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* This year plays host to the 27th annual Southern Heritage Classic at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis.* Tennessee State is 15-11 all-time in the SHC.* This is the 25th time the TSU and JSU have squared off in the classic and the 23rd consecutive time.* The Tigers claimed a 25-24 victory last year.* TSU has secured victories in 11 of the last 13 SHC contests, and have won four straight.* Tennessee State is 3-0 all-time against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Last Meeting* TSU jumped out early as O’Shay Ackerman-Carter hooked up with Patrick Smith for a 64-yard touchdown.* Ackerman-Carter finished with 250 passing yards and three touchdowns.* Smith racked up 107 receiving yards on four receptions.* LaMontiez Ivy passed for 322 yards and two touchdowns for JSU.* Defensively Justin North had a team-high nine tackles for TSU.

Head Coach Rod Reed* Coach Reed enters his seventh season at the helm of the Tigers. * During his time at TSU, he has compiled a 37-34 record, including a 29-19 mark since 2012.* Reed is 4-2 versus Jackson State.* TSU has gone 6-1 in season openers under Rod Reed* Tennessee State has gone 9-3 versus SWAC teams under Reed

Tennessee State* The Tigers were one of five teams in FCS to shutout its opponent.* TSU blanked its first opponent since a 31-0 victory over Butler in the first round of the 2013 FCS Playoffs; it was the first regular season shutout since 2006 (31-0, Southeast Missouri).* TSU amassed 461 yards in total offense and held UAPB to 168 yards.* The Tigers currently rank seventh nationally in total defense.* TSU registered 11.0 tackles-for-loss, the third most nationally in week one.* Ebenezer Ogundeko earned 2.5 sacks and six tackles on his way to the JMC Defensive MVP.* O’Shay Ackerman-Carter was named Offensive MVP after throwing for 259 yards and a pair of touchdowns.* Ronald Butler pulled in the first touchdown pass of the game and went on to rush for another.* Patrick Smith led all receivers with six catches, 100 yards and a touchdown.* Lane Clark totaled 14 points on the night with three field goals (47, 38, 23) and five extra points.* Erick Evans topped all rushers with 13 attempts, 67 yards and a touchdown.

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Date Opponent Result/Time TV Series NotesSept. 3 ^Arkansas-Pine Bluff (John Merritt Classic) W, 44-0 OVCDN TSU Leads 4-0 First shutout since 2013, first regular season blanking since 2006Sept. 10 Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic) 6:00 p.m. Fox Sports South TSU Leads 27-21-2 TSU scored 35 points for second consecutive year to claim fourth straight win over JSUSept. 17 Bethune-Cookman 3:00 p.m. TSU Leads 6-2 The Tigers won in Daytona Beach in 2012, while B-CU won in Nashville in 2013Oct. 1 %*UT Martin 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 TSU Leads 15-10 TSU jumped out to a 14-0 in the first quarter, before falling in Martin, Tenn.Oct. 8 *Eastern Illinois 6:00 p.m. EIU Leads 11-8 Lane Clark kicked a 50-yard field goal, tying for the third longest in TSU historyOct. 15 ^*Eastern Kentucky (Homecoming) 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 EKU Leads 23-5 Erick Evans broke a 62-yard run; TSUs longest in two years, longest versus a D-I opponent since 2010Oct. 22 Vanderbilt TBA SEC Network VU Leads 1-0 The Commodores won a 38-9 contest in 2006Oct. 29 *Murray State 3:00 p.m. MSU 14-13 Patrick Smith had nine catches for 248 yards; the defense recorded eight sacksNov. 5 *Austin Peay 4:00 p.m. TSU Leads 12-6 The Tigers held APSU to 197 total yards and kept the Govs out of the end zone.Nov. 12 %*Tennessee Tech (Senior Day) 3:00 p.m. OVCDN TSU Leads 18-11 Erick Evans rushed for 111 yards with two touchdowns, caught six passes for 57 yardsNov. 19 * Southeast Missouri 1:00 p.m. Tied 12-12 SEMO grabbed a 28-21 victory in 2014, the last time the two teams playedBold - Home Games • ^ - Played at Nissan Stadium • % - Played at Hale Stadium • $ - Played at the Liber ty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn. • All Times CST • * - Ohio Valley Conference Games

2016 tenneSSee State SChedule

Date: Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016Time: 6:00 p.m. CTWhere: Memphis, Tenn.Stadium: Liberty Bowl (59,308)

Television: To be shown on tape delay at 10:00 p.m. on Satrday, Sept. 12 on Fox Sports South. Pete Pranica returns as play-by-play with Takeo Spikes serving as analyst.

Radio: 102.1 FM The Light will carry the game live with Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Daw-son (analyst) and Gary Dawson (sideline). Pregame will begin at 5:45 p.m. CT

Live Stats: www.statbroadcast.com

Series Information: 51st meeting. TSU leads the series, 27-21-2. The Tigers lead 15-11 in the SHC, which includes a four game win streak. The Tigers earned a 35-25 victory over JSU last year.

Last 15 Results: 2015 - Tennessee State 35, Jackson State 252014 - Tennessee State 35, Jackson State 72013 - Tennessee State 26, Jackson State 162012 - Tennessee State 38, Jackson State 122011 - Jackson State 35, Tennessee State - 292010 - Jackson State 33, Tennessee State - 262009 - Tennessee State 14, Jackson State 72008 - Tennessee State 41, Jackson State 182007 - Tennessee State 16, Jackson State 132006 - Tennessee State 31, Jackson State 302005 - Tennessee State 20, Jackson State 142004 - Tennessee State 21, Jackson State 202003 - Tennessee State 44, Jackson State 142002 - Jackson State 31, Tennessee State - 282001 - Tennessee State 64, Jackson State 33

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Game noteS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)GENERAL INFORMATION

Name of School .............................................................Tennessee State UniversityCity/Zip ................................................................................ Nashville, Tenn. 37209Founded ..........................................................................................................1912Enrollment .....................................................................................................9,165Nickname ....................................................................................................... TigersSchool Colors ........................................................................ Reflex Blue and WhiteAffiliation ........................................................................................NCAA Division IConference ................................................................ Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)Stadium ........................................................................................ LP Field (69,143)Surface .................................................................................. Tifsport Bermuda SodStadium ........................................................................W.J. Hale Stadium (15,000)Surface ............................................................................................... Bermuda SodPresident ......................................................................................Dr. Glenda GloverDirector of Athletics ........................................................................... Teresa PhillipsAthletics Department Phone .......................................................... (615) 963-5034Ticket Manger ............................................................................... Zellina AndersonTicket Office Phone .......................................................................... (615) 963-5841Web Site ............................................................................................TSUTigers.comUniversity Web Site .............................................................................. TNState.edu

COACHING STAFFHead Coach .....................................................................................................Rod ReedAlma Mater, Year ........................................................................ Tennessee State, 1988TSU Record (Years) .......................................................36-33, 18-27 OVC (7th year)Career Record .................................................................................................SameOffensive Coordinator/QBs ...................................................................... Jeff ParkerAlma Mater ......................................................Bethune-Cookman, 1994 (7th year)Defensive Coordinator ..........................................................................Osita AlaribeAlma Mater, Year ..............................................North Carolina A&T, 2004 (8th year)Offensive Line Coach .........................................................................Russ EhrenfeldAlma Mater, Year ....................................................... Chattanooga, 1981 (5th year)Running Back Coach ..........................................................................Sidney PowellAlma Mater, Year ..........................................................Morehouse, 1997 (1st year)Wide Receiver Coach ........................................................................ Kevin MashackAlma Mater, Year ..................................................Tennessee State, 2007 (2nd year)Tight Ends Coach ...........................................................................Antonio BradfordAlma Mater, Year ....................................................Alabama State, 2005 (2nd year)Safeties Coach ........................................................................................ Ed SandersAlma Mater, Year ...................................................Tennessee State, 2000 (8th year)Corners Coach ................................................................................ Mikhal KornegayAlma Mater, Year ..................................................................Florida State (5th year)Defensive Ends .....................................................................................Nick DavisonAlma Mater, Year .......................................................Chattanooga, 2012 (2nd year)Director of Operations ........................................................................... Jamar RitchAlma Mater, Year .........................................................Fresno State, 2009 (1st year)Director of Strength & Conditioning ................................................. J.T. GreenstoneAlma Mater, Year ............................................................Vanderbilt, 2011 (1st year)Equipmet Manager ..............................................................................Jake MorganAlma Mater, Year ............................................................... Auburn, 2012 (1st year)Athletic Trainer ...................................................................................Trevor SearcyAlma Mater, Year ............................................... Middle Tennessee, 2006 (1st year)

TSU FOOTBALL HISTORYFirst Season ......................................................................................................1912All-Time Record .....................................................................................547-280-33First Year in OVC ................................................................................................1988Record in the OVC ......................................................................................... 89-105OVC Championships (Last) ......................................................................... 2 (1999)NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last) ......................................................... 5 (2013)HBCU National Championships (Last) ....................................................... 14 (2013)Cumulative All-Americans ..................................................................................324

2015 TEAM INFORMATION2015 Overall Record ........................................................................................... 4-6Home: ............................................................................................................... 2-2Away: ................................................................................................................ 1-4Neutral: ............................................................................................................. 1-02015 OVC Record (Finish) .......................................................................... 1-6 (8th)Home: ............................................................................................................... 1-2Away: ................................................................................................................ 0-4Neutral: .............................................................................................................N/AOffensive Formation ...................................................................... Spread/Pro StyleDefensive Formation .......................................................................................... 4-3Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................................... 6/5Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................................... 8/3Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................................................ 65/25Newcomers ......................................................................................................... 23

Scouting Jackson State* Jackson State begins its first season under Tony Hughes. * The Tigers dropped a 63-13 contest at FBS foe UNLV.* LaMontiez Ivy found Tevin Garrett for an 11-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 14-7 early in the game.* Ivy finished 14-of-34 for 134 yards and a touchdown with one interception.* Joshua Bates led JSU with 32 rushing yards.* Brandon Maiden led the defense with four tackles and a forced fumble.

TSU vs. HBCUs* Tennessee State University holds a 395-141-19 record against other HBCUs, good for a .729 winning percentage. * Since taking over in 2010, Rod Reed holds a 18-4 against HBCUs for a winning percentage of .818* TSU’s most wins against D-I HBCU opponents are: Florida A&M (29), Southern (27) and Jackson State (27).

Facing the SWAC* Arkansas-Pine Bluff was the first of two SWAC teams on TSU’s schedule this season.* With the 44-0 over the Golden Lions in the John Mer-ritt Classic, the Tigers are now 8-2 versus the SWAC in the last ten contests.* The Tigers will play Jackson State on Sept. 10 in Mem-phis, Tenn. as part of the Southern Heritage Classic.

Home Sweet Home* TSU is one of the few teams in the nation that splits games between two home sites. * The Tigers used on-campus Hale Stadium from 1953-1998 before moving into Nissan Stadium in 1999. * TSU returned to Hale in 2012 and has gone 6-3 since then. In total, TSU is 179-59-5 at home all-time.

Ready, Willing and Able* Junior Ronald Butler has been listed as the backup for all three seasons.* Due to injuries and suspensions, Butler has played in 26 games of the Tigers 34 during the time period.* Butler has started 13 games, eight as a freshman, twice as a sophomore and three times as a junior.* The Tigers are 7-6 in games the Tallahassee, Fla. native has started, including 3-0 versus Florida A&M.* Butler is just outside the TSU Top 10 List for Career Pass Attempts with 426.* Bryson Rosser (2001-05) is 10th with 452 tries, while Ken Pettiford (1970-73) is 9th with 521.* The senior will get a look at wide receiver during his final season.

A Pair of Honorees* TSU is the only Ohio Valley Conference team who has two Postseason Award wining quarterbacks on its cur-rent roster.

* Current starter, O'Shay Ackerman-Carter was selected to the All-Newcomer team in 2015.* Ronald Butler was named to the All-OVC 2nd Team and All-Newcomer team as a freshman after the 2013 season.* Butler held the same distinction during his first two seasons with former Tiger signal Caller Michael German.* German was selected to the All-Newcomer team in 2011.

John Merritt Classic Honors* The Tigers swept the MVP awards after a 44-0 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff during the 18th Annual John Merritt Classic.* O'Shay Ackerman-Carter was selected as the Offensive MVP after completing 18-of-32 pass attempts for 259 yards.* Ackerman-Carter connected on two touchdown pass-es, a 44-yard hook-up with quarterback turned wide re-ceiver, Ronald Butler, and a 30-yarder to Patrick Smith.* Ebenezer "Ebo" Ogundeko earned the Defensive MVP for his six tackle, 2.5 sack performance.* The defensive end spent most of the evening forcing the UAPB quarterback out of the pocket and into the arms of his Tiger teammates.

A Grand Gesture* Seconds after receiving the Offensive MVP trophy, O'Shay Ackerman-Carter called up senior Ronald Butler and presented him with the award.* Butler is the current back-up quarterback, but has worked as a wide receiver in camp.* The Tallahassee, Fla. product turned his first collegiate reception into a 44-yard scoring play.* Butler returned to quarterback in the third quarter and rushed for 27 yards on three carries, including a 10 yard scamper into the end zone.

