Southern Arkansas University 2011 Mulerider Football THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011 HTTP://WWW.MULERIDERATHLETICS.COM Southern Arkansas University Muleriders (3-6, 3-3 GAC) @ East Central University Tigers (7-3, 5-2 GAC) WHEN: NOVEMBER 12, 2011 WHERE: ADA, OKLA. @ NORRIS FIELD KICKOFF: 2:00 P.M. The Series (7-5, Southern Arkansas) Saturday s game is the 13th meeting between Southern Arkansas and East Central in a series that began in 1953, and is the first time the teams have faced each other as conference opponents, and their first meeting in 13 years. The series has been played in a pair of six-game stretches, with the squads locking up on the field from 1953-1958 and again from 1993-1998. The Tigers served as the Muleriders season-opener in seven of those 12 years. SAU opened the 1953 and 1954 seasons with a 25-13 win in Magnolia and a 14-0 shutout in Ada, Okla., before ECU got its first win in Magnolia in the 1955 season-opener by an 18-6 margin. Southern Arkansas claimed two more wins the next two years, 7-6 in Ada, and a 7-0 blanking in the 1957 season-opener in Magnolia. East Central bounced back with a shutout of its own, 13-0 the next year in Ada, its largest margin of victory over the series. It would be 35 years before the teams would meet again, with the Tigers continuing their suspended winning streak, claiming a 44-36 victory in Ada in 1993, en route to winning the NAIA national championship. They made it three in a row, their longest winning streak of the series, the next year in a 14-12 win in Magnolia. The Muleriders stopped the skid in 1995 with a 17-7 victory in Ada, but ECU responded with a 14-3 decision the next year in Magnolia. SAU has won the past two meetings, a 37-9 game in Ada in 1997 for its largest margin of victory, and claiming its third shutout in the series with a 24-0 win in 1998 in Magnolia. SAU leads the series by a 7-5 margin, holding a 4-2 advantage in games played in Ada, while the series is even at 3-3 in Magnolia. The Coaches Hired as the 19th head coach at Southern Arkansas in December 2008, Bill Keopple (Central Arkansas, 1982) is in his third season with the Muleriders, where he is now 7-22 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. Tim McCarty (Fort Hays State (Kan.), 1985) is in the third season of his second stint as head coach at East Central. He guided the Tigers to their first and only Lone Star Conference North championship last year, and is now 21-31 over five seasons at ECU, including 2004 and 2005 as head coach, and is 41-52 overall in nine years. In between McCarty s two stints at East Central, he spent three seasons (2006-2008) as assistant head coach and offensive line coach at Kansas State under Head Coach Ron Prince. He coached six All-Big 12 players while with the Wildcats, with his 2007 offensive line ranked first in the conference in fewest sacks allowed and the team rated first in red zone offense. Prior to his first stop with the Tigers, McCarty was head coach at Tabor (Kan.) College for four years, improving from winless (0-10) in 2000 to 5-5 (2001), 6-4 (2002) and 9-2 and a conference championship in 2003. VS. Media Coverage Radio: The Mulerider Sports Network featuring flagship station KVMZ 99.1-FM in Magnolia, with Dan Gregory in his 30th year as the voice of the Muleriders and Dylan McLemore on color, and affiliates KAGL 93.3-FM (El Dorado), KLEZ 93.5-FM (Hot Springs), KLIX 104.1-FM (Hatfield/Mena), KMTB 99.5-FM (Nashville) and KTFS 940- AM (Texarkana); In Ada, on KXFC 105.5-FM with Mike Manos on play-by-play. Mulerider Football History Southern Arkansas has had a football program for 101 years (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 2011 the 94th football season at Southern Arkansas. 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 429-412-30 in 94 years of football since its first season of play in 1911, and did not field teams from 1937-1939 and 1942-1945. They are currently 3-3 in Great American Conference games in its inaugural season. All-time, they are 194-195-11 against teams currently in the GAC. Last Week in the GAC Sat., @ Henderson State 16 McKendree (Ala.) 10 * Sat., Southwestern Oklahoma State 23 @ Arkansas Tech 20 * Sat., @ Southern Arkansas 53 Arkansas-Monticello 28 * Sat., @ East Central (Okla.) 23 Harding 16 OT * Sat., Ouachita Baptist 21 @ Southeastern Oklahoma State 18 * GAC Game This Week in the GAC Sat., Henderson State @ Ouachita Baptist - 1 p.m. * Sat., Southeastern Oklahoma State @ Harding - 2 p.m. * Sat., Southern Arkansas @ East Central (Okla.) - 2 p.m. * Sat., Southwestern Oklahoma State @ Arkansas-Monticello - 3 p.m. * GAC Game
Bill Keopple enters his third season as head football coach at Southern Arkansas, hired in December 2008 as the 19th coach to lead the Muleriders. Keopple has accumulated 27 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...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, 51, has been married 29 years to the former Marsha Lee Belew of Beebe, and they have a son, Landon, 28, and a daughter, Brittany, 26. Landon currently serves as the quarterback and wide receiver coach for the Muleriders and is SAU s strength and conditioning coordinator, while Brittany is a sales rep for R.J. Reynolds in Texarkana. M ULERIDERS 13
