1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
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2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
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QUICK FACTS
Location .................................................................................. Valdosta, Ga.
Founded.................................................................................................1906
Enrollment ..........................................................................................12,300
Nickname ..........................................................................................Blazers
Colors ................................................................. Red (PMS 186) and Black
Athletic Afliation .......................................................... NCAA Division II
Conference ..................................................................................Gulf South
President ...................................................................... Dr. Richard Carvajal
Athletic Director ...................................................................Herb Reinhard
Website .................................................................... www.vstateblazers.com
FOOTBALL STAFF
Head Coach ............................................................................... Kerwin Bell
Alma Mater ...........................................University of Florida, 1989
Collegiate Record (Years) .....................................74-38 (10th year)
Record at VSU (Years) ...............................................8-3 (2nd year)
Ofce Phone .............................................................(229) 333-5844
Best Time To Call .........................................................Contact SID
Offensive Line / Run Coordinator / Recruiting Coordinator Jeremy Darveau
Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers ................................. Danny Verpaele
Defensive Backs ........................................................................David Rowe
Defensive Line ...................................................................... Willie Tillman
Strength and Conditioning ................................................ Michael Doscher
Head Certied Athletic Trainer ................................................. Jay Johnson
Football Secretary ..................................................................Angie Colbert
PROGRAM HISTORY
First Year of Football ............................................................................1982
Overall All-Time Record ............................................................. 275-122-4
Overall Gulf South Record ............................................................179-85-3
Gulf South Championships .........................................................................6
(1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010)
NCAA Championships................................................................................3
(2004, 2007, 2012)
NCAA Playoff Appearances .....................................................................14
(‘94, ‘96, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘10, ‘12, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16)
NCAA Postseason Play Record .......................................................... 22-12
2016 Record ............................................................................................ 8-3
2016 Gulf South Record ......................................................................... 6-2
2016 Gulf South Finish ............................................................. Tied for 2nd
Letterwinners Returning / Lost ..........................................................52 / 21
Starters Returning / Lost ....................................................................13 / 12
(7 / 4 offense, 4 / 7 defense, 2 / 1 special teams)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Sports Information Director ..................................................... Matt Malone
Malone’s Email ................................................... [email protected]
Malone’s Ofce Phone ......................................................... (229) 333-5903
Sports Information Fax ........................................................(229) 333-5972
Press Box Phone ..................................................................(229) 245-3779
Mailing Address ..........................................................1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents ........................................................................................2
Quick Facts .................................................................................................2
2016 IN REVIEW
2016 Game Recaps ................................................................................. 4-9
2016 Team Stats ........................................................................................10
2016 Individual Stats .......................................................................... 10-12
2016 NCAA and GSC Stat Rankings........................................................12
2016 Defensive Stats .................................................................................13
2016 Superlatives ......................................................................................14
2016 Final GSC Standings ........................................................................ 15
2016 Blazer Honors ..................................................................................15
2016 Final National Polls..........................................................................15
BLAZER HISTORY
VSU and the Harlon Hill Trophy ..............................................................17
VSU Athletics Hall of Fame .....................................................................18
Blazers in the Pros ....................................................................................19
Blazer Superlatives ...................................................................................20
All-Time Gulf-South Conference .............................................................21
All-Time Players of the Week/All-Time Lettermen ............................ 22-25
Valdosta State and the NCAA Playoffs ............................................... 26-30
Valdosta State and the NCAA Division II Rankings ................................31
Valdosta State vs. Nationally Ranked Teams ............................................ 32
Series Results ...................................................................................... 33-35
Year-by-Year Results .......................................................................... 36-39
Team Year-by-Year Stats ...........................................................................40
Annual Leaders ................................................................................... 41-42
Team Single Game Records ................................................................ 43-44
Team Single Season Records ....................................................................45
Individual Single Game Records ........................................................ 46-48
Individual Single Season Records ...................................................... 49-50
Individual Career Records .................................................................. 51-52
Coaching Records .....................................................................................52
Bazemore-Hyder Stadium Records ...........................................................53
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BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
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2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
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GAME 1
VALDOSTA STATE 16, ALBANY STATE 7
VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Black Swarm defense came up big in Valdo-
sta State football’s home opener to hold the Golden Rams at bay and
help lift the Blazers to a 16-7 victory on Saturday night in Titletown.
After a 15-yard Roland Rivers pass to Jordan Germany for a Val-
dosta State rst down on the rst play of the game from scrimmage,
The Blazer offense stalled out continuously throughout the remainder
of the rst half.
Despite the slow start for the offense, Valdosta State’s defensive
effort helped keep the game in check for the rst two quarters and
allowed just one score for the Golden Rams in the half. Albany State
pieced together a 10-play, 72-yard march down the eld on their rst
possession of the second quarter with a drive that quarterback Caleb
Edmonds capped off with a touchdown scramble. The carry accounted
for six of 156 rushing yards for Edmonds on the night.
Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Valdosta State 0 0 16 0 16
Albany State 0 7 0 0 7
Second Quarter
ASU 8:45 Edmonds 6-yard run (Maldonad kick)
Third Quarter
VSU 9:22 Gray 43-yard eld goal
VSU 3:39 Baldner 4-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
VSU 0:00 Rivers 9-yard rush (Gray kick blocked)
Team Statistics VSU ASU
First Downs 13 17
Rushes-Yards (Net) 29-67 39-220
Passes Comp-Att-Int 13-32-0 15-30-4
Passing Yards (Net) 203 157
Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 61-270 69-377
Return Yards 42 51
Punts (Number-Avg.) 8-42.0 7-34.9
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-68 9-66
Sacks By (No.-Yards) 3-12 5-36
Time of Possession 26:41 33:12
Attendance 5,401
Individual Stats
Rushing: VSU - Rivers 19-44; Germany 9-25; Patterson 1--2. ASU - Ed-
monds 18-156; Green 8-25; Small 7-19; Hambersham 5-12; Wiley 1-8.
Passing: VSU - Rivers 13-32-1-203. ASU - Edmonds 15-30-0-157.
Receiving: VSU - Strange 4-88; Baldner 4-80; Germany 1-15; Howard
2-10; Dennis 1-7; Patterson 1-3. ASU - Harr 8-74; Green 4-39; Storey
1-21; Simmons 1-17; Hun 1-6.
GAME 2
VALDOSTA STATE 19, NORTH ALABAMA 44
FLORENCE, Ala. – A host of Blazer miscues, combined with a
strong offensive outing by North Alabama quarterback Jacob Tucker,
resulted in a lopsided 44-19 victory for the Lions in Saturday’s Gulf
South Conference road matchup in Florence, Ala.
The Lions evened up their overall record at 1-1 with the victory
and opened up GSC play at 1-0, while the Blazers fell to 1-1 overall
and 0-1 in conference action.
Statistically, the numbers didn’t matchup with the outcome of the
contest, as Valdosta State racked up 433 total yards against UNA’s
369. The Blazers struggled to complete drives, however, as the Lion
defense tightened up in the red zone and forced VSU to kick eld
goals on four out of six opportunities.
Gray nished 4-for-5 on eld goal attempts in the contest for a
new career high, connecting from 25-yards, 35-yards, and twice from
30-yards out.
Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Valdosta State 0 9 7 3 19
North Alabama 7 23 7 7 44
First Quarter
UNA 3:13 Humphrey 5-yard run (Henke kick)
Second Quarter
VSU 14:47 Gray 25-yard eld goal
VSU 10:07 Gray 35-yard eld goal
UNA 8:35 Humphrey 31-yard run (Henke kick failed)
UNA 8:19 Harris 28-yard fumble recovery (Henke kick)
VSU 4:25 Gray 30-yard eld goal
UNA 2:18 Tucker 1-yard run (Henke kick)
UNA 0:00 Henke 49-yard eld goal
Third Quarter
UNA 4:58 Cox 1-yard run (Henke kick)
VSU 2:02 Baldner 10-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
Fourth Quarter
UNA 13:27 Thomas 41-yard pass from Hawkins (Henke kick)
VSU 3:11 Gray 30-yard eld goal
Team Statistics VSU UNA
First Downs 26 19
Rushes-Yards (Net) 31-109 46-199
Passes Comp-Att-Int 35-60-2 12-19-1
Passing Yards (Net) 324 170
Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 91-433 65-369
Return Yards 22 4
Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-7.3 1-4.0
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-0
Penalties-Yards 16-151 10-105
Sacks By (No.-Yards) 1-7 4-27
Time of Possession 33:11 26:49
Attendance 8,216
Individual Stats
Rushing: VSU - Germany 8-42; Patterson 5-36; Rivers 12-35; Bolden
1--1; Robles 5--3. UNA - Tucker 14-108; Humphrey 6-44; Beasley 6-20;
Hawkins 8-16; Cox 8-13; Jackson 1-11; Emmett 2-3.
Passing: VSU - Robles - 15-33-1-187; Rivers 20-27-0-137. UNA - Tucker
8-12-0-117; Hawkins 4-7-1-53.
Receiving: VSU - Strange 6-91; Howard 6-54; Baldner 4-33; Berry 1-32;
Germany 5-26; Bolden 4-23; Merine 2-22; Denmark 2-15; Webb 1-15;
Fortson 3-15; Patterson 1--2. UNA - Thomas 2-56; Jones 2-43; Hall 3-39;
Harper 1-18; Spurling 1-6; Coffey 1-5; Scott 1-2; Cox 1-1.
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GAME 3
VALDOSTA STATE 40, WEST FLORIDA 28
VALDOSTA, Ga. – An impressive start zzled out for the Blazer foot-
ball team on Saturday night at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium, but the VSU
defense forced some key turnovers down the stretch to give Valdosta
State a 40-28 Gulf South Conference win over West Florida.
Former Blazer quarterback Kaleb Nobles, who took a few moments
for an emotional gathering at mideld with his former Blazer teammates
following the game, completed 21-of-52 passes for the Argonauts on the
night with two touchdowns. Ishmel Morrow played a huge part in those
numbers with a host of tremendous grabs that led to 156 receiving yards.
His 10 receptions marked the most for a Blazer opponent since Darryl
Collins of West Alabama hauled in 10 against the Blazers nearly two
years ago on October 30, 2014.
The Valdosta State defense was the difference for the Blazers, forcing
seven turnovers in the contest and holding the Argonauts to -6 rushing
yards, a mark which tied the eighth fewest allowed in the history of
Blazer football.
The Argonauts suffered their rst-ever conference loss to fall to 2-2
overall and 0-1 in GSC play. Meanwhile, the Blazers improved to 2-1
on the season and evened up their conference record at 1-1.
Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Valdosta State 20 0 13 7 40
West Florida 7 7 14 0 28
First Quarter
VSU 11:49 Bolden 27-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
VSU 7:34 Rivers 1-yard run (Chesser pass failed)
VSU 6:14 Roe 13-yard fumble recovery (Gray kick)
UWF 2:29 Lehtio 4-yard pass from Jackson (Peffers kick)
Second Quarter
UWF 2:35 Nobles 2-yard run (Peffers kick)
Third Quarter
VSU 8:18 Hollingshed 1-yard run (Gray kick)
UWF 6:01 Grifn 18-yard pass from Nobles (Peffers kick)
UWF 4:12 Hasic 29-yard pass from Nobles (Peffers kick)
VSU 1:13 Hollingshed 5-yard run (Hollingshed rush failed)
Fourth Quarter
VSU 0:45 Germany 1-yard run (Gray kick)
Team Statistics VSU UWF
First Downs 23 21
Rushes-Yards (Net) 39-130 30--6
Passes Comp-Att-Int 27-49-2 25-58-5
Passing Yards (Net) 210 385
Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 88-340 88-379
Return Yards 80 75
Punts (Number-Avg.) 12-32.1 7-43.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2
Penalties-Yards 13-85 9-99
Sacks By (No.-Yards) 3-22 6-41
Time of Possession 33:23 26:37
Attendance 6,810
Individual Stats
Rushing: VSU - Hollingshed 11-78; Germany 9-44; Patterson 5-19; Riv-
ers 8-14; Robles 6--25. UWF - Bellinger 9-16; Sayles 8-14; Taylor 2-6;
Schwarz 1-1; Nobles 10--43.
Passing: VSU - Robles 11-23-1-108; Rivers 16-26-0-102. UWF - Nobles
21-52-2-323; Jackson 4-6-1-62.
Receiving: VSU - Bolden 3-49; Baldner 4-43; Denmark 3-27; Howard
3-26; Germany 4-26; Strange 4-17; Dennis 2-15; Berry 2-3; Hollingshed
1-2; Fortson 1-2. UWF - Morrow 10-156; Grifn 6-100; Hasic 3-65; Lehtio
3-47; Grant 1-17; Robinson 1-1; Shwarz 1--1.
Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Valdosta State 7 17 3 21 48
Kentucky State 0 3 7 0 10
First Quarter
VSU 7:43 Howard 13-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
Second Quarter
KSU 13:49 Rose 25-yard eld goal
VSU 12:43 Bolden 24-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
VSU 5:30 Gray 43-yard eld goal
VSU 3:11 Strange 7-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
Third Quarter
KSU 11:28 Ramsey 7-yard pass from St. Ge (Rose kick)
VSU 8:28 Gray 22-yard eld goal
Fourth Quarter
VSU 13:16 Strange 10-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
VSU 7:31 Fortson 34-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
VSU 4:25 Williams 10-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
Team Statistics VSU KSU
First Downs 32 9
Rushes-Yards (Net) 24-64 45-66
Passes Comp-Att-Int 42-67-1 7-20-1
Passing Yards (Net) 575 88
Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 91-639 65-154
Return Yards 64 0
Punts (Number-Avg.)
1-44.0 11-33.4
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0
Penalties-Yards 8-64 6-55
Sacks By (No.-Yards) 4-17 1-10
Time of Possession 28:54 31:06
Attendance 1,014
Individual Stats
Rushing: VSU - Germany 10-44; Robles 2-16; Hollingshed 1-9; Webb 3-6;
Rivers 4--1; Bolden 1--1; Patterson 1--2; Ingram 1--6. KSU - Warr - 16-54;
Harris 16-24; Cloyd 4-5; Groathouse 2--4; St. Ge 7--13.
Passing: VSU - Robles 31-48-3-401; Rivers 11-19-3-174. KSU - St. Ge
6-16-1-74; Groathouse 1-4-0-14;
Receiving: VSU - Howard 10-153; Baldner 8-120; Fortson 4-84; Bolden
6-82; Denmark 5-65; Strange 4-34; Williams 3-22; Hollingshed 1-15; Pat-
terson 1-0. KSU - Anderson 2-34, Ramsey 2-22; Harris 2-20, Johnson 1-12.
GAME 4
VALDOSTA STATE 48, KENTUCKY STATE 10
WAYCROSS, Ga. – Adam Robles and Roland Rivers teamed up at
the quarterback position to rack up 42 completions for a school record
575 passing yards en route to a 48-10 win over Kentucky State in
non-conference action at the Okefenokee Classic in Waycross, Ga.
on Saturday afternoon.
Robles accounted for 31 of the completions on 48 attempts,
resulting in 408 passing yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile,
Rivers came on late to put the exclamation point on the offensive
performance with 11 completions on 19 attempts for 174 yards and
three touchdowns of his own.
The offensive line delivered a gutsy effort, which allowed the pair
of quarterbacks to scour the eld and dole out multiple completions
to seven different receivers. In fact, the Blazer receiving corps saw
four receivers rack up 82 or more yards, and Xay Howard’s team-
leading 153 yards marked the rst 150-plus yard game for a receiver
this season.
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Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Valdosta State 7 14 14 3 38
West Georgia 6 7 14 0 27
First Quarter
VSU 8:51 Strange 7-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
UWG 6:39 Custis 4-yard run (Wylie kick failed)
Second Quarter
UWG 14:22 Franks 13-yard run (Wylie kick)
VSU 6:39 Hollingshed 11-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
VSU 0:05 Strange 17-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
Third Quarter
UWG 12:47 Armah 41-yard pass from Gardner (Wylie kick)
UWG 10:47 Franks 24-yard run (Wylie kick)
VSU 6:30 Howard 20-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
VSU 2:02 Strange 12-yard from Robles (Gray kick)
Fourth Quarter
VSU 2:41 Gray 43-yard eld goal
Team Statistics VSU UWG
First Downs 30 16
Rushes-Yards (Net) 39-165 25-167
Passes Comp-Att-Int 35-54-1 11-29-4
Passing Yards (Net) 381 216
Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 93-546 54-383
Return Yards -6 54
Punts (Number-Avg.) 5-37.0 3-45.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 6-60 4-20
Sacks By (No.-Yards) 1-9 0-0
Time of Possession 37:39 22:21
Attendance 4,105
Individual Stats
Rushing: VSU - Hollingshed 20-86; Rivers 16-61; Germany 3-18. UWG
- Franks 15-147; Custis 8-23; Jackson 1-6; Gardner 1--9.
Passing: VSU - Baldner 5-142; Howard 4-53; Hollingshed 9-52; Strange
4-40; Bolden 5-39; Fortson 3-30; Denmark 1-14; Ingram 1-9; Berry 1-3;
Germany 1-1; Dennis 1-0; Rivers 0--2 UWG - Walker 6-107; Carter 1-43;
Armah 1-41; Parmer 1-15; Lester 2-10.
Receiving: VSU - Baldner 5-142; Howard 4-53; Hollingshed 9-52; Strange
4-40; Bolden 5-39; Fortson 3-30; Denmark 1-14; Ingram 1-9; Berry 1-3;
Germany 1-1; Germany 1-0. UWG - Walker 6-107; Carter 1-43; Armah
1-41; Parmer 1-15; Lester 2-10;
GAME 5
VALDOSTA STATE 38, WEST GEORGIA 27
VALDOSTA, Ga. – Everything came together for the Valdosta State
football team on Saturday night, as the No. 25 ranked Blazers outlasted
the No. 12 West Georgia Wolves for a massive 38-27 Gulf South
Conference victory at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Ga.
Valdosta State’s balanced effort included 546 offensive yards and a
defensive performance that held the Wolves to just 383 total yards. On
the offensive side, the offensive line contained UWG’s highly touted
defensive front to help Roland Rivers and Adam Robles team up for
another solid passing performance. The duo worked in tandem for a
total of 381 yards, and freshman Cedric Hollingshed complemented
the attack with 86 rushing yards. The total for Hollingshed represented
a season high for the Blazers on the ground, and with 79 additional
rushing yards from Rivers and Jordan Germany, Valdosta State was
able to fashion a threatening rushing performance throughout the
duration of the contest.
Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Valdosta State 14 7 14 7 42
Mississippi College 0 14 14 13 41
First Quarter
VSU 10:16 Ingram 18-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
VSU 4:27 Baldner 34-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
Second Quarter
MC 9:03 Williams 1-yard run (Brasher kick)
MC 3:26 Dixon 51-yard run (Brasher kick)
VSU 0:19 Fortson 20-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
Third Quarter
MC 10:38 Chubbs 1-yard run (Brasher kick)
VSU 8:05 Fortson 17-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
MC 2:49 Brand 1-yard run (Brasher kick)
VSU 0:58 Howard 18-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
Fourth Quarter
MC 12:12 Newson 21-yard pass from Williams (Brasher kick)
MC 7:36 Newson 73-yard punt return (Brasher kick blocked)
VSU 3:58 Hollingshed 6-yard run (Gray kick)
Team Statistics VSU UWG
First Downs 28 17
Rushes-Yards (Net) 35-147 43-216
Passes Comp-Att-Int 29-48-1 10-19-0
Passing Yards (Net) 394 158
Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 83-541 62-374
Return Yards 29 93
Punts (Number-Avg.) 5-39.0 7-42.4
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-36 2-10
Sacks By (No.-Yards) 5-28 2-15
Time of Possession 31:59 28:01
Attendance 5,979
Individual Stats
Rushing: VSU - Hollingshed 13-65; Rivers 13-50; Merine 2-18; Germany
6-14. MC - Dixon 13-153; Chubbs 9-37; Brand 8-24; Williams 11-2;
Newson 2-0.
Passing: VSU - Rivers 23-38-5-330; Robles 6-10-0-64. MC - Williams
10-19-1-158.
Receiving: VSU - Howard 5-82; Fortson 6-74; Strange 5-70; Bolden 1-49;
Baldner 2-41; Hollingshed 5-41; Ingram 2-24; Denmark 1-8; Dennis 1-6;
Merine 1--1. MC - Newson 7-114; Hodges, Jr. 2-34; Freeman 1-10.
GAME 6
VALDOSTA STATE 42, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 41
CLINTON, Miss. – The Valdosta State football team went to battle
with a well-prepared Mississippi College program, but a resilient
group of Blazers would not be denied and escaped with a narrow
42-41 Gulf South Conference win on Saturday afternoon in Clinton,
Miss.
Valdosta State put up 541 yards in the game to outscore the Choctaws
by one and improve their record to 5-1 overall, 3-1 in GSC play.
Meanwhile, the Choctaws slid to 2-5 overall and were denied their rst
conference win to fall to 0-5 against league opponents on the season.
Mississippi College racked up 216 rushing yards in the game, 153
of which came from Josh Dixon. The senior cut through the Black
Swarm defense throughout the contest with 13 carries and a 51-yard
touchdown run in the second quarter. Dixon’s touchdown represented
one of four different rushing scores for the Choctaws in the contest.
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Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Valdosta State 21 7 0 28 56
Delta State 7 14 0 6 27
First Quarter
VSU 11:13 Baldner 10-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick)
DSU 9:03 Robinson 8-yard run (Mills kick)
VSU 6:29 Rivers 5-yard run (Gray kick)
VSU 4:43 Brown 84-yard blocked eld goal return (Gray kick)
Second Quarter
DSU 11:04 Robinson 9-yard run (Mills kick)
DSU 4:48 Robinson 5-yard run (Mills kick)
VSU 2:12 Simon 70-yard punt return (Gray kick)
Third Quarter
None
Fourth Quarter
VSU 14:57 Hollingshed 1-yard run (Gray kick)
VSU 11:29 Hollingshed 1-yard run (Gray kick)
VSU 7:47 Denmark 35-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
DSU 5:06 Harrell 23-yard pass from Sullivan (Mills kick failed)
VSU 2:08 Ingram 13-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
Team Statistics VSU DSU
First Downs 23 20
Rushes-Yards (Net) 44-152 37-117
Passes Comp-Att-Int 16-33-0 25-43-2
Passing Yards (Net) 212 360
Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 77-364 80-477
Return Yards 83 0
Punts (Number-Avg.) 6-27.8 7-38.1
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 9-115 14-152
Sacks By (No.-Yards) 5-52 2-17
Time of Possession 29:56 30:04
Attendance 5,402
Individual Stats
Rushing: VSU - Germany 8-58; Rivers 15-49; Hollingshed 20-42; Robles
1-3. DSU - Robinson 18-131; Bellaire 11-23; Foy 1-5; McArthur 1--2;
Sullivan 4--12; Burgess 2--28.
Passing: VSU - Robles 7-12-2-112; Rivers 9-21-1-100. DSU - Sullivan
14-24-1-184; Burgess 11-19-0-176.
Receiving: VSU - Denmark 3-57; Baldner 2-36; Strange 2-30; Howard
2-27; Ingram 2-17; Bolden 1-14; Hollingshed 2-12; Fortson 1-12; Germany
1-7. DSU - Robinson 5-79; Bellaire 2-58; Evans 3-48; Peterson 3-33;
Harrell 2-33; Cooley 4-32; Pina Rhoden 1-21; Pinkston 1-19; Carr 1-17;
Foy 2-11; Carter 1-9.
GAME 7
VALDOSTA STATE 56, DELTA STATE 27
VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Valdosta State football team used a stellar
special teams effort and a dominant defensive second half to upend Delta
State and pick up a 56-27 Gulf South Conference victory on Saturday
afternoon during homecoming weekend at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium
in Valdosta, Ga.
After a 10-yard passing touchdown from Roland Rivers to Dallas
Baldner on Valdosta State’s rst drive of the contest, and a follow-up
touchdown run by Rivers just two drives later, the Blazer offensive attack
went cold throughout the rest of the rst half.
Valdosta State’s special teams unit was there to pick up the slack,
however, beginning with an 84-yard touchdown return by Donatello
Brown after a blocked eld goal attempt by the Statesmen late in the rst
quarter. Facing a 14-7 decit, DSU drove the ball all the way down to the
VSU three yard line. The Black Swarm stood tall to deny the Statesmen
in the red zone, and Cody Mills’ blocked attempt resulted in a 10-point
swing in Valdosta State’s favor and a 21-7 lead for the Blazers.
Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Valdosta State 0 7 3 10 20
Florida Tech 10 7 0 21 38
First Quarter
FIT 12:04 Cato 3-yard run (Williams kick)
FIT 7:26 Gullikson 23-yard eld goal
Second Quarter
VSU 9:16 Etta-Tawo 45-yard interception (Gray kick)
FIT 0:23 Haynes 4-yard run (Williams kick)
Third Quarter
VSU 4:16 Gray 36-yard eld goal
Fourth Quarter
VSU 14:49 Simpkins 0-yard fumble recovery (Gray kick)
FIT 9:11 Sand 1-yard run (Williams kick)
VSU 6:12 Gray 23-yard eld goal
FIT 5:28 Saunders 81-yard pass from Cato (Williams kick)
FIT 2:31 Cato 8-yard run (Williams kick)
Team Statistics VSU FIT
First Downs 15 20
Rushes-Yards (Net) 25-102 54-345
Passes Comp-Att-Int 18-39-2 6-21-1
Passing Yards (Net) 147 160
Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 64-249 75-505
Return Yards 0 3
Punts (Number-Avg.)
7-32.9 5-40.2
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 9-74 7-57
Sacks By (No.-Yards) 0-0 3-35
Time of Possession 21:48 35:43
Attendance 3,247
Individual Stats
Rushing: VSU - Hollingshed 10-69; Rivers 12-49; Germany 1-4; Robles 2--
20. FIT - Haynes 28-197; Sand 13-59; Holmes 3-52; Cato 6-50; Ziamo 1-8.
Passing: VSU - Robles 9-19-0-78; Rivers 9-20-0-69. FIT - Cato 5-20-1-
154; Ziamo 1-1-0-6.
Receiving: VSU - Howard 4-69; Ingram 4-26; Baldner 4-26; Denmark
1-7; Merine 1-6; Hollingshed 1-5; Dennis 1-5; Bolden 1-4; Germany 1--1.
FIT - Saunders 2-106; Johnston 3-38; Haynes 1-16.
GAME 8
VALDOSTA STATE 20, FLORIDA TECH 38
MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Valdosta State football team suffered
38-20 a Gulf South Conference loss at the hands of the Florida Tech
Panthers, following a tough offensive night on FIT’s home turf in
Melbourne, Fla. on Saturday night.
The Blazer offense was held 200 yards shy of their 447.6-yard
season average in the contest, but the Black Swarm defense kept the
contest close for most of the night after delivering a host of key stops
and two defensive scores.
FIT jumped out to an early 7-0 lead after capitalizing on their
opening possession with a 7-play, 80-yard drive. Antwuan Haynes and
Gary Holmes teamed up for a majority of the yardage on the scoring
drive, which proved to be an indication of things to come, particularly
with Haynes, who went on to nish the night with 197-rushing yards.
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Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Valdosta State 7 7 16 7 37
West Alabama 6 9 0 7 22
First Quarter
VSU 5:09 Gary Simon 62-yard punt return (Gray kick)
UWA 0:19 Lee 61-yard run (Bennett kick failed)
Second Quarter
UWA 9:15 Thomas 8-yard run (Grammer pass failed)
VSU 5:45 Howard 9-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
UWA 0:00 Bennett 18-yard eld goal
Third Quarter
VSU 7:33 Gray 22-yard eld goal
VSU 7:18 Hollingshed 4-yard run (Gray kick blocked)
VSU 0:17 Ingram 18-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
Fourth Quarter
VSU 9:20 Fortson 8-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
UWA 1:44 Grammer 10-yard run (Bennett kick)
Team Statistics VSU U WA
First Downs 28 18
Rushes-Yards (Net) 39-99 31-226
Passes Comp-Att-Int 35-57-1 21-37-2
Passing Yards (Net) 356 232
Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 96-455 68-458
Return Yards 62 39
Punts (Number-Avg.) 7-30.1 7-40.3
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 3-3
Penalties-Yards 9-59 4-31
Sacks By (No.-Yards) 1-3 2-10
Time of Possession 38:30 21:30
Attendance 5,269
Individual Stats
Rushing: VSU - Hollingshed 17-43; Germany 7-8; Patterson 6-20; Robles
5-18; Merine 1-5; Chesser 1--2. UWA - Lee 8-101; Thomas 18-101; Gram-
mer 3-20; Johnson 2-4.
Passing: VSU - Robles 34-56-3-353; Chesser 1-1-0-3. U WA - Grammer
21-37-0-232.
Receiving: VSU - Strange 9-108; Bolden 3-42; Ingram 2-37; Merine 3-30;
Howard 4-28; Hollingshed 3-27; Baldner 2-25; Fortson 3-24; Denmark
2-18; Sheppard 2-8; Germany 1-7; Kemp 1-2. UWA - Armstrong 8-94;
McGhee 6-51; Davis 3-35; Fletcher 2-20; Savage 1-19; Patterson 1-13.
GAME 9
VALDOSTA STATE 37, WEST ALABAMA 22
LIVINGSTON, Ala. – Facing one of the top offensive teams in the
Gulf South Conference, the Valdosta State Blazers answered the call
with a balanced effort that led to a 37-22 win over West Alabama on
Saturday afternoon in Livingston, Ala.
Minutes later, after being pinned inside their own 20-yard line by
Gavin Wilson’s 50-yard punt, the Tigers ripped off two big plays for a
touchdown, the second of which was a 61-yard rush by Rashaad Lee.
Lee’s yardage on the play accounted for 103 rst-half yards for the
Tigers on the ground and 226 yards in the game, but Jordan Bennett
botched the point after attempt and allowed VSU to hold a one point
lead.
Robles spread his passing game out to 12 different receivers for
34 completions, 353 passing yards, and three touchdowns in 54 at-
tempts on the afternoon. His leading receiver was Damian Strange,
who recorded nine catches for 108 yards, and freshman Cedric Hol-
lingshed teamed up with Jordan Germany and Qualin Patterson to
help lead the Blazers to 99 rushing yards in the contest.
Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Valdosta State 13 10 21 0 44
Shorter 0 0 0 0 0
First Quarter
VSU 6:26 Gray 20-yard eld goal
VSU 3:00 Howard 78-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
VSU 1:13 Gray 25-yard eld goal
Second Quarter
VSU 6:37 Gray 44-yard eld goal
VSU 1:12 Patterson 13-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
Third Quarter
VSU 10:43 Hollingshed 7-yard run (Gray kick)
VSU 7:10 Germany 13-yard rush (Gray kick)
VSU 2:18 Denmark 3-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
Team Statistics VSU SU
First Downs 30 8
Rushes-Yards (Net) 37-211 38-53
Passes Comp-Att-Int 33-51-1 5-19-2
Passing Yards (Net) 392 22
Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 88-603 57-75
Return Yards 40 10
Punts (Number-Avg.) 1-48.0 10-41.4
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0
Penalties-Yards 11-103 2-15
Sacks By (No.-Yards) 2-17 2-15
Time of Possession 32:46 25:43
Attendance 3,654
Individual Stats
Rushing: VSU - Hollingshed 13-82; Patterson 9-53; Germany 5-42; Merine
1-19; Webb 3-25; Robles 4-2; Kamm 1-2; Chesser 1--4. SU - McGhee 7-40;
Owensby 13-18; Borders 2-15; Carswell 3-3; Green 1-1; James 12--24.
Passing: VSU - Robles 26-40-3-333; Chesser 7-11-0-59. Shorter - James
5-19-0-22.
Receiving: VSU - Howard 3-99; Strange 3-46; Germany 4-42; Skelton
2-34; Bolden 2-32; Patterson 3-28; Hollingshed 3-28; Ingram 4-25; Baldner
2-19; Merine 1-17; Brock 1-8; Utley 1-4; Suter 1-4; Denmark 2-3; Webb
1-3. Shorter - Ross 1-13; Christian 2-12; Carr 1-0; Sutton 1--3.
GAME 10
VALDOSTA STATE 44, SHORTER 0
VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Valdosta State football team cruised to a
44-0 win over Shorter and picked up their second straight Gulf South
Conference victory to close out regular season action at Bazemore-
Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Ga. on Saturday.
Valdosta State (8-2, 6-2 GSC) started slowly on offense and didn’t
get on the board until their third drive of the rst quarter, when Andrew
Gray slipped a 20-yard eld goal through the uprights for his rst of
three on the day, including a career high 44-yard strike in the second
quarter. Gray’s kicking game opened up the oodgates early in the
contest, as the Blazer defense kept things comfortable and allowed
little to no threats by the Shorter (0-11, 0-8 GSC) offense.
The Black Swarm defense picked up their rst shutout of the year
after completely dominating the contest and allowing Shorter just 75
total yards on the night. The number tied the mark for the fth fewest
total yards allowed by an opponent in Blazer football history. Maurice
Fason and Justin Dixon notched ve tackles each for a team high,
while Egim Etta-Tawo recorded four takedowns and one sack.
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Scoring 1 2 3 4 F
Valdosta State 0 7 7 7 21
UNC-Pembroke 10 7 0 7 24
First Quarter
UNCP 9:06 Davis 28-yard eld goal
UNCP 3:12 Jones 5-yard run (Davis kick)
Second Quarter
UNCP 10:23 Stanley 1-yard run (Davis kick)
VSU 0:14 Baldner 5-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
Third Quarter
VSU 6:46 Howard 19-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
Fourth Quarter
UNCP 11:00 Threatt 44-yard pass from O’Brien (Davis kick)
VSU 7:35 Baldner 6-yard pass from Robles (Gray kick)
Team Statistics VSU UNCP
First Downs 18 15
Rushes-Yards (Net) 18-32 39-152
Passes Comp-Att-Int 19-34-5 21-55-4
Passing Yards (Net) 235 225
Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 73-387 73-257
Return Yards 7 37
Punts (Number-Avg.) 8-43.1 9-40.1
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 9-95 10-60
Sacks By (No.-Yards) 3-17 1-1
Time of Possession 36:27 23:33
Attendance 2,184
Individual Stats
Rushing: VSU - Germany 7-31; Patterson 4-10; Hollingshed 1-2; Merine
1-2; Robles 5--13. UNCP - Stanley 25-122; Chandler 2-20; Jones 3-5;
Sheridan 1-4; Martin 1-1; O’Brien 5-0; Grant 2-0.
Passing: VSU - Robles 21-55-3-225. UNCP - O’Brien 19-34-1-235.
Receiving: VSU - Howard 5-68; Germany 3-45; Denmark 2-26; Baldner
4-26; Fortson 2-19; Hollingshed 2-14; Ingram 1-12; Merine 1-9; Bolden
1-6. UNCP - Bunn 8-153; Threatt 1-44; Huffman 4-22; Stanley 2-8; Chan-
dler 1-6; Jones 1-4; Rush 1-1; Allen 1--3.
GAME 11
VALDOSTA STATE 21, UNC-PEMBROKE 24
VALDOSTA, Ga. – The No. 19 Valdosta State football team fought
through a difcult offensive outing to give No. 16 UNC-Pembroke
a run in the rst round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs, but the
Braves held off the Blazers and narrowly escaped Valdosta, Ga. with
a 24-21 victory.
With the victory, UNC-Pembroke improved to 10-1 on the season
and earned the right to compete against the Lions of North Alabama
next weekend in Florence, Ala. The loss ended VSU’s season at 8-3.
The highly touted VSU secondary came up with ve interceptions
in the contest against Patrick O’Brien, who entered the day with
just 10 picks on the season. Valdosta State was able to accumulate
just 257 total yards in the contest, however, and had a difcult time
capitalizing on the opportunities.
Blazer quarterback Adam Robles ung 21 completions to nine dif-
ferent receivers on the day, but UNCP’s defensive front dealt heavy
pressure throughout the contest with an aggressive game plan that
featured a consistent variety of blitz packages. As a result, the Braves
recorded ve tackles for loss in the game and negated 25 of Valdosta
State’s rushing yards.
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2016 TEAM STATS
Valdosta State Opponents
SCORING 381 268
Points Per Game 34.64 24.36
FIRST DOWNS 266 178
- Rushing 82 76
- Passing 157 87
- Penalty 27 15
RUSHING YARDAGE 1279 1759
Yards gained rushing 1632 2143
Yards lost rushing 353 384
Rushing Attempts 361 428
Average Per Rush 3.5 4.1
Average Per Game 116.3 159.9
TDs Rushing 12 25
PASSING YARDAGE 3420 2162
Att-Comp-Int 545-304-15 330-157-27
Average Per Pass 6.28 6.55
Average Per Catch 11.25 13.77
Average Per Game 310.91 196.55
TDs Passing 31 10
TOTAL OFFENSE 5065 4667
Total Plays 906 758
Average Per Play 5.2 5.2
Average Per Game 427.2 356.5
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 38-756 63-1118
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 38-348 17-290
INT RETURNS: #-Yards 27-365 15-141
KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.89 17.75
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.53 17.06
INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.52 9.40
FUMBLES-LOST 17-9 15-7
PENALTIES-Yards 102-863 76-692
Average Per Game 78.45 62.91
PUNTS-Yards 65-2273 79-3112
Average Per Game 34.97 39.39
Net punt average 30.20 32.58
TIME OF POSSESSION 05:38:13 05:17:40
Average Per Game 30:45 28:53
3RD-DOWN Conversions 72-184 40-159
3rd Down Percentage 39.13% 25.16%
4TH-DOWN Conversions 13-20 9-17
4th-Down Percentage 65.00% 52.94%
SACKS BY-Yards 26-168 30-223
MISC YARDS 95 0
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 49 37
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 14-23 5-10
ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1
RED-ZONE SCORES 49-60 28-36
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 38-60 24-36
ATTENDANCE 27,555 22,711
Games/Avg Per Game 6/4,592 4/5,677
Neutral SiteGames 1/3,000
2016 SCORE BY QUARTERS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Valdosta State 89 85 114 95 383
Opponents 53 98 56 61 268
2016 INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING GP Att. Gain Loss Net YPC TD Long YPG
Hollingshed, Cedric 9 107 503 27 476 4.4 7 24 52.89
Rivers, Roland 8 99 458 157 301 3.0 3 29 37.63
Germany, Jordan 11 73 378 30 348 4.8 2 24 31.64
Patterson, Quahlin 10 31 142 8 134 4.3 0 25 13.40
Robles, Adam 10 30 84 106 -22 -0.7 0 10 -2.20
Merine, Marik 8 5 44 0 44 8.8 0 19 5.50
Webb, Marcus 3 6 21 0 21 3.5 0 8 7.00
Kamm, Mitchell 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 1 2.00
Chesser, Jacob 10 2 0 6 -6 -3.0 0 0 -0.60
Bolden, Donovan 11 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -0.18
Team 6 4 0 11 -11 -2.8 0 0 -1.83
Ingram, Anthony 8 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.75
TOTAL 11 361 1632 353 1279 3.5 12 29 116.27
Opponents 11 428 2143 384 1759 4.1 25 81 159.91
PASSING G Efc Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng YPG
Robles, Adam 10 124.53 173-315-6 54.92 % 2046 18 78 204.60
Rivers, Roland 8 119.32 123-218-8 56.42 % 1312 13 59 164.00
Chesser, Jacob 10 93.40 8-12-1 66.67 % 62 0 27 6.20
TOTAL 11 121.76 304-545-15 55.78 % 3420 31 78 310.91
Opponents 11 96.24 157-330-27 47.58 % 2162 10 81 196.55
RECEIVING G No. Yds YPC TD Long YPG
Howard, Xay 11 48 669 13.94 6 78 60.82
Baldner, Dallas 11 41 591 14.41 6 64 53.73
Strange, Damien 10 41 524 12.78 5 59 52.40
Bolden, Donovan 11 27 341 12.63 2 49 31.00
Fortson, Joe 10 23 260 11.30 4 34 26.00
Denmark, Stephen 11 22 240 10.91 2 39 21.82
Hollingshed, Cedric 9 27 196 7.26 1 17 21.78
Germany, Jordan 11 21 168 8.00 0 35 15.27
Ingram, Anthony 8 16 150 9.38 3 19 18.75
Merine, Marik 8 9 83 9.22 0 17 10.38
Berry, Chris 3 4 38 9.50 0 32 12.67
Skelton, TJ 3 2 34 17.00 0 27 11.33
Dennis, Tahj 11 6 33 5.50 0 9 3.00
Patterson, Quahlin 10 6 29 4.83 1 13 2.90
Williams, Johnny 3 3 22 7.33 1 10 7.33
Webb, Marcus 3 2 18 9.00 0 15 6.00
Brock, Alex 7 1 8 8.00 0 8 1.14
Sheppard, Malik 3 2 8 4.00 0 5 2.67
Utley, Nick 7 1 4 4.00 0 4 0.57
Suter, Rustin 1 1 4 4.00 0 4 4.00
Kemp, Brandon 11 1 2 2.00 0 2 0.18
Rivers, Roland 8 0 -2 -Innity 0 0 -0.25
TOTAL 11 304 3420 11.25 31 78 310.91
Opponents 11 157 2162 13.77 10 81 196.55
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long
Simon, Gary 30 408 13.60 2 70
Baldner, Dallas 4 26 6.50 0 29
Williams, Johnny 1 5 5.00 0 5
Roe, Brandon 1 0 0 0 0
Taylor, Donte 2 -1 -0.50 0 4
TOTAL 38 438 11.53 2 70
Opponents 17 290 17.06 1 73
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INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long
Palmer, Raymond 4 104 26.00 0 83
Moore, Kenny 5 87 17.40 0 29
Roe, Brandon 5 64 12.80 0 24
Etta-Tawo, Egim 2 51 25.50 1 45
Taylor, Donte 1 22 22.00 0 22
Robinson, Dante 2 17 8.50 0 15
Demby, Jeray 1 16 16.00 0 16
Brown, Donatello 2 4 2.00 0 4
Johnson, Andre 2 0 0.00 0 0
Murphy, Larry 1 0 0.00 0 0
Simpkins, Jamar 1 0 0.00 0 0
Carrol, Selwyn 1 0 0.00 0 0
TOTAL 27 365 13.52 1 83
Opponents 15 141 9.40 0 46
KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long
Demby, Jeray 21 440 20.95 0 33
Simon, Gary 6 149 24.83 0 62
Patterson, Quahlin 4 73 18.25 0 27
Fason, Maurice 1 23 23.00 0 23
Wright, Thomas 1 22 22.00 0 22
Dennis, Tahj 2 17 8.50 0 15
Roe, Brandon 1 16 16.00 0 16
Taylor, Donte 2 16 8.00 0 15
TOTAL 38 756 19.89 0 62
Opponents 63 1118 17.75 0 39
FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long
Roe, Brandon 1 13.0 13.0 0 13
Total 1 13.0 13.0 0 13
|------------ PATs ------------|
SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts
Gray, Andrew 0 14 45 0 0 0 0 87
Hollingshed, Cedric 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
48
Howard, Xay 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
Baldner, Dallas 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
Strange, Damien 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
Fortson, Joe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
Rivers, Roland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Ingram, Anthony 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Denmark, Stephen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Germany, Jordan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Bolden, Donovan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Simon, Gary 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Brown, Donatello 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Etta-Tawo, Egim 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Roe, Brandon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Patterson, Quahlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Simpkins, Jamar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Williams, Johnny 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
TOTAL 49 14 45 0 0 0 0 381
Opponents 37 5 31 0 0 0 0 268
2016 INDIVIDUAL STATS
ALL-PURPOSE YDS G Plays Rush PR KR Total Avg/G
Cedric Hollingshed 9 476 196 0 0 672 74.7
Xay Howard 11 0 669 0 0 669 60.8
Dallas Baldner 11 0 598 26 0 624 56.7
Gary Simon 10 0 0 408 149 557 55.7
Damien Strange 10 0 524 0 0 524 52.4
TOTAL 11 1279 3427 438 756 6265 569.5
FIELD GOALS
FG-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
Andrew Gray 14-21 0.7 0 6 8 7 0 44 0
Logan Roberts 0-1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
Jacob Chesser 0-1 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 34 0
TOTAL 14-23 0.6 0 7 9 7 0 44 0
Opponents 5-10 0.5 1 5 2 1 1 52 1
FG SEQUENCE Valdosta State OPPONENTS
Albany State 21, (43) 0
North Alabama (25), (35), (30), 37, (30) (49)
West Florida 0 35
Kentucky State (43), 33, (22) (25)
West Georgia 31, (43) 0
Mississippi College 39, 44 0
Delta State 44 22
Florida Tech (36), (23) 29, (23)
West Alabama 34, (22) (18)
Shorter (20), (25), (44) 0
UNC Pembroke 0 (28)
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate eld goal was made.
