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2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 1

2019 Ohio Valley Conference Football Report

OVC OVERALL W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT. PF PA Home Away Neutral StreakAustin Peay 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -Eastern Illinois 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -Eastern Kentucky 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -Jacksonville State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -Murray State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -Southeast Missouri 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -Tennessee State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -Tennessee Tech 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -UT Martin 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -

OVC STANDINGS(In games through August 25)

Austin Peay | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Kentucky | Jacksonville State | Murray State | Southeast Missouri | Tennessee State | Tennessee Tech | UT Martin

August 26, 2019 Ohio Valley ConferenceFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115Contact: Kyle Schwartz Brentwood, TN 37027Phone: (615) 690-6685 OVCSports.comEmail: [email protected] Twitter: @OVCSports

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

The 72nd season of Ohio Valley Conference football gets underway on Thursday night with seven of nine OVC teams in action; the other two teams will begin play on Saturday...There are no games against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents this week, although six are on the schedule for week two...This year marks the 150th anniversary of the fi rst college football games...Two OVC teams begin the season ranked in the Top 25, with fi ve-time defending champion Jacksonville State coming in at No. 6 in both major FCS polls and Southeast Missouri being ranked No. 17 in the STATS poll and No. 18 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll...Eastern Kentucky is among the other teams receiving votes in both polls...Two OVC players, Jacksonville State quarterback Zerrick Cooper and wide receiver Josh Pearson, begin the season on the Walter Payton Award Watch List; the award is given to the top offensive player in the FCS...Three OVC players are on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List to begin the season; those players include last year's winner Zach Hall from Southeast Missouri as well as Jacksonville State defensive back Marlon Bridges and Eastern Kentucky defensive lineman Aaron Patrick...All nine games this week can be seen on the ESPN Family of Networks, including eight on ESPN+ and one on ESPN3...This season 69 of 72 total OVC football games will air on ESPN Networks, including 52 on ESPN+ and 12 on ESPN3.

THIS WEEK’S OVC HIGHLIGHTS/STORYLINES

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* Indicates OVC ContestALL TIMES CENTRAL

Thursday, August 29Eastern Illinois at Chattanooga, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3)Pikeville at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Valparaiso at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Northwestern State at UT Martin, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)Southern Illinois at #17 Southeast Missouri, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)#6 Jacksonville State at Southeastern Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)North Carolina Central at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, August 31Samford at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Mississippi Valley State at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)


2019 PLAYERS OF THE WEEKOFFENSIVESept. 1 Sept. 8Sept. 15Sept. 22Sept. 29Oct. 6Oct. 13Oct. 20Oct. 27Nov. 3Nov. 10Nov. 17Nov. 24

DEFENSIVESept. 1 Sept. 8Sept. 15Sept. 22Sept. 29Oct. 6Oct. 13Oct. 20Oct. 27Nov. 3Nov. 10Nov. 17Nov. 24

SPECIALISTSept. 1 Sept. 8Sept. 15Sept. 22Sept. 29Oct. 6Oct. 13Oct. 20Oct. 27Nov. 3Nov. 10Nov. 17Nov. 24

NEWCOMERSept. 1 Sept. 8Sept. 15Sept. 22Sept. 29Oct. 6Oct. 13Oct. 20Oct. 27Nov. 3Nov. 10Nov. 17Nov. 24

Bold indicates player went on to be named National Player of the Week (STATS, HERO Sports or NCAA.com).

OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEKKyle SchwartzAsst. Commissioner/Strategic CommunicationsPhone: (615) 690-6685 Cell: (615) 775-1937E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.OVCSports.com

ONLINE PRESS BOX: The OVC Football Online Press Box is a one-stop shop for gathering information about the OVC and its member schools. Media can access it at www.OVCSports.com/footballpressbox or through links at OVCSports.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Get breaking news about the OVC by follow-ing the OVC through Social Media. Check out the OVC sites at http://www.twitter.com/OVCSports and http://www.facebook.com/ovcsports. Also check out www.YouTube.com/ohiovalley-conference and the league’s blog at OVCExtra.com.

WEEKLY NOTES: The OVC will release its Players of the Week each Sunday afternoon throughout the season. The full weekly notes report will be released each Monday throughout the season by 5 p.m. CT. The report is available via e-mail, and is posted on the league’s Web site in text and PDF versions. Statistics are updated after each gameday on the OVC Web site.

OVC MEDIA INFORMATIONThe fi rst OVC Players of the Week will be released on Sunday, Sept. 1.


During the regular season a weekly teleconference featuring the league’s nine head coaches will be held every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Central Time. The fi rst teleconference will take place on Tuesday, Aug 27. A schedule of what times coaches will appear weekly is below. For information on how to access the call, please contact Kyle Schwartz in the OVC Offi ce (615-690-6685 or [email protected]).

10:07 - Mitch Stewart, Murray State 10:14 - Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri 10:21 - John Grass, Jacksonville State 10:28 - Mark Elder, Eastern Kentucky 10:35 - Mark Hudspeth, Austin Peay 10:42 - Jason Simpson, UT Martin 10:49 - Rod Reed, Tennessee State 10:56 - Dewayne Alexander, Tennessee Tech 11:03 - Adam Cushing, Eastern Illinois

COACHES TELECONFERENCE

AUSTIN PEAYColby Wilson (931) 221-6562Cell Phone (615) 604-3803Email [email protected] site LetsGoPeay.comPress Box Number (931) 221-7191

EASTERN ILLINOISRich Moser (217) 581-7480Cell Phone (217) 508-8317Email [email protected] site EIUpanthers.comPress Box Number (217) 581-7770

EASTERN KENTUCKYKevin Britton (859) 622-2006Cell Phone (859) 358-8359Email [email protected] site EKUSports.comPress Box Number (859) 622-226

JACKSONVILLE STATEJosh Underwood (256) 782-5915Cell Phone (256) 453-3377Email [email protected] site JSUGamecockSports.comPress Box Number (256) 782-5585/5586

MURRAY STATEParker Griffi th (270) 809-3351Cell Phone (662) 341-0979Email pgriffi [email protected] site GoRacers.comPress Box Number (270) 809-6811

SOUTHEAST MISSOURIJeff Honza (573) 651-2294Cell Phone (618) 528-1145Email [email protected] site GoSoutheast.comPress Box Number (573) 651-2191

TENNESSEE STATEJose Garcia (615) 963-5922Cell Phone (615) 838-4199Email [email protected] site TSUTigers.comPress Box Number (615) 565-4450

TENNESSEE TECHThomas Corhern (931) 372-6139Cell Phone (931) 703-4927Email [email protected] site TTUSports.comPress Box Number (931) 372-6030/6031

UT MARTINAlex Boggis 731) 881-7694Cell Phone (618) 357-1536Email [email protected] site UTMSports.comPress Box Number (731) 881-7694

OVC SID DIRECTORY

NOTES FROM AROUND THE GRIDIRONLet’s Get It Started: The 72nd season of Ohio Valley Conference football will get underway on Thurs-day, August 29 with seven games, while the fi nal two OVC teams will start on Saturday, August 31. The OVC is made up of nine football-playing schools; since its beginning, 15 of the 18 total schools that have played football in the league have claimed at least one championship.

CFB150: This year marks the 150th anniversary of college football which began on November 6, 1869 when Princeton played Rutgers. The commemoration will showcase the rich history and traditions of the sport and its positive impact on lives and communities, while also promoting the opportunity it continues to provide to thousands of student-athletes across all levels of the sport. Follow the cam-paign @CFB150 and take part in the conversation with the hashtag #CFB150.

Jacksonville State and Southeast Missouri Ranked in National Polls: Jacksonville State and Southeast Missouri are each ranked in the Top 25 to begin the 2019 season. The Gamecocks are No. 6 in both major FCS polls while Southeast Missouri is No. 17 in the STATS poll and No. 18 in the AFCA FCS Coaches poll. JSU has now been ranked in the Top 10 in 71 of the past 74 weeks and ranked in the Top 25 for 75 consecutive weeks. Southeast Missouri fi nished last season ranked in the Top 25 for only the second time ever, and begins this year ranked for only the second time in program history.

JSU's Cooper and Pearson on Walter Payton Award Watch List: Jacksonville State junior quar-terback Zerrick Cooper and senior wide receiver Josh Pearson are two of the initial 25 players named to the Walter Payton Award Watch List. The award, sponsored by STATS and fi rst awarded in 1987, is given to the top offensive player in the FCS and has twice been won by an OVC player: Eastern Illinois’ Tony Romo (2002) and Jimmy Garoppolo (2013). The Payton Watch List can undergo revision during the season. A national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations direc-tors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on the winner following the regular season.

Three OVC Players on Buck Buchanan Award Watch List: Three OVC players have been named to the 2019 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List by STATS. The award is given to the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The OVC selections were Jacksonville State senior defensive back Marlon Bridges, Southeast Missouri senior linebacker Zach Hall and East-ern Kentucky senior defensive lineman Aaron Patrick. The watch list will have updates during the season. A national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on 25 fi nalists following the regular season. The award was fi rst bestowed in 1995 and the fi rst OVC player to win the honor was Jacksonville State's Darius Jackson in 2017. A year ago it became back-to-back OVC winners as SEMO's Hall won the honor. Hall is seeking to become the second two-time winner of the Buck Buchanan Award (Appalachian State linebacker Dexter Coakley in 1995-96).

Sgt. York Trophy Presented by Delta Dental and Farm Bureau Health Plans: This year marks the 13th of the Sgt. York Trophy presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee and Farm Bureau Health Plans. The trophy (founded in 2007 by the Nashville Sports Council and OVC) goes to the winner of the quadrangular season football series between the four OVC football-playing schools located in the state of Tennessee (Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin). The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief’s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since 1972. The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. As a corporal in the 2nd battalion, 328th Infantry, in the Battle of the Meuse River-Argonne (Oct. 8, 1918), York and seven other soldiers captured 132 prisoners, was promoted to sergeant and received the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy and the War Medal of Montenegro. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor. The trophy goes to the team with the best record against the other schools (in case of a tie there will be co-champions and the actual trophy will be retained by the defending champion if they are involved in the tie or if the defending champion is not involved in the tie it will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy).

NCAA Division I Playoff Information: This season marks the seventh of an expanded 24-team fi eld for the NCAA Division I Football Championship; in 2010 the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff fi eld expanded to 20 teams, up from 16 previously, and in 2013 the fi eld increased to 24 for the fi rst time. The expansion in 2010 to 20 teams was the fi rst since the fi eld grew from 12 to 16 teams in 1997. The 24-team fi eld is comprised of 10 automatic bids and 14 at-large berths. There are eight fi rst round matchups (16 total teams), while eight (8) teams receive a bye into the second round. For the 10th time in 2019, the championship game will be played in Frisco, Texas at Toyota Stadium, a 20,500-seat multi-purpose stadium. The Southland Conference serves as the host of the championship, which will be held on Saturday, January 11.

Recent Playoff Success: Beginning with the 2001 season the OVC went until 2013 without a FCS Playoff victory. But over the past six seasons OVC teams have performed well in the playoffs. In 2013 the OVC placed three teams in the fi eld for the fi rst time and each won at least one game with Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State advancing to the quarterfi nals (the fi rst time that had happened in the league since 1991). In 2015 Jacksonville State (who during that year became the fi rst OVC team ranked No. 1 in the Top 25 since 1999) won three playoff games to become the fi rst OVC team to advance to the National Championship game since 1982. Along the way JSU set an OVC record for points in a playoff game with 58 against Charleston Southern in the quarterfi nals, and then broke the record a week later in a 62-10 victory over Sam Houston State in the semifi nals. A year ago Jacksonville State and Southeast Missouri each won a game in the playoffs.

OVC Game of the Week on ESPN3: For the seventh-straight year the OVC is producing a “Game of the Week” package that will air on ESPN3 this fall. The eight-game schedule is once again in conjunction with Tupelo Raycom. Kevin Ingram, host of “The Wake Up Zone” on 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, will handle play-by-play duties while Bob Belvin, on-air talent and contributor at ESPN Clarksville, will provide analysis. The duo has worked together each of the past seven years in the league’s TV package. Sept. 28 - Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, 4 p.m. CT


NATIONAL POLLSSTATSNo. Team Record Pts. 1. North Dakota State (142) 0-0 3,971 2. James Madison (14) 0-0 3,635 3. South Dakota State (1) 0-0 3,631 4. Eastern Washington (3) 0-0 3,594 5. UC Davis 0-0 3,210 6. Jacksonville State 0-0 3,004 7. Maine 0-0 2,891 8. Weber State 10-3 2,827 9. Wofford 0-0 2,52210. Kennesaw State 0-0 2,36111. Towson 0-0 2,33012. Nicholls 0-0 2,15613. Colgate 0-0 1,89214. Montana State 0-0 1,86615. Illinois State 0-0 1,43216. Indiana State 0-0 1,43217. Southeast Missouri 0-0 1,16618. Northern Iowa 0-0 1,13619. Furman 0-0 1,07420. North Carolina A&T 0-0 88521. Elon 0-0 87022. Delaware 0-0 79823. Sam Houston State 0-0 56424. Princeton 0-0 43225. Montana 0-0 413

Others (OVC Only): Eastern Kentucky (175)

FCS COACHES POLLNo. Team Record Pts. 1. North Dakota State (23) 0-0 644 2. James Madison (1) 0-0 597 3. Eastern Washington (2) 0-0 588 4. South Dakota State 0-0 579 5. UC Davis 0-0 537 6. Jacksonville State 0-0 500 7. Maine 0-0 473 8. Wofford 0-0 437 9. Weber State 0-0 43210. Kennesaw State 0-0 40411. Nicholls 0-0 38512. Towson 0-0 34913. Illinois State 0-0 29014. Colgate 0-0 27215. Montana State 0-0 27116. Indiana State 0-0 19217. Furman 0-0 18318. Southeast Missouri 0-0 17819. North Carolina A&T 0-0 15820. Northern Iowa 0-0 15721. Elon 0-0 15522. Sam Houston State 0-0 11723. Delaware 0-0 8724. Princeton 0-0 8525. Central Arkansas 0-0 66

Others (OVC Only): Eastern Kentucky (12).

