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1 ARKANSAS STATE FOOTBALL Jerry Scott Assistant Athletic Director / Sports Information Dir. jscott@astate.edu (cell) fax Arkansas State Quick Facts Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Enrollment: 10,508 Nickname: Indians Colors: Scarlet and Black Home Stadium: Indian (30,406/ProGreen) Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Steve Roberts (5th Year) Overall Record: (13 Years) Record at ASU: (5 Years) 2006 Arkansas State Schedule Sept. 2 Army W, 14-6 Sept. 9 Oklahoma State+ 6:05 p.m. Sept. 16 OPEN Sept. 23 at SMU 7 p.m. Sept. 30 at Florida International* 5 p.m. Oct. 7 Louisiana-Monroe* 6:05 p.m. Oct. 14 at Memphis 1 p.m. Oct. 21 North Texas* 6:05 p.m. Oct. 28 at Florida Atlantic* 3 p.m. Nov. 4 at No. 4/6 Auburn TBA Nov. 11 Middle Tennessee* 4 p.m. Nov. 18 at Troy* 2 p.m. Nov. 25 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 4 p.m. *Sun Belt Conference Game +War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock, AR) All Times Central 2006 Oklahoma State Schedule Sept. 2 Missouri State W, Sept. 9 at Arkansas State+ 6:05 p.m. Sept. 16 Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at Houston 8 p.m. Sept. 30 OPEN Oct. 7 at Kansas State* TBA Oct. 14 at Kansas* TBA Oct. 21 Texas A&M* 6 p.m. Oct. 28 No. 20/22 Nebraska* 6 p.m. Nov. 4 at No. 3/2Texas* TBA Nov. 11 Baylor* 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at No. 25/25 Texas Tech* TBA Nov. 25 No. 10/5 Oklahoma* 1:30 p.m. *Big 12 Conference Game +War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock, AR) All Times Central Radio/TV Radio: KCJF FM, KFCM 98.3 FM, KASR 92.7 FM, KTLO 1240 AM, KRLW FM, KRLW 1320 AM, KWAK FM, KWYN 1400 AM, KEWI 690 AM, KHPQ 92.1 FM, KQEW FM, KOOU FM - Matt Stolz & Bill Keedy. TV: ESPNU, Channel 22 (Jonesboro) ON TAP: Arkansas State will host Oklahoma State this Saturday at Little Rock s War Memorial Stadium, where the Indians hold a 7-5 all-time record. The pair of unbeatens after one week will square off at 6 p.m. in a televised game by ESPNU. Every Arkansas State game can be heard live on FM in the Jonesboro area and the live radio broadcast can be accessed through the Arkansas State athletic web site (ASUIndians.com). THE PRINCIPALS: Arkansas State and Oklahoma State both enter the game with 1-0 records after both won their season openers at home last Saturday. While the game is not being played at ASU s home stadium, it will count as a home game for the Indians. ASU will be playing at War Memorial for the 13th time in school history in a game that has become branded The Rock Classic. THE COACHES: Arkansas State head coach Steve Roberts is in his fifth year at Arkansas State after leading the Indians to the Sun Belt Conference championship and New Orleans Bowl last year. He has guided ASU to 21 wins since his arrival. The football programs 20 victories during Roberts first four years at the helm are its most over a four-year span since winning 21 games from Roberts was named the 2005 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year. Oklahoma State s Mike Gundy is in his second year as the Cowboys head coach after posting a 4-7 record in his inaugural campaign. OSU s all-time leading passer has been a member of the Cowboy coaching staff 10 of the past 14 years, including four as the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach. GAME 2 Arkansas State (1-0) hosts Oklahoma State (1-0) Sept. 9, 2006 War Memorial Stadium (53,715) Little Rock, Arkansas 6:05 p.m. Radio: Arkansas State Radio Network (KCJF FM, flagship) Television: ESPNU, Channel 22 (Jonesboro, AR) SCOUTING THE COWBOYS: The Cowboys opened their 2006 season by defeating Missouri State at Boone Pickens Stadium last Saturday. OSU dominated the game game throughout, racing out to a 14-0 first-quarter advantage before extending its lead to 38 points by halftime. The Cowboys offense was very balanced in the first game, rushing for 259 yards and passing for 213 more. Mike Hamilton got the bulk of the carries, rushing for 155 yards on 16 carries. Bobby Reid threw for 165 yards and Zac Robinson added 48 yards more through the air. The Cowboys took advantage of special teams opportunities in their first outing, averaging 26.3 yards per punt return and 59.5 per kickoff return. Linebacker Marcus Brown led OSU defensively with a game-high eight tackles. THE OKLAHOMA STATE SERIES: Arkansas State and Oklahoma State met for the first time ever last season and the Cowboys were able to come away from the game with a victory in Stillwater on Sept. 17. ASU led 7-0 after the first quarter, but the Cowboys responded with 13 unanswered points in the third quarter to take the lead for good. ARKANSAS STATE vs. THE BIG 12: Arkansas State is playing a member of the Big 12 conference for the fourth consecutive year. In Roberts first four seasons as head coach at ASU, the Indians posted an 0-4 record in those games against OSU, Missouri and Texas A&M. ASU is 0-13 alltime against current members of the conference. THE LAST TIME VERSUS THE COW- BOYS (SEPTEMBER 17, STILL Arkansas State Football 1 ASUIndians.com

