Football Report Monday, Sept. 22, 2008

Football Report Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 PUBLIC RELATIONS Mark Simpson, Assistant Commissioner marks@bigsouth.org Nic Bowman, Assistant Director nicb@bigsouth.org Rebecca Hay, Public Relations Assistant rebeccah@bigsouth.org Phone: (704) 341-7990 Fax: (704) 341-7991 WEEK 5 BIGSOUTHSPORTS.COM CONTACT: MARK SIMPSON BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL STANDINGS Big South Overall Team W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. PF PA Home Road L10 Streak Liberty 0 0.000 0 0 3 0 1.000 112 53 2-0 1-0 3-0 W8 Gardner-Webb 0 0.000 0 0 2 1.667 74 55 1-0 1-1 2-1 W2 VMI 0 0.000 0 0 2 1.667 135 72 2-0 0-1 2-1 W1 Coastal Carolina 0 0.000 0 0 2 2.500 87 99 1-1 1-1 2-2 W2 Presbyterian ** -- -- -- -- -- 1 3.250 92 155 1-1 0-2 1-3 L2 Stony Brook 0 0.000 0 0 1 3.250 82 101 1-1 0-2 1-3 L3 Charleston Southern 0 0.000 0 0 0 3.000 57 131 0-0 0-3 0-3 L4 ** - Presbyterian is not eligible for the championship and its games against Conference members are not listed in the League standings. CHOICE HOTELS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK ZACH MacDOWALL QB R-Sophomore Coastal Carolina Acworth, Ga. MacDowall amassed 197 yards of total offense (40 rush, 157 pass) and was responsible for three of the Chanticleers four touchdowns in Coastal Carolina s 31-3 win over Towson. He scored on a 9-yard touchdown run with 1:36 remaining in the first quarter to give the Chanticleers a 7-3 lead. He also threw two touchdown passes in the second half, including a 63-yarder to BRAN- DON WHITLEY, to help put the game away. MacDowall directed the Coastal Carolina offense to a season-high 459 yards on just 56 plays - an average of 8.2 yards per play. NEW BALANCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK D.J. RICE LB Senior Coastal Carolina Cooleemee, N.C. Rice totaled a career-high 11 tackles - his first career double-digit tackle game, and had one tackle for loss in the Chanticleers 31-3 win over Towson. He helped lead the Chanticleer defense in holding the Tigers to more than 130 yards below their season average on offense, including 120 yards fewer through the air for a quarterback with more than 9,000 career passing yards. The defense also held Towson to 44 rushing yards and to 11 fewer points than what No. 2 Richmond allowed the week before. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Friday, Sept. 26 Hofstra at STONY BROOK TV: MSG 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 207 North Greenville 1:30pm at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN VMI at Ohio COASTAL CAROLINA at North Carolina A&T Sam Houston State at GARDNER-WEBB 2:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm #25 LIBERTY 6:00pm at #23 Youngstown State PRESBYTERIAN 7:00pm at #3 Appalachian State Big South school in ALL CAPS * - Big South game LAST WEEK S RESULTS Saturday, Sept. 20 at COASTAL CAROLINA 31 Towson 3 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK BRYSON SUMMERS P Senior Presbyterian West Columbia, S.C. Summers averaged 43.2 yards on five punts against Western Carolina and pinned the Catamounts inside the 20-yard line three times. He also had three punts travel 47 yards, and hit a 44-yarder late in the game. Western Carolina managed just four punt returns for eight yards on the day. FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK GREG STEVENS K VMI Duluth, Ga. Stevens was a perfect 9-of-9 on his point-after-touchdown attempts in VMI s 69-20 victory over Chowan, setting a VMI record. He eclipsed the former school mark of 8-of-8 set by DAVID TYLER against Central Florida in 1982. Stevens, who is 18-of-18 on PATs this year, is the fifth kicker in Big South history to hit at least 9-of-9 PATs in a game. at VMI 69 Chowan 20 at Brown 17 STONY BROOK 7 Western Carolina 23 at PRESBYTERIAN 21 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN GARDNER-WEBB idle idle #23 LIBERTY idle

BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL WEEKLY REPORT CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK SEPT. 22, 2008 2008 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Rashad Jennings, R-Sr., RB, Liberty Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Mario Brown, Sr., LB, Gardner-Webb PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM OFFENSE QB Brock Smith, Sr., Liberty RB Rashad Jennings, R-Sr., Liberty RB Conte Cuttino, Jr., Stony Brook WR Dee Brown, Sr., Charleston Southern WR Lynell Suggs, Sr., Stony Brook WR Dobson Collins, Sr., Gardner-Webb TE Scott Fambrough, Jr., Coastal Carolina OL Demario Deese, Sr., Gardner-Webb OL Britt Leggett, R-Sr., Coastal Carolina OL Mike Godsil, Sr., Liberty OL Britt Stone, Sr., Liberty OL Alex Bragg, R-Sr., Charleston Southern DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB PK P LS KR PR 2008 BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL Defending champion Liberty has been selected to repeat as champions in 2008 in the League s annual preseason poll, as voted by the head coaches and media panel. Below are the preseason poll results, with first-place votes in parenthesis: 1. Liberty (12)...77 2. Coastal Carolina...58 3. Gardner-Webb...52 4. Stony Brook...38 5. Charleston Southern (1)...30 6. VMI...18 Presbyterian is not playing a full Conference schedule in 2008 and is therefore not eligible for the regular-season championship. DEFENSE Colin Dugan, Sr., Liberty Phillip Oboh, Jr., Coastal Carolina Adam Soivilien, Sr., Stony Brook Jake Killeen, Sr., Charleston Southern Mario Brown, Sr., Gardner-Webb Nick Hursky, Sr., Liberty D.J. Rice, Sr., Coastal Carolina Josh Mitchell, R-Sr., Charleston Southern Marrio Norman, R-Sr., Coastal Carolina Cedric McGowan, Jr., Gardner-Webb Daniel Cooke, Sr., Gardner-Webb Patrick Calvary, Sr., Liberty SPECIAL TEAMS Luke Gaddis, Sr., Stony Brook Michael Hanna, Sr., Gardner-Webb Dan Pope, R-Sr., Liberty Tim Maypray, Jr., VMI Dobson Collins, Sr., Gardner-Webb 2008 BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL COACHES TELECONFERENCE - EACH TUESDAY Each Tuesday during the 2008 season -- with the exception of Wednesday, Oct. 15, the Big South head football coaches will participate in a weekly teleconference call, beginning at 10:20am ET. Each call will be recorded and available for playback on the Conference website Tuesday afternoons. The next call is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 23. THIS CALL IS OPEN TO MEDIA ONLY. For more information, please contact Mark Simpson at 704-341-7990 or marks@bigsouth.org. THE BIG SOUTH IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Week of CSU CCU GWU LU PC SBU VMI Preseason --/-- RV/RV --/-- RV/RV --/-- --/-- --/-- Sept. 1 --/-- RV/-- --/-- RV/RV --/-- RV/RV --/-- Sept. 8 --/-- RV/RV --/-- 25/RV --/-- RV/-- --/-- Sept. 15 --/-- --/-- --/-- 23/25 --/-- --/-- --/-- Sept. 22 --/-- --/-- --/-- 25/RV --/-- --/-- --/-- Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 The Sports Network poll is listed first, followed by the FCS Coaches Poll. RV - Received Votes Notes: Lindy s College Football Preview ranked Liberty at No. 19 and Coastal Carolina at No. 24 in its preseason rankings. The Sports Network National Defensive Player of the Week Dominique Davenport, Coastal Carolina (Sept. 8) The Sports Network National Special Teams Player of the Week Gerald Stevenson, Charleston Southern (Sept. 8) Walter Payton Award Watch List Rashad Jennings, Liberty Buck Buchanan Award Watch List Mario Brown, Gardner-Webb The Sports Network Preseason All-America Rashad Jennings, Liberty (1st team) Dominic Bolden, Liberty (3rd team) Mario Brown, Gardner-Webb (3rd team) College Sporting News Preseason All-America Mario Brown, Gardner-Webb (1st team) Rashad Jennings, Liberty (3rd team) Britt Leggett, Coastal Carolina (3rd team) Dominic Bolden, Liberty (3rd team) Lindy s Preseason All-America Tim Maypray, VMI (1st team) Mario Brown, Gardner-Webb (2nd team) 2008 BIG SOUTH NATIONAL HONORS The Sports Network Positional Rankings Rashad Jennings, Liberty (No. 1 RB) Brock Smith, Liberty (No. 14 QB) Derek Bishop, Liberty (No. 14 FB)

BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL WEEKLY REPORT CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK SEPT. 22, 2008 2008 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Week Choice Hotels Offensive Player of the Week New Balance Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 1 RB Conte Cuttino, Jr., Stony Brook DB Chris Richards, Jr., Stony Brook RUSH: 14-104-1 TD, 7.4 AVG... REC: 1-13 4 TT (4-S, 0-A), 1.0 TFL (-2), 2 INT... Set stadium record for INTs Sept. 8 QB Tim Maypray, Jr., VMI DB Dominique Davenport, Jr., Coastal Carolina RUSH: 10-116-2 TD, 11.6 AVG... TD runs of 52, 35... PASS: 1-1, 7 YDS 20 TT (11-S, 9-A), 1.0 TFL (-1)... School record for total and solo tackles Sept. 15 QB Zach MacDowall, R-Soph., Coastal Carolina LB Chad Brown, R-Soph., Liberty PASS: 17-26-1 TD, 65.4 PCT, 233 YDS... RUSH: 7-29 7 TT (3-S, 4-A), 2.5 TFL (-14), 1.0 SK (-9), 1 FR at Western Carolina Sept. 22 QB Zach MacDowall, R-Soph., Coastal Carolina LB D.J. Rice, Sr., Coastal Carolina TOFF: 197 YDS, 3 TD... PASS: 9-18-2 TD, 157 YDS... RUSH: 8-40-1 TD 11 TT (3-S, 8-A), 1.0 TFL (-1) vs. Towson... Helped hold Towson to 186 total yards Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 2008 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2008 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Week Sept. 1 Special Teams Player KR Jonathan Crawford, Sr., Liberty 76-yard kickoff return TD vs. North Greenville Week Sept. 1 Freshman Player RB Edwin Gowins, Stony Brook 12-147-2 TD, 12.2 AVG... TD runs of 22 and 20 YDS... Long of 57 YDS Sept. 8 KR Gerald Stevenson, Soph., Charleston Southern 7-255 (36.4 AVG) at Wofford... Returns included 47-32-36-61-48 Sept. 8 RB Edwin Gowins, Stony Brook 11-122-1 TD, 11.1 AVG... TD run of 72 YDS (stadium record) Sept. 15 P Mike Larsson, Fr., Liberty 4-158, 39.5 AVG, 1 Inside 20... Punts of 37, 40, 39, 42 YDS Sept. 15 DB Chris Kuzdale, Charleston Southern 5 TT (5-S), 1 FF, 1 FR at Miami (Ohio) Sept. 22 P Bryson Summers, Sr., Presbyterian 5-216, 43.2 AVG, 3 Inside 20... Punts of 31, 47, 47, 47, 44 YDS Sept. 22 K Greg Stevens, VMI 9 PTS, 9-of-9 PAT vs. Chowan - school record Sept. 29 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL WEEKLY REPORT CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK SEPT. 22, 2008 LIBERTY LOOKING TO EXTEND STREAK Liberty, which is 3-0 for the first time in head coach DANNY ROCCO s three seasons, is looking to start 4-0 for the first time since opening the 1997 season at 4-0. The Flames face a tough task this Saturday at traditional FCS power Youngstown State, which is ranked No. 23 this week in the FCS Coaches Poll and holds the No. 27 position in The Sports Network ranking. The last time a Big South member started 4-0 was Charleston Southern in 2006 when the Bucs jumped out to a 9-0 record. IDLE FLAMES STILL AMONG THE TOP 25 The Liberty Flames, which entered the national Top 25 the week of Sept. 8 for the first time since 1998, remains ranked following its open date this past week. The Flames are No. 25 in the The Sports Network poll, and fell to No. 26 in the FCS Coaches Poll after debuting in the coaches ranking last week at No. 25. Prior to this season, Liberty s previous national ranking came in the Aug. 31, 1998 preseason ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA poll, as the Flames were ranked tied for No. 24 with Troy State. OCEANOGRAPHY With its 31-3 victory over Towson this past Saturday, Coastal Carolina limited its second-straight opponent to less than 10 points, a first in the program s six-year history. Last week the Chanticleers held Monmouth to seven points. Coastal Carolina is the second team in Big South history to hold two-straight opponents to under 10 points, joining the 2006 Liberty Flames. VMI RUNS WILD IN RECORD-BREAKING WIN VMI rushed for a Big South single-game record 517 yards in its 69-20 victory over Chowan this past Saturday. The Keydets are the first Big South squad to rush for 500 yards in a game, and eclipsed the old record of 490 rushing yards, which was set by Coastal Carolina against Chowan last season on Oct. 13. VMI scored seven rushing touchdowns -- tied for second-most in League history, and amassed 659 total yards of offense, the second-highest total in Big South football history. KEYDETS MOVE TO 2-1 VMI is 2-1 for the first time since 2002, and has won two-straight home games for the first time since 2003. The Keydets have posted their first 2-0 home start since 1995, when they defeated Liberty and East Tennessee State in succession. In addition, new head coach SPARKY WOODS is the first VMI head coach to go 2-1 to begin his career at the school since A.W. SLICK MORTON did so in 1947. KEYDET KICKS VMI s 69 points in its win over Chowan is tied for third-highest all-time in Big South history, and matched the VMI single-game record for most points scored, which was first established on Sept. 25, 1982 when the Keydets blanked Central Florida, 69-0. The Keydets 10 touchdowns Saturday also equaled the Conference record of 10, which was set by Coastal Carolina in 2005 and matched by Liberty in 2007. It was the first time in 18 years that VMI scored 60 points in a game, the last being Oct. 20, 1990 vs. West Virginia Tech (66 points). Meanwhile, VMI has scored at least 40 points in back-to-back home games for the first time since 2003 when the Keydets scored 42 against Georgetown on Sept. 27 and 50 vs. Charleston Southern in its next home game on Oct. 11. ANOTHER FIRST FOR MAYPRAY VMI s TIM MAYPRAY became the first player in Big South history to throw a 70-yard touchdown pass and score a 60-yard rushing touchdown in the same game when he accomplished the feat this past Saturday vs. Chowan. Maypray opened the game with a 74-yard scoring strike to DAUD SEMALULU. At the beginning of the second quarter, Maypray took the snap from center and raced 60 yards for a touchdown -- his 10th straight game with a TD. HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY? Coastal Carolina senior RB JAMIE FORDHAM became the 20th player in Big South history with 1,000 rushing yards when he reached the milestone in the Chanticleers win over Towson. Fordham s career total stands at 1,020 yards, and he is the fifth player in school history over the 1,000-yard rushing mark, joining TYLER THIGPEN (1,638), MIKE TOLBERT (1,670), PATRICK HALL (2,214) and AUNDRES PERKINS (2,343). MAYPRAY NEXT TO ECLIPSE 1,000 RUSHING YARDS VMI all-everything back TIM MAYPRAY is six rushing yards shy of 1,000 in his career. The junior has rushed for 994 yards during his time at VMI. He needs 129 receiving yards to become the first player in Big South history with 1,000 career rushing yards and 1,000 career receiving yards. BIG SOUTH VS. OTHER CONFERENCES TOTAL...11-13 (.458) Atlantic Coast...0-1 Miami (Fla.) 0-1 Georgia Tech Big Ten...0-1 Penn State 0-1 Colonial...1-2 Towson 1-0 Maine 0-1 William & Mary 0-1 Hofstra Richmond Ivy...0-1 Brown 0-1 Mid-American...0-1 Miami (Ohio) 0-1 Ohio Mid-Eastern Athletic...0-0 North Carolina A&T Missouri Valley Football...0-0 Youngstown State Northeast...2-0 Monmouth 1-0 St. Francis (Pa.) 1-0 Ohio Valley...1-1 Austin Peay 1-0 Tennessee Tech 0-1 Patriot League...1-1 Colgate 1-1 Lafayette Southern...1-5 Western Carolina 1-1 Elon 0-2 Wofford 0-2 Appalachian State Southland...0-0 Sam Houston State FCS Independent...0-0 Iona Savannah State FCS Reclassifying...0-0 North Carolina Central Presbyterian Non-Division I...5-0 Chowan 1-0 Fayetteville State 1-0 Glenville State 1-0 North Greenville 1-0 Tusculum 1-0 Edward Waters TWO HUNDRED POINT CONVERSION Liberty teammates RASHAD JENNINGS and ZACH TERRELL are each approaching 200 career points. Jennings is at 176, while Terrell has 168. The Big South s 200-point club currently stands at five members.

BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL WEEKLY REPORT CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK SEPT. 22, 2008 TV GUIDE Big South football returns to the small screen this weekend and will make its first-ever appearance on the Madison Square Garden (MSG) Network, as Stony Brook s home game against Hofstra will be televised live on Friday night at 7:00pm. TV GUIDE UPDATE MASN s broadcast of the Nov. 8 Coastal Carolina at Gardner-Webb at 3:30pm will be aired on same day tape delay on SportSouth beginning at 7:00pm. MORE ON MAYPRAY VMI QB TIM MAYPRAY is second in the Big South with 323 rushing yards -- already the 10th-highest single-season rushing total by a quarterback in League history. The Big South record for most rushing yards by a quarterback is 656 yards, set by Coastal Carolina s TYLER THIGPEN in 2006. No quarterback has ever led the League in rushing. A GAME OF LEAP FROG Liberty RB RASHAD JENNINGS moved into third-place all-time in Big South history in career rushing in Week 3, jumping back ahead of teammate ZACH TERRELL and also passing Coastal Carolina s AUNDRES PERKINS. Jennings owns sole possession of third-place with 2,349 career rushing yards, just ahead of Perkins 2,343. Terrell fell back into fifth-place with 2,335 yards and is eight yards away from Perkins. Jennings needs 651 yards to become the third player in Big South history with 3,000. POINT OF ORDER Coastal Carolina has scored a point in all 60 games in its history, extending its Big South record for consecutive games with a point. Charleston Southern has not been shutout in its last 34 games, while VMI (41) and Liberty (30) also have extended their respective streaks. Meanwhile, Presbyterian has not been shutout in its last 22 games, while Stony Brook has cracked the scoreboard in its last eight contests. A CLOSER LOOK AT VMI S SCORING STREAK VMI s 41-game scoring streak is the second-longest run in the 118-year history of the program, trailing only a 43-game stretch from 1919-1924. NORM!! Coastal Carolina redshirt-senior MARRIO NORMAN intercepted his 11th career pass at Monmouth in Week 3 and moved into sole possession of second-place on the Big South s all-time interception list. He was tied with former teammate DEWITT MYERS at 10. The League s career record is 17, held by current Carolina Panther and former Chanticleer QUINTON TEAL. DOG DAYS Gardner-Webb is just the second team in Big South history to hold three-straight opponents under 100 yards rushing, as the Bulldogs have permitted 63, 6 and 98 rushing yards in their first three games, respectively. In 2005, Coastal Carolina held three consecutive opponents (VMI, Savannah State, Mansfield) to less than 100 rushing yards. The Bulldogs rank first in the Big South in rush defense at 55.7, good for 10th in the nation. HALL PASS Gardner-Webb sophomore RB PATRICK HALL is the first Bulldogs player to score two rushing touchdowns in consecutive games since JERMAINE BOSTON in 2005. Boston rushed for two scores in the 2005 season opener against Union, Sept. 3, then scored three rushing touchdowns the next game against Belhaven, Sept. 10. Hall is tied for the Big South lead with four rushing touchdowns, already surpassing his total from last year (3). RUNNIN AWAY FROM HOME Gardner-Webb s 31-15 victory at Austin Peay in Week 3 was its first non-conference road win since Sept. 2, 2006 at Jacksonville, when the Runnin Bulldogs defeated the Dolphins, 49-14 in the season opener. In addition, GWU has scored 30 points in back-to-back games for the first time since 2006, when the Bulldogs scored 49 against Jacksonville and 30 vs. Tennessee Tech the following week on Sept. 9. UPCOMING BIG SOUTH EDGE WEB VIDEO STREAMING &TELEVISION SCHEDULE Friday, Sept. 26 Hofstra at Stony Brook MSG Saturday, Sept. 27 N. Greenville at Charleston Southern Sam Houston State at Gardner-Webb Saturday, Oct. 4 Liberty at Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern Richmond at VMI North Greenville at Presbyterian MASN, SS Saturday, Oct. 11 Coastal Carolina at VMI N.C. Central at Presbyterian Stony Brook at Liberty WTLU *, MASN, Saturday, Oct. 18 Charleston Southern at Stony Brook Lafayette at Liberty WTLU *, MASN, Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb N.C. Central at Coastal Carolina Saturday, Oct. 25 VMI at Gardner-Webb Charleston So. at Liberty WTLU *, MASN, Stony Brook at Coastal Carolina Saturday, Nov. 1 VMI at Charleston Southern Liberty at Presbyterian Gardner-Webb at Stony Brook Saturday, Nov. 8 Coastal Carolina at Gardner-Webb MASN, SS (TD) Liberty at VMI Presbyterian at Charleston Southern Saturday, Nov. 15 VMI at Stony Brook MASN Gard.-Webb at Liberty WTLU *, MASN, Edward Waters at Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian Saturday, Nov. 22 Elon at Liberty WTLU *, MASN, Presbyterian at VMI Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina * - Simulcast on FamilyNet (satellite) and WSET- TV digital (Lynchburg, VA) Key: MASN - Mid-Atlantic Sports Network MSG - Madison Square Garden SS - SportSouth WTLU - Liberty campus TV airing Flames Television Network production MORE ON MAYPRAY VMI s TIM MAYPRAY is now fourth all-time in Big South history with 3,180 career all-purpose yards after surpassing Liberty s WYNTON JACKSON (3,161) this past Saturday. Maypray needs 434 all-purpose yards to catch DUVAUGHN FLAGLER for third-place at 3,614.

BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL WEEKLY REPORT CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK SEPT. 22, 2008 END OF THE LINE Liberty senior RB ZACH TERRELL saw his Big South-record for consecutive games with a rushing touchdown end at 18 games in Week 3 at Western Carolina. He scored 23 touchdowns during his streak and moved into second all-time in Big South history with 28 rushing TDs. Terrell started his streak Oct. 14, 2006 with two scores vs. William & Mary. MURRY HITS CENTURY MARK(US) Charleston Southern WR MARKUS MURRY caught six passes at Miami (Ohio) in Week 3 to increase his career total to 102 and become the 12th player in Big South history with 100 career receptions. Murry needs seven catches to tie VMI s GARY PRICE for 11th place with 109. Meanwhile, Murry stands 35 receiving yards away from 1,500 and needs 134 yards to reach the League s all-time top 10. FLAMES BURNING IT UP Liberty s win at Western Carolina in Week 3 was its first non-conference road win since winning 28-0 at Savannah State on Sept. 23, 2006. It also was the Flames eighth consecutive victory, dating back to last season, and is tied for the second-longest winning streak among FCS programs. Dayton is the current FCS leader with 10-straight wins. The Flames eight-game winning streak is the program s longest since reeling off 10 consecutive wins during the 1988-89 seasons. USHERING IN A NEW SKILL Coastal Carolina redshirt-senior TRENT USHER has asserted himself as one of the Chanticleers primary receivers after four games. He has team highs of 14 receptions for 225 yards and two touchdowns on the year, including career bests of five catches and 80 yards in the Chanticleers win at Monmouth in Week 3. Not bad for a player who has been at three positions (wide receiver, defensive back and quarterback) during his college career. IT S BEEN A WHILE Liberty s three-point win over Western Carolina in Week 3 was its smallest margin of victory since Nov. 13, 2004, when the Flames defeated Chattanooga, 43-40. Prior to the win at Western, Liberty s average margin of victory in its 18 wins since the Chattanooga game was 25.4 points. Just one victory in that span was decided by single digits -- a six-point win at VMI on Nov. 18, 2006 (38-32). A GOOD OPTION VMI s TIM MAYPRAY is the second player in Big South history to have a 50-yard run in three-straight games. He has opened the season with touchdown runs of 52 yards against St. Francis (Pa.), 64 yards at William & Mary and 60 yards vs. Chowan. In 2004, Coastal Carolina PATRICK HALL closed out the season with a 70-yard TD run vs. Savannah State (Nov. 6), at 50-yard scamper vs. Jacksonville (Nov. 13) and a 68-yard score vs. Charleston Southern (Nov. 20). THE BUTLER DID IT Presbyterian WR TERRANCE BUTLER is looking to end Charleston Southern s run of producing the top wide receiver in the Conference. Butler leads the Big South in the three main receiving categories: receptions (24), receiving yards (317) and TD catches (4). A Charleston Southern receiver has led or shared the Big South lead in receptions every year of Big South football. No Buccaneer is currently in the League s top 10 thus far. A FRESH FACE Stony Brook freshman RB EDWIN GOWINS currently leads the Big South with 335 rushing yards through four games. Already the first freshman in Big South history to rush for 100 yards in back-to-back games (147 in the season opener vs. Colgate and 122 yards in Week 2 vs. Elon), Gowins is the first player in Big South history with 100 rushing yards in each of this first two games to start a career. No freshman has ever led the Conference in rushing. FROM COAST TO COAST Coastal Carolina s 26-7 win Monmouth in Week 3 was its first non-conference road victory since winning at Winston-Salem State on Sept. 30, 2006, snapping a five-game losing streak in non-conference away games. BIG SOUTH MISCELLEANOUS STATISTICS 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES 2 Edwin Gowins, Stony Brook 2 Rashad Jennings, Liberty 2 Tim Maypray, VMI 1 Conte Cuttino, Stony Brook 1 Zach Terrell, Liberty 1 Zach Collins, VMI 1 Eric O Neal, Coastal Carolina 1 Howard Abegesah, VMI CONSECUTIVE 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES 3 Rashad Jennings, LU (11/17/07 - present) 2 Tim Maypray, VMI (9/6-9/13) 2 Edwin Gowins, SBU (8/30-9/6) TEAMMATES w/100-yards RUSHING, SAME GAME 1 Stony Brook (Gowins 147, Cuttino 104-8/30) 1 VMI (Maypray 116, Collins 112-9/6) 300-YARD PASSING GAMES 1 Tim Webb, Presbyterian 4-TD PASSING GAMES 1 Tribble Reese, Charleston Southern 3-TD PASSING GAMES 1 Brock Smith, Liberty 300-YARD TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES 1 Tim Webb, Presbyterian 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES 1 Dominic Bolden, Liberty 1 Terrance Butler, Presbyterian 10-RECEPTION GAMES 1 S.J. Worrell, Presbyterian MULTI-TOUCHDOWN GAMES Player 2 3 4 Total Patrick Hall, GWU 2 2 Dominic Bolden, LU 1 1 Howard Abegesah, VMI 1 1 Rashad Jennings, LU 1 1 Jonathan Crawford, LU 1 1 Terrance Butler, PC 1 1 Edwin Gowins, SBU 1 1 Chetyuane Reeder, PC 1 1 Tim Maypray, VMI 1 1 Zach Collins, VMI 1 1 Philip Peoples, GWU 1 1 Gerald Stevenson, CSU 1 1 Clayton Coffman, CSU 1 1 Gabe Itoka, VMI 1 1 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TOUCHDOWN 10 Tim Maypray, VMI (9/29/07 - present) CONSECUTIVE MULTI-TOUCHDOWN GAMES 2 Patrick Hall, GWU (9/6 - present) THIRD BROCK FROM THE SUN Liberty QB BROCK SMITH s streak of nine-straight games with a TD pass ended at Western Carolina in Week 3. In that span he threw 20 touchdown passes and posted four-straight multi-td games. Meanwhile, Smith is fifth all-time in Big South history with 4,937 passing yards, and needs 63 to become the fifth QB in League history with 5,000. He also ranks fifth in pass attempts (582), fifth in completions (342), fourth in TD passes (36) and fifth in total offense (5,032).

BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL WEEKLY REPORT CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK SEPT. 22, 2008 ONE SCORING STREAK ENDS, ANOTHER SCORING STREAK CONTINUES Liberty s Big South record of nine-straight games with at least 30 points scored ended at Western Carolina in Week 3. The streak began Sept. 29, 2007 against St. Francis (Pa.), and during that ninegame span, the Flames surpassed 40 points five times. Meanwhile, Liberty has cracked the scoreboard in the first quarter in 10 consecutive games. WIDE OUTS Three Big South wide receivers are closing in on 1,000 career receiving yards entering Week 5. Gardner-Webb s DOBSON COLLINS stands at 969, Charleston Southern s DEE BROWN is at 949, while Liberty s DOMINIC BOLDEN has 939 to his credit. Whoever reaches the milestone first will be the 16th player in Big South history with 1,000 receiving yards. WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE The Liberty Flames have won 10 consecutive home games, which is currently tied with Dayton for the second-longest home winning streak in FCS. San Diego has won 26-straight home games to lead the nation. Liberty s 10-game home winning streak is the third-longest in Big South history, and two victories away from tying the record of 12 held by Coastal Carolina and Charleston Southern. The Flames next home game is more than two weeks away -- Oct. 11 vs. League newcomer Stony Brook. BIG SOUTH 1,000-YARD RUSHING CLUB The Big South s 1,000-yard career rushing list stands at 20 members, including five active players with the addition of Coastal Carolina s JAMIE FORDHAM. VMI s TIM MAYPRAY is at 994. The 1,000-yard career rushing list appears below. 1. 3,409 Dre Barnes, Liberty 2. 3,223 Sean Mizzer, VMI 3. 2,349 RASHAD JENNINGS, Liberty 4. 2,343 Aundres Perkins, Coastal Carolina 5. 2,335 ZACH TERRELL, Liberty 6. 2,214 Patrick Hall, Coastal Carolina 7. 1,952 Jermaine Boston, Gardner-Webb 8. 1,769 Eugene Goodman, Liberty 9. 1,670 Mike Tolbert, Coastal Carolina 10. 1,638 Tyler Thigpen, Coastal Carolina 11. 1,555 Chris Foster, Gardner-Webb 12. 1,409 George Pressley, Gardner-Webb 13. 1,374 Sam Gado, Liberty 14. 1,341 HOWARD ABEGESAH, VMI 15. 1,251 Robert Adams, Charleston Southern 16. 1,182 Nick Roberts, Gardner-Webb 17. 1,172 DAVID MONTGOMERY, Gardner-Webb 18. 1,144 Travis Mays, Charleston Southern 19. 1,108 Nat Jackson, VMI 20. 1,020 JAMIE FORDHAM, Coastal Carolina HE IS THE BIG SOUTH S DEVIN HESTER Liberty s DOMINIC BOLDEN had a 72-yard punt return touchdown vs. Glenville State in Week 2, his first career punt return TD and Big South record fourth career kick return touchdown. Bolden is the all-time leader with three career kickoff return TDs, and is now just one of three players in Big South history to have returned both a punt and kickoff for touchdowns, joining WYNTON JACKSON and JONATHAN CRAWFORD. STEVENSON SETS KICKOFF RETURN RECORDS Charleston Southern s GERALD STEVENSON set a Big South single-game record with 255 kickoff return yards at No. 13 Wofford during Week 2. The previous record was 204, by VMI s TIM MAYPRAY against The Citadel in the season finale last year. Stevenson averaged 36.4 yards on his seven kickoff returns, the highest single-game return average with at least five kickoff returns. FB-YES The Big South football membership is playing a League-record five games against FBS members in 2008. The list features two ACC teams, two MAC teams and one Big Ten opponent. Charleston Southern is facing two FBS squads -- Miami of both Florida and Ohio. Coastal Carolina opened the season at Penn State -- its first-ever FBS foe, while Gardner-Webb plays a mid-season contest at Georgia Tech. VMI rounds out the Big South s FBS slate with a visit to Ohio. BIG SOUTH IN THE NCAA STATISTICS The following individuals rank in the top 50 in the NCAA football statistical report after Week 4: OFFENSE All-Purpose Yards Per Game 5. Gerald Stevenson, Charleston So...198.67 9. Dominic Bolden, Liberty...180.33 Passing Efficiency 7. Brock Smith, Liberty...172.71 31. Zach MacDowall, Coastal Carolina...138.43 Scoring 13. Dominic Bolden, Liberty...10.00 36. Howard Abegesah, VMI...8.00 36. Tim Maypray, VMI...8.00 36. Patrick Hall, Gardner-Webb...8.00 Rushing 15. Tim Maypray, VMI...107.67 38. Edwin Gowins, Stony Brook...83.75 48. Zach Terrell, Liberty...77.00 DEFENSE Sacks Per Game 7. Damiso Alexander, VMI...1.00 44. James Harris, Stony Brook...0.75 Tackles For Loss Per Game 25. Daryl Robertson, Liberty...1.67 35. Chad Brown, Liberty...1.50 Tackles Per Game 31. D. Davenport, Coastal Carolina...9.75 Interceptions Per Game 26. Cory Giddings, Stony Brook...0.67 46. Chris Richards, Stony Brook...0.50 SPECIAL TEAMS Punt Returns (min. 1.2, returns per game) 9. Dominic Bolden, Liberty...17.50 12. Dobson Collins, Gardner-Webb...15.75 42. Dayton Guillory, Stony Brook...8.00 49. Dwayne Eley, Stony Brook...6.75 Field Goals Per Game 11. Justin Durham, Coastal Carolina...1.50 16. Ryan Gates, Gardner-Webb...1.33 28. John Paglia, Charleston Southern...1.00 Kickoff Returns (min. 1.2 returns per game) 14. Brandon Jackson, Gardner-Webb...29.00 15. Tyson Petty, Gardner-Webb...28.71 28. Dominic Bolden, Liberty...25.14 35. Gerald Stevenson, Charleston So....24.26 Punting (min. 3.6 punts per game) 28. Ben Erdman, Coastal Carolina...41.12 The NCAA does not list reclassifying teams in its overall statistics listings, therefore, Presbyterian will not be ranked in the NCAA statistics this season.

BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL WEEKLY REPORT TEAM NOTEBOOKS SEPT. 22, 2008 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN BUCCANEERS (0-3, 0-0 BIG SOUTH) Head Coach: Jay Mills (6th year, 27-31) Football Contact: Blake Freeland SID Phone: 843-863-7687 SID Email: bfreeland@csuniv.edu * Charleston Southern meets North Greenville Saturday in the ninth meeting between the two teams. CSU leads the series, 7-1. * Charleston Southern has won the last four meetings over the Crusaders, averaging 39.0 points in those four wins. * The Buccaneers are finally opening their home schedule after its original Sept. 6 home opener was moved due to Tropical Storm Hanna. * Saturday s game will be the latest home opener in school history, and the first time that CSU has started the season with threestraight road games. * Charleston Southern has won its last two home openers. *QB TRIBBLE REESE is 56-of-85 passing ( =65.9 percent) for 507 yards and five touchdowns in his last two games. * Reese has completed passes to 10 different receivers in each of the past two games. * The Buccaneers are first in the Big South in passing offense, averaging 194.67 yards per game. * GERALD STEVENSON needs 78 kickoff return yards to move into the Big South s single-season top 10 in the category (539 yards). 2008 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Aug. 28 at Miami (Fla.) L, 7-52 Sept. 6 at #13 Wofford L, 23-41 Sept. 13 at Miami (Ohio) L, 27-38 Sept. 27 NORTH GREENVILLE 1:30pm Oct. 4 GARDNER-WEBB * 1:30pm Oct. 11 at Savannah State 2:00pm Oct. 18 at Stony Brook * 3:00pm Oct. 25 at Liberty * 3:30pm Nov. 1 VMI * 1:30pm Nov. 8 PRESBYTERIAN 1:30pm Nov. 15 EDWARD WATERS 1:30pm Nov. 22 at Coastal Carolina * 6:00pm * - Big South Conference game HOME GAME IN ALL CAPS COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS (2-2, 0-0 BIG SOUTH) Head Coach: David Bennett (6th year, 41-19) Football Contact: John Martin SID Phone: 843-349-2822 SID Email: jamartin@coastal.edu * Coastal Carolina meets North Carolina A&T Saturday in the first meeting between the two teams. It is the fifth of five-straight firsttime opponents for the Chanticleers. * The Chanticleers have two remaining firsttime opponents after Saturday s game -- North Carolina Central on Oct. 18 and new League member Stony Brook on Oct. 25. * Coastal Carolina s 302 rushing yards against Towson Saturday were the most since gaining 312 last year against VMI. * The Chanticleers are now 27-4 lifetime when rushing for more than 200 yards in a game. * Coastal Carolina is 31-5 all-time when leading at halftime. * Already with six field goals this season, redshirt-sophomore JUSTIN DURHAM is in sole possession of fifth-place in Big South history with 18 career field goals. * Punter BEN ERDMAN is averaging a personal best 41.1 yards per punt this season to lead the Big South. * The Chanticleers rank 35th in the nation in net punting with an average of 33.94 net yards. Coastal Carolina also is 26th in pass defense. 