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ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL Lone Star Conference Champions 1973 • 1977 • 2008 • 2010 Lone Star Conference South Division Champions 2002 • 2008 • 2010 NAIA Division I National Champions 1973 • 1977 NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 Texas Conference Champions 1939 • 1940 • 1948 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 Gulf Coast Conference Champions 1955 Bowl Championships 1950 Refrigerator Bowl • 1973 NAIA Champions Bowl • 1976 Shrine Bowl • 1977 NAIA Apple Bowl

ACU WILDCATS AT A GLANCE FOOTBALL HISTORY First year of football: 1919 All-time record: 463-379-32* 2012 record: 1-1 Head coach: Ken Collums (1st season) Coach’s overall record: 1-1 Coach’s record at ACU: 1-1 Years in NCAA post-season play: 6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) NCAA post-season record: 2-6* Last NCAA post-season appearance: 2011 Result: lost to Washburn (Mo.), 52-49, in first round * 10 wins from 2007 season vacated because of NCAA violations.

COACHING STAFF Ken Collums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator Darian Dulin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs Chris Ballard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Assistant Sam Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Line Kendrick Holloway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wide Receivers David Rausch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Line Mark Ribaudo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linebackers Nathan Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running Backs Cory Driskill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Athletics Trainer Luke Sauber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletics Trainer

Photo by Jeremy Enlow / Abilene Christian University

#20 Wildcats look to get back on track against Texans at Cowboys Stadium

The ACU Wildcats this week will have to do something they haven’t had to do since late in the 209 season and that’s bounce back from a regular-season loss at Shotwell Stadium. But that’s the task facing them this week RADIO: All of ACU’s games can be heard live on Mix 92.5 FM with Grant as they prepare to take on Tarleton State Boone calling all the play-by-play action. He will be joined in the booth by after dropping a 16-13 decision to Texas ACU SID Lance Fleming. Boone is in his fifth season calling play-by-play for A&M-Kingsville last week in Abilene. That the Wildcats, while Fleming is in his 15th year as ACU’s assistant director of loss snapped a 12-game regular-season athletics for media relations and his third as the full-time color commentator. home field winning streak for the Wildcats, ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS who are now 1-1 on the year and ranked No. 20 in the nation. LANCE FLEMING The Wildcats will take on Tarleton State Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations for what could be the final time on Saturday Office phone: 325-674-2693 at 4 p.m. in the second annual Lone Star Cell phone: 325-665-3543 Football Festival at Cowboys Stadium. With Fax: 325-674-6798 the Wildcats set to move to NCAA Division I Email: [email protected] affiliation next season, Saturday’s meeting Shotwell Stadium Press box: 325-671-4673 or 4675 between the two rivals could be the final Home radio: 325-674-4906 one in a series that dates back to 1920. Visitor radio: 325-676-0293 For the Wildcats to win and extend their winning streak over the Texans to three CHRIS MACALUSO games, they’ll have to play much better on Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations the offensive side of the ball than they did Office phone: 325-674-6171 against the Javelinas. Last week ACU Cell phone: 765-490-6988 managed just 224 yards of offense (137 Fax: 325-674-6798 through the air) in the Wildcats’ worst Email: [email protected] offensive performance since the 2009 season-opener against Northwest Missouri facebook.com/abilenechristian State when they gained just 164 yards in a facebook.com/ACUsports 19-14 win over the Bearcats. Senior quarterback Mitchell Gale suffered through his worst start in four season as he completed just 13 of 31 passes for 137 twitter.com/ACUedu yards and, for the first time since the 2009 twitter.com/ACUsports playoff loss to Northwest Missouri, failed to

TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU When: Saturday, Sept. 15 Time: 4 p.m. Where: Cowboys Stadium (110,000 / Artificial Turf) Radio: Mix 92.5 FM Series: ACU leads 19-10-4 Last week: •#9 ACU lost to #24 TAMK, 16-13 • Tarleton def. #4 Midwestern State, 20-17 Last meeting: • ACU def. Tarleton State, 27-24 (Sept. 1, 2011 / Stephenville)

throw a touchdown pass. Tarleton State, meanwhile, enters on a high note having knocked off previous fourth-ranked and defending LSC champion Midwestern State, 20-17, last Saturday night in Stephenville. The Texans ran for 217 yards and threw for another 137 and limited the potent Mustangs to just 319 yards of total offense.

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

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THE FACTS: ACU vs. TARLETON STATE Key Facts: The Wildcats and Texans have played a 33 times since 1920 with the Wildcats holding a 19-10-4 advantage. ... The Wildcats rallied in the final minutes of last year’s game to pull out a 27-24 win over the Texans in the season-opener for both teams in Stephenville. ... That win extended ACU’s dominance in the series to six wins in the last eight meetings dating back to 2004. ... Tarleton State dominated the series from the late 1990s through 2003, winning each year from 1998-2003 by an average score of 28-13. ... The injury bug continues to hit the Wildcats hard. Having already lost both receiver Andrew Richards (left knee) and linebacker Chris Summers (right knee) to season-ending knee injuries, the Wildcats suffered a few more serious injuries in Saturday's loss against the Javelinas. ... Strongside linebacker Blake Rudd – who started in Saturday's Kingsville game – is out for the season after suffering a broken leg. His backup, sophomore Cy Wilson, is out at least five weeks with a broken bone in his right wrist. ... Also, safety / linebacker Lynn Grady is questionable for Saturday’s game against the Texans after separating his right shoulder twice during the loss to the Javelinas. He came back in and played after each separation. ... Sophomore Jonathan Parker is the probable starter at tight end for the Wildcats in Saturday's game against Tarleton State. Parker had been splitting time between fullback and tight end, but head coach Ken Collums said Monday that he will likely move Parker into the backfield on a full-time basis. That will leave the starting tight end spot up for grabs between sophomore transfer Noah Cheshier and redshirt freshman Jamie Walker. Those two will battle throughout this week in practice to determine the starter for the game against the Texans.

#20 ABILENE CHRISTIAN (1-1, 0-1 LSC) Home: 1-1

Away: 0-0

Neutral: 0-0

Sept. 1 def. McMurry, 51-0

1-0

Sept. 8 * lost to #24 A&M-Kingsville, 16-13 Sept. 15 * vs. Tarleton State (Arlington)

4 p.m.

Sept. 22 * at Angelo State

6 p.m.

Sept. 27 at #25 Delta State (Miss.) Oct. 6

6:30 p.m.

* vs. Eastern New Mexico

6 p.m.

Oct. 13 * at West Texas A&M

6 p.m.

Oct. 20 * ! vs. #16 Midwestern State

2 p.m.

Oct. 27 * at Texas A&M-Commerce

2 p.m.

Nov. 3

vs. #24 West Alabama

12 p.m.

Nov. 10 * at Incarnate Word

BREAKDOWN Tarleton State

* Lone Star Conference game

2012 Record 2012 Ranking

2012 Record 2012 Ranking Last Game

! Homecoming

Last Game Head Coach Career Record ACU Record vs. TSU

Head Coach Career Record TSU Record vs. ACU

1-0, 1-0 in LSC Not ranked def. Midwestern State, 20-17 Sept. 8, 2012 Cary Fowler (3rd season) 10-13 10-13 0-2

TARLETON STATE SERIES ACU leads 19-10-4 2011 – ACU 27, Tarleton State 24 2010 – ACU 65, Tarleton State 3 2009 – Tarleton State 13, ACU 6 2008 – ACU 37, Tarleton State 17 * 2007 – ACU 70, Tarleton State 63 2006 – Tarleton State 37, ACU 36 2005 – ACU 18, Tarleton State 7 2004 – ACU 31, Tarleton State 14 2003 – Tarleton State 41, ACU 7 2002 – Tarleton State 12, ACU 9 2001 – Tarleton State 52, ACU 7 2000 – Tarleton State 15, ACU 13 1999 – Tarleton State 14, ACU 9 1998 – Tarleton State 33, ACU 31 1997 – ACU 23, Tarleton State 17 1996 – ACU 20, Tarleton State 10 1995 – ACU 38, Tarleton State 18

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7 p.m.

Home games are in bold

Abilene Christian 1-1, 0-1 in LSC No. 20 by AFCA No. 16 by d2football.com lost to A&M-Kingsville, 16-13 Sept. 8, 2012 Ken Collums (1st season) 1-1 1-1 0-0

1-1, 0-1

1993 – ACU 57, Tarleton State 15 1975 – ACU 35, Tarleton State 21 1974 – ACU 56, Tarleton State 14 1973 – ACU 49, Tarleton State 7 1938 – ACU 21, Tarleton State 6 1937 – Tarleton State 7, ACU 6 1934 – ACU 6, Tarleton State 6 1933 – ACU 19, Tarleton State 0 1932 – ACU 6, Tarleton State 6 1931 – ACU 13, Tarleton State 0 1930 – ACU 18, Tarleton State 0 1929 – ACU 19, Tarleton State 0 1928 – Tarleton State 12, ACU 6 1927 – ACU 6, Tarleton State 6 1920 – ACU 13, Tarleton State 0 1920 – ACU 0, Tarleton State 0

TARLETON STATE (1-0, 1-0 LSC) Home: 1-0

Away: 0-0

Neutral: 0-0

Sept. 8 * def. #4 Midwestern State, 20-17

1-0, 1-0

Sept. 15 vs. #20 Abilene Christian (Arlington)

4 p.m.

Sept. 22 * vs. Eastern New Mexico

7 p.m.

Sept. 29 * at West Texas A&M

6 p.m.

Oct. 6

7 p.m.

vs. #25 Delta State (Miss.)

Oct. 13 * at Texas A&M-Commerce

6 p.m.

Oct. 20 * vs. #14 Texas A&M-Kingsville

6 p.m.

Oct. 27 * at Incarnate Word

7 p.m.

Nov. 3

at North Alabama

6 p.m.

Nov. 10 * vs. Angelo State

7 p.m.

Home games are in bold ! Homecoming

* Win vacated because of NCAA violations

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

MITCHELL GALE GAME-BY-GAME

ACU IN THE AFCA POLL Since 2006 season 2006 Date Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Final

2010

Rank Abilene Christian 25th Abilene Christian 23rd Abilene Christian 21st Abilene Christan 20th Abilene Christian 14th Abilene Christian 19th Abilene Christian 18th Abilene Christian 22nd Abilene Christian 20th 2007

Date Pre-Season Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Final

Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian

Rank 11th 11th 24th 21st 18th 17th 15th 14th 12th 21st 19th 17th 15th 15th

2008 Date Pre-Season Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Final

Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian

Rank 8th 6th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 5th

2009 Date Pre-Season Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Final

Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian

Rank 5th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 9th 15th 12th 18th 13th

Date Pre-Season Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Final

Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian

Rank 7th 6th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 8th

2011 Date Pre-Season Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Dec. 19

Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian

Rank 4th 3rd 3rd 10th 11th 10th 10th 9th 19th 16th 12th 11th 16th

2011 Date Pre-Season Sept. 4 Sept. 10

Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian

Rank 10th 9th 20th

ACU POLL NOTES • Since the AFCA poll debuted in 2000, 11 teams have spent at least one week ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation: Abilene Christian, Delta State, Central Washington, Grand Valley State, Minnesota-Duluth, North Alabama, North Dakota, Northwest Missouri State, Pittsburg State, Saginaw Valley State, and Valdosta State. • The Wildcats have now been ranked in the AFCA poll for 79 straight weeks.

