Tennessee State “Tigers” Football Game Notes -- 1 TSU Tigers vs. UT Martin Skyhawks • Nov. 12, 2011 TSUTigers.com GAME FACTS Location:...................................... Nashville, Tenn. Kickoff: ......................................................5:00 p.m. Stadium: .................................................... LP Field Capacity:....................................................... 69,143 Press Box Phone: ......................(615) 564-4450 Series: ........................................... TSU leads, 13-7 Streak: .....................................UT Martin - Won 2 Last Result: .... UTM 37, TSU 0 (Nov. 13, 2010) LIVE COVERAGE Radio: ...........................Big Blue Radio Network ............ WQZQ “The Light”102.1 FM - Nashville .............................................. 101.9 FM - Clarksville ........................ WOJG 94.7 FM - Bolivar/Jackson Play-by-Play: Brent Dougherty Color Analyst: Albert Dawson Sideline: Jonathan Hutton TV:....................................................... OVCSportsTV Twitter/Facebook:.....@TSU_Tigers/tsutigers Live Stats: ........................... http://bit.ly/txWNbr Tennessee State TIGERS 2011 Record: ......................... 4-5 (3-3 OVC) Last Game: ................................ Nov. 5, 2011 .......................... 18-17 win at Eastern Illinois Coach: .............................................. Rod Reed Career Record: ............. 7-13 (2nd season) Record at TSU: .................................... Same vs. UT Martin: .......................................... 0-1 2011 Statistical Leaders: Rushing: Trabis Ward .......................... 9 gms, 149 atts, ................................. 761 yds, 9 TD (84.6 ypg) Passing: Michael German................ 8 gms, 99-183-4 ........................... 1,382 yds, 8 TD (172.8 ypg) Receiving: Calvin McNairl ........................ 9 gms, 36 rec, ................................. 665 yds, 7 TD (73.9 ypg) Devin Wilson ........................... 9 gms, 40 rec ................................ 478 yds, 2 TD (53.1 ypg) UT Martin SKYHAWKS 2011 Record: ......................... 5-4 (4-2 OVC) Last Game: ................................. Nov. 5, 2011 ...................... 17-55 loss at Mississippi State Coach: .................................... Jason Simpson Career Record: ............ 29-17 (6th season) Record at UTM: ................................... Same vs. Tennessee State: .............................. 3-1 2011 Statistical Leaders: Rushing: Jason McNair ........................ 9 gms, 146 atts .................................. 737 yds, 5 TD (81.9 ypg) Passing: Derek Carr ........................ 9 gms, 162-272-8, ..........................1,984 yds, 19 TD (220.4 ypg) Receiving: Stephen Shiver ...................... 9 gms, 35 rec, ................................. 521 yds, 4 TD, (57.9 ypg) Quentin Sims........................... 9 gms, 38 rec, ................................. 493 yds, 8 TD, (54.8 ypg) Tigers Tidbits LAST TIME OUT: Tennessee State (4-5, 3-3 OVC) tallied 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to pick up a crucial 18-17 road victory over Eastern Illinois. The Tigers forced three EIU turnovers and put together two 70-plus yard drives to pull out the win. Redshirt sophomore tailback Trabis Ward inked a career-high 142 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Michael German completed 11 passes for 118 yards. Calvin McNairl led TSU’s receivers with seven grabs for 55 yards. Defensive lineman Antonio Harper was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. The Memphis product put together eight tackles, recording a sack, tackle- for-loss and forcing a fumble. Daniel Fitzpatrick led TSU with nine tackles, while Nick Thrasher followed with five tackles. Kicker Jamin Godfrey set a school record with his 15th made field goal of the year. His 51-yard make in the first half was the second longest field goal in school history. SCOUTING THE SKYHAWKS: Tennessee Martin (5-4, 4-2 OVC) has won its last three Ohio Valley Conference games. Last weekend, UTM fell to SEC foe Mississippi State, 55-17, in Starkville. The Skyhawks picked up a 38-30 win over Southeast Missouri in Martin on Oct. 29. UT Martin used a balanced attack as QB Derek Carr tossed 16 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Tevi Barksdale carried the ball 16 times posting 135 yards and a touchdown. Offensively, UT Martin ranks eighth in the FCS and second in the OVC averaging 442 yards per game. The Skyhawks defense is first in the OVC, giving up a league-low 351 yards a game. Carr has thrown 162 completions for 1,984 yards and 19 touchdowns. Jason McNair leads the UTM running backs with 146 carries for 737 yards and five touchdowns. Barksdale has notched a team-high eight touchdowns and 595 yards rushing. Linebacker Ben Johnson is UT Martin’s defensive leader with 75 tackles. He has a team-best five tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks and two interceptions. Senior CJ Estelle ranks first nationally with an average of 19.6 yards per punt return. THE MATCHUP: Tennessee State and UT Martin are meeting for the 21st time on Saturday with a chance to claim a share of the Sgt. York Trophy. UT Martin is meeting TSU for the seventh time during the Tigers’ 81st annual Homecoming game. The Big Blue holds a 6-1 advantage over UTM. The Skyhawks picked up a 28-7 win over TSU on Nov. 6, 2009. TSU last pulled out a 26-8 win over UTM at the 2002 Homecoming. The Skyhawks have won the last two games including a 37-0 shutout last season in Martin. TSU was outgained 517-to-123 in the loss. QB Derek Carr completed 13 passes for 286 yards and a touchdown. Game Day Information tennessee state tigers 2011 Football Game Notes Game Nine - Nov. 12, 2011 UT Martin Skyhawks (5-4, 4-2 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (4-5, 3-3 OVC) MEDIA CONTACT: Russell Luna • [email protected]• O: 615-963-5922 • C: 615-308-6245 • F: (615) 963-7692
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LIVE COVERAGERadio: ...........................Big Blue Radio Network............ WQZQ “The Light”102.1 FM - Nashville..............................................101.9 FM - Clarksville........................WOJG 94.7 FM - Bolivar/JacksonPlay-by-Play: Brent DoughertyColor Analyst: Albert Dawson Sideline: Jonathan Hutton TV:.......................................................OVCSportsTVTwitter/Facebook: .....@TSU_Tigers/tsutigersLive Stats: ...........................http://bit.ly/txWNbr
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2011 Record: .........................4-5 (3-3 OVC)Last Game: ................................ Nov. 5, 2011..........................18-17 win at Eastern IllinoisCoach: .............................................. Rod ReedCareer Record: ............. 7-13 (2nd season) Record at TSU: .................................... Same vs. UT Martin: .......................................... 0-12011 Statistical Leaders:
Tigers TidbitsLAST TIME OUT: Tennessee State (4-5, 3-3 OVC) tallied 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to pick up a crucial 18-17 road victory over Eastern Illinois. The Tigers forced three EIU turnovers and put together two 70-plus yard drives to pull out the win. Redshirt sophomore tailback Trabis Ward inked a career-high 142 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Michael German completed 11 passes for 118 yards. Calvin McNairl led TSU’s receivers with seven grabs for 55 yards. Defensive lineman Antonio Harper was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. The Memphis product put together eight tackles, recording a sack, tackle-for-loss and forcing a fumble. Daniel Fitzpatrick led TSU with nine tackles, while Nick Thrasher followed with five tackles. Kicker Jamin Godfrey set a school record with his 15th made field goal of the year. His 51-yard make in the first half was the second longest field goal in school history.
