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1 Southern Conference 2018 Football 702 North Pine Street, Spartanburg, SC Fax: #SoConFB Phil Perry, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations (FB contact) facebook.com/southernconference twitter.com/soconsports instagram.com/southernconference 2018 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS NOTES CONFERENCE OVERALL C/ST STANDINGS W-L PCT H A ST W-L PCT H A ST 12/13 Wofford W L1 21/22 ETSU L L2 --/RV Furman W W4 --/RV Samford W W1 Chattanooga L L3 Mercer L L1 The Citadel W W1 Western Carolina L L8 VMI L L2 C - AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25; ST - STATS FCS Top 25 Samford s Devlin Hodges (left) and Jarrett Payton. (photo courtesy Joyce Bishop) Walter Payton Award Devlin Hodges, Samford Samford redshirt senior quarterback Devlin Hodges won the Walter Payton Award as the FCS Offensive Player of the Year. Hodges threw for a SoCon-record 4,283 yards this season, becoming the FCS career leader in passing yardage with 14,584. He led the nation this season in total passing yards, passing yards per game (389.4) and total offense per game (417.8). He set a SoCon record with 4,596 yards of total offense and had six games in which he threw for 400 yards or more. Hodges became the SoCon s seventh winner of the award but the first since Appalachian State s Armanti Edwards won his second straight in SOCON INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS (ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS ON PAGE 5) Two Southern Conference teams finished the year in the national rankings. Wofford wrapped up the year ranked No. 12 by the AFCA and No. 13 by STATS FCS, while ETSU is No. 21 by the coaches and No. 22 by STATS. Furman and Samford received votes in the final STATS poll. Two SoCon teams earned bids in the FCS playoffs this season. Automatic qualifier Wofford won its firstround game against Elon on Nov. 24, 19-7, before falling to No. 4 seed Kennesaw State on Dec. 1, ETSU, making its second playoff appearance and first since 1996, fell at Jacksonville State in a firstround game on Nov. 24. The SoCon put multiple teams in the field for the fourth straight season and the 31st time in the last 37 seasons. The league has gone (.592) all-time in the FCS playoffs, winning eight national titles. ETSU, Furman and Wofford shared the SoCon title with identical 6-2 league records. The title was ETSU s first, the six for the Wofford and the league-record 14th for Furman. Eighteen SoCon student-athletes earned All-America honors this season (see pages 8-9). Walter Payton Award winner and FCS ADA Offensive Player of the Year Devlin Hodges of Samford led the way with selections from eight different organizations, while Chattanooga defensive lineman Isaiah Mack earned All-America honors from seven and ETSU offensive lineman Matt Pyke and Samford wide receiver Kelvin McKnight earned the distinction from six apiece. Those four were consensus All-Americans, earning the honor from the AFCA, the Associated Press and STATS, with Pyke and Mack earning first-team honors from all three. Furman bandit linebacker Adrian Hope was named the national Defensive Freshman of the Year by Phil Steele Magazine when it named its Freshman All-America teams, while Citadel punter Matthew Campbell was named the Special Teams Freshman of the Year by the organization. VMI sophomore defensive back AJ Smith was named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Division I football second team, as selected by CoSIDA. Offensive Player of the Year Devlin Hodges, Samford Defensive Player of the Year Isaiah Mack, Chattanooga Freshman of the Year Quay Holmes, ETSU Jacobs Blocking Award Matt Pyke, ETSU Coach of the Year Randy Sanders, ETSU SOCON STATS NCAA STATS SOCON MEDIA GUIDE ETSU and Wofford were both under the direction of new head coaches in Randy Sanders led the Bucs to an 8-4 record, a national ranking and a share of the league title en route to earning SoCon Coach of the Year honors. He was also a finalist for the STATS Eddie Robinson Award, which honors the national coach of the year. Wofford coach Josh Conklin led the Terriers to a 9-4 mark and a share of the league title. Wofford was nationally ranked all season, peaking at No. 4. Rusty Wright was hired to lead the Chattanooga program after Tom Arth departed for Akron in December. Wright, who spent the last two seasons on staff at Georgia State, was a four-year letterwinner for the Mocs from and was an assistant at his alma mater from and again from Among Wright s hires for his staff is tight ends coach Jacob Huesman, who was a three-time SoCon Offensive Player of the Year for the Mocs at quarterback. Seven of the league s nine teams finished SoCon play with records of.500 or better. Southern Conference teams signed a combined 80 student-athletes during the early signing period. SoCon Football Weekly Release Jan. 9, 2019 Page 1

2 SOCON IN THE FCS PLAYOFFS Conferences in the FCS NCAA Playoffs Conference (First year) Overall Titles Pct. Missouri Valley (1985) Independent Southern (1982) Big Sky (1979) Colonial Athletic (1978) Southland (1982) Big South (2006) Ohio Valley (1979) Patriot (1997) Great West ( ) Pioneer (2013) Northeast (2010) Mid-Eastern Athletic (1981) Southwestern Athletic (1978) SoCon vs. FCS leagues Conference Overall Pct. Big Sky Big South Colonial Athletic Independent Mid-Eastern Athletic Missouri Valley Ohio Valley Patriot Southern Southland Southwestern Athletic Total Championships won Team Championships Years North Dakota State , 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 Georgia Southern , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Youngstown State , 1993, 1994, 1997 Appalachian State , 2006, 2007 Eastern Kentucky , 1982 James Madison , 2016 Marshall , 1996 Montana , 2001 Boise State Delaware Eastern Washington Florida A&M Furman Idaho State Massachusetts Montana State Northeast Louisiana Richmond Southern Illinois Villanova Western Kentucky Bold denotes championship won as a member of the SoCon Playoff results st round South Carolina State 17, FURMAN 0 Greenville, S.C st round WESTERN CAROLINA 24, Colgate 23 Cullowhee, N.C. Quarterfinal FURMAN 35, Boston University 16 Greenville, S.C. WESTERN CAROLINA 28, Holy Cross 21 Worcester, Mass. Semifinal WESTERN CAROLINA 14, FURMAN 7 Greenville, S.C. Final Southern Illinois 43, WESTERN CAROLINA 7 Charleston, S.C Quarterfinal FURMAN 59, Rhode Island 15 Greenville, S.C. Semifinal FURMAN 35, Nevada-Reno 12 Greenville, S.C. Final Georgia Southern 44, FURMAN 42 Tacoma, Wash st round Nicholls State 28, APPALACHIAN STATE 26 Boone, N.C. Eastern Kentucky 23, FURMAN 10 Greenville, S.C st round APPALACHIAN STATE 20, Richmond 3 Boone, N.C. MARSHALL 41, James Madison 12 Huntington, W.Va. Quarterfinal APPALACHIAN STATE 19, Georgia Southern 0 Boone, N.C. MARSHALL 51, Weber State 23 Huntington, W.Va. Semifinal MARSHALL 24, APPALACHIAN STATE 10 Boone, N.C. Final Northeast Louisiana 43, MARSHALL 42 Pocatello, Idaho st round Georgia Southern 38, THE CITADEL 20 Statesboro, Ga. FURMAN 21, Delaware 7 Greenville, S.C. MARSHALL 7, North Texas 0 Huntington, W.Va. Quarterfinal FURMAN 13, MARSHALL 9 Huntington, W.Va. Semifinal FURMAN 38, Idaho 7 Greenville, S.C. Final FURMAN 17, Georgia Southern 12 Pocatello, Idaho st round Middle Tenn. 24, APPALACHIAN STATE 21 Murfreesboro, Tenn. FURMAN 24, William & Mary 10 Greenville, S.C. Quarterfinal FURMAN 42, Youngstown State 23 Greenville, S.C. Semifinal Stephen F. Austin 21, FURMAN 19 Greenville, S.C st round Georgia Southern 31, THE CITADEL 0 Statesboro, Ga. FURMAN 45, Eastern Kentucky 17 Greenville, S.C. Quarterfinal Nevada-Reno 42, FURMAN 35 (3OT) Reno, Nev st round Eastern Kentucky 14, APPALACHIAN STATE 3 Richmond, Ky. MARSHALL 20, Western Illinois 17 (OT) Huntington, W.Va. Quarterfinal MARSHALL 41, Northern Iowa 13 Huntington, W.Va. Semifinal MARSHALL 14, Eastern