Mississippi College Football Game Notes Mississippi College Choctaws (3-4, 2-3 ASC) vs. Sul Ross State (1-6, 0-5 ASC) October 29, 2011 | 1:00 p.m. Jackson Field | Alpine, TX Mississippi College Sul Ross State head Coach: Norman Joseph head Coach: Wayne Schroeder 7th Year at MC 4th Year at SRSU Career Record at MC: 36-33 Career Record at SRSU: 7-29 MC 2011 Statistical Leaders SRSU D3Football.com Poll Tommy Reyer Passing Scotty Walden 110 comp, 201 att, 1,472 yds, 14 TD ..................................................................110 comp, 203 att, 1,355 yds, 8 TD # School (1st votes) Rec Pts Prev. Steven Knight Rushing Dominique Carson 126 att, 624 yds, 6 TD....................................................................................................................94 att, 518 yds, 4 TD 1 UW-Whitewater (20) 7-0 620 1 Tommy Reyer Alex Lovan 2 Mount Union (5) 7-0 605 2 98 att, 238 yds, 2 TD ......................................................................................................................47 att, 196 yds, 2 TD 3 St. Thomas 8-0 564 3 4 Mary Hardin-Baylor 7-0 555 4 Steven Knight Receiving Lee Carothers 23 rec, 271 yds, 2 TD.....................................................................................................................43 rec, 673 yds, 5 TD 5 Linfield 6-0 531 5 DeMarrion Buford-Hughes Codrick Mobley 6 North Central (Ill.) 6-1 472 6 12 rec, 383 yds, 4 TD ....................................................................................................................20 rec, 190 yds, 0 TD 7 Wesley 6-1 459 7 8 Thomas More 7-0 425 8 The Series 9 Wabash 7-0 391 11 10 Cal Lutheran 5-1 359 12 The Choctaws have only lost once to the Lobos in 15 tries with a 7-1 record in Alpine. The Sul Ross win 11 Salisbury 7-0 344 14 came in 2005 with a 36-17 victory in Southwest Texas. Over the five-game winning streak the Choctaws 12 Delaware Valley 8-0 332 13 are now on, MC has outscored the Lobos 215-100. The last time the Choctaws traveled to Alpine, MC put 13 Wheaton (Ill.) 6-1 263 16 up 42 points in the first half and went on to win 49-27. Adam Shaffer threw for 363 yards and five scores, 14 Johns Hopkins 7-0 253 18 while Steven Knight rushed for 102 yards on 19 carries. 15 UW-Oshkosh 5-2 244 20 16 Redlands 5-1 179 17 Last Meeting 17 Montclair State 6-1 165 9 18 Kean 6-1 154 19 Last season, the Choctaws trailed 13-10 at the start of the 3rd quarter, but outscored the Lobos 28-7 over 19 St. Olaf 6-1 141 24 the final 27 minutes of the game for a 38-21 victory in Clinton. Running back Austin Divinity rushed for 20 Bethel 5-2 120 10 154 yards on 31 carries and one score, while Tommy Reyer passed for 232 yards and three scores. Wide 21 Louisiana College 6-1 118 21 receiver Randal Pharr caught five passes for 77 yards and two scores. Lee Carothers of SRSU caught 22 Franklin 6-1 106 22 seven passes for 121 yards, while quarterback Monty Morales threw for 164 yards and three scores. 23 Trinity (Texas) 7-0 105 23 24 Illinois Wesleyan 6-1 98 15 Game Preview Push for 475 25 Hobart 5-0 84 25 The Choctaws will take their longest road trip of The Mississippi College football program began Dropped out: None. the year when they hit the road for the 925 mile in 1907 with a 6-0 win over Chamberlain Hunt trip to Alpine, TX. MC has enjoyed success against Academy. The Choctaws now have 472 wins in Others receiving votes: Centre 69; Adrian 58; the Lobos with 14 wins in 15 tries, including a 7-1 school history. Here’s a look at some of the other milestone victories in MC history: Wittenberg 55; McMurry 46; Cortland State 45; record at Rul Ross. Baldwin-Wallace 32; Monmouth 30; Hampden-Syd- #1 Chamberlain Hunt (6-0) 1907 ney 22; Trinity (Conn.) 15; Dubuque 14; Endicott 13; Quarterback Tommy Reyer has hit his stride over #25 Univ. of Mississippi (36-14) 1915 Widener 12; Birmingham-Southern 11; Wartburg 8; the past two games with over 300 passing yards #50 Univ. of Mississippi (6-0) 1923 St. John Fisher 7; Huntingdon 1. in each contest. Reyer set a career mark with #75 Univ. of Chattanooga (20-19) 1928 four touchdown passes against Howard Payne. #100 State Teachers College (12-0) 1934 Running back Steven Knight is just over 300 yards #125 Louisiana College (20-7) 1939 away from setting the MC Division III mark for #150 SW of Memphis (46-6) 1948 ASC STANDINGS rushing yards. #175 Howard College (13-6) 1954 #200 Howard College (34-7) 1960 The Lobos have lost five consecutive conference #225 Troy State (35-15) 1965 Team ASC Overall games and are allowing over 50 points per game #250 Northwood Institute (29-9) 1971 Mary Hardin-Baylor 5-0 7-0 #275 Troy State (17-15) 1977 La. College 4-1 6-1 over their past four contests. Wide receiver Lee #300 Livingston (37-17) 1981 Carothers and running back Dominique Carson #325 Southeastern Louisiana (34-30) 1985 McMurry 4-1 5-2 are explosive playmakers with Carothers leading #350 Valdosta State (31-21) 1988 Texas Lutheran 3-2 4-3 the ASC in receptions (7.2) and receiving yards #375 Central Arkansas (34-9) 1991 Hardin-Simmons 3-3 5-3 (112.2) per game. #400 Tusculum (27-21) 1996 Miss. College 2-3 3-4 #425 Sul Ross State (36-32) 2001 East Texas Baptist 2-4 3-5 #450 East Texas Baptist (45-21) 2007 Howard Payne 1-5 1-7 #475 ??? Sul Ross State 0-5 1-6 gochoctaws.com facebook.com/MissCollAthletics twitter.com/#!