QuIck FactS team INFoRmatIoN
RETURNINg OFFENSIVE STARTERS (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl)
Marques Ivory (QB, 6-1, 235, SR)
Washaun Ealey (A-Back, 5-11, 215, SR)
Max Holcombe (C, 6-3, 271, SO)
Tori Mobley (OL, 6-3, 280, SR)
Tarik Milner (OL, 6-3, 285, SO)
Alan Bonner (FL, 5-11, 168, JR)
RETURNINg SPECIALTY STARTERS (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl)
Coty Blanchard (P, 6-0, 180, SO)
James Esco (PK, 6-2, 175, JR)
Griffin Thomas (PK, 5-11, 170, SO)
RetuRNING StatIStIcal leadeRS
2012 gAMECOCK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DEFENSIVE STARTERS (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl)
Nick Johnson (SLB, 5-11, 185, SR)
Rashad Smith (WLB, 6-1, 210, JR)
DiMetrio Tyson (DE, 6-2, 275, SR)
Pierre Warren (SS, 6-1, 195, SO)
gENERAL
Name of School: Jacksonville State University
City/Zip: Jacksonville, Alabama 36265
Founded: 1883
Enrollment: 9,504
Nickname: Gamecocks
School Colors: Red and White
Stadium: Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium Capacity: 24,000
Surface: Pro Grass Artificial
Affiliation: NCAA Division I-AA Conference: Ohio Valley Conference President: Dr. William A. Meehan
Athletic Director: Warren Koegel
Athletic Dept. Phone: (256) 782-5365
Athletic Ticket Office: (256) 782-8144
HISTORY
First Year of Football: 1903
Bowl/Playoff Record: 17-12
Years in Postseason: 14
Last Appearance: 2010 FCS Playoffs/2nd Round Result: Lost, 17-14 to Wofford
All-Time Record: 481-331-40
SPORTS INFORMATION
Sports Information Dir. Greg Seitz
SID Office Phone: (256) 782-5279
Cell Phone: (256) 453-3377
SID Email: gseitz@jsu.edu
Assistant SID: Josh Underwood Office Phone: (256) 782-5915
Assistant SID: Tony Schmidt Office Phone: (256) 782-5377
SID Fax: (256) 782-5958
Press Box Phone: (256) 782-5585 or 5586
SID Mailing Address: 700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville, AL 36265
Overnight Address: Gamecock Field House 700 Pelham Rd North Jacksonville, AL 36265
Web Site: www.JSUGamecockSports.com
COACHINg STAFF
Head Coach: Jack Crowe
Alma Mater: UAB (1970)
Record at JSU (yrs): 81-52 (11 years)
Career record (yrs): 95-82 (13 years)
Football Secretary: Joy Brindle
Football Office Phone: (256) 782-5365
Best Time to call: Mornings
Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater)
Position
Chris Boone (Southern Miss, 1996)
Defensive Coordinator
Brandon Cooper (UT Martin, 2006)
Corners
Ronnie Letson (Ole Miss, 1999)
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Jimmy Ogle (Tennessee, 1999)
Running Backs//Recruiting Coordinator
Adam Ross (Jacksonville State, 2003)
Offensive Line
Max Thurmond (Jacksonville State, 2002)
Receivers/Special Teams
Matt Wannebo (Hamline, 1982)
Safeties
Tommy Joe Whiddon (Jacksonville State, 2009)
Tight Ends
Davern Williams (Troy, 2002)
Defensive Line
Athletic Trainer: Jim Skidmore (256) 782-5369
Video Coordinator: Tommy Joe Whiddon (256) 782-5371
Equipment Manager: Matt Wannebo (256) 782-5066
TEAM INFORMATION
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
Conference Finish: 6-2 (t-First)
Basic Offense: Multiple
Basic Defense: 5-2
Letterwinners Returning Offense: 26 Defense: 25
Specialty: 2 TOTAL: 53
Letterwinners Lost Offense: 13 Defense: 9
Specialty: 1 TOTAL: 23
Starters Returning/Lost Offense: 6/5 Defense: 4/7
Specialty: 3/1 TOTAL: 13/12
QUARTERBACKS
head coach Jack cRowe’S PoSItIoN-bY-PoSItIoN
TIgHT ENDS
“I know it sounds non-traditional, but we have two starting quarterbacks and that’s because they have both started and have been successful. I think it’s a position that is going to have its challenges in just how we manage the situation. It will be a position that is capable of making any and every play that a quarterback could make. Both Marques (Ivory) and Coty (Blanchard) are proven playmakers in the biggest kind of games. I think they are very complementary and I think both of them would readily recognize how they compliment each other. Marques has the most experience and I think is certainly the starting quarterback, but in every game we are going to have a game plan for two quarterbacks and manage it in whatever way we have to manage it to win the game. It’s a very blessed situation and we are very fortunate to have two outstanding playmakers like Marques Ivory and Coty Blanchard.”
RUNNINg BACKS
“Washaun Ealey certainly defines where we start out on offense and I think he proved last year, that when he is healthy and got in to the system, that he was everything that was expected of him. Washaun can run over and around people and can make you miss. He has a total skill set for blocking, pass receiving and we have never had one better or as good. The next player in the backfield is DaMarcus James and we will be using an ‘A Back’, ‘B-Back’ situation and he will take on the role that Calvin Middleton had last year. He is the second running back in the backfield and will take on more of a blocking role when it is required in a two-back set. He will play tailback and is capable of being a 30 carries-a-game ball carrier. He is a fine compliment to Washaun Ealey. We have a role player, who would be defined as a fullback in Jerry Slota. He provides a versatility to play on or along the line of scrimmage. He provides pass catching ability, blocking ability and is capable of being a runner himself. What comes next to me is the most interesting part about the season, the evolution of three outstanding freshmen who bring something to the table and may even make an impact with the quality that we have at that position. Myles Jones was a heralded and award-winning high school player. He has speed and runs with authority. Troymaine Pope, from Anniston, Ala., is going to be a surprise to a lot of people because of his talent there. He was one of the top rushers in the state of Alabama last year and that was no accident. We also have LeDarius Rodgers, from Leeds, Ala., who carried the ball over 2,000 yards on championship football teams. The three of them are the future. I think its is a position that going forward is the best that we’ve ever had at Jacksonville State.”
“It’s a position that is in transition for us right now. We have had really good players at that spot and we graduate one every year and the next guy in line is left to replace a special player. Denzel Cheeks is the tight end that is the senior and has previously played for three years and gradually became the starter. He posseses what you want to possess, the ability to block and to be a pass receiver because, with his with his size and height, he can be dominant. We have a transfer in Gavin Ellis, who is transitioning from wide receiver. I was extremely impressed with him in the spring and he comes from a family of Jacksonville State people and he brings it every day. He will get better every day he goes out there. We have a transfer, Luke Smith, from the Naval Academy at that position who is a ‘line of scrimmage’ player. He also has the ability to catch the football and stretch the field. We’ll be looking at that position to move a player from another position. It’s a position that we will have to develop as the year goes on.”
OFFENSIVE LINE
“The offensive line has two rising seniors that have really separated themselves with all the young faces that show potential in that group. Odie Rush and Tori Mobley are what you hope to have on a line. Tori moved from tackle to guard and Odie is coming back from a major break in his ankle. One is a left tackle and one is a right guard – they could be the keys to what we are on offense. If they can accept the responsibility of leading the younger players to a higher level of performance, then I think that could be a good group.”
WIDE RECEIVERS
“Wide receiver is a position that is going to define our scoring ability. I think we will be credible in the running game, but the true ability for us to score points is this group of players to make plays, not just run routes and catch the ball, but make plays. Alan Bonner is the senior of the group and defines that. He has set some records as a punt returner and has had his hands on a lot of balls and made a lot of plays since he has been here. It is his time now to step out and be special. Along with him are two
Marques Ivory
Washaun Ealey
Denzel Cheeks
Odie Rush
Alan Bonner
head coach Jack cRowe’S
other seniors, Trey Smith and Kevyn Cooper, who honestly surprise you in the kind of plays they make. They are not extremely fast guys, but they are productive playmakers. With those guys, we have a cast of freshmen and sophomores. Freshmen Markis Merrill, Telvin Brown and Josh Barge are capable of making an impact in their first year. They were highly-recruited players that we were very fortunate to get in our program.”
DEFENSIVE LINE
“Defensive line might be the most uncertain place on our football team because we lost three of the four starters and only DiMetrio Tyson returns from that four-man front. He can play his position and he can play all four spots. What we are looking for is who are the other three are going to be. Barry Stafford, who is a walk-on and has been productive, will be in the mix on the line. We have Caleb Lawrence, who is a freshman, and Martez House, another freshman that could step in and play. Erick Butler and Jordan Jackson are also newcomers that could see some playing time. This is just an area that we are going to be developing as the season starts. Outside of the returning players, we have a bunch of names that can be said throughout the season. I am optimistic about the caliber of young players that are there and define the future of this position with the youth that we brought in instead of re-tooling with older players. We have invested in the development of these young players.”
LINEBACKERS
schemes last year. We saw good play out of senior Brooks Robinson, while junior Robert Gray and freshman Pierre Warren also played a lot of snaps last year. Freshman Brandon Bender could see action as well in the defensive backfield. We moved Keginald Harris to a lot of different places when we made the transition in schemes and I am hoping Keginald’s role will be more certain for him. He is a leader and we need to find the right place for him to exert his impact on this football team.”
CORNERBACKS
“We have a walk-on going into his senior year with Francis Duncan and then the cast of 19-year-olds. They are all good players, including Rashod Byers and Denzel Bynum. I think at this position, we have brought in some high school players that can make an impact this season. Jermaine Hough and Dushonta Broughton are two guys from the Atlanta area that we feel like that can make an impact.”
KICKINg gAME
“It’s a position that is just as young as the guys up front. We have competition at every position and I don’t think there is an established player in the bunch. We do have some people that have earned what they have gotten. Ben Endress is a walk-on, Brent Tolson is a player that has earned his way into having a chance to play. Jamaal Johnson was a freshman that was moved to that position. James Powell is coming back from an injury, and Mikel Whittier is another walk-on that could see some time at one of the linebacker spots. The only real experience that is there is Nick Johnson, who is a senior and moved from safety and is battling to learn a new way of playing football. The one anchor at that position is Rashad Smith, who led us in tackles last year. He is capable of being a defining player on defense as he enters his junior year.”
SAFETIES
“We are going to start with Coty (Blanchard) at punter, but we are trying to develop a new talent that is joining us from Australia. We have to get used to saying some things about Hamish (MacInnes), because he has never played football before. He is an Australian rules kicker that we will be developing into a punter. Our kicking duties will fall to someone that I am very optimistic about in Griffin Thomas. He has been playing for us for a couple of years and I think he is ready to be the kicker we need to win tight football games. He came as a walk-on and earned everything he has.”
THE SCHEDULE
“It’s the toughest in the history of Jacksonville State and probably the toughest in the history of the Ohio Valley Conference. You can play two FBS teams, but you can also play two top-five teams in the country in the same season. Arkansas is probably a top-five team and Florida is expected to rise back to its status of being one of the top teams in the country. We are going to be challenged by both of them, and then you throw in Chattanooga, who had one of the best defenses in the country last year. The OVC will be strong again this year. The thing about the OVC this year that defines the competition is that everybody has their quarterback returning and they are all established, credible quarterbacks. It really makes it a challenge as far as the conference is concerned –who’s defense is going to be strong enough to stop the other team’s quarterback?”
“This is the position on the team that is going through the toughest evolution with the style of play we adopted when we changed defensive