GAC Statistics (9 Teams Ranked) Team Category SAU Rank ECU Rank Rushing Offense 7-123.6 Yds/G 8-115.2 Yds/G Pass Offense 3-267.2 Yds/G 1-273.4 Yds/G Total Offense 4-390.8 Yds/G 5-388.6 Yds/G Scoring Offense 4-28.4 Pts/G 3-31.0 Pts/G Rushing Defense 9-203.8 Yds/G 3-139.2 Yds/G Pass Defense 7-237.6 Yds/G 3-198.8 Yds/G Total Defense 8-441.3 Yds/G 2-338.0 Yds/G Scoring Defense 9-36.1 Pts/G 1-25.3 Pts/G Kickoff Returns 4-22.1 Yds/Rt 1-25.5 Yds/Rt Punt Returns 4-9.2 Yds/Rt 7-5.4 Yds/Rt Pass Efficiency 1-137.7 Effic 2-129.6 Effic Pass Defense Efficiency 6-130.5 Effic 1-114.5 Effic First Downs 6-180 4-195 Opponent First Downs 7-202 2-181 3rd Down Conversions 5-43/118 6-54/154 Opp. 3rd Down Conv. 9-66/138 2-48/150 Sacks By 4-16 3-20 Sacks Against 5-16 4-13 Southern Arkansas Player GAC Statistics (Top Five Ranked) Category Rank Player Actual Rushing 2 Mark Johnson 99.2 Yds/G Passing 3 Tyler Sykora 250.4 Yds/G Pass Efficiency 2 Tyler Sykora 138.1 Effic. 3 David Bell 136.9 Effic. Receiving 5 Rafael Thomas 55.0 Yds/G Total Offense 4 Tyler Sykora 246.1 Yds/G Scoring T-1 Mark Johnson 8.0 Pts/G Scoring (TD s) T-1 Mark Johnson 8.0 Pts/G Punt Return 1 Travarus Brown 13.5 Yds/Ret Kick Return 3 James King 26.2 Yds/Ret 5 Travarus Brown 25.4 Yds/Ret All-Purpose 3 Travarus Brown 110.5 Yds/G 4 Mark Johnson 104.4 Yds/G 5 Rafael Thomas 104.4 Yds/G Punting 3 Taylor Symmank 40.6 Avg. PAT Kick % 2 Taylor Symmank 33/34-97.1 % Tackles 5 A.J. Steele 7.0 Per Game Interceptions 2 Jacolby Stewart 4 Total T-4 T. McKinley 3 Total NCAA Statistics Team Rankings (152 Teams Ranked in Division II) Rankings in top 35 Southern Arkansas Category Rank Actual Passing Offense 31 267.2 Yds/G East Central Passing Offense 27 273.4 Yds/G Kickoff Returns 3 25.6 Yds/Ret Turnover Margin 30 +.6 Sacks Allowed 27 1.3 Per Game Southern Arkansas Player Rankings Category Rank Player Actual Rushing 26 Mark Johnson 99.2 Yds/G Interceptions T-31 Jacolby Stewart.4 Per Game Punting 22 Taylor Symmank 40.6 Avg. East Central Player Rankings Category Rank Player Actual Total Offense 24 Tyler Vanderzee 268.0 Yds/G Interceptions T-31 Kerel James.4 Per Game Punting 16 Brian Gonzalez 41.3 Avg/Punt Kickoff Returns 2 Dontae Smith 34.3 Yds/Ret Field Goals T-27 Brian Gonzalez 1.1 Per Game Facts on SAU Location... Magnolia, Arkansas Conference... Great American Affiliation... NCAA Division II President... Dr. David F. Rankin Athletic Director...TBA Head Coach... Bill Keopple Asst. Coaches... David Reeves, Shane Tolleson, Landon Keopple, Josh Lawson, Georgeio Milam Sports Information Director... Houston Taylor Nickname... Muleriders Colors... Royal Blue & Old Gold Enrollment... 3,382 Founded... 1909 (SAU 76) Stadium... Wilkins (6,000) Pressbox Phone... (870) 235-4117 Facts on ECU Location... Ada, Oklahoma Conference... Great American Affiliation... NCAA Division II President... John R. Hargrave Athletic Director... Brian DeAngelis Head Coach... Tim McCarty Asst. Coaches... Justin Deason, Rashad Jackson, Matt Storm Sports Information Director... Brian Johnson Nickname... Tigers Colors... Orange and Black Enrollment... 4,500 Founded... 1909 Stadium... Norris Field (5,000) Pressbox Phone... (580) 332-7442
Last Meeting (September 3, 1998 in Magnolia, Ark.) Southern Arkansas 24, East Central 0 1 2 3 4 Final East Central 0 0 0 0 0 Southern Ark. 7 7 0 10 24 Scoring Summary First Quarter 13:41 SAU K. Little 43-yd run (J. Williams kick) ECU - 0 SAU - 7 Second Quarter 11:31 SAU T. Barrington 3-yd run (J. Williams kick) Third Quarter ECU - 0 SAU - 14 ECU - 0 SAU - 14 Fourth Quarter 14:42 SAU M. Beck 51-yd pass from A. Pendergrass (J. Williams kick) 08:41 SAU J. Williams 47-yd field goal ECU - 0 SAU - 24 Team Statistics ECU SAU First Downs 11 19 Rushing (Att/Yds) 43/136 52/289 Passing (Comp/Att/Int) 5/20/1 1/4/0 Passing Yards 54 51 Total Offense 190 340 Average Gain Per Play 3.0 6.1 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 5/4 Punting (No./Avg) 6/34.0 3/37.3 Punt Returns (No./Yds) 0/0 5/50 Kickoff Returns (No./Yds) 4/117 1/24 Penalties/Yards 9/53 7/75 Time of Possession 33:00 27:00 Third Down Conversions 4-17 4-9 Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 0-0 Sacks by/lost Yardage 0/0 0/0 Field Goals 0-4 1-2 Season to Date SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (3-6, 3-3 GAC) Sept. 3 * Harding L 14-63 Sept. 10 * @ Southwestern Okla. W 31-22 Sept. 17 * Southeastern Okla. St. L 21-24 Sept. 24 @ #5 Valdosta State L 21-38 Oct. 1 #2 North Alabama L 14-42 Oct. 8 @ West Alabama L 10-38 Oct. 15 * Arkansas Tech W 49-17 Oct. 22 * @ Ouachita Baptist L 43-53 Nov. 5 * Arkansas-Monticello W 53-28 Nov. 12 * @ East Central (Okla.) 2:00 p.m. EAST CENTRAL (7-3, 5-2 GAC) Sept. 3 @ Incarnate Word (Texas) W 31-21 Sept. 10 * @ Ouachita Baptist L 18-31 Sept. 17 Northeastern State (Okla.) W 45-38 Sept. 24 * Southeastern Okla. W 37-27 Oct. 1 @ Central Oklahoma L 21-41 Oct. 8 * @ Southwestern Okla. W 29-12 Oct. 15 * Arkansas-Monticello W 34-9 Oct. 22 * @ Henderson State L 41-42 Oct. 29 * @ Arkansas Tech W 31-16 Nov. 5 * Harding W 23-16 (OT) Nov. 12 * Southern Arkansas 2:00 p.m. Of Interest * Saturday s game between Southern Arkansas and East Central will be the first meeting between the two teams since 1998 and will be the first time the Muleriders have played in Ada, Okla., since 1997. SAU won both those games, a 24-0 shutout in Magnolia in 1998, and a 37-9 decision in 1997, its largest margin of victory in the series, en route to a share of the Gulf South Conference championship. The Tigers last win came in a 14-3 game in Magnolia in 1996. They haven t beaten Southern Arkansas in Ada since a 44-36 win in 1993 on their way to the NAIA national championship that year. * Mulerider sophomore running back Mark Johnson is the reigning Great American Conference offensive player of the week after rushing for 216 yards and three touchdowns in SAU s 53-28 win at home over Arkansas-Monticello this past Saturday. Johnson carried the ball 39 times and had scoring runs of seven, 15 and 19 yards. The 216 yards gives Johnson two of the top four single-game rushing performances in Southern Arkansas history with his Saturday total ranking fourth, behind D.D. Holyfield s 235 against Arkansas Tech in 2005, Johnson s own 231 at Harding in his freshman season of 2008, and 225 by Jim Leonard in 1965 versus Ouachita Baptist. * The Muleriders have a chance Saturday to end the season with at least four wins for the first time since finishing 6-5 in 2005. They suffered through 2-9, 3-7 and 2-8 seasons from 2006-2008, before going 3-7 and 1-9 the past two years during a rebuilding phase.