Kentucky 7 Huntington, W.Va. Final Youngstown State 25, MARSHALL 17 Statesboro, Ga st round Middle Tenn. 35, APPALACHIAN STATE 10 Murfreesboro, Tenn. THE CITADEL 44, North Carolina A&T 0 Charleston, S.C. MARSHALL 44, Eastern Kentucky 0 Huntington, W.Va. Quarterfinal Youngstown State 42, THE CITADEL 17 Charleston, S.C. MARSHALL 35, Middle Tennessee 21 Huntington, W.Va. Semifinal MARSHALL 28, Delaware 7 Huntington, W.Va. Final MARSHALL 31, Youngstown State 28 Huntington, W.Va st round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 14, Eastern Kentucky 12 Statesboro, Ga. MARSHALL 28, Howard 14 Huntington, W.Va. Quarterfinal Youngstown State 34, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 14 Youngstown, Ohio MARSHALL 34, Delaware 31 Huntington, W.Va. Semifinal MARSHALL 24, Troy State 21 Huntington, W.Va. Final Youngstown State 17, MARSHALL 5 Huntington, W.Va st round APPALACHIAN STATE 17, New Hampshire 10 (OT) Durham, N.H. MARSHALL 49, Middle Tennessee 14 Huntington, W.Va. Quarterfinal Boise State 17, APPALACHIAN STATE 14 Boise, Idaho MARSHALL 28, James Madison 21 (OT) Huntington, W.Va. Semifinal Boise State 28, MARSHALL 24 Boise, Idaho st round APPALACHIAN STATE 31, James Madison 24 Boone, N.C. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 24, Troy State 21 Troy, Ala. MARSHALL 38, Jackson State 8 Huntington, W.Va. Quarterfinal Stephen F. Austin 27, APPALACHIAN STATE 17 Boone, N.C. Montana 45, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 0 Missoula, Mont. MARSHALL 41, Northern Iowa 24 Huntington, W.Va. Semifinal MARSHALL 25, McNeese State 13 Lake Charles, La. Final Montana 22, MARSHALL 20 Huntington, W.Va st round Arkansas State 37, CHATTANOOGA 10 Jonesboro, Ark. Page 2 Jan. 9, 2019 SoCon Football Weekly Release

3 SOCON IN THE FCS PLAYOFFS st round ETSU 35, Villanova 29 Johnson City, Tenn. FURMAN 42, Northern Arizona 31 Flagstaff, Ariz. MARSHALL 59, Delaware 14 Huntington, W.Va. Quarterfinal MARSHALL 54, FURMAN 0 Huntington, W.Va. Montana 44, ETSU 14 Missoula, Mont. Semifinal MARSHALL 31, Northern Iowa 14 Huntington, W.Va. Final MARSHALL 49, Montana 29 Huntington, W.Va st round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 52, Florida A&M 37 Statesboro, Ga. Quarterfinal Delaware 16, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7 Newark, Del st round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 49,Colgate 28 Statesboro, Ga. APPALACHIAN STATE 45, Tennessee State 31 Boone, N.C. Quarterfinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 52, Connecticut 30 Statesboro, Ga. Northwestern St. 31, APPALACHIAN STATE 20 Natchitoches, La. Semifinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 42, Western Illinois 14 Statesboro, Ga. Final Massachusetts 55, GA. SOUTHERN 43 Chattanooga, Tenn st round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 72, Northern Arizona 29 Statesboro, Ga. Massachusetts 30, FURMAN 23 OT Greenville, S.C. Florida A&M 44, APPALACHIAN STATE 29 Boone, N.C. Quarterfinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 38, Massachusetts 21 Statesboro, Ga. Semifinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 28, Illinois State 17 Statesboro, Ga. Final GEORGIA SOUTHERN 59, Youngstown St. 24 Chattanooga, Tenn st round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 42, McNeese State 17 Statesboro, Ga. Hofstra 31, FURMAN 24 Greenville, S.C. APPALACHIAN STATE 33, Troy State 30 Troy, Ala. Quarterfinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 48, Hofstra 20 Statesboro, Ga. APPALACHIAN STATE 17, W. Kentucky 14 Bowling Green, Ky. Semifinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 27, Delaware 18 Statesboro, Ga. Montana 19, APPALACHIAN STATE 16 (OT) Missoula, Mont. Final GEORGIA SOUTHERN 27, Montana 25 Chattanooga, Tenn st round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 60, Florida A&M 35 Statesboro, Ga. FURMAN 24, Western Kentucky 20 Greenville, S.C. APPALACHIAN STATE 40, William & Mary 27 Boone, N.C. Quarterfinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 38, APPALACHIAN STATE 24 Statesboro, Ga. FURMAN 34, Lehigh 17 Greenville, S.C. Semifinal FURMAN 24, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 17 Statesboro, Ga. Final Montana 13, FURMAN 6 Chattanooga, Tenn st round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 34, Bethune-Cookman 0 Statesboro, Ga. Villanova 45, FURMAN 38 Philadelphia, Pa. Maine 14, APPALACHIAN STATE 13 Boone, N.C. Quarterfinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 31, Maine 7 Statesboro, Ga. Semifinal Western Kentucky 31, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 28 Statesboro, Ga st round WOFFORD 31, North Carolina A&T 10 Spartanburg, S.C. Quarterfinal WOFFORD 34, Western Kentucky 17 Spartanburg, S.C. Semifinal Delaware 24, WOFFORD 9 Newark, Del st round New Hampshire 27, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 21 Statesboro, Ga. FURMAN 49, Jacksonville State 7 Greenville, S.C. Quarterfinal James Madison 14, FURMAN 13 Greenville, S.C st round APPALACHIAN STATE 34, Lafayette 23 Boone, N.C. Texas State 50, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 35 San Marcos, Texas FURMAN 14, Nicholls State 12 Greenville, S.C. Quarterfinal APPALACHIAN STATE 38, Southern Illinois 24 Boone, N.C. FURMAN 24, Richmond 20 Richmond, Va. Semifinal APPALACHIAN STATE 29, FURMAN 23 Boone, N.C. Final APPALACHIAN STATE 21, Northern Iowa 16 Chattanooga, Tenn st round Montana State 31, FURMAN 13 Bozeman, Mont. APPALACHIAN STATE 45, Coastal Carolina 28 Boone, N.C. Quarterfinal APPALACHIAN STATE 38, Montana State 17 Boone, N.C. Semifinal APPALACHIAN STATE 49, Youngstown State 24 Boone, N.C. Final APPALACHIAN STATE 28, Massachusetts 17 Chattanooga, Tenn st round APPALACHIAN STATE 28, James Madison 27 Boone, N.C. WOFFORD 23, Montana 22 Missoula, Mont. Quarterfinal APPALACHIAN STATE 38, Eastern Washington 35 Boone, N.C. Richmond 21, WOFFORD 10 Spartanburg, S.C. Semifinal APPALACHIAN STATE 55, Richmond 35 Boone, N.C. Final APPALACHIAN STATE 49, Delaware 21 Chattanooga, Tenn st round APPALACHIAN STATE 37, South Carolina State 21 Boone, N.C. James Madison 38, WOFFORD 35 Harrisonburg, Va. Quarterfinal Richmond 38, APPALACHIAN STATE 10 Boone, N.C st round APPALACHIAN STATE 20, South Carolina State 13 Boone, N.C. Richmond 16, ELON 13 Richmond, Va. Quarterfinal APPALACHIAN STATE 35, Richmond 31 Richmond, Va. Semifinal Montana 24, APPALACHIAN STATE 17 Missoula, Mont st round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 41, South Carolina State 16 Statesboro, Ga. 2nd round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 31, William & Mary 15 Williamsburg, Va. APPALACHIAN STATE 42, Western Illinois 14 Boone, N.C. WOFFORD 17, Jacksonville State 14 Jacksonville, Ala. Quarterfinal Villanova 42, APPALACHIAN STATE 24 Boone, N.C. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 23, WOFFORD 20 Spartanburg, S.C. Semifinal Delaware 27, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 10 Newark, Del nd round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 55, Old Dominion 48 Statesboro, Ga. Maine 34, APPALACHIAN STATE 12 Boone, N.C. Northern Iowa 28, WOFFORD 21 Cedar Falls, Iowa Quarterfinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 35, Maine 23 Statesboro, Ga. Semifinal North Dakota State 35, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7 Fargo, N.D nd round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 24, Central Arkansas 16 Statesboro, Ga. Illinois State 38, APPALACHIAN STATE 37 (OT) Boone, N.C. WOFFORD 23, New Hampshire 7 Spartanburg, S.C. Quarterfinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 49, Old Dominion 35 Norfolk, Va. North Dakota State 14, WOFFORD 7 Fargo, N.D. Semifinal North Dakota State 23, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 20 Fargo, N.D st round FURMAN 30, South Carolina State 20 Orangeburg, S.C. Jacksonville State 55, SAMFORD 14 Jacksonville, Ala. 2nd round North Dakota State 38, FURMAN 7 Fargo, N.D nd round CHATTANOOGA 35, Indiana State 14 Chattanooga, Tenn. Quarterfinal New Hampshire 35, CHATTANOOGA 30 Durham, N.H st round CHATTANOOGA 50, Fordham 20 Chattanooga, Tenn. THE CITADEL 41, Coastal Carolina 38 Conway, S.C. 2nd round Jacksonville State 41, CHATTANOOGA 35 (OT) Jacksonville, Ala. Charleston Southern 14, THE CITADEL 6 Charleston, S.C st round CHATTANOOGA 45, Weber State 14 Chattanooga, Tenn. WOFFORD 15, Charleston Southern 14 Charleston, S.C. Youngstown State 38, SAMFORD 24 Youngstown, Ohio 2nd round WOFFORD 17, THE CITADEL 3 Charleston, S.C. Sam Houston State 41, CHATTANOOGA 36 Huntsville, Texas Quarterfinal Youngstown State 30, WOFFORD 23 (2OT) Youngstown, Ohio st round Kennesaw State 28, SAMFORD 17 Kennesaw, Ga. FURMAN 28, Elon 27 Elon, N.C. 2nd round WOFFORD 28, FURMAN 10 Spartanburg, S.C. Quarterfinal North Dakota State 42, WOFFORD 10 Fargo, N.D st round WOFFORD 19, Elon 7 Spartanburg, S.C. Jacksonville State 34, ETSU 27 Jacksonville, Ala. 2nd round Kennesaw State 13, WOFFORD 10 Kennesaw, Ga. SoCon Football Weekly Release Jan. 9, 2019 Page 3

