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1 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Football Report Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin August 27, 2018 Ohio Valley Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 Contact: Kyle Schwartz Brentwood, TN Phone: (615) OVCSports.com OVC STANDINGS (In games through August 26) OVC OVERALL W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT. PF PA Home Away Neutral Streak Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin Jacksonville State L1 THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Thursday, August 30 Southern Illinois at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) LAST WEEK S RESULTS Saturday, August 25 Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff (Montgomery, Ala.) #14 North Carolina A&T 20, #6 Jacksonville State 17 Saturday, September 1 #22 Austin Peay vs. #3 Georgia, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Eastern Illinois at Arkansas, 3:00 p.m. (SEC Network) UT Martin at Missouri, 3:00 p.m. (SEC Network Alternate) Bethune-Cookman at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Southeast Missouri at Arkansas State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) * Indicates OVC Contest ALL TIMES CENTRAL THIS WEEK S OVC HIGHLIGHTS/STORYLINES The 71st season of football in the Ohio Valley Conference got underway with a Week Zero contest last Saturday as Jacksonville State competed in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff in Montgomery, Alabama...A requirement to play in a Week Zero contest is the game be broadcast on national television; JSU lost to No. 14 ranked North Carolina A&T in a game that was aired on ESPNU...The other eight OVC football teams get the season started this week, with three games on Thursday night and fi ve games on Saturday...It was announced on Monday that 36 OVC football games will be stremaed on ESPN+ this season, after the OVC agreed to an extension on its media rights deal with ESPN; the ESPN+ broadcasts will replace games formerly on the OVC Digital Network...Two of the games on Thursday night and two on Saturday will be streamed on ESPN+... Four games on Saturday will see OVC teams take on FBS opponents; OVC teams have won at least one game against a FBS team in fi ve of the past six seasons...jacksonville State is ranked No. 6 in the STATS and FCS Coaches Top 25 polls, while Austin Peay is No. 22 in the STATS poll (No. 23 in the Coaches Poll); it marks the fi rst national ranking in the history of the Governors program...southeast Missouri senior running back Marquis Terry is one of 25 players nationally on the Walter Payton Award Watch List...JSU's Marlon Bridges and Austin Peay's Jaison Williams are two of the 25 players nationally on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 1

2 OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK The fi rst set of OVC Players of the Week will be released on Sunday, September 2. OVC MEDIA INFORMATION Kyle Schwartz Asst. Commissioner/Strategic Communications Phone: (615) Cell: (615) Web: ONLINE PRESS BOX: The OVC Football Online Press Box is a one-stop shop for gathering information about the OVC and its member schools. Media can access it at footballpressbox or through links at OVCSports.com. SOCIAL MEDIA: Get breaking news about the OVC by following the OVC through Social Media. Check out the OVC sites at and com/ovcsports. Also check out and the league s blog at OVCExtra.com. WEEKLY NOTES: The OVC will release its Players of the Week each Sunday afternoon throughout the season. The full weekly notes report will be released each Monday throughout the season by 5 p.m. CT. The report is available via , and is posted on the league s Web site in text and PDF versions. Statistics are updated after each gameday on the OVC Web site PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 DEFENSIVE Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 SPECIALIST Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 NEWCOMER Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Bold indicates player went on to be named National Player of the Week (STATS, HERO Sports or NCAA.com) OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 2

3 NOTES FROM AROUND THE GRIDIRON Let s Get It Started: The 71st season of Ohio Valley Conference football got underway earlier than usual this season as Jacksonville State will play in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff in Week Zero on Saturday, August 25. Three other OVC teams will play on Thursday, August 30 while the fi nal fi ve teams will play on Saturday, September 1. The OVC is made up of nine football-playing schools; since its beginning, 15 of the 18 total schools that have played football in the league have claimed at least one championship. ESPN+: The OVC has announced an extension of its media rights deal with ESPN that will make ESPN+, the fi rst multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company Direct-to-Consumer & International segment, the exclusive home of regular season and OVC Championship broadcasts. This season 36 OVC football games will air on ESPN+ (eight other games will be on ESPN3). Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year). ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely redesigned ESPN App and also available on the web, iphone, ipad, tvos, Android Handset, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast and FireTV. More information can be found at OVC Teams Against FBS Opponents: OVC teams will play 10 games against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents in OVC teams are a combined all-time against FBS foes, including wins over FBS teams in fi ve of the past six seasons. National Polls: A pair of OVC teams - Austin Peay and Jacksonville State - begin the season ranked in the FCS Top 25 polls. Jacksonville State is No. 6 in both the STATS and AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25 polls while Austin Peay is No. 22 in the STATS and No. 23 in the Coaches poll. It marks the 60th-straight week JSU had been ranked in the Top 10, dating back to fi nal polls of 2013 (North Dakota State) only other team to do that during the stretch); the Gamecocks were as high as No. 2 in the polls a year ago. Austin Peay is ranked in a Top 25 football poll for the fi rst time in its program history, after fi nishing last year No. 27 in both polls. Jacksonville State Sets OVC Record For Consecutive Conference Wins: With a victory over Eastern Kentucky on October 14, 2017, Jacksonville State won its 27th consecutive Conference game (dating back to the end of the 2013 season) which set the OVC all-time record, breaking the mark of 26 previously held by Eastern Kentucky ( ). The now 32-game streak is the second-longest in FCS history, trailing only 39-straight wins by Duquesne in the MAAC from The streak is currently the longest active streak in Division I. Below is a list of active Conference winning streaks in the FCS Jacksonville State 26 - Grambling 21 - San Diego 19 - James Madison OVC Game of the Week on ESPN3: For the sixth-straight year the OVC is producing a Game of the Week package that will air on ESPN3 this fall. The eight-game schedule is once again in conjunction with Tupelo Raycom. Kevin Ingram, host of The Wake Up Zone on The Zone in Nashville, will handle play-by-play duties while Bob Belvin, on-air talent and contributor at FM/AM 540 (ESPN Clarksville), will provide analysis. The duo has worked together each of the past six years in the league s TV package. Four of the eight contests are Wildcard Selections which will be announced 12 days before the game, guaranteeing the top matchups will be broadcast. Sept Austin Peay at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m. Oct. 6 - Tennessee State at Austin Peay, 6 p.m. Oct Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m. Oct UT Martin at Eastern Illinois, 2 p.m. Oct Wild Card Nov. 3 - Wild Card Nov Wild Card Nov Wild Card Two OVC Players on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List: Jacksonville State junior safety Marlon Bridges and Austin Peay junior defensive end Jaison Williams are two of 25 players nationally named to the preseason Buck Buchanan Award Watch List. The award, sponsored by STATS, is given to the top defensive player in the FCS. A national panel of sports information/ media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on the winner following the regular season. Last season JSU defensive end Darius Jackson became the fi rst OVC player to win the award since the award began in SEMO s Marquis Terry on Walter Payton Award Watch List: Southeast Missouri senior RB Marquis Terry is one of 25 players nationally on the preseason Walter Payton Award Watch List. The award, sponsored by STATS, is given to the top offensive player in the FCS. A national panel of sports information/media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on the winner following the regular season. Two OVC players, Eastern Illinois Tony Romo (2002) and Jimmy Garoppolo (2013), have previously won the award, which began in Three OVC Players on Senior Bowl Watch List: Three OVC players have been named to the Senior Bowl Watch List, that includes student-athletes from every level of college football. COACHES TELECONFERENCE During the regular season a weekly teleconference featuring the league s nine head coaches will be held every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Central Time. The fi rst teleconference will take place on Tuesday, Aug 28. A schedule of what times coaches will appear weekly is below. For information on how to access the call, please contact Kyle Schwartz in the OVC Office ( or kschwartz@ovc.org). 10:00 - Mitch Stewart, Murray State 10:07 - Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri 10:14 - Kim Dameron, Eastern Illinois 10:21 - John Grass, Jacksonville State 10:28 - Mark Elder, Eastern Kentucky 10:35 - Will Healy, Austin Peay 10:42 - Jason Simpson, UT Martin 10:49 - Rod Reed, Tennessee State 10:56 - Dewayne Alexander, Tennessee Tech OVC SID DIRECTORY AUSTIN PEAY Stefan Nolet (931) Cell Phone (318) nolets@apsu.edu Web site LetsGoPeay.com Press Box Number (931) EASTERN ILLINOIS Rich Moser (217) Cell Phone (217) rlmoser@eiu.edu Web site EIUpanthers.com Press Box Number (217) EASTERN KENTUCKY Kevin Britton (859) Cell Phone (859) kevin.britton@eku.edu Web site EKUSports.com Press Box Number (859) JACKSONVILLE STATE Josh Underwood (256) Cell Phone (256) underwood@jsu.edu Web site JSUGamecockSports.com Press Box Number (256) /5586 MURRAY STATE Parker Griffith (270) Cell Phone (662) pgriffith2@murraystate.edu Web site GoRacers.com Press Box Number (270) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Jeff Honza (573) Cell Phone (618) jhonza@semo.edu Web site GoSoutheast.com Press Box Number (573) TENNESSEE STATE Jose Garcia (615) Cell Phone (615) jgarcia1@tnstate.edu Web site TSUTigers.com Press Box Number (615) TENNESSEE TECH Thomas Corhern (931) Cell Phone (931) tcorhern@tntech.edu Web site TTUSports.com Press Box Number (931) /6031 UT MARTIN Alex Boggis 731) Cell Phone (618) daboggis@utm.edu Web site UTMSports.com Press Box Number (731) OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 3

