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NoTes Game 3 • at Bethune-Cookman

* This is the ninth meeting between Tennessee State and Bethune-Cookman* TSU won the last game the two played at B-CU, 21-14 in 2012* Tennessee State is 6-2 all-time versus Bethune-Cookman

Last Meeting* The Bethune-Cookman claimed a 12-9 victory to open the 2013 season* B-CU scored a fourth quarter touchdown to win the John Merritt Classic* Jamin Godfrey kicked three field goals (21, 44 and 26 yards); missed a 49-yarder as time expired* Ronald Butler passed for 132 yards in his first collegiate start* Jackie Wilson passed for 54 and rushed for 43 yards for the Wildcats.* Nick Thrasher led TSU with 10 tackles, while Samquan Evans collected eight and a tackle-for-loss

Head Coach Rod Reed* Coach Reed is in his seventh season at the helm of the Tigers* During his time at TSU, he has compiled a 38-34 record, including a 30-19 mark since 2012* Reed is 1-1 versus Bethune-Cookman* Reed served as an assistant coach at B-CU from 1992-96* TSU has gone 6-1 in season openers under Rod Reed* Tennessee State has gone 7-1 versus MEAC teams under Reed

Tennessee State* TSU erased a 13-0 deficit and outscored Jackson State 21-3 in the second half to win 40-26 and remain undefeated at 2-0.* O’Shay Ackerman-Carter earned Southern Heritage MVP honors after completing 14-of-18 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another* Ackerman-Carter has completed 64 percent of his passes and has thrown for five touchdowns* Ebenezer Ogundeko was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at the SHC* The junior defensive end had 11 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble, quar-terback hurry, pass breakup and a blocked kick* Ogundeko is ranked first nationally in sacks (2.25 per game) and fifth in tackles-for-loss (2.8 per game)* On the season, the Tigers have allowed just one touchdown; Jackson State scored twice on blocked punts* Erick Evans secured his second 100-yard performance of his career, rushing for 109 yards on 21 attempts and two touchdowns* Freshman wide receiver Steven Newbold recorded his first career touchdown on an acrobatic, over the defender, one-handed catch from 13-yards out* Currently, TSU ranks first nationally in fumbles lost (0), third in sacks (4.0 per game), fourth in total defense (197.5 yards per game) and kickoff returns (31.25 yards per return), sixth in rushing defense (54.5 yards per game), turnovers lost (1) and sacks allowed (0)

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2015: 4-6 (1-6 OVC)(0-1, 0-0 MEAC)

2015: 9-2 (7-1 MEAC)

Date Opponent Result/Time TV Series NotesSept. 3 ^Arkansas-Pine Bluff (John Merritt Classic) W, 44-0 OVCDN TSU Leads 4-0 First shutout since 2013, first regular season blanking since 2006Sept. 10 Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic) W, 40-26 Fox Sports South TSU Leads 28-21-2 TSU outscore JSU 21-3 in the second half to claim fifth straight meetingSept. 17 Bethune-Cookman 3:00 p.m. TSU Leads 6-2 The Tigers won in Daytona Beach in 2012, while B-CU won in Nashville in 2013Oct. 1 %*UT Martin 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 TSU Leads 15-10 TSU jumped out to a 14-0 in the first quarter, before falling in Martin, Tenn.Oct. 8 *Eastern Illinois 6:00 p.m. EIU Leads 11-8 Lane Clark kicked a 50-yard field goal, tying for the third longest in TSU historyOct. 15 ^*Eastern Kentucky (Homecoming) 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 EKU Leads 23-5 Erick Evans broke a 62-yard run; TSUs longest in two years, longest versus a D-I opponent since 2010Oct. 22 Vanderbilt TBA SEC Network VU Leads 1-0 The Commodores won a 38-9 contest in 2006Oct. 29 *Murray State 3:00 p.m. MSU 14-13 Patrick Smith had nine catches for 248 yards; the defense recorded eight sacksNov. 5 *Austin Peay 4:00 p.m. TSU Leads 12-6 The Tigers held APSU to 197 total yards and kept the Govs out of the end zone.Nov. 12 %*Tennessee Tech (Senior Day) 3:00 p.m. OVCDN TSU Leads 18-11 Erick Evans rushed for 111 yards with two touchdowns, caught six passes for 57 yardsNov. 19 * Southeast Missouri 1:00 p.m. Tied 12-12 SEMO grabbed a 28-21 victory in 2014, the last time the two teams playedBold - Home Games • ^ - Played at Nissan Stadium • % - Played at Hale Stadium • $ - Played at the Liber ty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn. • All Times CST • * - Ohio Valley Conference Games

2016 tennessee state sChedule

Date: Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016Time: 3:00 p.m. CT / 4:00 p.m. ETWhere: Daytona Beach, Fla.Stadium: Municipal Stadium (10,000)

Television: NA

Radio: 102.1 FM The Light will carry the game live with Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Daw-son (analyst) and Gary Dawson (sideline). Pregame will begin at 2:45 p.m. CT

Live Stats: www.statbroadcast.com

Series Information: Ninth meeting. TSU leads the series, 6-2. The two teams first met in 1982 for the first six consecutive years. The Tigers earned victories in the first five meetings. B-CU won the last matchup, a 12-9 decision in the 2013 John Merritt Classic. TSU won the last time the game was played in Daytona Beach, 21-14 in 2012. The two teams will meet in the John Merritt Classic in 2018.

Series Results:2013 - Bethune-Cookman 12, Tennessee State 92012 - Tennessee State 21, Bethune-Cookman 141987 - Bethune-Cookman 16, Tennessee State 131986 - Tennessee State 13, Bethune-Cookman 101985 - Tennessee State 24, Bethune-Cookman 171984 - Tennessee State 41, Bethune-Cookman 81983 - Tennessee State 21, Bethune-Cookman 191982 - Tennessee State 41, Bethune-Cookman 11

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Game notes tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)GENERAL INFORMATION

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

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

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

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

Scouting Bethune-Cookman* Head coach Terry Sims is in his seventh season at B-CU, second as head coach; guided the Wildcats to a 9-2 re-cord, 7-1 in conference* Bethune-Cookman is 0-1 after falling 41-20 to North Texas* The season opener versus Alcorn State was cancelled due to weather* At North Texas, Frank Brown returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown, before UNT scored 31 unanswered points for a commanding lead* Diquan Richardson returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown and blocked a punt for the Wildcats* Richardson recorded nine tackles and two pass break-ups against the Mean Green

TSU vs. HBCUs* Tennessee State University holds a 396-141-19 record against other HBCUs, good for a .729 winning percentage. * Since taking over in 2010, Rod Reed holds a 19-4 against HBCUs for a winning percentage of .826* TSU’s most wins against D-I HBCU opponents are: Florida A&M (29), Jackson State (28) and Southern (27).

Facing the MEAC* The Tigers are 7-1 during the Rod Reed era.* TSU has gone undefeated during this time agains Flor-ida A&M (5-0) and North Carolina A&T (1-0)* The only loss cam at the hands of Bethune-Cookman (1-1)

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

Ready, Willing and Able* Junior Ronald Butler has been listed as the backup for all four seasons.* Due to injuries and suspensions, Butler has played in 27 games of the Tigers 35 during the time period.* Butler has started 13 games, eight as a freshman, twice as a sophomore and three times as a junior.* The Tigers are 7-6 in games the Tallahassee, Fla. native has started, including 3-0 versus Florida A&M.* Butler attempted seven passes against Jackson State and has 433 during his career* Butler is just outside the TSU Top 10 List for Pass At-tempts* Bryson Rosser (2001-05) is 10th with 452 tries, while Ken Pettiford (1970-73) is 9th with 521.* The senior will get a look at wide receiver during his final season.

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

And He Just Keeps Giving* For the second consecutive week, O'Shay Acker-man-Carter earned the Classic's Most Valuable Player Award* The quarterback once again gave away the award to another member of the Tigers offense* Sophomore Center Thomas Burton was the recipient of the award for his play in anchoring an offensive line that blocked for 394 yards of total offense; 855 yards in two games

A Pair of Honorees* TSU is the only Ohio Valley Conference team who has two Postseason Award wining quarterbacks on its cur-rent roster.* Current starter, O'Shay Ackerman-Carter was selected to the All-Newcomer team in 2015.* Ronald Butler was named to the All-OVC 2nd Team and All-Newcomer team as a freshman after the 2013 season.* Butler held the same distinction during his first two seasons with former Tiger signal Caller Michael German.* German was selected to the All-Newcomer team in 2011.

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

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Game notes tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)The Over 40 Crowd* The Tigers have scored at least 40 points in its first two games for the first time since 1999 when the Big Blue accomplished the mark for the first three games; the '99 team scored 40 or more five times.* TSU has opened the season with multiple games in the 40's only six times in program history.* The task was first completed in 1924, then again in 1925, 1948, 1966 and finally in 1969 before '99 (the only time to do more than twice).* The longest stretch anytime during a season is five consecutive in 1956.* The only stretch of four in a row came in 2001.* Seven games in the 40's is the most in a single season and has been accomplished twice, 1956 and 1984.

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

Player of the Year List.* Dunker was placed on the HERO Sports Preseason All-American First Team.

* Ebenezer Ogundeko was named to the Preseason OVC team and was tagged as the Defensive Player of the Year by the Media.* The junior earned STATS Preseason FCS All-American Team honors and added to the STATS Preseason FCS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List* After grabbing a spot on the All-OVC First Team De-fense in 2015, Ogundeko secured a place on the Presea-son All-OVC team.* The defensive end also made the inaugural Black Col-lege Football Hall of Fame Player of the Year List.* The 6-3, 255 pounder was a Lindy's Preseason Second Team All-American and was picked as the OVC Defen-sive Player of the Year.