OVC IN THE POLLS WEEK-BY-WEEK (STATS/FCS COACHES) AP EIU EKU JSU MUR SEMO TSU TTU UTMPreseason -/- -/- RV/RV 6/6 -/- 17/18 -/- -/- -/-Sept. 2Sept. 9Sept. 16Sept. 23Sept. 30Oct. 7Oct. 14Oct. 21Oct. 28Nov. 4Nov. 11Nov. 18Nov. 25Final

Oct. 5 - UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT Oct. 19 - Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m. CT Oct. 26 - Murray State at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m. CT Nov. 2 - Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State, 2 p.m. CT Nov. 9 - Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri, 1 p.m. CT Nov. 16 - Austin Peay at Murray State, 12 p.m. CT Nov. 23 - Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 1 p.m. CT

ESPN+: The OVC enters year two with ESPN+, the fi rst multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company Direct-to-Consumer & International segment, be-ing the exclusive home of regular season and OVC Championship broadcasts. This season 44 OVC football games will air on ESPN+ (eight other games will be on ESPN3). Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year). ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely redesigned ESPN App and also available on the web, iPhone, iPad, tvOS, Android Handset, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast and FireTV. More information can be found at www.OVCSports.com/ESPN.

Three OVC Quarterbacks on CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List: Three OVC quarterbacks are among the 40 players named to the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List. The selections were Austin Peay junior Jeremiah Oatsvall, Jacksonville State junior Zerrick Cooper and Southeast Missouri senior Daniel Santaca-terina. The 2019 CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy is a 22-inch K-9 optic crystal tower with eight-inch crystal football on top. All FCS players are eligible for the award. The award winner will be announced January 15, 2020.

Two OVC Punters Named to FCS Punter of the Year Watch List: Murray State's Steve Dawson and Southeast Missouri's Jake Reynolds are two of 28 players nationally named to the inaugural FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist by the Augusta Sports Council. The 2019 season will be the fi rst for the FCS Punter of the Year Award which is presented by the Augusta Sports Council. Based in Augusta, Georgia, the Council is also home to the Ray Guy Award, which honors the nation's top FBS punter each year. The FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist was chosen based on 2018 All-Americans, 2018 All-Conference selections, and conference nominations. Players were reviewed based on their eligibility and inclusion on their team's 2019 roster.

OVC Teams Against FBS Opponents: OVC teams will play nine total games against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents in 2019. OVC teams are now a combined 35-237-1 all-time against FBS foes, including wins over FBS teams in fi ve of the past seven seasons.

Academic Success: During the past academic year (2018-19) there were 106 OVC football student-athletes who were named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll for having a 3.25 grade point average or higher. In addition, 10 student-athletes were awarded the OVC Academic Medal of Honor for achieving perfect 4.0 GPAs. The OVC also awards a Team Academic Award for the football program with the highest percentage of players with a 3.25 grade point average or higher; that award went to Murray State for 2018-19.

A Look at the Coaches: Seven of the nine OVC coaches from last season return to their respec-tive teams in 2019. Jacksonville State's John Grass, Tennessee State's Rod Reed and Tennessee Tech's Dewayne Alexander are currently coaching at their alma maters. The longest tenured coach in the league is UT Martin’s Jason Simpson who is in his 14th season with the Skyhawks in 2019. Simpson has 80 overall victories in his career, seventh-most in OVC history (one win away from tying for sixth-place).

Preseason Forecasts: For the sixth-straight year and eighth time in the past 10 years, Jacksonville State has been picked the preseason football favorite in the Ohio Valley Conference for 2019. The Gamecocks, who have won fi ve-straight OVC Championships and 39 of its last 40 OVC games, received 14 of a possible 18 fi rst-place votes in a poll of league head coaches and communications directors. The Gamecocks totaled 126 total points to out-distance Southeast Missouri, who ended the Gamecocks 36-game OVC win streak a season ago and earned an at-large berth into the FCS playoffs, who picked up the other four fi rst-place votes and was tabbed second (115 points). Eastern Kentucky was picked third (98) and followed by Austin Peay (70), Murray State and Tennessee State (61), UT Martin (60), Eastern Illinois (35) and Tennessee Tech (22).

JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Headline Preseason All-OVC Team: Jacksonville State junior quarter-back Zerrick Cooper and Southeast Missouri State senior linebacker Zach Hall were named the 2019 OVC Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in a vote of by the league’s head football


coaches and communications directors. Jacksonville State led the way with seven total preseason selections, while Southeast Missouri followed with six picks, Tennessee State had four selections, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State and UT Martin had three apiece, Austin Peay had two picks and East-ern Illinois had one. Returning players who were fi rst-team All-OVC selections last year (15 in total) were automatic selections to the preseason team this year. The squad also included eight players who were second-team picks in 2018. Of the 29 total selections, 26 were seniors and three were juniors.

Instant Replay: For the third-straight year, the OVC will have instant replay for all non-conference and conference home football contests. The league has partnered with DVSport to implement replay which is defi ned by Rule 12 of the NCAA Football Rule Book.

I-AA No More: Although some people may still refer to it as I-AA football, the term that represents the level of Division I football in which the Ohio Valley Conference competes has been long retired. Beginning with the 2006 National Championship game, the term Football Championship Subdivision (or FCS) is to be used. Teams who play at the FCS level can offer a maximum of 63 scholarships (Football Bowl Subdivision teams can offer 85) and compete in a 24-team playoff at the end of the season to determine the national champion.

FCS OpponentsBig Sky 0-0Big South 0-0CAA 0-0Independent 0-0Ivy 0-0MEAC 0-0Missouri Valley 0-0NEC 0-0Patriot 0-0Pioneer 0-0Southern 0-0Southland 0-0SWAC 0-0 FCS Total 0-0

FBS OpponentsAmerican Athletic 0-0Atlantic Coast 0-0Big Ten 0-0Big 12 0-0Conference USA 0-0MAC 0-0Mountain West 0-0Pac-12 0-0SEC 0-0Sun Belt 0-0 FBS Total 0-0

Non-Division I 0-0

Total Non-Conference Record 0-0

OVC VS. OTHER CONFERENCES

Murray State currently has a streak of scoring in 154 consecu-tive games, the longest streak of any OVC school. Below is a list of each OVC school and their current scoring streak; that list is followed by the longest FCS scoring streaks in NCAA history.

# Team Last Shutout154 Murray State 42-0 vs. Illinois St. (9/24/05)91 Southeast Missouri 59-0 vs. Purdue (9/17/11)79 Jacksonville State 23-0 vs. Florida (11/17/12)58 Tennessee State 44-0 vs. Eastern Ky. (11/2/13)43 Eastern Illinois 41-0 vs. Northwestern (9/12/15)22 Eastern Kentucky 24-0 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/19/16)17 UT Martin 7-0 vs. Austin Peay (9/30/17)11 Tennessee Tech 24-0 vs. UT Martin (11/18/17)10 Austin Peay 45-0 vs. Georgia (9/1/18)

Longest All-Time FCS Streaks Without Being Shutout# Team Years392 Montana* 1989-present291 Hampton 1984-2009282 Dayton* % 1993-present265 Lehigh 1986-2010230 Georgia Southern 1996-2013 (left FCS)220 Delaware 1996-2014199 Eastern Washington 1988-2006197 Eastern Illinois # 1977-96165 UNI 1983-96158 McNeese State 1988-01

* Active Streak# Streak began before FCS was formed in 1978% Overall streak is 476 (194 games were as a DIII team)

SCORING STREAKS

ACTIVE 100-YARD RUSHING GAMESBelow is a list of 100-yard rushing games for active players in the OVC. Totals are for the players careers while in the OVC and are updated through the end of the 2018 season.

Active OVCer’s With 100-Yard Rushing Games Kentel Williams, Austin Peay 7 Daryl McCleskey Jr., Eastern Kentucky 5 JaVaughn Craig, Austin Peay 4 Earl Harrison, Tennessee State 3 Andrew Goldsmith, Tennessee Tech 2 Scotty Gilkey Jr., Eastern Illinois 1 Ahmaad Tanner, Austin Peay 1 Jeremiah Oatsvall, Austin Peay 1 Zion Webb, Jacksonville State 1 Rodney Castille, Murray State 1 David Gist, Tennessee Tech 1 Te'kendrick Roberson, Tennessee State 1 Jaelen Greene, Jacksonville State 1


The 2019 season marks the 13th of competition for the Sergeant York Trophy, an award created by the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference. The trophy is contested between the four OVC football-playing schools in the state of Tennessee - Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennes-see Tech and UT Martin - and goes to the team with the best combined record versus those schools in a given year.

The award is co-sponsored by Delta Dental of Ten-nessee and Farm Bureau Health Plans.

In the event of a tie, the award will be shared; however, the previous winner will retain the trophy if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy.

The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief’s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since 1972. The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor. Following the war York returned his home in Pall Mall, Tenn. where he dedicated his life to improving education and facilitating educational op-portunities for children in the state of Tennessee.

All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners2007 - Tennessee State*, Austin Peay2008 - Tennessee State2009 - Tennessee Tech2010 - UT Martin2011 - Tennessee State*, Tennessee Tech2012 - Tennessee State*, UT Martin2013 - Tennessee State2014 - UT Martin2015 - UT Martin2016 - UT Martin*, Tennessee State, Tenn. Tech2017 - Austin Peay2018 - Austin Peay*, Tennessee State, UT Martin2019 - TBD

*Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker

SGT. YORK TROPHY

2019 Sgt. York Trophy ContestsOct. 12 - UT Martin at Tennessee TechOct. 19 - Austin Peay at Tennessee StateOct. 26 - Austin Peay at Tennessee TechNov. 9 - UT Martin at Austin PeayNov. 16 - Tennessee State at UT MartinNov. 23 - Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech

2019 Sgt. York Trophy StandingsTeam AP TSU TTU UTM RecordAustin Peay -- Tenn. State -- Tenn. Tech -- UT Martin --

All-Time Record in Sgt. York GamesAustin Peay 12-24Tennessee State 19-17Tennessee Tech 16-20UT Martin 25-11

2019 SUPERLATIVES100-Yard Rushing Gamesnone

300-Yard Passing Gamesnone

250-Yard Passing Gamesnone

100-Yard Receiving Games none

10-Reception Gamesnone

200-Yard All-Purpose Gamesnone

50-Yard Field Goalsnone

15-Tackle Gamesnone

Multiple Defensive Interception Gamesnone

Multiple Rushing Touchdown Gamesnone

Multiple Receiving Touchdown Gamesnone

Multiple Passing Touchdown Gamesnone


*Indicates overall record while at current OVC school in years school was a member of the Conference.

OVC PRESEASON HONORS (COACHES/SID’S)

Predicted Order of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (14) 126 2. Southeast Missouri (4) 115 3. Eastern Kentucky 98 4. Austin Peay 70 5. Murray State 61 Tennessee State 61 7. UT Martin 60 8. Eastern Illinois 35 9. Tennessee Tech 22

Preseason All-OVC TeamPreseason Off ensive Player of the Year: Zerrick Cooper (QB), Jacksonville StatePreseason Defensive Player of the Year: Zach Hall (LB), Southeast Missouri

Off enseQB - Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville StateQB - Daniel Santacaterina, Southeast MissouriRB - Kentel Williams, Austin PeayRB - Daryl McCleskey Jr., Eastern KentuckyWR - Josh Pearson, Jacksonville StateWR - Kristian Wilkerson, Southeast MissouriWR - Chris Rowland, Tennessee StateTE - Trae Barry, Jacksonville StateC - Thomas Burton, Tennessee StateOG - Darius Anderson, Jacksonville StateOG - Raekwon Allen, Tennessee State OT - Hunter Sosebee, Jacksonville StateOT - Kyle Anderton, Austin PeayOT - Terry Fultz, UT Martin

DefenseDL - Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky DL - Julian Crutchfi eld, UT MartinDL - Clarence Thornton, Southeast MissouriDL - Terrell Greer, Eastern IllinoisDL - Austin Pickett, UT MartinLB - Zach Hall, Southeast MissouriLB - Jalen Choice, Jacksonville StateLB - Justin Swift, Southeast MissouriDB - Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville StateDB - Bydarrius Knighten, Southeast MissouriDB - Dajour Nesbeth, Tennessee State DB - Leodis Moore III, Eastern Kentucky

SpecialistsK - Gabriel Vicente, Murray State P - Steve Dawson, Murray StateRS - Malik Honeycutt, Murray State

OVC PRESEASON HONORS (MEDIA)

Predicted Order of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (15) 135 2. Southeast Missouri 115 3. Eastern Kentucky 99 4. Austin Peay 84 5. Tennessee State 75 6. UT Martin 58 7. Murray State 55 8. Eastern Illinois 38 9. Tennessee Tech 16

Preseason Off ensive Player of the Year: Zerrick Cooper (QB), Jacksonville StatePreseason Defensive Player of the Year: Zach Hall (LB), Southeast Missouri

LINDY’S MAGAZINE

Preseason First-Team All-AmericanWR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville StateLB Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri

Preseason Second-Team All-AmericanTE Trae Barry, Jacksonville StateOL Darius Anderson, Jacksonville StateDB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State

OVC Preseason Players of the YearOffensive: Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville StateDefensive: Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri

Predicted Order of Finish National Rank 1. Jacksonville State 4 2. Southeast Missouri 16 3. Eastern Kentucky 25 4. Austin Peay 5. Tennessee State 6. Murray State 7. Eastern Illinois 8. UT Martin 9. Tennessee Tech

STATS

Preseason All-American First-TeamWR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville StateLB Zach Hall, Southeast MissouriDB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State

Preseason All-American Second-TeamDL Aaron Patrick, Eastern KentuckyLS Josh Brady, Jacksonville StateATH Kentel Williams, Austin Peay

Preseason All-American Third-TeamWR Kristian Wilkerson, Southeast MissouriOL Darius Anderson, Jacksonville StatePR Chris Rowland, Tennessee State