4 The Senior Bowl will be held on Saturday, January 29, 2019 in Mobile, Alabama. The OVC players on the preseason list were Jacksonville State offensive lineman B.J. Autry, Murray State quarterback Drew Anderson and JSU defensive lineman Denzil Ware. League Shifts From Offense to Defense: At the end of the season (2017), three OVC teams ranked in the top seven nationally in total defense: Jacksonville State (2nd), UT Martin (6th) and Tennessee State (7th). In the past fi ve years there have never been more than two OVC teams rank in the Top 25 in total defense at the end of the season. On the fl ip side, only one team (Austin Peay) fi nished in the Top 50 nationally in total offense (49th). Sgt. York Trophy Presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee Enters 12th Season: This year marks the 12th of the Sgt. York Trophy presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee. The trophy (founded in 2007 by the Nashville Sports Council and OVC) goes to the winner of the quadrangular season football series between the four OVC football-playing schools located in the state of Tennessee (Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin). The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. As a corporal in the 2nd battalion, 328th Infantry, in the Battle of the Meuse River- Argonne (Oct. 8, 1918), York and seven other soldiers captured 132 prisoners, was promoted to sergeant and received the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy and the War Medal of Montenegro. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor. The trophy goes to the team with the best record against the other schools (in case of a tie there will be co-champions and the actual trophy will be retained by the defending champion if they are involved in the tie or if the defending champion is not involved in the tie it will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy). NCAA Division I Playoff Information: This season marks the sixth of an expanded 24-team fi eld for the NCAA Division I Football Championship; in 2010 the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff fi eld expanded to 20 teams, up from 16 previously, and in 2013 the fi eld increased to 24 for the fi rst time. The expansion in 2010 to 20 teams was the fi rst since the fi eld grew from 12 to 16 teams in The 24-team fi eld is comprised of 10 automatic bids and 14 at-large berths. There are eight fi rst round matchups (16 total teams), while eight (8) teams receive a bye into the second round. For the ninth time in 2018, the championship game will be played in Frisco, Texas at Toyota Stadium, a 20,500-seat multi-purpose stadium. The Southland Conference serves as the host of the championship, which will be held on Saturday, January 5. Academic Success: During the past academic year ( ) there were 103 OVC football student-athletes who were named to the Commissioner s Honor Roll for having a 3.25 grade point average or higher. In addition, 11 student-athletes were awarded the OVC Academic Medal of Honor for achieving perfect 4.0 GPAs. The OVC also awards a Team Academic Award for the football program with the highest percentage of players with a 3.25 grade point average or higher; that award went to Jacksonville State for A Look at the Coaches: There is only one new head coach in the OVC this season as Dewayne Alexander, taking over at his alma mater (Tennessee Tech), after having previously been an assistant coach. He is one of three OVC coaches, joining Jacksonville State s John Grass and Tennessee State s Rod Reed, who are currently coaching at their alma mater. The longest tenured coach in the league is UT Martin s Jason Simpson who enters his 13th season with the Skyhawks in Simpson has 78 overall victories in his career, seventh-most in OVC history. Week Zero Games: For the second-straight season, Jacksonville State competed in a Week Zero game when they opened the season against nationally-ranked North Carolina A&T on Aug. 25 in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. The FCS Kickoff began in 2014 and allows teams to play a game a week ahead of the start of the season if the game is broadcast on national television. It was the only FCS vs. FCS game OVC IN THE POLLS WEEK-BY-WEEK (STATS/FCS COACHES) AP EIU EKU JSU MUR SEMO TSU TTU UTM Preseason 22/23 RV/- -/- 6/6 -/- -/- -/- -/- RV/- Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Final NATIONAL POLLS STATS No. Team Record Pts. 1. North Dakota State (151) James Madison (6) South Dakota State Sam Houston State Kennesaw State Jacksonville State New Hampshire Weber State Eastern Washington Wofford Samford Elon UNI North Carolina A&T Delaware Central Arkansas McNeese Nicholls Villanova Stony Brook Illinois State Austin Peay Furman Montana Youngstown State Others (OVC Only): Eastern Illinois (6), UT Martin (1). FCS COACHES POLL No. Team Record Pts. 1. North Dakota State (23) James Madison (3) South Dakota State Sam Houston State Kennesaw State Jacksonville State Eastern Washington Weber State New Hampshire Samford Wofford UNI Elon North Carolina A&T Central Arkansas Delaware Nicholls McNeese Villanova Illinois State Furman Stony Brook Austin Peay Youngstown State Montana Others (OVC Only): none OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 4

5 during the week (there were four other games involving FBS teams on the schedule). Preseason Forecasts: For the fi fth-straight year and seventh time in the past nine years, Jacksonville State was picked the preseason football favorite in the Ohio Valley Conference for The Gamecocks, who have won four-straight OVC Championships and 32-straight Conference games, received 14 of a possible 18 fi rst-place votes in a poll of league head coaches and communications directors. The Gamecocks totaled 126 total points to out-distance Austin Peay, last year s league runner-up, who picked up the other four first-place votes and was tabbed second (112 points). The second-place prediction is the highest-ever for the Governors program. UT Martin was picked third (95) and followed by Eastern Illinois (73), Eastern Kentucky (69), Tennessee State (64), Southeast Missouri (62), Murray State (24) and Tennessee Tech (23). SEMO s Terry and JSU s Bridges Headline Preseason All-OVC Team: Southeast Missouri senior running back Marquis Terry and Jacksonville State junior defensive back Marlon Bridges were named the 2018 OVC Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in a vote of by the league s head football coaches and communications directors. Jacksonville State led the way with six total preseason selections, while Austin Peay followed with fi ve picks. Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Southeast Missouri, Tennessee State and UT Martin had three picks apiece while Murray State and Tennessee Tech had two selections each. Returning players who were fi rst-team All-OVC selections last year (seven in total) were automatic selections to the preseason team this year. The squad also included 16 players who were second-team picks in Of the 30 total selections, 18 were seniors, seven were juniors and five were sophomores. Instant Replay: For the second-straight year, the OVC will have instant replay for all nonconference and conference home football contests. The league has partnered with DVSport to implement replay which is defi ned by Rule 12 of the NCAA Football Rule Book. I-AA No More: Although some people may still refer to it as I-AA football, the term that represents the level of Division I football in which the Ohio Valley Conference competes has been long retired. Beginning with the 2006 National Championship game, the term Football Championship Subdivision (or FCS) is to be used. Teams who play at the FCS level can offer a maximum of 63 scholarships (Football Bowl Subdivision teams can offer 85) and compete in a 24-team playoff at the end of the season to determine the national champion. OVC VS. OTHER CONFERENCES FCS Opponents Big Sky 0-0 Big South 0-0 CAA 0-0 Independent 0-0 Ivy 0-0 MEAC 0-1 Missouri Valley 0-0 NEC 0-0 Patriot 0-0 Pioneer 0-0 Southern 0-0 Southland 0-0 SWAC 0-0 FCS Total 0-1 FBS Opponents American Athletic 0-0 Atlantic Coast 0-0 Big Ten 0-0 Big Conference USA 0-0 MAC 0-0 Mountain West 0-0 Pac SEC 0-0 Sun Belt 0-0 FBS Total 0-0 Non-Division I 0-0 Total Non-Conference Record 0-1 SCORING STREAKS Murray State currently has a streak of scoring in 143 consecutive games, the longest streak of any OVC school. Below is a list of each OVC school and their current scoring streak; that list is followed by the longest FCS scoring streaks in NCAA history. # Team Last Shutout 143 Murray State 42-0 vs. Illinois St. (9/24/05) 78 Southeast Missouri 59-0 vs. Purdue (9/17/11) 67 Jacksonville State 23-0 vs. Florida (11/17/12) 49 Tennessee State 44-0 vs. Eastern Ky. (11/2/13) 37 Austin Peay 56-0 vs. Jacksonville St. (11/1/14) 32 Eastern Illinois 41-0 vs. Northwestern (9/12/15) 11 Eastern Kentucky 24-0 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/19/16) 6 UT Martin 7-0 vs. Austin Peay (9/30/17) 0 Tennessee Tech 24-0 vs. UT Martin (11/18/17) Longest All-Time FCS Streaks Without Being Shutout # Team Years 381 Montana* 1989-present 291 Hampton Dayton* % 1993-present 265 Lehigh Georgia Southern (left FCS) 220 Delaware Eastern Washington Eastern Illinois # UNI McNeese State * Active Streak # Streak began before FCS was formed in 1978 % Overall streak is 465 (194 games were as a DIII team) ACTIVE 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Below is a list of 100-yard rushing games for active players in the OVC. Totals are for the players careers while in the OVC and are updated through the end of the 2017 season. Active OVCer s With 100-Yard Rushing Games Kentel Williams, Austin Peay 4 Marquis Terry, Southeast Missouri 4 JaVaughn Craig, Austin Peay 3 Daryl McCleskey, Eastern Kentucky 3 Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin 2 Jaimiee Bowe, UT Martin 2 Earl Harrison, Tennessee State 2 Andrew Goldsmith, Tennessee Tech 2 Isaiah Johnson, Eastern Illinois 2 Scotty Gilkey, Jr., Eastern Illinois 1 Ahmaad Tanner, Austin Peay 1 D.J. Penick, Murray State OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 5

6 2018 SUPERLATIVES 100-Yard Rushing Games none 300-Yard Passing Games Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State vs. #14 North Carolina A&T (Aug. 25) 250-Yard Passing Games none 100-Yard Receiving Games Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State vs. #14 North Carolina A&T (Aug. 25) 10-Reception Games none 200-Yard All-Purpose Games none 50-Yard Field Goals none 15-Tackle Games none Multiple Defensive Interception Games none Multiple Rushing Touchdown Games none Multiple Receiving Touchdown Games none Multiple Passing Touchdown Games 1... Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State Last vs. #14 North Carolina A&T (Aug. 25) SGT. YORK TROPHY The 2018 season marks the 12th of competition for the Sergeant York Trophy, an award created by the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference. The trophy is contested between the four OVC football-playing schools in the state of Tennessee - Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin - and goes to the team with the best combined record versus those schools in a given year. The 2018 season is the fi fth that the award has been presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee. In the event of a tie, the award will be shared; however, the previous winner will retain the trophy if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy. The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor. Following the war York returned his home in Pall Mall, Tenn. where he dedicated his life to improving education and facilitating educational opportunities for children in the state of Tennessee. Austin Peay completed a perfect 3-0 record in 2017 to win its fi rst Sgt. York Trophy. All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners Tennessee State*, Austin Peay Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin Tennessee State*, Tennessee Tech Tennessee State*, UT Martin Tennessee State UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin*, Tennessee State, Tenn. Tech Austin Peay TBD *Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker 2018 Sgt. York Trophy Contests Sept Austin Peay at UT Martin Oct. 6 - Tennessee State at Austin Peay Oct Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State Oct Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay Nov Tennessee Tech at UT Martin Nov UT Martin at Tennessee State 2018 Sgt. York Trophy Standings Team AP TSU TTU UTM Record Austin Peay Tenn. State Tenn. Tech UT Martin All-Time Record in Sgt. York Games Austin Peay Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 6

7 2018 PRESEASON HONORS/AWARDS OVC PRESEASON HONORS (COACHES/SID S) Predicted Order of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (14) Austin Peay (4) UT Martin Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Murray State Tennessee Tech 23 Preseason All-OVC Team Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Marquis Terry (RB), Southeast Missouri Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Marlon Bridges (DB), Jacksonville State Offense QB - Jeremiah Oatsvall, Austin Peay RB - Marquis Terry, Southeast Missouri RB - LaDarius Galloway, UT Martin RB - Isaiah Johnson, Eastern Illinois WR - Alexander Hollins, Eastern Illinois WR - Steven Newbold, Tennessee State TE - Dan Paul, Eastern Kentucky C - Tyler Scozzaro, Jacksonville State OG - B.J. Autry, Jacksonville State OG - Ryan Rockensuess, Austin Peay OG - Darius Anderson, Jacksonville State OT - Drew Forbes, Southeast Missouri OT - Kyle Anderton, Austin Peay Defense DL - Randy Robinson, Jacksonville State DL - Jaison Williams, Austin Peay DL - Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky DL - Kenney Wooten, Murray State DL - Tim Collins, Tennessee Tech LB - Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri LB - James Gilleylen, UT Martin LB - Gunnar Scholato, Austin Peay DB - Vincent Sellers, Tennessee State DB - Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State DB - Mark Williams, Eastern Illinois DB - Dajour Nesbeth, Tennessee State Specialists K - Cade Stinnett, Jacksonville State K - Gabriel Vicente, Murray State P - Nick Madonia, Tennessee Tech RS - LJ Scott, Eastern Kentucky RS - Peyton Logan, UT Martin OVC PRESEASON HONORS (MEDIA) Predicted Order of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (14) Austin Peay (1) UT Martin Tennessee State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech 19 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Jeremiah Oatsvall (QB), Austin Peay Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Marlon Bridges (DB), Jacksonville State LINDY S MAGAZINE Preseason First-Team All-American DL Jaison Williams, Austin Peay DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State Preseason Second-Team All-American RB Marquis Terry, Southeast Missouri OL Tyler Scozzaro, Jacksonville State OVC Preseason Players of the Year Offensive: Marquis Terry, Southeast Missouri Defensive: Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State Predicted Order of Finish National Rank 1. Jacksonville State 4 2. Austin Peay Tennessee State 4. UT Martin 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Murray State 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Tennessee Tech STATS Preseason All-American First-Team OL B.J. Autry, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State Preseason All-American Second-Team DL Jaison Williams, Austin Peay Preseason All-American Third-Team RB Marquis Terry, Southeast Missouri DL Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky LB Gunnar Scholato, Austin Peay ATHLON MAGAZINE Preseason Top Jacksonville State 22. Austin Peay Preseason All-American OL B.J. Autry, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State STREET & SMITH Preseason All-American Team DL Jaison Williams, Austin Peay DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State Predicted Order of Finish National Rank 1. Jacksonville State 5 2. Austin Peay Tennessee State 4. Eastern Illinois 5. UT Martin 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Murray State 9. Tennessee Tech PHIL STEELE Preseason First-Team All-American OL - Drew Forbes, Southeast Missouri DB - Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State Preseason Second-Team All-American OL - B.J. Autry, Jacksonville State DL - Jaison Williams, Austin Peay Preseason Third-Team All-American DL - Denzil Ware, Jacksonville State Preseason First-Team All-American LB - Gunnar Scholato, Austin Peay KR - LJ Scott, Eastern Kentucky HERO SPORTS Preseason First-Team All-American DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State OL B.J. Autry, Jacksonville State Preseason Second-Team All-American DL Jaison Williams, Austin Peay DL Randy Robinson, Jacksonville State LS Josh Brady, Jacksonville State Preseason Third-Team All-American DL Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky LB Gunnar Scholato, Austin Peay OVC COACHING RECORDS OVC-Only Games All Games* Overall Career Record Coach, School Yrs. W L Pct. W L Pct. Yrs. W L Pct. Will Healy, Austin Peay Kim Dameron, Eastern Illinois Mark Elder, Eastern Kentucky John Grass, Jacksonville State Mitch Stewart Murray State Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri Rod Reed, Tennessee State Dewayne Alexander, Tennessee Tech Jason Simpson, UT Martin *Indicates overall record while at current OVC school in years school was a member of the Conference OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 10

