football release (9/12/15 vs. concord)

Fairmont State Falcons 2015 Football Game Notes

Thurs, Sept. 3 - 7 PM

West Virginia StateDuvall-Rosier Field

Series Record: FSU 33-14-1 L 34-59

Sat, Sept. 12 - 12 PM

ConcordCallaghan Stadium

Series Record: FSU 43-34-2

Thurs, Sept. 17 - 7 PM

West LibertyDuvall-Rosier Field


Sat, Oct. 3 - 12 PM

UrbanaUrbana University Stadium

Series Record: Tied 1-1

Thurs, Oct. 8 - 7 PM

West Va. WesleyanDuvall-Rosier Field


Sat, Oct. 17 - 1 PM

CharlestonUC Stadium

Series Record: UC 5-10-1

Sat, Oct. 24 - 2 PM (Homecoming)

UVa-WiseDuvall-Rosier Field


Sat, Oct. 31 - 12 PM

Notre Dame CollegeMueller Field


Thurs, Nov. 5 - 7 PM

ShepherdDuvall-Rosier Field

Series Record: SU 32-33-7

Thurs, Nov. 12 - 7 PM

Glenville StateMorris Stadium


Game Information/Media Coverage

#22 Concord (0-1, 0-1)Fairmont State (0-1, 0-1)

saturday, September 12, 2015 (Kickoff: 12 pm)

Callaghan stadium (athens, w.vA.)

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Fairmont State LeadersHead Coach: Jason Woodman# of seasons: Third SeasonCareer Record: 6-15 (5-15 MEC)Alma Mater: Fairmont State ‘02

Passing LeaderPlayer Comp/Att Yds TD/INT14-Cooper Hibbs 17-30 278 2/0

Rushing LeaderPlayer Att Yds (Avg) TD24-James Oliver 13 73 (5.6) 22-Terrell Charles 15 47 (3.1) 1

Receiving LeaderPlayer Rec Yds (Avg) TD86-Fabian Guerra 6 123 (20.5) 189-Devon Garnett 3 33 (11.0) 0

Defensive Leaders (Tackles)Player Total (Solo) TFL FF/FR44-Marcus Porter 8 (5) 1 0/094-Quincy Redmon 7 (5) 3 0/05-Emanuel Ivey 7 (4) 0 0/0

Defensive Leaders (Sacks)Player Sacks Yds QBH44-Marcus Porter 1 -1 0

Defensive Leaders (Coverage)Player INT Rtn Yds BrUp9-J. Jean-Charles 0 0 2

Kick ReturnsPlayer Att Yds (Avg) TD87-Aaron Willis 6 176 (29.3) 0

Punt ReturnsPlayer Att Yds (Avg) TD8-L. Lee 1 0 (0.0) 0

KickingPlayer Made/Att Long KO/TB38-J. Dearstine 0/1 (42) 7/1

PuntingPlayer Punts Yds (Avg) I2047-Tyler Johnson 3 120 (40.0) 1

Concord LeadersHead Coach: Garin Justice# of seasons: Fifth SeasonCareer Record: 35-13Alma Mater: West Virginia Univ.

Passing LeaderPlayer Comp/Att Yds TD/INT12-Brian Novak 23/32 262 3/3

Rushing LeaderPlayer Att Yds (Avg) TD20-C. Jones 10 67 (6.7) 1

Receiving LeaderPlayer Rec Yds (Avg) TD5-TJ Smith 8 96 (12.0) 014-Jermell Douse 3 72 (24.0) 2

Defensive Leaders (Tackles)Player Total (Solo) TFL FF/FR8-Cade Rogers 11 (4) 0 0/06-Darryl Johnson 9 (4) 0 0/0

Defensive Leaders (Sacks)Player Sacks Yds QBH95-Kevin Pierre 2 -7 0

Defensive Leaders (Coverage)Player INT Rtn Yds BrUp18-Akil Bordelon 1 23 02-J. Johnson 0 0 3

Kick ReturnsPlayer Att Yds (Avg) TD10-Javares McRoy 2 37 (18.5) 0

Punt ReturnsPlayer Att Yds (Avg) TD14-Jermeil Douse 3 38 (12.6) 0

KickingPlayer Made/Att Long KO/TB40-Zack Keaton -/- - 5/23-Andy Ellington 0/0 - -/-

PuntingPlayer Punts Yds (Avg) I2042-Garrett Lee 6 173 (28.8) 0

When Fairmont State ...

