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PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (0-1, 0-1 MIAA) vs
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (0-1, 0-1 MIAA)
GAME 2 • SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 • 7 P.M. (CDT) • WANTLAND STADIUM • EDMOND, OKLA. GAME OFFICIALS: CRAIG HELSER (REFEREE), MANU PRESTON (UMPIRE), BOB PRITCHETT (HEAD LINESMAN), DAVID BURGE (LINE JUDGE), SHAWN GADBERRY (SIDE JUDGE), SCOTT HARDIN (FIELD JUDGE), KELLEN ADAMS (BACK JUDGE), VIJAY MADDURI (CENTER JUDGE) PITTSBURG STATE (0-1, 0-1 MIAA) S1 S8 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 N22 O29 N5 N12
No. 20 CENTRAL MISSOURI *...................L, 27-34 at Central Oklahoma *......................7 p.m. NORTHEASTERN STATE *.............................7 p.m. at Lindenwood *........................................6 p.m. at Washburn *............................................1 p.m. FORT HAYS STATE *.....................................2 p.m. at Missouri Western *.................................2 p.m. EMPORIA STATE *.......................................2 p.m. at No. 1 Northwest Missouri *...............2:30 p.m. NEBRASKA-KEARNEY *...............................2 p.m. at Missouri Southern *..........................3:30 p.m.
* MIAA game
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA S1 S8 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12
(0-1, 0-1 MIAA)
at Lindenwood *.....................................L, 26-49 PITTSBURG STATE *...........................7 p.m. at Fort Hays State *....................................7 p.m. MISSOURI WESTERN *................................6 p.m. at Emporia State *......................................2 p.m. No. 1 NORTHWEST MISSOURI *...................2 p.m. at Nebraska-Kearney *...............................2 p.m. MISSOURI SOUTHERN *..............................2 p.m. at No. 16 Central Missouri *........................1 p.m. WASHBURN *.............................................2 p.m. NORTHEASTERN STATE *.............................3 p.m.
* MIAA game
GORILLAS ON RADIO/TV Gorilla fans can catch all of Pittsburg State’s football games locally on KKOW Radio (860 AM) & Rock 107.1 FM with Eddie Lomshek (play-by-play) and former PSU defensive lineman B.J. Harris (color analyst) describing the action. Fans can hear KKOW’s live broadcasts anywhere in the world on the internet at: www.kkowam.com KKOW’s pregame show begins two hours prior to kickoff (1st hour on 96.9 FM, remainder on 860 AM/107.1 FM) on home games and an hour prior to kickoff on all away games. A detailed scoreboard show follows each contest. The Tim Beck Show also can be heard on KKOW each Monday night from 6:05 to 7 p.m. The show, presented by CDL Electric, is recorded live on location at Gusano’s, 200 E. Centennial Drive, Pittsburg. KSNF TV (Pittsburg cable channel 2) also hosts The Tim Beck Show on Sunday nights following the KSN Hometown News, with KSNF sports director Eric Knecht and Coach Beck recapping the week’s Gorilla football action and previewing upcoming contests. CAPS TV (Pittsburg cable channel 13) also tape delay broadcasts each Pitt State game, home and away, on Tuesday nights.
The Pittsburg State University football team will travel to Edmond, Okla., Thursday (Sept. 8) to face MIAA rival University of Central Oklahoma. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (CDT) at UCO’s Wantland Stadium. Pittsburg State, the winningest all-time NCAA Division II program, is seeking to bounce back from a rare season-opening loss. The Gorillas dropped a 34-27 home decision to No. 20 University of Central Missouri on Sept. 1, suffering their first season-opening loss since 2005. Central Oklahoma dropped a 49-26 road decision to Lindenwood University in its season opener at St. Charles, Mo., on Sept. 1.
THE COACHES
Tim Beck has compiled a 53-20 (.726) career record is in his seventh season as head coach at Pitt State. Beck led his alma mater (PSU, ’88) to the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championship three seasons ago, earning national coach of the year honors from Liberty Mutual, the Don Hansen Football Committee and FieldTurf™. Beck became the school’s 14th all-time head football coach in December 2009, after serving for 23 seasons as an assistant coach for the Gorillas including 16 years as the team’s offensive coordinator from 1994-2009. In his first season leading the Gorillas, Beck guided Pitt State to a 6-6 record and a victory in the 2010 Mineral Water Bowl. In 2011, Beck led the Gorillas to the program’s second NCAA national championship and the school’s fourth national title overall in a 13-1 campaign. Pitt State captured the MIAA Championship and ultimately the NCAA-II National Championship with a 35-21 victory over Wayne (Mich.) State on Dec. 17, 2011. In 2012, the Gorillas opened the season 5-0 before finishing the year 7-3 overall, while in 2013 Pitt State posted the program’s 20th all-time 10-win season during a 10-2 campaign. In 2014, the Gorillas shared the MIAA regular season title and advanced to the second round of the NCAA-II playoffs during an 11-2 campaign. Last year, a young Pitt State team battled a rash of key injuries to frontline players and the Gorillas had to settle for an uncharacteristic 6-5 season. During his 16 seasons as offensive coordinator, the Gorilla offense consistently ranked among the finest units in NCAA Division II. In 2008, Beck was selected the inaugural NCAA Division II Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.com, following a vote of his coaching peers. In 2004, Beck’s offensive unit established itself as the most prolific squad in the history of NCAA football. PSU shattered a 118-year-old scoring record, scoring an amazing 837 points (55.8 ppg). His squad also set the NCAA all division records for rushing (5,320 yards) and total offense (8,976 yards). Beck’s teams led Division II in scoring in two of the last six years (2004, 2006) and ranked in the top two nationally in total offense three times in the last six seasons (2004, 2005, 2006). His squads ranked among the national rushing leaders every season, leading Division II in 1995 (318.8 ypg) and 2004 (354.7 ypg). Beck’s “multiple choice” option attack also compiled 16,483 passing yards (216.9 ypg) and 143 aerial touchdowns during the last six years. Pitt State averaged a staggering 38.8 points and 442.5 yards of total offense per game during his tenure as offensive coordinator. Prior to assuming the offensive coordinator’s role, Beck served two years as Pitt State’s defensive coordinator (1992-93). He became a full-time assistant on the Pitt State staff in 1989, after serving first as a student assistant (1987) and then as a graduate assistant (1988). This will be Beck’s sixth meeting vs. the Bronchos. He is 4-1 vs. UCO.
GAME #2 • GORILLAS VS. BRONCHOS • SEPT. 8, 2016 • EDMOND, OKLA.
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MIAA STANDINGS Team MIAA Overall NW Missouri State (1)........................... 1-0....................1-0 Central Missouri (16).....................1-0................. 1-0 Fort Hays State...................................... 1-0....................1-0 Lindenwood.......................................... 1-0....................1-0 Missouri Western................................... 1-0....................1-0 Washburn ............................................. 1-0....................1-0 Pittsburg State.............................0-1................. 0-1 Central Oklahoma.........................0-1................. 0-1 Emporia State....................................... 0-1....................0-1 Missouri Southern................................. 0-1....................0-1 Nebraska-Kearney................................. 0-1....................0-1 Northeastern State................................ 0-1....................0-1 This Week’s Action Thursday, September 1 WU @ NWMSU, 7 p.m. FHSU @ UCM, 7 p.m. ESU @ UNK, 7 p.m.
PSU @ UCO, 7 p.m. LWU @ NSU, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 10 MWSU @ MSSU, 6 p.m. Next Week’s Action Saturday, September 17 UNK @ NWMSU, 1:30 p.m. MSSU @ ESU, 2 p.m. UCM @ MWSU, 6 p.m.
