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TENNESSEE STATEUNIVERSITY

2017 Tiger FooTball game NoTesFootball Contact: Jose’ F. Garcia jgarcia1@tnstate.edu 615.838.4199

NoTes Game 3 • Tampa ClassiC* This marks the 55th meeting with Florida A&M* TSU leads 29-25 in the series which dates back to 1944* The Tigers won the first meeting in 1944, 19-7* Tennessee State won 30-14 in Tallahassee in 2015* The Tigers are currently on a five-game winning streak.* Prior to the TSU streak, FAMU had won 19 of the previous 22 meetings

Last Meeting* The Tigers scored 23 unanswered points after FAMU took a 14-7 lead early in the 3rd quarter* TSU needed six plays to move 47 yards for the game tying score* Ronald Butler’s pass was batted by a FAMU defender into the hands of Patrick Smith in the end zone* Austin Rowley pinned FAMU on its own one yard line on, allowing Chris Collins and Latrelle Lee to stop a FAMU runner in the end zone to record a safety, giving the Tigers its first lead of the game, 16-14* Butler connected with Smith to extend the lead to 23-14.* Erick Evans added an insurance score with a one yard run plunge to produce the final outcome, 30-14* Smith led all receivers with eight catches for 157 yards and two scores* Butler finished with 238 yards on 17 completions and 30 attempts; Threw three touchdown passes* The Tigers outgained FAMU 370 to 201 total yards

Head Coach Rod Reed* Coach Reed is in his eighth season at the helm of the Tigers* TSU is 7-1 in season openers under Rod Reed after a 17-10 win at Georgia State. The Lone loss came at the hands of Bethune-Cookman, 12-9, in 2013* During his time at TSU, he has compiled a 44-37 record, including a 36-22 mark since 2012* Reed is the third winningest coach in Tennessee State Football History* John Merritt claimed 174 victories in his 20 years (1963-83) at TSU; He finished with a .806 winning percentage (174-35-7)* Harry Kean spent 10 years in charge of TSU from 1944-54 and compiled a 93-15-3 record (.838)* Reed is 1-0 versus Georgia State, 5-2 versus Jackson State and 22-30 in OVC play* Tennessee State has gone 10-3 versus SWAC teams under Reed

Tennessee State* TSU improved to 2-0 with a 17-15 victory over Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic* The Tigers moved up one spot to No. 22 in the STATS Top 25 poll; remained No. 24 in the coaches poll* Patrick Smith returned a punt 56 yards for a game-winning touchdown, which earned him OVC Specialist of the Week honors; it is one of nine punts returned for a TD in the FCS this season* Treon Harris was named Offensive MVP after rushing for a game-high 91 yards and a touchdown* Blair Edwards had a game-high 12 tackles and a sack while Chris Collins had 10 tackles and a sack* Collins currently leads the OVC, 15th nationally, in tackles (11.0/game) and 19th in tackles-for-loss (2.0/game)* TSU did not allow JSU an offensive touchdown and ranks first in the OVC, 10th nationally, in scoring defense (12.5 points/game allowed) while ranking 18th nationally in total defense (288.0 yards/game allowed)* Austin Rowley posted one of his better games in his career as he averaged 41.8 yards per punt on six attempts, including a career high 58 yarder

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(2-0, 0-0 OVC)2016: 7-4 (4-3 OVC)

(1-1, 0-0 MEAC)2016: 4-7 (4-4 MEAC)

2017 Tennessee sTaTe sChedule

Game Day InformationDate: Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017Time: 5:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. ETWhere: Tampa, Fla.Stadium: Raymond James Stadium (74,512)

Television: NA

Radio: 102.1 FM will carry the game live with Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (ana-lyst) and Gary Dawson (sideline). Pregame will begin at 4:30 p.m. CT

Live Stats: NA

Series Information: This is the 55th meeting with the Tigers leading the series, 29-25. TSU is currently on a five game win streak including a 30-14 victory at Bragg Memorial Sta-dium in 2015. Prior to the Tigers streak, FAMU had won eight straight and 19 of the last 22. TSU had jumped out to 20-6 advantage to open the series that dates back to 1944.

Last 10 Results:2015 - Tennessee State 30, Florida A&M 142014 - Tennessee State 27, Florida A&M 72013 - Tennessee State 27, Florida A&M 72012 - Tennessee State 17, Florida A&M 142010 - Tennessee State 29, Florida A&M 182009 - Florida A&M 31, Tennessee State 122008 - Florida A&M 28, Tennessee State 212007 - Florida A&M 18, Tennessee State 172006 - Florida A&M 25, Tennessee State 222005 - Florida A&M 12, Tennessee State 7

Date Opponent Result/Time TV Series NotesAug. 31 Georgia State W, 17-10 ESPN3 TSU Leads 1-0 Cnris Collins had 12 tackles, nine solo, three for loss, a sack and a forced fumble to lead the defense to four takeawaysSept. 9 $ Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic) W, 17-15 Fox Sports South TSU Leads 30-21-2 Patrick Smith returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown; Defense keeps JSU out of the end zoneSept. 16 Florida A&M (Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Fla.) 5:00 p.m. TSU Leads 29-25 The Tigers scored 23 unanswered points to claim its fifth straight win versus FAMUSept. 23 *UT Martin 4:00 p.m. ESPN3 TSU Leads 17-10 Ronald Butler found Patrick Smith with 18 seconds left; Lane Clark set a TSU record with a 54, then 57 yard field goalsSept. 30 ^*Eastern Illinois (John Merritt Classic) 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 EIU Leads 13-8 Patrick Smith caught seven balls for 160 yards, Steven Newbold caught four for 121 yards; each scored a touchdownOct. 7 *Eastern Kentucky 5:00 p.m. OVCDN EKU Leads 23-7 The Tiger defense forced five turnovers; four interceptions, two by Ezra Robinson, including a 93-yard pick-sixOct. 14 ^*Austin Peay (Homecoming) 6:00 p.m. OVCDN TSU Leads 14-6 Butler completed one his four passing touchdown with 1.9 seconds remaining; Butler also rushed for two scoresOct. 28 *Tennessee Tech 1:30 p.m. OVCDN TSU leads 18-13 Lane Clark kicked three field goals (55, 47, 25) including the second longest in TSU historyNov. 4 % Virginia University of Lynchburg 2:00 p.m. OVCDN First Meeting Nov. 11 %*Southeast Missouri (Senior Day) 2:00 p.m. OVCDN TSU Leads 13-11 Butler earned third comeback victory hitting Smith with 16 seconds left; Ezra Robinson secured win with interceptionNov. 16 *Jacksonville State 6:00 p.m. OVCDN JSU Leads 9-2 Ronald Butler hit Patrick Smith for a 84-yard TD pass; Sixth longest play in TSU historyBold - Home Games • ^ - Played at Nissan Stadium • % - Played at Hale Stadium • $ - Played at the Liber ty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn. • All Times CST • * - Ohio Valley Conference Games

Tennessee State University Football

Game Notes teNNessee state vs. Florida a&m (sept. 16, 2017)GENERAL INFORMATION

Name of School .............................................................Tennessee State UniversityCity/Zip ................................................................................ Nashville, Tenn. 37209Founded ..........................................................................................................1912Enrollment .....................................................................................................9,165Nickname ....................................................................................................... TigersSchool Colors ........................................................................ Reflex Blue and WhiteAffiliation ........................................................................................NCAA Division IConference ................................................................ Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)Stadium ........................................................................................ LP Field (69,143)Surface .................................................................................. Tifsport Bermuda SodStadium ........................................................................W.J. Hale Stadium (15,000)Surface ............................................................................................... Bermuda SodPresident ......................................................................................Dr. Glenda GloverDirector of Athletics ........................................................................... Teresa PhillipsAthletics Department Phone .......................................................... (615) 963-5034Ticket Manger ............................................................................... Zellina AndersonTicket Office Phone .......................................................................... (615) 963-5841Web Site ............................................................................................TSUTigers.comUniversity Web Site .............................................................................. TNState.edu

COACHING STAFFHead Coach .....................................................................................................Rod ReedAlma Mater, Year ........................................................................ Tennessee State, 1988TSU Record (Years) .......................................................43-37, 22-30 OVC (8th year)Career Record .................................................................................................SameOffensive Coordinator/QBs ...................................................................... Jeff ParkerDefensive Coordinator/Safties ...............................................................Garry FisherOffensive Line Coach .........................................................................Russ EhrenfeldRunning Back Coach ........................................................................ Kevin MashackWide Receiver Coach ......................................................................... Chris ChestnutTight Ends Coach ...........................................................................Antonio BradfordDefensive Line ......................................................................................Nick DavisonDefensive Ends/Outside Linebackers Coach .................................... Gerald ChatmanCorners Coach .....................................................................................Sidney PowellDirector of Operations ......................................................................... Jerad CoulterDirector of Strength & Conditioning ................................................. J.T. GreenstoneEquipmet Manager ..........................................................................LaTroy JohnsonAthletic Trainer ...................................................................................Trevor Searcy

TSU FOOTBALL HISTORYFirst Season ......................................................................................................1912All-Time Record .....................................................................................554-284-33First Year in OVC ................................................................................................1988Record in the OVC ......................................................................................... 93-108OVC Championships (Last) ......................................................................... 2 (1999)NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last) ......................................................... 5 (2013)HBCU National Championships (Last) ....................................................... 14 (2013)Cumulative All-Americans ..................................................................................329

2016 TEAM INFORMATION2016 Overall Record ........................................................................................... 7-4Home: ............................................................................................................... 3-1Away: ................................................................................................................ 2-3Neutral: ............................................................................................................. 1-02015 OVC Record (Finish) .......................................................................... 4-3 (4th)Home: ............................................................................................................... 2-1Away: ................................................................................................................ 2-2Neutral: .............................................................................................................N/AOffensive Formation ...................................................................... Spread/Pro StyleDefensive Formation .......................................................................................... 4-3Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................................... 7/4Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................................... 8/3Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................................................ 60/21Newcomers ......................................................................................................... 22

About Florida A&M* Head coach Alex Wood is in his third season at the helm of the Rattlers* FAMU is 6-18 during Wood's time as head coach; the head coach has totaled a 31-42 record over his career* He held the reigns of James Madison's program from 1995-98 and was the interim for five games in 2014 at U. of Buffalo* Wood is a 1978 graduate of the University of Iowa

Taking Over* Treon Harris has rushed 11 times for 91 yards in each of his first two games at Tennessee State* Harris is averaging 8.27 yards per carry, which ranks second in the OVC and 12th nationally in the FCS level* His 182 total rushing yards the 26th highest amount at the FCS level and his 91.0 rushing yards per game ranks 28th* The junior quarterback has found the goal line with his legs once in each game* In two games, Harris has a 80.3 passing efficiency and has completed 17 passes in 42 attempts for 223 yards* Harris has thrown one interception and has yet to find the end zone through the air* Harris transferred in from Florida to take over reigns of the offense after the departures of Ronald Butler and O’Shay Ackerman-Carter* The redshirt-junior played in 21 games, starting 15, for the Gators, completing 174-of-346 passes for 2,695 yards, 10 interceptions and 18 touchdowns during his two year career* Harris added 570 yards on the ground, carrying 171 times and reached the end zone on three occasions* As a sophomore, he started the final eight games of the season, including the 2015 SEC Championship game* As a true freshman, he started the final six games of the year, including an upset win over No. 9 Georgia in his first career start* He was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after throwing for 1,019 yards with nine touchdowns

It's Been A Long Time* Jackson State returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touch-down late in the fourth quarter of the Southern Heritage Classic on Sept. 9* It was the first kickoff for a score against the Tigers since Eastern Kentucky had a 97 yard return on Nov.14, 2004* The span between returns for a touchdown was 138 games, which covered 13 years

* TSU also gave up two other returns for a touchdown in 2004* Southeast Missouri completed the feat a week prior to EKU on Nov. 6, 2004 with an 85 yard return* The first of the season came in the Southern Heritage Classic as Jackson State returned an 89-yarder (9/18/04)

62 Years Later* The Tigers have won the first two games of the 2017 season with 17 points in each contest* The last time the Tigers started 2-0 scoring 17 points or less was in 1955 under head coach Howard Gentry* TSU defeated Lincoln University (7-0) and Virginia State (12-7) before losing to Langston University (Okla.) 3-0 * The last time TSU scored 17 points or less during the first two games of the season was in 2009 under head coach James Webster; Lost to Alabama A&M 24-7 and defeated Jackson State 14-7* In August and September, 1955:- President Eisenhower raises minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour- Gunsmoke premieres on CBS- Willie Mayes became the 7th player to reach 50 home runs in a season- First World Series color TV Broadcast on NBC* Notables in 1955:House - $22,000, Average income - $4,137, Gas - $.23, Postage Stamp - $.03, Bread - $.18, Milk (1/2 gal.) - $.43- The first McDonald's opens- Coca-Cola begins selling in cans- Disneyland opens in California- Rosa Parks is arrested after refusing to give up her seat- On the Waterfront wins Best Picture, Marlon Brando wins Best Actor and Grace Kelly wins Best Actress for 'The Country Girl'- "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets and "The Yellow Rose of Texas" by Mitch Miller are the top songs in August and September- Born in 1955, Whoopi Goldberg, Olga Korbut, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

Filling the Shoes* Ronald Butler stepped in as the signal caller during the third game of 2016 for O’Shay Ackerman-Carter who went down with a season ending injury* Butler, who graduated in the spring, finished 137-of-234 for 2,014 yards, averaging 251.8 yards per game which would have finished 21st in FCS and second in the OVC

TeNNessee sTaTe

Rushing Att. Yd. Avg. TDTreon Harris 22 182 8.3 2

Passing Comp. Att. Yd. TDTreon Harris 17 42 223 0

Receiving Rec. Yd. Avg. TDPatrick Smith 9 116 12.9 0

Punt Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGPatrick Smith 3 41 13.7 56

Kick Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGJared Simpkins 3 44 14.7 23Chris Rowland 3 41 13.7 31Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SKChris Collins 15-7 22 4.0-13 2.0

Florida a&m

Rushing Att. Yd. Avg. TDRicky Henrilus 25 111 4.4 0

Passing Comp. Att. Yd. TDVince Jeffries 15 33 100 1Ryan Stanley 19 32 217 1Receiving Rec. Yd. Avg. TDBrandon Norwood 11 117 10.6 2

Punt Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGKareem Smith 5 22 4.4 29

Kick Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGOrlando McKinley 5 91 18.2 27

Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SKJalene Douse 9-6 15 0.0-0 0.0

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Game Notes teNNessee state vs. Florida a&m (sept. 16, 2017)* Butler led all OVC quarterbacks in total touchdowns, 28 (21 passing, six rushing and one receiving), and in Passing Efficiency (147.8), which also placed him 14th in FCS play* On the ground, Butler finished second, only to Murray State’s running back Devin Church, in conference games rushing, averaging 5.7 yards per carry; making him the top rushing QB in conference games

All-Americans* Four returning players earned All-American honors in 2016* Defensive end Ebenezer “Ebo” Ogundeko, kicker Lane Clark, wide receiver Steven Newbold and return specialist Chris Rowland joined graduated Tigers Jessamen Dunker and Ezra Robinson as selections a year ago* Ogundeko was named 2016 HERO Sports FCS Third Team All-American* Clark was selected Associated Press Second Team All-American, HERO Sports FCS Second Team All-Amer-ican, STATS FCS Third Team All-American and the BOX-TOROW First Team All-American* Newbold and Rowland were both selected to the HERO Sports Freshman All-American squad

Buck Buchanan Watch* Senior defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko has been named to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award for the second consecutive year* Ogundeko recorded two sacks for eight yards and had three breakups, to go along with seven tackles, four solos, versus Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic* In the opening weekend, Ogundeko notched four tack-les, three solo, and recovered a fumble* Ogundeko is one of 21 players nominated to the 2017 preseason watch list* Ogundeko had 48 tackles in just eight games in 2016 and led Tennessee State in tackles for loss (11), sacks (5.5), quarterback hurries (five) and fumble recoveries (two)* The Brooklyn, N.Y., product is a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year* Wide receiver Patrick Smith was selected as the Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year

* Smith was also selected to the same honor by the Media and Lindy’s* The senior wide out returned a punt 56 yards for the game-winning score versus Jackson State* Smith caught three passes for 46 yards at the Southern Heritage Classic during week two* Smith was held out of the end zone at Georgia State, despite hauling in six passes for 70 yards* The senior caught 61 passes for 966 yards and 13 touch-downs* His touchdown mark ranked seventh nationally and ranked seventh in OVC single-season history* Smith helped the offense become the top scoring unit in the OVC in 2016 at 32.6 points per game

Fred Mitchell Watch* Senior Lane Clark has been named to the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List for 2017* Clark converted on a 26 yard field goal and had two ex-tra points versus Jackson State; He made a 32-yarder in the fourth quarter, but the points were removed as the Tigers earned a first down on a Jackson State penalty* The kicker finished 1-for-4 in the first game of the sea-son, while connecting on his two extra point opportunities* Clark is on a list of 36 place-kickers from all levels of college football, with the exception of the Football Bowl Subdivision* Clark was named to four All-American teams a season ago and has been placed on two preseason All-American teams this season* The Hays, Kan. native was selected to the preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference team heading into his final campaign* The fourth-year kicker accounted for four of the five lon-gest distances in the FCS last season and finished 17-of-25 FG’s (68.0%) and 38-of-42 PAT’s* Clark was one of four kickers in all levels of the NCAA to kick four field goals from beyond 50-yards* Clark converted nine kicks from 44-yards and beyond, which was more field goals from 44-yards-plus than 120 of the 124 FCS teams even attempted from that distance* The senior led the Tigers last year in total points (89)* The recipient of the Fred Mitchell Award will be an-nounced in mid-December based on performance on the football field and in the community

CATEGORYFirst Downs

1st By Rushing1st By Passing1st By PenaltyPenalty YardsFumbles-Lost

Rushing AttemptsRushing YardsYards Per Rush

Rushing Yards Per GameRushing TDs

Pass Comp.-Att.-IntPassing Yards

Passing Yards Per GamePassing TDs

Total Offensive PlaysTotal Offense

Total Offense Per GameTotal Points

Points Per Game

Current Streak Won 3Current Home Streak Lost 1Current Road Streak Won 3

2017 2016 TotalOverall 2-0 7-4 45-37at Home 0-0 3-1 21-12On the Road 1-0 3-3 16-23Neutral Site 1-0 1-0 8-2Playoff Games 0-0 0-0 1-1Overtime Games 0-0 0-0 0-4Ranked Opponents 0-0 0-1 1-8

