Southern Arkansas University 2012 Mulerider Football THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012 HTTP://WWW.MULERIDERATHLETICS.COM #9 Henderson State University Reddies (8-0, 6-0 GAC) @ Southern Arkansas University Muleriders (6-1, 4-1 GAC) WHEN: OCTOBER 27, 2012 WHERE: MAGNOLIA, ARK. @ WILKINS STADIUM KICKOFF: 6:00 P.M. The Series (41-34-1, Henderson State) Saturday s game between Southern Arkansas and Henderson State is the 77th meeting of the two teams. The Reddies hold a 41-34-1 advantage in the series that dates back to 1915 when SAU was a third district high school and HSU was a Methodist college (Henderson-Brown). Henderson State won that first meeting 25-0, tossed another shutout, 63-0 in 1916, and won 62-6 in 1917. After not playing in 1918, the Muleriders won their first game of the series, 21-19, in 1919. SAU played HSU s junior varsity teams in 1924, 1925 and 1940, winning two of those. In the early years, the two teams did not meet for eight seasons prior to 1934. Southern Arkansas did not field teams from 1937-39 and 1942-45 and the teams also did not play in 1946. The only tie in the ancient series was in 1950, a scoreless deadlock in Magnolia. In 1951, the Muleriders won 35-14 on the way to the AIC championship and followed with a 21-13 victory in 1952 en route to another AIC title. The two teams also did not face each other from 1956-58, but have played every year since, excluding the 1993 season and last year. Ironically, Southern Arkansas has scored only 17 points in each of its last three meetings with the Reddies, falling 42-17 and 51-17 in 2008 and 2009 before suffering a 28-17 setback in 2010 in Magnolia, its fifth consecutive loss to HSU. Henderson State s longest win streak in the series is seven games from 1973-79 and SAU s longest string of wins is six (1996-2001). The largest margin of victory by Southern Arkansas was in 2000, an 86-27 win in Arkadelphia, while the Reddies most decisive win was the 63-0 shutout in Arkadelphia in 1916. Southern Arkansas holds a 19-14-1 advantage in the series in games played in Magnolia, including a 34-13 loss to HSU in 1991 that Henderson State had to forfeit, while the Reddies hold a 26-15 edge in Arkadelphia and 1-0 at a neutral site of Hope in 1928. The Coaches Hired as the 19th head coach at Southern Arkansas in December 2008, Bill Keopple (Central Arkansas, 1982) is in his fourth season with the Muleriders, where he is now 13-24 overall. He previously had spent six years as head coach at Arkansas High School in Texarkana, compiling a 44-26-1 record, five consecutive state playoff appearances, two 6A South Conference titles, and 6A state championships in 2006 and 2007. In 1996 he served as athletic director and head coach at Newport High School, guiding the Greyhounds to the state playoffs in an 8-3 season, giving him an overall mark of 52-29-1 in his seven years at the high school level. Keopple has 18 years of experience as an assistant in the collegiate ranks. He spent the 2002 season on former Arkansas defensive coordinator Keith Burn s staff at Tulsa, coaching the defensive line and serving as recruiting coordinator. He served two years under Houston Nutt at Arkansas in 1998 and 1999, and was with Nutt at Boise State in 1997, coaching the defensive line at both schools. Keopple was an honorable mention All-District and All-AIC selection for Central Arkansas and got his start there as a graduate assistant in 1982. He spent 14 years with the Bears coaching the offensive line and was offensive coordinator from 1990-95. Henderson State coach Scott Maxfield (Louisiana Tech, 1984) is in his eighth season with the Reddies and has compiled a 47-34 mark during his tenure. His 2010 squad grabbed a share of the Gulf South Conference championship, and last year s team finished second in the inaugural season of the Great American Conference. Maxfield came to Henderson State from Blinn (Texas) College. He was head coach at Blinn for three years (2002-04) after serving as head coach at Pearl River (Miss.) College in 2001. His two-year college overall record is 27-12. Maxfield got his coaching start as a student assistant at his alma mater, Louisiana Tech, in 1983, before serving as a graduate assistant at Ole Miss from 1984-85. He was then offensive line coach at Northwest Mississippi College from 1986-90, and defensive line coach, and eventually defensive coordinator, at Northwestern State (La.) from 1991-95. Maxfield left Northwestern to return to Northwest Mississippi, where he served as offensive coordinator from 1996-2000, before taking the Pearl River position. VS. Media Coverage Radio: The Mulerider Sports Network featuring flagship station KVMZ 99.1-FM in Magnolia/Waldo, with Dan Gregory in his 31st year as the voice of the Muleriders, and Lane Jean providing color, and affiliates KAGL 93.3-FM (El Dorado), KHRK 93.5-FM (Hot Springs/Bismarck), KLIX 104.1-FM (Mena/Hatfield), KMTB 99.5-FM (Nashville/ Murfreesboro) and KTFS 940-AM (Texarkana). The Reddie Sports Network on KDEL 100.9-FM in Arkadelphia and The SPUR 101.5-FM in Hot Springs, with Phil Elson and R.J. Hawk. CSN (Creative Sports Network) radio: www.csnsports.com. Internet TV: CSN TV network: www.csnsports.com, Channel 1 Conway, 2 Little Rock, 3Pine Bluff, 4 Searcy, 5Hot Springs, 6 Benton and 7 St. Louis, Mo., with Mike Harrison on play-by, Ron Calcagni providing color and Louis Ambers on the sideline. Mulerider Football History Southern Arkansas has had a football program since 1911, but will have to wait until the 2017 season to truly commemorate 100 years of Mulerider football. SAU didn t field a team from 1937-1939 and 1942-1945, a total of seven years, making 2012 the 95th football season. SAU was founded in 1909 as the Third District Agricultural School, with G.R. Turrentine serving as the inaugural head coach in 1911. The team played only two games that first year, losing both in Magnolia by shutouts, 19-0 to Texarkana (Texas) High School and 9-0 to Camden High School. The team was commonly called the Magnolia Aggies until the early 1920 s, but Turrentine, who went on to coach for a total of seven years, is credited with providing the moniker of Muleriders following the team s final game of the 1912 season, a Thanksgiving date at Fordyce High School. A few days after that game, members of the team rode mules to Coach Turrentine s home to discuss their final game and he greeted them with My Mule Riders. That was the first known time the term was used, and the name eventually stuck, changing from two words to the compound