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The University of Tennessee at Martin 2009 Football Program

The UT Martin 2009 Football Program is an overview of this year’s team. Because of cost containment this publication replaces our traditional media guide and will be available to fans online at utmsports.com. The 2009 UT Martin Football Program was designed and produced by UT Martin communications students Casey Curlin, Randy Cavin, Jessica Endicott, Joshua Lemons and Charlie McIntosh. Editorial copy was provided by Ryne Rickman and Joe Lofaro. Special assistance provided by Matt Maxey.

The University of Tennessee at Martin Intercollegiate Athletics Mission Statement

The University of Tennessee at Martin intercollegiate athletics program enhances the total collegiate experience for currently enrolled students and generates interest in UT Martin from various stakeholders by developing competitive teams, academically successful student-athletes, and staff and student-athletes who are involved in the campus and external community. These goals are pursued while stressing the physical, emotional and social well being of student-athletes. All coaches and staff are expected to comply with NCAA and NIRA regulations and principles, especially those related to sportsmanship and ethical conduct. Opportunities for women and minorities are expanded whenever possible.

Outlook ...................................... 2Pre-season Depth Chart .............. 9Rosters .....................................11Lettermen Returing/Lost .......... 15State-by-State Breakdown ......... 16Geographic Distribution .............172009 Opponents ....................... 18Opponents Series Records......... 26Schedule .................................. 27Football Staff ........................... 282009 Skyhawks .........................57Newcomers ............................ 1362008 Statistics ...................... 1462008 Opponents ..................... 158Records ..................................178All-Time Roster ....................... 196Pro Connection ....................... 206All-Americans ..........................212All-Conference ........................214OVC ....................................... 224

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Preseason OVC Offense Player of Year

The Skyhawks fi nished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 37.33 points per game. The team was ranked 16th in the country in total offense and among the top 40 in rushing offense and passing offense.

The Skyhawks return the bulk of their offensive weapons for the 2009 season. Leading the team and calling all the signals will be senior quarterback Cade Thompson, the Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Thompson completed 190-of-329 passes for 2,680 yards and 24 touchdowns. He completed 57.8 percent of his attempts and averaged 233 yards of passing per game. His passing effi ciency was the 25th best in the nation.

Running Game Gives Skyhawks 3-headed MonsterThe 2009 Skyhawks offense also

features a stellar rushing attack with the return of running backs Brandyn Young and Miguel Barnes. Young led the team in rushing with 143 carries for 702 yards and 12 touchdowns. Barnes rushed for almost 500 yards on 102 carries. The Skyhawks rushing offense was ranked 34th in the nation and averaged 170.50 yards per

game.“The running game is like a three-headed

monster,” said fourth-year head coach Jason Simpson said. “Young is steady, reliable, durable and tough. Barnes has acceleration and he offers us a one-two punch with Young. When you add Jason McNair (redshirt freshman) to the mix you get a shiftiness that has the ability to break a long run.”

The Skyhawks also have Kenny Jones and Jarvis Perry in the backfi eld at the fullback position. Simpson calls Jones one of the best fullbacks in the OVC. “He can block, catch and run.” Perry weighs in at 245 pounds and could see time at tailback as well.

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Preseason All-American Anchors O-LineThe Skyhawks offensive attack is anchored by preseason All-American Joe Gibbs at right

tackle and Jarvis Doleman at right guard. Quinton Groves, who played on the defensive fullback, will start at center. “He gives us that defensive line mentality,” Simpson said. On the left side, junior Taz Tillery will play guard while Rodney Irvin is at left tackle. The Skyhawks landed 6-3, 300-pounder Michael Bryant, a transfer from Vanderbilt, right before fall camp opened. Bryant can play guard or tackle.

Simpson is expecting others to contribute as well, including Michael Mancini, Darren Fizer, Kunlee Kola, Nick O’Rick, Travis Lilienthal, Tyler Eady, Matt Pope and Dan Shufeldt.

Duke Transfer Takes Over at Safety for Skyhawks

Duke transfer Eddie Morgan, who is extremely physical, will grab the Skyhawks starting job at safety. Junior Erick Daniel and Jimmy Jones are expected to see a lot of playing time. Daniel is one of those players who needs to come into his own, while Jones made some noise with big plays during spring practice. But like Daniel, Jones needs to step forward. Gett Howard will move from linebacker to safety and he brings an atypical size to the position at 6-0 and 200 pounds. Another player switching positions is Trey Smith who moves from tailback to safety after a redshirt season. West Tennessee product Kendal Harper from Trenton saw a lot of action on special teams last year, but must now use his speed to help out the Skyhawks on defense. And the glue guy, the player Simpson says he can go to when the job needs to be done, is Joe Dunavent. “He holds everything together for us at this position,” Simpson said.

Hometown Boy Set for Senior Campaign at CornerbackSenior and hometown favorite Markei Guy will vie for a starting cornerback position, along

with veteran Aaron High, a fi fth-year guy out of Atlanta. Gerald Guffi n moves from safety to cornerback this season. Three newcomers Chris Calvert, Tracy Mayes and Derek Welch will also see action at cornerback.

quarterback hurries. He was an All-Southern Conference honorable mention pick in 2008.Brandon Cox will also vie for a starting job on the defensive line. Simpson said Cox has

transformed his body into an OVC defensive tackle. Cox was one of three players who claimed Most Improved Honors this past spring.

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Senior CB Markei Guy

Most Improved Defensive Player Fills Void at DE

Among the seven defensive ends compet-ing for a starting spot are Chris Murray, Tim Cox and DJ Roberts. Murray was one of three defensive players who earned Most Improved honors after spring practice. He played a key role on the defensive line seeing action in all 12 games last season. The Memphis product fi nished the season with 23 total tackles and recorded 5.5 tackles for a loss and had 2.5 sacks. Murray was part of the Skyhawks de-fensive front that led the OVC in sacks and tackles for loss.

Cox is a junior college transfer and brings a great work ethic to the team. Roberts, a true fresh-man from Knoxville’s Austin-East High School, earned fi rst team all-state honors his junior and senior years. He was named MVP of the 2008 East-West All-Star Game. He was also selected to play in the Tennessee-Kentucky Border Bowl and named to the Knoxville Interscholastic League’s (KIL) fi rst team.

Preseason All-American Anchors O-LineThe Skyhawks offensive attack is anchored by preseason All-American Joe Gibbs at right

tackle and Jarvis Doleman at right guard. Quinton Groves, who played on the defensive fullback, will start at center. “He gives us that defensive line mentality,” Simpson said. On the left side, junior Taz Tillery will play guard while Rodney Irvin is at left tackle. The Skyhawks landed 6-3, 300-pounder Michael Bryant, a transfer from Vanderbilt, right before fall camp opened. Bryant can play guard or tackle.

Simpson is expecting others to contribute as well, including Michael Mancini, Darren Fizer, Kunlee Kola, Nick O’Rick, Travis Lilienthal, Tyler Eady, Matt Pope and Dan Shufeldt.

Kickers for All Season Include Senior, Big Leg, JUCO PunterOn special teams, Tom Hansen returns for his senior season. Simpson said he has seen good

things from Hansen in camp and is looking for a big year from the kicker. Hansen will kick PATs and fi eld goals.

Freshman Cody Sandlin from Davidson Academy in Middle Tennessee will take care of the kickoff duties. Sandlin, a left-footer, has a strong leg and will play a vital party in determining the Skyhawks’ fi eld positon. Junior college transfer Ricky Parkhouse will replace Adam Ivey at punter. Parkhouse has a strong leg and has an impressive hang time on his punts. Redshirt freshman Clay Sheley will be the long snapper. Simpson said he is looking at a bunch of players to handle kickoff and punt returns.

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Skyhawks Earn Preseason Hype

The Skyhawks are enjoying some preseason national attention – the team is ranked 17th in the country among Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams by The Kickoff College Football Preview magazine and 20th by Athlon Sports 2009 Football Preview magazine.

Former Players Take on New Roles for 2009 Season

Five former Skyhawks will have new roles for the 2009 season. The UT Martin alums include Brandon Cooper, Kevin Bannon and Ray Williams. Cooper is an assistant coach who will work with defensive backs, while Bannon and Williams are graduate assistants.

Chip Martin and Jerrod Grace are now working as managers. Martin was last year’s long snapper, while Grace was a mainstay on the defensive line.

Gibbs Picks Up Preseason All-American Honor

Senior Joe Gibbs was named a second team Consensus Draft Services (CDS) Preseason Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) All-American.

Gibbs, a 6-4, 240-pound tackle from Brilliant, Ala., was named to the 2008 All-Ohio Valley Conference Football Team. He graded out this past season at 87 percent and did not allow a sack.

In 2007, Gibbs started in 11 games including two games at tight end. He had two catches for 13 yards in the season opener at Southern Miss. As a true freshman, Gibbs saw limited playing time at tight end and on special teams in seven games. He returned one punt and blocked a kick at Southeast Missouri State University.

Senior DE Chris Murray

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New Coaches, New AssignmentsHead football coach Jason Simpson has

announced the addition of two new assistant coaches and several coaching assignment changes.

Simpson has added Jimmy Lindsey and Will Harriger to the staff. Lindsey, who comes to UT Martin from Miami of Ohio, will coach the defensive line. Harriger, who was a graduate assistant coach for Simpson during the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference Championship season, is now a full-time assistant and will coach linebackers.

Offensive line coach Geep Wade will now serve as the team’s offensive coordinator. Other changes include Gerad Parker moving from running backs to wide receivers. Adam Beauchamp will coach the running backs after spending his fi rst season with the Skyhawks as the defensive line coach.

Skyhawks to Play In-State BCS Teams, Memphis and TennesseeUT Martin will continue to play Football Bowl

Subdivision teams for the next two seasons. The Skyhawks will play Memphis, a member of Conference USA, on Sept. 19 at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis.

In 2010, the Skyhawks will make their fi rst trip ever to Neyland Stadium to play the Ten-nessee Volunteers, a member of the South-eastern Conference. The Tennessee game is set for Sept. 4, 2010.

This past season the Skyhawks played South Florida, a member of the Big East Con-ference at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa and Southeastern Conference power Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala.

Senior Kicker Tom Hansen

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Skyhawks Recover from Injuries in Time for Preseason Camp

Offensive lineman Nick O’Rick is back. O’Rick suffered a knee injury in the fi rst half of the 2007 season opener at Southern Miss. He missed the remainder of the 2007 season and the entire 2008 season recovering from the injury.

While O’Rick makes his return, linebacker Josh Frohock has missed spring practice because of a knee injury. Frohock suffered a knee injury at the end of the 2008 spring practice and missed the entire 2008 season. This spring he injured the other knee on the third practice, and had surgery early enough to return in time for the 2009 OVC season.

Skyhawks have Five New NCAA D-I Players on 2009 Roster

The Skyhawks have fi ve new NCAA Division I players joining the team for the 2009 season. The latest Division I transfer is Michael Bryant, a 6-4, 300-pound offensive lineman from Vanderbilt University. Bryant made it to preseason camp in time for two-a-days.

The other Division I players new for the 2009 season include safety Eddie Morgan who transferred from Duke; wide receiver Rhett Hamrick a University of South Florida transfer; defensive tackle Derrius Dowell who transferred from Vanderbilt; and Travis Lilienthal, a 6-3, 280-pound offensive lineman who transferred from MTSU. Morgan was here for spring practice, while Hamrick and Dowell transferred for the fall semester. Lilienthal arrived in time for preseason camp.

Skyhawks Deepest and Most Talented at LinebackerThe Skyhawks are probably the deepest and most talented at linebacker this season. Bey

and redshirt freshman Julius McNair will be at one outside linebacker position. In the middle, the Skyhawks return junior college transfer Brent Acker and sophomore Jonathan Utley. Jamar Lawrence and Sione Fale’ofa will handle the other outside linebacker position.

Aaron Carney, Josh Frohock and freshman Nick Rottero add depth to the position. Carney has plenty of experience and is capable of playing all three positions. Frohock returns after missing last season with a knee injury. Rottero, from Wilson County in Middle Tennessee, has been impressive in preseason camp and will help.

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New D-line Coach Makes Up for Experience with DepthSenior Ray Teamer is the only defensive lineman with any experience. Teamer saw action in all

12 games in 2008 and fi nished the season with 24 total tackles, three tackles for a loss and one sack. New defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey has 15 players in preseason camp trying to earn a starting job on that defensive line. He has eight tackles and seven ends.

“We have more depth than we ever had,” Simpson said. Two of the players battling for a starting job at the tackle positions are Vanderbilt transfer

Derrius Dowell and Jordan Peiler. Dowell played at Vanderbilt for head coach Bobby Johnson from 2006-08. He consistently competed to crack the two-deep of the Vanderbilt defensive interior line. The Georgia native was named Vandy’s Defensive Scout of the Week after the Wake Forest game in 2007 and the Florida game in 2006.

Peiler played two seasons at Palomar Community College in San Marcos, Calif., for coach Joe Early. In 2008, led the Comets to a national No. 17 ranking and an 8-3 season, totaling 42 tackles (32 solo), a forced fumble, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass break-up and three quarterback hurries. He was an All-Southern Conference honorable mention pick in 2008. Brandon Cox will also vie for a starting job on the defensive line. Simpson said Cox has transformed his body into an OVC defensive tackle. Cox was one of three players who claimed Most Improved Honors this past spring.

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SE 19 Mike Hicks 6-3 220 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. 88 Stephen Shiver 6-3 195 So. Maryville, Tenn.

OT 70 Rodney Irvin 6-2 280 R-So. Nashville, Tenn. 77 Anthony Kelly 6-4 275 Jr. Riverside, Cal.

OG 75 Taz Tillery 6-3 281 Jr. Russellville, Ala. 53 Michael Mancini 6-3 280 R-Fr. Collerville, Tenn.

C 56 Quinton Groves 6-0 280 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. 61 Darren Fizer 6-0 260 R-Jr. Charlotte, Tenn.

OG 54 Jarvis Doleman 6-2 295 Sr. Lawrence, Kan. 64 Michael Pope 6-2 250 R-Fr. Murphressboro, Tenn.

OT 73 Joe Gibbs 6-5 225 Sr. Brilliant, Ala. 76 Dan Shufeldt 6-4 320 So. Colombia, Mo.

QB 12 Cade Thompson 6-2 192 Sr. Maryville, Tenn. 15 Derek Carr 6-2 190 So. McKenzie, Tenn.

TB 5 Brandyn Young 5-8 205 Sr. Stone Mountian, Ga. 25 Jason McNair 5-8 190 R-Fr. Mount Olive, Miss.

FL 4 Dexter Anoka 5-10 175 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 13 Eunique Williams 5-10 185 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.

FB 34 Kenny Jones 6-1 235 So. Knoxville, Tenn. 32 Jarvis Perry 6-2 240 R-So. Maury City, Tenn.

TE 80 Jeremy Buchanan 6-4 255 Jr. Antioch, Tenn. 84 Ben Everett 6-3 225 So. Loudon, Tenn.

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Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown DE 10 Tim Cox 6-1 230 Jr. Jackson, Miss. 52 Josh Cody 6-2 250 Jr. St. Louis, Mo.

DT 97 Karlos Jones 6-1 280 R-So. Athens, Ala. 95 Brandon Cox 6-0 275 Sr. Memphis, Tenn.

DT 94 Ray Teamer 6-2 270 Jr. Covington, Tenn. 99 Darrin Nalls 6-0 275 So. Memphis, Tenn.

DE 90 Chris Murray 6-2 235 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 40 Justin Darden 6-1 230 Jr. Meridian, Miss.

LB 11 Josh Bey 6-0 220 Jr. Springfi eld, Tenn. 22 Gett Howard 6-2 200 So. Blytheville, Ark.

LB 45 Brent Acker 6-1 225 Sr. Picayuna, Miss. 35 Jonathan Utley 6-1 220 Jr. Springfi eld, Tenn.

LB 48 Jamar Lawrence 6-0 230 Sr. Fosters, Ala. 43 Sione Fale’ofa 6-0 230 Sr. Oahu, Hawaii

CB 28 Markei Guy 170 5-8 Sr. Martin, Tenn. 6 Derek Welch 180 5-11 Jr. Taylorsville, Miss.

CB 14 Aaron High 180 5-8 Sr. Smyrna, Ga. 26 Tracy Mayes 166 5-8 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn.

ROV 29 Gerald Guffi n 195 5-11 Jr. Bartlett, Tenn. 24 Jimmy Jones 205 6-3 Jr. Heidelburg, Miss.

FS 21 Eddie Morgan 185 6-0 Jr. McKinney, Texas 23 Erick Daniel 180 5-8 Jr. Fairfi eld, Ala.

Special Teams Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PK 39 Tom Hansen 5-9 190 Sr. Powell, Tenn. 82 Cody Sandlin 6-2 180 Fr. Goodlettsville, Tenn.

P 49 Ricky Parkhouse 6-1 180 Jr. Walnut, Cal. 82 Cody Sandlin 6-2 180 Fr. Goodlettsville, Tenn.

LS 46 Clay Sheley 6-1 220 R-Fr. Dickson, Tenn. 41 Nate Rottero 5-11 210 Fr. Mount Juliett, Tenn.

HO 49 Ricky Parkhouse 6-1 180 Jr. Walnut, Cal. 82 Cody Sandlin 6-2 180 Fr. Goodlettsville, Tenn.

KR 28 Markei Guy 5-8 170 Sr. Martin, Tenn. 25 Jason McNair 5-8 190 R-Fr. Mount Olive, Miss.

PR 26 Tracy Mayes 5-8 166 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. 25 Jason McNair 5-8 190 R-Fr. Mount Olive, Miss.

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2009 UT Martin Alphabetical Roster45 Acker, Brent LB Sr. 6-1 225 Picayune, Miss. (Picayune HS)4 Anoka, Dexter WR Sr. 5-10 175 Atlanta, Ga. (Banneker HS)80 Buchanan, Jeremy TE Jr. 6-4 255 Antioch, Tenn. (Antioch HS)27 Barksdale, Tevin RB Fr. 5-10 185 Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS)30 Barnes, Miguel RB Sr. 5-11 200 Millington, Tenn. (Memphis)11 Bey ,Josh LB Jr. 6-0 220 Springfi eld, Tenn. (Springfi eld HS)3 Bourne, Daryl RB So. 5-8 175 Hattiesburg, Miss. (Hattiesburg HS)71 Bryant, Michael OT Fr. 6-5 300 LaVergne, Tenn. (Vanderbilt)20 Calvert, Chris CB Jr. 6-0 170 Vista, Calif. (Palomar CC)57 Carney, Aaron LB Jr. 6-0 220 Brownsville, Tenn. (Haywood County HS)15 Carr, Derek QB So. 6-2 190 McKenzie, Tenn. (McKenzie HS)2 Chamberlain, Daniel WR Jr. 6-1 190 Riverside, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto CC)52 Cody, Josh DE Jr. 6-2 250 St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran HS)49 Cox, Brandon DL Sr. 6-1 275 Memphis, Tenn. (Fairley HS)10 Cox, Tim DE Jr. 6-1 230 Jackson, Miss. (Holmes CC)23 Daniel, Erick S Jr. 5-8 180 Fairfi eld, Ala. (Fairfi eld HS)40 Darden, Justin DE Jr. 6-1 230 Meridian, Miss. (East Mississippi CC)54 Doleman, Jarvis OL Sr. 6-2 295 Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence Free State HS)91 Dowell, Derrius DT Sr. 6-3 290 Atlanta, Ga. (Vanderbilt)36 Dunavant, Joe S Jr. 5-9 180 Pulaski, Tenn. (Giles County HS)65 Eady, Tyler OL Fr. 6-2 275 Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Smyrna HS)79 Emebunor, Wilson OL Fr. 6-1 270 Nashville, Tenn. (Goodpasture Christian)84 Everett, Ben TE So. 6-3 215 Loudon, Tenn. (Loudon HS)42 Fale’ofa, Sione LB Sr. 6-0 230 Oahu, HI (Los Angeles Valley CC)61 Fizer, Darren OL R-Jr. 6-0 260 Charlotte, Tenn. (Creekwood HS)18 Frohock, Josh LB R-So. 6-1 225 Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin HS)73 Gibbs, Joe OL Sr. 6-5 285 Brilliant, Ala. (Brilliant HS)56 Groves, Quinton OL Jr. 6-0 280 Nashville, Tenn. (Goodpasture Christian)29 Guffi n, Gerald DB Jr. 5-11 195 Bartlett, Tenn. (Bolton HS)28 Guy, Markei DB Sr. 5-8 170 Martin, Tenn. (Westview HS)89 Hambrick, Rhett WR Jr. 6-5 210 Longwood, Calif. (Univ. of South Florida)39 Hansen, Tom K Sr. 5-9 190 Powell, Tenn. (Powell HS)16 Hardegree, Bill QB R-So. 6-5 210 Jackson, Tenn. (University School)7 Harper, Kendal SS So. 5-11 180 Trenton, Tenn. (Peabody HS)98 Henderson, Jamel DE Fr. 6-2 215 Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS)85 Hay, Olajide TE Sr. 6-6 235 Henderson, Ky. (Southeastern Ill.)19 Hicks, Michael WR Sr. 6-3 220 Jacksonville, Fla. (Mississippi)14 High, Aaron DB Sr. 5-8 180 Smyrna, Ga.(South Cobb H.S.)62 Hopper, Austin DL Fr. 6-4 270 Troy, Tenn. (Obion County Central HS)22 Howard, Jett LB So. 6-2 200 Blytheville, Ark. (Blytheville HS)70 Irvin, Rodney OL R-So. 6-2 280 Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS)24 Jones, Jimmy FS Jr. 6-3 205 Heidelberg, Miss. (Jones County JC97 Jones, Karlos NG R-So. 6-1 280 Athens, Ala. (Athens HS)34 Jones, Kenny FB So. 6-1 235 Knoxville, Tenn. (Austin-East HS)77 Kelly, Anthony OL Jr. 6-4 275 Riverside, Calif. (Chaffey College)

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59 Kola, Kunle OL Sr. 6-0 279 Pittsburg, Kan. (Coffeyville CC)48 Lawrence, Jamar LB Sr. 6-0 230 Fosters, Ala. (East Central CC)95 Leaming, Cody TE Fr. 6-0 225 Lyles, Tenn.(Hickman County HS)58 Lilienthal, Travis OL R-Fr. 6-3 280 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS)53 Mancini, Michael OL R-Fr. 6-3 280 Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville HS)26 Mayes, Tracy CB R-Fr. 5-8 166 Nashville, Tenn. (Goodpasture Christian)90 Murray, Chris DE Jr. 6-2 235 Memphis, Tenn. (G.W. Carver HS)25 McNair, Jason RB R-Fr. 5-8 190 Mount Olive, Miss. (Mount Olive HS) 38 McNair, Julius LB R-Fr. 5-11 197 Mount Olive, Miss. (Mount Olive HS)21 Morgan, Eddie S Jr. 6-0 185 McKinney, Texas (Duke)8 Milligan, Bryant S So. 6-1 197 Cleveland, Ohio (Marshall)99 Nalls, Darrin DT So. 6-0 275 Fayette, Ala. (Fayette County HS)55 Nash, Darelle DE So. 6-1 230 Memphis, Tenn. (Houston HS)63 O’Rick, Nick OL R-Jr. 6-4 305 Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Mount Juliet HS)43 Parkhouse, Ricky P Jr. 6-1 180 Walnut, Cal. (Mt. San Antonio College)60 Payne, Shabree WR R-Fr. 6-1 205 Philadelphia, Pa. (McKenzie HS)32 Perry, Jarvis FB R-So. 6-2 240 Maury City, Tenn. (Crockett County HS)50 Pieler, Jordan DT Jr. 5-11 260 Oceanside, Calif. (Palomar CC) 64 Pope, Michael OL R-Fr. 6-2 250 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS)96 Roberts, D.J. DE Fr. 6-2 245 Knoxville, Tenn. (Austin-East HS)41 Rottero, Nate LB Fr. 5-11 210 Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS)44 Samples, Chase FB Jr. 6-1 230 Ashland, Miss. (Northwest Mississippi JC)82 Sandlin, Cody K/P Fr. 6-2 180 Goodlettsville, Tenn. (Davidson Academy)46 Sheley, Clay LS R-Fr. 6-1 220 Dickson, Tenn. (Dickson County HS)88 Shiver, Stephen WR So. 6-3 195 Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville HS)76 Shufeldt, Dan OL So. 6-4 320 Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS)37 Smith, Trey RB R-Fr. 5-9 180 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS)1 Soli, John QB Jr. 6-0 195 Elkhart, Ind. (Grossmont JC)83 Springer, Brandon WR R-So. 6-0 190 Tiptonville, Tenn. (Lake County HS)87 Stanley, Taylor WR So. 5-10 182 Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS)17 Stokes, Jordan QB Fr. 6-0 190 McEwen, Tenn. (McEwen HS)81 Taylor, Maurice KR Fr. 5-8 165 St. Louis, Mo. (Cardinal Ritter HS) 94 Teamer, Ray DL Jr. 6-2 270 Covington, Tenn. (Covington HS)75 Tillery, Taz OL Jr. 6-3 281 Russellville, Ala. (Russellville HS)12 Thompson, Cade QB Sr. 6-2 192 Maryville, Tenn. (South Carolina)9 Thompson, Chris WR Fr. 5-11 180 St. Louis, Mo. (Riverview Garden HS)35 Utley, Jonathan LB Jr. 6-1 220 Springfi eld, Tenn. (Springfi eld HS)47 Warr, Felando DB FR. 6-0 162 Memphis, Tenn. (East HS)6 Welch, Derek CB Jr. 5-11 180 Taylorsville, Miss. (Jones County JC)86 White, Tom TE R-So. 6-3 230 Covington, Tenn. (Lambuth)13 Williams, Eunique ATH. R-Jr. 5-10 195 Memphis, Tenn. (Mt. San Antonio College)5 Young, Brandyn RB Sr. 5-8 205 Stone Mountain, Ga. (South Carolina)

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2009 UT Martin Numerical Roster1 John Soli QB Jr. 6-0 195 Elkhart, Ind. (Grossmont JC)2 Daniel Chamberlain WR Jr. 6-1 190 Riverside, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto CC)3 Daryl Bourne RB So. 5-8 175 Hattiesburg, Miss. (Hattiesburg HS)4 Dexter Anoka WR Sr. 5-10 175 Atlanta, Ga. (Banneker HS)5 Brandyn Young RB Sr. 5-8 205 Stone Mountain, Ga. (South Carolina)6 Derek Welch CB Jr. 5-11 180 Taylorsville, Miss. (Jones County JC)7 Kendal Harper SS So. 5-11 180 Trenton, Tenn. (Peabody HS)8 Bryant Milligan WR Jr. 6-1 197 Cleveland, Ohio (Marshall) 9 Chris Thompson WR Fr. 5-11 180 St. Louis, Mo. (Riverview Garden HS)10 Tim Cox DE Jr. 6-1 230 Jackson, Miss. (Holmes CC)11 Josh Bey LB Jr. 6-0 220 Springfi eld, Tenn. (Springfi eld HS)12 Cade Thompson QB Sr. 6-2 192 Maryville, Tenn. (South Carolina)13 Eunique Williams WR R-Jr. 5-10 195 Memphis, Tenn. (Mt. San Antonio College)14 Aaron High DB Sr. 5-8 180 Smyrna, Ga.(South Cobb, HS)15 Derek Carr QB So. 6-2 190 McKenzie, Tenn. (McKenzie HS)16 Bill Hardegree QB R-So. 6-5 210 Jackson, Tenn. (University School)17 Jordan Stokes QB Fr. 6-0 190 McEwen, Tenn. (McEwen HS)18 Josh Frohock LB R-So. 6-1 225 Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin HS)19 Michael Hicks WR Sr. 6-3 220 Jacksonville, Fla. (Mississippi)20 Chris Calvert CB Jr. 6-0 170 Vista, Calif. (Palomar CC)21 Eddie Morgan S Jr. 6-0 185 McKinney, Texas (Duke)22 Jett Howard LB So. 6-2 200 Blytheville, Ark. (Blytheville HS)23 Erick Daniel S Jr. 5-8 180 Fairfi eld, Ala. (Fairfi eld HS)24 Jimmy Jones FS Jr. 6-3 205 Heidelberg, Miss. (Jones County JC)25 Jason McNair RB R-Fr. 5-8 190 Mount Olive, Miss. (Mount Olive HS)26 Tracy Mayes CB R-Fr. 5-8 166 Nashville, Tenn. (Goodpasture Christian)27 Tevin Barksdale RB Fr. 5-10 185 Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS)28 Markei Guy DB Sr. 5-8 170 Martin, Tenn. (Westview HS)29 Gerald Guffi n DB Jr. 5-11 195 Bartlett, Tenn. (Bolton HS)30 Miguel Barnes RB Sr. 5-11 200 Millington, Tenn. (Memphis)32 Jarvis Perry FB R-So. 6-2 240 Maury City, Tenn. (Crockett County HS)34 Kenny Jones FB So. 6-1 235 Knoxville, Tenn. (Austin-East HS)35 Jonathan Utley LB Jr. 6-1 220 Springfi eld, Tenn. (Springfi eld HS)36 Joe Dunavant S Jr. 5-9 180 Pulaski, Tenn. (Giles County HS)37 Trey Smith RB R-Fr. 5-9 180 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS)38 Julius McNair LB R-Fr. 5-11 197 Mount Olive, Miss. (Mount Olive HS)39 Tom Hansen K Sr. 5-9 190 Powell, Tenn. (Powell HS)40 Justin Darden DE Jr. 6-1 230 Meridian, Miss. (East Mississippi CC)41 Nate Rottero LB Fr. 5-11 210 Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS)42 Sione Fale’ofa LB Sr. 6-0 230 Oahu, Hawaii (Los Angeles Valley CC)43 Ricky Parkhouse P Jr. 6-1 180 Walnut, Calif. (Mt. San Antonio College)44 Chase Samples FB Jr. 6-1 230 Ashland, Miss. (Northwest Mississippi JC)45 Brent Acker LB Sr. 6-1 225 Picayune, Miss. (Picayune HS)46 Clay Sheley LS R-Fr. 6-1 220 Dickson, Tenn. (Dickson County HS)47 Felando Warr DB FR. 6-0 162 Memphis, Tenn. (East HS)48 Jamar Lawrence LB Sr. 6-0 230 Fosters, Ala. (East Central CC)

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49 Brandon Cox DL Sr. 6-1 275 Memphis, Tenn. (Fairley HS)50 Jordan Pieler DT Jr. 5-11 260 Oceanside, Calif. (Palomar CC)52 Josh Cody DE Jr. 6-2 250 St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran HS)53 Michael Mancini OL R-Fr. 6-3 280 Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville HS)54 Jarvis Doleman OL Sr. 6-2 295 Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence Free State HS)55 Darelle Nash DE So. 6-1 230 Memphis, Tenn. (Houston HS)56 Quinton Groves OL Jr. 6-0 280 Nashville, Tenn. (Goodpasture Christian)57 Aaron Carney LB Jr. 6-0 220 Brownsville, Tenn. (Haywood County HS)58 Travis Lilienthal OL R-Fr. 6-3 280 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS)59 Kunle Kola OL Sr. 6-0 279 Pittsburg, Kan. (Coffeyville CC)60 Shabree Payne WR R-Fr. 6-1 205 Philadelphia, Pa. (McKenzie HS)61 Darren Fizer OL R-Jr. 6-0 260 Charlotte, Tenn. (Creekwood HS)62 Austin Hopper DL Fr. 6-4 270 Troy, Tenn. (Obion County Central HS)63 Nick O’Rick OL R-Jr. 6-4 305 Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Mount Juliet HS)64 Michael Pope OL R-Fr. 6-2 250 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS)65 Tyler Eady OL Fr. 6-2 275 Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Smyrna HS)70 Rodney Irvin OL R-So. 6-2 280 Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS)73 Joe Gibbs OL Sr. 6-5 285 Brilliant, Ala. (Brilliant HS)75 Taz Tillery OL Jr. 6-3 281 Russellville, Ala. (Russellville HS)76 Dan Shufeldt OL So. 6-4 320 Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS)77 Anthony Kelly OL Jr. 6-4 275 Riverside, Calif. (Chaffey College)79 Wilson Emebunor OL Fr. 6-1 270 Nashville, Tenn. (Goodpasture Christian)80 Jeremy Buchanan TE Jr. 6-4 255 Antioch, Tenn. (Antioch HS)81 Maurice Taylor KR Fr. 5-8 165 St. Louis, Mo. (Cardinal Ritter HS)82 Cody Sandlin K/P Fr. 6-2 180 Goodlettsville, Tenn. (Davidson Academy)83 Brandon Springer WR R-So. 6-0 190 Tiptonville, Tenn. (Lake County HS)84 Ben Everett TE So. 6-3 215 Loudon, Tenn. (Loudon HS)85 Olajide Hay TE Sr. 6-6 235 Henderson, Ky. (Southeastern Ill.)86 Tom White TE R-So. 6-3 230 Covington, Tenn. (Lambuth)87 Taylor Stanley WR So. 5-10 182 Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS)88 Stephen Shiver WR So. 6-3 195 Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville HS)89 Rhett Hamrick WR So. 6-5 210 Longwood, Calif. (Univ. of South Florida)90 Chris Murray DE Jr. 6-2 235 Memphis, Tenn. (G.W. Carver HS)91 Derrius Dowell DT Sr. 6-3 290 Atlanta, Ga. (Vanderbilt)94 Ray Teamer DL Jr. 6-2 270 Covington, Tenn. (Covington HS)95 Cody Leaming TE Fr. 6-0 225 Lyles, Tenn. (Hickman County HS)96 D.J. Roberts DE Fr. 6-2 245 Knoxville, Tenn. (Austin-East HS)97 Karlos Jones NG R-So. 6-1 280 Athens, Ala. (Athens HS)98 Jamel Henderson DE Fr. 6-2 215 Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS)99 Darrin Nalls DT So. 6-0 275 Fayette, Ala. (Fayette County HS)

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2009 UT Martin Numerical Roster

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Lettermen Returning (32)

Offense (17)Darren Fizer (OL)Quinton Groves (OL)Michael Mancini (OL)Jarvis Doleman (OL)Rodney Irvin (OL)Joe Gibbs (OL)Taz Tillery (OL)Kunle Kola (OL)Cade Thompson (QB)Mike Hicks (WR)Brandyn Young (RB)Jarvis Perry (RB)Kenny Jones (RB)Stephen Shiver (WR)Taylor Stanley (WR)Ben Everrett (TE)Jeremy Buchanan (TE)

Defense (14)Kendal Harper (S)Erick Daniel (DB)Aaron Carney (DB)Aaron High (DB)Markei Guy (DB)Sione Fale’ofa (LB)Jonathan Utley (LB)Brent Acker (LB)Josh Bey (LB)Jamar Lawrence (LB)Chris Miller (DE)Joseph Dunavant (DB)Gett Howard (LB)Darrelle Nash (DL)

Special Teams (1)Tom Hansen (K)

Lettermen Lost (22)

Offense (10)Tyler DeJarnett (C)Kevin Bannon (OL)Lindsy Patterson (TE)Romiell Dunlap (RB)Roren Thomas (WR)Jamaal Akbar (WR)EJ Daniel (WR)Trace McDermott (RB)Chidi Oteh (OL)Trey Toles (OL)

Defense (10)Anthony Ivy (DB)Anthony Johnson (DB)Ray Williams (DT)Nate Wilson (DE)Craig Worthen (DE)Dontrell Miller (S)Dante Harrold (S)Dorsett Pendleton (DB)Jerrod Grace (DT)Tirrdell Byrd (DE)Roscoe Bratton (DL)

Special Teams (2)Adam Ivey (P)Chip Martin (LS)

Starters Returning (10)

Offense (6)Jarvis Doleman (OL)Rodney Irvin (OL)Joe Gibbs (OL)Cade Thompson (QB)Mike Hicks (WR)Brandyn Young (RB)Defense (3)Brent Acker (LB)Josh Bey (LB)Jamar Lawrence (LB)

Special Teams (1)Tom Hansen (K)

Starters Lost (16)

Offense (5)Tyler DeJarnett (C)Kevin Bannon (OL)Lindsy Patterson (TE)Romiell Dunlap (RB)Roren Thomas (WR)

Defense (8)Anthony Ivy (DB)Ray Williams (DT)Nate Wilson (DE)Craig Worthen (DE)Dontrell Miller (S)Dante Harrold (S)Dorsett Pendleton (DB)Jerrod Grace (DT)

Special Teams (3)Adam Ivey (P)Chip Martin (LS)Roren Thomas (RS)

Squad Analysis

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Alabama (7)Athens-Karlos JonesBrilliant-Joe GibbsFairfi eld-Erick DanielFayette-Darrin NallsFosters-Jamar LawrenceMadison-Jamel HendersonRussellville-Taz Tillery

Arkansas (1)Blytheville-Eddie Morgan

California (7)Longwood-Rhett HambrickLos Angeles-Clinton PerryOceanside-Jordan PielerRiverside-Daniel Chamberlain, Anthony KellyVista-Chris CalvertWalnut-Ricky Parkhouse

Florida (1)Jacksonville-Mike Hicks

Georgia (4)Atlanta-Dexter Anoka, Darius DowellStone Mountian-Brandyn YoungSmyrna-Aaron High

Hawaii (1)Oahu-Sione Fale’ofa

Indiana (1)City-John Soli

Kansas (2)Lawrence-Jarvis DolemanPittsburg-Kunle Kola

Kentucky (3)Bowling Green-Tevin BarksdaleHenderson-Olajide HayLouisville-Nick Brown

Misouri (4)Columbia-Dan ShufeldtSt. Louis-Josh Cody, Maurice Taylor, Chris Thompson

Mississippi (9)Ashland-Chase SamplesHattiesburg-Daryl BourneHeidelburg-Jimmy JonesJackson-Tim CoxMeridian-Justin DardenMount Olive-Jason McNair, Julius McNairPicayune-Brent AckerTaylorsville-Derek Welch

Pensylvania (1)Philadelphia-Shabree Payne

Tennessee (47)Antioch-Jeremy Buchanan, Corey JordanBartlett-Gerald Guffi nBrownsville-Aaron CarneyCharlotte-Darren FizerClarksville-Taylor StanleyCollierville-Michael ManciniCovington-Ray Teamer, Tom WhiteDickson-Clay SheleyFranklin-Josh Frohock

State-by-State Breakdown

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Geographic Distribution

The 2009 Skyhawks Roster has Players from 14 States Ranging from Pennsylvania all the way to Hawaii.

Goodlettsville-Cody SanlinJackson-Bill HardegreeKnoxville-Linclon Anderson, Kenny Jones, D.J. RobertsLoudon-Ben EverettLyles-Cody LeamingMartin-Markei GuyMaury City-Jarvis PerryMaryville-Stephen Shiver, Cade ThompsonMcEwen-Jordan StokesMcKenzie-Derek CarrMemphis-Brandon Cox, Chris Murray, Darelle Nash, Felando Warr, Eunique WilliamsMillington-Miguel BarnesMount Juliett-Tyler Eady, Nick O’Rick

Murfreesboro-Travis Lilienthal, Michael Pope, Trey SmithNashville-Wilson Emebunor, Rodvey Irvin, Tracy Mayes, Quinton GrovesPowell-Tom HansenPulaski-Joe DunavantSpringfi eld-Josh Bey, Jonathan UtleyTiptonville-Brandon SpringerTrenton-Kendal HarperTroy-Austin Hopper

Texas (1)McKinney-Eddie Morgan

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Iowa WesleyanSept. 3

Martin, Tenn.

Name: Iowa Wesleyan CollegeLocation: Mount Pleasant, IowaFounded/Enrollment: 1842/850Nickname: TigersColors: Purple and WhiteStadium: Mapleleaf Stadium (5,000)Conference: NAIA, Mid-States Football AssociationHead Coach: Jason SmelserCareer Record/At Iowa Wesleyan: 4-28/4-28Series Record: First Meeting2008 Overall Record: 3-82008 Conf. Record/Finish: 1-6/7thPlayoffs/Final Rank: N/ALettermen Ret/Lost: 31/17Starters Ret/Lost: 14/10Football Contact: Adam GlatczakOffi ce Phone: 319-385-6306Email: aglatczak@iwc.eduWebsite: www.iwc.edu/athletics

2009 ScheduleAug. 29 Trinity InternationalSept. 3 at UT MartinSept. 12 at St. Francis (Ind.) Sept. 19 McKendreeSept. 26 St. Francis (Ill.)Oct. 3 at WaldorfOct. 10 at William PennOct. 17 QuincyOct. 24 at St. XavierOct. 31 Grand ViewNov. 14 at St. Ambrose

Missouri StateSept. 12

Springfi eld, Mo.

Name: Missouri State UniversityLocation: Springfi eld, Mo. Founded/Enrollment: 1909/21, 688Nickname: BearsColors: Maroon and WhiteStadium: Plaster Field (16, 300)Conference: (FCS) Missouri ValleyHead Coach: Terry AllenCareer Record/At Missouri State: 107-80/12-21Series Record: 5-0 Missouri State2008 Overall Record: 4-72008 Conf. Record/Finish: 3-5/6thPlayoffs/Final Rank: N/ALettermen Ret/Lost: 41/18Starters Ret/Lost: 10/12Football Contact: Rick KindhartOffi ce Phone: 417-836-5402Email: RKindhart@missouristate.eduWebsite: www.MissouriStateBears.com

2009 ScheduleSept. 5 at Arkansas (Little Rock)Sept. 12 UT MartinSept. 19 Murray StateSept. 26 Northern IowaOct. 3 at Youngstown StateOct. 10 South Dakota StateOct. 17 at Western IllinoisOct. 24 at North Dakota StateOct. 31 Illinois StateNov. 7 Indiana StateNov. 14 at Southern Illinois

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MemphisSept. 19

Memphis, Tenn.

Name: University of MemphisLocation: Memphis, Tenn. Founded/Enrollment: 1912/20,379Nickname: TigersColors: Royal Blue and GrayStadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial (62,380)Conference: (FBS) Conference USAHead Coach: Tommy WestCareer Record/At Memphis: 82-86/47-51Series Record: 4-2 Memphis2008 Overall Record: 6-72008 Conf. Record/Finish: 4-4/T2nd in EastLast Bowl Game: 2008 St. Petersburg (lost 41-14 to USF)Lettermen Ret/Lost: 49/23Starters Ret/Lost: 15/12Football Contact: Jennifer RodriguesOffi ce Phone: 901-678-2397Email: jmpowers@memphis.eduWebsite: www.GoTigersGo.com

2009 ScheduleSept. 6 Ole MissSept. 12 at Middle TennesseeSept. 19 UT MartinSept. 26 MarshallOct. 3 at UCFOct. 10 UTEPOct. 17 at Southern MissOct. 27 East CarolinaNov. 7 at Tennessee Nov. 14 UAB Nov. 21 at HoustonNov. 27 at Tulsa

Southeast Missouri StateSept. 26

Martin, Tenn.

Name: Southeast Missouri StateLocation: Cape Girardeau, Mo. Founded/Enrollment: 1873/10,814Nickname: RedhawksColors: Red and BlackStadium: Houck (10,000)Conference: (FCS) Ohio ValleyHead Coach: Tony SamuelCareer Record/At Southeast: 45-80/11-23Series Record: 13-11 Southeast 2008 Overall Record: 4-82008 Conf. Record/Finish: 2-6/T7thPlayoffs/Final Ranking: N/ALettermen Ret/Lost: 38/21Starters Ret/Lost: 16/8Football Contact: Jeff HonzaOffi ce Phone: 573-651-2933Email: jeffhonza@semo.eduWebsite: www.GoSoutheast.com

2009 ScheduleSept. 3 QuincySept. 12 at CincinnatiSept. 19 Eastern IllinoisSept. 26 at UT MartinOct. 3 at Tennessee StateOct. 10 Austin PeayOct. 17 OpenOct. 24 at Tennessee TechOct. 31 at Eastern Kentucky Nov. 7 Jacksonville State Nov. 14 Murray StateNov. 21 Southern Illinois

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Jacksonville StateOct. 3

Jacksonville, Ala.

Name: Jacksonville State UniversityLocation: Jacksonville, Ala.Founded/Enrollment: 1883/9,061Nickname: GamecocksColors: Red and WhiteStadium: Paul Snow Memorial (15,000)Conference: (FCS) Ohio ValleyHead Coach: Jack CroweCareer Record/At Jax State: 71-72/57-42Series Record: 24-6 Jax State 2008 Overall Record: 8-32008 Conf. Record/Finish: 6-2/T2ndPlayoffs/Final Ranking: N/ALettermen Ret/Lost: 46/22Starters Ret/Lost: 18/6Football Contact: Greg SeitzOffi ce Phone: 256-782-5279Email: gseitz@jsu.eduWebsite: www.JSUGamecockSports.com

2009 ScheduleSept. 3 at Georgia TechSept. 12 at Florida StateSept. 19 at Alabama A&MSept. 26 at Nicholls StateOct. 3 UT MartinOct. 10 at Murray StateOct. 17 OpenOct. 24 Eastern IllinoisOct. 31 at Austin Peay Nov. 7 at Southeast Missouri State Nov. 14 Tennessee TechNov. 21 Eastern Kentucky

Tennessee TechOct. 10

Martin, Tenn.