In August 1-0 0-0 2-0In September 1-0 3-0 22-8In October 0-0 2-3 12-17In November 0-0 2-1 9-11In December 0-0 0-0 0-1

Outrushing Opponent 2-0 5-1 37-11When Rushing 200-299 1-0 4-1 15-3When Rushing 300+ 0-0 0-0 6-0Outrushed by Opponent 0-0 2-3 8-26When allowing 300+ 0-0 1-1 1-6

Outpassing Opponent 0-0 4-3 24-22When Passing 300-399 0-0 0-2 4-10When Passing 400+ 0-0 0-0 1-0Outpassed by Opponent 2-0 3-1 21-15When Allowing 300-399 0-0 3-1 7-7When Allowing 400+ 0-0 0-0 1-2

Outgaining Opponent 1-0 4-1 32-11When Having 400-499 Yards 0-0 3-1 13-13When Having 500+ Yards 0-0 0-1 8-2Outgained by Opponent 1-0 3-3 13-26Allowing 400-499 Yards 0-0 0-3 2-13Allowing 500+ 0-0 2-1 4-9

Less Turnovers 1-0 4-0 27-10More Turnovers 0-0 0-3 8-21Even Turnovers 1-0 3-1 10-6

Scoring First 2-0 3-2 25-13Opponent Scores First 0-0 4-2 20-24

Leading After 1st 2-0 4-1 27-8Trailing After 1st 0-0 2-3 14-21Tied After 1st 0-0 1-0 4-8Leading at Half 2-0 4-1 34-9Trailing at Half 0-0 2-3 9-26Tied at Half 0-0 1-0 2-2Leading After 3rd 2-0 6-0 39-8Trailing After 3rd 0-0 1-4 6-29Tied After 3rd 0-0 0-0 0-0

Scoring 0-10 0-0 0-0 1-7Scoring 11-20 2-0 0-2 6-8Scoring 21-30 0-0 0-0 11-17Scoring 31-40 0-0 4-2 15-3Scoring 40+ 0-0 3-0 12-2Opponent Scores 0-10 1-0 1-0 16-0Opponent Scores 11-20 1-0 0-0 15-2Opponent Scores 21-30 0-0 4-0 9-13Opponent Scores 31-40 0-0 1-3 3-12Opponent Scores 40+ 0-0 1-1 2-10

Individual 100-yard Rusher 0-0 4-1 22-12With two 100-yard Rushers 0-0 0-0 1-0Opponent 100-yard Rusher 0-0 1-2 5-18Opponent two 100-yard Rushers 0-0 0-1 1-3

Rod Reed’s Record Breakdown

Team Comparison TeNNessee sTaTe opp

32 35 18 11 10 18 4 6 20-198 15-126 3-1 3-3 77 62 398 156 5.2 2.5 199.0 78.0 3 0 17-42-1 42-69-3 223 420 111.5 210.0 0 1 119 131 621 576 310.5 288.0 34 25 17.0 12.5

Florida A&M opp

33 36 18 21 13 14 2 1 20-151 10-93 3-1 0-0 73 63 273 298 3.7 4.7 136.5 149.0 3 4 34-67-0 28-61-2 317 319 158.5 159.5 2 3 140 124 590 617 295.0 308.5 36 56 18.0 28.0

Tennessee State University Football

Game Notes teNNessee state vs. Florida a&m (sept. 16, 2017)National Player of the Week* Linebacker Chris Collins earned STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Week for his play in the opening weekend at Georgia State* The Fairburn, Ga. native also was named College Sports Madness National Player of the Week, Ohio Valley Confer-ence and TSWA Defensive Player of the Week* The Senior recorded 12 tackles, nine solo, three for loss, a sack and a forced fumble against the Panthers* His key stop came in the third quarter as he stopped a GSU runner inches short of the yard to gain on a 4th and goal at the TSU four yard line* Collins started all 11 games for the Tigers last year, earn-ing Second Team All-OVC honors* He collected 87 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions, four pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and forced a fumble in 2016* Collins led the OVC with 58 solo tackles and was 22nd in FCS averaging 5.3 solo tackles per game

The First in 2017* The Tigers were the first Football Championship Subdi-vision (FCS) team to defeat an Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team this season* The Tigers 17-10 win over Georgia State took place on Aug. 31* The win total for the FCS over the FBS has reached six* On Sept. 9, New Hampshire surprised Georgia Southern (22-12) and South Dakota stopped Bowling Green (35-27)* On Sept. 2, James Madison defeated East Carolina (34-14), Liberty beat Baylor (48-45) and Howard upset UNLV (43-40)

Defeating the Big Guys* The Tigers earned their first win over an FBS opponent since the change from NCAA I-A in 2006* Since that time period, TSU is 1-3 with two losses to Van-derbilt (2006, 2016) and one to Air Force (2011)* TSU defeated I-A Louisville in 1981 (42-30) and 1984 (24-15)* Tennessee State was an NCAA DI-A Independent pro-gram from 1978-80, before moving to I-AA

The First in Two Years* The Tigers became the first team to have a run or pass from scrimmage totaling over 50-yards against Georgia State in two years* Running back Seth Rowland busted through the middle of the line for a 59 yard run in the third quarter* The Panthers were the lone team at the FBS level to not al-low a play of over 50 yards in all of 2016; The last play of over 50 yards cam on a 58-yard pass play versus Troy (11/27/15)

Returner Returning* Wide receiver/return specialists Chris Rowland was one of only two freshmen to make the First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference in 2016* Rowland saw his first action of the year at the South-ern Heritage Classic; His first return went for 31 yards* He led the nation in Combined Return Yards with 1,103 yards and finished third in the OVC in All-Purpose yards* Rowland returned 42 returns kickoffs for 993 yards (23.6 ypr) with a long of 66 to go along with 13 punt returns for 111 yards (8.5 ypr) and a long of 20. * Offensively, Rowland caught 16 passes for 236 yards and rushed 14 times for 57 yards.

Just Keep Rowland* Sophomore Seth Rowland received action as a run-ning back for the first time in his career* Rowland found the end zone on a four yard run on his first collegiate carry* The running back finished with 76 yards on nine car-ries, averaging 8.4 yards per carry* Rowland is the older brother of sophomore Chris Row-land, who was a FCS Freshman All-American a season ago as a return specialist and wide receiver* Chris never found the end zone during his rookie campaign* Seth served as a member of the special teams in 2016

Impressive Debut* Safety Vincent Sellers impressed in his first collegiate game collecting 10 tackles, seven solo

TSU In the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA Rankings Stat OVC NCAA4th Down Conversion Percentage .500 3 38 4th Douwn Conversion Percentage Defense .500 6 49Blocked Punts Allowed 0 1 1First Down Defense 35 5 39Fumbles Lost 1 1 30Fumbles Recovered 3 1 9Net Punting 36.27 6 51Passes Had Intercepted 1 1 19Passes Intercepted 3 2 13Passing Yards Allowed 210.0 6 55Passing Yards Per Completion 13.12 2 36Punt Returns 13.67 3 20Red Zone Defense .571 1 11Rushing Defense 78.0 2 17Rushing Offense 199.0 2 26Sacks Allowed 1.00 2 16Scoring Defense 12.5 1 10Tackles for Loss Allowed 3.50 1 7Team Passing Efficiency Defense 108.09 1 26Team Sacks 3.50 1 7Team Tackles for Loss 6.5 5 37Time of Possession 30:40 3 47Total Defense 288.0 2 18Turnover Margin 2.0 1 8Turnovers Gained 6 1 8Turnovers Lost 2 1 16Winning Percentage 1.000 1 1

Big Play Tigers

300 Plus-Yard Games - Passing

250-Yard Games - Passing

100-Yard Games - Rushing

100-Yard Games - Receiving Rushing Plays of 50 - 6959, Seth Rowland at Georgia State

Rushing Plays of 40 - 49 Yards

Rushing Plays of 30 - 39 Yards31, Sabree Curtis at Georgia State

Rushing Plays of 20 - 29 Yards26, Treon Harris vs. Jackson State24, Treon Harris vs. Jackson State21, Treon Harris at Georgia State

Receiving Plays of 30 - 39 Yards32, Patrick Smith from Treon Harris

Receiving Plays of 20 - 29 Yards24, Mahlon Medley from Treon Harris21, Steven Newbold from Treon Harris20, Patrick Smith from Treon Harris

Punts Over 50 Yards58, Austin Rowley vs. Jackson State54, Austin Rowley at Georgia State

Punt Returns Over 20 Yards56, (TD) Patrick Smith vs. Jackson State

Kickoff Returns Over 30 Yards31, Chris Rowland vs. Jackson State

Interception Returns Over 20 Yards71, LaQuarius Cook vs. Jackson State

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Game Notes teNNessee state vs. Florida a&m (sept. 16, 2017)

TSU In the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA Rankings Stat OVC NCAAField Goals Per Game Lane Clark 1.00 3 33Forced Fumbles Chris Collins 0.50 1 17 Dell Porter 0.50 1 17Fumbles Recovered Ebenezer Ogundeko 1 2 12 Blair Edwards 1 2 12 Justin North 1 2 12Interceptions Per Game Dajour Nesbeth 0.5 2 28 Joe Johnson 0.5 2 28 LaQuarius Cook 0.5 2 28Passes Defended Ebenezer Ogundeko 1.5 3 28Passing Yards per Completion Treon Harris 13.12 1 31Punt Return Touchdowns Patrick Smith 1 1 1Punt Returns Patrick Smith 13.7 3 12Punting Austin Rowley 40.0 6 47Rush Yards Per Carry Treon Harris 8.27 2 12Rushing Yards Treon Harris 182 4 26Rushing yards Per Game Treon Harris 91.0 4 28Sacks Chris Collins 1.00 3 20 Ebenezer Ogundeko 1.00 3 20Solo Tackles Chris Collins 7.5 1 7Tackles For Loss Chris Collins 2.0 2 19Total Offense Treon Harris 202.5 4 59Total Tackles Chris Collins 11.0 1 15Total Touchdowns Treon Harris 2 3 41Yards Per Pass Attempt Ronald Butler 5.80 6 61

* Sellers came up big on consecutive plays in the second quarter, forcing GSU to settle for a field goal* The freshman made a tackle at the two-yard line stop-ping the GSU runner in his tracks and followed with a tackle-for-loss to force the fourth down* Sellers earned Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week honors for his performance* Sellers also was named honorable mention STATS FCS Freshman of the Week

Another Threat* Sophomore wide receiver Steven Newbold concluded an explosive rookie campaign in 2016 which included 16 plays over 20 yards and added three more of 40 yards or more, highlighted by a 71 yard touchdown reception at Bethune-Cookman. * Newbold finished 14th in the nation with 19.1 yards per reception* He was the top freshman receiver in the conference in receptions (41), yards (784) and touchdowns (6)

Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch* Senior wide receiver Patrick Smith and senior defen-sive end Ebenezer Ogundeko were named to the 2017-18 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List. * There were a total of 31 FCS players named to the list, including five from the OVC. * The Senior Bowl's 2017 Watch List includes more than 400 student athletes who are eligible to play in the

2017 game from nearly every level of college football. These players are looking to fill the 110 roster spots that form the North and South squads for the nation's pre-mier all-star game. * The two seniors hope to join Jessamen Dunker (2016), Ezra Robinson (2016), Kadeem Edwards (2014) and Robert Myers (2015) who have all represented the Ti-gers in the Reese’s Senior Bowl. * The game will be played on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. and will be televised on the NFL Network

For Your Protection* TSU has allowed two sacks, one each game, for a total of seven yards to start the 2017 season* The Tigers front is ranked 16th in the FCS for sacks allowed* TSU’s offensive line posted four games without allow-ing a sack in 2016* The Tigers tied for 28th in the FCS in 2016 and second in the OVC allowing just 1.45 sacks per game* Preseason All-OVC selection Thomas Burton anchors the line at center and is joined by Justin Brooks (10 starts), Jamahl Jelks (six starts), Ty Allen (five starts) and Lachavious Simmons (two starts) who all saw games as a starter last year* SEC transfers Christian Morris (Ole Miss) and Chidi Okeke (LSU) look to replace the losses of Jessamen Dunker (New York Giants) and Kevin Kenton (New York Jets rookie camp invitee)

The Sunshine Boys* The Tigers have 19 players who are from Florida, plus two others who call the Sunshine State home* In addition, offensive coordinator and quarterback coach, Jeff Parker hails from Florida, along with running back coach and recruiting coordi-nator, Kevin Mashack* Parker is a native of Daytona Beach and played two years at Bethune-Cookman, aftedr starting his career at TSU* Parker also spent the 1992 season as a member of the Tampa Bay Buc-caneers* Mashack is a native of Miami, before coming to TSU for collegeThe Players:1 - Steven Newbold, WR, So., Carol City, Fla. (Miami Carol City HS)5 - Terrell Bonds, CB, Sr., Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS)5 - Treon Harris, QB, R-Jr., Miami, Fla. (Florida)9 - Al-Malik Moore, WR, Fr., Miami, Fla. (Northwestern HS)10 - Dajour Nesbeth, CB, So., Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS)16 - Reggie Gunn, LB, So., Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy)17 - Moris Lugo, LB, Fr., Opa Locka, Fla. (Miami Carol City HS)19 - Justin North, LB, R-Sr., Orlando, Fla. (Freedom HS)22 - Lakhalon Holland, CB, R-Jr., Jacksonville, Fla (Ribault HS)23 - Xavier Hurge, S, R-Jr., Coral Springs, Fla. (Florida State)25 - Vincent Sellers, DB, Fr., Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS)27 - James Green, LB, Fr., Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS)34 - Arkeem Granger, RB, R-So., Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan HS)53 - Mike Smith, OG, R-Jr., Miami, Fla. (USF)74 - Kenkhari Green, OL, Fr., Plant City, Fla. (Plant City HS)85 - Vincent Thomas, WR, Fr., Orlando, Fla. (Jones HS)91 - Marvin Maddox, DE, R-Jr., Jacksonville, Fla. (Ribault HS)96 - Coby Weiss, K, Fr., Gainesville, Fla. (Bucholz HS)97 - Justin Culpepper, DT, So., Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen HS)

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Game Notes teNNessee state vs. Florida a&m (sept. 16, 2017)The Long and Weary Road* In 2016, the Tigers completed a three game road trip, traveling to Vanderbilt (three miles), Murray State (122 miles) and Austin Peay (49 miles) totaling 352 miles roundtrip to go along with their four home games* In 2017, TSU will venture away from Nashville for the first four games of the season, including trips to Atlan-ta (248 miles), Memphis (205), Tampa, Fla. (704) and Martin, Tenn. (155)* The Big Blue will travel 2,624 total miles before re-turning to Nissan Stadium to face Eastern Illinois on Sept. 30 in the John Merritt Classic* The JMC will start a stretch during the schedule where the Tigers will play at home four times over the next six dates, including a Homecoming date with Austin Peay on Oct. 14* TSU will have to wait until November to play its first games at Hale Stadium* The Tigers host Virginia University of Lynchburg on Nov. 4 in “the Hole” and welcome Southeast Missouri a week later (Nov.11)

Home Sweet Home* TSU is one of the few teams in the nation that splits games between two home sites* The Tigers used on-campus Hale Stadium from 1953-1998 before moving into Nissan Stadium in 1999 * TSU returned to Hale in 2012 and has gone 7-3 since then. In total, TSU is 180-60-5 at home all-time* The Tigers finished 3-1 at home during the 2016 sea-son (2-0 at Nissan; 1-1 in "the Hole")

Sgt. York Trophy Tie* In 2016, Tennessee State, UT Martin and Tennessee Tech shared the Sgt. York Trophy. * Tennessee State finished 2-1 with wins over UT Martin and Austin Peay; TTU defeated APSU and lost at UTM* UTM is 2-1 defeating Tennessee Tech and Austin Peay* The three-way tie between TSU, TTU and UTM allows the Skyhawks to retain the trophy* The Skyhawks had won the past two trophies* TSU has the most titles (6) in the nine years of com-petition* UTM has five titles, TTU has three and APSU has one

Continuing to Score* Redshirt-senior wide receiver Patrick Smith has scored 23 touchdowns in 24 career games for TSU* This is the first time in Smith's career where he has not caught a touchdown pass in consecutive games

* After putting up 10 touchdowns in 10 games in 2015, he scored 13 times in 11 games in 2016* Smith has been held without a touchdown in just four career games (2 in 2015; 2 in 2016) * He has six career games with more than one touchdown

HBCU Hall of Fame Player of the Year Watch List* The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced Patrick Smith and Ebenezer Ogundeko to the 2017 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award * The Award is in its second year and is presented to the most outstanding football player from a Historically Black College & University* Former North Carolina A&T and current Chicago Bears run-ning back Tarik Cohen was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Award in 2016.*Smith and Ogundeko are a part of a list of 50 players rep-resenting 27 different Historically Black Colleges and Univer-sities* The winner of the 2017 Player of the Year Award will be hon-ored with the Deacon Jones Trophy during the Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Feb. 10, 2018 in Atlanta. Four finalists will be unveiled on December 12.