SCOUTING THE SKYHAWKS: Tennessee Martin (5-4, 4-2 OVC) has won its last three Ohio Valley Conference games. Last weekend, UTM fell to SEC foe Mississippi State, 55-17, in Starkville. The Skyhawks picked up a 38-30 win over Southeast Missouri in Martin on Oct. 29. UT Martin used a balanced attack as QB Derek Carr tossed 16 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Tevi Barksdale carried the ball 16 times posting 135 yards and a touchdown. Offensively, UT Martin ranks eighth in the FCS and second in the OVC averaging 442 yards per game. The Skyhawks defense is first in the OVC, giving up a league-low 351 yards a game. Carr has thrown 162 completions for 1,984 yards and 19 touchdowns. Jason McNair leads the UTM running backs with 146 carries for 737 yards and five touchdowns. Barksdale has notched a team-high eight touchdowns and 595 yards rushing. Linebacker Ben Johnson is UT Martin’s defensive leader with 75 tackles. He has a team-best five tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks and two interceptions. Senior CJ Estelle ranks first nationally with an average of 19.6 yards per punt return.
THE MATCHUP: Tennessee State and UT Martin are meeting for the 21st time on Saturday with a chance to claim a share of the Sgt. York Trophy. UT Martin is meeting TSU for the seventh time during the Tigers’ 81st annual Homecoming game. The Big Blue holds a 6-1 advantage over UTM. The Skyhawks picked up a 28-7 win over TSU on Nov. 6, 2009. TSU last pulled out a 26-8 win over UTM at the 2002 Homecoming. The Skyhawks have won the last two games including a 37-0 shutout last season in Martin. TSU was outgained 517-to-123 in the loss. QB Derek Carr completed 13 passes for 286 yards and a touchdown.
Game Day Information
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Game Nine - Nov. 12, 2011UT Martin Skyhawks (5-4, 4-2 OVC)
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IT’S HOMECOMING: The Tigers are participating in the 81st Homecoming at Tennessee State University on Saturday. TSU has dropped the past two Homecoming games, including a heart-breaking 31-28 overtime loss to Eastern Illinois last sea-son. In 2009, the Tigers dropped a 28-7 contest to UT Martin. The Tigers have not dropped three consecutive Homecoming games since losing to Fisk during the 1928-1930 seasons. TSU holds a 5-1 advantage against UTM in Homecoming. The first UTM at TSU Homecoming game was Nov. 5, 1977. TSU last de-feated the Skyhawks in the Homecoming game, 26-8, on Oct. 26, 2002. Overall, TSU holds a 62-13-5 mark in Homecoming games.
WELCOME BACK ‘DIRTY DENT’: TSU legend and 2011 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee Richard Dent will return to his alma mater on Saturday as Co-Grand Marshall of the 81st Annual Homecom-ing. Affectionately, known as ‘Dirty Dent’, the four-time pro bowler and Super Bowl Champion finished his career with 158 tackles and 39 sacks at TSU. In 15 seasons in the NFL, Dent re-corded 137.5 sacks. At the time of his retirement, he was third all time behind Reggie White and Bruce Smith.
FITZPATRICK SURGING: Redshirt freshman Daniel Fitzpatrick has surged in the last two games to help the TSU defense. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native has produced 9-plus tackles in the last three games. He notched a career-high 14 tackles at Eastern Kentucky before adding nine more tackles in the win at EIU. Fitzpatrick picked up a crucial tackle on fourth down late in the game to give the Tigers’ offense an opportunity to win the con-test. He is third on the team with 52 tackles and has 3.5 tackles-for-loss in games played.
‘COWBOY’ WRANGLING UP CAREER NUMBERS: Senior wide receiver Calvin McNairl has been the epitome of versatile ath-lete for the Tigers. During his four-year illustrious career, the Paris, Tenn., product has amassed 3,494 all-purpose yards with 32 touchdowns. As a quarterback, he threw for 1,538 yards. He also rushed for 861 yards during his career.
FORCING THE TURNOVERS: TSU has recovered an 21 turn-overs this season, ranking 18th in the FCS with a +.89 turnover margin.
COUNCIL-ING THE OPPONENT: Senior Rico Council leads the Tigers with 71 total tackles. He has notched 6.5 tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks for the Tigers this season.
Tennessee State Tigers Coaching Staff Head Coach ..................................................... Rod Reed (Tennessee State, 1998) Offensive Coordinator .......................... Mike Jones (Tennessee State, 1982)*Offensive Line ........................................ Steven Smith (Southern Illinois, 2000)Quarterbacks ..........................................Jeff Parker (Bethune-Cookman, 1994)Runningbacks ......................................Kevin Mashack (Tennessee State, 2007)Tight Ends ............................................Kenny Ray (Southern Mississippi, 1995)*Co-Defensive Coordinators .........Osita Alaribe (North Carolina A&T, 2004)............................................................Justin Roberts (Missouri Southernm, 1996)*Defensive Ends ............................. Jerrell Cogman (Bethune-Cookman, 1996) Defensive Backs (Corners) ..................................Anthony Blevins (UAB, 1998)Defensive Backs (Safeties) .................. Ed Sanders (Tennessee State, 2000)*Director of Operations ...............Tom Opdenbrouw (SUNY Oneonta, 1996)
* Indicates sits in pressbox during games
JAMIN THROUGH THE UPRIGHTS: Kicker Jamin Godfrey contin-ues to notch a solid performance for the Tigers this season. The sophomore connected on his 15th field goal at Eastern Illinois, set-ting a new school record for field goals in a season. His new school-best surpassed Eric Benson’s mark of 14 posted in 2008. With a 51-yard make at EIU, Godfrey recorded the second-longest field goal in school history, falling short of Seth Goodowens’ school-record 53-yarder against Jacksonville State in 1999. Godfrey is sixth na-tionally with 1.67 field goals per game. He is third in the OVC with 8.44 points per game.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS: Linebacker Rico Council ranks second all-time (since 1999) with 280 career tackles ranking only behind TSU Head Coach Rod Reed (1985-1988), who notched 406 during his illustrious career. Council is just seven tackle-for-losses away from moving into the top-3 (since 1999) for TFL at TSU. Jeramine Beale (1999-01) had 31 tackles-for-loss during his career.
OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER: TSU ranks 28th nationally in total of-fense, averaging 412 yards per game. The Tigers’ rushing attack is 30th in the nation with 180.7 yards per game, while the passing game is 36th (231.5 yds p/g).
THOMAS MOVES INTO TOP-5: Dante’ Thomas moved into TSU’s top-5 career rushing list with 25 yards at Eastern Kentucky. The se-nior has notched 1,722 yards in 32 games played, surpassing Lee Derrick’s (1953-1955) total of 1,641 yards. Thomas needs just 71 yards to move into the number four slot at TSU.
ONE-TWO PUNCH: The Tigers have one of the most lethal one-two punches in the conference. Trabis Ward’s average of 84.5 yards rushing per game and Dante’ Thomas 64.5 ypg ranks sixth and 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tandem has combined for 1,342 yards and 15 touchdowns in nine games.
TWO LEGENDS EARN HOF STATUS: Tennessee State University legends Eldridge Dickey and Claude Humphrey were selected for induction into the Black College Football Hall of Fame as announced on Oct. 21. The duo played under TSU legendary head coach John Merritt and posted an overall record of 33-3-1 from 1965 to 1967. They helped the Tigers make appearances in two bowl games (1965 and 1966). Also in 1966, TSU earned its’ first undefeated season and first National Black College Football Championship.
IN THE ZONE: Once in the red-zone the Tigers have scored 91% percent of the time (29-of-31 attempts), which is tied for fourth in the NCAA.