Name: Tennessee TechLocation: Cookeville, Tenn.Founded/Enrollment: 1915/10,987Nickname: Golden EaglesColors: Purple and GoldStadium: Tucker (16,500)Conference: (FCS) Ohio ValleyHead Coach: Watson BrownCareer Record/At Tennessee Tech: 101-167/7-16Series Record: 19-9-2 Tennessee Tech 2008 Overall Record: 3-92008 Conf. Record/Finish: 1-7/8thPlayoffs/Final Ranking: N/ALettermen Ret/Lost: 47/18Starters Ret/Lost: 18/4Football Contact: Rob SchabertOffi ce Phone: 931-372-3088Email: rschabert@tenntech.eduWebsite: www.ttusports.com

2009 ScheduleSept. 10 PikevilleSept. 19 at Eastern KentuckySept. 26 at Kansas State Oct. 3 Austin PeayOct. 10 at UT MartinOct. 17 at Eastern IllinoisOct. 24 Southeast Missouri StateOct. 31 Tennessee State Nov. 7 at Georgia Nov. 14 at Jacksonville StateNov. 21 Murray State

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Eastern KentuckyOct. 17

Richmond, Ky.

Name: Eastern KentuckyLocation: Richmond, Ky.Founded/Enrollment: 1906/15,000Nickname: ColonelsColors: Maroon and WhiteStadium: Roy Kidd (20,000)Conference: (FCS) Ohio ValleyHead Coach: Dean HoodCareer Record/At Eastern Kentucky: 8-4/8-4Series Record: 19-0 Eastern Kentucky 2008 Overall Record: 8-42008 Conf. Record/Finish: 7-1/1stPlayoffs/Final Ranking: First Round/18th Coaches PollLettermen Ret/Lost: 37/17Starters Ret/Lost: 12/10Football Contact: Michael ClarkOffi ce Phone: 859-622-6170Email: michael.clark@eku.eduWebsite: www.EKUsports.com

2009 ScheduleSept. 3 at Indiana Sept. 10 OpenSept. 19 Tennessee Tech Sept. 26 at Murray StateOct. 3 at Eastern IllinoisOct. 10 Tennessee StateOct. 17 UT MartinOct. 24 at Austin Peay Oct. 31 Southeast Missouri Nov. 7 at KentuckyNov. 14 Western CarolinaNov. 21 at Jacksonville State

Murray StateOct. 24

Martin, Tenn.

Name: Murray StateLocation: Murray, Ky.Founded/Enrollment: 1922/10,100Nickname: RacersColors: Navy and GoldStadium: Roy Stewart (16,800)Conference: (FCS) Ohio ValleyHead Coach: Matt Griffi nCareer Record/At Murray State: 13-43/3-19Series Record: 34-13-1 Murray State 2008 Overall Record: 5-72008 Conf. Record/Finish: 4-4/5thPlayoffs/Final Ranking: N/ALettermen Ret/Lost: 38/7Starters Ret/Lost: 19/5Football Contact: John BrushOffi ce Phone: 270-809-7044Email: john.brush@murraystate.eduWebsite: www.GoRacers.com

2009 ScheduleSept. 3 Kentucky Wesleyan Sept. 12 at North Carolina StateSept. 19 at Missouri State Sept. 26 Eastern KentuckyOct. 10 Jacksonville StateOct. 17 at Tennessee StateOct. 24 at UT MartinOct. 31 Eastern Illinois Nov. 7 Austin Peay Nov. 14 at Southeast Missouri Nov. 21 at Tennessee Tech

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Tennessee StateNov. 7

Nashville, Tenn.

Name: Tennessee StateLocation: Nashville, Tenn.Founded/Enrollment: 1912/9,011Nickname: TigersColors: Royal Blue and WhiteStadium: LP Field (16,800)Conference: (FCS) Ohio ValleyHead Coach: James WebsterCareer Record/At Tennessee State: 21-24/21-24Series Record: 13-5 Tennessee State 2008 Overall Record: 8-42008 Conf. Record/Finish: 5-3/4thPlayoffs/Final Ranking: N/ALettermen Ret/Lost: 42/23Starters Ret/Lost: 13/12Football Contact: Wallace DooleyOffi ce Phone: 615-963-5674Email: tygerprman@att.netWebsite: www.tsutigers.com

2009 ScheduleSept. 5 Alabama A&MSept. 12 vs. Jackson StateSept. 19 at Southern Sept. 26 vs. Florida A&MOct. 3 Southeast Missouri StateOct. 10 at Eastern KentuckyOct. 17 Murray StateOct. 24 Open Oct. 31 at Tennessee Tech Nov. 7 UT Martin Nov. 14 at Austin PeayNov. 19 at Eastern Illinois

Eastern IllinoisNov. 14

Charleston, Ill.

Name: Eastern IllinoisLocation: Charleston, Ill.Founded/Enrollment: 1895/12,040Nickname: PanthersColors: Royal Blue, Grey and WhiteStadium: O’Brien (10,000)Conference: (FCS) Ohio ValleyHead Coach: Bob SpooCareer Record/At Eastern Illinois: 132-109-1/132-109-1Series Record: 11-3 Eastern Illinois 2008 Overall Record: 5-72008 Conf. Record/Finish: 3-5/6thPlayoffs/Final Ranking: N/ALettermen Ret/Lost: 42/21Starters Ret/Lost: 9/8Football Contact: Rich MoserOffi ce Phone: 217-581-7480Email: rlmoser@eiu.eduWebsite: www.EIUpanthers.com

2009 ScheduleSept. 3 Illinois StateSept. 12 at Indiana StateSept. 19 at Southeast Missouri State Sept. 26 at Austin PeayOct. 3 Eastern KentuckyOct. 10 at Penn StateOct. 17 Tennessee TechOct. 24 at Jacksonville State Oct. 31 at Murray StateNov. 7 Open Nov. 14 UT MartinNov. 21 Tennessee State

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Austin PeayNov. 21

Martin, Tenn.

Name: Austin PeayLocation: Clarksville, Tenn.Founded/Enrollment: 1927/9,401Nickname: GovernorsColors: Red and WhiteStadium: Governors (10,000)Conference: (FCS) Ohio ValleyHead Coach: Rick ChristophelCareer Record/At Austin Peay: 9-13/9-13Series Record: 30-25-2 UT Martin 2008 Overall Record: 2-92008 Conf. Record/Finish: 2-6/T7thPlayoffs/Final Ranking: N/ALettermen Ret/Lost: 54/13Starters Ret/Lost: Football Contact: Brad KirtleyOffi ce Phone: (931) 221-7561Email: kirtleyb@apsu.eduWebsite: www.apsugovernors.com

2009 ScheduleSept. 5 NewberrySept. 12 at Youngstown StateSept. 19 at Illinois State Sept. 26 Eastern IllinoisOct. 3 at Tennessee TechOct. 10 at Southeast Missouri StateOct. 17 OpenOct. 24 Eastern Kentucky Oct. 31 Jacksonville StateNov. 7 at Murray State Nov. 14 Tennessee StateNov. 21 at UT Martin

Missouri StateSept. 12

University Plaza333 John Q. Hammonds Pkwy.

Springfi eld, Mo. 65806P- 417-864-7333F- 417-831-5893

MemphisSept. 19

Leave day of game and return immediately following the game.

Jacksonville StateOct. 3

Country Inn & Suites100 Colonial DriveOxford, Ala. 36203P- 256-241-0950F- 256-241-0960

Eastern Kentucky Oct. 17

Marriott Griffi n Gate 1800 Newtown Pike

Lexington, Ky. 40511P- 859-231-5100F- 859-255-9944

Tennessee StateNov. 7

Millennium Maxwell House2025 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.

Nashville, Tenn.P- 615-259-4343F- 615-313-1327

Eastern IllinoisNov. 14

Hilton Garden Inn1301 Avenue of America

Effi ngham, Ill. 62401P- 217-540-7777F- 217-540-7778

On the Road with the Skyhawks …The Skyhawks will travel by charter bus to

all away games. The team will leave the day before each away game and return immediately

following the game.

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Iowa WesleyanFirst Meeting

Missouri State (0-5)At Springfi eld: 0-3At Martin: 0-2Biggest Win: NoneBiggest Loss: 55 points, 1999Longest Win Streak: NoneLongest Losing Streak: 5 games (1996-current)Current Streak: L5 (1996-current)1996 Martin L 39-71997 Springfi eld L 27-141999 Springfi eld L 62-72000 Springfi eld L 52-62007 Martin L 51-44

Memphis (0-4)At Memphis: 0-3At Martin: 0-1Biggest Win: NoneBiggest Loss: 60 points, 1928Longest Win Streak: NoneLongest Losing Streak: 4 games (1928-current)Current Streak: L4 (1928-current)1928 Memphis L 60-01929 Martin L 13-21930 Memphis L 14-131932 Memphis L 6-0

Southeast Missouri State (11-13)At Cape Girardeau: 5-7At Martin: 6-6Biggest Win: 39 points, 1967Biggest Loss: 40 points, 1985Longest Win Streak: 4 games (2005-current)Longest Losing Streak: 8 games (1997-2004)Current Streak: W4 (2005-current)1966 Cape Girardeau W 17-141967 Martin W 39-01984 Martin W 21-71985 Cape Girardeau L 57-171986 Martin L 37-291987 Cape Girardeau W 25-131991 Martin W 36-29 1992 Cape Girardeau L 37-13

1993 Martin W 17-141994 Cape Girardeau L 10-01995 Martin L 38-171996 Cape Girardeau W 7-61997 Martin L 42-71998 Cape Girardeau L 41-141999 Martin L 36-72000 Cape Girardeau L 34-142001 Cape Girardeau L 45-302002 Martin L 50-352003 Martin L 20-72004 Cape Girardeau L 35-72005 Martin W 24-212006 Cape Girardeau W 28-142007 Martin W 55-202008 Cape Girardeau W 31-21

Jacksonville State (6-24)At Jacksonville: 3-12At Martin: 3-12Biggest Win: 38 points, 1967Biggest Loss: 63 points, 1989Longest Win Streak: 2 games (1987-88)Longest Losing Streak: 11 games (1968-78)Current Streak: W1 (2008-current)1967 Jacksonville W 38-01968 Martin L 16-121969 Jacksonville L 22-201970 Martin L 16-141971 Jacksonville L 30-101972 Martin L 20-61973 Jacksonville L 50-71974 Martin L 17-01975 Jacksonville L 11-31976 Martin L 24-31977 Jacksonville L 36-131978 Martin L 44-151979 Jacksonville W 15-141980 Martin L 19-141981 Jacksonville L 44-71982 Martin L 41-131983 Jacksonville L 31-191984 Martin L 23-161985 Jacksonville L 19-131986 Martin L 30-201987 Jacksonville W 28-17

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1988 Martin W 31-241989 Jacksonville L 63-01990 Martin L 21-72003 Jacksonville L 34-242004 Martin L 59-122005 Jacksonville L 37-172006 Martin W 24-142007 Jacksonville L 27-242008 Martin W 31-30

Tennessee Tech (9-19-2)At Cookeville: 3-12At Martin: 6-7-2Biggest Win: 30 points, 2005Biggest Loss: 61 points, 2002Longest Win Streak: 3 games (1981-91)Longest Losing Streak: 7 games (1996-2002)Current Streak: W1 (2008-current)1926 Cookeville L 12-01927 Martin T 0-01928 Cookeville L 14-131931 Cookeville L 26-71932 Martin T 0-01970 Martin L 17-61971 Cookeville L 10-71972 Martin L 13-101973 Cookeville L 16-91980 Martin L 30-281981 Cookeville W 24-211982 Martin W 35-211991 Martin W 24-161992 Cookeville L 17-131993 Cookeville L 20-31994 Martin W 20-101995 Martin W 36-311996 Cookeville L (20T) 21-141997 Cookeville L 33-21998 Martin L (OT) 31-241999 Martin L 45-92000 Cookeville L 46-62001 Martin L 41-72002 Cookeville L 68-72003 Martin W (OT) 30-232004 Cookeville L 49-202005 Martin W 46-162006 Cookeville W 35-162007 Martin L 13-102008 Cookeville W 35-7

Eastern Kentucky (0-19)At Richmond: 0-9At Martin: 0-10Biggest Win: NoneBiggest Loss: 55 points, 2002Longest Win Streak: NoneLongest Losing Streak: 19 games (1973-current)Current Streak: L19 (1973-current)1973 Richmond L 16-141974 Martin L 24-91991 Richmond L 56-211992 Martin L 35-91993 Richmond L 30-01994 Martin L 34-141995 Richmond L 38-151996 Martin L 45-71997 Richmond L 49-01998 Martin L 47-291999 Richmond L 54-72000 Martin L 27-02001 Martin L 42-102002 Richmond L 58-32003 Richmond L 41-322004 Martin L 41-142005 Richmond L 31-172006 Martin L 31-282008 Martin L 33-31

Murray State (13-34-1)At Murray: 6-18-1At Martin: 7-16Biggest Win: 42 points, 2007Biggest Loss: 48 points, 1999Longest Win Streak: 4 games (2005-current)Longest Losing Streak: 12 games (1993-2004)Current Streak: W4 (2005-current)1924 Murray L 13-01925 Martin L 6-01926 Murray L 25-01927 Martin L 13-71928 Murray L 34-61929 Murray L 13-71930 Martin L 7-01961 Murray L 25-151962 Martin L 15-121963 Murray L 19-81964 Martin L 32-141965 Murray W 17-71966 Martin W 16-121967 Martin W 16-9

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1968 Murray T 7-71971 Martin W 41-01972 Murray L 14-71973 Martin L 21-101974 Murray L 14-61975 Martin L 17-101976 Murray W 24-01977 Martin W 31-201978 Murray L 21-71979 Martin L 24-01980 Murray L 20-61981 Martin L 10-61982 Murray W 10-71987 Murray L 34-61988 Murray W 32-241989 Martin L 24-31991 Murray L 40-341992 Martin W 13-71993 Martin L (OT) 28-211994 Murray L 28-241995 Murray L 33-91996 Martin L 28-141997 Martin L 45-71998 Murray L 47-351999 Murray L 62-142000 Martin L 48-32001 Murray L 35-172002 Martin L 42-32003 Martin L 41-262004 Murray L 38-02005 Martin W 49-202006 Murray W 42-142007 Martin W 76-342008 Murray W 63-38

Tennessee State (5-13)At Nashville: 0-9At Martin: 5-4Biggest Win: 22 points, 2005Biggest Loss: 76 points, 1998Longest Win Streak: 2 games (2005-07)Longest Losing Streak: 9 games (1996-2004)Current Streak: L1 (2008-current)1976 Martin W 26-211977 Nashville L 55-71992 Nashville L 23-151993 Martin W 24-141994 Nashville L 20-31995 Martin W 28-71996 Nashville L 37-141997 Martin L 27-20

1998 Nashville L 76-01999 Martin L 43-72000 Nashville L 33-62001 Nashville L 55-72002 Nashville L 26-82003 Nashville L 41-102004 Martin L 27-132005 Martin W 42-202007 Martin W 43-382008 Martin L (OT) 30-27

Eastern Illinois (3-11)At Charleston: 0-7At Martin: 3-4Biggest Win: 18 points, 2004Biggest Loss: 40 points, 2001Longest Win Streak: 1 game (3 times; last in 2008)Longest Losing Streak: 9 games (1995-2003)Current Streak: W1 (2008-current)1995 Charleston L 30-221996 Martin L 38-01997 Charleston L 42-61998 Martin L 56-351999 Charleston L 42-212000 Martin L 42-72001 Martin L 56-162002 Charleston L 55-432003 Charleston L 29-122004 Martin W 32-142005 Charleston L 26-72006 Martin W 15-92007 Charleston L 29-232008 Martin W 29-26

Austin Peay (30-25-2)At Clarksville: 17-13-1At Martin: 13-12-1Biggest Win: 41 points, 1967Biggest Loss: 49 points, 1965Longest Win Streak: 5 games (1973-77)Longest Losing Streak: 8 games (1938-48)Current Streak: W1 (2008-current)1930 Clarksville W 32-01931 Martin T 0-01932 Clarksville T 6-61936 Martin W 19-01936 Clarksville W 33-01937 Martin W 20-121938 Clarksville L 14-131939 Martin L 7-01940 Clarksville L 20-0

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1941 Martin L 13-01946 Clarksville L 33-01946 Martin L 14-61947 Clarksville L 20-71948 Martin L 39-01959 Clarksville W 21-101960 Martin W 13-71961 Clarksville W 14-71962 Martin W 16-01963 Clarksville L 20-61964 Martin L 35-01965 Clarksville L 49-01966 Martin L 17-131967 Clarksville W 47-61968 Martin L 9-71969 Clarksville W 7-61970 Martin W 22-211971 Clarksville W 17-31972 Martin L 18-61973 Clarksville W 26-01974 Martin W 31-261975 Clarksville W 24-151976 Martin W 24-01977 Clarksville W 23-101978 Martin L 21-141979 Clarksville L 34-71980 Martin W 24-201981 Clarksville L 28-141982 Clarksville W 17-141983 Martin L 45-61984 Clarksville L 13-101985 Martin L 13-71986 Clarksville L 36-01987 Martin W 30-101989 Martin W 21-01990 Clarksville W 24-101991 Martin W 34-281992 Clarksville L 32-181993 Clarksville W(20T) 39-331994 Martin L 27-211995 Martin W 31-281996 Clarksville L 55-241997 Clarksville W 36-262003 Martin W 21-202004 Clarksville W 31-142006 Clarksville W 20-102007 Clarksville L 17-142008 Clarksville W 31-17

Sept. 3 6 p.m. Iowa Wesleyan (0-0) Sept. 12 3 p.m. at Missouri State(0-5) Sept. 19 7 p.m. at Memphis(0-4)

Sept. 26 6 p.m. SEMO*(11-13)

Oct. 3 1 p.m. at Jacksonville State*(6-24)

Oct. 10 2 p.m. Tennessee Tech*(9-19-2) (Homecoming)

Oct. 17 2 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky*(0-19)

Oct. 24 6 p.m. Murray State*(13-34-1) Nov. 7 5 p.m. at Tennessee State*(5-13) Nov. 14 1:30 p.m. at Eastern Illinois*(3-11) Nov. 21 1 p.m. Austin Peay*(30-25-2)

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MARTIN, Tenn. – It didn’t take Jason Simpson long to move the UT Martin football team into the upper echelon of the Ohio Valley Conference. Af-ter three seasons, Simpson sports a .696 winning percentage, behind Eastern Kentucky’s Dean Hood; Jacksonville State’s Jack Crow; and Eastern Illinois’ Bob Spoo.

Simpson is 16-7 in the OVC and after three sea-sons he has one OVC championship and came with-in a fi eld goal of a second championship this past season. He has led the Skyhawks to the Football Championship Subdivision postseason for the fi rst time in school history (2006) and his teams have been ranked among the top 25 in the nation annu-ally.

Simpson begins his fourth season with the Sky-hawks ranked 13th in the nation by Lindy’s Maga-zine. He also enters his fourth season with the sec-ond best won-loss percentage in all games among current OVC coaches. Simpson is 22-14 overall and has a .611 winning percentage. He is second to EKU’s Hood who was 8-4 in his inaugural season. Simpson and Hood matched strategies in the 2008 season fi nale. EKU won the game when it blocked the Skyhawks’ 45-yard fi eld goal with four seconds left on the clock. Prognasticators say this year’s Oct. 17 game in Richmond between the Skyhawks and Colonels could determine the OVC crown.

Simpson and the Skyhawks fi nished the 2008

campaign with an 8-4 overall record and a 6-2 OVC worksheet. The team received votes in both the FCS Coaches Poll and the Sports Network Poll, and was ranked 25th in the nation in the fi nal Sports Media Entertainment (SME) Network poll.

The team was ranked fourth in the nation in scor-ing offense (37.33) and sixth in fumbles recovered (16). The Skyhawks were also ranked among the na-

Jason Simpson

Head Coach (4th Year) Southern Miss, 1994

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tion’s top 40 teams in rushing offense (34), passing offense (35), total offense (16), punt returns (23), kickoff returns (38), passing effi ciency (27), sacks (19), tackles for loss (7), third down conversion percentage (8) and fourth down conversion per-centage (8).

The head coach had fi ve fi rst team All-OVC selec-tions including quarterback Cade Thompson, wide receiver Mike Hicks, offensive lineman Kevin Ban-non, defensive lineman Ray Williams and defensive back Dontrell Miller.

Miller was honored by the Associated Press, the AFCA and the Sports Network. He was also included in CSN’s Fabulous 50 team. Williams picked up honorable mention All-American honors from The Sports Network.

In 2007, the Skyhawks closed out the season by winning four of their last fi ve games. The Skyhawk offense exploded in the second half of the season with a 76-34 victory over Murray State and a 55-20 thumping over Southeast Missouri State. While the second half of the season was loaded with excitement, the fi rst half was a challenge to say the least. The Skyhawks lost their fi rst three OVC games by a combined nine points.

The team fi nished the season with a 4-7 overall record and a 4-4 mark in the OVC. Linebacker Josh Yarbrough led the team in tackles and earned All-OVC honors and honorable mention All-American honors from the Sports Network. Running back Don Chapman closed out his career as UT Martin’s all-time rushing leader with 5,017 yards. Chapman became only the 14th Division I player to rush for 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons. Return specialist Jessie “Juice” Burton was the Sports Network’s third best kick returner. Burton was invited to the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders training camp.

In 2006, Simpson’s fi rst year, the Skyhawks posted a 9-3 overall record and a 6-1 mark in the OVC standings. The overall worksheet was the best for the Skyhawks since 1988 when they advanced to postseason play as a Division II team. The six OVC victories were the most for the Skyhawks since joining the league in 1992. Of the nine victories, fi ve were road wins and it marked the fi rst time the Skyhawks won an OVC road game since 1996.

Along with wins, Simpson led the Skyhawks to national rankings for the fi rst time since 1989 and top 10 statistical rankings in pass effi ciency defense (2), total defense (6), pass defense (7). The

Championships2006 Ohio Valley Conference

Coaching Honors2006 OVC Roy Kidd Coach of the Year2006 AFCA Region III Coach of the Year2006 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist

Record BreakdownOverall: 21-14OVC: 16-7Non-Conference: 5-7Ranked Opponents: 3-2Home Games: 11-5Road Games: 10-9Neutral Sites: 0-0Overtime: 0-1Post Season: 0-1Thursday Games: 6-3Saturday Games: 15-11

The Simpson File

Versus All OpponentsAuburn 0-1Austin Peay 2-1Baker 1-0Central Arkansas 0-1Concordia (Selma, Ala.) 1-0Eastern Illinois 2-1Eastern Kentucky 0-2Gardner-Webb 1-0Jacksonville State 2-1Missouri State 0-1Murray State 3-0Ohio 0-1Samford 2-0Southeast Missouri 3-0Southern Illinois 0-1Southern Miss 0-1Tennessee State 1-1Tennessee Tech 2-1Urbana University 1-0USF 0-1

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team was 12th in rushing offense while Chapman was ranked No. 9 in rushing offense (128.36 yards per game). Burton was ranked seventh in kickoff returns (26.2 yards per return).

Simpson fi nished fourth in the annual voting for the Eddie Robinson Award, the nation’s best coach. He was named the American Football Coaches Association Region 3 Coach of the Year and he earned the OVC’s Roy Kidd Coach of the Year trophy.

Before accepting his fi rst head coaching job at UT Martin, Simpson was the offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He was instrumental in the resurgence of the UTC football program. In 2005, Chattanooga posted a 6-5 campaign, the school’s fi rst winning season since 1997.

At Chattanooga, Simpson coached quarterback Cedric Stevens who threw for more than 3,100 yards with a 66 percent completion percentage. With 20 touchdown passes, Stevens was named national Division I-AA Player of the Week. Stevens turned in a stellar effort with 540 yards of passing and fi ve touchdowns in offense in a 59-56 win over Appalachian State.

In 2004, Simpson’s offense fi nished 14th in Divi-sion I-AA for passing and 32nd in scoring with 29.2 points per game. Simpson also coached Alonzo Nix at Chattanooga. Nix broke the Southern Conference record for receptions in a season with 90 catches. He earned all-conference honors in 2003 and 2004. In 2003 he was an All-American and in 2004 he was a preseason Walter Payton Award fi nalist.

Before Chattanooga, Simpson coached at Texas State University, a member of the Southland Foot-ball League. He coached quarterbacks, receivers and served as the team’s recruiting coordinator. At Texas State, Simpson coached Tyson Ollvo who is the school’s third all-time receptions leader. In 2000, Texas State posted a 7-4 record, the school’s fi rst winning season in 10 years.

Simpson served as an assistant coach from 1997-1999 at Jacksonville State University. He coached quarterbacks and was the team’s passing game coordinator. He also coached receivers and served as an assistant special teams coordinator. He was a member of the Jacksonville State staff re-sponsible for the third best turnaround in Division I football for the 1997 and 1998 seasons.

At Jacksonville State, Simpson coached Reg-gie Stancil, the Southland Football Conference Freshman of the Year; two-time All-Southland wide

receiver Joey Hamilton who signed with the NFL’s Oakland Raiders. Hamilton is Jacksonville State’s all-time leading receiver with more than 2,903 yards and he holds fi ve career records. Simpson also coached all-conference wide receiver Ronald Bonner who signed with the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger Cats and Montressa Kirby, the 1998 Southland Offensive Player of the Year. Kirby is Jacksonville State’s all-time offensive lead-er with more than 7,688 yards.

Simpson is a native of Ellisville, Miss. He signed as a quarterback with Mississippi State and played for two seasons for the Bulldogs. He also played baseball for Ron Polk at State before transferring to Southern Miss in 1992. At Southern Miss, Simpson was a two-time all-conference selection in base-ball and was team captain his senior season. After earning a bachelor’s degree in 1994 from Southern Miss, he spent the next year as a graduate assistant football coach at Delta State, where he coached defensive backs. In the spring of 1995, Simpson served as an assistant football and head baseball coach at Collins High School in Mississippi.

Simpson and his wife, the former Julie Wilker-son, have two sons and a daughter: Ty, 6 years old, Emma, 4 years old and Graham, four-months old. The family lives in Martin and attends First Baptist Church.

Personal DataPersonal DataBornJanuary 25, 1971Ellisville, Miss.EducationSouthern Miss 1994

College FootballQuarterback, Mississippi StateFamilyWife-Julie SimpsonChildren-Ty-5 Emma-4 Graham-4 Months

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Chris Boone begins his fourth season as the Skyhawks’ assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and safeties coach.

In 2008, Boone’s defense led the OVC in fumbles recovered and fi nished sixth in the nation. The UT Martin defense led the OVC in sacks (31) as 17 different players recorded sacks. The defense was ranked 19th in the nation for sacks. The UT Martin defense also led the OVC in tackles for loss and fi nished seventh in the nation. Sophomore Josh Bey led the way and returns for his junior campaign.

Boone had two fi rst team All-OVC selections including defensive lineman Ray Williams and defensive back Dontrell Miller.

Miller earned All-American honors from the Associated Press, the AFCA and the Sports Network. He was also included in CSN’s Fabulous 50 team. Miller led the nation and set school records, scoring fi ve defensive touchdowns. Williams picked up honorable

mention All-American honors from The Sports Network.

As a team, the UT Martin defense scored seven touchdowns and fi nished third in the league in total defense.

In 2007, the Skyhawks closed out the season by winning four of their last fi ve games.

The team fi nished the season with a 4-7 overall record and a 4-4 mark in the OVC. Linebacker Josh Yarbrough led the team in tackles and earned All-OVC honors and honorable mention All-American honors from the Sports Network.

Personal DataPersonal DataBornMay 2, 1973

EducationSouthern Miss, 1996

College CareerJones County Community College, 1991-1993Southern Miss, 1995-1996WifeCocoChildrenTwo Daughters Cameron and Casidee

Chris Boone

Assistant Head Coach Defensive Coordinator(4th Year) Southern Miss, 1996

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The Skyhawks fi nished their 2006 campaign with a 9-3 overall record and a 6-1 Ohio Valley Conference worksheet and championship. The team was ranked 13th in the nation. The Skyhawks also advanced to the Division I Football Championship First Round for the fi rst time in school history.

Statistically Boone’s defense was ranked No. 1 in the Ohio Valley Conference in fi ve categories --- rushing defense, pass effi ciency defense, total defense, scoring defense and pass defense.

Nationally the Skyhawk defense was ranked among the top 20 in the same fi ve categories --- rushing defense (17), pass effi ciency defense (2), total defense (6), scoring defense (13) and pass defense (7).

Boone had fi ve players earn All-Ohio Valley Conference honors during the 2006 season. Among the players were Joel Kilpatrick, Markeseo Jackson, Kevin Rondo, Nate Wilson and Dontrell Miller.

Before coming to UT Martin, Boone served as the secondary coach and defensive coordinator at East Central Community College for two seasons (2004-05). His defense was ranked

No. 1 in Mississippi for forcing turnovers (27). The team was second in the state and 23rd in the nation in total defense (allowing 258 yards per game). The defense was also second in the state and ninth in the nation in rush defense, giving up 87 yards per game.

Boone coached linebackers and served as the pro liaison from 2002-04 at Nicholls State University. He helped lead the Colonels to their fi rst Southland Conference championship appearance in 2003. He also coached All-Southland Conference players Penn Morris, Torrian Thomas and James Miller. In 2002, Nicholls State led the Southland Conference in scoring defense, giving up only 17 points per game. Nicholls State was 7-4 that season.

From 2000-02, Boone coached the defensive line and served as the recruiting coordinator at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The team posted an 8-3 record and was nationally ranked during the 2000 season.

Boone served as the defensive graduate assistant at the University of Alabama-Birmingham from 1999-00.

From 1998-99, Boone coached the linebackers and special teams at Wayne County High School, helping lead them to the state playoffs for the fi rst time in school history.

Boone also coached the linebackers and special teams at Pearl River Community College in 1997.

From 1996-97, Boone was the defensive student assistant at Southern Miss. The team posted an 8-3 record and won Conference USA.

Boone played at Jones County Junior College from 1991-93 before fi nishing at the University of Southern Miss from 1995-96.

Boone is married to the former Coco Walker of Waynesboro, Miss. and the couple has two daughters, Cameron and Casidee.

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Geep Wade begins his fourth season as an assistant coach and his fi rst season as the offensive coordinator at UT Martin. Wade will also serve as the offensive line coach and the Skyhawks’ recruiting coordinator.

In 2008, the Skyhawks posted an 8-4 overall record and a 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference worksheet. The team received votes in both the FCS Coaches Poll and the Sports Network Poll, and was ranked 25th in the nation in the fi nal Sports Media Entertainment (SME) Network poll.

The team was ranked fourth in the nation in scoring offense (37.33); ranked 16th in total offense; 27th in passing effi ciency; 34th in rushing offense; 35th in passing offense; eighth in third-down conversion percentage; and eighth in fourth-down conversion percentage.

Wade coached offensive linemen Kevin Bannon and Joe Gibbs, who both earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors. Bannon was named to the All-OVC fi rst team, while

Gibbs was selected to the All-OVC second team. Gibbs was named a 2009 second-team preseason All-American by Consensus Draft Services. Gibbs a 6-4, 280-pound tackle graded out at 87 percent during the 2008 season and did not allow a sack.

In 2007, Wade and the Skyhawk offense were ranked No. 1 in the Ohio Valley Conference in total offense (433 yards per game) and points scored per game (33.36). The offensive production was the 13th best in the nation, while the points scored per game was the 19th best in the country.

Geep Wade

Personal DataPersonal DataBornMarch 18, 1978

EducationChattanooga 2001

College FootballCenter, Chattanooga, 1997-2001

WifeAmy

Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line Coach (4th Year) Chattanooga, 2001

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Bannon led a trio of Wade’s offensive linemen in accolades in 2007. He was named second team All-OVC; Adam Hansen was also named second team All-OVC; while center Billy Krause was named a preseason All-OVC selection and a College Sporting News Preseason fi rst-team

All-American.In 2006, Wade’s effort helped the Skyhawks fi nish fi rst in rushing offense in the OVC and 12th in the nation. The Skyhawks averaged 218.25 rushing yards per game. Three of his offensive linemen, Hansen, Krause and Alex Atkins, earned All-OVC honors. Atkins was named an Associated Press All-America and was also selected to play for the USA in the Third World American Football Championship in Japan in July.

Before coming to UT Martin in 2006 with head coach Jason Simpson, Wade was an offensive line coach at Western Carolina and Midwestern State in Texas. Midwestern State fi nished sixth in the nation in total offense, averaging 498 yards per game, and fi fth in the nation in rushing yards per game (298).

Wade enjoyed a stint at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville where he was an offensive line grad assistant for the Volunteers in 2004, the same year the team won the Southeastern Conference East Division title and the Cotton Bowl.

In 2003, Wade coached the offensive line

and served as the recruiting coordinator at Mars Hill College.

He began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, as an assistant offensive line coach in 2002. He played center from 1999-2001 at Chattanooga, and was selected by his teammates to serve as the team captain in 2001. He completed requirements for his bachelor’s degree in business management in the same year.

Wade is married to the former Amy Howell of McKenzie who is a third-grade teacher at Martin Elementary School. The couple lives in Martin.

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Adam Beauchamp begins his second season on the Skyhawks’ staff and his fi rst season as the running backs coach. He will continue to serve as the team’s director of strength and conditioning as well as serving as the associate head football coach.

As the defensive line coach Beauchamp helped the Skyhawks fi nish the 2008 campaign with an 8-4 won-loss record. The team was ranked sixth in the nation in fumbles recovered (16), seventh for tackles for a loss and 19th for sacks. Beauchamp was a key addition last year in the Skyhawks defense as he helped guide improvements from 2007 to 2008 in rushing defense, passing defense, total defense, sacks, and most impressive in the tackles for loss category as the Skyhawks went from last to fi rst in the OVC.

Beauchamp coached defensive lineman Ray Williams who earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors. Williams was fourth on the team in total tackles with 56. He led the team

with fi ve sacks for a loss of 32 yards and had eight tackles for a loss of 43 yards.

Beauchamp came to UT Martin from Rice University in Texas where he served as the associate director of strength and conditioning. He served as the head strength coach for baseball and soccer and was the fi rst assistant for football. He implemented a complete off-season, pre-season and in-

Adam Beauchamp

Personal DataPersonal DataBornOct. 17, 1976

EducationNortheastern State Univercity 2000Texas A&M 2004

College FootballNortheastern State University 1995-1999

WifeRobynChildrenMacy Joe and Jackie Blaine

Associate Head Coach, Running Backs Coach (2nd Year) Northeastern State, 1999

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season strength and conditioning program for the Rice football program which had a six-win turnaround from 2005-2006 and a post-season bowl game for the fi rst time in 45 years.

He was also responsible for defensive line and linebacker skill development, and he assisted with practice, both with individual and team situations and nightly fi lm study of opponents.

Okla., and the couple has two daughters, Macy Joe and Jackie Blaine.

He earned his master’s degree in education-al administration from Texas A&M Commerce. He is married to the former Robyn Cowden of Perry, Okla., and the couple has two daugh-ters, Macy Joe and Jackie Blaine.

Before Rice, Beauchamp served as a principal and assistant head football coach for Coalgate (Okla.) Public Schools. During his time with the Wildcats, Beauchamp coached defensive line, quarterbacks, tight ends, offensive line, special teams and served as defensive coordinator. Prior to coaching at Coalgate, he was the special teams coordinator and defensive line coach at Allen (Texas) High School, the 2008 Texas Class 5A state champions.

Beauchamp earned his bachelor’s degree from Northeastern (Okla.) State University

where he served as a football team captain. He holds a school record for quarterback sacks; was named national player of the week; and was a part of the No. 1 ranked defense in the NCAA (180 total yards and 11.5 points allowed/game). He was a two-time fi rst team all-conference pick and two-time academic all-conference selection. Beauchamp helped lead Northeastern State to the Oklahoma Intercollegiate and Lone Star Conference Championships, the NAIA national championship.

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Gerad Parker, a former Kentucky player and graduate assistant, begins his second season as an assistant coach at UT Martin and his fi rst year as the Skyhawks’ wide receiver coach.

Parker, a former wide receiver, had no trou-ble coaching the Skyhawk running backs in 2008. His backs rushed for more than 2,000 yards and scored 26 touchdowns. Junior Bran-dyn Young led the running back corps with 702 yards and 12 touchdowns. He averaged 4.9 yards per carry and 58.5 yards per game. Young earned All-Ohio Valley Conference sec-ond team honors.

Parker also coached Miguel Barnes, Roren Thomas and freshman Daryl Bourne. Barnes was second on the team with 478 rushing yards, while Thomas was third and Bourne was fourth. Combined the Skyhawk running backs recorded fi ve 100-yard plus rushing games. Young rushed for 213 yards against Eastern Il-linois and 107 yards against Tennessee Tech. Barnes pounded out 117 yards in the rain against Jacksonville State, while Bourne ran for 111 yards against Concordia and 102 yards against Baker.

Young picked up one OVC Offense Player of the Week honor on Oct. 12, while Bourne was named OVC Newcomer of the Week Sept. 14.

The Skyhawks were ranked fourth in the na-tion in scoring offense (37.33), 16th in total of-fense and 34th in rushing offense.

Parker spent the 2007 season as an offen-sive graduate assistant at Kentucky. He also worked with the offensive scout team. Before returning to his alma mater, Parker was an as-sistant coach at Raceland (Ky.) High School, guiding receivers and defensive backs. In 2006, Raceland was 11-2 and advanced to the third round of the Class A playoffs.

He was a four-year letterman for Kentucky (2001-04). His best season came as a senior

Gerad Parker

Wide Receivers Coach (2nd Year) Kentucky 2004

Personal DataPersonal DataBornJan. 4, 1981

EducationKentucky 2003

College FootballWide Receiver, Kentucky 2001-2004

WifeKandi

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when he caught 15 passes for 168 yards. Hav-ing overcome numerous injuries during his ca-reer, Parker’s teammates voted him UK’s Most Inspirational Player following his senior year.

He was a three-year member of the South-eastern Conference Academic Honor Roll and in 2004 was voted second-team Academic All-District IV by the College Sports Informa-tion Directors of America. He was selected for the Frank. G. Ham Society of Character by UK Athletics.

After his playing career, Parker stayed on at Kentucky as a graduate assistant for spring practice in 2005 before accepting the coach-ing and teaching position at Raceland.

Born in Huntington, W.Va., Parker became the all-time leading receiver in Kentucky his-tory at Lawrence County High School with 238 career receptions, 4,814 yards and 52 touch-downs.

He is married to the former Kandi Brown, who was an all-state basketball player and a member of the 2000 West Carter High School state championship team. Brown played at Morehead State.

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Jason Simpson, the fourth-year head football coach at The University of Tennessee at Martin, has named Jimmy Lindsey the new defensive line coach for the 2009 season. Lindsey comes to UT Martin after spending the last two seasons at the University of Miami at Ohio.

Because of Lindsey’s linemen at Miami, the Redhawks were able to dominate the MAC in 2007. Miami led the conference in six different statistical categories, including rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense. Miami also ranked fi rst in the league in quarterback sacks. Lindsey coached Joe Conigli who was a third team All-MAC selection for two years. Lindsey also served as the co-special teams coordinator.

Lindsey brings eight years experience to UT Martin. Before Miami he spent four years at Gardner-Webb University. He coached the defensive line and linebackers while also serving as the recruiting coordinator. Under Lindsey’s tutelage, numerous players earned all-Big South honors while Harold Wells was named I-AA National Defensive Lineman of the

Year by the Football Gazette and set a school record by earning fi rst-team All-America honors from six different organizations during the 2004 season. Lindsey also coached defensive end Brian Johnston at Gardner-Webb who was the two-time Big South Defensive Player of the Year. Johnston was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008.

Lindsey went to Gardner-Webb from Chattanooga where he served as an assistant coach with the Mocs’ program in 2002, spending that season in charge of the team’s linebackers. Under Lindsey’s guidance, UTC linebacker Josh Cain earned second-team I-AA All-American honors in 2002 and was an All-Southern Conference choice after leading

Jimmy Lindsey

Defensive Line Coach (1st Year) Chattanooga, 2001

Personal DataPersonal DataBornAug. 22, 1977

EducationChattanooga 2001

College FootballChattanooga 1996-1999

ChildrenKiara-10

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the nation with 192 total tackles. Cain signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Bears. He spent his fi rst two years at Chattanooga as a restricted earnings coach.

Lindsey played at Chattanooga where he was one of four team captains as a senior in 1999. He was a three-time member of the Dean’s List as a student at Chattanooga, and was the 1999 recipient of the Marco Sheppard Mr. Hustle Award.

The new UT Martin defensive line coach served two NFL Minority Coaching Internships, one in 2008 with the Detroit Lions and the oth-er in 2006 with the Cleveland Browns. Lindsey also attended the 2008 NCAA Coaches Acad-emy.

He graduated from Chattanooga in 2001 with a degree in sports administration. He has a daughter, Kiara, who is 10 years old.

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Will Harriger is back. The 2004 Auburn graduate was a key member of UT Martin’s 2006 Ohio Valley Conference championship coaching staff. He coached the tight ends and served as the team’s video coordinator. He helped the Skyhawks offense rush for more than 220 yards per game.

Harriger left UT Martin for stints at Auburn and Texas and now rejoins head coach Jason Simpson. He will be responsible for coaching linebackers and coordinating punt returns this season.

“Will’s familiarity with our program and the experiences he’s had the past two years made him a perfect fi t to coach our linebackers,” Simpson said.

In 2008, Harriger served as defensive quality control at the University of Texas where he assisted defensive coordinator and head coach designate Will Muschamp with the Longhorn linebackers. Texas fi nished the season ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 3 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Texas defeated Ohio State 24-21 to win the 2009 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

Texas was ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 3 in the nation in rush defense allowing 83.54 yards per game; No. 1 in the Big 12 in total defense allowing 342.9 yards per game; and No. 1 in the Big 12 in scoring defense allowing only 18.77 points per game.

Harriger was responsible for the weekly defensive scouting report and fi lm breakdown for all opponents.

In 2007, Harriger served as a defensive administrative assistant at Auburn where he

helped coach James Willis with the linebackers. Auburn fi nished the season ranked No. 15 in the

AP Poll and No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Auburn defeated Clemson 23-20 to win the 2007 Chik-Fil-A Peach Bowl.

Auburn ranked No. 2 in the Southeastern Conference in total defense allowing 297 yards per game; No. 2 in the SEC in pass defense allowing 173 yards per game; and No. 1 in the SEC in scoring defense allowing only 16.2 points per game.

Harriger was responsible for the weekly defensive scouting report and fi lm breakdown

Will Harriger

Linebackers Coach (1st Year) Auburn, 2004

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for all opponents.Before coming to UT Martin in 2006,

Harriger served as a graduate assistant at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. He worked with the outside linebackers during the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

In 2004, Midwestern State won the Lone Star Conference co-championship and reached the Division II playoffs for the fi rst time in school history The 2004 team’s defense fi nished No. 1 in the Lone Star Conference and No. 4 nationally in rush defense, allowing only 81.4 yards per game and 2.45 yards per carry.

Harriger was responsible for fi lm breakdown for all opponents.

“Will is highly intelligent and has great passion for teaching the game of football,” Simpson

“Will is highly intelligent and has great passion for teaching the game of football.” Jason Simpson

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Carter Barfi eld will begin his fi rst season as an assistant coach at The University of Tennes-see at Martin. The Furman University graduate will coach quarterbacks this year.“I knew early in my high school days that I wanted to be a coach,” Barfi eld said.

This will be Barfi eld’s third season with the Skyhawks. He spent his fi rst season, 2007, as a defensive graduate assistant working with the defensive line, and his second season as an offensive graduate assistant working with the wide receivers and assisting in the passing game. In 2008, Barfi eld worked with All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree Mike Hicks who led the team in receiving with 66 catches for 894 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Barfi eld said he learned a lot during his fi rst two years at UT Martin. “I learn as I go,” he said. “I am still learning, but I will make plenty of suggestions and offer everything I can to help the team.”

Before coming to UT Martin in the fall of 2007, Barfi eld was a walk-on wide receiver at Furman from 2002-2006. He played a key role in Furman’s 11-3 record in 2005. The Paladins fi nished No. 3 in The Sports Network’s 2005 NCAA FCS national rankings.