Tennessee State Air Defense* As a unit, the defense pulled down 13 interceptions last season, surpassing the 2015 total of six* The Big Blue is ranked 30th nationally in interceptions in 2016* TSU went five-consecutive picks in a stretch from ear-ly-September until mid-October* The Tigers picked-off 21 passes in 2013 and 16 in 2014* Then-senior Ezra Robinson finished last season with five interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns * Robinson earned a mini camp invite from the Jack-sonville Jaguars* Now a senior, Terrell Bonds had three interceptions on the 2016 season as a junior

Thirty-Something* TSU scored 30-plus points in six consecutive games to open the 2016 season for the first time since 1984* The Tigers finished the 2016 season with nine games with 30-plus points out of the 11 games on the schedule * The '84 squad scored over 30 points during the first nine games and in 10 of 11 on the season; Scored a 24-15 victory over Louisville in lone game under 30 points* TSU ranked 26th in the FCS scoring with 32.3 points per game

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vS JackSon State 4-63 1:23 tD 3-8 1:32 Punt 12-57 5:41 FG 10-69 3:27 intvS FloriDa a&m ut martin eaStern illinoiS eaStern kentucky auStin Peay tenneSSee tech virGinia-lynchburG SoutheaSt miSSouri JackSonville State

totalS: 7-63 2:35 6-12 3:13 15-76 6:42 15-76 5:10averaGe: 3.5-31.5 1:18 3.0-6.0 1:37 7.5-28.0 3:21 7.5-38.0 2:35 tD-1 FG-1 Punt-1 Punt-2 Fumble-1 int-1 DownS-1

Career Receiving Yards1. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 3,903 2. Mike Jones, 1979-82 3,571 3. Golden Tate, 1980-83 3,100 4. Corey Sullivan, 1996-99 2,487 5. Patrick Robinson, 1989-92 2,439 6. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 2,182 7. Chris Johnson, 2004-08 2,155 8. Lawrence Segree, 1992-95 2,102 9. Patrick Smith (2015-Present) 2,078 10. Johnnie Robinson, 1964-65 1,702

Career Receptions

1. Mike Jones, 1979-82 197 2. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 194 3. Golden Tate, 1980-83 162 4. Lawrence Segree, 1992-95 160 5. Corey Sullivan, 1996-99 145 6. Patrick Robinson, 1989-92 140 7. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 131 8. Chris Johnson, 2004-08 127 9. Patrick Smith (2015-Present) 124 10. Travis James, 2009-12 119

Career Touchdowns

1. Mike Jones, 1979-82 42 2. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 32 3. Golden Tate, 1980-83 27 4. Larry Dorsey, 1972-75 26 5. Patrick Smith (2015-Present) 236. John Holland, 1970-73 22 7. Johnnie Robinson, 1964-66 20 8. Patrick Robinson, 1989-92 19 9. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 18 10. Leon Jamison, 1954-57 17 James Thaxton, 1969-72 17 Corey Sullivan, 1996-99 17

Career Scoring Kicking1. Jamin Godfrey (134 PAT, 59 FG), 2010-13 3112. Eric Benson, (118 PAT, 38 FG), 2005-08 2323. Lane Clark, (94 PAT, 35 FG) 2014-Present 1994. Larry Watkins, 1978-81 1985. Carlos Jones, 1982-1984 172

Career FG’s Made1. Jamin Godfrey, 2010-2013 592. Lane Clark, 2014-Present 353. Eric Benson, 2005-08 284. Joey Hudak, 2001-04 265. Larry Watkins, 1978-81 25

Longest FG Made1. Lane Clark vs UT Martin (10/1/16) 572. Lane Clark vs Tennessee Tech (11/12/16) 553. Lane Clark vs UT Martin (10/1/16) 544. Seth Goodowens vs. Jackson State, 1999 535. Lane Clark at Eastern Illinois (10/8/16) 526. Jamin Godfrey at Eastern Illinois (11/05/11) 517. Jamin Godfrey at Jacksonville State (10/12/13) 50 Lane Clark vs. Eastern Illinois (10/17/15) 509. Lane Clark at Southeast Missouri (11/19/16) 4910. Jamin Godfrey at Eastern Kentucky (10/22/11) 48

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Game Notes teNNessee state vs. Florida a&m (sept. 16, 2017)

William Jasper Hale Stadium RecordsIndividual RecordsMost Rushing Yards: 230 Lee Derrick vs. Bluefield State 11/25/54Most Passing Yards: 484 Gilbert Renfroe vs. District of Columbia 11/5/83Most Receiving Yards: 248 Patrick Smith vs. Murray State 11/7/15Most Receptions: 12 Lawrence Segree vs. Southeast Missouri 11/19/94Most Rushing Touchdowns: 5 Charles Thomas vs. Central State 11/20/71Most Receiving Touchdowns: 4 Mike Jones vs. North Carolina A&T 11/15/80Most Points: 30 Charles Thomas vs. Central State 11/20/71Most Rushes: 36 Darron Davis vs. UT Martin 11/17/92Most PAT Attempted: 11 Roy Meneese vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66Most PAT Made: 9 Roy Meneese vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66

Team RecordsMost Rushing Yards: 410 vs. UT Martin 11/5/77Most Passing Yards: 484 vs. District of Columbia 11/5/83Total Yards: 780 vs. District of Columbia 11/5/83Most Points: 83 vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 0 vs. Morris Brown 10/3/64Fewest Completions Allowed: 0 vs. Morris Brown 10/3/64Fewest First Downs Allowed: 0 vs. Morris Brown 10/3/64Most Touchdown Passes: 8 vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66

Opponents – Individual Most Rushing Yards: 221 Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky 11/2/91Longest Rush: 90 James Jackson, Kentucky State 1964Longest Kickoff Return: 100 Larry Douglas, Southern 10/28/78Longest Interception Return: 92 Collier, Florida A&M 10/21/67Longest Punt Return: 85 Donald Davis, Grambling State 10/9/71Longest Pass Play: 96 Matthew Reed to Lee Fobbs, Grambling State 10/9/71

Valued Experience* The Tigers played 21 freshmen last season providing depth and experience for the current campaign* All the returning sophomores are listed on the two-deep along with 15 juniors and four freshmen* The offense lists only two seniors as starters, while the defense boasts six senior starters* Freshmen All-Americans Steven Newbold and Chris Rowland lead the way of returning sophomoresThe running game is youthful with Earl Harrison, Sabree Curtis and Andrew Knox* Harrison has gained 475 yards on 73 carries and crossed the goal line twice* Sabree Curtis, Jr. has rushed for 170 yards with two touchdowns and had seven receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown* Knox has played in nine games at fullback and rushed for a touchdown and pulled in three receptions for 24 yards* Jamahl Jelks, Lachavious Simmons and Camren Jones saw time on a line for the top scoring team in the OVC* Jelks played in 11 games, starting the last seven* Simmons had a pair of starts at left tackle, also saw time at right tackle; he played in all eleven games* Jones played in multiple games at guard* Michael Perry and Justin Culpepper gained valuable experience in extensive action* Perry has played the last seven games after sitting the first four games due to injury* Culpepper registered 12 tackles and one sack* The Tigers’ defensive backfield was decimated with injuries thrusting true freshmen Larry Wilhoite and Da-jour Nesbeth into action, along with redshirt freshman Shakur Jackson* Wilhoite played in nine games, making seven starts, and had 33 tackles, shared a tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and an interception* Nesbeth registered 14 tackles, 13 solo, while playing in nine games at cornerback

* Shakur Jackson had five tackles, a break-up, a pass defended and a QB hurry* Long snapper Thomas Newberg handled the duties for all punts and field goal attempts; He notched two tackles on punt coverage

TSU vs. HBCUs* Tennessee State University holds a 397-141-19 record against other HBCUs, good for a .742 winning percent-age.* Since taking over in 2010, Rod Reed holds a 20-4 against HBCUs for a winning percentage of .833* TSU’s most wins against D-I HBCU opponents are: Florida A&M (29), Jackson State (28) and Southern (27)

Where they Stand* The TSU coaching staff will have both coordinators on the field for the third consecutive season* Offensive Coordinator Jeff Parker spent most of the 2015 season in the booth, before moving to field level where he remained for the entire 2016 schedule* Tight ends and Tackles coach Antonio Bradford along with quality control coach Chad Jenkins will be in the booth for the offensive unit* Defensive line coach Nick Davison, cornerbacks coach/special teams coordinator Sidney Powell and player personal assistant Anthony Brown will be in the box for the Tiger defense* Joining Head Coach Rod Reed on the sidelines with Parker and Defensive Coordinator Garry Fisher, will be offensive line coach Russ Ehrenfeld, running backs coach Kevin Mashack, wide receivers coach Chris Chest-nut, defensive ends/outside linebackers coach Gerald Chatman and quality control caoch Rico Council* The Director of Strength and Conditioning, T.J. Green-stone will be on the sideline and hold the role of "get back" coach

Tackles in a Career1. Roderick Reed, 1985-88 4062. Nick Thrasher, 2011-14 3583. Randy Fuller, 1990-93 3084. Rico Council, 2008-11 2935. Brent Alexander, 1991-93 2836. Jermaine Beale, 1999-02 2717. Daniel Fitzpatrick, 2011-14 2618. Simon Shanks, 1989-90 2469. Elliot Pilton, 1990-91 21010. Lee Smith, 1987-90 206-- Chris Collins, (2014-17) 191

Future Schedules

2018Sept. 1 – Bethune-Cookman (John Merritt Classic)Sept. 8 – Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic)Sept. 15 – at HamptonSept. 22 – at Eastern IllinoisSept. 29 – OPENOct. 6 – at Austin PeayOct. 13 – at Murray StateOct. 20 – Tennessee TechOct. 27 – at VanderbiltNov. 3 – at Southeast MissouriNov. 10 – Jacksonville StateNov. 17 – UT MartinNov. 24 – OPEN

2019Aug. 31 – Hampton (John Merritt Classic)Sept. 7 – at Middle TennesseeSept. 14 – Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic)Sept. 21 – OPENSept. 28 – at Eastern KentuckyOct. 5 – at Jacksonville StateOct. 12 – Murray StateOct. 19 – Austin PeayOct. 26 – OPENNov. 2 – Southeast MissouriNov. 9 – Eastern IllinoisNov. 16 – at UT Martin Nov. 23 – at Tennessee Tech

TSU in the Weekly Rankings STATS Coaches Rank Pts Rank PtsPreseason RV (35) 102 RV (33) 26Wk 1 - Sept. 4 23 406 24 81Wk 2 - Sept. 11 22 634 24 93Wk 3 - Sept. 18Wk 4 - Sept. 25Wk 5 - Oct. 2Wk 6 - Oct. 9Wk 7 - Oct. 16Wk 8 - Oct. 23Wk 9 - Oct. 30Wk 10 - Nov. 6Wk 11 - Nov. 13

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sGT. york Trophy Tennessee sTaTe vs. Florida a&m (sepT. 16, 2017)

SGT. YORK GAME RECORDSTeamPoints: 61 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11)Total Offensive Yards: 644 - Austin Peay vs. Tennessee State (11/5/16)First Downs: 36 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11)

Rushing Yards: 377 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08)Rushing Attempts: 63 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (9/15/07)Rushing Touchdowns: 5 - Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay (11/19/11)

Passing Yards: 387 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11)Passing Attempts: 58 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11)Passing Touchdowns: 6 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11)Completions: 34 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11)

Interceptions: 3 - Done Seven TimesINT Return Yards: 92 - Tennessee State vs. Tennessee Tech (10/31/09)

Fumbles Lost: 3 - Done Five TimesFumble Recoveries: 3 - Done Five Times

Sacks: 8 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (10/3/15)Turnovers Committed: 5 - Done Three Times

Penalites: 15 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08)Penalty Yards: 164 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (10/10/09)

IndividualRushing Yards: 195 - Javarris Williams, TSU vs. APSU (10/18/08)Rushing Attempts: 35 - Don Chapman, UTM vs. TSU (11/17/07)Rushing Touchdowns: 4 - Javarris Williams, TSU vs. UTM (11/17/07)Longest Rush: 84 - Ronald Butler, TSU vs. APSU (11/5/16)

Passing Yards: 387 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11)Passing Attempts: 58 - Tre Lamb, TTU vs. TSU (10/15/11)Completions: 34 - Tre Lamb, TTU vs. TSU (10/15/11)Passing Touchdowns: 6 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11)Longest Pass: 84 - Jeremy Perry, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10)Most Interceptions: 3 - Done Three Times

Receiving Yards: 198 - Ben Axline, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/16)Receptions: 11 - Quentin Sims, UTM vs. TSU (11/12/11)Receiving Touchdowns: 3 - Darryl Miller, APSU vs. TTU (10/25/08)Longest Reception: 84 - Calvin McNairl, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10)

Field Goals Made: 4 - Done Three TimesLongest Field Goal: 57 - Lane Clark, TSU vs. UTM (10/1/16) 57 - Nick Madonia, TTU vs. TSU (11/12/16)Punts: 10 - Jonathan King, TTU vs. UTM (10/3/15)Longest Punt: 66 - Devin Stuart, APSU vs. TTU (9/10/16)Punt Return Yards: 107 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (11/6/10)Longest Punt Return: 76 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11)Kick Return Yards: 243 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09)Longest Kick Return: 100 - Weldon Garlington, TSU vs. APSU (10/1/11)All-Purpose Yards: 312 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09)

Interceptions: 2 - Done Six TimesTackles: 20 - Corey Reed, TTU vs. UTM (10/16/08)Sacks: 2.5 - Antonio Harper, TSU vs. TTU (10/15/11)

All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners2007 - Tennessee State*, Austin Peay 2008 - Tennessee State 2009 - Tennessee Tech 2010 - UT Martin 2011 - Tennessee State*, Tennessee Tech 2012 - Tennessee State*, UT Martin2013 - Tennessee State2014 - UT Martin2015 - UT Martin2016 - UT Martin*, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech*Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker

2016Sept. 10 Tennessee Tech 41, @ Austin Peay 7Sept. 24 @ UT Martin 44, Tennessee Tech 23Oct. 1 @ Tennessee State 34, UT Martin 30Oct. 8 @ UT Martin 45, Austin Peay 31Nov. 5 Tennessee State 41, @ Austin Peay 40Nov. 12 Tennessee Tech 44, @Tennessee State 16

2017Sept. 23 Tennessee State at UT MartinSept. 30 UT Martin at Austin PeayOct. 14 Austin Peay at Tennessee StateOct. 28 Tennessee State at Tennessee TechNov. 4 Austin Peay at Tennessee TechNov. 18 UT Martin at Tennessee Tech

In July 2007, the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference announced the creation of the Sergeant York Trophy which goes to the winner of the quadrangular season football series between the four Ohio Valley Conference schools located in the state of Tennessee – Austin Peay State University, University of Tennessee at Martin, Tennessee State University and Tennessee Technological University.

The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief’s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since 1972.

In a close race, Tennessee State and Austin Peay shared the inaugural award, finishing with identical 2-1 records in 2007. Tennessee State took the trophy home thanks to a one-point victory in overtime over the Governors; that game was decided by a block extra point by NFL First Round Draft Pick Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. The Tigers repeated as champions in 2008, winning all three of its Sgt. York games.

The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. As a corporal in the 2nd battalion, 328th Infantry, in the Battle of the Meuse River-Argonne (Oct. 8, 1918), York and seven other soldiers captured 132 prisoners, was promoted to sergeant and received the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy and the War Medal of Montenegro. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Following the war, York returned his home in Pall Mall, Tenn. (located in north central Tennessee, 55 miles

northeast of Cookeville) where he dedicated his life to improving education and facilitating educational opportunities for children in the state of Tennessee. In 1927, he established the Alvin C. York Institute after spending several years raising money for the school which opened as a private institution. That school was established, in part, to provide educational opportunities denied to the boys and girls of Fentress Country. In 1937, the Institute became a state special school after an appeal to the Tennessee State Legislature. The school, located in Jamestown, Tenn., is still in operation today.

York died on Sept. 2, 1964 and the foundation which he helped establish in 1920 – The Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation – was dormant for many years. The Foundation was re-established by Lipscomb Davis, Jr. in 1992 and is currently run by Sgt. York’s grandson Gerald (U.S. Army Colonel, Retired). York’s papers are archived by Michael E. Birdwell, Ph.D., who is an associate professor of history at Tennessee Technological University, one of the four institutions that will compete for the yearly honor.

After the completion of the football season, the Sergeant York Trophy is awarded to the institution with the best head-to-head record in the match-ups with their fellow Tennessee schools. In the event of a tie, the award is shared; however, the previous winner will retain the trophy if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy.

The award is presented to the winning institution annually at the Pepsi Celebration of Champions which is hosted each spring by the Nashville Sports Council. The event was created in 1999 and salutes amateur and professional sports in Tennessee.

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ohio valley ConFerenCe/polls Tennessee sTaTe vs. Florida a&m (sepT. 16, 2017)

1. North Carolina A&T (14) 2-0 181 12. Tennessee State (3) 2-0 169 23. Grambling (2) 1-1 146 44. North Carolina Central 1-1 119 55. Howard 1-1 86 66. Bethune-Cookman 1-1 84 97. Southern 1-1 74 38. Alcorn State 1-1 67 89. Prairie View A&M 0-1 64 710. South Carolina State 0-1 23 10Others: Hampton (1-1) 17, Florida A&M (1-1) 6, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-1) 1.

No. Team Record Pts. LW1 James Madison (148) 2-0 3964 12 North Dakota State (10) 2-0 3813 23 Sam Houston State 2-0 3587 34 South Dakota State (1) 2-0 3458 4 5 Jacksonville State 1-1 3077 56 Youngstown State 1-1 3026 87 Villanova 1-1 2903 68 Richmond 1-1 2706 99 New Hampshire 2-0 2583 12 10 North Dakota 1-1 2571 11 11 Wofford 2-0 2546 1012 Eastern Washington 0-2 1969 713 Citadel 2-0 1941 1414 Central Arkansas 1-1 1678 1515 Chattanooga 0-2 1470 1316 Charleston Southern 0-1 1326 1617 Samford 2-0 1306 1718 Illinois State 1-0 1185 1819 Liberty 2-0 1165 2020 Western Illinois 2-0 926 2221 UNI 1-1 925 21 22 Tennessee State 2-0 634 2323 South Dakota 2-0 515 NR24 Grambling State 1-1 425 2425 North Carolina A&T 2-0 394 NR Others: Weber State (313), Howard (251), Albany (108), Nicholls (105), Ford-ham (99), Colgate (96), Lehigh (73), North Carolina Central (71), Saint Francis U (64), Monmouth (63), UT Martin (54), Montana (53), Stony Brook (35), Princeton (23), Northern Arizona (22), Harvard (19), McNeese (19), Maine (19), Kennesaw State (17), Cal Poly (16), San Diego (16), Western Carolina (8), Southern Utah (7), Penn (7), Southern Illinois (6), Delaware (5), Eastern Illinois (4), Bethune-Cook-man (2), William & Mary (2), Portland State (2), UC Davis (2), Mercer (1)

BoXToroW CoaChes poll

sTaTs Top 252016 OVC Standings OVC Pct Home Away Overall Pct Home Away Neut StreakTennessee State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 1-0 W2Eastern Illinois 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 L1Jacksonville State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-1 . 500 0-0 0-1 1-0 L1Murray State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 0-0 L1UT Martin 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 L1Austin Peay 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 0-0 L2Eastern Kentucky 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 0-0 L2Southeast Missouri 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 0-0 L2Tennessee Tech 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L2

Saturday, September 23* #22 Tennessee State at UT Martin 4:00 p.m.*Austin Peay at Murray State 6:00 p.m.*Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois 6:00 p.m.*Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky 6:00 p.m. #19 Liberty at #5 Jacksonville State 6:00 p.m.

