GEORGIA SOUTHERN Schedule/Results (8-3 OVERALL, 5-2 SoCON)

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1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN FOOTB TBALL NCAA Division I-AA National Champions 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Southern Conference Champions 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Athletic Media Relations Office PO Box 8085 Statesboro, GA (912) FAX (912) Schedule/Results (8-3 OVERALL, 5-2 SoCON) Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result S3 at Northeastern (CSS/CN8) W OT S10 McNEESE STATE L S17 at Wofford (CSS) L S24 CHATTANOOGA (CSS) W O1 at Elon W 49-7 O8 WESTERN CAROLINA {FW} (CSS) W 45-7 O15 at #19 Appalachian State (Fox South) L 7-24 O22 THE CITADEL {HC} (CSS) W O29 at South Dakota State W N5 #1 FURMAN (Fox South) W N12 MOREHEAD STATE W N26 ^at #4 Texas State (ESPN2) 3:30 p.m. D3 ^I-AA Playoffs Second Round TBA D9/10 ^I-AA Playoffs Semifinals TBA D16 ^I-AA Championship Game 8 p.m. FW - Family Weekend; HC - Homecoming Southern Conference game; ^ NCAA I-AA Playoffs All times Eastern CSS - Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast FOX - Fox Sports Net South #6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (8-3) at #4 TEXAS STATE BOBCATS (9-2) Saturday, November 26 3:30 p.m. EST San Marcos, TX Bobcat Stadium (Astro Play/15,218 capacity) All-Time Series: First Meeting THE GAME: Georgia Southern makes its 16th career playoff appearance, traveling to Texas State in a first round contest... For the second straight year the Eagles receive an at-large bid... This marks the first-ever meeting between the Eagles and the Bobcats... GSU is 3-2 on the road this year, including a 2-0 mark in non-conference games... Georgia Southern enters the post-season having won seven of its last eight overall... This will be the 312th game since football was re-established at Georgia Southern during the 1982 season ( /.757)... Texas State, winners in seven of its last eight, will make its initial Playoff appearance. The Bobcats shared the Southland Conference title and also received an atlarge bid as the number four seed in the field. THE RANKINGS: Georgia Southern enters the game sixth in The Sports Network poll. Texas State is ranked fourth in the latest The Sports Network poll, receiving one first-place vote. THE SCHEMES: Georgia Southern will line up in a spread offense and use a multiple 4-3 when defending... Texas State will line up in a multiple offense and a alignment on defense. RADIO: The game will be broadcast by the 17 station Georgia Southern Radio Network, including: WFNS 1350 AM/Blackshear/ Waycross; WSFN 790 AM/*Brunswick; WGFS 1430 AM/ Covington; WQIL FM/Dublin; WVOH 920 AM/Hazelhurst; WVOH 93.5 FM/Hazelhurst; WIFO FM/Jesup; WPEH 92.1 FM/Louisville; WLYU FM/Lyons; WMOQ 92.3 FM/Monroe/ Athens; WSNT 99.9 FM/Sandersville; WTKS 1290 AM/Savannah; WMCD FM/Statesboro; WELT 98.1 FM/Swainsboro; WSYL 1490 AM/Sylvania; WZBX FM/Sylvania; WTHO FM/Thomson. Play-by-play broadcaster Nate Hirsch is in his 24th season as the voice of the Eagles. He calls the action along with Frank Inman (color commentary). The pregame show begins two hours before kickoff. INTERNET: Follow all Georgia Southern games live on the internet at by clicking on LISTEN LIVE. Also, visit and click on the LISTEN LIVE link to hear the radio broadcast of the game. TELEVISION: The game will be televised live nationally on ESPN2. This will be one of the two I-AA First Round games to air on ESPN2. Pam Ward will do the play-by-play along with David Norrie as color commentator and Quint Kessenich as the sideline reporter. THE COACHES: Head coach Mike Sewak is in his fourth year in charge of Georgia Southern football. He owns a overall record (.729 winning percentage), 23-7 in Southern Conference play (.767)... Texas State head coach David Bailiff is 14-8 in his second year at TSU and overall. FAST FACTS: Georgia Southern football... Last 5 Games 4-1; Last 10 Games 7-3; Last 15 Games Streaks Overall, Georgia Southern will enter game No. 49 of the Mike Sewak Era as winners in 87 of its last 107 games... A look at GSU month-by-month - August: 2-3 (.400); September: (.672); October: (.794); November: (.831); December: 25-8 (.758)... Following the win over South Dakota State, the Eagles clinched their ninth straight winning season and now has 23 winning seasons in 24 years. GEORGIA SOUTHERN CONTACTS Assistant AD/Athletic Media Relations... Patrick Osterman Athletic Media Relations Phone (912 area code) Athletic Media Relations Fax Osterman s Cell Phone Osterman s ... prosterman@georgiasouthern.edu Head Coach...Mike Sewak Best Time to Reach Coach Sewak... M-Th from 1-2 p.m. Football Office Phone Football Office Fax Ticket Office Phone... (800) GSU-WINS, Official Athletics Website... georgiasoutherneagles.com GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 1

2 HEAD COACH MIKE SEWAK Only one NCAA I-AA football program can boast about winning six National Championships. So when you re associated with the most dominant football program to ever compete on the I-AA level, expectations run high. MIKE SEWAK, the 2004 Southern Conference Coach of the Year, fully understands because he s seen it first hand. That s why no one has higher expectations than him. For 10 overall seasons at Georgia Southern, he has been a part of nine playoff appearances, four national championships, five title game match-ups and seven Southern Conference titles. In his fourth year as the Eagles head coach, Sewak has compiled a (.729) career record. During his first three seasons as the Eagles head coach, Sewak has seen his Georgia Southern squads lead Division I (both I-A and I-AA) in rushing yards per game. He accepted the position on December 16, Upon becoming GSU's eighth all-time head coach, Sewak officially finished a five-year tenure as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Prior to five record-setting seasons guiding the GSU offense, Sewak spent the previous two campaigns as offensive coordinator and line coach at Mid-American Conference-member Ohio University. He also served eight years at the University of Hawaii and experienced a two-year earlier stay at Georgia Southern. Sewak's efforts in two separate assistant tenures at GSU, beginning in 1985, resulted in an (.863) overall record, a 22-3 (.880) postseason mark and four of the record-setting six NCAA Division I-AA National Championships. Sewak began his coaching career in 1982 at Hobart (N.Y.) after winning three letters as an offensive lineman for the University of Virginia. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology/economics from UVA. SEWAK YEAR-BY-YEAR Overall Pct. SoCon Pct. Finish Postseason st Semifinals rd T-1st First Round T-2nd Totals SoCON COACH OF THE YEAR (Coaches) SEWAK BY THE NUMBERS Home Games Road Games Neutral Site Games I-AA Playoff Games Overtime Games vs. Southern Conference Opponents vs. Non-conference Opponents vs. Ranked Opponents vs. Non-Ranked Opponents Games decided by 7 points or less Games decided by 3 points or less August September October November December GEORGIA SOUTHERN QUICK FACTS Founded Enrollment... 16,646 Nickname... Eagles School Colors... Blue and White Affiliation... NCAA Division I-AA Conference... Southern Conference (14th year) Stadium... Paulson Stadium (18,000/built 1984) University President... Dr. Bruce F. Grube Director of Athletics... Sam Baker ASSISTANT COACHES AND STAFF Joe Tresey... Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Mitch Ware... Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Fullbacks John Pate... Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line Andre Curtis...Defensive Ends Brent Davis... Offensive Line David Durish... Defensive Secondary/Kickers Chad Lunsford... Slotbacks Ken Oxendine... Wide Receivers Aaron Shreffler... Offensive Line Scot Sloan... Defensive Secondary Lisa Kingery... Administrative Assistant Brant Berkstresser... Head Athletic Trainer Stewart Carter... Head Athletic Equipment Manager Roger Inman... Director of Athletic Facilities Tom Melton... Head Strength/Conditioning Coach Patrick Osterman...Athletic Media Relations Director SOCON FOOTBALL TELECONFERENCE The Southern Conference will conduct its weekly football coaches teleconference call each Tuesday during the regular season. Media members interested in participating should contact Patrick Osterman or Bryan McGowan (SoCon Media Relations) to obtain call-in phone numbers: Jerry Moore, Appalachian State... 10:00 a.m. Bobby Lamb, Furman... 10:20 a.m. Mike Sewak, Georgia Southern... 10:40 a.m. EAGLE RADIO AND TELEVISION SHOWS The Coca-Cola Mike Sewak Show takes place every Monday at 7 p.m. The call-in show, hosted by play-by-play voice Nate Hirsch at RJ s Restaurant, features player and coaches interviews. Meanwhile, Georgia Southern Football 2005 with host Brady Pocsik and Coach Sewak airs each Sunday at 10 p.m. on WTGS- TV (Channel 28/Fox Savannah). The show is also available on WPHJ Channel 46 in Vidalia, Northland Cable Channel 97 in Statesboro, Fox Sports South, Fox College Sports Atlantic and the internet at GEORGIA SOUTHERN FOOTBALL 2005 Fox 28/Savannah... Sunday 10 p.m. Fox Sports Net South... Friday 1:30 p.m. Fox College Sports Atlantic... Friday 1:30 p.m. NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 2

3 TEXAS STATE CONTACTS Head Coach... David Bailiff Office Phone... (512) Best Time to Call... Contact SID Football SID...Ron Mears Office Phone... (512) Cell Phone... (512) TEXAS STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result S3 DELTA STATE W S10 SOUTHERN UTAH W 34-0 S22 at Texas A&M L O1 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W O8 at Southeastern Louisiana W O15 OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE STATE W 75-7 O22 #22 NORTHWESTERN STATE W O29 at Nicholls State L OT N5 McNEESE STATE W 49-7 N12 at Stephen F. Austin W N19 SAM HOUSTON STATE W OT STATISTICAL COMPARISON GSU TSU Overall Record Conference Record (SoCon) (SLC) Scoring First Downs Total Offense Rushing Yards Passing Yards Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Net Punting Time of Possession... 31: :31 Third Down Conversions (50%) (49%) Fourth Down Conversions (77%) (42%) Turnover Margin Points Allowed: Total Yards Allowed Rushing Yards Allowed Passing Yards Allowed FIRST MEETING ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY A LOOK AT ALL-TIME FIRST ROUND OPPONENTS: Date Opponent Result Attd. Nov. 30, 1985 JACKSON STATE W ,128 Nov. 29, 1986 N. CAROLINA A&T W ,767 Nov. 28, 1987 MAINE W (OT) 9,440 Nov. 26, 1988 THE CITADEL W ,011 Nov. 29, 1989 VILLANOVA W ,161 Nov. 24, 1990 THE CITADEL W ,881 Nov. 27, 1993 EASTERN KENTUCKY W ,278 Nov. 25, 1995 at Troy State W ,000 Nov. 29, 1997 FLORIDA A&M W ,409 Nov. 28, 1998 COLGATE W ,676 Nov. 27, 1999 NORTHERN ARIZONA W ,140 Nov. 25, 2000 McNEESE STATE W ,350 Dec. 1, 2001 FLORIDA A&M W ,884 Nov. 30, 2002 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W ,395 Nov. 27, 2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE L ,053 Nov. 26, 2005 at Texas State All-Time Georgia Southern Playoff Record: 38-9 (.809 winning percentage all-time leader in I-AA) (15 more playoff victories than next closest) I-AA Playoff Appearances: 16th (Tied for 2nd most appearances - Eastern Kentucky, 17) National Semifinal Appearances: 10 (Most recent, 2002) National Title Game Appearances: 8 (Most recent, 2000) National Titles: 6 (Most recent, 2000) (Next closest, Youngstown State with 4) SCOUTING THE BOBCATS: Texas State, making its first-ever playoff appearance, won seven of its last eight and got into the postseason receiving an at-large bid... They and Georgia Southern have two common opponents this season, South Dakota State and McNeese State. Georgia Southern lost at home to McNeese in the second game and won at SDSU while Texas State defeated the Jackrabbits and MSU 49-7 both in San Marcos... This marks the first-ever meeting between GS and Texas State (9-2), co-champions of the Southland Conference. The game will showcase the Eagles top-ranked rushing offense (388.8 yards per game) which also ranks seventh nationally scoring 38 points per game against a TSU team that ranks eighth in scoring offense (37.9 ppg) and ninth in total defense (287 yards allowed)... The opening round game will also feature two players listed on the Walter Payton Award Watch List, Jermaine Austin and Bobcat quarterback Barrick Nealy... Nealy spurs the Bobcats offense, completing 55 percent of his passes for 2,043 yards and 14 touchdowns to five interceptions. He also leads the rushing attack with 834 yards on 116 carries and scored 11 TDs... Nealy has connected with Markee White 34 times as White totaled 500 yards and caught four touchdowns... Tyrone Scott leads the squad with six TD receptions... Fred Evans has 15 tackles for a loss while three different defenders recorded two interceptions each to lead in that category. GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 3