ACU senior quarterback Mitchell Gale is on the verge of setting virtually every meaningful passing record in both LSC and ACU history. He needs just 2,446 passing yards to top 12,000 for his career, and will need just 13 more after that to become the all-time leading passer in LSC and ACU history. Here’s how Gale has fared game-by-game in his career:

2009 Season Date Sept. 5 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Totals

Opponent vs. Fort Lewis vs. SE Oklahoma State vs. Eastern New Mexico at East Central at Angelo State vs. West Texas A&M at Tarleton State vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville at Midwestern State * at Midwestern State * at NW Missouri State

Result W, 58-10 W, 33-14 W, 44-33 W, 43-6 W, 38-14 L, 32-21 L, 13-6 W, 47-35 L, 15-13 W 24-21 L, 35-10

C-A-I 2-3-0 1-2-0 4-9-0 18-24-1 18-24-1 14-25-2 16-41-2 24-34-0 18-32-1 14-20-0 20-32-0 151-250-7

Yds. 62 7 73 300 218 112 192 289 141 141 174 1,709

TD 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 10

Long 56-td 7 23 62 42 16 26 72-td 19 41-td 35 72-td

Result W, 34-26 W,43-13 W,47-7 W, 65-3 W, 31-24 W, 31-28 W, 54-17 W, 53-14 W, 33-20 W, 41-34 W, 47-17 L, 55-41

C-A-I 24-30-0 18-25-0 23-32-0 25-38-0 34-51-0 27-39-0 17-26-1 23-41-0 27-41-0 22-36-1 9-15-0 27-51-1 276-425-3

Yds. 247 161 263 344 417 263 379 362 377 296 128 358 3,595

TD 3 1 5 2 3 3 5 5 4 1 1 5 38

Long 51-td 20 35-td 52 34 24 67-td 50-td 55-td 51-td 37 58-td 67

Result W, 27-24 L, 23-17 W, 31-17 W, 51-35 W, 36-7 W, 28-18 L, 70-28 W, 40-28 W, 42-34 W, 61-16 L, 52-49

C-A-I 26-49-2 33-59-2 18-32-0 29-43-0 23-39-0 18-31-0 32-55-1 19-31-1 30-42-0 19-29-0 29-48-3 276-458-9

Yds. 335 390 234 356 295 305 413 254 408 327 506 3,823

TD 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 28

Long 41-td 36 28 61-td 48 75 49 37 53 42 73 75

Result W, 51-0 L, 16-13

C-A-I 19-28-1 13-31-1

Yds. 290 137

TD 1 0

Long 50 20

735-1,192-21

9,554

77

75

2010 Season Date Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Totals

Opponent at Washburn at Northeastern State vs. East Central vs. Tarleton State at Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Midwestern State at Incarnate Word at Eastern New Mexico vs. Angelo State at West Texas A&M vs. SW Oklahoma State * vs. Central Missouri

2011 Season Date Sept. 1 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Totals

Opponent at Tarleton State vs. North Alabama vs. Angelo State vs. Western Oregon at Eastern New Mexico vs. West Texas A&M at Midwestern State vs. Texas A&M-Commerce at Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Incarnate Word * vs. Washburn

2012 Season Date Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 27 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Totals

Opponent vs. McMurry vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Tarleton State at Angelo State at Delta State vs. Eastern New Mexico at West Texas A&M vs. Midwestern State at Texas A&M-Commerce vs. West Alabama at Incarnate Word

Career Totals * NCAA Division II playoff game

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

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MITCHELL GALE BY THE NUMBERS Career TD Passes vs. Team 9 8

7

5 3 2

1

Midwestern State East Central (Okla.) Eastern New Mexico Texas A&M-Kingsville Angelo State Incarnate Word Washburn Central Missouri Tarleton State West Texas A&M North Alabama Texas A&M-Commerce Western Oregon Fort Lewis McMurry Northeastern State SW Oklahoma State

TD Passes to Receiver 16 11 8 6

5 3

Edmond Gates Taylor Gabriel Ben Gibbs Justin Andrews Emery Dudensing Kendrick Johnson Darrell Cantu-Harkless Raymond Radway Darian Hogg

1

Daryl Richardson Charcandrick West Reggie Brown Andrew Richards Jamaine Sherman Trey Simeone Daniel Talavera DeMarcus Thompson

Career Yards vs. Team 1,251 958 871 829 753 730 713 706 563 390 358 356 290 254 174 161 128 62 7

Texas A&M-Kingsville Midwestern State Tarleton State Angelo State Washburn Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Incarnate Word East Central North Alabama Central Missouri Western Oregon McMurry Texas A&M-Commerce NW Missouri State Northeastern State SW Oklahoma State Fort Lewis SE Oklahoma State

Touchdowns by Yards * 73 72 * 71 67 61 * 58 56 55 54 53 51 51 50 47 45 41 41 41 * 41 39 36 35 35 35 * 34 34 33 * 32 31 27 27 26 26 24 23 23 21 * 20 18 17 17 * 17 16 16 * 16 16 16 14 13 13 13 11 * 10

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to Demarcus Thompson vs. Washburn (Nov. 19, 2011) to Edmond Gates vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Oct. 31, 2009) to Taylor Gabriel vs. Washburn (Nov. 19, 2011) to Charcandrick West vs. Incarnate Word (Oct. 16, 2010) to Darrell Cantu-Harkless vs. Western Oregon (Oct. 1, 2011) to Kendrick Johnson vs. Central Missouri (Nov. 27, 2010) to Raymond Radway vs. Fort Lewis (Sept. 5, 2009) to Edmond Gates vs. Angelo State (Oct. 30, 2010) to Edmond Gates vs. East Central (Oct. 3, 2009) to Justin Andrews vs. West Texas A&M (Oct. 15, 2011) to Edmond Gates vs. West Texas A&M (Nov. 6, 2010) to Edmond Gates vs. Washburn (Sept. 4, 2010) to Edmond Gates vs. Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 23, 2010) to Darian Hogg vs. Western Oregon (Oct. 1, 2011) to Kendrick Johnson vs. Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 23, 2010) to Charcandrick West vs. Tarleton State (Sept. 1, 2011) to Edmond Gates vs. Incarnate Word (Oct. 16, 2010) to Edmond Gates vs. Washburn (Sept. 4, 2010) to Kendrick Johnson vs. Midwestern State (Nov. 14, 2009) to Taylor Gabriel vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Nov. 5, 2011) to Ben Gibbs vs. Tarleton State (Sept. 25, 2010) to Andrew Richards vs. Incarnate Word (Nov. 12, 2011) to Darian Hogg vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (Oct. 29, 2011) to Darrell Cantu-Harkless vs. East Central (Sept. 18, 2010) to Daryl Richardson vs. Washburn (Nov. 19, 2011) to Darrell Cantu-Harkless vs. East Central (Sept. 18, 2010) to Edmond Gates vs. Incarnate Word (Oct. 16, 2010) to Edmond Gates vs. Central Missouri (Nov. 27, 2010) to Taylor Gabriel vs. Incarnate Word (Nov. 12, 2011) to Darian Hogg vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Nov. 5, 2011) to Justin Andrews vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Oct. 2, 2010) to Edmond Gates vs. Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 23, 2010) to Edmond Gates vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Oct. 2, 2010) to Taylor Gabriel vs. Midwestern State (Oct. 22, 2011) to Daryl Richardson vs. Tarleton State (Sept. 1, 2011) to Raymond Radway vs. Incarnate Word (Oct. 16, 2010) to Kendrick Johnson vs. Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 23, 2010) to Raymond Radway vs. Central Missouri (Nov. 27, 2010) to Jamaine Sherman vs. West Texas A&M (Oct. 15, 2011) to Taylor Gabriel vs. Midwestern State (Oct. 22, 2011) to Taylor Gabriel vs. North Alabama (Sept. 17, 2011) to Ben Gibbs vs. Central Missouri (Nov. 27, 2010) to Justin Andrews vs. SW Oklahoma State (Nov. 13, 2010) to Kendrick Johnson vs. Midwestern State (Oct. 9, 2010) to Edmond Gates vs. Midwestern State (Nov. 14, 2009) to Reggie Brown vs. Angelo State (Oct. 10, 2009) to Justin Andrews vs. East Central (Oct. 3, 2009) to Taylor Gabriel vs. Midwestern State (Oct. 22, 2011) to Ben Gibbs vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (Oct. 29, 2011) to Darrell Cantu-Harkless vs. Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 8, 2011) to Kendrick Johnson vs. East Central (Oct. 3, 2009) to Edmond Gates vs. Midwestern State (Oct. 9, 2010) to Taylor Gabriel vs. Washburn (Nov. 19, 2011)

10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 *3 3 3 2 1 1

to Daryl Richardson vs. Midwestern State (Oct. 9, 2010) to Ben Gibbs vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Oct. 2, 2010) to Taylor Gabriel vs. McMurry (Sept. 1, 2012) to Taylor Gabriel vs. Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 8, 2011) to Raymond Radway vs. Angelo State (Oct. 30, 2010) to Edmond Gates vs. Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 23, 2010) to Raymond Radway vs. Incarnate Word (Oct. 16, 2010) to Edmond Gates vs. East Central (Sept. 18, 2010) to Emery Dudensing vs. East Central (Sept. 18, 2010) to Ben Gibbs vs. Angelo State (Sept. 24, 2011) to Justin Andrews vs. Angeo State (Sept. 24, 2011) to Emery Dudensing vs. Angelo State (Oct. 30, 2010) to Darrell Cantu-Harkless vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Nov. 5, 2011) to Taylor Gabriel vs. North Alabama (Sept. 17, 2011) to Justin Andrews vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Oct. 31, 2009) to Emery Dudensing vs. Angelo State (Oct. 30, 2010) to Ben Gibbs vs. Tarleton State (Sept. 25, 2010) to Emery Dudensing vs. Washburn (Sept. 4, 2010) to Ben Gibbs vs. Central Missouri (Nov. 27, 2010) to Emery Dudensing vs. Northeastern State (Sept. 11, 2010) to Trey Simeone vs. Midwestern State (Nov. 7, 2009) to Ben Gibbs vs. Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 8, 2011) to Daniel Talavera vs. Tarleton State (Sept. 1, 2011) to Emery Dudensing vs. East Central (Sept. 18, 2010)

Career Passing Stats vs. Team Opponent GP-GS Angelo State 3-3 East Central 2-2 Eastern New Mexico 3-2 Fort Lewis 1-0 Incarnate Word 2-2 McMurry 1-1 Midwestern State 4-4 North Alabama 1-1 Northeastern State 1-1 NW Missouri State 1-1 SE Oklahoma State 1-0 SW Oklahoma State 1-1 Tarleton State 3-3 Texas A&M-Commerce 1-1 Texas A&M-Kingsville 4-4 Washburn 2-2 West Texas A&M 3-3 Western Oregon 1-1 Central Missouri 1-1

W-L 3-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 2-2 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 2-1 1-0 3-1 1-1 2-1 1-0 0-1

Comp.-Att.-Int. 63-97-1 43-60-1 50-89-0 2-3-0 36-55-1 19-28-1 91-146-2 33-59-2 18-25-0 20-32-0 1-2-0 9-15-0 67-128-4 19-31-1 101-158-1 53-78-3 54-92-3 29-43-0 27-51-1

TD 7 8 8 1 7 1 9 2 1 0 0 1 5 2 8 7 3 2 5

Yards 829 563 730 62 706 290 958 390 161 174 7 128 871 254 1,251 753 713 356 358

Long 55-td 62 50-td 52-td 67-td 50 49 36 20 35 7 37 52 37 72-td 73-td 75 61-td 58-td