Muleriders. SAU is now 435-414-30 in its 95th year of football since the first season of play in 1911, and is currently 7-5 all-time in Great American Conference games and 201-198-11 against teams currently in the GAC. Last Week in the GAC * Sat., #25 Harding 34 @ #10 Ouachita Baptist 14 * Sat., @ Arkansas Tech 24 Arkansas-Monticello 21 Sat., @ Northwestern Oklahoma State 34 Oklahoma Panhandle State 30 Sat., @ Southern Arkansas 47 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 14 * Sat., @ Southeastern Oklahoma State 26 Southwestern Oklahoma State 16 * Sat., @ #11 Henderson State 49 East Central (Okla.) 14 * GAC Game This Week in the GAC * Sat., #20 Ouachita Baptist @ East Central (Okla.) - 2 p.m. * Sat., Arkansas Tech @ #19 Harding - 2 p.m. * Sat., Southeastern Oklahoma State @ Arkansas-Monticello - 3 p.m. Sat., Air Force (JV) @ Northwestern Oklahoma State - 5 p.m. Sat., Southern Nazarene (Okla.) @ Southwestern Oklahoma State - 6 p.m. * Sat., #9 Henderson State @ Southern Arkansas - 6 p.m. * GAC Game
Bill Keopple enters his fourth season as head football coach at Southern Arkansas, hired in December 2008 as the 19th coach to lead the Muleriders. Keopple has accumulated 28 years of coaching experience, including his first stint as a head coach on the collegiate level at SAU. He served 18 years as an assistant in the college ranks with stops at Tulsa, Arkansas, Boise State and Central Arkansas. Prior to coming to Southern Arkansas, Keopple served six years (2003-2008) as head coach at Arkansas High School in Texarkana. His teams were 44-26-1 during his six seasons, advancing to the state playoffs the last five and winning consecutive state championships in 2006 and 2007. Keopple s 2005 and 2006 Razorback teams were 6A South Conference champions. He was honored in 2006 as the 6A State Farm Coach of the Year, as well as 6A Outstanding Coach by the National Football Foundation in both 2006 and 2007, and was selected to serve on the Arkansas high school football All- Star coaching staffs in 2004 and 2007. Before taking over the reins at Texarkana, Keopple was at the University of Tulsa in 2002 on former Arkansas defensive coordinator Keith Burns staff. He spent that season coaching the defensive line and serving as recruiting coordinator for the Golden Hurricane. Keopple served as an assistant under Houston Nutt at Arkansas in 1998 and 1999, and was with Nutt at Boise State in 1997, coaching the defensive line at both schools. The Razorbacks were 1998 SEC Western Division champions, finishing 9-3 and playing Michigan in the Citrus Bowl. Arkansas had the fifth-ranked rushing defense in the nation that season and was ranked seventh in total defense. The 1999 Razorbacks went 8-4 and defeated Texas in the Cotton Bowl, finishing the season 12th in rushing defense and 17th in total defense. Keopple went to Boise State from Newport High School where he was head coach and athletic director in 1996. He guided the Greyhounds to the state playoffs in an 8-3 season, giving him an overall mark of 52-29-1 in his seven years as a head coach on the high school level. HEAD COACH M ULERIDERS...Personal Info. Full Name......Clarence William Keopple, III Birthdate......December 15, 1958 Birthplace......Little Rock, Arkansas Family......Wife Marsha; son, Landon; daughter, Brittany...Education High School... 1977; Parkview High School, Little Rock, Ark. College... 1982; University of Central Arkansas, B.S.E.... 1986; University of Central Arkansas, M.S.E....Coaching Experience High School... 1996; Newport High School, Head Coach... 2003-08; Texarkana Arkansas HS, Head Coach College... 1982; University of Central Arkansas, GA... 1983-95; University of Central Arkansas, Asst.... 1997; Boise State (Idaho) University, Asst.... 1998-99; University of Arkansas, Asst.... 2002; University of Tulsa (Okla.), Asst.... 2009-present; Southern Arkansas, Head Coach Graduating with a B.S.E. in 1982 and an M.S.E. in 1986 from Central Arkansas, Keopple began his coaching career there in 1982 as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line. He spent 14 years with the Bears, tutoring the offensive line the entire time and serving as offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator from 1990-95. During his tenure at UCA, the Bears won three NAIA national championships and 10 consecutive conference championships from 1983-92 in the former Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC). A native of Little Rock, Keopple is the son of Hall of Fame high school coach C.W. Keopple. A 1976 graduate of Parkview High School, he played on the 1974 and 1976 state championship teams and was an all-state and super team selection his senior season. During his playing days at Central Arkansas, Keopple was a member of two conference championship teams and was an honorable mention selection on both the All-NAIA District 17 and All-AIC teams. He served as a team captain his senior season in which the Bears were ranked first in the nation with an undefeated record and advanced to the national playoffs. Keopple has been associated with 18 championship teams as a player and coach, and has recruited extensively on the collegiate level in 13 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Washington. Keopple, 53, has been married 30 years to the former Marsha Lee Belew of Beebe, and they have a son, Landon, who currently serves as an assistant on the Mulerider staff, and a daughter, Brittany. 13
Record Watch 1 Southern Arkansas junior starting quarterback Tyler Sykora has continued his assault on the Mulerider record book all year, setting four career school marks and tying one each of his own season and single-game records thus far. His four touchdown passes last week against Southern Nazarene lifted him to 19 on the year, matching his own record from last season, and he should better that as soon as Saturday. Sykora should be able to garner at least one more career record this season, as he currently has 4,774 yards of total offense and needs 569 yards to tie former quarterback Ted Williams 5,343 set from 2000-2003; and should break three more of his own season records from a year ago, needing 64 pass attempts, 38 completions and 345 yards to better last year s 294 attempts, 178 completions and 2,254 yards. The southpaw currently owns 11 school records, including four career and season marks, and three single-game records. Record Watch 2 Mulerider junior running back Mark Johnson s one touchdown last week against Southern Nazarene enabled him to tie the career rushing touchdown record of 27 set by Torrence Jones (2001-2004). His 507 career rushing attempts are just 90 shy of Gerald Pride s 597 (1979-1982). Facts on SAU Location... Magnolia, Arkansas Conference... Great American Affiliation... NCAA Division II President... Dr. David F. Rankin Athletic Director... Steve Browning Head Coach... Bill Keopple Asst. Coaches... David Reeves, Landon Keopple, Josh Lawson, Georgeio Milam, Cordell Upshaw Sports Information Director... Houston Taylor Nickname... Muleriders Colors... Royal Blue & Old Gold Enrollment... 