Preseason Honors* Members of the Big Blue were honored in several pub-lications during the preseason.* Senior Jessamen Dunker was selected to the Presea-son All-OVC team.* The 6-5, 305 pound offensive lineman has recently been named to the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List and to the inaugural Black College Football Hall of Fame Player of the Year List.* Dunker was placed on the HERO Sports Preseason All-American First Team.

* Ebenezer Ogundeko was named to the Preseason OVC team and was tagged as the Defensive Player of the Year by the Media.* The junior earned STATS Preseason FCS All-American Team honors and added to the STATS Preseason FCS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List* After grabbing a spot on the All-OVC First Team De-

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Game noteS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)fense in 2015, Ogundeko secured a place on the Presea-son All-OVC team.* The defensive end also made the inaugural Black Col-lege Football Hall of Fame Player of the Year List.* The 6-3, 255 pounder was a Lindy's Preseason Second Team All-American and was picked as the OVC Defen-sive Player of the Year.

* Junior Patrick Smith was the third Tiger who made an appearance on the Preseason All-OVC Team.* Smith joined Dunker and Ogundeko on the inaugural Black College Football Hall of Fame Player of the Year List.

Tigers in the Pros* Tennessee Statae continues to produce players on the next level as 13 athletes are in uniform in 2016.* Five former Tigers are currently in NFL camps:- Anthony Levine (Baltimore)- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (NYG)- Demetrius Rhaney (Los Angeles)- Kadeem Edwards (Jacksonville) - Robert Myers (Denver)* Two former athletes are in the Canadian Football

League:- Rogers Gaines (British Columbia)- A.C. Leonard (Saskatchewan) * The Big Blue had five in the Arena Football League this season:- Cornelius Lewis (Jacksonville) - Joe Hills (Jacksonville)- Devin Wilson (Cleveland)- Rodney Fritz (Arizona)- Sherman Carter (Los Angeles) * One Tigers is overseas playing in the German Football League:- Holt Claiborne (Marburg)

Houshold Names* Ability and injuries forced many of the young Tigers into action which provides Coach Reed with 34 return-ers of the 48 players listed on the current Two-Deep.* The offense returns 13 of 21, while the defense brings back 17 of 22.* Special teams returns four of five.* The Tigers can also return 40 of the listed 48 in 2017.

CATEGORYFirst Downs

1st By Rushing1st By Passing1st By PenaltyPenalty YardsFumbles-Lost

Rushing AttemptsRushing YardsYards Per Rush

Rushing Yards Per GameRushing TDs

Pass Comp.-Att.-IntPassing Yards

Passing Yards Per GamePassing TDs

Total Offensive PlaysTotal Offense

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Rushing Att. Yd. Avg. TDErick Evans 13 67 5.2 1

Passing Comp. Att. Yd. TDO'Shay Ackerman-Carter 18 32 259 2

Receiving Rec. Yd. Avg. TDPatrick Smith 6 100 16.7 1

Punt Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGPatrick Smith 4 28 7.0 14

Kick Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGChris Rowland 1 29 29.0 29

Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SKEbenezer Ogundeko 4-1 5 2.0-14 2.0

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Rushing Att. Yd. Avg. TDJoshua Bates 8 32 4.0 0

Passing Comp. Att. Yd. TDLaMontiez Ivy 18 34 134 1

Receiving Rec. Yd. Avg. TDDan Williams 4 23 5.8 0

Punt Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGNA 0 0 0.0 -

Kick Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGZavian Bingham 2 28 14.0 16

Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SKJavancy Jones 5-0 5 1.0-1 0.0

Current Streak Won 1Current Home Streak Won 1Current Road Streak Lost 3

2016 TotalOverall 1-0 37-33at Home 1-0 19-11On the Road 0-0 12-20Neutral Site 0-0 6-2Playoff Games 0-0 1-1Overtime Games 0-0 0-4Ranked Opponents 0-0 1-7

In August 0-0 1-0In September 1-0 19-8In October 0-0 10-14In November 0-0 7-10In December 0-0 0-1

Outrushing Opponent 1-0 31-10When Rushing 200-299 0-0 10-2When Rushing 300+ 0-0 6-0Outrushed by Opponent 0-0 6-23When allowing 300+ 0-0 0-5

Outpassing Opponent 2-3 21-19When Passing 300-399 0-0 4-8When Passing 400+ 0-0 1-0Outpassed by Opponent 0-0 16-14When Allowing 300-399 0-0 4-6When Allowing 400+ 0-0 1-2

Outgaining Opponent 1-0 28-10When Having 400-499 Yards 1-0 11-12When Having 500+ Yards 0-0 8-1Outgained by Opponent 0-0 9-23Allowing 400-499 Yards 0-0 2-10Allowing 500+ 0-0 2-8

Less Turnovers 0-0 22-10More Turnovers 0-0 8-18Even Turnovers 1-0 7-5

Scoring First 1-0 21-11Opponent Scores First 0-0 16-22

Leading After 1st 1-0 22-7Trailing After 1st 0-0 12-18Tied After 1st 0-0 3-8Leading at Half 1-0 29-8Trailing at Half 0-0 7-23Tied at Half 0-0 1-2Leading After 3rd 1-0 32-8Trailing After 3rd 0-0 5-25Tied After 3rd 0-0

Scoring 0-10 0-0 1-7Scoring 11-20 0-0 4-6Scoring 21-30 0-0 11-17Scoring 31-40 0-0 11-1Scoring 40+ 1-0 10-2Opponent Scores 0-10 1-0 15-0Opponent Scores 11-20 0-0 14-2Opponent Scores 21-30 0-0 5-13Opponent Scores 31-40 0-0 2-9Opponent Scores 40+ 0-0 1-9

Individual 100-yard Rusher 0-0 18-11With two 100-yard Rushers 0-0 1-0Opponent 100-yard Rusher 0-0 4-16Opponent two 100-yard Rushers 0-0 1-2

Rod Reed’s Record Breakdown

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23 8 12 4 10 4 1 0 6-45 14-110 0-0 2-1 38 23 202 49 5.3 2.1 202.0 49.0 3 0 18-34-1 19-34-0 259 119 259.0 119.0 2 0 72 57 461 168 461.0 168.0 44 0 44.0 0.0

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17 21 6 13 8 8 3 0 2-10 6-61 2-1 2-1 35 44 108 280 3.1 6.4 108.0 280.0 0 4 17-43-2 11-13-0 144 223 144.0 223.0 1 3 78 57 252 503 252.0 503.0 13 63 13.0 63.0


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Career Passing Attempts1. Michael German (2011-14) 1,1452. Joe Adams (1977-80) 1,1003. Leon Murray (1997-99) 8414. Eldridge Dickey (1964-67) 8055. Ken Biggles (1982-84) 7146. Joe Gilliam, Jr. (1969-71) 6827. Antonio Heffner (2006-08) 6198. Shannon Harris (2000-01) 5229. Ken Pettiford (1970-73) 52110. Bryson Rosser (2001-05) 452-- Ronald Butler (2013-Present) 426

Career Receiving Yards1. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 3,903 2. Mike Jones, 1979-82 3,571 3. Golden Tate, 1980-83 3,100 4. Corey Sullivan, 1996-99 2,487 5. Patrick Robinson, 1989-92 2,439 6. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 2,182 7. Chris Johnson, 2004-08 2,155 8. Lawrence Segree, 1992-95 2,102 9. Johnnie Robinson, 1964-65 1,702 10. Travis James, 2009-12 1,698 -- Patrick Smith (2015-Present) 1,096

Fresh Start* The Tigers played 16 freshmen in the opener.* Steven Newbold caught five passes for 74 yards; aver-aging 14.8 yards per catch.* Sabree Curtis, Jr. rushed for a 25-yard touchdown, while compiling 48 yards on seven touches.* Chris Rowland returned one kickoff for 29 yards and averaged 18 yards on two returns off punts.* Larry Wilhoite made two solo tackles and registered a pass defended and a breakup.* Mitchell Boudreaux had two kickoffs, including a pooch-kick which resulted in a fumble in favor of the Tigers.* Justin Culpepper had two tackles and half a sack. * Lachavious Simmons started at left tackle, also saw time at right tackle.* Camren Jones played several snaps at guard.* Thomas Newberg was solid at long snapper on two punts, four field goal attempts and five extra points. * Tyric Reid saw time at fullback, creating several key blocks and pocket protection.* Jamahl Jelks saw significant time on the line.* Ronnie Killings was targeted three times on the eve-

ning.* Dajour Nesbeth saw time in the defensive backfield* Tyler Black had one carry on the night.* Shakur Jackson assisted on a tackle.* Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. saw action on defense.

Returning Home* The Tigers have 10 members who call Memphis home.* Wide receiver Patrick Smith tallied 155 all-purpose a year ago at the Southern Heritage Classic and was tabbed MVP for his efforts.* Tigers hailing from Memphis:6 Earl Harrison RB Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS)17 Patrick Smith WR R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)19 Gabe Scott CB So. Memphis, Tenn. (Trezevant HS)28 Marcus Deanes RB R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Southwind HS)45 Dell Porter LB R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)64 Thomas Burton OC R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)67 Justin Brooks OL R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)72 Camren Jones OG R-Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS)82 Patrick Hill WR R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Sheffield HS)93 Michael Perry III DT Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)

TSU Record Books

TSU In the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA Rankings Stat OVC NCAAAll Purpose Patrick Smith 128.00 5 53Combined Kick Returns Chris Rowland 65 4 44Completition Percentage O'Shay Ackerman-Carter .563 7 44Completions Per Game O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 18.00 4 31Field Goal Percentage Lane Clark .750 5 41Field Goals Per Game Lane Clark 3.00 1 1Forced Fumbles Trevion Duncan 1.00 1 5Fumbles Recovered Blair Edwards 1 1 2Passes Defended Chris Collins 2.0 2 13 Lakhalon Holland 1.0 8 67 David Kamara 1.0 8 67 Ezra Robinson 1.0 8 67 Larry Wilhoite 1.0 8 67Passing Efficiency O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 138.6 2 30Passing Yards O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 259 2 18Passing Yards Per Game O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 259.0 2 18Passing Yards Completition O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 14.39 2 12Points Responsible For Lane Clark 14 3 39 O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 12 4 43 Ronald Butler 12 4 43Points Responsible For Per Game Lane Clark 14.0 3 39 O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 12.0 4 43 Ronald Butler 12.0 4 43Punt Returns Chris Rowland 18.0 1 8 Patrick Smith 7.0 4 2Receiving Yards Patrick Smith 100 2 17 Steven Newbold 74 5 55Receiving Yards Per Game Patrick Smith 100.0 2 16 Steven Newbold 74.0 5 54Receptions Per Game Patrick Smith 6.0 4 36 Steven Newbold 5.0 6 55Rush Yards Per Carry Erick Evans 5.15 5 54Sacks Ebenezer Ogundeko 2.0 1 3 Jason Morrow 1.0 3 25Scoring Lane Clark 14.0 2 13 Ronald Butler 12.0 3 16Tackles For Loss Ebenezer Ogundeko 2.0 2 25 Jason Morrow 2.0 2 25Total Offense O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 8.09 2 26Yards Per Reception Patrick Smith 16.67 7 76

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Game noteS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)Where the Stand* The TSU coaching staff has elected to go with both coor-dinators on the field for the start of the 2016 campaign.* Offensive Coordinator Jeff Parker spent most of the 2015 season in the booth, before moving to field level.* Coaches in the booth for offense is Tightends and Tackles coach Antonio Bradford and Running Backs coach Sidney Powell.* Corners Back coach Mikhal Kornegay and Graduate Assistant and former Tiger Linebacker, Rico Council serve as the eyes in the sky for the defensive unit.* Joining Head Coach Rod Reed on the sidelines with Parker and Defensive Coordinator Osita Alaribe, is Safties coach Ed Sanders, Defensive Ends coach Nick Davison, Offensive Line coach Russ Ehrenfeld and Wide Receiver coach Kevin Mashack.