Central Oklahoma’s Nick Bobeck is in his fourth year leading his alma mater and his fourth season as a (four-year) collegiate head coach. Bobeck (UCO, ’02) returned to UCO after serving as the head coach at Navarro Junior College for three years. Bobeck has guided the Bronchos to a 19-26 (.422) record. This will be his fifth meeting vs. Pitt State. He is 1-3 vs. the Gorillas.
THE PITT STATE-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SERIES
This will be the 14th all-time meeting between the Gorillas and the Bronchos in a series that dates all the way back to the 1915 season. Pitt State holds a 7-4-1 advantage in the series, including five wins in the last seven years. The Gorillas are 3-1-1 against the Bronchos in games played at Edmond. Last year, UCO rushed out to a 28-7 lead and compiled The chart below indicates the amount 635 yards of total offense as the Bronchos posted a 49-31 of time Pitt State has spent in the lead, victory over Pittsburg State in the regular season finale or trailing its opponent, this year: for both schools on Nov. 14. In Lead (Behind) T.J. Eckert completed 31 of 41 passes for 410 yards and CENTRAL MO 34:52 (23:04) three touchdowns while Clay McKenzie rushed 17 times Central Okla for 167 yards and three scores as UCO (6-5, 6-5 MIAA) NORTHEASTERN ended the regular season on a four-game winning streak. Lindenwood Thomas LePage completed 11 of 28 passes for 170 Washburn yards and two scores for Pitt State (6-5, 6-5 MIAA), includFORT HAYS ing a 99-yard connection to wide receiver Levi Copelin. Western LePage also rushed the ball 13 times for 80 yards as the EMPORIA Gorillas gained 343 yards on the ground..
Time In A Bottle
GORILLAS ON THE ROAD
LWU @ WU, 6 p.m. NSU @ PSU, 7 p.m. UCO @ FHSU, 7 p.m.
MIAA RECORDS SINCE 1989 Team Record Pct. Pittsburg State........................ 200-47-1.......... .808 Northwest Missouri...........................201-48-0............. .807 Nebraska-Omaha ++.........................17-10-0............. .630 Missouri Western...............................151-97-1............. .608 Central Missouri................................150-98-1............. .604 Truman ^........................................108-109-0............. .498 Emporia State *...............................113-118-0............. .489 Washburn.......................................111-139-0............. .444 Central Oklahoma ***................ 18-25-0.......... .419 Missouri Southern...........................101-146-0............. .409 Lindenwood ***.................................15-26-0............. .366 Fort Hays State #.................................32-60-0............. .348 Northeastern State ***.......................10-33-0............. .233 Southwest Baptist **........................39-151-1............. .205 Nebraska-Kearney ***..........................8-34-0............. .190 Missouri S&T +.................................17-126-2............. .124 Lincoln ##.............................................3-36-0............. .077 * ESU joined the MIAA in 1991 + MST left the MIAA following 2004 # FHSU joined the MIAA in 2006 ** SBU opted to play an independent schedule from 2007-11 ++ UNO competed in the MIAA from 2008-10 ## LU returned to the MIAA in 2011, after leaving in 1990 *** UCO, LU, UNK & NSU joined the MIAA in 2012 ^ TSU left the MIAA following 2012
Pitt State has posted a 76-24-0 (.760) record in its last 100 road games (including post-season play). The Gorillas posted a school and MIAA record 20 straight road wins between the 2010 and 2014 seasons before dropping a 24-21 overtime decision to Minnesota State in the second round of the NCAA-II playoffs on Nov. 29, 2014. During the last 23 years (1994-pres.), the Gorillas are an equally impressive 87-26-1 (.768) on the road.
PSU’S REGULAR SEASON SUCCESS
Pitt State has won 281 of its last 336 regular season games, posting a phenomenal 281-53-2 (.839) mark during the past 32 seasons (1985-2016). PSU is 152-20-1 at home, 125-24-1 on the road and 4-9-0 at neutral sites in the regular season during that span.
PITT STATE IN THE AFCA TOP 25 POLL
Pitt State has been ranked in Division II’s top 10 116 times in the last 216 polls and the Gorillas have been ranked in the top 25 poll in 183 of 216 weeks overall (dating back to the 1999 season). The Gorillas were preseason ranked among “others receiving votes” in the NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll. [for complete poll, see page 4]
Northwest KEARNEY Southern
Time Spent In The Lead: 34:52 Time Opp. In The Lead: 23:04 Games Held Lead In: 1 Games Trailed In: 1
Scoring Trends Points Off Turnovers Points scored on the drive following an opponent fumble/interception. Pitt State........................ 3 Opponents............................. 0 UCO................................. 0 Opponents........................... 21 Two-Minute Drill Points scored in the final 2:00 of game clock in the first half of games.
Pitt State........................ 0 Opponents............................. 0 UCO................................. 0 Opponents............................. 7
2016 Pittsburg State Scoreboard Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. Pittsburg State Opponents
3rd 4th Avg.
2016 Central Oklahoma Scoreboard Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. 3rd 4th Avg. Central Oklahoma 10 10 20.0 0 6 6.0 Opponents 6 7 13.0 21 15 36.0
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OT
Total
10 3 13.0 0 14 14.0 0 0 7 7.0 20 7 27.0 0
Avg.
27 27.0 34 34.0
OT Total Avg. 0 26 26.0 0 49 49.0
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ALL-TIME WINNINGEST PROGRAMS
2016 PITT STATE TEAM CAPTAINS At the conclusion of spring drills each year, the Gorillas select captains for the following season by a team vote. Pitt State’s team captains for the 2016 season are: #36 Spencer Brown, 6-0, 214, SR, LB #47 Demetrius Bernard, 6-0, 225, SO, LB #66 Bo Farrow, 6-2, 270, JR, OL #88 Kyle Swartz, 6-2, 248, SR, TE
Pittsburg State is the all-time winningest NCAA Division II football program. The Gorillas, who are in their 108th season of intercollegiate competition, have compiled a 690-339-48 overall record, winning 66.3 percent of their 1,077 all-time games. Pittsburg State is one of just 20 NCAA Division II institutions to have recorded 500 all-time victories and the Gorillas are just one of five schools to have reached the 600-win plateau. Tuskegee is second on the all-time list with 669 victories, followed by Hillsdale (618), Carson-Newman (614) and Central Oklahoma (609). UCO has a 609-385-46 (.608) record in 111 seasons of intercollegiate play.
QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE
Total Offense OFFENSIVE COMPARISON Yards PSU-UCO Central Oklahoma (1) 587 Pittsburg State (6) 449 Rushing Offense Yards Central Oklahoma (6) 163 Pittsburg State (7) 145 Passing Offense Yards Central Oklahoma (1) 424 Pittsburg State (4) 304 Scoring Offense Points Pittsburg State (6) 27 Central Oklahoma (7) 26 Passing Efficiency C-A-TD-I Yards Pittsburg State (9) 21-41-1-2 304 Central Oklahoma (11) 36-62-0-4 424 Kickoff Returns No/Yards Pittsburg State (5) 6/125 Central Oklahoma (9) 3/48 Third Down Conversions Tot Central Oklahoma (1) 14/23 Pittsburg State (7) 11/23 Time of Possession Avg Pittsburg State (1) 37:13 Central Oklahoma (4) 35:18 Penalties Tot/Yds Central Oklahoma (5) 6/50 Pittsburg State (7) 7/63
Avg. 587.0 449.0 Avg. 163.0 145.0 Avg. 424.0 304.0 Avg. 27.0 26.0 Rat. 111.8 102.6 Avg. 20.8 16.0 Pct. 60.9% 47.8%
Avg 50.0 63.0
( ) = MIAA rank
PSU-UCO DEFENSIVE COMPARISON Total Defense Pittsburg State (4) Central Oklahoma (8) Rushing Defense Pittsburg State (3) Central Oklahoma (8) Passing Defense Central Oklahoma (6) Pittsburg State (7) Scoring Defense Pittsburg State (8) Central Oklahoma (12) Passing Eff. Defense Pittsburg State (8) Central Oklahoma (11) Punt Returns Pittsburg State (2) Central Oklahoma (3) Turnover Margin Pittsburg State Central Oklahoma Net Punting Central Oklahoma (2) Pittsburg State (10) ( ) = MIAA rank
C-A-TD-I 16-33-2-0 22-34-3-1 No/Yards 4/69 1/11
Yards 382 451 Yards 100 174 Yards 277 282 Points 34 49 Yards 282 277 Avg. 17.3 11.0 Mar -1 -4 Tot/Net 3/119 5/150
Avg. 382.0 365.8 Avg. 100.0 174.0 Avg. 277.0 282.0 Avg. 34.0 49.0 Rat. 140.3 156.4
Avg -1.00 -4.00 Avg 39.7 30.0
The Pitt State offense has exhibited a penchant for being a “quick strike” unit. During the last 12 seasons (2005-16), the Pitt State offense has generated 740 scoring drives (619 TDs, 121 FGs) and averaged just 2:52 of elapsed time per drive. [Overtime scoring drives not included in elapsed time figures.] 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
97 scoring drives (86 TDs, 11 FGs)...........2:40 elapsed time 79 scoring drives (72 TDs, 7 FGs)..............2:14 elapsed time 64 scoring drives (55 TDs, 9 FGs)..............3:02 elapsed time 69 scoring drives (61 TDs, 8 FGs)..............3:23 elapsed time 49 scoring drives (44 TDs, 5 FGs)..............3:21 elapsed time 41 scoring drives (34 TDs, 7 FGs)..............3:04 elapsed time
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
78 scoring drives (60 TDs, 18 FGs)...........2:54 elapsed time 51 scoring drives (40 TDs, 11 FGs)...........2:58 elapsed time 83 scoring drives (70 TDs, 13 FGs)...........2:29 elapsed time 74 scoring drives (53 TDs, 21 FGs)...........3:06 elapsed time 50 scoring drives (41 TDs, 9 FGs)..............2:53 elapsed time 5 scoring drives (3 TDs, 2 FGs)...................3:19 elapsed time
The Gorillas have been highly successful when they are quick out of the gates. Pitt State has scored on its opening drive 65 times (54 TDs, 10 FGs) in the last 133 games, posting a 59-6 (.908) record in those games. By contrast, Pitt State is 37-31 (.544) in games it doesn’t score on its opening drive during the same span.
INSIDE THE PITT STATE OFFENSE
Sophomore QB John Roderique completed seven of 10 passes for 113 yards and a TD before leaving the UCM game with a hand injury. The Webb City, Mo., native now has completed 101 of 167 passes (.605) for 1,377 yards (196.7 ypg) and 10 TDs in seven career games. Roderique is expected to miss the UCO game. He started the first six games of 2015 before suffering a season-ending foot injury. Junior QB Thomas LePage passed for a career-high 191 yards and rushed for a score against UCM. LePage has completed 74 of 163 passes (.454) for 793 yards and five TDs in 17 career games. The Jefferson City, Mo., native also has 109 rushes for 233 yards and two TDs.
Junior RB Michael Rose posted his second career 100-yard rushing game against UCM. The Albuquerque, N.M., native carried the ball a career-high 27 times for 104 yards with a TD. He now has 149 career carries for 778 yards (5.2 ypc) and eight TDs. He also has caught 10 passes out of the backfield for 114 yards and two scores. Senior WR Levi Copelin caught nine passes for a career-high 191 yards and a TD against UCM. His 191-yard outing was the eighth-highest total in school history and the sixth-highest total in NCAA Division II in week one action. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native now has 40 career receptions for 694 yards (17.4 ypc) and five scores. Senior PK Chad Levin converted two of three field goal tries in the UCM game. The Tulsa, Okla., native has now converted 11 of 15 (.733) career field goal attempts and 43 of 44 PAT tries. Levin has scored 76 career points.
Pitt State Red Zone Statistics
PSU
PSU
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
3-4 2 1 1 0 0 0
OFFENSE (.750)
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
3-3 3 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSE (1.000)
Central Oklahoma Red Zone Statistics
UCO
UCO
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
5-7 3 2 0 1 1 0
OFFENSE (.714)
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
3-3 3 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSE (1.000)
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INSIDE THE PITT STATE DEFENSE
Senior LB Spencer Brown was credited with four tackles (three solo) in week one action vs. UCM. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native now has compiled 217 career tackles (93 solo) with 19.0 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 QB sacks as well as nine PBUs. Senior S Deron Washington made a team-leading six stops (five solo) against UCM with 0.5 TFL, one forced fumble and one PBU. The Raymore, Mo., native now has 213 career tackles (111 solo) with 8.5 TFLs and 19 pass break-ups. Washington needs six more PBUs to break into Pitt State’s top five list in career PBUs. Freshman DT Simanu’a Thomas started in his first career game for the Gorillas and made an immediate impact. The Independence, Mo., native made four tackles (two solo) with 1.0 quarterback sack in his Pitt State debut. Thomas was the 2015 Missouri Defensive Player of the Year at Fort Osage High School. He compiled 198 career prep tackles with 48 TFLs, 20 QB sacks and 14 forced fumbles.
THE LAST TIME…
PSU shut out an opponent: 9/20/14, at Washburn (42-0) PSU was shut out: 11/24/01, at North Dakota (38-0) PSU rallied from a 4th quarter deficit: 10/3/15, vs. Missouri Western (trailed 27-21; won 31-27) PSU lost 4th quarter lead, game: 10/10/15, vs. Emporia State (led 35-32 & 42-39; lost 46-42) PSU committed 2 or fewer penalties: 12/4/10, vs. Concordia-St. Paul (2 penalties - 17 yards) PSU eclipsed 400 yards rushing: 10/24/09, vs. Fort Hays State (406 yards) PSU eclipsed 500 yards rushing: 10/2/04, at Washburn (538 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 100 yards rushing: 9/1/16, Michael Rose (104) vs. Central Missouri A Gorilla eclipsed 200 yards rushing: 11/15/08, Mark Smith vs. Nebraska-Omaha (212) A Gorilla eclipsed 300 yards rushing: 11/11/05, Germaine Race vs. Central Missouri (309) A Gorilla rushed for 4 TDs: 11/22/08, Brandon Clark vs. Northwest Missouri (4 TDs)
Junior DT Willie Cooper enjoyed a successful debut for the Gorillas vs. UCM. The Savannah, Ga., native made three tackles (two solo) with 1.5 tackles-for-loss. Cooper transferred to Pitt State in January from Holmes (Miss.) Community College.
PSU eclipsed 300 yards passing: 11/8/14, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) PSU eclipsed 400 yards passing: 11/8/14, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 300 yards passing: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 350 yards passing: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) A Gorilla passed for 4 TDs: 10/11/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Harding (4 TDs)
Sophomore Carter Anchors punted five times for a 49.6-yard average against the Mules. The Kansas City, Mo., native has 41 career punts for a 40.4-yard average, including eight 50+ yard kicks and 10 kicks inside the opponent 20 yard line.
