1 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2019 RECORD BOOK @DELTASTATEFB GOSTATESMEN.COM GENERAL INFORMATION DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK Delta State Quick Facts 2 The 2019 Delta State University Football Record Book is a production of the Office of External Relations/ Head Coach Todd Cooley 3 Athletic Communications. The book was designed and edited by Matt Jones, Senior Associate AD/External Coaching Staff 3 Relations, with assistance provided by Fred Sington, J.T. Webb, Cody Clark, Philip Tang, Elisabetta Zengaro, Delta State Under Coach Cooley 4 Katie Swaine, Cayce Troxel and Kyle Partridge. Photography by Elisabetta Zengaro, Hays Collins, Rory Doyle, All-time Record Breakdown 5 Cody Clark, J.T. Webb, and Matteo Zengaro. The 2018 Record Book was designed in Adobe Indesign 2019 and Parker Field-McCool Stadium 6 is available for download (PDF) on GoStatesmen.com. HISTORICAL INFORMATION Record Versus All Opponents 7 Year-By-Year Results 8 Head Coaches By The Numbers 13 Coaches Honors & Accolades 14 HONORS & ACCOLADES All-Americans 15 MATT JONES FRED SINGTON All-Gulf South Conference Selections 18 Gulf South Conference Special Honors 20 Harlon Hill Trophy 22 MEDIA SERVICES: ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS CSpire Conerly Trophy 23 Delta State University’s Office of External Relations/Athletic Communications provides a full service public Statesmen In The NFL 24 relations shop to members of the media. Game day services include credentials, statistics, photography, All-Time Lettermen 25 video clips (where available), and post-game access to coaches and student-athletes. The Office of External Relations is located on the second floor of Chadwick-Dickson Fieldhouse adjacent to Parker Field-McCool Stadium. INDIVIDUAL & TEAM RECORDS Individual Single Game Records 37 R Football Contact ............................................................................................................................................Matt Jones Individual Season Records 38 E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (662) 719-9160 Individual Career Records 39 R Secondary Contact ...................................................................................................................................Fred Sington Records By Category 40 E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (662) 588-6232 Team Records 42 Longest Plays 42 Last Time It Happened 43 1 | STATESMEN FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK 2000 NCAA DII NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | NINE NCAA DII PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2019 RECORD BOOK @DELTASTATEFB GOSTATESMEN.COM QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF Name of School Delta State University Head Coach Todd Cooley City/Zip Cleveland, MS 38733 Alma Mater/Year Arkansas Tech/1999 Founded 1924 Record at DSU/Years 37-28/6th Enrollment 3,832 Career Collegiate Record 37-28/6th Nickname Statesmen NCAA Playoff Record 1-2 School Colors Forest Green & White NCAA Playoff Appearances 2/2014, 2017 Affiliation NCAA Division II Football Office Phone (662) 846-4300 Conference Gulf South Best Time To Reach Mornings (9-11 a.m.) President William N. LaForge (Delta State, 1970) Athletic Director Ronnie Mayers (Delta State, 1972) ASSISTANT COACHES Kelvin Green (Clemson, 2009) Defensive Coordinator | LB STADIUM INFORMATION Jonathan Fletcher (Knox, 2011) Run Game Coordinator | OL Home Field Parker Field at McCool Stadium Tyler Hasty (Guilford, 2011) Pass Game Coordinator | WR Capacity 8,000 Chance Albersworth (Avila, 2013) Recruiting Coordinator | Defensive Line Surface Hellas Artificial Turf Geoff Terry (Buffalo, 2001) Secondary Record at Parker Field-McCool Stadium 154-89-8 Marcus Windham (Southwest Baptist, 2014) Running Backs NCAA Playoff Record at Parker-McCool 8-3 Brady Hoda (Southern Miss., 2017) Nickels | GA Cannon Gibbs (East Carolina, 2018) Linebackers | GA HISTORY Kevin Brown (Arkansas Tech, 2014) Tight Ends | GA First Year of Football 1926 Frasier Hogan (Mississippi College, 2018) Offensive Line | GA All-Time Record 470-396-23 Karl Balls (Delta State, 1987) Defensive Line | Volunteer GSC Championships Seven/1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 NCAA National Championships One/2000 ATHLETIC TRAINING No. of Years in NCAA Tournament Ninth Abby Havard, ATC/LAT Assistant AD for Sports Medicine NCAA Postseason Record 15-8 Christian Johnston, ATC Assistant Director All-Time Bowl/Post-Season Record 17-8 Last Post-Season Appearance 2017 Finish 1-1/L, 27-20 vs. West Alabama | NCAA 2nd Round TEAM INFORMATION 2018 Final Record 2-8 Gulf South Conference 2-6 | Tied for 7th Final National Ranking Not Ranked Basic Offense Spread Multiple Basic Defense 3-4 Starters Returning/Lost 9/16 Offense 6/5 Defense 7/4 Specialty 3/0 Lettermen Returning/Lost 47/49 Offense 19/16 Defense 27/11 Specialty 3/2 CHRIS ROBINSON RB | Bude, Miss. | 2016-2017 5 Two-time AFCA