Plays at home ...........................................0-1Plays on the road ....................................0-0

Scores first ................................................0-0Scores 0-9 points ....................................0-0Scores 10-19 points .................................0-0Scores 20-29 points................................0-0Scores 30-39 points .................................0-1Scores 40 points or more......................0-0Gives up 0-9 points ................................0-0Gives up 10-19 points .............................0-0 Gives up 20-29 points ...........................0-0Gives up 30-39 points............................0-0Gives up 40 points or more ..................0-1

Lead at the half .......................................0-0 Trail at the half.........................................0-1Tied at the half ........................................0-0Lead at start of 4th Q ............................0-0Trail at start of 4th Q .............................0-0Tied at start of 4th Q .............................0-0Forces more turnovers than opp ........0-0Turns the ball over more than opp ....0-0Turnovers are equal ................................0-1

Rushes for more yards than opp ........0-0Rushes for fewer yards than opp ........0-1Rushes for fewer than 100 yards ........0-0Rushes for 100-199 yards .......................0-1Rushes for 200 yards or more .............0-0Opp. rushes for less than 100 yards ...0-0Opp. rushes for 100-199 yards .............0-0Opp. rushes for 200 yards or more .....0-1

Throws for more yards than opp. ........0-1Throws for fewer yards than opp. ......0-0Throws for fewer than 100 yards .......0-0Throws for 100-199 yards .....................0-0Throws for 200-299 yards .....................0-1Throws for 300 yards or more .............0-0 Opp. throws for less than 100 yards ..0-0Opp. throws for 100-199 yards ............0-0Opp. throws for 200-299 yards ............0-1Opp. throws for 300 yards or more ....0-0


Coaching staff

Je! Horrocks, O!ensive Coord/WRZach Crissup, Defensive CoordRyan Schleusner, O!ensive LineAnthony Arellano, Running BacksRon Rankin, LinebackersGreg Richmond, Defensive LineThomas Meert, Tight Ends/ST Asst.Matt O!utt, Strength & Cond.Bobby DeVaul, OperationsGaron Belser, O!ensive Stud. Asst.Evan Jones, Defensive Stud. Asst.

Quick FactsGeneral InformationLocation: Fairmont, W.Va.Founded: 1865Enrollment: 4,200Mascot: Fighting FalconsColors: Maroon & WhiteStadium (Cap.): Duvall-Rosier Field (5,000)Surface: Artificial TurfA"liation: NCAA Division IIConference: Mountain East (MEC)President: Dr. Maria Rose

Athletics AdministrationDirector of Athletics: Tim McNeelyTraining/Facilities: Bob CableCompliance: Pat SnivelyInternal Operations: Clark RileyDevelopment: Chad FowlerSports Information: Chris ThomasSID Email: christopher.thomas@ fairmontstate.eduSID O"ce: (304) 367-4264SID Cell: (304) 694-1596Department Phone: (304) 367-4220Department AddressFeaster Center1201 Locust Ave.Fairmont, WV 26554

Team HistoryFirst Year of Football: 1908All-Time Record: 445-392-44Last Playo! Appearance: 1988 (vs Hillsdale - L, 7-42)*Total Playo! Appearances: 3 (1965, 1967, 1988)**NAIA

2015 Team Outlook

2014 Record: 3-72014 Conference Finish: 3-7/8thStarters Returning (O/D/S): 7/5/1Letterwinners Returning: 29

Today’s Matchup

first time this season against the Concord Mountain Lions on Saturday afternoon in Athens. Kicko! is set for 12 noon.

record against Concord in a series that began back in 1932. However, Concord is winners of the last six games between the programs.

series came back in 2008, a 27-8 victory in Athens.

an 0-1 record as FSU fell to WV State, 59-34, at home last weekend and No. 9 Concord was upset by West Liberty, 29-28 on the road.

Guerra received national attention by hauling in an unbelievable one-handed catch between two defenders in the second quarter.

SportsCenter Top 10 plays and received national attention from ESPN, NFL Network and Big Ten Network the fol-lowing week.

Year for 2014-15.

25-of-42 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns last season against the Mountain Lions.

record book in several categories, he is currently 4th in career passing yards (3,651), fifth in career touchdowns (27) and fourth in career completions (291)

100-yard rushing performance of the season last season against CU, tallying 108 yards on 24 carries.

tackles (10 solo) against the Mountain Lions a season ago to lead the FSU defense.