8 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 1 at Georgia (ESPN) 2:30 p.m. 8 Presbyterian 6:00 p.m. 15 at Morehead State (ESPN+) 5:00 p.m. 22 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 29 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. OCTOBER 6 Tennessee State* (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. 13 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 27 Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 4:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 3 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 4:00 p.m. 10 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 17 Murray State* (ESPN+) 4:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 1 at Arkansas (SEC Network) 3:00 p.m. 8 at Illinois State (NBCS Chicago Plus/ESPN+) 6:30 p.m. 15 Indiana State (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 22 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 29 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 6 Murray State* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 13 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. 20 UT Martin* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 27 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 10 Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 17 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 30 Morehead State (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. SEPTEMBER 8 at Marshall (ESPN+) 5:30 p.m. 15 at Bowling Green (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. 22 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. OCTOBER 6 Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. 13 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 20 Murray State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 27 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 3 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 4:00 p.m. 10 Robert Morris (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 17 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS (0-1, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1 AUGUST 25 vs. #14 North Carolina A&T # (ESPN) L, ,500 SEPTEMBER 8 Mississippi Valley State (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 22 Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 29 Austin Peay* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. OCTOBER 6 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. 13 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. 20 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 27 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 3 UT Martin* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 10 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 17 vs. Kennesaw State % TBA * Ohio Valley Conference Game # - Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff (Montgomery, Ala.) % - Game Played at SunTrust Park (Atlanta, Ga.) Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change 2018 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 11

9 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES MURRAY STATE RACERS (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 30 Southern Illinois (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. SEPTEMBER 8 at Central Arkansas 6:00 p.m. 15 at Kentucky (SEC Network Alternate) 11:00 a.m. 29 UT Martin* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 6 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 13 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 20 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 27 Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 3 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m. 10 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 11:00 a.m. 17 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 4:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 1 at Arkansas State (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 8 Dayton (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 15 at Southern Illinois ((ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 22 at Eastern Kentucky* 3:00 p.m. OCTOBER 6 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 13 Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 20 Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 27 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 3 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 10 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 11:00 a.m. 17 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 1 Bethune-Cookman # (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 8 vs. Jackson State $ 6:00 p.m. 15 at Hampton (ESPN+) 5:00 p.m. 22 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 29 at Vanderbilt TBA OCTOBER 6 at Austin Peay* (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. 13 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 20 Tennessee Tech* % (ESPN+) 4:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 3 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 10 Jacksonville (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 17 UT (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game # - John Merritt Classic (Nissan Stadium - Nashville, Tenn.) $ - Southern Heritage Classic (Liberty Bowl - Memphis, Tenn.) % - Game played at Nissan Stadium (Nashville, - Game played at Hale Stadium on TSU campus (Nashville, Tenn.) Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 30 at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. SEPTEMBER 6 Kennesaw State (ESPNU) 6:00 p.m. 13 at Utah State (Facebook Live) 7:00 p.m. 22 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 29 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 6 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 20 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 4:30 p.m. 27 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 4:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 3 Murray State* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m. 10 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 17 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change 2018 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 12

10 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 1 at Missouri (SEC Network Alternate) 3:00 p.m. 8 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 15 Chattanooga (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. 22 Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 29 at Murray State (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 13 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 20 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 27 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 3 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 10 Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 17 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change 2018 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 13

11 2018 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Saturday, August 25 #14 North Carolina A&T 20, #6 Jacksonville State 17 (Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff Montgomery, Ala.) Thursday, August 30 Southern Illinois at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Saturday, September 1 Austin Peay vs. Georgia, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Eastern Illinois at Arkansas, 3:00 p.m. (SEC Network) UT Martin at Missouri, 3:00 p.m. (SEC Network Alternate) Bethune-Cookman at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Southeast Missouri at Arkansas State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Thursday, September 6 Kennesaw State at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPNU) Saturday, September 8 Dayton at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Eastern Kentucky at Marshall, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Mississippi Valley St. at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Tennessee State vs. Jackson State, 6:00 p.m. (Memphis, Tenn.) Presbyterian at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) UT Martin at Middle Tennessee, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Murray State at Central Arkansas, 6:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Illinois State, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Thursday, September 13 Tennessee Tech at Utah State, 7:00 p.m. (Facebook Live) Saturday, September 15 Murray State at Kentucky, 11:00 a.m. (SEC Network Alternate) Chattanooga at UT Martin, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Eastern Kentucky at Bowling Green, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Tennessee State at Hampton, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Austin Peay at Morehead State, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Southeast Missouri at Southern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Indiana State at Eastern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, September 22 *Austin Peay at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, September 29 *Austin Peay at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Tennessee State at Vanderbilt, TBA Saturday, October 6 *Jacksonville State at Eastern Kentucky, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at Eastern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee State at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Saturday, October 13 *Tennessee State at Murray State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Kentucky at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Saturday, October 20 *Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *Murray State at Eastern Kentucky, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, October 27 *Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Southeast Missouri at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Jacksonville State at Murray State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, November 3 *UT Martin at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, November 10 *Southeast Missouri at Murray State, 11:00 a.m. (ESPN+) Robert Morris at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, November 17 *Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Jacksonville State vs. Kennesaw State, TBA (SunTrust Park Atlanta, Ga.) S aturday, November 24 FCS Playoffs First Round (campus sites) Saturday, December 1 FCS Playoffs Second Round (campus sites) Friday, December 7/Saturday, December 8 FCS Playoffs Quarterfi nals (campus sites) Friday, December 14/Saturday, December 15 FCS Playoffs Semifi nals (campus sites) Saturday, January 5 Division I National Championship, TBA (Frisco, Texas) * - Denotes OVC contest All Times CENTRAL; dates and times subject to change 2018 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 14