Pct. .649 .717 .562 .667 .655 .679 .623 .559 .720 .625 .500 .600 .523 .613 .639 .679 .587 .674 .529

Yards 506 417 413 408 390 379 377 362 358 356 344 335 327 305 300

Long 73-td 34 49 53 36 67-td 55-td 50-td 58-td 61-td 52 41-td 42 75 62

Career 300-Yard Passing Games Opponent * Nov. 19, 2011 vs. Washburn Oct. 2, 2010 at Texas A&M-Kingsville Oct. 22, 2011 at Midwestern State Nov. 5, 2011 at Texas A&M-Kingsville Sept. 17, 2011 vs. North Alabama Oct. 16, 2010 at Incarnate Word Oct. 30, 2010 vs. Angelo State Oct. 23, 2010 at Eastern New Mexico * Nov. 20, 2010 vs. Central Missouri Oct. 1, 2011 vs. Western Oregon Sept. 25, 2010 vs. Tarleton State Sept. 1, 2011 vs. Tarleton State Nov. 12, 2011 vs. Incarnate Word Oct. 15, 2011 vs. West Texas A&M Oct. 3, 2009 at East Central

Comp.-Att.-Int. 29-48-3 34-51-0 32-55-1 30-42-0 33-59-2 17-26-1 27-41-0 23-41-0 27-51-1 29-43-0 25-38-0 26-49-2 19-29-0 18-31-0 18-24-1

TD 4 3 3 3 2 5 4 5 5 2 2 3 2 2 3

Career 300-Yard Passing Games for ACU Quarterbacks Quarterback Billy Malone (2005-08) Jim Lindsey (1967-70) Mitchell Gale (2009-present) Rex Lamberti (1984-86, 1993) Jim Reese (1973-76) Loyal Proffitt (1981-84) Clint Longley (1971-73) John Mays (1976-79) Colby Freeman (2001-03) John Frank (1998-99) Mike Fuller (1989-92) Stan Stephens (1987-89) Zach Stewart (2008-09) Greg Wiggins (2001-04) Aaron Birdwell (2000)

Number 20 14 15 10 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1

Career-Best 404 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Nov. 4, 2006) *506 vs. Washburn (Nov. 19, 2011) 417 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Oct. 2, 2010) 390 vs. Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 5, 1985) 564 vs. Angelo State (Oct. 30, 1976) 466 vs. Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 29, 1983) 434 vs. SW Texas State (Sept. 29, 1973) 403 vs. SW Texas State (Nov. 12, 1977) 378 vs. West Texas A&M (Nov. 16, 2002) 410 vs. Tarleton State (Oct. 24, 1998) 328 vs. West Texas A&M (Nov. 10, 1990) 313 vs. (vs. West Texas A&M (Nov. 12, 1988) 350 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Nov. 1, 2008) 387 vs. SE Oklahoma State (Oct. 6, 2001) 336 vs. West Texas A&M (Nov. 11, 2000)

* NCAA Division II playoff game

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

AFCA DIVISION II TOP 25

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS’ OFFENSE

SEPT. 10 POLL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

School (1st place votes) Record Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (29) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Minnesota-Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Colorado St.-Pueblo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (1) . . . . . . . . 2-0 California (Pa.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 New Haven (Conn.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Missouri Western St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Washburn (Kan.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Humboldt St. (Calif.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Bloomsburg (Pa.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Northwest Missouri St. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Texas A&M-Kingsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Midwestern St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Indiana (Pa.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Valdosta St. (Ga.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Wayne St. (Mich.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Abilene Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Kutztown (Pa.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Ashland (Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Colorado School of Mines . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 West Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Delta St. (Miss.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Points 749 716 680 662 603 601 548 512 474 435 373 368 362 320 270 247 220 212 181 171 157 155 115 111 96

Pvs 1 2 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 18 17 19 3 24 21 4 23 20 5 9 11 NR NR 13 22

ACU senior quarterback Mitchell Gale completed just 13 passes against Kingsville, the fewest completions of his career in a game when he's played all four quarters. His previous career low was 14 (14 of 25) in the 2009 loss to West Texas A&M. ... Gale’s completion percentage of 41.9 percent against Kingsville is the second-worst in a game in his career behind the 39.0 completion percentage (16 of 41) in ACU's 13-6 loss to Tarleton State on Oct. 24, 2009. ... Gale didn’t throw a touchdown pass in Saturday's game, snapping a streak of 24 straight games in which he had thrown a touchdown pass. Prior to Saturday night's game, the last time Gale failed to throw a touchdown pass in a game in which he started was Nov. 21, 2009, when the Wildcats lost to Northwest Missouri State, 35-10, in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. ... The Wildcats’ offensive output of 224 yards against the Javelinas is their worst in a game since the 164-yard output in a 19-14 win over Northwest Missouri State on Aug. 27, 2009. That game – carried live on CBS College Sports Network – featured two stingy defenses and an ACU offense trying to replace the triumvirate of Billy Malone, Bernard Scott and Johnny Knox. ... Gale finished his regular-season career against the Javelinas with a 3-1 mark while completing 101 of 158 passes for 1,251 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception. That interception came on the Wildcats' first drive when Quincy Williams intercepted a tipped pass at the Kingsville 24-yard line. ... The Wildcats played the game without running back Charcandrick West, who sat out with a groin injury, and they definitely missed his explosiveness. ACU finished with just 87 yards on the ground and 65 of those came on a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Darrell Cantu-Harkless. Redshirt freshman Travis Tarver started in West’s place and gained just 21 yards on 12 carries, while Marcel Threat – last week's leading rusher with 88 yards against McMurry – had just three yards on one carry. Wide receiver Taylor Gabriel had ACU’s only other carry, going seven yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. ... ACU had six three-and-outs in the game against the Javelinas, and in the third quarter the Wildcats ran just five plays for three total yards and only possessed the ball for 1 minute, 9 seconds.

Dropped Out: Albany St. (Ga.) (16), Hillsdale (Mich.) (25) Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota St.-Mankato, 80; Central Missouri, 79; Hillsdale (Mich.), 75; Henderson St. (Ark.), 26; West Georgia, 26; West Texas A&M, 25; Tarleton St. (Texas), 24; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 19; Harding (Ark.), 13; Michigan Tech, 12; Shippensburg (Pa.), 9; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 6; East Central (Okla.), 4; Wayne St. (Neb.), 4; New Mexico Highlands, 3; Newberry (S.C.), 2; North Carolina-Pembroke, 2; Charleston (W.Va.), 1; Morehouse (Ga.), 1; Urbana (Ohio), 1.

Lone Star Football Festival Thursday, Sept. 13 – Saturday, Sept. 15 Cowboys Stadium • Arlington Thursday, Sept. 13 Midwestern State vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 Eastern New Mexico vs. Incarnate Word, 3:30 p.m. Southlake Carroll vs. Temple High School, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 Angelo State vs. Valdosta State (Ga.), 12 p.m. Abilene Christian vs. Tarleton State, 4 p.m. West Texas A&M vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 8 p.m. Advance tickets are available in the athletics office of each participating school. Tickets for Thursday and Friday are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets for Saturday are $25 for adults and $10 for students. A three-day festival pass is $35 for adults and $15 for students.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS’ DEFENSE One week after collecting 10 sacks against McMurry, the ACU defense managed just two sacks against the Javelinas. Nick Richardson – who had six sacks against McMurry and was named the LSC Defensive Player of the Week and the d2football.com national Defensive Player of the Week – had one sack of Nate Poppell for a five-yard loss, and Rob Boyd had the other sack of Poppell for a six-yard loss. ... After watching Jonathan Woodson run for 228 yards and score four touchdowns – including runs of 87 and 80 yards and a 60-yard touchdown catch – the ACU defense limited Woodson to a meager 27 yards rushing on 15 carries (1.8 yards per carry) and 14 yards on three catches. ... After allowing just 12 yards rushing in last week's win over McMurry, the Wildcats gave up just 48 yards on the ground against the Javelinas. ACU’s rush defense ranks sixth in the country at 30.0 yards per game, and it ranks third in the country in sacks per game at 6.0. ... The Wildcats' pass defense, however, has allowed 301 yards against McMurry and 372 against the Javelinas and ranks 142nd in the country at 336.50 yards per game. ... The Wildcats had several players leave the field with injuries Saturday against the Javelinas, including linebacker Cy Wilson (right wrist), linebacker Blake Rudd (leg) and safety Lynn Gray (right shoulder). The severity of those injuries and their possible time out will be known late Monday.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES The last time the Wildcats lost a home game in the regular season was Oct. 17, 2009, when the then-No. 1-ranked Wildcats dropped a 32-21 decision to unranked West Texas A&M. ACU’s next home game was Oct. 31, 2009, against Texas A&M-Kingsville, a game that ACU won 47-35 to start the 12-game home field winning streak that was snapped in Saturday's loss to Kingsville. ... The Javelinas’ win over ACU snapped the Wildcats’ eight-game winning streak against Kingsville. The Javelinas' last win over ACU prior to Saturday night was a 10-7 decision over the Wildcats in 2003 at Shotwell Stadium. The next season the Wildcats went to Kingsville and knocked off the No. 2 Javelinas, 17-10, to snap a 20-game losing streak to the Javelinas. That win turned out to the final victory in the five-year career of former ACU head coach Gary Gaines, who finished his tenure with a 21-30 record.

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TEAM COMPARISON SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

ACU 64 32.0 38 13 21 4 252 313 61 64 3.9 126.0 8 433 33-61-2 7.1 13.1 216.5 1 685 125 5.5 342.5 2-39 0-0 1-14 19.5 0.0 14.0 4-1 11-127 63.5 11-416 37.8 35.1 12-772 64.3 41.0 26:20 10/25 40% 0/1 0% 12-85 0 9 1-2 0-0 (9-9) 100% (8-9) 89% (7-9) 78%

OPP 16 8.0 41 6 31 4 60 172 112 63 1.0 30.0 0 661 71-111-1 6.0 9.3 330.5 1 721 174 4.1 360.5 2-32 4-30 2-0 16.0 7.5 0.0 4-3 18-134 67.0 9-321 35.7 33.4 6-319 53.2 42.5 33:40 11/39 28% 4/13 31% 5-24 0 1 3-5 0-0 (3-7) 43% (0-7) 0% (1-1) 100%

TSU 20 20.0 23 16 6 1 217 232 15 54 4.0 217.0 2 137 18-26-1 5.3 7.6 137.0 0 354 80 4.4 354.0 3-56 2-19 2-21 18.7 9.5 10.5 0-0 10-86 86.0 3-147 49.0 38.0 5-296 59.2 51.6 33:44 7/16 44% 2/2 100% 0-0 0 2 2-4 0-0 (4-6) 67% (2-6) 33% (2-2) 100%

OPP 17 17.0 21 11 7 3 146 152 6 35 4.2 146.0 2 173 16-32-2 5.4 10.8 173.0 0 319 67 4.8 319.0 4-66 2-13 1-0 16.5 6.5 0.0 1-1 3-30 30.0 3-87 29.0 22.7 4-253 63.2 43.0 26:16 5/12 42% 1/2 50% 2-9 0 2 1-1 0-0 (3-3) 100% (2-3) 67% (2-2) 100%

Southland Conference officials announced on Saturday, Aug. 25, that the league had extended an invitation to ACU to join the NCAA Division I FCS league and that the university had accepted the invitation. ACU will join the Southland Conference on July 1, 2013, ending a 40-year relationship with the Lone Star Conference and moving to NCAA Division I status for the first time in university history. Each week, we’ll take a look at the 2012 Southland Conference standings and schedule.