2019 PRESEASON HONORS/AWARDS

OVC COACHING RECORDS

OVC-Only Games All Games* Overall Career RecordCoach, School Yrs. W L Pct. W L Pct. Yrs. W L Pct.Mark Hudspeth, Austin Peay 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 15 95 59 .617Adam Cushing, Eastern Illinois 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 0 .000Mark Elder, Eastern Kentucky 4 10 13 .435 14 19 .452 4 14 19 .452John Grass, Jacksonville State 6 38 1 .974 52 12 .813 6 52 12 .813Mitch Stewart Murray State 5 13 18 .419 15 29 .341 4 15 29 .341Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri 6 18 21 .462 24 34 .414 7 25 34 .424Rod Reed, Tennessee State 10 27 39 .409 53 47 .530 10 53 47 .530Dewayne Alexander, Tennessee Tech 2 1 7 .125 1 10 .091 8 42 43 .494Jason Simpson, UT Martin 14 63 40 .612 80 68 .541 14 80 68 .541

ATHLON MAGAZINE

Preseason Top 257. Jacksonville State19. Southeast Missouri

Preseason All-AmericanWR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville StateLB Zach Hall, Southeast MissouriDB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State

STREET & SMITH

Preseason All-American TeamWR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville StateLB Zach Hall, Southeast MissouriDB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State

Predicted Order of Finish National Rank 1. Jacksonville State 5 2. Southeast Missouri 22 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Tennessee State 5. Murray State 6. Austin Peay 7. UT Martin 8. Eastern Illinois 9. Tennessee Tech

PHIL STEELE

Preseason First-Team All-AmericanWR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville StateDL Aaron Patrick, Eastern KentuckyLB Zach Hall, Southeast MissouriDB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State

Preseason Second-Team All-AmericanDB Dajour Nesbeth, Tennessee State

Preseason Fourth-Team All-AmericanWR Kristian Wilkerson, Southeast MissouriLB Justin Swift, Southeast MissouriRS Chris Rowland, Tennessee State

HERO SPORTS

Top 25 Ranking6. Jacksonville State24. Eastern Kentucky

Preseason First-Team All-AmericanWR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville StateDB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville StateLS Josh Brady, Jacksonville StateLB Zach Hall, Southeast MissouriRS Malik Honeycutt, Murray State

Preseason Second-Team All-AmericanDL Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky

Preseason Third-Team All-AmericanQB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville StateRS Chris Rowland, Tennessee State


AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS (0-0, 0-0)Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST29 North Carolina A&T (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 7 Central Arkansas (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.14 at Mercer (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.21 at East Tennessee State (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m.28 Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.

OCTOBER12 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.19 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 4:30 p.m.26 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER2 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 9 UT Martin* (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m.16 at Murray State* (ESPN3) 12:00 p.m.23 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.

* Ohio Valley Conference GameHome Games in BoldAll Times Central/Subject to Change

TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES

EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (0-0, 0-0)Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (0-0, 0-0)Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST29 Valparaiso (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 7 at Louisville (ACC Network Extra) 6:00 p.m.14 at Indiana State (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m.21 at Presbyterian (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m.28 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 5:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 5 UT Martin* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m.19 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.26 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2 Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 9 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN3) 1:00 p.m.16 Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m.23 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 1:00 p.m.


JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS (0-0, 0-0)Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST29 at Southeastern Louisiana (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 7 Chattanooga (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.14 Eastern Washington (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m.21 North Alabama (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.28 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 5 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.12 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m.19 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m.26 Murray State* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 9 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m.23 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN3) 1:00 p.m.


AUGUST29 at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 7 at Indiana (BTN) 2:30 p.m.14 Illinois State (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.21 at Indiana State (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m.28 Tennessee Tech* (ESPN3) 4:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 5 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m.12 Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m.19 at UT Martin (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.26 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 9 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.16 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m.23 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.



TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES (0-0, 0-0)Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST31 Samford (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 7 at Miami (Ohio) (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m.14 UVa-Wise (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.21 at Western Illinois (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m.28 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN3) 4:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 5 at Southeast Missouri (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.12 UT Martin* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.26 Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 9 Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m.16 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m.23 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m.


MURRAY STATE RACERS (0-0, 0-0)Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST29 Pikeville (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 7 at Georgia (ESPN2) 3:00 p.m.14 at Toledo (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m.21 Morehead State (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.28 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 5 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m.12 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.19 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.26 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2 Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m.16 Austin Peay* (ESPN3) 12:00 p.m.23 at Southeast Missouri (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m.



SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS (0-0, 0-0)Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST29 Southern Illinois (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 7 at Montana State 7:00 p.m.14 at Missouri (SEC Network Alternate) 6:30 p.m.21 West Virginia State (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 5 Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.12 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.19 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m.26 UT Martin* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2 at Tennessee State* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 9 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN3) 1:00 p.m.16 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m.23 Murray State* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m.


TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS (0-0, 0-0)Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST31 Mississippi Valley State # (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 7 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m.14 vs. Jackson State $ 6:00 p.m.21 Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.28 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 5:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 5 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.12 Murray State*@ (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.19 Austin Peay*% (ESPN+) 4:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2 Southeast Missouri*@ (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 9 Eastern Illinois*@ (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.16 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.23 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m.

* Ohio Valley Conference Game# - John Merritt Classic (Nissan Stadium - Nashville, Tenn.)$ - Southern Heritage Classic (Liberty Bowl - Memphis, Tenn.)% - Game played at Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tenn.)@ - Game played at Hale Stadium on TSU campus (Nashville, Tenn.)Home Games in BoldAll Times Central/Subject to Change



UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS (0-0, 0-0)Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST29 Northwestern State (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 7 at Florida (ESPNU or SECN Alternate) 6:30 p.m.14 at Southern Illinois (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.28 Murray State* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 5 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m.12 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.19 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+ 2:00 p.m.26 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2 Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 9 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m.16 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.23 at Kentucky TBA



Thursday, August 29Eastern Illinois at Chattanooga, 6:00 p.m.Pikeville at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Valparaiso at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Northwestern State at UT Martin, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)Jacksonville State at Southeastern Louisiana, 7:00 p.m.North Carolina Central at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, August 31Samford at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Mississippi Valley State at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, September 7Tennessee Tech at Miami (Ohio), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+)Central Arkansas at Austin Peay, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Eastern Illinois at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network)Murray State at Georgia, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN2)Chattanooga at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Eastern Kentucky at Louisville, 6:00 p.m. (ACC Network Extra)Tennessee State at Middle Tennessee, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3)UT Martin at Florida, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU or SEC Network Alt.)Southeast Missouri at Montana State, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 14Eastern Kentucky at Indiana State, 12:00 p.m.Illinois State at Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Eastern Washington at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)UVa-Wise at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)UT Martin at Southern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Murray State at Toledo, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3)Austin Peay at Mercer, 6:00 p.m.Tennessee State vs. Jackson State, 6:00 p.m. (Memphis, TN)Southeast Missouri at Missouri, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network Alt.)

Saturday, September 21Eastern Illinois at Indiana State, 12:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky at Presbyterian, 12:00 p.m.West Virginia State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Tennessee Tech at Western Illinois, 3:00 p.m.North Alabama at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Morehead State at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Austin Peay at East Tennessee State, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 28*Jacksonville State at Austin Peay, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN3)*Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Murray State at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, October 5*Eastern Illinois at Murray State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3)*Tennessee State at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, October 12*Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Murray State at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, October 19*Eastern Illinois at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Eastern Kentucky at Murray State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m. (ESPN3)*Austin Peay at Tennessee State, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, October 26*UT Martin at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+)*Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Murray State at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN3)

Saturday, November 2*Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Tennessee Tech at Murray State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3)

Saturday, November 9*Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri, 1 p.m. (ESPN3)*Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+)*UT Martin at Austin Peay, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, November 16*Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Austin Peay at Murray State, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN3)*Tennessee State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, November 23*Murray State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN3)*Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+)*Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)*UT Martin at Kentucky, TBA

Saturday, November 30FCS Playoffs First Round (campus sites)

Saturday, December 7FCS Playoffs Second Round (campus sites)

Friday, December 13/Saturday, December 14FCS Playoffs Quarterfi nals (campus sites)

Friday, December 20/Saturday, December 21FCS Playoffs Semifi nals (campus sites)

Saturday, January 11Division I National Championship, TBA (Frisco, Texas)

* - Denotes OVC contestAll Times CENTRAL; dates and times subject to change

2019 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS


APSU-EIUEIU lead 15-41958 APSU, 21-6 (H)1959 APSU, 12-8 (A)1988 EIU, 44-0 (H)1989 EIU, 36-0 (A)1992 EIU, 14-9 (A)1995 EIU, 31-13 (A)1996 EIU, 42-7 (A)1997 EIU, 42-14 (H)2008 APSU, 15-13 (A)2009 EIU, 30-20 (A)2010 EIU, 28-10 (H)2011 EIU, 19-10 (A)2012 EIU, 65-15 (H)2013 EIU, 63-7 (A)2014 EIU, 63-7 (H)2015 EIU, 40-16 (A)2016 EIU, 56-35 (H)2017 APSU, 28-13 (H)2018 EIU, 52-21 (H)

APSU-EKUEKU leads 45-61959 EKU, 21-7 (H)1960 EKU, 27-13 (A)1961 EKU, 21-7 (H)1962 EKU, 14-7 (A)1963 EKU, 14-0 (H)1964 APSU, 26-0 (H)1965 APSU, 30-25* (A)1966 EKU, 33-15 (A)1967 EKU, 37-0 (H)1968 EKU, 21-20 (A)1969 EKU, 29-10 (H)1970 EKU, 38-7 (A)1971 EKU, 14-9 (H)1972 EKU, 21-6 (A)1973 EKU, 24-7 (H)1974 EKU, 22-7 (A)1975 EKU, 49-0 (H)1976 EKU, 27-13 (A)1977 APSU, 20-17 (A)1978 EKU, 14-0 (H)1979 EKU, 35-10 (H)1980 EKU, 23-10 (A)1981 EKU, 41-12 (H)1982 EKU, 27-18 (A)1983 EKU, 31-14 (H)1984 EKU, 20-3 (A)1985 EKU, 20-10 (H)1986 EKU, 27-17 (A)1987 EKU, 50-7 (H)1988 EKU, 56-10 (A)1989 EKU, 45-20 (H)1990 EKU, 38-14 (A)1991 EKU, 21-0 (H)1992 EKU, 45-14 (A)1993 EKU, 48-7 (H)1994 EKU, 27-14 (A)1995 EKU, 28-0 (H)1996 EKU, 24-10 (A)1997 EKU, 56-3 (H)2007 EKU, 28-14 (A)2008 EKU, 13-10 (OT) (H)2009 APSU, 24-20 (H)2010 EKU, 17-3 (H)2011 APSU, 23-17 (H)2012 EKU, 45-14 (H)2013 EKU, 38-3 (H)2014 EKU, 31-0 (A)2015 EKU, 51-13 (H)2016 EKU, 67-30 (A)2017 APSU, 31-24 (A)2018 EKU, 17-13 (A)* - APSU won by forfeit

APSU-JSUJSU leads 20-6-31947 JSU, 7-6 (H)1948 APSU, 14-13 (H)1949 JSU, 19-7 (H)1950 Tie, 13-13 (at AP)1951 Tie, 6-6 (at JSU)1952 APSU, 20-7 (H)1953 APSU, 47-16 (A)1954 Tie, 14-14 (at AP)1955 JSU, 20-0 (H)1956 APSU, 7-0 (A)1957 JSU, 20-0 (H)1958 JSU, 8-6 (A)1959 JSU, 15-14 (H)1960 JSU, 14-8 (A)1961 JSU, 21-6 (H)1962 JSU, 23-13 (A)1979 APSU, 21-13 (A)2007 JSU, 42-9 (A)2008 JSU, 35-22 (H)2009 JSU, 28-10 (A)2010 JSU, 56-3 (H)2011 JSU, 44-14 (A)2012 JSU, 38-23 (H)2013 JSU, 42-10 (A)2014 JSU, 56-0 (H)2015 JSU, 27-7 (A)2016 JSU, 34-14 (H)2017 JSU, 34-14 (A)2018 JSU, 48-32 (H)

APSU-MURMUR leads 36-161953 MUR, 33-13 (A)1954 MUR, 44-7 (H)1955 MUR, 20-13 (A)1956 MUR, 33-27 (H)1963 MUR, 14-0 (H)

1964 APSU, 26-10 (H)1965 APSU, 23-6 (A)1966 APSU, 49-0 (H)1967 APSU, 37-20 (A)1968 APSU, 56-35 (H)1969 MUR, 53-41 (H)1970 APSU, 45-7 (H)1971 MUR, 16-6 (H)1972 APSU, 33-20 (H)1973 MUR, 31-19 (H)1974 MUR, 16-8 (A)1975 MUR, 14-10 (H)1976 MUR, 23-13 (A)1977 APSU, 13-0 (A)1978 APSU, 23-17 (H)1979 MUR, 24-10 (H)1980 APSU, 24-0 (H)1981 MUR, 34-29 (H)1982 MUR, 21-7 (A)1983 APSU, 17-16 (H)1984 MUR, 20-13 (2OT) (H)1985 MUR, 14-6 (A)1986 MUR, 24-14 (A)1987 MUR, 40-0 (H)1988 MUR, 19-3 (A)1989 MUR, 49-43 (H)1990 MUR, 31-24 (3OT) (A)1991 APSU 27-9 (H)1992 MUR, 27-10 (H)1993 MUR, 38-14 (H)1994 MUR, 29-14 (A)1995 MUR, 45-17 (A)1996 MUR, 51-7 (H)1997 MUR, 51-0 (H)2005 MUR, 42-6 (H)2007 APSU, 23-17 (A)2008 MUR, 32-12 (A)2009 MUR, 27-17 (H)2010 MUR, 61-35 (A)2011 MUR, 56-24 (H)2012 MUR, 52-14 (A)2013 MUR, 31-3 (H)2014 APSU, 20-13 (H)2015 MUR, 34-18 (H)2016 MUR, 45-17 (A)2017 APSU, 27-7 (A)2018 APSU, 48-23 (H)

