2014 Lenoir-Rhyne Football Preseason Prospectus

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John KarrsSports Information Director

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Overview Wehopeyouwillfindthe2014Lenoir-RhyneFootball Prospectus helpful as you cover the Bears and the South Atlantic Conference. If we can be of assistance to you, please let us know. The following information should be useful for members of the working press planning to cover Lenoir-RhynehomegamesatMoretzStadium.

Press Passes Passes for the working press should be obtained fromtheSportsInformationOfficeinadvanceof game day. Credentials will be limited to working media only. If media credentials are not mailed, they will be available at will call.

Parking PressparkingatMoretzStadiumisavailableon a limited basis at the north end of the practice footballfieldbehindthepressbox.Requestsforparking passes must be made well in advance of gamedaythroughtheLenoir-RhyneSportsInfor-mationOffice.

Press Box The press box is located atop the west stands of MoretzStadiumandwillaccomodateapproxi-mately 44 persons and two radio broadcast crews. Only members of the working press, visiting coachesandscoutswithcredentialsandofficialrepresentatives will be allowed access to the press box.Refreshmentswillbeavailableinthepressboxjust prior to the game.

Radio VisitingradiocrewsshouldrequestpermissiontobroadcastgamesfromMoretzStadiumthroughtheSportsInformationOffice.Acourtesylinewillbe provided to visiting radio stations, but they will be responsible for all long distance calls.

Prospectus The2014Lenoir-RhyneFootballPreseasonPro-spectus will be available online as well at lrbears.com.

Press Box Services TheLenoir-RhyneSportsInformationOfficewillprovidegameprograms,flipcards,notesandcumulative statistics prior to kickoff. Statistical summaries and play-by-play sheets will be distrib-uted at halftime and a complete statistical packet will be available following the game. Telephones, acopierandafaxmachineareavailableonafirst-come,first-serveopportunity.

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Website Get up-to-the minute information on the foot-ball team and the other 21 intercollegiate teams on the internet. The address is lrbears.com.Rosters,notes and statistical information can be found with a click of a mouse. Follow on Twitter at @BearsSports as well.

Web Audio AllLenoir-Rhynefootballgames,freeof chargeto the school and the listener, will be broadcasted over the internet in 2014 at lrbears.com. Special thankstoRedZoneMedia(redzonemedia.com) for providing this opportunity.

Video Streaming Lenoir-RhyneUniversityalsostreamsitshomegames live online. Please visit lrbears.com to watch all the action. This service is provided by Stretch Internet.

Special Requests Photos, special stories, tickets or other informa-tionmayberequestedinwritingto:Lenoir-RhyneSportsInformationOfficeatP.O.Box7356,Hickory, N.C. 28603, by telephoning (828) 328-7174 or by faxing (828) 328-7399. John Karrs’ e-mail is [email protected].

Interview Requests Membersof themediaarewelcomeatmostBear practices. Players and coaches are generally available for interviews before and after practice. Pleasecontactthesportsinformationofficeforpractice time and football personnel availability.

Weekly Press Conference Coach Ian Shields and selected staff and players meetinLenoir-Rhyne’sCromerCenterfortheathletic news conference every Tuesday at Noon during the football season.

Office Location TheLenoir-RhyneSportsInformationOfficeislocatedintheShufordMemorialGymnasiumon


General InformationGeneral InformationCoaching InformationHead Coach ................................................................................Ian Shields Alma Mater, Year ........................................................Oregon State, 1994Record at school (years) ..............................................................firstyear Career record (years) .......................................................7-15 (two years) Football office phone........................................................ (828) 328-7121Best time/day to reach coach ...................................... early afternoonAssistants: Tom Simi (Eastern Oregon, 1994), Associate Head Coach&OffensiveLineCoach;TomCasey(OregonState,1996),DefensiveCoordinator&InsideLinebackersCoach;MayurChaudhari(UCDavis,2002),SpecialTeamsCoordinator&SafetiesCoach;SamPerryman(Lehigh,2004),CornerbacksCoach&RecruitingCoordina-tor;AaronBrock(AlmaCollege,1997),OutsideLinebackersCoach&AcademicCoordinator;JustinHarper(VirginiaTech,2003),WideReceiversCoach;ArketaBanks(Elon,2003),RunningBacksCoach;JakeCopeland(Lenoir-Rhyne,2013),DefensiveGraduateAssistant;Alan Darlin (Oregon State, 2008), Defensive Tackles Coach & Video Coordinator;JonathanDallyandJesseGreene,OffensiveGraduateAssistants;RobbieWagnerandA.J.Hopke,StudentAssistants. Head Athletic Trainer ...........................................MichaelFlicker,ATC

2014 ScheduleSept. 6 ............POINT .............................................................. 7 p.m. Sept. 13 ..........at Virginia State ............................................... 2 p.m.Sept. 20 ..........at Wingate^ ................................................. 1:30 p.m. Sept. 27 ..........TUSCULUM^ ................................................. 7 p.m. (Family Weekend)Oct. 4 .............at Brevard^ ................................................. 4:15 p.m.Oct. 11 ............NORTH GREENVILLE ................................ 2 p.m. (Homecoming)Oct. 18 ...........at Newberry^ ................................................... 4 p.m.Oct. 25 ...........MARS HILL^ ................................................. 2 p.m. Nov. 1 .............at Carson-Newman^ ....................................... 1 p.m. Nov. 8 .............at Alderson Broaddus .......................................Noon Nov. 15 ...........CATAWBA^ .................................................... 2 p.m.

^ = South Atlantic Conference Game

Broadcast Information Inthesummerof 2008,Lenoir-RhynesignedKicks103.3WKVS-FMasthenewfootballbroadcastpartner. Kicks103.3WKVS-FMispartof theFoothillsRadioGroupwhichincludesTheBluegrassStation1080-AMandNewsTalkWJRI1340-AM.Thestationcoversallorportionsof Caldwell,Catawba,Burke,Lincoln,Watauga,McDowell,AveryandAlexanderCountiesandiscelebrating its 21st year on the air. JuJu Phillips, whose second stint with the broadcast team began in 2002,entershisfirstyearasplay-by-playman(“VoiceOf TheBears”)after reporting from the sidelines while Jack Huss returns as the color analyst for the 12th consecutive year.

Quick FactsName of School .................................................Lenoir-RhyneUniversityLocation ..................................................................................Hickory, N.C.Founded ..................................................................................................1891Enrollment ............................................................................................2,000Nickname ............................................................................................. BearsSchool Colors ...................................................................... Cardinal, BlackStadium ..............................................................................................MoretzCapacity..................................................................................................8,500Affiliation .......................................................................NCAA Division IIConference ............................................................................South AtlanticPresident ..........................................................................Dr. Wayne PowellAlma Mater ...............................................................TexasLutheran,1971Executive Director of Athletics ..................................NeillMcGeachyAlma Mater ..................................................................Lenoir-Rhyne,1965Athletic Department Phone ......................................... (828) 328-7116

Historical InformationFirst year of football ............................................................................1907First year of Modern Era ...................................................................1921Overall record (Modern Era) ................................................ 454-411-33All-time bowl/playoff record ...........................................................9-5-1Last postseason appearance .............................................................2013Result ...............................................L,28-43(NorthwestMissouriState)

Sports InformationSports Information Director ................................................. John KarrsSID E-mail Address ...........................................................karrsjd@lr.eduAssistant Sports Information Director.......................... Alex FreemanAssistant SID E-mail Address [email protected] SID Office Phone .............................................................. (828) 328-7174SID FAX ............................................................................... (828) 328-7399SID Mailing Address ..........................................................P.O. Box 7356

Hickory, N.C. 28603Overnight Address ..................................................Shuford Gymnasium

Stasavich PlaceHickory, N.C. 28601

Team Information2013 overall ...............................................................................13-22013 conference record/finish ............................................ 7-0/1st2013 final ranking ......................................................No. 2 (NFCA)Basic offense ................................................................... Flex BoneBasic defense .....................................................................MultipleLetterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................. 68/28 Starters Returning/Lost (Offense) ...........................................7/4Starters Returning/Lost (Defense) ..........................................7/4Starters Returning/Lost (Special Teams) ................................4/2

Directory Information (Area Code 828)Athletic Business Office .................................................. 328-7116Compliance ...................................................................... 328-7114Director of Athletics ........................................................ 328-7128Facilities and Special Events ........................................... 328-7114Marketing and Promotions .............................................. 328-7126Piedmont Educational Foundation ................................. 328-7130Sports Medicine ............................................................... 328-7127

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NumericalNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)