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd
Wilson, Gavin 63 2236 35.49 58 1 21 18 3 1
TOTAL 65 2273 34.97 58 1 21 18 3 1
Opponents 79 3112 39.39 66 5 6 14 4 0
KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB
Gray, Andrew 71 4151 58.5 6 4
TOTALS 74 4309 58.2 6 5
Opponents 50 2908 58.2 8 4
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INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Avg TD Long
Palmer, Raymond 4 104 26.00 0 83
Moore, Kenny 5 87 17.40 0 29
Roe, Brandon 5 64 12.80 0 24
Etta-Tawo, Egim 2 51 25.50 1 45
Taylor, Donte 1 22 22.00 0 22
Robinson, Dante 2 17 8.50 0 15
Demby, Jeray 1 16 16.00 0 16
Brown, Donatello 2 4 2.00 0 4
Johnson, Andre 2 0 0.00 0 0
Murphy, Larry 1 0 0.00 0 0
Simpkins, Jamar 1 0 0.00 0 0
Carrol, Selwyn 1 0 0.00 0 0
TOTAL 27 365 13.52 1 83
Opponents 15 141 9.40 0 46
2016 INDIVIDUAL STATS VSU IN THE NCAA/
GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE STATISTICS
Team NCAA GSC STAT
Rushing Offense 131st 7th 116.4
Passing Offense 8th 1st 311.5
Passing Efciency 103rd 7th 121.9
Total Offense 53rd 4th 427.8
Scoring Offense 45th 5th 34.6
Rushing Defense 95th 6th 160.8
Passing Defense 95th 3rd 196.5
Passing Efciency Defense 5th 2nd 96.2
Total Defense 56th 4th 357.4
Scoring Defense 53rd 4th 24.4
Net Punting 149th 8th 30.2
Punt Returns 47th 4th 13.1
Kickoff Returns 98th 6th 19.9
Turnover Margin 14th 1st 0.83
Sacks 61st 5th 2.36
Sacks Allowed 130th 7th 2.81
Third Down Conversions 78th 4th (72-of-184) 39.1 pct
Third Down Conversion Defense 3rd 1st (40-of-159) 25.2 pct
Fourth Down Conversions 15th 1st (13-of-20) 65.0 pct
Fourth Down Conversion Defense 122nd 7th (9-of-17) 52.9 pct
Red Zone Offense 55th 5th 81.7 pct
Red Zone Defense 95th 6th 77.7 pct
First Down Offense 31st 1st 24.2 per game
First Down Defense 50th 1st 16.2 per game
Time of Possession 35th 2nd 30:58
BLAZERS IN THE NCAA STATISTICS
Individual 100 ranked
All-Purpose Yards none within top 100
Completion Percentage Adam Robles 95th / 54.9 pct
Completions per Game Adam Robles 58th / 17.3 per game
Forced Fumbles none within top 100
Fumbles Recovered Brandon Roe Tied for 41st / 2
Interceptions Brandon Roe / Kenny Moore 29th / 0.5 per game
Raymond Palmer Tied for 64th / 0.4 per game
Kickoff Returns none within top 100
Passing Touchdowns Adam Robles 70th / 18
Passing Yards Per Game Adam Robles 85th / 2.053
Punt Returns Gary Simon 14th / 13.6
Punting none within top 100
Receiving Touchdowns none within top 100
Receiving Yards none within top 100
Receiving Yards/Game none within top 100
Receptions Per Game none within top 100
Rushing Yards none within top 100
Rushing Yards Per Game none within top 100
Scoring Andrew Gray 49th / 7.9 per game
Total Offense Adam Robles 90th / 203.1 yards per game
Total Tackles none within top 100
DEFENSE GP Solo Asst Total TFL Yards Sacks YDS Int BU
Moore, Kenny 11 45 20 65 6.5 11 1.0 2 5 8
Roe, Brandon 11 36 20 56 0.5 0 0 0 5 3
Etta-Tawo, Egim 11 25 27 52 7.5 51 2.5 29 2 0
Robinson, Dante 11 25 18 43 3.5 18 2.0 16 2 1
Simpkins, Jamar 11 21 19 40 7.5 34 4.5 28 1 1
Dixon, Justin 11 22 12 34 5.5 18 1.5 7 0 1
Slater, Malik 11 15 17 32 0.5 0 0 0 0 1
Fason, Maurice 11 23 6 29 5.0 22 2.0 15 0 0
Wright, Thomas 11 16 11 27 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palmer, Raymond 11 20 6 26 5.0 8 0 0 4 2
Carrol, Selwyn 11 16 9 25 5.5 32 3.5 26 1 1
Murphy, Larry 11 20 4 24 3.0 10 0 0 1 4
Johnson, Andre 11 16 6 22 0 0 0 0 2 3
Ivey, Gaughf 11 16 6 22 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Marvin, John 10 14 3 17 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Mozone, Joseph 11 8 8 16 2.5 5 0 0 0 1
Pryor, Henry 8 10 6 16 2.5 2 0 0 0 0
Ervilus, Guito 11 10 5 15 3.5 16 1.5 10 0 1
Taylor, Donte 6 8 5 13 0 0 0 0 1 1
Brown, Donatello 11 9 2 11 0 0 0 0 2 4
TOTAL 11 446 241 687 73.0 267 24.0 148 27 39
Opponents 11 496 252 748 73.0 317 28.0 204 15 54
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2016 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |-----------Pass Def---------| |--Fumbles--| Blkd
GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
Moore, Kenny 11 45 20 65 6.5-11 1.0-2 5-87 8 0 0-0 0 0 0
Roe, Brandon 11 36 20 56 0.5-0 0-0 5-64 3 0 2-13 1 0 0
Etta-Tawo, Egim 11 25 27 52 7.5-51 2.5-29 2-51 0 0 1-0 0 0 0
Robinson, Dante 11 25 18 43 3.5-18 2.0-16 2-17 1 1 0-0 0 0 0
Simpkins, Jamar 11 21 19 40 7.5-34 4.5-28 1-0 1 0 1-0 0 0 0
Dixon, Justin 11 22 12 34 5.5-18 1.5-7 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0
Slater, Malik 11 15 17 32 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0
Fason, Maurice 11 23 6 29 5.0-22 2.0-15 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Wright, Thomas 11 16 11 27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Palmer, Raymond 11 20 6 26 5.0-8 0-0 4-104 2 0 0-0 0 1 0
Carrol, Selwyn 11 16 9 25 5.5-32 3.5-26 1-0 1 0 0-0 0 1 0
Murphy, Larry 11 20 4 24 3.0-10 0-0 1-0 4 0 1-0 1 0 0
Johnson, Andre 11 16 6 22 0-0 0-0 2-0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0
Ivey, Gaughf 11 16 6 22 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0
Marvin, John 10 14 3 17 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Mozone, Joseph 11 8 8 16 2.5-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0
Pryor, Henry 8 10 6 16 2.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Ervilus, Guito 11 10 5 15 3.5-16 1.5-10 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0
Taylor, Donte 6 8 5 13 0-0 0-0 1-22 1 0 0-0 0 0 0
Brown, Donatello 11 9 2 11 0-0 0-0 2-4 4 0 0-0 0 0 0
Watson, Mitch 9 8 3 11 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Stokes, Jeffrey 10 7 3 10 5.0-12 3.0-7 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Williams, Alex 10 8 1 9 4.5-21 2.0-7 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0
Demby, Jeray 11 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 1-16 1 0 0-0 0 0 0
Ealy, Josh 7 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0
Brock, Alex 7 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0
Mydell, Dalton 6 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Spence, Stewart 7 2 2 4 0.5-1 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Richards, Kahari 2 2 2 4 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Denmark, Stephen 11 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Wildes, Brent 8 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Fletcher, Willie 7 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0
Jegede, Iseoluwapo 7 2 1 3 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0
Brown, Alex 5 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Germany, Jordan 11 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Johnson, Kenneth 2 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Sheppard, Malik 3 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Thomas, Leafus 2 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
TOTAL 11 446 241 687 73.0-267 24.0-148 27-365 39 1 7-13 3 2 0
Opponents 11 496 252 748 73.0-317 28.0-204 15-141 54 15 9-28 6 3 0
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Team Valdosta State High Valdosta State Low Opponent High Opponent Low
Points 56 vs. Delta State (Oct. 22) 16 vs. Albany State (Sep. 3) 44 by North Alabama (Sep. 17) 0 by Shorter (Nov. 12)
Points/Half
28 (1st and 2nd) vs. DSU (Oct. 22)
0 (1st) vs. Albany State (Sep. 3) 30 (1st) by North Ala. (Sep. 17) 0 two times
Points/Quarter 28 (4th) vs. Delta State (Oct. 22) 0 nine times 23 (2nd) by North Ala. (Sep. 17) 0 fteen times
First Downs 32 vs. Kentucky State (Oct. 1) 13 vs. Albany State (Sep. 3) 21 by West Florida (Sep. 24) 8 by Shorter (Nov. 12)
First Downs Rushing 15 vs. Shorter (Nov. 12) 2 vs. UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 18) 13 by Florida Tech (Oct. 29) 2 by West Florida (Sep. 24)
First Downs Passing 24 vs. Kentucky State (Oct. 1) 6 vs. Albany State (Sep. 3) 17 by West Florida (Sep. 24) 2 by Shorter (Nov. 12)
First Downs from Penalties 16 at North Alabama (Sep. 17) 4 vs. Albany State (Sep. 3) 14 vs. Delta State (Oct. 22) 2 two times
Net Yards Rushing 211 vs. Shorter (Nov. 12) 32 vs. UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 18) 345 by Florida Tech (Oct. 29) -6 by West Florida (Sep. 24)
Rushing Attempts 45 vs. Delta State (Oct. 22) 18 vs. UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 18) 54 by Florida Tech (Oct. 29) 25 by West Georgia (Oct. 8)
Average per Rush 5.7 vs. Shorter (Nov. 12) 1.7 vs. UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 18) 7.3 by West Alabama (Nov. 5) -0.2 by West Florida (Sep. 24)
Rushing Touchdowns 4 vs. West Florida (Sep. 24) 0 ve times 4 three times 0 two times
Net Yards Passing 575 vs. Kentucky State (Oct. 1) 145 at West Georgia (Oct. 10) 385 by West Florida (Sep. 24) 22 by Shorter (Nov. 12)
Pass Completions 42 vs. Kentucky State (Oct. 1) 13 vs. Albany State (Sep. 3) 26 by Delta State (Oct. 22) 5 by Shorter (Nov. 12)
Pass Attempts 67 vs. Kentucky State (Oct. 1) 32 vs. Albany State (Sep. 3) 58 by West Florida (Sep. 24) 19 three times
Passes Had Intercepted 4 vs. UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 18) 0 two times 5 two times 0 by Miss. College (Oct. 15)
Passing Touchdowns 6 vs. Kentucky State (Oct. 1) 0 at Florida Tech (Oct. 29) 3 by West Florida (Sep. 24) 0 three times
Total Offense 639 vs. Kentucky State (Oct. 1) 249 at Florida Tech (Oct. 29) 505 by Florida Tech (Oct. 29) 75 by Shorter (Nov. 12)
Total Offensive Plays 96 at West Alabama (Nov. 5) 61 vs. Albany State (Sep. 3) 88 by West Florida (Sep. 24) 54 by West Georgia (Oct. 8)
Average Gain per Play 7.0 vs. Kentucky State (Oct. 1) 3.8 vs. West Florida (Sep. 24) 6.7 by Florida Tech (Oct. 29) 1.3 by Shorter (Nov. 12)
Fumbles 4 at North Alabama (Sep. 17) 0 four times 3 two times 0 three times
Fumbles Lost 2 two times 0 six times 3 by West Alabama (Nov. 5) 0 seven times
Penalties 16 at North Alabama (Sep. 17) 4 vs. Albany State (Sep. 3) 14 by Delta State (Oct. 22) 2 two times
Penalty Yardage 151 at North Alabama (Sep. 17) 36 vs. Miss. College (Oct. 15) 152 Delta State (Oct. 22) 10 by Miss. College (Oct. 15)
Punts 12 vs. West Florida (Sep. 24) 1 two times 11 by Kentucky State (Oct. 1) 1 by North Alabama (Sep. 17)
Punting Average 48.0 vs. Shorter (Nov. 12) 7.3 at North Alabama (Sep. 17) 45.3 by West Georgia (Oct. 8) 4.0 by North Alabama (Sep.17)
Average Yards/Punt Return 62.0 at West Alabama (Nov. 5) -6 vs. West Georgia (Oct. 8) 25.0 by West Florida (Sep. 24) 3.0 by Florida Tech (Oct. 29)
Average Yards/Kickoff Return 26.3 at North Alabama (Sep. 17) 15.4 vs. West Florida (Sep. 24) 23.6 UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 18) 11.8 by Miss. College (Oct. 15)
Interceptions 5 two times 0 at Mississippi College (Oct. 15) 4 by UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 18) 0 two times
Possession Time 38:30 at West Alabama (Nov. 5) 21:48 at Florida Tech (Oct. 29) 35:43 by Florida Tech (Oct. 25) 21:30 by West Ala. (Nov. 5)
Sacks 5.0 two times 0 at Florida Tech (Oct. 29) 6 by West Florida (Sep. 24) 0 by West Georgia (Oct. 8)
Field Goals 4 at North Alabama (Sep. 17) 0 four times 1 ve times 0 six times
Category Valdosta State Rushes 21 C. Hollingshed vs Delta State (Oct 22, 2016)
Yards Rushing 86 C. Hollingshed vs West Georgia (Oct 08, 2016)
TD Rushes 2 C. Hollingshed vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
2 C. Hollingshed vs Delta State (Oct 22, 2016)
Long Rush 29 Roland Rivers at North Alabama (Sep 17, 2016)
Pass attempts 56 Adam Robles at West Alabama (Nov 05, 2016)
Pass completions 34 Adam Robles at West Alabama (Nov 05, 2016)
Yards Passing 401 Adam Robles vs Kentucky State (Oct 01, 2016)
TD Passes 5 Roland Rivers at Mississippi College (Oct 15, 2016)
Long Pass 78 Adam Robles vs Shorter (Nov 12, 2016)
Receptions 10 Xay Howard vs Kentucky State (Oct 01, 2016)
Yards Receiving 153 Xay Howard vs Kentucky State (Oct 01, 2016)
TD Receptions 3 Damien Strange vs West Georgia (Oct 08, 2016)
Long Reception 78 Xay Howard vs Shorter (Nov 12, 2016)
Field Goals 4 Andrew Gray at North Alabama (Sep 17, 2016)
Long Field Goal 44 Andrew Gray vs Shorter (Nov 12, 2016)
Punts 12 Gavin Wilson vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
Punting Avg 48.0 Gavin Wilson vs Shorter (Nov 12, 2016)
Long Punt 58 Gavin Wilson vs Albany State (Sep 03, 2016)
Punts inside 20 4 Gavin Wilson vs Albany State (Sep 03, 2016)
4 Gavin Wilson vs UNCP (Nov 18, 2016)
Long Punt Return 70 Gary Simon vs Delta State (Oct 22, 2016)
Long Kickoff Return 62 Gary Simon at Florida Tech (Oct 29, 2016)
Tackles 9.0 Brandon Roe at West Alabama (Nov 05, 2016)
9.0 Kenny Moore vs UNCP (Nov 18, 2016)
Sacks 2.0 Alex Williams vs Albany State (Sep 03, 2016)
2.0 Maurice Fason vs Delta State (Oct 22, 2016)
Tackles For Loss 3.0 Maurice Fason vs Delta State (Oct 22, 2016)
Interceptions 2 Dante Robinson vs Albany State (Sep 03, 2016)
2 Raymond Palmer vs West Georgia (Oct 08, 2016)
2 Brandon Roe vs UNCP (Nov 18, 2016)
2 Kenny Moore vs UNCP (Nov 18, 2016)
Opponent
28 Antwuan Haynes, at Florida Tech (Oct 29, 2016)
97 Antwuan Haynes, at Florida Tech (Oct 29, 2016)
3 Chris Robinson, vs Delta State (Oct 22, 2016)
81 Caleb Edmonds, vs Albany State (Sep 03, 2016)
52 K. Nobles, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
21 K. Nobles, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
21 Austin Grammer, at West Alabama (Nov 05, 2016)
323 K. Nobles, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
2 K. Nobles, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
81 Mark Cato, at Florida Tech (Oct 29, 2016)
10 I. Morrow, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
156 I. Morrow, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
1 Jacob Thomas, at North Alabama (Sep 17, 2016)
1 A. Hasic, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
1 Ant. Grifn, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
81 Wayne Saunders, at Florida Tech (Oct 29, 2016)
1 Five times
49 Kevin Henke, at North Alabama (Sep 17, 2016)
11 WARREN, vs Kentucky State (Oct 01, 2016)
45.3 Jordan Ikner, vs West Georgia (Oct 08, 2016)
66 M. Turcotte, at Mississippi College (Oct 15, 2016)
2 Four times - last David Thompson, vs. Shorter (Nov 12, 2016)
73 Marcel Newson, at Mississippi College (Oct 15, 2016)
39 Two times - last Tra Chandler, vs UNCP (Nov 18, 2016)
13.0 Willy Dorcin, vs Shorter (Nov 12, 2016)
2.0 Three times - last A. Duncombe, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
3.0 Two times - last Julian Charles, at Mississippi College (Oct 15, 2016)
Interceptions 2 T. Rosenblatt, at Florida Tech (Oct 29, 2016)
2 Matthew Thomas-, vs UNCP (Nov 18, 2016)
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2016 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE STANDINGS
I------------ Conference ------------I I-------------- Overall --------------I
W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. For Opp Home Away Neutral Streak
North Alabama 7 0 1.000 300 78 11 2 0.846 469 189 L1
Valdosta State 6 2 0.750 296 227 8 3 0.727 381 268 L1
West Alabama 6 2 0.750 285 228 7 4 0.636 388 289 W1
Florida Tech 5 2 0.714 280 144 8 3 0.727 411 220 L1
West Georgia 4 4 0.500 256 185 7 4 0.636 335 211 W1
West Florida 3 5 0.375 223 324 5 6 0.455 341 390 L3
Delta State ** 3 5 0.375 291 324 4 6 0.400 369 393 L3
Mississippi College 1 7 0.125 175 297 3 7 0.300 230 339 L1
Shorter 0 8 0.000 35 331 0 11 0.000 79 452 L11
**Delta State will ofcially be credited with a record of 2-8 (1-7 GSC) due to NCAA violations in 2016
HERO Sports All-America
Kenny Moore, Defensive Back
(1st)
AFCA All-America
Kenny Moore, Defensive Back
(1st)
D2CCA All-Super Region 2
Brandon Kemp, Offensive Line
(1st)
Kenny Moore, Defensive Back
(2nd)
AFCA TOP 25
1. Northwest Missouri St.
2. North Alabama
3. Shepherd (W. Va.)
4. Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
5. Ferris St. (Mich.)
6. Harding (Ark.)
7. California (Pa.)
8. Sioux Falls (S.D.)
9. Texas A&M-Commerce
10. Emporia St. (Kan.)
11. LIU-Post
12. Indiana (Pa.)
13. North Carolina-Pembroke
14. Minnesota-Duluth
15. Colorado School of Mines
16. Newberry (S.C.)
17. North Greenville (S.C.)
18. Valdosta St. (Ga.)
19. Ashland (Ohio)
20. Tuskegee (Ala.)
21. Central Missouri
22. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)
23. Fairmont St. (W. Va.)
24. Midwestern St. (Texas)
25. Azusa Pacic (Calif.)
2016 BLAZER HONORS
All-Gulf South Conference
Donatello Brown, Defensive Back
(1st Team)
Brandon Kemp, Offensive Line
(1st Team)
Kenny Moore, Defensive Back
(2nd Team)
Jamar Simpkins, Defensive End
(2nd Team)
GSC All-Academic Team
Dallas Baldner, Wide Receiver
Adam Robles, Quarterback
Gavin Wilson, Punter
Kenny Moore, Defensive Back
Thomas Wright, Linebacker
GSC Academic Honor Roll
Josh Adams
Dallas Baldner
Alex Brown
Jacob Chesser
Jegede Iseoluwapo
Mitchell Kamm
Jeremy King
Charlie Massey
David May
Marik Merine
Kenny Moore
Trenton Pruett
Adam Robles
Malik Sheppard
TJ Skelton
Stewart Spence
Nick Utley
Gavin Wilson
Thomas Wright
GSC Offensive Player of the Week
Adam Robles, Quarterback, Nov. 7
GSC Defensive Player of the Week
Dante Robinson, Linebacker,
Sep. 5
GSC Special Teams
Player of the Week
Gary Simon, Wide Receiver,
Oct. 24
GSC Freshman of the Week
Cedric Hollingshed, Running Back
Sept. 26, Oct. 10, Oct. 17, Nov. 7
D2FOOTBALL.COM TOP 25
1. Northwest Missouri
2. Grand Valley
3. North Alabama
4. Shepherd
5. Sioux Falls
6. Emporia State
7. Texas A&M-Commerce
8. California (Pa.)
9. Harding
10. IUP
11. Minnesota Duluth
12. Central Missouri
13. LIU-Post
14. Ferris State
15. Ashland
16. Valdosta State
17. UNC-Pembroke
18. Midwestern State
19. Southwest Baptist
20. Florida Tech
21. Colorado Mines
22. Azusa Pacic
23. Newberry
24. Fairmont State
25. Colorado Mesa
Opponent
28 Antwuan Haynes, at Florida Tech (Oct 29, 2016)
97 Antwuan Haynes, at Florida Tech (Oct 29, 2016)
3 Chris Robinson, vs Delta State (Oct 22, 2016)
81 Caleb Edmonds, vs Albany State (Sep 03, 2016)
52 K. Nobles, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
21 K. Nobles, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
21 Austin Grammer, at West Alabama (Nov 05, 2016)
323 K. Nobles, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
2 K. Nobles, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
81 Mark Cato, at Florida Tech (Oct 29, 2016)
10 I. Morrow, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
156 I. Morrow, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
1 Jacob Thomas, at North Alabama (Sep 17, 2016)
1 A. Hasic, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
1 Ant. Grifn, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
81 Wayne Saunders, at Florida Tech (Oct 29, 2016)
1 Five times
49 Kevin Henke, at North Alabama (Sep 17, 2016)
11 WARREN, vs Kentucky State (Oct 01, 2016)
45.3 Jordan Ikner, vs West Georgia (Oct 08, 2016)
66 M. Turcotte, at Mississippi College (Oct 15, 2016)
2 Four times - last David Thompson, vs. Shorter (Nov 12, 2016)
73 Marcel Newson, at Mississippi College (Oct 15, 2016)
39 Two times - last Tra Chandler, vs UNCP (Nov 18, 2016)
13.0 Willy Dorcin, vs Shorter (Nov 12, 2016)
2.0 Three times - last A. Duncombe, vs UWF (Sep 24, 2016)
3.0 Two times - last Julian Charles, at Mississippi College (Oct 15, 2016)
Interceptions 2 T. Rosenblatt, at Florida Tech (Oct 29, 2016)
2 Matthew Thomas-, vs UNCP (Nov 18, 2016)
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Valdosta State football has played a large role in the selection of the Divi-
sion II player-of-the-year, who receives the coveted Harlon Hill Trophy dur-
ing festivities held in conjunction with the national championship game in
early December each year. The trophy is named after former Florence State
Teacher’s College (now University of North Alabama) wide receiver Harlon
Hill, who went on to start for the Chicago Bears in the NFL.
In 1994, Chris Hatcher won the Hill trophy by the second largest vote
margin in the 17-year history of the award. Hatcher won the award after
throwing for 4,076 yards and 55 touchdowns, against just 10 interceptions,
while completing 367 of 508 passes. Hatcher led Division II in passing ef-
ciency during the regular season and directed VSU to its rst Division II
post-season appearance.
Two years later, Lance Funderburk, his successor as Blazer quarterback,
was runner-up for the prestigious honor. Funderburk completed 342 of 532
passes on the season, a .643 completion percentage, and threw 38 touchdowns
while being intercepted 14 times. His 4,226 yards passing on the year are both
a Valdosta State and Gulf South Conference record.
In 2000, then junior quarterback Dusty Bonner was a landslide winner of
the award, making Valdosta State one of only three schools to boast multiple
winners. Bonner directed VSU to a 10-2 mark on the year while completing
351 of 488 passes. He tied Hatcher’s Blazer and Gulf South Conference mark
of 55 touchdown passes, against just eight interceptions, and tallied 4,126
yards.
In 2001, Bonner took home the gold once again, becoming only the sec-
ond player in the history of the award to win it in two consecutive seasons.
Bonner completed 298 of his 425 passing attempts for 4,037, becoming the
rst player in VSU history to throw more than 4,000 yards in back-to-back
years. The senior threw 52 touchdowns and 14 interceptions while complet-
ing 70.1% of his passes.
Chris Hatcher (1991-94)
1994 Harlon Hill Trophy Winner
Year Att Comp Int. Pct. Yds TDs
1991 150 81 4 .540 1088 8
1992 400 264 14 .660 2548 21
1993 471 335 11 .711 3651 37
1994 508 367 10 .722 4076 55
Totals 1529 1047 39 .685 11,363 121
Lance Funderburk (1992-96)
1996 Harlon Hill Trophy Runner-up
Year Att Comp Int. Pct. Yds TDs
1992 10 5 1 .500 40 0
1993 41 28 0 .683 220 3
1995 544 356 12 .654 3706 26
1996 532 342 14 .643 4226 38
Totals 1127 731 27 .649 8192 67
Dusty Bonner (2000-01)
2000 and 2001 Harlon Hill Trophy Winner
Year Att Comp Int. Pct. Yds TDs
2000 488 351 8 .719 4126 55
2001 425 298 14 .701 4037 52
Totals 913 649 22 .711 8163 107
VALDOSTA STATE’S HARLON HILL FINALISTS
Dusty Bonner
2000 and 2001 winner
Lance Funderburk
1996 runner-up
Chris Hatcher
1994 winner
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Initiated in 1997, the Valdosta State University Athletic Hall of Fame
is an honorary society begun 18 years ago to further enhance the sparkling
reputation of VSU athletics. Seven former student-athletes and one former
coach/administrator comprised the inaugural class. Since that inaugural cer-
emony, VSU has held 17 more Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies, with
94 individuals and three teams garnering the prestigious honor of being
recognized as the “best of the best” among Blazer student-athletes and sup-
porters.
Blazer football is well represented in the VSU Athletics Hall of Fame,
as sixteen former players are members of the Hall. Jessie Tuggle was a
member of the inaugural class, while Antonio Edwards followed three
years later. Chris Hatcher was enshrined in 2001 and Keith Moore in 2002
before another two-year lay-off among football inductees. Lance Funder-
burk was added in 2004 before Dusty Bonner, who was inducted in 2007,
began a string of eight straight years with a football honoree. The 2008
Class saw a pair of football players enter as C.J. Lofton and Reggie Mosley
were inducted while Dallis Smith followed in 2009 and Randy Fisher in
2010. Aaron Jenkins gained the recognition in 2011, as did the 2004 Na-
tional Championship team, and Antonio Speed and Andre Hampton were
honored in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Sherard Reynolds entered the Hall
in 2014, leading into a big year in 2016, when Dominique Ross, Coach Hal
Mumme, and the 2007 National Championship team all became members.
1997 Class: Eric Anderson, Men’s Tennis, 1988-91; Sam Bowen, Men’s
Basketball, 1973-74; Eddie Brown, Men’s Basketball, 1977-81; Chan Dix-
on, Women’s Tennis, 1988-91; Joe Germano, Cross Country, 1976-77; Billy
Grant, Coach/AD, 1959-84; Susan Taylor, Women’s Basketball, 1976-80;
Jessie Tuggle, Football, 1983-86
1998 Class: Gary Colson, Coach, 1958-68; Gene Felts, Baseball, 1971-74;
Bobby Ritch, Men’s Basketball, 1962-66; Shannon Williams, Women’s Bas
-
ketball, 1986-90
1999 Class: Candace Fincher, Women’s Basketball, 1983-87; Nancy Irby,
Women’s Tennis, 1979-82; Louise Odom Howell, American Ball, 1931-35;
Mike Perry, Baseball/Men’s Basketball, 1960-64; Jackie Studstill, Women’s
Basketball, 1931-35; Cecil Whitehead, Baseball, 1976-78
2000 Class: Antonio Edwards, Football, 1989-92; Willie Oxford, Men’s
Basketball, 1969-73; Kelly Scott, Baseball, 1979-80; Lyndal Worth, Coach,
1974-81
2001 Class: Briny Baird, Golf, 1994-95; JoJo Blaha, Baseball, 1984-87;
Carol Chason, Women’s Basketball, 1975-79; Chris Hatcher, Football,
1991-94
2002 Class: Mike Jones, Baseball, 1982-85; Ray McCully, Men’s Basket-
ball, 1962-66; Keith Moore, Football, 1984-87; Janice Washington, Wom-
en’s Basketball, 1980-84
2003 Class: Jeff Agerter, Baseball, 1982-83; Sue Ann Christie, Women’s
Basketball, 1974-78; Masa Oreskovic, Women’s Tennis, 1991-94; Olivia
Parks, Softball, 1992-95
2004 Class: Lance Funderburk, Football, 1992-96; Daryl Greenan, Men’s
Tennis, 1991-95; Bridgett Moore, Women’s Basketball, 1983-87; Bryan
Shover, Baseball, 1992-95
2005 Class: 1979 National Championship Baseball Team; Tim Dominey,
Men’s Basketball, 1970-73; Sachin Kirtane, Men’s Tennis, 1995-98; David
Yarmitzky, Golf, 1990-92
2006 Class: Klaus Acker, Men’s Tennis, 1997-98; Kevin Durkin, Golf,
1998-99; Tommy Thomas, Coach, 1967-2007; Dawn Wynn, Women’s Bas-
ketball, 1991-95
2007 Class: Sal Almadeo, Baseball, 1977-79; Dusty Bonner, Football,
2000-01; Steve Roberts, Sports Information, 1981-2006; Nico Sablowski,
Men’s Tennis, 1998-2001; Tracy Sprolden Kimethu, Women’s Basketball,
1998-2001
2008 Class: Dr. Kurt Jacobson, Team Physician, 1984-present; C.J. Lofton,
Football, 1999-2002; Kathy Kennedy Matthews, Women’s Basketball, 1993-
1997; Reggie Mosley, Football, 1999-2002; Aparna Sreenivasan, Women’s
Tennis 1999-2001
2009 Class: Tommy Clark, Supporter, 1966-present; James Dominey,
Coach, 1971-2000; Cathy McCurdy Guzay, Women’s Basketball, 1976-79;
John Hansen, Coach, 1972-present; Dallis Smith, Football, 1983-86
2010 Class: Nicky Balanis, Coach, 1987-2000; Randy Fisher, Football,
1986-89; Bobby McDonald, Baseball, 1996-98; Dr. Lamar Pearson, Sup-
porter, 1965-present; Kim Southall, Softball, 1991-94; Michael Terry,
Jessie Tuggle Antonio Edwards Chris Hatcher
Keith Moore Lance Funderburke Dusty Bonner
C.J. Lofton Reggie Mosley Dallis Smith
Men’s Basketball, 1964-68
2011 Class: 2004 National Championship Football Team; Jason Bulger,
Baseball, 1996-2001; Red Cross, Supporter, 1955-present; Jill Ferrell,
Women’s Tennis, 1984-87; Aaron Jenkins, Football, 2000-03; Jerome Reg-
ister, Baseball, 1973-74; Eduardo Rincon, Men’s 2004-05
2012 Class: 2006 National Championship Men’s Tennis Team; Eddie
Fischer, Baseball, 1966-1969; Owen Harris, Supporter, 1978-present; Tom-
my Johnson, Baseball/Men’s Basketball, 1962-66; Eva Petschnig, Women’s
Tennis, 2003-05; Christoph Schneider, Men’s Tennis 2003-06; Antonio
Speed, Football, 1995-99
2013 Class: Annika Biro, Women’s Tennis, 2003-06; Jon Good, Golf,
1995-96; Andre Hampton, Football, 1991-94; Jerry and Kay Jennett, Con-
tributors, 1970s-present; Jim Madaleno, Athletic Trainer, 1982-84, ‘89-97;
Robert Morgan, Baseball, 2004-05; Don Reason, Men’s Basketball, 1972-
75
2014 Class: Alex Acosta, Softball, 2007-08; Kenny Alston, Men’s Basket-
ball, 1971-75; Wayne Fugett, Baseball, 1980-83; Shirley McCulley, Con-
tributor, 2004-present; Jay Penny, Men’s Tennis, 1978-80; Sherard Reyn-
olds, Football, 2005-08; Bobby Tucker, Administrator, 1970-present; Tevis
Upton, Golf, 1997-99; Deidre Williams, Women’s Basketball, 1992-96
2015 Class: Joerg Ekkenga, Men’s Tennis, 2007-09; Marlon Jones, Men’s
Basketball, 1982-87; Tom Odom, Contributor, Carley Peterson Kuhns,
Women’s Basketball, 2004-08; Bryan Phillips, Men’s Basketball, 1966-68;
Dr. F.D. Toth, Contributor; Brent Witcher, Golf, 2008-09
2016 Class: Bob Hagen, Contributor; 2007 National Championship Foot-
ball Team; Hal Mumme, Football, 1192-96; Leos Jelinek Men’s Tennis,
2007-09; Brandon Decker, Baseball, 2009-10; Kristina Ely, Softball, 2007-
08; Dominique Ross, Football, 1992-94; Coretta Bloom, Women’s Basket-
ball, 1975-79
2017 Class: 2011 National Championship Men’s Tennis Team; Marty Mc-
Ghin, Contributor; Phillip Pakebusch, Men’s Tennis, 2010-11; Daniel Du-
eren, Men’s Tennis, 2009-11; Alyssa Shirey, Softball, 2010-11; Pam Hand
Smith, Women’s Basketball, 1985-88; Frank Gonzalez, Baseball, 1978-79;
Ron Fortner, Men’s Basketball/Baseball, 1964-68
VSU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
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A total of 259 Valdosta State Blazers have joined the pro ranks upon
completing their eligibility at the school. These players have gone on to
have successful careers at every level of professional football, including
the National Football League, the Canadian Football League and the Arena
Football League.
Valdosta State’s most famous football alum, in terms of a post-VSU
career, is former Atlanta Falcon Jessie Tuggle. Tuggle joined the Falcons
in 1987 and spent his entire 13-year career with the team. He played in ve
Pro Bowls and ended his career with an NFL record ve fumbles returned
for touchdowns. Tuggle registered 12 straight 100-tackle seasons and ended
his playing days with a team-record 2,065 tackles.
Richard Collier, who ended his VSU career in 2005 signed a free agent
contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars prior to the 2006 season and played
in four games at offensive tackle. He went on to appear in four more games
during the 2007 season.
David Dean saw 11 of his players advance to the NFL ranks.
Maurice Leggett, who played on Valdosta State’s 2004 and 2007 national
championship squads, signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City
Chiefs in 2008 and went on to earn the team’s Rookie of the Year honors while
Larry Dean, who nished his career as VSU’s all-time leading tackler, signed
with the Minnesota Vikings in 2011. Quarterback Willie Copeland, who led
VSU to the 2007 national title, signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2008 and
offensive guard Edmund Kugbila became the highest draft pick in Valdosta
State history when he was taken in the fourth round as the 108th overall
pick of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers. Offensive tackle Ryan
Schraeder signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons and has since
established himself as one of the top lineman in the nation, while cornerback
Matt Pierce also represented the 2012 National Championship team as a
signee with the Tennessee Titans. In 2014, defensive tackle Lawrence Virgil
and wide receiver Seantavius Jones signed free agent deals with the New
Orleans Saints while wide receiver Gerald Ford signed with the Cleveland
Browns, cornerback Dominique Wheeler with the Jacksonville Jaguars and
linebacker Jeremy Grable with the New England Patriots.
Most recently, Valdosta State’s all time rushing leader and 2016 graduate,
Cedric O’Neal, landed with the Buffalo Bills and is in contention for playing
time this season. Meanwhile, cornerbacks Donatello Brown and Kenny
Moore signed in 2017 with the Green Bay Packers and the New England
Patriots, respectively.
Other former Blazers to make the pro ranks have included: (rst team,
league) Mark Catano (Pittsburgh, NFL), Richard Freeman (Atlanta, NFL),
Randy Fisher (New Orleans, NFL), Artie Ulmer (Atlanta, NFL), Robert
Williams (Kansas City, NFL), Carlos Johnson (Philadelphia, NFL), Robert
Morris (Seattle, NFL), Dusty Bonner (Atlanta, NFL), Antonio Edwards
(Carolina, NFL), Mike Bowman (Green Bay, NFL), Brad Trout (Atlanta,
NFL), Mike Berry (Indianapolis, NFL), Reggie Rhodes (Miami, NFL),
Dominique Ross (Tampa Bay, NFL), Erasmus Harvey (Winnipeg, CFL),
Lance Funderburke (Montreal, CFL), Ced Dickerson (Winnipeg, CFL),
Andre Hampton (Shreveport, AFL), York Kurinsky (Birmingham, AFL),
Gerald Davis (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, CFL), T.J. Williams (Manchester, AFL2)
and C.A. Sanders (Billings Outlaws/IFL).