No. Team Record Pts. LW1 James Madison (24) 2-0 648 12 North Dakota State (2) 2-0 626 23 Sam Houston State 2-0 585 34 South Dakota State 2-0 574 45 Youngstown State 1-1 515 T-6T-6 Richmond 1-1 455 9T-6 Jacksonville State 1-1 455 58 Villanova 1-1 438 89 Wofford 2-0 415 1010 North Dakota 1-1 405 1111 New Hampshire 2-0 402 1212 Eastern Washington 0-2 364 T-613 The Citadel 2-0 349 1314 Illinois State 1-0 273 1515 Chattanooga 0-2 260 1416 Central Arkansas 1-1 250 1617 Samford 2-0 213 1718 Northern Iowa 1-1 181 T-21 19 Charleston Southern 0-1 175 1820 North Carolina A&T 2-0 134 T-2121 Weber State 1-1 123 2022 Western Illinois 2-0 112 NR23 South Dakota 2-0 102 NR24 Tennessee State 2-0 93 2425 Grambling State 1-1 87 23

Others: Lehigh (31), Colgate (28), Nicholls State (24), Jackson State (21), Kennesaw State (21), Mercer (16), Portland State (12), Saint Francis (9), McNeese State (9), Howard (8), Prairie View A&M (8), Montana (8), Towson (6), Southern Utah (5), William & Mary (3), Harvard (3), San Diego (2), N.C. Central (1), Montana State (1).

FCs CoaChes Top 25

Saturday, Sept. 16Tennessee Tech at Ball State 2:00 p.m.#18 Illinois State at Eastern Illinois 2:00 p.m.Murray State at Missouri State 2:00 p.m.#22 Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M 5:00 p.m.UT Martin at #15 Chattanooga 5:00 p.m.Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri 6:00 p.m.Morehead State at Austin Peay 6:00 p.m.

1. Jacksonville State (16) 128

2. UT Martin (2) 107

3. Tennessee State 96

4. Eastern Illinois 81

5. Eastern Kentucky 68

6. Tennessee Tech 64

7. Southeast Missouri 42

8. Murray State 41

9. Austin Peay 21

2017 ovC prediCTed order

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OFFENSIVESept. 3 Roc Thomas, RB - Jacksonville StateSept. 10 Ladarius Galloway, RB - UT MartinSept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

SPECIALISTSept. 4 Keith Wrzuszczak, P - Eastern Kentucky Gabriel Vincente, K - Murray StateSept. 10 Patrick Smith, WR/PR - Tennessee StateSept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

DEFENSIVESept. 4 Chris Collins, LB - Tennessee State Jonathan Hagler, LB - Jacksonville StateSept. 10 Jeffrey Canady, LB - Eastern KentuckySept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

NEWCOMERSept. 4 Vincent Sellers, S - Tennessee StateSept. 10 Ladarius Galloway, RB - UT MartinSept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

2017 adidas® PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

1. North Carolina A&T (7) 2-0 131 12. Tennessee State (2) 2-0 110 23. Grambling (3) 1-1 105 44. Southern 1-1 78 35. North Carolina Central 1-1 71 66. Howard (2) 1-1 66 57. Bethune-Cookman 1-1 48 108. Bowie State 2-0 34 NR9. Albany State 2-0 32 NR10. Alcorn State 1-1 31 8 Others: Virginia State (2-0) 28, Tuskegee (1-1) 12, Florida A&M (1-1) 6, Winston-Salem State (1-1) 5, South Carolina State (0-1) 4, Prairie View A&M (0-1) 3, Clark Atlanta (2-0) 2, Delaware State (0-2) 1.

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Tennessee State University Football

CoaChes Tennessee sTaTe vs. Florida a&m (sepT. 16, 2017)

Rod Reed enters his eighth season at the helm of the Tennes-see State football program after being named head coach on December 18, 2009. He served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator during the 2009 season.

Reed experienced immediate success as a head coach, leading the Tigers to a win in his debut game, 27-14, over Alabama A&M on Sept. 4, 2010 in the John Merritt Classic. He also broke an eight-game losing streak to Florida A&M, downing the Rattlers, 29-18, in the Atlanta Classic. Reed coached six players to All-OVC Teams including safety Eugene Clifford who also was a Sports Network, Phil Steele and BOXTOROW All-American.

The Tigers increased their win total in their second season under Reed and finished the 2011 season on a hot streak, winning four of their last six games. The stretch included a, 42-40, upset win at No. 19 ranked Tennessee Tech on Oct. 15. Reed produced even more All-OVC players in year two, as seven made postseason squads. Two more defenders garnered All-American honors under Reed’s tutelage in linebacker Rico Council and Joseph Wylie. He also helped Lamar Divens and Sidney Tarver ink NFL contracts.

The Big Blue continued its success in 2012 by rattling off seven straight victories to open the season. The Tigers finished the year with an 8-3 record, its best since 2001. The performance earned TSU HBCU Program of the Year honors by HBCU Hud-dle. Several players earned postseason accolades including running back Trabis Ward who was named to the College Sports All-American Team after running for 1,460 yards and 15 touchdowns. Three more Tigers were Sheridan All-Americans including Sherman Carter who signed an NFL deal with fellow offensive lineman Rogers Gaines following suit.

Reed turned in his finest season to date in 2013, as the Tigers finished 10-4 and won a FCS Playoff Game for the first time since 1986. It capped an impressive run in which Reed im-proved his club’s win total by at least two in each of his first four campaigns. TSU won its first HBCU National Championship since 1982 and the team’s shutout win over Butler in the first round of the playoffs was the first victory for the OVC in post-season play in nearly 30 years. A school record 12 Tigers were chosen to the league’s all-conference teams at season’s end and Kadeem Edwards (143rd) and Demetrius Rhaney (250th) were selected in the NFL Draft.

In 2014, Reed’s defense ranked inside the top-10 for the third

straight season. Middle linebacker Nick Thrasher tallied 128 stops on the season, which was sixth-most in a single-season in school history and the highest total for a Tiger since 1991. Thrasher also moved up to second-place in tackles in the TSU record book over the course of the season, finishing with 358. Quarterback Mike German threw for 2,846 yards on the year, helping him break the 34 year old school-mark with 8,664 career yards.

After breaking a streak of three consecutive non-losing seasons in 2015, the Tigers bounced back to finish 7-4 in 2016. TSU re-emerged as one of the top teams in the OVC under Reed with nine all-conference players and six All-Americans. The offense led the OVC in points scored and finished second in total offense. Cornerback Ezra Robinson and offensive lineman Jessamen Dunker both earned First Team All-OVC selections, All-American status and were invited to play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl. The duo also participated in the NFL combine and signed free agent contracts.

Reed has coached a total of 28 All-Americans and 62 All-OVC Players in his seven seasons as a head coach and has staked a 43-37 record.

He began coaching at TSU in 2003 and served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. At the conclusion of the season in which Reed returned to the TSU sideline, the Tigers led the OVC in total defense for the first time in school history. The defense accomplished the same feat in 2008 finishing at the top of the OVC in total defense.

A keen recruiter as an assistant, Reed was responsible for bring-ing several notable key players into the TSU program. Reed is noted for recruiting Javarris Williams (2009 seven-round draft pick, Kansas City Chiefs), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (2008 first-round draft pick, Arizona Cardinals), Shaun Richardson, Lamar Divens (Baltimore Ravens, 2008) and Corneilus Lewis. He has also coached All-America and professional player, Ja-mar Landrom (Jacksonville Jaguars).

Reed was a four-year letter winner for the TSU Tigers from 1984 - 1988. He capped off his career by being named Sher-idan All-America his senior season. He set the Tiger record for career tackles from his linebacker slot and in 1987, he set the single season record for tackles with 197. He helped lead the Tigers to the second round of the 1986 Division I-AA playoffs and was selected as Defensive MVP in 1987 and 1988.Following completion of his bachelor’s degree, Reed entered the coaching profession. He held positions at Prairie View A&M (Linebackers, 2001), Bethune-Cookman University (Lineback-ers, 92-95), and Seabreeze High School (DC, 96-00) in Daytona Beach, Fla. Within those positions he coached five first-team all-conference linebackers and a pair of All-Americans.

Before coming to TSU, Reed previously coached at East Texas

Baptist College (00-03) in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. He served as defensive coordinator for East Texas Baptist, which launched its football program during the 2000 season.

The 2002 Texas Baptist defense ranked second in their confer-ence in scoring defense and third in rushing defense. The team did not allow points in either the first or third periods through the first eight games in 2002.

Reed is the son of Robert Reed, Jr., an All-America offensive guard for the Tigers in 1963 and 1964 who later played profes-sionally for the Washington Redskins.

Reed is the university’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes rep-resentative and in 2009 he participated in the NCAA Football Coaches Academy. He and his wife, Tamika, are the parents of four children, Terry, Takara, Briah, and Marcel.

THE ROD REED FILETennessee State (13 Years)

Head Coach .................................................2010 - PresentAssistant Coach ...............................................2003 - 2009

East Texas Baptist (Three Years)Defensive Coordinator ................................. 2000 - 2003

Seabreeze HS (Four Years)Defensive Coordinator ................................. 1996 - 2000

Bethune-Cookman (Four Years)Linebackers Coach ....................................... 1992 - 1995

Prairie View A&M (One Year)Linebackers Coach .................................................. 1991

Tennessee State Year-by-Year ResultsYear Overall Pct. OVC Pct.2017 2-0 1.000 0-0 .0002016 7-4 .600 4-3 .5002015 4-6 .400 1-6 .1432014 6-6 .500 3-5 .3752013 10-4 .715 6-2 .7502012 8-3 .727 4-3 .5712011 5-6 .455 4-4 .5002010 3-8 .273 0-7 .000Head Coach 45-37 .549 22-30 .4232009 4-7 .364 3-4 .4292008 8-4 .667 5-3 .6252007 5-6 .455 4-3 .5712006 6-5 .545 5-2 .7142005 2-9 .182 1-6 .1432004 4-7 .364 2-5 .2862003 7-5 .583 5-3 .625Ast .Coach 36-43 .456 25-26 .490TSU Total 81-80 .503 47-56 .456

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Jeff ParkerAsst. Head CoachOff. Coord./QBs

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Chris ChestnutWide Receivers

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Antonio BradfordTight Ends

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Russ EhrenfeldOffensive Line

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Gerlad ChatmanDefensive Ends/

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Kevin MashackRunning Backs

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The nFl and The leGends Tennessee sTaTe vs. Florida a&m (sepT. 16, 2017)

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Anthony Levine Kadeem Edwards

Demetrius Rhaney Robert Myers Jessamen Dunker

Richard Dent - RETIRED Claude Humphrey - RETIRED Ed “Too Tall” Jones - RETIRED

Cornerback | New York Giants | 10th NFL Year in 20172-time NFL Pro Bowler (‘09, ‘15)2008 1st Round NFL Draft Pick

Has played for Arizona, Philadelphia, Denver and New York GiantsSeasons at TSU: 2003-07

Defensive Back | Baltimore Ravens | 8th NFL Year in 20172-time NFL Superbowl Champion (XLV - 45 & XLVII - 47)

2010 Undrafted Free Agent Has played for Green Bay and Baltimore

Seasons at TSU: 2006-09

Offensive Lineman | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4th NFL Year in 20172014 7th Round NFL Draft Pick

Has played for St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams and JacksonvilleSeasons at TSU: 2012-13

Defensive End | 15 Years in the NFLPro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011

1983 8th Round NFL Draft PickPlayed for Chicago, San Francisco, Indianapolis and Philadelphia

2-time Super Bowl Champion (XX, XXIX); 4-time Pro BowlerSeasons at TSU: 1979-82

Offensive Lineman | Dallas Cowboys | 4th NFL Year in 20172014 5th Round NFL Draft Pick

Has played for Tampa Bay, Jacksonville and DallasSeasons at TSU: 2010-13

Offensive Lineman | Seattle Seahawks | 3rd NFL Year in 2017Super Bowl 50 Champion (with Denver)

2015 5th Round NFL Draft PickHas played for Baltimore, Indianapolis, Denver and Seattle

Seasons at TSU: 2011-14

Offensive Lineman | New York Giants | 1st NFL Year in 20172017 Undrafted Free Agent

Seasons at TSU: 2013-16

Defensive End | 14 Years in the NFLPro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014

1968 1st Round NFL Draft Pick (3rd Overall)Played for Atlanta and Philadelphia

6-time Pro Bowler; Atlant Falcons Ring of HonorSeasons at TSU: 1964-67

Defensive End | 16 Years in the NFL1974 1st Round NFL Draft Pick (1st Overall)

Played entire career for DallasSuper Bowl Champion (XII-12)

3-time Pro BowlerSeasons at TSU: 1970-74

Tennessee State University Football

sTarTers/leaders/CapTains Tennessee sTaTe vs. Florida a&m (sepT. 16, 2017)

OFFENSE QB RB WR WR WR/TE TE LT LG C RG RTat Georgia State Harris Curtis Smith Newbold Johnson Medley Morris Jelks Allen Simmons Brooksvs Jackson State Harris Curtis Smith Newbold Killings Medley Okeke Jelks Allen Simmons Brooksvs Florida A&Mat UT MartinEastern Illinoisat Eastern KentuckyAustin Peayat Tennessee TechVirginia-LynchburgSoutheast Missouriat Jacksonville State

DEFENSE DE DT NT DE SLB MLB WLB CB FS SS CBat Georgia State Ogundeko Morrow Summers Porter Edwards Collins North Bonds Cook Sellers Nesbethvs Jackson State Ogundeko Morrow Summers Porter Edwards Collins North Armstrong Cook Sellers Nesbethvs Florida A&Mat UT MartinEastern Illinoisat Eastern KentuckyAustin Peayat Tennessee TechVirginia-LynchburgSoutheast Missouriat Jacksonville State

SPECIAL TEAMS KO PK P H PR KR KR LS SSat Georgia State Weiss Clark Rowley Rowley Smith Simpkins -- Newberg Newbergvs Jackson State Weiss Clark Rowley Rowley Smith C. Rowland -- Newberg Newbergvs Florida A&Mat UT MartinEastern Illinoisat Eastern KentuckyAustin Peayat Tennessee TechVirginia-LynchburgSoutheast Missouriat Jacksonville State

Opponent Passing Attempts Rushing Yards Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns Tackles Sacksat Georgia State Harris (145) Harris (11) Harris (91) Smith (6) Smith (70) Harris, S. Rowland (1) Collins (12) Collins, Morrow, Armstrong (1)vs Jackson State Harris (78) Harris (11) Harris (91) Smith (3) Smith (46) Harris, Smith (1) Edwards (12) Ogundeko (2)vs Florida A&Mat UT MartinEastern Illinoisat Eastern KentuckyAustin Peayat Tennessee TechVirginia-LynchburgSoutheast Missouriat Jacksonville State

Game-By-Game sTarTers

Game-By-Game leaders

caPTains

Opponent at Georgia State Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo Ogundekovs Jackson State Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo Ogundekovs Florida A&Mat UT MartinEastern Illinoisat Eastern KentuckyAustin Peayat Tennessee TechVirginia-LynchburgSoutheast Missouriat Jacksonville State

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depTh CharT Tennessee sTaTe vs. Florida a&m (sepT. 16, 2017)OFFENSELT 71 Christian Morris 6-6 320 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 75 Chidi Okeke 6-6 315 So. Anambra, NigeriaLG 73 Jamahl Jelks 6-5 305 So. Gadsden, Ala. 53 Michael Smith 6-3 310 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. C 65 Ty Allen 6-3 290 Sr. Warner Robbins, Ga. 72 Camren Jones 6-4 285 R-So. Memphis, Tenn.RG 60 Lachavious Simmons 6-5 289 R-So. Selma, Ala. 72 Camren Jones 6-4 285 R-So. Memphis Tenn.RT 67 Justin Brooks 6-5 270 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 75 Chidi Okeke 6-6 315 So. Anambra, NigeriaTE 8 Mahlon Medley 6-3 225 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. 82 Aaron Cauthen 6-5 235 R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga.WR 1 Steven Newbold 5-11 170 So. Carol City, Fla. 13 DeVon Johnson 6-1 165 R-Jr. Huntsville, Ala.WR 2 Patrick Smith 6-0 190 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 3 Chris Rowland 5-8 170 So. Nolensville, Tenn.FB 38 Andrew Knox 5-11 250 Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 39 Terence Harris II 6-1 242 R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn.RB 4 Sabree Curtis 5-10 175 So. Fairburn, Ga. 6 Earl Harrison 6-1 205 So. Memphis, Tenn.QB 5 Treon Harris 5-11 195 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. 12 Michael Hughes 6-2 230 R-So. Nashville, Tenn.

