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Allen E. Paulson Stadium was dedicated on Sept. 29, 1984 with a 48-11 rout of Liberty Baptist. The game was a fitting end to four years of planning and hard work – four years of dreaming of one of the finest football facilities in America. The phrase “The Prettiest Little Stadium in America” was coined by former head coach Erk Russell. Constructed at a cost of $4.7 million, Paulson Stadium currently seats 18,000 spectators while permanent light fixtures were added prior to the 1994 season. The stadium features a prescription athletic turf playing field, special climate controlled VIP boxes with spacious interiors, private restrooms and food service areas. Prior to the start of the 2005 season, a brick façade was built along the walls of Paulson Stadium while the video scoreboard was also surrounded with a brick garden/façade. Paulson Stadium reflects and enhances the growing importance of Georgia Southern University and Southeast Georgia, an importance symbolized by the area’s economic and educational impact on the state and nation. The stadium is named for the late Allen E. Paulson, who donated more than $1 million toward construction of the facility. In 2007 Georgia Southern University renamed the area surrounding Paulson Stadium as ‘Erk Russell Athletic Park.’

EAGLEVISION The 2003 season marked the debut of Paulson Stadium’s Ea-gleVision – the ProStar VideoPlus Display System and Video/Message Center. The video display unit, which was retrofitted into the existing scoreboard to replace a dated matrix message board, measures 15’5” wide and 11’10” high and features the ability to display live video feeds from televised games at Paulson Stadium, plus offer the latest in graphics and animations for the fan’s enjoyment. In September 2004, the Georgia Southern Department of Ath-letics enhanced the stadium’s entertainment value by offering fans instant replay capabilities. In 2008 the scoreboard display received a facelift to a more modern-looking digital display.

PAULSON STADIUM FACTSLayout: East-WestCapacity: 18,000Initial start date: First shovel - 1983; Opening Game – Sept. 29, 1984Surface: Prescription Athletic Turf with special Tift Bermuda on a clay, sand and gravel base over an elaborate drainage system.Miscellaneous: 26 private booster boxes, film deck and a 50-seat working press area.First Opponent: Liberty Baptist, Sept. 29, 1984First Win: 48-11 vs. Liberty Baptist, Sept. 29, 1984First NCAA FCS Playoff Win: 27-0 vs. Jackson State, Nov. 30, 1985First Loss: 35-10 vs. Middle Tennessee State, Sept. 14, 1985First NCAA FCS Playoff Loss: 24-17 vs. Furman, Dec. 15, 2001All-Time Record: 149-28 (.842) / 130-19 afternoon, 19-9 nightFirst Score: 36 yard run by Tracy Ham vs. Liberty Baptist (13:44, 1st quarter)First 100 Yard Rusher: 104 by Melvin Bell vs. Liberty BaptistFirst Shutout: 34-0 vs. Tennessee Tech, Oct. 5, 1985

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CREDITSThe 2009 Georgia Southern University Football media guide was published by Georgia Southern Athletics Me-dia Relations Department, supervised by Assistant AD Patrick Osterman.

Layout/Design: Rosemary Carter; Elizabeth Ryan (in-sert section)

Editor/Writer: Patrick Osterman

Contributors: Georgia Southern Athletics Media Re-lations Department Staff (Rosemary Carter, Elizabeth Ryan, Barrett Gilham, Cameron Davis and Ashley Hix-son), Georgia Southern Radio Network (Chris Blair), Georgia Southern Office of Marketing and Communica-tions, Football coaching staff and Director of Athletics Sam Baker and Dr. Zeb Baker.Cover Design: Shawn PelhamPhotography: Suzanne Oliver (GSU Photo Services), Frank Fortune, Shawn Pelham, Jinks Durden, Willis Glassgow, Wingate Downs, Paul Barkley, Mike Feather-stone, and ‘The Run’ series courtesy of Gil Riggs. Photo of Mike Curry by Dan Lippet and courtesy of NBAE. NFL player pictures courtesy of media relations office of the Chicago Bears and Tennessee Titans.Printing: Multi Ad, Peoria, IllinoisA big thank you to the football pressbox crew and all their hard work: Mark Schwartz, Jack O’Quinn, Dr. Zeb Baker, John Frey, Ty Kruk and Kevin Elder.Special Thanks: The Athletics Media Relations Depart-ment, especially Rosemary Carter and Elizabeth Ryan for the long hours working on all aspects of the football guide; Georgia Southern radio network for their assis-tance; and as always thank you to Susan, Andrew and Ryan Osterman for their never ending support.On the front cover: Pictured are seniors (clockwise): offensive lineman Cole Fountain, offensive lineman Trey Dunmon, offensive lineman Jonathan Loving, de-fensive back Darrell Pasco and defensive back Ronnie Wiggins.On the inside front cover: Georgia Southern Football is the most storied program in the Football Champion-ship Subdivision, steeped in tradition. Among the high-lights of Eagle Football include (clockwise): Freedom the Eagle flying from the pressbox to the field during pregame; Georgia Southern’s nation-leading SIX na-tional championship rings; All-America quarterback Tracy Ham led the Eagles to the program’s first two titles; All-America running back Adrian Peterson also won two national championships and helped the Eagles to three title game appearances; GUS is one of the most well-known mascots around the southeast; head coach Chris Hatcher leads the pregame tradition of touching the statue of Erk Russell prior to entering the field; tail-gaters jam the parking lot at Paulson Stadium; Jayson Foster joined Peterson as the only Eagles to win the Walter Payton Award.On the inside back cover: Former Georgia Southern great Adrian Peterson was one of 10 members inducted into the inaugural Southern Conference Hall of Fame class. Peterson was officially inducted by the SoCon in May 2009.On the back cover: The 2009 Georgia Southern Football schedule is listed. Pictured is: another Eagle touchdown, the statue of Erk, an overhead shot of the Erk Russell Athletic Park, the renovated scoreboard at Paulson Stadium with a LED display, senior David Lewis and the Eagles celebrate an overtime win against Northeastern and the Eagle defense records yet anoth-er quarterback sack.

Intercollegiate athletics, as an integral part of Georgia Southern University, strives to maintain a strong program involving the most athletically talented student-athletes in the context of the University Mission as a student-centered institution that nurtures a fulfilling college experience. Athletics is controlled through an established set of checks and balances among the President, the Faculty Athletics Representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the University Athletics

Committee, and the Athletics Director to assure institutional control of athletics and compliance with NCAA, state and federal rules and regulations. While never relinquishing the institution’s priority as a regional, state university, the intercollegiate athletics program assures NCAA Division I and the Southern Conference of which it is a member, its commitment to student-athlete recruitment, whose scope covers not only the State of Georgia and the southeast United States, but also the nation and world, in an

attempt to bring the highest caliber student-athletes possible to the program.

The Athletics Department is dedicated to fostering an appreciation of cultural and ethnic differences, engages in affirmative recruitment and retention of women and minorities among its staff and student-athletes, and through programs of its own and through the University in general, offers support to these members of the University community.

1-3. 25 years at Paulson Stadium 4. Paulson Stadium Information 5. Table of Contents 6. General Information 7. 2009 Schedule / 2008 Results 8. Media Guidelines 9. Media Outlets / Athletics Website 10. Radio Network 11. Eagles on TV 12-13 Gene Bishop Field House 14. Dan J. Parrish, Sr. Football Center 15. Cowart Building / Athletic Foundation

GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

16-21. University Profile 22. Athletics Directory

GEORGIA SOUTHERN ATHLETICS 24-25 Athletics Traditions 26-27 Football Traditions 28-31 Georgia Southern Facilities 32-33 Eagles in the Pros 34-35 Georgia Southern Hall of Fame 36-37 Eagles in the Community / Media 38-40 Athletics Support Staff

PREVIEWING 2009 42-45. 2009 Season Outlook 46-47. 2009 Numerical Roster 48. 2009 A-Z Roster, Pronunciation Guide 49. Depth Chart 50. Personnel Analysis 51. Geographical Roster 52-53. Preseason Notes 54. All-Time NCAA-I FCS Polls

THE STAFF

56-58. Head Coach Chris Hatcher 59. Coach Ashley Anders 60. Coach Rance Gillespie 61. Coach Shawn Bostick 62. Coach Ron Dugans 63. Coach Keith Hatcher 64. Coach Jeff Koonz 65. Coaches Mitch Stewart / Wes Turner 66. Coaches Bubba Walker / Tucker Pruitt 67. Dave Jenkerson / Brandon Howard 68. Robbie Jackson / Matt Biancuzzo 69. Stewart Carter / Roger Inman 70. Patrick Osterman / Keith Roughton 71. Jeff Blythe / Brent Jones 72. University President Bruce Grube 73. Director of Athletics Sam Baker 74. Eagle Football Support Staff

MEET THE EAGLES

76-107. Player Profiles 108. Eagle Football Assistance Association

2009 OPPONENTS 110. Albany 111. South Dakota State 112. Western Carolina 113. Elon 114. Wofford 115. North Carolina 116. Chattanooga 117. Appalachian State

118. Samford 119. Furman 120. The Citadel 121. Series Records vs. Opponents 122. NCAA Playoffs 123. SoCon Playoff History 124. SoCon Championship Profile 125-126. Year-by-Year SoCon Standings 127. Southern Conference 128. 2009 Opponent Composite Schedule

2008 IN REVIEW 130. Game 1 – Georgia 131. Game 2 – Austin Peay 132. Game 3 – Northeastern 133. Game 4 – Elon 134. Game 5 – Wofford 135. Game 6 – Chattanooga 136. Game 7 – Appalachian State 137. Game 8 – Western Carolina 138. Game 9 – The Citadel 139. Game 10 – Samford 140. Game 11 – Furman

2008 STATISTICS 142. Team Statistics 142-143. Individual Statistics 144. Defensive Statistics 145. Superlatives 146. Game-by-Game Team Statistics 147. Miscellaneous Statistics 148. Game-by-Game Starters 149-150. SoCon Team Statistics 151-152. SoCon Individual Statistics 153. SoCon Standings / Results 154. All-Southern Conference Teams

THE PROGRAM

156-161. Individual Records 162-163. Team Records / Overtime 164-165. Playoff Records 166. Paulson Stadium Records 167. Annual Leaders 168. Annual Statistical Analysis 169. National Statistical Leaders 170-172. Outstanding Games 173. The Last Time… 174. Coaching Records / Series Records 175-179 Year-By-Year Results 180. Important Dates in Eagle Football 181-183. All-America Selections 184. All-SoCon Selections 185. Modern Era Roster Numbers 186-187. Modern Era Lettermen 188. Eagles in the Pros 189. 1985 National Championship 190. 1986 National Championship 191. 1989 National Championship 192. 1990 National Championship 193. 1999 National Championship 194. 2000 National Championship 195-197. Other Playoff Appearances 198-199. Erk Russell Tribute 200 Retired Jersey #8 Tracy Ham 201 Retired Jersey #3 Adrian Peterson 202 Walter Payton winner Jayson Foster 203 Paul Johnson Accomplishments 204 Meet the Eagles Day / Autograph Page

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GENERAL QUICK FACTSLocation: ............................................Statesboro, Georgia 30460Founded: ................................................................................ 1906Enrollment: .......................................................................... 17,764Conference:......................................................................SouthernNickname: ........................................................................... EaglesColors: ....................................................................Blue and WhiteHome Stadium: ............................ Allen E. Paulson (18,000/1984)Surface: ....................................................... Bermuda Tift (natural)President: ............................................................. Dr. Bruce GrubeAthletics Director: ....................................................... Sam BakerFaculty Athletics Representative: ................ Dr. Chris Geyerman

FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS2008 Overall Record: ................................................................6-52008 SoCon Record/Finish: ....................................... 4-4/Tied 4th2008 Postseason: .................................................................... N/AOffense: ..............................................................................MultipleDefense: .............................................................................Multiple

First Year of Football: ..............1924 (no football from 1942-1981)Modern Era All-Time Record (1982): ................... 251-93-1 (.729)NCAA I-FCS Championships Won: ............................................ 6 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000)Southern Conference Championships Won/Last: .......... 8/2004All-Time NCAA I-FCS Playoff Record: ...............................38-10Last NCAA I-FCS Playoff Appearance: ............2005/First Round lost 50-35 at Texas State

Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: ......................................... 7/4Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: ........................................ 7/4Special Teams Returning/Lost: ............................................... 3/1Lettermen Returning: ........................ 40 (16 off., 21 def., 3 spec.)Lettermen Lost: ................................. 32 (14 off., 12 def., 6 spec.)Players to Watch: QB Lee Chapple, LB Dion Dubose, OL Trey Dunmon, P Charlie Edwards, OL Cole Fountain, DB Derek Heyden, OL Jonathan Loving, PK Adrian Mora, DB Darrell Pasco, LB J.B. Shippy, DB K.R. Snipes, RB Adam Urbano, DB Ronnie Wiggins

FOOTBALL STAFF

Head Coach:............................ Chris Hatcher (Valdosta State, 1995)Record at Georgia Southern (Years): ................................. 13-9 (2)Overall Coaching Record (Years): .................................... 89-21 (9)Offensive Coor./Running Backs: .. Rance Gillespie (Georgia, 1992)Offensive Line:.......................Shawn Bostick (Valdosta State, 1997)Wide Receivers: ..........................Ron Dugans (Florida State, 1999)Tight Ends/Receivers: ........... Mitch Stewart (Valdosta State, 2005)Defensive Coor./Linebackers: ...................................Ashley Anders (Arkansas-Monticello, 1996)Defensive Line: ........................ Jeff Koonz (SUNY-New Paltz, 1992)Rovers: ................................... Bubba Walker (Augusta State, 2004) Defensive Secondary: ......................Keith Hatcher (Mars Hill, 2000)Offensive Assistant/QBs: ........Tucker Pruitt (Valdosta State, 2008)Defensive Assistant: ........... Wes Turner (Georgia Southern, 2006)

Strength/Conditioning Coach: ........................ David Jenkerson, Jr. (Springfield College, 2005)Assistant Strength Coach: ............................... Brandon HowardVideo Coordinator: ................................................ Mark PerschelFootball Athletics Trainer: ..................................Robbie JacksonAssistant Athletics Trainer: .................................Matt BiancuzzoHead Athletics Equipment Manager: ...................Stewart CarterDirector of Athletics Facilities: ............................... Roger InmanAdministrative Assistant: ......................................... Lisa Kingery

MEDIA RELATIONS STAFFAssistant AD/Media Relations Director (FB): .. Patrick OstermanAssistant Media Relations Director: .................Rosemary CarterAssistant Media Relations Director: ....................Elizabeth RyanStaff Assistant ........................................................Barrett Gilham

PHONE / ADDRESS DIRECTORYMedia Relations Phone: ........................ (912) 478-0352, 5239Media Relations Fax: ................................................ 478-0046Football Office Phone: ..............................................478-5522Football Office Fax: ...................................................478-5059Football Press Box: ...................................................478-3896Athletics Department: ...............................................478-5047Ticket Office: ............................ 478-0123 and 800-GSU-WINS

Overnight Address ....................................... Mailing AddressMedia Relations ................................................ Media RelationsHerty Drive ........................................................... P.O. Box 8085Hanner Complex, Suites 1307-1312 ......Statesboro, GA 30460Statesboro, GA 30460

GSU ON THE INTERNETFootball Web Site: ............. www.GeorgiaSouthernEagles.comMedia Relations E-Mail: .... [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]

DATES TO REMEMBERMonday, August 3 .................................................Players reportTuesday, August 4 ...........................................Team picture dayWednesday, August 5 ............................................ First practiceSaturday, August 22 ..................................Meet the Eagles DaySaturday, September 5 ..................... Season opener vs. AlbanySaturday, September 19 ....SoCon opener vs. Western Carolina

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Date Opponent Site Time Series Last Game (Year)

SEPTEMBER 5 ALBANY STATESBORO TBA First Meeting — 12 at South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. 7 p.m. 3-0 W 41-38 (2007) 19 WESTERN CAROLINA* (SS) STATESBORO 7 p.m. 17-2 W 38-31 (OT) (2008) 26 at Elon* Elon, N.C. 1:30 p.m. 7-2 L 20-22 (2008)

OCTOBER 3 at Wofford* Spartanburg, S.C. 1:30 p.m. 8-6 L 37-38 (OT) (2008) 10 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA First Meeting — 17 CHATTANOOGA* (FW) STATESBORO TBA 19-3 W 52-28 (2008) 24 at Appalachian State* (SS) Boone, N.C. 3 p.m. 11-12-1 L 36-37 (2008)

NOVEMBER 7 at Samford* Birmingham, Ala. 3:30 p.m. 3-1 L 17-27 (2008) 14 FURMAN* (HC) STATESBORO TBA 13-7 W 17-10 (2008) 21 THE CITADEL* STATESBORO TBA 14-4 W 44-41(3OT) (2008 28 NCAA I-FCS Playoffs/First Round at campus sites TBA 14-2 L 35-50 (2005)

DECEMBER 5 NCAA I-FCS Playoffs/Quarterfinals at campus sites TBA 10-4 W 31-7 (2002) 11/12 NCAA I-FCS Playoffs/Semifinals at campus sites TBA 8-2 L 28-31 (2002) 18 NCAA I-FCS Playoffs/Championship Chattanooga, Tenn. TBA 6-2 W 27-25 (2000)

HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS; *Southern Conference game; All times Eastern and subject to change; HC–Homecoming; FW–Family Weekend; TELEVISION: SS – SportSouth

2008 RESULTS Date Opponent Site Result Attendance National Ranking AUGUST 30 at #1 Georgia Athens, Ga. L 21-45 92,746 17 SEPTEMBER 6 AUSTIN PEAY STATESBORO W 34-20 18,225 16 13 NORTHEASTERN STATESBORO W 34-27 (OT) 17,491 17 20 #17 ELON* STATESBORO L 20-22 17,049 14 27 #11 WOFFORD* (FW) STATESBORO L 37-38 (OT) 17,958 22OCTOBER 4 at Chattanooga* Chattanooga, Tenn. W 52-28 5,616 NR 18 #2 APPALACHIAN STATE* STATESBORO L 36-37 20,851 25 25 at Western Carolina* Cullowhee, N.C. W 38-31 (OT) 8,327 NRNOVEMBER 1 at The Citadel* Charleston, S.C. W 44-41 (3OT) 11,190 NR 8 SAMFORD* (HC) STATESBORO L 17-27 17,436 NR 15 at #14 Furman* Greenville, S.C. W 17-10 10,496 NR

2010 SCHEDULESEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER 4 SAVANNAH STATE 2 ELON 6 APPALACHIAN STATE 11 at Navy 9 Bye Week 13 at Western Carolina 18 at Coastal Carolina 16 at Chattanooga 20 at Furman 25 WOFFORD 23 at The Citadel 30 SAMFORD

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TO THE MEDIA We hope you will find this publication useful while covering Georgia Southern’s 2009 Football team. Every effort has been made to include timely and pertinent information. If you cannot find the information you need in this book, please do not hesitate to call me at (912) 478-0352 or the Athletics Media Relations office at (912) 478-5239. Additional requests by accredited media representatives for items such as feature materials, photographs and video tapes should be directed to our office. We are always ready to serve you. We urge all media personnel to take a moment and read the guidelines which will aid you in covering Georgia Southern football.

Sincerely,Patrick OstermanAssistant AD/Media Relations

PRESS BOX Entrance – The entrance to the Georgia Southern press box is located at the back of the box midway across the south stands. There is no elevator to the press box. Steps are located on either end of the press box. Levels – The press box is a two-tier facility. The first level is for print media, radio networks, television, coaches and public address. The second level is for television cameras and team video. To reach the second level, you must enter the first level and use the stairs located in the middle of the writers’ area. Level 1 – This area is reserved for print media and statistics personnel with separate booths for radio networks, coaches and television announcers. The athletics media relations office provides wireless internet access and Ethernet lines on a first-come, first-serve basis. Radio Network – The originating station for each team’s network is provided a spacious booth from which to broadcast. Two phone lines are provided in the visitor’s radio booth on a reciprocal basis. Otherwise, a fee of $100 will be charged. For your assistance and the enhancement of your broadcast, statistical monitors will be available in each radio booth Television – Should there be television coverage of a game, a broadcast booth will be provided to the originating network. Contact the athletics media relations office for details. All telecasts must have the approval of GSU Athletics Director Sam Baker. Coaches Booth – Each of the coaching staffs has one booth designated for its use. The booth can seat four people comfortably. For information on headsets, contact facility manager Roger Inman at (912) 681-5412 or equipment manager Stewart Carter at (912) 478-5970.

Patrick OstermanAssistant Athletic Director/Media

Relations

Elizabeth RyanAssistant Media

Relations Director

Rosemary CarterAssistant Media

Relations Director

Mailing Address (standard)Athletics Media Relations OfficeP.O. Box 8085Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA 30460

Mailing Address (overnight)Athletics Media Relations OfficeHanner Fieldhouse, Suites 1307-1312Herty DriveGeorgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA 30460

MEDIA GUIDELINES

Level 2 – This is the photo deck level and serves as the filming area for all television and team video crews. Priority is given to film crews and stations that cover Georgia Southern and the opposing team on a regular basis. Sideline – Georgia Southern strictly follows NCAA rules regarding media representatives on the sidelines. Photographers are not permitted to shoot between the 25-yard lines and must display their credentials at all times. In addition to credentials, all photographers (still/video) will be issued florescent adhesive armbands on the field which will allow easy identification. Media staffing the contest will not be allowed in the team areas for any reason. Representatives from the GSU Athletics Media Relations Office will be responsible for sideline control.

CREDENTIALS Press Box – All members of the media covering the game must request credentials from Patrick Osterman. Early requests are very much appreciated. All requests should be made in writing on company letterhead. All non-workers (i.e. spouses, dates, children) will not be granted press credentials. No one under the age of 16 will be permitted in the working area of the pressbox (or on the sideline) at any time, regardless of affiliation. Sidelines – Follow the same procedure as used in requesting press box credentials. Armbands will be issued prior to the game on the field.

PRESS WILL-CALL Game credentials not mailed can be picked up at the press will-call window. Complimentary tickets which have been requested by the media may be picked up at the same window. If you are covering the Eagles, need parking and your credentials aren’t mailed, you must pick them up at the GSU Police Station, which is located on Forest Drive off U.S. Highway 301.

COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS A limited number of complimentary tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Credentialed media members should contact Patrick Osterman by Tuesday to request tickets.

PARKING Press parking is at a premium at Paulson Stadium and as a result, spaces are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Press parking is located in the preferred parking lot southwest of the press box. Press parking in undesignated spaces will be towed at the owner’s expense. TV crews may park inside the stadium compound with prior approval.

PRESS BOX SERVICES Statistics, weekly fact sheets, game-day update notes, flip cards and game programs will be distributed in the press box prior to game time. Play-by-play, complete quarter, halftime and final game statistics, defensive statistics, drive charts, notes and quotes will be available shortly after the conclusion of the game. A catered meal and beverages will be available before the game in Level 1 and can be picked up with the proper credentials. Beverage (soft drinks, water) service will continue throughout the contest.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS At the conclusion of each home contest, all Georgia Southern interviews are conducted inside the Bishop Field House. Once the player portion of the press conference is over, they are off-limits and will be directed back to the Parrish Football Center. Head coach Chris Hatcher will address the media following the players departure. If the visiting SID doesn’t open his/her dressing room to the press, he/she is encouraged to make requested players and coaches available in the north side of the courtyard.

INTERVIEWING CHRIS HATCHER Media members wishing to interview Coach Chris Hatcher must contact Athletics Media Relations Director Patrick Osterman.

STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS All student-athlete interviews must be coordinated through the athletics media relations office at least one day in advance. Student-athlete interviews will take place after practice Monday through Wednesday. No interviews are allowed on Fridays. For reporters unable to staff a practice session, student-athlete phone interviews can be arranged by contacting the GSU Athletics Media Relations Office no later than 2:00 p.m. on the day an interview is requested.

PRACTICE COVERAGE All Georgia Southern practices are open to the press unless specifically noted. Coach Hatcher and members of his staff will meet with media following practice at the football practice field. Osterman will assist in gathering requested players for interviews at the Eagle practice facilities on a daily basis.

ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS& FOOTBALL OFFICES The GSU Athletics Media Relations Office is located in the lower level of the western end of Hanner Fieldhouse (office suites 1307-1312). All football coaching staff offices are located in the Dan J. Parrish, Sr. Football Center on campus, just north of Hanner Fieldhouse adjacent to Fair Road.

Barrett Gilham Media Relations

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PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETSPRINT Outlet Phone ContactAssociated Press (800) 222-1790 Paul NewberryAtlanta Journal-Constitution (404) 526-5474 TBAAugusta Chronicle (800) 822-4077 John BoyetteBrunswick News (912) 265-8320 Bud EllisCoastal Courier (912) 876-0156 Sonya Campbell KurthDublin Courier-Herald (912) 272-5522 Will HeathEffingham Herald (912) 826-5012 Patrick DonahueFlorida Times-Union (904) 359-4039 Jason SchneiderThe George-Anne (912) 681-5246 Kelley CallawayGlennville Sentinel (912) 654-2515 William CarwellMacon Telegraph (800) 945-2196 Mike BrownMetter Advertiser (912) 685-6566 Carvy SnellSavannah Morning News (912) 236-9514 Don HeathStatesboro Herald (912) 489-9408 Matt YogusSylvania Telephone (912) 564-2045 Enoch Autry

RADIO Outlet Phone Contact

Georgia Eagle Broadcasting (912) 764-6000 Chris Blair(WPMX 102.9 FM, WWNS 1240 AM, WPTV 850 AM, WZBX 106.5 FM)

WVGS (91.9 FM) (912) 478-0877 Melanie Stone

TELEVISION Outlet Phone ContactHeadline News (912) 489-4943 Josh AubreyWALB (10/NBC) (229) 446-4042 Robert HydrickWAGT (26/NBC) (706) 826-0001 Chris KaneWFXL (31/FOX) (229) 903-8231 WJBF (6/ABC) (706) 722-6664 Marlin WilliamsWJCL (22/ABC) (912) 921-2222 Frank SulkowskiWSAV (3/NBC) (912) 651-0309 Ken SlatsWMAZ (13/CBS) (888) 557-1393 David SolanoWRDW (12/CBS) (803) 278-3111 Prentice ElliotWTGS (28/FOX) (912) 921-2222 Frank SulkowskiWTOC (11/CBS) (912) 234-1111 Rick Snow

REGIONAL & NATIONALOutlet Phone ContactCFAA (863) 853-5962 Otto FadESPN (860) 585-2144 Mike MooreFox Sports South (404) 230-7318 Kate MartComcast/CSS (770) 559-7800 John KohnNCAA/Championships (317) 917-6222 Dennis PoppeNCAA/Statistics (317) 917-6222 J.D. HamiltonSports Network (800) 227-7249 David CoulsonSouthern Conference (864) 591-5100 Jonathan Caskey

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EAGLES ON TV

Georgia Southern is scheduled to have the Western Carolina and Appalachian State games carried live on SportSouth, a regional cable affiliate of Fox Sports Television. SportSouth’s signal reaches cable homes in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. The “Chris Hatcher Coach’s Show” is a half-hour television program featuring the best game highlights, commentary from head coach Chris Hatcher and host, former Eagle great Terry Harvin, a weekly GSU “Fan O’Maniacs” segment, and in-depth and behind the scenes action of GSU Football. The show is scheduled to run 11 times this season, including additional playoff game episodes if applicable. The Chris Hatcher Show is broadcast in Savannah on the CW every Sunday night at 10 p.m. and is also aired every Tuesday on SportSouth. The weekly show is available all over the world on the official athletics website www.GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com.

The Chris Hatcher Show Dates and TimesSundays at 10 p.m.WGSA CW

Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.SportSouth

Program available on theofficial athletics siteGeorgiaSouthernEagles.com by noon each Tuesday

GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com is the official website for Georgia Southern University Athletics. The easy-to-navigate site features infor-mation on all 15 Eagle teams, including player and coach bios, feature stories and audio and video streaming. The most up-to-date sched-ules, rosters and statistics, as well as breaking athletics news is avail-able 24/7. The website is powered by JumpTV Technologies, a trusted partner for hundreds of teams, leagues and conferences throughout the world. The website features ‘Eagle Vision’ allowing fans to enjoy audio and video steams of athletic events and purchase subscription packages for archive and historical games. Season highlight videos, coaches’ shows and ‘Sam’s Journal’ – an inside look at the department from Ath-letics Director Sam Baker – keep avid fans connected to their favorite Georgia Southern teams. Exclusive interviews with coaches, insights from Eagle student-athletes and memories of former Eagle greats are posted on a regular basis. GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com provides department contact and camp information, season and single-game ticket sales and promo-tions for upcoming games. The website includes details and photos of athletics facilities, profiles of Georgia Southern Hall of Fame inductees and blogs from student-athletes, coaches, Eagle alumni and staff. Ad-ditional features will debut this fall. From quick facts to in-depth media guides on all sport teams, Geor-giaSouthernEagles.com is the online destination for the latest Eagles event results, game recaps and previews of the next contest. Check out upcoming schedules and events anytime, and from anywhere, at www.GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com.

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GEORGIA SOUTHERN RADIO NETWORK

EAGLES ON THE AIR As one of the largest NCAA Division I-FCS radio networks in the nation, The Georgia Southern Radio Network serves as the medium through which Eagle fans statewide and around the world keep up with the exciting winning tradition of Geor-gia Southern Athletics. GSRN provides live play-by-play, weekly coaches’ shows and daily updates for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball.

Georgia Southern football games will be broadcast by the 18-station Georgia Southern Radio Network, covering all of Georgia and parts of Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida and Alabama.

Additional affiliates may be added prior to the begining of the season.

STATESBORO WPMX Eagle 102.9 FM

(Flagship)

ATLANTA WMLB 1690 AM (night games) WCFO 1160 AM (day games)

BRUNSWICK WMOG 1490 AM

COLUMBUS WRCG 1420 AM

CORDELE WQXZ 98.3 FM

FITZGERALD WRDO 96.9 FM

GAINESVILLE WGTJ 1330 AM

HAWKINSVILLE WCEH 610 AM

JESUP WIFO 105.5 FM WLOP 1370 AM

LYONS WLYU 100.9 FM

MILAN / DUBLIN WMCG 104.9 FM

SANDERSVILLE WSNT 1490 AM

SAVANNAH WTKS 1290 AM

SYLVANIA WZBX 106.5 FM

THOMSON WTHO 101.7 FM

UNADILLA WNNG 99.9 FM

WARNER ROBINS WWNG 1350 AM

CHRIS BLAIR Director of Network Operations / Play-by-Play Announcer Blair begins his fourth year as the play-by-play voice of Eagle Athletics. With a resume` that covers virtually all aspects of broadcasting, with broadcast man-agement and marketing positions in Greenville and Columbia, SC. Chris grew up inside a radio station and began working at age 14 for his father, also a long-time broadcaster. His college broadcast experience includes work for the Clemson Ti-ger SportsNetwork and Lander University. Blair spent 10 years as the play-by-play announcer for prep-powerhouse Greenwood High School in South Carolina and

broadcasting 4 state championships during the Weekend of Champions at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. Along with duties in the booth for football, basketball, and baseball, Blair handles all behind the scenes issues with affiliate relations, network marketing plans, and overall sound presentation of GSU Athletics on the air and on the web. During the sports seasons, Blair hosts Chris Hatcher’s and Char-lton Young’s weekly radio shows and serves as the host for Coach Young’s weekly television show. Blair also handles programming and marketing at Georgia Eagle Broadcasting, Inc in Statesboro. Chris is married to the former Amber Anders, who is the Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Georgia Southern. They have one son, Crafton Christopher.

TERRY HARVINFootball Color Analyst

A four-year letterman for the Eagles, Terry was a punter on the 1986-1990 Georgia Southern squads and a member of the 1986, 1989 and 1990 Division I-AA National Championship teams. Along with his analyst duties on the game broadcasts, Harvin hosts the weekly Chris Hatcher television show in the fall. Currently residing in Macon, Ga., Terry is the sales manager for Lamar Outdoor Advertising. Terry continues to be an active ambassador for his alma mater and is the former President of the GSU Alumni Association Board of Directors. Terry married fellow alumnus, the former Lori Driggers, Georgia Southern Class of 1994. They are the proud parents of three daughters Madelyn (11), Sarah (9) and Gillian (5).

RYAN CHAMBERS Football Sideline Analyst Ryan Chambers is set for his fourth season roaming the sidelines covering Georgia Southern Football. Chambers, a native of Milledgeville, has been heard, seen, and read around the state from his time delivering the weather at WGMT-TV (NBC) in Macon, a newspaper sports editor, and high school championship broad-casts on radio and TV for Georgia Public Broadcasting. Along with football broad-casts, Chambers handles the play-by-play for Eagle Baseball and Lady Eagle Basketball and hosts Rodney Hennon’s and Rusty Cram’s television show.

A marketing consultant for Georgia Eagle Broadcasting, Ryan is married to the former Jodie Payant and they and their beloved dog GUS are proud to call Statesboro home.

MIKE NAPIER Producer / Spotter Currently a junior at Georgia Southern, Napier is entering his 4th year with the Georgia Southern football broadcasts. A native of Macon, Napier, a former football standout at Tattnall Square Academy, received the Macon Touchdown Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2006. Mike “The Spike” handles on-air duties dur-ing the Citizen’s Bank Tailgate Show and is the spotter for in-game broadcasts and provides production assistance.

The experts in the radio booth and Ryan Chambers on the sidelines cover all the action from two hours before the kickoff to the postgame show.

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Date Network Opponent Score9/17/83 WJCL Presbyterian W 35-21

12/13/85 WJCL at Northern Iowa W 40-3312/21/85 ESPN (national) vs. Furman W 44-42

8/30/86 WJCL at Florida L 14-3812/13/86 WJCL at Nevada W 48-3812/19/86 ESPN (national) vs. Arkansas State W 48-21

11/28/87 WJCL Maine W 31-28 OT12/5/87 WJCL at Appalachian State L 0-19

9/17/88 WJCL at Chattanooga W 13-310/8/88 SportSouth Eastern Kentucky L 6-1012/17/88 ESPN (national) vs. Furman L 12-17

9/21/89 ESPN (national) Middle Tennessee State W 26-011/4/89 GS Sports Network at James Madison W 36-2111/18/89 GS Sports Network Marshall W 63-3112/16/89 ESPN (national) Stephen F. Austin W 37-34

9/15/90 Sunshine Network at Florida State L 6-4810/6/90 GS Sports Network at Marshall W 17-1410/20/90 GS Sports Network at Central Florida W 38-1711/3/90 GS Sports Network James Madison W 31-1311/10/90 GS Sports Network at Chattanooga W 23-2012/15/90 CBS (national) Nevada W 36-19

9/14/91 GS Sports Network at Northeast Louisiana L 13-2110/5/91 SportSouth at Eastern Kentucky L 6-1010/26/91 GS Sports Network Central Florida W 20-611/2/91 GS Sports Network Youngstown State L 17-19

9/5/92 SportSouth Florida A&M L 17-289/19/92 SportSouth at Furman W 21-010/10/92 Pay-Per-View at Georgia L 7-3410/17/92 SportSouth James Madison W 24-17

9/11/93 SportSouth The Citadel W 16-69/18/93 SportSouth at Marshall L 3-1310/16/93 SportSouth at Appalachian State W 34-2812/4/93 SportSouth at Youngstown State L 14-34

9/3/94 SportSouth at Miami L 0-569/17/94 SportSouth #1 Marshall L 13-349/24/94 SportSouth at Chattanooga W 56-2010/22/94 SportSouth East Tennessee State W 24-23

9/16/95 SportSouth at #1 Marshall L 7-379/23/95 SportSouth Chattanooga W 35-910/14/95 SportSouth at Appalachian State L 17-27

9/1/96 SportSouth/Sunshine Net. at Florida L 14-629/21/96 WSAZ (Huntington, W.Va.) Marshall L 13-2910/26/96 SportSouth at The Citadel L 20-35

11/1/97 SportSouth at East Tennessee State W 38-3011/15/97 SportsChannel Fla. at South Florida W 24-23

9/26/98 SportSouth at Chattanooga W 42-2510/31/98 SportSouth East Tennessee State W 47-2611/14/98 SportsChannel Fla. South Florida W 28-2312/19/98 ESPN (national) vs. Massachusetts L 43-55

9/18/99 Fox Sports at Oregon State L 41-4810/16/99 FSNS at Appalachian State L 16-1710/23/99 FSNS The Citadel W 34-1711/6/99 FSNS Furman W 41-3812/11/99 ESPN (regional) Illinois State W 28-1712/18/99 ESPN (national) vs. Youngstown State W 59-24

Date Network Opponent Score9/2/00 Pay-Per-View at Georgia L 7-2910/14/00 CSS Appalachian State W 34-2810/21/00 CSS at The Citadel W 27-1011/4/00 CSS at Furman L 10-4512/9/00 ESPN (regional) at Delaware W 27-1812/16/00 ESPN (national) vs. Montana W 27-25

9/8/01 CSS Delaware W 38-79/29/01 CSS at VMI W 31-1410/13/01 FSNS at Appalachian State W 27-1810/27/01 CSS at East Tennessee State L 16-1911/3/01 FSNS Furman W 20-1012/15/01 ESPN (regional) Furman L 17-24

10/19/02 FSNS Appalachian State W 36-2011/2/02 FSNS East Tennessee State W 40-711/9/02 FSNS at Furman W 42-2112/7/02 WABI (Orono, Maine) Maine W 31-712/14/02 ESPN2 (regional) Western Kentucky L 28-31

9/13/03 FSNS at McNeese State L 15-349/20/03 FSNS at Wofford L 14-2010/18/03 FSNS at Appalachian State L 21-2811/8/03 CSTV Furman W 29-2411/15/03 TFN at Elon W 37-13

9/4/04 Fox South at Georgia L 28-489/18/04 FSNS #3 Wofford W 58-149/25/04 CSS at Chattanooga W 51-1710/16/04 CSS #15 Appalachian State W 54-711/6/04 C-SET at #3 Furman L 22-2911/13/04 NBC-Miami at Florida International W 53-3211/27/04 ESPN2 (national) #5 New Hampshire L 23-27

9/3/05 CSS/CN8 at Northeastern W 41-38 OT9/17/05 CSS at Wofford L 17-219/24/05 CSS Chattanooga W 48-1010/8/05 CSS Western Carolina W 45-710/15/05 Fox South at #19 Appalachian State L 7-2410/22/05 CSS The Citadel W 49-1411/5/05 Fox South #1 Furman W 27-2411/26/05 ESPN2 (national) at #4 Texas State L 35-50

9/9/06 CSS Central Connecticut State L 13-179/16/06 CSS Coastal Carolina W 38-2110/21/06 SportSouth Appalachian State L 20-27 2OT11/4/06 CSS Wofford L 10-2811/11/06 CSS at Furman L 10-13

9/15/07 SportSouth at Coastal Carolina W 42-349/22/07 CSS Chattanooga L 38-45 OT9/29/07 CSS Western Carolina W 50-2110/13/07 SportSouth at Elon L 33-36 2OT10/20/07 MASN at Appalachian State W 38-3510/27/07 CSS The Citadel W 21-1711/10/07 SportSouth Furman L 22-24

8/30/08 PPV at #1 Georgia L 21-459/20/08 CSS #17 Elon L 20-229/27/08 CSS #11 Wofford L 37-38 (OT)10/18/08 SportSouth #2 Appalachian State L 36-3711/8/08 CSS Samford L 17-2711/15/08 SportSouth at #14 Furman W 17-10

GSSN – Georgia Southern Sports Network; MASN – Mid-Atlantic Sports Network; SportsChannel – SportsChannel Florida; Sunshine – Sunshine Network; WABI (Orono, ME); WSAZ (Huntington, WV)

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hanks to the generous contribution from Gene Bishop, former Athletic Foundation Chairman of the Board, Georgia Southern University finished construction on the Bishop Field House at Paulson Stadium prior to the start of the 2006 football season. Construction took place in the west endzone of Paulson Stadium. The Field House measures 13,600 total square feet and includes: new locker rooms, meeting and hospitality space. The home locker room can accommodate 90 players while the visitor locker room has space for 75 players. Around 400 members socialize in the Field House prior to home football games, and the pep rally luncheons were a big hit last year. The Field House can hold any type of meetings, socials or luncheons – including the 2006 and 2008 Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.

GENE BISHOP FIELD HOUSE

On January 19, 2007, a packed house filled the Bishop Field House as Director of Athletics Sam Baker introduced Chris Hatcher as the program’s newest football coach. The building also houses the Athletics Hall of Fame display. With his generous contribution, Bishop now holds the distinction as the single largest contributor to the Georgia Southern Athletics Department. “We are grateful for Dr. Gene Bishop’s outstanding commitment to Georgia Southern. The Field House at Paulson Stadium represents a major upgrade within our athletics facilities,” said University President Bruce Grube. “His gift also helped fund our new alumni house, which will become the place where we say ‘welcome home’ to countless returning graduates and other visitors for decades to come. Gene understands that Georgia Southern is a special place, and we thank him for his generosity as we continue to prepare the University for its second century of service.” The Eugene M. Bishop Alumni Center opened summer of 2009 on Akins Boulevard, just a short distance from Erk Russell Athletic Park and the epicenter of gameday Saturdays. In 2003 the Southern Conference began the Distinguished Service Award program to recognize individuals who have made a great impact on their respective conference institution. Dr. Bishop was the first from Georgia Southern to receive the award. “Gene Bishop has made great contributions to the success of Georgia Southern University and the Department of Athletics, both financially and through his leadership as the Athletic Foundation’s Chairman of the Board. He truly loves Georgia Southern,” said Sam Baker, Director of Athletics. “This Field House will stand as a great tribute to Gene Bishop, symbolizing his much appreciated friendship with the University and Athletics Department. The Field House certainly enhances Paulson Stadium.” Those interested in being part of the game-day festivities inside Bishop Field House can contact the Athletic Foundation at (912) 478-5520 for more information.

TDr. Gene Bishop addressed the Eagle fans gathered for the dedication of the Gene Bishop Field House in September 2006.

President Bruce Grube (left) and Athletics Director Sam Baker acknowledge the generous gift to both the University and Athletics Department. The Gene Bishop Field House is another showcase facility and part of the University’s campus enhancement plan.

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GENE BISHOP FIELD HOUSE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY(From Left-Right) John Lavender, University President Dr. Bruce Grube, University Vice President Joe Franklin, Nancy Addison, Dr. Gene Bishop, Gray Bishop, Traci Bishop, Robert Hagan and Richard Hinman.

A PERFECT VENUE FOR MAJOR EVENTS: Director of Athletics Sam Baker addresses the media during a press conference on the second floor of Bishop Field House.

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The Dan J. Parrish, Sr. Football Center, completed in November 2000, was among the first new facilities on a list of impressive additions for Georgia Southern Athletics. The Parrish Center houses 10 coaches’ offices, state-of-the-art XOS video system, staff meeting rooms, team

meeting rooms, staff locker room, memorabilia from past championships, pictorial displays commemorating all-conference and all-America honorees, reception and re-cruiting areas, and most importantly, six national cham-pionship trophies.

The Dan J. Parrish, sr. Football Center became the home of Georgia Southern Eagle Football in November 2000.

Size: 11,963 square feetLocation: Fair Road, adjacent to Iron Works, north of Hanner Fieldhouse on the Georgia Southern University campusConstruction: loadbearing masonry, brick veneer, steel roof framingFeatures: Ten coaches’ offices, video studio/equipment headquarters, staff meetings rooms, team meeting rooms, staff locker room, reception and recruit-ing area.

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The troy a. anD Mozelle Cowart builDing became the home of the Athletic Foundation and the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office in June 2000.

Size: 3,050 square feetLocation: Lanier Drive, adjacent to east end of Allen E. Paulson StadiumFeatures: Six administrative offices, complete athletics ticketing headquarters (indoor/outdoor patron windows), board meeting room, reception area and patio overlooking Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Ample parking space is available for visitors to the Athletic Foundation or Athletic Ticket Offices.

John MulherinPresident

Kathryn BryantOffice Manager

Dee ParkerDonor Records

COWART BUILDINGATHLETIC FOUNDATION

Lucas Stuckey Director

Annual Giving

Tax Deduction1

License Plate

Window Decal

Listing in EndZone Football Game Program

All-Sports Pass

Eagle Insider Newsletter / E-mail Updates

MBK Season Ticket Purchase Priority

MBK Season Parking Privileges

FB Season Ticket Priority (Sec. C & E w/o back)2

Right to Purchase FB Season Parking2

FB Season Ticket Priority (Sec C & E w/ backs)2

FB Season Ticket Priority (Section D)2

Bishop Field House Pre-Game Social Admissions

Donor Recognition Plaque

Complimentary FB Media Guide

Football Eagle Club Season Ticket Priority2

Invitation to Exclusive AD Club Socials

Invitation to Exclusive Head Coaches Cookout

Special Recognition in EndZone Game Program

Commemorative Gift

Exclusive Team Travel Opportunities

E.Y.E.S.($60-$119)

Young Alumni (Year 1 — $20)(Year 2 — $30)(Year 3 — $60)(Year 4 — $90)

Athletic Director’s Club

1: Consult Your Tax Advisor 2: Based on Availability *: Two Guests Allowed per Admission

DONOR BENEFITSBronze Eagle($1200-$2,999)

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Bald Eagle($600-$1,199)

Eagle($300-$599)

True Blue($120-$299)

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Gold Eagle ($6,000+)

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georgia southern university

Georgia Southern University’s tradition spans more than a century. Among the red brick buildings and ancient oaks that line the campus is a University geared towards equipping its students with the knowledge and skills they will need in a very modern and global society. Today Georgia Southern provides a unique educational experience where students are able to take advantage of all of the benefits of a large university without sacrificing the personal touches of a smaller college.

TRADITION LIVES HEREWhen you drive through the main campus entrance, you are following a path more than 100 years old. Founded in 1906, Georgia Southern’s now sprawling nearly 700 acre campus began as three red brick buildings surrounding a vast lawn known as Sweetheart Circle. As they did more than a century ago, students still flock to Sweetheart Circle to relax in the sun, spend time with friends, or catch up on their stud-ies. Tradition lives at Georgia Southern and

it is woven into the very foundation of the University.

The Statesboro summer is the perfect backdrop for the University President’s annual watermelon cutting. In the fall, the Homecoming Parade crosses campus and still winds around historic Sweetheart Circle making it a memorable parade for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community. Football players arrive to their home games in the same school buses used more than a quarter of a century ago

This is Georgia Southern

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by the University’s fledgling team. And in May when the moment comes for students to become alumni, an eagle flies over the graduates as their years at Georgia South-ern come to a close. The traditions of this classic University are the kinds of moments that make the Georgia Southern experience one students cherish for a lifetime.

LARGE SCALEGeorgia Southern University’s commit-ment to educational excellence continues to be lauded by some of the most prestigious publications in the country. The 2009 edi-tion of America’s Best Colleges, published by U.S. News and World Report, included Georgia Southern in the national university category. The University was one of only 262 American universities, both public and private, in that category. Kiplinger’s named Georgia Southern to its “Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges” list in the fall of 2008. And, the Princeton Review named the University’s College of Business Admin-istration to its list of the “Best 296 Business Schools.”

The University’s growth and achievement has led to its being designated as a Carn-egie/Doctoral Research University. This designation further elevates the University as an institution recognized for excellence.

The College of Information Technology, the only one of its kind in the southeast United States, is one of only 10 universities

in the world to teach the cutting-edge tech-nology of virtualization on VM software. In addition, the College is one of only a select few in the country to offer SAP certification as part of its degree program. This means students will graduate with cutting-edge knowledge and a competitive advantage the vast majority of Information Technology graduates—and even many professionals—do not have, and will save their employers thousands of dollars in training costs.

Georgia Southern University’s College

of Education claims numerous Georgia Teachers of the Year and recently one of its alumni was named the Metlife National Principal of the Year. The College also obtained accreditation by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) in the three specialty areas of community counsel-ing, school counseling and student affairs. Georgia Southern is now the only institu-tion in Georgia to be CACREP accredited in the area of student affairs, and the only

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one in southeast Georgia CACREP accred-ited in community counseling and school counseling.

Faculty members from the biology department in the Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology were recently awarded a $2.3 million National Science Foundation grant to promote the teaching of molecular biology to students in Geor-gia’s schools. Faculty, staff and students are also working on projects involving bio-fuels and wind energy.

The past 10 years have marked the single largest period of growth in the University’s history. A record number of students now attend Georgia Southern, and record num-bers of outstanding students are applying to join their ranks. More than 10,000 people applied to Georgia Southern for the Fall 2009 semester, and final enrollment num-bers are expected to set a new record.

SMALL FEELWhile progress brings change, one thing that has not changed is Georgia Southern’s commitment to its students. For decades, the University’s hallmark has been its dedi-cation to remaining an institution centered on its students. The University has a low student/teacher ratio, and faculty members often work with students one on one.

At Georgia Southern, our students appre-ciate learning in small groups where profes-sors know their names. Even with nearly 18,000 students on campus, students feel at home seeing familiar faces when walking through campus.

Many undergraduate students enjoy having the opportunity to work on research projects led by faculty members. Addition-ally, both students and parents appreci-ate the classic main-street community of Statesboro that features numerous ameni-ties, shopping and dining options.

EDUCATION FOR A LIFETIMEWhether a student is a new high school graduate or a professional deciding to return to the University for an advanced or online degree, Georgia Southern has nu-merous programs and options for students in every stage of life.

The University’s College of Graduate Studies is seeing unprecedented growth

in its programs. An increasing number of students are also opting for online classes. During the spring 2009 commencement ceremony, a record number of graduates received online degrees—including several that made their first trip to campus to receive their diploma.

The University’s Dublin Center and the Coastal Georgia Center in Savannah take

the Georgia Southern classroom experi-ence to students outside of Statesboro. The College of Business Administration even offers an MBA program that allows profes-sionals to earn their master’s without leaving Savannah.

BUILDING FOR THE FUTUREImagine a college residence hall with suite

The 2009 edition of America’s Best Colleges, published by U.S. News and World Report, included Georgia Southern in the national university category. The University was one of only 262 American universities, both public and private, in that category. Kiplinger’s named Georgia Southern to its “Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges” list in the fall of 2008. And, the Princeton Re-view named the University’s College of Business Administration to its list of the “Best 296 Business Schools.”


and apartment-style living, a shopping area and a food court. That on-campus liv-ing experience became reality at Georgia Southern with the opening of Centennial Place. As home to 1,001 students, Cen-tennial Place is setting a new standard in on-campus living.

Several key facilities at the University recently celebrated expansions and renova-tions. A four-year, $22.75 million dollar project to expand and renovate the Zach S. Henderson Library tripled the size of the fa-cility. Today it provides students and faculty with a state-of-the-art facility for research and study.

The $7.8 million dollar renovation and extension of the Foy Building added 3,599 square feet of space. Foy’s renovation includes a major enhancement to the out-standing Carol A. Carter Recital Hall.

The Wetland Preserve at Georgia

Southern University’s Center for Wildlife Education and the Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Rap-tor Center opened to the public this past spring. The 12-acre addition includes a small pond and capture basin that houses a beaver lodge, a cypress pond that will be home to a variety of wading birds like herons and egrets, and a waterfowl pond. The 17-acre center is one of only a select few in the nation to be located in the heart of a major university campus.

REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORLDGeorgia Southern students have more op-portunity than ever to study alongside oth-ers from countries all over the world. Both the number of students coming to Georgia Southern from other countries and Georgia Southern students studying abroad has grown steadily over the last decade.

The international experience is not limited to study. During spring break 2009, more than 100 Georgia Southern students traveled the world volunteering. They helped build a medical clinic in the Baha-mas, volunteered with orphans in Hondu-

ras and worked alongside the world famous Bogside Artists refurbishing their political murals in Northern Ireland.

Closer to home, students spend hun-dreds of hours every year volunteering in the Bulloch County area through greek organizations, service clubs, and the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engage-ment. Georgia Southern students learn that service to others is always time well spent.

The University works to better the com-munity every day. The College of Health and Human Sciences is partnering with the Bulloch County Health Department to curb childhood obesity. Preventing disease and bettering the quality of life for people at risk of serious health problems is a focus of the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. And the psychology department in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sci-ences recently expanded the services at its psychology clinic to include children.

Every day someone, somewhere in the world is touched by the work of a Georgia Southern student, alumni, staff, or faculty member—making the reach of this Univer-sity truly global.


admissions

Admissions RequiRementsFReshmen Due to the University’s growth in academic reputa-tion and size, it is recommended that you apply at the end of your junior year of high school, if possible. Acceptance is based on a high school diploma or equivalent, satisfactory grade point average and satisfactory SAT or ACT score. You must also complete the College Preparatory Curriculum requirements for regular admission into any Georgia public university.

tRAnsFeR students You may be admitted if you provide evidence of good standing at previous colleges attended and meet all Georgia Southern admissions requirements. Please call or e-mail the Office of Admissions to request a transfer package.

GRAduAte deGRee PRoGRAms The Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies administers graduate degree programs in more than 40 majors, concentrations and emphasis areas in seven colleges. Enrollment in the College of Graduate Studies is increasing in record numbers, as more professionals and stu-dents realize the value of an advanced degree. Go to http://cogs.georgiasouthern.edu/ for more information.

online Georgia Southern University offers flexible online pro-grams in business, education, and healthcare. Now you can earn a respected Georgia Southern degree without ever traveling to campus. We also offer blended options that enable you to com-bine online and classroom work. As an online student, you will be able to earn your degree on your schedule from anywhere in the world. Whether you are working your way up the corporate ladder, caring for patients, teaching students or deployed for military service, a Georgia Southern degree is only a click away.

FinAnciAl Aid Georgia Southern was named by Kiplinger’s Per-sonal Finance as one of the Top 100 Best Values for public colleges. In addition to being one of the most affordable universities in the nation, we also offer a variety of financial aid options for students of all income levels: scholarships (including HOPE for Georgia students with B or better averages), grants, loans and work-study programs.

AdmissionsAddRess: P.O. Box 8024Statesboro, GA 30460Phone: 912-478-5391e-mAil: [email protected] site: http://admissions.georgiasouthern.edu

FinAnciAl AidAddRess: P.O. Box 8065Statesboro, GA 30460Phone: 912-478-5413e-mAil: [email protected] site: http://students.georgiasouthern.edu/finaid

estimAted exPenses PeR semesteR (undeRGRAduAte)Does not include books, supplies and spending money (Georgia resident*)Tuition......................................................................................................$1,479Fees .............................................................................................................. $526Room & Board .......................................................................................$3,666*Non-resident tuition is $5,915 per semester

student snAPshotenRollment: 17,764undeRGRAduAte: 15,490GRAduAte: 2,274student/FAculty RAtio: 21:1comPosite sAt scoRe: 1111

univeRsity RecoGnition• U.S. News and World Report recognized Georgia Southern in its

2009 edition of America’s Best Colleges in the national univer-sity category.

• Kiplinger’s named Georgia Southern to its “Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges” list.

• Princeton Review named the University’s College of Business Administration to its list of the “Best 296 Business Schools.”


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notAble GeoRGiA southeRn Alumni

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(Area Code 912, Prefix 478)

GENERAL MAILING ADDRESS:Department of Athletics

Post Office Box 8082Statesboro, Georgia 30460

ATHLETICS DIRECTORY

Anders, Ashley (Assistant Football Coach) .................................. 5273

Baker, Sam (Athletics Director) .................................................... 5047Barnhill, Kristen (Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach) ................... 1146Batichon, Claudia (Assistant Compliance Director) ...................... 7291Beene, Cathy (Associate AD/SWA) .............................................. 1158Beirne, Liz (Softball Assistant Coach) .......................................... 0983Biancuzzo, Matt (Assistant Athletic Trainer) ................................. 5509Blythe, Jeff (Assistant AD/Business Manager) ............................. 7803Bonner, Amy (Head Women’s Tennis Coach)............................... 0887Bostick, Shawn (Football Assistant Coach) .................................. 5604Brinson, Shayne (Administrative Assistant) .................................. 5376Brown, Nicole (Track & Field Assistant Coach) ............................ 5815Bryant, Kathryn (Athletic Foundation)........................................... 5520

Callihan, Chad (Head Volleyball Coach) ...................................... 1502Carter, Rose (Assistant Athletics Media Relations Director)......... 5288Carter, Stewart (Equipment Manager) .......................................... 5970Collins, Carter (Golf Assistant Coach) ...................................852-3771Cox, Brandon (Game Operations) ................................................ 0295 Clouse, Brandy Petty (Director of Sports Medicine) ..................... 7581Cram, Rusty (Head Women’s Basketball Coach) ......................... 0568Curran, Liam (Men’s Soccer Assistant Coach) ............................. 7842

Days-Bryan, Regina (Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach) ....... 5861Dugans, Ron (Football Assistant Coach)...................................... 5969

Geyerman, Dr. Chris (Faculty Athletic Representative) ................ 5838Gilham, Barrett (Athletic Media Relations Staff Assistant) ............ 5448Gillespie, Rance (Football Assistant Coach) ................................ 5460 Green, B.J. (Baseball Assistant Coach) ....................................... 1331

Hart, Ashley (Head Women’s Soccer Coach) ............................... 0270Harris, Jessica (Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach) ............... 1486Hatcher, Chris (Head Football Coach).......................................... 5522Hatcher, Keith (Football Assistant Coach) .................................... 0678Hennon, Rodney (Head Baseball Coach) .................................... 7360Hooley, Whitney (Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach) .............. 1474Howard, Brandon (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) ..... 5965Hume, Marc (Football Learning Specialist) .................................. 2392

Inman, Roger (Director of Athletics Facilities) .............................. 5412

Jackson, Robbie (Director of Football Sports Medicine) .............. 5053Jenkerson, Jr., David (Football Strength/Conditioning Coach) ..... 5965Johnson, Maggie (Head Softball Coach) ...................................... 1501Jones, Brent (Director of Athletics Marketing) .............................. 5377

Kellogg, Nate (Head Swimming Coach) ....................................... 1474Kennedy, Kevin (Head Men’s Soccer Coach) .............................. 1204Kingery, Lisa (Football Administrative Asst.) ................................. 5522Koonz, Jeff (Football Assistant Coach) ......................................... 1559Kreider, Chris (Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach) ...................... 5834

Lombardi, Matt (Academic Advisor).............................................. 5965 Love, Carlos (Director of Baseball Operations) ............................ 1350

Martin, Brandon (Assistant Director of Athletics Facilities) ........... 3506Mays, Larry (Head Golf Coach) .............................................852-3769Melton, Tom (Assistant AD/Strength and Conditioning) ................ 0296Miles, Justin (Head Men’s Tennis Coach) .................................... 7067Mulherin, John (President, Athletic Foundation) ........................... 5520Munkasy, Dr. Barry (Head Cheerleading Coach) ......................... 0985

Newsome, Jamey (Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach) ................ 1146

Osterman, Patrick (Assistant AD/Media Relations) ...................... 0352

Parker, Dee (Southern Boosters Donor Records) ........................ 7752Perry, Mary (Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach)..................... 5849Podell, Erik (Director of Men’s Basketball Operations) ................. 1425Poskey, Crystal (Volleyball Assistant Coach) ............................... 5453Pruitt, Tucker (Football Assistant Coach) ..................................... 5524

Ramfjord, John (Assistant Director of Athletics Marketing) .......... 1500Roughton, Keith (Associate AD/Compliance and Eligibility) ......... 0746Ryan, Elizabeth (Assistant Athletics Media Relations Director).... 5071

Shuman, Kay (Ticket Manager) .................................................... 5476Smith, Natalie (Head Women’s Track & Field Coach) .................. 0784Smith, Steve (Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach) ........................ 2326Stewart, Mitch (Football Assistant Coach) .................................... 0491 Stuckey, Lucas (Director of Annual Giving) .................................. 1109

Taylor, Matthew (Corporate Sponsorship Sales) .......................... 1500Tidick, Mike (Baseball Assistant Coach) ....................................... 5188Turner, Wes (Football Assistant Coach) ....................................... 5524

VanLandingham, Lanell (Administrative Secretary) ...................... 5047

Walker, Bubba (Football Assistant Coach) ................................... 1954Williams, Pershin (Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach) ................. 5328Wilhoite, Arnie (Facilities Director for Hanner Complex) .............. 5882

Young, Charlton (Head Men’s Basketball Coach) ........................ 5327

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Ask the locals to describe Statesboro before the arrival of football at Georgia Southern in 1981 and the word most often used is “sleepy”. Fall Saturdays were spent doing yard work and the Georgia Southern campus was empty - the students usually all went home on the weekends. But that all changed in 1981 and Georgia Southern and Statesboro have not been the same since.

Georgia Southern’s football program was carefully planned. It started as an idea in college president Dale Lick’s mind in 1978 and blossomed in 1981 with the hiring of Bucky Wagner as athletic director.

But the rest of the story just unfolded. No one planned on hiring Erk Russell, one of the most respected football coaches in America, as head coach. No one planned on Tracy Ham, cast as a defensive back by most colleges, becoming one of the most pro-lific quarterbacks to ever play the game. And no one ever planned on fullback Adrian Peterson shattering nearly 120 records on his way to becoming the school’s first-ever Heisman Trophy candidate. Finally, certainly no one planned on Georgia Southern winning an unprecedented six NCAA Division I FCS national championships.

Those things just happened, as miracles most often do.Longtime Georgia defensive coordinator Erk Russell shocked

the state of Georgia when he accepted the head coaching position at Georgia Southern. Now, 28 years later, the rest, as they say, is history.

In addition to six NCAA Division I FCS national championships, the Eagles have made 16 playoff appearances and have suffered just two losing seasons since the rebirth of the program. Southern is considered one of the top football programs in the country and consistently is one of FCS’s top teams.

Beautiful Eagle Creek Some say Eagle Creek is nothing more than an old drainage

ditch, but to Eagle fans and players it is an inspiring body of water. Former head coach Erk Russell made Eagle Creek a symbol of making “the best of everything you have,” turning the gnat-and-mosquito-infested ditch into something to be proud of. Water from the creek is bottled up and taken on the road whenever deemed appropriate. A special ceremony is held on Friday before the game in which the players and coaches start at one endzone and sprinkle a little water all the way down the field. The first use of Eagle creek water was at Northern Iowa in 1985 - a semifinal playoff game that GSU won 40-33.

Fight Song “Wave the blue, Wave the white, Hold the banner high, the

Eagles are on the wing. Sound a cry to the sky, As we look for glory, Victory now we sing. Hail the blue, Hail the white, Hail the team that’s soaring upward to bring us fame, Georgia Southern Eagles, fight on to victory and win this game!

Blue and white-fight, fight! Blue and white-fight, fight! Georgia Southern-Eagles! Fight, fight, fight!”

Freedom Flights In what has become

one of the most popular tra-ditions at Georgia Southern University, Freedom, a male bald eagle who resides on campus at Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Raptor Center, takes flight before each home football game. Freedom soars from atop the press box over the home side of Paulson Stadium and lands at midfield.

The Frost is on the Pumpkin Former coach Erk Russell always reminded and warned his

teams to step it up a notch late in the season, prior to the approach of post-season play in the month of November - a time of year which Statesboro and Bulloch County are usually greeted by the first cold snap of the fall. In actuality, Eagle teams do indeed re-spond in their preparation efforts prior to the playoff season, record-ing an all-time 72-21 (.774) mark of in November. The Eagles are an impressive 96-27 (.780) after October 31st, causing many GSU opponents over the years to say ‘you better get them before the ‘Frost Is On The Pumpkin’.

The Gnats Similar to the swallows which return to Capistrano on an an-

nual basis, these tiny pesky non-biting insects make their appear-ance around the Eagle practice fields and Paulson Stadium from early May to mid-October. The swarming mass thrives on plenty of heat and humidity, creating a definite Georgia Southern homefield advantage during early season afternoon games at Paulson Sta-dium.

FOOTBALL TRADITIONS

Honoring A Legacy Legendary football

coach Erk Russell, as a demonstration of in-tensity would head butt his players. In honor of Coach Russell, a bronze bust was dedicated near the entrance to the field. In a new tradition, after the unveiling of the bust, Coach Chris Hatcher touched the forehead of the bust and coaches and players followed. This gesture honoring Coach Russell’s legacy occurs before each game as the team rubs or head butts the bust for good luck.

Hugo Bowl - 20th Anniversary In a game played just 180 miles from the eye of Hurricane

Hugo and televised nation-ally by ESPN on September 21, 1989, Georgia Southern defeated arch rival Middle Tennessee 26-0. The con-test was played despite tor-rential rain and high winds. For safety, an open phone-line existed from the Paulson Stadium pressbox to the Na-

tional Hurricane Center in Coral Gables, Florida, where updated reports were continuously fed to game officials. The contest also served as the first night game in GSU history where temporary lighting was brought in for an event.

The Nickname “Eagles” Eagles is the third nickname used by Georgia Southern Univer-

sity and has been the official nickname of the school since 1959.From 1924 to 1941, the school went through three name

changes of its six. From 1929 to 1938, it was South Georgia Teach-ers College. To reflect the institutions mission, the name was changed to Georgia Teachers College in 1939, and remained as such until 1958.

The nickname from 1924 to 1941 was Blue Tide, the origin of which is unknown.

After World War II, when all sports programs except football

were revived, the nickname was changed to Professors.However, when the school was renamed Georgia Southern

College in 1959, Professors no longer fit the institution’s image. The athletic department decided to let the students vote for a nick-name and Eagles was selected in a narrow vote over Colonels.

One More Time “One More Time” has become the motto of Georgia Southern

football fans and a tribute to Coach Erk Russell, who often used the phrase as a motivational tactic. Russell coined the phrase after the team won their second straight national championship in 1986. Russell called out to the fans, “hey ladies, hey fellas, hey gentle-men, One More Time for the greatest team in America.”

In a tribute, now fans shout the phrase after every kick off at home football games.

Our House “Our House” was developed as a rallying cry by fans during

the 1989 season. Georgia Southern is 149-28 in Statesboro since the opening of Allen E. Paulson Stadium in 1984. The Eagles’ first victory was a 48-11 rout of Liberty Baptist. GSU went on to estab-lish an NCAA FCS record by winning 38 consecutive home games between 1985 and 1990 before that mark was bested again by the Eagles in 2001 with a 39-game Paulson Stadium win streak which began in 1997.

Top 10 Uniforms Georgia Southern Football received a preseason award in

June 2007 by the website SportsIllustrated.com. In a ranking of the ‘Top 10’ college football uniforms, the Eagles came in eighth.

Georgia Southern was one of three Division I-Football Cham-pionship Subdivision teams listed.

The top 10 consisted of: Texas, Michigan, Auburn, Yale, Notre Dame, Wofford, Ohio State, Georgia Southern, Southern California and Georgia.

Yellow Buses The Georgia Southern Eagles arrive to Paulson Stadium on

gameday in the legendary school buses first used by Coach Erk Russell. In 1981 when the football program was resurrected, the team used the buses as a means of affordable transportation. As time progressed, Russell continued to use the yellow school buses as a reminder of the humble roots of the program.

FOOTBALL TRADITIONS

GEORGIA SOUTHERN ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT

Chris GeyermanFaculty Athletics Representative

Cathy BeeneAssociate AD/

SWA

Maggie JohnsonSoftball Coach

Keith RoughtonAssoc. AD for

Compliance and Eligibility

Roger InmanDirector of Facilities

Kay ShumanTicket Manager

Natalie SmithTrack & Field/Cross Country

Coach

Lanell VanLandingham

AdministrativeAssistant

Wes WilhoiteAssistant

Equipment Manager

Charlton YoungMen’s Basketball

Coach

Chris NesbitEquipment

Room Assistant

John RamfjordAsst. Director of Marketing/Group Tickets

Brent JonesDirector of Marketing

Nate KelloggSwimming and Diving Coach

Larry MaysGolf Coach

Justin MilesMen’s Tennis

Coach

Rusty CramWomen’s

Basketball Coach

Brandon CoxDirector of Athletics

Operations

Ashley HartWomen’s

Soccer Coach

Chris HatcherFootball Coach

Matthew TaylorAsst. Director of

Marketing/Corporate Sales

Amy BonnerWomen’s Tennis

Coach

Shayne BrinsonAdministrative

Assistant

Chad CallihanVolleyball Coach

Stewart CarterHead

Equipment Manager

Barry MunkasyCheerleading Coach

Kevin KennedyMen’s Soccer

Coach

Rodney HennonBaseball Coach

Jeff BlytheAsst. AD/

Business Manager

Claudia BatichonAsst. Compliance

Director

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CORNERBACK DARRELL PASCO AND SENIORS LEAD YOUTH-FILLED ROSTER

2009 PREVIEWING

ery few teams in the Football Championship Subdivision can end their season on a win. In a year where the Eagles won three over-time games they also lost three by a total of four points to nationally-ranked foes. So to finish the 2008 campaign with a win on the road against a nationally-ranked rival to clinch yet another winning season should give Georgia Southern a great deal of motivation heading into the off-season. Third year head coach Chris Hatcher agreed.

“Our off-season has been really good. I’ve been really pleased with all the effort from the players and staff. Our attitude is great and I think it’s really been an eye-opening experience for all the freshmen that came in and played last year, and now getting their first taste of what a col-lege off-season is all about,” said Hatcher.

Arguably one of (if not) the young-est teams in Division I, Hatcher had 27 redshirt- and true-fresh-men play enough to earn a letter last year. When fall camp opens in August and the 90-man ros-ter reports, Hatcher could have around another 30 newcomers compete immediately for play-ing time.

“We are a very young team, but we’ll still coach them up as hard as we can and expect a lot out of them. A lot of these guys would have benefitted from hav-ing a spring (season) under their belt going into last year, but that was not a luxury afforded to us,” said Hatcher. “Three-quarters of our team will be freshmen and sophomores. So again, a lot of our team was here this spring and as far as making sure you have those guys in the right posi-tions will be very difficult. Hope-fully we’ll break that cycle after this upcoming freshmen class enrolls in August.”

Fans got a little preview of what the 2009 ‘Hatch Attack’ will look like during the regular season finale win at Furman, setting single-game passing records and defensively holding the Paladins to the fewest points in three years.

QUARTERBACKHeading into fall drills head coach Chris Hatcher stated that sophomore Lee Chapple, who finished the 2008 season as the starter, remains number one with junior Kyle Collins the back-up.

Chapple again took over the starting duties heading into the Furman game and responded with a performance that earned him the Southern Conference ‘Offensive Player of the Week’ award. He completed 39-of-56 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns.

Overall he completed a program-record 64.5 percent of his passes on the year (78-of-121).

Collins has seen limited action during his first two playing years but according to Hatcher is a capable quarterback. The Eagles also signed freshman quarterback Brent Osborn in February.

“Lee is the clear cut number one and Kyle will be his back-up. Those will be the guys that are battling primarily during the course of fall,” said Hatcher. “Lee is a great leader. Lee really caught his groove, got hurt then came back at the end of the year and had a great game at Furman. It’s always a wide-open battle in the fall but he’s going to be tough to beat.

“Kyle is a smart guy and he practices really well... He just knows what to do and he’s got some good skills to go along with him being a heads-up player.”

RUNNINGBACKAnother key area where young players will be heavily counted on is at the running back po-sition. In fact, the top three players coming out of spring are two sopho-mores and a freshman.

In three of the Eagles’ four overtime games, Adam Urbano rushed for a touchdown. He scored from 25 yards on the first play against Wofford. Urbano also took a pitch on the first play of OT at Western Carolina and raced in for a 25-yard score which proved to be the game-winner. During the third overtime at The Citadel, Urbano punched it in on 1st-and-goal from the three for the game-winner. However, due to an injury Urbano missed the final two games of the season. He’s the top running back with 304 yards and seven touchdowns.

Zeke Rozier played in two games his freshman year, and was able to return to make six starts last season. He rushed for 135 yards, in-

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LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: Lee Chapple (Soph) and Kyle Collins (Jr).

KEY NEWCOMER: Brent Osborn

‘Hatch Attack’ Prepares for Playoff Run

SOPHOMORE LEE CHAPPLE

SOPHOMORE ADAM URBANO

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cluding a 29-yard TD run at Chattanooga. Darreion Robinson signed in 2008 but gray-shirted. He arrived on campus in January and has looked good in drills.

Senior walk-on Tobi Akinniranye looked good in spring and redshirt freshman Lamar Brown could challenge for playing time. Junior col-lege transfer Brandon Nolley will be in the mix as well.

“Adam Urbano had a good season and we expect big things out of him at our ‘H’ position. He does a good job of running the ball and he’s got great hands, so he will be really big in the offense kind of like he was last season. We expect him to be able to do a lot more things for us this season with that year of experience under his belt.

“Zeke is fully recovered and he’s a really smart player. He has to get better at running the ball in between the tackles and we have to give him some more opportunities to do that. We gray-shirted Darreion Rob-inson and we think that he’s a fine talent. Hopefully this spring he’ll show us that we picked the right guy to play that running back position. But we’re very excited about him and he’s a player though that we re-ally don’t know much about yet in a Georgia Southern uniform,” said Hatcher.

“We’re really counting on Brandon Nolley to come in and do some good work. (Tobi) Akinniranye had a really good spring. We expect him to see a lot of time on special teams. Lamar Brown also had a good spring and we project him to be a solid back-up.”

WIDE RECEIVERIf the running back position has a majority of underclassmen and the defensive line lost four key players, the wide receivers will be a little of both. Of the 16 players last year that caught a pass, only four return and two are a true wide receiver – sophomores Leander Barney (22, 209, 1TD), Zeke Rozier (11, 57, 1 TD), Adam Urbano (5, 28) and senior Garryon Taylor (2 for 39 yards at Furman).

Barney moved out to wide receiver full-time and Taylor is the lone se-nior of the group. Junior Nick Kyles and gray-shirt freshman Jonathan Bryant are two newcomers who figure into Hatcher’s plans. But a lack of depth is a big reason why Hatcher and his staff signed seven wide receiver recruits to join in the fall.

Chris Teal turned in a solid freshman year in 2007 rushing for 207 yards and a touchdown while catching five passes for 74 yards. He suffered a season-ending injury early in fall camp and redshirted last year.

Sophomore Nico Hickey and redshirt-freshman Tyler Sumner both stood out during spring drills. Sumner caught two touchdowns during the annual ‘Blue-White’ game.

“We moved (Leander) Barney out to wide receiver, hopefully he can do it for us. We’re really high on Jonathan Bryant, a gray-shirt out of Cairo. Towards the latter part of the season Garryon Taylor made some big catches for us. Nick Kyles is a guy we think has great talent. He looked good on the scout team last year so hopefully he’ll have a good spring and can provide us with some play makers out wide. Sumner and Hickey had a good spring,” said Hatcher.

Several newcomers will have a chance to showcase their abilities right away in fall camp.

“(Guys like) Drexel Copeland, J.J. Wilcox, Jamere Valentine, Mitch-ell Williford, Cole Gordon and Patrick Barker… we’re going to throw all those guys into the mix early in camp and see which one is ready to go,” said Hatcher.

OFFENSIVE LINEHeading into 2008, the offensive line was decimated by graduation, losing five starters and another top reserve. The unit improved week to week throughout the year and turned into one of the team’s strengths.

They played a big role in the Eagles setting offensive passing records and again ranking among the nation’s best in scoring offense.

Returning are seniors Cole Fountain (tackle), Trey Dunmon (center) and Jonathan Loving (guard) along with sophomores William Max-well (tackle) and Josh Petkovich (tackle).

Last year the Eagles were able to redshirt Blake DeBartola, Jared Flowers and Daniel Few. Both are expected to challenge for a start-ing role this year. Chris Gray, a redshirt in 2008, enters fall camp as a back-up looking for playing time. Brandavious Mann saw spot action last year and lettered.

Also joining the team in fall camp are newcomers: Jake Gambino, Tay-lor Johnstone, Hunter Poole, Garrett Smith and Jamical Tatum.

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING:Zeke Rozier (Soph) and Adam Urbano (Soph).KEY NEWCOMERS: Lamar Brown (R-Fr.), Brandon Nolley (Jr.) and Darreion Robinson (grayshirt).

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: Leander Barney (Soph), Nico Hickey (Soph), Garryon Taylor (Sr) and Chris Teal (Soph).

KEY NEWCOMERS: Patrick Barker, Jonathan Bryant, Drexel Copeland, Cole Gordon, Nick Kyles (Jr.), Tyler Sumner (R-Fr.), Jamere Valentine, J.J. Wilcox and Mitchell Williford.

SOPHOMORE LEANDER BARNEY


“We have Trey Dunmon who had a fine year until he got hurt late in the season. Cole Fountain really became comfortable at the right tackle position. You have Josh Petkovich and when (William) Maxwell gets well they’ll have a great battle, but we need Jonathan Loving to come on. Last year we had to move him to second team in the last part of the season so we need him now to have a good spring. We’re really look-ing for big things out of Jared Flowers and Daniel Few and hopefully those guys can step up and accept the challenge,” said Hatcher.

freshman during the season-opener at Georgia. Brett Layson, who blocked a punt last year at Western Carolina, was a regular on special teams last year as a redshirt-freshman. Lee Banks could also chal-lenge for a starting role at corner.

“There’s a lot of experience back with Carson Hill, Darrell Pasco and Ronnie Wiggins. Those three guys will anchor the corner position. A guy that we’re high on is A.J. Mc-Cray, we played him at safety and corner. We moved him around and did him a disservice moving him around so much, but we really feel like he’s going to be a solid corner for us,” said Hatcher.

“We have three safety positions and we’re running a three man front. Derek Heyden and K.R. Snipes are two true sophomores who played a lot last season. E.J. Webb was moved to our rover posi-tion to replace Chris Covington. We are counting on those guys heavily. We put Hudson Presume in as a corner but we think he’s going to be better served at playing safety so it’ll be really interesting to see what type of spring he’s going to have,” said Hatcher.

LINEBACKERThe Eagles might have the youngest group of linebackers in the SoCon, but a group who has seen a great deal of playing time. Sophomores Dion Dubose, J.B. Shippy and Tavaris Williams all saw playing time last year. They are joined by seniors Terrione Benefield and David Lewis and JUCO transfer Calvin West.

Dubose started four times last year, including the finale at Furman in which he was named the league’s ‘Defensive Player of the Week’. The starting middle linebacker made 32 tackles, including four for a loss and two sacks. He and Shippy were named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team. Shippy started nine times and finished with 41 tackles, 5.5 TFL and two fumble recoveries.

Benefield and Lewis are both fifth-year seniors with a great deal of experience. Benefield was third on the team making 57 tackles. Lewis saw action in all 11 games as well. Williams was a standout on spe-cial teams and along with West will challenge for a starting role on the outside.

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: Lee Banks (Jr), Derek Heyden (Soph), Carson Hill (Sr), Brett Layson (Soph), Evan Mattingly (Jr), A.J. McCray (Soph), Darrell Pasco (Sr), K.R. Snipes (Soph), E.J. Webb (Jr) and Ronnie Wiggins (Sr).KEY NEWCOMERS: Darius Eubanks, Laron Scott (So.) and John Stevenson (R-Fr.).

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Terrione Benefield (Sr), Dion Dubose (Soph), Justin Krueger (Soph), David Lewis (Sr), J.B. Ship-py (Soph) and Tavaris Williams (Soph).

KEY NEWCOMER: Josh Rowe.

SENIOR TREY DUNMON SENIOR JONATHAN LOVING

SENIOR RONNIE WIGGINS

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: Trey Dunmon (Sr), Cole Foun-tain (Sr), Jonathan Loving (Sr), Brandavious Mann (Soph), William Maxwell (Soph) and Josh Petkovich (Soph).KEY NEWCOMERS: Blake DeBartola (R-Fr.), Daniel Few (R-Fr.), Jared Flowers (Soph), Jake Gambino, Chris Gray (R-Fr.), Taylor Johnstone, Bryant Meeks, Hunter Poole, Garrett Smith and Jamical Tatum (Fr).

DEFENSIVE BACKThe defensive secondary returns three senior starters - Carson Hill, Darrell Pasco and Ronnie Wiggins.

Wiggins began his career on offense before moving to the second-ary. He made 39 tackles on the year and led the team making three interceptions in nine games played. Hill is another player that is an All-Conference and All-America candidate. During his sophomore year he made three interceptions and 33 tackles in seven games. Last year he made 43 stops and broke up 10 passes.

Pasco made 36 tackles in 11 games played (seven starts). He ranked second on the team with eight pass break-ups.

Derek Heyden and K.R. Snipes both earned SoCon ‘All Freshman Team’ honors. E.J. Webb battled injuries last year but moved to the Rover position. A.J. McCray made the first of his two starts as a true-

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“That’s probably the deepest position we’ve got with Dion, Shippy and Terrione Benefield. Those three guys have the most experience. Calvin West really looked good in drills,” said Hatcher. “So there are four guys there who we’re re-ally counting on, and it would be really nice if David Lewis would step up and push Dion Dubose at middle linebacker. But I’ll tell you who’s really been a big surprise for us is Tavaris Williams. He had a great special team year for us and we expect big things from him as well. We are counting on Josh Rowe to come in and be ready to go.”

DEFENSIVE LINENext to wide receivers, the defensive line took the biggest hit of losing seniors. Dakota Walker turned in an All-America season at defensive end. Larry Beard and Damon Suggs were all-conference caliber per-formers and Casey Wingard proved to be a valuable back-up. But the cupboard is not completely empty.

Brent Russell turned in an impressive fall camp and earned the start at Georgia. He suffered a season-ending knee injury, will have four years of eligibility remaining, and should challenge for the starting defensive tackle role again. Kerry Bonds was also having a stellar fall camp but suffered a knee injury. The rising senior could be penciled in at defen-sive end.

Sophomore Roderick Tin-sley saw significant play-ing time as the season progressed and could chal-lenge for the other D-End spot. Senior Harland Bow-er moved between line-backer and defensive end throughout his career. His experience could help him challenge for a starting role on the end as well. Markeith Wylie, another senior, start-ed a couple of times at de-fensive tackle.

A group of newcomers in-cluding: Javon Mention, Jack Whittle, Andrerel Coleman, Willie Burden and Neil Harrell (transfer from Western Kentucky) could also factor in the start-ing line-up.

“Defensive line is the position that will make or break you. Roderick Tinsley came on throughout the season and he’s going to be relied on heavily. Brent Russell and Kerry Bonds both battled injury so what they do in the spring will be limited but both of those guys are projected starters along with Markeith Wylie,” said Hatcher. “Wylie played spar-ingly for us, but we need him to really come along well. We signed Men-tion, Whittle, Coleman, Burden and Harrell. We’re counting on one or two of those guys to step up, but we won’t know that until fall camp.”

SPECIAL TEAMSGeorgia Southern boasted of the youngest kicking game in the South-ern Conference and probably all of Football Championship Subdivision – three freshmen.

Carter Jones handled all the long snapping duties. Charlie Edwards who also served as holder on kicks, ranked among the SoCon punting leaders for most of the season. He finished with a 40 yard average on 41 punts. Edwards launched eight punts of 50-plus yards and placed 14 inside the 20.

Adrian Mora took over the place kicking duties in week four. He would earn Second Team All-Southern Conference honors, ranking among the league lead-ers in points, extra points and field goals made (SoCon-only games). Mora nailed all 31 extra point attempts and converted a field goal in every game played, 10-of-12 including a long of 42 yards in the finale at Furman. Both he and Edwards were named to the All-Freshman Team.

Christopher Rogers joined the team as a walk-on. He enters fall camp challenging for the kickoff duties. Also in the mix for playing time could be freshmen Graden Bozeman (PK) and Chris Williamson (P).

According to Hatcher, “Charlie and Adrian are both solid and of course we’ve got Carter Jones who’s our deep snapper. All three of them played as freshmen last season and we feel really good about them. The big thing is that we’ve got to find a guy that will push those three. That’s going to be key this spring, to see if somebody can make a run at them and try to take over their starting positions.

“Christopher Rogers had a good spring, he was our number one kickoff man. Statesboro HS graduate Bozeman and Williamson, from Marist HS, we think both have the ability to maybe push for playing time,” said Hatcher.

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Kerry Bonds (Sr), Harland Bow-er (Sr), Charwel Brown (Sr), Roderick Tinsley (Soph) and Markeith Wylie (Sr).KEY NEWCOMERS: Willie Burden, Andrerel Coleman, Neil Harrell (Jr.), Javon Mention, Brent Russell (R-Fr.) and Jack Whittle.

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: Charlie Edwards (Soph), Carter Jones (Soph) and Adrian Mora (Soph).KEY NEWCOMERS: Graden Bozeman and Chris Williamson.

SENIOR TERRIONE BENEFIELD

SENIOR MARKEITH WYLIE

SOPHOMORE ADRIAN MORA

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NO. NAME POS HT WT CL-EXP HOMETOWN (High School/JUCO)

1 E.J. Webb DB 6-1 205 Jr-2L Roanoke, Va. (Fleming/Fork Union) 2 A.J. McCray DB 5-8 190 So-1L St. Marys, Ga. (Camden County) 4 Derek Heyden DB 6-1 175 So-1L Atlanta, Ga. (Marist) 5 Chris Teal WR 5-7 190 So-1L Cairo, Ga. (Cairo) 6 Adam Urbano RB 5-8 190 So-1L Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun) 7 Darreion Robinson RB 5-9 185 Fr-HS Bishop, Ga. (Clarke Central) 9 Darrell Pasco DB 6-0 170 Sr-1L Clearwater, Fla. (Countryside/GMC) 10 Josh Rowe LB 5-11 190 Fr-HS Opelika, Ala. (Opelika) 11 Tavaris Williams LB 5-11 200 So-1L Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County) 12 Kyle Collins QB 6-3 200 Jr-1L Atlanta, Ga. (Lovett) 13 Darius Eubanks DB 6-0 190 Fr-HS Harlem, Ga. (Thomson) 14 Lee Chapple QB 6-1 190 So-1L Alpharetta, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian) 15 Leander Barney WR 5-8 185 So-1L Irmo, S.C. (Irmo) 17 Drexel Copeland WR 6-0 172 Fr-HS Riverdale, Ga. (Mt. Zion) 18 Brent Osborn QB 6-4 200 Fr-HS Valley, Ala. (Valley) 19 J.J. Wilcox WR 6-0 175 Fr-HS Cairo, Ga. (Cairo) 22 Terrione Benefield LB 6-0 210 Sr-3L Conyers, Ga. (Heritage) 23 Ronnie Wiggins DB 5-8 170 Sr-3L Summerville, Ga. (Chattooga) 24 Carson Hill DB 5-10 175 Sr-3L Milledgeville, Ga. (Baldwin County) 25 Calvin West LB 6-1 205 Jr-TR Mableton, Ga. (Pebblebrook/GMC) 26 Zeke Rozier RB 6-1 200 So-1L Cochran, Ga. (Bleckley County) 28 Jamere Valentine WR 6-1 200 Fr-HS Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach) 29 Hudson Presume DB 5-9 170 So-SQ Bradenton, Fla. (Southeast) 30 K.R. Snipes DB 5-9 175 So-1L Opelika, Ala. (Opelika) 31 Lamar Brown RB 5-8 180 Fr-RS Louisville, Ga. (Jefferson County) 32 Brandon Nolley RB 5-11 217 Jr-TR Sparta, Ga. (Hancock County/GMC) 33 Dion Dubose LB 6-0 240 So-1L Dacula, Ga. (Norcross) 34 Laron Scott DB 5-9 171 So-TR Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins/Butler CC) 36 Brett Layson DB 6-1 200 So-1L Macon, Ga. (Tattnall Square Academy) 37 Jordan Walker DB 6-0 171 Fr-RS Statesboro, Ga. (Bulloch Academy) 38 Kyle Oehlbeck DB 5-10 186 Fr-HS Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz) 39 Evan Mattingly DB 6-0 190 Jr-2L Marietta, Ga. (Walton) 40 J.B. Shippy LB 5-11 205 So-1L Gaffney, S.C. (Gaffney) 41 Lee Banks DB 5-11 190 Jr-1L Augusta, Ga. (Augusta Christian) 42 Brent Gordon LB 5-11 205 So-SQ Fitzgerald, Ga. (Fitzgerald) 43 Christian Jordan DB 6-0 210 So-RS Stone Mountain, Ga. (Shiloh) 44 Tobi Akinniranye RB 5-11 204 Sr-RS Atlanta, Ga. (Centennial) 45 Adrian Mora PK 5-11 195 So-1L Dalton, Ga. (Dalton) 47 Harland Bower DE 6-2 240 Sr-3L Edison, N.J. (East Ridge {FL}) 48 Charlie Edwards P 5-11 200 So-1L Tifton, Ga. (Tift County) 49 John Stevenson DB 5-11 185 Fr-RS Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stevenson) 50 Will Koran DL 6-4 211 Fr-HS Newnan, Ga. (Newnan) 51 William Maxwell OL 6-1 275 So-1L Quitman, Ga. (Brooks County) 52 Javon Mention DE 6-2 228 Fr-HS Tampa, Fla. (Plant) 53 David Lewis LB 6-1 235 Sr-3L Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside) 55 Jack Whittle DE 6-5 217 Fr-HS Dublin, Ga. (Dublin) 57 Carter Jones Snap 5-11 200 So-1L Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County) 58 Justin Krueger LB 6-0 220 So-1L Kennesaw, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain) 60 Chris Gray OL 6-5 260 Fr-RS Landrum, S.C. (Landrum) 61 Jonathan Loving OL 6-1 270 Sr-2L Fayetteville, Ga. (Fayette County) 62 Graden Bozeman PK 6-1 165 Fr-HS Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro) 63 Brandavious Mann OL 6-2 250 So-1L Forsyth, Ga. (Mary Persons) 64 Chris Williamson P 6-2 185 Fr-HS Roswell, Ga. (Marist) 65 Jared Flowers OL 6-5 320 So-SQ Stillmore, Ga. (David Emanuel Academy) 66 Brent Russell DT 6-2 270 Fr-RS Bowman, Ga. (Madison County) 67 Bryant Meeks OL 6-4 266 Fr-HS Blue Ridge, Ga. (Fannin County)

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NO. NAME POS HT WT CL-EXP HOMETOWN (High School/JUCO)

68 Taylor Johnstone OL 6-4 323 Fr-HS Douglasville, Ga. (Chapel Hill) 69 Trey Dunmon OL 6-3 300 Sr-1L Lily, Ga. (Hawkinsville) 70 Cole Fountain OL 6-3 300 Sr-2L Cartersville, Ga. (Woodland) 71 Jake Gambino OL 6-3 306 Fr-HS Coral Springs, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 72 Jamical Tatum OL 6-0 322 Fr-TR LaGrange, Ga. (Troup/GMC) 73 Daniel Few OL 6-4 270 Fr-RS Ellenwood, Ga. (Grady) 74 Hunter Poole OL 6-4 320 Fr-HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln) 75 Garrett Smith OL 6-3 270 Fr-HS Milledgeville, Ga. (John Milledge Academy) 76 Josh Barker OL 6-0 305 Sr-1L Duluth, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian) 77 Blake DeBartola OL 6-0 255 Fr-RS Fayetteville, Ga. (Starr’s Mill) 78 Josh Petkovich OL 6-7 240 So-1L Palm Harbor, Fla. (East Lake) 80 Jonathan Bryant WR 5-9 150 Fr-HS Cairo, Ga. (Cairo) 81 Mitchell Williford WR 6-3 180 Fr-HS Duluth, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge) 82 Nick Kyles WR 6-2 200 Jr-SQ Milledgeville, Ga. (Baldwin) 83 Garryon Taylor WR 5-11 180 Sr-2L Buford, Ga. (Buford) 84 Patrick Barker WR 6-1 165 Fr-HS Ponte Vedra, Fla. (Nease) 85 Nico Hickey WR 5-10 175 So-1L Columbus, Ga. (Pacelli) 87 Cole Gordon WR 6-7 190 Fr-HS Naples, Fla. (Naples) 88 Tyler Sumner WR 6-2 210 Fr-RS Pooler, Ga. (Savannah Christian) 89 Chris Burnette WR 6-2 190 Sr-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Fleming Island) 90 Markeith Wylie DL 6-0 295 Sr-1L Washington, Ga. (Washington-Wilkes/GMC) 91 Kerry Bonds DL 6-2 235 Sr-2L Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln) 92 Andrerel Coleman DL 6-2 312 Fr-HS Tampa, Fla. (Middleton) 93 Charwel Brown DE 6-0 230 Sr-1L Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick/Coffeyville JC) 94 Roderick Tinsley DE 6-3 240 So-1L Soperton, Ga. (Treutlen) 95 Willie Burden DE 6-0 226 Fr-HS Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro) 97 Neil Harrell DL 6-3 311 Jr-TR Tampa, Fla. (Plant/Western Kentucky)

James Arowoselu DL 6-0 246 Sr-SQ Roswell, Ga. (Northview) Alex Bell PK 5-9 190 Fr-RS Blackshear, Ga. (Pierce County) Jermel Bennett DL 6-1 245 So-RS Augusta, Ga. (Lakeside) Garrett Blaxton OL 6-3 260 So-RS Reidsville, Ga. (Pinewood Christian Academy) Alex Bradford WR 5-8 160 So-RS Lincolnton, Ga. (Lincoln County) Jeff Brown PK 5-10 168 Fr-RS Hartwell, Ga. (Hart County) Michael Butler DB 5-9 176 So-SQ Stone Mountain, Ga. (Shiloh) Russell DeMasi QB 6-0 171 Fr-RS Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian) Paul Gourdeau OL 6-0 283 Jr-RS Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge) Jordan Haggerty QB 6-2 170 So-SQ Stuart, Fla. (South Fork) Kaleb Heninger OL 6-3 230 So-SQ Fitzgerald, Ga. (Fitzgerald) Brandon Lane DB 5-8 165 Fr-RS Marietta, Ga. (Harrison) Elbert Lee DB 5-11 175 So-SQ Blakely, Ga. (Early County) Brett Moore Snap/DE 6-3 235 Jr-RS Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside) Larry Murphy DB 5-11 165 Fr-HS St. Petersburg, Fla. (Gibbs) Brice Oglesby WR 5-11 175 Sr-RS Manchester, Ga. (Manchester) Christopher Pye QB 6-1 205 Jr-SQ Savannah, Ga. (Screven County) Zack Reckers LB 6-2 213 Fr-RS Atlanta, Ga. (Pope) Christopher Rogers PK 5-9 165 So-SQ Dublin, Ga. (Trinity Christian) Boyd Sasser DB 5-11 174 Fr-RS Millen, Ga. (Jenkins County) Wynn Stinespring WR 6-0 180 So-SQ St. Johns, Fla. (Bartram Trail) Mason Strickland DB 6-2 185 So-RS Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun) Garrett Sugar DB 5-7 190 Jr-RS Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) Brent Thomas LB 5-10 215 So-SQ Tampa, Fla. (Plant) Darryl Walker DB 6-2 177 Fr-HS LaGrange, Ga. (Callaway) Martin Weatherby WR 5-9 188 Fr-RS Roswell, Ga. (Fellowship) Brandon Wilcher DB 5-9 162 Jr-SQ Dublin, Ga. (Dublin) Justin Wilson Snap 6-2 193 Fr-RS Tifton, Ga. (Tift County) Zach York LB 5-11 203 Fr-RS Hartwell, Ga. (Hart County)

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NamesTobi Akinniranye ..... Ah-KIN-eh-rah-kneeJames Arowoselu .........Ah-ROO-sah-looTerrione Benefield................TARE-ee-onCharwell Brown .....................CHAR-wellAndrerel Coleman............. Ahn-DREY-ullDerek Heyden......................... HIGH-denWill Koran .................................Cor-ANNBrandavious Mann..... BRAN-day-vee-usBrandon Nolley .........................NAHL-ee

NO. NAME ............................ POS

44 Tobi Akinniranye ...............RB James Arowoselu ............. DL 41 Lee Banks ........................DB 76 Josh Barker ...................... OL 84 Patrick Barker ..................WR 15 Leander Barney ...............WR Alex Bell ...........................PK 22 Terrione Benefield ............ LB Jermel Bennett ................. DL Garrett Blaxton ................. OL 91 Kerry Bonds ...................... DL 47 Harland Bower ..................DE 62 Graden Bozeman .............PK Alex Bradford ...................WR 93 Charwel Brown .................DE Jeff Brown ........................PK 31 Lamar Brown ....................RB 80 Jonathan Bryant ..............WR 95 Willie Burden ....................DE 89 Chris Burnette .................WR Michael Butler ...................DB 14 Lee Chapple .....................QB 92 Andrerel Coleman ............ DL 12 Kyle Collins .......................QB 17 Drexel Copeland ..............WR 77 Blake DeBartola ............... OL Russell DeMasi ................QB 33 Dion Dubose ..................... LB 69 Trey Dunmon .................... OL 48 Charlie Edwards ................. P 13 Darius Eubanks ................DB 73 Daniel Few ....................... OL 65 Jared Flowers ................... OL 70 Cole Fountain ................... OL 71 Jake Gambino .................. OL 42 Brent Gordon .................... LB 87 Cole Gordon ....................WR

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME ............................ POS

Paul Gourdeau ................. OL 60 Chris Gray ........................ OL Jordan Haggerty ...............QB 97 Neil Harrell ........................ DL Kaleb Heninger ................. OL 4 Derek Heyden ..................DB 85 Nico Hickey .....................WR 24 Carson Hill ........................DB 68 Taylor Johnstone .............. OL 57 Carter Jones ................. Snap 43 Christian Jordan ...............DB 50 Will Koran ......................... DL 58 Justin Krueger .................. LB 82 Nick Kyles ........................WR Brandon Lane ...................DB 36 Brett Layson .....................DB Elbert Lee .........................DB 53 David Lewis ...................... LB 61 Jonathan Loving ............... OL 63 Brandavious Mann ........... OL 39 Evan Mattingly ..................DB 51 William Maxwell ................ OL 2 A.J. McCray ......................DB 67 Bryant Meeks ................... OL 52 Javon Mention ..................DE Brett Moore ............. Snap/DE 45 Adrian Mora ......................PK Larry Murphy ....................DB 32 Brandon Nolley .................RB 38 Kyle Oehlbeck ..................DB Brice Oglesby ..................WR 18 Brent Osborn ....................QB 9 Darrell Pasco ....................DB 78 Josh Petkovich ................. OL 74 Hunter Poole .................... OL 29 Hudson Presume ..............DB Christopher Pye ................QB

NO. NAME ............................ POS

Zack Reckers ................... LB 7 Darreion Robinson ...........RB Christopher Rogers ..........PK 10 Josh Rowe ........................ LB 26 Zeke Rozier ......................RB 66 Brent Russell .................... DT Boyd Sasser .....................DB 34 Laron Scott .......................DB 40 J.B. Shippy ....................... LB 75 Garrett Smith .................... OL 30 K.R. Snipes ......................DB 49 John Stevenson ................DB Wynn Stinespring ............WR Mason Strickland ..............DB Garrett Sugar ....................DB 88 Tyler Sumner ...................WR 72 Jamical Tatum .................. OL 83 Garryon Taylor .................WR 5 Chris Teal ........................WR Brent Thomas ................... LB 94 Roderick Tinsley ...............DE 6 Adam Urbano ...................RB 28 Jamere Valentine .............WR Darryl Walker ....................DB 37 Jordan Walker ..................DB Martin Weatherby ............WR 1 E.J. Webb .........................DB 25 Calvin West ...................... LB 55 Jack Whittle ......................DE 23 Ronnie Wiggins ................DB Brandon Wilcher ...............DB 19 J.J. Wilcox .......................WR 11 Tavaris Williams ................ LB 64 Chris WiIliamson ................ P 81 Mitchell Williford ..............WR Justin Wilson ................ Snap 90 Markeith Wylie .................. DL Zach York ......................... LB

Kyle Oehlbeck ........................ OHL-beck Josh Petkovich .................PET-koh-vitchHudson Presume ............. PREH-su-mayLaron Scott ................................ La-RONWynn Stinespring ................Stine-SpringGarryon Taylor ........................... Gary-onJamical Tatum .....................JAH-michaelAdam Urbano ........................Ur-BAH-no

HometownsAlbany..................................... ALL-BinneyCairo .............................................CAY-rohGuyton .........................................GUY-tunDacula ................................. Duh-CUE-lahOpelika, Ala. ......................O-pah-LIKE-ahKissimmee, Fla. ...................Kuh-SIMM-eeLithonia .........................Ly-THOWN-ee-uhSoperton ............................... SOAP-er-tonVidalia .............................. Veye-DALE-yuh


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OFFENSEPos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Year)

LT 73 DANIEL FEW (6-4, 270, R-FR) 78 Josh Petkovich (6-7, 240, Soph)

LG 65 JARED FLOWERS (6-5, 320, SOPH)

C 69 TREY DUNMON (6-3, 300, SR) 63 Brandavious Mann (6-2, 250, Soph)

RG 61 JONATHAN LOVING (6-1, 270, SR) 76 Josh Barker (6-0, 305, Sr)

RT 70 COLE FOUNTAIN (6-3, 300, SR) 60 Chris Gray (6-5, 260, R-Fr)

QB 14 LEE CHAPPLE (6-1, 190, SOPH) 12 Kyle Collins (6-3, 200, Jr) RB-H 6 ADAM URBANO (5-8, 190, SOPH) 44 Tobi Akinniranye (5-11, 204, Sr)

RB-F 7 DARREION ROBINSON (5-9, 185, Fr) 31 Lamar Brown (5-8, 180, R-Fr) WR-Z 83 GARRYON TAYLOR (5-11, 180, SR) 82 Nick Kyles (6-2, 200, Jr) WR-Y 88 TYLER SUMNER (6-2, 210, R-FR)

WR-X 80 JONATHAN BRYANT (5-9, 150, FR) 15 Leander Barney (5-8, 185, Soph) PK 45 ADRIAN MORA (5-11, 195, SOPH) Christopher Rogers (5-9, 165, Soph)

DEFENSEPos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Year)

DE 91 KERRY BONDS (6-2, 235, SR) 93 Charwel Brown (6-0, 230, Sr)

NT 90 MARKEITH WYLIE (6-0, 295, SR) 66 Brent Russell (6-2, 270, R-Fr) DE 47 HARLAND BOWER (6-2, 240, SR)

SLB 40 J.B. SHIPPY (5-11, 205, SOPH) 11 Tavaris Williams (5-11, 200, Soph) MLB 33 DION DUBOSE (6-0, 240, SOPH) 22 Terrione Benefield (6-0, 210, Sr) WLB 25 CALVIN WEST (6-1, 205, Jr) CB 9 DARRELL PASCO (6-0, 170, SR) 2 A.J. McCray (5-8, 190, Soph)

ROVER 29 HUDSON PRESUME (5-9, 170, SOPH) 1 E.J. Webb (6-1, 205, Jr)

BANDIT 30 K.R. SNIPES (5-9, 175, SOPH) 49 John Stevenson (5-11, 185, R-Fr) FS 4 DEREK HEYDEN (6-1, 175, SOPH) 36 Brett Layson (6-1, 200, Soph)

CB 23 RONNIE WIGGINS (5-8, 170, SR) P 48 CHARLIE EDWARDS (5-11, 200, SOPH)

KO CHRISTOPHER ROGERS

PR 7 DARREION ROBINSON

KR 9 DARRELL PASCO

SNAP 57 CARTER JONES (5-11, 200, SOPH) Justin Wilson (6-2, 193, R-Fr)

HOLD 48 CHARLIE EDWARDS (5-11, 200, SOPH)

OFFENSE & DEFENSE DEPTH CHART


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EAGLE PERSONNELSTARTERS RETURNING (17)Offense (7): (OL) Trey Dunmon, Cole Fountain, Jonathan Loving, William Maxwell; (QB) Lee Chapple; (RB) Zeke Rozier, Adam Ur-bano.

Defense (7); (LB) Dion Dubose, J.B. Shippy; (DB) Carson HIll, Darrell Pasco, K.R. Snipes, Ronnie Wiggins, E.J. Webb.

Special Teams (3): (P) Charlie Edwards; (Snap) Carter Jones; (PK) Adrian Mora.

STARTERS LOST (9)Offense (4): (WR) Raja Andrews, Tim Camp, Michael McIntosh; (OL) Dio Herrera.

Defense (4): (DL) Larry Beard, Damon Suggs, Dakota Walker; (LB) Chris Covington

Special Teams (1): (Kickoff) Patrick Bolen.

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (40)Offense (16): Josh Barker (OL); Leander Barney (WR); Chris Bur-nette (TE*); Lee Chapple (QB); Kyle Collins (QB); Trey Dunmon (OL); Cole Fountain (OL); Nico Hickey (WR*); Jonathan Loving (OL); Brandavious Mann (OL); Wililam Maxwell (OL); Josh Pet-kovich (OL); Zeke Rozier (RB); Garryon Taylor (WR); Chris Teal (WR); Adam Urbano (RB).

Defense (21): Lee Banks (DB); Terrione Benefield (LB); Kerry Bonds (DE); Harland Bower (DE); Charwel Brown (DE); Dion Du-bose (LB); Derek Heyden (DB); Carson Hill (DB); Justin Krueger (LB); Brett Layson (DB); David Lewis (LB); Evan Mattingly (DB); A.J. McCray (DB); Darrell Pasco (DB); J.B. Shippy (LB); K.R. Snipes (DB); Roderick Tinsley (DE); E.J. Webb (DB); Ronnie Wig-gins (DB); Tavaris Williams (LB); Markeith Wylie (DL).

Special Teams (3): Charlie Edwards (P); Carter Jones (Snap); Adrian Mora (PK).

* indicates played different position last year.

LETTERWINNERS LOST (32)Offense (14): Raja Andrews (WR); Joe Behrmann (OL); Lewis Brooks (OL); Tim Camp (WR); Jarrell Crawford (RB); Steve Cun-dari (WR); Darrian Felton (WR); Joe Haynie (WR); Antonio Henton (QB); Dio Herrera (OL); Billy Lowe (QB); Michael McIntosh (WR); Marcus Russ (WR); Adam Scott (OL).

Defense (12): Larry Beard (DE); Brad Chahoy (LB); Chris Cov-ington (LB); Brandon Echols (DB); Lennie Richardson (LB); Chris Rogers (DB); Damon Suggs (DL); Quentin Taylor (LB); Marc Thom-as (LB); Dakota Walker (DE); Brandon Lee Williams (DL); Casey Wingard (DL).

Special Teams (6): David Arnold (ST); Patrick Bolen (PK); Jesse Hartley (PK); Anthony Jones (ST); Matt Rucker (ST); Michael Veal (ST).

EAGLES BY CLASSTRUE-FRESHMEN (23)Patrick Barker, Graden Bozeman, Willie Burden, Andrerel Coleman, Drexel Copeland, Darius Eubanks, Jake Gambino, Cole Gordon, Taylor Johnstone, Will Koran, Bryant Meeks, Javon Mention, Kyle Oehlbeck, Brent Osborn, Hunter Poole, Josh Rowe, Garrett Smith, Darryl Walker, Jack Whittle, J.J. Wilcox, Chris Williamson, Mitchell Williford, Jamere Valentine

REDSHIRT-FRESHMEN (20)Alex Bell, Jeff Brown, Lamar Brown, Jonathan Bryant, Blake DeBartola, Russell DeMasi, Daniel Few, Chris Gray, Brandon Lane, Larry Murphy, Zack Reckers, Darreion Robinson, Brent Russell, Boyd Sasser, John Stevenson, Tyler Sumner, Jordan Walker, Martin Weatherby, Justin Wilson, Zach York

SOPHOMORES (37)Leander Barney, Jermel Bennett, Garrett Blaxton, Alex Bradford, Michael Butler, Lee Chapple, Dion Dubose, Charlie Edwards, Jared Flowers, Brent Gordon, Jordan Haggerty, Kaleb Heninger, Derek Heyden, Nico Hickey, Carter Jones, Christian Jordan, Justin Krueger, Brett Layson, Elbert Lee, Brandavious Mann, William Maxwell, A.J. McCray, Adrian Mora, Josh Petkovich, Hudson Presume, Christopher Rogers, Zeke Rozier, Laron Scott, J.B. Shippy, K.R. Snipes, Wynn Stinespring, Mason Strickland, Chris Teal, Brent Thomas, Roderick Tinsley, Adam Urbano, Tavaris Williams

JUNIORS (14)Lee Banks, Kyle Collins, Paul Gordeau, Neil Harrell, Nick Kyles, Evan Mattingly, Brett Moore, Brandon Nolley, Chris Pye, Garrett Sugar, Jamical Tatum, E.J. Webb, Calvin West, Brandon Wilcher

SENIORS (18)Tobi Akinniranye, James Arowoselu, Josh Barker, Terrione Benefield, Kerry Bonds, Harland Bower, Charwel Brown, Chris Burnette, Trey Dunmon, Cole Fountain, Carson Hill, David Lewis, Jonathan Loving, Brice Oglesby, Darrell Pasco, Garryon Taylor, Ronnie Wiggins, Markeith Wylie

PERSONNEL ANALYSIS


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GEORGIAAlpharetta: Lee Chapple (GAC) Garrett Sugar (Milton)Atlanta: Tobi Akinniranye (Centennial) Kyle Collins (Lovett) Derek Heyden (Marist) Zack Reckers (Pope)Augusta: Lee Banks (Augusta Christian) Jermel Bennett (Lakeside)Bishop: Darreion Robinson (Clarke Central)Blackshear: Alex Bell (Pierce County)Blakely: Elbert Lee (Early County)Blue Ridge: Bryant Meeks (Fannin County)Bowman: Brent Russell (Madison County)Brunswick: Charwel Brown (Brunswick/Coffeyville JC)Buford: Garryon Taylor (Buford)Cairo: Jonathan Bryant (Cairo) Chris Teal (Cairo) J.J. Wilcox (Cairo)Calhoun: Mason Strickland (Calhoun) Adam Urbano (Calhoun)Cartersville: Cole Fountain (Woodland)Cochran: Zeke Rozier (Bleckley County)Columbus: Nico Hickey (Pacelli)Conyers: Terrione Benefield (Heritage)Dacula: Dion Dubose (Norcross)Dalton: Adrian Mora (Dalton)Douglasville: Taylor Johnstone (Chapel Hill)Dublin: Christopher Rogers (Trinity Christian) Brandon Wilcher (Dublin) Jack Whittle (Dublin)Duluth: Josh Barker (Greater Atlanta Christian) Mitchell Williford (Peachtree Ridge)Ellenwood: Daniel Few (Grady)Fairburn: David Lewis (Creekside)Fayetteville: Blake DeBartola (Starr’s Mill) Jonathan Loving (Fayette County)Fitzgerald: Brent Gordon (Fitzgerald) Kaleb Heninger (Fitzgerald)Forsyth: Brandavious Mann (Mary Persons)Harlem: Darius Eubanks (Thomson)Hartwell: Jeff Brown (Hart County) Zach York (Hart County)Kennesaw: Justin Krueger (Kennesaw Mountain)LaGrange: Jamical Tatum (Troup/GMC) Darryl Walker (Callaway)Lawranceville: Paul Gourdeau (Peachtree Ridge)Lily: Trey Dunmon (Hawkinsville)Lincolnton: Alex Bradford (Lincoln County)Louisville: Lamar Brown (Jefferson County)Mableton: Calvin West (Pebblebrook/GMC)Macon: Brett Layson (Tattnall Square Academy)Manchester: Brice Oglesby (Manchester)Marietta: Brandon Lane (Harrison) Evan Mattingly (Walton)Milledgeville: Carson Hill (Baldwin County) Nick Kyles (Baldwin) Garrett Smith (John Milledge Academy)Millen: Boyd Sasser (Jenkins County)Moultrie: Carter Jones (Colquitt County)Newnan: Will Koran (Newnan)Pooler: Tyler Sumner (Savannah Christian)Quitman: William Maxwell (Brooks County)Reidsville: Garrett Blaxton (Pinewood Christian Academy)Riverdale: Drexel Copeland (Mt. Zion)Roswell: James Arowoselu (Northview) Martin Weatherby (Fellowship) Chris Williamson (Marist)Savannah: Russell DeMasi (Savannah Christian) Christopher Pye (Screven County)

Soperton: Roderick Tinsley (Treutlen)Sparta: Brandon Nolley (Hancock County/GMC)St. Marys: A.J. McCray (Camden County)Statesboro: Graden Bozeman (Statesboro) Willie Burden (Statesboro) Jordan Walker (Bulloch Academy)Stillmore: Jared Flowers (David Emanuel Academy)Stone Mountain: Michael Butler (Shiloh) Christian Jordan (Shiloh) John Stevenson (Stevenson)Summerville: Ronnie Wiggins (Chattooga)Tifton: Charlie Edwards (Tift County) Justin Wilson (Tift County)Valdosta: Tavaris Williams (Lowndes County)Warner Robins: Brett Moore (Northside) Laron Scott (Warner Robins/Butler CC)Washington: Markeith Wylie (Washington-Wilkes/GMC)

OTHER STATESFLORIDABradenton: Hudson Presume (Southeast)Clearwater: Darrell Pasco (Countryside/GMC)Coral Springs: Jake Gambino (St. Thomas Aquinas)Gainesville: Kyle Oehlbeck (Buchholz)Jacksonville: Chris Burnette (Fleming Island)Naples: Cole Gordon (Naples)Palm Harbor: Josh Petkovich (East Lake)Ponte Vedra: Patrick Barker (Nease)St. Johns: Wynn Stinespring (Bartram Trail)St. Petersburg: Larry Murphy (Gibbs)Stuart: Jordan Haggerty (South Fork)Tallahassee: Kerry Bonds (Lincoln) Hunter Poole (Lincoln)Tampa: Andrerel Coleman (Middleton) Neil Harrell (Plant) Javon Mention (Plant) Brent Thomas (Plant)

NEW JERSEYEdison: Harland Bower (East Ridge {FL})

ALABAMA:Opelika: Josh Rowe (Opelika) K.R. Snipes (Opelika)Valley: Brent Osborn (Valley)

SOUTH CAROLINAGaffney: J.B. Shippy (Gaffney)Irmo: Leander Barney (Irmo)Landrum: Chris Gray (Landrum)Myrtle Beach: Jamere Valentine (Myrtle Beach)

VIRGINIARoanoke: E.J. Webb (Fleming/Fork Union)

GEOGRAPHICAL ROSTER


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GEORGIA SOUTHERN TEAM NOTESGeorgia Southern finished its 27th year of football in the modern era. The Eagles have played in 345 games since the re-start in 1982, putting together an impressive 251-93-1 (.729) record.