WEEKLY NUGGETS
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2011 FCS Coaches Week 10 Poll (Nov. 7, 2011)
Team (No. 1 Votes) Record 1. North Dakota State (26) 9-02. Montana State (2) 9-13. Georgia Southern 8-14. Sam Houston State 9-05. Northern Iowa 7-26. Lehigh 8-17. Montana 8-28. Appalachian State 6-39. Wofford 6-310. New Hampshire 7-211. Old Dominion 8-212. Towson 7-213. Maine 7-214. Harvard 6-115. Liberty 7-316. Illinois State 7-317. Delaware 5-418. Jackson State 7-219. James Madison 5-420. Tennessee Tech 5-321. Furman 6-322. North Dakota 6-323. Indiana State 5-424. South Dakota 5-425. Central Arkansas 7-3
WEEKLY NUGGETS
TSU vs. Ranked Teams(Last 5 games vs. Ranked Opp.)
2011Oct. 15 W, 42-40 at #19 TTU
2010Oct. 16 L, 0-24 at #3 JSUOct. 9 L, 17-19 at # 25 SEMO 2009Nov. 19 W, 21-10 at #13 EIUSept. 26 L, 12-31 v. #25 FAMU
THREE-PRONG ATTACK: The Tigers have three deep-threats at the wide-out position. Leading the way, junior Devin Wilson has caught 41 passes for 478 yards and two touch-downs. Calvin McNairl, a senior from Paris, Tenn., follows with 36 receptions for for 665 yards and a team-best seven touchdowns. Meanwhile, junior Travis James has 21 recep-tions for 354 yards and three touchdowns.
GERMAN ADDED TO WATCH LIST: QB Michael German was added to the Jerry Rice Award Watch List on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The award goes to the most outstanding fresh-man. So far this season, German has completed 99 passes for 1,382 yards and eight touchdowns in eight games this season.
GOING BOWLING: Four Tigers were selected to participate in the Third Annual HBCU All-Star Bowl on Sunday, Dec. 18 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Dante’ Thomas was placed on the West roster, while Rico Council, Donte’e Nicholls and Joseph Wylie were added to the East lineup. Players will spend a week in Atlanta, Georgia going through NFL-like combine testing and practice. Scouts from every NFL team and several from Canada attended last year’s combine. In 2010, three players from the HBCU All-Star Bowl were drafted and 32 signed free agent agreements with NFL teams.
SGT. YORK TROPHY RACE HEATS UP: The Sgt. York Trophy is a challenge trophy which goes to the annual winner of the quadrangular season series between the four OVC institutions in the state of Tennessee (Austin Peay, Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech and UT Martin). The trophy goes to the team with the best record against the other schools, and in case of a tie there will be co-champions and the actual trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy. Currently all four teams have 1-1 records. If defending champion UT Martin tops Tennessee State this Saturday (Nov. 12), it can finish in no worse than a tie for the award and under the rules would retain the trophy. TSU has not won the trophy since claiming a share in 2008.
TSU - OVC 2011 Weekly Honors
Sept. 10 - Co-Specialist of the WeekWR/KR - Travis James
Oct. 01 - Co-Newcomer of the Week QB - Michael GermanOct. 08 - Newcomer of the Week QB - Michael German Specialist of the Week K - Jamin GodfreyOct. 15 - Newcomer of the Week QB - Michael German Defensive Player of the Week DL - Antonio HarperNov. 6 - Defensive Player of the Week DL - Antonio Harper
Tiger Honors in 2011Preseason All-OVC Team1st TeamRB - Dante’ ThomasOL - Kadeem EdwardsLB - Rico Council# - Council named Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Preseason All-AmericaPhil Steele FCS1st TeamLB - Rico Council2nd TeamTE - London DavisOL - Kadeem EdwardsLB - John Jones, Jr.
The Tigers: • Are fielding their 96th varsity football team this season and playing in the Ohio Valley Conference for the 23rd season. • Have won 14 Black College National Championships.• Play their home games in LP Field, home of the NFL Tennessee Titans. The capacity of 67,500 makes it the largest home facility used by an NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team. • TSU recently completed an indoor practice facility, making the Tigers just the sixth NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of 126 to have their own indoor facility.• TSU has had seven players picked in the first round of the NFL Draft including a #1 overall pick in 1974 with Ed “Too Tall” Jones being picked by the Dallas Cowboys. The latest, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was picked #16 overall by the Arizona Cardinals in 2009.
• As of Nov. 7, 2011, TSU has three players on NFL rosters; - Anthony Levine - Green Bay Packers- Dominique Rogers-Cromartie - Philadelphia Eagles- Javarris Williams - Houston Texans
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Tennessee StateSchedule & Results
Sep. 3 ........ SOUTHERN ....................... W, 33-7John A. Merritt Classic
Sep 10 .......... vs. Jackson State ..................... L, 29-35Southern Heritage Classic
Sep. 17 ......... at Murray State # .................... L, 27-58Sep. 24 ......... at Air Force ............................... L, 24-63Oct. 1 ............ at Austin Peay # ...................... L, 34-37Oct. 8 ......... SE MISSOURI # ................. W, 55-3Oct. 15 ......... at #19 Tennessee Tech # ....W, 42-40Oct. 22 ......... at Eastern Kentucky # ........... L, 22-33Nov. 5 ........... at Eastern Illinois # ................W, 18-17Nov. 12 ...... UT MARTIN # ...................... 5 p.m.
HomecomingNov. 20 ...... JACKSONVILLE STATE # .... 2 p.m.
Senior Day
Home Games in BOLD# - OVC Game
UT MartinSchedule & Results
Sept. 1 .......... at No. 9 Jacksonville St.# ...... L, 24-23Sept. 15 ..... UNION COLLEGE (KY)# .... W, 63-0Sept. 24 ..... NO. 24 MURRAY ST. # .....W, 48-26Oct. 1 ......... TENNESSEE TECH # .......... L, 34-31Oct. 8 ......... AUSTIN PEAY # ............... W, 61-23Oct. 15 ......... at South Alabama .................. L, 33-30Oct. 22 ......... at Eastern Illinois # ................W, 24-23Oct. 29 ....... SE MISSOURI # ....................W, 38-30Nov. 5 ........... at Mississippi State ................ L, 55-17Nov. 12 ......... at Tennessee State # ............5:00 p.m.Nov. 19 ......... at Eastern Kentucky # ................Noon
RUSHING: Tennessee State-WRIGHT, Terranc 13-43; BERRY, Ryan 7-27; THOMAS, Dante' 4-14; BRIGHT,Ronald 1-1; GLEAVES, Johnta 1-0; GROOMS, Dominic 1-minus 5; McNAIRL, Calvin 2-minus 8. UTMartin-MCNAIR, Jason 9-125; MCNEIL, DJ 7-36; WILLIAMS, AJ 9-31; CARR, Derek 5-7; JORDAN, Corey 3-7;MCNAIR, Julius 2-3; TEAM 1-minus 1.
PASSING: Tennessee State-GROOMS, Dominic 7-25-2-41; McNAIRL, Calvin 1-4-0-10. UT Martin-CARR, Derek13-24-0-286; HOOK, Joe 0-1-0-0; MCNAIR, Jason 1-1-0-23.