2 2006 Sun Belt Conf. Standings Team Conference Overall Middle Tenn Arkansas State UL Monroe Troy Florida Atlantic UL Lafayette North Texas Fla. International This week in the Sun Belt Saturday, September 9 Middle Tennessee at Maryland 5 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at Kansas 6 p.m. Florida International at South Florida 6 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas A&M 6 p.m. SMU at North Texas 6 p.m. Troy at Florida State 6 p.m. Oklahoma State at Arkansas State+ 6:05 p.m. Florida Atlantic at Kansas State 6:10 p.m Preseason SBC Coaches Poll 1. Louisiana-Lafayette (3), 58 points 2. Arkansas State (2), 50 points 3. Troy (2), 48 points 4. North Texas, 37 points 5. Louisiana-Monroe (1), 31 points 6. Middle Tennessee, 29 points 7. Florida Atlantic, 19 points 8. Florida International, 16 points () - first place votes 2006 Preseason All-SBC Team Offense QB: Jerry Babb, Louisiana-Lafayette RB: Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana-Lafayette RB: Jamario Thomas, North Texas WR: Chandler Williams, Fla. International WR: Johnny Quinn, North Texas TE: Samuel Smith, Florida International OL: Tanner Jenkins, Arkansas State OL: Brandon Cox, Louisiana-Lafayette OL: Kyle Cunningham, Louisiana-Monroe OL: Germayle Franklin, Middle Tennessee OL: Dylan Lineberry, North Texas Defense DL: Jervonte Jackson, Florida Atlantic DL: Antwan Barnes, Florida International DL: Tony Hills, Louisiana-Lafayette DL: Jeremiah Chapman, North Texas LB: Keyonvis Bouie, Florida International LB: J.K. Sabb, Middle Tennessee LB: Phillip Graves, North Texas DB: Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas State DB: Kevin Payne, Louisiana-Monroe DB: Chaz Williams, Louisiana-Monroe DB: Aaron Weathers, North Texas Special Teams P: Colby Smith, Middle Tennessee PK: Greg Whibbs, Troy RS: Leodis McKelvin, Troy Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Jerry Babb, Louisiana-Lafayette Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Keyonvis Bouie, Florida International WATER, OK - BOONE PICKENS STADI- UM): Antonio Warren rushed for 132 yards against one of the nation s stingiest defenses but it wasn t enough for the Indians as Arkansas State fell to Oklahoma State, after making several key stops on defense or moving deep inside OSU (3-0) territory, ASU committed several mistakes. ASU was whistled for 16 penalties for 100 yards, including several in the red zone. Still, ASU was in the game and had chances to go ahead late in the contest. Trailing 13-7 after halftime, ASU s first chance in the second half came when ASU s Brian Flagg forced a fumble by Julius Crosslin midway through the third quarter that was recovered at the OSU 36 by Khayyam Burns. But the Indians squandered a chance deep inside Cowboy territory after a fumble that was recovered for a loss and two incomplete pass forced ASU to punt. On the ensuing series for the Cowboys, penalties and negative plays left OSU punting from its own end zone and got off a bad punt. ASU s James Johnson grabbed the punt at the OSU 41 and returned it 15 yards to set the Indians up at the Cowboy 29. ASU again failed to move the ball and, after three straight plays, was forced to punt. The next OSU drive started with 2:30 left in the third quarter, and again the Cowboys couldn t get things going offensively. On third and 14, OSU quarterback Bobby Reid, making his first collegiate start, fumbled the ball that was eventually recovered by ASU s Quinton Thomas, again inside the OSU 20. A pair of penalties, a Shermar Bracey two yard run and a sack of Noce of 4 yards left the Indians staring at third and goal from the OSU 9. Noce s next pass missed its target and left Eric Neihouse attempting a 26- yard field goal attempt that the senior nailed. That made the score 13-10, but three straight missed opportunities for possible touchdowns proved to be costly. The Indians out-gained the Cowboy offensively on the night, tallying 322 yards to 273 for OSU. ASU also dominated time of possession (35:07 to 24:53) and limited the Cowboys to just 3-of-12 on third down conversions. Aside from Warren s offensive heroics, Noce played well again for the Indians, completing 11 of 24 pass attempts for 122 yards. Noce also rushed for ASU s only touchdown of the day. THE LAST TIME OUT: JONESBORO (9/2/06) -- Reggie Arnold rushed for 140 yards and scored a 17-yard touchdown in his first-ever collegiate football game to lead Arkansas State (1-0) past Army (0-1), 14-6, Saturday night at Indian Stadium. Army got on the scoreboard first courtesy of a 26-yard field goal by Austin Miller in the first quarter with 8:19 showing on the clock. Arnold, a 5-9, 217-pound redshirt freshman, found his way into the end zone with 3:52 left in the second quarter for the score. Kicker Josh Arauco s extra point put the Indians on top, 7-3. ASU s other score came on a 10-yard run by Hewitt at the 11:54 mark in the third quarter. Miller added another field goal late in the fourth quarter to end the scoring. ASU rolled up 319 yards of total offense including 222 yards on the ground and 97 yards through the air. Army finished the game with 164 yards of offense. Hewitt and Leonard combined to connect on 11 of 16 passes. Chris Miller led all Indian receivers with four catches for 21 yards. Army quarterback David Pevoto completed 12 of 23 for 95 yards and two interceptions and the Black Knights ground game was led by Wesley McMahand with 13 carries for 35 yards. Defensively, the Tribe was paced by safe- HEAD-to-HEAD Arkansas St. Oklahoma St Record Points Points Avg First Downs First Downs Avg Rushing Att. Avg Rushing Avg Yards Per Rush pg....rushing TD avg Pass Att. Avg Passing Avg Yards Per Pass Passing TD Avg Total Off. Avg Avg. Yards Per Play Avg. KO return yards Avg. Punt return yards Avg. Interceptions Avg. Fumbles Recovered Penalties-Yards Avg. Per Punt : TOP/game :04 33% rd-Down Pct % 0% th-Down Pct % Sacks Avg Arkansas State Football 2 ASUIndians.com

3 SPORTS INFORMATION Arkansas State University P.O. Box 1000 State University, AR Office: Fax: Press Box: Website: ASUIndians.com Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./Sports Info. Dir / jscott@astate.edu Matt McCollester, Assistant Dir / mmccollester@astate.edu Gina Bowman, Assistant Dir MEDIA INFORMATION Post-Game Interviews The Arkansas State locker room is closed to all members of the media. Head coach Steve Roberts and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for interviews in the designated area following a brief cooling off period. Weekly Media Conference Media representatives are encouraged to visit with head coach Steve Roberts during his weekly press conference, held Wednesday s at 11 a.m. at the ASU Football Complex. Quotes from the press conference will be available at ASUIndians.com as well. Practice Coverage Arkansas State football practice is open to the media. TV crews wishing to shoot practice must notify the sports information office in advance. Players and coaches are available for interviews following each practice, on a prearranged basis through the sports information office. Weekly Releases All Arkansas State weekly football releases can be obtained as a PDF document on the athletics website at ASUIndians.com. To be added to the broadcast list for all football releases or if you would like releases faxed to you, contact Jerry Scott in the sports information office. Steve Roberts Interviews The best time to catch head coach Steve Roberts in his office, Monday through Thursday, is between 10 a.m. and 12 noon. Please contact Jerry Scott to make arrangements for all interviews with Coach Roberts. Player Interviews All interviews with Arkansas State players must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. Please contact Jerry Scott. Sun Belt Teleconference The Sun Belt Conference will conduct a weekly teleconference with each of the eight head coaches each Monday throughout the season. ty Tyrell Johnson with nine total stops, followed by tackle Jamarrow James and linebacker Josh Williams, with seven each. Williams played his first game since the 2004 season. Free safety Jordan Murray led the Black Knights with 12. ARNOLD NAMED SUN BELT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Redshirt freshman running back Reggie Arnold was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after rushing for a game-high 140 yards and one touchdown to help lead ASU to a 14-6 victory over Army. In his first collegiate game, Arnold carried the ball 25 times for a 5.6 average and had six rushes that went for at least 10 yards. His longest run went for 22 yards, while his touchdown rush covered 17 yards. JAMES NAMED SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior defensive lineman Jamarrow James was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after recording a careertying seven tackles, including three for a loss of 12 yards, in a 14-6 victory over Army. His seven tackles tied the second most on the team and his three tackles for a loss led all players. Out of his seven tackles, five were solo. ROBERTS CLIMBING VICTORIES LAD- DER: In just a little over four seasons as the Indians head coach, Steve Roberts already has the fifth most victories among ASU s 26 all-time head coaches. Larry Lacewell ( ) holds the record for victories with 69 and is followed by Bennie Ellender ( ) with 52 wins, Bill Davidson ( ) with 51 and Forrest England ( ) with 49. ROBERTS IN CLOSE GAMES: Fifth-year skipper Steve Roberts has seen numerous close games during his tenure with the Indians, holding a 12-6 record in games decided by eight points or less (37 percent of all his games). Roberts teams have been especially successful recently in games decided by just one score, holding a 10-3 record in its last 13 games that ended under those circumstances. Following is his record in close games: Margin Roberts record 1 point points points points points points points points ROBERTS AND INDIAN STADIUM: Arkansas State head coach Steve Roberts has led the Indians to a 15-5 record at Indian Stadium over the last five years for a.750 winning percentage. Not only that, the Indians have won their last six home games for their longest home winning streak since capturing 17 in a row from THE ROCK CLASSIC: Arkansas State returns to War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock for the first time since 2003 when it plays Oklahoma State this Saturday. The last time the Indians hosted a game in the state capitol, ASU faced Louisiana-Monroe. ASU s games played at War Memorial Stadium have been branded The Rock Classic and there is a trophy that lists the scores from each previous ASU game at the stadium. The Indians are 7-5 all-time at War Memorial Stadium after breaking a three-game skid at the stadium with its victory over ULM in Following is a list of The Rock Classic games: 1967, ASU vs. The Citadel (L, 7-20) 1968, ASU vs. Trinity (W, 31-14) 1969, ASU vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (W, 26-0) 1970, ASU vs. The Citadel (W, 24-7) 1971, ASU vs. Abilene Christian (W, 35-9) 1972, ASU vs. Louisiana Tech (L, 17-38) 1973, ASU vs. Xavier (W, 37-0) 1975, ASU vs. Southern Illinois (W, 35-12) 1978, ASU vs. Southern Miss (L, 6-21) 1983, ASU vs. North Texas (L, 0-17) 2002, ASU vs. San Jose St. (L, 14-33) 2003, ASU vs. Louisiana-Monroe (W, 44-41) TONY NEARING MILESTONE: Defensive back Darren Tony needs just four more kickoff-return yards to become the seventh player in ASU history to record 1,000 kickoff return yards in a career. James Hickenbotham ( ) is the all-time leader with 1,746 yards to his credit. FOR STARTERS: Arkansas State won its season opener for the first time since 1995 with a 14-6 victory over Army. The last time ASU started a season 2-0 was The game also marked the first time the Indians had opened the season at Indian Stadium since 1995 and the 11th time that ASU had ever opened its season at Indian Stadium since it opened in ASU improved to 9-2 in season opening games at Indian 2006 Arkansas State Football 3 ASUIndians.com