4 20 YEARS AFTER THE CATCH The 2005 football season marks the 20th anniversary since Georgia Southern won its first NCAA I-AA National Championship. In just their second year as a I-AA member, the Eagles rolled to a 13-2 record under head coach Erk Russell. On December 21, 1985 in Tacoma, Washington, Georgia Southern defeated Furman In one of the greatest comebacks in college football history, Georgia Southern rallied from a 22-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Furman. Tracy Ham hit Frank Johnson on a 13-yard scoring strike with 10 seconds left in the game to give the Eagles the victory. Ham finished the game with 419 yards passing and another 90 yards rushing. Johnson caught seven passes for 148 yards, all in the second half. Georgia Southern scored 38 points in the final 21:51 of the game to overcome a 28-6 Furman lead. TOP STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING GSU GP Att Net Avg TD Long Avg Jermaine Austin , Jayson Foster , TSU GP Att Net Avg TD Long Avg Barrick Nealy PASSING GSU GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Avg Jayson Foster TSU GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Avg Barrick Nealy , RECEIVING GSU GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg Reggie McCutchen TSU GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg Markee White KICKING GSU GP FGM- FGA Pct. Long PAT Jonathan Dudley TSU GP FGM- FGA Pct. Long PAT Stan Jones PUNTING GSU GP No. Yards Avg Long I20 Dan Jordan , TSU GP No. Yards Avg Long I20 Cory Elolf , TACKLES (Conference Stats) GSU GP ST AT Total Avg. TFL S John Mohring TSU GP ST AT Total Avg. TFL S Jeremy Castillo EAGLES IN THE SoCON STATS: A look at how the Eagles rank in the SoCon statistics... TEAM Scoring Offense... 2nd Scoring Defense... 3rd Passing Offense... 7th Passing Defense... 5th Kickoff Returns... 8th Net Punting... 1st Turnover Margin... T-2nd Rushing Offense... 1st Rushing Defense... 7th Total Offense... 2nd Total Defense... 5th Punt Returns... 6th Passing Efficiency... 1st Passing Defense Efficiency... 6th First Downs... 2nd Opponent First Downs... 4th Sacks By... 4th Sacks Against... 3rd Penalty Yards... 2nd Opponent Penalty Yards... 8th th Down Conversions... 1st Opponent 4th Down Conversions... 2nd rd Down Conversions... 2nd Opponent 3rd Down Conversions... 6th Time of Possession... 1st... 31:36 PAT Kicking... 5th Red Zone Offense... 3rd Red Zone Defense... 6th INDIVIDUAL Rushing Jermaine Austin... 1st Jayson Foster... 2nd Total Offense Jayson Foster... 3rd Jermaine Austin... 5th All-Purpose Yards Jermaine Austin... 2nd Jayson Foster... 4th Kick Return Average Teddy Craft... 6th Punting Dan Jordan... 4th Scoring Per Game Jayson Foster... 1st Jermaine Austin... 5th Jonathan Dudley... T-8th Interceptions John Mohring... T-7th A.J. Bryant... T-7th Tackles Per Game John Mohring... 2nd A.J. Bryant... T-21st T.J. Rutledge... T-45th Jason Earwood... 49th Tackles For a Loss John Mohring... 6th Passes Defended A.J. Bryant... T-6th Fumbles Forced Charrod Taylor... T-6th David Willingham... T-9th Fumbles Recovered Charrod Taylor... 2nd Dusty Reddick... T-3rd Dedrick Bynam... T-5th Field Goals Made Jonathan Dudley... 6th... 4 NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 4

5 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Through Nov SoCon OVERALL - - W L Pct. W L Pct. Appalachian State Georgia Southern Furman Western Carolina Chattanooga Wofford The Citadel Elon SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 - RESULTS The Citadel 22, at VMI 14 Wofford 56, at Gardner-Webb 42 Furman 56, at Chattanooga 35 Appalachian State 52, at Elon 14 END OF THE REGULAR SEASON NOVEMBER 26 - FIRST ROUND NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS Colgate at #1 New Hampshire, noon Eastern Washington at Northern Iowa, 8:05 p.m. Cal Poly at Montana, 2:05 p.m. Georgia Southern at #4 Texas State, 3:30 p.m. Richmond at #3 Hampton, 8 p.m. Nicholls State at Furman, 12:30 p.m. Southern Illinois at Eastern Illinois, 2 p.m. Lafayette at #2 Appalachian State, 2 p.m. THIS DAY IN EAGLE HISTORY NOVEMBER 26, Georgia Southern rolled to a win over The Citadel in the first round of the NCAA I-AA playoffs... GSU outscored the Bulldogs 24-3 in the second half. Joe Ross rushed for 149 yards while Frank Johnson gained 103 on four carries. Raymond Gross netted 78 yards... The Eagles would eventually advance to their third National Championship game appearance in four years. SoCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Date Player Category Sept. 5 Jermaine Austin Offensive Oct. 3 Matt Wise Freshman Oct. 10 Dedrick Bynam Freshman Oct. 24 Larry Beard Freshman Oct. 31 Jayson Foster Tri-Offensive GEORGIA SOUTHERN S RECORD WHEN yrs GSU scores first: OPP scores first: GSU leads/1st Q: OPP leads/1st Q: Game is tied/1st Q: GSU leads/half: OPP leads/half: Game is tied/half: GSU leads/3rd Q: OPP leads/3rd Q: Game is tied/3rd Q: GSU/Overtime: THE SPORTS NETWORK As of November 21, 2005 Team Record Pts 1. New Hampshire (45) , Hampton (29) , Furman 9-2 1, Texas State (1) 9-2 1, Appalachian State (3) 8-3 1, Georgia Southern 8-3 1, Northern Iowa 8-3 1, Southern Illinois 8-3 1, Montana 8-3 1, Cal Poly 8-3 1, Grambling State 8-1 1, Richmond Youngstown State South Carolina State Eastern Washington Brown Montana State Massachusetts Eastern Illinois Coastal Carolina Nicholls State Lehigh Illinois State Colgate Lafayette USA TODAY/ESPN POLL As of November 21, 2005 Team Record Pts 1. New Hampshire (18) Hampton (14) Furman Appalachian State (1) Texas State Northern Iowa Georgia Southern Southern Illinois Cal Poly Montana Grambling State Richmond Youngstown State South Carolina State Eastern Washington Montana State Brown (1) Massachusetts Eastern Illinois Coastal Carolina Nicholls State Lehigh Illinois State Colgate Lafayette TRACKING THE POLLS Date Sports Network USA Today/ESPN Preseason 6 6 Sept. 5 5 no poll Sept Sept. 19 nr nr Sept. 26 nr nr Oct Oct Oct nr Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 5

6 2005 SCORING SUMMARY Opp Qu Pl Yds Tm Result NU :13 B. Andrews 3 run (Dudley kick) NU :41 Dudley 37 FG NU :40 Foster 3 run (Dudley kick) NU :39 Austin 60 run (Dudley kick) NU :17 Foster 35 run (Dudley kick) NU :31 McCutchen 15 pass Smiley (Dudley kick) NU OT Dudley 24 FG MSU :43 Foster 2 run (Dudley kick) MSU :51 B.Andrews 6 run (kick failed) MSU :09 Austin 18 run (Dudley kick) WOF :33 Jefferson 11 run (Dudley kick) WOF :31 Foster 1 run (Dudley kick) WOF :30 Dudley 37 FG UTC :20 Foster 15 run (pass failed) UTC :27 Austin 24 run (Dudley kick) UTC :59 Smiley 2 run (Dudley kick) UTC :02 Foster 1 run (Dudley kick) UTC :11 Foster 2 run (Dudley kick) UTC :49 Smiley 13 run (Dudley kick) UTC :48 Smiley 3 run (Dudley kick) ELN :53 Foster 6 run (Dudley kick) ELN :56 Austin 38 run (Dudley kick) ELN :11 Austin 30 run (Dudley kick) ELN :07 McCutchen 49 pass Foster (Dudley kick) ELN :40 Craft 82 pass Dudley (Dudley kick) ELN :50 Foster 4 run (Dudley kick) ELN :45 B.Andrews 3 run (Dudley kick) WCU :00 McCutchen 23 pass Foster (Dudley kick) WCU :29 McCutchen 22 pass Foster (Dudley kick) WCU :56 Foster 18 run (Dudley kick) WCU :44 Jefferson 8 pass Smiley (Dudley kick) WCU :30 Foster 21 run (Dudley kick) WCU :34 Dudley 25 FG WCU :04 Steele 4 run (Dudley kick) ASU :15 Foster 3 run (Dudley kick) CIT :48 B.Andrews 2 run (Dudley kick) CIT 1 Earwood 30 INT return (Dudley kick) CIT :09 Jefferson 5 run (Dudley kick) CIT :49 Maynard 4 run (Dudley kick) CIT :36 Dickerson 23 pass Foster (Dudley kick) CIT :03 Foster 3 run (Dudley kick) CIT :07 Smiley 15 run (Galvin kick) SDS :44 Austin 33 run (Dudley kick) SDS :38 Austin 10 run (Dudley kick) SDS :29 Austin 5 run (Dudley kick) SDS :25 Foster 21 run (Dudley kick) SDS :16 Foster 2 run (Dudley kick) SDS :46 Foster 4 run (Dudley kick) SDS :48 Austin 5 run (kick failed) SDS :32 R.Andrews 5 run (Dudley kick) FUR :15 Foster 26 run (Dudley kick) FUR :25 Austin 4 run (Dudley kick) FUR :23 Austin 2 run (kick failed) FUR :38 Austin 4 run (Dudley kick) MOR 1 Bryant 74 INT return (Dudley kick) MOR :22 Foster 11 run (Dudley kick) MOR :51 Craft 46 pass Foster (Dudley kick) MOR :39 Craft 25 pass Foster (Dudley kick) MOR :42 Foster 14 run (Galvin kick) MOR :38 Austin 13 run (Galvin kick) MOR :15 Steele 50 run (Bolen kick) MOR 3 Camp 0 block punt return (Bolen kick) MOR :38 Smiley 24 run (Galvin kick) TD Length TD Drive Length 1-9 Yards Yards Yards Yards Yards Yards Yards Yards Yards Yards TD Drive Time Plays on TD Drive :00-: :30-: :00-1: :00-2: :00-3: :00-4: :00-5: :00-6: : Total Time/Plays: 10,681 seconds / 425 plays Average TD Drive: 7.6 plays, 3:11 (56* touchdowns) Shortest TD Drive Time: 7 seconds at Elon (1 play, 49 yards) Longest TD Drive Time: 7:44 versus W. Carolina (15 plays) Longest Yardage Drive: 99 at South Dakota State (ties GSU record) Longest Plays on Drive: 17 vs. Furman (87 yards, 7:38) * 2 defensive touchdowns/1 special teams TD not included GEORGIA SOUTHERN SCORE BY QUARTERS Quarters OT Total Georgia Southern Opponents INSIDE THE REDZONE Team In20 Scores Pct TDs Pct FGs Pct GSU OPP Team In10 Scores Pct TDs Pct FGs Pct GSU OPP NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 6

