RELEASE NO. 3 • SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 ARKANSAS TECH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Arkansas Tech Football a tradition to embrace • a future to celebrate Arkansas Tech Sports Information • Tucker Coliseum • 1604 Coliseum Drive • Russellville, Ark. • 479/968-0645 • athletics.atu.edu DID YOU KNOW? Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (1-1, 1-1 GAC) Our men’s teams at Tech are known as the vs. Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm Wonder Boys. The name “Wonder Boys” first appeared as a proper noun in the Arkansas GAME 3: Saturday, August 21, 2013 • 6:00 p.m. CDT Gazette on November 17, 1920, after a 13-0 SNU Football Stadium • Bethany, Okla. win over what is now Henderson State Uni- Series vs. Southern Nazarene: 0-0-0 versity. Up to that point, the men’s teams Tech Record vs. GAC Schools: 219-150-19 at Tech had been known as the Aggies. The Last Meeting vs. Southern Nazarene: name Wonder Boys quickly gained popular- First Meeting ity and has been a part of our tradition ever Radio: KWKK-FM (100.9), Russellville Live Stats: athletics.atu.edu since. GAMEDAY QUICK HITS RADIO COVERAGE THUS FAR FOR THE TWO TEAMS Arkansas Tech football games are broadcast Both teams are coming off losses in week on KWKK-FM, 100.9. Sam Strasner will two - Arkansas Tech dropped a tough deci- TABLE OF CONTENTS provide the play-by-play and Kelly Davis will sion to Southwestern Oklahoma, 28-17, while Game Day Information ...............................1 provide analysis. Southern Nazarene fell 49-24 to Ouachita Tech By The Numbers ................................2 Baptist in Bethany. This Day In History / Tidbits .......................3 TODAY’S GAME Depth Chart ...............................................4 Arkansas Tech kicks off a three-game road Roster ........................................................5 swing with today’s GAC contest at Southern Nazarene. Today’s game is the first game ever between the two new conference foes, and the contest kicks off a three-game road swing for the Wonder Boys. FOLLOW THE WONDER BOYS... 2013 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Facebook Date Opponent Result Time Attendance facebook.com/ATUathletics Sept. 5 at Northwestern Oklahoma* W, 38-10 7 p.m. 890 Sept. 14 Southwestern Oklahoma* L, 28-17 6 p.m. 5,417 Twitter Sept. 21 at Southern Nazarene* 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Nicholls State 6 p.m. twitter.com/ATU_Athletics Oct. 5 at Arkansas-Monticello* 3 p.m. Oct. 12 Southern Arkansas* (Family Day) 6 p.m. Oct. 19 vs. Henderson State* (Boomtown Classic) 3 p.m. Oct. 26 Ouachita Baptist* (Homecoming) 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at East Central* 2 p.m. Nov. 9 Southeastern Oklahoma* 2 p.m. Nov. 16 Harding* (Senior Day) 2 p.m. ARKANSAS TECH vs. SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA • PAGE 1 RELEASE NO. 3 • SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 ARKANSAS TECH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES QUOTE OF THE DAY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FOOTBALL HISTORY “Those are my principles, and School: Arkansas Tech University First Year of Football ............................................................... 1911 if you don’t like them... well, I Location: Russellville, Ark. All-Time Record ........................................................... 532-352-41 have others.” Enrollment: 10,972 All-Time Conference Record ......................................... 295-209-23 - Groucho Marx Founded: 1909 Conference Championships ........................................................ 18 University President: Dr. Robert C. Brown Director of Athletics: Steve Mullins Postseason Appearances ......................... 1931, 1957, 1958, 1960, Colors: Green (PMS 343) and Gold (PMS 116) ............................................. 1968, 1971, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 Band: Arkansas’ Band of Distinction Undefeated Seasons ...................... 1914, 1916, 1920, 1921, 1935, Conference: Great American ........................................................................... 1939, 1945, 1961 FOOTBALL INFORMATION FACT OF THE DAY 10+ Win Seasons .................................... 1960, 1968, 1971, 2004 Roses may be red, but violets First Year of Varsity Status: 1911 ARE, indeed, violet. All-Time Record: 532-352-41 (99th season) Most Consecutive Wins .............................................. 14 (1970-71) All-Time GAC Record: 5-10 Conference Titles: 18 All-Time Points Scored ......................................................... 19,482 Postseason Appearances: 5 Postseason Record: 5-8 DEDICATION All-Americans: 81 TECH FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS This edition of Game Notes is All-Conference Selections: 358 dedicated to Kelly Davis. 