The Paladins posted an 8-4 won-loss record in 2006 and advanced to the FCS playoffs where they suffered a loss to No. 15 Montana State in the second round. Despite the set-back, Furman was ranked No. 12 in The Sports Network’s Final 2006 FCS poll.

Barfi eld remembers when Furman, ranked No. 3 in the nation in 2006, knocked off No. 2 Georgia Southern to win the Southern Confer-ence championship.

“The intensity was high and there was a lot at stake in the game,” he said.

Barfi eld prepped at a Melbourne Central Catholic High School in Florida where he played wide receiver and served as team cap-tain his senior season.

Barfi eld, born Aug. 19, 1984, is the son of Jim and Darleen Barfi eld of Merritt Island, Fla. He is engaged to Jenny Watson of Macon, Ga. The couple plans to get married in June, 2010.

Carter Barfi eld

Personal DataPersonal DataBornAug. 19, 1984

EducationFurman University 2007

College FootballWide Receiver, Furman University 2002-2006

Quarterbacks Coach (1st Year) Furman, 2006

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Brandon Cooper

Brandon Cooper loves to compete. He played high school football, baseball and ran track. He enjoyed a stellar four-year career at UT Martin as a cornerback. When he ex-hausted his eligibility he had a chance to play arena football.The desire to compete was still burning, but “Coop” decided against playing. He will begin his fi rst season as an assistant defensive coach at his alma mater in 2009. “I love to teach and coach,” Coop said. “I want to teach this younger generation the things I learned as a player.”

Coop played running back and cornerback for four years at Aiken High School in Cincin-nati. He earned all-state honors his junior and senior years as a defensive back. He also earned all-state honors in baseball. As a fresh-man and sophomore he ran track, competing in the 100, 200 and the 4x100 events. He

earned a scholarship to play at UT Martin for former head coach Matt Griffi n in 2003. His senior year, 2006, Coop helped lead head coach Jason Simpson’s Skyhawks to their fi rst-ever Ohio Valley Conference title and the postseason.

Coop had 36 total tackles and fi ve pass breakups his senior year, as the Skyhawks fi nished with a 9-3 record. Coop earned the Julian Nunamaker Award, all four years, which goes to the player who achieves success on the fi eld and in the classroom. It is named after Julian Nunamaker, a 1968 fi rst-team Kodak All-American. Nunamaker played for UT Mar-tin in the 1967 Tangerine Bowl and he played professionally in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills. Coop earned his bachelor’s degree in health and human performance (sports manage-ment) and served as a student assistant coach during the spring of 2008 where he worked with the defensive linemen.

In the fall of 2008, Coop worked as a gradu-ate assistant coach. He worked with the out-side linebackers and coached All-Ohio Valley Conference standout Josh Bey. In addition to coaching the cornerbacks this season, Coop will recruit in his hometown of Cincinnati.

Cornerbacks Coach (1st Year) UT Martin, 2006

Personal DataPersonal Data

EducationUT Martin 2008

College FootballCornerback, UT Martin 2003-2006

BornOct. 10, 1984 Cincinnati Ohio

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Kevin Bannon

Fresh off a stellar four-year career as a UT Martin offensive lineman, Kevin Bannon be-gins his fi rst season as a graduate assistant coach for the Skyhawks this fall.

A two-time all-conference selection, Ban-non appeared in 45 games over his four-year career, starting in 39, and was a key cog on an offense that produced one Ohio Valley Confer-ence championship and was consistently atop the OVC statistical categories. Bannon also had an impact on the UT Martin record books, as he blocked for all-time UT Martin leading rusher Don Chapman for three seasons. Chap-man became just the 14th Division I player to rush for 1,000 yards in four straight seasons.

In 2008, Bannon graded out at 80 percent and only allowed one sack, earning All-OVC fi rst team honors after being named to the All-OVC preseason team. Bannon served as team captain that season for a team that went 8-4 and fi nished one last second blocked fi eld goal attempt shy of its second OVC crown in three years.

Bannon helped block for an offensive unit that ranked fi rst in the OVC in 2008 in scor-ing offense, touchdowns, and total offense. Bannon also directly assisted the Skyhawks in

ranking fourth in the nation in scoring offense (37.33 points per game).

Bannon started all 11 games during his ju-nior campaign in 2007, earning All-OVC sec-ond team accolades. The Skyhawks led the OVC in scoring and total offense, and scored 40+ points in four games.

The Skyhawks’ fi rst-ever OVC championship came in 2006, a year where Bannon started 10 games. Behind Bannon, UT Martin led the league in rushing offense, and was nationally-ranked for the fi rst time in program history.

As a true freshman in 2005, Bannon emerged strong to start in six of the last seven games – all against conference opponents. Bannon blocked for quarterback Brady Wahl-berg, who holds several UT Martin all-time career records, including total offense (7,387 yards).

Before UT Martin, Bannon was a two-sport athlete at Wentzville High School in Wentzville, Mo., competing in football and wrestling. Ban-non earned all-district honors as a junior, and all-state and all-metro accolades as a senior, and was a three-year All-Gateway Athletic Conference team selection. Bannon also got it done in the classroom, appearing on the honor roll all four years at WHS.

Bannon, who is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, is the son of Gary and Linda Bannon and has one younger brother, Sean.

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Ray Williams

Four-year Skyhawk defensive stalwart Ray Williams joins the UT Martin coaching staff for his fi rst season as a graduate assistant coach.

The Demopolis, Ala. native put together an impressive four-year career at UT Martin from 2005-08, as he appeared in all 46 games, starting in 23 of those. Williams totaled 137 tackles (60 solo), including 16 tackles-for-loss for 81 yards, 9.5 sacks for 63 yards, eight quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble from the defensive tackle position.

A preseason All-OVC selection in 2008, Wil-liams backed it up with a fi rst team All-OVC mention. In that season, Williams doubled his career totals in tackles for loss (eight to 16) and sacks (4.5 to 9.5), while making 56 total stops (23 solo) to lead the Skyhawks to an 8-4 season and one game shy of an OVC champion-ship.

Williams spearheaded a Skyhawk defense that led the OVC in sacks with 252, which was 34 more than the second place team had. The UT Martin defense also ranked in the top-10 nationally in fumbles recovered (sixth; 16) and tackles for loss per game (seventh; 8.0).

In 2007, Williams started in all 11 contests and was honored with a second team All-OVC

mention. Serving as team captain, Williams was second on the team with six quarterback hurries, despite playing most of the season with a broken hand.

Williams was an integral part of the Sky-hawks’ 2006 OVC championship squad, the fi rst time a UT Martin team had won the OVC ti-tle. Williams and the Skyhawk defense ranked fi rst in the OVC in scoring defense, passing defense, rushing defense and total defense en route to a historic season which included UT Martin’s fi rst-ever national ranking.

Williams’ freshman season in 2005 also was a memorable one, as Williams played in all 11 games to help the Skyhawks lead the confer-ence in total defense, least opponent fi rst downs and least opponent third down conver-sion percentage.

A two-sport athlete at Demopolis High School, Williams played defensive tackle, left guard and nose guard for the Tigers, earning a spot on the all-state team in 2004. Williams also adds a 4A state football championship, and a 2004 track and fi eld shot put state championship accomplishment to his person-al resume.

Williams is the son of Shirley Williams and has two younger sisters, Tasha and April.

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Alex Cohen

Alex Cohen of Ames, Iowa, begins his fi rst season as the Skyhawks strength and conditioning coach. Cohen comes to UT Martin from Iowa State where he served as the football strength and conditioning graduate assistant.

Cohen assisted coaches with the design and implementation of the strength program. He also designed and implemented nutrition programs and implemented workouts during coaching transitions.

Before Iowa State, Cohen served an internship with the New York Jets. He also served as the head strength and conditioning intern at the University of Central Florida from 2006-08.

From 2003-06, Cohen was the assistant wrestling coach and the head strength and conditioning coach at Palm Bay (Fla.) High School.

Cohn earned his bachelor’s of education degree in sports and fi tness in May 2008 from the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Strength & Condititioning Coach (1st Year) University of Central Florida, 2008

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Former UT Martin football player and Hall of Fame member Randy Barnes begins his 4th year as director of football operations. He worked in private business before joining UT Martin in 2005.

Barnes retired from coaching in 2002 after a 30-year high school career. He was the head football coach at Union City High School for the past 21 years, and he also served as the school’s athletic director and assistant principal. Barnes is the winningest coach in Union City history and was inducted into the Union City Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. As head football coach at Union City, he had a .767 winning percentage (191-58). He was ranked in the top 10 in Tennessee for winning percentage when he retired. Barnes coached 12 playoff teams, six bowl teams, and won eight regional championships. His teams were Class AA Runners-up in 1997 and 2000, and he was named coach of the year 12 times.

At Union City High School, Barnes coached Jonathan Robinson, who is the current director of college scouting for the New England Patriots, as well as Donne Ethridge, who serves as a regional scout for the New York Giants.

In 1994, Barnes served as the president of the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association

and also received the TSSAA Distinguished Service Award. He served two times as a coach in the Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star Game. In 1998, he received the prestigious TSSAA A.F. Bridges Male Coach of the Year Award. In 2008, he was inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame.

Barnes, from Ripley played football at UT Martin for head coach Bob Carroll from 1969-72. Barnes was inducted into UT Martin’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. During his career, he earned All-Mid South Conference and All-Gulf South Conference honors. He set a school record for the longest fi eld goal with a 53-yarder against Nicholls State in 1972.

Barnes is married and has two children. His wife, Sharon, and son David are both UT Martin alumni. David played football for the Skyhawks and was a team captain in 1998. He later attended UT Memphis and is a dentist practicing in Jackson. Barnes’ daughter, Anna Laura is a UTK graduate and lives and works in Memphis.

Barnes also served as Obion County’s UT Alumni President in 2005 and currently serves as the president of Union City’s Rotary Club.

Randy Barnes

Director of Football Operations

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Equipment Room

The University of Tennessee at Martin athletic equipment manager, Butch The University of Tennessee at Martin athletic equipment manager, Butch Dowty (Memphis, 1984), is responsible for the care and maintenance of Dowty (Memphis, 1984), is responsible for the care and maintenance of all athletic gear used by UT Martin athletic teams, as well as ensuring all athletic gear used by UT Martin athletic teams, as well as ensuring the proper fi tting of all football equipment for the safety of all Skyhawk the proper fi tting of all football equipment for the safety of all Skyhawk players.players.

The primary equipment room in the Bob Carroll Football building has been redesigned over the past three years since Dowty’s return to UT Martin before the 2007 season. The redesign provides Dowty and his student assistants the ability to clean, catalog, store and distribute equipment in a much more rapid and effi cent manner.

Dowty and his staff of seven are responsible for maintaining uniforms and practice equipment for the Skyhawk football team and taking inventory of all equipment for the 14 additional sports at UT Martin. In addition, Dowty and his staff use cargo trucks to transport and staff all road games throughout the football season. The equipment staff typically leaves four to fi ve hours before the team.

One of the most experienced and respected equipment managers in the country, Dowty begins the third season of his second tour at UT Martin. Before returning to UT Martin he was the city

manager for Hickman, Ky., and he spent seven seasons as equipment manager at Murray

State University.A native of Ripley, Tenn., Dowty’s fi rst stay at UT Martin spanned 13 years,

from 1986 to 1999. Before to his stint at UT Martin, he spent one

season as the assistant equipment manager for the Memphis Showboats of

the USFL.Dowty is married to the former Pam Sutton

and the couple has one daughter, Casey Dawn. The Dowtys reside in Fulton, Ky.

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Training Room

The University of Tennessee at Martin athletic training staff is second to The University of Tennessee at Martin athletic training staff is second to none when it comes to ensuring that UT Martin student -athletes receive none when it comes to ensuring that UT Martin student -athletes receive quality care in the areas of athletic injury, rehabilitation and preventive quality care in the areas of athletic injury, rehabilitation and preventive care.care.

Dr. Steve HouseworthDr. Steve Houseworth

Dr. John MastersonDr. John Masterson

Dr. Keith NordDr. Keith Nord

Dr. G. Bradford WrightDr. G. Bradford Wright Dr. David E. YakinDr. David E. Yakin

With three Skyhawk training room locations throughout the UT Martin athletic facilities, student-athletes can be assured if recieving the best medical attention and rehabilitation available. The primary athletic training room facilities are located in the Skyhawk Fieldhouse. There are also satellite locations in the Bob Carroll Football Building and near Pat Summitt Court in Skyhawk Arena.

The Skyhawk Fieldhouse athletic training room was renovated in 2007 as part of a $1.9 million renovation of the entire Skyhawk Fieldhouse and Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. Included in the renovation was an updated whirlpool rehabilitation room where student-athletes can recieve aqua rehabilitation and treatment.

Assistant Athletic Director Bart Belew is in his ninth year as head athletic trainer. Belew, a UT Martin graduate, went on to earn a master’s degree and serve as

a graduate assistant at Ole Miss where he worked with both the football and baseball programs before a stint at Freed-Hardeman led him to return to his alma mater in 2000 as the head athletic trainer. He currently has a staff of four full-time certifi ed athletic trainers and support staff of 16 athletic training students.

The athletic training staff is surrounded by many qualifi ed and generous team doctors through a partnership with Sports Orthopedic and Spine of Jackson, Tenn. Dr. G. Bradford Wright, and Dr. Steve Houseworth, serve as the primary team physicians and are directly responsible for the orthopedic needs of UT Martin student-athletes. Dr. Wright has previously worked as team physician with the U.S. Olympic Track and Field teams, West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx and Memphis Riverkings while Dr. Houseworth has served as a team physician for Louisiana Tech University.

Dr. Wright and Dr. Houseworth are also assisted in the care for Skyhawk student-athletes by the other orthopedic specialist of Sports Orthopedic and Spine: Dr. David E. Yakin, Dr. Keith Nord, Dr. Timothy Sweo, and Dr. John P. Masterson.

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Strength & ConditioningAdam Beauchamp, the director of

strength and conditioning and Alex Cohen, the strength and conditioning coach will oversee all workouts in the Skyhawks weight room adjacent to the Bob Carroll Football Building. Beauchamp and Cohen will also get help from four other staff members so the student-athletes are provided with safety and individual assistance. Only Skyhawk atletes are allowed to use this facility.

The 8,000 square-foot weight room in the basement of the student life center includes fi ve new glute/ham machines and two new Power Lift multi-racks. The entire facility is equipped with Usaka, Power Lift or Hammer Strength machines and weights. Usaka equipment has been

used in the past seven Olympic Games.This state-of-the-art facility and the strength and conditioning staff are well equipped

to handle any and all needs of the Skyhawk football student-athletes.

Weight Room HighlightsWeight Room Highlights• Large enough to fi t entire offense or

defensive units comfortably. The weight room allows for large enough groups so that the student-athletes can train concurrently optimizing effi ency and effectiveness but, small enough to recieve individual direction.

• Workouts are designed by coach Cohen and supervised at all times by one or more members of the strength and conditioning staff. Each student-athlete is placed in to respective developmental levels according to individual ability. Specifi c regiments are then prescribed and continously changed based on individual aptitude.

• The Skyhawk workout philosophy is muli-faceted with the main emphasis on reducing injuries during the season.

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Dr. Tom Rakes

Chancellor

Dr. Tom Rakes became the ninth UT Martin Chancellor May 7, 2007, when University of Tennessee President Dr. John Petersen made the announcement. He began his new role July 1, 2007.

Dr. Rakes joined UT Martin in 2002 as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Educational Studies. He was named Provost in 2005.

Dr. Rakes has identifi ed eight specifi c areas of focus in the last several years. Increasing academic rigor and completion rates, reviewing levels of student and academic program services, refi ning the enrollment management plan, enhancing security measures and continuing to assess resource allocations are among his priorities. UT Martin’s role as a catalyst and resource in West Tennessee’s economic development is also an area of emphasis.

This fall, UT Martin anticipates welcoming the most academically qualifi ed class of new students in our history. Student services have been enhanced with the completion of eight new apartment-style residence halls during the past three years and should be further energized with the opening of the Student Recreation Center scheduled for January 2010. Several academic facilities have also recently benefi ted from construction activities which include an expansion of Brehm Hall, renovation of the Business Administration Building, the construction of the new Parsons Center, expansion of the Selmer/McNairy County Center, and the recently approved expansion project for construction of Phase One of the Fine Arts Building.

Refl ecting on the 2008-09 academic year, our list of accomplishments is impressive

ranging from a record student enrollment, the second highest six-year graduation rate for public universities in Tennessee, our most successful donor support, topping $11 million, and state or regional recognitions for student groups in agriculture, business, chemistry, social work, education, journalism and broadcasting. We are honored to have received successful program reviews in Geosciences, French, Spanish and University Studies. UT Martin ranks as the largest single university provider of dual-enrollment programming to offer college-level course opportunities to students in more than 30 different high schools as well as a growing number of home-school students. We can also take pride in our athletic teams competing in NCAA and NIT post-season action in softball and men’s basketball, respectively. Our storied rodeo program fi elded a team completing this season ranked ninth in the nation.

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Phil Dane begins his tenth year as the director of athletics after serving as vice chancellor for business and fi nance at UT Martin for 13 years. He has overseen facility improvements, budget increases, and staffi ng changes which have resulted in Ohio Valley Conference championships in football, men’s basketball, volleyball, softball, and women’s tennis.

Dane was successful in proposing a referendum to the Student Government Association in 2007 that generates over $600,000 annually. This funding has provided additional staff increases and budget increases for various administrative and sports programs as well as major facility improvements for baseball and softball. New grandstands were installed at both fi elds in 2008. New ighting was installed on both fi elds in 2009. Construction will begin on a $1,000,000 baseball/softball building in November, 2009 with the debt service being paid from referendum funds. Over 63 percent

of the student body voted in favor of the referendum in April 2007.

Dane oversaw the building and completion of the Bob Carroll Football Building, a $2.5 million project. Funding for the project came from private gifts. The 17,000-square-foot facility has offi ce space for all football personnel, meeting rooms, a locker room, a training room and a magnifi cent multi-purpose room overlooking H.K. Grantham Field. With the momentum from of an OVC champhionship season in 2006, then Chancellor Nick Dunagan, provided institutional matching funds when Skyhawk fans donated $250,000 toward a new synthetic surface for Hardy M. Graham Stadium. That challenge was met and new FieldTurf surface was installed before the 2008 season.

In 2006 a majoring seating renovation was completed in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. More than 1,200 chair back seats were installed on the east side of the arena replacing a combination of bleachers and chair back seats. Bleachers and a press box facility at the Skyhawk Soccer Field were also completed in the fall of 2006.

Dane has guided the university through its most recent NCAA Division I Certifi cation. In addition he is a peer reviewer in the NCAA Division I Certifi cation Program. He has performed peer reviews at the University of Delaware, Western Kentucky University, Robert Morris University and Texas State University. Dane will serve as the chairman of the OVC Athletic Directors Council in 2010-2011. He also serves as the administrative liaison for the Ohio Valley Conference men’s golf coaches.

Phil Dane

Director of Athletics

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Before he was named athletics director in 2000, Dane served as vice chancellor for business and fi nance from 1987-2000. In 1999, he chaired a commission to study the role and funding of intercollegiate athletics at UT Martin. The study commission developed a plan that allowed scholarship football to continue, and since 2000 Dane has worked with the university’s administration to restore funding for football scholarships to the same level as other OVC institutions.

He has held various positions at UT Martin since 1979. He is an Air Force veteran and a three-year baseball letter winner at Tennessee Tech University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1978 and worked for Price Waterhouse and Company before beginning his association with UT Martin. He earned his MBA from UT Martin in 1984.

Dane is active in community and church

organizations. He has served as commissioner of the Martin Girls Softball League and president of the Breakfast Optimist Club. He is currently a member of the Martin Rotary Club and is a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Martin.

Dane and his wife, Debbie, a third-grade teacher at Martin Elementary School, are the parents of three daughters: Shelly obtained her undergraduate and graduate degrees from UT Martin and teaches third grade at Dexter Elementary School in Cordova, Tenn.; Katie, teaches fi fth grade at Martin Elementary School; and Abbey, also a UT Martin graduate, is marketing specialist with the Memphis Zoo.

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2009 Skyhawks 2009 Signees

BrentBrentAckerAckerLinebacker6-1/230/Sr.Picayune MemorialHigh School

2008: Started and played in all 12 games … Was second on the team with 83 total tack-les (46 unassisted tackles) … Was second on the team with 9.0 tackles for a loss of 43 yards … He had 1.5 sacks for a loss of 12 yards and he led the team with four forced fumbles … Enjoyed his most productive game against Jacksonville State where he recorded 13 total tackles (seven unassisted) … Had nine tack-les in a game twice, once at Austin Peay and once against Eastern Illinois. Pearl River Community College: Played two seasons at nationally ranked Pearl River for head coach Tim Hatten … Led Wildcats to a 6-3 worksheet in the MACJC standings his sophomore season (2007) … Was named the MACJC Region 23 Defensive Player of the Week after making 10 total tackles and two interceptions in the season-opening victory (50-10) over Mississippi Delta … Among the

MACJC Region 23 leaders in interceptions … One of 16 Pearl River players that signed with four-year schools.High School: Prepped at Picayune Memo-rial High School … Played middle linebacker for Maroon Tide and head coach Dodd Lee … Graduated in 2006 with honors.Personal: Son of Dorothy Gray … Has two siblings, Brandi and LeKeith … Is pursuing a Bachelor’s of University Studies (BUS) degree.

Player Profi les

ACKER’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2008 12-12 46-37-83 9.0-43 1.5-12 0-0 2 3 1-0 4 0 01 yr. 12-12 46-37-83 9.0-43 1.5-12 0-0 2 3 1-0 4 0 0

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DexterDexterAnokaAnokaQB/Wide Receiver5-10/175/Sr.Atlanta, Ga.Banneker High School

2008: Played in 10 of 12 games and saw ac-tion at both quarterback and wide receiver … Completed 11-of-24 passes for 151 yards … Completed a 72 yard pass against Concordia …Had 12 rushing attempts for 29 yards and one touchdown (against Concordia) … Had four catches for a tocal of 49 yards … Enjoyed his best game as a wide receiver against East-ern Kentucky where he had three catches for 52 yards.2007: Played in 9 of 11 games and led the team in passing with 1,369 yards … Completed 107 of 184 passes with seven interceptions … Threw eight touchdown passes and had three games where he threw two TD passes in each (Central Arkansas, Austin Peay and Jackson-ville State) … Was fi fth on the team in rushing with 137 net yards. 2006: Played in 11 of the Skyhawks’ 12 games … Started against Urbana, Gardner-Webb and Samford … Enjoyed his best game against Samford where he rushed for 72 yards on fi ve carries and passed for 63 yards (10-7-0) … Av-eraged 8.2 yards per rushing attempt … Was the Skyhawks fourth leading rusher with 188

yards … Averaged 55.5 yards per game in total offense … Threw for three touchdowns and had three interceptions in 11 games.High School: Started at quarterback his ju-nior and senior years at Banneker … Served as team captain for the Trojans and rushed for more than 500 yards and threw for 1,600 yards … Also played basketball and earned all-region honors in the high jump.Personal: Son of Alex and Josephine Anoka … Has two siblings Jeffery and Jennifer … Also played basketball for the Skyhawks and head coach Bret Campbell in 2006 … Saw limited action in 20 games and averaged 1.1 points per game.

ANOKA’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS C-A-INT EFFIC PCT YDS TD LG RUSH YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LG2006 11-3 46-88-3 96.99 52.3 422 3 41 23 188 0 66 0 0 0 02007 9-7 107-184-7 127.39 58.2 1369 8 85 53 137 2 36 0 0 0 02008 10-0 11-24-0 112.43 45.8 151 1 72 12 29 1 17 4 49 0 203 yrs. 30-10 164-296-10 117.14 55.4 1942 12 85 88 354 3 66 4 49 9 20

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MiguelMiguelBarnesBarnesTailback5-11/200/Sr.Millington, Tenn.University of Memphis

2008: Saw action in 11 games … Rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown against Jackson-ville State … Racked up 478 yards on 102 attempts … Scored four touchdowns, three against Concordia … Also had nine catches for 69 yards … Was second on the team in rushing … Averaged 43.5 yards of rushing per game. Memphis: Transferred to UT Martin from the University of Memphis after the fall semester … Participated in spring practice at UT Mar-tin … Saw limited playing time at Memphis … Played in nine games and rushed for 194 yards on 48 carries … Scored one touchdown against Jacksonville State … Rushed 10 times for 47 yards against Rice … Had two recep-tions for 25 yards.High School: Went to Millington High School where he ran track and played football for four years.

Per-sonal: Son of Barbara Barnes and Melvin Barnes ... One of fi ve children … His brother Marlon played two years in the NFL … Broth-ers Marvin and Melvin ran track at Memphis, while brother Marcus ran track at Louisville … Is majoring in Exercise Science … Aspires to play in the NFL or be a personal trainer or physical therapist.

BARNES’ CAREER STATSYR GP-GS RUSH YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS TD LG KOR YDS AVG TD *2006 5-0 17 81 4.8 1 16 1 3 0 3 7 143 20.4 0 *2007 9-0 48 194 4.0 1 27 2 25 0 21 0 0 0 0 2008 11-0 102 478 4.7 4 28 9 69 0 16 0 0 0 0 3 yrs. 25-0 167 753 4.5 5 28 12 97 0 21 7 143 20.4 0 *at Memphis

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JoshJoshBeyBeyLinebacker6-1/210/Jr.Springfi eld, Tenn.Springfi eld High School

2008: Started and played in all 12 games at linebacker … Led the team in total tackles with 88 and tackles for loss with 16.5 for 54 yards … His 16.5 tackles for a loss tied him for the 21st best mark in the nation … Recorded double-digit tackles against Murray State (11) and Eastern Illinois (12) … Had 3.5 TFL against Austin Peay … Also recorded 2.5 TFL against Tennessee State and Auburn … Had two quarterback sacks against Concordia and three sacks on the year … Had one intercep-tion with a 10-yard return against Southeast Missouri State.2007: Saw action in 11 games … Finished the season with 38 total tackles, 17 solo and 21 assisted … Made fi ve tackles for a loss of nine yards … Had three quarterback hurries … Had his best game at Central Arkansas where he made seven tackles … Made two tackles for a loss against Tennessee Tech.High School: Named to 2006 All-Midstate team … Earned all-region honors in 2005 and

2006 … Selected as the 2006 regional defen-sive MVP … Helped lead Springfi eld to a 10-0 regular season in 2006 … Also played basket-ball at Springfi eld.Personal: Son of Cleveland Bey and Barbara Winslow … Plans to major in health and human performance …Pro athlete he admires is Ray Lewis … Enjoys cars and model cars … Bey’s uncle Ricky Hud-son played basketball at Georgia Tech.

BEY’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2007 11-0 17-21-38 5.0-9 0-0 0-0 1 3 0-0 0 0 02008 12-12 46-42-88 16.5-54 3.0-17 1-10 1 3 0-0 0 0 02 yrs. 23-12 63-63-126 21.5-63 3.0-17 1-10 2 6 0-0 0 0 0

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DarylDaryl

Running Back5-10/175/So.Hattiesburg, Miss.Hattiesburg High School

BourneBourne

2008: Saw extensive action in all 12 games as a true freshman … Recorded back-to-back 100 yard rushing games against Baker (102 yards) and Concordia (111 yards) … Rushed 63 times for 330 yards and scored two touchdowns … Also had two receptions for eight yards … Had 15 kickoff returns for 352 yards … Enjoyed his best game as a kick returner against Jackson-ville State when he returned four kickoffs for 84 yards … Finished his freshman campaign with 690 all-purpose yards.

High School: Played in fi ve games this past season … Rushed for 823 yards and 10 touch-downs … Averaged 12.5 yards per carry … Had seven receptions for 129 yards … Averaged 18.4 yards per reception … Returned punts and averaged 41.8 yards per return … Also played baseball and ran track as a junior.

BOURNE’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/GM REC YDS AVG TD LG KR YDS AVG LG 2008 12-0 63 330 5.2 2 57 27.5 2 8 4.0 0 13 15 352 23.5 43 1 yr. 12-0 63 330 5.2 2 57 27.5 2 8 4.0 0 13 15 352 23.5 43

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JeremyJeremyBuchananBuchananTight End6-4/250/Jr.Antioch, Tenn.Antioch High School

2008: Saw action in 11 games and started against Baker University … Had fi ve catches for 62 yards … Enjoyed success against East-ern Kentucky by catching three passes for 45 yards … Helped the Skyhawks’ offensive line that led to the nation’s fourth best scoring offense … Was also a part of the offense that was ranked 16th in the nation for total offense and 34th in rushing offense.

2007: Started in four games (Tennessee Tech, Samford, Eastern Illinois and Murray State) as a true freshman … Had two receptions for a total of 20 yards … His longest reception of the season was a 14-yarder against Tennessee Tech … Had one catch for six yards against Central Arkansas.

High School: Received all-state, all-region and All-Midstate honors … Helped lead Antioch

to the second round of the state high school playoff s … Also played basketball at Antioch and played two years of AAU basketball for the Nike Select.

Personal: Son of James and Barbara Buchan-an … Has fi ve siblings … Admires Randy Moss … Career ambition is to make it to the NFL … Majoring in Sports Management ... Enjoys singing.

BUCHANAN’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/GM 2007 11-4 2 20 10.0 0 19 1.8 2008 11-1 5 62 12.4 0 17 5.6 2 yrs. 22-5 7 82 11.7 0 19 3.7

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AaronAaronCarneyCarneyLinebacker6-2/ 205/ R-Jr.Brownsville, Tenn.Haywood County High School

2008: Saw limited playing time in 11 games … Had three sacks against Concordia and two against Tennessee Tech … Saw playing time on special teams and had three kickoff returns for 21 yards … Longest kickoff return of the season was for 15 yards against Jacksonville State.

2007: Played in 11 games … Had 14 solo tackles … Recorded three four-tackle games (Southern Miss, Missouri State and Murray State) … Had a pass breakup and a blocked kick against Southeast Missouri State.

2006: Saw limited action.High School: Earned all-conference fi rst team

defense and second team offense honors … Claims biggest victory was a 25-20 win over Jackson Central-Merry his junior season.

Personal: Son of Clement and Annie Carney … Has two older brothers, Steve and Andre … Hobbies include playing basketball and listen-ing to music … Wants to one day own his own business … Pursuing a Bachelor’s in University Studies (BUS) degree.

CARNEY’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2006 1-0 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 02007 11-0 14-10-24 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0-0 0 1 02008 11-0 2-5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0-0 0 0 03 yrs. 23-0 16-15-31 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0-0 0 1 0

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DerekCarrQuarterback6-1/195/So.McKenzie, Tenn.McKenzie High School

2008: Emerged as the backup quarterback as a true freshman, improving throughout the year under the tutelage of All-OVC fi rst teamer Cade Thompson…Was named to the OVC Com-missioner’s Honor Roll.

High School: Prepped at McKenzie High School, where he led the Rebels to the Blue Cross Bowl in 2007 after passing for 2,309 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior…Also rushed for 409 yards and 11 touchdowns on 66 carries as a senior…Was a fi nalist for the Ten-nessee Wendy’s High School Heisman Award…Was a 2007 Class A Mr. Football Back of the Year fi nalist, as well as an all-region most valu-able player as a senior in 2007 and all-region

selection in 2006…Named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Class A all-state quarterback in 2006 and 2007, as well as earning an all-state mention from the Tennes-see Football Coaches Association in 2007…Also excelled as a punter, earning all-region punter accolades in 2007 while setting the all-time single season punting record at MHS with a 39.1 yard average...Was a two-time all-dis-trict selection in both basketball and baseball.

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Player Profi lesDanielDanielChamberlainChamberlainWide Receiver6-1/190/Jr.Riverside, Calif.Mt. San Jacinto CC

Mt. San Jacinto CC: Earned second-team All-Southern California Football Association Conference honors … Played in 10 games as a sophomore and caught 40 passes for 693 yards and six touchdowns … Averaged 17.3 yards per catch and 69.3 yards per game … Was the team’s fourth leading scorer with 36 points … Was second on the team with 693 all-purpose yards … Made eight catches against Chaffey CC on Sept. 6 … Piled up 165 yards of receiving vs. San Diego Mesa on Sept. 27 … Scored three touchdowns and had a 90-yard catch against Los Angeles Harbor on Nov. 8.

Martin Luther King HS: Graduated in 2007.

Personal: Son of Norman Chamberlain and Doruey Chamberlain … Has one brother who is playing football at Mt. San Jacinto CC … Ma-joring in communications (broadcasting) … Born June 22, 1989.

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JoshCodyDefensive Line6-2/240/R-So.St. Louis, Mo.Lutheran North High School

JJCC

2007: Saw action in eight games and started in two games (Samford and Eastern Illinois) … Finished the season with nine total tackles … Made four tackles against Samford … Had a sack against Samford.

High School: Finished his senior season with 156 tackles, 12 sacks, two fumble recover-ies for touchdowns and seven catches for 125 yards and two touchdowns … Was selected to the All-Lutheran Team, 2006 St. Louis Small Schools All-American team … Named to All-ABC team and all-metro team … Ranked as the seventh best tight end and defensive end in St. Louis area.

Personal: Personal: Son of Shapell Rice … Bio-logical son of Tony Robinson who played at Ten-nessee and for theWashington Redskins … Has one younger sis-ter -- Sarah Rice … Is majoring in Accounting.

CODY’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2007 8-2 4-5-9 1.0-9 1.0-9 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 02008 DNP1 yr. 8-2 4-5-9 1.0-9 1.0-9 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0

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Brandon

Defensive Tackle6-1/275/Sr.Memphis, Tenn.Fairly High School

2008: Saw limited playing time during the sea-son … Made great strides during spring prac-tice and earned one of three awards for the Most Improved Player on Defense.

2007: Saw limited playing time in three games against Samford, Southeast Missouri State and Murray State.

2006: Was a walk-on … Did not see any action.

High School: Was selected as the Most Dedi-cated Player and the Best Defensive Lineman

for the Bulldogs after his senior season … His biggest sports thrill in high school was making the second round of the state playoffs in 2003.

Personal: Son of Morris Cox Jr. and Karen Cox … Has fi ve older siblings … His uncle, Gerald Hall, also played football for UT Martin.

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COX’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2006 0-0 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 02007 3-0 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 02008 6-0 2-0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 03 yrs. 9-0 2-1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0

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ErickErickDanielDanielDefensive Back5-8/180/Jr.Fairfi eld, Ala.Fairfi eld High School

2008: Saw action in 10 games and made four starts … Opened the season with four unassisted tackles against nationally ranked South Florida … Recorded 17 total tackles and two pass breakups on the year.

2007: Saw limited playing time in six games … Played defensive back and returned kicks … Recorded two solo tackles against Southeast Missouri State … Had a 7-yard kickoff return against Southeast Missouri State.

High School: Selected to the 2006 Birming-ham All-Metro team … Named All-State honorable mention and 2006 Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State honorable men-tion … Earned 2006 Super Senior Best of the Rest … Served as a team captain … helped the Tigers to advance to the Alabama state playoff s four consecutive years and helped his team become the winningest team in school history … Named team’s best defen-sive back and wide receiver … also played basketball for head coach Tim Vakakes, base-ball for head coach Frankie Bagget and ran

track and fi eld for coach Reginald Childress … Was a scholar athlete, honor roll student, Birmingham News Scholar Athlete, and Wendy’s High School Heisman candidate.

Personal: Son of Shelia and Milton Daniel … Has two siblings Brenita and Derick … Majoring in Business Administration … Pro athlete he admires is Barry Sanders … Career ambition is to be an entrepreneur … Enjoys drawing and poetry … Biggest thrill in high school was defeating Oak Mountain his sophomore year.

DANIEL’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2007 6-0 3-3-6 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 02008 10-4 12-5-17 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 0 02 yrs. 16-4 15-8-23 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0

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JarvisDolemanOffensive Line6-2/ 295/Sr.Lawrence, Kan.Butler Community College

2008: Made an immediate impact … Started and played on the offensive line in all 12 games … Helped the Skyhawk offense rank among one of the top units in the nation … The Skyhawk offense was ranked fourth in scoring, 16th in total offense, 34th in rushing offense and 35th in passing offense.

Butler Community College: Played for head coach Troy Morrell … Helped his team de-feat Snow College 56-27 in the Top of the Mountains Bowl to win the NJCAA national championship ... The 2007 Grizzlies were per-fect with a 12-0 record … Team won seventh straight Jayhawk Conference championship and second straight Region VI championship … Named to all-conference second team … Was one of 14 players to sign with a four-year program from the 2007 team.

High School: Prepped at Lawrence Free State where he played for head coach Bob Lisher … Was named honorable mention all-league … Also earned the Kansas High School Sports-manship Award …Helped the Firebirds win the 2004 district championship.

Personal: Son of Aaron and Nazaree Doleman … the youngest of three siblings (Darrick, 30 and Aaron IV, 24) … Is majoring in Criminal Justice.

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JoeDunavantDunavantSafety5-9/180 /Jr.Giles CountyPulaski, Tenn.

2008: Saw limited playing time…Appeared in two games, against Baker and Concordia.

High School: Prepped at Giles County High School, where he served as team captain his senior year…Named all region his junior and senior seasons…Was named Most Valuable Offensive Back in Region 5-3A his senior sea-son…Biggest thrill in high school was helping the Bobcats post an 11-2 record and advanc-

ing to the quarterfi nals of the state playoffs, where the team beat Jackson Southside.

Personal: Born on Aug. 18, 1988…Son of Bill and Nancy Dunavant and the late Jill Duna-vant…Has one brother, Jake…Both his father (1977) and brother (2007) graduated from UT Martin…Majoring in political science.

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BenEverettTight End/Linebacker6-3/215/SoLoudon, Tenn.Loudon High School

2008: Saw extensive action in 10 games on special teams … Also played defense and of-fense.

High School: Two-time all-region and all-state selection … Named regional MVP … Picked to play in Tennessee East-West All-Star Game … Named Defensive MVP in East-West All-Star Game … Played tight end and linebacker … Three-time all-county selection.

Personal: Son of Kent and Lori Everett … His brother Aaron Everett played baseball at Ten-nessee … Born Aug. 22, 1989.

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SioneSioneFale’ofaFale’ofaLinebacker6-0/235/Sr.Waialua, HawaiiLos Angeles Valley Com-munity College

2008: One of three players to earn Most Im-proved Player Award during spring practice … Saw extensive action in all 12 games … Fin-ished the season with 25 total tackles. Had six total tackles in the victory over Concordia … Record 1 tackle for a loss and two blocked kicks, one against Tennessee Tech and the other against Southeast Missouri State.

Los Angeles Valley Community College: Earned fi rst team All-Western State Conference honors in 2007 … Missed the 2006 season because of an injury … Named to the second team All-Western State Conference in 2005 … Named Defensive Player of the Year … Re-corded 91 total tackles his freshman season … Helped lead his team to a victory over No. 17 Santa Barbra.

High School: Prepped at Leilehua High School in Oahu, HI … Played fullback … Earned hon-orable mention honors as a fullback in 2004 … Helped lead the Mules to the 2005 state championship game against Kamehameha … Scored the only touchdown for his team in the title game.Personal: Son of Villiami and Latai Fale’ofa … Born Aug. 8, 1987 … One of seven children … He has three brothers and three sisters.

FALE’OFA’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2008 12-0 12-13-25 1.0-5 0.5-4 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 2 01 yr. 12-0 12-13-25 1.0-5 0.5-4 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 2 0

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DarrenDarrenFizerFizerOffensive Line5-11/275/R-Jr.Charlotte, Tenn.Creekwood High School

2008: Saw action on the offensive line … Helped the Skyhawk offense rank among one of the top units in the nation … The Skyhawk offense was ranked fourth in scoring, 16th in total offense, 34th in rushing offense and 35th in passing offense.

2007: Saw limited playing time.

2006: Redshirted.

High School: Was a two-time all-regional line-man … Played in the 2006 Tennessee-Ken-tucky All-Star game …Helped head coach Chuck Daniels and the Red Hawks advance to the second round of the state playoff s in 2006 … Also wrestled and threw the shot put and discus at Creekwood … Advanced to the state wrestling tournament his junior and senior years.

Personal: Son of Mike and Carolyn Fizer … Has an older sister, Lynn … Enjoys fi shing … Career ambition is to teach history and coach football … Majoring in Ag Business.

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JoshJoshFrohockFrohockLinebacker6-1/222/R-So.Franklin, Tenn.Franklin High School

2008: Suffered a knee injury at the end of spring practice and missed the entire season.

2007: Saw action in all 11 games his freshman season ... Recorded eight total tackles, fi ve solo and 3 assisted.

High School: Named Region 6-5A MVP ... Se-lected as the 2006 Franklin High School MVP ... Earned the 2006 Captain Award ... Named the 2005 Most Valu-able Defensive Player ... Selected to the all-region team two consecutive years ... Named the 2006 Williamson AM Defensive Player of the Year ... Received fi rst team All-Midstate honors and All-Williamson County recognition two consecutive years ... Also ran track and played basketball at Franklin High School ... Received numerous academic honors, includ-ing the Scholar Athlete Scholarship nominee.

Personal: Son of Mark and Tillie Frohock ... Has two siblings, Chris and Kyle ... Enjoys play-ing the guitar, fi shing and relaxing with his friends.

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JoeGibbsGibbsOffensive Line6-5/285/Sr.Brilliant, Ala.Brilliant High School

2008: Started and played in all 12 games … Graded out at 87 percent during the season and did not allow a sack … Named second-team preseason All-American by Consensus Draft Services … Helped the Skyhawk offense rank among one of the top units in the nation … The Skyhawk offense was ranked fourth in scoring, 16th in total offense, 34th in rushing offense and 35th in passing offense.

2007: Started in 11 games, the fi rst two at tight end … Moved to offensive guard in the third game of the season … Made two catch-es for a total of 13 yards in season opener at Southern Miss.2006: Saw limited playing time at tight end and on special teams in seven games … Returned one punt and blocked a kick in the Southeast Missouri state game in Cape Girardeau.

High School: Was a four-sport athlete at Bril-liant High School … Played football for head coach Royce Young … Ran track and played basketball for coach Darren Cotton … Also played baseball … Earned all-county honors in football, basketball, baseball and track … Named to all-conference teams in football, basketball, baseball and track … Named All-State in track … Served as team captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams … Claimed MVP honors in football, basketball, baseball, track and weight-lifting … Received

the Coach Glendon Gibbs Offensive Award in football and the Coach Glendon Gibbs Aca-demic-Athletic Award … Won fi rst place in the shot-put and discus in the conference track meet … Won fi rst place in the sectional and state track meet in shot-put … Also placed in the javelin (third) and discus (fourth) in the state track meet … Was a member of FCA and the Beta Club … Served as Beta Club presi-dent and was a four-year member of the Stu-dent Government Association … Served as SGA treasurer for two years … Named Student of the Week and Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

Personal: Son of Ricky and Gwen Gibbs … Has one brother, Jeremy, and one sister, Jill … His father played football at West Alabama … Graduated with a 3.38 GPA and his career ambition is to become a teacher … Majoring in Health and Human Performance.

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QuintonQuintonGrovesGrovesOffensive Line6-0/275/ Fr.Madison, Tenn.Goodpasture Christian

2008: Saw action in nine games … Helped the Skyhawk offense rank among one of the top units in the nation … The Skyhawk offense was ranked fourth in scoring, 16th in total offense, 34th in rushing offense and 35th in passing offense.

2007: Made the transition from defensive line to offensive line … Saw limited time at full-back … Started in three games (Tennessee Tech, Jacksonville State and Murray State) … Played in nine games … Had two receptions for a total of 36 yards … Longest reception was for 29 yards in win over Murray State.

High School: Was a fi rst team all-region player his junior and senior years … Named fi rst team all-state as a defensive lineman in 2005 … Was selected fi rst team all-state as an offen-sive lineman in 2006 … Named regional of-fensive line MVP, second team All-Midstate, Cougars Best Blocker and the Week Seven Talk Radio Lineman of the Week in 2005 … Helped lead Cougars to the state championship game in 2005 … Among his 2006 honors are Team MVP, second team All-Midstate offensive line-man, second team Dream Team by The Ten-

nessean, Cougars Best Blocker and CSS Week 3 Ironman of the Game … Helped lead Cougars back to state championship game in 2006 … Graduated high school with a 3.3 GPA.

Personal: Son of Mitchell and Tonya Groves … Has two siblings, CaSandra and Michonga … His older sisterMichonga is an athletic trainer at Western Kentucky… His favorite athlete is the late Reg-gie White … Career ambition is to become an engineer.