Jessie Tuggle
Ryan Schraeder
Maurice Leggett
Larry Dean
BLAZERS IN THE PROS
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
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1982 Mark Catano, OT
1984 Lenny Parker, LB; Keith Moore, K; Chris Dupree (HM)
1986 Jessie Tuggle, LB
1988 Robert Morris, DL; Jimmy Brookins, LB (2
nd
);
Mikeal Lovejoy, S (2
nd
); Randy Fisher, FL (HM)
1989 Randy Fisher, FL
1990 Deon Searcy, FS; Jack McTyre, K
1991 Antonio Edwards, DE (Defensive Lineman of the Year)
1993 Chris Hatcher, QB; York Kurinsky, OT
1994 Chris Hatcher, QB
1996 Lance Funderbuck, QB
1997 Richard Freeman, DE
1998 Antonio Speed, LB
2000 Dusty Bonner, QB; C.J. Lofton, TE
2001 Dusty Bonner, QB; C.J. Lofton, TE; Reggie Mosley, WR; Tully
Payne,C; Jason King, OT
2002 Aaron Jenkins, RB; C.J. Lofton, TE; Reggie Mosley, WR;
Dewayne Smith, NG
ALL-AMERICANS
2004 Will Rhody, K; Torrey Howard, OL; Tim Thompson, DL; Spencer
Fortson, DB; Tyran Robinson, RB; Fabian Walker, QB
2006 Sherard Reynolds, FS
2007 Sherard Reynolds, FS; Cedric Jones, WR; William Montford, LB
2008 Sherard Reynolds, FS
2010 Larry Dean, LB (Defensive Player of the Year; Stevie Harden, CB
2011 Ryan Schraeder, OT; Edmund Kugbila, OT;
Harrison Dreiling, FS
2012
Ryan Schraeder, OT; Edmund Kugbila, OG; Cayden Cochran, QB;
Gerald Ford, WR; Tyler Josey, DE; Chris Pope, LB,
Mesh Wokomaty, OT; Lawrence Virgil, DT
2013 Seantavius Jones, WR; Lawrence Virgil, DT
2014 Jake Medlock, QB; Jesse Yancey, OL; Felei Tauvae, DT
2015 Cedric O’Neal, RB; Greg Dent, WR; Kenny Murphy, LB;
Kenny Moore, CB; Sharmaine Washington, LB; Jack Bradley, OL;
David May, OL
2016 Kenny Moore, CB
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
DIVISION II FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
1993 - Chris Hatcher
1994 - Chris Hatcher
2001 - Dusty Bonner
2004 - Will Rhody
COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
1994 - Chris Hatcher
1994 - Chris Hatcher
1995 - Chris Hatcher
1997 - Lance Funderburke
GSC COMMISSIONER’S TROPHY
2007 - JESSIE TUGGLE
1994 Chris Hatcher
NCAA TODAY’S TOP EIGHT
Awarded to the NCAA’s Top Eight Student-Athletes, regardless of
Division, based on athletic achievement, academic achievement
and community service
Presented to GSC’s Top Male Student-Athlete, based on athletic
achievement, academic achievement and community service
1997 - Lance Funderburke
2001 - Dusty Bonner
2013 - Ryan Schraeder
GSC TOP TEN
Presented to GSC’s Top 10 Student-Athletes, based on athletic
achievement, academic achievement and community service
GSC
OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1994 Chris Hatcher, QB
1996 Lance Funderburke, QB
2000 Dusty Bonner, QB
2001 Dusty Bonner, QB
2002 Aaron Jenkins, RB
2012 Gerald Ford, WR
GSC
DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1986 Jessie Tuggle, LB
1992 Antonio Edwards, DE
1998 Antonio Speed, LB
1995 Antonio Speed, LB
2002 Dewayne Smith, DE
2010 Larry Dean, LB
GSC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
1986 Randy Fisher, WR
1988 Ramon Allen, RB
2006 Cedric Jones, WR
2008 Chris Hart, QB
2009 Gerald Ford, WR
2012 Cedric O’Neal, RB
2015 Malcolm McClenton, DB
2016 Cedric Hollingshed, RB
GSC
COACH OF THE YEAR
1996 Hal Mumme
2000 Chris Hatcher
2001 Chris Hatcher
2002 Chris Hatcher
2010 David Dean
2010 - Larry Dean
NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
GSC
1980-89
TEAM OF THE DECADE
OL Mark Catano
LB Jessie Tuggle
WR Randy Fisher (2
nd
)
LB Lenny Parker (2
nd
)
DB Dallis Smith (2
nd
)
GSC
2000-09
TEAM OF THE DECADE
QB Dusty Bonner
RB Aaron Jenkins
WR Reggie Mosley
OG Torrey Howard
TE C.J. Lofton
PK Will Rhody
DB Sherard Reynolds
WR Cedric Jones (2
nd
)
OT Gerald Davis (2
nd
)
DL Tim Thompson (2
nd
)
GSC
2000-09
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE DECADE
Dusty Bonner, QB
GSC
2000-09
COACH OF THE DECADE
Chris Hatcher
GSC
1971-95
TEAM OF THE QUARTER CENTURY
QB Chris Hatcher
OL Mark Catano
OL York Kurinsky
WR Randy Fisher
LB Jessie Tuggle
DB Dallis Smith
GSC
1971-95
OFFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE QUARTER CENTURY
QB Chris Hatcher
GSC
1990-99
TEAM OF THE DECADE
QB Chris Hatcher
RB Dominique Ross
WR Robert Williams
DL Antonio Edwards
LB Antonio Speed
no second team chosen
Chris Hatcher was named the 1994 Offensive Player of the Year while winning the 2000, 2001 and 2002
Coach of the Year honors, making him one of only two people in GSC history to earn honors as both a
player and coach
BLAZER SUPERLATIVES
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2002 - JESSIE TUGGLE 2005 - CHRIS HATCHER
NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
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1982 Carl Armstrong, WR; Mark
Catano, OT (2
nd
); Cliff Fouty,
LB (2
nd
); Jimmy Francis, CB
(2
nd
); James Owens, QB (2
nd
)
1983 Lenny Parker, LB; Mark
Catano, OT; Cliff Fouty, LB
(2
nd
); Dallis Smith, CB (2
nd
)
1984 Lenny Parker, LB; Dallis Smith,
CB (2
nd
); Jessie Tuggle, DE
(2
nd
); Timmy Massey, SS (2
nd
);
Chuck Dunmon, OG (2
nd
)
1985 Jessie Tuggle, LB; Dallis
Smith, CB; Terry Mallory,
P; Freddie Thomas, LB (2
nd
);
Jimmy Francis, FS (2
nd
); Mark
Dace, QB (2
nd
); R.D. Swain,
OG (2
nd
); Darrien Teals, WR
(2
nd
)
1986 Jessie Tuggle, LB; Dallis Smith,
CB; Randy Fisher, WR; Terry
Mallory, P; R.D. Swain, OG
(2
nd
); James Gibson, DT (2
nd
);
Keith Reddings, DE (2
nd
)
1987 Randy Fisher, WR; Jimmy
Brookins, LB (2
nd
)
1988 Randy Fisher, WR; Jimmy
Brookins, LB; Buddy Phillips,
OT; Robert Morris, DT (2
nd
)
1989 Randy Fisher, WR; Keith Jones,
TE; Deon Searcy, CB; Robert
Morris, DE; Ramon Allen, RB
(2
nd
); Shaun Utley, LB (2
nd
);
Randy Williams, C (2
nd
)
1990 Antonio Edwards, DE; Jack
McTyre, K; Dexter Holiday,
WR (2
nd
)
1991 Antonio Edwards, DE; Chris
Dupree, SS; Don Kelly, K; Will
O’Steen, C; Marcus Walker,
DL (2
nd
); Dexter Holiday, WR
(2
nd
); Scott Long, TE (2
nd
)
1992 Antonio Edwards, DE; Chris
Dupree, SS; Calvin Walker,
WR; York Kurinsky, OT; Chris
Hatcher, QB (2
nd
); Matt Moore,
OG (2
nd
); Andre Hampton, DE
(2
nd
); Erasmus Harvey, LB (2
nd
)
1993 Chris Hatcher, QB; Calvin
Walker, WR; York Kurinsky,
OL; Andre Hampton, DE;
Erasmus Harvey, LB; Tony
Hill, SS; Stanley Flanders, RS
(2
nd
)
1994 Chris Hatcher, QB; Dominique
Ross, FB; Robert Williams,
WR; Stanley Flanders, WR;
Matt Moore, OG; Andre
Hampton, DE; Marcus
Johnson, FS; Erasmus Harvey,
LB (2
nd
); Shay Williams, DE
(2
nd
); Edward Mitchell, LB (2
nd
)
1995 Tauese Letuli, OG; Sean Pender,
WR; Lance Funderburke,
QB (2
nd
); Ryan Branch, LB
(2
nd
); Drew McPhail, OT (2
nd
);
Wayne DeVane, P (2
nd
)
1996 Lance Funderburke, QB;
Rodney Brown, WR; Sean
Pender, WR; Felise Muai,
OL; Drew McPhail, OL; Artie
Ulmer, DL; James Lockhart,
LB
1997 Mike Bowman, WR; Richard
Freeman, DE; Jesse Sutton,
LB; Vontrell Mitchell, RB
(2
nd
); David Fox, DE (2
nd
);
Arto Vartanian, DT (2
nd
);
Brad Trout, SS (2
nd
); James
Lightfoot, K (2
nd
); Eric
Doggett, RS (2
nd
)
1998 Arto Vartanian, DT; Antonio
Speed, LB; Jesse Sutton, LB;
Dennis Fryzel, WR (2
nd
);
Vaughn Clark, CB (2
nd
)
1999 Antonio Speed, LB; Michael
Williams, LB; Vaughn Clark,
CB; Jason King, OT (2
nd
);
Travis Francis, RB (2
nd
); Bo
Barilauskas, DT (2
nd
); Willie
Caldwell, NG (2
nd
); Eric
Doggett, RS (2
nd
)
2000 Dusty Bonner, QB; C.J. Lofton,
TE; Tully Payne, C (2
nd
); Mike
Fowler, LB (2
nd
); Reggie
Cockerm, LB (2
nd
); Ced
Dickerson, FS (2
nd
); Derrick
Hill, BT (2
nd
)
2001 Dusty Bonner, QB; Reggie
Mosley, WR/RS; C.J. Lofton,
TE; Aaron Jenkins, RB; Bill
Epps, OG; Jason King, OT;
Reggie Cockerm, LB; Mike
Fowler, LB; Ced Dickerson,
DB; Shaunta Dismuke,
BT; Keith Gosse, OG (2
nd
);
Anthony Poole, DT (2
nd
);
Reggie Rhodes, DT (2
nd
);
Derek Braxton, CB (2
nd
)
2002 Aaron Jenkins, RB; Buster
Faulkner, QB; Reggie Mosley,
WR; C.J. Lofton, TE/BT;
Torrey Howard, OG; Chance
Hutto, OT; Dewayne Smith,
NG; Tabious Carter, LB;
Ced Dickerson, DB; Reggie
Rhodes, DT (2
nd
); Marlin
Adams, LB (2
nd
); Jason Cost,
LB (2
nd
)
2003 Torrey Howard, OG; Tim
Thompson, DE; Jason Cost,
LB; Andre Zellner, TE (2
nd
);
Derrick Hill, DE (2
nd
); Dee
Williford, LB (2
nd
); Wesley
Brown, FS/BT (2
nd
); Elliott
Burkes, CB (2
nd
)
2004 Tyran Robinson, RB; Torrey
Howard, OL; Tim Thompson,
DE; Spencer Fortson, DB; Will
Rhody, K; Derrick Hill, DE
(2
nd
); Terel Toomer, DL (2
nd
);
Leighton Cooley, OL (2
nd
);
Will Shelton, OL (2
nd
); Sam
Reynolds, DB (2
nd
); Travis
Tidwell, P (2
nd
)
2005 Tim Thompson, DE; Richard
Collier, OT; Michael Green,
K; Dedrick Morrison, DE (2
nd
)
2006 Cedric Jones, WR; Travis
Harrison, DE; Sherard
Reynolds, FS/RS (2
nd
); Shawn
Harris, BT; Willie Copeland,
QB (2
nd
); William Montford,
LB (2
nd
)
2007 Cedric Jones, WR; Sherard
Reynolds, FS; William
Montford, LB; Gerald Davis,
OT; Maurice Leggett, BT;
Travis Harrison, DE (2
nd
);
Michael Terry, RB (2
nd
)
2008 Sherard Reynolds, FS;
Demario Jones, DT; Albert
Dukes, WR (2
nd
); Larry Dean,
LB (2
nd
); Jack Fulford, P (2
nd
);
Joey Farmer, DT (2
nd
)
2009 Larry Dean, LB; Cedric Jones,
WR; Carlos Anderson, CB;
Gerald Ford, WR (2
nd
); Jack
Fulford, P (2
nd
)
2010 Larry Dean, LB; Stevie
Harden, CB; Demario Jones,
DT; Ronnye Nelson, AP;
Dudley Spence, FS (2
nd
); Jack
Fulford, P (2
nd
)
2011 Edmund Kugbila, OT;
Ryan Schraeder, OT; Mesh
Wokomaty, OG; Larry Bryant,
DT; Chris Pope, LB; Harrison
Dreiling, FS; Matt Pierce, CB;
Seantavius Jones, WR (2
nd
);
Lawrence Virgil, DT (2
nd
);
Ryan Smith, LB (2
nd
); Jack
Fulford, P (2
nd
)
2012 Cayden Cochran, QB; Cedric
O’Neal, RB; Gerald Ford,
WR; Seantavius Jones, WR;
Regginald Lewis, WR;
Edmund Kugbila, OG; Cam
Short, OG; Ryan Schraeder,
OT; Mesh Wokomaty, OT;
Tyler Josey, DL; Jeremy
Grable, LB; Chris Pope, LB;
Matt Pierce, CB; Tevin Davis,
DE (2
nd
); Lawrence Virgil, DT
(2
nd
); Daniel Andersen, P (2
nd
)
2013 Cedric O’Neal, RB; Seantavius
Jones, WR; Lawrence
Virgil, DT; Chris Pope, LB;
Dominique Wheeler, DB;
Dominic DeMasi, P; Regginald
Lewis, WR (2
nd
); Felei Tauave,
OG (2
nd
); Tevin Davis, DE
(2
nd
); Jeremy Grable, LB (2
nd
)
2014 Jesse Yancey, OT; Felei
Tauvae, OG; Kenny Murphy,
LB; Cedric O’Neal, RB (2
nd
);
Jake Medlock, QB (2
nd
); Chris
Anderson, WR (2
nd
); Anthony
Pistelli, K (2
nd
); Tevin Davis,
DL; Sharmaine Washington,
LB (2
nd
); Justin Williams, LB
(2
nd
); Duran Lowe, DB (2
nd
);
Larry Murphy, DB (2
nd
); Jake
Medlock, P (2
nd
)
2015 Cedric O’Neal, RB; Greg Dent,
WR; David May, C; Kenny
Murphy, LB; Sharmaine
Washington, LB; Kenny
Moore, DB; Jack Bradley, OG
(2
nd
)
2016 Donatello Brown, DB;
Brandon Kemp, DB; Jamar
Simpkins, DT (2
nd
); Kenny
Moore, DB (2
nd
)
ALL-GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
CHRIS
POPE
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
22
A
Ashley Abrams, DB ................ 1982
Bama Adams, WR ..............2002-04
Marlin Adams, LB ............. 2000-03
Kevin Adkins, DB .............. 2004-06
Howard Akers, WR ............ 1987-88
Timi Aganga-Williams, LB 2002-03
Matt Alexander, OT ...........1990-91
Jody Allen, DE ........................ 1982
Ramon Allen, RB ............... 1988-91
Steve Allen, OT ....................... 1982
Tony Allen, RB ....................... 1985
Greg Alley, OG .................. 1982-83
Daniel Andersen, K ............ 2009-12
Carlos Anderson, DB ......... 2006-09
Chris Anderson, WR ..........2012-13
Jazzin Anderson, CB .......... 2012-13
Kelvin Anderson, WR ............. 1993
Tirrell Andrews, WR .......... 1994-96
Ryan Angel, DT .................2008-09
Greg Archibong, RB ............... 2012
Carl Armstrong, WR ............... 1982
Cary Arneson, DB ................... 1982
David Arnold, RB .............. 2009-10
Thomas Arnold, RB ................ 2005
David Ashby, P ...................1993-94
Eddie Ashley, RB .................... 1990
Tyler Aurandt, WR ............. 2003-06
Eugene Autry, DB .............. 1993-94
B
Keith Backstrom, LB .........1988-89
David Bailey, RB ............... 2010-11
Darryl Baker, LB ................1999-02
Desmon Baker, DE ............1995-96
Mike Baldwin, DB .................. 1990
Ashton Ballard, FS .............2012-13
Bryan Banks, OT................1984-87
David Banks, TE ................ 1992-94
Tony Barnes, LB ................ 1999-00
Kenn Barnett, QB/P .1999, 2002-04
Rodrigus Bartell, WR .............. 1986
Bo Barzilauskas, DL ............... 1999
Josh Bass, DT .......................... 2006
R.J. Bastone, WR ............... 2007-09
Terrell Battle, DB ............... 1996-98
Brad Bauer, K ....................1982-84
Marc Beach, WR ................ 1991-92
Pernell Bee, RB ....................... 1983
Anthony Beedles, DB ............. 1999
Terrence Bell, DB ................... 2004
John Belt, DB .......................... 2011
Travis Bembry, DB ................. 1992
Mike Berry, DL .................. 1992-94
Steve Betros, LB ................2005-06
Reid Bethea, K ........................ 2001
Jason Birt, DB ......................... 1994
Andy Bishop, K .............1998-2001
Melvin Black, DE ..............2006-09
Stacey Blake, OT ...............1982-83
Gio Blalock, LB ................. 2003-06
Andy Blanchard, LB ..........1984-86
Jeremiah Blount, RB ............... 1987
Oliver Blount, DT ..............1985-86
Broderick Blue, DE ................. 2008
Bubba Boatright, DT .......... 2008-11
Steve Bodi, DE ...................1983-84
Erik Boland, OG ..................... 2001
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS
OFFENSE
09/20/82 Brad Bauer, K
11/07/83 Tracy Soles, RB
11/14/83 Henry Chubb, FB
09/23/85 Tony Allen, RB
11/18/85 Mark Dace, QB
09/29/86 Mark Dace, QB
10/27/86 Michael Williams, RB
10/26/87 Tye Cottle, QB
10/03/88 Tye Cottle, QB
10/24/88 Darrien Teals, WR
11/07/88 Ramon Allen, RB
10/16/89 Tye Cottle, QB
09/17/90 Ramon Allen, RB
11/18/91 Robert Williams, WR
11/02/92 Chris Hatcher, QB
11/09/92 Chris Hatcher, QB
11/09/92 Calvin Walker, WR
09/20/93 Dominique Ross, FB
10/04/93 Chris Hatcher, QB
11/01/93 Dominique Ross, FB
09/12/94 Chris Hatcher, QB
09/19/94 Stanley Flanders, WR
09/26/94 Chris Hatcher, QB
10/03/94 Dominique Ross, FB
10/10/94 Chris Hatcher, QB
10/17/94 Robert Williams, WR
10/31/94 Chris Hatcher, QB
09/02/95 Lance Funderburke, QB
10/07/95 Lance Funderburke, QB
11/04/95 Sean Pender, WR
08/31/96 Lance Funderburke, QB
09/07/96 Rodney Brown, WR
10/05/96 Lance Funderburke, QB
10/12/96 Lance Funderburke, QB
10/19/96 Lance Funderburke, QB
11/09/96 Vontrell Mitchell, FB
10/04/97 Mike Bowman, WR
11/08/97 Mike Bowman, WR
08/29/98 Dennis Fryzel, WR
08/26/00 Dusty Bonner, QB
09/16/00 Dusty Bonner, QB
11/04/00 Dusty Bonner, QB
11/11/00 Reggie Mosley, WR
09/15/01 Dusty Bonner, QB
09/22/01 Aaron Jenkins, RB
09/29/01 Dusty Bonner, QB
10/06/01 Dusty Bonner, QB
10/13/01 Aaron Jenkins, RB
11/03/01 Aarnon Jenkins, RB
10/07/02 Buster Faulkner, QB
10/21/02 Aaron Jenkins, RB
09/08/03 Barrett Wilkes, QB
10/06/03 Barrett Wilkes, QB
10/27/03 Barrett Wilkes, QB
10/04/04 Fabian Walker, QB
08/29/05 Barrett Wilkes, QB
10/17/05 Barrett Wilkes, QB
09/30/06 Willie Copeland, QB
09/29/07 Michael Terry, RB
10/10/09 Kellen Lewis, QB
09/04/11 Austen Roberts, QB
10/09/11 Cayden Cochran, QB
09/09/12 Gerald Ford, WR
09/16/12 Gerald Ford, WR
10/21/12 Seantavious Jones, WR
10/28/12 Cayden Cochran, QB
11/04/12 Cayden Cochran, QB
10/06/13 Austin Scott, RB
11/03/13 Seantavius Jones, WR
09/14/14 Jake Medlock, QB
10/13/14 Jake Medlock, QB
11/10/14 Kaleb Nobles, QB
11/09/15 Cedric O’Neal, RB
11/07/16 Adam Robles, QB
DEFENSE
09/26/83 Lenny Parker, LB
11/14/83 Derrick Harris, DB
09/24/84 Derrick Harris, DB
10/15/84 Lenny Parker, LB
11/12/84 Lenny Parker, LB
11/04/85 Jimmy Francis, FS
09/15/86 Jessie Tuggle, LB
09/22/86 Jeff Hanton, FS
10/06/86 Jessie Tuggle, LB
09/21/87 Jimmy Brookins, LB
10/17/88 Mikeal Lovejoy, FS
11/14/88 Robert Morris, DE
09/18/89 Robert Morris, DE
09/24/90 Freddie Richardson, LB
10/01/90 Antonio Edwards, DE
10/14/91 Antonio Edwads, DE
11/18/91 Chris Dupree, DB
09/21/92 Erasmus Harvey, LB
10/12/92 Andre Hampton, DE
09/27/93 Tony Hill, DB
11/01/93 Andre Hampton, DE
09/23/95 Tommy Johnson, DE
10/05/96 Jesse Sutton, LB
09/20/97 Richard Freeman, DE
10/04/97 Richard Freeman, DE
08/29/98 Mike Williams, LB
10/31/98 Antonio Speed, LB
08/28/99 Reggie Cockerm, LB
09/18/99 Michael Williams, LB
10/23/99 Antonio Speed, LB
08/26/00 Mike Fowler, LB
11/10/01 Wesley Brown, FS
09/02/02 Marlin Adams, LB
11/04/02 DeWayne Smith, DT
10/07/06 Maurice Leggett, CB
09/19/10 Larry Dean, LB
09/26/10 Stevie Harden, DB
11/07/10 Harrison Dreiling, SS
09/11/11 Ryan Smith, LB
09/18/11 Chris Pope, LB
10/16/11 Matt Pierce, CB
10/14/12 Chris Pope, LB
11/04/12 Tyler Josey, DE
09/29/13 Dominique Wheeler, DB
11/17/13 Jeremy Grable, LB
11/02/14 Kenny Murphy, LB
09/05/16 Dante Robinson, LB
SPECIAL TEAMS
08/29/98 Andy Gibbs, P
09/11/99 Eric Doggett, PR
09/02/00 Reggie Mosley, PR
10/07/00 Andy Gibbs, P
11/11/00 Aaron Jenkins, KR
09/15/01 Reggie Mosley, KR
11/04/02 Kenn Barnett, P
10/13/03 Bama Adams, PR
09/25/04 Will Rhody, K
10/24/05 Michael Green, K
09/23/06 Sherard Ryenolds, PR
10/07/06 Sherard Ryenolds, PR
10/19/08 Jack Fulford, P
09/05/10 Daniel Andersen, K
09/26/10 Jack Fulford, P
10/17/10 Jack Fulford, P
10/31/10 Jack Fulford, P
09/18/11 Daniel Andersen, K
09/09/12 Quin Roberson, PR
10/14/12 Daniel Andersen, K
10/21/12 Daniel Andersen, K
11/04/12 Daniel Andersen, K
09/29/13 Regginald Lewis, PR
09/07/14 Anthony Pistelli, K
09/14/14 Jake Medlock, P
10/26/14 Anthony Pistelli, P
10/24/16 Gary Simon, PR
FRESHMAN
09/26/16 Cedric Hollingshed, RB
10/10/16 Cedric Hollingshed, RB
10/17/16 Cedric Hollingshed, RB
11/7/16 Cedric Hollingshed, RB
GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK/LETTERWINNERS
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
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Elson Bolar, DT .................1983-84
Chris Bonica, CB .................... 2009
Keith Bonnell, OT ..............1983-85
Dusty Bonner, QB ..............2000-01
Bobby Booker, LB .............1987-89
Abram Booty, WR ................... 2001
Shawn Bostick, C ...............1990-93
Mike Bowman, WR ........... 1996-97
Robert Boyette, DL ................. 1982
D.J. Boykin, FS ....................... 2008
Demetrius Bozeman, DT......... 2009
Keith Braddock, DB ...........1993-94
Delrick Bradley, DB ........... 1999-00
Jack Bradley, OG .................... 2012
Ryan Branch, LB ................1993-96
Shawn Brannen, OT ........... 1993-94
Troy Braswell, RB .................. 2011
Derek Braxton, DB ............1998-01
Kevin Bray, DB ....................... 2006
Michael Brenton, OG .........1987-90
Joey Brett, QB ......................... 1991
Milon Brezial, DB ..............2000-02
Lardell Brinson, WR ..... 1994, 1996
Terrence Brisbon, RB .............. 1984
Alexander Brock, OG ........2012-13
Jason Brock, OG ..................... 1989
Charles Brooks, DT................. 1985
Adam Brown, DL .....1999, 2001-02
Arthell Brown, DB .............2000-01
Carlos Brown, FB ................... 1996
Donatello Brown, DB ............. 2011
Eddie Brown, DE .................... 2009
Jamarian Brown, OG .........2009-10
Jeremy Brown, DT ............. 2009-10
John Brown, DT ...................... 2010
Josh Brown, DE ...................... 2006
Michael Brown, RB ...........2008-10
Rodney Brown, WR ........... 1995-96
Vincent Brown, RB ............ 2004-05
Wesley Brown, DB ............2000-03
Chad Bryant, RB ................ 2005-06
Larry Bryant, DE ............... 2010-11
Brian Buford, FB .................... 2008
Dan Burdette, FB .........2007, 09-10
Elliott Burkes, DB ....1999, 2002-03
Kendall Burton, WR ............... 2008
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Joel Cain, LB .......................... 2010
Shaun Calhoun, QB ...........2003-04
Clay Callaway, WR ............ 2004-07
Rod Callaway, DT ..............1987-90
Russ Callaway, QB ............ 2007-09
Bret Calzaretta, LB ................. 1982
Cedric Campbell, RB .............. 1984
Devin Cannon, CB ............. 2008-09
Vince Capece, LB .............. 1983-85
Xavier Carrington, DL .......2001-03
Harvey Carter, DL ................... 1982
Tabious Carter, DB .............1999-02
Wilbert Carter, WR ............ 2010-11
Kody Case, WR.................. 2008-10
Chris Caspari, SS ...............2010-13
Mark Catano, OT ...............1982-83
Dean Chandler, DT ................. 1996
Greg Chapman, OG ...........1999-00
Darryl Cherry. OG .................. 1994
Brian Chestnutt, P ..............1989-91
Mike Christopher, RB ........ 1999-00
Henry Chubb, RB...............1982-83
Hunter Chumley, DT .......... 2011-12
Schneider Cineus, DE ........2007-10
Eric Clark, RB ....................1985-88
Jamaal Clark, LB ...............2006-07
Josten Clark, C ................... 1991-94
Tommy Clark, C ........... 1990-92, 94
Vaughn Clark, DB .............. 1996-99
Julanda Clayton, DB ..........1995-96
Dantra Clements, WR ............. 2002
Cayden Cochran, QB ......... 2011-13
Reggie Cockerm, LB ...1997, 99-01
Cary Cody, WR ............ 1982, 84-86
Oneil Cohen, DE ................ 2012-13
Jay Coley, WR ......................... 1982
Richard Collier, OT ............2004-05
Keith Cooksey, WR ...... 1993, 95-97
Leighton Cooley, C ............ 2002-04
Greg Cooper, RB ................1998-00
Nikko Cooper, WR ........ 1996, 1998
Marcus Copeland, FB ........1987-90
Roger Copeland, LB ............... 1987
Willie Copeland, QB ..........2006-07
Abundio Corchado, OL ......2006-07
Jeff Corley, DS ................... 1999-02
Jason Cost, LB ...................2000-03
Tye Cottle, QB ................... 1987-90
Graham Craig, QB .................. 2012
Xavier Crain, FS ..................... 2012
Vic Crawford, DB ................... 1984
Jeff Creveling, QB .................. 2003
Kiece Crite, LB ....................... 2008
Elkannah Crockett, DB ........... 1982
Nathan Cronic, QB .............1997-99
Kevin Crosby, FB .................... 1992
Michael Cullen, LB ............2005-07
P.J. Curbeam, WR .............. 2007-08
Justin Curry, DE ...................... 2009
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Mark Dace, QB ..................1984-87
Rod Dalton, WR ........... 2000, 02-04
Donnie Daniels, LB ................ 2004
J.D. Daniels, WR..................... 1982
Jeremy Daniels, OG ................ 2013
Jermel Daniels, DL ............2005-08
Chance Darley, FS ............. 2005-07
Chris Davenport, LB .......... 1989-90
Calvin Davis, LB .................... 1990
Gerald Davis, OG ...............2004-07
Jared Davis, WR ..................... 2010
Kelvin Davis, DT .................... 1988
Mike Davis, WR ................ 1994-95
Nick Davis, RB ....................... 2013
RJ Davis, WR ..................... 2011-13
Reginald Davis, WR .......... 1988-91
Rick Davis, QB ....................... 1982
Tevin Davis, DE ................. 2011-13
Jackson Dean, WR ............. 2007-10
Larry Dean, LB ..................2007-10
Shamonta Dean, DB ...........1999-02
Chauncey DeBose, DE ............ 2009
Dustin DeHaven, DE .........2004-05
Fran Delaney, DS ............... 1988-89
Stephen Delk, K ................. 2002-04
Jamie Deloach, QB ............1992-95
Dominic DeMasi, P ............2012-13
Wayne DeVane, P ...............1994-97
Richard DeWees, LB............... 1989
Ced Dickerson, DB ............1999-02
Jerry Dillard, K ....................... 1993
Shaunta Dismuke, DB ... 1999, 2001
Derek Dixon, DB ...............1997-98
Owen Dixon, WR .................... 2009
Dustin Dodson, C ...............2001-03
Eric Doggett, WR ............... 1997-99
Lavarus Dollar, LB ............2005-08
Artie Dovers, OG .................... 1982
Eddie Dowdell, WR ........... 2002-03
Willie Downs, WR .................. 2013
Derek Dragon, DB .................. 1999
Harrison Dreiling, SS ......... 2010-11
Todd Douthit, K ................. 1995-96
Jody Dowda, OT ................1990-91
Dezric Dugger, DL .................. 2006
Tommie Duhart, DT ................ 2009
Albert Dukes, WR ................... 2008
Blake Duncan, FB ........ 1989-91, 93
Chuck Dunmon, OT ........... 1982-85
Andrew Dunn, C ..................... 2006
Fred Dunn, LB ...................2001-04
Travis Dupart, OL ................... 2008
Chris Dupree, DB ...............1989-91
Davis Durham, SS ..............2012-13
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John Eaton, OG ....................... 1982
Jos Edison, OT ...................2003-06
Antonio Edwards, DE ........1989-92
Kewon Edwards, LB ............... 1999
Rodney Edwards, LB ......... 2001-02
Calvin English, DE ............2002-05
Bill Epps, OG ...... 1997-98, 2000-01
Rashad Etheridge, CB ............. 2009
Cedric Evans, WR ............. 2007, 09
Manny Evans, DB .............. 2011-13
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Scott Fambrough, TE ......... 2010-11
Albert Fanoga, DB .................. 1995
Joey Farmer, LS .................2007-10
Leon Farmer, LB ..................... 1985
Ken Fasnacht, WR .................. 1983
Maurice Fason, LB .................. 2013
Buster Faulkner, QB ..........2001-03
Eric Faulkner, DE ..............1984-87
Jeffery Felton, WR ............. 2004-07
Matt Fiorelli, DE ................ 1992-95
Randy Fisher, WR .............. 1986-89
Mike Fitzpatrick, WR ............. 1990
Demarcus Flanagan, LB .....2008-09
Stanley Flanders, WR ........ 1993-94
Brad Fleming, OG ..............2002-03
Tim Fleming, OG .................... 1993
Michael Flood, DB .............2002-05
Tracy Flounoy, DL ............. 2003-04
Steve Foote, C .................... 1994-95
Gerald Ford, WR .......... 2009-10, 12
Reggie Ford, WR .................... 1982
Spencer Fortson, DB .......... 2002-04
Scott Foss, DB ...................2002-05
Cliff Fouty, LB ................... 1982-83
Chris Fowler, DB ...............2002-03
Mike Fowler, LB ......1999-01, 2006
David Fox, DE ...................1996-98
Kyle Fox, OT .....................2007-10
Walt Foy, DB ...................... 1991-94
Jimmy Francis, DB ............1982-85
Travis Francis, RB .............1999-00
Richard Freeman, DE .........1996-97
Dennis Fryzel, WR 1997-98, 2000-01
Jack Fulford, P ........................2008-11
Rodney Fulk, K ....................... 1987
J.T. Fuller, LB ....................1996-99
Chris Fultcher, TE ................... 2008
Darrell Funderburk, QB ..... 1985-88
Lance Funderburk, QB 1992-93, 95-96
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Chad Gallahan, K ...............2005-07
Cameron Gannaway, CB ......... 2008
Cedric Gantt, DL ..................... 1986
Doug Garrity, DL ............... 2000-03
Chris Gaston, LB .................... 1997
Trokon Gaye, DE ...............2010-12
Bert Gelis, DL .................... 1985-88
Tommy George, DL ................ 1999
Andy Gibbs, P ................... 1998, 00
Erik Gibson, WR ................ 1997-98
James Gibson, DL .............. 1983-86
Mike Gibson, DB .............. 1993-95
Evan Gilles, FB ........... 2008, 09, 11
Dorian Gilliam, RB ............ 2001-04
David Gilyard, LB .................. 1982
Kris Gingrow, OL...............1995-97
John Gladden, LB ..............1990-92
Colin Glasco, OT ...............2012-13
Jeff Glazer, DB ........................ 1998
Eugene Glenn, RB .................. 2011
David Glisson, RB ........ 1993, 1995
Alex Godfrey, RB ................... 2003
Gary Goff, WR ...................1995-96
Matt Gonzalez, DL .................. 2006
Keith Gosse, OG ................1999-01
Glen Gozier, DL ...................... 2002
Jeremy Grable, LB ............. 2010-13
Chris Grant, CB ...................... 2007
John Gray, DE ......................... 2013
Leon Gray, LB ........................ 2002
Chad Grabowski, DE .........1998-99
Matt Grabowski, WR .............. 1998
John Gray, DL .................... 1982-83
Kevin Gray, WR ...................... 1984
Brandon Green, DT ............2012-13
Michael Green, K ...............2003-05
Shadrick Green, TE ................. 1993
Jeff Greer, DE .................... 1995-96
Michael Greer, WR ................. 2001
Steve Greer, WR ................1991-94
Isaiah Gresham, DB ........... 2011-13
Lewis Grier, QB/WR .........1999-00
Steve Grifn, QB ...............1982-83
Ryan Grubbs, LB .................... 1984
John Gulyas, OT ................1997-99
Jason Guzzardo, K .................. 2000
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Kenneth Hale, CB ................... 2007
Jack Hall, DE .......................... 1996
Paul Hall, LB .....................1990-91
Stanley Hall, RB ................1989-90
Todd Hall, C ............................ 1996
Wayne Hamm, TE .............. 1982-84
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
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Gary Morton, DB .................... 1992
Chad Mosley, P .................. 1991-92
Jackson Mosley, DB ................ 1982
Reggie Mosley, WR ........... 1999-02
Gabe Mould, FB.................2008-10
Scott Mowry, LB ................ 1985-88
Felise Muai, OL .................1995-96
Matt Mumme, QB ............. 1994, 96
Kenny Murphy, LB ............ 2012-13
Tony Murphy, LB .................... 1987
Darrell Mydell, DB ............1993-94
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Davis Nall, OT ...................2005-08
J.R. Neal, OT......................2000-01
Tremaine Neal, LB .............1997-98
Marcus Nedd, DE ...............2009-10
Carlton Nelson, RB ............ 1996-97
Ronnye Nelson, RB ...........2007-10
Clay NeSmith, DL ................... 1986
Anthony Newsome, DE .......... 1983
Robert Newton, OT ............ 2010-11
David Niemeyer, DL ............... 1982
Kaleb Nobles, QB ................... 2013
John Norris, OT..................1984-87
Alberto Nurse, LB ..............1995-98
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Alex Oakes, LB ....................... 1988
Sammy Ogletree, LB .............. 1999
Tay Ogletree, SS ..................... 2009
Wendell Olden, RB ................. 1997
Cameron Olds, CB .................. 2013
Cedric O’Neal, RB .............2012-13
Calvin Orr, DB ................... 1986-89
Willie Osborn, WR .................. 1989
Will O’Steen, C ..................1988-91
James Owens, QB ................... 1982
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Don Page, DE .......................... 2003
Brent Palma, P ......................... 2001
Scott Palmer, RB ................2004-07
Ted Palmer, DS ..................1988-90
Josh Parker, DL ....................... 1997
Lenny Parker, LB ............... 1983-84
Michael Parker, OT ............ 1987-90
Tommy Parker, WR................. 2004
Zach Parker, WR ................ 2004-07
George Parsons, LB ...........1992-93
Michael Pate, DE .............. 2011, 13
Oscar Patterson, DB ................ 2004
Tully Payne, C ....................1998-01
Sean Pender, WR ....1992-93, 95-96
Clifford Pettiford, WR ....... 2011-12
Greg Petty, FS .................... 2005-07
Matt Pierce, FS/CB ............2009-12
Deondrick Pina, FS ................. 2010
Buddy Phillips, OT ............1987-88
Desmond Phillips, WR ............ 1995
Anthony Pistelli, K.................. 2013
Larry Pividal, TE..................... 1982
Alan Pohalski, DL ................... 1982
Anthony Poole, DT ............2000-01
Billy Poole, RB ..................1993-94
Chris Pope, LB ...................2010-13
Richard Popkin, OT ................ 1992
Eric Porter, LB ........................ 1988
Andre Hampton, DE ..........1992-94
Dennis Hampton, DE .............. 1993
Roshod Hampton, DL ............. 2001
Jeff Hanton, DB ......1982-83, 85-86
Stevie Harden, CB .............2009-10
Rico Harley, OT .................1999-00
Austin Harmon, DB ...........1996-98
Donnie Harrell, RB ............1985-88
Bryce Harrington, K ................ 2001
Antwan Harris, DB ............2003-05
Derrick Harris, DB .............1983-84
Derrick Harris, CB/RB .......2008-09
Jonathan Harris, TE............ 1992-94
Shawn Harris, DB ..............2004-07
John Harrison, DS .............. 2002-04
Travis Harrison, DE ...........2005-07
Chris Hart, QB ........................ 2008
Dwayne Hart, DB ...............1987-90
Erasmus Harvey, LB .......... 1991-94
Chris Hatcher, QB ..............1991-94
Ross Hawthorne, LB .......... 2000-01
Jordan Heath, OL .................... 2011
Lance Helton, OG ..............2008-10
Ashley Henderson, OG ......2000-01
Mike Henry, C .................... 1983-84
Tray Herndon, WR .................. 2011
Jonathan Hester, LB ................ 2013
Chester Hightower, LB ........... 1986
Derrick Hill, DE ...........2000, 02-04
Tony Hill, DB ..................... 1991-94
John Hinson, DL ................1992-94
John Hobdy, QB ...................... 2000
Craig Hodge, DL ..................... 1999
Rory Hogan, DL .................1997-00
Lance Holder, CB ..............2010-13
Dexter Holiday, WR ..... 1986, 89-91
Hobie Holiday, DE .................. 2003
Adam Hollingsworth, OG/C 2007-08
Mendez Hollis, DB ............1997-99
Cameo Holloway, FB ......... 2009-11
Cedric Holton, DB .................. 1998
Jimmy Holton, OG .................. 1987
Jeff Hooks, LB ...................1985-86
Carlos Hope, WR ......... 1995, 97-99
Alphonso Hopkins, DB ........... 2004
Marcel Horne, LB ................... 2009
Averil Houston, DB................. 1995
Bo Houston, OG.................1990-91
Greg Hoven, WR................ 1984-85
Torrey Howard, OG ........... 2001-04
James Hubbard, OG/NG ....1992-95
Tymon Hudson, DE ........... 2010-11
Doug Hunter, QB ...............1983-85
Rodney Hunter, LB ................. 2013
James Hutley, DT ............... 2004-05
Chance Hutto, OT ..............2001-02
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Antwon Jackson, DL ............... 2011
Chris Jackson, CB ................... 1995
Edward Jackson, DB .......... 1987-89
Jerome Jackson, RB ..... 1982-83, 86
Stonewall Jackson, RB ............ 1985
Theseus Jackson, RB .........2009-12
Eric Jarvis, C ...................... 1982-83
Willie Jefferson, LB ................ 1983
Jason Jelks, DB ..................1993-95
Aaron Jenkins, RB .............2000-03
Kenny Jennings, DB ..........1983-84
Brandon Jernigan, OL ........ 1996-97
Andre Johnson, CB ................. 2013
Carlos Johnson, WR ........... 2000-01
Casey Johnson, DE ................. 1990
Chris Johnson, DE .............1998-01
Emanuel Johnson, DL ........ 1993-94
Entonia Johnson, DT ............... 2008
Marcus Johnson, DB .......... 1991-94
Tommy Johnson, DE .......... 1994-95
Will Johnson, TE ................ 2012-13
Willie Johnson, NG ............2004-05
Donnie Johnston, QB ......... 1995-98
Barry Jones, FB ..................1992-93
Cedric Jones, WR ............... 2006-09
Chris Jones, LB ....................... 2006
Demario Jones, DT ............2007-10
Jeff Jones, FS ..................... 2010-11
Joel Jones, DE ......................... 2007
Keith Jones, TE .................. 1986-89
Seantavius Jones, WR ........ 2010-13
Maurice Jordan, DL ...........1986-89
Tyrone Jordan, WR ...... 2000, 02-03
Tyler Josey, DE .......2008-09, 11-12
Dominic June, LB ..............1997-98
Isaiah Jupiter, WR .............. 2008-09
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P.J. Katz, WR .......................... 2009
Don Kelly, K ...................... 1990-92
John Kenny, OL/DL ........... 1989-91
Darius Kimbrough, WR .......... 2011
Jason King, OT ..................1998-01
Jimmy King, TE ................. 1993-94
Roger King, CB .................2007-08
Everett Kitchens, SS ..........2005-08
Scott Klees, QB ....................... 1990
Justin Knott, DE ...................... 2008
Justin Kraemer, K ..............2009-10
Edmond Kubgila, OT ......... 2009-12
York Kurinsky, OL ............. 1992-93
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Trevor Lansford, RB ............... 1994
Lance Laskey, TE .................... 1988
Andrew Lauritsen, DT ....... 2011-13
Mike Laussen, DL ................... 1995
Mark Lawson, LB ..............1982-84
Decaris Leeks, OG ............. 2005-08
Maurice Leggett, LB .......... 2004-07
Cooper Lemonds, DE .........2012-13
Michael Leslie, RB ................. 2001
Tauese Letuli, OL ............... 1994-95
Archie Lewis, DB ................... 1994
Chris Lewis, LB ...................... 2006
Kellen Lewis, QB .................... 2009
Regginald Lewis, WR ........ 2011-13
James Lightfoot, K .............1997-98
Ray Lloyd, C ...................... 1983-86
James Lockhart, LB ...........1993-96
C.J. Lofton, TE ................... 1999-02
Greg Lofton, WR ............... 2002-03
Scott Long, TE ................... 1989-91
Scottie Long, LB ..................... 1986
Stan Long, OG ........................ 1983
Vernon Loree, K .................1993-95
Mikeal Lovejoy, DB ........... 1986-88
Eric Luke, DB ....................1988-91
Jeremy Lundy, OL .............. 1994-96
Marcellas Lyles, DE .......... 1997, 99
Fatari Lyons, DE ................ 2001-02
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Rico Mack, WR....................... 2009
George Mackey, DE ................ 1982
Kevin Maddox, P .................... 1987
Pat Magennis, OL ................... 1995
Amel Magwood, DB .......... 2011-13
Terry Mallory, QB/P ...........1983-86
Markus Manson, RB ............... 2008
Camen Marshall, CB ............... 2013
Brad Martin, WR..................... 1983
Derryl Mason, WR ............. 1983-84
Timmy Massey, DB ........... 1982-85
William Massey, RB ............... 1985
Saia Mataele, DE .................... 2011
Octavio Matamoros, OG ......... 1992
Mat Mathews, OG ................... 2013
Chas Matthews, LB ............2010-12
Donald Maxwell, LB .........2009-10
Bo May, DT........................2006-07
Alvoid Mays, DB .................... 1984
Matt Mazick, TE ..................... 2012
Mike McBride, RB .................. 1982
Paul McCall, K ...................1996-97