Francis Duncan
DiMetrio Tyson
Rashad Smith
Coty Blanchard
2012 RoSteRS
46 Luke Haggerty LB 6-2 215 FR Stuart, Fla.
47 James Powell OLB 6-1 210 JR Lawrenceville, Ga.
48 Ben Endress LB 6-1 220 SO Ashland, Ala.
49 Erick Butler DE 6-7 215 FR Tuskegee, Ala.
50 Chase Williams LB 6-0 212 SO Boaz, Ala.
51 Rashad Smith LB 6-1 210 JR Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
53 JaJuan Lee OLB 6-1 195 FR Montgomery, Ala.
55 Dustin Gayton LB 6-1 225 SO Cumming, Ga.
56 Tarik Milner OL 6-3 280 SO Powder Springs, Ga.
58 Odie Rush OL 6-3 292 SR Starkville, Miss.
59 Andrew Dean LS 5-10 220 SO Fayetteville, Ga.
60 Clay Squires C 6-1 280 SO Satsuma, Ala.
61 Nick Johnson OL 6-2 250 FR Dadeville, Ala.
62 Max Holcombe C 6-3 271 SO Tuscaloosa, Ala.
63 Adam Wright OL 6-2 270 FR Clay, Ala.
64 Preston Hatcher OL 6-4 290 SO Dothan, Ala.
67 John Clark Barefield OL 6-2 268 FR Duluth, Ga.
68 Taylor Johnstone OL 6-3 295 JR Douglasville, Ga.
69 Tori Mobley OL 6-3 280 SR Columbus, Ga.
70 Calvin Baker OL 6-3 295 FR Oxford, Ala.
71 Johnny Ubi OL 6-6 302 SO Meridianville, Ala.
72 Blake Burks OL 6-2 310 SO Hoover, Ala.
73 Colt Kennedy OL 6-6 300 JR Nicholls, Ga.
74 Terrence Pendleton NT 6-0 329 SO Athens, Ala.
75 Thomas Williams OL 6-5 302 FR Chickawsaw, Ala.
76 Tristian Hardin OL 6-6 291 SO Birmingham, Ala.
77 Austin Parker OL 6-2 295 FR Sugar Hill, Ga.
78 Trey Coleman OL 6-5 321 FR Dorchester, S.C.
80 Gavin Ellis TE 6-6 230 JR Cullman, Ala.
81 Luke Smith TE 6-4 240 FR Sarasota, Fla.
82 Gabriel Chambers WR 5-10 157 SO Centre, Ala.
83 Markis Merrill WR 6-1 205 FR St. Augustine, Fla.
84 Denzel Cheeks TE 6-6 245 SR Swainsboro, Ga.
85 Spencer Goffigan TE 6-2 215 FR Myrtle Beach, SC
86 John Mark Mintz TE 6-2 295 FR Ragland, Ala.
87 Dalton Screws WR 5-11 170 FR Anniston, Ala.
88 Griffin Thomas PK 5-11 170 JR Snellville, Ga.
89 J.B. Stephens WR 6-3 185 FR Bowdon, Ga.
90 B.J. Dorsey DE 6-3 230 FR Dahlonega, Ga.
92 Barry Stafford LB 6-0 295 JR Atlanta, Ga.
94 Martez House LB 6-2 260 FR Crestview, Fla.
96 DiMetrio Tyson DE 6-2 275 SR Elba, Ala.
99 Caleb Lawrence DL 6-0 270 SO Opelika, Ala.
oFFeNSe
SPecIal teamS
deFeNSe
Alabama (43)
Troymaine Pope Anniston
Dalton Screws Anniston
Brenton Tolson Anniston
Ben Endress Ashland
Terrence Pendleton Athens
Tristian Hardin Birmingham
Elijah Jenkins Birmingham
Chase Williams Boaz
Jeremy Nicholson Brewton
Denzel Bynum Bridgeport
Desmond Brown Centre
Gabriel Chambers Centre
Thomas Williams Chickasaw
Santavious Oden Childersburg
Adam Wright Clay
Robert Gray Collinsville
Gavin Ellis Cullman
Nick Johnson Dadeville
DaMarcus James Demopolis
Preston Hatcher Dothan
DiMetrio Tyson Elba
georgia (27)
Barry Stafford Atlanta
J.B. Stephens Bowdon
Joshua Barge Carrollton
Telvin Brown Carrollton
Francis Duncan Cartersville
Tori Mobley Columbus
Dustin Gayton Cumming
B.J. Dorsey Dahlonega
Steven Coates Decatur
Taylor Johnstone Douglasville
John Clark Barefield Duluth
Andrew Dean Fayetteville
Jermaine Hough Hampton
Dushonta Broughton Jonesboro
Miles Jones Kennesaw
James Powell Lawrenceville
Alan Bonner Newnan
Colt Kennedy Nicholls
Trey Smith Perry
Tarik Milner Powder Springs
Griffin Thomas Snellville
Washaun Ealey Stillmore
Steven Snyder Stockbridge
Austin Parker Sugar Hill
Denzel Cheeks Swainsboro
Kevyn Cooper Warner Robins
Marques Ivory Warner Robins
Nick Johnson Fort Payne
Blake Burks Hoover
Blake Glaze Lanett
LaDarius Rodgers Leeds
Coty Blanchard Leesburg
Tiger Williams Lincoln
Leon Jones Madison
Brandon Bender McCalla
Johnny Ubi Meridianville
JaJuan Lee Montgomery
Tyler Hughes Northport
Caleb Lawrence Opelika
Brooks Robinson Opelika
Calvin Baker Oxford
Jamaal Johnson Piedmont
Pierre Warren Prattville
John Mark Mintz Ragland
Clay Squires Satsuma
Kyle Pope Sylacauga
Keginald Harris Town Creek
Max Holcombe Tuscaloosa
Erick Butler Tuskegee
Florida (9)
Martez House Crestview
Rashad Smith Ft. Walton Beach
Rashod Byers Jacksonville
Rayce Whiddon Niceville
Sean Watson Panama City
Luke Smith Sarasota
Markis Merrill St. Augustine
Luke Haggerty Stuart
Jordan Jackson Tallahassee
Mississippi (2)
Odie Rush Starkville
Ketrick Wolfe Sumrall
Missouri (2)
Arias Lockhart Kansas City
Mikel Whittier St. Louis
Colorado (1)
Jerry Slota Golden
South Carolina (2)
Trey Coleman Dorchester
Spencer Goffigan Myrtle Beach
Australia (1)
Hamish MacInnes Victoria
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2012 JackSoNVIlle State Football
Calvin Baker OL 6-3 295 FR Oxford, Ala. Oxford HS
John Clark Barefield OL 6-2 268 FR Duluth, Ga. Lambert HS
Joshua Barge SE 6-0 170 FR Carrollton, Ga. Carrollton HS
Dushonta Broughton DB 6-0 165 FR Jonesboro, Ga. Lovejoy HS
Telvin Brown WR 5-9 167 FR Carrollton, Ga. Carrollton HS
Erick Butler TE 6-7 215 FR Tuskegee, Ala. Booker T. Washington HS
Trey Coleman OL 6-5 321 FR Dorchester, S.C. Dorchester HS
B.J. Dorsey DE 6-3 230 FR Dahlonega, Ga. Lumpkin County HS
Gavin Ellis TE 6-6 230 JR Cullman, Ala. Troy
Blake Glaze LB 5-11 195 FR Lanett, Ala. Springwood HS
Jermaine Hough CB 5-9 163 FR Hampton, Ga. Lovejoy HS
Tyler Hughes S 5-11 185 FR Northport, Ala. American Christian HS
Elijah Jenkins QB 6-3 190 FR Birmingham, Ala. Parker HS
Nick Johnson OL 6-2 250 FR Dadeville, Ala. Dadeville HS
Leon Jones LB 6-1 225 FR Madison, Ala. East Limestone HS
Miles Jones RB 5-10 204 FR Kennesaw, Ga. Allatoona HS
JaJuan Lee OLB 6-1 195 FR Montgomery, Ala. Jeff Davis HS
Hamish MacInnes P 6-1 175 FR Victoria, Australia
John Mark Mintz FB 6-2 295 FR Ragland, Ala. Ragland HS
Austin Parker OL 6-2 295 FR Sugar Hill, Ga. North Gwinnett HS
Troymaine Pope RB 5-9 198 FR Anniston, Ala. Anniston HS
LaDarius Rodgers FB 5-9 198 FR Leeds, Ala. Leeds HS
Dalton Screws WR 5-11 170 FR Anniston, Ala. Walter Wellborn HS
Steven Snyder LB 6-4 200 FR Stockbridge, Ga. Stockbridge HS
Ketrick Wolfe BAN 6-1 225 JR Sumrall, Miss. Pearl River CC
Jack c rowe MEET HEAD COACH JACK CROWE
There have been many successful coaches in the 65-year history of the Ohio Valley Conference. Among those include Eastern Kentucky’s Roy Kidd, MTSU’s Boots Donnelly, and EIU’s Bob Spoo, who all three coaches have combined to win 559 games.
You can count Jack Crowe among that elite group as his 76.1 percent winning percentage in conference games is tops among all active coaches in the league. He has guided the Gamecocks to three Ohio Valley Conference Championships with a nine-year mark of 54-17, while posting the best record in the OVC in 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2011.
Crowe, who begins his 13th season leading Jax State, has guided the Gamecocks to nine consecutive winning seasons, which ties for the longest such streak in the school’s 109-year history. The 2011 senior class left as the winningest four-year class since the Gamecocks left the Division II ranks in 1993. The senior class finished with a four-year record of 32-13, which is the most wins of any other four-year class since JSU moved to Division I.
Jax State is the winningest team, by percentage, in the Ohio Valley Conference and in all of FCS football since joining the league in 2003. The Gamecocks have won 76.1 percent of their conference games, posting a 54-17 record, while Eastern Kentucky is second with a 71.8 all-time winning percentage.
On the field, Crowe is a proven winner. He’s a skilled manager who brings to Gamecock football expertise, an eye for evaluating talent, and a personality that has energized the program.
In 2003, his squad posted an impressive 7-1 league mark and claimed the Ohio Valley Conference Championship with a 22-17 win over Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 22, leading the Gamecocks to their first-ever Football Championship Subdivision playoff berth.
The 2004 Gamecocks earned their second-straight Ohio Valley Conference Championship with an impressive 7-1 league record and finished the regular season with an incredible 9-1 overall record. For his efforts, Crowe was named the Roy Kidd OVC Football Coach of the Year by his peers for the 2004 season. Jax State also posted the best record in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2009 with a 9-3 mark and was just 53 seconds away from upsetting BCS national power Florida State.
In 2010, Crowe led the Gamecocks to one of the most successful seasons in the school’s Division I history, posting a 9-3 overall record, and was ranked as high as No. 2 during the season. JSU also advanced to the second round of the NCAA playoffs and hosted its first home playoff game in 18 years at the newly renovated Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium while also claiming one of the biggest wins in school history with a 49-48 double-overtime thriller at Ole Miss.
The 2011 Gamecocks won the school’s 18th conference championship in school history after finishing with a 7-4 record, including a 6-2 record in the OVC, sharing the title with Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee Tech.
A native of Birmingham, Crowe has coached over 37 years at some of the top programs in the country. During his career, he has worked at Auburn, Baylor, Arkansas, Clemson and Wyoming on the Division I-A level and also has college coaching stints at North Alabama and Livingston (now West Alabama).
Crowe was named the head coach at Arkansas in January of 1990 after serving one year as offensive coordinator. He coached the Razorbacks to the 1991 Independence Bowl as head coach and the 1990 Cotton Bowl as an assistant, posting a 19-14 record. He was offensive coordinator at Baylor from 1993 to 1995 and led the Bears to the 1994 Southwest Conference championship.
He spent three years as the offensive coordinator at Clemson, where the Tigers posted a 29-6-1 record and won three-straight Atlantic Coast Conference championships. His offense led the ACC in rushing in each of his three seasons. Under his guidance, Clemson played twice in the Florida-Citrus Bowl and once in the Gator Bowl.
Crowe spent four seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Auburn before moving to Clemson. The Tigers led the SEC twice in total offense and three times in rushing. Auburn played in the FloridaCitrus, Sugar, Liberty and Cotton Bowl games, and Bo Jackson became a Heisman Trophy winner under Crowe’s tutelage.
Crowe spent the 1981 season at Wyoming, where the Cowboys finished 8-3. From 1978-80, he was the offensive coordinator at North Alabama. The Lions went 17-7 and won the 1980 Gulf South Conference title. He served as offensive coordinator at Livingston for three seasons (1974-76) before being elevated to head coach at age 28.
Crowe got his start in coaching without playing college football. He played football and baseball at West End High School in Birmingham, then went to Jefferson State Junior College, where he stuck to baseball.
He transferred to UAB and, after graduating with a degree in chemistry, became an assistant at West End High School. A year later, he became offensive coordinator at Oxford High School, where he led the Yellow Jackets to a 21-1-1 record and two conference titles.
Crowe is married to the former LeAnn Gaines of Anniston.
MEET HEAD COACH JACK CROWE
The Jack crowe File
2000-A: Jacksonville State University
Head Football Coach
Record: 81-52 – 2003, 2004, 2011 OVC Champs
1993-95: Baylor University
Offensive Coordinator
Record: 19-14 1994 SWC Champs
1989-92: University of Arkansas
Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
Record: 19-14 1989 SWC Champs
1986-88: Clemson University
Offensive Coordinator
Record: 29-6-1 1986, ‘87, ‘88 ACC Champs
1982-85: Auburn University
Offensive Coordinator
Record: 37-12 1983 SEC Champs
1980-81: University of Wyoming
Offensive Coordinator
Record: 8-3
1978-80: University of North Alabama
Offensive Coordinator
Record: 17-7 1980 GSC, NCAA Mideast Champs
1973-78: Livigston University
Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
Record: 35-31 1975 NCAA Mideast Champs
1970-72: Oxford High School
Offensive Coordinator
Record: 21-1-1 1971, ‘72 Conference Champs
Crowe vs All Opponents (Head Coaching Record)
arkansas
Sept. 1 at 6:00 p.m.
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) Fayetteville,
Arkansas
Location: Fayetteville, Ark.
Founded: 1871
Enrollment: .......................... 23,199
Chancellor: Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt
Athletics Director: Jeff Long
Affiliation: NCAA/FBS
Conference: Southeastern Conference
Nickname: Razorbacks
Colors: Cardinal and White
MEdia iNfOrMaTiON
Football SID: ................... Zack Higbee
Office Phone: ................ (479) 575-2751
Cell Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
SID Mailing Address:
Media Relations
P.O. Box 7777
Fayetville, Arkansas 72702
SID Fax Number: (479) 575-7481
aSSiSTaNT cOacHES, POSiTiON:
Paul Petrino – Offensive Coordiniator/Quarterbacks
Paul Haynes – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
Steve Caldwell – Special Teams/Defensive Ends
Taver Johnson – Linebackers
Bobby Allen – Secondary
Kris Cinkovich – Wide Receivers
Tim Horton – Running Backs
Chris Klenakis – Offensive Line
Kevin Peoples – Defensive Tackles
Mark Robinson – Director of Football Operations
Jason Shumaker – Director of High School Relations
Jason Veltkamp – Strength and Conditioning
Stadium: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
Capacity: 72,000
Press Box Phone: .............. (479) 575-6622
Playing Surface: Artificial Turf Series vs. Jax State: First Meeting
First Meeting: N/A Last Meeting: N/A
HEad cOacH
Head Coach: John L. Smith
Mater: Montana, 1974
2011 Record: 11-2
Lettermen Returning: 49
Lettermen Lost: 20
Starters Returning: 16
Starters Lost: 9
2012 ScHEdulE
Sep.
Chattanooga Sep. 08 at 6:00 p.m. (Band Day) Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium (24,000) Jacksonville, Alabama
Location: Chattanooga, Tenn.
Founded: 1886
Enrollment: 11,438
President: Dr. Lee T. Todd, Jr.
Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Affiliation: .......................NCAA/FCS
Conference: Southern Nickname: Mocs
Colors: ............. Navy, Old Gold and Silver
MEdia iNfOrMaTiON
Football SID: Jay Blackman
Office Phone: (423) 425-5292
Cell Phone: (423) 598-6953
Email: ............... jay-blackman@utc.edu
SID Mailing Address:
UTC Sports Information Office 615 McCallie Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37403
SID Fax Number: (423) 425-4610
aSSiSTaNT cOacHES, POSiTiON:
Marcus Satterfield – Offensive Coordinator
Adam Fuller – Defensive Coordinator
Marcus West – Defensive Line
Will Healy – Wide Receivers/Recruiting
Tony Coode – Linebackers
B.J. Hogan – Cornerbacks
Alex Atkins – Offensive Line
Adam Braithwaite – Safeties
Thomas Brown – Running Backs
Wesley Satterfield – Tight Ends
2012 OuTlOOk
Lettermen Returning: 45
Lettermen Lost: 20
Starters Returning: 17 Starters Lost: 8
2012 ScHEdulE
MEET THE 2012 OPPONENTS
EastErn kEntuCky
Sep. 22 at 5:00 p.m.
Roy Kidd Stadium (20,000) Richmond, Kentucky
GENEral iNfOrMaTiON
Location: Richmond, Ky.
Founded: 1906
Enrollment: .......................... 16,515
President: Dr. Doug Whitlock
Athletics Director: Mark Sandy
Affiliation: NCAA/FCS
Conference: Ohio Valley
Nickname: Colonels
Colors: Maroon and White
MEdia iNfOrMaTiON
Football SID: Michael Clark
Office Phone: (859) 622-6170
Cell Phone: (859) 358-8360
Email: michael.clark@eku.edu
SID Mailing Address:
Eastern Kentucky University
521 Lancaster Ave.
Alumni Coliseum 115 Richmond, KY 40475
Stadium: Roy Kidd Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Press Box Phone: .............. (859) 622-2226
Playing Surface: Natural Grass Series vs. Jax State: EKU leads 5-4
First Meeting: 2003: W, 49-14
Last Meeting: 2010: L, 27-49
SID Fax Number: (859) 622-5108 HEad cOacH
Mater: .................. Ohio Wesleyan ‘ 86
at School: 26-20 (5th
southEast Missouri statE
Sep. 29 at 3:00 p.m. (Fall
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Founded: 1873
Enrollment: 11,510
President: ............. Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins
Athletics Director: Mark Alnutt
Affiliation: NCAA/FCS Conference: ...................... Ohio Valley
Nickname: Redhawks Colors: Red and Black
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Football SID: Jeff Honza
Home Phone: N/A
Cell Phone: (618) 593-7281
Email: ................... jhonza@semo.edu
SID Mailing Address: Southeast Missouri State One University Plaza
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
SID Fax Number: (573) 651-2810
aSSiSTaNT cOacHES, POSiTiON:
aSSiSTaNT cOacHES, POSiTiON:
Dane Damron – Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks
Garry Fisher – Linebackers
Tony Hatmaker – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
Ben Hodges – Tight Ends
Carson Jeffers – Offensive Line
Jake Johnson – Defensive Line
Klay Koester – Wide Receivers
John Revere – Running Backs
Jon-Michael Davis – Strength and Conditioning
Tim Pike – Athletic Trainer
Sep.