OVERALL W

L

Pct.

PF

PA

1. McNeese State

2

0

1.000

96

28

2. Sam Houston State

1

0

1.000

54

7

3. Central Arkansas

1

1

.500

69

69

(tie) Stephen F. Austin

1

1

.500

49

66

(tie) Northwestern State

1

1

.500

37

68

(tie) Lamar

1

1

.500

31

40

7. Southeastern Louisiana

0

2

.000

24

93

8. Nicholls State

0

1

.000

3

9

PA

CONFERENCE W

L

Pct.

PF

1. Central Arkansas

0

0

.000

0

0

2. Lamar

0

0

.000

0

0

3. McNeese State

0

0

.000

0

0

4. Nicholls State

0

0

.000

0

0

5. Northwestern State

0

0

.000

0

0

6. Sam Houston State

0

0

.000

0

0

7. Southeastern La.

0

0

.000

0

0

8. Stephen F. Austin

0

0

.000

0

0

LAST WEEK’S GAMES Saturday, Sept. 8 Lamar 31, Prairie View A&M 0; South Dakota State 31, Southeastern Louiaiana 14; SMU 52, Stephen F. Austin 0; McNeese State 69, McMurry 7; Northwestern State 31, Arkansas-Monticello 24; Sam Houston State 54, Incarnate Word 7; Southeastern Louisiana 14; South Alabama 9, Nicholls State 3 THIS WEEK’S GAMES Saturday, Sept. 15 Northwestern State at Nevada, TBD; Stephen F. Austin at Montana State, TBD; Bacone at Central Arkansas, 6 p.m.; Nicholls State at Tulsa, 6 p.m.; Sam Houston State at Baylor, 6 p.m.; McNeese State at Weber State, 6 p.m.; Lamar at Hawaii, 11 p.m.

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2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

KEN COLLUMS HEAD COACH • FIRST SEASON (12TH SEASON AT ACU)

THE COLLUMS FILE Born: Sept. 15, 1972 Hometown: Vernon Family: Wife, Robyn; Daughter, Anna; Son, Layne Degrees: B.S. in kinesiology (Central Arkansas, 1995); Master’s in kinesiology (Central Arkansas, 1998) Honors: • 2010 FootballScoop.com D2 Coordinator of the Year Playing Experience: • Starting quarterback at Central Arkansas, 1991-94 • As a freshman in 1991, led the Bears to the NAIA national championship. • In four seasons as the starter, Collums directed the Bears to a record of 30-8-3. • Played high school football at Vernon HS where he led the Lions to a 29-2-1 record as a junior and senior, and led the team to the 1990 Class 3A state championship as a senior.

Coaching Experience 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

QBs / WRs QBs / WRs QBs / WRs QBs / WRs Quarterbacks Quarterbacks Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Head coach

Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian

Ken Collums, the architect of Abilene Christian University’s record-setting offense since 2005, is the 19th head football coach in ACU history. ACU director of athletics Jared Mosley made the announcement Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, ending a week-long search process that was set off on Dec. 16 when former head coach Chris Thomsen resigned to take a job as an assistant coach at Arizona State University. Collums – who has never been a head coach – just completed his seventh season as the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator and believes now is the right time to step into the head coaches’ role. “I’m honored and excited to be the head football coach at ACU,” he said. “I have the unique perspective to have been part of laying the foundation of this program seven years ago, and I’ve been able to see it grow and develop into what it is today. This is truly a special place and a special situation, and I’m ready to be the head coach and keep this program moving forward.” Collums – the FootballScoop.com D2 Coordinator of the Year in 2010 – has presided over and called the plays for some of the most dominant offensive units in NCAA Division II history. Over the last seven seasons, the Wildcats have averaged 468.4 yards of offense and 39 points per game, while achieving near perfect balance in run-pass play selection. In the 82 games the Wildcats have played since 2005, they've run the ball 2,874 times and thrown it 2,857 times while gaining 38,412 yards in those games Since he re-joined the ACU coaching staff prior to the 2005 season, Collums’ offenses have ranked among the best in the nation. The Wildcats have ranked in the top seven in NCAA Division II football in total offense five times in the last seven years, including first in 2008, second in 2007, third in 2011 and fourth in 2006. The pass offense has ranked third twice and sixth twice, and the rushing offense has ranked as ninth in the nation (2008). The Wildcats’ scoring offense under Collums has ranked first in both 2007 and 2008 (when ACU scored a combined 1,267 points in 25 games), second in 1010 and sixth in 2006. Under Thomsen and Collums, “ball security” became one of the catch phrases surrounding the program, and the Wildcats have turned the ball over only 122 times in seven seasons, including just eight times in 2010 and nine in 2006. In his 82 games as the Wildcats' offensive coordinator, ACU has scored between 30 and 39 points in 18 games, between 40-49 points 22 times, between 50-59 points 14 times, between 60-69 points three times, 70-79 points twice and hit 93 in a 2008 NCAA Division II playoff game against West Texas A&M. In 2007 and 208, Collums called the plays for one of the greatest offensive units in the history of college football. Under his guidance, ACU scored 1,267 points (50.7 ppg) and racked up 13,772 yards of total offense (550.9 ypg) in the 25 games covering those two seasons and ACU went 21-4 in those games, won the Lone Star Conference championship in 2008 and saw Bernard Scott win the Harlon Hill Award as the top player in NCAA Division II football and Sam Collins win the Gene Upshaw Award as the top lineman in NCAA Division II football. In the greatest offensive game in LSC and ACU history, Collums led ACU to 93 points in a 93-68 win over West Texas A&M in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Division II playoffs. The Wildcats posted a school-record 810 yards of total offense and scored touchdowns on 13 of 15 possessions on their way to a remarkable 25-point win over the Buffaloes. ACU’s offense set 29 NCAA Division II single-game, NCAA Division II playoff single-game, LSC and ACU records in the record-setting rout. In 2007, ACU became the first program in the history of NCAA football to boast a 3,500-yard passer (Billy Malone), 2,000-yard rusher (Bernard Scott) and two 1,000-yard receivers (Johnny Knox and Jerale Badon) in the same season. In fact, ACU’s offense in

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2008 set or tied or was part of 78 NCAA, LSC or Wildcat single-game, season or career records. “When I look back at our offense over the last seven years, the No. 1 thing I’m proud of is our consistency,” Collums said. “I tell our guys all the time that it doesn't matter what we do – whether we’re throwing it or running it – we have to protect the ball. And at times over those seven years we have been the best at protecting the ball. And that comes from total buy-in from players, and that makes me proud because that lets me know that they're buying into what we’re telling them. “All of that – ALL of that – starts with one word, and that’s ‘trust’,” Collums continued. “It starts with the head coach trusting his staff to let them do what needs to be done, and that funnels down to the players. Chris (Thomsen) had trust in me and the rest of the offensive staff to allow us to do what needed to be done. And once you have that trust, you’re able to call plays and feel good about them, no matter the situation.” But for Collums and Mosley, the football program is about more than wins and losses, yards gained and points scored. When Thomsen was hired as the head coach in 2005 and brought his brother-in-law (Collums) with him as the offensive coordinator, the two charted an intentional course that would lead them to the belief that turning out men of character ranked as high on their priority list as did winning games. A few years ago, the football team began taking a weekend break during summer two-a-days and either attending a PromiseKeepers event or, as it has done the last three years, hosting its own weekend retreat where nothing about football is mentioned, only how to make ACU’s players men of real character. And each Friday night during the season the team meets to listen to speakers talk about real-life experiences that have nothing to do with the game on the field. “I wholeheartedly believe in what we do here and the

product we put out,” Collums said. “We win games and we take these young men and develop them and help them grow into men of impact who will positively influence their future families and, ultimately, society.” Collums was ACU’s quarterbacks / wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator from 1996-99 before returning to his alma mater, Central Arkansas, prior to the 2000 season. While coaching at Central Arkansas, Collums led the Bears to some of the greatest offensive seasons in school history. Collums coached an offensive attack that averaged 300 yards passing per game in three of his last four seasons at UCA. The Bears were the nation’s top passing team in 2001, averaging 373 yards per game. In 2002 – Collums’ first year as offensive coordinator – the Bears were No. 8 nationally in points per game (37.5), No. 3 in passing yards per game (310.5) and No. 9 in total offense (446 yards per game). In 2004, UCA featured a balanced attack that racked up 38 points per game (No. 14), 477.7 yards per game (No. 6), 269 passing yards per game (No. 19) and 208.5 rushing yards per game (No. 26). As a freshman quarterback at Central Arkansas, Collums led the Bears to the 1991 NAIA national championship. In four seasons as the starter, he directed his team to a combined record of 30-8-3. Collums graduated from Central Arkansas in 1995 with a bachelor of science in kinesiology. He received his master’s in kinesiology from Central Arkansas in 1998. A native of Vernon, Collums played for the Vernon Lions of former coach Leo Brittain, leading his team to a 29-2-1 record in his final two seasons as the starting quarterback. Collums led Vernon to the Class 3A state title in 1990. Collums and his wife, Robyn, have two children, a daughter, Anna, and a son, Layne.

KEN COLLUMS YEAR-BY-YEAR Assistant Coach YEAR 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 TOTALS

SCHOOL Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Abilene Christian

POSITION Quarterbacks / WRs Quarterbacks / WRs Quarterbacks / WRs Quarterbacks / WRs Quarterbacks Quarterbacks Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Head Coach

RECORD 6-4 7-4 4-6 4-6 3-8 9-3 8-3 5-6 8-3 4-6 8-3 0-3 * 11-1 9-4 11-1 8-3 1-1

POST-SEASON

NOTES

18th in NCAA Division II in passing

Averaged 42.0 points per game

NCAA II first round NCAA II second round NCAA II quarterfinals NCAA II second round NCAA II second round NCAA II first round

Led Gulf South Conference in rushing Top 10 in NCAA II in points, yards per game Top 35 in NCAA II in passing offense ACU’s first NCAA playoff appearance ACU leads nation in scoring with 639 points ACU’s first outright LSC championship since 1973 Reached No. 1 in nation in D2 for first time ACU’s first 11-win regular-season record Finished #3 in the nation in passing & total offense

* 10 wins from ACU’s 2007 season vacated because of NCAA violations

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2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

2012 ACU WILDCAT FOOTBALL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No.

Name

Pos.

87 51

Zack Agnew Avery Alegeh Taylor Ashcraft Monte Green-Avery John David Baker Keith Barnett Ryan Beck Brody Benge Josh Bloom George Bouziden Rob Boyd Cameron Briscoe Daniel Brooke Nathan Butler Doc Campbell Candon Canady Colton Carnes Alvin Casimere Tyler Chapa Noah Cheshier Jacoby Clay Spencer Covey Elton Crochran Greg Davis Jerrod Davis Torren Davis Brandon Dornak Spencer Feasel Bryton Fernandez Nick Finney Steven Ford Eric Frain Josh Fralick Taylor Gabriel Mitchell Gale Trevar Gillespie James Gonzales Lynn Grady David Guinn Darrell Cantu-Harkless Vicente Cantu-Harkless Jesse Harper Darian Hogg Logan Hoppenrath Dominic Hottinger Jace Hudson Juan Hull II Ben Hynds D.J. Johnson Austin Kilcullen Ben Kittley Garrett Langthorp Will Latu Jordan Lightfoot Morgan Lineberry Angel Lopez Tyler McIntosh Parker McKenzie Jacob Martinez Cade Mileger Tanner Morris Derek Morrow Grant Newell Christian Obumseli Temi Ogunleye

TE LB LB WR QB CB QB OL DT OL DE DE DS OL DL DE OL DB CB TE QB P FB OL DB LB DE OL LB DL DB CB K/P WR QB CB DE DB LB WR DB LB WR OL FB WR DT P WR P/K OL OL OL DL PK DB OL QB TE LB DL LB WR

80 17 30

75 33

60 55 76 29 86 81 22

46 99

90 31 24 48 4 15

32 42 38 18 52 47 78 23 95 37

66 64 77 50 85 21 74 14

83

WR

No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Exp.