RECEIVING: Tennessee State-McNAIRL, Calvin 2-17; HILLS, Joseph 2-13; PRYOR, Jeremy 2-11; BRIGHT,Ronald 1-10; GLEAVES, Johnta 1-0. UT Martin-SHIVER, Stephen 4-147; THOMPSON, Chris 3-30;CHAMBERLAIN, Da 2-12; STANLEY, Taylor 1-47; MCNAIR, Jason 1-31; CARR, Derek 1-23; WILLIAMS, AJ 1-15;JORDAN, Corey 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-None. UT Martin-ROTTERO, Nate 1-28; WELCH, Derek 1-0.
FUMBLES: Tennessee State-WRIGHT, Terranc 2-1; BERRY, Ryan 1-0; GROOMS, Dominic 1-0. UT Martin-None.
Tennessee State (3-7,0-6) vs. UT Martin (6-5,5-3)Date: Nov 13, 2010 • Site: Martin, Tenn. • Stadium: Graham StadiumAttendance: 3141
Kickoff time: 6:07 pm • End of Game: 9:21 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:14Officials: Referee: Matt Young; Umpire: John Graham; Linesman: Steve Swift;Line judge: Craig Dunn; Back judge: Drew Myers; Field judge: Pat Pownall;Side judge: Greg Koerner; Scorer: Ryne Rickman;Temperature: 50 • Wind: 9 mph W • Weather: Light rain, coolUT Martin wins the 2010 Sgt. York Trophy
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Let’s Settle it The Vote to Return to Hale Stadium
Tennessee State University announced that beginning Friday, Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. the University would take a vote to determine if TSU football will return to Hale Stadium for the 2012 season.
President Portia H. Shields announced the launch of a new campaign in which alumni, friends and the TSU commu-nity can vote by text if they believe the Tigers should return to the “Hole” for the first time in more than a dozen years during the University’s Centennial Celebration next year.
“This is something that alumni and current students have asked us to do and we are going to look into the possibility of returning Tiger football to the tradition of Hale Stadium,” said Dr. Shields. “With our Centennial celebration taking place next year, we thought it was worth the effort of looking into the possibility of returning to the ‘Hole’ and allow-ing our current students and alumni the opportunity to experience football at home.”
“Let’s Settle It!” will allow voters to text their feelings and votes, whether for or against returning to Hale Stadium. Text HaleYeah if they for returning, or HaleNOPE if against. Anyone can vote for $10, which goes toward student scholarships. Voting begins Friday, October 7 and runs until November 12 with the majority winning, according to Dr. Shields.
“If the vote on going back to the Hole is no, I’m going to call my alumni and say, ‘Where were you?’” Dr. Shields told reporters jokingly.
If the Tigers were allowed to return to Hale Stadium next year by the Nashville Sports Authority, they would still play their homecoming and John Merritt Classic at LP Field. Money already in the university’s budget would be used for $1.5 million in renovations necessary to get the stadium ready for fans. Renovations would include demolishing the old ROTC building, paint and structural repair to the stadium, temporary restrooms and concessions and renting ad-ditional grandstand seating.
Hale stadium was built in 1953 and has a capacity of approximately 10,000. Tennessee State University went unde-feated 10 times, won 10 championships in what used to be the Midwest Conference, and where the Tigers claimed the Ohio Valley Conference championship in 1998, the last season football was played in the stadium. In 1999 TSU moved to LP Field.
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Head Coach - Rod ReedRod Reed was named the 22nd TSU Football head coach on De-cember 18, 2009. He served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator during the 2009 season.
He began coaching at TSU in 2003 and served as the defen-sive coordinator and linebackers coach. At the conclusion of the season in which Reed returned to the TSU sideline, the Tigers led the OVC in total defense for the first time in school history.The defense accomplished the same feat in 2008 finishing at the top of the OVC in total de-fense. Reed spent five of his sev-en years in his assistant role as defensive coordinator. A keen recruiter, Reed is re-sponsible for bringing several notable key players into the TSU program. Reed is noted for recruiting Javarris Williams (2009 seventh-round draft pick, Kansas City Chiefs), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (2008 first-round draft pick, Arizona Cardi-nals), Shaun Richardson, Lamar Divens (Baltimore Ravens, 2008) and All-American Corneilus Lewis. He has also coached All-America and professional play-er, Jamal Landrom (Jacksonville Jaguars). Reed was a four-year letter win-ner for the TSU Tigers from 1984 - 1988. He capped off his career by being named Sheridan All-America his senior season.
He set the Tiger record for ca-reer tackles from his linebacker
slot and in 1987, he set the single season record for tackles with 197. He helped lead the Tigers to the second round of the 1986 Division I-AA playoffs and was selected as Defensive MVP in 1987 and 1988.
Following completion of his bach-elor’s degree, Reed entered the coaching profession. He held positions at Prairie View A&M, Bethune-Cookman University (formerly Bethune-Cookman Col-lege), and Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Fla. He has coached a total of five first-team all-conference linebackers and a pair of All-Americans.
A veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks, Reed previously coached at East Texas Baptist College in his hometown of Marshall, Texas.
He served as defensive coordinator for East Texas Baptist, which launched its football program during the 2000 sea-son. The 2002 Texas Baptist defense ranked second in their conference in scoring defense and third in rushing defense.
The team did not allow points in the first or third periods through the first eight games in 2002.
Coach Reed is the son of the late Robert Reed, Jr., an All-America of-fensive guard for the Tigers in 1963 and 1964 who later played profes-sionally for the Washington Red-skins.
Reed is the university’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes representative and in 2009 he participated in the NCAA Football Coaches Academy. He and his wife, Tamika, are the par-ents of four children, Terry, Takara, Briah, and Marcel.