APSU-SEMOSEMO leads 16-71953 SEMO, 19-61965 APSU, 50-71966 APSU, 28-271991 APSU, 24-21 (H)1992 APSU, 21-16 (A)1993 SEMO, 17-7 (A)1994 SEMO, 31-10 (H)1995 SEMO, 38-23 (A)1996 SEMO, 17-13 (H)1997 SEMO, 31-0 (A)2006 SEMO, 38-13 (A)2007 APSU, 34-31 (2OT ) (A)2008 SEMO, 33-30 (A)2009 APSU, 24-14 (A)2010 SEMO, 41-24 (A)2011 SEMO, 17-13 (H)2012 SEMO, 48-27 (A)2013 SEMO, 36-34 (A)2014 SEMO, 42-7 (H)2015 SEMO, 44-15 (A)2016 SEMO, 41-21 (H)2017 APSU, 38-31 (H)2018 SEMO, 31-27 (H)

APSU-TSUTSU leads 13-81988 APSU, 16-12 (H)1989 TSU, 38-10 (H)1990 TSU, 33-7 (A)1991 APSU, 31-17 (H)1992 TSU, 35-14 (H)1993 TSU, 21-16 (A)1994 TSU, 26-22 (H)1995 APSU, 28-6 (H)1996 TSU, 38-14 (H)2007 TSU, 33-32 (OT) (A)2008 TSU, 37-34 (H)2009 APSU, 24-21 (H)2010 APSU, 26-23 (A)2011 APSU, 37-34 (H)2012 TSU, 34-14 (H)2013 TSU, 31-6 (H)2014 TSU, 31-27 (A)2015 TSU, 20-6 (H)2016 TSU, 41-40 (A)2017 APSU, 21-17 (A)2018 APSU, 49-34 (H)

APSU-TTUTTU leads 32-201938 TTU, 27-0 1939 TTU, 25-01954 TTU, 27-131955 TTU, 37-6 (H)1956 TTU, 17-7 (A)1963 TTU, 28-13 (H)1964 APSU, 29-0 (H)1965 APSU, 23-13 (A)1966 APSU, 20-15 (H)1967 TTU, 38-13 (H)1968 TTU, 10-0 (A)1969 TTU, 56-20 (H)1970 APSU, 10-6 (H)1971 TTU, 37-17 (H)1972 TTU, 19-7 (A)1973 TTU, 31-12 (H)

1974 TTU, 28-7 (A)1975 TTU, 20-0 (H)1976 TTU, 31-13 (A)1977 APSU, 24-21 (A)1978 TTU, 28-14 (A)1979 TTU, 21-14 (H)1980 APSU, 18-10 (H)1981 TTU, 29-24 (H)1982 APSU, 31-27 (H)1983 APSU, 21-7 (A)1984 APSU, 27-7 (H)1985 APSU, 24-20 (A)1986 APSU, 23-13 (A)1987 TTU, 14-9 (A)1988 APSU, 10-6 (A)1989 TTU, 17-15 (A)1990 TTU, 20-14 (OT) (H)1991 TTU, 32-7 (H)1992 TTU, 10-0 (A)1993 TTU, 35-17 (A)1994 APSU, 34-27 (A)1995 APSU, 20-7 (A)1996 TTU, 23-17 (A)1997 TTU, 36-3 (A)2007 APSU, 30-27 (A)2008 APSU, 31-28 (H)2009 TTU, 31-23 (H)2010 TTU, 34-21 (A)2011 TTU, 49-7 (H)2012 APSU, 38-31 (H)2013 TTU, 34-0 (H)2014 TTU, 41-15 (A)2015 TTU, 42-24 (H)2016 TTU, 41-7 (A)2017 APSU, 35-28 (A)2018 APSU, 41-10 (H)

APSU-UTMUTM leads 39-26-21930 UTM, 32-0 (A)1931 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM)1932 Tie, 6-6 (at AP)1936 UTM, 19-0 (H)1936 UTM, 33-0 (A)1937 UTM, 20-12 (H)1938 APSU, 14-13 (H)1939 APSU, 7-0 (A)1940 APSU, 20-0 (H)1941 APSU, 13-0 (A)1946 APSU, 33-0 (H)1946 APSU, 14-6 (A)1947 APSU, 20-7 (H)1948 APSU, 39-0 (A)1959 UTM, 21-10 (A)1960 UTM, 13-7 (H)1961 UTM, 14-7 (A)1962 UTM, 16-0 (H)1963 APSU, 20-6 (H)1964 APSU, 35-0 (A)1965 APSU, 49-0 (H)1966 APSU, 17-3 (A)1967 UTM, 47-6 (A)1968 APSU, 9-7 (A)1969 UTM, 7-6 (A)1970 UTM, 22-21 (H)1971 UTM, 17-3 (A)1972 APSU, 28-14 (A)1973 UTM, 26-0 (A)1974 UTM, 31-26 (H)1975 UTM, 24-15 (A)1976 UTM, 24-0 (H)1977 UTM, 23-10 (A)1978 APSU, 21-14 (A)1979 APSU, 24-7 (H)1980 UTM, 24-20 (H)1981 APSU, 28-24 (H)1982 UTM, 17-14 (A)1983 APSU, 45-6 (A)1984 APSU, 13-10 (H)1985 APSU, 13-7 (A)1986 APSU, 36-0 (H)1987 UTM, 30-10 (H)1989 UTM, 21-0 (H)1990 UTM, 24-10 (A)1991 UTM, 34-28 (H)1992 APSU, 32-18 (H)1993 UTM, 39-33 (2OT) (A)1994 APSU, 27-21 (A)1995 UTM, 31-28 (H)1996 APSU, 55-24 (H)1997 UTM, 36-26 (A)2003 UTM, 21-20 (H)2004 UTM, 31-14 (A)2006 UTM, 20-10 (A)2007 APSU, 17-14 (H)2008 UTM, 31-17 (A)2009 UTM, 48-38 (H)2010 UTM, 28-12 (A)2011 UTM, 61-23 (H)2012 UTM, 31-6 (A)2013 UTM, 38-14 (A)2014 UTM, 37-7 (H)2015 UTM, 44-14 (A)2016 UTM, 45-31 (H)2017 APSU, 7-0 (H)2018 UTM 37-7 (H)

EIU-EKUEKU leads 14-121947 EKU, 14-13 (A) 1948 EKU, 25-14 (H)1986 EKU, 24-22 (A)1996 EIU, 45-21 (H)1997 EKU, 49-7 (A)1998 EKU, 28-24 (H)1999 EIU, 20-14 (A)

2000 EIU, 49-6 (H)2001 EIU, 21-17 (A)2002 EIU, 25-24 (H)2003 EKU, 41-0 (A)2004 EKU, 49-6 (H)2005 EIU, 53-22 (H)2006 EIU, 28-21 (A)2007 EKU, 28-21 (A)2008 EKU, 20-7 (H)2009 EKU, 36-31 (A)2010 EKU, 35-7 (H)2011 EKU, 48-16 (A)2012 EIU, 24-7 (A)2013 EIU, 42-7 (H)2014 EKU, 36-33 (OT)(H)2015 EIU, 21-7 (H)2016 EIU, 24-0 (A)2017 EIU, 23-20 (OT)(H)2018 EKU, 31-23 (H)

EIU-JSUJSU leads 10-62003 JSU, 36-24 (H)2004 JSU, 31-21 (A)2005 EIU, 10-6 (A)2006 EIU, 28-24 (H)2007 EIU, 37-23 (A)2008 JSU, 23-10 (A)2009 EIU, 28-20 (A)2010 JSU, 28-23 (A)2011 JSU, 28-21 (H)2012 EIU, 31-28 (H)2013 EIU, 52-14 (H)2014 JSU, 27-20 (H)2015 JSU, 24-3 (A)2016 JSU, 47-14 (H)2017 JSU, 30-14 (A)2018 JSU, 49-22 (H)

EIU-MUREIU leads 19-151946 MUR, 38-13 (H)1974 MUR, 13-0 (H)1975 EIU, 14-6 (H)1977 MUR, 35-7 (H)1978 EIU, 35-14 (H)1986 EIU, 28-21 (H)1990 MUR, 14-10 (H)1991 MUR, 28-27 (H)1992 EIU, 48-9 (H)1993 EIU, 34-7 (A)1994 MUR, 31-15 (A)1996 MUR, 35-28 (A)1997 MUR, 24-17 (H)1998 MUR, 35-21 (A)1999 MUR, 37-32 (H)2000 EIU, 48-7 (H)2001 EIU, 37-6 (H)2002 MUR, 37-35 (H)2003 EIU, 27-17 (A)2004 EIU, 24-9 (H)2005 EIU, 35-28 (A)2006 EIU, 20-10 (H)2007 EIU, 27-24 (A)2008 EIU, 34-6 (H)2009 EIU, 16-10 (A)2010 MUR, 38-28 (A)2011 MUR, 36-27 (H)2012 EIU, 50-49 (OT)(H)2013 EIU, 37-17 (A)2014 EIU, 48-26 (H)2015 EIU, 34-20 (A)2016 MUR, 40-38 (A)2017 EIU, 27-24 (A) (2OT)2018 MUR, 48-41 (A)

EIU-SEMOEIU leads 18-81956 SEMO, 46-13 (H)1957 SEMO, 41-0 (A)1995 EIU, 35-18 (H)1996 EIU, 41-21 (A)1997 EIU, 32-7 (A)1998 EIU, 35-33 (H)1999 SEMO, 45-38 (H)2000 EIU, 38-9 (H)2001 EIU, 41-21 (H)2002 EIU, 44-27 (A)2003 SEMO, 30-17 (H)2004 EIU, 35-28 (H)2005 EIU, 48-24 (A)2006 EIU, 21-0 (H)2007 EIU, 31-16 (A)2008 EIU, 24-21 (H)2009 EIU, 23-14 (A)2010 SEMO, 28-13 (A)2011 SEMO, 37-30 (H)2012 EIU, 39-20 (H)2013 EIU, 55-33 (H)2014 EIU, 52-13 (A)2015 EIU, 33-28 (H)2016 SEMO, 21-14 (H)2017 EIU, 19-16 (H)2018 SEMO, 38-32 (H)

EIU-TSUEIU leads 14-81982 TSU, 20-19 (H)1998 TSU, 27-21 (A)1999 TSU, 43-25 (H)2000 EIU, 33-19 (H)2001 EIU, 52-49 (H)2002 EIU, 54-48 (A)2003 TSU, 24-14 H)2004 EIU, 34-24 (H)

2005 EIU, 27-3 (A)2006 EIU, 29-3 (H)2007 EIU, 38-35 (A)2008 TSU, 45-24 (H)2009 TSU, 21-10 (A)2010 EIU, 31-28 (OT) (A)2011 TSU, 18-17 (A)2013 EIU, 34-16 (A) EIU, 51-10 (H)2014 EIU, 28-3 (H)2015 EIU, 25-22 (OT)(A)2016 EIU, 35-34 (H)2017 EIU, 19-16 (2OT) (A)2018 TSU, 41-40 (A)

EIU-TTUEIU leads 19-61975 TTU, 37-0 (H)1976 TTU, 41-14 (A)1996 EIU, 35-27 (A)1997 EIU, 10-7 (A)1998 EIU, 13-6 (A)1999 TTU, 14-7 (A)2000 EIU, 27-6 (A)2001 EIU, 44-33 (H)2002 EIU, 35-28 (A)2003 EIU, 37-10 (H)2004 TTU, 40-37 (OT) (H)2005 EIU, 31-20 (H)2006 EIU, 38-14 (A)2007 EIU, 45-24 (H)2008 EIU, 38-20 (A)2009 EIU, 23-15 (H)2010 TTU, 34-20 (H)2011 TTU, 31-20 (A)2012 EIU, 31-24 (A)2013 EIU, 56-21 (H)2014 EIU, 41-10 (A)2015 EIU, 51-20 (H)2016 EIU, 30-24 (A)2017 EIU, 24-23 (H)2018 EIU, 52-38 (A)

EIU-UTMEIU leads 15-91995 EIU, 30-22 (H)1996 EIU, 38-0 (A)1997 EIU, 42-6 (H)1998 EIU, 56-35 (A)1999 EIU, 42-21 (H)2000 EIU, 42-7 (A)2001 EIU, 56-16 (A)2002 EIU, 55-43 (H)2003 EIU, 29-12 (H)2004 UTM, 32-14 (H)2005 EIU, 26-7 (H)2006 UTM 15-9 (H)2007 EIU, 29-23 (H)2008 UTM, 29-26 (H)2009 EIU, 49-13 (H)2010 UTM, 20-10 (H)2011 UTM, 24-23 (A)2012 UTM, 51-37 (H)2013 EIU, 70-22 (A)2014 UTM, 37-16 (A)2015 EIU, 23-21 (A)2016 UTM, 33-17 (A)2017 UTM, 27-10 (H)2018 EIU, 24-21 (OT)(H)

EKU-JSUJSU leads 10-62003 JSU, 49-14 (H)2004 JSU, 30-23 (A)2005 EKU, 31-14 (A)2006 JSU, 28-0 (A)2007 EKU, 31-20 (A)2008 EKU, 38-35 (H)2009 JSU, 34-26 (H)2010 EKU, 49-37 (H)2011 EKU, 52-48 (A)2012 EKU, 51-21 (H)2013 JSU, 68-10 (H)2014 JSU, 20-6 (A)2015 JSU, 34-0 (H)2016 JSU, 24-7 (A)2017 JSU, 41-25 (H)2018 JSU, 56-7 (A)

EKU-MUREKU leads 46-28-41929 MUR, 46-0 (H)1930 MUR, 52-0 (A)1941 EKU, 6-0 (H)1942 Tie, 6-6 (at MUR)1945 Tie, 7-7 (at EKU)1946 EKU, 26-13 (A)1947 MUR, 21-13 (H)1948 EKU, 6-0 (H)1949 EKU, 20-0 (A)1950 MUR, 19-0 (A)1951 MUR, 9-0 (H)1952 MUR, 20-0 (A)1953 EKU, 19-14 (A)1954 EKU, 25-6 (H)1955 EKU, 21-6(A)1956 MUR, 14-7 (A)1957 EKU, 26-19 (A)1958 EKU, 14-6 (H)1959 EKU, 7-0 (A)1960 MUR, 21-19 (A)1961 EKU, 14-13 (A)1962 MUR, 17-14 (A)1963 MUR, 20-0 (H)