12 ALL-TIME CONFERENCE SERIES GAME-BY-GAME APSU-EIU EIU lead APSU, 21-6 (H) 1959 APSU, 12-8 (A) 1988 EIU, 44-0 (H) 1989 EIU, 36-0 (A) 1992 EIU, 14-9 (A) 1995 EIU, (A) 1996 EIU, 42-7 (A) 1997 EIU, (H) 2008 APSU, (A) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 EIU, (H) 2011 EIU, (A) 2012 EIU, (H) 2013 EIU, 63-7 (A) 2014 EIU, 63-7 (H) 2015 EIU, (A) 2016 EIU, (H) 2017 APSU, (H) APSU-EKU EKU leads EKU, 21-7 (H) 1960 EKU, (A) 1961 EKU, 21-7 (H) 1962 EKU, 14-7 (A) 1963 EKU, 14-0 (H) 1964 APSU, 26-0 (H) 1965 APSU, 30-25* (A) 1966 EKU, (A) 1967 EKU, 37-0 (H) 1968 EKU, (A) 1969 EKU, (H) 1970 EKU, 38-7 (A) 1971 EKU, 14-9 (H) 1972 EKU, 21-6 (A) 1973 EKU, 24-7 (H) 1974 EKU, 22-7 (A) 1975 EKU, 49-0 (H) 1976 EKU, (A) 1977 APSU, (A) 1978 EKU, 14-0 (H) 1979 EKU, (H) 1980 EKU, (A) 1981 EKU, (H) 1982 EKU, (A) 1983 EKU, (H) 1984 EKU, 20-3 (A) 1985 EKU, (H) 1986 EKU, (A) 1987 EKU, 50-7 (H) 1988 EKU, (A) 1989 EKU, (H) 1990 EKU, (A) 1991 EKU, 21-0 (H) 1992 EKU, (A) 1993 EKU, 48-7 (H) 1994 EKU, (A) 1995 EKU, 28-0 (H) 1996 EKU, (A) 1997 EKU, 56-3 (H) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, (OT) (H) 2009 APSU, (H) 2010 EKU, 17-3 (H) 2011 APSU, (H) 2012 EKU, (H) 2013 EKU, 38-3 (H) 2014 EKU, 31-0 (A) 2015 EKU, (H) 2016 EKU, (A) 2017 APSU, (A) * - APSU won by forfeit APSU-JSU JSU leads JSU, 7-6 (H) 1948 APSU, (H) 1949 JSU, 19-7 (H) 1950 Tie, (at AP) 1951 Tie, 6-6 (at JSU) 1952 APSU, 20-7 (H) 1953 APSU, (A) 1954 Tie, (at AP) 1955 JSU, 20-0 (H) 1956 APSU, 7-0 (A) 1957 JSU, 20-0 (H) 1958 JSU, 8-6 (A) 1959 JSU, (H) 1960 JSU, 14-8 (A) 1961 JSU, 21-6 (H) 1962 JSU, (A) 1979 APSU, (A) 2007 JSU, 42-9 (A) 2008 JSU, (H) 2009 JSU, (A) 2010 JSU, 56-3 (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (H) 2013 JSU, (A) 2014 JSU, 56-0 (H) 2015 JSU, 27-7 (A) 2016 JSU, (H) 2017 JSU, (A) APSU-MUR MUR leads MUR, (A) 1954 MUR, 44-7 (H) 1955 MUR, (A) 1956 MUR, (H) 1963 MUR, 14-0 (H) 1964 APSU, (H) 1965 APSU, 23-6 (A) 1966 APSU, 49-0 (H) 1967 APSU, (A) 1968 APSU, (H) 1969 MUR, (H) 1970 APSU, 45-7 (H) 1971 MUR, 16-6 (H) 1972 APSU, (H) 1973 MUR, (H) 1974 MUR, 16-8 (A) 1975 MUR, (H) 1976 MUR, (A) 1977 APSU, 13-0 (A) 1978 APSU, (H) 1979 MUR, (H) 1980 APSU, 24-0 (H) 1981 MUR, (H) 1982 MUR, 21-7 (A) 1983 APSU, (H) 1984 MUR, (2OT) (H) 1985 MUR, 14-6 (A) 1986 MUR, (A) 1987 MUR, 40-0 (H) 1988 MUR, 19-3 (A) 1989 MUR, (H) 1990 MUR, (3OT) (A) 1991 APSU 27-9 (H) 1992 MUR, (H) 1993 MUR, (H) 1994 MUR, (A) 1995 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, 51-7 (H) 1997 MUR, 51-0 (H) 2005 MUR, 42-6 (H) 2007 APSU, (A) 2008 MUR, (A) 2009 MUR, (H) 2010 MUR, (A) 2011 MUR, (H) 2012 MUR, (A) 2013 MUR, 31-3 (H) 2014 APSU, (H) 2015 MUR, (H) 2016 MUR, (A) 2017 APSU, 27-7 (A) APSU-SEMO SEMO leads SEMO, APSU, APSU, APSU, (H) 1992 APSU, (A) 1993 SEMO, 17-7 (A) 1994 SEMO, (H) 1995 SEMO, (A) 1996 SEMO, (H) 1997 SEMO, 31-0 (A) 2006 SEMO, (A) 2007 APSU, (2OT ) (A) 2008 SEMO, (A) 2009 APSU, (A) 2010 SEMO, (A) 2011 SEMO, (H) 2012 SEMO, (A) 2013 SEMO, (A) 2014 SEMO, 42-7 (H) 2015 SEMO, (A) 2016 SEMO, (H) 2017 APSU, (H) APSU-TSU TSU leads APSU, (H) 1989 TSU, (H) 1990 TSU, 33-7 (A) 1991 APSU, (H) 1992 TSU, (H) 1993 TSU, (A) 1994 TSU, (H) 1995 APSU, 28-6 (H) 1996 TSU, (H) 2007 TSU, (OT) (A) 2008 TSU, (H) 2009 APSU, (H) 2010 APSU, (A) 2011 APSU, (H) 2012 TSU, (H) 2013 TSU, 31-6 (H) 2014 TSU, (A) 2015 TSU, 20-6 (H) 2016 TSU, (A) 2017 APSU, (A) APSU-TTU TTU leads TTU, TTU, TTU, TTU, 37-6 (H) 1956 TTU, 17-7 (A) 1963 TTU, (H) 1964 APSU, 29-0 (H) 1965 APSU, (A) 1966 APSU, (H) 1967 TTU, (H) 1968 TTU, 10-0 (A) 1969 TTU, (H) 1970 APSU, 10-6 (H) 1971 TTU, (H) 1972 TTU, 19-7 (A) 1973 TTU, (H) 1974 TTU, 28-7 (A) 1975 TTU, 20-0 (H) 1976 TTU, (A) 1977 APSU, (A) 1978 TTU, (A) 1979 TTU, (H) 1980 APSU, (H) 1981 TTU, (H) 1982 APSU, (H) 1983 APSU, 21-7 (A) 1984 APSU, 27-7 (H) 1985 APSU, (A) 1986 APSU, (A) 1987 TTU, 14-9 (A) 1988 APSU, 10-6 (A) 1989 TTU, (A) 1990 TTU, (OT) (H) 1991 TTU, 32-7 (H) 1992 TTU, 10-0 (A) 1993 TTU, (A) 1994 APSU, (A) 1995 APSU, 20-7 (A) 1996 TTU, (A) 1997 TTU, 36-3 (A) 2007 APSU, (A) 2008 APSU, (H) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 TTU, (A) 2011 TTU, 49-7 (H) 2012 APSU, (H) 2013 TTU, 34-0 (H) 2014 TTU, (A) 2015 TTU, (H) 2016 TTU, 41-7 (A) 2017 APSU, (A) APSU-UTM UTM leads UTM, 32-0 (A) 1931 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1932 Tie, 6-6 (at AP) 1936 UTM, 19-0 (H) 1936 UTM, 33-0 (A) 1937 UTM, (H) 1938 APSU, (H) 1939 APSU, 7-0 (A) 1940 APSU, 20-0 (H) 1941 APSU, 13-0 (A) 1946 APSU, 33-0 (H) 1946 APSU, 14-6 (A) 1947 APSU, 20-7 (H) 1948 APSU, 39-0 (A) 1959 UTM, (A) 1960 UTM, 13-7 (H) 1961 UTM, 14-7 (A) 1962 UTM, 16-0 (H) 1963 APSU, 20-6 (H) 1964 APSU, 35-0 (A) 1965 APSU, 49-0 (H) 1966 APSU, 17-3 (A) 1967 UTM, 47-6 (A) 1968 APSU, 9-7 (A) 1969 UTM, 7-6 (A) 1970 UTM, (H) 1971 UTM, 17-3 (A) 1972 APSU, (A) 1973 UTM, 26-0 (A) 1974 UTM, (H) 1975 UTM, (A) 1976 UTM, 24-0 (H) 1977 UTM, (A) 1978 APSU, (A) 1979 APSU, 24-7 (H) 1980 UTM, (H) 1981 APSU, (H) 1982 UTM, (A) 1983 APSU, 45-6 (A) 1984 APSU, (H) 1985 APSU, 13-7 (A) 1986 APSU, 36-0 (H) 1987 UTM, (H) 1989 UTM, 21-0 (H) 1990 UTM, (A) 1991 UTM, (H) 1992 APSU, (H) 1993 UTM, (2OT) (A) 1994 APSU, (A) 1995 UTM, (H) 1996 APSU, (H) 1997 UTM, (A) 2003 UTM, (H) 2004 UTM, (A) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 APSU, (H) 2008 UTM, (A) 2009 UTM, (H) 2010 UTM, (A) 2011 UTM, (H) 2012 UTM, 31-6 (A) 2013 UTM, (A) 2014 UTM, 37-7 (H) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, (H) 2017 APSU, 7-0 (H) EIU-EKU EKU leads EKU, (A) 1948 EKU, (H) 1986 EKU, (A) 1996 EIU, (H) 1997 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1998 EKU, (H) 1999 EIU, (A) 2000 EIU, 49-6 (H) 2001 EIU, (A) 2002 EIU, (H) 2003 EKU, 41-0 (A) 2004 EKU, 49-6 (H) 2005 EIU, (H) 2006 EIU, (A) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, 20-7 (H) 2009 EKU, (A) 2010 EKU, 35-7 (H) 2011 EKU, (A) 2012 EIU, 24-7 (A) 2013 EIU, 42-7 (H) 2014 EKU, (OT)(H) 2015 EIU, 21-7 (H) 2016 EIU, 24-0 (A) 2017 EIU, (OT)(H) EIU-JSU JSU leads JSU, (H) 2004 JSU, (A) 2005 EIU, 10-6 (A) 2006 EIU, (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 JSU, (A) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 JSU, (A) 2011 JSU, (H) 2012 EIU, (H) 2013 EIU, (H) 2014 JSU, (H) 2015 JSU, 24-3 (A) 2016 JSU, (H) 2017 JSU, (A) EIU-MUR EIU leads MUR, (H) 1974 MUR, 13-0 (H) 1975 EIU, 14-6 (H) 1977 MUR, 35-7 (H) 1978 EIU, (H) 1986 EIU, (H) 1990 MUR, (H) 1991 MUR, (H) 1992 EIU, 48-9 (H) 1993 EIU, 34-7 (A) 1994 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, (A) 1997 MUR, (H) 1998 MUR, (A) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 EIU, 48-7 (H) 2001 EIU, 37-6 (H) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 EIU, (A) 2004 EIU, 24-9 (H) 2005 EIU, (A) 2006 EIU, (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 EIU, 34-6 (H) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 MUR, (A) 2011 MUR, (H) 2012 EIU, (OT)(H) 2013 EIU, (A) 2014 EIU, (H) 2015 EIU, (A) 2016 MUR, (A) 2017 EIU, (A) (2OT) EIU-SEMO EIU leads SEMO, (H) 1957 SEMO, 41-0 (A) 1995 EIU, (H) 1996 EIU, (A) 1997 EIU, 32-7 (A) 1998 EIU, (H) 1999 SEMO, (H) 2000 EIU, 38-9 (H) 2001 EIU, (H) 2002 EIU, (A) 2003 SEMO, (H) 2004 EIU, (H) 2005 EIU, (A) 2006 EIU, 21-0 (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 EIU, (H) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 SEMO, (A) 2011 SEMO, (H) 2012 EIU, (H) 2013 EIU, (H) 2014 EIU, (A) 2015 EIU, (H) 2016 SEMO, (H) 2017 EIU, (H) EIU-TSU EIU leads TSU, (H) 1998 TSU, (A) 1999 TSU, (H) 2000 EIU, (H) 2001 EIU, (H) 2002 EIU, (A) 2003 TSU, H) 2004 EIU, (H) 2005 EIU, 27-3 (A) 2006 EIU, 29-3 (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 TSU, (H) 2009 TSU, (A) 2010 EIU, (OT) (A) 2011 TSU, (A) 2013 EIU, (A) EIU, (H) 2014 EIU, 28-3 (H) 2015 EIU, (OT)(A) 2016 EIU, (H) 2017 EIU, (2OT) (A) EIU-TTU EIU leads TTU, 37-0 (H) 1976 TTU, (A) 1996 EIU, (A) 1997 EIU, 10-7 (A) 1998 EIU, 13-6 (A) 1999 TTU, 14-7 (A) 2000 EIU, 27-6 (A) 2001 EIU, (H) 2002 EIU, (A) 2003 EIU, (H) 2004 TTU, (OT) (H) 2005 EIU, (H) 2006 EIU, (A) 2007 EIU, (H) 2008 EIU, (A) 2009 EIU, (H) 2010 TTU, (H) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 EIU, (A) 2013 EIU, (H) 2014 EIU, (A) 2015 EIU, (H) 2016 EIU, (A) 2017 EIU, (H) EIU-UTM EIU leads EIU, (H) 1996 EIU, 38-0 (A) 1997 EIU, 42-6 (H) 1998 EIU, (A) 1999 EIU, (H) 2000 EIU, 42-7 (A) 2001 EIU, (A) 2002 EIU, (H) 2003 EIU, (H) 2004 UTM, (H) 2005 EIU, 26-7 (H) 2006 UTM 15-9 (H) 2007 EIU, (H) 2008 UTM, (H) 2009 EIU, (H) 2010 UTM, (H) 2011 UTM, (A) 2012 UTM, (H) 2013 EIU, (A) 2014 UTM, (A) 2015 EIU, (A) 2016 UTM, (A) 2017 UTM, (H) EKU-JSU JSU leads JSU, (H) 2004 JSU, (A) 2005 EKU, (A) 2006 JSU, 28-0 (A) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, (H) 2009 JSU, (H) 2010 EKU, (H) 2011 EKU, (A) 2012 EKU, (H) 2013 JSU, (H) 2014 JSU, 20-6 (A) 2015 JSU, 34-0 (H) 2016 JSU, 24-7 (A) 2017 JSU, (H) 1972 MUR, 7-3 (A) 1973 MUR, (H) 1974 EKU, (H) 1975 MUR, 26-7 (H) 1976 EKU, (H) 1977 MUR, (H) 1978 EKU, (H) 1979 MUR, 24-7 (H) 1980 EKU, (H) 1981 EKU, (A) 1982 EKU, (H) 1983 MUR, (H) 1984 EKU, (H) 1985 MUR, (H) 1986 MUR, (H) 1987 EKU, (H) 1988 EKU, (OT) (A) 1989 EKU, (H) 1990 EKU, 42-0 (A) 1991 EKU, (A) 1992 EKU, (OT) (H) 1993 EKU, (A) 1994 EKU, (H) 1995 MUR, 17-7 (H) 1996 MUR, 17-14(A) 1997 EKU, 29-8 (A) 1998 MUR, (A) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 MUR, (A) 2001 EKU, (A) 2002 EKU, 31-7 (H) 2003 EKU, (A) 2004 MUR, (OT) (A) 2005 EKU, 43-7 (A) 2006 EKU, (H) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, 34-7 (H) 2009 EKU, (A) 2010 EKU, (H) 2011 EKU, (A) 2012 EKU, (H) 2013 MUR, (OT)(H) 2014 EKU, (H) 2015 EKU, (2OT)(A) 2016 MUR, (A) 2017 EKU, (A) EKU-SEMO EKU leads EKU, 45-0 (H) 1991 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1992 EKU, (H) 1993 EKU, (A) 1994 EKU, 34-6 (H) 1995 EKU, (A) 1996 EKU, 45-0 (H) 1997 EKU, (A) 1998 EKU, 19-7 (H) 1999 EKU, (A) 2000 EKU, (H) 2001 EKU, (A) 2002 SEMO, (A) 2003 SEMO, (A) 2004 EKU, (A) 2005 EKU, (H) 2006 EKU, (A) 2007 EKU, (H) 2008 EKU, (A) 2009 EKU, 20-6 (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 EKU, (H) 2012 EKU, 31-7 (A) 2013 EKU, 31-7 (A) 2014 EKU, (H) 2015 EKU, (A) 2016 EKU, (H) 2017 SEMO, (H) EKU-TSU EKU leads 23-7 EKU-MUR 1982 EKU, 13-7 (H) EKU leads EKU, 10-0 (H) 1929 MUR, 46-0 (H) 1989 EKU, 21-9 (A) 1930 MUR, 52-0 (A) 1990 EKU, (H) 1941 EKU, 6-0 (H) 1991 EKU, (A) 1942 Tie, 6-6 (at MUR) 1992 EKU, (H) 1945 Tie, 7-7 (at EKU) 1993 EKU, (A) 1946 EKU, (A) 1994 EKU, (H) 1947 MUR, (H) 1995 EKU, (A) 1948 EKU, 6-0 (H) 1996 EKU, (H) 1949 EKU, 20-0 (A) 1997 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1950 MUR, 19-0 (A) 1998 TSU, (A) 1951 MUR, 9-0 (H) 1999 TSU, (H) 1952 MUR, 20-0 (A) 2000 EKU, 28-0 (H) 1953 EKU, (A) 2001 EKU, (H) 1954 EKU, 25-6 (H) 2002 EKU, (A) 1955 EKU, 21-6(A) 2003 EKU, (A) 1956 MUR, 14-7 (A) 2004 EKU, (H) 1957 EKU, (A) 2005 EKU, 49-0 (A) 1958 EKU, 14-6 (H) 2006 EKU, 20-3 (H) 1959 EKU, 7-0 (A) 2007 EKU, 49-7 (H) 1960 MUR, (A) 2008 TSU, (H) 1961 EKU, (A) 2009 TSU, (A) 1962 MUR, (A) 2011 EKU, (H) 1963 MUR, 20-0 (H) 2012 TSU, (H) 1964 Tie, 6-6 (at EKU) 2013 EKU, 44-0 (H) 1965 Tie, (at MUR) 2014 EKU, (A) 1966 EKU, 27-6 (H) 2015 EKU, (H) 1967 EKU, 28-7 (A) 2016 TSU, (H) 1968 EKU, (H) 2017 TSU, (A) 1969 EKU, (A) 1970 EKU, 17-7 (H) 1971 MUR, 17-7 (H) 2018 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 15