DEFENSEDE 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko 6-3 255 R-Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 58 Latrelle Lee 6-2 225 Sr. Dothan, Ala.DT 92 Jason Morrow 6-2 285 R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. 97 Justin Culpepper 6-1 255 So. Lakeland, Fla.NT 76 Terrence Summers 6-2 310 R-Sr. Springfield, Tenn. 94 Jeremy Patterson 6-3 350 R-Jr. Screven, Ga.DE 45 Dell Porter 6-1 250 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 91 Marvin Maddox 6-3 245 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.SB 30 Blair Edwards 6-1 195 Jr. Gadsden, Ala. 27 James Green 6-1 205 Fr. Orlando, Fla.MB 32 Chris Collins 5-11 230 Sr. Fairburn, Ga. 50 Joe Johnson 6-1 215 Sr. Nashville, Tenn.WB 19 Justin North 6-2 230 R-Sr. Orlando, Fla. 54 Dante' Ferguson 6-2 225 R-So. Lithonia, Ga.CB 10 Dajour Nesbeth 6-1 187 So. Winter Garden, Fla. 14 Ladarious Johnson 5-10 185 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn.FS 26 LaQuarius Cook 6-0 175 R-Jr. Birmingham, Ala. 20 Shakur Jackson 5-9 170 R-So. Roswell, Ga.SS 25 Vincent Sellers 6-1 180 Fr. Sarasota, Fla. 22 Lakhalon Holland 5-10 190 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.CB 5 Terrell Bonds 5-9 176 Sr. Miami, Fla. 21 Neiman Armstrong 6-1 185 So. Dallas, Texas

SPECIALISTSPK 41 Lane Clark 5-11 170 Sr. Hays, Kan. 96 Coby Weiss 5-9 160 Fr. Gainesville, Fla.P 18 Austin Rowley 5-11 165 Jr. San Diego, Calif. 41 Lane Clark 5-11 170 Sr. Hays, Kan.KO 96 Coby Weiss 5-9 160 Fr. Gainesville, Fla. 41 Lane Clark 5-11 170 Sr. Hays, Kan.LS 40 Thomas Newberg 6-4 190 So. Franklin, Tenn. 97 Justin Culpepper 6-1 255 So. Lakeland, Fla.SS 40 Thomas Newberg 6-4 190 So. Franklin, Tenn. 97 Justin Culpepper 6-1 255 So. Lakeland, Fla.H 18 Austin Rowley 5-11 165 Jr. San Diego, Calif. 17 Patrick Smith 6-0 190 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn.PR 17 Patrick Smith 6-0 190 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 3 Chris Rowland 5-8 170 So. Nolensville, Tenn.KR 3 Chris Rowland 5-8 170 So. Nolensville, Tenn. 13 DeVon Johnson 6-1 165 R-Jr. Huntsville, Ala.

career sTarTs

OFFENSE 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total1 Steven Newbold -- -- -- 9 2 112 Patrick Smith -- -- 10 11 2 233 Chris Rowland -- -- -- 3 0 34 Sabree Curtis -- -- -- 0 2 25 Treon Harris -- -- -- -- 2 26 Earl Harrison -- -- -- 1 0 17 Ronnie Killings -- -- -- 3 1 48 Mahlon Medley -- -- 0 8 2 1013 DeVon Johnson -- -- -- -- 1 138 Andrew Knox -- -- 0 1 0 160 Lachavious Simmons -- -- -- 2 2 464 Thomas Burton -- -- 6 11 0 1765 Ty Allen -- -- -- 4 2 667 Justin Brooks -- -- 1 10 2 1371 Christian Morris -- -- -- -- 1 172 Camren Jones -- -- -- 0 0 073 Jamahl Jelks -- -- -- 7 2 975 Chidi Okeke -- -- -- -- 1 1

DEFENSE1 Ebenezer Ogundeko -- -- 3 4 2 95 Terrell Bonds -- 0 10 11 1 2210 Dajour Nesbeth -- -- -- 0 2 212 Larry Wilhoite -- -- -- 7 0 716 Reggie Gunn -- -- -- 0 0 019 Justin North 1 7 3 8 2 2121 Neiman Armstrong -- -- -- -- 1 122 Lakhalon Holland -- 0 -- 1 0 124 Trevion Duncan -- -- 1 4 0 525 Vincent Sellers -- -- -- -- 2 226 LaQuarius Cook -- -- 10 8 2 2030 Blair Edwards -- -- 2 2 2 632 Chris Collins -- 1 9 11 2 2345 Dell Porter -- -- 1 3 2 650 Joe Johnson -- 0 0 1 0 158 Latrelle Lee -- 0 9 6 0 1576 Terrence Summers -- -- -- 11 2 1391 Marvin Maddox -- -- 4 4 0 892 Jason Morrow -- 0 1 4 2 797 Justin Culpepper -- -- -- 3 0 399 Michael Perry -- -- -- 0 0 0

reed vs. OPPOnenTs Record Home Away NeutralAir Force 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Alabama A&M 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0Alabama State 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0Austin Peay 5-2 3-1 2-1 0-0Bethune-Cookman 1-1 0-1 2-0 0-0Butler 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Central State 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Eastern Illinois 1-6 0-3 1-3 0-0Eastern Kentucky 2-4 2-1 0-3 0-0Edward Waters 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0Florida A&M 5-0 2-0 3-0 0-0Georgia State 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Jackson State 6-2 0-0 0-0 6-2Jacksonville State 1-5 0-2 1-3 0-0Murray State 2-5 1-1 1-4 0-0North Carolina A&T 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Southeast Missouri 4-2 3-0 1-2 0-0Southern 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0Tennessee Tech 4-3 2-2 2-1 0-0UT Martin 3-4 2-1 1-3 0-0Vanderbilt 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 45-37 21-12 17-23 7-2

Tennessee State University Football

NUMERICALNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE 6-3 255 R-Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Clemson)1 Steven Newbold WR 5-11 170 So. Carol City, Fla. (Miami Carol City HS)2 Patrick Smith WR 6-0 190 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)3 Chris Rowland WR 5-8 170 So. Nolensville, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS)3 Nick Harper, Jr. DB 5-11 175 R-Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS)4 Sabree Curtis, Jr. RB 5-10 175 So. Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS)5 Terrell Bonds CB 5-9 176 Sr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS)5 Treon Harris QB 5-11 195 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. (Florida)6 Earl Harrison RB 6-1 205 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS)7 Ronnie Killings WR 6-1 185 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Navy)8 Mahlon Medley TE 6-2 225 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS)9 Al-Malik Moore WR 6-1 170 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Northwestern HS)10 Dajour Nesbeth CB 6-1 187 So. Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS)11 Mazio Rhodes WR 6-0 180 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Hunters Lane HS)12 Micheal Hughes QB 6-2 230 R-So. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS)12 Larry Wilhoite S 6-0 185 So. Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy)13 DeVon Johnson WR 6-1 175 R-Jr. Huntsville, Ala. (Alabama A&M)14 Ladarious Johnson CB 5-10 185 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillwood HS)14 Kullen Wells QB 6-4 190 R-Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Troy)15 Tyler Black RB 5-10 180 R-So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS)16 Josh Trueheart QB 6-5 235 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS)16 Reggie Gunn LB 6-1 195 So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy)17 Moris Lugo LB 6-0 210 Fr. Opa Locka, Fla. (Miami Carol City HS)18 Austin Rowley P 6-2 180 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Helix Charter HS) 19 Justin North LB 6-2 230 R-Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Freedom HS)20 Shakur Jackson DB 5-9 170 R-So. Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)21 Neiman Armstrong CB 6-1 185 So. Dallas, Texas (Cisco College)22 Lakhalon Holland CB 5-10 190 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla (Ribault HS)23 Xavier Hurge S 6-1 206 R-Jr. Coral Springs, Fla. (Florida State)24 Trevion Duncan SS 5-11 180 Jr. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS)25 Vincent Sellers DB 6-1 180 Fr. Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS)26 LaQuarius Cook SS 6-0 190 R-Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS)27 James Green LB 6-1 205 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS)28 Shawn McColley RB 5-11 210 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (McCallie HS)29 Michael Crawford LB 6-1 210 Fr. Lansing, Ill. (Thornton Fractional South HS) 30 Blair Edwards LB 6-1 202 Jr. Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS) 31 Tyler Bond DB 5-9 180 R-Fr. Chapel Hill, Tenn. (Chapel Hill HS)32 Chris Collins LB 5-11 230 Sr. Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS)33 Seth Rowland RB 5-6 185 So. Brentwood, Tenn. (Georgia Prep)34 Arkeem Granger RB 6-0 220 R-So. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan HS)35 Jordan Bell RB 5-10 200 Fr. Antioch, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS)36 Desmond Johnson DB 6-1 190 R-Fr. Huntsville, Ala. (J.O. Johnson HS)38 Andrew Knox FB 5-11 250 R-So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel HS) 39 Terence Harris II FB 6-1 242 R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy)40 Thomas Newberg LS 6-4 190 So. Thompson Station, Tenn. (Independence HS)41 Lane Clark K 5-11 170 Sr. Hays, Kan. (Hays HS)42 Antowan Malone LB 5-11 225 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn HS)43 Mitchell Boudreaux K 5-5 150 R-So. Slidell, La. (Brother Martin HS)45 Dell Porter DE 6-1 250 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)47 Ahmad Richardson DB 5-11 180 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova HS)49 Elijah Walton DB 5-9 175 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegal HS)50 Joseph Johnson LB 6-1 230 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)51 Ian Martin LB 6-2 245 R-Fr. Johnson City, Tenn. (David Crockett HS)52 Andrew Cothran DE 5-11 235 R-So. Nashville, Tenn. (East HS)53 Mike Smith OG 6-3 310 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. (USF)54 Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. LB 6-2 225 R-So. Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain HS)55 Anthony Geter OC 5-11 258 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)56 Justin Brown LB 6-2 220 Fr. Smiths Station, Ala. (Smiths Station HS)58 Latrelle Lee DE 6-2 240 Sr. Dothan, Ala. (Dothan HS)59 Timerik Cook LS 6-1 215 R-So. Decatur, Ga. (DeKalb HS)60 Lachavious Simmons OT 6-5 305 R-So. Selma, Ala. (Selma HS)

rosTers Tennessee sTaTe vs. Florida a&m (sepT. 16, 2017)ALPHABETICAL

No. Name Pos.65 Ty Allen OL21 Neiman Armstrong CB66 Bradford Beard DT35 Jordan Bell RB15 Tyler Black RB 31 Tyler Bond DB5 Terrell Bonds CB43 Mitchell Boudreaux K67 Justin Brooks OL56 Justin Brown LB64 Thomas Burton OC82 Aaron Cauthen TE80 Miles Cavitt TE41 Lane Clark K32 Chris Collins LB26 LaQuarius Cook SS59 Timerik Cook LS52 Andrew Cothran DE29 Michael Crawford LB97 Justin Culpepper DT4 Sabree Curtis, Jr. RB61 Tyrell Doss OG24 Trevion Duncan SS30 Blair Edwards LB54 Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. LB88 Zarius Gamble WR55 Anthony Geter OC62 J.C. Goins III DT34 Arkeem Granger RB27 James Green LB74 Kenkhari Green OL16 Reggie Gunn LB3 Nick Harper, Jr. DB39 Terence Harris II FB5 Treon Harris QB6 Earl Harrison RB22 Lakhalon Holland CB86 Aaron Hudson WR12 Micheal Hughes QB98 Jerquez Hughey DT84 DJ Hunter WR23 Xavier Hurge S81 Justin Hurston TE20 Shakur Jackson DB73 Jamahl Jelks OL36 Desmond Johnson DB13 DeVon Johnson WR50 Joseph Johnson LB14 Ladarious Johnson CB72 Camren Jones OG90 Kahlil Jones DT7 Ronnie Killings WR38 Andrew Knox FB58 Latrelle Lee DE17 Moris Lugo LB91 Marvin Maddox DE42 Antowan Malone LB51 Ian Martin LB28 Shawn McColley RB8 Mahlon Medley TE

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)61 Tyrell Doss OG 6-2 290 R-So. Dyersburg, Tenn. (Dyersburg HS)62 J.C. Goins III DT 6-0 310 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown HS)64 Thomas Burton OC 6-2 305 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)65 Ty Allen OL 6-3 300 Sr. Warner Robins, Ga. (Merced CC)66 Bradford Beard DT 6-1 280 Fr. Lebanon, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS)67 Justin Brooks OL 6-5 300 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)68 Adrian Sims DT 6-0 300 Fr. Brookwood, Ga. (Brookwood HS)69 Penidre Ndiaye OL 6-3 305 R-Fr. Cookeville, Tenn. (Cookeville HS)71 Christian Morris OT 6-6 320 Gr. Memphis, Tenn. (Ole Miss)72 Camren Jones OG 6-3 315 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS)73 Jamahl Jelks OL 6-5 305 So. Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS)74 Kenkhari Green OL 6-3 305 Fr. Plant City, Fla. (Plant City HS)75 Chidi Okeke OL 6-6 315 So. Anambra, Nigeria (LSU)76 Terrence Summers DT 6-2 310 R-Sr. Springfield, Tenn. (Hutchinson CC)77 Keith Thomas OL 6-3 315 R-Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Tyner HS)80 Miles Cavitt TE 6-3 230 So. Greenfield, Tenn. (Greenfield HS)81 Justin Hurston TE 6-4 240 R-Fr. Stockbridge, Ga. (Georgia)82 Aaron Cauthen TE 6-5 235 R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS)83 Lawrence Segree II WR 6-0 175 Fr. La Vergne, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)84 DJ Hunter WR 5-11 190 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn HS)85 Vincent Thomas WR 6-0 178 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Jones HS) 86 Aaron Hudson WR 6-0 185 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS)87 Jared Simpkins WR 5-9 175 Fr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS)88 Zarius Gamble WR 5-9 170 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS)90 Kahlil Jones DT 6-0 300 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS)91 Marvin Maddox DE 6-3 245 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Ribault HS)92 Jason Morrow DT 6-2 285 R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Glencliff HS)94 Jeremy Patterson DT 6-3 350 R-Jr. Screven, Ga. (Wisconsin)96 Coby Weiss K 5-9 160 Fr. Gainesville, Fla. (Bucholz HS)97 Justin Culpepper DT 6-1 275 So. Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen HS)98 Jerquez Hughey DT 6-4 275 R-Fr. Montezuma, Ga. (Air Force Prep)99 Michael Perry III DT 6-1 315 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)

rosTers Tennessee sTaTe vs. Florida a&m (sepT. 16, 2017)ALPHABETICAL

No. Name Pos.9 Al-Malik Moore WR71 Christian Morris OT92 Jason Morrow DT10 Dajour Nesbeth CB40 Thomas Newberg LS1 Steven Newbold WR69 Penidre Ndiaye OL19 Justin North LB1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE75 Chidi Okeke OL94 Jeremy Patterson DT99 Michael Perry III DT45 Dell Porter DE11 Mazio Rhodes WR47 Ahmad Richardson DB3 Chris Rowland WR33 Seth Rowland RB18 Austin Rowley P83 Lawrence Segree II WR25 Vincent Sellers DB60 Lachavious Simmons OT87 Jared Simpkins WR68 Adrian Sims DT53 Mike Smith OG2 Patrick Smith WR76 Terrence Summers DT77 Keith Thomas OL85 Vincent Thomas WR16 Josh Trueheart QB49 Elijah Walton DB96 Coby Weiss K14 Kullen Wells QB12 Larry Wilhoite S

Coaching Staff: Head Coach: Rod Reed (Tennessee State, 1988), Eighth Season

Assistant Coaches:Jeff Parker (Bethune-Cookman, 1994), Assistant Head/Offensive Coordinator/QB’s, Eighth SeasonGarry Fisher (Bowling Green, 2002), Defensive Coordinator/Safeties, First SeasonRuss Ehrenfeld (Chattanooga, 1981), Offensive Line Coach, Sixth SeasonAntonio Bradford (Alabama State, 2005), Tight Ends Coach, Third SeasonKevin Mashack (Tennessee State, 2007), Running Backs Coach, Third SeasonChris Chestnut (Western Michigan, 2008), Wide Receivers Coach, First SeasonNick Davison (Chattanooga, 2012), Defensive Line Coach, Second SeasonGerald Chatman (Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2010), Safeties Coach, First SeasonSidney Powell (Morehouse 1997), Corners Coach/Special Teams Coordinator, Second SeasonJerad Coulter (Tennessee State, 2015), Director of Operations, First SeasonTJ Greenstone (Vanderbilt, 2011), Director of Strength & Conditioning, Second SeasonTrevor Searcy (Middle Tennessee, 2006), Head Athletic Trainer, Second SeasonLaTroy Johnson (Clemson, 2004), Equipment Manager, First Season

PlayerPronounciations

1 Ebenezer (“Ebo”) Ogundeko ...............................E-Bow OH-Gun-Deck-Oh4 Sabree Curtis ...................................................... SAH-bree5 Treon Harris ........................................................ TREE-on5 Terrell Bonds .........................................................TAH-rell8 Mahlon Medley ....................................................... MAY-Len10 Dajour Nesbeth ........................................................DAY-jour20 Shakur Jackson ......................................................Sha-CORE21 Neiman Armstrong ...................................................Knee-mehn22 LaKhalon Holland ..................................................Lah-KAY-lun23 Xavier Hurge ........................................................ X-Zavier43 Mitchell Boudreaux .................................................... BOO-dr-oh59 Timerik Cook ............................................... Teh-Mare-eck60 Lachavious Simmons ..........................................Lah-CHAY-Vee-Us96 Coby Weiss .............................. WICE (rhymes with Nice)

StaffPronounciations

Russ Ehrenfeld .......................................................ERN-FeldKevin Mashack .....................................................May-ShackTrevor Searcy .......................................................... SEAR-cee

NCAA Stastical InformationTennessee State University - 691

1 Steven Newbold WR 1 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE 1A 5 Treon Harris QB 5 5 Terrell Bonds CB 5A12 Michael Hughes QB 1212 Larry Wilhoite S 1B14 Kullen Wells QB 1414 Ladarius Johnson CB 1C16 Josh Trueheart QB 1616 Reggie Gunn LB 1D

Tennessee State University Football

Players to Watch tennessee state vs. Florida a&M (sePt. 16, 2017)

5 TreOn Harris

R-JR. • QuaRteRback

seasOn HigHs

comPletionS 12, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)attemPtS 25, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 145, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 32, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tD 0intercePtionS 1, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)ruSh yarDS 91, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)ruSh lonG 26, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tD 1, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)

career HigHs

comPletionS 19, (2x, Last vS. FloriDa State, 11/28/15)att. 38, (vS. FloriDa State, 11/28/15)yarDS 271, (at lSu, 10/17/15)lonG 86, (vS. eaSt carolina, 1/3/15)tD 2, (6x, vS. FloriDa atlantic, 11/21/15)ruSh yarDS 111, (vS. South carolina, 11/15/14)ruSh lonG 33, (at vanDerbilt, 11/8/14)tD 2, (at vanDerbilt, 11/8/14)

career sTaTisTics - Passing

year comP. att. yDS tD int.2014 (FloriDa) 55 111 1,019 9 42015 (FloriDa) 119 235 1,676 9 62016 reDShirteD - tranSFereD to tenneSSee State

2017 17 42 223 0 1 TsU TOTal 17 42 223 0 1total 191 388 2,907 18 11

33 seTH rOwland

So. • Running back

seasOn HigHs

attemPtS 9, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)yarDS 76, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 59, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)recePtionS 0yarDS 0lonG 0tD 0

career HigHs

attemPtS 9, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)yarDS 76, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 59, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)recePtionS 0yarDS 0lonG 0tD 0

career sTaTisTics - rUsHing

year att. yDS tD rec. yDS tD2016 0 0 0 0 0 02017 18 110 1 0 0 0total 18 110 1 0 0 0

38 andRew knox

R-So. • Running back

seasOn HigHs

attemPtS 3, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 2, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0recePtionS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 11, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 11, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career HigHs

attemPtS 3, (2x, laSt at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 3, (2x, laSt vS. eaStern kentucky, 10/15/16)lonG 3, (2x, laSt vS. eaStern kentucky, 10/15/16)tD 1, (vS. eaStern kentucky, 10/15/16)recePtionS 3, (vS. arkanSaS-Pine bluFF, 9/3/16)yarDS 24, (vS. arkanSaS-Pine bluFF, 9/3/16)lonG 11, (2x, laSt at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career sTaTisTics - rUsHing

year att. yDS tD rec. yDS tD2015 1 3 0 0 0 02016 3 3 1 3 24 02017 3 2 0 1 11 0total 7 8 1 4 35 0

6 earl HarrisOn

So. • Running back

seasOn HigHs

attemPtS 10, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)yarDS 18, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)lonG 9, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tD 0recePtionS 0yarDS 0lonG 0tD 0

career HigHs

attemPtS 23, (at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/12/16)yarDS 168, (at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/12/16)lonG 64, (at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/12/16)tD 1, (2x, laSt at eaStern illinoiS, 10/8//16)recePtionS 1, (2x, laSt at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/12/16)yarDS 14, (at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/12/16) lonG 14, (at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/12/16) tD 0

career sTaTisTics - rUsHing

year att. yDS tD rec. yDS tD2016 73 475 2 2 14 02017 10 18 0 0 0 0total 83 493 2 2 14 0