PSU eclipsed 600 yards of total offense: 11/8/14, vs Central Missouri (605 yards) PSU eclipsed 700 yards of total offense: 9/28/13, at Lincoln (787 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 350 yards of total offense: 10/10/15, John Roderique, Jr., vs. Emporia State (372 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 400 yards of total offense: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Cent. Missouri (446 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 100 yards receiving: 9/1/16, Levi Copelin (191 yards) vs. Central Missouri A Gorilla eclipsed 200 yards receiving: 11/8/14, Marquise Cushon (221 yards) vs. Central Missouri A Gorilla caught 2 TDs: 11/29/14, Gavin Lutman, vs. Minnesota State (2 TDs) A Gorilla caught 3 TDs: 11/22/14, Austin Panko vs. Harding (3 TDs) PSU returned a punt for a TD: 9/22/12, John Brown, 68 yards vs. Lincoln * PSU returned a kickoff for a TD: 10/31/15, Slade Nordic, 100 yards vs. Missouri Southern PSU returned an interception for a TD: 10/31/15, Dino Teague, 51 yards vs. Missouri Southern PSU returned a fumble for a TD: 11/22/14, Heath Wilson, 28 yards vs. Harding PSU had a punt returned for a TD: 9/1/16, Jaylen Zachery, Central Missouri (73 yards) * PSU had a kickoff returned for a TD: 10/30/10, Camren Torneden, Nebraska-Omaha (94 yards) PSU had an interception returned for a TD: 10/24/15, Shai Harris, Nebraska-Kearney (35 yards) PSU had a fumble returned for a TD: 11/7/15, Josh Powell, Central Missouri (33 yards) * excluding blocks
2016 NCA A Division II Top 25 Poll [Rel. Sept. 5, 2016] 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 votes) Northwest Missouri (30) West Georgia Grand Valley State Shepherd Ashland Minnesota State Ferris State Texas A&M-Commerce Henderson State Indiana (Pa.) Colorado Mines Slippery Rock Humboldt State Midwestern State Tuskegee Central Missouri Sioux Falls (S.D.) Assumption Colorado State-Pueblo North Alabama Augustana (S.D.) Florida Tech Valdosta State Azusa Pacific Colorado Mesa
W-L 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0
Pts. 750 703 687 650 615 581 493 481 479 474 449 438 398 376 297 290 207 203 198 189 143 108 104 83 45
Prev. 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 9t 9t 8 18 11 13 14 17 20 23 21 5 15 25 NR NR NR NR
Last Game d. No. 24 Emporia State, 41014 d. No. 22 Catawba, 23-3 d. Tiffin, 45-7 d. West Virginia Wesleyan, 27-12 d. Mercyhurst, 48-0 d. Minot State, 35-7 d. Ohio Dominican, 41-0 d. Faith (Fla.), 62-0 d. Southeastern Oklahoma, 13-11 Idle d. No. 5 Colorado State-Pueblo, 57-21 d. New Haven, 31-28 d. Carson-Newman, 52-45 d. Truman, 31-19 d. Clark-Atlanta, 36-13 d. Pittsburg State, 34-27 d. St. Cloud State, 49-13 d. Kutztown, 45-21 lost to No. 18 Colorado Mines, 57-21 lost to Jacksonville State, 31-12 d. Northern State, 37-34 (OT) d. Newberry, 42-28 d. Albany State (Ga.), 16-7 d. West Texas A&M, 28-10 d. Western State (Colo.), 34-14
Next Game Sept. 8, vs. Washburn Sept. 10, at Miles Sept. 10, vs. Lake Erie Sept. 8, at Charleston (W. Va.) Sept. 10, vs. Wayne State (Mich.) Sept. 10, vs. Bemidji State Sept. 10, at Michigan Tech Sept. 10, at Delta State Sept. 10, at East Central (Okla.) Sept. 10, at East Stroudsburg Sept. 10, at New Mexico Highlands Sept. 10, at West Chester Sept. 10, vs. No. 24 Azusa Pacific Sept. 17, at Texas A&M-Kingsville Sept. 10, vs. Albany State (Ga.) Sept. 8, vs. Fort Hays State Sept. 10, vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead Sept. 9, at Pace (N.Y.) Sept. 10, vs. West Texas A&M Sept. 17, vs. No. 23 Valdosta State Sept. 10, at Mary (N.D.) Sept. 10, vs. Mississippi College Sept. 17, at No. 20 North Alabama Sept. 10, at No. 13 Humboldt State Sept. 10, vs. Chadron State
Others Receiving Votes: Harding, 38; Indianapolis, 34; West Chester, 34; Western Oregon, 30; Delta State, 27; Minnesota Duluth, 25; Emporia State 23, Southwest Minnesota State, 20; Catawba, 19; Fort Hays State 13; McKendree (Ill.), 12; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 12; Hillsdale, 11; Ouachita Baptist, 9; Michigan Tech, 7; Miles, 7; North Carolina-Pembroke, 7; Virginia State, 5; California (Pa.), 2; Arkansas Tech, 1; Bemidji State, 1; Notre Dame (Ohio), 1.
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SCOUTING THE BRONCHOS
Senior quarterback T.J. Eckert returns to lead the UCO offense. Eckert (6-0, 207) completed 36 of 62 passes for 424 yards in the Bronchos’ seasonopening loss to Lindenwood. He was intercepted four times, including two passes that were returned for defensive touchdowns. As a junior in 2015, Eckert completed 66.7 percent of his passes (162 of 243) for 2,137 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also rushed for 262 yards and a score. Senior wide receiver Connor Pulley (6-4, 228) was Eckert’s favorite target in the LWU game, catching seven passes for a game-high 161 yards He had 24 grabs for 424 yards and four TDs in 2015. Senior wide receiver Rodriguez Coleman (6-3, 190) added 10 catches for 81 yards against the Lions last week, while junior wide receiver Josh Crockett (6-4, 195) finished the game with seven receptions for 84 yards. Junior running back Clay McKenzie returns after rushing for 1,499 yards and 15 touchdowns a year ago. McKenzie (5-11, 209) rushed the ball 23 times for 91 yards and a pair of scores against LWU. UCO compiled 587 yards of total offense against Lindenwood, but the Bronchos were plagued by five turnovers. UCO also was held on downs once in LWU territory. Junior defensive end Collis Walker is UCO’s top statistical returner. Walker (6-2, 274) made 36 tackles (12 solo) with 5.5 TFLs in 2015. He finished the LWU game with four stops (two solo) and 0.5 QB sack. Sophomore defensive tackle Carson Smith (6-2, 316) also made 26 tackles (seven solo) with 5.5 TFLs a year ago. Junior safety Riley Gaylon (5-11, 190) made a team-leading eight stops (five solo) against LWU last week, while sophomore cornerback Malik Walker (5-10, 172) added two tackles and an interception in the game. Senior placekicker Seth Hiddink booted a pair of field goals against LWU – from 29 and 35 yards. Hiddink (6-4, 223) converted 17 of 23 (.739) field goals a year ago. Senior punter Christian Fulham (6-0, 243) averaged 40.3 yards on three kicks against the Lions. He punted 52 times for a 35.5-yard average in 2015.
Central Missouri 34, Pittsburg State 27 PITTSBURG — Quarterback Garrett Fugate tossed a 79-yard touchdown strike to Tyler Jones to break a 27-27 tie with 4:28 to play and lift No. 20 ranked University of Central Missouri to a 34-27 victory over Pittsburg State University Thursday (Sept. 1) in the season opener at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium. The Gorillas (0-1, 0-1 MIAA) scored the game’s first 13 points behind a John Roderique to Levi Copelin 66-yard touchdown pass and a pair of field goals – from 38 and 28 yards – by Chad Levin, but the Mules (1-0, 1-0 MIAA) countered with 27 consecutive points between the second and third quarters to build a 27-13 lead. Roderique completed seven of 10 passes for 113 yards and the touchdown before exiting the game with a hand injury on the final play of the first quarter and the Gorillas leading 10-0. Fugate tossed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Zachery to trim Pitt State’s lead to 13-7 at halftime and UCM erupted for 20 third-quarter points to push in front. Gabe Vandiver scored on a 12-yard run for a 14-13 UCM lead with 9:29 to play in the third quarter. Fugate capped a 91-yard scoring drive with a five-yard run that pushed the Mules’ margin to 20-13 and Zachery added a 79-yard punt return to gave UCM a 27-13 lead. Backup quarterback Thomas LePage engineered a pair of fourth quarter scoring drives to help Pitt State battle back to tie the game at 27-all. LePage scored on a 4th-and-3 play from the UCM 8 to make it a 27-20 game with 10:28 to play and he engineered an eight-play, 74-yard drive that Michael Rose capped with a one-yard run with 5:53 to go. The Gorilla defense forced the Mules into a 3rd-and-4 from the UCM 21 but Jones slipped behind coverage for the go-ahead score. LePage drove the Gorillas 44 yards into UCM territory, advancing to the Mules 22 yard line, but Tevin Teamer intercepted a pass at the UCM 1 after a Pitt State receiver slipped and fell on a pass route to seal the victory for the visiting team. LePage completed 14 of 31 passes for 191 yards with two interceptions in the contest. Rose added 27 carries for 104 yards on the ground. Copelin had nine grabs for a career-high 191 yards receiving – the eighth-highest receiving day in school history. Deron Washington made six tackles with a pass break-up and a forced fumble, while Demetrius Bernard added six stops including a quarterback sack and a fumble recovery.