Future Schedules2017Sept. 2 – at Georgia StateSept. 9 – Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic)Sept. 16 – (John Merritt Classic)Sept. 23 – at UT MartinSept. 30 – Eastern IllinoisOct. 7 – at Eastern KentuckyOct. 14 – Austin PeayOct. 21 – Oct. 28 – at Tennessee TechNov. 4 – Nov. 11 – Southeast MissouriNov. 18 – at Jacksonville State

2018Sept. 1 – (John Merritt Classic)Sept. 8 – Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic)Sept. 15 – Sept. 22 – at Eastern IllinoisSept. 29 – Oct. 6 – at Austin PeayOct. 13 – at Murray StateOct. 20 – Tennessee TechOct. 27 – Nov. 3 – at Southeast MissouriNov. 10 – Jacksonville StateNov. 17 – UT MartinNov. 24 – *at Vanderbilt - Date To Be Determined

2019Aug. 31 – (John Merritt Classic)Sept. 7 – Sept. 14 – Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic)Sept. 21 – Sept. 28 – at Eastern KentuckyOct. 5 – at Jacksonville StateOct. 12 – Murray StateOct. 19 – Austin PeayOct. 26 – Nov. 2 – Southeast MissouriNov. 9 – Eastern IllinoisNov. 16 – at UT Martin Nov. 23 – at Tennessee Tech

TSU In the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA Rankings Stat OVC NCAA3rd Down Conversion Percentage .500 3 183rd Down Conversion Percentage Defense .143 8 14th Down Conversion Percentage 1.000 1 14th Down Conversion Percentage Defense .500 52 4Blocked Kicks Allowed 0 1 1Blocked Punts Allowed 0 1 1Fewest Penalties 6 5 44Fewest Penalties Per Game 6.00 5 44Fewest Penalty Yards 45 5 35Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 45.00 5 35First Downs Defense 8 1 4First Downs Offense 23 2 28Fumbles Lost 0 1 1Fumbles Recovered 1 2 29Kickoff Return Defense 16.50 4 33Kickoff Returns 29.00 1 8Net Punting 38.33 4 25Passes Had Intercepted 1 2 44Passing Offense 259.0 2 24Passing Yards Allowed 119.0 3 16Passing Yards Per Completion 14.39 2 15Punt Return Defense 3.50 5 49Punt Returns 10.67 1 18Red Zone Defense .000 1 1Rushing Defense 49.0 1 14Rushing Offense 202.0 2 31Sacks Allowed 0.00 1 1Scoring Defense 0.0 1 1Scoring Offense 44.0 1 16Tackles For Loss Allowed 3.00 2 11Team Passing Efficiency 130.46 3 43Team Passing Defense Efficiency 85.28 1 12Team Sacks 3.0 2 18Team Tackles For Loss 11.0 1 3Time of Possession 32:47 3 28Total Defense 168.0 1 8Total Offense 461.0 3 23Turnover Margin 0.00 2 45Turnovers Gained 1 3 55Turnovers Lost 1 1 18Winning Percentage 1.000 1 1

Freshmen Potentially Playing in Southern Heritage Classic1 Steven Newbold WR Carol City, Fla. (Carol City HS)3 Chris Rowland WR Nolensville, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS)7 Ronnie Killings WR Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Navy)10 Dajour Nesbeth CB Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS)12 Michael Hughes QB Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS)12 Larry Wilhoite S Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy)15 Tyler Black WR Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS)20 Shakur Jackson DB Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)25 Sabree Curtis, Jr. RB Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS)37 Tyric Reid FB Eustis, Fla. (Eustis HS)44 Quintis Maddox DE Conyers, Ga. (Salem HS)54 Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. LB Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain HS)55 Robert Crawford DT Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan HS)60 Lachavious Simmons OT Selma, Ala. (Selma HS)72 Camren Jones OG Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS)73 Jamahl Jelks OL Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS)89 Thomas Newberg LS Thompson Station, Tenn. (Independence HS)97 Justin Culpepper DT Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen HS)


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SGT. YORK GAME RECORDSTeamPoints: 61 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11)Total Offensive Yards: 554 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (11/21/09)First Downs: 36 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11)

Rushing Yards: 377 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08)Rushing Attempts: 63 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (9/15/07)Rushing Touchdowns: 5 - Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay (11/19/11)

Passing Yards: 387 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11)Passing Attempts: 58 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11)Passing Touchdowns: 6 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11)Completions: 34 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11)

Interceptions: 3 - Done Six TimesINT Return Yards: 92 - Tennessee State vs. Tennessee Tech (10/31/09)

Fumbles Lost: 3 - Done Five TimesFumble Recoveries: 3 - Done Five Times

Sacks: 8 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (10/3/15)Turnovers Committed: 5 - Done Twice

Penalites: 15 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08)Penalty Yards: 164 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (10/10/09)

IndividualRushing Yards: 195 - Javarris Williams, TSU vs. APSU (10/18/08)Rushing Attempts: 35 - Don Chapman, UTM vs. TSU (11/17/07)Rushing Touchdowns: 4 - Javarris Williams, TSU vs. UTM (11/17/07)Longest Rush: 73 - Javarris Williams, TSU vs. UTM (11/17/07)

Passing Yards: 387 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11)Passing Attempts: 58 - Tre Lamb, TTU vs. TSU (10/15/11)Completions: 34 - Tre Lamb, TTU vs. TSU (10/15/11)Passing Touchdowns: 6 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11)Longest Pass: 84 - Jeremy Perry, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10)Most Interceptions: 3 - Done Three Times

Receiving Yards: 159 - Tim Benford, TTU vs. UTM (10/10/09)Receptions: 11 - Quentin Sims, UTM vs. TSU (11/12/11)Receiving Touchdowns: 3 - Darryl Miller, APSU vs. TTU (10/25/08)Longest Reception: 84 - Calvin McNairl, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10)

Field Goals Made: 4 - Done Three TimesLongest Field Goal: 50 - Stephen Stansell, APSU vs. TSU (9/18/10)Punts: 10 - Jonathan King, TTU vs. UTM (10/3/15)Longest Punt: 62 - Taylor Cisneros, TSU vs. UTM (10/4/08)Punt Return Yards: 107 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (11/6/10)Longest Punt Return: 76 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11)Kick Return Yards: 243 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09)Longest Kick Return: 100 - Weldon Garlington, TSU vs. APSU (10/1/11)All-Purpose Yards: 312 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09)

Interceptions: 2 - Done Six TimesTackles: 20 - Corey Reed, TTU vs. UTM (10/16/08)Sacks: 2.5 - Antonio Harper, TSU vs. TTU (10/15/11)

All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners2007 - Tennessee State*, Austin Peay 2008 - Tennessee State 2009 - Tennessee Tech 2010 - UT Martin 2011 - Tennessee State*, Tennessee Tech 2012 - Tennessee State*, UT Martin2013 - Tennessee State2014 - UT Martin2015 - UT Martin*Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker

2015Oct. 3 UT Martin 31, @ Tennessee Tech 17Oct. 10 @ UT Martin 28, Tennessee State 14Oct. 17 UT Martin 44, @ Austin Peay 14Oct. 31 @ Tennessee State 20, Austin Peay 6Nov. 14 @ Tennessee Tech 42, Austin Peay 24Nov. 21 @ Tennessee Tech 30, Tennessee State 242016Sept. 10 Tennessee Tech at Austin PeaySept. 24 Tennessee Tech at UT MartinOct. 1 UT Martin at Tennessee StateOct. 8 Austin Peay at UT MartinNov. 5 Tennessee State at Austin PeayNov. 12 Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State

In July 2007, the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference announced the creation of the Sergeant York Trophy which goes to the winner of the quadrangular season football series between the four Ohio Valley Conference schools located in the state of Tennessee – Austin Peay State University, University of Tennessee at Martin, Tennessee State University and Tennessee Technological University.

The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief’s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since 1972.

In a close race, Tennessee State and Austin Peay shared the inaugural award, finishing with identical 2-1 records in 2007. Tennessee State took the trophy home thanks to a one-point victory in overtime over the Governors; that game was decided by a block extra point by NFL First Round Draft Pick Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. The Tigers repeated as champions in 2008, winning all three of its Sgt. York games.

The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. As a corporal in the 2nd battalion, 328th Infantry, in the Battle of the Meuse River-Argonne (Oct. 8, 1918), York and seven other soldiers captured 132 prisoners, was promoted to sergeant and received the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy and the War Medal of Montenegro. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Following the war, York returned his home in Pall Mall, Tenn. (located in north central Tennessee, 55 miles

northeast of Cookeville) where he dedicated his life to improving education and facilitating educational opportunities for children in the state of Tennessee. In 1927, he established the Alvin C. York Institute after spending several years raising money for the school which opened as a private institution. That school was established, in part, to provide educational opportunities denied to the boys and girls of Fentress Country. In 1937, the Institute became a state special school after an appeal to the Tennessee State Legislature. The school, located in Jamestown, Tenn., is still in operation today.

York died on Sept. 2, 1964 and the foundation which he helped establish in 1920 – The Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation – was dormant for many years. The Foundation was re-established by Lipscomb Davis, Jr. in 1992 and is currently run by Sgt. York’s grandson Gerald (U.S. Army Colonel, Retired). York’s papers are archived by Michael E. Birdwell, Ph.D., who is an associate professor of history at Tennessee Technological University, one of the four institutions that will compete for the yearly honor.

After the completion of the football season, the Sergeant York Trophy is awarded to the institution with the best head-to-head record in the match-ups with their fellow Tennessee schools. In the event of a tie, the award is shared; however, the previous winner will retain the trophy if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy.

The award is presented to the winning institution annually at the Pepsi Celebration of Champions which is hosted each spring by the Nashville Sports Council. The event was created in 1999 and salutes amateur and professional sports in Tennessee.

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ohio valley ConferenCe/pollS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)

1. North Carolina A&T (20) 1-0 200 12. Bethune-Cookman 0-0 166 23. Alcorn State 0-0 160 34. Grambling State 1-0 130 55. Prairie View A&M 1-0 114 66. North Carolina Central 0-1 95 47. Alabama State 0-1 64 88. South Carolina State 0-1 60 79. Tennessee State 1-0 41 RV10. Southern 0-1 38 9Others: Hampton (0-1) 15, Norfolk State (1-0) 9, TexasSouthern (0-1) 3, Morgan State (0-1) 2, Jackson State (0-1) 1

No. Team Record Pts.1. North Dakota State (137) 1-0 4067 1 2. Richmond (21) 1-0 3860 43. Northern Iowa (5) 1-0 3699 54. Sam Houston State 1-0 3627 25. Jacksonville State (1) 1-0 3535 36. Chattanooga 1-0 3004 67. Charleston Southern 1-1 2937 78. Eastern Washington (1) 1-0 2849 149. South Dakota State 0-1 2641 810. Illinois State 1-0 2584 1011. McNeese 1-0 2352 1112. James Madison 1-0 2350 1213. William & Mary 0-1 2195 914. Montana 1-0 1994 1315. Citadel 1-0 1667 1516. Portland State 1-0 1539 1717. Coastal Carolina 1-0 1428 1618. Western Illinois 1-0 1280 2019. Northern Arizona 0-1 1108 1820. Youngstown State 1-0 692 NR21. Colgate 0-1 600 2122. Villanova 0-1 554 2323. North Carolina A&T 1-0 528 2524. New Hampshire 0-1 460 2225. North Dakota 0-1 253 19Others: Towson (243), Stony Brook (207), Central Arkansas (200), Harvard (183), Albany (181) Fordham (131), Grambling State (111), Eastern Kentucky (105), South-ern Utah (67), Alcorn State (50), Delaware (37), Wofford (37), Bethune-Cookman (30)

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StatS top 25

2016 OVC Standings OVC Pct Home Away Overall Pct Home Away Neut StreakJacksonville State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-0 .000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1Tennessee State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-0 .000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1Austin Peay 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1Eastern Illinois 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1Eastern Kentucky 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1Murray State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1Southeast Missouri 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1Tennessee Tech 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1UT Martin 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1

OFFENSIVESept. 4 Eli Jenkins, QB - Jacksonville StateSept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

SPECIALISTSept. 4 Alex Knight, P - Southeast Missouri StateSept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

DEFENSIVESept. 4 Kahlid Hagens, S - UT MartinSept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

NEWCOMERSept. 4 Roc Thomas, RB - Jacksonville StateSept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

2016 adidas® PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

No. Team Record Pts.1. North Dakota State (23) 1-0 646 1 2. Richmond (3) 1-0 611 43. Northern Iowa 1-0 577 5 Sam Houston State 1-0 577 25. Jacksonville State 1-0 537 36. Chattanooga 1-0 483 77. Charleston Southern 1-1 472 68. Eastern Washington 1-0 414 179. Illinois State 1-0 407 810. McNeese 1-0 398 911. James Madison 1-0 396 1112. South Dakota State 0-1 347 1413. William & Mary 0-1 344 1014. Portland State 1-0 319 1215. Montana 1-0 288 1316. The Citadel 1-0 256 1517. Northern Arizona 0-1 193 1818. Western Illinois 1-0 166 2419. Villanova 0-1 133 2220. Colgate 0-1 129 1621. Harvard 0-0 98 1922. Youngstown State 1-0 92 NR23. Southern Utah 0-1 76 2324. North Carolina A&T 1-0 67 2525. Fordham 0-1 59 20Others: Albany 53, New Hampshire 35, South Carolina State 27, Jackson State 23, Eastern Kentucky 22, Stony Brook 20, North Dakota 18, Indiana State 17, Montana State 17, Samford 15, Wofford 15, Liberty 13, Towson 12, Monmouth 12, Grambling State 11, Eastern Illinois 9, Penn 8, Cal Poly 6, North Carolina Central 6, Central Arkansas 5, Delaware 5, Dartmouth 4, Southeast Missouri State 4, Furman 2, Weber State 2, Bethune-Cookman 1, Bucknell 1, Mercer 1, San Diego 1

fCS CoaCheS top 251. North Dakota State (37) 1-0 1131 12. Richmond (6) 1-0 1069 53. Northern Iowa (3) 1-0 1056 44. Jacksonville State 1-0 977 35. Sam Houston State 1-0 971 26. Eastern Washington 1-0 850 137. Chattanooga 1-0 841 68. Charleston Southern 1-1 829 79. South Dakota State 0-1 769 810. Illinois State 1-0 693 1011. McNeese State 1-0 673 1112. William & Mary 0-1 617 913. James Madison 1-0 615 1214. Montana 1-0 510 1415. Citadel 1-0 449 1616. Portland State 1-0 422 1717. Western Illinois 1-0 384 2018. Coastal Carolina 1-0 356 1819. Northern Arizona 0-1 338 1520. Youngstown State 1-0 201 2421. Colgate 0-1 157 2322. Villanova 0-1 153 2223. New Hampshire 0-1 137 2124. Stony Brook 1-0 115 NR25. North Carolina A&T 1-0 109 NR

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This Week’s OVC ScheduleThursday, Sept. 8Pikeville at Eastern Kentucky 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10Eastern Illinois at Miami (Ohio) 2:30 p.m.*Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay 6:00 p.m.Southeast Missouri at Southern Illinois 6:00 p.m.Missouri State at Murray State 6:00 p.m.Tennessee State vs. Jackson State 6:00 p.m.#4 Jacksonville State at #5 LSU 6:30 p.m.UT Martin at Hawaii 11:00 p.m.