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

CATEGORYFirst Downs

1st By Rushing1st By Passing1st By PenaltyPenalty YardsFumbles-Lost

Rushing AttemptsRushing YardsYards Per Rush

Rushing Yards Per GameRushing TDs

Pass Comp.-Att.-IntPassing Yards

Passing Yards Per GamePassing TDs

Total Offensive PlaysTotal Offense

Total Offense Per GameTotal Points

Points Per Game

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Rushing Att. Yd. Avg. TDErick Evans 34 176 5.2 3

Passing Comp. Att. Yd. TDO'Shay Ackerman-Carter 32 50 486 4

Receiving Rec. Yd. Avg. TDPatrick Smith 10 139 13.9 2

Punt Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGChris Rowland 5 47 9.4 20

Kick Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGChris Rowland 4 125 31.2 46

Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SKEbenezer Ogundeko 8-9 17 5.5-38 4.5

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Rushing Att. Yd. Avg. TDLarry Brihm, Jr. 14 27 1.9 0

Passing Comp. Att. Yd. TDLarry Brihm, Jr. 8 19 74 0

Receiving Rec. Yd. Avg. TDJawill Davis 4 49 12.2 0

Punt Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGFrank Brown 1 88 88.0 88

Kick Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGJamaruz Thompkins 3 50 16.7 21

Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SKDiquan Richardson 5-4 9 0.0-0 0.0

Current Streak Won 2Current Home Streak Won 1Current Road Streak Lost 3

2016 TotalOverall 2-0 38-33at Home 1-0 19-11On the Road 0-0 12-20Neutral Site 1-0 7-2Playoff Games 0-0 1-1Overtime Games 0-0 0-4Ranked Opponents 0-0 1-7

In August 0-0 1-0In September 2-0 20-8In October 0-0 10-14In November 0-0 7-10In December 0-0 0-1

Outrushing Opponent 2-0 32-10When Rushing 200-299 0-0 10-2When Rushing 300+ 0-0 6-0Outrushed by Opponent 0-0 6-23When allowing 300+ 0-0 0-5

Outpassing Opponent 3-3 22-19When Passing 300-399 0-0 4-8When Passing 400+ 0-0 1-0Outpassed by Opponent 0-0 16-14When Allowing 300-399 0-0 4-6When Allowing 400+ 0-0 1-2

Outgaining Opponent 2-0 29-10When Having 400-499 Yards 1-0 11-12When Having 500+ Yards 0-0 8-1Outgained by Opponent 0-0 9-23Allowing 400-499 Yards 0-0 2-10Allowing 500+ 0-0 2-8

Less Turnovers 1-0 23-10More Turnovers 0-0 8-18Even Turnovers 1-0 7-5

Scoring First 1-0 21-11Opponent Scores First 1-0 17-22

Leading After 1st 1-0 22-7Trailing After 1st 0-0 12-18Tied After 1st 1-0 4-8Leading at Half 1-0 29-8Trailing at Half 1-0 8-23Tied at Half 0-0 1-2Leading After 3rd 2-0 33-8Trailing After 3rd 0-0 5-25Tied After 3rd 0-0 0-0

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

Individual 100-yard Rusher 1-0 19-11With two 100-yard Rushers 0-0 1-0Opponent 100-yard Rusher 0-0 4-16Opponent two 100-yard Rushers 0-0 1-2

Rod Reed’s Record Breakdown

team Comparison

top players

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45 25 19 10 21 12 5 3 24-192 25-202 1-0 3-1 68 54 323 109 4.8 2.0 161.5 54.5 6 0 36-59-1 38-75-1 532 286 266.0 143.0 4 1 127 129 855 395 427.5 197.5 84 26 42.0 13.0

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9 28 5 18 2 7 2 3 10-79 4-48 2-0 0-0 32 51 157 329 4.9 6.5 157.0 329.0 1 4 8-19-1 15-33-1 74 121 74.0 121.0 0 0 51 84 231 450 231.0 450.0 20 41 20.0 41.0


Game notes tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)

Career Passing Attempts1. Michael German (2011-14) 1,1452. Joe Adams (1977-80) 1,1003. Leon Murray (1997-99) 8414. Eldridge Dickey (1964-67) 8055. Ken Biggles (1982-84) 7146. Joe Gilliam, Jr. (1969-71) 6827. Antonio Heffner (2006-08) 6198. Shannon Harris (2000-01) 5229. Ken Pettiford (1970-73) 52110. Bryson Rosser (2001-05) 452-- Ronald Butler (2013-Present) 433

Career Receiving Yards1. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 3,903 2. Mike Jones, 1979-82 3,571 3. Golden Tate, 1980-83 3,100 4. Corey Sullivan, 1996-99 2,487 5. Patrick Robinson, 1989-92 2,439 6. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 2,182 7. Chris Johnson, 2004-08 2,155 8. Lawrence Segree, 1992-95 2,102 9. Johnnie Robinson, 1964-65 1,702 10. Travis James, 2009-12 1,698 -- Patrick Smith (2015-Present) 1,135

Big Play Tigers

Rushing Plays of 20 or More Yards25, (TD) Sabree Curtis vs. UAPB20, Erick Evans vs. JSU

Receiving Plays of 40 or More Yards49, Steven Newbold from O'Shay Ackerman-Carter vs. JSU44, (TD) Ronald Butler from O’Shay Ackerman-Carter vs. UAPB

Receiving Plays of 30 - 39 Yards30, Patrick Smith from O’Shay Ackerman-Carter vs. UAPB30, (TD) Patrick Smith from O’Shay Ackerman-Carter vs. UAPB

Receiving Plays of 20 - 29 Yards28, Patrick Smith from O'Shay Ackerman-Carter vs. JSU25, Steven Newbold from O’Shay Ackerman-Carter vs. UAPB24, Chris Rowland from Ronald Butler vs. JSU22, Steven Newbold from O’Shay Ackerman-Carter vs. JSU21, Sabree Curtis from O'Shay Ackerman-Carter vs. JSU20, Steven Newbold from O’Shay Ackerman-Carter vs. UAPB

Field Goals of 40 - 49 Yards47, Lane Clark vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff

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

Tigers in the Pros* Tennessee Statae continues to produce players on the next level as 11 athletes are in uniform in 2016.* Five former Tigers are currently in NFL camps:- Anthony Levine (Baltimore)- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (NYG)- Demetrius Rhaney (Los Angeles)* Two former athletes are in the Canadian Football League:- Rogers Gaines (British Columbia)- A.C. Leonard (Saskatchewan) * The Big Blue had five in the Arena Football League this season:- Cornelius Lewis (Jacksonville) - Joe Hills (Jacksonville)- Devin Wilson (Cleveland)- Rodney Fritz (Arizona)- Sherman Carter (Los Angeles) * One Tigers is overseas playing in the German Football

League:- Holt Claiborne (Marburg)

Fresh Start* The Tigers have played 18 freshmen this season* Steven Newbold has caught nine passes for 170 yards; averaging 18.9 yards per catch.* Sabree Curtis, Jr. has rushed eight times for 53 yards, including a 25-yard score against Arkansas-Pine Bluff* Chris Rowland is ranked sixth in the nation averaging 31.2 yards per kickoff; has three receptions for 48 yards and three carries for nine yards.* Larry Wilhoite made two solo tackles, registered a pass defended and a breakup against UAPB.* Earl Harrison has gained 22 yards on five carries.* Mitchell Boudreaux has two kickoffs, including a pooch-kick resulting in a fumble in favor of the Tigers.* Justin Culpepper has two tackles and half a sack. * Lachavious Simmons has a start at left tackle, also seen time at right tackle.* Camren Jones played several snaps at guard.* Thomas Newberg has served as long snapper for TSU. * Tyric Reid saw time at fullback, creating several key blocks and pocket protection.* Jamahl Jelks saw significant time on the line.* Ronnie Killings has a reception for 13 yards.* Dajour Nesbeth saw time in the defensive backfield.* Tyler Black had one carry against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

TSU Record Books

TSU In the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA Rankings Stat OVC NCAA3rd Down Conversion Percentage .417 6 373rd Down Conversion Percentage Defense .294 1 224th Down Conversion Percentage 1.000 1 14th Down Conversion Percentage Defense .500 51 4Completion Percentage .610 4 38First Downs Defense 25 1 13First Downs Offense 45 1 19Fumbles Lost 0 1 1Fumbles Recovered 1 5 53Kickoff Return Defense 15.18 2 19Kickoff Returns 31.25 1 4Passes Had Intercepted 1 4 54Passing Offense 266.0 2 20Passing Yards Allowed 143.0 2 13Passing Yards Per Completion 14.78 2 13Punt Returns 8.33 4 43Red Zone Defense .500 1 8Red Zone Offense .889 3 43Rushing Defense 54.5 1 6Rushing Offense 161.5 4 42Sacks Allowed 0.00 1 1Scoring Defense 13.0 1 11Scoring Offense 42.0 1 13Tackles For Loss Allowed 3.50 2 8Team Passing Efficiency 155.74 1 14Team Passing Defense Efficiency 84.43 1 9Team Sacks 4.0 1 3Team Tackles For Loss 9.0 1 6Time of Possession 31:33 5 41Total Defense 197.5 1 4Total Offense 427.5 2 28Turnover Margin 0.50 2 36Turnovers Gained 2 6 67Turnovers Lost 1 1 6Winning Percentage 1.000 1 1