2008 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Aug. 30 at Penn State (#22) L, 10-66 Sept. 7 COLGATE L, 19-23 Sept. 13 at Monmouth W, 26-7 Sept. 20 TOWSON W, 31-3 Sept. 27 at North Carolina A&T 6:00pm Oct. 4 LIBERTY * 7:00pm Oct. 11 at VMI * 1:30pm Oct. 18 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 7:00pm Oct. 25 STONY BROOK * 7:00pm Nov. 8 at Gardner-Webb * 3:30pm Nov. 15 at Presbyterian 1:30pm Nov. 22 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 6:00pm * - Big South Conference game HOME GAME IN ALL CAPS GARDNER-WEBB RUNNIN BULLDOGS (2-1, 0-0 BIG SOUTH) Head Coach: Steve Patton (12th year, 74-49) Football Contact: Marc Rabb SID Phone: 704-406-4355 SID Email: mrabb@gardner-webb.edu * Gardner-Webb meets Sam Houston State Saturday in the first meeting between the two teams. * Gardner-Webb has allowed just one touchdown in its last 10 quarters, and no rushing touchdowns in the same span. * The Bulldogs rank No. 13 nationally in total defense, No. 10 in rushing defense, No. 17 in pass efficiency defense and No. 20 in scoring defense through four weeks of the season. * With four interceptions at Austin Peay, Gardner-Webb is tied for first in the Big South with six interceptions. * JAMES PERRY III caught a team-high six balls at Austin Peay, including his first career TD catch. * Gardner-Webb is 2-1 after three games for the first time since 2006. * DANIEL COOKE has started 36 consecutive games and 193 games overall as a collegiate student-athlete (football/baseball combined). *QBSTAN DOOLITTLE is second in the Big South in total offense per game at 205.7 yards. * DOBSON COLLINS is second in the League with a 15.8 punt return average. 2008 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Aug. 28 at Tennessee Tech L, 12-28 Sept. 6 TUSCULUM W, 31-12 Sept. 13 at Austin Peay W, 31-15 Sept. 27 SAM HOUSTON STATE 6:00pm Oct. 4 at Charleston Southern * 1:30pm Oct. 11 at Georgia Tech TBA Oct. 18 PRESBYTERIAN 6:00pm Oct. 25 VMI * 1:30pm Nov. 1 at Stony Brook * 3:00pm Nov. 8 COASTAL CAROLINA * 3:30pm Nov. 15 at Liberty * 7:00pm * - Big South Conference game HOME GAME IN ALL CAPS

BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL WEEKLY REPORT TEAM NOTEBOOKS SEPT. 22, 2008 #25 LIBERTY FLAMES (3-0, 0-0 BIG SOUTH) Head Coach: Danny Rocco (3rd year, 17-8) Football Contact: Todd Wetmore SID Phone: 434-582-2292 SID Email: twetmore@liberty.edu * Liberty meets Youngstown State Saturday in the ninth meeting between the two teams. The Penguins lead the series, 6-2. * The Flames defeated the Penguins in 1988 at home (29-0) and won in Youngstown in 1991 (10-8). * Liberty s current eight-game win streak is tied for second-longest in program history. * RASHAD JENNINGS posted his 14th career 100-yard rushing day with 116 yards at Western Carolina. He needs one more 100- yard rushing game to move into a tie for second-place in Big South history. * DOMINIC BOLDEN has scored a touchdown in all three games this season. He has three receiving scores, a punt return TD and added a rushing touchdown at Western Carolina. * The Flames rank fourth nationally in kickoff return average with a 27.92 return clip. * Liberty is 22nd in the country in pass efficiency defense. * The Flames rank 11th in the nation in passing efficiency, 11th in rushing offense, 10th in scoring offense and 21st in total offense. * QB BROCK SMITH s 172.7 efficiency rating is pacing ahead of the Big South record (167.4). 2008 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Aug. 30 NORTH GREENVILLE W, 49-10 Sept. 6 GLENVILLE STATE W, 44-27 Sept. 13 at Western Carolina W, 19-16 Sept. 27 at #23 Youngstown State 6:00pm Oct. 4 at Coastal Carolina * 7:00pm Oct. 11 STONY BROOK * 3:30pm Oct. 18 LAFAYETTE 3:30pm Oct. 25 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 3:30pm Nov. 1 at Presbyterian 1:30pm Nov. 8 at VMI * 1:30pm Nov. 15 GARDNER-WEBB * 7:00pm Nov. 22 ELON 1:00pm * - Big South Conference game HOME GAME IN ALL CAPS PRESBYTERIAN BLUE HOSE (1-3) Head Coach: Bobby Bentley (2nd year, 7-8) Football Contact: Brian Hand SID Phone: 864-833-8252 SID Email: bahand@presby.edu * Presbyterian meets Appalachian State for the 17th time Saturday. The Blue Hose lead the series, 9-7. * The Blue Hose won the last meeting, 27-25, on Nov. 8, 1969 in Boone. * Presbyterian will play the third-straight and fourth overall SoCon opponent of the year on Saturday. * The Blue Hose last defeated a SoCon member in 1979 (17-10 over Furman). * PC had its six-game home win streak snapped Saturday in its narrow 23-21 loss to Western Carolina. * S.J. WORRELL rushed 19 times for 76 yards and a touchdown vs. Western Carolina, and added three catches for 42 yards against the Catamounts. * ANTWAN THOMAS had a game-high 14 tackles against Western Carolina, which included eight solo stops. It was his secondhighest tackle total in his career. Thomas also recorded a sack in the game. * Freshman JUSTIN BETHEL had seven total tackles (5-S, 2-A), 1.0 TFL and one blocked kick against the Catamounts. * QB TIM WEBB has thrown a TD pass in all four games this season. 2008 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Aug. 30 at #13 Wofford L, 21-38 Sept. 6 FAYETTEVILLE STATE W, 38-28 Sept. 13 at #18 Elon L, 12-66 Sept. 20 WESTERN CAROLINA L, 21-23 Sept. 27 at #3 Appalachian State 7:00pm Oct. 4 NORTH GREENVILLE 2:00pm Oct. 11 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 1:30pm Oct. 18 at Gardner-Webb 6:00pm Nov. 1 LIBERTY 1:30pm Nov. 8 at Charleston Southern 1:30pm Nov. 15 COASTAL CAROLINA 1:30pm Nov. 22 at VMI 1:30pm HOME GAME IN ALL CAPS STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES (1-3, 0-0 BIG SOUTH) Head Coach: Chuck Priore (3rd year, 12-14) Football Contact: Phil Hess SID Phone: 631-632-7289 SID Email: philip.hess@stonybrook.edu * Stony Brook meets Hofstra Friday night in the 12th meeting between the schools. Hofstra leads the series, 11-0. * The last time Hofstra played at LaValle Stadium was on a Thursday night in 2006. * Stony Brook s three-straight losses equals its longest losing streak from the 2007 season. * The Seawolves 36 yards of rushing at Brown was its fewest since being held to 29 by Hofstra last season. * DAN SWEENEY, getting his first significant playing time in his career, set career-highs with 11-of-16 passing for 90 yards at Brown. * CORY GIDDINGS 19-yard interception return for a touchdown at Brown was the third defensive TD he has scored in his career. * Three of Giddings five career INTs have led to Stony Brook touchdowns. * Stony Brook is tied for the Big South lead with six interceptions. The Seawolves has nine all of last year. * LB STEPHEN SCHWICKE posted 11 tackles (7-S, 4-A), 1.5 TFL and 1 FF in the loss at Brown. * WR DONALD LEE is second in the Big South with 18.3 yards per catch. 