25 saBree cUrTis

So. • Running back

seasOn HigHs

attemPtS 17, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 73, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 31, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0recePtionS 0yarDS 0lonG 0tD 0

career HigHs

attemPtS 17, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 73, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 31, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 1, (2x, laSt vS. eaStern kentucky, 10/15/16)recePtionS 3, (at murray State, 10/29/16)yarDS 41, (at murray State, 10/29/16)lonG 22, (at murray State, 10/29/16)tD 1, (at murray State, 10/29/16)

career sTaTisTics - rUsHing

year att. yDS tD rec. yDS tD2016 39 170 2 7 68 12017 21 88 0 0 0 0total 60 258 2 7 68 1

3 cHris rOwland

So. • wide ReceiveR

seasOn HigHs

recePtionS 0yarDS 0lonG 0tD 0attemPtS 0yarDS 0lonG 0tD 0

career HigHs

recePtionS 5, (at murray State, 10/29/16)yarDS 70, (at murray State, 10/29/16)lonG 39, (2x, laSt vS. tenneSSee tech, 11/12/16)tD 0attemPtS 3, (at bethune-cookman, 9/17/16)yarDS 21, (at bethune-cookman, 9/17/16)lonG 24, (at bethune-cookman, 9/17/16)tD 0

career sTaTisTics - receiving / rUsHing

year rec. yDS tD att. yDS tD2016 16 236 0 14 57 02017 0 0 0 0 0 0total 16 236 0 14 57 0

#BigBlueRising

Players to Watch tennessee state vs. Florida a&M (sePt. 16, 2017)

2 Patrick SmithR-SR. • wide ReceiveR

seasOn HigHs

recePtionS 6, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 70, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 32, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tD 0

career HigHs

recePtionS 11, (at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)yarDS 248, (vS. murray State, 11/7/15)lonG 93, (at vanDerbilt, 10/22/16)tD 2, (6x, laSt at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)

career sTaTisTics - receiving

year rec. yDS tD avG.2015 54 996 10 18.42016 61 966 13 15.82017 9 116 0 12.9total 124 2,078 23 16.8

13 devOn JOHnsOn

R-JR. • wide ReceiveR

seasOn HigHs

recePtionS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 10, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 10, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career HigHs

recePtionS 4, (vS. alcorn State, 11/8/14)yarDS 52, (vS. alcorn State, 11/8/14)lonG 27, (at uab, 9/13/14)tD 2 (vS. alcorn State, 11/8/14)

career sTaTisTics - receiving

year rec. yDS tD avG.2014 13 190 2 14.62015 11 52 0 4.72016 reDShirteD - tranSFereD From alabama a&m2017 1 10 0 10.0 TsU TOTal 1 10 0 10.0total 25 252 2 10.0

1 sTeven newBOld

So. • wide ReceiveR

seasOn HigHs

recePtionS 2, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 37, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 21, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career HigHs

recePtionS 5, (3x, laSt vS. tenneSSee tech, 11/12/16)yarDS 121, (at eaStern illinoiS, 10/8/16)lonG 71, (at bethune-cookman, 9/17/16)tD 2, (at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)

career sTaTisTics - receiving

year rec. yDS tD avG.2016 41 784 6 19.12017 3 45 0 15.0total 44 829 6 18.8

18 Austin rOwley

JR. • PunteR

seasOn HigHs

PuntS 6, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)yarDS 215, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)lonG 58, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)averaGe 41.8, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)inSiDe 20 3inSiDe 10 150+ 2touch back 0blockeD 0

career HigHs

PuntS 8, (at FloriDa a&m, 9/26/15)yarDS 339, (at FloriDa a&m, 9/26/15)lonG 58, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)averaGe 44.2, (at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)inSiDe 20 4, (at FloriDa a&m, 9/26/15)inSiDe 10 2, (2x, laSt at eaStern illinoiS, 10/8/16)50+ 2, (2x, laSt at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)touch back 2, (vS. alabama State, 9/6/15)blockeD 2, (vS. JackSon State, 9/10/16)

career sTaTisTics - PUnTing

year att. yDS lonG blk avG.2015 58 2,234 57 2 38.52016 35 1,382 53 3 39.52017 11 440 58 0 40.0total 104 4,056 58 5 39.0

41 Lane cLaRk

SR. • kickeR

seasOn HigHs

makeS 1, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)attemPtS 4, (at GeorGia State 8/31/17)lonG 26, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17PatS 2-2, (at GeorGia State 8/31/17)20-29 1-130-39 0-240-49 0-050+ 0-1PatS 4-4

career HigHs

makeS 3, (4x, laSt vS. tenneSSee tech, 11/12/16)attemPtS 5, (at murray State, 10/20/16)lonG 57 yards (vS. ut martin, 10/1/15)PatS 6-6, (2x, laSt at murray State, 11/22/14)20-29 8-1030-39 9-1540-49 11-2250+ 5-7PatS 91-98

caReeR StatiSticS - kicking

year make att. lonG blk 40+2014 8 15 46 1 4-82015 8 14 50 3 3-52016 17 25 57 1 9-162017 2 5 26 1 0-1total 35 59 57 6 16-30

8 Mahlon MedleyJR. • tight end

seasOn HigHs

recePtionS 1, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)yarDS 24, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)lonG 24, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tD 0

career HigHs

recePtionS 3, (3x, laSt at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)yarDS 55, (vS. eaStern kentucky, 10/15/16)lonG 38, (at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)tD 2, (at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)

career sTaTisTics - receiving

year rec. yDS tD avG.2015 4 24 0 6.02016 13 186 3 14.32017 2 29 0 14.5total 19 239 3 12.6

Tennessee State University Football

Players to Watch tennessee state vs. Florida a&M (sePt. 16, 2017)

1 Ebenezer "Ebo" OgundekoR-SR. • defenSive end

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 7, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SoloS 4, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tackleS For loSS 2, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SackS 2, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 11, (vS. JackSon State, 9/10/16)SoloS 7, (2x, laSt vS. ut martin, 10/1/16)tackleS For loSS 3.5, (vS. murray State, 11/7/15)SackS 3.0, (vS. murray State, 11/7/15)Quarterback hurrieS 1, (8x, vS, tenneSSee tech, 11/12/16)ForceD FumbleS 1, (2x, laSt vS. JackSon State, 9/10/16)Fumble recoverieS 1, (3x, laSt at GeorGia State, 8/31/17))tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2015 52 31 10.0 5.0 3 1-02016 48 25 11.0 5.5 5 1-22017 11 7 2.0 2.0 0 0-1total 111 63 23.0 12.5 8 2-3

58 laTrelle lee

SR. • defenSive end

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 1, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SoloS 1, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tackleS For loSS 0SackS 0Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 5, (2x, laSt at eaStern illinoiS, 10/8//16)SoloS 3, (vS. alabama State, 9/6/15)tackleS For loSS 2.5, (vS. murray State, 11/7/15)SackS 2.0, (vS. murray State, 11/7/15)Quarterback hurrieS 1, (at FloriDa a&m, 9/26/15)ForceD FumbleS 1, (2x, laSt vS. murray State, 11/7/15)Fumble recoverieS 1, (vS. alabama State, 9/6/15)tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2014 5 4 1.0 1.0 0 0-02015 29 12 6.5 4.5 1 2-12016 25 11 4.5 2.0 0 0-02017 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0-0total 61 28 12.0 7.5 1 2-1

92 JasOn MOrrOw

R-SR. • defenSive tackLe

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 1, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SoloS 1, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tackleS For loSS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SackS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 3, (vS. eaStern kentucky, 10/15/16)SoloS 2, (2x, laSt vS. arkanSaS-Pine bluFF, 9/3/16)tackleS For loSS 2.0, (vS. arkanSaS-Pine bluFF, 9/3/16)SackS 1.0, (3x, laSt at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)Quarterback hurrieS 1, (2x, laSt vS. auStin Peay, 10/31/15)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2014 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 0-02015 12 6 4.0 1.0 2 0-02016 16 7 6.0 3.0 0 0-02017 2 2 1.0 1l0 0 0-0total 33 17 11.0 5.0 2 0-0

99 MicHael Perry

So. • defenSive Line

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 1, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SoloS 0tackleS For loSS 0.5, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SackS 0Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 2, (at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)SoloS 1, (at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)tackleS For loSS 0.5, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SackS 0Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2016 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0-02017 1 0 0.5 0.0 0 0-0total 4 1 0.5 0.0 0 0-0

76 Terrence sUMMers

R-SR. • defenSive tackLe

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 1, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SoloS 0tackleS For loSS 0SackS 0Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 5, (vS. eaStern kentucky, 10/15/16)SoloS 2, (vS. JackSon State, 9/10/16)tackleS For loSS 1, (vS. arkanSaS-Pine bluFF, 9/3/16)SackS 0.5, (vS. ut martin, 10/1/16)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2016 22 7 2.5 0.5 0 0-02017 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0-0total 23 7 2.5 0.5 0 0-0

16 reggie gUnn

So. • LinebackeR

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 0SoloS 0tackleS For loSS 0SackS 0Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 1, (3x, laSt at vanDerbilt, 10/22/16)SoloS 1, (at bethune-cookman, 9/17/16)tackleS For loSS 0SackS 0Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2016 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0-02017 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0-0total 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0-0

#BigBlueRising

Players to Watch tennessee state vs. Florida a&M (sePt. 16, 2017)

32 cHris cOllins

SR. • LinebackeR

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 12, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SoloS 9, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tackleS For loSS 3, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SackS 1, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 13, (at JackSonville State, 9/19/15)SoloS 9, (3x, at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tackleS For loSS 3.0, (2x, laSt at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SackS 1.0, (4x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)Quarterback hurrieS 1, (4x, laSt at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)ForceD FumbleS 1, (2x, laSt at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)Fumble recoverieS 1, (2x, laSt vS. murray State, 11/7/15)tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2014 5 4 0.0 0.0 0 0-12015 79 38 6.0 1.0 1 0-12016 87 58 9.5 1.5 3 1-02017 22 15 4.0 2.0 0 1-0total 191 115 19.5 3.5 4 2-2

53 JUsTin nOrTH

R-SR. • LinebackeR

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 8, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SoloS 4, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tackleS For loSS 0SackS 0Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 9, (vS JackSon State, 9/12/15)SoloS 5, (vS alabama State, 9/6/15)tackleS For loSS 2.0, (vS central State, 9/28/13)SackS 1.0, (vS central State, 9/28/13)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2013 9 7 2.0 1.0 0 0-02014 16 8 1.0 0.0 0 0-02015 20 9 0.0 0.0 0 0-02016 25 11 2.5 0.0 0 0-02017 8 4 0.0 0.0 0 0-1total 78 39 5.5 1.0 0 0-1

30 Blair edwards

JR. • LinebackeR

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 12, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SoloS 6, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tackleS For loSS 1.0, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SackS 1.0, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 13, (2x, laSt vS. murray State, 11/7/15)SoloS 6, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tackleS For loSS 1.0, (2x laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SackS 1.0, (2x laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 1, (at eaStern kentucky, 10/24/15)Fumble recoverieS 1, (3x, laSt at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2015 33 17 1.0 1.0 0 1-12016 20 12 0.5 0.0 0 0-12017 17 6 1.0 1.0 0 0-1total 70 35 2.5 2.0 0 1-3

25 vincenT sellers

fR. • Safety

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 10, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SoloS 7, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tackleS For loSS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)intercePtionS 0PaSS breakuPS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 10, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SoloS 7, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tackleS For loSS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)intercePtionS 0PaSS breakuPS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl int. Pbu FF-Fr2017 11 8 1.0 0 0 0-0total 11 8 1.0 0 0 0-0

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SR. • coRneRback

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 3, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SoloS 2, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tackleS For loSS 0intercePtionS 0PaSS breakuPS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 7, (vS. ut martin, 10/1/16)SoloS 6, (vS alabama State, 9/6/15)tackleS For loSS 1.0, (at murray State, 10/29/16)intercePtionS 2, (at bethune-cookman, 9/17/16)PaSS breakuPS 3, (at ut martin, 10/10/15)ForceD FumbleS 1, (3x, laSt vS SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)Fumble recoverieS 0tD 1, (vS FloriDa a&m, 9/27/14)

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl int. Pbu FF-Fr2014 18 12 0.0 2 1 1-02015 28 23 0.5 1 7 1-02016 30 22 1.0 3 9 1-02017 3 2 0.0 0 0 0-0total 79 59 1.5 6 17 3-0

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seasOn HigHs

tackleS 9, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SoloS 5, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tackleS For loSS 1, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)intercePtionS 1, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)PaSS breakuPS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 12, (at eaStern illinoiS, 10/8/16)SoloS 9, (at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)tackleS For loSS 2.0, (at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)intercePtionS 1, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)PaSS breakuPS 3, (at bethune-cookman, 9/17/16)ForceD FumbleS 2, (at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl int. Pbu FF-Fr2015 58 30 2.0 0 2 0-02016 66 38 2.0 0 6 3-02017 12 8 1.0 1 1 0-0total 136 76 5.0 1 9 3-0

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2017 Game reCaps Tennessee sTaTe vs. Florida a&m (sepT. 16, 2017)

Box Score (Final)Tennessee State vs Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017 at Atlanta, Ga.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 3 7 7 0 17Georgia State 0 3 0 7 10

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 06:05 TSU - CLARK, Lane 18 yd field goal, 13-72 6:422nd 10:15 TSU - ROWLAND, Seth 4 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 9-64 4:11

04:07 GSU - Wright, Brandon 20 yd field goal, 12-49 6:083rd 04:32 TSU - HARRIS, Treon 12 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 10-96 4:474th 11:29 GSU - Bateman, Taz 36 yd pass from Winchester, A. (Wright, Brandon kick), 6-63 3:25

TSU GSUFIRST DOWNS 21 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-238 29-49PASSING YDS (NET) 145 224Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-12-0 23-18-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-383 52-273Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-10Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-44 3-42Interception Returns-Yards 1-32 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.8 3-36.3Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-3Penalties-Yards 12-101 6-51Possession Time 34:59 25:01Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 4 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-17 1-3

RUSHING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 11-91; ROWLAND, Seth 9-76; CURTIS, Sabree 17-73; KNOX, Andrew3-2; TEAM 2-minus 4. Georgia State-Bateman, Taz 11-31; Winchester, A. 8-12; Manning, Conner 4-6;Neal, Kyler 5-2; TEAM 1-minus 2.

PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 12-25-0-145. Georgia State-Manning, Conner 14-17-0-159;Winchester, A. 4-6-1-65.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 6-70; NEWBOLD, Steven 2-37; CAVITT, Miles 1-12; KNOX,Andrew 1-11; JOHNSON, DeVon 1-10; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-5. Georgia State-Bateman, Taz 6-74; Hart, Penny5-36; Werts, Ari 2-62; Boyd, Todd 2-36; Neal, Kyler 1-8; Scaife, Emiere 1-5; Smith, Glenn 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-NESBETH, Dajour 1-32. Georgia State-None.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 1-0. Georgia State-Winchester, A. 1-1; Bateman, Taz 1-1;Neal, Kyler 1-1.

Tennessee State (1-0) vs. Georgia State (0-1)Date: Aug 31, 2017 • Site: Atlanta, Ga. • Stadium: Georgia St. StadiumAttendance: 24333

Kickoff time: 7:05 pm • End of Game: 10:14 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:09Officials: Referee: Jason Autrey; Umpire: Jason Yates; Linesman: Jim Kelley;Line judge: Ryan Hagan; Back judge: Tim Smith; Field judge: Wes Booker;Side judge: Fred Wiedower; Center judge: Kyle Olson;Temperature: 81 • Wind: SW 4MPH • Weather: Mostly Cloudy

gaMe 1 • aUg. 31, 2017geoRgia State Stadium (24,333) • atLanta, ga. 1 2 3 4 Final

Tennessee State 3 7 7 0 17Georgia State 0 3 0 7 10

Junior Offensive Tackle Christian Morris- On beating an FBS Team“First of all, this is a huge win. We’re an FCS team, and we came out there and beat an FBS team. They were very talented, but we handled business.”

- On the offensive line“The Offensive line played phenomenal tonight. We had a couple mishaps, but we played phenomenal.”

Senior Linebacker Chris Collins- On winning the opener“It means a lot to the team. We felt like we wanted to start off the season strong. We feel like we played a great defensive game. Offen-sively, we played well too. I feel like we played a great game and now we just have to get ready for Jackson State.”

- On beating an FBS Team“I don’t think many people outside of us thought we would win, but it’s good to prove people wrong. In our heart, we felt like we’re the best, so we expect to do things like that.”

Sophomore Running Back Seth Rowland- On the win“It means a lot to us. Coming into this game, I wanted to do it for the alumni and for our school. The alumni are what started this. Before the game, I tweeted, ‘keep the tradition alive,’ and that’s what we wanted to do.”

- On scoring a touchdown“That was my first touchdown so I was really excited, but I have to give the credit to Sabree (Curtis) for getting us down there in the first place, and the line for blocking as well as they did. Treon (Harris) had a great drive, and it just played out for us.”

Freshman Safety Vincent Sellers- On getting the win“It feels good. It’s been a long camp, and we’ve been working very hard. Coach (Garry) Fisher has been on us every single day and it got us better. I just want to thank God because it’s a true blessing.”

- On winning his first college game“I have my mom and dad here supporting me. They’ve been wait-ing to see me play my first college game. It was a total team effort. (Laquarius) Cook taught me everything I know right now, and we’re just going to keep pushing from here on.