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TSU In the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA Rankings Stat OVC NCAAAll Purpose Chris Rowland 114.50 3 64Combined Kick Returns Chris Rowland 172 2 16Completition Percentage O'Shay Ackerman-Carter .640 2 24Completions Per Game O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 16.00 6 52Field Goal Percentage Lane Clark .750 5 28Field Goals Per Game Lane Clark 1.50 3 14Forced Fumbles Trevion Duncan 0.50 2 17 Ebenezer Ogundeko 0.50 2 17Fumbles Recovered Blair Edwards 1 1 5Interceptions Per Game Ezra Robinson 0.50 1 19Kickoff Returns Chris Rowland 31.3 1 6Passes Defended Ezra Robinson 2.0 1 18 Chris Collins 1.5 3 5 David Kamara 1.0 8 68Passing Efficiency O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 168.0 1 8Passing Touchdowns O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 4 2 16Passing Yards O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 486 3 18Passing Yards Per Game O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 243.0 3 19Passing Yards Completition O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 15.19 1 14Points Responsible For O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 30 2 16 Lane Clark 18 4 64 Erick Evans 18 4 64Points Responsible For Per Game O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 15.0 2 17 Lane Clark 9.0 6 64 Erick Evans 9.0 6 64Punt Returns Chris Rowland 9.4 2 18 Patrick Smith 7.0 4 32Receiving Touchdowns Patrick Smith 2 1 13Receiving Yards Steven Newbold 170 1 24 Patrick Smith 139 4 53Receiving Yards Per Game Steven Newbold 85.0 1 24 Patrick Smith 69.5 4 57Receptions Per Game Patrick Smith 5.0 4 36 Steven Newbold 4.5 5 55Rush Yards Per Carry Erick Evans 5.18 5 56Rushing Touchdowns Erick Evans 3 1 12Rushing Yards Erick Evans 176 4 41Rushing Yartds Per Game Erick Evans 88.0 4 4Sacks Ebenezer Ogundeko 2.25 1 1 Chris Collins 0.75 3 55 Jason Morrow 0.75 3 55Scoring Lane Clark 9.0 1 26 Erick Evans 9.0 1 26Tackles For Loss Ebenezer Ogundeko 2.8 1 5 Jason Morrow 1.3 8 81Total Offense O'Shay Ackerman-Carter 251.5 4 25Yards Per Reception Steven Newbold 18.89 4 36

Game notes tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)* Shakur Jackson has two tackles and a QB hurry.* Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. has played on defense and special teams.* Seth Rowland has been a member of the kickoff team.

Where the Stand* The TSU coaching staff has elected to go with both coor-dinators on the field for the start of the 2016 campaign.* Offensive Coordinator Jeff Parker spent most of the 2015 season in the booth, before moving to field level.* Coaches in the booth for offense is Tightends and Tackles coach Antonio Bradford and Running Backs coach Sidney Powell.* Corners Back coach Mikhal Kornegay and Graduate Assistant and former Tiger Linebacker, Rico Council serve as the eyes in the sky for the defensive unit.

* Joining Head Coach Rod Reed on the sidelines with Parker and Defensive Coordinator Osita Alaribe, is Safties coach Ed Sanders, Defensive Ends coach Nick Davison, Offensive Line coach Russ Ehrenfeld and Wide Receiver coach Kevin Mashack.

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

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

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

The Sunshine Boys* The Big Blue has 17 players who hail from Florida* Tigers hailing from the Sunshine state:1 Steven Newbold WR Fr. Carol City, Fla. (Carol City HS)2 O’Shay Ackerman-Carter QB R-So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Georgia Prep)5 Terrell Bonds CB Jr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS)10 Ronald Butler QB Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln HS)10 Dajour Nesbeth CB Fr. Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS)11 Rodrick Robinson QB Fr. Miami Gardens, Fla. (Miami Norland HS)13 Dantwaun O’Neal WR Sr. DeLand, Fla. (DeLand HS)16 Reggie Gunn LB Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy)21 Ezra Robinson CB R-Sr. Sarasota, Fla. (Michigan State)22 LaKhalon Holland CB R-So. Jacksonville, Fla (Ribault HS)34 Arkeem Granger RB R-Fr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan HS)37 Tyric Reid FB Fr. Eustis, Fla. (Eustis HS)53 Justin North LB R-Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Freedom HS)66 Jessaman Dunker OT R-Sr. Boynton Beach, Fla. (Florida)74 Kevin Kenton OG R-Sr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Palm Beach Lakes HS)91 Marvin Maddox DE R-So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Ribault HS)97 Justin Culpepper DT Fr. Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen HS)


sGt. york trophy tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Field Goals Made: 4 - Done Three TimesLongest Field Goal: 50 - Stephen Stansell, APSU vs. TSU (9/18/10)Punts: 10 - Jonathan King, TTU vs. UTM (10/3/15)Longest Punt: 66 - Devin Stuart, APSU vs. TTU (9/10/16)Punt Return Yards: 107 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (11/6/10)Longest Punt Return: 76 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11)Kick Return Yards: 243 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09)Longest Kick Return: 100 - Weldon Garlington, TSU vs. APSU (10/1/11)All-Purpose Yards: 312 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09)

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

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

2015Oct. 3 UT Martin 31, @ Tennessee Tech 17Oct. 10 @ UT Martin 28, Tennessee State 14Oct. 17 UT Martin 44, @ Austin Peay 14Oct. 31 @ Tennessee State 20, Austin Peay 6Nov. 14 @ Tennessee Tech 42, Austin Peay 24Nov. 21 @ Tennessee Tech 30, Tennessee State 242016Sept. 10 Tennessee Tech 41, @ Austin Peay 7Sept. 24 Tennessee Tech at UT MartinOct. 1 UT Martin at Tennessee StateOct. 8 Austin Peay at UT MartinNov. 5 Tennessee State at Austin PeayNov. 12 Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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ohio valley ConferenCe/polls tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)

1. North Carolina A&T (16) 2-0 160 12. Alcorn State 1-0 138 33. Grambling State 0-1 123 44. Tennessee State 2-0 106 95. Bethune-Cookman 0-1 98 26. Prairie View A&M 1-1 64 57. North Carolina Central 0-2 60 68. South Carolina State 0-2 44 89. Alabama State 0-2 38 710. Hampton 0-2 21 NROthers: Southern (0-2) 14, Alabama A&M (1-1) 9, TexasSouthern (0-2) 3, Norfolk State (1-1) 2, Jackson State (0-2) 1

No. Team Record Pts.1 North Dakota State (151) 2-0 4205 12 Richmond (18) 2-0 4046 23 Sam Houston State 1-0 3757 44 Jacksonville State 1-1 3350 55 Illinois State 2-0 3293 106 Chattanooga 2-0 3291 67 Montana 2-0 3103 148 Eastern Washington 1-1 2851 89 South Dakota State 1-1 2789 910 Northern Iowa 1-1 2741 311 James Madison 2-0 2560 1212 Charleston Southern 1-2 2381 713 William & Mary 1-1 2116 1314 McNeese State 1-1 1869 1115 Citadel 2-0 1860 1516 Western Illinois 2-0 1765 1817 Coastal Carolina 2-0 1514 1718 North Carolina A&T 2-0 1238 2319 Portland State 1-1 1044 1620 Youngstown State 1-1 771 2021 Villanova 1-1 757 2222 New Hampshire 1-1 618 2423 Colgate 0-1 606 2124 Northern Arizona 0-2 443 1925 Albany 2-0 385 NROthers: Towson (212), Harvard (153), Eastern Illinois (144), Samford (128), Fordham (112), Grambling State (112), Eastern Kentucky (101), Southern Utah (92), North Dakota (92), Alcorn State (71), Stony Brook (59), Western Carolina (47), Nicholls (3), Delaware (31), Montana State (22), Cal Poly (20), Penn (20), Tennessee State (17), Furman (16), Central Arkansas (16), South Dakota (13), Dayton (12), Dartmouth (8), Liberty (6), Bethune-Cookman (5), Florida A&M (5), UT Martin (5), Monmouth (5), Wofford (5), Weber State (2), Southern Illinois (2), Northern Colorado (1)

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2016 OVC Standings OVC Pct Home Away Overall Pct Home Away Neut StreakTennessee Tech 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 1-1 .000 0-1 1-0 0-0 W1Tennessee State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1-0 W2Eastern Illinois 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 0-0 W1Eastern Kentucky 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 W1Jacksonville State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 L1Murray State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-2 .000 0-2 0-1 0-0 L2Southeast Missouri 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 0-0 L2UT Martin 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 0-0 L2Austin Peay 0-2 .000 0-1 0-0 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L2

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

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

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

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

2016 adidas® PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

No. Team Record Pts.1. North Dakota State (24) 2-0 648 12. Richmond (2) 2-0 625 23. Sam Houston State 1-0 581 34. Chattanooga 2-0 526 65. Illinois State 2-0 517 96. Jacksonville State 1-1 457 57. Eastern Washington 1-1 445 88. James Madison 2-0 441 119. Montana 2-0 409 1510. South Dakota State 1-1 398 1211. Northern Iowa 1-1 376 312. Charleston Southern 1-2 371 713. McNeese State 1-1 340 1014. William & Mary 1-1 333 1315. The Citadel 2-0 298 1616. Western Illinois 2-0 280 1817. Portland State 1-1 181 1418. Villanova 1-1 179 1919. North Carolina A&T 2-0 161 2420. Youngstown State 1-1 107 2221. Southern Utah 1-1 103 2322. Harvard 0-0 102 2123. Colgate 0-1 96 2024. Northern Arizona 0-2 77 1725. Albany 2-0 74 NROthers: Fordham 62, Eastern Illinois 42, New Hampshire 34, Samford 26, Jackson State 24, Eastern Kentucky 23, Liberty 20, Towson 20, Montana State 19, Gram-bling State 11, Delaware 10, Cal Poly 7, Valparaiso 6, Wofford 5, North Dakota 4, Monmouth 4, Dartmouth 2, Penn 2, South Dakota 2, Stony Brook 2

fCs CoaChes top 251. North Dakota State (36) 2-0 996 12. Richmond (4) 2-0 961 23. Sam Houston State 1-0 881 54. Jacksonville State 1-1 809 45. Illinois State 2-0 776 106. Chattanooga 2-0 768 77. Montana 2-0 738 148. Eastern Washington 1-1 727 69. Northern Iowa 1-1 671 310. South Dakota State 1-1 609 911. Charleston Southern 1-2 581 812. James Madison 2-0 569 1313. McNeese State 1-1 501 1114. William & Mary 1-1 499 1215. Western Illinois 2-0 429 1716. The Citadel 2-0 405 1517. Coastal Carolina 2-0 330 1818. North Carolina A&T 2-0 270 2519. Portland State 1-1 229 1620. Youngstown State 1-1 213 2021. New Hampshire 1-1 147 2322. Villanova 1-1 134 2223. Colgate 0-1 130 2124. Northern Arizona 0-2 106 1925. Albany 2-0 99 26

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This Week’s OVC Schedule

Saturday, Sept. 17#17 Coastal Carolina at #4 Jacksonville State 1:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois at #5 Illinois State 2:00 p.m. Bacone College at UT Martin 2:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky at Ball State 2:00 p.m.Tennessee State at Bethune-Cookman 3:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech at Mercer 3:00 p.m.Murray State at Southern Illinois 6:00 p.m.Indiana State at Southeast Missouri 6:00 p.m.