2007 Roster2014 Roster

1 ................Vince Njoku .......................................RB .................6-1 .................200 .......................................Woodstock,Ga.(RiverRidgeHS)2 ................MilesFreeman ....................................QB ................6-0 .................205 ................Sr. ..................Sacramento,Calif.(Coll.of SanMateo)3 ................ChrisRobinson ..................................RB .................5-8 .................205 ................Sr. ..................Newnan, Ga. (Newnan HS)5 ................MichaelPatrick ...................................RB .................5-8 .................205 ................Jr. ..................Atlanta,Ga.(UnitedStatesNavalAcademy)6 ................Treyvon Parker ...................................QB ................6-3 .................185 ................Fr.-RS ...........Blacksburg, S.C. (Blacksburg HS)7 ................Greg Baker ..........................................WR ...............5-10 ..............180 ................Sr. ..................Woodbine, Ga. (Camden County HS)8 ................Tyler Williams .....................................QB ................6-0 .................185 ................Fr. .................Fuquay-Varina,N.C.(Fuquay-VarinaHS)9 ................Jolen Briggs .........................................DB ................5-8 .................185 ................So. .................Jacksonville,Fla.(WesternKentuckyUniv.)10 ..............Evin Sims ............................................QB ................6-1 .................170 ................Fr.-RS ...........Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood HS)11 ..............MichaelClare ......................................RB .................5-8 .................195 ................Fr.-RS ...........Nassau,BAHAMAS(ArchbishopCarrollHS)12 ..............Chris Shaffer .......................................DB ................6-3 .................200 ................Jr. ..................Charlotte, N.C. (Providence HS)13 ..............Greyson Wells.....................................WR ...............6-2 .................185 ................Jr. ..................West Jefferson, N.C. (Ashe County HS)14 ..............Kyle Dugger .......................................DB ................6-2 .................175 ................Fr. .................Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater HS)15 ..............Kale Youtzy ........................................DB ................6-2 .................195 ................Fr. .................North Port, Fla. (Venice HS)16 ..............RashadMathis ....................................ATH .............6-1 .................180 ................Fr.-RS ...........Valdosta, Ga. (Valwood HS)17 ..............Joe Anderson ......................................DB ................5-8 .................180 ................Sr. ..................Lilburn,Ga.(ParkviewHS)18 ..............Victor Brannan ...................................WR ...............6-2 .................185 ................So. .................PowderSprings,Ga.(McEachernHS)19 ..............Cliff Barrett ........................................DB ................6-0 .................195 ................Fr.-RS ...........Columbia, S.C. (Irmo HS)20 ..............Jarrod Spears.......................................RB .................5-9 .................190 ................Sr. ..................Bunnlevel, N.C. (Harnett Central HS)21 ..............C.J. Cody ..............................................DB ................6-0 .................170 ................So. .................PowderSprings,Ga.(McEachernHS)22 ..............Justin Keyes ........................................DB ................5-11 ..............170 ................Fr.-RS ...........Orange Park, Fla. (Fleming Island HS)23 ..............O’neil Blake ........................................DB ................5-9 .................190 ................Sr. ..................Kissimmee, Fla. (Glenville State Coll.)24 ..............Kevin Eckel ........................................RB .................6-1 .................225 ................Sr. ..................Haverford,Pa.(UnitedStatesNavalAcad.)25 ..............DemetriusLeysath .............................DB ................5-11 ..............185 ................Fr.-RS ...........Trenton, S.C. (Strom Thurmond HS)26 ..............LangstonWilliams .............................DB ................5-10 ..............190 ................Jr. ..................Atlanta,Ga.(LakesideHS)27 ..............ClayMazza ..........................................WR ...............6-2 .................220 ................Jr. ..................Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Ponte Vedra Beach HS)28 ..............MarcusKincaid ..................................DB ................6-0 .................175 ................So. .................Morganton,N.C.(FreedomHS)29 ..............RodneySingleton ...............................DB ................6-2 .................195 ................So. .................Hawthorne, Fla. (Hawthorne HS)30 ..............James Phillips ......................................RB .................5-8 .................205 ................So. .................Carrollton, Ga. (Carroll Central HS)31 ..............Collis Clark..........................................DB ................5-11 ..............170 ................Jr. ..................Marietta,Ga.(MariettaHS)32 ..............Justin Haney........................................LB .................6-1 .................205 ................Fr.-RS ...........Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove HS)33 ..............MarcusDavis ......................................LB .................5-10 ..............200 ................Fr.-RS ...........Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard HS)34 ..............RyanMoore ........................................RB .................5-10 ..............200 ................Fr. .................Norcross,Ga.(MeadowcreekHS)35 ..............WilliamGriffith ..................................DB ................6-0 .................180 ................Sr. ..................Havelock,N.C.(ChowanUniv.)36 ..............Daniel Adams .....................................DB ................6-2 .................190 ................Fr.-RS ...........Greenwood, S.C. (Emerald HS)37 ..............Isaiah Whitaker ..................................FB .................5-10 ..............210 ................Sr. ..................Salisbury, N.C. (Salisbury HS)38 ..............Cedric Harris ......................................LB .................6-0 .................210 ................Fr.-RS ...........Gainesville, Ga. (Hillgrove HS)39 ..............Calvin Edwards ..................................ATH .............5-9 .................175 ................Fr. .................Salisbury,N.C.(EastRowanHS)40 ..............Tanner Botts .......................................LB .................6-2 .................215 ................Sr. ..................Lawrenceville,Ga.(PeachtreeRidgeHS)41 ..............Chris Bridges ......................................RB .................6-0 .................200 ................Fr. .................Morganton,N.C.(FreedomHS)42 ..............Jerry Shippy ........................................LB .................5-11 ..............190 ................So. .................Tucker, Ga. (Tucker HS)43 ..............Andrew Bruce ....................................LB .................6-0 .................205 ................Fr. .................FortMill,S.C.(NationsFordHS)44 ..............Stephen Amoah..................................LB .................5-11 ..............215 ................Jr. ..................Charlotte, N.C. (David W. Butler HS)45 ..............Jordan Forney .....................................LB .................5-11 ..............225 ................So. .................Belmont, N.C. (South Point HS)46 ..............Brandon Smith ...................................RB .................5-7 .................175 ................So. .................Lilesville,N.C.(AnsonCountyHS)47 ..............John Amodeo .....................................RB .................5-11 ..............220 ................Fr. .................Glendale, Calif. (Village Christian HS)48 ..............Hunter Haire ......................................K ...................6-2 .................185 ................So. .................Longwood,Fla.(WakeForestUniv.)49 ..............Tyler Botts ...........................................LB .................6-2 .................215 ................Sr. ..................Lawrenceville,Ga.(PeachtreeRidgeHS)


NumericalNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)


51 ..............TannerRobinson ...............................LB .................6-0 .................210 ................So. .................Melbourne,Fla.(VierraHS)52 ..............Brandon Hudson ...............................LB .................6-0 .................200 ................Fr.-RS ...........Charlotte,N.C.(ZebulonB.VanceHS)53 ..............Jamison Chalmers ..............................OL ................6-1 .................235 ................Sr. ..................Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood HS)54 ..............RyanBroskie .......................................OL ................6-2 .................280 ................Fr. .................St. Johns, Fla. (Oakleaf HS)55 ..............RyanHenry .........................................OL ................6-2 .................265 ................Fr. .................Richmond,Va.(BenedictineCollegePrep)56 ..............Jacob Slagle .........................................OL ................6-1 .................240 ................So. .................Sharpsburg, Ga. (Northgate HS)57 ..............Paul Sloan ............................................DL ................6-0 .................280 ................Fr.-RS ...........Darien,Ga.(McIntoshHS)58 ..............Dale Howard ......................................OL ................6-1 .................285 ................Jr. ..................Baxley,Ga.(UnitedStatesNavalAcad.)59 ..............Chase Harris .......................................RB/LB .........6-0 .................225 ................Fr.-RS ...........EastFlatRock,N.C.(EastHendersonHS)60 ..............KeyonReed ........................................DL ................6-2 .................260 ................Fr. .................Palm Bay, Fla. (Palm Bay HS)61 ..............Jim Bayer .............................................OL ................6-1 .................275 ................Sr. ..................Lawrenceville,Ga.(CollinsHillHS)62 ..............LucasHayes ........................................DL ................6-0 .................280 ................Fr.-RS ...........Taylorsville, N.C. (Alexander Central HS)63 ..............Josh Holbrooks ..................................OL ................6-4 .................280 ................Jr. ..................Mooresville,N.C.(MooresvilleHS)64 ..............K.J. Billingsley .....................................OL ................6-3 .................275 ................Fr.-RS ...........Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County HS)65 ..............Calvin Howard ...................................OL ................6-0 .................260 ................Fr.-RS ...........Kennesaw, Ga. (Allatoona HS)66 ..............Callan Gillison ....................................OL ................6-1 .................275 ................So. .................Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee HS)68 ..............Chris Phillips ......................................OL ................6-0 .................315 ................So. .................ElmCity,N.C.(RalphL.FikeHS)69 ..............Jacob Southerland ..............................OL ................6-3 .................250 ................So. .................Smyrna,Ga.(ForkUnionMilitaryAcad.)70 ..............John Gowan ........................................OL ................6-2 .................225 ................Fr.-RS ...........Marion,N.C.(McDowellHS)71 ..............JoeRay .................................................OL ................6-1 .................270 ................Jr. ..................Atlanta, Ga. (Druid Hills HS)72 ..............Tyler Evans .........................................OL ................6-2 .................300 ................Fr.-RS ...........Brookwood, Ga. (Brookwood HS)73 ..............LoganReach .......................................OL ................6-2 .................250 ................So. .................Bishop, Ga. (Oconee County HS)74 ..............Tyler Newhouse .................................OL ................6-2 .................275 ................Fr. .................Garner,N.C.(WakeForest-RolesvilleHS)75 ..............MattVillanti ........................................OL ................6-3 .................280 ................Sr. ..................Katy,Texas(UnitedStatesMilitaryAcad.)76 ..............Tony Patman .......................................OL ................6-2 .................280 ................Fr. .................Commerce, Ga. (Commerce HS)77 ..............Bryan Veazey ......................................OL ................6-3 .................300 ................So. .................Broxton, Ga. (Coffee County HS)78 ..............Alec Pratt ............................................OL ................6-7 .................290 ................Fr.-RS ...........Vincennes,Ind.(LincolnHS)79 ..............Issac Saxon ..........................................OL ................6-0 .................290 ................Fr.-RS ...........Fayetteville, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS)80 ..............Justin Powell .......................................K ...................5-9 .................170 ................Sr. ..................Connelly Springs, N.C. (East Burke HS)81 ..............Adrian Hart .........................................DL ................6-1 .................270 ................Jr. ..................Stafford, Va. (North Stafford HS)82 ..............Drayton Queen ..................................LS .................5-11 ..............185 ................Jr. ..................Gaffney, S.C. (Gaffney HS)83 ..............PatrickRendleman .............................WR ...............6-0 .................185 ................Jr. ..................Lincolnton,N.C.(LincolntonHS)84 ..............Edward Blackburn .............................WR/P...........6-4 .................210 ................So. .................KingsMountain,N.C.(KingsMountainHS)85 ..............RayWilson-Beam ..............................WR ...............6-2 .................190 ................So. .................Morganton,N.C.(FreedomHS)86 ..............Alec Philpott .......................................DB ................6-0 .................180 ................Fr.-RS ...........MillSpring,N.C.(PolkCountyHS)87 ..............MichaelDestephens ..........................P ....................5-9 .................185 ................So. .................Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz HS)88 ..............DahquanPauling ................................DB ................5-11 ..............180 ................Fr.-RS ...........Charlotte,N.C.(WestMecklenburgHS)89 ..............Austin Barker ......................................K/P ..............5-10 ..............180 ................So. .................LowGap,N.C.(NorthSurryHS)90 ..............Stewart Sherrill ...................................LS .................6-3 .................250 ................So. .................Statesville, N.C. (Statesville HS)91 ..............LendreSparrow ..................................DL ................6-3 .................225 ................Jr. ..................Green Cove Springs, Fla. (Clay HS)92 ..............Xavier Gill ...........................................DL ................6-0 .................230 ................So. .................WakeForest,N.C.(WakeForest-RolesvilleHS)93 ..............JaleelRoberts ......................................DL ................6-0 .................275 ................Fr.-RS ...........Charlotte, N.C. (Providence HS)94 ..............Weston Simmons ...............................DL ................6-3 .................245 ................Fr. .................Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS)95 ..............Kalen Elkins .......................................DL ................6-0 .................230 ................Fr.-RS ...........Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell HS)96 ..............Chris Green ........................................DL ................6-1 .................270 ................So. .................Albany, Ga. (Westover HS)97 ..............Blake Baker .........................................DL ................6-1 .................250 ................Sr. ..................Bethlehem, N.C. (Alexander Central HS)98 ..............Placid Ajoku .......................................LB .................6-2 .................250 ................Jr. ..................Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove HS)99 ..............MylesBraswell-Sample ......................DL ................6-0 .................275 ................Fr.-RS ...........Chapel Hill, N.C. (Northern Durham HS)