EAGLES SET A VICTORY MILESTONENot only did Georgia Southern pull out a 44-41 win at The Citadel in a program-record three overtimes, that victory also was the 250th in the Eagles’ storied history. In 27 years of football (since reinstated in 1982) GS owns a 251-93-1 record. The following is a list of the milestone victories...1: vs. Central Florida (9/11/1982) ...........................................16-925: Tennessee Tech (10/5/1985) ..............................................34-050: Central Florida (10/3/1987) ...............................................34-32100: Central Florida (10/26/1991) ...............................................20-6150: Jacksonville State (9/12/1998) ..........................................51-32200: Appalachian State (12/8/2001) .........................................38-24250: at The Citadel (11/1/2008) ......................................44-41 (3OT)

FCS RECORD SETTING COMEBACK FOR THE AGESGeorgia Southern found itself down 31-3 early in the fourth quarter at Western Carolina on October 25th, 2008. What transpired over the final 11 minutes and in overtime not only shocked the fans in Cullowhee, but set a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision record in the process for largest fourth quarter comeback ever... The Eagles scored a touchdown on their final four possessions in regulation and another in overtime for a 38-31 victory... 10:43 Lee Chapple 12 pass to Raja Andrews (Adrian Mora kick)6:39 Jarrell Crawford 1 run (Mora kick)Patrick Bolen kicks and recovers onsides kickoff4:39 Antonio Henton 13 pass to Andrews (Mora kick):32 Henton 5 pass to Tim Camp (Mora kick)OT 1st play - Adam Urbano 25 run (Mora kick)

In 1990 Delaware State found itself down 37-9 with 13 minutes remain-ing to Liberty before rallying for a 38-37 win. The Eagles accomplished the same feat but in two fewer minutes... GS held Western to -2 yards of total offense in the fourth quarter and overtime combined.

RECORD AMOUNT OF FREE FOOTBALLGeorgia Southern treated everyone at Johnson Hagood Stadium to a program record three overtimes and came away with a 44-41 win at The Citadel... The Eagles previous long was a pair of double-overtime games, both losses (2006 vs. Appalachian State, 2007 at Elon)... The fourth OT game by Georgia Southern not only extended its team record for most played (3-1 record) but also set a NCAA Football Champion-ship Subdivision record for most in a year.

QUICK-STRIKE OVERTIMEGeorgia Southern set a program and NCAA FCS record playing in its fourth overtime game (at The Citadel) during the 2008 season. In the three previous occasions, the Eagles scored within the final 61 seconds of regulation to send the game to overtime... GS wasted no time putting a touchdown on the board... Against Northeastern the Eagles had the ball first. Antonio Henton tried a pass in the endzone but went incomplete. On the very next play he broke loose on a 25-yard TD run. The Eagles forced a 4-and-done for the 34-27 win... Wofford converted a 4th-and-long and eventually scored. On the Eagles’ first play, Adam Urbano scored from 25 yards out. However, a failed 2-point conversion cost the Eagles in a 38-37 decision... At Western Carolina Urbano scored on the first play of OT again, also from 25 yards out. The Eagle defense recorded two sacks in a 4-and-done for the record-setting 38-31 come-from-behind win... The following week at The Citadel, Georgia Southern needed three plays in OT1 (Henton’s 13 yard pass to Zeke Rozier), a one-play, 25-yard strike from Henton to Raja Andrews in OT2, then five plays in the record third OT as Urbano scored from three yards out to secure the win... In six overtime periods, the Eagles scored a touchdown each time, needing a total of 13 plays to do so.

EXTRA, EXTRAGeorgia Southern snapped a four-game losing streak in overtime games, defeating Northeastern 34-27... In fact a 2005 season-opening win over the Huskies was the last time GS won in extra periods.

NO LUCK ON THIRD/FOURTH DOWNDuring the triple-overtime 44-41 win at The Citadel, Georgia Southern failed to convert a single third (0-for-8) down attempt and had no official tries on fourth down... The last time GS failed to convert on third or fourth down was on December 1, 2001 against Florida A&M. The Eagles went 0-for-12 on third down and 0-for-2 on fourth down but still won their NCAA FCS First Round playoff game 60-35.

SHATTERING TEAM SEASON PASSING RECORDSGeorgia Southern has been one of the most effective passing teams in the Southern Conference, breaking several team records. PreviousCategory Current # Record YearMost first downs passing ................... 112 ....................... 77 ........ 1984Most attempts .................................... 408 ..................... 311 ........ 2006Most completions............................... 236 ..................... 160 ........ 2006Most yards ...................................... 2,721 .................. 1,944 ........ 2006Most yards per game ...................... 247.4 .................. 176.7 ........ 2006Most touchdowns................................. 20 ....................... 16 ........ 2004Most 200-yard passing games .............. 7 ......................... 3 ........ 1986

FAST FACTSLast 5 Games: 3-2; Last 10 Games: 6-4; Last 15 Games: 8-7... Georgia Southern has won 103 of its last 141 games... A look at GSU month-by-month - August: 2-4 (.333); September: 69-35-1 (.662); October: 83-25 (.769); November: 72-21 (.774); December: 25-8 (.758)... A look at GSU and the thermometer - 90 and hotter: 10-7 (.588); 80-89: 57-14 (.803); 70-79: 88-27-1 (.763); 60-69: 63-26 (.708); 50-59: 25-11 (.694); 40-49: 6-5 (.545); 30-39: 2-2 (.500); 20-29: 0-1 (.000).

LOTS OF CLOSE ONESUnder head coach Chris Hatcher, Georgia Southern owns a 13-9 record... • Of those 22 games, 16 have been decided by 8 points or less...• 8 of the games were decided on the final play...• In 8 of those losses (save for the game against top-ranked Georgia), the Eagles have lost by a combined 34 points...• The four SoCon losses in 2008 were by a combined 14 points...• The Eagles have played in 6 overtime games.

EAGLES IN THE POLLSSince the start of the 1997 season, Georgia Southern has been ranked in 144 of the last 173 weekly polls. The Eagles had been ranked all season before consecutive losses by a combined three points (nationally-ranked Elon and Wofford) dropped them out of the polls... After a brief appearance, the Eagles lost by one point to second-ranked Appalachian State... Official preseason and post-season polls are included in all of the rankings below (bold ranking under Coach Chris Hatcher):Rank ......................................................................... No. of Weeks No. 1 ..................................................................................29 weeksNo. 2 ..................................................................................25 weeks No. 3 ..................................................................................14 weeks No. 4 ....................................................................................7 weeks No. 5 .................................................................................... 3 weeks No. 6 .................................................................................... 5 weeksNo. 7 ....................................................................................0 weeksNo. 8 .................................................................................... 9 weeksNo. 9 .................................................................................... 6 weeksNo. 10 .................................................................................. 4 weeksNo. 11-25 .......................................................................... 42 weeksNot Ranked........................................................................29 weeks

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SoCON SCORING ELITEThe Southern Conference can lay claim to six of the top scoring teams in the country. Georgia Southern averaged 31.8 ppg, third in the league and 20th nationally... Appalachian State (5th), Wofford (6th), Elon (46th) and The Citadel (44th) were also ranked.

PAULSON STADIUM — HOME SWEET HOMEGeorgia Southern’s all-time record in Paulson Stadium is 149-28 (.842), dating back to the 1984 season. The Eagles own the two longest home winning streaks in FCS history, having run off 39 straight victories from Nov. 8, 1997 to Dec. 15, 2001 and 38 consecutive from Oct. 5, 1985 to Sept. 22, 1990... In 2007 the Eagles ended the closest threat to their record, stopping App State’s 30-game win streak at Kidd Brewer Stadium 38-35... Against the SoCon, GS has tallied a 48-14 (.774) mark in Paulson Stadium since joining the league.

EAGLES NEARING PAULSON MILESTONEGeorgia Southern is one win shy of 150 career victories at Paulson Stadium since the stadium’s opening in 1984. Here’s a look at the 149 victims, listed by most wins against... Chattanooga (10), Western Carolina (9), The Citadel (9), Furman (7), Savannah State (7), VMI (5), Central Florida (5), East Tennessee State (5), Appalachian State (5), Bethune-Cookman (4), Elon (4), Wofford (3), Newberry (3), South Carolina State (3), Jacksonville State (3), West Georgia (2), South Dakota State (2), Eastern Kentucky (2), Florida A&M (2), Maine (2), Liberty (2), Nicholls State (2), Northeast Louisiana (2), Samford (2), Stephen F. Austin (2) and Johnson C. Smith (2)... On the flip side, the 28 survivors include: Appalachian State (‘96, ‘06, ‘08), Central Arkansas (‘06), Central Connecticut State (‘06), Chattanooga (‘07), The Citadel (‘03), East Tennessee State (‘96), Eastern Kentucky (‘90), Elon (‘08), Florida A&M (‘92), Furman (‘01, ‘07), Marshall (’94, ‘96), McNeese State (‘05), Middle Tennessee State (‘85), New Hampshire (‘04), North Dakota State (‘06), Samford (‘08), Troy State (‘92), West Georgia (‘94), Western Kentucky (‘02), William & Mary (‘97), Wofford (‘02, ‘06, ‘08) and Youngstown State (‘91).

NCAA FCS WINS LEADERS SINCE 1999No. Team ................................................................................Wins1. Montana .............................................................................. 1132. Appalachian State ................................................................. 993. GEORGIA SOUTHERN ........................................................ 89 Northern Iowa ....................................................................... 895. Grambling ............................................................................. 86 Furman .................................................................................. 867. Dayton ................................................................................... 848. Colgate .................................................................................. 829. Lehigh ................................................................................... 8110. Delaware ............................................................................... 78

ROOKIE STARTERS/2-DEEPGeorgia Southern could stake claim as the youngest football team in all of Division I. In all 18 different freshmen started for the Eagles. In fact 27 rookies earned a letter last year (returning sophomores who earned a letter in 2008).OFFENSE: (OL) William Maxwell, Josh Petkovich, Brandavious Mann; (QB) Lee Chapple; (RB) Leander Barney, Adam Urbano, Zeke Rozier.DEFENSE: (DL) Brent Russell (inj.), Roderick Tinsley; (LB) Dion Du-bose, J.B. Shippy; (DB) A.J. McCray, Derek Heyden, Brett Layson, K.R. Snipes.SPECIAL TEAMS: (PK) Adrian Mora; (P) Charlie Edwards; (LS) Carter Jones; (Kick Return/Kick Coverage) Nico Hickey, Justin Krueger.

ANOTHER RECORD ROAD ATTENDANCEFor the second time in program history, Georgia Southern played in front of a capacity crowd at Sanford Stadium... The 92,746 road attendance matches the record originally set in the 2004 season-opener.Top Five Road Attendances 1. 92,746 at Georgia (2008) 92,746 at Georgia (2004) 3. 86,520 at Georgia (2000) 4. 85,434 at Georgia (1992) 5. 84,963 at Florida (1996)

THANK YOU FANSGeorgia Southern received great support from the fans during the 2008 season, averaging 18,168 in attendance, putting the Eagles SIXTH nationally in average attendance. The 20,851 in the stands for the Appalachian State game marked the 17th time in Paulson Stadium history there was a crowd of 20,000-plus, and it was the 11th-largest crowd in history.Year Attendance National Ranking2008 18,168 (avg. - 6) 6th2007 18,925 (avg. - 6) 5th2006 109,281 (total - 7) 5th2005 16,240 (avg. - 6) 6th2004 15,123 (avg. - 6) 6th2003 15,793 (avg. - 6) 11th2002 110,552 (total - 9) 4th2001 18,660 (avg. - 6) 8thSince Paulson Stadium opened in 1984, the Eagles have drawn more than 2 million fans... 2,152,160 to be exact.

SCORING STREAKGeorgia Southern has not suffered a shutout since December 2, 1995, when the Montana Grizzlies and a frozen turf stifled the Eagles’ triple-option attack in a 45-0 playoff setback. Overall, the Eagles have scored in 165 straight contests.

HATCHER OWNS THE FOURTH QUARTEROver the past two years, head coach Chris Hatcher and his Eagles have owned the fourth quarter... In 22 games under coach Hatcher, GS has scored 243 points - an average of 11 points per game in the fourth (outscoring the opposition 286-175 overall in the fourth and OT)... Since the 2007 season, the Eagles are 8-2 when tied or leading after three quarters.

FOURTH DOWN SUCCESSGeorgia Southern stood 13-of-23 on fourth down, tied for 13th nationally in most conversions and 31st in percentage success... In 2007 the Eagles led the nation with an 83.3 percent (20-for-24) success rate on fourth down... GS capitalized on both fourth down attempts at top-ranked Georgia... The Eagles were 3-of-4 against Northeastern on fourth down... GS converted on its lone attempt on fourth down in the Elon game... Against Wofford the Eagles were 2-for-2... In the Appalachian State game, GS converted 2-of-3 times on fourth down... The Eagles were 2-of-4 at Western Carolina, including late in the fourth quarter a 4th-and-1 for a touchdown, and 4th-and-20 that resulted in a first down on pass interference.

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1984 (NCAA) 1. Alcorn State 2. Montana State Rhode Island 4. Boston University 5. Indiana State 6. Middle Tennessee State Mississippi Valley State 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. Louisiana Tech 10. Arkansas State 11. New Hampshire 12. Richmond 13. Murray State 14. Western Carolina 15. Holy Cross 16. Furman 17. Chattanooga 18. Northern Iowa 19. Delaware 20. McNeese State

1985 (NCAA) 1. Middle Tennessee State 2. Furman Nevada 4. Northern Iowa 5. Idaho 6. Arkansas State 7. Rhode Island 8. Grambling State 9. Georgia Southern 10. Akron 11. Eastern Washington 12. Appalachian State Delaware State 14. Louisiana Tech 15. Jackson State 16. William & Mary 17. Murray State 18. Richmond 19. Eastern Kentucky 20. Alcorn State

1986 (NCAA) 1. Nevada 2. Arkansas State 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Georgia Southern 5. Holy Cross 6. Appalachian State 7. Pennsylvania 8. William & Mary 9. Jackson State 10. Eastern Kentucky 11. Sam Houston State 12. Nicholls State 13. Delaware 14. Tennessee State 15. Furman 16. Idaho 17. Southern Illinois 18. Murray State 19. Connecticut20. North Carolina A&T

1987 (NCAA) 1. Holy Cross 2. Appalachian State 3. Louisiana-Monroe 4. Northern Iowa 5. Idaho 6. Georgia Southern 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. James Madison 9. Jackson State 10. Weber State 11. Western Kentucky 12. Arkansas State 13. Maine 14. Marshall 15. Youngstown State 16. North Texas 17. Richmond 18. Howard 19. Sam Houston State 20. Delaware State

1988 (NCAA) 1. Stephen F. Austin 2. Idaho 3. Georgia Southern 4. Western Illinois 5. Furman 6. Jackson State 7. Marshall 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. The Citadel 10. Northwestern State 11. Massachusetts 12. North Texas 13. Boise State 14. Florida A&M Pennsylvania 16. Western Kentucky 17. Connecticut 18. Grambling State 19. Montana 20. New Hampshire

1989 (NCAA) 1. Georgia Southern 2. Furman 3. Stephen F. Austin

4. Holy Cross Idaho 6. Montana 7. Appalachian State 8. Maine 9. Southwest Missouri State 10. Middle Tennessee State William & Mary 12. Eastern Kentucky 13. Grambling State 14. Youngstown State 15. Eastern Illinois 16. Villanova 17. Jackson State 18. Connecticut 19. Nevada 20. Northern Iowa

1990 (NCAA) 1. Middle Tennessee State 2. Youngstown State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Nevada 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Southwest Missouri State 7. William & Mary 8. Holy Cross 9. Massachusetts 10. Boise State 11. Northern Iowa 12. Furman 13. Idaho 14. Louisiana-Monroe 15. The Citadel 16. Jackson State 17. Dartmouth 18. Central Florida 19. New Hampshire North Carolina A&T

1991 (NCAA) 1. Nevada 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Holy Cross 4. Northern Iowa 5. Alabama State 6. Delaware 7. Villanova 8. Marshall 9. Middle Tennessee State 10. Samford 11. New Hampshire 12. Sam Houston State 13. Youngstown State 14. Western Illinois 15. Weber State 16. James Madison 17. Appalachian State 18. Louisiana-Monroe 19. McNeese State 20. The Citadel Furman

1992 (NCAA) 1. The Citadel Louisiana-Monroe 3. Northern Iowa 4. Middle Tennessee State 5. Idaho 6. Marshall 7. Youngstown State 8. Delaware 9. Samford 10. Villanova 11. McNeese State 12. Eastern Kentucky 13. William & Mary 14. Eastern Washington 15. Florida A&M 16. Appalachian State 17. North Carolina A&T 18. Alcorn State 19. Liberty 20. Western Illinois

1993 (Sports Network) 1. Troy State 2. Georgia Southern 3. Montana 4. Louisiana-Monroe 5. McNeese State 6. Boston University 7. Youngstown State 8. Howard 9. Marshall 10. William & Mary 11. Idaho 12. Central Florida 13. Northern Iowa 14. Stephen F. Austin 15. Southern (La.) 16. Pennsylvania 17. Eastern Kentucky 18. Delaware 19. Western Kentucky 20. Eastern Washington 21. North Carolina A&T 22. Tennessee Tech 23. Alcorn State 24. Towson State 25. Massachusetts

1994 (Sports Network) 1. Youngstown State 2. Marshall 3. Boise State 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. McNeese State 6. Idaho 7. Grambling 8. Montana 9. Boston University 10. Troy State 11. Northern Iowa 12. New Hampshire 13. James Madison 14. Pennsylvania 15. Alcorn State 16. Middle Tennessee State 17. Appalachian State 18. North Texas 19. William & Mary 20. Central Florida 21. Stephen F. Austin 22. South Carolina State 23. Hofstra 24. Western Illinois 25. Northern Arizona

1995 (Sports Network) 1. McNeese State 2. Appalachian State 3. Troy State 4. Murray State 5. Stephen F. Austin 6. Marshall 7. Delaware 8. Montana 9. Hofstra 10. Eastern Kentucky 11. Southern (La.) 12. Eastern Illinois 13. James Madison 14. Jackson State 15. Georgia Southern 16. Florida A&M 17. Idaho 18. Northern Iowa 19. William & Mary 20. Richmond 21. Boise State 22. Northern Arizona 23. Connecticut 24. Indiana State 25. Middle Tennessee State

1996 (Sports Network) 1. Marshall 2. Montana 3. Northern Iowa 4. Murray State 5. Troy State 6. Northern Arizona 7. William & Mary 8. Jackson State East Tennessee State 10. Western Illinois 11. Delaware 12. Florida A&M 13. Furman 14. Villanova 15. Youngstown State 16. Eastern Illinois 17. Dartmouth 18. New Hampshire 19. Nicholls State 20. Howard 21. Southwest Missouri State 22. Stephen F. Austin 23. James Madison 24. Dayton 25. Appalachian State

1997 (Sports Network) 1. Villanova 2. Western Illinois 3. Delaware 4. Eastern Washington 5. Western Kentucky 6. McNeese State 7. Hampton 8. Georgia Southern 9. Youngstown State 10. Florida A&M 11. Montana 12. Southern (La.) 13. Jackson State 14. Hofstra 15. Eastern Kentucky 16. Cal Poly 17. Northwestern State 18. Stephen F. Austin 19. South Carolina State 20. Liberty 21. Eastern Illinois 22. Appalachian State 23. Dayton 24. Northeastern 25. Colgate

1997 (USA Today/ ESPN) 1. Youngstown State 2. McNeese State 3. Delaware 4. Eastern Washington

5. Villanova 6. Western Illinois 7. Western Kentucky 8. Georgia Southern 9. Montana 10. Hampton 11. Southern (La.) 12. Florida A&M 13. Jackson State 14. Northwestern State 15. Eastern Kentucky 16. Hofstra 17. Cal Poly 18. Stephen F. Austin 19. Liberty 20. South Carolina State 21. Colgate 22. Eastern Illinois 23. Appalachian State 24. Northeastern 25. Dayton

1998 (Sports Network) 1. Georgia Southern 2. Northwestern State 3. Florida A&M 4. Western Illinois 5. Richmond 6. McNeese State 7. Appalachian State 8. Connecticut 9. Hampton 10. Tennessee State 11. Troy State 12. Massachusetts 13. Lehigh 14. Montana 15. Southern (La.) 16. William & Mary 17. Western Kentucky 18. Hofstra 19. South Florida 20. Bethune Cookman 21. Illinois State 22. Delaware 23. Murray State 24. Montana State 25. Northern Iowa

1998 (USA Today/ ESPN) 1. Massachusetts 2. Georgia Southern 3. Northwestern State 4. Western Illinois 5. Florida A&M 6. Appalachian State 7. Connecticut 8. McNeese State 9. Richmond 10. Hampton 11. Troy State 12. Lehigh 13. Tennessee State 14. Montana 15. Illinois State 16. Southern (La.) 17. South Florida 18. Hofstra 19. William & Mary 20. Murray State 21. Colgate 22. Western Kentucky 23. Bethune Cookman 24. Delaware 25. Montana State

1999 (Sports Network) 1. Georgia Southern 2. Youngstown State 3. Illinois State 4. Florida A&M 5. Hofstra 6. Troy State 7. Massachusetts 8. Montana 9. Appalachian State 10. North Carolina A&T 11. Tennessee State 12. Furman 13. James Madison 14. Lehigh 15. Northern Iowa 16. Northern Arizona 17. Southern (La.) 18. Colgate 19. Jackson State 20. Portland State 21. Elon 22. Stephen F. Austin 23. South Florida 24. Villanova 25. Brown

1999 (USA Today/ ESPN) 1. Tennessee State 2. Georgia Southern 3. Appalachian State 4. Hofstra 5. Illinois State 6. Troy State 7. Montana 8. Furman 9. Youngstown State

10. Southern (La.) 11. Massachusetts 12. James Madison 13. Lehigh 14. Jackson State 15. Florida A&M 16. North Carolina A&T 17. Northern Iowa 18. Colgate 19. Northern Arizona 20. Elon 21. Portland State 22. Stephen F. Austin 23. South Florida 24. Southern Utah 25. Villanova

2000 (Sports Network) 1. Georgia Southern 2. Montana 3. Delaware 4. Appalachian State 5. Western Kentucky 6. Richmond 7. Hofstra 8. Lehigh 9. Troy State 10. Furman 11. Youngstown State 12. Western Illinois 13. Grambling State 14. Florida A&M 15. Portland State 16. McNeese State 17. Eastern Illinois 18. Weber State 19. Northern Iowa 20. Bethune-Cookman 21. North Carolina A&T 22. Tennessee Tech 23. Wofford 24. Illinois State 25. Southwest Texas

2000 (ESPN/USA Today) 1. Georgia Southern 2. Montana 3. Delaware 4. Appalachian State 5. Western Kentucky 6. Hofstra 7. Troy State 8. Lehigh 9. Richmond 10. Furman 11. Western Illinois 12. Youngstown State 13. Florida A&M 14. McNeese State 15. Grambling State 16. Portland State 17. Eastern Illinois 18. North Carolina A&T 19. Northern Iowa 20. Weber State 21. Bethune-Cookman 22. Tennessee Tech 23. Wofford 24. Southern Utah 25. Sacramento State

2001 (Sports Network) 1. Montana 2. Furman 3. Georgia Southern 4. Northern Iowa 5. Lehigh 6. Appalachian State 7. Sam Houston State 8. Grambling State 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Maine 11. Hofstra 12. Western Kentucky 13. McNeese State 14. Northwestern State 15. Youngstown State 16. Northern Arizona 17. William & Mary 18. Eastern Kentucky 19. Harvard 20. Villanova 21. Rhode Island 22. Florida A&M 23. Tennessee Tech 24. Pennsylvania 25. Tennessee State

2001 (ESPN/USA Today) 1. Montana 2. Furman 3. Georgia Southern 4. Northern Iowa 5. Lehigh 6. Appalachian State 7. Hofstra 8. Sam Houston State 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Western Kentucky 11. Grambling State 12. Maine 13. McNeese State 14. Northwestern State

15. Northern Arizona 16. Youngstown State 17. William & Mary 18. Eastern Kentucky 19. Villanova 20. Rhode Island 21. Harvard 22. Florida A&M 23. Tennessee Tech 24. Pennsylvania 25. Portland State

2002 (Sports Network) 1. Western Kentucky 2. McNeese State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Villanova 5. Western Illinois 6. Maine 7. Montana 8. Grambling State 9. Furman 10. Appalachian State 11. Northeastern 12. Fordham 13. Eastern Illinois 14. Wofford 15. Bethune-Cookman 16. Northwestern State 17. Pennsylvania 18. Idaho State 19. Montana State 20. Murray State 21. Eastern Kentucky 22. Gardner-Webb 23. Nicholls State 24. Southeast Missouri State 25. Colgate

2002 (ESPN/USA Today) 1. Western Kentucky 2. McNeese State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Villanova 5. Western Illinois 6. Maine Montana 8. Grambling State 9. Furman 10. Northeastern 11. Wofford 12. Bethune-Cookman Eastern Illinois 14. Appalachian State 15. Fordham 16. Northwestern State 17. Idaho State Pennsylvania 19. Montana State 20. Eastern Kentucky 21. Nicholls State 22. Murray State 23. Southeast Missouri State 24. Gardner-Webb 25. Colgate

2003 (Sports Network) 1. Delaware 2. Colgate 3. Wofford 4. Florida Atlantic 5. Northern Iowa 6. Western Illinois 7. Western Kentucky 8. McNeese State 9. Southern Illinois 10. Northern Arizona 11. Massachusetts 12. Pennsylvania 13. Southern 14. Montana 15. Bethune-Cookman 16. North Carolina A&T 17. Grambling State 18. Jacksonville State 19. Northern Colorado 20. Northeastern 21. Montana State 22. Idaho State 23. Lehigh 24. Georgia Southern 25. Villanova

2004 (Sports Network) 1. James Madison 2. Montana 3. William & Mary 4. Sam Houston State 5. Furman 6. New Hampshire 7. Delaware 8. Eastern Washington 9. Southern Illinois 10. Georgia Southern 11. Western Kentucky 12. Hampton 13. Harvard 14. Jacksonville State 15. Lehigh 16. Cal Poly 17. Northwestern State 18. Wofford 19. Lafayette

20. Alabama State 21. Penn 22. South Carolina State 23. North Dakota State 24. Coastal Carolina 25. Northern Iowa

2005 (Sports Network) 1. Appalachian State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Furman 4. Texas State 5. New Hampshire 6. Cal Poly 7. Southern Illinois 8. Richmond 9. Georgia Southern 10. Hampton 11. Grambling State 12. Montana 13. Eastern Washington 14. Youngstown State 15. Brown 16. Eastern Illinois 17. Nicholls State 18. Montana State 19. Massachusetts 20. South Carolina State 21. Lafayette 22. Illinois State 23. Colgate 24. Coastal Carolina 25. James Madison

2006 (Sports Network) 1. Appalachian State (69) 2. Massachusetts 3. Montana 4. Youngstown State 5. North Dakota State (1) 6. New Hampshire 7. Southern Illinois 8. Illinois State 9. James Madison 10. Montana State 11. Hampton 12. Furman 13. Tennessee-Martin 14. Coastal Carolina 15. Eastern Illinois 16. Cal Poly 17. Northern Iowa 18. Princeton 19. Portland State 20. San Diego 21. McNeese State 22. South Dakota State 23. Wofford 24. Central Arkansas 25. Yale

2007 (Sports Network) 1. Appalachian State 2. Delaware 3. Southern Illinois 4. Northern Iowa 5. Richmond 6. Wofford 7. Massachusetts 8. Eastern Washington 9. North Dakota State 10. Montana 11. McNeese State 12. James Madison 13. Eastern Kentucky 14. New Hampshire 15. Delaware State 16. Youngstown State 17. Georgia Southern 18. Eastern Illinois 19. South Dakota State 20. Fordham 21. Harvard 22. Yale 23. Elon 24. Cal Poly 25. Grambling State

2008 (Sports Network) 1. Richmond 2. Montana 3. James Madison 4. Northern Iowa 5. Appalachian State 6. Villanova 7. Weber State 8. New Hampshire 9. Wofford 10. Cal Poly 11. Southern Illinois 12. Central Arkansas 13. South Carolina 14. Liberty 15. Harvard 16. Colgate 17. Elon 18. Maine 19. Eastern Kentucky 20. William & Mary 21. McNeese 22. Texas State 23. Jacksonville State 24. Grambling State 25. Prairie View A & M

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EAGLES HEAD COACH CHRIS HATCHER

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CHRIS HATCHER

hris Hatcher took over the storied Georgia Southern Football program in January 2007 and the charismatic head coach has revitalized the atmosphere surrounding Beautiful Ea-gle Creek and Paulson Stadium. The 2008 season saw the program’s 25th winning record in 27 years, including some memorable and record-breaking wins. In late October, the Eagles staged ‘The Comeback in Cullowhee’, setting a NCAA record for largest fourth quarter comeback. Down 28 (31-3) at Western Carolina with 11 minutes remaining in the game, Hatcher and the Eagles rallied for a 38-31 overtime win. Another NCAA record shattered when the Eagles played in four overtime games (3-1 record) last year, including a program-record three-OT win at The Cita-del 44-41. The season culminated with an unprecedented passing game in a 17-10 win at arch-rival #14 Furman. Lee Chapple and the offense set re-cords for most pass completions (40) and attempts (59) while throwing for 323 yards as the 2008 senior class ended their careers with a win. In fact, that win capped off a record-breaking season throwing the ball as the Ea-gles set six season passing records including Chapple’s record 64.5 per-cent completion percentage. The ‘Hatch Attack’ provided impressive numbers in all three phas-es. The offense ranked 20th nationally in passing and scoring; the de-fense ranked 26th in sacks and 22nd in tackles for a loss; the special teams finished 14th in punt returns, 36th in kickoff returns and tied for the SoCon lead being perfect in extra point attempts in league-only games.

All of this was done as Hatcher and his staff were forced to play in upwards of 30 freshmen on a consistent basis throughout the season. Seniors Chris Covington and Dakota Walker earned All-America hon-ors, and Covington was voted as the Southern Conference ‘Defensive Player of the Year’. In all, five Eagles received all-league honors and seven freshmen representing offense, defense and special teams were named to the inaugural SoCon All-Freshman Team. Once Hatcher arrived in Statesboro he began to meet and greet all the Eagle fans in and around southeast Georgia. There was a re-newed excitement about Georgia Southern football heading into his first season in charge. Hatcher and the Eagles provided many memo-rable moments and big wins. In his first year, Hatcher led the Eagles to the second best regu-lar season turnaround in program history, a plus-4 improvement from

2006. The Eagles ranked among the national leaders in various cat-egories on offense, defense and special teams. He also coached five All-America players, including quar-terback Jayson Foster, the second Walter Payton award winner in Eagle Football history. The Eagles got off to a 4-1 start, including a win over South Dakota State thanks to a 54-yard field goal

as time expired. After a 14-week hiatus the Eagles finally returned to the national rankings. Georgia Southern pulled off a memorable victory at ‘The Rock’, ending fifth-ranked Appalachian State’s 30-game home win streak. It was the Eagles’ first win (38-35) in Boone since 2001. The next week against 25th-ranked The Citadel some fourth quar-ter heroics led to a come-from-behind win. The following week at 10th-

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2007-Present ........Head Coach, Georgia Southern University2000-06 ...........................Head Coach, Valdosta State University1999............... Assistant Coach, University of Kentucky (QB/WR)1997-98 ............Graduate Assistant, University of Kentucky (QB)1996........Assistant Coach, University of Central Florida (QB/TE)1995............. Student Assistant Coach, Valdosta State University

EDUCATIONValdosta State University (1995) Bachelor’s Degree: Kinesiology and Physical Education

PERSONALFull name: .......................................Christopher Michael HatcherBorn: .........................................February 18, 1973 in Macon, Ga.Wife: ........................................................................................LoriChildren: .........................................................................Ty, Talley

HATCHER COACHING RECORDYear Record Final Ranking Postseason2000 10-2 (.833) 9th (AFCA) NCAA Playoffs2001 12-1 (.923) 4th (AFCA) NCAA Playoffs Quarterfinals2002 14-1 (.933) 2nd (AFCA) NCAA National Runner-Up2003 10-2 (.833) 7th (AFCA) NCAA Playoffs 2004 13-1 (.929) 1st (AFCA) NCAA National Champions2005 9-3 (.750) 14th (AFCA) NCAA Playoffs2006 8-2 (.800) 10th (AFCA)2007 7-4 (.636) 17th (SN)2008 6-5 (.545) 38th (SN)

Totals 89-21 (.809)

Six NCAA Playoff appearances; Two National Championship Game appearances 2004 National ChampionAWARDS AND HONORS2004 AFCA National Coach of the Year Johnny Vaught Coach of the Year Macon Touchdown Club Coach of the Year Atlanta Touchdown Club Coach of the Year Offensive Coordinator for East squad at the Hula Bowl NCAA Division II National Champions2002 AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year Schutt Sports National Coach of the Year Atlanta Touchdown Club Coach of the Year2001 AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year Atlanta Touchdown Club Coach of the Year2000 Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year Schutt Sports National Coach of the Year Atlanta Touchdown Club Coach of the Year

HATCHER COACHING TREEGeorgia Southern head coach Chris Hatcher has played for, worked for, worked with and had as assistant coaches some of the biggest names in NCAA Football.Chris BodenWith Hatcher = Valdosta State Assistant Coach (1996-2003)Now = Northern State Head Coach (2005-Present)David DeanWH = Valdosta State Offensive Coordinator (2000–2007)Now = Valdosta State Head Coach (2007-Present)Won Division II National Championship in first yearTony FranklinWH = Running Backs coach at Kentucky (1997-99)Now = Offensive Coordinator at Middle Tennessee (2009-Present)Mike LeachWH = Offensive Coordinator Valdosta State (1992-96); Kentucky OC (1997-98)Now = Head Coach Texas Tech (2000-Present)2008 Big 12 Coach of the Year, 2008 Woody Hayes AwardWillie MartinezWH = UCF Defensive Coordinator (1995-96)Now = Georgia Defensive Coordinator (2005-Present)Gene McDowellWH = UCF Head Coach (1985-97)Guy MorrissWH = Assistant Coach Valdosta State (1992-93); Kentucky Assistant (1997-2000)Now = Head Coach at Texas A&M Commerce (2009-Present)Hal MummeWH = Valdosta State Head Coach (1992-96)Took the team to the playoffs for the first timeKentucky Head Coach (1997-2000)Took team to first New Year’s Day bowl in 46 years in 1998Now = Head Coach McMurray University (2009-Present)Will MuschampWH = Valdosta State Defensive Coordinator (2000)Now = Texas Defensive Coordinator and coach-in-waitingDanny O’RourkeWH = Valdosta State Secondary Coach (2002)Now = Navy Wide Receivers (2003-Present)Kirby SmartWH = Valdosta State Defensive Backs (2000); Valdosta State Defensive Coordinator (2001)Now = Alabama Asst. Coach (2007–Present); Defensive Coordinator (2009-Pr.)

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CHRIS HATCHERranked Wofford, Georgia Southern accomplished another feat not done since 2001. The Eagles recorded another 38-35 victory to go 3-for-3 against nationally-ranked foes. GS ranked 25th overall in net punting and tied for first in PAT conversions. The defense was 14th in turnover margin and 17th in fumbles recovered. The prolific offense led by Foster ranked first in rushing, eighth in total offense, eighth in scoring offense and 23rd in sacks allowed. Hatcher tweaked his normal offense to fit the skill set of the players with great success. Not only did the Eagles score nearly 37 points per game but when it came to making a play in the clutch they did just that, finishing first nationally in fourth down conver-sions. “Chris Hatcher was someone I felt embodied all we were look-ing for,” said Director of Athletics Sam Baker. “Chris has a proven track record as a head coach - capturing the national champion-ship in 2004 and recording a .864 winning percentage during his seven-year tenure at Valdosta State. I looked for a coach who knows how to win and I believe Coach Hatcher can do that at the Division I level. I also wanted to hire a coach with strong recruiting ties in Georgia and Florida. Coach Hatcher knows the area well... Our Athletic Department’s charge was to go out and hire a head coach that will improve on the progress we made off the field, and have that translate to on-the-field success. I think we have that coach in Chris Hatcher.” The winningest coach in Blazers’ history, Hatcher was 76-12 at his alma mater. When Hatcher took over as head coach in 2000, he wasted no time molding the Valdosta State program into the ‘Hatch Attack’. In his first year back at VSU, Hatcher took a 4-7 squad the previous year and turned it around to a 10-2 re-cord (8-1 in GSC action) and a berth in the Division II playoffs. He coached quarterback Dusty Bonner who was a two-time winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year, an award Hatcher won himself in 1994. His 2001 and 2002 teams posted back-to-back undefeated records during the regular season, part of a Gulf South Confer-ence record 35 straight victories during the regular season. During the 2004 championship season, the Blazers lost their season-opener before rattling off 13 consecutive victories, capped by a 36-31 victory over Pittsburg State in the title game. Hatcher was named ‘National Coach of the Year’ by the American Football Coaches Association and was the offensive coordinator for the East squad at the Hula Bowl.

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In 2005, Valdosta opened the season ranked No. 1 for four straight weeks and saw the season culminate with a sixth-straight NCAA postseason ap-pearance. Despite an 8-2 record in 2006, the 10th-ranked Blazers did not receive an invitation to the playoffs marking the first time that occurred in the Hatcher era. The 2006 team finished sixth nationally in pass-ing offense (283 yards per game), 12th in scoring offense (34.9 ppg) and 19th in total offense (389.9 yards). However, Hatcher’s teams have been suc-cessful in all three facets. The 2006 defense ranked 27th nationally in scoring defense (15.7 points al-lowed) while the special teams ranked third in punt returns (17.3 yards) and blocked seven kicks. Over his seven years at Valdosta, Hatcher: - posted an .864 winning percentage - registered a 68-7 mark in the regular season- was 56-6 in Gulf South Conference play- had 60 All-GSC selections- coached 16 All-America selections. The Macon (Ga.) native spent one year as quar-terbacks/tight ends coach at the University of Cen-tral Florida where he worked with Miami Dolphins quarterback Daunte Culpepper, then three years working with the quarterbacks at the University of Kentucky where he worked under former VSU head coach Hal Mumme. During his time with the Wildcats he coached the No. 1 NFL draft pick, All-America quarterback Tim Couch. While at UK, Hatcher and

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CHRIS HATCHERVERSUS OPPONENTS

Albany State ................ 7-1

Appalachian State ....... 1-1

Arkansas-Monticello .... 3-0

Arkansas Tech ............. 3-0

Austin Peay State ........ 1-0

Carson-Newman.......... 2-1

Catawba ...................... 1-1

Central Arkansas ......... 6-0

Chattanooga ................ 1-1

The Citadel .................. 2-0

Coastal Carolina .......... 1-0

Colorado State............. 0-1

Delta State ................... 5-3

Elon ............................. 0-2

Florida Atlantic ............. 1-0

Fort Valley State .......... 6-0

Furman ........................ 1-1

Georgia ........................ 0-1

Grand Valley State ....... 0-1

Harding ........................ 3-1

Henderson State.......... 4-0

North Alabama ............. 5-3

Northeastern ................ 1-0

Ouachita Baptist .......... 7-0

Pittsburg State ............. 1-0

Samford ....................... 0-1

South Dakota State ..... 1-0

Southern Arkansas ...... 7-0

Texas A&M-Kingsville .. 1-0

West Alabama ............. 7-0

Western Carolina ......... 2-0

West Chester ............... 1-0

West Georgia ............... 7-1

Wofford ........................ 1-1

Total ........................ 89-21

the Wildcats played in the 1999 Outback Bowl, the program’s first New Year’s Day Bowl in 47 years, then followed that the following year with a berth in the ’99 Music City Bowl. It marked the first time the Wildcats had consecutive bowl appearances in 15 years. After his playing days, Hatcher worked as a student assistant coach in 1995 at Valdosta State. While there he coached All-America quarterback Lance Funderburk, a runner-up for the Harlon Hill Trophy. Hatcher’s success as a player helped him de-velop into one of the nation’s winningest coaches. A two-time All-America quarterback at VSU (1993 and 1994), Hatcher threw for 11,363 yards and 121 touchdowns during his stellar career. During his se-nior year in 1994 he led the Blazers to their first-ever postseason berth, advancing to the quarterfinals, and when it was all said and done set 29 VSU pass-ing and total offense records. Among the national records he once set were a 68.5 career completion percentage and streak of 20 straight completions in a game against New Haven. Hatcher held 14 Valdosta State, 13 Gulf South Con-ference and 17 Division II national records. He also started 41 consecutive games, posting a 29-10-2 re-cord. Not only did Hatcher excel on the field, he was just as successful in the classroom. Twice he received the Gulf South Conference’s Commission-er’s Trophy which is awarded to the league’s Most Outstanding Student-Athlete. He finished his senior

year by winning several national honors including: the NCAA Top Eight Award, the CoSIDA Academic All-America National Player of the Year and a postgraduate scholar-ship from the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. At the time when Hatcher won the Harlon Hill Trophy, he won by the second-largest voting margin in the then 19-year history of the award. Hatcher was also voted to the GSC Football team of the 1990s. The honors continued to add up even after his playing days. Hatch-er was named to the Valdosta State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001, in his first year of eligibility. The personable head coach was also elected into the Macon Sports Hall of Fame that same year. Hatcher graduated from Valdosta State in 1995. He and his wife Lori, also a graduate of VSU, are the parents of a son, Ty and daughter, Talley.

The Hatcher Family, clockwise from top: Lori, Chris, Talley and Ty.

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EXPERIENCE: 3rd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2007-Present: ....................Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers2002-06: ........................................ Assistant Coach, Valdosta State University 2002-06: Linebackers; 2003-06: Defensive Coordinator, Kickoff Coverage2000-01: ................................... Assistant Coach, Holmes Community College Linebackers, Secondary and Special Teams1999:..................................................... Graduate Assistant, Auburn University Defensive Backs and Special Teams1996-98: ....................................................... Star City (Arkansas) High School 1996-98: Head Basketball Coach; 1996-98: Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Coordinator in 1998); Assistant Baseball Coach; Head Strength/ Conditioning Coach; Assistant Strength/Conditioning CoachEDUCATION:Auburn University (2000) Master’s Degree: Sports Administration University of Arkansas-Monticello (1996) Bachelor’s Degree: Health and Physical EducationPERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ......................................................................William Ashley AndersBorn: .............................................................. August 3, 1972 in Hampton, Ark.Wife: ..........................................................................................................SheriChildren: ..................................................................Mary Alex, Cade, Camden

ASHLEY ANDERSArkansas-Monticello ’96

EAGLE FOOTBALL ASSISTANT COACHES

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Ashley Anders enters his third year as defensive coordinator at Georgia Southern. He also serves as lineback-ers coach, joining the Eagles upon the hiring of Chris Hatcher as head coach. During the 2008 season, Anders coached two All-Americans in Chris Covington (linebacker) and Dakota Walker (defensive end). Covington, who began the season in the second-ary, moved to Anders’ linebacker unit in week five and would go on and rank among the Southern Conference lead-ers in tackles for loss (second SoCon, tied 40th nationally) and sacks (third

SoCon, tied 39th nationally). Walker not only led the SoCon in sacks but finished tied for 12th nationally. When Covington was named SoCon ‘Defensive Player of the Year’ by the Sports Media Association, he became the third player in Eagle history to accom-plish the feat, and first since 2001. Both he and Walker earned First Team All-SoCon honors. The Eagle defense, playing as many as nine true-freshmen on a consistent basis, saved their best performance for last in a 17-10 win at 14th-ranked Furman to close out the season with a winning record. The 10 points allowed were the fewest by an opponent since October 2005. The defense saw a league-best four rookies named to the inaugural SoCon All-Freshman Team. As a defensive unit, the Eagles ranked 22nd nationally aver-aging 7.0 tackles for a loss and 26th recording 2.4 sacks per game. Not only did his defensive unit rank among the SoCon leaders, the kickoff coverage team set the standard. Led by Patrick Bolen, the Eagles led the SoCon in net kickoff yards forcing opponents to start on their own 25 yard line. During the 2007 season the Eagles’ defense ranked 14th nationally in turn-over margin, a +1.09 per game average. That impressive average is tied into the team’s 56th ranking in passes intercepted, 17th in fumbles recovered and 37th in turnovers gained. Overall, the defensive unit recorded 65 tackles for a loss, 19 sacks, 11 interceptions and 56 pass break-ups. Three members of the defense earned All-Southern Conference honors – Larry Beard, Damon Suggs and Chris Covington. In his first year on defense, Covington earned Honorable Mention All-America honors.

Prior to Georgia Southern, Anders spent five years working on Chris Hatcher’s staff at Valdosta State. During his final four years he served as defensive coor-dinator and was in charge of the kickoff teams. He was also part of the 2004 title squad and 2002 runner-up with the Blazers. At a place known for its offensive production, Anders’ defensive unit was equally as impressive. In 2006 the Blazers defense allowed just 15.7 points per game, 25th best in Division II. Valdosta ranked 35th nationally in total defense (allowing 270 yards per game) while totaling 24 takeaways in 10 games. That unit recorded 69 tackles for a loss, 22 sacks, 13 interceptions and 38 pass break-ups. During his tenure as defensive coordinator, the Blazers qualified for the NCAA playoffs three times and posted a 40-8 record. Since joining the program, Valdos-ta finished no worse than third place in the always tough Gulf South Conference, including a title in 2002 and 2004 along with two runner-up finishes. When Valdosta State played for the 2004 National Championship, Anders and his defensive staff went up against one of the most explosive offenses in NCAA history. Pittsburg State had set NCAA records - for all divisions – in scor-ing offense (57.6 ppg) and total offense (616 yards per game). Anders’ defensive scheme held the Pittsburg State offense to less than half of the total scoring aver-age, just 24 points en route to the title. That 2004 defense also led the nation in turnover margin, registering 34 takeaways and a plus-20 margin. While at VSU, Anders’ linebackers earned six All-Gulf South Conference hon-ors, including all three during the 2002 campaign. Three of his defensive players (Spencer Fortson, Tim Thompson and Sherard Reynolds) earned All-America sta-tus and Thompson eventually signed with the Tennessee Titans. Anders spent two years at Holmes Community College prior to arriving at Val-dosta, coaching the linebackers, secondary and special teams. While at HCC he coached All-America Deral Slay who went on to play at South Carolina. He spent a year and a half at Auburn as a graduate assistant coach (1999-2000), coaching the defensive backs and special teams during the 1999 season. In 1996 he started his coaching career at Star City (Arkansas) High School. During his time he served three years as head basketball coach and assistant football; and one year as assistant baseball, assistant strength and conditioning then also one year as head strength coach. During his last season at Star City he served as the football program’s defensive coordinator. In his year as the as-sistant strength coach his weightlifting team won a state title. A native of Hampton, Arkansas, he was a three-sport athlete (football, basket-ball and baseball) earning all-district and all-conference honors as a defensive back in football and pitcher in baseball. He played baseball at Arkansas-Monti-cello, an eventual rival of Valdosta State in the Gulf South Conference after they moved from NAIA to Division II. Anders helped his baseball team qualify for the NAIA Regionals. He received his bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education from Ar-kansas-Monticello in 1996 then a master’s in Sports Administration from Auburn in 2000. Anders and his wife Sheri have three children: Mary Alex, Cade and Cam-den.

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EXPERIENCE: 3rd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2007-Present: .....................Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs

2001-06: .................................................. Head Football Coach/Athletics Director, Peach County (GA) High School 1999-2000: ................................................Head Football Coach/Athletics Director, Banks County (GA) High School

1995-99: ................Assistant Football Coach, Peach County (GA) High School Offensive Coordinator

1994:..................................Assistant Football Coach, Coffee (GA) High School Running Backs

1992-93: .................................Assistant Coach, Thomasville (GA) High School Wide Receivers

1991....................... Assistant Football Coach, Elbert County (GA) High School Secondary

EDUCATION:Georgia College and State University (2003) Master’s Degree: Education

University of Georgia (1992) Bachelor’s Degree: Education

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ...................................................................... Ransom Earl GillespieBorn: ......................................................................May 12, 1969 in Athens, Ga.Wife: ........................................................................... Claudette Giles-GillespieChildren: ...............................................................................................Kennedy

RANCE GILLESPIEGeorgia ’92

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Rance Gillespie begins his third year on Chris Hatcher’s staff, joining in January 2007. The offensive coordinator came to Georgia Southern with some impressive credentials. During the 2008 season the offensive attack not only led the Southern Conference in passing offense, it also ranked 20th nationally. The Eagles also stood 20th nationally in scoring offense and 37th in total offense. The running backs were one of

the youngest position groups on the team, led by three freshmen. Adam Urbano led all backs scoring seven touchdowns, three coming in overtime periods and two which won the game (at Western Carolina, at The Citadel). He would go on to earn a spot on the SoCon ‘All-Freshman Team’. Gillespie also oversees the kickoff return and returners. Last year Raja Andrews ranked 12th nationally averaging 14 yards per punt return. The punt return unit actually tied a program record with two returns for a touchdown (at Chattanooga, vs. Appalachian State). During the staff’s first year in Statesboro the offense put up some of the best numbers in program history. The Eagles’ impressive offense, led by Jayson Foster, ranked first in rushing, eighth in total offense, eighth in scoring offense and 23rd in sacks allowed. Not only did the Eagles score nearly 37 points per game but when it came to making a play in the clutch they did just that, finishing first nationally in fourth down conversions. Working a running backs group hit hard all season long by injuries, Gillespie saw freshman Zeke Rozier earn Southern Conference ‘Freshman of the Week’ honors in just his second collegiate game. Wide receiver-turned-running back Chris Teal earned the same honor in October. Amid the record-setting season by Jayson Foster, Gillespie helped coach Lamar Lewis to a Second Team All-SoCon honor. If it wasn’t for an injury which required him to miss most of two games, Lewis would have surpassed 1,000 rushing yards (955 on 143 carries). That year the running backs accounted for 15 of the team’s 50 touchdowns.

Gillespie led Peach County High School to the Class AAA state championship in 2005 and 2006, the first two state titles in school history. He posted a 65-16 record as head coach during his tenure, including an impressive 50-8 mark his last four seasons. From 1995-99 he served as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator. During his tenure at Peach County, dating back to the 1995 season, Gillespie had every starting quarterback signed to a college scholarship. Following the ’06 state championship season 10 of his players signed a National Letter of Intent, including four that went to Vanderbilt, Troy, Maryland and UAB. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution named him ‘Coach of the Year’ in consecutive years (2005-06). He also received coaching accolades from the Macon Touchdown Club and Atlanta Touchdown Club (Class AAA). Following the first state title, Gillespie was named Region 4AAA ‘Coach of the Year’, marking the third straight year he won that award. In 2004 he was not only named Region ‘Coach of the Year’, but also ‘Athletics Director of the Year’. Peach County’s amazing run began in 2003 when they not only won the Region title but was a state runner-up. Over those four years Gillespie would lead his team to the Region 4AAA title and playoff berth every season. The 2004 team advanced to the quarterfinals, then Peach County won consecutive state titles. During his days as offensive coordinator, Gillespie and Peach County won three straight Region 4AAA titles and was state runner-up in 1998. Gillespie also served as head coach at Banks County High School from 1999-2001. He served as the running backs coach at Coffee High School from 1994-95, and from 1992-94 was the wide receivers coach at Thomasville High School. Gillespie began his collegiate playing career as a walk-on defensive back at Georgia, graduating in 1992. He was a four-year member of the program from 1987-90. Originally from Clayton, Gillespie is married to Claudette Giles-Gillespie and they have one daughter, Kennedy.


The Gillespie Family: Kennedy, Claudette and Rance

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EXPERIENCE: 3rd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2007-Present: .....................Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University Offensive Line

1994-2006: .................................................................Valdosta State University 1998-2006: Assistant Coach 1997: Graduate Assistant Coach 1996: Volunteer Assistant Coach (Running Backs) 1994-95: Student Assistant Coach

EDUCATION:Valdosta State University (1997) Bachelor’s Degree: Education

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ......................................................................Patrick Shawn BostickBorn: .............................................................. October 30, 1970 in Forsyth, Ga.Wife: .........................................................................................................Sheila Children: .....................................................................................Emma, Walker


SHAWN BOSTICK Valdosta State ’97 OFFENSIVE LINE

Shawn Bostick joined his college teammate Chris Hatcher as part of the Georgia Southern football staff in January 2007. Bostick serves as offensive line coach. Last year his unit had the formidable task of replacing all five starters, including two All-Americas. Despite not having a single lineman receive All-Southern Conference honors, the offense still ranked 20th nationally in passing offense, 20th in scoring

offense and 37th in total offense. During his first year on staff, Bostick inherited a talented and experienced offensive line, and built on that. Two linemen earned First Team All-America honors, guard Marcelo Estrada and tackle Russell Orr. Both were named All-Southern Conference, along with tackle Brad Williams. They paved the way for the backs as once again Georgia Southern led the nation in rushing offense. In fact, the Eagles ranked eighth nationally in total offense and scoring offense. When the offense needed a clutch play the linemen helped pave the way as GS finished first nationally in fourth down conversions. The linemen played a big role in fewest sacks allowed, finishing 23rd nationally. His arrival in Statesboro ended an 18-year affiliation with Valdosta State, from his playing days to then assistant coach. Bostick served as assistant head coach in charge of the offensive line for eight years at VSU. His O-Line was part of one of the most

productive offensive units in Division II. In 2006 the Blazers ranked 20th nationally in total offense (390 yards per game), sixth in passing offense (283 yards), ninth in scoring offense (35 points) and 21st in team passing efficiency (145.38). Bostick was part of the 2004 National Championship team and the national runner-up in 2002. During his tenure, Bostick coached three All-America selections (Jason King, Tully Payne and Torrey Howard) and eight who were named All-Gulf South Conference. Over the previous seven years, the offense scored 50 or more points 17 times. The offensive line played a vital role in the success at Valdosta State. During Coach Hatcher’s seven year stint in charge, the offense averaged more than 32 points per game in six seasons. Every year the offense totaled at least 380 yards per game. Bostick, a former walk-on who eventually earned a scholarship, was a three-year letterwinner from 1991-93. During the 1993 campaign in which the Blazers finished 8-3, Bostick was the starting center on an offensive line that allowed only 10 sacks of Chris Hatcher. From 1994-95 he worked as a student assistant coach under Hal Mumme. Bostick was part of the 1994 coaching staff, leading Valdosta State to its first-ever playoff appearance. In 1996 he worked with the running backs, as the Blazers won their first conference championship. During the 1997 campaign he served as a graduate assistant coach under Mike Kelley, returning to the offensive line. The next season he moved into his first full-time coaching position and worked with the offensive line every year since. One of Bostick’s players, two-year starter Richard Collier, went to the NFL and was with the Jacksonville Jaguars until he was tragically injured. A 1997 graduate of Valdosta State, Bostick received his bachelor’s degree in Education. He and his wife Sheila have a daughter, Emma, and a son, Walker.

The Bostick Family, clockwise from bottom: Emma, Sheila, Walker and Shawn.

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EXPERIENCE: 3rd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2007-Present: .......................Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University Wide Receivers

2005-06: ..............................Graduate Assistant Coach, Florida State University 2006: Offensive Assistant 2005: Strength and Conditioning Assistant

2000-04: ............................................. Wide Receiver, National Football League 2004: Houston Texans 2000-03: Cincinnati Bengals

EDUCATION:Florida State University (1999) Bachelor’s Degree: Political Science

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ................................................................................... Ron S. DugansBorn: ...............................................................April 27, 1977 in Tallahassee, Fla.Children: ...................................................................................................Yasmin

RON DUGANS Florida State ’99 WIDE RECEIVERS

Ron Dugans enters his third year with the Georgia Southern football program and coach Chris Hatcher’s staff. He brings a wealth of collegiate and professional experience to the Eagles wide receiver corps. During year two of the Hatch Attack, led by All-Southern Conference wide receiver Raja Andrews, the Eagles led the SoCon and ranked 20th nationally in passing offense. That also helped

the Eagles finish 20th nationally in scoring offense and 37th in total offense. Andrews shattered several records during his senior year, en route to finishing 15th nationally in receptions per game and 20th in receiving yards. Andrews smashed the single-season records in receptions by 25 (64), the receiving yards by 200 (873) and most games gaining 100 receiving yards by three (5). Twice Andrews broke the single-game receptions record with 10 and in three years set the career receptions record. In fact, five receivers averaged better than 10 yards per catch. In 2008, the speedy receiver corps accounted for the majority of the team’s 42 receptions of 20-plus yards. During the 2007 season the receivers corps caught eight touchdown passes, including the third-longest completion in program history (Michael McIntosh, 81 yards). That year Andrews nearly set the season receptions record, finishing one shy of the mark.

Dugans spent the 2006 season at his alma mater Florida State as a graduate assistant coach on offense. FSU ended its 7-6 season with a victory over UCLA in the Emerald Bowl. The year prior he worked as a graduate assistant with the Florida State Strength and Conditioning program. He spent five years in the National Football League, the first four with the Cincinnati Bengals then in 2004 with the Houston Texans. A member of the Seminole Football program from 1995-99, Dugans won a National Championship his senior year. He started at wide receiver opposite fellow NFL pick Peter Warrick. Dugans holds the distinction of having played in three title games with the Seminoles, posting a 45-4 record during his playing career. Originally from Tallahassee, Dugans played as a true freshman in 1995 then again in 1996 before taking a medical redshirt during the 1997 campaign. He returned as a starting wide receiver his final two years. Dugans caught 105 passes in his career totaling 1,520 yards and seven touchdowns. Two of his most impressive games came in postseason play. He caught six passes for 135 yards in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl, then in his last collegiate game tallied five receptions for 99 yards and two TDs in the 2000 Sugar Bowl win over Virginia Tech. A three-sport standout at Florida A&M University High (football, basketball and track), Dugans rushed for 730 yards and 10 touchdowns his senior year, on just 70 carries. He also registered 75 tackles, two sacks, three forced fumbles and seven interceptions on defense. Dugans also excelled on special teams, averaged 23 yards per punt return and 22.2 on kickoff returns with two touchdowns combined. He also won the state triple jump title his junior year. Dugans graduated from Florida State with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 1999.


Ron and Yasmin Dugans

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EXPERIENCE: 3rd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2007-Present: ...................Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University Defensive Backs, Recruiting Coordinator

2005-06: ....................................... Assistant Coach, Valdosta State University Secondary, Director of Football Operations, Summer Camps 2004-05: ........Graduate Assistant Coach, University of Alabama-Birmingham

2003:............................. Graduate Assistant Coach, Valdosta State University

2000-03: ............................................................ Investment Advisor Specialist

EDUCATION:Mars Hill College (2000) Bachelor’s Degree: Business Administration and Sports Management

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ......................................................................Keith Joseph HatcherBorn: ............................................................ February 15, 1978 in Macon, Ga.Wife: ...................................................................................................... AshleyChildren: .....................................................................................................Ace

KEITH HATCHER Mars Hill ’00 DEFENSIVE BACKS

Keith Hatcher joined his cousin Chris’ football coaching staff at Georgia Southern in January 2007, serving as the secondary coach, recruiting coordinator and director of football operations. He came to the Eagle Football program after two coaching stints at Valdosta State. In 2008, his defensive backs unit underwent a near-complete makeover from the beginning of the

season as All-American Chris Covington moved to linebacker and true-freshmen emerged into the starting lineup. By the end of the season, the secondary was starting two true-freshmen and a sophomore (playing four underclassmen on a regular basis). Two of the Eagles earned a spot on the Southern Conference All-Freshmen team: Derek Heyden and K.R. Snipes. In fact, it was the true-freshman Snipes that came up with the game-clinching interception late in the Furman game to secure the 17-10 win over the 14th-ranked Paladins and record the programs’ 25th winning season. The secondary accounted for all but one of the team’s interceptions and broke up 29 more passes. Hatcher also oversees the punt return team. Last year Raja Andrews ranked 12th nationally averaging 14 yards per punt return. The punt return unit actually tied a program record with two returns for a touchdown (at Chattanooga, vs. Appalachian State). Hatcher had to make unprecedented adjustments in the secondary throughout the 2007 season as half of the opening day 2-deep were out over the final month of the season. Two former offensive players started at the end of the year and two more saw significant playing time. Covington would not only earn All-Southern Conference honors but Honorable Mention All-America accolades as well. The secondary accounted for 10 interceptions and the squad recorded 56 pass break-ups.

Hatcher worked with the secondary and served as the director of football operations and summer camps during his final two years at Valdosta State. In 2006 the Blazers defense allowed just 15.7 points per game, 25th best in Division II. Valdosta ranked 35th nationally in total defense (allowing 270 yards per game) while totaling 24 takeaways in 10 games. That year’s defense recorded 69 tackles for a loss, 22 sacks, 13 interceptions and 38 pass break-ups. Also during the 2006 campaign, VSU ranked second in the Gulf South Conference in pass defense. The 2006 season was Hatcher’s first in charge of the punt rush. His special team squad blocked seven punts and returned three for a touchdown. The Blazers led the league in blocks and punt return yardage. During his tenure Hatcher coached All-America free safety and All-GSC punt returner Sherard Reynolds. Prior to his latest time at Valdosta, Hatcher spent two years on the coaching staff at Alabama-Birmingham. He worked with the UAB Blazers in 2004 and spring 2005 under former defensive coordinator Wayne Bolt, who is currently the defensive coordinator at Iowa State. In 2003 he originally joined the Valdosta State staff as a graduate assistant coach. During his three years at VSU, Hatcher helped the Blazers to a 27-7 record and two runner-up finishes in the Gulf South Conference. Hatcher spent three years following graduation in private business as an investment advisor specialist but then decided to follow in the family’s footsteps of coaching. A 2000 graduate of Mars Hill, he was a two-sport athlete lettering four years in baseball and two in football for the Lions. Not only was Hatcher a standout athlete, he earned academic accolades as well. Hatcher was a four-time Academic All-Conference pick in baseball and twice earned the same honor in football. He received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Sports Management from Mars Hill College. Hatcher - who like Chris was a standout athlete at Mount de Sales Academy in Macon earning all-state honors in football, basketball and baseball – is married to his wife Ashley. They are the parents of a son, Ace.

The Hatcher Family: Ashley, Ace and Keith

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EXPERIENCE: 5th YEAR ON GSU STAFF2007-Present: .....................Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University Defensive Line, Kickers

2000-06: ............................................... Assistant Coach, Presbyterian College 2001-06: Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator

1994-99: ....................................Assistant Coach, Holmes Community College 1995-99: Defensive Coordinator

1992-93: ..............................Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University Defensive Line, Strength and Conditioning

1987-91: ............................... Head Football Coach, Wallkill (N.Y.) High School

EDUCATION:Georgia Southern University (1994) Master’s Degree: Sport Management

SUNY-New Paltz (1992) Bachelor’s Degree: Therapeutic Recreation

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ........................................................................Jeffrey James KoonzBorn: ................................................................. July 5, 1956 in Newburgh, N.Y.Wife: ........................................................................................................... PattiChildren: .................................................................................................Jeffrey


JEFF KOONZ SUNY-New Paltz ’92 DEFENSIVE LINE

Jeff Koonz, a former assistant at Georgia Southern, begins his third year in his second stint as part of the Georgia Southern coaching staff. Koonz will work with the defensive line and kickers under coach Chris Hatcher. The Eagle defense led the Southern Conference averaging 7.0 tackles for a loss (22nd nationally) and ranked third recording 2.4 sacks per game (26th in the nation). All-America defensive end Dakota

Walker not only led the league in sacks but also tackles for loss. He earned First Team All-SoCon honors. Two of his freshman special team players also earned a spot on the SoCon ‘All-Freshman Team’, Adrian Mora and Charlie Edwards. Mora earned his first collegiate start in game four and solidified the kicking game. The redshirt-freshman made a field goal in all eight games played, finishing 10-of-12 on the year. In addition he was 37-37 in extra points and would also earn Second Team All-SoCon honors. Edwards spent most of the season as the leader in punt average before finishing fifth in a close race for the lead. His 40.0 yard average ranked seventh on the GS season ‘Top 10’. Koonz mentored two All-Southern Conference performers in 2007: Larry Beard (media and coaches) and Damon Suggs (coaches). His kickers enjoyed a record-breaking season. Jesse Hartley set school records for consecutive extra points (47) and field goals (17, tie) en route to All-America honors. The punting unit, led by four-year starter Daniel Jordan, ranked first in the SoCon in net yardage. The previous seven years Koonz served as an assistant coach at Presbyterian College, the last six as the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. In 2006 PC finished in a tie in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) at 5-2, 7-4 overall. Koonz’s defense again ranked among the SAC leaders, allowing 13.2 points (sixth nationally), 89.8 rushing yards and 223 total yards per game. Koonz’s 2005 PC defense finished first in the SAC in rushing (106.0 ypg) and scoring defense (14.2 ppg) and was fourth in the league in total

defense (314.2 ypg). The 14.2 ppg allowed by the defense was good for eighth-best nationally at the conclusion of the year. In the 2004 season, the Koonz-led defense finished second in the South Atlantic Conference in scoring defense and passing defense. In 2002, PC’s defense led the SAC in scoring defense (14.0 ppg), pass efficiency defense (87.1 rating), opponents’ first downs (162), opponents’ third down conversion (25.4%), and red zone defense (51.5%). In addition, PC allowed only 10 points in the fourth quarter during the entire season. Koonz came to Presbyterian College after serving six years as an assistant football coach at Holmes Community College in Goodman, Miss. He served as defensive coordinator from 1995-1999 and was defensive line coach his first year. During his tenure at Holmes, the program compiled a 35-25-1 overall record and won the 1996 North State Championship. Koonz brings a wealth of knowledge to Georgia Southern, having coached four players at Holmes who went on to play in the NFL (Duane Starks - Baltimore Ravens, Dick Butkus Award winner Corey Moore - Buffalo Bills, Alvin McKinley - Denver Broncos and Javor Mills - Jacksonville Jaguars). A native of Wallkill, N.Y., he played football at SUNY-Plattsburgh and returned to his high school alma mater, Wallkill H.S., to become head coach from 1987-91. During that time, Wallkill compiled a 33-13-1 overall mark and won the 1991 Section 9 Class B championship while being named Coach of the Year on two occasions (1987 and 1991). His coaching career sent him to Statesboro in 1992 where he spent two seasons as defensive line and strength coach at Georgia Southern University. Koonz was a coach on the Eagles’ 1993 Southern Conference championship team. During his time he was the position coach for All-America defensive lineman Alex Mash. Koonz earned a B.S. degree in therapeutic recreation from SUNY-New Paltz in 1992 and a master’s degree in Athletic Administration from Georgia Southern University. His wife, Patti is from Wallkill, N.Y. They are the parents of one son, Jeffrey. A 2003 graduate of Auburn University, Jeffrey has served as an assistant coach at Auburn, Iowa State and Texas.

The Koonz Family: Jeffrey, Patti and Jeff

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EXPERIENCE: 3rd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2007-Present: .....................Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University Tight Ends2006:...............................Assistant Football Coach, Newnan (GA) High School Assistant Offensive Coordinator2006:...............................Graduate Assistant Coach, Valdosta State University QuarterbacksEDUCATION:Valdosta State University (2005) Bachelor’s Degree: Business EducationPERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ......................................................................David Mitchell StewartBorn: .............................................................November 8, 1982 in Auburn, Ala.Wife: ...........................................................................................................Rikki

EXPERIENCE: 3rd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2007-Present: .....................Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University Defensive AssistantEDUCATIONGeorgia Southern University (2006) Bachelor’s Degree: General Studies with a minor in Coaching and NutritionPERSONALFull name: ....................................................................... William Wesley TurnerBorn: ....................................................February 1, 1984 in Duncan, OklahomaWife: ...................................................................................................Stephanie

MITCH STEWART Valdosta State ’05

WES TURNER Georgia Southern ’06

RECEIVERS DEFENSIVE ASSISTANT Mitch Stewart enters his third

year as a member of the Georgia Southern football coaching staff, having played for coach Chris Hatcher. In addition to working with the receivers Stewart also handles all team travel arrangements. Stewart has a great deal of experience working with head coach

Chris Hatcher’s offense, a five-year player for coach Hatcher at Valdosta State. Last year the offense led the SoCon and ranked 20th nationally in passing offense. That also helped the Eagles finish 20th nationally in scoring offense and 37th in total offense. Wide receiver Raja Andrews shattered three season records, one single-game mark and the career receptions record. In 2008, the speedy receiver corps accounted for the majority of the team’s 42 receptions of 20-plus yards. From 2001-05 Stewart played quarterback at Valdosta State. He was part of the 2002 national runner-up squad and 2004 National Championship team. Stewart earned the start in the first round playoff game his senior year. After his playing days (spring 2006) he served as a graduate assistant coach at Valdosta State, working with the quarterbacks. In the summer of 2006

he took a job at Newnan High School, assisting the offensive coordinator in implementing the Blazers’ offense there. That fall Newnan won its first region title in 14 years and qualified for the state playoffs.

A standout quarterback at Northgate High School in Newnan, Stewart helped instrument one of the biggest turnarounds in the state. Following a 1-9 sophomore year, Northgate went 7-3 his junior year, earning the title as most improved team in Georgia, and qualified for the playoffs. In his final year, Stewart led Northgate to an 11-2 record. Also a standout baseball player, Stewart earned all-region and all-county honors

in both football and baseball. Northgate advanced to the state quarterfinals in baseball his junior year, then a step further to the semifinals his senior year. Stewart received his bachelor’s degree in Business Education from Valdosta State in 2005 and began work on a master’s degree. He and his wife Rikki reside in Statesboro.

Wes Turner joined the Georgia Southern coaching staff in spring 2007. When head coach Chris Hatcher hired Turner, he brought on staff someone with a first-hand knowledge of the program and the traditions of Eagle Football.

Turner serves as a defensive assistant coach. He worked on a defensive staff that, playing as many as nine true-freshmen on a consistent basis, saved their best performance for last in a 17-10 win at 14th-ranked Furman to close out the season with a winning record. The 10 points allowed were the fewest by an opponent since October 2005. The defense saw a league-best four rookies named to the inaugural SoCon All-Freshman Team. As a defensive unit, the Eagles ranked 22nd nationally averaging 7.0 tackles for a loss and 26th recording 2.4 sacks per game.

During the 2007 season the Eagles’ defense ranked 14th nationally in turnover margin, a +1.09 per game average. That impressive average is tied into the team’s 56th ranking in passes intercepted, 17th in fumbles recovered and 37th in turnovers gained. Overall, the defensive unit recorded 65 tackles for a loss, 19 sacks, 11 interceptions and 56 pass break-ups. Turner lettered three years and spent five years in all with the Georgia Southern football program. The one-time walk-on joined in the fall of 2002. He redshirted that year and

then saw action in six games his redshirt-freshman year. As a sophomore he played in nine games, becoming a valuable member of the special teams and helping the Eagles qualify for the playoffs. He recorded three tackles on special teams that season. After missing the 2005 campaign, Turner returned the following season and played in eight games. Again he provided senior leadership on special teams, ranking among the leaders in tackles in 2006 and earned the Special Teams Captain Award. Turner joined the Eagles after a standout career at Collins Hill HS. He earned Gwinnett County ‘Player of the Month’ honors during his junior year. He also lettered three times in baseball, being named to the All-Atlanta team and played with Team Georgia. He graduated in December 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in General Studies. Turner and his wife, the former Stephanie Sanchez, reside in Statesboro.

Rikki and Mitch Stewart

Wes and Stephanie Turner

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EXPERIENCE: 3rd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2007-Present: .....................Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University Defensive Ends2006:......................................Graduate Assistant Coach, University of Georgia Linebackers2004-05: ......................... Graduate Assistant Coach, Valdosta State University Defensive Line2002-03: ...................Assistant Football Coach, Academy of Richmond County Linebackers1997-2001: ..............................................................Worked in Business SectorEDUCATION:Augusta State University (2004) Bachelor’s Degree: HistoryPERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ...............................................................Richard Edward Walker, Jr.Born: ..............................................................March 15, 1974 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

EXPERIENCE: 1st YEAR ON GSU STAFF2009-Present: .....................Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University Offensive Assistant, Quarterbacks

EDUCATION:Valdosta State (2008) Bachelor’s Degree: Health/Physical Education

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ..........................................................................Robert Tucker Pruitt Born: .......................................................October 14, 1985 in Jacksonville, Fla.


BUBBA WALKER Augusta State ’04

TUCKER PRUITT Valdosta State ’08

OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT

ROVERS Bubba Walker enters his third year on the Georgia Southern football staff. He remains on the defensive coaching staff, working with the rovers. Walker helped in the development of Chris Covington early in the 2008 season before he moved to linebackers and earned All-America

status again. During the defensive transition year to the 3-3-5, Walker coached five different starters at rover. During his first year with the Eagles Walker worked with the defensive ends, coaching First Team All-Southern Conference selection Larry Beard. This season Walker will coach the outside linebackers, a position he has a great deal of coaching experience working with. In 2006 Walker worked at Georgia as a graduate assistant coach with the linebacking corps. The Bulldogs finished eighth nationally in total defense. During the 2004 and 2005 seasons he worked with Chris Hatcher at Valdosta State as a graduate assistant coach with the defensive line. One of Walker’s defensive ends, All-America Tim Thompson, signed with the Tennessee Titans.

Walker worked as the linebackers coach at the Academy of Richmond County from 2002-2003 while he wrapped up work on his undergraduate degree at Augusta State. He spent five years working in the business sector before he decided to pursue a collegiate coaching career. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Walker was a four-year starter at the University of Buffalo (1992-95). As a true-freshman, he started in every game. He played two years as a defensive end and two

years at defensive tackle. Walker was a two-time all-conference linebacker at Plum Senior High. He received his bachelor’s degree in History from Augusta State in 2004. Walker also took graduate level courses in Higher Education Leadership. Walker resides in Statesboro.

Tucker Pruitt reunited with Georgia Southern head coach Chris Hatcher in July 2009, his former coach at Valdosta State. Pruitt will work on the offensive staff and assist Hatcher with the quarterbacks.

Pruitt was a member of the Blazers program as a quarterback and was recruited to play by Hatcher. During his four years Pruitt played in 30 games, throwing for nearly 1,500 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also rushed for five touchdowns in his career as well. He was a member of the 2007 Division II National Championship team and was a redshirt on the 2004 title team. Originally from Fitzgerald, Pruitt was a standout in the classroom as well earning a spot on the Academic Honor Roll all four years. He graduated from Valdosta with a bachelor’s degree in Health/Physical Education in spring 2008 and is currently finishing his requirements for a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from VSU.

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EAGLE FOOTBALL STRENGTH TRAINING

EXPERIENCE: 3rd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2007-Present: ................................................Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach Georgia Southern University

2005-06: ....Graduate Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach, Valdosta State University

2005:............. Intern Strength and Conditioning Department, Rutgers University

EDUCATION:Valdosta State University (2007) Master’s Degree: Physical EducationSpringfield College (2005) Bachelor’s Degree: Exercise Science PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: .......................................................................David L. Jenkerson, Jr.Born: ........................................................ October 26, 1982 in Manchester, N.H.

BRANDON HOWARD East Carolina ’05

ASSISTANT COACH

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Dave Jenkerson enters his third year on the Strength and Conditioning Staff at Georgia Southern. He will work directly with the Eagle Football program. Jenkerson came to Georgia Southern from Valdosta State where he spent two years as a graduate assistant coach in the Strength and Conditioning program. He supervised baseball and softball while assisting with football. In the summer of 2005 he worked as an intern with the Rutgers University Strength and Conditioning department, assisting with the Scarlet Knights Football program. A native of Manchester, New Hampshire, Jenkerson graduated from Springfield College. He played for three years at strong safety and helped his team win two Freedom Football Conference titles and advance to the NCAA Division III playoffs. He was a two-time all-state cornerback at Manchester Central HS, and played on a state championship team. Jenkerson graduated from Springfield College with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Exercise Science in 2005. He received his master’s degree from Valdosta State in Physical Education. Currently Jenkerson is certified in strength and conditioning through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and also holds certification status from the USA Weightlifting Association.

Brandon Howard was hired as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Georgia Southern in October 2008. Howard joined the Eagles staff following two years at Utah State. Howard will assist with the Eagle football program and work directly with the track and field, women’s soccer and golf teams. As a graduate assistant with the Aggies, Howard worked with the football team in addition to working with the track and field program, gymnastics and women’s basketball. A 2005 graduate of East Carolina, Howard was a four-year letterwinner. He was named Special Teams captain his senior year and played in the 2001 GMAC Bowl against Marshall. Originally from Jacksonville, Howard was an All-State football player at The Bolles School. He was named All-First Coast his senior year and also earned All-State honors in weightlifting. Howard is certified with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He also received a USA Weightlifting’s Sports Performance Coach certification. He received his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology from East Carolina in 2005 and worked as an intern with the strength and conditioning staff. He recently completed his master’s degree in Exercise Science from Utah State.

EXPERIENCE: 2nd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2008-Present: ................................................Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach Georgia Southern University

2006-07: ......... Graduate Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach, Utah State University

2005........................ Intern, Strength and Conditioning, East Carolina University

EDUCATION:Utah State (2009) Master’s Degree: Exercise ScienceEast Carolina University (2005) Bachelor’s Degree: Exercise Physiology PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ................................................................... Brandon Michael HowardBorn: ..............................................................June 25, 1983 in Jacksonville, Fla.

DAVID JENKERSON, Jr. Springfield College ’05

FOOTBALL STRENGTH &

CONDITIONING COACH

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Robbie Jackson joined the Georgia Southern Athletic Department staff in August 2008 as Director of Football Sports Medicine. He will work directly with the Eagle Football program. Jackson spent two years at UCF working with the football program as an Assistant Athletic Trainer. During the 2007 season, the Knights captured the Conference USA title and participated in the Liberty Bowl. In 2005 he served as the Head Football Athletic Trainer at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. He spent two years at Chattanooga pursuing his master’s degree in Health and Human Performance. In 2003-04 he served as the head trainer at Dalton (Ga.) High School, then in his final year he worked as a graduate assistant with the Mocs Football program. He received his bachelor’s degree in Education specializing in Kinesiology from the University of Kentucky in 2003 and graduated Cum Laude. As an undergraduate trainer for the Wildcats, Jackson worked with the football, swimming/diving, men’s soccer and baseball programs. He spent the summers of 2001 and 2002 working with the NFL Tennessee Titans during their preseason camp. A native of St. Albans, West Virginia, Jackson is certified with the National Athletic Trainers Association and is CPR/AED certified. He also is a licensed athletic trainer. Jackson is engaged to Rebecca Williams and the couple plans on a June 2010 wedding.

Matt Biancuzzo joined the Georgia Southern Athletic Training staff in July 2008, serving as assistant director. He will assist with the Eagle football program, oversee the golf program and last year worked directly with the baseball team. He was with the 2009 Eagle Baseball team that won the Southern Conference Tournament and advance to the NCAA Regionals. Biancuzzo recently completed his master’s degree requirements at Florida State University. For two years he worked with the Seminole swimming and diving program while assisting with football duties during home games and two-a-days in fall camp. He also served as the Graduate Assistant advisor for the Student Athletic Trainers Association at FSU. Prior to his graduate work, Biancuzzo worked as a student athletic trainer at the University of Central Florida. He worked with the football program during his senior year after working with area high schools for a semester as part of his training. The Bristol, Rhode Island, native is certified with the NATA and is a licensed athletic trainer. He received his bachelor’s degree in health science athletic training from UCF and a master’s in science from Florida State.

EXPERIENCE: 2nd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2008-Present ...............Assistant Athletic Trainer, Georgia Southern University

EDUCATION:Florida State University Master’s Degree: Sports Administration (2008)University of Central Florida Bachelor’s Degree: Health Science Athletic Training (2006)

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ...................................................................Matthew Brian BiancuzzoBorn: ......................................................September 12, 1983 in Providence, R.I.

EXPERIENCE: 2nd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2008-Present .............................................Director of Football Sports Medicine Georgia Southern University2006-07 ..........................Assistant Athletic Trainer, University of Central Florida2005...................Head Football Athletic Trainer, Christopher Newport University2004.......................................Graduate Assistant Trainer, Chattanooga Football2003....................................................Head Athletic Trainer, Dalton High School

EDUCATION:University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Master’s Degree: Health and Human Performance (2005)University of Kentucky (2003) Bachelor’s Degree: Education

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ............................................................... Robert Preston Jackson, Jr.Born: .......................................................December 13, 1980 in St. Albans, W.V.

MATT BIANCUZZO UCF ’06

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

ATHLETIC TRAINING

ROBBIE JACKSON Kentucky ’03

DIRECTORFOOTBALL

SPORTS MEDICINE

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A valuable and multi-talented asset to all Eagle and Lady Eagle programs, Roger Inman will begin his 31st year as a full-time member of the Georgia Southern athletics staff. For the past 18 years, Inman has directly spearheaded the maintenance and daily operations of Allen E. Paulson Stadium, which fast gained a reputa-tion of having one of the finest playing surfaces of any facility at any level in the nation. Earlier this year he helped oversee the re-grading and re-surfacing of the Paulson Stadium turf. The field went to a 10-inch crown and Inman used the turf to build up areas around the football stadium and Soccer/Track complex. In addition to his outstanding efforts at Paulson Stadium, Inman also di-rects the upkeep and manicuring of the Eagle Football Practice Complex on a daily basis. The renovation of the practice fields during the spring, to match the crown of Paulson Stadium, included a new irrigation system and new drain tile. Inman also oversees the maintenance of the fields of both J.I. Clements Stadium and the home of the Lady Eagle Softball team. Since his arrival in Statesboro as a student in 1977, Inman has been in-volved in almost every phase of the Georgia Southern athletics operation. One of the most visible and indispensable members of the Athletic Depart-ment staff, during his tenure he has served as: equipment manager, business manager, ticket manager, camp coordinator, assistant to the athletics director, game management coordinator, physical education instructor, student trainer, vehicle maintenance director and bus driver. He was assistant director of the Georgia Southern All-Sports Camp from 1979 to 1982 and served as a trainer for the Australian Junior National Base-ball Team during its trip to the U.S. in 1981 and 1982. For 28 years, Inman also served as a collegiate baseball umpire and was a member of the Southern Collegiate Umpire’s Association. The Waycross, Ga., native earned both his bachelor’s and master’s de-grees from Georgia Southern and is married to the former Shirley Strickland, who serves as a senior administrative secretary for the department of legal af-fairs at Georgia Southern University. The couple has two sons, Brian and Da-vid, and a grandaughter, Penelope, the daughter of David and his wife Kate.

EXPERIENCE: 10th YEAR ON GSU STAFF2000-Present ................................................Head Athletic Equipment Manager, Georgia Southern University1997-00 ........................... Athletic Equipment Manager, Fresno State University1997................................................ Certified as an Athletic Equipment Manager1994-97 ............Assistant Athletic Equipment Manager, Fresno State University1989-94 ......Student Assistant/Football Manager, Georgia Institute of Technology

EDUCATION:Georgia Institute of Technology (1994) Bachelor’s Degree: Management

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ........................................................................William Stewart CarterBorn: ............................................................................................ August 3, 1971Wife: ............................................................................................................ Rose

EXPERIENCE: 31st YEAR ON GSU STAFF1977-Present ......................................................Georgia Southern University 1991-Present: Director of Facilities 1983-94: Head Equipment Manager 1979-82: Athletic Business & Ticket Manager 1977-79: Student Assistant in Athletics 1975-77 ................................................................................Basketball Manager South Georgia CollegeEDUCATION:Georgia Southern University (1981) Master’s Degree: EducationGeorgia Southern University (1979) Bachelor’s Degree: EducationSouth Georgia College (1977) Associate’s DegreePERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ............................................................................. Roger Brian InmanBorn: ............................................................ October 16, 1957 in Waycross, Ga.Wife: ......................................................................................................... ShirleyChildren: ................................................................................ David (Kate), Brian

EAGLE FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF

Stewart Carter enters his 10th full season as head athletic equipment manager at Georgia Southern University, a position he began on the first day of spring workouts on March 27, 2000. He oversees all operations (budget management, equipment, main-tenance, repairs) for not only the football team but all 15 varsity sports at Georgia Southern. Last summer his standout work was recognized when he was named District III ‘Equipment Manager of the Year’ by the Athletic Equipment Managers Association. Prior to joining the Eagles Athletic staff, Carter served as athletic equipment manager for the Fresno State Athletic Corporation, beginning in October 1997. As the department head, he handled budget manage-ment duties for apparel, equipment and repairs for eight FSU sport pro-grams, including men’s basketball. From 1994 to 1997, Carter was Fresno State’s assistant athletic equipment manager responsible for the daily equipment room operations for football, baseball, men’s and women’s soccer. A five-year student football manager at alma mater Georgia Tech from 1989 to 1994, Carter gained experience in all facets of the Yellow Jacket equipment operation. He was named head student manager as an upperclassman, heading the setup for all practice and game field op-erations and supervision of other student staff assistants. He earned his bachelor’s degree in management in March, 1994. Carter is a Certified Athletic Equipment Manager (1997) and a mem-ber of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association. He has also served on the Schutt, McDavid, and World Sporting Goods advisory boards. He is married to the former Rose Pietrzak, who serves as Assistant Athletics Media Relations Director at Georgia Southern.

STEWART CARTER Georgia Tech ’94

ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT

MANAGER

ROGER INMAN Georgia Southern ’79

DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES

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EXPERIENCE: 6th YEAR ON GSU STAFF2004-Present ...............................Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations Georgia Southern University1997-2004 .......Assistant Sports Information Director, Eastern Illinois University1996-97 ................................................Graduate Assistant, Gonzaga University1997 .......................................................Adjunct Professor, Gonzaga University1994-95 ...................................... Student Assistant, University of Northern Iowa1995, 1997-98: .......................................................... College Writer, USA Today Northern Iowa Football, Ohio Valley ConferenceEDUCATION:Gonzaga University (1998) Master’s Degree: Athletic AdministrationUniversity of Northern Iowa (1995) Bachelor’s Degree: Communications/Public RelationsNorth Iowa Area Community College (1992) Associate’s DegreePERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ............................................................... Patrick Raymond OstermanBorn: .................................................................May 8, 1972 in Mason City, IowaWife: .......................................................................................................... SusanChildren: ........................................................................................ Andrew, Ryan

EXPERIENCE: 17th YEAR ON GSU STAFF1990-Present ................Associate Athletics Director for Compliance and Eligibility Georgia Southern University 2006-Present: Assoc. Athletics Director for Compliance and Eligibility 2001-05: Assistant Athletics Director, Student-Athlete Services 1997-2002: Director of Game Management 1999-2001: Director of Student-Athlete Services 1998-99: Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Services 1994-95: Assistant Compliance Coordinator 1992-95: Assistant Ticket Manager 1990-92: Student Assistant Ticket Manager

EDUCATION:Georgia Southern University (1992, 1995, 1997) Master’s Degree: Higher Education/Student Services Master’s Degree: Sport Management Bachelor’s Degree: Sport Management

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: .......................................................................Hubert Keith RoughtonBorn: .......................................................................April 15, 1970 in Macon, Ga.


Patrick Osterman was hired in October 2004 as Assistant Athletics Director in charge of Athletics Media Relations. He came to GSU following seven years as assistant sports information director at Eastern Illinois University. Osterman serves as the primary publicist for the Georgia Southern football and baseball teams while overseeing the day-to-day athletic media relations department operations and the 15 varsity sports programs at Georgia South-ern. During his tenure with the Eagles Osterman worked on the publicity for three Walter Payton Award finalists, including 2007 winner Jayson Foster. For two years he also worked as the men’s basketball SID. During his time with the Eagles, he has worked with numerous All-America student-athletes and assisted on the radio broadcasts for baseball, and men’s and women’s bas-ketball. Osterman served as the official statistician at the 2006 Southern Confer-ence Baseball Tournament. He is a member of the National Collegiate Base-ball Writers Association (NCBWA), College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and Knights of Columbus. While at Eastern Illinois, Osterman worked in some capacity with all 22 varsity sports. He was directly responsible for soccer, volleyball, women’s bas-ketball and baseball. While there he directed the promotion of several athletic and academic All-Americas. He worked with several teams that participated in NCAA postseason tournaments: including women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball and baseball. He served as the media coordinator for the 1998 OVC Volleyball Tourna-ment, several OVC Cross Country and Indoor Track championships and the 1999 and 2000 OVC Women’s Soccer Tournaments. Osterman earned a master’s degree in Athletic Administration from Gonza-ga University in August 1998. An intern in the Gonzaga SID office, he worked with the Bulldog volleyball, women’s basketball and crew teams. A 1995 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Osterman received his bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and worked as a student assistant in the UNI Sports Information Office. He is married to the former Susan Schmitz and the couple has two sons, Andrew and Ryan.

One of the longest tenured members of the Georgia Southern Athletics Department Administration staff, Keith Roughton begins his 17th year as a full-time employee and 19th overall. In spring 2006, Roughton was promoted to Associate Athletics Director after first becoming an Assistant Athletics Director in 2001. He currently oversees all aspects of NCAA compliance and eligibility issues for the de-partment and game management operations for the 15 varsity sports pro-grams. Roughton is also responsible for scholarship budgeting, the Athletics De-partment drug testing program, and is the department’s liaison to the office of University Housing and Financial Aid. He is the site manager for NCAA drug testing. During his career, Roughton has worked in a variety of roles. Roughton began his Georgia Southern career as a ticket office student employee in 1990. Upon graduation in 1992, he was named assistant ticket manager. Starting in 1995, Roughton served four years as Assistant Compliance Co-ordinator. He was the Student-Athlete Services Assistant Director beginning in the fall of 1998 then was promoted to a Director’s role the next year. At the beginning of the 1997 season he began his duties as Director of Game Management. Roughton also serves as an instructor in the First Year Experience pro-gram and is a member of the university’s First Year Council. Roughton has earned three degrees from Georgia Southern, beginning with a B.S. in Health Sciences (sport management) in 1992. He added master’s degrees in Sport Management in 1995 and in Higher Education/Student Services in 1997.

PATRICK OSTERMAN Northern Iowa ’95

ASSISTANT AD MEDIA

RELATIONS

KEITH ROUGHTON Georgia Southern ’92

ASSOCIATE AD COMPLIANCE

AND ELIGIBILITY

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EXPERIENCE: 3rd YEAR ON GSU STAFF2007-Present: ....Assistant Athletics Director, Georgia Southern University Athletic Business

2004-07: .....................Assistant Business and Ticket Manager, Elon University Director of Summer Camps

1998-2002: . Exercise and Sport Science Department, University of North Carolina 2002: Faculty Assistant 1998-02: Student Assistant 1998: Student Basketball Manager

EDUCATION:Appalachian State University (2003) Master’s Degree: Sport Management

University of North Carolina (2002) Bachelor’s Degree: Exercise and Sport Science

PERSONAL DATA:Full name: .............................................................................Jeffrey Philip BlytheBorn: .........................................................April 28, 1980 in Hendersonville, N.C.Wife: ...............................................................................................................FayChildren: .......................................................................................................Tyler

EXPERIENCE: 4th YEAR ON GSU STAFF2006-Present ................................................. Director of Athletics Marketing, Georgia Southern University2005-06 ......................................................... Director of Game Day Operations, Rebel Sports Marketing, University of Mississippi

EDUCATION:University of Mississippi (2006) Master’s Degree: Secondary Education

Oglethorpe University (2004) Bachelor’s Degree: Education

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: .......................................................................... Brent Randall Jones Born: .................................................................October 6, 1980 in Decatur, Ga.


Jeff Blythe joined the Georgia Southern Athletics Department in April 2007 as the Assistant Athletics Director for Business Operations. Blythe serves as the chief financial officer for Georgia Southern Athletics and its 15 varsity sports. He oversees the day-to-day operations for ticketing, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, equipment and facilities. Blythe is the liaison between the athletics department and several departments on campus, including: human resources, procurement and contract services, and information technology. In addition, Blythe is the sports supervisor for the men’s golf, men’s tennis and men’s soccer programs. Prior to his arrival at Georgia Southern, he served as the Assistant Business Manager, Ticket Manager and Director of Summer Camps at Elon University for three years. Blythe also supervised the operating budgets for all 17 varsity sports, as well as the athletic training, marketing, sports information and Phoenix Club departments. Blythe earned his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he served as a student manager for the men’s basketball team his freshman year. He also earned a Master’s degree in Sport Management from Appalachian State. Blythe and his wife Fay were married in 2005. After graduating from nursing school at Georgia Southern in 2008, Fay became an ICU Nurse. The couple welcomed their first son, Tyler, in May of 2008.

Brent Jones was named Director of Athletics Marketing at Georgia Southern University in May 2006. He is responsible for all sponsorship revenue, ticket sales, marketing, advertising, promotional materials, promotions, in game entertainment, video board production at Paulson Stadium, and promoting the 15 sports sponsored by Georgia Southern Athletics. Jones also is a liaison with the GSU Radio Network for the Athletic Department. He serves as the executive producer of the Chris Hatcher’s Coaches Show (Football), Inside Georgia Southern Basketball Show with Charlton Young and Inside Georgia Southern Baseball Show with Rodney Hennon. Jones is also a member of National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA). Prior to joining the Eagles, Jones spent two years at the University of Mississippi. During the 2005-06 academic year, he worked as the Director of Game Day Operations for Rebel Sports Marketing (A Division of Telesouth). He coordinated promotional events at Ole Miss basketball and baseball games, while also supervising a group of 18 interns. The Rebels averaged more than 6,200 fans for their home baseball games leading the SEC in attendance. In addition, Jones also worked as the Director of the Baseball Diamond Girls and as the liaison with an outside consultant on Ole Miss Sports Marketing. He started his career at Ole Miss as an intern for the Associate Athletics Director of External Affairs then moved into a graduate assistant role with Rebel Sports Marketing. He worked extensively with the football, mens basketball, and baseball teams, developing promotional calendars and overseeing all on field activities and promotions. A former baseball player at Oglethorpe University, Jones also served as the coordinator of Ole Miss baseball camps. He played two years at Augusta State University before finishing at Oglethorpe University. Jones still holds eight season and career records at OU. He received his bachelor’s degree from Oglethorpe in May 2004 and his master’s degree in Secondary Education from Ole Miss in 2006.

JEFF BLYTHE UNC ’02

ASSISTANT AD BUSINESS

BRENT JONES Oglethorpe ’04

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

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BRUCE GRUBE California Berkeley ’64

11th PRESIDENT GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

Bruce Grube was appointed as the eleventh president of Georgia Southern University by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia in March 1999. He assumed office July 1, 1999. During President Grube’s tenure, Georgia Southern

University, a large scale, small feel campus of approximately 18,000 students, has experienced the most active period of growth in its more than 100-year history. In fact, the University has undergone its greatest growth in physical facilities and in the quality of academic programs. Georgia Southern University is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Research / Doctoral institution. The University’s hallmark is a superior undergraduate experience emphasizing academic distinction, excellent teaching, and student success, complemented by masters and doctoral programs. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Georgia Southern offers 116 undergraduate and graduate degree programs through the doctoral level in eight colleges: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; Business Administration; Education; Health and Human Sciences; Information Technology; Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies; Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology; and the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. The University extends educational opportunities throughout the region at centers in Savannah, Augusta, Brunswick, Dublin, and at numerous remote sites statewide via distance learning. The Georgia Southern Eagles compete nationally in intercollegiate sports on the NCAA Division I level, with winning records that have earned nationally televised season appearances in football, basketball, baseball, and golf. Georgia Southern has won six national championships, more than any other university, in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) (formerly I-AA). Georgia Southern is a member of the Southern Conference. Prior to coming to Georgia Southern University, Bruce Grube served as President of St. Cloud State University (MN) from 1995 to 1999. From 1992 to 1995, he served as Provost at Colorado State University at Pueblo with responsibilities as the chief academic officer and the chief operations officer of the university. From 1987 to 1992, he worked as the Provost and Academic Vice President at California State Polytechnic University. Other administrative assignments over the years have included responsibility for strategic planning, institutional research, enrollment management, information technology, legislative and board relations, legal relations, and minor and major capital projects. He earned his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He

is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Theta, Phi Alpha Theta, and Phi Beta Delta academic honor societies. Grube has served as a faculty member in political science since 1971, and is active in national and international organizations. He has served as Chair of the Council of Presidents of the Southern Conference and as Vice Chair of the Council of Presidents of the North Central Conference. He recently completed a term as a member of the NCAA Executive Committee and Division I Board of Directors. He also has served as Chair of the NCAA Division I Presidential Advisory Group, and Chair of the Council of Presidents of the Southern Conference. Both Bruce Grube and his wife Kathryn are active volunteers in community organizations including the United Way, the Statesboro Arts Council, and the American Red Cross. In 2002, Kathryn Grube received the Deen Day Smith Service to Mankind Award in recognition of her civic contributions, and in 2007, she was presented with the Deen Day Smith/Statesboro Herald Humanitarian of the Year Award.

UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

Bruce and Kathryn Grube

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EXPERIENCE: 14th YEAR ON GSU STAFF1996-Present ................. Director of Athletics, Georgia Southern University1990-1995 ...............................Director, College Football Marketing Corporation (College Football Association), Boulder, CO1986-1990 ..Associate Athletics Director/Financial Development, Vanderbilt University1984-1986 ....Associate Athletics Director/External Affairs, University of Oregon1983-1984 ...........................Director of Athletic Marketing, University of Oregon1976-1982 ................Director of Athletic Promotions, College of William & Mary

EDUCATION:Ohio University (1976) Master’s Degree: Sports AdministrationJames Madison University (1974) Bachelor’s Degree: Communication ArtsShenandoah College (1972) Associate’s Degree

PERSONAL DATA:Full Name: ....................................................................... Samuel Quinton BakerBorn: ................................................................. July 16, 1951 in Winchester, Va.Wife: .........................................................the former Ann Burnett of Mobile, Ala.Children: ......................................................................Zeb, Elizabeth Ann, Josie

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION

The Baker Family at the 2009 NACDA Award presentation: Zeb, John and Elizabeth Ann Codega, Sam, Ann and Josie

Sam Baker began his tenure as Georgia Southern Athletics Direc-tor in January 1996, and in his 14 years has taken the Eagles to un-precedented growth and success, emphasizing ‘Rings and Diplomas’, making sure every student-athlete has a chance to win a championship ring and earn a diploma. Under Baker’s direction, the ath-letics department has now captured 27 Southern Conference champi-

onships and made 22 appearances in NCAA postseason play, including back-to-back NCAA FCS national titles in 1999 and 2000. A perennial power on the national stage, Eagle Football has accounted for seven of the SoCon titles, eight of the NCAA playoff appearances (Division I FCS) and two of the nation’s-leading six FCS national championships during Baker’s tenure. Baker makes sure all coaches and staff emphasize the student in student-athlete. Georgia Southern continues to make progress in the Aca-demic Progress Rate (APR). Twelve of the 15 programs improved their APR score from 2005-06 to 2006-07. Last year the Eagles saw five sports programs scored a perfect 1,000 - the highest total ever since APR was implemented. Last spring Georgia Southern Athletics had 173 student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA, including 37 that recorded a perfect 4.0. Un-der Baker’s direction, numerous student-athletes have earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and five have gone on to earn Academic All-America distinction. Over the last decade facility improvements have been a main focal point of Baker’s efforts. Last spring, phase two of the softball stadium was completed with the building of stadium seating, a locker room and public facilities. During the 2007-08 year work phase one of the softball stadium complex was completed. Aesthetic changes to the north concourse at Paulson Stadium in sum-mer 2008 matched the improvements made the previous season on the south side. The Gene Bishop Field House opened in fall 2006, providing the home and visiting team with new locker rooms and a social meeting place upstairs for Athletic Foundation members. Those improvements add to the growing list of enhancements that makes Georgia Southern stand out among its football peers as having the best facilities in the country.

That same year the Bennett-Ramsey Golf Center was completed. The new building provides Eagle Golf with one of the top all-around practice facilities in all of the NCAA Division I. During the 2004-05 academic year, work was completed on: the reno-vation of J. I. Clements Baseball Stadium, the construction of a Track/Soccer Stadium, renovations to Iron Works (Georgia Southern’s strength and conditioning center) and Men’s Basketball Locker Rooms (donated by Michael and Katrina Curry). In addition, other team locker rooms, sports medicine treatment cen-ter, equipment room, and coaches’ offices in Hanner Fieldhouse have un-dergone renovation. Baker has also served as the driving force behind the Dan J. Parrish, Sr., Football Building (completed in 2000) and the Troy Cowart Building (home to the Athletic Foundation and GSU Ticket Office). Additionally, Baker has been active in his service to the Southern Con-ference and the NCAA. From May 2000 to May 2002, he served as chair of the SoCon Athletics Directors Association. For all his work, in June 2009 Baker was named NACDA Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year for the Football Championship Subdivision’s Southeast Region. Baker, a native of Front Royal, Virginia, joined the Georgia Southern management team after five years as Director of the College Football Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the College Football Association (CFA). Baker’s responsibilities with the CFA included securing title sponsor-ship for and administration of its “Promise of Tomorrow” scholarship pro-gram. A four-year agreement with Hitachi awarded $1.3 million in scholar-ships to aid individuals involved in intercollegiate football with the means to pursue careers in the field of education. From 1986-90, he was associate athletic director for financial develop-ment at Vanderbilt, where he oversaw the National Commodore Club. In the two years before moving to Nashville, Baker was associate ath-letic director for external affairs at the University of Oregon, the institution where he served as director of athletic marketing from January 1983 to May 1984. Baker entered the field of intercollegiate athletics at the College of Wil-liam & Mary, where he spent seven years (1976-82) as director of athletic promotions. Baker holds a 1976 master’s degree in Sports Administration from Ohio University and a 1974 B. A. in Communication Arts from James Madi-son University. He and his wife of 33 years, Ann, are the parents of three children: Zeb (a recent doctoral graduate from Emory), Elizabeth Ann (Foster Care Review Board Coordinator for the Governor’s Office in South Carolina) and Josie (senior at the University of Alabama).