2016 Predicted Order

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


misCellaneous stats tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)

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

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

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

Opponent Passing Attempts Rushing Yards Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns Tackles SacksArkansas-Pine Bluff Ackerman-Carter (259) Evans (13) Evans (67) Smith (6) Smith (100) Butler (2) Ogundeko, Collins (5) Ogundeko (2)vs Jackson State Ackerman-Carter (227) Evans (21) Evans (109) Smith, Newbold (4) Newbold (96) Evans (2) Ogundeko (11) Ogundeko (2)at Bethune-CookmanUT Martin at Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky at Vanderbilt at Murray State at Austin Peay Tennessee Tech at Soutrheast Missouri

Game-By-Game starters

Game-By-Game leaders

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

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

Erick EvansAtt. 28 (at Tennessee Tech, 11/21/15)Yards 111 (at Tennessee Tech, 11/21/15)TD 2 (2x, last vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)Long 62 (at Eastern Kentucky, 10/24/15)

Career Bests

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

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

Ronnie KillingsRec. 1 (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)Yards 13 (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)TD NALong 13 (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)

Steven NewboldRec. 5 (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16)Yards 96 (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)TD 1 (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)Long 49 (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)

Chris RowlandRec. 3 (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)Yards 48 (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)TD NALong 24 (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)

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

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

DEFENSEDE 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko 6-3 255 R-Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 91 Marvin Maddox 6-3 245 R-So. Jacksonville, Fla.DT 92 Jason Morrow 6-2 285 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. 94 Roc-M Nesbitt 6-3 255 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga.NT 76 Terrence Summers 6-2 310 R-So. Springfield, Tenn. 97 Justin Culpepper 6-1 255 Fr. Lakeland, Fla.DE 58 Latrelle Lee 6-2 225 Jr. Dothan, Ala. 56 Sidney Hammond 6-1 250 R-Jr. Kennesaw, Ga.SB 14 Antonio Justice, Jr. 6-1 225 R-Sr. Montgomery, Ala. 30 Blair Edwards 6-1 195 So. Gadsden, Ala.MB 32 Chris Collins 5-11 230 Jr. Fairburn, Ga. 50 Joe Johnson 6-1 215 Jr. Nashville, Tenn.WB 53 Justin North 6-2 230 R-Jr. Orlando, Fla. 42 Demetro Stephens, Jr. 6-2 235 So. Lithonia, Ga. CB 21 Ezra Robinson 6-1 180 R-Jr. Sarasota, Fla. 22 Lakhalon Holland 5-10 190 R-So. Jacksonville, Fla.FS 26 Laquarius Cook 6-0 175 R-So. Birmingham, Ala. 12 Larry Wilhoite 6-0 185 Fr. Nashville, Tenn.SS 24 Trevion Duncan 5-11 180 So. Houston, Texas 3 David Kamara 5-10 200 Sr. Logansville, Ga.CB 5 Terrell Bonds 5-9 176 Jr. Miami, Fla. 10 Dajour Nesbeth 6-1 187 Fr. Winter Garden, Fla.

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

Career Bests

Ebo OgundekoTackles 11 (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)Tkls-Loss 3.5 (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)Sacks 3.0 (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ezra RobinsonTackles 10 (vs. UT Martin, 10/18/14)INT 1 (3x, last vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)

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

Trevion DuncanTackles 8 (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16)INT 0

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

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


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

rosters tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)ALPHABETICAL

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

#BigBlueRising

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

rosters tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)ALPHABETICAL

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

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

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

PlayerPronounciations

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

StaffPronounciations

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

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


players to WatCh tennessee state vs.Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)

10 Ronald ButleR QB

YEAR att gain lost net tds

2015 - So. 80 427 14 413 6

2016 - Jr. 34 185 9 176 3 Total 114 612 23 589 9

5 teRRell Bonds CB

YEAR tck solo tfl int pbu

2014 - Fr. 18 12 0.0 2 1

2015 - So. 28 23 0.5 1 72016 - Jr. 5 5 0.0 0 1 Total 51 40 0.5 3 9

41 lane ClaRk K

YEAR mk att lg blk 40+

2014 - Fr. 8 15 46 1 4-8

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

27 eRiCk evans RB 92 Jason MoRRow dt

YEAR tck solo tfl sac qbh

2014 - Fr. 3 2 0.0 0.0 0

2015 - So. 12 6 4.0 1.0 22016 - Jr. 3 2 2.5 1.5 0 Total 18 10 6.5 2.5 2

9 ChRis sandeRs-MCColluM WR

YEAR rec yds tds lg avg

2013 - Fr. 7 80 2 28 11.4

2014 - So. 22 301 1 45 13.72015 - Jr. 18 236 3 64 13.12016 - Sr. 1 18 0 18 18.0Total 48 635 6 64 13.2

48 MaRvin Maddox de


2015 - Fr. 5 0 0.0 0.0 0

2016 - So. 1 1 1.0 0.0 2Total 6 1 1.0 0.0 2

2 o’shay aCkeRMan-CaRteR QB

YEAR cmp att yds tds ints

2015 - Fr. 110 190 1,279 11 5

2016 - So. 32 50 486 4 1Total 142 240 1,765 15 6

53 Justin noRth lB

YEAR cmp att yds tds ints

2013 - Fr. 135 230 1,405 13 4

2014 - So. 40 77 420 1 32015 - Jr. 62 115 813 8 72016 - Sr. 4 9 46 0 0Total 241 433 2,584 22 14

YEAR tck solo tfl sac fr

2013 - Fr. 9 7 2.0 1.0 0

2014 - So. 16 8 1.0 0.0 02015 - Jr. 20 9 0.0 0.0 02016 - R-Jr. 4 1 1.5 0.0 0Total 49 25 4.5 1.0 0

#BigBlueRising

21 ezRa RoBinson DB 14 antonio JustiCe, JR. LB


2013 - Fr. 7 7 1.0 0.0 0

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

players to WatCh tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)

18 austin Rowley P

YEAR att yds lg blk avg

2015 - Fr. 58 2,234 57 2 38.5

2016 - So. 7 256 48 2 36.6Total 65 2,490 57 4 38.3

26 laquaRius Cook Fs


2015 - Fr. 58 30 2.0 0 2

2016 - So. 10 7 0.0 0 1

Total 68 37 2.0 0 3

30 BlaiR edwaRds lB


2015 - Fr. 33 17 1.0 1.0 1

2016 - So. 0 0 0.0 0.0 0

Total 33 17 1.0 1.0 1

17 PatRiCk sMith WR

YEAR rec yds tds lg avg

2015 - So. 54 996 10 84 18.4

2016 - Jr. 10 139 2 30 13.9

Total 64 1,135 12 84 17.7

1 eBenezeR ogundeko


2015 - So. 52 31 10.0 5.0 3

2016 - Jr. 16 8 5.0 4.0 2Total 68 39 15.0 9.0 5

58 latRelle lee DE


2014 - Fr. 5 0 0.0 0.0 0

2015 - So. 29 12 6.5 4.5 12016 - Jr. 2 2 0.0 0.0 0Total 36 14 6.5 4.5 1

32 ChRis Collins lB


2014 - So. 42 29 5.5 0 1

2015 - Jr. 30 25 0.0 2 72016 - Sr. 8 6 0.0 1 3Total 80 60 5.5 3 11


2014 - Fr. 5 4 0.0 0.0 1

2015 - So. 79 38 6.0 1.0 1

2016 - Jr. 12 9 1.5 0.5 0 Total 96 51 7.5 1.5 2


CoaChes tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE ROD REED FILETennessee State (12 Years)