7 NATIONAL RANKINGS GSU IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICS: Here s how GSU ranks in the NCAA I-AA statistics (116 teams): Category... Ranking... Average Rush Offense... 1st Rush Defense...84th Pass Offense th Pass Defense...44th Passing Efficiency...13th Passing Efficiency Defense...78th Total Offense... 9th Total Defense...69th Scoring Offense... 7th Scoring Defense...29th Punt Returns... 73rd Kickoff Returns th Net Punting... 11th Turnover Margin... T-23rd Fumbles Recovered... T-83rd... 8 Fumbles Lost... T-36th... 9 Passes Intercepted... T-35th Passes Had Intercepted... T-8th... 6 Turnovers Gained... T-60th Turnovers Lost... T-12th QB JAYSON FOSTER ranks 10th in rushing, 57th in total offense, 2nd in scoring and 38th in all-purpose yards... FB JERMAINE AUS- TIN ranks 6th in rushing, 97th in total offense, 50th in scoring and 24th in all-purpose yards... RS TEDDY CRAFT is 86th in kickoff returns and 57th in punt returns... LB JOHN MOHRING is tied 80th in interceptions... FS A.J. BRYANT is tied 80th in interceptions. CAREER STARTS OFFENSE Total Streak Jermaine Austin, FB rs 42 5 Chad Motte, OG rs Lance Wayne, C rs Teddy Craft, WR rs Russell Orr, OT 11 4 rs Travlis Sims, OG 2 12 dnp rs Jayson Foster, QB 10 3 rs Marquice Maynard, SB 11 2 rs Reggie McCutchen, WR Lynon Jefferson, SB 11 0 rs Marcelo Estrada, OG 9 inj rs Dane Jensen, OT 8 0 rs Brandon Andrews, FB rs 3 0 Charlie Hopkins, OT rs 2 2 Tim Camp, WR Darius Smiley, QB rs Lance Watkins, OG 1 0 rs DEFENSE Total Streak Tariq Muhammad, SS rs John Mohring, LB Terence McBride, CB rs 25 6 Lewis Barr, CB rs Jason Earwood, LB rs Jack Sherman, DE rs A.J. Bryant, FS rs Brian Kranz, DT rs Shaheen Solomon, DE rs T.J. Rutledge, LB 10 0 dnp 0 rs 10 1 Charrod Taylor, DT rs Larry Beard, DE 7 rs Joe Turner, DB Jerry Barker, DT 2 rs David Willingham, LB rs Rico Zackery, SS rs AUSTIN HITS 5,200: Senior Jermaine Austin overtook second place on the Georgia Southern all-time rushing list, thanks to his 199 yard performance at Northeastern. With 5,264 career yards he stands behind Adrian Peterson (6,559). Here is a listing of Austin s 32 career 100-yard rushing games. First number is where that ranked on the GSU single-game rushing list (33) vs. Florida International, (20) at Northeastern, (8) at Chattanooga, (24) vs. The Citadel, (14) vs. Gardner-Webb, (15) vs. Chattanooga, (24) at Florida International, (29) at South Dakota State, (27) vs. Maine, 2002 playoffs 142 (24) vs. Furman, (19) at Western Carolina, (21) at McNeese State, (18) The Citadel, (25) at Elon, (25) vs. Furman, (18) vs. Appalachian State, (20) vs. McNeese State, (14) at East Tennessee State, (18) vs. Western Kentucky, 2002 playoffs 127 (11) vs. Chattanooga, (11) at Elon, (23) vs. New Hampshire, 2004 playoffs 118 (13) vs. Morehead State, (24) vs. Western Carolina, (16) vs. South Dakota State, (25) at Furman, (23) at Chattanooga, (19) vs. Savannah State, (19) at Furman, (23) vs. Appalachian State, (21) at Wofford, (14) vs. Bethune-Cookman, 2002 playoffs PAYTON WATCH LIST: Fullback Jermaine Austin is officially a finalist on The Sports Network Walter Payton Award Watch List. Austin is one of 16 offensive players nationwide named to the final list... No stranger to the award, Austin was a finalist in 2003 in which he finished 15th in the final voting. For more on the Watch List see Page 15. TOP ACTIVE LEADER: Jermaine Austin also stands as the top active leader in rushing among Division I-AA members, ahead by more than 750 yards over Brown s Nick Hartigan. Austin s 6.31 yards per carry also leads all active I-AA rushers while he ranks third in carries (834) and seventh in yards per game (114.4). AUSTIN AMONG NCAA CAREER LEADERS: Jermaine Austin enters this week 11th among the NCAA career rushing leaders. With 5,264 yards, next on the list is Rick Sarille of Wagner (5,290 yards from ). SEASON-OPENING RECORD: Jermaine Austin just missed on his second career 200 yard game, however he did set a Georgia Southern record for most rushing yards in a season-opener. Austin gained 199 yards on 20 carries at Northeastern, the most by an Eagle. Adrian Peterson previously held the record running for 192 yards in Paulson Stadium against Savannah State in GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 7

8 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE (COACHES) Georgia Southern players that were selected All-Southern Conference by the coaches. OG CHAD MOTTE... First Team Offense FB JERMAINE AUSTIN... First Team Offense LB JOHN MOHRING...First Team Defense DB TERENCE McBRIDE...First Team Defense WR TEDDY CRAFT... Second Team Offense DL CHARROD TAYLOR... Second Team Defense DB DEDRICK BYNAM Freshman of the Year Austin receives his fourth straight All-Conference accolade and the third straight year named First Team... Motte and McBride earn their second straight First Team honor, Mohring honored for the second straight year (Second Team last season)... Craft was a Second Team pick also last year... The first time Taylor earned All-SoCon honors. Bynam becomes the third Eagle named Freshman of the Year in the last four years (Austin in 2002, Jayson Foster in 2004). RUN and PASS PLAY DISTRIBUTION Down GSU Run Opp Run First Second Third Fourth Down GSU Pass Opp Pass First Second Third Fourth YARD BIG PLAYS A list of big plays (at least 20 yards) by Georgia Southern... RUN (39): Jermaine Austin (14), Jayson Foster (11), Marquice Maynard (3), Lynon Jefferson (3), Darius Smiley (3), Teddy Craft (2), Steve Steele (1), Melvin Greer (1), John Mohring (1) RECEIVING (22): Reggie McCutchen (7), Teddy Craft (5), Lynon Jefferson (4), Chris Dickerson (2), Marquice Maynard (2), Tim Camp (1), Raja Andrews (1) 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES GEORGIA SOUTHERN: Jayson Foster (NU/142), (MSU/108), (WOF/121), (UTC/134), (ELON/129), (WCU/149), (SDSU/178), (FUR/191) Jermaine Austin (NU/199), (MSU/129), (UTC/127), (ELON/125), (WCU/117), (CIT/137), (SDSU/146), (FUR/142), (MOR/118) OPPONENTS: Kris Bush (MSU/105); Michael Hobbs (WOF/114); Lironnie Davis (UTC/117); Kevin Richardson (ASU/208); Nuru Goodrum (CIT/118); Anthony Watson (SDSU/204) 200-YARD PASSING GAMES GEORGIA SOUTHERN: None GEORGIA SOUTHERN TEAM NOTES: With its current 8-3 record, GSU guaranteed its 23rd winning season in 24 years... GSU has gone two straight years failing to reach double-digits in wins. The Eagles rode a six consecutive year streak into the 2003 season... Since Mike Sewak rejoined the Eagle coaching staff, Georgia Southern has played 120 games (97-23) the last eight years an average of nearly 14 games a year two shy of an average NFL season... Georgia Southern has only been involved in three one-point games since The Eagles dropped two of the three close ones falling versus William & Mary in 1997 and at Appalachian State in The lone victory was a decision at South Florida in Southern played its second overtime game in history at Northeastern, improving to 2-0 after a overtime victory. GSU was last involved in an OT game in 1987 (first round playoff victory over Maine)... The Eagles 35-0 win versus Savannah State in the 2003 opener was its third shutout in the last four seasons (54-0 versus Gardner- Webb on Sept. 7, 2002 and 34-0 against Bethune-Cookman in the playoff opener on November 30, 2002)... The Eagles win at Florida International in the 2004 regular season finale was the program s first over a NCAA I-A team Of GSU s top 20 rushing efforts, 17 have come during Mike Sewak s tenure on staff (eight as head coach)... Of GSU s 63 alltime All-America players, 26 arrived as walk-ons... A look at GSU and the thermometer - 90 and hotter: 8-7 (.533); 80-89: (.836); 70-79: (.803); 60-69: (.737); 50-59: 25-9 (.735); 40-49: 6-5 (.545); 30-39: 2-2 (.500); 20-29: 0-1 (.000). EAGLES IN THE POLLS: Since the start of the 1997 season, Georgia Southern has been ranked in 126 of the 130 weekly polls. The Eagles returned to the national polls after a two week hiatus earlier this year. That departure ended a streak of 21 straight poll appearances. The Eagles only other break from the polls came after falling to The Citadel on October 25, 2003, but after a two week break GSU returned after a win over Furman. Official preseason and post-season polls are included in all of the rankings below (bold represents ranking under Sewak): Rank... No. of Weeks No weeks No weeks No weeks No weeks No weeks No weeks No weeks No weeks No weeks No weeks No weeks Not Ranked... 4 weeks OPPONENTS: Anthony Orio (NU/221); Chris Jones (MSU/231); Ryan Berry (SDSU/ 289); Ingle Martin (FUR/240); Brian Yost (MOR/208) NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 8

9 OFFENSIVE LINE ANALYSIS No. Name Plays + Def.Grnd 67 Lance Wayne C Russell Orr, T Chad Motte, G Dane Jensen, T Marcelo Estrada, G Travlis Sims, G Charlie Hopkins, T Lance Watkins, G Jesse Suarez, C Eric Selbach, T Casey Wingard, G James Bouie, G Lewis Brooks, G Jason McLeod, T Sean Gray, T Matt McCown, T Matt Wade, T Game High Defenders Grounded: 28 - Wayne (FUR) CAREER-HIGH Team Single-Game High: 125 vs. Furman SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES No. Name... Tackles 39 Lance Turner Tim Camp Cameron Draughorne Dedrick Bynam Chris Covington J.T. Nash Jason Earwood John Mohring Marcus Suaava Joey Tuttle Ken Middleton Terence McBride Joe Turner Melvin Greer Lewis Barr Renard Montford Jason Hawkins Chris Dickerson A.J. Bryant T.J. Rutledge Seth Brownlee Tariq Muhammad... 1 Single-Game High: 4 - Lance Turner (McNeese State) Blocks: Bynam (punt/wof), Camp (twice punt/mor) LOGGING THE MILES: GSU will log nearly 9,000 miles this season on six trips. The Eagles opened with a flight to Boston. The next three trips were via bus to SoCon opponents. GSU s last regular season trip was also via airplane to South Dakota. The Eagles will charter to San Marcos for the first round of the I-AA Playoffs. The following is a listing of miles from Statesboro one-way via mapquest.com and Microsoft Streets and Trips. Statesboro Boston, MA... 1,049 Statesboro Spartanburg, S.C Statesboro Elon, N.C Statesboro Boone, N.C Statesboro Brookings, S.D.... 1,429 Statesboro San Marcos, TX... 1,093 Total Round Trip... 8, EAGLES NAMED PRESEASON ALL-SOCON: Georgia Southern led all Southern Conference members when 14 Eagles were named preseason All-SoCon. First Team members included: RB Jermaine Austin, WR Teddy Craft, OG Chad Motte, RS Jayson Foster, PK Jonathan Dudley, DB A.J. Bryant, DB Terence McBride and P Dan Jordan. Those named preseason Second Team were: OG Travlis Sims, C Lance Wayne, DL Charrod Taylor, LB John Mohring, DB Tariq Muhammad and DB Lewis Barr. Austin finished second in the preseason Offensive Player of the Year balloting. RUSHING ATTACK AT IT AGAIN: Georgia Southern is at it again in rushing offense. Most recently, the Eagles out-gained Morehead State , increasing its nation-leading average to yards per game. Southern also ranks higher than any NCAA I-A program, currently led by Navy (286.7). GS owns four consecutive I-AA rushing titles and led ALL NCAA Division I teams in rushing offense the last three years rushing yards (1st, 11 games) rushing yards (12 games) rushing yards (11) rushing yards (14) rushing yards* (only regular season counted) Georgia Southern has rushed for more touchdowns than any program in all of Division I (47). In all since the program s rebirth in 1982, the Eagles have picked up 93,997 yards on 17,374 carries for a 5.41 average. EAGLES OWN FIVE OF THE TOP 11: Following its 484 yard rushing output at South Dakota State, GSU now owns the top three rushing performances in I-AA this year and top two in all of Division I. The Eagles 493 net rushing yards against Chattanooga ranks first, followed by South Dakota State then the 474 gained at Northeastern is third-best among I-AA teams... Southern also ranks seventh among the I-AA teams netting 455 against Morehead State and 11th with the 430 yards gained versus Furman. POINTS ON THE BOARD: Georgia Southern has scored in 38 of the 45 quarters (including overtime at Northeastern) this season. The only time they have been left off the board came during three quarters of the Appalachian State game, the opening quarter against Furman, the final quarter versus Morehead State and the third quarter against McNeese State and Wofford. The first half has been especially productive, scoring 100 points in the opening quarter and 146 during the second of the 421 total points scored (58.4 percent). GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 9 MAGIC NUMBER 40: The number 40 is the key to success for Georgia Southern. When the Eagles score in the 40s they are 7-0 and 1-3 when not. The only winning exception came during the win over Furman. GSU highest scoring output in a loss was 20 at home against McNeese State.