NOTESCaptains for TSU were Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Patrick Smith and Chris Collins... Georgia State won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Weather at the time of kickoff was 82 degrees and mostly sunny... TSU was facing Georgia State for the first time in program history... Thursday was the first-ever collegiate game at the new Georgia State Stadium, formerly Turner Field... The official attendance for the game was 24,333, which is a sellout crowd... TSU was squaring off with an FBS program for the second season in a row after taking on Vanderbilt during the 2016 season... TSU is now 1-3 versus FBS opponents... The Tigers have gone 7-1 in season openers under Head Coach Rod Reed... Senior All-American kicker Lane Clark scored the team’s first points on a 19-yard field goal in the opening quarter... Sophomore running back Seth Rowland scored TSU’s first touchdown of the season. The touchdown was a four-yard rush in the second quarter... With nine minutes left in the 3rd quarter, TSU picked up a 59-yard rush by Seth Rowland, which was the longest play allowed by Georgia State since the 2015 season... Thursday’s game aired live on ESPN3

Game 1 • Tennessee sTaTe 17, GeorGia sTaTe 10 QuoTes and noTes

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Box Score (Final)#23 Tennessee State vs Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017 at Memphis, Tenn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 10 0 0 7 17Jackson State 3 6 0 6 15

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 13:30 TSU - HARRIS, Treon 13 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 4-63 1:23

07:45 JKST - Ch. Jacquemin 34 yd field goal, 12-57 5:4103:56 TSU - CLARK, Lane 26 yd field goal, 10-52 3:44

2nd 12:06 JKST - Adrian Salazar 25 yd field goal, 15-59 6:4100:00 JKST - Ch. Jacquemin 49 yd field goal, 8-20 1:09

4th 05:03 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 56 yd punt return (CLARK, Lane kick)04:48 JKST - Terrell Kennedy 89 yd kickoff return, 1-0 0:00

TSU JKSTFIRST DOWNS 11 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-160 33-107PASSING YDS (NET) 78 196Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-5-1 46-24-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 52-238 79-303Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-41 3-31Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-49 4-144Interception Returns-Yards 2-77 1--2Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.8 5-41.8Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 8-97 9-75Possession Time 26:22 33:38Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 8 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 3-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-18 1-4

RUSHING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 11-91; ROWLAND, Seth 9-34; HARRISON, Earl 10-18; CURTIS,Sabree 4-15; NEWBOLD, Steven 1-2. Jackson State-Brent Lyles 13-55; Jordan Johnson 16-48; TerrellKennedy 4-4.

PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 5-17-1-78. Jackson State-Brent Lyles 24-45-2-196; TEAM0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 3-46; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-24; NEWBOLD, Steven 1-8. JacksonState-Jevon Floyd 6-43; Carle Ollie 4-45; Miquel James 4-34; Kyland Richey 3-24; Benjy Parrish 3-22;Keenan Young 2-18; Jordan Williams 1-6; Terrell Kennedy 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-COOK, Laquarius 1-71; JOHNSON, Joseph 1-6. Jackson State-DarioRobinson 1-minus 2.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 1-0; HARRISON, Earl 1-1. Jackson State-None.

Tennessee State (2-0) vs. Jackson State (0-2)Date: Sep 09, 2017 • Site: Memphis, Tenn. • Stadium: Liberty BowlAttendance: 47407

Kickoff time: 6:05 PM • End of Game: 9:31 PM • Total elapsed time: 3 h 26mOfficials:Temperature: 73 deg. • Wind: ENE 9mph • Weather: Clear2017 Southern Heritage Classic

gaMe 2 • sePT. 9, 2017LibeRty bowL (47,407) • memPhiS, tenn. 1 2 3 4 Final

Tennessee State 10 0 0 7 17Jackson State 3 6 0 6 15

Defensive Coordinator Garry Fisher- On what he liked from the defense“They just fought. That was the biggest thing. They fought hard all night. No matter what the situation was, they rose up to the occa-sion. We gave up some yards and they got into the red zone a couple times, but we were able to hold them to field goals, which was huge for us tonight.”

- On bending but not breaking“I thought we tackled well. They hit us with a couple of plays. Their passing attack was on point, so they found some creases in our de-fense, and they drove down there, but we work on red zone defense every day. We were able to hold them to field goals and come up with a big interception.”

- On the defense coming up big“We take pride as a team. No matter how the game goes, we have to find a way to stop the other team’s offense. Both defenses played well but at the end of the night, our defense outplayed theirs.”

Senior Wide Receiver Patrick Smith- On winning in Memphis“It’s very important. It being a rivalry game and me being from Mem-phis, you never want to come back home and lose a game whether it’s conference or non-conference. It was very big for us to come out here and get a win. I’m proud of my team. The defense really stepped up for us. The offense wasn’t really clicking like how we expected, but we know it’s early in the season.”

- On the punt return for a touchdown“It was a designed left return. As soon as I caught the ball I saw a lot of white jerseys on the left, so I knew it was going to be a good return. As soon as I started to run, I just took advantage of it and took it to the endzone.”

Junior Safety Laquarius Cook- On being 2-0“It’s big. The team came out playing hard and kept our confidence up. The win was good for us.”

- On winning with room for improvement“It lets us know that if we get to hitting on all cylinders, that we’ll be running and we’ll be unstoppable.”

Senior Defensive Lineman Jason Morrow- On being 2-0“It’s a great feeling to be 2-0, but it’s still the beginning of the season. We still have a long road ahead of us. We can’t look too far ahead in the season.”

- On the positives of the defense“We just kept fighting. That’s one thing Coach Fisher told us. You don’t quit. If everything is going wrong, you still don’t quit. You don’t hold your head down. You just keep fighting, and that’s what we did to-night, and that’s a big reason why we won tonight.

NotesTennessee State entered Saturday night's game ranked No. 23 in the STATS Top 25 and 24th in the FCS Coaches Poll... For the second game in a row Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith served as team captains for TSU... Jackson State won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Weather at the time of kickoff was 79 degrees and clear... Official attendance for the game was 47,407... TSU is 17-11 all time in Southern Heritage Classic Games... The Tigers are 30-21-2 in the all-time series versus Jackson State.. TSU has won six in a row over Jackson State... TSU is 2-0 for the third year in a row

Game 2 • Tennessee sTaTe 17, JaCkson sTaTe 15 QuoTes and noTes

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2016 Game reCaps Tennessee sTaTe vs Florida a&m (sepT. 16, 2017)

gaMe 3 • sePT. 16, 2017Raymond JameS Stadium ( ) • tamPa, fLa. 1 2 3 4 Final

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Sophomore Wide Receiver Steven Newbold- On what the team needs to work on this week“This is a big chance for us to come together as a team. We need to take care of all of the mistakes we made in the last game and that starts in the meeting room and film sessions. We need to get things corrected for us to be able to dominate next week.”

- On having a chance to play in Florida“It feels good getting a chance to go back to my home state. But as far as the hurricanes, I feel everything will be good. You just have to keep the faith.”

- On the keys to success“We need to come out fast and finish stronger. And again we just have to cut out the mistakes that we had.”

Senior Cornerback Terrell Bonds- On trying to return to the lineup“I look forward to have a good week of practice. I am glad that we do get to go down to Florida and play. This will be my last game at home, so I am working as hard as I can to get back onto the field and play.”

- On the importance of a game in Florida“I have only had a couple games in Florida during my career, so this game is very important. I know a lot of people and family members are planning on coming to the game, so I do not want to let them down.”

Sophomore Dajour Nesbeth- On what the team learned at the Southern Heritage Classic“No matter who your opponent is they are always going to come out and be ready to play. You cannot let teams be that close and give them an opportunity at the end. I believe we needed this, so we can see that nothing is guaranteed. No matter who your opponent is, you have to come out and be ready to go.”

- On having a chance to play in his home state“Playing in Tampa will be great. I am way up here in Ten-nessee and now my family can come out and see me play a game. So I can go out and put on a show for them and try and bring home a win to Tennessee.”

- On family dealing with the hurricanes“I talked to my parents quite a bit and everything is all right. I kept tracking the storm myself and felt everything should be all right.”

- On wishes his family would bring to the game“I would love to have some home cooking, because I need it. I feel it would taste so good after a win. I would want curry chicken. I love curry chicken.”

Freshman Safety Vincent Sellers- On the take away from the Southern Heritage Classic“I never played in a game like that before, so it was new to me. I have never been so excited in a game. But we just need to get to taking things game-by-game. We will go down to Tampa, play as hard as have been playing and come out the same we did in the first two games.”

- On playing in front of a big crowd“I looked up once at the board and saw that there were 47,000-plus people. It was my first time playing in front of a crowd like that and it was a great experience.”

- On playing in Florida“They had some issues with the hurricanes and I prayed for them every single day. It is a blessing to go back down there where all my friends and family have a chance to come see and support me. It’s just a great feeling to go back down there and show them how much better I have gotten.”

Game 3 • Tennessee sTaTe vs. Florida a&m preGame press

Rod Reed Quotes- On his team’s performance in the Southern Heritage Classic“I didn’t think we played particularly well in that game against Jackson State. We knew going into that game, it be-ing a rivalry game and it being the Southern Heritage Classic, that it was going to be a tough out for us. We talked about trying to play well early, which we didn’t, and we allowed them to hang around with us a little bit. They made it a ball game at the end and it came down to a last-second kick. I think our kids learned from that. Not to take anything away from Jackson State. They were a big, physical football team on the defensive side of the ball. Offensively, they got us out of our comfort zone a little bit early until we settled in, so we’ve got our work cut out for us. The good thing is we came out with the ‘w’ and relatively healthy. We’ve got to move on to the next one, which is against Florida A&M.”

- On Junior Center Thomas Burton“He’s out. He won’t be back for a couple more weeks. Hope-fully we’ll have him back for the UT Martin game. We’ve got to let our training staff and the doctors be the judge on that one. We want to make sure he’s 100 percent healed when he comes back. We’ll continue to move and shuffle the offensive line around a little bit. I think Coach (Russ) Ehrenfeld and the offensive staff have done a really good job of coaching those guys up. We’ve got some guys playing some different posi-tions. It’s a good thing to have that versatility.”

- On playing in front of big crowds“That’s what you play college football for. You want to be in that type of environment. The crowd Saturday was electric. With as close as the game was with the momentum shifting several times in that game, I think our kids feed off of that. We’re used to playing in nice venues and big venues, so it won’t affect us going down to Tampa. It is great to play in a big-time environment in front of that kind of crowd. It’s great for the kids and the fans, and it’s great visibility for your program.”

- On the play of Patrick Smith in the return game“Any time Pat (Smith) touches the ball, he has the opportu-nity to be electric for us. We just have to do a good job of blocking for him and giving him better opportunities. He’s a special kid, and we’ve got to find a way to get him the foot-ball more.”

- On facing FAMU “I thought they played well against Texas Southern. They went out there and really physically took it to them in all three phases. They ran into an Arkansas team, which is a pretty good football team. They’ve been a top 25 team the last couple of years, so when you go play in an environment like that against a team like that, you’re a little bit over-matched. It’s similar to us playing Jackson State after they played TCU. We knew we saw some things on film that let us know they would compete well. FAMU is probably coming in saying ok we’re back at our level, we’ve got to compete at a high level. They understand that they’re playing a well-coached team, and we understand that we’re playing a well-coached team. I don’t expect anything other than it being a great ball game. We’ve got to clean some things up from last week. We’ve got to be more physical on the offensive line, and defensively, we have to continue to play at a high clip.”

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gaMe 4 • sePT. 23, 2017haRdy m. gRaham Stadium ( ) • maRtin, tenn. 1 2 3 4 Final

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2017 StatiSticS tenneSSee State vS. Florida a&M (Sept. 16, 2017)Tennessee State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2017)

All games

Team Statistics TSU OPPSCORING 34 25 Points Per Game 17.0 12.5 Points Off Turnovers 3 0FIRST DOWNS 32 35 R u s h i n g 18 11 P a s s i n g 10 18 P e n a l t y 4 6RUSHING YARDAGE 398 156 Yards gained rushing 420 207 Yards lost rushing 22 51 Rushing Attempts 77 62 Average Per Rush 5.2 2.5 Average Per Game 199.0 78.0 TDs Rushing 3 0PASSING YARDAGE 223 420 C o m p - A t t - I n t 17-42-1 42-69-3 Average Per Pass 5.3 6.1 Average Per Catch 13.1 10.0 Average Per Game 111.5 210.0 TDs Passing 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE 621 576 Total Plays 119 131 Average Per Play 5.2 4.4 Average Per Game 310.5 288.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 7-93 7-186PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-41 5-41INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-109 1--2KICK RETURN AVERAGE 13.3 26.6PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.7 8.2INT RETURN AVERAGE 36.3 -2.0FUMBLES-LOST 3-1 3-3PENALTIES-Yards 20-198 15-126 Average Per Game 99.0 63.0PUNTS-Yards 11-440 8-318 Average Per Punt 40.0 39.8 Net punt average 36.3 34.6KICKOFFS-Yards 8-401 7-330 Average Per Kick 50.1 47.1 Net kick average 26.9 33.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 4 0 2 9 : 2 03RD-DOWN Conversions 8/27 12/29 3rd-Down Pct 30% 41%4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/2 3/6 4th-Down Pct 50% 50%SACKS BY-Yards 7-35 2-7MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 2FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-5 4-5ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (5-8) 63% (4-7) 57%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-8) 38% (0-7) 0%PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (1-1) 100%ATTENDANCE 0 71740 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 2/35870 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee State 13 7 7 7 0 34Opponents 3 9 0 13 0 25

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Tennessee State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2017)All games

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 24333Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 47407

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gHARRIS, Treon 2 22 191 9 182 8.3 2 26 91.0ROWLAND, Seth 2 18 112 2 110 6.1 1 59 55.0CURTIS, Sabree 2 21 93 5 88 4.2 0 31 44.0HARRISON, Earl 1 10 20 2 18 1.8 0 9 18.0NEWBOLD, Steven 2 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 1.0KNOX, Andrew 2 3 2 0 2 0.7 0 1 1.0Total 2 77 420 22 398 5.2 3 59 199.0Opponents 2 62 207 51 156 2.5 0 18 78.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gHARRIS, Treon 2 80.31 17-42-1 40.5 223 0 32 111.5Total 2 80.31 17-42-1 40.5 223 0 32 111.5Opponents 2 108.09 42-69-3 60.9 420 1 59 210.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gSMITH, Patrick 2 9 116 12.9 0 32 58.0NEWBOLD, Steven 2 3 45 15.0 0 21 22.5MEDLEY, Mahlon 2 2 29 14.5 0 24 14.5CAVITT, Miles 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0KNOX, Andrew 2 1 11 11.0 0 11 5.5JOHNSON, DeVon 2 1 10 10.0 0 10 5.0Total 2 17 223 13.1 0 32 111.5Opponents 2 42 420 10.0 1 59 210.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkCLARK, Lane 2-5 40.0 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 26 1

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsHARRIS, Treon 2 - - - - - - - 12CLARK, Lane - 2-5 4-4 - - - - - 10ROWLAND, Seth 1 - - - - - - - 6SMITH, Patrick 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 4 2-5 4-4 - - - - - 34Opponents 2 4-5 1-1 - - - - - 25

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee State 13 7 7 7 0 34Opponents 3 9 0 13 0 25

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0

Team Statistics TSU OPPFIRST DOWNS 32 35 R u s h i n g 18 11 P a s s i n g 10 18 P e n a l t y 4 6RUSHING YARDAGE 398 156 Rushing Attempts 77 62 Average Per Rush 5.2 2.5 Average Per Game 199.0 78.0 TDs Rushing 3 0PASSING YARDAGE 223 420 C o m p - A t t - I n t 17-42-1 42-69-3 Average Per Pass 5.3 6.1 Average Per Catch 13.1 10.0 Average Per Game 111.5 210.0 TDs Passing 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE 621 576 Average Per Play 5.2 4.4 Average Per Game 310.5 288.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 7-93 7-186PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-41 5-41INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-109 1--2FUMBLES-LOST 3-1 3-3PENALTIES-Yards 20-198 15-126PUNTS-AVG 11-40.0 8-39.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 4 0 2 9 : 2 03RD-DOWN Conversions 8/27 12/294TH-DOWN Conversions 1/2 3/6

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgCOOK, Laquarius 1 71 71.0 0 71JOHNSON, Joseph 1 6 6.0 0 6NESBETH, Dajour 1 32 32.0 0 32

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkROWLEY, Austin 11 440 40.0 58 0 1 3 2 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgSMITH, Patrick 3 41 13.7 1 56Total 3 41 13.7 1 56Opponents 5 41 8.2 0 21

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgROWLAND, Chris 3 41 13.7 0 31SIMPKINS, Jared 3 44 14.7 0 23MEDLEY, Mahlon 1 8 8.0 0 8Total 7 93 13.3 0 31Opponents 7 186 26.6 1 89

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gHARRIS, Treon 2 182 0 0 0 0 182 91.0SMITH, Patrick 2 0 116 41 0 0 157 78.5ROWLAND, Seth 2 110 0 0 0 0 110 55.0CURTIS, Sabree 2 88 0 0 0 0 88 44.0COOK, Laquariu 2 0 0 0 0 71 71 35.5Total 2 398 223 41 93 109 864 432.0Opponents 2 156 420 41 186 -2 801 400.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gHARRIS, Treon 2 64 182 223 405 202.5ROWLAND, Seth 2 18 110 0 110 55.0CURTIS, Sabree 2 21 88 0 88 44.0HARRISON, Earl 1 10 18 0 18 18.0KNOX, Andrew 2 3 2 0 2 1.0Total 2 119 398 223 621 310.5Opponents 2 131 156 420 576 288.0

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf32 COLLINS, Chris 2 15 7 22 4.0-13 2.0-9 . 1 . . 1 . .30 EDWARDS, Blair 2 6 11 17 1.0-4 1.0-4 . 1 . 1-0 . . .26 COOK, Laquarius 2 8 4 12 1.0-1 . 1-71 1 . . . . .25 SELLERS, V. 2 8 3 11 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .1A OGUNDEKO, E. 2 7 4 11 2.0-8 2.0-8 . 3 . 1-0 . . .

Total 2 81 54 135 13-47 7-35 3-109 8 2 3-0 2 . .Opponents 2 59 70 129 7-17 2-7 1--2 8 3 1-0 2 1 .