SAM BAKER James Madison ’74 ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

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Dr. Horace DealTeam Optometrist

Brittany TootleFootball Recruiting

Dr. John HodgesTeam Orthopedic

Surgeon

Matt HammockVideographer

Marc HumeFootball Learning

Specialist

Lisa KingeryFootball Administrative

Assistant

Dr. Todd DealPublic Address

Announcer

Mark PerschelVideographer

Ross DavisFootball Recruiting


Dr. Russell HerringtonTeam Physician

Chris CovingtonStudent Coach

Chris AshkoutiStudent Coach

Joe TurnerStudent Coach

Nate BakerChris Couch

Chris Daniels Matt McCown

Chess OwensPhillip Bailey

STUDENT ASSISTANTS

Dr. Delan GainesTeam Orthopedic

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SENIOR TACKLE COLEFOUNTAIN

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09Joined the program as a walk-on… led the White team with 21 yards on four carries and caught two passes for 31 yards in the Blue-White game… will have a year of eligibility remaining… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track, wrestling and football… set the high school record in the 100, 200 and 400 meters… PERSONAL: Born May 10, 1988 in Nigeria… his mom has been a major influence, “For her support, trust and help.”… most admires offen-sive coordinator Rance Gillespie, “He challenges me to always fight and give my all at everything I do.”… enjoys playing video games and hanging out with friends… favorite professional teams are the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers… favorite musicians are Lil Wayne and Kid Andy… son of Kamau and Foluke Opeifa… MAJOR: Chemistry/Pre-Med

During the Blue-White game made five tackles, including a team-leading two sacks for the White… joined the team as a walk-on… transfer from Sa-vannah State… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football two years… elected permanent team captain at Northview HS… played for Coach Don Sav-age… PERSONAL: Born August 13, 1987 in Lagos, Nigeria… No. 1 sports highlight was being a part of Northview’s first victory in football… his par-ents have been a major influence, “They were my biggest supporters from day one.”… most admires coach Will Tolbert, “He taught me a lot about football and to use that I’ve learned in life.”… favorite professional team is Atlanta Falcons… son of Martins and Elizabeth Arowoselu… MAJOR: Justice Studies

Joined the program as a walk-on… attended Western Carolina before transferring to Georgia Southern… member of the Catamounts’ 2007 track

championship squad… led the White team making eight tackles and broke up a pass… SOPHOMORE (2008): Saw action in the Georgia and Furman games… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football, baseball, track and bas-ketball… named all-region, all-state and all-area… set Augusta Christian record for passing yards in one season… played for coach Bruce Lane… member of the 2006 SCISA state championship team… PERSONAL: Born July 6, 1986 in Augusta… No. 1 sports highlight was winning the 2006 state football title… God and his family have been a major influence, “They make me strive to better myself.”… most admires coach Walton, “He gave me a chance and brought out the best in me.”… enjoys outdoors, wa-ter sports and weight lifting… favorite professional teams are the Atlanta Braves and Falcons… son of Buzzy and Lauren Banks… MAJOR: Exer-cise Science

Has seen limited action in his career but could challenge for playing time at guard entering his senior year… JUNIOR (2008): Played in the Chat-tanooga game… SOPHOMORE (2007): Saw action in four games… played against West Georgia, Western Carolina, South Dakota State and at Appalachian State… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2006): Did not see any game action… FRESHMAN (2005): Joined the program as a walk-on and redshirted … HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in football and wres-tling, twice in track… named Gwinnett County ‘Player of the Month’ during September… played for coach Jimmy Chupp… PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was playing in the state semifinals in the Georgia Dome… his dad has been a major influence, “He always pushed me to be the best I could.”… most admires coach Mike Swink, “He helped me all through high school and all our extra workouts.”… his uncle John Griffin played football at Georgia… enjoys music, outdoors, movies and hanging out with friends… Atlanta Falcons is favorite professional team… favorite musical group is Phish… favorite sports hero is Pat Tillman… if he could attend any sporting event it would be the college football national championship game… listed best place to play on the road as Furman… lists guitar as musical instrument he’d like to play… goal in life is to be a good man… favorite summer job was working construction… born September 6, 1986 in Atlanta… son of Gage Barker and Debbie Jacobs… MAJOR: Construc-tion Management

Made the switch to wide receiver during spring and enters fall camp chal-lenging for a starting role… game-high 118 yards on six receptions in the Blue-White game… hauled in a 56-yard pass and caught a 34-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter… FRESHMAN (2008): Played in all 11

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games… started against Northeastern, Elon, Wofford, Samford and Fur-man… caught 22 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown… rushed 23 times for 53 yards and a score… caught a 34-yard touchdown in the Geor-gia game… 1-yard touchdown run against Austin Peay… hauled in three catches for 61 yards, including a long of 25 yards, in the overtime win over Northeastern… two catches for 23 yards versus Elon… four receptions for 26 yards against Wofford and completed a pass for 45 yards… two recep-tions totaling 28 yards at The Citadel… 25 yards rushing and 20 receiving yards in finale win at Fur-man… HIGH SCHOOL: Named 4A Region ‘Player of the Year’ his senior year… in 2007 rushed for 1,101 yards (on 134 attempts), averaging 8.2 yards per carry, and scored 14 touch-downs… completed 32-of-52 passes for 551 yards and nine touchdowns… caught seven passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns… averaged 31.3 yards on eight kickoff returns… 12.6 yards on 18 punt returns and a touchdown… 1,724 all-purpose yards and 17 touchdowns on the year… tabbed 4A ‘Player of the Week’ seven times… junior year took over as starting quarterback… completed 33-of-65 passes for 687 yards and 10 touchdowns… rushed 133 times for 788 yards and five scores… averaged 17 yards on 11 punt returns, including a 70-yard return for a touchdown… recorded 1,275 yards of total offense… named 4A ‘Player of the Week’ five times… sophomore year caught 28 passes for 536 yards and six touchdowns… returned 10 kickoffs for a 30.5 yard average… 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown… 717 all-purpose yards... lettered four years in football… twice won team Coaches’ Award… PERSONAL: March 19, 1990 in Erie, Pennsylvania… No. 1 sports high-light was scoring his first collegiate touchdown in the season-opener at preseason number one Georgia… his father has been a major influence, “He has taught me everything I know about college life and playing foot-ball in college.”… enjoys playing sports, eating and hanging out with his family... favorite professional teams are the Philadelphia Eagles and Phil-lies… enjoys RandB, Lloyd and Day 26… son of Lee Barney and Priscilla Green… MAJOR: Undecided

Joined the team as a walk-on… averaged 33 yards on six punts in the Blue-White game, including a long of 48 yards… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: His senior year was named Region 2-AA ‘Special Teams Player of the Year’… earned First Team All-Region honors as a center, nose guard and punter… during sophomore year was First Team All-Region on the defensive line… holds Pierce County HS record for career punt average… Class AA preseason all-state punter entering senior year… played for coach Mike Woodard… PERSONAL: Born February 18, 1990 in Dublin… No. 1 sports highlight was getting the game-winning hit against Wesleyan in game one of the Class AA quarterfinals… his parents have been a major influence, “They continued to push me to be the best I was capable of.”… most admires his coach Mike Woodward, “For helping me become who I am today.”… enjoys fellowship with friends and fam-ily… favorite professional teams are the Atlanta Braves and Jacksonville Jaguars… favorite musical group is Shinedown… son of Martin and Joelyn Bell… MAJOR: Exercise Science

Enters fall camp challenging for a starting role… will be counted on as one of the leaders on defense… recorded two tackles on defense in Blue-White game, including one for a stop… surpassed 100 career tackles last fall… JUNIOR (2008): Made three starts (Northeastern, Elon and Wofford) in 10 games played… career-high 13 tackles in the Wofford game… made 11 tackles the week before against Elon… four tackles against Austin Peay and six against Northeastern… solo stop against Chattanooga… seven tackles against Appalachian State and at The Citadel… three at Western Carolina… solo tackle against Samford and four tackles, including one for a loss, at Furman… broke up a pass against Austin Peay, Elon and Citadel… TFL at Citadel… during the 2008 Blue-White game, made a solo stop for the White team… SOPHOMORE (2007): Played in all 11 games… made two stops in the win at Coastal Carolina… season-high three tackles against Western Carolina, including one for a loss… two tackles against South Dakota State and at Appalachian State… broke up a pass in The Citadel game… matched season-high total making three tackles in the Furman game, recovered a fumble and broke up a pass… two tackles at Colorado State… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2006): Saw action in all 11 games… started seven times (Central Connecticut State, Coastal Carolina, Chat-tanooga, Western Carolina, North Dakota State, Wofford and Furman)… 38 tackles, 5.5 for a loss, one sack and three interceptions… only times didn’t start is when the defense opened in a nickel package… season-high nine tackles against nationally-ranked North Dakota State… seven tackles

BARNEy’S CAREER RECEIvING STATSyear GP NO. yDS AvG. TD LONG2008 11 22 209 9.5 1 34 (UGA)

BARNEy’S CAREER RUSHING STATSyear GP ATT. yDS AvG TD LONG2008 11 23 53 2.3 1 10 (FUR)

BARNEy’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high receiving yards – 61 vs. Northeastern (9/13/2008)Career-high receptions – 6 at Furman (11/15/2008)Career-high touchdowns – 1 at Georgia (8/30/2008)Career-high rushing yards – 25 at Furman (11/15/2008)Career-high attempts – 7 at Furman (11/15/2008)Career-high touchdowns – 1 vs. Austin Peay (9/6/2008)

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in his collegiate opener versus Central Con-necticut State… six tackles and an interception (14 return yards) at Western Caro-lina… five tackles (two for a loss), one sack and an interception versus Coastal Carolina… three tackles and an interception ver-sus Appalachian State… four tack-les and recov-ered a fumble in the finale against Central Arkansas… made the switch from defensive back to outside linebacker during spring drills… second on the Blue team mak-ing five tackles during the 2006 Blue-White game… FRESHMAN (2005): Redshirted… signed with the Eagles in February 2005… HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Area pick, earned Honorable Mention All-State honors in 2003 and 2004… three times named Rockdale County All-Area… Heritage HS team captain… over his final two years, recorded 174 tackles, four interceptions, six blocked kicks, 24 pass break-ups, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries… scored four touch-downs on defense… lettered in football, basketball twice and track four times… played for coach Al Pellegrino… PERSONAL: His stepdad has been a major influence, “He believed in me.”… most admires Michael Jor-dan… favorite professional team is the Atlanta Falcons… favorite musician is T.I. … favorite non-sports hero is his stepdad Gaby Desravines… lists the Super Bowl as sporting event he would like to attend… John Madden is favorite sports announcer… if he could play a musical instrument it would be the drums… goal in life is to be a good man… favorite summer job was building a house with his Pastor… born February 7, 1987 in Atlanta… son of Gaby and Vanecia Desravines... MAJOR: Sport Management

Joined the team as a walk-on after transferring from Faulkner… made three tackles for the White team in the annual spring game, including one for a loss… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: Named ‘Defen-sive Player of the Year’ in 2007, along with All-County and All-Conference honors… received the Most Dedicated Award… MVP in basketball… let-

tered in football, track and basketball… played football for coach Randy Hill… PERSONAL: Born June 24, 1988 in Augusta… No. 1 sports highlight was the game-winning safety against ARC Richmond Academy… Lake-side HS AD coach Johnson has been a major influence… most admires Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney, “He’s a fierce competi-tor that I try and model my game after.”… lists Atlanta Falcons as favorite professional team… favorite music group is Nickelback… son of Tammy Bennett… MAJOR: General Studies with a coaching minor

Joined the team as a walk-on after attending East Georgia College… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football, basketball and track… earned All-State honors in football three years… played for coach Keith Wasson… member of the 2005 and 2006 state bas-ketball championship squads… PERSONAL: Born June 29, 1988… No. 1 sports highlight was making it to the state football championship game… his family has been a major influence, “They have always been there for me.”… most admires coach John Buck Cravey… enjoys fishing and hang-ing out with friends… Atlanta Falcons is his favorite professional team… son of Gary and Barbara Blaxton… MAJOR: Health/Physical Education

Turned in an impressive fall camp but suffered a knee injury… was able to play in the first two games but would miss the rest of the year… participated in spring drills but did not go through contact… enters his senior year challenging for a starting job at defensive end… JU-NIOR (2008): Saw action in the Geor-gia game… 8-yard tackle for a loss in the win over Austin Peay… capped off the 2008 spring Blue-White game mak-ing four tackles, including 2.5 for a loss (12 yards) and 2.0 sacks (11 yards)… SOPHOMORE (2007): Saw action in eight games (West Georgia, Coastal Carolina, Chattanooga, Western Caroli-na, Elon, Appalachian State, The Citadel, Colorado State)… made two solo tackles in season-opener against West Geor-gia… assisted tackle in the Chattanooga game… joined the program in August 2007 after playing at South Carolina…

BENEFIELD’S CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear G TKL SKS TFL FF FR INT PBU2006 11 38 1.0 5.5 0 1 3 12007 11 14 0.0 1.0 0 1 0 22008 10 57 0.5 2.5 0 0 0 3Totals 32 109 1.5 9 0 2 3 6

BENEFIELD’S CAREER HIGHS Career-high tackles – 13 vs. Wofford (9/27/2008)

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2009 EAGLES

AT SOUTH CAROLINA: Split spring ball between defensive end and out-side linebacker... redshirted in 2005... HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lincoln High School in Tallahassee in 2005... played for coach David Wil-son... recorded 107 tackles, with nine quarterback sacks, two interceptions and five fumble recoveries as a senior... played in the 2004 Florida-Califor-nia Bowl... selected to the All-Big Bend, All-District and All-State teams as a senior... served as team captain... rated the No. 6 defensive end prospect in the state of Florida, the 36th-best defensive end in the country by Rivals.com and among the top 75 players in the state of Florida by The Times Union (Jacksonville)… earned preseason All-America honors… received the Good Student-Athlete award… lettered in football, track, weightlifting and wrestling…2001 class 4A state champions… won city titles in 2001-05… two-time regional champs... PERSONAL: Born October 19, 1986… his mother Katrina Barnes has been a major influence… most admires Indianapolis Colts’ Dwight Freeney and the late, great Reggie White… en-joys weightlifting and church… favorite professional team is the Denver Broncos… MAJOR: General Studies

Turned in a standout spring season after making the switch from lineback-er to defensive end… led the Blue team with four tackles, including 3.5 for a loss totaling 17 yards… three sacks for 16 yards… JUNIOR (2008): Played in the Georgia and Chattanooga game… spent spring 2008 still recovering from an injury… SOPHOMORE (2007): Played in all 11 games and started nine times… sixth on the team in tackles… had three tackles for a loss… made one tackle each in the first two games (West Geor-gia and Coastal Carolina)… six tackles against Chattanooga… two stops, including one for a loss, against Western Carolina… four tackles in the win over South Dakota State… five stops at Appalachian State, helping end the Mountaineers’ 30-game home win streak… six tackles, including a 2-yard loss, versus The Citadel… four tackles, including a 2-yard loss, at Wofford… season-high seven tackles against Fur-man… two stops at Colorado State… suffered a torn triceps muscle midway through spring practice and missed the rest of drills… REDSHIRT-FRESH-MAN (2006): Played in seven games… turned in a season-high 10 tackles against Central Connecticut State after replac-ing an injured Jason Earwood at middle linebacker… made two tackles against Coastal Carolina… one solo tackle at Chattanooga… also saw ac-tion against Western Carolina, Wofford, Furman and Central Arkansas… joined the program in August after transferring from Central Michigan… AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN: Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in base-ball, wrestling, football and track/field… made 110 tackles his senior year… team captain… four-year starter in football… twice named all-conference in football… he holds the distinction of being the first athlete to sign with a Division I program in East Ridge HS history… set a career record with 340

tackles… senior year his team was the undefeated district champion and advanced to the third round of the playoffs… during his junior year team also finished undefeated in district play and made it to the second round… PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was his first game in a Georgia South-ern uniform and he recorded 10 tackles… his parents have been a major influence, “They are the people who have provided me with the financial, mental and physical support I needed to be successful.”… most admires Bud O’Hara, “He is a man that puts God first in everything that he does. There is not a day that goes by that coach O’Hara doesn’t pray and give thanks to the Lord.”… his relative Justin Hinds played football at Rowan University… enjoys the drums, sleeping and watching TV… favorite pro-fessional teams are New York Jets and New York Mets… his career objec-tive is to become a physical therapist… born April 4, 1988 in Edison, New Jersey… MAJOR: Exercise Science

Joined the team as a walk-on… HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the 2005 and 2006 state championship football teams at Lincoln County… lettered in football and baseball… played for coach Larry Campbell… PERSONAL: Born March 19, 1989 in Augusta… No. 1 sports highlight was winning the 2005 state championship against rival Washington Wilkes… his family and coaches have been a major influence, “They have supported and moti-vated me to excel.”… most admires Lincoln County HS coach Howard El-lis, “He’s a great coach and friend who has and always will be there for his players.”… enjoys sports, going to the lake and hanging out with friends… favorite professional team is the New England Patriots… enjoys all mu-sic… son of Bill and Maria Bradford… MAJOR: Physical Education

JUNIOR (2008): Did not see any game action… moved back to defense during the spring 2008… SOPHOMORE (2007): Spent the first half of the season at defensive end but with injuries at fullback moved to the of-fensive side… played against West Georgia, Coastal Carolina and West-ern Carolina… made a solo tackle against West Georgia and broke up a pass… one assisted tackle at Coastal… pass breakup versus Western… AT COFFEyvILLE CC: Earned First Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Commu-nity College Conference honors in 2006… recorded 46 tackles (12 solo/34 assisted)… 9.5 tackles for a loss totaling 53 yards… four sacks for 35 yards… nine quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery… team played in the Top of the Mountain Bowl, losing to Snow College 26-21… team finished second in the KJCCC at 6-1 (7-4 overall)… redshirted during the 2005 season… played for coach Jeff Leiker at CCC… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and track… All-Area and First Team All-Region… Honorable Mention All-State… voted best de-fensive lineman and Most Valuable Defensive Player… set school record

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for sacks (16)… junior year also selected Player of the Year… played for coach Maurice Freeman… team won regional championship… third in re-gion his freshman and sophomore years in the discus… won region his final two years… placed sixth in the state in discus his junior and senior year… PERSONAL: Born December 5, 1986 in Brunswick… No. 1 sports highlight was recording four sacks the first game of his senior year… his parents have been a major influence, “They always pushed me to do the best I can.”… most admires Michael Jordan, “He was never satisfied with winning, he wanted to win more.”… lists as hobbies praising God, listening to music, playing video games, eating and sleeping… favorite professional team is Los Angeles Lakers… favorite musicians are Lil Wayne, T.I. and Devin the Dude… son of Charlie and Violet Brown… MAJOR: Journalism

Joined the program as a walk-on… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (4), baseball (2) and track (1)… during his senior year was named All-State and played in the North-South game… twice named to the All-Area team… holds the kicking records at Hart County HS… played for coach Joby Scroggs… PERSONAL: Born January 15, 1990 in Anderson, S.C… No. 1 sports highlight was playing in the GACA North-South game and playing with the best players and coaches in Georgia… his parents have been a major influence, “Without them I would not be where I am today.”… most admires Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, “A great leader and his love for the game and his dedication to his team.”… enjoys hunting, fishing and riding horses… favorite professional team is Boston Red Sox… lists favorite musician as Luke Bryan… son of Dale and Patti Brown… MAJOR: Sport Management

Rushed for 13 yards and caught three passes for four yards during the Blue-White game... FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted... PERSONAL: His older brother Levenski has been a major influence, “He’s the one who in-troduced me to football at a very young age.”... most admires NFL run-ning back Maurice Jones-Drew, “He’s an undersized back just like me.”... born November 30, 1989 in Augusta... enjoys hanging out with the team and playing video games... lists Minnesota Vikings as favorite professional team... favorite music groups are Webbie and Lil Boosie... son of Lamar Jr. and Cheryl Brown... MAJOR: Sport Management

Joined the program in January after gray-shirting during fall 2008… caught three passes for 13 yards in the Blue-White game… will challenge for a starting role at wide receiver… HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Region honors three years in football… placed at state track meet all four years… lettered in basketball, track and football… played football for coach Tom Fallow… high school teammate of current Eagle Chris Teal… PERSONAL: Born October 6, 1989… his family has been a major influence, “The excitement I give them by playing these sports.”… most admires coach Tom Fallow… enjoys basketball and video games… favorite professional team is Atlanta Falcons… son of Charles Bryant and Maxine Smiley… MAJOR: Business Management

During spring moved to wide receiver… caught a 41-yard pass for the White team during the annual spring game… JUNIOR (2008): Played in the final seven games of the season… played on special teams… joined the program in spring 2008 as a walk-on… started at quarterback but moved to defensive back… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football, weightlifting and participated in the junior Olympics… a two-time ju-nior Olympian in weightlift-ing… played for coach Neil Chipoletti… PERSONAL: Born September 17, 1986 in Athens… No. 1 sports highlight was earning a gold medal at the Sunshine State Games… his parents have been a major influence, “For always believing in me.”… most admires Almon Gunt-er, “He continues to push me in all aspects of life.”… enjoys weightlifting and surfing… career objective to be a Division I head football coach… favorite profession-al team is the Jacksonville Jaguars… son of Ron and Linda Burnette… MAJOR: General Studies

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Joined the program as a walk-on after attending North Greenville Univer-sity… HIGH SCHOOL: Earned the Gwinnett County ‘Athlete of the Month’ award… received the Golden Helmet Award… team captain… lettered in football and track… played for coach Nick Davis… PERSONAL: Born December 31, 1988… his mother has been a major influence, “She has supported me since day one and never has stopped believing in me. And last but not least, God.”… most admires his relative Byron Parker, “He played only one year of college football and made it to the NFL because of hard work and dedication.”… enjoys lifting weights, playing video games and spending time with family and friends… favorite professional teams are Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles… lists Fly and Gucci Man as favorite musicians… son of Charles Butler and Sherry Delaney… MAJOR: Broadcasting

Following another stellar spring season enters fall camp again as the num-ber one starter… led the Blue team to a 31-0 win in the annual spring game… completed 26-of-35 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns… had a 10-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Sumner and 34-yard strike to Le-ander Barney… possesses a strong, accurate arm as proven by setting the season completion percentage record (64.5 percent)… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Ended the year as the starter at quarterback and led the Eagles to a 17-10 win at #14 Furman, setting passing records in the process… completed 39-of-56 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns (32 and six yards) at Furman… the passing yardage is the fourth-highest in program history… named SoCon ‘Offensive Player of the Week’ for his performance in which the Eagles secured their 25th winning season in 27 years… opened his Georgia Southern career earning the start at pre-season number one Georgia… completed 9-of-18 for 86 yards but had some dropped passes… threw for 21 yards against Austin Peay and 10 against Northeastern… came off the bench to rally the Eagles against Wof-ford, completing 15-of-22 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns (35 and 58 yards)… played a part in the game-tying drive at the end of regula-tion as the Eagles took over on their own 1-yard line and ended up kicking a 25-yard field goal to send the game to overtime… helped the Eagles stage the NCAA record fourth quarter comeback at Western Carolina, completing 10-of-14 passes off the bench for 140 yards and a touchdown… threw a 12-yard TD pass early in the fourth quarter to start the comeback, but even-tually went down with an injury and missed the next two games… rushed for 14 yards in the Wofford and Western games, and 12 at Furman… dur-ing the 2008 Blue-White game completed 7-of-13 passes for 118 yards leading the Blue team to a 14-0 win in an abbreviated spring game… threw

a 31-yard touchdown pass late in the first half… FRESHMAN (2007): Red-shirted… showed great poise running the scout team… signed in February 2007 as part of coach Hatcher’s first signing class… HIGH SCHOOL: Led the Spartans with a school record 1,904 passing yards and 17 touchdowns to just four interceptions his senior year… ranked 73rd nationally on the ESPN scouting report and 93rd nationally at his position by scouts.com… team advanced to the Class AA quarterfinals in 2006… completed 61 per-cent of his passes during his junior year, accumulating 1,672 yards… 16 touchdowns to four interceptions that season… didn’t miss a start in three years as starting quarterback… 4,901 career passing yards and 49 TDs… played for coach Jimmy Chupp… lettered four years in baseball and three in football… PERSONAL: Born June 25, 1989 in Alpharetta... son of Joe and Cheryl Chapple... MAJOR: Business

CHAPPLE’S CAREER PASSING STATSyear GP ATT. COMP. PCT INT TD yDS LONG2008 7 121 78 64.5 4 5 787 58 (WOF)

CHAPPLE’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high passing yards – 323 at Furman (11/15/2008)Career-high completions – 39 at Furman (11/15/2008) – GS recordCareer-high attempts – 56 at Furman (11/15/2008) – GS recordCareer-high touchdowns – 2 on two occasions

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Turned in another solid spring season, capped by his 120 passing yards on seven completions in the Blue-White game… completed a 41-yard pass to Chris Burnette on the final play of the first half… SOPHOMORE (2008): In his only game action came off the bench in the Samford game and com-pleted a 37-yard pass… completed 12-of-20 passes for 94 yards during the 2008 Blue-White game… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2007): Saw ac-tion in the Western Carolina game… recorded a 5-yard loss on a rush… impressive 2007 spring game helping the White team to a 17-7 win, 24-of-47 for 300 yards and a 34-yard touch-down… the passing yardage would have ranked fifth-most in a game… FRESHMAN (2006): Redshirted… joined the team as a walk-on… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in football playing for coach Mike Muschamp… also lettered in baseball… named Honorable Mention All-State… North Oconee ‘Of-fensive Player of the Year’… team MVP… team cap-tain… member of the 2006 state baseball championship squad… PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was winning the state baseball champion-ship… most admires coach Mike Muschamp, who has also been a major influence, “He gave me direction in football and helped me develop as a quarterback.”… enjoys watching sports and playing video games… favorite professional teams are the Atlanta Braves and Falcons… favorite musical group is Dave Matthews Band… son of Todd and Julie Collins… born August 5, 1987 in Macon… MAJOR: Finance

Joined the team as part of the 90-man fall camp roster… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and track… played for coach Mike Earwood… PERSONAL: Born September 15, 1989

in Atlanta… No. 1 sports highlight was getting a strip and score during one of his high school football games… his father has been a major influence, “He always influences me to do better.”… most admires former Alabama head coach Paul Bear Bryant, “He was a winner.”… enjoys spending time with family and friends… favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves… son of Frank and Debbie DeBartola… MAJOR: History

Joined the team as a walk-on… turned in a memorable performance for the Blue team in the annual spring game… completed 5-of-6 passes for 119 yards during the fourth quarter, including a 56-yard pass to Leander Barney… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: Named preseason WTOC-TV ‘Super 11’… twice was named First Team All-Sa-vannah… lettered in football (3), baseball (3) and basketball (2)… played football for coach Donald Chumley… PERSONAL: Born April 20, 1990… No. 1 sports highlight was earning All-City honors twice… his dad has been a major influence, “He coached high school football and that’s what I want to do.”… most admires Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, “He’s always ready for his opponent week in and week out.”… favorite professional teams are the New York Yankees and New York Jets… son of Karl and Deirdre DeMasi… MAJOR: Physical Education

Made an immediate impact his freshman year and will begin his sopho-more year as the starter and could contend for all-conference honors… did not play in the Blue-White game due to injury… FRESHMAN (2008): SoCon All-Freshman Team… worked way into a starting role by the season’s end… capped his rookie year with season-high 10 tackles (nine solo stops), including two sacks, in the win at #14 Furman… that perfor-mance earned him the SoCon ‘Defensive Player of the Week’ award… recorded a team-leading eight tackles at Western Carolina, playing every snap… made his first collegiate start the week before against Appalachian State and would start four of the final five games… three tackles at The Citadel… 3-yard tackle for loss against Samford… began career with two assisted tackles at Georgia… also recorded two tackles against North-eastern, Wofford and Chattanooga… made a tackle against Elon and App State… HIGH SCHOOL: Named Gwinnett County’s ‘Defensive Player of the Year’… Honorable Mention All-State… First Team All-County… record-ed 174 tackles during his senior year, including 23 tackles for a loss and six sacks… helped Norcross HS win the Region 7-AAAAA title last fall… selected to participate in the GACA and Gwinnett County All-Star game… played for coach Pat Standard and Keith Maloof… PERSONAL: Born No-

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vember 4, 1989 in Grady… No. 1 sports highlight was playing in the Fur-man game… his family and coach Standard have been a major influence, “They keep me going.”… most admires Ray Lewis, “He’s a beast holding down the middle.”… favorite professional team is the Atlanta Falcons… enjoys southern music, rap, T.I., Jeezy and Gucci… son of Anthony and Julia Dubose… MAJOR: Sport Management

Enters senior year as a candidate for all-conference honors… transferred to Eagles in summer 2008 and started out at tackle but moved to center during fall camp… JUNIOR (2008): Started in all nine appearances, the first eight games at center… missed two due to an injury… came back and started the finale at Furman at guard… graded out consistently around 82 percent in every game… helped the offense rank 20th nationally in passing offense (247 ypg) and scoring offense (31.8 ppg) while finishing the year ranked 37th in total offense (383.6 ypg)… team led the SoCon in passing while finishing third in scoring and fourth in total offense… AT GEORGIA TECH: Played in 10 games as a reserve on offensive line... helped Georgia Tech rank first in the ACC in rushing offense... earned playing time as a redshirt freshman before being sidelined with an injury the final two games of the regular season... redshirted his first year... HIGH SCHOOL: Tabbed to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Top 50 in Georgia... First Team All-State selection (Class A) by the AJC... All-Region and All-middle Georgia

as a junior... helped Hawk-insville to two state titles... team captain for coach Lee Campbell... PERSONAL: Full name is Lawrence Daniel Dunmon, III... son of Christy and Chip Dunmon and Michelle Wiltz... born September 18, 1986... MA-JOR: General Studies with plans to attend law school

Looking to build off an impressive freshman campaign in which he ranked as one of the nation’s top punters… on a windy Blue-White gameday, aver-aged 32.5 yards on four punts for the Blue team… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): SoCon All-Freshman Team… won the starting punting duties in spring 2008 after transferring from UAB… ranked most of the year as one of the top punters in the SoCon but slipped to fifth in the final rankings av-eraging 40 yards per punt… still good enough to finish 45th nationally and ranked seventh among the GS season ‘Top 10’ leaders… in his Eagle debut at Georgia punted six times for a 44 yard average, including a long of 55

yards in his first kick… that was one of two kicks he booted for 50-plus yards and put one in-side the 20-yard line… put two of his four punts versus Austin Peay inside the 20-yard line… two weeks later against North-eastern averaged 43.7 yards on three punts… in the Elon game called upon six times for a 46-yard average, includ-ing three kicks of 50-plus yards and three inside the 20-yard line… booted a season-long 59-yarder in that game… three punts against Wofford and 39-yard average… four punts at Chattanooga for 43.8 average, including a 53-yard kick and put one inside the 20… had two kicks at Western Carolina, including a 56-yard and put one inside the 20… six kicks at

DUBOSE’S CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear GP TKL TFL SKS FF FR INT PBU2008 11 32 4 2 0 0 0 0

DUBOSE’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high tackles – 10 at Furman (11/15/2008)Career-high sacks – 2 at Furman (11/15/2008)

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The Citadel averaging 38.3 yards… booted a 56-yarder but also had one blocked (only blocked kick all year)… put one of his three punts against Samford inside the 20… matched season-high of seven punts at Furman but placed five of those inside the 20… displayed a strong, accurate leg to beat out the competition during the spring drills… averaged 43 yards on three kicks during the Blue-White game, including a long of 51 yards and put one punt inside the 20-yard line… AT UAB: Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and baseball… earned all-state honors as both a kicker and punter… member of the 2006 regional championship… voted team captain… played for coach Jay Walls… PERSONAL: Born May 28, 1989 in Louisville, Kentucky… No. 1 sports highlight was win-ning the regional championship… his family has been a major influence, “They push me every day to do my best.”… most admires Brett Favre, “He never gives up.”… his sister Ashley plays soccer at Georgia State and his brother Joe plays at Western Kentucky… enjoys music and hanging out… favorite professional teams are the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Falcons… enjoys listening to anything country… son of Steve and Laura Edwards… MAJOR: Public Relations

Came out of spring drills as a starter on the offensive line… could see sig-nificant playing time at tackle… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… signed with Georgia Southern in February 2008…. HIGH SCHOOL: Voted ‘Best Offensive Lineman’ on his team following his senior year… recorded 20 knockdown blocks on the offensive line during his senior year, in addition to 25 tackles and four sacks on defense… his junior year finished with 16 knockdown blocks and 20 tackles on the D-Line… lettered in football, basketball and track three times each… played for coach Ronnie Millen… team won regional championship from 2005-07… PERSONAL: Born April 26, 1990… MAJOR: Undecided

Following a solid spring season will enter fall camp as a starter on the offensive line… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Sat out the year to meet academic requirements… FRESHMAN (2007): Redshirted… HIGH

SCHOOL: All-Region pick by the GISA… Honorable Mention All-State in 2006… preseason All-Academic team by the GISA… selected to and start-ed in 2006 GISA All-Star football game… only gave up three sacks on the season… graded at 93 percent … played every position on offensive line, primarily offensive tackle… also started at defensive tackle and defensive end… played more than 100 snaps per game… averaged 36.7 yards per punt… only third DEA football player to sign with a Division I program and first since 1989… averaged 18 points per game for top-ranked basketball team… the 2007 basketball team won the GISA state title… played his first three years and started at Metter HS… played senior year at DEA… brother is defensive coordinator at DEA… played for coach Jim Stomps… lettered in football (4), basketball (4) and baseball (3)… PERSONAL: Born January 28, 1989 in Alpharetta… his No. 1 sports highlight was picking up a fumble and running for 10 yards… his brother Daniel has been a major influence, “He has pushed me to be the best I can be.”… most admires Tim Duncan, “He goes about his business and hardly says a word.”… en-joys playing football, basketball, baseball and golf… favorite professional teams are the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Braves… favorite musical group is Casting Crowns… has career aspirations to become a teacher and coach… his brother Daniel played football at Cumberland College for two years and his cousin Matthew Beasley was part of the Eagles’ 1990 I-AA National Championship team… son of Bruce and Gail Flowers… MA-JOR: General Studies

Returns at right tackle for his senior year… one of three seniors on the offensive line… should be in contention for postseason honors… enters his senior year with 12 career starts, most among all offensive personnel and fourth-most on the team… has seen time at center, guard and tackle in his Georgia Southern career… JUNIOR (2008): Started all 11 games at right tackle… graded out consistently around 82 percent in every game… helped the offense rank 20th nationally in pass-ing offense (247 ypg) and scoring offense (31.8 ppg) while finishing the year ranked 37th in total of-fense (383.6 ypg)… team led the SoCon in pass-ing while finishing third in scoring and fourth in total offense… SOPHOMORE (2007): Played in all 11 games… started at Elon… key member of the offen-sive line that helped lead the nation in rushing of-fense… graded out at 68 percent on the year… of-fense also ranked eighth in total offense and scor-ing offense… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2006): Played in nine games… saw action in 64 plays… 43 positive grades… 4.5 knockdown blocks…

EDWARD’S CAREER PUNTING STATSyear GP NO yDS AvG I20 FC/BLOCK LONG2008 11 48 1918 40 14 6/1 59 (Elon)

EDWARD’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high punts – 7 on two occasions

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FRESHMAN (2005): Redshirted… signed with Georgia Southern in Feb-ruary 2005… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in football and once in baseball… received an 88 percent blocking grade his senior year… twice named to the All-Bartow County Team… 2004 All-Region First Team in 7-AAAA… received the Woodland HS Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award as ‘Player of the Year’… team captain… four-year scholar-athlete… named to the Academic Honor Roll, National Honor Society and Principal’s List… played for coach Todd Simpson… PERSONAL: Born September 11, 1986 in Cartersville… his father and grandfather have been a major influence, “They got me interested in sports.”… most admires Tiger Woods, “He has a never quit desire.”… enjoys fishing, hunting, football, golf and anything outdoors… favorite professional teams are the Atlanta Falcons and New York Yankees… favorite musician is Garth Brooks… favorite sports hero is Michael Jordan while favorite non-sports hero is Gandhi… person in history he’d most like to meet is George Washington… if he could attend any sporting event it would be the Olympics… favorite sports announcer is Verne Lundquist… if he could play any musical instrument it would be the piano… before a game he prays… son of Lynn and Chris Fountain… MAJOR: Logistics

Continues his recovery from an injury that kept him out of the 2008 sea-son… if returns fully healthy could contend for playing time… did not par-ticipate in spring contact drills… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Did not play due to injury… made three tackles during the abbreviated 2008 Blue-White game… FRESHMAN (2007): Redshirted… joined the team as a preferred walk-on and was part of the 90-man reporting roster… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years each in football, wrestling and weight-lifting… First Team All-Region… Honorable Mention All-State… All-Tift Area… Third Team All-Middle Georgia… finished fourth at state in the 189-weight class… member of the 2007 state weightlifting title… played for coach Robby Pruitt… PERSONAL: Born December 22, 1988 in Tifton… No. 1 sports highlight was placing in the ‘Top 5’ at the state wrestling meet his senior year… his brother Brian has been a major influence, “He’s al-ways supporting me.”… most admires Mike West, “He’s been the one to push me and believe in me to make it far.”… enjoys hunting, riding horses and hanging out with friends… favorite professional team is the New York Giants… favorite musician is T.I… son of Gregory and Juanita Gordon… MAJOR: Electrical Engineering

Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall… attended Assumption College and played football before coming to Georgia Southern… will have two years of eligibility remaining… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered twice in football…

played for coach Blair Armstrong… PERSONAL: Born January 29, 1988 in Boston, Massachusetts… his high school coach has been a major influ-ence, “He talked me back into playing my senior year.”… his father Robert played football at Assumption College… enjoys acting, movies and having a good time… favorite professional teams are the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox… lists Bruce Springsteen as favorite musician… son of Robert and Susan Gordeau… MAJOR: Accounting

Benefitted from a redshirt season and could challenge for playing time this fall… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… signed with the Eagles in February 2007… enrolled at Georgia Southern in January 2008… HIGH SCHOOL: Missed the first part of his senior year with an injury… earned Associated Press Class A All-State honors as an offensive lineman… ranked among The State’s ‘Top 50’ list… twice earned All-Region accolades… registered 48 knockdown blocks in just eight games… team won the 2006 regional championship… participated in the 2006 SCADA North-South All-Star game… team advanced to the second round of the Class A playoffs… played for coach John Cann… three year starter… lettered in football, bas-ketball and golf… PERSONAL: Born January 13, 1989 in Landrum, South Carolina… brother Sean lettered in football for the Eagles… No. 1 sports highlight was winning region championship his junior year, the first one by the school in 20 years… his brother has been a major influence, “He pushed me to have a good work ethic.”… enjoys fishing, basketball, golf and spending time with friends… favorite professional team is the Carolina Panthers… lists George Strait as his favorite musician… son of Robert and Beverly Gray… MAJOR: Business Administration

REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Did not see any game action… joined the team during the spring 2008 as a walk-on… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered two years in football… also lettered in baseball and track… played for coach Dennis Lavelle… named 2006 team MVP… First Team All-Area… All-Martin County… named ‘Spotlight Player of the Week’… PERSONAL: Born July 14, 1988… No. 1 sports highlight was beating a district rival in 2006 in double overtime… his parents have been a major influence, “They have always believed in me.”… most admires former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre… enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, water sports, volleyball, paintball, 4-wheeling and hanging out with friends… lists the Packers as his favorite professional football team… favorite musician is Toby Keith… son of Dan and Terri Haggerty… MAJOR: Civil Engineering Technology

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REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Did not see any game action… FRESH-MAN (2007): Redshirted... joined the program as a walk-on… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in wrestling and tennis, three in football... played for coach Robby Pruitt... High school teammate of current Eagle Brent Gordon... All-Region honors... All-Tift Area in football... in his career placed third and fourth at the state wrestling tournament... PERSONAL: Born December 28, 1988 in Tifton... No. 1 sports highlight was beating state champs Charlton County two years in a row... favorite professional teams are the Atlanta Braves and Falcons... son of Kent Heninger and Sandra Ellington... MAJOR: Undecided

Standout freshman year making an immediate impact… returns as part of a young group of safeties but one that saw extensive game action last year… made a solo stop for the Blue team in the annual Blue-White game… enters fall camp as a starter in the secondary… FRESHMAN (2008): SoCon All-Freshman Team… played in all 11 games as a true-freshman… started at free safety against Austin Peay, Wofford, Chattanooga, Appalachian State, Citadel and Samford… opened his collegiate career with an assisted tackle at Georgia… in his first start made four tackles and broke up a pass against Austin Peay… two stops against Northeastern… sea-son-high eight tackles against Wof-ford… seven tackles in the win at Chattanooga… five tackles versus App State… two stops at Western Carolina… made five in the triple-overtime win at The Citadel… solo stop against Samford and Fur-man… also displayed writing skills as he wrote a guest blog for South-ernPigskin.com and GeorgiaSouth-ernEagles.com… HIGH SCHOOL: Played on both offense (running back) and defense (secondary) for Marist HS… recorded 512 yards on 72 carries (7.1 yards per carry) with nine touchdowns… caught seven passes for 106 yards and averaged 18 yards on seven kickoff returns… on the defensive end recorded 50

tackles, five pass break-ups and two interceptions… continues long line of football recruits from Marist, including former Eagle Chris Ashkouti… missed most of his junior year with a broken ankle… named First Team All-County… selected Most Valuable Back at Marist… PERSONAL: Born July 5, 1989 in Minnesota… No. 1 sports highlight was against Washing-ton scoring a 20-yard touchdown to send it into overtime then scoring the game-winning TD… his dad has been a major influence, “He has taught me everything I know growing up and has been at every one of my sport-ing events, always pushing me to get better.”… lists favorite professional teams as Atlanta Falcons, Braves and Hawks… favorite music groups are: 3 Doors Down, Young Jeezy and Akon… son of Mike and Lori Heyden… MAJOR: Business

Joined the team as a walk-on… moved to wide receiver during the spring… caught a 2-yard pass during the Blue-White game… FRESHMAN (2008): Played in games against Georgia, Northeastern, Elon, Western Carolina, The Citadel, Samford and Furman… saw time on defense and special teams… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in football, basketball and baseball… selected team captain his senior year… Second Team All-Bi-City as a safety his senior year and Honorable Mention his junior year… First Team All-Region 4-A as a defensive back in football and utility player in baseball… during his junior year earned Second Team All-Region hon-ors at DB… football team advanced to the quarterfinals his junior year… member of the Class A baseball state championship team… played for coach Jeff Battles… PERSONAL: Born August 7, 1990 in Columbus… No. 1 sports highlight was winning the state baseball title… full name is Byron Nico Hickey… his parents have been a major influence, “Their great support in every sport I have played and opportunity to be successful in everything I do.”… most admires NFL wide receiver Santonio Holmes, “He’s a tremendous athlete and electrifying player.”… enjoys basketball, baseball, listening to music, playing video games and competing with his little brother… favorite musicians are Lil Wayne and Drake… son of Byron and Sandra Hickey… MAJOR: Chemistry

HEyDEN’S CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear GP TKL TFL SKS FF FR INT PBU2008 11 36 0 0 0 0 0 1

HEyDEN’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high tackles – 8 vs. Wofford (9/27/2008)

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Enters his senior year as one of the most experienced players on defense… started a team-leading 21 times in his career… made three tackles and shared on one for a loss in the Blue-White game… JUNIOR (2008): Played in all 11 games… started the first five games of the year (Georgia, Austin Peay, Northeastern, Elon and Wofford), again versus Appalachian State then the final two (Samford, Furman)… ranked among the conference lead-ers with 10 pass break-ups… broke-up a season-high four passes against APSU… two PBU the next two weeks against Northeastern and Elon… one PBU against Wofford and App State… season-high seven tackles in the

APSU and Elon games… six stops in the overtime win over Northeast-ern… five tack-les against Wof-ford and App State… opened the season with three unassist-ed tackles at Georgia… as-sisted tackle at Chattanooga… solo stop at Western Caro-lina… two solo tackles at Cita-del and versus

Samford… four stops at Furman… recorded a tackle for loss against Elon and Samford… did not play in the 2008 spring game due to an injury… SOPHOMORE (2007): Played and started in the first seven games of the year… suffered a season-ending injury at Appalachian State… recorded four tackles and three pass break-ups against West Georgia… one of those tackles was a 2-yard loss… recorded six stops, including 1.5 TFL at Coastal Carolina… four tackles and forced a fumble against Chatta-nooga… two stops in the Western Carolina game… key interception in the final minutes of the South Dakota State game to set up the eventual game-winning field goal… made a career-high nine tackles and broke up two passes that game… three stops at Elon and returned an interception for five yards… five tackles in the win at Appalachian State but the biggest play came on the third one from scrimmage when he intercepted Armanti Edwards and ran it back 35 yards for a touchdown… that INT was his first career touchdown and gave the Eagles a 14-0 lead in the first minutes of the game… made three solo and one assisted tackle in the Blue-White game… FRESHMAN (2006): Played in all 11 games… started in con-secutive games against Chattanooga, Western Carolina and North Dakota State, then again the final three games of the year Wofford, Furman and Central Arkansas… 32 tackles, one for a loss and three pass break-ups… season-high eight tackles in the finale against Central Arkansas… six stops against Furman and North Dakota State… four tackles at Western Carolina and The Citadel... three tackles, including one for a loss, versus Wofford… solo stop against Coastal Carolina… all three pass break-ups came during the final two games, two at Furman then one against UCA… HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked 57th nationally among all cornerbacks by ESPN Scouts.Inc… four-year letterwinner in football and also lettered in base-ball… helped Baldwin County advance to the state semifinals his senior

year finishing 10-4… two-time All-Middle Georgia… First Team All-State… named ‘Defensive MVP’ and also received the ‘Most Versatile Award’… team captain… played for coach Jesse Hicks… recorded a team-leading 85 tackles in addition to four interceptions, 10 pass break-ups and blocked four field goals… also returned punts… turned in the fastest shuttle time in the nation at the Nike Combine (3.69)… listed among the ‘Top 50’ prep recruits in the state of Georgia… PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was playing in the Georgia Dome his senior year… his family has been a major influence, “My whole family inspires all together.”… son of Leroy Hill, Sr. and Cynthia Kyles… younger brother of Leroy Hill, who started at lineback-er for Super Bowl XL participant Seattle Seahawks… most admires his brother Leroy, “I look up to him as a person and player.”… enjoys reading, sleeping and listening to music… favorite professional team is the Seattle Seahawks… favorite musical group is Outkast… MAJOR: Sport Manage-ment

Enters his sophomore year as the starting long-snapper… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Started at long snapper in all 11 games… assisted on a tackle in the Wofford game… part of a special teams unit that had only one punt in 49 attempts blocked… actually grew out his hair dur-ing the season then during the off-season had it cut and donated it to Locks of Love… FRESHMAN (2007): Redshirted… part of the 90-man roster to start fall camp… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football, baseball and swim-ming… Second Team Region 1-5A honors in baseball… team captain in football and baseball… played for coach Tim Cokely… PERSONAL: Born January 21, 1989 in Moultrie… No. 1 sports highlight was being voted runner-up for the 11th Hour’s ‘Favorite Local Athlete’… his father has been a major influence, “He has been such a strong influ-ence and role model for me to admire. He has always pushed me to be the best I can be.”… most admires coach Eric McCranie, “He taught me in only one year what kind of responsibility I hold as an athlete of my school or image of the team I represent.”… his brother Trey played soccer at Delta State… enjoys baseball, surfing and pool… favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves… favorite musical group is The All-man Brothers Band… son of Bob and Traci Jones… MAJOR: Public Relations

HILL’S CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear GP TKL SKS TFL FF FR INT PBU2006 11 32 0 1.0 0 0 0 32007 7 33 0 3.0 1 0 3 52008 11 43 0 2 0 0 0 10Totals 29 108 0 6 1 0 3 18

HILL’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high tackles – 9 vs. South Dakota State (10/6/2007)Career-high touchdowns – 1 at Appalachian State (10/20/2007)...INT

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Joined the team as a walk on after attending North Greenville University… made two solo tackles in the Blue-White game… AT NORTH GREEN-vILLE: Tied for third on the team in tackles with 44 on the season… played in all 11 games in the 2007 season… recorded an interception… made 2.5 tackles for a loss and broke up two passes… HIGH SCHOOL: Voted team captain… played for coach Nick Davis… PERSONAL: Born August 7, 1989 in Compton, California… No. 1 sports highlight was making 20-plus tackles in a 6-0 loss to crosstown rival Parkview his senior year… his par-ents have been a major influence, “I try my best to match the passion to the game of football that they apply to their work.”… most admires Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, “To me he displays the proper passion and desire to win that one needs to be the best.”… lists his HS coach Nick Davis as his favorite coach, “He taught me to be accountable for my decisions.”… enjoys listening to all genres of music, hanging out with his teammates and bowling… lists Atlanta Falcons and LA Lakers as his favorite professional teams… favorite musician is Kanye West… son of William and Celeste Jordan… MAJOR: Broadcasting with emphasis in Production

Recorded a tackle for the winning Blue team in the annual Spring Game… FRESHMAN (2008): Joined the team as a walk-on… saw action in nine games, mainly on special teams… saw action against Austin Peay, Elon, Wofford, Chattanooga, Appalachian State, Western Carolina, The Cita-del, Samford and Furman… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football all four years… earned All-County honors at linebacker… team captain… selected to play in the Cobb County All-Star game… in 2005 was voted team MVP at receiver… 2007 Golden Helmet Award… set the career receiving record… played for coach Scott Jones… PERSONAL: Born July 7, 1990… No. 1 sports highlight was helping Kennesaw Mountain HS to the best record in school history and receiving the MVP award his senior year… his dad has been a major influence, “He raised me to be a good person as well as an athlete. He can relate to me as a college football player.”… his dad played linebacker at the University of Illinois… enjoys playing golf, racquetball, pool, basketball and ping-pong… favorite musician is Tim McGraw… son of Kerry and Donna Krueger… MAJOR: Sport Management

Sat out last year to meet transfer requirements… caught two passes for 17 yards for the Blue team in the annual spring game… could challenge for playing time at wide receiver this season… AT ALBANy STATE: Mem-ber of the Albany State program… HIGH SCHOOL: Originally signed with Alabama out of high school… lettered in football, basketball and track… earned All-State honors his final two years… twice named MVP of the football team… team captain… junior year earned team MVP honors in basketball… named All-Region his sophomore year… played for coach Jessie Hicks… PERSONAL: Born in Decatur… No. 1 sports highlight was recording two touchdowns against Kentucky State his freshman year of college… most admires former NFL standout Jerry Rice, “He’s a very good player and very humble.”… also admires his high school coach, “He instilled a good work ethic in me.”… cousin of Eagle teammate Carson Hill and his brother Leroy, a member of the Seattle Seahawks… enjoys watching television… favorite professional team is the Dallas Cowboys… favorite musician is T.I… son of Alton Kyles and Kecia Taylor… MAJOR: Business Management

Joined the team as a walk-on… HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain… lettered in lacrosse (3), football (3) and basketball… named ‘Academic Player of the Year’ at Harrison HS… named All-County on defense… played for coach Bruce Cobleigh… PERSONAL: Born July 22, 1989 in Atlanta… No. 1 sports highlight was beating Lowndes County HS at their place his se-nior year… his dad has been a major influence, “He always pushed me in everything I do.”… most admires Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics, “He is very passionate about what he does. He’s a force on defense and brings intensity every time he plays.”… enjoys lacrosse, serving as an intern at the vet and swimming… lists the Celtics as his favorite professional team… favorite musician is Lil Wayne… son of Scott and Lynda Lane… MAJOR: Biology

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Enters fall camp challenging for a starting role in the secondary and last year proved to be a valuable member of special teams… made two assist-ed tackles in the Blue-White game, including sharing on a tackle for loss… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Played in all 11 games… saw extensive

action on kickoff coverage and punt rush teams… during the Western Carolina game blocked a punt and recorded a 14-yard return… that blocked punt led to the Eagles’ first touchdown as they staged a NCAA record fourth quarter comeback (down 31-3 with 11 minutes remain-ing to win 38-31 in overtime)… during spring 2008 worked on both the offense (wide receiver) and defense (defensive back)… FRESHMAN (2007): Redshirt-ed… signed with the Eagles in February 2007 as part of coach Hatcher’s first recruiting class… HIGH SCHOOL: A standout quarterback at Tattnall Square Academy… named Macon Telegraph City Co-Player of the

Year in 2005… tabbed by the Telegraph to its Class AAA North All-Region team as a QB… First Team All-Middle Georgia (Athlete)… accounted for 1,826 yards on offense and 46 total touchdowns… GISA Class AAA All-State team… rushed for three touchdowns and threw a 49-yard touch-down, leading Tattnall to the 2006 GISA Class AAA state championship… led team to 12-1 record last fall… lettered in football, basketball, golf and track… did not lose in 16 hurdles races during the 2006 season… named the Telegraph’s All-Middle Georgia Track and Field Athlete of the Year… won the Class AAA state titles in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles… also finished third in the discus… broke the school record in the 110-hurdles... nominated for Wendy’s High School Heisman Award… played for coach Barney Hester… PERSONAL: Born January 26, 1989 in Macon... MA-JOR: Finance and Economics

Joined the Eagles in January after attending Georgia Military College in 2008… signed with the Eagles in February 2007 but grayshirted and then attended GMC… HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the Class AA All-State De-fensive team, as selected by the Georgia Sportswriters Association… in-

tercepted 11 passes his senior year to lead the state… averaged 35 yards per kickoff return for the Bobcats… also earned Class AA All-State honors by the Atlanta Journal Constitution… First Team All-Region 1-AA… team finished 11-3 last fall and advanced to the state semifinals… Albany Her-ald All-Area team… turned in a 4.4 seconds time in the 40-yard dash… played for coach Trey Wolfe… PERSONAL: Born December 18, 1988 in Early County… No. 1 sports highlight was in the third round of the playoffs when he caught two interceptions and returned one for a touchdown… his mother and his doctor have been a major influence… most admires Geor-gia Southern defensive backs coach Keith Hatcher, “He has stuck by my side through a lot of stuff.”… enjoys sleeping, watching ESPN and working out… favorite professional team is the Boston Celtics… lists Young Jeezy as favorite musician… son of Elbert Lee and Temika Beachum… MAJOR: Undecided

Enters fall as one of the few fifth-year seniors on the team… will challenge for playing time at middle linebacker… made four tackles for the White team in the annual Spring game… JUNIOR (2008): Saw action in all 11 games… recorded a tackle in the opener at Georgia… season-high two solo stops in the win at Chattanooga… led the Blue team with four solo tackles, including one for a loss, in the 2008 Blue-White game… SOPHO-MORE (2007): Saw action in all 11 games… started five consecutive times following the injury to Quentin Taylor (Chattanooga, Western Carolina, South Dakota State, Elon, Appalachian State)… made 4.5 tackles for a loss and one sack… made three tackles in the first two games of the year: West Georgia and Coastal Carolina… shared in a tackle for a loss in the West Georgia game… 1-yard TFL and broke up a pass at Coastal… five tackles,

including one for a TFL, in his first start of the year against Chattanooga… four tackles in consecu-tive games: Western Car-olina, South Dakota State and Elon… 1.5 TFL and a 13-yard sack at Elon… season-high six tackles in the win at Appalachian State… solo stop versus The Citadel… saw action against Wofford and Fur-man… solo tackle at Colo-rado State… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2006): Played in all 11 games… started in his first colle-giate game against Cen-tral Connecticut State, re-cording a season-high six tackles… three tackles at

Chattanooga… one tackle in the Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State, The Citadel and Furman games… FRESHMAN (2005): Redshirted… highly thought of among the coaches and peers working with the defensive scout team… named ‘Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year’… signed with Georgia Southern in February 2005… HIGH SCHOOL: Led Creekside HS in tackles his final two years, recording 119 as a junior and 164 his se-nior year… Atlanta Journal Constitution First Team All-State… First Team All-Area and All-Region… Class AAAA First Team All-State… Wendy’s

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High School Heisman Award Nominee… ranked No. 78 among the Geor-gia Sports Monthly ‘Top 100’ players… two-time ‘Defensive Player of the Year’… Second Team All-Area and Honorable Mention All-State his junior year… team captain… received the Coca Cola Golden Helmet Award for Excellence in Academics and Athletics… seven tackles for a loss last sea-son with one fumble recovery for a touchdown and 3.5 sacks… Creekside finished 10-2 and advanced to the Second Round of the state playoffs his senior year… during his junior year recorded seven tackles for loss, three interceptions and recovered three fumbles… team was 6-4… Who’s Who Among American High School Students… member of the Beta Club, Order of the Arrow and Super Honor Roll… sports editor of the yearbook and student newspaper... played for coach Kevin Whitley, former All-American at Georgia Southern… lettered in football and track… PERSONAL: Born November 25, 1986 in Atlanta… No. 1 sports highlight was a one-handed interception against Fayette County and fumble return for a touchdown on Homecoming his senior year… his family and coaches have been a ma-jor influence, “They always encourage and inspire me.”… favorite profes-sional team is the Atlanta Falcons… favorite musical groups are Outkast and UGK… historical person he’d most like to meet is Malcolm X… if he could attend any sporting event it would be either the Olympics or Super Bowl… listed Georgia as the best place to play on the road… if he could play a musical instrument it would be the alto saxophone… son of James and Karen Lewis… MAJOR: Psychology

Enters his senior year as one of three senior starters on the offensive line… one of five fifth-year seniors on the team… started his collegiate career on the offensive line, moved to defense then is now back on the O-line… JUNIOR (2008): During fall camp moved back to the offensive line and would eventu-ally start in 10 of the 11 games played… made all starts at right guard… con-sistently graded out at upper 70 percent each game… helped the offense rank 20th nationally in passing offense (247 ypg) and scoring offense (31.8 ppg) while finishing the year ranked 37th in total offense (383.6 ypg)… team led the SoCon in passing while finishing third in scoring and fourth in total offense…recorded two tackles in the Blue-White game, including a 6-yard sack for the Blue squad… SOPHOMORE (2007): Played in 10 games… recorded two tackles in the first two games of the year… shared tackle for a loss against West Georgia… one solo stop and recovered a fum-ble in the win over Western Carolina… matched his season-high of two tack-les against South Dakota State… one tackle for a loss in that win… assisted tackle at Elon and versus The Citadel… made three assisted tackles and broke up a pass during the Blue-White game… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2006): Made the dress squad but did not see any game action… made the switch from offensive line to the defensive front… FRESHMAN (2005): Red-shirted… signed with Georgia Southern in February 2005… HIGH SCHOOL:

Named Second Team All-Region 4 in Class AAAAA in 2004… ‘Student-Athlete of the Week’… team captain… ‘Offensive Player of the Year’ and Most Improved Lineman in 2004… recorded 23 pan-cake blocks… three-year letterman as offensive tack-le and defensive tackle… teammate of fellow Georgia Southern player Ri’Chard Davis… played for coach Tommy Webb… PERSON-AL: Born May 11, 1987 in At-lanta… his father has been a major influence, “He taught me never to give up.”… most admires coach Holcome, “He believed in me.”… has a cousin who played football at Bethune-Cookman… enjoys football and cars… favorite professional team is the At-

lanta Falcons… favorite sports hero is Warren Sapp… historical person he’d most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr… if he could attend any sporting event it would be the Super Bowl… tabbed Furman as the best place to play on the road… John Madden is favorite sports announcer… favorite music group is Project Pat… if he could play a musical instrument it would be the guitar… son of Willie and Tracey Loving… MAJOR: Logistics

REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Saw action in five games off the bench on the offensive line… played against Elon, Chattanooga, The Citadel, Samford and Furman… helped the offense rank 20th nationally in passing offense (247 ypg) and scoring offense (31.8 ppg) while finishing the year ranked 37th in total offense (383.6 ypg)… team led the SoCon in passing while finishing third in scoring and fourth in total offense… FRESHMAN (2007): Redshirted… signed with the Eagles in February 2007 as a mem-ber of coach Hatcher’s first recruiting class… HIGH SCHOOL: Named Third Team All-Middle Georgia on three occasions… National Football Foundation Senior Scholar-Athlete award… team captain… lettered two years in football and once in track… two year starter on offensive line… Offensive MVP his senior year… played for coach Rodney Walker… PER-SONAL: Born August 22, 1989 in Forsyth… his family has been a major influence, “Because of their support.”… most admires coach Pat Burdette, “For his knowledge and dedication to the game of football.”… enjoys fish-ing, golf, watching movies and video games… favorite professional teams are Atlanta Hawks and Falcons… favorite musician is Bob Marley… son of Ben and Evelyn Mann… MAJOR: Justice Studies with a minor in Psy-chology

LEWIS’ CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear GP TKL SKS TFL FF FR INT PBU2006 11 13 0 0.5 0 0 0 02007 11 31 1 4.5 0 0 0 22008 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 47 1 5 0 0 0 2

LEWIS’ CAREER HIGHSCareer-high tackles - 6 on two occasions

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Not only served as a regular on special teams but also saw action in the de-fensive secondary… enters his junior year challenging for a starting role… made a solo tackle for loss for the winning Blue team in the annual spring game… SOPHOMORE (2008): Saw action in all 11 games… earned his first collegiate start at rover in the season-opener at preseason number one Georgia… made a solo tackle in that contest… made a tackle in the Northeastern game… three stops in consecutive weeks against Wofford and Chattanooga… career-high seven tackles against Appalachian State… one solo stop at The Citadel… four of his 16 tackles came on special teams, tying for fourth-most on the team… 10 of his 16 stops were also solo tack-les… shared team-high honors on the Blue team making four tackles in an abbreviated 2008 spring game… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2007): Played in all 11 games… the top tackler on special teams… recorded 14 stops on the year… one in his first collegiate game against West Georgia… record-ed five tackles in a three game span: Chattanooga, Western Carolina and South Dakota State… season-high four tackles in the win at Appalachian State… two solo tackles against The Citadel… one solo tackle at Wof-ford and at Colorado State… shined during the annual spring game, lead-ing the White team with five tackles – four solos and an assisted stop… FRESHMAN (2006): Redshirted… joined the team as a walk-on… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in football… played for coach Ed Dudley… PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was beating Valdosta in the third round of the playoffs his junior year… Coach Ed Dud-ley has been a major influence and coach he most admires, “He taught me to play fast and go hard every play. He believed in me.”… born in Atlanta… son of Chris and Kim Mattingly… enjoys football, scuba diving, snowboarding and boxing… favorite profes-sional team is Atlanta Falcons… favorite musician is Kenny Chesney… MAJOR: Sport Management

Looking to build on a standout freshman season… benefitted from the move to tackle during fall camp… missed the spring drills with an injury suffered at the end of the 2008 season but should be 100 percent by the start of fall camp… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Played in all 11 games… started nine times at left tackle… graded out on average in the high 70 percent ev-ery game… helped the offense rank 20th nationally in passing offense (247 ypg) and scoring offense (31.8 ppg) while finishing the year ranked 37th in total offense (383.6 ypg)… team led the SoCon in passing while finishing third in scoring and fourth in total offense… had to step in last year as one of the newcomers called upon to fill a void left by five departed seniors and two All-Americas… FRESHMAN (2007): Redshirt-ed… signed with the Eagles in February 2007 as part of coach Hatcher’s first recruiting class… HIGH SCHOOL: Team won Re-gion I-AA in 2005… advanced to the playoffs his sophomore and junior year… First Team All-Region honors his senior year… started on offensive and defen-sive line… voted Best Linemen on the team… played for coach Ryan Branch… a standout track athlete as well, placing third at state in the shot put and discus… PERSONAL: Born December 31, 1988 in Jacksonville… full name is William Howard Maxwell, Jr… his father has been a major influence, “He pushes me to do my best year in and year out.”… most admires former NFL standout Jerry Rice, “He had the best work ethic and was a phenom-enal football player.”… enjoys hanging out with his friends, football, video games, works on bettering himself and the weather… favorite professional team is the Jacksonville Jaguars… has career aspirations to be a psy-chologist… Kanye West is listed as his favorite musician… son of William Sr. and Leatrice Maxwell… MAJOR: Psychology

Enters 2009 as one of the true-freshman last year that gained valuable experience on defense… enters fall camp challenging for a starting role… with his versatility could also move out and play cornerback if needed… made four solo stops for the White team during the annual spring game…

MATTINGLy’S CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear GP TKL SKS TFL FF FR INT PBU2007 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 02008 11 16 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 22 30 0 0 0 0 0 0

MATTINGLy’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high tackles – 7 vs. Appalachian State (10/18/2008)

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FRESHMAN (2008): Played in nine games as a true-freshman… made his first collegiate start in the season-opener at preseason number one Geor-gia (bandit)… recorded a season-high three tackles in that contest… also started at bandit against Wofford… did not play in weeks two and three but saw action in every game the rest of the year… made two tackles in consecutive weeks against Wofford and Chattanooga… made an assisted tackle at Western Carolina… solo stop at Furman… HIGH SCHOOL: Let-tered in football (4), track (4) and basketball (2)… First Team All-Region his senior year… First Team All-Coastal Georgia his senior year… earned Second Team All-Region honors his junior year and was named Honorable Mention All-Region as a sophomore… twice helped his team advance to the state semifinals in the Georgia Dome (2004, 2007)… named ‘Special Teams Player of the Year’ in Region 3-AAAAA… named to the GACA North-South All-Star game in 2007… two star athlete by Rivals.com… earned a spot on the Southeast Georgia/North Florida ‘Super 11’… played for coach Jeff Herron… PERSONAL: Born February 22, 1990… No. 1 sports high-light was grabbing two interceptions (one for a touchdown) in the third round of the playoffs to advance to the semifinals his senior year… his father has been a major influence, “He has always been the one to point out my flaws so I’m able to fix them rather than praising my strengths all the time.”… most admires his cousin Roddy White, a wide receiver with the Atlanta Falcons, “He’s my big cousin who gave me the inspiration that dreams can in fact come true.”… enjoys playing video games, basketball and relaxing… lists favorite professional teams as Atlanta Braves and Fal-cons… Lil Boosie listed as favorite musician… son of Alexander Sr. and Eleanor McCray… MAJOR: Undecided

Joined the team as a walk-on after attending Georgia Military College… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and track… member of the 2006 Northside HS team that went 15-0 and won the state title… earned All-Middle Georgia honors in track… football team captain… played for coach

Conrad Nix… PERSONAL: Born May 23, 1989 in Warner Robins… full name is Aaron Brett Moore… No. 1 sports highlight was winning the first state championship in his high school’s history and going undefeated in the process… his father has been a major influence, “He helped me grow as an athlete and even when I wanted to quit sports when I was younger he encouraged me to keep playing.”… most admires coach Stewart at Northside HS, “He was my position coach all throughout high school and really made me the player I am today. He became another father figure to me.”… enjoys football, basketball, track, movies, hanging out with friends and spending time with family… Atlanta Falcons is his favorite professional team… lists Lil Wayne as favorite musician… son of Terry and Debbie Moore… MAJOR: Business Administration

Took advantage of starting opportunity and turned in a stellar freshman campaign… returns as one of the top kickers in the conference and could challenge for national postseason honors… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Second Team All-SoCon… SoCon All-Freshman Team… sat out the first three games of the season, but earned the start against Elon and remained the starting kicker the rest of the season… kicked a field goal in every game (10-of-12 on the year)… finished as the team-leader in points… did not meet the games played minimum otherwise would have ranked among the national-leaders… in Southern Conference-only games, finished fifth in points scored, second in field goals, tied for first in extra point conversion percentage and led the league in field goal percentage… made his first collegiate field goal attempt (41 yards), then later in the quar-ter hit from 32 yards… made both extra point attempts… kicked a 25-yard field goal as time expired against Wofford to send the game into over-time… 4-of-4 on extra points against the Terriers… matched a season-high kicking a 41-yard field goal at Chattanooga and set a new season standard hitting all seven extra points… converted from 24 and 37 yards versus Ap-palachian State and made all four extra points… kicked a 34-yarder in the third quarter at Western Carolina, then helped with the NCAA record fourth quarter comeback (down 28 points with 11 minutes remaining) when he hit all five extra points… made a 37-yard FG to tie the game late in the fourth quarter against The Citadel, eventually sending it to overtime… success-ful in all five extra point attempts, including two in the Georgia Southern record triple-overtime… against Samford hit a 26-yarder to start the scor-

ing and made both extra points… kicked two extra points in the win at Furman, then nailed a season-high 42-yarder with under a minute left in the first half… FRESHMAN (2007): Redshirted… joined the program after signing in February 2007, part of coach Hatcher’s first recruiting class… HIGH SCHOOL: Nominated for the prestigious Wendy’s High School Heisman Award… named to the Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) All-Chevy Team, honoring the top performers from the Chevrolet HS Football Game of the Week… set several punting and kicking records at Dalton HS… four-time Dalton Daily Citizen All-Star team… Chattanooga Times Free Press ‘Dynamite Dozen’ his

McCRAy’S CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear GP TKL SKS TFL FF FR INT PBU2008 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0

McCRAy’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high tackles – 3 at Georgia (8/30/2008)

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senior year… Second Team All-State… connected on a pair of 54-yard field goals… averaged 42.3 yards on 33 punts his senior year… received the Jim Arnold Award as the Catamounts’ Special Teams Player of the Year… helped Dalton record its 47th consecutive winning season… team qualified for the Class 4A playoffs his senior year… during his junior year went 10-3 and won the Region 7-AAAA title, losing in the third round of the playoffs… recorded 14 field goals (82 percent success rate) and 76 points his junior year… Second Team All-Region 7-AAAA honors his junior and senior years… 3.9 cumulative GPA… played for coach Ronnie McClurg… PERSONAL: Enjoys hanging out with friends… born September 14, 1988 in Mexico… MAJOR: Undecided

Joined the program in January and will have four years of eligibility re-maining… HIGH SCHOOL: First Team All-Pinellas County… received All-State honors… Honorable Mention All-Suncoast… recorded 55 tackles, eight pass break-ups and of his five interceptions returned two for a touch-down… blocked six kicks on special teams… offensively caught 21 passes for 293 yards and scored a touchdown… named ‘Defensive Most Valuable Player’ following the Pinellas County All-Star game… lettered in football, basketball and track… played for coach Yusuf Shakir… PERSONAL: Born May 8, 1990 in St. Petersburg, Florida… his father has been a major influ-ence… most admires his high school football coach Yusuf Shakir… enjoys playing basketball… favorite professional team is the Tampa Bay Buc-caneers… favorite musician is Lil Wayne… son of Larry Murphy, Sr. and Stacy Franklin… MAJOR: Undecided

Joined the program as a walk-on… made an 11-yard catch for the White team in the annual spring game… transferred to Georgia Southern after playing at Shorter College… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years each in football and baseball… named First Team All-Region at wide receiver… also received Honorable Mention All-State and First Team All-Chatta-

hoochee Valley honors… selected Academic All-Region… played for his dad, coach Greg Oglesby… PERSONAL: Born February 9, 1988 in Co-lumbus… No. 1 sports highlight was all the athletic honors he received after his senior year… his dad has been a major influence… most ad-mires Michael Jordan, “For his athletic ability and desire to win.”… enjoys any athletic activity, listening to music and sleeping… favorite professional team is Dallas Cowboys… lists T.I. as favorite musician… son of Greg Oglesby and Cyd Brantley… MAJOR: Business

Made an immediate impact in his first year with the Eagles… turned in an-other standout spring season and enters fall camp as a starter on the cor-ner… should contend for postseason honors… made a solo tackle for the Blue team in the spring game… JUNIOR (2008): Played in all 11 games… started the first four contests (Georgia, Austin Peay, Northeastern, Elon), two games later against Chattanooga, then three of the last four games of the season (Western Carolina, Citadel and Furman)… recorded four tackles in his Eagles debut at Georgia… three stops in the Austin Peay game and broke up a pass… season-high six tackles against Northeast-ern and broke up a pass… also recovered a fumble deep in GS territory and stopped the Huskies from scoring… three solo tackles against Elon… matched his season-high of six tackles against Wofford and broke up a pass… recorded five tackles (four solos) and season-high three PBUs in the win at Chattanooga… made two solo stops at Western and broke up a pass as the Eagles staged a NCAA record fourth quarter comeback winning 38-31 in overtime… also recorded two tackles at The Citadel and broke up a pass… three solo stops versus Samford… two solo tackles in the regular season finale at Furman… finished 11th in the SoCon for pass breakups… joined the team in January 2008… benefitted from numerous reps with the injuries to Carson Hill and Ronnie Wiggins… recorded a game-high five tackles for the White team in the rain-shortened spring game… AT GEORGIA MILITARy COLLEGE: Lettered two years at GMC… recorded 10 career interceptions… participated with GMC in the 2005 Isles Bowl… HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable Men-tion All-State… All-Con-ference honors… named team’s Most Valuable Play-er his senior year… played for coach John Davis… let-tered in football, track and wrestling… football team won division champion-ship… PERSONAL: Born May 15, 1987 in Tampa… his mother and family have been a major influence, “My mother always keeps me going some way, some how.”… most admires former NFL and MLB player Deion Sanders, “Because of how he turned his life around.”… his brother Ricky Rogers played collegiate football and had a cousin play basketball overseas… enjoys playing chess… favorite

MORA’S CAREER KICKING STATSyear GP ExP ExP ATT FG FGA PTS FG LONG2008 8 31 31 10 12 61 42(FUR) MORA’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high field goals – 2 on two occasionsCareer-high extra points – 7 at Chattanooga (10/4/2008)

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professional team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers… favorite musician is Donnie McClurklin… son of Ricky Pasco and Leslie Rogers… MAJOR: Sport Management

Stepped in as a redshirt and saw significant playing time at tackle… thanks to the year of experience could challenge for a starting role… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Played in eight games… started in consecutive games against Chattanooga and Appalachian State at left tackle… graded out throughout the season in the mid-70 percent… helped the offense rank 20th nationally in passing offense (247 ypg) and scoring offense (31.8 ppg) while finishing the year ranked 37th in total offense (383.6 ypg)… team led the SoCon in passing while finishing third in scoring and fourth in total offense… had to step in last year as one of the newcomers called upon to fill a void left by five departed seniors and two All-Americas… FRESHMAN (2007): Redshirted… joined the program as a walk-on… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years and was a three-year starter in football… team cap-tain… Second Team All-Conference… played for coach Bob Hudson and Darius Holtz-Claw… PER-SONAL: Born July 17, 1989 in Austin, Texas… No. 1 sports highlight was beating rival Tarpon Springs for the first time in four years… his par-ents have been a major influ-ence, “They always push me so I can get that little extra.”… most admires his HS coach Darius Holtz-Claw, “He was by far the best influence on my football career just by how he coached. You never forget where you came from.”… en-joys working out, football and music… his father Mark Pet-kovich played for the Texas Rangers from 1984-88… favorite musician is George Strait… favorite professional team is the Tampa Bay Buc-caneers… son of John and Julie Fillingim… MAJOR: Sport Management

Returns after sitting out the 2008 season… enters fall camp looking to challenge for playing time… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Sat out the season to meet academic requirements… FRESHMAN (2007): Redshirt-ed… joined the program prior to the start of fall camp and was part of the 90-man roster… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track and football… named ‘Defensive Player of the Year’… received the Bullet Award, given to the Track ‘Athlete of the Year’… team captain… earned All-State honors his senior year in football… also earned All-State track accolades… played for coach Paul Maechtle… PERSONAL: Born February 24, 1989 in West Palm Beach, Florida… No. 1 sports highlight was winning the 200-meters at the regional championship… his dad has been a major influence, “He pushed me through tough obstacles.”… most admires NFL players Bob Sanders and Steve Smith… enjoys going out with friends… favorite pro-fessional teams are the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts… favor-ite musical group is Lil Wayne… son of Jean Presume… MAJOR: Inter-national Studies

Joined the team as a walk-on… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in football and two in wrestling… set single-game (288 yards) and season (1,022) passing yardage records during the 2006 season… earned All-Region honors his final two years… voted team captain in 2006… played for coach Pat Collins… PERSONAL: Born September 28, 1988 in States-boro… No. 1 sports highlight was his senior year in high school… his fam-ily has been a major influence, “They have always been there to keep me motivated and have always supported me.”… most admires his HS coach Pat Collins, “He was more than just my football coach, he was also a friend and always there for me and my teammates. He was a very inspirational coach and person.”… enjoys the beach, lake, spending time with family and friends, riding four-wheelers and swimming… lists Dallas Cowboys as favorite professional team… names Lil Wayne as favorite musician… son of Michael Pye and Kellie McBride… MAJOR: Business

PASCO’S CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear GP TKL SKS TFL FF FR INT PBU2008 11 36 0 0.5 0 1 0 8

PASCO’S CAREER KICK RETURN STATSyear GP NO. yDS TD LONG2008 11 20 453 0 45 (UGA)

PASCO’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high tackles – 6 on two occasionsCareer-high kickoff return yards – 98 vs. Samford (11/8/2008)

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Joined the program as a walk-on… made two solo tackles, including one for a loss, for the White team… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football playing for coach Bob Swank… on three occasions was named ‘Cobb County Player of the Week’… played in the Cobb County All-Star game… earned All-County honors at linebacker… PERSONAL: Born September 18, 1989 in Antioch, Illinois… No. 1 sports highlight was beating Alpharetta HS during Homecoming for the first time in 10 years… his dad has been a major influence, “He always expected the best would not let me settle for less.”… most admires Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher… enjoys hunting, fishing and the outdoors… fa-vorite professional team is the Chicago Bears… favorite musicians are Alan Jackson and George Strait… career aspirations of going to physical therapy school and open his own practice… son of Gary and Debbie Reck-ers… MAJOR: Exercise Science

Joined the Eagles in January after sitting out the fall as a gray-shirt… will have four years of eligibility remaining… enters fall camp challenging for a starting role… caught seven passes for 69 yards (including a long of 29 yards) and rushed four times for eight yards for the Blue team in the annual spring game… HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time First Team All-Region… twice named First Team All-Northeast Georgia… Honorable Mention All-State… finished his stellar career with a Clarke Central HS record 4,045 yards on 626 carries, a 6.5 career yards per rush average, and 47 touchdowns… caught 41 passes for 667 yards… senior year tied a school record with a 90-yard touchdown run versus Dacula HS… rushed for 1,376 yards last fall on 190 carries… 13 rushing TDs… named team’s Most Valuable Player… averaged more than seven yards per carry… junior year regis-tered 1,249 yards on the ground on 177 carries… 13 touchdowns while av-eraging 7.1 yards per rush… eight kick returns, averaging nearly 40 yards per return and scored two touchdowns… selected to play in the GACA All-Star game… turned in a 4.44 time in the 40-yard dash… lettered in basketball (3), track (3) and football (4)… played for coach Leroy Rayels… PERSONAL: Born December 16, 1989 in Athens… his family has been a major influence, “They love the game of football and they are very support-ive.”… most admires coach Billy Wade… older brother Dunta Robinson is a defensive back with the Houston Texans… favorite professional team is the Texans… lists T.I. as favorite musician… enjoys playing PS3 and hanging out with friends… son of Willie and Betty Robinson… MAJOR: Undecided

Enters fall camp challenging for the starting kickoff duties… joined the team as a walk-on… missed a 40-yard field goal attempt in the Blue-White game… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Did not see any game action… attended Georgia last fall before transferring at semester break… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football, soccer, baseball and track… earned All-State honors his senior year in football, soccer and baseball… helped Trin-ity Christian win the GISA state football title in 2004 and 2006… three-year track champion… played for coach Steve Price… PERSONAL: Born July 30, 1988 in Dublin… No. 1 sports highlight was winning the state football title his senior year… God has been a major influence, “God has blessed me to do everything I do.”… most admires Orlando Magic player J.J. Red-dick, “He played to win.”… enjoys sports, fishing and ping pong… favorite professional teams are the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Falcons and Braves… favorite music is Dave Matthews Band and Jack Johnson… son of Robert and Patricia Rogers… career aspirations to be a surgeon… MAJOR: Biol-ogy

Enters 2009 looking to stay healthy… missed most of spring drills with an injury suffered during a scrimmage… should enter fall camp back to 100 percent and will contend for the starting job again… REDSHIRT-FRESH-MAN (2008): Played in nine games… started the final six at running back (Chattanooga, Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Citadel, Samford, Furman)… 2-yard run against Northeastern… rushed for two yards and caught a 6-yard pass against Elon… five rushes for 10 yards and caught a pass versus Wofford… season-high 40 yards rushing on four carries at Chattanooga, including a 29-yard TD run… seven yards on three car-ries against App State… rushed seven times totaling 34 yards at Western and caught a three yard pass… 13 rushing yards on five carries at Cita-del… caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the first overtime as the Eagles would defeat the Bulldogs in a program-record three OTs… finished with 11 yards on six carries versus Samford… season-highs of six receptions and 32 receiving yards at Furman while rushing for 16 yards in the win… did not participate in 2008 spring drills while recovering from knee injury… FRESHMAN (2007): In his first collegiate carry in the West Georgia game broke through on a 41-yard touchdown run in the second half… finished the game with 53 yards on seven carries and scored two touchdowns… rushed nine times for 48 yards at Coastal Carolina… was named SoCon ‘Freshman of the Week’ for his efforts, a game in which he saw limited ac-tion after injuring his ACL… injury proved to be a season-ending one and applied for a medical redshirt… HIGH SCHOOL: One of the top prep run-

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ROZIER’S CAREER RUSHING STATSyear GP NO. yDS AvG TD LONG2007 2 16 101 6.3 2 41 (WG)2008 9 34 135 4.0 1 29 (UTC)Totals 11 50 236 4.7 2 41 (WG)

ROZIER’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high rushing yards – 53 vs. West Georgia (9/8/2007)Career-high attempts – 9 at Coastal Carolina (8/15/2007)Career-high touchdowns – 2 vs. West Georgia (9/8/2007)

ning backs in the state coming out of high school... rushed for 2,094 yards on 273 car-ries and 19 touchdowns his senior year… earned a spot in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star game… Second Team All-Middle Georgia… Heart of Georgia All-Star team… All-State Class AA… Region 4-AA ‘Player of the Year’… ranked 95th by Scouts.com… played fullback in Bleckley County’s Wing-T offense… turned in a school record 297 yards and scored four touch-downs against Savannah Christian, leading squad to the state quarterfinals… team posted the school’s first play-off win in 25 years… turned in a 255-yard outing against East Laurens his senior year… rushed for 1,094 yards his junior year… played for coach Sam Barrs… lettered four years each in football and track… PERSONAL: Born November 8, 1988 in Hawkinsville… has career aspirations to be a high school football coach… MAJOR: Undecided

Looking to recover from a knee injury that sidelined him after the first game of his freshman year… did not participate in spring contact drills while re-covering… will have four years of eligibility remaining… should enter fall camp back at 100 percent and ready to try and regain his starting role… FRESHMAN (2008): Turned in one of the best fall camps of any defen-sive lineman… earned the start at defensive tackle in the season-opener against preseason number one Georgia… made an assisted tackle… suffered a knee injury in the game and would miss the remainder of the season… HIGH SCHOOL: Registered 85 tackles, three sacks his senior year, earning First Team All-Region 8-AAAA honors for the second straight year… First Team All-Northeast Georgia… also forced one fumble, recov-ered two, had two pass break-ups, two blocked kicks, scored a touchdown and one safety… named AAAA Preseason Honorable Mention All-State by the Georgia HS Football Magazine… Preseason All-Northeast Geor-

gia Terrific Ten by the Athens Banner-Herald… junior year won the Region 8-AAAA shot put title… won the Class 4A Heavyweight wrestling title, posting a 56-1 record… four year starter… led Madison County HS to consecutive state playoff appearances for the first time in 20 years and only the second time in school history… played for coach Randall Owens… let-tered in football, track and wrestling… PERSONAL: Born August 16, 1989… No. 1 sports highlight was playing fullback and rushing for two touchdowns against Clarke Central his senior year… his twin brother has been a major influence, “He always pushed me to be better.”… favorite professional team is the Miami Dolphins… son of Jody and Renee Russell… MAJOR: Undecided

Joined the team as a walk-on… assisted on a tackle for the White team in the annual spring game… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… worked out with the scout team… earned academic distinction posting a 3.0 GPA both semesters… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (4), baseball (4), track (4) and cross county (1)… received Golden Helmet Academic Award… three times earned All-Region honors in football… twice received the Best Defensive Back award… team MVP… played for coach Chuck Conley… PERSONAL: Born December 4, 1989 in Augusta… No. 1 sports highlight was setting the HS stolen base record against the number one team in the region and the team being put in the record book… his father has been a major influence, “He always pushed me to work hard, and he overcame a serious accident with tremendous faith and strength which made me strive to be my very best.”… most admires pitcher John Smoltz, “Despite tremen-dous success he’s kept a level head and always proclaimed his faith in Jesus Christ.”… enjoys baseball, lifting weights, playing drums, music and church… favorite professional teams are Atlanta Braves and Falcons… fa-vorite music group is RED… son of Joe and Claudette Sasser… MAJOR: Undecided

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Turned in one of the best freshman campaigns in the Southern Confer-ence… enters fall camp as a starter at linebacker… shared team-high honors with four tackles, including a 7-yard sack, leading the Blue team to a win in the spring game… FRESHMAN (2008): SoCon All-Freshman Team… played in all 11 games… in his first four collegiate games earned the start (Georgia, Austin Peay, Northeastern and Elon)… earned the start at Chattanooga, then started four straight to close out the season (Western Carolina, Citadel, Samford and Furman)… made three tackles, including one for a loss, in his first collegiate game against preseason number one Georgia… made five tackles, 1.5 for a loss, a 5-yard sack and recovered a fumble against Austin Peay… season-high six tackles against Northeast-ern, including a 9-yard sack… recovered a fumble in the final two minutes of the game that kept the Huskies from scoring what could have been the game-clinching score, instead that set up the Eagles for their game-tying score and eventual win in overtime… matched season-high of six tackles against Elon… two tackles versus Wofford… made five tackles in the win at Chattanooga… two assisted tackles against Appalachian State… recorded two solo tackles for a loss in the come-from-behind win at Western Caro-lina… assisted tackle at The Citadel… five tackles and broke up a pass against Samford… made four tackles (three solos) in the win at Furman… HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Gaffney HS win two state championships (2005, 2006)… junior year team finished 15-0… First Team All-State honors his final two years… two-time All-Area selection… finished his senior year with 137 tackles (including six sacks and eight tackles for a loss), one interception and three forced fumbles… invited to play in the Shrine Bowl (North Carolina vs. South Caro-lina)... recorded 203 tackles his junior year as he was named the High School Sports Report ‘Defensive Player of the Year’… ESPN 1400 AM ‘Defensive Play-er of the Year’… clocked a 4.63 in the 40-yard dash… listed as a three star re-cruit by Rivals.com… twice named team captain… PERSONAL: Born December 15, 1989 in Gaffney, South Carolina… No. 1 sports highlight was making the first start of his collegiate career against Georgia… his grandparents, mom, step-dad, brothers, sister and niece have been a major influence, “Everything I do is for them because they have helped me so much.”… most admires his HS linebacker coach Rick Phillips and offensive line coach Donnie Littlejohn, “They always kept my head up and are just good all-around people.”… enjoys playing games, eating and sleeping… favorite professional team is the Baltimore Ravens… son of Andrea Porter and Tracy Knight… MAJOR: Undecided

One of several key freshmen that made an immediate impact on defense… saw significantly more playing time during the last half of the season and arguably played his best football from that point on… enters fall camp looking to maintain his starting job… made three solo tackles in the Blue-White game, including one for a loss… FRESHMAN (2008): SoCon All-Freshman Team… did not play in the season-opener at Georgia but did see action in the final 10 games… started the final two games against Samford and Furman… made a solo tackle against Austin Peay and assisted on one at Chattanooga… over the final four games of the year made 23 tack-les… recorded five in the overtime win at Western Carolina… season-high eight stops and shared on a tackle for loss in the triple-OT win at The Citadel… five tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, against Samford… made five solo tackles at Furman, broke up two passes and clinched the win by coming up with an interception deep in Eagle territory on the Paladins’ fi-nal drive… HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the Area Super 8 his senior year… Second Team All-State… junior year earned First Team All-Area honors… Most Valuable Defensive Player of the Year… recorded six interceptions, 14 pass break-ups and 54 tackles his junior year… helped his track team win the state title and he was part of the state championship 4x100 re-lay team… Second Team All-State… lettered four years in football, two in baseball and two in track… played for coach Spence McCraken… PER-SONAL: Born February 21, 1990 in Opelika, Alabama… full name is Kwa-mame Snipes… No. 1 sports highlight was the 2007 and 2008 high school team highlights… his immediate family has been a major influence, “They have supported me in every decision I make and encourage me. They are the reason I made it this far.”… most admires his dad Jasper, “He coached me until middle school. I admire him because until this day he keeps coaching and supporting me.”… his older brother Jamarcus played football for four years at the University of North Alabama… enjoys playing video games, football and basketball… favorite professional team is the Baltimore Ravens… favorite musician is Lil Wayne… son of Jasper and Lillian Snipes… MAJOR: Computer Information Systems

SHIPPy’S CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear GP TKL SKS TFL FF FR INT PBU2008 11 41 2 5.5 0 2 0 1

SHIPPy’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high tackles – 6 on two occasions

SNIPES’ CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear GP TKL SKS TFL FF FR INT PBU2008 10 25 0 2.0 0 0 1 3

SNIPES’ CAREER HIGHSCareer-high tackles – 8 at The Citadel (11/1/2008)

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Assisted on a tackle during the 2009 Blue-White game… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track and football… named All-Region 2-5A… led the team in tackles his senior year… three times was named Dekalb County ‘Player of the Week’… received the Coaches’ Award… played for coach Ron Gartrell… PERSONAL: Born September 9, 1989 in Stone Mountain… No. 1 sports highlight was making 17 tackles in a game versus Luella… his father has been a major influence, “He inspired me to play hard and try my best.”… most admires Coach Ball, his HS strength coach, “He always believed in me.”… enjoys fishing, work-ing out, traveling, music and hanging out with friends… favorite profes-sional team is the Atlanta Falcons… favorite musician is Lil Boosie… son of John Sr. and Tammy Stevenson… MAJOR: Business Management

Joined the team as a walk-on… will look to try and earn playing time at wide receiver where the program lost seven letterwinners from last year… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2008): Did not see any game action… trans-ferred after attending Fork Union Military Academy and playing for coach John Shuman… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and track… the 2005 football team captured the District 2-5A title, the first in school history… played for coach Darrel Sutherland… PERSONAL: Born April 28, 1988 in Jacksonville… son of Winfred and Angela Stinespring… MAJOR: Me-chanical Engineering

Joined the team as a walk-on… made a solo tackle in the Blue-White game… came to Georgia Southern after attending Tusculum College… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football, basketball and track… earned All-

State honors in football… played for coach Hal Lamb… PERSONAL: Born October 9, 1988 in Calhoun… coach Greg Martin has been a major influ-ence, “He was the first coach I had.”… most admires all his coaches… enjoys football, rapping and hanging out… favorite professional teams are the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants… son of Mark and Rosa Strickland… MAJOR: History Education

Made three tackles in the Blue-White game… moved from offense to de-fense during the spring… SOPHOMORE (2008): Did not see any game ac-tion… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football… played for coach Caldwell.

Turned in one of the best spring seasons of any of the wide receivers… looking to challenge for a starting job at a position that lost seven letterwin-ners from last year… capped off his spring season catching a game-high nine passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns… made a diving catch over the middle for a 10-yard touchdown in the second quarter… finished off the scoring with a 1-yard TD catch in the final minute… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… signed with Georgia Southern in February 2008… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in football, twice in baseball and basketball while also lettering in track… First Team All-Region his final three years… Three-time All-City pick… named Player of the Year in Region 3-AA… his senior year recorded 28 receptions for 662 yards (23.6 ypc) and 12 touch-downs… defensively recorded 89 tackles and intercepted a pass… team MVP… played for coach Donald Chumley… PERSONAL: Born April 26, 1990 in Savannah… his dad has been a major influence, “We both enjoy sports.”… most admires Michael Jordan, “He is a winner.”… enjoys fish-ing and hunting… favorite professional teams are the Atlanta Braves and Falcons… favorite musician is Lynard Skynard… son of Paul and Christie Sumner… MAJOR: Undecided

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Enters his senior year as the lone senior wide receiver… challenging for a starting role as the wide receiver corps lost seven letterwinners from last year… led the White team making five catches for 107 yards in the annual spring game… longest catch went for 52 yards… JUNIOR (2008): Saw action at Chattanooga, Western Carolina, Samford and Furman… caught a 13-yard pass at Western… made a highlight-reel catch over the middle for 26 yards at Furman… SOPHOMORE (2007): Saw action in five games – Western Carolina, South Dakota State, Elon, The Citadel and Colorado State… caught three passes for 24 yards in the 2007 Blue-White game… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2006): Played in the Wofford game… did not record any stats… played in the 2006 spring game but did not record any stats… FRESHMAN (2005): Redshirted… joined the program as a walk-on… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track and football… played for coach Dexter Wood… helped his team win three consecutive Class 2-A state titles… set a state record winning 47 consecutive games… PERSONAL: Born January 9, 1987 in Los An-geles… No. 1 sports high-light was a 98-yard kick re-turn he had in high school… his grandfather has been a major influence, “He always made sure I had everything I needed, made sure I had my head on straight before a game and made sure I put grades before sports”… enjoys basketball, sleeping and reading… favorite professional team is the Dallas Cowboys… enjoys all music he can relate to… favorite sports hero is Michael Jordan… his-torical person he’d most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr… Stephen A. Smith is favorite sports announcer… son of Charles and Gail Smith… MAJOR: Marketing

Saw his sophomore year end during fall camp when he suffered a sea-son-ending injury… was able to use his redshirt year… looking to return

to 100 percent health by the start of fall camp… if healthy could challenge for one of the wide receiver slots and could also be used as a return specialist… SOPHOMORE (2008): Redshirted with an injury… FRESHMAN (2007): Played in all 11 games… arguably had one of the most impressive all-around freshman years of any Eagle… started off at wide receiver, moved to running back and even filled in at defensive back late in the year… started five times (Chattanooga, Western Carolina, Elon, Appalachian State and Furman)… three yards on two carries at Coastal Carolina… averaged 5.0 yards on eight carries in his first col-legiate start… rushed for 64 yards on 20 carries and recorded his first collegiate touchdown in the 50-21 win over West-ern Carolina, garnering him the SoCon’s ‘Freshman of the Week’ award… also caught two passes for 38 yards versus Western and threw a key downfield block that opened the way for Jayson Foster to score the Eagles’ first touch-down of the game... accounted for 102 all-purpose yards against West-ern... three yards on two carries against South Dakota State… 69 rushing yards on 13 carries at Elon, including a season-long run of 23 yards… lost a yard on two carries at Appalachian State but caught a 4-yard pass… 14 yards on three carries against The Citadel and caught a 4-yard pass… one reception at Wofford… 22 rushing yards on four carries and recorded a 36-yard reception at Colorado State… also played defensive back that game registering two tackles… HIGH SCHOOL: Earned First Team All-Region and First Team All-Area honors his senior year… Honorable Men-tion All-State… ‘Player of the Year’ in Region 1-AAA… accounted for the third-most rushing yards in Region 1-AAA, 553 yards on 82 carries… eight touchdowns… accumulated 890 yards of total offense… returned a punt for a touchdown… nominated for Wendy’s High School Heisman Award… played quarterback, wide receiver, punt returner and defensive back… junior year recorded 18 catches for 213 yards and two touchdowns… re-turned a kickoff and punt for a touchdown that year… placed third in the state AAA long jump, clearing 22-3 feet… ran on the sixth place 1,600-meter relay… team finished third in state… played for coach Tom Fallaw… won the long jump championship for Region 1-AAA, clearing 23-8 feet… also helped win a region championship in the 4x100 relay… PERSONAL: Born August 21, 1989 in Cairo… No. 1 sports highlight was scoring the game-winning touchdown against Thomas County Central his sophomore year… most admires Scott Roberts, “He taught me a lot and was there by my side through high school.”… his uncle Earl Brown, who played four years at Middle Tennessee State, has been a major influence… enjoys playing video games, reading his Bible and the newspaper… listed the New Orleans Saints as his favorite professional team… favorite musician is T.I… son of Ricky and Patricia Teal… MAJOR: Undecided

TEAL’S CAREER RUSHING STATSyear G ATT. GAIN LOSS NET APC TD LONG2007 11 54 219 5 214 4.0 1 23 (ELON)

TEAL’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high rushing yards – 69 at Elon (10/13/07)Career-high attempts – 20 vs. Western Carolina (9/29/07)Career-high touchdowns – 1 vs. Western Carolina (9/29/07)

TEAL’S CAREER RECEIvING STATSyear G NO. yDS AvG. TD LONG2007 11 5 74 14.8 0 36 (CSU)

TEAL’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high receiving yards – 38 vs. Western Carolina (9/29/07)Career-high receptions – 2 vs. Western Carolina (9/29/07)

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Transferred to Georgia Southern after attending Hawaii and VCC… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in football, three in track and two in wres-tling… played for coach Robert Weiner… First Team All-State… First Team All-Hillsborough County… voted Defensive MVP his senior year… made 149 tackles, including 39 for a loss, his senior year... helped the squad his senior year win the state football championship… PERSONAL: Born January 10, 1989 in Tampa, Florida… No. 1 sports highlight was winning the 2006 state title… Nate Carroway and his HS coaching staff have been a major influence, “Nate taught me to be the baddest dude on the field.”… most admires former NFL running back Mike Alstott, “He never quits and is a beast. I try and play like him. He and Brian Urlacher are my two favorite players.”… had a cousin play football at Northeastern… enjoys fishing, the beach, sports and spending time with family… favorite professional team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers… favorite musicians are Bob Marley, Jack Johnson, DMB and Rob Zombie… son of Keith Thomas and Doug and Valorie Bauer… MAJOR: Sport Management

One of the several true-freshmen on defense to see significant play-ing time… should see significant playing time on the defensive line and could challenge for a starting role… FRESHMAN (2008): Played in all 11 games… made two solo tackles in the season-opener at Georgia, includ-ing one for a 2-yard loss, and a pass break-up… one tackle against Austin Peay… solo tackle in the Wofford game… blocked a punt at Chattanooga that led to a return for a touchdown… shared on a 4-yard sack at The Cita-del… signed with the Eagles in February 2008… HIGH SCHOOL: Earned First Team All-Region 2-A accolades as a junior (linebacker) and senior (defensive end)… two-time First Team Heart of Georgia… Honorable Men-tion All-State… senior year recorded 92 tackles, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and 10 sacks… at linebacker his junior year finished with 78 tackles, three fumble recoveries, two interceptions and five sacks… selected to play in the GACA All-Star game... lettered in football, basketball and track… two-time team captain… PERSONAL: Born April 18, 1990 in Dublin… his father has been a major influence, “For pushing me to the limit.”… his brother Phillip plays at Middle Tennessee State… enjoys fish-ing and playing basketball… favorite professional team is the Dallas Cow-boys… son of Derrick and Renee Thomas… MAJOR: Engineering

Recorded one of the best offensive campaigns last year by the true-fresh-men… tough runner who came up with key touchdowns late in the game… missed the final two games of the 2008 season with an injury but was able to return for part of spring drills… caught two passes for 17 yards in the Blue-White game and rushed four times for 11 yards… FRESHMAN (2008): SoCon All-Freshman team… played in the first nine games of the season before suffering a season-ending foot injury at The Citadel… that game also marked his first collegiate start… started his collegiate career with 20 rushing yards on five carries and caught two passes for 13 yards at Georgia… also returned a punt 14 yards… rushed for 41 yards on 13 car-ries against Austin Peay… opened the scoring that contest with a 1-yard TD run, his first collegiate score… caught a 10-yard pass and gained four yards on the ground versus Northeastern… 7-yard run in the Elon game… scored on the first play of overtime against Wofford, a 25-yard TD run… rushed for two touchdowns at Chattanooga, totaling 59 yards on six car-ries… had a 3-yard touchdown in the second quarter and scored late in the third quarter from 15 yards out… had a 21-yard run against Appalachian State, finishing with 28 yards on the ground… season-high of 83 rushing yards (on 11 carries) helping the Eagles stage a NCAA record fourth quar-ter comeback at Western Carolina… on the first play in overtime scored from 25 yards out, which proved to be the game-winning touchdown… also caught two passes for five yards… came through again in the clutch at The Citadel… injured his foot during the game but returned to finish with 37 yards on eight carries and scored twice… got the Eagles on the score-board thanks to a 4-yard TD run in the second quarter, then won the game in the third overtime when he scored on a 3-yard plunge… signed with the

TINSLEy’S CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear GP TKL SKS TFL FF FR INT PBU2008 11 5 0.5 1.5 0 0 0 1

TINSLEy’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high tackles – 2 at Georgia (8/30/2008)

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Eagles in February 2008… HIGH SCHOOL: Three times selected First Team All-Area by the Rome News-Tribune… twice earned First Team All-Area honors by the Chattanooga Times Free Press (sophomore/senior year) and was named ‘Offensive Play-er of the Year’ as a sophomore… First Team All-State by the Geor-gia Sports Writers Association… recorded 4,434 career rushing yards and 70 touchdowns… en-tered the starting line-up midway through his freshman year and was there the rest of his career… recorded more than 1,300 rush-ing yards on 161 carries last fall (8.2 ypr) scoring 24 touch-downs… caught 21 passes for 117 yards and returned 11 punts for 155 yards… PERSONAL: Born October 12, 1989 in Atlan-ta… lists Reggie Bush as being a major influence, “Because of his running style.”… most admires Florida head football coach Urban Meyer, “His eagerness to win.”… enjoys golf-ing, fishing and playing X-Box… New Orleans Saints is his favorite profes-sional team… lists Young Jeezy as favorite musician… son of Mike and Deanna Urbano… MAJOR: Undecided

Made three tackles for the Blue team in the annual spring game… recorded a 3-yard tackle for loss… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football, basketball and track… twice earned All-Region 5-AA honors at defensive back… All-County honors his final two years… helped lead Callaway to the school’s first playoff appearance in three years… played for coach Pete Wiggins… PERSONAL: Born in Mobile, Alabama… No. 1 sports highlight was re-cording an interception in the fourth quarter to start a last minute comeback to win the game… his dad has been a major influence, “He played all the sports I play now.”… has a relative Alfred Malone with the Green Bay Pack-ers… enjoys playing sports and sport video games… lists the New York Gi-

ants as his favorite professional team… enjoys all music… son of Reginald and Vickie Montgomery… MAJOR: Computer Science

Joined the program as a walk-on… broke up a pass in the Blue-White game… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: Earned 17 letters in six sports at Bulloch Academy… twice earned All-Region honors in football… also named All-Area and All-State… Statesboro Herald ‘Of-fensive Player of the Year’… team MVP… set a school record with 17 passing touchdowns in a season… member of the two-time basketball Re-gion 2-AA champs… helped win the 2008 GISA Class AA state track title… played football for coach Clint Morgan… PERSONAL: Born August 31, 1989 in Statesboro… No. 1 sports highlight was scoring five touchdowns during his junior year Homecoming game… coach Ronnie Hodges has been a major influence, “He encouraged me and taught me life lessons on the football field.”… most admires Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, “No one in today’s game can take over in the fourth quarter like Kobe.”… enjoys hunting, fishing and sports… lists the LA Lakers as his favorite pro-fessional team… Johnny Cash is favorite musician… son of Lindsay and Devra Walker… MAJOR: Chemistry

Joined the program as a walk-on… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in football and twice in track… earned All-State honors his junior and senior years… recorded the most receiving yards in the state his junior year… two-time All-Region selection… twice named team captain… following his senior year was named Region 5-A ‘Player of the Year’… played in the GACA North-South game in 2008… senior year team won region championship… played for coach Bob Lord… PERSONAL: Born July 24, 1990 in Roswell… No. 1 sports highlight was scoring four touchdowns in one game during his junior year… his coaches Bob Lord and Rashid Gayle have been a major influence, “They have al-ways believed in me and pushed me to be the best I can.”… also admires Coach Lord, “He is one of the greatest men I know and always does ev-erything he can to the best of his ability.”… enjoys weightlifting, fishing, hunting, wakeboarding and snowboarding… Indianapolis Colts listed as favorite professional team… listens to the Dave Matthews Band… son of Steve and Kathy Weatherby… MAJOR: Undecided

URBANO’S CAREER RUSHING STATSyear G ATT. GAIN LOSS NET APC TD LONG2008 9 52 314 10 304 5.8 7 29 (UTC)

URBANO’S CAREER RECEIvING STATSyear GP NO. yDS APR TD LONG2008 9 5 28 5.6 0 10 (NU)

URBANO’S CAREER HIGHSCareer-high rushing yards – 83 at Western Carolina (10/25/2008)Career-high attempts – 13 vs. Austin Peay (9/6/2008)Career-high touchdowns – 2 on two occasionsCareer-high receiving yards – 13 at Georgia (8/30/2008)Career-high receptions – 2 on two occasions

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Looks to a healthy junior year after battling injuries in 2008… moved from linebacker to rover last year… SOHPOMORE (2008): Played in all 11 games… started the season-opener at linebacker against Georgia and the final four games of the season… made three tackles at Georgia… recorded a solo tackle the next two games: Austin Peay and Northeastern… forced a fumble deep in Georgia Southern territory in the Northeastern game… did not record a tackle in the next three games… following that stretch earned the start at rover at Western Carolina and came up with four solo tackles, including two for a loss and one sack… made four tackles at The Citadel… shared on a tackle for loss against Samford… season-high five tackles in the win at Furman… made three tackles in the rain-shortened 2008 Blue-White game, recording a sack and 1.5 tackles for a loss for the White team… also broke up three passes in the game… FRESHMAN (2007): Played in the first 10 games of the year… missed the Colorado State game with an injury… started nine of those games… opened his collegiate career with five tackles against West Georgia… three stops at Coastal Carolina… recorded a then season-high eight tackles and two pass break-ups against Chatta-nooga, earning him the SoCon ‘Freshman of the Week’ award... recorded his first career sack in the Western Carolina game, a 10-yard loss... against South Dakota State made three tackles and recovered his first career fum-ble... set a season-high with 11 tackles in the win at Appalachian State... in the win over The Citadel recorded six tackles and his first career inter-ception... matched that tackle total in the victory at Wofford, in addition to his TFL... contributed nine tackles in the Furman game, including one for a loss... ended the year ranked third on the team and 26th in the SoCon in tackles... made a quick adjustment to college football after enrolling at Georgia Southern in January… AT FORK UNION MILITARy: Played foot-ball at Fork Union Military Academy as squad turned in 4-7 record under coach John Shuman… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four times in football and twice in basketball… played for coach Keith Smith… during his senior year earned All-State, All-Region and All-District honors… Group AA Second Team All-State honors by the Virginia High School Coaches Association… selected on the West team in the VHSCA All-Star game… team captain… PERSONAL: Born September 11, 1988 in Roanoke, Virginia… his father has been a major influence, “He has supported me through all my sport endeavors.”… favorite professional team is the Baltimore Ravens… son of Aaron and Vickie Webb… MAJOR: Sport Management

Enrolled at Georgia Southern in January and will have two years remain-ing... enters fall camp as a start at outside linebacker… made a solo tackle in the Blue-White game… AT GMC: Team finished 9-2 overall and ranked ninth in the nation... Honorable Mention All-America by the National Ju-nior College Athletic Association... team Defensive MVP… overall made 48 tackles (30 solo/18 assists), including eight for a loss and three sacks... three forced fumbles, one interception... twice last year made eight tackles in a game – against Troy JV (three tackles for a loss) and Nassau CC... recorded seven stops, including two tackles for a loss, and two forced fum-bles against Navarro... played for coach Bert Williams… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and track… selected team captain his senior year… played for coach Mike Collins… PERSONAL: Born February 29, 1988… his family and friends have been a major influence… most admires Sean Taylor, “His will to win and can’t be stopped attitude.”… enjoys watching TV and hanging out with friends… favorite professional team is the Atlanta Falcons… lists Outkast as favorite music group… son of Moses and Lois Hart… MAJOR: General Studies

Enters his senior year as one of the top defensive backs on the team and in the Southern Conference… can play safety or at cornerback… great leap-ing ability, led the team recording a 40-inch vertical jump, which ranks him among the top ever heights in program history… made four solo tackles for the White team in the annual spring game, including a 5-yard sack… JUNIOR (2008): Missed the first two games of the year but played in the final nine… started six straight times: Wofford, Chattanooga, Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Citadel and Samford… five of those starts were at cornerback while the other was at bandit… made three solo tackles in his first game of the year versus Northeastern… intercepted a career-high two passes against Elon and made four tackles… also recorded four stops against Wofford… season-high seven tackles at Chattanooga and on the last play of the game intercepted a pass and returned it 37 yards… followed in the App State game by matching his seven tackles… three solo stops and broke up a pass at Western… four tackles and a pass break-up at The Citadel… three solo tackles at Samford… four tackles at Furman… 30 of his 39 tackles on the year were solo stops… saw sparse action in spring 2008 while trying to recover from an off-season injury… SOPHOMORE (2007): Started the final four games of the year… played in all 11 contests… five tackles in the season-opener against West Georgia… one tackle at Coastal Carolina and versus Western Carolina… three stops against South Dakota State and broke up two passes… season-high nine tackles at Elon, including seven solos… five stops and two pass break-

WEBB’S CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear GP TKL SKS TFL FF FR INT PBU2007 10 57 1.0 5.0 0 1 1 22008 11 20 1.0 2.5 1 0 0 0Totals 21 77 2.0 7.5 1 1 1 2 Career-high tackles – 11 at Appalachian State (10/20/07)

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ups at Appalachian State… four tackles in consecutive games against The Citadel, Wofford and Furman… five tackles at Colorado State… finished the year tied for fourth on the squad in tackles… rushed for a team-high 68 yards on 13 carries and caught two passes for 21 yards in the 2007 Blue-White game… REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2006): Played in all 11 games… started six times when the defense opened in the nickel pack-age (Coastal Carolina, Western Carolina, Elon, Appalachian State, The Citadel and Central Arkansas)… converted to defensive back dur-ing 2006 spring drills after signing with the program as a slotback… 31 tackles, two fumble recover-ies… season-high seven tackles against Elon and The Citadel… both fumble recoveries came against top-ranked Appalachian State, including one for 17 yards he returned for a touchdown… six stops that game… three tack-les against Central Connecticut State and at Furman (one for a loss)… two tackles against Cen-tral Arkansas… one stop in the Coastal, Chattanooga and Wof-ford games… made three tack-les during the 2006 Blue-White game… had a tackle for a 1-yard loss… FRESHMAN (2005): Red-shirted… his stellar play on the offensive scout team earned him the ‘Offensive Scout Team of the Year’ award… signed with Geor-gia Southern in February 2005… HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for a school record 1,767 yards during his senior year… broke a 30-year-old school record for rushing yards and touchdowns… averaged better than eight yards a carry and 170 yards per game… played in the Georgia-Tennessee All-Star Game… 2004 Northwest Georgia ‘Player of the Year’… Rome News ‘Player of the Year’… recorded 255 receiving yards… scored 25 touchdowns… placed ninth in the all-state power lifting… Class AA Honor-able Mention All-State… Three-time Rome News Player of the Week… voted team’s Most Outstanding Running Back… Honor Roll student… three-year starter… four times received Commitment Award… lettered in football, twice in basketball and three times in track… played for coach John Starr… PERSONAL: Born November 17, 1986 in Rome… his father has been a major influence, “He made me a competitor”… most admires former NFL running back Barry Sanders, “He showed that size does not matter”… enjoys singing, watching TV and playing PS2… favorite profes-sional team is Atlanta Falcons… historical person he’d most like to meet is Tupac… if he could attend any sporting event it would be the Super Bowl… Dick Vitale is favorite sports announcer… if he could play a musical instru-ment it would be the piano… son of Ronald Sr. and Darlene Wiggins… MAJOR: Education

Joined the program after lettering one year at Benedict College… made two tackles for the Blue team in the annual spring game… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered two years each in football and track… team captain… Honorable Mention All-Region his senior year… played for coach Roger Holmes… PERSONAL: Born February 10, 1987 in Dublin… No. 1 sports highlight was playing in the Georgia Dome for the state semifinals… his family has been a major influence, “My dad encouraged me to be the best at the sport, my mom was the spiritual leader who taught me to be positive and my brother was inspiring.”… most admires coach Chad Perry, “He also saw potential in me which encouraged me to strive to achieve many goals.”… enjoys football, listening to music, cars, traveling, reading, base-ball and basketball… favorite professional team is the Baltimore Ravens… listed favorite music as: Drake, the Dream, Lil Wayne, Yung LA and Young Jeezy… son of Gilbert and Wanda Wilcher… MAJOR: Community Health

Saw significant playing time on special teams last year and looks to chal-lenge for a starting role at linebacker this season… made five tackles, two for a loss and a 7-yard sack for the White team during the annual spring game… FRESHMAN (2008): Saw action in seven games: Georgia, Aus-

tin Peay, Appalachian State, Western Carolina, The Citadel, Samford and Furman… recorded a season-high three tackles in his collegiate debut at UGA… recorded a solo tackle in the APSU, Western and Furman games… assisted on a tackle at Citadel… tied for second on the team making six tackles on special teams… signed with the Eagles in February 2008… HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Lowndes County capture the 2007 Class 5A state championship… led the state class in tackles with 161… All-Region and All-State accolades… in addition to his impressive tackles total finished with two interceptions, two forced fumbles and four pass break-ups… of-fensively averaged nearly nine yards per rush, 410 yards in all with seven touchdowns… selected to participate

WIGGINS’ CAREER DEFENSIvE STATSyear G TKL SKS TFL FF FR INT PBU2006 11 31 0.0 1.5 0 2 0 12007 11 41 0.0 0.5 0 0 0 72008 9 39 0.0 0 0 0 3 2Totals 31 111 0.0 2 0 2 3 10

WIGGINS’ CAREER HIGHSCareer-high tackles – 9 at Elon (10/13/2007)Career-high fumble recoveries – 2 vs. Appalachian State (10/21/06)Career-high interceptions - 2 vs. Elon (9/20/2008)Career-high touchdowns – 1 vs. Appalachian State (10/21/06...fumble)

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in the GACA North/South All-Star game… lettered four years in football and two years in track… played football for coach Randy McPherson… PERSONAL: Born February 20, 1989… MAJOR: Undecided

Joined the program as a walk-on… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in football… played for coach Jay Walls… PERSONAL: Born December 28, 1989 in Tifton… his brother has been a major influence, “He is two years older than me and we are very competitive.”… most admires NFL linebacker Ray Lewis, “He is the heart and soul of the team’s defense.”… his brother Britt Wilson is an offensive lineman at Valdosta State… enjoys hunting, fishing and hanging out with friends… enjoys a variety of music… son of Drew and Shirley Wilson… MAJOR: Chemistry

Enters his senior year as one of the veterans on the defensive line… will challenge for key playing time at defensive tackle… recorded two tackles for the Blue team in the annual spring game… JUNIOR (2008): Played in nine games… started in consecutive games against Austin Peay and Northeastern… also earned a start against Appalachian State and in the finale at Furman… made two tackles, including 1.5 for a loss and forced a fumble against APSU… solo tackle against Northeastern… two tackles in the Elon game… one stop against Wofford… two solo stops at Chat-tanooga… recorded one tackle at Western Carolina… season-high three

tackles, including one for a loss, at Furman… signed with the Eagles in February 2008… AT GMC: Played two years at Georgia Military College… his sophomore year recorded 18 tackles, including 10 for a loss and nine sacks… helped fourth-ranked GMC advance to the Pilgrim’s Pride Bowl game last fall, going 9-1 in the regular season… GMC finished the year ranked ninth nationally… top-ranked team nationally in rush defense… earned Academic All-America honors… position coach was former Eagle all-conference defensive lineman Victor Cabral… HIGH SCHOOL: Team MVP at Washington-Wilkes HS… earned All-State and All-Area honors… weightlifting champion in 2005… played for coach Russell Morgan… PERSONAL: Born November 22, 1987… his mom has been a major in-fluence… enjoys lifting weights… Atlanta Falcons is favorite professional team… favorite musician is Rick Ross… MAJOR: General Studies with a minor in Coaching

Joined the team as a walk-on… made a solo tackle in the Blue-White game… FRESHMAN (2008): Redshirted… HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in baseball, three in football… twice named All-Area… Defensive MVP his senior year… recorded 112 tackles as a senior and 120 during his junior year… played for coach Joby Scroggs… PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was intercepting Georgia Tech quarterback Josh Nesbitt when they were in high school… his family has been a major influence… most admires Ronnie Royston, “He influenced me the most in football and life.”… had an uncle play football at Georgia in the late 1980s… enjoys hunting and fishing… favorite professional team is the New England Pa-triots… enjoys listening to any country and rock and roll music… son of Kenny York and Carol Fernandez-Jones… MAJOR: Undecided

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Patrick BarkerWR 6-1 165 Fr.Ponte Vedra, Florida (Nease HS)

Named to the Florida Times Union ‘Super 24’... St. John’s County ‘Player of the Year’... ranked as the number one wide receiver prospect in Florida... First Team All-State in 2008... All-First Coast and twice named All-County (junior and senior year)... made 81 catches for 1,301 yards (16.1 ypc) and 14 touchdowns his senior year... also averaged 19 yards per punt return and twice returned a kick for a touchdown... helped Nease HS make the state playoffs three consecutive years... was the 2006 and 2007 Region champ and eventual state runner-up.. played for coach Danny Cowgill.