1964 Tie, 6-6 (at EKU)1965 Tie, 17-17 (at MUR)1966 EKU, 27-6 (H)1967 EKU, 28-7 (A)1968 EKU, 21-20 (H)1969 EKU, 34-13 (A)1970 EKU, 17-7 (H)1971 MUR, 17-7 (H)1972 MUR, 7-3 (A)1973 MUR, 21-20 (H)1974 EKU, 30-16 (H)1975 MUR, 26-7 (H)1976 EKU, 12-10 (H)1977 MUR, 24-20 (H)1978 EKU, 24-21 (H)1979 MUR, 24-7 (H)1980 EKU, 24-14 (H)1981 EKU, 24-20 (A)1982 EKU, 21-20 (H)1983 MUR, 24-10 (H)1984 EKU, 27-14 (H)1985 MUR, 27-20 (H)1986 MUR, 17-15 (H)1987 EKU, 29-21 (H)1988 EKU, 31-24 (OT) (A)1989 EKU, 38-36 (H)1990 EKU, 42-0 (A)1991 EKU, 42-17 (A)1992 EKU, 21-18 (OT) (H)1993 EKU, 21-13 (A)1994 EKU, 49-13 (H)1995 MUR, 17-7 (H)1996 MUR, 17-14(A)1997 EKU, 29-8 (A)1998 MUR, 28-21 (A)1999 MUR, 45-30 (H)2000 MUR, 24-22 (A)2001 EKU, 21-13 (A)2002 EKU, 31-7 (H)2003 EKU, 38-20 (A)2004 MUR, 19-16 (OT) (A)2005 EKU, 43-7 (A)2006 EKU, 51-21 (H)2007 EKU, 46-35 (A)2008 EKU, 34-7 (H)2009 EKU, 23-13 (A)2010 EKU, 28-21 (H)2011 EKU, 34-33 (A)2012 EKU, 55-24 (H)2013 MUR, 34-27 (OT)(H)2014 EKU, 43-36 (H)2015 EKU, 41-34 (2OT)(A)2016 MUR, 41-28 (A)2017 EKU, 26-13 (A)2018 MUR, 34-6 (A)

EKU-SEMOEKU leads 25-41990 EKU, 45-0 (H)1991 EKU, 49-7 (A)1992 EKU, 20-10 (H)1993 EKU, 35-21 (A)1994 EKU, 34-6 (H)1995 EKU, 42-24 (A)1996 EKU, 45-0 (H)1997 EKU, 20-10 (A)1998 EKU, 19-7 (H)1999 EKU, 37-28 (A)2000 EKU, 48-24 (H)2001 EKU, 42-24 (A)2002 SEMO, 35-21 (A)2003 SEMO, 41-38 (A)2004 EKU, 38-13 (A)2005 EKU, 33-32 (H)2006 EKU, 27-21 (A)2007 EKU, 44-17 (H)2008 EKU, 29-16 (A)2009 EKU, 20-6 (H)2010 SEMO, 40-21 (H)2011 EKU, 41-17 (H)2012 EKU, 31-7 (A)2013 EKU, 31-7 (A)2014 EKU, 33-21 (H)2015 EKU, 27-10 (A)2016 EKU, 31-16 (H)2017 SEMO, 29-10 (H)2018 EKU, 23-14 (H)

EKU-TSUEKU leads 23-71982 EKU, 13-7 (H)1988 EKU, 10-0 (H)1989 EKU, 21-9 (A)1990 EKU, 55-17 (H)1991 EKU, 27-20 (A)1992 EKU, 49-28 (H)1993 EKU, 52-13 (A)1994 EKU, 28-13 (H)1995 EKU, 56-20 (A)1996 EKU, 30-10 (H)1997 EKU, 49-7 (A)1998 TSU, 31-21 (A)1999 TSU, 33-28 (H)2000 EKU, 28-0 (H)2001 EKU, 13-10 (H)2002 EKU, 45-20 (A)2003 EKU, 43-38 (A)2004 EKU, 29-14 (H)2005 EKU, 49-0 (A)2006 EKU, 20-3 (H)2007 EKU, 49-7 (H)2008 TSU, 34-20 (H)2009 TSU, 20-17 (A)2011 EKU, 33-22 (H)

ALL-TIME CONFERENCE SERIES GAME-BY-GAME


2012 TSU, 23-20 (H)2013 EKU, 44-0 (H)2014 EKU, 56-42 (A)2015 EKU, 45-21 (H)2016 TSU, 35-28 (H)2017 TSU, 45-21 (A)

EKU-TTUEKU leads 55-201937 EKU, 6-0 (H)1942 EKU, 13-0 (A)1945 EKU, 14-12 (A) EKU, 32-0 (H)1946 TTU, 20-7 (A) EKU, 13-0 (A)1950 EKU, 47-7 (H)1951 EKU, 15-14 (A)1952 TTU, 28-14 (A)1953 TTU, 7-0 (H)1954 EKU, 14-7 (H)1955 TTU, 13-7 (H)1956 EKU, 25-13 (H)1957 TTU, 34-14 (H)1958 TTU, 20-19 (A)1959 TTU, 14-10 (H)1960 TTU, 20-0 (A)1961 TTU, 14-8 (H)1962 EKU, 21-0 (H)1963 TTU, 21-19 (H)1964 TTU, 27-7 (A)1965 EKU, 28-14 (A)1966 TTU, 7-3 (A)1967 EKU, 24-0 (H)1968 EKU, 38-14 (A)1969 EKU, 17-7 (H)1970 EKU, 20-13 (A)1971 EKU, 14-7 (H)1972 TTU, 14-0 (H)1973 EKU, 30-14 (H)1974 EKU, 29-14 (A)1975 TTU, 14-3 (A)1976 EKU, 28-14 (A)1977 EKU, 28-21 (H)1978 EKU, 20-16 (A)1979 EKU, 35-0 (H)1980 EKU, 48-7 (A)1981 EKU, 63-10 (H)1982 EKU, 34-17 (A)1983 EKU, 24-7 (H)1984 EKU, 21-14 (A)1985 EKU, 35-17 (H)1986 EKU, 42-14 (H)1987 EKU, 44-8 (A)1988 EKU, 14-7 (H)1989 EKU, 21-20 (A)1990 EKU, 29-20 (H)1991 EKU, 19-13 (A)1992 EKU, 35-0 (H)1993 EKU, 10-7 (H)1994 EKU, 23-3 (A)1995 EKU, 21-3 (A)1996 EKU, 28-7 (H)1997 EKU, 26-7 (H)1998 TTU, 31-29 (3OT) (H)1999 EKU, 23-20 (2OT) (A)2000 TTU, 9-3 (A)2001 EKU, 34-10 (H)2002 EKU, 19-0 (A)2003 EKU, 27-14 (H)2004 EKU, 19-18 (A)2005 EKU 52-3 (H)2006 TTU, 27-14 (H)2007 EKU, 38-24 (H)2008 EKU, 33-12 (A)2009 EKU, 17-7 (H)2010 EKU, 42-29 (A)2011 TTU, 28-21 (A)2012 EKU, 42-28 (A)2013 EKU, 24-10 (H)2014 TTU, 39-31 (H)2015 EKU, 48-17 (*)2016 TTU, 33-30 (OT)(H)2017 EKU, 24-21 (H)2018 EKU, 37-6 (A)* Georgetown, Ky.

EKU-UTMEKU leads 25-41973 EKU, 16-14 (H)1974 EKU, 24-9 (A)1991 EKU, 56-21 (H)1992 EKU, 35-9 (A)1993 EKU, 30-0 (H)1994 EKU, 34-14 (A)1995 EKU, 38-15 (H)1996 EKU, 45-7 (A)1997 EKU, 49-0 (H)1998 EKU, 47-29 (A)1999 EKU, 54-7 (H)2000 EKU, 27-0 (A)2001 EKU, 42-10 (A)2002 EKU, 58-3 (H)2003 EKU, 41-32 (H)2004 EKU, 41-14 (A)2005 EKU, 31-17 (H)2006 EKU, 31-28 (A)2008 EKU, 33-31 (A)2009 EKU, 31-25 (H)2010 UTM, 10-7 (H)2011 EKU, 23-16 (H)2012 EKU, 28-16 (A)2013 UTM, 16-7 (A)2014 EKU, 49-24 (A)2015 UTM, 42-35 (A)2016 UTM, 33-3 (H)2017 EKU, 31-21 (H)

2018 EKU, 35-34 (A)

JSU-MURJSU leads 14-22003 MUR, 23-17 (OT) (H)2004 JSU, 35-14 (H)2005 JSU, 28-23 (A)2006 JSU, 49-17 (H)2007 JSU, 40-24 (A)2008 JSU, 31-21 (H)2009 JSU, 41-7 (A)2010 JSU, 40-34 (H)2011 JSU, 38-30 (A)2012 JSU, 38-35 (H)2013 MUR, 35-34 (OT)(A)2014 JSU, 52-28 (A)2015 JSU, 42-20 (H)2016 JSU, 33-15 (A)2017 JSU, 59-23 (H)2018 JSU, 42-15 (A)

JSU-SEMOJSU leads 17-61961 SEMO, 13-12 (H)1962 JSU, 6-0 (H)1963 SEMO, 10-7 (H)1964 SEMO, 24-0 (A)1965 JSU, 24-13 (A)1969 SEMO, 19-13 (H)1971 JSU, 57-0 (H)2003 JSU, 22-17 (A)2004 JSU, 47-9 (H)2005 JSU, 24-10 (A)2006 JSU, 38-7 (H)2007 SEMO, 32-25 (H)2008 JSU, 38-17 (H)2009 JSU, 24-3 (A)2010 JSU, 29-27 (H)2011 JSU, 22-21 (A)2012 JSU, 31-16 (H)2013 JSU, 42-34 (H)2014 JSU, 49-30 (A)2015 JSU, 56-28 (H)2016 JSU, 17-10 (A)2017 JSU, 23-7 (H)2018 SEMO, 37-14 (H)

JSU-TSUJSU leads 11-22003 JSU, 34-7 (A)2004 JSU, 49-35 (H)2005 JSU, 33-3 (A)2006 TSU, 38-31 (A)2008 JSU, 26-21 (H)2010 JSU, 24-0 (H)2011 JSU, 38-16 (A)2012 JSU, 31-28 (OT)(H)2013 TSU, 31-15 (A)2014 JSU, 27-20 (A)2015 JSU, 48-13 (H)2017 JSU, 36-6 (H)2018 JSU, 41-14 (A)

JSU-TTUJSU leads 16-61936 TTU, 33-01977 TTU, 27-20 (H)1979 JSU, 23-7 (H)1980 JSU, 7-3 (A)2001 TTU, 35-27 (A)2002 JSU, 35-29 (A)2003 JSU, 37-20 (H)2004 TTU, 16-13 (H)2005 JSU, 43-17 (H)2006 JSU, 17-10 (OT) (A)2007 JSU, 38-10 (H)2008 JSU, 41-17 (A)2009 JSU, 55-28 (H)2010 TTU, 35-24 (H)2011 TTU, 21-14 (A)2012 JSU, 37-28 (A)2013 JSU, 34-14 (A)2014 JSU, 49-3 (H)2015 JSU, 42-13 (A) 2016 JSU, 40-21 (H)2017 JSU, 34-7 (A)2018 JSU, 48-20 (H)

JSU-UTMJSU leads 33-71967 UTM, 38-0 (A)1968 JSU, 16-12 (H)1969 JSU, 22-20 (H)1970 JSU, 16-14 (A)1971 JSU, 30-10 (H)1972 JSU, 20-6 (A)1973 JSU, 50-7 (H)1974 JSU, 17-0 (A)1975 JSU, 11-3 (H)1976 JSU, 24-3 (A)1977 JSU, 36-13 (H)1978 JSU, 44-15 (A)1979 UTM, 15-14 (A)1980 JSU, 19-14 (A)1981 JSU, 44-7 (H)1982 JSU, 41-13 (A)1983 JSU, 31-19 (H)1984 JSU, 23-16 (A)1985 JSU, 19-13 (H)1986 JSU, 30-20 (A)1987 UTM, 28-17 (A)1988 UTM, 31-24 (H)1989 JSU, 63-0 (H)1990 JSU, 21-7 (A)2003 JSU, 34-24 (H)2004 JSU, 59-12 (A)

2005 JSU, 37-17 (H)2006 UTM, 24-14 (H)2007 JSU, 27-24 (H)2008 UTM, 31-30 (H)2009 JSU, 52-7 (H)2010 JSU, 30-20 (A)2011 JSU, 24-23 (H)2012 UTM, 49-47 (H)2013 JSU, 41-27 (A)2014 JSU, 38-14 (H)2015 JSU, 48-41 (A)2016 JSU, 33-7 (H)2017 JSU, 14-7 (A)2018 JSU, 21-14 (H)

MUR-SEMOMUR leads 40-12-11926 MUR, 3-0 (H)1927 MUR, 6-0 (A)1928 MUR, 12-0 (H)1929 SEMO, 13-0 (H)1930 MUR, 7-0 (H)1931 MUR, 32-6 (A)1948 MUR, 40-0 (A)1960 MUR, 21-10 (H)1961 MUR, 22-7 (A)1962 MUR, 19-15 (A)1968 MUR, 27-14 (A)1969 MUR, 34-14 (H)1976 MUR, 14-3 (H)1977 MUR, 13-6 (A)1978 SEMO, 24-12 (A)1979 Tie, 21-21 (at SEMO)1980 MUR, 19-6 (H)1981 MUR, 37-23 (A)1982 MUR, 16-6 (H)1983 MUR, 25-11 (A)1984 MUR, 42-3 (H)1985 MUR, 33-25 (H)1986 MUR, 42-17 (A)1987 MUR, 30-12 (H)1988 SEMO, 16-13 (H)1991 MUR, 14-10 (H)1992 SEMO, 27-21 (H)1993 MUR, 17-14 (H)1994 MUR, 23-16 (A)1995 MUR, 34-0 (H)1996 MUR, 16-0 (A)1997 MUR, 17-3 (H)1998 MUR, 26-14 (A)1999 MUR, 45-18 (H)2000 MUR, 38-28 (A)2001 MUR, 45-35 (A)2002 MUR, 38-31 (H)2003 MUR, 27-24 (A)2004 MUR, 28-13 (H)2005 SEMO, 52-21 (H)2006 SEMO, 24-17 (A)2007 MUR, 31-17 (A)2008 MUR, 17-10 (H)2009 SEMO, 49-13 (H)2010 SEMO, 30-17 (A)2011 MUR, 35-34 (A)2012 MUR, 42-35 (H)2013 SEMO, 37-34 (3OT)(H)2014 MUR, 44-41 (2OT)(H)2015 SEMO, 27-10 (H)2016 SEMO, 17-16 (A)2017 SEMO, 21-10 (H)2018 MUR, 40-38 (H)

MUR-TSUMUR leads 16-131988 MUR, 22-7 (H)1989 MUR, 27-24 (*)1990 TSU, 23-17 (A)1991 TSU, 28-7 (H)1992 TSU, 19-10 (A)1993 TSU, 26-13 (H)1994 TSU, 24-21 (A)1995 MUR, 24-19 (A)1996 MUR, 50-14 (H)1997 MUR, 13-7 (A)1998 TSU, 46-44 (A)1999 TSU, 42-41 (H)2000 MUR, 62-40 (H)2001 TSU, 38-25 (H)2002 MUR, 51-27 (H)2003 TSU, 35-10 (A)2004 MUR, 30-13 (A)2006 TSU, 25-15 (H)2007 TSU, 42-28 (H)2008 MUR, 24-17 (H)2009 MUR, 9-6 (A)2010 MUR, 28-23 (H)2011 MUR, 58-27 (H)2012 MUR, 49-28 (H)2013 TSU, 17-10 (H)2014 TSU, 48-33 (A)2015 MUR, 46-43 (OT)(A)2016 MUR, 38-31 (H)2018 MUR, 45-21 (H)* Memphis, Tenn.