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

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

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

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

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

Tennessee State Year-by-Year ResultsYear Overall Pct. OVC Pct.2016 2-0 1.000 0-0 .0002015 4-6 .400 1-6 .1432014 6-6 .500 3-5 .3752013 10-4 .715 6-2 .7502012 8-3 .727 4-3 .5712011 5-6 .455 4-4 .5002010 3-8 .273 0-7 .000Head Coach 38-33 .535 18-27 .4002009 4-7 .364 3-4 .4292008 8-4 .667 5-3 .6252007 5-6 .455 4-3 .5712006 6-5 .545 5-2 .7142005 2-9 .182 1-6 .1432004 4-7 .364 2-5 .2862003 7-5 .583 5-3 .625Ast .Coach 36-43 .456 25-26 .490TSU Total 74-76 .493 43-53 .448

rod reed

Head CoaCH

7tH SeaSon

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

Jeff ParkerAsst. Head CoachOff. Coord./QBs

FIELD

Osita AlaribeDefensive Coord./Defensive Tackles

FIELD

Ed SandersSpecial Tms Coord./

SafetiesFIELD

Antonio BradfordTight Ends

BOOTH

Nick DavisonDefensive Ends

FIELD

Russ EhrenfeldOffensive Line

FIELD

Sidney PowellRunning Backs

BOOTH

Mikhal KornegayCornerbacks

BOOTH

Kevin MashackWide Receivers

FIELD

#BigBlueRising

2016 Game reCaps tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Box Score (Final)Jackson State vs Tennessee State (Sep 10, 2016 at Memphis, Tenn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalJackson State 13 10 3 0 26Tennessee State 13 6 14 7 40

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 12:30 JACKST - Josh Miller 40 yd blocked punt return (Ch. Jacquemin kick)

09:46 JACKST - Dan Williams 30 yd pass from LaMontiez Ivy (Ch. Jacquemin kick blockd), 2-38 1:0006:23 TSU - EVANS, Erick 5 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick failed), 7-81 3:2200:57 TSU - NEWBOLD, Steven 13 yd pass from ACKERMAN-CARTER (CLARK, Lane kick), 3-69 1:29

2nd 06:56 JACKST - Ben Thomas 0 yd blocked punt return (Ch. Jacquemin kick)02:36 TSU - EVANS, Erick 2 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick blockd), 7-72 4:0700:08 JACKST - Ch. Jacquemin 38 yd field goal, 12-54 2:28

3rd 09:13 JACKST - Ch. Jacquemin 37 yd field goal, 13-55 5:4704:23 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 3 yd pass from ACKERMAN-CARTER (CLARK, Lane kick), 8-73 4:4404:15 TSU - ROBINSON, Ezra 25 yd interception return (CLARK, Lane kick)

4th 14:12 TSU - ACKERMAN-CARTER 1 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 5-45 1:58

JACKST TSUFIRST DOWNS 17 22RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-60 30-121PASSING YDS (NET) 167 273Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-19-1 25-18-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-227 55-394Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-74 3-11Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-35 3-96Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-25Punts (Number-Avg) 5-33.0 6-22.3Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 11-92 18-147Possession Time 29:40 30:20Third-Down Conversions 8 of 20 2 of 8Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-19

RUSHING: Jackson State-LaMontiez Ivy 16-32; Joshua Bates 14-28; Jordan Johnson 1-0. TennesseeState-EVANS, Erick 21-109; ACKERMAN-CARTER 2-6; ROWLAND, Chris 1-6; CURTIS, Sabree 1-5; HARRISON,Earl 1-1; BUTLER, Ronald 1-minus 2; TEAM 2-minus 2; DEANES, Marcus 1-minus 2.

PASSING: Jackson State-LaMontiez Ivy 19-40-1-167; Brent Lyles 0-1-0-0. TennesseeState-ACKERMAN-CARTER 14-18-0-227; BUTLER, Ronald 4-7-0-46.

RECEIVING: Jackson State-Dan Williams 8-78; Benjy Parrish 2-24; Miquel James 2-24; Jairus Moll 2-19;Shaquil Ward 2-12; Tevin Garrett 1-5; Jevon Floyd 1-5; DeSean McKenzie 1-0. Tennessee State-NEWBOLD,Steven 4-96; SMITH, Patrick 4-39; ROWLAND, Chris 3-48; CURTIS, Sabree 1-21; SANDERS-McCOLLU 1-18;EVANS, Erick 1-16; COUSIN, Q. 1-13; KILLINGS, R. 1-13; O'NEAL, D. 1-6; RHODES, Mazio 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Jackson State-None. Tennessee State-ROBINSON, Ezra 1-25.

FUMBLES: Jackson State-LaMontiez Ivy 1-0. Tennessee State-ROWLAND, Chris 1-0.

Jackson State (0-2) vs. Tennessee State (2-0)Date: Sep 10, 2016 • Site: Memphis, Tenn. • Stadium: Liberty BowlAttendance: 46263

Kickoff time: 6:05 pm • End of Game: 9:45 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:40Officials: Referee: John Allmond; Umpire: Michael Prowell; Linesman: Mark Bailey;Line judge: Clifton Eley; Back judge: James Boyd; Field judge: Curtis Lowe;Side judge: Anthony Scanga;Temperature: 87 deg • Wind: NNW 15 • Weather: Mostly Cloudy2016 Southern Heritage Classic

Game 2 • Sept. 10, 2016liberty bowl (46,263 ) • memphis, teNN. 1 2 3 4 FiNal

Jackson State 13 10 3 0 26Tennessee State 13 6 14 7 40

Running Back Erick Evans“I want to thank my offensive line, first of all, and second my coaches. We strain every day. We drew it up and we executed.”- On the running game

“I love that we responded well to adversity tonight. We were down early, and we showed what type of team we have. That was the main thing I got out of this game.”- On coming back after falling behind early

Defensive End Ebo Ogundeko“The resilience of the defense starts with Chris Collins, Trevion Duncan and me as well. This was the first real test that we faced as a defense, and we did a good job showing the matu-rity of the defense.”- On the resiliency of the defense

Cornerback Ezra Robinson“We just told everybody not to keep their heads down. We told everybody to keep fighting and that’s what we did to-night. We just kept fighting and pressing against adversity.”- On overcoming adversity

“They ran that play earlier, and I was sitting on it. When I saw the formation come back again I recognized it. I was able to jump the route, and I just did what I could with the ball.”- On his interception for a touchdown

Wide Receiver Steven Newbold“It was a big game for us. This is a rivalry game. Everybody just came in and stepped up when it was time to step up.”- On the offense

“It’s just a mindset. When we went into the locker room, we came together as a team and had to make it happen as one.”- On coming back from a first-half deficit

GAME NOTES: TSU won the coin toss and chose to receive the opening kickoff… Kickoff was at 6:05 p.m… Weather at time of kickoff was 86 degrees and partly cloudy… TSU captains were O’Shay Ackerman-Carter, Patrick Smith, Chris Collins and Thomas Burton… Southern Heritage Classic Player of the Game: O’Shay Ackerman-Carter… The official attendance was 46,263… Defensive End Ebo Ogundeko re-corded 11 tackles, marking his first game with double-digit tackles… Quarterback O’Shay Ackerman-Carter recorded his first rushing touchdown… Running back Erick Evans went over the 100-yard rushing mark for the second time in his career… Tennessee State moves to 2-0 for the second year in a row and the third time under seventh-year Head Coach Rod Reed… TSU improves to 28-21-2 in the all-time series versus Jackson State... TSU is now 16-11 in the Southern Heritage Classic… TSU has won five in a row against Jackson State... Tennessee State moves to 10-3 versus SWAC teams under Head Coach Rod Reed.

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Tennessee State Bethune-Cookman

Sophomore Quaterback, O’Shay Ackerman-Carter- On Returning to Florida to Play Bethune-Cookman“It is a big game for me. I have a lot of family coming to the game and I do not want to disappoint them. The guys are ready and the ones from Florida are focused, just like the guys from Memphis were ready for the (Southern Heritage Clas-sic). I think we will be ready.”

Senior Lineman, Jessamen Dunker- On the Adjustments at the Southern Heritage Classic“We came in the locker room at half time and we told our-selves that we need to tighten up. Everybody needed to get on board and get focused and that’s what we did. The defense did their thing, the offense did their thing and the special teams tightened up.”

- On Next Step in Teams Progression“The next step is Bethune. We’re not thinking about anything else except our next game. We will work all week on them.”

- On His Feelings about Playing in Florida“It’s exciting. I have people who go to Bethune and I have family members who are coming to the game. It is real ex-citing.”

Junior Cornerback, Terrell Bonds- On the Change in the Southern Geritage Classic“We got off to a rough start, but coach always talks about overcoming adversity. This is the first game we had to do that and for the next step we have to take special teams more se-riously, take offense and defense more seriously, just come together as a team. We came out with a great win, but we need to come out better next week.”

- On Playing at Bethune-Cookman“It’s close to home. I am excited. I know they have a great team, some great players, we really need to prepare harder this week. We have to go down to a hostile environment and get a win.”

- On What Changes need to be made“When we come to practice, we have to practice with a fast pace. Just like when we are playing in a game, we have to have that speed in practice. We can’t be lagging in practice so we can be prepared for the game.”

Sophomore Defensive Back, Lakhalon Holland- On the Transition from Week Two to Week Three“We are feeling great. We just came off a win. It is going to feel good, going back home. We need to play hard and have fun.”

Freshman Defensive Back, Dajour Nesbeth- On Traveling to Bethune-Cookman“I’m very excited to go back and compete in my home state and get a “W”. We have to find out there scheme and focus everything on them.”