NumericalName Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)


Troy Ailes ...............................................................OL ................6-2 .................270 ................Fr. .................Vero Beach, Fla. (Fort Pierce Central HS)Kendrick Bailey .....................................................DL ................6-2 .................240 ................Fr. .................Durham, N.C. (Northern Durham HS)Beau Barger ............................................................QB ................5-10 ..............195 ................Fr. .................Garner, N.C. (Wake Christian Academy)Jeremy Bell..............................................................DB ................5-11 ..............175 ................Fr. .................Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb HS)Jourden Blackmon.................................................DB ................5-10 ..............200 ................Fr.-RS ...........Chapel Hill, N.C. (Northwood HS)Jaxon Bounds .........................................................LB .................5-11 ..............195 ................Fr. .................Abilene, Texas (Wylie HS)Tyler Bray................................................................RB .................6-0 .................185 ................Fr. .................Belmont, N.C. (South Point HS)MaceBrown ...........................................................FB .................5-8 .................195 ................Fr. .................Fayetteville, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS)Cameron Burton ...................................................OL ................5-11 ..............255 ................Fr. .................Fairview,N.C.(A.C.ReynoldsHS)Kaleb Butler ...........................................................RB .................5-10 ..............210 ................Fr. .................Lebanon,Tenn.(WilsonCentralHS)Brandon Carter ......................................................QB ................6-2 .................185 ................Fr. .................Collinsville,Va.(MartinsvilleHS)Charles Clark ..........................................................LB .................6-2 .................185 ................Fr. .................Wake Forest, N.C. (Heritage HS)Earl Cobb ...............................................................ATH .............5-9 .................180 ................Fr. .................Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills HS)Jorelle Farmer ........................................................RB .................5-11 ..............200 ................Fr.-RS ...........Wilson,N.C.(RalphL.FikeHS)Walker Harrison ....................................................ATH .............5-8 .................150 ................Fr. .................Troy,N.C.(WestMontgomeryHS)Justin Hensley ........................................................DB ................5-9 .................180 ................Fr. .................Greensboro, N.C. (Southwest Guilford HS)RichardHall ...........................................................RB .................5-9 .................175 ................Fr. .................Smithfield,N.C.(SouthernNashHS)MattJackson...........................................................K ...................5-9 .................190 ................So. .................Lexington,N.C.(LexingtonHS)Teonce Jones ..........................................................OL ................6-2 .................330 ................Fr.-RS ...........High Point, N.C. (T. Wingate Andrews HS)QuadLawrence .....................................................ATH .............6-1 .................190 ................Fr. .................Hickory, N.C. (Bunker Hill HS)JohnLawson ..........................................................RB .................5-9 .................195 ................Fr. .................Monticello,Ga.(PiedmontAcad.)PhilLillie .................................................................DB ................5-9 .................185 ................Fr. .................LakeButler,Fla.(UnionCountyHS)JahizLinebarger .....................................................RB .................5-9 .................170 ................Fr. .................Hickory, N.C. (Hickory HS)ChaseMcMurray ...................................................DL ................5-11 ..............295 ................Fr. .................Hendersonville, N.C. (Polk County HS)IvanMilliken ..........................................................DB ................5-11 ..............180 ................Fr. .................Greensboro, N.C. (T. Wingate Andrews HS)MikeMitchell .........................................................DB ................5-10 ..............180 ................Fr. .................Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard HS)Sam Newhouse ......................................................DL ................6-2 .................240 ................Fr. .................Garner,N.C.(WakeForest-RolesvilleHS)George Porter ........................................................RB .................5-8 .................185 ................Fr. .................Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor School)ElliotRawls ............................................................DL ................6-3 .................255 ................Fr. .................Greensboro, N.C. (Southeast Guilford HS)PaulRegan ..............................................................DB ................6-0 .................200 ................Fr.-RS ...........Denver,N.C.(NorthLincolnHS)BenRitchie .............................................................OL ................5-11 ..............245 ................Fr.-RS ...........Salisbury, N.C. (Salisbury HS)Keenan Scott ..........................................................RB .................5-11 ..............185 ................Fr. .................Greensboro, N.C. (Northwest Guilford HS)MichaelShowers ....................................................DB ................6-2 .................190 ................Fr. .................Jacksonville,Fla.(WilliamM.RainesHS)David Sledge ..........................................................DL ................6-0 .................260 ................Fr.-RS ...........Yokosuka,JAPAN(MethodistColl.)Nicco Stepina .........................................................QB ................5-11 ..............175 ................Fr. .................Casey,Ill.(Casey-WestfieldHS)Christian Stover .....................................................ATH .............6-0 .................230 ................Fr. .................High Point, N.C. (Southern Guilford HS)Omar Todman .......................................................DL ................6-0 .................240 ................Fr. .................Charlotte,N.C.(MallardCreekHS)Tyree Ward .............................................................RB .................5-7 .................185 ................Fr. .................Statesville, N.C. (Statesville HS)Derick Weber .........................................................LB .................5-10 ..............200 ................Fr. .................Gastonia, N.C. (Ashbrook HS)MiltonWhelchel ....................................................WR ...............5-10 ..............170 ................Fr. .................Gainesville, Ga. (East Hall HS)David Wilkerson ....................................................LB .................6-1 .................250 ................Fr. .................Danville,Calif.(MonteVistaHS)Daniel Wilson ........................................................LB .................5-7 .................230 ................Fr. .................Weaver, Ala. (Weaver HS)


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The Bears will be led by senior quarterback Miles Freeman, who finished with 968 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing and 632 yards and six scores passing in 2013.

Overview What to do for an encore? Lenoir-Rhynenearlyreachedthetopof the football world in 2013, advancing to the NCAA Division II National Champi-onship game before coming up short to NorthwestMissouriState. Although it’s hard for anybody to dupli-cate that type of success, the Bears appear to be in strong position to at least make another run. A deeper look inside the program shows a team which has slowly gotten better over time, building depth with each passing season as evidence by its six straight years of improvement. The Bears (13-2), the three-time defend-ing South Atlantic Conference Champions, return plenty of starters – 18 to be exact – including several All-Americans. Lenoir-Rhyne,thesecond-rankedteamin the country last year, should be in good hands under new Head Coach Ian Shields. Thefive-yearoffensivecoordinatoratArmy (2009-13) inherits a team with a lot of experience and the combination of a new coaching staff and an established program should make for another exciting year in 2014 for the Bears.