Graden BozemanPK 6-1 165 Fr.Statesboro (Statesboro HS)

A two-sport standout for the Blue Devils... two-year letterwinner in foot-ball... member of two state playoff teams, including the 11-2 squad in 2008 that advanced to the state quarterfinals... named All-Region in 2-AAAA and was the Region’s ‘Special Teams Player of the Year’... made 23-of-28 extra points... hit 4-of-6 field goals, including a 48-yarder as time expired to beat Thomson HS last fall... at wide receiver caught 17 passes for 300 yards... played for coach Steve Pennington... last season in soccer was named Defensive ‘Most Valuable Player’... named Honorable Mention All-Region 3AAAA... started final 13 games of the season on defense after returning from an ankle injury... scored two goals in regional play... helped the Blue Devils advance to the state playoffs... his freshman year was named ‘Var-sity Most Improved Player’... started 48 games during his first three years... played soccer for coach Chad Prosser.

Willie BurdenDE 6-0 226 Fr.Statesboro (Statesboro HS)

A three-year starter for the Blue Devils... twice named Region 2-AAAA All-Region... recorded 81 tackles, six sacks and nine tackles for a loss last season... helped SHS advance to the state playoffs all four years... was on the 2005 State Championship team... during his senior year Statesboro finished 11-2 and advanced to the state quarterfinals... two-year member of the baseball program... played for coach Steve Pennington.

Andrerel ColemanDL 6-2 312 Fr.Tampa, Florida (Middleton HS)

First Team All-Hillsborough County... selected to play in the Hillsborough County All-Star game... Honorable Mention All-Conference... 53 tackles and four sacks during his senior year... also lettered in wrestling... played for coach Harry Hubbard.

Drexel CopelandWR 6-0 172 Fr.Riverdale (Mt. Zion HS)

First Team All-Class AAAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... First Team All-Clayton News Daily... First Team All-Region 4-AAAA... last fall made 53 catches for 1,031 yards and 13 touchdowns... voted team ‘Most Valuable Player’... three-year starter on the baseball team... played for coach Jarett Laws.

Darius EubanksDB 6-0 190 Fr.Harlem (Thomson HS)

Lettered three years for coach Luther Welsh... played mainly wide receiver until midway through his junior year when injuries to the team forced a move to free safety... twice named First Team Augusta Chronicle/WJBF All-Area at defensive back... two-time All-State pick by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, earning First Team honors his senior year and was Honorable Mention in 2007...recorded six interceptions in just five games in 2007, for 128 return yards and one touchdown... finished with 23 tackles... recorded 55 tackles and four interceptions his senior year... set up game-winning touchdown against rival Washington-Wilkes after returning a fumble 18 yards... averaged 24 yards on three punt returns... caught 11 passes for 389 yards and two touchdowns in limited time at wide receiver... also let-tered in track and basketball... clocked a 4.55 in the 40-yard dash.

Jake GambinoOL 6-3 306 Fr.Coral Springs, Florida (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)

Helped St. Thomas Aquinas HS win the Class 5-A state title... First Team All-Broward County... averaged six pancake blocks per game his senior year... also lettered in wrestling... played football for coach George Smith.

Cole GordonWR 6-7 190 Fr.Naples, Florida (Naples HS)

During his senior year named All-District... All-County All-Star member... caught 10 passes for 273 yards (27.3 ypc) and five touchdowns... helped the 2007 team win the state championship and in 2008 advanced to the third round of the playoffs... four-year letterwinner in football... lettered once in basketball... played for coach Bill Kramer.

Neil HarrellDL 6-3 311 Jr.Tampa, Florida (Plant HS/Western Kentucky)

Joined the Eagles over the summer after spending three years at Western Kentucky… will have two years of eligibility remaining… AT WKU: Saw action in 10 games during the 2008 season… made four tackles, includ-ing a 7-yard sack… one quarterback hurry… played in seven contests in 2007… recorded five tackles, including one for a loss (versus West Virginia Tech)… made his collegiate debut at third-ranked Florida… season-high four tackles in win at Indiana State… redshirted in 2006… HIGH SCHOOL: During his senior year recorded 91 tackles, 27 TFL, 11 sacks and two fum-ble recoveries… returned one of those fumbles for a touchdown… team won the district championship and finished with a 9-3 record… First Team All-Conference… Second Team All-County… selected to play in the Hills-borough County All-Star game… lettered four years in football and one in track… played for coach Robert Weiner… PERSONAL: Born October 23, 1987 in Tampa, Florida… son of Evalio Harrell

Taylor JohnstoneOL 6-4 323 Fr.Douglasville (Chapel Hill HS)

Lettered in football, basketball and track... during his senior year graded out at 83 percent and recorded 42 pancake blocks... earned All-Region 4AAAAA honors at left tackle... two-time All-Douglas County... voted team ‘Offensive Lineman of the Year’... served as a team captain on Chapel Hill’s first-ever winning season, playoff season and playoff win... played for coach Chris Parker.

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Will KoranDL 6-4 211 Fr. Newnan (Newnan HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and baseball... two-time All-Region 4-AAAAA selection... member of the 2007 and 2008 regional champion-ship teams. played for coach Robert Herring... PERSONAL: Born January 15, 1991 in Tifton. No. 1 sports highlight was beating North Gwinnett his senior year in 2008... his dad has been a major influence... most admires quarterback Brett Favre for his consecutive games started record... enjoys fishing, golfing and hunting... favorite professional teams are Atlanta Fal-cons and Braves... son of David and Gay Koran... MAJOR: History

Bryant MeeksOL 6-4 266 Fr.Blue Ridge (Fannin County HS)

Two-time All-State selection... selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game... graded out at 86 percent in his career (32 games)... holds the Fannin County record for bench press and squat... became the first player at Fannin County HS to sign a Division I football scholarship... played for coach Clark Drennan.

Javon MentionDE 6-2 228 Fr.Tampa, Florida (Plant HS)

First Team All-Hillsborough County... First Team All-Conference... helped Plant HS win the Class 4A state championship... set a county record with 24 sacks... finished with 88 tackles of which 33 went for a loss his senior year... played for coach Robert Weiner.

Brandon NolleyRB 5-11 217 Jr.Sparta (Hancock County HS/GMC)

Will have two years of eligibility remaining... AT GMC: A two-year player at GMC... helped GMC to a 9-2 record last year and No. 9 national ranking... during his sophomore year had 24 receptions for 420 yards (17.5 ypc) and five touchdowns... rushed 15 times for 85 yards and two scores... played for coach Bert Williams... HIGH SCHOOL: Started in the 2006 Georgia North vs. South All-Star game as a running back... three times earned All-State honors at quarterback... two-time All-State basketball player... played for coach Wilbert Simmons at Hancock County.

Kyle OehlbeckDB 5-10 186 Fr. Gainesville, Florida (Buchholz HS)

Lettered in football and weightlifting… made 115 tackles his senior year, earning First Team All-District and All-Area honors… Third Team All-State… voted captain of football team… played for coach Jay Godwin… PERSON-AL: Born May 24, 1991 in Saranc Lake, New York… No. 1 sports highlight was making 25 tackles his senior year during the Homecoming game… his coach Tim Adams has been a major influence, “He set me in the right direction to succeed.”… most admires Scott Pritchett, “He’s a great guy who goes out every day with a winning attitude.”… enjoys lifting weights, playing X-Box, hanging out with friends and water sports… favorite pro-fessional team is Pittsburgh Steelers… lists Linkin Park as favorite music group… son of Thomas and Selma Oehlbeck… MAJOR: Undecided

Brent OsbornQB 6-4 200 Fr.Valley, Alabama (Valley HS)

Led the Rams to the Class 5A state playoffs three consecutive years, com-piling a record of 26-9 in that span... went 10-2 his senior year, includ-ing a perfect 7-0 mark winning the 5A Region 2 championship... named to the Opelika-Auburn News ‘Super 8’ team, joining fellow signee Josh Rowe on the elite squad... selected to the Valley-Times News ‘Super 25’ team that encompasses East Alabama/West Georgia... First Team Class 5A All-State... tabbed Honorable Mention at the National Underclassmen Combine in Florida, and was eventually invited to participate in the Na-tional Underclassmen Ultimate 100 Camp in Newark, New Jersey... last month played in the Army National Combine in San Antonio... passed for 787 yards and completed 54 percent of his passes in a run-oriented of-fense... rushed for more than 100 yards his senior year... passed for 12 touchdowns and ran for another six... averaged 41 yards per punt last season... four-year letterwinner in football and baseball, three in basket-ball... rated as a 2-star prospect on Rivals.com and Scout.com... played for coach Roger McDonald.

Hunter PooleOL 6-4 320 Fr.Tallahassee, Florida (Lincoln HS)

Started at tackle, guard and center throughout his high school career... named to the 2009 All-American Bowl Game participant... All-Area... two-time First Team All-Region 1-AAAA... in the GACA Coaches Combine performed in the ‘Top 10’ percent... in 2007 placed fourth in the All-Area Georgia HS Weightlifting competition, with a total weight of 1,170 pounds... in 2006 placed second in the All-Area competition and qualified for state... that year set a World, USA and Georgia State record of 402.2 pounds in the bench press, with the World Association of Bench Pressers and Dead Lifters... also set a World, USA and Georgia State record of 540 pounds in the dead lift... in 2005 took First Place in the Southeastern Cup Power-lifting Championship and First Place in the Thomasville YMCA ‘Big Boy’ Competition... qualified for state wrestling in 2006, placing fourth in the regional competition... in spring 2008 named Lincoln HS MVP for Field events... placed sixth in state in the discus... won the district competition in the discus and placed second in the shot put then finished fourth in the discus and seventh in the shot put in Region 3A competition... FSU Relays shot put champion and runner-up in the discus... MVP for the Field events in 2007 at Thomas County Central... third place in the shot put and discus in the 2007 State AAAA championship while finishing fifth in the discus in 2006... broke the Thomas County Central HS discus (159-1) and shot put (53.3) records... won the Region 1-AAAA titles in the shot put and discus... played for coach Kyle Rice.

Josh RoweLB 5-11 190 Fr.Opelika, Alabama (Opelika HS)

Three-year starter at linebacker... twice earned All-State Class 6-A honors, First Team his junior year and Honorable Mention as a senior... All-Area honors and was a member of the Opelika-Auburn News ‘Super 8’ along with fellow signee Brent Osborn... led the team with 108 tackles his senior year, in addition to four sacks, six forced fumbles, four fumbles recovered... during his junior year finished with 107 tackles, four fumble recoveries, five forced fumbles, six sacks and three pass break-ups... his high school coach Spence McCracken called Rowe, “The best linebacker I’ve coached in 35 years and has excellent grades.”... joins current Eagle K.R. Snipes in coming from Opelika HS.

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Laron ScottDB 5-9 171 So.Warner Robins (Warner Robins HS/Butler CC)

Will have three years of eligibility remaining... AT BUTLER CC: Redshirt-ed his first year... last fall started in all 12 games... helped team win the Kansas Jayhawk State Championship and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship... made 57 tackles (48 solo/nine assisted)... two tackles for a loss... four interceptions totaling 84 yards and a touchdown... broke up 10 passes... forced a fumble and recovered a fumble... also averaged 26.3 yards on 15 kickoff returns and scored a TD... played for coach Troy Morrell... HIGH SCHOOL: Helped the 2004 team win a Class AAAA state championship and the 2006 team advanced to the state Class AAAAA semifinals... First Team All-Region 1-AAAAA... First Team All-Houston County... Second Team All-Middle Georgia... made 68 tackles his senior year (52 solo/16 assists) and intercepted three passes for 35 yards... broke up 13 passes... returned 21 kicks for 542 yards and two touchdowns... had 11 carries for 96 yards and a score... caught a 58-yard TD reception... during the 2005 season recorded 34 tackles, two in-terceptions (17 yards), two tackles for a loss and four pass break-ups... averaged 24.9 yards on 10 kickoff returns... during his senior year in track won the regional title in the 100 meters (10.65 seconds), 400 meters (48.1), long jump (22-3) and 4x100 relay.

Garrett SmithOL 6-3 270 Fr. Milledgeville (John Milledge Academy)

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football. earned All-State honors his senior year... twice named All-Region and All-County... voted ‘Best Offensive Line-man’ his final two years. team captain... played for coach Ken Johnson. PERSONAL: Born October 14, 1990 in Milledgeville... No. 1 sports high-light was leading the quarterback in on a win against their biggest rival his senior year... J.T. Wall has been a major influence, “He was always there for me. He pushed me very hard and always prepared me for what to ex-pect.”... most admires Tim Tebow, “He is a great athlete because he always gives it his all and honors God in everything he does.”... had a cousin play football at South Carolina... enjoys working out, playing guitar and loves anything that involves some kind of activity... favorite professional team is the Green Bay Packers... favorite music group is Hit The Lights... son of Ted and Joni Smith... MAJOR: Undecided

Jamical TatumOL 6-0 322 Fr.LaGrange (Troup HS/GMC)

Will have four years of eligibility remaining... AT GMC: Redshirted last sea-son at Georgia Military College, and was part of a team that finished 9-2 overall and ranked ninth nationally... originally signed with Georgia South-ern in February 2008... played for coach Bert Williams... HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter at Troup HS... twice named to the LaGrange Daily News All-Area team... two-time Valley News All-Area... All-Region 2-AAA... se-lected to the GACA All-Star game... named ‘Most Valuable Lineman’ at Troup HS... played for coach Bubba Jeter.

Jamere ValentineWR 6-1 200 Fr. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Myrtle Beach HS)

Named Myrtle Beach Sun News ‘Player of the Year’ his senior season... earned All-State honors and was a Max Prep All-American... Mister Foot-ball finalist... State AAA ‘Player of the Year’... named to the ‘Toast of the Coast’ his final two years... twice earned a spot on the All-Zone, All-Blitz and All-Region teams (junior and senior year)... over the final two years he finished with 174 receptions for 2,448 yards (13.9 ypc) and recorded 49 total touchdowns... caught 98 passes for 1,515 yards (15.5 ypc) his senior

year with 19 TDs... accounted for another 13 touchdowns on the ground, rushing 67 times for 286 yards... also a basketball standout, earned All-Region and All-State honors last season... earned a spot on the State All-Tournament Team in 2008, scoring 28 points in the title game... played for coach Scott Earley.

Jack WhittleDE 6-5 217 Fr.Dublin (Dublin HS)

During his senior year at Dublin HS recorded 57 tackles (37 solos/20 as-sisted)... three quarterback sacks and four pressures... forced two fumbles and recovered one... intercepted a pass and broke up another... played for coach Roger Holmes.

J.J. WilcoxWR 6-0 175 Fr.Cairo (Cairo HS)

A First Team All-Region and First Team All-Area wide receiver... helped Cairo HS win the 2008 state championship... recorded 22 catches for 400 yards and five touchdowns... also a standout on defense, recording 77 tackles, three forced fumbles and one interception his senior year... one of two from Cairo that signed to play at Georgia Southern... played for coach Tom Fallaw... joins current Eagle Chris Teal in coming from Cairo HS.

Chris WilliamsonP 6-2 185 Fr.Roswell (Marist HS)

The only punter selected to the 2008 Georgia ‘Top 150’... First Team All-DeKalb County, First Team All-Region 6-AAAA... First Team CSS All-Chevy Football team... twice named ‘Special Teams Player of the Week’... aver-aged 40 yards per punt last season with a net average of 38... had one punt with a return in 11 games... put 20 of his 33 punts inside the 20-yard line... played for coach Alan Chadwick.

Mitchell WillifordWR 6-3 180 Fr.Duluth (Peachtree Ridge HS)

First Team All-State at wide receiver (Gwinnett Daily Post)... Honor-able Mention All-State by the Associated Press... First Team All-Region 7AAAAA... First Team Gwinnett County All-Stars as selected by the Gwin-nett County coaches... Second Team All-State at defensive back by the CSS All-Chevy Football Team... received the Team First Award by the Gwinnett Touchdown Club and was named ‘Player of the Month’ by that or-ganization... U.S. Army and state Academic Honor Roll for Class AAAAA in 2008... started at wide receiver, punter, kicker, kickoff return team and punt returner... also started playing in the secondary midway through the year... caught 48 passes for 772 yards and eight touchdowns his senior year... TD receptions led the county... made 61 tackles... recorded four interceptions (third-most in the county)... averaged 34 yards per punt and had only two punt returns for positive yards... in the All-Star game caught four passes for 70 yards and a TD... played for coach Bill Ballard.

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EAGLE FOOTBALL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION

EFAAEagle Football Assistance Association Comprised of former Georgia Southern football players, coaches, managers and trainers, the Eagle Football Assistance Association (EFAA) supports efforts to enhance the Georgia Southern Football program. Members receive numerous benefits including tailgate par-ties at select home games, a football lettermen’s directory and invita-tions to special events including the Legends of Georgia Southern Football Golf Outing and $10,000 Reverse Raffle.

Among the group’s accomplishments are the completion of the Erk Russell Football Scholarship, $2,500 in contributions to Georgia Southern University and the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation for scholarships, over $10,000 in contributions for strength training equipment and nutritional supplements and the Inaugural Senior Class Steak Dinner that began with the 2007 Football Senior Class.

Erk Russell Football Scholarship Since Coach Russell’s passing in September of 2006, fans and friends of the Russell Family and Georgia Southern Football have made contributions in Erk’s memory toward a scholarship. During the Blue-White game in April, 2008 the EFAA announced the completion of a $50,000 endowment in memory of legendary football Coach Erk Russell.

The Erk Russell Football Endowment will be awarded annually by the football coaching staff to the young man on the Eagle foot-ball team who most exemplifies the qualities Coach Russell sought in a football player during his storied coaching ca-reer.

All former players, managers, coaches and trainers inter-ested in contributing to the Erk Russell Football Endowment or getting more information on the Eagle Football Assistance Association should contact the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation at (912) 478-5520.

EFAA Board of DirectorsRob StocktonPresident

Tim DurdenPast-President

John RichardsonPast-President

Voncellies AllenJoey CushingStewart DixonTaz DixonTracy HamTerry HarvinGreg HillDarryl HopkinsMel McBrideGarry MillerThomas Porter

RUNNING BACK ADAM URBANO SCORES WINNING TOUCHDOWN

09OPPONENTS

Bob FordHead Coach

David McCarty Senior TB

Dave Nicomini Senior OLB

Quick FactsLocation: Albany, NYFounded: 1844Enrollment: 12,750President: George M. PhillipsAthletic Director: Lee McElroyNickname: Great Danes Colors: Purple, GoldConference: NortheasternStadium: University FieldCapacity: 5,000Playing Surface: Grass

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Bob Ford(Springfield ‘59)Record at Albany: 225-143 (36 years)Career Record: 234-165-1 (40 years)Record vs. GSU: First meetingOffice Phone: 518-442-3052Best Time to Reach: Contact SID

Assistant Coaches (Position)Ryan McCrathy (OC)Mike Morita (OL)Eric Evans (WR)Jamie Casullo (RB)Mike Simpson (DC)Drew Christ (DB)Bill Banagan (DL)Don Mion (CB)Samson Brown (OL)

Great Danes At-A-GlanceBasic Offense: multipleBasic Defense: multiple2008 Record, Conference/Finish: 9-3, 7-0/ 1stLettermen Returning: 48 (22/25/1)Lettermen Lost: 15 (7/7/1)Starters Returning: 14 (7/7)Series History: First meeting

2009 Schedule9/5 at Georgia Southern9/12 at Massachusetts9/19 MAINE9/26 SACRED HEART 10/3 at Saint Francis10/10 DUQUESNE10/17 BRYANT10/24 at Monmouth10/31 at Central Connecticut State11/7 ROBERT MORRIS11/21 at Wagner

2008 Results8/30 at Massachusetts L 16-289/13 at Hofstra W 22-169/20 at New Hampshire L 24-329/27 at Delaware L 7-3810/4 at Duquesne W 33-2310/11 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE W 24-2210/18 at Sacred Heart W 26-2110/25 SAINT FRANCIS W 27-311/1 MONMOUTH W 35-1711/8 at Robert Morris W 41-711/15 WAGNER W 10-11

Top Returning Statistical LeadersRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDDavid McCarty 357 1852 5.2 13

Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INTVinny Esposito 277 167 60.3 1934 13 10

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDTim Bush 67 794 11.9 5David McCarty 27 356 13.2 4

Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL SacksJustin Brancaccio 35 56 91 4.0 1

ALBANYGREAT DANES

Sports InformationSID Football Contact: Brian DePasqualeOffice Phone: 518-442-3072Cell: 518-331-3714E-Mail Address: [email protected] Mailing Address: Media Relations Office PE 339, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222 Fax: 518-442-3139Web Site: www.ualbanysports.com

Media ContactsRadio Network: WOFX 980 AMPlay-by-Play Announcer: Rodger Wyland Color: Greg Tobben Contact: Rodger Wyland Phone: (518) 452-4896

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John StiegelmeierHead Coach

Glen FoxSenior WR

Danny BattenSenior DE

Coaching StaffHead Coach: John Stiegelmeier(South Dakota State, ‘79)Record at SDSU: 75-56 (12 years)Career Record: SameRecord vs. GSU: 0-3Office Phone: 605-688-6525Best Time to Reach: Contact SID

Assistant Coaches (Position)Don Bailey (Q/WR)Jay Bubak (Co-DC/Secondary)Clint Brown (Co-DC/DC)Luke Meadows (OC/OL)Shawn Mennenga (LB)Shannon Moore (RB/TE/ST)

Jackrabbits At-A-GlanceBasic Offense: Multiple Basic Defense: Multiple2008 Record, Conference/Finish: 7-5, 6-2/3rdLettermen Returning: 42 (18/20/4)Lettermen Lost: 13 (7/6)Starters Returning: 16 (6/8/2)Series History: GSU leads 3-0

Sports InformationSID: Jason HoveOffice Phone: 605-688-4623Home Phone: 605-692-1484E-Mail Address: [email protected] Mailing Address: SDSU Box 2820, Stanley J Marshall HPER CenterBrookings, SD 57007Fax: 605-688-5999Web Site: www.GoJacks.com

Media ContactsBeat Writer: Terry VandrovecRadio Network: WNAX 570 AMPlay-by-Play Announcer: Steve ImmingColor: Jerry OsterStation Address: 1609 East Hwy. 50 Yankton, SD 57078 Phone: 605-665-7442

2009 Schedule9/12 GEORGIA SOUTHERN9/19 INDIANA STATE 9/26 at Illinois State 10/3 at Cal Poly 10/10 at Missouri State 10/17 NORTH DAkOTA STATE10/24 NORTHERN IOWA 10/31 at Youngstown State11/7 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11/14 at Minnesota11/21 at Western Illinois

2008 Results8/28 at Iowa State L 17-449/6 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 40-79/13 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 24-229/20 at Northern Iowa L 20-349/27 at Stephen F. Austin W 50-48 10/4 McNEESE STATE L 44-4610/18 CAL POLY L 28-4210/25 at Indiana State W 49-911/1 MISSOURI STATE W 43-1311/8 ILLINOIS STATE W 52-2111/15 at Southern Illinois L 25-3811/22 at North Dakota State W 25-24

Top Returning Statistical LeadersRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDKyle Minett 255 1289 5.1 14

Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INTRyan Crawford 20 14 70.0 106 1 0

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDGlen Fox 66 792 12.0 10 Kyle Minett 44 415 9.4 4

Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL SacksJimmy Rogers 39 54 93 1.0 0Chris Johnson 27 55 82 4.0 1

Quick Facts Location: Brookings, S.D.Founded: 1881 Enrollment: 11,995President: Dr. David ChicoineAthletic Director: Mylo HellicksonNickname: JackrabbitsColors: Yellow and BlueConference: Missouri Valley (Affiliate) Stadium: Coughlin-Alumni StadiumCapacity: 15,000Playing Surface: Grass

SOUTH DAKOTA STATEJACKRABBITS09


Dennis WagnerHead Coach

Adrian McCleodSenior LB

Marquel Pittman Junior WR

Quick FactsLocation: Cullowhee, N.C.Founded: 1889Enrollment: 9,000Chancellor: Dr. John BardoAthletic Director: Chip SmithNickname: CatamountsColors: Purple and GoldConference: SouthernStadium: E.J. Whitmire StadiumCapacity: 13,742Playing Surface: AstroPlay

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Dennis Wagner (Utah, ‘82)Record at WCU: 3-9 (1 year)Career Record: 47-46-1 (9 years)Record vs. GSU: 0-1 Office Phone: 828-227-7395Best Time to Reach: Contact SID

Assistant Coaches (Position)Matt Pawlowski (Asst. HC/DC./DB) Keith Heckendorf (OC/QB)Justin Roberts (DL)Brad Sherrod (Assoc. HC/LB)Arketa Banks (RB)Andy Follett (WR)Ty Davis (O intern coach/TE)Daniel Gibson (D intern coach)

Catamounts At-A-GlanceBasic Offense: West Coast/MultipleBasic Defense: 4-2-5/Multiple2008 Record, Conference/Finish: 3-9, 1-7/8thLettermen Returning: 36 (13/20/3)Lettermen Lost: 28 (14/13/1)Starters Returning: 14 (7/7)Series History: GSU leads 17-2

Sports InformationSID: Daniel HookerOffice Phone: 828-227-2339Home Phone: 828-508-2494E-Mail Address: [email protected] Mailing Address:WCU AthleticsRamsey CenterCullowhee, NC 28723Fax: 828-227-7688Web Site: www.catamountsports.com

Media ContactsBeat Writer: Tyler Goode, Asheville Citizen-Times, 828-586-4091 x265Radio Network: Catamount Sports NetworkPlay-by-Play Announcer: Gary AyersColor: Steve WhiteStation Address: PO Box 571, Baslam, NC 28707Phone: 828-452-5315

2009 Schedule9/5 at Vanderbilt 9/12 GARDNER-WEBB9/19 at Georgia Southern9/26 FURMAN10/3 at Samford 10/17 THE CITADEL 10/24 WOFFORD10/31 at Chattanooga 11/7 ELON11/14 at Eastern Kentucky 11/21 at Appalachian State

2008 Results8/28 SHORTER W 35-0 9/6 at Florida State L 0-69 9/13 LIBERTY L 16-19 9/20 at Presbyterian W 23-21 9/27 at The Citadel L 14-34 10/4 SAMFORD L 6-21 10/11 at Furman L 21-28 10/18 at Wofford L 14-42 10/25 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (OT) L 31-38 11/1 CHATTANOOGA W 27-7 11/8 at Elon L 14-33 11/22 APPALACHIAN STATE L 10-35

Top Returning Statistical LeadersRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDQuan Warley 149 688 4.6 2 Zack Jaynes 82 148 1.8 2

Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INTZack Jaynes 229 127 55.5 1163 10 4

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDMarquel Pittman 40 583 14.6 4

Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL SacksAdrian McCleod 55 45 100 12.0 2.0Chris Collins 49 43 92 6.0 2.0

WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS09


Quick Facts Location: Elon, N.C.Founded: 1889Enrollment: 5,628President: Dr. Leo LambertAthletic Director: Dave BlankNickname: PhoenixColors: Maroon and GoldConference: SouthernStadium: Rhodes StadiumCapacity: 11,250Playing Surface: Grass

Pete LemboHead Coach

Terrell HudginsSenior WR

Walker White Senior DB

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Pete Lembo (Georgetown, ‘92)Record at Elon: 20-14 (3 years)Career Record: 64-28 (8 years)Record vs. GSU: 2-1Office Phone: 336-278-6721Best Time to Reach: Through SID

Assistant Coaches (Position)Jay Bateman (DC/LB)Rich Skrosky (OC/QB)Scott Browne (RB/RC)Marc Yellock (DL)Brian Newberry (DB)Keith Gaither (WR)John Strollo (OL)Dave Ungerer (Special Teams)Sam Story (Offensive Assistant)Mark Robinson (Director of Football Operations)

The Phoenix At-A-GlanceBasic Offense: MultipleBasic Defense: 4-32008 Record, Conference/Finish: 8-4, 6-2/3rdLettermen Returning: 36Lettermen Lost: 13 Starters Returning: 18Series History: GSU leads 7-2

Sports InformationSID: Chris RashOffice Phone: 336-278-6711E-Mail Address: [email protected] Mailing Address:Sports Information Office2500 Campus BoxElon, NC 27244Fax: 336-278-6768Web Site: www.elonphoenix.com

Media ContactsBeat Writer: Adam Smith, Burlington Times-NewsRadio Network: WPCM 920 AMPlay-by-Play Announcer: TBAColor: TBAStation Address: 1109 Tower Drive, Burlington, NC 27215Phone: 336-584-0126

2009 Schedule9/5 DAVIDSON 9/12 at Presbyterian 9/19 at Wake Forest 9/26 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 10/3 at Furman 10/10 THE CITADEL 10/24 CHATTANOOGA 10/31 at Wofford 11/7 at Western Carolina 11/14 APPALACHIAN STATE 11/21 at Samford

2008 Results8/30 RICHMOND L 10-289/6 at Stony Brook W 30-209/13 PRESBYTERIAN W 66-129/20 at Georgia Southern W 22-209/27 SAMFORD W 23-1710/4 FURMAN W 31-1010/11 at The Citadel W 27-2310/18 at Chattanooga W 42-710/25 WOFFORD L 20-5511/8 WESTERN CAROLINA W 33-1411/15 at Appalachian State L 16-2411/22 at Liberty L 3-26

Top Returning Statistical LeadersRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDBrandon Newsome 183 931 5.1 2

Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INTScott Riddle 427 263 61.6 2871 24 15

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDTerrell Hudgins 86 1116 13.0 10

Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL SacksBrandon Wiggins 31 49 80 3.5 1.0Nolan Ward 36 34 70 3.5 0Joshua Jones 24 44 68 7.0 2.5

ELONPHOENIX09


Quick FactsLocation: Spartanburg, S.C.Founded: 1854Enrollment: 1,400President: Dr. Benjamin B. DunlapAthletic Director: Richard JohnsonNickname: TerriersColors: Old Gold and BlackConference: SouthernStadium: Gibbs StadiumCapacity: 13,000Playing Surface: Grass

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Mike Ayers (Georgetown (Ky.), ‘74)Record at Wofford: 142-96-1(21 years)Career Record: 152-117-2 (24 years)Record vs. GSU: 5-7Office Phone: 864-597-4100Best Time to Reach: 10 a.m.-noon

Assistant Coaches (Position)Wade Lang (OC/QB)Nate Woody (DC)Aaron Johnson (RB)Shiel Wood (WR)Lee Hanning (K)Nathan Fuqua (OLB)Terry Lantz (DB)Eric Nash (OL)Josh Conklin (CB/ST)Jack Teachey (DL)

Terriers At-A-GlanceBasic Offense: WingboneBasic Defense: Multiple 502008 Record, Conference/Finish: 9-3, 7-1/2ndLettermen Returning: 46 (23/19/4)Lettermen Lost: 20 (17/15/2)Starters Returning: 9Series History: GSU leads 8-6

Sports InformationSID: Brent WilliamsonOffice Phone: 864-597-4093E-Mail Address: [email protected] Mailing Address:429 N. Church StreetSpartanburg, SC 29303Fax: 864-597-4129Web Site: athletics.wofford.edu

Media ContactsBeat Writer: Todd Shanesy, Spartanburg Herald-Journal, 864-582-4511 x7273Radio Network: ESPN 1400 AMPlay-by-Play Announcer: Mark HauserColor: Thom HensonSideline: Collins McGrawStation Address: 340 Garner Road, Spartanburg, SC 29303Phone: 864-573-1400

Mitch ClarkSenior DE

Mike RuckerJunior HB

Mike AyersHead Coach

2009 Schedule9/5 at South Florida 9/12 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 9/19 at Wisconsin 9/26 at Chattanooga 10/3 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 10/17 APPALACHIAN STATE 10/24 at Western Carolina 10/31 ELON 11/7 at The Citadel 11/14 SAMFORD 11/21 at Furman

2008 Results8/30 PRESBYTERIAN W 38-219/6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 41-239/20 at South Carolina L 13-239/27 at Georgia Southern (OT) W 38-3710/11 CHATTANOOGA W 56-710/18 WESTERN CAROLINA W 42-1410/25 at Elon W 55-2010/31 at Appalachian State L 24-7011/8 THE CITADEL W 33-2811/15 at Samford W 28-711/22 FURMAN W 25-1011/29 at James Madison L 35-38

Top Returning Statistical LeadersRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDMike Rucker 75 539 7.2 4Mitch Allen 48 404 8.4 3Eric Breitenstein 59 395 6.7 2

Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INTMitch Allen 22 13 59.1 170 0 2

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDJustice Joslin 7 202 28.9 1

Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL SacksGary Blount 33 27 60 4.5 2.0Mike Niam 32 22 54 0.5 0.0

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Quick FactsLocation: Chapel Hill, N.C.Founded: 1789Enrollment: 28,000President: Dr. Holden ThorpAthletic Director: Dick BaddourNickname: Tar HeelsColors: Carolina Blue & WhiteConference: Atlantic CoastStadium: kenan StadiumCapacity: 60,000Playing Surface: Natural Grass

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Butch Davis(Arkansas, '74)Record at North Carolina: 12-13 (2 years)Career Record: 63-33 (8 years)Record vs. GSU: First MeetingOffice Phone: 919-962-9141Best Time to Reach: Contact SID

Assistant Coaches (Position)John Blake (assoc. head coach/RC/DL)Ken Browning (RB)Jeff Connors (Asst. AD/S&C)Troy Douglas (DB)Art Kaufman (LB)Allen Magridge (TE)Sam Pittman (OL)John Shoop (OC/QB)Charlie Willians (WR)Everett Withers (DC/S)

Tar Heels At-A-GlanceBasic Offense: Pro Stat Basic Defense: 4-32008 Record, Conference/Finish: 8-5, 4-4/T 3rd Coastal DivisionLettermen Returning: 40 (16/22/2)Lettermen Lost: 14 (9/4/1)Starters Returning: 11 (6/5)Series History: First Meeting

Sports InformationSID: kevin Best Office Phone: 919-962-8916E-Mail Address: [email protected] Mailing Address:P.O. Box 2126 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Fax: 919-962-0612Web Site: www.TarHeelBlue.com

Media ContactsMedia Contact: Joe Giglio, Raleigh News & Observer Email: [email protected]: 919-812-7181Radio Network: Tar Heel Sports NetworkPlay-by-Play Announcer: Woody DurhamPhone: 919-942-9564Color: Rick SteinbacherPhone: 919-962-5498Sideline: Lee PacePhone: 919-933-2082Station Address: Learfield Communications6350 Quadrangle Drive, Suite 135 Chapel Hill, NC 27517Phone: 919-419-8100

Quan SturdivantJunior LB

T.J. Yates Junior QB

Butch DavisHead Coach

2009 Schedule9/5 THE CITADEL 9/12 at Connecticut9/19 EAST CAROLINA9/26 at Georgia Tech10/3 VIRGINIA10/10 GEORGIA SOUTHERN10/22 FLORIDA STATE10/29 at Virginia Tech11/7 DUKE11/14 MIAMI11/21 at Boston College11/28 at North Carolina State

2008 Results8/30 McNEESE STATE W 35-279/11 at Rutgers W 44-129/20 VIRGINIA TECH L 17-209/27 at Miami W 28-2410/4 CONNECTICUT W 38-1210/11 NOTRE DAME W 29-2410/18 at Virginia L 13-1610/25 BOSTON COLLEGE W 45-2411/8 GEORGIA TECH W 28-711/15 at Maryland L 15-1711/22 NORTH CAROLINA STATE L 10-4111/29 DUKE W 28-20 12/27 vs. West Virginia L 30-31

Top Returning Statistical LeadersRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDShaun Draughn 196 866 4.4 3 Greg Little 78 339 4.3 3Ryan Houston 77 299 3.9 8

Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INTT.J. Yates 135 81 60.0 1168 11 4

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDShaun Draughn 16 81 5.1 1

Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL SacksQuan Sturdivant 87 35 122 5.5 2.0

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Coaching StaffHead Coach: Russ Heusman(Chattanooga ‘83)Record at UTC: 1st YearCareer Record: SameRecord vs. GSU: First Meeting Office Phone: 423-425-4494Best Time to Reach: Contact SID

Assistant Coaches (Position)Marcus Satterfield (OC)Adam Fuller (DC)Carter Cardwell (DB/recruiting)Russ Ehrenfeld (OL)Jason McManus (RB)Fred Tate (DL)Tony Coode (TE)Will Healy (Def. Asst)B.J. Hogan ( Off. Asst)Marcus West (DL Asst)

Mocs At-A-GlanceBasic Offense: MultipleBasic Defense: Multiple2008 Record, Conference/Finish: 1-11, 0-8/9thLettermen Returning: 41Lettermen Lost: 18Starters Returning: 19Series History: GSU leads 19-3

Sports InformationSID: Jay BlackmanOffice Phone: 423-425-5292Cell Phone: 505-710-2828E-Mail Address: [email protected] Mailing Address:615 McCallie Ave.Chattanooga, TN 37403Fax: 423-425-4610Web Site: www.gomocs.com

Media ContactsBeat Writer: Wesley Rucker, Chattanooga Times-Free Press(423) 757-6900Radio Network: WGOW 102.3Play-by-Play Announcer: Jim ReynoldsColor: Todd AgneStation Address: 821 Pineville Road, Chattanooga, TN 37405Phone: 423-756-6141

Russ HeusmanHead Coach

Chris Harr Junior OT

Joseph ThorntonSenior LB

Quick FactsLocation: Chattanooga, Tenn.Founded: 1886Enrollment: 9,225Chancellor: Dr. Roger G. BrownAthletic Director: Rick HartNickname: MocsColors: Navy, Old Gold and SilverConference: SouthernStadium: Finley StadiumCapacity: 20,668Playing Surface: AstroPlay

2009 Schedule9/3 GLENVILLE STATE 9/12 FURMAN 9/19 at Presbyterian 9/26 WOFFORD 10/10 at Samford 10/17 at Georgia Southern 10/24 at Elon 10/31 WESTERN CAROLINA 11/7 at Appalachian State 11/14 THE CITADEL 11/21 at Alabama

2008 Results8/30 at Oklahoma L 2-579/6 CUMBERLAND W 47-69/13 at Florida State L 7-469/20 JACkSONVILLE STATE L 3-319/27 at Furman L 10-3510/4 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 28-5210/11 at Wofford L 7-5610/18 ELON L 7-4211/1 at Western Carolina L 7-2711/8 APPALACHIAN STATE L 7-4911/15 at The Citdadel L 21-2411/22 SAMFORD L 7-30

Top Returning Statistical LeadersRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDErroll Wynn 196 636 3.2 3Shaun Kermah 65 253 3.9 1

Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INTJare Gault 190 99 52.1 961 7 6

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDClint Woods 49 512 10.4 3Chris Pitchford 23 245 10.7 2 Blue Cooper 22 364 16.5 3

Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL SacksJoseph Thornton 59 20 79 7.0 0.5

CHATTANOOGAMOCS09


Quick FactsLocation: Boone, N.C.Founded: 1899Enrollment: 16,600Chancellor: Dr. kenneth E. PeacockAthletic Director: Charlie CobbNickname: MountaineersColors: Black and GoldConference: SouthernStadium: kidd Brewer StadiumCapacity: 21,650Playing Surface: FieldTurf

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Jerry Moore (Baylor, ‘61)Record at ASU: 178-73 (20 years)Career Record: 205-120-2 (27 years)Record vs. GSU: 8-9Office Phone: 828-262-2501Best Time to Reach: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. weekdays

Assistant Coaches (Position)Jason Blalock (DT)Shawn Elliot (OL)Brad Glenn (Q)John Holt (TE)Dale Jones (LB)Chris Moore (RB)Mark Speri (DE/Recruiting Coordinator)Lance Taylor (WR)John Wiley (DC/DB)

Mountaineers At-A-GlanceBasic Offense: Multiple SpreadBasic Defense: 4-32008 Record, Conference/Finish: 11-3, 8-0/1stLettermen Returning: 45Lettermen Lost: 15Starters Returning: 18Series History: ASU leads 12-11-1

Sports InformationSID: Mike FlynnOffice Phone: 828-262-2845Cell Phone: 828-964-6406E-Mail Address: [email protected] Mailing Address: PO Box 32116, Boone, NC 28608-3211Fax: 828-262-6106Web Site: www.goasu.com

Media ContactsBeat Writer: Tommy Bowman (Winston-Salem Journal)Radio Network: Appalachian Sports NetworkPlay-by-Play Announcer: David JacksonColor: Steve BrownStation Address: Box 32116, Boone, NC 28608Phone: 828-262-2018

Armanti Edwards Senior QB

Jacque RomanSenior LB

Jerry MooreHead Coach

2009 Schedule9/5 at East Carolina 9/12 McNEESE STATE 9/26 SAMFORD 10/3 at The Citadel 10/10 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 10/17 at Wofford 10/24 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 10/31 at Furman 11/7 CHATTANOOGA 11/14 at Elon 11/21 WESTERN CAROLINA

2008 Results8/30 at LSU L 13-41 9/6 JACkSONVILLE W 56-79/20 at James Madison L 32-359/27 PRESBYTERIAN W 48-1410/4 THE CITADEL W 47-2110/11 at Samford W 35-2410/18 at Georgia Southern W 37-3610/25 FURMAN W 26-1410/31 WOFFORD W 70-2411/8 at Chattanooga W 49-711/15 ELON W 24-1611/22 at Western Carolina W 35-1011/29 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W 37-2112/6 RICHMOND L 13-33

Top Returning Statistical LeadersRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDArmanti Edwards 193 941 4.9 11 Robert Welton 95 544 5.1 11

Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INTArmanti Edwards 306 196 64.1 2902 30 9

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDCoCo Hillary 56 735 13.1 5 Ben Jorden 29 506 17.4 6

Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL SacksJacque Roman 47 83 130 6.5 3.0

APPALACHIAN STATEMOUNTAINEERS09


Quick Facts Location: Birmingham, Ala.Founded: 1841Enrollment: 4,500President: Dr. Andrew WestmorelandAthletic Director: Bob RollerNickname: BulldogsColors: Red and BlueConference: SouthernStadium: Seibert StadiumCapacity: 6,700Playing Surface: LSR Blade synthetic surface

Bryce Smith Junior LB

Chris EvansJunior RB

Pat SullivanHead Coach

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Pat Sullivan (Auburn, ‘72)Record at Samford: 10-12 (3 years)Career Record: 34-54-1 (9 years)Record vs. GSU: 1-0Office Phone: 205-726-2575Best Time to Reach: Contact SID

Assistant Coaches (Position)Steve Brickey (Assistant HC/Off. Coor.)Bill D’Ottavio (Def. Coor.)Chris Brasfield (RB)Bill Clay (LB)Brandon Herring (OL)Ross Newton (DL)Ross Robinson (WR)Sam Shade (CB)

Bulldogs At-A-GlanceBasic Offense: Multiple Basic Defense: Multiple2008 Record, Conference/Finish: 6-5, 4-4/T-4thLettermen Returning: 60 (30/27/3)Lettermen Lost: 16 (7/8/1)Starters Returning: 16 (8/6/2)Series History: GSU leads 3-1

Sports InformationSID: Joey MullinsOffice Phone: 205-726-2799Cell Phone: 205-532-3477E-Mail Address: [email protected] Mailing Address:Sports Information Office800 Lakeshore DriveBirmingham, AL 35229Fax: 205-726-2545 Web Site: www.samfordsports.com

Media ContactsBeat Writer: Mike Perrin (The Birmingham News)Radio Network: Samford Radio Network (Flagship Station—WVSU-FM 91.1)Play-by-Play Announcer: Mike Grace Color: Jay RobersonStation Address: WVSUSamford University800 Lakeshore DriveBirmingham, AL 35229Phone: (205) 726-2877

2009 Schedule9/5 at UCF 9/12 JACkSONVILLE 9/19 MILES 9/26 at Appalachian State10/3 WESTERN CAROLINA10/10 CHATTANOOGA 10/17 at Furman 10/31 at The Citadel11/7 GEORGIA SOUTHERN11/14 at Wofford11/21 ELON

2008 Results8/28 WEST GEORGIA W 21-199/6 FAULKNER W 62-09/13 at Ole Miss L 10-349/27 at Elon L 17-2310/4 at Western Carolina W 21-610/11 APPALACHIAN STATE L 24-3510/25 THE CITADEL W 28-1011/1 FURMAN L 27-2811/8 at Georgia Southern W 27-1711/15 WOFFORD L 7-2811/22 at Chattanooga W 30-7

Top Returning Statistical LeadersRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDChris Evans 260 1284 4.9 14

Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INTDustin Taliaferro 225 151 67.1 1745 13 5

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDJonathan Lowery 27 457 16.9 5

Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL SacksBryce Smith 65 27 92 7.0 1.5

SAMFORD BULLDOGS09


2009 Schedule9/5 PRESBYTERIAN 9/12 at Chattanooga 9/19 at Missouri9/26 at Western Carolina 10/3 ELON 10/17 SAMFORD 10/24 at The Citadel 10/31 APPALACHIAN STATE 11/7 at Auburn 11/14 at Georgia Southern 11/21 WOFFORD

2008 Results8/30 MARS HILL W 62-149/6 at Virginia Tech L 7-249/13 at Colgate W 42-219/20 DELAWARE W 23-219/27 CHATTANOOGA W 35-1010/4 at Elon L 10-3110/11 WESTERN CAROLINA W 28-2110/18 THE CITADEL W 34-2010/25 at Appalachian State L 14-2611/1 at Samford W 28-2711/15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 10-1711/22 at Wofford L 10-35

Top Returning Statistical LeadersRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDMike Brown 162 823 5.1 5 Tersoo Uhaa 99 420 4.2 8

Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INTJordan Sorrells 368 224 60.9 2537 2 10

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDAdam Mims 58 711 12.3 3David Hendrix 46 565 12.3 1

Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL SacksMax Lerner 44 42 86 4.0 0.0

Quick Facts Location: Greenville, South CarolinaFounded: 1826Enrollment: 2,600President: Dr. David ShiAthletic Director: Dr. Gary ClarkNickname: PaladinsColors: Purple and WhiteConference: SouthernStadium: Paladin StadiumCapacity: 16,000Playing Surface: Grass

Chris TrussSenior TE

Justin Brown Senior NT

Bobby LambHead Coach

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Bobby Lamb (Furman, ‘87)Record at FUR: 56-29 (7 years)Career Record: SameRecord vs. GSU: 3-4 Office Phone: 864-294-2120Best Time to Reach: Weekday mornings

Assistant Coaches (Position)Drew Cronic (TE)Tony Elliot (WR)Jeff Farrington (Co-Def. Coor./S)Carroll McCray (OL)Roberto Pinilla (DL)Bob Price (Spec.)Tim Sorrells (Assoc. HC/Off. Coor./RB)Steve Wilson (Co-Def. Coor./LB)

Paladins At-A-GlanceBasic Offense: SpreadBasic Defense: 4-2-52008 Record, Conference/Finish: 7-5, 4-4/4thLettermen Returning: 46 (22/21/3)Lettermen Lost: 22 (9/13)Starters Returning: 13 (7/4/2)Series History: GSU leads 13-7

Sports InformationSID: Hunter ReidOffice Phone: 864-294-2061Cell Phone: 864-567-1663E-Mail Address: [email protected] Mailing Address:Sports Information OfficeTimmons ArenaFurman University3300 Poinsett HighwayGreenville, SC 29613Fax: 864-294-3061Web Site: www.furmanpaladins.com

Media ContactsBeat Writer: Willie Smith, Greenville News, 864-298-4100Radio Network: Furman Football Radio NetworkPlay-by-Play Announcer: Chuck HussionColor: Gordon HigginsStation Address: Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613Phone: 864-294-3441

FURMAN PALADINS09


Quick FactsLocation: Charleston, S.C.Founded: 1842Enrollment: 2,086President: Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr.Athletic Director: Larry LeckonbyNickname: BulldogsColors: Citadel Blue and WhiteConference: SouthernStadium: Johnson Hagood StadiumCapacity: 21,000Playing Surface: Grass

Kevin HigginsHead Coach

Andre RobertsSenior WR

Terrence Reese Senior DL

Coaching StaffHead Coach: kevin Higgins (West Chester, ‘77)Record at CIT: 20-25 (4 years)Career Record: 76-50-1 (12 years)Record vs. GSU: 1-3Office Phone: 843-953-5123Best Time to Reach: Mornings

Assistant Coaches (Position)Dave Cecchini (Off. Coor./WR)Isaac Collins (Def. Coor./Saf.)Ryan Hearn (TE)Aashon Larkins (Asst ST/Secondary)Sean Cronin (DL)Kevin Olecki (OL)Nathaniel Hogge (asst. OL)Gerald Dixon (Asst. DL)Nick Toth (DB)Everette Sands (RB)Eric Westerfield (DL)Matthew Mohler (ST/Off. QC)Andy Alden (ST QC)

Bulldogs At-A-GlanceBasic Offense: Spread OptionBasic Defense: 4-32008 Record, Conference/Finish: 4-8, 2-6/7thLettermen Returning: 33 (12/18/3)Lettermen Lost: 20 (7/9/4)Starters Returning: 18 (8/7/3)Series History: GSU leads 14-4

Sports InformationSID: Noelle Orr BlaneyOffice Phone: 843-953-5353E-Mail Address: [email protected] Mailing Address:The Citadel Media Relations Office171 Moultrie St.Charleston, SC 29409Fax: 843-953-5058Web Site: www.citadelsports.com

Media ContactsBeat Writer: Jeff Hartsell, Charleston Post and CourierRadio Network: The Citadel Sports NetworkPlay-by-Play Announcer: Darren GoldwaterColor: Walt NadzakStation Address: 60 Mark Field Drive, Suite 4, Charleston, SC 29407Phone: 843-763-6631

2009 Schedule9/5 at North Carolina9/19 at Princeton9/26 PRESBYTERIAN10/3 APPALACHIAN STATE10/10 at Elon10/17 at Western Carolina10/24 FURMAN10/31 SAMFORD11/7 WOFFORD11/14 at Chattanooga11/21 at Georgia Southern

2008 Results8/30 WEBBER INTERNATIONAL W 54-79/6 at Clemson L 17-459/20 PRINCETON W 37-249/27 WESTERN CAROLINA W 34-1410/4 at Appalachian State L 21-4710/11 ELON L 23-2710/18 at Furman L 20-3410/25 at Samford L 10-2811/1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (3OT) L 41-4411/8 at Wofford L 28-3311/15 CHATTANOOGA W 24-2111/22 at Florida L 19-70

Top Returning Statistical LeadersRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDTerrell Dallas 75 230 3.1 4Bart Blanchard 100 173 1.7 2

Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INTBart Blanchard 345 205 59.4 2436 19 11

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDAndre Roberts 95 1334 14.0 14

Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL SacksJordan Gilmore 43 50 93 2.0 1.5

THE CITADELBULLDOGS09


Albany — First Meeting

South Dakota State Georgia Southern leads 3-0 • H: 2-0; A: 1-0; N: 0-0- GSU 63-7 (Oct. 30, 2004 at Paulson Stadium - 17,463)- GSU 55-42 (Oct. 29, 2005 in Brookings, S.D. - 4,128)- GSU 41-38 (Oct. 6, 2007 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 15,912)

Western Carolina Georgia Southern leads 17-2 • H: 9-0; A: 8-2; N: 0-0- WCU 14-7 (1941 at Cullowhee, N.C.)- GSU 37-16 (Oct. 24, 1987 at Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, N.C. - 13,460)- GSU 44-6 (Oct. 12, 1991 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 19,190)- GSU 19-18 (Oct. 9, 1993 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 14,133)- WCU 35-31 (Oct. 8, 1994 at Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, N.C. - 10,212)- GSU 42-0 (Oct. 7, 1995 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 11,430) - GSU 38-28 (Oct. 12, 1996 at Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, N.C. - 7,678)- GSU 30-7 (Oct. 11, 1997 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 11,368) - GSU 28-21 (Oct. 10, 1998 at Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, N.C. - 9,671)- GSU 70-7 (Oct. 9, 1999 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 16,406)- GSU 42-24 (Oct. 7, 2000 at Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, N.C. - 7,114)- GSU 50-14 (Oct. 6, 2001 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 17,804)- GSU 41-24 (Oct. 12, 2002 at Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, N.C. - 7,749)- GSU 31-25 (Oct. 11, 2003 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 15,708)- GSU 38-16 (Oct. 9, 2004 at Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, N.C. - 10,970)- GSU 45-7 (Oct. 8, 2005 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 14,156)- GSU 24-14 (Sept. 30, 2006 at Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, N.C. - 10,483)- GSU 50-21 (Sept. 29, 2007 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 15,486)- GSU 38-31 OT (Oct. 25, 2008 at Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, N.C. - 8,327)

Elon Georgia Southern leads 7-2 • H: 4-1; A: 3-1; N: 0-0- GSU 31-17 (Sept. 5, 1998 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 13,233)- GSU 32-9 (Nov. 11, 2000 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 14,084)- GSU 27-21 (Nov. 10, 2001 at Rhodes Stadium, Elon, N.C. - 10,632)- GSU 37-13 (Nov. 15, 2003 at Rhodes Stadium, Elon, N.C. - 2,834)- GSU 48-14 (Oct. 2, 2004 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 12,821)- GSU 49-7 (Oct. 1, 2005 at Rhodes Stadium, Elon, N.C. - 9,875)- GSU 28-21 (Oct. 14, 2006 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 14,825)- ELON 36-33 2OT (Oct. 13, 2007 at Rhodes Stadium, Elon, N.C.- 5,429)- ELON 22-20 (Sept. 20, 2008 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 17,049)

Wofford Georgia Southern leads 8-6 • H: 3-4; A: 5-2; N: 0-0- WOF 28-7 (Nov. 6, 1982 at Womack Field, Statesboro - 5,127)- GSU 27-16 (Nov. 5, 1983 at Snyder Field, Spartanburg, S.C. - 5,894)- GSU 22-7 (Sept. 20, 1997 at Gibbs Stadium, Spartanburg, S.C. - 7,236)- GSU 45-10 (Sept. 19, 1998 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 8,649)- GSU 55-14 (Sept. 11, 1999 at Gibbs Stadium, Spartanburg, S.C. - 8,048)- GSU 24-17 (Sept. 16, 2000 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 14,055)- GSU 48-10 (Nov. 24, 2001 at Gibbs Stadium, Spartanburg, S.C. - 6,685)- WOF 14-7 (Sept. 21, 2002 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 15,564) - WOF 20-14 (Sept. 20, 2003 at Gibbs Stadium, Spartanburg, S.C. - 9,648)- GSU 58-14 (Sept. 18, 2004 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 17,170)- WOF 21-17 (Sept. 17, 2005 at Gibbs Stadium, Spartanburg, S.C. - 7,362)- WOF 28-10 (Nov. 4, 2006 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 12,486)- GSU 38-35 (Nov. 3, 2007 at Gibbs Stadium, Spartanburg, S.C. - 12,124)- WOF 38-37 OT (Sept. 27, 2008 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 17,958)

North Carolina — First Meeting

Chattanooga Georgia Southern leads 19-3 • H: 10-1; A: 9-2; N: 0-0- GSU 24-17 (Oct. 13, 1984 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 9,087)- GSU 19-14 (Sept. 28, 1985 at Chamberlain Field, Chattanooga, TN - 8,892)- GSU 34-14 (Sept. 27, 1986 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 15,234)- GSU 13-3 (Sept. 17, 1988 at Chamberlain Field, Chattanooga, TN - 8,747)- GSU 34-13 (Nov. 11, 1989 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 24,078)- GSU 23-20 (Nov. 10, 1990 at Chamberlain Field, Chattanooga, TN - 5,710)- GSU 45-0 (Sept. 25, 1993 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 13,771)- GSU 56-20 (Sept. 24, 1994 at Chamberlain Field, Chattanooga, TN - 7,324)- GSU 35-9 (Sept. 23, 1995 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 13,508)- UTC 23-21 (Sept. 28, 1996 at Chamberlain Field, Chattanooga, TN - 6,324)- GSU 37-10 (Sept. 27, 1997 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 10,128)- GSU 42-25 (Sept. 26, 1998 at Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN - 6,574)- GSU 49-10 (Sept. 25, 1999 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 14,746)- GSU 31-10 (Sept. 23, 2000 at Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN - 15,072)- GSU 70-7 (Sept. 22, 2001 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 14,656)- GSU 38-10 (Sept. 28, 2002 at Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN - 8,566)- GSU 34-3 (Sept. 27, 2003 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 18,623)- GSU 51-17 (Sept. 25, 2004 at Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN - 6,160)- GSU 48-10 (Sept. 24, 2005 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 15,330)- UTC 27-26 (Sept. 23, 2006 at Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN - 8,228)

- UTC 45-38 OT (Sept. 22, 2007 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 18,785)- GSU 52-28 (Oct. 4, 2008 at Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN - 5,616)

Appalachian State Appalachian State leads 12-11-1 • H: 7-4; A: 4-8-1; N: 0-0- GSU 33-0 (Nov. 25, 1932 at Statesboro, Ga.)- GSU 22-13 (Oct. 25, 1934 at Boone, N.C.)- ASU 7-6 (Nov. 15, 1934 at Statesboro, Ga.) - tie 0-0 (Nov. 9, 1935 at Boone, N.C.)- ASU 27-0 (Oct. 24, 1936 at Boone, N.C.)- ASU 59-0 (Nov. 17, 1939 at Boone, N.C.)-#ASU 19-0 (Dec. 5, 1987 at Conrad Stadium, Boone, N.C. - 9,229)- GSU 34-28 (Oct. 16, 1993 at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, N.C. - 10,939)- GSU 34-31 (Oct. 15, 1994 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 12,552)- ASU 27-17 (Oct. 14, 1995 at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, N.C. - 8,797)- ASU 35-28 (Oct. 19, 1996 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 11,074)- ASU 24-12 (Oct. 18, 1997 at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, N.C. - 13,887)- GSU 37-24 (Oct. 17, 1998 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 20,353)- ASU 17-16 (Oct. 16, 1999 at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, N.C. - 19,891)- GSU 34-28 (Oct. 14, 2000 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 21,899)- GSU 27-18 (Oct. 13, 2001 at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, N.C. - 15,331)-#GSU 38-24 (Dec. 8, 2001 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 9,352)- GSU 36-20 (Oct. 19, 2002 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 15,146)- ASU 28-21 (Oct. 18, 2003 at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, N.C. - 13,879)- GSU 54-7 (Oct. 16, 2004 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 22,421)- ASU 24-7 (Oct. 15, 2005 at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, N.C. - 21,486)- ASU 27-20 2OT (Oct. 21, 2006 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 19,438)- GSU 38-35 (Oct. 20, 2007 at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, N.C. - 28,202)- ASU 37-36 (Oct. 18, 2008 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 20,851)#NCAA I-FCS Quarterfinal Playoff Games

Samford Georgia Southern leads 3-1 • H: 2-1; A: 1-0; N: 0-0- GSU 49-21 (Nov. 12, 1988 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 20,340) - GSU 52-7 (Oct. 28, 1989 at Seibert Stadium, Birmingham - 6,042) - GSU 31-24 (Nov. 17, 1990 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 18,271) - SAM 27-17 (Nov. 8, 2008 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 17,436)

Furman Georgia Southern leads 13-7 • H: 7-2; A: 5-4; N: 1-1- #GSU 44-42 (Dec. 21, 1985 at Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA - 5,306)- #FUR 17-12 (Dec. 17, 1988 at Holt Minidome, Pocatello, Idaho - 9,714)- GSU 21-0 (Sept. 26, 1992 at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, S.C. - 14,879)- GSU 31-19 (Nov. 6, 1993 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 17,984)- GSU 31-26 (Nov. 5, 1994 at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, S.C. - 12,161)- GSU 27-20 (Nov. 4, 1995 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 15,305)- FUR 21-14 (Nov. 9, 1996 at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, S.C. - 11,616)- GSU 30-13 (Nov. 8, 1997 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 18,269)- GSU 45-17 (Nov. 7, 1998 at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, S.C. - 10,201)- GSU 41-38 (Nov. 6, 1999 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 18,636)- FUR 45-10 (Nov. 4, 2000 at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, S.C. - 15,127)- GSU 20-10 (Nov. 3, 2001 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 21,593)-*FUR 24-17 (Dec. 15, 2001 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 11,827)- GSU 42-21 (Nov. 9, 2002 at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, S.C. - 15,794)- GSU 29-24 (Nov. 8, 2003 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 14,562)- FUR 29-22 (Nov. 6, 2004 at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, S.C. - 17,145)- GSU 27-24 (Nov. 5, 2005 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 19,808)- FUR 13-10 (Nov. 11, 2006 at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, S.C. - 13,287)- FUR 24-22 (Nov. 10, 2007 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 23,373)- GSU 17-10 (Nov. 15, 2008 at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, S.C. - 10,496) #NCAA I-FCS National Championship Games; *NCAA I-FCS Semifinal Playoff

The Citadel Georgia Southern leads 14-4 • H: 9-1; A: 5-3; N: 0-0-#GSU 38-20 (Nov. 26, 1988 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 11,011)-#GSU 31-0 (Nov. 24, 1990 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 11,881)- GSU 16-6 (Sept. 11, 1993 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 12,921)- CIT 17-15 (Nov. 19, 1994 at Hagood Stadium, Charleston, S.C. - 18,559)- GSU 27-0 (Oct. 21, 1995 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 14,201)- CIT 35-20 (Oct. 26, 1996 at Hagood Stadium, Charleston, S.C. - 9,427)- GSU 49-7 (Oct. 25, 1997 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 14,731)- GSU 51-34 (Oct. 24, 1998 at Hagood Stadium, Charleston, S.C. - 14,222)- GSU 34-17 (Oct. 23, 1999 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 18,536)- GSU 27-10 (Oct. 21, 2000 at Hagood Stadium, Charleston, S.C. - 12,391)- GSU 14-6 (Oct. 20, 2001 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 18,637)- GSU 28-24 (Oct. 26, 2002 at Hagood Stadium, Charleston, S.C. - 16,427)- CIT 28-24 (Oct. 25, 2003 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 15,988)- GSU 42-7 (Oct. 23, 2004 at Hagood Stadium, Charleston, S.C. - 12,472)- GSU 49-14 (Oct. 22, 2005 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 17,292)- CIT 24-21 (Oct. 28, 2006 at Hagood Stadium, Charleston, S.C. - 12,129)- GSU 21-17 (Oct. 27, 2007 at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro - 18,506)- GSU 44-41 3OT (Nov. 1, 2008 at Hagood Stadium, Charleston, S.C. - 11,190)#NCAA I-FCS First-Round Playoff Games

SERIES RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS09


Past Championship Games and Results2008 – Richmond 24, Montana 7 Chattanooga, TN2007– Appalachian State 49, Delaware 21 Chattanooga, TN2006 – Appalachian State 28, Massachusetts 17 Chattanooga, TN2005 – Appalachian State 21, Northern Iowa 16 Chattanooga, TN2004 – James Madison 31, Montana 21 Chattanooga, TN2003 – Delaware 40, Colgate 0 Chattanooga, TN2002 – Western kentucky 34, McNeese State 14 Chattanooga, TN2001 – Montana 13, Furman 6 Chattanooga, TN 2000 – Georgia Southern 27, Montana 25 Chattanooga, TN1999 – Georgia Southern 59, Youngstown State 24 Chattanooga, TN1998 – Massachusetts 55, Georgia Southern 43 Chattanooga, TN1997 – Youngstown State 10, McNeese State 9 Chattanooga, TN1996 – Marshall 49, Montana 29 Huntington, WV1995 – Montana 22, Marshall 20 Huntington, WV1994 – Youngstown State 28, Boise State 14 Huntington, WV1993 – Youngstown 17, Marshall 5 Huntington, WV1992 – Marshall 31, Youngstown State 28 Huntington, WV1991 – Youngstown State 25, Marshall 17 Statesboro, GA1990 – Georgia Southern 36, Nevada 13 Statesboro, GA1989 – Georgia Southern 37, Stephen F. Austin 34 Statesboro, GA1988 – Furman 17, Georgia Southern 12 Pocatello, ID1987 – Northeast Louisiana 43, Marshall 42 Pocatello, ID1986 – Georgia Southern 48, Arkansas State 21 Tacoma, WA1985 – Georgia Southern 44, Furman 42 Tacoma, WA1984 – Montana State 19, Louisiana Tech 6 Charleston, S.C.1983 – Southern Illinois 43, Western Carolina 7 Charleston, S.C.1982 – Eastern Kentucky 17, Delaware 14 Wichita Falls, TX1981 – Idaho State 34, Eastern Kentucky 23 Wichita Falls, Texas1980 – Boise State 31, Eastern Kentucky 29 Sacramento, CA1979 – Eastern Kentucky 30, Lehigh 7 Orlando, FL1978 – Florida A&M 35, Massachusetts 28 Wichita Falls, TX

NCAA FCS Playoff InformationTeam (Appearances - Last) RecordAkron (1 - 1985) 0-1Alcorn State (3 - 1994) 0-3Appalachian State (16 - 2008) 21-13Arkansas State (4 - 1987) 6-4Bethune-Cookman (2 - 2003) 0-2Boise State (5 - 1994) 8-4Boston Univ. (5 - 1994) 2-5Cal Poly (1 - 2008) 0-1Central Florida (2 - 1993) 2 2Chattanooga (1 - 1984) 0-1The Citadel (3 - 1992) 1-3Coastal Carolina (1 - 2006) 0-1Colgate (8 - 2008) 4-8Connecticut (1 - 1998) 1-1Delaware (14 - 2007) 19-13Delaware State (1 - 2007) 0-1East Tennessee State (1 - 1996) 1-1Eastern Illinois (12 - 2007) 3-12Eastern Kentucky (19 - 2008) 16-17Eastern Washington (6 - 2007) 5-6Florida A&M (7 - 2001) 5-6Florida Atlantic (1 - 2003) 2-1Fordham (2 - 2007) 1-2Furman (15 - 2006) 17-14Georgia Southern (16 - 2005) 38-10Grambling (3 - 1989) 0-3Hampton (5 - 2006) 0-5Hofstra (5 - 2001) 2-5Holy Cross (1 - 1983) 0-1Howard (1 - 1993) 0-1Idaho (11 - 1995) 6-11Idaho State (2 - 1983) 3-1Illinois State (3 - 2006) 3-3Indiana State (2 - 1984) 1-2Jackson State (12 - 1997) 0-12Jacksonville State (2 - 2004) 0-2James Madison (9 - 2008) 8-8Lafayette (3 - 2006) 0-3Lehigh (7 - 2004) 4-7Louisiana Tech (2 - 1984) 4-2

Most Appearances in Division I-FCS Playoffs

School (Appearances-Last) ....................................Record

Montana (19 – 2008) ....................................................27-17Eastern Kentucky (19 – 2008) ......................................16-17Georgia Southern (16 – 2005) ...............................38-10Appalachian State (16 – 2008) .....................................21-13Furman (15 – 2006) ......................................................17-14Delaware (14 – 2007) ...................................................19-13Northern Iowa (14 – 2008)............................................18-14McNeese State (13 – 2007).......................................... 11-13Eastern Illinois (12 – 2007) .............................................3-12Jackson State (12 – 1997)..............................................0-12Youngstown State (11 – 2006)........................................25-7

FCS Playoff ParticipantsChampionship December 18, 2009

Finley Stadium

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Host Institution University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Semifinals

December 11/12, 2009 at home sites

Quarterfinals December 5, 2009 at home sites

First Round

November 28, 2009 at home sites

Team (Appearances - Last) RecordMaine (5 - 2002) 2-5Marshall (8 - 1996) 23-6Massachusetts (8 - 2007) 10-7McNeese St. (13 - 2007) 11-13Middle Tennessee State (7 - 1994) 6-7Mississippi Valley State (1 - 1984) 0-1Montana (19 - 2008) 27-17Montana State (4 - 2006) 4-3Murray State (5 - 2002) 1-5Nevada (7 - 1991) 9-7New Hampshire (7 - 2008) 4-7Nicholls State (2 - 1996) 1-2North Carolina A&T (4 - 2003) 1-4North Texas (4 - 1994) 0-4Northeast Louisiana (4 - 1993) 5-3Northeastern (1 - 2002) 0-1Northern Arizona (4 - 2003) 1-4Northern Iowa (14 - 2008) 18-14Northwestern State (6 - 2004) 3-6Portland State (1 - 2000) 0-1Rhode Island (3 - 1985) 2-3Richmond (7 - 2008) 9-6Samford (2 - 1992) 2-2Sam Houston State (4 - 2004) 3-4South Carolina State (3 - 2008) 2-3Southern Illinois (7 - 2008) 7-6Missouri State (2 - 1990) 1-2Stephen F. Austin (4 - 1995) 6-4Tennessee-Martin (1 - 2006) 0-1Tennessee State (5 - 1999) 2-5Texas State (2 - 2008) 2-2Troy State (7 - 2000) 5-7Villanova (7 - 2008) 4-7Weber State (3 - 2008) 2-3Western Carolina (1 - 1983) 3-1Western Illinois (8 - 2003) 5-8Western kentucky (8 - 2004) 8-7William & Mary (7 - 2004) 4-7Wofford (3 - 2008) 3-3Youngstown State (11 - 2006) 25-7

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Year Teams Site1982 South Carolina State 17, Furman 0 Greenville, S.C.1983 Western Carolina 24, Colgate 23 Cullowhee, N.C. Western Carolina 28, Holy Cross 21 Worchester, Mass. Furman 35, Boston University 16 Greenville, S.C. Western Carolina 14, Furman 7 Greenville, S.C. Southern Illinois 43, Western Carolina 7 Charleston, S.C.1984 Arkansas State 37, UT Chattanooga 10 Jonesboro, Ark.1985 Furman 59, Rhode Island 15 Greenville, S.C. Furman 35, Nevada 12 Greenville, S.C. Georgia Southern 44, Furman 42 Tacoma, Wash.1986 Eastern Kentucky 23, Furman 10 Greenville, S.C. Nicholls State 28, Appalachian State 26 Boone, N.C.1987 Appalachian State 20, Richmond 3 Boone, N.C. Marshall 41, James Madison 12 Huntington, W.Va. Appalachian State 19, Georgia Southern 0 Boone, N.C. Marshall 51, Weber State 23 Huntington, W.Va. Marshall 24, Appalachian State 10 Boone, N.C. Northeast Louisiana 43, Marshall 42 Pocatello, Idaho1988 Furman 21, Delaware 7 Greenville, S.C. Marshall 7, North Texas State 0 Hutington, W.Va. Georgia Southern 38, The Citadel 20 Statesboro, Ga. Furman 13, Marshall 9 Hutington, W.Va. Furman 38, Idaho 7 Greenville, S.C. Furman 17, Georgia Southern 12 Pocatello, Idaho1989 Middle Tennessee State 24, Appalachian State 21 Murfreesboro, Tenn. Furman 24, William & Mary 10 Greenville, S.C. Furman 42, Youngstown State 23 Greenville, S.C. Stephen F. Austin 21, Furman 19 Greenville, S.C.1990 Georgia Southern 31, The Citadel 0 Statesboro, Ga. Furman 45, Eastern kentucky 17 Richmond, ky. Nevada 42, Furman 35 (3ot) Reno, Nev.1991 Marshall 20, Western Illinois 17 (ot) Huntington, W.Va. Eastern kentucky 14, Appalachian State 3 Richmond, ky. Marshall 41, Northern Iowa 13 Huntington, W.Va. Marshall 14, Eastern kentucky 7 Huntington, W.Va. Youngstown State 25, Marshall 17 Statesboro, Ga.1992 Marshall 44, Eastern Kentucky 0 Huntington, W.Va. Middle Tennessee State 35, Appalachian State 10 Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Citadel 44, North Carolina A&T 0 Charleston, S.C. Marshall 35, Middle Tennessee State 21 Huntington, W.Va. Youngstown State 41, The Citadel 17 Charleston, S.C. Marshall 28, Delaware 7 Huntington, W.Va. Marshall 31, Youngstown State 28 Huntington, W.Va.1993 Georgia Southern 14, Eastern Kentucky 12 Statesboro, Ga. Marshall 28, Howard 14 Huntington, W.Va. Youngstown State 34, Georgia Southern 14 Youngstown, Ohio Marshall 34, Delaware 31 Huntington, W.Va Marshall 24, Troy State 21 Huntington, W.Va. Youngstown State 17, Marshall 5 Huntington, W.Va.1994 Appalachian State 17, New Hampshire 10 Durham, N.H. Marshall 49, Middle Tennessee State 14 Huntington, W.Va. Boise State 17, Appalachian State 14 Boise, Idaho Marshall 28, James Madison 21 Huntington, W.Va. Boise State 28, Marshall 24 Boise, Idaho1995 Appalachian State 31, James Madison 24 Boone, N.C. Georgia Southern 24, Troy State 21 Troy, Ala. Marshall 38, Jackson State 8 Huntington, W.Va. Stephen F. Austin 27, Appalachian State 17 Boone, N.C. Montana 45, Georgia Southern 0 Missoula, Mont. Marshall 41, Northern Iowa 24 Huntington, W.Va. Marshall 25, McNeese State 13 Lake Charles, La. Montana 22, Marshall 20 Huntington, W.Va.

Year Teams Site1996 Furman 42, Northern Arizona 31 Flagstaff, Ariz. Marshall 59, Delaware 14 Huntington, W.Va. East Tennessee State 35, Villanova 29 Johnson City, Tenn. Marshall 54, Furman 0 Huntington, W.Va. Montana 44, East Tennessee State 14 Missoula, Mont. Marshall 31, Northern Iowa 14 Huntington, W.Va. Marshall 49, Montana 28 Huntington, W.Va.

1997 Georgia Southern 52, Florida A&M Statesboro, Ga. Delaware 16, Georgia Southern 7 Newark, Del.

1998 Georgia Southern 49, Colgate 28 Statesboro, Ga. Northwestern State 31, Appalachian State 20 Natchitoches, La. Georgia Southern 52, Connecticut 30 Statesboro, Ga. Georgia Southern 42, Western Illinois 14 Statesboro, Ga. Massachusetts 55, Georgia Southern 43 Chattanooga, Tenn.1999 Florida A&M 44, Appalachian State 29 Boone, N.C. Massachusetts 30, Furman 23 (OT) Greenville, S.C. Georgia Southern 72, Northern Arizona 29 Statesboro, Ga. Georgia Southern 38, Massachusetts 21 Statesboro, Ga. Georgia Southern 28, Illinois State 17 Statesboro, Ga. Georgia Southern 59, Youngstown State 24 Chattanooga, Tenn.2000 Appalachian State 33, Troy State Troy, Ala. Hofstra 31, Furman 24 Greenville, S.C. Georgia Southern 42, McNeese State 17 Statesboro, Ga. Appalachian State 17, Western kentucky 14 Boone, N.C. Georgia Southern 48, Hofstra 20 Statesboro, Ga. Montana 19, Appalachian State 16 (OT) Missoula, Mont. Georgia Southern 27, Delaware 18 Newark, Del. Georgia Southern 27, Montana 25 Chattanooga, Tenn.2001 Appalachian State 40, William & Mary 27 Boone, N.C. Furman 24, Western kentucky 20 Greenville, S.C. Georgia Southern 60, Florida A&M 35 Statesboro, Ga. Furman 34, Lehigh 17 Greenville, S.C. Georgia Southern 38, Appalachian State 24 Statesboro, Ga. Furman 24, Georgia Southern 17 Statesboro, Ga. Montana 13, Furman 6 Chattanooga, Tenn.2002 Villanova 45, Furman 38 Philadelphia, Pa. Maine 14, Appalachian State 13 Boone, N.C. Georgia Southern 34, Bethune-Cookman 0 Statesboro, Ga. Georgia Southern 31, Maine 7 Statesboro, Ga. Western Kentucky 31, Georgia Southern 28 Statesboro, Ga.2003 Wofford 31, North Carolina A&T 19 Spartanburg, S.C. Wofford 34, Western Kentucky 17 Spartanburg, S.C. Delaware 24, Wofford 9 Newark, Del.2004 New Hampshire 27, Georgia Southern 23 Statesboro, Ga. Furman 49, Jacksonville State 7 Greenville, S.C. James Madison 14, Furman 13 Greenville, S.C.2005 Texas State 50, Georgia Southern 35 San Marcos, Texas Appalachian State 34, Lafayette 23 Boone, N.C. Furman 14, Nicholls State 12 Greenville, S.C. Appalachian State 38, Southern Illinois 24 Boone, N.C. Furman 24, Richmond 20 Greenville, S.C. Appalachian State 29, Furman 23 Boone, N.C. Appalachian State 21, Northern Iowa 16 Chattanooga, Tenn.2006 Appalachian State 45, Coastal Carolina 28 Boone, N.C. Montana State 31, Furman 7 Bozeman, Mont. Appalachian State 38, Montana State 17 Boone, N.C. Appalachian State 49, Youngstown State 24 Boone, N.C. Appalachian State 28, Massachusetts 17 Chattanooga, Tenn.2007 Appalachian State 28, James Madison 27 Boone, N.C. Wofford 23, Montana 22 Missoula, Mont. Appalachian State 38, Eastern Washington 35 Boone, N.C. Richmond 21, Wofford 10 Spartanburg, S.C. Appalachian State 55, Richmond 35 Boone, N.C. Appalachian State 49, Deleware 21 Chattanooga, Tenn.2008 Appalachian State 37, South Carolina State 21 Boone, N.C. James Madison 38, Wofford 35 Harrisonburg, Va. Richmond 33, Appalachian State 13 Boone, N.C.

NOTE: Georgia Southern competed as an FCS independent prior to joining the Southern Conference in 1993.

SOCON PLAYOFF HISTORY09


Southern Conference Championships Won Outright By Current League Members (24)Furman 7 (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990) Appalachian State 7 (1986, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2008) Georgia Southern 5 (1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002) Chattanooga 2 (1979, 1984) The Citadel 2 (1961, 1992) Wofford 1 (2003)

Championships Shared By Current League Members (7)Chattanooga and VMI (1977) Furman and Chattanooga (1978) Furman and Marshall (1988)Georgia Southern, Furman and Appalachian State (1999)Georgia Southern and Furman (2001)Georgia Southern and Furman (2004)Appalachian State and Wofford (2007)

Championships Won Outright By Former League Members (42)Clemson 2 (1940, 1948) Duke 10 (1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1952) East Carolina 3 (1972, 1973, 1976) Marshall 2 (1994, 1996) Maryland 1 (1937) North Carolina 2 (1946, 1949) Richmond 3 (1968, 1971, 1975) VMI 5 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1974) Virginia Tech 1 (1963) Washington & Lee 2 (1934, 1950) West Virginia 8 (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1967)William & Mary 3 (1942, 1947, 1970)

Southern Conference RecordSchool W L T .PctAppalachian State 149 51 1 .745Georgia Southern 88 36 0 .710Furman 136 61 2 .688Wofford 56 36 0 .609Samford 4 4 0 .500Western Carolina 78 116 3 .404Chattanooga 76 119 1 .390The Citadel 74 121 2 .381Elon 15 29 0 .341

NCAA I-FCS Playoff GamesSchool Record First Rd. Quarterfinals Semifinals ChampionshipAppalachian State 21-13 10-6 5-5 3-2 3-0Chattanooga 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0The Citadel 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0East Tennessee State 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0Furman 17-14 7-6 6-3 3-3 1-2Georgia Southern 18-8 8-2 5-3 3-2 2-1VMI 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Western Carolina 3-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1Wofford 3-3 2-1 1-1 0-1 0-0Totals 64-43 29-17 18-13 10-8 6-4

Team Won-Lost Records as a League Member(Since Division I-FCS reclassification in 1982)

Overall RecordSchool W L T .PctGeorgia Southern 142 60 0 .703Appalachian State 226 104 2 .684Furman 221 104 4 .678Wofford 84 54 0 .609Samford 6 5 0 .545The Citadel 132 168 2 .440Western Carolina 122 164 3 .424Elon 28 40 0 .412Chattanooga 116 183 1 .388

Championships Shared By Former League Members (4)Maryland and VMI (1951) East Carolina and William & Mary (1966) Davidson and Richmond (1969) Marshall and Furman (1988)

Championship Breakdown By School 12 - Furman (7 outright, 5 shared) 10 - Duke (all outright) 9 - Appalachian State (7 outright, 2 shared) 8 - Georgia Southern (5 outright, 3 shared) 8 - West Virginia (all outright) 7 - VMI (5 outright, 2 shared) 4 - Chattanooga (2 outright, 2 shared) 4 - Richmond (3 outright, 1 shared) 4 - William & Mary (3 outright, 1 shared) 4 - East Carolina (3 outright, 1 shared) 3 - Marshall (2 outright, 1 shared) 2 - The Citadel (both outright) 2 - Washington & Lee (both outright) 2 - Clemson (both outright) 2 - Maryland (1 outright, 1 shared) 2 - North Carolina (both outright) 1 - Virginia Tech (shared) 2 - Wofford (1 outright, 1 shared) 1 - Davidson (shared)

Most Consecutive Championship Seasons By One School6 by Georgia Southern (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) 4 by Appalachian State (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)4 by West Virginia (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956) 4 by Furman (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)

Number of Undefeated and Untied Championship Seasons42 (most recent, Appalachian State/8-0, 2008)

SOCON CHAMPIONSHIPPROFILE09


1993 CONF OVERALL W L T Pct. W L T Pct.

Georgia Southern 7 1 0 .875 10 3 0 .769Marshall 6 2 0 .750 11 4 0 .733Western Carolina 5 3 0 .625 6 5 0 .545Furman 4 4 0 .500 5 5 1 .500The Citadel 4 4 0 .500 5 6 0 .455Appalachian State 4 4 0 .500 4 7 0 .364East Tennessee State 3 5 0 .375 5 6 0 .455Chattanooga 2 6 0 .250 4 7 0 .364VMI 1 7 0 .125 1 10 0 .091


Marshall 7 1 0 .875 12 2 0 .857Appalachian State 6 2 0 .750 9 4 0 .692Georgia Southern 5 3 0 .625 6 5 0 .545Western Carolina 5 3 0 .625 6 5 0 .545The Citadel 4 4 0 .500 6 5 0 .545East Tennessee State 4 4 0 .500 6 5 0 .545Furman 2 6 0 .250 3 8 0 .273Chattanooga 2 6 0 .250 3 8 0 .273VMI 1 7 0 .125 1 10 0 .091


Appalachian State 8 0 0 1.000 12 1 0 .923Marshall 7 1 0 .875 12 3 0 .800Georgia Southern 5 3 0 .625 9 4 0 .692Furman 5 3 0 .625 6 5 0 .545East Tennessee State 4 4 0 .500 4 7 0 .364VMI 3 5 0 .375 4 7 0 .364Chattanooga 2 6 0 .250 4 7 0 .364Western Carolina 2 6 0 .250 3 7 0 .300The Citadel 0 8 0 .000 2 9 0 .182


Marshall 8 0 0 1.000 15 0 0 1.000East Tennessee State 7 1 0 .875 10 3 0 .769Furman 6 2 0 .750 9 4 0 .692Appalachian State 5 3 0 .625 7 4 0 .636The Citadel 3 5 0 .375 4 7 0 .364Georgia Southern 2 6 0 .250 4 7 0 .364VMI 2 6 0 .250 3 8 0 .273Chattanooga 2 6 0 .250 3 8 0 .273Western Carolina 1 7 0 .125 4 7 0 .364


Georgia Southern 7 1 0 .875 10 3 0 .769Appalachian State 6 2 0 .750 7 4 0 .636East Tennessee State 5 3 0 .625 7 4 0 .636Furman 5 3 0 .625 7 4 0 .636The Citadel 4 4 0 .500 6 3 0 .667Chattanooga 4 4 0 .500 7 4 0 .636Western Carolina 3 5 0 .375 3 8 0 .273Wofford 2 6 0 .250 3 7 0 .300VMI 0 8 0 .000 0 11 0 .000


Georgia Southern 8 0 0 1.000 14 1 0 .933Appalachian State 6 2 0 .750 10 3 0 .769Western Carolina 5 3 0 .625 6 5 0 .545Chattanooga 4 4 0 .500 5 6 0 .455The Citadel 4 4 0 .500 5 6 0 .455East Tennessee State 3 5 0 .375 4 7 0 .364Wofford 3 5 0 .375 4 7 0 .364Furman 3 5 0 .375 5 6 0 .455VMI 0 8 0 .000 1 10 0 .091


Georgia Southern 7 1 0 .875 13 2 0 .867Appalachian State 7 1 0 .875 9 3 0 .750Furman 7 1 0 .875 9 3 0 .750Wofford 5 3 0 .625 6 5 0 .545East Tennessee State 4 4 0 .500 6 5 0 .545Chattanooga 3 5 0 .375 5 6 0 .455Western Carolina 2 6 0 .250 3 8 0 .273The Citadel 1 7 0 .125 2 9 0 .182VMI 0 8 0 .000 1 10 0 .091


Georgia Southern 7 1 0 .875 13 2 0 .867Appalachian State 6 2 0 .750 10 4 0 .714Furman 6 2 0 .750 9 3 0 .750Wofford 5 3 0 .625 7 4 0 .636East Tennessee State 4 4 0 .500 6 5 0 .545Chattanooga 3 5 0 .375 5 6 0 .455Western Carolina 3 5 0 .375 4 7 0 .364The Citadel 1 7 0 .125 2 9 0 .182VMI 1 7 0 .125 2 9 0 .182

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Georgia Southern 7 1 0 .875 12 2 0 .857Furman 7 1 0 .875 12 3 0 .800Appalachian State 6 2 0 .750 9 4 0 .692Western Carolina 5 3 0 .625 7 4 0 .636East Tennessee State 4 4 0 .500 6 5 0 .545Wofford 3 5 0 .375 4 7 0 .364The Citadel 2 6 0 .250 3 7 0 .300Chattanooga 1 7 0 .125 3 8 0 .273VMI 1 7 0 .125 1 10 0 .091


Georgia Southern 7 1 0 .875 11 3 0 .786Wofford 6 2 0 .750 9 3 0 .750Appalachian State 6 2 0 .750 8 4 0 .667Furman 6 2 0 .750 8 4 0 .667VMI 3 5 0 .375 6 6 0 .500Western Carolina 3 5 0 .375 5 6 0 .455East Tennessee State 2 6 0 .250 4 8 0 .333Chattanooga 2 6 0 .250 2 10 0 .167The Citadel 1 7 0 .125 3 9 0 .250


Wofford 8 0 0 1.000 12 2 0 .857Appalachian State 6 2 0 .750 7 4 0 .636Georgia Southern 5 3 0 .625 7 4 0 .636Furman 4 4 0 .500 6 5 0 .545The Citadel 4 4 0 .500 6 6 0 .500Western Carolina 3 5 0 .375 5 7 0 .417Chattanooga 3 5 0 .375 3 9 0 .250East Tennessee State 2 6 0 .250 5 7 0 .417Elon 1 7 0 .125 2 10 0 .167


Georgia Southern 6 1 0 .857 9 3 0 .750Furman 6 1 0 .857 10 3 0 .769Wofford 4 3 0 .571 8 3 0 .727Appalachian State 4 3 0 .571 6 5 0 .545Western Carolina 2 5 0 .286 4 7 0 .364The Citadel 2 5 0 .286 3 7 0 .300Elon 2 5 0 .286 3 8 0 .273Chattanooga 2 5 0 .286 2 9 0 .182


Appalachian State 6 1 0 .857 12 3 0 .800Georgia Southern 5 2 0 .714 8 4 0 .667Furman 5 2 0 .714 11 3 0 .786Western Carolina 4 3 0 .571 5 4 0 .556Chattanooga 3 4 0 .429 6 5 0 .545Wofford 3 4 0 .429 6 5 0 .545The Citadel 2 5 0 .286 4 7 0 .364Elon 0 7 0 .000 3 8 0 .273


Appalachian State 7 0 0 1.000 14 1 0 .933Furman 6 1 0 .857 8 4 0 .667Wofford 5 2 0 .714 7 4 0 .636The Citadel 4 3 0 .571 5 6 0 .455Georgia Southern 2 5 0 .286 3 8 0 .273Elon 2 5 0 .286 5 6 0 .455Chattanooga 2 5 0 .286 3 8 0 .273Western Carolina 0 7 0 .000 2 9 0 .182


Appalachian State 5 2 0 .714 13 2 0 .867Wofford 5 2 0 .714 9 4 0 .692Georgia Southern 4 3 0 .571 7 4 0 .636The Citadel 4 3 0 .571 7 4 0 .636Elon 4 3 0 .571 7 4 0 .636Furman 4 3 0 .571 6 5 0 .545Chattanooga 2 5 0 .286 2 9 0 .182Western Carolina 0 7 0 .000 1 10 0 .091


Appalachian State 8 0 0 1.000 11 3 0 .786Wofford 7 1 0 .875 9 3 0 .750Elon 6 2 0 .750 8 4 0 .667Georgia Southern 4 4 0 .500 6 5 0 .545Furman 4 4 0 .500 7 5 0 .583Samford 4 4 0 .500 6 5 0 .545The Citadel 2 6 0 .250 4 8 0 .333Western Carolina 1 7 0 .125 3 9 0 .250Chattanooga 0 8 0 .000 1 11 0 .083

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE

The Southern Conference, which began its 89th season of intercollegiate competition in 2009, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of innovation and originality in developing creative solutions to address issues facing intercollegiate athletics. From establishing the first conference basketball tournament (1921), tackling the issue of freshmen eligibility (1922), developing women’s championships (1984), to becoming the first conference to install the three-point goal in basketball (1980), the Southern Conference has been a pioneer. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference student-athletes have been recognized on ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and all-district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions. The Conference currently consists of 12 members in five states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. The Southern Conference offices are located in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the league first class meeting areas and offices as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents.

MEMBERSHIP HISTORY On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from 14 of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s (SIAA) 30 members met at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hotel to establish the Southern Intercollegiate Conference. On hand at the inaugural meeting were officials from Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M (Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee. Play began in the fall of 1921 and a year later, six more schools joined the fledgling league including Tulane (which had attended the inaugural meeting but had elected not to join), Florida, Louisiana (LSU), Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. VMI joined in 1925 and Duke was added in 1929. By the 1930s, membership in the Southern Conference had reached 23 schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles of Virginia Tech, president of the Southern Conference, called the annual league meeting to order on Dec. 9, 1932 at the Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn. Georgia’s Dr. Sanford announced that 13 institutions west and south of the Appalachian Mountains were reorganizing as the Southeastern Conference. Members of the new league included Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Florida, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi A&M, University of the South, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt. The second major shift occurred some 20 years later. By 1952, the Southern Conference included 17 colleges and universities. Another split occurred when seven schools including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest departed to form the Atlantic Coast Conference which began play in 1953. The revamped Southern Conference included members The Citadel, Davidson, Furman, George Washington, Richmond, VMI, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia and William & Mary. Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that includes 12 institutions and a footprint that spans five states: Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. Current league members are Appalachian State,

College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Samford, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford.

FOOTBALL The Southern Conference has also excelled as the premier Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) conference. Southern Conference member Appalachian State won the three consecutive FCS titles from 2005-07, becoming the first

team to do so. The league boasts more than 250 players who have garnered All-America recognition and numerous national player or coach of the year awards. The conference has had at least one team in the Top 10 of the final FCS poll for 24 consecutive years with at least two teams finishing in the Top 20 in every season since 1982. The conference has placed multiple representatives in the FCS Playoffs in 22-of-26 seasons, with 16 Championship Game appearances and eight national titles. The Southern Conference has had at least one team reach the semifinals in nine of the last 11 years and in 15 of the last 18 seasons. In 2007, Appalachian State became the first FCS team to defeat a nationally-ranked Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team when the Mountaineers defeated No. 5-ranked Michigan, 34-32, on Sept. 1 before a sellout crowd at Michigan Stadium. Prior to the conference’s reclassification in 1981, Southern Conference football teams appeared in a total of 36 bowl games, posting a record of 16-18-2. From 1925-30, league schools won five football national championships in a six year span. There are nearly 40 former Southern Conference players in the College Football Hall of Fame. One of the most recognizable of these names is former North Carolina running back Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice who helped guide North Carolina to three bowl appearances. He was

a first team All-America selection and Heisman Trophy runner-up in 1948 and 1949. In 1949, Justice earned first team all-conference honors for the fourth consecutive season, becoming the first player in league history to achieve that feat. He was a member of the league’s inaugural Hall of Fame Class in 2009. Another of the league’s football products that made it to the College Football Hall of Fame is Sam Huff of West Virginia. Huff was a three-year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines for the Mountaineers. In 1955, Huff earned first team All-America honors on the field and was a first team Academic All-America for his work in the classroom. He played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. A member of the conference’s first Hall of Fame class, he was a five-time All-Pro defensive lineman and is also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In recent years, the Southern Conference has continued to produce outstanding student-athletes. In 1999, Georgia Southern’s Adrian Peterson captured the Walter Payton Award presented annually to the Football Championship Subdivision’s most outstanding offensive player. Furman’s Louis Ivory was awarded the honor in 2000, Georgia Southern’s Jayson Foster was presented with the 2007 trophy and most recently, Appalachian State’s Armanti Edwards claimed the award in 2008. Appalachian State’s Dexter Coakley was a three-time all-conference selection and consensus All-America in 1994, ’95 and ’96 before going on to stardom with the Dallas Cowboys. Coakley won a pair of Buck Buchanan Awards, given to Football Championship Subdivision’s top defensive player each year. Terrell Owens went from catching passes at Chattanooga to a stellar NFL career. Western Carolina’s David Patten and Appalachian State’s Matt Stevens were both members of the New England Patriots Super Bowl Champion team in 2002 and Patten also earned Super Bowl rings with the Patriots in 2004 and ’05.

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#17 Georgia Southern 21#1 Georgia 45August 30, 2008

GEORGIA SOUTHERN 0 0 7 14 - 21GEORGIA 10 14 14 7 - 45

(Sanford Stadium; Attendance: 92,746; Temp. 88)

Q Time Play Score1 12:20 Moreno 2 run (Walsh kick) 0-71 8:25 Walsh 52 FG 0-102 12:38 Durham 61 pass from Stafford (Walsh kick) 0-172 :24 Moreno 3 run (Walsh kick) 0-243 14:14 Moreno 24 run (Walsh kick) 0-313 6:07 Goodman 5 pass from Stafford (Walsh kick) 0-383 4:27 Chapple 1 run (Hartley kick) 7-384 11:33 Baker 2 run (Hartley kick) 14-384 7:46 Green 4 pass from Cox (Walsh kick) 14-454 1:45 Barney 34 pass from Henton (Hartley kick) 21-45

STATISTICS GSU UGAFirst Downs ........................................................... 18 20Rushing Attempts ................................................. 35 32Rushing Yards .................................................... 102 212Attempts-Completions-Int. ............................36-19-1 27-17-0Passing Yards ..................................................... 188 323TOTAL OFFENSE .............................................. 290 535Punts-Average ................................................ 7-44.0 4-37.5Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 0-0 2-1Penalties-Yards ................................................. 3-15 11-70Sacks By-Yards ................................................... 1-2 3-183rd Down Conversions ...................................... 4-16 4-94th Down Conversions ........................................ 2-2 0-0Time of Possession ......................................... 33:08 26:52 RUSHING: GSU - Norman 12-60; Urbano 5-20; Baker 3-8, TD;Henton 9-7; Chapple 4-6, TD; Crawford 2-1. UGA - King 12-95;Moreno 8-59, 3TD; Samuel 6-34; Gray 2-21; Cox 1-3; Stafford 3-0. PASSING: GSU - Chapple 18-9-0, 86; Henton 18-10-1, 102, TD. UGA - Stafford 21-13-0, 275, 2TD; Cox 6-4-0 48, TD.RECEIVING: GSU - Russ 4-59; Camp 3-48; Hall 3-1; Barney2-39, TD; Baker 2-15; Urbano 2-13; Norman 2-(-)1; Crawford 1-14. UGA - Durham 3-74, TD; Massaquoi 3-55; Moreno 2-53; Moore 2-48; Green 2-40, TD; Goodman 2-22, TD; Chandler 1-26; Harris 1-9; Chapas 1-(-)4.

ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia Southern made a second half run against the na-tion’s top-ranked team but fell short in its upset bid of Georgia, losing 45-21 in front of a capacity crowd at San-ford Stadium. The 17th ranked Eagles played against the top-ranked Football Bowl Subdivision team for the first time in program history. The capacity crowd of 92,746 matched the Eagles’ record for largest attendance they have played in front of (2004 game at Georgia). Georgia Southern went 3-and-out on its opening drive then Georgia took possession near midfield. Matthew Stafford connected with A.J. Green on a 36-yard completion down to the two. Knowshon Moreno punched it in on the next play as the Bulldogs took an early 7-0 lead. The Eagles held Georgia on third down but true-freshman Blair Walsh connected on a 52-yard field goal with 8:25 left to extend the lead to 10-0. Late in the first GS drove into Georgia territory, keyed by Darrell Pasco’s 45-yard kickoff return to midfield. A pair of offsides calls on Georgia, including one for a first down, and Antonio Henton’s 18-yard pass to Tim Camp got the Eagles inside the 20. However, a 36-yard field goal attempt by Jesse Hartley went wide left. Chris Covington recovered a fumble (the first of his career) three plays later to set up the Eagles on the Georgia 35. GS drove down to the one, but an offsides then a sack set up 3rd-and-goal from the 10. Henton was intercepted in the endzone by Dan-nell Ellerbe. Right before halftime UGA marched 72 yards in 2:37, capped by Moreno’s 3-yard TD run to extend the lead to 24-0. The last time Geor-gia Southern was held scoreless in the first half was in 2005 at Appala-chian State. UGA needed two plays to score a TD to start the second half. Moreno capped a 71-yard drive by scoring from 24 yards out. Later in the quarter Stafford connected with Demiko Goodman on a 5-yard TD, making it 38-0. On the Eagles’ ensuing drive Lee Chapple found Marcus Russ for a 21-yard completion on a 4th-and-5 from midfield. Darell Norman took a 26-yard reverse down to the one. Chapple dove in on the next play to put the Eagles on the board with 4:27 left in the third. Chapple drove the Eagles 82 yards on their next drive for another score, this time a pitch to freshman Samair Baker from two yards. Joe Cox hit Green on a 4-yard score but again the Eagles respond-ed. Adam Urbano returned a punt 14 yards to set up GS on its own 46. Henton found Russ for 20 yards but three plays later was facing a 4th-and-9. The sophomore quarterback found Leander Barney on a 34-yard scoring strike for the final margin. “We had a lot of questions at the beginning of the season. You could tell that our nerves got to us in the red zone. Our offensive line did well, we ran the ball exceptionally well today,” said head coach Chris Hatch-er. “We fought for 60 minutes and played very hard. We had a bunch of guys who will come out and fight. As the game went along the nerves went away.” Chapple started the game at quarterback and the redshirt-freshman completed 9-of-18 passes for 86 yards. He rushed for six yards and scored a touchdown. Henton was 10-of-18 for 102 yards and one touch-down. Norman led the Eagles with 60 rushing yards on 12 carries. Russ caught four passes for 59 yards while Camp recorded a career-high 48 receiving yards on three receptions. Quentin Taylor paced the defense with five tackles, including a 2-yard sack. Pasco, Brandon Echols and Dakota Walker recorded four tackles each.

Hartley connected on all three extra point attempts, extending his streak to 50 straight since the start of his junior year (2007). Redshirt-freshman Charlie Edwards averaged 44 yards on seven punts, including a long of 55 and launched one that was downed on the Georgia one yard line. “Their team speed is phenomenal, their receivers are bigger than some of our linemen,” said Hatcher. “We found some things we are good at and some things we have to work on. Our two quarterbacks played well and they both made good and bad decisions today. We brought up 72 players and rotated them in and out to keep them fresh. The freshmen played well today.” GAME NOTES: The Eagles held nearly a six-minute advantage in time of possession in the first quarter, 10:52 to 4:08 but were down 10-0. Overall the Eagles held a 33:08-26:52 edge... GS was only 4-of-16 on third down but a perfect 2-of-2 on fourth down conversions. Last year the Eagles led the nation in fourth down conversions... UGA held a 535-290 edge in total offense but committed 11 penalties to the Eagles’ three... In all 24 redshirt- and true-freshmen played and 33 saw their first game action as an Eagle.

GAME 12008 REVIEW1


AUSTIN PEAY 0 13 7 0 - 20GEORGIA SOUTHERN 6 7 0 21 - 34

(Paulson Stadium; Attendance: 18,225; Temp. 94)

Q Time Play Score1 4:06 Urbano 1 run (kick failed) 6-02 5:33 Barney 1 run (Hartley kick) 13-02 2:17 Townsend 1 run (Bell kick) 13-72 :24 Frederick 20 pass from Orr (kick blocked) 13-133 10:31 Forrest 8 pass from Orr (Bell kick) 13-204 13:56 Henton 4 run (Hartley kick) 20-204 10:31 Henton 16 run (Hartley kick) 27-204 3:16 Norman 2 pass from Henton (Hartley kick) 34-20

STATISTICS APSU GSUFirst Downs ........................................................... 20 17Rushing Attempts ................................................. 43 44Rushing Yards .................................................... 123 224Attempts-Completions-Int. ............................29-17-0 22-13-1Passing Yards ..................................................... 169 89TOTAL OFFENSE .............................................. 292 313Punts-Average ................................................ 5-40.6 4-34.8Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 4-3 4-2Penalties-Yards ................................................. 9-69 8-65Sacks By-Yards ................................................. 2-10 4-253rd Down Conversions ...................................... 4-13 4-134th Down Conversions ........................................ 1-4 1-3Time of Possession ......................................... 33:49 26:11

RUSHING: APSU: Lyle 17-86; White 10-35; Townsend 8-20, TD; Forrest 2-9; Holt 1-6; Orr 5-(-)33. GSU - Henton 9-103, 2TD; Urbano 13-41, TD; Baker 4-32; Norman 8-23; Watts 1-17; Barney 3-12, TD; Crawford 3-7; Covington 1-(-)1; Chapple 2-(-)10.

PASSING: APSU: Orr 29-17-0, 169, 2TD; GSU - Henton 16-10-1, 68, TD; Chapple 6-3-0, 21.

RECEIVING: APSU: Frederick 6-71, TD; Thomas 3-34; Mines 2-17; Forrest 2-16, TD; Lyle 1-13; Hoeh 1-7; Townsend 1-7; Miller 1-4. GSU - Norman 3-13, TD; Andrews 2-42; Camp 2-14; Cundari 2-6; McIntosh 1-12; Watts 1-4; Barney 1-1; Hall 1-(-)3.

Austin Peay 20#16 Georgia Southern 34September 6, 2008

STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern’s defense forced three fum-bles in the fourth quarter, keying the Ea-gles’ 34-20 non-conference football win over Austin Peay. The win snaps Geor-gia Southern’s (1-1 overall) three-game losing streak -two against Football Bowl Subdivision teams - dating back to last year. Down by seven in the fourth quarter and forced to punt, Georgia Southern’s Charlie Edwards pinned APSU inside its 10. On the first play Markeith Wylie forced a Jeff Lyle fumble and J.B. Shippy recovered on the four. It took just one play to tie the game. Antonio Henton had a wide open lane for a touchdown. Jesse Hart-ley’s extra point tied the game with 13:56 remaining. On the Governors’ next drive, Chris Rogers laid a hit on Ryan White and Wylie recovered the fumble, setting up the offense on the 38. Six plays later Henton scored from 16 yards out to put the Eagles ahead for good 27-20. The Eagles allowed only three Austin Peay plays to turn a seven point deficit into a touchdown lead. The Governors recorded one first down on their next drive, however, facing 4th-and-2 from the 42, Carson Hill broke up a pass attempt and the Eagles took over on downs. The Eagles covered those 42 yards on eight plays. Facing 3rd-and-goal from the two, Henton connected with Darell Norman on a touchdown pass. Hartley’s extra point helped seal the win. Chris Covington snuffed another APSU drive later in the quarter when he drilled tight end Jack Hoeh, who fumbled the ball and Lennie Richardson recovered. “It’s been a long time since we’ve won a game,” said head coach Chris Hatcher. “We’re still learning our team, we’re still learning what we do well, but it was good to see that many young players today respond in the fourth quarter and we’ll take 13 more wins like this one.” After the Eagles stalled on their first drive, Austin Peay marched into GS territory. Facing 4th-and-2 on the GS 35, Richardson and Larry Beard stuffed White for a 2-yard loss. The Eagles, led by Henton, drove into the Governors’ territory. The sophomore quarterback found Raja Andrews down the right sidelines for 36 yards, setting up the Eagles 1st-and-goal from the four. Two rushes by Adam Urbano resulted in the true-freshman’s first TD. However the team was flagged offsides and moved back five yards on the extra point attempt. Hartley missed his first-ever extra point attempt as an Eagle, snapping his streak of 50 consecutive extra points made. Andrews went back to field another punt by Ryan Key at the start of the second quarter. He caught it on his own 22, eluded several tacklers and scored a touchdown. However, the punt rush team was flagged for offsides, wiping out what would have been the second punt return for a touchdown in his career. Lee Chapple hit Michael McIntosh on 3rd-and-long to set up a short fourth down inside APSU territory, then Urbano converted on fourth down. Samair Baker rushed twice, Jarrell Crawford rushed it down to the one then Leander Barney punched it in for a 13-0 lead with 5:33 left in the first half. Theo Townsend capped an 8-play, 87-yard drive that covered 3:16 when he scored from one yard out. The extra point cut Georgia South-ern’s lead to 13-7 with 2:17 before halftime. On 4th-and-1 the Eagles tried a fake punt but Covington fumbled the ball out-of-bounds and the Governors took over inside GS territory. With 24 seconds left in the half Gary Orr connected with Lanis Fred-erick on a 20-yard touchdown. Beard charged through the line to block the extra point attempt, making it 13-all heading into the locker room. Orr and the Governors drove down the field to start the second half, covering 67 yards on eight plays. His touchdown pass to Jontamion For-rest for eight yards and the extra point put APSU ahead 20-13.

Urbano broke through the right side but was hit and fumbled as the Governors took over on the GS side. The Eagles defense held APSU to a 3-and-out, however, on the first play of the next drive, Henton fumbled and Austin Peay took over on the GS 48 late in the third quarter. But on 4th-and-1 the defense stepped up again as Quentin Taylor and Beardstuffed Townsend for a loss. Henton finished with 103 yards on the ground on nine attempts and scored two touchdowns. He also completed 10-of-16 passes for 68 yards and another score. Defensively, Covington matched his career-high of 11 tackles. The senior also shared on a sack and forced a fumble. Taylor, Hill and Bran-don Echols had seven tackles apiece. Overall, the Eagles out-gained Austin Peay 224-123 on the ground and 313-292 in total offense. GAME NOTES: Beard’s blocked kick was the first by an Eagle since Tim Camp blocked a West Georgia punt in the 2007 season-opener… The announced attendance was 18,225... Austin Peay held the ball 33:49 to 26:11 for the Eagles... Covington’s other career-high tackle total was last year against South Dakota State... Shippy finished with five tackles. In addition, he, Beard and Wylie had 1.5 tackles for a loss.

GAME 22008 REVIEW 2


Northeastern 27#17 Georgia Southern 34

O V E R T I M ESeptember 13, 2008

NORTHEASTERN 14 10 3 0 0 - 27GEORGIA SOUTHERN 14 0 7 6 7 - 34(Paulson Stadium; Attendance: 17,491; Temp. 95) Q Time Play Score1 14:12 Broomfield 6 run (Johnson kick) 0-71 11:18 Camp 7 pass from Henton (Hartley kick) 7-71 7:44 Broomfield 2 run (Johnson kick) 7-141 5:57 Henton 1 run (Hartley kick) 14-142 14:47 Gilmartin 3 pass from Orio (Johnson kick) 14-212 :57 Johnson 19 FG 14-243 9:36 Henton 5 run (Hartley kick) 21-243 1:39 Johnson 39 FG 21-274 1:01 Camp 65 pass from Henton (kick blocked) 27-27OT Henton 25 run (Hartley kick) 34-27 STATISTICS NU GSUFirst Downs ........................................................... 24 19Rushing Attempts ................................................. 44 32Rushing Yards .................................................... 165 115Attempts-Completions-Int. ............................39-24-0 30-17-0Passing Yards ..................................................... 287 308TOTAL OFFENSE .............................................. 452 423Punts-Average ................................................ 5-42.2 3-43.7Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 2-2 4-3Penalties-Yards ................................................. 8-64 4-40Sacks By-Yards ................................................. 2-23 1-93rd Down Conversions ...................................... 5-17 2-104th Down Conversions ........................................ 2-3 3-4Time of Possession ......................................... 38:00 22:00 RUSHING: NU - Broomfield 30-126, 2TD; Orio 9-35; Griffin 3-4; Abelli 1-3; TM 1-(-)3. GSU - Henton 16-43, 3TD; Norman 5-22; Baker 3-18; Andrews 1-12; Barney 3-8; Chapple 1-6; Urbano 2-4; Rozier 1-2. PASSING: NU - Orio 38-24-0, 287, TD; Broomfield 1-0-0.GSU - Henton 27-16-0, 298, 2TD; Chapple 2-1-0, 10; TM 1-0-0, 0. RECEIVING: NU - Mandeville 6-82; Broomfield 6-38; Lott5-76; Plum 3-70; Abelli 2-13; Ravipati 1-5; Gilmartin 1-3, TD.GSU - Andrews 7-123; Barney 3-61; Camp 2-77, 2TD; Watts 1-21; Urbano 1-10; Haynie 1-8; Norman 1-4; Russ 1-4.