Central Missouri Pittsburg State
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Team Statistics First Downs Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Avg./Play Fumbles/Lost Punting Penalties/Yards Time of Possession Third Downs Conv. Sacks By/Yards
7 3
20 0
7 14
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34 27
UCM PSU 16 23 28-100 49-145 16-33-0 21-41-2 282 304 382 449 6.3 5.0 1-1 1-0 7-267 5-248 4/30 7/63 22:47 37:13 8/17 11/23 1/8 2/19
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 14:21 PSU – Levi Copelin 66 pass from John Roderique (Chad Levin kick) [2 plays, 70 yards, 0:39 elapsed time] 6:38 PSU – Levin 38 field goal [7-15, 2:13] Second Quarter 12:12 PSU – Levin 28 field goal [14-70, 6:35] 6:54 UCM – Jaylen Zachery 18 pass from Garrett Fugate (Billy Greco kick) [7-80, 2:14] Third Quarter 9:29 UCM – Gabe Vandiver 12 run (Greco kick) [10-80, 2:26] 4:27 UCM – Fugate 5 run (run failed) [5-91, 1:24] 0:52 UCM – Zachery 73 punt return (Greco kick) Fourth Quarter 10:28 PSU – Thomas LePage 8 run (Levin kick) [13-66, 5:19] 5:53 PSU – Michael Rose 1 run (Levin kick) [8-74, 2:38] 4:28 UCM – Tyler Jones 79 pass from Fugate (Greco kick) [3-85, 1:21]
PSU: 7-0 PSU: 10-0 PSU: 13-0 PSU: 13-7 UCM: 14-13 UCM: 20-13 UCM: 27-13 UCM: 27-20 TIE: 27-27 UCM: 34-27
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): UCM - Vandiver 6-58-1, Fugate 15-41-1; PSU - Rose 27-104-1, LePage 16-32-1. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): UCM - Fugate 16-33-0, 282, 2; PSU - LePage 14-31-2, 191, 0, Roderique 7-10-0, 113, 1. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): UCM - Jones 3-161-1, Hebert 4-70-0, Zachery 3-26-1; PSU - Copelin 9-191-1, Clemons 5-30-0, Panko 3-30-2, Rose 2-32-0, Wilson 2-21-0.
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PITT STATE “GORILLAS” 2-DEEP PITTSBURG STATE OFFENSE
PITTSBURG STATE DEFENSE
WR TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB
8 1 88 6 79 74 72 76 66 68 70 71 73 62 17 2 18 84 10 7 14 30 33
Levi Copelin (6-2, 190, Sr.) Slade Nordic (6-1, 179, So.) Kyle Swartz (6-2, 248, Sr.) Javon Wilson (6-4, 268, Jr.) Codey Funk (6-6, 305, Jr.) Jacob Ralph (6-6, 302, Jr.) Ryan Cipriani (6-5, 282, Jr.) Chase Carney (6-5, 260, Jr.) Bo Farrow (6-2, 270, Jr.) Benton Sinclair (6-0, 272, Fr.-RS) Tyler Stiff (6-4, 307, So.) Alex Jones (6-4, 297, So.) Ryan Dodd (6-5, 300, Fr.-RS) Dexton Robertson (6-4, 303, So.-RS) Austin Panko (6-0, 192, Jr.) Andre Taylor (5-9, 162, Sr.) Brenner Clemons (6-2, 214, Fr.-RS) Lorenzo West (5-11, 174, Fr.-RS) Thomas LePage (6-3, 198, Jr.) Ramsey Hamilton (6-2, 204, Jr.-RS) OR Luke Walstad (6-2, 202, Fr.-RS) Michael Rose (5-10, 177, Jr.) Dre Holman (5-9, 215, Sr.)
PK LS H
46 63 17
Chad Levin (5-9, 171, Sr.) Nick Weisenborn (6-4, 282, Sr.) Austin Panko (6-0, 192, Jr.)
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA OFFENSE
DE DT DT DE LB LB CB SS FS WS CB
85 90 99 98 92 95 55 91 47 15 36 52 13 35 11 16 9 32 22 38 34 4
Dreu White (6-6, 251, Jr.) José Speer (6-2, 243, Jr.) Willie Cooper (6-0, 280, Jr.) Braxton Early (6-3, 262, So.) Simanu’a Thomas (6-0, 292, Fr.) Drake Humphrey (6-0, 240, So.) Heath Wilson (6-3, 256, Sr.) Ned Bingaman (6-4, 210, Fr.-RS) Demetrius Bernard (6-0, 225, So.) Ethan Fugitt (6-1, 242, Jr.) Spencer Brown (6-0, 214, Sr.) Brett McDonald (6-3, 213, Fr.-RS) Darrius White (5-11, 182, Sr.) Matt Magee (6-0, 180, So.) Darian Taylor (6-3, 205, So.) Brady Bradbury (5-10, 190, Jr.) DeShaughn Terry (6-0, 185, Jr.) Quad Ware (6-0, 192, Sr.) Deron Washington (6-1, 211, Sr.) Josh Hornback (6-2, 174, Fr.-RS) Will Bazzle IV (6-2, 188, Fr.-RS) Tyree Jefferson (6-0, 185, Sr.)
P PR KR
43 17 1 2
Carter Anchors (6-1, 190, So.) Austin Panko (6-0, 192, Jr.) Slade Nordic (6-1, 179, So.) Andre Taylor (5-9, 162, Sr.)
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA DEFENSE
WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR HB QB RB
6 5 78 61 68 71 62 52 77 50 70 64 81 85 1 16 84 88 10 7 23 24
Josh Crockett (6-4, 195, Jr.) Alec Davidson (6-1, 185, Fr.) Mvhayv Locust (6-8, 282, Jr.) David Seagle (6-5, 296, So.) Aaron Williams (6-3, 309, Jr.) Mason McLaughlin (6-3, 270, Sr.) Brandon Waggoner (6-1, 312, Sr.) Nick George (6-1, 295, Fr.-RS) Noah Hammons (6-2, 290, So.) Tyler Stilwell (6-2, 284, Fr.-RS) Sam Noble (6-5, 315, Jr.) Micah Goodman (6-5, 302, Sr.) Connor Pulley (6-4, 228, Sr.) Malachai Barnett (6-1, 196, Fr.) Rodriguez Coleman (6-3, 190, Sr.) Paten Bond (6-1, 194, Jr.) Caleb Moss (6-3, 231, Jr.) Daxton Williams (6-4, 258, Fr.-RS) T.J. Eckert (6-0, 207, Sr.) Chas Stallard (6-0, 210, Jr.) Clay McKenzie (5-11, 209, Jr.) Jake Gandara (5-10, 201, Jr.)
DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB SS FS CB
91 96 51 93 90 95 94 99 31 27 28 40 34 9 22 33 38 14 17 25 12 3
Vincent Consentino (6-3, 254, Jr.) Jordan Stafford (6-4, 233, So.) Carson Smith (6-2, 316, So.) Chantz Woodberry (6-0, 255, Jr.) Deontay Wilson (6-2, 296, Sr.) Gabe Moana (6-1, 300, Fr.) Collis Walker (6-2, 274, Jr.) Trey Wormington (6-6, 232, So.) Johnathan Harris (6-0, 195, Jr.) Colton Lindsey (6-4, 215, So.) Hank Humphers (6-1, 210, Jr.) Marquez Little (6-1, 201, Jr.) Denver Beebe (6-0, 200, So.) Chris Pogi (6-1, 231, Fr.-RS) Braden Calip (5-9, 196, Jr.) DeVaughn Abram (5-9, 175, Sr.) Riley Galyon (5-11, 190, Jr.) O’Shay Harris (6-1, 185, FR.-RS) Dakota Diessner (5-11, 180, Jr.) Addison Staggs (5-10, 178, Jr.) Malik Walker (5-10, 172, So.) Barry Higdon (6-3, 201, So.)
PK LS H
36 46 10
Seth Hiddink (6-4, 223, Sr.) Josh Autaubo (6-0, 195, Fr.) T.J. Eckert (6-0, 207, Sr.)
P PR KR
80 5 6 24
Christian Fulham (6-0, 243, Sr.) Alec Davidson (6-1, 185, Fr.) Josh Crockett (6-4, 195, Jr.) Jake Gandara (5-10, 201, Jr.)
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PITT STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS 1 Slade Nordic WR 2 Andre Taylor WR 3 Kiah Kintchen RB 4 Tyree Jefferson CB 6 Javon Wilson TE 7 Ramsey Hamilton WR 8 Levi Copelin WR 9 DeShaughn Terry S 10 Thomas LePage QB 11 Darian Taylor S 12 Tanner Eikenbary S 13 Darrius White CB 14 Luke Walstad QB 15 Ethan Fugitt LB 16 Brady Bradbury S 17 Austin Panko WR 18 Brenner Clemons WR 19 John Roderique QB
HT WT 6-1 179 5-9 162 5-9 185 6-0 185 6-4 268 6-2 204 6-2 190 6-0 185
CL SO SR FR SR JR JR SR JR
EXP 1L 1L RS 1L TR 2L 1L TR
HOMETOWN Bartlesville, Okla. St. Petersburg, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Philadelphia, Pa. Detroit, Mich. Beggs, Okla. Broken Arrow, Okla. Blue Springs, Mo.
6-3 198 6-3 205 6-1 202 5-11 182 6-2 202 6-1 242 5-10 190 6-0 192 6-2 214 6-4 220
JR SO SO SR FR JR JR JR FR SO
2L 1L 1L TR TR 2L 2L 2L RS 1L
Jefferson City, Mo. Manhattan, Kan. Kansas City, Kan. Belton, Texas Andale, Kan. Oak Grove, Mo. Adair, Okla. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Webb City, Mo.
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Keeyon Incle CB Deron Washington S DeMarcus Edwards RB Keynan Scheurich RB Ciyre Simmons CB Aren Martin S Jared Vincent PK/P Ryan McNerlin S Steven Sullivan RB
6-0 181 6-1 211 5-11 197 5-9 212 6-0 190 6-1 190 5-10 180 5-9 190 5-10 184
FR SR SO FR JR JR FR JR JR
RS 3L SQ RS TR SQ RS SQ 2L
Blue Springs, Mo. Raymore, Mo. Lee Summit, Mo. Carl Junction, Mo. Phoenix, Ariz. Lebanon, Mo. Claremore, Okla. Stilwell, Kan. Blue Springs, Mo.
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
Michael Rose RB Jaxon Wright S Quad Ware S Dre Holman RB William Bazzle IV CB Matt McGee CB Spencer Brown LB Derrick Banks S Josh Hornback S Cassius Hill S
5-10 177 6-0 174 6-0 192 5-9 215 6-2 188 6-0 180 6-0 214 6-0 179 6-2 174 5-10 170
JR JR SR SR FR SO SR SO FR FR
2L SQ 3L 2L RS 1L 3L SQ RS RS
Albuquerque, N.M. Holton, Kan. Broken Arrow, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. Kansas City, Mo. Carl Junction, Mo. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Arkansas City, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Oklahoma City, Okla.
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
Nick Wuthnow S Cale McMakin LB Kohl Slaughter TE Carter Anchors LB/P Drew Dawson S Zane Roark RB Chad Levin PK Demetrius Bernard LB Levi Wyrick DE Austin Seward P
5-11 197 6-1 213 6-2 220 6-1 190 6-2 193 5-8 217 5-9 171 6-0 225 6-4 225 6-0 192
SO FR SO SO SO FR SR SO FR FR
SQ TR SQ 1L SQ TR 1L 1L RS RS
New Cambria, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Webb City, Mo. Kansas City. Mo. Pittsburg, Kan. Columbus, Kan. Bentonville, Ark. O’Fallon, Mo. Elk City, Kan. Frontenac, Kan.
DL LB LB LB LB DE LB LB LB LB
5-11 240 6-4 220 6-3 213 6-0 204 6-0 232 6-3 256 6-0 225 6-2 225 6-0 231 6-2 217
JR JR FR SR FR SR SR FR FR FR
1L TR RS SQ RS 3L TR RS RS RS
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Blue Springs, Mo. Lamar, Mo. Pittsburg, Kan. Valley Center, Kan. Wagoner, Okla. Kansas City, Kan. Savonburg, Kan. Stilwell, Kan. Carl Junction, Mo.
OL OL OL OL DL OL OL DL
6-4 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-5
FR SO SR FR JR JR FR FR
RS RS SQ RS SQ 2L RS TR
Lawton, Okla. Cashion, Okla. St. Peters, Mo. Anthony, Kan. O’Fallon, Mo. Broken Arrow, Okla. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lamar, Mo.
50 DeShane Lewis 51 Kyle Brown 52 Brett McDonald 53 Drew Gill 54 Dylan Scheer 55 Heath Wilson 56 LaRon Mitchell, Jr. 57 Jacob Carpenter 58 Dylan Smith 59 Kaden Brannin 61 Connor Cherry 62 Dexton Robertson 63 Nick Weisenborn 64 Jaden Helms 65 Ben Saint 66 Bo Farrow 68 Benton Sinclair 69 Trenton Mooney
233 303 282 300 298 270 272 275
NO NAME 70 Tyler Stiff 71 Alex Jones 72 Ryan Cipriani 73 Ryan Dodd 74 Jacob Ralph 75 Tyler Brave 76 Chase Carney 77 Kelley Wortham 79 Codey Funk
POS OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL
HT WT 6-4 307 6-4 297 6-5 282 6-5 300 6-6 302 6-4 301 6-5 255 6-3 273 6-6 305
CL SO SO JR FR JR FR JR JR JR
EXP 1L 1L 1L RS 1L RS 1L 1L TR
HOMETOWN Liberty, Mo. Lawrence, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Bentonville, Ark. Lake St. Louis, Mo. Fayetteville, Ark. Yukon, Okla. Gridley, Ill.
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89
Bryce Barto Jackson Krull Dash Cameron Sam Randall Lorenzo West Dreu White Grayson Handel Trey Myers Kyle Swartz Andy Otting
TE TE WR WR WR DE WR DE TE TE
6-3 210 6-6 247 5-10 178 6-0 193 5-11 174 6-6 251 6-1 175 6-4 245 6-2 248 6-3 216
FR FR FR FR FR SR SO SR SR JR
TR RS RS RS RS 1L SQ SQ 3L 1L
Frontenac, Kan. Smithville, Mo. Herman, Neb. Stilwell, Kan. Lawton, Okla. Kansas City, Kan. Lee Summit, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. Olathe, Kan. Topeka, Kan.