Tim McGuire – Offensive Coordinator/Asst. Head Coach
Brian Mohnsen – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Chris Norris – Running Backs/Special Teams
Brian Boerboom – Offensive Line
Joel Beard – Wide Receivers
Justin Kramer – Tight Ends/Offensive Tackles/Recruiting
TBA – Cornerbacks
Nick Stauffer – Safeties
Salim Powell – Defense/Special Teams Assistant
Tyler Hennes – GA/Quarterbacks
2012 OuTlOOk
Defense: 4-3
Record: 3-8 Lettermen Returning: 46 Lettermen Lost: 16 Starters Returning: 16 Starters Lost: 6
ScHEdulE
cOacH
tEnnEssEE tECh
Oct. 06 at 7:00 p.m.
Tucker Stadium (16,500) Cookeville, Tennessee
GENEral iNfOrMaTiON
Location: Cookeville, Tenn.
Founded: 1915
Enrollment: 11,385
President: .................. Dr. Philip Oldham
Athletics Director: Mark Wilson
Affiliation: NCAA/FCS
Conference: ...................... Ohio Valley
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Purple and Gold
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Football SID: .................. Rob Schabert
Office Phone: ................ (931) 372-3088
Home Phone: (931) 526-2576
Cell Phone: (931) 267-1065
Email: rschabert@tntech.edu
SID Mailing Address:
Tennessee Tech Athletics
P.O. Box 5057
Cookeville, TN 38505
SID Fax Number: (931) 372-6139
aSSiSTaNT cOacHES, POSiTiON:
Stadium: Tucker Stadium Capacity: 16,500
Press Box Phone: (931) 372-6030
or 372-6031
Playing Surface: Turf 24/7
Series vs. Jax State: JSU leads 9-6
First Meeting: ................. 1936: L, 33-0
Last Meeting: 2010: L, 24-35
HEad cOacH
Head Coach: Watson Brown Alma Mater: Vanderbilt, 1973
Record at School: ............... 25-31 (6th Year)
Career Record: 119-182 (28th year)
Football Office Phone: (931) 372-3930
Billy Taylor – Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Tyler Wolf – Interim Special Teams Coordinator
Steven Brown – Runningbacks/Quarterbacks
Thomas Cox – Offensive Line/Tight Ends
Sidney Powell - Secondary
Brandon Barnes– (GA) Defensive Line
Sam Williamson – Defensive Line
Chris Grimes – (GA) Nickels/Bandits
Lee Sweeney – Receivers
Location: Charleston, Ill.
Founded: 1895
Enrollment: 11,178
President: Dr. William L. Perry
Athletics Director: Barbara Burke
Affiliation: ........................ NCAA/FCS Conference: Ohio Valley
Nickname: Panthers Colors: ...................Blue, Grey and White
MEdia iNfOrMaTiON
Football SID: ........................ Rich Moser
Office Phone: ....................(217) 581-7480
Cell Phone: (217) 508-8317
Email: rlmoser@eiu.edu
SID Mailing Address: 600 Lincoln Avenue Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 61920
SID Fax Number: (217) 581-6434
aSSiSTaNT cOacHES, POSiTiON:
Sterlin Gilbert – Offensive Coordinator
Kim McCloud – Defensive Coordinaor
Brian Callahan –Offensive Line
Mike Lynch – Running Backs
Andrew Sowder – Outside Receivers
Sean Lewis – Inside Receivers
George Ricumstrict – Defensive Ends
Dino Kaklis – Defensive Tackles
Tom Kaufman – Linebackers
Nick Caley – Secondary
Roy Wittke – Football Operations
Basic Offense: Multiple Spread
Basic Defense: Multiple 4-2
2011 Record: 7-4
Lettermen Returning: 39
Lettermen Lost: 18
Starters Returning: 14
Starters Lost: 09
2012 ScHEdulE
Meet the 2012 OPPOnentS
teNNeSSee State
Oct. 20 at 3:00 p.m.
Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium (24,000) Jacksonville, Alabama
General infOrMatiOn
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Founded: ............................ 1912
Enrollment: 9,024
President: Dr. Melvin Johnson
Athletics Director: ............ Teresa L. Phillips
Affiliation: NCAA/FCS
Conference: Ohio Valley
Nickname: Tigers Colors: Royal Blue and White
Media infOrMatiOn
Football SID: Russell Luna
Office Phone: (615) 963-5922
Cell Phone: (615) 308-6245
Email: .................. rluna@tnstate.edu
SID Mailing Address: 3500 John Merritt Blvd. Nashville, TN 37209
SID Fax Number: (615) 963-7589
aSSiStant cOacheS, POSitiOn:
Mike Jones – Offensive Coordinator
Jeff Parker – QBs/Pass Game Coordinator
Kevin Mashack – Running Backs
Russ Ehrenfeld – Offensive Line
Osita Alaribe – Co-Defensive Coordinator
Justin Roberts – Co-Defensive Coordinator
Jerrell Cogmon – Linebackers
Ed Sanders – Safeties
Mikhal Kornegay – Corners
Tom Opdenbrouw – Director of Operations
Stadium: LP Field Capacity: ............................. 67,800
Press Box Phone: (615) 565-4450
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Series vs. Jax State: .............. JSU leads 6-1
First Meeting: 2003: W, 34-7 Last Meeting: 2011: W, 38-16
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Location: Murray, Ky.
Founded: 1922
Enrollment: 10,500
President: .................. Dr. Randy J. Dunn
Athletics Director: Allen Ward
Affiliation: NCAA/FCS
Conference: ..................... Ohio Valley
Nickname: Racers Colors: Navy and Gold Stadium:
Media infOrMatiOn
Football SID: John Brush
Office Phone: (270) 809-7044
Email: john.brush@murraystate.edu
SID: ......................... Dave Winder
SID Mailing Address: Murray State Sports Information 217 Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY 42071
SID Fax Number: (270) 762-6814
aSSiStant cOacheS, POSitiOn:
Shawn Bostick – Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Line
Ashley Anders – Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers
Mitch Stewart – Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks
Keith Hatcher – Secondary/ Recruiting Coordinator
Kenny Parker – Defensive Line/ Director of Player Development
Sean Dawkins – Running Backs/ Run-Game Coordinator
Mike Polly – Offensive Tackles/ Special Teams Coordinator
Ross Jenkins – Wide Receivers
Freddie Roach – Defensive Line
Steve Adams – Defensive Quality Control/ Asst. Recruiting Coordinator
Matt Forrest – Offensive Quality Control/ Director of Football Operations
2012 OutlOOk
Basic Offense: Spread/Pro-Style
Basic Defense: 4-3
2011 Record: 5-6
Lettermen Returning: 56
Lettermen Lost: 22
Starters Returning: 14
Starters Lost: 8 2012
Sep.
Sep.
Nov.
Nov.
2012 Schedule
MEET THE 2012 OPPONENTS
tEnnEssEE -Martin
Nov. 03 at 12 Noon
Hardy M. Graham Stadium (7,500) Martin, Tennessee
GENEral iNfOrMaTiON
Location:.
. .Martin, Tenn.
Founded: 1900
Enrollment: 8,400
Chancellor: Dr. Thomas Rakes
Athletics Director: Phil Dane
Affiliation: NCAA/FCS
Conference: Ohio Valley
Nickname: Skyhawks
Colors: ................. Navy Blue and Orange
MEdia iNfOrMaTiON
Football SID: ........................ Joe Lofaro
Office Phone: .................. (731) 881-7632
Home Phone: (731) 588-0483
Email: jlofaro@utm.edu
SID Mailing Address:
UT Martin Sports Information
15 Mount Pelia Road
Martin, TN 38238
SID Fax Number: (731) 881-7624
Stadium:Hardy M. Graham (H.K. Grantham Field)
Capacity: 7,500
Press Box Phone: (731) 881-7694 or 7632
Playing Surface: Field Turf Series vs. Jax State: JSU leads 27-6
First Meeting: 1967: L, 38-0
Last Meeting: 2011: W, 24-23
HEad cOacH
Head Coach: Jason Simpson Alma Mater: Southern Mississippi, 1995 Record at School: ............ 37-31 (6th season)
Location: Clarksville, Tenn.
Founded: 1927
Enrollment: 10,723
President: ....................... Timothy Hall
Athletics Director: Dave Loos Affiliation: NCAA/FCS Conference: ...................... Ohio Valley Nickname: Governors Colors: Red and White
MEdia iNfOrMaTiON
Football SID: ................... Brad Kirtley
Office Phone: ................ (931) 221-7561
Home Phone: (931) 553-2845
Email: kirtleyb@apsu.edu
SID Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4515 Clarksville, TN 37044
SID Fax Number: (931) 221-7562
aSSiSTaNT cOacHES, POSiTiON:
Mac Bryan – Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Jeff Byrd – Defensive Coordinator
Eric Stuedemann – Quarterbacks
Nathan Burton – Secondary/Defensive Backs
Nick Glenn – Defensive Assistant/Recruiting Coordinator
Carmen Felus – Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Jordon Hankins – Associate Head Coach/Running Backs Coach/ Strength and Conditioning
Bernard Riley – Defensive Line
Darrin Fizer – Offensive Graduate Assistant
Nick Newsome – Defensive Graduate Assistant
2012 OuTlOOk
Basic Offense: Multiple
Basic Defense: 4-3
2011 Record: 5-6
Lettermen Returning: 41
Lettermen Lost: 15
Starters Returning: 18
Starters Lost: 7
2012 ScHEdulE
Sep. 01 at Memphis
Sep. 08 at Northern Illinois
Sep. 13 Southeast Louisiana
Sep. 22 at Austin Peay
Sep. 29 Eastern Kentucky
Oct. 06 Eastern Illinois
Oct.
Oct. 20 at
Nov. 03 Jacksonville State
Nov.
Nov. 17 Tennessee State
aSSiSTaNT cOacHES, POSiTiON:
Jason Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
Granville Eastman – Def. Coordinator/ Safeties
Pat Donohoe – Def. Line
Paul Derrick – Secondary
Marcus Gildersleeve – Wide Receivers/ Special Teams
Gary Shephard – Linebackers
J.D. Sellers – Running Backs
Seth Billings – Athletic Trainer
2012 ScHEdulE Sep.
MEET THE 2012 OPPONENTS
FLorida
GENEral iNfOrMaTiON
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Founded: 1853
Enrollment: .......................... 49,589
President: J. Bernard Machen
Athletics Director: Jeremy Foley
Affiliation: NCAA Division 1
Conference: Southeastern Conference
Nickname: Gators
Colors: Orange and Blue
MEdia iNfOrMaTiON
Football SID: Steve McClain, Zack Higbee and John Hines Office Phone: (352)-375-4683 ext. 6100, 6135, or 6130
Home Phone: .......................... N/A
Email:Steven@gators.uaa.ufl.edu, Zackh@gators. uaa.ufl.edu, and Johnh@gators.uaa.ufl.edu
SID: Steve McClain
SID Mailing Address: University Athletic Association PO Box 14485 Gainesville, Fla. 32604
SID Fax Number: N/A
aSSiSTaNT cOacHES, POSiTiON:
Brent Pease – Offensive Coordinator
Dan Quinn – Defensive Coordinator
D.J. Durkin – Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator
Aubrey Hill – Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
Derek Lewis – Tight Ends
Travaris Robinson – Defensive Backs
Tim Davis – Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator
Brian White – Running Backs
Bryant Young – Defensive Line
HEad cOacH
Head Coach: ..................... Will Muschamp Alma Mater: University of Georgia, 1994 Record at School: 7-6 (2nd season)
Career Record: ................ Same (2nd season)
Football Office Phone: N/A
Travel Headquarters
arkansas
Phone: 479.845.7770; Fax: 479.845.7771
Eastern
Phone: (859) 253-1234; Fax (859) 254-7430
Tennessee Tech
Radisson
Phone: (615) 885-0626; Fax (615) 885-1564
Eastern illinois
Phone: (217) 347-5115; Fax (217) 347-8757
uT-Martin
Lettermen Returning: 54
Lettermen Lost: 11
Starters Returning: 19
Starters Lost: 05
2011 rESulTS
Arkansas
First Meeting
Chattanooga UTC leads 25-11-0
Year Site Result Score
1904 L 0-5
1924 W 14-13
1925 L 0-40
1926 L 3-72
1953 L 0-39
1954 A L 0-24
1955 A W 12-0
1956 A L 0-26
1957 H L 7-15
1958 A L 0-55
1959 A L 0-19
1960 H L 0-35 1961 A L 7-13 1963 A L 0-14 1964 A L 0-21 1965 A L 6-14 1966 A W 19-10 1967 A L 0-51 1968 H W 14-3 1970 A W 40-6
A L 9-13 1975 H W 24-6 1976 A L 7-14
1977 H L 14-18
1978 A L 21-28
1980 H L 13-16
1981 A L 3-10 1982 H L 0-28 1983 A L 6-13
Eastern
Kentucky
H L 14-31
A W 28-0
H L 20-31
2008 A L 38-35
2009 H W 34-26
2010 A L 37-49
2011 H L 48-52
Southeast Missouri
JSU leads 12-4-0
Year Site Result Score
1961 A W 12-13
1962 H W 6-0
1963 A L 7-10
1964 H L 0-24
H W 57-0
A W 22-17
H W 38-17
A W 24-3
2010 H W 29-27 2011 A W 22-21
Tennessee Tech
JSU leads 9-6-0
Year Site Result Score
1936 L 0-33 1977 A L 20-27
1979 H W 23-7
1980 A W 7-3
2001 H L 27-35
2002 A W 35-29
Tennessee-Martin
JSU leads 27-6-0
Year Site Result Score
H L 0-38 1968 A W 16-12
H W 22-20
A W 16-14
H W 30-10 1972 A W 20-6 1973 H W 50-7
1974 A W 17-0
1975 H W 11-3
1976 A W 24-3
1977 H W 36-13
1978 A W 44-15
1979 H L 14-15
1980 A W 19-14
1981 H W 44-7
1982 A W 41-13
1983 H W 34-19
1984 A W 23-16
H W 19-13
A W 30-20
H L 17-28
A L 24-31
Eastern Illinois
JSU leads at 5-4-0
Year Site Result Score
2003 H W 36-24
2004 A W 31-21
2005 H L 6-10
2006 A L 24-28
2007 H L 23-37
2008 A W 23-10
2009 H L 20-28
2010 A W 28-23
2011 H W 28-21
Tennessee State
JSU leads 6-1-0 Year Site Result
H W 24-0
Murray State
JSU leads 8-1-0
Year Site Result Score 2003 A L (OT) 17-23
H W 35-14
A W 28-23
H W 49-17
A W 40-24 2008 H W 31-21 2009 A W 41-7 2010 H W 40-34 2011 A W 38-30
H W 63-0
A W 21-7
H W 34-24
A W 59-12
H W 37-17 2006 A L 14-24 2007 H W 27-24 2008 A L 30-31
2009 H W 52-7 2010 A W 30-20 2011 H W 24-23
Austin Peay
JSU leads 13-6-3
Year Site Result Score
H W 7-6 1948 A L 13-14 1949 H W 19-7
A T 13-13
H T 6-6
A L 19-20 1953 H L 16-47 1954 A T 14-14 1955 H W 20-0 1956 H L 0-7
1957 H W 20-0
1958 A W 8-6
1959 H W 15-14
1960 A L 8-14
1961 H W 21-6
1962 A W 23-13
1979 H L 13-21
2007 A W 42-9
2008 H W 35-22
2009 A W 28-10 2010 H W 40-34 2011 A W 44-14
Florida First Meeting
2011
f i N al rES ul TS
2:51
* indicates Ohio Valley Conference game
#9 JACKSONVILLE STATE• 24
UT MARTIN • 23
September 1, 2011
Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium – Jacksonville, Ala.