Hometown

1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 58 60 61 64 66 70 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 86

WR CB WR DE WR CB RB LB QB DL CB QB WR QB DB TE LB DB FB WR CB DB RB RB CB CB DB DB DE DB PK LB P WR DS LB DB LB LB WR K/P DE DL LB LB DE DE LB OL OL OL OL OL OL DT OL DT OL OL OL OL WR P WR WR PK TE

5-10 5-9 5-9 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-3 6-2 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-5 6-1 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-6 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-3

170 185 175 230 175 185 185 240 210 260 195 225 165 205 190 240 215 200 235 210 200 195 200 195 170 165 190 200 255 180 165 220 195 185 215 210 175 225 220 185 170 240 275 220 235 250 260 205 270 285 290 290 270 300 310 280 300 300 315 310 280 175 200 190 185 200 240

fr soph jr soph soph sr soph jr fr sr jr sr soph jr soph soph soph soph fr fr jr sr jr fr fr fr sr soph soph jr jr soph soph jr jr fr fr fr fr jr fr-RS soph soph fr jr-Tr soph jr soph sr fr jr jr fr jr soph soph fr soph jr soph fr fr sr fr fr sr soph

HS 1VL 2VL 1VL 1VL 3VL Tr 2VL RS 3VL Tr 3VL Sqd 2VL 1VL 1VL 1VL 1VL RS RS Tr 1VL 2VL RS HS HS Tr 1VL 1VL 2VL 1VL 1VL Sqd 2VL 2VL RS RS HS RS 2VL Tr Sqd Sqd RS RS Sqd 1VL Tr 2VL RS 2VL Tr RS 2VL 1VL Sqd HS 1VL Tr 1VL RS RS 2VL RS RS 3VL Tr

N. Richland Hills (FW Christian HS) San Antonio Mesquite Waco DeSoto Cedar Hill Sugar Land (Central Arkansas) Marble Falls Baytown Fort Worth Matteson, Ill. (Elmhurst College) Alva, Okla. Frisco San Angelo Austin Carson City, Nev. Keller San Antonio San Antonio Bridgeport Union, N.J. (L.A. Pierce College) Vallejo, Calif. Springhill, La. McKinney San Antonio (Warren HS) Converse (Judson HS) Charleston, S.C. (North Texas) Killeen Ennis Sunnyvale Colleyville Aledo Austin Austin Abilene Graham Midland Mesquite (Wilson HS) Houston Arlington Littleton, Colo. Longview Bryan Carrollton Phoenix, Ariz. Archer City Ramona, Calif. Abilene (Texas State) Memphis Southlake Rio Hondo Conroe (Blinn College) Abilene Abilene Sugar Land San Saba Kingwood (Kingwood Park HS) Burleson St. Petersburg, Fla. (Coll. of the Canyons) Fort Worth Corona Del Mar, Calif. Cuero Coppell El Paso Wichita Falls Dallas Farmersville (Louisiana Tech)

Cade Stone Justin Stewart Taylor Gabriel Nick Richardson Demarcus Thompson L.B. Suggs Marcel Threat Thor Woerner Malcolm Ruben Ryan Smith Jeremy Rivers Mitchell Gale Drew Peters John David Baker Vicente Cantu-Harkless Jonathan Parker Justin Stephens Angel Lopez Elton Crochran Jace Hudson Eric Frain Mike Wallace Charcandrick West Travis Tarver II Tyler Chapa Keith Barnett Steven Ford Lynn Grady Rob Boyd Caleb Withrow Ryan Owens Cy Wilson Ben Hynds Darrell Cantu-Harkless Brent Schroeder David Guinn Dax Riley Chuck Oputa Torren Davis Darian Hogg Josh Fralick Melvin Templeton Jordan Lightfoot Avery Alegeh Jesse Harper Kolby Rowe Candon Canady Derek Morrow Reid Ware Nathan Butler Josh Perez Garrett Langthorp Ben Kittley Blake Spears Ashton Thomas Tyler McIntosh Josh Bloom Colton Carnes Will Latu Logan Hoppenrath Max Priestley Monte Green-Avery Spencer Covey Milton Roberts II Temi Ogunleye Morgan Lineberry Noah Cheshier

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2012 ACU WILDCAT FOOTBALL ROSTER 87 88 90 91 93 94 95 99

Zack Agnew Jamie Walker Nick Finney Jon Sper George Woods Melvin Shead Juan Hull II Brandon Dornak

TE TE DL DS DT DL DT DE

6-3 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-3

215 240 290 215 330 320 280 270

soph fr jr jr soph jr fr soph

Sqd RS Tr Tr 1VL Tr RS 1VL

Vernon North Richland Hills Santa Fe Springs, Calif. (Fullerton College) Grand Rapids, Mich. (Grand Rapids CC) Houston Tennessee Colony, TX (Kilgore College) DeSoto Spring

Taylor Ashcraft Ryan Beck Brody Benge George Bouziden Cameron Briscoe Daniel Brooke Doc Campbell Alvin Casimere Jacoby Clay Greg Davis Jerrod Davis Spencer Feasel Bryton Fernandez Trevar Gillespie James Gonzales Dominic Hottinger D.J. Johnson Austin Kilcullen Parker McKenzie Jacob Martinez Cade Mileger Tanner Morris Grant Newell Christian Obumseli Kelton Phillips Dezmond Powers Chad Quisenberry Jelani Rainey Andrew Richards Christian Rodriguez Blake Rudd Tyler Scott Maddison Short Hayden Smiley Chris Summers Clayton Thedinger Mason Thom Anthony Tipton Jonathan Toliver Quantence Walker Ethan Wilks Shelby Wilson

LB QB OL OL DE DS DL DB QB OL DB OL LB CB DE FB WR P/K QB TE LB DL WR

5-10 6-2 6-4 5-9 6-4 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-0 5-11 5-8 5-7 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-5 5-11 6-2 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-2

180 215 260 205 195 190 230 150 180 210 200 200 200 185 240 280 170 185 165 225 200 220 200 215 170 180 225 235 205 270 210 165 225 170 235 255 210 180 225 170 295 205

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HS HS HS Tr HS HS Tr HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS RS JS HS RS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS 1VL HS 1VL HS RS HS 1VL HS HS HS Tr HS HS HS

Edmond, Okla. (Santa Fe HS) Normanna (Pettus HS) Lubbock (Lubbock Christian HS) Alva, Okla. (Oklahoma State) Lewisville (Hebron HS) Plano (Prestonwood Christian) Allen (New Mexico Highlands) Grand Prairie (Nimitz HS) San Antonio (Wagner HS) Abilene (Abilene HS) McKinney (Boyd HS) Colleyville (Fort Worth Christian HS) Abilene (Abilene Christian HS) San Antonio (Taft HS) Austin (Vandergriff HS) Akron, Colo. (Akron HS) Waller (Waller HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) Spring Branch (Smithson Valley HS) Abilene Cresco, Pa. (Pocona Mtn. East HS) Winnsboro (Winnsboro HS) Grapevine (Colleyville Heritage HS) Richardson (Plano East HS) Houston (Westside HS) Humble (Atascocita HS) Lubbock (Frenship HS) Fairview (Lovejoy HS) Keller Port Isabel (Los Fresnos HS) Dallas Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata HS) North Richland Hills Keller (Fort Worth Christian HS) Carrollton The Woodlands (Christian Academy) Cedar Park (Vista Ridge HS) Peoria, Ariz. (Washington HS) Chicago, Ill. (Joliet JC) Fort Worth (Everman HS) Murphy (Canyon Creek Chr. Academy) Hobbs, N.M. (Hobbs HS)

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DB LB TE DL WR OL LB PK FB WR LB OL LB DB LB DB OL DE

45 35 19 61 16

79

5 43 82 54 12 40 94

13 70 91 20 3 1 7 27

73 6 8

88 25 58 26 36 34 9 93

Chuck Oputa Ryan Owens Jonathan Parker Josh Perez Drew Peters Kelton Phillips Dezmond Powers Max Priestley Chad Quisenberry Jelani Rainey Andrew Richards Nick Richardson Dax Riley Jeremy Rivers Milton Roberts II Christian Rodriguez Kolby Rowe Malcolm Ruben Blake Rudd Brent Schroeder Tyler Scott Melvin Shead Maddison Short Hayden Smiley Ryan Smith Blake Spears Jon Sper Justin Stephens Justin Stewart Cade Stone L.B. Suggs Chris Summers Travis Tarver II Melvin Templeton Clayton Thedinger Mason Thom Ashton Thomas Demarcus Thompson Marcel Threat Anthony Tipton Jonathan Toliver Jamie Walker Quantence Walker Mike Wallace Reid Ware Charcandrick West Ethan Wilks Cy Wilson Shelby Wilson Caleb Withrow Thor Woerner George Woods

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

LB PK TE OL WR DB LB OL TE DL WR DE DB CB WR OL DE QB LB DS PK DL FB WR DL OL DS LB CB WR CB LB RB DE OL LB DT WR RB DB LB TE DB DB OL RB OL LB DE DB LB DT

2012 ACU WILDCAT FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART OFFENSE

DEFENSE

QB

15 17

Mitchell Gale (6-2, 225, sr, 3VL, Alva, Okla.) John David Baker (5-11, 205, jr, 2VL, San Angelo)

DE

13 33

Ryan Smith (6-3, 260, sr, 3VL, Fort Worth) Rob Boyd (6-2, 255, soph, 1VL, Ennis)

FB

22 19

Elton Crochran (5-9, 235, fr, RS, San Antonio) Jonathan Parker (6-4, 240, soph, 1VL, Carson City, Nev.)

DT

93 95

George Woods (6-0, 330, soph, 1VL, Houston) Juan Hull II (6-2, 280, fr, RS, DeSoto)

RB

26 27

Charcandrick West (5-11, 200, jr, 2VL, Springhill, La.) Travis Tarver (5-11, 195, fr, RS, McKinney)

NG

90 94

Nick Finney (6-0, 290, jr, Tr, Santa Fe Springs, Calif.) Melvin Shead (6-0, 320, jr, Tr, Tennessee Colony, TX)

TE

19

Jonathan Parker (6-4, 240, soph, 1VL, Carson City, Nev.)

DE

89

Jamie Walker (6-3, 240, fr, RS, North Richland Hills)

77

Will Latu (6-5, 315, jr, Tr, St. Petersburg, Fla.)

78

Logan Hoppenrath (6-5, 310, soph, 1VL, Fort Worth)

LT

LG

C

RG

RT

78

Logan Hoppenrath (6-5, 310, soph, 1VL, Fort Worth)

64

Garrett Langthorp (6-3, 290, jr, Tr, Conroe)

61

Josh Perez (6-2, 290, jr, 2VL, Rio Hondo)

60

Nathan Butler (6-0, 285, fr, RS, Southlake)

76

Colton Carnes (6-2, 300, soph, 1VL, Burleson)

58

Reid Ware (6-3, 270, jr, 2VL, Memphis)

SLB

MLB

WLB

LCB

FS

5

Nick Richardson (6-2, 230, soph, 1VL, Waco)

99

Brandon Dornak (6-3, 270, soph, 1VL, Spring)

9

Thor Woerner (6-1, 240, jr, 2VL, Marble Falls

46

Torren Davis (6-0, 220, fr-RS Houston)

52

Jesse Harper (5-10, 235, jr-Tr, RS, Phoenix, Ariz.)