2008 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Aug. 30 COLGATE W, 42-26 Sept. 6 #17 ELON L, 20-30 Sept. 13 at Maine L, 13-28 Sept. 20 at Brown L, 7-17 Sept. 26 HOFSTRA 7:00pm Oct. 11 at Liberty * 3:30pm Oct. 18 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 3:00pm Oct. 25 at Coastal Carolina * 7:00pm Nov. 1 GARDNER-WEBB * 3:00pm Nov. 8 at Iona 1:00pm Nov. 15 VMI * 3:30pm * - Big South Conference game HOME GAME IN ALL CAPS

BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL WEEKLY REPORT TEAM NOTEBOOKS SEPT. 22, 2008 VMI KEYDETS (2-1, 0-0 BIG SOUTH) Head Coach: Sparky Woods (1st year, 2-1) Football Contact: Wade Branner SID Phone: 540-464-7515 SID Email: brannerwh@vmi.edu * VMI meets Ohio Saturday in the second meeting between the schools. Ohio won the first meeting in 2004, 42-14 in Athens. * The Keydets rank first in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 399.00 yards per game. VMI set the Big South single-season rushing average last year (283.2). * HOWARD ABEGESAH rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns (4, 63, 2) against Chowan. The 63-yarder was a career long. * Abegesah became the first VMI back since THOMAS HASKINS in 1996 vs. The Citadel to score three rushing touchdowns in a game. * VMI s 659 yards of total offense against Chowan was five yards shy of the school record set against West Virginia Tech in 1992. * The Keydets rank fourth in the nation in scoring offense at 45.0 points per game. * VMI s 463.33 total offense per game is fifth in all of FCS. * TIM MAYPRAY threw is first career touchdown pass last Saturday vs. Chowan. He is 4- of-4 passing on the year for 94 yards and one TD, and has a 379.90 efficiency rating. * VMI has had a 100-yard rusher in every game this season. 2008 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sept. 6 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) W, 49-0 Sept. 13 at William & Mary L, 17-52 Sept. 20 CHOWAN W, 69-20 Sept. 27 at Ohio 2:00pm Oct. 4 RICHMOND 1:30pm Oct. 11 COASTAL CAROLINA * 1:30pm Oct. 25 at Gardner-Webb * 1:30pm Nov. 1 at Charleston Southern * 1:30pm Nov. 8 LIBERTY * 1:30pm Nov. 15 at Stony Brook * 3:30pm Nov. 22 PRESBYTERIAN 1:30pm * - Big South Conference game HOME GAME IN ALL CAPS TOP 10 CAREER RUSHING LEADERS RUSHING YARDS 3409 Dre Barnes, Liberty 3223 Sean Mizzer, VMI 2349 RASHAD JENNINGS, Liberty 2343 Aundres Perkins, Coastal Carolina 2335 ZACH TERRELL, Liberty 2214 Patrick Hall, Coastal Carolina 1952 Jermaine Boston, Gardner-Webb 1769 Eugene Goodman, Liberty 1670 Mike Tolbert, Coastal Carolina 1638 Tyler Thigpen, Coastal Carolina ATTEMPTS 647 Sean Mizzer, VMI 563 Dre Barnes, Liberty 504 Collin Drafts, Charleston Southern 439 Jermaine Boston, Gardner-Webb 437 ZACH TERRELL, Liberty 432 Aundres Perkins, Coastal Carolina 411 RASHAD JENNINGS, Liberty 363 Patrick Hall, Coastal Carolina 354 Nick Roberts, Gardner-Webb 345 Tyler Thigpen Coastal Carolina RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 46 Aundres Perkins, Coastal Carolina 28 ZACH TERRELL, Liberty 27 RASHAD JENNINGS, Liberty 22 Sean Mizzer, VMI 21 Mike Tolbert, Coastal Carolina 19 Eugene Goodman, Liberty 19 Nick Roberts, Gardner-Webb 18 Patrick Hall, Coastal Carolina 17 Collin Drafts, Charleston Southern 15 Dre Barnes, Liberty 15 Sam Gado, Liberty 15 Jermaine Boston, Gardner-Webb 15 Robert Adams, Charleston Southern TOP 10 CAREER PASSING LEADERS PASSING YARDS 9768 Collin Drafts, Charleston Southern 6690 Nick Roberts, Gardner-Webb 6598 Tyler Thigpen, Coastal Carolina 5096 Jonathan Wilson, VMI 4937 BROCK SMITH, Liberty 3869 DEVIN CAMPBELL, Gardner-Webb 2383 STAN DOOLITTLE, Gardner-Webb 2166 Jeremy Martin, Gardner-Webb 2006 WILL RICHARDSON, Coastal Carolina 1931 Brock Farrel, Liberty TOUCHDOWN PASSES 73 Collin Drafts, Charleston Southern 53 Tyler Thigpen, Coastal Carolina 48 Nick Roberts, Gardner-Webb 36 BROCK SMITH, Liberty 28 Jonathan Wilson, VMI 28 DEVIN CAMPBELL, Gardner-Webb 17 Jeremy Martin, Gardner-Webb 16 WILL RICHARDSON, Coastal Carolina 16 KYLE HUGHES, VMI 15 STAN DOOLITTLE, Gardner-Webb COMPLETIONS 833 Collin Drafts, Charleston Southern 597 Nick Roberts, Gardner-Webb 486 Tyler Thigen, Coastal Carolina 419 Jonathan Wilson, VMI 342 BROCK SMITH, Liberty 303 DEVIN CAMPBELL, Gardner-Webb 236 STAN DOOLITTLE, Gardner-Webb 193 Jeremy Martin, Gardner-Webb 165 WILL RICHARDSON, Coastal Carolina 155 Brock Farrel, Liberty TOP 10 CAREER RECEIVING LEADERS RECEPTIONS 202 Maurice Price, Charleston Southern 188 Duvaughn Flagler, Gardner-Webb 161 Jerome Simpson, Coastal Carolina 151 Zohn Burden, VMI 143 Wynton Jackson, Liberty 138 Brandon Turner, Liberty 127 Kory Alston, Gardner-Webb 127 Austin Gaines, Gardner-Webb 124 Aaron Dunklin, Charleston Southern 121 William Andrews Jr., Gardner-Webb RECEIVING YARDS 2720 Jerome Simpson, Coastal Carolina 2552 Duvaughn Flagler, Gardner-Webb 2429 Maurice Price, Charleston Southern 1936 Zohn Burden, VMI 1923 Wynton Jackson, Liberty 1886 Brandon Turner, Liberty 1748 Aaron Dunklin, Charleston Southern 1743 Kory Alston, Gardner-Webb 1660 William Andrews Jr., Gardner-Webb 1599 Austin Gaines, Gardner-Webb TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 44 Jerome Simpson, Coastal Carolina 31 Duvaughn Flagler, Gardner-Webb 21 William Andrews Jr., Gardner-Webb 19 Maurice Price, Charleston Southern 17 Kory Alston, Gardner-Webb 12 Aaron Dunklin, Charleston Southern 12 Wynton Jackson, Liberty 11 Zohn Burden, VMI 10 Eddie Gadson, Charleston Southern 10 DOMINIC BOLDEN, Liberty 9 MARKUS MURRY, Charleston Southern 9 TIM MAYPRAY, VMI 9 DEE BROWN, Charleston Southern active players listed in BOLD CAPS active players listed in BOLD CAPS active players listed in BOLD CAPS