3,327 Founded... 1909 (SAU 76) Stadium... Wilkins (6,000) Pressbox Phone... (870) 235-4117 Facts on HSU Location... Arkadelphia, Arkansas Conference... Great American Affiliation... NCAA Division II President... Dr. Glendell Jones, Jr. Athletic Director...Kale Gober Head Coach... Scott Maxfield Asst. Coaches... Carey Baker, Mike Volarvich, Matt Gordon, Jason Smelser, Robert Espinoza, Jeremiah Fiscus Sports Information Director... Troy Mitchell Nickname... Reddies Colors... Red and Gray Enrollment... 3,500 Founded... 1890 (HSU in 1975) Stadium... Carpenter-Haygood (9,600) Pressbox Phone... (870) 230-5035
Last Meeting (October 9, 2010 in Magnolia, Ark.) Henderson State 28 - Southern Arkansas 17 Henderson State 7 7 7 7 28 Southern Ark. 7 3 0 7 17 Scoring Summary First Quarter 04:12 SAU Austin Civita 15-yd run (Noe Cuevas kick) 02:27 HSU Terrell Williams 13-yd run (Eric Torres kick) HSU - 7 SAU - 7 Second Quarter 09:48 HSU William Taylor 3-yd pass from Nick Hardesty (Eric Torres kick) 06:51 SAU Noe Cuevas 42-yd field goal HSU - 14 SAU - 10 Third Quarter 12:23 HSU George Lewis 10-yd pass from Nick Hardesty (Eric Torres kick) HSU - 21 SAU - 10 Fourth Quarter 11:48 HSU Terrell Williams 2-yd run (Eric Torres kick) 08:47 SAU Damion Atkins 16-yd pass from Austin Civita (Noe Cuevas kick) HSU - 28 SAU - 17 Team Statistics HSU SAU First Downs 25 17 Rushing (Att/Yds) 33/114 35/116 Passing (Comp/Att/Int) 27/41/0 14/27/1 Passing Yards 317 136 Total Offense 431 252 Average Gain Per Play 5.8 4.1 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0 Punting (No./Avg) 4/36.2 4/42.8 Punt Returns (No./Yds) 0/0 3/40 Kickoff Returns (No./Yds) 4/84 5/113 Penalties/Yards 8/82 7/54 Time of Possession 30:19 29:41 Third Down Conversions 6-12 5-13 Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-3 Sacks by/lost Yardage 4/16 2/13 Field Goals 0-1 1-2 Season to Date SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (6-1, 4-1 GAC) Sept. 8 @ Texas College W 56-0 Sept. 15 * @ Southeastern Okla. W 31-24 Sept. 22 * Southwestern Okla. W 35-34 Sept. 29 * @ Arkansas-Monticello W 30-14 Oct. 6 * vs. Harding L 20-23 Oct. 13 * @ East Central (Okla.) W 19-0 Oct. 20 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) W 47-14 Oct. 27 * Henderson State 6:00 p.m. Nov. 3 * @ Ouachita Baptist 1:00 p.m. Nov. 10 * Arkansas Tech 2:00 p.m. HENDERSON STATE (8-0, 6-0 GAC) Aug. 29 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) W 63-21 Sept. 8 @ McKendree (Ill.) W 47-24 Sept. 15 * @ Arkansas Tech W 73-34 Sept. 22 * Southeastern Okla. W 56-20 Sept. 29 * @ Southwestern Okla. W 50-22 Oct. 6 * Arkansas-Monticello W 71-0 Oct. 13 * @ #23 Harding W 38-10 Oct. 20 * East Central (Okla.) W 49-14 Oct. 27 * @ Southern Arkansas 6:00 p.m. Nov. 10 * Ouachita Baptist 3:00 p.m. Of Interest * Saturday s game between Southern Arkansas and No. 9 Henderson State is setting up to be possibly the biggest game in Magnolia since the ninth-ranked 2003 Mulerider squad hosted No. 2 Valdosta State on September 27 that year with an announced crowd of 7,001 attending. SAU held a 17-13 lead after three quarters of play in that contest, before the Blazers came roaring back with four unanswered touchdowns in the fourth quarter and a 41-17 win. * Southern Arkansas 6-1 mark on the season is its best since the 1999 team held the same record. This year s team is gaining some national recognition, having received votes in the past three AFCA polls, including 14 this week that would have them ranked 32nd if the poll extended past 25 teams. Prior to this year, the last time the Muleriders were ranked or received votes in the official AFCA poll was in 2004. The Reddies, ranked ninth this week in the AFCA poll and 14th in D2Football.com, also appeared in the first edition of the NCAA Division II region polls released this week, coming in at second in Super Region Three. * SAU will be trying to snap a five-game losing streak to Henderson State this week that dates back to 2006, with three of those losses coming in Magnolia. Prior to 2006, Southern Arkansas had won three consecutive and nine of the 10 previous meetings between the two teams. * Mulerider fans will recognize two familiar faces on the Reddie coaching staff in defensive coordinator Carey Baker and linebackers coach Jason Smelser. Baker, in his third season at HSU, began his coaching career at SAU in 1993 as a graduate assistant and then served five years as defensive coordinator from 2000-2004. Smelser was a four-year letterman and three-year starting running back at Southern Arkansas from 1995-98, earning second team All-Gulf South Conference honors his senior year. He then spent two years (1999-2000) as a graduate assistant before serving as defensive line coach form 2001-2004.
2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches Poll October 22, 2012 Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week Eight Next Game 1. Colorado St.-Pueblo (24) 8-0 743 1 D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 45-13 Oct. 27 at Colorado Mesa 2. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (6) 8-0 720 2 D. Livingstone (N.C.), 58-0 Oct. 27 at Shaw (N.C.) 3. New Haven (Conn.) 7-0 679 3 D. Stonehill (Mass.), 45-41 Oct. 27 vs. Southern Connecticut St. 4. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 8-0 629 4 D. Cheyney (Pa.), 27-13 Oct. 27 at No. 10 Shippensburg (Pa.) 5. Northwest Missouri St. 7-1 623 5 D. Missouri Southern St., 38-14 Oct. 27 at No. 16t Washburn (Kan.) 6. Ashland (Ohio) 8-0 589 6 D. Malone (Ohio), 31-7 Oct. 27 vs. Findlay (Ohio) 7. Minnesota St.-Mankato 8-0 544 9 D. Winona St. (Minn.), 30-20 Oct. 27 at Wayne St. (Neb.) 8. Minnesota-Duluth 7-1 537 7t D. Bemidji St. (Minn.), 30-0 Oct. 27 at Minnesota-Crookston 9. Henderson St. (Ark.) 8-0 484 11 D. East Central (Okla.), 49-14 Oct. 27 at Southern Arkansas 10. Shippensburg (Pa.) 8-0 457 13 D. West Chester (Pa.), 42-24 Oct. 27 vs. No. 4 Bloomsburg (Pa.) 11. Midwestern St. (Texas) 6-1 453 12 D. Abilene Christian (Texas), 35-31 Oct. 27 vs. Eastern New Mexico 12. Missouri Western St. 7-1 421 16 D. No. 7t Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 63-14 Oct. 25 at No. 15 Emporia St. (Kan.) 13. California (Pa.) 7-1 390 14 D. Gannon (Pa.), 41-0 Oct. 27 vs. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 14. West Texas A&M 7-1 365 17 D. Eastern New Mexico, 44-21 Oct. 27 at West Georgia 15. Emporia St. (Kan.) 8-0 354 18t D. Truman St. (Mo.), 52-26 Oct. 25 vs. No. 12 Missouri Western St. 16t. Indiana (Pa.) 7-1 274 20 D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 31-13 Oct. 27 vs. Clarion (Pa.) 16t. Washburn (Kan.) 7-1 274 18t D. Lindenwood (Mo.), 19-16 Oct. 27 vs. No. 5 Northwest Missouri St. 18. Miles (Ala.) 7-1 209 21 D. Lane (Tenn.), 38-20 Oct. 25 vs. Stillman (Ala.) 19. Harding (Ark.) 6-1 164 25 D. No. 10 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 34-14 Oct. 27 vs. Arkansas Tech 20. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 6-1 162 10 Lost to No. 25 Harding (Ark.), 34-14 Oct. 27 at East Central (Okla.) 21. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 7-1 145 23 D. Augustana (S.D.), 32-31 2OT Oct. 27 vs. Upper Iowa 22. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 5-2 119 7t Lost to No. 16 Missouri Western St., 63-14 Oct. 27 at Truman St. (Mo.) 23. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 6-2 71 24 D. Northwood (Mich.), 42-28 Oct. 27 at No. 24 Hillsdale (Mich.) 24. Hillsdale (Mich.) 6-2 62 NR D. No. 15 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 34-17 Oct. 27 vs. No. 23 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 25. Charleston (W.Va.) 7-1 59 NR D. West Liberty (W.Va.), 27-14 Oct. 27 at Glenville St. (W.Va.) Dropped Out: Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) (15), Michigan Tech (22) Others Receiving Votes: West Alabama, 52; Wayne St. (Mich.), 36; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 28; Tuskegee (Ala.), 26; Indianapolis (Ind.), 24; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 20; Southern Arkansas, 14; American International (Mass.), 13; Chadron St. (Neb.), 6; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 2; Missouri S&T, 2. D2Football.com Top 25 Poll October 23, 2012 Team Record Last Week 1 CSU-Pueblo 8-0 1 2 Minnesota State 8-0 2 3 Northwest Missouri 7-1 3 4 Winston-Salem 8-0 4 5 Bloomsburg 8-0 5 6 West Texas A&M 7-1 7 7 New Haven 7-0 6 8 Minnesota Duluth 7-1 9 9 Midwestern State 6-1 10 10 Ashland 8-0 11 11 California 7-1 12 12 Missouri Western 7-1 13 13 Shippensburg 8-0 17 14 Henderson State 8-0 18 15 West Alabama 6-2 16 16 IUP 7-1 19 17 Washburn 7-1 20 18 Emporia State 8-0 22 19 Hillsdale 6-2 23 20 Pittsburg State 5-2 8 21 Saginaw Valley 6-2 14 22 Harding 6-1 NR 23 Ouachita Baptist 6-1 15 24 Chadron State 6-2 NR 25 Sioux Falls 7-1 NR
~OFFENSIVE RECORDS~ ~Rushing~ Attempts Career: 597, Gerald Pride, 1979-82 Season: 290, Don Hawkins, 1977 Game: 47, Don Hawkins vs. Central Arkansas, 1977 Yards Career: 3,034, Mark Mason, 1985-88 Season: 1,327, Julian Frazier, 1993 Game: 235, D.D. Holyfield vs. Arkansas Tech, 2005 231, Mark Johnson @ Harding, 2008 225, Jim Leonard vs. Ouachita Baptist, 1965 216, Mark Johnson vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2011 Average Per Carry Career: 5.85, Torrence Jones, 2001-04 5.77, James Meadors, 1975-77, 79 Season: 10.89, Rodney Evans, 2000 Game: 23.14, Rodney Evans vs. Henderson State (7-162), 2000 Touchdowns Career: 27, Torrence Jones, 2001-04 Mark Johnson, 2008-current 25, Mike Rubinski, 1972-75 Season: 17, Don Hawkins, 1977 Game: 6, Kevin Wilcott vs. Henderson State, 2000 Longest Run From Scrimmage: 98, Vic Bishop vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 1982 ~Passing~ Attempts Career: 644, Tyler Sykora, 2010-current 556, Cody Vanderford, 1983-86 548, John Launius, 1988-91 Season: 294, Tyler Sykora, 2011 256, Cory Scarborough, 1992 Game: 64, Austin Civita @ Arkansas Tech, 2009 56, Tyler Sykora @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 52, Cody Vanderford vs. Southeastern Okla., 1986 Completions Career: 376, Tyler Sykora, 2010-current 282, John Launius, 1988-91 Season: 178, Tyler Sykora, 2011 141, Tyler Sykora, 2012 (current) 140, Cory Scarborough, 1992 Game: 36, Austin Civita @ Arkansas Tech, 2009 32, Tyler Sykora @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 29, J.J. Carrell, vs. Central Arkansas, 1991 Yards Career: 4,881, Tyler Sykora, 2010-current 3,884, Ted Williams, 2000-03 3,638, Damian Melancon, 2002-06 Season: 2,254, Tyler Sykora, 2011 1,910, Tyler Sykora, 2012 (current) 1,843, Cory Scarborough, 1993 Game: 520, Tyler Sykora @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 419, Austin Civita @ Arkansas Tech, 2009 354, Tyler Sykora @ Arkansas-Monticello, 2012 352, Cory Scarborough vs. East Central, 1993 MULERIDER RECORDS INDIVIDUAL Completion Percentage Career:.548, (268-489), Cory Scarborough, 1991-93 Season:.605, (178/294), Tyler Sykora, 2011 586, (61/104), J. J. Carrell, 1990 Touchdowns Career: 43, Tyler Sykora, 2010-current 35, Ted Williams, 2000-03 33, Damian Melancon, 2002-06 Season: 19, Tyler Sykora, 2011 Tyler Sykora, 2012 (current) 15, Damian Melancon, 2004 Tyler Sykora, 2012 (current) 13, Ted Williams, 2003 12, Ted Williams, 2002 Game: 5, Tyler Sykora vs. Arkansas Tech, 2011 Tyler Sykora @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 Tyler Sykora vs. Southwestern Oklahoma, 2012 4, Damian Melancon vs. Ouachita Baptist, 2002 Josh SanFilippo vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2005 Tyler Sykora @ Texas College, 2012 Tyler Sykora vs. Southern Nazarene, 2012 Longest Pass Play Game: Season: 1,239, Nik Lewis, 2002 36 MULERIDERS 96 yards, Josh SanFilippo to D.D. Holyfield vs. Arkansas Tech, 2005 93 yards, Austin Civita to Raphyael Tyson @ Arkansas Tech, 2009 88 yards, Richard Beach to Isiah Gates vs. Ouachita Baptist, 1977 ~Total Offense~ Total Plays Career: 920, Ted Williams, 2000-03 899, Damian Melancon, 2002-06 Season: 367, Damian Melancon, 2004 337, Ted Williams, 2001 Game: 70, Austin Civita @ Arkansas Tech, 2009 63, Tyler Sykora @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 58, Cody Vanderford vs. Southeastern Okla., 1986 Total Yards Career: 5,343, Ted Williams, 2000-03 5,173, Damian Melancon, 2002-06 4,774, Tyler Sykora, 2010-current 3,974, Tim Barrington, 1997-2000 Season: 2,337, Damian Melancon, 2004 2,215, Tyler Sykora, 2011 1,860, Ted Williams, 2001 Game: 482, Tyler Sykora @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 399, Damian Melancon vs. Ouachita Baptist, 2002 ~Receiving~ Receptions Career: 162, Nik Lewis, 2001-03 151, Val Morris, 1990-93 Season: 75, Kenneth Brown, 1986 Game: 14, Kenneth Brown vs. SE Okla., 1986, vs. Henderson State, 1986 Yards Career: 2,852, Nik Lewis, 2001-03 2,336, Travis Giles, 1964-67