56

Derek Morrow (5-9, 205, soph, Tr, Abilene)

20

Justin Stephens (6-0, 215, soph, 1VL, Keller)

42

David Guinn (6-1, 210, fr, RS, Graham)

34

Caleb Withrow (5-9, 180, jr, 2VL, Sunnyvale)

24

Eric Frain (6-2, 200, jr, Tr, Union, N.J.)

21

Angel Lopez (5-10, 200, soph, 1VL, San Antonio)

25

Mike Wallace (5-10, 195, sr, 1VL, Vallejo, Calif.)

70

Blake Spears (6-6, 300, jr, 2VL, Abilene)

78

Logan Hoppenrath (6-5, 310, soph, 1VL, Fort Worth)

WR

4 16

Taylor Gabriel (5-9, 175, jr, 2VL, Mesquite) Drew Peters (5-9, 165, soph, Sqd, Frisco)

SS

7 25

L.B. Suggs (5-9, 185, sr, 3VL, Cedar Hill) Mike Wallace (5-10, 195, sr, 1VL, Vallejo, Calif.)

WR

38 1

Darrell Cantu-Harkless (5-8, 185, jr, 2VL, Austin) Cade Stone (5-10, 170, fr, HS, North Richland Hills)

RCB

3 31

Justin Stewart (5-9, 185, soph, 1VL, San Antonio) Steven Ford (5-0, 190, sr, Tr, Charleston, S.C.)

WR

47 82

Darian Hogg (6-1, 185, jr, 2VL, Arlington) Milton Roberts II (6-0, 190, fr, RS, El Paso)

WR

6 23

DeMarcus Thompson (5-11, 175, soph, 1VL, DeSoto) Jace Hudson (6-3, 210, fr, RS, Bridgeport)

SPECIAL TEAMS PK

85 81

Morgan Lineberry (6-2, 200, sr, 3VL, Dallas) Spencer Covey (6-0, 200, sr, 2VL, Coppell)

KOS

81

Spencer Covey (6-0, 200, sr, 2VL, Coppell)

P

81 85

Spencer Covey (6-0, 200, sr, 2VL, Coppell) Morgan Lineberry (6-2, 200, sr, 3VL, Dallas)

DS

40

Brent Schroeder (6-1, 215, jr, 2VL, Abilene)

H

81 17

Spencer Covey (6-0, 200, sr, 2VL, Coppell) John David Baker (5-11, 205, jr, 2VL, San Angelo)

KR

26 34

Charcandrick West (5-11, 200, jr, 2VL, Springhill, La.) Caleb Withrow (5-9, 180, jr, 2VL, Sunnyvale)

PR

4 38

Taylor Gabriel (5-9, 175, jr, 2VL, Mesquite) Darrell Cantu-Harkless (5-8, 185, jr, 2VL, Austin)

Returning starters are in bold

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

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THE LAST TIME … LAST TIME AN ACU TEAM ... MISCELLANEOUS Played an overtime game: Sept. 12, 2009 (ACU 20, Texas A&M-Commerce 14) Won an overtime game: Sept. 12, 2009 (ACU 20, Texas A&M-Commerce 14) Played a tie game: Oct. 19, 1985 (ACU 24, NW Missouri State 24) Defeated a Top 25 Opponent: Oct. 15, 2011 (#10 ACU 28, #17 West Texas A&M 18) Defeated a Top 25 Opponent on the road: Nov. 6, 2010 (#2 ACU 41, #14 West Texas A&M 34); Defeated a Top 10 Opponent: Oct. 9, 2010 (#5 ACU 31, #8 Midwestern State 28); Defeated a Top 10 Opponent on the road: Oct. 2, 2010 (#5 ACU 31, #6 Texas A&M-Kingsville 24); Defeated a Top 5 Opponent: Aug. 27, 2009 (#8 ACU 19, #2 NW Missouri State 14) Defeated a Top 5 Opponent on the road: Oct. 18, 2008 (#3 ACU 52, #4 West Texas A&M 35) Shut out an opponent: Sept. 1, 2012 (ACU 51, McMurry 0) Shut out an opponent at Shotwell Stadium: Sept. 1, 2012 (ACU 51, McMurry 0) Shut out an opponent on the road: Sept. 30, 2006 (ACU 21, Eastern New Mexico 0) Shut out a Lone Star Conference opponent: Sept. 30, 2006 (ACU 21, Eastern New Mexico 0) Shut out an LSC opponent at Shotwell Stadium: Sept. 23, 2006 (ACU 31, SW Oklahoma State 0) Shut out an LSC opponent on the road: Sept. 30, 2006 (ACU 21, Eastern New Mexico 0) Was shut out: Oct. 13, 2001 (Angelo State 31, ACU 0) Was shut out at Shotwell Stadium: Sept. 20, 1997 (Central Oklahoma 28, ACU 0) Was shut out in a road game: Oct. 13, 2001 (Angelo State 31, ACU 0) Was shut out by an LSC opponent: Oct. 13, 2001 (Angelo State 31, ACU 0) Was shut out by an LSC opponent at Shotwell Stadium: Sept. 20, 1997 (Central Oklahoma 28, ACU 0) Was shut out by an LSC opponent on the road: Oct. 13, 2001 (Angelo State 31, ACU 0) Shut out a non-conference opponent: Sept. 9, 1995 (ACU 35, Prairie View A&M 0) Shut out a non-conference opponent at Shotwell Stadium: Sept. 9, 1995 (ACU 35, Prairie View A&M 0) Shut out a non-conference opponent on the road: Sept. 27, 1980 (ACU 16, NW Oklahoma State 0) Was shut out by a non-conference opponent: Sept. 16, 1995 (Northern Arizona 62, ACU 0) Was shut out by a non-conference opponent at Shotwell Stadium: Sept. 15, 1962 (East Texas State 3, ACU 0) Was shut out by a non-conference opponent on the road: Sept. 16, 1995 (Northern Arizona 62, ACU 0) RUSHING Had 400 or more yards rushing in a game: * 427 yards vs. West Texas A&M, Nov. 22, 2008 Had 300-399 yards rushing in a game: 362 vs. Eastern New Mexico, Sept. 26, 2009 Had negative rushing yards in game: minus-40 yards vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, Oct. 31, 1992 Had six or more rushing touchdowns in a game: 6 TDs vs. McMurry, Sept. 1, 2012 Had two 100-yard rushers in the same game: Sept. 26, 2009, vs. Eastern New Mexico (Reggie Brown 235; Daryl Richardson 143) PASSING Had 400 yards in a game: * Nov. 19, 2011 (506 at Washburn) Had 300-399 yards in a game: Nov. 12, 2011 (342 vs. Incarnate Word) Had 60 or more attempts in a game: Oct. 24, 1970 (65 attempts vs. Arkansas State) Had 50-59 attempts in a game: Oct. 22, 2011 (56 attempts vs. Midwestern State) Had 40-49 attempts in a game: * Nov. 19, 2011 (49 at Washburn) Had six or more passing TDs in a game: * Nov. 22, 2008 (6 TD passes vs. West Texas A&M) Had five passing TDs in a game: * Nov. 27, 2010 (5 TD passes vs. Central Missouri) Had four passing TDs in a game: * Nov. 19, 2011 (4 vs. Washburn) RECEIVING Had two 100-yard receivers in the same game: * Nov. 19, 2011, vs. Washburn (Daryl Richardson, 10-115-1 TD; Taylor Gabriel, 6-119-2, Darrell Cantu-Harkless, 5-117-0) Had one receiver with 200 yards and another with 100 yards: Oct. 18, 2008 vs. West Texas A&M (Johnny Knox, 10 catches, 203 yards, 2 TD; Bernard Scott 7 c catches, 141 yards, 1 TD) TOTAL OFFENSE Had 30 or more first downs in a game: Nov. 5, 2011, vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (30 first downs) Had 25-29 first downs in a game: 27 vs. McMurry (Sept. 1, 2012) Had 700+ yards of offense in a game: Nov. 22, 2008 (810 vs. West Texas A&M) Had 600-699 yards of offense in a game: * Nov. 19, 2011 (688 at Washburn) Had 500-599 yards of offense in a game: Nov. 12, 2011, vs. Incarnate Word (594 yards) SCORING Scored 70+ points: * Nov. 22, 2008 (#2 ACU 93, #9 West Texas A&M 68) Scored 60-69 points: Nov. 12, 2011 (#12 ACU 61, Incarnate Word 16) Scored 50-59 points: Sept. 1, 2012 (#10 ACU 51, McMurry 0) Scored 40-49 points: * Nov. 19, 2011 (at #15 Washburn 52, #11 ACU49) Consecutive games scored: 117 straight (last game shutout was Oct. 13, 2001; 31-0 at Angelo State) Scored an offensive 2-point conversion: * Nov. 27, 2010 vs. Central Missouri (Mitchell Gale rush)