4 Arkansas State Team Record Overall Indian Stadium Since Div. I-A (1992) Under Steve Roberts (4 years): Overall Home * Away *Includes 2-0 record at War Memorial Stadium and 0-1 record at Arrowhead Stadium when ASU was considered the home team. Team Streaks Wins Home Wins Away Wins Sun Belt Wins Losses Home Losses Away Losses Non-Sun Belt Losses Wins When: allowing 10 points or less allowing 17 points or less scoring 20 points or more....2 scoring 30 points or more....4 rushing for 200+ yards passing for 300+ yards yards of total offense...2 leading at the half tied at the half trailing at the half scoring first ASU Record When: at home on the road leading at the half tied at the half trailing at the half leading after 3 quarters overtime Scores 10+ points the opponents scores 10+ points more offensive yards fewer offensive yards more penalty yards fewer penalty yards gains 300+ offensive yards allows 200- offensive yards rushes for 150+ yards rushes for 200+ yards passes for 200+ yards Wins turnovers Ties turnovers More total yardage Less total yardage Wins time of possession Loses time of possession Stadium. ASU is now all-time in season openers. 92nd SEASON UNDER WAY: Arkansas State kick off its 92nd season of football last week with its game against Army. The Indians hold a record since the inaugural 1911 season and have played in seven bowl games. With eight more victories, ASU can become the fifth Sun Belt school with 400+ wins. BREAKING THE TREND: ASU's victory over Army was its first over a non-conference Division I-A opponent since defeating Tulsa in Arkansas State has not defeated two Division I-A non-conferecne opponents in the same season since returning to D-IA in TOP-FIVE CROWD: The Indians opened its season at Indian Stadium for the first time since 1995 and the crowd of 23,426 in attendance for the Army game was the fourth largest in Indian Stadium history. The largest crowd in school history was 30,427 when ASU played Memphis in ON A ROLL AT HOME: ASU has now won its last six home games, its longest home winning streak since capturing 17 in a row from STRONG DEFENSE: The ASU defense held Army to just 164 yards of total offense, which is the Indians fewest offensive yards allowed since holding Sam Houston State to 150 yards in Dating back to last season, ASU has not given up a touchdown in its last three home games. TEAM CAPTAINS: ASU s senior class, made up of 15 players, will alternate throughout the year as team captains. The team will vote on permanent captains at the end of the year. AT THE TOP OF THE RANKINGS: While all the teams in the Sun Belt Conference have played just one game, ASU is ranked among the top three teams in the league in 18 statistical categories. The Indians are No. 1 in pass defense efficiency. JOHNSON PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF: Junior safety Tyrell Johnson, who led the Indians it tackles last season, picked up where he left off with a team-high nine tackles against Army. Johnson recorded 112 tackles last season, including a careerbest 25 against North Texas in ASU s regular-season finale. STANDOUT LINEBACKER MAKES RETURN: Linebacker Josh Williams is back after missing the entire 2005 season and recorded seven tackles, tying the second most on the team, against Army. As a freshman in 2004, Williams started all 11 games, led the team in tackles with 110, and was the top freshman tackler in the nation. He was also named first-team Freshman All- America by CollegeSportsReports.com and second-team Freshman All-America by the Sporting News and by Rivals.com. The 6-1, 255-pound junior from Beaumont, Texas, was the only freshman in the nation in 2004 to finish among the top 50 tacklers in the country. PRESEASON PICKS: Defending Sun Belt Conference champion Arkansas State has been picked to finish second in the 2006 Sun Belt Conference football race according to a preseason poll of the league's eight head coaches. The Indians received 50 points, just eight fewer than preseason favorite Louisiana-Lafayette, and picked up two first-place votes. Troy followed Arkansas State with 48 points, while North Texas was selected fourth, Louisiana- Monroe fifth, Middle Tennessee sixth, Florida Atlantic seventh and Florida International eighth. FOUR-YEAR IMPROVEMENT: Since head coach Steve Roberts arrival in 2002, Arkansas State s football program has seen its win total increase by almost 100 percent over the previous four years. ASU has posted 20 wins over the last four years, nine more than it recorded the four years prior to Roberts. In fact, ASU s 20 wins over the last four years are the most for a four-year span since it collected 21 victories from AMONG THE BEST IN THE BELT: Since the first season of Sun Belt Conference football in 2001, Arkansas State has recorded the third most conference victories (16) and overall wins (23) among all teams to have ever played in the league. North Texas is No. 1 with 27 conference victories and 29 overall victories, followed MTSU with 19 conference wins and 26 overall victories. Louisiana-Lafayette follows the Indians with 15 conference wins and 20 overall. JENKINS & JOHNSON NAMED PRE Arkansas State Football 4 ASUIndians.com