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2016 statistiCs tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)Tennessee State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016)

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Team Statistics TSU OPPSCORING 84 26 Points Per Game 42.0 13.0 Points Off Turnovers 7 0FIRST DOWNS 45 25 R u s h i n g 19 10 P a s s i n g 21 12 P e n a l t y 5 3RUSHING YARDAGE 323 109 Yards gained rushing 342 185 Yards lost rushing 19 76 Rushing Attempts 68 54 Average Per Rush 4.8 2.0 Average Per Game 161.5 54.5 TDs Rushing 6 0PASSING YARDAGE 532 286 C o m p - A t t - I n t 36-59-1 38-75-1 Average Per Pass 9.0 3.8 Average Per Catch 14.8 7.5 Average Per Game 266.0 143.0 TDs Passing 4 1TOTAL OFFENSE 855 395 Total Plays 127 129 Average Per Play 6.7 3.1 Average Per Game 427.5 197.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 4-125 11-167PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-75 5-81INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-25 1-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 31.2 15.2PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.3 16.2INT RETURN AVERAGE 25.0 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 1-0 3-1PENALTIES-Yards 24-192 25-202 Average Per Game 96.0 101.0PUNTS-Yards 9-256 15-568 Average Per Punt 28.4 37.9 Net punt average 17.2 31.5KICKOFFS-Yards 14-824 7-367 Average Per Kick 58.9 52.4 Net kick average 41.6 34.6TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 3 3 2 8 : 2 73RD-DOWN Conversions 10/24 10/34 3rd-Down Pct 42% 29%4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 2/4 4th-Down Pct 100% 50%SACKS BY-Yards 8-50 0-0MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 11 3FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-4 2-3ON-SIDE KICKS 1-2 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (8-9) 89% (1-2) 50%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (7-9) 78% (0-2) 0%PAT-ATTEMPTS (9-11) 82% (2-3) 67%ATTENDANCE 15078 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/15078 0/0 Neutral Site Games 1/46263

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee State 16 23 31 14 0 84Opponents 13 10 3 0 0 26

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2016 statistiCs tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)Tennessee State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016)

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Date Opponent Score Att.Sep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 15078Sep 10, 2016 vs Jackson State W 40-26 46263

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gEVANS, Erick 2 34 185 9 176 5.2 3 20 88.0CURTIS, Sabree 2 8 53 0 53 6.6 1 25 26.5DEANES, Marcus 2 5 29 2 27 5.4 0 17 13.5BUTLER, Ronald 2 4 27 2 25 6.2 1 14 12.5HARRISON, Earl 2 5 22 2 20 4.0 0 13 10.0ACKERMAN-CARTER 2 5 17 0 17 3.4 1 9 8.5ROWLAND, Chris 2 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 6 4.5Total 2 68 342 19 323 4.8 6 25 161.5Opponents 2 54 185 76 109 2.0 0 19 54.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gACKERMAN-CARTER 2 168.05 32-50-1 64.0 486 4 49 243.0BUTLER, Ronald 2 87.38 4-9-0 44.4 46 0 24 23.0Total 2 155.74 36-59-1 61.0 532 4 49 266.0Opponents 2 84.43 38-75-1 50.7 286 1 30 143.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gSMITH, Patrick 2 10 139 13.9 2 30 69.5NEWBOLD, Steven 2 9 170 18.9 1 49 85.0ROWLAND, Chris 2 3 48 16.0 0 24 24.0KNOX, Andrew 2 3 24 8.0 0 11 12.0EVANS, Erick 2 2 23 11.5 0 16 11.5CURTIS, Sabree 2 2 20 10.0 0 21 10.0RHODES, Mazio 2 2 14 7.0 0 11 7.0BUTLER, Ronald 2 1 44 44.0 1 44 22.0SANDERS-McCOLLU 2 1 18 18.0 0 18 9.0KILLINGS, R. 2 1 13 13.0 0 13 6.5COUSIN, Q. 2 1 13 13.0 0 13 6.5O'NEAL, D. 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0Total 2 36 532 14.8 4 49 266.0Opponents 2 38 286 7.5 1 30 143.0

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

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsCLARK, Lane - 3-4 9-11 - - - - - 18EVANS, Erick 3 - - - - - - - 18SMITH, Patrick 2 - - - - - - - 12BUTLER, Ronald 2 - - - - - - - 12ROBINSON, Ezra 1 - - - - - - - 6CURTIS, Sabree 1 - - - - - - - 6NEWBOLD, Steven 1 - - - - - - - 6ACKERMAN-CARTER 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 11 3-4 9-11 - - - - - 84Opponents 3 2-3 2-3 - - - - - 26

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee State 16 23 31 14 0 84Opponents 13 10 3 0 0 26

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0

Team Statistics TSU OPPFIRST DOWNS 45 25 R u s h i n g 19 10 P a s s i n g 21 12 P e n a l t y 5 3RUSHING YARDAGE 323 109 Rushing Attempts 68 54 Average Per Rush 4.8 2.0 Average Per Game 161.5 54.5 TDs Rushing 6 0PASSING YARDAGE 532 286 C o m p - A t t - I n t 36-59-1 38-75-1 Average Per Pass 9.0 3.8 Average Per Catch 14.8 7.5 Average Per Game 266.0 143.0 TDs Passing 4 1TOTAL OFFENSE 855 395 Average Per Play 6.7 3.1 Average Per Game 427.5 197.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 4-125 11-167PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-75 5-81INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-25 1-0FUMBLES-LOST 1-0 3-1PENALTIES-Yards 24-192 25-202PUNTS-AVG 9-28.4 15-37.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 3 3 2 8 : 2 73RD-DOWN Conversions 10/24 10/344TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 2/4

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgROBINSON, Ezra 1 25 25.0 1 25

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkROWLEY, Austin 7 256 36.6 48 1 0 3 0 2TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgROWLAND, Chris 5 47 9.4 0 20SMITH, Patrick 4 28 7.0 0 14Total 9 75 8.3 0 20Opponents 5 81 16.2 2 40

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgROWLAND, Chris 4 125 31.2 0 46Total 4 125 31.2 0 46Opponents 11 167 15.2 0 23

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gROWLAND, Chri 2 9 48 47 125 0 229 114.5EVANS, Erick 2 176 23 0 0 0 199 99.5NEWBOLD, Stev 2 0 170 0 0 0 170 85.0SMITH, Patrick 2 0 139 28 0 0 167 83.5CURTIS, Sabree 2 53 20 0 0 0 73 36.5Total 2 323 532 75 125 25 1080 540.0Opponents 2 109 286 81 167 0 643 321.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gACKERMAN-CARTER 2 55 17 486 503 251.5EVANS, Erick 2 34 176 0 176 88.0BUTLER, Ronald 2 13 25 46 71 35.5CURTIS, Sabree 2 8 53 0 53 26.5DEANES, Marcus 2 5 27 0 27 13.5Total 2 127 323 532 855 427.5Opponents 2 129 109 286 395 197.5

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf1 OGUNDEKO, Ebo 2 8 9 17 5.5-38 4.5-28 . 1 2 . 1 1 .24 DUNCAN, Trevion 2 11 1 12 1.0-1 . . 1 . . 1 . .32 COLLINS, Chris 2 9 3 12 1.5-12 1.5-12 . 3 1 . . . .26 COOK, Laquarius 2 7 3 10 . . . 1 . . . . .21 ROBINSON, Ezra 2 6 2 8 . . 1-25 3 . . . . .

Total 2 81 32 113 18-79 8-50 1-25 16 6 1-0 2 1 .Opponents 2 84 25 109 7-18 0-0 1-0 6 . . 1 3 .


2016 statistiCs tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016)

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gEVANS, Erick 2 34 185 9 176 5.2 3 20 88.0CURTIS, Sabree 2 8 53 0 53 6.6 1 25 26.5DEANES, Marcus 2 5 29 2 27 5.4 0 17 13.5BUTLER, Ronald 2 4 27 2 25 6.2 1 14 12.5HARRISON, Earl 2 5 22 2 20 4.0 0 13 10.0ACKERMAN-CARTER 2 5 17 0 17 3.4 1 9 8.5ROWLAND, Chris 2 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 6 4.5TEAM 1 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -2.0BLACK, Tyler 1 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -2.0Total 2 68 342 19 323 4.8 6 25 161.5Opponents 2 54 185 76 109 2.0 0 19 54.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gACKERMAN-CARTER 2 168.05 32-50-1 64.0 486 4 49 243.0BUTLER, Ronald 2 87.38 4-9-0 44.4 46 0 24 23.0Total 2 155.74 36-59-1 61.0 532 4 49 266.0Opponents 2 84.43 38-75-1 50.7 286 1 30 143.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gSMITH, Patrick 2 10 139 13.9 2 30 69.5NEWBOLD, Steven 2 9 170 18.9 1 49 85.0ROWLAND, Chris 2 3 48 16.0 0 24 24.0KNOX, Andrew 2 3 24 8.0 0 11 12.0EVANS, Erick 2 2 23 11.5 0 16 11.5CURTIS, Sabree 2 2 20 10.0 0 21 10.0RHODES, Mazio 2 2 14 7.0 0 11 7.0BUTLER, Ronald 2 1 44 44.0 1 44 22.0SANDERS-McCOLLU 2 1 18 18.0 0 18 9.0KILLINGS, R. 2 1 13 13.0 0 13 6.5COUSIN, Q. 2 1 13 13.0 0 13 6.5O'NEAL, D. 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0Total 2 36 532 14.8 4 49 266.0Opponents 2 38 286 7.5 1 30 143.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgROWLAND, Chris 5 47 9.4 0 20SMITH, Patrick 4 28 7.0 0 14Total 9 75 8.3 0 20Opponents 5 81 16.2 2 40

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgROBINSON, Ezra 1 25 25.0 1 25Total 1 25 25.0 1 25Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgROWLAND, Chris 4 125 31.2 0 46Total 4 125 31.2 0 46Opponents 11 167 15.2 0 23

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

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Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016)All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsCLARK, Lane - 3-4 9-11 - - - - - 18EVANS, Erick 3 - - - - - - - 18SMITH, Patrick 2 - - - - - - - 12BUTLER, Ronald 2 - - - - - - - 12ACKERMAN-CARTER 1 - - - - - - - 6NEWBOLD, Steven 1 - - - - - - - 6CURTIS, Sabree 1 - - - - - - - 6ROBINSON, Ezra 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 11 3-4 9-11 - - - - - 84Opponents 3 2-3 2-3 - - - - - 26