4 Final Bracket Page 4 Jan. 9, 2019 SoCon Football Weekly Release

5 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE COACHES Offensive Player of the Year Devlin Hodges, Samford, R-Sr., QB Defensive Player of the Year Isaiah Mack, Chattanooga, Sr., DL Freshman of the Year Quay Holmes, ETSU, RB Jacobs Blocking Award Matt Pyke, ETSU, R-Sr., OL Coach of the Year Randy Sanders, ETSU First team offense QB Devlin Hodges, Samford RB Quay Holmes, ETSU RB Andre Stoddard, Wofford OL Tyler Davis, The Citadel OL Matt Pyke, ETSU OL Bo Layton, Furman OL Zach Weeks, Western Carolina OL Justus Basinger, Wofford TE Owen Cosenke, Western Carolina WR Kelvin McKnight, Samford WR Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga First team defense DL Nasir Player, ETSU DL Ahmad Gooden, Samford DL Isaiah Mack, Chattanooga DL Miles Brown, Wofford LB Noah Dawkins, The Citadel LB Jared Folks, ETSU LB Dylan Weigel, ETSU DB Aron Spann III, The Citadel DB Tyree Robinson, ETSU DB Brandon Dowdell, Chattanooga DB Kareem Orr, Chattanooga First team special teams PK Grayson Atkins, Furman P Matthew Campbell, The Citadel RS Dejuan Bell, Furman Second team offense QB Tyrie Adams, Western Carolina RB Tee Mitchell, Mercer RB Lennox McAfee, Wofford OL Andy Godwin, Furman OL Austin Sanders, Mercer OL Antwan Johnson, Samford OL Noah Ramsey, Chattanooga OL Cole Strange, Chattanooga TE Evan Wick, ETSU WR Marquise Irvin, Mercer WR Chris Shelling, Samford Second team defense DL Joseph Randolph II, The Citadel DL Tremond Ferrell, ETSU DL Jaylan Reid, Furman DL Derek Mahaffey, Chattanooga DL Thad Mangum, Wofford LB Adrian Hope, Furman LB LeMarkus Bailey, Mercer LB Aaron Harris, Samford LB Marshall Cooper, Chattanooga DB Jeremy Lewis, ETSU DB Aaquil Annoor, Furman DB Marvin Tillman, Western Carolina DB JoJo Tillery, Wofford Second team special teams PK JJ Jerman, ETSU P Luke Carter, Wofford RS Rohan Martin, VMI All-freshman offense Haden Haas, The Citadel Clay Harris, The Citadel Quay Holmes, ETSU Jacob Saylors, ETSU Tremond Shorts, ETSU Corey Watkins, Furman David Durden, Mercer Robert Riddle, Mercer DeMarcus Ware, Samford Marshall Gill, VMI Jakob Herres, VMI All-freshman defense Chris Beverly, The Citadel Mason Kinsey, The Citadel Adrian Hope, Furman Nathan East, Samford Nelson Jordan, Samford Jordan Montgomery, Samford Devonnsha Maxwell, Chattanooga Ethan Caselberry, VMI Brett Howell, VMI Colin Loftis, VMI Ronald Kent Jr., Western Carolina All-freshman special teams Matthew Campbell, The Citadel Quay Holmes, ETSU Dejuan Bell, Furman Mitchell Fineran, Samford ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SOCON SPORTS MEDIA ASSOCIATION Roy M. Legs Hawley Offensive Player of the Year Devlin Hodges, Samford, R-Sr., QB Defensive Player of the Year Isaiah Mack, Chattanooga, Sr., DL First team offense QB Devlin Hodges, Samford RB Quay Holmes, ETSU RB Andre Stoddard, Wofford OL Tyler Davis, The Citadel OL Matt Pyke, ETSU OL Austin Sanders, Mercer OL Zach Weeks, Western Carolina OL Michael Ralph, Wofford OL Justus Basinger, Wofford TE Owen Cosenke, Western Carolina WR Kelvin McKnight, Samford WR Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga First team defense DL Joseph Randolph II, The Citadel DL Nasir Player, ETSU DL Ahmad Gooden, Samford DL Isaiah Mack, Chattanooga DL Miles Brown, Wofford LB Dylan Weigel, ETSU LB Adrian Hope, Furman LB Mitchell Chancey, Western Carolina DB Jeremy Lewis, ETSU DB Tyree Robinson, ETSU DB Kareem Orr, Chattanooga DB Marvin Tillman, Western Carolina DB George Gbesee, Wofford First team special teams PK Grayson Atkins, Furman P Matthew Campbell, The Citadel RS Dejuan Bell, Furman Freshman of the Year Quay Holmes, ETSU, RB Wallace Wade Coach of the Year Randy Sanders, ETSU Second team offense QB Tyrie Adams, Western Carolina RB Tee Mitchell, Mercer RB Tyrell Price, Chattanooga OL Bo Layton, Furman OL Antwan Johnson, Samford OL Nick Nixon, Samford OL Blake Jeresaty, Wofford OL Josh Burger, Wofford TE Evan Wick, ETSU WR Marquise Irvin, Mercer WR Kris Thornton, VMI Second team defense DL Tremond Ferrell, ETSU DL Jaylan Reid, Furman DL Derek Mahaffey, Chattanooga DL Solomon Clark, Western Carolina LB Noah Dawkins, The Citadel LB Jared Folks, ETSU LB Marshall Cooper, Chattanooga DB Aron Spann III, The Citadel DB Aaquil Annoor, Furman DB Malique Fleming, Mercer DB Brandon Dowdell, Chattanooga DB A.J. Smith, VMI Second team special teams PK JJ Jerman, ETSU P Luke Carter, Wofford RS Quay Holmes, ETSU All-conference breakdowns Coaches School 1st TM 2nd TM Fresh. Total CIT ETSU FUR MER SAM UTC VMI WCU WOF Total Media School 1st TM 2nd TM Total CIT ETSU FUR MER SAM UTC VMI WCU WOF Total PINNACLE AWARD The Pinnacle Award is given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA on the championship-winning team for each Southern Conference sport. In the event of shared titles in football, the award goes to the team winning the league s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. The award was inaugurated in Wofford redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Blake Jeresaty earned the award for the second straight season. SoCon Football Weekly Release Jan. 9, 2019 Page 5

6 PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Offensive Player of the Year Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., QB, Samford First Team Offense QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford RB Kealand Dirks, R-Sr., Furman RB Andre Stoddard, Sr., Wofford OL Tyler Davis, Sr., The Citadel OL Austin Sanders, R-Jr., Mercer OL Nick Nixon, Jr., Samford OL Zach Weeks, R-Sr., Western Carolina OL Michael Ralph, Jr., Wofford TE Sam Walker, R-Sr., Mercer WR Marquise Irvin, Sr., Mercer WR Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford First Team Defense DL Nasir Player, R-Jr., ETSU DL Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., Samford DL Isaiah Mack, R-Sr., Chattanooga DL Miles Brown, Sr., Wofford LB Elijah McKoy, So., Furman LB LeMarkus Bailey, R-Sr., Mercer LB Datavious Wilson, Jr., Wofford DB Aron Spann III, Sr., The Citadel DB Aaquil Annoor, Sr., Furman DB Marvin Tillman, Sr., Western Carolina DB Devin Watson, Sr., Wofford First Team Specialists PK Luke Carter, Jr., Wofford P Ian Berryman, R-Sr., Western Carolina RS Brandon Dowdell, So., Chattanooga PRESEASON SOUTHERN CONFERENCE POLLS Defensive Player of the Year Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., DL, Samford Second Team Offense QB Tyrie Adams, R-Jr., Western Carolina RB Tee Mitchell, Sr., Mercer RB Tyrell Price, Jr., Chattanooga OL Drew McEntyre, Jr., The Citadel OL Matt Pyke, R-Sr., ETSU OL Reed Kroeber, R-So., Furman OL Malcolm White, R-Jr., Chattanooga OL Brad Davis, So., VMI OL Nathan Dalton, R-Sr., Western Carolina OL Andrew Miles, R-Sr., Western Carolina OL Justus Basinger, Jr., Wofford TE Jake Walker, So., Furman WR Thomas Gordon, Jr., Furman WR Chris Shelling, Jr., Samford WR Bingo Morton, R-Sr., Chattanooga Second Team Defense DL Ja Lon Williams, Jr., The Citadel DL Jaylan Reid, R-Sr., Furman DL Isaiah Buehler, R-Sr., Mercer DL Mikel Horton, Jr., Wofford LB Noah Dawkins, Sr., The Citadel LB Dylan Weigel, R-Sr., ETSU LB Christian Stark, Sr., Samford DB Eric Jackson, R-Jr., Mercer DB Darius Harvey, R-Sr., Samford DB Kareem Orr, Sr., Chattanooga DB Mason Alstatt, Jr., Wofford Second Team Specialists PK JJ Jerman, Sr., ETSU P Matt Shiel, Gr., Mercer P Luke Carter, Jr., Wofford RS Quan Harrison R-Jr., ETSU SOCON PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offensive Sept Bryce Nunnelly, So., WR, UTC Sept Bryce Nunnelly, So., WR, UTC Sept Robert Riddle, R-Fr., QB, MER Sept Reece Udinski, So., QB, VMI Oct. 1...Tyrie Adams, R-Jr., QB, WCU Oct. 8...Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., QB, SAM Oct Harris Roberts, R-Sr., QB, FUR Oct Tyrie Adams, R-Jr., QB, WCU Oct Tyrie Adams, R-Jr., QB, WCU Nov. 5...Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., QB, SAM Nov Brandon Rainey, R-So., QB, CIT Nov Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., QB, SAM Defensive Sept Noah Dawkins, Sr., LB, CIT Sept Aaron Harris, Sr., LB, SAM Sept Jared Folks, R-Sr., LB, ETSU Sept Marshall Cooper, Jr., LB, UTC Oct Nasir Player, R-Jr., DL, ETSU Oct. 8...Tre Shun Floyd, So., LB, SAM Oct Tyree Robinson, So., DB, ETSU Oct Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., DL, SAM Oct Donavan Perryman, Jr., LB, FUR Nov Artevius Smith, R-Jr., DB, ETSU Nov Aron Spann III, Sr., DB, CIT Nov Adrian Hope, R-Fr., BAN, FUR Special teams Sept. 3...Mitchell Fineran, Fr., PK, SAM Sept Mitchell Fineran, Fr., PK, SAM Sept Cole Fisher, Sr., PK, MER Sept Rod Johnson, RB/KR, Jr., CIT Oct. 1...Dejuan Bell, WR/RS, Fr., FUR Oct. 8...Mitchell Fineran, Fr., PK, SAM Oct JJ Jerman, Sr., PK, ETSU Oct Grayson Atkins, So., K, FUR Oct Grayson Atkins, So., K, FUR Nov Grayson Atkins, So., K, FUR Nov Stephen Houzah, Sr., WR/RS, MER Nov Will Horton, So., PK, WCU Coaches Team (1st-place votes) Total 1. Samford (7) Wofford (1) Furman (1) Western Carolina Chattanooga Mercer The Citadel ETSU VMI 8 COACHING RECORDS Coach, School Career Record School (Yrs.) SoCon (Yrs.) Brent Thompson, The Citadel (3rd) Same 15-9 (3rd) Randy Sanders, ETSU 8-4 (1st) Same 6-2 (1st) Clay Hendrix, Furman 14-9 (2nd) Same 12-4 (2nd) Bobby Lamb, Mercer (15th) (6th) (14th) Chris Hatcher, Samford (19th) (4th) (7th) Tom Arth, Chattanooga (6th) 9-13 (2nd) 6-9 (2nd) Scott Wachenheim, VMI 6-38 (4th) Same 2-29 (4th) Mark Speir, Western Carolina (7th) Same (7th) Josh Conklin, Wofford 9-4 (1st) Same 6-2 (1st) SoCon record book Mercer coach Bobby Lamb is fourth on the all-time wins list with 94. Lamb spent nine seasons as the head coach at Furman and is in his sixth at Mercer and fifth since the Bears joined the SoCon. Media Team (1st-place votes) Total 1. Samford (20) Furman (2) Wofford (1) Mercer Western Carolina Chattanooga The Citadel ETSU VMI 23 SoCon wins leaders Wins 1. Jerry Moore 215 Appalachian State ( ) 2. Wallace Wade 171 Alabama ( ); Duke ( ; ) 3. Mike Ayers 161 ETSU ( ); Wofford ( ) 4. Bobby Lamb 94 Furman ( ); Mercer (2014-present) SOCON PLAYERS OF THE MONTH Offensive September... Tyrie Adams, R-Jr., QB, WCU October... Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., QB, SAM November... Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., QB, SAM Defensive September...Jared Folks, R-Sr., LB, ETSU October...Tyree Robinson, So., DB, ETSU November...Adrian Hope, R-Fr., BAN, FUR FCS STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS Team Blocked kicks allowed: Samford (0) Blocked punts allowed: Furman, Samford (0) Completion percentage: Samford (.702) Net punting: Mercer (40.58) Passing offense: Samford (392.7) Passing yards/completion: The Citadel (18.42) Individual Completion percentage: Devlin Hodges, SAM (.705) Completions/game: Devlin Hodges, SAM (35.27) Passing yards: Devlin Hodges, SAM (4,283) Passing yards/game: Devlin Hodges, SAM (389.4) Points responsible for/game: Devlin Hodges, SAM (21.8) Sacks: Adrian Hope, FUR (1.50) Total offense: Devlin Hodges, SAM (417.8) Page 6 Jan. 9, 2019 SoCon Football Weekly Release

7 SOCON VS. OTHER CONFERENCES FBS Opponents (0-9) American Athletic (0-1) Sept. 1 Memphis 66, Mercer 14 Atlantic Coast (0-3) Sept. 1 #2 Clemson 48, Furman 7 Sept. 8 Florida State 36, Samford 26 Nov. 17 North Carolina 49, Western Carolina 26 Conference USA (0-1) Nov. 17 Old Dominion 77, VMI 14 Mid-American (0-1) Sept. 1 Toledo 66, VMI 3 Mountain West (0-1) Sept. 15 Wyoming 17, Wofford 14 Southeastern (0-3) Sept. 8 Tennessee 59, ETSU 3 Nov. 17 #1 Alabama 50, The Citadel 17 Nov. 17 South Carolina 49, Chattanooga 9 FCS Opponents (9-6) Big South (4-2) Sept. 14 Western Carolina 28, Gardner-Webb 10 Sept. 29 #4 Kennesaw State 24, Samford 10 Sept. 29 Wofford 45, Gardner-Webb 14 Oct. 6 ETSU 45, Gardner-Webb 0 Nov. 17 Wofford 45, Presbyterian 21 Nov. 29 The Citadel 43, Charleston Southern 14 Dec. 1 Kennesaw State 13, Wofford 10 Colonial (1-2) Sept. 8 #15 Elon 45, Furman 7 Sept. 29 #25 Towson 44, The Citadel 27 Nov. 24 Wofford 19, #17 Elon 7 Ivy (0-1) Oct. 13 Yale 35, Mercer 28 Ohio Valley (2-1) Aug. 30 Chattanooga 34, Tennessee Tech 10 Sept. 15 Chattanooga 34, UT Martin 24 Nov. 24 #9 Jacksonville State 34, ETSU 27 Patriot League (0-0) Sept. 15 #25 Colgate at Furman, canceled Pioneer League (1-0) Sept. 8 Mercer 45, Jacksonville 3 Non-Division I Opponents (4-0) Aug. 30 Samford 66, Shorter 9 Sept. 1 Western Carolina 33, Newberry 26 Sept. 1 ETSU 28, Mars Hill 7 Nov. 3 VMI 20, Tusculum 11 Home team underlined HOME FIELD RECORDS Team W-L-T Pct. Years Stadium name The Citadel th Johnson Hagood Stadium ETSU nd William B. Greene, Jr. Stadium Furman th Paladin Stadium Mercer th Five Star Stadium Samford th Seibert Stadium Chattanooga th Finley Stadium VMI th Foster Stadium Western Carolina rd E.J. Whitmire Stadium Wofford st Gibbs Stadium SHUTOUT CHART Team Last shutout win Games ago Last shutout loss Games ago The Citadel 69-0 Davidson (2015) Wofford (2010) 96 ETSU 45-0 Gardner-Webb (2018) Wofford (2016) 32 Furman 10-0 Elon (2004) Samford (2014) 50 Mercer 52-0 ETSU (2015) Alabama (2017) 12 Samford 43-0 Clark Atlanta (2015) Tennessee Tech (2000) 202 Chattanooga 34-0 Presbyterian (2016) Alabama (2013) 61 VMI 49-0 St. Francis (Pa.) (2008) Robert Morris (2017) 20 Western Carolina 35-0 Shorter (2008) Chattanooga (2014) 48 Wofford 17-0 VMI (2016) Gardner-Webb (2013) 69 ALL-TIME RECORDS IN SOCON PLAY Team Years W-L-T Pct. The Citadel 79th ETSU 27th Furman 79th Mercer 4th Samford 10th Chattanooga 41st VMI 83rd Western Carolina 41st Wofford 21st RECORDS VS. RANKED FCS FOES SoCon teams records vs. ranked FCS opponents since 2014 (including playoffs) Team Total Pct. CIT ETSU * N/A FUR MER SAM UTC VMI WCU WOF * Independent in 2015 OVERTIME RECORDS Current Southern Conference teams are (.442) all-time in overtime games. Chattanooga topped The Citadel on Sept. 8 in the SoCon s first OT game of this season, while ETSU downed Western Carolina in OT on Oct. 27. Team Record Pct. The Citadel ETSU Furman Mercer Samford Chattanooga VMI* Western Carolina Wofford Total * includes two losses as a member of the Big South Conference SOCON MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTORS School Website Media relations Office phone Press box phone The Citadel CitadelSports.com John Brush jbrush@citadel.edu ETSU ETSUBucs.com Kevin Brown brownk@mail.etsu.edu Furman FurmanPaladins.com Hunter Reid hunter.reid@furman.edu Mercer MercerBears.com Gerrit Van Genderen vangenderen_gw@mercer.edu Samford SamfordSports.com Joey Mullins jmmulli1@samford.edu Chattanooga GoMocs.com Jay Blackman jay-blackman@utc.edu VMI VMIKeydets.com Wade Branner brannerwh@vmi.edu Western Carolina CatamountSports.com Daniel Hooker dhooker@ .wcu.edu Wofford WoffordTerriers.com Brent Williamson williamsondb@wofford.edu SoCon SoConSports.com Phil Perry pperry@socon.org SoCon Football Weekly Release Jan. 9, 2019 Page 7