REED’S Player Profile
- Tennessee State University Football Player 1984-88
- Sheridan All-America Lineback-er at TSU in 1988
- Ohio Valley Conference Honor-able Mention in 1988
- Set the school single season record for tackles with 197 in
1988
- Named Tigers’ Defensive MVP in 1987 and 1988
- Holds TSU career tackle record with 406 from 1985-1987
- Helped lead TSU to two win-ning seasons in his four years going 7-4 in 1985 and 10-2 in
1986
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Tennessee State Roster1 Calvin McNairl WR R-Sr 6-1 195 Paris, Tenn. Henry County HS2 Trabis Ward RB R-Soph 5-11 210 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Dillard HS3 Immoni Carswell QB Fr 6-1 180 Hollywood, Fla. Plantation, HS4 Rayshawn Weatherspoon DB R-Jr 6-0 175 S. Pittsburgh, Tenn. South Pittsburgh HS5 Hakeem Parker WR Fr 6-3 190 New Orleans, La. Clark HS6 Travis James WR Jr 5-11 175 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Boyd Anderson HS7 Jeremy Perry QB Sr 6-2 210 Memphis, Tenn. Middle Tenn. State8 Wilson Robinson LB Soph 6-3 220 Birmingham, Ala. Spain Park HS9 Martavius Foster TE Fr 6-3 245 Starkville, Miss. Starkville HS
10a London Davis TE R-Jr 6-3 240 Cahokie, Ill. Illinois10b John Jones LB R-Sr 6-2 215 Sarasota, Fla. Univ. of Florida11 Devin Wilson WR Jr 6-3 200 Nashville, Tenn. Pope John Paul HS12 Mike German QB R-Fr 6-3 220 Pompano Beach, Fla. Blanche Ely HS13 Julian Mallory WR Sr 5-8 140 Birmingham, Ala. West Alabama
14a Holt Claiborne QB R-Fr 6-2 188 Huntsville, Ala. Alabama State14b Antonio Harper DE R-Soph 6-3 240 Memphis, Tenn. Troy15 Weldon Garlington DB Fr 5-7 143 Antioch, Tenn. Brentwood Acad16 Wesley Samuels WR Soph 6-4 215 Birmingham, Ala. Minor HS17 Jamal Ramsey WR R-Soph 6-1 190 Antioch, Tenn. Middle Tenn. State18 Telvin Hooks RB Fr 6-2 200 Edgewater, Fla. New Smyrna HS19 Joseph Wylie DB Sr 6-2 210 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Miami20 Dare Ayoola DB R-Fr 5-10 175 Plantation, Fla. North Broward Prep21 Andrew Taylor DB R-Soph 5-11 180 Dallas, Texas Colorado State22 Steven Godbolt DB R-Fr 6-0 170 Cross City, Fla. Dixie County HS23 Bryce Wilson DB R-Fr 6-0 200 St. Petersburg, Fla. Canterbury School24 Bernell Brooks DB Fr 6-0 170 New Orleans, La. Clark HS25 Kaylen Pearson RB Fr 5-11 185 Lenoir, N.C. Hibriten HS26 Antwan Brown DB Fr 6-1 161 Mayo, Fla. Lafayette HS27 Harold Watson DB R-Fr 6-2 210 Brownsville, Tenn. Haywood County HS28 David Vandyke DB R-Soph 6-0 190 Miami, Fla. B.T. Washington HS29 Ryan Berry RB R-Jr 5-5 185 Nashville, Tenn. Father Ryan HS30 Clarence Jordan LB Fr 6-0 235 Clarksdale, Miss. Coahoma CC31 Detorrius Shipley LB Fr 6-1 225 Birmingham, Ala. Huffman HS32 Dante’ Thomas RB R-Sr 5-10 200 Dallas, Texas D.T. White HS33 Eluzeis Vil LB Soph 5-10 230 Delray Beach, Fla. Independence CC34 Joseph Obasi DB Fr 6-1 192 Kansas City, Mo. Grandview HS35 Jeremy Coffee RB R-Fr 5-11 212 Brentwood, Tenn. Brentwood HS36 Martine Stevenson RB Soph 5-8 170 Detroit, Mich. MLK HS37 Stephen Brooks LB/FB R-Fr 5-11 245 Jackson, Tenn. Liberty Tech HS38 Jason Wallace RB Jr 5-10 200 Newark, N.J. Valley Forge Prep39 Matt Moseley P/K Fr 5-11 155 Franklin, Tenn. Franklin HS40 Jarron Guthrie LB R-Soph 5-11 205 Nashville, Tenn. Hunters Lane HS41 Vernon Frett FB Soph 5-8 259 Orlando, Fla. Mars Hill College42 Nick Thrasher LB Fr 6-0 235 Morrow, Ga. Mt. Zion HS43 Jamin Godfrey P/K Soph 6-0 180 Englewood, Tenn. McMinn Central HS44 Mike West LB Fr 5-11 245 Cross City, Fla. Dixie County HS45 Justin Bather DB R-Jr 6-0 175 LaVergne, Tenn. LaVernge HS
# First Last POS CL HT WT Hometown Last School
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Tennessee State Roster
46 Daniel Fitzpatrick DB Soph 6-2 200 Ft. Wayne, Ind. Concordia Lutheran47 Rico Council LB Sr 6-0 257 Chattanooga, Tenn. Howard HS48 John Williams FB R-Soph 6-1 250 Chattanooga, Tenn. Central HS49 Johntae Gleaves FB R-Jr 5-11 256 Gallatin, Tenn. Gallatin HS51 Jeremy Knight DE Fr 6-1 230 Nashville, Tenn. Pearl Cohn HS52 Tyler Lusk DE Sr 6-2 245 Murfreesboro, Tenn. Riverdale HS54 Jack Ndem DE Fr 6-2 237 Riverdale, Ga. North Clayton HS55 Anthony Bass DL Fr 6-1 233 Clarksville, Tenn. Northeast HS56 Aaron Woods LS Fr 6-0 235 Knoxville, Tenn. Knoxville Central HS57 Garreous Lisenbee LB Soph 5-10 220 Smyrna, Tenn. Smyrna HS59 Kevin Dossett LB Fr 6-0 228 Chattanooga, Tenn. Tyner HS60 Sherman Carter OL R-Jr 6-2 316 LaVergne, Tenn. LaVergne HS62 Jhaquelle Love OL Fr 6-2 300 Nashville, Tenn. Overton HS63 Anthony Woods OL R-Jr 6-4 335 Detroit, Mich. Michigan State64 Troy Jones OL Soph 6-4 315 Memphis, Tenn. Arlington HS65 DeMardre Dean OL R-Sr 6-2 396 Memphis, Tenn. Coahoma CC66 Derek Sibley OL R-Fr 6-5 290 Stone Mtn. Ga. Stone Mtn HS68 Shaquille Bass OL Fr 6-1 294 Gallatin, Tenn. Gallatin HS69 Patrick Lukan OL Fr 6-1 275 Nashville, Tenn. Overton HS70 Robert Myers OL R-Fr 6-5 315 LaVergne, Tenn. LaVergne HS
71 Brent Davis OL Sr 6-3 305 Memphis, Tenn. Overton HS
72 Brandon Rogers OL R-Fr 6-4 317 Jacksonville, Fla. Trinity Christian HS73 Kadeem Edwards OL Soph 6-4 320 Sanford, Fla. Seminole HS74 Darien Brewer OL R-Fr 6-3 255 Chattanooga, Tenn. UT Chattanooga75 Rogers Gaines OL R-Jr 6-7 320 Goodlettsville, Tenn. White House HS76 Brandon Haskin OL Jr 6-4 310 New Orleans, La. Independence CC 77 Anthony Morris OL R-Fr 6-7 290 Memphis, Tenn. Germanton HS78 Justin Ridgeway OL Sr 6-4 270 Pleasant Grove, Ala. Minor HS79 Donte’e Nicholls DL R-Sr 6-1 325 Pompano Beach, Fla. South Carolina80 JeMarc Sears TE R-Fr 6-3 235 New Smyrna, Fla. New Smyrna HS82 Joshawn Bowens WR Fr 6-4 203 Greenville, S.C. Greenville HS83 Jeremy Pryor WR R-Soph 6-2 175 Memphis, Tenn. Whitehaven HS84 Chris Deloney WR R-Fr 6-2 165 Chattanooga, Tenn. Howard HS85 Ryan Mitchell WR Fr 6-0 185 Johnson City, Tenn. Science Hill HS86 Lawrence Peterson DL Soph 6-2 240 Memphis, Tenn. Melrose HS87 Billy Davis TE Fr 6-3 215 Carmel, Ind. Carmel HS88 Timothy Pruitt DE R-Soph 6-2 240 Huntsville, Ala. Arkansas State89 Andrew Bather WR Fr 5-10 165 LaVergne, Tenn. LaVergne HS90 Dinsdale Jackson DL Fr 6-2 278 Miami Gardens, Fla. American Heritage HS92 Hunter Howard LS Jr 6-4 215 Franklin, Tenn. Franklin HS93 Samquan Evans DL Fr 5-11 290 Winston Salem, N.C. Carver HS94 Alex Payne DE Fr 5-11 230 Johnson City, Tenn. Science Hill HS95 Lamar Wallace DL Jr 6-3 270 Baton Rouge, La. Capitol PCA96 Derek Platt DL Fr 6-3 265 Luray, Tenn. Chester County HS97 Mike Murphy DL Jr 6-2 325 Lewisburg, Tenn. Marshall County HS98 Austin Taylor DE Fr 6-4 220 Huntsville, Ala. J.O. Johnson HS99 D.J. McCellion DL R-Fr 5-11 300 Delray Beach, Fla. Atlantic HS
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LS #92 - Howard Hunter, 6-3, 214, Jr.H #11 - Devin Wilson, 6-3, 200, Jr. P #39 - Matt Moseley, 5-11, 155, Fr.