Derick McCant, DB ...........1989-91
Harold McClain, DL ..........1989-92
Joseph McCauley, LB ............. 2006
Wade McCool, OG .................. 1999
Ryan McCormick, TE ............. 1995
Clint McCrory, DL .................. 1982
Mike McCullough, P ..........1988-89
Kelvin McDavis, OG .........2001-04
Deon McGhee, DE .............1999-01
Trent McGuire, RB ............ 2011-13
Alex McKinnie, RB ...........1982-83
Jordan McNair, WR .......... 2010, 12
Drew McPhail, OL ............. 1994-96
James McRae, TE .............. 1986-87
Jack McTyre, K .................. 1988-90
John McWilliams, LB ............. 2013
Danny Metcalf, LB ......1987-88, 90
Japree Miles, LB .....2007-08, 10-11
Keith Miles, DE ...................... 1987
Michael Miller, C ............... 2011-13
Vic Miller, LB ....................1999-00
Jerome Mills, DB ............... 1996-97
William Milton, RB ...........2002-05
Herbert Mingo, RB ................. 1991
Charles Mitchell, LB ..........1984-86
Edward Mitchell, LB .........1993-94
Rob Mitchell, WR ................... 1983
Vontrell Mitchell, RB ......... 1995-98
William Montford, LB .......2004-07
Clifton Montgomery, RB ........ 1984
Donald Monts, OG .................. 1982
Demetrick Moore, DB ............ 2001
Harvey Moore, OL ........ 1996, 2000
Keith Moore, K ..................1983-86
Keir Moore, DE .................2009-10
Kenny Moore, CB ................... 2013
Matt Moore, OL .................1991-94
Phillip Moore, RB ................... 2011
Robert Morris, DE .............1986-89
Teddy Morris, OL.........2006, 08-09
Dedrick Morrison, DE .......2002-05
Charles Morton, LS ............ 2011-13
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
25
Donnie Powell, FB .............2006-07
Patrick Prewitt, QB ................. 1997
Sammie Price, DL ................... 1985
Tucker Pruitt, QB ............... 2005-08
Tyler Pruitt, RB .................. 2004-06
Don Pumphrey, OT ............1984-85
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Ratu Rabelo, LB .................2009-10
Ryan Rackley, DB .............. 2000-01
Todd Ragle, DE .................. 2000-02
Quentin Rainey, OT ...........2007-08
Jerry Randall, DL ............... 1984-85
Andre Randle, DL .............. 1993-94
Jessie Randle, DB ................... 1990
Buddy Ratledge, OT ..........1983-85
Jason Ray, OL ......................... 1997
Marcus Ray, RB ................. 1997-00
Josh Rayam, WR ..................... 2007
Ben Reaves, TE .................. 1983-86
Charles Reddick, DL ..........1987-88
Keith Reddings, DE ...........1983-86
Quinton Reed, DB ..............1983-84
Jack Reeves, DE ...................... 1992
Robert Renfro, DL .............1983-84
Luis Reveiz, K ........................ 1983
Matt Revercomb, FB ............... 2008
Carrington Reyes, OG ............. 2013
Sam Reynolds, DB .................. 2004
Sherard Reynolds, WR/DB 2005-08
Reggie Rhodes, DL ............ 2001-02
Will Rhody, K .................... 2002-04
James Richards, OT ................ 2003
Jason Richards, OL ................. 1990
Freddie Richardson, LB .......... 1990
D’Amonte Ridley, WR ....... 2012-13
Rodney Rigdon, DE ................ 1994
Andrew Riley, TE .............. 2000-01
Rusty Rivers, OG .................... 1984
Barry Roberson, LB ........... 1989-91
Quin Roberson, WR ........... 2011-12
Austen Roberts, QB ........... 2010-11
Calvin Roberts, DB ................. 2004
Julian Roberts, DE .................. 1996
Justin Roberts, QB .................. 2012
Kelvin Roberts, DE ............ 2005-06
David Robinson, DE ............... 2008
Joe Robinson, WR................... 1999
Rashawn Robinson, RB .....2006-07
Tyran Robinson, RB ........... 2001-04
Grifn Roelle, WR ............. 2010-11
Tyrone Rogers, RB .................. 1991
Tyler Rose, WR .................. 2012-13
Dominique Ross, FB ..........1992-94
Lee Rourk, LB ........................ 1983
John Royal, LB ....................... 1987
Mantevius Rucker, De ........2012-13
Carlos Russell, DT .................. 2005
Davis Russell, OG/C ..........2004-07
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Devin Sabina, K ...................... 2008
Kevin Sams, DB...................... 1997
C.A. Sanders, OG ...............2005-07
Homer Sanders, WR ............... 1983
Shaun Sanders, DL .............1999-00
Micaiah Satterwhite, DT ......... 2013
Drew Sauls, WR ................. 1984-85
Mike Scantling, TE ................. 1983
Cory Schaeffer, WR ................ 2013
Ryan Schraeder, OT ........... 2011-12
Richard Schilie, TE ................. 1983
Austin Scott, RB ................2012-13
Clifford Scott, DB .............. 1987-90
Eric Scott, RB ....................2012-13
Deon Searcy, DB ................ 1987-90
Mike Sellars, C ...................1986-87
Brock Sellers, C ...................... 1982
Cornelius Seymour, LB ......1994-95
Andy Sharpless, OG ...........1982-84
Twion Shealer, OG .................. 2002
Will Shelton, OT ................2002-05
Edwin Shepard, FS.................. 2009
Kelvin Sheppard, WR ........ 1982-83
Cam Short, OG...................2009-12
Jimbo Shubert, LB .............1996-98
Pete Shutters, DL ...............1982-83
Mark Sibenaller, DT ...........2007-08
Dean Siegel, DE .................1984-85
James Sirmans, LB .............1993-94
Steve Skeen, RB .................2001-03
Eric Sledge, WR ................. 2007-09
Albert Smith, RB .............. 1984, 87
Anthony Smith, LB ................. 1983
Brandon Smith, DT ................. 2013
Dallis Smith, DB ................ 1983-86
Daveion Smith, DB ................. 2006
Dedric Smith, WR .............. 2005-06
Dennis Smith, DB .............. 1983-86
Dewayne Smith, DT ...........2001-02
Jerome Smith, DE ................... 1983
Larry Smith, WR ..................... 2000
Ryan Smith, LB ..................2009-12
Tavaris Smith, LB .............. 1995-96
Terry Smith, DB ................. 1994-96
Tracy Soles, RB .................1982-83
Dudley Spence, LB ......2006, 08-10
Antonio Speed, LB .......1995, 97-99
Caleb St. Louis, DT................. 2008
Chuck Stamey, OT .............1990-93
Gordon Steele, OL .......2006-08, 10
Darrell Stephens, WR ........ 2003-04
Josh Stephens, DT ..............2009-10
Jarmal Stevens, DB ............ 1994-97
Mitch Stewart, QB .............2002-05
Paul Streacker, C ................2004-05
Dan Strickland, DT ............1983-86
James Strickland, C ................. 1982
Mel Stripling, OT .................... 1982
Brett Sudduth, SS .................... 2010
Ryan Sulkowski, C .............1996-98
Roger Sullivan, OL ................. 1996
Jesse Sutton, LB .................1995-98
Ricky Sutton, DL .................... 1982
R.D. Swain, OG .................1983-86
Ricky Swales, DE ................... 1990
T
Greg Talley, DE ....................... 1992
Chad Tanner, RB ................ 1990-92
Lee Tarpley, RB .................2000-03
Darrell Tarver, DE .............. 1986-89
Brad Tate, LB .......................... 1992
Larry Tatum, C ........................ 1984
Felei Tauave, OG .................... 2013
Hunter Taylor, DL ................... 1997
John Taylor, TE .................. 1996-97
Travis Taylor, WR .............. 2004-07
Darrien Teals, WR .............. 1985-88
Michael Terry, RB .............. 2005-07
Derrick Tharpe, WR ...........2005-06
Edwin Thermidor, DT ............. 2012
Cody Thomas, LB .............. 2003-04
Freddie Thomas, LB .......... 1984-85
Jake Thomas, C .................. 2009-12
Raymond Thomas, WR 2003-04, 06
Austin Thompson, OT ............. 2013
Curtis Thompson, LB .............. 1983
Hugh Thompson, QB .............. 1982
Jay Thompson, OG ............ 1996-97
Tim Thompson, DE ............ 2002-04
Anthony Thornton, DL .......1990-91
Gary Thornton, DB ............ 1990-91
Bryant Thorpe, DT ............. 2007-08
Travis Tidwell, P ................2004-05
Allen Tillman, QB/WR ........... 2006
Terel Toomer, DL ...............2003-04
Jesus Torres, OG ................ 2009-10
Brad Trout, DB........1993-94, 96-97
Jason Troutman, OT ................ 2002
Tony Troutman, OG ........... 2000-01
Jessie Tuggle, LB ............... 1983-86
Mike Tuggle, OG .................... 1991
John Turley, DE ...................... 1984
Bubba Turner, OG ................... 2008
Darren Turner, DL ................... 1991
Marquis Turner, DB ...........2000-03
Sandy Turner, DB .............. 2001-02
Terry Turner, DL ................1995-98
U
Artie Ulmer, DL ...................... 1996
Shawn Utley, LB ..................... 1989
V
Arto Vartanian, DT .............1997-98
Jason Vaughan, QB ................. 1997
Max Vickers, FB ................1983-86
Reggie Vickers, WR ................ 2006
Cody Vining, LB ..................... 2008
Lawrence Virgil, TE ...........2010-13
W
Tyre Waiters, WR .................... 2013
Calvin Walker, WR ............ 1990-93
Fabian Walker, QB .................. 2004
Jake Walker, K ...................2012-13
Latray Walker, RB ..............2002-05
Marcus Walker, DL ............1989-92
Reggie Walker, RB .............1992-94
Jay Walls, DL .....................1983-85
Charles Walsh, OT .............1992-94
Geoff Walters, TE .............. 1984-85
Edwin Walton, DE ............. 2010-11
Marcellus Washington, DT 2003-04
Sharmaine Washington, LB .... 2013
Emmett Watkins, LB .......... 1984-87
Zim Watters, DL ...................... 1986
Sean Weathers, LB ............ 2007, 09
Will Weaver, DS ................. 2005-06
Arthur Webb, WR ................... 1984
Alex Webster, CB ............... 2009-11
Corey Weed, TE/DE ...........1995-96
Chris Wellborn, WR ...........2009-10
Dante Wells, OG ................ 2008-09
Kelly Wells, OT .................1988-90
Tony Wesley, RB .......... 2000-01, 03
Regional West, DE ............. 1992-93
Zach West, WR ....................... 2010
Javaris Weston, RB ............ 2002-04
Derwin Whatley, DB ............... 1986
Dominique Wheeler, CB .... 2010-13
Robert Wheeler, TE................. 1989
Billy White, RB....................... 1994
Brandon White, LB ............ 2011-12
David White, LB ..................... 1988
Doral White, De ................. 2012-13
Brett Whitmire, QB ............ 2010-11
Fabian Whylly, LB ............. 2005-08
Jon Wiley, LB ..................... 2011-12
Josh Wiley, SS ......................... 2009
Bill Wilhelm, TE ................ 1983-86
Barrett Wilkes, QB ............. 2002-06
Alec Williams, DE .................. 2009
Angelo Williams, WR .. 1992, 94-95
David Williams, TE................. 1982
Demeakey Williams, DB ... 1997-00
Deon Williams, RB ................. 2006
Eric Williams, DB .............. 2005-08
Fitzgerald Williams, DB .... 1985-86
Justin Williams, LB ............ 2011-13
Lamar Williams, DE ............... 1996
Michael Williams, RB ........ 1985-86
Mike Williams, RB ................. 1984
Mike Williams, OL ................. 2006
Michael Williams, LB ........ 1997-99
Randy Williams, C ............. 1988-89
Robert Williams, WR ......... 1991-94
Rod Williams, OT ................... 1982
Shay Williams, DL ............. 1992-94
T.J. Williams, WR ................... 2008
Wilbur Williams, RB .......... 1984-85
Winston Williams, WR ......1997-99
Zac Williams, K ................. 2006-08
Fred Williamson, LB ............... 2012
Dee Williford, LB ................... 2003
Drew Willis, TE .................2003-04
Britt Wilson, OT/DE .......... 2007-10
Mesh Wokomaty, OT .........2009-12
Hershel Wooten, DL ...........1985-86
Marcus Worlds, DL ................. 2006
Nekeyma Wright, WR ........2000-03
Stephen Wright, P ..............2006-07
Thomas Wright, FB ................. 2013
Tyrell Wright, DE .................... 2011
Y
Jesse Yancey, OT ................2012-13
Roshmel Young, WR ..........2012-13
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Andre Zellner, TE ..............2002-03
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BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
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GRAND VALLEY STATE 31, VALDOSTA STATE 24
BRALY STADIUM w FLORENCE, ALA.
DECEMBER 14, 2002
FLORENCE, Ala. - In a battle of unbeaten teams, Grand Valley State
stopped a Valdosta State comeback bid with a touchdown with only 64
seconds remaining to defeat the Blazers 31-24 in the NCAA Division II
National Championship game in Braly Stadium.
The Lakers jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the rst half while passing for
190 yards in the half. After forcing a pair of punts on GVSU’s rst two
possessions, Valdosta State got on the board rst after marching 89 yards
on eight plays. The Blazers took over the ball on their own two yard line,
but quickly got out of the shadow of the goal posts as Aaron Jenkins broke
a 41-yard run on second down. Two plays later Bama Adams hit Tyrone
Jordan for 42 yards, but the drive would stall, leading to a Will Rhody 26-
yard eld goal.
Grand Valley State quickly answered as it took over on its own 42 be-
fore getting a 49-yard pass completion on rst down. A play later, Reggie
Spearmon found the end zone for a 7-3 Laker lead.
GVSU again went to the air for its next score as it picked up 54 yards
for a touchdown on a third-and-10 play and added a 38-yard eld goal on
its rst drive of the second quarter to go up 17-3. VSU responded with a 27-
yard eld goal from Rhody 34 seconds before the half to establish a 17-6
Laker lead at the break.
Grand Valley State made it 24-6, on a 67-yard completion, on its rst
drive of the third quarter before Valdosta State began its comeback bid.
Jenkins scored from seven yards out to cut the decit to just 11 points with
3:51 remaining in the third quarter before Rhody added his third eld goal
of the game, a 43-yard try, with 3:30 to go in the game.
The ensuing kickoff was elded at the GVSU six yard line, but the
Blazer coverage squad dropped kick returner Brent Lesniak for a three
yard loss to pin the Lakers deep in their own territory. After an incomplete
pass, Grand Valley State quarterback Curt Anes fumbled the ball in the end
zone and VSU defensive end Tim Thompson fell on the loose ball for a
touchdown. Blazer quarterback Buster Faulkner promptly found C.J. Lof-
ton alone in the end zone for a two-point conversion, knotting the game at
24-24 with 3:09 remaining in the contest.
However, the Lakers would recover as they returned the ensuing kickoff
30 yards before handing the ball to Anes. The Laker quarterback promptly
completed ve-of-six passes, all to David Kircus, for 62 yards while Spear-
mon picked up six more on the ground. The winning score came with 64
seconds remaining in the contest as Anes and Kircus, who established a
title game record with 270 yards receiving, hooked up from 10 yards out
while the GVSU defense sealed the victory with an interception on the
ensuing drive.
Individual Statistical Leaders
Rushing: VSU - Jenkins 20-99/1td; Tarpley 1-1. GVSU - Lesniak 8-56;
Spearmon 14-29/1td.
Passing: VSU - Faulkner 41-26-3, 139yds. GVSU - Anes 36-23-1,
361yds/3td.
Receiving: VSU - Mosley 9-47; Lofton 5-35; Jordan 4-57. GVSU - Kircus
11-270/3td; Banks 9-66.
Defense: VSU - Brown 10tckls/1ff; Aganga-Williams 9tckls/2t/1pd;
Burkes 7tckls/1t/1pd. GVSU - Estes 12tckls/6t/2.5sacks; Marshall
12tckls/6t/1pd/1sack; Williams 8tckls/2t/1pd/1sack.
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Valdosta State 3 3 7 11 24
Grand Valley State 14 3 7 7 31
VSU Team Stats GVSU
14 First Downs 17
35 Rushing Attempts 30
65 Net Rushing Yards 65
27-42 Comp. - Att. 23-36
181 Passing Yards 361
77-246 Total Plays - Yards 66-426
3-15 Sacks By - Yards 6-42
1-36 Interceptions - Yards 3-8
3-0 Fumbles - Lost 2-2
1-10 Penalties - Yards 6-39
7-35.3 Punts - Average Yards 4-41.8
5-of-20 Third Down Conversions 6-of-14
32:35 Time of Possession 27:25
The Road to Florence
Second Round - Valdosta State 24, Catawba 7
Valdosta State tallied 494 yards of total offense as the Blazers topped
Catawba 24-7 in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... VSU tallied 343 yards
through the air as Buster Faulkner completed 25-of-38 passes, while also
picking up 151 on the ground ... The Blazers built a 21-0 halftime lead as it
put together scoring drives of 67, 85 and 74 yards in the rst half ... A eld
goal in the third quarter pushed the lead to 24-0 before Catawba, which
nished with just 258 total yards, got a touchdown pass in the third.
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Valdosta State scored with just 1:14 remaining in the contest to defeat
Carson-Newman 31-28, earning its rst ever trip to the National Seminals
... Valdosta State got two rst half touchdowns to overcome a touchdown and
two eld goals, including one with no time remaining in the rst half, to grab
a 14-13 lead at the intermission ... Ten more points pushed the Blazer lead to
24-13 through three quarters, before CN stormed back with 15 fourth quarter
points ... The Eagles scored two minutes into the fourth, adding a two-point
conversion on the play, and again six minutes later to take the lead ... VSU
proceeded to travel 80 yards on 13 plays for the winning score.
Seminals-ValdostaState21,TexasA&M-Kingsville12
In a defensive battle, Valdosta State topped Texas A&M-Kingsville 21-
12 to advance to the school’s rst national title game ... TAMUK was lim-
ited to just 192 yards of total offense in the contest, 71 of which came on
its nal drive that culminated in the Javelinas only touchdown of the day
... Meanwhile, VSU tallied 211 yards of total offense, but got a touchdown
from its special teams unit on a blocked punt and saw its defense return an
interception to the Texas A&M-Kingsville 10, setting up another score ...
The Blazer defense tallied nine sacks in the contest.
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VALDOSTA STATE 36, PITTSBURG STATE 31
BRALY STADIUM w FLORENCE, ALA.
DECEMBER 11, 2004
FLORENCE, Ala. - Valdosta State used a ground control offense and
an opportunistic defense to defeat Pittsburg State 36-31 in Braly Stadium to
earn the school’s rst NCAA Division II Football National Championship.
The Gorillas jumped on the scoreboard quickly as they intercepted a pass
and returned it 32 yards for a score just 56 seconds into the contest. PSU pushed
its lead to 14-0 seven minutes later as it scored on a Jermaine Carpenter 10-yard
reception.
VSU used a turnover of its own to tally its rst points of the game as Ter-
rence Bell intercepted a pass and returned it to the Pittsburg State 19 yard line.
Four plays later, Fabian Walker hooked up with Zach Parker for a one-yard
scoring strike.
After a Gorilla eld goal, Walker capped off a 9-play, 69-yard drive
with a four-yard run to move the Blazers to within three points. The Valdos-
ta State defense again made its presence felt as Tim Thompson sacked PSU
quarterback Neal Philpot, who fumbled the ball on the play. Thompson
recovered the fumble at the VSU 45 yard line with 47 seconds remaining,
giving the Blazers time to march to the PSU seven yard line. Will Rhody
tied the game with a 27-yard eld goal just three seconds before intermis-
sion.
A safety less than two minutes into the second half gave Valdosta State
its rst lead of the game before the Blazers extended their advantage to
26-17 on its next drive. VSU marched 72 yards on seven plays on the pos-
session, capping it off with a 23-yard run by Tyran Robinson.
Pittsburg State responded with an 11-play, 80 yard drive on its ensuing
possession to close to within two points only to have Valdosta State again
nd the end zone as it took over possession of the ball after the kickoff.
Walker proceeded to complete two passes for 13 yards while rushing twice
for 22 yards on the drive, which ended with a seven-yard completion to
Raymond Thomas with 14:15 remaining in the contest.
The Black Swarm defense forced its third turnover of the contest on the
ensuing drive, leading to VSU’s nal points of the game. On the rst play
from scrimmage, Terel Toomer forced a fumble that was recovered by the
Blazers’ Scott Foss at the PSU 31. The Blazers closed to the Gorilla eight
yard line before kicking a 28-yard eld goal to build its largest lead at 36-
24.
Pittsburg State closed to within ve points on a Neal Philpot one-yard
touchdown with 7:27 to go, but VSU answered with a drive that took 5:36 off
the clock. After a punt, Bell registered his second interception of the day, seal-
ing the victory for the Blazers, which held the Gorillas to 250 offensive yards
under their season average.
Individual Statistical Leaders
Rushing: VSU - Brown 13-72; Robinson 11-68/1td; Walker 11-55/1td.
PSU - Philpot 20-117/1td; Race 8-39.
Passing: VSU - Walker 19-27-1, 165yds/2td. PSU - Majors 11-14-1,
148yds.
Receiving: VSU - Dalton 4-48; Robinson 4-22; Parker 2-12/1td. PSU -
Austin 8-119; Carpenter 4-38/1td; Ward 2-31.
Defense: VSU - Foss 11tckls/1fr/1pd; Fortson 9tckls/1t; Toomer
8tckls/2t/1ff. PSU - Miller 12tckls/1ff/1fr; Lattimer 10tckls/1t/1pd; Del-
lasega 6tckls.
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Valdosta State 0 17 9 10 36
Pittsburg State 14 3 7 7 31
VSU Team Stats PSU
21 First Downs 22
37 Rushing Attempts 40
201 Net Rushing Yards 163
19-27 Comp. - Att. 16-25
165 Passing Yards 208
64-366 Total Plays - Yards 65-371
3-20 Sacks By - Yards 0-0
2-65 Interceptions - Yards 1-32
3-1 Fumbles - Lost 4-2
3-43 Penalties - Yards 5-37
4-33.5 Punts - Average Yards 2-33.0
2-of-8 Third Down Conversions 4-of-9
31:09 Time of Possession 28:51
The Road to Florence
Second Round - Valdosta State 38, Carson-Newman 12
Valdosta State shut down the nation’s second-ranked offense as the
Blazers topped Carson-Newman 38-12 in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... The
Eagles managed 364 total yards in the contest, but also turned the ball over
four times ... The Blazers jumped to a 17-0 halftime lead before CN scored
on an 86-yard third quarter punt return ... The only Eagle offensive score
came on a touchdown with 51 seconds remaining ... The VSU special teams
unit blocked both Carson-Newman extra point attempts in the game.
Quarternals-ValdostaState38,AlbanyState24
In a tale of two halves, Valdosta State overcame a 24-0 halftime decit to
defeat Albany State 38-24 ... The Golden Rams rolled up 270 offensive yards
in the rst half while limiting VSU to 106 ... The second half saw the Blazers
tally 258 yards of offense while holding ASU to 76 ... After forcing a punt
on the rst Albany State possession of the second half, Valdosta State scored
less than three minutes into the frame on a Tyran Robinson 22-yard run ...
Robinson scored again six minutes later while Vincent Brown also scored
two second half touchdowns for the Blazers ... The victory avenged Valdosta
State’s only loss of the season as Albany State claimed a 24-22 victory in the
season opener.
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Valdosta State never trailed as it jumped to a 31-7 halftime lead en route
to a 45-21 victory over visiting West Chester ... VSU scored on ve of six
rst half possessions ... The Blazers scored two rst half touchdowns on
the ground while getting two more through the air ... The Golden Rams
scored two third quarter touchdowns to close to within 31-21, only to have
Valdosta State respond with two fourth quarter scores ... The VSU offense
tallied 476 yards in the game, as opposed to 316 for WCU, while the de-
fense forced four turnovers in the contest.
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VALDOSTA STATE 25, NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE 20
BRALY STADIUM w FLORENCE, ALA.
DECEMBER 15, 2007
FLORENCE, Ala. - The “Cardiac Kids” pulled off their fourth straight
second half come-from-behind victory as Valdosta State defeated Northwest
Missouri State 25-20 in Braly Stadium for the school’s second NCAA Division
II National Championship.
The Blazers scored the winning touchdown with just 22 seconds re-
maining in the contest when Michael Terry plunged in from one yard out
to cap off an eight-play, 37-yard drive. VSU took over in Bearcat territory
after an NWMS punt traveled just 26 yards before being downed. Valdo-
sta State quarterback Willie Copeland promptly completed three straight
passes for 19 yards and, after a ve-yard gain on the ground by Rashawn
Robinson, connected with Scott Palmer for an eight-yard pick-up to the
Northwest Missouri State ve yard line. Terry took over from there, pick-
ing up four yards to establish a rst-and-goal situation before being stopped
for no gain on the next play. The Bearcats again appeared to stop Terry on
second-and-goal, but the junior bounced out of the middle of the pile and
slanted left to cross the goal line.
The Bearcats used a pair of second quarter touchdowns, the rst on an
interception return and the second coming just 21 seconds before the half,
to build a 14-3 advantage heading into the intermission.
Clay Callaway caught a seven-yard pass from Copeland in the third
quarter to cut the decit to 14-10 while Zach Parker and Ronnye Nelson
hooked up for a 14-yard scoring strike in the fourth to briey give VSU the
lead.
However, NWMS responded by returning the ensuing kick-off 34 yards
and scored three plays later on a Xavier Omon two-yard dive to regain the
advantage. The extra point attempt was blocked and scooped up by Valdosta
State’s Roger King, who returned the ball 86 yards for a two-point defensive
point-after-attempt.
The Blazers sealed the victory on the rst play from scrimmage fol-
lowing the Terry touchdown as Bearcat quarterback Joel Osborn was hit as
he released a pass. The uttering ball was intercepted by Blazer William
Montford, allowing Copeland to take a knee to end the contest.
The VSU defense held Northwest Missouri State to just 235 total yards
in the contest, including just 87 on the ground. Omon, who was averaging
236 yards a game in his three previous play-off contests, was limited to just
63 yards, on 27 carries, in the game.
Meanwhile, Valdosta State tallied 305 yards in the contest, including
271 through the air. Blazer star wideout Cedric Jones caught 10 passes for
95 yards while Calloway nished the contest with ve receptions and 61
yards.
Individual Statistical Leaders
Rushing: VSU - Terry 12-36/1td; Nelson 4-12; R. Robinson 2-9. NWMS
- Omon 27-63/1td; Wright 2-15; Osborn 2-9.
Passing: VSU - Copeland 29-44-1, 257yds/1td. NWMS - Osborn 18-28-2,
148yds/1td.
Receiving: VSU - Jones 10-95; Nelson 6-40; Callaway 5-61/1td. NWMS
- Peterson 5-57/1td; Omon 4-6; Wright 3-21.
Defense: VSU - Cullen 9tckls/1t/1pd; Montford 7tckls/1t/1int; Daniels
7tckls/1pd. NWMS - Robertson 15tckls/1sack/1t; Erspamer 12 tckls.
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northwest Missouri State 0 14 0 6 20
Valdosta State 3 0 7 15 25
NWMS Team Stats VSU
12 First Downs 19
31 Rushing Attempts 24
87 Net Rushing Yards 34
18-28 Comp. - Att. 30-45
148 Passing Yards 271
59-235 Total Plays - Yards 69-305
4-29 Sacks By - Yards 0-0
1-31 Interceptions - Yards 2-9
1-0 Fumbles - Lost 1-0
8-63 Penalties - Yards 7-65
7-41.1 Punts - Average Yards 7-36.0
5-of-16 Third Down Conversions 4-of-13
30:38 Time of Possession 29:22
The Road to Florence
Second Round - Valdosta State 55, Catawba 29
After receiving a rst round bye, Valdosta State scored 35 unanswered
points in the second half to defeat Catawba 55-29 in the second round of the
NCAA playoffs ... The Blazer trailed 16-13 at the half, but scored less than
four minutes into the second half to take the lead ... Michael Terry led the
second half charge with two touchdowns and 108 of his 139 rushing yards.
Quarternals-ValdostaState37,NorthAlabama23
VSU used a pair of fourth quarter punt returns for touchdowns to come
from behind in defeating North Alabama 37-23 ... Sherard Reynolds evened
the game at 23-23 less than four minutes into the nal quarter as he elded a
punt and returned it 65 yards for a touchdown ... The Blazer defense held the
Lions on their next drive, setting up another punt, which Roger King returned
a VSU school record 80 yards for a 30-23 advantage ... VSU scored its third
touchdown in less than three minutes after recovering a fumble on the UNA
three yard line ... Ronnye Nelson returned a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown
on its rst possession and VSU set a NCAA Division II playoff record with
183 yards on punt returns.
Seminals-ValdostaState28,California(Pa.)24
Valdosta State trailed by as much as 14 points in the second half before
grabbing the lead with just over three minutes remaining to defeat Califor-
nia (Pa.) 28-24 ... The Vulcans scored 21 straight points in the second and
third quarters to take a 21-7 lead, only to have VSU tie the game with a pair
of touchdowns ... A eld goal regained the lead for California, but Zach
Parker made a diving, one-handed grab on a Willie Copeland pass in the
end zone to put VSU back in front with 3:13 remaining ... His catch was
named the Play of the Day on ESPN’s SportsCenter later that night ... Cal
marched the length of the eld only to have Maurice Leggett intercept a
pass in the end zone with 57 seconds to go to seal the win.
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VALDOSTA STATE 35, WINSTON-SALEM STATE 7
BRALY STADIUM w FLORENCE, ALA.
DECEMBER 15, 2012
FLORENCE, Ala. - Valdosta State used a dominating defensive per-
formance to claim its third national championship as the Blazers upended
previously unbeaten Winston-Salem State 35-7 in Braly Stadium.
The Blazers set the tone from the opening seconds of the game as Matt
Pierce elded the kickoff and returned it 96 yards for a touchdown. After a
turnover on downs by the Rams, VSU marched 63 yards on eight plays to
score when Cedric O’Neal burst through the line and ran 24 yards for the
rst of three rushing touchdowns by VSU on the day.
Cayden Cochran added a one-yard run to nish off a 13-play, 72-yard
drive in the second quarter as Valdosta State built a 21-0 halftime lead. The
shutout marked the rst time in the 2012 season that WSSU had not scored
in a half. The VSU defense allowed 249 yards of offense in the rst half,
but also came up with wo turnovers and sacked Ram quarterback Kameron
Smith three times to thwart any scoring opportunity.
Winston-Salem State got on the board on its second drive of the third
quarter as it marched 80 yards on eight plays. VSU almost stopped the scor-
ing drive as Dominique Wheeler, who ended the previous Ram possession
with an interception, just missed coming up with his second picked-off pass
of the half. Five plays later, Smith hooked up with Jameze Massey from 29
yards out to close WSSU to within 14 points.
The Rams threatened to close to within a touchdown on their ensu-
ing drive as they marched to the VSU 1, however, Jeremy Grable stripped
Smith of the ball on a quarterback keeper and VSU recovered to perserve
its lead.
The turnover spurred VSU’s longest scoring drive of the year as the
Blazers took the ball and moved it 80 yards on 17 plays while taking 7:30
off of the clock. The VSU running game picked up 50 yards on the drive
while Cochran found Quin Roberson from 17 yards out for the eventual
score that pushed the VSU lead to 28-7.
A muffed punt led to a Cochran 1-yard touchdown run to close out the
scoring with 3:32 to go in the game.
Overall, the Valdosta State defense came up with six turnovers, three
interceptions and three fumble recoveries, in the game and recorded ve
sacks, including two by Tyler Josey. The Blazer offense tallied 316 total
yards, 140 of which came on the ground from O’Neal. VSU totaled 207
rushing yards in the game, the most surrendered by Winston-Salem State
on the season.
The victory capped off a run of 10 straight wins for Valdosta State.
Individual Statistical Leaders
Rushing: VSU - O’Neal 24-140/td; Scott 11-38; Cochran 8-14/2td. WSSU
- Lewis 16-58; Sherman 4-28; Smith 12-17.
Passing: VSU - Cochran 18-26-0, 109yds/td. WSSU - Smith 16-37-2,
269yds/td.
Receiving: VSU - Roberson 6-38/td; Lewis 6-24; O’Neal 2-24. WSSU -
Massey 9-168/td; Butler 4-69; Brantley 2-42.
Defense: VSU - Pope 10tckls/1t/1fr; Pierce 5tckls/2pbu; Josey
5tckls/4t/2sacks. WSSU - Owens 12tckls/1t/1sack/1pbu; Fields
10tckls/1t/1sack; Rowe 8tckls/2pbu.
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Valdosta State 14 7 0 14 35
Winston-Salem State 0 0 7 0 7
VSU Team Stats WSSU
18 First Downs 24
47 Rushing Attempts 33
207 Net Rushing Yards 102
18-27 Comp. - Att. 19-42
109 Passing Yards 310
74-316 Total Plays - Yards 75-412
5-19 Sacks By - Yards 2-2
3-5 Interceptions - Yards 0-0
1-0 Fumbles - Lost 4-3
12-111 Penalties - Yards 5-15
6-37.0 Punts - Average Yards 2-26.0
9-of-17 Third Down Conversions 4-of-13
35:54 Time of Possession 24:06
The Road to Florence
Second Round - Valdosta State 49, West Alabama 21
Valdosta State exacted revenge for one of its two regular season losses
as the Blazers defeated West Alabama 49-21 ... The Tigers jumped out to an
early lead as they scored two touchdowns in the rst 6:19 of play ... VSU
evened the game with two second quarter touchdowns, only to have UWA
score its third touchdown right before the half for a 21-14 halftime edge ...
The Blazers dominated the remainder of the game, with Austin Scott and
Cedric O’Neal combining for ve touchdowns while limiting West Ala-
bama to just 61 yards of total offense in the second half.
Quarternals-ValdostaState48,Carson-Newman26
Valdosta State tallied 525 yards of total offense to defeat Carson-New-
man 48-26 ... The two teams traded scores in the rst half, with Carson-
Newman scoring the nal 10 points of the frame for a 20-14 halftime lead ...
The Tigers opened the second half by wrapping a pair of eld goals around
a Seantavious Jones touchdown for VSU, but did not crack the scoreboard
again while Valdosta State got four more touchdowns ... The Blazers passed
for 246 yards and rushed for 279 more ... Meanwhile, after tallying 338 yards
of offense in the rst 37 minutes, CNU got just 58 over the remaining 23
minutes of action.
Seminals-ValdostaState35,MinnesotaState-Mankato19
In a game of one of the nation’s top offenses versus one of the nation’s
top defenses, Valdosta State tallied 498 yards of offense to defeat Min-
nesota State-Mankato 35-19 ... The total yardage marked the most surren-
dered by MSU all season as the Mavericks entered the game ranked third
nationally as it allowed 267.7 yards a game ... Minnesota State-Mankato
jumped out to an early 10-0 lead only to have VSU respond with 21 straight
points ... After MSU’s second eld goal of the game, the Blazers added a
touchdown run by Cayden Cochran to seal the victory.
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1994-NationalQuarternalist
First Round - Valdosta State 14, Albany State 7
In the rst play-off game in school history, Valdosta State used a strong
defensive showing to defeat Albany State 14-7 in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ...
The Blazers jumped out to a 14-0 rst half lead, going to the air to score a pair
of touchdowns ... Chris Hatcher completed seven-of-11 passes for 75 yards
on the rst scoring drive, ending the possession with a 15-yard completion to
Robert Williams for the score ... Williams and Hatcher again hooked up for
the second score as the duo connected for an 81-yard touchdown reception in
the second quarter ... Albany State responded with an 80-yard Edward Hobbs
touchdown run in the third quarter to close out the scoring.
Quarternals-NorthAlabama27,ValdostaState24(2ot)
Valdosta State’s comeback bid was not enough as North Alabama de-
feated the Blazers 27-24 in two overtimes at Braly Stadium ... The Lions
got a pair of Cody Gross touchdown runs in the rst half while holding
VSU to a Vernon Loree eld goal to build a 14-3 halftime lead ... A Jamie
Stoddard eld goal in the third quarter pushed the UNA lead to 17-3 before
Valdosta State began its comeback bid ... Chris Hatcher threw three touch-
downs passes, two coming in the fourth quarter and one in the rst over
time period ... Robert Williams caught two of the scores for the Blazers ... A
40-yard VSU eld goal attempt was blocked in the second overtime while
Stoddard kicked an 18-yard eld goal for the Lions.
1996-NationalQuarternalist
First Round - Valdosta State 38, Albany State 28
Valdosta State overcame a 21-16 halftime decit to defeat Albany State
38-28 in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... VSU’s Sean Pender returned the
opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown and the Blazers later added a
Lance Funderburke-to-Rodney Brown 15-yard touchdown pass to jump
out 14-0 in the rst ... However, the Golden Rams scored 21 second quarter
points, including scoring passes of 51 and 63 yards, while surrendering just
a safety to Valdosta State ... Funderburke and Nikko Cooper hooked up for
a 10-yard scoring toss in the third, which was capped off by a two-point
conversion, while Carlos Brown scored on a six-yard run for the Blazers
in the fourth ... After an ASU 44-yard touchdown pass cut the VSU lead to
30-28, Brown again scored to seal the victory.
Quarternals-Carson-Newman24,ValdostaState19
Carson-Newman jumped out to a 17-7 halftime lead before holding on for a
24-19 victory over Valdosta State at Burke-Tarr Stadium ... VSU threatened on its
rst possession, but had a pass intercepted and returned 94 yards for a touchdown
... Wayne Morton later added a 41-yard touchdown run for CN and a two-point
conversion before Carlos Brown got the Blazers on the board with a three-yard
touchdown run ... Carson-Newman added a eld goal right before the end of the
half while Brown added a two-yard scoring run in the third for VSU ... A missed
extra point and a Tyrone Westmoreland one-yard run for the Eagles in the fourth
gave CN a 24-13 lead ... Lance Funderburke found Rodney Brown from 36 yards
out for the nal points with 1:38 to go.
