GeorgiaStateSports.com SAMFORD 9E<!4H:!&#*-##C@ CHATTANOOGA F4G!F8CG!#*%-##C@ AT WEST VIRGINIA F4G!F8CG!$'$%-##C@ JACKSONVILLE STATE F4G!F8CG!%$%-##C@ AT ALABAMA F4G!B6G!#(G54 TROY* F4G!B6G!$%%-##C@ AT TEXAS STATE* F4G!B6G!$,*-##C@ AT LOUISIANA-MONROE* F4G!B6G!%)G54 WESTERN KENTUCKY* F4G!ABI!#%%-##C@ LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE* F4G!ABI!$)%-##C@ AT ARKANSAS STATE* F4G!ABI!%&G54 SOUTH ALABAMA* F4G!ABI!&#%-##C@ <CA9;5A9GD@5M985H;9CF;=58CA95@@H=A9G95GH9FB =B8=75H9GGIB69@H7CB:9F9B79;5A9 . GENERAL INFORMATION CCONTENTSONTENTS 2013 Schedule .....................................1 2013 Season Preview ......................32 GENERAL INFORMATION Football Staff Directory ....................3 Pronunciation Guide .......................35 Opponents’ Schedules ......................4 Rosters .................................................36 Full Name Georgia State University Media Information .............................5 Head Coach Trent Miles ..................40 Location Atlanta, Ga. GSU Football Timeline ...................... 6 Assistant Coaches.............................44 Founded 1913 Sun Belt Conference ........................10 Football Support Staff .....................53 Georgia Dome ...................................12 Player Profi les ....................................56 Enrollment 32,000 GSU Practice Complex ....................14 Newcomer Profi les ...........................95 Nickname Panthers Georgia State University ................16 2012 Statistics..................................100 Colors Blue & White President .............................................18 2012 Season Review ......................108 Director of Athletics ........................19 School Records ................................116 Affi liation NCAA Division I FBS Athletics Staff ....................................20 Single-Game Highs ........................118 Conference Sun Belt Conference Athletics Master Plan.......................21 Career Leaders .................................120 GSU Campus ......................................22 Season Leaders ...............................122 Home Field Georgia Dome Campus Housing ..............................24 Longest Plays ...................................124 Capacity (Total / Lower Bowl) 71,228 / 28,155 Atlanta .................................................26 GSU Football Firsts .........................125 Surface Field Turf Strength & Conditioning ................28 Honors ...............................................126 Opened 1992 Sports Medicine ................................29 Pro Players ........................................127 President Mark P. Becker Academics ..........................................30 Year-by-Year Results ......................128 Community Involvement ...............31 Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick Athletics Phone 404.413.4000 Mailing Address P.O. Box 3975 CREDITS Atlanta, GA, 30302-3975 EDITOR: Allison George, Georgia State Sports Communications Website GeorgiaStateSports.com COVERS: Design by Summit Athletic Media. Photography by Paul Abell/ Abell Images; Todd Drexler/Sideline Sports. Additional back cover photos by Evan Pincus/N.Y. Giants; Tony Gonzales/Oakland Raiders; Atlanta Falcons; TEAM INFORMATION Washington Redskins First Season of Football 2010 INSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY: Paul Abell/Abell Images; Todd Drexler/Sideline First Season of FBS 2013 Sports; Stephen Jones; Meg Buscema/Georgia State University Relations; All-Time Record 10-23 (3 years) Steve Thackston/Georgia State University Relations; Jason Braverman 2012 Record 1-10, 1-7 CAA 2 // 2013 Georgia State Football .. GENERAL INFORMATION DDIRECTORYIRECTORY TRENT MILES GSU FOOTBALL OFFICE Georgia State Head Coach Phone: 404.413.4110 1st Season at GSU Alma Mater: Indiana State, 1987 Fax: 404.413.4115 404.413.4120 Record at GSU: 0-0 (1st season) Address: 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE Overall Record: 20-36 (6th season) Atlanta, GA 30312 HAROLD ETHERIDGE KEARY COLBERT TONY TILLER Assistant Head Coach/ Wide Receivers Running Backs Offensive Line 1st Season at GSU 1st Season at GSU 1st Season at GSU 404.413.4116 404.413.4110 404.413.4110 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] JEFF JAGODZINSKI LUKE HUARD P.J. VOLKER Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Linebackers 1st Season at GSU 1st Season at GSU 1st Season at GSU 404.413.4117 404.413.4114 404.413.4123 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] JESSE MINTER SHANNON JACKSON J.D. WILLIAMS Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line Secondary/Special Teams 1st Season at GSU 1st Season at GSU 1st Season at GSU 404.413.4118 404.413.4149 404.413.4111 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF GSU ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Sarah Gigantino, Director of Football Operations Cheryl Levick, Director of Athletics 404.413.4121 • [email protected] George Pierce, Faculty