Offense The Bears’ offense rose to new heights last fall, setting an NCAA all-time single-season record for rushing yards (5,563) and leading the nation in rush offense (370.9 ypg) for the second time in four years. A lot of credit can be given to the men upfront.Lenoir-Rhynehadoneof itsbest offensive lines in school history last year but will have to replace three starters: ParkerMurray,BenCarrionandfirst-teamall-leagueperformerZackBunn. However, the Bears do welcome back All-American senior Joe Ray (Atlanta, Ga.).RaywontheJacobsBlockingTrophyin 2013, given annually to the top offensive lineman in the South Atlantic Conference. Ray,theteam’sstartingrighttackle,willbe asked to anchor a unit which has poten-tial but is in the middle of transition. Sophomore Jacob Slagle (Sharpsburg, Ga.) looks to take over the left tackle spot. SlaglefilledinadmirablywhenRaywentdown with injury in a 42-14 win over West Chesterinthenationalsemifinalslastyear.

The other returning starter for the Bears is senior left guard Jim Bayer(Law-renceville, Ga.). Bayer is entering his third year as a starter and could challenge for all-league accolades. The Bears will look to junior Dale Howard (Baxley, Ga.) to take over center duties while right guard should be in the hands of senior Matt Villanti (Katy, Texas), a transfer from Army. SeniorquarterbackMiles Freeman (Sacramento, Calif.) is expected to pick up where he left off last year before a leg injury ended his season in early November. Freeman was leading the team in rushing yards (107.6 ypg) to go along with 632 yards passing and 17 total touchdowns before the injury. Freeman was playing as well as anybody in the conference and looks to end his career on a high note. Backing up Freeman is talented redshirt freshman Evin Sims (Greenwood, S.C.). Lenoir-Rhynereturnsastableof run-ning backs led by senior tailback Jarrod Spears (Bunnlevel, N.C.) and senior full-back Isaiah Whitaker (Salisbury, N.C.). Spears, a two-time First-Team All-SAC honoree(2012-13),hasledthesquadinrushing yards the last two seasons includ-

ing a 984-yard, seven-touchdown perfor-mance last fall. Spears, the conference champion in the 100-meter dash in outdoor track and field,alsoaveraged8.8yardspercarryandcaught 10 passes for 184 yards and two scores. Playing opposite Spears at the other halfback spot should be junior Michael Patrick (Atlanta, Ga.), who came on stronglastseasonandfinishedwith428yardsonthegroundandfivescores.Asa full-time starter now, Patrick’s numbers should undoubtedly increase. Sophomore James Phillips (Carrollton, Ga.) and senior Kevin Eckel (Haverford, Pa.) are penciled in as back-ups at tailback entering fall camp. At his fullback position, Whitaker has earned All-American honors the last two years. Whitaker rushed for 912 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2013 and continues to be one of the most productive players the Bears have had recently. Senior Chris Robinson (Newnan, Ga.) isastrongreserveatfullback.Robinsonhas 621 yards rushing and eight touch-downs so far in his career. Junior Greyson Wells (West Jefferson, N.C.) emerged as the team’s go-to receiver lastfall,finishingwith19receptionsfor410 yards and seven touchdown catches. Senior Greg Baker (Woodbine, Ga.) is another viable option for the Bears. Baker totaled nine catches for 168 yards in 2013. Other wideouts looking to get in the mix are sophomore Victor Brannan (Powder Springs, Ga.) and junior Patrick Rendle-man (Lincolnton,N.C.).


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Probable Starting Lineup Offense (seven) WR: GREYSONWELLS (6-2, 185, Jr.) WR: GREGBAKER (5-10, 180, Sr.) LT: Jacob Slagle (6-1, 240, So.) LG: JIMBAYER (6-1, 275, Sr.) C: Dale Howard (6-1, 285, Jr.) RG: MattVillanti (6-3, 280, Sr.) RT: JOERAY (6-1, 270, Jr.) QB: MILESFREEMAN (6-0, 205, Sr.) FB: ISAIAHWHITAKER (5-10, 210, Sr.) HB: JARRODSPEARS (5-9, 190, Sr.) HB: MichaelPatrick (5-8, 205, Jr.)

Defense (seven) DT: BLAKEBAKER (6-1, 250, Sr.) NG: Chris Green (6-1, 270, So.) DE: LENDRESPARROW (6-3, 225, Jr.) OLB: Placid Ajoku (6-2, 250, Jr.) ILB: TANNERBOTTS (6-2, 215, Sr.) ILB: TYLERBOTTSorS.Amoah (6-2, 215, Sr.) (5-11, 215, Jr.) OLB: RODNEYSINGLETON (6-2, 195, So.) SS: ChrisShafferorMarcusKincaid (6-3, 200, Jr.) (6-0, 175, So.) FS: C.J.CodyorRashadMathis (6-0,170,So.)(6-1,180,Fr.-RS) CB: JOEANDERSON (5-8, 180, Sr.) CB: O’NEILBLAKE (5-9, 190, Sr.)

Special Teams (two) P: AUSTINBARKER (5-10, 180, So.) K: Justin Powell (5-9, 170, Sr.) PR: WilliamGriffith (6-0, 180, Sr.) KR: JARRODSPEARS (5-9, 190, Sr.)

CAPS designates returning starters from 2013

Senior linebacker Tanner Botts, an All-American, led the Bears in tackles once again last season with 134 and will anchor the defense in 2014.

2014 Preseason Poll1. Carson-Newman (4) ...........................................46 2. Lenoir-Rhyne (4) ......................................45 3. Newberry .............................................................36 4. Wingate ................................................................31 5. MarsHill ..............................................................25 6. Catawba ................................................................21 7. Tusculum .............................................................13 8. Brevard ...................................................................7

()indicatesfirst-placevotes

front. At the defensive tackle spot, Baker had a record-breaking season last year with 14.5 sacks, 56 tackles and 22 takedowns for a loss. Sophomore Chris Green (Albany, Ga.) showed a lot of potential last year and made several key plays down the stretch after taking over at the nose guard spot for theinjuredJimmyLong.Greenhad28tacklesandfivesacksandhe’slookingforabreakout year as well. Junior Lendre Sparrow (Green Cove Springs, Fla.) will man the defensive end position after moving from outside line-backer.Sparrowtotaled48tacklesandfivesacks in 2013. One of the top reserves on the defen-sive line is junior Adrian Hart (Stafford, Va.).Hartfinishedwith12takedownsandprovides depth for the Bears.

Defense Lenoir-Rhynehasdevelopedoneof thebest defenses in not only the conference but the region and nation as well. The Bears should be able to maintain that high level of play this year with the return of several key players including a couple of All-Americans. In the secondary, the Bears must replace the SAC Defensive Player Of The Year in 2013–freesafetyAll-AmericanMichaelGreen–andtwo-timefirst-teamall-leaguehonoreeMyerNolan. Atsafety,Lenoir-Rhynehasseveralposition battles entering camp. Either junior Chris Shaffer (Charlotte, N.C.), an Appalachian State transfer, or sophomore Marcus Kincaid(Morganton,N.C.)willget the nod at strong safety. At the free safety spot, the Bears will look at either sophomore C.J. Cody (Powder Springs, Ga.) or redshirt freshman Rashad Mathis (Valdosta, Ga.). Cody totaled 12 takedowns last season. The Bears appear to be in good hands at cornerback with the return of seniors O’neil Blake (Kissimmee, Fla.) and Joe Anderson(Lilburn,Ga.),apairof pre-season all-league honorees. Blake, a second-team all-league per-former in 2013, totaled 76 tackles, 12 pass break-ups and three picks last year while Anderson totaled 78 takedowns and an interception. The linebackers will be anchored by senior Tanner Botts(Lawrenceville,Ga.).A 2013 All-American, Tanner Botts led the team once again in tackles with 134 and will be joined by senior Tyler Botts(Law-renceville, Ga.) or junior Stephen Amoah (Charlotte, N.C.) on the inside. Tyler Botts had 63 tackles and two fumble recoveries while Amoah tallied 60 takedowns last fall. Another young player who could be added to a growing list of outstanding de-fenders for the Bears is sophomore outside linebacker Rodney Singleton (Hawthorne, Fla.).Singletonfinishedwith70tacklesin2013 and was named the SAC Defensive Freshman Of The Year. Joining Singleton on the outside is junior linebacker Placid Ajoku (Powder Springs, Ga.). Ajoku had four sacks last season and appears ready to take over as a full-time starter. Senior All-American Blake Baker (Bethlehem, N.C.) spearheads the unit up


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Senior tailback Jarrod Spears, a two-time First-Team All-SAC (2012-13) honoree, led the Bears once again in rushing last year with 984 yards to go along with seven scores.

Special Teams Lenoir-Rhynewillneedtorebuildpartof its special teams with the loss of a pair of All-Americans:kickerZachNeumannand Green, the Bears’ all-time leading punt return man. However, senior Justin Powell (Con-nelly Springs, N.C.) has seen action over the past two years and should be able to step in without the Bears missing a beat. Senior William Griffith (Havelock, N.C.) looks to replace Green while Spears returnstogiveLenoir-Rhyneoneof thebest kickoff return men in the league. Spears has returned a touchdown for a score each of the past two seasons and averaged 23.2 yards per return in 2013. Sophomore Austin Barker(LowGap,N.C.)wasapleasantsurpriseforLenoir-Rhyneinhisfirstyearaspunter,averag-ing 38.9 yards per kick. Expect Barker to continue to get better with each passing season.