2011 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches Poll November 7, 2011 Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game 1. Delta St. (Miss.) (27) 9-1 723 1 D. No. 18 West Alabama, 36-34 Nov. 12 at West Georgia 2. Colorado St.-Pueblo 10-0 683 4 D. Western St. (Colo.), 41-3 Nov. 12 vs. Western New Mexico 3. Midwestern St. (Texas) (1) 9-0 675 5 D. No. 20 West Texas A&M, 35-21 Nov. 12 at Northeastern St. (Okla.) 4. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.)(1) 10-0 632 7 D. North Carolina-Pembroke, 34-7 Nov. 12 vs. Elizabeth City St. (N.C.) 5. Nebraska-Kearney 9-1 586 8 D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 54-7 Nov. 12 vs. No. 20 Colorado School of Mines 6. Washburn (Kan.) 9-1 576 9 D. No. 2 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 43-25 Nov. 12 vs. Central Missouri 7. New Haven (Conn.) 9-1 522 10 D. Pace (N.Y.), 63-6 Nov. 12 at St. Anselm (N.H.) 8. Kutztown (Pa.) 9-1 506 13 D. No. 12 Bloomsburg (Pa.), 52-14 Nov. 12 vs. No. 24 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 9. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 8-1 495 2 Lost to No. 9 Washburn (Kan.), 43-25 Nov. 12 vs. Missouri Southern St. 10. Minnesota-Duluth 8-2 416 15 D. Minnesota-Crookston, 49-7 Nov. 12 vs. Minnesota St.-Mankato 11. Northwest Missouri St. 8-2 401 3 Lost to No. 25 Missouri Western St., 31-28 Nov. 12 vs. Emporia St. (Kan.) 12. Abilene Christian (Texas) 7-2 379 16 D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 42-34 Nov. 12 vs. Incarnate Word (Texas) 13. North Alabama 7-2 352 17 D. West Georgia, 28-3 Nov. 12 at Valdosta St. (Ga.) 14. Humboldt St. (Calif.) 8-1 314 19 D. Dixie St. (Utah), 45-30 Nov. 12 vs. Western Oregon 15. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 8-2 262 6 Lost to Bemidji St. (Minn.), 19-14 Nov. 12 vs. Minnesota St.-Moorhead 16. Albany St. (Ga.) 8-2 260 21 D. Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 38-29 Nov. 12 vs. Miles (Ala.) 17. Missouri Western St. 8-2 222 25T D. No. 3 Northwest Missouri St., 31-28 Nov. 12 at Fort Hays St. (Kan.) 18. California (Pa.) 8-2 220 22 D. Edinboro (Pa.), 34-28 Nov. 12 at Cheyney (Pa.) 19. West Virginia Wesleyan 9-1 204 11 Lost to Charleston (W.Va.), 28-17 Nov. 12 at Concord (W.Va.) 20. Colorado School of Mines 8-2 188 23 D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 31-24 Nov. 12 at No. 5 Nebraska-Kearney 21. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 8-2 177 12 Lost to No. 13 Kutztown (Pa.), 52-14 Nov. 12 vs. Lock Haven (Pa.) 22. Wayne St. (Mich.) 8-2 174 24 D. Indianapolis (Ind.), 28-19 Nov. 12 vs. Findlay (Ohio) 23. Mars Hill (N.C.) 7-2 113 25T Idle Nov. 12 vs. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 24. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 8-2 94 14 Lost to Gannon (Pa.), 33-27 Nov. 12 at No. 8 Kutztown (Pa.) 25. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) 7-2 65 NR D. Northern Michigan, 48-26 Nov. 12 at Grand Valley St. (Mich.) Dropped Out: West Alabama (18), West Texas A&M (20) Others Receiving Votes: West Alabama, 41; North Greenville (S.C.), 27; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 22; Shepherd (W.Va.), 18; Elizabeth City St. (N.C.), 14; Hillsdale (Mich.), 14; Morehouse (Ga.), 14; West Texas A&M, 12; Southern Connecticut St., 9; Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 7; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 5; Central Missouri, 1; North Carolina-Pembroke, 1; Wayne St. (Neb.), 1. D2Football.com Top 25 Poll November 8, 2011 Team Record Last Week 1 Delta State 9-1 1 2 Midwestern State 9-0 6 3 CSU-Pueblo 10-0 4 4 Nebraska-Kearney 9-1 7 5 Winston-Salem 10-0 8 6 Washburn 9-1 9 7 Abilene Christian 7-2 10 8 Pittsburg State 8-1 2 9 Northwest Missouri 8-2 3 10 Minnesota Duluth 8-2 12 11 Kutztown 9-1 15 12 New Haven 9-1 13 13 St. Cloud 8-2 5 14 North Alabama 7-2 17 15 Albany State 8-2 18 16 California 8-2 21 17 Wayne State (Mich.) 8-2 22 18 Humboldt State 8-1 23 19 Saginaw Valley 7-2 24 20 Missouri Western 7-2 NR 21 West Alabama 7-3 20 22 Mars Hill 7-2 NR 23 North Greenville 8-2 NR 24 Minnesota State 8-2 NR 25 West Texas A&M 6-3 14
