EAST TENNESSEE STATE 2003 BUCCANEER FOOTBALL GAME #11 EAST TENNESSEE STATE BUCCANEERS (3-7, 0-6 SOCON) VS. CHATTANOOGA MOCS (3-7, 3-3 SOCON) SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 2003 • 1:00 P.M. EST • MEMORIAL CENTER (13,000) • JOHNSON CITY, TENN. ETSU-Chattanooga Notes: This will be the 39th meeting between the Mocs and the Bucs, as SCHEDULE AND RESULTS ETSU has faces only one team more often that Chattanooga ... The Bucs have played Western Carolina a total of 45 times ... Chattanooga holds a 20-17-1 advantage over the Bucs, but ETSU EAST TENNESSEE STATE (3-7, 0-6 SOCON) has closed the difference in recent years, winning three of the last four games in the series and eight of the last 11 ... Buccaneer head coach Paul Hamilton is 3-3 in his career against Chatta- Date Opponent Time/Score nooga ... ETSU is coming off a brutal three-game stretch, having fallen to No. 18 Furman 30-10 A 28 at Eastern Michigan L, 28-21 on Oct. 25, Georgia Southern, 34-22 on Nov. 1, then 28-14 to No. 5 Wofford last Saturday ... S 4 CONCORD COLLEGE W, 44-0 Chattanooga opened the season by dropping their first five games, but have won three of their S 11 at UT-Martin W, 14-7 (OT) last four ... The three wins have coincided with the emergence of sophomore quarterback S 20 at Elon* L, 14-0 Vinnie Miroth ... Miroth has 1,855 yards in eight games, and is the top-ranked passer in the S 27 WESTERN CAROLINA* L, 28-21 Southern Conference ... This will be a clash between Chattanooga’s second-rated pass offense O 4 at Appalachian St.* (TFN) L, 21-7 in the conference (234.9 ypg) against the Bucs’ second-rated pass defense (142.7) ... ETSU has O 18 LIBERTY (HC) W, 33-23 dropped 11 consecutive Southern Conference games, eight straight on the road ... The Bucs are O 25 at Furman* L, 30-10 led on offense by senior tailback Gaven Varner, senior slotback Andrew Nuckolls and sopho- N 1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* L, 34-22 more wideout Brian Matthews and a trio of redshirt freshman quarterbacks Scott Butler, Carl N 8 at Wofford* L, 28-14 Meadows and Michael George ... Meadows is a classic drop-back passer, while Butler and N 15 CHATTANOOGA* 1 p.m. George add another dimension to the Buccaneer offense, with the ability to throw the ball as N 22 THE CITADEL* 1 p.m. well as run ... Varner has been a workhorse at tailback, carrying the ball 217 times through the first 10 games for 883 yards and five touchdowns ... Nuckolls leads the squad with 22 recep- tions, 280 receiving yards and four touchdowns ... He also is second on the team in rushing, with CHATTANOOGA (3-7, 3-3 SOCON) 134 yards rushing on just 15 carries ... Matthews has two receiving TD’s and also has 16 catches for 201 yards ... On the defensive side of the ball, redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Date Opponent Time/Score Cullen leads the team with 113 tackles, senior linebacker Matt Palmer is second with 80 while A 28 SAMFORD L, 31-23 senior nose tackle Brandon Calton ranks third with 64 ... Junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh is S 6 at Vanderbilt L, 51-6 just behind Calton, sitting in fourth with 62 ... Calton and Palmer are tied for the team lead with S 13 TENNESSEE TECH L, 35-10 3.5 sacks, while senior defensive end Travis Williams has 2.5 ... Calton also has 11.5 tackles for S 20 at Gardner-Webb L, 23-13 a loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a blocked extra point ... Palmer leads the S 27 at Georgia Southern* L, 34-3 Southern Conference with 19.5 tackles for a loss after recording five against Furman on Oct. 25 O 4 WOFFORD* L, 42-14 ... Special teams has also been a bright spot for the Bucs so far this season, with junior kicker O 18 at Elon* W, 24-7 Jonathan Godfrey hitting field goals of 47, 48 and 51 yards and senior punter Aaron Bass O 25 WESTERN CAROLINA* W, 38-0 accumulating a 42.5-yard average on 63 punts, including a season-long 61-yarder last Saturday N 1 at Appalachian State* L, 47-7 against Wofford. N 8 THE CITADEL* W, 29-20 N 15 at East Tennessee State* 1 p.m. The Last Time Out N 22 FURMAN* (TFN) 3:30 p.m. SPARTANBURG, S.C. (November 8, 2003) —Wofford’s Kevious Johnson rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns while All-America free safety Matt Nelson had a key interception and fumble Home games in CAPS recovery as the Terriers claimed the outright Southern Conference championship with a 28-14 *-Conference game win over East Tennessee State Saturday at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C. ... ETSU took a 7- TFN-The Football Network Broadcast 0 lead on a 45-yard scoring