5 PRESEASON AWARDS AND NATIONAL WATCH LISTS Tanner Jenkins: Dave Rimington Trophy List, Rotary Lombardi Watch List, Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference, Preason All-American (HM) by NationalChamps.net, Sporting News Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference, Sporting News No. 17 center in the nation, Phil Steele s No. 28 center in the nation, Phil Steele s 1st Team All-Sun Belt Tyrell Johnson: Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference, Sporting News Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference, Sporting News No. 13 strong safety in the nation, Sporting News Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Phil Steele s No. 10 strong safety in the nation, Phil Steele s 1st Team All-Sun Belt Devrett Wade: Phil Steele s No. 51 inside linebacker in the nation, Phil Steele s 2nd Team All-Sun Belt Josh Williams: Phile Steele s No. 40 outside linebacker in the nation, Phil Steele s 1st Team All-Sun Belt ASU RECORDS WATCH LIST CAREER RECEPTIONS 1. Robert Kilow Gerald Jumper Steve Lockhart Derrick Austin Jason Wood Levi Dejohnette Cur. CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 1. Lennie Johnson 2, Kendricke Bullard 1, Derrick Austin 1, Cazzy Francis 1, Levi Dejohneete Cur. CAREER KICKOFF RETURNS 1. James Hickenbotham Robert Kilow Chris Collier T4. Lamont Zachery Darren Tony Cur. CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 1. James Hickenbotham 1, Kearney Blalack 1, Lamont Zachery 1, Darren Tony Cur. SEASON ALL-SUN BELT: Arkansas State safety Tyrell Johnson and center Tanner Jenkins were named to the Preseason All- Sun Belt Conference Football Team, the league announced Monday at its 2006 Media Day. Johnson was an All-Sun Belt Conference selection his first two seasons with the Indians, actually leading the team in tackles last year as a sophomore with 112 stops to his credit... Jenkins, the Indians player representative at the Sun Belt Media Day, continued to pile up his accolades with his selection to the preseason All-Sun Belt Team. The senior standout has also been named to the Dave Rimington Trophy List and the Rotary Lombardi Watch List. He was a First Team All-Sun Belt Conference selection in Louisiana- Lafayette quarterback Jerry Babb was named the league's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Florida International linebacker Keyonvis Bouie was picked as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. SUN BELT ANNOUNCES TV SCHEDULE: The Sun Belt Conference office released its 2006 football TV schedule on Monday at its annual Football Media Day and defending league-champion Arkansas State will play five televised games during the upcoming season. The Indians TV schedule features two nonconference games, including its game against Oklahoma State on Sept. 9 in Little Rock and its game at Auburn on Nov. 4, and three games against Sun Belt opponents... Two of ASU's three televised conference games will be played at Indian Stadium. The first of those two will be against Louisiana-Monroe on Oct. 7 and the other will be against North Texas on Oct. 21. The Indian's final televised game will be on Nov. 18 at Troy... All five ASU games be seen on Cable Channel 22 in the Jonesboro area. Arkansas State's Televised Games Sept. 9 Oklahoma St. at ASU.+ ESPNU Oct. 7 L.-Monroe at ASU ESPN Regional Oct. 21 North Texas at ASUESPN Regional Nov. 4 ASU at Auburn CSS Nov. 18 ASU at Troy ESPN Regional +War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock, AR) A NEW LOOK: Arkansas State will play four games on brand new ProGreen turf in Indian Stadium during The Indians host Army (Sept. 2), Louisiana-Monroe (Oct. 7), North Texas (Oct. 21), and Middle Tennessee (Nov. 11). ASU s fifth home game is set for Sept. 9 in Little Rock against Oklahoma State. ARKANSAS STATE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Zelos Abby: ZELL-us Josh Arauco: uh-rocco Tate Behne: BAY-nee Khayyam Burns: Kye-YAM Trevor Gillott: Juh-LOTT Montis Harrison: Mon-TEECE Jerime Henderson: Jeremy Kyle Koets: Coats Khari Mays: Car-ree Jonathan Najm: Nah-jhm Dominic Padrta: Pad-er-tay Matt Reibe: REE-bee Stanley Wakwe: Wok-wee ASU ASSISTANT COACHES Doug Ruse......OC/QB (NW Missouri 86) Kevin Corless...Co-DC/LB (NW Missouri 85) Jack Curtis Co-DC/S (Evangel 83) Tate Behne......TE (NE Oklahoma St. 97) Tony Gilbert.CB/Recr. Coor. (SW Mo. St. 89) David Gunn RB (Arkansas 87) Darren Hiller......OL (West Texas St. 94) Kevin Peoples......DL (Carroll College 93) Mike McCarty WR (Oregon 83) SUPPORT STAFF John Arce strenghth & conditioning Ron Carroll athletic trainer Ryan Dickson equipment supervisor HIGHLY DECORATED: Center Tanner Jenkins is looking to be one of the most decorated players ASU has had. He has been selected to the 2006 Dave Rimington Trophy Watch List, the Outland Trophy Watch List, and to the Rotary Lombardi Watch List. The Sporting News has tabbed him as a preseason All-Sun Belt Conference performer and NationalChamps.net has picked Jenkins to its 2006 preseason Allamerica team. Jenkins has also been chosen to the preseason All-America list by Street & Smith. He is also a selection to the CollegeFootballNews.com preseason All-SBC team. SAFETY WORTH MORE THAN TWO POINTS: Safety Tyrell Johnson was named to The Sporting News 2006 Preseason All- Sun Belt Conference football team and the publication s Defensive Player of the Year. AMONG THE BEST IN THE BELT: Eight members of ASU s football team have been named to the CollegeFootballNews.com pre Arkansas State Football 5 ASUIndians.com

6 ASU IN SUN BELT RANKINGS Stat ASU Rank Leader Pass Def. Effic ASU PAT kicking pct. T1 5 tied Opp. 4th Down 0.0 pct. T1 4 tied Time of poss. 33:32 pg 2 FAU Rush Off ypg 2 Troy Pass Effic Troy 1st Downs 19 total 2 Troy Opp. 3rd Down 16.7 pct. 2 FIU Total Off ypg 2 Troy Total Def ypg 2 Troy Opp. Penalties 56.0 ypg 2 Troy Scoring Def. 6.0 ppg T2 Troy TO Margin +0.0 T2 ULM Rush Def ypg 3 ULM Opp. 1st Downs 10 total 3 Troy Scoring Off ppg 3 Troy Pass Def ypg 3 Troy KO Coverage 44.0 net/pk 3 ULL 3rd Down Conv pct. 4 Troy Punt Return 5.0 ypr 4 Troy KO Return 18.0 ypr 4 ULM Penalties 50.0 ypg 4 Troy/FAU Sacks Against 3.0 spg T4 Troy/ULM Pass Off ypg 5 FAU Sacks by 1 total T5 FIU 4th Down Conv. 0.0 pct. T5 ULM/FIU Field Goals 0.0 pct. T5 3 tied Red Zone Off pct. 6 ULL/FIU Red Zone Def pct. T6 Troy/FIU Punting 29.5 net/pp 7 MT ASU INDIVIDUALS IN SBC RANKINGS Stat ASU Player Avg. Rank Rushing Reggie Arnold ypg 1 All Purpose Reggie Arnold ypg 1 Interceptions Koby McKinnon 1.0 ipg T1 Interceptions D. Williams 1.0 ipg T1 PAT pct. Josh Arauco T1 Punt Return Kevin Jones 8.3 ypr 2 Scoring (TD) Reggie Arnold 6.0 ppg T2 Scoring (TD) Travis Hewitt 6.0 ppg T2 TFL Jamarrow James 3.0 pg T2 Fumbles Rec. Reggie Green 1.0 pg T2 Tot. Off. Reggie Arnold ypg 3 Scoring Reggie Arnold 6.0 ppg T3 Scoring Travis Hewitt 6.0 ppg T3 Tackles Tyrell Johnson 9.0 tpg T4 Receptions Chris Miller 4.0 rpg T4 Sacks Rob Rammage 1.0 spg T4 Pass Effic. Travis Hewitt Scoring (kick) Josh Arauco 2.0 ppg 5 Pass Effic. Corey Leonard Tot. Off. Travis Hewitt 97.0 ypg 6 Pass brk-up Darren Tony 1.0 pg T6 Pass Yards Travis Hewitt 75.0 ypg 7 Punting Brett Shrable 36.0 ypp 7 Tackles Jamarrow James 7.0 tpg T8 Tackles Josh Williams 7.0 tpg T8 TFL Josh Williams 1.50 pg T8 ASU IN NCAA RANKINGS Stat ASU Rank Pass Def. Efficiency Scoring Defense 6.0 ppg T13 Total Defense ypg 16 Pass Defense 95.0 ypg 16 Rushing Offense ypg 17 Rushing Defense 69.0 ypg 31 ASU INDIVIDUALS IN NCAA RANKINGS Stat ASU Player Avg. Rank All Pur. Rush Reggie Arnold ypg 1 Interceptions Koby McKinnon 1.0 pg T6 Interceptions D. Williams 1.0 pg T6 TFL Jamarrow James 3.0 pg T7 Punt Returns Kevin Jones 8.33 ypr 15 Rushing Reggie Arnold ypg 15 season All-Sun Belt Conference team and four are listed in the organization s Top 30 players in the Sun Belt. LB Josh Williams and S Tyrell Johnson are ASU s representatives on the first team defense. The second team includes WR Levi Dejohnette, C Tanner Jenkins, OL Matt Mandich, DL Jamarrow James, LB Devrett Wade and DB Khayyam Burns. Williams is rated the thirdbest player in the SBC followed by number four by Johnson. Burns is ranked 22nd and FB Oren O Neal is 30th. SPECIAL DATES: Several promotional events are being featured during the 2006 season. On Sept. 2, former ASU football players will return to campus for the Larry Lacewell Era reunion. Homecoming is set for Oct. 21 versus North Texas. And, on Nov. 11, in addition to Senior Day, Indian Stadium is the site of the Jazz in Jonesboro festivities as well as the Memphis in May barbeque qualifying event. OVERCOMING ADVERSITY: Fullback Oren O Neal, a walk-on who overcame serious medical problems to come back and earn a scholarship, has been recognized in a special feature for Walk-on of the Year on CBSSportsLine.com. The 6-0, 248- pound senior from Stuttgart was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA after ASU filed an appeal for the extra year due to medical reasons. After arriving in 2001, O Neal was diagnosed with chylothorax, a condition that produces a buildup of fluid in the chest through a duct. Surgery repaired the duct and O Neal returned to the team and worked on getting stronger and earned a scholarship. SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Speaking of O Neal, he was the named the recipient of the 2006 Terry Gwin Award at a special senior recognition ceremony in April. The Gwin Award is the highest award an ASU senior may receive and recognizes the academic and athletic accomplishments along with character and leadership qualities. LETS SEE THAT AGAIN: XOS Technologies, a leading provider of sports technology and media solutions to professional and collegiate teams and conferences, has been selected by the Sun Belt Conference to provide in-game instant replay capabilities during all of its conference and non-conference football games in XOS Replay is a fully integrated digital video recording solution that will enable replay officials to watch, and simultaneously record, live feeds from the various cameras mounted in the stadium. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IN THE CLASSROOM: The Indian football team has won the Sun Belt Conference team academic award twice in the last three years, including This marks the first time the team GPA award and conference title went to the same football team in the Sun Belt. Along the academics line, ASU traveled 98 players to the New Orleans Bowl in In a recognition ceremony at the hotel, 41 of those players were cited as having grade point averages of 3.00 or better. RETURN TO CHAMPIONSHIP FORM: ASU s conference championship in 2005 was the first for the Indians since 1986 when ASU finished the season with a record of and earned a trip to the Division I-AA national championship game the Diamond Bowl. The last time ASU played in a Division I bowl game prior to 2005 s New Orleans Bowl was in ROBERTS RECEIVES LEAGUE S TOP COACHING HONOR: Head Coach Steve Roberts is the 2005 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year. RED RECOGNIZED: ASU s spirit character Red finished second overall at the national mascot competition in January THERE IS A FIRST TIME FOR EVERY- THING: Arkansas State faces two opponents in 2006 for the first time ever. The Sept. 23 game at Southern Methodist 2006 Arkansas State Football 6 ASUIndians.com