~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. Henderson State, 2005 225, Jim Leonard vs. Ouachita Baptist, 1965 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 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: 556, Cody Vanderford, 1983-86 548, John Launius, 1988-91 Season: 277, Tyler Sykora, 2011 - current 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: 282, John Launius, 1988-91 Season: 164, Tyler Sykora, 2011 - 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: 3,884, Ted Williams, 2000-03 3,638, Damian Melancon, 2002-06 Season: 2,072, Tyler Sykora, 2011 - current 1,843, Cory Scarborough, 1993 Game: 520, Tyler Sykora @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 419, Austin Civita @ Arkansas Tech, 2009 352, Cory Scarborough vs. East Central, 1993 Completion Percentage Career:.548, (268-489), Cory Scarborough, 1991-93 Season:.586, (61/104), J. J. Carrell, 1990 MULERIDER RECORDS INDIVIDUAL 36 MULERIDERS Touchdowns Career: 35, Ted Williams, 2000-03 33, Damian Melancon, 2002-06 Season: 17, Tyler Sykora, 2011 - current 15, Damian Melancon, 2004 13, Ted Williams, 2003 12, Ted Williams, 2002 Game: 5, Tyler Sykora vs. Arkansas Tech, 2011 Tyler Sykora @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 4, Damian Melancon vs. Ouachita Baptist, 2002 4, Josh SanFilippo vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2005 Longest Pass Play Game: 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 58, Cody Vanderford vs. Southeastern Okla., 1986 Total Yards Career: 5,343, Ted Williams, 2000-03 5,173, Damian Melancon, 2002-06 3,974, Tim Barrington, 1997-2000 Season: 2,337, Damian Melancon, 2004 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 Season: 1,239, Nik Lewis, 2002 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
MULERIDER RECORDS INDIVIDUAL 3, Torrance Hoye vs. West Georgia, 2004 3, Torrance Hoye vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2005 ~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 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 MULERIDERS 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 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 Interception Return Yards Career: 276, Dennis Woodberry, 1979, 81-83 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 324, 1986 Game: 64 @ Arkansas Tech, 2009 56 @ Ouachita Baptist, 2011 53 vs. Central Arkansas, 1991 Completions Season: 185, 2009 174, 2011 - current 165, 1991 Game: 36 @ Arkansas Tech, 2009 33 vs. Central Arkansas, 1991 Passing Yards Season: 2,162, 2011 - current 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 Game: 12 vs. Henderson State, 2000 MULERIDER RECORDS TEAM MULERIDERS 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 ~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
Southern Arkansas University 2011 Mulerider Football Depth Chart (As of 11/10/11) Offense LT 73 André Molden (6-2, 280, JR) 74 Johnathan Greenidge (6-7, 292, RsFR) LG 64 Jeff Bordelon (6-2, 288, JR) 72 Eric Campbell (6-4, 257, RsFR) C 78 Michael Harper (6-5, 308, SO) 56 Chris Price (6-2, 281, SO) RG 77 Allen Hale (6-4, 323, SR) 75 Gary McClellan (6-4, 385, SR) RT 63 Lantz Castleman (6-3, 310, JR) 75 Gary McClellan (6-4, 385, SR) FL 1 Montel Hardman (6-0, 191, RsFR) 8 Isaac Marrufo (6-0, 186, SR) SE 16 Damion Atkins (6-4, 234, SR) TE 89 Caleb Patterson (6-1, 241, SR) 85 Brooks White (6-4, 222, RsSO) QB 13 David Bell (6-2, 220, RsFR) 9 Jeremy Malone (6-1, 188, FR) RB 20 Mark Johnson (5-7, 198, RsJR) 28 Teddy Burns (5-8, 190, SO) FB 5 Carlos Brown (5-7, 202, RsJR) 80 Paul Walker-Hall (6-3, 219, FR) Defense DE 59 Chad Atchley (6-2, 234, RsSO) 31 Austin Luke (6-2, 251, JR) NG 67 Ashton Pennywell (5-11, 286, JR) 55 Jeremy Wiseman (6-2, 270, RsJR) DT 90 Rodney Evans (5-11, 260, SR) 92 Brandon Moton (6-0, 282, SO) WLB 47 Luke Lansdell (5-11, 220, RsFR) 34 Brysen Brown (6-0, 199, RsFR) MLB 22 A.J. Steele (6-0, 229, JR) 54 Alex Mills (5-11, 243, SO) SLB 19 Tahare Ray (6-2, 221, JR) 52 Trentyn Earley (5-11, 225, SR) CB 32 Nick Davis (5-8, 188, JR) 3 Davarus Shores (6-1, 184, RsFR) Rover 12 Jacolby Stewart (5-11, 202, SR) 26 Bobby Williams (5-10, 183, SO) Tiger 25 Jamal Broussard (5-11, 200, SR) 26 Bobby Williams (5-10, 183, SO) FS 33 Demario Thomas (5-9, 191, RsFR) 26 Bobby Williams (5-10, 183, SO) CB 38 Tremayne McKinley (5-10, 190, SO) 10 Dominique Mitchell (5-11, 174, SO) WR 81 Josh Proffit (6-0, 194, JR) 4 James King (5-10, 170, FR) Special Teams K/KO 40 Taylor Symmank (6-2, 164, FR) 41 Sam Patterson (6-1, 163, FR) H 13 David Bell (6-2, 220, RsFR) 81 Josh Proffit (6-0, 194, JR) DS 50 Josh Scott (5-10, 227, FR) 61 Jacob Pumphrey (5-11, 231, RsFR) P 40 Taylor Symmank (6-2, 164, FR) PR 29 DeMarcus Collier (5-10, 183, JR) 4 James King (5-10, 170, FR) KR 29 DeMarcus Collier (5-10, 183, JR) 4 James King (5-10, 170, FR)
Southern Arkansas University 2011 Mulerider Football NUMERICAL Roster No. Name pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Montel Hardman WR RsFR 6-0 191 Rayville, LA / Mangham HS 2 Rafael Thomas WR JR 5-8 180 Lufkin, TX / Oklahoma State University 3 Davarus Shores CB RsFR 6-1 184 Mesquite, TX / Mesquite HS 4 James King WR FR 5-10 170 Malvern, AR / Malvern HS 5 Carlos Brown FB RsJR 5-7 202 Pittsburg, TX / Pittsburgh HS 6 Chris Brown WR RsFR 5-10 179 Pittsburg, TX / Pittsburgh HS 7 Jon Writt FS RsJR 6-0 206 Longview, TX / Longview HS 8 Isaac Marrufo WR SR 6-0 186 Princeton, TX / Princeton HS 10 Dominique Mitchell CB SO 5-11 174 Greenville, TX / Greenville HS 11 Corey Bailey WR SO 6-1 183 Camden, AR / Missouri State