Jones averaged 6.9 yards per carry and rushed for 144 yards on 21 carries last season in Fairmont.

in the victory.

Schedule/Coverage Notes

on the MEC Game of the Week this season, as the conference has teamed with West Virginia MetroNews to broadcast 11 games on Thursday night during the 2015 season.

WFGM with the voice of the Fighting Fal-cons Travis Jones and color analyst Duane Cochran.

Around the MEC Overall MEC1. Charleston 1-0 1-02. Glenville State 1-0 1-03. Shepherd 1-0 1-04. West Liberty 1-0 1-05. WV State 1-0 1-06. Uva-Wise 0-1 0-07. Concord 0-1 0-18. Fairmont State 0-1 0-19. Notre Dame 0-1 0-110. Urbana 0-1 0-111. WV Wesleyan 0-1 0-1

Week 1 (9/3-9/5)WV State - 59 at Fairmont State - 34 Notre Dame - 44 at Charleston - 56 Shepherd - 43 at WV Wesleyan - 0Glenville State - 49 at Urbana - 0Concord - 28 at West Liberty - 29Tusculum - 47 at UVa-Wise - 28

Week 2 (9/10-9/12)WV Wesleyan at Glenville (THUR)UVa-Wise at Notre Dame (noon)Charleston at Shepherd (noon)Fairmont State at Concord (noon)McKendree at West Liberty (1pm)Urbana at WV State (1pm)

FSU Honor Roll

Fabian Guerra*First Team All-MEC (2014)

*Third Team All-Super Region 1 by Beyond Sports Network*USA Football Preseason All-America (First Team)

Marcus Porter*Honorable Mention All-MEC (2014)

*USA Football Preseason All-America (Honorable Mention)


Week 1 Recap

up a 59-34 victory over the Falcons.-

ties for 112 yards.

Hibbs.

-ing him from the first two touchdown game of his career.

-downs.

Scouting the Mountain Lions

one loss. Two MEC teams are currently ranked in the top 25 (Shepherd, #25)

1,734 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2014. Jones rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on Saturday in the season-opener against WLU.

after tallying 51 catches for 1,157 yards and 13 touchdowns. Smith opened the season with 96 yards on eight receptions in week one.

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receptions.

totaling five tackles (1 TFL), two pass deflections, a pass break-up, and snagging an interception.

up the upset victory against No. 9 Concord.

expired without CU getting the chance to attempt a game-winning field goal. Novak completed a pass to Brandon Piver for 30-yards to set the Mountain Lions up at the WLU 20.

with three catches for 72 yards.

STATISTICAL COMPARISONFAIRMONT STATE TEAM STATISTICS CONCORD OFFENSE34 Total Points 28

34.0 Scoring Average 28.0

23 First Downs 13

5 Touchdowns 4

118.0 Rushing Yards Per Game 84.0

3 Rushing Touchdowns 1

278.0 Passing Yards Per Game 262.0

17-30-2-0 Pass (Comp-Att-TD-INT) 23-32-3-3

396.0 Total Offense Per Game 346.0

0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1

15-157 Penalties-Yards 9-93

(4/4) 100% Redzone Scoring (0/0) 0%

(4/4) 100% Redzone Touchdowns (0/0 0%

(6/15) 40% 3rd Down Conv. (4/10) 40%

(1/3) 33% 4th Down Conv. (0/0) 0%

DEFENSE59 Total Points Allowed 29

59.0 Points Allowed Per Game 29.0

279.0 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 134.0

230.0 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 320.0

0-0 Interceptions/Return Yards 3-27

1-0 Fumbles Forced/Recovered 1-0

1-1 Sacks By/Yards 2-9

Date Opponent Time/ScoreS5 at West Liberty L 28-29S12 FAIRMONT STATE 12 p.m.S19 at Urbana 12 p.m.S26 WV WESLEYAN 12 p.m.O1 at Charleston 7 p.m.O10 UVA-WISE 2 p.m.O17 at Notre Dame 12 p.m.O24 SHEPHERD 12 p.m.O31 at Glenville State 1 p.m.N7 WV STATE 1 p.m.


New Leader Defensively

are under an entirely new defensive coaching sta!, led by

coaching sta! in the spring of 2015 and will run a base 4-3 look this season.