7 marks the first these two schools have met on the football field and the matchup with Auburn Nov. 4 is a first for the Indians. SMU will come to Jonesboro in TWO-SPORT STARS: Darren Toney and Evan Van Dolah also compete as members of ASU s track and field team. Toney competed both indoors and outdoors with Van Dolah competing indoors only. Toney, had an indoor season best of 6.56 in the 55- meter dash while Van Dolah clocked In the 60-meter dash, Toney ran 7.01 and then in the 200. Van Dolah turned in his best of 8.60 in the 60-meter hurdles. Outdoors, Toney posted the fastest 100- meter time on the team with and third in the 200 with He also ran the anchor leg on the 4x100-meter relay which ran a best of and the third leg on the 1: x200-meter squad. FAMILY TIES: Players Chris James and Jamarrow James are cousins. Quarterback Travis Hewitt s father is the equipment supervisor for the NFL St. Louis Rams. A TIME TO BOND: When Head Coach Steve Roberts came to ASU, he brought a tradition with him which caught on in a hurry with the players. The night before each game, team members and coaches get together for milk and cookies. During this time, each player sits by and visits with at least three other players he has not visited with throughout the week in order to learn more about his teammates. FIVE TO BE INDUCTED INTO ASU HALL OF HONOR: Five Arkansas State University athletic legends joined the ASU Hall of Honor Friday, Sept. 1, when induction ceremonies were held at the Fowler Center. The inductees, which bring the Hall total to 114, are former football coach Mike Malham, Sr., football All-American Charlie Fredrick, track and field NCAA All-American Jerald Spencer, volleyball record holder and 1994 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Margie Kolat McGee, and football standout Major General James E. Simmons. The group was recognized during halftime of the ASU-Army football game Saturday (Sept. 2). NFL GREAT RAY BROWN SPEAKS TO ASU TOUCHDOWN CLUB: Former Arkansas State and National Football League great Ray Brown was the featured speaker at the ASU Touchdown Club meeting at the Holiday Inn in Jonesboro Thursday evening. Brown, who played at ASU from , recently retired after 21 years in the NFL. After being drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1986, he went on to an illustrious career with the Washington Redskins and the San Francisco 49ers. He joined the Detroit Lions in 2002 and immediately earned a starting spot and won the Eric Andolsek Top Offensive Lineman Award. He rejoined the Redskins in 2004 and played in all 16 games and started 13. Brown played in the Pro Bowl in At ASU, Brown was an All-Southland Conference selection and the first player in conference history to be named first-team all-conference at two different positions in same season (OL and TE). JONESBORO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTING PAINT THE TOWN RED: The ASU Committee of the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting Paint the Town Red, last week celebrating the first ASU home game of the season. The committee organized several events leading up to the ASU vs. Army game last Saturday. Now in its 10th year, Paint the Town Red began with a balloon launch at Indian Stadium. Businesses around Jonesboro decorated both inside and out to show their support for the Indians. The decorating contest judging was held from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31. The Big, Great A-State Tailgate will took place Friday, Sept. 1 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in downtown Jonesboro. The tailgate party featured live music, free food and activities for children. Coach Steve Roberts and the ASU football team will be downtown, along with Red, the ASU cheerleaders, A-team and band. The week-long celebration will come to a close with Paint the Stadium Red, when the Indians faced the Black Knights of Army Saturday at Indian Stadium. ASU ROTC ALUMNI CELEBRATES 70TH ANNIVERSARY: The ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) Program at Arkansas State University observed its 70th anniversary recently. In celebration, all former ROTC participants were invited to join a reunion full of festivities Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1 and 2. Participants enjoyed two tailgate parties, the "Great A-State Tailgate" in downtown Jonesboro at Main St. and Monroe St. on Friday, Sept. 1, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. and the ROTC tailgate at Indian Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 2, from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Alumni were also invited to the ROTC Reunion Hospitality Room at the Holiday Inn Holidome Friday from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Campus tours were given on Saturday at 10 a.m. The reunion was scheduled in conjunction with ASU's football game against Army during Labor Day weekend Arkansas State Football 7 ASUIndians.com