1 .........................................Number of conference titles since 1995 2012 SEASON IN REVIEW 2 ........................................... All-Time NCAA Division II playoff wins 3 ....................................Number of NCAA D-II Playoff Appearances Overall Record: 5-6 4 .............................................................................10-win seasons GAC Record: 4-3 11 ...........................................Tech’s single-season record for wins Home: 4-3 / Away: 1-3 / Neutral: 0-0 14 .........................................Longest Arkansas Tech winning streak ARKANSAS TECH HEAD COACHES 18 ............................................... Conference titles in school history 34 ..................................CoSIDA Academic All-District VI selections Raymond Monica ...........2013-present .............1-1 ................(.500) 52 ................................................ Tech wins since the 2004 season Steve Mullins .................1997-2012 .................96-75 ............(.561) 60 ........................................... Number of winning seasons all-time B. Hollingsworth ............1993-96 .....................16-25-1 ........(.393) 87 ..................................................................Tech wins since 1999 Ken Stephens ................1986-92 .....................28-38-2 ........(.426) 99 .................................................. Years of Arkansas Tech Football Harold Steelman ............1980-85 .....................22-35-2 ........(.390) 105 .....................................Number of wins since joining Division II Leon Anderson ...............1976-79 .....................15-25-1 ........(.378) 293 ...................................................... All-time home wins for Tech Don Dempsey ................1967-75 .....................54-41-3 ........(.566) 443 ............................... School record points scored by John Tucker Marvin Salmon ..............1959-66 .....................53-20-5 ........(.711) 532 .........................................................All-time Tech football wins Sam Hindsman ..............1954-58 .....................31-16-2 ........(.653) 1911 .....................................................First year of football at Tech Raymond Burnett ...........1948-53 .....................31-24-4 ........(.559) 19,482 ...........................................................Points scored all-time John Tucker ....................1933-47 .....................77-17-9 ........(.791) E.O. Brown .....................1920-32 .....................77-22-12 ......(.748) W.K. McWilliams ............1919...........................2-2-1 ............(.500) W.B. Casey ....................1916-17 .....................1-1 ................(.500) E.H. Shinn .....................1912-15 .....................24-7-1 ..........(.766) W.A. Isrig .......................1911...........................4-4 ................(.500) TECH FOOTBALL BY DECADE 2010s ......................................................................12-21-0 (.364) 2000s ......................................................................67-39-0 (.632) 1990s ......................................................................40-59-2 (.406) 1980s ......................................................................42-52-3 (.448) 1970s ......................................................................49-57-2 (.458) 1960s ......................................................................69-26-7 (.711) 1950s ......................................................................50-40-3 (.554) 1940s ......................................................................53-10-1 (.836) 1930s ....................................................................58-14-13 (.758) 1920s ......................................................................60-16-7 (.765) 1910s ......................................................................31-14-2 (.681) ARKANSAS TECH vs. SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA • PAGE 2 RELEASE NO. 3 • SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 ARKANSAS TECH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES TIDBITS 2013 GAC Standings SEPTEMBER 21 IN ARKANSAS TECH HISTORY Team GAC Pct. Overall Southwestern Oklahoma 2-0 1.000 2-0 Arkansas Tech has an all-time 3-5 record on September 21. Tech’s first 9/21 game came in Henderson State 1-0 1.000 2-0 1949, when Hardin-Simmons dealt Tech a 33-0 setback. Two wins came against Northeastern Ouachita Baptist 1-0 1.000 1-0 State, while some of Tech’s most impressive performances came in a 47-46 loss to Valdosta Arkansas Tech 1-1 .500 1-1 Arkansas-Monticello 1-1 .500 1-1 State in 2006 - an 87-yard touchdown run by Ed Duncan (fourth-longest rush in Tech history) East Central 1-1 .500 1-1 and a four-field goal performance by Piotr Styczen. Harding 1-1 .500 1-1 THIS DAY IN HISTORY Southeastern Oklahoma 1-1 .500 1-1 Southern Arkansas 1-1 .500 1-1 September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There Northwestern Oklahoma 0-2 .000 0-2 are 101 days remaining until the end of the year. September 21 is recognized as Arbor Day in Southern