STATESBORO, Ga. – Antonio Hen-ton scored a 25-yard touchdown run in the first overtime, then the defense held Northeastern on fourth down as Geor-gia Southern defeated the Huskies. The Eagles snapped a four-game losing streak in overtime, last winning in extra periods three years ago at North-eastern. In fact, it was the first career over-time win in six decisions for Eagles’ head coach Chris Hatcher. After some late minute heroics to force overtime, Henton took it upon himself to secure the win. The Eagles tried a deep endzone pass to Raja Andrews on first down, but Northeastern (0-2) knocked the ball away. On the next play, Henton faked a handoff to Darell Norman, kept the ball and raced down the right sidelines for the eventual game-winning score. Jesse Hartley’s extra point made it a touchdown margin. The defense gave up a three-yard run, forced an incomplete pass then stopped quarterback Anthony Orio a yard shy of a first down. On a reverse Alex Broomfield tried a pass to tight end Brian Mandeville, but the ball fell incomplete and the Eagles won their second straight. In order to force OT, the Eagles needed more fourth quarter he-roics. Leading 27-21 and starting a drive with 3:07 left in regulation, Northeastern drove into GS territory. Facing 3rd-and-1 on the Eagles’ 26, Broomfield took an option pitch. Chris Rogers forced the fumble and J.B. Shippy recovered on the 15. With 94 seconds to work with on the clock, Henton found freshman Leander Barney for 20 yards. On the very next snap, Henton connected with Tim Camp. The senior wide receiver shook loose of a couple tack-les and raced 65 yards into the left corner of the endzone for his first col-legiate receiving touchdown. However, the Huskies line broke through the middle and blocked Hartley’s extra point attempt, leaving the game tied. Northeastern could not have scripted a better start to the game. The Eagles recovered a pooch kickoff by Northeastern on their own 41. Andrews fumbled Henton’s pass on the first play. Two plays later Broomfield scored from six yards out to give the Huskies a 7-0 lead in the first minute. Georgia Southern quickly responded, marching 61 yards in eight plays. Henton found Demarcus Watts for 21 yards on third down, then later hit Andrews again. Andrews fumbled but Camp scooped up the loose ball on the seven yard line and scored. Hartley’s extra point tied the game. NU moved down the field, helped by a third down pass play cov-ering 17 yards and an offsides call to give the Huskies a first down. Broomfield’s 2-yard run put NU ahead 14-7 with 7:44 left in the first. On the Eagles ensuing drive Henton found Andrews for 43 yards on the first play, down to the Northeastern 15. Henton took a run down to the one then punched it in on 3rd-and-goal. Hartley tied the score at 14-all with 5:57 remaining. Orio found Conner Gilmartin-Donohue on a 3-yard touchdown pass at the start of the second quarter to take a touchdown lead. On the kickoff, GS could not recover the squib kick and NU recovered on the Eagles 31. Broomfield was stopped short of the goal line by E.J. Webb, who forced a fumble and Darrell Pasco recovered on the four. Northeastern ate up nine minutes of the clock in the second quarter, needing 18 plays to cover 77 yards. With 2nd-and-goal from the one, the Eagle defense held twice and the Huskies settled for a 19-yard field goal by Mat Johnson to extend their lead to 10. Thanks in large part to the nine-minute drive, NU had twice as many first downs as Georgia Southern (16-8) and out-gained the Eagles 291-137 during the first half. The Eagles held Northeastern to a 3-and-out to start the third quar-ter. On their drive, Henton picked up a first down on 4th-and-inches

in NU territory. Henton and Andrews connected again, this time for 40 yards. Three plays later Henton scrambled and would score from five yards out, making it 24-21. Johnson converted a 39-yard field goal near the end of the third quarter, making it 27-21. Henton registered the fifth-highest passing yardage total in program history, going 16-of-27 for 298 yards and two touchdowns (Tracy Ham three times, Travis Clark in 2006). He also rushed for 43 yards and three more scores. The five touchdowns accounted for by a quarterback are the most since Jayson Foster had a GS-record six (all rushing TDs) last year at Coastal Carolina. Andrews (123 yards) and Camp (77) both recorded career-high re-ceiving totals. Barney finished with three receptions for 61 yards. The defense allowed just three points in the second half and 161 to-tal yards. Quentin Taylor registered a season-high 13 tackles, one off his career-high. Rogers matched his career-high of nine tackles and forced the third fumble of his career. Brandon Echols and Chris Covington had seven tackles each.

GAME 32008 REVIEW3


#17 Elon 22#14 Georgia Southern 20September 20, 2008

ELON 3 13 0 6 - 22GEORGIA SOUTHERN 6 7 0 7 - 20(Paulson Stadium; Attendance: 17,049; Temp. 79) Q Time Play Score1 10:57 Mora 41 FG 3-01 7:40 Mora 32 FG 6-01 4:31 Wilcox 25 FG 6-32 14:56 Wilcox 36 FG 6-62 14:40 Baker 94 kickoff return (Mora kick) 13-62 12:50 Hudgins 7 pass from Riddle (Wilcox kick) 13-132 1:10 Wilcox 33 FG 13-164 13:15 Wilcox 22 FG 13-194 10:58 Watts 9 pass from Henton (Mora kick) 20-194 :06 Wilcox 34 FG 20-22 STATISTICS ELON GSUFirst Downs ........................................................... 27 16Rushing Attempts ................................................. 42 29Rushing Yards .................................................... 201 107Attempts-Completions-Int. ............................45-27-2 40-20-2Passing Yards ..................................................... 308 232TOTAL OFFENSE .............................................. 509 339Punts-Average ................................................ 5-39.6 6-46.0Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 0-0 2-1Penalties-Yards ................................................. 7-38 8-74Sacks By-Yards ................................................... 1-9 0-03rd Down Conversions ...................................... 3-14 5-164th Down Conversions ........................................ 1-2 1-1Time of Possession ......................................... 34:10 25:50 RUSHING: ELON: Newsome 24-148; Riddle 8-30; Harris 7-30;TM 3-(-)7. GSU - Baker 10-55; Henton 15-46; Urbano 1-7; Rozier 1-2; Barney 2-(-)3. PASSING: ELON: Riddle 45-27-2, 308, TD. GSU - Henton40-20-2, 232, TD. RECEIVING: ELON: Hudgins 13-199, TD; Newsome 4-34;Applegate 4-24; Camp 2-21; Jeffcoat 2-16; Ball 1-8; Harris 1-6.GSU - Andrews 9-143; Camp 3-18; Watts 2-25, TD; Barney 2-23; Russ 1-10; McIntosh 1-8; Rozier 1-6; Baker 1-(-)1.

STATESBORO, Ga. – Raja Andrews tied a Georgia Southern single-game re-cord making nine receptions, but Andrew Wilcox’s fifth field goal of the game was the difference as the Eagles dropped their Southern Conference opener to Elon, 22-20. In the fourth quarter the Eagles drove down into Elon territory but were facing 3rd-and-goal from the nine after a penalty. Antonio Henton scrambled to his left and found Demarcus Watts on the left corner for a touchdown. Adrian Mora’s extra point put the Eagles ahead by one. Elon eventually got the ball back with 4:12 remaining on its own 20. After a pair of first downs, Elon advanced to the 42. The Eagles nearly came up with an interception on first down. Facing 4th-and-10, Riddle found Ter-rell Hudgins for 20 yards. Six plays later Wilcox lined up from 34 yards and nailed the kick with six seconds left. Georgia Southern’s desperation pass fell incomplete and Elon won for the second straight time in the series. Henton came out throwing, completing 3-of-5 passes for 37 yards and ran for another five, however, the opening drive stalled on Elon’s 24. Mora connected on a 41-yard field goal, the first kicking attempt of his career in his first collegiate game played. Elon drove into GS territory but on 3rd-and-short the defense held. Facing 4th-and-2 from the GS 29, J.B. Shippy, Dakota Walker and Bran-don Echols stopped A.J. Harris for no gain, giving the Eagles the ball on downs. On the first play, Henton found Andrews for 54 yards, a career-long reception for the senior wide receiver. Mora would eventually convert a 32-yard field goal for a 6-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Wilcox added a 36-yard FG on the first play of the second quarter to tie the game. On the ensuing kickoff, freshman Samair Baker took the kick on his own four, dodged through a couple of tackles, hit the right corner, picked up a key downfield block on the kicker and scored. It was the first time in 47 games an Eagle scored on a kickoff return (Jayson Foster 83 yards vs. Wofford in 2004), and Baker joined elite company becoming the ninth Eagle all-time to score on a kickoff return. On Elon’s next drive, Riddle and Hudgins connected for a record setting TD. Riddle became Elon’s all-time TD passing leader with his 39th (Burgin Beale threw 38 from 1965-68). Hudgins took sole possession of the SoCon career record with his 29th touchdown reception. He previously was tied with Furman’s Chas Fox (1982-85). Henton and Andrews connected for 52 yards on third down from mid-field. The Eagles had 1st-and-goal but the drive stalled. Mora connected on a 22-yard FG but a personal foul gave the Eagles 1st-and-goal from the Phoenix two. Henton found Tim Camp in the endzone but the TD was called back on a holding penalty. The Eagles were pushed back to attempt a 40-yard field goal that fell short. “We had the ball on the two after the penalty. I thought we could get it in from the two. We had a great call on first down and missed a block on the edge. Then we took a sack – we preach it every day in practice not to take a sack there - and kept going backwards and backwards. But it shouldn’t have come to that. I don’t second-guess that decision,” said head coach Chris Hatcher. Following a scoreless third quarter, Carson Hill nailed Riddle for no gain on 3rd-and-1 from the Eagles’ six. Wilcox’s 22-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter made it 19-13. By the end of the third quarter Andrews had already set his career highs, nine receptions for 143 yards. He missed most of the fourth quarter with an injury. Those 143 yards were the fifth-most in program history, and surpassed his previous high by 20 yards. Henton completed 20-of-40 passes for 232 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 46 yards on 15 carries. His yardage is the 10th-highest total in program history, also making it two straight weeks the sophomore QB has thrown for at least 200 yards.

Baker registered a team-high 55 rushing yards to go with his 151 on four kickoff returns. Quentin Taylor recorded 12 tackles and Terrione Benefield added a ca-reer-high 11 stops. Junior Ronnie Wiggins came up with two key intercep-tions, the first of his career. In fact, those two picks were the first by Georgia Southern this season. Hudgins’ record-setting night included 13 catches for 199 yards and a TD. The junior wide receiver now holds the SoCon career marks in recep-tions (226) and touchdowns. GAME NOTES: Georgia Southern won the opening coin flip for the first time this year. The Eagles elected to defer... Andrews recorded his career-high reception yardage early in the second half. He also returned three punts for 48 yards... Charlie Edwards averaged 46 yards on six punts, including three inside the 20-yard line... Chris Covington recorded four tack-les in the game. The senior safety now has 101 in his career... Watts’ TD reception was his first collegiate score... Darell Norman saw his first action on defense this year. The redshirt-freshman running back-turned-defensive back made three solo stops... Shippy matched his season-high of six tack-les... The Eagles lost their SoCon opener for the fourth straight year... Wil-cox also hit five field goals last year against the Eagles in a double-overtime win at Elon... The Phoenix were averaging more than 35 points per game entering the contest, but were held 13 below.

GAME 4 2008 REVIEW 4


#11 Wofford 38#22 Georgia Southern 37

O V E R T I M ESeptember 27, 2008

WOFFORD 14 17 0 0 7 - 38GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7 7 7 10 6 - 37

(Paulson Stadium; Attendance: 17,958; Temp. 87) Q Time Play Score1 12:11 Romero 7 run (Mugan kick) 0-71 11:55 Goldwire 35 interception return (Mugan kick) 0-141 1:34 Camp 35 pass from Chapple (Mora kick) 7-142 8:33 Mugan 39 FG 7-172 8:09 Watts 58 pass from Chapple (Mora kick) 14-172 6:27 Romero 2 run (Mugan kick) 14-242 :31 Romero 1 run (Mugan kick) 14-313 4:42 Walker 78 fumble return (Mora kick) 21-314 9:36 Henton 1 run (Mora kick) 28-314 :06 Mora 25 FG 31-31OT Widmyer 1 run (Mugan kick) 31-38OT Urbano 25 run (Chapple pass failed) 37-38 STATISTICS WOF GSUFirst Downs ........................................................... 29 23Rushing Attempts ................................................. 71 33Rushing Yards .................................................... 332 141Attempts-Completions-Int. ............................17-12-0 33-20-2Passing Yards ..................................................... 201 303TOTAL OFFENSE .............................................. 533 444Punts-Average ................................................... 1-46 3-39.0Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 3-1 3-2Penalties-Yards ................................................. 6-45 7-71Sacks By-Yards ................................................. 6-30 0-03rd Down Conversions ...................................... 4-13 6-124th Down Conversions ........................................ 2-5 2-2Time of Possession ......................................... 39:03 20:57 RUSHING: WOF - Romero 28-118, 3TD; Marshall 11-65; Allen9-63; Widmyer 9-34, TD; Scott 8-28; Strickland 1-13; Rucker 5-11. GSU - Henton 12-61, TD; Urbano 1-25, TD; Hall 1-16; Baker 2-15; Chapple 12-14; Rozier 5-10. PASSING: WOF - Allen 10-8-0, 127; Widmyer 7-4-0, 74.GSU - Chapple 22-15-1, 202, 2TD; Henton 10-4-1, 56. RECEIVING: WOF - Allen 5-98; Strickland 5-89; Davitte 1-10;Romero 1-4. GSU - Camp 4-60, TD; Barney 4-26; Watts 3-119, TD; Bass 3-65; Baker 2-17; Andrews 2-12; McIntosh 1-4; Rozier 1-0.

STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern staged yet another fourth quar-ter comeback and eventually went for the game-winning two-point conversion in overtime, but the pass attempt fell in-complete and Wofford came away with a 38-37 SoCon win at Paulson Stadium. In order to get to overtime, the Eagles had to first make an impres-sive goal line stand against the nation’s second-leading rushing team as Wofford had 2nd-and-goal from the one. Evan Mattingly stuffed Dane Romero on second down, Quentin Taylor stopped Ben Widmyer on third down then Chris Covington held Romero for a 1-yard loss as the Eagles found themselves down three with 4:53 remaining. Quarterbacks Antonio Henton and Lee Chapple took over on their own half-yard line and promptly marched the Eagles down the field. Ter-ence Hall gained 18 yards on 3rd-and-19, then Henton rushed for three yards to pick up the first down. Chapple hit Tim Camp for 14 yards, down to the Wofford 30. He scrambled for eight, then found Raja Andrews for six yards and a first down. Chapple gained nine yards on two passes, set-ting up 4th-and-1 from the nine with 9.8 seconds left. Adrian Mora nailed a 25-yard field goal to send it to overtime. Wofford started with the ball in overtime but a penalty and incomplete pass would set up 4th-and-8 from the 23. Widmyer threaded the needle to Andy Strickland for 22 yards then Widmyer took it in himself for a 1-yard score. On the Eagles’ first play Adam Urbano took a pitch and raced 25 yards for a touchdown. Head coach Chris Hatcher and the team immediately decided to go for the win. Under pressure, Chapple scrambled around but his pass fell incomplete. “I’m disappointed we got beat. We played hard, we had a chance there to get beat bad with a couple of costly mistakes early,” said Hatcher. “We bent a lot on defense but didn’t break. What a goal-line stand there in the fourth quarter and then what an awesome 89-yard drive to get it off our one-foot line to tie the game. The thing that disappoints me the most is after we scored, I had a fake-field goal called that we practice all the time, and we had a couple of boys not run out there. Then at the end I thought I had a good call for the conversion.” Two key mistakes early on put the Eagles behind right off the bat. GS won the coin flip and elected to receive. Samair Baker ran the ball up to the 40, but fumbled and Wofford took over. Seven plays later Romero scored from seven yards out. On the Eagles’ next drive, Henton attempted a pass to Nick Bass, but the true-freshman, making his first collegiate start, had the ball bounce off him then Seth Goldwire caught it and ran it in from 35 yards giving Wof-ford a 14-0 lead three minutes into the game. Wofford launched a punt into the endzone late in the first quarter and the Eagles took over on their own 20. Chapple entered the game, and promptly drove GS down the field in eight plays for a touchdown. Chapple went 4-for-5 passing for 69 yards, and rushed for eight yards, capping the drive with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Camp. Mora converted the extra point. After a first down incompletion, Chapple hit Demarcus Watts on a screen and broke it for a 58-yard touchdown making it 17-14. Late in the second quarter Romero scored on TD runs from the two-yard line and the one to make it 31-14 at the half. However, much like the defense has done all season, the second half belonged to them, allowing the offense to rally. As the Terriers were marching towards another score, Chris Rogers forced a fumble on Mi-chael Scott and Dakota Walker scooped up the loose ball and raced 78 yards for a touchdown. The senior defensive end’s first collegiate touch-down made it 31-21. Near the start of the fourth quarter, the Eagles’ defense held again and forced Wofford to attempt a 33-yard field goal. However, Patrick Mu-gan pushed it right for only his second miss of the year.

Henton and Chapple again combined to march the Eagles down the field. Henton connected with Bass for 41 yards down to the one. On 3rd-and-goal Henton scrambled and scored with 9:36 remaining. Covington finished with a career-high 19 tackles, the sixth-highest total in program history. Taylor was right behind also posting a career high of 18 stops. Terrione Benefield registered a career-high making 13 tackles and Damon Suggs also recorded a career-high with 10. Chapple, who entered the game with only 117 passing yards, com-pleted 15-of-22 for 202 yards and two touchdowns. His one interception came on a desperation throw at the end of the first half. He also rushed for 14 yards. Chapple and Henton become the only set of GS quarterbacks to ever throw for 200 yards (in separate games) during the same season. Henton threw for 56 yards and rushed for a team-high 61 yards. Watts set season-highs of three receptions for 119 yards - the third straight week an Eagle receiver recorded 100-plus receiving yards. Bass finished with 65 yards on three catches and Camp caught four passes for 60 yards. Leander Barney not only completed a 45-yard pass he also caught four passes.

GAME 52008 REVIEW5


Georgia Southern 52Chattanooga 28October 4, 2008

GEORGIA SOUTHERN 17 14 21 0 - 52CHATTANOOGA 7 7 7 7 - 28(Finley Stadium; Attendance: 5,616; Temp. 81) Q Time Play Score1 10:21 McIntosh 6 pass from Henton (Mora kick) 7-01 9:08 Arnold 26 block punt return (Mora kick) 14-01 4:56 Wilkinson 14 pass from Gault (Camay kick) 14-71 1:50 Mora 41 FG 17-72 11:12 Gault 5 run (Camay kick) 17-142 7:06 Urbano 3 run (Mora kick) 24-142 3:06 Suggs 0 INT return (Mora kick) 31-143 10:33 McIntosh 6 pass from Henton (Mora kick) 38-143 7:30 Rozier 29 run (Mora kick) 45-143 6:14 Hazard 76 pass from Gault (Camay kick) 45-213 :30 Urbano 15 run (Mora kick) 52-214 3:16 Hayes 1 run (Camay kick) 52-28 STATISTICS GSU UTCFirst Downs ........................................................... 22 24Rushing Attempts ................................................. 36 34Rushing Yards .................................................... 243 98Attempts-Completions-Int. ............................27-18-1 55-26-2Passing Yards ..................................................... 182 308TOTAL OFFENSE .............................................. 425 406Punts-Average ................................................ 4-43.8 6-32.5Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 1-1 1-1Penalties-Yards ............................................... 9-105 7-66Sacks By-Yards ................................................. 3-24 0-03rd Down Conversions ...................................... 5-11 10-214th Down Conversions ........................................ 0-1 1-4Time of Possession ......................................... 24:41 33:09 RUSHING: GSU - Henton 13-88; Urbano 6-59, 2TD; Rozier 4-40, TD; Baker 3-38; Crawford 3-14; Barney 3-3; Pasco 1-1; Hall 3-0. UTC - Wynn 16-54; Kermah 7-37; Allison 1-7; Hayes 1-1; Gault 9-(-) 1. PASSING: GSU - Henton 24-17-1, 177, 2TD; Chapple 3-1-0, 5.UTC - Gault 32-17-1, 205, 2TD; Allison 23-9-1, 103. RECEIVING: GSU - Watts 3-51; Russ 3-43; McIntosh 3-11, 2TD; Andrews 2-37; Camp 2-18; Hall 2-9; Haynie 1-5; Baker 1-5; Rozier 1-3. UTC - Hinton 6-78; Woods 4-52; Pitchford 4-30; Hazard 3-94, TD; Wynn 3-7; Buckhalter 2-12; Wilkinson 1-14, TD; Pitman 1-9; Kermah 1-7; Hughes 1-5.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Michael McIntosh and Adam Urbano scored two touchdowns apiece, and the defense and special teams also scored a TD, as Geor-gia Southern defeated Chattanooga 52-28 at Finley Stadium. The win snaps the Ea-gles’ two-game overall losing streak and two straight to the Mocs. In fact, the 52 points were the most by a Georgia Southern team since defeating Morehead State in the 2005 regular season finale (63-17), and the most versus UTC since scoring 70 back in 2001. The Eagles lost the coin toss and UTC (1-5, 0-2) elected to receive. The defense held the Mocs shy of a first down on a three-and-out and forced a punt. GS then struck early and often. On third down Antonio Henton scrambled and launched a throw down-field, which Marcus Russ caught inside the 10. Three plays later McIntosh went 1-on-1 with his defender and caught a jump ball in the endzone for his first TD this year, a 6-yard reception. Adrian Mora converted the extra point for a 7-0 lead five minutes into the game. Less than a minute later, the Eagles’ defense forced another three-and-out. Mike Hammonds went back to punt, but true-freshman Roder-ick Tinsley blocked the kick then David Arnold, another true freshman, scooped up the loose ball on the Mocs 26 and raced into the endzone for his first collegiate score. For Arnold, he became the 12th player in GS history to return a punt for a touchdown (16th occasion). GS forced another punt, however, when Urbano signaled for the fair catch he could not make the catch. The ball bounced past Urbano, and the officials ruled the ball touched him. Thanks in large part to the short field Jare Gault hit Patrick Wilkinson for a 14-yard touchdown,cutting the Eagles’ lead in half with just under five minutes left in the first quarter. Mora kicked a 41-yard field goal late in the first quarter, matching his season-long completion. Early in the second quarter Gault scored from five yards out on 3rd-and-goal. Craig Camay made it 17-14 after his extra point. The Mocs fumbled on their next drive, and Quentin Taylor recovered the first fumble of his career. Raja Andrews went over 1,000 career yards midway through the second quarter thanks to a 30-yard catch down to the three. Urbano ran it in untouched for a 24-14 lead. Henton threw an interception that UTC caught on the one-yard line. Three plays later, Gault had his pass tipped by Larry Beard and Damon Suggs caught it in the endzone for his first collegiate interception and touchdown for a 31-14 lead heading into the locker room. On the Eagles first drive of the second half, Henton rushed for 21 yards and capped it off with a 6-yard TD pass to a diving McIntosh in the corner of the endzone. Chris Covington sacked Gault on third down to force a punt. The Ea-gles took over on the Mocs 47. Zeke Rozier scored his first touchdown of the season, a 29-yard run up the middle to extend the lead to 45-14 midway through the third. Gault scrambled on third down and as he was hit by three Eagles he launched a pass to Jordan Hazard, who caught it over a defender and raced 76 yards for a touchdown. Urbano, who earlier in the same drive had a 29-yard run, scored for the second time in the game - a 15-yard scamper late in the third to make it 52-21. Chattanooga scored a TD late in the game. Henton finished 17-of-24 through the air for 177 yards and two touch-downs, while also rushing for a game-high 88 yards. Demarcus Watts caught three passes for 51 yards, and Russ also caught three passes totaling 43 yards. In all nine different receivers caught a pass for the Eagles. Covington paced the defense with eight tackles, including two for a loss and one sack. Taylor also had two stops for a loss. Ronnie Wiggins picked off Sloan Allison late in the game for his team-leading third inter-ception of the year.

GAME NOTES: Senior defensive lineman Casey Wingard made his first collegiate start... The blocked punt for a touchdown was the first by GS since the 2005 regular season finale against Morehead State, a span of 29 games. Tim Camp recorded his second blocked punt of game, landing on the ball in the endzone. The last time GS had a blocked punt return for a touchdown and interception return for a touchdown in the same game came during that same Morehead State contest (A.J. Bryant 74-yard INT, Camp blocked punt, recover in endzone)... The last time GS returned a punt for a touchdown was last year when Andrews did so against Western Carolina... The 17 points scored in the first quarter were the most since the Eagles scored 21 last year at Appalachian State... Urbano’s 29-yard run late in the third quarter was a season-long... The Eagles scored 21 points in the third quarter. They had scored a combined 21 points during the third quarter all season long... Georgia Southern out-gained UTC 425-406, but the Mocs accounted for many of those yards late in the game... This marked the first time GS has not scored in the fourth quarter all season long (58-13 entering the game).



#2 Appalachian State 37#25 Georgia Southern 36October 18, 2008

APPALACHIAN STATE 7 7 10 13 - 37GEORGIA SOUTHERN 10 10 7 9 - 36(Paulson Stadium; Attendance: 20,851; Temp. 69) Q Time Play Score1 10:39 Frazier 11 pass from Edwards (Vitaris kick) 0-71 6:16 Mora 24 FG 3-71 4:04 Andrews 84 punt return (Mora kick) 10-72 13:02 Mora 37 FG 13-72 10:16 Edwards 5 run (Vitaris kick) 13-142 1:25 Henton 5 run (Mora kick) 20-143 9:22 Quick 14 pass from Edwards (Vitaris kick) 20-213 1:59 Vitaris 22 FG 20-243 :03 Henton 1 run (Mora kick) 27-244 11:36 Edwards 1 run (Vitaris kick) 27-314 9:46 McIntosh 15 pass from Henton (Mora kick) 34-314 2:36 Edwards 1 run (kick fail) 34-374 1:27 Beard safety 36-37 STATISTICS ASU GSUFirst Downs ........................................................... 28 22Rushing Attempts ................................................. 60 33Rushing Yards .................................................... 278 134Attempts-Completions-Int. ............................23-12-0 40-16-2Passing Yards ..................................................... 176 292TOTAL OFFENSE .............................................. 454 426Punts-Average ................................................ 4-39.2 3-35.3Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards ................................................. 8-64 6-60Sacks By-Yards ................................................. 3-25 4-333rd Down Conversions .................................... 11-18 5-144th Down Conversions ........................................ 2-2 2-3Time of Possession ......................................... 34:42 25:18 RUSHING: ASU - Edwards 33-157, 3TD; Radford 18-76; Jack-son 6-34; Courman 2-17; TM 1-(-)6. GSU - Henton 25-99, 2TD; Urbano 5-28; Rozier 3-7. PASSING: ASU - Edwards 22-12-0, 176, 2TD; Hillary 1-0-0.GSU - Henton 38-16-2, 292, TD; Barney 1-0-0; Hall 1-0-0. RECEIVING: ASU - Johnson 4-49; Hillary 3-63; Jorden 1-20;Quick 1-14, TD; Washington 1-12; Frazier 1-11, TD; Radford 1-7. GSU - Andrews 6-97; Camp 3-99; Russ 3-24; McIntosh 2-55, TD; Watts 1-12; Hall 1-5.

STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia South-ern had two opportunities late in the game at a chance for the win but fell short, los-ing to secondranked Appalachian State 37-36 at Paulson Stadium. To celebrate the ‘Blue Out’ at Paulson Stadium, the Eagles wore Blue pants for the first time at home since the 1998 sea-son (a 37-24 win over App State on Octo-ber 17, 1998). Appalachian took a three-point lead with 2:36 remaining when Ar-manti Edwards stuck the ball across the goal line on 4th-and-goal from the one. The Eagles moved quickly down the field. On the ensuing drive, Antonio Henton connected with Tim Camp across the middle and he was off to the races. Mark LeGree made what could have been a game-saving tackle on the ASU 18. After two rushes by Henton, the Eagles faced 3rd-and-8. Henton’s throw was intercepted by Travis Dowda at the half-yard line with 1:33 remaining. On the first play, Edwards set up in the shotgun and was quickly swarmed by the defense as Larry Beard was credited with the safety, making it a one-point game. On the kick the Eagles regained possession when Raja Andrews returned it to the GS 42. Henton had two incomplete passes before rushing 10 yards for a first down. The sophomore quarterback found Camp again, this time for 26 yards down to the ASU 27. However, a sack and intentional grounding penalty pushed the Eagles back to the 39. Two passes fell incomplete setting up fourth down. Henton tried going for Andrews, but LeGree in-tercepted the pass in the endzone and the Mountaineers were able to escape with the win. Patrick Bolen sent the opening kickoff into the endzone as Appala-chian took over on its own 20. Nine plays later Edwards found B.J. Frazier on an 11-yard TD pass in the back corner of the endzone. The Eagles responded with a 13-play drive to get into the red-zone. Adrian Mora converted a 24-yard field goal making it 7-3. Andrews tied a GS individual career record, and helped the team tie a season record, when he caught Neil Young’s punt on his own 16 and raced 84 yards for a touchdown. Thanks to his second career punt return for a TD (and second by the Eagles in as many games) he became the fourth Eagle to equal that career record. On the first play of the second quarter Adam Urbano broke through on a 21-yard run, getting inside the Mountaineers’ 10. Mora nailed a 37-yard field goal to make it 13-7. Edwards scored from five yards out on 3rd-and-goal, and Jason Vi-taris’ extra point gave Appalachian a 14-13 lead. The Eagles staged a 10-play drive from their own 20 right before half-time. Henton found Marcus Russ on 3rd-and-10 for a 21-yard gain. Later in the drive, Henton connected with Michael McIntosh for 40 yards, down to the ASU seven. Three plays later Henton scored from four yards out, making it 20-14 at the half. On 3rd-and-13 from the Eagles’ 14, Edwards lofted a pass for Brian Quick in the endzone. Ronnie Wiggins went up for the deflection, but it was just over his reach as the Mountaineers took a 21-20 lead. Later in the quarter ASU put together a 13-play drive, getting inside the Eagles’ 10, but settled for a Vitaris 22-yard field goal. On the Eagles’ ensuing drive Henton and Andrews connected on a 55-yard reception (the longest reception of Andrews’ career), getting down to the 11. Three plays later Henton scored from a yard out, and Mora’s extra point made it 27-24. Henton and the Eagles took possession on their own 34. After two rushes by Henton to gain a first down, the Mountaineers were flagged for consecutive 15-yard penalties after the play, setting up the Eagles on the ASU 26. Henton rushed for 11 yards, then hit McIntosh for a 15-yard touchdown pass. Mora made it 34-31. Henton completed 16-of-38 passes for 292 yards and a touchdown, six yards shy of his season-high and the sixth-highest passing yardage total in program history. He also rushed for 99 yards on 25 carries and scored twice.

Andrews caught a game-high six passes totaling 97 yards. With 91 career receptions, the senior wide receiver is now two away from tying Monty Sharpe’s all-time record. Camp caught three passes for a career-high 99 yards. McIntosh caught two passes for 55 yards and a score. Chris Covington had only two sacks in his career entering the game. He surpassed that total Saturday, recording three sacks, 12 tackles in all and 4.5 for a loss (29 yards). Quentin Taylor recorded 12 stops, including 1.5 for a loss. GAME NOTES: Saturday’s attendance was 20,851. That marked the 17th time in Paulson Stadium history a crowd of 20,000-plus watched the Eagles and was the 11th-highest attendance all-time... Andrews’ other punt return for a TD came last year at home against Western Carolina, a 49-yard return. Andrews’ return was the second punt return for a TD by the Eagles this year, which tied a team season record done three other times ( 1984, 1993, 2004).

GAME 72008 REVIEW7


Georgia Southern 38Western Carolina 31

O V E R T I M EOctober 25, 2008

GEORGIA SOUTHERN 0 0 3 28 7 - 38WESTERN CAROLINA 6 18 0 7 0 - 31(Whitmire Stadium; Attendance: 8,327; Temp. 65)

Q Time Play Score1 8:35 Hearns 3 pass from Jaynes 0-6 (Bostic kick blocked) 2 11:36 Bostic 37 FG 0-9 2 5:20 Thomas 40 pass from Jaynes (Bostic kick) 0-162 3:30 Warley 9 run (Hearns pass from Jaynes) 0-243 2:52 Mora 34 FG 3-244 14:52 Singletary 31 INT return (Bostic kick) 3-314 10:43 Andrews 12 pass from Chapple (Mora kick) 10-314 6:39 Crawford 1 run (Mora kick) 17-314 4:39 Andrews 13 pass from Henton (Mora kick) 24-314 :32 Camp 5 pass from Henton (Mora kick) 31-31OT Urbano 25 run (Mora kick) 38-31

STATISTICS GSU WCUFirst Downs ........................................................... 30 18Rushing Attempts ................................................. 49 35Rushing Yards .................................................... 209 92Attempts-Completions-Int. ............................40-24-4 35-15-0Passing Yards ..................................................... 294 144TOTAL OFFENSE .............................................. 503 236Punts-Average ................................................ 2-48.0 9-31.4Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 3-3 1-0Penalties-Yards ............................................. 11-137 10-77Sacks By-Yards ................................................. 5-34 4-403rd Down Conversions ...................................... 4-15 2-164th Down Conversions ........................................ 2-4 0-2Time of Possession ......................................... 32:40 27:20

RUSHING: GSU - Urbano 11-83, TD; Henton 21-69; Rozier 7-34; Chapple 7-14; Hall 1-9, Crawford 2-0, TD. WCU - Warley 22-102, TD; Curtis 1-0; Jaynes 12-(-)10.

PASSING: GSU - Henton 26-14-2, 154, 2TD; Chapple 14-10-2,140, TD. WCU - Jaynes 35-13-0, 144, 2TD.

RECEIVING: GSU - Andrews 8-121, 2TD; Hall 3-66; Camp 3-40, TD; McIntosh 3-31; Haynie 2-12; Urbano 2-5; G. Taylor 1-13; Barney 1-3; Rozier 1-3. WCU - Warley 4-50; Garland 2-22; Hearns 2-12, TD; Curtis 2-8; Thomas 1-40, TD; James 1-9, Williams 1-3.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – “That could be one of the best comebacks in Geor-gia Southern history,” is how head coach Chris Hatcher described Georgia South-ern’s 38-31 overtime win at Western Car-olina. Georgia Southern, down 28 points with 11 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, pulled off the largest overall comeback in program history. The come-from-behind win also sets a NCAA FCS record (according to the 2008 NCAA Record Book) for most points overcome in fourth quarter to win a game. The previous record was also 28 by Delaware State versus Lib-erty in October 1990, but Delaware State erased its 37-9 deficit in 13 minutes. The turnaround started after Gene Singletary intercepted an Anto-nio Henton screen pass and raced 31 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter. On the Eagles’ next drive Chris Collins forced a fumble on Lee Chapple - the sixth turnover of the game – but the Eagles quickly bounced back. Brett Layson blocked Blake Cain’s punt and the Eagles were in busi-ness on Western’s 27. Four plays later Chapple found Raja Andrews for a 12-yard score. It was the first TD reception by Andrews this season... 31-10 with 10:43 remaining. Another 3-and-out by the defense eventually set up the Eagles on their own 49. Chapple rushed for 14 yards, Zeke Rozier had a 13-yard scamper and Chapple got down to the one on a 6-yard run. Jarrell Craw-ford scored his first collegiate touchdown from a half-yard out and Adrian Mora nailed the extra point... 31-17 with 6:39 left. On the ensuing kickoff Patrick Bolen tried the onsides kick. As the coverage team sealed Western on the block, Bolen was able to recover the ball on the GS 41. Chapple hit Tim Camp for 24 yards then the redshirt-freshman quarterback rushed for another 13. After a sack, GS faced 3rd-and-19. Chapple hit Terence Hall for 18 yards, down to the 13. On fourth down, Henton came back to the field. On a double-reverse and pitch back to Henton, the sophomore QB found Andrews wide open in the endzone for another TD... 31-24 with 4:39 left. This time Georgia Southern kicked it deep as Bolen sent it out of the endzone. E.J. Webb sacked Zack Jaynes on first down for a yard loss. Quan Warley rushed for 10 yards but on 3rd-and-1, Ronnie Wiggins made the key tackle, forcing Warley out-of-bounds shy of a first down. Andrews made a fair catch on his own 35 with 2:54 left. Chapple rushed for six yards and hit Andrews for another eight and a first down. On his 1-yard run, Chapple suffered an ankle injury and Henton entered the game. He was sacked for an 11-yard loss, then an incomplete pass set up 4th-and-20. Henton threw a bomb down the right sidelines for Andrews that fell incomplete, but pass interference on Antoine George gave the Eagles a first down on the WCU 46. Two plays later Henton found Hall over the middle, and he raced down to the six. Two plays later Henton rolled to his left. As the coverage closed in on him, Henton threw a shovel pass to Camp wide open in the endzone. Mora’s kick split the uprights... 31-31 with 32 seconds remaining. Western was forced to punt on fourth down with five seconds left. Andrews muffed the punt return - the Eagles’ seventh turnover of the game - but Andrews tackled Joe Clark-Dear on the Western 25 to send the game into overtime. The Eagles lost the coin flip and went on offense first. For the second time in his freshman year, Adam Urbano took a pitch on the first play of overtime, received key blocks and raced 25 yards down the right sidelines for the score... 38-31 Eagles. Jaynes tried hitting Andrerius Thomas in the left corner of the end-zone, but Wiggins was right there to break up the pass. Dakota Walker sacked Jaynes on second down, then the redshirt-freshman quarterback just overthrew Kyle Garland on third down. Walker came up with another

key play, sacking Jaynes and forcing a fumble to secure the incredible come-from-behind win. Not only were the Eagles able to overcome seven turnovers, the most since seven during the 1998 National Championship game against Massachusetts, they also were flagged 11 times for 137 yards - 45 of those yards coming on the first two WCU drives. Mora put the Eagles on the board with 2:52 left in the third nailing a 34-yard field goal. That marked the fifth straight game (in all five games of his collegiate career) the redshirt-freshman converted a FG. In the fourth quarter and overtime, the Eagles rolled up 241 yards of offense and no penalties while holding Western to -2 yards. Andrews caught eight passes for 121 yards and matched a career-high with two touchdown receptions. Those eight pass receptions give him 99 in his career, breaking Monty Sharpe’s all-time receptions record (93). It was also the third time this year Andrews recorded 100-plus re-ceiving yards - setting a GS season record and tying Sharpe’s career record for most 100 yard games.



Georgia Southern 44The Citadel 41

T H R E E O V E R T I M E SNovember 1, 2008

GEORGIA SOUTHERN 0 14 7 3 7 7 6 - 44THE CITADEL 9 7 8 0 7 7 3 - 41(Johnson Hagood Stadium; Attendance: 11,190; Temp. 67)

Q Time Play Score1 10:41 Akindele safety 0-21 9:45 Roberts 52 pass from Blanchard (Keeler kick) 0-92 12:01 Urbano 4 run (Mora kick) 7-92 5:53 Roberts 5 run (Keeler kick) 7-162 :46 Andrews 12 pass from Henton (Mora kick) 14-163 14:04 Henton 1 run (Mora kick) 21-163 8:28 Sellars 3 pass from Blanchard 21-24 (Cornett pass Blanchard) 4 3:42 Mora 37 FG 24-24O1 Dallas 4 run (Keeler kick) 24-31O1 Rozier 13 pass from Henton (Mora kick) 31-31O2 Andrews 25 pass from Henton (Mora kick) 38-31O2 Cornett 2 pass from Blanchard (Keeler kick) 38-38O3 Keeler 19 FG 38-41O3 Urbano 3 run 44-41

STATISTICS GSU CITFirst Downs ........................................................... 23 27Rushing Attempts ................................................. 36 46Rushing Yards ...................................................... 89 124Attempts-Completions-Int. ............................35-21-1 49-28-0Passing Yards ..................................................... 261 373TOTAL OFFENSE .............................................. 350 497Punts-Average ................................................ 7-32.9 6-40.2Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 1-1 3-0Penalties-Yards ............................................... 10-75 8-78Sacks By-Yards ................................................. 3-31 5-393rd Down Conversions ........................................ 0-8 7-194th Down Conversions ........................................ 0-0 0-1Time of Possession ......................................... 23:44 36:16

RUSHING: GSU - Henton 19-43, TD; Urbano 8-37, 2TD; Rozier 5-13; Hall 2-4; TM 2-(-)8. CIT - Jordan 25-118; Dallas 6-31, TD; Roberts 5-6, TD; Wilson 1-0; Blanchard 9-(-)31.

PASSING: GSU - Henton 35-21-1, 261, 3TD. CIT - Blanchard48-27-0, 358, 3TD; Roberts 1-1-0 15.

RECEIVING: GSU - Andrews 10-102, 2TD; McIntosh 4-71; Camp 3-42; Barney 2-28; Rozier 1-13, TD; Russ 1-5. CIT - Roberts 9-165, TD; Flanagan 8-105; Haney 6-47; Cornett 2-32, TD; Blanchard 1-15; Dallas 1-6; Sellars 1-3, TD.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – It took a pro-gram-record three overtimes, but Georgia Southern outlasted The Citadel 44-41 at Johnson Hagood Stadium. The two pre-vious longest games both went double-overtime (loss in 2006 to Appalachian State and loss last year at Elon). Georgia Southern has now played seven overtime games in its last 21 contests, including a record four this season alone (3-1). That win also marked the 250th in Georgia Southern program history (250-92-1 in 27 years). Late in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs drove deep into GS territory setting up for a potential game-winning field goal. However, when Jordan Panter missed from 32 yards (the team’s fourth missed FG) GS was able to dodge a bullet and took a knee to force OT. During the decisive third OT, Terrell Dallas rushed for 16 yards, then another five to set up 2nd-and-goal from the four. The Eagle defense held firm along the line, keeping Bart Blanchard out of the endzone on two con-secutive rushes. Facing 4th-and-goal from the one, the Bulldogs decided to go for a 19-yard FG converted by Sam Keeler. Antonio Henton rushed for five yards, then connected with Michael McIntosh for seven yards and a first down. True-freshman Adam Urbano ran for six yards then redshirt-freshman Zeke Rozier gained four yards down at the three. On the very next play Urbano dove up the middle and scored, capping the come-from-behind win. During the first OT, Citadel had first possession and needed three plays for Dallas to score from four yards out. The Eagles also needed three plays to score, capped by Henton’s pass to Rozier from 13 yards out, the first collegiate TD reception for Rozier. In the second OT, Henton and Raja Andrews connected on the first play for a 25-yard score. That reception was the 10th in the game by the senior, not only a career-high total but one that also broke the program’s single-game record. The Citadel scored when Blanchard found Taylor Cornett for a 2-yard score, tying the game at 38-all. The Eagles held The Citadel on its opening drive but the punt was downed on the five. Facing 3rd-and-long from the five, Henton went back to pass but Tolu Akindele broke through the line and recorded a safety.That was the first time an opponent recorded a safety since App State did so in October 2001, a span of 88 games. Two plays later Blanchard con-nected with Andre Roberts on a screen pass. Thanks to two blocks on the corner, Roberts was able to go 52 yards for a touchdown. GS converted on 4th-and-inches late in the first quarter but was flagged for holding. That brought on the punt team. Charlie Edwards re-ceived a clean snap, but Mel Capers blocked his third punt of the year, and The Citadel eventually recovered on the Eagles 11. An 8-yard tackle for a loss, holding penalty and two incomplete passes forced a field goal attempt from 45 yards but Dakota Walker broke through the line for his first career blocked kick. In the second GS drove into the redzone, keyed by Leander Bar-ney’s 19-yard reception. Three plays later Urbano hit the right corner and scored. Adrian Mora nailed the extra point to make it 9-7. GS responded late in the quarter when Henton found Andrews over the middle for a 12-yard touchdown pass. That quarter Andrews set yet another GS receiving record, this one for most catches in a season. Andrews started the second half with a career-long 66 yard kickoff return, down to the 19. Henton took over and three rushes later scored from a yard out as the Eagles took a 21-16 lead. Panter missed a 27-yard field goal on the ensuing drive, but the Ea-gles were flagged for leaping. Blanchard needed three plays but even-tually completed a TD pass to Alex Sellars, then converted the 2-point conversion on a pass to Cornett to go ahead 24-21. With 3:42 left in the game, Mora hit a 37-yard field goal which tied the score at 24-all. Andrews now holds the Georgia Southern single-game (10), season (46) and career (109) receptions record.

He finished with 102 yards in the game, the fourth time this season and career he reached the century mark. Andrews now holds sole pos-session of both the season and career records in that category. Those 102 yards push his season total to 677, setting another season record (Chris Johnson had 673 in 2000). Andrews’ two touchdown receptions tied a career-high. He is now tied for eighth-most TD receptions in a sea-son (4) and holds sixth place all-time (8). Henton completed 21-of-35 passes for 261 yards and a career-high three TDs. That yardage marked the fourth time he threw for at least 200 yards, tying him with Tracy Ham (1984) for most 200-yard games in a season. He also added 43 yards on the ground and scored a TD. Chris Covington paced the defense with a game-high 12 tackles, including 3.0 for a loss. Quentin Taylor registered nine tackles. Walker turned in another solid all-around performance with eight tackles, 5.0 tackles for a loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles and one block. The Eagles were able to win their second straight and third of their-last four despite going 0-for-8 on third down conversions.

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Samford 27Georgia Southern 17

November 8, 2008

SAMFORD 0 14 6 7 - 27GEORGIA SOUTHERN 10 0 7 0 - 17(Paulson Stadium; Attendance: 17,436; Temp. 70)

Q Time Play Score1 9:32 Mora 26 FG 3-01 3:42 Andrews 20 pass from Henton (Mora kick) 10-02 5:12 Lowery 73 pass from Taliaferro (Hooper kick) 10-72 :44 Covington 43 pass from Taliaferro (Hooper kick) 10-143 10:46 Evans 31 run (Hooper kick blocked) 10-203 2:00 McIntosh 16 pass from Henton (Mora kick) 17-204 9:08 Taliaferro 9 run (Hooper kick) 17-27

STATISTICS SAM GSUFirst Downs ........................................................... 12 22Rushing Attempts ................................................. 38 33Rushing Yards .................................................... 151 91Attempts-Completions-Int. ............................17-14-0 48-28-2Passing Yards ..................................................... 166 239TOTAL OFFENSE .............................................. 317 330Punts-Average ................................................ 7-41.1 3-30.3Fumbles-Lost ...................................................... 1-1 2-1Penalties-Yards ................................................. 9-77 9-68Sacks By-Yards ................................................. 2-27 3-143rd Down Conversions ...................................... 5-14 9-174th Down Conversions ........................................ 1-1 0-3Time of Possession ......................................... 30:08 29:52

RUSHING: SAM - Evans 28-142, TD; Taliaferro 6-11, TD; Bar-nett 1-2; Johnson 1-0; TM 2-(-)4. GSU - Henton 20-69; Rozier 6-11; Barney 5-8; Crawford 1-3; Andrews 1-1.

PASSING: SAM - Taliaferro 17-14-0, 166, 2TD. GSU - Henton44-27-1, 202, 2TD; Collins 3-1-1, 37; McIntosh 1-0-0.

RECEIVING: SAM - B.Johnson 3-16; Lowery 2-79, TD; Cov-ington 2-46, TD; H.Johnson 2-20; Hawkins 2-6; Barnett 1-4; Evans 1-(-)2; Lott 1-(-)3. GSU - Andrews 10-114, TD; Camp 6-55; McIntosh 6-36, TD; Haynie 3-15; Barney 1-8; Crawford 1-8; Cundari 1-3.

STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia South-ern set and broke several records, how-ever, the Eagles dropped a 27-17 South-ern Conference contest to Samford. Senior Raja Andrews, one of 19 rec-ognized during pre-game ceremonies on Senior Day, tied his own single-game record with 10 receptions, a total he set last week at The Citadel. Antonio Henton matched a program record completing 27 passes, but in the end it was Samford who was able to take control over the final three quarters. The Eagles out-gained Samford 330-317 in the game, however, the Bulldogs held a 315-223 edge over the final 45 minutes. Georgia Southern received the opening kickoff but the drive stalled near midfield. Samford ran into punter Charlie Edwards so the Eagles got another first down thanks to the personal foul. After driving down to the 10, the Eagles had to settle for a 26-yard FG by Adrian Mora. The defense forced a 3-and-out, including a third down stop in which Dakota Walker added to his Southern Conference sack lead sharing on one with Quentin Taylor. Another Eagle drive went to the five, but a clipping penalty set up 1st-and-goal from 20. On the next play Henton tied yet another Georgia Southern record when he found Andrews for a 20-yard score. The sopho-more quarterback threw a touchdown pass for the fifth straight game tying a program record (Chaz Williams in 2004), and Mora’s extra point made it 10-0. In the first quarter the Eagles held Samford to just two total yards of offense and none by the SoCon’s top running back Chris Evans, but were flagged for 20 yards of penalties. Samford (5-4, 3-3) used three big plays to take the lead for good. Dustin Taliaferro found Jonathan Lowery for a 73-yard TD pass in the second quarter. During the final minute of the half DeMarcus Covingtonhauled in a 43-yard scoring strike from Taliaferro. On the first possession of the second half, Evans took a direct snap and raced 31 yards for a score. Larry Beard blocked the extra point attempt as the Eagles were down 20-10 with 10:39 left in the third. Henton hit Michael McIntosh on the left edge and the senior wide receiver raced 16 yards for a score, cutting the deficit to 20-17. It was McIntosh’s fourth TD reception this season. Early in the fourth quarter Henton tried launching a pass into the wind but Andy Davis intercepted the pass and returned it 25 yards down to the GS 17. On 4th-and-2 from the nine, Taliaferro faked a handoff and raced into the endzone to take a 27-17 lead with 9:08 remaining for the final margin. Henton tied the individual single-game completions record in 44 at-tempts, totaling 202 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also rushed for 69 yards on 20 carries. On the season he now owns sole possession of program records for: completions (155), yards (1,842), touchdowns (15), total offensive plays (437) and most 200-yard passing games (5), while tying the record for consecutive games with a TD pass (5) and ranking third in total offense (2,470) and second in attempts (278). Andrews added to his career record with his fifth season and career 100-yard receiving game, recording 114 yards on the 10 receptions and a TD. He extended his GS career receptions record to 119, ranks third all-time with 1,456 receiving yards and is sixth with nine TDs. Tim Camp and McIntosh set personal-highs with six receptions each, totaling 55 and 36 yards, respectively. Damon Suggs matched a career-high with 10 tackles. Taylor finished with eight, including 1.5 for a loss, while Chris Covington and Walker add-ed six tackles apiece. Evans led the Bulldogs rushing attack with 142 yards, all during the final three quarters. Taliaferro completed 14-of-17 passes for 166 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Lowery caught two passes for a team-leading 79 yards.

Davis intercepted two passes and led the defense with seven tack-les. GAME NOTES: Mora extended his streak to seven straight games kicking a field goal (all seven games of his collegiate career)... A group of 19 seniors (including two student assistant coaches) were recognized during pre-game festivities... Samford fumbled the kickoff following the Eagles’ first touchdown and David Arnold recovered. That was the first turnover gained by the Eagles since the last play of the Chattanooga game, a span of 16 quarters and overtime periods. The Bulldogs avoided any damage by holding GS to a 3-and-out... The Eagles drove down to the Samford five, but on 1st-and-goal they fumbled. That was only the sixth time this season the Eagles failed to score in the redzone. GS entered the game tied for 20th nationally in redzone offense... Beard blocked his third kick of the year, one of two by the Eagles (sixth and seventh this year)... The Eagles are now 22-5 in Homecoming games all-time... Geor-gia Southern lost four straight home games to close out the home sched-ule, all against SoCon teams by a total of 14 points... That marked just the 10th time in 109 games as a head coach that a Chris Hatcher team failed to score 20 or more points. GS entered the game averaging 35.1 points per game, 13th in the nation... Samford punter Bob Hooper set a Paulson Stadium record. With the wind at his back he launched a 79-yard punt. The previous long was 75 yards by Kenny Worob versus The Citadel in 1995... Andrews now ranks in a tie for fourth place among the season TD receptions leaders with five. Camp and McIntosh are tied for ninth place with four each.

GAME 10 2008 REVIEW10


Georgia Southern 17#14 Furman 10November 15, 2008

GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7 10 0 0 - 17FURMAN 0 3 0 7 - 10(Paulson Stadium; Attendance: 10,496; Temp. 62)

Q Time Play Score1 12:17 Cundari 32 pass from Chapple (Mora kick) 7-02 11:24 Cundari 6 pass from Chapple (Mora kick) 14-02 :50 Mora 42 FG 17-02 :06 Cesari 35 FG 17-34 6:25 Uhaa 2 run (Cesari kick) 17-10

STATISTICS GSU FURFirst Downs ........................................................... 21 19Rushing Attempts ................................................. 19 31Rushing Yards ...................................................... 43 121Attempts-Completions-Int. ............................57-40-1 35-19-1Passing Yards ..................................................... 333 184TOTAL OFFENSE .............................................. 376 305Punts-Average ................................................ 7-35.6 9-40.2Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards ................................................. 3-25 3-20Sacks By-Yards ................................................. 2-13 1-83rd Down Conversions ...................................... 8-16 4-154th Down Conversions ........................................ 0-0 1-2Time of Possession ......................................... 31:01 28:59

RUSHING: GSU - Barney 7-25; Rozier 2-16; Chapple 6-12;Crawford 1-1; TM 3-(-)11. FUR - Uhaa 18-79, TD; Cunningham 1-34; Brown 9-16; Kendall 1-5; Sorrells 2-(-)13.

PASSING: GSU - Chapple 56-39-1, 323, 2TD; Henton 1-1-0 10. FUR - Sorrells 35-19-1, 184.

RECEIVING: GSU - Andrews 8-82; Rozier 6-32; Barney 6-20;Camp 5-60; Crawford 5-18; Cundari 3-45, 2TD; McIntosh 2-42; Russ 2-9; Haynie 2-(-1); Taylor 1-26. FUR - Mims 5-62; Hendrix 5-49; Brown 4-46; Cunningham 2-8; Kendall 1-13; Hedden 1-5; Truss 1-1.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Redshirt-fresh-man Lee Chapple set Georgia Southern program passing records in a game that turned into a defensive battle. In fact, the Eagles first defensive turnover in five games sealed a 17-10 win over 14th-ranked Furman at Paladin Stadium. With the win Georgia Southern ends the 2008 season 6-5 overall (4-4 SoCon), guaranteeing the program’s 25th winning season in 27 years since football was re-established. Georgia Southern could have possibly sealed a win late in the fourth quarter. However, the Eagles could not convert on 2nd-and-1 from Fur-man’s 47. Instead of going for it on 4th-and-1 at midfield with 3:06 remain-ing, head coach Chris Hatcher decided to send out redshirt freshman Charlie Edwards and the punt team. Edwards sailed a punt down to the Furman 17. The Paladins gained 42 yards on the first two pass plays, to the Eagles 41. They converted on 3rd-and-7 and were eventually set up on 2nd-and-5 from the 24. Two incomplete passes, the last broken up by freshman K.R. Snipes, set up fourth down. Senior Chris Covington forced junior quarterback Jordan Sorrells out of the pocket, and as he threw on the run Snipes stepped in front of the pass and intercepted it on the three yard line to seal the victory. It was the first defensive turnover by the Eagles since the final play of the Chattanooga game on October 4th. While the defense took care of their part, Chapple and the offense came out firing on all cylinders. Making just his second start of the season (opener at Georgia), Chapple needed eight plays to cover 60 yards on the team’s opening possession to strike first. On 3rd-and-9 from the 32, Chapple scrambled and found Steve Cundari down the right sidelines for a touchdown. Adrian Mora hit the extra point for a 7-0 lead. Early in the second, the Eagles staged a 13-play, 80-yard drive. Chapple again found Cundari in the back of the endzone for a 6-yard score and Mora made it 14-0. During the final minute of the first half, Mora nailed a career-long 42-yard field goal making it 17-0. For Mora that extended his streak of hitting a field goal in all eight of his games played during his redshirt freshman year. Furman (7-4, 4-3) drove down the field late and was able to convert a Matthew Cesari 35-yard field goal with six seconds left as the Eagles took a 17-3 lead into the locker room. Chapple broke one single-game record by halftime, completing a new standard of 28 completions (in 40 attempts) for 260 yards and the two scores. Edwards stuck another punt inside the Furman 20 early in the fourth quarter (five in all). The Paladins took over on their own 18, and Seder-rik Cunningham took a direct snap for 34 yards across midfield. Sorrells completed a 4th-and-5 pass to keep the drive alive. Tersoo Uhaa eventu-ally punched it in from two yards out with 6:25 remaining to make it 17-10. “I am very proud of our team. It was a defensive battle, especially in the second half. Our defense has been playing really well the last four weeks, and they played great today. We talked about if we executed our game plan defensively we really felt good about stopping them, and we sure enough did. How fitting it is we got a fourth down stop, something that had plagued us all season long. We were due for one,” said Hatcher. “We’re disappointed in our inability to score in the second half. We had a couple of good drives but the way the game was going it was a field posi-tion battle. You have to give Charlie Edwards and our punt team a lot of credit.” Chapple set records with 39 completions in 56 attempts for a per-sonal-high 323 yards and two scores. His yardage was the fourth-most in program history, while the 39 completions not only set a GS record, but was also the fourth-highest total in Southern Conference history. The previous marks were 27 completions (on two occasions) and 52 attempts (Tracy Ham in 1984).

In his two-year career, Cundari had six catches for 28 yards and a TD heading into the game. He finished the night with three catches for 45 yards and two scores. Raja Andrews closed out his career with eight catches for 82 yards. He ends his senior year with GS season records of 64 catches for 873 yards, and his career with a record 127 catches. Andrews moved into second place with 1,538 receiving yards. Tim Camp caught five passes for 50 yards. He finished fifth among the season ‘Top 10’ leaders with 36 catches this year after having only 23 during his first three years. Freshman linebacker Dion Dubose recorded a personal- and team-high 10 tackles including the first two sacks of his career. Snipes recorded five solo tackles, broke up two passes and recorded the first interception of his career. E.J. Webb and Covington also added five tackles each. GAME NOTES: In the first quarter Andrews moved into second place among the GS career reception yardage leaders... Chapple finished the first quarter 12-of-15 passing for 131 yards... The three points allowed during the first half were the fewest since blanking Western Carolina dur-ing the first 30 minutes last year at Paulson Stadium... The 91 combined passing attempts and 59 completions also set a GS single-game record... The 10 points allowed to Furman were the lowest in the series since 2001 (20-10 win) and fewest by an opponent since a 49-7 win over Western in 2005... Chapple set a season record for passing completion percentage at 64.5 percent (78-of-121), 0.1 better than Kenny Robinson in 1995.

GAME 11 2008 REVIEW11

EAGLES REWROTE PROGRAM PASSING RECORDS

092008STATISTICS

GSU OPPSCORING 350 326 Points Per Game 31.8 29.6FIRST DOWNS 233 248 Rushing 101 103 Passing 112 113 Penalty 20 32RUSHING YARDAGE 1498 1897 Yards gained rushing 1819 2232 Yards lost rushing 321 335 Rushing Attempts 379 476 Average Per Rush 4.0 4.0 Average Per Game 136.2 172.5 TDs Rushing 21 21PASSING YARDAGE 2721 2639 Att-Comp-Int 408-236-17 371-209-5 Average Per Pass 6.7 7.1 Average Per Catch 11.5 12.6 Average Per Game 247.4 239.9 TDs Passing 20 18TOTAL OFFENSE 4219 4536 Total Plays 787 847 Average Per Play 5.4 5.4 Average Per Game 383.5 412.4KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 51-1087 44-796PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 29-406 22-253INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-37 17-210KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.3 18.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 14.0 11.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.4 12.4FUMBLES-LOST 21-14 18-9PENALTIES-Yards 78-735 86-668 Average Per Game 66.8 60.7PUNTS-Yards 49-1918 61-2334 Average Per Punt 39.1 38.3 Net punt average 31.9 30.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 26:51 32:573RD-DOWN Conversions 52/148 59/169 3rd-Down Pct 35% 35%4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/23 11/26 4th-Down Pct 57% 42%SACKS BY-Yards 26-185 29-229MISC YARDS 3 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 46 41FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-15 13-18ON-SIDE KICKS 1-2 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (38-45) 84% (42-51) 82%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (31-45) 69% (31-51) 61%()

PAT-ATTEMPTS (42-44) 95% (35-39) 90%ATTENDANCE 109,010 128,375 Games/Avg Per Game 6 / 18,168 5 / 25,675 Neutral Site Games 0 / 0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalGeorgia Southern 77 69 66 98 40 350Opponents 70 123 55 54 24 326

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lg Avg/GAntonio Henton 11 159 820 192 628 3.9 9 25 57.1Adam Urbano 9 52 314 10 304 5.8 7 29 33.8Samair Baker 6 25 166 0 166 6.6 1 28 27.7Zeke Rozier 9 34 144 9 135 4.0 1 29 15.0Darell Norman 7 25 108 3 105 4.2 0 26 15.0Leander Barney 11 23 59 6 53 2.3 1 10 4.8Lee Chapple 7 32 108 66 42 1.3 1 14 6.0Terence Hall 8 7 36 7 29 4.1 0 16 3.6Jarrell Crawford 11 12 33 8 25 2.1 1 13 2.3Demarcus Watts 7 1 17 0 17 17.0 0 17 2.4Raja Andrews 10 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 12 1.3Darrell Pasco 11 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1Chris Covington 11 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1TEAM 6 5 0 19 -19 -3.8 0 0 -3.2Total 11 379 1819 321 1498 4.0 21 29 136.2Opponents 11 476 2232 335 1897 4.0 21 35 172.5

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lg Avg/GAntonio Henton 11 120.81 156-279-12 55.9 1852 15 67 168.4Lee Chapple 7 126.12 78-121-4 64.5 787 5 58 112.4Kyle Collins 1 70.27 1-3-1 33.3 37 0 37 37.0Leander Barney 11 239.00 1-2-0 50.0 45 0 45 4.1Terence Hall 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Michael McIntosh 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 11 121.71 236-408-17 57.8 2721 20 67 247.4Opponents 11 129.40 209-371-5 56.3 2639 18 76 239.9

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Lg Avg/GRaja Andrews 10 64 873 13.6 5 55 87.3Tim Camp 11 36 531 14.8 4 67 48.3Michael McIntosh 11 23 270 11.7 4 40 24.5Leander Barney 11 22 209 9.5 1 34 19.0Marcus Russ 10 15 154 10.3 0 36 15.4Demarcus Watts 7 11 232 21.1 2 58 33.1Zeke Rozier 9 11 57 5.2 1 13 6.3Terence Hall 8 10 78 7.8 0 41 9.8Joe Haynie 11 9 39 4.3 0 9 3.5Jarrell Crawford 11 7 40 5.7 0 14 3.6Steve Cundari 8 6 54 9.0 2 32 6.8Samair Baker 6 6 36 6.0 0 13 6.0Darell Norman 7 6 16 2.7 1 10 2.3Adam Urbano 9 5 28 5.6 0 10 3.1Nick Bass 5 3 65 21.7 0 41 13.0Garryon Taylor 4 2 39 19.5 0 26 9.8Total 11 236 2721 11.5 20 67 247.4Opponents 11 209 2639 12.6 18 76 239.9

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LgRaja Andrews 20 280 14.0 1 84Terence Hall 3 38 12.7 0 17Adam Urbano 2 14 7.0 0 14Tim Camp 1 30 30.0 0 23Brett Layson 1 14 14.0 0 0David Arnold 1 26 26.0 1 26TEAM 1 4 4.0 0 0Total 29 406 14.0 2 84Opponents 22 253 11.5 0 37

FUMBLE RETURN No. Yds Avg TD LongQuentin Taylor 1 -3 -3.0 0 0Dakota Walker 1 78 78.0 1 78

Total 2 75 37.5 1 78Opponents 2 10 5.0 0 5

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LgRonnie Wiggins 3 37 12.3 0 37K.R. Snipes 1 0 0.0 0 0Damon Suggs 1 0 0.0 1 0Total 5 37 7.4 1 37Opponents 17 210 12.4 2 35

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Lg TB FC I20 BlkdCharlie Edwards 48 1918 40.0 59 5 6 14 1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 49 1918 39.1 59 5 6 14 1Opponents 61 2334 38.3 79 5 6 13 3

TEAM SEASON STATISTICS09


KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LgDarrell Pasco 20 453 22.6 0 45Samair Baker 15 393 26.2 1 94Terence Hall 6 86 14.3 0 29Raja Andrews 4 89 22.2 0 66Roderick Tinsley 2 16 8.0 0 14Chris Covington 1 3 3.0 0 3J.B. Shippy 1 5 5.0 0 5Leander Barney 1 17 17.0 0 17Tim Camp 1 25 25.0 0 25Total 51 1087 21.3 1 94Opponents 44 796 18.1 0 38

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnPatrick Bolen 59 3689 62.5 13 2 18.1 44.6 25

Total 59 3689 62.5 13 2 18.1 44.6 25Opponents 61 3351 54.9 6 2 21.3 35.1 34

FIELD GOALS FGM-A Pct 1-19 20-29 30-3940-4950-99LgBlkJesse Hartley 0-3 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0 0Adrian Mora 10-12 83.3 0-0 3-3 4-4 3-5 0-0 42 0

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE GSU OPPONENTSGeorgia 36 (52)Austin Peay 43 -Northeastern 45 (19),(39)Elon (41),(32),40 (25),(36),(33),(22),(34)Wofford (25) (39),33Chattanooga (41) -Appalachian State (24),(37) (22)Western Carolina 40,(34) (37)The Citadel (37) 37,45,40,32,(19)Samford (26) -Furman (42) (35)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GAntonio Henton 11 438 628 1852 2480 225.5Lee Chapple 7 153 42 787 829 118.4Adam Urbano 9 52 304 0 304 33.8Samair Baker 6 25 166 0 166 27.7Zeke Rozier 9 34 135 0 135 15.0Darell Norman 7 25 105 0 105 15.0Leander Barney 11 25 53 45 98 8.9Kyle Collins 1 3 0 37 37 37.0Terence Hall 8 8 29 0 29 3.6Jarrell Crawford 11 12 25 0 25 2.3Demarcus Watts 7 1 17 0 17 2.4Raja Andrews 10 2 13 0 13 1.3Darrell Pasco 11 1 1 0 1 0.1Chris Covington 11 1 -1 0 -1 -0.1TEAM 6 6 -19 0 -19 -3.2

Total 11 787 1498 2721 4219 383.5Opponents 11 847 1897 2639 4536 412.4

SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PtsAdrian Mora 0 10-12 31-31 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 61Antonio Henton 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Adam Urbano 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Raja Andrews 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Tim Camp 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Michael McIntosh 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Demarcus Watts 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Zeke Rozier 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Leander Barney 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Samair Baker 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Steve Cundari 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Jesse Hartley 0 0-3 11-13 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 11Darell Norman 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Jarrell Crawford 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6David Arnold 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Damon Suggs 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Dakota Walker 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Lee Chapple 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 6Larry Beard 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Chris Covington 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0

Total 46 10-15 42-44 0-0 0 0-1 0 1 350Opponents 41 13-18 35-39 0-0 2 2-2 0 1 326

ALL PURPOSE YARDAGE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GRaja Andrews 10 13 873 280 89 0 1255 125.5Antonio Henton 11 628 0 0 0 0 628 57.1Samair Baker 6 166 36 0 393 0 595 99.2Tim Camp 11 0 531 30 25 0 586 53.3Darrell Pasco 11 1 0 0 453 0 454 41.3Adam Urbano 9 304 28 14 0 0 346 38.4Leander Barney 11 53 209 0 17 0 279 25.4Michael McIntosh 11 0 270 0 0 0 270 24.5Demarcus Watts 7 17 232 0 0 0 249 35.6Terence Hall 8 29 78 38 86 0 231 28.9Zeke Rozier 9 135 57 0 0 0 192 21.3Marcus Russ 10 0 154 0 0 0 154 15.4Darell Norman 7 105 16 0 0 0 121 17.3Nick Bass 5 0 65 0 0 0 65 13.0Jarrell Crawford 11 25 40 0 0 0 65 5.9Steve Cundari 8 0 54 0 0 0 54 6.8Lee Chapple 7 42 0 0 0 0 42 6.0Joe Haynie 11 0 39 0 0 0 39 3.5Garryon Taylor 4 0 39 0 0 0 39 9.8Ronnie Wiggins 9 0 0 0 0 37 37 4.1David Arnold 9 0 0 26 0 0 26 2.9Roderick Tinsley 11 0 0 0 16 0 16 1.5Brett Layson 11 0 0 14 0 0 14 1.3J.B. Shippy 11 0 0 0 5 0 5 0.5Chris Covington 11 -1 0 0 3 0 2 0.2TEAM 6 -19 0 4 0 0 -15 -2.5

Total 11 1498 2721 406 1087 37 5749 522.6Opponents 11 1897 2639 253 796 210 5795 526.8

SEASON STATISTICS

Larry Beard

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DEFENSIVE LEADERS TACKLES SACKS PASS DEFENSE FUMBLES Blkd GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf

10 Quentin Taylor 10-8 49 49 98 9.0-22 2.0-12 . . 1 1--3 . . .

28 Chris Covington 11-10 48 47 95 14.0-77 6.5-57 . 3 . 1-0 1 . .

22 Terrione Benefield 10-3 30 27 57 2.5-7 0.5-2 . 3 1 . . . .

52 Dakota Walker 11-9 27 28 55 17.5-81 8.5-66 . 2 3 1-78 3 1 .

99 Damon Suggs 10-8 24 28 52 4.0-11 2.0-8 1-0 . . . . . .

35 Brandon Echols 11-6 22 24 46 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .

20 Chris Rogers 10-5 28 17 45 2.0-13 . . 3 . . 3 . .

24 Carson Hill 11-9 29 14 43 2.0-3 . . 10 . . . . .

40 J.B. Shippy 11-9 21 20 41 5.5-18 2.0-14 . 1 3 2-0 . . .

23 Ronnie Wiggins 9-7 30 9 39 . . 3-37 2 . . . . .

9 Darrell Pasco 11-7 25 11 36 0.5-5 . . 8 . 1-0 . . .

38 Derek Heyden 11-7 16 20 36 . . . 1 . . . . .

54 Dion Dubose 11-4 16 16 32 4.0-18 2.0-13 . . . . . . .

30 K.R. Snipes 10-2 16 9 25 2.0-7 . 1-0 3 . . . . .

55 Larry Beard 11-9 14 11 25 3.5-4 . . 4 2 . . 3 1

17 Lennie Richardson 11-1 7 17 24 1.5-4 . . 1 2 1-0 . . .

1 E.J. Webb 11-5 11 9 20 2.5-4 1.0-1 . . . . 1 . .

27 Marc Thomas 11-0 9 7 16 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . .

39 Evan Mattingly 11-1 10 6 16 . . . . . . . . .

90 Markeith Wylie 9-4 9 3 12 2.5-4 . . . . 1-0 1 . .

2 A.J. McCray 9-2 4 5 9 . . . . . . . . .

29 Darell Norman 7-4 8 1 9 . . . 1 . . 1 . .

82 Joe Haynie 11-2 7 2 9 . . . . . . . . .

44 Tavaris Williams 7-0 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .

94 Roderick Tinsley 11-0 3 2 5 1.5-6 0.5-4 . 1 . . . 1 .

33 David Arnold 9-0 2 3 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . .

19 Tim Camp 11-10 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .

11 Dylan Douglas 3-0 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .

53 David Lewis 11-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .

42 Charlie Edwards 11-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

34 Adam Urbano 9-1 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

15 Leander Barney 11-5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

96 Casey Wingard 11-2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

56 Matt Rucker 11-1 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

21 Raja Andrews 10-7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

18 Michael McIntosh 11-8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

78 Josh Petkovich 8-3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

98 Brandon Lee Williams 7-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

91 Kerry Bonds 2-0 1 . 1 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . . . . . .

46 Anthony Jones 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

66 Brent Russell 1-1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

72 Lewis Brooks 5-3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

57 Carter Jones 11-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

26 Zeke Rozier 9-6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

36 Brett Layson 11-0 . . . . . . . . . . 1 TEAM 6-0 . . . . . . . . . . 1 GSU 11-0 491 396 887 77-297 26-185 5-37 44 12 9-75 10 7 1 Opponents 11-0 437 365 802 68.0-309 29-229 17-210 51 15 14-10 15 2 1

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS09


INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes ......................... 25 Antonio Henton vs Appalachian State (Oct 18)Yards Rushing ....................... 103 Antonio Henton vs Austin Peay (Sep 6)TD Rushes..............................3 Antonio Henton vs Northeastern (Sep 13)Long Rush .....................................29 Zeke Rozier at Chattanooga (Oct 4) Adam Urbano at Chattanooga (Oct 4)Pass attempts ....................................56 Lee Chapple at Furman (Nov 15)Pass completions ..............................39 Lee Chapple at Furman (Nov 15)Yards Passing ..................................323 Lee Chapple at Furman (Nov 15)TD Passes ...................................3 Antonio Henton at The Citadel (Nov 1)Long Pass..................... 67 Antonio Henton vs Appalachian State (Oct 18)Receptions................................... 10 Raja Andrews at The Citadel (Nov 1) Raja Andrews vs Samford (Nov 8)Yards Receiving ..................................143 Raja Andrews vs Elon (Sep 20)TD Receptions ................................2 Tim Camp vs Northeastern (Sep 13) Michael McIntosh at Chattanooga (Oct 4) Raja Andrews at Western Carolina (Oct 25) Raja Andrews at The Citadel (Nov 1) Steve Cundari at Furman (Nov 15)Long Reception .....................67 Tim Camp vs Appalachian State (Oct 18)Field Goals ................................................2 Adrian Mora vs Elon (Sep 20) Adrian Mora vs Appalachian State (Oct 18)Long Field Goal ..................................42 Adrian Mora at Furman (Nov 15)Punts .............................................7 Charlie Edwards at Georgia (Aug 30) Charlie Edwards at Furman (Nov 15)Punting Avg ............... 48.0 Charlie Edwards at Western Carolina (Oct 25)Long Punt .........................................59 Charlie Edwards vs Elon (Sep 20)Long Punt Return ............84 Raja Andrews vs Appalachian State (Oct 18)Long Kickoff Return .............................. 94 Samair Baker vs Elon (Sep 20)Tackles......................................... 19 Chris Covington vs Wofford (Sep 27)Sacks .......................... 3.0 Chris Covington vs Appalachian State (Oct 18) Dakota Walker at Western Carolina (Oct 25)Tackles For Loss........................5.0 Dakota Walker at The Citadel (Nov 1)Interceptions ........................................2 Ronnie Wiggins vs Elon (Sep 20)

GSU TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes .....................................................49 at Western Carolina (Oct 25)Yards Rushing .................................................243 at Chattanooga (Oct 4)Yards Per Rush ................................................6.8 at Chattanooga (Oct 4)TD Rushes........................................................... 4 vs Austin Peay (Sep 6)Pass attempts ......................................................... 57 at Furman (Nov 15)Pass completions ................................................... 40 at Furman (Nov 15)Yards Passing ....................................................... 333 at Furman (Nov 15)Yards Per Pass ........................................... 10.3 vs Northeastern (Sep 13)TD Passes ..................................................3 at Western Carolina (Oct 25) at The Citadel (Nov 1)Total Plays ................................................89 at Western Carolina (Oct 25)Total Offense ..........................................503 at Western Carolina (Oct 25)Yards Per Play .............................................. 6.8 vs Northeastern (Sep 13)Points.................................................................52 at Chattanooga (Oct 4)Sacks By.....................................................5 at Western Carolina (Oct 25)First Downs ...............................................30 at Western Carolina (Oct 25)Penalties ................................................... 11 at Western Carolina (Oct 25)Penalty Yards ......................................... 137 at Western Carolina (Oct 25)Turnovers ................................................... 7 at Western Carolina (Oct 25)Interceptions By ............................................................. 2 vs Elon (Sep 20) at Chattanooga (Oct 4)

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes ...................... 33 Armanti Edwards, vs Appalachian State (Oct 18)Yards Rushing ......... 157 Armanti Edwards, vs Appalachian State (Oct 18)TD Rushes................................ 3 Knowshon Moreno, at Georgia (Aug 30) Dane Romero, vs Wofford (Sep 27) Armanti Edwards, vs Appalachian State (Oct 18)Long Rush ................. 35 Armanti Edwards, vs Appalachian State (Oct 18)Pass attempts ............................ 48 Bart Blanchard, at The Citadel (Nov 1)Pass completions ...................................27 Scott Riddle, vs Elon (Sep 20)........................................................Bart Blanchard, at The Citadel (Nov 1)Yards Passing .......................... 358 Bart Blanchard, at The Citadel (Nov 1)TD Passes ................................... 3 Bart Blanchard, at The Citadel (Nov 1)Long Pass........................................76 Jare Gault, at Chattanooga (Oct 4)Receptions......................................... 13 Terrell Hudgins, vs Elon (Sep 20)Yards Receiving ............................... 199 Terrell Hudgins, vs Elon (Sep 20)TD Receptions .................................... 1 Kris Durham, at Georgia (Aug 30) A.J. Green, at Georgia (Aug 30) Demiko Goodman, at Georgia (Aug 30) Lanis Frederick, vs Austin Peay (Sep 6) Jontamion Forrest, vs Austin Peay (Sep 6) Gilmartin, vs Northeastern (Sep 13) Terrell Hudgins, vs Elon (Sep 20,) Jordan Hazard, at Chattanooga (Oct 4) Patrick Wilkinson, at Chattanooga (Oct 4) Brian Quick, vs Appalachian State (Oct 18) B.J. Frazier, vs Appalachian State (Oct 18) Adam Hearns, at Western Carolina (Oct 25) AndreriusThomas, at Western Carolina (Oct 25) Andre Roberts, at The Citadel (Nov 1) Taylor Cornett, at The Citadel (Nov 1) Alex Sellars, at The Citadel (Nov 1) Jonathan Lowery, vs Samford (Nov 8) DeMarcus Covington, vs Samford (Nov 8)Long Reception ........................76 Jordan Hazard, at Chattanooga (Oct 4)Field Goals ...........................................5 Andrew Wilcox, vs Elon (Sep 20)Long Field Goal .................................. 52 Blair Walsh, at Georgia (Aug 30)Punts .......................................8 Blake Cain, at Western Carolina (Oct 25) Trent Hawk, at Furman (Nov 15)Punting Avg .....................................48.0 Bob Hooper, vs Samford (Nov 8)Long Punt ...........................................79 Bob Hooper, vs Samford (Nov 8)Long Punt Return ............................... 37 Asher Allen, at Georgia (Aug 30)Long Kickoff Return .............................38 Bo Williamson, vs Elon (Sep 20)Tackles.............................. 16 Michael Shaw, at Western Carolina (Oct 25)Sacks .................................... 2.0 David Akinniyi, vs Northeastern (Sep 13)Tackles For Loss............................2.5 Brandon Wiggins, vs Elon (Sep 20) Jeff Bradley, at Western Carolina (Oct 25) Erik Clanton, at The Citadel (Nov 1)Interceptions ............................................ 2 Terell Wilson, vs Elon (Sep 20) Seth Goldwire, vs Wofford (Sep 27) Andy Davis, vs Samford (Nov 8)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes ................................................................... 71 vs Wofford (Sep 27)Yards Rushing ...................................................... 332 vs Wofford (Sep 27)Yards Per Rush 6.6 ..................................................... at Georgia (Aug 30)TD Rushes................................................................ 4 vs Wofford (Sep 27)Pass attempts .................................................... 55 at Chattanooga (Oct 4)Pass completions ................................................28 at The Citadel (Nov 1)Yards Passing ....................................................373 at The Citadel (Nov 1)Yards Per Pass .................................................... 12.0 at Georgia (Aug 30)TD Passes ................................................................ 3 at Georgia (Aug 30) at The Citadel (Nov 1)Total Plays ...........................................................95 at The Citadel (Nov 1)Total Offense ........................................................ 535 at Georgia (Aug 30)Yards Per Play ....................................................... 9.1 at Georgia (Aug 30)Points...................................................................... 45 at Georgia (Aug 30)Sacks By................................................................... 6 vs Wofford (Sep 27)First Downs ............................................................. 29 vs Wofford (Sep 27)Penalties ..................................................................11 at Georgia (Aug 30)Penalty Yards ......................................................78 at The Citadel (Nov 1)Turnovers .............................................................3 vs Austin Peay (Sep 6) at Chattanooga (Oct 4)Interceptions By ......................................... 4 at Western Carolina (Oct 25)

SEASON SUPERLATIVES09


Date Opponent Score Overall Conf. Time Attend

Aug 30, 2008 at #1 Georgia 21-45 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 3:13 92,746 Sep 6, 2008 AUSTIN PEAY W 34-20 1-1-0 0-0-0 2:52 18,225 Sep 13, 2008 NORTHEASTERN WOT 34-27 2-1-0 0-0-0 3:00 17,491 * Sep 20, 2008 #17 ELON 20-22 L 2-2-0 0-1-0 3:12 17,049 * Sep 27, 2008 #14 WOFFORD OT 37-38 L 2-3-0 0-2-0 3:20 17,958 * Oct 4, 2008 at Chattanooga W 52-28 3-3-0 1-2-0 3:13 5,616 * Oct 18, 2008 #2 APPALACHIAN STATE 36-37 L 3-4-0 1-3-0 3:25 20,851 * Oct 25, 2008 at Western Carolina WOT 38-31 4-4-0 2-3-0 3:30 8,327 * Nov 1, 2008 at The Citadel WOT 44-41 5-4-0 3-3-0 3:34 11,190 * Nov 8, 2008 SAMFORD 17-27 L 5-5-0 3-4-0 2:57 17,436 * Nov 15, 2008 at #14 Furman W 17-10 6-5-0 4-4-0 3:15 10,496 * Southern Conference game

RUSHING RECEIVING PASSING KO RETURN PUNT RETURN ALL Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Off

Aug 30, 2008 at Georgia 35 102 2 26 19 188 1 34 19-36-1 188 1 34 7 128 0 45 1 14 0 14 290Sep 6, 2008 AUSTIN PEAY 44 224 4 25 13 89 1 36 13-22-1 89 1 36 4 63 0 18 3 32 0 17 313Sep 13, 2008 NORTHEASTERN 32 115 3 25 17 308 2 65 17-30-0 308 2 65 6 80 0 29 3 29 0 13 423Sep 20, 2008 ELON 29 107 0 28 20 232 1 54 20-40-2 232 1 54 6 170 1 94 3 48 0 32 339Sep 27, 2008 WOFFORD 33 141 2 25 20 303 2 58 20-33-2 303 2 58 6 152 0 34 0 0 0 0 444Oct 4, 2008 at Chattanooga 36 243 3 29 18 182 2 36 18-27-1 182 2 36 3 91 0 36 2 26 1 26 425Oct 18, 2008 APPALACHIAN STATE 33 134 2 21 16 292 1 67 16-40-2 292 1 67 7 71 0 15 2 103 1 84 426Oct 25, 2008 at Western Carolina 49 209 2 25 24 294 3 41 24-40-4 294 3 41 3 66 0 44 5 37 0 11 503Nov 1, 2008 at The Citadel 36 89 3 25 21 261 3 37 21-35-1 261 3 37 3 126 0 66 4 53 0 23 350Nov 8, 2008 SAMFORD 33 91 0 16 28 239 2 37 28-48-2 239 2 37 4 112 0 35 5 52 0 23 330Nov 15, 2008 at Furman 19 43 0 14 40 333 2 32 40-57-1 333 2 32 2 28 0 25 1 12 0 12 376 Totals 379 1498 21 29 236 2721 20 67 236-408-17 2721 20 67 51 1087 1 94 29 406 2 84 4219 Opponent 476 1897 21 35 209 2639 18 76 209-371-5 2639 18 76 44 796 0 38 22 253 0 37 4536

TACKLES SACKS FUMBLE PassBlkd Kicks-XPtsDate Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk KickAtt-Mad Run RcvSaf Pts

Aug 30, 2008 at Georgia 36 22 58 5.0-11 1.0-2 0 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 21Sep 6, 2008 AUSTIN PEAY 40 44 84 9.5-34 4.0-25 3 3-0 0-0 0 7 1 5-4 0 0 0 34Sep 13, 2008 NORTHEASTERN 41 47 88 4.0-14 1.0-9 2 2-0 0-0 2 5 0 5-4 0 0 0 34Sep 20, 2008 ELON 54 31 85 3.0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-0 1 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 20Sep 27, 2008 WOFFORD 52 63 115 3.0-18 0.0-0 1 1-78 0-0 0 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 37Oct 4, 2008 at Chattanooga 41 45 86 5.0-26 3.0-24 0 1--3 2-37 0 5 1 7-7 0 0 0 52Oct 18, 2008 APPALACHIAN STATE 47 43 90 9.0-41 4.0-33 1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 4-4 0 0 1 36Oct 25, 2008 at Western Carolina 42 18 60 10.0-41 5.0-34 1 0-0 0-0 3 4 2 5-5 0 0 0 38Nov 1, 2008 at The Citadel 55 44 99 13.0-58 3.0-31 2 0-0 0-0 4 5 1 5-5 0 0 0 44Nov 8, 2008 SAMFORD 39 21 60 10.5-31 3.0-14 0 1-0 0-0 2 1 2 2-2 0 0 0 17Nov 15, 2008 at Furman 44 18 62 5.0-19 2.0-13 0 0-0 1-0 0 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 Totals 491 396 887 77.0-297 26.0-185 10 9-75 5-37 12 44 7 44-42 0 0 1 350

Opponents 437 365 802 68.0-309 29.0-230 15 14-10 17-210 15 51 2 39-35 0 2 1 326

PUNTING FIELD GOALS KICKOFFSDate Opponent No Yds Avg Lg Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB

Aug 30, 2008 at Georgia 7 308 44.0 55 0 0 0 2 1 1-0 0 0 4 228 57.0 0 0Sep 06, 2008 AUSTIN PEAY 4 139 34.8 38 0 0 1 0 2 1-0 0 0 6 390 65.0 1 0Sep 13, 2008 NORTHEASTERN 3 131 43.7 44 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 5 338 67.6 3 0Sep 20, 2008 ELON 6 276 46.0 59 0 1 1 3 3 3-2 41 0 5 329 65.8 0 0Sep 27, 2008 WOFFORD 3 117 39.0 40 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 25 0 6 358 59.7 0 0Oct 04, 2008 at Chattanooga 4 175 43.8 53 0 1 0 1 1 1-1 41 0 9 569 63.2 2 0Oct 18, 2008 APPALACHIAN STATE 3 106 35.3 42 0 0 1 0 0 2-2 37 0 7 426 60.9 1 2Oct 25, 2008 at Western Carolina 2 96 48.0 56 0 0 0 1 1 2-1 34 0 5 328 65.6 3 0Nov 01, 2008 at The Citadel 7 230 32.9 56 1 0 1 1 0 1-1 37 0 5 309 61.8 1 0Nov 08, 2008 SAMFORD 3 91 30.3 35 0 1 0 0 1 1-1 26 0 4 232 58.0 2 0Nov 15, 2008 at Furman 7 249 35.6 46 0 0 2 0 5 1-1 42 0 3 182 60.7 0 0 Totals 49 1918 39.1 59 1 5 6 8 14 15-10 42 0 59 3689 62.5 13 2 Opponent 61 2334 38.3 79 3 5 6 7 13 18-13 52 1 61 3351 54.9 6 2

2008 SEASON RESULTS

TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

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2008 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS

TIME OF POSSESSION Date Opponent Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

Aug 30 at Georgia 33:08 10:52 6:50 7:56 7:30Sep 6 AUSTIN PEAY 26:11 5:24 7:23 4:09 9:15Sep 13 NORTHEASTERN 22:00 4:51 3:49 6:35 6:45 Sep 20 ELON 25:50 4:26 6:46 8:12 6:26Sep 27 WOFFORD 20:57 6:41 5:09 0:20 8:47 Oct 4 at Chattanooga 24:41 5:40 5:33 9:29 3:59Oct 18 APPALACHIAN STATE 25:18 7:35 7:45 5:52 4:06Oct 25 at Western Carolina 32:40 5:47 6:59 10:31 9:23 Nov 1 at The Citadel 23:44 5:42 6:50 4:54 6:18Nov 08 SAMFORD 29:52 10:57 7:36 6:39 4:40Nov 15 at Furman 31:01 7:42 10:01 5:31 7:47

Georgia Southern 295:22 75:37 74:41 70:08 74:56 Avg. 26:51 6:52 6:47 6:22 6:48

Opponents Total 362:28 89:23 90:19 94:52 87:54 Avg. 32:57 8:07 8:12 8:37 7:59

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Date Opponent Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime

Aug 30 at Georgia 4-16 25.0 1-5 20.0 2-5 40.0 0-3 0.0 1-3 33.3Sep 6 AUSTIN PEAY 4-13 30.8 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.Sep 13 NORTHEASTERN 2-10 20.0 2-2 100.0 0-2 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 0-0Sep 20 ELON 5-16 31.2 0-3 0.0 3-5 60.0 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3Sep 27 WOFFORD 6-12 50.0 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0Oct 4 at Chattanooga 5-11 45.5 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 0-3 0.0Oct 18 APPALACHIAN STATE 5-14 35.7 2-4 50.0 3-5 60.0 0-2 0.0 0-3 0.0Oct 25 at Western Carolina 4-15 26.7 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 0.0Nov 1 at The Citadel 0-8 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 0.0Nov 8 SAMFORD 9-17 52.9 2-5 40.0 3-5 60.0 3-4 75.0 1-3 33.3Nov 15 at Furman 8-16 50.0 2-4 50.0 5-7 71.4 0-2 0.0 1-3 33.3

Georgia Southern 52-148 35.1 13-37 35.1 17-39 43.6 10-32 31.2 12-40 30.0 0-0 0.0Opponents 59-169 34.9 10-36 27.8 19-43 44.2 15-41 36.6 14-44 31.8 1-5 20.0

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Date Opponent Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime

Aug 30 at Georgia 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0Sep 6 AUSTIN PEAY 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 13 NORTHEASTERN 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 Sep 20 ELON 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0Sep 27 WOFFORD 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0Oct 4 at Chattanooga 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0Oct 18 APPALACHIAN STATE 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0Oct 25 at Western Carolina 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0Nov 1 at The Citadel 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 8 SAMFORD 0-3 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0Nov 15 at Furman 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Georgia Southern 13-23 56.5 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 4-6 66.7 7-12 58.3 0-0 0.0 Opponents 11-26 42.3 0-2 0.0 3-5 60.0 1-5 20.0 6-11 54.5 1-3 33.3

Damon Suggs

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OFFENSE

Opponent LT LG C RG RT RB/WRUGA Maxwell Herrera Dunmon Loving Fountain BakerAP Maxwell Herrera Dunmon Loving Fountain BakerNU Maxwell Herrera Dunmon Loving Fountain BarneyELON Maxwell Herrera Dunmon Loving Fountain BakerWOF Maxwell Herrera Dunmon Loving Fountain BakerUTC Petkovich Herrera Dunmon Loving Fountain HallASU Petkovich Herrera Dunmon Loving Fountain Hall WCU Maxwell Herrera Dunmon Loving Fountain HallCIT Maxwell Herrera Brooks Loving Fountain UrbanoSAM Maxwell Herrera Brooks Loving Fountain BarneyFUR Maxwell Herrera Brooks Dunmon Fountain Barney

Opponent QB RB WR WR WRUGA Chapple Norman McIntosh Haynie CampAP Henton Norman McIntosh Hall CampNU Henton Norman Andrews Hall CampELON Henton Barney Andrews Watts CampWOF Henton Barney McIntosh Russ BassUTC Henton Rozier McIntosh Russ Camp ASU Henton Rozier Andrews McIntosh CampWCU Henton Rozier Taylor McIntosh Camp CIT Henton Rozier Andrews Haynie CampSAM Henton Rozier Andrews McIntosh CampFUR Chapple Rozier Andrews McIntosh Camp

DEFENSE

Opponent DE NT DE OLB MLB OLB UGA Beard Russell Walker Shippy Q. Taylor Webb AP Beard Wylie Walker Shippy Q. Taylor RuckerNU Beard Wylie Suggs Shippy Q. Taylor BenefieldELON Beard Suggs Walker Shippy Q. Taylor BenefieldWOF Beard Suggs Walker Benefield Q. Taylor CovingtonUTC Beard Wingard Suggs Shippy Q. Taylor Covington ASU Beard Wylie Walker Dubose Q. Taylor CovingtonWCU Suggs Wingard Walker Shippy Dubose CovingtonCIT Beard Suggs Walker Shippy Dubose CovingtonSAM Beard Suggs Walker Shippy Q. Taylor CovingtonFUR Suggs Wylie Walker Shippy Dubose Covington

Opponent ROV FS BAN CB CBUGA Mattingly Echols McCray Hill PascoAP Covington Heyden Echols Hill PascoNU Covington Rogers Echols Hill PascoELON Covington Rogers Echols Hill PascoWOF Rogers Heyden McCray Hill Wiggins UTC Rogers Heyden Wiggins Norman PascoASU Richardson Heyden Rogers Hill WigginsWCU Webb Echols Snipes Pasco WigginsCIT Webb Heyden Echols Pasco WigginsSAM Webb Heyden Snipes Hill WigginsFUR Webb Wiggins Snipes Hill Pasco

2008 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS09


SCORINGOFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP S Pts Avg/G 1 Appalachian State 14 72 8 64 1 0 0 522 37.3 2 Wofford 12 60 7 55 1 0 0 438 36.5 3 Georgia Southern 11 46 10 42 0 0 1 350 31.8 4 The Citadel 12 42 12 36 1 0 1 328 27.3 5 Elon 12 37 22 33 0 0 1 323 26.9 6 Furman 12 39 10 37 1 0 0 303 25.2 7 Samford 11 38 4 32 1 0 0 274 24.9 8 Western Carolina 12 26 10 21 2 0 0 211 17.6 9 Chattanooga 12 20 4 19 0 0 1 153 12.8 SCORINGDEFENSE G TD TG XPT 2XP DXP S Pts Avg/G 1 Samford 11 25 11 24 0 0 0 207 18.8 2 Elon 12 33 10 28 0 0 0 256 21.3 3 Appalachian State 14 39 10 37 0 0 1 303 21.6 4 Furman 12 36 6 33 0 0 0 267 22.2 5 Wofford 12 38 11 37 0 0 0 298 24.8 6 Western Carolina 12 47 7 44 0 0 0 347 28.9 7 Georgia Southern 11 41 13 35 2 0 1 326 29.6 8 The Citadel 12 54 7 49 0 0 0 394 32.8 9 Chattanooga 12 61 9 54 1 0 3 455 37.9 PASSOFFENSE G Cmp Att Int Pct. YdsAvg. TDAvg/G 1 Georgia Southern 11 236 408 17 57.8 2721 6.7 20 247.4 2 Elon 12 272 438 15 62.1 2934 6.7 24 244.5 3 The Citadel 12 239 408 13 58.6 2866 7.0 25 238.8 4 Appalachian State 14 226 354 10 63.8 3281 9.3 32 234.4 5 Furman 12 229 378 10 60.6 2576 6.8 16 214.7 6 Western Carolina 12 243 427 5 56.9 2348 5.5 18 195.7 7 Samford 11 170 251 6 67.7 1914 7.6 13 174.0 8 Chattanooga 12 162 337 19 48.1 1780 5.3 11 148.3 9 Wofford 12 93 145 4 64.1 1529 10.5 10 127.4 PASSDEFENSE G Comp Att Int Pct. YardsAvg. TDAvg/G 1 Western Carolina 12 178 292 12 61.0 2074 7.1 17 172.8 2 Appalachian State 14 218 458 19 47.6 2442 5.3 12 174.4 3 Elon 12 206 355 10 58.0 2263 6.4 17 188.6 4 Furman 12 227 358 13 63.4 2355 6.6 17 196.2 5 The Citadel 12 193 306 3 63.1 2404 7.9 26 200.3 6 Chattanooga 12 190 313 8 60.7 2424 7.7 27 202.0 7 Samford 11 199 345 18 57.7 2361 6.8 12 214.6 8 Wofford 12 272 412 13 66.0 2837 6.9 24 236.4 9 Georgia Southern 11 209 371 5 56.3 2639 7.1 18 239.9 KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Avg. 1 Georgia Southern 11 51 1087 1 21.3 2 Samford 11 38 800 0 21.1 3 Elon 12 54 1121 0 20.8 4 Appalachian State 14 45 902 0 20.0 5 Wofford 12 51 1013 0 19.9 6 The Citadel 12 59 1095 0 18.6 7 Western Carolina 12 57 1030 0 18.1 8 Chattanooga 12 74 1278 0 17.3 9 Furman 12 49 831 0 17.0 PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P Ret. Avg. TB Net/P 1 Furman 12 44 1764 40.1 161 3.7 2 35.5 2 The Citadel 12 50 2067 41.3 317 6.3 0 35.0 3 Wofford 12 28 1029 36.8 41 1.5 1 34.6 4 Samford 11 53 2061 38.9 233 4.4 2 33.7 5 Chattanooga 12 81 2977 36.8 185 2.3 3 33.7 6 Elon 12 44 1764 40.1 200 4.5 4 33.7 7 Western Carolina 12 72 2667 37.0 294 4.1 4 31.8 8 Georgia Southern 11 48 1862 38.8 234 4.9 5 31.8 9 Appalachian State 14 60 2352 39.2 379 6.3 6 30.9 TURNOVER MARGIN G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mgn Per/G 1 Samford 11 12 18 30 10 6 16 +14 1.27 2 Wofford 12 9 13 22 7 4 11 +11 0.92 3 Western Carolina 12 14 12 26 14 5 19 +7 0.58 4 Appalachian State 14 8 19 27 18 10 28 -1 -0.07 5 Furman 12 9 13 22 13 10 23 -1 -0.08 6 Elon 12 10 10 20 8 15 23 -3 -0.25 The Citadel 12 12 3 15 5 13 18 -3 -0.25 8 Chattanooga 12 11 8 19 11 19 30 -11 -0.92 9 Georgia Southern 11 9 5 14 14 17 31 -17 -1.55

RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yards Avg. TD Yards/G 1 Wofford 12 669 4077 6.1 4 8 339.8 2 Appalachian State 14 604 3210 5.3 39 229.3 3 Samford 11 452 1893 4.2 24 172.1 4 Furman 12 422 1763 4.2 20 146.9 5 Elon 12 421 1733 4.1 11 144.4 6 Georgia Southern 11 379 1498 4.0 21 136.2 7 The Citadel 12 434 1505 3.5 13 125.4 8 Western Carolina 12 392 1228 3.1 6 102.3 9 Chattanooga 12 393 919 2.3 7 76.6 RUSHING DEFENSE G Att Yards Avg. TD Yards/G 1 Samford 11 372 1140 3.1 11 103.6 2 Wofford 12 417 1613 3.9 13 134.4 3 Elon 12 428 1667 3.9 12 138.9 4 Furman 12 436 1801 4.1 19 150.1 5 Appalachian State 14 527 2234 4.2 23 159.6 6 Georgia Southern 11 476 1897 4.0 21 172.5 7 The Citadel 12 449 2269 5.1 27 189.1 8 Western Carolina 12 466 2394 5.1 28 199.5 9 Chattanooga 12 503 2886 5.7 30 240.5 TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G 1 Wofford 12 4077 1529 814 5606 6.9 58 467.2 2 Appalachian State 14 3210 3281 958 6491 6.8 71 463.6 3 Elon 12 1733 2934 859 4667 5.4 35 388.9 4 Georgia Southern 11 1498 2721 787 4219 5.4 41 383.5 5 The Citadel 12 1505 2866 842 4371 5.2 38 364.2 6 Furman 12 1763 2576 800 4339 5.4 36 361.6 7 Samford 11 1893 1914 703 3807 5.4 37 346.1 8 Western Carolina 12 1228 2348 819 3576 4.4 24 298.0 9 Chattanooga 12 919 1780 730 2699 3.7 18 224.9 TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G 1 Samford 11 1140 2361 717 3501 4.9 23 318.3 2 Elon 12 1667 2263 783 3930 5.0 29 327.5 3 Appalachian State 14 2234 2442 985 4676 4.7 35 334.0 4 Furman 12 1801 2355 794 4156 5.2 36 346.3 5 Wofford 12 1613 2837 829 4450 5.4 37 370.8 6 Western Carolina 12 2394 2074 758 4468 5.9 45 372.3 7 The Citadel 12 2269 2404 755 4673 6.2 53 389.4 8 Georgia Southern 11 1897 2639 847 4536 5.4 39 412.4 9 Chattanooga 12 2886 2424 816 5310 6.5 57 442.5 PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yards TD Avg. 1 The Citadel 12 30 590 4 19.7 2 Georgia Southern 11 29 406 2 14.0 3 Samford 11 21 232 1 11.0 4 Furman 12 15 159 1 10.6 5 Wofford 12 12 107 0 8.9 6 Elon 12 24 204 2 8.5 7 Chattanooga 12 23 180 0 7.8 8 Appalachian State 14 36 230 0 6.4 9 Western Carolina 12 29 92 0 3.2 PASSEFFICIENCY G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards TD Effic. 1 Wofford 12 93 145 4 64.1 1529 10 170.0 2 Appalachian State 14 226 354 10 63.8 3281 32 165.9 3 Samford 11 170 251 6 67.7 1914 13 144.1 4 The Citadel 12 239 408 13 58.6 2866 25 131.4 5 Elon 12 272 438 15 62.1 2934 24 129.6 6 Furman 12 229 378 10 60.6 2576 16 126.5 7 Georgia Southern 11 236 408 17 57.8 2721 20 121.7 8 Western Carolina 12 243 427 5 56.9 2348 18 114.7 9 Chattanooga 12 162 337 19 48.1 1780 11 91.9 PASSEFFDEFENSE G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards TD Effic. 1 Appalachian State 14 218 458 19 47.6 2442 12 92.7 2 Samford 11 199 345 18 57.7 2361 12 116.2 3 Elon 12 206 355 10 58.0 2263 17 121.7 4 Furman 12 227 358 13 63.4 2355 17 127.1 5 Georgia Southern 11 209 371 5 56.3 2639 18 129.4 6 Western Carolina 12 178 292 12 61.0 2074 17 131.6 7 Wofford 12 272 412 13 66.0 2837 24 136.8 8 Chattanooga 12 190 313 8 60.7 2424 27 149.1 9 The Citadel 12 193 306 3 63.1 2404 26 155.1

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FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 1 Appalachian State 14 156 137 11 304 21.7 2 Wofford 12 198 58 11 267 22.2 3 Elon 12 97 134 24 255 21.2 4 The Citadel 12 95 133 12 240 20.0 5 Furman 12 99 119 16 234 19.5 6 Georgia Southern 11 101 112 20 233 21.2 7 Western Carolina 12 74 116 28 218 18.2 8 Samford 11 91 74 29 194 17.6 9 Chattanooga 12 58 80 20 158 13.2 OPP. 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 1 Samford 11 73 101 15 189 17.2 2 Elon 12 92 95 19 206 17.2 3 Furman 12 108 105 11 224 18.7 4 Western Carolina 12 119 98 14 231 19.2 5 The Citadel 12 106 112 18 236 19.7 6 Georgia Southern 11 103 113 32 248 22.5 7 Appalachian State 14 124 106 20 250 17.9 8 Chattanooga 12 125 102 27 254 21.2 9 Wofford 12 112 134 14 260 21.7 SACKS BY G No. Yards 1 Wofford 12 34 213 2 Appalachian State 14 32 216 3 Samford 11 27 168 4 Furman 12 26 182 Georgia Southern 11 26 185 6 Elon 12 25 144 7 The Citadel 12 17 127 Chattanooga 12 17 105 9 Western Carolina 12 13 124 PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1 Wofford 12 51 403 33.6 2 The Citadel 12 53 444 37.0 3 Furman 12 56 454 37.8 4 Western Carolina 12 66 571 47.6 5 Elon 12 65 598 49.8 6 Chattanooga 12 75 629 52.4 7 Appalachian State 14 88 761 54.4 8 Georgia Southern 11 78 735 66.8 9 Samford 11 81 771 70.1 OPP PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1 Western Carolina 12 89 820 68.3 2 Georgia Southern 11 86 668 60.7 3 Samford 11 74 656 59.6 4 Elon 12 71 684 57.0 5 Chattanooga 12 66 658 54.8 6 Appalachian State 14 79 723 51.6 7 Furman 12 70 540 45.0 8 The Citadel 12 64 533 44.4 9 Wofford 12 58 477 39.8

4TH-DNCONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1 Wofford 12 25 39 64.1 2 Samford 11 13 22 59.1 3 Furman 12 16 28 57.1 4 Georgia Southern 11 13 23 56.5 5 The Citadel 12 11 23 47.8 6 Appalachian State 14 9 19 47.4 7 Elon 12 9 21 42.9 8 Western Carolina 12 6 20 30.0 9 Chattanooga 12 4 23 17.4 OPP4TH-DNCONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. 1 Wofford 12 9 25 36.0 2 Appalachian State 14 15 36 41.7 3 Georgia Southern 11 11 26 42.3 4 Western Carolina 12 6 13 46.2 5 Chattanooga 12 8 17 47.1 6 Furman 12 13 25 52.0 Elon 12 13 25 52.0 8 Samford 11 13 24 54.2 9 The Citadel 12 9 16 56.2 3RD-DNCONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1 Appalachian State 14 81 177 45.8 2 Wofford 12 67 147 45.6 3 Elon 12 82 181 45.3 4 The Citadel 12 79 183 43.2 5 Furman 12 66 157 42.0 6 Samford 11 57 150 38.0 7 Western Carolina 12 67 181 37.0 8 Georgia Southern 11 52 148 35.1 9 Chattanooga 12 46 171 26.9 OPP3RD-DNCONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. 1 Appalachian State 14 68 214 31.8 2 Georgia Southern 11 59 169 34.9 3 Elon 12 62 168 36.9 4 Western Carolina 12 55 145 37.9 5 Samford 11 65 162 40.1 6 The Citadel 12 57 137 41.6 7 Furman 12 73 168 43.5 8 Chattanooga 12 71 158 44.9 9 Wofford 12 83 163 50.9 SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards 1 Wofford 12 5 27 2 Furman 12 15 109 3 Samford 11 17 110 4 Elon 12 24 208 5 The Citadel 12 25 184 6 Appalachian State 14 26 196 7 Georgia Southern 11 29 229 8 Western Carolina 12 39 225 9 Chattanooga 12 42 305

FIELDGOALS G Made-Att Pct. 1 Elon 12 22-27 .815 2 Wofford 12 7-9 .778 3 Furman 12 10-14 .714 4 Georgia Southern 11 10-15 .667 Western Carolina 12 10-15 .667 Appalachian State 14 8-12 .667 7 The Citadel 12 12-20 .600 8 Samford 11 4-8 .500 9 Chattanooga 12 4-10 .400 PATKICKING G Made-Att Pct. 1 Furman 12 37-38 .974 2 Georgia Southern 11 42-44 .955 3 Chattanooga 12 19-20 .950 4 Wofford 12 55-58 .948 5 Appalachian State 14 64-69 .928 6 Elon 12 33-37 .892 7 The Citadel 12 36-41 .878 8 Western Carolina 12 21-24 .875 9 Samford 11 32-37 .865 TIME OF POSSESSION G Poss.Time Avg/G 1 Samford 11 342:27 31:07 2 The Citadel 12 373:23 31:06 3 Wofford 12 368:27 30:42 4 Western Carolina 12 366:47 30:33 5 Furman 12 365:10 30:25 6 Elon 12 362:10 30:10 7 Chattanooga 12 353:32 29:27 8 Appalachian State 14 408:26 29:10 9 Georgia Southern 11 295:22 26:51 KICK COVERAGE G No. Yds Avg. Retn TB Net. 1 Georgia Southern 11 60 3745 62.4 815 13 44.5 2 Elon 12 68 4027 59.2 1150 3 41.4 3 Furman 12 58 3353 57.8 998 1 40.3 4 Chattanooga 12 36 2287 63.5 721 6 40.2 5 Appalachian State 14 94 5388 57.3 1434 9 40.1 6 Western Carolina 12 48 2720 56.7 722 5 39.5 7 The Citadel 12 59 3213 54.5 938 3 37.5 8 Wofford 12 76 4278 56.3 1491 2 36.1 9 Samford 11 53 2715 51.2 787 3 35.2

2008 SOCON TEAM STATISTICS

REDZONEOFFENSE G Scores-Chances Pct TDs Rush-Pass Made-Att Fumb Int. Downs Other 1 Elon 12 38-42 90.5 24 10-14 14-16 0 0 2 0 2 Appalachian State 14 53-60 88.3 46 32-14 7-10 1 0 3 0 3 Georgia Southern 11 38-45 84.4 31 17-14 7-9 2 3 0 0 4 The Citadel 12 39-48 81.2 28 13-15 11-16 1 2 1 0 5 Furman 12 40-51 78.4 31 20-11 9-11 2 1 5 1 6 Wofford 12 46-59 78.0 40 40-0 6-8 2 0 6 3 7 Chattanooga 12 13-17 76.5 10 6-4 3-4 0 1 2 0 8 Samford 11 29-39 74.4 25 21-4 4-5 3 2 3 1 Western Carolina 12 29-39 74.4 21 5-16 8-10 2 1 5 0 REDZONEDEFENSE G Scores-Chances Pct TDs Rush-Pass Made-Att Fumb Int. Downs Other 1 Wofford 12 30-40 75.0 22 10-12 8-9 1 2 6 0 2 Appalachian State 14 36-47 76.6 27 21-6 9-12 2 2 4 0 3 Furman 12 34-44 77.3 29 17-12 5-6 1 4 4 0 4 Samford 11 24-31 77.4 15 10-5 9-11 1 0 3 1 5 Western Carolina 12 39-48 81.2 33 23-10 6-10 2 1 2 0 6 Georgia Southern 11 42-51 82.4 31 19-12 11-15 2 0 3 0 7 Chattanooga 12 45-54 83.3 39 25-14 6-10 2 1 1 1 8 Elon 12 29-34 85.3 21 10-11 8-9 0 1 3 0 9 The Citadel 12 44-51 86.3 37 23-14 7-8 3 0 1 2

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RUSHING Cl G Att. Yds Avg. TD Lg Avg/G 1 Chris Evans-SAM SO 11 260 1284 4.9 14 54 116.7 2 Dane Romero-WOF SR 12 210 1078 5.1 23 56 89.8 3 Brandon Newsome-ELON SO 12 183 931 5.1 2 55 77.6 4 Armanti Edwards-ASU JR 13 193 941 4.9 11 76 72.4 5 Mike Brown-FUR SO 12 162 823 5.1 5 55 68.6 6 Ben Widmyer-WOF SR 12 142 800 5.6 10 75 66.7 7 Quan Warley-WCU FR 11 149 672 4.5 2 33 61.1 8 Asheton Jordan-CIT FR 12 142 711 5.0 4 56 59.2 9 Antonio Henton-GSU SO 11 159 628 3.9 9 25 57.1 10 Erroll Wynn-UTC JR 12 196 636 3.2 3 22 53.0 PASSINGAVG/GAME Cl G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Lg Avg/G 1 Scott Riddle-ELON SO 12 263-427-15 61.6 2871 24 91 239.2 2 Armanti Edwards-ASU JR 13 196-306-9 64.1 2902 30 72 223.2 3 Jordan Sorrells-FUR JR 12 224-368-10 60.9 2537 16 71 211.4 4 Bart Blanchard-CIT SO 12 205-345-11 59.4 2436 19 78 203.0 5 Antonio Henton-GSU SO 11 156-279-12 55.9 1852 15 67 168.4 6 D. Taliaferro-SAM FR 11 151-225-5 67.1 1745 13 74 158.6 7 Andy Horn-WCU SR 9 107-185-1 57.8 1085 7 78 120.6 8 Zack Jaynes-WCU FR 10 127-229-4 55.5 1163 10 42 116.3 9 Ben Widmyer-WOF SR 12 77-118-2 65.3 1284 10 59 107.0 10 Jare Gault-UTC JR 12 99-190-6 52.1 961 7 76 80.1