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Prior to coaching, Crissup was a standout safety at Oklahoma State under head coach Mike Gundy, Tim Beckman and current WVU assistant Joe DeFor-est.

also a standout at Oklahoma State, earning first team All-Big 12 honors and is still ranked fourth in school history with 21.5 career sacks.Porter Becomes Quarterback of the Defense

mention as a freshman after recording a team-high 69 tackles and picking o! a pair of passes. Porter led the Falcons in tackles in five of the last six games.

in 2014 to earn Freshman All-American honors from USA College Football.

MEC two seasons ago as a freshman and has guarded the oppo-

passes, recorded five pass break-ups, recovered two fumbles and forced a fumble for the FSU defense.

FSU two-deep started and played a key role in the FSU secondary a season ago.Key Defensive Additions

Division I transfers on the defensive side of the ball this season.

the FSU defense from Virginia and is slated to start at defensive end for the Falcons.A Look at Last Year’s Conference Rankings

giving up 36.1 points per game. The Falcons were also ranked 10th in total defense in 2014, giving up 452 yards per game to their oppo-nent.

respectively in both scoring o!ense and rushing o!ense last season.

in the league last season in turnover margin.

Falcon Preseason OutlookOffensive Outlook

side of the ball this season, including five backs and receivers from a season ago.

coach Jason Woodman has named an o!ensive coordina-

coach, was promoted to o!ensive coordinator in the spring.

Falcons will have new starters at both o!ensive tackle spots and at center this season.

-versity of Missouri, where he played all five positions across the line during his career. Since his playing career, Schleusner has made stops at Northwest Missouri State, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and Miami High School.Guerra Turns into Reliable Playmaker

team All-Region honors a season ago after hauling in 63 receptions for 822 yards and five scores as a sophomore. His 63 catches were the fourth-most in a single season and his 822 yards were the seventh-most in a single season for an FSU receiver.

hauled in 13 receptions for 247 yards and a touchdown, recording more years than any other receiver at any level for that weekend. The 247 yards is also a Fairmont State single-game receiving record.

and caught 12-of-more passes three times (three 100-yard performances).Cooper Hibbs Returns to Lead Falcons

300-yard passing performances and tossed 13 touchdowns to lead the FSU o!ense.

performance in school history with 415 yards against NDC. Hibbs also recorded four touchdown passes against NDC.

and added two performances with at least three touchdown passes (Glenville State and Concord).

from a season ago. Terrell Charles started four games early

147 yards on 45 carries and a touchdown.

four starts in the backfield late in the season for FSU. White ended the year with 399 yards on 128 carries and crossed the goal line four times.

of the season in 2014, totaling 24 carries for 108 yards against nationally-ranked Concord. In addition, White scored a touch-down in four-straight games last season.


Eye On The Record Book

Career

Passing Yards att/comp yds1. Jarrod Furgason (1993-97) 798-1,392 9,8562. Bryan Harman (1998-01) 685-1,154 8,5803. Luc Tousignant (1978-81) 340-725 4,7374. Cooper Hibbs (2013- ) 291-527 3,6515. Logan Moore (2010-11) 277-547 3,5466. Terry Galambus (1972-75) 280-551 3,5257. Harold Bailey (1970-73) 218-481 3,1788. Larry Farrell (1979-84) 210-440 2,7879. Roy Michael (1966-69) 187-396 2,57210. Bobby Vega (2012) 173-337 2,140

Passing Touchdowns TDs1. Jarrod Furgason (1993-97) 1012. Bryan Harman (1998-01) 643. Logan Moore (2010-11) 314. Luc Tousignant (1978-81) 305. Cooper Hibbs (2013- ) 276. Roy Michael (1966-69) 267. Harold Bailey (1970-73) 23 Terry Galambus (1972-75) 239. Vick Bradford (2007-10) 2110. George Clayton (1964-65) 18 Larry Farrell (1979-84) 18

Passing Completions comp1. Jarrod Furgason (1993-97) 7982. Bryan Harman (1998-01) 6853. Luc Tousignant (1978-81) 3404. Cooper Hibbs (2013- ) 2915. Terry Galambus (1972-75) 2806. Logan Moore (2010-11) 2777. Harold Bailey (1970-73) 2188. Larry Farrell (1979-84) 2109. Roy Michael (1966-69) 18710. Mike Kellar (1991-92) 178

Total O!ense yds1. Jarrod Furgason (1993-97) 9,638 Bryan Harman (1998-01) 9,6383. Luc Tousignant (1978-81) 5,3114. Logan Moore (2010-11) 4,3245. Wendell Johnson (2003-06) 3,7456. Don Overton (1986-89) 3,7397. Cooper Hibbs (2013- ) 3,5458. Terry Galambus (1972-75) 3,3769. Harold Bailey (1970-73) 3,32810. Mike Maximin (1972-75) 3,199