10 THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS Georgia Southern Opponent 3 AND /22 3 AND /17 3 AND /30 3 AND /20 3 AND /12 3 AND /15 3 AND /15 3 AND /11 3 AND /14 3 AND /10 3 AND /12 3 AND 6...4/7 3 AND /11 3 AND /11 3 AND /5 3 AND 8...5/8 3 AND /5 3 AND /10 3 AND /9 3 AND /7 3 AND na 3 AND /5 3 AND na 3 AND /2 3 AND /4 3 AND /5 3 AND /2 3 AND /6 3 AND /7 3 AND /15 Total... 74/148 (50%) Total... 68/149 (46%) FIRST DOWN CONVERSIONS GSU FIRST DOWN PLAYS: GSU FIRST DOWN GAINED ON FIRST DOWN PLAYS: GSU TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ON FIRST DOWN PLAYS: GSU AVERAGE GAIN ON FIRST DOWN PLAYS: ypp GSU Analysis No gain or negative yardage: One to five yards gained: Six to 10 yards gained: to 20 yards gained: More than 20 yards gained: OPP FIRST DOWN PLAYS: OPP FIRST DOWN GAINED ON FIRST DOWN PLAYS: OPP TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ON FIRST DOWN PLAYS: OPP AVERAGE GAIN ON FIRST DOWN PLAYS: ypp OPP Analysis No gain or negative yardage: One to five yards gained: Six to 10 yards gained: to 20 yards gained: More than 20 yards gained: KICKOFFS Team No. KO TB Avg. OPP Start GSU 72* 23 Own 27 Team No. KO TB Avg. GSU Start OPP 47 6 Own 28 *GSU recovered onside kick (The Citadel) not included FIRST DOWN YARDAGE: The Eagles continue to fare well on first down. On 357 first-down plays, Southern recorded 72 first downs and scored 20 touchdowns. GS averages 7.03 yards on first down. Of those 357 plays, 70 have gone for 11 or more yards. THIRD DOWN SUCCESS: Georgia Southern has converted 50 percent on third down this year... The Eagles are a combined 42-for-52 when facing 3rd-and-1 or 3rd-and-2. However, when facing seven or more yards to get a first down, Southern is a combined 6-for The defense has held opponents to under 50% when they need just a yard for a first (8-for-17). GROUND WARS SINCE 1997: The Eagles have out-rushed their opponents in 114 of the last 120 games over the past eightplus years. Most recently, Georgia Southern out-rushed Morehead State Appalachian State (2005), Wofford (2002, 2003, 2005) and Furman (2000, 2001) have been the only teams to outrush Georgia Southern during that span. BALANCED SCORING: Georgia Southern has shared the wealth when it comes to scoring. So far this season 14 different Eagles have accounted for the 59 touchdowns, including two on defense by Jason Earwood and A.J. Bryant... In 2004, 18 different players, including three defensive players, scored a touchdown. In 2003, just 10 players scored, two from the defensive squad, while in did (one defensive). RECORD SETTING PERFORMANCE BY THE FANS: The Eagles are enjoying another stellar season for home attendance. In the McNeese State game 20,607 were in attendance, the ninth-highest total in Paulson Stadium history. Georgia Southern also set a student attendance record for the second straight year (Appalachian State in 04) as 11,816 watched the McNeese game... The Eagles are averaging 16,241 after six home games, sixth-highest average among NCAA I-AA teams in the country. SCORING STREAK: Georgia Southern has not suffered a shutout since December 2, 1995 when the Montana Grizzlies and a frozen turf stifled the Eagles triple-option attack in a 45-0 playoff setback. Overall, the Eagles have scored in 131 straight contests. SECOND HALF STAND: Georgia Southern s defense has been stingy during the second half thus far. The opposing offenses have scored only 14 touchdowns after halftime - spanning 23 quarters (including OT at Northeastern). The Eagles had three consecutive second half shutouts (Chattanooga, Elon and Western Carolina) but Appalachian State and The Citadel both scored a touchdown on its opening drive of the third quarter. DON T MOVE THE CHAINS: The Georgia Southern dropped one spot to second in the SoCon in opponent fourth-down conversion. Opponents have converted just 25 percent on fourth down attempts this year (4-for-16), which ranks GSU tied for seventh nationally. IN THE CLUTCH: Last year Georgia Southern finished first in the Southern Conference on fourth down conversions. The Eagles are making a statement again this year. Overall Southern holds the SoCon lead at 73 percent (24-for-33) and ranks sixth nationally. No other Division I team in the country has converted more fourth down attempts than GSU. Against Western Carolina, the Eagles finished a perfect 7-for-7. REDZONE SUCCESS: Georgia Southern stands 42-for-50 on the season (38 TD, four FG) when inside the RedZone, 84 percent. When inside the 10 yard line the Eagles are 30-for-34, scoring 28 touchdowns and two field goals. NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 10

11 EAGLES IN SoCON RECORD BOOK SoCON CAREER RUSHING ATTEMPTS 1. Adrian Peterson, GSU Thomas Haskins, VMI John Settle, Appalachian State Louis Ivory, Furman JERMAINE AUSTIN SoCON CAREER RUSHING YARDS 1. Adrian Peterson, GSU... 6, Louis Ivory, Furman... 5, Thomas Haskins, VMI... 5, JERMAINE AUSTIN... 5,264 SoCON MOST YARDS GAINED PER GAME, CAREER 1. Adrian Peterson, GSU Louis Ivory, Furman Thomas Haskins, VMI JERMAINE AUSTIN MOST GAMES GAINING 100 RUSHING YARDS OR MORE, CAREER 1. Adrian Peterson, GSU JERMAINE AUSTIN SoCON MOST SEASONS GAINING 1,000 YARDS OR MORE 1. Adrian Peterson, GSU JERMAINE AUSTIN...3 Louis Ivory, Furman...3 Thomas Haskins, VMI...3 Chris Parker, Marshall...3 Stanford Jennings, Furman...3 SoCON MOST YARDS GAINED BY A QUARTERBACK, SEASON 1. Chaz Williams, GSU (2002)... 1, JAYSON FOSTER (2005)... 1,330 SoCON TWO PLAYERS, SAME TEAM EACH GAINING 1,000 YARDS JERMAINE AUSTIN (1,399), JAYSON FOSTER (1,330) JERMAINE AUSTIN (1,416), Chaz Williams (1,422) Greg Hill (1,084), Adrian Peterson (1,807) Greg Hill (1,061), Adrian Peterson (1,932) Adrian Johnson (1,091), Gene Brown (1,006) The Citadel Mike Smith (1,067), Gwain Durden (1,045) Chattanooga SoCON MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS IN A SEASON 1. Adrian Peterson, GSU (1999) Chaz Williams, GSU (2002) Chaz Williams, GSU (2004) Adrian Peterson, GSU (1998) John Settle, Appalachian State (1986) JAYSON FOSTER SoCON CONSECUTIVE GAMES SCORING RUSHING TD, SEASON 1. JAYSON FOSTER Chaz Williams, GSU (2002) Louis Ivory, Furman (2001) SoCON RUSHING TDs SCORED BY QUARTERBACK, SEASON 1. Chaz Williams, GSU (2002, NCAA Record) Chaz Williams, GSU (2004) JAYSON FOSTER THREE DOWNS AND OUT: For the season the Eagles have gone 3-and-out 18 times in 129 drives. Georgia Southern has held opponents to 3-and-out 28 times in 126 possessions. NAILING THE DOOR SHUT: Georgia Southern has compiled an 88-3 record when leading after three quarters of play since The only fourth quarter losses came at Wofford (2003), at Furman (2004) and New Hampshire (2004). Since 1999, GSU is 55-6 when it scores first and 64-7 when ahead at the half. In that same span, the Eagles have only trailed at the end of the third quarter 18 times in 92 total games (4-14 record). One of those four wins came against top-ranked Furman at Paulson Stadium, PAULSON STADIUM HIT LIST: Georgia Southern has won 141 games at Paulson Stadium since the stadium s opening in Here s a look at the victims, listed from a frequency perspective: Chattanooga (10), Western Carolina (8), The Citadel (8), Furman (7), Savannah State (7), VMI (5), Central Florida (5), East Tennessee State (5), Appalachian State (5), Bethune-Cookman (4), Wofford (3), Elon (3), Newberry (3), South Carolina State (3), Jacksonville State (3), Eastern Kentucky (2), Florida A&M (2), Maine (2), Liberty (2), Nicholls State (2), Northeast Louisiana (2), Samford (2), Stephen F. Austin State (2) and Johnson C. Smith (2)... On the other hand, the 17 survivors include Marshall ( 94, 96), Appalachian State ( 96), The Citadel ( 03), East Tennessee ( 96), Eastern Kentucky ( 90), Florida A&M ( 92), Furman ( 01), McNeese State ( 05), Middle Tennessee State ( 85), New Hampshire ( 04), Troy State ( 92), West Georgia ( 94), Western Kentucky ( 02), William & Mary ( 97), Wofford ( 02) and Youngstown State ( 91). PAULSON STADIUM HOME SWEET HOME: Georgia Southern s all-time record in Allen E. Paulson Stadium is (.892). The Eagles own the two longest home winning streaks in NCAA Division I-AA history, having run off 39 straight victories from November 8, 1997 to December 15, 2001 and 38 consecutive from October 5, 1985 to September 22, Meanwhile, against the Southern Conference, Georgia Southern has tallied a 45-6 (.882) mark in Paulson Stadium since joining the league and is 13-2 against conference foes under head coach Mike Sewak. DETAILING CONFERENCE DYNASTIES: Georgia Southern s run of six consecutive Southern Conference titles from 1997 to 2002 was one of the greatest such streaks in NCAA I-AA history. In fact, only Northern Iowa has had more success, winning the Gateway Conference seven straight times ( ). I-AA WINS LEADERS SINCE No. Team... Wins 1. Montana GEORGIA SOUTHERN Lehigh Furman...63 Colgate Western Kentucky...61 Grambling State Dayton Duquesne...59 Delaware...59 NUMBER ONE GOES DOWN: Georgia Southern pulled off a program first following its win over top-ranked Furman at Paulson Stadium. That marked the Eagles first ever win over the No. 1 team in the country during a regular season contest. The Eagles were 0-3 heading in, all against Marshall and twice at Paulson Stadium. GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 11