TOTAL OFFENSE Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G 1 Armanti Edwards-ASU JR 13 941 2902 499 3843 295.6 2 Scott Riddle-ELON SO 12 6 2871 504 2877 239.8 3 Antonio Henton-GSU SO 11 628 1852 438 2480 225.5 4 Bart Blanchard-CIT SO 12 173 2436 445 2609 217.4 5 Jordan Sorrells-FUR JR 12 -27 2537 400 2510 209.2 6 Ben Widmyer-WOF SR 12 800 1284 260 2084 173.7 7 D. Taliaferro-SAM FR 11 60 1745 291 1805 164.1 8 Zack Jaynes-WCU FR 10 148 1163 311 1311 131.1 9 Andy Horn-WCU SR 9 -33 1085 211 1052 116.9 10 Chris Evans-SAM SO 11 1284 0 261 1284 116.7

RECEPTIONS/GAME Cl G Rec. Yards TD LgAvg/C Avg/G Rec/G 1 Andre Roberts-CIT JR 12 95 1334 14 78 14.0 111.2 7.9 2 Terrell Hudgins-ELON JR 12 86 1116 10 70 13.0 93.0 7.2 3 Raja Andrews-GSU SR 10 64 873 5 55 13.6 87.3 6.4 4 Adam Mims-FUR SO 12 58 711 3 50 12.3 59.2 4.8 5 Bo Williamson-ELON SR 11 46 561 7 64 12.2 51.0 4.2 6 Clint Woods-UTC JR 12 49 512 3 51 10.4 42.7 4.1 Adam Hearns-WCU SO 12 49 423 3 29 8.6 35.2 4.1 8 CoCo Hillary-ASU SO 14 56 735 5 50 13.1 52.5 4.0 9 David Hendrix-FUR FR 12 46 565 1 41 12.3 47.1 3.8 10 Marquel Pittman-WCU SO 11 40 571 4 78 14.3 51.9 3.6 RECEIVEYDS/GAME Cl G Rec. Yards TD LgRec/G Avg/C Avg/G 1 Andre Roberts-CIT JR 12 95 1334 14 78 7.9 14.0 111.2 2 Terrell Hudgins-ELON JR 12 86 1116 10 70 7.2 13.0 93.0 3 Raja Andrews-GSU SR 10 64 873 5 55 6.4 13.6 87.3 4 Adam Mims-FUR SO 12 58 711 3 50 4.8 12.3 59.2 5 Andy Strickland-WOF SR 12 34 656 7 59 2.8 19.3 54.7

ALLPURPOSE Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yards Yards/G 1 Andre Roberts-CIT JR 12 94 1334 461 19 1908 159.0 2 Chris Evans-SAM SO 11 1284 151 0 0 1435 130.5 3 Asheton Jordan-CIT FR 12 711 138 0 686 1535 127.9 4 Mike Rucker-WOF SO 12 539 34 3 931 1507 125.6 5 Raja Andrews-GSU SR 10 13 873 280 89 1255 125.5 6 Mike Brown-FUR SO 12 823 343 0 277 1443 120.2 7 CoCo Hillary-ASU SO 14 29 735 0 701 1465 104.6 8 Dane Romero-WOF SR 12 1078 133 0 0 1211 100.9 9 Riley Hawkins-SAM FR 11 79 466 0 557 1102 100.2 10 Adam Mims-FUR SO 12 61 71 130 252 1154 96.2

INTERCEPTIONS Cl G No. Yards TD Long Avg/G 1 Mark LeGree-ASU SO 13 10 32 0 22 0.77 2 Bryce Smith-SAM SO 11 5 19 0 7 0.45 3 Mitchell Bell-WCU SO 12 5 111 1 55 0.42 4 Terell Wilson-ELON SO 12 4 68 0 68 0.33 Max Lerner-FUR SO 12 4 57 0 36 0.33 Ronnie Wiggins-GSU JR 9 3 37 0 37 0.33 William Middleton-FUR SR 12 4 1 0 1 0.33 8 Antoine George-WCU JR 11 3 21 0 13 0.27 Ty Levie-SAM JR 11 3 7 0 7 0.27 10 Travis Dowda-ASU JR 12 3 33 1 33 0.25

PASSEFFICIENCY Cl G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Lg Effic. 1 Armanti Edwards-ASU JR 13 196-306-9 64.1 2902 30 72 170.2 2 D. Taliaferro-SAM FR 11 151-225-5 67.1 1745 13 74 146.9 3 Bart Blanchard-CIT SO 12 205-345-11 59.4 2436 19 78 130.5 4 Scott Riddle-ELON SO 12 263-427-15 61.6 2871 24 91 129.6 5 Jordan Sorrells-FUR JR 12 224-368-10 60.9 2537 16 71 127.7 6 Antonio Henton-GSU SO 11 156-279-12 55.9 1852 15 67 120.8 7 Andy Horn-WCU SR 9 107-185-1 57.8 1085 7 78 118.5 8 Zack Jaynes-WCU FR 10 127-229-4 55.5 1163 10 42 109.0 9 Jare Gault-UTC JR 12 99-190-6 52.1 961 7 76 100.4

PUNT RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yards TD Lg Avg. 1 Andre Roberts-CIT JR 12 24 461 3 64 19.2 2 Raja Andrews-GSU SR 10 20 280 1 84 14.0 3 Richie Fordham-SAM FR 11 16 179 0 38 11.2 4 Adam Mims-FUR SO 12 13 130 0 59 10.0 5 Karlos Sullivan-ELON JR 12 16 153 1 81 9.6 6 Jordan Hazard-UTC JR 12 19 150 0 58 7.9 7 B.J. Frazier-ASU SO 14 29 183 0 28 6.3 8 Adam Hearns-WCU SO 12 13 36 0 11 2.8

KICK RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yards TD Lg Avg. 1 Bo Williamson-ELON SR 11 15 380 0 56 25.3 2 CoCo Hillary-ASU SO 14 30 701 0 48 23.4 3 Darrell Pasco-GSU JR 11 20 453 0 45 22.6 4 Mike Rucker-WOF SO 12 42 931 0 67 22.2 5 Asheton Jordan-CIT FR 12 32 686 0 62 21.4 6 Riley Hawkins-SAM FR 11 26 557 0 52 21.4 7 Lance Camp-ELON SO 12 25 519 0 48 20.8 8 Adam Mims-FUR SO 12 13 252 0 38 19.4 9 Levon Curtis-WCU FR 12 19 362 0 39 19.110 Mike Brown-FUR SO 12 15 277 0 38 18.5

PUNTING Cl G No. Yards Lg Avg. 1 Brandon Lane-ELON SR 12 40 1659 58 41.5 2 Mark Kaspar-CIT SR 12 50 2067 60 41.3 3 Trent Hawk-FUR JR 12 42 1716 70 40.9 4 Neil Young-ASU SR 14 55 2232 56 40.6 5 Jeff Lloyd-UTC JR 11 57 2281 70 40.0 6 Bob Hooper-SAM SO 11 49 1957 79 39.9 7 Charlie Edwards-GSU FR 11 47 1862 59 39.6 8 Blake Cain-WCU FR 11 68 2646 55 38.9

SCORING Cl G TD FG XPT 2XP Pts Pts/G 1 Dane Romero-WOF SR 12 23 0 0 0 138 11.5 2 Andre Roberts-CIT JR 12 18 0 0 0 108 9.0 3 Andrew Wilcox-ELON SR 12 0 22 33 0 99 8.2 4 Chris Evans-SAM SO 11 14 0 0 2 86 7.8 5 Robert Welton-ASU SO 11 12 0 0 0 72 6.5 6 Patrick Mugan-WOF SR 12 0 7 55 2 78 6.5 7 Jason Vitaris-ASU SO 14 0 8 64 0 88 6.3 8 Sam Keeler-CIT FR 12 0 12 36 0 72 6.0 9 Matthew Cesari-FUR SR 12 0 9 37 0 64 5.3 10 Armanti Edwards-ASU JR 13 11 0 0 2 68 5.2

SCORING (TDs) Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret. PAT Pts Pts/G 1 Dane Romero-WOF SR 12 23 23 0 0 0 138 11.5 2 Andre Roberts-CIT JR 12 18 1 14 3 0 108 9.0 3 Chris Evans-SAM SO 11 14 14 0 0 1 86 7.8 4 Robert Welton-ASU SO 11 12 11 1 0 0 72 6.5 5 Armanti Edwards-ASU JR 13 11 11 0 0 1 68 5.2 6 Terrell Hudgins-ELON JR 12 10 0 10 0 0 60 5.0 Ben Widmyer-WOF SR 12 10 10 0 0 0 60 5.0 8 Antonio Henton-GSU SO 11 9 9 0 0 0 54 4.9 9 Adam Urbano-GSU FR 9 7 7 0 0 0 42 4.7 10 Andy Strickland-WOF SR 12 9 2 7 0 0 54 4.5

SCORING (KICK) Cl G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G 1 Andrew Wilcox-ELON SR 12 33-37 22-27 99 8.2 2 Patrick Mugan-WOF SR 12 55-58 7-9 76 6.3 3 Jason Vitaris-ASU SO 14 64-69 8-12 88 6.3 4 Sam Keeler-CIT FR 12 36-41 12-19 72 6.0 5 Matthew Cesari-FUR SR 12 37-38 9-12 64 5.3 6 Blake Bostic-WCU JR 12 20-23 10-15 50 4.2 7 J.P. Fraites-SAM SO 11 24-26 3-7 33 3.0 8 Craig Camay-UTC JR 12 19-20 4-10 31 2.6 9 Bob Hooper-SAM SO 11 5-8 1-1 8 0.7 10 Trent Hawk-FUR JR 12 0-0 1-2 3 0.2

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FIELDGOALS Cl G Made Att. Pct. Made/G 1 Andrew Wilcox-ELON SR 12 22 27 81.5 1.83 2 Sam Keeler-CIT FR 12 12 19 63.2 1.00 3 Blake Bostic-WCU JR 12 10 15 66.7 0.83 4 Matthew Cesari-FUR SR 12 9 12 75.0 0.75 5 Patrick Mugan-WOF SR 12 7 9 7 7.8 0.58 6 Jason Vitaris-ASU SO 14 8 12 66.7 0.57 7 Craig Camay-UTC JR 12 4 10 40.0 0.33 8 J.P. Fraites-SAM SO 11 3 7 42.9 0.27 9 Bob Hooper-SAM SO 11 1 1 100.0 0.09 10 Trent Hawk-FUR JR 12 1 2 50.0 0.08

PATKICKINGPCT Cl G Made Att. Pct. 1 Matthew Cesari-FUR SR 12 37 38 97.4 2 Patrick Mugan-WOF SR 12 55 58 94.8 3 Jason Vitaris-ASU SO 14 64 69 92.8 4 J.P. Fraites-SAM SO 11 24 26 92.3 5 Andrew Wilcox-ELON SR 12 33 37 89.2 6 Sam Keeler-CIT FR 12 36 41 87.8 SACKS Cl G Pos. Solo Ast. Yards Total Avg/G 1 Dakota Walker-GSU SR 11 DE 8 1 66 8.5 0.77 2 Mitch Clark-WOF JR 12 DE 7 2 60 8.0 0.67 3 Chris Covington-GSU SR 11 LB 5 3 57 6.5 0.59 4 Jabari Fletcher-ASU SO 13 DL 5 2 45 6.0 0.46 5 Lanston Tanyi-ASU FR 14 DL 5 1 25 6.0 0.43 6 Patrick Hatcher-SAM SO 11 DL 4 1 40 5.5 0.50 Shaun Van Rensburg-FUR JR 11 DE 4 3 35 5.5 0.50 8 William Middleton-FUR SR 12 CB 5 0 40 5.0 0.42 9 Rodney Shepherd-SAM SR 11 LB 4 2 21 5.0 0.45 10 Jordan Daniel-ELON JR 12 DE 3 1 14 4.5 0.38 11 Dewitt Jones-CIT JR 12 DL 3 2 33 4.0 0.33 Matt Norcia-WOF SR 12 LB 3 2 27 4.0 0.33 Ti Happer-ELON SR 12 DE 3 2 24 4.0 0.33 14 Mark Brown-SAM SR 11 DL 4 0 19 4.0 0.36 15 Rodney Beamon-UTC SR 12 DT 3 2 15 4.0 0.33 16 Gaines Burnett-FUR SR 12 DE 3 1 34 3.5 0.29 17 J.M. Clay-SAM SO 10 DL 3 1 30 3.5 0.35 18 Ameet Pall-WOF FR 12 DL 2 3 24 3.5 0.29 Brandon Ward-ELON SO 12 DE 3 1 19 3.5 0.29 20 A. Williams-ASU JR 14 DL 2 1 25 3.0 0.21

TACKLES FOR LOSS Cl G Pos. Solo Ast. Yards Total Avg/G 1 Dakota Walker-GSU SR 11 DE 15 5 81 17.5 1.59 2 Chris Covington-GSU SR 11 LB 11 6 77 14.0 1.27 3 Jabari Fletcher-ASU SO 13 DL 11 4 58 13.0 1.00 Adrian McLeod-WCU JR 12 LB 10 4 35 12.0 1.00 Mitch Clark-WOF JR 12 DE 9 6 79 12.0 1.00 6 Mark Brown-SAM SR 11 DL 11 1 45 11.5 1.05 7 Brandon Williams-FUR SR 12 LB 10 3 32 11.5 0.96 8 Rodney Shepherd-SAM SR 11 LB 8 3 33 9.5 0.86 Patrick Hatcher-SAM SO 11 DL 9 1 47 9.5 0.86 10 Quentin Taylor-GSU SR 10 LB 6 6 22 9.0 0.90 11 Jeff Bradley-WCU SR 11 DL 7 4 32 9.0 0.82 12 Terrence Reese-CIT JR 12 DL 7 3 20 8.5 0.71 B.J. Taylor-UTC JR 12 DT 7 3 24 8.5 0.71 William Middleton-FUR SR 12 CB 8 1 48 8.5 0.71 15 Quavian Lewis-ASU JR 13 DL 6 4 30 8.0 0.62 16 Jarvis Newson-UTC SR 12 LB 6 4 37 8.0 0.67 17 Shaun Van Rensburg-FUR JR 11 DE 6 3 37 7.5 0.68 18 Dewitt Jones-CIT JR 12 DL 6 3 50 7.5 0.62 19 Justin Brown-FUR JR 10 NG 6 3 23 7.5 0.75 20 Bryce Smith-SAM SO 11 LB 7 1 26 7.5 0.68

FUMBLES FORCED Cl G No. Avg/G 1 Chris Collins-WCU JR 12 6 0.50 2 Chris Rogers-GSU JR 10 3 0.30 3 Dakota Walker-GSU SR 11 3 0.27 4 Jordon Gilmore-CIT JR 12 3 0.25 Mitch Clark-WOF JR 12 3 0.25 6 Andy Davis-SAM SO 9 2 0.22 7 Bryce Smith-SAM SO 11 2 0.18 Rodney Shepherd-SAM SR 11 2 0.18 9 Neil Brown-UTC SR 12 2 0.17 Brandon Williams-FUR SR 12 2 0.17

FUMBLES RECOVERED Cl G No. Avg/G 1 Jeff Bradley-WCU SR 11 4 0.36 2 Jacque Roman-ASU JR 14 4 0.29 3 Cody Crowell-SAM SO 10 2 0.20 Jeremy Towns-SAM FR 10 2 0.20 5 J.B. Shippy-GSU FR 11 2 0.18 Brent Nall-SAM SR 11 2 0.18 T. Broussard-SAM SO 11 2 0.18 8 Jonathan Vest-CIT SR 12 2 0.17 Hunter Twitty-FUR SR 12 2 0.17 Eric Ludwig-ELON JR 12 2 0.17

PASSES DEFENDED Cl G BrUp Int. Total Avg/G 1 Cortez Gilbert-ASU JR 14 17 2 19 1.36 2 Mark LeGree-ASU SO 13 7 10 17 1.31 3 William Middleton-FUR SR 12 9 4 13 1.08 4 Terell Wilson-ELON SO 12 8 4 12 1.00 5 Seth Goldwire-WOF SR 12 9 2 11 0.92 6 Carson Hill-GSU JR 11 10 0 10 0.91 7 Pierre Banks-ASU SR 14 11 1 12 0.86 8 Mychael Johnson-WOF JR 12 9 1 10 0.83 9 Antoine George-WCU JR 11 6 3 9 0.82 10 Chris Lewis-Harris-UTC FR 12 6 3 9 0.75 11 Darrell Pasco-GSU JR 11 8 0 8 0.73 12 Max Lerner-FUR SO 12 4 4 8 0.67 Karlos Sullivan-ELON JR 12 6 2 8 0.67 14 Ed Gainey-ASU FR 14 9 0 9 0.64 15 Ty Levie-SAM JR 11 4 3 7 0.64 16 Mitchell Bell-WCU SO 12 2 5 7 0.58 17 Ronnie Wiggins-GSU JR 9 2 3 5 0.56 18 Bryce Smith-SAM SO 11 1 5 6 0.55 19 Adrian McLeod-WCU JR 12 5 1 6 0.50 Brandon Williams-FUR SR 12 5 1 6 0.50

TACKLES(Allpositions) Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/GSacks 1 Quentin Taylor-GSU SR 10 LB 49 49 98 9.8/2.0 2 Jacque Roman-ASU JR 14 LB 49 81 130 9.3/3.0 3 Brandon Williams-FUR SR 12 LB 52 56 108 9.0/2.0 4 D.J. Smith-ASU SO 14 LB 63 60 123 8.8/2.0 5 Chris Covington-GSU SR 11 LB 48 47 95 8.6/6.5 6 Bryce Smith-SAM SO 11 LB 59 33 92 8.4/1.5 7 Adrian McLeod-WCU JR 12 LB 55 45 100 8.3/2.0 8 William Middleton-FUR SR 12 CB 38 58 96 8.0/5.0 9 Seth Goldwire-WOF SR 12 LB 39 56 95 7.9/1.5 10 Jordon Gilmore-CIT JR 12 LB 43 50 93 7.8/1.5 11 Chris Collins-WCU JR 12 S 49 43 92 7.7/2.0 12 Rodney Shepherd-SAM SR 11 LB 49 34 83 7.5/5.0 13 Brandon Wiggins-ELON SO 11 LB 31 49 80 7.3/1.0 14 Max Lerner-FUR SO 12 ROV 44 42 86 7.2/0.0 15 Pierre Banks-ASU SR 14 LB 47 51 98 7.0/2.0 16 James Mitchell-WOF SR 12 LB 38 43 81 6.8/2.0 17 Joseph Thornton-UTC JR 12 LB 58 21 79 6.6/0.5 18 Hunter Twitty-FUR SR 12 LB 25 52 77 6.4/2.0 Jason Leventis-WOF SR 12 DB 44 33 77 6.4/0.0 20 Thomas Twitty-FUR SR 12 FS 39 36 75 6.2/0.0 21 Quintin Phillips-WCU JR 12 LB 37 36 73 6.1/1.0 22 Nolan Ward-ELON JR 12 DB 36 34 70 5.8/0.0 23 Tommy Irvin-WOF SO 9 DB 27 25 52 5.8/0.0 24 Terrione Benefield-GSU JR 10 LB 30 27 57 5.7/0.5 25 Julian Hicks-FUR JR 12 BAN 37 31 68 5.7/0.0 Joshua Jones-ELON FR 12 LB 24 44 68 5.7/2.5 27 Corey Weaver-ELON SR 12 LB 34 33 67 5.6/1.5 28 Dewitt Jones-CIT JR 12 DL 33 33 66 5.5/4.0 29 Terell Wilson-ELON SO 12 DB 37 28 65 5.4/2.0 30 Cameron McGlenn-ELON JR 12 DB 38 26 64 5.3/0.5 31 Matt Norcia-WOF SR 12 LB 29 34 63 5.2/4.0 Mel Capers-CIT SO 12 DB 39 24 63 5.2/0.0 33 Walker White-ELON JR 9 DB 29 18 47 5.2/0.0 34 Damon Suggs-GSU SR 10 DL 24 28 52 5.2/2.0 35 Cortez Gilbert-ASU JR 14 DB 45 27 72 5.1/0.0 36 Gary Blount-WOF JR 12 LB 33 27 60 5.0/2.0 Tony Swafford-UTC JR 12 DB 35 25 60 5.0/0.0 Dakota Walker-GSU SR 11 DE 27 28 55 5.0/8.5 Andy Davis-SAM SO 9 DB 31 14 45 5.0/0.0 40 Mitchell Bell-WCU SO 12 DB 36 23 59 4.9/0.0 41 Dwight House-CIT SR 11 DB 28 26 54 4.9/0.0 42 Buster Skrine-UTC SO 10 DB 36 12 48 4.8/0.0 43 J.D. Dothard-UTC FR 12 DB 38 18 56 4.7/0.0 Quinton Smith-SAM SR 9 LB 25 17 42 4.7/0.0 45 T. Broussard-SAM SO 11 DB 34 17 51 4.6/0.5 46 Brandon Echols-GSU JR 10 DB 22 24 46 4.6/0.0 47 Antoine George-WCU JR 11 CB 35 15 50 4.5/0.0 48 Raeshon Ball-UTC SR 12 DB 39 15 54 4.5/0.0 Mike Niam-WOF FR 12 LB 32 22 54 4.5/0.0 Chris Rogers-GSU JR 10 DB 28 17 45 4.5/0.0

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SOCON OVERALLTeam W L Pct For Opp W L Pct For Opp

Appalachian State 8 0 1.000 323 152 11 3 .786 522 303Wofford 7 1 .875 311 193 9 3 .750 438 298Elon 6 2 .750 214 170 8 4 .667 323 256Georgia Southern 4 4 .500 261 234 6 5 .545 350 394Furman 4 4 .500 169 187 7 5 .583 303 267Samford 4 4 .500 181 154 6 5 .545 274 207 The Citadel 2 6 .250 201 248 4 8 .333 328 394Western Carolina 1 7 .125 137 238 3 9 .250 211 347Chattanooga 0 8 .000 94 315 1 11 .083 153 455

August 28 Western Carolina 35, Shorter College 0 Samford 21, West Georgia 19

August 30 LSU 41, Appalachian State 13 Georgia 45, Georgia Southern 21 Furman 62, Mars Hill 14 Citadel 54, Webber International 7 Wofford 38, Presbyterian 21 Oklahoma 57, Chattanooga 2 Richmond 28, Elon 10 September6Virginia Tech 24, Furman 7 Elon 30, Stony Brook 20Appalachian State 56, Jacksonville 7 Clemson 45, Citadel 17 Chattanooga 47, Cumberland 6 Georgia Southern 34, Austin Peay 20 Florida State 69, Western Carolina 0 Wofford 41, Charleston Southern 23 Samford 62, Faulkner 0

September13Furman 42, Colgate 21Florida State 46, Chattanooga 7 Georgia Southern 34, Northeastern 27Liberty 19, Western Carolina 16Elon 66, Presbyterian 12 Ole Miss 34, Samford 10 September20Citadel 37, Princeton 24 Western Carolina 23, Presbyterian 21 Furman 23, Delaware 21 Jacksonville State 31, Chattanooga 3Elon 22, Georgia Southern 20South Carolina 23, Wofford 13 James Madison 35, Appalachian State 32

September27Citadel 34, Western Carolina 14 Elon 23, Samford 17Furman 35, Chattanooga 10 Appalachian State 48, Presbyterian 14 Georgia Southern 37, Wofford 38

October4Samford 21, Western Carolina 6Elon 31, Furman 10 Appalachian State 47, Citadel 21 Georgia Southern 52, Chattanooga 28

October11Furman 28, Western Carolina 21 Elon 27, Citadel 23 Appalachian State 35, Samford 24 Wofford 56, Chattanooga 7

October18Wofford 42, Western Carolina 14 Furman 34, Citadel 20 Elon 42, Chattanooga 7 Appalachian State 37, Georgia Southern 36

October25Samford 28, Citadel 10 Wofford 55, Elon 20 Appalachian State 26, Furman 14 Georgia Southern 38, Western Carolina 31 October31Appalachian State 70, Wofford 24

November1Georgia Southern 44, The Citadel 41 Furman 28, Samford 27

November8Samford 27, Georgia Southern 17 Elon 33, Western Carolina 14 Appalachian State 49, Chattanooga 7 Wofford 33, Citadel 28

November15Citadel 24, Chattanooga 21 Appalachian State 24, Elon 16 Georgia Southern 17, Furman 10Wofford 28, Samford 7

November22Wofford 35, Furman 10Liberty 26, Elon 3 Florida 70, Citadel 19 Samford 30, Chattanooga 7 Appalachian State 35, Western Carolina 10

FCS PLAYOFFS

November29Appalachian State 37South Carolina State 21 James Madison 38, Wofford 35 Quarterfinals December6Richmond 33, Appalachian State 13

2008 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

2008 SOCON RESULTS

2008 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE WEEK-BY-WEEK RESULTS

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First Team OffenseQB Armanti Edwards, Jr., Appalachian StateRB Chris Evans, So., SamfordRB Dane Romero, Sr., WoffordOL Ben Quick, Sr., WoffordOL Joel Bell, Sr., FurmanOL Derek Wooten, Sr., WoffordOL Jon Bieschke, Sr., Appalachian StateOL Mario Aciteli, Jr., Appalachian StateTE Ben Jorden, Fr., Appalachian StateWR Andre Roberts, Jr., The CitadelWR Terrell Hudgins, Jr., Elon

First Team DefenseDL Dakota Walker, Sr., Georgia SouthernDL Jabari Fletcher, So., Appalachian StateDL Mitch Clark, Jr., WoffordDL Patrick Hatcher, So., SamfordLB Jacque Roman, Jr., Appalachian StateLB Chris Covington, Sr., Georgia SouthernLB Brandon Williams, Sr., FurmanDB Mark LeGree, So., Appalachian StateDB William Middleton, Sr., FurmanDB Cortez Gilbert, Jr., Appalachian StateDB Max Lerner, So., Furman

Second Team Offense QB Scott Riddle, So., ElonRB Brandon Newsome, So., ElonRB Mike Brown, So., FurmanOL Ben Miller, Sr., WoffordOL Brad Coley, Sr., Appalachian StateOL Chris Werden, Jr., ElonOL Thomas Slaughter, Sr., FurmanOL Mitchell Waters, Sr., SamfordTE Chris Truss, Jr., FurmanWR RajaAndrews,Sr.,GeorgiaSouthernWR Adam Mims, So., Furman Second Team Defense DL Terrence Reese, Jr., The CitadelDL Anthony Williams, Jr., Appalachian StateDL Dewitt Jones, Jr., The CitadelDL Jeff Bradley, Sr., Western CarolinaLB Seth Goldwire, Sr., WoffordLB D.J. Smith, So., Appalachian StateLB Bryce Smith, So., SamfordDB Mitchell Bell, So., Western CarolinaDB Jason Leventis, Sr., WoffordDB Andy Davis, So., SamfordDB Walker White, Jr., Elon

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SPORTS MEDIA ASSOCIATION

Defensive Player of the Year:Chris Covington, Georgia SouthernOffensive Player of the YearArmanti Edwards, Appalachian State*Freshman of the YearDustin Taliaferro, SamfordCoachoftheYearJerry Moore, Appalachian State

First Team OffenseQB Armanti Edwards, Jr., Appalachian StateRB Chris Evans, So., SamfordRB Dane Romero, Sr., WoffordOL Jon Bieschke, Sr., Appalachian StateOL Brad Coley, Sr., Appalachian StateOL David Harrison, Jr., ElonOL Joel Bell, Sr., FurmanOL Derek Wooten, Sr., WoffordOL Dan DeHaven, Jr., The CitadelTE Ben Jorden, Fr., Appalachian StateWR Andre Roberts, Jr., The CitadelWR Terrell Hudgins, Jr., Elon

First Team DefenseDL Dakota Walker, Sr., Georgia SouthernDL Mitch Clark, Jr., WoffordDL Jabari Fletcher, So., Appalachian StateDL Terrence Reese, Jr., The CitadelLB Jacque Roman, Jr., Appalachian StateLB Chris Covington, Sr., Georgia SouthernLB Pierre Banks, Sr., Appalachian State DB Cortez Gilbert, Jr., Appalachian StateDB Mark LeGree, So., Appalachian StateDB William Middleton, Sr., FurmanDB Thomas Twitty, Sr., FurmanDB Max Lerner, So., Furman

Second Team OffenseQB Scott Riddle, So., ElonRB Brandon Newsome, So., Elon RB Mike Brown, So., FurmanOL Ben Quick, Sr., WoffordOL Mario Acitelli, Jr., Appalachian State OL Daniel Kilgore, So., Appalachian StateOL Ben Miller, Sr., WoffordOL Jon Weber, Jr., SamfordOL Dio Herrera, Sr., Georgia SouthernTE Taylor Cornett, Sr., The CitadelWR RajaAndrews,Sr.,GeorgiaSouthernWR Andy Strickland, Sr., Wofford

SecondTeamDefenseDL Anthony Williams, Jr., Appalachian StateDL Jeff Bradley, Sr., Western CarolinaDL Eric Ludwig, Jr., ElonDL Layton Baker, Sr., WoffordLB Corey Weaver, Sr., ElonLB Bryce Smith, So., SamfordLB D.J. Smith, So., Appalachian StateDB Andy Davis, So., SamfordDB Mychael Johnson, Jr., WoffordDB Walker White, Jr., ElonDB Jason Leventis, Sr., WoffordDB Mitchell Bell, So., Western Carolina

Offensive Player of the Year Armanti Edwards, Appalachian StateDefensive Player of the YearJacque Roman, Appalachian StateFreshman of the YearDustin Taliaferro, SamfordJacobsBlockingAwardJoel Bell, FurmanCoachoftheYearJerry Moore, Appalachian State

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE HEAD COACHES

2008 ALL-SOCON HONORS

Senior DL Dakota WalkerFirst Team All-SoCon

Media&Coaches

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THE EAGLE PROGRAM09 THE PROGRAM

‘THE RUN’ Fans at the 1999 NCAA Championship Game and a national television audience witnessed 58 yards of power as Adrian Peterson ran around, over and through the Youngstown State defense on December 18, 1999. The Eagles claimed an unprecedented fifth national crown as Peterson ran for a title game record 247 yards.


RushingSINGLE SEASONAttempts1. 290 ........Chaz Williams ..................................20022. 261 ........Jayson Foster ..................................2007 261 ........Adrian Peterson ..............................20014. 257 ........Adrian Peterson ..............................19985. 248 ........Adrian Peterson ..............................19996. 244 ........Jermaine Austin ...............................2002

Yardage1. 1,932 .....Adrian Peterson ..............................19982. 1,844 .....Jayson Foster ..................................20073. 1,807 .....Adrian Peterson ..............................19994. 1,546 .....Jermaine Austin ...............................20055. 1,481 .....Jayson Foster ..................................20056. 1,461 .....Jermaine Austin ...............................20037. 1,459 .....Adrian Peterson ..............................20018. 1,422 .....Chaz Williams ..................................20029. 1,416 .....Jermaine Austin ...............................2002

Touchdowns1. 28 ..........Adrian Peterson ..............................19992. 27 ..........Chaz Williams ..................................20023. 25 ..........Chaz Williams ..................................2004 25 ..........Adrian Peterson ..............................19985. 24 ..........Jayson Foster ..................................20076. 21 ..........Jayson Foster ..................................20057. 19 ..........Ernest Thompson ............................19888. 18 ..........Adrian Peterson ..............................2001 18 ..........Tracy Ham .......................................1986

Yards-Per-Carry Average (Min. 100 atts.)1. 7.5 .........Adrian Peterson (257-1,932) ..........19982. 7.4 .........Ricky Harris (111-825).....................19853. 7.3 .........Adrian Peterson (248-1,807) ..........19994. 7.1 .........Jayson Foster (261-1,844) .............2007 7.1 .........Greg Hill (152-1,084) ......................19996. 6.7 .........Lamar Lewis (143-955) ...................2007 6.7 .........Roderick Russell (184-1,238) .........19968. 6.6 .........Jermaine Austin (233-1,546) ..........2005

SINGLE GAMEMost Attempts: 34 ..........Adrian Peterson at Delaware 12/9/2000 (FCS Semifinals) 34 ..........Charles Bostick at Eastern Kentucky 10/5/1991

Most Yards Gained: 333 ........Adrian Peterson vs. Massachusetts (FCS Second Round) 12/4/1999

Most Yards Gained By a Freshman: 232 ........Adrian Peterson vs. Connecticut (FCS Second Round) 12/5/1998

Most Yards Gained, Season Opener: 231 ........Jayson Foster vs. West Georgia 9/8/2007

Most Yards Gained By a Quarterback: 279 ........Jayson Foster at Wofford .......11/3/2007

Most Touchdowns:1. 6 ..........Jayson Foster at Coastal Carolina 9/15/20072. 5 ...........Adrian Peterson vs. VMI ....... 9/30/2000 5 ...........Adrian Peterson vs. UMass (FCS Second Round) 12/4/1999 5 ...........Adrian Peterson vs. The Citadel 10/24/1998 5 ...........Gerald Harris vs. North Carolina A&T (FCS First Round) 11/29/1986

Longest Run From Scrimmage1. 92t .........Mark Myers vs. Appalachian State 10/19/20022. 91t .........Adrian Peterson vs. East Tennessee State 10/31/19983. 85t .........Chris Wright at Western Carolina 10/8/19944. 84t .........Anthony Williams vs. Johnson C. Smith 9/9/20005. 83t .........Jayson Foster at Furman .....11/11/20066. 82t .........Jayson Foster at Wofford ........11/3/20077. 80t .........Jayson Foster vs. The Citadel 10/27/2007 80t .........Jayson Foster vs. Johnson C. Smith 9/11/20049. 78t .........Jermaine Austin at East Tennessee State 11/1/2003 78t .........Marlow Warthen at Furman ....11/5/1994

CAREERAttempts1. 996 ........Adrian Peterson ....................1998-20012. 857 ........Jermaine Austin ......................... 2002-053. 695 ........Raymond Gross ........................ 1987-904. 687 ........Joe Ross .................................... 1987-905. 642 ........Tracy Ham ................................. 1983-866. 578 ........Charles Bostick ......................... 1990-95

Yardage1. 6,559 .....Adrian Peterson ....................1998-20012. 5,411 .....Jermaine Austin ......................... 2002-053. 3,876 .....Joe Ross .................................... 1987-904. 3,835 .....Jayson Foster ............................ 2004-075. 3,325 .....Roderick Russell ....................... 1994-976. 3,309 .....Greg Hill ..................................... 1996-997. 3,212 .....Tracy Ham ................................. 1983-86

Touchdowns1. 84 ..........Adrian Peterson ....................1998-20012. 62 ..........Chaz Williams ............................ 2001-043. 54 ..........Jayson Foster ............................ 2004-074. 53 ..........Gerald Harris ............................. 1983-865. 49 ..........Greg Hill ..................................... 1996-996. 44 ..........Ernest Thompson ...................... 1985-897. 43 ..........Tracy Ham ................................. 1983-86

Yards per Carry Avg. (Min. 300 atts.)1. 6.75 .......Ricky Harris ............................... 1983-862. 6.74 .......Jayson Foster ............................ 2004-073. 6.59 .......Adrian Peterson ....................1998-20014. 6.3 .........Jermaine Austin ......................... 2002-055. 6.2 .........Roderick Russell ....................... 1994-976. 5.8 .........Greg Hill ..................................... 1996-997. 5.6 .........Joe Ross .................................... 1987-90

MiscellaneousConsecutive Games Gaining 100+ Yards (incl. playoffs): 48 .........Adrian Peterson ....................1998-2001

Consecutive Games Gaining 100+ Yards(regular season): 36 .........Adrian Peterson ....................1998-2001

Consecutive Games Gaining 100+ Yards - Quarterback: 10 .........Chaz Williams ..................................2002

Consecutive Games Scoring a Rushing TD: 12 .........Jayson Foster ..................................2005

Most 100-Yard Games In a Season: 15 ..........Adrian Peterson ..............................1999 15 ..........Adrian Peterson ..............................1998

Most 100-Yard Games In a Career (including playoffs): 54 .........Adrian Peterson ....................1998-2001

INDIVIDUALRECORDS

Accolades and honors -- and records -- stacked up for Adrian Peterson during his career in an Eagle uniform. His name has a lasting presence on Georgia Southern, Southern Conference and NCAA record books including the NCAA Division I national mark for career rushing yards with 6,559.

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Most 100-Yard Games In a Career (regular season): 40 .........Adrian Peterson ....................1998-2001

Most Seasons Gaining 1,000 Yards or More: 4 ............Adrian Peterson .... (1998, ‘99, 2000, ‘01)

PassingSINGLE SEASONAttempts1. 283 ........Travis Clark ......................................20062. 279 ........Antonio Henton ...............................20083. 220 ........Tracy Ham .......................................19844. 189 ........Raymond Gross ..............................19905. 177 ........Tracy Ham .......................................19866. 171 ........Tracy Ham .......................................19857. 170 ........Jayson Foster ..................................20078. 156 ........Kenny Robinson ..............................1996

Completions1. 156 ........Antonio Henton ...............................20082. 147 ........Travis Clark ......................................20063. 109 ........Jayson Foster .................................2007 109 ........Tracy Ham .......................................19845. 108 ........Raymond Gross ..............................19906. 98 ..........Tracy Ham .......................................19867. 94 ..........Tracy Ham .......................................19858. 86 ..........Kenny Robinson ..............................1996

Yards1. 1,852 .....Antonio Henton ...............................20082. 1,808 .....Travis Clark ......................................20063. 1,772 .....Tracy Ham .......................................19864. 1,694 .....Tracy Ham .......................................19845. 1,534 .....Raymond Gross ..............................19906. 1,405 .....Tracy Ham .......................................19857. 1,262 .....Greg Hill ...........................................19998. 1,247 .....J.R. Revere ......................................20009. 1,203 .....Jayson Foster ..................................200710. 1,193 .....Greg Hill ...........................................1998

Interceptions1. 13 ..........Tracy Ham .......................................19842. 12 ..........Antonio Henton ...............................2008 3. 10 ..........Tracy Ham .......................................19864. 9 ............Rob Allen .........................................19825. 8 ............Tracy Ham .......................................19856. 7 ............Kenny Robinson ..............................1996 7 ............Greg Hill ......................1997, 1998, 1999 7 ............J.R. Revere ......................................2000

Touchdowns1. 15 ..........Antonio Henton ...............................20082. 13 ..........Chaz Williams ..................................20043. 12 ..........Tracy Ham .......................................19844. 11 ..........J.R. Revere ......................................20005. 9 ............Chaz Williams ..................................2002 9 ............Greg Hill ...........................................1999 9 ............Tracy Ham .......................................19868. 8 ............Travis Clark ......................................2006

Completion Percentage1. 64.5 .......Lee Chapple ....................................20082. 64.4 .......Kenny Robinson ..............................19953. 64.1 .......Jayson Foster ..................................20074. 59.4 .......Greg Hill ...........................................19995. 58.8 .......Greg Hill ...........................................19986. 57.1 .......Raymond Gross ..............................19907. 55.9 .......Antonio Henton ...............................20088. 55.6 .......Charles Bostick ...............................1991

CAREERMost Attempts1. 677 ........Tracy Ham ................................. 1983-862. 507 ........Raymond Gross ........................ 1987-903. 434 ........Kenny Robinson ........................ 1994-974. 342 ........Greg Hill ..................................... 1996-995. 287 ........Travis Clark ................................ 2006-076. 279 ........Antonio Henton ...............................20087. 275 ........Chaz Williams ............................ 2001-048. 263 ........J.R. Revere ............................1998-2001

Playoffs not included in season and career totals prior to 2002

Most Completions1. 352 ........Tracy Ham ................................. 1983-862. 265 ........Raymond Gross ........................ 1987-903. 242 ........Kenny Robinson ........................ 1994-974. 192 ........Greg Hill ..................................... 1996-995. 156 ........Antonio Henton ...............................20086. 147 ........Travis Clark ................................ 2006-077. 143 ........Jayson Foster ............................ 2004-078. 127 ........Chaz Williams ............................ 2001-049. 124 ........J.R. Revere ............................1998-2001

Most Yards1. 5,757 .....Tracy Ham ................................. 1983-862. 3,806 .....Raymond Gross ........................ 1987-903. 3,369 .....Greg Hill ..................................... 1996-994. 3,203 .....Kenny Robinson ........................ 1994-975. 2,534 .....Chaz Williams ............................ 2001-046. 2,335 .....J.R. Revere ................................ 1998-01

Most Interceptions1. 37 ..........Tracy Ham ................................. 1983-862. 22 ..........Greg Hill ..................................... 1996-993. 17 ..........Raymond Gross ........................ 1987-904. 13 ..........Kenny Robinson ........................ 1994-975. 12 ..........Antonio Henton ...............................20086. 11 ..........J.R. Revere ............................1998-2001

Most Touchdowns1. 34 ..........Tracy Ham ................................. 1983-862. 23 ..........Chaz Williams ............................ 2001-043. 22 ..........Greg Hill ..................................... 1996-994. 18 ..........J.R. Revere ............................1998-2001 18 ..........Raymond Gross ........................ 1987-906. 15 ..........Antonio Henton ...............................2008 15 ..........Jayson Foster ............................ 2004-078. 14 ..........Kenny Robinson ........................ 1994-97

Completion Percentage1. 61.4 .......Jayson Foster (143-of-233) ...... 2004-072. 56.1 .......Greg Hill ..................................... 1996-993. 55.8 .......Kenny Robinson ........................ 1994-974. 52.3 .......Tracy Ham ................................. 1983-86 52.3 .......Raymond Gross ........................ 1987-906. 50.5 .......Derrick McGrady ....................... 1990-91

SINGLE GAMEMost Attempts: 56 ..........Lee Chapple at Furman ........11/15/2008

Most Completions: 39 ..........Lee Chapple at Furman ........11/15/2008

Most Yards: 419 .......Tracy Ham vs. Furman ........ 12/21/1985 (FCS Championship Game)

Most Interceptions: 6 ...........Tracy Ham vs. East Tennessee State 11/3/1984

Most Touchdowns: 4 ...........Chaz Williams vs. Elon ......... 10/2/2004 4 ............Greg Hill vs. Western Illinois 12/12/1998 (FCS Semifinals) 4 ............Tracy Ham vs. Furman ........ 12/21/1985 (FCS Championship Game)

Longest Pass Completions1. 85t .........Travis Clark to Jayson Foster at The Citadel, 10/28/20062. 82t .........Darius Smiley to Teddy Craft at Elon 10/1/20053. 81t .........Jayson Foster to Michael McIntosh vs. West Georgia, 9/8/20074. 80t .........Trey Hunter to T. J. Anderson vs. Chattanooga, 9/27/2003 80t .........Greg Hill to Corey Joyner vs. Chattanooga, 9/26/1998 80t .........Greg Hill to Earthwind Moreland vs. Liberty, 11/16/19967. 79t .........Tracy Ham to Ricky Harris vs. Arkansas State (FCS Championship), 12/20/1986 79t .........Chaz Williams to Carl Kearney vs. The Citadel, 10/26/2002

INDIVIDUALRECORDS

Georgia Southern’s first first-team All-America, Tracy Ham still dominates the Eagle career passing records for attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns. He ranks first in career total offense with 8,969 yards, gaining more than 2,000 yards in his final three seasons.

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MISCELLANEOuSLowest Percentage of Passes Intercepted, Season: 0.0% ....Kenny Robinson (0 in 70) ...............1997

Lowest Percentage of Passes Intercepted, Career: 2.91% ..Chaz Williams (8 in 275) ........... 2001-04

Most Games Throwing 200+ Yards, Season: 5 ............Antonio Henton ...............................2008 (298 Northeastern; 232 Elon; 292 Appalachian St.; 261 at The Citadel; 202 Samford)

Most Games Gaining 200+ Yards, Career: 10 .........Tracy Ham (8 regular season) .. 1983-86

Most Consecutive Games Throwing a TD Pass: 5 ...........Antonio Henton ...............................2008 Chaz Williams ..................................2004

Highest Percentage of Passes for TDs, Season: 12.9% ...Jayson Foster (8 in 62) ...................2005

Highest Percentage of Passes for TDs, Career: 8.4% ....Chaz Williams (23 in 275) ......... 2001-04

Most Yards Per Attempt, Season: 13.6 .......Jayson Foster (842-62) ...................2005

Most Yards Per Attempt, Career: 9.9 .........Greg Hill (342-3,369) ................ 1996-99

Most Yards Per Completion, Season: 25.5 .......Jayson Foster (842-33) ...................2005

Most Yards Per Completion, Career: 19.95 ....Chaz Williams (2,534-127) ....... 2001-04

ReceivingSINGLE SEASONReceptions1. 64 ..........Raja Andrews ..................................20082. 39 ..........Maurice Bing ...................................19963. 38 ..........Raja Andrews ..................................20074. 37 ..........Karl Miller .........................................19905. 36 ..........Tim Camp ........................................20086. 35 ..........Tony Belser ......................................19877. 33 ..........Jayson Foster ..................................20068. 31 ..........Corey Joyner ...................................19979. 30 ..........Monty Sharpe ..................................198410. 29 ..........Chris Johnson .................................2000

Yardage1. 873 ........Raja Andrews ..................................20082. 673 ........Chris Johnson .................................20003. 654 ........Monty Sharpe ..................................19844. 595 ........Corey Joyner ...................................19975. 582 ........Frank Johnson ................................19866. 561 ........Tony Belser ......................................19877. 541 ........Maurice Bing ...................................1996

Touchdowns1. 8 ............Chris Johnson .................................20002. 7 ............Teddy Craft ......................................2004 7 ............Corey Joyner ...................................19974. 5 ............Raja Andrews ..................................2008 5 ............Teddy Craft ......................................2005 5 ............Monty Sharpe ..................................1986 5 ............Monty Sharpe ..................................1985 5 ............Monty Sharpe ..................................19849. 4 ............Tim Camp ........................................2008 4 ............Michael McIntosh ............................2008 4 ............Reggie McCutchen .........................2005

Yards-Per-Catch (Min. 20 rec.)1. 24.1 .......Teddy Craft ......................................20042. 23.2 .......Chris Johnson .................................20003. 22.4 .......Frank Johnson ................................19864. 22.3 .......Terrence Sorrell ...............................19905. 21.8 .......Monty Sharpe ..................................19846. 20.6 .......Corey Joyner ...................................1998

CAREERReceptions1. 127 ........Raja Andrews ............................ 2005-082. 93 ..........Monty Sharpe ............................ 1983-863. 80 ..........Tony Belser ................................ 1985-884. 71 ..........Corey Joyner ............................. 1994-985. 70 ..........Terrence Sorrell ......................... 1989-926. 69 ..........Chris Johnson .......................1997-2000

Yardage1. 1,854 .....Monty Sharpe ............................ 1983-862. 1,538 .....Raja Andrews ............................ 2005-083. 1,472 .....Tony Belser ................................ 1985-884. 1,332 .....Corey Joyner ............................. 1994-985. 1,316 .....Chris Johnson .......................1997-20006. 1,302 .....Terrence Sorrell ......................... 1989-92

Touchdowns1. 19 ..........Monty Sharpe ............................ 1983-862. 13 ..........Teddy Craft ................................ 2003-05 13 ..........Chris Johnson .......................1997-20004. 11 ..........Tony Belser ................................ 1985-885. 10 ..........Corey Joyner ............................. 1994-986. 9 ............Raja Andrews ............................ 2005-087. 7 ............Terrence Sorrell ......................... 1989-92

Yards-Per-Catch (Min. 40 rec.)1. 24.2 .......Teddy Craft ................................ 2003-052. 19.9 .......Monty Sharpe ............................ 1983-863. 19.1 .......Chris Johnson .......................1997-20004. 18.8 .......Corey Joyner ............................. 1994-985. 18.6 .......Terrence Sorrell ......................... 1989-936. 18.4 .......Tony Belser ................................ 1985-88

SINGLE GAMEMost Receptions: 1. 10 ..........Raja Andrews at The Citadel ..11/1/2008 10 ..........Raja Andrews vs. Samford .....11/8/20082. 9 ...........Jayson Foster vs. Elon......... 10/14/2006 9 ............Robert Baker at East Carolina . 9/22/1984

Most Receiving Yards: 191 ........Reggie McCutchen vs. Elon 10/14/2006

Most Receiving Touchdowns: 3 ............Corey Joyner vs. Western Illinois (FCS Semifinals) 12/12/1998

Longest Receptions1. 85t .........Jayson Foster from Travis Clark at The Citadel, 10/28/20062. 82t .........Teddy Craft from Darius Smiley at Elon, 10/1/20053. 81t .........Michael McIntosh from Jayson Foster vs. West Georgia, 9/8/20074. 80t .........T.J. Anderson from Trey Hunter vs. Chattanooga, 9/27/2003 80t .........Corey Joyner from Greg Hill at Chattanooga, 9/26/1998 80t .........Earthwind Moreland from Greg Hill vs. Liberty, 11/16/19967. 79t .........Ricky Harris from Tracy Ham vs. Arkansas State (FCS Champsionship), 10/20/1986 79t .........Carl Kearney from Chaz Williams at The Citadel, 10/26/2002

MiscellaneousMost Receptions by a Running Back, Season: 37 ..........Karl Miller .........................................1990

Most Games Gaining 100 + Yards, Season: 5 ............Raja Andrews ..................................2008 (123 vs. Northeastern; 143 vs. Elon; 121 at Western Carolina; 102 at The Citadel; 114 vs. Samford)

Most Games Gaining 100 + Yards, Career: 5 ............Raja Andrews ............................ 2005-08

INDIVIDUALRECORDS

Prolilfic scorer Ernest “E.T. over the Top” Thompson ranks in the top 10 in points and touchdowns for both his single-season marks and career efforts. E.T.’s 116 points scored in the 1988 season was second among the national scoring leaders.

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ScoringSINGLE SEASONPoints1. 174 ........Adrian Peterson ..............................19992. 162 ........Chaz Williams ..................................20023. 156 ........Adrian Peterson ..............................19984. 152 ........Chaz Williams ..................................20045. 144 ........Jayson Foster ..................................20076. 126 ........Jayson Foster ..................................20057. 116 ........Ernest Thompson ............................19888. 110 ........Adrian Peterson ..............................2001 110 ........Tracy Ham .......................................198610. 108 ........Ernest Thompson ............................1989

Touchdowns1. 29 ..........Adrian Peterson ..............................19992. 27 ..........Chaz Williams ..................................20023. 26 ..........Adrian Peterson ..............................19984. 25 ..........Chaz Williams ..................................20045. 24 ..........Jayson Foster ..................................20076. 21 ..........Jayson Foster ..................................20057. 19 ..........Ernest Thompson ............................19888. 18 ..........Adrian Peterson ..............................2001 18 ..........Tracy Ham .......................................1986 18 ..........Ernest Thompson ............................1989

Field Goals Made1. 17 ..........Jesse Hartley ...................................2007 17 ..........Tim Foley .........................................19873. 16 ..........Tim Foley .........................................19854. 15 ..........Reed Haley ......................................19935. 14 ..........David Cool .......................................19916. 13 ..........Sean Holland ...................................2003

Extra Points Made1. 69 ..........Chris Chambers ..............................19992. 61 ..........Scott Shelton ...................................20023. 57 ..........Chris Chambers ..............................19984. 56 ..........Jonathan Dudley .............................20045. 54 ..........Jonathan Dudley .............................20056. 50 ..........Tim Foley .........................................19867. 47 ..........Jesse Hartley ...................................2007 47 ..........Mike Dowis ......................................1989

CAREERPoints1. 524 ........Adrian Peterson ....................1998-20012. 374 ........Chaz Williams ............................ 2001-043. 372 ........Jayson Foster ............................ 2004-074. 340 ........Gerald Harris ............................. 1983-865. 296 ........Tim Foley ................................... 1984-876. 294 ........Greg Hill ..................................... 1996-997. 266 ........Ernest Thompson ...................... 1985-89

SINGLE GAMEMost Points: 36 ..........Jayson Foster at Coastal Carolina, 9/15/2007

Most Points, Kicking: 18 ..........Scott Shelton vs. Florida A&M (FCS First Round) 12/1/2001

Most Touchdowns: 6 ............Jayson Foster at Coastal Carolina, 9/15/2007

Most Field Goals: 5 ............Sean Holland vs. Furman .......11/8/2003 5 ............Reed Haley at The Citadel....11/19/1994

Most Extra Points: 10 ..........Chris Chambers vs. Northern Arizona (FCS First Round) 11/27/1999 vs. Western Carolina, 10/9/1999

Total OffenseSINGLE SEASONYardage1. 3,047 .....Jayson Foster ..................................20072. 2,820 .....Tracy Ham .......................................19863. 2,480 .....Antonio Henton ...............................20084. 2,444 .....Chaz Williams ..................................20025. 2,401 .....Tracy Ham .......................................19846. 2,346 .....Greg Hill ...........................................19997. 2,323 .....Jayson Foster ..................................20058. 2,254 .....Greg Hill ...........................................1998

Plays1. 438 ........Antonio Henton ...............................20082. 431 ........Jayson Foster ..................................20073. 390 ........Chaz Williams ..................................20024. 384 ........Tracy Ham .......................................19865. 368 ........Tracy Ham .......................................19846. 349 ........Kenny Robinson ..............................19967. 327 ........Tracy Ham .......................................1985

MISCELLANEOuSMost Plays, Game: 65 ..........Tracy Ham at East Tennessee State, 11/3/1984

Most Yards, Career: 8,969 .....Tracy Ham ................................. 1983-86

Most Yards Per Game, Season: 277.0 .....Jayson Foster (3,047-431) .............2007

Most Yards Per Game, Career: 213.5 .....Tracy Ham ................................. 1983-86

Most Seasons Gaining 2,000+ Yards: 3 ............Tracy Ham ................................. 1984-86

Most Yards Gained by a Freshman: 1,932 .....Adrian Peterson ..............................1998

Most Games Gaining 300+ Yards, Season: 5 ............Tracy Ham .......................................1986

Most Games Gaining 300+ Yards, Career: 12 ..........Tracy Ham (9 regular season) .. 1983-86

Most Consecutive Games Gaining 300+ Yards: 4 ............Tracy Ham .......................................1986 (340 at East Carolina; 337 at Western Kentucky; 327 at Central Florida; 379 vs. James Madison)

Highest Average Gain Per Play, Season: 9.1 .........Greg Hill ...........................................1999

Most Touchdowns Responsible For, Season: 38 ..........Chaz Williams ..................................2004

Most Touchdowns Responsible for, Career: 85 ..........Chaz Williams ............................ 2001-04 (62 rushing, 23 passing)

Most Seasons Rushing and Passing For 1,000 Yards, Career: 2 ............Greg Hill ..........................1998 and 1999

Rushing and Passing For 3,000 Yards, Career: Greg Hill (3,309 rush, 3,369 pass) .......... 1996-99 Tracy Ham (3,212 rush, 5,757 pass) ..... 1983-86

INDIVIDUALRECORDS

Quarterback Chaz Williams recorded 62 career rushing and 23 passing touchdowns from 2001-2004 for second on both those all-time lists. His 27 rushing TDs in 2002 is second only behind Adrian Peterson’s tally of 28 in the 1999 season.

Greg Hill, who led the Eagles to two back-to-back title games in 1998 and 1999, holds the Georgia Southern record for highest average gain per play for the 1999 season with a 9.1 yard average. Hill amassed 6,675 yards of total offtense, only the second player to rush and pass for more than 3,000 yards in his career.

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ReturnsSINGLE SEASONMost Kickoff Returns1. 33 ..........Nay Young .......................................19862. 25 ..........Karl Miller .........................................19903. 22 ..........Karl Miller .........................................1988 22 ..........Melvin Bell .......................................19835. 21 ..........Raja Andrews ..................................20076. 20 ..........Darrell Pasco ...................................2008 20 ..........Lewis Barr ........................................2003

Most Kickoff Return Yardage1. 715 ........Nay Young .......................................19862. 598 ........Lewis Barr ........................................20033. 570 ........Karl Miller .........................................19904. 495 ........Karl Miller .........................................19885. 490 ........Melvin Bell .......................................1983

Most Punt Returns1. 44 ..........Anthony Williams .............................20022. 38 ..........Brandon Rozzelle ............................19923. 34 ..........Rodney Oglesby .............................19894. 32 ..........Dexter Dawson ................................19935. 28 ..........Anthony Williams .............................2001

Most Punt Return Yardage1. 474 ........Anthony Williams .............................20022. 366 ........Dexter Dawson ................................19933. 347 ........Rodney Oglesby .............................19894. 282 ........Anthony Williams .............................20015. 280 ........Raja Andrews ..................................20086. 271 ........Dexter Dawson ................................1995

MISCELLANEOuSMost Punt Returns, Game: 9 ............Dexter Dawson vs. VMI ....... 10/23/1993Most Punt Returns, Career: 118 ........Anthony Williams ...................1999-2002Most Punt Return Yardage, Game: 143 ........Anthony Williams vs. Chattanooga 9/22/2001Most Punt Return Yardage, Career: 1,126 .....Anthony Williams ...................1999-2002Highest Punt Return Avg., Season (min. 15 returns): 15.9 .......Dexter Dawson ................................1995

Highest Punt Return Average, Career: 12.4 .......Corey Joyner ............................. 1994-98

Most Punt Return Touchdowns, Game and Season: 1 ............12 players on 16 occasions (last by:)Raja Andrews vs. Appalachian State ......... 10/18/2008David Arnold at Chattanooga ........................ 10/4/2008

Most Punt Return Touchdowns, Career: 2 ............Raja Andrews ............................ 2005-08 2 ............Jayson Foster ............................ 2004-07 2 ............Anthony Williams ...................1999-2002 2 ............Rodney Oglesby ....................... 1988-91

Longest Punt Return: 94t .........Jayson Foster vs. Appalachian State, 10/16/2004

Most Kick Returns, Game: 6 ............Melvin Bell vs. Bethune-Cookman, 10/6/1984

Most Kick Returns, Career: 64 ..........Karl Miller ................................... 1987-90

Most Kick Return Yards, Game: 167 ........Andre Weathers at Furman ....11/4/2000

Most Kick Return Yards, Career: 1,386 .....Karl Miller ................................... 1987-90

Highest Kick Return Avg., Season (min. 20 returns): 29.9 .......Lewis Barr ........................................2003

Highest Kick Return Average, Career: 26.2 .......Lewis Barr .................................. 2002-05

Most Kick Return Touchdowns, Game, Season and Career: 1 ............by 10 players on 10 times (last by:)Samair Baker vs. Elon................................... 9/20/2008

Longest Kick Return: 100t ......Corey Joyner at East Tennessee State 11/1/1997

PuntingSINGLE SEASONMost Punts1. 73 ..........Don Norton ......................................19912. 69 ..........Bill Thatcher .....................................19923. 62 ..........Daniel Jordan ..................................2006 62 ..........Terry Harvin .....................................19905. 58 ..........Bill Thatcher .....................................19936. 55 ..........Eric Smith ........................................1994

Highest Average1. 42.7 .......Scott Shelton ...................................19992. 41.1 .......Daniel Jordan ..................................20043. 41.0 .......Daniel Jordan ..................................20064. 40.8 .......Don Norton ......................................19915. 40.2 .......Daniel Jordan ..................................2007 40.2 .......Scott Shelton ...................................20017. 40.0 .......Charlie Edwards ..............................20088. 39.9 .......Kenny Worob...................................19979. 39.7 .......Eric Smith ........................................199410. 39.5 .......Daniel Jordan ..................................2005

MISCELLANEOuSMost Punts, Career: 179 ........Daniel Jordan ............................ 2004-07

Most Punts, Game: 11 ..........Eric Smith at Miami .................. 9/3/1994 11 ..........Bill Thatcher vs. Jacksonville State, 10/24/1992

Highest Average Per Kick, Career: 40.8 .......Don Norton ................................ 1990-91

Longest Punt: 75 ..........Kenny Worob vs. The Citadel, 10/21/1995

INTERCEPTIONS - MISCELLANEOuSMost Passes Intercepted, Game: 3 ............Rodney Oglesby vs. Savannah State, 9/7/1991

Most Passes Intercepted, Season: 6 ...........by five players (last by) A.J. Bryant, 2004

Most Passes Intercepted, Career: 14 ..........Rodney Oglesby ....................... 1988-91

Most Yards on Interception Returns, Game: 102 .......Earthwind Moreland vs. Jacksonville State, 9/12/1998

Most Yards on Interception Returns, Season: 165 .......A.J. Bryant .......................................2004

Most Yards on Interception Returns, Career: 260 ........ A.J. Bryant ................................ 2002-05

Most Touchdowns on Interception Returns, Game: 1 ............on 26 occasions (last by:) A.J. Bryant vs. Morehead State, 11/12/2005

Most TDs on Interception Returns, Season: 2 ............on 2 occasions (last by:) Lavar Rainey, 2000

Most TDs on Interception Returns, Career: 3 ...........Taz Dixon ................................... 1986-89

Longest Return of an Interception: 98t .........Ryan Hadden vs. Chattanooga, 9/25/1999

INDIVIDUALRECORDS

Corey Joyner owns the record for longest kickoff return, racing the length of the field and scoring a touchdown in the matchup versus East Tennessee State on November 1, 1997.

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KICKING - MISCELLANEOuSMost Field Goals Attempted, Game: 7 ............Reed Haley at The Citadel 11/19/1994

Most Field Goals Attempted, Season: 24 - Jesse Hartley ..........................................2007

Most Field Goals Attempted, Career: 62 ..........Tim Foley ................................... 1984-87

Most Field Goals Made, Game: 5 ............Sean Holland vs. Furman .......11/8/2003 5 ............Reed Haley at The Citadel....11/19/1994

Most Field Goals Made, Season: 17 ..........Jesse Hartley ...................................2007 17 ..........Tim Foley .........................................1987

Most Field Goals Made, Career: 50 ..........Tim Foley ................................... 1984-87

Longest Field Goal: 63 ..........Tim Foley (FCS record co-holder) vs. James Madison, 11/7/1987

Longest Field Goal by a Freshman: 60 ..........David Cool (FCS record) at James Madison, 11/5/1988

Consecutive Field Goals Made, Season: 12 ..........Tim Foley .........................................1985

Consecutive Field Goals Made, Career: 19 ..........Tim Foley ................................... 1985-86 (last 12 of 1985 and first seven of 1986)

Highest Percentage of Field Goals Made, Season: 1.000 .....Jonathan Dudley (9-9) ....................2004

Highest Percentage of Field Goals Made, Career: 81.9 .......Mike Dowis (27-33) ................... 1988-90

Most Extra Points Attempted, Game: 10 .................................................Chris Chambers vs. Northern Arizona (FCS First Round) 11/27/1999 10 .................................................Chris Chambers vs. Western Carolina, 10/9/1999

Most Extra Points Attempted, Season: 72 ..........Chris Chambers ..............................1999

Most Extra Points Attempted, Career: 156 ........Tim Foley ................................... 1984-87

Most Extra Points Made, Game: 10 ..........Chris Chambers vs. Northern Arizona (FCS First Round) 11/27/1999 10 ..........Chris Chambers vs. Western Carolina, 10/9/1999

Most Extra Points Made, Season: 69 ..........Chris Chambers ..............................1999

Most Extra Points Made, Career: 151 ........Tim Foley ................................... 1984-87

Highest Percentage of Extra Points Made, Career: 99.0 .......Reed Haley ......................................1994

Most Consecutive Extra Points Made, Season (regular season): 47 ..........Jesse Hartley ...................................2007

Most Consecutive Extra Points Made, Career (all games): 67 ..........Reed Haley ................................ 1992-94

DefenseSINGLE SEASONMost Tackles1. 133 ........Mike West ........................................19902. 130 ........Edward Thomas ..............................19963. 127 ........Paul Carroll ......................................19944. 121 ........James Dickerson ............................19975. 117 ........Jessie Jenkins .................................19856. 116 ........Joe Scott ..........................................20027. 112 ........John Mohring ...................................2005 112 ........Joe Scott ..........................................2001

Most Sacks1. 15.5 .......Darren Alford ...................................19882. 15.0 .......Edward Thomas ..............................19963. 11.0 .......Eric Davis.........................................19984. 10.5 .......Alex Mash ........................................19935. 10.0 .......Giff Smith .........................................1988

Most Pass Breakups1. 18 ..........Mark Giles .......................................19902. 13 ..........Rodney Oglesby .............................19903. 12 ..........Don Hudson ....................................19924. 11 ..........Brandon Jackson ............................2007 11 ..........Nay Young .......................................1986 11 ..........Chris Aiken ......................................19857. 10 ..........Carson Hill .......................................2008

Most Fumble Recoveries1. 5 ............Darius Dawson ................................19932. 4 ............Daryl Morrell ....................................1997 4 ............Nay Young .......................................19874. 3 ............Larry Beard ......................................2007 3 ............Victor Cabral ....................................2003 3 ............Danny Durham ................................1985 3 ............Michael Berry ..................................1988

Most Tackles in a Game1. 22 ..........James Dickerson at South Florida, 11/15/1997 22 ..........Jessie Jenkins at Troy State .. 9/15/1985 22 ..........Edward Thomas vs. VMI ....... 10/5/19964. 21 ..........Everett Sharpe vs. The Citadel (FCS First Round) 11/26/19885. 20 ..........Edward Thomas at The Citadel, 10/26/19966. 19 ..........Chris Covington vs. Wofford .. 9/27/2008

CAREERMost Tackles1. 375 ........Paul Carroll ................................ 1991-942. 353 ........Freddy Pesqueira ..................1999-20023. 343 ........Jesse Jenkins ............................ 1982-854. 316 ........John Mohring .........................2003-20065. 308 ........Edward Thomas ........................ 1993-966. 288 ........Michael Ward.........................1999-2002

Most Sacks1. 30.0 .......Edward Thomas ........................ 1993-962. 25.0 .......Alex Mash .................................. 1990-933. 24.5 .......Steve Bussoletti ......................... 1988-914. 23.5 .......Giff Smith ................................... 1987-905. 19.5 .......Freddy Pesqueira ..................1999-2002

Most Pass Breakups1. 35 ..........Rodney Oglesby ....................... 1988-912. 27 ..........Nay Young ................................. 1984-873. 24 ..........Mark Giles ................................. 1988-914. 22 ..........James Young ............................. 2001-04 22 ..........David Young ..........................1999-20026. 20 ..........Rob Stockton ............................. 1992-95

Most Fumble Recoveries1. 6 ............Michael Berry ............................ 1988-91 6 ............Darius Dawson .......................... 1990-933. 5 ............Steve Bussoletti ......................... 1988-91 5 ............Jeff Evans .................................. 1982-85 5 ............Nay Young ................................. 1984-87 5 ............Alex Mash .................................. 1990-93 5 ............Derrick Reeves .......................... 1994-97 5 ............Daryl Morrell .............................. 1997-98

INDIVIDUALRECORDS

All-American Tim Foley (1984-87) set several Georgia Southern and NCAA records during his career and was the first to kick the longest field goal -- a 63 yarder vs. James Madison – in the Football Championship Subdivision. Foley kicked two 50-plus yard field goals the week before against Western Kentucky.

All-America Defensive Tackle Alex Nash recorded 25.0 sacks as an Eagle for second on that career list and is tied for third on the career fumble recoveries.

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Single Game OffenseTOTAL OFFENSEMost Plays: 103 at East Carolina ...............9/22/1984Most Plays, Both Teams: 170 at East Carolina..........9/22/1984Most Yards Gained: 732 vs. Western Carolina .10/9/1999Most Yards Gained, Both Teams: 1,216 vs. Northern Arizona (FCS First Round) 11/27/1999

RuSHINGMost Plays: 80 vs. Furman ................... 11/5/2005Most Plays, Both Teams: 124 at James Madison ...... 11/4/1989Most Yards: 665 vs. Glenville State ....11/12/1994Most Yards, Both Teams: 801 vs. Youngstown State ..12/20/99 (FCS Championship Game) Most Touchdowns: 11 vs. Johnson C. Smith ... 9/11/2004

PASSINGMost Attempts: 57 at Furman ...................11/15/2008Most Attempts, Both Teams: 92 at Furman ...................11/15/2008Most Completions: 40 at Furman ...................11/15/2008Most Completions, Both Teams: 59 at Furman ...................11/15/2008Most Interceptions Thrown: 6 at East Tennessee State 11/3/1984Most Passing Yards: 419 vs. Furman ...............12/21/1985 (FCS Championship Game)Most Touchdown Passes: 4 vs. Elon ...........................10/2/2004 4 vs. Western Illinois ......12/21/1998 (FCS Semifinals) 4 vs. Furman ...................12/21/1985 (FCS Championship Game)

PuNTINGMost Punts: 11 vs. Jacksonville State 10/24/1992 11 at Miami ..........................9/3/1994

PuNT RETuRNSMost Returns: 10 at Virginia Military .......10/23/1993Most Return Yards: 143 vs. Chattanooga ..9/22/2001Most Touchdowns: 1 on 16 occasions (last by:) . vs. Appalachian State (10/18/2008)

KICK RETuRNSMost Returns: 9 vs. Massachusetts (FCS Championship) ......12/19/1998Most Yards: 193 vs. Oregon State ........9/18/1999Most Touchdowns: 1 on 10 occasions (last by:) vs. Elon 9/20/2008

SCORINGMost Points: 84 vs. Johnson C. Smith ... 9/11/2004Most Points, Both Teams: 101 vs. Northern Arizona ..........(FCS First Round) 11/27/1999Largest Margin of Victory: 81 vs. Johnson C. Smith (84-3) 9/11/2004Largest Margin of Defeat: 56 at Miami (56-0) 9/3/1994Largest 4th Quarter Comeback (NCAA Record): 28 pts. (31-3 with 11 minutes) at Western Carolina ........10/25/2008

Most Touchdowns: 12 vs. Johnson C. Smith 9/11/2004Most Touchdowns, Both Teams: 14 at South Dakota State 10/29/2005 14 vs. Northern Arizona ..........(FCS First Round) 11/27/1999Most Extra Points Made: 10 on five occasions (last by:) vs. Johnson C. Smith ....... 9/11/2004Most Extra Points Made, Both Teams: 13 at South Dakota State 10/29/2005 13 vs. Northern Arizona (FCS First Round) 11/27/1999Most Field Goals Made: 5 vs. Furman ..................... 11/8/2003 5 at The Citadel ...............11/19/1994Most Field Goals Made, Both Teams: 9 at Elon ...........................10/13/2007 (4 by GS/5 by Elon... Ties NCAA FCS record)

FIRST DOwNSMost First Downs: 35 at East Carolina ......9/22/1984Most First Downs, Both Teams: 61 vs. Marshall ................11/18/1989Most First Downs, Rushing: 31 vs. Glenville State ......11/12/1994

Most First Downs, Rushing, Both Teams: 38 vs. Hofstra (FCS Second Round) ......12/2/2000Most First Downs, Passing: 20 at East Carolina ............9/22/1984Most First Downs, Passing, Both Teams: 31 at The Citadel ............... 11/1/2008 31 at Central Florida ..........9/15/1984Most First Downs, Penalty: 4 at Oregon State ..............9/18/1999Most First Downs, Penalty, Both Teams: 7 vs. East Tennessee St. 10/31/1998

FuMBLESMost Fumbles: 9 on three occasions (last by:) at Chattanooga ................11/10/1990Most Fumbles, Both Teams: 16 at Savannah State .....11/24/1983Most Fumbles Lost: 6 vs. Massachusetts (FCS Championship) ......12/19/1998Most Fumbles Lost, Both Teams: 8 on three occasions (last by:) vs. Massachusetts (FCS Championship) ......12/19/1998

OVERTIME RESULTSDate Opponent .................................Result ............................... To go into overtimeNov. 1, 2008 at The Citadel (3OT) ............... W 44-41 ......... Mora’s 37 FG ties game at 24 in 4thOct. 25, 2008 at Western Carolina ................ W 38-31 ....... NCAA record 28-pt 4th qtr comebackSept. 27, 2008 #14 Wofford ...............................L 37-38 ...... Mora hits 25 FG with :06 in regulationSept. 13, 2008 Northeastern ............................ W 34-27 ...... Camp catches first TD with 1:01 to goOct. 13, 2007 at Elon (2OT) .............................L 33-36 ............ Elon ties game at 30 with 5:36 leftSept. 22, 2007 Chattanooga ..............................L 38-45 ........Eagles score TD with 1:17 remainingNov. 18, 2006 Central Arkansas .......................L 31-34 .... UCA adds 7, holds GS scoreless in 4thOct. 21, 2006 #1 Appalachian State (2OT) ......L 20-27 ...........ASU ties game with 11 minutes leftSept. 3, 2005 at Northeastern ........................ W 41-38 .... Eagles score in final drive of regulationNov. 28, 1987 Maine (1st Round Playoffs) ....W 31-28 ............GS rallies with 18 2nd-half points

TEAM RECORDS

Georgia Southern’s victory at 14th-ranked Furman not only broke the Paladins’ six-game home winning streak, but 25-year-old single-game passing records as well. The records for most passing attempts (59), most attempts by both teams (92), most completions (40) and most completions by both teams (59) surpassed marks set during the Eagles’ 1984 season.

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PENALTIESMost Penalties: 19 vs. Johnson C. Smith .....9/9/2000Most Penalties, Both Teams: 29 at East Tennessee St. 10/15/1983Most Yards Penalized: 179 at Elon ......................11/15/2003 179 vs. Johnson C. Smith ...9/9/2000 Most Yards Penalized, Both Teams: 270 at Elon ......................11/15/2003Fewest Penalties/Yards Penalties: 0 vs. Delaware (FCS Second Round) .......12/6/1997

Season OffenseTOTAL OFFENSEMost Yards: 6,575 ................................................ 2002Most Yards Per Game: 551.7 ............................. 1999Highest Average Per Play: 7.6 ........................... 1999Most Touchdowns: 72 ........................................ 2004

RuSHINGMost Yards: 5,407 ................................................ 2002Most Yards Per Game: 419.0 ............................. 1999Most Yards Per Play: 7.0 .................................... 1999Most Touchdowns: 61 ........................................ 1999

PASSINGMost Attempts: 408 ............................................. 2008Most Completions: 236 ....................................... 2008Most Yards: 2,721 ................................................ 2008Most Yards Per Game: 247.4 ............................. 2008Highest Completion Pct.: 62.4 (126-of-202) ..... 2007Most Touchdowns: 20 ........................................ 2008

PuNTINGMost Punts: 73 ................................................... 1991Fewest Punts: 23 ................................................. 1999Highest Punting Average: 41.1 .......................... 1999

PuNT RETuRNSMost Returns: 48 ................................................. 2002Fewest Returns: 18 ............................................. 2005Most Yards: 530 ................................................... 2002Highest Average: 15.9 ......................................... 1984Most Touchdowns: 2......2008, 2004, 1993 and 1984

KICK RETuRNSMost Returns: 51 ................................................. 2008Fewest Returns: 21 ............................................. 1984Most Yards: 1,087 ................................................ 2008Highest Average: 25.5 ......................................... 1997Most Touchdowns: 2........................................... 1997

SCORINGMost Points: 564 .................................................. 2004Most Points Per Game: 50.0 .............................. 1999Most Touchdowns: 77 ........................................ 2004Most Extra Points Made: 72 ............................... 1999Most Two-Point Conversions Made: 5 ............. 1983Most Field Goals Made: 17 .................2007 and 1987

FIRST DOwNSMost First Downs: 286 ........................................ 2005Most First Downs, Rushing: 248 ....................... 2005Most First Downs, Passing: 112 ........................ 2008Most First Downs, Penalty: 21 ........................... 1988

PENALTIESMost Penalties: 103 ............................................. 2000Most Yards Penalized: 877 ................................. 2000Fewest Penalties: 56 ........................................... 1995Fewest Yards Penalized: 474 ............................. 1995

FuMBLESMost Fumbles: 49 ................................................ 1987Most Fumbles Lost: 25 ....................................... 1987Fewest Fumbles: 14 ............................................ 2006Fewest Fumbles Lost: 7 .....................2006 and 1992

Single Game DefenseFuMBLESMost Fumbles Caused: 7 vs. Savannah State ......11/24/1983Most Fumbles Recovered: 6 vs. Furman ..................... 11/8/1997

TuRNOVERSMost Turnovers Caused: 8 vs. Savannah State ..........9/7/1991 (seven interceptions and one fumble)

FIRST DOwNSFewest Allowed: 4 at Virginia Military .......10/23/1993Fewest Allowed, Rushing: 0 vs. Valdosta State ..........9/12/1992Fewest Allowed, Passing: 0 on five occasions (last by:) vs. The Citadel.................10/23/1999

TOTAL DEFENSEFewest Plays Allowed: 44 vs. West Georgia ...........9/9/1989Fewest Yards Allowed: 55 vs. South Carolina St. 11/19/1988Most Yards Allowed: 680 at Florida .............9/7/1996

RuSHING DEFENSEFewest Rushes Allowed: 10 vs. Valdosta State, .......9/12/1992Fewest Yards Allowed: minus-19 at Elon .............10/13/2007Most Yards Allowed: 415 at Miami ........................9/3/1994

PASS DEFENSEFewest Attempts Allowed: 3 at The Citadel ...............11/17/1994Fewest Completions Allowed: 0 vs. The Citadel ............... 9/11/1993Fewest Yards Allowed: 0 vs. The Citadel ............... 9/11/1993

Most Yards Allowed: 527 vs. Bethune-Cookman 10/6/1984Most Interceptions: 7 vs. Savannah State ..........9/7/1991 7 vs. Chattanooga ............9/26/1986Most Yards on Interception Returns: 142 vs. Chattanooga .........9/22/2001

Season DefenseTOTAL DEFENSEFewest Yards Allowed: 2,638 ............................. 1988Fewest Yards Allowed Per Game: 239.8 .......... 1988Lowest Opponent Average Per Play: 3.8 ......... 1988

RuSHING DEFENSEFewest Yards Allowed: 1,078 ............................. 1982Fewest Yards Allowed Per Game: 98.0 ............ 1982Lowest Opponent Average Per Rush: 2.7 ....... 1988Fewest Rushing Touchdowns Allowed: 6 ....... 1991

PASSING DEFENSEFewest Yards Allowed: 1,341 ............................. 1991Fewest Yards Allowed Per Game: 121.9 .......... 1991Fewest Yards Allowed Per Completion: 10.2 .. 2001Lowest Opponent Completion Pct.: 43.9 ......... 1983Fewest Passing Touchdowns Allowed: 6 ........ 1989Most Interceptions: 22 ........................................ 1984Most Yards On Interception Returns: 334 ....... 1999Most TDs on Interception Returns: 3 .....1999, 2000

PuNT RETuRNSLowest Opponent Average: 1.4 ......................... 2001

KICK RETuRNSLowest Opponent Average: 14.3 ....................... 1990

FuMBLESMost Fumbles Caused: 36 ................................. 1987Most Fumbles Recovered: 21 ............................ 1997

FIRST DOwNSFewest Allowed: 155 ........................................... 2001Fewest Allowed, Rushing: 66 ............................ 1997Fewest Allowed, Passing: 55 ............................. 1991

SCORINGFewest Points Allowed: 132 ............................... 2001Fewest Points Per Game Allowed: 12.0 ........... 2001Fewest Touchdowns Allowed: 15 ..................... 1989

TEAM RECORDS

On November 1, 2008, Adrian Mora kicked a 37-yard field goal with 3:42 remaining in the game to knot the score with the Bulldogs at 24. Twenty more points and a GS record three overtimes were needed to give the Eagles the 44-41 win in Charleston.

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Single Game IndividualMost Net Rushing Yards333 Adrian Peterson vs. Massachusetts .12/4/1999Most Rushing Attempts34 Adrian Peterson at Delaware ...........12/9/2000Most Rushing Touchdowns5 Adrian Peterson vs. Massachusetts .12/4/19995 Gerald Harris vs. North Carolina A&T 11/29/1986 Most Passing Yards419 Tracy Ham vs. Furman ...................12/21/1985Most Passing Attempts37 Tracy Ham vs. Furman ...................12/21/1985Most Passes Completed23 Tracy Ham vs. Furman ...................12/21/1985Most Passes Had Intercepted2 Raymond Gross vs. Furman ..........12/17/1988Most Touchdown Passes4 Greg Hill vs. Western Illinois ...........12/12/19984 Tracy Ham vs. Furman ...................12/21/1985Best Completion Percentage (min. 15 attempts).667 (10-15) Raymond Gross vs. Central Florida .12/8/1990Most Pass Receptions7 Frank Johnson vs. Furman .............12/21/19857 Carl Kearney vs. Western Kentucky . 12/14/2002Most Receiving Yards148 Frank Johnson vs. Furman .............12/21/1985Most Touchdown Receptions3 Corey Joyner vs. Western Illinois ...12/12/1998Most Yards Total Offense509 (419 pass, 90 rush) Tracy Ham vs. Furman ..................12/21/1985Most Total Offensive Plays59 Tracy Ham vs. Furman ...................12/21/1985Most Punts9 Kenny Worob at Montana .................12/2/1995Best Punting Average (min. 3 punts)48.0 (4-192) Terry Harvin vs. The Citadel ...........11/24/1990Most Interceptions2 on six occasions (last by:) James Young vs. Bethune-Cookman 11/30/2002Most Interception Return Yards52t Mike Youngblood vs. Hofstra ............12/2/2000Most Punt Return Yards99 Anthony Williams vs. Youngstown State .....................12/18/1999Most Kickoff Return Yards120 Bennie Cunningham vs. Massachusetts ..........................12/19/1998Most Fumble Return Yards38 Kiwaukee Thomas vs. Massachusetts ..........................12/19/1998Most Points Scored32 Adrian Peterson vs. Massachusetts .12/4/1999Most Touchdowns Scored5 Adrian Peterson vs. Massachusetts .12/4/19995 Gerald Harris vs. North Carolina A&T 11/29/1986 Most Extra Points10 Chris Chambers vs. Northern Arizona, 11/27/1999Most Field Goals4 Scott Shelton vs. Florida A&M ..........12/1/20014 Tim Foley vs. Arkansas State .........12/20/1986

All Playoff Games IndividualMost Net Rushing Yards897 Adrian Peterson .........................................1999

(134 vs. Northern Arizona; 333 vs. Massachusetts; 183 vs. Illinois State; 247 vs. Youngstown State)

Most Rushing Attempts110 Raymond Gross .......................................1988.

(22 vs. The Citadel; 32 vs. Stephen F. Austin; 29 vs. Eastern Kentucky; 27 vs. Furman)

Most Rushing Touchdowns12 Adrian Peterson ........................................1999


Most Passing Yards779 Tracy Ham ................................................1985

(145 vs. Jackson State; 125 vs. Middle Tennessee State; 90 vs. Northern Iowa; 419 vs. Furman)

Most Passing Attempts67 Tracy Ham ................................................1985

(10 vs. Jackson State; 14 vs. Middle Tennessee State; 6 vs. Northern Iowa; 37 vs. Furman)

Most Passes Completed40 Tracy Ham ................................................1985(6 vs. Jackson State; 9 vs. .. Middle Tennessee State;

2 vs. Northern Iowa; 23 vs. Furman).Most Passes Had Intercepted3 Raymond Gross ........................................1988

(1 vs. The Citadel; 0 vs. Stephen F. Austin; 0 vs. Eastern Kentucky; 2 vs. Furman)

Most Touchdown Passes7 Tracy Ham ................................................1985(2 vs. Jackson State; 0 vs. Middle Tennessee State;

1 vs. Northern Iowa’ 4 vs. Furman)Best Completion Percentage (min. 40 attempts)65.9 Raymond Gross ........................................1990

(10-13 vs. The Citadel; 7-11 vs. Idaho; 10-15 vs. Central Florida; 2-5 vs. Nevada)

Most Pass Receptions15 Corey Joyner ............................................1998

(3 vs. Colgate; 0 vs. Connecticut; 6 vs. Western Illinois; 6 vs. Massachusetts)

Most Receiving Yards315 Chris Johnson ...........................................2000

(75 vs. McNeese State; 74 vs. Hofstra; 56 vs. Delaware; 110 vs. Montana)

Most Touchdown Receptions4 Corey Joyner ............................................1998

(0 vs. Colgate; 0 vs. Connecticut; 3 vs. Western Illinois; 1 vs. Massachusetts)

Most Points Scored74 Adrian Peterson ........................................1999


Most Touchdowns Scored12 Adrian Peterson ........................................1999


Longest Plays IndividualLongest Rush75t Joe Ross vs. The Citadel ................11/26/1988Longest Pass79t Tracy Ham to Ricky Harris ........................vs. Arkansas State, 12/20/1986Longest Field Goal55 David Cool vs. Furman ...................12/17/1988Longest Punt62 Terry Harvin vs. Idaho .......................12/1/1990 vs. Furman ......................................12/17/1988Longest Punt Return72t Anthony Williams vs. Youngstown State .....................(FCS Championship) 12/18/1999

Longest Kickoff Return51 Karl Miller vs. Nevada .....................12/15/1990 (FCS Championship)Longest Fumble Return38 Kiwaukee Thomas ..........................12/19/1998 vs. Massachusetts, (FCS Championship)

Longest Interception Return52t Mike Youngblood vs. Hofstra ............12/2/2000

Single Game TeamMost First Downs30 vs. Hofstra .........................................12/2/200030 vs. Connecticut .................................12/5/1998Most Rushing First Downs27 vs. Connecticut .................................12/5/1998Most Passing First Downs18 vs. Furman (FCS Championship) ...12/21/1985Most Rushing Attempts76 vs. Appalachian State .......................12/8/2001Most Net Rushing Yards638 vs. Youngstown State .....................(FCS Championship) 12/18/1999Most Net Passing Yards419 vs. Furman (FCS Championship) ...12/21/1985

QB Raymond Gross helped lead theEagles to national titles in 1989 and 1990.

PLAYOFF RECORDS09


Most Passing Attempts37 vs. Furman (FCS Championship) ...12/21/1985Most Passes Completed23 vs. Furman (FCS Championship) ...12/21/1985Best Completion Percentage (min. 10 attempts).769 (10-13) vs. Western Illinois ..............12/12/1998Most Passes Had Intercepted2 vs. Furman (FCS Championship) ...12/17/1988Most Yards Total Offense659 vs. Northern Arizona .......................11/27/1999Most Total Offensive Plays86 (65 rush, 21 pass) vs. Massachusetts .....................(FCS Championship) 12/19/1998Best Punting Average (min. 4 punts)48.0 vs. The Citadel ................................11/24/1990Most Punts9 at Montana ........................................12/2/1995Most Punts Had Blocked0Most Punt Return Yards99 vs. Youngstown State .....................(FCS Championship) 12/18/1999Most Kickoff Return Yards169 vs. Massachusetts .........................(FCS Championship) 12/19/98Most Interception Return Yards60 vs. Hofstra .........................................12/2/2000 60 vs. Villanova ....................................11/25/1989Most Yards Penalized106 (11) vs. North Carolina A&T ..............11/29/1986Most Fumbles Lost6 vs. Massachusetts .....................(FCS Championship) 12/19/1998Most Points Scored72 vs. Northern Arizona .......................11/27/1999

All Playoff Games TeamMost First Downs104 ..................................................................1986

(23 vs. North Carolina A&T; 24 vs. Nicholls State; 29 vs. Nevada; 28 vs. Arkansas State)

104 ..................................................................1998 (26 vs. Colgate; 30 vs. Connecticut;

22 vs. Western Illinois; 26 vs. Massachusetts)Most Net Rushing Yards2,030 ..................................................................1999


Most Net Passing Yards794 ..................................................................1985

(160 vs. Jackson State; 125 vs. Middle Tennessee State; 90 at Northern Iowa; 419 vs. Furman)

Most Passes Attempted71 ..................................................................1986


Most Passes Completed41 ..................................................................1985(7 vs. Jackson State; 9 vs. Middle Tennessee State;

2 at Northern Iowa; 23 vs. Furman)Most Passes Had Intercepted3 ..................................................................1988

(1 vs. The Citadel; 0 vs. Stephen F. Austin; 0 vs. Eastern Kentucky; 2 vs. Furman).

Most Yards Total Offense2,253 ..................................................................1999


Most Punts16 ..................................................................2000

(5 vs. McNeese State; 2 vs. Hofstra;

3 vs. Delaware; 6 vs. Montana)Most Yards Penalized350 ..................................................................1986


Most Fumbles Lost9 ..................................................................2000

(1 vs. McNeese State; 2 vs. Hofstra; 4 vs. Delaware; 2 vs. Montana)

9 ..................................................................1998(1 vs. Colgate; 2 vs. Connecticut;

0 vs. Western Illinois; 6 vs. Massachusetts)Most Points Scored203 ..................................................................1986

(52 vs. North Carolina A&T; 55 vs. Nicholls State;48 vs. Nevada; 48 vs. Arkansas State).

Championship GameIndividualMost Net Rushing Yards247 Adrian Peterson ....................vs. Youngstown State 12/18/1999Most Rushing Attempts31 Raymond Gross vs. Nevada ..........12/15/199031 Joe Ross vs. Stephen F. Austin ......12/16/1989Most Rushing Touchdowns3 Adrian Peterson ....................vs. Youngstown State 12/18/1999Most Net Passing Yards419 Tracy Ham vs. Furman ...................12/21/1985Most Passing Attempts37 Tracy Ham vs. Furman ...................12/21/1985Most Passes Completed23 Tracy Ham vs. Furman ...................12/21/1985Most Passes Had Intercepted2 Raymond Gross vs. Furman ..........12/17/1988Most Touchdown Passes4 Tracy Ham vs. Furman ...................12/21/1985Best Completion Percentage (min. 15 attempts).622 (23-37) Tracy Ham, vs. Furman .......12/21/1985Most Pass Receptions7 Frank Johnson vs. Furman .............12/21/1985Most Receiving Yards148 Frank Johnson vs. Furman .............12/21/1985Most Touchdown Receptions2 Frank Johnson vs. Furman .............12/21/1985Most Yards Total Offense509 (56 plays) Tracy Ham vs. Furman ....12/21/1985Most Total Offensive Plays56 (37 pass/19 rush) Tracy Ham .........................................vs. Furman 12/21/85Number of Punts6 Scott Shelton vs. Montana .............12/16/20006 Terry Harvin vs. Stephen F. Austin .12/16/1989Best Punting Average (min. 3 punts)47.3 Terry Harvin vs. Furman .................12/17/1988Most Interceptions1, on 12 occasions (last by:) Ryan Hadden vs. Montana .............12/16/2000Most Interception Return Yards22 Kevin Whitley vs. Stephen F. Austin .12/16/1989Most Punt Return Yards99 Anthony Williams ....................vs. Youngstown State 12/18/1999Most Kickoff Return Yards120 Bennie Cunningham .........................vs. Massachusetts 12/19/1998Most Points Scored18 Tracy Ham vs. Arkansas State .......12/20/198618 Adrian Peterson ....................vs. Youngstown State 12/18/1999

Most Touchdowns Scored3 Adrian Peterson ....................vs. Youngstown State 12/18/19993 Tracy Ham vs. Arkansas State .......12/20/1986Most Extra Points8 Chris Chambers ....................vs. Youngstown State 12/18/1999Most Field Goals4 Tim Foley vs. Arkansas State .........12/20/1986Longest Rush73 Mark Myers vs. Montana ................12/16/2000Longest Pass Completion79t Tracy Ham to Ricky Harris ...........................vs. Arkansas State 12/20/1986Longest Field Goal55 David Cool vs. Furman ...................12/17/1988Longest Punt62 Terry Harvin vs. Furman .................12/17/1988

Championship Game TeamMost First Downs28 vs. Arkansas State ..........................12/20/198628 vs. Furman ......................................12/21/1985Most Rushing First Downs23 vs. Youngstown State .....................12/18/1999Most Passing First Downs18 vs. Furman ......................................12/21/1985Most Penalty First Downs2 vs. Stephen F. Austin ......................12/16/1989Most Rushing Attempts66 vs. Stephen F. Austin ......................12/16/1989Most Net Rushing Yards638 vs. Youngstown State .....................12/18/1999Most Net Passing Yards419 vs. Furman ......................................12/21/1985Most Passing Attempts37 vs. Furman ......................................12/21/1985Most Passes Completed23 vs. Furman ......................................12/21/1985Best Completion Percentage (min. 15 attempts).622 (23-37) vs. Furman ..........................12/21/1985Most Passes Had Intercepted2 vs. Furman ......................................12/17/1988Most Yards Total Offense655 vs. Youngstown State .....................12/18/1999Most Total Offensive Plays86 (65 rush/21 pass) vs. Massachusetts .12/19/1998Best Punting Average (min. 3 punts)47.3 vs. Furman ......................................12/17/1988Most Punts6 vs. Montana ....................................12/16/20006 vs. Stephen F. Austin ......................12/16/1989Most Punt Return Yards99 vs. Youngstown State .....................12/18/1999Most Kickoff Return Yards169 vs. Massachusetts ..........................12/19/1998Most Interception Return Yards42 (5 interceptions) vs. Stephen F. Austin .12/16/1989Most Yards Penalized98 (12 penalties) vs. Furman ...................12/21/1985Most Fumbles6 vs. Massachusetts ..........................12/19/1998Most Fumbles Lost6 vs. Massachusetts ..........................12/19/1998Most Points Scored59 vs. Youngstown State .....................12/18/1999Top Attendance Figure25,725 vs. Stephen F. Austin ...................12/16/1989

(at Statesboro; Paulson Stadium record)

PLAYOFF RECORDS09


TeamMost Points Scored by Georgia Southern84 vs. Johnson C. Smith .................................................Sept. 11, 2004 Most Points Scored by an Opponent45 by Chattanooga ......................................................... Sept. 22, 2007Most First Downs34 by Georgia Southern vs. Marshall ...............................Nov. 18, 1989Most Yards Rushing625 by Georgia Southern vs. Glenville State .....................Nov. 12, 1994Most Yards Passing469 by Florida A&M (playoffs) ............................................Nov. 29, 1997Most Offensive Plays97 by Florida A&M (playoffs) ............................................. Dec. 1, 2001Most Total Yards732 by Georgia Southern vs. Western Carolina ................... Oct. 9, 1999Fewest Points Scored by Georgia Southern0 vs. Troy State ..............................................................Nov. 14, 1992Fewest Points Scored by an Opponent0 on 12 occasions (last by:) Savannah State ......................... Sept. 6, 2003Fewest Yards Rushing21 on two occasions (last by:) Fayetteville State.................... Sept. 4, 1999Fewest Yards Passing0 on three occasions (last by:) Georgia Southern vs. Furman Nov. 6, 1993Fewest Offensive Plays42 by Georgia Southern vs. Troy State ............................Nov. 14, 1992Fewest Total Yards55 by South Carolina State ..............................................Nov. 19, 1988

AttendanceLargest Paulson Stadium Crowd ................ 25,725 vs. Stephen F. Austin Dec. 16, 1989(playoffs/championship game) 24,078 vs. Chattanooga, Nov. 11, 1989, (regular season) Smallest Paulson Stadium Crowd4,128 vs. Jackson State (playoffs) ........................................Nov. 30, 19857,759 vs. Central Florida (regular season) ..............................Nov. 9, 1985

MiscellaneousOverall Record ....149-28 (.842) Overall FCS Playoff Record .. 29-3 (.906)Longest winning Streaks .............. *39 (Sept. 27, 1997 to Dec. 15, 2001) 38 (Oct. 5, 1985 to Sept. 22, 1990); 11 (Sept. 29, 1990 to Nov. 2,

1991); 9 (Oct. 1, 1994 to Sept. 21, 1996) *Current NCAA FCS Record

IndividualMost Rushing Attempts37 by Brandon Walker, East Tennessee State ...................Nov. 2, 1996Most Rushing Yards333 by Adrian Peterson (GS) vs. Massachusetts (playoffs) Dec. 4, 1999 (playoffs)Most Rushing Touchdowns5 on two occasions (last by:) Adrian Peterson (GS) vs. Massachusetts (playoffs) .... Dec. 4, 1999Longest Run from Scrimmage99 by Michael Hobbs, Wofford ...........................................Nov. 4, 2006Most Passes Attempted63 by Otteman Sampson, Florida A&M (playoffs) ............Nov. 29, 1997Most Passes Completed37 by Otteman Sampson, Florida A&M (playoffs) ............Nov. 29, 1997Most Interceptions Thrown6 by Tim Couch, Chattanooga ...................................... Sept. 27, 1986Most Touchdown Passes4 on two occasions (last by:) Otteman Sampson, Florida A&M (playoffs) .................Nov. 29, 1997Most Yards Passing469 by Otteman Sampson, Florida A&M (playoffs) ............Nov. 29, 1997Most Pass Receptions15 by Scott Dahlquist, Idaho (playoffs).............................. Dec. 1, 1990Most Yards Receiving212 by Eddie Cohen, Western Carolina ........................... Sept. 29, 2007Most Touchdown Receptions4 by Remi Watson, Bethune-Cookman ...........................Oct. 11, 1986Longest Pass Completion94t by Stefpon Hawkins from Brian Hampton Chattanooga, Sept. 27, 1997Longest Punt79 by Bob Hooper, Samford ...............................................Nov. 8, 2008Longest Punt Return92t by Brandon Berry, Wofford ............................................Nov. 4, 2006Longest Kickoff Return100t by Cameron Kinard, Central Arkansas ........................Nov. 18, 2006100t by Xavier Godard, Western Carolina ............................Oct. 11, 2003Longest Interception Return98t by Ryan Hadden (GS) vs. Chattanooga .................... Sept. 25, 1999Longest Field Goal63 by Tim Foley (GS) vs. James Madison .........................Nov. 7, 1987

Top Crowds Attendance Date Opponent Score

1. 25,725* Dec. 16, 1989 Stephen F. Austin 37-34 2. 24,078 Nov. 11, 1989 Chattanooga 34-13 3. 23,373 Nov. 10, 2007 Furman 22-24 4. 23,204* Dec. 15, 1990 Nevada 36-13 5. 23,167 Sept. 1, 2001 Savannah State 69-6 6. 22,421 Oct. 16, 2004 Appalachian State 54-7 7. 21,899 Oct. 14, 2000 Appalachian State 34-28 8. 21,593 Nov. 3, 2001 Furman 20-10 9. 21,489 Sept. 8, 2007 West Georgia 45-21 10. 21,067 Nov. 3, 1990 James Madison 31-13 11. 20.851 Oct. 18, 2008 Appalachian State 36-37 11. 20,607 Sept. 10, 2005 McNeese State 20-23 12. 20,507 Oct. 7, 1989 Savannah State 35-14 13. 20,353 Oct. 17, 1998 Appalachian State 37-24 14. 20,340 Nov. 12, 1988 Samford 49-21 15. 20,228 Oct. 15, 1988 Northeast Louisiana 43-11 16. 20,178 Sept. 9, 2006 Central Conn. State 13-17*post-season / championship games

PAULSON STADIUM RECORDS09


RUSHING (yards)2008 Antonio Henton 6282007 Jayson Foster 1,8442006 Chris Covington 8242005 Jermaine Austin 1,5462004 Jermaine Austin 988 2003 Jermaine Austin 1,4612002 Chaz Williams 1,4222001 Adrian Peterson 1,459 2000 Adrian Peterson 1,3611999 Adrian Peterson 1,8071998 Adrian Peterson 1,9321997 Roderick Russell 1,1711996 Roderick Russell 1,2381995 Charles Bostick 5871994 Marlow Warthen 6581993 James Williams 8381992 James Williams 7371991 Lester Efford 9521990 Joe Ross 8681989 Joe Ross 1,3541988 Raymond Gross 7721987 Joe Ross 1,0181986 Tracy Ham 1,0481985 Ricky Harris 8251984 Tracy Ham 7071983 Melvin Bell 7121982 Melvin Bell 688

PASSING (yards)2008 Antonio Henton 1,8522007 Jayson Foster 1,2032006 Travis Clark 1,8082005 Jayson Foster 8422004 Chaz Williams 1,1782003 Trey Hunter 5352002 Chaz Williams 1,0222001 J.R. Revere 8302000 J.R. Revere 1,2471999 Greg Hill 1,2621998 Greg Hill 1,1931997 Greg Hill 6541996 Kenny Robinson 1,1301995 Kenny Robinson 7411994 Kenny Robinson 7061993 Joe Dupree 5421992 Charles Bostick 5501991 Derrick McGrady 7431990 Raymond Gross 1,5341989 Raymond Gross 9301988 Raymond Gross 8611987 Raymond Gross 4811986 Tracy Ham 1,7721985 Tracy Ham 1,4051984 Tracy Ham 1,6941983 Tracy Ham 8861982 Rob Allen 465

RECEIVING (catches-yards)2008 Raja Andrews 64-8732007 Raja Andrews 38-3882006 Jayson Foster 33-368 Reggie McCutchen 24-3742005 Teddy Craft 10-3192004 Teddy Craft 20-4822003 Teddy Craft 15-2892002 Carl Kearney 15-2872001 Derrick Owens 11-4002000 Chris Johnson 29-6731999 Chris Johnson 24-4141998 Corey Joyner 24-4941997 Corey Joyner 31-5951996 Maurice Bing 39-5411995 Maurice Bing 25-3421994 Dexter Dawson 25-3061993 Dexter Dawson 13-2951992 Terrence Sorrell 13-1681991 Deryl Belser 25-4091990 Karl Miller 37-3961989 Donnie Allen 18-3001988 Tony Belser 25-4121987 Tony Belser 35-5611986 Frank Johnson 26-5821985 Ricky Harris 23-1251984 Monty Sharpe 30-6541983 Monty Sharpe 23-4441982 Scott Conner 16-169

SCORING (points)2008 Adrian Mora 612007 Jayson Foster 1442006 Jayson Foster 562005 Jayson Foster 1262004 Chaz Williams 1522003 Sean Holland 752002 Chaz Williams 1622001 Adrian Peterson 1102000 Adrian Peterson 841999 Adrian Peterson 1741998 Adrian Peterson 1561997 Greg Hill 841996 Kenny Robinson 841995 Eric Meng 601994 Reed Haley 751993 Reed Haley 851992 Charles Bostick 541991 David Cool 671990 Joe Ross 841989 Ernest Thompson 1081988 Ernest Thompson 1161987 Tim Foley 761986 Tracy Ham 1101985 Tim Foley 811984 Gerald Harris 1021983 Gerald Harris 681982 Gerald Harris 44

TACKLES2008 Quentin Taylor 982007 Chris Covington 672006 John Mohring 932005 John Mohring 1122004 Derrick Butler 682003 Derrick Butler 772002 Joe Scott 1162001 Joe Scott 1122000 Freddy Pesqueira 871999 Jason Neese 791998 Arkee Thompson 1091997 James Dickerson 1211996 Edward Thomas 1301995 Chad Nighbert 971994 Paul Carroll 1271993 Paul Carroll 1021992 Paul Carroll 1071991 Paul Sikkelee 1081990 Mike West 1331989 Darrell Hendrix 921988 Darrell Hendrix 971987 Flint Matthews 951986 Robert Underwood 1001985 Jessie Jenkins 1171984 Charles Carper 1061983 Theoria Ward 891982 Jessie Jenkins 101

Totals do not include playoffs prior to 2002.

With 61 receptions to lead the Eagles in 2008, Raja Andrews shattered the previous single-sea-son record of 39 set by Marcus Bing in 1996.

ANNUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS09


Annual Attendance Figures Total Home Year Attendance dates Avg.