MULERIDER RECORDS INDIVIDUAL Game: 216, Val Morris vs. Howard Payne (Texas), 1992 Touchdowns Career: 36, Nik Lewis, 2001-03 Season: 14, Nik Lewis, 2002, 2003 Game: 3, Larry Reeder vs. Mississippi College, 1973 3, Nik Lewis vs. Ouachita Baptist, 2002 3, Nik Lewis vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, 2003 3, Torrance Hoye vs. West Georgia, 2004 3, Torrance Hoye vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2005 3, Rafael Thomas @ Texas College, 2012 ~Scoring~ Points Scored Career: 226, Jason Williams, 1998-2000 223, Nik Lewis, 2001-03 180, Torrence Jones, 2001-04 161, Mike Rubinski, 1971-74 Season: 102, Don Hawkins, 1977 Game: 36, Kevin Wilcott vs. Henderson State, 2000 Touchdowns Scored Career: 37, Nik Lewis, 2001-03 25, Mike Rubinski, 1971-74 Season: 17, Don Hawkins, 1977 Game: 6, Kevin Wilcott vs. Henderson State, 2000 ~Extra Points~ Extra Points Scored Career: 106, Jason Williams, 1998-2000 Season: 46, Thomas LaToof, 2003 41, David Korff, 2005 40, Jason Williams, 2000 Game: 11, Jason Williams vs. Henderson State, 2000 Consecutive Extra Points Career: 57, Jason Williams, 1998-99 Season: 36, Jason Williams, 1998 Game: 9, Jason Williams vs. Henderson State, 2000 ~Field Goals~ Field Goals Made Career: 40, Jason Williams, 1998-2000 Season: 20, Jason Williams, 1998 Game: 4, Jason Williams vs. Valdosta State, 1998 Consecutive Field Goals Season: 15, Jason Williams, 1998 Game: 4, Jason Williams vs. Valdosta State, 1998 Longest Field Goal Game: 57 yards, Jason Williams vs. Valdosta State, 1998 Points Scored by Kicking Career: 226, Jason Williams, 1998-2000 Season: 96, Jason Williams, 1998 MULERIDERS Game: 16, Jason Williams vs. Valdosta State, 1998 16, Jason Williams vs. West Alabama, 1998 ~All-Purpose Yards~ Career: 4, 757, Cornell Williams, 1969-72 Season: 1,575, D.D. Holyfield, 2005 1,548, Nik Lewis, 2003 Game: 325, James King @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 268, D.D. Holyfield vs. Arkansas Tech, 2005 259, D.D. Holyfield vs. Henderson State, 2005 255, Jim Leonard vs. Ouachita Baptist, 1965 ~Returns~ Kick Returns Career: 69, D.D. Holyfield, 2003-06 54, Kenneth Brown, 1983-86 Season: 28, D.D. Holyfield, 2004 22, Ryan Sworn, 2005 Game: 7, Rafael Thomas vs. North Alabama, 2010 5, Marcus Jackson vs. Central Arkansas, 1989 5, Kevin Wilcott vs. Valdosta State, 2000 5, Rodney Hill vs. West Georgia, 2001 5, Rodney Hill vs. Valdosta State, 2002 5, D.D. Holyfield vs. North Alabama, 2004 Kick Return Yards Career: 1,481, D.D. Holyfield, 2003-06 1,170, Troy Mumphrey, 1995-98 Season: 668, D.D. Holyfield, 2004 551, Ryan Sworn, 2005 Game: 208, Jordan Babineaux vs. Delta State, 2003 (Gulf South Conference Record) 173, Rafael Thomas vs. Arkansas Tech, 2010 Longest Kickoff Return: 100 yards, Jordan Babineaux vs. Delta State, 2003 (Tied NCAA Div. II and GSC Records) Kickoff Return Touchdowns Game: 2, Jordan Babineaux vs. Delta State, 2003 (100, 96) (GSC Record and Tied NCAA Div. II Record) Punt Returns Career: 70, Fred Perry, 1996-97 Season: 42, Fred Perry, 1997 Game: 7, Robert Johnson vs. Howard Payne (Texas), 1990 Punt Return Yards Career: 712, Fred Perry, 1996-97 Season: 450, Nik Lewis, 2003 400, Fred Perry, 1996 Game: 136, Jeff Sustaire vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 1998 132, Fred Perry vs. Ouachita Baptist, 1996 Longest Punt Return: 91, Jason Bennett vs. Central Arkansas, 2000 37
MULERIDER RECORDS INDIVIDUAL ~DEFENSIVE RECORDS~ ~Punting~ Punts Career: 230, Kevin Cottrell, 1987-90 Season: 75, Kevin Cottrell, 1988 Game: 11, Bill McCall vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 1965 11, Cory Scarborough vs. Harding, 1992 11, Daren Brown vs. West Georgia, 1995 11, Daren Brown vs. Arkansas Tech, 1995 11, Garron Spickard vs. Albany State (Ga.), 1997 Highest Punting Average Career: 39.0, Kevin Cottrell, 1987-90 38.0, Tony Grecco, 2002-05 Season: 43.1, Bill McCall, 1964 Longest Punt: 76, Cedric Sharp vs. Arkansas Tech, 1994 ~Tackles~ Total Tackles Career: 482, Glenn Davis, 1984-88 Season: 160, Glenn Davis, 1987 Game: 28, Terry Perkins vs. Henderson State, 1974 Solo Tackles Career: 298, Glenn Davis, 1984-88 Season: 104, Glenn Davis, 1987 Game: 12, Del Chunn vs. Mississippi College, 1995 Assisted Tackles Career: 184, Glenn Davis, 1984-88 Season: 129, Keith Arnold, 1975 ~Sacks~ Quarterback Sacks Career: 25, David Sanders, 1989-1992 Season: 11, David Sanders for 90 yards, 1990 Interception Return Yards Career: 276, Dennis Woodberry, 1979, 81-83 Season: 139, Eric Woods, 2000 Game: 103, Eric Woods vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 2000 Longest Interception Return: 95, Russ Phillips vs. Midwestern State (Texas), 1994 ~Passes Broken Up~ Passes Broken Up Season: 16, Randall Samuel, 1990 ~Fumbles~ Fumble Recoveries Season: 5, Bill Perry, 1971 5, Paul White, 1973 5, Mike White, 1976 Longest Fumble Return Game: 67 yards, Cordell Upshaw vs. Henderson State, 2006 64 yards, Brian Davis vs. Tarleton State, 2003 62 yards, Charles Rollins vs. Henderson State, 2002 60 yards, Tommy Watson vs. Henderson State, 1974 Forced Fumbles Career: 9, Keenan Washington, 2001-04 7, Fred Perry, 1996-97 Season: 6, Stan McGhee, 1973 5, Steve Arnett, 1971 ~Blocked Kicks~ Most Blocked Kicks Career: 16, Lucas Melott, 1995-98 Season: 6, David Kennebeck, 1975 Longest Blocked Kick Returned for Touchdown: 65 yards, Bobby Evans vs. Northeastern State (Okla.), 1989 ~Interceptions~ Interceptions Career: 27, Dennis Woodberry, 1979, 81-83 Season: 8, Donald Crews, 1951 8, Dennis Woodberry, 1981 Game: 4, Phil Harrington vs. Mississippi College, 1966 38 MULERIDERS