/MCAthleticsSID youtube.com/gochoctaws Mississippi College Football Game Notes Norman MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE HEAD Coach (2005-PRESENT) JOSEPH • Coached NFL/CFL wide receiver Jake to new school records in 2007 with over 1,200 Head Football Coach receiving yards and 12 touchdown receptions. [email protected] • Led the Choctaws to a 9-3 record overall in 2009 and the school’s first ASC Championship since 1997. • Helped quarterback Adam Shaffer to school Since becoming the 17th head coach in Mississippi Collegefootball records for attempts (399), completions (236) history in 2005, Norman Joseph has built the Choctaws into a and touchdown passes (33) in 2009. championship program, winning the American Southwest Conference • Coached Shaffer to career passing records at in 2009 and reaching the NCAA Playoffs for the first time since 1991. MC in pass yards (9,505), completions (704), Joseph was honored as the AFCA South Region Coach of the Year. and touchdowns (91). The two previous seasons before Joseph’s arrival the Choctaws went 3-7 and 2-8 in the tough Division III league, and had only one winning LOUISIANA COLLEGE HEAD Coach season in the previous five seasons. But under Joseph’s direction MC has (2004) used a high octane offense to climb to the top of the ASC standings. • Last year led Louisiana College to best season Coach Joseph has used a multiple offense designed to use available talent, a trait he developed as a since 1962 (5-5). successful Division I offensive coordinator at the University of Southern Mississippi and San Jose State • Passing Offense ranked #7 in NCAA and #2 in University. Twice a Choctaw quarterback has led the league in passing yardage and touchdowns during his ASC (301 ypg). tenure, and two different running backs have led the league in rushing. The Choctaws have rewritten the • Total Offense ranked #15 in NCAA. offensive record books under Joseph’s direction. • Scoring Offense ranked #28 in NCAA. Quarterback Adam Shaffer broke virtually all MC passing records under Joseph and was a finalist for the • Set 38 team and 41 individual school records. Gagliardi Trophy this past season given to the most outstanding Division III player in the country. In three full seasons, Shaffer set new records for passing yardage, touchdowns and completions. Last year, Shaffer MIDWEstERN StatE OFFENSIVE COORD. passed for 33 touchdowns and just nine interceptions. Tailbacks Steven Knight and Desmond Mays both (2003) led the ASC in rushing. Mays set the mark in 2008 with over 1,100 yards, and Knight followed with a great • Rushing offense ranked #2 in Lone Star Confer- season in 2009 with over 1,300 yards. ence (204 ypg)(2003). In 2010, the Choctaws opened the season 2-0 before injuries took over and MC finished 4-6 overall. The • Set school record averaging 5.3 yards per carry Choctaws had several highlights as Tommy Reyer set school records for single game pass attempts (64) (2003). and pass completions (39). MC landed six players on the All-ASC teams with offensive linemen Jonathan Shaw, Terrence Taylor and Chris Williams, running back Austin Divinity, defensive end Nolan Willisson, and SAN JOSE StatE OFFENSIVE COORD. defensive back Dustin Retherford. (2001-2002) The 2009 season saw the Choctaws win their first ASC Championship since 1997 and advancing to the • Passing Offense ranked #24 in NCAA (2002). NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in school history. MC averaged 37.2 points per game and set • Total Offense ranked #24 in NCAA (2002). • Passing Offense ranked #18 in NCAA (2001). school records for points scored, touchdowns scored, first downs, pass attempts, pass completions, and • Total Offense ranked #23 in NCAA (2001). touchdown passes. The Choctaws opened the playoffs with a 56-35 win over Huntingdon before falling to national semi-finalists Wesley in the round of 16. BELHAVEN COLLEGE HEAD Coach In 2008, the Choctaws went 5-5 utilizing a dominating rushing attack after quarterback Adam Shaffer (1997-2000) suffered a season ending injury early in the year.