13 ALL-TIME CONFERENCE SERIES GAME-BY-GAME EKU-TTU EKU leads EKU, 6-0 (H) 1942 EKU, 13-0 (A) 1945 EKU, (A) EKU, 32-0 (H) 1946 TTU, 20-7 (A) EKU, 13-0 (A) 1950 EKU, 47-7 (H) 1951 EKU, (A) 1952 TTU, (A) 1953 TTU, 7-0 (H) 1954 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1955 TTU, 13-7 (H) 1956 EKU, (H) 1957 TTU, (H) 1958 TTU, (A) 1959 TTU, (H) 1960 TTU, 20-0 (A) 1961 TTU, 14-8 (H) 1962 EKU, 21-0 (H) 1963 TTU, (H) 1964 TTU, 27-7 (A) 1965 EKU, (A) 1966 TTU, 7-3 (A) 1967 EKU, 24-0 (H) 1968 EKU, (A) 1969 EKU, 17-7 (H) 1970 EKU, (A) 1971 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1972 TTU, 14-0 (H) 1973 EKU, (H) 1974 EKU, (A) 1975 TTU, 14-3 (A) 1976 EKU, (A) 1977 EKU, (H) 1978 EKU, (A) 1979 EKU, 35-0 (H) 1980 EKU, 48-7 (A) 1981 EKU, (H) 1982 EKU, (A) 1983 EKU, 24-7 (H) 1984 EKU, (A) 1985 EKU, (H) 1986 EKU, (H) 1987 EKU, 44-8 (A) 1988 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1989 EKU, (A) 1990 EKU, (H) 1991 EKU, (A) 1992 EKU, 35-0 (H) 1993 EKU, 10-7 (H) 1994 EKU, 23-3 (A) 1995 EKU, 21-3 (A) 1996 EKU, 28-7 (H) 1997 EKU, 26-7 (H) 1998 TTU, (3OT) (H) 1999 EKU, (2OT) (A) 2000 TTU, 9-3 (A) 2001 EKU, (H) 2002 EKU, 19-0 (A) 2003 EKU, (H) 2004 EKU, (A) 2005 EKU 52-3 (H) 2006 TTU, (H) 2007 EKU, (H) 2008 EKU, (A) 2009 EKU, 17-7 (H) 2010 EKU, (A) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 EKU, (A) 2013 EKU, (H) 2014 TTU, (H) 2015 EKU, (*) 2016 TTU, (OT)(H) 2017 EKU, (H) * Georgetown, Ky. EKU-UTM EKU leads EKU, (H) 1974 EKU, 24-9 (A) 1991 EKU, (H) 1992 EKU, 35-9 (A) 1993 EKU, 30-0 (H) 1994 EKU, (A) 1995 EKU, (H) 1996 EKU, 45-7 (A) 1997 EKU, 49-0 (H) 1998 EKU, (A) 1999 EKU, 54-7 (H) 2000 EKU, 27-0 (A) 2001 EKU, (A) 2002 EKU, 58-3 (H) 2003 EKU, (H) 2004 EKU, (A) 2005 EKU, (H) 2006 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, (A) 2009 EKU, (H) 2010 UTM, 10-7 (H) 2011 EKU, (H) 2012 EKU, (A) 2013 UTM, 16-7 (A) 2014 EKU, (A) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, 33-3 (H) 2017 EKU, (H) JSU-MUR JSU leads MUR, (OT) (H) 2004 JSU, (H) 2005 JSU, (A) 2006 JSU, (H) 2007 JSU, (A) 2008 JSU, (H) 2009 JSU, 41-7 (A) 2010 JSU, (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (H) 2013 MUR, (OT)(A) 2014 JSU, (A) 2015 JSU, (H) 2016 JSU, (A) 2017 JSU, (H) JSU-SEMO JSU leads SEMO, (H) 1962 JSU, 6-0 (H) 1963 SEMO, 10-7 (H) 1964 SEMO, 24-0 (A) 1965 JSU, (A) 1969 SEMO, (H) 1971 JSU, 57-0 (H) 2003 JSU, (A) 2004 JSU, 47-9 (H) 2005 JSU, (A) 2006 JSU, 38-7 (H) 2007 SEMO, (H) 2008 JSU, (H) 2009 JSU, 24-3 (A) 2010 JSU, (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (H) 2013 JSU, (H) 2014 JSU, (A) 2015 JSU, (H) 2016 JSU, (A) 2017 JSU, 23-7 (H) JSU-TSU JSU leads JSU, 34-7 (A) 2004 JSU, (H) 2005 JSU, 33-3 (A) 2006 TSU, (A) 2008 JSU, (H) 2010 JSU, 24-0 (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (OT)(H) 2013 TSU, (A) 2014 JSU, (A) 2015 JSU, (H) 2017 JSU, 36-6 (H) JSU-TTU JSU leads TTU, TTU, (H) 1979 JSU, 23-7 (H) 1980 JSU, 7-3 (A) 2001 TTU, (A) 2002 JSU, (A) 2003 JSU, (H) 2004 TTU, (H) 2005 JSU, (H) 2006 JSU, (OT) (A) 2007 JSU, (H) 2008 JSU, (A) 2009 JSU, (H) 2010 TTU, (H) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 JSU, (A) 2013 JSU, (A) 2014 JSU, 49-3 (H) 2015 JSU, (A) 2016 JSU, (H) 2017 JSU, 34-7 (A) JSU-UTM JSU leads UTM, 38-0 (A) 1968 JSU, (H) 1969 JSU, (H) 1970 JSU, (A) 1971 JSU, (H) 1972 JSU, 20-6 (A) 1973 JSU, 50-7 (H) 1974 JSU, 17-0 (A) 1975 JSU, 11-3 (H) 1976 JSU, 24-3 (A) 1977 JSU, (H) 1978 JSU, (A) 1979 UTM, (A) 1980 JSU, (A) 1981 JSU, 44-7 (H) 1982 JSU, (A) 1983 JSU, (H) 1984 JSU, (A) 1985 JSU, (H) 1986 JSU, (A) 1987 UTM, (A) 1988 UTM, (H) 1989 JSU, 63-0 (H) 1990 JSU, 21-7 (A) 2003 JSU, (H) 2004 JSU, (A) 2005 JSU, (H) 2006 UTM, (H) 2007 JSU, (H) 2008 UTM, (H) 2009 JSU, 52-7 (H) 2010 JSU, (A) 2011 JSU, (H) 2012 UTM, (H) 2013 JSU, (A) 2014 JSU, (H) 2015 JSU, (A) 2016 JSU, 33-7 (H) 2017 JSU, 14-7 (A) MUR-SEMO MUR leads MUR, 3-0 (H) 1927 MUR, 6-0 (A) 1928 MUR, 12-0 (H) 1929 SEMO, 13-0 (H) 1930 MUR, 7-0 (H) 1931 MUR, 32-6 (A) 1948 MUR, 40-0 (A) 1960 MUR, (H) 1961 MUR, 22-7 (A) 1962 MUR, (A) 1968 MUR, (A) 1969 MUR, (H) 1976 MUR, 14-3 (H) 1977 MUR, 13-6 (A) 1978 SEMO, (A) 1979 Tie, (at SEMO) 1980 MUR, 19-6 (H) 1981 MUR, (A) 1982 MUR, 16-6 (H) 1983 MUR, (A) 1984 MUR, 42-3 (H) 1985 MUR, (H) 1986 MUR, (A) 1987 MUR, (H) 1988 SEMO, (H) 1991 MUR, (H) 1992 SEMO, (H) 1993 MUR, (H) 1994 MUR, (A) 1995 MUR, 34-0 (H) 1996 MUR, 16-0 (A) 1997 MUR, 17-3 (H) 1998 MUR, (A) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 MUR, (A) 2001 MUR, (A) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 MUR, (A) 2004 MUR, (H) 2005 SEMO, (H) 2006 SEMO, (A) 2007 MUR, (A) 2008 MUR, (H) 2009 SEMO, (H) 2010 SEMO, (A) 2011 MUR, (A) 2012 MUR, (H) 2013 SEMO, (3OT)(H) 2014 MUR, (2OT)(H) 2015 SEMO, (H) 2016 SEMO, (A) 2017 SEMO, (H) MUR-TSU MUR leads MUR, 22-7 (H) 1989 MUR, (H) 1990 TSU, (A) 1991 TSU, 28-7 (H) 1992 TSU, (A) 1993 TSU, (H) 1994 TSU, (A) 1995 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, (H) 1997 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1998 TSU, (A) 1999 TSU, (H) 2000 MUR, (H) 2001 TSU, (H) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 TSU, (A) 2004 MUR, (A) 2006 TSU, (H) 2007 TSU, (H) 2008 MUR, (H) 2009 MUR, 9-6 (A) 2010 MUR, (H) 2011 MUR, (H) 2012 MUR, (H) 2013 TSU, (H) 2014 TSU, (A) 2015 MUR, (OT)(A) 2016 MUR, (H) MUR-TTU TTU leads TTU, 26-6 (A) 1931 TTU, 19-7 (H) 1932 Tie, 0-0 (at MUR) 1933 MUR, 9-6 (A) 1934 MUR, 40-7 (H) 1935 MUR, 13-0 (A) 1936 MUR, 47-0 (A) 1937 MUR, 14-6 (H) 1941 TTU, 14-6 (*) 1942 TTU, 14-6 (**) 1945 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1946 MUR, (***) 1947 MUR, 7-2 (A) 1948 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1949 MUR, 26-7 (A) 1950 MUR, 6-0 (H) 1951 MUR, 20-7 (A) 1952 TTU, 14-3 (A) 1953 TTU, 9-0 (H) 1954 MUR, (H) 1955 TTU, 20-7 (H) 1956 MUR, 34-7 (H) 1957 TTU, (H) 1958 TTU, (A) 1959 TTU, (H) 1960 TTU, (A) 1961 TTU, 27-8 (H) 1962 TTU, (A) 1963 MUR, (A) 1964 MUR, (H) 1965 TTU, (H) 1966 TTU, (A) 1967 TTU, (A) 1968 MUR, 19-0 (A) 1969 TTU, (A) 1970 TTU, 21-7 (H) 1971 TTU, 27-3 (A) 1972 TTU, 10-0 (H) 1973 MUR, (H) 1974 TTU, 26-0 (H) 1975 TTU, 14-7 (A) 1976 TTU, 24-7 (H) 1977 TTU, (A) 1978 TTU, (H) 1979 MUR, 24-3 (H) 1980 MUR, 10-3 (A) 1981 MUR, (H) 1982 TTU, 10-3 (H) 1983 MUR, 20-6 (H) 1984 MUR, 37-0 (A) 1985 MUR, (H) 1986 MUR, (H) 1987 MUR, (A) 1988 TTU, (OT) (A) 1989 TTU, (H) 1990 TTU, 16-3 (A) 1991 TTU, 45-7 (H) 1992 TTU, (A) 1993 TTU, (H) 1994 TTU, (A) 1995 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, 41-3 (H) 1997 TTU, (OT) (H) 1998 MUR, 23-3 (H) 1999 MUR, (A) 2000 TTU, (A) 2001 TTU, (H) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 TTU, (H) 2004 MUR, (H) 2005 TTU, (H) 2006 TTU, (OT) (A) 2007 TTU, (H) 2008 MUR, (H) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 MUR, (H) 2011 MUR, (A) 2012 MUR, (H) 2013 MUR, (H) 2014 TTU, (OT)(H) 2015 TTU, (A) 2016 TTU, (H) 2017 MUR, (H) * Owensboro, Ky. ** Henderson, Ky. *** Paducah, Ky. MUR-UTM MUR leads MUR, 13-0 (H) 1925 MUR, 6-0 (A) 1926 MUR, 25-0 (H) 1927 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1928 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1929 MUR, 13-7 (H) 1930 MUR, 7-0 (A) 1961 MUR, (H) 1962 MUR, (A) 1963 MUR, 19-8 (H) 1964 MUR, (A) 1965 UTM, 17-7 (A) 1966 UTM, (H) 1967 UTM, 16-9 (H) 1968 Tie, 7-7 (at MUR) 1971 UTM, 41-0 (H) 1972 MUR, 14-7 (H) 1973 MUR, (A) 1974 MUR, 14-6 (H) 1975 MUR, (A) 1976 UTM, 24-0 (A) 1977 UTM, (H) 1978 MUR, 21-7 (H) 1979 MUR, 24-0 (A) 1980 MUR, 20-6 (H) 1981 MUR, 10-7 (A) 1982 UTM, 10-7 (A) 1987 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1988 UTM, (A) 1989 MUR, 24-3 (A) 1991 MUR, (H) 1992 UTM, 13-7 (H) 1993 MUR, (OT) (A) 1994 MUR, (H) 1995 MUR, 33-9 (H) 1996 MUR, (A) 1997 MUR, 45-7 (A) 1998 MUR, (H) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 MUR, 48-3 (A) 2001 MUR, (H) 2002 MUR, 42-3 (A) 2003 MUR, (A) 2004 MUR, 38-0 (H) 2005 UTM, (H) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 UTM, (A) 2008 UTM, (H) 2009 UTM, (H) 2010 MUR, (H) 2011 UTM, (H) 2012 UTM, (A) 2013 UTM, (H) 2014 UTM, (A) 2015 UTM, (H) 2016 UTM, (A) 2017 MUR, (A) SEMO-TSU TSU leads SEMO, (H) 1992 TSU, (H) 1993 SEMO, (H) 1994 SEMO, (A) 1995 SEMO, (H) 1996 SEMO, (A) 1997 TSU, (A) 1998 TSU, 38-7 (A) 1999 TSU, (A) 2000 TSU, (H) 2001 TSU, (H) 2002 SEMO, (H) 2003 SEMO, (H) 2004 TSU, (H) 2005 SEMO, (H) 2006 TSU, 31-0 (H) 2008 SEMO, (OT) (H) 2009 TSU, (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 TSU, 55-3 (H) 2012 TSU, (A) 2013 TSU, (H) 2014 SEMO, (H) 2016 TSU, (A) 2017 TSU, (H) SEMO-TTU TTU leads SEMO, (H) 1992 TTU, (H) 1993 TTU, 24-3 (A) 1994 SEMO, (A) 1995 SEMO, (H) 1996 TTU, (H) 1997 TTU, (A) 1998 SEMO, (A) 1999 TTU, 21-7 (A) 2000 TTU, 31-6 (H) 2001 TTU, (H) 2002 SEMO, (H) 2003 SEMO, (A) 2004 SEMO, (OT) (H) 2005 TTU, (H) 2006 TTU, (A) 2008 TTU, (A) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 TTU, (H) 2012 SEMO, (2OT)(H) 2013 TTU, (A) 2014 TTU, (H) 2015 SEMO, (H) 2016 TTU, (H) 2017 SEMO, 31-3 (H) SEMO-UTM UTM leads UTM, (A) 1967 UTM, 39-0 (H) 1984 UTM, 21-7 (H) 1985 SEMO, (H) 1986 SEMO, (A) 1987 UTM, (A) 1991 UTM, (H) 1992 SEMO, (H) 1993 UTM, (H) 1994 SEMO, 10-0 (H) 1995 SEMO, (A) 1996 UTM, 7-6 (A) 1997 SEMO, 42-7 (A) 1998 SEMO, (H) 1999 SEMO, 36-7 (A) 2000 SEMO, (H) 2001 SEMO, (H) 2002 SEMO, (A) 2003 SEMO, 20-7 (A) 2004 SEMO, 35-7 (H) 2005 UTM, (H) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 UTM, (H) 2008 UTM, (A) 2009 UTM, (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 UTM, (H) 2012 UTM, (A) 2013 UTM, 17-7 (A) 2014 SEMO, (A) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, (H) 2017 UTM, (A) TSU-TTU TSU leads TSU, 33-3 (A) 1985 TSU, (H) 1988 TSU, (H) 1989 TSU, (A) 1990 TSU, (H) 1991 TSU, (H) 1992 TTU, (H) 1993 TTU, (A) 1994 TTU, (H) 1995 TTU, (A) 1996 TTU, (H) 1997 TSU, (H) 1998 TSU, (A) 1999 TSU, (H) 2000 TTU, (H) 2001 TTU, (H) 2002 TTU, (A) 2003 TSU, (A) 2005 TSU (A) 2006 TSU, (H) 2007 TSU, (A) 2008 TSU, (H) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 TTU, (A) 2011 TSU, (A) 2012 TSU, (H) 2013 TSU, (A) 2014 TSU, 10-7 (H) 2015 TTU, (H) 2016 TTU, (A) 2017 TTU, (H) TSU-UTM TSU leads UTM, (H) 1977 TSU, 55-7 (H) 1992 TSU, 23-15(H) 1993 UTM, (H) 1994 TSU, 20-3 (H) 1995 UTM, 28-7 (H) 1996 TSU, (H) 1997 TSU, (A) 1998 TSU, 76-0 (H) 1999 TSU, 43-7 (A) 2000 TSU, 33-6 (H) 2001 TSU, 55-7 (H) 2002 TSU, 26-8 (H) 2003 TSU, (H) 2004 TSU, (A) 2005 UTM, (H) 2007 UTM, (H) 2008 TSU, (OT) (A) 2009 UTM, 28-7 (A) 2010 UTM, 37-0 (H) 2011 TSU, (H) 2012 UTM, (H) 2013 TSU, (A) 2014 UTM, (A) 2015 UTM, (H) 2016 TSU, (H) 2017 UTM, (H) TTU-UTM TTU leads TTU, 12-0 (H) 1927 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1928 TTU, (H) 1931 TTU, 26-7 (H) 1932 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1970 TTU, 17-6 (A) 1971 TTU, 10-7 (H) 1972 TTU, (A) 1973 TTU, 16-9 (H) 1980 TTU, (A) 1981 UTM, (A) 1982 UTM, (H) 1991 UTM, (H) 1992 TTU, (H) 1993 TTU, 20-3 (H) 1994 UTM, (H) 1995 UTM, (H) 1996 TTU, (2OT) (H) 1997 TTU, 33-2 (H) 1998 TTU, (OT) (A) 1999 TTU, 45-9 (A) 2000 TTU, 46-6 (H) 2001 TTU, 41-7 (A) 2002 TTU, 68-7 (H) 2003 UTM, (OT) (A) 2004 TTU, (H) 2005 UTM, (H) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 TTU, (A) 2008 UTM, 35-7 (A) 2009 TTU, (A) 2010 UTM, (A) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 TTU, (OT)(H) 2013 UTM, (A) 2014 UTM, (H) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, (H) 2017 UTM, 24-0 (A) 2018 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 16