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GeraldGeraldGuffi nGuffi nRunning Back/DB5-10/180/Jr.Bartlett, Tenn.Bolton High School

2008: Made the move from running back to the defensive secondary … Played in 12 games and started against Baker … Made 21 total tackles … Had a season-high fi ve tackles against Murray State.2007: Saw action in four games (Southern Miss, Missouri State, Southeast Missouri State and Tennessee State).2006: Saw limited playing time, mainly on spe-cial teams.High School: Was named Bolton’s MVP … Earned all-region honors … Named to the Com-mercial Appeal’s Best of the Preps team … Led

Wildcats to district championship his sopho-more season … Also ran track.Personal: Son of Seaward and Arleen Guffi n … Has fi ve siblings, Seaward, Shanita, Son-ny, Derrick, and Samantha … Enjoys playing drums and piano and singing at church … Ma-joring in Health and Human Performance.

GUFFIN’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2006 2-0 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 02007 4-0 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 02008 12-1 12-9-21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 03 yrs. 18-1 14-9-23 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0

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MarkeiMarkeiGuyGuyCornerback5-10/180/Sr.Martin, Tenn.Westview High School

2008: Started in 10 games and played in 12 games … Recorded 46 total tackles (25 unas-sisted tackles) … Had 2.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards … Had fi ve pass breakups … Recorded a season-best nine tackles against Eastern Illinois.

2007: Played in 10 games on defense and on special teams … Made 13 total tackles.2006: Played in 12 games as a true freshman … Averaged 5.9 all-purpose yards per game … Had four kickoff returns for 71 yards … Made seven solo and eight total tackles … Averaged 17.8 yards per kick return.

High School: Was a fi nalist for the Tennessee Class 2A Mr. Football Award … Named 2005 all-region Player of the Year … Earned ESPN Radio Player of the week recognition … Was

West Tennessee Prep of the Year … Also played baseball for coach Jeff Kurus and basketball for coach Brian Haskins … Earned Young Scholars Award … Scored six touchdowns and rushed for more than 300 yards in victory over rival Huntingdon High School.

Personal: Son of Stanley and Marcia Evans … Has two siblings, Stefon and Tevin Evans … Majoring in Civil Engineering … Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

GUY’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU KR YDS AVG LG PR YDS AVG LG 2006 12-0 7-2-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 71 17.8 19 0 0 0 0 2007 10-0 9-4-13 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 12-10 25-21-46 2.5-9 1.0-7 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 5 44 8.8 16 3 yrs. 34-10 41-27-68 2.5-9 1.0-7 0-0 6 4 71 17.8 19 5 44 8.8 16

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TomTomHansenHansenKicker5-10/175/Sr.Powell, Tenn.Powell High School

2008: Played in all 12 games … Led the team in scoring with 74 points … Helped lead the Skyhawks to a No. 4 ranking in scoring offense … Made 53 of 57 PATS … made 7-of-12 fi eld goals … His long fi eld goal of the season was 40 yards (against Tennessee State) … Made 21 of 21 PATS before missing against Austin Peay … Recovered from missed PAT to make 23 of 23 PATS … Set new school records for most PATs made in a season (53); most PATS attempted in a season (57); most PATS at-tempted in a career (103); and most PATS made in a career (95).2007: Played in all 11 games … Led the team in scoring with 75 points … Helped lead the Skyhawks to a No. 1 ranking in the Ohio Valley Conference for points score per game (33.6) …Tied a school record for most extra points made in a game (10 vs. Murray State) … Set new school records for most extra points made in a season (42); most extra points made in a season (46); and most extra points attempted in a game (11) … Averaged 56.7 yards per kickoff … Made a career-long 44 yard fi eld goal at Jacksonville State.2006: Transferred to Pellissippi State Commu-nity College and did not play football.2005: Walked on at Purdue … Played in spring game and made a 45 yard fi eld goal at the end of the fi rst half … Also made all attempted ex-tra points and had a half tackle on one kickoff .High School: Was a standout two-sport athlete

competing in football and soccer ... Three-year football letterman … Received the special team award four years … Earned all-region honorable mention accolades two consecu-tive years … Holds the school record for the longest fi eld goal (53 yards) … Was a four-year soccer letterman … Named team MVP … Was a two-year captain … Named best defense and offense player, all-region and all-district … Biggest high school thrill was his sophomore year while playing in his fi rst televised game, kicked a 49 yard fi eld goal against rival school to end the fi rst half.Personal: Son of Thomas Hansen Jr. and Vickie D. Lee … Has one younger brother, Robert … Career ambition is to teach and coach soccer … Admires NFL kicker Adam Vinatieri … Major-ing in Health and Human Performance (K-12).

HANSEN’S CAREER STATSYR FG PCT 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 LG BLK PAT PCT BLK PTS KO YDS AVG TB OB2007 11-15 73.3 1-1 5-5 4-5 1-4 44 0 42-45 93.3 0 75 38 2153 56.7 1 22008 7-12 58.3 0-0 3-4 3-5 1-3 40 1 53-57 93.0 0 74 27 1147 42.5 0 22 yrs. 18-27 66.7 1-1 8-9 7-10 2-7 44 1 95-102 93.1 0 149 65 3300 50.8 1 4

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KendalKendalHarperHarperSafety5-11/180/So.Trenton, Tenn.Peabody High School

2008: Saw action in 10 games … Recorded two unassisted tackles against Concordia … Had tackles against Baker, Austin Peay, Mur-ray State and Jacksonville State … Finished the season with six unassisted tackles and one tackle for a loss (against Concordia).

HIGH SCHOOL: Named West Tennessee Player of the Year … Tabbed regional MVP … Passed for 823 yards and 10 touchdowns … Rushed for 2,185 yards and 28 touchdowns … Helped Trenton Peabody advance to third round of state playoffs … Mr. Football fi nal-ist … Region 8-2A Co-Player of the Year … Also played defense for Trenton, and had 45 tackles and fi ve interceptions his senior year.

HARPER’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2008 10-0 6-1-7 1.0-4 0-0 1-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 01 yr. 10-0 6-1-7 1.0-4 0-0 1-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0

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MikeMikeHicksHicksWide Receiver6-3/220/Sr.MississippiJacksonville, Fla.

2008: Led the team in receiving with 66 catch-es for 894 yards … Scored 12 touchdowns … Was ranked 39th in the nation with 74.5 re-ceiving yards per game … His 5.50 receptions per game were the 40th best in the nation … Was second on the team in scoring with 72 points …Caught 12 passes in a game twice, once against Auburn and once against East-ern Kentucky … Recorded more than 100 yards receiving in a game fi ve times … Caught two touchdown passes in games against Jackson-ville State, Auburn and Eastern Kentucky … Recorded a season best nine catches for 155 yards against Austin Peay.2007 MISSISSIPPI: Saw action in 10 games at split end … Finished with 13 receptions for 225 yards and a touchdown … Ranked sec-ond on the team on yards per catch at 17.3 … Compiled a career-best 89 receiving yards on three catches in start vs. Florida (9/22/07) … Hauled in his fi rst career TD against Alabama (10/13/07).2006 MISSISSIPPI: Appeared in 10-of-12 games, making two starts at fl anker … Re-corded nine catches for 165 yards on the sea-son … Led the team in yards per reception with 18.3 among players with more than one catch … Had a career-high four catches for 88 yards in start against Arkansas (10/21/06) … Re-ceived the Scholar-Athlete Award from the Ole

Miss Champter of the National Football Foun-dation and College Hall of Fame.HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville, Fla. … Considered one of the top athletes in Northeast Florida … Selected to SuperPrep Dixie team … Member of Florida Times-Union Super 24 team who earned All-District and All-FACA District hon-ors … rated No. 88 overall player in the state of Florida by the Orlando Sentinel … All-Gate-wood Conference selection … Was Andrew Jackson’s Most Valuable Player as well as Most Outstanding Back … High School Heis-man nominee … Helped lead team to district championship in 2001 and 2004 … As a senior, passed for more than 1,200 yards, connect-ing for 15 TDs, and rushed for over 300 yards, scoring six by land … Was credited with 50 tackles and four pass interceptions, returning

HICKS’ CAREER STATSYR GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/GM *2006 10-2 9 165 18.3 0 51 16.5 *2007 10-2 13 225 17.3 1 51 22.5 2008 12-11 66 894 13.5 12 40 74.5 3 yrs. 32-15 88 1284 14.6 13 51 40.1 *at Ole Miss

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one pick for a TD … Completed 58 percent of his passes for over 2,600 yards and connected for 24TDs during his career at Andrew Jackson … Also picked up four letters in basketball and two in baseball … Average 15 points and eight rebounds in basketball as team won 2002 district championship … Was All-District and All-Gateway Conference in basketball … Was

Scholar Athlete of the Year at Andrew Jackson.PERSONAL: Son of Claretha Hicks … Born Dec. 5, 1986 … Earned his undergraduate degree in University Studies in May 2009.

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RodneyRodneyIrvinIrvinOffensive Line 6-3/280/So.Nashville, Tenn.Hillsboro High School

2008: Played and started in all 12 games … Helped the Skyhawk offense rank among one of the top units in the nation … The Skyhawk offense was ranked fourth in scoring, 16th in total offense, 34th in rushing offense and 35th in passing offense.

2007: Was granted a redshirt.

High School: Was selected to the all-region, all-city, all-state, all-metro, and All-Midstate teams … Named theRegion 5-4A Lineman of the Year … Biggest thrill in high school was playing Maryville in the state championship game.

Personal: Son of Angela Irwin … has three siblings, Tony, Anton and Sherwen … Major-ing in criminal justice … Career ambition is to become a police offi cer and then a detective.

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JimmyJonesDefensive Back6-3/200/Jr.Heidelberg, Miss.Jones County Junior College

2008: Saw action in 10 games … Made 10 to-tal tackles … Enjoyed his best game against Baker where he recorded three tackles … Also had two tackles each against Concordia, Mur-ray State and Eastern Illinois … Recovered a fumble against Concordia.

Jones County Junior College: Played football for head coach Eddie Pierce … Helped Bob-cats fi nished second in Mississippi with a 9-2 record … Made 34 total tackles and had an interception during 2007 season … One of 11 Bobcats to sign with senior college.

High School: Prepped at Heidelberg High School where he played football, basketball, baseball and ran track … As a senior on the football team earned the Best Defensive Back Award … Was named all-state and all-divi-

sion … Received the Oiler Award for Lead-ership in track … Earned the Most Athletic Award in 2006.

Personal: Son of Jimmy Jones Jr. and Cynthia McDonald … One of three siblings … Is major-ing in Health and Human Performance (licen-sure K-12) … Admires pro athlete Champ Bai-ley … Career ambition is to make it to the NFL.

J. JONES’ CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2008 10-0 6-4-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 01 yr. 10-0 6-4-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0

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KarlosKarlosJonesJonesDefensive Tackle6-1/280/R-Fr.Athens, Ala.Athens High School

2008: Saw action in 11 games … Had 13 total tackles … Had one tackle for a loss and a half of sack. Made two tackles each against Baker, Concordia, Tennessee Tech and Auburn.

2007: Was granted a redshirt.

High School: Prepped at Athens High School where he played football and ran track … Named all-area his senior year … Was a two-time all-county selection … Earned all-state honors his senior season … Named Player of Year his senior season … Helped lead the Golden Eagles to a 10-7 victory over Eufavla in the 2006 Class 5A state championship.

Personal: Son of Wilson and Kathy Jones … Has one younger brother, Julius (15) … Major-ing in Business Management … Wants to pur-sue a professional football career … Favorite pro athlete is Carolina Panther defensive end Julius Peppers.

K. JONES’ CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2008 11-1 7-6-13 1.0-2 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 01 yr. 12-0 11-6-17 1.5-16 1.0-15 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0

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Player Profi lesKennyJonesFullback6-1/235/So.Knoxville, Tenn.Austin-East High School

2008: Played in 11 games and averaged 4.3 yards per rushing attempt ... Made his debut as a Skyhawk against Baker where he had three catches for 77 yards and two touch-downs ... Had a 62-yard reception against Baker ... Finished the season with six recep-tions for 148 yards and two touchdowns.

High School: Four-year letter winner in track, basketball and football ... Two-time All-Knox-ville Interscholastic League (KIL) in track ... Won state championship in shot put and dis-cus ... Two-time all region selection ... Named preseason All-American in football ... Tabbed best linebacker and running back in KIL.

K. JONES’ CAREER STATSYR GP-GS RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/GM REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/GM2008 11-1 3 13 4.3 0 9 1.2 6 148 24.7 2 62 13.51 yr. 11-1 3 13 4.3 0 9 1.2 6 148 24.7 2 62 13.5

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Linebacker6-0/230/Jr.Fosters, Ala.East Central Community College

JamarJamarLawrenceLawrence

2008: Started at linebacker in 11 of 12 games … Made 51 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and had two sacks and a forced fumble … Was the Skyhawks’ sixth leading tackler … Part of the Skyhawk defensive front that led the OVC in sacks and tackles for loss .. The Skyhawks defense was ranked 19th in the nation with 2.50 sacks per game.

East Central Community College: Was fourth in the state for tackles … Played in junior college all-star game … Named all-state honorable mention.

High School: Prepped at Tuscaloosa County High School … Claims biggest high school thrill was beating Hoover on national televi-sion.

Personal: Son of Wayne Lawrence and Diane Booker … Is majoring in health and human performance.

LAWRENCE’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2008 12-11 30-21-51 2.5-15 2.0-15 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 0 01 yr. 12-11 30-21-51 2.5-15 2.0-15 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0

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JasonJasonMcNairMcNairRunning Back5-10/158Mt. Olive, Miss.Mt. Olive High School

2008: Earned a spot on the depth chart at tail-back and scored two touchdowns in the spring game.

High School: Named to the Clarion Ledger’s Dandy Dozen … WDAM Offensive Player of the Year … Max Emfi nger All-American … Four-time all-state selection … Tabbed regional Of-fensive Player of the Year … Scored 36 touch-downs as a senior … Rushed for 7, 871 career yards … Rushed for 1,659 yards and 34 touch-downs as a senior … Set Mississippi High School career record for most touchdowns (120) … Nephew of the late NFL quarterback Steve McNair.

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ChrisChrisMurrayMurray

2008: Play a key role on the defensive line see-ing action in all 12 games … Also saw playing time on special teams … Finished the season with 23 total tackles … Recorded 5.5 tackles for a loss … Had 2.5 sacks … Part of the Sky-hawk defensive front that led the OVC in sacks and tackles for loss .. The Skyhawks defense was ranked 19th in the nation with 2.50 sacks per game … Named one of three most improved defensive players during spring practice.

2007: Saw action in 11 games … Recorded 12 total tackles … Had a season best four tackles against Murray State.

High School: Was a three-sport athlete com-peting in football, basketball, and track and fi eld … Helped the Cobras win district, city and regional championships from 2003-06 …

Competed in six different running events in track and fi eld … Was a member of the Na-tional Honor Society, National Beta Club and the honor roll.

Personal: Son of Adrienne Murray … Has an older sister, Yolandalyn … Aspires to be a school teacher … Admires Vince Young and Will Smith.

Defensive End6-2/235/So.Memphis, Tenn.George WashingtonCarver High School

MURRAY’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2007 11-0 5-7-12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 02008 12-0 11-12-23 5.5-26 2.5-19 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 0 02 yrs. 23-0 16-19-35 5.5-26 2.5-19 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0

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DarrinDarrinNallsNalls

2008: Saw action against Concordia and Ten-nessee State.

High School: Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a senior … Played in West Alabama All-Star Game in 2006 and 2007 … Four-time all-area selection … Served as team captain for two seasons … Led Fayette County High School to a 9-3 won-loss record his senior season … Also played baseball and basketball.

Personal: Son of Ronald and Cynthia Nalls … Has one brother, Byron, 18 … Majoring in biol-ogy.

Defensive Tackle6-0/275/SoFayette, Ala.Fayette County High School

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RayTeamer

2008: Saw action in all 12 games on the de-fensive line … Made 24 total tackles … Had 3.0 tackles for a loss of 13 yards … Also had one sack … Blocked two kicks … Part of the Skyhawk defensive front that led the OVC in sacks and tackles for loss .. The Skyhawks de-fense was ranked 19th in the nation with 2.50 sacks per game.

2007: Saw limited playing time in nine games … Earned his fi rst career start against South-east Missouri State … Recorded 10 total tack-les.

High School: Was selected to the all-region fi rst team and Shelby Metro fi rst team in 2006 ... Helped Covington win a regional champion-ship in 2005 … Graduated with a 3.75 GPA … His academic honors included: academic all-region four years, National Honor Society

two years, Biology Award, History Award and attended American Legion Boys State … Also played basketball.

Personal: Son of Raymond Teamer Jr. and Peg-gy Teamer … Teamer has three sisters, Angela, Christa and Asha … His career ambition is to become a civil engineer … Favorite pro ath-letes are Julius Spencer and LeBron James … Is majoring in Criminal Justice

Defensive Tackle6-2/265/Jr.Covington, Tenn.Covington High School

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TEAMER’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2007 9-1 2-8-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 02008 12-0 9-15-24 3.0-13 1.0-8 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 2 02 yrs. 21-1 11-23-34 3.0-13 1.0-8 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 2 0

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CadeThompsonQuarterback6-2/190/Sr.Maryville, Tenn.University of South Carolina

2007: Named to OVC All-Newcomer team … Named OVC Co-Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 28) and OVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 11) … Passed for 1,034 yards … Completed 81 of 124 passes with only three interceptions … Completed 65.3 percent of his passes, the third best in the OVC … Had the second best pass effi ciency rating in the OVC (154.4) … Threw eight touchdown passes on the year … Enjoyed career-best game against South-east Missouri State when he passed for 317 yards and three touchdowns … Passed for 261 yards and four touchdowns against rival Mur-ray State. South Carolina 2006: Solidifi ed his role as backup quarterback in the spring … Completed 10-of-13 passes for 136 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the annual Garnet & Black spring game … Appeared in two regu-lar season games ... Completed 1-of-4 pass attempts for one yard. South Carolina 2005: Redshirted.High School: Helped Maryville High School and head coach George Quarles to state cham-pionships in 2002 and 2004 … Named 2004 Class 4A Mr. Football … Named 2004 East Tennessee Player of the Year … Selected as the2004 Region 4-4 A Player of the Year … Named

to the 2004 USA Today Old Spice Red Zone Team … Posted a 43-1 record as a starter at Maryville High School and won 35 consecutive games … Threw for 2,361 yards and 35 touch-downs with only four interceptions during his senior year (2004) … Was rated among the top recruits in Tennessee. Personal: Son of Wayne and Janet Thompson … One sister Leah Thompson … Majoring in Finance … Enjoys reading, working out, watch-ing movies, eating and drawing … Biggest sports thrill in high school was winning state championship his sophomore year … Favorite actors are Brad Pitt and Jessica Alba … Favor-ite athlete is Chipper Jones.

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THOMPSON’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS C-A-INT EFFIC PCT YDS TD LG RUSH YDS AVG TD TOFF AVG/GM*2006 2-0 1-4-0 27.10 25.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 2007 10-4 81-124-3 151.82 65.3 1034 8 79 9 -47 -5.2 0 987 98.7 2008 12-12 190-329-14 141.74 57.8 2680 24 82 21 -112 -5.3 0 2568 214.0 3 yrs. 24-16 272-457-17 143.50 59.5 3715 32 82 30 -159 -5.3 0 3556 148.2 *at South Carolina

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TazTazTilleryTillery

2008: Saw extensive playing time on the of-fensive line … Was a major of the Skyhawks’ offensive line that was ranked second in total offense in the OVC (fi rst in passing offense) and 16th in the nation … The Skyhawks were also ranked No. 4 in the nation in scoring.

2007: Played in seven games and gained valu-able experience on the offensive line … Helped lead the Skyhawks to No. 1 OVC ranking for points scored per game.

High School: Was a fi nalist for the Class 5A Lineman of the Year ... Played in the Alabama Junior All-Star Game and the Alabama-Missis-sippi All-Star Game … Helped lead the Tigers to three consecutive state playoffs and three consecutive regional championships.

Personal: Son of Darren Tillery and Sherri Col-lins and grandson of Larry and Brenda Collins … Has two younger brothers, Josh and Dylan … Majoring in Business Management … Enjoys hanging out with his friends, playing X-box and fi shing … Favorite movie is Rambo.

Offensive Lineman6-3/281/JrRussellville, Ala.

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JonathanUtleyUtley

2008: Played in all 12 games and made at least one tackle in 10 of the 12 games … Had 17 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss and 1.0 sacks … Made two tackles, including one for a loss of 16 yards and a sack for a loss of 15 yards against Concordia … Had three tackles and a quarterback hurry against Auburn.

High School: Played football, basketball and ran track … Named 2005 all-region running back of the year and 2006 all-region player of the year in football … Four-time all-regional selection in basketball.

Personal: Son of James Utley and Kimberly Boyd … Has two brothers Sean Utley and Jer-emy Boyd … Is majoring in Athletic Training … Career ambition is to be a pro football player or a physical therapist … Enjoys listening to music and playing basketball … He is a mem-ber of the Big Brothers Program … His favorite athlete is Ray Lewis.

Linebacker6-1/220/Jr.Springfi eld, Tenn.Springfi eld High School

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UTLEY’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS UA-A-TOT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF2008 12-0 11-6-17 1.5-16 1.0-15 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 0 01 yr. 12-0 11-6-17 1.5-16 1.0-15 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0

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2009: Was named Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference.2008: Named second team All-OVC … Earned OVC Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 12 for his effort against Eastern Illinois … Led the Skyhawks in rushing yardage … Was tied for second on the team in scoring with 12 touch-downs and 72 points … Rushed for 702 yards on 143 carries … Had 10 receptions for 147 yards … Finished the season with 910 all-pur-pose yards … Rushed for a season and career-high 213 yards on 28 carries and scored four touchdowns against Eastern Illinois … Rushed for 107 yards on 21 carries against Tennessee Tech and scored two touchdowns.2007: Played in 11 games … Rushed 17 times for 232 yards and three touchdowns … Aver-aged 13.6 yards per carry … Rushed eight times for 159 yards and two touchdowns against Murray State. 2006: Did not play.2005: Redshirted at the University of South Carolina.High School: Prepped at Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga. … Played running back and cor-ner back for head coach Bill Ballard … Helped Tucker to a 46-5 record over four years … Earned all-county honors his junior and senior seasons … Tabbed all-state honorable men-

tion as a junior and senior … Earned DeKalb Super 11 honors … Ranked 37th Best Athlete (two-way player) by Rivals.com in 2005… Ranked 23rd Best Safety by ESPN.com Tom Lemming’s Recruiting Service in 2005 … Ranked 45th Best Run-ning Back by Scout.com in 2005 … Ranked 33rd Best Player in Georgia

by Rivals.com in 2005 … Was in South Caro-lina head coach Steve Spurrier’s fi rst recruit-ing class along with Skyhawk teammate Cade Thompson … Biggest sports thrill was his ju-nior season against Statesboro in the Georgia Dome. On the fi fth play of the game he ran 55 yards on a draw play for a touchdown.Personal: Son of Charles Young and Kimley Daniel …Has one younger sister, Kimyana White … His grandfather, Horace Daniel, re-cently retired after serving 40 years as the equipment manager for the Atlanta Falcons … Majoring in Health and Human Performance … Career ambition is to become an elementary school teacher or high school football coach … His favorite actor is Derek Luke … Favorite movie is Superbad … Favorite athlete is Chad Johnson.

BrandynBrandynYoungYoungRunning Back5-10/205/Jr.Decatur, Ga.University of South Carolina

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YOUNG’S CAREER STATSYR GP-GS RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/GM REC YDS AVG TD LG KR YDS AVG LG 2007 11-0 17 232 13.6 3 83 21.1 4 41 10.2 0 18 3 42 14.0 22 2008 12-8 143 702 4.9 12 94 58.5 10 147 14.7 0 75 3 61 20.3 23 2 yrs. 23-8 160 934 5.8 15 94 40.6 14 188 13.4 0 75 6 103 17.2 23

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AaronHighDefensive Back5-8, 180, Sr.Smyrna, Ga.South Cobb High School

2008: Saw action in seven games and start-ed against Tennessee State … Had six total tackles … Made three tackles against Murray State … Had one tackle for a loss of two yards against Concordia.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played football at South Cobb for head coach Shane Queen … Played basket-ball as a ninth- and tenth-grader at Osborne High School … Was a three-year letterman in football … Named all-county and honorable mention all-state in football … Played in a seven overtime game (fi rst round of state play-offs) his senior year, unfortunately team suf-

fered a 70-68 loss in the longest playoff game in Georgia history … Graduated with honors.

PERSONAL: Son of Elmus High and Valerie High … Majoring in health and human perfor-mance … Has two brothers Anthony, 25, and Andrew, 23 … Plans to graduate in May, 2010.

WilsonWilsonEmebunorEmebunorOffensive Line6-1, 270, Fr.Nashville, Tenn.Goodpasture Christian

High School: Played offensive tackle at Good-pasture for head coach David Martin … Earned fi rst-team all-region honors his senior year (2007) … Named third-team All-Midstate as a senior … Named fi rst-team All-State in 2007 … Named Cougar’s Best Blocker in 2007 … Earned honorable mention all-region honors as a junior … Helped the Cougars to three con-secutive state runner-up titles.

Personal: Son of Teresa Emebunor … Plans on majoring in sports management … Has a younger brother, Kennedy (17) … Born Oct. 22, 1989.

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JettHowardDefensive Back6-2, 195Blytheville, Ark.Blytheville High School

2008: Was granted a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named all-conference and all-region … Earned all-state honors … Named Class 5A East Back of the Year … Broke Arkansas record for most interceptions in a season (10) … Named KAIT News Player of the Year.

2008: Was granted a redshirt.

High School: Earned all-region honors as a sophomore and a junior … Named all-region fi rst team as a senior … Named Commercial Appeal’s Best of the Preps … Played in the Ten-nessee East-West All-Star Game.

MichaelManciniDefensive Line6-3/290Collierville, Tenn.Collierville High School

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TracyTracyMayesMayes

High School: Ran track and played basketball and football for the Cougars … Was named the 2006 Return Specialist of the Year … Named to 2007 and 2008 all-region teams.

Personal: Son of Tracy Mayes and LaWanda Mayes … Plans to major in business adminis-tration … Has one younger sister, Chelsea (17) … Born Aug. 21, 1990.

Cornerback5-8/170/Fr.Madison, Tenn.Goodpasture Christian Accadamy

JuliusJuliusMcNairMcNair

2008: Was granted a redshirt.

High School: Named all-state … Won Gary Mc-Innis Christian Character Award … Led Class 1A in touchdown passes … Named fi rst-team all-region … Voted Mr. Mt. Olive High School by his peers … Threw for 2,253 yards and 24 touchdowns his senior season … Cousin of the late NFL quarterback Steve McNair.

Defensive Back6-1/185/Mt. Olive, Miss.Mt. Olive High School Christian Accadamy

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DarelleDarelleNashNash

2008: Saw action in four games (Baker, Con-cordia, Murray State and Tennessee Tech) … Made four tackles and was credited with a sack.

High School: Averaged 7.3 tackles per game as a senior … Made 17 solo tackles and had one fumble recovery his senior season … Made 11 tackles in 26-13 victory over Bartlett … Scored a touchdown in 27-21 win over Germantown … Earned fi rst-team all-region honors … Named Co-Defensive Player of the Year … Tabbed all-

metro … Selected to play in the Tennessee East-West All-Star Game .. Served as team captain … Helped lead Houston High School to a 9-3 won-loss record … Finished his ca-reer as Houston High School’s all-time leading tackler.

Tight End/Linebacker6-1/230/So.Memphis, Tenn.Houston High School

NickNickO’RickO’Rick

2008: Missed the entire season because of a knee injury he suffered in the fi rst game of the 2007 season. … Was cleared to return to ac-tion in time for spring practice.2007: Suffered a season-ending knee injury in the fi rst game of the season against Southern Miss.2006: Saw extensive playing time on the of-fensive line.2005: Redshirted.High School: Was named all-region his junior and senior years … Competed in an all-star game for the Bears and served as team cap-tain … Was the top-rated lineman his junior and senior years and received player of the game honors numerous times … Graduated

with a 3.7 GPA and was an honor student.Personal: Son of Wesley O’Rick and Janie Gar-rett … His father, Wesley, played football at Arkansas State … Career ambition is to play football as long as possible and then coach … Admires NFL players Jeremy Shockey and Kyle Turley … Majoring in Health and Human Per-formance.

Offensive Lineman6-4/305/JrMt. Juliet, Tenn.Mt. Juliet High School

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ClaySheley

High School: Played football for head coach Jackie Bledsoe and baseball for head coach Ray Ragan ... Selected to the 2007 Defensive All-Region team … Received the Todd Pruitt Memorial Scholarship in 2007 … Was a mem-ber of the Beta Club.

Personal: Son of Ed and Crysti Sheley … Plans to major in criminal justice …Born March 14, 1990.

Long Snapper6-1/220/Fr.Dickson, Tenn.Dickson County High School

StephenStephenShiverShiver

2008: Saw action on special teams and at wide receiver … Caught four passes for 64 yards against Baker … Longest reception of the season was for 31 yards … Finished the season with fi ve total tackles.High School: Helped Maryville High School win four state championships and post a 60-0 won-loss record … Made 60 catches for 812 yards and nine touchdowns … Averaged 12.6 yards per catch … Made 74 total tackles as defen-

sive back and had six interceptions … Also re-turned punts … Played in Tennessee East-West All-Star Game where he made three catches for 52 yards … Was team captain.

Wide Receiver6-3/195/So.Maryville, Tenn.Maryville High School

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DanShufeldt

2008: Was granted a redshirt.High School: Earned all-district honors … Served as team captain … Three-year starter for Rock Bridge High School which was ranked 18th in the nation by USA Today in 2007.

Offensive Lineman6-4/320/So.Columbia, Mo.Rock Bridge High School

TreyTreySmithSmith

2008:High School: Named team captain at Riverdale … Earned all-city and all-region honors … Led team in rushing with 806 yards and scored 14 touchdowns as a senior.

Corner Back5-10/165/Fr.Murfreesboro, Tenn.Riverdale High School

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BrandonBrandonSpringerSpringer

2008: Saw limited playing time on special teams.2007: Was granted a redshirt.High School: Earned all-state honors in2004, 2005 and 2006 … Named to the All-West Ten-nessee fi rst team in 2006 … Named Class A Region 8 Offensive MVP of the Year in 2004 … Also played basketball … Was a member of student council.Personal: Son of Brendell Springer and An-thony Cannon … Has fi ve siblings Breanna,

Trey, Shade, Sidney and Marshae … Majoring in Criminal Justice … He enjoys church, music and spending time with his family … His fa-vorite movies are Superbad and Bad Santa … Favorite actress is Halle Berry … His favorite athletes are Chris Paul and Tracy McGrady.

Wide Receiver6-2/190/Fr.Tiptonville, Tenn.Lake County High School

TaylorTaylorStanleyStanley

2008: Provided valuable depth to the receiv-ing corps and also saw playing time on special teams.2007: Saw action on the scout teams.High School: Played wide receiver for coach Jim Snider at Clarksville High … Named all-area, all-region and served as team captain. Personal: Son of Irby and Jill Stanley … Has two siblings Blair and Walker … His two cous-ins Daniel Holmes and Jared Lyles play college football at Carson-Newman and Maryville … Majoring in sports management … Career ambition is to become an athletic director or

a high school football coach … Biggest sports thrill in high school was reaching quarterfi -nals of state playoffs his senior year … Enjoys sports, fi shing and water skiing … Favorite pro athlete is Peyton Manning.

Wide Receiver5-10/180/Fr.Clarksville, Tenn.Clarksville High School

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2008: Did not play because of an injury.

2007: Transferred from Lambuth University in Jackson to UT Martin.

High School: He was named 2006 all-region defensive end … all-academic … Named all Shelby County Metro … Named member of All-Shelby County Suburban all-star team … Played in the national all-stars bowl at Tennes-see Tech … Helped lead the Chargers to state championship game in 2003 … In 2004 and 2006 helped lead Chargers to the state quar-terfi nals and in 2005 to the state semifi nals.

Personal: Son of Tommy and Debbie White … Has one sister Ashley … Majoring in Sports

Medicine … Biggest sports thrill in high school was beating No. 1 ranked and unde-feated Crockett County in the second round of the state playoffs in 2006 … Enjoys hunting, fi shing, playing golf and riding four-wheelers … Favorite movies are Lonesome Dove, Tomb-stone and Remember the Titans … Favorite ac-tor is Will Ferrell … Favorite athletes are Dal-las Clark and Peyton and Eli Manning.

TomWhiteTight End6-2/220/So.Springfi eld, Tenn.Springfi eld High School

High School: Played fi ve positions on the foot-ball team for the Lions … Named the 2006 Team’s Best Defensive Back … Earned the 2007 Team’s Best Running Back … Tabbed the 2006 Team’s Best Defensive Back … Was named the Offensive MVP … Selected as the Region 4-2A Offensive MVP … Named to fi rst-team all-area … Tabbed to the Coach’s All-State team as a running back … Named the 2008 Region 4-2A Best Defensive Back … Helped lead the Lions to the 2007 Upperman

Bowl Championship.Personal: Son of Keith and Tricia Young … Still deciding on academic major … Born Nov. 8, 1991 … The oldest of three siblings.

MelvinYoungRunning Back5-9/160/Fr.Woodbury, Tenn.Cannon County High School

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TevinBarksdale

High School: Played under coach Kevin Wallace at Bowling Green High School, where he led the Purples to a 48-9 record, four district titles, three region titles, and a state fi nals appearance in his storied four-year ca-reer…Was named Associated Press second team all-state in 2008, when he led the Purples to a 9-3 record and scored 170 points – the second-highest total in the 87-year history of BGHS football…Gained 1,588 yards from scrimmage and scored 27 touchdowns in 2008, giving him over 3,000 and 49 total touchdowns for his career…Also had three interceptions on defense in 2008.

Running Back5-10/185

Bowling Green, Ky.Bowling Green High School

ChrisChrisCalvertCalvert

Palomar CC: Played two seasons as a cornerback for coach Joe Early at Palomar Community College in San Marcos, Calif….In 2008, led the Comets to a national No. 17 ranking and an 8-3 season, earning All-Southern Conference honorable mention honors and the Comets’ Most Improved Player award…Tallied 44 tackles (31 solo), three interceptions, two forced fumbles and three pass break-ups…Had 10 tackles – one for loss – and a pass break-up as a backup in 2007.

High School: Prepped at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, Calif., under coach Tom Haman…Was a two-year varsity starter for the Longhorns, totaling 70 tackles (44 solo) as a senior in 2005…As a junior, made 32 tackles (18 solo)…Was named fi rst team All-Avocado League as a junior and senior…Also wres-tled for the RBVHS team, fi nishing in third place in San Diego County in his weight class.

Personal: Son of Donnell and Dorothy Calvert…Has two siblings, Brandon (17) and Jordan (13)…Major-ing in physical therapy…Career ambition is to become a team doctor for a professional sports team…Pro athletes he admires include former NFL cornerback/MLB outfi elder Deion Sanders and Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey.

Cornerback6-0/170

Vista, Calif.Palomar Community College

Newcomers

Palomar CC

MichaelMichaelBryant

Offensive Tackle6-5/300 Fr.

La Vergne, Tenn.Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt: Signed out of high school to play for Vanderbilt.

High School: A three-year starter at LaVergne High School, where he played both guard and tackle positions before a permanent move to the left tackle slot as a junior…Set the all-time LHS record with 29 pancake blocks as a senior in 2007, when he was named to The Tennessean’s “Dandy Dozen” team…Was named to the coaches’ All-Region 4-5A ballot in 2007, also participating in the East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Game…Helped lead the Wolverines to the 5A state playoffs in 2005 and 2006…Also played basketball and participated in the shot put and discus competitions in track and fi eld at LHS.

Personal: Born on Feb. 9, 1989…Son of Stephen and Jennifer Bryant…Majoring in psychology.

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TimTimCoxCox

Played defensive lineman for two years for coach Danny Robertson … Was a two-time all-state player and was named a Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges All-Star twice … Named preseason All-American as a sophomore, where he led the team in sacks (10), a number that also ranked second in the state … As a freshman, was an all-state selection as he led Holmes with eight sacks, and was third on the team in tackles (69) … Prepped under coach Malcom Jones at Murrah High in Jackson, Miss., where he was an all-metro defensive end his senior season.

Defensive Line6-1/235/Jr.

Jackson, Miss.Holmes Community College

JustinJustinDardenDarden

Played defensive end for Coach Buddy Stephens’ Lions on EMCC’s 8-2 and North Division Championship team in 2008 ... Made 38 total tackles (23 solos and 15 assists) in 10 games played for the season, includ-ing three tackles for loss (-6 yards) and 1.5 sacks (12 yards) … Helped lead the 2006 Meridian (Miss.) High School Wildcats to the Class 5A state championship game … Was Meridian’s leading tackler in 2006 with 118 total stops (team-high 76 solos), including fi ve sacks and 13 tackles for loss... Also credited with fi ve fumble recoveries and had two interceptions.

Defensive End6-1/235/Jr.

Meridian, Miss.

Derrius

Vanderbilt: Played at Vanderbilt for head coach Bobby Johnson from 2006-08…Consistently competed to crack the two-deep of the Vanderbilt defensive interior line…Was named team’s Defensive Scout of the Week after Wake Forest game in 2007 and Florida game in 2006.

High School: Played on the defensive line for coach Gary Cantrell at Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta…Was in the top 10 percent of his class, helping lead the Astros to a Region 2AAAAA Championship as a junior in 2004…Had a monster game against Washington his senior year, totaling 12 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery in a win.

Personal: Son of Patricia Reid and Derrick Dowell…Has one sibling, Dontavius (19)…Majoring in family and consumer science…Career ambition is to play in the NFL and own and run his own restaurant…Athlete he most admires is Michael Jordan.

Defensive Tackle Atlanta, Ga.

Newcomers

Dowell

Played def

East Mississippi Community College

6-3/290/Sr. Vanderbilt

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RhettHamrick

USF: Played for coach Jim Leavitt for two seasons…Saw action in three games in 2008, against UT Martin, Syracuse and Memphis in the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl…Redshirted in 2007.

High School: Earned three letters as a wide receiver for coach George Clayton at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Fla….As team captain, led the Patriots with 67 receptions for over 1,200 yards as an upperclassman and an appearance in the state championship game at Dolphins Stadium his senior year…Averaged 20 yards per catch his senior season and 18 yards per catch his junior season, which led to fi rst team all-conference and fi rst team all-district honors in both 2006 and 2007…Also earned two letters on the track team for coach Charlie Harris and played baseball for coach Mike Smith…Was on the academic honor roll all four years at LBHS.

Personal: Son of William and Lisa Hamrick…Has two siblings, Ryan (24) and Sabel (23)…Majoring in busi-ness management…Pro athlete he admires most is former NFL wide receiver Ed McCaffrey.

Wide Receiver6-5/210/Jr.

Longwood, Fla.University of South Florida

Newcomers

JamelJamel

Played defensive end at Bob Jones High School his senior season … Played quarterback at Carbon Hill his junior year … Named all-state his senior year … Selected to all-conference team.

Defensive EndBob Jones High SchoolHendersonHenderson

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TylerTyler

Played for head coach Matt Williams at Smyrna High School … Is in the top 10 percent of his class and sports a 3.8 Grade Point Average … Named 2007 MVP at Smyrna High School … Two-time all-region selec-tion … Two-time all-area selection … Two-time All-Midstate honoree … Named to the Tennessean’s 2008 Dream Team … Garnered 2008 All-State recognition … Helped Smyrna win the Class 5-A state champion-ship in 2006 and 2007 (Smyrna compiled a 25-5 won-loss record over the two-year span) … Selected to play in the 2008 East-West All-Star Game.

Center Mount Juliet, Tenn.EadyEady 6-2/275/Fr. Smyrna High School

6-2/215/Fr.Madison, Ala.

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AustinHopper

Played football since fourth grade and was a three-year starter for coach Shawn Jackson at Obion County Central … Played defensive end, offensive tackle, and long snapper … Named fi rst team all-regional defen-sive end his senior season … Served as team captain for the Rebels … Recorded 41 total tackles his senior season, 23 solo tackles and 18 assisted tackles … Had one forced fumble and one sack … Recorded 47 total tackles his junior season, three tackles for a loss and two fumble recoveries … Selected to receive the Kiwanis Student Achievement Award.

Defensive Lineman6-4/270/Fr.

Troy, Tenn.Obion County Central High School

AnthonyAnthonyKelly, Jr.Kelly, Jr.

Chaffey CC: Was a two-year starter on the offensive line for coach Carl Beach at prestigious Chaffey Com-munity College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif….Helped the Panthers to an early season national ranking in 2008.

High School: Played for coach Kevin Corridon at Rubidoux High School in Riverside, Calif., where he played both offensive and defensive line for the Falcons…Was named fi rst team all-conference as an offensive lineman in 2006…Was the 2007 Wendy’s Heisman Award runner-up for his high school…Also played center for coach Monty Owens on the RHS basketball team, and threw shot put and discus for the school’s track and fi eld team.

Personal: Son of Anthony Kelly, Sr., and Valerie Warhop…Has two siblings, Johnathan (25) and Jesse (13)…Majoring in criminal justice…His uncle, George Warhop, is the offensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns…Pro athlete he most admires is Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal…One of his career ambitions is to be a criminal justice attorney.

Offensive Tackle6-4/275/Jr.

Riverside, Calif.Chaffey Community College

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BryantBryantMilliganMilligan

Safety6-1/197/So.

Cleveland, OhioMarshall

High School: Prepped at Hickman County High School in Centerville, Tenn., where he was an all state per-former for the Bulldogs…Was a two-time all region selection and defensive Most Valuable Player, and also was team MVP and an all region defensive line MVP…Advanced to the third round of the playoffs with an 11-2 record…Also ran track at HCHS.

Personal: Born on March 24, 1990…Son of Perry and Helen Leaming…Has three siblings, Stephanie, Daniel and Derek…Undecided on a major…Pro athlete he admires most is mixed martial artist Fedor Imilianenco.

CodyCodyLeamingLeaming

Tight End6-0/225/Fr.

Lyles,Tenn.Hickman County HS

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Marshall: Played two seasons as a wide receiver under head coach Mark Snyder for the Thundering Herd…Was the team’s third-leading receiver as a sophomore in 2008, playing in 12 games with 17 catches for 144 yards…As a freshman in 2007, played in 11 games, totaling fi ve receptions for 29 yards…Redshirted in 2006.

High School: Was a fi rst team All-Ohio selection in 2004 and 2005 at traditional Ohio high school power Glenville under head coach Ted Ginn, the father of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr….Was listed by Rivals.com as the No. 47 prospect in the state of Ohio.

Personal: Born on March 16, 1988…Son of Brenda Milligan…majoring in psychology.

Middle Tennessee: Redshirted in 2008.

High School: Prepped for coach Ron Aydelott at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn., where he was named fi rst team all state by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association as a senior in 2007…Led the Warriors to a state championship in 2004, and led the team to a combined 22-3 record his last two sea-sons…Earned three stars by Rivals.com, also earning all region and all midstate honors as well as being chosen to the state’s Dream Team…Picked as an all-star by the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association after grading out at 93 percent and collecting 68 pancake blocks as a senior.

Personal: Born on July 2, 1989…Son of Becky and Doug Lilienthal…Has three siblings, Deidra (25), Tina (24) and Doug (23)…Majoring in university studies…Pro athlete he most admires is former NFL offensive tackle Kyle Turley.

TravisTravisLilienthalLilienthal

Offensive Line6-3/280/R-Fr.

Murfreesboro,Tenn.Middle TennesseeState Univ.

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RickyRickyParkhouseParkhouse

Mt. San Antonio JC: Played for coach Bob Jastrab in 2007…Punted 40 times for 1679 yards for an average of 41.97 yards per punt…Unleashed eight punts of 50 or more yards and 15 inside the opponents’ 20 yard line…Had a long punt of 72 yards against Pasadena City College…Was named fi rst team All-American by the California Community College Football Coaches Association, and a second team JC Grid-Wire All-Amer-ican…Was a fi rst team Region IV All-California performer, and was also named to the fi rst team Mission Football Conference National Division.

High School: Prepped at Walnut High School in Walnut, Calif., where he was a punter and wide receiver for the Mustangs…Was an All-San Gabriel Valley Punter and a First Team wide receiver in 2004…Also was named Second Team wide receiver in 2003…In addition to football, also played soccer and ran track at WHS.

Personal: Son of Richard and Diane Parkhouse…Has two siblings, Corrie (20) and Alicia (28)…Majoring in sports management…Admires Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant.

Punter6-1/180/Jr.