Career

Receiving Yards yds1. Todd Anderson (1998-02) 3,0852. Ed Coleman (1981-85) 2,5813. Jason Trent (1997-00) 2,3204. Ted Murphy (1993-96) 2,0275. Mike Roscoe (1983-87) 1,9916. Larry Goodine (1972-75) 1,9137. Mike Joseph (1994-97) 1,7078. Chris St. Hilaire (2010-13) 1,6769. Germaine Johnson (1999-02) 1,64110. Jim Mertens (1965-68) 1,631-- Fabian Guerra 1,260

Receptions rec1. Jason Trent (1997-00) 2032. Todd Anderson (1998-02) 1923. Mike Joseph (1994-97) 1714. Ed Coleman (1981-85) 1695. Germaine Johnson (1999-02) 1486. Ted Murphy (1993-96) 144 Mike Roscoe (1983-87) 1448. Larry Goodine (1972-75) 1279. Khalid Dover (2001-04) 11810. Chris St. Hilaire (2010-13) 117-- Fabian Guerra 101

PATs Made PATs1. Nathan White (1998-02) 1322. John Hu! (1965-67, 69) 1063. Johnny Dearstine (2012- ) 864. Erik Soliday (1981-84) 795. Frank Keenan (2010-11) 78

FGs Made FGs1. Nathan White (1998-02) 272. Alex Ashley (2005, 07-09) 233. Randy Whited (1981-82) 214. Johnny Dearstine (2012- ) 205. Frank Keenan (2010-11) 18


Season (2014)

Completion Percentage pct1. Jarrod Furgason (1995) .6362. Cody Stevenson (2014) .6323. Bryan Harman (1998) .6274. Jarrod Furgason (1996) .6155. Bryan Harman (2000) .5936. Bryan Harman (2001) .5927. Bryan Harman (1999) .5898. Cooper Hibbs (2014) .5879. Tom Morrone (1987) .57110. Terry Galambus (1975) .551* min 50 attempts

Passing E"ency e!1. Jarrod Furgason (1995) 157.02. Bryan Harman (1998) 150.93. Jarrod Furgason (1996) 144.44. Bryan Harman (1999) 138.75. Cooper Hibbs (2014) 133.36. Bryan Harman (2001) 128.67. Bryan Harman (2000) 127.9 Cody Stevenson (2014) 127.98. Vick Bradford (2008) 120.99. Logan Moore (2010 119.810. Luc Tousignant (1981) 118.1 Jarrod Furgason (1997) 118.1* min 50 attempts since 1971

Receiving Yards yds1. Todd Anderson (2000) 1,1402. Mike Roscoe (1986) 9923. Mike Roscoe (1987) 9464. Ed Coleman (1984) 9345. Todd Anderson (2001) 9286. Mark Waslo (1981) 9177. Fabian Guerra (2014) 8228. Jason Gibson (1995) 7959. Jason Trent (1999) 78810. Tony Minneyfield (1996) 763

Receptions rec1. Mike Roscoe (1987) 752. Jason Trent (2000) 703. Mike Roscoe (1986) 654. Fabian Guerra (2014) 635. Todd Anderson (2001) 626. Ed Coleman (1984) 607. Todd Anderson (2000) 598. Ted Murphy (1995) 589. Jason Trent (1999) 5710. Mike Joseph (1997) 56

Team Statistics WS FSUScore 59 34FIRST DOWNS 33 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-279 45-118PASSING YDS (NET) 230 278Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-28-0 17-30-0TOTAL OFF PLAYS-YARDS 75-509 75-396Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-7 1-0Kicko! Returns-Yards 6-211 9-218Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 3-23.7 4-30.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 16-138 15-157Possession Time 31:58 28:02Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 6 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 4-4

Individual Statistic LeadersRUSHING: West Virginia St.-Tyrone Barber 11-103; Tevin Brown 16-85; Kelvit Barrett 12-80; Dionta Brown 4-14; Matt Kinnick 2-6; D’Von Dorsey 1-5; TEAM 1-minus 14. Fairmont State-James Oliver 13-73; Terrell Charles 15-47; Austin White 7-19; Cooper Hibbs 10-minus 21.