14 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS Southern Illinois Salukis (0-0, 0-0 MVFC) at Murray State Racers (0-0, 0-0 OVC) Thursday, August 30 6:00 p.m. CT Roy Stewart Stadium (16,800) Murray, Ky. TV:... ESPN+ Live Stats:... Series Record:... Murray State leads Last Meeting:... Southern Illinois won (9/17/16) Nick Hill at Southern Illinois: (3 yrs.) Nick Hill Overall:... same Mitch Stewart at Murray State: (4 yrs.) Mitch Stewart Overall:... same Southern Illinois Last Week:...n/a Murray State Last Week:...n/a GAME NOTES: Murray State and Southern Illinois meet for the 22nd time on Thursday night, and fi rst since That meeting two years ago was the fi rst between the schools, separated by just two hours, since the 2003 season. SIU has won two in a row in the series, although MSU won the three games before that (with the last win coming in Murray in 2002). In the 2016 matchup, the Salukis rolled up 558 yards of total offense on its way to a victory. Daquan Isom had a game-high 104 rushing yards for Southern Illinois while quarterback Josh Straughan passed for 289 yards and four touchdowns. The Racers were led by Mareio McGraw who had 78 rushing yards while Cameron Birse passed for 210 yards and a touchdown. SCOUTING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Southern Illinois will play the fi rst of two OVC opponents this season by opening the year with Murray State. The Salukis will host Southeast Missouri in week three. Third-year head coach Nick Hill, who played quarterback for SIU, will look to an experienced quarterback to run the team's spread offense. Fifth-year senior quarterback Sam Straub is on the CFPA FCS Performer of the Year Watch List to begin this season. A year ago he passed for 1,886 yards and 20 touchdowns in eight games before suffering a season-ending injury. Also back is junior running back D.J. Davis who was a HERO Sports Sophomore All-American after accounting for all-purpose yards/game, including catching 35 passes out of the backfield. SIU should be strong on the defensive line, which includes Anthony Knighton (39 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 6.5 sacks) and Malik Haynes (22 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1 sack) and added Michigan State transfer Kyonta Stallworth. SCOUTING MURRAY STATE: A season ago Murray State ranked eighth nationally in turnovers gained (28) and 16th in turnover margin (+0.82/game). That defense had 17 total interceptions, including three by returner Marquez Sanford. Sanford is one of fi ve defensive starters returning this season. The Racers defensive line includes senior Kenny Wooten, a Preseason All-OVC selection, who had 10 sacks and forced two fumbles a year ago. The MSU linebacker group includes Quincy Williams who tallied 57 tackles in On the fl ip side of the ball, Murray State threw only seven interceptions in 422 passing attempts a year ago. Senior Shuler Bentley (brother of South Carolina quarterback Jake Shuler) played in nine games last year, passing for 1,789 yards and 13 touchdowns. Bentley and the Racers offense was 22-for-24 (91.7%) in the red zone a year ago, a mark that ranked third in the FCS. That offense also returns running back D.J. Penick who had a team-high 431 rushing yards in Also back is kicker Gabriel Vicente, a Preseason All-OVC selection, who was 14-of-18 on fi eld goal attempts in his fi rst season of football at any level. Morehead State Eagles (0-0, 0-0 PFL) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0-0, 0-0 OVC) Thursday, August 30 6:00 p.m. CT Roy Kidd Stadium (20,000) Richmond, Ky. TV:... ESPN+ Live Stats:... Series Record:...Eastern Kentucky leads Last Meeting:...Eastern Kentucky won (9/13/14) Rob Tenyer at Morehead State: (6 yrs.) Rob Tenyer Overall:... same Mark Elder at Eastern Kentucky: (3 yrs.) Mark Elder Overall:... same Morehead State Last Week:...n/a Eastern Kentucky Last Week:...n/a GAME NOTES: Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State will play for the 73rd time on Thursday night as the two teams open the 2018 season. The longtime rivals have not played since 2014, a run of three-straight years of meetings between the teams. Morehead State, who plays in the OVC in all other sports, is a member of the Pioneer League for football. The two teams played annually until 1995 (the last season for the Eagles playing OVC football) but did not play again until Overall EKU has won nine in a row and 27 of the last 28 in the series; the lone victory for MSU in that stretch was a win in the 1990 season. EKU holds a advantage in games played in Richmond. In the last meeting, EKU had over 500 yards of total offense and led 46-0 at halftime on its way to a victory. In that game Bennie Coney tossed a pair of touchdowns while Dy'Shawn Mobley rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown for the Colonels. Austin Gahafer had 272 rushing yards and one passing and one rushing touchdown for the Eagles. SCOUTING MOREHEAD STATE: Morehead State is coming off back-to-back 4-7 season after fi nishing the 2015 campaign with a 7-4 mark. The Eagles were predicted to fi nish eighth in the Pioneer Football League this season in a vote of league head coaches. Senior wide receiver Jarin Higginbotham was named to the Preseason All-Pioneer League Team after hauling in 48 catches for 974 yards and 10 touchdowns a season ago. The 974 yards were the third-most in MSU single-season history, while his 1,440 career yards is eighth-most in school history entering the year. He will catch passes from senior Lawson Page, who passed for more than 2,500 yards and 20 scores a year ago. SCOUTING EASTERN KENTUCKY: A year ago Eastern Kentucky won three of its fi nal fi ve games and the two games the team lost came by a combined 10 points (including an overtime contest). Third-year head coach Mark Elder hopes to carry that momentum into this season with 14 returning starters coming back for his program. A year ago the Colonel defense registered 26 sacks and returns Preseason All-OVC selection Aaron Patrick, who had 10.0 tackles-for-loss and seven sacks in 2016 before missing most of last season with an injury. A year ago the Eastern Kentucky offensive line allowed just eight sacks in 11 games, a mark that was fi rst in the OVC and fi fth nationally. Four of those starters return this season and will look to block for senior running back LJ Scott who rushed for 294 yards and six touchdowns a year ago. Scott was also one of the top return specialists in the country in 2017, averaging 30.0 yards on 21 total returns, which earned him Preseason All-American honors this season. Who will start under center is still to-be-determined for EKU as fi ve players are competing for the job; one of those players is sophomore Austin Scott who played at least one series in every Colonel game a year ago OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 17