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* NCAA Division II playoff game Recorded a safety: Oct. 31, 2009 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Fred Thompson sack in end zone); Allowed a safety: Oct. 17, 2009 vs. West Texas A&M (Shad Baichtal) Scored a defensive touchdown: Nov. 12, 2011, vs. Incarnate Word (Nate Bailey 53-yard interception return, 3rd quarter; Thor Woerner 26-yard interception return, 3rd quarter) Returned an interception for a touchdown: Nov. 12, 2011, vs. Incarnate Word (Thor Woerner 26-yard return; Nate Bailey 53-yard return) Returned a fumble for a touchdown: Oct. 16, 2010, at Incarnate Word (Eric Edwards 30-yard return) EFFICIENCY, TURNOVERS Did not allow a sack in a game: Nov. 13, 2010, vs. SW Oklahoma State Did not allow a sack in consecutive games: Nov. 1, 2008, at Texas A&M-Kingsville and Nov. 8, 2008 vs. Midwestern State Had three or more fumbles in a game: Sept. 1, 2011 vs. Tarleton State (4 fumbles, 0 lost) Lost three or more fumbles in a game: * Nov. 21, 2009 vs. NW Missouri State (4 fumbles, 3 lost) Did not commit a turnover in a game: Oct. 15, 2011, vs. West Texas A&M Did not commit a turnover in consecutive games: Sept. 24, 2011 vs. Angelo State; Oct. 1, 2011 vs. Western Oregon; Oct. 8, 2011, vs. Eastern New Mexico; Oct. 15, 2011, vs. West Texas A&M Forced five or more turnovers in a game: Nov. 12, 2011, vs. Incarnate Word (4 INT, 1 fumble) Recovered three or more fumbles in a game: Oct. 4, 2008, vs. East Central (6 FF, 3 recovered) Intercepted three or more passes in a game: Nov. 12, 2011, vs. Incarnate Word (4 INT) Did not force a turnover in a game: Nov. 13, 2010, vs, SW Oklahoma State SPECIAL TEAMS Blocked a PAT attempt: Nov. 12, 2011, vs. Incarnate Word (Aston Whiteside) Blocked a field goal: Sept. 17, 2011 vs. North Alabama (Aston Whiteside) Blocked a punt: Sept. 11, 2010 vs. NE State, 3 blocks (Chris Jones, Thor Woerner, Chris Jones) Had a PAT blocked: Oct. 30, 2010, vs. Angelo State (Devin McDonald) Had a field goal blocked: Oct. 18, 2008 by West Texas A&M (Dexter Manley) Had a punt blocked: Oct. 2, 2010 at Texas A&M-Kingsville (Roman Pula) Returned a punt for a touchdown: Oct. 1, 2011, Taylor Gabriel vs. Western Oregon (55 yards) Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown: Sept. 11, 2010 vs. NE State (Caleb Withrow recovered blocked punt in the end zone); Sept. 11, 2010 vs. NE State (Nate Bailey, 20 yards) Returned a kickoff for a touchdown: * Nov. 14, 2009, vs. Midwestern State (Dennis Campbell, 97 yards) Allowed a punt return for a touchdown: Oct. 24, 2009 vs. Tarleton State (Devin Guinn, 57 yards) Allowed a blocked punt to be returned for a TD: Oct. 31, 2009, vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Corey Robertson 22-yard return) Allowed a kickoff return for a TD: * Nov. 22, 2008 (85 yards by Wayne McKnight, West Texas A&M) Returned the opening kickoff for a TD: * Nov. 14, 2009, vs. Midwestern State (Dennis Campbell, 97 yards); Allowed an opening kickoff for a touchdown: Sept. 1, 1990 (85 yards by Darron Johnson, Angelo State) TOTAL DEFENSE: Held an opponent to less than 10 first downs: Sept. 18, 2010 vs. East Central (6 first downs) Held an opponent to 100-199 yards of offense: Sept. 25, 2010, vs. Tarleton State (196 yards); Sept. 18, 2010 vs. East Central (119 yards) Held an opponent to less than 50 yards: Nov. 1, 2003, vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (49 total yards; minus-15 rushing, 64 passing) Recorded at least six quarterback sacks: Sept. 1, 2012, vs. McMurry (10 sacks, minus-74 yards) Forced five or more turnovers in a game: Oct. 18, 2008, vs. West Texas A&M (3 INT, 2 fumbles) Allowed 70+ points in game: Oct. 22, 2011 (70-28 loss at Midwestern State) Allowed 50-69 points in game: * Nov. 19, 2011 vs. Washburn (lost 52-49) Allowed 40-49 points in game: * Nov. 29, 2008, vs. NW Missouri State (lost, 45-36) Allowed 400+ rushing yards in a game: Oct. 22, 2007 (436 yards by Midwestern State) Allowed 300-399 rushing yards in a game: Sept. 1, 2011 vs. Tarleton State (339 yards) Allowed 200-299 rushing yards in a game: Nov. 5, 2011, vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (278 yards) Allowed 500+ passing yards in a game: * Nov. 22, 2008 vs. West Texas A&M (595 yards, 42-64-0) Allowed 400-499 passing yards in a game: * Nov. 19, 2011 at Washburn (23-39-0, 424 yards) Allowed 300-399 passing yards in a game: Oct. 22, 2011 vs. Midwestern State (304 yards, 17-25-0) Allowed at least 100 offensive plays in a game: * Nov. 24, 2007, vs. Chadron State (116 plays) Allowed 90-99 offensive plays in a game: Sept. 1, 2012, vs. McMurry (90 plays) Allowed 80-89 offensive plays in a game: Sept. 24, 2011 vs. Angelo State (88 plays) Allowed 700+ yards of total offense in a game: Oct. 22, 2011 vs. Midwestern State (740 yards) Allowed 600-699 yards of total offense in a game: Nov. 10, 2007, vs. Midwestern State (654 yards) Allowed 500-599 yards of total offense in a game: * Nov. 19, 2011 vs. Washburn (548 yards)

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

LAST TIME AN ACU PLAYER ...

2012 Record Breakdown

Rushing Rushed for 200-299 yards in a game: Sept. 26, 2009 (Reggie Brown vs. ENMU, 235 yards) Rushed for 100-150 yards in a game: * Nov. 19, 2011 (Daryl Richrdson 132 yards vs. Washburn) Rushed for 200+ yards in a road game: Oct. 18, 2008, Bernard Scott vs. West Texas A&M (275 yards) Scored 5+ rushing touchdowns in a game: * Nov. 22, 2008 Bernard Scott vs. West Texas A&M (6 TDs) Had an 80-yard touchdown run: Sept. 11, 2010, Darrell Cantu-Harkless vs. NE State (83 yards) Had a touchdown run of 70-79 yards: Nov. 12, 2011, Charcandrick West vs. Incarnate Word (71 yards) Had a touchdown run of 60-69 yards: Nov. 3, 2010, Charcandrick West vs. SW Okla. State (66 yards)

Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Neutral site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Natural Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Artificial Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Day Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Night Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Televised Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 vs. Ranked Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

Passing Passed for 500 or more yards in a game: * Nov. 19, 2011, Mitchell Gale vs. Washburn (29-48-3, 506 yards, 4 TDs) Passed for 400 or more yards in a game: Nov. 5, 2011, Mitchell Gale vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (30-42-0, 408 yards, 3 TDs) Passed for 350-399 yards in a game: Oct. 1, 2011, Mitchell Gale vs. Western Oregon (29-43-0, 356 yards) Passed for 300-349 yards in a game: Nov. 12, 2011, Mitchell Gale vs. Incarnate Word (19-of-29, 327 yards, 2 TDs) Threw 5+ touchdown passes in a game: * Nov. 27, 2010, Mitchell Gale vs. Central Missouri (5 TDs) Completed an 80-yard pass: Oct. 19, 2006, Billy Malone to John Brock vs. West Texas A&M (84 yards-TD) Completed a 70-yard pass: * Nov. 19, 2011, Mitchell Gale to Taylor Gabriel vs. Washburn (71 yards-TD); Mitchell Gale to Demarcus Thompson vs. Washburn (73 yards-TD) Completed a 60-yard pass: Oct. 1, 2011, Mitchell Gale to Darrell Cantu-Harkless vs. W. Oregon (61 yards) Completed a 50-yard pass: Sept. 1, 2012, Mitchell Gale to Travis Tarver (50 yards)

Current Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Current Home Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1 Current Road Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1 Last Home Win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-0 vs. McMurry (Sept. 1, 2012) Last Road Win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-34 at Texas A&M-Kingsville (Nov. 5, 2011) Last Neutral Win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-14 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (Sept. 12, 2009 / Cotton Bowl) Last Home Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-13 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Sept. 8, 2012) Last Road Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-49 at Washburn (Nov. 19, 2011) * Last Neutral Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-17 vs. North Alabama (Sept. 17, 2011 / Cowboys Stadium)

Receiving Caught 12 more passes in a game: Oct. 28, 2006, Jerale Badon vs. Tarleton St. (14 catches, 147 yards) Caught 10 or more passes in a game: *Nov. 19, 2011, Daryl Richardson vs. Washburn (10 catches, 115 yards, 1 TD) Had 200 yards receiving in a game: Oct. 18, 2008, Johnny Knox vs. West Texas A&M (10 catches 203 yards, 2 TDs) Had 150-199 yards receiving in a game: Nov. 5, 2011, Darian Hogg vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (9 catches, 156 yards, 1 TD) Had 150 yards receiving in a half: Oct. 18, 2008, Johnny Knox vs. West Texas A&M (9-189 yards, 2 TD) Caught three or more TD passes in a game: Oct. 22, 2011, vs. Midwestern State (Taylor Gabriel, 3 TDs) Special Teams Kicked a field goal of at least 50 yards: Nov. 12, 2011, Morgan Lineberry vs. Incarnate Word (54 yards) Kicked a field goal of 40-49 yards: Oct. 1, 2011, Morgan Lineberry vs. Western Oregon (45 yards) Kicked four or more field goals in a game: Nov. 8, 2008, Matt Adams vs. Midwestern State (4 FGs) Made a game-winning field goal: Nov. 4, 2006, Matt Adams at Texas A&M-Kingsville (25-yard FG to win 41-38) Made a game-winning field goal, game’s final play: Nov. 4, 2006, Matt Adams at Texas A&M-Kingsville (25-yard FG to win 41-38) Had a 70-yard punt: Oct. 6, 2001, Brad Raphelt vs. SE Oklahoma State (74 yards) Had a 60-yard punt: Oct. 15, 2011, Spencer Covey vs. West Texas A&M (60 yards)

September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Leading at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Trailing at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Tied at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Scoring first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Opponent scoring first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Scoring 20 points or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Scoring 20-29 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Scoring 30-39 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Scoring 40-49 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Scoring 50 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Allowing 20 points or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Allowing 20-29 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Allowing 30-39 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Allowing 40-49 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Allowing 50 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Gaining 20 or less first downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Gaining 20 or more first downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Opponent gains 20 or less first downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Opponent gains 20 or more first downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 More rushing yards than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Fewer rushing yards than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Rushing for less than 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Rushing for 100 or more yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Opponent rushes for less than 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Opponents rushes for more than 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 More passing yards than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Fewer passing yards than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Passing for less than 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Passing for 100 or more yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Opponent passes for less than 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Opponents passes for more than 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 More total yards than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Fewer total yards than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Gaining less than 400 yards of offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Gaining more than 400 yards of offense or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Opponent gains less than 400 yards of offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Opponent gains more than 400 yards of offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Commit zero turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Commit less than three turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Commit three or more turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Opponent commits zero turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Opponent commits less than three turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Opponent commits three or more turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Trailing in time of possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Leading in time of possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

* NCAA Division II playoff game

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

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ACU SCORING DRIVES OPPONENT McMurry

PLAYS YDS 8 81 8 50 3 48 8 69 2 10 7 45 2 27 4 35

Texas A&M-Kingsville

5 1

43 65

DRIVE TIME 2:50 3:!1 0:35 3:08 0:46 2:34 0:32 1:55

QTR/ CLOCK 2 / 7:20 2 / 2:30 2 / 0:48 3 / 8:30 3 / 6:42 3 / 1:55 3 / 0:35 4 / 8:44

PLAY C. West 13 run (Lineberry PAT) T. Tarver 2 run (Lineberry PAT) T. Gabriel 9 pass from M. Gale (Lineberry PAT) Lineberry 25 field goal T. Gabrie 7 run (Lineberry PAT) M. Threat 8 run (Lineberry PAT failed) T. Tarver 5 run (Lineberry PAT) M. Threat 12 run (Lineberry PAT)

ACU SCORING DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Most Plays: 8 Most Yards: 81 Longest Time: 3:11

Fewest Plays: 1 Fewest Yards: 10 Shortest Time: 0:12

2:21 1 / 0:00 Taylor Gabriel 7 run (Lineberry PAT failed) 0:12 4 / 14:45 D. Cantu-Harkless 65 run (Lineberry PAT)

OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES OPPONENT PLAYS YDS Texas A&M-Kingsville 11 75 7 22 16 63 4 9

DRIVE QTR/ TIME CLOCK 2:42 2 / 9:31 2:25 2 / 1:09 7:54 3 / 7:06 2:10 4 / 14:47

PLAY R. Armstrong 22 pass from N. Poppel (PAT) Matt Stoll 35 field goal Matt Stoll 29 field goal Matt Stoll 31 field goal

OPPONENT SCORING DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Most Plays: 16 Most Yards: 63 Longest Time: 7:54

Fewest Plays: 4 Fewest Yards: 9 Shortest Time: 2:10

TURNOVERS = POINTS

OPENING ACTS

Here’s a game-by-game look at how many points ACU and its opponents have scored off turnovers in 2012: Game ACU TO’s-Opp. Pts. Opp. TO’s-ACU Pts.

