MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2015 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME EIGHT <<< OCT. 31, 2015 <<< 3:00 PM <<< CLInton, MISS. <<< ROBINSON-HALE STADIUM MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (2-5) 2015 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. WEST GEORGIA (8-0) OVERALL RECORD 2-5 GSC 0-4 THE MATCHUP GAME PREVIEW NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 WEST GEORGIA This will be the 14th all-time meeting between Mississippi HOME 2-2 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE College and West Georgia, with the Choctaws holding an 8-5 vs edge in the series. MC is also 5-1 against UWG in the six AWAY 0-3 meetings in Clinton. The Choctaws are coming off a 31-14 loss to Florida Tech last Saturday, as freshman quarterback Walker Meadows THE SCHEDULE earned his first start under center. The Beauregard, Ala. na- tive passed for 194 yards, the most in a single game since Date Opponent Time/Result Coach Bland took over last season. Sep. 5 Texas College W 61-6 Junior wide receiver Marcel Newson caught seven passes for Sep. 12 at #13 North Alabama*^ L 17-34 145 yards and a touchdown, giving him 25 catches for 407 Sep. 19 Belhaven W 42-21 THE BASICS yards and six scores this season. The half a dozen TD recep- tions is the most in a season for a Choctaw since DeMarrion Sep. 26 at McNeese State L 0-37 Head Coach: John Bland Head Coach: Will Hall Buford-Hughes hauled in eight in 2011. Oct. 3 Shorter* L 23-42 (Arkansas, 1989) (North Alabama, 2004) Oct. 17 at #24 Valdosta State* L 7-34 Freshman Mike Hall leads the MC defense with 36 tackles, Career Record: 78-40 (10 Yr) Career Record: 45-14 (4 Yr) including a team-high 22 solo stops. Junior Reggie Bennett Oct. 24 Florida Tech* (HC) L 14-31 MC Record: 3-14 (1 Yr) UWG Record: 20-3 (1 Yr) has 33 tackles, followed by Carl Rainey Jr. with 30 stops. Oct. 31 #1 West Georgia* 3:00 pm JaQarius Scott and Lazarus Shelby are tied for the team lead Nov. 7 at West Alabama* 2:00 pm Record: 2-5, 0-4 GSC Record: 8-0, 4-0 GSC with 3.5 tackles for loss. Nov. 14 Delta State*^ 3:00 pm Rank: NR AFCA / D2FB Rank: 1st / 1st The Wolves jumped to the #1 ranking in the AFCA and Points/Gm: 23.4 Points/Gm: 41.3 D2Football.com polls for the first time in school history this Points All./Gm: 29.3 Points All./Gm: 13.3 week. They are coming off a 31-10 win at home against na- * Gulf South Conference Game Rush Yds/Gm: 200.3 Rush Yds/Gm: 224.8 tionally-ranked North Alabama last Saturday. ^ Game on GSC-TV and ESPN3 (HC) Homecoming Rush TD’s: 16 Rush TD’s: 20 UWG has scored at least 27 points in all eight games this All Times Central Pass Yds/Gm: 97.7 Pass Yds/Gm: 216.8 season, putting up 50 or more points twice. They have held Pass TD’s: 6 Pass TD’s: 18 opponents to fewer than 14 points or fewer in five games. Total Off./Gm: 298.0 Total Off./Gm: 441.5 Total Def./Gm: 409.9 Total Def./Gm: 226.8 Dallas Dickey leads the offense, passing for 13 touchdowns ONE MORE YEAR and just three interceptions, completing 65% of his passes. Marion Chapman leads the team with 41 tackles, while Alex Armah has a team-high 11 tackles for loss and seven sacks. On September 6, 2013, the NCAA Membership Committee overturned an ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS earlier decision to pave the way for acceptance into the Division II member- ship process for Mississippi College. With the ruling, MC will head back to RUSHING RUSHING APPROACHING MILESTONES the Gulf South Conference, a league they belonged to from 1972-1995. MC #3 Chris Ingram #15 Devontae Jackson will not immediately be eligible for NCAA championships in Division II, going through two years of candidacy period (2013-15) and one year of provisional (70-397, 5.7 ypc, 2 TD) (66-449, 6.8 ypc, 4 TD) Senior running back Chris Ingram has rushed for 966 yards membership (2015-16). On July 17, 2015, Mississippi College was notified PASSING PASSING on 211 carries with seven touchdowns in his two seasons as a Choctaw. Ingram is creeping up the record books in rushing that they will advance to the provisional membership year and are one year #7 Kyle Smith #13 Dallas Dickey yards and attempts. Here’s a look at his progress: away from full membership. The Choctaws will be a full member of Division (24-47, 391 yds, 51.1% (110-168, 1369 yds, 65.5% II and the Gulf South Conference beginning with the 2016-17 academic year. 5 TD, 0 INT, 65.2 ypg) 13 TD, 3 INT, 171.1 ypg) RUSHING YARDS RECEIVING RECEIVING 29. Ike