12 UPDATED GEORGIA SOUTHERN RECORDS CAREER RUSHING ATTEMPTS 1. Adrian Peterson JERMAINE AUSTIN CAREER RUSHING YARDS 1. Adrian Peterson... 6, JERMAINE AUSTIN... 5,264 CAREER YARDS PER CARRY AVERAGE 1. Ricky Harris Adrian Peterson JERMAINE AUSTIN MOST YARDS GAINED, SEASON-OPENER 199 by JERMAINE AUSTIN (9/3/2005 at Northeastern) LONGEST PASS COMPLETION 82 yards TD - DARIUS SMILEY to TEDDY CRAFT (10/1/2005 at Elon) LONGEST RECEPTION 82 yards TD - TEDDY CRAFT - DARIUS SMILEY (10/1/2005 at Elon) CAREER YARDS PER CATCH 1. TEDDY CRAFT (43 rec., 995) Monty Sharpe CAREER KICK RETURN AVERAGE 1. LEWIS BARR (30 returns, 787 yards) Corey Joyner MOST TDs ON INTERCEPTION RETURNS, GAME 1 - on 26 occasions. JASON EARWOOD (10/22/2005, 30 yds. vs. The Citadel) A.J. BRYANT (11/12/05, 74 yds. vs. Morehead State) MOST CAREER INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS A.J. BRYANT MOST RUSHING PLAYS 80 vs. Furman (11/5/05) GEORGIA SOUTHERN IN NCAA RECORD BOOK NCAA CAREER RUSHING YARDS 1. Adrian Peterson ( , Georgia Southern)... 6, Charles Roberts ( , Sacramento State)... 6, Jerry Azumah ( , New Hampshire)... 6, Matt Cannon ( , Southern Utah)... 5, Reggie Greene ( , Siena)... 5, Marcel Shipp ( , Massachusetts)... 5, Thomas Haskins ( , VMI)... 5, Louis Ivory ( , Furman)... 5, Frank Hawkins ( , Nevada)... 5, Rick Sarille ( , Wagner)... 5, JERMAINE AUSTIN (2002-Pr., GEORGIA SOUTHERN) 5,264 NCAA SEASON RUSHING YARDS BY A QUARTERBACK 1. Matt Cannon (2000, Southern Utah)... 1, Matt Cannon (1998, Southern Utah)... 1, Chaz Williams (2002)... 1, David Dinkins (2000, Morehead State)... 1, JAYSON FOSTER (2005)... 1,330 RUSHING RECORD AGAIN: At South Dakota State, the Eagles tied a single game record rushing the ball 76 times. They surpassed that mark the following week. Southern finished with 80 rushing attempts against Furman, totaling 430 yards. CLOSE IN LOSSES: Close ball games have not been kind to GSU over the last four seasons as the Eagles 13 losses under Mike Sewak have been by a total of 104 points. DUDLEY BREAKS 100: Jonathan Dudley, preseason First Team All-Southern Conference this year, improved to 49-for-52 in extra points this year. Dudley hit the game-winning field goal from 24 yards out in overtime at Northeastern. He stands 13-for-16 in career field goal attempts and converted 105-of-114 extra points. FOSTER S SIX: Sophomore Jayson Foster, the 2004 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, saw his streak of 100-yard rushing games end at six. Georgia Southern s quarterback came into the Appalachian State game late in the first quarter and finished with 54 yards on 20 carries but did score a touchdown. Foster s streak will go down as the eighth-longest among the SoCon season leaders... Most Consecutive Games Gaining 100+ Yards (SoCon) Adrian Peterson (1999 and 1998) 10 - Chaz Williams (2002) 9 - Adrian Peterson (2000) 9 - Carl Tremble (Furman, 1992) 9 - John Settle (Appalachian State, 1986) 9 - Stump Mitchell (The Citadel, 1980) 7 - Brad Hoover (Western Carolina, 1998) 6 - JAYSON FOSTER (2005) 6 - Louis Ivory (Furman, 2001) 6 - Brandon Walker (East Tennessee State, 1996) 6 - Carlester Crumpler (East Carolina, 1972) NATION-BEST STREAK CONTINUES: Jayson Foster rushed for two touchdowns against Morehead State, the 11th straight game he reached the endzone. He has scored a rushing TD every game this year, the only player in I-AA to accomplish that feat this season, and tied a SoCon season record for consecutive games scoring a rushing touchdown (Chaz Williams, Furman s Louis Ivory). One more rushing TD this season in the First Round playoff game will break the record. FOSTER SURPASSES 1,400 CAREER YARDS: Jayson Foster reached a milestone during the Appalachian State game, surpassing 1,000 career rushing yards in just 19 games. He enters the Morehead State game with 1,494 yards to date... This year he ranks second with 1,330 yards and leads the team recording 218 rushing attempts and 19 touchdowns. His per game average stands second in the SoCon and is 10th nationally... During his rookie year, Foster scored a touchdown five different ways: rushing (4), receiving (2), passing (1), kickoff return (1) and punt return (1). QB RUSHING YARDS: Foster moved to second place among the Southern Conference season leaders, behind Chaz Williams, for most rushing yards by a quarterback. With 1,330 the sophomore QB currently ranks fifth among the NCAA I-AA season leaders. Next on the list is Morehead State s David Dinkins (1,405 yards during the 2000 season) and Williams 2002 record. NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 12

13 DUO MAKE HISTORY: Jermaine Austin and Jayson Foster made history during the South Dakota State game. They both surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for the season, just the sixth time in Southern Conference history two teammates accomplished the feat. Of those six, four are from Georgia Southern. Austin already made that list in 2002 when he (1,416) and Chaz Williams (1,422) each ran for 1,000 yards. MORE ON MOHRING: John Mohring has led the Eagle defense or tied for the team tackles lead nine times this year. He recorded a career-best 14 tackles against Furman... Mohring also broke Appalachian State quarterback Richie Williams streak of 186 consecutive pass attempts without an interception. He grabbed Williams pass in the endzone at the end of the first half and ran it back 46 yards... He holds the team lead making 10.5 tackles for a loss... Mohring recorded a then career-high 12 tackles at Wofford. The junior linebacker tallied 11 at Northeastern (also a personalbest at the time) then tied that mark against McNeese State. Mohring holds the tackles lead with 103, ranking second among the Southern Conference leaders. He surpassed 100 career tackles during the season-opener, currently with 196 all-time. FOSTER TOPS IN SCORING: Jayson Foster leads the Southern Conference and ranks second nationally averaging 10.4 points per game. Not only has he scored 19 rushing touchdowns (tied for second-most in I-AA) but also thrown for six more... Foster tied for 10th place among the SoCon season leaders following his four TD performance against Morehead State, giving him 25 TDs accounted for this year. SMILEY TO CRAFT SETS RECORDS: Late in the second quarter at Elon, quarterback Darius Smiley hooked up with wide receiver Teddy Craft and made Georgia Southern history. The 82-yard touchdown catch set Eagle records for longest pass completion and longest pass reception. The previous passing record was 80 done on three occasions (most recently in 2003). The previous reception record was also 80 done three times. That was Smiley s second TD pass this year and Craft s first TD reception. SMILEY-McCUTCHEN BOTH GET FIRSTS: Quarterback Darius Smiley and wide receiver Reggie McCutchen connected on a memorable 15-yard game-tying touchdown pass on fourth down with 57 seconds remaining at Northeastern. That marked Smiley s first career passing TD and McCutchen s first TD reception. A CRAFTY WIDE RECEIVER: Teddy Craft hauled in Jayson Foster s two TD passes against Morehead State, giving him 11 in his career. That jumped him up into a tie for third place on the alltime list (Tony Belser), two back of Chris Johnson in second place... Craft needs five more receiving yards to reach 1,000 in his career... Last year the versatile wide receiver set a GSU record making a touchdown catch in five straight games. However, that was snapped at The Citadel. Craft made up for it though by throwing his first collegiate touchdown pass late in the first half... Craft was not far behind Foster in variety of TDs last year. Craft caught a TD pass, threw one and returned a punt (Western Carolina)... He tied a GSU season record for most games gaining 100 yards receiving (117 Wofford, 108 Western Carolina). Craft is also one 100-yard game away from tying Monty Sharpe s career record of three... After surpassing the minimum 40 career receptions requirement, he would currently lead in career yards per catch averaging Sharpe right now owns the record with 19.9 yards per reception. EARWOOD TIES RECORD: Jason Earwood joined the Georgia Southern record book, returning an interception during The Citadel game for a touchdown. That was the 25th time a member of the Eagle defense accomplished the feat. SO DOES BRYANT: Senior A.J. Bryant enjoys playing in the regular season finale. For the second straight year he returned an interception for a touchdown, most recently 74 yards against Morehead State. Last year at Florida International he hit paydirt after a 73-yard return. That marks the 26th time a member of the Eagle defense accomplished the feat. AND HE SETS ANOTHER RECORD: During A.J. Bryant s 74-yard return against Morehead State he shattered Hugo Rossignol s record for career interception return yards of 182. Bryant, only three shy before the run, now holds the record at 253. BRYANT HOLDS INTERCEPTION RECORD: A.J. Bryant last year earned Third Team All-America honors. In 2004, he set a Georgia Southern record with six interceptions, including one for 73 yards at Florida International for a TD. He picked off two passes at Western Carolina and against FIU Bryant ranked 19th nationally. He also set a GSU season record of 165 interception return yards. JORDAN AMONG CONFERENCE LEADERS: Punter Dan Jordan, last year s SoCon leader, currently ranks fourth averaging 39.7 yards per kick on 29 attempts. During the Morehead State game he booted a career-best 69-yard punt. His freshman year he recorded one of the longest ever at Furman s Paladin Stadium hitting one for 68 yards. KNOCKDOWN KING: Junior center Lance Wayne is pushing for his third straight knockdown title. He has led the offensive line in knockdown blocks the last two years (141 as a sophomore, 117 his freshman year) and is at it again with 133 to date. Like he did last year against Furman, Wayne set a personal-high for knockdowns getting 28. Wayne also displays his durability, leading the O-Line in snaps played again, 671 this year (751 in 2004 and 789 in 03). EAGLES KNOCKDOWN FURMAN: Georgia Southern registered a team season-high 125 knockdown blocks against Furman. That was 29 more than the previous high during the season-opener at Northeastern. Last year the Eagles also registered a team seasonhigh against the Paladins, 107. MUHAMMAD HITS 100: Senior strong safety Tariq Muhammad recorded his 100th career tackle at Elon. The three-year starter has played in 42 career games, totaling nine pass break-ups, four interceptions and 123 stops. AS DOES McBRIDE: Terence McBride also recorded his 100th career tackle during the Western Carolina game. The senior cornerback, having missed two games earlier this year, made four stops to reach the milestone. He has played in 44 games and recorded 122 tackles... Against South Dakota State and Furman he forced a fumble and intercepted a pass each game.... AND BRYANT: Fellow senior defensive back A.J. Bryant joined John Mohring, Tariq Muhammad and Terence McBride in recording his 100th career tackle this year. Bryant finished the Appalachian State game with nine to surpass the milestone. The starting free safety has nine interceptions and 11 pass break-ups to go with his 125 career stops in 48 games. GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 13