15 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0-0, 0-0 OVC) at Chattanooga Mocs (0-0, 0-0 SoCon) Thursday, August 30 6:00 p.m. CT Finley Stadium (20,668) Chattanooga, Tenn. TV:... ESPN3 Live Stats:... Series Record:...Chattanooga leads Last Meeting:... Chattanooga won (11/15/14) Dewayne Alexander at Tennessee Tech: (1 yr.) Dewayne Alexander Overall: (8 yrs.) Tom Arth at Chattanooga: (1 yr.) Tom Arth Overall: (5 yrs.) Tennessee Tech Last Week:...n/a Chattanooga Last Week:...n/a GAME NOTES: Tennessee Tech and Chattanooga will kick off the 2018 season with the fi rst matchup between the programs since In that game UTC won to extend its advantage in the all-time series to Overall UTC has won the last three meetings in the series; prior to that Tennessee Tech won three-straight in the series ( ). In the last meeting, the Mocs were ranked No. 9 nationally and jumped out to a lead on the way to the victory. Jacob Huesman completed 21-of-27 passes for 234 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 89 yards and another score for Chattanooga. Ladarius Vanlier led Tennessee Tech with 81 rushing yards and a touchdown. SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH: Tennessee Tech is under the direction of new head coach Dewayne Alexander, who is no stranger to the program. Alexander, who spent seven years as head coach at Cumberland University ( ), played at Tennessee Tech, was a graduate assistant ( ) for the program, served two stints as an assistant coach (2002 and ) with the Golden Eagles and was acting head coach from December 2015 through January Alexander inherits a team coming off a one-win season but returns eight offensive and seven defensive starters. The defense includes senior defensive end Tim Collins, a Preseason All-OVC selection who tallied 51 tackles, 5.0 tackles-for-loss and six quarterback hurries in That defense also welcomes back junior linebacker Josh Poplar who missed all of last season with a medical issue; a now healthy Poplar will look to amass similar stats to 2016 when he had a team-best 105 tackles while also recovering three fumbles. Senior kicker/punter Nick Madonia returns after making 9-of-14 field goals (including a long of 51 yards) while also averaging 40.1 yards/punt. True freshman Bailey Fisher currently holds the top spot in the Tech offensive depth chart; he enrolled at TTU in January after passing for 3,341 yards and 43 touchdowns and rushing for 1,283 yards his senior season of high school. SCOUTING CHATTANOOGA: Chattanooga plays the fi rst of two OVC opponents this season; the Mocs will take on UT Martin in week three. The Mocs begin year number two under head coach Tom Arth, who was the D3 National Coach of the Year in 2016 at John Carroll University. A year ago, Arth led the team to wins in two of the fi nal three games of the season. The team led the SoCon and ranked 25th nationally in total defense (326.4 yards/ game allowed) and were 12th nationally in passing defense (163.2 yards/ game allowed). This year the team has 16 starters back and were picked to finish fifth in the Southern Conference in the coaches poll. Among the team's returning players is senior Isaiah Mack who had 54 tackles, 7.0 tackles-forloss and 1.5 sacks a season ago; he was selected to the Preseason All-SoCon Team this season. Junior Nick Tiano is back at quarterback after missing the fi nal six games of last season due to injury. In the fi ve games he did play, he amassed 873 passing yards and six touchdowns. #22 Austin Peay Governors (0-0, 0-0 OVC) at #3 Georgia Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0 OVC) Saturday, September 1 2:30 p.m. CT Sanford Stadium (92,746) Athens, Ga. TV:... ESPN Live Stats:... Series Record:... First meeting Last Meeting:...n/a Will Healy at Austin Peay: (3 yrs.) Will Healy Overall:... same Kirby Smart at Georgia: (3 yrs.) Kirby Smart Overall:... same Austin Peay Last Week:...n/a Georgia Last Week:...n/a GAME NOTES: For the first time in its history, the Austin Peay Governors are ranked in a Top 25 poll, coming in at No. 22/23 in the FCS polls. Its reward is to take on last year's CFP national runner-up in Georgia, the No. 3 ranked team in the Football Bowl Subdivision team entering the season. The matchup is the fi rst between the two programs. It will mark the highest-ranked FBS opponent for an OVC team since UT Martin played No. 1 Mississippi State on Nov. 8, Austin Peay is 1-24 all-time against FBS opponents, with its last win coming over Kansas State in SCOUTING AUSTIN PEAY: Despite a tough test in its opening game of the year, expectations have never been higher for the Austin Peay program. A year ago Will Healy, in his second year as the Govs coach, orchestrated one of the top turnarounds in FCS history. During the year the team snapped a 29-game overall losing streak, a 21-game OVC losing streak and a 45-game road losing streak as Healy was named the winner of the Eddie Robinson Award as the FCS National Coach of the Year. APSU finished the season 8-4 overall and was the first team left out of the 24-team playoff field. This season the team has an experienced group of returning players who are hoping to carry to team to its fi rst-ever FCS playoff appearance. The offense is led by sophomore quarterback Jeremiah Oatsvall, who was selected the OVC Preseason Player of the Year in a vote of league media. Oatsvall took over as the full-time starter halfway through the season and fi nished the year with 1148 passing yards, seven touchdowns as well as 453 rushing yards and six rushing scores touchdowns. On the other side of the ball is junior defensive end Jaison Williams, one of 25 players on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List to start the 2018 campaign. A year ago Williams had 44 tackles, 11.5 tackles-for-loss, 9.5 sacks, 13 quarterback hurries and four forced fumbles. SCOUTING GEORGIA: Georgia was one play away from winning the College Football Playoff National Championship a year ago, before ultimately falling in overtime. The Bulldogs fi nished last year 13-2 overall and are 21-7 in two years under Kirby Smart, who played at Georgia and was an assistant coach with the program before serving as the defensive coordinator at Alabama from This year's team returners a lot of key contributors from a year ago in addition to adding the nation's top-ranked recruiting class. Sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm will look to lead the team after passing for 2,615 yards and 24 touchdowns on his way to SEC Freshman of the Year honors. At running back D'Andre Swift returns after rushing for 618 yards and three touchdowns as the team's No. 3 back a year ago. The team also added the nation's No. 1 recruit in Zamir White who rushed for 7,169 yards in his high school career. Among the defensive returning players are senior defensive end Jonathan Ledbetter (38 tackles) and linebacker D'Andre Walker (13.5 tackles-for-loss) OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 18