MUR-TTUTTU leads 45-38-11930 TTU, 26-6 (A)1931 TTU, 19-7 (H)1932 Tie, 0-0 (at MUR)1933 MUR, 9-6 (A)1934 MUR, 40-7 (H)1935 MUR, 13-0 (A)1936 MUR, 47-0 (A)1937 MUR, 14-6 (H)1941 TTU, 14-6 (*)1942 TTU, 14-6 (**)

1945 MUR, 13-7 (A)1946 MUR, 20-13 (***)1947 MUR, 7-2 (A)1948 MUR, 34-6 (H)1949 MUR, 26-7 (A)1950 MUR, 6-0 (H)1951 MUR, 20-7 (A)1952 TTU, 14-3 (A)1953 TTU, 9-0 (H)1954 MUR, 19-12 (H)1955 TTU, 20-7 (H)1956 MUR, 34-7 (H)1957 TTU, 26-14 (H)1958 TTU, 15-14 (A)1959 TTU, 29-16 (H)1960 TTU, 14-12 (A)1961 TTU, 27-8 (H)1962 TTU, 16-12 (A)1963 MUR, 28-27 (A)1964 MUR, 28-21 (H)1965 TTU, 23-14 (H)1966 TTU, 51-13 (A)1967 TTU, 22-21 (A)1968 MUR, 19-0 (A)1969 TTU, 28-21 (A)1970 TTU, 21-7 (H)1971 TTU, 27-3 (A)1972 TTU, 10-0 (H)1973 MUR, 18-17 (H)1974 TTU, 26-0 (H)1975 TTU, 14-7 (A)1976 TTU, 24-7 (H)1977 TTU, 21-19 (A)1978 TTU, 24-14 (H)1979 MUR, 24-3 (H)1980 MUR, 10-3 (A)1981 MUR, 15-10 (H)1982 TTU, 10-3 (H)1983 MUR, 20-6 (H)1984 MUR, 37-0 (A)1985 MUR, 29-21 (H)1986 MUR, 23-16 (H)1987 MUR, 24-21 (A)1988 TTU, 16-13 (OT) (A)1989 TTU, 21-20 (H)1990 TTU, 16-3 (A)1991 TTU, 45-7 (H)1992 TTU, 35-10 (A)1993 TTU, 31-16 (H)1994 TTU, 38-21 (A)1995 MUR, 45-14 (A)1996 MUR, 41-3 (H)1997 TTU, 16-13 (OT) (H)1998 MUR, 23-3 (H)1999 MUR, 22-11 (A)2000 TTU, 36-21 (A)2001 TTU, 15-12 (H)2002 MUR, 31-14 (H)2003 TTU, 49-24 (H)2004 MUR, 34-15 (H)2005 TTU, 42-21 (H)2006 TTU, 20-14 (OT) (A)2007 TTU, 48-24 (H)2008 MUR, 51-21 (H)2009 TTU, 45-14 (H)2010 MUR, 44-13 (H)2011 MUR, 38-37 (A)2012 MUR, 70-35 (H)2013 MUR, 35-24 (H)2014 TTU, 30-27 (OT)(H)2015 TTU, 31-29 (A)2016 TTU, 55-19 (H)2017 MUR, 31-21 (H)2018 TTU, 27-24 (H)* Owensboro, Ky.** Henderson, Ky.*** Paducah, Ky.

MUR-UTMMUR leads 37-20-11924 MUR, 13-0 (H)1925 MUR, 6-0 (A)1926 MUR, 25-0 (H)1927 MUR, 13-7 (A)1928 MUR, 34-6 (H)1929 MUR, 13-7 (H)1930 MUR, 7-0 (A)1961 MUR, 25-15 (H)1962 MUR, 15-12 (A)1963 MUR, 19-8 (H)1964 MUR, 32-14 (A)1965 UTM, 17-7 (A)1966 UTM, 16-12 (H)1967 UTM, 16-9 (H)1968 Tie, 7-7 (at MUR)1971 UTM, 41-0 (H)1972 MUR, 14-7 (H)1973 MUR, 21-10 (A)1974 MUR, 14-6 (H)1975 MUR, 17-10 (A)1976 UTM, 24-0 (A)1977 UTM, 31-20 (H)1978 MUR, 21-7 (H)1979 MUR, 24-0 (A)1980 MUR, 20-6 (H)1981 MUR, 10-7 (A)1982 UTM, 10-7 (A)1987 MUR, 34-6 (H)1988 UTM, 32-24 (A)1989 MUR, 24-3 (A)1991 MUR, 40-34 (H)1992 UTM, 13-7 (H)1993 MUR, 28-21 (OT) (A)1994 MUR, 28-24 (H)1995 MUR, 33-9 (H)

1996 MUR, 28-14 (A)1997 MUR, 45-7 (A)1998 MUR, 47-35 (H)1999 MUR, 62-14 (H)2000 MUR, 48-3 (A)2001 MUR, 35-17 (H)2002 MUR, 42-3 (A)2003 MUR, 41-26 (A)2004 MUR, 38-0 (H)2005 UTM, 49-20 (H)2006 UTM, 42-14 (A)2007 UTM, 76-34 (A)2008 UTM, 63-38 (H)2009 UTM, 38-24 (H)2010 MUR, 52-16 (H)2011 UTM, 48-26 (H)2012 UTM, 66-59 (A)2013 UTM, 45-17 (H)2014 UTM, 62-38 (A)2015 UTM, 52-45 (H)2016 UTM, 38-31 (A)2017 MUR, 13-10 (A)2018 MUR, 45-38 (H)

SEMO-TSUTSU leads 14-121991 SEMO, 37-34 (H)1992 TSU, 37-27 (H)1993 SEMO, 14-13 (H)1994 SEMO, 17-12 (A)1995 SEMO, 41-24 (H)1996 SEMO, 24-21 (A)1997 TSU, 32-27 (A)1998 TSU, 38-7 (A)1999 TSU, 35-28 (A)2000 TSU, 51-33 (H)2001 TSU, 20-14 (H)2002 SEMO, 49-24 (H)2003 SEMO, 52-35 (H)2004 TSU, 38-36 (H)2005 SEMO, 32-24 (H)2006 TSU, 31-0 (H)2008 SEMO, 27-20 (OT) (H)2009 TSU, 23-17 (H)2010 SEMO, 19-17 (H)2011 TSU, 55-3 (H)2012 TSU, 40-28 (A)2013 TSU, 40-16 (H)2014 SEMO, 28-21 (H)2016 TSU, 32-31 (A)2017 TSU, 23-20 (H)2018 SEMO, 38-21 (H)

SEMO-TTUTTU leads 15-121991 SEMO, 34-31 (H)1992 TTU, 49-14 (H)1993 TTU, 24-3 (A)1994 SEMO, 19-14 (A)1995 SEMO, 33-12 (H)1996 TTU, 30-20 (H)1997 TTU, 17-14 (A)1998 SEMO, 29-24 (A)1999 TTU, 21-7 (A)2000 TTU, 31-6 (H)2001 TTU, 41-21 (H)2002 SEMO, 36-30 (H)2003 SEMO, 24-20 (A)2004 SEMO, 31-28 (OT) (H)2005 TTU, 31-24 (H)2006 TTU, 32-29 (A)2008 TTU, 29-27 (A)2009 TTU, 28-16 (H)2010 SEMO, 23-21 (H)2011 TTU, 38-21 (H)2012 SEMO, 41-38 (2OT)(H)2013 TTU, 41-16 (A)2014 TTU, 27-26 (H)2015 SEMO, 38-17 (H)2016 TTU, 21-20 (H)2017 SEMO, 31-3 (H)2018 SEMO, 70-38 (A)

SEMO-UTMUTM leads 18-161966 UTM, 17-14 (A)1967 UTM, 39-0 (H)1984 UTM, 21-7 (H)1985 SEMO, 57-17 (H)1986 SEMO, 37-29 (A)1987 UTM, 25-13 (A)1991 UTM, 36-29 (H)1992 SEMO, 37-13 (H)1993 UTM, 17-14 (H)1994 SEMO, 10-0 (H)1995 SEMO, 38-17 (A)1996 UTM, 7-6 (A)1997 SEMO, 42-7 (A)1998 SEMO, 41-14 (H)1999 SEMO, 36-7 (A)2000 SEMO, 34-14 (H)2001 SEMO, 45-30 (H)2002 SEMO, 50-35 (A)2003 SEMO, 20-7 (A)2004 SEMO, 35-7 (H)2005 UTM, 24-21 (H)2006 UTM, 28-14 (A)2007 UTM, 55-20 (H)2008 UTM, 31-21 (A)2009 UTM, 29-22 (H)2010 SEMO, 24-17 (H)2011 UTM, 38-30 (H)2012 UTM, 27-17 (A)2013 UTM, 17-7 (A)

ALL-TIME CONFERENCE SERIES GAME-BY-GAME2014 SEMO, 31-27 (A)2015 UTM, 28-25 (A)2016 UTM, 24-10 (H)2017 UTM, 16-14 (A)2018 SEMO, 56-13 (A)

TSU-TTUTSU leads 19-131984 TSU, 33-3 (A)1985 TSU, 26-13 (H)1988 TSU, 27-23 (H)1989 TSU, 21-19 (A)1990 TSU, 36-14 (H)1991 TSU, 14-10 (H)1992 TTU, 26-15 (H)1993 TTU, 24-21 (A)1994 TTU, 28-20 (H)1995 TTU, 28-24 (A)1996 TTU, 21-19 (H)1997 TSU, 28-21 (H)1998 TSU, 42-21 (A)1999 TSU, 25-19 (H)2000 TTU, 56-23 (H)2001 TTU, 63-13 (H)2002 TTU, 20-14 (A)2003 TSU, 27-23 (A)2005 TSU 31-20 (A)2006 TSU, 30-20 (H)2007 TSU, 45-28 (A)2008 TSU, 41-14 (H)2009 TTU, 20-13 (H)2010 TTU, 21-10 (A)2011 TSU, 42-40 (A)2012 TSU, 22-21 (H)2013 TSU, 41-21 (A)2014 TSU, 10-7 (H)2015 TTU, 30-24 (H)2016 TTU, 44-16 (A)2017 TTU, 30-26 (H)2018 TSU, 41-14 (H)

TSU-UTMTSU leads 17-111976 UTM, 26-21 (H)1977 TSU, 55-7 (H)1992 TSU, 23-15(H)1993 UTM, 21-14 (H)1994 TSU, 20-3 (H)1995 UTM, 28-7 (H)1996 TSU, 37-14 (H)1997 TSU, 27-20 (A)1998 TSU, 76-0 (H)1999 TSU, 43-7 (A)2000 TSU, 33-6 (H)2001 TSU, 55-7 (H)2002 TSU, 26-8 (H)2003 TSU, 41-10 (H)2004 TSU, 27-13 (A)2005 UTM, 42-20 (H)2007 UTM, 43-38 (H)2008 TSU, 30-27 (OT) (A)2009 UTM, 28-7 (A)2010 UTM, 37-0 (H)2011 TSU, 35-30 (H)2012 UTM, 35-26 (H)2013 TSU, 29-15 (A)2014 UTM, 21-16 (A)2015 UTM, 28-14 (H)2016 TSU, 34-30 (H)2017 UTM, 31-16 (H)2018 TSU, 31-28 (OT)(H)

TTU-UTMTTU leads 22-16-21926 TTU, 12-0 (H)1927 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM)1928 TTU, 14-13 (H)1931 TTU, 26-7 (H)1932 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM)1970 TTU, 17-6 (A)1971 TTU, 10-7 (H)1972 TTU, 13-10 (A)1973 TTU, 16-9 (H)1980 TTU, 30-28 (A)1981 UTM, 24-21 (A)1982 UTM, 35-21 (H)1991 UTM, 24-16 (H)1992 TTU, 17-13 (H)1993 TTU, 20-3 (H)1994 UTM, 20-10 (H)1995 UTM, 36-31 (H)1996 TTU, 21-14 (2OT) (H)1997 TTU, 33-2 (H)1998 TTU, 31-24 (OT) (A)1999 TTU, 45-9 (A)2000 TTU, 46-6 (H)2001 TTU, 41-7 (A)2002 TTU, 68-7 (H)2003 UTM, 30-23 (OT) (A)2004 TTU, 49-20 (H)2005 UTM, 46-16 (H)2006 UTM, 35-16 (A)2007 TTU, 13-10 (A)2008 UTM, 35-7 (A)2009 TTU, 35-28 (A)2010 UTM, 27-24 (A)2011 TTU, 34-31 (A)2012 TTU, 45-44 (OT)(H)2013 UTM, 28-17 (A)2014 UTM, 17-10 (H)2015 UTM, 31-17 (A)2016 UTM, 44-23 (H)2017 UTM, 24-0 (A)2018 UTM, 38-13 (H)


WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS

Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-0, 0-0 OVC)at Chattanooga Mocs (0-0, 0-0 SoCon)

Thursday, August 29 • 6:00 p.m. CTFinley Stadium (20,668) • Chattanooga, Tenn.