2016 Predicted Order

1. Jacksonville State (16) 1282. Eastern Kentucky 1003. Eastern Illinois (2) 974. UT Martin 965. Southeast Missouri 666. Tennessee State 457. Tennessee Tech 448. Murray State 439. Austin Peay 18


miSCellaneouS StatS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)

OFFENSE QB RB FB/WR WR WR TE LT LG C RG RTArkansas-Pine Bluff Ackerman-Carter Evans Sanders-McCollum Smith Killings Medley Simmons Kenton Burton Allen Brooksvs Jackson State at Bethune-Cookman UT Martin at Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky at Vanderbilt at Murray State at Austin Peay Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri

DEFENSE DE DT NT DE SLB MLB WLB CB FS SS CBArkansas-Pine Bluff Ogundeko Morrow Summers Lee North Collins Justice Robinson Cook Duncan Bondsvs Jackson State at Bethune-Cookman UT Martin at Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky at Vanderbilt at Murray State at Austin Peay Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri

SPECIAL TEAMS KO PK P H PR KR KR LS SSArkansas-Pine Bluff Clark Clark Rowley Rowley P..Smith Rowland Scott Newberg Newbergvs Jackson State at Bethune-Cookman UT Martin at Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky at Vanderbilt at Murray State at Austin Peay Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri

Opponent Passing Attempts Rushing Yards Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns Tackles SacksArkansas-Pine Bluff Ackerman-Carter (259) Evans (13) Evans (67) Smith (6) Smith (100) Butler (2) Ogundeko, Collins (5) Ogundeko (2)vs Jackson State at Bethune-CookmanUT Martin at Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky at Vanderbilt at Murray State at Austin Peay Tennessee Tech at Soutrheast Missouri

Game-By-Game StarterS

Game-By-Game leaderS

O'Shay Ackerman-CarterComp. 23 (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)Att. 37 (vs. Alabama St., 9/6/15)Yards 329 (vs. JMurray State, 11/7/15)TD 4 (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)Rush Yards 40 (vs. Alabama St., 9/6/15)Rush Long 18 (vs. Alabama St., 9/6/15)

Ronald ButlerComp. 24 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 10/26/13)Att. 45 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 10/26/13)Yards 238 (at Florida A&M, 9/26/15)TD 3 (2x, last at Florida A&M, 9/26/15)Rush Yards 104 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 10/17/15)Rush Long 30 (2x, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 10/17/15)

Erick EvansAtt. 28 (at Tennessee Tech, 11/21/15)Yards 111 (at Tennessee Tech, 11/21/15)TD 2 (at Tennessee Tech, 11/21/15)Long 62 (at Eastern Kentucky, 10/24/15)

Career Bests

Patrick SmithRec. 9 (2x, last vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)Yards 248 (Murray State, 11/7/15)TD 2 (2x, last vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)Long 84 (at Jacksonville St., 9/19/15)

Chris Sanders-McCollumRec. 9 (at Southeast Missouri, 10/4/14)Yards 104 (at Southeast Missouri, 10/4/14)TD 1 (6x, last vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)Long 64 (vs. Jackson St., 9/12/15)

Ronnie KillingsRec. NAYards NATD NALong NA

Steven NewboldRec. 5Yards 74TD 0Long 25

Chris RowlandRec. NAYards NATD NALong NA

Rodney MorrisRec. 2 (vs, Murray State, 11/7/15)Yards 17 (vs, Murray State, 11/7/15)TD 1 (vs, Murray State, 11/7/15)Long 12 (vs, Murray State, 11/7/15)

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depth Chart tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)OFFENSELT 66 Jessaman Dunker 6-5 290 R-Sr. Boynton Beach, Fla. 70 Chris Wallace, Jr. 6-6 270 R-So. Springfield, Ill. LG 65 Ty Allen 6-3 290 Jr. Warner Robbins, Ga. 73 Jamahl Jelks 6-5 305 Fr. Gadsden, Ala.C 64 Thomas Burton 6-2 290 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. 74 Kevin Kenton 6-2 300 R-Sr. West Palm Beach, Fla.RG 74 Kevin Kenton 6-2 300 R-Sr. West Palm Beach, Fla. 72 Camren Jones 6-4 285 Sr. Richmond, Calif.RT 60 Lachavious Simmons 6-5 289 R-Fr. Selma, Ala. 67 Justin Brooks 6-5 270 R-So. Memphis, Tenn.TE 8 Mahlon Medley 6-3 225 So. Charlotte, N.C. 4 Rodney Morris 6-3 220 R-Jr. Alpharetta, Ga.WR 7 Ronnie Killings 6-1 185 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 1 Steven Newbold 5-11 170 Fr. Carol City, Fla.WR 17 Patrick Smith 6-0 190 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 9 Chris Sanders-McCollum 6-5 190 Sr. Fairburn, Ga.FB 46 EJ Junior IV 6-0 220 R-Sr. Middletown, Ohio 37 Tyric Reid 5-11 243 Fr. Eustis, Fla.RB 27 Erick Evans 5-10 185 R-Jr. Dallas, Texas 25 Sabree Curtis 5-10 175 Fr, Fairburn, Ga.QB 2 O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 6-2 215 R-So. Jacksonville, Fla 10 Ronald Butler 6-3 180 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla.

DEFENSEDE 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko 6-3 255 R-Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 48 Marvin Maddox 6-3 245 R-So. Jacksonville, Fla.DT 92 Jason Morrow 6-2 285 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. 94 Roc-M Nesbitt 6-3 255 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga.NT 76 Terrence Summers 6-2 310 R-So. Springfield, Tenn. 97 Justin Culpepper 6-1 255 Fr. Lakeland, Fla.DE 58 Latrelle Lee 6-2 225 Jr. Dothan, Ala. 56 Sidney Hammond 6-1 250 R-Jr. Kennesaw, Ga.SB 14 Antonio Justice, Jr. 6-1 225 R-Sr. Montgomery, Ala. 30 Blair Edwards 6-1 195 So. Gadsden, Ala.MB 32 Chris Collins 5-11 230 Jr. Fairburn, Ga. 50 Joe Johnson 6-1 215 Jr. Nashville, Tenn.WB 53 Justin North 6-2 230 R-Jr. Orlando, Fla. 42 Demetro Stephens, Jr. 6-2 235 So. Lithonia, Ga. CB 21 Ezra Robinson 6-1 180 R-Jr. Sarasota, Fla. 22 Lakhalon Holland 5-10 190 R-So. Jacksonville, Fla.FS 26 Laquarius Cook 6-0 175 R-So. Birmingham, Ala. 12 Larry Wilhoite 6-0 185 Fr. Nashville, Tenn.SS 24 Trevion Duncan 5-11 180 So. Houston, Texas 3 David Kamara 5-10 200 Sr. Logansville, Ga.CB 5 Terrell Bonds 5-9 176 Jr. Miami, Fla. 10 Dajour Nesbeth 6-1 187 Fr. Winter Garden, Fla.

SPECIALISTSPK 41 Lane Clark 5-11 170 Jr. Hays, Kan. 43 Mitchell Boudreaux 5-5 150 R-Fr. Sildell, La.P 18 Austin Rowley 5-11 165 So. San Diego, Calif. 43 Mitchell Boudreaux 5-5 150 R-Fr. Sildell, La.KO 41 Lane Clark 5-11 170 Jr. Hays, Kan. 43 Mitchell Boudreaux 5-5 150 R-Fr. Sildell, La.LS 89 Thomas Newberg 6-4 190 Fr. Franklin, Tenn. 59 Timerik Cook 6-1 215 R-Fr. Decatur, Ga.SS 89 Thomas Newberg 6-4 190 Fr. Franklin, Tenn. 59 Timerik Cook 6-1 215 R-Fr. Decatur, GA.H 18 Austin Rowley 5-11 165 So. San Diego, Calif. 17 Patrick Smith 6-0 190 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn.PR 17 Patrick Smith 6-0 190 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 3 Chris Rowland 5-8 170 Fr. Donelson, Tenn.KR 19 Gabe Scott 5-10 165 So. Memphis, Tenn. 3 Chris Rowland 5-8 170 Fr. Donelson, Tenn.

Career Bests

Ebo OgundekoTackles 10 (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)Tkls-Loss 3.5 (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)Sacks 3.0 (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)

Latrelle LeeTackles 5 (2x, last vs. Murray State, 11/7 /15)Tkls-Loss 3.5 (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)Sacks 2.0 (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)

Chris CollinsTackles 13 (at Jacksonville St., 9/19/15)Tkls-Loss 1 (4x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16)Sacks 1 (vs. Jackson State, 9/12/15)

Justin NorthTackles 9 (vs. Jackson St., 9/12/15)Tkls-Loss 2.0 (vs. Central State, 9/28/15)Sacks 1.0 (vs. Central State, 9/28/13)

Antonio JusticeTackles 6 (2x, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 10/17/15)Tkls-Loss 1.0 (3x, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 10/17/15)Sacks NA

Jason MorrowTackles 2 (6x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16)Tkls-Loss 2.0 (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16)Sacks 1.0 (2x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16)

Blair EdwardsTackles 13 (2x, last vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)Tkls-Loss 1.0 (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)Sacks 1.0 (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)

Terrell BondsTackles 6 (vs. Alabama St., 9/6/15)INT 1 (3x, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 10/17/15)

Laquarius CookTackles 8 (vs. Jackson State, 9/12/15)INT 0

Ezra RobinsonTackles 10 (vs. UT Martin, 10/18/14)INT 1 (2x, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 10/17/15)

David KamaraTackles 7 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 10/17/15)INT 0

Trevion DuncanTackles 6 (at Jacksonville State, 9/19/15)INT 0

Lane ClarkMakes 3 (2x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16)Att. 4 (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16)Long 50 yards (vs. Eastern Illinois, 10/17/15)

Austin RowleyPunts 8 (at Florida A&M, 9/26/15)Long 57 yards (at Florida A&M, 9/26/15)


NUMERICALNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE 6-3 255 R-Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Clemson)1 Steven Newbold WR 5-11 170 Fr. Carol City, Fla. (Carol City HS)2 O’Shay Ackerman-Carter QB 6-2 215 R-So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Georgia Prep)3 David Kamara CB 5-10 200 Sr. Loganville, Ga. (Ole Miss)3 Chris Rowland WR 5-8 170 Fr. Nolensville, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS)4 Rodney Morris TE 6-3 220 R-Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (UAB)5 Terrell Bonds CB 5-9 176 Jr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS)6 Earl Harrison RB 6-1 205 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS)7 Ronnie Killings WR 6-1 185 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Navy)8 Mahlon Medley TE 6-2 225 So. Charlotte, NC (Mallard Creek HS) 9 Chris Sanders-McCollum WR 6-5 190 Sr. Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS)10 Ronald Butler QB 6-3 180 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln HS)10 Dajour Nesbeth CB 6-1 187 Fr. Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS)11 Rodrick Robinson QB 6-1 177 Fr. Miami Gardens, Fla. (Miami Norland HS)12 Michael Hughes QB 6-2 230 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS)12 Larry Wilhoite S 6-0 185 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy)13 Dantwaun O’Neal WR 6-3 210 Sr. DeLand, Fla. (DeLand HS)14 Antonio Justice, Jr. LB 6-1 225 R-Sr. Montgomery, Ala. (St. Jude Educational Institute)14 Jeremias Elston QB 5-11 210 R-So. Hendersonville, Tenn. (Hendersonville HS)15 Tyler Black WR 5-10 180 R-Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS)16 Quindell Cousin WR 6-2 200 R-Jr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS)16 Reggie Gunn LB 6-1 195 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy)17 Patrick Smith WR 6-0 190 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)18 Aaron Cauthen TE 6-5 235 Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS)18 Austin Rowley P 6-2 180 So. San Diego, Calif. (Helix Charter HS) 19 Gabe Scott CB 5-10 165 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Trezevant HS)20 Shakur Jackson DB 5-9 170 R-Fr. Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)21 Ezra Robinson CB 6-1 180 R-Sr. Sarasota, Fla. (Michigan State)22 LaKhalon Holland CB 5-10 190 R-So. Jacksonville, Fla (Ribault HS)23 Ladarius Johnson CB 5-10 185 R-So. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillwood HS) 24 Trevion Duncan SS 5-11 180 So. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS)25 Sabree Curtis, Jr. RB 5-10 175 Fr. Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS)26 Laquarius Cook SS 6-0 190 R-So. Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS)27 Erick Evans RB 5-10 185 R-Jr. Dallas, Texas (North Texas)28 Marcus Deanes RB 5-10 190 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Southwind HS)29 Andre Knox RB 5-10 210 R-Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel HS) 30 Blair Edwards LB 6-1 200 So. Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS) 32 Chris Collins LB 5-11 230 Jr. Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS)33 Seth Rowland RB 5-6 185 Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Georgia Prep)34 Arkeem Granger RB 6-0 220 R-Fr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan HS)35 Nicholas Fuqua RB 5-9 190 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Overton HS)36 Desmond Johnson DB 6-1 190 Fr. Huntsville, Ala. (J.O. Johnson HS)37 Tyric Reid FB 5-11 243 Fr. Eustis, Fla. (Eustis HS)38 Andrew Knox FB 5-11 250 R-Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel HS) 39 Terence Harris, II FB 6-1 242 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy)40 Kevin DeWalt DE 6-2 230 R-Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Kent State)41 Lane Clark K 5-11 170 Jr. Hays, Kan. (Hays HS)42 Demetro Stephens, Jr. LB 6-2 235 So. Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain HS)43 Mitchell Boudreaux K 5-5 150 R-Fr. Slidell, La. (Brother Martin HS)44 Quintis Maddox DE 6-3 260 R-Fr. Conyers, Ga. (Salem HS)45 Dell Porter LB 6-1 250 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)46 EJ Junior, IV RB 6-0 240 R-Sr. Middletown, Ohio (Cincinnati)48 Logan McClellan S 6-3 175 Fr. O’Fallon, Ill. (O’Fallon HS)50 Joseph Johnson LB 6-1 230 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)51 Ian Martin LB 6-2 245 Fr. Johnson City, Tenn. (David Crockett HS)52 Andrew Cothran DE 5-11 235 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (East HS)53 Justin North LB 6-2 230 R-Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Freedom HS)54 Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. LB 6-2 225 R-Fr. Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain HS)55 Robert Crawford DT 6-0 265 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan HS)