~Rushing~ Attempts Season: 630, 2005 612, 1972 Game: 81 vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2000 75 vs. Henderson State, 2005 Yards Season: 3,342, 1973 3,341, 1972 Game: 637 vs. Henderson State, 2000 472 vs. West Georgia, 2003 ~Passing~ Attempts Season: 380, 2009 347, 2011 324, 1986 Game: 64 @ Arkansas Tech, 2009 56 @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 53 vs. Central Arkansas, 1991 Completions Season: 202, 2011 185, 2009 165, 1991 Game: 36 @ Arkansas Tech, 2009 33 vs. Central Arkansas, 1991 Passing Yards Season: 2,520, 2011 1,997, 2002 Game: 520 @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 419 @ Arkansas Tech, 2009 358 vs. Central Arkansas, 1991 ~Total Offense~ Total Plays Season: 845, 1990 842, 2005 Game: 96 vs. Arkansas Tech, 2007 90 vs. Howard Payne (Texas), 1993 90 vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2000 90 vs. Henderson State, 2005 Total Yards Season: 4,677, 2005 4,571, 2002 Game: 702, vs. Henderson State, 2000 ~Scoring~ Points Season: 385, 2003 Game: 372, 2002 100 vs. Army-Navy Hospital, 1930 (ALL-TIME) 86 vs. Henderson State, 2000 (MODERN) Points Per Game Season: 33.8, 2002 Touchdowns Season: 51, 2002 MULERIDER RECORDS TEAM MULERIDERS Game: 12 vs. Henderson State, 2000 Kickoff Return Touchdowns Season: 2, 2003 Game: 2 vs. Delta State, 2003 Punt Return Touchdowns Season: 2, 1969, 1996, 2000 First Downs Season: 250, 2005 244, 2004 235, 2003 234, 2002 Game: 35 vs. Howard Payne (Texas), 1993 31 vs. Henderson State, 2005 31 @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 ~Team Defense~ Fewest Yards Rushing Allowed Season: 886, 1970 Game: -60 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 1986 Fewest Yards Passing Allowed Season: 464, 1967 Game: -2 vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 1957 Fewest Total Yards Allowed Season: 1,925, 1960 Game: 3 vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 1975 Interceptions Season: 21, 1971, 1990 Game: 6 vs. Mississippi College, 1966 Interceptions Returned for a Touchdown Season: 3, 1971 Fewest Points Allowed Season: 22, 1941 Fumble Recoveries Season: 28, 1976 Blocked Kicks Season: 6, 1975 Quarterback Sacks Season: 35, 1997 Yards Lost On Sacks Season: 330, 1975 Turnovers Forced Season: 46, 1971 Defensive Points Scored Season: 24, 1971 Safeties Scored Season: 4, 1972 ~Miscellaneous~ Consecutive Games Won 10-1951-52; 1929-30 Consecutive AIC Games Won 14-1950-52 Consecutive GSC Games Won 6-2003, 1999, 1998 Undefeated AIC Seasons 6-1925, 1926, 1929, 1941, 1951, 1952 39
Category SOUTHERN ARKANSAS NCAA DIVISION II STATISTIC RANKINGS TEAM RANKINGS 158 teams ranked in Division II National Rank Actual National Leader Actual Conf Rank Great American Conference Leader Actual Rushing Offense 57 168.14 Lenoir-Rhyne 363.71 4 Harding 288.71 Passing Offense 31 276.43 Shippensburg 413.00 2 Henderson St. 376.88 Total Offense 34 444.57 Shippensburg 565.63 2 Henderson St. 516.13 Scoring Offense 41 34.00 Henderson St. 55.88 3 Henderson St. 55.88 Rushing Defense 22 108.00 Shepherd 39.13 3 Harding 84.00 Pass Efficiency Defense 18 102.96 West Ala. 76.01 3 Henderson St. 95.39 Total Defense 16 295.43 Indiana (PA) 224.38 3 Harding 266.00 Scoring Defense 10 15.57 Indiana (PA) 9.75 2 Ouachita Baptist 14.86 Net Punting 144 28.47 Colorado Mines 42.24 7 East Central 35.30 Punt Returns 29 13.69 Glenville St. 27.67 4 Henderson St. 17.83 Kickoff Returns 90 19.36 Minn. Duluth 29.58 3 Henderson St. 27.30 Turnover Margin 42.57 LIU Post 2.00 3 East Central 1.00 Pass Defense 37 187.43 West Ala. 106.00 4 Ouachita Baptist 167.57 Passing Efficiency 26 149.38 Henderson St. 190.20 3 Henderson St. 190.20 Sacks 59 2.29 West Tex. A&M 4.38 5 East Central 3.63 Tackles For Loss 18 8.29 West Va. Wesleyan 11.38 2 Henderson St. 9.00 Sacks Allowed T-48 1.43 Midwestern St..43 4 Harding.57 Category PLAYER RANKINGS Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders National National Player Actual Actual Conf Great American Rank Leader Rank Conference Leader Rushing Mark Johnson 28 109.57 Tuck (Indiana (PA)) 175.50 2 Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Tyler Sykora 22 152.44 Total Offense Tyler Sykora T-34 269.00 Rodgers (Henderson St.) Lewis (N.M. Highlands) 195.70 2 403.86 3 Receptions Per Game Jack Brown T-41 6.00 Voegeli (Merrimack) 10.86 1 Receiving Yards Per Game Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Scoring Rafael Thomas Montel Hardman Rafael Thomas Rafael Thomas 38 86.33 Voegeli (Merrimack) 155.14 2 92 67.17 5 14 13.92 T-46 8.00 Westbrook (Missouri S&T) Jackson (Midwestern St.) 23.90 3 12.00 3 Mark Johnson T-92 6.86 T-7 All-Purpose Runners Mark Johnson 73 118.86 Brown (Pittsburg St.) 223.71 4 Rafael Thomas 75 117.50 5 Montel Hardman 89 110.33 6 Rycraw (Ouachita Baptist) Rodgers (Henderson St.) Rodgers (Henderson St.) Brown (Southern Ark.) Jordan (Henderson St.) Jordan (Henderson St.) Gonsalves (Henderson St.) Jordan (Henderson St.) Actual 113.57 195.70 355.38 6.00 92.57 21.86 8.62 158.14
Southern Arkansas University 2012 Mulerider Football Depth Chart (As of 10/25/12) Offense LT 74 Johnathan Greenidge (6-8, 295, RsSO) 70 DeMarte Clayton (6-4, 327, SO) LG 71 John Miller (6-5, 290, RsFR) 65 Chris Merlene (6-4, 350, RsFR) C 73 Andre Molden (6-3, 285, SR) 54 John Dye (6-3, 315, FR) RG 64 Jeff Bordelon (6-2, 302, SR) 78 Melvin Guillory (6-2, 350, JR) RT 63 Lantz Castleman (6-3, 315, SR) 72 Nick Nichols (6-4, 325, FR) SL 8 Jack Brown (5-11, 200, JR) 39 Tevin McDonald (5-11, 170, FR) SE 2 Rafael Thomas (5-8, 180, SR) 83 Darius Strickland (6-1, 175, RsFR) TE 85 Brooks White (6-4, 240, RsJR) 80 Paul Walker-Hall (6-3, 235, SO) QB 18 Tyler Sykora (6-6, 220, RsJR) 13 David Bell (6-3, 225, RsSO) FB 5 Carlos Brown (5-8, 200, RsSR) 34 Karon Dismuke (5-9, 205, FR) RB 20 Mark Johnson (5-7, 200, JR) 27 Aarion Jones (5-9, 220, RsJR) Defense DE 19 Tahare Ray (6-2, 225, SR) 90 Josh Bryant (6-2, 225, RsFR) DE 91 Brandon Rashad (6-5, 260, SR) 45 Bruce Guillory (6-0, 245, JR) NG 92 Brandon Moton (6-1, 264, RsJR) 55 Jeremy Wiseman (6-2, 275, RsSR) DT 58 Nolan Duncan (6-0, 255, RsSO) 51 Phillip Gahr (6-2, 255, RsFR) WLB 24 Mark Spaight (6-0, 190, RsJR) 47 Luke Lansdell (5-11, 225, RsSO) MLB 38 Tate Mustin (5-11, 215, JR) 25 Alex Mills (6-0, 245, JR) SLB 11 Malcolm Walker (6-2, 220, SR) 42 Sam Cowling (6-0, 225, RsJR) CB 22 Quan Warren (5-9, 170, RsFR) 10 Dominique Mitchell (5-11, 170, JR) ROV 33 Demario Thomas (5-9, 191, RsSO) 7 Jon Writt (6-0, 210, RsJR) FS 26 Bobby Williams (5-10, 175, JR) 32 Nick Davis (5-10, 190, RsJR) CB 23 Don Unamba (6-1, 192, SR) 9 Anthony Wilson (5-9, 180, FR) WR 88 Nate Pickett (6-4, 200, FR) 82 Chris Terry (6-4, 175, RsFR) K/KO 30 Dillon Fogle (6-0, 165, RsFR) 36 Sam Patterson (6-1, 165, RsFR) H 13 David Bell (6-3, 225, RsSO) 88 Nate Pickett (6-4, 200, FR) Special Teams P 15 Kyle Tobler (6-1, 190, SO) 88 Nate Pickett (6-4, 200, FR) PR 2 Rafael Thomas (5-8, 180, SR) 8 Jack Brown (5-11, 200, JR) DS 50 Jacob Pumphrey (5-11, 210, SO) 13 David Bell (6-3, 225, RsSO) KR 1 Montel Hardman (6-0, 191, RsSO) 23 Don Unamba (6-1, 192, SR) 8 Jack Brown (5-11, 200, JR) 2 Rafael Thomas (5-8, 180, SR)