TV: ................................................................................................... ESPN3Live Stats: ...................................................................... www.GoMocs.comSeries Record: ........................................................................ First meetingLast Meeting: ..........................................................................................n/aAdam Cushing at Eastern Illinois:.................................................0-0 (1 yr.)Adam Cushing Overall:....................................................................... sameRusty Wright at Chattanooga: ......................................................0-0 (1 yr.)Rusty Wright Overall: .......................................................................... sameEastern Illinois Last Week: .....................................................................n/aChattanooga Last Week: ........................................................................n/a

GAME NOTES: A pair of fi rst-year head coaches will begin their collegiate careers on Thursday as Eastern Illinois travels to Chattanooga for the fi rst-ever meeting between the two programs. This is the opening matchup of a home-and-home series between the schools (with the other matchup com-ing in 2022). This marks the 19th time in school history that the Panthers have opened the season on a Thursday night; EIU is 11-7 in those games, including 10-4 against FCS opponents.

SCOUTING EASTERN ILLINOIS: Adam Cushing took over as the 25th head coach in Eastern Illinois history in December after a 15-year stint as an assistant coach at Northwestern. Cushing's team has only two offensive starters back this season, superback James Sheehan and quarterback Johnathan Brantley. Brantley set the EIU and OVC records for consecutive passes thrown without an interception (230) a year ago. He fi nished the season with 2,016 passing yards and 14 touchdowns while Harry Woodbery passed for 1,374 yards and 13 touchdowns in his time under center. Both should see action this season. Senior Darshon McCullough was a running back as a sophomore, switched to defensive back a year ago and is now back as the Panthers starter to begin this season. On the defensive side of the ball the team is much more experienced, as they return 14 players who started at least one game last season, with six of those starting in eight or more contests. That includes Terrell Greer who was named a Preseason All-OVC selection after making 48 tackles a season ago. Also returning is linebacker Joe Caputo who led the team with 86 stops a year ago, including 7.5 for loss. Junior Dytarious Johnson also fi lls one of the other linebacker spots after he made a team-best 15.0 tackles-for-loss in 2018; he also had a sack, an interception, three quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles. EIU will play three of its fi rst four games away from home this season, with the lone home contest during that stretch coming against nationally-ranked Illinois State.

SCOUTING CHATTANOOGA: Chattanooga is under the direction of new coach Rusty Wright, a 1996 UTC graduate who was a four-year letterwinner for the program and has previously served two stints as an assistant coach with the program. Wright, who has been an assistant coach for over 20 years, spent the past two years at Georgia State, where he coached inside linebackers and special teams and was the team's recruiting coordinator. He was last with the Mocs from 2013-16, when the program won three South-ern Conference titles and made three playoff appearances. Chattanooga is coming off a 6-5 record in 2018 and return nine offensive and six defensive starters. Six UTC players were named to the Preseason All-SoCon team including junior wideout Bryce Nunnelly (112.5 receiving yards/game last year), senior linebacker Marshall Cooper (8.9 tackles/game), junior defensive backs Brandon Dowdell and Jerrell Lawson, senior running back Tyrell Price and junior offensive lineman Cole Strange.

Pikeville Bears (0-0, 0-0 Mid-South)at Murray State Racers (0-0, 0-0 OVC)

Thursday, August 29 • 6:00 p.m. CTStewart Stadium (16,800) • Murray, Ky.

TV: ................................................................................................... ESPN+Live Stats: ................ http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=264914Series Record: ........................................................................ First meetingLast Meeting: ..........................................................................................n/aAllan Holland Jr. at Pikeville: ..................................................26-29 (5 yrs.)Allan Holland Jr. Overall: .................................................................... sameMitch Stewart at Murray State: ...............................................15-29 (4 yrs.)Mitch Stewart Overall: ........................................................................ samePikeville Last Week: ...............................................................................n/aMurray State Last Week: ........................................................................n/a

GAME NOTES: Murray State will kick off the season by hosting fi rst-time opponent Pikeville on Thursday night. It is the fi rst matchup between the teams and the third different OVC team that UPIKE has ever played (joining Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee Tech).

SCOUTING PIKEVILLE: UPIKE is coached by former Eastern Kentucky quarterback Allan Holland Jr., who led the Colonels to a pair of OVC Cham-pionships (2007, 2008) and was the OVC Offensive Player of the Year in 2007. He is in his 10th overall season with the Bears and the sixth as the team's head coach (making him the longest tenured coach in the program's history). This season the team has been picked to fi nish sixth in the Mid-South Conference's Bluegrass Division. The team returns All-Conference quarterback Bowen Smith and running back Xondre Willis. Smith passed for 1,726 yards and 17 touchdowns a season ago while Xondre Willis had a team-best 1,074 yards and eight rushing scores in 2018. Also back is Willie McCloud who had 609 rushing yards a year ago.

SCOUTING MURRAY STATE: Murray State fi nished last year 5-3 in OVC play, its fi rst winning Conference record since 2011 and only its third winning OVC mark since 2000. Included in those wins was a 40-38 victory over No. 19 Southeast Missouri on November 10 in which Malik Honeycutt returned a kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown with just three seconds remaining to give the Racers the dramatic win. Honeycutt was one of three Murray State specialists named to the Preseason All-OVC Team, as he was joined by kicker Gabriel Vicente and punter Steve Dawson. Vicente has connected on 29 fi eld goals in two years with the Racers including a pair over 50 yards. Dawson led the OVC and ranked 19th nationally in punting (42.1 yards/punt) a season ago. The Racers do have to replace quarterback Drew Anderson who graduated after passing for 2,840 yards and 20 touchdowns a year ago. Sophomore Preston Rice will get the fi rst look at the position; he completed 6-of-12 passes for 121 yards in limited action last year but did score the team's only touchdown at Kentucky, rushing on a 21-yard keeper late in the game. A year ago 18 different players caught at least one pass.

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Valparaiso Crusaders (0-0, 0-0 PFL)at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0-0, 0-0 OVC)

Thursday, August 29 • 6:00 p.m. CTRoy Kidd Stadium (20,000) • Richmond, Ky.

TV: ................................................................................................... ESPN+Live Stats: ................https://ekusports.com/sidearmstats/football/summarySeries Record: .................................................Eastern Kentucky leads 3-1Last Meeting: ....................................Eastern Kentucky won 52-10 (9/3/15)Landon Fox at Valparaiso: ............................................................0-0 (1 yr.)Landon Fox Overall: ........................................................................... sameMark Elder at Eastern Kentucky: ............................................14-19 (3 yrs.)Mark Elder Overall: ............................................................................. sameValparaiso Last Week: ............................................................................n/aEastern Kentucky Last Week: ................................................................n/a

GAME NOTES: Eastern Kentucky opens the 2019 season by hosting Val-paraiso at Roy Kidd Stadium. It marks the fi fth all-time meeting between the programs and fi rst since the 2015 season. That meeting between the teams also opened that season and saw EKU roll to a 52-10 victory. In that game a trio of Colonel quarterbacks combined to go 24-of-37 for 283 yards and two touchdowns while the team rushed for 127 yards, while holding Valpo to only 38 yards on the ground. A victory on Thursday night would give the Colonels a fi ve-game overall winning streak (dating back to last season), which would be the longest winning streak for the program since 2014. EKU is 224-57-1 all-time at Roy Kidd Stadium.

SCOUTING VALPARAISO: Valparaiso, a member of the Pioneer Football League, enters the fi rst year under head coach Landon Fox, who spent the past 11 years as the defensive coordinator at the University of Dayton. During that time he helped the Flyers to an 86-36 record, three Pioneer League titles and a 2015 playoff berth. The Crusaders were 2-9 a season ago and have six offensive and fi ve defensive starters returning. The team had fi ve selections to Phil Steele's Preseason All-PFL Team including senior linebacker Austin Petrie, senior offensive lineman Jack Jarnigan, senior defensive end James Reed, senior defensive back Jamari Booker and kicker Dimitrios Latsonas.

SCOUTING EASTERN KENTUCKY: After winning its fi nal four games of last season and fi nishing the year 7-4 overall (one of 27 FCS teams to win seven or more regular season games last year), Eastern Kentucky begins the 2019 season receiving votes in both the STATS and AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25 polls. The Colonels were picked third in the OVC's preseason poll and welcome back 18 starters from a year ago. Among the defensive return-ers is senior defensive lineman Aaron Patrick who behind the year on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List. Patrick had 12.0 tackles-for-loss and 7.5 sacks to go along with 15 quarterback hurries a season ago. Patrick enters the year with 17.5 career sacks, which ranks him fi fth in EKU history. Also back is Preseason All-OVC selection Leodis Moore III, who made 48 tackles and intercepted fi ve passes a year ago. Last season the Colonels averaged 204.2 rushing yards per game, which ranked the team 26th nationally. The team returns senior Daryl McCleskey Jr. who rushed for 651 yards and fi ve touchdowns last season. Oregon State transfer Conor Blount is expected to be the starting quarterback to open the season; he started six of the fi rst seven games for the Beavers last year, completing 62 percent of his pass attempts for 1,117 yards and seven touchdowns. Also returning at quarterback is redshirt freshman Parker McKinney, who was undefeated as a starter in four games at the end of last season.

Northwestern State Demons (0-0, 0-0 Southland)at UT Martin Skyhawks (0-0, 0-0 OVC)

Thursday, August 29 • 6:30 p.m. CTHardy M. Graham Stadium (7,500) • Martin, Tenn.

TV: ................................................................................................... ESPN+Live Stats: ................ http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=256088Series Record: ......................................................................Series tied 1-1Last Meeting: ...............................Northwestern State won 26-7 (10/15/66)Brad Laird at Northwestern State: ................................................5-6 (1 yr.)Brad Laird Overall:.............................................................................. sameJason Simpson at UT Martin: ...............................................80-68 (14 yrs.)Jason Simpson Overall:...................................................................... sameNorthwestern State Last Week: ..............................................................n/aUT Martin Last Week: .............................................................................n/a

GAME NOTES: UT Martin will host Northwestern State in the fi rst meeting between the schools since the 1966 season. The two programs played in 1947, 1965 and 1966 with the Demons winning the bookend games, includ-ing 26-7 in October 1966 in Natchitoches. This marks the 91st season of football for UT Martin and 28th as a Division I program. The Skyhawks are 4-9 in season openers under head coach Jason Simpson.

SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN STATE: Northwestern State begins its second year under head coach Brad Laird, who played quarterback for the Demons from 1991-95. The team features 17 returning starters from a season ago including all-conference picks Hayden Bourgeois, Chris Zirkle, O'Shea Jackson and Myles Ward along with quarterback Shelton Eppler. Eppler was named to the CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List. Eppler completed 60.7 percent of his passes for 2,639 yard and 26 touchdowns in nine games a year ago. Jared West returns at the running back position after rushing for over 700 yards a season ago.

SCOUTING UT MARTIN: UT Martin looks to shake off the injury bug that bit the team a season ago as the Skyhawks suffered its fi rst non-winning season since 2011 and fi rst below .500 record in OVC play since 2004. This year head coach Jason Simpson, the dean of OVC coaches as he begins year No. 14, returns 63 players including seven offensive and six defensive start-ers. Simpson enters the season with 80 career victories, the seventh-most in OVC history. One of the team's strengths should be its defensive front, as UTM has a pair of Preseason All-OVC picks on the defensive line in seniors Julian Crutchfi eld and Austin Pickett. Crutchfi eld had 41 tackles (9.0 for loss) and a pair of sacks last season while Pickett added 36 stops (5.5 for loss) and 2.0 sacks. Offensively the team returns its top two wideouts in seniors Terry Williams (67 catches, 736 yards, 3 touchdowns) and Jaylon Moore (52 catches, 799 yards, 8 touchdowns). Moore had 14 plays of 25 or more yards a season ago including a 75-yard touchdown reception against Tennessee State. The team also returns four of its fi ve starters on the offensive line, including Preseason All-OVC pick Terry Fultz. UTM has three quarterbacks returning who saw action last year due to injuries. The signal callers include junior Dresser Winn (1,601 passing yards and 12 touchdowns), redshirt freshman John Bachus III (286 yards and four touchdowns) and redshirt senior Joe Hudson (1,028 yards and fi ve touchdowns).



Southern Illinois Salukis (0-0, 0-0 MVFC)at #17 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (0-0, 0-0 OVC)

Thursday, August 29 • 6:30 p.m. CTHouck Field (10,000) • Cape Girardeau, Mo.

TV: ................................................................................................... ESPN+Live Stats: ................ http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=267366Series Record: ....................................... Southeast Missouri leads 41-37-8Last Meeting: ............................... Southeast Missouri won 48-44 (9/15/18)Nick Hill at Southern Illinois: ...................................................10-23 (3 yrs.)Nick Hill Overall: ................................................................................. sameTom Matukewicz at Southeast Missouri: ................................24-34 (5 yrs.)Tom Matukewicz Overall:........................................................25-34 (6 yrs.)Southern Illinois Last Week: ...................................................................n/aSoutheast Missouri Last Week: ..............................................................n/a

GAME NOTES: Regional rivals meet for the 87th time on Thursday night. The long-standing rivalry took on an added twist last year when it was branded the "War for the Wheel" with the winner taking home an authentic ship's wheel to display on campus (when the series fi rst began in 1909, the teams use to cross the Mississippi River by boat; one year the SIU boat sunk and the team had to swim to shore). Last year's meeting saw plenty of excitement as the two teams combined for 92 points and 1,078 yards of total offense as the Redhawks pulled out a 48-44 victory. SEMO running back Marquis Terry set OVC records for rushing yards (311) and all-purpose yards (438) in the game. That win marked just the second for the Redhawks in the past eight games with the Salukis. Southeast Missouri head coach Tom Matukewicz spent seven years (2001-07) as an assistant coach at Southern Illinois. SEMO is 9-19 all-time in season openers in its Division I Era. This year marks the 11th time Southeast Missouri has opened a season on a Thursday at home.