All-American 5 Two-Time All-Gulf South Conference selection 5 2016 & 2017 Harlon Hill Trophy nominee 5 2016 & 2017 CSpire Conerly Trophy Finalist 5 Rushed for 2,300 in just two seasons at Delta State 5 44 career touchdowns are tied for the DSU record and rank sixth in GSC history 5 His 24 TDs in 2016 lead all of NCAA DII in scoring 5 As a senior in 2017, rushing for 1,324 yards and 18 TDs to lead the Statesmen to the Second Round of the NCAA DII Football Championship Playoffs 5 Ranks 7th on the DSU career rushing yards chart with 2,300 5 His 1,324 yards rushing in 2017 rank 5th in single season history at Delta State GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS: 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 STATESMEN FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK | 2 1 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2019 RECORD BOOK @DELTASTATEFB GOSTATESMEN.COM NUMBERS TO KNOW 1 A total of 92 Statesmen have graduated with a degree from Delta State since Cooley took over as 92 head coach. Cooley has led the Statesmen to a 37-28 record in his six previous seasons as head coach at Delta 37 State University. The Statesmen are 32-5 all-time when scoring 30 or more points against an opponent under head 30+ coach Todd Cooley. Delta State is 29-2 under head coach Todd Cooley @COACHTODDCOOLEY when leading at half-time. The Statesmen are 4-16 TODD COOLEY | HEAD COACH 30-2 when trailing and 0-2 when tied at the half. » Birthdate: September 7, 1975 » Years Coached: Sixth » Alma Mater: Arkansas Tech, 1997 (English) Delta State is 26-2 under head coach Todd Cooley » Record at Delta State: 37-28 (6th season) when winning the turnover battle, including a 7-0 » Gulf South Conference Record: 20-24 (6th season) 26 mark in 2017. » NCAA Postseason Record: 1-1 (.500) » Hometown: Nashville, Arkansas PLAYING CAREER » Family: Wife, Lisa (Gatlin) Cooley 1 YEAR SCHOOL POS YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACHING RECORD 1996-97 Arkansas Tech QB YEAR SCHOOL POS RECORD CONF. NOTES 1994-95 Henderson State QB 2013 Delta State Head Coach 7-3 4-2 GSC COY 2014 Delta State Head Coach 9-2 6-1 Co-GSC Champs/COY 2015 Delta State Head Coach 6-5 2-5 COACHING CAREER SNAPSHOT 2016 Delta State Head Coach 4-6 1-7 1 2017 Delta State Head Coach 9-4 5-3 NCAA DII Playoffs YEAR SCHOOL POS 2018 Delta State Head Coach 2-8 2-6 1998 Arkansas Tech RB Totals 37-28 20-24 Sixth Season 1999 Arkansas Tech RB 2000 NE Oklahoma State QB NOTEABLES 2001 Ouachita Baptist QB COOLEY VERSUS ALL OPPONENTS 2002 Ouachita Baptist QB Albany State 1-0 5 Cooley will be entering his sixth season as head coach of the 2003 Ouachita Baptist QB Bowie State 1-0 Delta State University Statesman football program. Cooley 2004 Arkansas Tech OC/QB Central State (Ohio) 1-0 became the 19th coach in program history on Friday, Jan. 25, 2012. 2005 Central Arkansas OC/QB Chowan (N.C.) 1-0 In his four seasons as head coach of the Statesmen, Cooley is 2006 Central Arkansas OC/QB Concordia (Ala.) 2-0 37-28 overall and 20-24 against the GSC. 2007 Central Arkansas OC/QB Florida Tech 3-3 5 In his previous five seasons, the Nashville, Ark., native, has guided 2008 Central Arkansas OC/QB Fort Valley State 2-0 the Statesmen to a 37-28 overall record, two trips to the NCAA 2009 Northwestern (La.) State OC/QB Grand Valley State 0-1 Division II Football Championship Playoffs (2014/2017) and in 2014 2010 Northwestern (La.) State OC/QB Kentucky Wesleyan 2-0 Delta State captured its seventh Gulf South Conference title. 2011 Northwestern (La.) State OC/QB Mississippi College 5-0 5 Cooley tied former Steve Campbell for the second fastest coach 2012 Northwestern (La.) State OC/QB Mississippi Valley State 1-0 to accumulate 20 victories, accomplishing the feat in 25 games. 2013 Delta State HC North Alabama 2-3 Cooley led DSU to a 7-3 mark in 2013 during his first season and 2014 Delta State HC North Greenville 1-1 followed up that performance with a 9-2 record in 2014 and a share 2015 Delta State HC Shorter 6-0 of the GSC title. The Nashville, Arkansas, native started out the 2016 Delta State HC Tarleton State 2-1 season 4-0 to get his 20th win in a 40-0 victory over Albany State 2017 Delta State HC Texas A&M-Commerce 1-2 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium (Sept. 26, 2015). 2018 Delta State HC Valdosta State 2-4 5 Cooley is a two-time Coach of the Year recipient in the Gulf South West Alabama 1-6 Conference following the 2013 and 2014 campaigns. He joins Ron West Florida 2-1 Roberts (2007/2008) as the only two-time recipients of the award West Georgia 1-6 in the program's history. 3 | STATESMEN FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK 2000 NCAA DII NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | NINE NCAA DII PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2019 RECORD BOOK @DELTASTATEFB GOSTATESMEN.COM STATESMEN RECORD UNDER COOLEY CATEGORY 2018 UNDER COOLEY At Home 2-3 22-12 On The Road 0-5 15-15 Neutral Site Game 0-0 0-1 vs.