K #43 - Jamin Godfrey 6-2, 180, So.
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2011 Tennessee State FootballTennessee State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 07, 2011)
All games
Date Opponent Score Att.Sep 03, 2011 SOUTHERN U. W 33-7 25209Sep 10, 2011 vs Jackson State L 29-35 43532
* Sep 17, 2011 at Murray State L 27-58 10031Sep 24, 2011 at Air Force L 24-63 33487
* Oct 01, 2011 at Austin Peay L 34-37 8614* Oct 08, 2011 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 55-3 6234* Oct 15, 2011 at #19 Tennessee Tech W 42-40 8676* Oct 22, 2011 at Eastern Kentucky L 22-33 10800* Nov 05, 2011 at Eastern Illinois W 18-17 6774
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee State 98 87 47 52 0 284Opponents 72 82 75 64 0 293
Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 4-5 2-0 2-4 0-1Conference 3-3 1-0 2-3 0-0Non-Conference 1-2 1-0 0-1 0-1
Team Statistics TSU OPPFIRST DOWNS 184 214 R u s h i n g 85 84 P a s s i n g 89 111 P e n a l t y 10 19RUSHING YARDAGE 1627 1679 Rushing Attempts 352 350 Average Per Rush 4.6 4.8 Average Per Game 180.8 186.6 TDs Rushing 18 16PASSING YARDAGE 2084 2362 C o m p - A t t - I n t 147-291-7 185-318-7 Average Per Pass 7.2 7.4 Average Per Catch 14.2 12.8 Average Per Game 231.6 262.4 TDs Passing 13 21TOTAL OFFENSE 3711 4041 Average Per Play 5.8 6.0 Average Per Game 412.3 449.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 53-955 41-771PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-159 17-194INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-79 7-144FUMBLES-LOST 9-6 23-14PENALTIES-Yards 68-533 65-543PUNTS-AVG 46-38.0 32-40.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 1 3 2 9 : 4 73RD-DOWN Conversions 53/136 51/1224TH-DOWN Conversions 8/10 8/20
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2011 Tennessee State FootballTennessee State Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 07, 2011)
All games
Team Statistics TSU OPPSCORING 284 293 Points Per Game 31.6 32.6FIRST DOWNS 184 214 R u s h i n g 85 84 P a s s i n g 89 111 P e n a l t y 10 19RUSHING YARDAGE 1627 1679 Yards gained rushing 1806 1986 Yards lost rushing 179 307 Rushing Attempts 352 350 Average Per Rush 4.6 4.8 Average Per Game 180.8 186.6 TDs Rushing 18 16PASSING YARDAGE 2084 2362 C o m p - A t t - I n t 147-291-7 185-318-7 Average Per Pass 7.2 7.4 Average Per Catch 14.2 12.8 Average Per Game 231.6 262.4 TDs Passing 13 21TOTAL OFFENSE 3711 4041 Total Plays 643 668 Average Per Play 5.8 6.0 Average Per Game 412.3 449.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 53-955 41-771PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-159 17-194INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-79 7-144KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.0 18.8PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 19.9 11.4INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.3 20.6FUMBLES-LOST 9-6 23-14PENALTIES-Yards 68-533 65-543 Average Per Game 59.2 60.3PUNTS-Yards 46-1749 32-1305 Average Per Punt 38.0 40.8 Net punt average 32.5 32.7TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 1 3 2 9 : 4 73RD-DOWN Conversions 53/136 51/122 3rd-Down Pct 39% 42%4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/10 8/20 4th-Down Pct 80% 40%SACKS BY-Yards 25-164 11-82MISC YARDS 0 49TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 34 38FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-23 10-14ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (31-34) 91% (30-35) 86%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (22-34) 65% (22-35) 63%PAT-ATTEMPTS (31-32) 97% (35-37) 95%ATTENDANCE 31443 78382 Games/Avg Per Game 2/15722 6/13064 Neutral Site Games 1/43532
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee State 98 87 47 52 0 284Opponents 72 82 75 64 0 293
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2011 Tennessee State FootballTennessee State Games Played (as of Nov 07, 2011)
All games
## PLAYER GP-GS SU JSU MUR AF APSU SEMO TTU EKU EIU20 AYOOLA,Dare 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X55 BASS,Anthony 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X45 BATHER,Justin 9/2 X X X START START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X29 BERRY,Ryan 6/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X . . . . . .37 BROOKS,Stephen 5/- . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X60 CARTER,Sherman 9/8 X X X START START START START START START START START35 COFFEE,Jeremy 4/- X X X . . . X X X X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .47 COUNCIL,Rico 9/8 X X X START START START START START START START START87 DAVIS,Billy 7/- X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X71 DAVIS,Brent 4/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X . . .1X DAVIS,London 6/4 X X X START START START X X X START . . . . . . . . .65 DEAN,DeMarde 6/- . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X84 DELONEY,Chris 8/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X59 DOSSETT,Kevin 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . .73 EDWARDS,Kadeem 9/8 X X X START START START START START START START START93 EVANS,SAMQUAN 8/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X46 FITZPATRICK,Dan 9/5 X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START START START41 FRETT,Vernon 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 GAINES,Rogers 9/7 X X X START X X X START START START START START START15 GARLINGTON,Weld 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X12 GERMAN,Mike 8/6 X X X . . . X X X START START START START START START49 GLEAVES,Johntae 7/3 X X X . . . X X X . . . START X X X START X X X START22 GODBOLT,Steven 9/5 X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START START START43 GODFREY,Jamin 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X40 GUTHRIE,Jarron 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X14 HARPER,Antonio 9/8 X X X START START START START START START START START76 HASKIN,Brandon 8/2 X X X . . . START START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X92 HOWARD,Hunter 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X6 JAMES,Travis 9/7 X X X START START START START START START START X X X1Y JONES,John 8/5 X X X START START START START START X X X X X X . . .52 Lusk,Tyler 9/4 X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START13 MALLORY,Julian 3/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .99 McCELLION,D.J. 9/6 X X X X X X X X X START START START START START START1 McNAIRL,Calvin 9/8 X X X START START START START START START START START85 MITCHELL,Ryan 7/- . . . X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X77 MORRIS, Anthony 6/1 X X X . . . X X X X X X . . . X X X START X X X . . .39 MOSELEY,Matt 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X97 MURPHY,Mike 8/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X70 MYERS,Robert 8/1 X X X X X X START X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X79 NICHOLLS,Donte' 9/8 X X X START START START START START START START START5 PARKER,Hakeem 8/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X7 PERRY,Jeremy 7/2 X X X START START X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X . . .86 PETERSON,Lawren 6/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . X X X88 PRUITT,Timothy 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 PRYOR,Jeremy 8/- . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X17 RAMSEY,Jamal 8/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X78 RIDGEWAY,Justin 7/6 X X X START . . . . . . START START START START START
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2011 Tennessee State FootballTennessee State Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 07, 2011)