14 ANDREWS SURPASSES 1,100: Fullback Brandon Andrews hit a milestone during the Western Carolina game. With 30 yards rushing, he surpassed 1,000 career yards. In 36 games played, Andrews has registered 1,165 yards and scored 12 touchdowns. TOUCHDOWN McCUTCHEN: Junior Reggie McCutchen recorded a career-high two TD receptions against Western Carolina. He increased his season total to four, now just one shy of tying for fourth place among the season Top 10. MAKING THEM COUNT: Chris Dickerson might have only two receptions this season, but both have come at important times. He made a leaping grab over two Citadel defenders for a 23-yard touchdown, the first of his career. Dickerson also battled two defenders to haul in a 35-yard completion on 3rd-and-17 late in the Furman game. That catch set up the go-ahead touchdown as the Eagles knocked off top-ranked Furman DEFENSE GETTING PICKY: Georgia Southern s defense has picked off a pass in nine of the last 10 games, including a season-high three off South Dakota State s Ryan Berry. Three different Eagles came up with an interception that game... Terence McBride picked off Furman s Ingle Martin late in the game to seal the upset win... Jason Earwood ran one back 30 yards for a touchdown in The Citadel game and A.J. Bryant also returned one for a touchdown versus Morehead State. Earwood (2nd career), John Mohring (3, 4th career), Lewis Barr (3rd career), Bryant (3, 9th career), Larry Beard, Anthony Blaine, McBride (2, 5th career) and Larry Long have all recorded an interception this season. YOUTH MOVEMENT: Georgia Southern put a young but talented offense on the field at Northeastern. In all six sophomores got the start - QB Jayson Foster, SB Lynon Jefferson and Marquice Maynard, OL Lance Watkins, Dane Jensen and Russell Orr. Freshman Tim Camp started at wide receiver. NEW FACES IN STARTING ROLES: Going into the season Georgia Southern realized new faces were getting a shot at starting roles. Of the 22 starters at Northeastern, eight got their first-ever start: RB Lynon Jefferson, WR Tim Camp, OL Lance Watkins and Dane Jensen, FS A.J. Bryant, LB T.J. Rutledge and DL Charrod Taylor and Brian Kranz. RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS: Georgia Southern returns three All-Americans from last year. Senior offensive guard Chad Motte was named First Team All-America by The Sports Network. He started all 12 games, seeing action in 627 snaps which was fourth-most on the team. He earned a positive grade on 265 plays recording 108 knockdown blocks... A.J. Bryant ranked among the national leaders snaring six interceptions. He was a Third Team All-America pick by The Sports Network... Jermaine Austin earned Fourth Team accolades by the Collegesportsreport.com. He rushed for 988 yards in essentially nine games last year (played one snap in one game). TAYLOR THE OLDEST START: Junior defensive lineman Charrod Taylor is believed to hold the distinction as the oldest player to start a game for Georgia Southern. The 25-year-old junior (May 1980, second oldest to ever suit up in an Eagle uniform) spent four years in the Navy and joined Eagle football as a walk-on. Taylor was drafted as the number one pick during last spring s Blue- White game and a Preseason Second Team All-Southern Conference pick this year without ever starting a single game. In his career, Taylor has played in 32 games making 48 tackles including 11 for a loss and two sacks. BLAINE JOINS TAYLOR: Redshirt-freshman Anthony Blaine joins Charrod Taylor as the second oldest to suit up in an Eagle uniform. Born in August 1980, the 25-year-old Blaine spent three years in the Army. After attending Georgia Southern last year, he joined the team as a walk-on during the summer. DEFENSIVE BACKS EARN RESPECT: When the preseason All- Southern Conference teams were announced, head coaches certainly thought highly of Georgia Southern s secondary. All four starters were named to either the first or second team. Returning All-America free safety A.J. Bryant and cornerback Terence McBride were First Team picks. Strong safety Tariq Muhammad and cornerback Lewis Barr earned a spot on the Second Team. AUSTIN POW AGAIN: Senior Jermaine Austin was named Offensive Player of the Week by the Southern Conference office on September 5. Austin gained 199 yards on 20 carries, his second-highest single game total and most by an Eagle in a season-opener. Austin broke through on a 60-yard TD run and registered two other runs of 40-plus yards. That marks the fourth time in his career he received the SoCon s weekly offensive award. WISE NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Matt Wise was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Week. The redshirt-freshman defensive lineman picked up his first SoCon weekly award. Wise recorded a personal-high five tackles during the 49-7 win at Elon. He recorded two tackles for a loss, one a sack of Elon QB BYNAM NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Dedrick Bynam received the Southern Conference s Freshman of the Week award, helping Georgia Southern defeat Western Carolina. He registered three unassisted tackles, part of a defensive unit that allowed just 70 net rushing yards by the Catamounts. Bynam also recorded a 9-yard sack. BEARD JOINS FRESHMAN CROWD: Defensive end Larry Beard was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Week, helping Georgia Southern to a win over The Citadel. Beard registered six tackles, of which 1.5 were for a loss. In addition he got a sack and one quarterback hurry. Beard, earning the weekly award for the first time in his career, became the third Eagle to receive the Freshman of the Week award. FOSTER SHARES OFFENSIVE AWARD: Sophomore quarterback Jayson Foster shared the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week award, following his career-high performance at South Dakota State... Foster had career-highs of 178 yards rushing (on 27 attempts), 131 passing (4-of-7) and equaled his high of three TDs on the ground... He keyed the 11th-best total offensive yardage game in GSU history (615) and the most ever rushing yards allowed by a South Dakota State opponent... This marked his first SoCon Offensive weekly award and second overall (Freshman POW last year)... Foster shared the offensive award with Richie Williams from Appalachian State and Chattanooga s Eldra Buckley. I-AA.ORG HONORS FOSTER: Quarterback Jayson Foster was honored by I-AA.org as one of its four weekly All-Stars. Foster rushed for a career-high 191 yards and piled up 271 yards of offense as the Eagles knocked off top-ranked Furman. He also registered a career-high 33 rushing attempts and scored a touchdown for the 10th straight game. Foster s biggest completion of the game came on 3rd-and-17 when Chris Dickerson hauled in his pass for 35 yards, setting up the go-ahead touchdown. NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 14

15 WALTER PAYTON AWARD FINALIST JERMAINE # 6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN SENIOR FULLBACK AUSTIN OPPONENT... ATT. YDS TD LG at Northeastern McNeese State at Wofford Chattanooga at Elon Western Carolina at #19 Appalachian State The Citadel at South Dakota State #1 Furman Morehead State TOTALS , OTHER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST CANDIDATES WR David Ball (New Hampshire): 68 rec. 1,190 yards 18 TD RB Omar Cuff (Delaware): 249 att. 1,205 yards 14 TD 41 rec yards 4 TD QB Bruce Eugene (Grambling): ,275 yards 40 TD 58 att yards 2 TD RB Nick Hartigan (Brown): 314 att. 1,727 yards 20 TD 10 rec yards 1 TD RB Lex Hilliard (Montana): 229 att. 1,228 yards 10 TD 9 rec yards 1 TD QB Travis Lulay (Montana State): ,629 yards 17 TD 133 att yards 4 TD QB Ingle Martin (Furman): ,404 yards 18 TD 57 att yards 3 TD QB Erik Meyer (Eastern Washington): ,616 yards 26 TD 76 att yards 1 TD QB Barrick Nealy (Texas State): ,043 yards 14 TD 116 att yards11 TD W R Laurent Robinson (Illinois State): 86 rec. 1,465 yards 12 TD RB Joe Rubin (Portland State): 345 att. 1,702 yards 17 TD 15 rec yards QB Joel Sambursky (Southern Illinois): ,286 yards 20 TD 69 att. - 3 yards 1 TD QB Ricky Santos (New Hampshire): ,200 yards 33 TD 84 att yards 7 TD RB Steve Silva (Holy Cross): 189 att. 913 yards 11 TD 54 rec yards 1 TD QB Richie Williams (Appalachian St.): ,104 yards 14 TD 136 att yards 4 TD GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 15

16 GEORGIA SOUTHERN TWO-DEEP RS-redshirt; TR-transfer; L-letters won; SQ-squadman (non-letterman) WIDE RECEIVER No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. 86 Reggie McCutchen Jr-2L 19 Tim Camp Fr-HS -or- 20 Chris Dickerson Jr-SQ LEFT TACKLE 64 Charlie Hopkins Sr-3L 69 Dane Jensen So-1L LEFT GUARD 66 Marcelo Estrada So-SQ 63 Travlis Sims Jr-1L CENTER 67 Lance Wayne Jr-2L 68 Jesse Suarez So-1L RIGHT GUARD 71 Chad Motte Sr-3L 56 Lance Watkins So-1L RIGHT TACKLE 62 Russell Orr So-1L 63 Travlis Sims Jr-1L WIDE RECEIVER 85 Teddy Craft Jr-2L 86 Reggie McCutchen Jr-2L QUARTERBACK 4 Jayson Foster So-1L 9 Darius Smiley Jr-2L FULLBACK 6 Jermaine Austin Sr-3L 34 Brandon Andrews Sr-3L SLOTBACK 26 Marquice Maynard So-1L 28 Chris Covington Fr-HS SLOTBACK 31 Lynon Jefferson So-1L 21 Raja Andrews Fr-RS PLACEKICKER 87 Jonathan Dudley Jr-2L 84 Patrick Bolen Fr-RS DEFENSIVE END No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. 94 Jack Sherman Sr-3L 97 Matt Wise Fr-RS NOSE TACKLE 92 Brian Kranz Jr-1L 99 Shannon Williams Sr-3L DEFENSIVE TACKLE 91 Charrod Taylor Jr-2L 44 T.J. Watkins So-1L DEFENSIVE END 55 Larry Beard Fr-RS 51 Shun Williams Fr-TR OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 52 Jason Earwood Jr-2L 54 Dusty Reddick So-1L MIDDLE LINEBACKER 42 T.J. Rutledge Sr-2L 11 David Willingham Jr-2L OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 47 John Mohring Jr-2L 48 Larry Long Sr-SQ LEFT CORNERBACK 32 Terence McBride Sr-3L 36 Joe Turner Fr-HS FREE SAFETY 13 A.J. Bryant Sr-3L 17 Dedrick Bynam Fr-RS STRONG SAFETY 23 Tariq Muhammad Sr-3L 1 Rico Zackery Jr-2L RIGHT CORNERBACK 2 Lewis Barr Sr-3L 25 J.T. Nash So-SQ PUNTER 89 Dan Jordan So-1L 84 Patrick Bolen Fr-RS SPECIALISTS Kickoffs: 87 Jonathan Dudley, 84 Patrick Bolen Punt Returns: 85 Teddy Craft, 2 Lewis Barr Kickoff Returns: 85 Teddy Craft, 2 Lewis Barr Snappers: 95 Joey Tuttle, 54 Dusty Reddick Holder: 13 A.J. Bryant, 4 Jayson Foster NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 16

17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT NORTHEASTERN Reggie McCutchen Dane Jensen Lance Watkins Lance Wayne Chad Motte Russell Orr McNEESE STATE Reggie McCutchen Dane Jensen Travlis Sims Lance Wayne Chad Motte Russell Orr WOFFORD Reggie McCutchen Travlis Sims Marcelo Estrada Lance Wayne Chad Motte Russell Orr CHATTANOOGA Reggie McCutchen Dane Jensen Marcelo Estrada Lance Wayne Chad Motte Russell Orr ELON Reggie McCutchen Dane Jensen Marcelo Estrada Lance Wayne Chad Motte Russell Orr WESTERN CAROLINA Reggie McCutchen Dane Jensen Marcelo Estrada Lance Wayne Chad Motte Russell Orr APPALACHIAN STATE Reggie McCutchen Dane Jensen Marcelo Estrada Lance Wayne Chad Motte Russell Orr THE CITADEL Reggie McCutchen Dane Jensen Marcelo Estrada Lance Wayne Chad Motte Russell Orr SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Reggie McCutchen Dane Jensen Marcelo Estrada Lance Wayne Chad Motte Russell Orr FURMAN Reggie McCutchen Charlie Hopkins Marcelo Estrada Lance Wayne Chad Motte Russell Orr MOREHEAD STATE Reggie McCutchen Charlie Hopkins Marcelo Estrada Lance Wayne Chad Motte Russell Orr TEXAS STATE WR QB FB SB SB NORTHEASTERN Tim Camp Jayson Foster Jermaine Austin Marquice Maynard Lynon Jefferson McNEESE STATE Teddy Craft Jayson Foster Jermaine Austin Marquice Maynard Lynon Jefferson WOFFORD Teddy Craft Jayson Foster Jermaine Austin Marquice Maynard Lynon Jefferson CHATTANOOGA Teddy Craft Jayson Foster Jermaine Austin Marquice Maynard Lynon Jefferson ELON Teddy Craft Jayson Foster Jermaine Austin Marquice Maynard Lynon Jefferson WESTERN CAROLINA Teddy Craft Jayson Foster Brandon Andrews Marquice Maynard Lynon Jefferson APPALACHIAN STATE Tim Camp Darius Smiley Jermaine Austin Marquice Maynard Lynon Jefferson THE CITADEL Teddy Craft Jayson Foster Jermaine Austin Marquice Maynard Lynon Jefferson SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Teddy Craft Jayson Foster Jermaine Austin Marquice Maynard Lynon Jefferson FURMAN Teddy Craft Jayson Foster Jermaine Austin Marquice Maynard Lynon Jefferson MOREHEAD STATE Teddy Craft Jayson Foster Jermaine Austin Marquice Maynard Lynon Jefferson TEXAS STATE DEFENSE DE NT DT DE WLB MLB NORTHEASTERN Jack Sherman Brian Kranz Charrod Taylor Shaheen Solomon Jason Earwood T.J. Rutledge McNEESE STATE Jack Sherman Brian Kranz Charrod Taylor Shaheen Solomon Jason Earwood T.J. Rutledge WOFFORD Jack Sherman Brian Kranz Jerry Barker Shaheen Solomon Jason Earwood T.J. Rutledge CHATTANOOGA Jack Sherman Brian Kranz Jerry Barker Shaheen Solomon Jason Earwood T.J. Rutledge ELON Jack Sherman Brian Kranz Charrod Taylor Larry Beard Jason Earwood T.J. Rutledge WESTERN CAROLINA Jack Sherman Brian Kranz Charrod Taylor Larry Beard Jason Earwood T.J. Rutledge APPALACHIAN STATE Jack Sherman Brian Kranz Charrod Taylor Larry Beard Jason Earwood T.J. Rutledge THE CITADEL Jack Sherman Brian Kranz Charrod Taylor Larry Beard Jason Earwood T.J. Rutledge SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Jack Sherman Brian Kranz Charrod Taylor Larry Beard Jason Earwood T.J. Rutledge FURMAN Jack Sherman Brian Kranz Charrod Taylor Larry Beard Jason Earwood David Willingham MOREHEAD STATE Jack Sherman Brian Kranz Charrod Taylor Larry Beard Jason Earwood T.J. Rutledge TEXAS STATE SLB CB SS FS CB NORTHEASTERN John Mohring Terence McBride Tariq Muhammad A.J. Bryant Lewis Barr McNEESE STATE John Mohring Terence McBride Tariq Muhammad A.J. Bryant Lewis Barr WOFFORD John Mohring Joe Turner Tariq Muhammad A.J. Bryant Lewis Barr CHATTANOOGA John Mohring Joe Turner Tariq Muhammad A.J. Bryant Lewis Barr ELON John Mohring Joe Turner Tariq Muhammad A.J. Bryant Lewis Barr WESTERN CAROLINA John Mohring Terence McBride Tariq Muhammad A.J. Bryant Lewis Barr APPALACHIAN STATE John Mohring Terence McBride Tariq Muhammad A.J. Bryant Lewis Barr THE CITADEL John Mohring Terence McBride Tariq Muhammad A.J. Bryant Lewis Barr SOUTH DAKOTA STATE John Mohring Terence McBride Tariq Muhammad A.J. Bryant Lewis Barr FURMAN John Mohring Terence McBride Tariq Muhammad A.J. Bryant Lewis Barr MOREHEAD STATE John Mohring Terence McBride Tariq Muhammad A.J. Bryant Lewis Barr TEXAS STATE GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 17