2000 - NCAA First Round
First Round - Delta State 45, Valdosta State 12
After a pair of losing seasons, Valdosta State returned to the NCAA Divi-
sion II playoffs, but fell 45-12 to Gulf South Conference foe Delta State at
Parker Field ... The Statesmen never trailed in the contest as they scored 14 rst
quarter points and jumped out to a 21-6 halftime lead ... VSU’s only points of
the rst half came on a Dusty Bonner-to-C.J. Lofton pass with 2:13 remaining
in the second quarter ... DSU added two more touchdowns in the third quar
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ter, both coming on Rico McDonald carries, before the Blazers got their nal
touchdown with 7:29 to go on a Mike Christopher two-yard run ... McDonald
added his fourth touchdown of the game just 17 seconds later while Delta State
later added a 71-yard scoring jaunt by Trevan Dixon.
2001-NationalQuarternalist
First Round - Valdosta State 40, Fort Valley State 24
Valdosta State scored 19 rst quarter points en route to a 40-24 victory
over Fort Valley State in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... Carlos Johnson got
the Blazers on the board as he hauled in a 23-yard pass from Dusty Bonner
before a botched snap on a punt attempt led to a safety for VSU ... Reid
Bethea added a 30-yard eld goal and Bonner and C.J. Lofton hooked up
for a nine-yard scoring strike ... Fort Valley State responded with 11 sec-
ond quarter points, only to have VSU add two third quarter touchdowns
... Bonner found Reggie Mosley for a 34-yard touchdown pass less than
three minutes into the third and, after a score by the Wildcats, again found
Johnson to push the VSU advantage to 33-18 ... Mosley added his second
scoring catch of the day in the fourth quarter.
Quarternals-Catawba37,ValdostaState34(ot)
Catawba scored 14 rst quarter points and sent the game into overtime
with a touchdown with just eight seconds remaining in regulation in defeat-
ing Valdosta State 37-34 in overtime at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... VSU’s
only points of the rst quarter came on a safety after a mishandled snap on
a punt ... The Indians got a pair of touchdowns over a 60-second span of
the remainder of the quarter before the Blazers tacked on 17 more points
in the second quarter ... Dusty Bonner hooked up with Reggie Mosley and
Abram Booty for a pair of scoring strikes in the frame while Reid Bethea
added a 36-yard eld goal for a 19-14 Valdosta State lead at the half ... The
two squads exchanged touchdowns in the third quarter and CC took a 27-26
lead on a Rodney Wallace 46-yard run in the fourth ... VSU responded with
a 13-yard Bonner-to-Michael Greer touchdown pass and added a two-point
conversion with 3:40 remaining ... Tony Hawkins scored from four yards
out to force the extra period ... VSU was forced into a four-and-out before
Matt Gross kicked a 35-yard eld goal to seal the victory for Catawba.
2003 - NCAA First Round
First Round - Carson-Newman 35, Valdosta State 29
Carson-Newman raced out to a 22-7 rst quarter lead and then with-
stood a Valdosta State comeback bid to defeat the Blazers 35-29 in Ba-
zemore-Hyder Stadium ... The Eagles opened the scoring with a 67-yard
pass completion and added a two-point conversion on the play, before also
scoring on a one-yard Shane Kelley scoring run ... Tyran Robinson returned
the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a Blazer touchdown only to have CN re-
spond by returning the kickoff 76 yards ... The Eagle lead grew to 25-7 on a
eld goal midway through the second while Barrett Wilkes found Nekemya
Wright from nine yards out to cut the VSU decit to 25-14 at the half ...
Valdosta State moved to within three on a Wilkes touchdown run and two-
point conversion pass to Andre Zellner in the third, but Carson-Newman
added 10 points in the fourth quarter ... Zellner’s 28-yard scoring strike
from Wilkes with 5:01 to go closed out the scoring.
2005 - NCAA First Round
First Round - North Alabama 40, Valdosta State 13
An injury-depleted Valdosta State squad proved to be no match for Gulf
South Conference foe North Alabama as the Lions defeated the Blazers
40-13 in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... After a UNA fumble on the opening
kickoff, Vincent Brown got VSU on the board rst with a two-yard touch-
down run just 78 seconds into the contest ... The Lions responded with 10
rst quarter points and added two more touchdowns before the halftime
intermission ... Valdosta State got its nal points of the game on a 30-yard
eld goal from Green in the third while North Alabama scored 17 fourth
quarter points.
2008 - NCAA Second Round
First Round - Valdosta State 24, Carson-Newman 20
Valdosta State scored 17 second half points to defeat Carson-Newman 24-
20 at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... The Eagles raced to a 14-0 lead on a pair
of Buck Wakeeld touchdowns before T.J. Williams got VSU to with-in 14-7
at the half on a 71-yard catch ... Tucker Pruitt gave the Blazers the lead with a
touchdown run and two-point conversion in the third, only to have Wakeeld
again put CN back in front with a touchdown run ... Ronnye Nelson scored the
winning touchdown with 13:08 to go while Devin Sabina added a eld goal for
Valdosta State with 5:12 remaining.
Second Round - North Alabama 37, Valdosta State 10
North Alabama raced to a 37-3 lead in defeating Valdosta State 37-10 at
Braly Stadium ... The Lions got two rst half touchdowns from Mike McLen
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VS. RANKED TEAMS
Overall: 56-56-2 (114 games)
Home: 29-23-1; Away: 23-31-1; Neutral: 4-2
Date W/L Game Site
10/30/82 L #7 North Alabama 53, Valdosta State 7 VALDOSTA
10/29/83 L #4 North Alabama 27, Valdosta State 0 Florence, Ala.
10/06/84 L #2 Troy State 27, Valdosta State 12 Dothan, Ala.
11/09/85 L #11 Mississippi College 28, Valdosta State 7 Clinton, Miss.
11/23/85 L #4 North Alabama 45, Valdosta State 0 Florence, Ala.
10/11/86 L #11 Troy State 45, Valdosta State 10 Troy, Ala.
11/08/86 W #17 Valdosta State 21, #15 Miss. College 10 VALDOSTA
10/03/87 W
#7 Valdosta St. 27, #10 Jacksonville St. 10
Jacksonville, Ala.
10/10/87 L #18 Troy State 44, #7 Valdosta State 7 VALDOSTA
10/01/88 W Valdosta State 21, #8 Troy State 16 Troy, Ala.
10/22/88 W Valdosta State 48, #10 Central Florida 19 VALDOSTA
10/29/88 L #10 Mississippi College 31, Valdosta State 21 VALDOSTA
09/23/89 L #3 Jacksonville St. 17, Valdosta State 15 Jacksonville, Ala.
10/28/89 L #13 Mississippi College 32, Valdosta State 3 Clinton, Miss.
11/10/90 L #15 North Alabama 26, Valdosta State 10 VALDOSTA
09/28/91 L #3 Jacksonville St. 24, Valdosta State 3 Jacksonville, Ala.
11/02/91 T Valdosta State 10, #3 Miss. College 10 Clinton, Miss.
09/26/92 L #3 Jacksonville St. 20, Valdosta State 6 Jacksonville, Ala.
11/14/92 T #20 Valdosta State 24, #16 North Ala. 24 VALDOSTA
09/18/93 W #10 Valdosta St. 49, #17 Fort Valley St. 24 Fort Valley, Ga.
11/06/93 L #1 North Alabama 31, #18 Valdosta State 21 VALDOSTA
10/15/94 W #3 Valdosta State 49, #15 West Georgia 33 VALDOSTA
11/05/94 L #1 North Alabama 38, #2 Valdosta State 21 Florence, Ala.
11/19/94 W #6 Valdosta State 14, #11 Albany State 7 VALDOSTA
11/26/94 L #1 North Alabama 27, #6 Valdosta State 24 Florence, Ala.
09/09/95 L #10 North Dakota St. 19, #14 Valdosta St. 14 Fargo, N.D.
09/30/95 L #15 Central Arkansas 30, Valdosta State 24 Conway, Ark.
10/28/95 L #1 North Alabama 26, Valdosta State 9 Florence, Ala.
11/11/95 L #17 West Georgia 44, Valdosta State 6 Carrollton, Ga.
11/16/96 L #12 West Georgia 42, #5 Valdosta State 21 VALDOSTA
11/23/96 W #5 Valdosta State 38, #14 Albany State 28 VALDOSTA
11/30/96 L
#6 Carson-Newman 24, #5 VSU 19
Jefferson City, Tenn.
09/06/97 L #2 Carson-Newman 28, Valdosta State 7 VALDOSTA
11/15/97 L #16 West Georgia 35, Valdosta State 21 Carrollton, Ga.
08/29/98 W Valdosta State 20, #8 Albany State 10 Albany, Ga.
10/17/98 L #15 Southern Ark. 40, Valdosta State 13 Magnolia, Ark.
11/14/98 L #18 West Georgia 26, Valdosta State 13 Carrollton, Ga.
08/28/99 W Valdosta State 18, #7 Albany State 6 VALDOSTA
10/16/99 L #12 Southern Arkansas 28, Valdosta State 14 VALDOSTA
09/02/00 W Valdosta State 46, #12 Fort Valley State 0 VALDOSTA
09/16/00 W #21 Valdosta State 30, #9 Southern Ark. 29 Magnolia, Ark.
10/07/00 L #15 Delta State 45, #9 Valdosta State 35 VALDOSTA
11/11/00 W #7 Valdosta State 45, #4 West Georgia 35 Carrollton, Ga.
11/18/00 L #11 Delta State 45, #6 Valdosta State 12 Cleveland, Miss.
09/22/01 W #4 Valdosta State 42, #21 Central Ark. 34 Conway, Ark.
10/06/01 W #4 Valdosta State 70, #1 Delta State 12 Cleveland, Miss.
11/10/01 W #1 Valdosta State 31, #18 West Georgia 6 VALDOSTA
11/17/01 W #1 Valdosta State 40, #21 Fort Valley State 24 VALDOSTA
11/24/01 L #7 Catawba 37, #1 Valdosta State 34 VALDOSTA
09/07/02 W #3 Valdosta State 32, #21 Fort Valley State 6 VALDOSTA
10/19/02 W #2 Valdosta State 35, #14 Central Ark. 11 Conway, Ark.
11/23/02 W #2 Valdosta State 24, #16 Catawba 7 VALDOSTA
11/30/02 W #2 Valdosta State 31, #3 Carson-Newman 28 VALDOSTA
12/07/02 W #2 VSU 21, #18 Texas A&M-Kingsville 12 VALDOSTA
12/14/02 L #1 Grand Valley St. 31, #2 Valdosta State 24 Florence, Ala.
09/27/03 W #2 Valdosta State 41, #9 Southern Ark. 17 Magnolia, Ark.
11/01/03 L #3 North Alabama 17, #1 Valdosta State 10 VALDOSTA
11/22/03 L #8 Carson-Newman 35, #5 Valdosta State 29 VALDOSTA
09/04/04 L #23 Albany State, #3 Valdosta State 22 Albany, Ga.
09/25/04 W #12 Valdosta State 22, #19 Central Ark. 12 Conway, Ark.
10/02/04 W #12 Valdosta State 51, #11 Delta State 48 VALDOSTA
10/23/04 W #5 Valdosta State 24, #23 North Alabama 20 Florence, Ala.
11/20/04 W #3 Valdosta State 38, #13 Carson-Newman 12 VALDOSTA
11/27/04 W #3 Valdosta State 38, #2 Albany State 24 Albany, Ga.
12/04/04 W #3 Valdosta State 45, #23 West Chester 21 VALDOSTA
12/11/04 W #3 Valdosta State 36, #1 Pittsburg State 31 Florence, Ala.
09/03/05 W #1 Valdosta State 24, #10 Albany State 9 VALDOSTA
10/01/05 W #5 Valdosta State 24, #24 Delta State 23 Cleveland, Miss.
10/20/05 W #3 Valdosta State 26, #14 North Alabama 23 VALDOSTA
11/12/05 L #13 North Alabama 40, #9 Valdosta Staet 13 VALDOSTA
09/02/06 W #6 Valdosta State 20, #9 Albany State 16 Albany, Ga.
09/23/06 W #5 Valdosta State 51, #25 Arkansas Tech 14 VALDOSTA
10/12/06 L #16 Delta State 35, #5 Valdosta State 28 Cleveland, Miss.
10/28/06 L #3 North Ala. 31, #12 Valdosta State 24 (ot) Florence, Ala.
09/01/07 W #6 Valdosta State 41, #21 Albany State 3 VALDOSTA
10/11/07 L #8 Delta State 35, #5 Valdosta State 31 VALDOSTA
10/27/07 W #11 Valdosta State 27, #2 North Alabama 24 VALDOSTA
11/24/07 W #8 Valdosta State 55, #12 Catawba 29 VALDOSTA
12/01/07 W #8 Valdosta State 37, #10 North Alabama 23 VALDOSTA
12/08/07 W #8 Valdosta State 28, #6 California (Pa.) 24 California, Pa.
12/15/07 W
#8 Valdosta St. 25, #5 NW Missouri St. 20
Florence, Ala.
08/30/08 W #1 Valdosta State 14, #20 Newberry 20 Newberry, S.C.
10/02/08 L #14 Delta State 27, #1 Valdosta State 24 (ot) VALDOSTA
10/25/08 L #8 North Alabama 41, #9 Valdosta State 23 Florence, Ala.
11/15/08 W #13 Valdosta St. 24, #21 Carson-Newman 20 VALDOSTA
11/22/08 L #5 North Alabama 37, #13 Valdosta State 10 Florence, Ala.
10/01/09 L #25 Delta State 31, Valdosta State 23 Cleveland, Miss.
10/22/09 L #1 North Alabama 62, Valdosta State 27 VALDOSTA
10/14/10 W Valdosta State 5, #3 North Alabama 0 Florence, Ala.
09/03/11 W #20 Valdosta State 34, #14 Wingate 28 (2ot) Wingate, N.C.
09/17/11 W #12 Valdosta State 30, #6 Albany State 27 Albany, Ga.
10/15/11 W #12 Valdosta State 22, #22 West Alabama 21 VALDOSTA
10/22/11 L #1 Delta State 36, #10 Valdosta State 33 Cleveland, Miss.
11/12/11 L #13 North Alabama 30, Valdosta State 23 VALDOSTA
09/22/12 L #23 West Alabama 39, #16 Valdosta State 28 VALDOSTA
12/01/12 W #17 Valdosta St. 48, #22 Carson-Newman 26 VALDOSTA
12/08/12 W
#17 Valdosta St. 35, #5 Minn. St.-Mankato 19
Mankato, Minn.
12/15/12 W #17 Valdosta St. 35, #2 Winston-Salem St. 7 Florence, Ala.
10/10/13 L #14 West Alabama 49, #1 Valdosta St. 30 Livingston, Ala.
11/07/13 L #14 UNC-Pembroke 34, Valdosta State 29 VALDOSTA
09/13/14 W VSU 22, #12 Winston Salem St. 17 Powder Springs, Ga.
09/20/14 L #14 Delta St. 49, Valdosta State 32 VALDOSTA
09/27/14 L #5 North Alabama 31, Valdosta State 29 Florence, Ala.
10/11/14 W Valdosta State 40, #21 West Georgia 6 VALDOSTA
11/22/14 W Valdosta State 33, #12 North Alabama 31 Florence, Ala.
11/29/14 W Valdosta State 23, #3 Lenoir-Rhyne 21 Hickory, N.C.
12/06/14 L #25 West Georgia 31, Valdosta State 17 VALDOSTA
10/03/15 L #8 North Alabama, #8 Valdosta State 12 VALDOSTA
10/10/15 L #2 West Georgia 49, #21 Valdosta State 28 Carrollton, Ga.
11/21/15 W #17 Valdosta St. 61, #22 Carson-Newman 59 VALDOSTA
11/28/15 L #7 West Georgia 27, #17 Valdosta St. 20 Carrollton, Ga.
09/17/16 L #20 North Alabama 44, #23 Valdosta St. 19 Florence, Ala.
10/09/16 W #25 Valdosta State 38, #12 West Georgia 27 VALDOSTA
11/19/16 L #16 UNC-Pembroke 24, #23 Valdosta St. 21 VALDOSTA
VALDOSTA STATE VS. NO. 1
Overall: 2-6 (8 games)
Home: 0-2; Away: 1-3; Neutral: 1-1
Date W/L Game Site
11/06/93 L #1 North Alabama 31, #18 Valdosta State 21 VALDOSTA
11/05/94 L #1 North Alabama 38, #2 Valdosta State 21 Florence, Ala.
10/28/95 L #1 North Alabama 26, Valdosta State 9 Florence, Ala.
10/06/01 W #4 Valdosta State 70, #1 Delta State 12 Cleveland, Miss.
12/14/02 L #1 Grand Valley St. 31, #2 Valdosta St. 24 Florence, Ala.
12/11/04 W #3 Valdosta State 36, #1 Pittsburg State 31 Florence, Ala.
10/22/09 L #1 North Alabama 62, Valdosta State 27 VALDOSTA
10/22/11 L #1 Delta St. 36, No. 10 Valdosta State 33 Cleveland, Miss.
VALDOSTA STATE AS NO. 1
Overall: 19-6 (25 games)
Home: 12-3; Away: 5-3; Neutral: 2-0
Date W/L Game Site
10/26/96 W #1 Valdosta State 42, Southern Arkansas 7 VALDOSTA
11/02/96 L Delta State 34, #1 Valdosta State 28 Cleveland, Miss.
10/13/01 W #1 Valdosta State 51, Harding 17 VALDOSTA
10/20/01 W #1 Valdosta State 56, West Alabama 8 Livingston, Ala.
10/27/01 W #1 Valdosta State 54, North Alabama 7 VALDOSTA
11/03/01 W #1 Valdosta St. 56, Ouachita Baptist 14 Arkadelphia, Ark.
11/10/01 W #1 Valdosta State 31, #18 West Georgia 6 VALDOSTA
11/17/01 W #1 Valdosta State 40, #21 Fort Valley State 24 VALDOSTA
11/24/01 L #7 Catawba 37, #1 Valdosta State 34 VALDOSTA
10/25/03 W #1 Valdosta State 58, West Alabama 13 Livingston, Ala.
11/01/03 L #3 North Alabama 17, #1 Valdosta State 10 VALDOSTA
08/27/05 W #1 Valdosta State 32, Fort Valley State 10 Macon, Ga.
09/03/05 W #1 Valdosta State 24, #10 Albany State 9 VALDOSTA
09/10/05 W #1 Valdosta State 52, Ouachita Baptist 20 VALDOSTA
09/17/05 L Harding 16, #1 Valdosta State 13 Searcy, Ark.
08/23/08 W #1 Valdosta State 56, Fort Valley State 3 VALDOSTA
08/30/08 W #1 Valdosta State 14, #20 Newberry 20 Newberry, S.C.
09/20/08 W #1 Valdosta State 29, Ouachita Baptist 6 VALDOSTA
09/27/08 W #1 Valdosta State 33, West Alabama 14 Livingston, Ala.
10/02/08 L #14 Delta State 27, #1 Valdosta State 24 (ot) VALDOSTA
09/07/13 W #1 Valdosta State 36, Fort Valley State 21 Macon, Ga.
09/21/13 W #1 Valdosta State 41, Shorter 0 VALDOSTA
09/28/13 W #1 Valdosta State 37, Angelo State 3 VALDOSTA
10/05/13 W #1 Valdosta State 52, Florida Tech 14 VALDOSTA
10/10/13 L #14 West Alabama 49, #1 Valdosta St. 30 Livingston, Ala.
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WON-LOSS BREAKDOWN
W L T Pct.
All Games 248 113 4 .6875
Home 137 46 1 .747
Cleveland Field 128 42 1 .751
Martin Stadium 9 4 0 .692
Road/Neutral 111 67 3 .622
Gulf South Conference 163 79 3 .671
Home 84 36 1 .698
Away 79 43 2 .645
Non-Conference 85 34 1 .713
Home 53 12 0 .815
Away/Neutral 32 23 1 .580
In August 10 2 0 .833
In September 82 32 1 .717
In October 96 41 0 .701
In November 50 37 3 .572
In December 9 1 0 .900
NCAA Playoffs 19 9 0 .679
Home 13 4 0 .765
Away 6 5 0 .545
Overtime Games 2 5 0 .286
YEARLY RECORDS
Year Overall GSC Finish Coach
1982 5-5-1 2-4-0 6th Jim Goodman
1983 5-6-0 2-5-0 8th Jim Goodman
1984 5-6-0 3-5-0 t6th Jim Goodman
1985 5-6-0 3-5-0 t6th Jim Berryman
1986 9-2-0 7-1-0 2nd Mike Cavan
1987 6-4-0 4-4-0 4th Mike Cavan
1988 6-3-1 4-3-1 4th Mike Cavan
1989 5-5-0 5-3-0 3rd Mike Cavan
1990 5-5-0 5-3-0 4th Mike Cavan
1991 6-3-1 4-1-1 t2nd Mike Cavan
1992 5-4-1 3-2-1 t2nd Hal Mumme
1993 8-3-0 5-2-0 2nd Hal Mumme
1994 11-2-0 6-1-0 t2nd Hal Mumme
1995 6-5-0 4-3-0 5th Hal Mumme
1996 10-3-0 6-2-0 1st Hal Mumme
1997 6-5-0 5-3-0 t4th Mike Kelly
1998 5-6-0 4-5-0 t5th Mike Kelly
1999 4-7-0 3-6-0 t6th
Mike Kelly/Mark Nelson
2000 10-2-0 8-1-0 t1st Chris Hatcher
2001 12-1-0 9-0-0 1st Chris Hatcher
2002 14-1-0 9-0-0 1st Chris Hatcher
2003 10-2-0 8-1-0 2nd Chris Hatcher
2004 13-1-0 9-0-0 1st Chris Hatcher
2005 9-3-0 7-2-0 t2nd Chris Hatcher
2006 8-2-0 6-2-0 t3rd Chris Hatcher
2007 13-1-0 7-1-0 t2nd David Dean
2008 9-3-0 6-2-0 3rd David Dean
2009 6-4-0 5-3-0 t3rd David Dean
2010 8-3-0 6-2-0 t1st David Dean
2011 6-4-0 1-3-0 5th David Dean
2012 12-2-0 4-1-0 2nd David Dean
2013 6-4-0 3-3-0 4th David Dean
2014 10-3-0 5-2-0 t3rd David Dean
2015 9-3-0 5-2-0 t3rd David Dean
2016 8-3-0 6-2-0 t2nd Kerwin Bell
SHUTOUT VICTORIES
Date Score Opponent
09/08/84 49-0 Clark Atlanta
09/21/85 27-0 Kentucky State
09/13/86 17-0 Fort Valley State
09/21/91 7-0 Fort Valley State
09/02/93 65-0 Mount Senario
09/03/94 36-0 Knoxville
10/01/94 63-0 West Alabama
09/23/95 28-0 Arkansas Tech
10/14/95 41-0 St. Ambrose
10/26/96 42-0 Southern Arkansas
09/13/97 10-0 Fort Valley State
10/04/97 21-0 Southern Arkansas
09/02/00 46-0 Fort Valley State
08/31/02 26-0 Albany State
09/21/02 42-0 Delta State
11/08/03 30-0 Arkansas Tech
09/08/07 69-0 Fort Valley State
10/20/07 37-0 West Alabama
09/25/10 27-0 Southern Arkansas
10/14/10 5-0 North Alabama
09/28/13 41-0 Shorter
10/18/14 62-0 Mississippi College
11/12/16 44-0 Shorter
MILESTONE VICTORIES
No. Score Opponent, Date
1 24-21 vs. Troy State, 09/18/82
50 42-15 at West Alabama, 10/07/89
81 14-7# vs. Albany St., 11/19/94
96 63-30* vs. Central Arkansas, 11/09/96
100 21-0 at North Alabama, 10/04/97
122 45-35* at West Georgia, 11/11/00
133 31-6* vs. West Georgia, 11/10/01
145 19-3* at West Georgia, 11/16/02
150 45-17 at Florida Atlantic, 09/06/03
167 35-12* at West Georgia, 11/06/04
171 36-31^ vs. Pittsburgh State, 12/11/04
200 28-24 at California (Pa.), 12/08/07
201 25-20^ vs. Northwest Missouri St., 12/15/07
224 31-13* vs. West Georgia, 11/06/10
242 35-7^ vs. Winston-Salem State, 12/15/12
250 22-17 vs. Winston-Salem State, 09/13/14
*GSC Title; ^NCAA Title; #First NCAA Playoff Win
HOME ATTENDANCE BREAKDOWN
Year Games Total Avg.
1982 5 36,800 7,360
1983 6 28,500 4,750
1984 5 25,468 5,094
1985 5 37,100 6,183
1986 5 25,000 5,000
1987 5 27,000 5,400
1988 5 20,500 4,100
1989 4 18,286 4,571
1990 4 20,330 5,083
1991 7 32,762 4,680
1992 4 16,064 4,016
1993 6 35,559 5,927
1994 8 59,212 7,402
1995 5 24,602 4,920
1996 7 49,251 7,036
1997 4 19,910 4,978
1998 5 23,741 4,748
1999 6 27,126 4,521
2000 5 37,569 7,514
2001 8 50,382 6,298
2002 9 48,826 5,425
2003 6 40,466 6,744
2004 6 25,628 4,271
2005 7 37,293 5,328
2006 5 26,199 5,240
2007 7 36,643 5,235
2008 6 34,989 5,832
2009 6 30,730 5,122
2010 6 28,906 4,818
2011 5 27,087 5,417
2012 7 31,875 4,554
2013 5 22,684 4,537
TOP 10 HOME CROWDS
No. Att. Opponent (Score) Date
1. 11,473 Albany St. (VSU, 41-6) 08/25/01
2. 10,948 Albany St. (VSU, 14-7) 11/19/94
3. 10,473 Albany St. (VSU, 21-3) 08/30/03
4. 10,214 West Ga. (VSU, 49-33) 10/15/94
5. 10,199 Albany St. (VSU, 18-6) 08/28/99
6.
10,100 Ft. Valley St. (FVSU, 17-3)
09/14/85
7. 10,039 North Ala. (VSU, 34-31) 10/05/96
8.
9,891 Ft. Valley St. (VSU, 46-0)
09/02/00
9.
9,576 Ft. Valley St. (VSU, 32-6)
09/07/02
10. 9,500 UCF (VSU, 13-7) 10/02/82
WINS AND LOSSES/ATTENDANCE
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
33
Albany State (VSU leads 17-1)
10/23/82 at Albany State W, 36-13
11/19/94 ALBANY STATE W, 14-7
11/23/96 ALBANY STATE W, 38-28
08/29/98 at Albany State W, 20-10
08/28/99 ALBANY STATE W, 18-6
08/26/00 at Albany State W, 42-6
08/25/01 ALBANY STATE W, 41-6
08/31/02 at Albany State W, 26-0
08/30/03 ALBANY STATE W, 21-3
09/04/04 at Albany State L, 24-22
11/27/04 at Albany State W, 38-24
09/03/05 ALBANY STATE W, 24-9
09/02/06 at Albany State W, 20-16
09/01/07 ALBANY STATE W, 41-3
09/17/11 at Albany State W, 30-27
09/6/14 ALBANY STATE W, 38-10
09/5/15 at Albany State W, 21-13
09/3/16 ALBANY STATE W, 16-7
American International (VSU leads 1-0)
10/24/92 AM. INTERNATIONAL W, 31-21
Angelo State (VSU leads 2-0)
09/15/12 vs. Angelo State W, 43-10
09/28/13 ANGELO STATE W, 37-3
Arkansas-Monticello (VSU leads 8-2)
10/12/96 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 52-24
10/11/97 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO W,
58-14
10/31/98 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 50-10
10/30/99 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO L,
35-31
10/12/02 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO W,
45-17
10/11/03 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 31-28
11/04/06 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO W,
51-3
11/03/07 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 63-28
10/23/10 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO W,
21-17
10/01/11 at Arkansas-Monticello L, 23-9
Arkansas Tech (VSU leads 9-1)
09/23/95 ARKANSAS TECH W, 6-0
09/21/96 at Arkansas Tech W, 43-26
09/20/97 ARKANSAS TECH W, 31-14
09/26/98 ARKANSAS TECH W, 31-24
09/25/99 at Arkansas Tech L, 21-14
11/09/02 ARKANSAS TECH W, 31-24
11/08/03 at Arkansas Tech W, 30-0
09/23/06 ARKANSAS TECH W, 51-14
09/22/07 at Arkansas Tech W, 28-27
10/30/10 at Arkansas Tech W, 21-7
Bishop (VSU leads 1-0)
11/02/85 BISHOP W, 19-2
California (Pa.) (VSU leads 1-0)
12/08/07 at California (Pa.) W, 28-24
Carson-Newman (VSU leads 5-3)
11/30/96 at Carson-Newman L, 24-19
09/06/97 CARSON-NEWMAN L, 28-7
11/30/02 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 31-28
11/22/03 CARSON-NEWMAN L, 35-29
11/20/04 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 38-12
11/15/08 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 24-20
12/01/12 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 48-26
11/21/15 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 61-59
Catawba (VSU leads 2-1)
11/24/01 CATAWBA L, 37-34 (ot)
11/23/02 CATAWBA W, 24-7
11/24/07 CATAWBA W, 55-29
Central Arkansas (VSU leads 9-2)
09/30/95 at Central Arkansas L, 30-24
11/09/96 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 63-30
11/08/97 at Central Arkansas W, 31-22
10/24/98 CENTRAL ARKANSAS L, 17-10
10/23/99 at Central Arkansas W, 33-20
09/23/00 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 53-20
09/22/01 at Central Arkansas W, 42-34
10/19/02 at Central Arkansas W, 35-11
10/18/03 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 26-21
09/25/04 at Central Arkansas W, 22-12
09/24/05 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 12-7
Central Florida (UCF leads 5-3)
10/02/82 CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 13-7
10/01/83 at Central Florida L, 20-0
09/20/86 at Central Florida L, 10-7
10/22/88 CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 48-19
09/09/89 at Central Florida L, 35-10
09/14/91 at Central Florida L, 12-0
09/11/93 at Central Florida L, 35-30
09/10/94 at Central Florida W, 31-14
Clark Atlanta (VSU leads 3-0)
09/08/84 CLARK ATLANTA W, 49-0
09/25/93 CLARK ATLANTA W, 41-12
09/24/94 CLARK ATLANTA W, 63-6
Cumberland (VSU leads 1-0)
09/26/15 Cumberland W, 56-22
Delta State (DSU leads 19-16-1)
10/09/82 at Delta State L, 27-0
10/08/83 DELTA STATE L, 24-16
11/10/84 at Delta State L, 17-11
11/16/85 DELTA STATE W, 39-20
11/15/86 at Delta State W, 31-8
11/14/87 DELTA STATE L, 24-21
11/05/88 at Delta State T, 28-28
11/04/89 DELTA STATE L, 24-16
11/03/90 at Delta State L, 26-11
11/09/91 DELTA STATE W, 34-27
11/07/92 at Delta State W, 45-7
10/30/93 at Delta State W, 33-8
10/29/94 DELTA STATE W, 57-10
10/21/95 at Delta State W, 37-19
11/02/96 at Delta State L, 34-28
11/01/97 DELTA STATE L, 27-23
09/19/98 at Delta State L, 20-17
09/18/99 DELTA STATE L, 9-6
10/07/00 DELTA STATE L, 45-35
11/18/00 at Delta State L, 45-12
10/06/01 at Delta State W, 70-12
09/21/02 DELTA STATE W, 42-0
09/20/03 at Delta State W, 28-17
10/02/04 DELTA STATE W, 51-48
10/01/05 at Delta State W, 24-23
10/12/06 at Delta State L, 35-28
10/11/07 DELTA STATE L, 35-31
10/02/08 DELTA STATE L, 27-24 (ot)
10/01/09 at Delta State L, 31-23
09/18/10 DELTA STATE L, 27-23
10/22/11 at Delta State L, 36-33
10/20/12 DELTA STATE W, 59-41
11/02/13 at Delta State L, 63-55
09/20/14 DELTA STATE L, 32-49
11/7/15 at Delta State W, 40-34 (2OT)
10/22/16 DELTA STATE W, 56-27
East Tennessee State (ETSU leads 1-0)
10/20/90 at East Tennessee State L, 37-22
Edward Waters (VSU leads 2-0)
11/07/09 EDWARD WATERS W, 70-6
09/29/12 EDWARD WATERS W, 58-10
Florida Atlantic (VSU leads 1-0)
09/06/03 at Florida Atlantic W, 45-17
Florida Tech (VSU leads 3-0)
10/05/13 FLORIDA TECH W, 52-14
11/15/14 at Florida Tech W, 31-29
11/14/15 FLORIDA TECH W, 39-21
10/29/16 at Florida Tech L, 20-38
Fort Valley State (VSU leads 18-3)
09/14/85 FORT VALLEY STATE L, 17-3
09/13/86 vs. Fort Valley State W, 17-0
09/12/87 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 21-14
09/10/88 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 14-13
09/21/91 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 7-0
SERIES RECORDS/RESULTS
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
34
11/17/01 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 40-24
09/07/02 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 32-6
08/27/05 vs. Fort Valley State W, 32-10
09/09/06 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 31-3
09/08/07 at Fort Valley State W, 69-0
08/23/08 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 56-3
09/08/12 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 62-14
09/07/13 vs. Fort Valley State W, 36-21
Gardner-Webb (VSU leads 2-0)
09/02/95 GARDNER-WEBB W, 34-21
08/31/96 at Gardner-Webb W, 42-16
Georgia Southern (GSU leads 6-1-1)
09/25/82 at Georgia Southern T, 27-27
11/20/82 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L, 45-29
11/19/83 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 34-29
10/27/84 at Georgia Southern L, 38-8
09/02/89 at Georgia Southern L, 31-10
09/01/90 at Georgia Southern L, 17-10
09/12/92 at Georgia Southern L, 24-13
08/30/97 at Georgia Southern L, 45-26
Grand Valley State (GVSU leads 1-0)
12/14/02 vs. Grand Valley State L, 31-24
Harding (VSU leads 5-1)
10/14/00 at Harding W, 50-39
10/13/01 HARDING W, 51-17
09/18/04 HARDING W, 32-19
09/17/05 at Harding L, 16-13 (ot)
10/18/08 HARDING W, 21-13
10/17/09 at Harding W, 23-17
Henderson State (VSU leads 10-0)
11/13/93 at Henderson State W, 42-20
11/12/94 HENDERSON STATE W, 49-7
09/12/98 at Henderson State W, 12-8
09/11/99 HENDERSON STATE W, 39-3
09/30/00 at Henderson State W, 56-21
09/29/01 HENDERSON STATE W, 59-3
10/09/04 at Henderson State W, 27-18
10/08/05 HENDERSON STATE W, 52-12
10/11/08 at Henderson State W, 27-23
10/10/09 HENDERSON STATE W, 33-20
Jacksonville State (JSU leads 8-3)
10/16/82 at Jacksonville State L, 43-11
10/15/83 JACKSONVILLE STATE L, 37-11
09/29/84 JACKSONVILLE STATE L, 12-5
10/05/85 at Jacksonville State L, 12-10
10/04/86 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, 29-25
10/03/87 at Jacksonville State W, 27-10
09/24/88 JACKSONVILLE STATE L, 31-21
09/23/89 at Jacksonville State L, 17-15
09/22/90 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, 18-17
09/28/91 at Jacksonville State L, 24-3
09/26/92 at Jacksonville State L, 20-6
Kentucky State (VSU leads 4-0)
11/06/82 at Kentucky State W, 48-13
11/05/83 KENTUCKY STATE W, 32-20
09/21/85 KENTUCKY STATE W, 27-0
10/01/15 vs. Kentucky State (N) W, 48-10
Knoxville(VSUleads1-0)
09/03/94 KNOXVILLE W, 36-0
Lenoir-Rhyne (VSU leads 1-0)
11/29/14 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 23-21
Lees-McRae (VSU leads 1-0)
10/26/91 LEES-MCRAE W, 59-13
Minnesota State-Mankato (VSU leads 1-0)
12/08/12 at Minnesota State-Mankato W,
35-19
Mississippi College (MC leads 8-7-1)
09/11/82 at Mississippi College L, 28-13
09/10/83 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 26-3
11/03/84 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 10-3
11/09/85 at Mississippi College L, 28-7
11/08/86 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 21-10
11/07/87 at Mississippi College L, 20-12
10/29/88 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 31-21
10/28/89 at Mississippi College L, 32-3
10/27/90 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 17-10
11/02/91 at Mississippi College T, 10-10
10/31/92 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 28-14
10/23/93 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 42-21
10/22/94 at Mississippi College W, 24-7
11/04/95 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 42-16
10/18/14 at Mississippi College W, 62-0
10/17/15 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 34-7
10/15/16 at Mississippi College W, 42-41
Mount Senario (VSU leads 1-0)
09/02/93 MOUNT SENARIO W, 65-0
New Haven (VSU leads 1-0)
10/08/94 NEW HAVEN W, 38-7
Newberry (VSU leads 3-1)
08/30/08 at Newberry W, 14-9
08/29/09 NEWBERRY L, 34-21
09/11/10 at Newberry W, 45-17
09/08/11 NEWBERRY W, 24-17
North Alabama (UNA leads 23-17-1)
10/30/82 NORTH ALABAMA L, 53-7
10/29/83 at North Alabama L, 27-0
11/17/84 NORTH ALABAMA L, 35-24
11/23/85 at North Alabama L, 45-0
11/22/86 NORTH ALABAMA W, 24-7
11/21/87 at North Alabama L, 17-16
11/12/88 NORTH ALABAMA W, 35-28
11/11/89 at North Alabama W, 24-10
11/10/90 NORTH ALABAMA L, 26-10
11/16/91 at North Alabama W, 34-17
11/14/92 NORTH ALABAMA T, 24-24
11/06/93 NORTH ALABAMA L, 31-21
11/05/94 at North Alabama L, 38-21
11/26/94 at North Alabama L, 27-24 (2ot)
10/28/95 at North Alabama L, 26-9
10/05/96 NORTH ALABAMA W, 34-31 (3ot)
10/04/97 at North Alabama W, 21-0
11/07/98 NORTH ALABAMA L, 35-7
11/06/99 at North Alabama L, 31-28
10/28/00 at North Alabama W, 45-21
10/27/01 NORTH ALABAMA W, 54-7
11/02/02 at North Alabama W, 45-28
11/01/03 NORTH ALABAMA L, 17-10
10/23/04 at North Alabama W, 24-20
10/20/05 NORTH ALABAMA W, 26-23
11/12/05 NORTH ALABAMA L, 40-13
10/28/06 at North Alabama L, 31-24 (ot)
10/27/07 NORTH ALABAMA W, 27-24
12/01/07 NORTH ALABAMA W, 37-23
10/25/08 at North Alabama L, 41-23
11/22/08 at North Alabama L, 37-10
10/22/09 NORTH ALABAMA L, 62-27
10/14/10 at North Alabama W, 5-0
11/20/10 NORTH ALABAMA L, 43-20
11/12/11 NORTH ALABAMA L, 30-23
10/13/12 at North Alabama W, 24-21
10/26/13 NORTH ALABAMA L, 57-7
09/27/14 at North Alabama L, 29-31
11/22/14 at North Alabama W, 33-31
10/3/15 NORTH ALABAMA L, 12-34
09/17/16 at North Alabama L, 19-44
North Carolina-Pembroke (UNCP leads 2-1)
11/07/13 UNC-PEMBROKE L, 34-29
11/8/14 at UNC-Pembroke W, 36-7
11/19/16 UNC-PEMBROKE L, 21-24
North Dakota State (NDSU leads 1-0)
09/09/95 at North Dakota State L, 19-14
Northwest Missouri State (VSU leads 1-0)
12/15 vs. NW Missouri State W, 25-20
Ouachita Baptist (VSU leads 11-1)
11/04/00 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 49-21
11/03/01 at Ouachita Baptist W, 56-14
10/05/02 at Ouachita Baptist W, 51-10
10/04/03 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 42-21
09/11/04 at Ouachita Baptist W, 40-19
SERIES RECORDS/RESULTS
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
35
09/20/08 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 29-6
09/19/09 at Ouachita Baptist L, 24-14
10/02/10 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 21-19
10/08/11 at Ouachita Baptist W, 40-13
Pittsburg State (VSU leads 1-0)
12/11/04 vs. Pittsburg State W, 36-31
Saginaw Valley State (SVSU leads 1-0)
09/01/12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 28-24
Savannah State (VSU leads 5-0)
09/24/83 SAVANNAH STATE W, 14-10
09/15/84 at Savannah State W, 28-7
11/01/86 SAVANNAH STATE W, 21-7
10/31/87 at Savannah State W, 35-15
09/14/96 SAVANNAH STATE W, 21-7
Shorter (VSU leads 5-0)
10/25/12 at Shorter W, 37-6