Walnut, Calif.Mt. San Antonio JC

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EddieEddieMorganMorgan

Played in all 12 games as a freshman in 2007 and in 10 games as a sophomore in 2008 at Duke … Tallied 25 tackles as a reserve safety in his two-year career, also tallying one pass break-up (against Notre Dame in 2007) and one tackle-for-loss (against Northwestern in 2008) … Was a three-year letterman at McKin-ney High School under Todd McVey … Was a fi rst team all-district and honorable mention all-state pick as a senior after posting 86 tackles and rushing for 667 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Retuned one punt and one kickoff for touchdowns, and was an all-district and all-county choice following a junior campaign in which he recorded 76 tackles and four interceptions … As a sophomore, tallied 54 tackles and three interceptions at McKinney.

Defensive End6-0/185/Jr.

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DJDJRobertsRoberts

Earned fi rst team all-state honors his junior and senior years … Named MVP of the 2008 East-West All-Star Game … Selected to play in the Tennessee-Kentucky Border Bowl … Named to the Knoxville Interscholas-tic League’s (KIL) fi rst team … Two-time all-region selection … Named the Class AAA Region 2 Defensive Player of the Year … Selected to the All-Pilot High School Hero’s fi rst team … Named to the Knoxville News Sentinel’s fi rst team … Was selected as the Play It Smart Athlete of the Month.

Defensive End6-2/245/Fr.

Knoxville, Tenn.Austin-East High School

NathanNathanRotteroRottero

Three-year starter at linebacker and long snapper at Wilson Central High School … Helped Wilson Central advance to the Class 5A state playoffs in 2007 and 2008 … Recorded 115 tackles, 17 tackles for a loss, seven sacks and one interception his senior season … Named defensive team captain for 2007 and 2008 … Two-time All-Region 4 in Class 5A selection ... Named to The Tennessean’s All-Midstate fi rst team … Selected to the 2008 TACA All-State team as a linebacker … Selected to play in the 2008 Toyota East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Classic Game as a linebacker … Nominated for The Tennessean’s High School Football Dream Team … Served as a student council representative for four years … Named the February 2008 Student of the Month … Named to the 2008 honor roll.

Linebacker/Long Snapper5-11/210/Fr.

Mount Juliet, Tenn.Wilson Central High School

JordanJordanPeilerPeiler

Palomar CC: Played two seasons as a defensive lineman for coach Joe Early at Palomar Community College in San Marcos, Calif….In 2008, led the Comets to a national No. 17 ranking and an 8-3 season, totaling 42 tackles (32 solo), a forced fumble, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass break-up and three quarterback hurries…Was an All-Southern Conference honorable mention pick in 2008.

High School: Prepped at Vista High School in Vista, Calif., where he played middle linebacker under coach Danny Williams for two seasons…Led the Panthers to a 2004 San Diego Section CIF championship.Personal: Son of Roy and Cheryl Peiler…Has one sister, Alea (18)…Majoring in physical education…Comes from a very football-oriented family, as three uncles have played at high levels: uncle Legi Suiannoa played at Nevada; uncle Joe Salave’a played collegiately at Arizona and in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans and Washington Redskins and currently is an assistant coach at San Jose State; uncle Toniu Fonoti played col-lege at Nebraska and was an NFL second round draft pick by the San Diego Chargers…Career ambition is to one day coach football at the college level…Pro athlete he admires most is Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis.

Defensive Tackle5-11/270/Jr.

Oceanside, Calif.Palomar Community College

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Quarterback6-0/195/Jr.

Elkhart, Ind. Grossmont Junior College

JohnJohnSoli Soli

CodySandlin

Named to the Principal’s List (All A’s and B’s) three times … Member of Mu Alpha Theta, the Mathematics Honor Society … Named to Tennessee’s Division II Class A All-State team … Named to the 2007 Coaches All-State Second Team … Two-time Mr. Football kicker nominee … Two-time All-Midstate selection … Helped Davidson Academy win the Division II Class A state championship in 2006 and 2008 … Named kicker for the West All-Star team in the East-West All-Star Game … Two-time Division II Class A East-Middle All-Region Basketball Team … Earned Division Two Class A All-Region Soccer honors … Served as soccer team captain for two seasons … Named Davidson Academy’s Most Athletic his senior year.

Kicker6-2/180/Fr.

Goodlettsville, Tenn.Davidson Academy

ChaseSamples

Played fullback for two years for coaches Ricky Woods and Randy Pippin, where he was voted team captain by his teammates for his sophomore season … In his two seasons at Northwest Mississippi CC, led the Rangers to a 12-8 record and a 10-2 conference slate … Prepped at Marshall Academy in Holly Springs, Miss., where he graduated with honors … Under coaches Wade Griffi n and Scott Smith, he was a three-time all-county selection and a two-time all-region pick … An All Mississippi Private School Association selection in 2007 … Was named the team’s best offensive lineman in 2005, the best offensive back in 2006, and the best defensive lineman in 2007.

Fullback6-1/245/Jr.

Ashland, Miss.Northwest Mississippi Community College

CCSS

Grossmont: Was the main signal caller for two years for head coach Mike Jordan at Grossmont, located in El Cajon, Calif….Helped lead the Griffi ns to dominance in the Foothill Conference, which included three conference championships and several national rankings…As a true freshman, led the Griffi ns to a 10-2 record and a playoff berth…Threw four touchdowns in a 49-7 playoff win over Victor Valley…Was named Pacifi c Coast Conference Athlete of the Week for Nov. 21, 2006…Missed the entire 2007 season and most of the 2008 season due to an injury.

Before UTM: Capped off a spectacular football career at Jimtown High School in Elkhart, Ind., historically one of the best programs in the state…Patrolled the Jimmies to a 14-1 record and the Indiana Division 2A State Championship his senior season in 2005…Also competed in track, golf and basketball at JHS.

Personal: Born on Oct. 16, 1987…Son of Scott Soli and Rhonda Cox…Has one sister, Jennifer (25)…Ma-joring in pre-pharmacy...Pro athlete he most admires is former Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders.

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ChrisThompson

Was a two-year varsity starter … two-time fi rst team all-conference wide receiver selection … Named MVP of the 2008 Demetruis Johnson Charitable Foundation 7 on 7 Football Tournament … Earned 2008 all-state and all-metro honors … Had 49 catches his senior year and set a new school record for most catches by a wide receiver … Piled up 968 receiving yards his senior season and set a new school record for most receiving yards by a wide receiver … Scored 15 career touchdowns … Averaged 18.3 yards per catch … Also returned kickoffs and punts … Had 1,500 career kick/punt return yards.

Wide Receiver5-11/180/Sr.

St. Louis, Mo.Riverview Garden High School

DerekDerekWelch Welch

Played the last two season under coach Eddie Pierce…Was an all-state defensive back as a sophomore and an all-state honorable mention as a freshman… Led Jones County in interceptions both season, picking off six passes in 2007 and four in 2008…Played high school football at Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Miss. under coach Shannon White…Was an all-state wide receiver in 2007…An all-area fi rst teamer hi se-nior year, led the Tartans with 726 yards rushing and 832 yards receiving and 28 total touchdowns.

FelandoWarr

Defensive Back6-0/162 Fr.

Memphis, Tenn.East High School

High School: Played wide receiver, free safety, cornerback, and returned kicks for coach Marcus Wimberly at Memphis East High School…Led the Mustangs to a regional championship in 2008, also winning the Soul Bowl that same year…Won the team’s Best Wide Receiver award as a senior, when he was an all-star…Was a two-time all region selection (2007 and 2008)…Earned several academic awards with his 4.0 GPA.

Personal: Born on Nov. 21, 1990…Son of Tracey E. Fields…Has one brother, DeMarcus Reed (27)…Major-ing in studio art…Pro athlete he admires is former NFL wide receiver Jerry Rice.

Maurice Maurice TaylorTaylor

Named 2008 Class AAA All-Conference fi rst team running back and fi rst team defensive back … Named 2008 Class AAA All-Conference Kick Returner of the Year and Co-Player of the Year … Selected 2008 fi rst team all-district defensive back … One of ESPN’s Top 150 athletes … Scored 27 touchdowns his senior year … Rushed for 1,077 yards and accumulated 340 receiving yards for a total of 1,413 yards … Recorded 49 tackles and seven interceptions his senior year … Averaged 15.67 yards per kickoff return and 22.12 yards per punt return his senior year.

Athlete/Kick Returner5-8/165/Fr.

St. Louis, Mo.Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School

Cornerback5-11/180/Jr.

Memphis, Tenn.East High School

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Cade ThompsonCade Thompson

Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the YearOffensive Player of the Year

No. 8 in Total OffenseNo. 8 in Total Offense

No. 5 in PassingNo. 5 in Passing

All gamesTeam Statistics UTM OPPSCORING 448 316Points Per Game 37.3 26.3FIRST DOWNS 241 228R u s h i n g 116 108P a s s i n g 113 100P e n a l t y 12 20RUSHING YARDAGE 2036 1834Yards gained rushing 2300 2332Yards lost rushing 264 498Rushing Attempts 425 485Average Per Rush 4.8 3.8Average Per Game 169.7 152.8TDs Rushing 26 20PASSING YARDAGE 2831 2278A t t - C o m p - I n t 353-201-14 331-187-7Average Per Pass 8.0 6.9Average Per Catch 14.1 12.2Average Per Game 235.9 189.8TDs Passing 25 16TOTAL OFFENSE 4867 4112Total Plays 778 816Average Per Play 6.3 5.0Average Per Game 405.6 342.7KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 53-1147 58-1194PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 28-343 25-393INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-78 14-288KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.6 20.6PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12.2 15.7INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.1 20.6FUMBLES-LOST 17-8 20-16PENALTIES-Yards 72-637 73-597Average Per Game 53.1 49.8PUNTS-Yards 48-1879 56-1922Average Per Punt 39.1 34.3Net punt average 30.1 27.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8:4 2 3 1:1 73RD-DOWN Conversions 67/154 66/1693rd-Down Pct 44% 39%4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/18 8/204th-Down Pct 56% 40%SACKS BY-Yards 31-252 14-119MISC YARDS 15 7TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 61 41FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-12 10-18ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-2RED-ZONE SCORES 41-51 80% 30-39 77%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 35-51 69% 22-39 56%PAT-ATTEMPTS 53-57 93% 34-38 89%ATTENDANCE 29901 147902Games/Avg Per Game 6/4984 6/24650Neutral Site Games 0/0Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalUT Martin 101 138 104 102 3 448Opponents 103 53 78 76 6 316

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gYOUNG, Brandyn 12 143 744 42 702 4.9 12 94 58.5BARNES, Miguel 11 102 504 26 478 4.7 4 28 43.5THOMAS, Roren 11 21 383 20 363 17.3 3 85 33.0BOURNE, Daryl 12 63 362 32 330 5.2 2 57 27.5MCDERMOTT, Trac 10 51 229 3 226 4.4 3 19 22.6ANOKA, Dexter 10 12 45 16 29 2.4 1 17 2.9JONES, Kenny 11 3 13 0 13 4.3 0 9 1.2AKBAR, Jamaal 12 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5DUNLAP, Romiell 12 3 6 0 6 2.0 1 3 0.5JOHNSON, Anthon 8 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1TEAM 9 4 0 6 -6 -1.5 0 0 -0.7THOMPSON, Cade 12 21 7 119 -112 -5.3 0 4 -9.3Total 12 425 2300 264 2036 4.8 26 94 169.7Opponents 12 485 2332 498 1834 3.8 20 59 152.8

Passing gp effi c comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gTHOMPSON, Cade 12 141.74 190-329-14 57.8 2680 24 82 223.3ANOKA, Dexter 10 112.43 11-24-0 45.8 151 1 72 15.1Total 12 139.75 201-353-14 56.9 2831 25 82 235.9Opponents 12 126.03 187-331-7 56.5 2278 16 83 189.8

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gHICKS, Mike 12 66 894 13.5 12 40 74.5THOMAS, Roren 11 42 790 18.8 7 82 71.8AKBAR, Jamaal 12 18 201 11.2 1 33 16.8PATTERSON, Linz 12 14 189 13.5 1 33 15.8DANIEL, EJ 7 13 136 10.5 2 34 19.4YOUNG, Brandyn 12 10 147 14.7 0 75 12.2BARNES, Miguel 11 9 69 7.7 0 16 6.3JONES, Kenny 11 6 148 24.7 2 62 13.5BUCHANAN, Jerem 11 5 62 12.4 0 17 5.6MCDERMOTT, Trac 10 5 47 9.4 0 26 4.7SHIVER, Stephen 11 4 64 16 0 31 5.8ANOKA, Dexter 10 4 49 12.2 0 20 4.9BOURNE, Daryl 12 2 8 4. 0 0 13 0.7JOHNSON, Anthon 8 1 12 12 0 12 1.5DUNLAP, Romiell 12 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.8SOMMER, Brian 3 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0Total 12 201 2831 14.1 25 82 235.9Opponents 12 187 2278 12.2 16 83 189.8

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Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgAKBAR, Jamaal 20 278 13.9 1 73GUY, Markei 5 44 8.8 0 16FALE’OFA, Sione 2 24 12.0 0 0WILSON, Nate 1 -4 -4.0 0 0HARPER, Kendal 0 1 0.0 0 1Total 28 343 12.2 1 73Opponents 25 393 15.7 1 67

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgMILLER, Dontrel 4 68 17.0 2 33HARPER, Kendal 1 0 0.0 0 0BEY, Josh 1 10 10.0 0 10HARROLD, Dante 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 7 78 11.1 2 33Opponents 14 288 20.6 2 54

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgTHOMAS, Roren 26 621 23.9 1 83BOURNE, Daryl 15 352 23.5 0 43CARNEY, Aaron 3 21 7.0 0 15YOUNG, Brandyn 3 61 20.3 0 23IVY, Anthony 2 33 16.5 0 20MCDERMOTT, Trac 1 15 15.0 0 15LAWRENCE, Jamar 1 12 12.0 0 12MURRAY, Chris 1 1 1.0 0 1MALONE, Kyron 1 31 31.0 0 31Total 53 1147 21.6 1 83Opponents 58 1194 20.6 2 95

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgMILLER, Dontrel 4 164 41.0 3 64PENDLETON, Dors 3 94 31.3 2 46MARTIN, Chip 0 0 0.0 1 0Total 7 258 36.9 6 64Opponents 1 2 2.0 0 2

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PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsHANSEN, Tom - 7-12 53-57 - - - - - 74HICKS, Mike 12 - - - - - - - 72YOUNG, Brandyn 12 - - - - - - - 72THOMAS, Roren 11 - - - 2 - - - 70MILLER, Dontrel 5 - - - - - - - 30BARNES, Miguel 4 - - 1-1 - - - - 26MCDERMOTT, Trac 3 - - - - - - - 18DANIEL, EJ 2 - - - - - - - 12PENDLETON, Dors 2 - - - - - - - 12JONES, Kenny 2 - - - - - - - 12BOURNE, Daryl 2 - - - - - - - 12AKBAR, Jamaal 2 - - - - - - - 12PATTERSON, Linz 1 - - - - - - - 6DUNLAP, Romiell 1 - - - - - - - 6MARTIN, Chip 1 - - - - - - - 6ANOKA, Dexter 1 - - - - - - - 6TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2THOMPSON, Cade - - - - - 2-3 - - 0Total 61 7-12 53-57 1-1 2 2-3 - 1 448Opponents 41 10-18 34-38 1-1 1 1-1 1 - 316

FG Sequence UT Martin OpponentsUSF - 46Baker - 25Concordia (36) 42Austin Peay (36) 35,21,47,(33)Murray State - (29)Tennessee State (23),(40) (20)Eastern Illinois 28 (22),(41)Tennessee Tech 37 40Jacksonville State 45,30 (31)Auburn - (48),(44),46,(24)SEMO (20) -Eastern Kentucky (22),(38),45 (25)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate fi eld goal was made.

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkHANSEN, Tom 7-12 58.3 0-0 3-4 3-5 1-3 0-0 40 2

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Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gTHOMPSON, Cade 12 350 -112 2680 2568 214.0YOUNG, Brandyn 12 143 702 0 702 58.5BARNES, Miguel 11 102 478 0 478 43.5THOMAS, Roren 11 21 363 0 363 33.0BOURNE, Daryl 12 63 330 0 330 27.5MCDERMOTT, Trac 10 51 226 0 226 22.6ANOKA, Dexter 10 36 29 151 180 18.0JONES, Kenny 11 3 13 0 13 1.2DUNLAP, Romiell 12 3 6 0 6 0.5AKBAR, Jamaal 12 1 6 0 6 0.5JOHNSON, Anthon 8 1 1 0 1 0.1TEAM 9 4 -6 0 -6 -0.7Total 12 778 2036 2831 4867 405.6Opponents 12 816 1834 2278 4112 342.7

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkIVEY, Adam 41 1693 41.3 59 1 6 11 8 1THOMPSON, Cade 6 170 28.3 40 1 0 4 0 0TEAM 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0 0 0Total 48 1879 39.1 59 2 6 15 8 1Opponents 56 1922 34.3 62 1 9 9 5 2

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnIVEY, Adam 52 3058 58.8 4 7HANSEN, Tom 27 1147 42.5 0 2Total 79 4205 53.2 4 9 20.6 37.1 32Opponents 61 3623 59.4 4 3 21.6 39.3 30

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gTHOMAS, Rore 11 363 790 0 621 0 1774 161.3YOUNG, Brandy 12 702 147 0 61 0 910 75.8HICKS, Mike 12 0 894 0 0 0 894 74.5BOURNE, Daryl 12 330 8 0 352 0 690 57.5BARNES, Migue 11 478 69 0 0 0 547 49.7AKBAR, Jamaal 12 6 201 278 0 0 485 40.4McDERMOTT , T 10 226 47 0 15 0 288 28.8PATTERSON, Li 12 0 189 0 0 0 189 15.8JONES, Kenny 11 13 148 0 0 0 161 14.6DANIEL, EJ 7 0 136 0 0 0 136 19.4ANOKA, Dexter 10 29 49 0 0 0 78 7.8MILLER, Dontrel 12 0 0 0 0 68 68 5.7SHIVER, Stephe 11 0 64 0 0 0 64 5.8BUCHANAN, Jer 11 0 62 0 0 0 62 5.6GUY, Markei 12 0 0 44 0 0 44 3.7IVY, Anthony 10 0 0 0 33 0 33 3.3MALONE, Kyron 12 0 0 0 31 0 31 2.6FALE’OFA, Sion 12 0 0 24 0 0 24 2.0CARNEY, Aaron 11 0 0 0 21 0 21 1.9DUNLAP, Romie 12 6 9 0 0 0 15 1.2JOHNSON, Anth 8 1 12 0 0 0 13 1.6LAWRENCE, Ja 12 0 0 0 12 0 12 1.0BEY, Josh 12 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.8SOMMER, Brian 3 0 6 0 0 0 6 2.0MURRAY, Chris 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1HARPER, Kend 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.1WILSON, Nate 12 0 0 -4 0 0 -4 -0.3TEAM 9 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -0.7THOMPSON, C 12 -112 0 0 0 0 -112 -9.3Total 12 2036 2831 343 1147 78 6435 536.2Opponents 12 1834 2278 393 1194 288 5987 498.9

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Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles blked# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl /yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf11 BEY, Josh 12 46 42 88 16.5-54 3.0-17 1-10 1 3 . . . .45 ACKER, Brent 12 46 37 83 9.0-43 1.5-12 . 2 3 1-0 4 . .14 MILLER, Dontrel 12 45 33 78 7.5-46 1.0-21 4-68 6 1 4-164 3 . .10 PENDLETON, Dors 12 31 27 58 5.0-22 1.5-10 . 6 2 3-94 . . .92 WILLIAMS, Ray 12 23 33 56 8.0-43 5.0-32 . . 2 . 1 . .48 LAWRENCE, Jama 12 30 21 51 2.5-15 2.0-15 . . . . 1 . .28 GUY, Markei 12 25 21 46 2.5-9 1.0-7 . 5 . . . . .22 HARROLD, Dante 10 20 20 40 3.5-22 . 1-0 4 . 1-0 2 . .51 BRATTON, Roscoe 12 17 22 39 5.5-27 3.0-24 . 1 . . . . .93 GRACE, Jerrod 12 15 21 36 8.5-45 4.0-38 . 1 2 . 1 1 .21 IVY, Anthony 10 26 7 33 1.0-2 . . 6 . . . . .55 WILSON, Nate 12 20 13 33 5.5-22 1.0-10 . 1 2 1-0 1 . . 43 FALE’OFA, Sione 12 12 13 25 1.0-5 0.5-4 . . 1 . . 2 .94 TEAMER, Ray 12 9 15 24 3.0-13 1.0-8 . . . . . 2 .90 MURRAY, Chris 12 11 12 23 5.5-26 2.5-19 . . . . 1 . . 29 GUFFIN, Gerald 12 12 9 21 . . . . . . . . . 41 MALONE, Kyron 12 4 13 17 0.5-3 . . . . . . . . 35 UTLEY, Jonathan 12 11 6 17 1.5-16 1.0-15 . . 1 . . . . 36 DANIEL, Erick 10 12 5 17 0.5-2 . . 2 . . . . . 42 WORTHEN, Craig 6 6 11 17 1.5-9 1.5-9 . 1 5 . . . . 97 JONES, Karlos 11 7 6 13 1.0-2 0.5-2 . . . 1-0 . . . 40 BYRD, Tirrdel 11 5 5 10 . . . 1 . . . . . 24 JONES, Jimmy 10 6 4 10 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 46 HOWARD, Gerrett 12 6 3 9 1.0-9 1.0-9 . . . 1-0 . . . 34 JONES, Kenny 11 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . . 57 CARNEY, Aaron 11 2 5 7 . . . 1 1 . . . . 7 HARPER, Kendal 10 6 1 7 1.0-4 . 1-0 . . . . . . 27 CRAIG, Bryant 7 5 1 6 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 26 HIGH, Aaron 7 4 2 6 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . 23 SHIVER, Stephen 11 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . . 50 NASH, Darrelle 4 . 4 4 0.5-0 . . . . . . . . 59 WHITAKER, Rod 4 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . 20 MCDERMOTT, T 10 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . TM TEAM 9 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 31 FORD, Tyree 4 . 2 2 . . . . . 2-0 . . 1 2 SANDERS, Johnny 3 2 . 2 1.0-5 . . . . . . . . 95 COX, Brandon 6 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Total 12 488 428 916 96-449 31-252 7-78 39 26 16-258 14 5 1 Opponents 12 412 446 858 64-254 14-119 14-288 48 13 8-2 8 4 .

2008 Defensive Statistics

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Game Results Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 30, 2008 at USF L 7-56 0-1 0-0 3:30 48058 Sep 06, 2008 BAKER W 56-0 1-1 0-0 2:53 5927 Sep 11, 2008 CONCORDIA W 87-21 2-1 0-0 3:28 5843* Sep 20, 2008 at Austin Peay W 31-17 3-1 1-0 2:53 6316* Sep 27, 2008 at Murray State W 63-38 4-1 2-0 3:19 4086* Oct 04, 2008 TENNESSEE STATE L o 27-30 4-2 2-1 3:25 7549* Oct 09, 2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS W 29-26 5-2 3-1 2:42 1293* Oct 16, 2008 at Tennessee Tech W 35-7 6-2 4-1 2:50 2318* Oct 23, 2008 JACKSONVILLE STATE W 31-30 7-2 5-1 3:31 1790 Nov 08, 2008 at Auburn L 20-37 7-3 5-1 3:18 85365* Nov 15, 2008 at Southeast Missouri W 31-21 8-3 6-1 3:02 1759* Nov 22, 2008 EASTERN KENTUCKY L 31-33 8-4 6-2 3:15 7499

*(Indicates OVC Contest)

Passing Game-by-Game #12 THOMPSON, Cade Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effi cUSF 6 19 1 31.6 25 0 9 1-8 32.11Baker 16 21 0 76.2 316 3 62 0-0 249.73Concordia 11 18 1 61.1 261 3 75 0-0 226.80Austin Peay 17 28 2 60.7 254 3 29 1-7 157.99Murray State 16 20 0 80.0 250 4 45 2-23 251.00Tennessee State 14 29 2 48.3 146 1 21 0-0 88.15Eastern Illinois 12 20 0 60.0 134 0 29 0-0 116.28Tennessee Tech 10 21 1 47.6 175 2 82 2-16 139.52Jacksonville State 15 24 0 62.5 275 2 40 2-17 186.25Auburn 27 46 2 58.7 285 2 24 1-11 116.39Southeast Missouri 11 22 1 50.0 140 2 24 1-7 124.36Eastern Kentucky 35 61 4 57.4 419 2 38 3-24 112.78TOTALS 190 329 14 57.8 2680 24 82 13-113 141.74

#4 ANOKA, Dexter Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effi cUSF 3 7 0 42.9 13 0 11 0-0 58.46Baker 2 3 0 66.7 13 0 7 0-0 103.07Concordia 4 8 0 50.0 105 1 72 1-6 201.50Murray State 1 3 0 33.3 12 0 12 0-0 66.93Tennessee State 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00Tennessee Tech 1 2 0 50.0 8 0 8 0-0 83.60TOTALS 11 24 0 45.8 151 1 72 1-6 112.43

2008 Individual Statistics

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 28 YOUNG, Brandyn vs Eastern Illinois (Oct 09, 2008)Yards Rushing 213 YOUNG, Brandyn vs Eastern Illinois (Oct 09, 2008)TD Rushes 4 YOUNG, Brandyn vs Eastern Illinois (Oct 09, 2008)Long Rush 94 YOUNG, Brandyn vs Eastern Illinois (Oct 09, 2008)Pass attempts 61 THOMPSON, Cade vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 22, 2008)Pass completions 35 THOMPSON, Cade vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 22, 2008)Yards Passing 419 THOMPSON, Cade vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 22, 2008)TD Passes 4 THOMPSON, Cade at Murray State (Sep 27, 2008)Long Pass 82 THOMPSON, Cade at Tennessee Tech (Oct 16, 2008)Receptions 12 Mike Hicks at Auburn (Nov 08, 2008) 12 HICKS, Mike vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 22, 2008)Yards Receiving 180 THOMAS, Roren vs Concordia (Sep 11, 2008)TD Receptions 2 JONES, Kenny vs Baker (Sep 06, 2008) 2 THOMAS, Roren vs Concordia (Sep 11, 2008) 2 THOMAS, Roren at Murray State (Sep 27, 2008) 2 HICKS, Mike vs Jacksonville State (Oct 23, 2008) 2 Mike Hicks at Auburn (Nov 08, 2008) 2 HICKS, Mike vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 22, 2008)Long Reception 82 THOMAS, Roren at Tennessee Tech (Oct 16, 2008)Field Goals 2 HANSEN, Tom vs Tennessee State (Oct 04, 2008) 2 HANSEN, Tom vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 22, 2008)Long Field Goal 40 HANSEN, Tom vs Tennessee State (Oct 04, 2008)Punts 12 IVEY, Adam at USF (Aug 30, 2008)Punting Avg 52.0 IVEY, Adam vs Baker (Sep 06, 2008)Long Punt 59 IVEY, Adam at Tennessee Tech (Oct 16, 2008)Long Punt Return 73 AKBAR, Jamaal vs Baker (Sep 06, 2008)Long Kickoff Return 83 THOMAS, Roren at Murray State (Sep 27, 2008)Tackles 13 ACKER, Brent vs Jacksonville State (Oct 23, 2008)Sacks 2.0 GRACE, Jerrod vs Baker (Sep 06, 2008) 2.0 BEY, Josh vs Concordia (Sep 11, 2008) 2.0 WILLIAMS, Ray at Tennessee Tech (Oct 16, 2008)Tackles For Loss 3.5 BEY, Josh at Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2008)Interceptions 1 MILLER, Dontrel at USF (Aug 30, 2008) 1 HARPER, Kendal at Murray State (Sep 27, 2008) 1 MILLER, Dontrel at Murray State (Sep 27, 2008) 1 MILLER, Dontrel vs Tennessee State (Oct 04, 2008) 1 HARROLD, Dante vs Eastern Illinois (Oct 09, 2008) 1 MILLER, Dontrel at Tennessee Tech (Oct 16, 2008) 1 BEY, Josh at Southeast Missouri (Nov 15, 2008)

2008 Superlatives

156

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2008 Game Reviews

Aug. 30, 2008UT Martin 7USF 56

TAMPA, Fla. – Junior cornerback Dontrell Miller led The University of Tennessee at Martin defense with 11 solo tackles, a fumble recovery for a touchdown and a 33-yard interception return, but it wasn’t enough in a 56-7 loss to the University of South Florida. Miller’s stat line against No. 19 USF mirrored his effort a year ago in the season opener at Southern Miss where he also recorded 11 tackles.

On the positive side, the Skyhawks escaped the Sunshine state - before Hurricane Gustav wreaked havoc; without an injury to a player in the football game; and a couple of school records. Skyhawk senior punter Adam Ivey set a new school record for most punting yardage in a single game (467), and the Skyhawks played in front of 48,058 people, the biggest crowd ever to see the Skyhawks play.

South Florida set a new school record for most points scored in a single quarter as it rattled off 28 points in the fi rst 15 minutes of the game. At the half, the Bulls led 35-0. USF starting quarterback Matt Grothe completed six-of-eight passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns.

While USF execute throughout the game, the Skyhawks struggled on offense, defense and on special teams. The offense recorded 59 yards of rushing and 38 passing yards, a total of 97 yards on 54 plays. The defense gave up 520 total yards, 300 rushing yards and 220 passing yards. Special teams failed to generate fi eld position and allowed USF to block a punt that resulted in a touchdown with 11:39 to play in the game.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TUTM 0 0 7 0 7USF 28 7 7 14 56

SCORING SUMMARY 1st - USF – Hester 18 yd pass from Grothe (Alvarado kick) USF – Ford 4 yd run (Alvarado kick) USF – Ford 6 yd run (Alvarado kick) USF – Williams 12 yd run (Alvarado kick) 2nd - USF – Hester 22 yd pass from Grothe (Alvarado kick) 3rd - USF – Plancher 34 yd run (Alvarado kick) UTM – Miller 64 yd fumble recovery (Hansen kick) 4th - USF – Wilson 67 yd punt return (Alvarado kick) USF – Plancher 13 yd run (Alvarado kick)

GAME 1-South Florida

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TEAM STATS UTM USFFirst Downs 6 25Rushes – Yards 28-59 52-300Passing Yards 38 220Passes (A-C-I) 26-9-1 19-14-1Total Offensive Plays 54 71Total Offense 97 520Fumbles – Lost 0-0 3-3Penalties – Yards 11-93 5-25Punts – Average 13-37.8 1-43.0Time of Possession 28:38 31:223rd Down Conversions 1 of 14 7 of 124th Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1

UT MartinRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongBourne 8 37 3 34 0 11Barnes 7 25 0 25 0 10

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 6 19 1 25 0 9

Receiving No Yards TD LongMcDermott 2 9 0 9Hicks 1 11 0 11

South FloridaRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongWilliams 6 70 0 70 1 45Plancher 8 66 1 65 2 34Ford 15 61 0 61 2 6

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongGrothe 6 8 0 96 2 22

Receiving No Yards TD LongLove 4 57 0 18Bogan 3 79 0 36Hester 3 50 2 22

GAME 1-South Florida

2008 Game Reviews

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Sept. 6, 2008Baker 0UT Martin 56

MARTIN, Tenn. - For the casual football fans, it will be easy to understand the old adage “what comes around goes around.” Seven days ago the University of South Florida defeated the University of Tennessee at Martin 56-7. It was obvious USF totally dominated the game. This past Saturday night at Hardy M. Graham Stadium, UT Martin lambasted Baker University 56-0. It was evident. The Skyhawks dominated every phase of the game en route to their fi rst victory of the 2008 season.

The Skyhawks scored twice in the fi rst quarter, once on a 7-yard run by sophomore tailback Trace McDermott. The second TD came from senior Jamaal Akbar when he returned a punt 73 yards for a score. In the second quarter, the Skyhawks put three more touchdowns on the board. Junior Brandyn Young scored on a 7-yard run and quarterback Cade Thompson threw a pair of touchdown passes to Linzy Patterson and Kenny Jones.

Thompson completed 16-of-21 passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns. The Skyhawks scored two more times in the third quarter, once on the ground as McDermott found paydirt from a yard out. The second score was a result of a 62-yard pass from Thompson to Jones. The Skyhawks opted for the running game in the fourth quarter. Freshman Daryl Bourne rushed 12 times for 102 yards and a touchdown. It was Bourne’s fi rst collegiate 100-yard rushing game. The Skyhawks piled up 585 yards of total offense, 257 on the ground and 328 through the air.

The Skyhawk defense was equally impressive in the home opener. The defense held Baker to 194 yards of total offense, just 67 rushing yards and 127 passing yards. The visiting Wildcats attempted two fi eld goals in the game, but one was blocked and the other was hindered by a bad snap. Anthony Ivy and Brent Acker had fi ve solo tackles each. Acker had two tackles for a loss and forced a fumble. Jerrod Grace recorded two quarterback sacks, while Ray Williams notched his fi rst sack of the season. In all the Skyhawks recorded 10 tackles for a loss of 47 yards.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TBaker 0 0 0 0 0UTM 14 21 14 7 56

SCORING SUMMARY 1st - UTM – McDermott 7 yd run (Hansen kick) UTM – Akbar 73 yd punt return (Hansen kick) 2nd - UTM – Young 7 yd run (Hansen kick) UTM – Patterson 29 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) UTM – K. Jones 8 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) 3rd - UTM – McDermott 1 yd run (Hansen kick) UTM – K. Jones 62 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) 4th - UTM – Bourne 6 yd run (Hansen kick)

GAME 2-Baker

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TEAM STATS Baker UTMFirst Downs 17 26Rushes – Yards 34-67 39-257Passing Yards 127 329Passes (A-C-I) 35-22-0 24-18-0Total Offensive Plays 69 63 Total Offense 194 586Fumbles – Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties – Yards 6-45 7-77Punts – Average 9-43.6 2-44.5Time of Possession 34:40 25:093rd Down Conversions 4 of 15 7 of 94th Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0

BakerRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongBryant 15 74 8 66 0 16Crow 10 21 1 20 0 7

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongBrown 18 29 0 100 0 13

Receiving No Yards TD LongSpain 5 47 0 13Hensley 4 32 0 9

UT MartinRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongBourne 12 102 0 102 1 43McDermott 14 74 0 74 2 10Young 7 62 0 62 1 18

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 16 21 0 316 3 62

Receiving No Yards TD LongShiver 4 64 0 31K. Jones 3 77 2 62Hicks 3 46 0 33

GAME 2-Baker

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Sept. 11, 2008Concordia 21UT Martin 87

MARTIN, Tenn. - Junior Roren Thomas collected 245 all-purpose yards and scored three touchdowns as The University of Tennessee at Martin (2-1) recorded an 87-21 victory over Concordia College (3-1) from Selma, Ala., Thursday night at Hardy M. Graham Stadium. Both teams opened the contest with a blitzkrieg of scoring. Thomas scored on the Skyhawks’ fi rst possession of the game when he rushed 65 yards for paydirt. Senior Tom Hansen added the PAT. Concordia answered the Skyhawks touchdown on their fi rst play from scrimmage when quarterback Ken Johnson found receiver John Halman for an 83-yard touchdown pass.

The shootout came to a screeching halt, and the Skyhawks rolled to their second consecutive win of the season. Junior transfer Miguel Barnes scored two of his three touchdowns in the fi rst quarter and the Skyhawks never looked back. At the end of the fi rst quarter, UTM led 21-7. Junior quarterback Cade Thompson completed 11-of-18 passes for 261 yards and three touchdown passes, all three touchdown passes in the second quarter. Thompson connected with Jamaal Akbar for a 14-yard TD. He hit Thomas with a 60-yard pass for another score and the third TD pass was a 12-yard pass to Ole Miss transfer Mike Hicks.

Dorsett Pendleton opened the scoring in the second quarter when he recovered a fumble and raced 46 yards for a touchdown. The Skyhawks led 49-7 at the half. Hansen opened up the scoring in the third quarter with a 36-yard fi eld goal, his fi rst of the season. Hansen tied a UTM record for most points scored by a kicker in a game with 15 points. He was 12-for-12 in PATs and had the fi eld goal. His 12 PATs attempted and made also set school records for most PATs attempted and made in a single game.

Freshman Daryl Bourne made his presence known in the third quarter for the Skyhawks when he scored on a 57-yard run to close out the quarter. Bourne had 10 carries for 111 yards in the game, his second consecutive 100-yard rushing game. Concordia opened the fourth quarter with a touchdown, but the Skyhawks scored four more touchdowns in the quarter.Barnes scored his third touchdown of the game with 6:32 to play in the game, and Romiell Dunlap closed out the scoring with a 2-yard run with 2:38 left in the game. The Skyhawks piled up 699 yards of total offense, 333 on the ground and 366 in passing. On defense, the Skyhawks gave up 396 yards but recorded 15 tackles for a loss and nine sacks for a loss of 96 yards. Sophomore Josh Bey led the way with six total tackles, two sacks and a quarterback hurry.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TCONC 7 0 7 7 21UTM 21 28 10 28 87

SCORING SUMMARY1st - UTM – Thomas 65 yd run (Hansen kick)

CONC – Halman 83 yd pass from Johnson (Lilly kick) UTM – Barnes 4 yd run (Hansen kick) UTM – Barnes 13 yd run (Hansen kick) 2nd - UTM – Pendleton 46 yd fumble recovery (Hansen kick) UTM – Akbar 14 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) UTM – Thomas 60 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) UTM – Hicks 12 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) 3rd - UTM – Hansen 36 yd fi eld goal CONC – Ward 59 yd run (Lilly kick blocked) UTM – Bourne 57 yd run (Hansen kick)

GAME 3-Concordia

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TEAM STATS CONC UTMFirst Downs 19 26Rushes – Yards 42-125 39-333Passing Yards 271 366Passes (A-C-I) 27-15-0 26-15-1Total Offensive Plays 69 65Total Offense 396 699Fumbles – Lost 3-3 1-0Penalties – Yards 14-137 9-94Punts – Average 5-25.8 1-16.0Time of Possession 32:06 27:543rd Down Conversions 3 of 14 6 of 104th Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1

ConcordiaRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongWard 12 155 2 153 1 59Rowell 5 20 2 18 1 13

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongWard 9 14 0 129 0 34Johnson 6 11 0 142 1 83

Receiving No Yards TD LongHalman 4 109 1 83Grant 2 55 0 34

UTMRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongBourne 10 115 4 111 1 57Barnes 13 78 7 71 3 17Thomas 1 65 0 65 1 65

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 11 18 1 261 3 75Anoka 4 8 0 105 1 72

Receiving No Yards TD LongHicks 5 51 1 17Thomas 4 180 2 72Young 2 81 0 75

GAME 3-Concordia 4th - CONC – Rowell 1 yd run (Grant pass from Black) UTM – Thomas 72 yd pass from Anoka (Hansen kick) UTM – Anoka 8 yd run (Hansen kick) UTM – Barnes 3 yd run (Hansen kick) UTM – Dunlap 2 yd run (Hansen kick)

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Sept. 20, 2008UT Martin 31Austin Peay 17

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee at Martin grabbed a win in the Sgt. York Challenge Series, but more importantly claimed a 31-17 Ohio Valley Conference victory over host Austin Peay Saturday night at Governors Stadium. Junior transfer Mike Hicks caught nine passes for 155 yards and a touchdown to lead the Skyhawk offense. Junior quarterback Cade Thompson completed 17-of-28 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns.

Junior running back Brandyn Young seal the victory for the Skyhawks with a 3-yard touchdown run with 5:26 to play in the game. Hicks opened the fourth quarter by hauling in a 28-yard strike from Thompson to give the Skyhawks a 23-14 advantage. Austin Peay answered with a 33-yard fi eld goal with 8:50 to play.

The Skyhawks held onto a 16-14 lead in the third quarter. Hicks emerged as Thompson’s favorite target. The Ole Miss transfer had four catches for 63 yards in the Skyhawks’ last drive of the quarter. The Skyhawks converted on 7-of-13 third-down conversions in the game.

The Skyhawks offense came to life in the second quarter as Thompson threw touchdown passes to Thomas and Daniel. He opened the second quarter with an 8-yard TD pass to Thomas with 13:12 to play and he closed out the quarter with a 14-yard TD pass to Daniel with 2:35 to go before the half. Thompson was also intercepted twice in the second quarter. His fi rst interception was returned 35 yards by Kevis Buckley for Austin Peay’s only touchdown of the fi rst half.

Senior Ray Williams recorded the Skyhawks second sack of the game and he also had fi ve tackles in the second quarter. Both teams relied on defense in the fi rst quarter. The Skyhawks ran 10 offensive plays for 42 total yards and only recorded one fi rst down. Hansen accounted for the only points with 8:36 to play in the quarter with a 36-yard fi eld goal, his second of the season.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TUTM 3 13 0 15 31APSU 0 6 8 3 17

SCORING SUMMARY 1st - UTM – Hansen 36 yd fi eld goal

2nd - UTM – Thomas 8 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick failed) APSU – Buckley 35 yd interception return (Ziolkowski kick failed) UTM – EJ Daniel 14 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick)

3rd - APSU – Thomas 7 yd pass from Jennings (Townsend rush)4th - UTM – Hicks 28 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick)

APSU – Ziolkowski 33 yd fi eld goal UTM – Young 3 yd run (Barnes rush)

GAME 4-Austin Peay

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TEAM STATS UTM APSUFirst Downs 21 16Rushes – Yards 33-134 36-132Passing Yards 254 112Passes (A-C-I) 28-17-2 27-13-0Total Offensive Plays 61 63Total Offense 388 244Fumbles – Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties – Yards 4-40 6-45Punts – Average 3-37.0 4-38.2Time of Possession 28:14 31:463rd Down Conversions 7 of 13 4 of 154th Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2

UT MartinRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongBarnes 12 62 0 62 0 15Young 8 28 1 27 1 10

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 17 28 2 254 3 29

Receiving No Yards TD LongHicks 9 155 1 28Thomas 4 40 1 29EJ Daniel 2 23 1 14

Austin PeayRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongJennings 9 53 4 49 0 19Townsend 11 49 10 39 0 26

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongJennings 7 15 0 58 1 15Orr 6 12 0 54 0 18

Receiving No Yards TD LongLyle 3 21 0 11Miller 2 22 0 18

GAME 4-Austin Peay

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Sept. 27, 2008UT Martin 63Murray State 38

MURRAY, Ky. - Coming into the game against Ohio Valley Conference and regional rival Murray State, wide receiver Roren Thomas had four total touchdowns on the 2008 season, and trailed kicker Tom Hansen for the team lead in points. After the 63-38 win, it’s safe to say The University of Tennessee at Martin has a new team leader in scoring. The 6-0, 175 pound junior from St. Louis doubled his season output by scoring four touchdowns to lead the Skyhawks to a 2-0 OVC mark and their fourth straight victory over Murray State.

Thomas made sure UT Martin (4-1) never trailed in the game, taking the opening kickoff back 83 yards to the house, and after Hansen converted the extra point, the Skyhawks had a 7-0 lead just 14 seconds into the game. It was the fi rst time a Skyhawk had returned a kickoff for a touchdown since Jessie Burton did it against Tennessee Tech on Sept. 27, 2007. Dontrell Miller also scored two defensive touchdowns in a 90 second span to lead the Skyhawks.

Thomas fi nished the day with a game-high 223 all-purpose yards, and was just one touchdown shy of the single game record of fi ve set by Bobby Fowler against West Georgia in 1957. Thompson fi nished the night completing 80 percent of his passes (16-for-20) for 250 yards and four touchdowns against zero interceptions, while Hicks had his second straight breakout game, with eight receptions for 112 yards and one touchdown. On the ground, Young had 16 rushes for 86 yards (one touchdown), and Miguel Barnes recorded 15 carries for 60 yards.

The Skyhawk defense was led by Josh Bey, who had 11 tackles - one for loss, and Miller, who had 10 stops, 0.5 for loss. The next three leading tacklers were Jamar Lawrence (nine tackles), Brent Acker (seven), and Dante Harrold (six).