Athletics Representative Ben Pollard, Assistant AD - Speed, Strength & Conditioning 404.413.5315 • [email protected] 404.413.4172 • [email protected] Jamie Boggs, Senior Associate AD - COO / SWA Bob Murphy, Associate AD - Sports Medicine & Nutrition 404.413.4008 • [email protected] 404.413.4039 • [email protected] Todd Reeser, Executive Senior Associate AD - Development & Sport Services Dena Freeman-Patton, Associate AD - Student-Athlete Development 404.413.4016 • [email protected] 404.413.4045 • [email protected] Ike Fullard, Senior Associate AD - External Affairs Chris Ball, Football Video Coordinator 404.413.4152 • [email protected] 404.413.4122 • [email protected] John Portland, Senior Associate AD - Internal Operations Nicholas Vogt, Equipment Manager 404.413.4006 • [email protected] Dena Freeman-Patton, Associate AD - Student-Athlete Development 404.413.4003 • [email protected] 404.413.4045 • [email protected] Dustin Bennett, Senior Academic Coordinator Bob Murphy, Associate AD - Sports Medicine & Nutrition 404.413.4043 • [email protected] 404.413.4039 • [email protected] Brittany Price, Academic Advisor/Tutor Coordinator Jerry Trickie, Associate AD - Strategic Communications & Public Relations 404.413.4044 • [email protected] 404.413.4166 • [email protected] Nick Jones, Recruiting Specialist Kevin White, Associate AD - Business 404.413.4150 • [email protected] 404.413.4013 • [email protected] Misty Brown, Assistant AD - Development & Special Events 404.413.4170 • [email protected] Allison George, Assistant AD - Communications 404.413.4032 • [email protected] Matthew Newhouse, Assistant AD - Marketing FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK 404.413.4022 • [email protected] Georgia State University Athletics Erik Paz, Assistant AD - Compliance 404.413.4010 • epaz.gsu.edu Georgia State University Football Ben Pollard, Assistant AD - Speed, Strength & Conditioning 404.413.4172 • [email protected] Awilda Ragland, Assistant AD - Human Resources FOLLOW ON TWITTER 404.413.4015 • [email protected] @ GSUPanthers Charlie Taylor, Assistant AD - Communications 404.413.4031 • [email protected] Steve Wojcikowski, Assistant AD - Facilites & Operations 404.413.4012 • @.gsu.edu 2013 Georgia State Football // 3 . GENERAL INFORMATION CCOMPOSITEOMPOSITE SSCHEDULECHEDULE August 29 (Thursday) September 28 November 2 Southern Utah at South Alabama, TBA Wyoming at Texas State, 7 p.m. * Western Kentucky at Georgia State, 2 p.m. UT Martin at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. Navy at Western Kentucky, 7 p.m. Texas State at Idaho, 5 p.m. Ole Miss at Alabama, TBA * Arkansas State at South Alabama, TBA August 30 (Friday) Arkansas State at Missouri, TBA New Mexico State at Louisiana-Lafayette, TBA Samford at Georgia State, 7 p.m. Tulane at Louisiana-Monroe, TBA Samford at The Citadel, 2 p.m. South Alabama at Tennessee, TBA Chattanooga at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m. August 31 Troy at Duke, TBA West Virginia at TCU, TBA Alabama vs. Virginia Tech (Georgia Dome, Western Carolina at Samford, 3 p.m. Jacksonville State at Austin Peay, TBA Atlanta, Ga.), 5:30 p.m. Chattanooga at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. (Fox Oklahoma State at West Virginia, TBA November 7 (Thursday) Sports Network PPV) Murray State at Jacksonville State, 4 p.m. * Troy at Louisiana-Lafayette, TBA (ESPNU) UAB at Troy, 7 p.m. November 9 Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky (LP Field, October 3 (Thursday) Western Kentucky at Army, 12 p.m. Nashville, Tenn.), 7 p.m. * Western Kentucky at Louisiana-Monroe, * Arkansas State at Louisiana-Monroe, TBA Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Arkansas State, TBA 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU) LSU at Alabama, TBA Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas, TBA Samford at Furman, 1:30 p.m. Texas State at Southern Miss, TBA October 5 Woff ord at Chattanooga, 2 p.m. William & Mary at West Virginia, 12 p.m. Georgia State at Alabama, TBA Texas at West Virginia, TBA (FSN1) * Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette, TBA Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 4 p.m. Jacksonville State at Alabama State, 6 p.m. * South Alabama at Troy, TBA Georgia Southern at Samford, 3 p.m. November 16 September 7 Western Carolina at Chattanooga, 6 p.m. * Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia State, 2 p.m. South Alabama at Tulane, 3:30 p.m. (CST) West Virginia at Baylor, TBA * Texas State at Arkansas State, TBA Chattanooga at Georgia State, 2 p.m. Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 3 p.m. Alabama at Mississippi State, TBA Prairie View A&M at Texas State, 7 p.m. South Alabama at Navy, TBA Savannah State at Troy, 7 p.m. October 12 Troy at Mississippi, TBA Arkansas State at Auburn, TBA Troy at Georgia State, 2 p.m. Chattanooga at Samford, 3 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at Kansas State, TBA * Louisiana-Monroe at Texas State, 7 p.m. West Virginia at Kansas, TBA