JACKSONVILLE – It won’t generate the same national headlines or ESPN highlights as Jacksonville State’s stunning upset of Ole Miss to kick off the 2010 football season. It was, however, every bit as dramatic.
Senior Calvin Middleton scored on a 4-yard touchdown run with 38 seconds left and James Esco kicked the go-ahead extra point as the Gamecocks rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to knock off Ohio Valley Conference rival Tennessee-Martin 24-23 at Burgess-Snow Field Thursday night.
“It was left at the end to just make plays,” Jacksonville State head coach Jack Crowe said. ““The only thing you can really say came out of that is we played with a lot of heart. We lost our poise, but we never lost our composure.
“I really thought at the end … it was just a bunch of guys who refused to lose. Because we certainly did everything to lose.”
Jacksonville State (1-0), the preseason OVC favorite, appeared on the verge of suffering its first home loss to UT-Martin in 24 years. The Skyhawks (0-1) had taken a 23-10 lead with 14:11 remaining when Cody Sandlin kicked a 45-yard field goal to give UT-Martin its biggest lead of the night.
But Gabriel Chambers returned the ensuing kickoff 38 yards to midfield and the Gamecocks didn’t wasting any time finding the end zone.
After a 7-yard Washaun Ealey run, backup quarterback Coty Blanchard and the junior transfer from Georgia hooked up on a 43-yard scoring pass with 13:06 to go. Esco’s extra point trimmed JSU’s deficit to 23-17.
The Gamecocks defense, which surrendered 475 yards, rose to the occasion on UT-Martin’s next two possessions. The final scoring drive began at the 50 and JSU covered the distance in 3:53, with Blanchard running for 20 and 8 yards on consecutive plays to move the team deep into Skyhawks territory.
Middleton capped off the nine-play drive with his 4-yard run, setting off a celebration from the crowd of 17,919.
But the high-powered UT-Martin offense wasn’t finished.
Starting at their own 15 with 34 seconds left, the Skyhawks moved to the JSU 42 in five plays. Facing a second-and-10 with six seconds remaining, quarterback Derek Carr hooked up with Stephen Shiver on a 27-yard completion, but Shiver was forced out of bounds at the JSU 15 as time expired.
“I was proud that some of the things got better as we played on,” Crowe said. “Not all of them did.
“What does this say about the future? It says we’ve got a lot to get done. It doesn’t say that we can’t accomplish anything, it just says we’re a LONG way away from it.”
That future isn’t likely to include starting quarterback Marques Ivory. The senior from Warner Robins, Ga., sustained a fractured right fibula during the first half and is scheduled to undergo surgery on Friday.
Blanchard, the hero of last year’s win at Ole Miss, completed 9-of-17 passes for a JSU careerhigh 133 yards and one touchdown. He also ran nine times for 32 yards.
Jacksonville State trailed 17-7 at halftime after surrendering 285 total yards.
The Gamecocks’ only first-half points came on Ivory’s 22-yard pass to tight end Justin Howard with 9:54 left in the second quarter.
Esco’s field goal early in the third quarter drew Jacksonville State to within 17-10. But the visitors got field goals of 25 and 45 yards from Sandlin to stretch their lead to 23-10 early in the fourth.
Ealey ran for 41 yards on 13 carries in his Gamecock debut, while Middleton finished with 28 yards on 10 attempts.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4
Scoring Summary:
1st 12:40 UTM BARKSDALE, Tevi 4 yd run (SANDLIN, Cody kick), 5-72 2:20, UTM 7 - JSU 0
2nd 14:08
UTM SANDLIN, Cody 43 yd field goal, 5-21 1:08, UTM 10 - JSU 0
09:54 JSU Justin Howard 22 yd pass from Marques Ivory (James Esco kick), 10-74 4:09, UTM 10 - JSU 7 05:52 UTM PERRY, Jarvis 13 yd pass from CARR, Derek (SANDLIN, Cody kick), 12-80 4:02, UTM 17 - JSU 7
3rd 11:15 JSU James Esco 27 yd field goal, 9-38 3:36, UTM 17 - JSU 10 07:05 UTM SANDLIN, Cody 25 yd field goal, 4--5 1:25, UTM 20 - JSU 10
4th 14:11 UTM SANDLIN, Cody 45 yd field goal, 10-52 0:00, UTM 23 - JSU 10 13:06 JSU Washaun Ealey 43 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 2-50 0:50, UTM 23 - JSU 17
00:38 JSU Calvin Middleton 4 yd run (James Esco kick), 9-50 3:49, UTM 23 - JSU 24
Team Statistics JSu uM FIRST DOWNS 23 19
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-150 39-111
PASSING YDS (NET)
Score
UT Martin 7 10 3 3 23 Record: (0-1,0-1) Jacksonville State 0 7 3 14 24 Record: (1-0,1-0)
ruSHiNG: UT Martin-McNAIR, Jason 10-85; BARKSDALE, Tevi 10-48; WILLIAMS, AJ 7-11; McNEIL, DJ 5-6; PERRY, Jarvis 1-2; CARR, Derek 1-minus 2. Jacksonville State-Washaun Ealey 13-41; Coty Blanchard 9-32; Calvin Middleton 10-28; Marques Ivory 5-9; DaMarcus James 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 1.
PaSSiNG: UT Martin-CARR, Derek 23-36-1-325. Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 9-17-0-133; Marques Ivory 5-10-0-56.
rEcEiViNG: UT Martin-McNAIR, Jason 7-85; SHIVER, Stephen 5-90; SIMS, Quentin 3-60; JONES, Kenny 2-33; BARKSDALE, Tevi 2-11; EVERETT, Ben 1-21; PERRY, Jarvis 1-13; BARFIELD, Kevin 1-6; McNEIL, DJ 1-6. Jacksonville StateCalvin Middleton 4-40; James Shaw 3-31; Kevyn Cooper 2-35; Trey Smith 2-16; Washaun Ealey 1-43; Justin Howard 1-22; DaMarcus James 1-2.
iNTErcEPTiONS: UT Martin-None. Jacksonville State-Robert Gray 1-0.
fuMBlES: UT Martin-ESTELLE, CJ 1-1. Jacksonville State-James Powell 1-1; Coty Blanchard 1-0.
Stadium: Burgess-Snow Field Attendance: 17919
Kickoff time: 6 p.m. End of Game: 9:10 Total elapsed time: 3:12
Officials: Referee: Matt Young; Umpire: John Graham; Linesman: Steve Swift; Line judge: Craig Dunn; Back judge: Drew Myers; Field judge: Pat Pownall; Side judge: Greg Coerner; Temperature: 89 Wind: calm Weather: Party Cloudy.
#23 CHATTANOOGA
• 38 #10 JACKSONVILLE STATE •
September 10, 2011
Finley Stadium – Chattanooga, Tenn.
• 17
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – This time, unlike the season-opening victory over Tennessee-Martin, Jacksonville State dug itself too deep of a hole to climb out of.
The No. 10 Gamecocks (1-1) surrendered 508 yards of total offense and fell to No. 23 Chattanooga 38-17 before a crowd of 12,195 at Finley Stadium, snapping their four-game win streak in a series that dates back to 1904.
It was a night of unwanted milestones for Jacksonville State.
The Gamecocks finished with only 224 yards of total offense, their fewest since a 2006 loss at Mississippi State. They managed only 17 yards and one first down after halftime.
The 508 yards gained by Chattanooga (296 passing, 212 rushing) was the most a Jacksonville
2011 GaME SuMMariES
State defense has allowed since a 2004 loss to Furman in the first round of the Division I-AA playoffs.
The first regular-season meeting at Finley Stadium between two ranked opponents was a backand-forth affair through the first 30 minutes. Chattanooga led 23-17 at intermission as the teams combined to roll up 536 total yards.
The Mocs (1-1) struck first, traveling 43 yards in four plays on their second possession. Chris Awuah ran 15 yards for a touchdown and Nick Pollard added the extra point to give Chattanooga a 7-0 lead with 7:25 left in the first quarter.
But Jacksonville State wasted little time in responding.
Sophomore Coty Blanchard, making his first career start at quarterback, moved JSU 70 yards in eight plays, completing 3-of-3 passes for 59 yards.
Washaun Ealey capped the drive with a 4-yard run – his first rushing touchdown in a Gamecock uniform – and James Esco’s extra point made it 7-7 at the 4:28 mark.
After a short Mocs punt, JSU took its only lead of the game when Calvin Middleton ran eight yards for a touchdown to finish off a 58-yard drive. Esco’s kick put the Gamecocks ahead 14-7 with 52 seconds left in the opening quarter.
Middleton’s TD was his eighth in his last eight games.
Chattanooga needed only seven plays to drive for the tying touchdown on the ensuing possession. Quarterback B.J. Coleman connected with Marion Anthony for a 24-yard touchdown and the extra point made it 14-14 with 13:09 left.
A time-consuming 11-play drive, finished off by Pollard’s 25-yard field goal, gave Chattanooga a 17-14 lead midway through the second quarter. But Jacksonville State again answered by quickly moving 49 yards, with Esco kicking a 28-yard field goal with 4:49 left in the half.
Chattanooga’s Coleman hit Joel Bradford on a 47-yard touchdown pass moments later, giving the Mocs a lead it wouldn’t relinquish. Jacksonville State’s Monte Lewis blocked the extra point attempt, making it 23-17 Chattanooga with 3:01 left in the second quarter.
Awuah scored his second touchdown, a 1-yard run, with 2:48 to go in the third quarter extended the Mocs’ lead. Coleman ran in the conversion to make it 31-17.
Wes Dothard’s 30-yard interception return for a touchdown made it 38-17 and ended Jacksonville State’s hopes of comeback.
Blanchard finished with a career-high 164 yards passing, completing 13-of-23 passes. Jacksonville State was 1-of-13 in third-down efficiency.
Jacksonville State 14 3 0 0 17 Record: (1-1,1-0) Chattanooga 7 16 8 7 38 Record: (1-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st 07:25 UTC Chris Awuah 15 yd run (Nick Pollard kick), 4-43 1:32, JSU 0 - UTC 7
04:28 JSU Washaun Ealey 4 yd run (James Esco kick), 8-70 2:52, JSU 7 - UTC 7
00:52 JSU Calvin Middleton 8 yd run (James Esco kick), 6-58 2:08, JSU 14 - UTC 7
2nd 13:09 UTC Marlon Anthony 24 yd pass from B.J. Coleman (Nick Pollard kick), 7-82 2:34, JSU 14UTC 14
06:45 UTC Nick Pollard 25 yd field goal, 11-53 5:06, JSU 14 - UTC 17
04:49 JSU James Esco 28 yd field goal, 5-49 1:56, JSU 17 - UTC 17
03:01 UTC Joel Bradford 47 yd pass from B.J. Coleman (Nick Pollard kick blockd), 4-73 1:40, JSU 17 - UTC 23
3rd 10:46 UTC Chris Awuah 1 yd run (B.J. Coleman rush), 7-78 2:48, JSU 17 - UTC 31
4th 06:16 UTC Wes Dothard 30 yd interception return (Nick Pollard kick), , JSU 17 - UTC 38 Team
Passes
Third-Down Conversions 1 of 13 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-6 3-20
ruSHiNG: Jacksonville State-Washaun Ealey 10-49; Calvin Middleton 8-8; Rashod Byers 1-6; TEAM 1-0; James Shaw 1-minus 1; Coty Blanchard 7-minus 7. Chattanooga-Chris Awuah 17-77; Marquis Green 11-59; B.J. Coleman 7-40; Taharin Tyson 5-22; Joel Bradford 1-7; Jeff Veres 1-7; TEAM 1-0; Thomas Green 1-0.
PaSSiNG: Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 13-23-1-164; Thomas Darrah 1-2-0-5. Chattanooga-B.J. Coleman 23-33-0-296.
rEcEiViNG: Jacksonville State-Alan Bonner 4-61; James Shaw 3-33; Calvin Middleton 3-12; Washaun Ealey 2-9; Justin Howard 1-43; Kevyn Cooper 1-11. Chattanooga-Joel Bradford 15-162; Chris Awuah 3-57; Sloan Allison 3-35; Marlon Anthony 2-42.
iNTErcEPTiONS: Jacksonville State-None. Chattanooga-Wes Dothard 1-30.
fuMBlES: Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 1-0; Washaun Ealey 1-0; Calvin Middleton 1-0. Chattanooga-Chris Awuah 1-0; B.J. Coleman 1-0. .
Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 12185
Kickoff time: 6:00 pm End of Game: 09:11 Total elapsed time: 3:11
Officials: Referee: E. Rhodes; Umpire: T. Pitts; Linesman: J. Wilson; Line judge: T. Mock; Back judge: J. Neal; Field judge: G. Brock; Side judge: K. Johnson; Temperature: 83 Wind: NW 7 Weather: Partly Cloudy
#16 JACKSONVILLE STATE
September 17, 2011
21
Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium – Jacksonville, Ala.
JACKSONVILLE – Coty Blanchard scored three touchdowns after rushing for two and passing for another to lead No. 16 Jacksonville State to a 37-21 win over Georgia State on Saturday.
The Gamecocks improve to 2-1 on the season and has now won 15 of their last 16 regularseason home games after rolling up 401 yards of total offense. Georgia State falls to 1-2 on the season.
Jax State took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter after Blanchard connected with Kevyn Cooper on a 28-yard strike and James Esco kicked the point after with 9:56 left in the first quarter.
The Panthers answered and tied the game with 3:10 left in the first after Albert Wilson caught an 11-yard pass from Bo Schlechter to make the score 7-7, but JSU would answer.
Clarence Jackson, who was just cleared to play for the Gamecocks on Tuesday, made an immediate impact after he returned a blocked punt 34 yards for a touchdown to give JSU a 14-7 lead with 11:09 left in the second quarter.
Georgia State tied the game at 14-14 after Donald Russell scored on a one-yard run with 7:47 left in the second quarter to knot the game at the half.
The Gamecocks had their best half of the season during the final 30 minutes as JSU scored on all five possessions and had the ball for 22:31 in the second half.