University 12 Jacolby Stewart SS SR 5-11 202 Mount Pleasant, TX / Mount Pleasant HS 13 David Bell QB RsFR 6-2 220 Watson, LA / (Baton Rouge) Live Oak HS 14 Marlon Granville CB SO 5-9 172 Gilmer, TX / Gilmer HS 15 Jacob McClain QB FR 6-2 204 Teague, TX / Teague HS 16 Damion Atkins WR SR 6-4 234 El Dorado, AR / El Dorado HS 17 Travarus Brown WR SR 5-10 178 Longview, TX / Longview HS 18 Tyler Sykora QB RsSO 6-6 220 Hot Springs Village, AR / Jessieville HS 19 Tahare Ray LB JR 6-2 221 Spring, TX / Kilgore (Texas) College 20 Mark Johnson RB RsJR 5-7 198 Longview, TX / Longview HS 21 Steven Sanders LB JR 6-3 217 Arlington, TX / Tyler (Texas) Junior College 22 A.J. Steele LB JR 6-0 229 Jonesboro, AR / Jonesboro HS 23 De Andre Reed RB RsFR 5-8 210 Texarkana, TX / U.S. Naval Academy (Md.) 24 Beau Marcum DB RsFR 5-9 181 Hallsville, TX / Hallsville HS 25 Jamal Broussard SS SR 5-11 200 Crowley, LA / Crowley HS 26 Bobby Williams SS SO 5-10 183 Bossier City, LA / Airline HS 27 Aarion Jones FB JR 5-9 224 Hallsville, TX / Hallsville HS 28 Teddy Burns RB SO 5-8 190 Pittsburg, TX / Pittsburgh HS 29 DeMarcus Collier RB JR 5-10 183 Prescott, AR / Ouachita Baptist University 30 Brandon Harris DE JR 6-2 245 Paris, TX / Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College 31 Austin Luke DT JR 6-2 251 Willis, TX / Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College 32 Nick Davis SS JR 5-8 188 Camden, AR / Ouachita Baptist University 33 Demario Thomas FS RsFR 5-9 191 Shreveport, LA / Captain Shreve HS 34 Brysen Brown LB RsFR 6-0 199 Lufkin, TX / Lufkin HS 35 Dvan Alexander FB RsSO 5-11 188 Duson, LA / Acadiana HS 36 LeMarcus Kendricks CB SO 5-8 168 Sulphur Springs, TX / Sulphur Springs HS 37 Greg Nelson DE RsJR 5-11 243 Homer, LA / Homer HS 38 Tremayne McKinley CB SO 5-10 190 Horn Lake, MS / Itawamba (Miss.) College 40 Taylor Symmank K/P FR 6-2 164 McKinney, TX / Boyd HS 41 Sam Patterson K FR 6-1 163 Little Rock, AR / Parkview HS 42 Sam Cowling LB RsSO 6-0 224 De Queen, AR / Horatio HS 43 Rico Rainey DB RsJR 6-1 202 Kingsland, AR / Rison HS 44 Quan Warren DB FR 5-9 170 Linden, TX / Linden-Kildare HS 45 Cameron Davis LB SR 5-9 216 Lufkin, TX / Lufkin HS 46 Hayden Rybiski LB RsFR 5-11 215 Texarkana, TX / West Texas State University 47 Luke Lansdell LB RsFR 5-11 220 El Dorado, AR / El Dorado HS 48 Xavier Easley DB FR 5-10 152 Gilmer, TX / Gilmer HS 50 Josh Scott DS FR 5-10 227 Magnet Cove, AR / Magnet Cove HS 52 Trentyn Earley LB SR 5-11 225 Lufkin, TX / Lufkin HS 53 Matthew Yocham C SR 6-0 260 Siloam Springs, AR / Siloam Springs HS 54 Alex Mills LB SO 5-11 243 Arlington, TX / James W. Martin HS 55 Jeremy Wiseman NG RsJR 6-2 270 The Colony, TX / The Colony HS 56 Chris Price C SO 6-2 281 Pendleton, KY / Pikeville (Ky.) College 58 Nolan Duncan DT RsFR 6-0 245 Mabank, TX / Mabank HS 59 Chad Atchley DT RsSO 6-2 234 New Boston, TX / James Bowie HS 63 Lantz Castleman OT JR 6-3 310 Lewisville, AR / Lafayette County HS 64 Jeff Bordelon OG JR 6-2 288 Shreveport, LA / Northwestern State (La.) University 65 Chris Merlene OG FR 6-4 350 Lewisville, TX / (Flower Mound) Marcus HS 67 Ashton Pennywell NG JR 5-11 286 Monticello, AR / Monticello HS 68 Tony Chalmers OT SO 6-3 352 Dallas, TX / Carter HS 71 John Miller C FR 6-4 326 De Queen, AR / De Queen HS 72 Eric Campbell OG RsFR 6-4 257 Paris, TX / Paris HS 73 André Molden OT JR 6-2 280 Memphis, TN / (Richardson, Texas) J.J. Pearce HS 74 Johnathan Greenidge OT RsFR 6-7 292 Baltimore, MD / Calvert Hall HS 75 Gary McClellan OT SR 6-4 385 Arkadelphia, AR / University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 77 Allen Hale OG SR 6-4 323 Ovilla, TX / Navarro (Texas) College 78 Michael Harper OG SO 6-5 308 Marshall, TX / Marshall HS 80 Paul Walker-Hall TE FR 6-3 219 Allen, TX / Allen HS 81 Josh Proffit WR JR 6-0 194 Hot Springs, AR / Lake Hamilton HS 85 Brooks White E RsSO 6-4 222 Van Buren, AR / Van Buren HS 87 Jacob Thompson WR RsFR 6-3 191 Van Buren, AR / Van Buren HS 89 Caleb Patterson TE SR 6-1 253 Dallas, TX / Skyline HS 90 Rodney Evans DE SR 5-11 260 Sulphur Springs, TX / Kilgore (Texas) College 92 Brandon Moton DT RsSO 6-0 282 Forrest City, AR / Forrest City HS 95 Colton Miller NG SR 6-1 305 Frankston, TX / Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College 96 Zarkevian Williams OL RsSO 7 M5-10 u l e r i322 d e r s Lone Star, TX / Daingerfield HS 98 Chester Owens NG RsSO 6-2 306 Hot Springs, AR / Hot Springs HS
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Game Results (as of Nov 05, 2011) Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend * Sep 03, 2011 HARDING L 14-63 0-1 0-1 2:54 2433 * Sep 10, 2011 at Southwestern Okla. W 31-22 1-1 1-1 3:05 4200 * Sep 17, 2011 SOUTHEASTERN OKLA. L 21-24 1-2 1-2 2:48 3258 Sep 24, 2011 at #5 Valdosta State L 21-38 1-3 1-2 2:47 6877 Oct 01, 2011 #2 NORTH ALABAMA L 14-42 1-4 1-2 2:52 1402 Oct 8, 2011 at West Alabama L 10-38 1-5 1-2 2:42 5269 * Oct 15, 2011 ARKANSAS TECH W 49-17 2-5 2-2 3:09 4903 * Oct 22, 2011 at Ouachita Baptist L 43-53 2-6 2-3 3:18 1213 * Nov 05, 2011 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO W 53-28 3-6 3-3 3:12 1872