The win marks the longest winning streak in UT Martin history over Murray State (four), as the Skyhawks have scored 230 points in that time, for an average of 57.5 points per contest.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TUTM 28 14 14 7 63MSU 7 10 14 7 38

SCORING SUMMARY1st - UTM – Thomas 83 yd kickoff return (Hansen kick)

UTM – Thomas 12 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) MSU – Ard 6 yd pass from Ehrhardt (Cullen kick) UTM – Miller 10 yd interception return (Hansen kick) UTM – Miller 32 yd fumble recovery (Hansen kick) 2nd - MSU – Cullen 29 yd fi eld goal UTM – Young 6 yd run (Hansen kick) UTM – Thomas 20 yd run (Hansen kick) MSU – Harris 25 yd pass from Ehrhardt (Cullen kick) 3rd - UTM – Thomas 45 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) MSU – Townsel 47 yd pass from Ehrhardt (Cullen kick) UTM – Hicks 29 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) MSU – Harris 13 yd pass from Ehrhardt (Cullen kick) 4th - UTM – EJ Daniel 17 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) MSU – McKinnis 1 yd run (Cullen kick)

GAME 5-Murray State

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TEAM STATS UTM MSUFirst Downs 28 27Rushes – Yards 44-157 45-164Passing Yards 262 375Passes (A-C-I) 23-17-0 43-25-2Total Offensive Plays 67 88Total Offense 419 539Fumbles – Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties – Yards 7-80 6-77Punts – Average 4-43.0 4-29.0Time of Possession 30:27 29:333rd Down Conversions 9 of 13 8 of 184th Down Conversions 1 of 1 3 of 4

UT MartinRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongYoung 16 90 4 86 1 14Barnes 15 63 3 60 0 10

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 16 20 0 250 4 45

Receiving No Yards TD LongHicks 8 112 1 29Thomas 2 57 2 45Daniel 2 23 1 17

Murray StateRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongMcKinnis 10 63 0 63 1 16Jordan 16 52 0 52 0 13Ehrhardt 11 60 9 51 0 15

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongEhrhardt 25 43 2 375 4 47

Receiving No Yards TD LongTownsel 9 161 1 47Harris 6 94 2 32

GAME 5-Murray State

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Oct. 4, 2008Tennessee State 63UT Martin 38

MARTIN, Tenn. - Javarris Williams scored an 11-yard touchdown in overtime to lead the visiting Tennessee State Tigers (5-1, 2-0 OVC) to a 30-27 overtime victory over The University of Tennessee at Martin (4-2, 2-1, OVC) Saturday afternoon at Hardy M. Graham Stadium.

While Williams rushed 26 times for 163 yards and the game-winning touchdown, UT Martin shut down Tennessee State quarterback Antonio Heffner. The South Carolina transfer completed 10-of-21 passes for 155 yards. Heffner was also intercepted once. UT Martin gave up a total of 332 yards and the defense managed four sacks. The Skyhawks turned the ball over four times in the game and the Tigers converted three of the four miscues into points. Along with the turnovers, the Skyhawks struggled offensively throughout the game. The Skyhawks managed 133 yards of rushing and 146 yards of passing.

UT Martin broke the deadlock when junior Brandyn Young scored a 2-yard TD with 4:04 to play. Young led the Skyhawk rushers with 45 yards on 15 carries. Hansen added the PAT to cap off a 13-play drive that covered 71 yards in 6:17. The Tigers tied the game at 24-all when Heffner scored on a 1-yard run. Just like the Skyhawks, the Tigers marched down the fi eld 77 yards on 15 plays and ate 6:53 off the game clock.

The Tigers won the coin toss and elected to play defense fi rst in the fi ve-minute overtime. The Skyhawks picked up a yard on their fi rst play and then opted to go for paydirt on third down when Thompson’s pass to Roren Thomas was dropped. The Skyhawks were forced to a settle for a 40-yard Hansen fi eld goal. The Tigers opted to keep the ball on the ground and take advantage of Williams. The running back picked up 14 yards on fi rst-and-10 and then won the game with an 11-yard run on the next play.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT T TSU 7 0 10 7 6 30UTM 7 10 0 7 3 27

SCORING SUMMARY 1st - UTM – Hicks 21 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) TSU – Thomas 11 yd run (Benson kick) 2nd - UTM – Miller 25 yd interception return (Hansen kick) UTM – Hansen 23 yd fi eld goal 3rd - TSU – Heffner 10 yd run (Benson kick) TSU – Benson 20 yd fi eld goal 4th - UTM – Young 2 yd run (Hansen kick) TSU – Heffner 1 yd run (Benson kick) OT - UTM – Hansen 40 yd fi eld goal TSU – Williams 11 yd run

GAME 6-Tennessee State

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TEAM STATS TSU UTMFirst Downs 19 17Rushes – Yards 48-177 35-133Passing Yards 155 146Passes (A-C-I) 21-10-1 30-14-2Total Offensive Plays 69 65Total Offense 332 279Fumbles – Lost 2-1 3-2Penalties – Yards 7-48 3-16Punts – Average 6-37.8 4-45.5Time of Possession 32:29 27:313rd Down Conversions 7 of 14 4 of 134th Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2

Tennessee StateRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongWilliams 26 169 6 163 1 55Thomas 5 34 1 33 1 20Heffner 15 37 43 -6 2 10

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongHeffner 10 21 1 155 0 46

Receiving No Yards TD LongBelvin 4 87 0 46Spillman 3 36 0 16

UT MartinRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongYoung 15 53 8 45 1 12Barnes 11 47 3 44 0 9

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 14 29 2 146 1 21

Receiving No Yards TD LongHicks 4 59 1 21Thomas 4 39 0 12

GAME 6-Tennessee State

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Oct. 9, 2008Eastern Illinois 26UT Martin 29

MARTIN, Tenn. - Junior running back Brandyn Young rushed for 213 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries to lead The University of Tennessee at Martin to a 29-26 victory over visiting Eastern Illinois Thursday night at Hardy M. Graham Stadium. With the victory the Skyhawks improve to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference standings. Eastern Illinois is 2-4 on the year and 0-2 in the league.

On the fi eld Young ignited the Skyhawks comeback with his second touchdown of the game, a 94-yard run with 10:40 to play in the third quarter. The touchdown cut the EIU lead to 16-14. The Skyhawks took a 22-19 lead with 12:18 to go in the fourth quarter when Young scored on an 8-yard run. Tacking on the two-point conversion when Cade Thompson hit Roren Thomas with a pass, the home team grabbed a 22-19 advantage. Young scored his fourth TD of the game with 9:02 to go, this time a 15-yard run that gave the Skyhawks a 29-19 lead.

Once again EIU fought back. The Panthers took the ensuing kickoff and set up shop at their own 42 yard line after a 38-yard return by Quinten Ponius. On the fi rst play from scrimmage, Bodie Reeder went deep to Charles Graves for a 58-yard touchdown. The EIU score cut the Skyhawks’ lead to three points, 29-26, with eight minutes to play in the game.

The Skyhawks’ defense sealed the victory when senior Dante Harrold intercepted Reeder at the UT Martin 39 yard line. The Skyhawks were able to run fi ve plays and eat up the fi nal 2:42 of the game. In the fourth quarter alone, the Skyhawks rushed for 128 yards on 16 carries and dominated the time of possession 11:31-3:29. The Skyhawks piled up 434 yards of offense, 300 of it coming via the rushing attack.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TEIU 10 6 3 7 26UTM 7 0 7 15 29

SCORING SUMMARY 1st - UTM – Young 3 yd run (Hansen kick) EIU – Wilke 22 yd fi eld goal EIU – Walker 29 yd pass from Reeder (Wilke kick)

2nd - EIU – Ricks 17 yd pass from Reeder (Wilke kick failed) 3rd - UTM – Young 94 yd run (Hansen kick) EIU – Wilke 41 yd fi eld goal

4th - UTM – Young 8 yd run (Thomas pass from Thompson) UTM – Young 15 yd run (Hansen kick) EIU – Graves 58 yd pass from Reeder (Wilke kick)

GAME 7-Eastern Illinois

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TEAM STATS EIU UTMFirst Downs 18 17Rushes – Yards 29-108 39-300Passing Yards 284 134Passes (A-C-I) 31-24-1 20-12-0Total Offensive Plays 60 59Total Offense 392 434Fumbles – Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties – Yards 5-59 1-5Punts – Average 3-42.3 3-42.0Time of Possession 32:44 27:163rd Down Conversions 7 of 13 4 of 124th Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3

Eastern IllinoisRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongBess 16 69 6 63 0 35Ward 2 33 0 33 0 28

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongReeder 24 31 1 284 3 58

Receiving No Yards TD LongGraves 7 109 1 58Walker 5 86 1 29Ricks 4 31 1 17

UT MartinRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongYoung 28 216 3 213 4 94Thomas 2 63 0 63 0 37

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 12 20 0 134 0 29

Receiving No Yards TD LongThomas 2 30 0 25Hicks 2 20 0 14

GAME 7-Eastern Illinois

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Oct. 16, 2008UT Martin 35Tennessee Tech 7

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee at Martin defense held host Tennessee Tech to 171 total yards of offense and took advantage of four Tennessee Tech turnovers en route to a 35-7 victory over the host Golden Eagles. The Skyhawks improve to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference standings. The Skyhawks also claim their second win of the season in the Sgt. York Challenge series. Tennessee Tech falls to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the OVC.

Junior safety Dontrell Miller had an interception, his fourth of the season, and a 60-yard fumble return for his fi fth defensive touchdown of the season. Junior running back Brandyn Young scored two fi rst-half touchdowns and rushed for 107 yards on 21 carries.

Skyhawk quarterback Cade Thompson completed 10-of-21 passes for 175 yards. He threw two touchdown passes in the contest. Thompson connected with junior Roren Thomas for an 82-yard touchdown. He also hooked up with Mike Hicks for a 25-yard score.

The Skyhawk defense gave up 97 passing yards and 74 rushing yards. The lone Tennessee Tech touchdown came in the fi rst quarter when Henry Sailes returned a kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TUTM 7 21 7 0 35TTU 7 0 0 0 7

SCORING SUMMARY 1st - UTM – Young 15 yd run (Hansen kick) TTU – Sailes 87 yd kickoff return (Kraemer kick)

2nd - UTM – Young 4 yd run (Hansen kick) UTM – Miller 60 yd fumble recovery (Hansen kick) UTM – Thomas 82 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick)

3rd - UTM – Hicks 25 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick)

GAME 8-Tennessee Tech

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TEAM STATS UTM TTUFirst Downs 20 13Rushes – Yards 48-159 35-74Passing Yards 183 97Passes (A-C-I) 23-11-1 29-15-1Total Offensive Plays 71 64Total Offense 342 171Fumbles – Lost 3-1 3-3Penalties – Yards 4-30 4-28Punts – Average 4-46.0 6-29.0Time of Possession 32:49 27:113rd Down Conversions 4 of 13 4 of 154th Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 3

UT MartinRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongYoung 21 109 2 107 2 20Bourne 17 54 18 36 0 12

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 10 21 1 175 2 82

Receiving No Yards TD LongThomas 4 118 1 82Hicks 3 41 1 25

Tennessee TechRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongWilkerson 15 80 5 75 0 18Waters 8 30 5 25 0 12

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongSweeney 15 29 1 97 0 12

Receiving No Yards TD LongAllen 3 23 0 10Sailes 3 16 0 9

GAME 8-Tennessee Tech

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Oct. 23, 2008Jacksonville State 30UT Martin 31

MARTIN, Tenn. - Jacksonville State’s Gavin Hallford became his school’s all-time career scoring leader after kicking a 31-yard fi eld goal with 2:09 left in the fi rst quarter, but he missed an extra point with 4:38 remaining in the game against host UT Martin. The missed PAT proved to be the difference as the Skyhawks claimed a 31-30 victory Thursday night over the Gamecocks at Hardy M. Graham Stadium.

UT Martin wide receiver Mike Hicks, a transfer from Ole Miss, hauled in two touchdown passes and piled up 112 receiving yards on fi ve catches. The Gamecocks were led by LSU transfer Ryan Perrilloux. Perrilloux completed a 66-yard pass to James Wilkerson with 4:38 left in the game. Hallford’s kick was wide right and the Skyhawks managed to eat up a little more than four minutes before giving the ball back to Jax State for one last drive.

Senior Adam Ivey had a 27-yard punt to pin the Gamecocks down on their own 8 yard line. With 23 seconds left on the clock, Perrilloux completed a 24-yard pass to Maurice Dupree for a fi rst down. He tried two more desperation passes before time ran out. Both were broken up by UT Martin’s Dante Harrold.

Thompson, who transferred from South Carolina to UT Martin for his sophomore season, completed 15-of-24 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns. Perrilloux, last week’s OVC Offensive Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week, fi nished the night against the Skyhawks completing 14-of-29 passes for 261 yards and the two touchdowns.

Barnes fi nished the game with 117 yards on 23 carries and the TD. Thomas had four carries in the contest for 84 yards. The junior wide receiver also had three catches for 60 yards. The entire game was played in a steady rain which had an effect on UT Martin’s kicker as well as Jax State’s Hallford. Hansen missed two fi eld goals, a 45-yarder in the fi rst quarter and a 30-yarder in the fourth quarter.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TJSU 10 0 14 6 30UTM 7 9 8 7 31

SCORING SUMMARY1st - UTM – Thomas 85 yd run (Hansen kick)

JSU – Murray 2 yd run (Hallford kick) JSU – Hallford 31 yd fi eld goal 2nd - UTM – Team safety UTM – Hicks 40 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) 3rd - JSU – Freeney 4 yd run (Hallford kick) JSU – Johns 12 yd pass from Perrilloux (Hallford kick) UTM – Barnes 1 yd run (Thomas pass from Thompson) 4th - UTM – Hicks 4 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) JSU – Wilkerson 66 yd pass from Perrilloux (Hallford kick failed)

GAME 9-Jacksonville State

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TEAM STATS JSU UTMFirst Downs 18 21Rushes – Yards 35-179 40-218Passing Yards 261 275Passes (A-C-I) 29-14-0 24-15-0Total Offensive Plays 64 64Total Offense 440 493Fumbles – Lost 0-0 2-0Penalties – Yards 4-32 3-25Punts – Average 5-28.2 5-35.2Time of Possession 28:05 31:553rd Down Conversions 4 of 13 5 of 134th Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 1

Jacksonville StateRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongJackson 13 99 1 98 0 55Perrilloux 10 58 5 52 0 29Freeney 4 15 0 15 1 5

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongPerrilloux 14 29 0 261 2 66

Receiving No Yards TD LongDupree 4 96 0 54Cameron 2 51 0 43Johns 2 16 1 12

UT MartinRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongBarnes 23 129 12 117 1 28Thomas 4 89 5 84 1 85

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 15 24 0 275 2 40

Receiving No Yards TD LongHicks 5 112 2 40Thomas 3 60 0 28Patterson 2 64 0 33

GAME 9-Jacksonville State

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Nov. 8, 2008UT Martin 20Auburn 37

AUBURN, Ala. - Minutes after his team walked of Pat Dye fi eld at Jordan-Hare Stadium at Auburn University, UT Martin head coach Jason Simpson told his team there was no such thing as a moral victory. Auburn (5-5) broke a 20-20 tie in the third quarter with 10 unanswered points in the fi nal period to post a 37-20 victory over UT Martin (7-3).

The cold hard truth was simple - UT Martin, a member of the Football Championship Subdivision, had several chances to defeat Auburn University, a member of the Southeastern Conference and Football Bowl Subdivision Saturday afternoon.

In addition to the botched fourth-and-inches play in the fourth quarter, the Skyhawks’ offense shot itself in the foot with three turnovers in the red zone. Thompson completed 27-of-46 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns. Junior transfer Mike Hicks hauled in both TD passes to tie the game at 20-20 with 8:59 to play in the third quarter. Hicks fi nished the game with 12 catches, a season high, for 132 yards. His fi rst score was a 7-yard pass and his second TD was on a 17-yard pass.

The Skyhawks managed to put up 323 yards of total offense in the game. The Skyhawks were limited to 38 yards of rushing on 15 attempts. It was the Auburn running game that eventually sealed the victory for the host Tigers. Quarterback Kodi Burns rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns as the Tigers rushed for 324 yards on 50 carries.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TUTM 7 6 7 0 20AUBURN 13 7 7 10 37

SCORING SUMMARY 1st - AUBURN – Davis 95 yd kickoff return (Byrum kick) UTM – Martin 0 yd fumble recovery (Hansen kick) AUBURN – Byrum 48 yd fi eld goal AUBURN – Byrum 44 yd fi eld goal

2nd - AUBURN – Lester 1 yd run (Byrum kick) UTM – Hicks 7 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick failed)

3rd - UTM – Hicks 9 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) AUBURN – Burns 31 yd run (Byrum kick)

4th - AUBURN – Byrum 24 yd fi eld goal AUBURN – Burns 58 yd run (Byrum kick)

GAME 10-Auburn

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TEAM STATS UTM AUBURNFirst Downs 20 37Rushes – Yards 15-38 50-298Passing Yards 285 162Passes (A-C-I) 46-27-2 25-16-0Total Offensive Plays 61 75Total Offense 323 460Fumbles – Lost 1-1 3-3Penalties – Yards 7-31 1-5Punts – Average 6-36.0 1-20.0Time of Possession 25:13 34:473rd Down Conversions 4 of 12 8 of 134th Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0

UT MartinRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongYoung 7 31 12 19 0 19Thomas 2 20 5 15 0 20

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 27 46 2 285 2 24

Receiving No Yards TD LongHicks 12 132 2 17Akbar 5 49 0 17Thomas 4 45 0 24

AuburnRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongBurns 13 178 20 158 2 58Fannin 13 53 8 45 0 13Tate 10 42 0 42 0 8Lester 7 42 2 40 1 19

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongBurns 12 20 0 130 0 32

Receiving No Yards TD LongTrott 3 39 0 15R. Smith 2 37 0 32

GAME 10-Auburn

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Nov. 15, 2008UT Martin 31Southeast Missouri 21

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Despite four turnovers The University of Tennessee at Martin (8-3/6-1 OVC) took a giant step toward its second Ohio Valley Conference championship in three years with a 31-21 victory over Southeast Missouri State (3-8/1-6 OVC) Saturday afternoon at Houck Stadium.

Junior Brandyn Young scored two touchdowns in the victory over Southeast Missouri State, while quarterback Cade Thompson completed 11-of-22 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns.

Southeast Missouri also had 11 penalties and an interception in the game, but it was a couple of big UT Martin defensive plays that made the difference. Late in the game with a little more than fi ve minutes to play, Southeast Missouri’s offense failed to move the ball and the Redhawks opted to go for it on fourth-and-one inside the 10 yard line. A procedure penalty gave the Redhawks a second fourth-down attempt and this time the Redhawks faked a punt and were stopped at their own 10 yard line.

The Skyhawk defense was led by linebacker Brent Acker who recorded seven tackles and three tackles for a loss. Acker also forced a fumble and had one quarterback hurry. The Skyhawks had three sacks and 14 tackles for a loss of 50 yards. The defensive unit 252 total yards (144 rushing and 108 passing).

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TUTM 0 10 14 7 31SEMO 0 7 0 14 21

SCORING SUMMARY 2nd - UTM – Hansen 20 yd fi eld goal UTM – Thomas 24 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) SEMO – Scheible 4 yd run (Spada kick)

3rd - UTM – Young 2 yd run (Hansen kick) UTM – Young 3 yd run (Hansen kick)

4th - SEMO – Holloman 10 yd run (Spada kick) UTM – Hicks 10 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick) SEMO – Ahamefule 18 yd pass from Scheible (Spada kick)

GAME 11-Southeast Missouri

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TEAM STATS UTM SEMOFirst Downs 15 21Rushes – Yards 31-166 49-144Passing Yards 140 108Passes (A-C-I) 22-11-1 24-10-1Total Offensive Plays 53 73Total Offense 306 252Fumbles – Lost 3-2 1-0Penalties – Yards 10-89 12-74Punts – Average 1-38.0 4-32.2Time of Possession 25:14 34:463rd Down Conversions 5 of 10 8 of 154th Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 3

UT MartinRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongBarnes 7 55 0 55 0 21Young 11 57 2 55 2 18

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 11 22 1 140 2 24

Receiving No Yards TD LongThomas 6 111 1 24Hicks 2 10 1 10

Southeast MissouriRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongScheible 23 107 17 90 1 19Holloman 21 64 12 52 1 10

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongScheible 10 21 0 108 1 21

Receiving No Yards TD LongAhamefule 3 34 1 18Peoples 2 33 0 20Williamson 2 28 0 21

GAME 11-Southeast Missouri

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Nov. 22, 2008Eastern Kentucky 33UT Martin 31

MARTIN, Tenn. - With 1:08 remaining in the game and trailing, 33-31, UT Martin junior quarterback Cade Thompson marched his Skyhawks methodically down the fi eld. When the drive came to a screeching halt on the Eastern Kentucky 28 yard line with four seconds to play it resembled an old fashion western draw. For the Skyhawks their weapon of choice for the victory was junior kicker Tom Hansen. For the visiting Colonels it was tradition and a feisty 6-2 senior - Brandon Gathof - who already recorded two interceptions, a touchdown and 12 total tackles.

Hansen’s kick from 45 yards was solid. The packed house in Hardy M. Graham Stadium, favoring the underdog Skyhawks, was hanging to the edge of their seats. Gathof leaped and blocked the kick denying the Skyhawks their second Ohio Valley Conference championship in two years and the league’s automatic berth in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Gathof haunted the Skyhawks and Thompson throughout the day. He had two of Eastern Kentucky’s four interceptions and returned the second pick 50 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. EKU capitalized on the four interceptions and a fumble to take a 24-6 lead at halftime.

Despite trailing on the scoreboard the Skyhawks dominated the stats. UT Martin limited EKU’s offense to a meager 56 total yards in the fi rst half and 172 yards in the game.

On fourth-and-10 from the 45, Thompson connected with wide receiver Dexter Anoka for a 17-yard gain. The Skyhawks had the ball at the EKU 38 yard line. Thompson picked up 11 more yards with another completion to Hicks. Looking to catch the Colonels off guard, the Skyhawks handed the ball off to tailback Brandyn Young who was thrown for a one yard loss. With four seconds left and on second-and-11, the Skyhawks went for the fi eld goal and the win. Gathof silenced the blue and orange with the block.

When the emotions settled, Thompson’s statistical line was impressive. He threw for a career-best 419 yards and two touchdowns, tying the school’s single-season record for scoring passes in a season with 24. In the second half, he completed 19-of-32 passes for 213 yards. He did not throw an interception in the second half. Hicks fi nished up the game with 12 catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns. His haul for the day moved him up six places to No. 2 for most receiving yards in a single season (894). Junior Roren Thomas had eight catches for 112 yards in the game. In all Thompson completed passes to eight different receivers.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TEKU 14 10 9 0 33UTM 0 6 16 9 31

SCORING SUMMARY1st - EKU – Holland 1 yd run (Long kick)

EKU – Watts 25 yd pass from Holland (Long kick) 2nd - EKU – Long 25 yd fi eld goal UTM – Hicks 5 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick failed) EKU – Gathof 50 yd interception return (Long kick) 3rd - UTM – Hicks 3 yd pass from Thompson (Hansen kick blocked) EKU – Evans PAT return UTM – McDermott 1 yd run (Hansen kick) EKU – Watts 30 yd pass from Holland (Long kick) UTM – Hansen 22 yd fi eld goal

GAME 12-Eastern Kentucky

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TEAM STATS EKU UTMFirst Downs 9 28Rushes – Yards 30-66 34-82Passing Yards 106 419Passes (A-C-I) 21-9-0 61-35-4Total Offensive Plays 51 95Total Offense 172 501Fumbles – Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties – Yards 3-22 6-57Punts – Average 8-33.9 2-39.0Time of Possession 25:52 34:083rd Down Conversions 2 of 12 11 of 224th Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 3

Eastern KentuckyRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongWalker 17 54 2 52 0 7Holland 8 28 21 7 1 15

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongHolland 9 21 0 106 2 30

Receiving No Yards TD LongWatts 4 76 2 30Fuqua 3 24 0 17

UT MartinRushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LongYoung 17 58 6 52 0 11McDermott 5 24 1 23 1 11

Passing Comp Att Int Yds TD LongThompson 35 61 4 419 2 38

Receiving No Yards TD LongHicks 12 145 3 38Thomas 8 112 0 28Anoka 3 52 0 20Buchanan 3 45 0 17

GAME 12-Eastern Kentucky4th - UTM – Hansen 38 yd fi eld goal UTM – Pendleton 44 yd fumble recovery (Thompson pass failed)

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ANNUAL TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERSPlayer Yards YearBobby Fowler 1,054 1959Vernon Prather 742 1961Vernon Prather 1,060 1962Billy Watson 605 1963Chuck Lewis 491 1964Sandy Smith 621 1965Allan Cox 694 1966Allan Cox 1,233 1967Allan Cox 836 1968Glen Lowe 635 1969Kelly Coker 750 1970Kelly Coker 926 1971Shelton Zenon 714 1972Danny Walker 860 1973Bill Staehs 963 1974Alvin Smalls 660 1975Alvin Smalls 1,495 1976Alvin Smalls 1,961 1977Sammy Bryant 964 1978Everett DeVeaux 703 1979Jimmy Wash 1,059 1980Tommy Overton 1,636 1981Chris Ford 759 1982David Carter 1,240 1983Kenny Golden 922 1984Trey Sikes 1,504 1985Trey Sikes 1,554 1986Leon Reed 2,106 1987Leon Reed 3,359 1988Tom Ruban 688 1989Leonard Williams 2,063 1990Leonard Williams 2,787 1991Rickey Armstrong 1,994 1992Jason Griffi n 767 1993Charles Gamble 1,040 1994Jeff McCrone 2,470 1995Billy Joe Spann 823 1996Brock Bailey 890 1997John Repella 1,769 1998Edward Robertson 1,322 1999Roland Ogletree 647 2000Robert Hines 1,020 2001Brady Wahlberg 1,231 2002Brady Wahlberg 2,355 2003Brady Wahlberg 1,633 2004Brady Wahlberg 2,168 2005Don Chapman 1,412 2006Dexter Anoka 1,506 2007Cade Thompson 2,568 2008

ANNUAL SCORING LEADERSPlayer Points YearWilbur Edmiston 64 1961Darrell Smith 39 1962Gene Brodie / 24 1963Scott Boehringer /Howard FinleyKenny Dixon 24 1964Mack Moody 30 1965Lee Mayo 37 1966Lee Mayo 76 1967Tom Baker 36 1968Nate Moore 42 1969Nate Holmes 48 1970Nate Holmes 38 1971Shelton Zennon 24 1972Johnny Brundige 21 1973Larry Washington 24 1974Mickey Hamilton 34 1975Mickey Hamilton 71 1976Mike Poteete 49 1977Sammy Bryant 42 1978Bart Dilday 42 1979Dwayne McKinney 72 1980Dwayne McKinney 30 1981Keith Kasnic 50 1982Tony Champion 42 1983Keith Kasnic 34 1984Keith Kasnic 43 1985William Mackall 62 1986William Mackall 42 1987Ki Tok Chu 97 1988Ki Tok Chu 37 1989Ross Barnhart 53 1990Oscar Bunch / 42 1991Charles MaloneRickey Armstrong 32 1992Charles Malone 42 1993Matt Young 28 1994JJ Brown 42 1995Lenny Harris 42 1996Darriel Ruffi n 30 1997Tim Beattie 60 1998Rory Redmond 24 1999Jermi Hampton 30 2000Brent Harris 44 2001Brent Harris 46 2002Justin Glover 30 2003Don Chapman 42 2004Don Chapman 96 2005Don Chapman 92 2006Tom Hansen 75 2007Brandyn Young / 72 2008Mike Hicks

Annual Leaders

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ANNUAL PASSING LEADERSPlayer Yards YearVernon Prather 597 1960Vernon Prather 742 1961Vernon Prather 984 1962Billy Watson 700 1963Charles Wynn 300 1964Sandy Smith 551 1965Allan Cox 516 1966Allan Cox 1,216 1967Allan Cox 836 1968Glenn Lowe 597 1969Kelly Coker 609 1970Kelly Coker 850 1971Shelton Zenon 630 1972Danny Walker 762 1973Bill Staehs 567 1974Alvin Smalls 481 1975Alvin Smalls 1,006 1976Alvin Smalls 1,379 1977Sammy Bryant 274 1978Jimmy Wash 467 1979Jimmy Wash 946 1980Tommy Overton 1,636 1981Chris Ford 706 1982David Carter 1,193 1983Kenny Golden 627 1984Trey Sikes 1,466 1985Trey Sikes 1,554 1986Leon Reed 1,791 1987Leon Reed 3,051 1988Tom Ruban 780 1989Leonard Williams 1,964 1990Leonard Williams 2,554 1991Rickey Armstrong 1,697 1992Charles Gamble 682 1993Charles Gamble 1,001 1994Jeff McCrone 2,519 1995Billy Joe Spann 920 1996Brock Bailey 960 1997John Repella 1,722 1998Edward Robertson 1,345 1999Bill Whittemore 282 2000Robert Hines 578 2001Brady Wahlberg 1,145 2002Brady Wahlberg 1,873 2003Brady Wahlberg 1,536 2004Brady Wahlberg 1,693 2005Greg Preston 837 2006Dexter Anoka 1,369 2007Cade Thompson 2,680 2008

ANNUAL RUSHING LEADERSPlayer Yards YearBobby Fowler 1,054 1959Darrell Smith 582 1960Darrell Smith 700 1961Darrell Smith 523 1962Gene Brodie 399 1963Chuck Lewis 484 1964Bobby Hayes 388 1965Larry Shanks 638 1966Larry Shanks 823 1967Duff Maki 375 1968Nate Moore 654 1969Nate Holmes 707 1970Nate Holmes 767 1971Nate Holmes 609 1972Randy Cousar 633 1973Larry Washington 379 1974Henry Williams 575 1975Larry Washington 1,058 1976Henry Williams 683 1977Sammy Bryant 690 1978Everett DeVeaux 703 1979Bart Dilday 411 1980Everett DeVeaux 296 1981Stanley Ladd 439 1982Stanley Ladd 371 1983Stanley Ladd 303 1984Cedric Hosea 388 1985John Burch 530 1986John Burch 796 1987John Burch 1,002 1988Scottie Mitchell 495 1989Darron Turner 467 1990Scottie Mitchell 592 1991William Parson 539 1992William Parson 510 1993Jason Johnson 431 1994Nikki Jackson 466 1995Damon Atwater 355 1996Daniel Ruffi n 817 1997Adam Joyner 396 1998Adam Joyner 527 1999Roland Ogletree 647 2000Damien Harris 571 2001Damien Harris 322 2002Brady Wahlberg 482 2003Don Chapman 1,084 2004Don Chapman 1,396 2005Don Chapman 1,412 2006Don Chapman 1,125 2007Brandyn Young 702 2008

Annual Leaders

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ANNUAL RECEPTIONS LEADERSPlayer Catch YearJim Love 20 1961Wally Bielewicz 16 1962Scott Boehringer 17 1963Scott Boehringer 15 1964Mack Moody 28 1965Mack Moody 20 1966Larry Shanks 15 1967Steve Allison 26 1968Barry Reeves 25 1969Dana Witten 24 1970Dana Witten 33 1971Dana Witten 18 1972Grady Maddox 35 1973Ronald George 19 1974Ronald George 17 1975Ronald George 22 1976Ronald George 31 1977Ricky Murphy 12 1978Freddie Hudson 16 1979Dwayne McKinney 37 1980Dwayne McKinney 11 1981Tim Jackson 25 1982Tony Champion 39 1983Joey Morris 27 1984James Lane 31 1985William Mackall 63 1986William Mackall 90 1987William Mackall 67 1988Andre Allen 33 1989Robert Thomas 52 1990Oscar Bunch 39 1991Charles Malone 49 1992Charles Malone 48 1993Maurice Blakemore 27 1994Nikki Jackson 63 1995Shane Cowan 51 1996Brian Webb 41 1997Brian Webb 41 1998Rory Redmond 36 1999Travis Parker 13 2000Travis Parker 15 2001Orentheus Taylor 24 2002Taurean Stephens 66 2003Taurean Stephens 67 2004Taurean Stephens 60 2005EJ Daniel 29 2006Roren Thomas 39 2007Mike Hicks 66 2008

ANNUAL RECEIVING YARDS LEADERSPlayer Yards YearJim Love 288 1961Wally Bielewicz 296 1962Scott Boehringer 332 1963Scott Boehringer 304 1964Mack Moody 378 1965Mack Moody 179 1966Steve Allison 243 1967Steve Allison 261 1968Barry Reeves 457 1969Dana Witten 409 1970Dana Witten 516 1971Dana Witten 352 1972Grady Maddox 400 1973Ronald George 320 1974Ronald George 216 1975Ronald George 363 1976Ronald George 623 1977Ricky Murphy 154 1978Freddie Hudson 234 1979Dwayne McKinney 829 1980Dwayne McKinney 548 1981Tony Champion 334 1982Tony Champion 768 1983Joey Morris 363 1984James Lane 534 1985William Mackall 655 1986William Mackall 792 1987William Mackall 1,026 1988Todd Pope 355 1989Robert Thomas 799 1990Oscar Bunch 754 1991Charles Malone 653 1992Charles Malone 690 1993Maurice Blakemore 365 1994Lenny Harris 790 1995Lenny Harris 749 1996Brian Webb 495 1997Brian Webb 606 1998Rory Redmond 609 1999Travis Parker 195 2000Travis Parker 403 2001Orentheus Taylor 270 2002Taurean Stephens 665 2003Taurean Stephens 732 2004Taurean Stephens 651 2005Jessie Burton 367 2006Roren Thomas 535 2007Mike Hicks 894 2008

Annual Leaders

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ANNUAL PUNTING LEADERSPlayer Punts Yards Avg YearGene Brodie 26 858 33.0 1961Wilbur Edmiston 23 791 34.3 1962Gene Brodie 65 2,172 33.2 1963Steve Allison 40 1,305 32.8 1964Tommy Baker 32 1,253 39.1 1965Tommy Baker 56 2,007 36.2 1966Gene Sides 39 1,432 36.7 1967Gene Sides 61 2,211 36.3 1968Jim Alston 71 2,708 38.1 1969Jim Alston 57 2,253 39.5 1970Jim Valdes / 30 1,134 37.8 1971Jim Stephens 30 1,022 34.0John Collins 76 2,638 34.7 1972David Brown 86 3,004 34.9 1973Jim Valdes 57 2,280 40.0 1974David Brown 57 2,051 36.0 1975David Brown 46 2,175 38.8 1976Gary Davis 47 1,876 39.9 1977Mark Williams 44 1,595 36.3 1978Mark Williams 38 1,308 34.4 1979Mark Williams 57 2,016 35.4 1980Mark Williams 68 2,636 38.8 1981Peter Lutz 72 2,717 30.7 1982David Carter 56 2,217 39.6 1983Jimmy Sides 68 2,490 36.6 1984Ray Pearce 71 2,300 32.4 1985Joey Elmore 56 2,249 40.2 1986Joey Elmore 64 2,418 37.8 1987Joey Elmore 62 2,340 37.7 1988Joey Elmore 75 2,777 37.0 1989Dick Butler 66 2,461 37.3 1990Bubba Beasley 61 2,207 36.2 1991Bubba Beasley 77 2,918 37.9 1992Bubba Beasley 78 3,112 39.9 1993Les Stuart 43 1,540 35.8 1994Les Stuart 39 1,488 38.2 1995Carlton Sisco 35 1,094 34.1 1996Jade Stillings 90 3,481 38.7 1997Jade Stillings 58 2,263 39.0 1998Jay Holmes 73 2,930 40.1 1999Jay Holmes 67 2,622 39.1 2000Jimmy John Bolm 57 2,011 35.3 2001Brent Harris 18 596 33.1 2002JT Batson 48 1,755 36.6 2003Shane Normandin 74 2,552 34.5 2004Adam Ivey 55 2,113 38.4 2005Adam Ivey 47 1,583 33.7 2006Adam Ivey 45 1,794 39.9 2007Adam Ivey 41 1,693 41.3 2008

Annual Leaders

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ANNUAL TACKLE LEADERSPlayer UA A Total YearTerry Giltner 113 33 146 1969Terry Giltner 168 87 255 1970Mike Peebles 91 61 152 1974Danny Watkins 79 64 143 1975Danny Watkins 93 48 141 1976Danny Watkins 71 71 142 1977 Gary Ihnen 46 52 98 1982Greg Magee 49 61 110 1983Jerry Reese 44 55 99 1984Charles Cavaness 43 61 104 1985Paul Randolph 55 69 124 1986Emanuel McNeil 54 76 130 1987Emanuel McNeil 74 47 121 1988Greg Holmes 48 60 108 1989Todd Shanks 38 47 85 1990Dewayne Harper 51 47 98 1991Todd Shanks 37 65 102 1992Brian Spano 82 49 131 1993Brian Spano 90 31 121 1994Craig Reynolds 58 49 107 1995Jon Swift 78 56 134 1996Jon Swift 48 52 100 1997David Barnes 49 36 85 1998Lavante Epson 62 56 118 1999Vincent Thomas 88 45 133 2000Vincent Thomas 95 33 128 2001Perez Boyd 76 48 124 2002Chad McMahan 55 28 83 2003Markeseo Jackson 75 41 116 2004David Gilmore 65 26 91 2005Markeseo Jackson 54 35 89 2006Josh Yarbrough 36 55 91 2007Josh Bey 46 42 88 2008

ANNUAL INTERCEPTIONS LEADERSName INT Yards YearTommy Baker 7 - 1966Robbie Smith 5 - 1967Terry Butcher / 5 - 1968Mike Beeler 5 -Don Jones 8 62 1969Bob Schweter / 4 - 1972Randy Giltner 4 -Randy Giltner / 4 58 1973Hunter Carter 4 0 Brian Arquist 3 9 1974Gary Guthrie 4 4 1975Clay Blalack 8 269 1976Jimmy Randolph 4 154 1977Charlie Williams 3 85 1978

Annual Leaders

186

Kevin Lamb / 2 39 1979Mike Chinn / 2 25 Barry Dixon 2 5Russ Greer / 2 18 1980Billy Wilkins 2 0Barry Joyce 4 30 1981Jerry Reese 7 75 1982Fred Tharpe / 2 17 1983Jerry Reese / 2 53Paul Williams 2 28Ernest Jackson / 2 90 1984Charles Caveness 2 12Jo Jo Patrick / 1 0 1985Ernest Jackson / 1 0Darrell Williams / 1 0Fred Tharpe / 1 2Layne Wright 1 2Ernest Jackson / 5 23 1986Benny Thompson 5 39Greg Watkins 4 32 1987Roland Delaney 5 28 1988Roland Delaney 4 8 1989Charles Wilson 5 74 1990Charles Wilson / 3 6 1991Dewayne Harper 3 0Todd Shanks 3 11 1992Dewayne Harper / 4 66 1993James Brown 4 32James Brown 4 21 1994Fred Thomas / 4 61 1995Preston Jones 4 10Chris Jones 2 -8 1996Corey Cobb 4 75 1997David Barnes / 2 - 1998Joe Daniels 2 83 1998Jonathan Brooks / 1 15 1999JD McWilliams / 1 28Jermi Hampton 1 14Trent Findley 4 46 2000Perez Boyd 3 76 2001Perez Boyd 5 79 2002Chad McMahan 5 24 2003Jason Coleman 4 73 2004Rayvon Simms 4 42 2005Kevin Rondo 3 2 2006Jessie Burton 3 37 2007Dontrell Miller 4 68 2008

INDIVIDUAL RECORDSRushingMost AttemptsGame: 47, Don Chapman vs. Murray State (2005)Season: 302, Don Chapman (2005)Career: 1,046, Don Chapman (2004-07)

Annual Leaders

187

Most Yards GainedGame: 272, Don Chapman at Southeast Missouri (2004)Season: 1,412, Don Chapman (2006)Career: 5,017, Don Chapman (2004-07)

PassingMost AttemptsGame: 65, Brady Wahlberg at Jacksonville State (2004)Season: 424, Leon Reed (1988)Career: 985, Brady Wahlberg (2002-05)

Most CompletionsGame: 44, Brady Wahlberg at Jacksonville State (2004)Season: 241, Jeff McCrone (1995)Career: 584, Brady Wahlberg (2002-05)

Best Completion PercentageSeason: 63.7 (174-of-273), Leon Reed (1987)Career: 59.8 (271-of-453), Cade Thompson (2007-present)

Most Yards GainedGame: 438, Jeff McCrone vs. Eastern Kentucky (1995)Season: 3,051, Leon Reed (1988)Career: 6,247, Brady Wahlberg (2002-05)

Most Touchdown PassesGame: 5, Leonard Williams vs. Lane (1990) / Charles Gamble vs. Southern Illinois (1994)Season: 24, Leonard Williams (1991) / Cade Thompson (2008)Career: 40, Leonard Williams (1990-91)

Most Interceptions ThrownGame: 5, Kelly Coker vs. Livingston (1970) / Eric Bradner vs. Austin Peay (1986) / Eric Bradner vs. Valdosta State (1986) / Brady Wahlberg vs. Samford (2005) / Brady Wahlberg at Jacksonville State (2005)Season: 22, Leon Reed (1988)Career: 46, Brady Wahlberg (2002-05)

ReceivingMost ReceptionsGame: 16, William Mackall vs. Delta State (1987)Season: 90, William Mackall (1987)Career: 225, William Mackall (1985-88)

Most Yards GainedGame: 283, William Mackall vs. Troy State (1988)Season: 1,026, William Mackall (1988)Career: 2,494, William Mackall (1985-88)

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Most Touchdown ReceptionsGame: 3, William Mackall vs. Troy State (1988) / Robert Thomas vs. Lane (1990) / Charles Malone vs. Austin Peay (1991) / Scott Stidham vs. Samford (1992) / Lenny Harris vs. Austin Peay (1996) / Taurean Stephens at Indiana State (2004)Season: 12, Mike Hicks (2008)Career: 16, William Mackall (1985-88)

Total OffenseMost YardsGame: 447, Jeff McCrone vs. Eastern Kentucky (1995)Season: 3,227, Leon Reed (1988)Career: 7,387, Brady Wahlberg (2002-05)

Most Touchdowns Responsible ForGame: 5, Bobby Fowler vs. West Georgia (1957) / Brady Wahlberg vs. Eastern Illinois (2002) / Brady Wahlberg vs. Tennessee Tech (2005)Season: 30, Leon Reed (1988)Career: 51, Brady Wahlberg (2002-05)

Most Points Responsible ForGame: 33, Bobby Fowler vs. West Georgia (1957)Season: 180, Leon Reed (1988)Career: 316, Brady Wahlberg (2002-05)

Most Plays Responsible ForSeason: 565, Leon Reed (1988)Career: 1,426, Brady Wahlberg (2002-05)

ScoringMost TouchdownsGame: 5, Bobby Fowler vs. West Georgia (1957)Season: 19, Bobby Fowler (1959)Career: 51, Bobby Fowler (1956-59)

Most Extra Points MadeGame: 12, Tom Hansen vs. Concordia (2008)Season: 53, Tom Hansen (2008)Career: 95, Tom Hansen (2007-present)

Most Extra Points AttemptedGame: 12, Tom Hansen vs. Concordia (2008)Season: 57, Tom Hansen (2008)Career: 102, Tom Hansen (2007-present)

Field Goals MadeGame: 4, Mickey Hamilton vs. Tennessee State (1976) / Taylor Brown vs. Gardner-Webb (2006)Season: 20, Ki Tok Chu (1988)Career: 43, Ki Tok Chu (1986-89)

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Field Goals AttemptedGame: 5, Mickey Hamilton vs. Tennessee State (1976)Season: 26, Ki Tok Chu (1988)Career: 73, Ki Tok Chu (1986-89)

Most Points Scored by KickingGame: 15, Taylor Brown vs. Gardner-Webb (2006) / Tom Hansen vs. Concordia (2008)Season: 97, Ki Tok Chu (1988)Career: 218, Ki Tok Chu (1986-89)

Consecutive Field Goals Made14, Keith Kasnic (1982-83)

PuntingMost PuntsGame: 14, David Brown vs. Nicholls State (1975) / Bubba Beasley vs. Eastern Kentucky (1993)Season: 90, Jade Stillings (1997)Career: 257, Joey Elmore (1986-89)

Most Yards PuntingGame: 467, Adam Ivey at South Florida (2008)Season: 3,481, Jade Stillings (1997)Career: 9,784, Joey Elmore (1986-89)

Highest Punting AverageGame: 50.0, Gary Davis vs. Delta State (1977)Season: 41.3, Adam Ivey (2008)Career: 39.2, Jim Valdes (1971-74)

Punt ReturnsMost ReturnsGame: 7, Jerry Reese vs. Fort Valley State (1982) / Jessie Burton at Murray State (2006)Season: 48, Dewayne Harper (1994)Career: 93, Dewayne Harper (1991-94)

Most Return YardageGame: 183, Dewayne Harper vs. Charleston Southern (1994)Season: 564, Dewayne Harper (1994)Career: 955, Dewayne Harper (1991-94)

Highest Average Per ReturnSeason: 19.5, EJ Daniel (2006)Career: 14.1, Jim Wiggins (1966-68)

Kickoff ReturnsMost ReturnsGame: 9, Darron Turner vs. Jacksonville State (1989) / Darron Turner vs. Middle Tennessee (1990) / Jessie Burton vs. Missouri State (2007)Season: 39, Henry Allen (1986)Career: 89, Jason Coleman (2002-05)