8 AFCA FCS COACHES TOP 25 SOCON ALL-AMERICANS Team (1st-place votes) PS S3 S10 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12 N19 J7 North Dakota State (26) Eastern Washington t6 5 t South Dakota State t Kennesaw State Maine Weber State Colgate UC Davis Princeton t James Madison North Carolina A&T t Wofford t Jacksonville State Nicholls t Dartmouth t Southeast Missouri State Montana State Stony Brook Elon San Diego ETSU Towson Delaware Duquesne Indiana State Incarnate Word McNeese North Dakota Illinois State t Northern Iowa t Idaho State Central Arkansas Sam Houston State Rhode Island Montana Villanova Chattanooga Samford Austin Peay Northern Arizona South Dakota Furman New Hampshire Youngstown State STATS FCS TOP 25 Team (1st-place votes) PS S3 S10 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12 N18 J7 North Dakota State (156) Eastern Washington South Dakota State Maine Kennesaw State Weber State UC Davis Colgate James Madison t Jacksonville State Princeton North Carolina A&T Wofford t Nicholls Southeast Missouri State Stony Brook Montana State Dartmouth Elon Towson Duquesne ETSU Northern Iowa Delaware San Diego Incarnate Word Indiana State McNeese Illinois State Idaho State Central Arkansas Sam Houston State North Dakota Rhode Island Montana South Dakota Villanova Missouri State Chattanooga Samford Austin Peay Northern Arizona New Hampshire Furman Youngstown State Consensus All-Americans (AFCA, Associated Press, STATS) Matt Pyke, OL, R-Sr., ETSU Devlin Hodges, QB, R-Sr., Samford Kelvin McKnight, WR, Sr., Samford Isaiah Mack, DL, R-Sr., Chattanooga Patrick Keefe, LS, Sr., The Citadel STATS (3rd) JJ Jerman, PK, Sr., ETSU HERO Sports (3rd) Nasir Player, DL, R-Jr., ETSU AFCA (2nd) Phil Steele Magazine (2nd) STATS (3rd) Matt Pyke, OL, R-Sr., ETSU AFCA (1st) Associated Press (1st) Athlon Sports HERO Sports (1st) Phil Steele Magazine (2nd) STATS (1st) Tyree Robinson, DB, So., ETSU Associated Press (2nd) Phil Steele Magazine (2nd) STATS (2nd) Dylan Weigel, LB, R-Sr., ETSU HERO Sports (3rd) Grayson Atkins, K, So., Furman Associated Press (2nd) Phil Steele Magazine (3rd) Adrian Hope, LB, R-Fr., Furman Associated Press (2nd) HERO Sports (3rd) Phil Steele Magazine (4th) Ahmad Gooden, DL, R-Sr., Samford Associated Press (1st) HERO Sports (1st) Phil Steele Magazine (2nd) STATS (2nd) Devlin Hodges, QB, R-Sr., Samford AFCA (1st) Associated Press (2nd) Athlon Sports FCS ADA (Offensive Player of the Year) HERO Sports (1st) Phil Steele Magazine (2nd) STATS (1st) Walter Camp Kelvin McKnight, WR, Sr., Samford AFCA (1st) Associated Press (2nd) HERO Sports (1st) Phil Steele Magazine (2nd) STATS (3rd) Walter Camp Isaiah Mack, DL, R-Sr., Chattanooga AFCA (1st) Associated Press (1st) Athlon Sports HERO Sports (1st) Phil Steele Magazine (1st) STATS (1st) Walter Camp Tyrie Adams, ATH/AP, R-Jr., Western Carolina HERO Sports (3rd) STATS (2nd) Owen Cosenke, TE, So., Western Carolina Associated Press (3rd) Marvin Tillman, DB, Sr., Western Carolina HERO Sports (2nd) Justus Basinger, OL, So., Wofford Associated Press (3rd) Miles Brown, DL, Sr., Wofford Phil Steele Magazine (3rd) STATS (3rd) Andre Stoddard, RB/FB, Sr., Wofford HERO Sports (3rd) Phil Steele Magazine (2nd) STATS (2nd) Page 8 Jan. 9, 2019 SoCon Football Weekly Release

9 NATIONAL/REGIONAL AWARDS AFCA Good Works Team nominees Avery Armstrong, R-So., WR, Furman Isaiah Buehler, R-Sr., DL, Mercer Kevin Marion, Sr., TE, Samford Alex Trotter, Sr., RB, Chattanooga AFCA All-America First team QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford OL Matt Pyke, R-Sr., ETSU WR Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford DL Isaiah Mack, R-Sr., Chattanooga Second team DL Nasir Player, R-Jr., ETSU Associated Press All-America First team OL Matt Pyke, R-Sr., ETSU DL Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., Samford DL Isaiah Mack, R-Sr., Chattanooga Second team QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford WR Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford K Grayson Atkins, So., Furman LB Adrian Hope, R-Fr., Furman DB Tyree Robinson, So., ETSU Third team OL Justus Basinger, So., Wofford TE Owen Cosenke, So., Western Carolina Athlon Sports All-America QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford OL Matt Pyke, R-Sr., ETSU DL Isaiah Mack, R-Sr., Chattanooga FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team Harris Roberts, R-Sr., QB, Furman Ian Berryman, R-Sr., P, Western Carolina Zach Weeks, R-Sr., OL, Western Carolina Blake Jeresaty, R-So., OL, Wofford FCS ADA All-America QB Devlin Hodges, Samford FCS ADA Offensive Player of the Year Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., QB, Samford Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award Preseason watch list JJ Jerman, Sr., ETSU Victor Ulmo, So., Chattanooga Finalist JJ Jerman, Sr., ETSU Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-Region District 3 WR Bryce Nunnelly, So., Chattanooga DB Rashun Freeman, R-So., Chattanooga DL Zach Baker, Sr., VMI DB AJ Smith, So., VMI District 4 OL Blake Jeresaty, R-So., Wofford Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Second team DB AJ Smith, So., VMI HERO Sports Preseason All-America First team QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford DL Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., Samford DB Marvin Tillman, Sr., Western Carolina Second team WR Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford OL Tyler Davis, Sr., The Citadel DL Miles Brown, Sr., Wofford P Ian Berryman, R-Sr., Western Carolina Third team DB Aron Spann III, Sr., The Citadel HERO Sports Freshman All-America First team OL Haden Haas, The Citadel LB Adrian Hope, Furman DB Ronald Kent Jr., Western Carolina AP Quay Holmes, ETSU P Matthew Campbell, The Citadel Honorable mention TE Jakob Herres, VMI OL Tremond Shorts, ETSU DL Devonnsha Maxwell, Chattanooga DL Nelson Jordan, Samford LB Brett Howell, VMI DB Chris Beverly, The Citadel DB Colin Loftis, VMI AP David Durden, Mercer HERO Sports Sophomore All-America First team WR Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga TE Owen Cosenke, Western Carolina DB Tyree Robinson, ETSU Honorable mention RB Tyray Devezin, Mercer WR Kris Thornton, VMI OL Josh Burger, Wofford OL Blake Jeresaty, Wofford LB Ty Harris, Western Carolina PK Grayson Atkins, Furman HERO Sports All-America First team QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford WR Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford OL Matt Pyke, R-Sr., ETSU DL Isaiah Mack, R-Sr., Chattanooga DL Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., Samford Second team DB Marvin Tillman, Sr., Western Carolina Third team RB Andre Stoddard, Sr., Wofford ATH Tyrie Adams, R-Jr., Western Carolina LB Adrian Hope, R-Fr., Furman LB Dylan Weigel, R-Sr., ETSU PK JJ Jerman, Sr., ETSU Phil Steele Magazine All-America First team DL Isaiah Mack, R-Sr., Chattanooga Second team QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford FB Andre Stoddard, Sr., Wofford WR Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford OL Matt Pyke, R-Sr., ETSU DL Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., Samford DL Nasir Player, R-Jr., ETSU DB Tyree Robinson, So., ETSU Third team DL Miles Brown, Sr., Wofford K Grayson Atkins, So., Furman Fourth team LB Adrian Hope, R-Fr., Furman Phil Steele Magazine Freshman All-America First team QB Quay Holmes, ETSU OL Tre mond Shorts, ETSU DL Nelson Jordan, Samford DL Devonnsha Maxwell, Chattanooga LB Adrian Hope, Furman DB Ronald Kent Jr., Western Carolina P Matthew Campbell, The Citadel Second team OL Haden Haas, The Citadel OL Marshall Gill, VMI DL Mason Kinsey, The Citadel Third team WR David Durden, Mercer OL Bo McKinney, Furman LB Ethan