8 HEAD COACH STEVE ROBERTS No one thought it would come so soon... Arkansas State University earned a Sun Belt Conference championship and was the league representative in the 2005 New Orleans Bowl. When Steve Roberts took over the program in December 2001, he impressed everyone with his wide-eyed enthusiasm and limitless energy. And, most of all, they believed that Roberts would bring success to the Indian football program. But, most people wouldn t put a timetable to that hope and most will tell you that four seasons may be too soon for such an accomplishment. But, it wasn t. Roberts and his staff weren t going to settle for five, six, or seven seasons to pass before the Indians would be ready. They were ready in Roberts is that way. Take a look at the ASU football facilities a new training room, weight room, locker room, recruiting room, and uniforms. And, that was last year. Now, it s state-of-the-art ProGreen turf on the field and a repeat academic team award. Who knows what lies in the future? One thing is for sure Steve Roberts will not rest until ASU has the type of Division I-A football program that everyone can be proud of. The only thing that hasn t changed for Roberts, his staff and team is the base philosophy of Indian football. He may have lost some very fine players and fine young men from the 2005 squad to graduation, but don t underestimate him and his cache of weapons. You will never hear this head coach moan and groan... a positive attitude is the name of his game. And, after four seasons, he has made believers out of a lot of Indian football fans. Roberts came to Arkansas State University and brought with him a fresh enthusiasm, energy, and an I Will philosophy that has been adopted by everyone associated with the program. I Will became the rallying cry as Roberts and his staff charged ahead through a grueling 13-game schedule in 13 weeks with no open date in his inaugural season and came within 11 points of winning the Sun Belt Conference championship and playing in the Sun Belt Conference prize the New Orleans Bowl. ASU ended the season with a record of 6-7 and finished third in the league rankings. That tied the most conference wins since rejoining Division I-A in The Indians finished in the top ten turnarounds by Division I-A football schools for improving football records after finishing 2-9 in Also, attendance increased significantly in The 2003 season saw a lot of success as well. Attendance increased even more, two defensive linemen ended up in the National Football League, the team won the Sun Belt Conference academic award, and so on, and so on, and so on. The 2004 season exploded when it came to fan involvement. Take a look at the Memphis game...a record crowd of 30,427 and a sea of red to cheer on the Indians. There was also accolades for national and Sun Belt honors for players, and one player signed a contract with the NFL Seattle Seahawks. After his first season as the Indians football chief, Roberts became the first ASU head coach since Gene Harlow (in 1955) to win at least six games in his first year as a head coach. Also, ASU s two road wins at Louisiana-Monroe and Idaho were the most since The 40-year-old Roberts, a native of Little Rock, was named Arkansas State s 26th head football coach on December 21, 2001, to bring full circle his coaching odyssey from his home state through Louisiana and back. But, the trek has been a successful one, including an 8-4 record and national ranking in Division I-AA in 2000 at Northwestern (La.) State. Roberts spent two seasons at NSU where he and his staff and team took on a tough schedule which included a overtime upset at TCU. While at NSU, Roberts was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award. Prior to going to NSU, Roberts served as the head coach and defensive coordinator at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia from While there, his 1997 team won the Gulf South Championship, earning him Gulf South Coach of the Year honors. The Muleriders finished with a cumulative record of 26-5 from , including 9-1 in 1999, 8-2 in 1998 and 9-2 in During that span, his teams enjoyed top conference rankings in scoring offense, scoring defense, total offense and total defense. At SAU, he also served as the defensive secondary coach and recruiting coordinator from before being named head coach. Academically, his program ranked first in academic achievements in the Gulf South Conference three seasons. The Roberts File Age: 41 Alma Mater: Ouachita Baptist 87 Record at ASU: (5 years) Record: (13 years) Previous Coaching Experience: Nortwestern State (Head Coach, ), Southern Arkansas (Head Coach, ; Assistant Coach, ), Texas High School (Assistant Coach, ), Southern Arkansas (Asst. Coach, 1987) High School: Robinson (Little Rock, AR) High School Roberts Year-By-Year (Head Coach) 2006 Arkansas St Arkansas St. 6-6 (T1st Sun Belt) 2004 Arkansas St. 3-8 (5th Sun Belt) 2003 Arkansas St. 5-7 (T4th Sun Belt) 2002 Arkansas St. 6-7 (3rd Sun Belt) 2001 Northwestern St Northwestern St Southern Arkansas Southern Arkansas Southern Arkansas Southern Arkansas Southern Arkansas Southern Arkansas Arkansas State Football 8 ASUIndians.com

9 2006 GAME RECAPS GAME 1 September 2, Jonesboro, AR (Indian Stadium - 23, 426) Arkansas State 14, Army 6 JONESBORO, Ark. (9/2/06) Reggie Arnold rushed for 140 yards and scored a 17-yard touchdown in his first-ever collegiate football game to lead Arkansas State (1-0) past Army (0-1), 14-6, Saturday night in Indian Stadium. Army got on the scoreboard first courtesy of a 26-yard field goal by Austin Miller in the first quarter with 8:19 showing on the clock. Arnold, a 5-9, 217-pound redshirt freshman, found his way into the end zone with 3:52 left in the second quarter for the score. Kicker Josh Arauco s extra point put the Indians on top, 7-3. Despite a few mistakes, ASU appeared to dominate the game with tough defense and a solid offensive performance behind the efforts of the Indians two quarterbacks, Travis Hewitt and Corey Leonard. The 6-1, 210-pound Hewitt started the ball game and Leonard, a pound redshirt freshman came in on the Indians third possession. ASU s other score came on a 10-yard run by Hewitt at the 11:54 mark in the third quarter. Miller added another field goal late in the fourth quarter to end the scoring. ASU rolled up 319 yards of total offense including 222 yards on the ground and 97 yards through the air. Army finished the game with 164 yards of offense. Hewitt and Leonard combined to connect on 11 of 16 passes. Chris Miller led all Indian receivers with four catches for 21 yards. Army quarterback David Pevoto completed 12 of 23 for 95 yards and two interceptions and the Black Knights ground game was led by Wesley McMahand with 13 carries for 35 yards. Defensively, the Tribe was paced by safety Tyrell Johnson with nine total stops, followed by tackle Jamarrow James and linebacker Josh Williams, with seven each. Williams played his first game since the 2004 season. Free safety Jordan Murray led the Black Knights with 12. Following the win, ASU students and fans stormed the playing field and easily tore down the goal posts on both ends. The incident was the first time in the stadium s 31-year history. Score by Quarters Score Arkansas State Army Team Qtr Time Scoring play Plays-Yards TOP Army 1 8:19 Miller 26 yd FG :29 ASU 2 3:52 Arnold 27 yd run :03 ASU 3 11:54 Hewitt 10 yd run :45 Army 4 6:41 Miller 36 yd FG :39 Team Statistics ASU Army First Downs Net yards rushing Net yards passing Passes Att-Comp.-Int Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time 33:13 26:47 Third Down Conversions 4 of 12 2 of 12 Sacks By: Number-Yards Individual Statistics RUSHING: ASU - Arnold , O Neal 3-30, Hewitt 8-22, James 4-18, Leonard 3-8, Jones 1-6. ARMY - McMahand 13-35, Moore 6-26, Peveto 7-9. PASSING: ASU - Hewitt , Leonard ARMY - Peveto RECEIVING: ASU - Miller 4-21, Dejohnette 2-15, Vincent 1-26, Higgins 1-21, Johnson 1-10, Jones 1-7, Arnold 1-(-3). ARMY - Trimble 6-60, Hill 4-36, Anderson 1-1, McMahand 1-(-2) Arkansas State Football 9 ASUIndians.com