roSterS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)ALPHABETICAL

No. Name Pos.2 O’Shay Ackerman-Carter QB65 Ty Allen OL15 Tyler Black WR 5 Terrell Bonds CB43 Mitchell Boudreaux K67 Justin Brooks OL64 Thomas Burton OC10 Ronald Butler QB18 Aaron Cauthen TE41 Lane Clark K32 Chris Collins LB26 Laquarius Cook SS59 Timerik Cook LS52 Andrew Cothran DE16 Quindell Cousin WR55 Robert Crawford DT57 Reed Crim LB97 Justin Culpepper DT25 Sabree Curtis, Jr. RB28 Marcus Deanes RB40 Kevin DeWalt DE61 Tyrell Doss OG24 Trevion Duncan SS66 Jessaman Dunker OT30 Blair Edwards LB 27 Erick Evans RB54 Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. LB35 Nicholas Fuqua RB34 Arkeem Granger RB81 Colby Green P6 Reggie Gunn LB56 Sidney Hammond DE84 Larry Haralson II WR39 Terence Harris II FB6 Earl Harrison RB82 Patrick Hill WR22 LaKhalon Holland CB12 Michael Hughes QB98 Jerquez Hughey DT20 Shakur Jackson DB73 Jamahl Jelks OL36 Desmond Johnson DB83 DeVon Johnson WR50 Joseph Johnson LB23 Ladarius Johnson CB46 EJ Junior, IV RB14 Antonio Justice, Jr. LB3 David Kamara CB74 Kevin Kenton OG7 Ronnie Killings WR86 Jamal Kirklen WR29 Andre Knox RB 38 Andrew Knox FB58 Latrelle Lee DE91 Marvin Maddox DE44 Quintis Maddox DE51 Ian Martin LB77 Reggie Marshall OL

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NUMERICALNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)56 Sidney Hammond DE 6-1 250 R-Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. (Western Kentucky)57 Reed Crim LB 6-2 210 Fr. Keller, Texas (Keller HS)58 Latrelle Lee DE 6-2 240 Jr. Dothan, Ala. (Dothan HS)59 Timerik Cook LS 6-1 215 R-Fr. Decatur, Ga. (DeKalb HS)60 Lachavious Simmons OT 6-5 305 R-Fr. Selma, Ala. (Selma HS)61 Tyrell Doss OG 6-2 290 R-So. Dyersburg, Tenn. (Dyersburg HS)64 Thomas Burton OC 6-2 305 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)65 Ty Allen OL 6-3 300 Jr. Warner Robins, Ga. (Merced CC)66 Jessaman Dunker OT 6-5 305 R-Sr. Boynton Beach, Fla. (Florida)67 Justin Brooks OL 6-5 300 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)70 Chris Wallace, Jr. OL 6-6 302 R-So. Springfield, Ill. (Lanphier HS)72 Camren Jones OG 6-3 315 R-Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS)73 Jamahl Jelks OL 6-5 305 Fr. Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS)74 Kevin Kenton OG 6-2 300 R-Sr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Palm Beach Lakes HS)76 Terrence Summers DT 6-2 310 R-So. Springfield, Tenn. (Hutchinson CC)77 Reginald Marshall, Jr. OL 6-3 300 R-So. Madison, Tenn. (Bethel)78 Jeff Scott OL 6-5 298 Fr. Peoria, Ill. (Peoria HS)79 Xzavier McAllister OL 6-7 350 Jr. Canton, Ohio (Merced CC)81 Colby Green P 6-1 190 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Ensworth HS)82 Patrick Hill WR 6-2 180 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Sheffield HS)83 DeVon Johnson WR 6-1 165 Jr. Huntsville, Ala. (Alabama A&M)84 Larry Haralson II TE 6-4 215 R-So. Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna HS)86 Jamal Kirklen WR 5-11 167 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillwood HS)87 Mazio Rhodes WR 6-0 180 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Hunters Lane HS)89 Thomas Newberg LS 6-4 190 Fr. Thompson Station, Tenn. (Independence HS)91 Marvin Maddox DE 6-3 245 R-So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Ribault HS)92 Jason Morrow DT 6-2 260 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Glencliff HS)93 Michael Perry III DT 6-1 330 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)94 Roc-M Nesbitt DT 6-3 255 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Carver HS)97 Justin Culpepper DT 6-1 255 Fr. Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen HS)98 Jerquez Hughey DT 6-4 275 Fr. Montezuma, Ga. (Air Force Prep)

roSterS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)ALPHABETICAL

No. Name Pos.79 Xzavier McAllister OL48 Logan McClellan S8 Mahlon Medley TE 4 Rodney Morris TE92 Jason Morrow DT10 Dajour Nesbeth CB94 Roc-M Nesbitt DT89 Thomas Newberg LS1 Steven Newbold WR53 Justin North LB1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE13 Dantwaun O’Neal WR93 Michael Perry III DT45 Dell Porter LB37 Tyric Reid FB87 Mazio Rhodes WR21 Ezra Robinson CB11 Rodrick Robinson QB3 Chris Rowland WR33 Seth Rowland RB18 Austin Rowley P9 Chris Sanders-McCollum WR19 Gabe Scott CB78 Jeff Scott OL60 Lachavious Simmons OT 17 Patrick Smith WR42 Demetro Stephens, Jr. LB76 Terrence Summers DT70 Chris Wallace, Jr. OL12 Larry Wilhoite S

Coaching Staff: Head Coach: Rod Reed (Tennessee State, 1988), Seventh Season

Assistant Coaches:Jeff Parker (Bethune-Cookman, 1994), Assistant Head/Offensive Coordinator/QB’s, Seventh SeasonOsita Alaribe (North Carolina A&T, 2004), Defensive Coordinator, Eighth SeasonRuss Ehrenfeld (Chattanooga, 1981), Offensive Line Coach, Fifth SeasonAntonio Bradford (Alabama State, 2005), Tight Ends Coach, Second SeasonKevin Mashack (Tennessee State, 2007), Wide Receivers Coach, Second SeasonSidney Powell (Morehouse 1997), Running Backs Coach, First SeasonEd Sanders (Tennessee State, 2000), Safeties Coach/Special Teams Coordinator, Seventh SeasonMikhal Kornegay (Florida State, 2006), Corners Coach, Fifth SeasonNick Davison (Chattanooga, 2012), Defensive Line Coach, Second SeasonJamar Ritch (Fresno State, 2009), Director of Operations, First SeasonTJ Greenstone (Vanderbilt, 2011), Director of Strength & Conditioning, First SeasonTrevor Searcy (Middle Tennessee, 2006), Head Athletic Trainer, First SeasonJake Morgan (Auburn, 2012), Equipment Manager, First Season

PlayerPronounciations

1 Ebenezer (“Ebo”) Ogundeko ...............................E-Bow OH-Gun-Deck-Oh3 David Kamara ................................................. Kah-MAR-ah8 Mahlon Medley ........................................................May-Len20 Shakur Jackson ......................................................Sha-CORE22 LaKhalon Holland ..................................................Lah-KAY-lun25 Sabree Curtis ...................................................... SAH-bree28 Marcus Deanes ............................................................Deans37 Tyric Reed ....................................................... Tie-REEK42 Demetro Stephens, Jr. .................................................Deh-ME-Troh43 Mitchell Boudreaux .................................................... BOO-dr-oh59 Timerik Cook ............................................... Teh-Mare-eck60 Lachavious Simmons ..........................................Lah-CHAY-Vee-Us66 Jessaman Dunker ................................................ JESS-Ah-Men94 Roc-M Nesbitt ................................................... ROCK - EM

StaffPronounciations

Osita Alarribe .......................... OH-see-tah Al-AH-Ree-bayRuss Ehrenfeld .......................................................ERN-FeldKevin Mashack .....................................................May-ShackMikhal Kornegay ........Micheal Corn-AH-Gee (rhymes with see)Jamar Ritch ....................................................................RICHTrevor Searcy .......................................................... SEAR-cee

NCAA Stastical Information Tennessee State University 691 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE 1 1 Steven Newbold WR 1A 3 David Kamara S 3 3 Chris Rowland WR 3A10 Dajour Nesbeth CB 1010 Ronald Butler QB 1B12 Larry Wilhoite S 1212 Michael Hughes QB 1C16 Reggie Gunn LB 1616 Quindell Cousin WR 1D18 Austin Rowley P 1818 Aaron Cauthen TE 1E


playerS to WatCh tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)

10 Ronald ButleR QB

YEAR att gain lost net tds

2015 - So. 80 427 14 413 6

2016 - Jr. 13 67 0 67 1 Total 93 494 14 480 7

5 teRRell Bonds CB

YEAR tck solo tfl int pbu

2014 - Fr. 18 12 0.0 2 1

2015 - So. 28 23 0.5 1 72016 - Jr. 3 3 0.0 0 0 Total 49 38 0.5 3 8

41 lane ClaRk K

YEAR mk att lg blk 40+

2014 - Fr. 8 15 46 1 4-8

2015 - So. 8 14 50 3 3-52016 - Jr. 3 4 47 0 1-2Total 19 33 50 4 8-15

27 eRiCk evans RB 92 Jason MoRRow dt

YEAR tck solo tfl sac qbh

2014 - Fr. 3 2 0.0 0.0 0

2015 - So. 12 6 4.0 1.0 22016 - Jr. 2 2 2.0 1.0 0 Total 17 10 6.0 2.0 2

9 ChRis sandeRs-MCColluM WR

YEAR rec yds tds lg avg

2013 - Fr. 7 80 2 28 11.4

2014 - So. 22 301 1 45 13.72015 - Jr. 18 236 3 64 13.12016 - Sr. 0 0 0 0 0.0Total 47 617 6 64 13.1

48 MaRvin Maddox de


2015 - Fr. 5 0 0.0 0.0 0

2016 - So. 0 0 0.0 0.0 2Total 5 0 0.0 0.0 2

2 o’shay aCkeRMan-CaRteR QB

YEAR cmp att yds tds ints

2015 - Fr. 110 190 1,279 11 5

2016 - So. 18 32 259 2 1Total 128 222 1,588 13 6

53 Justin noRth lB

YEAR cmp att yds tds ints

2013 - Fr. 135 230 1,405 13 4

2014 - So. 40 77 420 1 32015 - Jr. 62 115 813 8 72016 - Sr. 0 2 0 0 0Total 237 426 2,538 22 14

YEAR tck solo tfl sac fr

2013 - Fr. 9 7 2.0 1.0 0

2014 - So. 16 8 1.0 0.0 02015 - Jr. 20 9 0.0 0.0 02016 - R-Jr. 2 1 1.0 0.0 0Total 47 25 4.0 1.0 0

#BigBlueRising

21 ezRa RoBinson DB 14 antonio JustiCe, JR. LB


2013 - Fr. 7 7 1.0 0.0 0

2014 - So. 3 2 0.0 0.0 02015 - Jr. 18 11 3.0 0.0 02016 - Sr. 3 2 0.0 0.0 0Total 31 22 4.0 0.0 0

playerS to WatCh tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)

18 austin Rowley P

YEAR att yds lg blk avg

2015 - Fr. 58 2,234 57 2 38.5

2016 - So. 3 122 48 0 40.7Total 61 2,356 57 2 38.6

26 laquaRius Cook Fs


2015 - Fr. 58 30 2.0 0 2

2016 - So. 4 3 0.0 0 0

Total 62 33 2.0 0 2

30 BlaiR edwaRds lB


2015 - Fr. 33 17 1.0 1.0 1

2016 - So. 0 0 0.0 0.0 0

Total 33 17 1.0 1.0 1

17 PatRiCk sMith WR

YEAR rec yds tds lg avg

2015 - So. 54 996 10 84 18.4

2016 - Jr. 6 100 1 30 16.7

Total 60 1,096 11 84 18.3

1 eBenezeR ogundeko


2015 - So. 52 31 10.0 5.0 3

2016 - Jr. 5 4 2.0 2.0 1Total 57 35 12.0 7.0 4

58 latRelle lee DE


2014 - Fr. 5 0 0.0 0.0 0

2015 - So. 29 12 6.5 4.5 12016 - Jr. 0 0 0.0 0.0 0Total 34 12 6.5 4.5 1

32 ChRis Collins lB


2014 - So. 42 29 5.5 0 1

2015 - Jr. 30 25 0.0 2 72016 - Sr. 2 1 0.0 0 1Total 74 55 5.5 2 9


2014 - Fr. 5 4 0.0 0.0 1

2015 - So. 79 38 6.0 1.0 1

2016 - Jr. 5 4 1.0 0.0 0 Total 89 46 7.0 1.0 2


CoaCheS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)

Rod Reed enters his seventh season at the helm of the Tennes-see State football program after being named head coach on December 18, 2009. He served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator during the 2009 season.