Most Return YardageGame: 248, Darron Turner vs. Middle Tennessee (1990)Season: 825, Jessie Burton (2007)Career: 1,842, Jason Coleman (2002-05)

Interception ReturnsMost InterceptionsGame: 4, Mike Beeler vs. Jacksonville State (1970) / Ernest Jackson vs. Livingston (1986)Season: 8, Clay Blalack (1976) / Mike Beeler (1970) / Don Jones (1969)Career: 18, Mike Beeler (1968-71) / Don Jones (1968-71)

Most Return YardageGame: 100, Jimmy Randolph vs. Morehead State (1977)Season: 269, Clay Blalack (1976)Career: 344, Clay Blalack (1975-77)

Most Returned for TouchdownsSeason: 4, Clay Blalack (1976)Career: 4, Clay Blalack (1975-77)

TacklesMost Total TacklesGame: 25, Terry Giltner vs. McNeese State (1970)Season: 255, Terry Giltner (1970)Career: 426, Danny Watkins (1975-77)

Most Unassisted TacklesSeason: 168, Terry Giltner (1970)Career: 281, Terry Giltner (1969-70)

Most Assisted TacklesSeason: 87, Terry Giltner (1970)Career: 184, Emanuel McNeil (1985-88)

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Total OffenseRank Player Yards Year1. Leon Reed 3,359 19882. Leonard Williams 2,787 19913. Cade Thompson 2,568 20084. Jeff McCrone 2,470 19955. Brady Wahlberg 2,355 20036. Brady Wahlberg 2,168 20057. Leon Reed 2,106 19878. Leonard Williams 2,063 19909. Rickey Armstrong 1,994 199210. Alvin Smalls 1,961 1977

Total RushingRank Player Yards Year1. Don Chapman 1,412 20062. Don Chapman 1,396 20053. Don Chapman 1,125 20074. Don Chapman 1,084 20045. Larry Washington 1,058 19766. Bobby Fowler 1,054 19597. John Burch 1,002 19888. Larry Shanks 823 19679. Darriel Ruffi n 817 199710. John Burch 796 1987

Total PassingRank Player Yards Year1. Leon Reed 3,051 19882. Cade Thompson 2,680 20083. Leonard Williams 2,554 19914. Jeff McCrone 2,519 19955. Leonard Williams 1,964 19906. Brady Wahlberg 1,873 20037. Leon Reed 1,791 19878. Rickey Armstrong 1,697 19929. Brady Wahlberg 1,693 200510. Tommy Overton 1,636 1981

Total ReceptionsRank Player Catch Year1. William Mackall 90 19872. Taurean Stephens / 67 2004 William Mackall / 67 1988 Nikki Jackson 67 19955. Taurean Stephens 66 2003 Mike Hicks 66 20087. William Mackall 63 19868. Taurean Stephens 60 2005 9. Trent Sanders 55 200310. Robert Thomas 52 1990

Total Receiving YardsRank Player Yards Year1. William Mackall 1,026 19882. Mike Hicks 894 20083. Dwayne McKinney 829 19804. Robert Thomas 799 19905. William Mackall 792 19876. Lenny Harris 790 19957. Tony Champion 768 19838. Oscar Bunch 754 19919. Lenny Harris 740 199610. Taurean Stephens 732 2004

Total ScoringRank Player Points Year1. Ki Tok Chu 97 19882. Don Chapman 96 20053. Don Chapman 92 20064. Lee Mayo 76 19675. Tom Hansen 75 20076. Tom Hansen 74 20087. Dwayne McKinney 72 1980 Brandyn Young 72 2008 Mike Hicks 72 2008 10. Mickey Hamilton 71 1976

Total PuntsRank Player Punts Year1. Jade Stillings 90 19972. David Brown 86 19733. Bubba Beasley 78 19934. Bubba Beasley 77 19925. John Collins 76 19726. Joey Elmore 75 19897. Shane Normandin 74 20048. Jay Holmes 73 19999. Peter Lutz 72 198210. Jim Alston 71 1969

Total Punting YardsRank Player Yards Year1. Jade Stillings 3,481 19972. Bubba Beasley 3,112 19733. David Brown 3,004 19924. Jay Holmes 2,930 19995. Bubba Beasley 2,918 19926. Joey Elmore 2,777 19897. Peter Lutz 2,717 19828. Jim Alston 2,709 19699. John Collins 2,638 197710. Mark Williams 2,636 1981

Top 10 Season Performances

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Top Punting Average Over 40.0 YPGRank Player Avg Year1. Adam Ivey 41.3 2008

2. Joey Elmore 40.2 19863. Jay Holmes 40.1 19994. Jim Valdes 40.0 1974

TEAM RECORDSScoringMost Points ScoredGame: 97 vs. Bethel (1995)Season: 448 (2008)

Most Touchdowns ScoredGame: 14 vs. Bethel (1995)Season: 61 (2008)

Total OffenseGame: 821 vs. Murray State (2007)Season: 4,867 (2008)

First DownsGame: 30 vs. Bethel (1995)Season: 241 in 12 games (2008) / 239 in 13 games (1988) / 235 in 11 games (2007)

RushingMost AttemptsSeason: 678 (1977)

Most Net Yards RushingGame: 531 vs. Murray State (2007)Season: 3,013 (1977)

Highest Rushing Average Per GameSeason: 273.9 (1977)

Most Yards Lost RushingSeason: 563 (1975)

PassingMost AttemptsGame: 65 at Jacksonville State (2003)Season: 478 in 13 games (1988) / 470 in 11 games (1995)

Most CompletionsGame: 44 at Jacksonville State (2003)Season: 287 (1995)

Most Net YardsGame: 438 vs. Tennessee State (1985)Season: 3,368 in 13 games (1988) / 3,064 in 11 games (1995)

Highest Passing Average Per GameSeason: 278.5 (1995)

Most Touchdown PassesGame: 7 vs. Lane (1990)Season: 27 in 11 games (1991)

Most Passes InterceptedGame: 6 vs. Austin Peay (1986) / 6 vs. Valdosta State (1986)Season: 27 (1989)

PuntingMost PuntsGame: 14 vs. Nicholls State (1975) / 14 vs. Eastern Kentucky (1993)Season: 93 (1997)

Most Yards PuntingGame: 491 at South Florida (2008)Season: 3,539 (1997)

Punt ReturnsMost ReturnsSeason: 48 (1994)

Most Return YardageGame: 187 vs. Charleston Southern (1994)Season: 618 (1967)

Kickoff ReturnsMost ReturnsGame: 10 vs. Jacksonville State (1989) / 10 vs. Middle Tennessee (1990) / 10 vs. Samford (2003) / 10 vs. Missouri State (2007)Season: 58 (2007)

Most Return YardageGame: 256 vs. Samford (2003)Season: 1,147 (2008)

Team Records

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Interception ReturnsMost InterceptionsGame: 8 vs. Troy State (1968)Season: 26 (1968)

Most Return YardageGame: 158 vs. Troy State (1968)Season: 485 (1976)

Most Returned For TouchdownsSeason: 6 (1976)

Fumble ReturnsMost RecoveredGame: 5 vs. Parsons (1969) / 5 vs. Austin Peay (1974) / 5 vs. Eastern Kentucky (1993)Season: 25 (1974)

Defensive MiscellaneousFewest Points YieldedSeason: 19 (1934)

Fewest Yards Allowed RushingGame: -22 vs. Livingston (1988)Season: 383 (1967)

Fewest Yards Allowed PassingGame: 7 vs. Livingston (1982)Season: 734 (1971)

Most Individual Fumble Recoveries for a Touchdown3, Dontrell Miller (2008)*

Most Team Fumble Recoveries for a Touchdown6 (2008)*

*NCAA FCS Record

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100+ Yard Rushing GamesYards Player vs. Opponent Year272 Don Chapman at Southeast Missouri 2004250 Bobby Fowler vs. West Georgia 1958229 Don Chapman vs. Murray State 2005225 Don Chapman at Southeast Missouri 2006222 Darriel Ruffi n vs. Southwest Missouri 1997221 Don Chapman vs. Tennessee State 2005214 Don Chapman at Tennessee Tech 2006213 Brandyn Young vs. Eastern Illinois 2008206 Don Chapman at Murray State 2006204 Don Chapman vs. Murray State 2007197 John Burch vs. West Georgia 1987183 Don Chapman at Austin Peay 2004 1992175 Jermi Hampton vs. Murray State 2000173 John Burch vs. Austin Peay 1987171 Don Chapman vs. Eastern Kentucky 2006166 William Parson vs. Austin Peay 164 Nate Moore vs. McNeese State 1969162 Larry Washington vs. Delta State 1976159 Brandyn Young vs. Murray State 2007158 Nate Holmes vs. Austin Peay 1971157 Trace McDermott vs. Murray State 2007156 Jim Wiggins vs. North Alabama 1966155 Don Chapman at Austin Peay 2006153 Bobby Hayes vs. Jacksonville State 1967150 Adam Joyner vs. Murray State 1998150 Adam Joyner vs. Lambuth 1999150 Marcus Dawson vs. Gardner-Webb 2006148 Larry Washington vs.

Tennessee State 1976146 Jason Johnson vs. Murray State 1994145 Everett DeVeaux vs. Livingston 1979144 Marcus Dawson vs. Jacksonville State 2006143 Don Chapman vs. Eastern Illinois 2004142 Jim Wiggins vs. Middle Tennessee 1967141 Don Chapman vs. Central Arkansas 2005140 Don Chapman at Eastern Illinois 2007140 Demond Fason vs. Bethel 1995140 Larry Washington vs. North Alabama 1976138 Roland Ogletree vs. Wingate 2000137 Roland Ogletree vs. Southeast Missouri 2000137 Larry Shanks vs. Jacksonville State 1967136 Nate Moore vs. Parsons 1969134 Larry Shanks vs. Southeast Missouri 1967131 Josh Chapman at Murray State 2006131 Larry Shanks vs. North Alabama 1967131 Ron Smalls vs. Murray State 1976129 Darriel Ruffi n vs. Austin Peay 1997128 Nikki Jackson vs. Bethel 1995128 Ron Schomaker vs. North Alabama 1970127 Don Chapman at Eastern Illinois 2005127 Michael Gipson vs. Jacksonville State 1977126 Nate Holmes vs. Delta State 1971126 Tim Beattie vs. Eastern Illinois 1999125 Scottie Mitchell vs. Austin Peay 1990125 Larry Shanks vs. Austin Peay 1966120 Josh Chapman vs. Tennessee Tech 2005118 Ron Schomaker vs. Livingston 1970117 Miguel Barnes vs.

100-Yard Rushers

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Jacksonville State 2008116 Don Chapman vs. Southeast Missouri 2007116 Don Chapman at Gardner-Webb 2005116 John Burch vs. Murray State 1988116 Scottie Mitchell vs. Austin Peay 1989116 Adam Joyner vs. Southeast Missouri 1996116 Kendrick Edwards at Tennessee State 2001115 Larry Shanks vs. Bradley 1966113 Don Chapman vs. Samford 2007113 Nikki Jackson vs. Morehead State 1995113 Jim Wiggins vs. Bradley 1966112 John Burch vs. Delta State 1986112 George Dominguez vs. North Alabama 1972111 Don Chapman vs. Missouri State 2007111 Daryl Bourne vs. Concordia 2008110 Jermi Hampton vs. Lambuth 2000110 Robert Hines vs. Lambuth 2000110 Larry Shanks vs. Delta State 1967110 Stanley Ladd vs. Murray State 1982107 Brandyn Young at Tennessee Tech 2008109 Brady Wahlberg at Eastern Kentucky 2003109 William Parson vs. Murray State 1993108 Bart Dilday vs. Delta State 1979108 Darron Turner vs. Livingston 1990108 Don Chapman at Southern Illinois 2006108 Larry Washington vs. Nicholls State 1976107 Don Chapman vs. Southeast Missouri 2005106 Mike Ray vs. Austin Peay 1982106 Larry Washington vs. Jacksonville State 1976104 Don Chapman at Central Arkansas 2007104 Don Chapman at Murray State 2004104 Roland Ogletree vs. Samford 2000104 Darriel Ruffi n vs. Tennessee State 1997104 Nate Holmes vs. Delta State 1970104 Larry Shanks vs. Murray State 1966103 Don Chapman at Tennessee State 2007103 Larry Shanks vs. Arkansas College 1967103 Rashad Howse vs. Eastern Kentucky 1998102 Brady Wahlberg vs.

Tennessee Tech 2003102 Scottie Mitchell vs. Southeast Missouri 1991102 Daryl Bourne vs. Baker 2008100 Brady Wahlberg at Jacksonville State 2005

Most 100-Yard+ Rushing Games (101 Total)Player TotalD. Chapman 24Shanks 8Burch 5Washington 5Ruffi n 4Holmes 3Joyner 3Mitchell 3Ogletree 3Wahlberg 3Wiggins 3Young 3Bourne 2J. Chapman 2Dawson 2Hampton 2Jackson 2Moore 2Parson 2Schomaker 2Barnes 1Beattie 1DeVeaux 1Dilday 1Dominguez 1Edwards 1Fason 1Fowler 1Gipson 1Hayes 1Hines 1Howse 1Johnson 1Ladd 1McDermott 1Ray 1Smalls 1Turner 1

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Most 100-Yard Rush Games Opponents (101 Total)Team Number Last TimeMurray State 15 2007Austin Peay 10 2006Southeast Missouri 8 2007Jacksonville State 7 2008Delta State 6 1986Eastern Illinois 5 2008North Alabama 5 1976Tennessee State 5 2007Tennessee Tech 4 2008Eastern Kentucky 3 2006Lambuth 3 2000Livingston 3 1979Samford 3 2007Bethel 2 1995Bradley 2 1966Central Arkansas 2 2007Gardner-Webb 2 2006Middle Tennessee 2 1997Missouri State 2 2007West Georgia 2 1987Arkansas College 1 1967Baker 1 2008Concordia 1 2008McNeese State 1 1969Morehead State 1 1995Nicholls State 1 1976Parsons 1 1969Southern Illinois 1 2006Troy State 1 1988Wingate 1 2000

Most 100-Yard Rushing Game Opponents This Decade (45 Total)Opponent Total Last TimeMurray State 8 2007Southeast Missouri 5 2007Eastern Illinois 4 2008Tennessee Tech 4 2008Jacksonville State 3 2008Samford 3 2007Tennessee State 3 2007Austin Peay 2 2006Central Arkansas 2 2007Eastern Kentucky 2 2006Gardner-Webb 2 2006Lambuth 2 2000Baker 1 2008Concordia 1 2008

Missouri State 1 2007Southern Illinois 1 2006Wingate 1 2000

Most 100-Yard Rushing Games By Decade (101 Total)Decade Number2000’s 451990’s 181970’s 151960’s 141980’s 81950’s 1

300+ YARD PASSING GAMESYards Player vs. Opponent Year438 Jeff McCrone vs. T ennessee State 1995419 Cade Thompson vs. Eastern Kentucky 2008384 Leonard Williams vs. Murray State 1991381 Leonard Williams vs. Jacksonville State 1990381 Leonard Williams vs. Troy State 1990380 Leonard Williams vs. Morehead State 1991375 Jeff McCrone vs. Tennessee Tech 1995369 Brady Wahlberg at Jacksonville State 2003359 Leon Reed vs. Mississippi College 1987353 Trey Sikes vs. Jacksonville State 1986350 Trey Sikes vs. Livingston 1986347 Leon Reed vs. Livingston 1987346 John Repella vs. Middle Tennessee 1998345 Rick Wilson vs. Austin Peay 1996343 Leon Reed vs. Troy State 1988336 Jeff McCrone vs. Eastern Kentucky 1995331 Rickey Armstrong vs. Samford 1992329 Leon Reed vs. Jacksonville State 1988

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324 Trey Sikes vs. Troy State 1986316 Cade Thompson vs. Baker 2008309 Tommy Overton vs. Livingston 1981309 Leon Reed vs. Mississippi College 1988307 Rick Wilson vs. Samford 1996302 Jeff McCrone vs. Southern Illinois 1996

Most 300+ Yard Passing Games (24 Total)Player NumberReed 5McCrone 4Williams 4Sikes 3Thompson 2Wilson 2Armstrong 1Overton 1Repella 1Wahlberg 1

Most 300+ Yard Passing Opponents (24 Total)Team Number Last TimeJacksonville State 4 2003Livingston 3 1987Troy State 3 1990Eastern Kentucky 2 2008Mississippi College 2 1988Samford 2 1996Austin Peay 1 1996Baker 1 2008Middle Tennessee 1 1998Morehead State 1 1991Murray State 1 1991Southern Illinois 1 1996Tennessee State 1 1995Tennessee Tech 1 1995

HOMECOMING GAME RESULTSYear W/L Opponent Score1952 W NE Mississippi 21-131953 L Little Rock 7-381954 L William Carey 13-331955 W Sewanee B 33-01956 L Arkansas State B 12-201957 W West Georgia 59-6

1958 W College of the Ozarks 32-71959 L Samford 13-141960 W Millsaps 55-61961 W Livingston 33-01962 W Delta State 19-181963 W Livingston 9-71964 L Delta State 0-171965 W Bradley 34-251966 W Troy State 30-71967 W Middle Tennessee 44-361968 W Delta State 29-201969 W Pensacola Navy 25-91970 W Troy State 23-91971 W North Alabama 20-71972 L Troy State 23-281973 W North Alabama 17-161974 L Troy State 35-471975 L Delta State 3-131976 L Nicholls State 0-31977 W Delta State 46-71978 W Morehead State 23-91979 W North Alabama 10-91980 L Jacksonville State 14-191981 W Delta State 34-251982 L Mississippi College 9-161983 W Troy State 17-141984 L Jacksonville State 16-231985 L North Alabama 7-381986 L Jacksonville State 20-301987 L Troy State 21-311988 W Delta State 15-31989 L Samford 33-371990 W Livingston 21-101991 W Austin Peay 34-281992 L Eastern Kentucky 9-351993 W Tennessee State 21-141994 W Charleston Southern 42-141995 L Southeast Missouri 17-381996 L Eastern Illinois 0-381997 L Tennessee State 20-271998 L Eastern Kentucky 29-471999 L Tennessee State 7-432000 L Murray State 3-482001 L Morehead State 13-312002 L Southeast Missouri 35-502003 W (OT) Tennessee Tech 30-232004 L Jacksonville State 12-592005 W Tennessee Tech 46-162006 W Eastern Illinois 15-92007 W Samford 31-212008 L (OT) Tennessee State 30-27

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SEASON OPENERSYear W/L Opponent Score1925 L @Union 20-01926 T Tupelo Military Institute 0-01927 W Sunfl ower JC 39-01928 L @W. Tenn. State Teachers 60-01929 W Caruthersville JC 7-01930 W Sunfl ower JC 31-21931 L Bethel (Ky.) 7-21932 L @Middle Tenn. Teachers 18-71934 W Burritt College 32-01935 W Arkansas College 21-01936 W Northwest Mississippi JC 56-61937 W Northwest Mississippi JC 19-01938 L @Tennessee Wesleyan 12-61939 W W. Tennessee State Frosh 13-71940 L SW Presbyterian Frosh 33-61941 L @Memphis Frosh 20-01946 L Bethel (Tenn.) 13-01947 W Southeast Missouri B 13-01948 L SE Missouri State Teachers 20-71949 L Itawamba JC 35-61950 L @Itawamba JC 39-21951 L Itawamba JC 33-61952 W @Itawamba JC 14-71953 L Itawamba JC 13-01954 W East Mississippi JC 7-01955 W @Columbia Military Institute 9-61956 L Baylor (@Chattanooga) 34-01957 W Marion Institute 32-61958 W Georgetown (Ky.) 33-71959 L Arkansas State Teachers 13-01960 W @Memphis Navy 35-01961 L Arkansas State Teachers 15-81962 W @Arkansas State Teachers 13-61963 W Harding (Ark.) 19-71964 W @Harding (Ark.) 28-01965 L Arkansas State Teachers 15-141966 L @Arkansas State

Teachers 17-141967 W Murray State 16-91968 T @Murray State 7-71969 W @Austin Peay 7-61970 L @Middle Tennessee 28-71971 W Middle Tennessee 28-01972 L @Middle Tennessee 30-31973 L @Nicholls State 7-01974 L Nicholls State 16-141975 L @Nicholls State 23-01976 L @Southeast Louisiana 28-121977 W @Austin Peay 23-101978 L Austin Peay 21-141979 L @Austin Peay 34-71980 L @Arkansas State 29-91981 W Troy State 19-71982 W Fort Valley 14-61983 L @Arkansas State 31-01984 L @Austin Peay 13-101985 W Lane 12-61986 W Lane 57-111987 L @Murray State 34-61988 W @Murray State 32-241989 L Murray State 24-31990 W Lane 73-01991 L @Chattanooga 21-141992 W Delta State 24-01993 L Chattanooga 26-71994 W @Southern Illinois 35-261995 W Bethel (Tenn.) 97-71996 L @Southern Illinois 27-141997 L Western Kentucky 42-01998 L @Western Kentucky 49-71999 L Western Kentucky 34-102000 W Lambuth 32-212001 L Gardner-Webb 45-202002 W Southwest Baptist 19-182003 W Austin Peay 21-202004 L @Western Michigan 42-02005 W Central Arkansas 35-342006 L @Ohio 29-32007 L @Southern Miss 35-132008 L @South Florida 56-7

Big Games

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Don ChapmanDon Chapman

14th person in all of Division I Football history to rush 14th person in all of Division I Football history to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons.for 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons.

Most Career 100-yard Games: 24

Most Career 150-yard Games: 10

Most Career 200-yard Games: 7

AAbel, Marcus 1998-99Acker, Brent 2008-ActiveAkbar, Jamaal 2005-08Akers, Wayne 1998Allbritton, Boyce T. 2003Allen, Andre 1989-90Allen, Henry 1986-87Allen, Patrick 1997-98Alles, Chris 2002Allison, Steve 1965-68Alston, Jim 1969-70Anderson, Jeremy 1999-02Anderton, Mark 1982-84Andrews, Grady 1985-88Andrews, Romel 1982-85Angus, Jeremy 1997Anoka, Dexter 2006-ActiveApril, Brandon 2000Armour, Harris 1968 Armstrong, Gary 1964-66Armstrong, Rickey 1990-92Arquitt, Brian 1975 Atchley, Eddie 1967-69Atkins, Alex 2003-06Augustine, Emmanuel 2002Austin, Archie 1989Austin, Chris 2008Austin, Teddy 1982-85

BBacon, Tim 1986-89Bailey, Brock 1997-98Bailey, Wayne 1965-66 Baird, Robert 1967-68Baker, Tommy 1966-68 Bannon, Kevin 2005-08Barbee, Hugh 1972-74Barnes, David 1997-98Barnes, Miguel 2008-ActiveBarnes, Randy 1970-72Barnette, Bruce 1973 Barnhart, Ross 1990-91Bates, Carey 1970-72Battle, Steve 1969 Bayless, Monty 1958-60Beard, Donnie 1964-66Beard, Nastas 1996 Beasley, Bubba 1990-93Beattie, Tim 1998-99Beeler, Mike 1968-71Bell, Chris 2002Belote, Steve 1970

Belyew, Mark 1973-74Benton, Sidney 1994Berhow, Eric 1976 Berrien, Sam 2002Bethune, Jerry 1963 Bey, Josh 2007-Active Bielewicz, Wally 1958-61Bieniemy, Corey 1996 Billings, Tim 1988-90Blackwell, Danny 1990-91Blair, John 1958-61Blakemore, Maurice 1992-95 Blalack, Clay 1975-77Boals, Garey 1967 Boehringer, Scott 1962-64Boland, David 1986-88Bolinger, Cliff 2000-01Bolm, Jimmy John 2001 Bondurant, Greg 1975Bostic, O.J. 1997Bourne, Daryl 2008- Active Bowen, Tony 1975Bowles, Anthony 1992-94Boyd, Juricus 1998-00 Boyd, Perez 2001-02 Boyle, John 1979Bradner, Eric 1986Bradshaw, Brian 1997Bratton, Roscoe 2005-08Braun, Pierce 1966 Brewer, Chad 1993-96Brodie, Gene 1961-63Brooks, Chase 2001 Brooks, Jonathan 1998-99Browder, Bart 2003Brown, Danny 1966 Brown, David 1973-74Brown, Demetres 1986-87Brown, Dennis 1977Brown, J.J. 1995-98Brown, James 1992-95Brown, Lashone 1994-95Brown, Randy 1992-93Brown, Roger 1989-91Brown, Steve 1970 Brown, Taylor 2004-06Brown, William 1975Brozowski, Karl 1992 Brundige, John 1973 Bruner, Joe 1970-73Bryant, Arthur 2001-02 Bryant, Nathan 2004Bryant, Sam 1977Buchanan, Jeremy 2007-ActiveBuchanan, Rodney 1994-95

All-time Roster

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Bullington, Ryan 1991-94 Bullock, Glenn 1966 Bunch, Oscar 1990-91Bunkley, Bobby 1964 Bunn, Dan 1964 Burch, John 1985-88Burgess, Jack 2000Burnett, Rusty 1990-93Burnette, Bill 1963 Burris, Larry 1969-70 Burston, Melvin 1976Burton, Tony 1985-88Butcher, Terry 1976-79 Butler, Blake 2003Butler, Devin 1995-96Butler, Dick 1990Bynum, Kowalski 1987-90Byrd, Tirrdell 2005-08

CCain, Chris 1981-82Caldwell, Theo 1968-69Calixte, Marc 1999-02Callis, Ken 1968Campbell, Willie 1998-00 Capers, Gary 1966-67Carlock, Mario 1996Carney, Aaron 2006-ActiveCarr, Bruce 1976Carreon, Kyle 1998-00Carr, Derek 2008-Acive Carroll, Chris 1972-74 Carroll, Mark 1975-78 Carroll, Tooter 1979-81Carter, David 1981-83Carter, Hunter 1972-73Carter, Sidney 1987-88Carter, Terry 1973-75 Cartrett, Bob 1961 Castillo, John 2003-04Caughron, Howard 1958-60Cavaness, Charles 1982-85Champion, Tony 1981-84Chaney, Jack 1975-78Chapman, Donald 2004-ActiveChapman, Josh 2005-ActiveChase, Alan 2000-01Chinn, Michael 1979-80Chu, Ki Tok 1986-89Cindrich, Paul 1970 Clark, Fred 1958-60Cobb, Corey 1996-97Cochran, Ed 1965-68Cody, Josh 2007-ActiveCoffron, Mike 1966-68 Coker, Kelly 1969-71

Coleman, Jason 2002-05Coleman, Travis 1992 Collins, Deslonde 1962-64Collins, James 1975 Collins, John 1973 Conley, Nenion 1963 Connolly, Pete 1972-74 Cook, Roy 1963-66 Cooper, Brandon 2003-06Corlett, Duane 2001-02 Corn, Tim 1976Coure, Richard 1994-97 Courtney, John 1975-76Cousar, Randy 1973-75 Cowan, Shane 1996Cox, Allan 1965-68Cox, Brandon 2006- ActiveCox, Don 1965-67Cox, Eddie 1973-74Craig, Bryant 2006-08Craigen, Corey 1998-00 Crangle, Mike 1970-72Cuffi e, John 1972 Cullivan, Bill 1973Curtis, Rob 1998-00

DDailey, Jeremy 1998Daniel, E.J. 2008Daniel, Eric 2001Daniel, Erick 2007-08 Daniels, Cal 1994-95Daniels, Joe 1997-98Davenport, Lloyd 1972-73 Davis, Charlie 1958-60Davis, Gary 1976 Davis, Mark 1977 Davis, Tim 1978 Dawes, Darrell 1970-72Dawn, Lamar 1998 Deal, Corey 1999Dean, Billy 1962 Dean, Butch 1961-63Defi no, Don 1967-68DeJarnett, Tyler 2005-08Delaney, Roland 1988-89Delgado, Rick 1980-83DeVeaux, Everett 1979-80Deverall, Bill 1958-60Dick, Ed 1975 Dickison, David 1958-61 Dickson, Kenny 1963-65 Dilday, Bart 1977-80

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Dillon, John 1994-96Dillon, Ronnie 1958-60Dines, Gary 1958-60Dismuke, David 1984-85Dittaugh, Danny 1977 Dobbins, David 2000Doble, Gary 1964-67Doleman, Jarvis 2008-ActiveDominguez, George 1970-72 Donald, Katarii 1993-94Doss, Frankie 2001-02 Dowell, Wayne 1977Douzart, Byron 1999Dudley, Sam 1987-88Duke, Anton 1988-91Dunavant, Joseph 2008-ActiveDuncan, Cole 2003-06Duncan, Romeo 1958-61 Dunlap, Nathan 2000Dunlap, Romiell 2006-08Dyer, Buck 1958-60

EEdmiston, Wilbur 1959-62Edwards, Don 1962 Edwards, Kendrick 2001-02 Edwards, Ryan 1997Ellis, Junior 1970-72 Ellis, Mike 1977 Elmore, Joey 1986-89Elrod, Wes 1964-66Emory, Roger 1975 Epperson, Mark 1982-84Epson, Lavante 1998-99Eroclin, Charlie 1958-60Ervin, Ralph 1975Everett, Ben 2008-ActiveEzell, Adam 2000-01Ezell, Phillip 2001-03

FFachini, Aldo 1973Fale’ofa, Sione 2008-Active Farris, Richard 1986-88Fason, Demond 1994-95Federico, John 1963Felter, Tim 1987-88Findley, Trent 1999-02Finley, Howard 1963-65Fisher, Mark 1976 Fizer, Darren 2007-ActiveFlynn, John 1970-71Fogle, Mike 1999 Ford, Brenton 2003-04

Ford, Chris 1981-82Ford, Dexter 1995Ford, Tyree 2008Forehand, Wayne 1958-60Fowler, Bobby 1958-60Fredrick, Kevin 1994-95Frohock, Josh 2007-ActiveFurlong, Mark 1976

GGage, Jerry 1963-65Gaines, Steve 1975-76Gallian, Ben 1998-01Gallian, Will 1904-06Gamble, Charles “Doc” 1993-94Gambrell, Russell 2001-04Gardner, Rusty 1981-83Garrett, Andrew 2001 Garverick, Allan 1963 Gates, Mike 1966-67 Gates, Phil 1975Gault, Desmon 2004Geddings, Ray 1964-66Gentry, John 1975-78George, Ronald 19 74-77Geric, Gene 1958-60Gholston, Lee 2000Giannini, Larry 1968-71 Gibson, Darryl 19 77 Gibbs, Joe 2006-ActiveGiebeig, Richard 1975-78Gilbert, Don 1964 Gilbert, Sonny 1961 Gill, Charlie 1995-97Gillen, John 1998Gillian, Kevin 1993-94Gilmore, David 2003-06Giltner, Terry 1968-70Gipson, Mike 1976-78Glover, Justin 2003-06Godwin, Brad 1994-95Golden, Kenny 1982-84Golden, Matt 1976Goodman, Marco 1998 Goodrich, Steve 1971Goodyear, Charlie 1997-99 Grace, Jerrod 2007-2008Gragg, Charlie 1975 Graham, Terry 1972-73Grant, Will 2003-06Graves, James 1958-60Gravino, Marvin 1975 Gray, John 1999-00, 2002-03Green, Benny 1958-60Greenwood, Jack 2003-06Greer, Deundre 1998-99

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Gregory, Brian 1992-94Griffi n, Jason 1993Griggs, John H. 1980-81Groves, Quinton 2007-ActiveGuererri, Darwin 1981-83Guffi n, Gerald 2006-ActiveGuthrie, Gary 1973-74Guthrie, Stu 1972-73 Guy, Mark 1983, 1987-88Guy, Markei 2006-Active

HHall, Bill 1977 Hall, Oscar 1984Hamilton, Mickey 1974-76Hamilton, Tony 1986-89Hammond, Jim 1963-65Hampton, Jermi 1997-00Hampton, Martin 1973 Hamrick, Brent 1995, 1997-98Hankins, Jordon 2001-03 Hansen, Adam 2004-ActiveHansen, Tom 2007-ActiveHardegree, Bill 2008-ActiveHardegree, Jim 1975-78Hardy, Gene 1964-67 Harper, Dwayne 1991-94Harper, Kendal 2008-ActiveHarrington, Mitchell 1968-70Harris, Brent 2001-02 Harris, Damien 2000-03Harris, Glenn 1982-84Harris, John 1977 Harris, Lenny 1993-96Harris, Rod 1994-97Harris, Thomas 2001-02 Harrison, Ben 2003Harrold, Dante 2005-08Hassell, Robert 1968-70 Hawkins, Brett 1997Hawkinson, Gary 1978-80Hay, Steve 1972-74 Hayes, Bobby 1965-67Hays, George 1976 Heath, Will 1964-67 Hedrick, Greg 1977 Heines, George 1979-81Helton, Steve 1975Henderson, Chad 1997Herrin, Brad 1998 Hewett, Scott 1972-73Hicks, Arnie, 1993Hicks, Mike 2008-ActiveHines, Chris 1992-93 Hines, Ralph 2000-02Hines, Robert 2000-02

Hinson, Robert 1968-70Hirsch, Arnett, 1977-78Hockaday, Jason 2005-06Hodges, Jed 1982-83Hodges, Rex 1980, 82Hoffman, Wayne 1983-86Holbrook, Chris 1963 Holcomb, Josh 2003Holmes, Greg 1989Holmes, Jay 1999-00Holmes, Nathaniel 1969-72Hook, Errol 1967-69Hook, Joe 2008Hooper, Jerry 1977 Hopper, Jim 1972 Hosea, Cedric 1984-87Howard, Gerrett 2008-ActiveHoward, John 1964-66 Howell, Matt 2001-02 Hoyle, Vernon 1958-61 Hudson, Freddie 1977-80Huffstetler, Randy 1990-93Hughes, Bucky 1969-71Hughes, Jerry 1966-67 Hughes, Carroll 1961 Hurst, Trevor 1990-93Hyers, Steve 1975

IIhnen, Gary 1981-83Ingram, Lucas 2001-04Irvin, Rodney 2007-ActiveIvey, Adam 2005-08Ivy, Anthony 2004-08

JJackson, Avery 2008Jackson, Bill 1976 Jackson, Darryl 1994Jackson, Drew 2004-06Jackson, Ernest 1985-88Jackson, Markeseo 2003-06Jackson, Michael 2000-03Jackson, Nikki 1992, 1994-95Jackson, Tim 1982-83Jasper, Michael 2005-06Jeffers, Jan 1958-60Jenkins, Damaen 2002Jenkins, John 1964 Jennings, Andrew 2002Jennings, George 1966-68Jinkins, Mike 1970-72 Johnson, Andrew 2004-ActiveJohnson, Anthony 2005-08Johnson, Brian 1994-97

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Johnson, Ernest 1995-98Johnson, James 1970-72 Johnson, Jason 1994-96Johnson, Levon 1987, 89Jones, Carlos 1998Jones, Chris 1993-96Jones, Danny 1978 Jones, Don 1968-71Jones, Garrick 2008Jones, Jimmy 2008-ActiveJones, Karlos 2007-ActiveJones, Kenny 2008-ActiveJones, Preston 1991, 1993-95Jones, Rickey 2000Jones, Travis 1987-88Jones, Wayne 1969-71Jordan, Mike 1994-96Joyce, Barry 1979-81Joyner, Adam 1996-99Joyner, Adam 1996-99Justice, John 1969-72

KKaibuchi, Narotushi 1992Kasnic, Keith 1982-85Keating, Joe 1989-92Kellam, Alvis 1985-87Kessler, Jay 1962 Kilpatrick, Joel 2003-06King, James 1973 Kirkland, Mike 1990Kirsey, Mike 1970-72 Kissell, Brian 2004-ActiveKlaren, Bobby 1983Klaren, Matt 1979-82Kleinfelder, Zach 1903-06Krause, Billy 1904-ActiveKrouse, Larry 1965-68 Kunle, Kola 2008-ActiveKurucz, Tom 1970-71 Kyker, James 1968

LLacy, Brandon 1998-99Ladd, Stanley 1982-85Lambert, Gordon 1966-67Lane, James 1983-85Lane, Joe 1958-60Langley, Andre 1988Larouche, Louis 1999Laster, Charles 1985-88Latham, Ed 1996Latta, Randy 1976-77

Lattimore, Carlos 2002Lattimore, Tyrone 1990-93Lawless, Terrance 1996, 98Lawrence, Jamar 2008-ActiveLawrence, Jason 1994-96 Lawrence, Lee 2000-03Lawrence, Tom 1988-89Leach, Anthony 1991-92Leddy, Jonathon 2000-01Lee, Mark 1970 Lee, Robert 1973 LeFlore, Earl 1976-77Lester, Stacey 1995-96Lester, Tony 1979-82Lewellen, Ron 1964-66Lewis, Chuck 1964 Leverette, Trent 1997Lindsey, Tom 1961 Lockridge, Michael 2003Long, Buddy 1958-60Looney, John 1975Lovan, Brice 1999Love, Buster 1976 Love, Jim 1960-63Love, Larry 1970-72 Lowe, Glenn 1969-71 Lowery, Mitch 1987-89Luster, Myles 1986-87Luttrell, Brent 1992- 1993, 95

MMacIntyre, Toby 1975 Mackall, William 1985-88Maclin, Durann 2002Malone, Kyron 2008Mancini, Michael 2008-ActiveMarler, Tommy 1958-60Marley, Mickey 1976-79Martin, Chip 2007-08Martin, Tim 1976 Martin, Troy 1985-86Mather, Todd 1994Mathis, Phillip 1984-86Matthews, Michael 1986-89Mawyer, Kevin 1994-95Mayo, Lee 1966-67McAdams, Jonathan 2000-02McBride, Kidane 2001-02 McCann, Frank 1958-61McCarter, Enoch 1965 McClellan, Ronnie 1975 McConkey, Mike 1972-75 McConn, Keith 1993McCrone, Jeff 1995-96 McCullough, Lyndell 2000-02McDaniel, Billy 1977

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McDermott, Trace 2008McGee, Laurence 1990-91McKelvey, Jerry 1967-69McKelvy, Tom 1966-69McKinney, Dewayne 1979-81McKinney, Jim 1992-93 McMahan, Chad 2002-05McMahon, Karlos 2000McNair, Jason 2008-ActiveMcNair, Julius 2008-ActiveMcNeil, Emanuel 1985-88McNutt, Tom 1961 McPherson, Tim 1982McWilliams, J.D. 1997-99Meardith, Terry 1979-82Mechem, Everett 1977Meeks, Dennis 1958-60Merriweather, Keythric 1998Miles, Orlando 1986-87Miller, David 1978 Miller, Dontrell 2008Mitchell, Scottie 1988-91Millsap, Dexter 1997Mollman, Glenn 1976-79Monday, Jason 1992Monds, James 1987-88Monk, Billy 1964 Montgomery, Bob 1972 Montgomery, Carlos 2001-02 Moody, Mack 1963-66 Moore, Freddie 1969-71 Moore, Freddie 1983-84Moore, Robert 2005Moore, Wesley 1997-98Morris, Joey 1985-87Morrison, Jeff 1988Moseley, Davey 1998Mott, Josh 2004-05Moulton, Bob 1967 Mounce, Jim 1972 Mounce, Jimmy 1977 Murphy, Perry 1979-80Murphy, Theron 1970 Murray, Chris 2008-Active

NNalls, Darrin 2008-ActiveNanney, Chris 1990-93Nanney, Danny 1969 Nash, Chad 2002Neal, Mark 1997-99Newcomb, Larry 1975-78Newsom, Tavares 1997Newsome, Randy 1976 Ng, Willie 1987-88Nichols, Steve 1991-92

Nickens, Tim 1988Nordstrom, Nicholas 1998-00Normandin, Shane 2004Norment, J.B. 1991-94Norwood, Foy 1967-69Nunamaker, Julian 1965-68Nunley, Jim 1961

OO’Brien, Mike 1970-71O’Brien, Steve 1976-77O’Conner, Bill 1958-61 O’Donnell, Joey 1993Ogletree, Roland 2000Oldham, Shane 1998Orech, Steve 1975 O’Rick, Nick 2005-ActiveOrtega, Tony 1970 Oteh, Chidi 2008Ovelette, Paul 1977 Overton, Tommy 1979-81Overton, Trace 1981-83

PParker, Paul 1992-93Parker, Travis 2000-01Parson, William 1992-93Patrick, Jo Jo 1983-85Patterson, Linzy 2007-08Patton, Mikie 2000-03Pavalonis, Ron 2004Peacock, Roger 1970 Pease, Preston 2000-02Pecor, Dana 1975-76Pendelton, Dorsett 2008Peppers, Terry 1969-71 Perry, Antonio 1984-87Perry, Jarvis 2007-ActivePerry, Jaymond 2005-06Perry, Lanarido 1989-90Peters, Wade 2005Phelps, Paul 1973 Phillips, Eric 1996-97Phillips, Jack 1962 Phillips, Troy 2000-02Phipps, Lonnie 1996-97Pickens, Tom 1962 Pitts, Sonny 1962 Plomin, Josh 2004Plummer, Andre 2002-05Plunkett, Charles 1964Plunkett, Enrique 1990Poindexter, Billy 1961 Poitevint, Wayne 1971 Pollard, Mitch 1989

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Polosky, Justin 1994-95Pope, Michael 2008-ActivePope, Todd 1987-89, 1991Porter, John 1972-74Poteete, Mike 1979-80 Powell, Bill 1967-69Prather, Vernon 1960-62Prichett, Harris 1958-60Prince, Tim 1972-74Pruitt, Adrian 2005-ActivePryor, Guy 1999-02Pugh, John 1995-96

RRamey, Clyde 1971 Ramsey, Jack 1968 Ramsey, Larry 1967 Randle, Mike 1989-90Randolph, Jimmy 1976-77Randolph, Paul 1984-87Redmond, Rory 1998-99Reed, Leon 1987-88Reeder, Deumaine 1993-96Reese, Jerry 1981-84Reeves, Barry 1969-70 Regen, Robert 1973-75 Repella, John 1998Reynolds, Craig 1994-95Reynolds, Steve 1971 Reynoldson, Jamy 1995-96Rice, Jimmy 1970-71 Richards, Mike 1978 Richardson, Tommy 1957-59Riley, Bruce 1965 Riley, Mike 1967 Rinehart, Jerome 1987-88Roberts, Joe 1963 Roberts, Nick 1995-96Roberts, Ron 1988-89Robertson, Edward 1999Robertson, Phillip 1990-91Robinson, Jack 1978 Robinson, William 1977 Roche, Louis 1970 -71Roebuck, Chester 2003-04Rogers, Danny 1975 Romero, Marshall 2002-03Rondo, Kevin 2004-ActiveRoss, Marcus 2002Ross, Neil 1977-78Ruban, Tom 1989-92Ruffi n, Darriel 1997Ruth, Henry 1966-69

Ruth, Lorry 1963-65Ruth, Terry 1972-74 Rutland, Ralph 1959-61

SSanders, Jerry 1965Sanders, Johnny 2008Satterfi eld, O’Dale 1990-93Sawyer, Anthony 1995-96Schomaker, Ron 1969-70Schomaker, Ryan 1999-00Schumacher, John 1996-97Schweter, Bob 1970-72 Scott, Zac 2002-05Scutari, Frank 1963 Senatore, Rob 1993Senn, Emerson 1975 Shanks, Larry 1964-67Shanks, Todd 1989-92Shannon, Kyle 2001 Sherman, Donnie 1976-78Sherrill, Jeff 1997, 1999-00Shimomura, Eric 1992-93Shiver, Stephen 2008-ActiveShoaf, Lee 1967 Shufeldt, Dan 2008-ActiveSides, Gene 1967-68Sides, Jimmy 1984Sikes, Trey 1984-87Simms, Danny 1999Sims, Rayvon 2003-06Sinclair, Laurie 1986-87Sines, Ted 1961 Singleton, Steve 2000Sisco, Carlton 1993-96Slaughter, Jack 1995-97Sleeter, Gerald 1977 Smalls, Alvin 1976-77Smalls, Dennis 1977 Smith, Abner 2003-06Smith, Carnell 1973-75 Smith, Darrell 1959-62Smith, Jason 2002Smith, Jeremy 2003Smith, Kendrick 2000-01Smith, Kevin 2000Smith, Lee 1958-60Smith, Mike 2005Smith, Robert 1967Smith, Rogric 2003-05Smith, Ron 1973 Smith, Sandy 1964-66Smith, Sherman 1958-60Smith, Terrance 1996-97Smith, Trey 2008-ActiveSommer, Brian 2008

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Sowell, Brian 1997Spann, Billy Joe 1996Spano, Brian 1991-94Springer, Brandon 2007-ActiveSpurlock, Mike 1975Stack, Daniel 1997-98Staehs, Bill 1973-76Stalleveto, Nick 1962 Stallings, Greg 1977Stamper, Nick 1999-01 Stanley, Taylor 2007-ActiveStarling, Billy 1966 Starvum, Art 1977 Staten, Andrew 2001-04Steele, Ronnie 1989-90Stephens, Glenn 1968 Stephens, Taurean 2003-06Stevenson, William 2000-02Stewart, Cromwell 2000Stewart, Rochelle 1978 Stidham, Scott 1989-92Stillings, Jade 1997-98Stoddard, John 1966-69 Storey, Tommy Ray 1978Strobridge, Antonio 1994-96Stuart, Les 1994-95Sturdivant, Cliff 1968 Summers, Carl 1968-70Swearingen, Rodney 1995-98Swift, Jon 1996-97

TTaffoni, Joe 1966 Tarver, Buddy 1980-82Taylor, Artie 1984-87Taylor, Ed 1971 Taylor, Justin 1991-92Taylor, Mike 1985-87Taylor, Orentheus 2002-03Teamer, Ray 2007-ActiveTemples, Josh 2002Tharpe, Brent 1991-93Tharpe, Fred 1983-85Tharpe, Jeff 1981-82Tharpe, Ron 1996-98Thomas, Fred 1995Thomas, Robert 1990-91Thomas, Roren 2006-2008Thomas, Steve 1976Thomas, Vincent 1998-01 Thompson, Austin 1986-89Thompson, Benny 1986-89Thompson, Bobby 1958-60Thompson, Cade 2007-ActiveThornhill, Jim 1969 Threats, Joseph 2002-05

Throneberry, Woody 1973-75 Tillery, Taz 2007-ActiveToatley, Ronnie 2001Toles, Trey 2007-08 Torian, Aaron 1997-98Trammell, Ulysses 1994Treadway, Gene 1961 Trent, Sanders 2003Trice, Stanley 1976 Triggs, Kendrick 2001-02 Tucker, Johnny 1973-75 Turnbow, Kyle 2002Turner, Darron 1989-90Turner, Milt 1970 Tyes, Don 1977

UUnderwood, Jason 2001Utley, Jonathan 2008-Active

VValdes, Jim 1971-73Vallee, Matt 2008Valleto, David 1981Vassar, David 1997Venzant, Earvin 2003-06Verdell, Wendell 1983Vickers, Tom 1964Vistal, Bruce 1958-60Vowell, Tab 1991-93

WWaddell, Jake 1997Waggoner, John 1970-71 Wahlberg, Brady 2002-05Walker, Anthony 2006Walker, Charles 1977-80Walker, Danny 1973-74 Walker, Mike 1975-77Walker, Reggie 1996-97Wall, Justin 2001 Wamble, Jody 2003-05Warren, Buddy 1969-72Warren, Eddie 1998-99 Warren, Mark 1973-75 Warren, Randy 1979-81Wash, Albert 1972-73 Wash, Jimmy 1979-80Washington, Larry 1974-77Watkins, Danny 1976-77Watkins, Greg 1987-88Watson, Billy 1961 Watson, Doc 1962 Weaver, Justin 2005-ActiveWebb, Brian 1997-98Webb, Mike 1975 Weems, Remondia 1993-96

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Welch, Alan 1981-82Welch, Eric 1996Welch, Joe 1990-93Welch, Lewis 1969 West, Marvin 1971-74 Wheeler, Mark 2004Wheeler, Roy 1961 Whitaker, Rod 2008White, Brian 1996-97White, Todd 1987-90White, Tom 2008-ActiveWhitefi eld, Billy 1961 Whitfi eld, Charlie 1975-78Whitfi eld, Richard 1967-69Whittaker, Doug 1998-99Whittemore, Bill 2000Wiggins, Jim 1967-68Wiley, Chris 1993, 1995Wilkins, Billy 1981-82Williams, Anthony 1989-90Williams, Curtis 1977-78Williams, David 1975-77Williams, Don 1958-60Williams, Henry 1975-77Williams, Jamarcus 2007-ActiveWilliams, John 1973 Williams, Lanny 1975Williams, Leonard 1990-91Williams, Mark 1980-81Williams, Marshall 1971-72 Williams, Ray 2005-08Williams, Shane 2001-02 Wilson, Charles 1990-91Wilson, Glenn 1976-77Wilson, Jason 2002Wilson, Nate 2005-08Wilson, Paul Ryne 2002Wilson, Richard 1983-85Wilson, Rick 1996Winslow, Eddy 1997-98Wisniewski, Kyle 2003-05Witten, Dana 1970-72Wood, Gary 1967-69Woods, Mack 1971 Woody, Will 1993-96Wooten, Shawn 1993Worthen, Craig 2005-08Wright, Clovis 1988-89Wright, Jeff 1976-78Wright, John 1972-73Wright, Tim 1992-93Wynn, Charles 1964 Wyrosdick, J.D. 1959-61

YYeager, George 1972-74 Young, Brandyn 2007-ActiveYoung, Jerry 1980-81Young, Matt 1994Youngerman, Charlie 1958-60

ZZachary, Bob 1958-61Zennon, Shelton 1972-73Zipp, Bill 1975Zipp, Mark 1990-92

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Jason McNairJason McNair

Jerry Reese said he was given a lot while growing up in Tiptonville during the 1960s and ‘70s.