Schedule The 2014 schedule doesn’t do the Bears any favors but that’s what you might expect forthenationalfinalists.Someof thebestteams on the slate will face the Bears on their home turf. After opening at home against Point (Sept.6at7:00p.m.),Lenoir-Rhyneven-tures to Ettrick, Va., to take on Virginia State.TheTrojansfinished9-1ontheyearand claimed the CIAA Northern Division Championship (Sept. 13 at 2:00 p.m.). Lenoir-RhyneopensSACplayonSat-urday, September 20, at 1:30 p.m., on the road versus Wingate. Lenoir-Rhynealsoplaysapairof leagueplayoff teams away from home: Newberry (October 18 at 4:00 p.m.) and Carson-Newman (November 1 at 1:00 p.m.). The WolvesandtheEaglesfinished9-3and10-3, respectively, last year while Carson-NewmanandLenoir-Rhynehaveplayedfour times in the past two seasons. Lenoir-RhynehostsTusculumonFamilyWeekend (Sept. 27 at 7:00 p.m.), North Greenville on Homecoming (Oct. 11 at 2:00p.m.),MarsHill(Oct.25at2:00p.m.)and long-time rival Catawba (Nov. 15 at 2:00p.m.)intheregularseasonfinale. Lenoir-RhyneandCatawbahavemet93times with the Indians holding a 46-43-4 advantage. However, the Bears have taken fivestraightgamesintheseries.

2014 Schedule S. 6 ........ POINT ........................................7 p.m. S. 13 ...... at Virginia State ..........................2 p.m. S. 20 ...... at Wingate ............................. 1:30 p.m. S. 27 ......TUSCULUM ..............................7 p.m. O. 4 ....... at Brevard .............................. 4:15 p.m. O. 11 .....NORTHGREENVILLE ........2 p.m. (Homecoming) O. 18 ..... at Newberry ................................4 p.m. O. 25 .....MARSHILL ...............................2 p.m. N. 1 ....... at Carson-Newman ...................1 p.m. N. 8 ....... at Alderson Broaddus ............... Noon N. 15 .....CATAWBA .................................2 p.m.

2013 Results S. 7 ........CONCORD ...........................L,10-18 S. 14 ...... at Davidson............................ W, 34-18 S. 21 ......WINGATE............................ W, 34-13 S. 28 ...... at Tusculum ........................... W, 24-10 O. 5 .......BREVARD .............................. W, 41-0 (Homecoming) O. 12 ..... at North Greenville .............. W, 35-17 O. 19 .....NEWBERRY ........................ W, 35-14 N. 26 ..... atMarsHill ............................ W, 27-20 N. 2 .......CARSON-NEWMAN .......... W, 37-3 N. 9 .......ALDERSONBROADDUS W, 62-24 N. 16 ..... at Catawba.............................. W, 48-15 N. 30 .....CARSON-NEWMAN^ ...... W, 27-20 D. 7 .......NORTHALABAMA& ....... W, 42-39 D. 14 .....WESTCHESTER#............. W, 42-14 D. 21 ..... atNorthwestMissouriSt.! ...L,28-43

^=NCAADivisionIISecondRoundPlayoffs &=NCAADivisionIINationalQuarterfinals #=NCAADivisionIINationalSemifinals !=NCAADivisionIINationalChampionship

2013 South Atlantic Conference Standings SAC Overall Lenoir-Rhyne .................... 7-0 ....... 13-2 Carson-Newman .................... 5-2 .........10-3 Newberry................................. 5-2 .........9-3 Catawba ................................... 3-4 .........6-5 Wingate .................................... 3-4 .........4-6 Tusculum ................................. 2-5 .........4-7 Brevard .................................... 2-5 .........3-8 MarsHill .................................. 1-6 .........3-8

The Bears visit Brevard (Oct. 4 at 4:15 p.m.) and Alderson Broaddus (Nov. 8 at Noon), a non-conference opponent, to round out the schedule.


Fred GoldsmithIan ShieldsHead Football Coach • First Season at Lenoir-Rhyne

Oregon State, 1994

The Shields File Education • Bachelor’s-OregonState (1994) • Master’s-OregonState (1996)

Coaching Experience • AssociateHeadCoach, UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy(2013) • OffensiveCoordinator, UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy(2009-13) • OffensiveCoordinator&AssistantHead Coach, California Polytechnic State (2008) • HeadCoach,EasternOregon(2006-07) • OffensiveCoordinator,California Polytechnic State (2004-05) • OffensiveCoordinator,Bucknell(2003) • OffensiveCoordinator,St.Mary’s(2000-02) • OffensiveCoordinator,EasternOregon (1997-99) • GraduateAssistant,OregonState(1996)

Personal • Wife,Norma • Sons(three),Beau,Jonah&Jordan

IanShieldswillbeginhisfirstseasonasHeadFootballCoachatLenoir-Rhynein2014. Hired on January 14, 2014, Shields becomes the 20th Head Coach in school history and takes over program that has become one of the best NCAA Division II schools in the na-tion. ShieldscomestoLenoir-Rhyneafterspend-ingthepastfiveseasonsasOffensiveCoor-dinator at Army (2009-13). Prior to the 2013 campaign, Shields was elevated to Associate Head Coach Lastyear,Armyfinishedwiththethird-bestrushing offense in NCAA Division I at 309.8 yards per game. UnderShields,Armyalsoledthenationinrushing in both 2011 (346.9 ypg) and 2012 (a school-record 369.8 yards per game) while hav-ing the triple-option offense in place. The2011squadwasthefirstinU.S.MilitaryAcademy history to crack the 4,000-yard mark (4,158) on the ground while the 2012 team set a school record for total yards (5,235) on of-fense. Shields also coached Trent Steelman (2009-12),oneof themostprolificquarterbacksinschool history. Steelman set Army records in rushing attempts (772), rushing yards (3,320) and 100-yard rushing games (12) by a quarterback.Steelmanalsobroketheschoolrecords for career rushing touchdowns (45) andbecamethefirstBlackKnighttobothrushand pass for 2,000 yards in a career. Shields was also part of a staff that led Armytoitsfirstbowlvictoryin25yearsin2009,awinoverSMUintheArmedForcesBowl.

Prior to Army, Shields served one year as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach in2008atCaliforniaPolytechnicUniversityandledthesquadtothenation’s-bestscoringoffense (44.6 ppg) and total offense (490 ypg). Cal Poly, an NCAA Division I FCS school, also won the Great West Conference Cham-pionship, earned a No. 8 national ranking and produced two First-Team All-Americans. Shields was also the Head Coach at Eastern Oregon(2006-07),whereledthesquadtoawinning campaign in 2006 after being picked to finishlastandcoachedsixall-conferenceplay-ers and three NAIA Academic All-Americans. Shields’ other coaching stints included offensive coordinator at Cal Poly (2004-05), Bucknell(2003),SaintMary’s(2000-02)andEastern Oregon (1997-99). Shields helped lead Cal Poly to Great West Conference Championships in 2004 and 2005 andtheschool’sfirstplayoff berthandvictoryin2005inhisfirststintwiththeschool. Shields, a 1994 graduate of Oregon State in speech communication, was a three-year letterwinner(1991-93)asaquarterbackforthe Beavers and served as the team’s starter in 1993. Shields earned his master’s in interdisciplin-ary studies (education, communication and exercise sport science) from Oregon State in 1996, where he also started his coaching career as a graduate assistant. Shields and his wife, Norma, a former col-legiate volleyball player at Eastern Oregon, are the proud parents of three sons: Beau, Jonah and Jordan.

On Tuesday, January 14, 2014, Ian Shields became the 20th Head Football Coach in school history. Shields came to Lenoir-Rhyne after spending the past five seasons as Offensive Coordinator at Army (2009-13).


2006 Season Highlights2013 Season Highlights

Michael Green, a two-time All-American (2011 and 2013), was named the 2013 South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player Of The Year.

Overview TheLenoir-RhyneFootballTeamhadoneofits best seasons in school history in 2013. The Bearsfinishedtheyearwitharecordof13-2including a 7-0 mark in South Atlantic Confer-ence play and advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship game on December 21, 2013, in Florence, Ala. However, the Bears came up short to undefeatedNorthwestMissouriState,43-28.Lenoir-Rhynealsowonitsthirdstraightleaguechampionship. In addition, the Bears set a school single-sea-son record for wins in a season and advanced to the national championship for the fourth time in program history. AsamemberofNAIA,Lenoir-Rhyneearneda berth in the title game in 1959, 1960 and 1962 and won the ’60 championship.

All-Americans Thanks to their record-breaking success last year, seven Bears earned All-American honors by several different publications. They were defensive lineman Blake Baker (Bethlehem, N.C.), linebacker Tanner Botts (Lawrenceville,Ga.),defensivebackMichaelGreen (Kingsland, Ga.), defensive lineman JimmyLong(Gainesville,Va.),placekickerZachNeumann(Mechanicsville,Md.),offensiveline-manJoeRay(Atlanta,Ga.)andfullbackIsaiahWhitaker (Salisbury, N.C.). For2014,Baker,Botts,RayandWhitakerarereturning

Rushing Prowess Continues Lenoir-RhynerushedforthemostyardsinNCAA single-season history – 5,563 – last year. The Bears led the nation in rushing (370.9) for the second time in four seasons in 2013. TheBearsalsofinishedfirstinD-IIinrush-ing in 2010 at just over 310 yards per contest. Lenoir-Rhynealsoholdstheall-timecol-legiate record for rushing yards in a game – 837 – in a 69-14 victory over Davidson in 1975.