Games played: 9 Avg per rush: 4.6 Avg per catch: 14.2 Pass efficiency: 120.60 Kick ret avg: 18.0 Punt ret avg: 19.9 All purpose avg/game: 544.9 Total offense avg/gm: 412.3
Games played: 9 Avg per rush: 4.8 Avg per catch: 12.8 Pass efficiency: 137.96 Kick ret avg: 18.8 Punt ret avg: 11.4 All purpose avg/game: 572.2 Total offense avg/gm: 449.0
Saturday, November 12 *#20 Tennessee Tech at #25 Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)*Austin Peay at Murray State, 1:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)*Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)Eastern Illinois at Southern Illinois, 2:00 p.m.* UT Martin at Tennessee State, 5:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
* Indicates OVC ContestALL TIMES CENTRAL
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Saturday, November 5 @Austin Peay 40, Central State 0@Southeast Missouri 55, Central Methodist 44*Murray State 38, @#15 Tennessee Tech 37*Tennessee State 18, @Eastern Illinois 17*Eastern Kentucky 52, @#18 Jacksonville State 48@Mississippi State 55, UT Martin 17
A Tennessee Tech 38-37 loss to Murray State on a missed extra point with 2:05 to play, plus an offensive explosion that saw Eastern Kentucky score 28 fourth quarter points in just 5:20 of action to overcome a 24-point deficit and top Jacksonville State 52-48, has put EKU on top ofthe OVC standings (5-1) with two weeks to play...The Colonels are just one game ahead of three teams, including Tennessee Tech and UTMartin, the two teams EKU plays over the next two weeks...If EKU wins out it will claim its record 21st OVC Championship and play in its20th NCAA playoffs (the second most all-time)...A loss in either of its final two games and it is possible the OVC race finishes in a three-way tie (the winner of the EKU/TTU game would have a favorable advantage in several of the most likely multi-team tiebreaker scenarios)...Justtwice in OVC history (1962 and 2009) has the OVC Champion finished the season with two Conference losses...With its fifth-straight win on Saturday, Eastern Kentucky moved into the Top 25 poll (No. 25, Sports Network), its first national ranking since Oct. 19, 2009...EKU QB T.J.Pryor was named National Offensive Player of the Week by the College Sporting News after throwing for a school-record five touchdowns in a dramatic 52-48 victory...Eastern Kentucky junior running back Matt Denham rushed for 209 yards against JSU, his third-straight 200-plusyard game and the fourth time in the last five games he has reached that mark; Denham is first nationally (FCS) in 200-plus yard games this season (4) and is the first OVC running back in the last decade to have four 200-plus yard games in the same season...Overall Denhamhas five-straight games with 100-plus yards, the first time that has happened in OVC play since 2007 (UTM’s Don Chapman)...Murray Statesenior Kienan Cullen converted his 53rd career field goal in the second quarter at Tennessee Tech, giving him the OVC career field goal mark outright; Cullen passed MTSU’s Kelly Potter (1981-84) who had held the record for 17 years...Saturday’s Eastern Kentucky/Tennessee Techgame is the most key matchup this week, with EKU being No. 25 and TTU being No. 20 (FCS Coaches poll) in the national polls; if TTU winsits final two games, it would win any tiebreaker and earn the league’s automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs...In other action on Saturday Austin Peay visits Murray State, Jacksonville State is at Southeast Missouri and UT Martin is at Tennessee State...In non-conference action EasternIllinois coach Bob Spoo finishes out his 25-year career as head coach when the Panthers play at Southern Illinois.
THIS WEEK’S OVC HIGHLIGHTS/STORYLINES
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Box Score (Final)2011 Tennessee State Football
Southern U. vs Tennessee State (Sep 03, 2011 at Nashville, TN)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSouthern U. 0 0 7 0 7Tennessee State 13 14 0 6 33
Southern U. (0-1) vs. Tennessee State (1-0)Date: Sep 03, 2011 • Site: Nashville, TN • Stadium: LP FieldAttendance: 25209
Kickoff time: 6:00p • End of Game: 9:13p • Total elapsed time: 3:13Officials: Referee: Thomas Floyd; Umpire: Ken Switzer; Linesman: Michael Salas;Line judge: Phillip DeWitt; Back judge: Tom Hahs; Field judge: Rod Whittier;Side judge: Tim Fetsch; Scorer: Jerome Dooley;Temperature: 99 deg • Wind: E 10mph • Weather: partly cloudyOffensive MVP-Trabis Ward (TSU)Defensive MVP-Rico Council (TSU)
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Box Score (Final)2011 Tennessee State Football
Tennessee State vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2011 at Memphis, TN)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 14 10 2 3 29Jackson State 14 7 7 7 35
Qtr Time Scoring play1st 11:54 JSU - WILDER,Marcell. 62 yd pass from THERRIAULT,Ca. (SMITH,Jabril kick), 1-62 0:11
Tennessee State (1-2,0-1) vs. Murray State (2-1,1-0)Date: Sep 17, 2011 • Site: Murray, Ky. • Stadium: Stewart StadiumAttendance: 10031
Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 9:32 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:32 pmOfficials: Referee: Ken Stovall; Umpire: John Short; Linesman: David Seewer;Line judge: John Smoot; Back judge: Paul Scharden; Field judge: Jacques Hooper;Side judge: Al Studstill;Temperature: 67 • Wind: SSE 6mph • Weather: Sunny
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Box Score (Final)2011 Tennessee State Football
Tennessee State vs Air Force (Sep 24, 2011 at USAFA, Colo.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 7 3 7 7 24Air Force 14 21 14 14 63
Qtr Time Scoring play1st 11:04 AF - DEWITT, Mike 4 yd run (HERRINGTON, Par kick), 8-64 2:02
06:09 AF - CLARK, Asher 7 yd run (HERRINGTON, Par kick), 10-66 3:2005:24 TSU - McNAIRL,Calvin 80 yd pass from GERMAN,Mike (GODFREY,Jamin kick), 2-80 0:45
2nd 12:30 AF - HUNTER, Mikel 34 yd pass from JEFFERSON, Tim (HERRINGTON, Par kick), 3-46 0:3308:28 AF - COBB, Wesley 2 yd run (HERRINGTON, Par kick), 7-48 2:1601:47 AF - WARZEKA, Jonath 34 yd pass from JEFFERSON, Tim (HERRINGTON, Par kick), 4-69 1:0700:00 TSU - GODFREY,Jamin 43 yd field goal, 8-43 1:43
3rd 13:12 AF - FREEMAN, Joshua 7 yd pass from JEFFERSON, Tim (HERRINGTON, Par kick), 5-68 1:4407:35 AF - JONES, Darius 23 yd run (CONANT, Will kick), 8-80 2:4201:33 TSU - WARD,Trabis 1 yd run (GODFREY,Jamin kick), 12-64 5:54
4th 14:58 AF - DEWITT, Mike 1 yd run (CONANT, Will kick), 5-64 1:2911:10 AF - LEE, Jonathan 49 yd run (CONANT, Will kick), 6-73 2:1400:51 TSU - McNAIRL,Calvin 18 yd pass from PERRY,Jeremy (GODFREY,Jamin kick), 9-53 5:06
RUSHING: Tennessee State-WARD,Trabis 20-98; THOMAS,Dante' 8-46; PERRY,Jeremy 5-27; McNAIRL,Calvin1-10; COFFEE,Jeremy 1-8; STEVENSON,Marti 4-6; BERRY,Ryan 2-5; WALLACE,Jason 1-2; GERMAN,Mike 3-minus14. Air Force-CLARK, Asher 13-148; LACOSTE, Anthon 4-77; LEE, Jonathan 2-65; JONES, Darius 6-63;DEWITT, Mike 9-57; JEFFERSON, Tim 3-41; DIETZ, Connor 3-31; COLEMAN, Drew 1-28; COBB, Wesley 10-27;HART, Broam 4-23; GETZ, Cody 4-13; WARZEKA, Jonath 3-12; TIPTON, Tucker 1-5; HUNTER, Mikel 1-4;MACARTHUR, Ty 1-2; TM 1-minus 1.