2008 Big South Conference Football Individual Statistics (ALL GAMES) To be ranked in per game averages, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team's games. RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G INTERCEPTIONS Team Cl G Int Yds TD ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- 1. MAYPRAY, Tim... VMI JR 3 40 323 8.1 4 64 107.7 1. GIDDINGS, Cory... SBU JR 3 2 21 1 2. GOWINS, Edwin... SBU FR 4 47 335 7.1 3 72 83.8 RICHARDS, Chris... SBU JR 4 2 0 0 3. TERRELL, Zach... LIBE SR 3 40 231 5.8 2 23 77.0 3. TRIBBLE,Bo... PC SO 4 1 67 0 4. ABEGESAH, Howard... VMI JR 3 34 220 6.5 4 63 73.3 WALKER, Greg... VMI FR 3 1 34 0 5. O'NEAL, Eric... COAS SO 4 46 260 5.7 2 49 65.0 GREISER, Ryan... LIBE SR 3 1 29 0 6. CUTTINO, Conte... SBU JR 4 60 256 4.3 1 25 64.0 DUFFEY, Chuck... LIBE JR 2 1 27 0 7. PEOPLES, Philip... GWU JR 3 42 187 4.5 3 16 62.3 ALLEN, Byron... VMI FR 2 1 24 0 8. JONES, Chaz... VMI FR 3 16 144 9.0 0 65 48.0 SMITH, John... SBU SR 3 1 22 0 9. HALL, Patrick... GWU SO 3 27 136 5.0 4 54 45.3 CUNNINGHAM, Keon... COAS SO 4 1 18 0 10.COLLINS, Zach... VMI JR 3 5 132 26.4 2 62 44.0 BAZILE, Jacques... CSU FR 3 1 17 0 PASSING AVG/GAME Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G PASS EFFICIENCY Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. WEBB,Tim... PC JR 4 152 91 2 59.9 956 7 239.0 1. SMITH, Brock... LIBE SR 3 54 37 2 68.5 521 5 172.7 2. REESE, Tribble... CSU SR 3 106 66 3 62.3 588 6 196.0 2. MacDOWALL, Zach... COAS SO 4 72 42 2 58.3 577 4 138.4 3. SMITH, Brock... LIBE SR 3 54 37 2 68.5 521 5 173.7 3. WEBB,Tim... PC JR 4 152 91 2 59.9 956 7 125.3 4. DOOLITTLE, Stan... GWU JR 3 85 51 2 60.0 520 2 173.3 4. REESE, Tribble... CSU SR 3 106 66 3 62.3 588 6 121.9 5. MacDOWALL, Zach... COAS SO 4 72 42 2 58.3 577 4 144.2 5. DOOLITTLE, Stan... GWU JR 3 85 51 2 60.0 520 2 114.4 6. HOFFMAN, Dayne... SBU FR 4 97 42 4 43.3 551 4 137.8 6. HOFFMAN, Dayne... SBU FR 4 97 42 4 43.3 551 4 96.4 TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G PUNT RETURN AVG (1.2pg) Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Long Avg ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. WEBB,Tim... PC JR 4-14 956 176 942 235.5 1. BOLDEN, Dominic... LIBE SR 3 8 140 1 72 17.5 2. DOOLITTLE, Stan... GWU JR 3 97 520 120 617 205.7 2. COLLINS, Dobson... GWU SR 3 4 63 0 27 15.8 3. REESE, Tribble... CSU SR 3-33 588 133 555 185.0 3. GUILLORY, Dayton... SBU JR 4 9 72 0 34 8.0 4. SMITH, Brock... LIBE SR 3 29 521 65 550 183.3 4. NORMAN, Marrio... COAS SR 4 5 26 0 11 5.2 5. MacDOWALL, Zach... COAS SO 4 119 577 99 696 174.0 6. MAYPRAY, Tim... VMI JR 3 323 94 44 417 139.0 7. HOFFMAN, Dayne... SBU FR 4-55 551 109 496 124.0 8. GOWINS, Edwin... SBU FR 4 335 0 47 335 83.8 9. TERRELL, Zach... LIBE SR 3 231 0 40 231 77.0 10.ABEGESAH, Howard... VMI JR 3 220 0 34 220 73.3 RECEPTIONS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Rec/G KICK RETURN AVG (1.2pg) Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Long Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. BUTLER,Terrance... PC SR 4 24 317 4 57 13.2 6.00 1. JACKSON, Brandon... GWU JR 3 7 203 0 51 29.0 2. PERRY III, James... GWU FR 3 16 159 1 26 9.9 5.33 2. PETTY, Tyson... GWU SO 3 7 201 0 47 28.7 3. COLLINS, Dobson... GWU SR 3 15 161 1 53 10.7 5.00 3. BOLDEN, Dominic... LIBE SR 3 7 176 0 42 25.1 WORRELL,S.J... PC JR 4 20 148 1 21 7.4 5.00 4. STEVENSON, Gerald... CSU SO 3 19 461 0 61 24.3 5. ELEY, Dwayne... SBU SR 3 14 144 0 28 10.3 4.67 5. GUILLORY, Dayton... SBU JR 4 9 178 0 31 19.8 6. CRAWFORD, Jonathan.. LIBE SR 3 13 157 2 33 12.1 4.33 6. ROBBINS,Tyler... PC SO 4 13 248 0 40 19.1 7. MURRY, Markus... CSU SR 3 11 162 0 27 14.7 3.67 7. REEDER,Chetyuane... PC SR 4 7 131 0 24 18.7 8. USHER, Trent... COAS SR 4 14 225 2 34 16.1 3.50 8. SITTON, Arthur... COAS SR 4 11 169 0 28 15.4 CLARK,Brandon... PC SR 4 14 87 1 19 6.2 3.50 9. CUTTINO, Conte... SBU JR 4 5 71 0 23 14.2 10.REEDER,Chetyuane... PC SR 4 13 187 1 39 14.4 3.25 10.COLLINS, Zach... VMI JR 3 4 37 0 13 9.2 RECEIVE YDS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G PUNTING (3.6 punts pg) Team Cl G Punts Yds Long Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. BUTLER,Terrance... PC SR 4 24 317 4 57 13.2 79.2 1. ERDMAN, Ben... COAS SO 4 17 699 54 41.1 2. BOLDEN, Dominic... LIBE SR 3 9 214 3 72 23.8 71.3 2. SUMMERS,Bryson... PC SR 4 16 609 56 38.1 3. USHER, Trent... COAS SR 4 14 225 2 34 16.1 56.2 3. GADDIS, Luke... SBU SR 4 27 1025 53 38.0 4. MURRY, Markus... CSU SR 3 11 162 0 27 14.7 54.0 4. SWEENEY, Patrick... VMI SO 3 11 407 49 37.0 5. COLLINS, Dobson... GWU SR 3 15 161 1 53 10.7 53.7 5. BROWN, Andy... CSU FR 3 17 585 53 34.4 6. PERRY III, James... GWU FR 3 16 159 1 26 9.9 53.0 7. CRAWFORD, Jonathan.. LIBE SR 3 13 157 2 33 12.1 52.3 8. LEE, Donald... SBU JR 4 11 201 1 49 18.3 50.2 9. ELEY, Dwayne... SBU SR 3 14 144 0 28 10.3 48.0 10.REEDER,Chetyuane... PC SR 4 13 187 1 39 14.4 46.8 ALL PURPOSE Team Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G SCORING Team Cl G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G ------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STEVENSON, Gerald... CSU SO 3 61 74 0 461 596 198.7 1. BOLDEN, Dominic... LIBE SR 3 5 0 0 0 30 10.0 2. BOLDEN, Dominic... LIBE SR 3 11 214 140 176 541 180.3 2. ABEGESAH, Howard... VMI JR 3 4 0 0 0 24 8.0 3. MAYPRAY, Tim... VMI JR 3 323 12 0 0 335 111.7 HALL, Patrick... GWU SO 3 4 0 0 0 24 8.0 4. CRAWFORD, Jonathan.. LIBE SR 3 0 157 8 158 323 107.7 MAYPRAY, Tim... VMI JR 3 4 0 0 0 24 8.0 5. PETTY, Tyson... GWU SO 3 0 109 0 201 310 103.3 5. STEVENS, Greg... VMI FR 3 0 18 1 0 21 7.0 6. BUTLER,Terrance... PC SR 4 62 317 23 0 402 100.5 6. GATES, Ryan... GWU FR 3 0 8 4 0 20 6.7 7. REEDER,Chetyuane... PC SR 4 42 187 0 131 360 90.0 7. DURHAM, Justin... COAS SO 4 0 8 6 0 26 6.5 8. TERRELL, Zach... LIBE SR 3 231 38 0 0 269 89.7 8. CRAWFORD, Jonathan.. LIBE SR 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0 9. CUTTINO, Conte... SBU JR 4 256 17 0 71 344 86.0 PEOPLES, Philip... GWU JR 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0 10.O'NEAL, Eric... COAS SO 4 260 76 0 3 339 84.8 BUTLER,Terrance... PC SR 4 4 0 0 0 24 6.0 SCORING (TDs) Team Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G FIELD GOALS Team Cl G FG FGA Pct. FG/G --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. BOLDEN, Dominic... LIBE SR 3 5 1 3 1 0 30 10.0 1. DURHAM, Justin... COAS SO 4 6 8 75.0 1.50 2. HALL, Patrick... GWU SO 3 4 4 0 0 0 24 8.0 2. GATES, Ryan... GWU FR 3 4 7 57.1 1.33 MAYPRAY, Tim... VMI JR 3 4 4 0 0 0 24 8.0 3. PAGLIA, John... CSU SO 3 3 3 100.0 1.00 ABEGESAH, Howard... VMI JR 3 4 4 0 0 0 24 8.0 4. GADDIS, Luke... SBU SR 4 2 3 66.7 0.50 5. CRAWFORD, Jonathan.. LIBE SR 3 3 0 2 1 0 18 6.0 5. BEVINS, Matt... LIBE FR 3 1 2 50.0 0.33 BUTLER,Terrance... PC SR 4 4 0 4 0 0 24 6.0 STEVENS, Greg... VMI FR 3 1 2 50.0 0.33 PEOPLES, Philip... GWU JR 3 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0 7. MILLER,Cam... PC SO 4 1 4 25.0 0.25 8. GOWINS, Edwin... SBU FR 4 3 3 0 0 0 18 4.5 9. COLLINS, Zach... VMI JR 3 2 2 0 0 0 12 4.0 COFFMAN, Clayton... CSU JR 3 2 0 2 0 0 12 4.0