James Esco kicked a 23-yard field goal to give JSU a 17-14 lead with 10:33 left in the third quarter, then Blanchard scored his second touchdown of the night after racing 17 yards as the Gamecocks built a 24-14 lead with 4:16 left in the third.
Georgia State scored its final touchdown of the game after Travis Evans scored on a three-yard run to cut the lead to 24-21 at the end of the third quarter.
Jax State took the kickoff and went 74 yards in 13 plays and Washaun Ealey scored on a fouryard run as the Gamecocks built a 30-21 lead with 8:02 left in the game.
Blanchard then scored his third touchdown of the game on an 11-yard run with just 1:39 left for the final margin.
Jax State finished with 246 rushing yards, as Calvin Middleton had 89 yards on 20 carries, while Ealey had 82 yards on 21 carries. Blanchard added 77 yards on 12 carries for the Gamecocks.
Kevyn Cooper led six Gamecock receivers with a career-high 75 yards on three catches.
Jackson also led the team with seven tackles as JSU limited Georgia State to 116 rushing yards. Nick Johnson and Rodney Garrott each added five tackles and the Gamecocks had six tackles for loss.
Schlechter led Georgia State with 145 passing yards, while Wilson had 146 receiving yards on six catches.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Georgia State 7 7 7 0 21 Record: (1-2)
Jacksonville State 7 7 10 13 37 Record: (2-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st 09:56 JSU Kevyn Cooper 28 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 5-57 1:48, GSU 0 - JSU 7
03:10 GSU Williams, A. 11 yd pass from Schlechter, Bo (Benvenuto, C. kick), 10-66 4:06, GSU 7 - JSU 7
2nd 11:09 JSU Clarence Jackson 34 yd blocked punt return (James Esco kick), , GSU 7 - JSU 14
3rd
07:47 GSU Russell, Donald 1 yd run (Benvenuto, C. kick), 7-24 3:12, GSU 14 - JSU 14
10:33 JSU James Esco 23 yd field goal, 10-55 4:27, GSU 14 - JSU 17
04:16 JSU Coty Blanchard 17 yd run (James Esco kick), 9-75 4:46, GSU 14 - JSU 24
00:34 GSU Evans, Travis 3 yd run (Benvenuto, C. kick), 8-80 3:42, GSU 21 - JSU 24
4th 08:02 JSU Washaun Ealey 4 yd run (James Esco kick failed), 13-74 7:24, GSU 21 - JSU 30
01:39 JSU Coty Blanchard 11 yd run (James Esco kick), 10-50 4:56, GSU 21 - JSU 37
Team Statistics JSu uM
FIRST DOWNS 15 21
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET) 209 155
Passes Att-Comp-Int
ruSHiNG: Georgia State-Russell, Donald 13-47; Evans, Travis 10-41; Schlechter Bo 4-29; Team 1-minus 1. Jacksonville State-Calvin Middleton 20-89; Washaun Ealey 21-82; Coty Blanchard 12-77; Rashod Byers 4-0; TEAM 1-minus 2.
PaSSiNG: Georgia State-Schlechter, Bo 15-26-0-145; Little, Drew 2-4-1-64. Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 9-11-0-155.
rEcEiViNG: Georgia State-Wilson, Albert 6-146; Evans, Travis 5-27; Russell, Donald 2-13; Williams, Danny 2-10; Williams, A. 1-11; Giles, Jordan 1-2. Jacksonville State-Kevyn Cooper 3-75; Washaun Ealey 2-45; Trey Smith 1-18; James Shaw 1-12; Denzel Cheeks 1-7; Gabriel Chambers 1-minus 2. iNTErcEPTiONS: Georgia State-None. Jacksonville State-Keginald Harris 1-0. fuMBlES: Georgia State-None. Jacksonville State-Rashod Byers 1-1; Coty Blanchard 1-0.
Stadium: Burgess-Snow Field Attendance: 17618
Kickoff time: 2:37 pm End of Game: 5:40 Total elapsed time: 3:03
Officials: Referee: Jason McArthur; Umpire: Brian Davis; Linesman: Tom Danner; Line judge: Jeff Irwin; Back judge: Gregory Brey; Field judge: Burney Jenkins; Side judge: Chip Shields;
Temperature: 78 Wind: NNE 5mph Weather: Mostly Cloudy
#15 JACKSONVILLE STATE
EASTERN ILLINOIS
September 24, 2011
28
21
Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium – Jacksonville, Ala.
JACKSONVILLE - Jacksonville State got “Back in Black” for Saturday night’s Ohio Valley Conference game against Eastern Illinois University.
Exchanging their traditional red jerseys for black, the Gamecocks overcame a pair of costly first-half turnovers and used a punishing running attack to knock off the Panthers 28-21 before a crowd of 14,813 at Burgess-Snow Field.
Jacksonville State - wearing black for the first time since last year’s Murray State gameimproved to 3-1, 2-0 in the OVC. It was the Gamecocks’ first home win over Eastern Illinois since 2003.
JSU’s victory wasn’t secured until the final seconds. After quarterback/punter Coty Blanchard pinned EIU at its 1 with 27 seconds left, Jacksonville State senior defensive back A.J. Davis recovered a fumble by the Panthers’ Kenny Whittaker after a completed pass and the Gamecocks ran one more play to burn the remaining time off the clock.
Eastern Illinois fell to 1-3 and 0-2 in OVC play.
Jacksonville State pounded out a season-high 294 yards on the ground, led by junior Washaun Ealey’s career-best 155 yards. Senior Calvin Middleton finished with 96 yards and scored both of JSU’s second-half touchdowns on 1-yard runs.
“I thought the offensive line came out very physical tonight,” Ealey said. “It was something that we needed in the running game.
“They came out and basically did what the coaches asked them to do all week. I feel like if we run straight at anybody, I don’t think anybody can stop us. The offensive line is young but they’re playing great ball right now, and hopefully we’ll keep that up.”
“They’re weapons when the offensive line blocks like it did tonight,” Blanchard said. “We definitely established the run. We threw in some passes here and there to keep them guessing on the defensive side.”
Jacksonville State head coach Jack Crowe is now 7-0 in games in which the Gamecocks were tied at halftime. Blanchard’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Trey Smith with 1:22 left in the second quarter pulled JSU into a 14-14 deadlock heading to intermission.
Smith’s score was his first touchdown as a Gamecock.
The Gamecocks scored on their first drive for the second straight week, taking the opening kickoff and covering 70 yards in 10 plays.
Ealey’s 16-yard burst moved JSU deep into EIU territory. Blanchard finished off the drive with a scoring pass to Howard, the senior tight end’s second TD of the season.
The first of James Esco’s four extra points made it 7-0 with 10:09 left in the first quarter.
Eastern responded with an 80-yard, 10-play drive capped by quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s 18-yard TD pass to Chris Wright at the 4:53 mark of the first quarter.
JSU backup quarterback Thomas Darrah’s fumble gave EIU the ball at its 41 early in the second quarter. The Panthers drove to the JSU 10 in 12 plays, but came away empty-handed when kicker Cameron Berra missed a 27-yard field goal attempt.
Another fumble - this one by James Shaw - and a personal foul penalty gave Eastern Illinois possession at the JSU 13 moments later. The Panthers needed only two plays to score, with Jake Walker running in from the 2 with 4:26 left in the first half.
Jacksonville State regained the lead late in the third quarter on Middleton’s first 1-yard touchdown run.
His second touchdown run, with 12:22 left in the game, marked the Acworth, Ga., native’s fourth career two-touchdown game.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Eastern Illinois 7 7 7
Scoring Summary:
1st 10:09 JSU Justin Howard 9 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 10-70 4:51, EIU 0 - JSU 7 04:53 EIU WISE 18 yd pass from GAROPPOLO (BERRA kick), 10-80 5:16, EIU 7 - JSU 7 2nd 04:26 EIU WALKER 2 yd run (BERRA kick), 2-13 0:31, EIU 14 - JSU 7 01:22 JSU Trey Smith 10 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 7-66 2:56, EIU 14JSU 14
3rd 01:14 JSU Calvin Middleton 1 yd run (James Esco kick), 9-47 4:13, EIU 14 - JSU 21 00:21 EIU WRIGHT 47 yd pass from GAROPPOLO (BERRA kick), 3-50 0:53, EIU 21 - JSU 21 4th 12:22 JSU Calvin Middleton 1 yd run (James Esco kick), 7-60 2:59, EIU 21 - JSU 28
ruSHiNG: Eastern Illinois-WALKER 19-88; WHITTAKER 2-18; GAROPPOLO 4-1. Jacksonville State-Washaun Ealey 24-155; Calvin Middleton 21-96; Coty Blanchard 6-38; Thomas Darrah 1-5.
PaSSiNG: Eastern Illinois-GAROPPOLO 20-32-2-214. Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 13-18-0-121; Thomas Darrah 0-1-0-0.
rEcEiViNG: Eastern Illinois-WHITTAKER 9-53; WISE 4-66; WRIGHT 3-71; HENDRICKS 2-9; WATKINS 1-9; RYKARD 1-6. Jacksonville State-Trey Smith 4-42; Calvin Middleton 3-23; James Shaw 3-7; Justin Howard 2-30; Alan Bonner 1-19.
iNTErcEPTiONS: Eastern Illinois-None. Jacksonville State-Clarence Jackson 1-26; Jason Horton 1-11.
fuMBlES: Eastern Illinois-WHITTAKER 1-1. Jacksonville State-James Shaw 2-1; Thomas Darrah 1-1.
Stadium: Burgess-Snow Field Attendance: 14813
Kickoff time: 6:05 pm End of Game: 9:07 Total elapsed time: 3:02 Officials: Referee: Ken Stovall; Umpire: John Short; Linesman: David Seewer; Line judge: John Smoot; Back judge: Paul Schardein; Field judge: Jacques Hopper; Side judge: Al Studstill; Temperature: 73 Wind: Light Weather: Sunny
#13 JACKSONVILLE STATE •
38
MURRAY STATE • 30
October 1, 2011
Roy Stewart Stadium – Murray, Ky.
MURRAY, Ky. – Another uniform variation, another Jacksonville State victory.
A week after donning black jerseys in a home win over Eastern Illinois, the Gamecocks broke out red pants with their road white jerseys for the first time in two years Saturday night against Murray State.
JSU spotted the Racers an early 10-point lead before rallying to claim a heart-pounding 38-30 Ohio Valley Conference victory before crowd of 3,838 at Roy Stewart Stadium, extending the Gamecocks’ win streak over Murray State to eight.
Jacksonville State improved 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the OVC.
Murray State, which was picked second behind JSU in the OVC preseason poll, fell to 2-3 and 1-2.
The Gamecocks appeared to have the game under control when junior James Esco kicked a 28-yard field goal with 5:15 to go in the fourth quarter to make it 38-24. The outcome seemed even more secure when Robert Gray intercepted a Murray State pass with only 3:39 left.
But three running plays failed to net a first down and Coty Blanchard was forced to punt from deep in his own territory.
His kick was fielded at the Racers’ 45 by Dontre Johnson, who returned it 54 yards to the JSU 1. Murray quarterback Casey Brockman then ran in from the 2 with 53 seconds remaining, but the Gamecocks’ Rodney Garrott broke through to block the extra point try – Jax State’s second blocked kick of the game.
Murray State recovered the ensuing onside kick and drove to the JSU 45 in the waning seconds. But the Racers were penalized for a false start on fourth down, which by NCAA rule ended the game.
The Gamecocks rolled up a season-high 486 yards, including 329 on the ground. It was the third straight game – all victories –the Jacksonville State offense had eclipsed the 400-yard mark.
Junior Washaun Ealey ran 28 times, his most this season, for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Blanchard added 79 yards and Calvin Middleton had 66.
Murray State was limited to 11 yards on 26 running plays, but finished with 421 yards through the air. It was the fewest rushing yards Jax State has allowed an OVC opponent since joining the league in 2003.
Madison, Ala., native Arthur Brackett, a sophomore receiver, caught eight passes for a careerhigh 181 yards for the Racers.
Ealey’s 13-yard run late in the first quarter trimmed Murray’s lead to 10-7.
Blanchard then hooked up with Justin Howard for a 5-yard touchdown pass on JSU’s next drive and Esco added the PAT to make it 14-10 with 13:58 in the second quarter, a lead the Gamecocks never relinquished.
Ealey’s second rushing TD, a 12-yarder with 13:08 to go in the third quarter, put JSU in front 21-10.
The teams then swapped touchdowns over the next 16 ½ minutes, with Jerry Slota scoring on a 1-yard run from the Wildcat formation and Blanchard tossing a 40-yard scoring pass to Trey Smith.
Blanchard’s second TD pass of the game extended Jax State’s lead to 35-24 with 11:38 remaining.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Jacksonville State 7 7 14 10 38 Record: (4-1,3-0) Murray State 10 0 14 6 30 Record: (2-3,1-2)
Scoring Summary:
1st 10:07 MUR LAVEA, Tyler 8 yd run (CULLEN, Kienan kick), 10-70 3:03, JSU 0 - MUR 7
04:29 MUR CULLEN, Kienan 44 yd field goal, 6-23 2:06, JSU 0 - MUR 10
02:37 JSU Washaun Ealey 13 yd run (James Esco kick), 5-47 1:47, JSU 7 - MUR 10
2nd 13:58 JSU Justin Howard 5 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 7-95 2:28, JSU 14 - MUR 10
3rd 13:02 JSU Washaun Ealey 12 yd run (James Esco kick), 2-31 0:46, JSU 21 - MUR 10 07:08 MUR BRACKETT, Arthu 19 yd pass from BROCKMAN, Casey (CULLEN, Kienan kick), 9-98 3:12, JSU 21 - MUR 17
01:13 JSU Jerry Slota 1 yd run (James Esco kick), 12-70 5:47, JSU 28 - MUR 17
00:11 MUR POWELL, Walter 35 yd pass from BROCKMAN, Casey (CULLEN, Kienan kick), 4-78 0:57, JSU 28 - MUR 24
4th 11:38 JSU Trey Smith 40 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 9-80 3:27, JSU 35MUR 24
05:15 JSU James Esco 28 yd field goal, 4-0 1:55, JSU 38 - MUR 24
00:53 MUR BROCKMAN, Casey 2 yd run (CULLEN, Kienan kick blockd), 3-1 0:45, JSU 38 - MUR 30
Fourth-Down Conversions
Sacks By: Number-Yards
ruSHiNG: Jacksonville State-Washaun Ealey 28-143; Coty Blanchard 10-79; Calvin Middleton 13-66; James Shaw 3-32; Jerry Slota 3-9. Murray State-LAVEA, Tyler 3-20; HARRIS, Mike 9-12; TROTTER, Ja-Von 1-7; BRADY, Duane 2-2; BRACKETT, Arthu 2-minus 4; BROCKMAN, Casey 9-minus 26.