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 05, 2011) Team Statistics SAU OPP SCORING 256 325 Points Per Game 28.4 36.1 FIRST DOWNS 180 202 Rushing 68 95 Passing 97 96 Penalty 15 11 RUSHING YARDAGE 1112 1834 Yards gained rushing 1360 2105 Yards lost rushing 248 271 Rushing Attempts 292 372 Average Per Rush 3.8 4.9 Average Per Game 123.6 203.8 TDs Rushing 14 21 PASSING YARDAGE 2405 2138 Comp-Att-Int 191-316-12 171-302-8 Average Per Pass 7.6 7.1 Average Per Catch 12.6 12.5 Average Per Game 267.2 237.6 TDs Passing 20 18 TOTAL OFFENSE 3517 3972 Total Plays 608 674 Average Per Play 5.8 5.9 Average Per Game 390.8 441.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 52-1149 37-836 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-111 14-261 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-177 12-97 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.1 22.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.2 18.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 22.1 8.1 FUMBLES-LOST 17-6 17-5 PENALTIES-Yards 73-623 71-642 Average Per Game 69.2 71.3 PUNTS-Yards 43-1689 41-1734 Average Per Punt 39.3 42.3 Net punt average 31.3 38.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:27 32:33 3RD-DOWN Conversions 43/118 66/138 3rd-Down Pct 36% 48% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/18 9/16 4th-Down Pct 39% 56% SACKS BY-Yards 17-104 16-123 MISC YARDS 0 3 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 35 44 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-9 7-10 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 2-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (29-34) 85% (32-36) 89% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (26-34) 76% (25-36) 69% PAT-ATTEMPTS (33-34) 97% (36-39) 92% ATTENDANCE 13868 17559 Games/Avg Per Game 5/2774 4/4390 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Southern Arkansas 55 56 66 79 0 256 Opponents 69 75 68 113 0 325
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 05, 2011) Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Mark Johnson 9-8 183 944 51 893 4.9 12 27 99.2 Carlos Brown 9-5 28 133 5 128 4.6 1 19 14.2 Teddy Burns 7-0 19 93 4 89 4.7 1 19 12.7 David Bell 6-0 3 42 7 35 11.7 0 37 5.8 DeMarcus Collier 6-0 7 27 5 22 3.1 0 8 3.7 Rafael Thomas 8-7 2 4 2 2 1.0 0 4 0.2 Travarus Brown 6-4 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.2 Taylor Symmank 9-0 3 14 23-9 -3.0 0 14-1.0 Team 4-0 4 0 10-10 -2.5 0 0-2.5 Tyler Sykora 9-9 42 102 141-39 -0.9 0 12-4.3 Total 9 292 1360 248 1112 3.8 14 37 123.6 Opponents 9 372 2105 271 1834 4.9 21 73 203.8 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Tyler Sykora 9-9 138.11 178-294-12 60.5 2254 19 73 250.4 David Bell 6-0 136.86 12-21-0 57.1 160 1 33 26.7 Taylor Symmank 9-0 24.40 1-1-0 100.0-9 0 0-1.0 Total 9 137.66 191-316-12 60.4 2405 20 73 267.2 Opponents 9 130.46 171-302-8 56.6 2138 18 69 237.6 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Rafael Thomas 8-7 33 440 13.3 0 58 55.0 James King 9-0 29 402 13.9 2 45 44.7 Montel Hardman 9-4 25 351 14.0 1 71 39.0 Damion Atkins 9-7 23 241 10.5 5 25 26.8 Brooks White 9-2 16 170 10.6 4 27 18.9 Josh Proffit 7-2 16 146 9.1 0 21 20.9 Carlos Brown 9-5 12 200 16.7 1 42 22.2 Travarus Brown 6-4 11 225 20.5 3 73 37.5 Caleb Patterson 8-6 11 105 9.5 3 20 13.1 Mark Johnson 9-8 8 47 5.9 0 19 5.2 Isaac Marrufo 7-0 2 21 10.5 0 13 3.0 Jacob Thompson 3-0 2 20 10.0 0 21 6.7 Corey Bailey 6-0 1 21 21.0 1 21 3.5 Teddy Burns 7-0 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.3 Chris Brown 4-0 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8 Total 9 191 2405 12.6 20 73 267.2 Opponents 9 171 2138 12.5 18 69 237.6 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Travarus Brown 6 81 13.5 0 27 Rafael Thomas 3 19 6.3 0 13 James King 3 11 3.7 0 10 Total 12 111 9.2 0 27 Opponents 14 261 18.6 2 89 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Jacolby Stewart 4 111 27.8 0 74 Tremayne McKinley 3 36 12.0 0 20 DeMario Thomas 1 30 30.0 0 30 Total 8 177 22.1 0 74 Opponents 12 97 8.1 2 52 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Rafael Thomas 16 374 23.4 0 44 Travarus Brown 14 356 25.4 0 76 James King 9 236 26.2 0 64 DeMarcus Collier 8 148 18.5 0 23 Paul Walker-Hall 2 9 4.5 0 6 Carlos Brown 1 12 12.0 0 12 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 Corey Bailey 1 14 14.0 0 14 Total 52 1149 22.1 0 76 Opponents 37 836 22.6 1 83 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg DeMario Thomas 1 0 0.0 0 0 A.J. Steele 1 26 26.0 1 26 Total 2 26 13.0 1 26 