Here’s a look at how ACU and its opponents have fared on their opening drives in each game of the 2012 season: Game ACU Opponent

McMurry Texas A&M-Kingsville Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word TOTAL

McMurry Texas A&M-Kingsville Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word

1-0 2-3

2-14 2-0

3-3

4-14

ACU LONG PLAYS (25-plus yards) YDS 65 50 34 25

PLAY Darrell Cantu-Harkless touchdown run Mitchell Gale pass to Travis Tarver Mitchell Gale pass to Taylor Gabriel Mitchell Gale pass to Taylor Gabriel

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Punt Interception

Turnover on Downs Fumble

OPPONENT LONG PLAYS (25-plus yards) OPPPONENT (QTR) Texas A&M-Kingsville (4th) McMurry (3rd) McMurry 2nd) McMurry (2nd)

YDS 37 27

PLAY Joseph Vela 37 pass from Nate Poppell Jake Mullin pass to Greg Livingston

OPPPONENT (QTR) Texas A&M-Kingsville (4th) McMurry (2nd)

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

2011 ACU OFFENSE GAME-BY-GAME TEAM OFFENSE First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Com-Att-Int Offensive Plays Total Yards Avg. Gain/Play Fumbles-Lost Punts-Yards Punting Average Penalties-Yards 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Time of Possession

McM 27 39-165 296 20-29-1 68 461 6.8 1-0 4-128 32.0 8-97 5-of-10 0-of-0 30:12

TAMK 11 25-87 137 13-32-1 57 224 3.9 3-1 7-288 41.1 3-30 5-of-15 0-of-1 22:27

TSU

ASU

DSU

ENMU

WTAM

MSU

TAMC

RUSHING Att.-Yds.-TD (Long) McMurry Texas A&M-Kingsville Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word

UWA

UIW

FIELD GOALS #26 West 8-38-1 (13) -- DNP-Inj. --

#27 Tarver 9-37-2 (11) 12-21-0 (8)

#8 Threat 14-88-2 (12) 1-3-0 (3)

#4 Gabriel 1-7-1 (7) 1-7-1 (7)

M-A / Made (Miss) McMurry Texas A&M-Kingsville Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word

#15 Gale 4-19-0 (15) 7-(-11)-0 (5)

#85 Lineberry 1-1 / 25 0-1 / (51)

RECEIVING Att.-Yds.-TD (Long) McMurry Texas A&M-Kingsville Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word

#4 Gabriel 7-108-1 (34) 3-35-0 (17)

#38 Can.-Hark. 2-25-0 (17) 4-36-0 (20)

#6 Thompson 3-28-0 (11) 3-33-0 (13)

#47 Hogg 4-50-0 (17) 1-12-0 (12)

PASSING

#19 Parker 1-9-0 (9) 0-0-0

#22 Crochran 1-22-0 (22) 0-0-0

#27 Tarver 2-54-0 (50) 1-5-0 (5)

PUNTING

Com.-Att.-Int. / Yds. / TD (Long) McMurry Texas A&M-Kingsville Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word

#15 Gale 19-28-1 / 290 / 1 (50) 13-31-1 / 137 / 0 (20)

#17 Baker 1-1-0 / 6 / 0 (6) 0-0-0 / 0 / 0

No.-Avg. / In 20 / Long McMurry Texas A&M-Kingsville Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word

#81 Covey 3-28.3 / 0 / 35 6-42.3 / 0 / 48

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

#85 Lineberry 1-43.0 / 0 / 43 0-0 / 0 / 0

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2011 ACU DEFENSE GAME-BY-GAME TEAM DEFENSE First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Com-Att-Int Offensive Plays Total Yards Avg. Gain/Play Fumbles-Lost Punts-Yards Punting Average Penalties-Yards 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Time of Possession

McM

TAMK

21 29-12 289 38-61-1 90 301 3.3 1-1 3-85 28.3 7-49 3-of-19 2-of-11 29:48

20 34-48 372 33-50-0 84 420 5.0 3-2 6-236 39.3 11-85 8-of-20 2-of-2 37:33

TSU

ASU

DSU

ENMU

WTAM

MSU

TAMC

UWA

SACKS #5 Richardson

#13 R. Smith

#20 Stephens

#54 Rowe

#99 Dornak

6.0-(-53)

1.0-(-12)

1.0-(-1)

1.0-(-5)

1.0-(-3)

McMurry Texas A&M-Kingsville

1.0-(-5)

#33 Boyd 1.0-(-6)

Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word

INTERCEPTIONS #21 Lopez McMurry

1-14

Texas A&M-Kingsville Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word

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2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

UIW

GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS QB

WR

RB

WR

McMurry

Gale

Texas A&M-Kingsville

Gale

Thompson

West

Hogg

Thompson

Tarver

Hogg

OFFENSE WR

TE

LT

Gabriel

Parker

Latu

Gabriel

Parker

Latu

LG

C

RG

RT

Hoppenrath Perez

Carnes

Spears

Hoppenrath Perez

Carnes

Spears

Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word

DEFENSE SLB

DE

DT

NG

DE

MLB

WLB

LCB

SS

FS

RCB

McMurry

Richardson

Finney

Shead

Smith

Summers

Woerner

Stephens

Withrow

Grady

Suggs

Stewart

Texas A&M-Kingsville

Richardson

Finney

Shead

Smith

Rudd

Woerner

Stephens

Withrow

Grady

Suggs

Stewart

Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word

GAME-BY-GAME NOTEABLES Game

Captains

Coin Toss

Kickoff / Receive

ACU 1st Poss.

Game Time

Game Length

Jersey Combo

Result

McMurry

Gale, Smith, Suggs, Ware

Won

Receive

Punt

6 p.m.

2:57

Purple, Black

W, 51-0

Texas A&M-Kingsville

Gale, Smith, Suggs, Ware

Lost

Receive

Interception

6 p.m.

3:13

Purple, Black

L, 16-13

Tarleton State Angelo State Delta State Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce West Alabama Incarnate Word

2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012

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2012 GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES GAME ONE

GAME TWO

#10 ACU 51, McMURRY 0 Saturday, Sept. 1 • Abilene

#24 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE 16, #9 ACU 13 Saturday, Sept. 8 • Abilene

Sophomore end Richardson’s six sacks lead No. 10 Wildcats to 51-0 victory over War Hawks

ACU offense can’t get untracked as Wildcats drop LSC opener to #24 Javelinas, 16-13

ABILENE – Sophomore defensive end Nick Richardson had six of his team's nine sacks as 10th-ranked Abilene Christian University introduced McMurry University to NCAA Division II with a 51-0 win in both teams' season opener Saturday night in Shotwell Stadium. Richardson’s six sacks tied the ACU record set by James Henderson in 1997, and led a Wildcat defense that held McMurry to 301 total yards, all but 12 yards of it through the air, broke up six passes and recovered a fumble. Warhawk quarterback Jake Mullin completed 37 of 59 passes for 289 yards, and was intercepted once. His counterpart, pre-season NCAA Division II Player of the Year Mitchell Gale, completed 19 of 28 passes for 290 yards and one TD in three quarters of play. Both teams played a scoreless first quarter before a crowd of 11,337, but ACU scored on seven straight possessions to start the second quarter. Charcandrick West’s 13-yard run, redshirt freshman Travis Tarver’s 2-yard dive and a 9-yard pass from quarterback Gale to wide receiver Taylor Gabriel powered the Wildcats to a 21-0 halftime lead. ACU opened the second-half scoring with a 25-yard field goal from Morgan Lineberry. The Wildcats’ next drive was a short one, thanks to McMurry turning the ball over on downs at its own 10-yard line. Two plays later, Gabriel scored on a 7-yard end-around. ACU scored on its next drive when Marcel Threat ran 12 yards for a TD, and tacked on another TD with Tarver's 5-yard run at the end of the third quarter. Threat, a sophomore transfer from Central Arkansas, scored his second rushing TD with a 12-yarder in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats rolled up 461 yards of offense, helped by Gabriel’s seven catches for 108 yards and Threat's 88 yards of rushing. Tarver caught two passes for 54 yards and ran nine times for 38 yards. Darian Hogg had four catches for 50 yards. ACU’s 51 was the second most points scored by the Wildcats in a season-opener since they beat McMurry 53-20 in 1971, and their first shutout since a 21-0 blanking of Eastern New Mexico in 2006. McMurry and ACU last played 41 years ago, but the cross-town rivalry featured 39 games from 1930-71, with the Wildcats holding a 24-15 edge. The War Hawks were playing their first year in Division II, while the Wildcats are starting their last before a move in 2013 to the Division I FCS-affiliated Southland Conference. The Wildcats – who won their fifth straight season-opener – host longtime Lone Star Conference rival Texas A&M-Kingsville next Saturday at 6 p.m.

ABILENE – Matt Stoll kicked three field goals, Nate Poppell threw for 372 yards and defensive-minded Texas A&M-Kingsville held off No. 9 Abilene Christian University, 16-13, on Saturday night at Shotwell Stadium. The No. 24 Javelinas improved to 2-0 on the season, and 1-0 in the Lone Star Conference South Division, while ACU fell to 1-1 and 0-1 in the LSC. The win ended ACU's eight-year winning streak in the 47-year series, which Kingsville dominated from 1984-2003, and snapped the Wildcats' 12-game regular season home winning streak. Kingsville’s fierce defense held preseason NCAA Division II player of the year Mitchell Gale to his lowest output in three years, and broke a stretch of 23 straight games in which he had thrown a touchdown. Gale, a senior, completed 13 of 31 passes for 137 yards. After scoring 51 points in its season-opener last week against McMurry, ACU could only muster 11 first downs and 224 yards of offense against the Javelinas. ACU held the Javelinas’ vaunted running game to only 48 yards – and 1,000-yard rusher Jonathan Woodson to 27 yards – but had no answer for Poppell, who completed 33 of 50 passes and one TD. Wide receiver Taylor Gabriel’s second 7-yard end-around scoring run in as many weeks staked the Wildcats to a 6-0 lead on the last play of the first quarter. Kingsville answered back when Nate Poppell threw a 22-yard TD pass to Robert Armstrong on the first drive of the second quarter. The Javelinas padded their lead to 10-6 when Matt Stoll kicked a 35-yard field goal with 1:07 left in the first half. Kingsville opened the third quarter with a 16-play drive that Stoll capped with a 29-yard field goal and upped the Javelina advantage to 13-6. Stoll’s third field goal of the game, with 14:57 left in the fourth quarter, gave his team a 16-6 advantage. But on the first play of the ensuing drive, ACU wide receiver Darrell Cantu-Harkless ran 65 yards for a TD to pull his team to 16-13. Stoll missed a 29-yard field goal on Kingsville’s next possession, and the Wildcats took over. ACU could get no closer than the Javelina 33-yard line on its drive, and Morgan Lineberry’s 51-yard field goal attempt missed with 7:05 remaining. ACU’s last-chance drive began after being pinned on its 6-yard line by Javelina punter Angel Millan. But on a fourth-down-and-7, Kingsville’s defense rose to the occasion again, sacking Gale on his own 12 with 1:11 remaining. Harkless was the Wildcats’ leading rusher with 70 yards, and top receiver with four catches for 36 yards. The Wildcats play rival Tarleton State next Saturday at 4 p.m. in the second annual Lone Star Football Festival in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

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2012 WILDCAT FOOTBALL • GAME THREE • TARLETON STATE AT #20 ACU • SEPT. 15, 2012