PaSSiNG: Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 13-24-0-157; TEAM 0-1-0-0. Murray State-BROCKMAN, Casey 30-53-1-421.
rEcEiViNG: Jacksonville State-Trey Smith 4-82; Alan Bonner 3-46; Kevyn Cooper 2-14; James Shaw 2-8; Justin Howard 1-5; Calvin Middleton 1-2. Murray State-BRACKETT, Arthu 8-181; TROTTER, Ja-Von 5-49; HARRIS, Mike 5-12; BEAUFORD, Hanni 4-92; BRADY, Duane 4-21; POWELL, Walter 3-62; GRIFFIN, Nevar 1-4.
iNTErcEPTiONS: Jacksonville State-Robert Gray 1-2. Murray State-None.
fuMBlES: Jacksonville State-Washaun Ealey 2-1; TEAM 1-1. Murray State-JOHNSON, Dontre 1-1; BROCKMAN, Casey 1-1.
Stadium: Stewart Stadium Attendance: 3838
Kickoff time: 6 p.m. End of Game: 9:16 Total elapsed time: 3:16
Officials: Referee: Jason McArthur; Umpire: Brian Davis; Linesman: Tom Danner; Line judge: Jeff Irwin; Back judge: Gregory Brey; Field judge: Judson Mitchell; Side judge: Chip Shields; Temperature: 61 Wind: N-10-15 Weather: Clear
#10 JACKSONVILLE STATE
October 15, 2011
Governors Stadium – Clarksville, Tenn.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – It took Jacksonville State almost 20 minutes to find its way into the end zone Saturday night.
Then the floodgates opened and Austin Peay couldn’t keep the Gamecocks out.
No. 10 Jacksonville State scored 28 points in a 10-minute span in the second quarter – its most in a quarter in seven years – and crushed Austin Peay 44-14 before a crowd of 5,186 at Governors Stadium.
The Gamecocks improved to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play with their fourth straight victory.
It was JSU’s fifth consecutive win over Austin Peay since the Govs rejoined the OVC in 2007 and has outscored the Govs 205-58 in those five meetings.
Jacksonville State gave its next opponent, Southeastern Conference member Kentucky, plenty to study on film ahead of next Saturday’s game in Lexington, Ky.
The Gamecocks’ opportunistic defense forced six turnovers and returned two interceptions for touchdowns – the first time that’s happened in a game since 2009. Brooks Robinson also returned a fumble 32 yards for a Jacksonville State score.
Pierre Warren had an apparent interception return for a TD, but the play was blown dead by an official’s inadvertent whistle.
Two freshmen reserves, linebacker Ben Endress of Ashland and defensive back Jamaal Johnson of Piedmont, added to Govs’ quarterback Jake Ryan’s misery in the fourth quarter.
Endress scored on a 10-yard interception return with 3:37 left. Johnson duplicated the feat just over a minute later, picking off Ryan and racing 45 yards to the end zone for the Gamecocks’ final touchdown.
Ryan completed just 16-of-31 passes for 172 yards and was intercepted five times before mercifully being replaced on Austin Peay’s final possession.
It was a turnover by Jax State that led to the game’s first points.
Alan Bonner muffed a punt late in the first quarter that was recovered by Austin Peay’s Devan Stark at the JSU 30. Two plays later, Ryan connected with Stark on a 15-yard touchdown pass and the extra point gave the Govs a 7-0 lead with two minutes left.
The game took a decided turn in JSU’s favor after Warren’s interception.
Starting at the APSU 35, the Gamecocks covered the distance in just four plays, with Washaun Ealey scoring on a 27-yard run, his longest of 2011. James Esco’s extra point pulled JSU even at 7-7 with 10:34 left in the second quarter.
Coty Blanchard ran in from the 3 on JSU’s next possession to cap a nine-play, 51-yard drive. Esco’s kick made it 14-7 at the 5:56 mark, a lead the Gamecocks never relinquished.
Ealey’s 17-yard run set up the next Jax State score. Fullback Jerry Slota finished off the eightplay drive by taking a direct snap from center and diving in from the 2 to make it 21-7 with 52 seconds left before halftime.
Then disaster struck for Austin Peay (2-4, 2-2) when Monte Lewis forced a fumble that was snatched up by Robinson, who ran 32 yards to the end zone to give JSU a 28-7 halftime lead.
The 28-point quarter was the most Jax State had scored in one period since 2004 against UT-Martin.
Esco’s 19-yard field goal early in the third quarter extended the lead to 31-7.
Ealey eclipsed the 100-yard barrier for the third straight contest, carrying 18 times for 124 yards. Jax State outgained the Governors 360-266.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Jacksonville State 0 28 3 13 44 Record: (5-1,4-0)
Austin Peay 7 0 0 7 14 Record: (2-4,2-2)
Scoring Summary:
1st 02:00 APSU STARK, Devin 15 yd pass from RYAN, Jake (STANSELL, Steph kick), 1-30 0:12, JSU 0 - APSU 7
2nd 10:34 JSU Washaun Ealey 27 yd run (James Esco kick), 4-35 1:51, JSU 7 - APSU 7
05:56 JSU Coty Blanchard 3 yd run (James Esco kick), 9-51 3:32, JSU 14 - APSU 7
00:52 JSU Jerry Slota 2 yd run (James Esco kick), 8-60 2:56, JSU 21 - APSU 7
00:35 JSU Brooks Robinson 32 yd fumble recovery (James Esco kick), , JSU 28 - APSU 7
3rd 12:45 JSU James Esco 19 yd field goal, 4-3 0:39, JSU 31 - APSU 7 4th 11:46 APSU RYAN, Jake 1 yd run (STANSELL, Steph kick), 8-85 3:21, JSU 31 - APSU 14 03:37 JSU Ben Endress 10 yd interception return (Brooks Robinson pass failed), , JSU 37APSU 14
02:25 JSU Jamaal Johnson 45 yd interception return (James Esco kick), , JSU 44 - APSU 14
Team Statistics JSu uM FIRST DOWNS 20 14
ruSHiNG: Jacksonville State-Washaun Ealey 18-124; DaMarcus James 9-48; Coty Blanchard 12-25; Calvin Middleton 6-15; Steven Coates 3-10; Jerry Slota 2-3; TEAM 1-minus 2. Austin Peay-WHITE, Ryan 17-68; KITTS, Wesley 5-16; PEMBERTON, Ean 4-16; CURTIS, Landon 1-minus 1; RYAN, Jake 3-minus 5.
PaSSiNG: Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 10-19-1-130; Steven Coates 1-1-0-7. Austin Peay-RYAN, Jake 16-31-5-172.
rEcEiViNG: Jacksonville State-Kevyn Cooper 4-34; Trey Smith 3-30; Alan Bonner 2-50; James Shaw 1-16; Gabriel Chambers 1-7. Austin Peay-THOMAS, Scott 4-54; STARK, Devin 4-39; WHITE, Ryan 3-23; ADAMS, Ashlon 2-28; LEMON, Robert 1-15; EMBRY, Jamaar 1-12; OLIVER, Terrenc 1-1.
iNTErcEPTiONS: Jacksonville State-Jamaal Johnson 1-45; Jawaan Booker 1-34; Rashad Smith 1-22; Ben Endress 1-10; Pierre Warren 1-8. Austin Peay-CLARK, Tyreon 1-0.
fuMBlES: Jacksonville State-Alan Bonner 2-2; Coty Blanchard 2-0; DaMarcus James 1-1. Austin Peay-KITTS, Wesley 1-1; RYAN, Jake 1-0.
Stadium: Governors Stadium Attendance: 5186
Kickoff time: 6:01 PM End of Game: 9:02 Total elapsed time: 3:01 Officials: Referee: Ken Stovall; Umpire: Jason Short; Linesman: David Seewer; Line judge: John Smoot; Back judge: Paul Schardein; Field judge: Jacques Hooper; Side judge: Al Studstill; Temperature: 66 Wind: W 6 Weather: Clear
KENTUCKY
38
#8 JACKSONVILLE STATE• 14
October 22, 2011
Commonwealth Stadium – Lexington, Ky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Jacksonville State’s attempt to knock off its second Southeastern Conference foe in as many seasons fell short with a 38-14 loss at Kentucky.
JSU had its four-game winning streak snapped and moves to 5-2 overall on the season, but remains undefeataed with a 3-0 OVC mark. UK (3-4) returned to the win column after dropping its last four games.
The Wildcats’ defense scored the game’s first points on Martavius Neloms’ 40-yard fumble return with 3:33 in the opening period to take the early lead. The UK offense took note and
scored on its next three possessions to post a 24-7 halftime lead en route to the win. The Wildcats took advantage of three Jax State turnovers as all three turnovers accounted for 21 points for UK.
UK’s La’Rod King caught his first of two touchdowns early in the second quarter with a 29-yard catch to extend the Wildcats’ lead to 14-0. UK added to its lead after quarterback Morgan Newton took it in from one-yard out with 6:05 left in the half.
JSU got on the board after putting together a nine-play, 79 yard drive as quarterback Coty Blanchard connected with Alan Bonner for a 22-yard TD strike with 2:22 left before halftime. The scoring play was Bonner’s first receiving touchdown of the season at the 10th of his career.
UK tacked on a 27-yard field goal as the opening half came to a close to build a 24-7 lead at the intermission.
After a scoreless third period, the Wildcat defense set up another scoring opportunity after UK’s Danny Trevathan pick off a Blanchard pass and returned it to the Gamecock six yard line. UK opened the final period with King’s catch in the endzone.
Freshman Gabriel Chambers put the final points of the game for Jax State, returning the ensuing kick off with a 99-yard return. The return ranks fourth all-time in JSU history and also ties for the fourth longest return in FCS this season.
UK added its final points of the contest with a nine-yard run with 6:40 remaining. The Wildcat offense finished with 445 yards of total offense, while JSU was limited to just 270 yards of production.
Junior Washaun Ealey turned in his fourth-straight game with 100-plus rushing yards. The last Gamecock to rush for over 100 yards in four straight games was Clay Green in 2005. Blanchard finished with 112 yards through the air, marking his seventh-consecutive game with 100 or more yards passing.
Defensively for JSU, freshman Pierre Warren was credited with a pair of fumble recoveries in the contest. The last time a Gamecock recovered a pair of fumbles was Jawaan Booker in 2009 against Florida State. Rashad Smith led JSU in tackles with nine on the day, including a pair of stops for a loss.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Jacksonville State 0 7 0 7 14 Record: (5-2,4-0)
Kentucky 7 17 0 14 38 Record: (3-4,0-3)
Scoring Summary:
1st 03:33 UK Martav. Neloms 40 yd fumble recovery (Craig McIntosh kick), , JSU 0 - UK 7
2nd 13:37 UK La’Rod King 29 yd pass from Morgan Newton (Craig McIntosh kick), 7-76 2:52, JSU 0 - UK 14
06:05 UK Morgan Newton 1 yd run (Craig McIntosh kick), 9-85 4:22, JSU 0 - UK 21
02:28 JSU Alan Bonner 22 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 9-79 3:32, JSU 7 - UK 21
00:00 UK Craig McIntosh 27 yd field goal, 9-51 2:28, JSU 7 - UK 24
4th 14:55 UK La’Rod King 6 yd pass from Morgan Newton (Craig McIntosh kick), 1-6 0:05, JSU 7 - UK 31
14:38 JSU Gabriel Chambers 99 yd kickoff return (James Esco kick), , JSU 14 - UK 31 06:40 UK Jonathan George 9 yd run (Craig McIntosh kick), 2-17 0:26, JSU 14 - UK 38
Team Statistics JSu uM
FIRST DOWNS 16 22
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-158 55-340
PASSING YDS (NET) 112 105
Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-11-2
ruSHiNG: Jacksonville State-Washaun Ealey 16-120; Coty Blanchard 7-18; Calvin Middleton 9-18; Thomas Darrah 1-2. Kentucky-CoShik Williams 22-148; Morgan Newton 12-75; Jonathan George 10-66; Brandon Gainer 7-33; Raymond Sanders 2-10; Cody Jones 2-8.
PaSSiNG: Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 11-23-2-112; Thomas Darrah 0-2-0-0. Kentucky-Morgan Newton 10-16-0-105.
rEcEiViNG: Jacksonville State-Kevyn Cooper 2-31; Calvin Middleton 2-17; James Shaw 2-14; Washaun Ealey 2-10; Alan Bonner 1-22; Justin Howard 1-9; Trey Smith 1-9. Kentucky-La’Rod King 5-84; Matt Roark 2-12; D.J. Warren 2-1; CoShik Williams 1-8.
iNTErcEPTiONS: Jacksonville State-None. Kentucky-Danny Trevathan 1-23; Luke McDermott 1-14.
fuMBlES: Jacksonville State-Alan Bonner 2-0; Coty Blanchard 1-1. Kentucky-Morgan Newton 1-1; Jonathan George 1-1.
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 54098
Kickoff time: 12:01 pm End of Game: 3:19 pm Total elapsed time: 3:18
Officials: Referee: Tom Ritter; Umpire: Casey Moreland; Linesman: Jay Vines; Line judge: Jim Kelley; Back judge: Michael Watson; Field judge: Brad Freeman; Side judge: Chuck Russ;
Temperature: 53 Wind: SW 6mph Weather: Sunny
#19 TENNESSEE TECH
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#13 JACKSONVILLE STATE • 14
October 29, 2011
Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium – Jacksonville, Ala.
JACKSONVILLE - Most of the Homecoming crowd at Burgess-Snow Field Saturday came expecting to see Jacksonville State knock off one of its pursuers for the Ohio Valley Conference championship.
What the 18,933 on hand witnessed instead was the league race get tighter entering November.
Dontey Gay ran for the go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter and Tennessee Tech’s defense forced a key turnover late as the Golden Eagles claimed a 21-14 victory.
The loss, Jax State’s second straight, dropped the No. 13 Gamecocks to 5-3 overall and into a three-way tie for first place in the OVC at 4-1.
No. 19 Tennessee Tech improved to 5-2 and 4-1 by beating Jacksonville State for the second year in a row.
“My compliments to Watson (Brown) and Tennessee Tech,” JSU head coach Jack Crowe said. “They came in here with a plan and we had a chance to do something about it, but we didn’t.
“We’ve got a team that’s got a habit of making some critical mistakes. It’s a relative term in this game, mistakes, but they made a lot fewer than we did. We played a team that had two penalties and no turnovers.”
Tennessee Tech limited the Gamecocks to 40 yards below its season average of 202 yards per game. JSU’s 14 points tied a season-low set a week earlier against FBS foe Kentucky.
The Golden Eagles went ahead 21-14 early in the fourth quarter, driving 78 yards in nine plays.
TTU quarterback Tre Lamb connected with a Ryan Tilghman on a 43-yard pass to the JSU 10 on the sixth play of the drive. Gray then ran in from the 1 on third down and Zach Sharp added the extra point to put the Golden Eagles ahead 21-14 with 13:06 remaining.
After an exchange of punts, JSU took over at its 13 with 3:28 left. Coty Blanchard - who finished with a career-high 175 passing yards - completed two straight passes as the Gamecocks swiftly moved to the Tennessee Tech 30.
But on second-and-1, Calvin Middleton caught a short pass from Blanchard and was hit hard by Tennessee Tech safety Corey Watson. The ball popped loose and was recovered by Tech’s Jamere Hogue, ending JSU’s comeback hopes.
“I thought we were on our way to scoring when we turned it over and lost it,” Crowe said. “Nobody hates it worse than Calvin does.”