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 05, 2011) PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Mark Johnson 12 - - - - - - - 72 Taylor Symmank - 3-9 33-34 - - - - - 42 Damion Atkins 5 - - - - - - - 30 Brooks White 4 - - - - - - - 24 Travarus Brown 3 - - - 1 - - - 20 Caleb Patterson 3 - - - - - - - 18 Carlos Brown 2 - - - - - - - 12 James King 2 - - - - - - - 12 Teddy Burns 1 - - - - - - - 6 A.J. Steele 1 - - - - - - - 6 Corey Bailey 1 - - - - - - - 6 Montel Hardman 1 - - - - - - - 6 Jamal Broussard - - - - - - 1-2 Tyler Sykora - - - - - 1-1 - - 0 Total 35 3-9 33-34 - 1 1-1 1-256 Opponents 44 7-10 36-39 - 1 1-5 1-325 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Tyler Sykora 9 336-39 2254 2215 246.1 Mark Johnson 9 183 893 0 893 99.2 David Bell 6 24 35 160 195 32.5 Carlos Brown 9 28 128 0 128 14.2 Teddy Burns 7 19 89 0 89 12.7 DeMarcus Collier 6 7 22 0 22 3.7 Rafael Thomas 8 2 2 0 2 0.2 Travarus Brown 6 1 1 0 1 0.2 Team 4 4-10 0-10 -2.5 Taylor Symmank 9 4-9 -9-18 -2.0 Total 9 608 1112 2405 3517 390.8 Opponents 9 674 1834 2138 3972 441.3 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Taylor Symmank 3-9 33.3 0-0 2-2 1-3 0-4 0-0 37 2 FG Sequence Southern Arkansas Opponents Harding - - Southwestern Okla. (37) (21) Southeastern Okla. 47 38,(34) Valdosta State - (23),45 North Alabama 44 - West Alabama (27),34,42 (26) Arkansas Tech 43 (37),38 Ouachita Baptist 31 (35),(40) Arkansas-Monticello (20) - Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Taylor Symmank 41 1663 40.6 60 4 5 10 5 1 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Sykora 1 26 26.0 26 0 0 1 0 0 Total 43 1689 39.3 60 4 5 11 5 1 Opponents 41 1734 42.3 69 3 11 16 8 0 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Taylor Symmank 46 2772 60.3 7 2 Total 46 2772 60.3 7 2 22.6 39.0 30 Opponents 58 3341 57.6 4 0 22.1 36.4 33 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 05, 2011) All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Mark Johnson 9 893 47 0 0 0 940 104.4 Rafael Thomas 8 2 440 19 374 0 835 104.4 Travarus Brown 6 1 225 81 356 0 663 110.5 James King 9 0 402 11 236 0 649 72.1 Montel Hardman 9 0 351 0 0 0 351 39.0 Carlos Brown 9 128 200 0 12 0 340 37.8 Damion Atkins 9 0 241 0 0 0 241 26.8 DeMarcus Collie 6 22 0 0 148 0 170 28.3 Brooks White 9 0 170 0 0 0 170 18.9 Josh Proffit 7 0 146 0 0 0 146 20.9 Jacolby Stewart 9 0 0 0 0 111 111 12.3 Caleb Patterson 8 0 105 0 0 0 105 13.1 Teddy Burns 7 89 9 0 0 0 98 14.0 Tremayne McKi 9 0 0 0 0 36 36 4.0 Corey Bailey 6 0 21 0 14 0 35 5.8 David Bell 6 35 0 0 0 0 35 5.8 DeMario Thoma 9 0 0 0 0 30 30 3.3 Isaac Marrufo 7 0 21 0 0 0 21 3.0 Jacob Thompso 3 0 20 0 0 0 20 6.7 Paul Walker-Hall 3 0 0 0 9 0 9 3.0 Chris Brown 4 0 7 0 0 0 7 1.8 Taylor Symmank 9-9 0 0 0 0-9 -1.0 Team 4-10 0 0 0 0-10 -2.5 Tyler Sykora 9-39 0 0 0 0-39 -4.3 Total 9 1112 2405 111 1149 177 4954 550.4 Opponents 9 1834 2138 261 836 97 5166 574.0
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 05, 2011) Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 22 A.J. Steele 9-8 33 30 63 2.0-3.. 2 2 2-26... 33 DeMario Thomas 9-7 37 11 48 2.5-9. 1-30 5. 1-0... 12 Jacolby Stewart 9-9 23 20 43 1.5-6. 4-111 2..... 25 Jamal Broussard 9-9 18 23 41 4.0-14.. 4. 1-0 1.. 47 Luke Lansdell 9-7 16 19 35 3.5-20 1.0-14. 1 2.... 67 Ashton Pennywell 8-5 22 11 33 6.5-16 1.0-4.. 1 1-0... 38 Tremayne McKinley 9-9 26 4 30.. 3-36 2... 1. 90 Rodney Evans 9-9 16 14 30 1.5-14 1.0-12....... 32 Nick Davis 9-3 10 17 27... 1.. 1.. 31 Austin Luke 9-5 11 13 24 3.0-10 3.0-10.. 1. 2.. 26 Bobby Williams 9-0 14 9 23 1.5-7.. 1..... 52 Trentyn Earley 9-4 11 11 22 1.0-6 1.0-6....... 59 Chad Atchley 8-2 13 8 21 7.5-26 2.5-14.. 3.... 54 Alex Mills 9-1 15 6 21 0.5-1... 2. 1.. 34 Brysen Brown 9-0 13 7 20 2.5-22.. 1 1.... 19 Tahare Ray 7-5 9 10 19 1.0-10 1.0-10. 4..... 37 Greg Nelson 9-2 15 2 17 9.0-56 5.0-26. 2.. 1.. 98 Chester Owens 7-3 8 8 16 2.0-2........ 7 Jon Writt 2-2 9 7 16... 1..... 3 Davarus Shores 7-3 13 3 16... 2..... 45 Cameron Davis 9-0 4 7 11......... 42 Sam Cowling 8-0 5 6 11 1.5-11 0.5-5....... 10 Dominique Mitchell 7-3 7. 7... 2..... 55 Jeremy Wiseman 9-1 6 1 7 2.0-3... 1.... 21 Steven Sanders 2-2 4 2 6......... 92 Brandon Moton 6-0 3 2 5 1.0-3 1.0-3....... 29 DeMarcus Collier 6-0 4. 4......... 80 Paul Walker-Hall 3-0 2 1 3......... 14 Marlon Granville 2-0 1 1 2......... 50 Josh Scott 9-0 1 1 2......... 4 James King 9-0 2. 2......... 1 Montel Hardman 9-4 2. 2......... 95 Colton Miller 5-0 2. 2......... 40 Taylor Symmank 9-0 1. 1......... 5 Carlos Brown 9-5. 1 1......... TM Team 4-0 1. 1 1.0-5..... 1.. 43 Rico Rainey 1-0 1. 1......... 24 Mark Spaight 3-0 1. 1......... 36 LeMarcus Kendricks 1-0 1. 1......... 28 Teddy Burns 7-0. 1 1......... 35 Dvan Alexander 7-0 1. 1......... Total 9 381 256 637 55-244 17-104 8-177 30 13 5-26 7 1. Opponents 9 353 250 603 56-223 16-123 12-97 46 11 5-0 10 4.
Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 05, 2011) TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 03 HARDING 40 156 0 18 10 84 2 20 10-25-3 84 2 20 9 283 0 76 0 0 0 0 240 Sep 10 at Southwestern Okla. 28 161 3 24 21 324 1 73 21-33-3 324 1 73 1 34 0 34 3 38 0 18 485 Sep 17 SOUTHEASTERN OKLA. 30 140 2 21 23 228 1 45 23-35-1 228 1 45 5 88 0 27 1 13 0 13 368 Sep 24 at Valdosta State 26 56 1 14 19 211 2 36 19-33-1 211 2 36 7 144 0 33 2 6 0 7 267 Oct 01 NORTH ALABAMA 39 156 2 27 20 136 0 39 20-29-1 136 0 39 7 163 0 44 0 0 0 0 292 Oct 8 at West Alabama 18 24 0 10 29 280 1 54 29-49-1 280 1 54 7 126 0 23 0 0 0 0 304 Oct 15 ARKANSAS TECH 37 101 1 19 20 379 5 71 20-30-0 379 5 71 3 97 0 64 2 31 0 27 480 Oct 22 at Ouachita Baptist 25 39 1 22 32 520 5 42 32-56-2 520 5 42 9 185 0 42 1 10 0 10 559 Nov 05 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO 49 279 4 37 17 243 3 33 17-26-0 243 3 33 4 29 0 15 3 13 0 20 522 Southern Arkansas 292 1112 14 37 191 2405 20 73 191-316-12 2405 20 73 52 1149 0 76 12 111 0 27 3517 Opponents 372 1834 21 73 171 2138 18 69 171-302-8 2138 18 69 37 836 1 83 14 261 2 89 3972 Games played: 9 Avg per rush: 3.8 Avg per catch: 12.6 Pass efficiency: 137.66 Kick ret avg: 22.1 Punt ret avg: 9.2 All purpose avg/game: 550.4 Total offense avg/gm: 390.8 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 03 HARDING 37 34 71 4.0-12 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Sep 10 at Southwestern Okla. 48 30 78 7.0-33 4.0-30 0 0-0 1-0 1 7 1 4-4 0 0 0 31 Sep 17 SOUTHEASTERN OKLA. 40 30 70 6.0-37 4.0-29 1 1-0 0-0 2 6 0 3-3 0 0 0 21 Sep 24 at Valdosta State 47 38 85 8.0-55 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 1 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 21 Oct 01 NORTH ALABAMA 37 24 61 2.0-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-17 5 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Oct 8 at West Alabama 42 12 54 9.0-30 2.0-4 2 1-0 0-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 Oct 15 ARKANSAS TECH 49 16 65 9.0-40 5.0-32 1 1-26 2-35 2 5 0 7-7 0 0 0 49 Oct 22 at Ouachita Baptist 44 26 70 3.0-9 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-74 0 2 0 5-5 0 1 0 43 Nov 05 ARKANSAS-MONTICELL 37 46 83 7.0-21 2.0-9 1 1-0 3-51 2 4 0 6-7 0 0 0 53 Southern Arkansas 381 256 637 55.0-244 17.0-104 7 5-26 8-177 13 30 1 33-34 0 1 0 256 Opponents 353 250 603 56.0-223 17.0-123 10 5-0 12-97 11 46 4 36-39 0 1 0 325 Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 03 HARDING 5 205 41.0 60 0 1 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 3 183 61.0 1 0 Sep 10 at Southwestern Okla. 4 130 32.5 45 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 37 0 6 358 59.7 2 0 Sep 17 SOUTHEASTERN OKLA. 5 172 34.4 47 0 0 0 0 3 0-1 0 0 4 265 66.2 1 0 Sep 24 at Valdosta State 8 357 44.6 52 0 2 2 2 1 0-0 0 0 3 196 65.3 0 0 Oct 01 NORTH ALABAMA 5 207 41.4 48 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 1 3 178 59.3 0 0 Oct 8 at West Alabama 5 172 34.4 55 1 0 0 1 1 1-3 27 1 3 181 60.3 0 0 Oct 15 ARKANSAS TECH 4 157 39.2 54 0 0 2 1 1 0-1 0 0 8 489 61.1 0 1 Oct 22 at Ouachita Baptist 1 31 31.0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0 0 7 371 53.0 0 1 Nov 05 ARKANSAS-MONTICELL 6 258 43.0 48 0 1 0 0 2 1-1 20 0 9 551 61.2 3 0 Southern Arkansas 43 1689 39.3 60 1 4 5 5 11 3-9 37 2 46 2772 60.3 7 2 Opponents 41 1734 42.3 69 0 3 11 8 16 7-10 40 0 58 3341 57.6 4 0