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gHARRIS, Treon 2 22 191 9 182 8.3 2 26 91.0ROWLAND, Seth 2 18 112 2 110 6.1 1 59 55.0CURTIS, Sabree 2 21 93 5 88 4.2 0 31 44.0HARRISON, Earl 1 10 20 2 18 1.8 0 9 18.0NEWBOLD, Steven 2 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 1.0KNOX, Andrew 2 3 2 0 2 0.7 0 1 1.0TEAM 2 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -2.0Total 2 77 420 22 398 5.2 3 59 199.0Opponents 2 62 207 51 156 2.5 0 18 78.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gHARRIS, Treon 2 80.31 17-42-1 40.5 223 0 32 111.5Total 2 80.31 17-42-1 40.5 223 0 32 111.5Opponents 2 108.09 42-69-3 60.9 420 1 59 210.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gSMITH, Patrick 2 9 116 12.9 0 32 58.0NEWBOLD, Steven 2 3 45 15.0 0 21 22.5MEDLEY, Mahlon 2 2 29 14.5 0 24 14.5CAVITT, Miles 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0KNOX, Andrew 2 1 11 11.0 0 11 5.5JOHNSON, DeVon 2 1 10 10.0 0 10 5.0Total 2 17 223 13.1 0 32 111.5Opponents 2 42 420 10.0 1 59 210.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgSMITH, Patrick 3 41 13.7 1 56Total 3 41 13.7 1 56Opponents 5 41 8.2 0 21

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgCOOK, Laquarius 1 71 71.0 0 71NESBETH, Dajour 1 32 32.0 0 32JOHNSON, Joseph 1 6 6.0 0 6Total 3 109 36.3 0 71Opponents 1 -2 -2.0 0 0

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgROWLAND, Chris 3 41 13.7 0 31SIMPKINS, Jared 3 44 14.7 0 23MEDLEY, Mahlon 1 8 8.0 0 8Total 7 93 13.3 0 31Opponents 7 186 26.6 1 89

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

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Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2017)All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsHARRIS, Treon 2 - - - - - - - 12CLARK, Lane - 2-5 4-4 - - - - - 10SMITH, Patrick 1 - - - - - - - 6ROWLAND, Seth 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 4 2-5 4-4 - - - - - 34Opponents 2 4-5 1-1 - - - - - 25

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gHARRIS, Treon 2 64 182 223 405 202.5ROWLAND, Seth 2 18 110 0 110 55.0CURTIS, Sabree 2 21 88 0 88 44.0HARRISON, Earl 1 10 18 0 18 18.0KNOX, Andrew 2 3 2 0 2 1.0NEWBOLD, Steven 2 1 2 0 2 1.0TEAM 2 2 -4 0 -4 -2.0Total 2 119 398 223 621 310.5Opponents 2 131 156 420 576 288.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkCLARK, Lane 2-5 40.0 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 26 1

FG Sequence Tennessee State OpponentsGeorgia State (18),38,30,54 (20)Jackson State (26) (34),(25),(49),47

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkROWLEY, Austin 11 440 40.0 58 0 1 3 2 0Total 11 440 40.0 58 0 1 3 2 0Opponents 8 318 39.8 48 0 1 3 0 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnWEISS, Coby 6 325 54.2 0 1BOUDREAUX, M. 2 76 38.0 0 0Total 8 401 50.1 0 1 26.6 26.9 38Opponents 7 330 47.1 0 0 13.3 33.9 31

Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2017)All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gHARRIS, Treon 2 182 0 0 0 0 182 91.0SMITH, Patrick 2 0 116 41 0 0 157 78.5ROWLAND, Set 2 110 0 0 0 0 110 55.0CURTIS, Sabree 2 88 0 0 0 0 88 44.0COOK, Laquariu 2 0 0 0 0 71 71 35.5NEWBOLD, Ste 2 2 45 0 0 0 47 23.5SIMPKINS, Jare 2 0 0 0 44 0 44 22.0ROWLAND, Chri 1 0 0 0 41 0 41 41.0MEDLEY, Mahlo 2 0 29 0 8 0 37 18.5NESBETH, Dajo 2 0 0 0 0 32 32 16.0HARRISON, Ear 1 18 0 0 0 0 18 18.0KNOX, Andrew 2 2 11 0 0 0 13 6.5CAVITT, Miles 1 0 12 0 0 0 12 12.0JOHNSON, DeV 2 0 10 0 0 0 10 5.0JOHNSON, Jos 2 0 0 0 0 6 6 3.0TEAM 2 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -2.0Total 2 398 223 41 93 109 864 432.0Opponents 2 156 420 41 186 -2 801 400.5

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf32 COLLINS, Chris 2 15 7 22 4.0-13 2.0-9 . 1 . . 1 . .30 EDWARDS, Blair 2 6 11 17 1.0-4 1.0-4 . 1 . 1-0 . . .26 COOK, Laquarius 2 8 4 12 1.0-1 . 1-71 1 . . . . .10 NESBETH, Dajour 2 9 2 11 . . 1-32 . 1 . . . .25 SELLERS, V. 2 8 3 11 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .1A OGUNDEKO, E. 2 7 4 11 2.0-8 2.0-8 . 3 . 1-0 . . .21 ARMSTRONG, N. 2 4 5 9 1.0-10 1.0-10 . 1 . . . . .19 NORTH, Justin 2 4 4 8 . . . . . 1-0 . . .45 PORTER, Dell 2 2 6 8 1.0-4 . . . . . 1 . .50 JOHNSON, Joseph 2 3 3 6 0.5-1 . 1-6 . 1 . . . .5A BONDS, Terrell 1 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .54 FERGUSON, Dante 2 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .58 LEE, Latrelle 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .20 JACKSON, Shakur 2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .92 MORROW, Jason 2 2 . 2 1.0-4 1.0-4 . 1 . . . . .1C JOHNSON, L. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .76 SUMMERS, T. 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .91 MADDOX, Marvin 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .2 SMITH, Patrick 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .97 CULPEPPER, J. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .99 PERRY, Michael 1 . 1 1 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .33 ROWLAND, Seth 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 2 81 54 135 13-47 7-35 3-109 8 2 3-0 2 . .Opponents 2 59 70 129 7-17 2-7 1--2 8 3 1-0 2 1 .

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 31 at Georgia State 42 238 2 59 12 145 0 21 12-25-0 145 0 21 3 44 0 23 0 0 0 0 383Sep 09 at Jackson State 35 160 1 26 5 78 0 32 5-17-1 78 0 32 4 49 0 31 3 41 1 56 238Tennessee State 77 398 3 59 17 223 0 32 17-42-1 223 0 32 7 93 0 31 3 41 1 56 621Opponents 62 156 0 18 42 420 1 59 42-69-3 420 1 59 7 186 1 89 5 41 0 21 576

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 5.2 • Avg/catch: 13.1 • Pass effic: 80.31 • KR avg: 13.3 • PR avg: 13.7 • All purpose avg/game: 432.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 310.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 31 at Georgia State 37 22 59 7.0-26 3.0-17 2 3-0 1-32 0 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17Sep 09 at Jackson State 44 32 76 6.0-21 4.0-18 0 0-0 2-77 2 7 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17Tennessee State 81 54 135 13.0-47 7.0-35 2 3-0 3-109 2 8 0 4-4 0 0 0 3 34Opponents 59 70 129 7.0-17 2.0-7 2 1-0 1--2 3 8 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 25

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 31 at Georgia State 5 189 37.8 54 0 0 1 1 1 1-4 18 1 4 181 45.2 0 1Sep 09 at Jackson State 6 251 41.8 58 0 0 0 1 2 1-1 26 0 4 220 55.0 0 0Tennessee State 11 440 40.0 58 0 0 1 2 3 2-5 26 1 8 401 50.1 0 1Opponents 8 318 39.8 48 0 0 1 0 3 4-5 49 0 7 330 47.1 0 0

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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 31 at Georgia State 29 49 0 17 18 224 1 59 18-23-1 224 1 59 3 42 0 33 2 10 0 5 273Sep 09 at Jackson State 33 107 0 18 24 196 0 16 24-46-2 196 0 16 4 144 1 89 3 31 0 21 303Opponents 62 156 0 18 42 420 1 59 42-69-3 420 1 59 7 186 1 89 5 41 0 21 576Tennessee State 77 398 3 59 17 223 0 32 17-42-1 223 0 32 7 93 0 31 3 41 1 56 621

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 2.5 • Avg/catch: 10.0 • Pass effic: 108.09 • KR avg: 26.6 • PR avg: 8.2 • All purpose avg/game: 400.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 288.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 31 at Georgia State 32 30 62 4.0-10 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 2 4 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 10Sep 09 at Jackson State 27 40 67 3.0-7 1.0-4 2 1-0 1--2 1 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 15Opponents 59 70 129 7.0-17 2.0-7 2 1-0 1--2 3 8 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 25Tennessee State 81 54 135 13.0-47 7.0-35 2 3-0 3-109 2 8 0 4-4 0 0 0 3 34

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 31 at Georgia State 3 109 36.3 48 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 20 0 3 186 62.0 0 0Sep 09 at Jackson State 5 209 41.8 47 0 0 1 0 2 3-4 49 0 4 144 36.0 0 0Opponents 8 318 39.8 48 0 0 1 0 3 4-5 49 0 7 330 47.1 0 0Tennessee State 11 440 40.0 58 0 0 1 2 3 2-5 26 1 8 401 50.1 0 1

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 17 CURTIS, Sabree at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Yards Rushing 91 HARRIS, Treon at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

91 HARRIS, Treon at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)TD Rushes 1 HARRIS, Treon at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

1 ROWLAND, Seth at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)1 HARRIS, Treon at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

Long Rush 59 ROWLAND, Seth at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Pass attempts 25 HARRIS, Treon at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Pass completions 12 HARRIS, Treon at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Yards Passing 145 HARRIS, Treon at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Long Pass 32 HARRIS, Treon at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Receptions 6 SMITH, Patrick at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Yards Receiving 70 SMITH, Patrick at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Long Reception 32 SMITH, Patrick at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Field Goals 1 CLARK, Lane at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

1 CLARK, Lane at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Field Goal 26 CLARK, Lane at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punts 6 ROWLEY, Austin at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punting Avg 41.8 ROWLEY, Austin at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Punt 58 ROWLEY, Austin at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punts inside 20 2 ROWLEY, Austin at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Punt Return 56 SMITH, Patrick at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 31 ROWLAND, Chris at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Tackles 12 COLLINS, Chris at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

12 EDWARDS, Blair at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Sacks 2.0 OGUNDEKO, E. at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Tackles For Loss 3.0 COLLINS, Chris at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Interceptions 1 NESBETH, Dajour at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

1 COOK, Laquarius at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)1 JOHNSON, Joseph at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

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TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 42 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Yards Rushing 238 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Yards Per Rush 5.7 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)TD Rushes 2 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Pass attempts 25 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Pass completions 12 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Yards Passing 145 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Yards Per Pass 5.8 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Total Plays 67 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Total Offense 383 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Yards Per Play 5.7 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Points 17 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

17 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Sacks By 4 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)First Downs 21 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Penalties 12 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Penalty Yards 101 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Turnovers 2 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Interceptions By 2 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punts 6 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punting Avg 41.8 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Punt 58 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punts inside 20 2 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Punt Return 56 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 16 Jordan Johnson, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Rushing 55 Brent Lyles, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Rush 18 Brent Lyles, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Pass attempts 45 Brent Lyles, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Pass completions 24 Brent Lyles, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Passing 196 Brent Lyles, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)TD Passes 1 Winchester, A., at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Long Pass 59 Manning, Conner, at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Receptions 6 Bateman, Taz, at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

6 Jevon Floyd, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Receiving 74 Bateman, Taz, at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)TD Receptions 1 Bateman, Taz, at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Long Reception 59 Werts, Ari, at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Field Goals 2 Ch. Jacquemin, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Field Goal 49 Ch. Jacquemin, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punts 5 Ch. Jacquemin, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punting Avg 41.8 Ch. Jacquemin, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Punt 48 Holdenson, O., at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Punts inside 20 2 Ch. Jacquemin, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Punt Return 21 Warren Newman, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 89 Terrell Kennedy, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Tackles 9 Applin, DeAndre, at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

9 Shawn Bishop, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Sacks 1.0 Payne, Trey, at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

1.0 Darrius Woods, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Tackles For Loss 2.0 Laurent, Julien, at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Interceptions 1 Jarrad Hayes, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 33 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Rushing 107 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Per Rush 3.2 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Pass attempts 46 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Pass completions 24 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Passing 224 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Yards Per Pass 9.7 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)TD Passes 1 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Total Plays 79 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Total Offense 303 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Per Play 5.2 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Points 15 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Sacks By 1 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

1 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)First Downs 21 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Penalties 9 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Penalty Yards 75 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Turnovers 4 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Interceptions By 1 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punts 5 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punting Avg 41.8 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Punt 48 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Punts inside 20 2 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Punt Return 21 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

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3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 4-14 28.6 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 4-13 30.8 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 1-5 20.0

Tennessee State 8-27 29.6 3-7 42.9 3-6 50.0 1-6 16.7 1-8 12.5 0-0 0.0Opponents 12-29 41.4 2-5 40.0 4-9 44.4 5-9 55.6 1-6 16.7 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0

Tennessee State 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0Opponents 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 34:59 10:55 8:12 9:08 6:44Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 26:22 5:19 6:55 3:52 10:16

Tennessee State Total 61:21 16:14 15:07 13:00 17:00 0:00Avg. 30:40 8:07 7:33 6:30 8:30 0:00

Opponents Total 58:39 13:46 14:53 17:00 13:00 0:00Avg. 29:19 6:53 7:26 8:30 6:30 0:00

Tennessee State Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 10, 2017)All games

Tennessee State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameAug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 5 3 17 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Totals 8 5 27 3 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 05 of 8 (62.5%)

Opponents Inside Tennessee State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameAug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 5 3 12 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0

Totals 7 4 15 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 04 of 7 (57.1%)

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Georgia State (0-1)8/31 TENNESSEE STATE L, 10-179/16 at Penn State 6:30 p.m.9/23 at Charlotte 5 p.m.9/30 MEMPHIS TBA10/7 at Coastal Carolina TBA10/14 at UL Monroe TBA10/21 TROY TBA10/26 SOUTH ALABAMA 6:30 p.m.11/4 at Georgia Southern TBA11/11 at Texas State TBA11/25 APPALACHIAN STATE TBA12/2 IDAHO TBA

Jackson State (0-2)9/2 at TCU L, 63-09/9 vs. Tennessee State L, 17-159/16 at Grambling State 6 p.m.9/23 ARKANSAS PINE-BLUFF 6 p.m.9/30 at Prairie View A&M 4 p.m.10/14 vs. Tuskegee 6 p.m.10/21 SOUTHERN 6 p.m.10/28 at Mississippi Valley State 2 p.m.11/4 ALABAMA STATE 2 p.m.11/11 at Alabama A&M 1 p.m.11/18 ALCORN STATE 2 p.m.

Florida A&M (1-1)8/26 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 29-78/31 vs. Arkansas L, 49-79/16 vs. Tennessee State 5 p.m.9/23 at Savannah State 5 p.m.9/28 NC CENTRAL 5 p.m.10/7 at Norfolk State 1 p.m.10/14 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 2 p.m.10/21 at Hampton 1 p.m.10/28 at Morgan State 12 p.m.11/4 HOWARD 3 p.m.11/18 vs. Bethune-Cookman TBA

UT Martin (1-1, 0-0)8/31 CLARION W, 36-09/9 at Ole Miss L, 45-239/16 at Chattanooga 5 p.m.9/23 TENNESSEE STATE * 4 p.m.9/30 at Austin Peay * 6 p.m.10/7 MURRAY STATE * 2 p.m.10/21 at Eastern Kentucky * 2 p.m.10/28 EASTERN ILLINOIS * 2 p.m.11/4 at Southeast Missouri * 1 p.m.11/11 JACKSONVILLE STATE * 2 p.m.11/18 at Tennessee Tech * 1:30 p.m.

Eastern Illinois (1-1, 0-0)8/31 at Indiana State W, 22-209/9 at Northern Illinois L, 38-109/16 ILLINOIS STATE 2 p.m.9/23 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * 6 p.m.9/30 at Tennessee State * 6 p.m. 10/7 TENNESSEE TECH * 6 p.m.10/14 at Murray State * 3 p.m.10/21 JACKSONVILLE STATE * 2 p.m.10/28 at UT Martin * 2 p.m.11/4 EASTERN KENTUCKY * 1 p.m.11/18 at Austin Peay * 4 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky (0-2, 0-0)9/2 at Western Kentucky L, 31-179/9 at Kentucky L, 27-16 9/23 TENNESSEE TECH * 5 p.m.9/30 at Southeast Missouri * 6 p.m.10/7 TENNESSEE STATE * 5 p.m. 10/14 at Jacksonville State * 3 p.m.10/21 UT MARTIN * 2 p.m.10/28 at Murray State * 3 p.m.11/4 at Eastern Illinois * 1 p.m.11/11 AUSTIN PEAY * 12 p.m.11/18 SAINT FRANCIS 12 p.m.

Austin Peay (0-2, 0-0)8/31 at Cincinnati L, 26-149/9 at Miami (OH) L, 31-109/16 MOREHEAD STATE 6 p.m.9/23 at Murray State * 6 p.m.9/30 UT MARTIN * 6 p.m.10/7 JACKSONVILLE STATE * 4 p.m.10/14 at Tennessee State * 6 p.m.10/21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * 4 p.m.11/4 at Tennessee Tech * 1:30 p.m.11/11 at Eastern Kentucky * 12 p.m.11/18 EASTERN ILLINOIS * 4 p.m.

Tennessee Tech (0-2, 0-0)8/31 WESTERN ILLINOIS L, 41-14 9/9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-149/16 at Ball State 2 p.m.9/23 at Eastern Kentucky * 5 p.m.9/30 JACKSONVILLE STATE * 6 p.m.10/7 at Eastern Illinois * 6 p.m.10/14 at Southeast Missouri * 1 p.m.10/28 TENNESSEE STATE * 1:30 p.m.11/4 AUSTIN PEAY * 1:30 p.m.11/11 at Murray State * 1 p.m.11/18 UT MARTIN * 1:30 p.m.

Virginia University of Lynchburg (0-2)8/27 LOUISBERG COLLEGE L, 41-109/2 at Florida Tech L, 44-0 9/16 at Newberry TBA9/23 FAITH 11 a.m.9/30 GOD’S CHOSEN 11 a.m. 10/7 at Brevard 12 p.m.10/14 vs. Virginia Prep Sports 11 a.m.10/21 at Mississippi Valley State 2 p.m.10/28 VIRGINIA-WISE 11 a.m.11/4 at Tennessee State 2 p.m.

Southeast Missouri (0-2, 0-0)9/2 at Kansas L, 38-169/9 at Dayton L, 25-239/16 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 6 p.m.9/23 at Eastern Illinois * 6 p.m.9/30 EASTERN KENTUCKY * 6 p.m.10/14 TENNESSEE TECH * 1 p.m.10/21 at Austin Peay * 4 p.m.10/28 at Jacksonville State * 3 p.m.11/4 UT MARTIN * 1 p.m.11/11 at Tennessee State * 2 p.m.11/18 MURRAY STATE * 1 p.m.

Jacksonville State (1-1, 0-0)8/26 vs. Chattanooga W, 27-139/9 at Georgia Tech L, 37-109/23 LIBERTY 6 p.m.9/30 at Tennessee Tech * 6 p.m.10/7 at Austin Peay * 4 p.m. 10/14 EASTERN KENTUCKY * 3 p.m.10/21 at Eastern Illinois * 2 p.m.10/28 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * 3 p.m.11/4 MURRAY STATE * 1 p.m.11/11 at UT Martin * 2 p.m.11/16 TENNESSEE STATE * 6 p.m.

Combined RecordOpponents Played

0-3

Combined RecordScheduled Opponents

4-17