Farewell To Michael Green MichaelGreen(2009,2011-13)leavesLenoir-Rhyneasoneofthebestall-aroundplayersinschool history. Green, a two-time All-American (2011, 2013), was named the 2013 SAC Defen-sive Player Of The Year and the 2013-14 SAC MaleAthleteOfTheYear. Green holds numerous school records includ-ing: single-season punt (432) and interception (256) return yards and career punt (901) and interception (429) return yards. Green also tal-lied 274 tackles, 18 interceptions, seven fumble returns and six touchdowns for his career.

Home, Sweet Home Lenoir-RhynecontinueditsdominanceatMoretzStadiumin2013.TheBearsare20-1in their last 21 contests at home dating back to the 2010 season and has won 13 straight games versusSACfoesatMoretzStadium.

2013 All-SAC Honors FIRST TEAM Blake Baker* ...................................DefensiveLineTanner Botts* ........................................LinebackerZackBunn* .....................................OffensiveLineMichaelGreen* .............................Defensive BackZachNeumann* ................................... PlacekickerMyerNolan ....................................Defensive BackJoeRay* ...........................................OffensiveLineJarrod Spears* ..................................RunningBack

SECOND TEAM O’neil Blake ....................................Defensive BackJimmyLong* ..................................DefensiveLineIsaiah Whitaker* ..............................RunningBack

*=All-Region

SAC Honor Roll Twenty-fourmembersof theLenoir-RhyneFootball Team were named to the South Atlan-ticConferenceCommissioner’sHonorRollforthe 2013-14 academic year, a league-high. Toqualify,astudent-athletemusthaveatleasta 3.3 grade point average or higher. The following is a list of the 24 players who were named to the SAC Commissioner’s Honor RollfromLenoir-Rhyne.

2013-14 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Name MajorStephen Amoah ................................................. PhysicsJoe Anderson ................................................EconomicsAustin Barker ...........................................ManagementO’neil Blake ....................................................SociologyCorron Boston .............. Broadcast & Electronic MediaBen Carrion ...........Healthful Living & Sports StudiesJamison Chalmers ......................................... ChemistryMichael Clare ...................................................FinanceCollis Clark ......................................... Political ScienceGraham Duncan .................... Business AdministrationXavier Gill ...............................................ManagementChase Harris ..................................Sport ManagementJosh Holbrooks ............................................AccountingJosh Justice ........................................................ HistoryAndrew Leslie .................................... Politics and LawJimmy Long ............Healthful Living & Sports StudiesRobert Marshall .....Healthful Living & Sports StudiesClay Mazza ....................................Sport ManagementJames Phillips ...................................... Exercise ScienceJustin Powell .....................................................FinancePaul Regan ...................................................MarketingStewart Sherrill .................. Health & Exercise ScienceJacob Slagle .............Healthful Living & Sports StudiesLangston Williams ....................................Mathematics

Post-Season AwardsUnsung Hero – Graham Duncan

Iron Man Award – Tanner Botts

Captain Awards – ZackBunn,JimmyLong,ParkerMurray,MyerNolan

Hanley H. Painter Endowed Scholarship – Greyson Wells

Clarence P. Stasavich Endowed Scholarship – Isaiah Whitaker

David A. Moose EndowedScholarship – Blake Baker

Wade Teague Scholarship – O’neil Blake

Charles Hugh Moretz Scholarship - MilesFreeman

McCrorie Scholarship – LendreSparrow

Miller Family Football Scholarship - Jarrod Spears

Voigt R. Cromer Award – Josh Justice

Phil Burns Award – Jimmy Bayer

Kontane Offensive Player Of The Year -JoeRay

Everett Chevrolet Defensive Player Of The Year – MichaelGreen

Special Teams Awards -LangstonWilliamsandZachNeumann


2006 Statistics2013 StatisticsTeam LR OppScoring ..................................................................................... 526 268 Points Per Game ............................................................... 35.1 17.9First Downs ............................................................................ 326 248 Rushing .............................................................................. 277 88 Passing ................................................................................ 31 142 Penalty ................................................................................ 18 18RushingYardage ..................................................................... 5,563 1,523 Yards gained rushing ....................................................... 5,797 2,030 Yards lost rushing ............................................................. 234 507 RushingAttempts ............................................................. 927 494 AveragePerRush ............................................................. 6.0 3.1 Average Per Game............................................................ 370.9 101.5 TDsRushing ..................................................................... 55 8Passing Yardage ...................................................................... 876 3,239 Att-Comp-Int .................................................................... 100-47-3 471-289-16 Average Per Pass ............................................................... 8.8 6.9 Average Per Catch ............................................................ 18.6 11.2 Average Per Game............................................................ 58.4 215.9 TDs Passing ...................................................................... 10 23Total Offense .......................................................................... 6,439 4,762 Total Plays.......................................................................... 1,027 965 Average Per Play ............................................................... 6.3 4.9 Average Per Game............................................................ 429.3 317.5KickReturns-Yards ................................................................ 48-928 79-1,506PuntReturns-Yards ................................................................ 32-257 15-28InterceptionReturns-Yards .................................................. 16-328 3-21KickReturnAverage.............................................................. 19.3 19.1PuntReturnAverage ............................................................. 8.0 1.9InterceptionReturnAverage ................................................ 20.5 7.0Fumbles-Lost .......................................................................... 29-14 19-10Penalties-Yards ........................................................................ 83-745 69-630 Average Per Game............................................................ 49.7 42.0Punts-Yards ............................................................................. 54-2,011 85-3,098 Average Per Punt .............................................................. 37.2 36.4 Net punt average .............................................................. 36.4 31.8Time of Possession/Game .................................................. 32:07 27:533rd-Down Conversions ......................................................... 90/192 86/227 3rd-Down Pct ................................................................... 0.47 0.384th-Down Conversions ......................................................... 12/19 14/24 4th-Down Pct ................................................................... 0.63 0.58Sacks By-Yards........................................................................ 52-331 8-46MiscYards ............................................................................... 4 0Touchdowns Scored .............................................................. 69 34Field Goals-Attempts ............................................................ 15-22 11-19PAT-Attempts ......................................................................... 59-64 25-30Attendance .............................................................................. 41,688 17,947 Games/Avg Per Game .................................................... 9/4,632 5/3,589

Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total

Lenoir-Rhyne 140 141 114 131 526Opponents 73 82 34 79 268

Rushing GP Att Yards Avg. TD Lng Avg./GJarrod Spears 15 112 984 8.8 7 52 65.6MilesFreeman 9 175 968 5.5 11 56 107.6Isaiah Whitaker 15 207 912 4.4 10 49 60.8Graham Duncan 15 86 763 8.9 3 51 50.9MichaelPatrick 14 68 428 6.3 5 34 30.6Teverrius Jones 9 74 415 5.6 3 70 46.1Josh Justice 7 75 406 5.4 10 40 58.0Corron Boston 13 37 320 8.6 2 60 24.6ChrisRobinson 15 62 306 4.9 4 57 20.4Greg Baker 15 4 54 13.5 0 33 3.6James Phillips 7 5 29 5.8 0 11 4.1Team 13 21 -11 -0.5 0 0 -0.8ZachNeumann 15 1 -11 -11.0 0 0 -0.7

Total 15 927 5,563 6.0 55 70 370.9Opponents 15 494 1,523 3.1 8 81 101.5

Passing GP Comp Att Int Pct. Yards TD Eff.MilesFreeman 9 35 73 3 47.9 632 6 139.57Teverrius Jones 9 3 17 0 17.6 78 1 75.60Josh Justice 7 8 9 0 88.9 132 2 285.42Corron Boston 13 1 1 0 100.0 34 1 715.60

Total 15 47 100 3 47.0 876 10 147.58Opponents 15 289 471 16 61.4 3,239 23 128.45

Receiving GP No. Yards Avg. TD Lng Avg./GGreyson Wells 14 19 410 21.6 7 59 29.3Jarrod Spears 15 10 184 18.4 2 73 12.3Greg Baker 15 9 168 18.7 0 42 11.2Graham Duncan 15 4 46 11.5 0 20 3.1Corron Boston 13 2 10 5.0 0 10 0.8James Phillips 7 1 47 47.0 0 47 6.7Joe Anderson 15 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.5Isaiah Whitaker 15 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.3

Total 15 47 876 18.6 10 73 58.4Opponents 15 289 3,239 11.2 23 74 215.9

Punt Returns No. Yards Avg. TD LongMichaelGreen 30 251 8.4 0 34MichaelPatrick 2 6 3.0 0 7

Total 32 257 8.0 0 34Opponents 15 28 1.9 0 8

Kickoff Returns No. Yards Avg. TD LongJarrod Spears 31 718 23.2 1 98MichaelPatrick 6 57 9.5 0 18Graham Duncan 6 103 17.2 0 25ChrisRobinson 2 36 18.0 0 31Team 1 0 0.0 0 0WilliamGriffith 1 0 0.0 0 0James Phillips 1 14 14.0 0 14

Total 48 928 19.3 1 98 Opponents 79 1,506 19.1 1 90

Interception Returns No. Yards Avg. TD LongMichaelGreen 8 256 32.0 3 64O’neil Blake 3 33 11.0 0 33Stephen Amoah 2 17 8.5 0 12Joe Anderson 1 0 0.0 0 0Tanner Botts 1 22 22.0 0 22RodneySingleton 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 16 328 20.5 3 64Opponents 3 21 7.0 0 11