09/21/13 SHORTER W, 41-0
10/25/14 SHORTER W, 37-6
10/22/15 at Shorter W, 37-22
11/12/16 SHORTER W, 44-0
St. Ambrose (VSU leads 1-0)
10/14/95 ST. AMBROSE W, 41-0
Southern Arkansas (VSU leads 13-3)
10/26/96 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 42-7
10/25/97 at Southern Arkansas L, 17-7
10/17/98 at Southern Arkansas L, 40-13
10/16/99 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS L, 28-14
09/16/00 at Southern Arkansas W, 30-29
09/15/01 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 41-14
09/28/02 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 31-28
09/27/03 at Southern Arkansas W, 41-17
10/30/04 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 45-28
10/29/05 at Southern Arkansas W, 44-41
10/07/06 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 41-7
10/06/07 at Southern Arkansas W, 33-21
11/03/08 at Southern Arkansas W, 38-16
09/12/09 SOUTHERN ARKNASAS W, 32-7
09/25/10 at Southern Arkansas W, 27-0
09/24/11 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 38-21
Tarleton State (VSU leads 1-0)
10/09/93 TARLETON STATE W, 68-10
TexasA&M-Kingsville(VSUleads2-1)
12/07/02 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE W,
21-12
11/01/12 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE W,
38-31
11/16/13 at Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 35-27
Texas-ElPaso(UTEPleads1-0)
09/16/95 at UTEP L, 34-24
Troy State (TSU leads 7-4)
09/18/82 TROY STATE W, 24-21
09/17/83 at Troy State L, 13-12
10/06/84 vs. Troy State L, 27-12
10/12/85 TROY STATE L, 10-3
10/11/86 at Troy State L, 45-10
10/10/87 TROY STATE L, 44-7
10/01/88 at Troy State W, 21-16
09/30/89 TROY STATE W, 20-14
09/29/90 at Troy State W, 22-20
10/05/91 TROY STATE L, 20-14
10/03/92 at Troy State L, 26-10
Truman State (VSU leads 1-0)
09/07/96 TRUMAN W, 49-35
Tennessee-Martin (VSU leads 6-1)
09/22/84 at Tennessee-Martin W, 38-6
09/28/85 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W, 31-7
09/27/86 at Tennessee-Martin W, 49-24
09/26/87 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W, 24-10
09/17/88 at Tennessee-Martin L, 13-9
09/16/89 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W, 35-14
09/15/90 at Tennessee-Martin W, 28-14
West Alabama (VSU leads 32-4)
11/13/82 WEST ALABAMA W, 22-21
11/12/83 at West Alabama W, 29-14
10/13/84 WEST ALABAMA W, 17-16
10/19/85 at West Alabama L, 10-5
10/18/86 WEST ALABAMA W, 17-12
09/19/87 at West Alabama W, 19-9
10/08/88 WEST ALABAMA W, 20-7
10/07/89 at West Alabama W, 17-6
10/06/90 WEST ALABAMA W, 46-7
10/12/91 at West Alabama W, 20-7
10/10/92 WEST ALABAMA W, 42-15
10/02/93 WEST ALABAMA W, 42-13
10/01/94 at West Alabama W, 63-0
10/07/95 WEST ALABAMA W, 27-20
10/19/96 at West Alabama W, 52-16
10/18/97 WEST ALABAMA W, 33-20
10/10/98 WEST ALABAMA W, 19-3
10/09/99 at West Alabama W, 21-19
10/21/00 WEST ALABAMA W, 50-20
10/20/01 at West Alabama W, 56-8
10/26/02 WEST ALABAMA W, 43-31
10/25/03 at West Alabama W, 58-13
10/16/04 WEST ALABAMA W, 34-17
10/15/05 at West Alabama W, 31-19
10/21/06 WEST ALABAMA W, 16-14
10/20/07 at West Alabama W, 37-0
09/27/08 at West Alabama W, 33-14
09/26/09 WEST ALABAMA W, 35-6
11/11/10 at West Alabama L, 24-21
10/15/11 WEST ALABAMA W, 22-21
09/22/12 WEST ALABAMA L, 39-28
11/24/12 WEST ALABAMA W, 49-21
10/10/13 at West Alabama L, 49-30
10/30/14 at West Alabama W, 24-17
10/31/15 WEST ALABAMA W, 55-28
11/05/16 at West Alabama W, 37-22
West Chester (VSU leads 1-0)
12/04/04 WEST CHESTER W, 45-21
West Florida (VSU leads 1-0)
09/24/15 West Florida W, 40-28
West Georgia (VSU leads 23-12)
10/22/83 vs. West Georgia W, 20-13
10/20/84 vs. West Georgia W, 20-13
10/26/85 WEST GEORGIA W, 49-12
10/25/86 at West Georgia W, 41-26
10/24/87 WEST GEORGIA W, 49-14
10/15/88 at West Georgia W, 17-14
10/14/89 WEST GEORGIA W, 34-16
10/13/90 at West Georgia W, 37-2
10/19/91 WEST GEORGIA W, 38-37
10/17/92 at West Georgia L, 42-28
10/16/93 at West Georgia L, 23-16
10/15/94 WEST GEORGIA W, 49-33
11/11/95 at West Georgia L, 44-6
11/16/96 WEST GEORGIA L, 42-21
11/15/97 at West Georgia L, 35-21
11/14/98 at West Georgia L, 26-13
11/13/99 WEST GEORGIA L, 23-16
11/11/00 at West Georgia W, 45-35
11/10/01 WEST GEORGIA W, 31-6
11/16/02 at West Georgia W, 19-3
11/15/03 WEST GEORGIA W, 30-17
11/06/04 at West Georgia W, 35-12
11/05/05 WEST GEORGIA L, 29-15
11/09/06 at West Georgia W, 38-13
11/08/07 WEST GEORGIA W, 35-10
10/30/08 WEST GEORGIA W, 41-14
10/29/09 at West Georgia W, 31-20
11/06/10 WEST GEORGIA W, 31-13
10/29/11 at West Georgia L, 23-20
10/06/12 at West Georgia W, 42-7
10/19/13 at West Georgia W, 35-30
10/11/14 WEST GEORGIA W, 40-6
12/6/14 WEST GEORGIA L, 17-31
10/10/15 at West Georgia L, 28-49
11/28/15 at West Georgia L, 20-27
10/08/16 WEST GEORGIA W, 38-27
Wingate (VSU leads 2-0)
09/04/10 WINGATE W, 25-22
09/03/11 at Wingate W, 30-23
Winston-Salem State (VSU leads 3-0)
12/15/12 vs. Winston-Salem State W, 35-7
09/13/14 vs. Winston-Salem State (N) W,
22-17
09/12/15 vs. Winston-Salem State (N) W,
31-3
SERIES RECORDS/RESULTS
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
36
1982
Record: 5-5-1, 2-4 (6th)
Coach Jim Goodman
Captains: James Owens, David Gilyard
Date Opponent Result
09/11 at Mississippi College L, 28-13
09/18 TROY STATE W, 24-21
09/25 at Georgia Southern T, 27-27
10/02 CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 13-7
10/09 at Delta State L, 27-0
10/16 at Jacksonville State L, 43-11
10/23 at Albany State W, 36-13
10/30 NORTH ALABAMA L, 53-7
11/06 at Kentucky State W, 48-13
11/13 WEST ALABAMA W, 22-21
11/20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L, 45-29
1983
Record: 5-6, 2-5 (8th)
Coach: Jim Goodman
Captains: Mark Catano, Cliff Fouty
Date Opponent Result
09/10 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 26-3
09/17 at Troy State L, 13-12
09/24 SAVANNAH STATE W, 14-10
10/01 at Central Florida L, 20-0
10/08 DELTA STATE L, 24-16
10/15 JACKSONVILLE STATE L, 37-11
10/22 vs. West Georgia W, 20-13
10/29 at North Alabama L, 27-0
11/05 KENTUCKY STATE W, 32-20
11/12 at West Alabama W, 29-14
11/19 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 34-29
1984
Record: 5-6, 3-5 (6th)
Coach: Jim Goodman
Captains: Lenny Parker, Elson Bolar
Date Opponent Result
09/08 CLARK W, 49-0
09/15 at Savannah State W, 28-7
09/22 at Tennessee-Martin W, 38-6
09/29 JACKSONVILLE STATE L, 12-5
10/06 vs. Troy State L, 27-12
10/13 WEST ALABAMA W, 17-16
10/20 vs. West Georgia W, 20-13
10/27 at Georgia Southern L, 38-8
11/03 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 10-3
11/10 at Delta State L, 17-11
11/17 NORTH ALABAMA L, 35-24
1985
Record: 5-6, 3-5 (6th)
Coach: Jim Berryman
Captains: Jimmy Francis, Jay Walls
Date Opponent Result
09/14 FORT VALLEY STATE L, 17-3
09/21 KENTUCKY STATE W, 27-0
09/28 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W, 31-7
10/05 at Jacksonville State L, 12-10
10/12 TROY STATE L, 10-3
10/19 at West Alabama L, 10-5
10/26 WEST GEORGIA W, 49-12
11/02 BISHOP W, 19-2
11/09 at Mississippi College L, 28-7
11/16 DELTA STATE W, 39-20
11/23 at North Alabama L, 45-0
1986
Record: 9-2, 7-1 (2nd)
Coach: Mike Cavan
Captains: Jessie Tuggle, R.D. Swain,
Dallis Smith, Dennis Smith
Date Opponent Result
09/13 vs. Fort Valley State W, 17-0
09/20 at Central Florida L, 10-7
09/27 at Tennessee-Martin W, 49-24
10/04 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, 29-25
10/11 at Troy State L, 45-10
10/18 WEST ALABAMA W, 17-12
10/25 at West Georgia W, 41-26
11/01 SAVANNAH STATE W, 21-7
11/08 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 21-10
11/15 at Delta State W, 31-8
11/22 NORTH ALABAMA W, 24-7
1987
Record: 6-4, 4-4 (4th)
Coach: Mike Cavan
Captains: Jimmy Brookins, Scott Mowry,
Bryan Banks, John Norris
Date Opponent Result
09/12 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 21-14
09/19 at West Alabama W, 19-9
09/26 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W, 24-10
10/03 at Jacksonville State W, 27-10
10/10 TROY STATE L, 44-7
10/24 WEST GEORGIA W, 49-14
10/31 at Savannah State W, 35-15
11/07 at Mississippi College L, 20-12
11/14 DELTA STATE L, 24-21
11/21 at North Alabama L, 17-16
1988
Record: 6-3-1, 4-3-1 (4th)
Coach: Mike Cavan
Captains: Jimmy Brookins, Scott Mowry, Eric
Clark
Date Opponent Result
09/10 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 14-13
09/17 at Tennessee-Martin L, 13-9
09/24 JACKSONVILLE STATE L, 31-21
10/01 at Troy State W, 21-16
10/08 WEST ALABAMA W, 20-7
10/15 at West Georgia W, 17-14
10/22 CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 48-19
10/29 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 31-21
11/05 at Delta State T, 28-28
11/12 NORTH ALABAMA W, 35-28
1989
Record: 5-5, 5-3 (3rd)
Coach: Mike Cavan
Captains: Randy Fisher, Maurice Jordan
Date Opponent Result
09/02 at Georgia Southern L, 31-10
09/09 at Central Florida L, 35-10
09/16 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W, 35-14
09/23 at Jacksonville State L, 17-15
09/30 TROY STATE W, 20-14
10/07 at West Alabama W, 17-6
10/14 WEST GEORGIA W, 34-16
10/28 at Mississippi College L, 32-3
11/04 DELTA STATE L, 24-16
11/11 at North Alabama W, 24-10
1990
Record: 5-5, 5-3 (4th)
Coach: Mike Cavan
Captains: Tye Cottle, Deon Searcy
Date Opponent Result
09/01 at Georgia Southern L, 17-10
09/15 at Tennessee-Martin W, 28-14
09/22 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, 18-17
09/29 at Troy State W, 22-20
10/06 WEST ALABAMA W, 46-7
10/13 at West Georgia W, 37-2
10/20 at East Tennessee State L, 37-22
10/27 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 17-10
11/03 at Delta State L, 26-11
11/10 NORTH ALABAMA L, 26-10
1991
Record: 6-3-1, 4-1-1 (2nd)
Coach: Mike Cavan
Captains: Will O’Steen, Chris Dupree
Date Opponent Result
09/14 at Central Florida L, 12-0
09/21 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 7-0
09/28 at Jacksonville State L, 24-3
10/05 TROY STATE L, 20-14
10/12 at West Alabama W, 20-7
10/19 WEST GEORGIA W, 38-37
10/26 LEES-MCRAE W, 59-13
11/02 at Mississippi College T, 10-10
11/09 DELTA STATE W, 34-27
11/16 at North Alabama W, 34-17
1992
Record: 5-4-1, 3-2-1 (2nd)
Coach: Hal Mumme
Captains: Chris Hatcher, Calvin Walker,
Antonio Edwards, Chris Dupree
Date Opponent Result
09/12 at Georgia Southern L, 24-13
09/19 at Fort Valley State W, 24-17
09/26 at Jacksonville State L, 20-6
10/03 at Troy State L, 26-10
10/10 WEST ALABAMA W, 42-15
10/17 at West Georgia L, 42-28
10/24 AMERICAN INTERNL W, 31-21
10/31 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 28-14
11/07 at Delta State W, 45-7
11/14 NORTH ALABAMA T, 24-24
1993
Record: 8-3, 5-2 (2nd)
Coach: Hal Mumme
Captains: Chris Hatcher, Calvin Walker,
Andre Hampton, Tony Hill
Date Opponent Result
09/02 MOUNT SENARIO W, 65-0
09/11 at Central Florida L, 35-30
09/18 at Fort Valley State W, 49-24
09/25 CLARK ATLANTA W, 41-12
10/02 WEST ALABAMA W, 42-13
10/09 TARLETON STATE W, 68-10
10/16 at West Georgia L, 23-16
10/23 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 42-21
10/30 at Delta State W, 33-8
11/06 NORTH ALABAMA L, 31-21
11/13 at Henderson State W, 42-20
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
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1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
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1994
Record: 11-2, 6-1 (2nd)
Coach: Hal Mumme
Captains: Chris Hatcher, Dominique Ross,
Andre Hampton, Tony Hill
Date Opponent Result
09/03 KNOXVILLE W, 36-0
09/10 at Central Florida W, 31-14
09/17 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 58-6
09/24 CLARK ATLANTA W, 63-6
10/01 at West Alabama W, 63-0
10/08 NEW HAVEN W, 38-7
10/15 WEST GEORGIA W, 49-33
10/22 at Mississippi College W, 24-7
10/29 DELTA STATE W, 57-10
11/05 at North Alabama L, 38-21
11/12 HENDERSON STATE W, 49-7
11/19 ALBANY STATE W, 14-7
11/26 at North Alabama L, 27-24 (2ot)
1995
Record: 6-5, 4-3 (5th)
Coach: Hal Mumme
Captains: Lance Funderburke, Drew McPhail,
Ryan Branch, James Hubbard
Date Opponent Result
09/02 GARDNER-WEBB W, 34-21
09/09 at North Dakota State L, 19-14
09/16 at UTEP L, 34-24
09/23 ARKANSAS TECH W, 6-0
09/30 at Central Arkansas L, 30-24
10/07 WEST ALABAMA W, 27-20
10/14 ST. AMBROSE W, 41-0
10/21 at Delta State W, 37-19
10/28 at North Alabama L, 26-9
11/04 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 42-16
11/11 at West Georgia L, 44-6
1996
Record: 10-3, 6-2 (1st)
Coach: Hal Mumme
Captains: Lance Funderburke, Drew McPhail,
James Lockhart, Jarmal Stevens
Date Opponent Result
08/31 at Gardner-Webb W, 42-16
09/07 TRUMAN W, 49-35
09/14 SAVANNAH STATE W, 21-7
09/21 at Arkansas Tech W, 43-26
10/05 NORTH ALABAMA W, 34-31 (3ot)
10/12 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 52-24
10/19 at West Alabama W, 52-16
10/26 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 42-7
11/02 at Delta State L, 34-28
11/09 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 63-30
11/16 WEST GEORGIA L, 42-21
11/23 ALBANY STATE W, 38-28
11/30 at Carson-Newman L, 24-19
1997
Record: 6-5, 5-3 (T-4th)
Coach: Mike Kelly
Captains: Vontrell Mitchell, Kris Gingrow,
Wayne DeVane, Terry Turner, Antonio Speed,
Brad Trout
Date Opponent Result
08/30 at Georgia Southern L, 45-26
09/06 CARSON-NEWMAN L, 28-7
09/13 at Fort Valley State W, 10-0
09/20 ARKANSAS TECH W, 31-14
10/04 at North Alabama W, 21-0
10/11 ARK.-MONTICELLO W, 58-14
10/18 WEST ALABAMA W, 33-20
10/25 at Southern Arkansas L, 17-7
11/01 DELTA STATE L, 27-23
11/08 at Central Arkansas W, 31-22
11/15 at West Georgia L, 35-21
1998
Record: 5-6, 4-5 (5th)
Coach: Mike Kelly
Captains: Donnie Johnson, Vontrell Mitchell,
Jesse Sutton, Antonio Speed, James Lighfoot
Date Opponent Result
08/29 at Albany State W, 20-10
09/05 FORT VALLEY STATE L, 20-14
09/12 at Henderson State W, 12-8
09/19 at Delta State L, 20-17
09/26 ARKANSAS TECH W, 31-24
10/10 WEST ALABAMA W, 19-3
10/17 at Southern Arkansas L, 40-13
10/24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS L, 17-10
10/31 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 50-10
11/07 NORTH ALABAMA L, 35-7
11/14 at West Georgia L, 26-13
1999
Record: 4-7, 3-6 (6th)
Coach: Mike Kelly*
Captains: Greg Cooper, Tully Payne,
Antonio Speed, Michael Williams
Date Opponent Result
08/28 ALBANY STATE W, 18-6
09/04 at Fort Valley State L, 24-13
09/11 HENDERSON STATE W, 39-3
09/18 DELTA STATE L, 9-6
09/25 at Arkansas Tech L, 21-14
10/09 at West Alabama W, 21-19
10/16 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS L, 28-14
10/23 at Central Arkansas W, 33-20
10/30 ARK.-MONTICELLO L, 35-31
11/06 at North Alabama L, 31-28
11/13 WEST GEORGIA L, 23-16
*Mark Nelson coached for nal two games
2000
Record: 10-2, 8-1 (1st)
Coach: Chris Hatcher
Captains: Dusty Bonner, Tully Payne,
Reggie Cockerm, Ced Dickerson
Date Opponent Result
08/26 at Albany State W, 42-6
09/02 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 46-0
09/16 at Southern Arkansas W, 30-29
09/23 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 53-20
09/30 at Henderson State W, 56-21
10/07 DELTA STATE L, 45-35
10/14 at Harding W, 50-39
10/21 WEST ALABAMA W, 50-20
10/28 at North Alabama W, 45-21
11/04 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 49-21
11/11 at West Georgia W, 45-35
11/18 at Delta State L, 45-12
2001
Record: 12-1, 9-0 (1st)
Coach: Chris Hatcher
Captains: Dusty Bonner, Tully Payne,
Reggie Cockerm, Ced Dickerson, C.J. Lofton
Date Opponent Result
08/25 ALBANY STATE W, 41-6
09/01 at Fort Valley State W, 42-6
09/15 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 41-14
09/22 at Central Arkansas W, 42-34
09/29 HENDERSON STATE W, 59-3
10/06 at Delta State W, 70-12
10/13 HARDING W, 51-17
10/20 at West Alabama W, 56-8
10/27 NORTH ALABAMA W, 54-7
11/03 at Ouachita Baptist W, 56-14
11/10 WEST GEORGIA W, 31-6
11/17 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 40-24
11/24 CATAWBA L, 37-34 (ot)
2002
Record: 14-1, 9-0 (1st)
National Runner-Up
Coach: Chris Hatcher
Captains: Reggie Mosley, Tabious Carter,
Ced Dickerson, C.J. Lofton
Date Opponent Result
08/31 at Albany State W, 26-0
09/07 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 32-6
09/21 DELTA STATE W, 42-0
09/28 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 31-28
10/05 at Ouachita Baptist W, 51-10
10/12 ARK.-MONTICELLO W, 45-17
10/19 at Central Arkansas W, 35-11
10/26 WEST ALABAMA W, 43-31
11/02 at North Alabama W, 45-28
11/09 ARKANSAS TECH W, 31-24
11/16 at West Georgia W, 19-3
11/23 CATAWBA W, 24-7
11/30 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 31-28
12/07 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE W, 21-12
12/14 vs. Grand Valley State L, 31-24
2003
Record: 10-2, 8-1 (2nd)
Coach: Chris Hatcher
Captains: Buster Faulkner, Lee Tarpley, Tyrone
Jordan, Wesley Brown, Marlin Adams
Date Opponent Result
08/30 ALBANY STATE W, 21-3
09/06 at Florida Atlantic W, 45-17
09/20 at Delta State W, 28-17
09/27 at Southern Arkansas W, 41-17
10/04 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 42-21
10/11 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 31-28
10/18 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 26-21
10/25 at West Alabama W, 58-13
11/01 NORTH ALABAMA L, 17-10
11/08 at Arkansas Tech W, 30-0
11/15 WEST GEORGIA W, 30-17
11/22 CARSON-NEWMAN L, 35-29
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
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2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
38
2004
Record: 13-1, 9-0 (1st)
National Champions
Coach: Chris Hatcher
Captains: Fabian Walker, Torrey Howard,
Leighton Cooley, Tim Thompson, Tyran
Robinson
Date Opponent Result
09/04 at Albany State L, 24-22
09/11 at Ouachita Baptist W, 40-19
09/18 HARDING W, 32-19
09/25 at Central Arkansas W, 22-12
10/02 DELTA STATE W, 51-48
10/09 at Henderson State W, 27-18
10/16 WEST ALABAMA W, 34-17
10/23 at North Alabama W, 24-20
10/30 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 45-28
11/06 at West Georgia W, 35-12
11/20 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 38-12
11/27 at Albany State W, 38-24
12/04 WEST CHESTER W, 45-21
12/11 vs. Pittsburg State W, 36-31
2005
Record: 9-3, 7-2 (T-2nd)
Coach: Chris Hatcher
Captains: Vincent Brown, Tim Thompson,
Dedrick Morrison, Will Shelton, Scott Foss
Date Opponent Result
08/27 vs. Fort Valley State W, 32-10
09/03 ALBANY STATE W, 24-9
09/10 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 52-20
09/17 at Harding L, 16-13 (ot)
09/24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 12-7
10/01 at Delta State W, 24-23
10/08 HENDERSON STATE W, 52-12
10/15 at West Alabama W, 31-19
10/20 NORTH ALABAMA W, 26-23
10/29 at Southern Arkansas W, 44-41
11/05 WEST GEORGIA L, 29-15
11/12 NORTH ALABAMA L, 40-13
2006
Record: 8-2, 6-2 (T-3rd)
Coach: Chris Hatcher
Captains: Jeffrey Felton, Travis Harrison, Jos
Edison, William Montford, Davis Russell
Date Opponent Result
09/02 at Albany State W, 20-16
09/09 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 31-3
09/23 ARKANSAS TECH W, 51-14
09/28 at Ouachita Baptist W, 49-21
10/07 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 41-7
10/12 at Delta State L, 35-28
10/21 WEST ALABAMA W, 16-14
10/28 at North Alabama L, 31-24 (ot)
11/04 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO W, 51-3
11/09 at West Georgia W, 38-13
2007
Record: 13-1, 7-1 (T-2nd)
National Champions
Coach: David Dean
Captains: Willie Copeland, Jeffrey Felton, Travis
Harrison, William Montford, Davis Russell
Date Opponent Result
09/01 ALBANY STATE W, 41-3
09/08 at Fort Valley State W, 69-0
09/22 at Arkansas Tech W, 28-27
09/29 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 31-3
10/06 at Southern Arkansas W, 33-21
10/11 DELTA STATE L, 35-31
10/20 at West Alabama W, 37-0
10/27 NORTH ALABAMA W, 27-24
11/03 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 63-28
11/08 WEST GEORGIA W, 35-10
11/24 CATAWBA W, 55-29
12/01 NORTH ALABAMA W, 37-23
12/08 at California (Pa.) W, 28-24
12/15 vs. Northwest Missouri St. W, 25-20
2008
Record: 9-3, 6-2 (3rd)
Coach: David Dean
Captains: Tucker Pruitt, Sherard Reynolds, Mark
Sibenaller, Everett Kitchens, Larry Dean
Date Opponent Result
08/23 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 56-3
08/30 at Newberry W, 14-9
09/20 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 29-6
09/27 at West Alabama W, 33-14
10/02 DELTA STATE L, 27-24 (ot)
10/11 at Henderson State W, 27-23
10/18 HARDING W, 21-13
10/25 at North Alabama L, 41-23
10/30 WEST GEORGIA W, 41-14
11/03 at Southern Arkansas W, 38-16
11/15 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 24-20
11/22 at North Alabama L, 37-10
2009
Record: 6-4, 5-3 (3rd)
Coach: David Dean
Captains: Larry Dean, Russ Callaway,
Demario Jones, Ronnye Nelson
Date Opponent Result
08/29 NEWBERRY L, 31-24
09/12 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 32-7
09/19 at Ouachita Baptist L, 24-14
09/26 WEST ALABAMA W, 35-6
10/01 at Delta State L, 31-23
10/10 HENDERSON STATE W, 33-20
10/17 at Harding W, 23-17
10/22 NORTH ALABAMA L, 62-27
10/29 at West Georgia W, 31-20
11/07 EDWARD WATERS W, 70-6
2010
Record: 8-3, 6-2 (t1st)
Coach: David Dean
Captains: Larry Dean, Kyle Fox,
Demario Jones, Ronnye Nelson
Date Opponent Result
09/04 WINGATE W, 25-22
09/11 at Newberry W, 45-17
09/18 DELTA STATE L, 27-23
09/25 at Southern Arkansas W, 27-0
10/02 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 21-19
10/14 at North Alabama W, 5-0
10/23 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO W, 21-17
10/30 at Arkansas Tech W, 21-7
11/06 WEST GEORGIA W, 31-13
11/11 at West Alabama L, 24-21
11/20 NORTH ALABAMA L, 43-20
2011
Record: 6-4, 1-3 (5th)
Coach: David Dean
Captains: Larry Bryant, Harrison Dreiling
Austen Roberts, Cam Short
Date Opponent Result
09/03 at Wingate W, 34-28 (2ot)
09/08 NEWBERRY W, 24-17
09/17 at Albany State W, 30-27
09/24 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 38-21
10/01 at Arkansas-Monticello L, 23-9
10/08 at Ouachita Baptist W, 40-13
10/15 WEST ALABAMA W, 22-21
10/22 at Delta State L, 36-33
10/29 WEST GEORGIA L, 23-20
11/12 NORTH ALABAMA L, 30-23
2012
Record: 12-2, 4-1 (2nd)
Coach: David Dean
Captains: Cam Short, Tyler Josey, Ryan Smith
Chris Pope, Matt Pierce
Date Opponent Result
09/01 at Saginaw Valley State L, 28-24
09/08 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 62-14
09/15 vs. Angelo State W, 43-10
09/22 WEST ALABAMA L, 39-28
09/29 EDWARD WATERS W, 58-10
10/06 at West Georgia W, 42-7
10/13 at North Alabama W, 24-21
10/20 DELTA STATE W, 59-41
10/27 at Shorter W, 37-6
11/01 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE W, 38-31
11/24 WEST ALABAMA W, 49-21
12/01 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 48-26
12/08 at Minnesota State-Mankato W, 35-19
12/15 vs. Winston-Salem State W, 35-7
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1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
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2013
Record: 6-4, 3-3 (4th)
Coach: David Dean
Captains: Cayden Cochran, Jeremy Grable,
Regginald Lewis, Chris Pope
Date Opponent Result
09/07 vs. Fort Valley State W, 36-21
09/21 SHORTER W, 41-0
09/28 ANGELO STATE W, 37-3
10/05 FLORIDA TECH W, 52-14
10/10 at West Alabama L, 49-30
10/19 at West Georgia W, 35-30
10/26 NORTH ALABAMA L, 57-7
11/02 at Delta State L, 63-55
11/07 UNC-PEMBROKE L, 34-29
11/16 at Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 35-27
2014
Record: 10-3, 5-2 (1st)
Super Region 2 Playoff Participant
Coach: David Dean
Date Opponent Result
9/6 vs Albany State W, 38-10
9/13 vs Winston-Salem St. W, 22-17
9/20 vs Delta State L, 49-32
9/27 at North Alabama L, 29-31
10/11 vs West Georgia W, 40-6
10/18 at Mississippi College W, 0-62
10/25 vs Shorter W, 37-6
10/30 at West Alabama W, 17-24
11/8 at UNC Pembroke W, 7-36
11/15 at Florida Tech W, 29-31
11/22 at North Alabama W, 31-33
11/29 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 21-23
12/5 vs West Georgia L, 31-17
2015
Record: 9-3, 5-2 (T-2nd)
Super Region 2 Playoff Participant
Coach: David Dean
Date Opponent Result
9/5 at Albany State Univers W,13-21
9/12 at WSSU W, 3-31
9/26 vs Cumberland W, 56-22
10/3 vs North Alabama L, 34-12
10/10 at West Georgia L, 28-49
10/17 vs Mississippi College W, 34-7
10/22 at Shorter Unversity W, 22-37
10/31 vs West Alabama W, 55-28
11/7 at Delta State Univ. W, 34-40
11/14 vs Florida Tech W, 39-21
11/21 vs Carson-Newman W, 61-59
11/28 at West Georgia L, 20-27
2016
Record: 8-3, 6-2 (T-2nd)
Super Region 2 Playoff Participant
Coach: Kerwin Bell
Date Opponent Result
9/3 vs Albany State W, 16-7
9/17 at North Alabama L, 19-44
9/24 vs West Florida W, 40-28
10/1 Kentucky State (Waycross, Ga.) W ,
48-10
10/8 vs West Georgia W, 38-27
10/15 at Mississippi College W, 42-41
10/22 vs Delta State W, 56-27
10/29 at Florida Tech L, 20-38
11/5 at West Alabama W, 37-22
11/12 vs Shorter W, 44-0
11/19 vs UNC-Pembroke L, 21-24
YEAR BY YEAR RESULTS
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
40
First Net Net Total Plays/ Total Yards/ Yards/
Year Downs Rushing Passing Plays Game Offense Game Play Att.-Comp. Pts.-Avg. TD
1982 193 894 2635 767 69.7 3543 322.1 4.6 396-191 230-20.9 29
1983 144 1662 1176 689 62.6 2838 257.9 4.1 197-79 171-15.1 22
1984 152 1300 1217 730 66.4 2517 228.8 3.4 212-83 215-19.5 24
1985 169 1968 1373 781 71.0 3341 303.7 4.3 236-105 193-17.5 22
1986 178 1958 1513 720 65.5 3471 315.5 4.8 200-107 267-24.3 35
1987 169 1823 1473 652 65.2 3296 329.6 5.1 180-99 231-23.1 31
1988 190 1459 2001 672 67.2 3460 346.0 5.1 265-144 234-23.4 29
1989 156 1349 1681 638 63.8 3030 303.0 4.7 238-132 188-18.8 23
1990 159 1711 1313 651 65.1 3024 302.4 4.6 194-106 214-21.4 23
1991 164 1726 1353 665 66.5 3079 307.9 4.6 213-108 219-21.9 26
1992 195 1019 2586 674 67.4 3605 360.5 5.3 416-273 251-25.1 33
1993 251 1388 3871 785 71.4 5259 478.1 6.7 513-363 449-40.8 62
1994 301 1606 4389 964 74.2 5995 461.2 6.2 594-409 527-40.5 73
1995 229 833 3842 812 73.8 4675 425.0 5.8 570-373 286-26.0 38
1996 300 2022 4275 915 70.4 6297 484.4 6.9 544-346 504-38.8 70
1997 190 1521 2225 736 66.9 3746 340.6 5.1 339-176 268-24.4 38
1998 154 575 2294 697 63.4 2869 260.8 4.1 383-174 206-18.7 27
1999 198 1842 1813 724 65.8 3655 332.3 5.1 296-135 233-21.2 31
2000 308 1444 4361 861 71.8 5805 483.8 6.7 522-372 513-42.8 73
2001 328 2278 4356 868 66.8 6634 510.3 7.6 478-337 617-47.5 86
2002 307 1816 4162 1095 73.0 5978 398.5 5.5 547-355 500-33.3 65
2003 263 1296 3433 853 71.1 4729 394.1 5.5 483-293 391-32.6 51
2004 284 2706 3119 936 62.4 5825 416.1 6.2 420-302 489-34.9 59
2005 338 1257 3307 850 70.8 4564 380.3 5.4 489-317 338-28.2 40
2006 197 1068 2830 663 66.3 3898 389.9 5.9 391-261 349-34.9 47
2007 313 2360 3431 1003 71.6 5791 413.6 5.8 524-334 540-38.6 71
2008 340 1619 2950 804 67.0 4569 380.8 5.7 427-256 340-28.3 46
2009 238 1320 2864 759 75.9 4184 418.4 5.5 420-258 312-31.2 40
2010 185 1652 1783 749 68.1 3435 312.3 4.6 332-180 260-23.6 32
2011 186 1812 2103 668 66.8 3915 391.5 5.9 325-180 273-27.3 34
2012 303 3065 3506 993 70.9 6571 469.4 6.6 422-264 582-41.6 80
2013 227 1791 2505 753 75.3 4296 429.6 5.7 394-233 357-35.7 49
2014 313 2845 3066 971 74.6 5911 454.7 6.1 411-275 424-32.6 49
2015 272 2092 2973 869 72.4 5065 422.1 5.8 412-268 434-36.2 55
2016 266 1279 3420 906 82.4 4699 427.2 5.2 545-304 381-34.6 43
OPPONENTS
First Net Net Total Yards/ VSU Net Passes Yards Avg.
Year Downs Rushing Passing Yds Allowed Game Att.-Comp. Pts.-Avg. Punt Avg. Intercepted Returned Ret.
1982 235 2664 1731 4395 399.5 285-145 298-27.1 14 164 11.7
1983 195 2115 1319 3434 312.2 237-104 233-21.2 34.3 14 127 9.1
1984 177 2005 1281 3286 298.7 234-94 181-16.5 34.9 17 188 11.1
1985 167 1757 1471 3228 293.5 269-106 163-14.8 37.9 13 154 11.8
1986 197 1228 2122 3350 304.5 358-194 174-15.8 39.2 32 277 8.7
1987 181 1550 1564 3114 311.4 268-131 178-17.8 32.2 17 311 18.3
1988 178 1624 1450 3074 307.4 242-112 200-20.0 33.2 14 118 8.4
1989 165 1644 1255 2899 289.9 208-96 210-21.0 34.1 9 80 8.9
1990 162 1527 1280 2807 280.7 197-101 183-18.3 33.0 13 159 12.2
1991 171 1365 1783 3148 314.8 258-129 167-16.7 37.6 13 82 6.3
1992 166 1801 1330 3131 313.1 248-103 210-21.0 31.8 10 159 15.9
1993 169 1423 1613 3036 276.0 247-136 197-17.9 33.6 8 154 19.3
1994 207 1559 1924 3483 267.9 308-148 162-12.5 29.7 14 222 15.9
1995 195 1853 1524 3377 307.0 243-116 229-20.8 36.7 9 138 15.3
1996 241 2091 2236 4327 332.9 323-162 313-24.1 35.1 11 69 6.3
1997 183 1403 1798 3201 291.0 278-130 222-20.2 33.4 13 92 7.1
1998 148 1852 1100 2952 268.4 216-80 213-19.4 30.9 16 120 7.5
1999 184 1730 1484 3214 292.2 234-107 219-19.9 33.0 10 173 17.3
2000 212 2043 2088 4131 344.3 316-161 310-25.8 36.7 15 264 17.6
2001 221 1397 2130 3527 271.3 408-224 188-14.5 30.6 18 219 12.2
2002 218 832 3227 4059 270.6 526-264 236-15.7 33.3 26 197 7.6
2003 229 1712 2443 4155 346.2 395-207 206-17.2 36.5 9 120 13.3
2004 251 2205 2563 4768 340.6 366-187 305-21.8 31.8 22 258 11.7
2005 212 1675 2873 4548 379.0 399-225 249-20.8 34.4 20 227 11.4
2006 148 1125 1577 2702 270.2 252-126 157-15.7 33.3 13 292 22.5
2007 251 1693 2876 4569 326.4 482-270 247-17.6 36.3 27 497 18.4
2008 223 1299 2356 3655 304.6 454-259 223-18.6 36.3 10 203 20.3
2009 224 1129 2302 3431 343.1 353-194 224-22.4 34.4 7 45 6.4
2010 189 1011 2200 3211 291.9 389-211 189-17.2 35.6 20 363 18.1
2011 198 1477 2148 3625 362.5 347-189 239-23.9 37.3 15 331 22.1
2012 253 2211 2742 4953 353.8 390-187 280-20.0 36.7 22 159 7.2
2013 208 1481 2784 4265 426.5 187-308 298-29.8 36.5 10 197 19.7
2014 313 1878 2982 4860 373.8 403-216 255-19.6 35.7 14 -12.1 -0.9
2015 243 2372 2295 4667 388.9 327-179 319-26.6 36.2 15 287 23.9
2016 178 1759 2162 3921 356.5 330-157 268-24.4 30.2 27 149 13.5
School Record
VALDOSTA STATE
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
41
TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS
Year Player G Plays Yards
1982 James Owens 10 402 2,906
1983 Terry Mallory 8 173 732
1984 Mark Dace 11 216 680
1985 Mark Dace 7 186 899
1986 Mark Dace 11 315 1,744
1987 Tye Cottle 9 146 816
1988 Tye Cottle 10 334 1,969
1989 Tye Cottle 10 311 1,582
1990 Tye Cottle 10 243 1,182
1991 Chris Hatcher 7 186 1,044
1992 Chris Hatcher 10 424 2,493
1993 Chris Hatcher 11 495 3,532
1994 Chris Hatcher 13 537 3,955
1995 Lance Funderburk 11 581 3,549
1996 Lance Funderburk 13 570 4,167
1997 Donnie Johnston 11 198 935
1998 Brandon Cowart 9 282 1,267
1999 Kenn Barnett 11 187 964
2000 Dusty Bonner 12 534 3,965
2001 Dusty Bonner 13 469 4,035
2002 Buster Faulkner 15 611 3,513
2003 Barrett Wilkes 12 487 3,220
2004 Fabian Walker 14 534 3,465
2005 Barrett Wilkes 11 453 2,703
2006 Willie Copeland 10 428 2,618
2007 Willie Copeland 14 569 3,331
2008 Chris Hart 12 332 2,084
2009 Kellen Lewis 10 481 2,999
2010 Brett Whitmire 9 240 1,241
2011 Austen Roberts 8 220 1,239
2012 Cayden Cochran 13 438 3,060
2013 Cayden Cochran 8 291 1,577
2014 Jake Medlock 11 385 2,643
2015 EJ Hilliard 12 460 2,737
2016 Adam Robles 10 345 2,024
RUSHING LEADERS
Year Player G Plays Yards
1982 Henry Chubb 11 100 475
1983 Henry Chubb 11 121 668
1984 Michael Williams 10 67 362
1985 Tony Allen 9 127 564
1986 Eric Clark 11 118 565
1987 Donnie Harrell 10 142 632
1988 Ramon Allen 10 155 780
1989 Ramon Allen 10 197 846
1990 Ramon Allen 10 211 957
1991 Ramon Allen 9 109 488
1992 Dominique Ross 9 153 734
1993 Dominique Ross 11 167 1,030
1994 Dominique Ross 13 256 1,473
1995 David Glisson 11 147 837
1996 Vontrell Mitchell 13 186 1,355
1997 Vontrell Mitchell 9 170 840
1998 Marcus Ray 19 81 351
1999 Mike Christopher 10 104 517
2000 Aaron Jenkins 12 72 499
2001 Aaron Jenkins 13 199 1,503
2002 Aaron Jenkins 14 214 1,304
2003 Tyran Robinson 12 104 571
2004 Tyran Robinson 14 213 1,267
2005 Vincent Brown 9 136 768
2006 Rashawn Robinson 10 66 392
2007 Michael Terry 14 164 1,107
2008 Markus Manson 12 84 447
2009 Kellen Lewis 10 109 485
2010 David Arnold 11 107 516
2011 David Bailey 8 95 516
2012 Cedric O’Neal 13 180 1198
2013 Cedric O’Neal 10 140 975
2014 Austin Scott 13 155 943
2015 Cedric O’Neal 12 176 1,069
2016
Cedric Hollingshed
9 107 476
PASSING LEADERS
Year Player G Cmp.-Att.