PASSING: West Virginia St.-Matt Kinnick 16-27-0-217; D’Von Dorsey 1-1-0-13. Fairmont State-Cooper Hibbs 17-30-0-278.

RECEIVING: West Virginia St.-Akil Washington 4-76; Quinton Gray 4-61;Tevin Brown 2-20; Tyler Carrilo 2-18; Brady Cox 1-25; Chase Henderson 1-13; JoeMorris 1-10; Kelvit Barrett 1-4; Will Smith 1-3. Fairmont State-Fabian Guerra6-123; Devon Garnett 3-33; Aaron Willis 2-62; B. Ashenfelter 2-25; L. Lee 2-14;Brandon Boyd 1-18; Austin White 1-3.

Tackles: West Virginia St.-William Merritt 7-1; Mitchell Rowell 6-2Fairmont State-Marcus Porter 5-3; Quincy Redmon 5-2

Notebook

half, WV State continued to add to its point total and picked up a 59-34 victory over the Falcons.

-ticularly in the first half where they racked up 12 penalties for 112 yards.

of total o!ense in the game, led by Quarter-back Cooper Hibbs.

of-30 for 278 yards and two touchdowns.

six receptions for 123 yards and a score.

receiving performance of his career.

Game 1West Virginia StateL, 34-59

Two bright spots for Fairmont State Univer-

59-34 loss to visiting West Virginia State Thursday evening at Duvall-Rosier Field were the play of redshirt freshman running back James Oliver and true freshman receiv-er Aaron Willis.

Oliver, who is from Tyrone, Pa. and starred at Tyrone High School where he rushed for over 3,800 yards in his final two seasons, originally attended Saint Francis University where he was redshirted last season. He transferred to Fairmont State for the start of the 2015 school year.

Oliver, a 5-11, 200-pounder, was impressive in fall camp, but was listed third on the Fal-

see the field or the football Thursday night until the third quarter. When he did, how-ever, touch the ball he made the most of his chances rushing for a team-high 73 yards

average of 5.6 yards per attempt.

“We put James Oliver in the game and he became somewhat of a lightning bolt for

about what he was able to do for us in that situation.

Oliver scored on runs of nine and one yard and had a long run of 14 yards. He says he was patiently waiting for his chance to play

positive when he did get on the field.

“West Virginia State did their thing and struck against us early and often and kind of put the dagger in us there in the first half,” said Oliver. “Our heads were down a little, but we scored there at the end of the half

going in the second half. As a member of this

second half and try to get back in this thing

“One thing we have to do is remain posi-tive. In the second half I thought our O line played better and as a unit I thought we were able to run the ball better and throw

backs ahead of me on this team, but when I did get my opportunity to get on the field I wanted to make the most of it and help our

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got to regroup this week and get better.”

Willis, meanwhile, is a 5-11, 170-pound wide receiver from Crestview, Fla., who caught 53 passes for 891 and 13 touchdowns during his final two seasons at Niceville High School. Thursday his biggest impact for the Falcons was as a kick returner which was an area FSU struggled a lot in during the 2014 season af-

the first game.

The speedy Willis returned six kicko!s for 176 yards, which was an average of 29.3 yards per return. He had a long return of 59 yards. Wil-lis also caught a pair of passes for 62 yards, including a 42-yarder late in the first half

the game.

18.1 yards ranked 129th in the nation out of 167 teams in NCAA Division II.

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Penalties continue to be a problem for FSU. The Falcons were penalized an average of 9.2 times per game in 2013 and 9.9 times per game in 2014. Thursday night Fairmont was flagged 15 times for 157 yards, including sev-en times for 70 yards in the first quarter. The Falcons ended the first half with 12 penalties

Virginia State for 35 yards.

State did end up with a game-high 16 penal-

flags came in the second half long after the

play within ourselves,” said FSU sophomore defensive end Quincy Redmon, who led his team with eight total tackles, including three for losses. “We play with such passion

a lot of pride, but we know we have to work on things in that area, clean things up and play smarter.

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sponsibility for us to play better and play

our performance. We know we have a lot of room for improvement, but like coach said

-maining and I think we will get better.”

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The 59 points scored by West Virginia State were the most scored by the Yellow Jackets since the 2008 season when they opened that campaign with a 67-13 win over Lincoln, Pa. It was also the most points scored by an

Field since 1980 breaking the old mark of 56 set by Glenville State in 2003.

In addition, the 59 points allowed by FSU were the most given up by a Fairmont de-fense since 1931 when Marshall University defeated the Falcons 60-0.