Reed experienced immediate success as a head coach, leading the Tigers to a win in his debut game, 27-14, over Alabama A&M on Sept. 4, 2010 in the John Merritt Classic. He also broke an eight-game losing streak to Florida A&M, downing the Rat-tlers, 29-18, in the Atlanta Classic. Reed coached six players to All-OVC Teams including safety Eugene Clifford who also was a Sports Network, Phil Steele and BOXTOROW All-American.

The Tigers increased their win total in their second season under Reed and finished the 2011 season on a hot streak, winning four of their last six games. The stretch included a, 42-40, upset win at No. 19 ranked Tennessee Tech on Oct. 15. Reed produced even more All-OVC players in year two, as seven made postseason squads. Two more defenders garnered All-American honors under Reed’s tutelage in linebacker Rico Council and Joseph Wylie. He also helped Lamar Divens and Sidney Tarver ink NFL contracts.

Big Blue continued its success in 2012 by rattling off seven straight victories to open the season. The Tigers finished the year with an 8-3 record, its best since 2001. The performance earned TSU HBCU Program of the Year honors by HBCU Hud-dle. Several players earned postseason accolades including running back Trabis Ward who was named to the College Sports All-American Team after running for 1,460 yards and 15 touchdowns. Three more Tigers were Sheridan All-Americans including Sherman Carter who signed an NFL deal with fellow offensive lineman Rogers Gaines following suit.Reed turned in his finest season to date in 2013, as the Tigers finished 10-4 and won a FCS Playoff Game for the first time since 1986. It capped an impressive run in which Reed im-proved his club’s win total by at least two in each of his first four campaigns. TSU won its first HBCU National Championship since 1982 and the team’s shutout win over Butler in the first round of the playoffs was the first victory for the OVC in post-season play in nearly 30 years. A school record 12 Tigers were chosen to the league’s all-conference teams at season’s end

and Kadeem Edwards (143rd) and Demetrius Rhaney (250th) were selected in the NFL Draft.

In 2014, Reed’s defense ranked inside the top-10 for the third straight season. Middle linebacker Nick Thrasher tallied 128 stops on the season, which was sixth-most in a single-season in school history and the highest total for a Tiger since 1991. Thrasher also moved up to second-place in tackles in the TSU record book over the course of the season, finishing with 358. Quarterback Mike German threw for 2,846 yards on the year, helping him break the 34 year old school-mark with 8,664 career yards.

Reed has coached a total of 22 All-Americans and 49 All-OVC Players in his five seasons as a head coach and has staked a 32-27 record.

He began coaching at TSU in 2003 and served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. At the conclusion of the season in which Reed returned to the TSU sideline, the Tigers led the OVC in total defense for the first time in school history. The defense accomplished the same feat in 2008 finishing at the top of the OVC in total defense.

A keen recruiter as an assistant, Reed was responsible for bring-ing several notable key players into the TSU program. Reed is noted for recruiting Javarris Williams (2009 seven-round draft pick, Kansas City Chiefs), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (2008 first-round draft pick, Arizona Cardinals), Shaun Richardson, Lamar Divens (Baltimore Ravens, 2008) and Corneilus Lewis. He has also coached All-America and professional player, Jamie Landrom (Jacksonville Jaguars).

Reed was a four-year letter winner for the TSU Tigers from 1984 - 1988. He capped off his career by being named Sher-idan All-America his senior season. He set the Tiger record for career tackles from his linebacker slot and in 1987, he set the single season record for tackles with 197. He helped lead the Tigers to the second round of the 1986 Division I-AA playoffs and was selected as Defensive MVP in 1987 and 1988.

Following completion of his bachelor’s degree, Reed entered the coaching profession. He held positions at Prairie View A&M (Linebackers, 2001), Bethune-Cookman University (Lineback-ers, 92-96), and Seabreeze High School (DC, 96-00) in Daytona Beach, Fla. Within those positions he coached five first-team all-conference linebackers and a pair of All-Americans.

Before coming to TSU, Reed previously coached at East Texas Baptist College (00-03) in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. He

served as defensive coordinator for East Texas Baptist, which launched its football program during the 2000 season.

The 2002 Texas Baptist defense ranked second in their confer-ence in scoring defense and third in rushing defense. The team did not allow points in either the first or third periods through the first eight games in 2002.

Reed is the son of Robert Reed, Jr., an All-America of-fensive guard for the Tigers in 1963 and 1964 who lat-er played professionally for the Washington Redskins.

Reed is the university’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes rep-resentative and in 2009 he participated in the NCAA Football Coaches Academy. He and his wife, Tamika, are the parents of four children, Terry, Takara, Briah, and Marcel.

THE ROD REED FILETennessee State (12 Years)

Head Coach .................................................2010 - PresentAssistant Coach ...............................................2003 - 2009

East Texas Baptist (Three Years)Defensive Coordinator ................................. 2000 - 2003

Seabreeze HS (Four Years)Defensive Coordinator ................................. 1996 - 2000

Bethune-Cookman (Five Years)Linebackers Coach ....................................... 1992 - 1996

Prairie View A&M (One Year)Linebackers Coach .................................................. 1991

Tennessee State Year-by-Year ResultsYear Overall Pct. OVC Pct.2016 1-0 1.000 0-0 .0002015 4-6 .400 1-6 .1432014 6-6 .500 3-5 .3752013 10-4 .715 6-2 .7502012 8-3 .727 4-3 .5712011 5-6 .455 4-4 .5002010 3-8 .273 0-7 .000Head Coach 37-33 .529 18-27 .4002009 4-7 .364 3-4 .4292008 8-4 .667 5-3 .6252007 5-6 .455 4-3 .5712006 6-5 .545 5-2 .7142005 2-9 .182 1-6 .1432004 4-7 .364 2-5 .2862003 7-5 .583 5-3 .625Ast .Coach 36-43 .456 25-26 .490TSU Total 73-76 .490 43-53 .448

rod reed

Head CoaCH

7tH SeaSon

overall reCord: 36-33ovC reCord: 15-22

Jeff ParkerAsst. Head CoachOff. Coord./QBs

FIELD

Osita AlaribeDefensive Coord./Defensive Tackles

FIELD

Ed SandersSpecial Tms Coord./

SafetiesFIELD

Antonio BradfordTight Ends

BOOTH

Nick DavisonDefensive Ends

FIELD

Russ EhrenfeldOffensive Line

FIELD

Sidney PowellRunning Backs

BOOTH

Mikhal KornegayCornerbacks

BOOTH

Kevin MashackWide Receivers

FIELD

#BigBlueRising

2016 StatiStiCS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)Tennessee State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2016)

All games

Team Statistics TSU OPPSCORING 44 0 Points Per Game 44.0 0.0 Points Off Turnovers 0 0FIRST DOWNS 23 8 R u s h i n g 12 4 P a s s i n g 10 4 P e n a l t y 1 0RUSHING YARDAGE 202 49 Yards gained rushing 206 83 Yards lost rushing 4 34 Rushing Attempts 38 23 Average Per Rush 5.3 2.1 Average Per Game 202.0 49.0 TDs Rushing 3 0PASSING YARDAGE 259 119 C o m p - A t t - I n t 18-34-1 19-34-0 Average Per Pass 7.6 3.5 Average Per Catch 14.4 6.3 Average Per Game 259.0 119.0 TDs Passing 2 0TOTAL OFFENSE 461 168 Total Plays 72 57 Average Per Play 6.4 2.9 Average Per Game 461.0 168.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 1-29 8-132PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-64 2-7INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 1-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 29.0 16.5PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.7 3.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 2-1PENALTIES-Yards 6-45 14-110 Average Per Game 45.0 110.0PUNTS-Yards 3-122 10-403 Average Per Punt 40.7 40.3 Net punt average 38.3 31.9KICKOFFS-Yards 8-475 1-57 Average Per Kick 59.4 57.0 Net kick average 42.9 28.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 4 7 2 7 : 1 33RD-DOWN Conversions 8/16 2/14 3rd-Down Pct 50% 14%4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 1/2 4th-Down Pct 100% 50%SACKS BY-Yards 3-19 0-0MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 5 0FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-4 0-0ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (3-4) 75% (0-1) 0%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-4) 50% (0-1) 0%PAT-ATTEMPTS (5-5) 100% (0-0) 0%ATTENDANCE 15078 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/15078 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee State 3 17 17 7 0 44Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 0


2016 StatiStiCS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)Tennessee State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2016)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.Sep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 15078

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gEVANS, Erick 1 13 67 0 67 5.2 1 11 67.0CURTIS, Sabree 1 7 48 0 48 6.9 1 25 48.0DEANES, Marcus 1 4 29 0 29 7.2 0 17 29.0BUTLER, Ronald 1 3 27 0 27 9.0 1 14 27.0HARRISON, Earl 1 4 21 2 19 4.8 0 13 19.0ACKERMAN-CARTER 1 3 11 0 11 3.7 0 9 11.0ROWLAND, Chris 1 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 3.0Total 1 38 206 4 202 5.3 3 25 202.0Opponents 1 23 83 34 49 2.1 0 19 49.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gACKERMAN-CARTER 1 138.61 18-32-1 56.2 259 2 44 259.0BUTLER, Ronald 1 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 1 130.46 18-34-1 52.9 259 2 44 259.0Opponents 1 85.28 19-34-0 55.9 119 0 26 119.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gSMITH, Patrick 1 6 100 16.7 1 30 100.0NEWBOLD, Steven 1 5 74 14.8 0 25 74.0KNOX, Andrew 1 3 24 8.0 0 11 24.0BUTLER, Ronald 1 1 44 44.0 1 44 44.0RHODES, Mazio 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 11.0EVANS, Erick 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0CURTIS, Sabree 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0Total 1 18 259 14.4 2 44 259.0Opponents 1 19 119 6.3 0 26 119.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkCLARK, Lane 3-4 75.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-0 47 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsCLARK, Lane - 3-4 5-5 - - - - - 14BUTLER, Ronald 2 - - - - - - - 12CURTIS, Sabree 1 - - - - - - - 6SMITH, Patrick 1 - - - - - - - 6EVANS, Erick 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 5 3-4 5-5 - - - - - 44Opponents - - - - - - - - 0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee State 3 17 17 7 0 44Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 0

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Team Statistics TSU OPPFIRST DOWNS 23 8 R u s h i n g 12 4 P a s s i n g 10 4 P e n a l t y 1 0RUSHING YARDAGE 202 49 Rushing Attempts 38 23 Average Per Rush 5.3 2.1 Average Per Game 202.0 49.0 TDs Rushing 3 0PASSING YARDAGE 259 119 C o m p - A t t - I n t 18-34-1 19-34-0 Average Per Pass 7.6 3.5 Average Per Catch 14.4 6.3 Average Per Game 259.0 119.0 TDs Passing 2 0TOTAL OFFENSE 461 168 Average Per Play 6.4 2.9 Average Per Game 461.0 168.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 1-29 8-132PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-64 2-7INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 1-0FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 2-1PENALTIES-Yards 6-45 14-110PUNTS-AVG 3-40.7 10-40.3TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 4 7 2 7 : 1 33RD-DOWN Conversions 8/16 2/144TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 1/2

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkROWLEY, Austin 3 122 40.7 48 0 0 1 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgSMITH, Patrick 4 28 7.0 0 14ROWLAND, Chris 2 36 18.0 0 20Total 6 64 10.7 0 20Opponents 2 7 3.5 0 11

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgROWLAND, Chris 1 29 29.0 0 29Total 1 29 29.0 0 29Opponents 8 132 16.5 0 23

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gSMITH, Patrick 1 0 100 28 0 0 128 128.0NEWBOLD, Stev 1 0 74 0 0 0 74 74.0EVANS, Erick 1 67 7 0 0 0 74 74.0BUTLER, Ronald 1 27 44 0 0 0 71 71.0ROWLAND, Chri 1 3 0 36 29 0 68 68.0Total 1 202 259 64 29 0 554 554.0Opponents 1 49 119 7 132 0 307 307.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gACKERMAN-CARTER 1 35 11 259 270 270.0EVANS, Erick 1 13 67 0 67 67.0CURTIS, Sabree 1 7 48 0 48 48.0DEANES, Marcus 1 4 29 0 29 29.0BUTLER, Ronald 1 5 27 0 27 27.0Total 1 72 202 259 461 461.0Opponents 1 57 49 119 168 168.0

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf32 COLLINS, Chris 1 4 1 5 1.0-5 . . 2 . . . . .1 OGUNDEKO, Ebo 1 4 1 5 2.0-14 2.0-14 . . 1 . . . .22 HOLLAND, L. 1 4 . 4 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . .24 DUNCAN, Trevion 1 4 . 4 1.0-1 . . . . . 1 . .26 COOK, Laquarius 1 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .

Total 1 41 10 51 11-39 3-19 . 6 3 1-0 1 . .Opponents 1 43 17 60 3-5 0-0 1-0 5 . . . . .

#BigBlueRising

2016 StatiStiCS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2016)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gEVANS, Erick 1 13 67 0 67 5.2 1 11 67.0CURTIS, Sabree 1 7 48 0 48 6.9 1 25 48.0DEANES, Marcus 1 4 29 0 29 7.2 0 17 29.0BUTLER, Ronald 1 3 27 0 27 9.0 1 14 27.0HARRISON, Earl 1 4 21 2 19 4.8 0 13 19.0ACKERMAN-CARTER 1 3 11 0 11 3.7 0 9 11.0ROWLAND, Chris 1 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 3.0BLACK, Tyler 1 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -2.0Total 1 38 206 4 202 5.3 3 25 202.0Opponents 1 23 83 34 49 2.1 0 19 49.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gACKERMAN-CARTER 1 138.61 18-32-1 56.2 259 2 44 259.0BUTLER, Ronald 1 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 1 130.46 18-34-1 52.9 259 2 44 259.0Opponents 1 85.28 19-34-0 55.9 119 0 26 119.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gSMITH, Patrick 1 6 100 16.7 1 30 100.0NEWBOLD, Steven 1 5 74 14.8 0 25 74.0KNOX, Andrew 1 3 24 8.0 0 11 24.0BUTLER, Ronald 1 1 44 44.0 1 44 44.0RHODES, Mazio 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 11.0EVANS, Erick 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0CURTIS, Sabree 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0Total 1 18 259 14.4 2 44 259.0Opponents 1 19 119 6.3 0 26 119.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgSMITH, Patrick 4 28 7.0 0 14ROWLAND, Chris 2 36 18.0 0 20Total 6 64 10.7 0 20Opponents 2 7 3.5 0 11

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgROWLAND, Chris 1 29 29.0 0 29Total 1 29 29.0 0 29Opponents 8 132 16.5 0 23

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0


2016 StatiStiCS tenneSSee State vS. JaCkSon State (Sept. 10, 2016)

Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2016)All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsCLARK, Lane - 3-4 5-5 - - - - - 14BUTLER, Ronald 2 - - - - - - - 12CURTIS, Sabree 1 - - - - - - - 6SMITH, Patrick 1 - - - - - - - 6EVANS, Erick 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 5 3-4 5-5 - - - - - 44Opponents - - - - - - - - 0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gACKERMAN-CARTER 1 35 11 259 270 270.0EVANS, Erick 1 13 67 0 67 67.0CURTIS, Sabree 1 7 48 0 48 48.0DEANES, Marcus 1 4 29 0 29 29.0BUTLER, Ronald 1 5 27 0 27 27.0HARRISON, Earl 1 4 19 0 19 19.0ROWLAND, Chris 1 2 3 0 3 3.0BLACK, Tyler 1 2 -2 0 -2 -2.0Total 1 72 202 259 461 461.0Opponents 1 57 49 119 168 168.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkCLARK, Lane 3-4 75.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-0 47 0

FG Sequence Tennessee State OpponentsArkansas-Pine Bluff (47),(23),(38),43 -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkROWLEY, Austin 3 122 40.7 48 0 0 1 0 0Total 3 122 40.7 48 0 0 1 0 0Opponents 10 403 40.3 55 1 0 1 1 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnCLARK, Lane 6 377 62.8 0 0BOUDREAUX, M. 2 98 49.0 0 0Total 8 475 59.4 0 0 16.5 42.9 22Opponents 1 57 57.0 0 0 29.0 28.0 37

Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2016)All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gSMITH, Patrick 1 0 100 28 0 0 128 128.0NEWBOLD, Ste 1 0 74 0 0 0 74 74.0EVANS, Erick 1 67 7 0 0 0 74 74.0BUTLER, Ronal 1 27 44 0 0 0 71 71.0ROWLAND, Chri 1 3 0 36 29 0 68 68.0CURTIS, Sabree 1 48 -1 0 0 0 47 47.0DEANES, Marcu 1 29 0 0 0 0 29 29.0KNOX, Andrew 1 0 24 0 0 0 24 24.0HARRISON, Ear 1 19 0 0 0 0 19 19.0ACKERMAN-CA 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0RHODES, Mazio 1 0 11 0 0 0 11 11.0BLACK, Tyler 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0Total 1 202 259 64 29 0 554 554.0Opponents 1 49 119 7 132 0 307 307.0

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf1 OGUNDEKO, Ebo 1 4 1 5 2.0-14 2.0-14 . . 1 . . . .32 COLLINS, Chris 1 4 1 5 1.0-5 . . 2 . . . . .24 DUNCAN, Trevion 1 4 . 4 1.0-1 . . . . . 1 . .26 COOK, Laquarius 1 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .22 HOLLAND, L. 1 4 . 4 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . .5 BONDS, Terrell 1 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .19 SCOTT, Gabe 1 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .14 JUSTICE, A. 1 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .3 KAMARA, David 1 3 . 3 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . .97 CULPEPPER, J. 1 2 . 2 1.0-7 . . . . . . . .92 MORROW, Jason 1 2 . 2 2.0-6 1.0-5 . . . . . . .12 WILLHOITE, L. 1 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .21 ROBINSON, Ezra 1 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .50 JOHNSON, Joseph 1 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .53 NORTH, Justin 1 1 1 2 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .16 GUNN, Reggie 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .76 SUMMERS, T. 1 1 . 1 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .56 HAMMOND, Sidney 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .20 JACKSON, Shakur 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .84 HARALSON, Larry 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .91 MADDOX, Marvin 1 . . . . . . . 2 . . . .30 EDWARDS, Blair 1 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 1 41 10 51 11-39 3-19 . 6 3 1-0 1 . .Opponents 1 43 17 60 3-5 0-0 1-0 5 . . . . .


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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 38 202 3 25 18 259 2 44 18-34-1 259 2 44 1 29 0 29 6 64 0 20 461Tennessee State 38 202 3 25 18 259 2 44 18-34-1 259 2 44 1 29 0 29 6 64 0 20 461Opponents 23 49 0 19 19 119 0 26 19-34-0 119 0 26 8 132 0 23 2 7 0 11 168

Games: 1 • Avg/rush: 5.3 • Avg/catch: 14.4 • Pass effic: 130.46 • KR avg: 29.0 • PR avg: 10.7 • All purpose avg/game: 554.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 461.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUF 41 10 51 11.0-39 3.0-19 1 1-0 0-0 3 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 44Tennessee State 41 10 51 11.0-39 3.0-19 1 1-0 0-0 3 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 44Opponents 43 17 60 3.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUF 3 122 40.7 48 0 0 0 0 1 3-4 47 0 8 475 59.4 0 0Tennessee State 3 122 40.7 48 0 0 0 0 1 3-4 47 0 8 475 59.4 0 0Opponents 10 403 40.3 55 0 1 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 1 57 57.0 0 0

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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 23 49 0 19 19 119 0 26 19-34-0 119 0 26 8 132 0 23 2 7 0 11 168Opponents 23 49 0 19 19 119 0 26 19-34-0 119 0 26 8 132 0 23 2 7 0 11 168Tennessee State 38 202 3 25 18 259 2 44 18-34-1 259 2 44 1 29 0 29 6 64 0 20 461

Games: 1 • Avg/rush: 2.1 • Avg/catch: 6.3 • Pass effic: 85.28 • KR avg: 16.5 • PR avg: 3.5 • All purpose avg/game: 307.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 168.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUF 43 17 60 3.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Opponents 43 17 60 3.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee State 41 10 51 11.0-39 3.0-19 1 1-0 0-0 3 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 44

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUF 10 403 40.3 55 0 1 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 1 57 57.0 0 0Opponents 10 403 40.3 55 0 1 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 1 57 57.0 0 0Tennessee State 3 122 40.7 48 0 0 0 0 1 3-4 47 0 8 475 59.4 0 0


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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 13 EVANS, Erick vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Rushing 67 EVANS, Erick vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)TD Rushes 1 BUTLER, Ronald vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

1 CURTIS, Sabree vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)1 EVANS, Erick vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

Long Rush 25 CURTIS, Sabree vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass attempts 32 ACKERMAN-CARTER vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass completions 18 ACKERMAN-CARTER vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Passing 259 ACKERMAN-CARTER vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)TD Passes 2 ACKERMAN-CARTER vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Pass 44 ACKERMAN-CARTER vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Receptions 6 SMITH, Patrick vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Receiving 100 SMITH, Patrick vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)TD Receptions 1 BUTLER, Ronald vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

1 SMITH, Patrick vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Reception 44 BUTLER, Ronald vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Field Goals 3 CLARK, Lane vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Field Goal 47 CLARK, Lane vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts 3 ROWLEY, Austin vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punting Avg 40.7 ROWLEY, Austin vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt 48 ROWLEY, Austin vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts inside 20 1 ROWLEY, Austin vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt Return 20 ROWLAND, Chris vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Kickoff Return 29 ROWLAND, Chris vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Tackles 5 OGUNDEKO, Ebo vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

5 COLLINS, Chris vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Sacks 2.0 OGUNDEKO, Ebo vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Tackles For Loss 2.0 OGUNDEKO, Ebo vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

2.0 MORROW, Jason vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

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TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 38 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Rushing 202 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Per Rush 5.3 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)TD Rushes 3 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass attempts 34 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass completions 18 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Passing 259 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Per Pass 7.6 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)TD Passes 2 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Total Plays 72 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Total Offense 461 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Per Play 6.4 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Points 44 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Sacks By 3 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)First Downs 23 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Penalties 6 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Penalty Yards 45 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Turnovers 1 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts 3 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punting Avg 40.7 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt 48 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts inside 20 1 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt Return 20 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)



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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 15 Brandon Duncan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Rushing 35 Brandon Duncan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Rush 19 Brandon Duncan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass attempts 34 Brandon Duncan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass completions 19 Brandon Duncan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Passing 119 Brandon Duncan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Pass 26 Brandon Duncan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Receptions 5 Cody Swain, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Receiving 32 Cody Swain, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Reception 26 Willie Young, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts 10 Jamie Gillan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punting Avg 40.3 Jamie Gillan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt 55 Jamie Gillan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts inside 20 1 Jamie Gillan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt Return 11 Paris Mack, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Kickoff Return 23 Jaimon Peterson, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Tackles 8 Jamal Odom, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Tackles For Loss 1.0 Jentrel Woodard, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

1.0 Jalen Steward, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)1.0 Ryan Williams, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

Interceptions 1 David White, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 23 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Rushing 49 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Per Rush 2.1 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass attempts 34 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass completions 19 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Passing 119 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Per Pass 3.5 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Total Plays 57 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Total Offense 168 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Per Play 2.9 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)First Downs 8 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Penalties 14 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Penalty Yards 110 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Turnovers 1 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Interceptions By 1 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts 10 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punting Avg 40.3 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt 55 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts inside 20 1 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt Return 11 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)


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3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeSep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 8-16 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-6 50.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0

Tennessee State 8-16 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-6 50.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0Opponents 2-14 14.3 0-4 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeSep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Tennessee State 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Opponents 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeSep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 32:47 8:09 7:52 9:14 7:32

Tennessee State Total 32:47 8:09 7:52 9:14 7:32 0:00Avg. 32:47 8:09 7:52 9:14 7:32 0:00

Opponents Total 27:13 6:51 7:08 5:46 7:28 0:00Avg. 27:13 6:51 7:08 5:46 7:28 0:00

Tennessee State Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 05, 2016)All games

Tennessee State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameSep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Totals 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 03 of 4 (75.0%)

Opponents Inside Tennessee State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameSep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Totals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 00 of 1 (0.0%)

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Box Score (Final)Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs Tennessee State (Sep 03, 2016 at Nashville, Tenn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalArkansas-Pine Bluff 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee State 3 17 17 7 44

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 02:33 TSU - CLARK, Lane 47 yd field goal2nd 09:59 TSU - CLARK, Lane 23 yd field goal

08:10 TSU - BUTLER, Ronald 44 yd pass from ACKERMAN-CARTER (CLARK, Lane kick)00:31 TSU - EVANS, Erick 2 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick)

3rd 07:17 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 30 yd pass from ACKERMAN-CARTER (CLARK, Lane kick)02:18 TSU - CURTIS, Sabree 25 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick)00:42 TSU - CLARK, Lane 38 yd field goal

4th 13:21 TSU - BUTLER, Ronald 10 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick)

UAPB TSUFIRST DOWNS 8 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-49 38-202PASSING YDS (NET) 119 259Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-19-0 34-18-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-168 72-461Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-7 6-64Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-132 1-29Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 10-40.3 3-40.7Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 14-110 6-45Possession Time 27:13 32:47Third-Down Conversions 2 of 14 8 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-19

RUSHING: Arkansas-Pine Bluff-Brandon Duncan 15-35; Dante McDonald 6-14; Terry Montgomer 1-1; KeShawnWilliam 1-minus 1. Tennessee State-EVANS, Erick 13-67; CURTIS, Sabree 7-48; DEANES, Marcus 4-29;BUTLER, Ronald 3-27; HARRISON, Earl 4-19; ACKERMAN-CARTER 3-11; ROWLAND, Chris 2-3; BLACK, Tyler2-minus 2.