16 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-0, 0-0 OVC) at Arkansas Razorbacks (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Saturday, September 1 3:00 p.m. CT Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (76,000) Fayetteville, Ark. TV:... SEC Network Live Stats:... Series Record:... First meeting Last Meeting:...n/a Kim Dameron at Eastern Illinois: (5 yrs.) Kim Dameron Overall:... same Chad Morris at Arkansas: (1 yr.) Chad Morris Overall: (4 yrs.) Eastern Illinois Last Week:...n/a Arkansas Last Week:...n/a GAME NOTES: Eastern Illinois head coach Kim Dameron returns to his alma mater on Saturday as the Panthers take on SEC foe Arkansas for the first time in program history. Dameron played WR/DB from and was part of four bowl games during his time in Fayetteville. EIU is all-time against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents, including two wins in the last fi ve years (San Diego State in 2013 and Miami (Ohio) in 2016). Saturday's matchup includes a pair of running backs - Jamal Scott (EIU) and Rakeem Boyd (Arkansas) who played together at Independence Community College and were featured on the Netfl ix show "Last Chance U." SCOUTING EASTERN ILLINOIS: Head Coach Kim Dameron enters his fi fth season in Charleston and has led the Panthers to three-straight winning seasons, and never had a losing mark in OVC play. This season his team will make a shift to an Air Raid offense under new offensive coordinator Scott Parr, who helped Navarro Junior College rank among the nation s top offensive units in each of the last three seasons. The Panthers have plenty of options at quarterback, including returning sophomore Scotty Gilkey, Jr. (606 passing yards, three touchdowns; 275 rushing yards, six touchdowns in fi ve starts last year) and transfers Johnathan Brantley (Tulane) and Harry Woodbery (Navarro JC). The quarterback will have the luxury of throwing to Preseason All-OVC wide receiver Alexander Hollins, who ranked in the top 10 in the OVC in receptions (47), receiving yards (694) and touchdown receptions (7) in his debut season with the Panthers. In the backfi eld Isaiah Johnson returns after rushing for a team-high 683 yards and five touchdowns in On defense, sophomore Mark Williams will be looking to build on a Freshman All-American season that saw him tally 49 tackles, three interceptions and eight pass breakups. SCOUTING ARKANSAS: Arkansas enters its first season under the direction of head coach Chad Morris, who spent the previous three years as head coach at SMU, turning around a team that was 1-11 prior to his arrival. He also spent four years as the offensive coordinator at Clemson, installing on offense that broke the Tigers to national prominence. This season Morris has a team that returns nine offensive and nine defensive starters from a season ago. Arkansas has fi ve offensive linemen with starting experience who will play key roles in a new spread offensive attack. On the other side of the ball, new defensive coordinator John Chavis has several key returning players including the linebacker duo of Dre Greenlaw (103 tackles) and De'Jon Harris (115 tackles). UT Martin Skyhawks (0-0, 0-0 OVC) at Missouri Tigers (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Saturday, September 1 3:00 p.m. CT Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium (71,004) Columbia, Mo. TV:... SEC Network Alternate Live Stats:... Series Record:... First meeting Last Meeting:...n/a Jason Simpson at UT Martin: (13 yrs.) Jason Simpson Overall:... same Barry Odom at Missouri: (3 yrs.) Barry Odom Overall:... same UT Martin Last Week:...n/a Missouri Last Week:...n/a GAME NOTES: UT Martin will travel to Missouri for the fi rst-ever matchup between the two schools on Saturday. The Skyhawks are 1-24 all-time against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents, with the lone win coming over Memphis in SCOUTING UT MARTIN: UT Martin was picked third in the OVC preseason coaches poll. The team begins its 13th season under head coach Jason Simpson who has recorded a.500 or better OVC fi nish in each of his seasons. Simpson enters this year ranked seventh in OVC history with 78 total victories. This year he returns 63 players and 13 starters from a year ago, including Preseason All-OVC running back selection LaDarius Galloway. Galloway tallied 859 rushing yards and 307 receiving yards a year ago for the Skyhawks. Galloway will bolster an offensive attack that includes junior wide receiver Jaylon Moore (18 receptions, 297 yards, four touchdowns) and sophomore quarterback Dresser Winn (744 passing yards and fi ve TDs in fi ve games). The defensive side of the ball should once again be a strength for the Skyhawks, who ranked sixth in the FCS in total defense (273.8 yards/ game allowed) a year ago. Among the returning defensive players are senior linebackers James Gilleylen (88 tackles, 9.0 tackles-for-loss, three forced fumbles) and Kevin Prather, Jr. (77 tackles, 10.0 tackles-for-loss, eight quarterback hurries). SCOUTING MISSOURI: A year ago Barry Odom guided his alma mater to a seven-win season and the program's fi rst bowl appearance since Odom has been associated with the program for 16 years, including as a student-athlete, administrator, assistant coach and now head coach. A year ago Drew Lock set the SEC record with 44 passing touchdowns, a mark that led all FBS players. That earned him fi rst-team All-SEC honors last year and puts him in the Heisman Trophy conversation to begin this year. Lock keyed an offense that averaged 37.5 points (14th nationally) and yards of offense/game (eighth nationally). He will look to complete passes to Emanuel Hall and Johnathon Johnson who combined for 74 catches, 1,541 yards and 14 touchdowns in In the backfi eld Damarea Crockett and Larry Rountree III return; Crockett ran for 1,062 yards as a freshman in 2016 before missing half of last year with an injury. Senior defensive tackle Terry Beckner (38 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 7.0 sacks) and junior defensive back DeMarkus Acy (48 tackles) were each named to the Preseason All-SEC team in a vote of league head coaches OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 19

17 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) at Tennessee State Tigers (0-0, 0-0 OVC) Saturday, September 1 6:00 p.m. CT Nissan Stadium (69,143) Nashville, Tenn. TV:... ESPN+ Live Stats:... Series Record:... Tennessee State leads 7-2 Last Meeting:...Tennessee State won (9/17/16) Terry Sims at Bethune-Cookman: (4 yrs.) Terry Sims Overall:... same Rod Reed at Tennessee State: (9 yrs.) Rod Reed Overall:... same Bethune-Cookman Last Week:...n/a Tennessee State Last Week:...n/a GAME NOTES: The 20th annual John Merritt Classic returns to the first game of the season for Tennessee State, after being played in week fi ve a season ago. The Tigers lost last year's game to OVC foe Eastern Illinois (19-16 in overtime) but are 13-6 all-time in the game. This year marks the second time Bethune-Cookman has been the opponent for the JMC; the Wildcats topped the Tigers 12-9 to kick off the 2013 season. Overall this will be the 10th meeting between the schools, with the teams last playing in 2016, a win for Tennessee State in Daytona Beach. In that game, Ronald Butler connected with Patrick Smith on a seven-yard touchdown pass with 3:55 to play to break a tie and give TSU the win. That was one of two touchdown passes on the day for Butler while the TSU rushing attack ran for 210 yards on the ground (113 yards coming from Earl Harrison). Anthony Cruz passed for 45 yards and ran for a team-high 81 yards for BCU. SCOUTING BETHUNE-COOKMAN: Bethune-Cookman finished last season 6-2 in MEAC play and won its last four and six of its fi nal seven games overall. The Wildcats also played MEAC and HBCU Champion North Carolina A&T tough, falling by just four points on the road. The team was projected fourth in the MEAC in a preseason poll of league coaches. Senior offensive lineman Dwayne Brown has been named to the Black College Player of the Year Watch List. He paved the way for the Wildcats offense to average yards/game a season ago. A year ago on defense, Bethune-Cookman ranked 11th nationally in allowing just passing yards/game. Among the returning defensive players for the team are lineman Todney Evans (a second-team All-MEAC selection last year) and linebacker Marquis Hendrix (the team's top returning tackler with 68 stops in 2017). SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE: Tennessee State is coming off a season that included six wins, including one over FBS foe Georgia State to open the season. As usual the Tigers were tough on defense, ranking seventh nationally in total defense (278.5 yards/game allowed). That defense includes a pair of sophomore defensive backs who were named to the Preseason All-OVC team in Vincent Sellers and Dajour Nesbeth. Sellers was a fi nalist for the Jerry Rice Award (given to the top freshman in the FCS) after recording 49 tackles and two interceptions that he returned for touchdowns. Nesbeth had 48 tackles, two interceptions and nine pass breakups in 11 games in Also returning is Preseason All-OVC wide receiver Steven Newbold who caught 34 passes for 627 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore after posting similar numbers as a freshman (41 catches, 784 yards, six touchdowns). The Tigers also have its top fi ve running backs returning, including sophomore Sabree Curtis (439 yards) and junior Seth Rowland (423 yards). Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (0-0, 0-0 OVC) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (0-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) Saturday, September 1 6:00 p.m. CT Centennial Bank Stadium (30,406) Jonesboro, Ark. TV:... ESPN+ Live Stats:... Series Record:...Arkansas State leads Last Meeting:... Arkansas State won 21-3 (9/13/03) Tom Matukewicz at Southeast Missouri: (5 yrs.) Tom Matukewicz Overall: ( 6 yrs.) Blake Anderson at Arkansas State: (5 yrs.) Blake Anderson Overall:... same Southeast Missouri Last Week:...n/a Arkansas State Last Week:...n/a GAME NOTES: Southeast Missouri will open the 2018 season by traveling to Arkansas State for the fi rst matchup between the teams since The teams have played 11 previous games with the fi rst 10 taking place between 1916 and The programs then went 56 years without playing before the Red Wolves won 21-3 in In that game, Arkansas State outgained Southeast Missouri 312 to 259 and scored a touchdown in each the fi rst, second and fourth quarters to slowly pull away. Jack Tomco completed 13- of-19 passes for 69 yards for the Redhawks. Southeast Missouri is 1-22 all-time against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents, with the lone win coming against Middle Tennessee in Saturday's game is the fi rst time the Redhawks have played a Sun Belt opponent in 15 seasons. SCOUTING SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: Southeast Missouri was picked seventh in the 2018 OVC football preseason poll. The Redhawks begin year fi ve under head coach Tom Matukewicz, who has three victories over ranked opponents during his tenure, tops in program history. His team has 10 returning starters, including fi ve on each side of the ball. Among those starters is senior running back and Preseason OVC Offensive Player of the Year Marquis Terry, who led the OVC in rushing a year ago (1,076 yards) while also catching 20 passes out of the backfi eld. Terry had four 100-yard rushing games, including a season-best 184 yards in a win over Eastern Kentucky, last year. Also back on offense is junior wide receiver Kristian Wilkerson, who led the team with 52 catches for 553 yards and five touchdowns in nine starts. Northern Illinois transfer Daniel Santacaterina has been named the team's starting quarterback. He played in six games at NIU, completing 62-of-97 passes for 712 yards and seven touchdowns; he had 128 passing yards in a win over Nebraska. Last season Southeast recorded 37 total sacks, which ranked sixth in the FCS; this year the program returns junior linebacker Zach Hall who was a big part of that defense. Hall, a second-team All-OVC pick in 2017, led Southeast in tackles (79), tackles-for-loss (15) and sacks (9). SCOUTING ARKANSAS STATE: Arkansas State picked as the Sun Belt preseason favorites for 2018; this season marks the first of a divisional format that will lead up to a Championship Game. The Red Wolves are receiving votes in each the AP and Coaches Top 25 polls. ASU has won fi ve Sun Belt Championships, including two (2015, 2016) under current head coach Blake Anderson. Anderson has led the team to four-straight bowl appearances. This season all eyes will be on senior quarterback Justice Hansen, who has been named to multiple preseason watch lists including most recently the Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch Lists. Last year Hansen was the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year, setting new school and conference records a year ago with 37 passing touchdowns and total offense (4,389 yards). He ranked among the top 10 players nationally in seven statistical categories OVC Football Weekly Release - August 27 20

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