The combined 93 total points by the Falcons and Yellow Jackets Thursday night was the fifth-highest combined point total in a game played at Duvall-Rosier Field since 1980.

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his high level of play. Guerra, who led the Fal-cons in receptions and receiving yards last fall, finished with a game-high six catches for 123 yards and one touchdown in the sea-

receiving yards in a game.

For his career he has 101 receptions for 1,260 yards and eight touchdowns.

Junior quarterback Cooper Hibbs completed 17-of-30 passes for 278 yards and a pair of touchdowns Thursday night with no inter-ceptions. He was, however, sacked five times which was the most sacks allowed by an FSU o!ensive front since it allowed five in a 27-21 loss to West Liberty in 2013.

Thursday night Hibbs passed Logan Moore for fourth place in school history on Fair-

with 3,651 yards and Roy Michael for fifth place in school history in career touchdown passes with 27.

By Duane Cochran for fightingfalcons.com


fairmont State - National/conference rankings

concord - National/conference rankings

CONCORD OFFENSELEFT TACKLE#75 – Paul Smith (Jr., 6-5, 295)#79 – Jack Skidmore (R-Fr., 6-1, 260)LEFT GUARD#61 – Coleman Osborne (Jr., 6-3, 275)#60 – Brian McDonough (Jr., 6-2, 265)CENTER#77 – Tyler Billings (Sr., 6-4, 290)#69 – Eric Garland (Jr., 6-2, 270)RIGHT GUARD#53 – Luis Serrano (Sr., 6-0, 270)#55 – Derek Dressler (Fr., 6-2, 270)RIGHT TACKLE#76 – Tyler Kerr (Sr., 6-6, 280)#74 – Chris Norman (So., 6-3, 290)TIGHT END#85 – Jordan Bryant (So., 6-3, 240)#82 – Zen Clements (R-Fr., 6-4, 215)WR X#5 – TJ Smith (So., 6-0, 175)#81 – Tre Hobbs (So., 5-10, 175)WR Z#14 – Jermeil Douse (So., 6-0, 185) #83 – P.J. Jones (So., 6-1, 195) WR H#4 – Ryan Stewart (Sr., 5-9, 180)#10 – Javares McRoy (Jr., 5-8, 160)WR Y#9 – Tiko Henderson (Sr., 5-8, 195)#11 – Albert Rose (Sr, 6-0, 190)TB#20 – Calvinaugh Jones (Sr., 5-9, 200)#27 – Jamal Petty (So., 5-8, 195)QB#12 – Brian Novak (Jr., 5-11, 200)#15 – Justin Cogar (Fr., 6-3, 220)

CONCORD DEFENSEEND#51 – Brandon Hazzard (Sr., 6-0, 240)#92 – Taylor Moore (Sr., 6-2, 240)NOSE#95 – Kevin Pierre (Jr., 5-9, 261)#96 – Brandon Taylor (Jr., 6-1, 295)TACKLE#93 – Keionte Gainey (Jr., 6-1, 280)#56 – Yusef Poindextor (R-Fr., 6-3, 240)OLB#41 – Ervin Moore (Sr., 5-11, 215)#88 – Justin Noble (Fr., 6-4, 240)ILB#22– Denis Ikic (Jr., 6-0, 235)#36 – Brandon Martinez (Jr., 6-1, 220)ILB#13 – Austin Dotson (Sr., 6-1, 245)#26 – Zach Malone (R-Fr., 6-1, 215)OLB#8 – Cade Rogers (Sr., 5-11, 210)#47 – Jordan Vaughn (Jr., 5-11, 205)CORNER#23 – Chaudlier Shehpherd (So., 5-8, 160)#25 – Don Brini (Fr., 6-3, 185)STRONG SAFETY#6 – Darryl Johnson (Sr., 5-10, 190) #18 – Akil Bordelon (Jr., 5-10, 185) FREE SAFETY#7 – LaKeem Goode (Sr., 6-2, 205) #16 – Jocorey Robins (Sr., 5-9, 185)RIGHT CORNER #2 – Jeremiah Johnson (So., 6-1, 185) #39 – Peter Gondor (Jr., 5-9, 175)