Casselberry, VMI LB Brett Howell, VMI DB Chris Beverly, The Citadel DB Collin Loftis, VMI Defensive Freshman of the Year Adrian Hope, LB, Furman Special Teams Freshman of the Year Matthew Campbell, P, The Citadel STATS Walter Payton Award Preseason watch list QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford QB Tyrie Adams, R-Jr., Western Carolina Midseason addition to watch list WR Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford Finalists (finish) QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford (1st) QB Tyrie Adams, R-Jr., Western Carolina (t-19th) WR Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford (24th) Winner QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford STATS Buck Buchanan Award Preseason watch list DL Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., Samford DB Marvin Tillman, Sr., Western Carolina DL Miles Brown, Sr., Wofford Midseason additions to watch list DE Nasir Player, R-Jr., ETSU DL Isaiah Mack, R-Sr., Chattanooga Finalists (finish) DL Isaiah Mack, R-Sr., Chattanooga (17th) DL Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., Samford (22nd) DE Nasir Player, R-Jr., ETSU (t-24th) STATS Jerry Rice Award watch list RB Quay Holmes, ETSU QB Robert Riddle, Mercer DB Ronald Kent Jr., Western Carolina LB Adrian Hope, Furman Finalists (finish) RB Quay Holmes, ETSU (3rd) LB Adrian Hope, Furman (4th) STATS Eddie Robinson Award finalist (finish) Randy Sanders, ETSU (t-9th) STATS Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award finalist RB Alex Trotter, Sr., Chattanooga STATS Preseason All-America First team QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford DL Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., Samford DL Miles Brown, Sr., Wofford Second team WR Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford OL Tyler Davis, Sr., The Citadel DB Marvin Tillman, Sr., Western Carolina P Ian Berryman, R-Sr., Western Carolina Third team FB Andre Stoddard, Sr., Wofford OL Zach Weeks, R-Sr., Western Carolina STATS All-America First team QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford OL Matt Pyke, R-Sr., ETSU DL Isaiah Mack, R-Sr., Chattanooga Second team FB Andre Stoddard, Sr., Wofford DL Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., Samford DB Tyree Robinson, So., ETSU AP Tyrie Adams, R-Jr., Western Carolina Third team WR Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford DL Miles Brown, Sr., Wofford DL Nasir Player, R-Jr., ETSU LS Patrick Keefe, Sr., The Citadel STATS FCS National Players of the Week Offense Bryce Nunnelly, So., WR, UTC 9/10 Freshman Quay Holmes, R-Fr., RB, ETSU 9/24 Defense Tyree Robinson, So., DB, ETSU 10/15 Offense Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., QB, SAM 10/22 Defense Grayson Atkins, So., K, FUR 10/22 NFF William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalists LeMarkus Bailey, Sr., LB, Mercer Alex Trotter, Sr., RB, Chattanooga Zach Weeks, R-Sr., OL, Western Carolina Walter Camp FCS All-America QB Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford WR Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford (24th) DL Isaiah Mack, R-Sr., Chattanooga SPIRAL Tropical Bowl Marquise Irvin, Sr., WR, Mercer FCS Bowl Matt Pyke, R-Sr., OL, ETSU Cole Fisher, Sr., K, Mercer Matt Shiel, Gr., P, Mercer SoCon Football Weekly Release Jan. 9, 2019 Page 9

10 RECORD WATCH (SOCON RECORDS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) INDIVIDUAL RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE MOST TOTAL YARDS Game 586, Devlin Hodges (SAM) at Western Caro., Oct. 6, , Cedric Stevens (UTC) vs. Appalachian St., Oct. 30, , Tyrie Adams (WCU) at Mercer, Oct. 20, , Devlin Hodges (SAM) at Western Caro., Sept. 23, , Chris Sanders (UTC) vs. Furman, Nov. 20, , Richie Williams (APP) vs. Chattanooga, Oct. 30, , Scott Riddle (Elon) vs. Furman, Nov. 3, , Devlin Hodges (SAM), at Mississippi St., Oct. 29, , Tyrie Adams (WCU) vs. Gardner-Webb, Sept. 10, , Devlin Hodges (SAM) vs. VMI, Oct. 13, 2018 Season 4,596, Devlin Hodges (SAM), ,310, Devlin Hodges (SAM), ,138, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2017 Career 15,601, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 14,753, Armanti Edwards (APP), ,147, Scott Riddle (Elon), ,248, Jacob Huesman (UTC), ,397, Troy Mitchell (WCU), ,389, Tyrie Adams (WCU), 2016-pr. 9,370, Richie Williams (APP), ,711, Todd Wells (ETSU), MOST TOTAL YARDS - FCS HISTORY Career 16,823, Steve McNair (Alcorn), ,601, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 14,753, Armanti Edwards (APP), ,720, Bruce Eugene (Grambling), MOST TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR (touchdowns scored and passed for) Game 9, Allen McCune (WVU) vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 2, , Chris Forcier (FUR) vs. Presbyterian, Sept. 24, , Chris Sanders (UTC) vs. Mississippi Valley St., Sept. 16, , Armanti Edwards (APP) vs. Richmond, Dec. 7, , Devlin Hodges (SAM) vs. Western Caro., Oct. 6, , Devlin Hodges (SAM) vs. VMI, Oct. 13, 2018 Career 139, Armanti Edwards (APP), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 120, Scott Riddle (Elon), MOST GAMES 250 OR MORE TOTAL YARDS Career 38, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 35, Armanti Edwards (APP), , Scott Riddle (Elon), , Jacob Huesman (UTC), , Tyrie Adams (WCU), 2016-pr. 17, Troy Mitchell (WCU), MOST GAMES 300 OR MORE TOTAL YARDS Career 32, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 24, Armanti Edwards (APP), , Scott Riddle (Elon), , Jacob Huesman (UTC), , Tyrie Adams (WCU), 2016-pr. 12, Chris Sanders (UTC), HIGHEST AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY Career (minimum 3,000 yards) 7.8 (809-6,277, Ingle Martin (FUR), (1,935-14,753), Armanti Edwards (APP), (429-3,234) P.J. Blazejowski (FUR), (911-6,678), Greg Hill (GSU), (661-4,845), Bobby Lamb (FUR), (992-6,832), Lonnie Galloway (WCU), , Michael Payton (MAR), (1,044-7,247), Chris Sanders (UTC), (2,266-15,601), Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 6.7, (826-5,540) DeAndre Presley (APP), ,000 YARDS RUSHING, 2,000 YARDS PASSING Season Rush Pass 1,006 2,417 Tyrie Adams (WCU), ,009 2,731 Jacob Huesman (UTC), ,039 2,631 DeAndre Presley (APP), ,153 2,251 Armanti Edwards (APP) ,000 YDS RUSHING, 2,000 YDS PASSING - FCS HISTORY Season Rush Pass 1,006 2,417 Tyrie Adams (WCU), ,080 2,207 Noah Johnson (Alcorn), ,029 3,221 Tre Roberson (Illinois State), ,078 2,846 John Robertson (Villanova), ,009 2,731 Jacob Huesman (UTC), ,046 3,165 Bryan Bennett (Southeastern La.), ,057 2,875 Barrick Nealy (Texas State), ,039 2,631 DeAndre Presley (APP), ,406 2,372 Gavin McCarney (Colgate), ,153 2,251 Armanti Edwards (APP) ,138 2,011 David Dinkins (Morehead State), 1999 PASSING HIGHEST PASSING EFFICIENCY RATING Career (minimum 300 attempts) , Bobby Lamb (FUR), , Alejandro Bennifield (UTC), , Armanti Edwards (APP), , Ingle Martin (FUR), , P.J. Blazejowski (FUR), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr , Michael Payton (MAR), MOST PASSES COMPLETED Game 49, Reece Udinski (VMI) vs. The Citadel, Oct. 20, , Troy Mitchell (WCU) at South Florida, Aug. 30, , Andy Summerlin (SAM) at Furman, Nov. 9, , Devlin Hodges (SAM) at Chattanooga, Sept. 22, , Devlin Hodges (SAM) vs. Western Caro., Oct. 6, , Reece Udinski (VMI) at Western Caro., Sept. 22, , Devlin Hodges (SAM) at The Citadel, Nov. 10, 2018 Career 1,310, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 1,168, Scott Riddle (Elon), Career - FCS HISTORY 1,310, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 1,184, Jeremy Moses (SFA), HIGHEST PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Season (minimum 100 attempts) 74.5, Devlin Hodges (SAM), , Kameron Bryant (APP), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), , Harris Roberts (FUR), , Billy Napier (FUR), 202 Career (minimum 300 attempts) 69.1, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 67.3, Jacob Huesman (UTC), MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED Game 72, Reece Udinski (VMI) at Western Caro., Sept. 22, , Reece Udinski (VMI) vs. Mercer, Sept. 29, , Andy Summerlin (SAM) at Furman, Nov. 9, , Devlin Hodges (SAM) at Mississippi St., Oct. 29, , Devlin Hodges (SAM) at The Citadel, Nov. 10, 2018 Career 1,896, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 1,779, Scott Riddle (Elon), Career - FCS HISTORY 1,896, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 1,893, Jeremy Moses (SFA), MOST PASSING YARDS Season 4,283, Devlin Hodges (SAM), ,088, Devlin Hodges (SAM), ,983, Devlin Hodges (SAM), ,817, Scott Riddle (Elon), 2007 Career 14,584, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 13,264, Scott Riddle (Elon), ,392, Armanti Edwards (APP), MOST PASSING YARDS - FCS HISTORY Career 14,584, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 14,496, Steve McNair (Alcorn), ,513, Bruce Eugene (Grambling), ,455, Dominic Randolph (Holy Cross), ,401, Jeremy Moses (SFA), ,264, Scott Riddle (Elon), ,212, Ricky Santos (New Hampshire), MOST PASSING YARDS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES 2 games 1,035, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Oct. 6-13) 925, Reece Udinski (VMI), 2018 (Sept ) 915, Scott Riddle (Elon) , Scott Riddle (Elon), , David Rivers (WCU), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Oct ) 3 games 1,437, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Oct. 6-20) 1,300, Andy Summerlin (SAM), ,278, David Rivers (WCU), ,278, Devlin Hodges (SAM), ,274, Scott Riddle (Elon), ,274, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Oct. 13-Nov. 3) 1,236, Scott Riddle (Elon), ,230, Reece Udinski (VMI), 2018 (Sept ) 4 games 1,836, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Oct. 6-Nov. 3) 1,689, Devlin Hodges (SAM), ,678, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Oct. 13-Nov. 10) 1,632, Reece Udinski (VMI), 2018 (Sept. 22-Oct. 20) 1,617, Chris Sanders (UTC), ,617, Scott Riddle (Elon), ,609, Devlin Hodge (SAM), 2018 (Oct. 20-Nov. 17) 1,587, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Sept. 29-Oct. 20) 1,570, Scott Riddle (Elon), ,569, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Sept. 22-Oct. 13) 5 games 2,240, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Oct. 6-Nov. 10) 2,082, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Oct. 13-Nov. 17) 2,004, Devlin Hodges (SAM), ,986, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Sept. 29-Nov. 3) 1,971, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Sept. 22-Oct. 20) 1,959, Devlin Hodges (SAM), ,955, Reece Udinski (VMI), 2018 (Sept. 22-Oct. 27) 1,947, Reece Udinski (VMI), 2018 (Sept. 14-Oct. 20) MOST GAMES PASSING FOR 200+ YARDS Career 39, Scott Riddle (Elon), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 29, D.J. Campbell (APP), MOST GAMES PASSING FOR 300+ YARDS Season 10, Devlin Hodges (SAM), , Scott Riddle (Elon), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), , six tied Career 30, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 23, Scott Riddle (Elon), , Chris Sanders (UTC), , Armanti Edwards (APP), , Al Cobb (VMI), , Thomas Wilson (Elon), , Tony Petersen (MAR), , Michael Payton (MAR), , Richie Williams (APP), , Tyrie Adams (WCU), 2016-pr. MOST GAMES PASSING FOR 400+ YARDS Career 12, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 4, Chris Sanders (UTC), , Richie Williams (APP), , Michael Payton (MAR), , David Rivers (WCU), , Scott Riddle (Elon), , Thomas Wilson (Elon), , Andy Summerlin (SAM), , Reece Udinski (VMI), 2017-pr. MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES PASSING FOR 400+ YARDS 3, Richie Williams (APP), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Oct. 6-20) 2, Michael Payton (MAR), , David Rivers (WCU), , Thomas Wilson (Elon), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), , Reece Udinski (VMI), 2018 (Sept ) 2, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2018 (Nov ) MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES Quarter 4, Chris Forcier (FUR) vs. Presbyterian, Sept. 24, 2011 (2nd) 4, Devlin Hodges (SAM) vs. Shorter, Aug. 30, 2018 (2nd) 4, Devlin Hodges (SAM) vs. WCU, Oct. 6, 2018 (1st) Page 10 Jan. 9, 2019 SoCon Football Weekly Release

11 RECORD WATCH (SOCON RECORDS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) Half 6, Chris Forcier (FUR) vs. Presbyterian, Sept. 24, 2011 (1st) 5, Chris Sanders (UTC) vs. Miss. Valley St., Sept. 16, 2000 (1st) 4, Tim Russell (CIT) vs. Furman, Nov. 17, 1979 (2nd) 4, Tony Petersen (MAR) vs. Eastern Ky., Sept. 19, 1987 (1st) 4, Kenyon Earl (UTC) vs. Gardner-Webb, Sept. 18, 1993 (1st) 4, Richie Williams (APP) vs. Chattanooga, Oct, 20, 2004 (2nd) 4, DeAndre Presley (APP) vs. The Citadel, Oct. 16, 2010 (1st) 4, Tyrie Adams (WCU) vs. Davidson, Sept. 9, 2017 (1st) 4, Devlin Hodges (SAM) vs. ETSU, Nov. 11, 2017 (1st) 4, Devlin Hodges (SAM) vs. WCU, Oct. 6, 2018 (1st) 4, Devlin Hodges (SAM) vs. VMI, Oct. 13, 2018 (1st) Game 7, Chris Forcier (FUR) vs. Presbyterian, Sept. 24, , Tim Russell (CIT) vs. Furman, Nov. 17, , Kenyon Earl (UTC) vs. Gardner-Webb, Sept. 18, , Chris Sanders (UTC) vs. Mississippi Valley St., Sept. 16, , Justin Barnes (UTC) vs. Kentucky State, Nov. 24, , Bart Blanchard (CIT) vs. Presbyterian, Sept. 26, , Al Cobb (VMI) vs. Gardner-Webb, Oct. 18, , Devlin Hodges (SAM) vs. Western Caro., Oct. 6, , Devlin Hodges (SAM) vs. VMI, Oct. 13, , 27 times Last: Harris Roberts (FUR) at Mercer, Nov. 17, 2018 Season 36, Devlin Hodges (SAM), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), , Scott Riddle (Elon), , Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2017 Career 111, Devlin Hodges (SAM), 2015-pr. 106, Scott Riddle (Elon), , Armanti Edwards (APP), , Jacob Huesman (UTC), , Richie Williams (APP), , Michael Payton (MAR), , John Russ (MER), , Greg Ryan (ETSU), , Tyrie Adams (WCU), 2016-pr. 52, B.J. Coleman (UTC), MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES THROWING A TOUCHDOWN PASS Career 23, Devlin Hodges (SAM) (last 1 of 2016, all 12 of 2017, first 10 of 2018) 22, Scott Riddle (Elon) (all 11 of 2007, first 11 of 2008) 20, Scott Riddle (Elon) (all of 2009 through 2010) RECEIVING MOST PASSES CAUGHT Career 395, Terrell Hudgins (Elon), (NCAA record) 313, Kelvin McKnight (SAM), 2015-pr. 304, Aaron Mellette (Elon), MOST RECEIVING YARDS Season 1,639, Aaron Mellete (Elon), ,633, Terrell Hudgins (Elon), ,618, DaVon Fowlkes (APP), ,474, Terrell Hudgins (Elon), ,453, Kelvin McKnight (SAM), ,398, Aaron Mellette (Elon), 2012 Career 5,250, Terrell Hudgins (Elon), (NCAA record) 4,254, Aaron Mellette (Elon), ,144, Kelvin McKnight (SAM), 2015-pr. 3,803, Karel Hamilton (SAM), MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAUGHT Career 52, Terrell Hudgins (Elon), , Aaron Mellette (Elon), , Andre Roberts (CIT), , Kelvin McKnight (SAM), 2015-pr. 31, Brian Quick (Elon), , Karel Hamilton (SAM), MOST GAMES WITH 100+ YARDS RECEIVING Season 10, Terrell Hudgins (Elon), , Kelvin McKnight (SAM), , Aaron Mellette (Elon), , Aaron Mellette (Elon), , B.J. Adigun (ETSU), , DaVon Fowlkes (APP), , Terrell Hudgins (Elon), , Andre Roberts (CIT), , Sean Price (APP), , 11 times. Last: Bryce Nunnelly (UTC), 2018 Kris Thornton (VMI), 2018 Career 28, Terrell Hudgins (Elon), , Aaron Mellette (Elon), , Kelvin McKnight (SAM), 2015-pr. 17, three players MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 100+ RECEIVING YARDS 7, Aaron Mellette (Elon), , Aaron Mellette (Elon), , Kelvin McKnight (SAM), ACTIVE STREAK 5, Terrell Hudgins (Elon), , Terrell Hudgins (Elon), , Terrell Hudgins (Elon), , Terrell Hudgins (Elon), , Andre Roberts (CIT), , Sean Price (APP), , Karel Hamilton (SAM), , Kelvin McKnight (SAM), 2018 (Aug. 30-Sept. 22) 4, Bryce Nunnelly (UTC), 2018 (Aug. 30-Sept. 22) KICKING MOST EXTRA POINTS MADE BY KICKING Game 11, Ed Terry (DAV) vs. Furman, Sept. 27, , Dewey Klein (MAR) vs. Morehead State, Sept. 14, , Chris