The former UT Martin football player and assistant coach is senior vice president and general manager of the New York Giants. He accepted that post in January 2007, becoming the fi rst African-American to hold the position in the Giants’ organization.

Reese took time while visiting home from his current residence in New Jersey to speak to about 300 listeners about his journey from rural West Tennessee to playing college football at UT Martin to becoming the man

in charge of the front offi ce of the defending Super Bowl champion Giants.

“I want to give you the Cliff’s Notes version of how I got to New York, but I also want to talk about attitude, hard work and my spiritual life,” Reese said. “All three of those helped me get to where I am, and no one could make up a story where a young man comes from a town like Tiptonville with 2,400 people to be the general manager of the Giants, who have

80,000 people in the stands for a game.”Reese’s story included anecdotes of how

he came from a family that pushed him to do better in the classroom than his normally

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average performances, which also pushed him to become better on the basketball courts and football fi elds.

His work in high school allowed him to be able to continue playing football at UT Martin and earn a bachelor’s degree in health and a master’s in education and administration. Once his playing days were through at UT Martin, he started coaching and had worked his way up to assistant head coach. It was then he got a call from a friend that changed the course of his life.

“Jeremiah Davis had coached at UTM and went on to become a scout with the Giants, and a few years later he called me and told me they needed a scout in the Southeast,” Reese said. “I said no at fi rst because I was close to becoming the head coach, but Jeremiah told me to please talk to them, and they offered me a job.

“My wife, Gwen, and I talked about it, and we decided to take it. And I was a scout for four years.”

The Giants then offered him the job of assistant director of player personnel, which would include a move to New Jersey to be close to the organization’s headquarters. He took the promotion and made the move north. It was a couple of years later when he nearly moved to another organization.

“My name got out there in the NFL, and the Miami Dolphins called the Giants wanting to interview me for their general manager position,” Reese said. “I fl ew down to Miami for the interview, and in that four-hour interview, I killed them.

“Everything I said and everything I did was what it needed to be. I had a great interview, but I didn’t get the job. The good Lord told me that before I could manage a team, I needed to

become a good manager of myself,” he said.“Then I needed to become a good manager

of my household. Once I did that, then I got the opportunity to manage a team, but it was the Giants and I didn’t even have to move.”

A little more than a year later, he became the fi rst African-American general manager of a Super Bowl championship team.

“I’ve been able to accomplish a lot, but it was because of the attitude adjustments I had when I was growing up, and hard work that I put in,” Reese said. “And I think my spiritual life had a lot to do with it as well, because my greatest accomplishment is my relationship with Jesus Christ.”

Reese talked about teamwork and motivation in accomplishing goals and the importance of an education while relating them to the Giants.

“Yeah, I’m the general manager of an NFL team, and if you have the ability to play professional sports, that’s great,” Reese said. “But there are 10,000 college football players every year, and only 224 selections in the NFL Draft for 32 teams every year.

“Playing NFL football is a very long shot for everyone, but getting a college degree opened a lot more doors for me,” he said.

This story was written by Brandon Shields sports editor of the Jackson Sun. Permission was granted to reprint this story (June 2008).

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Player Pos. Team Years

Romel Andrews DE Hamilton Tiger-Cats (C) 1986-87, 90-95*John Burch RB Phoenix Cardinals 1989 Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (WLAF) 1991*Mark Calixte LB Calgary Stampeders (C) 2003Hunter Carter LB Jacksonville Sharks (W) 1974Tony Champion WR Hamilton Tiger-Cats (C) 1985-88, 90-92 San Diego Chargers 1987 Green Bay Packers 1990Ed Cochran OG Miami Dolphins 1969*Mike Crangle DE New Orleans Saints 1972Sam Dudley DE Seattle Seahawks 1989*Bobby Fowler RB New York Jets 1962Ronald George WR New Orleans Saints 1978Mark Guy WR Saskatchewan Roughriders (C) 1989-90Mickey Hamilton PK Pittsburgh Steelers 1977Bobby Hayes RB Denver Broncos 1968Nate Holmes RB Miami Dolphins 1973Cedric Hosea RB Seattle Seahawks 1988 San Diego Chargers 1989Ernest Jackson WR Winnipeg Blue Bombers (C) 1989Gordon Lambert DE Denver Broncos 1968-69Andre Langley WR Phoenix Cardinals 1989 Detroit Drive (A) 1992-93 Mass Marauders (A) 1994 Charlotte Rage (A) 1995-96*Ron Lewellen DT Oakland Raiders 1967*William Mackall WR Indianapolis Colts 1989*Emanuel McNeil DT New England Patriots 1989 New York Jets 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (C) 1991-92Paul Manard LB Houston Oilers 1973*Julian Nunamaker DT Buffalo Bills 1968-72Terry Peppers C Dallas Cowboys 1972Jimmy Randolph DB Pittsburgh Steelers 1978Paul Randolph LB Kansas City Chiefs 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (C) 1989-95 Montreal Alouettes (C) 1996-97Leon Reed QB Winnipeg Blue Bombers (C) 1989-94*Jerome Rinehart DE New York Giants 1989 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (C) 1989-92Gene Sides P Houston Oilers 1968Nick Stamper DB Baltimore Ravens 2003*Joe Taffoni OG New York Giants 1967-73Jim Thornhill DT Cleveland Browns 1972Fred Thomas DB Seattle Seahawks 1995-99 New Orleans Saints 2000-presentLarry Washington RB Edmonton Eskimos (C) 1977-80Danny Watkins LB Oakland Raiders 1978*David Williams DB Atlanta Falcons 1978Dana Witten WR Pittsburgh Steelers 1978

*Draft selections, others signed as free agents(C) Canadian Football League (W) World Football League (WLAF) World League of American Football(A) Arena Football League

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Fred Thomas, New Orleans Saints

Mark Calixte, Calgary Stampeders

Nate Holmes, Nate Holmes, Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

Joe Taff oni, New York Giants

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Jonathan Burch Jerome Rinehart

Emanuel McNeil William Mackall

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In 1988, Tennessee-Martin had four players enter into the ranks of the

National Football League draft, believed to be a fi rst for any program

below the NCAA Division I level to have that many players selected into a

single draft. In addition, three players signed contracts to play in the Canadian

Football League, and two others signed NFL free agent contracts.

As an NCAA Division II school, the former Pacers were allott ed a total of 40

scholarships. Tennessee-Martin posted an 11-2 overall record and was tri-

champions of the Gulf South Conference along with advancing to the Division

II quarterfi nals in 1988.

The Pacer draftees included running back John Burch with the Phoenix Cardinals

in the eighth round, wide receiver William Mackall with the Indianapolis Colts

in the ninth, defensive tackle Emanuel McNeil to the New England Patriots

in the 10th,and defensive end Jerome Rinehart to the New York Giants as a

linebacker in the 11th.

The two players to sign free agent contracts were defensive end Sam Dudley

and wide receiver Andre Langley. Dudley inked with the Seatt le Seahawks.

Langley had a year of eligibility remaining, but as a fi fth-year senior opted to

enter the pro ranks, signing with the Cardinals.

The CFL-bound players included quarterback Leon Reed and receivers

Mark Guy and Ernest Jackson. Reed and Jackson signed with the

Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Guy with the Saskatchewan Rough Riders.

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Hugh Lashlee NJC, 1957Buddy Long NAIA, 1958Bobby Fowler NAIA, 1959 Harris Pritchett Academic, 1960Ralph Rutland Williamson, 1960 & 1961 Darrell Smith Williamson, 1962Jim Love Williamson, 1962Julian Nunamaker NCAA College Div., 1968Terry Giltner Associated Press,1970Nate Holmes Associated Press,1971Randy West Academic, 1974Danny Watkins Associated Press, 1976Emanuel McNeil Associated Press,Football News & Gazette, 1988 William Mackall Football News & Gazette, 1988Leon Reed Football News & Gazette, 1988Oscar Bunch Kodak, 1991Chad McMahan Academic, 2005Don Chapman Lindy’s, Don Hansen’s Football Gazette, 2006Alex Atkins Associated Press, 2006Jessie Burton Sports Network, 2006Josh Yarbrough, The Sports Network, 2007Ray Williams The Sports Network, 2008Dontrell Miller The Sports Network, 2008

Jessie BurtonJessie Burton

Alex AtkinsAlex AtkinsDon ChapmanDon Chapman

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Nate HolmesNate Holmes

Terry GiltnerTerry Giltner

Bobby FowlerBobby FowlerLeon ReedLeon Reed

William MackallWilliam Mackall

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ALL-MID SOUTH CONFERENCE1970Mike O’Brien, OTMike Beeler, DBRandy Barnes, PKMike Crangle, DERon Schomaker, FB

ALL-GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE1971Nate Holmes, RBTerry Peppers, CDana Witten, EMike Beeler, DB1972Randy Barnes, PKJay Johnson, DE1973Eddie Cox, OG1974Johnny Wright, OT1975David Williams, DBGary Guthrie, DB*Danny Watkins, LB*Danny Rogers, DT*1976

Larry Washington, RBJon Gentry, CMickey Hamilton, PKDavid Williams, DBClay Blalack, DBDanny Watkins, LB #Alvin Smalls, QB*Dana Pecor, OG*1977Alvin Smalls, QBDavid Williams, DBLarry Newcomb, OT*Danny Watkins, LB*Jack Chaney, DE*

All-Conference

Dewayne HarperDewayne Harper

Alvin SmallsAlvin Smalls

Charles MaloneCharles Malone

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Ronald George, WR*1978Henry Williams, RB*Jack Chaney, DE*1979Matt Klaren, DETerry Meardith, DTHenry Aaron, TE*Charlie Walker, DB*Perry Murphy, DE*Glen Wilson, DT*1980Gary Hawkinson, CKenny Williams, TE

Dwayne McKinney, WRTerry Meardith, DTMatt Klaren, DE*1981Kenny Williams, DEDwayne McKinney, WRMatt Klaren, DETerry Meardith, DTRandy Warren, OG*David Valleto, DB*1982Tony Champion, WR*Keith Kasnic, PK*Jerry Reese, DB*Gary Ihnen, LB*Matt Klaren, DE*1983Keith Kasnic, PK*Greg Magee, LBDavid Carter, P*1984Jerry Reese, DB*1985Keith Kasnic, PK*1986Tony Burton, OT*Ki Tok Chu, PK*

Jerry ReeseJerry Reese

Fred ThomasFred Thomas

Jessie BurtonJessie Burton

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William Mackall, WR*Orlando Miles, LB*Paul Randolph, LB*1987William Mackall, WREmanuel McNeil, DTPaul Randolph, LBGrady Andrews, OL*Levon Johnson, DB*Leon Reed, QB*1988Grady Andrews, OGWilliam Mackall, WRWilliam Mackall, RSEmanuel McNeil, DT#Leon Reed, QB#John Burch, RB*James Monds, LB*Greg Watkins, DB*1989Benny Thompson, DB*1990Robert Thomas, WRCharles Wilson, DB*

ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE1992Scott Stidham, WR*Joe Keating, DE*1993Dewayne Harper, DBCharles Malone, WRJ.B. Norment, OT*Tab Vowell, DB*Rob Senatore, DT*1994Dewayne Harper, DBBrian Spano, LBBrad Godwin, DL*J.B. Norment, OT*1995Fred Thomas, DBBrad Godwin, DL1996Antonio Strobridge, DE*1997Antonio Strobridge, DE*Darriel Ruffi n, RB*1999Lavante Epson, LB*2000Nick Stamper, DL*

Don ChapmanDon Chapman

Billy KrauseBilly Krause

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2001Lee Lawrence, OGNick Stamper, DLVincent Thomas, DB*2002Perez Boyd, DB2003Jason Coleman, CB•Andre Plummer, DE•2004Don Chapman, RB%*Taurean Stephens, WR*Andre Plummer, DL*Russell Gambrell, DB*2005Don Chapman, RBAndre Plummer, DEBrady Wahlberg, QB*Taurean Stephens, WR*Alex Atkins, OG*David Gilmore, LB*2006Don Chapman, RB #Alex Atkins, OGJessie Burton, RSAdam Hansen, OTBilly Krause, CMarkeseo Jackson, LB*Kevin Rondo, DB*Taylor Brown, K*Nate Wilson, DL*Joel Kilpatrick, DL*Dontrelle Miller, DB ^EJ Daniel, WR^2007Josh Yarbrough, LBDon Chapman, RB*Kevin Bannon, OL*Adam Hansen, OL*Ray Williams, DL*

Cade Thompson, QB^2008Cade Thompson, QBMike Hicks, WRKevin Bannon, GRay Williams, DLDontrell Miller, DBBrandyn Young, RB*Joe Gibbs, T*Josh Bey, LB*Adam Ivey, P*

# Player of the Year% Freshman of the Year* Second Team^ Newcomer Team• Honorable Mention

Taylor BrownTaylor Brown

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West Chester State 0 8 0 0 -8Tennessee-Martin 9 9 0 7 -25

1 9 6 7 T a n g e r i n e B o w lAtlantic Coast College Division ChampionshipDecember 16, 1967Tennessee-Martin 25, West Chester State 8

ORLANDO, Fla. - Making its fi rst-ever bowl game appearance in school his-tory, Tennessee-Martin easily rolled past West Chester State (Pa.) 25-8 in the 1967 Tangerine Bowl, the Atlantic Coast College Division Championship.

A strong defensive effort led by 6-6 defensive end Gordon Lambert produced two safeties and limited the Rams to just 17 yards rushing. West Chester, billed as the top small college team in the East, was the winner of the Lambert Cup. West Chester had averaged 40 points a game in the regular season.

Errol Hook, a 155-pound quarterback, made his fi rst start of the season. He set up the fi rst TD and ran four yards for the fi nale. He was the game’s leading rusher with 73 yards.

Played mostly in the rain, Tennessee-Martin had 314 yards total offense. Tennessee-Martin led 18-8 at the half. The only West Chester score came from a long punt return.

Gene Sides booted a school-record 69-yard punt in the contest

WCS UTM First Downs 14 20 Yards Rushing 17 145 Yards Passing 169 169Passes 18-35-2 12-32-1Return Yardage 300 87Punts 7-35 7-42 Yards Penalized 96 88

UTM - Jim Wiggins 20yard run (Lee Mayo kick)UTM - Gordon Lambert safety (tackled Haynie in end zone)WCS - Kunkleberger 74-yard punt return (Haynie pass to Wilkin-son)UTM - Gary Capers 20-yard pass from Allan Cox (Mayo kick)UTM - Lambert safety (tackled Haynie in end zone)UTM - Errol Hood 4-yard run (Mayo kick)Attendance: 5,500

November 14, 1988MARTIN- Tennessee Martin was successful in its fi rst-ever NCAA Divi-sion II Playoff appearance, defeating visiting Butler University of India-napolis, Ind., in a rain-soaked contest. A crowd of almost 5,000 braved the incliment weather to cheer the Pacers in the historic contest. A steady rain fell throughout the game on the Pacer Stadium turf, which had been soaked by more than fi ve inches of rain. The Pacer defense limited the nation’s Division II leading rusher and scorer Steve Roberts to 70 yards on 25 attempts. The front four, led by Emanuel McNeil, Jerome Rinehart and Sam dudley, kept constant pressure on the Bulldogs. The Pacer’s run ‘n’ shoot offense was slowed by the weather. After a scoreless fi rst quarter, UTM posted a strong second frame. Leon Reed fi red a 34-yard strike to Andre Langley and Ki Tok Chu added fi eld goals of 44 and 49 yards. UTM kept control in the second half. The only Butler points came following a fumble by reserve quarterback Mitch Lowery at his own 23.

Butler 0 0 0 6 -6Tennessee-Martin 0 13 3 7 -23

UTM- Andre Langley 34-yard pass from Leon Reed (Ki Tok Chu kick).UTM- FG Chu 44-yardsUTM-FG Chu 49-yardsUTM-FG Chu 39 yardsUTM-Scottie Mitchell 6-yard run (Chu kick)BU-Jon Barron 23-yard pass from Ron Kiolbassa (kicked blocked)Attendance: 5000

UTM BUFirst Downs 16 9Yards Rushing 34-49 31-35Yards Passing 240 154Passes 44-23-0 23-12-4Punts 9-37 10-34Fumbles 3-2 4-2Penalties/yards 10/ 75 5/45

November 26, 1988KINGSVILLE, Texas- Host Texas A & I put on a fl awless exhibition in ending the Pacer’s hopes in a quarterfi nal playoff game. The Pacers were guilty of fi ve turnovers while the Javelinas played error-free football, much to the delight of the partisian and sun-baked crowd. The temperature at kickoff was 95 de-grees. Tailback Johnny Bailey would win a total of three Division II Player of the Year Awards, but it was hard-running fullback Heath Sherman who did the damage. Shermank ran for four TD’s.

Tennessee-Martin 0 0 0 0 -0Texas A&I 14 7 0 13 -34

UTM- Andre Langley 34-yard pass from Leon Reed (Ki Tok Chu kick).UTM- FG Chu 44-yardsUTM-FG Chu 49-yardsUTM-FG Chu 39 yardsUTM-Scottie Mitchell 6-yard run (Chu kick)BU-Jon Barron 23-yard pass from Ron Kiolbassa (kicked blocked)Attendance: 5000

UTM A&IFirst Downs 12 19Yards Rushing 33-129 59-278Yards Passing 132 108Passes 33-13-2 17-8-0Punts 9-39 9-42Fumbles 6-3 2-0Penalties/yards 14/25 9/66

November 26, 2006

Southern Illinois 36, Tennessee-Martin 30

CARBONDALE, IL. --- No. 12 Tennessee-Martin was 57 seconds from advancing to the second round of the Football Championship when Southern Illinois rallied for a 36-30 victory over the visiting Sky-hawks.

Tennessee-Martin fi nished the season with a 9-3 slate, a share of the Ohio Valley Conference championship and its fi rst-ever appearance in the Division I Football Championship.

The Skyhawks built an early lead by taking advantage of freshman quarterback Greg Preston’s arm. Preston set up one touchdown with a 51-yard strike and then hooked up with Justin Glover for a touch-down. The skyhawks led 21-7 at the half.

SIU’s Arkee Whitlock took over in the third quarter rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns. He added another touchdown in the fourth quarter giving the Salukis a 28-27 lead. Whitlock ended the game with 207 rushing yards and four touchdowns against the Sky-hawks.

The Skyhawks took a 30-28 lead with four minutes left in the game when Taylor Brown hit a 34-yard fi eld goal. However, Salukis quarter-back Nick Hill answered when he hit Alan Turner for a 45-yard touch-down in the fi nal minute of the game. SIU added a two-point conver-sion and claimed the victory

UTM SIUFirst Downs 17 20 Yards Rushing 42-162 45-221 Yards Passing 137 129 Passes 16-10-1 14-8-1 Punts 4 4 Fumbles 1 0 Penalties/yards 5-40 5-52

Tennessee-Martin 14 7 6 3 -30 Southern Illinois 0 7 14 15 -36

UTM - Don Chapman 1-yard run (Taylor Brown kick)UTM - Jack Greenwood 51-yard interception return (Taylor Brown kick)

SIU - Arkee Whitlock 1-yard run (Craig Coffi n kick)UTM - Justin Glover 4-yard pass from Greg Preston (Taylor Brown kick)

UTM - Don Chapman 13-yard run (Taylor Brown kick failed)SIU - Arkee Whitlock 11-yard run (Craig Coffi n kick)SIU - Arkee Whitlock 47-yard run (Craig Coffi n kick)SIU - Arkee Whitlock 1-yard run (Craig Coffi n kick)

UTM - Taylor Brown 34-yard fi eld goalSIU - Alan Turner 45-yard pass from Nick Hill (Braden Jones pass from

Nick Hill)Attendance - 5694

Ohio Valley ConferenceEntering its 62nd year, the Ohio Valley Conference

continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. For only the second time in a decade, the Conference ex-panded by adding Southern Illinois University Edwards-ville as the league’s 11th member in 2008. The move expanded the OVC’s geographical footprint to the St. Louis market and marked the fi rst change in member-ship since expanding to the state of Alabama (Jack-sonville State, Samford) in 2003.

The 2009-10 school year saw a change in leader-ship as Beth DeBauche was named the seventh full-time Commissioner in league history on July 28. She is currently one of just fi ve females to be the head of a Division I conference, and one of just eight to lead a Division I conference all-time. The last three commis-sioners of the OVC have moved onto jobs as the com-missioner of the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Mid-American Conferences.

The OVC’s proud past dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 1941. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles (Turkey) Hughes, the athletics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations director at Western Kentucky, fi rst broached the idea of forming a new conference. Discussions were put on hold by World War II, but re-emerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original institutions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC.

In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more signifi cant scale socially. During times of racial segregation, league member Morehead State became one of the fi rst non-traditionally black mid-southern in-stitutions to accept a black student. In 1958, Marshall Banks earned athletically-related aid at Morehead, which signed a second black athlete, Howard Murphy, a year later. In 1961, Murphy earned all-conference recognition as a halfback in football. With racial bar-riers broken, the rest of the institutions in the league began to provide educational and athletic opportuni-ties to African-Americans.

Through the past 61 years, 14 teams have won or shared the league’s football title. The list is led by Eastern Kentucky, winner of 20 outright or shared football crowns, including both the 2007 and 2008 championships, as they compiled a 15-1 league record

over that time period. Only one other FootballChampionship Subdivision school (UMass) has

won more Conference titles than the Colonels. Among OVC teams, former member Middle Tennessee is next with 11 titles, followed by Tennessee Tech with nine, and Murray State and former member Western Kentucky with eight apiece. Eastern Illinois has claimed four football crowns (including winning the title outright in 2005 and sharing the crown with UT Martin in 2006) while Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Tennessee State and former members Evansville and East Tennessee State have captured two apiece. Austin Peay, UT Martin (which captured its fi rst crown in 2006) and former member Youngstown State have one title apiece.

Murray State and Evansville tied for the initial football championship, and the Racers participated in the fi rst-ever bowl game by an OVC team, tying Sul Ross State 21-21 in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl. From 1948 to 1975, OVC teams played in 15 bowl games, winning eight of them. Eastern Kentucky and Western Kentucky were also participants in the NCAA Division II playoffs in the early and mid-1970s prior to the NCAA’s reclassifi cation of football programs into Division I-AA. The term “I-AA” lasted until the end of the 2006 season when it was changed to Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

The fi rst Division I-AA/FCS football playoff was held in 1978 with only four teams, which is the only year through present day that the OVC did not fi eld a playoff representative. In 1979, four of the nation’s top teams were invited to the playoffs, and two of them - Eastern Kentucky and Murray State - were from the OVC. Murray dropped its semifi nal game to Lehigh, but the Colonels nipped Nevada-Reno in double overtime and claimed the national championship a week later with a 30-7 victory over Lehigh.

EKU was coached by former all-America quarterback Roy Kidd, who was in his 16th year at

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the helm of his alma mater and who skippered the Colonels to a second national title three years later. Following the 2002 season, Kidd retired after 39 years at EKU, a one-school tenure unmatched in all of Division I. Upon retirement, he ranked sixth all-time among Division I coaches with 315 victories, earning him a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame. EKU’s 19 FCS playoff appearances are tied for the most all-time.

In addition to Kidd, other coaching legends in the OVC include Charles (Bubber) Murphy, who coached at Middle Tennessee from 1947-1968, Western Kentucky’s Jimmy Feix (1968-83), Wilburn Tucker (1954-67) and Don Wade (1968-82) of Tennessee Tech, Bill Ferguson (1967-77) of Murray State, Guy Penny (1959-67) of Morehead State and Boots Donnelly (1977-78 at Austin Peay; 1979-1998 at Middle Tennessee). Current Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo has compiled 78 wins while his program has been a member of the OVC; that currently ranks sixth all-time in league history.

A sampling of former OVC football stars, some of whom were All-Americans during their collegiate careers before achieving stardom at the professional ranks, include Jim Youngblood and Larry Schreiber (Tennessee Tech), Phil Simms (Morehead State), Virgil Livers and Dale Lindsey (Western Kentucky), Myron Guyton and Chad Bratzke (Eastern Kentucky), Cortland Finnegan (Samford) and Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois). In 2008, former Tennessee State standout Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie became just the fourth NFL First Round draft pick in OVC history when he was selected 16th overall by the Arizona Cardinals. He would break into the starting lineup halfway through his rookie season and started at cornerback for the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.

Football wasn’t the only sport in which the OVC was quickly gaining respect. In 1955, the OVC became only the second six-member league nationally to earn an automatic bid to the prestigious NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which, at that time, was limited to only 24 participants. The Conference quickly proved worthy of that bid, as Morehead State defeated Marshall (107-92) and Wayne State (95-84) in the 1956 tournament.

Fifteen years later, former OVC member Western Kentucky became the fi rst and only Conference team to reach the Final Four. The Hilltoppers defeated

Jacksonville, Kentucky and Ohio State before losing to Villanova in double overtime. WKU went on to fi nish in third place after beating Kansas 77-75 in the consolation game.

Since that time, the OVC has recorded some of the biggest upsets in the history of the NCAA Tournament. Perhaps the most famous moment came in 1987, when Austin Peay came from fourth place in the regular season to win the OVC Tournament and earn the league’s automatic bid. The Governors drew powerful Illinois, and were such big underdogs, that ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale promised to stand on his head if APSU won the game. After a 68-67 victory over the Illini, and a narrow 90-87 overtime loss to eventual Final Four participant Providence in the second round, Vitale made good on his promise in a visit to Clarksville two months later.

Murray State added to the OVC’s string of upsets in 1988 when it knocked off 14th-ranked North Carolina State, 78-75. The Racers’ M&M Boys - Jeff Martin and Don Mann - combined for 39 points in the win. MSU nearly went on to the Sweet 16 that year, losing to eventual national champion Kansas, 61-58. A bank shot by Mann that would’ve given the Racers a one-point lead rolled off the rim with three seconds left. In 1990 as a No. 16 seed, Murray State took No. 1 seed Michigan State into overtime before falling 75-71; that game still marks the closest a No. 16 seed has come to knocking off a No. 1 in men’s tournament action. More recently, Murray State has dominated the OVC Tournament, reaching the championship game every year in the 1990’s. The Racers’ 13 OVC Tournament Championships are the most among all OVC schools.

After former member Middle Tennessee State won a fi rst round game in 1989, the league had a drought as no other OVC team won a NCAA Tournament game for the next 19 years. But Morehead State, coming off a thrilling double overtime OVC Tournament victory over Austin Peay, topped Alabama State 58-43 in the Opening Round game at Flyer Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The game was played in front of an Opening Round record crowd of 11,346; that crowd included many MSU fans who made the three hour drive from Morehead for the game. The Eagles season would come to three days later when they lost to No. 1 overall seed Louisville, despite playing the Cardinals close for a majority of the game.

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Through its 61 years, 12 teams have won or shared the league’s regular season men’s basketball title. Murray State heads the list with a Conference-record 20 outright or shared basketball crowns. Other past champions include former member Western Kentucky (19), Morehead State (9), Austin Peay (8), Eastern Kentucky (6), Tennessee Tech (5), former member Middle Tennessee (5), Tennessee State (2), former member East Tennessee State (2), Southeast Missouri State (1), UT Martin (who won its fi rst in 2008-09) and former member Akron (1).

Among the coaching greats in men’s basketball have been Western Kentucky’s E.A. Diddle, who retired with 759 victories and 10 OVC titles; John Oldham, who was a member of the very fi rst All-OVC squad and went on to win seven OVC crowns during his coaching tenure at Tennessee Tech and Western Kentucky; Paul McBrayer, who guided Eastern Kentucky to 219 wins and three OVC crowns; and Cal Luther, who is the only person in Conference history to win men’s basketball Coach of the Year honors at two league schools - Murray State and UT Martin. Current Austin Peay head coach Dave Loos ended the 2008-09 season with 314 victories, the most all-time at Austin Peay and second most in OVC history (only four wins behind Luther).

There have been an equal number of great players including Western Kentucky’s Clem Haskins, who is the only three-time OVC Player of the Year. Several players have won OVC Player of the Year honors twice: Western Kentucky’s Jim McDaniels (1969-70 and 1970-71), Murray State’s Les Taylor (1971-72, 1972-73), Jeff Martin (1987-88, 1988-89), Popeye Jones (1989-90, 1990-91) and Marcus Brown (1994-95, 1995-96), Austin Peay’s Otis Howard (1976-77, 1977-78), Middle Tennessee’s Jerry Beck (1980-81, 1981-82), Akron’s Joe Jakubick (1982-83, 1983-84) and Tennessee State’s Carlos Rogers (1992-93, 1993-94).

The OVC also has the honor of being the only conference to boast the nation’s leaders in scoring, rebounding and assists all in one season. That feat was accomplished in 1991-92 by Morehead State’s Brett Roberts (28.1 ppg), Murray State’s Popeye Jones (14.4 rpg) and Tennessee Tech’s Van Usher (8.8 apg).

In 2007-08, UT Martin guard Lester Hudson became the fi rst men’s Division I player to record a quadruple-double in a game, when he registered 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a victory over Central Baptist College. Hudson, who ranked fourth in scoring nationally as a junior, returned for his

senior season in 2008-09 and was second nationally in scoring (behind Davidson’s Stephen Curry) at 27.5 points a contest. Hudson earned numerous honors (including OVC Player of the Year and OVC Male Athlete of the Year in each 2008 and 2009 and All-American status from several outlets) before being drafted by the Boston Celtics with the No. 58 pick of the 2009 NBA Draft. Hudson became the fi rst draft pick for the league since 2004 and only the third pick of the last decade for the OVC.

In the late 1970s, women’s athletics began somewhat of a rebirth on the national scene as the NCAA began sponsoring and marketing women’s sports. Recognizing the need to provide increased opportunities for female athletes, the OVC established women’s championships in the sports of basketball, tennis and track in 1977, with cross country and volleyball added over the next four years. Those sports were initially governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), but the overall strength of women’s programs in the league was demonstrated by the automatic bids the OVC instantly received when the NCAA became the governing body in 1982.

Women’s basketball in the OVC has been dominated by Tennessee Tech, which has won or shared 16 regular-season titles and owns nine OVC Tournament crowns. In fact, the Golden Eagles have reached the championship game of the OVC Tournament 19 times in the past 28 years. Although Tennessee Tech remains the standard-bearer, four other teams have won 12 of the last 16 OVC Tournaments. Murray State became the latest program to add its name to the list, capturing its fi rst OVC Tournament title in 2008. Austin Peay leads the quartet with six crowns, including four straight from 2000-03 and the 2009 title, while Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky and Southeast Missouri each have won titles during that span.

Several coaches have made their mark in the relatively short history of OVC women’s basketball. Former Tennessee Tech coach Marynell Meadors posted an amazing 363-139 (72.3%) record at Tech, becoming the fi rst woman in NCAA or AIAW history to win 300 games at the same institution, while former Tennessee State skipper Teresa Phillips earned National Coach of the Year honors from USA Today in 1990 for turning around the Lady Tigers’ program before going on to lead TSU to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and 1995.

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Tennessee Tech coach Bill Worrell capped a stellar 20-year career in 2005-06 and was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2007; he compiled a 408-190 record while leading the Golden Eagles to an unprecedented 16 OVC regular-season titles and eight NCAA Tournament appearances, including fi ve straight from 1989-93. Eastern Kentucky’s Larry Joe Inman, who retired at the conclusion of the 2007-08 season and was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2009, won more than 100 games at both Middle Tennessee and EKU, and earned OVC Coach of the Year honors a record eight times - fi ve times at EKU and three at MTSU. He fi nished his career with 480 career victories

Many great players have graced the hardwood over the years, including former OVC Players of the Year Brooke Armistead and Gerlonda Hardin from Austin Peay, Pam Chambers, Jerilynn Harper, Cheryl Taylor, Angela Moorehead, Roschelle Vaughn, Diane Seng, Janet Holt and Emily Christian from Tennessee Tech; Morehead State’s Donna Murphy and Priscilla Blackford; Eastern Kentucky’s Kim Mays; Southeast Missouri’s Gray C. Harris; and most recently Murray State’s Ashley Hayes who was the OVC Player of the Year in 2007-08 and 2008-09.

Morehead State center Brittany Pittman set new school, league and NCAA standards for blocked shots in 2008-09. Pittman swatted 164 shots during the season, setting a new NCAA single-season record. During the campaign, only her second with the Eagles, she also set career block records for both Morehead State and the OVC (287).

The OVC’s fi rst volleyball tournament was held in 1981, the same year Eastern Kentucky began a string of six straight tournament crowns. Former EKU skipper Dr. Geri Polvino compiled a 627-439 record in 32 seasons as head coach of the Colonels, earning OVC Coach of the Year honors eight times. More recently, former Austin Peay coach Cheryl Holt and former Southeast Missouri skipper Cindy Gannon also earned their peers’ recognition multiple times with four awards each.

Throughout the last 26 years, 10 different teams have won an OVC regular-season or tournament volleyball crown. Since joining the league in 1991, Southeast Missouri has dominated the scene, winning seven of its eight regular-season titles during the 1990’s, including fi ve straight from 1993-97. The Redhawks have also won fi ve tournament crowns (1994, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000). Jacksonville State was won

back-to-back OVC Tournament Championships (2005, 2006) including going through the OVC undefeated (16-0) in 2006, while Tennessee State claimed its fi rst volleyball tournament championship in 2008.

Following the 2007 season, Jacksonville State’s Abbey Breit was named the OVC Offensive Player of the Year for the third straight season, becoming the fi rst player in OVC history to accomplish that feat. Four other individuals - Eastern Kentucky’s Angela Boykins (1985-86), Morehead State’s Dayle Hammontree (1988-89), Southeast Missouri’s Tuba Meto (1996-97) and Morehead State’s Amy Almond (2001-02) – were back-to-back winners of the award.

Over its 61 years, OVC teams have garnered national championships and bowl games in football, along with national team or individual titles in the sports of rifl e, cross country, track and golf.

The OVC has also produced several Olympic athletes, including Murray State’s Morgan Hicks, who was a member of the 2004 United States Olympic Rifl e Team. In addition, some of the greatest players in professional sports were educated at OVC institutions. The list includes former greats such as football’s Phil Simms (Morehead State), basketball’s Clem Haskins (Western Kentucky) and Bubba Wells (Austin Peay) and two-sport star Steve Hamilton (Morehead State) to present-day standouts like basketball player Trenton Hassell (Austin Peay), football player Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois), baseball players Jamie Walker (Austin Peay) and George Sherrill (Austin Peay) and professional golfer Jeff Sluman (Tennessee Tech). Hamilton is the only athlete to ever play in the NCAA Basketball Championship, a Major League Baseball World Series (New York Yankees) and a NBA Championship Series (Los Angeles Lakers).

In 2007, Eastern Kentucky’s Jacob Korir won his fourth straight Conference cross country title becoming just the third OVC student-athlete and 13th athlete nationally to accomplish that feat. Korir was a three-time All-American in cross country, earning two top-10 fi nishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championship. The Nairobi, Kenya, native was also named a track and fi eld All-American twice during his career and was selected as the OVC Male Athlete of the Year in 2006-07 and received the NCAA post graduate scholarship in 2008.

In 2007 the Conference had two teams in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament for the fi rst time in league history, former OVC member Samford earned

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an at-large selection while Southeast Missouri was the Conference’s automatic bid.

In 2009 it was OVC softball that accomplished several fi rsts as UT Martin (tournament champion) and Jacksonville State (at-large) were each selected for the NCAA Championship. Jacksonville State would take it a step farther by winning the Knoxville Regional (beating No. 13 national seed Tennessee along the way) to become the fi rst OVC softball program to advance to a Super Regional. Jax State would fall to No. 4 Alabama in that Super Regional but fi nished the season 43-16 (19-2 OVC) and ranked 21st nationally in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and 24th nationally in the USA Today/NFCA poll.

A fi rst in the OVC occurred in 2008, when the league had a fi rst round draft pick in both the NFL (Tennessee State’s Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie) and Major League Baseball (Eastern Kentucky’s Christian Friedrich) Drafts in the same school year. A year later (2009) the league had a Major League Baseball First Round Compensation Round pick (Eastern Illinois’ Tyler Kehrer who was No. 48 overall) and NBA Second Round pick (UT Martin’s Lester Hudson) in the same season.

The playing fi eld is not the only place where OVC athletes are working hard. The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly to male and female athletes, while others are commended for their academic success by being Medal of Honor recipients or earning a spot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Additionally, the league annually presents one institutional Academic Achievement Award, as well as separate team awards in each Conference-sponsored sport. Since the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) Academic All-America program began, the Ohio Valley Conference has had 179 student-athletes honored with the award, including 25 over the last three years (2006-07 to the present).

Through the early years of the league, administrators wrestled with fan behavior due to the close proximity of the Conference members and the intense rivalries which developed. Just as it did decades ago, the OVC took the leadership role on what has become a national issue. In 1995, the OVC implemented a fi rst-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy which promotes principles of fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s

opponent. The statement has become a model for others to follow across the nation, and has answered the challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in collegiate athletics.

Additionally, the OVC annually presents the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, in honor of the former Morehead State student-athlete, coach and athletics director, to a junior or senior student-athlete with signifi cant athletic contributions who best exemplifi es the characteristics of sportsmanship and citizenship. Most recently, the Conference has also implemented the OVC Institutional and Team Sportsmanship Awards, which are presented to one institution and 18 sport-specifi c teams voted by their peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA.

The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme.

The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifl e.

Now in its seventh decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown signifi cantly from its humble beginnings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. Current league representatives include charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State University, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin.

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Thursday, September 3Iowa Wesleyan at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m.Quincy at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. (Big Ten Network)Illinois State at Eastern Illinois, 7:00 p.m.Kentucky Wesleyan at Murray State, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 5Jacksonville State at Georgia Tech, 12:00 p.m.Alabama A&M at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.Newberry at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 10Pikeville College at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 12Eastern Illinois at Indiana State, 12:05 p.m.Austin Peay at Youngstown State, 3:00 p.m.UT Martin at Missouri State, 3:00 p.m.Jacksonville State at Florida State, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN360)Murray State at North Carolina State, 5:00 p.m.Tennessee State vs. Jackson State, 6:00 p.m. (Memphis, Tenn.)Southeast Missouri at Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m. (Fox Sports Ohio)

Saturday, September 19Murray State at Missouri State, 3:00 p.m.*Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m.Jacksonville State at Alabama A&M, 6:00 p.m.Tennessee State at Southern, 6:00 p.m.*Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m.Austin Peay at Illinois State, 6:30 p.m.UT Martin at Memphis, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 26Tennessee Tech at Kansas State, 1:10 p.m.Jacksonville State at Nicholls State, 3:00 p.m.*Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m.*Southeast Missouri at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m.Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M, 6:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Ga.)*Eastern Kentucky at Murray State, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 3*UT Martin at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m.*Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m.*Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.*Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 10*Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.*Tennessee Tech at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m.

*Jacksonville State at Murray State, 3:00 p.m.*Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois at Penn State, TBA

Saturday, October 17*Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m.*UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 2:00 p.m.*Murray State at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 24*Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m.*Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m.*Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m.*Murray State at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 31*Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m.*Eastern Illinois at Murray State, 1:00 p.m.*Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m.*Jacksonville State at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 7*Austin Peay at Murray State, 1:00 p.m.*Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.*UT Martin at Tennessee State, 5:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky, TBATennessee Tech at Georgia, TBA

Saturday, November 14*Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State, 12:00 p.m.Western Carolina at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m.*Murray State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.*UT Martin at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m.*Tennessee State at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 19*Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois, 5:30 (ESPNU)

Saturday, November 21*Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 12:00 p.m.*Austin Peay at UT Martin, 1:00 p.m.Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.*Murray State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 28FCS Playoffs First Round (campus sites)

Saturday, December 5FCS Playoffs Quarterfi nals (campus sites)

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