Fumble Returns No. Yards Avg. TD Long

Total 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 3 109 36.3 2 75


2006 Statistics (cont.)2013 Statistics (cont.)

Punting No. Yards Avg. Long TB FC I20 BlkAustin Barker 44 1,713 38.9 61 1 13 12 1ZachNeumann 5 156 31.2 43 0 0 0 0Hunter Haire 4 142 35.5 39 0 1 1 0Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 54 2,011 37.2 61 1 14 13 1Opponents 85 3,098 36.4 67 7 14 18 0

Field Goals FGM FGA 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Lng BlkZachNeumann 14 19 0-0 4-6 4-6 6-7 0-0 47 0Justin Powell 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 47 0

Total 15 22 0-0 4-6 4-6 7-9 0-1 47 0

|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick

Tanner Botts 15 57 77 134 9.5-41 3.5-24 1-22 9 4 . 3 .MyerNolan 15 50 50 100 4.0-17 1.0-4 . 5 . . 1 .MichaelGreen 15 55 33 88 8.0-15 . 8-256 6 . 2-0 1 2Joe Anderson 15 45 33 78 3.5-9 1.0-5 1-0 6 . . 1 . O’neil Blake 15 50 26 76 9.0-15 . 3-33 12 . 1-0 . . RodneySingleton 15 29 41 70 5.5-27 3.5-24 1-0 5 1 . . .Tyler Botts 15 30 33 63 3.0-3 . . 1 1 2-0 . . Stephen Amoah 15 26 34 60 3.5-11 1.0-7 2-17 1 . . 1 . JimmyLong 14 18 41 59 11.5-54 6.5-34 . 1 8 1-0 1 1Blake Baker 15 30 26 56 22.0-113 14.5-100 . 1 5 1-0 1 . B.J. Woodley 15 18 37 55 12.5-82 8.0-56 . . 2 1-0 . . LendreSparrow 14 22 26 48 7.0-20 3.0-16 . . . 1-0 . .Chris Green 13 14 14 28 7.5-35 5.0-32 . . 2 . . . Chris Christian 11 12 9 21 . . . 4 . . . . .LangstonWilliams 12 11 7 18 .. . . . . . . .Jordan Forney 10 8 7 15 . . . . . . . . .Quinten James 7 6 8 14 3.0-6 0.5-2 . . . . . . ZachLong 11 11 1 12 1.0-1 . . 2 . . 1 .C.J. Cody 12 9 3 12 . . . 1 . . . . Placid Ajoku 6 6 5 11 5.0-25 4.0-24 . . 2 . . . Adrian Hart 6 3 7 10 2.5-10 1.0-7 . . . . . . ChrisRobinson 15 3 5 8 . . . . . . . .Collis Clark 8 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . WilliamGriffith 10 3 3 6 . . . . . . . .Dale Howard 5 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . Doug Ellis 3 1 4 5 0.5-0 . . . . . . . RyanSanford 9 3 2 5 . . . . . . . .Justin Powell 15 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . Drayton Queen 5 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . James Phillips 7 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . Jeff Haney 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . Jolen Briggs 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . Corron Boston 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . Hunter Haire 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . MichaelPatrick 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .AndrewLeslie 1 1 . 1 1.0-1 . . . . . . .ZachNeumann 15 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .MikeManess 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .Isaiah Whitaker 15 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . Greg Baker 15 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . Xavier Gill 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . MylesBraswell-Sample 1 1 . 1 1.0-4 . . . . . . .

Total 15 545 540 1,085 120-489 52-331 16-328 54 25 9-0 10 3Opponents 15 564 744 1,308 49-158 8-46 3-21 13 6 13-109 11 3

Defensive Statistics


Yearly ResultsYearly Results Year W L T Pct. Head Coach

1907 ................... 0.......... 3 .......... 0 ...................000 ............................T.M.Warlick 1908 ................... 5.......... 2 .......... 1 ....................688 ............................T.M.Warlick 1909 ................... 3.......... 5 .......... 0 ....................375 ...............................B.H. Shoaf 1910 ................... 1 ........ 2 ......... 0 ....................333 ........................ D.M.Williams 1911 ................... 3.......... 3 .......... 0 ....................500 .........................D.M.Williams 1921 ................... 2.......... 3 .......... 0 ....................400 .................................PhilUtley 1922 ................... 1.......... 5 .......... 0 ....................167 ...................NormanLamotte 1923 ................... 0.......... 5 .......... 0 ....................000 ...................NormanLamotte 1924 ................... 5.......... 4 .......... 0 ....................556 .............................Dick Gurley 1925 ................... 6.......... 3 .......... 0 ....................667 .............................Dick Gurley 1926 ................... 7.......... 2 .......... 0 ....................778 .............................Dick Gurley 1927 ................... 3.......... 6 .......... 1 ....................350 .............................Dick Gurley 1928 ................... 2.......... 6 .......... 1 ....................278 .............................Dick Gurley 1929 ................... 4.......... 5 .......... 1 ....................450 .............................Dick Gurley 1930 ................... 3.......... 6 .......... 1 ....................350 .............................Dick Gurley 1931 ................... 3.......... 7 .......... 0 ....................300 .............................Dick Gurley 1932 ................... 4.......... 5 .......... 1 ....................450 ................................Pat Shores 1933 ................... 3.......... 3 .......... 3 ....................500 ................................Pat Shores 1934 ................... 5.......... 4 .......... 1 ....................550 ................................Pat Shores 1935 ................... 4.......... 4 .......... 1 ....................500 ................................Pat Shores 1936 ................... 3.......... 6 .......... 1 ....................350 ................................Pat Shores 1937 ................... 3.......... 5 .......... 2 ....................400 .......................Albert Spurlock 1938 ................... 4.......... 3 .......... 2 ....................556 ................................Pat Shores 1939 ................... 6.......... 1 .......... 3 ....................750 ................................Pat Shores 1940 ................... 6.......... 3 .......... 0 ....................667 ................................Pat Shores 1941 ................... 4.......... 6 .......... 0 ....................400 ................................Pat Shores 1946 ................... 5.......... 6 .......... 0 ....................455 ..................Clarence Stasavich 1947 ................... 5.......... 4 .......... 1 ....................550 ..................Clarence Stasavich 1948 ................... 6.......... 3 .......... 1 ....................650 ..................Clarence Stasavich 1949 ................... 7.......... 3 .......... 0 ....................700 ..................Clarence Stasavich 1950 ................... 8.......... 2 .......... 0 ....................800 ..................Clarence Stasavich* 1951 ................. 10.......... 1 .......... 0 ....................909 ..................Clarence Stasavich* 1952 ................... 8.......... 1 .......... 0 ....................889 ..................Clarence Stasavich 1953 ................... 4.......... 5 .......... 0 ....................444 ..................Clarence Stasavich 1954 ................... 2.......... 7 .......... 1 ....................250 ..................Clarence Stasavich* 1955 ................... 9.......... 0 .......... 1 ....................950 ..................Clarence Stasavich* 1956 ................. 10.......... 0 .......... 0 .................1.000 ..................Clarence Stasavich* 1957 ................... 8.......... 2 .......... 1 ....................773 ..................Clarence Stasavich* 1958 ................... 9.......... 1 .......... 0 ....................900 ..................Clarence Stasavich*!^1959 ................. 10.......... 1 .......... 0 ....................909 ..................Clarence Stasavich*! 1960 ...............11 ........0 ........1 .................958 ............Clarence Stasavich* 1961 ................... 8.......... 1 .......... 1 ....................850 ..................Clarence Stasavich*!^1962 ................. 11.......... 1 .......... 0 ....................917 .........................Hanley Painter 1963 ................... 4.......... 6 .......... 0 ....................400 .........................Hanley Painter 1964 ................... 3.......... 6 .......... 1 ....................350 .........................Hanley Painter* 1965 ................... 7.......... 3 .......... 0 ....................700 .........................Hanley Painter* 1966 ................... 6.......... 3 .......... 0 ....................667 .........................Hanley Painter* 1967 ................... 8.......... 1 .......... 0 ....................889 .........................Hanley Painter* 1968 ................... 7.......... 2 .......... 0 ....................778 .........................Hanley Painter 1969 ................... 6.......... 4 .......... 0 ....................600 .........................Hanley Painter 1970 ................... 7.......... 4 .......... 0 ....................636 .........................Hanley Painter 1971 ................... 2.......... 7 .......... 1 ....................250 .........................Hanley Painter 1972 ................... 5.......... 6 .......... 0 ....................455 .........................Hanley Painter 1973 ................... 5.......... 5 .......... 1 ....................500 ...................... Danny Williams 1974 ................... 7.......... 3 .......... 1 ....................682 ................................. Jack Huss* 1975 ................... 7.......... 3 .......... 1 ....................682 ................................. Jack Huss 1976 ................... 0........ 10 .......... 1 ....................045 ................................. Jack Huss 1977 ................... 5.......... 5 .......... 1 ....................500 ................................. Jack Huss 1978 ................... 6.......... 5 .......... 0 ....................545 ................................. Jack Huss 1979 ................... 5.......... 5 .......... 0 ....................500 ................................. Jack Huss 1980 ................... 4.......... 7 .......... 0 ....................364 ........................Henry Vansant 1981 ................... 2.......... 9 .......... 0 ....................182 ........................Henry Vansant 1982 ................... 6.......... 5 .......... 1 ....................542 ........................Henry Vansant