run by quarterback Michael George with 8:16 left in the first quarter ... Wofford immediately responded with a 12-play, 56-yard drive that was capped by a 2-yard J.R. McNair scoring run to even the game at 7-7. The key play was a 2-yard run by MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS quarterback Jeff Zolman on a 4th-and-2 at the ETSU 3-yard line ... A 40-yard second-quarter punt by Jimmy Miner was downed at the Buccaneer 1-yard line, setting up the Terriers’ go- EAST T ENNESSEE ST. ....... Matthew Snellings ahead score. On the second play of the ETSU series, a Kenny Harper fumble was recovered by Phone: ..................... (423) 439-5263 Nelson at the Buc 4 and returned to the 1-yard line ... On the Terriers’ second play, Johnson Fax: ......................... (423) 439-6138 found the end zone from four yards out to give Wofford a 14-7 lead with 3:21 left in the second e-mail: [email protected] quarter ... It was Wofford’s 42nd consecutive win when leading at the half ... The Terriers are also 63-2-1 in 66 games under Ayers when holding the opponent to 16 points or less ... Johnson WOFFORD ......................... Jeff Romero had a career-long 44-yard run to highlight a 9-play, 80-yard drive, capped by a Trey Rodgers 3- Phone: ..................... (423) 425-5292 yard run, giving Wofford a 21-7 lead with four minutes remaining in third quarter ... On the Fax: ......................... (423) 755-4610 previous series, ETSU reached the Terrier 25-yard line before Nelson recorded his SoCon-leading e-mail: ............. [email protected] fifth interception in the end zone. All five Nelson picks have come in the last seven weeks ... EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 1 MEDIA INFORMATION A QUICK LOOK AT THIS AFTERNOON’S MATCHUP Teams ETSU Athletic Media Relations Chattanooga .............................................................. 3-7, 3-3 Southern Conference East Tennessee State’s athletic media relations office is East Tennessee State ............................................... 3-7, 0-6 Southern Conference available to assist members of the media with their ques- tions and requests about Buccaneer football. Contact Coaches Assiatant Director of Athletic Media Relations Matthew East Tennessee State Snellings with any questions about the Bucs. Paul Hamilton (Appalachian State, ‘81) 7th Year at ETSU ..................................................................................... 36-41 (.468) Overall Record ....................................................................................... 36-41 (.468) Matthew Snellings, Asst. SID ........ (423) 439-5263 (W) Chattanooga (Football Contact) ...................... (423) 232-0466 (H) Rodney Allison (Texas Tech, ‘80) Michael White, SID .................... (423) 439-4220 (W) 1st season at Chattanooga ......................................................................... 3-7 (.300) Luke LeNoble, Intern ................ (423) 439-5612 (W) Overall Record ........................................................................................... 3-7 (.300) Lisa Otradovec, Intern ............... (423) 439-8212 (W) Media Relations Fax ........................ (423) 439-6138 Series Record: Chattanooga leads 20-17-1. 1961 A L 6-27 1984 A W 12-0 1962 A L 13-13 1985 H L 0-12 1963 A W 27-22 1986 A W 18-17 East Tennessee State on the Internet 1964 A L 0-7 1987 H W 34-14 Get the most recent information on the Buccaneers, in- 1965 H T 7-7 1988 A L 10-33 cluding updated statistics, on the athletic department 1967 H L 14-15 1989 H W 24-23 website: www.etsubucs.com. Live game audio will also be 1968 A L 6-16 1990 A L 3-22 available on the website for the 2003 season. 1969 A W 17-13 1991 H L 26-43 1970 H W 21-17 1992 A W 27-24 Tune In To The Buccaneers 1971 A L 14-28 1993 H W 21-0 Buccaneer fans can follow ETSU football with Jay Sandos 1972 H W 35-0 1994 A W 30-13 calling the play-by-play on WJCW (AM 910-Johnson City), 1973 A L 21-26 1995 H W 38-9 which serves as the Buccaneer flagship station. Former 1975 H L 13-21 1996 A W 28-24 Buccaneer quarterback Matt Wilhjelm provides the color 1976 A L 14-23 1997 H L 14-17 commentary. Other members of the Bucs’ radio network 1979 H W 35-0 1998 A L 7-10 include: 1980 A L 14-26 1999 H W 28-14 2000 A W 24-22 WKIN-AM (1320 Kingsport, Tenn.) 1981 H L 0-17 1982 A L 6-27 2001 H W 32-10 WCSK-FM (90.3 Kingsport, Tenn.) 1983 H L 10-13 2002 A L 10-27 WRGS-AM (1370 Rogersville, Tenn.) WSWV-AM and FM (1570 and 105.5 in Pennington Gap, Va.) ETSU’s Record WNRG-AM (940 in Grundy, Va.) 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