10 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED: TEAM SHUT OUT AN OPPONENT ASU: 2005, vs. Florida Atlantic (3-0) OPP: 2003, Utah State (49-0) RUSHED FOR OVER 250 YARDS ASU: 2005 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (41 carries for 264 yards) OPP: 2004, Idaho (58 carries for 297 yards) RUSHED FOR OVER 300 YARDS ASU: 2005 vs. Florida International (35 carries for 304 yards) OPP: 2005, Army (55 carries for 300 yards) PASSED FOR OVER 300 YARDS ASU: 2004 vs. Memphis ( for 418 yards) OPP: 2005, Florida International ( for 362 yards) HAD OVER 500 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE ASU: 2004 vs. Memphis (507 yards: 89 rushing, 418 passing) OPP: 2005, Louisiana-Lafayette (554 yards: 457 rushing, 97 passing) HAD OVER 600 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE ASU: 1987 vs. East Texas State (644 yards: 604 rushing and 40 passing) OPP: 2005, Missouri (657 yards; 317 rushing and 340 passing) RECORDED 30 OR MORE FIRST DOWNS ASU: vs. Southwestern Louisiana OPP: , Missouri FAILED TO RUSH FOR 100 YARDS ASU: 2004 vs. Memphis (32 carries for 89 yards) OPP: 2006, Army (27 carries for 69 yards) FAILED TO PASS FOR OVER 100 YARDS ASU: 2006 vs. Army (11 of 16 for 97 yards) OPP: 2006, Army (12 of 23 for 95 yards) HELD AN OPPONENT UNDER 200 YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE ASU: 2006 vs. Army (164 yards: 67 rushing, 95 passing) OPP: 2003, North Texas (190-yards : 41 rushing, 149 passing) SCORED A SAFETY ASU: 2003 vs. UL-Monroe OPP: 2003, North Texas SCORED 50 OR MORE POINTS ASU: 2005, vs. Florida International (66-24) OPP: 2004, LSU (53-3) INDIVIDUAL PLAYER RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS ASU: 2006, Reggie Arnold vs. Army (25 carries for 140 yards) OPP: 2005, Patrick Cobbs (North Texas)(37 carries for 180 yards) PLAYER RUSHED FOR 200 YARDS ASU: 2002, Danny Smith vs. Idaho (40 carries for 206 yards) OPP: 2003, Patrick Cobbs, North Texas (30 carries for 228 yards) TWO OR MORE PLAYERS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS ASU: 2005 vs North Texas : Antonio Warren (19 carries for 105 yards) and Shermar Bracey (14 carries for 141 yards) OPP: 1998, Teofilo Riley, (24 carries for 190 yards); Gerard Arnold (23 carries for 119 yards) of Memphis PLAYER PASSED FOR 300 YARDS ASU: 1999, Cleo Lemon vs. Mississippi ( for 309 yards) OPP: 2005, Brad Smith ( for 317 yards) PLAYER PASSED FOR 400 YARDS ASU: 2004, Nick Noce vs. Memphis ( for 418 yards) OPP: 2004, Clint Marks, Middle Tennessee (30-34 for 447 yards) RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN ASU: 2001, James Hickenbotham vs. Idaho (93-yards) OPP: 1998, Tyrone Carter, Minnesota (86 yards) RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN ASU: 2005, James Johnson vs. Tennessee-Martin (67 yards) OPP: 2003, J. Landrum, Tulsa (41-yards) RETURNED A PASS INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN ASU: 2005, Koby McKinnon vs. Florida International (85 yards) OPP: 2004, Dan Dykes (Idaho)(61 yards) RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN ASU: 2004, Tyrell Johnson vs. Idaho (55-yards) OPP: 2004, Tim Goodwell, Memphis (10-yards) BLOCKED AN OPPONENT'S PUNT ASU: 2005, Shermar Bracey vs. Oklahoma State OPP: 2005, Sean Mosely (Middle Tennessee) RETURNED A BLOCKED PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN ASU: 2000, Sean Mitchell (block) and Danny Smith (TD) vs. Richmond (32 yards) OPP: 2002, Brian Brosnan (block) and Kendrick Jones (TD), Illinois (0 yards) RETURNED A BLOCKED FIELD GOAL FOR A TOUCHDOWN ASU: 2000, Hanis Bowens vs. North Carolina State (80 yards) OPP: 2004, Terryl Fenton, UL-Lafayette (80-yards) RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE OF 50 YARDS OR MORE ASU: 2005, Shermar Bracey vs. North Texas (80 yards for TD) OPP: 2004, Jayson Bird, Idaho (51 yards for TD) PASS FROM SCRIMMAGE OF 50 YARDS OR MORE ASU: 2005, 53 yards vs Fla. Atlantic (Nick Noce to Chris Miller) OPP: 2005, 59 yards (UL-Monroe)(Steven Jyles to Drouzon Quillen for TD) MADE 50+ YARD FIELD GOAL ASU: 2005, 50 yards (Eric Neihouse vs. Louisiana-Monroe) OPP: 2005, 52 yards (Bruce Redden, Oklahoma State) 2006 Arkansas State Football 10 ASUIndians.com

11 Arkansas State 2006 Season Stats Arkansas State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2006) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (1-0-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE... (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (1-0-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS ASU OPP Sep 02, 2006 ARMY W FIRST DOWNS * denotes conference game Rushing Passing RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Arnold, Reggie Yards gained rushing O'Neal, Oren Yards lost rushing Hewitt, Travis Rushing Attempts James, Chris Average Per Rush Leonard, Corey Average Per Game Jones, Kevin TDs Rushing TEAM PASSING YARDAGE Total Att-Comp-Int Opponents Average Per Pass Average Per Catch PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Average Per Game TDs Passing Hewitt, Travis TOTAL OFFENSE Leonard, Corey Total Plays Total Average Per Play Opponents Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS INT RETURNS: #-YARDS Miller, Chris FUMBLES-LOST Dejohnette, L PENALTIES-YARDS Vincent, Gary PUNTS-AVG Higgins, P TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 33:13 26:47 Johnson, David RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 4/12 2/12 Jones, Kevin TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 0/0 0/0 Arnold, Reggie Total INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Opponents McKinnon, Koby FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk Williams, D Total Arauco, Josh Opponents PATs PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Shrable, Brett Arnold, Reggie Total Hewitt, Travis Opponents Arauco, Josh Total PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Opponents Jones, Kevin SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Walker, Daylan Total Arkansas State Opponents Opponents KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Tony, Darren Arnold, Reggie Total Hewitt, Travis Opponents O'Neal, Oren Leonard, Corey ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G James, Chris Total Arnold, Reggie Opponents McKinnon, Koby Jones, Kevin O'Neal, Oren Vincent, Gary Total Opponents Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Johnson, Tyrell James, Jamarrow Williams, Josh Ellis, Elias Arkansas State Football 11 ASUIndians.com

12 Arkansas State 2006 Season Stats Arkansas State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2006) RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Arnold, Reggie Jones, Kevin O'Neal, Oren Walker, Daylan Hewitt, Travis Total James, Chris Opponents Leonard, Corey Jones, Kevin INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long TEAM Total McKinnon, Koby Opponents Williams, D Total PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Opponents Hewitt, Travis KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Leonard, Corey Total Tony, Darren Opponents Total Opponents RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Miller, Chris Dejohnette, L Total Vincent, Gary Opponents Higgins, P Johnson, David Jones, Kevin Arnold, Reggie Total Opponents Arkansas State 2006 Season Stats Arkansas State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2006) Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Johnson, Tyrell James, Jamarrow Williams, Josh Ellis, Elias Henderson, J Wade, Devrett McKinnon, Koby Williams, D Burns, Khayyam Owens, Ben Tony, Darren Hickman, Prince Bonds, Curtis Rollins, B Ramage, Rob Green, Reggie Shrable, Brett Smith, Joe Brown, Marcus Walker, Daylan Total Opponents Arkansas State Football 12 ASUIndians.com

13 Arkansas State 2006 Season Stats Arkansas State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 05, 2006) TEAM ---RUSHING--- --RECEIVING PASSING KICK RET-- --PUNT RET-- All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Sep 02, 2006 ARMY Totals Opponent Games played: 1 Avg per rush: 4.9 Avg per catch: 8.8 Pass efficiency: Kick ret avg: 18.0 Punt ret avg: 5.0 All purpose avg/game: Total offense avg/gm: TACKLES SACKS- -FUMBLE- Pass Blkd -Kicks--XPTS- Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Sep 02, 2006 ARMY Totals Opponent PUNTING FIELD GOALS KICKOFFS Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Sep 02, 2006 ARMY Totals Opponent Arkansas State 2006 Season Stats Arkansas State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Sep 05, 2006) RUSHING No-Yds/TD ARMY Arnold, Reggie RB / /1 O'Neal, Oren FB /0 3-30/0 Hewitt, Travis QB /1 8-22/1 James, Chris RB /0 4-18/0 Leonard, Corey QB /0 3-8/0 Jones, Kevin WR /0 1-6/0 TEAM /0 1--2/0 RECEIVING No-Yds/TD ARMY Vincent, Gary WR /0 1-26/0 Higgins, P. WR /0 1-21/0 Miller, Chris WR /0 4-21/0 Dejohnette, L. WR /0 2-15/0 Johnson, David TE /0 1-10/0 Jones, Kevin WR /0 1-7/0 Arnold, Reggie RB /0 1--3/0 Arkansas State 2006 Season Stats Arkansas State Passing Game-by-Game (as of Sep 05, 2006) #17 Hewitt, Travis Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds Effic Army TOTALS #1 Leonard, Corey Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds Effic Army TOTALS Arkansas State Football 13 ASUIndians.com