18 RUSHING YARDS Yards Opponent Year 665 Glenville State Youngstown State * Gardner-Webb Western Carolina Northern Arizona * Johnson C. Smith Chattanooga Virginia Military Connecticut * Johnson C. Smith Samford Valdosta State East Tennessee State Virginia Military Florida International CHATTANOOGA Jacksonville State Western Carolina Virginia Military SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Marshall McNeese State * Nevada *1986 GEORGIA SOUTHERN TEAM HIGHS PASSING YARDS Yards Opponent Year 419 Furman * East Carolina James Madison Arkansas State * Valdosta State Central Florida Western Kentucky Wofford South Carolina State Chattanooga Eastern Kentucky James Madison East Carolina Northeast Louisiana Chattanooga Savannah State Chattanooga Central Florida South Carolina State Valdosta State 1983 TOTAL YARDS Yards Opponent Year 732 Western Carolina Glenville State East Tennessee State Northern Arizona * Youngstown State * Virginia Military Western Carolina East Carolina Furman * South Dakota State SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Nevada * Johnson C. Smith Furman Connecticut * Gardner-Webb Virginia Military Arkansas State * Massachusetts * Fayetteville State Virginia Military Villanova *1989 LOWEST OPP. RUSHING YDS Yards Opponent Year 5 Samford Western Carolina Newberry Fayetteville State Valdosta State Baptist (S.C.) Savannah State Middle Tenn. State Johnson C. Smith Chattanooga South Carolina State 1988 Bold Mike Sewak Era (2002-Present ) *playoff game LOWEST OPP. PASSING YDS Yards Opponent Year 0 The Citadel The Citadel West Georgia The Citadel * The Citadel Virginia Military Tennessee Tech South Carolina State Savannah State Appalachian State 1995 LOWEST OPP. TOTAL YDS Yards Opponent Year 55 South Carolina State Middle Tenn. State Virginia Military The Citadel Savannah State East Tennessee State Fort Benning Johnson C. Smith Samford Catawba 1987 NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 18

19 ALL-TIME POINT DIFFERENTIALS WINNING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (Overall) vs. Johnson C. Smith (84-3) vs. Fayetteville State (76-0) vs. Millen Athletic Club (68-0) vs. Western Carolina (70-7) vs. Savannah State (69-6) vs. Chattanooga (70-7) vs. Brewton Parker (62-0) at VMI (62-0) at VMI (57-0) vs. South Dakota State (63-7) vs. VMI (63-7) vs. Gardner-Webb (56-0) WINNING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (at Paulson) Johnson C. Smith (84-3) Fayetteville State (76-0) Western Carolina (70-7) Savannah State (69-6) Chattanooga (70-7) South Dakota State (63-7) VMI (63-7) Gardner-Webb (56-0) South Carolina State (53-0) Glennville State (66-13) VMI (56-3) LOSING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (Overall) vs. Mercer (77-0) vs. Mississippi Southern (67-0) vs. Appalachian Teachers (59-0) at Miami (56-0) vs. Oglethorpe (56-0) vs. Tampa (66-14) vs. Richmond Academy (54-6) at Florida (62-14) vs. Erskine (46-0) at Montana (45-0) WINNING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (Modern Era) vs. Johnson C. Smith (84-3) vs. Fayetteville State (76-0) vs. Western Carolina (70-7) vs. Savannah State (69-6) vs. Chattanooga (70-7) at VMI (62-0) at VMI (57-0) vs. South Dakota State (63-7) vs. VMI (63-7) vs. Gardner-Webb (56-0) LOSING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (Modern Era) at Miami (56-0) at Florida (62-14) at Montana (45-0) at Florida State (48-6) at Gardner Webb (44-6) at Middle Tennessee State (42-7) at Furman (45-10) at Marshall (37-7) at Georgia (34-7) at Middle Tennessee State (35-10) LOSING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (at Paulson) Middle Tennessee State (35-10) Troy State (21-0) Marshall (34-13) Marshall (29-13) Florida A&M (28-17) Eastern Kentucky (42-34) Appalachian State (35-28) Furman (24-17) Wofford (14-7) New Hampshire (27-23) The Citadel (28-24) WINNING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (Road Games) at VMI (62-0) at VMI (57-0) at East Tennessee State (55-6) at VMI (49-0) at Tennessee Tech (59-13) at Samford (52-7) at ELON (49-7) at Wofford (55-14) at Wofford (48-10) at Jacksonville State (51-14) LOSING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (Road Games) at Miami (56-0) at Florida (62-14) at Montana (45-0) at Florida State (48-6) at Gardner-Webb (44-6) at Furman (45-10) at Middle Tennessee State (42-7) at Marshall (37-7) at Georgia (34-7) at Florida (38-14) GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 19

20 THE LAST TIME GEORGIA SOUTHERN......BLOCKED A PUNT AND SCORED A TOUCHDOWN happened during the 2005 regular season finale at Paulson Stadium against Morehead State on November 12. Tim Camp recorded his second blocked punt of the day off Mason Webb, this time recovering the loose ball in the endzone for his first collegiate touchdown. The GSU Eagles went on to win a span of 1 game......returned A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN was against Wofford at Paulson Stadium on September 18, Jayson Foster fielded a Terrier kickoff at the Georgia Southern 17-yard line and zig-zagged his way to the Wofford endzone for an 83-yard TD return... The return capped off a 58-point outing for the Eagles, the most they had ever scored against the Terriers - a span of 21 games......returned A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN was on October 16, 2004 against Appalachian State when Jayson Foster fielded a Mountaineer punt on his own six-yard line with 12:27 left in the fourth quarter and promptly returned it 94 yards for a touchdown and a 54-0 lead during the Eagles' eventual 54-7 win over ASU in Paulson Stadium. The return was the longest Georgia Southern history and the third longest in Southern Conference history. It was the second week in a row GSU had returned a punt for a touchdown (Teddy Craft, 54 yards at Western Carolina) - a span of 17 games......returned AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN was during the regular-season finale at Paulson Stadium against Morehead State on November 12. For the second time in his career (both in a regular season finale) A.J. Bryant picked off Brian Yost and returned it 74 yards for the game s first score. The GSU Eagles eventually won a span of 1 game......rushed FOR MORE THAN 600 YARDS was on December 18, 1999 against Youngstown State in the NCAA I-AA National Championship Game. GSU racked up a school-record 638 yards on 59 carries in the victory in Chattanooga. Fullback Adrian Peterson led the way with 247 yards and three TDs - a span of 77 games......passed FOR MORE THAN 300 YARDS was against Arkansas State in the I-AA championship game on December 20, Tracy Ham completed 12 of 21 passes for 306 yards in a win - a span of 248 games......passed FOR MORE THAN 400 YARDS was against Furman in the I-AA championship game on December 21, Tracy Ham completed 23 of 37 passes for 419 yards in a win - a span of 263 games... HAD A RUNNING BACK GAIN MORE THAN 200 YARDS IN A GAME was on October 4, 2003 when fullback Jermaine Austin gained 207 yards on 33 attempts (6.3 ypc) against Florida International in a non-conference matchup at Paulson Stadium. The Eagles outlasted the Golden Panthers to claim their 12th straight non-socon home win - a span of 29 games... HAD A RUNNING BACK GAIN MORE THAN 300 YARDS IN A GAME was on December 4, 1999 against Massachusetts at Paulson Stadium. Adrian Peterson rushed for a GSU-record 333 yards on 32 attempts and established a new GSU standard with 32 points (five touchdowns, one two-point conversion). He helped the Eagles to a team total of 470 rushing yards on the way to a quarterfinal victory over the Minutemen - a span of 79 games......returned A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN was against Gardner-Webb in the 2002 home opener September 7. Strong safety David Young picked up a fumble and returned it 34 yards for a score midway during the Eagles' 56-0 victory over the Bulldogs. GSU recorded a school-record four fumble returns for touchdowns during the 2001 season - a span of 47 games......recovered A FUMBLE IN THE ENDZONE FOR A TOUCH- DOWN was when tackle James McCoy fell on a J.R. Revere fumble in the Montana endzone during the Eagles' opening drive against the Grizzlies in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn., on December 16. The score gave Georgia Southern an early 7-0 lead before an eventual victory - a span of 63 games......scored A SAFETY was on November 27, 2004 when New Hampshire tried running out the clock. Ricky Santos ran out the back of their own endzone during Georgia Southern s loss in the first round of the I-AA Playoffs - a span of 12 games......shut OUT AN OPPONENT was against Savannah State during the 2003 season opener September 6 at Paulson Stadium. The Eagles' 35-0 blanking was the first for Georgia Southern in a season opener since 1999 (76-0 vs. Fayetteville State on September 4) - a span of 34 games......rushed FOR MORE THAN 500 YARDS was on September 11, 2004 against Johnson C. Smith in the home opener. GSU racked up 546 yards on 58 carries, an amazing average of 9.4 yards per attempt, in the 84-3 victory over the Golden Bulls at Paulson Stadium. Fullback Lance Turner led the way with 140 yards and a touchdown - a span of 22 games......had THREE RUNNING BACKS GAIN MORE THAN 100 YARDS IN A GAME was against Appalachian State at Paulson Stadium on October 19, Fullback Jermaine Austin (133), quarterback Chaz Williams (117) and slotback Mark Myers (105) each gained at least 100 yards in a Eagle victory. GSU has accomplished the feat twice during also posting a triple-triple during a 56-0 rout of Gardner-Webb Sept. 7 (Austin 160, Williams 120 and Hakim Ford 106), which marked the first time the milestone was produced in regular season play - a span of 41 games......held AN OPPONENT TO UNDER 100 YARDS RUSHING IN A GAME was against Western Carolina in Paulson Stadium on October 8, The Catamounts gained only 70 net rushing yards during their 45-7 loss to the Eagles. Darius Fudge led the rushing attack with 68 net yards but no other Catamount had more than 15 - a span of 6 games......held AN OPPONENT TO UNDER 100 YARDS PASSING IN A GAME occurred September 17, 2005 at Gibbs Stadium against Wofford. The Terriers managed just 42 yards through the air but came away with a SoCon win over Georgia Southern - a span of 9 games......finished A GAME WITHOUT HAVING TO PUNT was on October 30, 2004 at Paulson Stadium against South Dakota State. The Eagles went for it five times when faced with a fourth down, succeeding four times. GSU was stopped on 4th-and-1 on the opening drive then converted the next four. In fact three of those four went for a touchdown during the 63-7 win over SDSU - a span of 15 games. NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 20