Jacksonville State looked unstoppable on its first possession, receiving the opening kickoff and piercing together a time-consuming 15-play, 77-yard march for a touchdown.
The lengthy drive culminated with Blanchard tossing a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jerry Slota in the back of the end zone. James Esco’s extra point made it 7-0 with 7:56 left in the first.
Tennessee Tech, which had zero total yards through the game’s 22 minutes, took advantage of a gamble by the Gamecocks for its first points.
After stopping JSU on fourth-and-2, Tech drove 65 yards for a tying touchdown as Lamb completed four passes. Gay finished off the drive with a 1-yard run and Sharp’s kick made it 7-7 with 1:05 left in the first half.
Both teams had long scoring drives in the third quarter.
Tennessee Tech received the second-half kickoff and went 72 yards in 11 plays to take its first lead. Adam Urbano’s 5-yard TD run made it 14-7 at the 9:04 mark in the third.
The Gamecocks answered with a 13-play, 70-yard scoring drive on the ensuing possession to pull even. Middleton ran six times on the drive and Blanchard finished it off with a 13-yard TD run of his own.
Esco’s extra point made it 14-14 with 2:55 left in the third quarter.
JSU’s offense only had possession two more times the rest of the game.
“We got the ball three times in the second half and I don’t think I have ever been around a team that only got the ball three times in a half,” Crowe said.
The Gamecocks host Eastern Kentucky (5-3, 4-1) next Saturday at 3 p.m. The Colonels held off Murray State 34-33 on Saturday to tie Jax State and Tennessee Tech atop the OVC standings.
“All we can do is win out and not worry about anyone but ourselves,” Blanchard said. “For all I know, I think we still control our destiny.”
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
EASTERN KENTUCKY
Tennessee Tech 0 7 7 7 21 Record: (5-2,4-1)
Jacksonville State 7 0 7 0 14 Record: (5-3,4-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st 07:56 JSU Jerry Slota 4 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 15-77 7:04, TTU 0JSU 7
2nd 01:05 TTU GAY, Dontey 1 yd run (SHARP, Zach kick), 7-65 2:08, TTU 7 - JSU 7
3rd 09:04 TTU URBANO, Adam 5 yd run (SHARP, Zach kick), 11-72 5:49, TTU 14 - JSU 7 02:55 JSU Coty Blanchard 13 yd run (James Esco kick), 13-70 6:03, TTU 14 - JSU 14 4th 13:06 TTU GAY, Dontey 1 yd run (SHARP, Zach kick), 9-78 4:44, TTU 21 - JSU 14
Team
ruSHiNG: Tennessee Tech-URBANO, Adam 13-95; GAY, Dontey 11-36; ZIEGLER, Zack 2-21; TEAM 3-minus 7; LAMB, Tre 9-minus 28. Jacksonville State-Calvin Middleton 16-69; Washaun Ealey 16-68; Coty Blanchard 14-31; Alan Bonner 1-2; James Shaw 1-minus 8.
PaSSiNG: Tennessee Tech-LAMB, Tre 15-18-0-168. Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 17-22-0-175.
rEcEiViNG: Tennessee Tech-ZIEGLER, Zack 4-48; BENFORD, Tim 4-37; TILGHMAN, Ryan 3-51; MATTHEWS, Cody 1-13; RODGERS, Henry 1-11; STEVENS, Charli 1-5; PAGE, Doug 1-3. Jacksonville State-Alan Bonner 4-64; James Shaw 4-52; Kevyn Cooper 3-25; Washaun Ealey 2-19; Calvin Middleton 2-1; Justin Howard 1-10; Jerry Slota 1-4.
iNTErcEPTiONS: Tennessee Tech-None. Jacksonville State-None.
fuMBlES: Tennessee Tech-LAMB, Tre 1-0. Jacksonville State-Calvin Middleton 1-1.
Stadium: Burgess-Snow Field Attendance: 18933
Kickoff time: 3:05 pm End of Game: 5:40 Total elapsed time: 2:35
Officials: Referee: Matt Young; Umpire: John Graham; Linesman: Steve Swift; Line judge: Craig Dunn; Back judge: Drew Myers; Field judge: Pat Pownall; Side judge: Greg Koerner;
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#18 JACKSONVILLE STATE • 48
November 5, 2011
Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium – Jacksonville, Ala.
JACKSONVILLE - Points were easy to come by for Jacksonville State on Saturday night. Words to describe what happened in the final seven minutes against Eastern Kentucky, however, were much tougher to come by.
The host Gamecocks built a 24-point lead on the strength of Washaun Ealey’s 83-yard touchdown run with 7:25 to play, then watched the Colonels respond with a comeback that won’t soon be forgotten anytime soon in the Ohio Valley Conference.
EKU scored four touchdowns in a six-minute span, then stuffed a last-gasp JSU drive a yard short of the goal line, as it rallied for a 52-48 victory in front of 16,845 stunned fans at Burgess-Snow Field.
“A disaster,” Gamecocks wide receiver Alan Bonner said. “A total disaster.”
Head coach Jack Crowe added: “I have never seen anything like it.”
In the immediate aftermath of Ealey’s run, which put him over 200 yards for the game, it looked as though JSU (5-4, 4-2 in the OVC) had positioned itself as the team to beat over the next two weeks. The Gamecocks entered the day in a three-way tie for the OVC lead along with EKU (6-3, 5-1) and Tennessee Tech, but the latter lost at home to Murray State, leaving the door ajar.
Cameron Bailey’s 60-yard touchdown reception from T.J. Pryor with 6:42 remaining seemed inconsequential at the time, especially after JSU’s Rodney Garrott recovered and returned the ensuing onside kick to the Colonels’ 28-yard line. Crowe, in fact, took out several starters, including Ealey and quarterback Coty Blanchard.
But on fourth down, reserve running back Jordan Allen fumbled, EKU’s Anthony Brown picked up the ball and 71 yards later it was 48-38.
“That was a major coaching error, to be honest with you,” Crowe said in reference to his substitutions. “(The) fumble recovery was a momentum shift.”
The Colonels recovered their next onside kick and needed only four plays to score, this time on an 18-yard Pryor-to-Justin Williams TD pass with 4:14 to go.
“It just kept snowballing on us,” Blanchard said. “Everybody on the sideline started to get a little antsy.”
The feeling intensified after the Gamecocks went three-and-out and EKU’s Jeremy Caldwell returned a punt 17 yards into their territory. Two plays later, Pryor -- who had five TD passes -- hit Tyrone Goard for his third score from 37 yards out at the 1:24 mark.
“Twenty-eight points (in that span) is almost an impossible scenario,” Crowe said. “As a coach, this will be the closest to you thinking you have a game won.”
JSU still gave itself a good chance to do just that, driving 60 yards in a hurry behind the arm of Blanchard (19-of-28, 300 yards, two TDs) and the legs of Bonner (nine receptions, 205 yards, two TDs). It had a first-and-goal at the Colonels’ 4-yard line with 17 seconds left, but a Blanchard scramble and a spiked pass left it with a final play from the 2.
On the game’s final play, senior tailback Calvin Middleton got stopped a yard short of the goal line.
“When it came time for us to knock (them) off the ball, we didn’t do it,” Crowe said. “Give credit to EKU.”
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Eastern Kentucky 10 14 0 28 52 Record: (6-3,5-1) Jacksonville State 10 7 17 14 48 Record: (5-4,4-2)
Scoring Summary: 1st 11:05 EKU PRAY, Luke 32 yd field goal, 9-45 3:55, EKU 3 - JSU 0 10:22 JSU Washaun Ealey 61 yd run (James Esco kick), 2-63 0:37, EKU 3 - JSU 7
03:34 EKU GOARD, Tyrone 29 yd pass from PRYOR, T.J. (PRAY, Luke kick), 4-44 2:09, EKU 10JSU 7
00:32 JSU James Esco 42 yd field goal, 7-46 2:56, EKU 10 - JSU 10 2nd 10:39 JSU Coty Blanchard 19 yd run (James Esco kick), 6-84 2:59, EKU 10 - JSU 17
03:14 EKU BANJOMAN, H.B. 1 yd run (PRAY, Luke kick), 13-62 7:17, EKU 17 - JSU 17
00:05 EKU GOARD, Tyrone 42 yd pass from PRYOR, T.J. (PRAY, Luke kick), 4-80 0:30, EKU 24JSU 17
3rd 08:22 JSU James Esco 34 yd field goal, 14-62 6:35, EKU 24 - JSU 20
04:51 JSU Calvin Middleton 1 yd run (James Esco kick), 6-16 2:33, EKU 24 - JSU 27
02:11 JSU Alan Bonner 31 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 2-60 0:23, EKU 24 - JSU 34
4th 13:01 JSU Alan Bonner 74 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 4-67 1:59, EKU 24 - JSU 41
07:25 JSU Washaun Ealey 83 yd run (James Esco kick), 2-86 0:54, EKU 24 - JSU 48
06:42 EKU BAILEY, Cameron 60 yd pass from PRYOR, T.J. (PRAY, Luke kick), 3-64 0:35, EKU 31 - JSU 48
05:23 EKU BROWN, Anthony 71 yd fumble recovery (PRAY, Luke kick), , EKU 38 - JSU 48
04:14 EKU WILLIAMS, Ju. 18 yd pass from PRYOR, T.J. (PRAY, Luke kick), 4-58 1:05, EKU 45JSU 48
01:24 EKU GOARD, Tyrone 37 yd pass from PRYOR, T.J. (PRAY, Luke kick), 2-37 0:13, EKU 52JSU 48
Passes Att-Comp-Int
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Sacks By:
ruSHiNG: Eastern Kentucky-DENHAM, Matt 35-209; PRYOR, T.J. 8-20; BANJOMAN, H.B. 5-12; LUMPKIN, Kyle 1-8. Jacksonville State-Washaun Ealey 17-217; Calvin Middleton 11-73; Coty Blanchard 8-13; DaMarcus James 3-9; James Shaw 1-4; TEAM 1-minus 2; Jordan Allen 1-minus 5. PaSSiNG: Eastern Kentucky-PRYOR, T.J. 16-26-2-282. Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 19-27-1-300; TEAM 0-1-0-0.
rEcEiViNG: Eastern Kentucky-GOARD, Tyrone 5-123; BAILEY, Cameron 5-106; WILLIAMS, Ju. 2-31; BANJOMAN, H.B. 2-4; WATTS, Nathan 1-14; RUTLEDGE, J. 1-4. Jacksonville State-Alan Bonner 9-205; Trey Smith 5-39; James Shaw 3-23; Kevyn Cooper 1-19; Justin Howard 1-14. iNTErcEPTiONS: Eastern Kentucky-CALDWELL, J. 1-0. Jacksonville State-A.J. Davis 1-39; Pierre Warren 1-0. fuMBlES: Eastern Kentucky-DENHAM, Matt 1-1; PRYOR, T.J. 1-0. Jacksonville State-Jordan Allen 1-1; TEAM 1-1; Coty Blanchard 1-0.
Stadium: Burgess-Snow Field Attendance: 16845
Kickoff time: 3:05 pm End of Game: 6:15 Total elapsed time: 3:10
Officials: Referee: Jason McArthur; Umpire: Brian Davis; Linesman: Tom Danner; Line judge: Jeff Irwin; Back judge: Gregory Brey; Field judge: Burney Jenkins; Side judge: Chip Shields;
JACKSONVILLE STATE
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI • 21
November 12, 2011
Houck Stadium – Cape Girardeau, Mo.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Calvin Middleton rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns to lead Jacksonville State to a 22-21 come-from-behind win over Southeast Missouri State as the Gamecocks bounced back to tie for the lead in the Ohio Valley Conference . The Gamecocks snapped a three-game losing skid and improved to 6-4 on the season to post their ninth straight winning seasons under Jack Crowe. It also marks the 43rd winning season for JSU and the 5-2 OVC record is also tied with Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee Tech. Jax State rallied from a 21-9 deficit to post its sixth come-from-behind win of the year. As a matter of fact, the Gamecocks have 13 come-from-behind wins since the start of the 2010 season.
“This was a tough, hard fought football game,” said JSU head coach Jack Crowe. “We chal-
lenged the defense at the half and they responded by shutting them out in the second half. I thought they really played well over the final two quarters.”
Trailing 21-9 at the half, the Gamecocks came out and took the second half kickoff and went 75 yards in 13 plays to cut the lead to 21-16 after Middleton scored his second touchdown of the day on a one-yard run on fourth down.
The Gamecock defense held to force a SEMO punt, and Jax State then marched 91 yards in 10 plays to take the lead for good.
Middleton scored on an 11-yard run with just :17 left in the third quarter to give Jax State a 22-21 lead headed into the final quarter.
The JSU defense held Southeast Missouri to just 98 yards on 25 plays as the Redhawks had just four drives in the second half.
Coty Blanchard, who missed the first 14 minutes of the game due to spasms in his back, came off the bench to finish 7-for-9 for 52 yards, while rushing 10 times for 83 yards on the ground. JSU also finished with 410 yards of total offense for the second straight game and for the fifth time this season.
The Redhawks took the early lead after going 70 yards in just four plays and Spencer Davis scored on a 39-yard run to give SEMO a 7-0 lead with 13:00 left.
The Gamecocks got on the scoreboard after James Esco connected on a 41-yard field goal with 4:55 left in the first quarter to cut the lead to 7-3.
Southeast then extended the lead to 14-3 with 1:06 left in the first quarter after Ron Coleman scored on a one-yard run to cap a 65-yard, 10-play drive for the Redhawks.
Jax State then marched 87 yards in 13 plays midway through the second quarter and cut the lead to 14-9 after Calvin Middleton broke free for a 17-yard touchdown run with 3:10 remaining in the second quarter.
The Redhawks then went 62 yards in three plays and Matt Scheible raced 38 yards to give Southeast a 21-9 lead at the half.
Scheible led the Redhawks rushing attack with 209 yards on 27 carries, while going 5-for-13 with two interceptions for 26 yards through the air. The OVC leading tackler Blake Peiffer finished with 19 tackles, including nine solo stops.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4
Score
Jacksonville State 3 6 13 0 22 Record: (6-4,5-2) Southeast Missouri 14 7 0 0 21 Record: (3-7,2-5)
Scoring Summary:
1st 13:00 SEMO DAVIS, Spencer 39 yd run (GELDBACH, Drew kick), 4-70 2:00, JSU 0 - SEMO 7 04:55 JSU James Esco 41 yd field goal, 8-50 3:18, JSU 3 - SEMO 7 01:06 SEMO COLEMAN, Ron 1 yd run (GELDBACH, Drew kick), 10-65 3:49, JSU 3 - SEMO 14 2nd 03:10 JSU Calvin Middleton 17 yd run (James Esco kick failed), 13-87 6:07, JSU 9 - SEMO 14 01:58 SEMO SCHEIBLE, Matt 38 yd run (GELDBACH, Drew kick), 3-62 1:12, JSU 9 - SEMO 21 3rd 08:27 JSU Calvin Middleton 1 yd run (James Esco kick), 13-75 6:33, JSU 16 - SEMO 21 00:17 JSU Calvin Middleton 11 yd run (James Esco kick failed), 10-91 4:30, JSU 22 - SEMO 21
ruSHiNG: Jacksonville State-Calvin Middleton 38-191; Coty Blanchard 10-83; Rashod Byers 7-46; Alan Bonner 2-10; Kevyn Cooper 1-6; Thomas Darrah 1-6. Southeast Missouri-SCHEIBLE, Matt 27-209; McFERREN, L. 13-59; DAVIS, Spencer 1-45; COBB, AJ 3-24; COLEMAN, Ron 2-7.