PASSING: Tennessee State-GERMAN,Mike 6-17-0-172; PERRY,Jeremy 3-7-1-34; TEAM 0-1-0-0. AirForce-JEFFERSON, Tim 11-13-0-178; DIETZ, Connor 2-2-0-19.
RECEIVING: Tennessee State-WILSON,Devin 4-88; McNAIRL,Calvin 2-98; JAMES,Travis 2-16; SEARS,JeMarc1-4. Air Force-KAUTH, ZACK 4-31; HUNTER, Mikel 2-46; COLEMAN, Drew 2-29; FREEMAN, Joshua 2-20;WARZEKA, Jonath 1-34; MACARTHUR, Ty 1-24; HIRNEISE, Brand 1-13.
INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-None. Air Force-PIERCE, Roland 1-0.
FUMBLES: Tennessee State-PERRY,Jeremy 1-0. Air Force-JEFFERSON, Tim 1-0; DEWITT, Mike 1-1; LACOSTE,Anthon 1-1.
Tennessee State (1-3) vs. Air Force (2-1)Date: Sep 24, 2011 • Site: USAFA, Colo. • Stadium: Falcon StadiumAttendance: 33487
Kickoff time: 1:06 pm • End of Game: 4:20 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:14Officials: Referee: Randy Christal; Umpire: Jim Adams; Linesman: Cal McNeill;Line judge: Kelly Deterding; Back judge: Terry Jones; Field judge: Joe Blubaugh;Side judge: Tom Bessant; Scorer: Melissa McKeown;Temperature: High 70s • Wind: NNE 12 • Weather: Sunny
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Box Score (Final)2011 Tennessee State Football
Tennessee State vs Austin Peay (Oct 01, 2011 at Clarksville, Tenn.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 17 10 7 0 34Austin Peay 6 7 14 10 37
Tennessee State (1-4,0-2) vs. Austin Peay (2-2,2-0)Date: Oct 01, 2011 • Site: Clarksville, Tenn. • Stadium: Governors StadiumAttendance: 8614
Kickoff time: 6:00 PM • End of Game: 9:12 • Total elapsed time: 3:12Officials: Referee: Matt Young; Umpire: John Graham; Linesman: Steve Swift;Line judge: Craig Dunnt; Back judge: Drew Moyers; Field judge: Pat Pownall;Side judge: Greg Koerner; Scorer: APSU Stat Crew;Temperature: 56 • Wind: Calm • Weather: ClearAPSU starts OVC play 2-0 for first time 1977
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Box Score (Final)2011 Tennessee State Football
Southeast Missouri vs Tennessee State (Oct 08, 2011 at Nashville, Tenn.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSoutheast Missouri 0 0 0 3 3Tennessee State 28 13 0 14 55
Qtr Time Scoring play1st 11:37 TSU - THOMAS,Dante' 27 yd run (GODFREY,Jamin kick), 8-68 3:23
FUMBLES: Southeast Missouri-SCHEIBLE, Matt 2-1; NEUHAUS, George 1-0; COLEMAN, Ron 1-1. TennesseeState-WARD,Trabis 1-0.
Southeast Missouri (1-4,1-2) vs. Tennessee State (2-4,1-2)Date: Oct 08, 2011 • Site: Nashville, Tenn. • Stadium: LP FieldAttendance: 6234
Kickoff time: 6:03 pm • End of Game: 9:05 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:02Officials: Referee: Todd Dunaway; Umpire: Steve Joest; Linesman: Chris Barney;Line judge: Steve Horn; Back judge: Kirk Paitsel; Field judge: Mike Boshers;Side judge: Steve Hendley; Scorer: Jerome Dooley;Temperature: 78 deg • Wind: E 8mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Box Score (Final)2011 Tennessee State Football
Tennessee State vs #19 Tennessee Tech (Oct 15, 2011 at Cookeville, Tenn.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 14 14 14 0 42Tennessee Tech 7 13 3 17 40
Qtr Time Scoring play1st 13:51 TSU - PRYOR,Jeremy 12 yd pass from GERMAN,Mike (GODFREY,Jamin kick), 3-14 0:49
Tennessee State (3-4,2-2) vs. Tennessee Tech (4-2,3-1)Date: Oct 15, 2011 • Site: Cookeville, Tenn. • Stadium: Tucker StadiumAttendance: 8676
Kickoff time: 7:00 pm • End of Game: 10:43 • Total elapsed time: 3:43Officials: Referee: J. McArthur; Umpire: B. Davis; Linesman: J. Irwin;Line judge: T. Danner; Back judge: G. Brey; Field judge: B. Jenkins;Side judge: C. Shield; Scorer: Ron Schabert;Temperature: 61 • Wind: 5 mph sw • Weather: Cool and clear
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Box Score (Final)2011 Tennessee State Football
Tennessee State vs Eastern Kentucky (Oct 22, 2011 at Richmond, Ky.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 3 3 10 6 22Eastern Kentucky 7 7 13 6 33
Qtr Time Scoring play1st 12:06 TSU - GODFREY,Jamin 48 yd field goal, 5-28 2:54
Tennessee State (3-5,2-3) vs. Eastern Kentucky (4-3,3-1)Date: Oct 22, 2011 • Site: Richmond, Ky. • Stadium: Roy Kidd StadiumAttendance: 10800
Kickoff time: 3:00 pm • End of Game: 6:01 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:01Officials: Referee: Todd Dunaway; Umpire: Steve Joest; Linesman: Chris Barney;Line judge: Steve Horn; Back judge: Steve Hendley; Field judge: Mike Boshers;Side judge: Kirk Paitsel; Scorer: www.WLStats.net;Temperature: 57 • Wind: 6 W • Weather: fair 44% humidity2011 Eastern Kentucky University Homecoming game
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Box Score (Final)2011 Tennessee State Football
Tennessee State vs Eastern Illinois (Nov 05, 2011 at Charleston, Ill.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 2 3 0 13 18Eastern Illinois 7 0 10 0 17
Qtr Time Scoring play1st 09:22 EIU - WRIGHT 13 yd pass from GAROPPOLO (BERRA kick), 5-32 1:35
04:28 TSU - TEAM safety2nd 00:06 TSU - GODFREY,Jamin 51 yd field goal, 5-34 0:493rd 12:55 EIU - WALKER 4 yd run (BERRA kick), 5-62 1:59
INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-ROBINSON,Wilson 1-2. Eastern Illinois-WERTZ 1-16; TAYLOR 1-13.
FUMBLES: Tennessee State-None. Eastern Illinois-HOULIHAN 1-1; TAYLOR 1-0; GAROPPOLO 1-1.
Tennessee State (4-5,3-3) vs. Eastern Illinois (2-8,1-7)Date: Nov 05, 2011 • Site: Charleston, Ill. • Stadium: O'Brien FieldAttendance: 6774
Kickoff time: 1:35 pm • End of Game: 4:30 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:55Officials: Referee: Ken Switzer; Umpire: Thomas Floyd; Linesman: Steve Swift;Line judge: Phillip DeWitt; Back judge: Tom Hahs; Field judge: Ron Whittier;Side judge: Tim Fetsch; Scorer: EIU Sports Info;Temperature: 58 • Wind: SSE 10 • Weather: Clear & coolOhio Valley Conference contest; 15th meeting between EIU/TSU... Coach Bob Spoo Legacy Game Day
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