PASSING: Arkansas-Pine Bluff-Brandon Duncan 19-34-0-119. Tennessee State-ACKERMAN-CARTER18-32-1-259; BUTLER, Ronald 0-2-0-0.

RECEIVING: Arkansas-Pine Bluff-Cody Swain 5-32; Willie Young 3-31; John Hawkins 3-11; Dante McDonald2-13; Terry Montgomer 2-3; Cameron William 1-10; Paris Mack 1-9; KeShawn William 1-6; PatrickRowland 1-4. Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 6-100; NEWBOLD, Steven 5-74; KNOX, Andrew 3-24; BUTLER,Ronald 1-44; RHODES, Mazio 1-11; EVANS, Erick 1-7; CURTIS, Sabree 1-minus 1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Arkansas-Pine Bluff-David White 1-0. Tennessee State-None.

FUMBLES: Arkansas-Pine Bluff-George Monson 1-1; Brandon Duncan 1-0. Tennessee State-None.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-1) vs. Tennessee State (1-0)Date: Sep 03, 2016 • Site: Nashville, Tenn. • Stadium: Nissan StadiumAttendance: 15078

Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 9:10 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:10Officials: Referee: M. Sweatman; Umpire: Steve Lewis; Linesman: Neil Hughes;Line judge: Phillip Dewitt; Back judge: Tom Hahs; Field judge: Pat Pownall;Side judge: Greg Koerner;Temperature: 82 deg • Wind: 8 mph • Weather: Cloudy2016 John Merritt Classic

Game 1 • Sept. 3, 2016NissaN stadium (15,078) • Nashville, teNN. 1 2 3 4 FiNal

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee State 3 17 17 7 44

TSU Wide Receiver Patrick Smith“It’s a statement game. It lets every team know that we’re coming. This year’s Tennessee State program is going to score a lot of points, and we’re going to shut people out. We’re prepared for anyone.”- On scoring 44 points

“In the beginning, some of the things we usually run, we were a little bit slow on them. Our run game has gotten better and passing-wise, I feel like we can be a really big threat in this conference, against anybody we play.”- On what worked for the offense

Defensive MVP Ebo Ogundeko“It was a great game. The whole camp, we worked hard just to do this. It’s not really about the defense, it’s more about the whole team. We complimented each other well. The coaches, they prepared us for this. This is a totally different team from last year, and we’re just ready to move on to next game.”- On getting a shutout

Offensive Coordinator Jeff Parker“Our main focus was we wanted to come out and try to run the ball. It just so happened that they came down and tried to stop the run. We were able to get some over-the-top throws. The offense played well tonight.”- On scoring 44 points

“With the run game working, they had to come down to stop the run. That really opened up the passing game for us, and O’Shay (Acker-man-Carter) does a great job of finding the open receivers.”- On what worked offensively

GAME NOTES: TSU won the coin toss and chose to receive the open-ing kickoff… TSU’s captains for the game were Lane Clark, O’Shay Ackerman-Carter, Thomas Burton and Chris Collins… Weather was sunny and 84 degrees at time of kickoff… Official kickoff was 6:02 p.m. … The official attendance for the game was 15,078… Offen-sive MVP: O’Shay Ackerman-Carter… Defensive MVP: Ebo Ogunde-ko… TSU’s defense recorded the first shutout in the history of the John Merritt Classic… TSU improves to 13-5 in all-time John Merritt Classic games… TSU’s last shutout was a 31-0 win over Butler in the first round of the FCS Playoffs on Nov. 30, 2013… Senior Ronald But-ler’s first collegiate catch was a 44-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter. Butler spent his first three seasons as a quarterback for TSU… Lane Clark’s 47-yard field goal in the first quarter tied for the third longest in his collegiate career… Patrick Smith recorded 100 yards receiving for the fifth time in his career.

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Sophomore Safety, Trevion Duncan- On the Defensive Performance versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff“The defensive performance was great, especially by the d-line. Ebo (Ebenezer Ogundeko) had a few sacks and that really credited to the shutout. He was rushing the quarterback all night along with the rest of the d-line. It made it hard for the quarterback to see the receiver and the defensive backs just did their job. Everyone just played to-gether, like we thought we would all camp.”

- On Forcing a Fumble Saturday“I love to hit hard. That’s my specialty. I love to give my best effort on special teams, just give it all for the team.”

- Preparation for the Southern Heritage Classic“We need to come out with the same mindset we had last week, pitching a shutout. I think it is possible. We are trying to have one of the top defenses in the nation this year. Everybody will work hard to get ready for the Classic.”

Junior Linebacker, Chris Collins- On Defense in the John Merritt Classic“Defensively we had the mindset that we want to be the best and to shut “Pine Bluff” out. They came out to play, but I felt everyone was focused to play and it seemed to work itself out.”

- On the Continuing Growth of Defense“We can’t let this win get in our head. We can’t get a big head and we need the same mindset. We want to be the top defense in the nation and we have to keep coming out and get better and better every week. Even though we had a shutout we have a lot of things we need to still work on.”

- On the Southern Heritage Classic Experience“It is a great all around; I think the whole weekend is great. I know my family likes to come out and support. They like to be a part of all the festivities throughout the whole weekend. It is a big game, a huge classic, it will be exciting and probably the biggest game we play all year.

- On Former High School Teammate, Freshman Running Back Sabree Curtis“I think he has been progressing. He is not running scared and I feel like he is really enjoying the game. I told him it is the same game he has been playing all his life; blocking and tackling.”

Freshman Running Back, Sabree Curtis- On First Collegiate Action and First Touchdown“It was amazing getting the experience of just getting in the game. The speed is different, but it was exciting to get the ball and being able to score.”

- On the Steps for the Team“We have to take it one step at a time. We have to watch film from the last game, fix our mistakes, watch film on our opponents to see where we can make ourselves better,”

Redshirt Sophomore Center, Thomas Burton- On Playing in the Southern Heritage Classic in his Hometown“It is always good to go home to Memphis and see my family. I am excited to play in front of a lot of my friends. My grandma took me every year to the Southern Heritage Classic. We never missed a year. Then I came to TSU and I got to go as a player. It’s pretty cool.”

- On who he would Root for at the SHC while Growing Up“{Laughter} Oh man, honestly I just went to watch football, but as time went on, I would see the trend and it was always TSU. So as I grew up it became all about TSU.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-1)9/3 @ Tennessee State L, 44-09/10 OKLAHOMA PANHADLE STATE 6:00 p.m.9/15 @ Alcorn State * TBA9/24 vs Jackson State * 4:00 p.m.10/1 @ Alabama State * 2:00 p.m.10/15 ALABAMA STATE * 2:30 p.m.10/22 @ Southern * 4:00 p.m.10/29 @ Grambling State * TBA11/5 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE * 2:30 p.m.11/12 @ Texas Southern * 2:00 p.m.11/19 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * 2:30 p.m.

Jackson State (0-1)9/1 @ UNLV L, 63-139/10 vs Tennessee State 6:00 p.m.9/17 GRAMBLING STATE * 6:00 p.m.9/24 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF * 4:00 p.m.10/1 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE * 6:00 p.m.10/15 SOUTHERN * 6:00 p.m.10/22 @ Texas Southern * 2:00 p.m.10/29 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * 2:00 p.m.11/5 @ Alabama State * 2:00 p.m.11/12 ALABAMA A&M * 2:00 p.m.11/19 @ Alcorn State * TBA

Bethune-Cookman (0-0)9/4 ALCORN STATE Cancelled9/10 @ Norfth Texas 7:00 p.m.9/17 TENNESSEE STATE * 3:00 p.m.9/24 @ Savannah State * 7:00 p.m.10/1 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL * 4:00 p.m.10/8 @ South Carolina State * 1:30 p.m.10/13 NORTH CAROLINA A&T * 7:00 p.m.10/22 @ Norfolk State * 2:00 p.m.10/29 DELAWARE STATE * 4:00 p.m.11/5 at Morgan State * 1:00 p.m.11/19 vs Florida A&M * TBA

UT Martin (0-1)9/1 @ Cincinnati L, 28-79/10 @ Hawai'i 10:30 p.m.9/17 BACONE 1:00 p.m.9/24 TENNESSEE TECH * 1:00 p.m.10/1 @ Tennessee State * 2:00 p.m.10/8 AUSTIN PEAY * 1:00 p.m.10/15 @ Murray State * 5:00 p.m.10/22 @ Georgia State TBA10/29 EASTERN KENTUCKY * 12:00 p.m.11/5 @ Eastern Illinois * 1:00 p.m.11/12 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * 12:00 p.m.11/19 @ Jacksonville State * 1:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois (0-1)9/1 WESTERNILLINOIS L, 38-219/10 @ Miami (Ohio) 2:30 p.m.9/17 @ Illinois State 2:00 p.m.9/24 AUSTIN PEAY * 1:00 p.m.10/1 @ Southeast Missouri * 6:00 p.m.10/8 TENNESSEE STATE * 6:00 p.m.10/15 @ Tennessee Tech * TBA10/22 MURRAY STATE * 1:00 p.m.10/29 @ Jacksonville State * 2:00 p.m.11/5 UT MARTIN * 1:00 p.m.11/19 @ Eastern Kentucky * TBA

Eastern Kentucky (0-1)9/3 @ Purdue L, 45-249/8 PIKEVILLE 7:00 p.m.9/17 @ Ball State 3:00 p..m.10/1 TENNESSEE TECH * TBA10/8 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 6:00 p.m.10/15 @ Tennessee State * 6:00 p.m.10/22 JACKSONVILLE STATEi * 3:00 p.m.10/29 @ UT Martin * 3:00 p.m.11/5 MURRAY STATE * TBA11/12 @ Austin Peay * 5:00 p.m.11/19 Eastern Illinois * TBA

Vanderbilt (0-1)9/1 SOUTH CAROLINA * L, 13-109/10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 3:00 p.m.9/17 @ Georgia Tech 11:30 a.m.9/24 @ Western Kentucky 3:30 p.m.10/1 FLORIDA * TBA10/8 @ Kentucky * TBA10/15 @ Georgia * TBA10/22 TENNESSEE STATE TBA11/5 @ Auburn * TBA11/12 @ Missouri * TBA11/19 OLE MISS * TBA11/26 TENNESSEE * TBA

Murray State (0-1)9/3 @ Illinois L, 52-39/10 MISSOURI STATE 6:00 p.m.9/17 @ Southern Illinois 6:00 p.m.9/24 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * 6:00 p.m.10/1 @ Austin Peay * 4:00 p.m.10/15 UT MARTIN * 6:00 p.m.10/22 @ Eastern Illinois * 1:00 p.m.10/29 TENNESSEE STATE * 3:00 p.m.11/5 @ Eastern Kentucky * TBA11/12 JACKSONVILLE STATE * 1:00 p.m.11/19 @ Tennessee Tech * 1:30 p.m.

Austin Peay (0-1)9/3 @ Troy L, 57-179/10 TENNESSEE TECH 6:00 p.m.9/24 @ Eastern Illinois * 1:00 p.m.10/1 MURRAY STATE * 4:00 p.m.10/8 @ UT Martin * 2:00 p.m.10/15 @ Jacksonville State * 1:00 p.m.10/22 MERCER * 4:00 p.m.10/29 @ Southeast Missouri * 1:00 p.m.11/5 TENNESSEE STATE * 4:00 p.m.11/12 EASTERN KENTUCKY * 4:00 p.m.11/19 @ Kentucky TBA

Tennessee Tech (0-1)9/1 WOFFORD L, 21-79/10 @ Austin Peay * 6:00 p.m.9/17 @ Mercer 5:00 p.m.9/24 @ UT Martin * 2:00 p.m.10/1 EASTERN KENTUCKY * 6:00 p.m.10/8 @ Jacksonville State * 1:00 p.m.10/15 EASTERN ILLINOIS * 6:00 p.m.10/22 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * 1:30 p.m.11/5 @ Tennessee TBA11/11 @ Tennessee State * 3:00 p.m.11/19 MURRAY STATE * 1:30 p.m.

Southeast Missouri (0-1)9/3 @ Memphis L, 35-179/10 @ Southern Illinois 6:00 p.m.9/17 INDIANA STATE 6:00 p.m.9/24 @ Murray State * 6:00 p.m.10/1 EASTERN ILLINOIS * 6:00 p.m.10/8 @ Eastern Kentucky * 5:00 p.m.10/22 @ Tennessee Tech * 1:30 p.m.10/29 AUSTIN PEAY * 1:00 p.m.11/5 JACKSONVILLE STATE * 1:00 p.m.11/12 @ UT Martin * 2:00 p.m.11/19 TENNESSEE STATE * 1:00 p.m.

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