1982 32,461 5 6,4921983 28,856 4 7,2141984 54,003 5 10,8011985 55,174 6 9,1961986 58,275 4 14,5691987 68,995 5 13,7991988 86,278 5 17,2561989 124,943 7 17,8491990 107,270 6 17,8781991 102,109 6 17,0181992 118,562 8 14,8201993 83,160 6 13,8601994 81,285 6 13,5481995 67,523 5 13,5051996 60,662 5 12,1321997 75,397 6 12,5661998 92,075 7 13,1541999 84,200 5 16,8402000 97,524 6 16,2542001 111,962 6 18,6602002 89,876 6 14,9792003 94,760 6 15,7932004 84,687 5 16,9372005 97,443 6 16,2402006 109,281 7 15,6122007 113,551 6 18,925 2008 109,010 6 18,168 regular season totals only

Top Five Home Attendances1. 25,725 vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1989 (playoffs)2. 24,078 vs. Chattanooga, 19893. 23,373 vs. Furman, 20074. 23,204 vs. Nevada, 1990 (playoffs)5. 23,167 vs. Savannah State, 2001

Top Five Road Attendances1. 92,746 vs. Georgia, 2008 92,746 vs. Georgia, 20043. 86,520 vs. Georgia, 20004. 85,434 vs. Georgia, 19925. 84,963 vs. Florida, 1996

Offense Scoring Year Record Avg. FD Tot. Off. Rush. Yds. Pass.Yds.2008 6-5 31.8 233 383.5 136.2 247.42007 7-4 36.5 233 456.3 326.3 130.02006 3-8 21.4 186 359.9 183.2 176.72005 8-4 38.0 286 469.8 386.8 83.02004 9-3 47.0 279 488.3 369.9 118.42003 7-4 28.3 229 414.6 335.6 79.02002 11-3 35.2 285 469.6 386.2 83.42001 10-1 37.3 218 409.5 323.6 85.92000 9-2 32.9 240 448.3 331.1 117.21999 9-2 50.0 274 551.7 419.0 132.71998 11-0 42.5 260 492.6 378.7 113.91997 9-2 33.1 216 403.6 280.6 123.01996 4-7 23.2 228 396.5 266.5 130.01995 8-3 24.5 198 340.9 233.8 107.61994 6-5 30.3 185 359.6 283.7 75.91993 9-2 29.9 162 335.2 264.9 70.31992 7-4 16.1 165 281.0 206.4 74.61991 7-4 23.4 164 304.6 188.0 116.61990 8-3 27.0 211 356.5 207.5 149.11989 11-0 36.8 241 424.6 329.2 95.51988 9-2 33.7 219 396.2 291.3 104.91987 8-3 22.9 220 366.7 261.2 105.51986 9-2 37.8 257 480.5 307.7 172.81985 9-2 29.2 203 388.7 243.3 145.51984 8-3 19.5 226 422.2 264.9 157.31983 6-5 18.7 214 371.7 267.1 104.61982 7-3-1 26.4 211 358.2 282.9 75.6

Defense Scoring Year Record Avg. FD Tot. Def. Rush Yds. Pass Yds.2008 6-5 29.6 248 412.4 172.5 239.92007 7-4 31.6 229 404.6 176.1 228.52006 3-8 23.6 173 339.9 152.1 187.82005 8-4 23.1 228 388.8 182.8 206.02004 9-3 18.4 194 276.8 120.9 155.82003 7-4 21.1 194 350.5 171.7 178.72002 11-3 13.6 220 294.7 140.9 153.92001 10-1 12.0 155 261.4 135.7 125.62000 9-2 17.6 204 317.4 161.3 156.11999 9-2 15.5 179 291.6 131.3 160.41998 11-0 21.5 200 323.9 141.2 182.71997 9-2 16.0 183 308.9 105.2 203.71996 4-7 26.8 200 354.2 186.6 167.51995 8-3 15.5 177 314.9 151.1 163.81994 6-5 24.5 232 388.2 174.2 214.01993 9-2 14.0 182 323.7 137.8 185.91992 7-4 13.7 190 312.2 159.1 153.11991 7-4 14.5 167 282.9 161.0 121.9 1990 8-3 20.5 205 321.1 143.5 177.61989 11-0 12.1 157 255.9 116.5 139.51988 9-2 15.4 162 239.8 101.3 138.71987 8-3 15.7 160 281.4 112.3 169.11986 9-2 24.6 220 348.2 169.4 178.81985 9-2 17.9 200 326.2 142.9 183.31984 8-3 19.5 210 341.5 128.5 213.11983 6-5 18.7 169 310.1 170.1 139.21982 7-3-1 17.3 190 302.9 98.0 204.9

STATISICAL ANALYSIS09


200814th in punt returns............................................14.020th in passing offense ....................................247.420th in scoring offense ......................................31.8T-20th in redzone offense ..................................84.4Raja Andrews 12th in punt returns ....................14.0Raja Andrews 15th in receptions/game ...............6.4Raja Andrews 20th in receiving yards ...............87.3Dakota Walker T-12th in tackles for loss ...........17.5Dakota Walker T-13th in sacks ............................8.5

20071st in rushing offense ...................................326.31st in fourth down conversions .....................83.3T-2nd passes had intercepted ................................4T-6th in turnovers lost ...........................................128th in total offense ...........................................456.38th in scoring offense ........................................36.614th in turnover margin........................................1.116th in time of possession ...............................31:59T-17th in fumbles recovered .................................1318th in punt returns............................................11.8Jayson Foster 2nd in rushing ..........................167.6Jayson Foster 3rd in scoring .............................13.5Jayson Foster 5th in all-purpose yards............189.1Jayson Foster 7th in pts. responsible for ...........17.1Jayson Foster 12th in total offense ..................277.0Jesse Hartley 7th in field goals ............................1.6Jesse Hartley 16th in scoring ..............................8.9

20061st in sacks against..............................................611th in turnover margin ......................................0.9114th in kickoff returns ........................................22.4Brandon Jackson tied 10th in interceptions .......0.45John Mohring 20th in tackles for loss ..................1.4

20051st in rushing offense ...................................388.86th in scoring offense ........................................38.08th in passing efficiency ................................160.888th in total offense ...........................................469.810th in net punting .............................................36.0T13th in passes had intercepted ............................7Jayson Foster 10th in rushing .......................123.42Jayson Foster 3rd in scoring .............................10.5Jermaine Austin 5th in rushing ......................128.83

20041st in rushing offense .................................369.921st in scoring offense .....................................47.01st in passing efficiency .............................173.503rd in total offense .........................................488.334th in total defense ........................................276.755th in punt returns............................................14.4810th in pass defense .....................................155.8315th in scoring defense ...................................18.4217th in pass efficiency defense .....................104.7117th in turnover margin.........................................67Chaz williams 1st in scoring ........................12.67A.J. Bryant 19th in interceptions ...........................50Teddy Craft 20th in punt returns ......................11.35

20031st in rushing offense .................................. 335.64th in kickoff returns ..........................................24.919th in total offense .........................................414.620th in fewest passes had intercepted ...................9Lewis Barr 3rd in kickoff returns ........................29.9Sean Holland 16th in field goals made ..............1.18

20021st in rushing offense .................................. 386.22nd in fewest passes had intercepted ....................43rd in total offense ...........................................469.66th in scoring offense ........................................35.27th in scoring defense .......................................13.611th in passing efficiency defense ..................94.5314th in passing efficiency offense ..................142.47Chaz Williams 3rd in scoring .............................11.6Chaz Williams 10th in points responsible for ......15.4Anthony Williams 12th in kickoff returns ............26.1Chaz Williams 20th in rushing .........................101.6

20011st in rushing offense .................................. 323.62nd in passing defense....................................125.62nd in fewest passes had intercepted ....................34th in scoring defense .......................................12.04th in net punting ...............................................38.86th in total defense ..........................................261.48th in scoring offense ........................................37.314th in passing efficiency defense ..................96.5714th in fewest turnovers lost .................................1718th in turnover margin....................................+0.73Adrian Peterson 8th in scoring ..........................10.0Adrian Peterson 11th in rushing ......................132.6Scott Shelton 18th in field goals made ..............1.09J.R. Revere 20th in scoring .................................8.4

20003rd in rushing offense ..................................... 331.19th in fewest turnovers lost ...................................1610th in passing efficiency offense ..................148.0112th in fewest passes had intercepted ...................713th in total offense .........................................448.315th in turnover margin....................................+1.0018th in passing defense ..................................156.120th in fewest fumbles lost .....................................9Adrian Peterson 4th in rushing ........................151.2Adrian Peterson 9th in scoring ............................9.3Adrian Peterson 20th in all-purpose running .........153.1

19991st in rushing offense ...................................419.01st in total offense .........................................551.71st in scoring offense .....................................50.03rd in net punting ...............................................38.75th in scoring defense .......................................15.57th in kickoff returns ..........................................22.712th in pass efficiency defense .........................95.318th in total defense ........................................291.6Adrian Peterson 1st in scoring ......................15.8Adrian Peterson 2nd in rushing .......................164.3Adrian Peterson 5th in all-purpose running .....179.1

19982nd in rushing offense .....................................378.72nd in total offense ..........................................492.62nd in scoring offense .......................................42.54th in punt returns..............................................14.6Adrian Peterson 2nd in scoring .......................14.18Adrian Peterson 4th in rushing ......................175.64Corey Joyner 5th in punt returns .....................14.88Adrian Peterson 7th in all-purpose running .......178.64Arkee Thompson 11th in interceptions ..............0.55Greg Hill 18th in scoring ....................................8.73Chris Chambers 20th in field goals....................1.09

19974th in rushing offense ......................................280.64th in kickoff returns ..........................................25.59th in turnover margin......................................+1.0912th in net punting .............................................37.413th in scoring offense ......................................33.116th in scoring defense .....................................16.020th in rushing defense ...................................105.2James Banks 5th in kickoff returns ....................27.9Eric Meng 17th in field goals .............................1.09

19964th in rushing offense ....................................266.4518th in net punting ...........................................36.6219th in total offense .......................................396.45Roderick Russell 19th in rushing ...................112.55

19955th in punt returns............................................13.8813th in net punting ...........................................36.3114th in turnover margin....................................+1.0018th in rushing offense ..................................233.8220th in scoring defense ...................................15.55Dexter Dawson 4th in punt returns ..................15.94Dexter Dawson 11th in kickoff returns .............25.93

19944th in rushing offense ....................................283.737th in net punting .............................................37.6220th in turnover margin....................................+0.73Eric Smith 14th in punting..................................39.7Reed Haley 20th in field goals ...........................1.00

19936th in scoring defense .....................................14.009th in rushing offense ....................................264.91Reed Haley 5th in field goals .............................1.36Dexter Dawson 13th in punt returns ................11.44

19923rd in scoring defense .....................................13.7317th in total defense ......................................312.18Chris Wright 6th in kickoff returns ....................27.33Reed Haley 16th in field goals ...........................0.91

19914th in pass efficiency defense .........................84.989th in scoring defense .....................................14.5510th in total defense ......................................282.91David Cool 5th in field goals ..............................1.27Don Norton 11th in punting ..............................40.82Jim Mutimer 13th in interceptions ......................0.55

1990Raymond Gross 14th in passing efficiency .......132.94Joe Ross 19th in scoring ...................................7.64

19891st in rushing offense ...................................329.22nd in scoring offense .......................................36.82nd in scoring defense ......................................12.13rd in total defense ..........................................255.911th in rushing defense ...................................116.511th in passing defense ...................................139.512th in total offense .......................................424.64Joe Ross 4th in rushing .................................135.40Ernest Thompson 5th in scoring ........................9.82Joe Ross 12th in scoring ...................................7.80Rodney Oglesby 12th in punt returns ..............10.21Joe Ross 15th in all-purpose running ............141.20

19882nd in scoring offense .......................................33.74th in rushing offense ......................................290.85th in rushing defense .....................................101.35th in total defense ..........................................240.08th in scoring defense .......................................14.015th in total offense .......................................394.9115th in passing defense...................................138.7Ernest Thompson 2nd in scoring .....................11.60

19862nd in total offense ........................................480.552nd in rushing offense .....................................307.72nd in scoring offense .......................................37.8Tracy Ham 4th in passing efficiency ................144.9Tracy Ham 5th in scoring .................................10.00Gerald Harris 7th in scoring ...............................9.45Tracy Ham 8th in total offense .......................256.36Tracy Ham 17th in rushing ..............................95.27

19858th in rushing offense ......................................243.3Tim Foley 6th in field goals ................................1.45Nay Young 9th in punt returns ...........................11.2Tracy Ham 12th in passing efficiency ..............130.6Tony Belser 14th in kickoff returns .....................22.1Tim Foley 20th in scoring ....................................7.4

19844th in rushing offense ......................................264.910th in scoring offense ......................................31.1Gerald Harris 3rd in scoring...............................11.3Melvin Bell 4th in punt returns ...........................14.0Melvin Bell 10th in kickoff returns ......................24.5Tracy Ham 16th in total offense .......................218.3

Eagles Among National Top 20 Statistical Leaders (Team/Individual)

NATIONAL STATISTICS LEADERS09


Georgia Southern 100-Yard Rushing Games(Number of Attempts in Parenthesis)1. 333 (32) Adrian Peterson vs. Massachusetts, 1999 playoffs2. 280 (24) Joe Ross vs. Marshall, 19893. 279 (28) Jayson Foster vs. Wofford, 20074. 253 (28) Jayson Foster vs. Coastal Carolina, 20075. 247 (25) Adrian Peterson vs. Youngstown State, 1999 playoffs6. 238 (26) Greg Hill vs. Florida A&M, 1997 playoffs7. 232 (33) Adrian Peterson vs. Connecticut, 1998 playoffs8. 231 (11) Jayson Foster vs. West Georgia, 2007 231 (22) Adrian Peterson vs. The Citadel, 199810. 228 (29) Greg Hill vs. Massachusetts, 1998 playoffs11. 222 (21) Adrian Peterson vs. Chattanooga, 199912. 221 (29) Adrian Peterson vs. Chattanooga, 1998 221 (24) Roderick Russell vs. The Citadel, 199614. 219 (28) Greg Hill vs. Furman, 1999 219 (19) Greg Hill vs. Furman, 1998 219 (21) Adrian Peterson vs. Jacksonville State, 199817. 216 (29) Chris Covington vs. Central Connecticut State, 2006 216 (33) Adrian Peterson vs. East Tennessee State, 1999 216 (25) Adrian Peterson vs. Appalachian State, 199820. 211 (23) Adrian Peterson vs. Virginia Military, 199921. 210 (26) Jayson Foster vs. Chattanooga, 200722. 209 (18) Adrian Peterson vs. East Tennessee State, 199823. 207 (33) Jermaine Austin vs. Florida International, 200324. 206 (18) Lamar Lewis vs. Coastal Carolina, 2007 206 (14) Greg Hill vs. Northern Arizona, 1999 playoffs26. 203 (19) Adrian Peterson vs. McNeese State, 2000 playoffs27. 199 (20) Jermaine Austin at Northeastern, 2005 199 (28) Tracy Ham vs. East Carolina, 198629. 198 (34) Adrian Peterson vs. Delaware, 2000 playoffs30. 197 (24) Adrian Peterson vs. Furman, 199931. 195 (27) Jayson Foster vs. Colorado State, 200732. 194 (15) J.R. Revere vs. Western Carolina, 200133. 192 (22) Adrian Peterson vs. Savannah State, 200134. 191 (33) Jayson Foster vs. Furman, 2005 191 (18) Tracy Ham vs. Nicholls State, 1986 playoffs36. 190 (25) Joe Ross vs. Villanova, 1989 playoffs37. 186 (31) Adrian Peterson vs. Appalachian State, 200038. 183 (31) Adrian Peterson vs. Illinois State, 1999 playoffs 183 (31) Adrian Peterson vs. Furman, 199840. 182 (25) Adrian Peterson vs. Virginia Military, 2000 182 (32) Joe Ross vs. Middle Tennessee State, 198942. 181 (29) Adrian Peterson vs. Western Carolina, 2000 181 (18) Gerald Harris vs. North Carolina A&T, 1986 playoffs44. 180 (24) Tracy Ham vs. Arkansas State, 1986 playoffs45. 178 (27) Jayson Foster at South Dakota State, 2005 178 (26) Adrian Peterson vs. Colgate, 1998 playoffs 178 (32) Adrian Peterson vs. Western Carolina, 1998 178 (17) Gerald Harris vs. Northern Iowa, 1985 playoffs 178 (25) Clint Harper vs. Savannah State, 198350. 175 (20) Jayson Foster vs. Appalachian State, 2007 175 (23) Adrian Peterson vs. VMI, 2001 175 (23) James Williams vs. East Tennessee State, 199353. 174 (29) Roderick Russell vs. South Florida, 1997 174 (20) Roderick Russell vs. Liberty, 199655. 173 (18) Raymond Gross vs. Maine, 1987 playoffs56. 172 (15) Lamar Lewis vs. Coastal Carolina, 2006 172 (28) Adrian Peterson vs. Oregon State, 199958. 171 (32) Chaz Williams vs. Western Carolina, 200259. 170 (23) Gerald Harris vs. Middle Tennessee State, 198660. 169 (16) Gerald Harris vs. South Carolina State, 198661. 168 (18) Adrian Peterson vs. Jacksonville State, 199962. 167 (8) Jermaine Austin at Chattanooga, 200463. 166 (16) Roderick Russell vs. The Citadel, 199764. 163 (32) Trey Hunter vs. Western Carolina, 200365. 162 (17) Adrian Peterson vs. Johnson C. Smith, 2000 162 (26) Tracy Ham vs. Nevada Reno, 1986 playoffs 162 (33) Gerald Harris vs. Nevada Reno, 1986 playoffs68. 161 (28) Adrian Peterson vs. Massachusetts, 1998 playoffs 161 (32) Raymond Gross vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1988 playoffs70. 160 (24) Jermaine Austin vs. The Citadel, 2003 160 (14) Jermaine Austin vs. Gardner-Webb, 2002 160 (21) Roderick Russell vs. Chattanooga, 1997 160 (24) Joe Ross vs. Florida A&M, 198974. 159 (33) Chaz Williams vs. New Hampshire, 2004 playoffs 159 (7) Zzream Walden vs. Western Carolina, 2002 159 (31) Adrian Peterson vs. East Tennessee State, 200177. 158 (15) Jermaine Austin vs. Chattanooga, 2003 158 (24) Adrian Peterson vs. Furman, 200179. 157 (23) Jayson Foster vs. The Citadel, 2007 157 (21) Jayson Foster at Furman, 2006 157 (25) Joe Ross vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1988

157 (21) Tracy Ham at Northern Iowa, 1985 playoffs83. 156 (22) Adrian Peterson vs. Wofford, 1999 156 (20) Gerald Harris vs. South Carolina State, 198585. 154 (22) Roderick Russell vs. Appalachian State, 1996 154 (14) Ricky Harris vs. Bethune Cookman, 198587. 153 (20) Adrian Peterson vs. Florida A&M, 2001 playoffs 153 (25) Charles Bostick vs. Virginia Military, 199389. 152 (27) Adrian Peterson at Georgia, 2000 152 (31) Joe Ross vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1989 playoffs 152 (29) Raymond Gross vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1988 playoffs92. 151 (21) Jayson Foster at Texas State, 2005 playoffs 151 (29) Greg Hill vs. Furman, 199794. 150 (14) Lamar Lewis vs. West Georgia, 2007 150 (28) Greg Hill vs. Appalachian State, 1998 150 (4) Frank Johnson vs. Samford, 198897. 149 (15) Jayson Foster vs. Western Carolina, 2005 149 (15) Joe Ross vs. The Citadel, 1988 playoffs99. 148 (23) Adrian Peterson vs. Montana, 2000 playoffs 148 (16) J.R. Revere vs. East Tennessee State, 2000 148 (27) Adrian Peterson vs. Appalachian State, 1999 148 (30) Gerald Harris vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1985 playoffs 148 (11) Tracy Ham vs. Newberry, 1985104. 147 (23) Jermaine Austin at Texas State, 2005 playoffs 147 (24) Jermaine Austin vs. Florida International, 2004 147 (24) J.R. Revere vs. Appalachian State, 2000107. 146 (29) Jermaine Austin at South Dakota State, 2005 146 (32) Adrian Peterson vs. Hofstra, 2000 playoffs109. 145 (32) Adrian Peterson vs. Wofford, 2000 145 (31) Raymond Gross vs. Nevada, 1990 playoffs111. 144 (30) Greg Hill vs. Western Carolina, 1998 144 (17) Melvin Bell vs. Newberry, 1983113. 143 (27) Jermaine Austin vs. Maine, 2002 playoffs 143 (32) Charles Bostick vs. James Madison, 1992 143 (21) Joe Ross vs. Western Kentucky, 1987116. 142 (24) Jermaine Austin vs. Furman, 2005 142 (24) Jayson Foster at Northeastern, 2005 142 (24) Chaz Williams vs. East Tennessee State, 2002 142 (24) Lester Efford vs. Central Florida, 1991120. 141 (19) Jermaine Austin at Western Carolina, 2004 141 (5) Mark Myers vs. Jacksonville State, 2002 141 (27) Adrian Peterson vs. Chattanooga, 2000 141 (21) Greg Hill vs. Appalachian State, 1997 141 (13) Chad Holmes vs. East Tennessee State, 1994 141 (27) Tracy Ham vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1986126. 140 (13) Lance Turner vs. Johnson C. Smith, 2004 140 (21) Jermaine Austin at McNeese State, 2003 140 (28) Adrian Peterson vs. The Citadel, 2001

140 (13) Ricky Harris vs. Valdosta State, 1984130. 139 (18) Kenny Robinson vs. Glenville State, 1994 139 (25) Joe Ross vs. James Madison, 1988132. 137 (18) Jermaine Austin vs. The Citadel, 2005133. 136 (25) Jermaine Austin vs. Elon, 2003 136 (25) Jermaine Austin vs. Furman, 2003 136 (27) Greg Hill vs. Liberty, 1996136. 135 (20) Adrian Peterson vs. Elon, 1998 135 (19) Tracy Ham vs. Bethune Cookman, 1984138. 134 (21) Jayson Foster vs. Chattanooga, 2005 134 (17) Adrian Peterson vs. Northern Arizona, 1999 playoffs 134 (6) Chris Wright vs. Western Carolina, 1994141. 133 (13) Chaz Williams vs. The Citadel, 2004 133 (12) Kevin Davis at McNeese State, 2003 133 (18) Jermaine Austin vs. Appalachian State, 2002 133 (15) J.R. Revere vs. McNeese State, 2000 playoffs 133 (3) Andre Weathers vs. Western Carolina, 1999 133 (16) Greg Hill vs. South Florida, 1997147. 132 (31) Charles Bostick vs. Furman, 1995 132 (18) Tracy Ham vs. Wofford, 1983149. 131 (22) Chris Covington vs. Coastal Carolina, 2006 131 (32) Roderick Russell vs. Florida A&M, 1997 playoffs 131 (13) Kenny Robinson vs. William & Mary, 1997152. 130 (27) Chad Holmes vs. South Carolina State, 1995 130 (14) Joe Ross vs. Bethune Cookman, 1987 130 (13) Tracy Ham vs. Valdosta State, 1984 130 (8) Melvin Bell vs. Central Florida, 1983156. 129 (21) Jayson Foster at Elon, 2005 129 (20) Jermaine Austin vs. McNeese State, 2005 129 (4) Bennie Cunningham vs. Youngstown State, 1999 playoffs 129 (16) Joe Ross vs. Samford, 1989 129 (20) Joe Ross vs. James Madison, 1987 129 (22) Gerald Harris vs. Tennessee Tech, 1986 129 (20) Tracy Ham vs. Troy State, 1985 129 (17) Tracy Ham vs. Troy State, 1983164. 128 (14) Jermaine Austin vs. East Tennessee State, 2003 128 (18) Jermaine Austin vs. Western Kentucky, 2002 playoffs 128 (29) Joe Dupree vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1992 128 (20) Lester Efford vs. Nicholls State, 1991 128 (12) Tracy Ham vs. North Carolina A&T, 1986 playoffs169. 127 (11) Jermaine Austin vs. Chattanooga, 2005 127 (19) Chaz Williams vs. VMI, 2002171. 126 (10) Greg Hill vs. Western Carolina, 1999172. 125 (11) Jermaine Austin at Elon, 2005 125 (15) Greg Hill vs. Colgate, 1998 playoffs 125 (31) Raymond Gross vs. UT Chattanooga, 1988 125 (15) Raymond Gross vs. South Carolina State, 1987176. 124 (25) J.R. Revere vs. Appalachian State, 2001 124 (17) Roderick Russell vs. Western Carolina, 1996 124 (18) Roderick Russell vs. South Carolina State, 1996 124 (7) Marlow Warthen vs. Furman, 1994180. 123 (23) Jermaine Austin vs. New Hampshire, 2004 playoffs 123 (27) Roderick Russell vs. East Tennessee State, 1997 123 (21) Lester Efford vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1989 playoffs183. 122 (18) Adrian Peterson vs. Chattanooga, 2001 122 (4) Andre Weathers at Delaware, 2000 playoffs 122 (26) Adrian Peterson vs. South Florida, 1998 122 (16) Adrian Peterson vs. Virginia Military, 1998187. 121 (15) Jayson Foster at Wofford, 2005 121 (26) Adrian Peterson vs. Delaware, 2001 121 (7) Mark Myers vs. Elon, 2000 121 (13) Greg Hill vs. Virginia Military, 1999 121 (12) Bennie Cunningham vs. Connecticut, 1998 playoffs 121 (10) Marlow Warthen vs. Western Carolina, 1994 121 (18) Tracy Ham vs. James Madison, 1986194. 120 (15) Chaz Williams vs. Chattanooga, 2002 120 (23) Chaz Williams vs. Gardner-Webb, 2002 120 (23) Adrian Peterson vs. Elon, 2001 120 (19) J.R. Revere vs. Western Carolina, 2000 120 (18) Joe Ross vs. Chattanooga, 1989 120 (16) Raymond Gross vs. Florida A&M, 1988200. 119 (25) Lester Efford vs. Samford, 1990201. 118 (13) Jermaine Austin vs. Morehead State, 2005 118 (14) Joe Ross vs. Savannah State, 1989 118 (11) Tracy Ham vs. Western Kentucky, 1986204. 117 (24) Jermaine Austin vs. Western Carolina, 2005 117 (28) Chaz Williams vs. Appalachian State, 2002 117 (16) J.R. Revere vs. Delaware, 2001 117 (17) Charles Bostick vs. Western Carolina, 1995 117 (12) Joe Ross vs. Catawba, 1987 117 (8) Frank Johnson vs. Tennessee Tech, 1985 117 (18) Ricky Harris vs. Florida A&M, 1985211. 116 (7) Mark Myers vs. Hofstra, 2000 playoffs 116 (12) Jevon Sullivan vs. VMI, 1998

OUTSTANDING GAMES

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213. 115 (24) Lamar Lewis at Colorado State, 2007 115 (16) Jermaine Austin vs. South Dakota State, 2004 115 (6) Zzream Walden vs. VMI, 2002 115 (23) Adrian Peterson vs. Appalachian State, 2001 playoffs 115 (14) Adrian Peterson vs. Western Carolina, 1999 115 (12) Adrian Peterson vs. Fayetteville State, 1999 115 (14) Raymond Gross vs. Western Carolina, 1987 115 (18) Gerald Harris vs. Central Florida, 1985221. 114 (25) Jermaine Austin at Furman, 2004 114 (23) Jermaine Austin vs. Chattanooga, 2002 114 (11) Greg Hill vs. Wofford, 1997224. 113 (26) Chaz Williams vs. Bethune-Cookman, 2002 playoffs 113 (23) James Williams vs. James Madison, 1992 113 (25) Joe Ross vs. Central Florida, 1990 113 (10) Melvin Bell vs. Central Florida, 1984228. 112 (14) Bryce Carter vs. Elon, 2004 112 (18) James Williams vs. Furman, 1993 112 (28) Joe Ross vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1990 112 (26) Gerald Harris vs. Central Florida, 1986 112 (19) Clint Harper vs. Catawba, 1983233. 111 (14) Greg Hill vs. Youngstown State, 1999 playoffs 111 (11) Carl Small vs. VMI, 1997 111 (22) Kenny Robinson vs. South Carolina State, 1996 111 (14) Lester Efford vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1991 111 (24) Raymond Gross vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1989 111 (13) Joe Ross vs. Samford, 1988239. 110 (23) Chaz Williams vs. Furman, 2002 110 (9) Chris Wright vs. Glenville State, 1994 110 (17) James Williams vs. Savannah State, 1992 110 (25) Joe Ross vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1987 110 (18) Ricky Harris vs. James Madison, 1985244. 109 (12) Jayson Foster vs. Johnson C. Smith, 2004245. 108 (24) Jayson Foster vs. McNeese State, 2005 108 (25) Chaz Williams vs. The Citadel, 2002 108 (26) Adrian Peterson vs. The Citadel, 1999 108 (6) Roderick Russell vs. Glenville State, 1994 108 (23) Raymond Gross vs. Central Florida, 1989250. 107 (11) Chaz Williams vs. The Citadel, 2003 107 (31) Trey Hunter vs. Appalachian State, 2003 107 (26) Tracy Ham vs. Florida, 1986253. 106 (18) Chris Covington vs. Western Carolina, 2006 106 (19) Jermaine Austin vs. Savannah State, 2003 106 (20) Chaz Williams vs. Maine, 2002 playoffs 106 (12) Hakim Ford vs. Gardner-Webb, 2002 106 (13) Adrian Peterson vs. East Tennessee State, 2000 106 (29) Adrian Peterson vs. The Citadel, 2000 106 (8) Zzream Walden vs. Johnson C. Smith, 2000 106 (22) Roderick Russell vs. William & Mary, 1997 106 (20) Charles Bostick vs. Valdosta State, 1992 106 (32) Joe Ross vs. James Madison, 1989 106 (7) Ricky Harris vs. Nevada Reno, 1986 playoffs264. 105 (23) Chaz Williams vs. Furman, 2003 105 (19) Jermaine Austin vs. Furman, 2002 105 (4) Mark Myers vs. Appalachian State, 2002 105 (22) Adrian Peterson vs. Western Carolina, 2001 105 (16) Greg Hill vs. Connecticut, 1998 playoffs 105 (23) Greg Hill vs. South Florida, 1998 105 (16) Greg Hill vs. Western Carolina, 1996 105 (14) Garry Miller vs. Appalachian State, 1987 playoffs272. 104 (23) Jermaine Austin vs. Appalachian State, 2004 104 (21) Jermaine Austin vs. Wofford, 2003 104 (14) Jermaine Austin vs. Bethune-Cookman, 2002 playoffs 104 (16) Charles Bostick vs. Western Carolina, 1991 104 (26) Lester Efford vs. Florida A&M, 1991 104 (21) Joe Ross vs. Central Florida, 1989 104 (25) Tracy Ham vs. South Carolina State, 1985 104 (8) Melvin Bell vs. Liberty, 1984280. 103 (9) Antonio Henton vs. Austin Peay State, 2008 103 (9) Lamar Lewis vs. Elon, 2007 103 (17) Chaz Williams vs. Jacksonville State, 2002 103 (8) Greg Hill vs. Chattanooga, 1999 103 (21) Adrian Peterson vs. Western Illinois, 1998 playoffs 103 (26) Raymond Gross vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1989 playoffs 103 (4) Frank Johnson vs. The Citadel, 1988 playoffs287. 102 (14) Chaz Williams vs. South Dakota State, 2004 102 (18) Adrian Peterson vs. Wofford, 1998 102 (11) Ricky Harris vs. Central Florida,1983290. 101 (11) Tracy Ham vs. Bethune Cookman, 1986 101 (13) Melvin Cox vs. The Citadel, 2001292. 100 (19) Raymond Gross vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1989 playoffs 100 (22) Gerald Harris vs. Valdosta State, 1984

Georgia Southern 100-Yard Passing Games1. 419 Tracy Ham vs. Furman, 1985 playoffs2. 402 Tracy Ham vs. East Carolina, 19843. 375 Travis Clark vs. Elon, 20064. 323 Lee Chapple at Furman, 20085. 306 Tracy Ham vs. Arkansas State, 1986 playoffs6. 298 Antonio Henton vs. Northeastern, 20087. 292 Antonio Henton vs. Appalachian State, 20088. 267 Tracy Ham vs. Central Florida, 19869. 261 Antonio Henton at The Citadel, 200810. 258 Tracy Ham vs. James Madison, 198611. 256 Tracy Ham vs. South Carolina State, 198512. 246 Raymond Gross vs. Eastern Kentucky, 199013. 232 Antonio Henton vs. Elon, 200814. 226 Greg Hill vs. Wofford, 1998 226 Raymond Gross vs. Northeast Louisiana, 199016. 225 Jayson Foster vs. South Dakota State, 200717. 222 Tracy Ham vs. Chattanooga, 198518. 220 Travis Clark at The Citadel, 200619. 219 Tracy Ham vs. Western Kentucky, 198620. 217 Derrick McGrady vs. James Madison, 199121. 210 Raymond Gross vs. Chattanooga, 199022. 208 Travis Clark at Chattanooga, 2006 208 Kenny Robinson vs. Chattanooga, 199624. 207 Tracy Ham vs. Central Florida, 198425. 202 Antonio Henton vs. Samford, 2008 202 Lee Chapple vs. Wofford, 2008 202 Kenny Robinson vs. Valdosta State, 1997 202 Tracy Ham vs. Valdosta State, 198429. 195 Travis Clark at Western Carolina, 200630. 194 Charles Bostick vs. Mississippi College, 199231. 191 Tracy Ham vs. Bethune-Cookman, 198432. 190 Jayson Foster vs. Furman, 2007 190 Tracy Ham vs. Middle Tennessee State, 198634. 182 J.R. Revere vs. Chattanooga, 200035. 180 Raymond Gross vs. Montana, 1989 playoffs36. 179 Greg Hill vs. East Tennessee State, 1997 179 Kenny Robinson vs. Western Carolina,1997 179 Kenny Robinson vs. Chattanooga, 199439. 177 Antonio Henton at Chattanooga, 2008 177 Travis Clark vs. Central Arkansas, 2006 177 Kenny Robinson vs. Marshall, 199642. 173 Raymond Gross vs. The Citadel, 1990 playoffs43. 172 Greg Hill vs. East Tennessee State, 1999

44. 171 Tracy Ham vs. East Tennessee State, 198545. 169 Tracy Ham vs. Florida A & M, 198546. 168 Greg Hill vs. Wofford, 199947. 167 Raymond Gross vs. Samford, 199048. 166 Raymond Gross vs. Northeast Louisiana, 198849. 165 J.R. Revere vs. Western Carolina, 200050. 164 Travis Clark vs. North Dakota State, 2006 164 Derrick McGrady vs. Nicholls State, 199152. 162 Derrick McGrady vs. Troy State, 199153. 161 J.R. Revere vs. Florida A&M, 2001 playoffs 161 J.R. Revere vs. Elon, 2000 161 Tracy Ham vs. East Tennessee State56. 160 Chaz Williams vs. Western Kentucky, 2002 playoffs 160 Greg Hill vs. Western Illinois, 1998 playoffs 160 Charles Bostick vs. VMI, 1993 160 Ken Burnette vs. East Carolina, 1987 160 Tracy Ham vs. Valdosta State, 198261. 159 Raymond Gross vs. Central Florida, 1990 playoffs 159 Tracy Ham vs. Newberry, 198563. 158 Chaz Williams vs. Wofford, 2004 158 Greg Hill vs. Liberty, 1996 158 Kenny Robinson vs. Furman, 199666. 157 Greg Hill vs. Jacksonville State, 199867. 156 Chaz Williams vs. Elon, 2004 156 Chaz Williams vs. Western Carolina, 200269. 155 Chaz Williams vs. Western Carolina, 2004 155 Joe Dupree vs. Concord, 199371. 154 Antonio Henton at Western Carolina, 200872. 151 Raymond Gross vs. Chattanooga, 198973. 150 Trey Hunter vs. Florida International, 2003 150 Kenny Robinson vs. VMI, 199675. 149 Trey Hunter vs. Western Carolina, 2003 149 Chaz Williams vs. The Citadel, 2002 149 Kenny Robinson vs. The Citadel, 199578. 147 Jayson Foster vs. Western Carolina, 2007 147 Trey Hunter vs. Chattanooga, 2003 147 Tracy Ham vs. Nevada-Reno 1986 playoffs81. 146 Tracy Ham vs. Chattanooga, 198582. 145 J.R. Revere vs. Western Carolina, 2001 145 Tracy Ham vs. Jackson State. 1985 playoffs84. 144 Greg Hill vs. Appalachian State, 1997 144 Kenny Robinson vs. East Tennessee State, 199586. 143 Greg Hill vs. Furman, 199887. 142 J.R. Revere vs. Chattanooga, 2001 142 J.R. Revere vs. Wofford, 2001 142 Greg Hill vs. Furman, 1999 142 Tracy Ham vs. Troy State, 198391. 140 Lee Chapple at Western Carolina, 2008 140 Chaz Williams vs. Appalachian State, 2004 140 Greg Hill vs. Fayetteville State, 1999 140 Tracy Ham vs. Bethune-Cookman, 198695. 139 Tracy Ham vs. Presbyterian, 198396. 136 J.R. Revere vs. Furman, 2000 136 Greg Hill vs. Western Carolina, 1999 136 Raymond Gross vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1988 playoffs 136 Tracy Ham vs. James Madison, 1986100. 135 Jayson Foster at Texas State, 2005 playoffs 135 Charles Bostick vs. Western Carolina, 1995102. 134 Greg Hill vs. Appalachian State, 1997 134 Kenny Robinson vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1995104. 132 Greg Hill vs. The Citadel, 1998105. 131 Jayson Foster at South Dakota State, 2005106. 130 Tracy Ham vs. Bethune-Cookman, 1985107. 129 Charles Bostick vs. VMI, 1995 129 Raymond Gross vs. Villanova, 1989 playoffs109. 128 Tracy Ham vs. Florida A & M, 1986110. 127 Travis Clark vs. Coastal Carolina, 2006 127 Donnie Allen vs. Catawba, 1982112. 126 Greg Hill vs. The Citadel, 1998113. 125 Chaz Williams vs. Chattanooga, 2004 125 J.R. Revere vs. VMI, 2001 125 J.R. Revere vs. East Tennessee State, 2000 125 Raymond Gross vs. Valdosta State, 1990 125 Raymond Gross vs. Chattanooga, 1988 125 Tracy Ham vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1985119. 124 Jayson Foster vs. West Georgia, 2007 124 Joe Dupree vs. Savannah State, 1993121. 123 Jayson Foster vs. The Citadel, 2005 123 J.R. Revere vs. The Citadel, 2000 123 Raymond Gross vs. Idaho, 1990 playoffs124. 121 Greg Hill vs. The Citadel, 1999125. 120 Jayson Foster vs. Chattanooga, 2007126. 118 Raymond Gross vs. James Madison, 1989

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127. 117 Raymond Gross vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1989 playoffs 117 Steve Lomastro vs. Newberry, 1983129. 116 Chaz Williams vs. Chattanooga, 2002 116 Raymond Gross vs. Northeast Louisiana, 1987131. 114 J.R. Revere vs. VMI, 2000 114 Kenny Robinson vs. Appalachian State, 1995 114 Tracy Ham vs. Newberry, 1984134. 113 J.R. Revere vs. Montana, 2000 playoffs 113 Raymond Gross vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1989 playoffs136. 112 Tracy Ham vs. Presbyterian, 1984137. 111 Greg Hill vs. Massachusetts, 1998 playoffs138. 110 J.R. Revere vs. McNeese State, 2000 playoffs 110 Tracy Ham vs. Gardner Webb, 1983140. 108 Chaz Williams vs. Furman, 2004141. 107 Jayson Foster vs. Colorado State, 2007142. 106 Jayson Foster vs. The Citadel, 2007 106 Travis Clark vs. Central Connecticut State, 2006 106 Albert Huntley vs. Savannah State, 1990 106 Raymond Gross vs. Nicholls State, 1989 106 Tracy Ham vs. Liberty, 1984147. 105 Raymond Gross vs. Savannah State, 1990 105 Raymond Gross vs. West Georgia, 1989 105 Raymond Gross vs. South Carolina State, 1988 105 Kenny Bullock vs. Catawba, 1987151. 104 Joe Dupree vs. Middle Tennessee State, 1992 104 Ken Burnette, vs. East Carolina, 1987153. 103 Kenny Robinson vs. Chattanooga, 1994 103 Tracy Ham vs. Chattanooga, 1986 103 Tracy Ham vs. North Carolina A & T, 1986 playoffs156. 102 Antonio Henton at Georgia, 2008 102 Raymond Gross vs. Savannah State, 1989 102 Raymond Gross vs. Western Kentucky, 1987159. 101 Chaz Williams vs. South Dakota State, 2004160. 100 Greg Hill vs. Northern Arizona, 1999 playoffs 100 Charles Bostick vs. Western Carolina, 1995

Opponent 100-Yard Rushing Games1. 301 (33) Louis Ivory, Furman, 20002. 244 (35) Marcel Shipp, Massachusetts, 1998 playoffs3. 220 (29) Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State, 20074. 213 (24) Fred Boateng, Western Carolina, 20005. 208 (22) Kevin Richardson, Appalachian State, 20056. 204 (16) Anthony Watson, South Dakota State, 2005 204 (24) Kenny Bynum, South Carolina State, 19968. 180 (32) Ken Simonton, Oregon State, 19999. 175 (29) Aaron Stecker, Western Illinois, 1998 playoffs10. 173 (20) Garrison Hearst, Georgia, 199211. 172 (29) Michael Summers, South Carolina State, 198612. 170 (37) Brandon Walker, East Tennessee State, 199613. 169 (21) Michael Hicks, South Carolina State, 199514. 168 (26) Vince Hall, Middle Tennessee State, 198415. 161 (24) Leon Brown, Eastern Kentucky, 1993 playoffs16. 160 (22) Adrian Brown, Youngstown State, 1999 playoffs17. 157 (33) Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State, 2008 157 (35) Chris Parker, Marshall, 199419. 156 (29) Ritchie Melchor, Appalachian State, 1987 playoffs20. 155 (28) Elroy Harris, Eastern Kentucky, 1988 playoffs21. 154 (29) Carl Boyd, Northern Iowa, 1985 playoffs22. 153 (24) Ted Yarbrough, Troy State, 1995 playoffs23. 152 (22) Mike Motley, Newberry, 198324. 150 (29) Gaven Varner, East Tennessee State, 200325. 148 (24) Brandon Newsome, Elon, 2008 148 (19) Muhammad Shamsid Deen, Chattanooga, 1990 148 (27) Dwight Stone, Middle Tennessee State, 198628. 147 (25) Vick King, McNeese State, 200329. 146 (15) Deon Jackson, The Citadel, 199630. 145 (30) Damon Scott, Appalachian State, 1995 145 (17) James Stewart, Miami, 1994 145 (17) Jim Heywood, Troy State, 198333. 143 (25) Warren Marshall, James Madison, 198534. 142 (28) Chris Evans, Samford, 200835. 140 (26) Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State, 2006 140 (17) Michael Horace, Stephen F. Austin, 1988 playoffs37. 138 (30) Eddie Coleman, Troy State, 199238. 137 (18) Kevious Johnson, Wofford, 2007 137 (23) Karim Razzak, Appalachian State, 1999 137 (25) Thomas Haskins, Virginia Military, 199641. 136 (19) Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State, 200742. 135 (20) Rashod Smith, Florida International, 2004 135 (18) Danny Ware, Georgia, 2004 135 (30) Aaron Pierce, McNeese State, 2000 playoffs 135 (21) Dale Baker, Concord, 1993

46. 134 (19) Rashaud Palmer, Elon, 2003 134 (13) Richard Kimble, Arkansas State, 1986 playoffs 134 (18) Elgin Davis, Central Florida, 198349. 131 (24) Roosevelt Potts, Northeast Louisiana, 1991 131 (31) Anthony Simpson, East Carolina, 198651. 130 (24) Doug Chapman, Marshall, 1996 130 (5) Al Shipman, Miami, 199453. 128 (26) Kyle Steffes, North Dakota State, 2006 128 (18) Nicholas Wishart, Western Carolina, 2003 128 (23) Warren Marshall, James Madison, 198656. 127 (11) Hindley Brigham, Furman, 2003 127 (28) Nehemiah Broughton, The Citadel, 200358. 126 (30) Alex Broomfield, Northeastern, 2008 126 (12) Barrick Nealy, Texas State, 2005 playoffs 126 (23) Alvin Porch, William & Mary, 199761. 125 (27) Erroll Wynn, Chattanooga, 200762. 124 (23) Roman Carter, Idaho, 1990 playoffs63. 123 (21) Montrell Lee, The Citadel, 2004 123 (25) Chris Parker, Marshall, 1993 123 (25) Mark Giacone, Central Florida, 199066. 122 (23) Louis Ivory, Furman, 200167. 120 (21) Brian Edwards, East Tennessee State, 1994 120 (30) Willie English, Central Florida, 199169. 121 (21) Rondy Rogers, Jacksonville State, 200270. 119 (26) Yohance Humphery, Montana, 2000 playoffs 119 (22) Brandon Walker, East Tennessee State, 199972. 118 (25) Asheton Jordan, The Citadel, 2008 118 (28) Dane Romero, Wofford, 2008 118 (18) Nuru Goodrum, The Citadel, 2005 118 (19) Gerald Anderson, Middle Tennessee State, 1985 playoffs 118 (27) Artis Edwards, Tennessee Chattanooga, 198477. 117 (13) Lironnie Davis, Chattanooga, 200578. 116 (8) Eugene McCaslin, Florida, 1996 116 (17) Kent Hampton, East Tennessee State, 1995 116 (17) Willie Lanier, James Madison, 198981. 115 (23) Tamron Smith, Youngstown State, 199182. 114 (26) Michael Hobbs, Wofford, 2005 114 (10) Jesse McCoy, Wofford, 200284. 113 (23) Marcus Williams, Maine, 2002 playoffs 113 (27) Chip Hooks, Appalachian State, 199386. 112 (19) Trevor Dimmie, Hofstra, 2000 playoffs 112 (22) Tyrone Coleman, Chattanooga, 1996 112 (7) Sean Jackson, Florida State, 1990 112 (21) Anthony Simpson, East Carolina, 198790. 111 (6) Michael Hobbs, Wofford, 2006 111 (16) Eddie Coleman, Troy State, 1991

111 (22) Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky, 199093. 110 (9) Marvin Collier, Middle Tennessee State, 198594. 109 (17) Duran Lawson, The Citadel, 2007 109 (20) Nehemiah Broughton, The Citadel, 2002 109 (29) Eriq Williams, James Madison, 1990 97. 108 (17) Gerard Hardy, Appalachian State, 1997 108 (25) Leo Hawkins, Youngstown State, 1991 108 (13) Dwight Stone, Middle Tennessee, 1985 playoffs 108 (12) Henry Latham, East Tennessee State, 1983101. 107 (17) Kelsie Lordeus, Florida A&M, 2001 playoffs102. 106 (18) Justise Hairston, Central Connecticut State, 2006 106 (23) Thomas Haskins, Virginia Military Institute, 1994 106 (17) Mike Penman, Eastern Kentucky, 1993 playoffs105. 105 (23) Kris Bush, McNeese State, 2005 105 (16) Michael Moore, Furman, 1996 105 (24) Chris Parker, Marshall, 1995 105 (17) Shorty Smith, Samford, 1988 105 (22) Kent Larry, Presbyterian, 1983110. 104 (28) Marcel Shipp, Massachusetts, 1999 playoffs 104 (19) James Stewart, Miami, 1993 104 (21) Eriq Williams, James Madison, 1989113. 103 (28) Jon Frazier, Western Kentucky, 2002 playoffs114. 102 (22) Quan Warley, Western Carolina, 2008115. 101 (20) Eldra Buckley, Chattanooga, 2006 101 (18) Brad Hoover, Western Carolina, 1998 101 (28) Tamron Smith, Youngstown State, 1992 101 (9) Vernon Jones, The Citadel, 1988 playoffs 101 (15) Gerald Foggie, South Carolina State, 1985120. 100 (22) Carl Tremble, Furman, 1992

Opponent 300-Yard Passing Games 1. 527 Bernard Hawk, Bethune-Cookman, 19842. 481 Doug Hudson, Nicholls State, 1986 playoffs3. 469 Otteman Sampson, Florida A&M, 1997 playoffs4. 408 Dave Dickenson, Montana, 1995 playoffs5. 400 Barrick Nealy, Texas State, 2005 playoffs6. 389 Greg Ryan, East Tennessee State, 19937. 385 Charles Glaze, South Carolina State, 1985 8. 372 Steve Nolan, Idaho, 1990 playoffs9. 371 Kirk Schultz, Villanova, 1989 playoffs10. 370 Josh Padrick, Florida International, 200311. 360 Eric Beavers, Nevada Reno, 1986 playoffs12. 358 Bart Blanchard, The Citadel, 200813. 352 Mike Cook, William & Mary, 199714. 339 Jeff Cesarone, Western Kentucky, 198615. 335 Ryan Berry, South Dakota State, 200716. 334 Travis Brown, Northern Arizona, 1999 playoffs17. 332 Greg Ryan, East Tennessee State, 199418. 322 Lonnie Galloway, Western Carolina, 199319. 321 Brian Gaither, Western Carolina, 200320. 316 Tyler Thigpen, Coastal Carolina, 2006 316 Scott Bankhead, Massachusetts, 1999 playoffs22. 315 Darin Slack, Central Florida, 1987 315 Mike Smith, Northern Iowa, 1985 playoffs24. 313 Shane Stafford, Connecticut, 1998 playoffs25. 312 Todd Wells, East Tennessee State, 199726. 311 John Gregory, Marshall, 198927. 308 Scott Riddle, Elon, 200828. 303 Scott Riddle, Elon, 2007 303 Todd Hammel, Stephen F. Austin, 1989 playoffs30. 302 David Reaves, Appalachian State, 1998

OUTSTANDING GAMES

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LAST TIME IT HAPPENED BIG PLAYS

The Last Time Georgia Southern......BLOCKED A PUNT AND SCORED A TOUCHDOWN occurred on October 4, 2008 at Chattanooga. Roderick Tinsley blocked a punt by Mike Hammons. David Arnold scooped up the loose ball on the Mocs 26 and raced into the endzone for his first collegiate touchdown... The Eagles went on to win the game 52-28 - a span of 6 games... ...RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN was against Elon at Paulson Stadium on September 20, 2008. Samair Baker took the kickoff on his own four, eluded a couple of tackles, received a downfield block on the kicker and was off. The Eagles eventually lost on a last second field goal to the 17th-ranked Phoenix 22-20. The previous time came 47 games prior and Baker was the ninth Eagle to accomplish the feat - a span of 8 games... ...RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN occurred on October 18, 2008 at Paulson Stadium versus second-ranked Appalachian State. Raja Andrews fielded a Neil Young punt on his own 16 and raced 84 yards for a touchdown. It was the second consecutive game the Eagles recorded a punt return for a TD, and also tied a team season record. Andrews also tied a career record with his second punt return for a TD. The Eagles lost the game 37-36 - a span of 5 games... ...RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN occurred on October 4, 2008 at Chattanooga. On his own 1 yard line, Jare Gault went back to pass in the endzone. Larry Beard deflected the pass and Damon Suggs recorded the intercep-tion in the endzone for his first collegiate touchdown. The Eagles went on to win the game 52-28 - a span of 6 games......RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN was on September 27, 2008 when Dakota Walker returned a Wofford fumble 78 yards for a touchdown in a 38-37 overtime loss at Paulson Stadium - a span of 7 games......RECOVERED A FUMBLE IN THE ENDZONE FOR A TOUCHDOWN was when tackle James McCoy fell on a J.R. Revere fumble in the Montana endzone during the Eagles’ opening drive against the Grizzlies in the 2000 NCAA Division I-FCS National Championship Game at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn., on December 16. The score gave Georgia Southern an early 7-0 lead before an eventual 27-25 victory - a span of 97 games... ...SCORED A SAFETY was on October 18, 2008 at Paulson Stadium against Appa-lachian State. Late in the fourth quarter on his own 1-yard line Armanti Edwards was in the shotgun but Larry Beard and the defense swarmed over the ASU quarterback for a safety to cut the deficit to one. The previous team safety came 41 games prior. The Eagles eventually lost to App 37-36 on ‘Blue Out’ - a span of 5 games... ...SHUT OUT AN OPPONENT was against Savannah State during the 2003 season opener September 6 at Paulson Stadium. The Eagles’ 35-0 blanking was the first for Georgia Southern in a season opener since 1999 (76-0 vs. Fayetteville State on September 4) - a span of 68 games......RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 500 YARDS was on September 15, 2007 at Coastal Carolina during a 42-34 win. The Eagles rushed for 512 yards, the 12th-best perfor-mance in GS history. Jayson Foster rushed for 253 yards (and six TDs) and Lamar Lewis added 206 yards in the win - a span of 21 games......RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 600 YARDS was on December 18, 1999 against Youngstown State in the NCAA I-FCS National Championship game. GS racked up a school-record 638 yards on 59 carries in the 59-24 victory in Chattanooga. Fullback Adrian Peterson led the way with 247 yards and three TDs - a span of 111 games... ...PASSED FOR MORE THAN 300 YARDS was at 14th-ranked Furman on November 15, 2008. Lee Chapple completed 39-of-56 passes (both program records) for 323 yards and two touchdowns in the 17-10 win to close out the 2008 season. Antonio Henton also completed a 10-yard pass as the Eagles accumulated 333 total yards. GS set passing records for most: completions (Chapple by halftime), attempts, combined completions and combined attempts - a span of 1 game... ...PASSED FOR MORE THAN 400 YARDS was against Furman in the Division I-FCS National Championship game on December 21, 1985. Tracy Ham completed 23-of-37 passes for 419 yards in a come-from-behind 44-42 win which marked the Eagles’ first National Championship (in just four years as a program) - a span of 297 games... ...HAD A BACK GAIN MORE THAN 200 YARDS IN A GAME was on November 3, 2007 when Jayson Foster did so at 10th-ranked Wofford in a 38-35 win. Foster gained a personal-high 279 yards on 28 carries and rushed for three TDs. Foster improved on his GSU record for most rushing yards by a quarterback. It marked his fourth 200-yard rushing game that year - a span of 14 games... ...HAD A RUNNING BACK GAIN MORE THAN 300 YARDS IN A GAME was on De-cember 4, 1999 against Massachusetts at Paulson Stadium. Adrian Peterson rushed for a GSU-record 333 yards on 32 attempts and established at the time a new GSU standard with 32 points (five touchdowns, one two-point conversion). He helped the Eagles to a team total of 470 rushing yards on the way to a 38-21 quarterfinal victory over the Minutemen - a span of 113 games......HAD THREE RUNNING BACKS GAIN MORE THAN 100 YARDS IN A GAME was against Appalachian State at Paulson Stadium on October 19, 2002. Fullback Jermaine Austin (133), quarterback Chaz Williams (117) and slotback Mark Myers (105) each gained at least 100 yards in a 36-20 victory. GS accomplished the feat twice during 2002, also posting a triple-triple during a 56-0 rout of Gardner-Webb (Austin 160, Williams 120 and Hakim Ford 106), which marked the first time the milestone was produced in regular season play - a span of 75 games......HELD AN OPPONENT TO UNDER 100 YARDS RUSHING IN A GAME occurred on October 25, 2008 at Western Carolina. The Eagles held the Catamounts to 92 net yards on 35 attempts, recording -10 rushing yards on quarterback Zack Jaynes despite allowing 102 to Quan Warley. GS rebounded from a 31-3 deficit early in the

fourth quarter for a 38-31 overtime win setting a NCAA FCS record for largest fourth quarter comeback (deficit erased in 11 minutes) - a span of 4 games... ...HELD AN OPPONENT TO UNDER 100 YARDS PASSING IN A GAME occurred September 9, 2006 when the Eagles held Central Connecticut State to 76 yards pass-ing. Despite the Eagles holding an edge in total offense, CCSU came out of Paulson Stadium with a 17-13 win in the Eagles’ season-opener - a span of 33 games... ...FINISHED A GAME WITHOUT HAVING TO PUNT was on October 30, 2004 at Paulson Stadium against South Dakota State. The Eagles went for it five times when faced with a fourth down, succeeding four times. GSU was stopped on 4th-and-1 on the opening drive then converted the next four. In fact three of those four went for a touchdown during the 63-7 win over SDSU - a span of 49 games......KICKED A GAME-WINNING FG ON FINAL PLAY was on October 6, 2007 against South Dakota State. A late interception and two plays put Jesse Hartley in place for a 54-yard field goal. He nailed the longest FG in eight years during the Eagles’ 41-38 victory - a span of 18 games......WORE BLUE PANTS was on October 18, 2008 at Paulson Stadium against Appala-chian State (‘Blue Out’). The 25th-ranked Eagles fell short against the second-ranked Mountaineers 37-36. It was believed to be only the fourth time ever the Eagles wore all Blue - a span of 5 games.

The Last Time an Opponent......BLOCKED A PUNT AND SCORED A TOUCHDOWN was on November 1, 2003 against East Tennessee State at the Memorial Center. Gerald Sensabaugh blocked Sean Holland’s punt and James Rainer returned it 14 yards for the score in the Bucs’ 34-22 loss to GSU. The score was the first on a blocked punt by an Eagle opponent in a span of 218 games since Central Florida accomplished the feat during a 1987 contest - a span of 60 games......RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN was November 18, 2006 against Central Arkansas in Paulson Stadium. Cameron Kinard took the opening kickoff 100 yards, tying a Paulson Stadium record. UCA defeated Georgia Southern in overtime 34-31 to close out the 2006 season - a span of 23 games......RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN was November 4, 2006 when Brandon Berry of Wofford returned a Daniel Jordan punt 92 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter during the Terriers’ 28-10 win. Berry’s return set a Paulson Stadium record - a span of 25 games... ...RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN was on October 25, 2008 at Western Carolina. On the first play of the fourth quarter Gary Singletary intercepted Antonio Henton’s screen pass and raced 31 yards for a touchdown. That gave Western a 31-3 lead, however, the Eagles would stage the largest comeback in program history and in NCAA FCS history winning the game 38-31 in overtime - a span of 4 games... ...RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN was on September 22, 2007 versus Chattanooga at Paulson Stadium. In the third quarter Joseph Thornton forced a Jayson Foster fumble and Jeff Phillips scooped it up and ran 63 yards for a touchdown in Chattanooga’s 45-38 overtime win - a span of 20 games... ...RECOVERED A FUMBLE IN THE ENDZONE FOR A TOUCHDOWN was November 5, 2005 against top-ranked Furman at Paulson Stadium. Jerome Felton was stripped by Brian Kranz but tight end John Rust fell on the loose football in the endzone for the game’s first score. The Eagles rallied 27-24, their first victory over a top-ranked team during the regular season - a span of 36 games... ...SCORED A SAFETY was The Citadel on November 1, 2008 at Johnson Hagood Stadium. On the third play of the Eagles’ opening drive Tolu Akindele sacked Antonio Henton in the endzone for the first points of the game. The Eagles eventually came back and won the program’s longest game, a 44-41 decision in triple-overtime. The previous occasion happened 88 games prior in 2001 - a span of 3 games... ...SHUT OUT GEORGIA SOUTHERN was on December 2, 1995 at Montana. The Grizzlies gave the Eagles their worst loss to a Division I-FCS opponent with a 45-0 victory in a quarterfinal playoff game - a span of 166 games... ...GAINED 300 YARDS RUSHING was on September 27, 2008 when 11th-ranked Wofford rushed for 332 yards on 71 attempts at Paulson Stadium. The Eagles dropped a 38-37 overtime decision - a span of 7 games... ...PASSED FOR 400 YARDS was on November 26, 2005. Barrick Nealy threw for exactly 400 yards, 248 during the second half, to rally Texas State past Georgia Southern 50-35 during the first round of the Division I-FCS playoffs. Nealy was 23-for-32 with one interception and four TDs - a span of 34 games......PASSED FOR MORE THAN 500 YARDS was on October 6, 1984. Bethune-Cookman’s Bernard Hawk completed 40 of 67 passes for 527 yards in a 43-33 Georgia Southern win at the Gator Bowl - a span of 315 games......HAD A BACK RUSH FOR MORE THAN 200 YARDS IN A GAME was October 20, 2007 when Appalachian State’s Armanti Edwards rushed for 220 yards on 29 carries. However, the Eagles defeated the fifth-ranked Mountaineers 38-35 at Kidd Brewer Stadium. The Eagles’ win also snapped Appy’s 30-game home win streak which stood as the longest in the nation - a span of 16 games... ...HELD GEORGIA SOUTHERN TO LESS THAN 50 YARDS RUSHING was Novem-ber 15, 2008 at Furman. Georgia Southern was held to 43 yards on 19 carries but pulled out a 17-10 win over the 14th-ranked Paladins to close out the 2008 season. Leander Barney led the rushing attack with 25 yards on seven carries, as the Eagles set several passing records in the game - a span of 1 game.

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FIRST LAST OPPONENT PLAYED PLAYED SCORE w L TAlbany (N.Y.) First MeetingAppalachian State 1932 2008 36-37 11 12 1Arkansas State 1986 1986 48-21 1 0 0Austin Peay 2008 2008 34-20 1 0 0Auburn 1991 1991 17-32 0 1 0Bethune-Cookman 1984 2002 34-0 6 0 0Catawba 1982 1987 27-0 2 1 0Chattanooga 1984 2008 52-28 19 3 0Central Arkansas 2006 2006 28-31 0 1 0Central Connecticut St. 2006 2006 13-17 0 1 0Central Florida 1982 1991 20-6 10 1 0The Citadel 1988 2008 44-41 (3O) 14 4 0Coastal Carolina 2006 2007 42-34 2 0 0Colgate 1998 1998 49-28 1 0 0Colorado State 2007 2007 34-42 0 1 0Concord 1993 1993 51-13 1 0 0Connecticut 1998 1998 52-30 1 0 0Delaware 1997 2002 19-22 2 2 0East Carolina 1984 1987 13-16 0 3 0Eastern Kentucky 1988 1993 14-12 2 2 0Elon 1998 2008 20-22 7 2 0Fayetteville State 1999 1999 76-0 1 0 0Florida 1986 1996 14-62 0 2 0Florida A&M 1984 2001 60-35 8 2 0Florida International 2003 2004 53-32 2 0 0Florida State 1988 1990 6-48 0 2 0Furman 1985 2008 17-10 13 7 0Gardner-Webb 1982 2002 56-0 2 1 0Georgia 1992 2008 21-45 0 4 0Glenville State 1994 1994 66-13 1 0 0Hofstra 2000 2000 48-20 1 0 0Idaho 1990 1990 28-27 1 0 0Illinois State 1999 1999 28-17 1 0 0Jackson State 1985 1985 27-0 1 0 0Jacksonville State 1992 2002 41-3 4 0 0James Madison 1985 1992 24-17 7 1 0Johnson C. Smith 2000 2004 84-3 2 0 0Liberty 1984 1996 45-14 3 0 0Maine 1987 2002 31-7 2 0 0Marshall 1989 1996 13-29 2 4 0Mars Hill 1982 1983 35-9 2 0 0Massachusetts 1998 1999 38-21 1 1 0McNeese State 2000 2005 20-23 1 2 0Miami (Fla.) 1932 1994 0-56 1 4 0Middle Tennessee State 1984 1995 34-26 7 4 0Mississippi College 1992 1992 30-0 1 0 0Montana 1989 2000 27-25 2 1 0Morehead State 2005 2005 63-17 1 0 0Nevada 1986 1990 36-13 2 0 0Newberry 1930 1988 55-7 4 5 1New Hampshire 2004 2004 23-27 0 1 0Nicholls State 1986 1991 40-6 3 0 0North Carolina First MeetingNorth Carolina A&T 1986 1986 52-21 1 0 0North Dakota State 2006 2006 34-14 0 1 0Northeast Louisiana 1987 1991 13-21 2 2 0Northeastern 2005 2008 34-27 (OT) 2 0 0Northern Arizona 1999 1999 72-29 1 0 0Northern Iowa 1985 1985 40-33 1 0 0Oregon State 1999 1999 41-48 0 1 0Presbyterian 1983 1984 41-6 2 0 0Samford 1988 2008 17-27 3 1 0Savannah State 1983 2003 35-0 8 0 0South Carolina State 1985 1996 28-14 6 0 0South Dakota State 2004 2007 41-38 3 0 0South Florida 1997 1998 28-23 2 0 0Southern Mississippi 1941 1941 0-67 0 1 0Stephen F. Austin 1988 1989 37-34 2 0 0Tennessee Tech 1985 1986 59-13 2 0 0Texas State 2005 2005 35-50 0 1 0

Troy 1934 1995 24-21 3 10 0U.S. Naval Academy 1940 1940 6-46 0 1 0Valdosta State 1982 1997 45-26 6 1 1Villanova 1989 1989 52-36 1 0 0VMI 1993 2002 52-7 10 0 0West Georgia 1989 2007 45-21 2 1 0western Carolina 1941 2008 38-31 (OT) 17 2 0Western Illinois 1998 1998 42-14 1 0 0Western Kentucky 1986 2002 28-31 2 1 0William & Mary 1997 1997 28-29 0 1 0wofford 1982 2008 37-38 (OT) 8 6 0Youngstown State 1991 1999 59-24 1 3 0Inactive programs 64 62 5

All-Time Coaches Records GSu OPPYEAR COACH w L T PTS PTS1924 E.G. Cromartie 1 0 0 6 01925 E.G. Cromartie 1 2 0 n/a n/a1926 E.G. Cromartie 5 3 1 58 781927 H.A. Woodle 6 1 1 90 421928 H.A. Woodle 5 5 0 n/a n/a1929 B.L. “Crook” Smith 2 1 2 n/a n/a 1930 B.L. “Crook” Smith 3 3 2 n/a n/a1931 B.L. “Crook” Smith 3 6 0 142 921932 B.L. “Crook” Smith 6 3 0 150 771933 B.L. “Crook” Smith 5 4 0 167 751934 B.L. “Crook” Smith 5 5 0 119 1231935 B.L. “Crook” Smith 3 3 2 98 891936 B.L. “Crook” Smith 2 9 0 58 301937 B.L. “Crook” Smith 2 9 0 58 721938 B.L. “Crook” Smith 3 5 1 35 1001939 B.L. “Crook” Smith 5 5 0 93 1241940 B.L. “Crook” Smith 3 5 0 101 1831941 B.L. “Crook” Smith 2 8 0 37 2261982 Erk Russell 7 3 1 290 1901983 Erk Russell 6 5 0 263 2061984 Erk Russell 8 3 0 342 2151985* Erk Russell 13 2 0 460 2931986* Erk Russell 13 2 0 619 3821987* Erk Russell 9 4 0 283 2201988* Erk Russell 12 3 0 459 2141989* Erk Russell 15 0 0 584 2211990* Tim Stowers 12 3 0 436 2721991 Tim Stowers 7 4 0 257 1601992 Tim Stowers 7 4 0 177 1511993* Tim Stowers 10 3 0 357 2001994 Tim Stowers 6 5 0 333 2701995* Tim Stowers 9 4 0 294 2371996 Frank Ellwood 4 7 0 255 2951997* Paul Johnson 10 3 0 423 2291998* Paul Johnson 14 1 0 654 3631999* Paul Johnson 13 2 0 747 2622000* Paul Johnson 13 2 0 506 2742001* Paul Johnson 12 2 0 525 2152002* Mike Sewak 11 3 0 493 1902003 Mike Sewak 7 4 0 311 2322004* Mike Sewak 9 3 0 564 2212005* Mike Sewak 8 4 0 456 2772006 Brian VanGorder 3 8 0 235 2602007 Chris Hatcher 7 4 0 402 3482008 Chris Hatcher 6 5 0 350 326*Includes playoff games

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Georgia Normal School1924 – E.G. Cromartie (1-0)Parris Island Marines NASavannah High School NADouglas A&M W 6-0

1925 – E.G. Cromartie (1-2)Richmond Academy LBenedictine LBrewton-Parker W

1926 – E.G. Cromartie (5-3-1)Douglas A&M W 6-0Piedmont Institute T 0-0Benedictine W 13-0Georgia Military L 0-12Tifton L 0-6Richmond Academy L 6-54Brewton-Parker W 12-0Fort Screven W 14-0Brewton-Parker W 7-6

1927 – H.A. Woodle (6-1-1)Douglas A&M W 2-0South Georgia A&M W 6-0Benedictine W 25-6Fort Screven W 6-0Richmond Academy L 0-16Brewton-Parker W 25-7Piedmont Institute W 26-13Brewton-Parker T 0-0

1928 – H.A. Woodle (5-5)Waynesboro J.C. W 26-0Brewton-Parker L 2-6Cochran A&M L 6-24Benedictine W 7-6Tifton LMercer W 7-0Piedmont L 0-12Norman Park L 0-6Douglas W 7-0Brewton-Parker W

B.L. “Crook”Smith

Years: 1929-41Record: 44-66-7Pct.: .406

South Georgia Teachers College1929 – B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (2-1-2)Richmond Academy L 13-19Brewton-Parker W 62-0Middle Georgia T 7-7South Georgia A&M NAPiedmont T 0-0Norman Park NASouth Georgia J.C. NABrewton-Parker NATifton W 13-6

1930 – B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (3-3-2)South Georgia J.C. L 0-6Newberry T 0-0Middle Georgia L 0-14Piedmont W 7-6Norman Park L 0-7Brewton-Parker W 26-0Mercer NANew Year’s Day Benefit T 0-0Georgia State Teachers W 13-0

1931– B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (3-6)Bowdon L 7-24Norman Park L 0-7Middle Georgia L 0-7Parris Island L 0-19Piedmont L 0-16Millen Athletic Club W 68-0Brewton-Parker W 7-0Graymont A.C. W 47-0Newberry L 13-19

1932 – B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (6-3)Rollon L 0-12Tifton W 27-0Gordon Military W 19-0Norman Park W 8-0

Georgia Military L 6-27Piedmont W 33-12Middle Georgia W 26-0Miami W 19-6Rollins L 13-20

1933 – B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (5-4)Norman Park W 46-0Gordon Military W 39-0Brewton-Parker W 39-13Middle Georgia L 0-6Rollins L 0-13South Georgia State W 25-0Georgia Military W 12-9Newberry L 6-14Stetson L 0-20

1934 – B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (5-5)Jacksonville Tech W 19-13Brewton-Parker L 0-6Stetson L 0-19Tampa W 21-13Appalachian Teachers W 22-13Middle Georgia W 6-0South Georgia State W 19-0Georgia Military L 0-19Newberry L 20-21Troy State L 12-19

1935 – B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (3-3-2)Abraham Baldwin A.C. W 13-0South Georgia State T 14-14Tampa L 0-19Georgia Military W 25-12Troy Tech L 26-28Appalachian Teachers T 0-0Middle Georgia W 14-7Stetson L 6-9

1936 – B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (2-9)Miami L 0-44Mercer L 0-40Troy Tech L 0-14Stetson L 0-24Tampa L 0-27Appalachian Teachers L 0-27Middle Georgia W 14-7Gordon Military L 7-13Brewton-Parker W 14-7Newberry L 10-13Rollins L 0-26

1937 – B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (2-9)Mercer L 0-77Miami L 0-40Tampa L 0-20Stetson L 0-24Troy Tech L 6-12Erskine L 0-46Georgia Military L 6-7South Georgia State W 26-6Gordon Military L 0-19Middle Georgia L 0-7Armstrong State W 20-14

1938 — B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (3-5-1)Tampa L 0-40Wingate W 6-0Troy Tech L 0-7Stetson L 0-28South Georgia State L 6-7Armstrong State L 7-12Snead W 7-0Middle Georgia W 3-0Erskine T 6-6

Coached by E.G. Cromartie, players pose for a photograph on Sweetheart Circle in 1924. Early accounts of the institution’s football team referenced the squad’s dark blue jerseys.

1924

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Georgia Teachers College1939 - B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (5-5)Stetson L 0-19Troy Tech L 6-7Havana W 14-0Snead W 13-7Armstrong State W 7-0Jacksonville Tech W 13-0South Georgia L 6-12Middle Georgia L 7-13Appalachian Teachers L 0-59Havana W 27-7

1940 — B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (3-5)Erskine L 0-19South Georgia L 7-19Fort Benning W 17-13Troy State L 0-14Tampa L 14-66Middle Georgia W 14-6Pensacola L 6-46Armstrong State W 43-0

1941 - B.L. ‘Crook’ Smith (2-8)West Carolina Teachers L 7-14Mississippi Southern L 0-67South Georgia State L 0-7Mercer L 0-25Troy State L 0-25Erskine L 0-7Middle Georgia W 16-0Oglethorpe L 0-53South Georgia State W 14-7Camp Croft L 0-21

Georgia Southern College1982 – Erk Russell (7-3-1) Sept. 11 #Central Florida W 16-9Sept. 18 %Baptist College (Ga.) W 42-0Sept. 25 Valdosta State T 27-27Oct. 2 at Gardner Webb L 6-44Oct. 9 Fort Benning W 56-6Oct. 23 Newberry W 36-14Oct. 30 Catawba L 7-10Nov. 6 Wofford L 7-28Nov. 13 at Mars Hill W 17-3Nov. 20 at Valdosta State W 45-29Nov. 27 $Florida State J.V. W 31-20#at Jacksonville, %at Savannah, $at Warner Robins

1983 – Erk Russell (6-5)Sept. 10 Central Florida L 29-33Sept. 17 %Presbyterian W 35-21Sept. 24 Troy State L 27-28Oct. 1 Gardner-Webb W 25-11Oct. 15 at East Tennessee State L 7-24Oct. 22 #Newberry L 24-27Oct. 29 at Catawba W 10-3Nov. 5 at Wofford W 27-16Nov. 12 Mars Hill W 35-9Nov. 19 at Valdosta State L 29-34Nov. 24 at Savannah State W 15-0%at Savannah, #at Augusta

1984 – Erk Russell (8-3)Sept. 1 %Florida A&M W 14-0Sept. 8 at Presbyterian W 41-6Sept. 15 at Central Florida W 42-28Sept. 22 at East Carolina L 27-34Sept. 29 Liberty Baptist W 48-11Oct. 6 #Bethune-Cookman W 43-33Oct. 13 Chattanooga W 24-17Oct. 20 Newberry W 41-16Oct. 27 Valdosta State W 38-8Nov. 3 at East Tennessee State L 17-20Nov. 10 at Middle Tennessee State L 7-42

%at Savannah, #at Jacksonville

1985 – Erk Russell (13-2)NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Sept. 7 #Florida A&M W 27-21Sept. 14 Middle Tennessee State L 10-35Sept. 21 at Troy State W 17-10Sept. 28 at Chattanooga W 19-14Oct. 5 Tennessee Tech W 34-0Oct. 12 Bethune-Cookman W 46-24Oct. 26 Newberry W 38-17Nov. 2 at James Madison L 6-21Nov. 9 Central Florida W 35-18Nov. 16 East Tennessee State W 46-7Nov. 23 at South Carolina State W 43-30Nov. 30 ^Jackson State W 27-0Dec. 7 ât Middle Tennessee St. W 28-21Dec. 14 ât Northern Iowa W 40-33Dec. 21 ^^Furman W 44-42#at Jacksonville, ^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game,^Î-AA National Championship (Tacoma, Wash.)

1986 – Erk Russell (13-2)NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Aug. 30 at Florida L 14-38Sept. 13 #Florida A&M W 35-12Sept. 20 at Middle Tennessee St. W 34-31Sept. 27 Chattanooga W 34-14Oct. 4 at Tennessee Tech W 59-13Oct. 11 Bethune-Cookman W 52-31Oct. 18 at East Carolina L 33-35Nov. 1 at Western Kentucky W 49-32Nov. 8 at Central Florida W 33-23Nov. 15 James Madison W 45-35Nov. 22 South Carolina State W 28-7Nov. 29 ^North Carolina A&T W 52-21Dec. 6 ^Nicholls State W 55-31Dec. 13 ât Nevada-Reno W 48-38Dec. 20 ^Ârkansas State W 48-21#at Jacksonville, ^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game^Î-AA National Championship (Tacoma, Wash.)

1987 – Erk Russell (9-4)National Quarterfinalist

Sept. 5 Catawba W 27-0Sept. 12 #Florida A&M L 14-17Sept. 19 Middle Tennessee State W 17-13Sept. 26 at East Carolina L 13-16Oct. 3 Central Florida W 34-32Oct. 10 at Bethune-Cookman W 14-13Oct. 17 at Northeast Louisiana L 17-26Oct. 24 at Western Carolina W 37-16Oct. 31 Western Kentucky W 23-20Nov. 7 James Madison W 26-7Nov. 21 at South Carolina State W 30-13Nov. 28 ^Maine W 31-28Dec. 5 ât Appalachian State L 0-19 #at Jacksonville, ^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game

Erk Russell

Years: 1982-1989Record: 83-22-1Pct.: .788

With only 14 seconds left in the 1985 title game, Frankie Johnson pulled down a bullet of a pass from Tracy Ham to give the Eagles a come-from-behind victory over Furman and their first national championship.

1985



YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1988 – Erk Russell (12-3)National Runners-up

Sept. 3 Newberry W 55-7Sept. 10 #Florida A&M W 42-14Sept. 17 at Chattanooga W 13-3Sept. 24 at Middle Tennessee St. L 10-26Oct. 8 at Florida State L 10-28Oct. 15 Northeast Louisiana W 43-11Oct. 22 Bethune-Cookman W 38-14Oct. 29 at Central Florida W 31-17Nov. 5 at James Madison W 27-13Nov. 12 Samford W 49-21Nov. 19 South Carolina State W 53-0Nov. 26 ^The Citadel W 38-20Dec. 3 ^Stephen F. Austin W 27-6Dec. 10 Êastern Kentucky W 21-17Dec. 17 ^^Furman L 12-17 #at Jacksonville, ^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game,^^NCAA I-AA National Championship (Pocatello, Idaho)

1989 - Erk Russell (15-0)NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Sept. 2 Valdosta State W 31-10Sept. 9 West Georgia W 48-7Sept. 16 #Florida A&M W 28-0Sept. 21 Middle Tennessee State W 26-0Oct. 7 Savannah State W 35-14Oct. 14 at Nicholls State W 21-13Oct. 21 Central Florida W 31-17Oct. 28 at Samford W 52-7Nov. 4 at James Madison W 36-21Nov. 11 Chattanooga W 34-13Nov. 18 Marshall W 63-31Nov. 25 ^Villanova W 52-36Dec. 2 ^Middle Tennessee State W 45-3Dec. 9 ^Montana W 45-15Dec. 16 ^^Stephen F. Austin W 37-34#at Jacksonville, ^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game^^NCAA I-AA National Championship (Statesboro, GA)

Georgia Southern University1990 – Tim Stowers (12-3)

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSSept. 1 Valdosta State W 17-10Sept. 8 at Middle Tennessee State L 13-16Sept. 15 at Florida State L 6-48Sept. 22 Eastern Kentucky L 34-42Sept. 29 Northeast Louisiana W 33-14Oct. 6 at Marshall W 17-14Oct. 20 at Central Florida W 38-17Oct. 27 Savannah State W 54-7Nov. 3 James Madison W 31-13Nov. 10 at Chattanooga W 23-20Nov. 17 Samford W 31-24Nov. 24 ^The Citadel W 31-0Dec. 1 Îdaho W 28-27Dec. 8 ^Central Florida W 44-7Dec. 15 ^^Nevada W 36-13^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game, ^^NCAA I-AA National Championship (Statesboro, GA)

Nov. 13 Concord W 51-13Nov. 20 • at East Tennessee State W 31-24Nov. 27 Êastern Kentucky W 14-12Dec. 4 ât Youngstown State L 14-34• Southern Conference game^ NCAA I-AA Playoff Game

1994 – Tim Stowers (6-5)Sept. 3 at Miami L 0-56Sept. 10 West Georgia L 14-15Sept. 17 • #1 Marshall L 13-34Sept. 24 • at Chattanooga W 56-20Oct. 1 • VMI W 49-0Oct. 8 • at Western Carolina L 31-35Oct. 15 • Appalachian State W 34-31Oct. 22 • East Tennessee State W 24-23Nov. 5 • at Furman W 31-26Nov. 12 Glenville State W 66-13Nov. 19 • at The Citadel L 15-17• Southern Conference game

1995 – Tim Stowers (9-4)National Quarterfinalists

Sept. 2 South Carolina State W 27-12Sept. 9 #Middle Tennessee St. W 34-26Sept. 16 • at #1 Marshall L 7-37Sept. 23 • Chattanooga W 35-9Oct. 7 • Western Carolina W 42-0Oct. 14 • at Appalachian State L 17-27Oct. 21 • The Citadel W 27-0Oct. 28 • at East Tennessee State L 16-21Nov. 4 • Furman W 27-20Nov. 11 at Liberty W 7-6Nov. 18 $VMI W 31-13Nov. 25 ât Troy State W 24-21Dec. 2 ât Montana L 0-45#Eagle Classic (Atlanta, Ga.); Oyster Bowl (Norfolk, Va.)• Southern Conference game; ^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game

1991 – Tim Stowers (7-4)Aug. 31 at Auburn L 17-32Sept. 7 Savannah State W 29-6Sept. 14 at Northeast Louisiana L 13-21Sept. 21 at Florida A&M W 28-21Oct. 5 at Eastern Kentucky L 6-10Oct. 12 Western Carolina W 44-6Oct. 19 at James Madison W 24-21Oct. 26 Central Florida W 20-6Nov. 2 Youngstown State L 17-19Nov. 16 Troy State W 19-12Nov. 23 Nicholls State W 40-6

1992 – Tim Stowers (7-4)Sept. 5 Florida A&M L 17-28Sept. 12 Valdosta State W 24-13Sept. 19 at Furman W 21-0Oct. 3 Savannah State W 21-7Oct. 10 at Georgia L 7-34Oct. 17 James Madison W 24-17Oct. 24 Jacksonville State W 10-0Oct. 31 Middle Tennessee State W 13-10Nov. 7 Mississippi College W 30-0Nov. 14 Troy State L 0-21Nov. 21 at Youngstown State L 10-21

1993 – Tim Stowers (10-3)National Quarterfinalists

Southern Conference ChampionsSept. 4 Savannah State W 35-3Sept. 11 • The Citadel W 16-6Sept. 18 • at Marshall L 3-13Sept. 25 • Chattanooga W 45-0Oct. 2 at Miami L 7-30Oct. 9 • Western Carolina W 19-18Oct. 16 • at Appalachian State W 34-28Oct. 23 • at VMI W 57-0Nov. 6 • Furman W 31-19

Tim Stowers

Years: 1990-1995Record: 51-23 Pct.: .689

An afternoon in December, an undefeated record, a worthy opponent and 25,725 fans – the perfect combination for winning a third national championship. Georgia Southern and Statesboro hosted the 1989 NCAA National Championship and the largest crowd ever to attend a game in Paulson Stadium.

1989

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2000 – Paul Johnson (13-2)NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Southern Conference ChampionsSept. 2 at Georgia L 7-29Sept. 9 Johnson C. Smith W 57-12Sept. 16 • Wofford W 24-17Sept. 23 • at Chattanooga W 31-10Sept. 30 • VMI W 56-3Oct. 7 • at Western Carolina W 42-24Oct. 14 • Appalachian State W 34-28Oct. 21 • at The Citadel W 27-10Oct. 28 • East Tennessee State W 42-7Nov. 4 • at Furman L 10-45Nov. 11 Elon W 32-9Nov. 25 ^McNeese State W 42-17Dec. 2 ^Hofstra W 48-20Dec. 9 ât Delaware W 27-18Dec. 16 ^^Montana W 27-25• Southern Conference game^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game^^NCAA I-AA National Championship (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

2001 – Paul Johnson (12-2)National Semifinalists

Southern Conference ChampionsSept. 1 Savannah State W 69-6Sept. 8 Delaware W 38-7Sept. 22 • Chattanooga W 70-7Sept. 29 • at VMI W 31-14Oct. 6 • Western Carolina W 50-14Oct. 13 • at Appalachian State W 27-18Oct. 20 • The Citadel W 14-6Oct. 27 • at East Tennessee St. L 16-19Nov. 3 • Furman W 20-10Nov. 10 • at Elon W 27-21Nov. 24 • at Wofford W 48-10Dec. 1 ^Florida A&M W 60-35Dec. 8 Âppalachian State W 38-24Dec. 15 ^Furman L 17-24• Southern Conference game^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game

1996 – Frank Ellwood (4-7)Aug. 31 at South Carolina State W 28-14Sept. 7 at Florida L 14-62Sept. 21 • Marshall L 13-29Sept. 28 • at Chattanooga L 21-23Oct. 5 • VMI W 20-17Oct. 12 • at Western Carolina W 38-28Oct. 19 • Appalachian State L 28-35Oct. 26 • at The Citadel L 20-35Nov. 2 • East Tennessee State L 14-17Nov. 9 • at Furman L 14-21Nov. 16 Liberty W 45-14• Southern Conference game

1997 – Paul Johnson (10-3)National Quarterfinalists

Southern Conference ChampionsAug. 30 Valdosta State W 45-26Sept. 6 William & Mary L 28-29Sept. 20 • at Wofford W 22-7Sept. 27 • Chattanooga W 37-10Oct. 4 • at VMI W 49-0Oct. 11 • Western Carolina W 30-7Oct. 18 • at Appalachian State L 12-24Oct. 25 • The Citadel W 49-7Nov. 1 • at East Tennessee State W 38-30Nov. 8 • Furman W 30-13Nov. 15 at South Florida W 24-23Nov. 29 ^Florida A&M W 52-37Dec. 6 ât Delaware L 7-16• Southern Conference game^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game

1998 – Paul Johnson (14-1)National Runners-up

Southern Conference ChampionsSept. 5 Elon W 31-17Sept. 12 Jacksonville State W 51-32Sept. 19 • Wofford W 45-10Sept. 26 • at Chattanooga W 42-25Oct. 3 • VMI W 63-7Oct. 10 • at Western Carolina W 28-21Oct. 17 • Appalachian State W 37-24

Oct. 24 • at The Citadel W 51-34Oct. 31 • East Tennessee State W 47-26Nov. 7 • at Furman W 45-17Nov. 14 South Florida W 28-23Nov. 28 ^Colgate W 49-28Dec. 5 ^Connecticut W 52-30Dec. 12 ^Western Illinois W 42-14Dec. 19 ^^Massachusetts L 43-55• Southern Conference game^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game^^NCAA I-AA National Championship (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

1999 – Paul Johnson (13-2)NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Southern Conference ChampionsSept. 4 Fayetteville State W 76-0Sept. 11 • at Wofford W 55-14Sept. 18 at Oregon State L 41-48Sept. 25 • Chattanooga W 49-10Oct. 2 • at VMI W 62-0Oct. 9 • Western Carolina W 70-7Oct. 16 • at Appalachian State L 16-17Oct. 23 • The Citadel W 34-17Oct. 30 • at East Tennessee State W 55-6Nov. 6 • Furman W 41-38Nov. 13 at Jacksonville State W 51-14Nov. 27 ^Northern Arizona W 72-29Dec. 4 ^Massachusetts W 38-21Dec. 11 Îllinois State W 28-17Dec. 20 ^^Youngstown State W 59-24• Southern Conference game^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game,^^NCAA I-AA National Championship (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Frank EllwoodYears: 1996Record: 4-7Pct.: .364

Paul JohnsonYears: 1997-01Record: 62-10Pct.: .861

Leaving numerous Youngstown State players in his wake, Walter Payton Award Winner Adrian Peterson steamed ahead 58 yards in what was dubbed “The Run”, in the 1999 NCAA title game.

1999

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2005 – Mike Sewak (8-4)NCAA Playoffs

Sept. 3 at Northeastern W 41-38 (OT)Sept. 10 McNeese State L 20-23Sept. 17 • at Wofford L 17-21Sept. 24 • Chattanooga W 48-10Oct. 1 • at Elon W 49-7Oct. 8 • Western Carolina W 45-7Oct. 15 • at #19 Appalachian State L 7-24Oct. 22 • The Citadel W 49-14Oct. 29 at South Dakota State W 55-42Nov. 5 • #1 Furman W 27-24Nov. 12 Morehead State W 63-17Nov. 26 ^at #4 Texas State L 35-50• Southern Conference game^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game

2006 – Brian VanGorder (3-8)Sept. 9 Central Connecticut State L 13-17Sept. 16 Coastal Carolina W 38-21Sept. 23 • at Chattanooga L 26-27Sept. 30 • at #24 Western Carolina W 24-14Oct. 7 #11 North Dakota State L 14-34 Oct. 14 • Elon W 28-21Oct. 21 • #1 Appalachian State L 20-27 (2OT)Oct. 28 • at The Citadel L 21-24Nov. 4 • Wofford L 10-28Nov. 11 • at #10 Furman L 10-13Nov. 18 Central Arkansas L 28-31 (OT)• Southern Conference game

Mike Sewak

Years: 2002-05Record: 35-14Pct.: .714

Brian VanGorderYear: 2006Record: 3-8Pct.: .273

Chris HatcherYears: 2007-PRRecord: 13-9Pct.: .591

2002 – Mike Sewak (11-3)National Semifinalists

Southern Conference ChampionsAug. 29 at Delaware L 19-22Sept. 7 Gardner-Webb W 56-0Sept. 21 • Wofford L 7-14Sept. 28 • at Chattanooga W 38-10Oct. 5 • VMI W 52-7Oct. 12 • at Western Carolina W 41-24Oct. 19 • Appalachian State W 36-20Oct. 26 • at The Citadel W 28-24Nov. 2 • East Tennessee State W 40-7Nov. 9 • at Furman W 42-21Nov. 16 • Jacksonville State W 41-3Nov. 30 ^Bethune-Cookman W 34-0Dec. 7 ^Maine W 31-7Dec. 14 ^Western Kentucky L 28-31• Southern Conference game^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game

2003 – Mike Sewak (7-4)Sept. 6 Savannah State W 35-0Sept. 13 at McNeese State L 15-34Sept. 20 • at Wofford L 14-20Sept. 27 • Chattanooga W 34-3Oct. 4 Florida International W 37-35Oct. 11 • Western Carolina W 31-25Oct. 18 • at Appalachian State L 21-28Oct. 25 • The Citadel L 24-28Nov. 1 • at East Tennessee State W 34-22Nov. 8 • Furman W 29-24Nov. 15 • at Elon W 37-13• Southern Conference game

2004 – Mike Sewak (9-3)NCAA Playoffs

Southern Conference ChampionsSept. 4 at Georgia L 28-48Sept. 11 Johnson C. Smith W 84-3Sept. 18 • #3 Wofford W 58-14Sept. 25 • at Chattanooga W 51-17Oct. 2 • Elon W 48-14Oct. 9 • at Western Carolina W 38-16Oct. 16 • #15 Appalachian State W 54-7Oct. 23 • at The Citadel W 42-7Oct. 30 South Dakota State W 63-7Nov. 6 • at #3 Furman L 22-29Nov. 13 at Florida International W 53-32Nov. 27 ^#5 New Hampshire L 23-27• Southern Conference game^NCAA I-AA Playoff Game

2007 – Chris Hatcher (7-4)Sept. 8 West Georgia W 45-21Sept. 15 at Coastal Carolina W 42-34Sept. 22 • Chattanooga L 38-45 (OT)Sept. 29 • Western Carolina W 50-21Oct. 6 South Dakota State W 41-38Oct. 13 • at Elon L 33-36 (2OT)Oct. 20 • at #5 Appalachian State W 38-35Oct. 27 • #25 The Citadel W 21-17Nov. 3 • at #10 Wofford W 38-35Nov. 10 • Furman L 22-24Nov. 17 at Colorado State L 34-42• Southern Conference game

2008 – Chris Hatcher (6-5)Aug. 30 at #1 Georgia L 21-45Sept. 6 Austin Peay W 34-20Sept. 13 Northeastern W 34-27 (OT)Sept. 20 • #17 Elon L 20-22Sept. 27 • #11 Wofford L 37-38 (OT) Oct. 4 • at Chattanooga W 52-28Oct. 18 • #2 Appalachian State L 36-37Oct. 25 • at Western Carolina L 31-38 (OT)Nov. 1 • at The Citadel W 44-41 (3OT)Nov. 8 • Samford L 17-27Nov. 15 • at #14 Furman W 17-10• Southern Conference game

The Comeback in Cullowhee – Georgia Southern set a NCAA record for largest fourth-quarter comeback on October 25th, 2008 at Western Carolina. With less than 11 minutes remaining, the Eagles scored 35 unanswered points en route to the 38-31 overtime victory. The previous record occurred when Delaware State erased a 28-point deficit in 13 minutes against Liberty in 1990.



1924 - First football team at Georgia Normal School under the direc-tion of E.G. Cromartie.

1941 - Shortly after the final game of the 1941 season, the United States becomes involved in World War II and all sports are discon-tinued.

February, 1980 - Georgia Southern President Dale Lick establishes a community-wide committee to report on “Football at Georgia South-ern: A Feasibility Study.”

January 21, 1981 - Committee makes final report that football is fea-sible at Georgia Southern and recommends it be started.

April 9, 1981 - Dr. Dale Lick announces that Georgia Southern will begin an intercollegiate football program in the fall of 1981 with the first game scheduled for the fall of 1982.

May 23, 1981 - Georgia Southern announces the hiring of Erskine Russell as head coach.

July 1, 1981 - Russell assumes his duties as head coach.

September 28, 1981 - Football practice begins at Georgia Southern for the first time in 40 years with 126 players (all walk-ons).

October 31, 1981 - Football intrasquad scrimmage is played in Dub-lin’s Shamrock Bowl.

January 30, 1982 - Stadium site on southwest quarter of campus is announced.

September 11, 1982 - FOOTBALL RETURNS TO GEORGIA SOUTH-ERN as Eagles play Central Florida in Jacksonville’s Gator Bowl.

September 25, 1982 - First collegiate football game in Statesboro in 41 years (vs. Valdosta State).

September 1, 1984 - Georgia Southern plays first game as a mem-ber of NCAA Division I-AA, beating Florida A&M 14-0 in Savannah.

September 19, 1984 - Georgia Southern inaugurates Allen E. Paul-son Stadium by beating Liberty Baptist 48-11.

October 5, 1985 - Georgia Southern rebounds from a Paulson Sta-dium loss to Middle Tennessee State three weeks earlier with a 34-0 drubbing of Tennessee Tech. The win begins a streak of 38 straight home triumphs.

November 24, 1985 - Georgia Southern receives its first-ever NCAA postseason bid.

December 21, 1985 - GEORGIA SOUTHERN CAPTURES NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY DEFEATING FURMAN 44-42.

December 19, 1986 - GEORGIA SOUTHERN CAPTURES ITS SEC-OND CONSECUTIVE NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY DEFEATING ARKANSAS STATE 48-21.

December 17, 1988 - Georgia Southern makes its third NCAA Divi-sion I-AA National Championship Game appearance, losing to Fur-man 17-12 in Pocatello, Idaho.

February 23, 1989 - The NCAA awards Georgia Southern, States-boro and Savannah the rights to host the NCAA Division I-AA Na-tional Championship Game for a three-year period (through 1991) at Paulson Stadium.

December 16, 1989 - GEORGIA SOUTHERN CAPTURES ITS THIRD NCAA DIVISION I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN FIVE YEARS BY DEFEATING STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 37-34.

December 20, 1989 - Head coach Erk Russell announces his retire-ment from coaching. He follows by accepting a promotion to position of assistant athletic director for football operations.

September 22, 1990 - Georgia Southern’s NCAA Division I-AA re-cord 38-game home winning streak comes to an end as Eastern Ken-tucky drops the Eagles 42-34 in Paulson Stadium. The loss is GSU’s second in “the friendly confines.”

December 15, 1990 - GEORGIA SOUTHERN CAPTURES ITS FOURTH OVERALL AND SECOND CONSECUTIVE NCAA DIVI-SION I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY DEFEATING NEVADA 36-13.

September 11, 1993 - Georgia Southern posts a 16-6 victory over The Citadel in its inaugural Southern Conference matchup. A crowd of 12,921 witnessed the excitement of a new era in Eagle football.

November 21, 1993 - Georgia Southern becomes the 11th school in Division I history to win a conference championship in its first sea-son of membership when it defeats East Tennessee State 31-24 in Johnson City. With the title comes an automatic bid to the NCAA I-AA playoffs, where the top-seeded Eagles advance to the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Youngstown State.

November 14, 1996 - Georgia Southern hires former assistant coach and then-Navy offensive coordinator Paul Johnson to be the fourth head coach of the modern era. He proceeds to post a 62-10 record and wins two national championships.

September 27, 1997 - Georgia Southern bounces back from a Paul-son Stadium loss to No. 2 William & Mary three weeks with a 37-10 victory over Chattanooga. The win begins a streak of 39 consecutive home wins.November 8, 1997 - The Eagles return to national prominence and the I-AA playoffs under the direction of first-year head coach Paul Johnson. Georgia Southern captures its second-ever Southern Con-ference title by defeating Furman 30-13 in front of 18,269 fans at Paul-son Stadium -- the largest crowd to watch Eagle football in Statesboro since Nov. 16, 1991 (a span of 39 home games).

October 17, 1998 - In front of a Paulson Stadium crowd of 20,353 - GSU’s largest since playing Nevada in the 1990 I-AA National Cham-pionship Game - the Eagles defeat Appalachian State 37-24 and sub-sequently earn a No. 1 national ranking by The Sports Network and ESPN/USA Today.December 19, 1998 - Georgia Southern makes its sixth NCAA Divi-sion I-AA National Championship Game appearance, falling to Mas-sachusetts 55-43 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

November 6, 1999 - Georgia Southern records its 100th win at Paul-son Stadium in just its 111th game at the beautiful 15-year-old facility with a thrilling 41-38 win against Southern Conference rival Furman.December 6, 1999 - Sophomore fullback Adrian Peterson becomes the first Georgia Southern player ever to earn the Walter Payton Award, an honor recognizing him as the most outstanding I-AA player in the nation.December 18, 1999 - GEORGIA SOUTHERN CAPTURES ITS FIFTH OVERALL NCAA DIVISION I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY DEFEATING YOUNGSTOWN STATE 59-24.

December 16, 2000 - GEORGIA SOUTHERN CAPTURES ITS UN-PRECEDENTED SIXTH OVERALL AND SECOND CONSECUTIVE NCAA DIVISION I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY DEFEATING MONTANA 27-25.

December 15, 2001 – The Eagles’ NCAA Division I-AA record 39-game home winning streak comes to a halt as Furman stuns Georgia Southern 24-17 during the semifinal round of the I-AA playoffs at Paul-son Stadium. The loss also served as GSU’s first-ever home playoff setback after 27 straight victories.

December 16, 2001 – Less than 24 hours after suffering a devastating home playoff loss to rival Furman, Georgia Southern moves forward and prepares for the future by promoting offensive coordinator Mike Sewak to the head coaching position. The announcement is made by GSU Director of Athletics Sam Baker and welcomed by a full-capacity crowd at the Lupton Building.

November 9, 2002 – Despite starting the season with a 1-2 record, first-year head coach Mike Sewak guides Georgia Southern to its sixth straight Southern Conference title after the Eagles jump out to a 35-0 halftime lead and eventually rout Furman 42-21 in Greenville, S.C.

November 5, 2005 – The Eagles rallied late in the fourth quarter to defeat top-ranked Furman 27-24. That marked the first time Georgia Southern had defeated the nation’s number one team in a regular season game. A crowd of 19,808 rushed the field afterwards.

January 19, 2007 – In front of a capacity crowd in the Bishop Field House, Director of Athletics Sam Baker introduced Chris Hatcher as the program’s sixth full-time head coach. Hatcher had spent the previ-ous seven years as head coach at Valdosta State.September 7, 2007 – Georgia Southern unveiled the addition of the late Coach Erk Russell’s name and championship years to the two retired jerseys at Paulson StadiumOctober 12, 2007 – The University System of Georgia approved the naming of “Erk Russell Athletic Park” in honor of Coach Russell.December 13, 2007 – Senior quarterback Jayson Foster wins the Walter Payton Award, an honor recognizing him as the most outstand-ing I-AA player in the nation.

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IMPORTANT DATES IN EAGLE FOOTBALL HISTORY09


98Darren Alford, DT

Eatonton, Ga.‘88 AP (1), FG (1), K (1), WC (1)

99Voncellies Allen, DT

Douglas, Ga.‘97 ESPN/SP (2)

‘98 AP (1), SN (1), ESPN/USA (1), FG (2), GTE (2)‘99 AP (1), SN (1), WC (1), TC (1), FG (3), GTE (1)

6Jermaine Austin, FB

Darien, Ga.‘03 AP (2), SN (3)

’04 CSR (3)’05 CSR (1), TSN (2), AP (2); FG (2)

44Lee Brooks, DT

Moultrie, Ga.‘96 SN (HM)

13A.J. Bryant, DBBushnell, Fla.

’04 AP (3), SN (3), CSR (4)

49Randell Boone, SS

uvalda, Ga.‘89 AP (2), FG (3), SN (2)

96Steve Bussoletti, DE

Gainesville, Ga.‘90 AP (3), FG (3), SN (HM)‘91 AP (3), FG (2), SN (1)

43Derrick Butler, LBOrangeburg, S.C.

’04 CSR (4)

43Charles Carper, LB

Ocala, Fla.‘85 AP (2)

43Paul Carroll, LBColumbus, Ga.

‘94 SN (HM)

72James Carter, OG

Thomaston, Ga.‘86 FG (2)

45Chris Chambers, PK

Lawrenceville, Ga.‘98 SN (2), AP (3), FG (HM)

74Charles Clarke, C

Pace, Fla.‘02 AP (1), SN (1), WC (1), FG (HM)

3David Cool, PK

Stone Mountain, Ga.‘91 AP (2), FG (3), SN (HM)

28Chris Covington, DB

Lawrenceville, Ga.‘07 SN (HM)

‘08 AP (2), SN (HM)

94Eric Davis, DE

Albany, Ga.‘98 WC (1), SN (2), AP (3), FG (HM)

42Nick Davis, LB

Griffin, Ga.‘93 SN (HM)

85Dexter Dawson, KR

Camilla, Ga.‘95 FG (3)

21James Dickerson, SS

Bartow, Ga.‘97 FG (HM)

22Taz Dixon, FS

Dublin, Ga.‘89 AP (3)

66Marcelo Estrada, OL

Hinesville, Ga.‘07 SN (1)

9Tim Foley, PK

Miami, Fla.‘85 AP (1)

‘87 AP (3), K (1), SN (2), WC (1), AFCA (1)

76Dennis Franklin, C

Loganville, Ga.‘87 AP (1), K (1), WC (1), SN (2), AFCA (1)‘88 AP (1), K (1), WC (2), FG (2), AFCA (1)

4Jayson Foster, QB/KR

Canton, Ga.‘06 FG (HM)

‘07 SN (1), AFCA (1), AP (1), CSR (1)

ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS09


ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS

8Tracy Ham, QB

High Springs, Fla.‘86 AP (1), FG (1), K (1), AFCA (1)

42Darrell Hendrix, LB

Nahunta, Ga.‘88 AP (HM)‘89 FG (3)

45Jesse Hartley, KTallahassee, Fla.

‘07 SN (HM)

10Greg Hill, QB Sarasota, Fla.

‘98 FG (HM)‘99 SN (3), FG (HM)

49Ronald Johnson, DE

Hinesville, Ga.‘92 SN (HM)

1Corey Joyner, SB

Albany, Ga.‘98 FG (HM)

99Alex Mash, DT

Thomasville, Ga.‘92 K (1), AFCA (1), SN (HM)

‘93 AP (1), FG (1), K (1), SN (1), WC (1), AFCA (1)

58Flint Matthews, LB

Lincolnton, Ga.‘87 AP (1)

62Rich McGrath, OT

Snellville, Ga.‘97 ESPN/SP (2)

‘99 FG (3)

38Eric Meng, PK

Jupiter, Fla.‘97 FG (HM)

47John Mohring, LB

Naples, Fla.’05 SN (3), FG (3)

‘06 AFCA (1)

4Earthwind Moreland,

CB Atlanta, Ga.

‘99 AP (3), SN (3), FG (3)

40Daryl Morrell, LB

Mableton, Ga.‘98 AP (3)

71Chad Motte, OG

Arab, Ala.’04 SN (1), AP (2), CSR (2)

’05 SN (1), AP (1), WC (1), CSR (1)

58Chad Nighbert, LBFrankfurt, Germany

‘97 FG (HM)

59Rex Nottage, OT

Coral Springs, Fla.‘92 SN (HM)

62Russell Orr, OL

Thomasville, Ga.‘07 SN (1)

19Rodney Oglesby, CB

Swainsboro, Ga.‘88 AP (HM)

‘90 AP (3), FG (2)‘91 AP (1), FG (HM), K (1), WC (1),

SN (1), AFCA (1)

44Freddy Pesqueira, DT

Acworth, Ga.‘99 FG (HM)

‘00 FG (1), SN (2)‘01 AP (1), FG (1), SN (1), WC (1)

‘02, AFCA (1), SN (1), AP (1), FG (1), WC (1)

3Adrian Peterson, FB

Alachua, Fla.‘98 AP (1), SN (1), ESPN/USA (1), WC (1), FG (3)

‘99 AP (1), SN (1), WC (1), AFCA (1), TC (1), FG (1),‘00 SN (1), WC (1), FG (1), AP (2) , AFCA (1)

‘01 AP (1), AFCA (1), AAFF (1), WC (1), SN (2), FG (3)91

Eugene Phillips, DTColumbus, Ga.

‘99 FG (2), AP (3)

67Jamie Glover, OT

Soperton, Ga.‘96 SN (3)

51Sean Gainey, OG

Columbia, S.C.‘89 AP (3), FG (1), SN (1)

1Nate Gates, CB

Sarasota, Fla.‘00 AP (2), SN (3), FG (HM)

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62Vance Pike, OT

warner Robins, Ga.‘85 K (1), AFCA (1)

21Lavar Rainey, CB

Ft. Gordon, Ga.‘00 FG (HM)

9J.R. Revere, QBLaGrange, Ga.

‘01 FG (HM)

36Joe Ross, FBAugusta, Ga.

‘87 AP (3)‘89 AP (1), FG (2), K (1), SN (1), AFCA (1)

‘90 FG (3), SN (HM)

5Roderick Russell, FB

Opelika, Ala.‘97 AP (3), FG (1)

Keys to All-America TeamsAAFF All-American Football FoundationAFCA American Football Coaches AssociationAP Associated PressCSR CollegeSportsReport.comESPN/SP ESPN/SportsTickerESPN/USA ESPN/USA TodayFG Don Hansen’s Football GazetteGTE GTE/CoSIDA AcademicK KodakSN Sports NetworkTC Teamlink.comWC Walter Camp

1 First Team2 Second Team3 Third TeamHM Honorable Mention

95Giff Smith, DEMableton, Ga.‘88 AP (HM), FG (2)‘89 AP (1), FG (2)

‘90 AP (1), FG (1), WC (1)

56Franklin Stephens, C

Keysville, Ga.‘93 AP (3), K (1), SN (2), AFCA (1)

‘94 AP (3), AFCA (1), SN (3)

14Rob Stockton, DB

Clayton, Ga.‘95 GTE (1)

69Fred Stokes, OT

Vidalia, Ga.‘86 AP (1)

47D.T. Tanner, LB

Atlanta, Ga.‘97 FG (HM)

97Edward Thomas, DL

Atlanta, Ga.‘95 GTE (2)‘96 FG (1)

2Kiwaukee Thomas, CB

Perry, Ga.‘99 FG (HM)

5Arkee Thompson, FS

Savannah, Ga.‘98 AP (1), SN (1), ESPN/USA (2)

‘99 TC (3)

73Albert Turner, OT

Rydal, Ga.’04 SN (2), AP (3), CSR (4)

52Dakota Walker, DEMays Landing, N.J.

‘08 SN (HM)

4Kevin Whitley, CB

Decatur, Ga.‘91 FG (HM)

10Chaz Williams, QB

Apopka, Fla.’02 AP (2), FG (HM)

68Mark Williams, OG

Albany, Ga.’97 AP (3), FG (2)

’98 AP (1), SN (1), WC (1), FG (1), ESPN/USA (1)’99 AP (1), SN (1), WC (1), FG (1), TC (1)

59Matt Winslette, CGreensboro, Ga.