Nixon (1973-75) 1,079 “This is a great day for Mississippi College athletics. Words cannot express #6 Marcel Newson #7 Shaq Hall 30. Derrick Caples (2001-02) 1,008 how appreciative I am of the hard work of our staff, as well as the MC admin- (25-407, 6 TD, 58.1 ypg) (35-383, 4 TD, 47.9 ypg) 31. Chris Ingram (2014-15) 966 istration. This is a true testament to the quality of people we have working at DEFENSE DEFENSE 32. Shadrick McAfee (1994-95) 960 this fine institution.” - Athletic Director Mike Jones (7/17/15) #39 Mike Hall #1 Marion Chapman (36 tkls, 22 solo, 1 FF, 1 PBU) (41 tkls, 20 solo, 5.0 TFL) RUSHING ATTEMPTS 36. Desmond Mays (2008) 216 GSC STANDINGS 37. David Glisson (1997) 214 38. Chris Ingram (2014-15) 211 SCHOOL GSC CPct. Overall Pct. HOME AWAY INSIDE THE SERIES 39. Jeremy Chrislip (1993-96) 200 West Georgia #1 4-0 1.000 8-0 1.000 5-0 3-0 North Alabama #21 3-1 0.750 5-2 0.714 3-0 1-2 Overall MC Leads, 8-5 Last Meeting Florida Tech 3-1 0.750 5-3 0.625 2-1 3-2 In Clinton MC Leads, 5-1 UWG def. MC, 55-14 (11/1/14) GSC SCHEDULE West Alabama 2-2 0.500 6-2 0.750 3-1 3-1 In Carrollton UWG Leads, 4-3 Valdosta State #24 2-2 0.500 5-2 0.714 2-1 2-1 Current Streak L4 (1993- Last Meeting in Clinton Delta State 1-3 0.250 5-3 0.625 3-3 2-0 SATURDAY, OCtoBER 31ST Shorter 1-3 0.250 2-5 0.286 0-2 2-3 UWG def. MC, 27-25 (10/30/93) West Alabama at Valdosta State 12:00 pm Mississippi College^ 0-4 0.000 2-5 0.286 2-2 0-3 MC All-Time Record: Delta State at North Alabama 1:30 pm National Rankings are from the AFCA - ^ MC not eligible for GSC Championship 480-427-36 Last MC Win in the Series MC def. UWG, 45-38 (10/10/92) West Georgia at Mississippi College 3:00 pm Shorter at Florida Tech 7:00 pm FOLLOW US @ChoctawSports ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF ChoctawSports @GoChoctawsFB David Nichols Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications Phone: 601-925-3234 EMail: [email protected] Kyle Lewis Assistant Sports Information Director Phone: 601-925-7890 EMail: [email protected] @ChoctawSports ChoctawSports Christy Wyne Sports Information Graduate Assistant Phone: 601-925-3234 EMail: [email protected] MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE QUICK FACTS 2015 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE School Mississippi College DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME SERIES Location Clinton, MS 39058 Founded 1826 CLInton, MISS. First Enrollment 5,008 TEXAS COLLEGE 7:00 pm SEPT. 5 Robinson-Hale Stadium Meeting Nickname Choctaws STEERS School Colors Navy Blue and Old Gold FLORENCE, ALA. UNA Leads Stadium Robinson-Hale Stadium NORTH ALABAMA 6:00 pm SEPT. 12 Braly Municipal Stadium 15-14-2 Capacity 8,500 LIONS Surface EnviroMax by EnviroTurf Affiliation NCAA DII CLInton, MISS. MC Leads SEPT. 19 BELHAVEN 7:00 pm Conference Gulf South Conference BLAZERS Robinson-Hale Stadium 3-2 President Dr. Lee G. Royce Athletic Director Mike Jones LAKE CHARLES, LA. MSU Leads SEPT. 26 MCNEESE STATE 6:00 pm Senior Woman’s Administrator Susan Musselwhite COWBOYS Cowboy Stadium 2-0 Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Tom Williams School Website www.mc.edu CLInton, MISS. SU Leads Athletics Website www.gochoctaws.com SHORTER 7:00 pm OCT. 3 Robinson-Hale Stadium 1-0 Athletic Dept. Phone 601-925-3341 HAWKS VALDOSTA, GA. MC leads VALDOSTA STATE 1:00 pm OCT. 17 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium 8-6-1 MC ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS BLAZERS CLInton, MISS. FIT Leads Assistant A.D. for Athletic Communications David Nichols FLORIDA TECH 3:00 pm OCT. 24 Robinson-Hale Stadium 1-0 E-Mail [email protected] PANTHERS Office Phone 601-925-3234 Cell Phone 769-798-7143 CLInton, MISS. MC Leads OCT. 31 WEST GEORGIA 3:00 pm SID Fax 601-925-3344 WOLVES Robinson-Hale Stadium 8-5 Assistant Sports Information Director Kyle Lewis Assistant E-Mail [email protected] LIVIngston, ALA. UWA Leads NOV. 7 WEST ALABAMA 2:00 pm Graduate Assistant Christy Wyne TIGERS Tiger Stadium 20-19-2 Graduate Assistant E-Mail [email protected] SID Mailing Address 200 S. Capitol St. CLInton, MISS. DSU leads Clinton, MS 39056 DELTA STATE 3:00 pm NOV. 14 Robinson-Hale Stadium 18-15-2 Twitter @ChoctawSports STATESMEN Instagram @ChoctawSports Facebook ChoctawSports YouTube youtube.com/gochoctaws ON THIS DATE (OCTOBER 31ST) NCCAA RANKINGS Mississippi College football is 7-6 all-time on October 31st in their 103- Each week, the National Christian College Athletic Association releases year history.