SOutHern ArkAnSAS university 2012 Mulerider FOOtbAll complete roster no. name pos. class Ht. Wt. Hometown/previous School 1 Montel Hardman WR RsSO 6-0 191 Rayville, LA / Mangham HS 2 Rafael Thomas WR SR 5-8 180 Lufkin, TX / Lubbock Christian (Texas) University 3 Si Blackshire QB JR 6-1 225 Carthage, TX / Sam Houston State (Texas) University 4 Victor Daniels CB JR 5-8 180 Memphis, TN / Murray State (Ky.) University 5 Carlos Brown FB RsSR 5-8 200 Pittsburg, TX / Pittsburgh HS 7 Jon Writt SS RsJR 6-0 210 Longview, TX / Longview HS 8 Jack Brown WR JR 5-11 200 West Mesquite, TX / Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College 9 Anthony Wilson DB FR 5-9 180 Shreveport, LA / Byrd HS 10 Dominique Mitchell CB JR 5-11 170 Greenville, TX / Greenville HS 11 Malcolm Walker LB SR 6-2 220 Daingerfield, TX / University of Kansas 12 Jacob McClain QB RsFR 6-2 200 Teague, TX / Teague HS 13 David Bell QB RsSO 6-3 225 Watson, LA / (Baton Rouge) Live Oak HS 15 Kyle Tobler P/K SO 6-1 190 Vacaville, CA / Contra Costa (Calif.) College 16 Jeremy Malone WR RsFR 6-2 190 Memphis, TN / Whitehaven HS 17 Corey Saulny WR SO 5-6 150 McKinney, TX / Boyd HS 18 Tyler Sykora QB RsJR 6-6 220 Hot Springs Village, AR / Jessieville HS 19 Tahare Ray DE SR 6-2 225 Spring, TX / Kilgore (Texas) College 20 Mark Johnson RB RsJR 5-7 200 Longview, TX / Longview HS 21 Steven Sanders LB RsJR 6-3 220 Kennedale, TX / Tyler (Texas) Junior College 22 Quan Warren CB RsFR 5-9 170 Linden, TX / Linden Kildare HS 23 Don Unamba CB SR 6-1 192 Hurst, TX / Lawrence D. Bell HS 24 Mark Spaight LB RsJR 6-0 190 North Little Rock, AR / Garden City (Kan.) Community College 25 Alex Mills LB JR 6-0 245 Arlington, TX / Martin HS 26 Bobby Williams FS JR 5-10 175 Bossier City, LA / Airline HS 27 Aarion Jones RB RsJR 5-9 220 Hallsville, TX / Hallsville HS 28 Cardarious Patterson FS JR 6-0 190 Carthage, TX / Lon Morris (Texas) College 29 Jacob Carpenter K SO 5-10 170 Winona, MS / East Central (Miss.) Junior College 30 Dillon Fogle K RsFR 6-0 165 Camden, AR / Fairview HS 31 Austin Luke DT SR 6-3 250 Willis, TX / Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College 32 Nick Davis SS RsJR 5-10 190 Camden, AR / Ouachita Baptist University 33 Demario Thomas SS RsSO 5-9 191 Shreveport, LA / Captain Shreve HS 34 Karon Dismuke RB FR 5-9 205 Bryant, AR / Bryant HS 35 Dvan Alexander FB RsJR 5-11 185 Duson, LA / Acadiana HS 36 Sam Patterson K RsFR 6-1 165 Little Rock, AR / Parkview HS 37 Greg Nelson DE RsSR 6-0 237 Homer, LA / Homer HS 38 Tate Mustin LB JR 5-11 215 Fayetteville, TN / Contra Costa (Calif.) College 39 Tevin McDonald DB FR 5-11 170 Corsicana, TX / Corsicana HS 40 Justin Velasquez WR RsFR 5-6 160 Poteet, TX / Poteet HS 41 Deandre Jenkins DB SO 5-11 191 Mountain Pine, AR / Mountain Pine HS 42 Sam Cowling LB RsJR 6-0 225 De Queen, AR / Horatio HS 43 Rico Rainey DB RsSR 6-1 191 Kingsland, AR / Rison HS 45 Bruce Guillory DE JR 6-0 245 Opelousas, LA / Chabot (Calif.) College 46 Hayden Rybiski LB RsSO 6-0 215 Texarkana, TX / West Texas State University 47 Luke Lansdell LB RsSO 5-11 225 El Dorado, AR / El Dorado HS 48 Thomas Humphrey DB SO 5-8 170 Shreveport, LA / Northwood HS 49 Gabriel Joslyn DB RsFR 6-1 175 Baton Rouge, LA / Tara HS 50 Jacob Pumphrey LB SO 5-11 210 Junction City, AR / Junction City HS 51 Phillip Gahr DL RsFR 6-2 255 Wynne, AR / Wynne HS 54 John Dye C FR 6-3 315 Huntsville, AL / Madison County HS 55 Jeremy Wiseman NG RsSR 6-2 275 The Colony, TX / The Colony HS 58 Nolan Duncan DT RsSO 6-0 255 Mabank, TX / Mabank HS 60 Mark Jenkins OL FR 6-3 370 Jacksonville, TX / Jacksonville HS 62 Cory Zunker OL FR 6-3 295 League City, TX / Clear Creek HS 63 Lantz Castleman OT SR 6-3 315 Lewisville, AR / Lafayette County HS 64 Jeff Bordelon OG SR 6-2 302 Shreveport, LA / Northwestern State (La.) University 65 Chris Merlene OG RsFR 6-4 350 Lewisville, TX / (Flower Mound) Marcus HS 68 Tony Chalmers OG RsSO 6-3 352 Dallas, TX / Carter HS 70 DeMarte Clayton OT SO 6-4 327 Magnolia, AR / Magnolia HS 71 John Miller OG RsFR 6-5 290 De Queen, AR / De Queen HS 72 Nick Nichols OT FR 6-4 325 Rayville, LA / Rayville HS 73 André Molden C SR 6-3 285 Dallas, TX / (Richardson, Texas) J.J. Pearce HS 74 Johnathan Greenidge OT RsSO 6-8 295 Baltimore, MD / Calvert Hall HS 78 Melvin Guillory OG JR 6-2 350 Arlington, TX / Trinity Valley (Texas) Comm. College 80 Paul Walker-Hall TE SO 6-3 235 Allen, TX / Allen HS 81 Josh Proffit WR SR 6-0 187 Hot Springs, AR / Lake Hamilton HS 82 Chris Terry WR RsFR 6-4 175 Lindale, TX / Lindale HS 83 Darius Strickland WR RsFR 6-1 175 Camden, AR / Camden HS 84 Daven Reese TE FR 6-2 220 Tatum, TX / Tatum HS 85 Brooks White TE RsJR 6-4 240 Van Buren, AR / Van Buren HS 86 Grant Dooley WR RsFR 6-2 190 De Queen, AR / De Queen HS 87 Jacob Thompson WR RsSO 6-3 195 Van Buren, AR / Van Buren HS 88 Nate Pickett WR FR 6-4 200 Tatum, TX / Tatum HS 90 Josh Bryant DL RsFR 6-2 225 Texarkana, TX / Texas HS 91 Brandon Rashad DE SR 6-5 260 Longview, TX / Trinity Valley (Texas) Comm. College 92 Brandon Moton DT RsJR 6-1 264 Forrest City, AR / Forrest City HS 93 Brian Christopher NG SO 6-2 267 Camden, AR / Fairview HS 94 Everett Green DL RsSO 6-0 210 Fordyce, AR / Fordyce HS 97 Cornelius Watson DL SO M6-4 uleriders 230 El Dorado, AR / El Dorado HS 98 Larance Hale DL FR 6-2 290 Tatum, TX / Tatum HS 7
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Game Results (as of Oct 21, 2012) Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 08, 2012 at Texas College W 56-0 1-0 0-0 2:40 1231 * Sep 15, 2012 at Southeastern Okla. W 31-24 2-0 1-0 3:20 2541 * Sep 22, 2012 SOUTHWESTERN OKLA. W 35-34 3-0 2-0 3:08 4281 * Sep 29, 2012 at Arkansas-Monticello W 30-14 4-0 3-0 2:57 2048 *+ Oct 06, 2012 vs Harding L 20-23 4-1 3-1 3:04 3321 * Oct 13, 2012 at East Central W 19-0 5-1 4-1 3:49 2237 Oct 20, 2012 SOUTHERN NAZARENE W 47-14 6-1 4-1 3:06 4731 * Great American Conference game + Murphy USA Boomtown Classic