CONCORD SPECIALISTSKICKER PUNT RETURN#3 – Andy Ellington (Sr., 5-10, 200) #14 – Jermeil Douse (So., 6-0, 185) #40 – Zack Keaton (So., 5-11, 170) #23 – Chaudlier Shehpherd (So., 5-8, 160)PUNTER KICK RETURN#42 – Garrett Lee (So., 6-1, 185) #10 – Javares McRoy (Jr., 5-8, 160) #3 – Andy Ellington (Sr., 5-10, 200) #9 – Tiko Henderson (Sr., 5-8, 195)LONGSNAPPER#32 – Jordan Clark (So., 6-1, 215)HOLDER#46 – Tyler Dotson (So., 5-11, 195)

FALCON OFFENSELEFT TACKLE#70 – Rodney Carroll (Jr., 6-6, 280)#56 – Curtis Crabtree (Jr., 6-3, 280)LEFT GUARD#76 – Garrett Stanley (Sr., 6-2, 275)#77 – Josh Kaulave (Fr., 6-3, 295)CENTER#53 – Mike Kuheleloa (Jr., 6-0, 310)#64 – Shane Faett (Fr., 6-2, 245)RIGHT GUARD#61 – Cody Wilburn (Jr., 6-2, 275)#68 – Dustin Bragg (So., 6-1, 275)RIGHT TACKLE#78 – Ira Davis Jr. (Sr., 6-3, 265)#63 – Norman Wallace (Fr., 6-4, 355)TIGHT END/FULLBACK#11 – Brandon Ashenfelter (Jr., 6-2, 260)#45 – Sean Tracy (So., 6-1, 255)WIDE RECEIVER#89 – Devon Garnett (Jr., 5-11, 185)#18 – Je! Iweh (R-Fr., 6-3, 190)WIDE RECEIVER#8 – LaChristopher Lee (Sr., 5-9, 175)#87 - Aaron Willis (Fr., 5-11, 170)WIDE RECEIVER#86 – Fabian Guerra (Jr., 6-0, 185)#3 – Miles Goodman (Fr., 5-10, 170)WIDE RECEIVER#80 – Brandon Boyd (So., 6-2, 185)#88 – Desmond Smith (Fr., 6-2, 200)RUNNING BACK#2 – Terrell Charles (So., 5-8, 180)#23 – Austin White (Sr., 6-0, 210)QUARTERBACK#14 – Cooper Hibbs (Jr., 6-3, 200)#9 – Jerry Peralta (Jr., 6-1, 160)

FALCON DEFENSEEND#94 – Quincy Redmon (So., 6-6, 250)#33 – Justin Gilchrist (Sr., 6-4, 250)TACKLE#92 – Roy Williams (Fr., 6-1, 265)#96 – Dalton Inman (So., 6-3, 260)TACKLE#95 – Andre Young (Jr., 6-3, 290)#97 – Tchaikovsky Catlett (Jr., 6-2, 295)END#8 – Marco Jones (Sr., 6-4, 245)#99 – Jordan Adderley (Jr., 5-11, 245)OUTSIDE LINEBACKER#1 – Darius Lee (Sr., 6-2, 230)#16 – Trevor Malnick (Sr., 6-0, 205)INSIDE LINEBACKER#44 – Marcus Porter (So., 6-2, 240)#40 – Zach Hoover (So., 6-0, 200)OUTSIDE LINEBACKER#41 – Jerry Iweh (R-Fr., 6-4, 210)#15 – Stephen Turner (Fr., 6-0, 200)CORNER#9 – Jacob Jean-Charles (Jr., 6-2, 170)#29 – Stephen Israel (Fr., 5-10, 170)FREE#13 – Jay Adams (So., 5-10, 185)#3 – Shahid Lovett (Sr., 6-2, 215)STRONG#5 – Emanuel Ivey (Jr., 6-1, 185)#4 – Demonne Cox (So., 6-3, 200)CORNER#31 – Calvin Pringles (Jr., 6-0, 185)#6 – Siddiq Kanneh (Fr., 5-10, 190)

FALCON SPECIALISTSPLACEKICKER KICK RETURN#38 – Johnny Dearstine (Sr., 5-9, 170) #9 – Jacob Jean-Charles (Jr., 6-2, 170) #47 – Tyler Johnson (Fr., 5-11, 140) #87 - Aaron Willis (Fr., 5-11, 170) PUNTER PUNT RETURN#47 – Tyler Johnson (Fr., 5-11, 140) #8 – LaChristopher Lee (Sr., 5-9, 175) #75 – Tiger McKinsey (Sr., 5-11, 280) #87 - Aaron Willis (Fr., 5-11, 170)

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