21 THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT BLOCKED A PUNT AND SCORED A TOUCHDOWN was on November 1, 2003 against East Tennessee Sate at the Memorial Center. Gerald Sensabaugh blocked Sean Holland s punt and James Rainer returned it 14 yards for the score in the Bucs loss to GSU. The score was the first on a blocked punt by an Eagle opponent in a span of 218 games or since Central Florida accomplished the feat during a 1987 contest - a span of 26 games......returned A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN was September 3, 2005 at Northeastern. Alex Broomfield took a fourth quarter kickoff and ran it back 94 yards for a touchdown but Georgia Southern prevailed in overtime a span of 11 games......passed FOR MORE THAN 500 YARDS was on October 6, Bethune-Cookman's Bernard Hawk completed 40 of 67 passes for 527 yards in a Georgia Southern win at the Gator Bowl - a span of 281 games......had A BACK RUSH FOR MORE THAN 100 YARDS IN A GAME was October 29, 2005 when Anthony Watson of South Dakota State rushed for 204 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Watson averaged 12.8 yards per carry, and his touchdown was from 52 yards out. He accounted for all but 30 of the team s rushing yards. However, Georgia Southern held off the Jackrabbits a span of 3 games......returned A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN was on September 4, 2004 in Sanford Stadium when Georgia's Tyson Browning took an Eagle punt and returned it 72 yards during an explosive third quarter in a Bulldog victory - a span of 23 games......returned AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN was on November 4, 2000 when Furman's Richie Jackson intercepted a J.R. Revere pass and returned it 29 yards in a Paladin victory in Greenville - a span of 69 games......returned A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN was on November 2, 2002 against East Tennessee State at Paulson Stadium. Scott Brumett scooped up an errant Chaz Williams pitch on the Georgia Southern 2-yard line with 11:38 left in the second quarter fell into the endzone for a touchdown during GSU's 40-7 victory - a span of 39 games......had A BACK RUSH FOR MORE THAN 200 YARDS IN A GAME was October 29, 2005 when Anthony Watson of South Dakota State rushed for 204 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Watson averaged 12.8 yards per carry, and his touchdown was from 52 yards out. He accounted for all but 30 of the team s rushing yards. However, Georgia Southern held off the Jackrabbits a span of 3 games......held GEORGIA SOUTHERN TO LESS THAN 100 YARDS RUSHING was in the 1995 quarterfinal playoff game at Montana (December 2). The Eagles managed just 70 yards on the ground in the 45-0 defeat - a span of 132 games....recovered A FUMBLE IN THE ENDZONE FOR A TOUCH- DOWN was November 5, 2005 against top-ranked Furman at Paulson Stadium. Jerome Felton was stripped by Brian Kranz but tight end John Rust fell on the loose football in the endzone for the game s first score. The Eagles rallied 27-24, their first over a topranked team during the regular season - a span of 2 games......scored A SAFETY was on October 13, 2001 against Appalachian State at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, N.C.... Back to punt at the Eagle 39-yard line with 4:45 left in the second quarter, snapper Brad Bird snapped the ball over punter Scott Shelton's head, who elected to field the snap and race out of the endzone for a Mountaineer safety... The two-pointer trimmed the ASU deficit to 14-9 before GSU posted a win - a span of 57 games......shut OUT GEORGIA SOUTHERN was on December 2, 1995 at Montana. The Grizzlies gave the Eagles their worst loss to a I-AA opponent with a 45-0 victory in a quarterfinal playoff game - a span of 132 games......gained 300 YARDS RUSHING was on September 17, 2005 when Wofford rushed for 354 yards on 65 carries against Georgia Southern. The Terriers won the game in Spartanburg - a span of 9 games......passed FOR MORE THAN 400 YARDS was on November 29, Florida A&M's Otteman Sampson completed 37 of 63 passes for 469 yards in a losing cause during GSU's win at Paulson Stadium during the first round of the I-AA playoffs - a span of 109 games... GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 21

22 CAREER STATISTICS TISTICS #34 BRANDON ANDREWS Career-high rushing yards 94 vs. Wofford (9/18/04) Career-high attempts 20 at Georgia (9/4/04) Career-high touchdowns 3 vs. Wofford (9/18/04) Year G ATT. GAIN LOSS NET APC TD LONG (BCC) (ELN) (WOF) (CIT) Totals , , (BCC) #6 JERMAINE AUSTIN Career-high rushing yards 207 vs. Fla. International (10/4/03) Career-high attempts 33 vs. Florida International (10/4/03) Career-high touchdowns 4 at South Dakota State (10/29/05) Year G ATT. GAIN LOSS NET APC TD LONG , , (GWU) , , (ETS) (UTC) , , (NU) Totals , , (ETS) Career-high receiving yards 69 at Chattanooga (9/28/02) Career-high receptions 1 on seven occasions Career-high touchdowns 1 at Chattanooga (9/28/02) Year G NO. YDS. AVG. TD LONG (UTC) (WCU) (UNH) (NU) Totals (UTC) #90 JERRY BARKER Career-high tackles - 7 vs. McNeese State (9/10/05) #2 LEWIS BARR Career-high tackles 7 at Florida International (11/13/04) Career-high interceptions - 1 on two occasions Totals LEWIS BARR CONTINUED... Career-high kickoff return yards 119 at Wofford (9/20/03) Year G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG (VMI) (FUR) (JCS) (ELON) Totals (FUR) Career-high punt return yards 92 vs. Savannah St. (9/6/03) Year G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG (UTC) (JCS) (NU) Totals (UTC) #55 LARRY BEARD Career-high tackles - 6 vs. Chattanooga (9/24/05) #13 A.J. BRYANT Career-high tackles 11 at Chattanooga (9/25/04) Career-high interceptions - 2 on two occasions Totals #17 DEDRICK BYNAM Career-high tackles - 6 vs. Morehead State (11/12/05) Career-high fumble recovery - 2 vs. Morehead State (11/12/05) * Defensive Statistics not from press box NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 22

23 CAREER STATISTICS TISTICS #85 TEDDY CRAFT Career-high receiving yards 117 vs. Wofford (9/18/04) Career-high receptions 5 at Western Carolina (10/9/04) Career-high touchdowns 2 on two occasions Year G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG (FUR) (WOF) (ELON)*** Totals (ELON)*** Career-high kickoff return yards 59 at Wofford (9/17/05) Year G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG (ETSU) (UNH) (WCU) Totals (WCU) Career-high punt return yards 59 vs. Elon (11/15/03) Year G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG (ELON) (WCU) (UTC) Totals (WCU) Career-high rushing yards 48 vs. Chattanooga (9/24/05) Year G ATT. GAIN LOSS NET APC TD LONG (FIU) (ASU) (UTC) Totals (UTC) #87 JONATHAN DUDLEY Career-high field goals - 4 at Western Carolina (10/9/04) Career-high extra points - 7 on two occasions Year G ExP FG PTS Totals #52 JASON EARWOOD Career-high tackles 9 at Wofford (9/17/05) Totals #4 JAYSON FOSTER Career-high rushing 191 vs. Furman (11/5/05) Career-high attempts 33 vs. Furman (11/5/05) Career-high touchdowns 3 on three occasions Year G ATT. GAIN LOSS NET APC TD LONG (JCS) , , (UTC) Totals , , (JCS) Career-high passing yards at South Dakota St. (10/29/05) Career-high TD passes - 2 on two occasions Year G ATT. COM PCT. INT TD YDS LONG (CIT) (SDS) Totals (SDS) Career-high kickoff return yards 83 vs. Wofford (9/18/04) Year G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG (WOF) Totals (WOF) Career-high punt return yards 94 vs. Appalachian St. (10/16/04) Year G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG (ASU) Totals (ASU) Career-high receiving yards 64 vs. S. Dakota St (10/30/04) Career-high receptions 2 on two occasions Career-high touchdowns 1 on two occasions Year G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG (SDSU) (WCU) Totals (SDSU) #31 LYNON JEFFERSON Career-high rushing yards - 91 at Florida International (11/13/04) Career-high attempts 8 at Florida International (11/13/04) Career-high touchdowns 1 on two occasions Year G ATT. GAIN LOSS NET APC TD LONG (WOF) (UTC) Totals (WOF) Career-high receiving yards 41 vs. The Citadel (10/22/05) Career-high receptions 2 on two occasions Career-high touchdowns 1 on three occasions Year G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG (UGA) (CIT) Totals (CIT) GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 23

24 CAREER STATISTICS TISTICS #89 DAN JORDAN Career-long punt - 69 vs. Morehead State (11/12/05) Year G ATT. YDS AVG LONG TB I20 BLK , , Totals , #92 BRIAN KRANZ Career-high tackles - 6 vs. Furman (11/5/05) 2003 DNP Totals #48 LARRY LONG Career-high tackles - 5 vs. Chattanooga (9/24/05) on offense #26 MARQUICE MAYNARD Career-high rushing yards 55 on two occasions Career-high attempts 9 at Georgia (9/4/04) Career-high touchdowns 1 on two occasions Year G ATT. GAIN LOSS NET APC TD LONG (JCS) (SDS) Totals (JCS) Career-high receiving yards 46 at South Dakota St (10/29/05) Career-high receptions 2 at South Dakota State (10/29/05) Career-high touchdowns 0 Year G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG (UGA) (SDS) Totals (SDS) #32 TERENCE McBRIDE Career-high tackles 8 vs. Western Carolina (10/11/03) Totals #86 REGGIE McCUTCHEN Career-high receiving yards 60 at South Dakota St (10/29/05) Career-high receptions 2 on four occasions Career-high touchdowns 2 vs. Western Carolina (10/8/05) Year G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG (ETSU) (SDS) (SDS) Totals (SDS) #24 KEN MIDDLETON Career-high tackles - 3 on two occasions #47 JOHN MOHRING Career-high tackles 14 vs. Furman (11/5/05) Totals #27 RENARD MONTFORD Career-high tackles - 2 on two occasions Totals #23 TARIQ MUHAMMAD Career-high tackles 8 on three occasions Totals NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 24

25 CAREER STATISTICS TISTICS #25 J.T. NASH Career-high tackles 4 vs. Western Carolina (10/8/05) #54 DUSTY REDDICK Career-high tackles 5 vs. Morehead State (11/12/05) Totals #42 T.J. RUTLEDGE Career-high tackles 10 vs. Western Kentucky (12/14/02) Career-high sacks - 1 vs. McNeese State (9/10/05) did not play Totals #94 JACK SHERMAN Career-high tackles 7 at Wofford (9/17/05) Totals #9 DARIUS SMILEY Career-high rushing yards - 73 vs. Chattanooga (9/27/03) Career-high attempts 14 vs. The Citadel (10/22/05) Career-high touchdowns 3 vs. Chattanooga (9/24/05) Year G ATT. GAIN LOSS NET APC TD LONG (UTC) (CIT) (MOR) Totals (UTC) Career-high TD passes - 1 on three occasions Year G ATT. COM PCT. INT TD YDS LONG (ELON) Totals (ELON) #88 SHAHEEN SOLOMON Career-high tackles 6 at Northeastern (9/3/05) Totals #7 STEVE STEELE Career-high rushing yards 64 vs. Johnson C. Smith (9/11/04) Career-high attempts 2 on three occasions Career-high touchdowns 1 on two occasions Year G ATT. GAIN LOSS NET APC TD LONG (VMI) (SSU) (JCS) (MOR) Totals (MOR) #91 CHARROD TAYLOR Career-high tackles 5 on two occasions Totals GEORGIA SOUTHERN at TEXAS STATE Page 25

26 CAREER STATISTICS TISTICS #39 LANCE TURNER Career-high rushing yards vs. Johnson C. Smith (9/11/04) Career-high attempts 13 vs. Johnson C. Smith (9/11/04) Career-high touchdowns 1 vs. Johnson C. Smith (9/11/04) Year G ATT. GAIN LOSS NET APC TD LONG (JCS) (ELON) Totals (JCS) #36 JOE TURNER Career-high tackles - 3 on three occasions #95 JOEY TUTTLE Career-high tackles - 3 vs. Morehead State (11/12/05) Totals #44 T.J. WATKINS Career-high tackles - 2 on two occasions Totals #51 SHUN WILLIAMS Career-high tackles - 3 vs. McNeese State (9/10/05) #11 DAVID WILLINGHAM Career-high tackles 8 at Wofford (9/17/05) Totals #97 MATT WISE Career-high tackles - 3 vs. Morehead State (11/12/05) #1 RICO ZACKERY Career-high tackles 9 at Florida International (11/13/04) Totals #99 SHANNON WILLIAMS Career-high tackles - 3 vs. Chattanooga (9/24/05) Totals NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPION , 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 Page 26