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gACKERMAN-CARTER 2 55 17 486 503 251.5EVANS, Erick 2 34 176 0 176 88.0BUTLER, Ronald 2 13 25 46 71 35.5CURTIS, Sabree 2 8 53 0 53 26.5DEANES, Marcus 2 5 27 0 27 13.5HARRISON, Earl 2 5 20 0 20 10.0ROWLAND, Chris 2 3 9 0 9 4.5BLACK, Tyler 1 2 -2 0 -2 -2.0TEAM 1 2 -2 0 -2 -2.0Total 2 127 323 532 855 427.5Opponents 2 129 109 286 395 197.5

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

FG Sequence Tennessee State OpponentsArkansas-Pine Bluff (47),(23),(38),43 -Jackson State - 48,(38),(37)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkROWLEY, Austin 7 256 36.6 48 1 0 3 0 2TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 9 256 28.4 48 1 0 3 0 2Opponents 15 568 37.9 55 1 0 1 1 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnCLARK, Lane 12 726 60.5 3 0BOUDREAUX, M. 2 98 49.0 0 0Total 14 824 58.9 3 0 15.2 41.6 23Opponents 7 367 52.4 0 1 31.2 34.6 30

Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016)All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gROWLAND, Chri 2 9 48 47 125 0 229 114.5EVANS, Erick 2 176 23 0 0 0 199 99.5NEWBOLD, Ste 2 0 170 0 0 0 170 85.0SMITH, Patrick 2 0 139 28 0 0 167 83.5CURTIS, Sabree 2 53 20 0 0 0 73 36.5BUTLER, Ronal 2 25 44 0 0 0 69 34.5DEANES, Marcu 2 27 0 0 0 0 27 13.5ROBINSON, Ezr 2 0 0 0 0 25 25 12.5KNOX, Andrew 2 0 24 0 0 0 24 12.0HARRISON, Ear 2 20 0 0 0 0 20 10.0SANDERS-McC 2 0 18 0 0 0 18 9.0ACKERMAN-CA 2 17 0 0 0 0 17 8.5RHODES, Mazio 2 0 14 0 0 0 14 7.0COUSIN, Q. 2 0 13 0 0 0 13 6.5KILLINGS, R. 2 0 13 0 0 0 13 6.5O'NEAL, D. 2 0 6 0 0 0 6 3.0TEAM 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0BLACK, Tyler 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0Total 2 323 532 75 125 25 1080 540.0Opponents 2 109 286 81 167 0 643 321.5


2016 statistiCs tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)Tennessee State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016)

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf1 OGUNDEKO, Ebo 2 8 9 17 5.5-38 4.5-28 . 1 2 . 1 1 .24 DUNCAN, Trevion 2 11 1 12 1.0-1 . . 1 . . 1 . .32 COLLINS, Chris 2 9 3 12 1.5-12 1.5-12 . 3 1 . . . .26 COOK, Laquarius 2 7 3 10 . . . 1 . . . . .21 ROBINSON, Ezra 2 6 2 8 . . 1-25 3 . . . . .22 HOLLAND, L. 2 5 . 5 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . .76 SUMMERS, T. 2 3 2 5 1.5-4 . . . . . . . .5 BONDS, Terrell 2 5 . 5 . . . 1 . . . . .19 SCOTT, Gabe 2 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .53 NORTH, Justin 2 1 3 4 1.5-2 . . . . . . . .3 KAMARA, David 2 3 . 3 1.0-1 . . 2 . . . . .14 JUSTICE, A. 2 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .56 HAMMOND, Sidney 2 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .84 HARALSON, Larry 2 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .92 MORROW, Jason 2 2 1 3 2.5-9 1.5-8 . 1 . . . . .20 JACKSON, Shakur 2 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . .58 LEE, Latrelle 2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .50 JOHNSON, Joseph 1 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .12 WILLHOITE, L. 1 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .97 CULPEPPER, J. 2 1 1 2 0.5-4 0.5-4 . . . . . . .91 MADDOX, Marvin 2 1 . 1 1.0-4 . . . 2 . . . .16 GUNN, Reggie 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .8 MEDLEY, Mahlon 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .41 CLARK, Lane 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .94 NESBITT, Roc-M 2 1 . 1 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .30 EDWARDS, Blair 2 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 2 81 32 113 18-79 8-50 1-25 16 6 1-0 2 1 .Opponents 2 84 25 109 7-18 0-0 1-0 6 . . 1 3 .

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2016 statistiCs tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)Tennessee State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 11, 2016)

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 38 202 3 25 18 259 2 44 18-34-1 259 2 44 1 29 0 29 6 64 0 20 461Sep 10 vs Jackson State 30 121 3 20 18 273 2 49 18-25-0 273 2 49 3 96 0 46 3 11 0 12 394Tennessee State 68 323 6 25 36 532 4 49 36-59-1 532 4 49 4 125 0 46 9 75 0 20 855Opponents 54 109 0 19 38 286 1 30 38-75-1 286 1 30 11 167 0 23 5 81 2 40 395

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 4.8 • Avg/catch: 14.8 • Pass effic: 155.74 • KR avg: 31.2 • PR avg: 8.3 • All purpose avg/game: 540.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 427.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUF 40 12 52 11.0-39 5.0-31 1 1-0 0-0 3 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 44Sep 10 vs Jackson State 41 20 61 7.0-40 3.0-21 1 0-0 1-25 3 10 1 4-6 0 0 0 7 40Tennessee State 81 32 113 18.0-79 8.0-52 2 1-0 1-25 6 16 1 9-11 0 0 0 7 84Opponents 84 25 109 7.0-18 0.0-0 1 0-0 1-0 0 6 3 2-3 0 0 0 0 26

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUF 3 122 40.7 48 0 0 0 0 1 3-4 47 0 8 475 59.4 0 0Sep 10 vs Jackson State 6 134 22.3 44 2 1 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 6 349 58.2 3 0Tennessee State 9 256 28.4 48 2 1 0 0 3 3-4 47 0 14 824 58.9 3 0Opponents 15 568 37.9 55 0 1 0 1 1 2-3 38 0 7 367 52.4 0 1


2016 statistiCs tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)Tennessee State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 11, 2016)

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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 23 49 0 19 19 119 0 26 19-34-0 119 0 26 8 132 0 23 2 7 0 11 168Sep 10 vs Jackson State 31 60 0 13 19 167 1 30 19-41-1 167 1 30 3 35 0 23 3 74 2 40 227Opponents 54 109 0 19 38 286 1 30 38-75-1 286 1 30 11 167 0 23 5 81 2 40 395Tennessee State 68 323 6 25 36 532 4 49 36-59-1 532 4 49 4 125 0 46 9 75 0 20 855

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 2.0 • Avg/catch: 7.5 • Pass effic: 84.43 • KR avg: 15.2 • PR avg: 16.2 • All purpose avg/game: 321.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 197.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUF 43 17 60 3.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 10 vs Jackson State 41 8 49 4.0-13 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 2-3 0 0 0 0 26Opponents 84 25 109 7.0-18 0.0-0 1 0-0 1-0 0 6 3 2-3 0 0 0 0 26Tennessee State 81 32 113 18.0-79 8.0-52 2 1-0 1-25 6 16 1 9-11 0 0 0 7 84

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 03 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUF 10 403 40.3 55 0 1 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 1 57 57.0 0 0Sep 10 vs Jackson State 5 165 33.0 39 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 38 0 6 310 51.7 0 1Opponents 15 568 37.9 55 0 1 0 1 1 2-3 38 0 7 367 52.4 0 1Tennessee State 9 256 28.4 48 2 1 0 0 3 3-4 47 0 14 824 58.9 3 0

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2016 statistiCs tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)Tennessee State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 11, 2016)

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 21 EVANS, Erick vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Rushing 109 EVANS, Erick vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)TD Rushes 2 EVANS, Erick vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Long Rush 25 CURTIS, Sabree vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass attempts 32 ACKERMAN-CARTER vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass completions 18 ACKERMAN-CARTER vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Passing 259 ACKERMAN-CARTER vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)TD Passes 2 ACKERMAN-CARTER vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

2 ACKERMAN-CARTER vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Long Pass 49 ACKERMAN-CARTER vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Receptions 6 SMITH, Patrick vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Receiving 100 SMITH, Patrick vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)TD Receptions 1 SMITH, Patrick vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

1 BUTLER, Ronald vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)1 NEWBOLD, Steven vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)1 SMITH, Patrick vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)

Long Reception 49 NEWBOLD, Steven vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Field Goals 3 CLARK, Lane vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Field Goal 47 CLARK, Lane vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts 4 ROWLEY, Austin vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Punting Avg 40.7 ROWLEY, Austin vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt 48 ROWLEY, Austin vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts inside 20 2 ROWLEY, Austin vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Long Punt Return 20 ROWLAND, Chris vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Kickoff Return 46 ROWLAND, Chris vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Tackles 11 OGUNDEKO, Ebo vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Sacks 2.5 OGUNDEKO, Ebo vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Tackles For Loss 3.0 OGUNDEKO, Ebo vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Interceptions 1 ROBINSON, Ezra vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)



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TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 38 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Rushing 202 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Per Rush 5.3 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)TD Rushes 3 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

3 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Pass attempts 34 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass completions 18 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

18 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Passing 273 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Per Pass 10.9 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)TD Passes 2 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

2 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Total Plays 72 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Total Offense 461 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Yards Per Play 7.2 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Points 44 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Sacks By 5 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)First Downs 23 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Penalties 18 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Penalty Yards 147 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Turnovers 1 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Interceptions By 1 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Punts 6 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Punting Avg 40.7 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt 48 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts inside 20 2 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Long Punt Return 20 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 16 LaMontiez Ivy, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Rushing 35 Brandon Duncan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Rush 19 Brandon Duncan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass attempts 40 LaMontiez Ivy, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Pass completions 19 Brandon Duncan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