Chambers (GSU) vs. Western Carolina, Oct. 9, , Mike Adams (CIT) vs. Webber Int l., Sept. 8, , Mike Adams (CIT) vs. VMI, Nov. 17, , Jason Vitaris (APP) vs. Wofford, Oct. 31, , 20 times Last: Mitchell Fineran (SAM) vs. VMI, Oct. 13, 2018 MOST CONSECUTIVE EXTRA POINTS MADE Career 152, Adrian Mora (GSU), , Tim Openlander (MAR), , Adam Shriner (Elon), , Julian Rauch (APP), , Luke Carter (WOF), 2016-pr. - ACTIVE STREAK 80, Andrew Wilcox (Elon), , Jay Millson (APP), , Grayson Atkins (FUR), , Jason Vitaris (APP), PUNTING HIGHEST PUNTING AVERAGE Career (minimum 100 punts) 44.4, Pumpy Tudors (UTC), , Ian Berryman (WCU), 2015-pr. 43.4, Joe Parker (APP), , Pat Velarde (MAR), KICKOFF RETURNS MOST KICKOFF RETURNS Career 120, Mike Rucker (WOF), , Carlos Frank (CIT), , Mason Dermott (VMI), 2015-pr. 97, CoCo Hillary (APP), MOST KICKOFF RETURNS YARDS Career 2,725, Mike Rucker (WOF), ,535, Carlos Frank (CIT), ,493, Fabian Truss (SAM), ,301, CoCo Hillary (APP), ,279, Detrez Newsome (WCU), ,257, Laron Scott (GSU), ,218, Mason Dermott (VMI), 2015-pr. 2,058, Kerry Hayes (WCU), DEFENSE MOST QUARTERBACK SACKS Game 7, James Russell (ETSU) vs. Glenville State, Sept. 14, , Bryan Dailer (FUR) vs. Chattanooga, Nov. 22, , Bryan Dailer (FUR) vs. Chattanooga, Nov. 23, , Rayford Cannon (APP) vs. Davidson, Oct. 4, , Kelly Fletcher (FUR) vs. Newberry, Sept. 24, , Kelly Fletcher (FUR) vs. Western Carolina, Oct. 28, , Louis Cooper (WCU) vs. ETSU, Nov. 10, , Derek Summerour (WCU) vs. Marshall, Oct. 14, , Tyler Unzicker (UTC) vs. ETSU, Nov. 10, , Katon Bethay (WOF) vs. VMI, Oct. 15, , Mitch McGrath (FUR) at Chattanooga, Oct. 29, , Solomon Clark (WCU) vs. VMI, Sept. 22, 2018 Season 17.5, Bryan Dailer (FUR), , Kelly Fletcher (FUR), , Anthony Jones (WOF), , Edward Thomas (GSU), , Adrian Hope (FUR, , Kelly Fletcher (FUR), 1988 TEAM RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS Game 109 VMI at Western Carolina, Sept. 22, Marshall vs. Western Carolina, Appalachian State vs. Wake Forest, Marshall vs. Western Carolina, Samford at Mississippi State, Furman vs. Hofstra, Chattanooga at Furman, Samford at Furman, Samford at Western Carolina, VMI vs. Mercer, Sept. 29, The Citadel vs. Charlotte, 2014 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Game 795 Chattanooga vs. Appalachian State, Marshall vs. VMI, Western Carolina vs. Davidson, Sept. 9, Samford vs. VMI, Oct. 13, Samford vs. Florida A&M, Appalachian State vs. Western Carolina, Samford vs. Western Carolina, Oct. 6, Georgia Southern vs. Western Carolina, 1999 PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS Game 73 VMI at Western Carolina, Marshall vs. Western Carolina, Samford at Furman, Samford at Mississippi State, VMI vs. Mercer, Samford at The Citadel, 2018 PASSING YARDS Game 642 Marshall vs. VMI, Samford vs. Western Carolina, Oct. 6, Chattanooga vs. Appalachian State, Elon vs. Furman, Chattanooga vs. Furman, Samford at Western Carolina, Sept. 23, Samford vs. S.E. Louisiana, Samford vs. Georgia Southern, VMI at Western Carolina, Sept. 22, Chattanooga vs. Western Carolina, 2000 TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game 7 Chattanooga vs. Kentucky State, Samford vs. VMI, Oct. 13, times. Last: Samford vs. Western Caro., Oct. 6, 2018 MISCELLANEOUS POINTS SCORED Quarter 49 Davidson vs. Furman, 1969 (2Q) 41 ETSU vs. Chattanooga, 2003 (2Q) 37 Georgia Southern vs. Johnson C. Smith, 2004 (1Q) 35 Furman vs. Elon, 2002 (2Q) 35 Wofford vs. Lincoln, 2012 (1Q) 35 Samford vs. Western Carolina, Oct. 6, 2018 (1Q) 32 Furman vs. Davidson, 1982 (2Q) Game 84 Georgia Southern vs. Johnson C. Smith, Wofford vs. Lincoln, Appalachian State vs. Western Carolina, Western Carolina vs. West Virginia State, Davidson vs. Furman, Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State, Samford vs. Mars Hill, The Citadel vs. Webber International, Georgia Southern vs. Fayetteville State, Chattanooga vs. Kentucky State, Samford vs. VMI, Oct. 13, 2018 FIRST DOWNS Game 37 Samford vs. Western Carolina, Oct. 6, times. Last: Samford vs. Mars Hill, times. Last: Western Carolina at Mercer, Oct. 20, 2018 SoCon Football Weekly Release Jan. 9, 2019 Page 11

12 The Citadel (5-6, 4-4 SoCon) ETSU (8-4, 6-2 SoCon) Furman (6-4, 6-2 SoCon) S1 at #11/10 Wofford* (ESPN+/CW62) L, S8 CHATTANOOGA* (ESPN+)...L, (OT) S22 at Mercer* (ESPN+)...W, S29 at #--/25 Towson (CAA.TV)... L, O13 #24/23 ETSU* (ESPN3)... L, O20 at VMI* (ESPN3)...W, O27 FURMAN* (ESPN+)... L, N3 at Western Carolina* (ESPN+)...W, N10 SAMFORD* (ESPN+)...W, N17 at #1/1 Alabama (SEC Network)... L, N29 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (ESPN+) W, S1 MARS HILL (ESPN+)... W, 28-7 S8 at Tennessee (SEC Network)...L, 3-59 S14 at VMI* (ESPN+)...W, S22 FURMAN* (ESPN3)...W, S29 #24/20 CHATTANOOGA* (ESPN+).. W, O6 GARDNER-WEBB (ESPN+)... W, 45-0 O13 at The Citadel* (ESPN3)...W, O20 at #12/12 Wofford* (ESPN+)... L, O27 WESTERN CARO.* (ESPN+)...W, (3OT) N3 at Mercer* (ESPN3)...W, N17 SAMFORD* (ESPN3)... L, N24 at #9/8 Jacksonville State (ESPN3)^..L, S1 at #2/2 Clemson (ACC Network)...L, 7-48 S8 at #15/15 Elon (CollegeSportsLive.com).L, 7-45 S15 #25/- COLGATE (ESPN3/CW62)...canc. S22 at ETSU* (ESPN3)... L, S29 WESTERN CAROLINA* (ESPN+/CW62).. W, O13 #4/6 WOFFORD* (ESPN+/CW62)...W, O20 SAMFORD* (ESPN+/CW62)... L, O27 at The Citadel* (ESPN+)...W, N3 CHATTANOOGA* (ESPN3/CW62).W, N10 at VMI* (ESPN+)...W, N17 at Mercer* (ESPN+)...W, Mercer (5-6, 4-4 SoCon) Samford (6-5, 5-3 SoCon) Chattanooga (6-5, 4-4 SoCon) S1 at Memphis (ESPN3)... L, S8 JACKSONVILLE (ESPN3)... W, 45-3 S15 at #9/9 SAMFORD* (ESPN+)...W, S22 THE CITADEL* (ESPN+)... L, S29 at VMI* (ESPN3)...W, O13 at Yale (ESPN+)... L, O20 WESTERN CAROLINA* (ESPN+)...W, O27 at #7/9 Wofford* (ESPN3/CW62)... L, N3 #23/22 ETSU* (ESPN3)... L, N10 at Chattanooga* (ESPN+)... W, 13-9 N17 FURMAN* (ESPN+)... L, A30 SHORTER (ESPN+)... W, 66-9 S8 at Florida State (ACC Network)... L, S15 MERCER* (ESPN+)... L, S22 at Chattanooga* (ESPN+)... L, S29 at #4/4 Kennesaw State (ESPN3)... L, O6 WESTERN CAROLINA* (ESPN3)...W, O13 VMI* (ESPN+)...W, O20 at Furman* (ESPN+/CW62)...W, N3 #8/9 WOFFORD* (ESPN3)...W, N10 at The Citadel* (ESPN+)... L, N17 at #17/19 ETSU* (ESPN3)...W, A30 TENNESSEE TECH (ESPN3)...W, S8 at The Citadel* (ESPN+)... W, (OT) S15 at UT Martin (ESPN+)...W, S22 #17/17 SAMFORD* (ESPN+)...W, S29 at ETSU* (ESPN+)... L, O6 #6/7 WOFFORD* (ESPN+)... L, O13 at Western Carolina* (ESPN+)... W, 26-6 O27 VMI* (ESPN+)...W, N3 at Furman* (ESPN3/CW62)... L, N10 MERCER* (ESPN+)...L, 9-13 N17 at South Carolina (SEC Alt.)...L, 9-49 VMI (1-10, 0-8 SoCon) Western Carolina (3-8, 1-7 SoCon) Wofford (9-4, 6-2 SoCon) S1 at Toledo (ESPN3)...L, 3-66 S8 at #7/8 Wofford* (ESPN+/CW62)... L, S14 ETSU* (ESPN+)... L, S22 at Western Carolina* (ESPN+)... L, S29 MERCER* (ESPN3)... L, O13 at Samford* (ESPN+)... L, O20 THE CITADEL* (ESPN3)... L, O27 at Chattanooga* (ESPN+)... L, N3 TUSCULUM (ESPN+)...W, N10 FURMAN* (ESPN+)... L, N17 at Old Dominion (ESPN+)... L, S1 NEWBERRY (ESPN+)...W, S14 at Gardner-Webb (ESPN+)...W, S22 VMI* (ESPN+)...W, S29 at Furman* (ESPN+/CW62)... L, O6 at Samford* (ESPN3)... L, O13 CHATTANOOGA* (ESPN+)...L, 6-26 O20 at Mercer* (ESPN+)... L, O27 at #25/25 ETSU* (ESPN+)... L, (3OT) N3 THE CITADEL (ESPN+)... L, N10 #14/15 WOFFORD* (ESPN3)... L, N17 at North Carolina (ACCNE)... L, S1 THE CITADEL* (ESPN+/CW62)...W, S8 VMI* (ESPN+/CW62)...W, S15 at Wyoming (MW Network)... L, S29 at Gardner-Webb (ESPN+)...W, O6 at Chattanooga* (ESPN+)...W, O13 at Furman* (ESPN+/CW62)... L, O20 #21/21 ETSU* (ESPN+)...W, O27 MERCER* (ESPN3/CW62)...W, N3 at Samford* (ESPN3)... L, N10 at Western Carolina* (ESPN3)...W, N17 PRESBYTERIAN (ESPN+)...W, N24 #17/17 ELON (ESPN3)^... W, 19-7 D1 at #2/2 Kennesaw State (ESPN3)^ L, All times Eastern * - Denotes SoCon game ALL CAPS - Denotes home game ^ FCS playoffs FCS rankings are listed AFCA/STATS FBS rankings are listed Amway Coaches/AP Page 12 Jan. 9, 2019 SoCon Football Weekly Release