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2012) Team Statistics SAU OPP SCORING 238 109 Points Per Game 34.0 15.6 FIRST DOWNS 149 109 Rushing 67 40 Passing 69 55 Penalty 13 14 RUSHING YARDAGE 1177 756 Yards gained rushing 1327 1006 Yards lost rushing 150 250 Rushing Attempts 278 278 Average Per Rush 4.2 2.7 Average Per Game 168.1 108.0 TDs Rushing 11 4 PASSING YARDAGE 1935 1312 Comp-Att-Int 145-242-6 95-203-8 Average Per Pass 8.0 6.5 Average Per Catch 13.3 13.8 Average Per Game 276.4 187.4 TDs Passing 20 6 TOTAL OFFENSE 3112 2068 Total Plays 520 481 Average Per Play 6.0 4.3 Average Per Game 444.6 295.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 22-426 34-480 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-219 7-81 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-153 6-99 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.4 14.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.7 11.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 19.1 16.5 FUMBLES-LOST 15-8 16-10 PENALTIES-Yards 60-456 41-389 Average Per Game 65.1 55.6 PUNTS-Yards 36-1126 50-1762 Average Per Punt 31.3 35.2 Net punt average 28.3 30.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:14 29:46 3RD-DOWN Conversions 50/110 27/109 3rd-Down Pct 45% 25% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/17 3/13 4th-Down Pct 41% 23% SACKS BY-Yards 16-95 10-83 MISC YARDS 0-13 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 34 13 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-4 5-7 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (24-29) 83% (10-19) 53% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (23-29) 79% (6-19) 32% PAT-ATTEMPTS (26-32) 81% (12-12) 100% ATTENDANCE 9012 8057 Games/Avg Per Game 2/4506 4/2014 Neutral Site Games 1/3321 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Southern Arkansas 41 57 71 69 0 238 Opponents 21 40 35 13 0 109
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2012) Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Mark Johnson 7-7 152 800 33 767 5.0 8 57 109.6 Aarion Jones 7-0 40 161 9 152 3.8 0 29 21.7 Dvan Alexander 7-0 26 127 7 120 4.6 1 13 17.1 Carlos Brown 7-5 16 76 1 75 4.7 1 15 10.7 Karon Dismuke 7-0 7 40 2 38 5.4 0 25 5.4 Jacob McClain 1-0 3 31 0 31 10.3 0 15 31.0 David Bell 7-0 3 19 0 19 6.3 0 8 2.7 Kyle Tobler 7-0 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 7 1.7 TM 3-0 4 0 4-4 -1.0 0 0-1.3 TEAM 3-0 3 0 6-6 -2.0 0 0-2.0 Tyler Sykora 7-7 22 61 88-27 -1.2 1 12-3.9 Total 7 278 1327 150 1177 4.2 11 57 168.1 Opponents 7 278 1006 250 756 2.7 4 37 108.0 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Tyler Sykora 7-7 152.44 141-231-6 61.0 1910 19 87 272.9 David Bell 7-0 94.00 4-10-0 40.0 25 1 12 3.6 TEAM 3-0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 7 149.40 145-242-6 59.9 1935 20 87 276.4 Opponents 7 102.96 95-203-8 46.8 1312 6 70 187.4 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Jack Brown 6-2 36 359 10.0 1 45 59.8 Rafael Thomas 6-6 27 518 19.2 7 64 86.3 Montel Hardman 6-5 24 403 16.8 0 87 67.2 Carlos Brown 7-5 18 221 12.3 4 48 31.6 Brooks White 7-7 14 130 9.3 3 15 18.6 Mark Johnson 7-7 7 65 9.3 0 25 9.3 Aarion Jones 7-0 5 33 6.6 1 11 4.7 Chris Terry 6-0 3 110 36.7 2 78 18.3 Nate Pickett 7-1 3 26 8.7 0 12 3.7 Paul Walker-Hall 7-0 3 22 7.3 1 11 3.1 Karon Dismuke 7-0 2 24 12.0 1 18 3.4 Dvan Alexander 7-0 1 14 14.0 0 14 2.0 Darius Strickland 2-0 1 7 7.0 0 7 3.5 Tevin McDonald 6-0 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.5 Total 7 145 1935 13.3 20 87 276.4 Opponents 7 95 1312 13.8 6 70 187.4 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Rafael Thomas 12 167 13.9 1 55 Mark Spaight 1 19 19.0 0 0 Tevin McDonald 1 17 17.0 1 17 Carlos Brown 1 3 3.0 0 3 Don Unamba 1-8 -8.0 0 0 DeMario Thomas 0 21 0.0 1 21 Total 16 219 13.7 3 55 Opponents 7 81 11.6 2 48 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Don Unamba 2 0 0.0 0 0 Bobby Williams 2 17 8.5 0 15 Quan Warren 2 136 68.0 0 88 Jon Writt 1 0 0.0 0 0 Nick Davis 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 8 153 19.1 0 88 Opponents 6 99 16.5 1 49 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Montel Hardman 15 259 17.3 0 34 Don Unamba 4 88 22.0 0 34 Jack Brown 2 59 29.5 0 37 Rafael Thomas 1 20 20.0 0 20 Total 22 426 19.4 0 37 Opponents 34 480 14.1 0 39 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg DeMario Thomas 2 90 45.0 0 56 Total 2 90 45.0 0 56 Opponents 1 13 13.0 0 13
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2012) PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Mark Johnson 8 - - - - - - - 48 Rafael Thomas 8 - - - - - - - 48 Carlos Brown 5 - - - - - - - 30 Jacob Carpenter - 2-3 15-18 - - - - - 21 Brooks White 3 - - - - - - - 18 Chris Terry 2 - - - - - - - 12 Dillon Fogle - 0-1 11-14 - - - - - 11 Paul Walker-Hall 1 - - - 1 - - - 8 Jack Brown 1 - - - - - - - 6 Karon Dismuke 1 - - - - - - - 6 Dvan Alexander 1 - - - - - - - 6 Tyler Sykora 1 - - - - 1-2 - - 6 Aarion Jones 1 - - - - - - - 6 Tevin McDonald 1 - - - - - - - 6 DeMario Thomas 1 - - - - - - - 6 Total 34 2-4 26-32 - 1 1-2 - - 238 Opponents 13 5-7 12-12 1-1 - - 1-109 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Tyler Sykora 7 253-27 1910 1883 269.0 Mark Johnson 7 152 767 0 767 109.6 Aarion Jones 7 40 152 0 152 21.7 Dvan Alexander 7 26 120 0 120 17.1 Carlos Brown 7 16 75 0 75 10.7 David Bell 7 13 19 25 44 6.3 Karon Dismuke 7 7 38 0 38 5.4 Jacob McClain 1 3 31 0 31 31.0 Kyle Tobler 7 2 12 0 12 1.7 TM 3 4-4 0-4 -1.3 TEAM 3 4-6 0-6 -2.0 Total 7 520 1177 1935 3112 444.6 Opponents 7 481 756 1312 2068 295.4 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Jacob Carpenter 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 42 0 Dillon Fogle 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 FG Sequence Southern Arkansas Opponents Texas College - 35 Southeastern Okla. (42) (22) Southwestern Okla. - (29),(32) Arkansas-Monticello (23) 25 Harding 30,38 (31),(44) East Central - - Southern Nazarene - - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Kyle Tobler 34 1126 33.1 52 1 11 6 1 2 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 36 1126 31.3 52 1 11 6 1 2 Opponents 50 1762 35.2 51 1 8 21 2 1 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Dillon Fogle 23 1058 46.0 0 1 Sam Patterson 13 683 52.5 3 2 Jacob Carpenter 6 282 47.0 0 1 Total 42 2023 48.2 3 4 14.1 35.0 30 Opponents 24 1390 57.9 2 0 19.4 38.1 26
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2012) All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Mark Johnson 7 767 65 0 0 0 832 118.9 Rafael Thomas 6 0 518 167 20 0 705 117.5 Montel Hardman 6 0 403 0 259 0 662 110.3 Jack Brown 6 0 359 0 59 0 418 69.7 Carlos Brown 7 75 221 3 0 0 299 42.7 Aarion Jones 7 152 33 0 0 0 185 26.4 Quan Warren 7 0 0 0 0 136 136 19.4 Dvan Alexander 7 120 14 0 0 0 134 19.1 Brooks White 7 0 130 0 0 0 130 18.6 Chris Terry 6 0 110 0 0 0 110 18.3 Don Unamba 7 0 0-8 88 0 80 11.4 Karon Dismuke 7 38 24 0 0 0 62 8.9 Jacob McClain 1 31 0 0 0 0 31 31.0 Nate Pickett 7 0 26 0 0 0 26 3.7 Paul Walker-Hall 7 0 22 0 0 0 22 3.1 DeMario Thoma 5 0 0 21 0 0 21 4.2 Tevin McDonald 6 0 3 17 0 0 20 3.3 Mark Spaight 7 0 0 19 0 0 19 2.7 David Bell 7 19 0 0 0 0 19 2.7 Bobby Williams 7 0 0 0 0 17 17 2.4 Kyle Tobler 7 12 0 0 0 0 12 1.7 Darius Stricklan 2 0 7 0 0 0 7 3.5 TM 3-4 0 0 0 0-4 -1.3 TEAM 3-6 0 0 0 0-6 -2.0 Tyler Sykora 7-27 0 0 0 0-27 -3.9 Total 7 1177 1935 219 426 153 3910 558.6 Opponents 7 756 1312 81 480 99 2728 389.7