19 LaMontiez Ivy, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Passing 167 LaMontiez Ivy, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)TD Passes 1 LaMontiez Ivy, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Long Pass 30 LaMontiez Ivy, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Receptions 8 Dan Williams, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Receiving 78 Dan Williams, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)TD Receptions 1 Dan Williams, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Long Reception 30 Dan Williams, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Field Goals 2 Ch. Jacquemin, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Long Field Goal 38 Ch. Jacquemin, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Punts 10 Jamie Gillan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punting Avg 40.3 Jamie Gillan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt 55 Jamie Gillan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts inside 20 1 Jamie Gillan, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt Return 40 Josh Miller, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Long Kickoff Return 23 Jaimon Peterson, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

23 Zavian Bingham, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Tackles 8 Jamal Odom, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Tackles For Loss 1.5 Javancy Jones, vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Interceptions 1 David White, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)



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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 31 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Rushing 60 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Per Rush 2.1 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Pass attempts 41 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Pass completions 19 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

19 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Passing 167 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Per Pass 4.1 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)TD Passes 1 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Total Plays 72 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Total Offense 227 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Per Play 3.2 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Points 26 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)First Downs 17 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Penalties 14 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Penalty Yards 110 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Turnovers 1 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)

1 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)Interceptions By 1 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts 10 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punting Avg 40.3 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt 55 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Punts inside 20 1 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sep 03, 2016)Long Punt Return 40 vs Jackson State (Sep 10, 2016)

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2016 statistiCs tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)Tennessee State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2016)

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3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeSep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 8-16 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-6 50.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0Sep 10, 2016 vs Jackson State W 40-26 2-8 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-2 0.0

Tennessee State 10-24 41.7 1-6 16.7 3-8 37.5 5-6 83.3 1-4 25.0 0-0 0.0Opponents 10-34 29.4 1-6 16.7 4-11 36.4 2-7 28.6 3-10 30.0 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeSep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Sep 10, 2016 vs Jackson State W 40-26 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Tennessee State 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Opponents 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeSep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 32:47 8:09 7:52 9:14 7:32Sep 10, 2016 vs Jackson State W 40-26 30:20 9:14 8:04 6:00 7:02

Tennessee State Total 63:07 17:23 15:56 15:14 14:34 0:00Avg. 31:33 8:41 7:58 7:37 7:17 0:00

Opponents Total 56:53 12:37 14:04 14:46 15:26 0:00Avg. 28:26 6:18 7:02 7:23 7:43 0:00

Tennessee State Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 11, 2016)All games

Tennessee State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameSep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0Sep 10, 2016 vs Jackson State W 40-26 5 5 33 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 9 8 50 7 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 08 of 9 (88.9%)

Opponents Inside Tennessee State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameSep 03, 2016 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 44-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Sep 10, 2016 vs Jackson State W 40-26 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 01 of 2 (50.0%)


2016 praCtiCe sChedule/opponents tennessee state vs. Bethune-Cookman (sept. 17, 2016)

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14

Sunday, September

18

Saturday, September

17

Friday, September

16

Tuesday, September

13

Monday, September

12

Thursday, September

15

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-2)9/3 @ Tennessee State L, 44-09/10 OKLAHOMA PANHADLE STATE L, 20-169/15 @ Alcorn State * TBA9/24 vs Jackson State * 4:00 p.m.10/1 @ Alabama State * 2:00 p.m.10/15 ALABAMA STATE * 2:30 p.m.10/22 @ Southern * 4:00 p.m.10/29 @ Grambling State * TBA11/5 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE * 2:30 p.m.11/12 @ Texas Southern * 2:00 p.m.11/19 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * 2:30 p.m.

Jackson State (0-2)9/1 @ UNLV L, 63-139/10 vs Tennessee State L, 40-269/17 GRAMBLING STATE * 6:00 p.m.9/24 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF * 4:00 p.m.10/1 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE * 6:00 p.m.10/15 SOUTHERN * 6:00 p.m.10/22 @ Texas Southern * 2:00 p.m.10/29 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * 2:00 p.m.11/5 @ Alabama State * 2:00 p.m.11/12 ALABAMA A&M * 2:00 p.m.11/19 @ Alcorn State * TBA

Bethune-Cookman (0-1)9/4 ALCORN STATE Cancelled9/10 @ Norfth Texas L, 41-209/17 TENNESSEE STATE * 3:00 p.m.9/24 @ Savannah State * 7:00 p.m.10/1 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL * 4:00 p.m.10/8 @ South Carolina State * 1:30 p.m.10/13 NORTH CAROLINA A&T * 7:00 p.m.10/22 @ Norfolk State * 2:00 p.m.10/29 DELAWARE STATE * 4:00 p.m.11/5 at Morgan State * 1:00 p.m.11/19 vs Florida A&M * TBA

UT Martin (0-2)9/1 @ Cincinnati L, 28-79/10 @ Hawai'i L, 41-369/17 BACONE 1:00 p.m.9/24 TENNESSEE TECH * 1:00 p.m.10/1 @ Tennessee State * 2:00 p.m.10/8 AUSTIN PEAY * 1:00 p.m.10/15 @ Murray State * 5:00 p.m.10/22 @ Georgia State TBA10/29 EASTERN KENTUCKY * 12:00 p.m.11/5 @ Eastern Illinois * 1:00 p.m.11/12 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * 12:00 p.m.11/19 @ Jacksonville State * 1:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois (1-1)9/1 WESTERNILLINOIS L, 38-219/10 @ Miami (Ohio) W, 21-179/17 @ Illinois State 2:00 p.m.9/24 AUSTIN PEAY * 1:00 p.m.10/1 @ Southeast Missouri * 6:00 p.m.10/8 TENNESSEE STATE * 6:00 p.m.10/15 @ Tennessee Tech * TBA10/22 MURRAY STATE * 1:00 p.m.10/29 @ Jacksonville State * 2:00 p.m.11/5 UT MARTIN * 1:00 p.m.11/19 @ Eastern Kentucky * TBA

Eastern Kentucky (1-1)9/3 @ Purdue L, 45-249/8 PIKEVILLE W, 55-149/17 @ Ball State 3:00 p..m.10/1 TENNESSEE TECH * TBA10/8 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 6:00 p.m.10/15 @ Tennessee State * 6:00 p.m.10/22 JACKSONVILLE STATEi * 3:00 p.m.10/29 @ UT Martin * 3:00 p.m.11/5 MURRAY STATE * TBA11/12 @ Austin Peay * 5:00 p.m.11/19 Eastern Illinois * TBA

Vanderbilt (1-1)9/1 SOUTH CAROLINA * L, 13-109/10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE W, 47-249/17 @ Georgia Tech 11:30 a.m.9/24 @ Western Kentucky 3:30 p.m.10/1 FLORIDA * TBA10/8 @ Kentucky * TBA10/15 @ Georgia * TBA10/22 TENNESSEE STATE TBA11/5 @ Auburn * TBA11/12 @ Missouri * TBA11/19 OLE MISS * TBA11/26 TENNESSEE * TBA

Murray State (0-2)9/3 @ Illinois L, 52-39/10 MISSOURI STATE L, 28-229/17 @ Southern Illinois 6:00 p.m.9/24 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * 6:00 p.m.10/1 @ Austin Peay * 4:00 p.m.10/15 UT MARTIN * 6:00 p.m.10/22 @ Eastern Illinois * 1:00 p.m.10/29 TENNESSEE STATE * 3:00 p.m.11/5 @ Eastern Kentucky * TBA11/12 JACKSONVILLE STATE * 1:00 p.m.11/19 @ Tennessee Tech * 1:30 p.m.

Austin Peay (0-2)9/3 @ Troy L, 57-179/10 TENNESSEE TECH L, 41-79/24 @ Eastern Illinois * 1:00 p.m.10/1 MURRAY STATE * 4:00 p.m.10/8 @ UT Martin * 2:00 p.m.10/15 @ Jacksonville State * 1:00 p.m.10/22 MERCER * 4:00 p.m.10/29 @ Southeast Missouri * 1:00 p.m.11/5 TENNESSEE STATE * 4:00 p.m.11/12 EASTERN KENTUCKY * 4:00 p.m.11/19 @ Kentucky TBA

Tennessee Tech (1-1)9/1 WOFFORD L, 21-79/10 @ Austin Peay * W, 41-79/17 @ Mercer 5:00 p.m.9/24 @ UT Martin * 2:00 p.m.10/1 EASTERN KENTUCKY * 6:00 p.m.10/8 @ Jacksonville State * 1:00 p.m.10/15 EASTERN ILLINOIS * 6:00 p.m.10/22 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * 1:30 p.m.11/5 @ Tennessee TBA11/11 @ Tennessee State * 3:00 p.m.11/19 MURRAY STATE * 1:30 p.m.

Southeast Missouri (0-2)9/3 @ Memphis L, 35-179/10 @ Southern Illinois L, 30-229/17 INDIANA STATE 6:00 p.m.9/24 @ Murray State * 6:00 p.m.10/1 EASTERN ILLINOIS * 6:00 p.m.10/8 @ Eastern Kentucky * 5:00 p.m.10/22 @ Tennessee Tech * 1:30 p.m.10/29 AUSTIN PEAY * 1:00 p.m.11/5 JACKSONVILLE STATE * 1:00 p.m.11/12 @ UT Martin * 2:00 p.m.11/19 TENNESSEE STATE * 1:00 p.m.

Combined RecordOpponents Played

0-4

Combined RecordScheduled Opponents

4-17

Documents

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