SCOUTING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Southern Illinois looks to rebound after fi nishing last season 2-9 overall and 1-7 in the competitive Missouri Valley Football Conference. This season the Salukis have fi ve returning offensive and 10 returning defensive starters back on a roster than has 50 total players returning. Among the returning players is senior running back D.J. Davis, who is one of 40 players on the CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List. A year ago he led the MVFC and ranked 14th nationally in all-purpose yards/game (140.3). Davis had six 100-yard rushing games and fi nished the season with 1,118 rushing yards, the most by a Saluki since the 2011 season. Senior safety Jeremy Chinn was named a Preseason All-American by STATS after netting 55 tackles, nine pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick a season ago.

SCOUTING SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: A season ago Southeast Missouri qualifi ed for the FCS playoffs for only the second time ever and won its fi rst playoff game, topping Stony Brook at home. The Redhawks fi nished the year 9-4 overall and ranked in the Top 25 polls. Southeast begins this season ranked No. 17 in the STATS Top 25 and No. 18 in the AFCA FCS Coaches poll. It marks just the second time in program history the team begins the year ranked (2003 was the other season). Among the team's returning play-ers is senior linebacker Zach Hall who won the Buck Buchanan Award as the National Defensive Player of the Year in 2018. Hall tallied 168 tackles, 12.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, four interceptions, two pass breakups, six quarterback hurries, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two blocked kicks and a safety a year ago. He is joined at the linebacker posi-tion by Justin Swift who made 114 tackles (15.0 for loss), had 8.5 sacks and four interceptions. The offensive side of the ball sees the return of senior quarterback Daniel Santacaterina who earned fi rst-team All-OVC honors after passing for 2,844 yards and 28 touchdowns in his debut season with the Redhawks. Also returning is his favorite target from a year ago, Kristian Wilkerson, who caught 61 passes for 894 yards and 14 touchdowns. A year ago the Redhawks ranked fi rst nationally in turnovers gained (36), turnover margin (+1.85/game) and interceptions (23) and ranked third in defensive touchdowns (5).

#6 Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0-0, 0-0 OVC)at Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0-0, 0-0 Southland)

Thursday, August 29 • 7:00 p.m. CTStrawberry Stadium (7,408) • Hammond, La.

TV: ................................................................................................... ESPN+Live Stats: ..................https://lionsports.net/sidearmstats/football/summarySeries Record: ............................................. Jacksonville State leads 6-4-1Last Meeting: ...................................Jacksonville State won 10-7 (9/30/78)John Grass at Jacksonville State: ..........................................52-12 (5 yrs.)John Grass Overall: ............................................................................ sameFrank Scelfo at Southeastern Louisiana:......................................4-7 (1 yr.)Frank Scelfo Overall: .......................................................................... sameJacksonville State Last Week: ................................................................n/aSoutheastern Louisiana Last Week: .......................................................n/a

GAME NOTES: Jacksonville State opens the 2019 on the road when it re-kindles a rivalry with Southeastern Louisiana. The teams met three times in the 1940s and played eight-straight seasons in the 1970s when both were members of the Gulf South Conference. The last meeting came in 1978, when the Gamecocks won 10-7 at home. Overall JSU has won two in a row and four of the last fi ve in the series. This marks the fi rst true road game for JSU to begin the season since 2015; overall the Gamecocks have won six of their last nine season openers.

SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE STATE: Jacksonville State is the only Divi-sion I team (FBS or FCS) to have won fi ve-straight outright Conference championships. The fi ve-straight titles established a new OVC record and the team begins this season ranked No. 6 in both major FCS Top 25 polls. JSU returns 10 players on the offensive side of the ball, including Walter Payton Award Watch List selections Zerrick Cooper and Josh Pearson. In his debut season with the Gamecocks, Cooper passed for 3,416 yards and 32 touchdowns and rushed for 371 yards and six additional scores. His 32 passing touchdowns were the third-most in OVC single-season history while his 3,787 yards of total offense ranked sixth. Pearson earned multiple All-American honors a season ago after leading all Division I players (FBS or FCS) with 17 receiving touchdowns. He fi nished the year with 67 catches for 1,223 yards. John Grass enters his sixth season as the program's head coach and has a 81.3 percent career winning percentage, second-highest among all Division I coaches and most among active FCS coaches (with a minimum 25 games coached).

SCOUTING SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA: Southeastern Louisiana was 4-7 a season ago under fi rst-year head coach Frank Scelfo. That included a 4-5 record in the Southland Conference, including a win over playoff partici-pant Lamar and a win over No. 11/12 Sam Houston State. Five Southeastern Louisiana players were named to the Preseason All-Southland Conference Teams last month. Three of those selections were on the fi rst-team including tight end Bransen Schwebel, punt return/running back Devonte Williams and wide receiver/kick returner Juwan Petit-Frere. Petit-Frere was also named a Preseason All-American by STATS to begin this season. A year ago he averaged 128.8 all-purpose yards/game, including 26.2 yards per kickoff return (ranking 17th in the FCS). Petit-Frere also caught 49 passes for 796 yards and fi ve touchdowns a year ago. A season ago the Lions ranked 11th nationally in punt returns (14.18 yards/return).



North Carolina Central Eagles (0-0, 0-0 MEAC)at Austin Peay Governors (0-0, 0-0 OVC)

Thursday, August 29 • 7:00 p.m. CTFortera Stadium (8,000) • Clarksville, Tenn.

TV: ................................................................................................... ESPN+Live Stats: ........................................................http://statb.us/c/ovc/271740Series Record: ........................................................................ First meetingLast Meeting: ..........................................................................................n/aTrei Oliver at North Carolina Central: ...........................................0-0 (1 yr.)Trei Oliver Overall: .............................................................................. sameMark Hudspeth at Austin Peay: ....................................................0-0 (1 yr.)Mark Hudspeth Overall: ........................................................95-59 (14 yrs.)North Carolina Central Last Week: .........................................................n/aAustin Peay Last Week: .........................................................................n/a

GAME NOTES: The 2019 season kicks off on Thursday night with the fi rst-ever meeting between Austin Peay and North Carolina Central. Austin Peay has won its last two home openers, besting Morehead State (69-13) in 2017 and Presbyterian (24-0) a year ago. The game features a pair of head coaches who are entering their fi rst years under new head coaches.

SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL: North Carolina Central begins its fi rst year under the direction of Trei Oliver, who played for the Eagles from 1994-97. As a defensive back and punter he earned all-conference honors and following graduation would serve as an assistant coach with the program from 2003-06 before going onto jobs at Grambling State, North Carolina A&T and Southern. His team was picked fi fth in the MEAC Preseason Poll and had seven players selected to the Preseason All-MEAC Teams. Among those were three players tabbed fi rst-team selections in junior running back Isaiah Totten, senior defensive lineman Darius Royster and senior defensive lineman Kawuan Cox. Royster had 17.0 tackles-for-loss, 5.0 sacks and four forced fumbles a season ago.

SCOUTING AUSTIN PEAY: Austin Peay begins its fi rst season under head coach Mark Hudspeth who was the head coach at the University of Louisiana for seven years and most recently the Associate Head Coach at Mississippi State. A year ago the Governors led the OVC and ranked 16th nationally in rushing (237.5 yards/game) while setting program records for most points (340), touchdowns scored (47), points per game (30.9), yards per game (419.0), yards per play (6.19) and yards per rush (5.39). The Govs return senior running back Kentel Williams who led the FCS with a 7.99 yards/carry average a season ago and earned All-American honors as an all-purpose player from the Associated Press. He rushed for a team-high 831 yards (second in the OVC) while fi nishing with 1,510 all-purpose yards. Also returning is junior quarterback Jeremiah Oatsvall, the 2017 OVC Fresh-man of the Year. As a sophomore a year ago he set program records with 26 touchdowns responsible for (20 passing, six rushing), a 142.8 passing effi ciency and 7.51 yards of total offense per play set while fi nishing fi rst in the OVC and 4th nationally averaging 15.68 yards/completion.

Samford Bulldogs (0-1, 0-0 SoCon)at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0-0, 0-0 OVC)

Saturday, August 31 • 6:00 p.m. CTTucker Stadium (16,500) • Cookeville, Tenn.

TV: ................................................................................................... ESPN+Live Stats: ........................................................http://statb.us/c/ovc/270941Series Record: ............................................................Samford leads 12-10Last Meeting: .............................................. Samford won 59-52 (10/27/07)Chris Hatcher at Samford: ......................................................27-20 (5 yrs.)Chris Hatcher Overall: ........................................................148-77 (20 yrs.)Dewayne Alexander at Tennessee Tech: ....................................1-10 (1 yr.)Dewayne Alexander Overall: ..................................................42-43 (8 yrs.)Samford Last Week: ...... L, 45-22 vs. Youngstown State (Montgomery, AL)Tennessee Tech Last Week: ...................................................................n/a

GAME NOTES: Former Ohio Valley Conference rivals Samford and Ten-nessee Tech meet on the gridiron on Saturday, the fi rst meeting between the schools since Samford left the OVC following the 2007-08 season. That game saw Samford edge Tennessee Tech 59-52 in a game that had over 1,100 yards of total offense. Lee Sweeney passed for 367 yards and three touchdowns (two of which went to Larry Shipp who fi nished with 191 receiv-ing yards) while Derek White rushed for 105 yards and two scores for the Golden Eagles. The Bulldogs were led by Jefferson Adcock who passed for 472 yards and fi ve touchdowns while Jeff Moore fi nished the game with nine catches for 260 yards and three scores. Prior to that game, Tennessee Tech won the previous two meetings (2005, 2006). TTU is 43-49-5 all-time in season-opening games.

SCOUTING SAMFORD: Samford head coach Chris Hatcher, who was the head coach at Murray State from 2010-14, is in his fi fth season with the Bulldogs in 2019. He has guided Samford to back-to-back FCS Playoff appearances and overall the team has had eight-straight winning seasons (the longest stretch in school history). Last year was capped by quarterback Devlin Hodges becoming the FCS career passing leader and winning the Walter Payton Award as the National Player of the Year. The Bulldogs began the season in a Week Zero contest as part of the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff in Montgomery. Samford committed four turnovers (1 fumble, 3 interceptions) and fell behind 24-7 at halftime on the way to a 45-22 loss. Liam Welch started the game under center and completed 13-of-22 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown. Chris Oladokun came in at the second half and was 7-of-10 for 125 yards and a 64-yard touchdown pass before later adding a 10-yard touchdown run. John Staton had 12 tackles to lead Samford while Jaleel Laguins added 10 stops (9 solo).

SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH: Tennessee Tech enters its second year under head coach Dewayne Alexander, who returned to his alma mater to help rebuild the Golden Eagles program. TTU suffered growing pains a sea-son ago but broke through with a win over Murray State near the end of last season to give the team momentum heading into 2019. The Golden Eagles ranked fourth nationally in fewest yards penalized/game (36.09) and 10th in the FCS in fewest penalties/game (4.73) a season ago. The team turned its starting quarterback job over to true freshman Bailey Fisher last season and in 10 games he passed for 1,681 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 346 yards (second on the team) and two additional scores in being named OVC Freshman of the Year. Also returning is senior running back Andrew Goldsmith, who led the team with 484 rushing yards and ranked second on the squad with 22 receptions a year ago. Defensively senior Shannon Fayne looks to bolster the defense after he tallied 89 tackles and two fumble recoveries last year.



Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-0, 0-0 SWAC)at Tennessee State Tigers (0-0, 0-0 OVC)

Saturday, August 31 • 6:00 p.m. CTNissan Stadium (69,143) • Nashville, Tenn.

TV: ................................................................................................... ESPN+Live Stats: ..........................................................http://www.TSUTigers.comSeries Record: .................................................. Tennessee State leads 4-3Last Meeting: ...................................Tennessee State leads 41-3 (9/29/01)Vincent Dancy at Mississippi Valley State: .................................1-10 (1 yr.)Vincent Dancy Overall: ....................................................................... sameRod Reed at Tennessee State: ...............................................53-47 (9 yrs.)Rod Reed Overall: .............................................................................. sameMississippi Valley State Last Week: .......................................................n/aTennessee State Last Week: ..................................................................n/a

GAME NOTES: The 21st annual John Merritt Classic kicks off the 2019 season for Tennessee State. A year ago the Tigers topped Bethune-Cookman 34-3 to improve to 14-6 all-time at the JMC. This will mark the fi rst time that Mississippi Valley State has played in the John Merritt Classic and the fi rst time the two teams have played anywhere since 2001. In that meeting the Tigers won 41-3; overall TSU has won three of the last four against the Delta Devils.

SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE: After fi nishing 1-10 in the debut season under Vincent Dancy, Mississippi Valley State looks to make strides in the second year under their coach. MVSU was tabbed fi fth in the MEAC East Division in the conference's preseason poll and did not have a player selected to the Preseason All-SWAC Team. Among the team's returning players this season is senior safety Tracy Thompkins, who had 75 tackles and an interception in 10 games a year ago.

SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE: Tennessee State had two games can-celled due to weather a year ago and lost several key players to injury along the way, fi nishing 4-5 overall. This season head coach Rod Reed returns 51 letterwinners including eight offensive and seven defensive starters. Among the offensive returners is senior wide receiver and return specialist Chris Rowland, who was named an All-American by HERO Sports a season ago. Rowland ranked 11th nationally in receptions/game (7.1) and 20th in receiving yards/game (90.9), fi nishing the year with 57 catches for 727 yards and fi ve touchdowns. He also ranked sixth nationally in punt returns, averaging 13.0 yards on 14 returns. TSU also had a pair of offensive linemen named to the Preseason All-OVC team in senior center Thomas Burton and senior guard Raekwon Allen. Defensively senior Dajour Nesbeth was named a Preseason All-OVC pick after earning fi rst-team All-OVC honors in 2018 when he had a team-high 58 tackles and four interceptions.

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