Yards
1982 James Owens 10 169-339 2,258
1983 Terry Mallory 8 41-98 681
1984 Mark Dace 11 42-106 662
1985 Mark Dace 7 53-108 762
1986 Mark Dace 11 104-186 1,435
1987 Tye Cottle 9 54-98 767
1988 Tye Cottle 10 143-262 1,960
1989 Tye Cottle 10 131-235 1,677
1990 Tye Cottle 10 99-179 1,189
1991 Chris Hatcher 7 81-150 1,088
1992 Chris Hatcher 10 264-400 2,548
1993 Chris Hatcher 11 335-471 3,651
1994 Chris Hatcher 13 367-508 4,076
1995
Lance Funderburk
11 356-544 3,706
1996
Lance Funderburk
13 342-532 4,226
1997
Donnie Johnston
11 83-155 924
1998 Brandon Cowart 9 109-240 1,446
1999 Kenn Barnett 11 61-133 889
2000 Dusty Bonner 12 351-488 4,126
2001 Dusty Bonner 13 298-425 4,037
2002 Buster Faulkner 15 327-503 3,826
2003 Barrett Wilkes 12 272-431 3,269
2004 Fabian Walker 14 299-417 3,062
2005 Barrett Wilkes 11 266-376 2,668
2006 Willie Copeland 10 250-372 2,663
2007 Willie Copeland 14 311-489 3,160
2008 Chris Hart 12 143-251 1,841
2009 Kellen Lewis 10 232-372 2,514
2010 Brett Whitmire 9 109-195 1,107
2011 Austen Roberts 8 98-182 1,034
2012 Cayden Cochran 13 218-338 2,710
2013 Cayden Cochran 8 139-245 1,538
2014 Jake Medlock 11 172-246 2,024
2015 EJ Hilliard 12 225-346 2,425
2016 Adam Robles 10 173-315 2,046
RECEIVING LEADERS
Year Player G Rec. Yards
1982 Carl Armstrong 11 61 1,028
1983 Kelvin Sheppard 11 22 388
1984 Kevin Gray 11 23 455
1985 Darrien Teals 11 33 448
1986 Randy Fisher 11 46 753
1987 Randy Fisher 10 36 585
1988 Randy Fisher 10 52 864
1989 Randy Fisher 10 51 690
1990 Dexter Holiday 8 25 393
1991 Dexter Holiday 10 23 375
1992 Calvin Walker 10 71 867
1993 Calvin Walker 11 82 944
1994 Robert Williams 13 86 1,187
1995 Sean Pender 11 111 983
1996 Rodney Brown 13 61 1,148
1997 Mike Bowman 11 43 728
1998 Nikko Cooper 11 35 581
1999 Reggie Mosley 11 24 384
2000 Reggie Mosley 12 67 1,106
2001 Reggie Mosley 13 65 1,063
2002 Reggie Mosley 15 79 1,295
2003 Andre Zellner 12 42 558
2004 Tyran Robinson 14 67 672
2005 Sherard Reynolds 12 38 650
2006 Cedric Jones 10 66 911
2007 Cedric Jones 14 102 1,171
2008 Cedric Jones 11 57 551
2009 Cedric Jones 8 57 544
2010 Ronnye Nelson 11 33 295
2011 Grifn Roelle 10 35 395
2012 Gerald Ford 13 69 1,026
2013 Seantavius Jones 10 55 777
2014 Chris Anderson 13 67 714
2015 Greg Dent 12 60 863
2016 Xay Howard 11 48 669
SCORING LEADERS
Year Player G TDs Points
1982 Carl Armstrong 11 8 48
Brad Bauer 11 0 48
1983 Tracy Soles 9 9 54
1984 Keith Moore 11 0 59
1985 Keith Moore 11 0 59
1986 Randy Fisher 11 10 60
1987 Rodney Fulk 10 0 44
1988 Jack McTyre 10 0 58
1989 Jack McTyre 10 0 33
1990 Ramon Allen 10 13 78
1991 Don Kelly 10 0 59
1992 Dominique Ross 9 12 72
1993 Dominique Ross 11 13 78
1994 Robert Williams 13 21 126
Stanley Flanders 13 21 126
1995 Rodney Brown 10 9 54
1996 Nikko Cooper 13 14 86
1997 Mike Bowman 11 11 66
1998 James Lightfoot 11 0 38
1999 Carlos Hope 11 7 42
2000 Aaron Jenkins 12 13 78
C.J. Lofton 12 13 78
2001 Aaron Jenkins 13 21 126
2002 Will Rhody 15 0 105
2003 Will Rhody 12 0 82
2004 Will Rhody 14 0 121
2005 Michael Green 12 0 94
2006 Zachary Williams 10 0 66
2007 Zachary Williams 14 0 104
2008 Albert Dukes 12 8 50
2009 Kellen Lewis 10 9 54
2010 Daniel Andersen 11 0 60
2011 Daniel Andersen 10 0 67
2012 Daniel Andersen 12 0 87
2013 Seantavius Jones 10 13 78
2014 Anthony Pistelli 13 0 114
2015 Cedric O’Neal 13 19 114
2016 Andrew Gray 11 0 87
TACKLE LEADERS
Year Player UT AT TT
1982 Cliff Fouty 20 135 155
1983 Lenny Parker 47 76 123
1984 Lenny Parker 62 63 125
1985 Jimmy Francis 63 62 125
1986 Jessie Tuggle 42 87 129
1987 Jimmy Brookins 69 36 105
1988 Jimmy Brookins 73 52 125
1989 Shaun Utley 44 35 79
1990 Freddie Richardson 45 36 81
1991 Chris Dupree 33 39 72
1992 Chris Dupree 40 41 81
1993 Erasmus Harvey 39 41 80
1994 Edward Mitchell 55 44 99
1995 Ryan Branch 67 53 120
1996 Jarmal Stevens 56 46 102
1997 Jesse Sutton 43 62 105
ANNUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
42
1998 Jesse Sutton 43 67 110
1999 Michael Williams 42 46 88
2000 Mike Fowler 67 34 101
2001 Ced Dickerson 53 29 82
2002 Marlin Adams 52 43 95
2003 Jason Cost 36 50 86
2004 Spencer Fortson 45 36 81
2005 Tim Thompson 38 17 55
2006 William Montford 43 42 85
2007 William Montford 48 74 122
2008 Larry Dean 42 53 95
2009 Larry Dean 40 40 80
2010 Larry Dean 49 73 122
2011 Chris Pope 43 49 92
2012 Chris Pope 54 73 127
2013 Chris Pope 45 47 92
2014 Duran Lowe 54 38 92
Kenny Murphy 57 35 92
2015
Sharmaine Washington
60 34
94
2016 Kenny Moore 45 20 65
INTERCEPTION LEADERS
Year Player G No. Yards
1982 Timmy Massey 11 3 30
Jimmy Francis 11 3 28
1983 Dallis Smith 11 5 91
1984 Jimmy Francis 11 4 31
1985 Jimmy Francis 11 5 109
1986 Dallis Smith 11 9 53
1987 Calvin Orr 10 4 71
1988 Deon Searcy 10 5 11
1989 Deon Searcy 10 4 29
1990 Derick McCant 10 2 35
1991 Chris Dupree 10 5 45
1992 Antonio Hill 10 2 72
Walt Foy 10 2 28
1993 Tony Hill 11 3 36
1994 Tony Hill 11 2 33
Marcus Johnson 11 2 18
1995
Cornelius Seymour
11 2 97
Albert Fanoga 8 2 13
1996 Austin Harmon 13 4 3
1997 Jerome Mills 10 5 59
1998 Terrell Battle 8 3 37
Vaughn Clark 11 3 0
1999 Tabious Carter 10 2 56
Shamonta Dean 9 2 48
Demeakey Williams
10 2 0
2000 Ced Dickerson 12 4 77
2001 Wesley Brown 13 4 35
2002 Chris Fowler 14 7 35
2003 Ellitot Burkes 12 2 35
2004 Sam Reynolds 14 5 1
2005 Bernard George 10 4 13
2006 Sherard Reynolds 10 3 81
Maurice Leggett 10 3 3
2007 Sherard Reynolds 14 7 176
2008 Sherard Reynolds 12 4 132
2009 Carlos Anderson 10 3 3
2010 Stevie Harden 11 8 229
2011 Harrison Dreiling 10 3 59
Ryan Smith 9 3 43
Matt Pierce 10 3 127
2012 Lance Holder 13 4 44
2013
Dominique Wheeler
10 4 86
2014 Kenny Murphy 13 2 5
Tavaris Williams 13 2 0
Isaiah Gresham 13 2 0
Kenny Moore 13 2 23
Brandon Brown 13 2 34
2015 Kenny Moore 12 3 114
Malcolm McClenton
12 3 10
2016 Kenny Moore 11 5 87
Brandon Roe 11 5 64
PUNT RETURN LEADERS
Year Player No. Yards Avg.
1982 Jimmy Francis 30 199 6.6
1983 Derrick Harris 24 155 6.5
1984 Derrick Harris 18 198 11.0
1985 Jimmy Francis 29 140 4.8
1986 Randy Fisher 23 205 8.9
1987 Randy Fisher 19 192 10.1
1988 Edward Jackson 10 100 10.0
1989 Edward Jackson 26 158 6.1
1990 Deon Searcy 15 124 8.3
1991 Antonio Hill 27 276 10.2
1992 Antonio Hill 18 110 6.1
1993 Stanley Flanders 18 200 11.1
1994 Stanley Flanders 13 158 12.2
1995 Gary Goff 8 31 3.9
1996 Gary Goff 20 64 3.2
1997 Eric Doggett 24 260 10.8
1998 Eric Doggett 28 359 12.8
1999 Eric Doggett 32 452 14.1
2000 Reggie Mosley 25 224 9.0
2001 Michael Greer 16 91 5.7
2002 Reggie Mosley 33 250 7.6
2003 Bama Adams 33 372 11.3
2004 Bama Adams 13 174 13.4
2005 Waymon Ford 11 60 5.5
2006 Sherard Reynolds 30 496 16.5
2007 Sherard Reynolds 24 320 13.3
2008 Roger King 18 195 10.8
2009 Chris Wellborn 23 154 6.7
2010 Ronnye Nelson 24 173 7.2
2011 Quin Roberson 17 219 12.9
2012 Quin Roberson 24 394 16.4
2013 Regginald Lewis 12 138 11.5
2014 Nick Burgman 27 188 6.9
2015 Greg Dent 18 117 6.5
2016 Gary Simon 30 408 13.6
KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS
Year Player No. Yards Avg.
1982 Kelvin Sheppard 20 422 21.1
1983 Derrick Harris 21 610 29.0
1984 Derrick Harris 27 534 19.8
1985 Donnie Harrell 15 280 18.7
1986 Derwin Whatley 11 288 26.2
1987 Clifford Scott 16 435 27.2
1988 Donnie Harrell 11 258 23.5
1989 Eric Luke 15 307 20.5
1990 Eric Luke 10 201 20.1
1991 Calvin Walker 12 300 25.0
1992 Calvin Walker 8 182 22.8
1993 Calvin Walker 8 188 23.5
1994 Billy Poole 12 284 23.7
1995 Chris Jackson 12 235 19.6
1996 Vontrell Mitchell 17 436 25.7
1997 Wendell Olden 19 427 22.5
1998 Eric Doggett 12 280 23.3
1999 Reggie Mosley 11 303 27.6
2000 Reggie Mosley 29 522 18.0
2001 Reggie Mosley 22 522 23.7
2002 Reggie Mosley 20 433 21.6
2003 Tyran Robinson 14 361 25.8
2004 Vincent Brown 34 774 22.8
2005 Sherard Reynolds 16 391 24.4
2006 Tyler Aurandt 5 116 23.2
2007 Roger King 15 279 18.6
2008 Isaiah Jupiter 9 147 16.3
2009 Ronnye Nelson 14 318 22.7
2010 Ronnye Nelson 28 625 22.3
2011 Troy Braswell 22 442 20.1
2012 Matt Pierce 25 579 23.2
2013 Regginald Lewis 15 337 22.5
2014 Cedric O’Neal 15 326 21.7
2015 Greg Dent 36 707 19.6
2016 Jeray Demby 21 440 20.9
PUNTING LEADERS
Year Player G Punts Avg.
1982 Brad Bauer 11 60 37.1
1983 Terry Mallory 11 76 37.6
1984 Terry Mallory 11 66 37.6
1985 Terry Mallory 11 72 42.2
1986 Terry Mallory 11 58 40.6
1987 Kevin Maddox 9 44 35.6
1988 Mike McCullough 9 39 34.9
1989 Mike McCullough 10 60 36.1
1990 Brian Chestnutt 7 32 35.8
1991 Chad Mosley 5 27 40.6
1992 Chad Mosley 10 45 36.4
1993 David Ashby 9 30 39.4
1994 David Ashby 11 32 40.4
1995 Wayne DeVane 9 41 40.0
1996 Wayne DeVane 12 45 38.1
1997 Wayne DeVane 10 48 36.8
1998 Andy Gibbs 11 80 35.7
1999 Kenn Barnett 11 62 36.9
2000 Andy Gibbs 12 38 35.7
2001 Brent Palma 12 37 33.7
2002 Kenn Barnett 15 77 37.3
2003 Kenn Barnett 12 68 38.6
2004 Travis Tidwell 14 58 38.7
2005 Travis Tidwell 12 60 37.3
2006 Steven Wright 10 40 35.2
2007 Steven Wright 14 56 37.1
2008 Jack Fulford 12 53 40.8
2009 Jack Fulford 10 50 40.0
2010 Jack Fulford 11 62 41.5
2011 Jack Fulford 9 41 41.9
2012 Daniel Andersen 12 51 40.1
2013 Dominic DeMasi 10 47 39.9
2014 Anthony Pistelli 13 30 39.1
2015 Gavin Wilson 12 47 37.8
2016 Gavin Wilson 11 63 35.5
ANNUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
43
Rushing Attempts
No. Att. Opponent Date
1. 75 Arkansas Tech Sept. 25, 1999
2. 63 West Alabama Oct. 6, 1990
3. 58 Delta State Nov. 7, 2015
4. 57 UT-Martin Sept. 15,1990
5. 53 Harding Sept. 18, 2004
53 Texas A&M-Kingsville Nov. 16,
2013
53 West Georgia Oct. 11, 2014
8. 52 Lees-McRae Oct. 26, 1991
9. 52 Catawba Nov. 24, 2007
10. 52 Mississippi College Oct. 18 2014
Rushing Yards
No. Yds Opponent Date
1. 395 North Alabama Nov. 22, 2014
2. 391 Arkansas Tech Sept. 25, 1999
3. 352 Edward Waters Sept. 29, 2012
4. 351 West Georgia Oct. 11, 2014
5. 344 Mississippi College Oct. 18, 2014
6. 319 West Alabama Oct. 6, 1990
7. 315 North Alabama Oct. 27, 2001
8. 306 Delta State Nov. 7, 2015
9. 301 Ouchita Baptist Sept. 29, 2007
10. 297 West Georgia Oct. 6, 2012
Rushing Touchdowns
No. Tds Opponent Date
1. 7 Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
7 Edward Waters Sept. 29, 2012
3. 6 Lees-McRae Oct. 26, 1991
6 West Alabama Nov. 24, 2012
6 Mississippi College Oct. 18, 2014
5. 5 Ouachita Baptist Sept. 20, 2005
6. 4 12 times
Pass Attempts
No. Att. Opponent Date
1. 70 West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995
2. 68 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
3. 67 Kentucky State Oct. 1, 2016
4. 62 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000
62 West Georgia Oct. 16, 1993
6. 61 North Alabama Oct. 28, 1995
7. 58 Delta State Sept. 20, 2014
8. 56 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993
56 Delta State Oct. 1, 2009
10. 55 four times (Last vs. C-N - Nov. 21,
2015)
Pass Completions
No. Comp. Opponent Date
1. 48 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
2. 45 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993
45 West Georgia Oct. 16, 1993
4. 43 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000
5. 42 West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995
42 Kentucky State Oct. 1, 2016
6. 41 West Georgia Oct. 15, 1994
7. 40 West Alabama Oct. 19, 1996
40 Mississippi College Nov. 4, 1995
40 Tarleton State Oct. 9, 1993
Passing Yards
No. Yds Opponent Date
1. 575 Kentucky State Oct. 1, 2016
2. 508 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
3. 488 Ouachita Baptist Sept. 11, 2004
4. 480 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993
5. 477 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000
6. 474 Southern Arkansas Sept. 28, 2002
7. 463 West Alabama Oct. 7, 1995
8. 462 Ouachita Baptist Oct. 8, 2011
9. 457 Delta State Oct. 29, 1994
10. 455 twice (Last vs. UNA on Oct. 28,
2000)
Passing Touchdowns
No. Tds Opponent Date
1. 7* West Alabama Oct. 20, 2001
7* Ouachita Baptist Nov. 4, 2000
7* Delta State Oct. 29, 1994
7* Clark-Atlanta Sept. 24, 1994
7* Tarleton State Oct. 9, 1993
6. 6 eight times
Total Offensive Plays
No. Plays Opponent Date
1. 101 Delta State Sept. 20, 2014
2. 97 Arkansas Tech Sept. 25, 1999
3. 95 Texas A&M-Kingsville Nov. 16,
2013
95 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
5. 91 West Georgia Oct. 20, 1984
91 Kentucky State Oct. 1, 2016
6. 90 Arkansas Tech Sept. 22, 2007
90 North Alabama Oct. 28, 1995
8. 89 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
Total Offensive Yards
No. Yds Opponent Date
1. 682 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
2. 659 North Alabama Oct. 27, 2001
3. 651 Mississippi College Oct. 18, 2014
4. 648 North Alabama Oct. 28, 2000
5. 42 Kentucky State Oct. 1, 2016
6. 633 Southern Arkansas Oct. 14, 1995
7. 631 West Alabama Oct. 19, 1996
8. 629 North Alabama Nov. 22, 2014
9. 624 Delta State Oct. 20, 2012
10. 622 Delta State Sept. 20 2014
First Downs
No. FD Opponent Date
1. 39 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
39 West Alabama Oct. 19, 1996
2. 34 North Alabama Oct. 28, 2000
34 Mississippi College Oct. 18, 2014
4. 33 Fort Valley State Sept. 17, 1994
5. 32 Henderson State Sept. 29, 2001
32 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 12, 1996
32 New Haven Oct. 8, 1994
32 Kentucky State Oct. 1, 2016
7. 31 four times (Last vs. CAU - Sept. 22,
2001)
Points Scored
No. Pts Opponent Date
1. 70 Delta State (W, 70-12) Oct. 6, 2001
70
Edward Waters (W, 70-6)
Nov. 7, 2009
3. 69
Fort Valley St. (W 69-0)
Sept. 8, 2007
4. 68 Tarleton St. (W 68-10) Oct. 9, 1993
5. 65
Mount Senario (W 65-0)
Sept. 2, 1993
6. 63
four times Last vs. Ark.-Mont.
Nov. 3 2007
10. 62
two times Last vs. MC
Oct. 18, 2014
Kickoff Return Yards
No. Yds Opponent Date
1. 223 Carson-Newman Nov. 22, 2003
2. 217 West Alabama Oct. 10, 2013
3. 211 North Alabama Oct. 26, 2013
4. 199 Delta State Oct. 2, 2004
5. 192 Central Arkansas Sept. 22, 2001
6. 180 North Alabama Nov. 11, 2011
7. 169 West Alabama Sept. 22, 2012
8. 166 Carson-Newman Sept. 6, 1997
9. 154 UNC-Pembroke Nov. 7, 2013
10. 153 Truman Nov. 7, 1996
Punt Return Yards
No. Yds Opponent Date
1. 202 Arkansas Tech Sept. 23, 2006
2. 183 North Alabama Dec. 1, 2007
3. 175 Southern Arkansas Oct. 7, 2006
4. 138 Delta State Oct. 6, 2001
5. 129 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2012
6. 117 West Georgia Nov. 15, 2003
7. 119 Arkansas Tech Oct. 26, 1998
119 West Georgia Nov. 10, 2001
9. 111 West Georgia Oct. 30, 2008
10. 109 Arkansas-Monticello Nov. 4, 2006
*Gulf South Conference record
TEAM RECORDS - SINGLE GAME
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
44
Punts
No. Punts Opponent Date
1. 12 West Florida September 24, 2016
2. 11 Albany State Aug. 25, 2001
11 Delta State Sept. 19, 1998
11 West Georgia Sept. 14, 1998
11 Fort Valley State Sept. 5, 1998
11 Central Florida Sept. 9, 1989
7. 10 Albany State Sept. 4, 2004
10 Southern Arkansas Sept. 25, 2010
10 UNC-Pembroke Nov. 7, 2013
10. 9 Wingate Sept. 4, 2010
Punt Yards
No. Yds Opponent Date
1. 451 Delta State Sept. 19, 1998
2. 448 Southern Arkansas Sept. 25, 2010
3. 436 UNC-Pembroke Nov. 7, 2013
4. 391 Wingate Sept. 4, 2010
5. 385 West Florida September 24, 2016
6. 379 West Georgia Nov. 14, 1998
7. 376 Fort Valley State Sept. 5, 1998
8. 367 North Alabama Oct. 22, 2009
9. 359 Arkansas Tech Oct. 30, 2010
10. 348 Wingate Sept. 3, 2011
Punt Average (min. four punts)
No. Avg Opponent Date
1. 49.8 West Alabama Oct. 19, 1985
2. 49.5 North Alabama Nov. 22, 1986
3. 47.7 Jacksonville State Oct. 6, 1985
4. 47.1 Harding Oct. 18, 2008
5. 46.8 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000
46.8 Fort Valley State Sept. 4, 1999
46.8 West Alabama Sept. 22, 2012
8. 46.0 West Georgia Oct. 6, 2012
9. 45.9 North Alabama Oct. 22, 2009
10. 45.6 North Alabama Nov. 1, 2003
Fewest First Downs Allowed
No. FD Opponent Date
1. 3 Fort Valley State Sept. 7, 2002
2. 4 Mount Senario Sept. 2, 1993
3. 5 Henderson State Sept. 11, 1999
5 West Alabama Oct. 10, 1998
5. 6 West Alabama Oct. 18, 1997
6 North Alabama Oct. 14, 2010
7. 7 six times (Last vs. MC - Oct. 18,
2014)
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed
No. Yds Opponent Date
1. -29 Central Florida Oct. 22, 1988
2. -15 Clark Atlanta Sept. 24, 1994
3. -14 UT-Martin Sept. 16, 1989
-14 Southern Arkansas Sept. 12, 2009
5. -13 Mount Senario Sept. 2, 1993
6. -12 Fort Valley State Sept. 13, 1986
7. -10 West Alabama Oct. 12, 1991
8. -6 New Haven Oct. 8, 1994
-6 West Florida September 24, 2016
10. 4 Delta State Sept. 21, 2002
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed
No. Yds Opponent Date
1. 0 Henderson State Oct. 9, 2004
2. 3 West Alabama Oct. 21, 2000
3. 6 Troy State Oct. 3, 1992
4. 7 Jacksonville State Sept. 23, 1989
5. 12 North Alabama Nov. 26, 1994
6. 14 West Alabama Oct. 9, 1999
7. 17 Fort Valley State Sept. 7, 2002
8. 17 Troy State Oct. 1, 1988
9. 20 North Alabama Oct. 29, 1983
10. 21 two times
Fewest Total Yards Allowed
No. Yds Opponent Date
1. 22 Mount Senario Sept. 2, 1993
2. 41 Southern Arkansas Sept. 12, 2009
3. 53 Clark Atlanta Sept. 8, 1984
4. 64 Fort Valley State Sept. 7, 2002
5. 75 Shorter Nov. 12, 2016
75 Southern Arkansas Oct. 14, 1995
6. 78 Henderson State Sept. 11, 1999
7. 80 Arkansas Tech Nov. 8, 2003
8. 83 North Alabama Oct. 4, 1997
9. 94 Kentucky State Sept. 21, 1985
10. 101 North Alabama Oct. 14, 2010
Interceptions
No. Int. Opponent Date
1. 6 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 31, 1998
6 UT-Martin Sept. 27, 1986
3. 5 Delta State Nov. 7, 1992
5 West Alabama Oct. 6, 1990
5 Newberry Sept. 11, 2010
5 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2012
5 West Florida Sept. 24, 2016
Interception Return Yards
No. Yds Opponent Date
1. 166* Southern Arkansas Oct. 6, 2007
2. 159 West Alabama Oct. 15, 2011
3. 126 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2007
4. 117 West Alabama Oct. 6, 1990
5. 103 West Alabama Oct. 31, 2015
6. 99 Delta State Nov. 2, 2013
7. 97 West Georgia Nov. 9, 2006
8. 96 Delta State Nov. 7, 2015
9. 94 Fort Valley State Aug. 23, 2008
10. 89 Henderson State Sept. 30, 2000
Tackles for Loss
No. TFL Opponent Date
1. 14 Arkansas Tech Oct. 30, 2010
2. 13 West Georgia Nov. 8, 2007
3. 12 Arkansas Tech Sept. 21, 1996
12 Henderson State Oct. 11, 2008
12 North Alabama Oct. 28, 2006
12 Fort Valley State Sept. 7, 2013
7. 11 Arkansas Tech Sept. 23, 2006
11 Shorter Sept. 21, 2013
9. 10 seven times (Last vs. CU Sept. 26,
2015)
Sacks
No. Sack Opponent Date
1. 8 Fort Valley State Sept. 21, 1991
8 Delta State Nov. 7, 1992
3. 7 Fort Valley State Sept. 4, 1999
7 Arkansas Tech Sept. 26, 1998
7 Arkansas Tech Sept. 20, 1997
7 Fort Valley State Sept. 13, 1997
7 Knoxville Sept. 3, 1994
8. 6 six times
Average Yards Per Rush
Avg. Opponent Date
13.4 West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994
Pass Completion Percentage
Pct. Opponent Date
92.5 Mississippi College (25-of-27)
Oct. 18, 2014
Completions Without an Interception
Comp. Opponent Date
56 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993
Interceptions Thrown
Int. Opponent Date
7* Fort Valley State Sept. 14, 1985
Touchdowns
TD Opponent Date
10 three times
Field Goals Made
FG Opponent Date
5 Central Arkansas Sept. 25, 2004
Field Goals Attempted
Att. Opponent Date
5 Central Arkansas Sept. 25, 2004
Point After Attempts Made
PAT Opponent Date
10 two times
Point After Attempts
Att. Opponent Date
10 two times
Fumble Recoveries
FR Opponent Date
5 Southern Arkansas Oct. 26, 1996
Most Penalties
Pen. Opponent Date
19 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 11, 1997
Most Penalty Yards
Yds Opponent Date
177 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 1, 2011
Fewest Penalties
Pen Opponent Date
1 two times
Fewest Penalty Yards
Yds Opponent Date
5 two times
*Gulf South Conference record
TEAM RECORDS - SINGLE GAME
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
45
Rushing Yards Per Game
No. Year Att. Net Yds YPC YPG
1. 2012 571 3065 5.4 218.9
2. 2004 516 2706 5.2 193.3
3. 1987 472 1823 3.9 182.3
4. 2011 343 1812 5.3 181.2
5. 2013 298 1791 5.0 179.1
6. 1985 545 1968 3.6 178.9
7. 1986 520 1958 3.8 178.0
8. 2001 390 2278 5.8 175.2
9. 1991 452 1726 3.8 172.6
10. 1990 457 1711 3.7 171.1
Rushing Touchdowns
No. Year Att. Net Yds YPC TD
1. 2012 571 3065 5.4 40
2. 2004 516 2706 5.2 32
3. 2007 479 2360 4.9 29
4. 1996 371 2022 5.5 28
5. 2001 390 2278 5.8 24
2013 298 1791 5.0 24
7. 2009 339 1320 3.9 23
8. 2002 548 1816 3.3 20
9. 1993 272 1388 5.1 19
10. Two seasons 17
Passing Yards Per Game
No. Year Att. Cmp. Yds YPG
1. 2000 522 372 4361 363.4
2. 1993 513 363 3871 351.9
3. 1995 570 373 3842 349.3
4. 1994 594 409 4389 337.6
5. 2001 478 337 4356 335.1
6. 1996 544 346 4275 328.8
7. 2016 545 304 3420 310.9
8. 2009 420 258 2864 286.4
9. 2003 483 293 3433 286.1
10. 2006 391 261 2830 283.0
Most Completions
No. Year Att. Cmp. TD Yds
1. 1994* 594 409 55 4389
2. 1995 570 373 27 3842
3. 2000 522 372 56 4361
4. 1993 513 363 40 3871
5. 2002 547 355 42 4162
6. 1996 544 346 38 4275
7. 2001 478 337 56 4356
8. 2007 524 334 30 3431
9. 2005 489 317 22 3307
10. 2004 420 302 23 3119
Most Passing Touchdowns
No. Year Att. Cmp. TD Yds
1. 2001* 478 337 56 4356
2000* 522 372 56 4361
3. 1994 594 409 55 4389
4. 2002 547 355 42 4162
5. 1993 513 363 40 3871
6. 1996 544 346 38 4275
7. 2012 422 264 36 3506
8. 2016 545 304 31 3420
9. 2007 524 334 30 3431
10. 2006 391 261 29 2830
Total Offensive Plays
No. Year Plays Rush Pass Yds
1. 2002 1095 1816 4162 5978
2. 2007 1003 2360 3431 5791
3. 2012 993 3065 3506 6571
4. 1994 964 1606 4389 5995
5. 2004 936 2706 3119 5825
6. 1996 915 2022 4275 6297
7. 2016 906 1279 3420 4699
8. 2001 868 2278 4356 6634
9. 2000 861 1444 4361 5805
10. 2003 853 1296 3433 4729
Total Offensive Yards Per Game
No. Year Rush Pass Yds YPG
1. 2001 2278 4356 6634 510.3
2. 1996 2022 4275 6297 484.4
3. 2000 1444 4361 5805 483.8
4. 1993 1388 3871 5259 478.1
5. 2012 3065 3506 6571 469.4
6. 1994 1606 4389 5995 461.2
7. 2013 1791 2505 4296 429.6
8. 2016 1279 3420 4699 427.2
9. 1995 833 3842 4675 425.0
10. 2009 1320 2864 4184 418.4
Points Per Game
No. Year TD PAT FG Pts. PPG
1. 2001* 86 81 5 617 47.5
2. 2000 73 59 5 513 42.8
3. 2012 80 72 8 582 41.6
4. 1993 65 56 6 449 40.8
5. 1994 73 68 6 527 40.5
6. 1996 70 51 8 504 38.8
7. 2007 71 65 13 540 38.6
8. 2013 49 45 4 357 35.7
9. 2006 47 43 8 349 34.9
2004 59 58 22 489 34.9
Kickoff Return Average
No. Year No. Yds Avg.
1. 1996 44 1117 25.4
2. 1987 30 744 24.8
3. 1983 34 802 23.6
4. 1986 30 676 22.5
5. 2003 35 785 22.4
6. 1997 32 705 22.0
7. 1994 28 608 21.7
8. 2001 35 755 21.6
2013 52 1122 21.6
10. 1999 26 551 21.2
Punt Return Average
No. Year No. Yds Avg.
1. 2006 39 674 17.3
2. 2012 25 394 15.8
3. 2007 42 588 14.0
4. 1999 37 498 13.5
5. 2011 17 219 12.9
6. 2003 36 424 11.8
7. 1994 15 175 11.7
8. 2016 38 438 11.5
9. 2008 33 372 11.3
10. 2004 22 243 11.0
First Downs
No. Year Rushing Passing Total
1. 2001 125 180 328
2. 2007 129 153 313
3. 2000 93 191 308
4. 2002 108 151 307
5. 2012 156 136 303
6. 1994 88 190 301
7. 1996 107 162 300
8. 2004 156 118 284
9. 2016 82 157 266
9. 2003 81 150 263
Fewest Points Per Game Allowed
No. Year Pts Avg.
1. 1994 162 12.5
2. 2001 188 14.5
3. 1985 163 14.8
4. 2006 157 15.7
5. 1986 174 15.8
6. 1984 181 16.5
7. 1991 167 16.7
8. 2010 189 17.2
9. 2007 247 17.6
10. 1987 178 17.8
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game
No. Year Att. Net Yds YPC YPG
1. 2002* 458 832 1.8 55.5
2. 2010 388 1011 2.6 91.9
3. 2001 544 1397 2.6 107.5
4. 2008 348 1299 3.1 108.2
5. 1986 429 1228 2.9 111.6
6. 2006 386 1125 2.9 112.5
7. 2009 349 1129 3.2 112.9
8. 1994 505 1559 3.1 119.9
9. 2007 529 1693 3.2 120.9
10. 1997 473 1403 3.0 127.5
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed Per Game
No. Year Att. Cmp. Yds YPG
1. 1998 216 80 1100 100.0
2. 1984 234 94 1281 116.5
3. 1983 237 104 1319 119.9
4. 1989 208 96 1255 125.5
5. 1990 197 101 1280 128.0
6. 1992 248 103 1330 133.0
7. 1985 269 106 1471 133.7
8. 1999 234 107 1484 134.9
9. 1995 243 116 1524 138.5
10. 1988 242 112 1450 145.0
Fewest Total Yards Allowed Per Game
No. Year Rush Pass Yds YPG
1. 1994 1559 1924 3483 267.9
2. 1998 1852 1100 2952 268.4
3. 2006 1125 1577 2702 270.2
4. 2002 832 3227 4059 270.6
5. 2001 1397 2130 3527 271.3
6. 1993 1423 1613 3036 276.0
7. 1990 1527 1280 2807 280.7
8. 1989 1644 1255 2899 289.9
9. 1997 1403 1798 3201 291.0
10. 2010 1011 2200 3211 291.9
Interceptions
No. Year Ints. Yds TD
1. 1986* 32 277 0
2. 2007 27 497 3
3. 2016 27 365 1
4. 2002 26 197 0
5. 2004 22 258 1
2012 22 159 3
7. 2005 20 227 2
2010 20 363 5
9. 2001 18 219 2
10. 1987 17 311 0
1984 17 188 1
Sacks
No. Year Sacks
1. 2002 58
2. 2003 42
1994 42
4. 1996 41
5. 1997 39
6. 2007 38
7. 1991 37
1990 37
9. 1998 36
2001 36
2012 36
*Gulf South Conference record
TEAM RECORDS - SINGLE SEASON
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
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Rushing Attempts
No. Player Attempts Opponent Date
1. Ramon Allen 35 Tennessee-Martin Sept. 15, 1990
2. Vontrell Mitchell 33 West Alabama Oct. 18, 1997
Cedric O’Neal 33 Delta State Oct. 20, 2012
4. Ramon Allen 32 Jacksonville State Sept. 22, 1990
5. Dominique Ross 31 Central Florida Sept. 10, 1994
Dominique Ross 31 West Georgia Oct. 15, 1994
7. Henry Chubb 30 West Alabama Nov. 12, 1983
Dominique Ross 30 West Alabama Oct. 10, 1992
Dominique Ross 30 Fort Valley State Sept. 18, 1993
Cedric O’Neal 30
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Nov. 16, 2013
Rushing Yards
No. Player Yards Opponent Date
1. Vontrell Mitchell 263 Central Arkansas Nov. 9, 1996
2. Dominque Ross 248 West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994
3. Dominique Ross 218 Fort Valley State Sept. 18, 1993
4. Aaron Jenkins 204 Central Arkansas Oct. 19, 2002
5. Ramon Allen 199 Tennessee-Martin Sept. 15, 1990
6. Cedric O’Neal 194 Carson-Newman Dec. 1, 2012
7. Ramon Allen 192 Jacksonville State Sept. 22, 1990
8. Cedric O’Neal 191 Shorter Oct. 22, 2015
Aaron Jenkins 191 Ouachita Baptist Nov. 3, 2001
10. Troy Braswell 188 West Georgia Oct. 29, 2011
Yards Per Carry (min. 10 carries)
No. Player Yards Att. YPC Opponent Date
1. Dominique Ross 248 11 22.5 West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994
2. Aaron Jenkins 191 12 15.9 Ouachita Baptist Nov. 3, 2001
3. Aaron Jenkins 170 12 14.2 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 12,
2002
4. Travis Francis 140 10 14.0 Fort Valley State Sept. 4, 1999
5. Cedric O’Neal 131 10 13.1 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2012
6. Cedric O’Neal 194 15 12.9 Carson-Newman Dec. 1, 2012
7. Dominique Ross 141 11 12.8 Clark Atlanta Sept. 24, 1994
8. Tyran Robinson 151 12 12.6 North Alabama Oct. 27, 2001
9. Troy Braswell 188 16 11.8 West Georgia Oct. 29, 2011
10. Two tied at 11.3
Passing Attempts
No. Player Attempts Opponent Date
1. Lance Funderburk 70* West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995
2. Dusty Bonner 62 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000
3. Chris Hatcher 61 West Georgia Oct. 16, 1993
Lance Funderburke 61 North Alabama Oct. 28, 1995
5. Lance Funderburke 57 North Dakota State Sept. 9, 1995
6. Chris Hatcher 56 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993
Kellen Lewis 56 Delta State Oct. 1, 2009
8. E.J. Hilliard 55 Carson-Newman Nov. 15, 2015
Dusty Bonner 55 Fort Valley State Nov. 17, 2001
10. Barrett Wilkes 54 Harding Sept. 17, 2005
Pass Completions
No. Player Completions Opponent Date
1. Chris Hatcher 45 West Georgia Oct. 16, 1993
Chris Hatcher 45 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993
3. Dusty Bonner 43 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000
4. Lance Funderburke 42 West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995
5. Chris Hatcher 41 West Georgia Oct. 15, 1994
6. E.J. Hilliard 39 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
Chris Hatcher 39 New Haven Oct. 8, 1994
Lance Funderburke 39 North Alabama Oct. 28, 1995
8. Lance Funderburke 38 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
9. two times 37
(Last Willie Copeland vs. UWA Oct 21, 2006)
Passing Yards
No. Player Yards Opponent Date
1. Dusty Bonner 497 Fort Valley State Nov. 17, 2001
2. Chris Hatcher 480 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993
3. Dusty Bonner 477 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000
4. Lance Funderburke 463 West Alabama Oct. 7, 1995
5. Barrett Wilkes 456 West Alabama Oct. 25, 2003
6. E.J. Hilliard 448 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
7. Lance Funderbruke 447 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 12, 1996
8. Chris Hatcher 430 West Georgia Oct. 15, 1994
9. Lance Funderburke 428 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
Completion Percentage (min. 15 completions)
No. Player Comp. Att. Per. Opponent Date
1. Jake Medlock* 19 20 .950 Miss. College Oct. 18, 2014
Lance Funderburke 15 16 .938 Tarleton State Oct. 9, 1993
2. Fabian Walker 31 34 .912 Henderson State Oct. 9, 2004
3. Chris Hatcher 39 44 .886 New Haven Oct. 8, 1994
4. Cayden Cochran 20 23 .870 Shorter Oct. 25, 2012
5. Dusty Bonner 26 30 .867 Henderson State Sept. 29, 2001
6. Fabian Walker 24 28 .857 West Chester Dec. 4, 2004
7. Dusty Bonner 29 34 .853 West Alabama Oct. 21, 2000
8. Chris Hatcher 34 40 .850 Henderson State Nov. 12, 1994
9. Fabian Walker 25 30 .833 West Georgia Nov. 6, 2004
10. Chris Hatcher 29 35 .829 Delta State Oct. 29, 1994
Receptions
No. Player Receptions Opponent Date
1. Sean Pender 20 Mississippi College Nov. 4, 1995
2. Sean Pender 17 West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995
3. Calvin Walker 16 Mississippi College Oct. 31, 1992
Calvin Walker 16 Delta State Nov. 7, 1992
Sean Pender 16 North Dakota State Sept. 9, 1995
6. Steve Greer 14 Henderson State Nov. 12, 1994
C.J. Lofton 14 North Alabama Oct. 28, 2000
Cedric Jones 14 Arkansas Tech Sept. 22, 2007
Cedric Jones 14 Delta State Oct. 1, 2009
10. three tied with 13
(Last Greg Dent vs. C-N Nov. 21, 2015)
Receiving Yards
No. Player Yards Opponent Date
1. Reggie Mosley 232 West Georgia Nov. 11, 2000
2. Calvin Walker 230 Delta State Nov. 7, 1992
3. Seantavius Jones 210 Delta State Oct. 20, 2012
4. Seantavius Jones 204 Ouachita Baptist Oct. 8, 2011
5. Randy Fischer 200 Jacksonville State Sept. 24, 1988
6. Sherard Reynolds 194 Southern Arkansas Oct. 29, 2005
7. Darrien Teals 191 Central Florida Oct. 22, 1988
8. Nikko Cooper 188 Central Arkansas Nov. 9, 1996
9. Seantavius Jones 187 West Georgia Oct. 19, 2013
10. Carl Armstrong 186 Georgia Southern Sept. 25, 1982
Total Offensive Plays
No. Player Plays Opponent Date
1. Lance Funderburk 74 West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995
2. Kellen Lewis 69 Harding Oct. 17, 2009
3. E.J. Hilliard 67 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
3. Dusty Bonner 66 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000
4. Kellen Lewis 65 Delta State Oct. 1, 2009
5. Chris Hatcher 61 West Georgia Oct. 16, 1993
Chris Hart 61 Delta State Oct. 2, 2008
Kellen Lewis 61 Ouachita Baptist Sept. 19, 2009
Lewis Kuffuor 61 Delta State Oct. 1, 2005
Kaleb Nobles 61 Delta State Nov. 2, 2013
*Gulf South Conference Record
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SINGLE GAME
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
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Total Offensive Yards
No. Player Rush Pass Total Opponent Date
1. Dusty Bonner -2 497 495 Fort Valley State Nov. 17, 2001
2. E.J. Hilliard 46 448 494 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
3. Lance Funderburke 0 463 463 West Alabama Oct. 7, 1995
4. Chris Hatcher -22 480 458 Mississippi College Oct. 23,
1993
5. Dusty Bonner -24 477 453 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000
6. Cayden Cochran 22 424 446 Ouachita Baptist Oct. 8, 2011
7. Cayden Cochran 30 412 442 Delta State Oct. 20, 2012
8. Barrett Wilkes -16 456 440 West Alabama Oct. 25, 2003
9. Lance Funderburke 9 428 437 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
10. Kellen Lewis 113 316 429 Delta State Oct. 1, 2009
Points Scored
No. Player Points Opponent Date
1. Seantavius Jones 36 Delta State Nov. 2, 2013
2. Aaron Jenkins 30 Ouachita Baptist Nov. 3, 2001
3. Darrien Teals 24 Central Florida Oct. 22, 1988
Ramon Allen 24 Tennessee-Martin Sept. 15, 1990
Stanley Flanders 24 Fort Valley State Sept. 17, 1994
Stanley Flanders 24 Delta State Oct. 29, 1994
Rodney Brown 24 Truman Sept. 7, 1996
Seantavius Jones 24 Delta State Oct. 20, 2012
9. Mike Davis 20 Arkansas Tech Sept. 23, 1995
10. 43 tied with 18
Last Cedric O’Neal vs. C-N Nov. 21, 2015
Point After Attempts
No. Player PAT Att. Opponent Date
1. Reid Bethea 10 Delta State Oct. 6, 2001
Daniel Andersen 10 Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
3. Vernon Loree 9 Clark Atlanta Sept. 24, 1994
Vernon Loree 9 West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994
Todd Douthit 9 Central Arkansas Nov. 9, 1996
Zac Williams 9 Arkansas-Monticello Nov. 3, 2007
Zac Williams 9 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2007
Anthony Pistelli 9 Mississippi College Oct. 18,
2015
Point After Attempts Made
No. Player PAT Made Opponent Date
1. Reid Bethea 10 Delta State Oct. 6, 2001
2. Daniel Andersen 10 Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
3. Vernon Loree 9 Clark Atlanta Sept. 24, 1994
Vernon Loree 9 West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994
Todd Douthit 9 Central Arkansas Nov. 9, 1996
Zac Williams 9 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2007
Zac Williams 9 Arkansas-Monticello Nov. 3, 2007
Daniel Andersen 9 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2012
8. Eight tied with 8
(Last Anthony Pistelli vs. MC Oct. 18, 2014)