PaSSiNG: Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 7-9-0-52; Thomas Darrah 3-5-0-24. Southeast Missouri-SCHEIBLE, Matt 5-13-2-26; TEAM 0-1-0-0.
rEcEiViNG: Jacksonville State-Alan Bonner 4-26; Calvin Middleton 3-23; Trey Smith 2-21; Justin Howard 1-6. Southeast Missouri-McFERREN, L. 2-7; COLEMAN, Ron 1-11; DAVIS, Spencer 1-6; AHAMEFULE, C. 1-2.
iNTErcEPTiONS: Jacksonville State-Jawaan Booker 1-25; DiMetrio Tyson 1-9. Southeast Missouri-None.
fuMBlES: Jacksonville State-Rashod Byers 1-1; Calvin Middleton 1-1; Justin Howard 1-1; Alan Bonner 1-1. Southeast Missouri-None
Stadium: Houck Stadium Attendance: 1984
Kickoff time: 1:00 pm End of Game: 3:42 pm Total elapsed time: 2:42
Officials: Referee: Ken Stovall; Umpire: Steve Joest; Linesman: David Seewer; Line judge: John Smoot; Back judge: Paul Schardein; Field judge: Jaques Hooper; Side judge: Al Studstill; Temperature: 58 Wind: S 23 Weather: Mostly Cloudy
JACKSONVILLE STATE
TENNESSEE STATE
November 19, 2011
LP Field – Nashville, Tenn.
1st 08:41 JSU Washaun Ealey 35 yd run (James Esco kick), 5-77 2:16, JSU 7 - TSU 0
05:16 TSU GODFREY,Jamin 28 yd field goal, 8-45 3:32, JSU 7 - TSU 3
04:32 TSU THOMAS,Dante’ 24 yd run (GODFREY,Jamin kick), 2-38 0:29, JSU 7 - TSU 10
2nd 11:04 JSU Coty Blanchard 27 yd run (James Esco kick), 7-80 3:56, JSU 14 - TSU 10
01:23 JSU James Esco 42 yd field goal, 14-49 7:34, JSU 17 - TSU 10
3rd 06:49 JSU Calvin Middleton 2 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 5-49 2:11, JSU 24 - TSU 10
00:00 TSU SEARS,JeMarc 6 yd pass from GERMAN,Mike (GODFREY,Jamin kick failed), 16-74 6:43, JSU 24 - TSU 16
4th 02:30 JSU Calvin Middleton 15 yd pass from Coty Blanchard (James Esco kick), 4-39 1:44, JSU 31 - TSU 16
01:01 JSU Pierre Warren 98 yd interception return (James Esco kick), , JSU 38 - TSU 16
Team Statistics JSu uM
(NET)
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NASHVILLE – Sophomore quarterback Coty Blanchard was 15-fof-19 for 213 yards and passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another to lead Jacksonville State to its 18th Conference Championship with a 38-16 win over Tennessee State.
The Gamecocks, 7-4 overall and 6-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference, will share the OVC Championship with Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee Tech after all three finished with identical 6-2 conference records. It marks the third OVC title for JSU and first since the 2004 season.
The Gamecock senior class became the school’s Division I winningest class with a four-year record of 32-13. It’s the most wins and is also tops in winning percentage, just ahead of the 2010 senior class’s record of 31-14.
Senior Calvin Middleton finished with 72 yards on 15 carries, while Washaun Ealey became just the 10th player in JSU’s 108-year football history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season after having 70 yards on 15 carries. Ealey now has 1,069 yards on the season and is the first Gamecock to top 1,000 yards since Clay Green in 2006.
The Gamecocks took an early lead after Ealey raced 14 yards on his first carry of the game to give JSU a 7-0 lead with 8:41 left in the first quarter.
Tennessee State got on the scoreboard after Jamin Godrey kicked a 28-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3 with 5:16 left, and the Tigers took the lead two plays later.
The Gamecocks fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Tennessee State recovered. Dante’ Thomas raced 24 yards on the second play of the drive to give the Tigers a 10-7 lead with 4:32 left in the first quarter.
Jax State answered early in the second quarter after Blanchard raced down the right sidelines 27 yards for a touchdown to give the Gamecocks a 14-10 lead with 11:04 left.
Jacksonville State extended the lead to 17-10 after Esco kicked a 42-yard field goal with 1:23 left in the second quarter to give the Gamecocks the lead at the intermission.
Jax State extended the lead in the third quarter after Blanchard connected on a two-yard touchdown pass to Middleton to give the Gamecocks extended the lead to 24-10 with 6:49 remaining.
Tennessee State then went 74 yards and scored on the final play of the quarter when JeMarcus Sears caught a six-yard touchdown pass from Mike German to cut the lead to 24-16.
The Gamecocks then scored two late touchdowns, thanks to a Blanchard to Middleton 16-yard touchdown pass with 2:30 left in the game to make the score 31-16.
Pierre Warren then returned an interception 98 yards, the third longest in JSU history, with just 1:01 left in the game for the final margin.
Blanchard tied his career-high with two touchdown passes, while Alan Bonner led seven Gamecock receivers with 127 yards on seven receptions.
Tennessee State was led by German, who was 26-of-43 for 262 yards, but had three interceptions.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Jacksonville State 7 10 7 14 38 Record: (7-4,6-2)
Tennessee State 10 0 6 0 16 Record: (5-6,4-4)
Scoring Summary:
ruSHiNG: Jacksonville State-Washaun Ealey 15-83; Calvin Middleton 15-70; Coty Blanchard 11-38; TEAM 1-minus 1. Tennessee State-WARD,Trabis 18-37; THOMAS,Dante’ 2-27; GERMAN,Mike 4-22; GLEAVES,Johntae 1-1.
PaSSiNG: Jacksonville State-Coty Blanchard 14-18-0-204. Tennessee State-GERMAN,Mike 25-42-3-254; MOSELEY,Matt 1-1-0-8.
rEcEiViNG: Jacksonville State-Alan Bonner 5-89; James Shaw 3-22; Trey Smith 2-43; Calvin Middleton 2-17; Kevyn Cooper 1-21; Justin Howard 1-12. Tennessee State-McNAIRL,Calvin 5-80; WILSON,Devin 4-36; PRYOR,Jeremy 4-22; WARD,Trabis 4-16; SAMUELS,Wesley 2-41; JAMES,Travis 2-23; SEARS,JeMarc 2-10; GARLINGTON,Weld 1-26; HANNA,Darrien 1-8; PARKER,Hakeem 1-0.
iNTErcEPTiONS: Jacksonville State-Pierre Warren 1-98; Francis Duncan 1-0; A.J. Davis 1-0. Tennessee StateNone.
fuMBlES: Jacksonville State-James Shaw 1-1. Tennessee State-None.
Stadium: LP Field Attendance: 6137
Kickoff time: 2:00p End of Game: 4:51p Total elapsed time: 2:51 Officials: Referee: Thomas Floyd; Umpire: Ken Switzer; Linesman: Rod Whittier; Line judge: Phillip DeWitt; Back judge: Tim Fetsch; Field judge: Tom Danner; Side judge: Tim Fetsch; Scorer: Jerome Dooley; Temperature: 64 deg Wind: S 21mph Weather: partly cloudy
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Calvin Middleton
James Esco
Pierre Warren
Rushes 38 Calvin Middleton at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Yards Rushing 217 Washaun Ealey vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
TD Rushes 3 Calvin Middleton at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Long Rush 83 Washaun Ealey vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Pass attempts 27 Coty Blanchard vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Pass completions 19 Coty Blanchard vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Yards Passing 300
Coty Blanchard vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
TD Passes 2 Coty Blanchard vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 24, 2011)
Coty Blanchard at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Coty Blanchard vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Coty Blanchard at Tennessee State (Nov 19, 2011)
Long Pass 74 Coty Blanchard vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Receptions 9 Alan Bonner vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Yards Receiving 205 Alan Bonner vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
TD Receptions 2 Alan Bonner vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Calvin Middleton at Tennessee State (Nov 19, 2011)
Long Reception 74 Alan Bonner vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Field Goals 2 James Esco vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Long Field Goal 42 James Esco vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
James Esco at Tennessee State (Nov 19, 2011)
Punts 7 Coty Blanchard vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011)
Punting Avg 52.0
Coty Blanchard at Chattanooga (Sep 10, 2011)
Coty Blanchard at Kentucky (Oct 22, 2011)
Coty Blanchard at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Long Punt 57 Coty Blanchard at Tennessee State (Nov 19, 2011)
Punts inside 20 3
Coty Blanchard vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011)
Coty Blanchard at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Coty Blanchard at Austin Peay (Oct 15, 2011)
Coty Blanchard at Kentucky (Oct 22, 2011)
Long Punt Return 34 Clarence Jackson vs Georgia State (Sep 17, 2011)
Long Kickoff Return 99 Gabriel Chambers at Kentucky (Oct 22, 2011)
Tackles 13 Clarence Jackson vs Tennessee Tech (Oct 29, 2011)
Sacks 1.0 Many times (last, DiMetrio Tyson at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Tackles For Loss 2.0
Rodney Garrott vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011)
Jamison Wadley vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011)
Rodney Garrott at Chattanooga (Sep 10, 2011)
Clarence Jackson at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Pierre Warren at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Monte Lewis at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Jamison Wadley at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Monte Lewis at Austin Peay (Oct 15, 2011)
Rashad Smith at Kentucky (Oct 22, 2011)
DiMetrio Tyson vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Interceptions 1 Many times
2011 JSu TEaM GaME HiGHS
Rushes 59 at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Yards Rushing 342 at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Yards Per Rush 7.4 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
TD Rushes 4 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Pass attempts 28 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Pass completions 19 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Yards Passing 300 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Yards Per Pass 14.1 vs Georgia State (Sep 17, 2011)
TD Passes 2 vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011) vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 24, 2011) at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011) vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011) at Tennessee State (Nov 19, 2011)
Total Plays 82 at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Total Offense 609 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Yards Per Play 8.7 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Points 48 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Sacks By 4 at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
First Downs 26 at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Penalties 11 vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 24, 2011)
Penalty Yards 105 vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 24, 2011)
Turnovers 4 at Austin Peay (Oct 15, 2011) at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Interceptions By 5 at Austin Peay (Oct 15, 2011)
Punts 8 at Chattanooga (Sep 10, 2011) at Kentucky (Oct 22, 2011)
Punting Avg 47.5 at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Long Punt 57 at Tennessee State (Nov 19, 2011)
Punts inside 20 3 vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011) at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011) at Austin Peay (Oct 15, 2011) at Kentucky (Oct 22, 2011)
Long Punt Return 34 vs Georgia State (Sep 17, 2011)
Rushes 35 DENHAM, Matt, vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Yards Rushing 209 DENHAM, Matt, vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
SCHEIBLE, Matt, at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
TD Rushes 2 Chris Awuah, at Chattanooga (Sep 10, 2011) GAY, Dontey, vs Tennessee Tech (Oct 29, 2011)
Long Rush 60 McNAIR, Jason, vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011)
Pass attempts 53 BROCKMAN, Casey, at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Pass completions 30 BROCKMAN, Casey, at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Yards Passing 421 BROCKMAN, Casey, at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
TD Passes 5 PRYOR, T.J., vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Long Pass
70 BROCKMAN, Casey, at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Receptions 15 Joel Bradford, at Chattanooga (Sep 10, 2011)
Yards Receiving 181 BRACKETT, Arthu, at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
TD Receptions 3 GOARD, Tyrone, vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Long Reception 70 BRACKETT, Arthu, at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Field Goals 3 SANDLIN, Cody, vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011)
Long Field Goal 45 SANDLIN, Cody, vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011)
Punts 7 CAMPBELL, Ben, at Austin Peay (Oct 15, 2011)
Punting Avg 51.0 VUCIC, Joe, at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Long Punt 72 VUCIC, Joe, at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Punts inside 20 4 CAMPBELL, Nick, vs Tennessee Tech (Oct 29, 2011)
Long Punt Return 54 JOHNSON, Dontre, at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Long Kickoff Return 67 Matthews, D., vs Georgia State (Sep 17, 2011)
Tackles 19 PEIFFER, Blake, at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Sacks 2.0 Joshua Williams, at Chattanooga (Sep 10, 2011)
Tackles For Loss 2.0 DRAKEFORD, TJ, vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011)
D.J. Key, at Chattanooga (Sep 10, 2011)
Joshua Williams, at Chattanooga (Sep 10, 2011)
DOWDELL, vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 24, 2011)
HUZZIE, Qua, at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
JONES,John, at Tennessee State (Nov 19, 2011)
FITZPATRICK,Dan, at Tennessee State (Nov 19, 2011)
PETERSON,Lawren, at Tennessee State (Nov 19, 2011)
Interceptions 1 Wes Dothard, at Chattanooga (Sep 10, 2011)
CLARK, Tyreon, at Austin Peay (Oct 15, 2011)
Danny Trevathan, at Kentucky (Oct 22, 2011)
Luke McDermott, at Kentucky (Oct 22, 2011)
CALDWELL, J., vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
2011 Jacksonville State Football
Jacksonville State Game Superlatives (as of Jun 28, 2012)
All games
2011 OPPONENT TEaM GaME HiGHS
Rushes
55 at Kentucky (Oct 22, 2011)
Yards Rushing 344 at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Yards Per Rush 7.5 at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
TD Rushes 3 vs Tennessee Tech (Oct 29, 2011) at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Pass attempts 53 at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Pass completions 30 at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Yards Passing 421 at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Yards Per Pass 10.8 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
TD Passes 5 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Total Plays 79 at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Total Offense 531 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Yards Per Play 7.1 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Points 52 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Sacks By 3 at Chattanooga (Sep 10, 2011)
First Downs 26 vs Eastern Kentucky (Nov 05, 2011)
Penalties 7 vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011) vs Georgia State (Sep 17, 2011)
Penalty Yards 77 vs Georgia State (Sep 17, 2011)
Turnovers 6 at Austin Peay (Oct 15, 2011)
Interceptions By 2 at Kentucky (Oct 22, 2011)
Punts 7 at Austin Peay (Oct 15, 2011)
Punting Avg 51.0 at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Long Punt
72 at Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2011)
Punts inside 20 4 vs UT Martin (Sep 01, 2011) vs Tennessee Tech (Oct 29, 2011)
Long Punt Return 54 at Murray State (Oct 01, 2011)
Date/Opponent
Sep 01, 2011/UT MARTIN
Sep 10, 2011/at Chattanooga
Sep 17, 2011/GEORGIA STATE
Sep 24, 2011/EASTERN ILLINOIS
Oct 01, 2011/at Murray State
Oct 15, 2011/at Austin Peay
Oct 22, 2011/at
Oct 29, 2011/TENNESSEE
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Nov 12, 2011/at
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