Year W L T Pct. Head Coach

1983 ................... 4.......... 6 .......... 0 ....................400 ........................Henry Vansant 1984 ................... 1........ 10 .......... 0 ....................091 ................................John Perry 1985 ................... 3.......... 8 .......... 0 ....................273 ................................John Perry 1986 ................... 4.......... 7 .......... 0 ....................364 ................................John Perry 1987 ................... 7.......... 4 .......... 0 ....................636 ................................John Perry* 1988 ................... 8.......... 3 .......... 0 ....................727 ................................John Perry 1989 ................... 5.......... 6 .......... 0 ....................455 ................................John Perry 1990 ................... 7.......... 4 .......... 0 ....................636 ................................John Perry 1991 ................... 6.......... 5 .......... 0 ....................545 ........................ Charles Forbes 1992 ................... 5.......... 5 .......... 0 ....................500 ........................ Charles Forbes 1993 ................... 7.......... 3 .......... 0 ....................700 ........................ Charles Forbes* 1994 ................... 8.......... 2 .......... 0 ....................800 ........................ Charles Forbes 1995 ................... 3.......... 7 .......... 0 ....................300 ........................ Charles Forbes 1996 ................... 1.......... 9 .......... 0 ....................100 ........................ Charles Forbes 1997 ................... 0........ 10 .......... 0 ....................000 ................................... Bill Hart 1998 ................... 2.......... 9 .......... 0 ....................182 ................................... Bill Hart 1999 ................... 5.......... 6 .......... 0 ....................455 ................................... Bill Hart 2000 ................... 4.......... 7 .......... 0 ....................364 ................................... Bill Hart 2001 ................... 3.......... 8 .......... 0 ....................273 ................................... Bill Hart 2002 ................... 3.......... 7 .......... 0 ....................300 ............................Wayne Hicks 2003 ................... 3.......... 8 .......... 0 ....................273 ............................Wayne Hicks 2004 ................... 3.......... 8 .......... 0 ....................273 ............................Wayne Hicks 2005 ................... 5.......... 5 .......... 0 ....................500 ............................Wayne Hicks 2006 ................... 3.......... 8 .......... 0 ....................273 ............................Wayne Hicks 2007 ................... 2.......... 9 .......... 0 ....................182 ...................... Fred Goldsmith 2008 ................... 3.......... 8 .......... 0 ....................273 ...................... Fred Goldsmith 2009 ................... 5.......... 6 .......... 0 ....................455 ...................... Fred Goldsmith 2010 ................... 7.......... 4 .......... 0 ....................636 ...................... Fred Goldsmith* 2011 ................... 7.......... 3 .......... 0 ....................700 .........................MikeHouston*#2012 ................... 9.......... 3 .......... 0 ....................750 .........................MikeHouston*#&2013 .............. 13.......... 2 .......... 0 ....................867 .........................MikeHouston

* =ConferenceChampion!=NAIAPlayoffs^=NAIANationalChampionshipFinalist#=NCAADivisionIIPlayoffs&=NCAADivisionIINationalChampionshipFinalistBold indicates NAIA National Champion

Coaching HistoryCoach W L T Pct.

Ian Shields (2014-present) 0 0 0 .000MikeHouston(2011-13) 29 8 0 .784Fred Goldsmith (2007-10) 17 27 0 .386Wayne Hicks (2002-06) 17 36 0 .321Bill Hart (1997-01) 14 40 0 .260Charles Forbes (1991-96) 30 31 0 .492John Perry (1984-90) 35 42 0 .455Henry Vansant (1980-83) 16 27 1 .375Jack Huss (1974-79) 30 31 4 .492Danny Williams (1973) 5 5 1 .500Hanley Painter (1962-72) 66 43 2 .604Clarence Stasavich (1946-61) 120 37 7 .777Albert Spurlock (1937) 3 5 2 .400Pat Shores (1932-36, 1938-41) 20 13 5 .523Dick Gurley (1924-31) 33 39 4 .461NormanLamotte(1922-23) 1 10 0 .091PhilUtley(1921) 2 3 0 .400D.M.Williams(1910-11) 4 5 0 .444B.H. Shoaf (1909) 3 5 0 .375T.M.Warlick(1907-08) 5 5 1 .500


Series Records2014 OpponentsPoint

Saturday,Sept.6•7:00p.m.•Hickory,N.C.Location ........................................................................ West Point, Ga.Head Coach .............................................DavidRocker(Auburn,2011)Record at Point ................................................................3-7 (one year) 2013 Overall Record .........................................................................3-72013 Conference Record/Finish ....................................... Independent Series Record .....................................................................firstmeeting

Virginia State Saturday,Sept.13•2:00p.m.•Ettrick,Va.

Location ......................................................................... Petersburg, Va. Head Coach .............................................LatrellScott(Hampton,1999)Record at Virginia State ...................................................9-1 (one year) 2013 Overall Record .........................................................................9-12013 Conference Record/Finish ...... 7-0/1st (CIAA-Northern Division)Series Record .....................................................................firstmeeting

Carson-Newman Saturday,Nov.1•1:00p.m.•JeffersonCity,Tenn.

Location ................................................................. Jefferson City, Tenn. Head Coach ...................................Ken Sparks (Carson-Newman, 1968)Record at Carson-Newman ..................................... 318-86-1 (34 years) 2013 Overall Record .......................................................................10-32013 Conference Record/Finish ..................5-2/T-2nd (South Atlantic)Series Record ............................................Carson-Newman leads, 43-12

North Greenville Saturday,Oct.11•2:00p.m.•Hickory,N.C.

Location ..........................................................................Tigerville, S.C.Head Coach ..................................... Jeff Farrington (The Citadel, 1982) Record at North Greenville .............................................5-6 (one year) 2013 Overall Record .........................................................................5-62013 Conference Record/Finish ....................................... IndependentSeries Record ....................................................Lenoir-Rhyneleads,4-1

Brevard Saturday,Oct.4•4:15p.m.•Brevard,N.C.

Location ........................................................................... Brevard, N.C. Head Coach ............................. Paul Hamilton (Appalachian State, 1981) Record at Brevard .................................................... 22-54 (seven years) 2013 Overall Record .........................................................................3-82013 Conference Record/Finish ...................2-5/T-6th (South Atlantic)Series Record ....................................................Lenoir-Rhyneleads,6-1

Tusculum Saturday,Sept.27•7:00p.m.•Hickory,N.C.

Location ................................................................... Greenevillle, Tenn. Head Coach ......................................... Frankie DeBusk (Furman, 1991)Record at Tusculum .....................................................86-88 (16 years) 2013 Overall Record .........................................................................4-72013 Conference Record/Finish ...................2-5/T-6th (South Atlantic)Series Record ........................................................ Tusculum leads, 10-7

Mars Hill Saturday,Oct.25•2:00p.m.•Hickory,N.C.

Location .........................................................................MarsHill,N.C. Head Coach .................................................TimClifton(Mercer,1976)Record at Mars Hill .................................................. 115-106 (21 years) 2013 Overall Record .........................................................................3-82013 Conference Record/Finish ...................... 1-6/8th (South Atlantic)Series Record ....................................................MarsHillleads,21-18-1

Wingate Saturday,Sept.20•1:30p.m.•Wingate,N.C.

Location ...........................................................................Wingate, N.C. Head Coach ...............................................JoeReich(Gettysburg,1987) Record at Wingate ........................................................81-60 (13 years) 2013 Overall Record .........................................................................4-62013 Conference Record/Finish ...................3-4/T-4th (South Atlantic)Series Record .................................................Lenoir-Rhyneleads,18-10

Newberry Saturday,Oct.18•4:00p.m.•Newberry,S.C.

Location ......................................................................... Newberry, S.C. Head Coach ....................................Todd Knight (Gardner-Webb, 1989)Record at Newberry ...................................................28-25(fiveyears) 2013 Overall Record .........................................................................9-32013 Conference Record/Finish ..................5-2/T-2nd (South Atlantic)Series Record ..............................................Lenoir-Rhyneleads,42-30-7

Alderson Broaddus Saturday,Nov.8•Noon•Philippi,W.Va.

Location ..........................................................................Philippi, W.Va.Head Coach .......................................Dennis Creehan (Edinboro, 1971)Record at Alderson Broaddus ..........................................4-7 (one year) 2013 Overall Record .........................................................................4-72013 Conference Record/Finish ....................................... IndependentSeries Record ....................................................Lenoir-Rhyneleads,1-0

Catawba Saturday,Nov.15•2:00p.m.•Hickory,N.C.

Location ..........................................................................Salisbury, N.C. Head Coach ............................................ Curtis Walker (Catawba, 1992)Record at Catawba ...........................................................6-5 (one year) 2013 Overall Record .........................................................................6-52013 Conference Record/Finish ...................3-4/T-4th (South Atlantic)Series Record ..................................................... Catawba leads, 46-43-4

2014 LENOIR-RHYNE FOOtBaLL

2013 - National Finalists2011, 2012, 2013 - SAC Champions

Sept. 6

Point

7:00 p.m.

Sept. 13

Virginia State2:00 p.m.

Sept. 20

#Wingate1:30 p.m.

Sept. 27

#tusculum7:00 p.m.

Family Weekend

Oct. 4

#Brevard 4:15 p.m.

Oct. 11

North Greenville2:00 p.m.

Homecoming

Oct. 18

#Newberry 4:00 p.m.

Oct. 25

#Mars Hill2:00 p.m.

Nov. 1

#Carson-Newman1:00 p.m.

Nov. 8

Alderson BroaddusNoon

Nov. 15

#Catawba2:00 p.m.

Black denotes Home Games# South Atlantic Conference game

All times are local and subject to change

Documents

2014 Lenoir-Rhyne Football Preseason Prospectus