Total Tackles
No. Player Tackles Opponent Date
1. Ryan Branch 24 Texas-El Paso Sept. 16, 1995
2. Jimmy Francis 21 Mississippi College Nov. 9, 1985
Chris Pope 21 Carson-Newman Dec. 1, 2012
4. Cliff Fouty 20 Georgia Southern Nov. 20, 1982
Mikeal Lovejoy 20 Delta State Nov. 5, 1988
Jesse Sutton 20 Central Arkansas Oct. 24, 1998
Chris Pope 20 Delta State Nov. 2, 2013
8. Four tied with 19
Solo Tackles
No. Player Tackles Opponent Date
1. Jimmy Brookins 17 Mississippi College Oct. 29, 1988
2. Chris Pope 14 Delta State Nov. 2, 2013
3. Mikeal Lovejoy 13 Delta State Nov. 5, 1988
4. Erasmus Harvey 12 Fort Valley State Sept. 19, 1992
5. Jimmy Brookins 11 Delta State Nov. 5, 1988
Antonio Speed 11 Central Arkansas Oct. 23, 1999
Everett Kitchens 11 Catawba Nov. 24, 2007
Chris Pope 11 Carson-Newman Dec. 1, 2012
9. 12 tied with 10
Assisted Tackles
No. Player Tackles Opponent Date
1. Harvey Carter 18 Georgia Southern Nov. 20, 1982
2. Cliff Fouty 15 West Alabama Nov. 13, 1982
Cliff Fouty 15 Georgia Southern Nov. 20, 1982
Cliff Fouty 15 Mississippi College Sept. 10, 1983
Lenny Parker 15 Savannah State Sept. 24, 1983
Danny Metcalf 15 Troy State Oct. 1, 1988
7. Jimmy Francis 14 Mississippi College Nov. 9, 1985
Scott Mowry 14 Mississippi College Nov. 7, 1987
Danny Metcalf 14 Delta State Nov. 3, 1990
Larry Dean 14 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 23, 2010
Punt Return Yards
No. Player Yards Opponent Date
1. Sherard Reynolds 168 Arkansas Tech Sept. 23, 2006
2. Sherard Reynolds 154 Southern Arkansas Oct. 7, 2006
3. Quin Roberson 129 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2012
4. Eric Doggett 119 Arkansas Tech Sept. 26, 1998
5. Gary Simon 110 Delta State Oct. 22, 2016
6. Tony Hill 104 Fort Valley State Sept. 21, 1991
7. Sherard Reynolds 103 North Alabama Dec. 1, 2007
8. Eric Doggett 102 Henderson State Sept. 11, 1999
9. Reggie Mosley 99 Fort Valley State Sept. 2, 2000
10. Reggie Mosley 97 Delta State Sept. 21, 2002
Kickoff Return Yards
No. Player Yards Opponent Date
1. Derrick Harris 147 Georgia Southern Nov. 19, 1983
2. Wendell Olden 143 Carson-Newman Sept. 6, 1997
3. Matt Pierce 141 North Alabma Nov. 12, 2011
4. Aaron Jenkins 138 West Alabama Oct. 26, 2002
5. Vincent Brown 136 North Alabama Oct. 23, 2004
6. Reggie Mosley 131 North Alabama Nov. 6, 1999
Austin Scott 131 UNC-Pembroke Nov. 7, 2013
8. Willie Downs 125 West Alabama Oct. 10, 2013
9. Vincent Brown 124 Delta State Oct. 2, 2004
10. Reggie Mosley 122 Southern Arkansas Sept. 15, 2001
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SINGLE GAME
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
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Longest Rush
No. Player Yards Opponent Date
1. Dominique Ross 93 West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994
2. Cedric O’Neal 91 Shorter October 22, 2015
2. Aaron Jenkins 76 Ouachita Baptist Nov. 3, 2001
3. Tyran Robinson 75 West Georgia Nov. 6, 2004
David Arnold 75 Newberry Sept. 11, 2010
Troy Braswell 75 West Georgia Oct. 29, 2011
6. Vontrell Mitchell 73 Delta State Nov. 1, 1997
Austin Scott 72 Florida Tech Oct. 5, 2013
8. Dominique Ross 70 West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994
9. Michael Terry 69 Ouachita Baptist Sept. 29, 2007
Cedric O’Neal 69 Fort Valley State Sept. 7, 2013
Longest Completion
No. Quarterback Receiver Yards Opponent Date
1. EJ Hilliard
D’Amonte Ridley
92 Cumberland Sept. 26, 2015
1. Chris Hatcher Calvin Walker 90 UCF Sept. 11, 1993
2. Dusty Bonner Reggie Mosley 89 West Alabama Oct. 21, 2000
3. Patrick Prewitt Mike Bowman 88 Central Ark. Nov. 8, 1997
4. Donnie Johnston Nikko Cooper 85 North Alabama Nov. 7, 1998
5. Buster Faulkner Reggie Mosley 82 Central Ark. Oct. 19, 2002
6. Chris Hatcher Robert Williams 81 Albany State Nov. 19, 1994
Lance Funderburke
Sean Pender 81 Gardner-Webb Sept. 2, 1995
Cayden Cochran Gerald Ford 81 North Alabama Oct. 13, 2012
9. Chris Hatcher Stanley Flanders 80 Delta State Oct. 29, 1994
Dusty Bonner C.J. Lofton 80 West Alabama Oct. 20, 2001
Longest Field Goal Made
No. Player FG Length Opponent Date
1. Keith Moore 54* Kentucky State Sept. 21, 1985
2. James Lightfoot 52 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 11, 1997
Michael Green 52 West Georgia Nov. 5, 2005
4. Keith Moore 51 Clark Atlanta Sept. 8, 1984
Jack McTyre 51 Delta State Nov. 3, 1990
Daniel Andersen 51 North Alabama Oct. 13, 2012
7. Michael Green 49 Albany State Sept. 3, 2005
Daniel Andersen 49 Southern Arkansas Sept. 12, 2009
Daniel Andersen 49 Delta State Oct. 20, 2012
10. Five tied at 48
Longest Punt
No. Player Yards Opponent Date
1. Andy Gibbs 72 Delta State Sept. 19, 1998
2. Jack Fulford 69 West Alabama Oct. 15, 2011
3. Jake Medlock 65 Winston-Salem St. Sept. 13, 2014
Wayne DeVane 65 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 12, 1996
4. Chad Mosley 64 Lees-McRae Oct. 26, 1991
David Ashby 64 Albany State Nov. 19, 1994
Jack Fulford 64 Southern Arkansas Sept. 25, 2010
Jack Fulford 64 Ouachita Baptist Oct. 8, 2011
8. Four tied at 63
Longest Punt Return
No. Player Yards Opponent Date
1. Quin Roberson* 94 (td) Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2012
2. Quin Roberson 81 (td) Newberry Sept. 8, 2011
3. Roger King 80 (td) North Alabama Dec. 1, 2007
4. Sherard Reynolds 78 (td) Southern Arkansas Oct. 7, 2007
5. Gary Simon 70 (td) Delta State Oct. 22, 2016
6. Eric Doggett 68 Arkansas Tech Sept. 26, 1998
7. Sherard Reynolds 65 (td) North Alabama Dec. 1, 2007
Roger King 65 (td) Henderson State Oct. 11, 2008
9. Derrick Harris 62 (td) West Alabama Nov. 12, 1983
Willie Downs 62 (td) Florida Tech Oct. 5, 2013
Longest Kickoff Return
No. Player Yards Opponent Date
1. Aaron Jenkins 100 (td) West Georgia Nov. 11, 2000
2. Billy Poole 99 (td) West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994
3. Tyran Robinson 98 (td) Carson-Newman Nov. 22, 2003
4. Sean Pender 97 (td) Albany State Nov. 23, 1996
Vincent Brown 97 (td) North Alabama Oct. 23, 2004
Willie Downs 97 (td) West Alabama Oct. 10, 2013
7. Rodney Brown 96 (td) Texas-El Paso Sept. 16, 1995
Matt Pierce 96 (td) North Alabama Nov. 11, 2011
Matt Pierce 96 (td) Winston-Salem State Dec. 15, 2012
10. Two tied at 91 (td)
Longest Interception Return
No. Player Yards Opponent Date
1. Kenny Moore 94 (td) Delta State Nov. 7, 2015
Sherard Reynolds 94 (td) Fort Valley State Aug. 23, 2008
3. Shawn Harris 86 (td) Southern Arkansas Oct. 6, 2007
4. Matt Pierce 85 (td) West Alabama Oct. 15, 2011
5. Kenny Murphy 79 (td) West Georgia Nov. 28, 2015
Adrian Bryant 79 (td) Arkansas-Monticello Nov. 4, 2006
7. Kenny Murphy 73 (td) West Alabama Oct. 31, 2015
8. Shaunta Dismuke 70 (td) Delta State Oct. 6, 2001
Dominique Wheeler 70 (td) Delta State Nov. 2, 2013
10. Wesley Brown 60
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Dec. 7, 2002
Maurice Leggett 60 (td) Henderson State Oct. 8, 2005
Longest Fumble Return
No. Player Yards Opponent Date
1. Dee Williford 97 (td) Southern Arkansas Sept. 27, 2003
2. Dominique Wheeler 86 (td) Angelo State Sept. 28, 2013
3. Stevie Harden 62 (td) Southern Arkansas Sept. 25, 2010
4. Maurice Leggett 57 (td) Southern Arkansas Oct. 7, 2007
5. Tevin Davis 56 (td) Florida Tech Oct. 5, 2013
6. Dudley Spence 55 (td)** North Alabama Nov. 15, 2008
7. Matt Pierce 49 (td) Newberry Sept. 8, 2011
8. Michael Flood 48 Albany State Sept. 3, 2005
9. Dee Williford 47 (td) Florida Atlantic Sept. 6, 2003
10. Deon Searcy 46 East Tennessee State Oct. 20, 1990
**Yardage came after a lateral by Jermel Daniels. Play covered 73 yards total.
Miscellaneous Single Game Records
Rushing Touchdowns 4 four times
Consecutive Completions 20 Chris Hatcher vs. New Haven, 10/08/94*
Passing Touchdowns 7 three times
Interceptions Thrown 5 Chris Hatcher vs. North Alabama, 11/06/93
Passes Without An Interception
56
Chris Hatcher vs. Mississippi College, 10/23/93
Receiving Touchdowns 6 Seantavius Jones vs. Delta State, 11/02/13
Total Touchdowns 6 Seantavius Jones vs. Delta State, 11/02/13
TDs Responsible For 8
Dusty Bonner vs. Delta State, 10/06/01 (2 Rush,
6 Pass)
Field Goals Attempts 5 Will Rhody vs. Central Arkansas, 09/25/04
Field Goals Made 5 Will Rhody vs. Central Arkansas, 09/25/04
Interceptions 3 Jimmy Francis vs. Bishop, 11/02/85
Sacks 4.0 three times
Fumbles Recovered 3 Anthony Newsome vs. Delta State, 10/08/83
Punts 12 Gavin Wilson vs. West Florida, 9/24/16
Average (min. 4 punts) 49.8 Terry Mallory vs. West Alabama, 10/19/85
Punt Returns 7 two times
Kickoff Returns 6 Ronnye Nelson vs. Delta State, 09/18/10
*Gulf South Conference record
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SINGLE GAME
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
49
Rushing Yards
No. Player Year Att. Net Yds YPC TD
1. Aaron Jenkins 2001 199 1503 7.6 15
2. Dominique Ross 1994 256 1473 5.8 13
3. Vontrell Mitchell 1996 186 1355 7.3 3
4. Aaron Jenkins 2002 214 1304 6.1 11
5. Tyran Robinson 2004 213 1267 5.9 12
7. Michael Terry 2007 164 1107 6.8 12
8. Cedric O’Neal 2015 176 1069 6.1 17
8. Dominique Ross 1993 167 1030 6.2 13
Austin Scott 2012 175 1030 5.9 9
10. Cedric O’Neal 2013 140 975 7.0 6
Rushing Touchdowns
No. Player Year Att. Net Yds YPC TD
1. Cedric O’Neal 2015 176 1069 6.1 17
2. Aaron Jenkins 2001 199 1503 7.6 15
3. Carlos Brown 1996 74 405 5.5 14
Cedric O’Neal 2012 180 1198 6.7 14
4. Dominique Ross 1994 256 1473 5.8 13
Dominique Ross 1993 167 1030 6.2 13
5. Michael Terry 2007 164 1107 6.8 12
Tyran Robinson 2004 213 1267 5.9 12
Vincent Brown 2004 129 856 6.6 12
Ramon Allen 1990 211 957 4.5 12
Cedric O’Neal 2014 164 873 5.3 12
Passing Yards
No. Player Year Att. Cmp. TD Yds
1. Lance Funderburk* 1996 532 342 38 4226
2. Dusty Bonner 2000 488 351 55 4126
3. Chris Hatcher 1994 508 367 55 4076
4. Dusty Bonner 2001 425 298 52 4037
5. Buster Faulkner 2002 503 327 41 3826
6. Lance Funderburk 1995 544 356 26 3706
7. Chris Hatcher 1993 471 335 37 3651
8. Barrett Wilkes 2003 431 272 26 3269
9. Willie Copeland 2007 489 311 28 3160
10. Fabian Walker 2004 417 299 23 3062
Completions
No. Player Year Att. Cmp. TD Yds
1. Chris Hatcher* 1994 508 367 55 4076
2. Lance Funderburk 1995 544 356 26 3706
3. Dusty Bonner 2000 488 351 55 4126
4. Lance Funderburk 1996 532 342 38 4226
5. Chris Hatcher 1993 471 335 37 3651
6. Buster Faulkner 2002 503 327 41 3826
7. Willie Copeland 2007 489 311 28 3160
8. Fabian Walker 2004 417 299 23 3062
9. Dusty Bonner 2001 425 298 52 4037
10. Barrett Wilkes 2003 431 272 26 3269
Passing Touchdowns
No. Player Year Att. Cmp. TD Yds
1. Dusty Bonner* 2000 488 351 55 4126
Chris Hatcher* 1994 508 367 55 4076
3. Dusty Bonner 2001 425 298 52 4037
4. Buster Faulkner 2002 503 327 41 3826
5. Lance Funderburk 1996 532 342 38 4226
6. Chris Hatcher 1993 471 335 37 3651
7. Willie Copeland 2007 489 311 28 3160
8. Willie Copeland 2006 372 250 27 2663
9. Barrett Wilkes 2003 431 272 26 3269
Lance Funderburk 1995 544 356 26 3706
Cayden Cochran 2012 338 118 26 2710
Receptions
No. Player Year Rec. Yd. YPC
TD
1. Sean Pender* 1995 111 983 10.1 2
2. Cedric Jones 2007 102 1171 11.5 10
3. Sean Pender 1996 89 782 8.8 3
4. Robert Williams 1994 86 1187 13.8 21
5. Calvin Walker 1993 82 944 11.5 6
6. Steve Greer 1994 81 829 10.2 7
7. Reggie Mosley 2002 79 1295 16.4 15
8. C.J. Lofton 2002 77 913 11.9 6
9. C.J. Lofton 2000 76 862 11.3 13
10. Calvin Walker 1992 71 867 12.2 8
Receiving Yards
No. Player Year Rec. Yds YPC
TD
1. Reggie Mosley 2002 79 1295 16.4 15
2. Robert Williams 1994 86 1187 13.8 21
3. Cedric Jones 2007 102 1171 11.5 10
4. Rodney Brown 1996 61 1148 18.8 12
5. Stanley Flanders 1994 70 1083 15.5 20
6. Reggie Mosley 2001 65 1063 16.4 18
7. Carl Armstrong 1982 61 1028 16.9 8
8. Gerald Ford 2012 69 1026 14.9 13
9. Reggie Mosley 2000 67 1016 15.2 12
10. Carlos Johnson 2000 66 991 15.0 8
Receiving Touchdowns
No. Player Year Rec. Yds YPC
TD
1. Robert Williams* 1994 86 1187 13.8 21
2. Stanley Flanders 1994 70 1083 15.5 20
3. Reggie Mosley 2001 65 1063 16.4 18
4. Reggie Mosley 2002 79 1295 16.4 15
5. Nikko Cooper 1996 63 865 13.7 14
6. C.J. Lofton 2000 76 862 11.3 13
Gerald Ford 2012 69 1026 14.9 13
Seantavius Jones 2012 51 922 18.1 13
Seantavius Jones 2013 55 777 14.1 13
9. Three with 12
Total Offensive Plays
No. Player Year Plays Rush Pass Yds
1. Buster Faulkner* 2002 611 -313 3826 3513
2. Lance Funderburk 1995 581 -157 3706 3549
3. Lance Funderburk 1996 570 -59 4226 4167
4. Willie Copeland 2007 569 171 3160 3331
5. Chris Hatcher 1994 537 -121 4076 3955
6. Dusty Bonner 2000 534 -161 4126 3965
7. Fabian Walker 2004 513 403 3062 3465
8. Chris Hatcher 1993 495 -119 3651 3532
9. Barrett Wilkes 2003 487 -49 3269 3220
10. Kellen Lewis 2009 481 485 2514 2999
Total Offensive Yards
No. Player Year Plays Rush Pass Yds
1. Lance Funderburk* 1996 570 -59 4226 4167
2. Dusty Bonner 2001 469 -2 4037 4035
3. Dusty Bonner 2000 534 -161 4126 3965
4. Chris Hatcher 1994 537 -121 4076 3955
5. Lance Funderburk 1995 581 -157 3706 3549
6. Chris Hatcher 1993 495 -119 3651 3532
7. Buster Faulkner 2002 611 -313 3826 3513
8. Fabian Walker 2004 513 403 3062 3465
9. Willie Copeland 2007 569 171 3160 3331
10. Barrett Wilkes 2003 487 -49 3269 3220
*Gulf South Conference record
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SINGLE SEASON
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
50
Scoring Performances
No. Player Year TD PAT FG Pts.
1. Aaron Jenkins 2001 21 0 0 126
Robert Williams 1994 21 0 0 126
Stanley Flanders 1994 21 0 0 126
4. Will Rhody 2004 0 55 22 121
5. Reggie Mosley 2001 19 1 0 116
6. Cedric O’Neal 2015 19 0 0 114
Anthony Pistelli 2014 0 45 23 114
8. Will Rhody 2002 0 57 16 105
9. Zac Williams 2007 0 65 13 104
10. Tyran Robinson 2004 17 0 0 102
Kickoff Return Average (min. 10 returns)
No. Player Year No. Yds
Avg.
1. Derrick Harris 1983 21 610 29.0
2. Reggie Mosley 1999 11 303 27.6
3. Clifford Scott 1987 16 435 27.2
4. Dervin Whatley 1986 11 288 26.2
5. Tyran Robinson 2003 14 361 25.8
6. Vontrell Smith 1996 17 436 25.6
7. Austin Scott 2013 13 329 25.3
7. Calvin Walker 1991 12 300 25.0
8. Sherard Reynolds 2005 15 367 24.5
9. Reggie Mosley 2001 22 522 23.7
Billy Poole 1994 12 284 23.7
Punt Return Average (min. 10 returns)
No. Player Year No. Yds
Avg.
1. Sherard Reynolds 2006 30 496 16.5
2. Quin Roberson 2012 24 394 16.4
3. Eric Doggett 1999 32 452 14.1
4. Roger King 2007 14 195 13.9
5. Gary Simon 2016 30 408 13.6
6. Bama Adams 2004 13 174 13.4
7. Sherard Reynolds 2007 24 320 13.3
8. Quinn Roberson 2011 17 219 12.9
9. Eric Doggett 1998 28 359 12.8
10. Stanley Flanders 1994 13 158 12.2
Punting Average
No. Player Year No. Yds
Avg.
1. Jake Medlock 2014 26 1144 44.0
1. Terry Mallory 1985 72 3037 42.2
2. Jack Fulford 2011 41 1718 41.9
3. Jack Fulford 2010 62 2570 41.5
4. Jack Fulford 2008 53 2162 40.8
5. Chad Mosley 1991 27 1097 40.6
Terry Mallory 1986 58 2355 40.6
7. David Ashby 1994 32 1293 40.4
8. Daniel Andersen 2012 51 2044 40.1
9. Wayne DeVane 1995 41 1639 40.0
Jack Fulford 2009 40 2002 40.0
Total Tackles
No. Player Year UT AT Tot.
1. Cliff Fouty 1982 20 135 155
2. Jessie Tuggle 1986 42 87 129
3. Chris Pope 2012 54 73 127
4. Jimmy Brookins 1988 73 52 125
Jimmy Francis 1985 63 62 125
Lenny Parker 1984 62 63 125
7. Lenny Parker 1983 47 76 123
8. Larry Dean 2010 49 73 122
William Montford 2007 48 74 122
10. David Gilyard 1982 18 103 121
Interceptions
No. Player Year Ints. Yds TD
1. Dallis Smith 1986 9 53 0
2. Stevie Harden 2010 8 229 4
3. Chris Fowler 2002 7 35 0
Sherard Reynolds 2007 7 176 0
5. Harrison Dreiling 2010 6 72 0
Dennis Smith 1986 6 53 0
7. Eight tied with 5
(Last Kenny Moore and Brandon Roe in 2016)
PassDeections
No. Player Year PDs
1. Matt Pierce 2010 15
Maurice Leggett 2006 15
Elliott Burkes 2002 15
Derek Braxton 2001 15
5. Sherard Reynolds 2007 12
Ced Dickerson 2002 12
Deon Searcy 1988 12
Dallis Smith 1983 12
9. Five tied with 11
Sacks
No. Player Year Sacks
1. Richard Freeman 1997 14.0
Antonio Edwards 1990 14.0
3. Andre Hampton 1994 12.0
Antonio Edwards 1991 12.0
Robert Morris 1988 12.0
6. Dewayne Smith 2002 11.5
7. Marlin Adams 2002 10.5
8. Four tied with 10.0
Tackles For Loss
No. Player Year TFL
1. Dewayne Smith 2002 30.0
2. Artie Ulmer 1996 24.0
Andre Hampton 1994 24.0
4. Richard Freeman 1997 23.0
Robert Morris 1988 23.0
6. Arto Vartanian 1998 22.0
Antonio Edwards 1990 22.0
8. Antonio Speed 1998 21.0
9. Jesse Sutton 1997 20.0
10. Marlin Adams 2002 18.5
*Gulf South Conference record
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SINGLE SEASON
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
51
Rushing Yards
No. Player Years Att. Net Yds YPC TD
1. Cedric O’Neal 2012-15 660 4115 6.2 49
2. Aaron Jenkins 2000-03 616 3859 6.3 34
3. Dominique Ross 1992-94 576 3237 5.6 36
4. Ramon Allen 1988-91 672 3071 4.6 26
5. Tyran Robinson 2001-04 532 3029 5.7 24
6. Austin Scott 2012-15 507 3015 5.9 23
7. Vontrell Mitchell 1995-98 485 2655 5.5 11
8. Donnie Harrell 1985-88 407 1904 4.7 10
9. Vincent Brown 2004-05 265 1624 6.1 18
10. Michael Terry 2005-07 220 1475 6.7 14
Rushing Touchdowns
No. Player Years Att. Net Yds YPC TD
1. Cedric O’Neal 2012-15 660 4115 6.2 49
2. Dominique Ross 1992-94 576 3237 5.6 36
3. Aaron Jenkins 2000-03 616 3859 6.3 34
4. Ramon Allen 1988-91 672 3071 4.6 26
5. Tyran Robinson 2001-04 532 3029 5.7 24
6. Austin Scott 2012-15 507 3015 5.9 23
7. Vincent Brown 2004-05 265 1624 6.1 18
8. Cayden Cochran 2011-13 159 596 3.7 16
9. Ronnye Nelson 2007-10 277 1449 5.2 14
Michael Terry 2005-07 220 1475 6.7 14
Carlos Brown 1996 74 405 5.5 14
Passing Yards
No. Player Years Cmp. Att. Yds TD
1. Chris Hatcher 1991-94 1047 1529 11,363 121
2. Lance Funderburk 1992-96 731 1127 8192 67
3. Dusty Bonner 2000-01 649 913 8163 107
4. Barrett Wilkes 2002-06 571 858 6296 44
5. Willie Copeland 2006-07 561 861 5823 55
6. Tye Cottle 1987-90 427 774 5593 50
7. Cayden Cochran 2011-13 434 718 5196 46
8. Buster Faulkner 2001-03 381 593 4213 44
9. Mark Dace 1984-87 241 477 3459 25
10. Fabian Walker 2004 299 417 3062 23
Completions
No. Player Years Cmp. Att. Yds TD
1. Chris Hatcher* 1991-94 1047 1529 11,363 121
2. Lance Funderburk 1992-96 731 1127 8192 67
3. Dusty Bonner 2000-01 649 913 8163 107
4. Barrett Wilkes 2002-06 571 858 6296 44
5. Willie Copeland 2006-07 561 861 5823 55
6. Cayden Cochran 2011-13 434 718 5196 46
7. Tye Cottle 1987-90 427 774 5593 50
8. Buster Faulkner 2001-03 381 593 4213 44
9. Fabian Walker 2004 299 417 3062 23
10. Mark Dace 1984-87 241 477 3459 25
Passing Touchdowns
No. Player Years Cmp. Att. Yds TD
1. Chris Hatcher 1991-94 1047 1529 11,363 121
2. Dusty Bonner 2000-01 649 913 8163 107
3. Lance Funderburk 1992-96 731 1127 8192 67
4. Willie Copeland 2006-07 561 861 5823 55
5. Tye Cottle 1987-90 427 774 5593 50
6. Cayden Cochran 2011-13 434 718 5196 46
7. Barrett Wilkes 2002-06 571 858 6296 44
Buster Faulkner 2001-03 381 593 4213 44
9. Mark Dace 1984-87 241 477 3459 25
10. Fabian Walker 2004 299 417 3062 23
Receptions
No. Player Years Rec. Yds. YPC TD
1. Cedric Jones 2006-09 282 3177 11.3 21
2. Sean Pender 1992-96 247 2072 8.4 9
3. Reggie Mosley 1999-02 235 3738 15.9 48
4. C.J. Lofton 1999-02 228 2724 11.9 32
6. Randy Fisher 1986 89 185 2892 10.1 26
Robert Williams 1991-94 185 2726 14.7 31
7. Steve Greer 1991-94 179 2025 11.3 13
8. Calvin Walker 1990-93 167 2026 12.1 150
9. Chris Anderson 2012-15 159 1457 9.2 12
10. Seantavius Jones 2010-13 149 2374 15.9 33
Receiving Yards
No. Player Years Rec. Yds. YPC TD
1. Reggie Mosley* 1999-02 235 3738 15.9 48
2. Cedric Jones 2006-09 282 3177 11.3 21
3. Randy Fisher 1986 89 185 2892 10.1 26
4. Robert Williams 1991-94 185 2726 14.7 31
5. C.J. Lofton 1999-02 228 2724 11.9 32
6. Seantavius Jones 2010-13 149 2374 15.9 33
7. Sean Pender 1992-96 247 2072 8.4 9
8. Calvin Walker 1990-93 167 2026 12.1 15
9. Steve Greer 1991-94 179 2025 11.3 13
10. Gerald Ford 2009-10, 2012 134 1880 14.0 21
Receiving Touchdowns
No. Player Years Rec. Yds. YPC TD
1. Reggie Mosley* 1999-02 235 3738 15.9 48
2. Seantavius Jones 2010-13 149 2374 15.9 33
3. C.J. Lofton 1999-02 228 2724 11.9 32
4. Robert Williams 1991-94 185 2726 14.7 31
5. Stanley Flanders 1993-94 101 1581 15.7 30
6. Randy Fisher 1986 89 185 2892 10.1 26
7. Nikko Cooper 1996, 98 98 1446 14.8 21
Cedric Jones 2006-09 282 3177 11.3 21
Gerald Ford 2009-10, 2012 134 1880 14.0 21
10. Rodney Brown 1995-96 95 1636 17.2 20
Total Offensive Yards
No. Player Years Plays Rush Pass Yds
1. Chris Hatcher 1991-94 1642 -339 11,363 11,024
2. Dusty Bonner 2000-01 1003 -163 8163 8000
3. Lance Funderburk 1992-96 1206 -232 8192 7960
4. Barrett Wilkes 2002-06 1012 37 6296 6333
5. Willie Copeland 2006-07 997 126 5823 5949
6. Cayden Cochran 2011-13 915 596 5196 5792
7. Tye Cottle 1987-90 1034 44 5593 5549
8. Cedric O’Neal 2012-15 724 4115 485 4600
9. Mark Dace 1984-87 850 606 3459 4065
10. Aaron Jenkins 2000-03 616 3859 0 3859
Scoring Performances
No. Player Years TD FG PAT Pts.
1. Aaron Jenkins 2000-03 53 0 0 318
2. Will Rhody 2002-04 0 51 158 308
3. Cedric O’Neal 2012-15 49 0 0 306
4. Reggie Mosley 1999-02 49 0 1 296
5. Dominique Ross 1992-94 38 0 0 228
6. Zac Williams 2006-08 0 24 131 203
7. Keith Moore 1983 86 0 32 76 202
8. Tyran Robinson 2001-04 33 0 0 198
9. Seantavius Jones 2010-13 33 0 0 198
10. C.J. Lofton 1999-02 32 0 2 196
*Gulf South Conference record
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - CAREER
BLAZER FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
52
Kickoff Return Average (min. 20 returns)
No. Player Years No. Yds Avg.
1. Vontrell Mitchell 1995-98 23 572 24.9
2. Matt Pierce 2009-12 38 918 24.2
3. Clifford Scott 1987-90 26 627 24.1
4. Calvin Walker 1990-93 28 670 23.9
5. Derrick Harris 1983-84 48 1144 23.8
6. Aaron Jenkins 2000-03 33 770 23.3
7. Ronnye Nelson 2007-10 51 1170 22.9
8. Eric Doggett 1997-99 27 612 22.7
9. Vincent Brown 2004-05 39 774 22.2
10. Sherard Reynolds 2005-08 25 551 22.0
Punt Return Average (min. 20 returns)
No. Player Years No. Yds. Avg.
1. Quin Roberson 2011-12 41 613 15.0
2. Sherard Reynolds 2005-08 68 937 13.8
3. Gary Simon 2016 30 408 13.6
3. Eric Doggett 1997-99 84 1071 12.8
4. Roger King 2007-08 32 390 12.2
5. Bama Adams 2002-04 46 546 11.9
6. Stanley Flanders 1993-94 31 358 11.5
7. Reggie Mosley 1999-02 63 532 8.4
Tony Hill 1991-94 47 395 8.4
Randy Fisher 1986-89 56 473 8.4
Derrick Harris 1983-84 42 353 8.4
Punting (min. 60 punts)
No. Player Years No. Yds. Avg.
1. Jack Fulford 2008-11 206 8452 41.0
2. David Ashby 1993-94 62 2476 39.9
3. Terry Mallory 1983-86 272 10,732 39.5
4. Wayne DeVane 1995-97 134 5119 38.2
5. Chad Mosley 1991-92 72 2735 38.0
6. Travis Tidwell 2004-05 118 4481 38.0
7. Kenn Barnett 1999, 02-04 210 7903 37.6
8. Brad Bauer 1982-84 63 2341 37.2
9. Andy Gibbs 1998, 00 118 4331 36.7
10. Gavin Wilson 2015-16 110 4048 36.8
Total Tackles
No. Player Years UT AT Tot.
1. Chris Pope 2010-13 161 211 372
2. Larry Dean 2007-10 163 205 368
3. Jessie Tuggle 1983-86 143 197 340
4. Jesse Sutton 1995-98 119 180 299
5. Ryan Branch 1993-96 156 142 298
6. Ced Dickerson 1999-02 174 123 297
7. Erasmus Harvey 1991-94 146 143 289
8. Antonio Speed 1995, 97-99 139 148 287
9. William Montford 2004-07 122 158 280
10. Jeremy Grable 2010-13 120 139 259
Interceptions
No. Player Years Ints. Yds. TD
1. Dallis Smith* 1983-86 21 209 0
2. Sherard Reynolds 2005-08 14 389 2
Jimmy Francis 1982-85 14 160 0
4. Deon Searcy 1987-90 12 73 0
5. Kenny Moore 2013-16 11 236 2
6. Wesley Brown 2000-03 10 220 0
Tony Hill 1991-94 10 157 1
Calvin Orr 1986-89 10 172 0
8. ve with nine
Last Harrison Dreiling in 2010-11
PassDeections
No. Player Years PD
1. Dallis Smith 1983-86 40
2. Matt Pierce 2009-12 35
3. Vaughn Clark 1996-99 28
4. Deon Searcy 1987-90 27
5. Ced Dickerson 1999-02 26
Calvin Orr 1986-89 26
7. Jimmy Francis 1982-85 25
Kenny Moore 2013-16 25
8. Maurice Leggett 2004-07 23
Dennis Smith 1983-86 23
10. Elliott Burkes 1999, 02-03 21
Jarmal Stevens 1994-97 21
Sacks
No. Player Years
Sacks
1. Andre Hampton 1991-94 34.0
Antonio Edwards 1989-92 34.0
3. Robert Morris 1986-89 29.0
4. Marlin Adams 2000-03 28.0
5. Richard Freeman 1996-97 22.0
6. Antonio Speed 1995, 97-99 20.0
7. Tim Thompson 2002-05 17.5
8. Arto Vartanian 1997-98 16.0
9. Lawrence Virgil 2010-13 15.5
10. Tommy Johnson 1994-95 15.0
Tackles For Loss
No. Player Years TFL
1. Tim Thompson 2002-05 49.0
2. Marlin Adams 2000-03 48.5
3. Antonio Speed 1995, 97-99 41.0
4. Jesse Sutton 1995-98 40.0
5. Dewayne Smith 2001-02 39.0
6. Larry Dean 2007-10 33.0
7. Lawrence Virgil 2010-13 29.0
8. Reggie Rhodes 2001-02 28.0
9. Fatari Lyons 2001-02 27.0
Robert Morris 1986-89 27.0
COACHING RECORDS
Victories - All Games
Coach Years W L T PCT
David Dean 2007-15 79 27 0 .745
Chris Hatcher 2000-06 76 12 0 .864
Hal Mumme 1993-96 40 17 1 .698
Mike Cavan 1986-91 37 22 2 .623
Mike Kelly 1997-99 15 16 0 .484
Jim Goodman 1982-84 15 17 1 .470
Kerwin Bell 2016- 8 3 0 .727
Jim Berryman 1985 5 6 0 .455
Mark Nelson 1999 0 2 0 .000
Winning Percentage - All Games
Coach Years W L T PCT
Chris Hatcher 2000-06 76 12 0 .864
David Dean 2007-15 79 27 0 .745
Kerwin Bell 2016- 8 3 0 .727
Hal Mumme 1993-96 40 17 1 .698
Mike Cavan 1986-91 37 22 2 .623
Mike Kelly 1997-99 15 16 0 .484
Jim Goodman 1982-84 15 17 1 .470
Jim Berryman 1985 5 6 0 .455
Mark Nelson 1999 0 2 0 .000
Victories - Gulf South Conference Games
Coach Years W L T PCT
Chris Hatcher 2000-06 56 6 0 .903
David Dean 2007-15 42 19 0 .688
Mike Cavan 1986-91 29 15 2 .652
Hal Mumme 1993-96 24 10 1 .700
Mike Kelly 1997-99 12 12 0 .500
Jim Goodman 1982-84 7 14 0 .333
Kerwin Bell 2016- 6 2 0 .750
Jim Berryman 1985 3 5 0 .375
Mark Nelson 1999 0 2 0 .000
Winning Percentage - Gulf South Conference
Coach Years W L T PCT
Chris Hatcher 2000-06 56 6 0 .903
Kerwin Bell 2016- 6 2 0 .750
Hal Mumme 1993-96 24 10 1 .700
David Dean 2007-15 42 19 0 .688
Mike Cavan 1986-91 29 15 2 .652
Mike Kelly 1997-99 12 12 0 .500
Jim Berryman 1985 3 5 0 .375
Jim Goodman 1982-84 7 14 0 .333
Mark Nelson 1999 0 2 0 .000
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - CAREER (CONT.)
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Rushing
Attempts: 35 by Tregnel Thomas of Delta State Nov. 1, 1997
Yards: 263 by Vontrell Mitchell of VSU Nov. 9, 1996
Long Rush: 81 by Travis Horn of Arkansas Tech Sept. 26, 1998
Touchdowns: three nine times -
Last by Cedric O’Neal
Nov. 21, 2015
Passing:
Attempts: 66 by Dane King of Henderson State Oct. 8, 2005
Completions: 45 by Chris Hatcher of VSU Oct. 23, 1993
Yards: 497 by Dusty Bonner of VSU Nov. 17, 2001
Touchdowns: 7 three times
Interceptions: 5 two times
Long Completion:
94 by Nate Poppell of Texas A&M-Kingsville
Nov. 1, 2012
Receiving:
Receptions: 20 by Sean Pender of VSU Nov. 4, 1995
Yards: 319 by Kyle Henderson of West Alabama Oct. 26,
2002
Touchdowns: 4 four times
Long Reception:
94 by Robert Armstrong of Texas A&M-Kingsville
Nov. 1, 2012
Total Offense
Yards: 508 by Scott Eyster of Delta State Oct. 2, 2004
Defense:
Tackles: 21 by Chris Pope of VSU Dec. 1, 2012
Tackles for Loss:
5.0 Lawrence Virgil of VSU Nov. 24, 2012
Sacks: 4.0 two times
Interceptions: 3 two times
Long Return: 94 by Sherard Reynolds of VSU Aug. 23, 2008
Fumbles Forced:
3 by Tyler Josey of VSU Nov. 1, 2012
Fumbles Recovered:
2 two times
Long Return: 86 by Dominique Wheeler of VSU Sept. 28, 2013
Scoring:
Touchdowns: 4 four times
Points: 24 four times
PAT Attempts: 10 by Daniel Andersen of VSU Nov. 7, 2009
PAT Made: 10 by Daniel Andersen of VSU Nov. 7, 2009
FG Attempted:
4 two times
FG Made: 4 by Michael Green of VSU Oct. 20, 2005
Long FG: 54 by Keith Moore of VSU Sept. 21, 1985
Punting:
Punts: 12 by VSU vs. West Florida Sept. 24, 2016
Total Yards: 435 by Jeff Carpenter of West Georgia Nov. 5, 2005
Average: 54.0 by Andrew Jones of Delta State Oct. 20, 2012
Long Punt: 65 by Andrew Jones of Delta State Oct. 20, 2012
Punt Return:
Total Yards: 168 by Sherard Reynolds of VSU Sept. 23, 2006
Touchdowns: 1 ve times - Last by Gary Simon Oct. 22, 2016
Long Return: 94 by Quin Roberson of VSU Sept. 8, 2012
Kickoff Returns:
Total Yards: 196 by Michael Allen of West Alabama Oct. 21, 2000
Touchdowns: 1 nine times
Longest Return:
98 by Tyran Robinson of VSU No. 22, 2003
TEAM RECORDS
Rushing:
Attempts: 68 by Jacksonville State Sept. 24, 1988
Yards: 352 by VSU vs. Edward Waters Sept. 29, 2012
Touchdowns: 7 by VSU two times
Passing:
Attempts: 68 by VSU vs. St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
Completions: 48 by VSU vs. St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
Yards: 508 by VSU vs. St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
Touchdowns: 7 three times
Total Offense
Yards: 686 by Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
Defense:
Interceptions: 5 on three occasions - Last vs. UNCP Nov. 18, 2016
Int. Return Yards:
105 by North Alabama Nov. 12, 2005
Fumbles Forced:
5 by VSU vs. Carson-Newman Nov. 15, 2008
Fumble Recoveries:
4 on ve occasions
Return Yards: 86 by VSU vs. Angelo State Sept. 28, 2013
Scoring:
Touchdowns: 10 by VSU on two occasions
Points: 70 by VSU vs. Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
PAT Attempts: 10 by VSU on two occasions
PAT Made: 10 by VSU vs. Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
FG Attempted:
4 on three occasions
FG Made: 4 by VSU vs. North Alabama Oct. 20, 2005
Punt Return:
Total Yards: 202 by VSU vs. Arkansas Tech Sept. 23, 2006
Touchdowns: 2 by VSU vs. North Alabama Dec. 1, 2007
Kickoff Returns:
Total Yards: 243 by Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
Touchdowns: 1 on nine occasions
Miscellaneous:
First Downs: 39 by VSU vs. Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
Penalties: 19 by VSU vs. Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 11, 1997
Penalty Yards: 170 by VSU vs. Albany State Aug. 28, 1999
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