90 91 92 93 95 97 98 99
José Speer Ned Bingaman Simanu’a Thomas Brock Byford Drake Humphrey Danny Williams Braxton Early Willie Cooper
DE DE DL DE DL DL DL DL
6-2 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-0
243 210 293 250 240 304 248 280
JR FR FR JR SO FR SO JR
1L RS HS TR 1L RS 1L TR
Webb City, Mo. Overland Park, Kan. Independence, Mo. Edmond, Okla. Web City, Mo. Wentzville, Mo. Grove Hill, Ala. Savannah, Ga.
5-10 197 6-3 211 6-3 315 5-11 245 6-0 168 6-0 216 6-1 334 6-2 186 6-5 230 6-3 326 5-7 145 6-3 270 6-4 290 5-9 175 5-11 175 6-3 252 6-5 336 6-1 173 6-3 306 6-1 205 6-2 187 5-11 206 6-5 270 6-5 243 5-10 200 6-1 214 6-1 193 6-0 175 6-0 215 6-0 166 6-2 262 6-3 292 6-5 250 6-1 200 6-1 285 6-2 185
FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR JR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS RS HS HS HS TR HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS
Broken Arrow, Okla. Paris, Texas Skiatook, Okla. Independence, Mo. Carthage, Mo. Lamar, Mo. Forney, Texas Broken Arrow, Okla. Marian, Ill. Overland Park, Kan. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Harrisonville, Mo. Carbondale, Kan. Rossville, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Broken Arrow, Okla. Chesterfield, Mo. Denison, Texas Pittsburg, Kan. Adair, Okla. Blue Springs, Mo. Wichita, Kan. Louisburg, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Lamar, Mo. Pittsburg, Kan. Pittsburg, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Tampa, Fla. Liberty, Mo. Topeka, Kan. McKinney, Texas Salina, Kan. Pittsburg, Kan. Louisburg, Kan. Augusta, Kan.
ADDITIONAL SQUAD MEMBERS Tyler Adkins RB Quez Allen QB Grant Appelberg OL D’Vontae Brown RB Alex Derryberry WR Keegan Duncan LS Norris Floyd, Jr. DL Brendon Franklin WR Sam Gibson TE Jared Green OL Kedrick Greene WR Tanner Gulick OL Cody Hastings OL Tucker Horak RB Colter Hullings WR Gage Kaiser DE Minsok Lee OL Brendon Luper S Sage Mahnken OL Brock Martin WR Micah Mayberry CB Isaac McClure LB Kyle McLellan TE Jon Meyer DE Todd Morrow PK/P Garrett Normand TE Zack Roark S Creighton Sanders S Cole Schaller QB Sidney Shumate S Will Stringer OL Zach Thomas OL Jerod Toogood DL Spencer Turnbull QB Anders Vance OL Logan Weakley S
COACHING STAFF: Tim Beck, Head Coach; Dave Wiemers, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator; Steve Rampy, Offensive Coordinator; Lance Cullen, Safeties; Ryan Hellwig, Defensive Line; Matt Karleskint, Wide Receivers; John Pierce, Running Backs; Carl Roth, Linebackers; Steve Wells, Offensive Line; Larry Garman, In-Season Recruiting; Luke Miller, Tight Ends; Matt Nelson, Strength Training/Nutrition; Trey Derryberry, Graduate Assistant; Chance Riley, Graduate Assistant; Travis Young, Student Assistant.
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2016 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE Northeastern State Central Oklahoma Northeastern State Lindenwood Washburn Fort Hays State Missouri Western Emporia State Northwest Missouri Nebraska-Kearney Missouri Southern DEFENSE Central Missouri Central Oklahoma Northeastern State Lindenwood Washburn Fort Hays State Missouri Western Emporia State Northwest Missouri Nebraska-Kearney Missouri Southern
WR Copelin
TE Slaughter
LT Funk
LG Cipriani
C Farrow
RG A. Jones
RT Dodd
WR Panko
WR Clemons
QB Roderique
TB/WR Rose
DE Wilson
DT Cooper
DT S. Thomas
DE Dr. White
LB Bernard
LB S. Brown
CB Da. White
SS (Gorilla) D. Taylor
FS Terry
S (Bandit) Washington
CB Bazzle
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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (0-1, 0-1 MIAA)
GAME 2 • SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 • 7 P.M. (CDT) • WANTLAND STADIUM • EDMOND, OKLA. GAME OFFICIALS: CRAIG HELSER (REFEREE), MANU PRESTON (UMPIRE), BOB PRITCHETT (HEAD LINESMAN), DAVID BURGE (LINE JUDGE), SHAWN GADBERRY (SIDE JUDGE), SCOTT HARDIN (FIELD JUDGE), KELLEN ADAMS (BACK JUDGE), VIJAY MADDURI (CENTER JUDGE) PITTSBURG STATE (0-1, 0-1 MIAA) S1 S8 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 N22 O29 N5 N12
No. 20 CENTRAL MISSOURI *...................L, 27-34 at Central Oklahoma *......................7 p.m. NORTHEASTERN STATE *.............................7 p.m. at Lindenwood *........................................6 p.m. at Washburn *............................................1 p.m. FORT HAYS STATE *.....................................2 p.m. at Missouri Western *.................................2 p.m. EMPORIA STATE *.......................................2 p.m. at No. 1 Northwest Missouri *...............2:30 p.m. NEBRASKA-KEARNEY *...............................2 p.m. at Missouri Southern *..........................3:30 p.m.
* MIAA game
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA S1 S8 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12
(0-1, 0-1 MIAA)
at Lindenwood *.....................................L, 26-49 PITTSBURG STATE *...........................7 p.m. at Fort Hays State *....................................7 p.m. MISSOURI WESTERN *................................6 p.m. at Emporia State *......................................2 p.m. No. 1 NORTHWEST MISSOURI *...................2 p.m. at Nebraska-Kearney *...............................2 p.m. MISSOURI SOUTHERN *..............................2 p.m. at No. 16 Central Missouri *........................1 p.m. WASHBURN *.............................................2 p.m. NORTHEASTERN STATE *.............................3 p.m.
* MIAA game
GORILLAS ON RADIO/TV Gorilla fans can catch all of Pittsburg State’s football games locally on KKOW Radio (860 AM) & Rock 107.1 FM with Eddie Lomshek (play-by-play) and former PSU defensive lineman B.J. Harris (color analyst) describing the action. Fans can hear KKOW’s live broadcasts anywhere in the world on the internet at: www.kkowam.com KKOW’s pregame show begins two hours prior to kickoff (1st hour on 96.9 FM, remainder on 860 AM/107.1 FM) on home games and an hour prior to kickoff on all away games. A detailed scoreboard show follows each contest. The Tim Beck Show also can be heard on KKOW each Monday night from 6:05 to 7 p.m. The show, presented by CDL Electric, is recorded live on location at Gusano’s, 200 E. Centennial Drive, Pittsburg. KSNF TV (Pittsburg cable channel 2) also hosts The Tim Beck Show on Sunday nights following the KSN Hometown News, with KSNF sports director Eric Knecht and Coach Beck recapping the week’s Gorilla football action and previewing upcoming contests. CAPS TV (Pittsburg cable channel 13) also tape delay broadcasts each Pitt State game, home and away, on Tuesday nights.
The Pittsburg State University football team will travel to Edmond, Okla., Thursday (Sept. 8) to face MIAA rival University of Central Oklahoma. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (CDT) at UCO’s Wantland Stadium. Pittsburg State, the winningest all-time NCAA Division II program, is seeking to bounce back from a rare season-opening loss. The Gorillas dropped a 34-27 home decision to No. 20 University of Central Missouri on Sept. 1, suffering their first season-opening loss since 2005. Central Oklahoma dropped a 49-26 road decision to Lindenwood University in its season opener at St. Charles, Mo., on Sept. 1.