14 Arkansas State 2006 Season Stats Arkansas State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 05, 2006) INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Arnold, Reggie vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Rushing Arnold, Reggie vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) TD Rushes... 1 Arnold, Reggie vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Hewitt, Travis vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Long Rush O'Neal, Oren vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Pass attempts Hewitt, Travis vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Pass completions... 7 Hewitt, Travis vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Passing Hewitt, Travis vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) TD Passes... 0 Long Pass Hewitt, Travis vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Receptions... 4 Miller, Chris vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Receiving Vincent, Gary vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) TD Receptions... 0 Long Reception Vincent, Gary vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Field Goals... 0 Long Field Goal... 0 Punts... 6 Shrable, Brett vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Punting Avg Shrable, Brett vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Long Punt Shrable, Brett vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Long Punt Return Jones, Kevin vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Long Kickoff Return. 18 Tony, Darren vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Tackles... 9 Johnson, Tyrell vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Sacks Tackles For Loss James, Jamarrow vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Interceptions... 1 Williams, D. vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) McKinnon, Koby vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Arkansas State 2006 Season Stats Arkansas State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 05, 2006) TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Rushing vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Per Rush vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) TD Rushes... 2 vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Pass attempts vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Pass completions vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Passing vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Per Pass vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) TD Passes... 0 Total Plays vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Total Offense vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Per Play vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Points vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Sacks By... 0 First Downs vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Penalties... 6 vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Penalty Yards vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Turnovers... 3 vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Interceptions By... 2 vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Arkansas State 2006 Season Stats Arkansas State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 05, 2006) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Arkansas State 2006 Season Stats Arkansas State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 05, 2006) OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes McMahand, Wesle, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Rushes vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Rushing McMahand, Wesle, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Rushing vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) TD Rushes... 0 Yards Per Rush vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Long Rush McMahand, Wesle, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) TD Rushes... 0 Pass attempts PEVOTO, David, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Pass attempts vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Pass completions PEVOTO, David, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Pass completions vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Passing PEVOTO, David, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Passing vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) TD Passes... 0 Yards Per Pass vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Long Pass PEVOTO, David, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) TD Passes... 0 Receptions... 6 TRIMBLE, Jeremy, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Total Plays vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Receiving TRIMBLE, Jeremy, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Total Offense vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) TD Receptions... 0 Yards Per Play vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Long Reception TRIMBLE, Jeremy, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Points... 6 vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Field Goals... 2 MILLER, Austin, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Sacks By... 3 vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Long Field Goal MILLER, Austin, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) First Downs vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Punts... 7 TOLSON, Owen, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Penalties... 7 vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Punting Avg TOLSON, Owen, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Penalty Yards vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Long Punt TOLSON, Owen, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Turnovers... 3 vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Long Punt Return TRIMBLE, Jeremy, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Interceptions By... 0 Long Kickoff Return. 19 McDUFFIE, Anton, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Tackles MURRAY, Jordan, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Sacks CRAIG, Cameron, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Tackles For Loss CRAIG, Cameron, vs Army (Sep 02, 2006) Interceptions Arkansas State Football 14 ASUIndians.com

15 Arkansas State 2006 Season Stats Arkansas State Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 05, 2006) Arkansas State Inside Opponent Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---- Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Sep 02 Army... W Totals of 5 (40.0%) Opponents Inside Arkansas State Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---- Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Sep 02 Army... W Totals of 2 (100.0%) 2006 Arkansas State Football 15 ASUIndians.com

16 2006 ARKANSAS STATE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 63 - Matt Mandich, 6-3, 282, So., 1L, Hattiesburg, MS LE 97 - Reggie Green, 6-5, 255, Sr., 3L, Mesquite, TX 76 - Kyle Koets, 6-4, 292, So., 1L, Jefferson City, MO 98 - Alex Carrington, 6-5, 267, Fr., RS, Tupelo, MS LG 55 - Jess McDonald, 6-2, 303, Sr., 1L, Senatobia, MS NT 79 - Prince Hickman, 6-1, 289, Jr., 2L, Dallas, TX 78 - Shawn Shoemake, 6-3, 319, So., 1L, Van Buren, AR -or Curtis Bonds, 6-4, 285, Jr., 2L, Dallas, TX C 69 - Tanner Jenkins, 6-1, 279, Sr., 3L, Baton Rouge, LA DT 43 - Jamarrow James, 6-2, 275, Sr., 1L, Osceola, AR 65 - Heath Lockley, 6-0, 285, Jr., SQ, DeWitt, AR 90 - Troy White, 6-1, 267, Sr., 1L, Sugar Land, TX RG 58 - Matt Reibe, 6-3, 300, Jr., 2L, El Dorado, AR DE 94 - Brandon Rollins, 6-5, 257, Sr., 2L, Texarkana, TX 75 - Nick Steffens, 6-4, 284, Sr., SQ, El Dorado, IA 96 - Rob Ramage, 6-3, 236, Jr., TR, Hernando, MS RT 70 - Dale Maas, 6-5, 288, Sr., 1L, Cloverdale, CA SLB 37 - Koby McKinnon, 6-3, 215, Jr., 2L, Junction City, AR 72 - Vincent Thrower, 6-6, 347, Jr., 1L, Camden, AR 31 - Matt Taylor, 6-3, 212, Fr., RS, Springdale, AR TE 85 - David Johnson, 6-2, 268, So., 1L, Pine Bluff, AR MLB 11 - Josh Williams, 6-1, 255, Jr., 1L, Beaumont, TX 82 - Brandon Henson, 6-3, 245, Sr., 1L, Gowrie, IA 48 - Ben Owens, 6-2, 223, So., 1L, Bearden, AR WR 9 - Levi Dejohnette, 6-0, 175, Jr., 2L, Bastrop, LA WLB 32 - Devrett Wade, 6-0, 231, Sr., 1L, Galveston, TX Y 19 - Joe Smith, 6-4, 186, Jr., 2L, Bastrop, LA 45 - Elias Ellis, 5-11, 215, Sr., 1L, Los Angeles, CA WR 10- Patrick Higgins, 6-2, 184, Jr., 2L, LaGrange, GA FS 21 - Khayyam Burns, 6-0, 184, Jr., 2L, Fort Smith, AR W 6 - Kevin Jones, 5-10, 169, So., 1L, Shreveport, LA 39 - Evan Van Dolah, 6-2, 199, Fr., RS, Mountain Home, AR FB 47 - Oren O Neal, 6-0, 244, Sr., 3L, Stuttgart, AR SS 16 - Tyrell Johnson, 6-1, 197, Jr., 2L, Rison, AR 40 - Jon Hoeflinger, 5-11, 221, Sr., 1L, Dinuba, CA 29 - Marcus Brown, 6-1, 183, Fr., RS, Marianna, AR RB 2 - Reggie Arnold, 5-9, 217, Fr., RS, Little Rock, AR LC 8 - Dominique Williams, 5-10, 172, So., 1L, Bastrop, LA 24 - Chris James, 5-9, 209, So., 1L, Osceola, AR 20 - Montis Harrison, 5-10, 179, Jr., 2L, Houston, TX QB 17 - Travis Hewitt, 6-1, 210, So., 1L, Ballwin, MO RC 33 - Darren Toney, 5-11, 185, Sr., 2L, Lake Village, AR -or- 1 - Corey Leonard, 6-1, 196, Fr., RS, Covington, LA 36 - Daylan Walker, 5-9, 166, Fr., HS, Milan, TN SPECIAL TEAMS P PK KR PR DS PH 13 - Brett Shrable, 6-2, 226, So., 1L, Walnut Ridge, AR 84 - Brian Sheffield, 6-2, 210, Fr., HS, Plano, TX 89 - Josh Arauco, 5-9, 193, Fr., HS, Grand Prairie, TX 84 - Brian Sheffield, 6-2, 210, Fr., HS, Plano, TX 6 - Kevin Jones, 5-10, 169, So., 1L, Shreveport, LA 33 - Darren Toney, 5-11, 185, Sr., 2L, Lake Village, AR 6 - Kevin Jones, 5-10, 169, So., 1L, Shreveport, LA 83 - Nick Emfinger, 6-1, 260, So., TR, Kemp, TX 17 - Travis Hewiit, 6-1, 210, So., 1L, Ballwin, MO 2006 Arkansas State Football 16 ASUIndians.com