’98 SN (1), AP (2)

18David Young, SS

Columbia, S.C.‘01 FG (HM)

‘02 AP (3), SN (3), FG (HM)

1James Young, DB

Tampa, Fla.’04 CSR (HM)

57Ronald Warnock, OT

Eastman, Ga.‘87 AP (HM)

ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS09


First Team (Coaches)Voncellies Allen, 1997, 1998, 1999...... NTJermaine Austin, 2003, 2004, 2005 ..... FBMiguel Ayoub, 1993 ............................ OGLarry Beard, 2007 ................................DEDerrick Butler, 2003, 2004 ................... LBPaul Carroll, 1994 ................................ LBChris Chambers, 1998.........................PKCharles Clarke, 2002 ............................. CChris Covington, 2008 ......................... LBDexter Dawson, 1995 ..........................RSJonathan Dudley, 2004 ........................PKIsaac Ferrell, 1994 .............................. OGJayson Foster, 2006 (WR), 2007 .........QBNate Gates, 2000 ................................CBEric Hadley, 2004 ................................ DLReed Haley, 1993 ................................PKGreg Hill, 1998, 1999...........................QBDan Jordan, 2004 ...................................PAlex Mash, 1993 .................................. DTTerence McBride, 2004, 2005..............DBRich McGrath, 1997, 1999...................OTEric Meng, 1997 ..................................PKJohn Mohring, 2005, 2006 ................... LBEarthwind Moreland, 1998, 1999.........CBDaryl Morrell, 1998 .............................. LBChad Motte, 2004, 2005 ..................... OGRussell Orr, 2007 .................................OTFreddy Pesqueira, 2000, 2001, 2002 .. DTAdrian Peterson, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 FBEugene Phillips, 1999 .......................... DTJ.R. Revere, 2001................................QBRoderick Russell, 1997........................ FBJoe Scott, 2002.................................... LBFranklin Stephens, 1994........................ CD.T. Tanner, 1997 ................................ LBCharrod Taylor, 2006 ........................... DLEdward Thomas, 1996 ........................DEKiwaukee Thomas, 1999 .....................CBArkee Thompson, 1998 ....................... FSAlbert Turner, 2004 ..............................OTDakota Walker, 2008 ...........................DEBrancis Williams, 1995 ........................DBChaz Williams, 2002 ............................QBMark Williams, 1997, 1998, 1999 ....... OGMatt Winslette, 1998 .............................. CDavid Young, 2001, 2002 ....................SSJames Young, 2004 ............................. FS

First Team (Media)Voncellies Allen, 1998, 1999................ NTJermaine Austin, 2002, 2003, 2005 ..... FBMiguel Ayoub, 1993 ............................ OGLewis Barr, 2003 ..................................RSLarry Beard, 2007 ................................DEDerrick Butler, 2004 ............................. LBA.J. Bryant, 2004 ................................. FSChris Chambers, 1998.........................PKCharles Clarke, 2002 ............................. CChris Covington, 2007 (DB), 2008....... LBEric Davis, 1998 ..................................DEDexter Dawson, 1995 ..........................RSJayson Foster, 2006 (RS), 2007 ..........QBNate Gates, 2000 ................................CBEric Hadley, 2004 ................................ DL

Adrian Peterson

All-Freshman TeamDion Dubose, 2008 .............................. LBCharlie Edwards, 2008 ...........................PDerek Heyden, 2008............................DBAdrian Mora, 2008 .............................. PKJ.B. Shippy, 2008 ................................. LBK.R. Snipes, 2008................................DBAdam Urbano, 2008 ............................RB

Offensive Player of the Year CoachesAdrian Peterson, 1998Greg Hill, 1999Adrian Peterson, 2001Chaz Williams, 2002Jermaine Austin, 2003Jayson Foster, 2007

MediaAdrian Peterson, 1998Greg Hill, 1999Chaz Williams, 2002Jermaine Austin, 2003Jayson Foster, 2007

Defensive Player of the YearCoachesAlex Mash, 1993Freddy Pesqueira, 2001

MediaAlex Mash, 1993Chris Covington, 2008

Coach of the YearCoachesTim Stowers, 1993Paul Johnson, 1997, 1998Mike Sewak, 2004

MediaTim Stowers, 1993Paul Johnson, 1997, 1998

Jacobs Blocking Trophy(Outstanding Off. Lineman)Franklin Stephens, 1994Mark Williams, 1997, 1998Charles Clarke, 2002

Freshman of the YearCoachesKenny Robinson, 1994Adrian Peterson, 1998Jermaine Austin, 2002Jayson Foster, 2004Dedrick Bynam, 2005

MediaKenny Robinson, 1994Adrian Peterson, 1998Jermaine Austin, 2002Dedrick Bynam, 2005

ALL-SOCON SELECTIONS

Greg Hill, 1998, 1999...........................QBDan Jordan, 2004 ...................................PCorey Joyner, 1998 .............................RSAlex Mash, 1993 .................................. DTTerence McBride, 2005........................DBJames McCoy, 2002 ............................OTRich McGrath, 1997, 1998, 1999.........OTEric Meng, 1997 ..................................PKJohn Mohring, 2005, 2006 ................... LBEarthwind Moreland, 1999...................CBChad Motte, 2004, 2005 ..................... OGChad Nighbert, 1997 ........................... LBRussell Orr, 2007 .................................OTFreddy Pesqueira, 2000,2001,2002 .... DTAdrian Peterson, 1998,1999,2000,2001 ..FBEugene Phillips, 1999 .......................... DTLavar Rainey, 2000 ..............................CBJ.R. Revere, 2001................................QBRoderick Russell, 1997........................ FBJoe Scott, 2002.................................... LBCharrod Taylor, 2006 ........................... DLArkee Thompson, 1998, 1999 ............. FSAlbert Turner, 2004 ..............................OTDakota Walker, 2008 ...........................DEAnthony J. Williams, 2002 ...................RSChaz Williams, 2002 ............................QBMark Williams, 1997, 1998 ,1999 ....... OGMatt Winslette, 1998 .............................. CDavid Young, 2001, 2002 ....................SSJames Young, 2004 ............................. FS

Second Team (Coaches)Raja Andrews, 2008 ...........................WRJermaine Austin, 2002 ......................... FBLewis Barr, 2003 ..................................RSMarco Bradham, 1994, 1995 ...............DBGrant Chesnut, 1998 ...........................OTChris Covington, 2007 .........................DBTeddy Craft, 2004, 2005 ...............RS/WRScott Davis, 1994 ................................ LBEric Davis, 1997, 1998 ........................DEDarius Dawson, 1993 .......................... LBDexter Dawson, 1993 ..........................RSMarcelo Estrada, 2007 ....................... OGJayson Foster, 2006 ............................RSJamie Glover, 1995, 1996................... OGBenjy Harris, 1998 ...............................DEJesse Hartley, 2007 .............................PKDio Herrera, 2008 ............................... OGBrandon Jackson, 2006 .......................DBJamar Jones, 2001 ..............................DEJosh Jones, 2001 ............................... OGCorey Joyner, 1998 .............................SBDeShawn Jude, 2004 .......................... DLRobert LeBlanc, 2001 .......................... DTLamar Lewis, 2007 ..............................RBJames McCoy, 2001, 2002 ..................OTRich McGrath, 1998.............................OTEric McIntire, 2004............................... DLJohn Mohring, 2004 ............................. LBAdrian Mora, 2008 ...............................PKStacy Moses, 1995 ..............................OTTariq Muhammad, 2004 .......................DBJason Neese, 1999 ,2000.................... LB

Chad Nighbert, 1997 ........................... LBFreddy Pesqueira, 1999 ...................... DTLavar Rainey, 2000 ..............................CBRoderick Russell, 1996........................ FBTravlis Sims, 2004 .............................. OGFranklin Stephens, 1993..................... OGRob Stockton, 1995 .............................DBDamon Suggs, 2007 ............................ DLCharrod Taylor, 2005 ........................... DLEdward Thomas, 1995 ........................DEArkee Thompson, 1999 ....................... FSZzream Walden, 2002 .........................SBLance Wayne, 2004, 2006 ..................... CAnthony D. Williams, 1997 .................. DTAnthony J. Williams, 2002 ...................RSBrad Williams, 2007.............................OTChaz Williams, 2004 ............................QBKenny Worob, 1997 ................................PJames Young, 2001, 2002 ................... FSMichael Youngblood, 2001 .................. LB

Second Team (Media)Voncellies Allen, 1997.......................... DTRaja Andrews, 2008 ...........................WRJermaine Austin, 2004 ......................... FBMarco Bradham, 1994, 1995 ...............DBDerrick Butler, 2003 ............................. LBPaul Carroll, 1994 ................................ LBChris Chambers, 1999.........................PKGrant Chesnut, 1998 ...........................OTTeddy Craft, 2004 ................................RSEric Davis, 1997 ..................................DEDarius Dawson, 1993 .......................... LBDexter Dawson, 1993 ..........................RSJonathan Dudley, 2004 ........................PKMarcelo Estrada, 2007 ....................... OGIsaac Ferrell, 1994 .............................. OGJamie Glover, 1995, 1996................... OGEric Hadley, 2003 ................................ DTBenjy Harris, 1998 ...............................DEJesse Hartley, 2007 .............................PKSean Holland, 2003 .............................PKBrandon Jackson, 2006 .......................DBJosh Jones, 2001 ............................... OGCorey Joyner, 1998 .............................SBJames McCoy, 2001 ............................OTAdrian Mora, 2008 ...............................PKEarthwind Moreland, 1998...................CBMichael Morris, 1994 ........................... DTJason Neese, 1999, 2000.................... LBRoderick Russell, 1996........................ FBJoe Scott, 2001.................................... LBFranklin Stephens, 1993..................... OGCharrod Taylor, 2005 ........................... DLEdward Thomas, 1996 ........................DEKiwaukee Thomas, 1999 .....................CBLance Wayne, 2005 ............................... CChaz Williams, 2004 ............................QBJames Williams, 1993.......................... FBBrancis Williams, 1995 ........................DBKenny Worob, 1997 ................................P

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(Players listed in chronological order and must have appeared in at least one game)

Damon Wickham, Monty Sharpe, Donnie Suber, Darren Willis, Corey Joyner, Nate Gates, James Young, Rico Zackery, E.J. Webb

Wendell Foskey, Doug Miolen, Carl McWhorter, Terry Harvin, Tim Mickens, Brancis Williams, Recio Tutt, Kiwaukee Thomas, Willie Johnson, Lewis Barr, Brandon Jackson, A.J. McCray

Brit Barker, Nay Young, David Cool, Brian Label-la, Bill Thatcher, Cossie Harvey, Adrian Peterson (retired)

Randy Griffin, Pat Parker, Kevin Whitley, Joe Du-pree, Greg Crane, Earthwind Moreland, Johna-than Woodham, Jeremy Majors, Jayson Foster

Jim Whitfield, David Simmons, David Hodge, Al-bert Huntley, Darius Dawson, Roderick Russell, Arkee Thompson, Derrick Owens, Melvin Greer, Chris Teal

Alvin Wright, Kevin Crandell, Scott Vonier, Don Norton, Henry Parrish, Eric Smith, Carl Small, Teddy Cummings, Aundra Robinson, Jermaine Austin, Lamar Lewis, Samair Baker

David Barras, Peter Krause, John Mitchell, Ken Burnette, Jerry Ellenburg, Charles Bostick, Chris Johnson, Steve Steele, Henry Chubb, Antonio Henton

Tracy Ham (retired)

Pat Douglas, Tim Foley, Rupert Leary, Derrick McGrady, Derrick Austin, J.R. Revere, Rico Zackery, Darius Smiley, Brandon Echols, Dar-rell Pasco

Steven Lomastro, Thomas Porter, Mark Giles, Clinton Gregory, Kenny Robinson, Grady Blanchard, Greg Hill, Chaz Williams, Dawayne Grace, Quentin Taylor

Rob Allen, Oliver Davis, Raymond Gross, Danny Britt, Tobias Steverson, Edmund Coley, David Willingham, Chris Burnette

Ricky Perry, Ernest Thompson, McLeonard Baul, Shafton Fraley, Eric Meng, Ryan Hadden, Mi-chael Thompson, Chris Rogers, Kyle Collins

Kenny Bullock, Mike Dowis, Donald Wheeler, Ron Washington, Andre Weathers, A.J Bryant, Jonathan Dudley, Billy Lowe

Warnell Anthony, Brant West, Vernon Bryant, Fred Cuthbertson, Brian Riggins, Clint Avret, Rob Stockton, Trey Sheppard, John Davis, Nate Gates, Trey Hunter, Travis Clark, Lee Chapple

Milton Wintons, Trey Herold, Giff Smith, Ray-mond Gross, Gene Scott, Alton Hitson, Brandon Smith, Derrick Owens, Verge Williams, Darius Smiley, Jadwin Bignon, Leander Barney

David Shields, Kenny Brown, Calvin Robinson, David Sanders, Chance Ward, Ryran Tray-lor, Clinton Gregory, Christopher Wade, Nick Kearns, A.K. Keyes, Fernando Phillips, Lionel McGriff, Nick Bass

Gip Johnston, Leonard Robinson, Vincent Pow-ers, Machon Simms, Brannon Rice, Jermaine Jackson, Kenny Robinson, Zzream Walden, Melvin Cox, Jason Hawkins, Dedrick Bynam, Lennie Richardson

Robert Baker, Chris Aiken, Robert Terrell, Shawn Austin, Chris Wilson, David Young, Wes Turner, Michael McIntosh

Warnell Anthony, Rodney Oglesby, Marco Brad-ham, Cherard Freeman, P.J. Cantrell, Tim Camp

Patrick Beaman, Kenny Butler, Tim Wilkerson, Brandon Rozzelle, Hal Carter Jr., Dante Harrow, Hakim Ford, Kevin Anderson, Chris Williams, Chris Dickerson, Chris Rogers

Tony Natson, Scott Lokey, Tony Belser, Jason Whitehead, Chris Wright, DaTwan Byers, James Dickerson, Lavar Rainey, Dion Stokes, Raja An-drews

Gene Sease, Darrell Hagan, Ken Hicks, Taz Dixon, Steve Payne, Andrae Rogers, Zzream Walden, Roger King, Terrione Benefield

Melvin Bell, Bob Cooper, Erick Cooper, Vincent Johnson, Willando Ficklin, Chris Nichols, Don-trell Hardnett, Adam Focht, Christopher Malone, Dreck Cooper, Tariq Muhammad, Ronnie Wig-gins

John Cumiskey, Milton Gore, Karl Miller, Rob Stockton, Carlos Parker, James Banks, Jesse McMillan, Sam King, Ken Middleton, Carson Hill

Steve Rogers, Steve Armstrong, Bruce Hol-brook, Scott Vonier, Darryl Hopkins, Terry Lester, Cordell Benton, Dion Stokes, Justin Brown, J.T. Nash, Terence Hall

Danny Durham, Alonzo McGhee, Sandy Mincey, Charlie Burt, Derrick Treadwell, Adam Focht, Dat-wan Byers, Danny Stripling, Donte Hunter, Aaron Whitaker, Marquice Maynard, Zeke Rozier

Mark Davis, Eric Hutchinson, Hermon Barron, Brad Almon, Brad Tarpley, Eric Thigpen, Anthony Austin, Chris Blount, JaBre Scott, Renard Mont-ford, Mike Hamilton, Marc Thomas

Hugo Rossignol, Michael West, Maurice Reid, Ronnie Stalnaker, Mike Ballisty, T.J. Anderson, Chris Covington

Ricky Harris, Lee Smith, Herman Gray, Jonathan Richardson, Kiwaukee Thomas, Derrick Owens, Devin Danridge, Chris Riffey, Anthony Blaine, Robert Roulhac, Darell Norman

Mike Carter, Nate Young, Terry Young, Paul Sik-kelee, Tony Grant, Travis Taylor, Johnny Bur-dette, Lavar Rainey, Mike Stewart, Jason Wells, Vicarro Mills, Phillip Edwards, K.R. Snipes

Chris Edwards, Rodney Renfroe, Jerome King, Tim Townsend, Chad Holmes, Jason Neese, Brandon Andrews, Lynon Jefferson

Mike Seamens, Garry Miller, Scott Mason, Reggie Sullivan, Marlow Warthen, Demetrius Flournoy, Adrian Peterson, Tom LaRocco, Brad Mercier, Terence McBride, Sean Gray, Stephen Cantrell

John Coen, Ben Holt, Stan McDonald, Daryl Dickerson, Richard Whiten, LaRon Gordon, Reed Haley, Josh Smithers, Aaron Whitaker, Ronnie Abrams, Bryce Carter, Daniel Jordan, David Arnold

Joe Bremer, Robert Underwood, Eugene Hayes, Rufus Mazyck, George Malvestuto, Terry Smith, Willie Ellington, Audrell Grace, Mark Myers, Bran-don Andrews, Dusty Reddick, Adam Urbano

Gerald Harris, Lester Efford, Tyrone Stephens, Jevon Sullivan, Eddie Brown, Mike Stewart, Chris Brown, De Robinson, Tim Gehrsitz, Bran-don Echols, Darrian Felton

Tim Tippett, Brad Brown, Joe Ross, James Wil-liams, Bennie Cunningham, Kevin Davis, Joe Turner, Wynton Yates, Brett Layson

Pat Stewart, Everett Sharpe, Calvin Robinson, David Hatfield, Jerome Calvert, Hughie Hunt, Mi-chael Jones, Derrick Williams, Shannon Higdon, Cameron Draughorne, Chris Collier, Nico Hickey

Steve McCray, Paul Sikkellee, Eugene Hayes, Jeromy Joe Williams, Tony Allen, Dion Cohen, Eric Meng, Mark Myers, Phillip Mouzon, Devron Jefferson, Jermaine Murphy, Derek Heyden

Jeff Johnson, Jeff Banks, Kevin Geter, Chip McGinley, Rick Seamen, Vernon Loree, Demond Brown, Kenny Worob, Terry Owens, Benjie Shi-rah, Lance Turner, Jason Hawkins, Evan Mat-tingly

Rob Whitton, Greg Foster, Eric Eberly, Scott Glass, Kevin Nail, Roderick Russell, Zach Pow-ell, Daryl Morrell, Scott Shelton, Bo Galvin, J.B. Shippy

Nathaniel Hayes, Clint Harper, Wesley Lee, Brannon Rice, Don Hudson, Brandt Anton, Der-rick Carter, Buddy Hogans, Michael Youngblood, Eric White, Marcus Suaava, Matt Covington, Lee Banks

Thomas Gilstrap, Steve Anderson, Jimmy Tay-lor, Jim Mutimer, Nick Davis, Trent Randall, Cloise Williams, Chris O’Neil, T.J. Rutledge, Tim Gehrsitz, T.J. Rutledge, Wes Turner, Charlie Ed-wards

Michael Tate, Charles Carper, Darrell Hendrix, Billy Thatcher, Shane Brinson, Paul Carroll, Ba-sail Mack, Derrick Butler, Ri’Chard Davis

Ben Holt, Kevin Hutchinson, Darryl Riggins, Chip Harper, Shane Maxwell, David Council, Lee Brooks, Benjy Harris, Freddy Pesqueira, T.J. Watkins, Tavaris Williams

Scott Lokey, Nate Hayes, Alfred Wooten, Guy Ball, Robin Brooks, Kevin Johns, Keith Ray, Leonard Christian, Anthony Battle, Chris Smith, Chris Chambers, DeShawn Jude, Tavares Kear-ney, Jesse Hartley

Kenny More, Tyrone Hull, Stan McDonald, Clin-ton Avret, Darius Dawson, Dexster Perkins, Mi-chael LeBlanc, John Peacock, Remargo Yancie, James Burchett, Marcus Cade, Erskine Jude, Harland Bower, Anthony Jones

Robby Bortles, Dante Wright, Ron Lucas, John Shuman, Nick Davis, Kobi Reynolds, D.T. Tanner, Michael Ward, John Mohring, Harland Bower

Patrick McDevitt, Frankie Johnson, Melvin McBride, Dominic Turner, Lavar Rainey, Dante Harrow, Jimmy McCullough, Larry Long, Patrick Bolen

Roger McFarlin, Zach Wood, Darren Alford, Ran-dell Boone, Ronald Johnson, Artie Ulmer, Derrick Clay, Brad Johnson, Derek Adams, Mike Alves, Jarrell Crawford

Tommy Raye, Beau Brown, Larry Boone, Sam-my Twiggs, Rusty Parrish, Larry Rogers, Jar-rod Bray, Tyrie Williams, Parker Webb, Hunter James, Justin Callaway

Scott LaSalle, Sean Gainey, Scott Chafin, Ced Thornton, Robert LeBlanc, Ryan Hall, Kevin Heard, James Burchett, Shun Williams, Fred Bussey, William Maxwell

Ricky Hargrove, Brad Bernard, Bill Breda, Joey Cushing, Cortez Robinson, Brad Bird, Jason Ear-wood, Dakota Walker

Robert Thornton, Jim Dye, Jay Marshall, Bill Bre-da, Donald Wheeler, Monty Strickland, Michael LeBlanc, Brain Sellers, Brain Lovett, Jake Lord, Sid Wildes, Whit Clifford, Josh Schuyler, David Lewis

Jeff Smith, Brad Morris, Buddy Beauchamp, Gene Porter, Rod Eichler, David Pack, Kevin Morse, Wayne Shivers, Matt Thornton, Robert Wilson, Winston Hardison, Dusty Reddick, Cory Clemons, Dion Dubose

Jimmy Kerfoot, Brad Morris, Trey Smith, Dave Geros, Scotty Davis, Anthony Williams, Brennan Hay, Darryl Roundtree, J.C. Randall, Andrew Huffingham, Larry Beard

Randy Benson, Stan Stipe, Bart Hughes, Mi-chael Berry, Franklin Stephens Jr., Kinte Morgan, Maurice Hicks, Joe Scott, Lance Watkins, Evan Mattingly, Matt Rucker

Ronald Warnock, Darrell Hendrix, Rusty Par-rish, Tom Gramiak, Matt Thornton, Charlie Burt, Jonathan Franklin, Derrick Nobles, Mike Clarke, Reginald Thomas, Carter Jones

Tim Sazama, Randal Coleman, Robert Lee, Flint Matthews, Shawn Haralson, David Rocco, Chad Nighbert, Corey Middlebrooks, Lucas Smith, DeMarcus Rogers, Victor Sandi, David Morris, Justin Krueger

Jay Cravey, Shane Parson, Mike Wagner, Rex Nottage, Dale Teasley, Travis Barber, Matt Wins-lette, Justin Godsey, James Bouie

Larry West, Jeff Evans, Brain Broughton, Curtis Gordon, Robert Hadley, Dietrich Everette, Tim Vicchrilli, Casey Wingard, Brad Chahoy

Donnie Allen, Chris Meyer, Paul Carroll, Charlie Burt, Brant Hayes, Sean Norris, Robert Wilson, Lee Corbin, James McCoy, Jeff Wilson, Tyler Kucera, Jonathan Loving

Vance Pike, Webb Smith, Rodd Watters, Danny Kirkland, Jarrod Satterfield, Jeff McPahil, Paul Battista, Rich McGrath, Nick Heuman, Russell Orr

Patrick Ward, Theoriea Ward, James Tyler, John Wilson, Justin Phillips, Robert Moore, Shane Scott, Josh Baggs, Chad McDonald, Brandon Boate, Dallas Horne, Kevin Thomas, Travlis Sims, Brandavious Mann

Buddy Beauchamp, Tom Ciarletta, Alex Arm-strong, Jeff Douthit, John Lovett, James Baker, Jermaine Howard, Grant Chesnut, Brain Young, Charlie Hopkins, Drew Glenn, Adrian Mora

Elijah Bowles, Cliff Van Dorn, Edward Eaves, Bubba Williams, Russ Rourk, Reggie Williams, Stewart Dixon, Tony Butler, Taylor Wheelis, Reg-gie Cordy, Sean Gray, Dio Herrera

Jeff Lee, George Jones, Frank Stephens, Nay-mon Culbreth, Marvin James, Travis Hames, Marcelo Estrada, Brent Russell

Jessie Jenkins, Charlie Waller, Matt Beasley, Jamie Glover, Bubba Brantley, Lance Wayne, Antonio Solomon, Joe Behrmann

John Lamar, Chris Chandler, Paul Robert, Tim Durden, Tracy Sykes, Todd Bates, Greg Melville, Mark Williams, Justin Wright, Jesse Suarez

Fred Stokes, Wilborn Ethridge, Miguel Ayoub, Roy Clayton, Hunter Chadwick, Chad McDon-ald, Mike Alves, Nate Rossi, Dane Jensen, Trey Dunmon

Mark Wesley, Joel Jackson, Brooks Dalrymple, Hal Radford, Isaac Ferrell, Tom Jiles, Eric McIn-tire, Cole Fountain

Jeff Gorsuch, Cy Johnson, Joe Crenshaw, Drew Lovell, Randy Braddy, Kendrick Maxwell, Grant Chesnut, Brian Scott, Josh Jones, Chad Motte

Ronnie Carter, James Carter, Danny Smith, Dan Jenkins, Chris Culton, Bob Bellingrath, Hardy Gray, Will Lord, Matt Wade, Lewis Brooks

Gib Hastings, Tim Adams, Maurice Barron, Brian Broughton, Danny Simmons, D.A. Pope, Jason Powell, Michael Anderson, Clint Barbour, Albert Turner, Ricory Green

Mike Olden, Charles Cochran, Brent Bass, Mark Margiotta, Chris Liesendahl, Steve Dill, Charles Clarke, Pierce Gibony, Damon Suggs

Ronnie Jackson, George Mackey, Charles Co-chran, Curtis Kimbrell, Anthony Williams, Jason Mitchell, Anthony Scott, Josh Jones, Eric Sel-bach, Brad Williams

Doug Diebolt, Dennis Franklin, Chris Arnault, Raul Dam, Ty Babcock, Clint Barbour, Jason McLeod, Josh Barker

John Richardson, Lonnie Bradley, Shannon Max-well, Michael Morris, Stacey Moses, Al Watts, Stephan Stanley, Paul Collins, Pierce Giboney

Daryl Fineran, Henry Haynes, Tony Smith, Mike McClure, Blake Swicord, Travis Burkett, Craig Gentry, Matthew Burgess, Jarmarcus Johnson, Josh Petkovich

Eddie Jones, Scott McCarl, Patrick Parr, Troy Do-nahue, Tony Byers, Chris Miller, Ezekiel Roberts, Tyrie Williams, Leonard Daggett, Adam Scott

Delano Little, Deryl Belser, Steve Jaramillo, Will Roberts, Josh Weekly, Kevin Patterson, Carl Kearney, Tripp Russell, Ryan Kelly, Irving Camp-bell, Darrian Felton

Truman Anderson, Steve Caldwell, Julian John-son, Shawn Campbell, Jeff Jardine, Cliff Willis, Jermaine Jackson, Alfonza Harris, Earthwind Moreland, Ashley Morgan, Anthony Williams, Johnny Los, Hal Scarborough, Chase DeCarlo, Marcus Russ

Monte Sharpe, Greg Bowen, Ross Surrency, Tony Vaccaro, Alex Brown, Vince Hayes, An-thony Hayes, Tristram Belser, Demond Brown, Carl Rogers, Sean Holland, Osmond Brinson, Joe Haynie

Mike Vakoc, Kent Klaudt, Danta Wright, Chance Ward, Tony Rucker, Kregg Richardson, Josh Toddings, Dedric Parham, Taqua Thrasher, Da-vid Stewart, Richard Murphey, Garryon Taylor

Fred Stokes, Ross Worsham, Terrance Findley, Bill Thatcher, Gregg Thomas, Maurice Bing, Josh Weekly, Eric Irby, Patrick Bolen, Chris Ashkouti, Demarcus Watts

Kevin Spurgeon, David Hodge, D.F. Allen, George Malvestuto, Dexter Dawson, Titus John-son, A.J. Bryant, Teddy Craft

John Sharpe, Rob Whitton, Bob Chandler, Jason Whitehead, Doug Morgan, Kris Joyner, Anthony Austin, Chevelle Simmons, Jarrod Bray, Kevin Anderson, Reggie McCutchen, Steve Cundari

Henry Foots, Bart Schuchts, Rusty Shelton, Ty-rone Hull, John Stynchula, Davy Reynolds, Dan Jenkins, Shannon Shook, Rob Bironas, Andrew Dornhecker, Jonathan Dudley, Charlie Giaco-marro

Scott Conner, Mike Mears, Lonnie Bradley, Rusty Shelton, Terrance Sorrell, Reggie Garland, Rob-ert LeBlanc, Shaheen Solomon, Brandon Lee Williams

Jim Dye, Darren Chandler, Chuck McClurg, Casey Johnson, Derrick Reeves, Colby Brown, Nathan Corbitt, Jeff Coefield, Dan Jordan, Mi-chael Veal

Bob Black, Allen Greer, Freddy Summers, Jeff Banks, Patrick Parr, Vincent Norris, Derrick Johnson, Ronald Sloan, Matt Williams, Gino Tu-tera, Victor Cabral, Jerry Barker, Markeith Wylie

Terrence Woodard, Mark Defoor, Craig Walker, Miguel Ayoub, Pat Hayes, Michael Morris, Eu-gene Phillips, Carlton Oglesby, Charrod Taylor, Kerry Bonds

Jerry Cain, Terry Woodard, Jay Wright, Jack Harris, Jay Murchison, Raphael Irving, Jeff McPhail, Robert Wilson, Adrian Cunningham, Dallas Horne, Charrod Taylor, Brian Kranz, Aus-tin Watts

Greg Williams, Tony Vaccarro, Matt Spalding, Corey Clark, Randy Pitts, Kofi Broadnax, James Gjone, Brian Wilson, Elliott Rogers, DeMarcus Rogers, Seth Brownlee, Dane Jensen, Charwel Brown

Maurice Barron, Sammy Twiggs, Darren Alford, Tim Brown, Jerry Hill, Roy Clayton, Eric Davis, Eric Lynn, Jack Sherman, Jerome Pelham, Rod-erick Tinsley

Jeff Evans, Roger Morgan, Kelley Dawson, Giff Smith, Terrance Odoms, Walter Flowers, Tavaris Waller, Ted Goloboski, Robert Locke, Joey Tuttle

Steve Sanders, Charlie Waller, James Carter, Steve Bussoletti, Brian Pressnall, Patrick Al-mond, Devin Johnson, Matt Rio, Casey Wingard

Todd Barry, Barry Jones, Bart Hughes, Nick Dereszynski, Virgil Herrington, Edward Thomas, Jamar Jones, Thevenn Harris, Matt Wise

Gerald Evans, Tim Brown, Darren Alford, Shawn Haralson, Roderick Christopher, Ron Logan, Gary Stanley, Eric Hadley, Branden Daniel, Bran-don Lee Williams

Sammy Williams, James Carter, Troy Donahue, Alex Mash, Thomas Plant, Voncellies Allen, Shannon Williams, Damon Suggs

MODERN ERA ROSTER NUMBERS09


AAbrams, Ronnie .................................. 2002Adam, Tim .......................................... 1984Adams, Derek ..................................... 2001Aiken, Chris .................................. 1985, 86Alford, Darren ............................... 1987, 88Allen, Donnie F. ................ 1986, 87, 88, 89Allen, Donnie L. ................ 1983, 84, 85, 86Allen, Rob ........................................... 1982Allen, Voncellies ............... 1996, 97, 98, 99Almon, Brad ............................ 1989, 90, 91Almond, Patrick .................................. 1995Alves, Mike ......................................... 2001Anderson, Kevin ................................. 2003Anderson, Michael ........ 1997, 98, 99, 2000Anderson, Steve ................................. 1984Anderson, T.J. ................... 2001, 02, 03, 04Anderson, Truman .............................. 1982Andrews, Brandon ............ 2002, 03, 04, 05Andrews, Raja .................. 2005, 06, 07, 08Anthony, Warnell............... 1983, 84, 85, 86Arnold, David ....................................... 2008Arnoult, Chris ................................ 1991, 92Ashkouti, Chris ............................. 2006, 07Austin, Anthony................................... 1997Austin, Derick ................... 1993, 94, 95, 96Austin, Jermaine ............... 2002, 03, 04, 05Austin, Shawn................... 1990, 91, 92, 93Avret, Clint .............................. 1989, 90, 91Ayoub, Miguel ................... 1990, 91, 92, 93

BBaker, Robert.......................... 1982, 83, 84Baker, James ................................ 1991, 92Banks, James ..................................... 1997Banks, Jeff .............................. 1983, 86, 87Banks, Lee.......................................... 2008Barbour, Clint .......................... 2002, 03, 04Barker, Brit .................................... 1982, 83Barker, Jerry ........................... 2005, 06, 07Barker, Josh ....................................... 2008Barney, Leander ................................. 2008Barr, Lewis ........................ 2002, 03, 04, 05Barras, David ...................................... 1982Barron, Herman ................ 1984, 85, 86, 87Barron, Maurice ...................... 1984, 85, 86Battle, Anthony ............................. 1993, 94Beard, Larry ...................... 2005, 06, 07, 08Beauchamp, Buddy ................ 1982, 83, 84Bell, Melvin ............................. 1982, 83, 84Bellingrath, Bob ............................ 1998, 99Belser, Deryl ..................... 1988, 89, 90, 91Belser, Tristram ....................... 1994, 95, 96Belser, Tony ...................... 1985, 86, 87, 88Benefield, Terrione ............... 2006, 07, 08Benson, Randy ................................... 1982Benton, Cordell ............................. 1996, 97Behrman, Joe ...................................... 2008Berry, Michael ................... 1988, 89, 90, 91Bernard, Brad ................... 1986, 87, 88, 89Bignon, Jadwin .................................... 2007Bing, Maurice................................. 1995, 96Bird, Brad...................................... 2000, 01Bironas, Rob ....................................... 2000Black, Bob .......................................... 1982Blaine, Anthony................................... 2005Blount, Chris ................. 1998, 99, 2000, 01Bolen, Patrick ......................... 2006, 07, 08Bonds, Kerry ................................ 2007, 08Boone, Larry ................................. 1985, 86Boone, Randell ....................... 1987, 88, 89Bortles, Robby .................................... 1982Bostick, Charles................ 1991, 92, 93, 95Bowen, Brad ..................... 1983, 84, 85, 86Bowen, Greg....................................... 1984Bower, Harland ..................... 2006, 07, 08Bradham, Marco ............... 1992, 93, 94, 95Bradley, Lonnie ............................. 1985, 86Brantley, Bubba .................. 1999, 2000, 01Breda, Bill ........................................... 1989Bremer, Joe ........................................ 1982Britt, Danny ....................... 1991, 92, 93, 94Brooks, Lee ...................... 1993, 94, 95, 96Brooks, Lewis ................................ 2005, 08Brown, Beau ................................. 1983, 84Brown, Charwel ................................. 2007Brown, Chris ....................................... 2001

Brown, Demond .................................. 1998Brown, Eddie ...................................... 1999Brown, Tim ........................ 1987, 88, 89, 90Brownlee, Seth ................................... 2005Bryant, A.J. ....................... 2002, 03, 04, 05Bullock, Ken.................................. 1986, 87Burchett, James...................... 2000, 02, 03Burgess, Matt ..................................... 2004Burkett, Travis..................... 1998, 99, 2000Burnette, Chris ................................... 2008Burnette, Ken.......................... 1986, 87, 88Burt, Charlie............................ 1992, 93, 94Bussey, Fred ....................................... 2006Bussoletti, Steve ............... 1988, 89, 90, 91Butler, Derrick ................... 2001, 02, 03, 04Butler, Kenny ................................ 1986, 87Butler, Tony ................................... 1997, 98Byers, Tony ......................................... 1990Bynam, Dedrick ............................ 2005, 06

CCabral, Victor .................... 2001, 02, 03, 04Cade, Marcus ..................................... 2001Cain, Jerry .......................................... 1982Callaway, Justin ............................. 2007, 08Camp, Tim ........................ 2005, 06, 07, 08Campbell, Irving............................. 2006, 07Cantrell, P.J. ..................... 2001, 02, 03, 04Carper, Charles ...................... 1983, 84, 85Carroll, Paul ...................... 1991, 92, 93, 94Carter, Bryce....................................... 2004Carter, Hal ........................ 1994, 95, 96, 97Carter, James ............................... 1986, 87Carter, James R............ 1983, 1984, 85, 86Carter, Mike ........................................ 1982Chadwick, Hunter ............................... 1997Chafin, Scott ..................... 1990, 91, 92, 93Chambers, Chris............... 1996, 97, 98, 99Chandler, Darren .................... 1985, 86, 87Chapple, Lee ...................................... 2008Chesnut, Grant ................. 1995, 96, 97, 98Christopher, Roderick ......................... 1993Chubb, Henry ...................................... 2007Ciarletta, Tommy ........................... 1983, 84Clark, Travis ................................... 2006, 07Clarke, Charles ............. 1999, 2000, 01, 02Clarke, Mike ........................................ 2001Clayton, Roy ........................... 1993, 95, 96Clemons, Cory ..................................... 2007Cochran, Charles.................... 1984, 86, 87Coen, John ......................................... 1982Coley, Edmund ......................... 1999, 2000Collier, Chris ........................................ 2007Collins, Kyle ....................................... 2008Collins, Paul...................... 2000, 02, 03, 04Conners, Scott .................................... 1982Cool, David ....................... 1988, 89, 90, 91Cooper, Dreck............... 1998, 99, 2000, 01Cordy, Reggie ......................... 2001, 02, 03Covington, Chris ............... 2005, 06, 07, 08Cox, Melvin ............................. 2000, 01, 02Craft, Teddy ............................ 2003, 04, 05Crane, Greg .................................. 1995, 96Cravey, Jay ......................................... 1982Crawford, Jarrell .................................. 2008Crenshaw, Joe ........................ 1987, 88, 89Cundari, Steve ............................... 2007, 08Cunningham, Bennie ........ 1996, 97, 98, 99Cushing, Joey ................... 1991, 92, 93, 94

DDaggett, Leonard ........ 2001, 02, 03, 04Dam, Raul ..................................... 1996, 97Daniel, Branden ............................. 2006, 07Danridge, Devin .................................. 2000Davis, Eric .................................... 1997, 98Davis, John ......................................... 1998Davis, Kevin...................... 2001, 02, 03, 04Davis, Mark ......................................... 1982Davis, Nick ........................ 1990, 91, 92, 93Davis, Oliver ....................................... 1987Davis, Ri’Chard.............................. 2006, 07Davis, Scott .................................. 1992, 93Dawson, Darius ................ 1990, 91, 92, 93Dawson, Dexter ................ 1992, 93, 94, 95Dereszynski, Nick ............................... 1990Dickerson, Chris ................................. 2005

Dickerson, James ......................... 1996, 97Diebolt, Doug ...................................... 1982Dill, Steve ......................... 1995, 96, 97, 98Dixon, Stewart ........................ 1993, 94, 95Dixon, Taz ......................... 1986, 87, 88, 89Douglas, Pat ....................................... 1982Dowis, Mike ............................ 1988, 89, 90Draughorne, Cameron ........................ 2005Dubose, Dion ..................................... 2008Dudley, Jonathan .............. 2003, 04, 05, 06Dunmon, Trey ..................................... 2008Dupree, Joe ............................ 1992, 93, 94Durden, Tim ........................................ 1987Durham, Danny ................ 1983, 84, 85, 86Dye, Jim ........................................ 1982, 83

EEarwood, Jason ................ 2003, 04, 05, 06Eaves, Edward ............................. 1985, 86Eberly, Eric ......................................... 1989Echols, Brandon ............................ 2006, 08Edwards, Charlie ............................... 2008Edwards, Phillip ................................... 2007Efford, Lester .................... 1988, 89, 90, 91Eichler, Rod .................................. 1986, 87Ellington, Willie ....................... 1994, 95, 97Estrada, Marcelo .................... 2005, 06, 07Evans, Jeff ........................ 1982, 83, 84, 85Everett, Dietrich ............ 1997, 98, 99, 2000

FFelton, Darrian ............................... 2007, 08Ferrell, Isaac ..................... 1991, 92, 93, 94Ficklin, Willando...................... 1989, 91, 92Findley, Terance ................................. 1990Fineran, Daryl ..................................... 1982Flowers, Walter .................................... 1993Foley, Tim ......................... 1984, 85, 86, 87Foots, Henry ....................................... 1982Ford, Hakim .................................. 2001, 02Foster, Jayson .................. 2004, 05, 06, 07Fountain, Cole .............................. 2007, 08Fraley, Shafton ................. 1991, 92, 93, 94Franklin, Dennis................ 1985, 86, 87, 88Franklin, Jonathan ........................ 1996, 98Freeman, Cherard ............ 1996, 97, 98, 99

GGainey, Sean .................... 1986, 87, 88, 89Galvin, Bo ...................................... 2006, 07Garland, Reggie ............... 1994, 95, 96, 97Gates, Nate .............................. 1999, 2000Gehrsitz, Tim ................................ 2003, 04Geter, Keith................................... 1986, 87Giacomarro, Charlie ...................... 2006, 07Giboney, Pierce ............................ 2004, 07Giddens, Kevin ................................... 1984Giles, Mark ....................... 1988, 89, 90, 91Gilstrap, Thomas ................................ 1982Gjone, James ............................... 1995, 96Glover, Jamie.................... 1993, 94, 95, 96Godsey, Justin .............................. 2000, 01Gordon, Curtis .................. 1988, 89, 90, 91Gore, Milton .................................. 1985, 86Gorsuch, Jeff ...................................... 1982Grace, Audrell ..................................... 1998Grace, Dawayne .................................. 2006Gray, Herman ..................................... 1990Gray, Sean ..................................... 2006, 07Green, Ricory ...................................... 2006Greer, Melvin ...................................... 2005Gregory, Clinton ............................ 1992, 93Griffin, Randy...................................... 1982Gross, Raymond............... 1987, 88, 89, 90

HHadden, Ryan..................... 1997, 99, 2000Hadley, Eric ...................... 2001, 02, 03, 04Hadley, Robert ........................ 1993, 94, 95Haley, Reed ............................ 1992, 93, 94Ham, Tracy ....................... 1983, 84, 85, 86Hames, Travis ................... 2000, 01, 02, 03Hamilton, Mike ..................................... 2007Hammock, Bryan ................................ 1984Haralson, Shawn .............. 1989, 90, 91, 92Hardison, Winston ........ 1999, 2000, 01, 02Harper, Clint........................................ 1984

Harris, Alfonza .............................. 1993, 94Harris, Benjy ................................. 1997, 98Harris, Gerald ................... 1983, 84, 85, 86Harris, Jack ............................. 1988, 89, 90Harris, Ricky ..................... 1983, 84, 85, 86Harris, Thevenn ............................ 2003, 04Harrow, Dante......................... 1997, 98, 99Hartley, Jesse ................................ 2007, 08Harvey, Cossie ................. 1994, 95, 96, 97Harvin, Terry ..................... 1987, 88, 89, 90Hastings, Gib ...................................... 1982Hawkins, Jason ................................... 2007Hay, Brennan ...................................... 1999Hayes, Eugene ....................... 1989, 90, 91Hayes, Nathaniel .................... 1982, 83, 84Haynie, Joe.................................... 2007, 08Heard, Kevin ................................. 2000, 01Hendrix, Darrell........................ 1987, 88, 89Henton, Antonio ................................... 2008Herold, Trey .................................. 1984, 85Herrera, Dio ............................. 2006, 07, 08Herrington, Virgil ................................. 1992Heyden, Derek.................................... 2008Hickey, Nico ....................................... 2008Hicks, Ken .......................................... 1984Higdon, Shannon .......................... 2003, 04Hill, Carson ............................. 2006, 07, 08Hill, Greg ........................... 1996, 97, 98, 99Hitson, Alton ................................. 1992, 93Hodge, David .................... 1984, 85, 86, 87Holbrook, Bruce ................ 1984, 85, 86, 87Holland, Sean ..................................... 2003Holmes, Chad ................... 1992, 93, 94, 95Holt, Ben ................................. 1982, 83, 84Hopkins, Charlie ............... 2002, 03, 04, 05Hopkins, Darryl ................. 1988, 89, 90, 91Horne, Dallas ............................ 1999, 2000Hudson, Don........................... 1990, 91, 92Hughes, Bart........................... 1987, 88, 89Hull, Tyrone ...................... 1984, 85, 86, 87Hunt, Hughie........................... 1992, 93, 95Hunter, Donte ..................................... 2000Hunter, Trey ...................... 2001, 02, 03, 04Huntley, Albert ........................ 1988, 89, 90Hutchinson, Kevin............................... 1983

IIrby, Eric ............................ 2000, 01, 02, 03

JJackson, Brandon .......................... 2006, 07Jackson, Jermaine........................ 1992, 93James, Marvin ........................ 1996, 97, 98Jefferson, Devron ......................... 2003, 04Jefferson, Lynon ..................... 2004, 05, 07Jenkins, Jessie ................. 1982, 83, 84, 85Jensen, Dane ................... 2004, 05, 06, 07Jiles, Tom ........................... 1996, 97, 98, 99Johns, Eddie ..................... 1982, 83, 84, 85Johnson, Brad ........................ 1997, 98, 99Johnson, Chris.............. 1997, 98, 99, 2000Johnson, Cy........................................ 1983Johnson, Frank ................. 1985, 86, 87, 88Johnson, Jarmarcus ...................... 2006, 07Johnson, Ronald..................... 1990, 91, 92Johnson, Titus .............. 1997, 98, 99, 2000Johnson, Willie ................................... 2000Johnston, Gip ..................................... 1982Jones, Anthony .................................... 2008Jones, Carter...................................... 2008Jones, George .............................. 1988, 89Jones, Jamar ................ 1998, 99, 2000, 01Jones, Josh .................................. 2000, 01Jordan, Daniel .................. 2004, 05, 06, 07Joyner, Corey ......................... 1996, 97, 98Joyner, Kris ................................... 1992, 93Jude, DeShawn ...................... 2002, 03, 04

K Kearney, Carl .......................... 2001, 02, 03Kearns, Nick ................. 1998, 99, 2000, 01Kelly, Ryan .......................................... 2005Kerfoot, Jimmy .............................. 1982, 83Keyes, A.K. ................................... 2002, 03Kimbrell, Curtis ............................. 1989, 90King, Jerome ...................................... 1987King, Roger......................................... 2004

MODERN ERA LETTERMEN09


Kranz, Brian .................................. 2004, 05Krueger, Justin .................................. 2008

LLasalle, Scott .......................... 1982, 83, 84LaRocco, Tom ..................... 1998, 99, 2000Layson, Brett ...................................... 2008LeBlanc, Robert ............ 1998, 99, 2000, 01Lester, Terry ........................................ 1993Little, Delano..................... 1983, 84, 85, 86LeBlanc, Michael ................................ 1993Lee, Jeff ........................................ 1982, 83Lee, Wesley .................................. 1985, 86Lewis, David ........................... 2006, 07, 08Lewis, Lamar ................................. 2006, 07Locke, Robert ................... 2000, 01, 02, 03Lokey, Scott ........................................ 1982Logan, Ron .......................................... 1995Lomastro, Steve ........................... 1982, 83Long, Larry ......................................... 2005Lord, Will ............................................. 2002Los, Johnny ........................................ 2004Lovett, Brian ................................. 1996, 97Loving, Jonathan ......................... 2007, 08Lowe, Billy ........................................... 2007

MMack, Basail ................. 1996, 97, 99, 2000Malone, Chris ............................... 1996, 97Mann, Brandavious ........................... 2008Marshall, Jay .................... 1985, 86, 87, 88Mash, Alex ........................ 1990, 91, 92, 93Matthews, Flint ....................... 1985, 86, 87Mattingly, Evan ............................ 2007, 08Maxwell, Shane ................ 1988, 89, 90, 91Maxwell, william ................................ 2008Maynard, Marquice .................. 2004, 05, 06McBride, Mel ........................................ 1991McBride, Terence ............... 2002, 03, 04, 05McClurg, Chuck ................. 1988, 89, 90, 91McCoy, James ............... 1999, 2000, 01, 02McCray, A.J. ........................................2008McCray, Steve ..................................... 1987McCutchen, Reggie .......... 2003, 04, 05, 06McDevitt, Patrick ........................... 1982, 83McGhee, Alonzo ..................... 1988, 89, 90McGinley, Chip ................................... 1989McGrady, Derrick .......................... 1990, 91McGrath, Rich ................... 1996, 97, 98, 99McGriff, Lionel ..................................... 2007McIntire, Eric ..................... 2001, 02, 03, 04McIntosh, Michael.................... 2006, 07, 08McMillan, Jesse ................ 2000, 01, 02, 03Mears, Mike ........................................ 1983Meng, Eric .................................... 1995, 97Middlebrooks, Corey..... 1998, 99, 2000, 01Middleton, Ken.................................... 2005Miller, Garry .................................. 1987, 88Miller, Karl ......................... 1987, 88, 89, 90Mohring, John ................... 2003, 04, 05, 06Montford, Renard.................... 2004, 05, 06Mora, Adrian ....................................... 2008Moreland, Earthwind......... 1996, 97, 98, 99Morgan, Ashley ............................. 1997, 98Morgan, Kinte ..................................... 1996Moore, Robert......................... 1993, 95, 96Morrell, Daryl ................................ 1997, 98Morris, Brad ...................... 1984, 85, 86, 87Morris, David ....................................... 2007Morris, Michael ................. 1991, 92, 93, 94Morse, Kevin................................. 1990, 91Moses, Stacy .................... 1992, 93, 94, 95Motte, Chad ...................... 2002, 03, 04, 05Mouzon, Phillip ................................... 2000Muhammad, Tariq ............. 2002, 03, 04, 05Murphy, Jermaine ................................ 2007Murphey, Richard ............................... 2005Mutimer, Jim ..................... 1988, 89, 90, 91Myers, Mark .................. 1999, 2000, 01, 02

NNatson, Tony ....................................... 1982Nash, J.T....................................... 2005, 07Neese, Jason...................... 1998, 99, 2000Nighbert, Chad ....................... 1994, 95, 97Nobles, Derrick ......................... 1999, 2000Norris, Vincent .................................... 1992

Norton, Don .................................. 1990, 91Nottage, Rex..................... 1989, 90, 91, 92

OOdoms, Terrence .......................... 1991, 92Oglesby, Carlton ........................... 2000, 01Oglesby, Rodney .............. 1988, 89, 90, 91O’Neil, Chris ....................... 1999, 2000, 01Orr, Russell ....................... 2004, 05, 06, 07Owens, Derrick ............. 1999, 2000, 01, 02Owens, Terry ...................................... 1999

PParham, Dedric................. 1996, 97, 98, 99Parker, Pat ........................ 1984, 85, 86, 87Parr, Patrick .................................. 1989, 90Parrish, Henry..................................... 1992Parrish, Rusty ................... 1989, 90, 91, 92Parsons, Shane .................................. 1983Pasco, Darrell..................................... 2008Patterson, Kevin ........................... 1998, 99Payne, Steve .......................... 1991, 92, 93Peacock, John .............................. 1996, 97Perkins, Dexter ................................... 1992Perry, Rick .................................... 1982, 83Pesqueira, Freddy ........ 1999, 2000, 01, 02Peterson, Adrian ........... 1998, 99, 2000, 01Petkovich, Josh ................................. 2008Phillips, Eugene ................ 1996, 97, 98, 99Phillips, Fernando ............................... 2004Pike, Vance ............................. 1983, 84, 85Plant, Thomas .................................... 1994Porter, Thomas ....................... 1984, 86, 87Profit, J.T. ............................................ 1994

RRainey, Lavar ................ 1996, 97, 99, 2000Randall, J.C. ....................................... 2002Raye, Tommy ...................................... 1982Reddick, Dusty ................. 2004, 05, 06, 07Reeves, Derrick ................ 1994, 95, 96, 97Reid, Maurice ......................... 1991, 92, 93Renfroe, Rodney .......................... 1983, 84Revere, J.R................... 1998, 99, 2000, 01Rice, Brannon ......................... 1989, 90, 91Richardson, Jeff .................................. 1985Richardson, John.................... 1982, 83, 84Richardson, Jonathan....... 1992, 93, 94, 95Richardson, Kregg .............................. 1992Richardson, Lennie.............................. 2008Rio, Matt ........................... 2001, 02, 03, 04Roberts, Ezekiel ........................... 1996, 97Roberts, Will ................................. 1994, 95Robinson, Aundra ............................... 2001Robinson, Calvin .......................... 1986, 87Robinson, Cortez .............. 1996, 97, 98, 99Robinson, De ...................................... 2002Robinson, Kenny .............. 1994, 95, 96, 97Robinson, Leonard ............................. 1983Rogers, Andrae................. 1994, 95, 97, 98Rogers, Chris................................. 2007, 08Rogers, Elliott ........................... 1999, 2000Rogers, Larry .................... 1994, 95, 97, 98Ross, Joe.......................... 1987, 88, 89, 90Rossignol, Hugo ............... 1982, 83, 84, 85Roulhac, Robert................................... 2007Rountree, Darryl ................................. 2000Rozelle, Brandon .............. 1990, 91, 92, 93Rozier, Zeke........................................ 2008Rucker, Matt ........................................ 2008Russ, Marcus ....................................... 2008Russell, Roderick.............. 1994, 95, 96, 97Rutledge, T.J. .......................... 2002, 04, 05

SSanford, Dexter ............................ 1984Sazama, Tim....................................... 1982Scarborough, Hal................................. 2006Schuchts, Bart .................................... 1984Schuyler, Josh .............................. 2002, 03Scott, Adam ......................................... 2008Scott, Anthony .................... 1998, 99, 2000Scott, Brian ......................................... 1999Scott, Gene............................. 1989, 90, 91Scott, JaBre ........................................ 2003Scott, Joe...................... 1999, 2000, 01, 02Seamans, Mike ................................... 1982

Sease, Gene....................................... 1982Selbach, Eric ................................ 2004, 05Sellers, Brian ................................ 1993, 94Sharpe, Everett................. 1986, 87, 88, 89Sharpe, Monty .................. 1983, 84, 85, 86Shelton, Scott ............... 1999, 2000, 01, 02Sherman, Jack.................. 2002, 03, 04, 05Shields, David......................... 1982, 83, 84Shippy, J.B. ........................................ 2008Shook, Shannon ..................... 1995, 96, 97Sikkelee, Paul ......................... 1989, 90, 91Simmons, Chevelle....................... 1997, 98Simmons, David ..................... 1982, 83, 84Sims, Machon ..................................... 1987Sims, Travlis ................................. 2004, 05Sloan, Ronald ..................................... 1995Small, Carl .............................. 1996, 97, 98Smiley, Darius ................... 2003, 04, 05, 06Smith, Brandon ....................... 1995, 96, 97Smith, Danny ...................................... 1989Smith, Eric .................................... 1993, 94Smith, Giff ......................... 1987, 88, 89, 90Smith, Jeff ........................................... 1982Smith, Lucas ....................................... 2002Smith, Tony ............................. 1986, 87, 88Smith, Trey ......................................... 1988Smithers, Josh .................. 1996, 97, 98, 99Snipes, K.R. ........................................ 2008Solomon, Antonio ................................ 2007Solomon, Shaheen ........... 2003, 04, 05, 06Sorrell, Terrence ............... 1989, 90, 91, 92Spalding, Matt..................................... 1988Spurgeon, Kevin ................................. 1982Stalnaker, Ronnie ............................... 1996Stanley, Gary ...................................... 1999Steele, Steve ................................ 2004, 05Stephens, Franklin............ 1991, 92, 93, 94Stephens, Tank ................................... 1984Stephens, Tyrone ................... 1992, 93, 94Steverson, Tobias ......................... 1995, 96Stewart, Mike ............................ 1999, 2000Stipe, Stan ........................ 1984, 85, 86, 87Stockton, Rob ................... 1992, 93, 94, 95Stokes, Dion ..................... 2000, 01, 02, 03Stokes, Fred ..................... 1983, 84, 85, 86Suaava, Marcus.................................. 2005Suarez, Jesse ......................... 2004, 05, 07Suber, Donnie ............................... 1989, 90Suggs, Damon .................. 2005, 06, 07, 08Sullivan, Jevon ................. 1995, 96, 97, 98Sullivan, Reggie.................................. 1991Surrency, Ross ................................... 1987

TTanner, D.T. ...................... 1994, 95, 96, 97Taylor, Charrod ................. 2003, 04, 05, 06Taylor, Garryon ............................ 2007, 08Taylor, Jimmy ...................................... 1987Taylor, Quentin............................... 2007, 08Taylor, Travis..................... 1992, 93, 95, 96Teal, Chris .......................................... 2007Terrell, Robert ..................................... 1988Thatcher, Bill ................................. 1992, 93Thigpen, Eric .................... 1993, 94, 95, 96Thomas, Edward .............. 1993, 94, 95, 96Thomas, Kiwaukee ........... 1996, 97, 98, 99Thomas, Marc ...................................... 2008Thomas, Reggie ................................. 2004Thompson, Arkee ......................... 1998, 99Thompson, Ernest ............ 1985, 87, 88, 89Thompson, Michael ............................ 2004Thornton, Ced..................................... 1996Thornton, Matt .................................... 1995Thrasher, Taqua .................................. 2000Tinsley, Roderick ............................... 2008Townsend, Tim.................................... 1990Treadwell, Derrick ............................... 1996Turner, Albert ........................... 2002, 03, 04Turner, Dominic ............................ 1992, 93Turner, Joe ......................................... 2005Turner, Lance ......................... 2004, 05, 06Turner, Wes ............................ 2003, 04, 06Tutera, Gino .............................. 1999, 2000Tutt, Recio .......................................... 1996Tuttle, Joey ....................... 2004, 05, 06, 07Twiggs, Sammy ...................... 1987, 88, 89

UUnderwood, Robert .......... 1984, 85, 86, 87urbano, Adam .................................... 2008

VVeal, Michael ....................................... 2008

WWagner, Mike .................... 1985, 86, 87, 88Walden, Zzream ........... 1999, 2000, 01, 02Walker, Craig .......................... 1985, 86, 87Walker, Dakota .............................. 2007, 08Waller, Charlie .................. 1986, 87, 88, 89Ward, Michael ............... 1999, 2000, 01, 02Ward, Chance ......................... 1989, 90, 91Ward, Patrick ...................................... 1982Ward, Theoriea ....................... 1982, 83, 84Warnock, Ronald .................... 1985, 86, 87Warthen, Marlow .............. 1992, 93, 94, 95Washington, Ron ................................ 1995Watkins, Lance ............................. 2004, 05Watkins, T.J. ..................... 2004, 05, 06, 07Watts, Austin ........................................ 2007Wayne, Lance ................... 2003, 04, 05, 06Weathers, Andre ........... 1998, 99, 2000, 01webb, E.J. .................................... 2007, 08Wells, Jason ....................................... 2002West, Brant ......................................... 1984West, Larry ............................. 1982, 83, 84West, Mike ........................ 1897, 88, 89, 90Wheeler, Donald ................................. 1992Whitaker, Aaron ............................ 2001, 02White, Eric .............................. 2002, 03, 04Whitehead, Jason ......................... 1989, 90Whitley, Kevin ................... 1988, 89, 90, 91Whitton, Rob ..................... 1984, 85, 86, 87Wickham, Damon ............................... 1982wiggins, Ronnie .................... 2006, 07, 08Wildes, Sid................................ 1999, 2000Wilkerson, Jonathan ........................... 2002Wilkerson, Tim .................................... 1988Willis, Darren .......................... 1991, 92, 93Williams, Alex ..................................... 2005Williams, Anthony D..................... . 1995, 97Williams, Anthony J. ...... 1999, 2000, 01, 02Williams, Brad ................................ 2006, 07Williams, Brancis ..................... 1993, 94, 95Williams, Brandon Lee......................... 2008Williams, Chaz .................. 2001, 02, 03, 04Williams, Cloise ................ 1995, 96, 97, 98Williams, Derrick ........... 1998, 99, 2000, 01Williams, James ...................... 1991, 92, 93Williams, Mark .................. 1996, 97, 98, 99Williams, Matt ............................... 1997, 98Williams, Sammy ........................... 1982, 83Williams, Shannon ............ 2002, 03, 04, 05Williams, Shun .................................... 2005williams, Tavaris ................................ 2008Williams, Tyrie .................................... 2000Willingham, David ............. 2003, 04, 05, 06Wilson, Brian ................................ 1997, 98Wilson, Chris .................... 1994, 95, 96, 97Wilson, John ..................... 1987, 88, 89, 90Wilson, Robert .................................... 1997Wingard, Casey ...................... 2005, 07, 08Winslette, Matt .................. 1995, 96, 97, 98Wise, Matt ............................... 2005, 06, 07Woodard, Terry ................................... 1983Woodham, Johnathan .................. 2001, 02Worob, Kenny ................... 1995, 96, 97, 98Worsham, Ross ................ 1985, 86, 87, 88Wright, Alvin ........................................ 1984Wright, Chris ........................... 1991, 92, 93Wright, Justin .......................... 2000, 01, 02wylie, Markeith .................................. 2008

YYoung, Brian ....................................... 2000Young, David ................ 1999, 2000, 01, 02Young, James ................... 2001, 02, 03, 04Young, Nay ....................... 1984, 85, 86, 87Young, Terry...................... 1985, 86, 87, 88Youngblood, Michael .......... 1999, 2000, 01

ZZackery, Rico .................... 2003, 04, 05, 06

MODERN ERA LETTERMEN09


VONCELLIES ALLENCarolina Cobras

ROB BIRONAS

Carolina Cobras Charleston Swamp Foxes

Tennessee Titans

IRV CAMPBELLWilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers

JAMES CARTER Atlanta FalconsChicago Bears

DARREN CHANDLERWashington Redskins

TIM FOLEYAtlanta Falcons

JAYSON FOSTERPittsburgh Steelers

TRACY HAMBaltimore Stallions Edmonton EskimosMontreal Alouettes Toronto Argonauts

GERALD HARRISLos Angeles Rams

Miami Dolphins

CHRIS JOHNSONAugusta Stallions Carolina Cobras

Dallas Desperados Georgia Force

JOHN MOHRINGAlabama Steeldogs Montreal Alouettes

EARTHWIND MORELAND

Cleveland Browns Georgia Force

Jacksonville Jaguars New England Patriots

New York Jets

ADRIAN PETERSONChicago Bears

VANCE PIKESan Francisco 49ers

MONTY SHARPENew Orleans Saints Toronto Argonauts

FRED STOKES Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints

St. Louis Rams Washington Redskins

CHARROD TAYLOR Colorado Crush

KIWAUKEE THOMASBuffalo Bills

Jacksonville JaguarsMiami Dolphins

ARKEE THOMPSON Orlando Predators

CHAZ WILLIAMSGreen Bay Packers

DAVID YOUNG Jacksonville Jaguars

New York Jets

JAMES YOUNG Cincinnati Bengals

NAY YOUNG New Orleans Saints

ALL-TIME NFL DRAFT PICKS

1987 Tracy Ham, RB

Los Angeles Rams 9th round, 240th overall pick

1987Fred Stokes, DE

Los Angeles Rams 12th round, 332nd overall pick

1988Tim Foley, PK

San Francisco 49ers 10th round, 275th overall pick

1989Terry Young, DB

Tampa Bay Buccaneers12th round, 329th overall pick

1990Ernest Thompson, RB

Kansas City Chiefs11th round, 291st overall pick

2000Kiwaukee Thomas, CB

Jacksonville Jaguars, 5th round159th overall pick

2002 Adrian Peterson, RB

Chicago Bears, 6th round199th overall pick

2003 David Young, SS

Jacksonville Jaguars, 6th round 179th overall pick

09 EAGLES IN THE PRO LEAGUES


Erk’s Eagles have landed!Georgia Southern defeats Furman 44-42 for national title

(December 21, 1985)

TACOMA, wash. - In the greatest comeback in Football Championship Subdivision title game history, Georgia Southern rallied from a 22-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Furman 44-42 and win its first I-AA national championship. Tracy Ham hit Frank Johnson on a 13-yard scoring strike with 10 seconds left in the game to give the Eagles the victory. Ham fin-ished the game with 419 yards passing and another 90 yards rushing. John-son caught seven passes for 148 yards, all in the second half. Georgia Southern scored 38 points in the final 21:51 of the game to overcome a 28-6 Furman lead.

GEORGIA SOuTHERN 0 6 22 16 -- 44FuRMAN 7 14 7 14 -- 42

FU 1 2:50 John Bagwell 1-yd run (Keven Esval kick)GSC 2 13:33 Tim Foley 44-yd field goalFU 2 8:22 Bagwell 9-yd run (Esval kick)GSC 2 3:08 Foley 33-yd field goalFU 2 0:56 Bobby Lamb 10-yd run (Esval kick)FU 3 10:57 Larry Grady 33-yd pass from Lamb (Esval kick)GSC 3 6:51 Monty Sharpe 24-yd pass from Tracy Ham (Ham run)GSC 3 4:35 Frank Johnson 40-yd pass from Ham (Foley kick)GSC 3 2:28 Gerald Harris 52-yd run (Foley kick)GSC 4 12:51 Herman Barron 12-yd pass from Ham (Foley kick)FU 4 7:51 Bagwell 7-yd run (Esval kick)GSC 4 3:37 Foley 39-yd field goalFU 4 1:32 Bagwell 4-yd run (Esval kick)GSC 4 0:10 Johnson 13-yd pass from Ham (kick failed)

GSC TEAM STATS Fu28 First Downs 2840 Rushing Attempts 45 221 Net Yards rushing 288419 Passing yards 21077-640 Plays-total yards 67-4981-9 Sacks by (-yards) 1-5 37 Pass attempts 2223 Completions 141 Had Intercepted 01-0 Fumbles-lost 0-012-98 Penalties-yds 3-401-34 Punts-Avg.yds 4-37.79x16 3rd down Conversions 6x1131:33 Time of Possession 28:27

INDIVIDuAL LEADERSRushingGSC- G.Harris: 10-92/1td; Ham: 19-90. Fu- Bagwell: 15-73/4td; Jager: 8-64

PassingGSC- Ham: 37-23-1,419/4td. Fu- Lamb: 22-14-0, 210/1td

ReceivingGSC- Johnson: 7-148-2; Sharpe: 3-74-1. Fu- Grady: 3-67-1; Speaks: 3-53.

Defensive LeadersGSC- Rossignol: 3tt, 1tfl (-9),1 sck; Durham: 8tt; Jenkins: 8tt. Fu- Blankenship: 11tt, 1tfl,(-1); Squire: 10tt.

Linebacker Robert underwood

Georgia Southern 27, Jackson State 0Nov. 30, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-First Round- Tracy Ham and Tony Belser connected on two long touchdown passes to lead Georgia Southern to a 27-0 win over Jackson State. Ham hit Belser on a 48-yard pass early in the first quarter and a 45-yarder early in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. The defense recorded its second shutout of 1985. The Eagles held Jackson State to just 105 yards on the ground and forced five turnovers on the afternoon, including four interceptions of Tiger quarterback Shannon Boyd. Sophomore cornerback Nay Young recorded two of those pickoffs and three pass breakups. His 43-yard return to the JSU 26-yard line on the first theft set up fullback Gerald Harris’ one-yard plunge to make the score 17-0.

Georgia Southern 28, Middle Tennessee State 21Dec. 7, Johnny Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tenn.

-Quarterfinals- Georgia Southern scored 21 unanswered points and then held off a Middle Tennessee rally to upset the nation’s No. 1-ranked team. Gerald Harris rushed for 148 yards and Tracy Ham passed for 125 yards to lead the Eagles. Defensively, Nay Young had two key interceptions to stop the Blue Raiders. The win avenged a 35-10 loss to MTSU earlier in the season. Young’s second interception of the game and fourth of the playoffs stopped the Blue Raiders deep in Georgia Southern territory late in the contest. Earlier, Young stopped an MTSU drive at the Eagle 14-yard line with 10 seconds remaining in the first half to preserve a 21-0 GSU lead at intermission.

Georgia Southern 40, Northern Iowa 33Dec. 14, uNI Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa

-Semifinals- Gerald Harris rushed for 178 yards and Tracy Ham added 157 to pace the Eagles. The game had eight touchdowns and five field goals. Over 1,000 yards were amassed by the two teams and 52 first downs were re-corded. There were eight lead changes in the game and only four punts in one of Georgia Southern’s wildest games ever. The Eagles rolled up 436 yards on the ground, averaging nearly nine yards per carry. Junior safety Brad Bowen picked off two Panther pass-es and broke up another, while recording nine tackles. Senior linebacker Charles Carper added 12 tackles.

1985 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS85


Eagles do it again!Ham’s 486 yards help Southern win title

(December 20, 1986)

TACOMA, wash. - Tracy Ham rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns and completed 12-of-21 passes for 306 yards and another score to lead Georgia Southern to its second consecutive I-AA national championship. Against the nation’s top rated I-AA defense, Georgia Southern gained 603 yards in total offense, 297 rushing and 306 passing (7.5 yards per play). Tim Foley set a championship game record with four field goals, all in the first half. With the win, Georgia Southern became the first school to ever win back to back national championships in Division I-AA.

GEORGIA SOuTHERN 10 16 15 7 -- 48ARKANSAS STATE 7 0 8 6 -- 21

GSC 1 11:03 Tim Foley 20-yd field goalGSC 1 6:08 Gerald Harris 1-yd run (Foley kick)ASU 1 3:08 Boris Whiteside 15-yd run (Scott Roper kick)GSC 2 13:21 Foley 30-yd field goalGSC 2 6:53 Foley 25-yd field goalGSC 2 1:33 Tracy Ham 25-yd run (Foley kick)GSC 2 0:06 Foley 36-yd field goalGSC 3 12:11 Ham 31-yd run (Herman Barron pass from Ham)ASU 3 8:55 Safety (ball snapped out of endzone)GSC 3 8:17 Ham 11-yd run (Foley kick)ASU 3 5:36 Whiteside 15-yd run (pass failed)GSC 4 10:52 Ricky Harris 79-yd pass from Ham (Foley kick)ASU 4 5:15 Cazzy Francis 44-yd run (pass failed)

GSC TEAM STATS ASu28 First Downs 2158 Rushing Attempts 58297 Net Yards Rushing 343306 Passing Yards 8180-603 Plays-Total yards 69-4245 Sacks by (-yards) 322 Pass Attempts 1812 Pass Completions 80 Had Intercepted 11-0 Fumbles-lost 4-211-65 Penalties-yards 5-354-29.5 Punts-Avg.yards 6-41.57x15 3rd Down Conv. 3x1235:43 Time of Poss. 24:17

INDIVIDuAL LEADERSRushingGSC- Ham: 24-180/3td; G.Harris: 22-98. ASu- Kimble: 13-134; Whiteside: 9-88/2td

PassingGSC- Ham: 21-12-0, 306/1td. ASu- Brown: 18-8-1, 81

ReceivingGSC- R.Harris: 3-143-1; Sharpe: 3-67. ASu- Tate: 2-29; Forrest: 2-18.

Defensive LeadersGSC- Bowen: 10tt,1pbu; Young: 8tt; Underwood: 6t, 1tfl (-1). ASu- Fredrick: 12tt, 1tfl (-1); Withers: 10tt; Miller: 10tt.

The defense closes in

Georgia Southern 52, North Carolina A&T 21Nov. 29, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-First Round- Gerald Harris rushed for 181 yards and scored an NCAA I-AA playoff record five touchdowns as Georgia Southern whipped North Carolina A&T, 52-21. Harris scored on runs of 17, seven and nine yards in the first half. A 29-yard scamper and a one-yard plunge, both in the third quarter, capped the record setting afternoon. The Eagles built a 31-0 halftime lead and expanded that to 38-0 before the Aggies scored midway through the third quarter. The Eagle defense, led by Everette Sharpe’s 11 tackles, limited the Ag-gies to 297 yards in total offense. It also forced three turnovers, including a pair of first half fumbles that resulted in 14 Eagle points.

Georgia Southern 55, Nicholls State 31Dec. 6, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-Quarterfinals- Georgia Southern scored 28 unanswered points in the first 16 minutes of the game and then held off a furious Nicholls State rally to advance to the semifinals. Tracy Ham rushed for 191 yards on just 18 carries and scored two touchdowns while completing 11-of-19 passes for 167 yards and an-other score. Defensively, the Eagles picked off five Nicholls State passes and held the Colonels to just 109 yards rushing. Southern accumulated 484 total yards. Gerald Harris broke two I-AA playoff records during the contest - most touchdowns (eight) and most points (48). Ironically, he set both in 1985.

Georgia Southern 48, Nevada Reno 38Dec. 13, Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nev.

-Semifinals- Behind the running of Tracy Ham, Gerald Harris and Ricky Harris, Geor-gia Southern amassed a school playoff record 613 yards in total offense in downing previously unbeaten Nevada Reno, 48-38. Ham rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns and completed eight-of-16 passes for 147 yards and two TDs. While the ‘Hambone’ offense rolled up 29 first downs and ate up 476 yards on the ground, it also converted nine-of-17 third down opportunities and totalled 36 minutes of possession time. Gerald Harris gained 162 yards and scored two touchdowns while Ricky Harris rushed for 106 yards on just seven carries.



Eagles Pack ‘JacksDowis’ 20 yard field goal nips SFA

(December 16, 1989)

STATESBORO, Ga. - Junior Mike Dowis booted a 20-yard field goal with 1:41 remaining to cap Georgia Southern’s 15-0 season, the first by a col-lege team in modern football history. The Eagles, before a record crowd of 25,725 at Paulson Stadium, rallied to capture their third Division I-AA championship in five years. Junior quarterback Raymond Gross brought Southern back from two seven point deficits in the final 15 minutes. Junior fullback Joe Ross of Augusta carried 31 times for 152 yards and scored once. Gross rushed for 103 yards and passed for 113. Lumberjack quar-terback Todd Hammel threw five interceptions, the fourth to free safety Taz Dixon at the SFA 30. Nine plays later, Dowis provided the margin of victory. Sophomore Kevin Whitley made 10 tackles for the Eagles, while junior Giff Smith and senior Darrell Hendrix contributed eight each.

STEPHEN F. AuSTIN 7 10 10 7 -- 34GEORGIA SOuTHERN 14 6 0 17 -- 37

GSC 1 10:41 Raymond Gross 34-yd run (Mike Dowis kick)GSC 1 7:58 Terrence Sorrell fumble recovery in endzone (Dowis kick)SFA 1 0:19 Todd Hammel 1-yd run (Chuck Rawlinson kick)SFA 2 8:50 Larry Centers 12-yd pass from Hammel (Rawlinson kick)GSC 2 4:27 Dowis 30-yd field goalGSC 2 0:21 Dowis 37-yd field goalSFA 2 0:00 Rawlinson 53-yd field goalSFA 3 11:19 Rawlinson 53-yd field goalSFA 3 5:27 Joe Bradford 7-yd pass from Hammel (Rawlinson kick)GSC 4 14:57 Joe Ross 2-yd run (Dowis kick)SFA 4 12:32 Centers 46-yd pass from Hammel (Rawlinson kick)GSC 4 5:58 Ernest Thompson 1-yd run (Dowis kick)GSC 4 1:41 Dowis 20-yd field goal

SFA TEAM STATS GSC18 First Downs 2132 Rush Attempts 6674 Net Yards Rushing 274303 Passing Yards 11373-422 Total Plays-yards 81-3871-12 Sacks by (-yards) 2-2541 Pass Attempts 1515 Pass Completions 75 Had Intercepted 00-0 Fumbles-lost 4-16-56 Penalties-yards 2-204-26.0 Punts-Avg. Yards 6-39.26x15 3rd Down Conv. 9x2026:50 Time of Poss. 33:10

INDIVIDuAL LEADERSRushingGSC- Ross: 31-152/1td; Gross: 26-103/1td. SFA- Centers: 22-63; Landry: 3-15.

PassingGSC- Gross: 15-7-0,113/0td.SFA- Hammel: 40-15-5,303/3td.

ReceivingGSC- Miller: 2-53; Sorrell: 2-29.SFA- Bradford: 4-102-1; Centers: 2-58-2.

Defensive LeadersGSC- Whitley: 10tt, 1tfl (-7), 1int; Hendrix: 9tt, Dixon: 7tt, 1int. SFA- Temple: 14tt, 2tfl (-6),1sck; Owens: 11tt.

The Eagles celebrate their third national championship

Georgia Southern 52, Villanova 36Nov.25, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-First Round- Junior fullback Joe Ross of Augusta rushed for 190 yards as the Eagles defeated Villanova 52-36 in first round action at Paulson Stadium. Ross scored on runs of 11 and 39 yards in the second half as Southern pulled away from the Yankee Conference co-champions - after typically trailing at intermission. Wildcat quarterback Kirk Schulz passed for 232 yards and two TDs the first 30 minutes as his team built a 21-13 lead. Then came quarter No. 3 and the Eagles ripped off 25 unanswered points. Georgia Southern scored on its first four possessions to grab a 38-21 ad-vantage with 5:00 remaining. The barrage was capped by Raymond Gross’ nifty swing pass to Darryl Hopkins, who went 64 yards. Southern added 14 points in the fourth quarter. Its final score came on Rodney Oglesby’s 32-yard interception return, marking the third time in three weeks that an Eagle defensive back had returned a pass theft to paydirt.

Georgia Southern 45, Middle Tennessee State 3Dec. 2, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-Quarterfinals- Junior quarterback Raymond Gross passed for two touchdowns and ran for another and senior linebacker Bart Hughes scored on a 20-yard blocked punt return as Georgia Southern socked Middle Tennessee State 45-3 at Paulson Stadium. The victory was Southern’s 35th straight at home, a na-tional I-AA record. Second team fullback Lester Efford gained a career best 123 yards on 21 carries. He replaced starter Joe Ross late in the first quarter. Ross picked up 34 yards on 10 attempts before a right knee injury forced him to the sidelines. Chuck McClurg’s block of a Chuck Daniel punt and Hughes’ subsequent ramble to the endzone put Southern ahead to stay with 7:56 left in the first quarter.

Georgia Southern 45, Montana 15Dec. 9, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-Semifinals- Junior quarterback Raymond Gross completed seven of 10 passes for a career high 180 yards and two touchdowns and slotbacks Ernest Thomp-son, Karl Miller and Darryl Hopkins rushed for one score each as Georgia Southern blitzed Montana 45-15 in I-AA semifinal action at Paulson Sta-dium. For the second straight week, Southern struck for a season high 31 first half points.

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GSU: Champions AgainEagles Claim Fourth I-AA Title

(December 15, 1990)

STATESBORO, Ga. - Quarterback Raymond Gross rushed for a game-high 145 yards and the Georgia Southern defense rose to the occasion with a crucial goal line stand early in the third quarter as the Eagles captured their fourth national championship in six years. Trailing 14-6 to open the second half, Nevada drove 74 yards in 14 plays to the Eagle 1-yard line. The Wolfpack was stuffed on four consecutive plays before Kevin McKelvie missed a 24-yard field goal. GSU answered with a pair of Darryl Hopkins touchdown runs to take a comfortable 27-6 lead midway through the fi-nal period. After Hopkins’ contributions, the Eagles added a 41-yard Mike Dowis field goal and closed the contest when true freshman defensive end Alex Mash returned a Chris Vargas pass 15 yards for a touchdown.

NEVADA 3 3 0 7 -- 13GEORGIA SOuTHERN 7 7 6 16 -- 36

GSu 1 11:34 Joe Ross 14-yd run (Mike Dowis kick)UNR 1 5:05 Kevin McKelvie 37-yd field goalGSu 2 2:38 Raymond Gross 8-yd run (Dowis kick)UNR 2 0:03 McKelvie 44-yd field goalGSu 3 2:23 Darryl Hopkins 3-yd run (kick failed)GSu 4 14:52 Hopkins 18-yd run (Dowis kick)UNR 4 6:22 Ross Ortega 3-yd pass from Chris Vargas (McKelvie kick)GSU 4 1:06 Dowis 41-yd field goalGSu 4 0:44 Alex Mash 15-yd interception return (kick failed)

uNR TEAM STATS GSu21 First Downs 2033 Rush Attempts 5856 Net yards Rushing 323265 Passing yards 6986-321 Total plays-yards 63-3921-4 Sacks by (-yards) 4-3453 Pass Attempts 527 Pass Completions 22 Had Intercepted 01-1 Fumbles-lost 5-410-77 Penalties-yards 8-666-38.8 Punts-Avg.yards 2-379x20 3rd Down Conv. 8x1234:30 Time of Poss. 25:30

INDIVIDuAL LEADERSRushingGSu- Gross: 31-145/1td, Hopkins: 5-86/2td. uNR- Whalen: 24-71.

PassingGSu- Gross: 5-2-0,69/0td. uNR- Gatlin: 32-17-0, 156; Vargas: 21-10-2, 109/1td.

ReceivingGSu- Sorrell: 1-49; Miller: 1-20. uNR- Ortega: 10-82-1, Taylor: 5-67.

Defensive LeadersGSu- Oglesby: 9tt; Whitley: 6tt; West: 6tt,1tfl (-2). uNR- Clafton: 18tt, 1sck; Buddy: 6tt, 1tfl (-1).

Defensive end Giff Smith

Georgia Southern 31, The Citadel 0Nov. 24, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-First Round- The Eagles limited The Citadel to eight second half yards in a 31-0 first round rout of the Bulldogs. As The Citadel’s potent wishbone attack came to a screeching halt, GSU broke open a 10-0 halftime advantage with a 35 yard scoring pass from Raymond Gross to Terence Sorrell and TD runs by Karl Miller and Lester Efford. Gross completed 10-of-13 passes for 173 yards. Joe Ross led all rushers with 84 yards on 23 carries and scored Southern’s first TD. After the Gross to Sorrel pass capped Southern’s initial series of the second half, Kevin Whitley intercepted a Jack Douglas pass at the GSU 48. Miller highlighted a 52-yard, 8-play drive with a 20-yard scoring run. Efford’s seven yard effort topped an eight play, 72-yard scoring drive.

Georgia Southern 28, Idaho 27Dec. 1, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-Quarterfinals- Middle linebacker Eugene Hayes’ recovery of a fumble at the Eagle 23 yard line with 2:27 remaining halted a possible game winning Idaho drive and Georgia Southern escaped with a 28-27 quarterfinal win over the Van-dals. After the Eagles took a seemingly commanding 21-7 lead with 53 sec-onds left in the first half on a 3-yard TD run by Raymond Gross, Idaho coun-tered with 17 unanswered points for a 24-21 advantage. Gross connected with Karl Miller from nine yards out late in the third quarter for what proved to be the deciding points. GSU surrendered a season high 528 yards total offense. Vandal quar-terback Steve Nolan riddled the Eagle defense with 372 yards on a then-stadium record 32 completions (43 attempts), while Roman Carter led all rushers with 124 yards on 23 carries. Idaho passed the Eagle 30-yard line on three of its first four possessions but came away empty.

Georgia Southern 44, Central Florida 7Dec. 8, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-Semifinals- A swarming defense slammed the door on Central Florida in the second half while the offense ripped off 35 unanswered points as GSU coasted in the semifinals. The Knights took an overdose of Southern’s defensive front, whose pres-sure forced 10 sacks. UCF also saw enough of quarterback Raymond Gross, who threw for two touchdowns in the decisive second half. Georgia Southern limited Central Florida to 81 yards total offense in the second half. The Knights generated just six rushing yards and 75 passing yards in the game’s final 30 minutes. Joe Ross led all rushers with 72 yards while Karl Miller covered a career high 111 yards on five catches.



Mission AccomplishedEagles Capture unprecedented Fifth National Title

(December 18, 1999)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Georgia Southern waited a year to redeem it-self in the Division I-AA championship. Once the game started, the Eagles ended the suspense by halftime. Adrian Peterson rushed for a championship game-record 247 yards on 25 carries and scored three touchdowns as Georgia Southern scored 28 unanswered points in the second quarter and routed Youngstown State 59-24 becoming the first team to win five I-AA titles. The Walter Payton Award winner scored on runs of 3, 22 and 1 yards. Youngstown State, which came in with a defense that had been giving up just 166 yards rushing per game, couldn’t contain I-AA’s best rushing offense. The Eagles got 210 of their record-638 yards rushing in the second quarter and finished with 655 yards of offense compared to 338 for Youngstown State. The Penguins kept pace with Georgia Southern by scoring on their first two drives. Then Peterson got Georgia Southern going - putting the Eagles ahead to stay at 14-10 with 10:25 left in the second quarter on his first TD of the game. It was a showdown between I-AA’s two best teams. Youngstown State had won more games (100) than any other I-AA program this decade and Georgia Southern came in with more playoff victories than any other I-AA program. The two programs also came in with four I-AA championships each.

GEORGIA SOuTHERN 10 28 7 14 -- 59YOuNGSTOwN STATE 7 7 3 7 -- 24

GSU 1 10:20 Chris Chambers 25-yd field goalYSU 1 4:51 Adrian Brown 2-yd run (Mark Griffith kick)GSu 1 2:51 Greg Hill 42-yd run (Chambers kick)YSU 2 14:34 Jeff Ryan 3-yd run (Griffith kick)GSu 2 10:25 Adrian Peterson 3-yd run (Chambers kick)GSu 2 9:05 Bennie Cunningham 57-yd run (Chambers kick)GSu 2 5:27 Peterson 22-yd run (Chambers kick)GSu 2 2:09 Anthony williams 72-yd punt return (Chambers kick)YSU 3 4:47 Griffith 30-yd field goalGSu 3 3:05 Peterson 1-yd run (Chambers kick)GSu 4 9:57 Mark Myers 5-yd run (Chambers kick)GSu 4 7:13 J.R. Revere 66-yd run (Chambers kick)YSU 4 3:48 Brown 1-yd run (Griffith kick)

GSu TEAM STATS YSu24 First Downs 1759 Rush Attempts 44638 Net yards Rushing 16317 Passing yards 17563-655 Total plays-yards 64-3387-46 Sacks by (-yards) 0-04 Pass Attempts 201 Pass Completions 110 Had Intercepted 11-0 Fumbles-lost 1-09-82 Penalties-yards 3-111-25.0 Punts-Avg.yards 7-36.08x12 3rd Down Conv. 1x1127:47 Time of Poss. 32:13

INDIVIDuAL LEADERSRushingGSu- Peterson: 25-247/3td, Cunningham: 4-129/1td, Hill: 14-111/1td. YSu- Brown: 22-160/2td.PassingGSu- Hill: 4-1-0, 17/ YSu- Ryan: 20-11-1, 175/ReceivingGSu- Parham: 1-17. YSu- Ray: 4-90, Giles: 2-46, Williams: 2-14.Defensive LeadersGSu- Pesqueira: 11tt, 3 tfl (-22), 3 sck; Thompson: 11tt, 1int; Neese: 9tt,1tfl (-13), 1 sck. YSu- Johnson: 8tt; Vecchione: 6tt, 1tfl (-3); Swan: 6tt, 1tfl (-3).

Quarterback Greg Hill

1999 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Georgia Southern 72, Northern Arizona 29Nov. 27, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-First Round- Greg Hill ran for four touchdowns and threw for two more as second seeded Georgia Southern routed 15th-seeded Northern Arizona 72-29 in the opening round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. The senior quarter-back had 206 yards rushing and scored on runs of five, 10, 32 and 73 yards. He was 4-of-6 passing for 100 yards and connected with Dedric Parham on a 13 yard score and Andre Weathers on a 73-yard bomb. After a 7-7 deadlock at the end of the opening quarter, the Eagles ex-ploded for 23 unanswered points to take a 30-14 halftime lead. Southern outscored the Lumberjacks 42-15 in the final half, including a 21-0 run in the third quarter, for the win. GSU fullback Adrian Peterson rushed for 134 yards and scored on a one yard plunge. Georgia Southern set a then-new I-AA playoff record with 568 rushing yards and a school record with the most points in a post season game ever.

Georgia Southern 38, Massachusetts 21Dec. 4, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-Quarterfinals- Adrian Peterson rushed for 333 yards on 32 carries and scored five touchdowns as second seeded Georgia Southern downed Massachusetts 38-21 in the NCAA Division I-AA quarterfinals. The sophomore fullback’s performance set a new NCAA Division I-AA playoff rushing record, shattering the previous mark of 250 yards by North-east Louisiana’s Greg Robinson in 1992. Peterson, who battled a severe chest cold all afternoon, had three 25-yard touchdown runs as well as a three-yarder and a nine-yarder. Georgia Southern (10-2) took a slim 10-7 lead at halftime but outscored the Minutemen (9-4) 21-14 in the second half to secure the victory and suc-cessfully avenge a 55-43 loss to UMass in the 1998 National Championship game. The Eagles, who surrendered 303 rushing yards to the Minutemen in ‘98, allowed just 81 ground yards on 37 attempts - an average of just 2.2 yards per rush.

Georgia Southern 28, Illinois State 17Dec. 11, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-Semifinals- Adrian Peterson rushed for 183 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead Georgia Southern to a 28-17 victory over Illinois State in the Division I-AA semifinals. The win enabled the Eagles to advance to the I-AA National Championship game for the seventh time in 15 years. Peterson scored on runs of one and two yards late in the second quarter to break a 7-7 tie and added a 10-yarder in the fourth to clinch the victory. The 1999 Walter Payton Award winner also surpassed the 100 yard rushing mark for the 29th consecutive time. Georgia Southern held the Redbirds to 69 yards rushing while rolling up 363. Eagle quarterback Greg Hill rushed for 80 yards and one touchdown. He also was 3-of-7 passing for 76 yards and one interception.

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Believed It, Achieved ItPeterson’s Run Halts Grizzly Comeback Hopes

(December 16, 2000)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Adrian Peterson rushed for 148 yards and Geor-gia Southern withstood a fourth quarter rally by Montana to win the 2000 NCAA I-AA National Championship 27-25 at Finley Stadium. The national championship is the second straight for Georgia Southern and its sixth in school history. With a 20-3 lead midway through the third quarter, Geor-gia Southern’s national championship hopes appeared solid. But Montana scored on three consecutive possessions to take a 23-20 lead. The Eagles answered on their first play from scrimmage when Peterson broke-off tackle for 57 yards and a touchdown to put GSU back in front, 27-23. Ryan Had-den ended one Montana drive in the fourth quarter with an interception while two other drives ended in loss of downs. In addition to Peterson’s rushing efforts, quarterback J.R. Revere completed five of eight passes for 113 yards. Georgia Southern built its 20-3 lead on a fumble recovery in the end zone by James McCoy that gave the Eagles a 7-0 lead just 1:41 into the game. Revere then hit Chris Johnson with a 49-yard scoring pass late in the first quarter for a 13-0 advantage. After a Montana field goal cut the lead to 13-3, Peterson scored the first of his two touchdowns on a one yard run just 33 seconds before halftime.

GEORGIA SOuTHERN 13 7 0 7 -- 27MONTANA 3 0 6 16 -- 25

GSu 1 13:19 James McCoy fumble recovery in endzone (Scott Shelton kick)GSu 1 2:57 Chris Johnson 49-yd pass from J.R. Revere (kick failed)UM 1 1:07 Chris Snyder 38-yd field goalGSu 2 0:33 Adrian Peterson 1-yd run (Shelton kick)UM 3 3:41 Etu Molden 17-yd pass from John Edwards (kick failed)UM 4 14:36 Vince Huntsberger 65-yd run (kick failed)UM 4 11:53 Yo Humphery 2-yd run (Humphery pass from Edwards)GSu 4 11:29 Peterson 57-yd run (Shelton kick)UM 4 0:15 TEAM safety (Shelton tackled in endzone)

GSu TEAM STATS uM14 First Downs 2851 Rush Attempts 36277 Net yards Rushing 211113 Passing yards 27659-390 Total plays-yards 88-4872-12 Sacks by (-yards) 1-78 Pass Attempts 525 Pass Completions 290 Had Intercepted 24-2 Fumbles-lost 2-18-60 Penalties-yards 5-366-39.2 Punts-Avg.yards 4-28.83x12 3rd Down Conv. 5x1427:39 Time of Poss. 32:21

INDIVIDuAL LEADERSRushingGSu- Peterson: 23-148/2td, Myers: 3-74, Weathers: 3-59. uM- Humphery: 26-119/2td, Huntsberger: 1-65/1td, Edwards: 4-24.

PassingGSu- Revere: 8-5-0, 113/1td. uM- Edwards: 42-24-1, 211/1td, Miller: 9-5-1, 65.

ReceivingGSu- C. Johnson: 4-110-1, Peterson: 1-3. uM- Farris: 7-82, Humphery: 7-63, Molden: 5-65-1, Hancock: 5-26.

Defensive LeadersGSu- Rainey: 13tt, 1pbu; Hadden: 8tt, 1int, 1pbu; Youngblood: 8tt, 1tfl (-3), 1ff; Pesqueira: 7tt, 1tfl (-5), 1sack. uM- DeCoite: 10tt, 2tfl (-12), 1sack, 1ff; Boomer: 8tt, 1tfl (-3), 1fr; Petek: 8tt, 2tfl (-9); Young: 6tt, 1tfl (-1); Brannon: 5tt, 1tfl (-3), 1fr.

Defensive tackle Freddy Pesqueira

2000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Georgia Southern 42, McNeese State 17Nov. 25, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-First Round- Georgia Southern scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter to break away from McNeese State and roll to a 42-17 win in the opening round of the I-AA playoffs. Adrian Peterson rushed for a season-high 203 yards and one touch-down after a near-month layoff. Andre Weathers added touchdown runs of 23 and 19 yards while J.R. Revere rushed for 157 yards and two scores and was 6-of-13 through the air for 110 yards with one TD. In all, GSU amassed 589 yards of total offense including 479 on the ground. After trailing 17-14 at the half, Revere engineered a 12-play, 75 yard drive which gave the Eagles a 21-17 lead at the 9:57 mark. Weathers took an option pitch for a 23-yard score five plays after he had converted a cru-cial fourth-down-and-four situation at the Eagle 43-yard line to keep the drive alive.

Georgia Southern 48, Hofstra 20Dec. 2, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

-Quarterfinals- Georgia Southern scored on six of its first nine possessions to build a 38-3 lead midway through the third quarter and turned in one of its top de-fensive performances of the season to blow past Hofstra 48-20 in the I-AA quarterfinals. Adrian Peterson rushed for a game-high 146 yards while Mark Myers added 116 yards on just seven carries (16.6 ypr). In addition, J.R. Revere opened the scoring with three straight TD runs and finished with 186 total yards. The Eagle defense held the vaunted Pride run-n-shoot offense to 65 first half passing yards and three points. GSU ran for 430 yards, the most allowed by Hofstra since 1998, and recorded the highest point total (48) against The Pride in eight years.

Georgia Southern 27, Delaware 18Dec. 9, Delaware Stadium, Newark, Del.

-Semifinals- Adrian Peterson rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 34 carries while Delaware failed to capitalize on four turnovers as the Eagles posted a 27-18 road victory in the NCAA I-AA semifinals. The win allowed the Eagles to advance to the I-AA National Championship game for the third consecutive year and for the eighth time in 16 years. Andre Weathers added 122 rushing yards on just four carries yards and set up a late insurance field goal with a 58-yard scamper on a third-and-nine call from the GSU 22-yard line. The Eagles piled up 381 yards on the ground against a normally-stingy Blue Hen defense that was allowing just 109.8 ypg coming into the game. Delaware was also hurt by three missed field goals by Scott Collins, including a 32-yarder and a 22-yarder that were blocked in the second quar-ter by Jason Neese and Carlton Oglesby, respectively.

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1987 — National QuarterfinalistGeorgia Southern 31, Maine 28 OTNov. 28, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Tim Foley kicked a 42-yard field goal in the first overtime period, then the Georgia Southern defense held the Black Bears. Trailing 28-10 at half-time, GSC rallied for 18 unanswered second half points behind freshman quarterback Raymond Gross. Gross rushed for 173 yards, 133 of them in the second half. Fellow freshman Joe Ross rushed for 86 yards, including a 12-yard scamper with 7:54 remaining in regulation time to tie the score at 28. Foley missed a 37-yarder at the end of regulation.

Appalachian State 19, Georgia Southern 0Dec. 5, Conrad Stadium, Boone, N.C. On an ice covered field in Boone, N.C., Georgia Southern suffered its first playoff loss ever. The Mountaineers’ Ritchie Melchor rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns to pace ASU. Reserve fullback Garry Miller led the Eagles with 105 yards rushing, the highest total of his career. It marked the first time that the Eagles had been shutout in the modern era.

1988 — National Runner UpGeorgia Southern 38, The Citadel 20Nov. 26, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. The Eagles outscored The Citadel 24-3 in the second half and limited the Bulldogs to 97 yards total offense in the third and fourth quarters to post a first round victory. Fullback Joe Ross gained 149 yards rushing, his second highest career total. Slotback Frank Johnson continued his torrid play down the stretch with 103 yards on just four carries, while quarterback Raymond Gross end-ed the afternoon with 78 yards. The Bulldogs jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead before the game’s momen-tum switched to the Eagles with Ross’ 75-yard scoring jaunt late in the first quarter.

Georgia Southern 27, Stephen F. Austin 6Dec. 3, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Against the top rated rushing defense in I-AA, Georgia Southern rolled for 281 ground yards on the way to a quarterfinal victory over Stephen F. Austin. Quarterback Raymond Gross cut and weaved his way to 161 yards on a stadium record 32 carries. After falling behind 6-0, Georgia Southern erupted for 27 unanswered points, including 24 in the second half. Down 6-3 in the third quarter, safety Taz Dixon intercepted a Todd Hammel pass and returned it to the 1-yard line to set up the go ahead score. The Eagles outgained SFA 417-282.

Georgia Southern 21, Eastern Kentucky 17Dec. 10, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Darren Alford recovered Colonel quarterback Lorenzo Fields’ fumble at the Georgia Southern 5-yard line to prevent a go ahead touchdown and GSU held on for a thrilling victory. The Colonels gained 411 total yards, most by an Eagle opponent all sea-son. The Eagles were led once again by quarterback Raymond Gross, who rushed for 152 yards and a TD. Down 17-14 in the third quarter, slotback Frank Johnson scored from six yards out to give the Eagles a shot at their third NCAA I-AA national cham-pionship. In addition to Alford’s late heroics, safety Randell Boone picked off a Fields’ pass in the endzone to thwart another Colonel drive.

Furman 17, Georgia Southern 12Dec. 17, Holt Minidome, Pocatello, Idaho The Furman defense limited Georgia Southern to its lowest output of the season with 198 total yards and the Paladins were crowned NCAA I-AA national champions. Two David Cool field goals (55 and 48 yards) and a blocked punt return for a score by freshman Mark Giles accounted for all Eagle scoring. Fullback Joe Ross led Georgia Southern ground gainers with 58 yards on 15 carries, while the passing game was held to just 64 yards on five completions. The Eagles had a golden opportunity to pull ahead with the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter when Gross drove Southern to the Furman 11 yard line with less than six minutes remaining. On a first down play, Gross had the ball knocked away on a keeper at the five yard line.

PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

1993 - National QuarterfinalistGeorgia Southern 14, Eastern Kentucky 12Nov. 27, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Linebacker Nick Davis, safety Rob Stockton and cornerback Brandon Rozzelle - among others - stepped up to make the plays when needed as top seeded Georgia Southern outlasted Eastern Kentucky 14-12. Davis and Stockton stopped Mike Penman’s conversion try for the tying points after EKU pulled to within two on Leon Brown’s 27 yard run with 2:51 to play. The Colonels failed to recover an onside kick, but created a final opportunity by forcing GSU to punt. Three plays later, Rozzelle intercepted Greg Couch at the EKU 37 to ensure Southern’s perfect playoff record at Paulson Stadium (16-0). The Colonels missed four scoring chances and outgained Southern 407-273, including 323 on the ground. Brown and Penman rushed for 161 and 106 yards, respectively. However, the Colonels were able to convert only two of 12 third down plays.

Youngstown State 34, Georgia Southern 14Dec. 4, Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, Ohio Youngstown State erupted for 27 unanswered first half points, while lim-iting Georgia Southern to just 29 yards total offense before intermission as the Penguins cruised to victory in the quarterfinals of the I-AA playoffs. Youngstown State’s offensive output included 21 points that were the direct result of turnovers, highlighted by an Andre Mason recovery of a bad punt snap that lifted the Penguins to a 10-0 lead late in the first quarter. Youngstown stretched the margin to 27-0 on a Mark Brungard scoring strike to John Quintana with 49 seconds remaining in the second quarter. The Eagles broke into the scoring column on their first possession of the second half. Quarterback Charles Bostick plunged two yards into the endzone at the 7:13 mark of the period. But Youngstown immediately an-swered, regaining a 27-point cushion.

1995 - National QuarterfinalistGeorgia Southern 24, Troy State 21Nov. 25, Memorial Stadium, Troy, Ala. Senior strong safety Rob Stockton intercepted a Jeremy Rowell pass in the endzone with 10 seconds remaining to preserve the Eagles’ 24-21 victory at third seeded Troy State. The theft by Stockton came 90 seconds after Eric Meng drilled a game winning 18-yard field goal. Meng had missed attempts of 26 and 42 yards earlier in the period. The successful boot was set up by a 27-yard option pass play on third and nine from the TSU 35. The completion from slotback Dexter Dawson to split end Maurice Bing was GSU’s only completion of the afternoon. Marlow Warthen paced the Eagles’ ground attack with a season high 89 yards on seven carries, while Roderick Russell added 73.

Montana 45, Georgia Southern 0Dec. 2, washington Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, Mont. Montana rolled up 629 yards of total offense - the most ever allowed by Georgia Southern - as the Grizzlies eliminated the Eagles from the Division I-AA playoffs by a 45-0 score. Starting quarterback Dave Dickenson, who later in the season would be named the Payton Award winner, completed 37-of-46 attempts for 408 yards and four scores. Brian Gales led all rushers with 97 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. Sloppy field conditions and an outstanding Grizzly defense kept South-ern at bay all afternoon. The Eagles managed just 91 yards of total offense (70 via the rush) and just 23:59 of possession time. Roderick Russell led the attack with 70 yards on 16 rushes.

1997 - National QuarterfinalistGeorgia Southern 52, Florida A&M 37Nov. 29, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. During a record-setting day for both offenses, Georgia Southern sopho-more quarterback Greg Hill had a career-high 238 yards rushing, just 12 shy of the I-AA playoff game standard. He set a Southern Conference play-off record for rushing yards and tied the mark for rushing touchdowns with four in leading the Eagles to a wild 52-37 win over Florida A&M in the open-ing round of the I-AA playoffs.

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Rallying from a 35-7 deficit at the end of the first quarter, FAMU cut Geor-gia Southern’s lead to eight midway through the fourth quarter with a furi-ous air attack. Rattler quarterback Otteman Sampson completed 37-of-63 passes for 469 yards -- all Paulson Stadium records. The Eagles set new Southern Conference playoff marks for rushing touchdowns (six) and net rushing yards (416). In addition to Hill’s yardage, senior fullback Roderick Russell added 131 yards and two touchdowns in GSU’s potent option attack. After gaining 322 yards of total offense in building a 42-21 first half lead, the Eagles managed only a 37-yard field goal by Eric Meng in the third quarter while FAMU countered with an 87-yard, 10- play touchdown drive to make it 45-28 and begin its comeback hopes. GSU’s 35-point first-quarter and its 42-point halftime performance were also new school standards.

Delaware 16, Georgia Southern 7Dec. 6, Delaware Stadium, Newark, Del. Delaware’s defense stopped the Eagles twice inside the Blue Hen five-yard line in the second half and preserved a 16-7 NCAA Division I-AA quar-terfinal win against Georgia Southern on a windy, 39-degree December afternoon in Newark. The Eagles drove down to the UD two-yard line midway through the third quarter and again with 1:06 left to play but the Blue Hen defense stiffened on a pair of fourth-down plays. A Roderick Russell 12-yard scoring run trimmed the lead to 9-7 with 11:58 remaining but Delaware used a 10-yard TD sprint by Craig Cummings with 4:40 showing for the final margin. Russell led all ground gainers with 97 yards on 21 carries while the explo-sive Greg Hill was held in check for just 35 yards on 16 attempts. The speedy two-hour and 15-minute contest also produced an Eagle first -- no penalty flags.

1998 - National Runner UpGeorgia Southern 49, Colgate 28Nov. 28, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Both Georgia Southern fullback Adrian Peterson and quarterback Greg Hill scored three times and rushed for over 100 yards each as the top seed-ed Eagles used a strong second half surge to outdistance 16th seed Col-gate 49-28 in the first round of the NCAA Division I AA playoffs. The top ranked Eagles outscored the Red Raiders 28-7 in the second half after a 21-21 deadlock at halftime. Georgia Southern had 457 yards rushing as Peterson rambled for 178 yards while Hill had 149 on the ground and was 5-of-10 for 93 yards through the air. Colgate had 241 yards rushing and 187 passing. Southern wasted no time in pulling out to a 42-21 lead by the end of the third quarter. The Eagles took the second half kickoff and marched 70 yards on five plays with Hill capping the drive with a 13-yard jaunt. On the drive, Peterson went over the 100 yard mark for the 12th consecutive game. After holding Colgate to three plays and out deep in its own territory, Peterson gained 37 yards in three plays, his last being a four yard score.

Georgia Southern 52, Connecticut 30Dec. 5, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Georgia Southern’s triple threat trio of quarterback Greg Hill, fullback Adrian Peterson and slotback Bennie Cunningham combined for 458 yards rushing and score seven touchdowns as the undefeated Eagles whipped eighth ranked Connecticut 52-30 in the Division I-AA quarterfinals. Peterson rushed for 232 yards and scored four times. Hill had 105 yards and two scores on the ground and was 5-of-8 for 81 yards in the air. Cun-ningham added 121 yards and one score as GSU tallied 530 yards on the ground to set a new NCAA I-AA playoff rushing record. Peterson, who pro-duced his sixth 200-yard game of the season, also set a new Southern Conference season scoring record with 198 points and 33 touchdowns. Connecticut quarterback Shane Stafford, who was 20-of-45 for 313 yards and two scores, hit Wendell McDuffie from two yards out to give Connecti-cut a 24-21 lead at the 3:30 mark of the second quarter. Georgia Southern exploded in the final 30 minutes, using 332 yards to score 30 second half points while holding the Huskies to just six.

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Georgia Southern 42, western Illinois 14Dec. 12, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Quarterback Greg Hill equaled a school-record with four touchdown passes to lift Georgia Southern to a 42-14 NCAA I-AA semifinal win over Western Illinois Hill, who totaled 160 yards through the air, found slotback Corey Joyner three times for scores - including a 51-yard, 11-yard and 32-yard TD catch-es. During the victory, GSU racked up 396 yards and 42 points against the top-ranked defensive unit in I-AA. The Eagles scored quickly on their first two possessions of the first and second half to build a 35-8 lead in the third quarter. Fullback Adrian Peter-son recorded his 14th consecutive 100-yard rushing contest (103) while Hill picked up an additional 68 ground yards. GSU’s defense limited the Leathernecks to just one score in seven trips past midfield. Despite surrendering 175 rushing yards to All-America run-ning back Aaron Stecker, the Eagles held the WIU passing game to just 154 yards. A pair of big plays produced both Western Illinois TDs, as quarter-back Mark Zanders connected on 20 and 83-yard scoring passes. Massachusetts 55, Georgia Southern 43Dec. 19, Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, Tenn. Tailback Marcel Shipp rushed for a NCAA Division I-AA National Champi-onship Game-record 244 yards while the opportunistic Minutemen took ad-vantage of seven Eagle turnovers as Massachusetts upset and outscored top-ranked Georgia Southern 55-43 to earn its first national football crown. UMass parlayed a school-record six GSU lost fumbles and one inter-ception into 31 points, and more importantly, kept the high-scoring Eagle offense off the field. Georgia Southern struggled from the start, suffering turnovers on five of its first six and six of its first seven possessions which enabled the Minutemen to build a 21-7 first quarter and a 38-21 halftime lead. GSU cut the margin to five, 38-33 with 41 seconds remaining in the third quarter on a Greg Hill two-yard run, but Shipp took over on UMass’ next possession by personally rushing for 67 yards on a 72-yard scoring drive which allowed the Minutemen to regain a double-digit lead. Shipp’s 244 yards were the most ever recorded against Georgia Southern by an indi-vidual Eagle opponent since the start of the program in 1982. Hill performed valiantly in defeat, running for a team-high 228 yards and two touchdowns while completing 8-of-16 passes for 111 yards and another score. Freshman fullback Adrian Peterson added 161 yards and a pair of scores. The Eagles, however, scored on seven of nine possessions in which they did not suffer a turnover. Massachusetts tallied just 24 (three touchdowns, one field goal) of its 55 points off traditional, non-turnover-aided, drives.

2001 - National SemifinalistGeorgia Southern 60, Florida A&M 35Dec. 1, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Adrian Peterson rushed for 109 of his game-high 153 yards in the second half as Georgia Southern fought back from a 21-7 first quarter deficit to record a wild 60-35 victory over Florida A&M in the first round of the NCAA I-AA playoffs. The Eagles also trailed 28-24 late in the second quarter before ripping off 36 unanswered points to take a 60-28 lead midway through the fourth quarter. In addition to four offensive TDs and four field goals, GSU also got a pair of scores from its defensive unit and one on special teams. The Eagles forced a season-best six turnovers and racked up 545 total yards, including a season-high 161 passing from J.R. Revere. Georgia Southern 38, Appalachian State 24Dec. 8, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Anthony Williams sparked a run of 21 straight points with a 58-yard punt return late in the second quarter while the Eagle defense shut down the Mountaineer rushing attack as Georgia Southern posted a 38-24 quarter-final win over Appalachian State. Adrian Peterson added 115 ground yards to help GSU rack up 427 total offense yards. The Eagles cashed in their first two possessions after halftime and held ASU to just three rushing yards in the final 30 minutes to help break open a 10-3 intermission lead. The Mountaineers scored 21 of their 24 points in the fourth quarter, with two of those touchdowns coming on fumble recoveries.

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Furman 24, Georgia Southern 17Dec. 15, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Sparked by two fumble recoveries early in the third quarter, Furman ran off 17 unanswered second half points to erase a 17-7 halftime deficit and record a 24-17 upset victory over Georgia Southern in the semifinals of the I-AA playoffs. The loss served as GSU’s first-ever in post-season play at Paulson Stadium and snapped an NCAA I-AA-record 39-game winning streak at the facility. Eric Emerson’s one-yard scoring run with 8:24 left in the fourth quarter served as the game winner. The Paladins cashed in a GSU fumble on a kickoff return to open the second half and a fumble on the Eagles’ first third quarter play. Furman held the Georgia Southern rushing attack to just 184 yards while generating 345 total yards on its own, including 159 air yards on a perfect 12-of-12 passing performance. Adrian Peterson was held to a career-low 68 yards on 18 carries during his final collegiate contest.

2002 - National SemifinalistGeorgia Southern 34, Bethune-Cookman 0Nov. 30, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Quarterback Chaz Williams rushed for a game-high 113 yards and three touchdowns while fulback Jermaine Austin added 104 yards and a score to lead Georgia Southern to a 34-0 victory over Bethune-Cookman in the opening round of the I-AA playoffs. Williams, who established a new I-AA single-season quarterback touch-down record during the contest by scoring his 22nd, 23rd and 24th TD’s of the season, picked up 90 of his ground yards in the opening 30 minutes to help the Eagles build a 27-0 halftime lead. GSU used the Wildcats’ 43-yard line as its average beginning field position during a 20-point second quarter explosion. The Eagles amassed 401 yards of total offense, 380 of those coming on the ground, while holding Bethune-Cookman to just 269 yards and zero points – the Eagles’ first post-season shutout since 1990.

Georgia Southern 31, Maine 7Dec. 7, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Jermaine Austin (143) and Chaz Williams (106) combined for 249 rush-ing yards and three touchdowns to lead Georgia Southern to a 31-7 win over Maine in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs. The Eagles broke open a 7-7 first quarter deadlock with 24 unanswered points while holding the Black Bears scoreless in the game’s final 45 min-utes. GSU’s defense allowed just 110 yards in the second half, including just 33 through the air. Offensively, the Eagles amassed 456 yards – 416 of those on the ground, which ranked as the eighth-best rushing perfor-mance in Paulson Stadium playoff history. GSU scored on three of its five second half possessions to extend a 14-7 halftime lead. The Eagles advanced into Maine territory on nine of its 11 possessions, including all five of its drives in the first half but could only tally a pair of TDs (two punts, interception and missed field goal). GSU forced at least three turnovers for the second consecutive game while surrendering just one miscue.

western Kentucky 31, Georgia Southern 28Dec. 14, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. Hilltopper quarterback Jason Michael capped a 76-yard game-winning drive with a two-yard scoring run with just 46 seconds remaining to lift Western Kentucky to a 31-28 semifinal round victory. The win spoiled a heroic comeback by the Eagles, who ran off 21 straight fourth quarter points to erase a 24-7 deficit with only 12 minutes to play. Chaz Williams recorded career passing bests by completing 9-of-19 aerials for 160 yards and a pair of TDs, which included 47-yard and 20-yard strikes to Zzream Walden and Ant Williams, respectively. Jermaine Austin, who rushed for a game-high 128 yards, gave GSU its only lead at 28-24 with 4:26 remaining. WKU followed by converting two fourth down plays during its game-winning march which was highlighted by Michael’s 31-yard pass to Casey Rooney to the GSU two-yard line. Scott Shelton’s game-tying 56-yard field goal attempt sailed just wide right.

2004 - First RoundNew Hampshire 27, Georgia Southern 23Nov. 27, Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. New Hampshire scored 14 second half points to defeat Georgia South-ern 27-23 in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs at Paulson Stadium Saturday evening. Trailing 21-13 at the half, R.J. Harvey gave New Hampshire the lead in the fourth as he capped off a four play, 60-yard scoring drive with a 52-yard touchdown run to give the Wildcats a 25-21 advantage. A John McCoy two-point scoring run gave New Hampshire a six-point lead. Georgia Southern threatened in the final three minutes, moving to the New Hampshire 27, but saw three straight passes fall incomplete as the ball was turned over on downs. New Hampshire opted to take a safety over punting the ball back to the Eagles to set the final margin. The Eagles made two lateral pitches off the free kick but Teddy Craft was tackled as time expired. In a battle of two players listed on the Walter Payton Award ballot (Chaz Williams and Ricky Santos) Williams led Georgia Southern with a game-high 159 yards rushing, his 16th career 100-yard rushing day, on 33 at-tempts. Austin also eclipsed the 100-yard mark, the 23rd time he had ac-complished the feat, carrying the ball 23 times for 123 yards. Georgia Southern out-gained New Hampshire 399 to 325 in total yards in the game. The Eagles were also hampered by six fumbles on the day, three of which recovered by New Hampshire. GSU suffered its first-ever opening round loss in the playoffs.

2005 - First RoundTexas State 50, Georgia Southern 35Nov. 26, Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas Texas State scored 34 unanswered points, rallying for a 50-35 win over Georgia Southern in the first round of the NCAA I-AA playoffs. It marked the second straight defeat for the Eagles in the NCAA first round. Georgia Southern led 35-16 when Jayson Foster scored on a 36-yard TD run with 4:20 left in the third quarter. But it was all Texas State from there. Barrick Nealy threw three TD passes then TSU scored two rushing TDs. The Eagles could not respond on their final five drives, failing to get a first down in the fourth quarter. After Nealy scored from a yard out on the opening drive, the Eagles came right back. Foster hit Teddy Craft on fourth down, a 38-yard TD pass to tie the game. Jermaine Austin scored from six yards out then right before the first quarter ended, Foster and Craft connected again. This time it went for 57 yards, giving the Eagles a 21-7 lead. The Bobcats managed a 23-yard field goal in the second quarter but struck in the third when Nealy threw a 31-yard TD pass. On the ensuing drive, Foster broke through for 29 yards and another TD. Seven minutes later, Foster scored again for the final time. Austin picked up his 33rd career 100-yard game while Foster hit the cen-tury mark for the ninth time. The fullback, one of 14 seniors, totaled 147 yards on 23 carries. He ended the season with a personal-best 1,546 yards and finished his stellar career recording 5,411 yards, the sixth-most rushing yards in NCAA I-AA history. Foster broke his second SoCon record when he moved past Chaz Wil-liams for most rushing yards by a QB. He added a game-high 151 yards on 21 carries. In fact, Foster jumped up to third place in rushing yards among NCAA I-AA quarterbacks, finishing with 1,481 yards and 29 TDs accounted for. He also was 3-for-5 passing for a personal-best 135 yards all in the first half.

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On September 8, 2006, legendary coach Erk Russell passed away. Coach Russell’s death touched not only the Georgia Southern University and Statesboro communities, but the entire col-lege football nation. Arguably one of the best known people (even long past his retirement from coaching) in the state of Georgia, coach Russell was loved and respected by all. The day before he passed away coach Russell spoke for nearly an hour to the Eagles, passing along stories and advice on not only football but life. That was typical of the ‘Father of Georgia Southern Football’. He touched the lives of many, not only his play-ers but fellow coaches and members of the com-munity who were on hand during the ceremony celebrating his life at, where else, but Paulson Stadium. Erk Russell’s spirit lives on, across the Geor-gia Southern campus. His vision of what could be continues to inspire the university today, as do the morals and ethics he instilled in his players and his positive impact on the community. His motto of ‘Do Right’ are words that will be ever linked to his legacy. Since leading the Eagle football team to its third NCAA Division I-AA national championship and retiring from coaching in December, 1989, Russell gave all he could to Georgia Southern. Whether assuming chairmanship of the university’s capital campaign or dousing the baseball team bus with Eagle Creek Water before its departure for the College World Series, Russell was an active and visible booster of GSU and its programs. As a coach, Russell saved the best for last. He entered the 1989 season as America’s winningest coach, orchestrator of two national champion-ships, 68 wins and 14 All-America selections - dur-ing a seven-year period. In the ensuing 105 days, Southern ascended to the top spot in the NCAA I-AA football poll and Russell smoked 15 victory cigars. Erk’s Eagles ex-tended Division I’s longest home win streak from 26 to 37 games. Strong safety Randell Boone, free safety Taz Dixon and offensive guard Sean Gainey raised Russell’s All-America count to 17. Georgia Southern gained distinction as the first 15-0 college team of that century. Russell’s final record at Georgia Southern is a re-markable 83-22-1 (.788). After the Eagles moved to Division I-AA in 1984, he fashioned a 70-14 (.825) mark. Russell averaged 10.4 wins per sea-son. When Georgia Southern brought football back in 1981 it looked to Russell, long-time defensive coordinator at Georgia. Russell’s first Eagle team, comprised entirely of walk-on players, fashioned a 7-3-1 record in 1982. The next year Southern went 6-5, with four of the losses by five points or less. In 1984 the Eagles entered Division I-AA and went 8-3, narrowly missing a national playoff berth. Then came consecutive 13-2 seasons and back-to-back national championships, a I-AA first. With true freshman Raymond Gross at quarter-back, the Eagles advanced to the national quar-terfinals in 1987 before finishing 9-4. In 1988, Southern made its third championship game ap-pearance in four seasons, falling to Furman 17-12 in Pocatello, Idaho. Russell, who developed a reputation as one of college football’s great defensive coordinators at Georgia, put together an extraordinary offense for

Russell’s Head Coaching RecordYear School w L T Pct.

1982 Georgia Southern 7 3 1 .6361983 Georgia Southern 6 5 0 .5451984 Georgia Southern 8 3 0 .7271985 Georgia Southern 13 2 0 .8671986 Georgia Southern 13 2 0 .8671987 Georgia Southern 9 4 0 .6921988 Georgia Southern 12 3 0 .8001989 Georgia Southern 15 0 0 1.000

Eight Seasons 83 22 1 .788

Honors and Awards2007Erk Russell Athletic Park named in his honor1996Inducted into the Blue-Gray Game Hall of Fame1990Georgia Association of Broadcasters ‘Georgian of the Year’1989Eddie Robinson Award(symbolic of top Division I-AA coach)Football Gazette ‘Coach of the Year’USA Today Georgia ‘Coach of the Year’USA Today Georgia ‘Coach of the Decade’Kodak-American Football Coaches Association I-AA ‘Coach of the Year’Georgia Sports Hall of Fame‘Coach of the Year’1988Georgia Sports Hall of Fame ‘Coach of the Year’1987Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame1986Kodak-American Football Coaches Association I-AA ‘Coach of the Year’Washington, D.C., Touchdown Club I-AA‘Coach of the Year’Football News ‘Coach of the Year’Chevrolet-CBS Sports I-AA ‘Coach of the Year’Atlanta Touchdown Club ‘Coach of the Year’Macon Touchdown Club ‘Coach of the Year’100% Wrong Club of Atlanta ‘Coach of the Year’Georgia Sports Hall of Fame‘Coach of the Year’Statesboro Rotary Club ‘Man of the Year’1985Georgia Sports Hall of Fame ‘Coach of the Year’Football News ‘Coach of the Year’ABC-TV ‘Coach of the Year’Washington, D.C., Touchdown Club I-AA ‘Coach of the Year’

1984Georgia Sports Hall of Fame‘Coach of the Year’

the Eagles. His 1986 squad led the nation in scor-ing (41.3 points per game), total offense (501.8 yards per game), and rushing offense (327.1). Georgia Southern was unstoppable in the playoffs during the 1986 season, averaging 50.7 points. His last Eagle team won the national rushing championship (329.2 yards per game). Southern was among the top five teams nationally in both scoring (12.1 points) and total defense (255.9 yards) while allowing only 133 points, a school-record, and holding two opponents scoreless. During his 17 years at Georgia, Russell molded some of the country’s finest defensive teams and his Junkyard Dogs became synonymous with Bull-dog football. In 1967 Georgia led the Southeastern Conference in total defense and scoring defense. The next year Georgia topped the SEC in total de-fense and led the nation in scoring defense, yield-ing just 9.8 points per contest. In 1971, Russell’s group paced the country in shutouts and finished among the nation’s Top 10 in rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense. The ‘78 Bull-dogs finished a point behind national champion Alabama in scoring defense. UGA’s ‘79 defense forced 49 takeaways, the national high. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Russell held a bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Auburn. He played football, basketball, baseball and tennis for the Tigers, earning 10 varsity letters. Russell was the last four-sport letterman in Auburn history. Married to Erk for 57 years, Jean Russell passed away in September 2008. The couple is survived by their two sons, Rusty and Jay.

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