THE COACHES
Tim Beck has compiled a 53-20 (.726) career record is in his seventh season as head coach at Pitt State. Beck led his alma mater (PSU, ’88) to the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championship three seasons ago, earning national coach of the year honors from Liberty Mutual, the Don Hansen Football Committee and FieldTurf™. Beck became the school’s 14th all-time head football coach in December 2009, after serving for 23 seasons as an assistant coach for the Gorillas including 16 years as the team’s offensive coordinator from 1994-2009. In his first season leading the Gorillas, Beck guided Pitt State to a 6-6 record and a victory in the 2010 Mineral Water Bowl. In 2011, Beck led the Gorillas to the program’s second NCAA national championship and the school’s fourth national title overall in a 13-1 campaign. Pitt State captured the MIAA Championship and ultimately the NCAA-II National Championship with a 35-21 victory over Wayne (Mich.) State on Dec. 17, 2011. In 2012, the Gorillas opened the season 5-0 before finishing the year 7-3 overall, while in 2013 Pitt State posted the program’s 20th all-time 10-win season during a 10-2 campaign. In 2014, the Gorillas shared the MIAA regular season title and advanced to the second round of the NCAA-II playoffs during an 11-2 campaign. Last year, a young Pitt State team battled a rash of key injuries to frontline players and the Gorillas had to settle for an uncharacteristic 6-5 season. During his 16 seasons as offensive coordinator, the Gorilla offense consistently ranked among the finest units in NCAA Division II. In 2008, Beck was selected the inaugural NCAA Division II Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.com, following a vote of his coaching peers. In 2004, Beck’s offensive unit established itself as the most prolific squad in the history of NCAA football. PSU shattered a 118-year-old scoring record, scoring an amazing 837 points (55.8 ppg). His squad also set the NCAA all division records for rushing (5,320 yards) and total offense (8,976 yards). Beck’s teams led Division II in scoring in two of the last six years (2004, 2006) and ranked in the top two nationally in total offense three times in the last six seasons (2004, 2005, 2006). His squads ranked among the national rushing leaders every season, leading Division II in 1995 (318.8 ypg) and 2004 (354.7 ypg). Beck’s “multiple choice” option attack also compiled 16,483 passing yards (216.9 ypg) and 143 aerial touchdowns during the last six years. Pitt State averaged a staggering 38.8 points and 442.5 yards of total offense per game during his tenure as offensive coordinator. Prior to assuming the offensive coordinator’s role, Beck served two years as Pitt State’s defensive coordinator (1992-93). He became a full-time assistant on the Pitt State staff in 1989, after serving first as a student assistant (1987) and then as a graduate assistant (1988). This will be Beck’s sixth meeting vs. the Bronchos. He is 4-1 vs. UCO.
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MIAA STANDINGS Team MIAA Overall NW Missouri State (1)........................... 1-0....................1-0 Central Missouri (16).....................1-0................. 1-0 Fort Hays State...................................... 1-0....................1-0 Lindenwood.......................................... 1-0....................1-0 Missouri Western................................... 1-0....................1-0 Washburn ............................................. 1-0....................1-0 Pittsburg State.............................0-1................. 0-1 Central Oklahoma.........................0-1................. 0-1 Emporia State....................................... 0-1....................0-1 Missouri Southern................................. 0-1....................0-1 Nebraska-Kearney................................. 0-1....................0-1 Northeastern State................................ 0-1....................0-1 This Week’s Action Thursday, September 1 WU @ NWMSU, 7 p.m. FHSU @ UCM, 7 p.m. ESU @ UNK, 7 p.m.
PSU @ UCO, 7 p.m. LWU @ NSU, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 10 MWSU @ MSSU, 6 p.m. Next Week’s Action Saturday, September 17 UNK @ NWMSU, 1:30 p.m. MSSU @ ESU, 2 p.m. UCM @ MWSU, 6 p.m.
Central Oklahoma’s Nick Bobeck is in his fourth year leading his alma mater and his fourth season as a (four-year) collegiate head coach. Bobeck (UCO, ’02) returned to UCO after serving as the head coach at Navarro Junior College for three years. Bobeck has guided the Bronchos to a 19-26 (.422) record. This will be his fifth meeting vs. Pitt State. He is 1-3 vs. the Gorillas.
THE PITT STATE-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SERIES
This will be the 14th all-time meeting between the Gorillas and the Bronchos in a series that dates all the way back to the 1915 season. Pitt State holds a 7-4-1 advantage in the series, including five wins in the last seven years. The Gorillas are 3-1-1 against the Bronchos in games played at Edmond. Last year, UCO rushed out to a 28-7 lead and compiled The chart below indicates the amount 635 yards of total offense as the Bronchos posted a 49-31 of time Pitt State has spent in the lead, victory over Pittsburg State in the regular season finale or trailing its opponent, this year: for both schools on Nov. 14. In Lead (Behind) T.J. Eckert completed 31 of 41 passes for 410 yards and CENTRAL MO 34:52 (23:04) three touchdowns while Clay McKenzie rushed 17 times Central Okla for 167 yards and three scores as UCO (6-5, 6-5 MIAA) NORTHEASTERN ended the regular season on a four-game winning streak. Lindenwood Thomas LePage completed 11 of 28 passes for 170 Washburn yards and two scores for Pitt State (6-5, 6-5 MIAA), includFORT HAYS ing a 99-yard connection to wide receiver Levi Copelin. Western LePage also rushed the ball 13 times for 80 yards as the EMPORIA Gorillas gained 343 yards on the ground..
Time In A Bottle
GORILLAS ON THE ROAD
LWU @ WU, 6 p.m. NSU @ PSU, 7 p.m. UCO @ FHSU, 7 p.m.
MIAA RECORDS SINCE 1989 Team Record Pct. Pittsburg State........................ 200-47-1.......... .808 Northwest Missouri...........................201-48-0............. .807 Nebraska-Omaha ++.........................17-10-0............. .630 Missouri Western...............................151-97-1............. .608 Central Missouri................................150-98-1............. .604 Truman ^........................................108-109-0............. .498 Emporia State *...............................113-118-0............. .489 Washburn.......................................111-139-0............. .444 Central Oklahoma ***................ 18-25-0.......... .419 Missouri Southern...........................101-146-0............. .409 Lindenwood ***.................................15-26-0............. .366 Fort Hays State #.................................32-60-0............. .348 Northeastern State ***.......................10-33-0............. .233 Southwest Baptist **........................39-151-1............. .205 Nebraska-Kearney ***..........................8-34-0............. .190 Missouri S&T +.................................17-126-2............. .124 Lincoln ##.............................................3-36-0............. .077 * ESU joined the MIAA in 1991 + MST left the MIAA following 2004 # FHSU joined the MIAA in 2006 ** SBU opted to play an independent schedule from 2007-11 ++ UNO competed in the MIAA from 2008-10 ## LU returned to the MIAA in 2011, after leaving in 1990 *** UCO, LU, UNK & NSU joined the MIAA in 2012 ^ TSU left the MIAA following 2012
Pitt State has posted a 76-24-0 (.760) record in its last 100 road games (including post-season play). The Gorillas posted a school and MIAA record 20 straight road wins between the 2010 and 2014 seasons before dropping a 24-21 overtime decision to Minnesota State in the second round of the NCAA-II playoffs on Nov. 29, 2014. During the last 23 years (1994-pres.), the Gorillas are an equally impressive 87-26-1 (.768) on the road.
PSU’S REGULAR SEASON SUCCESS
Pitt State has won 281 of its last 336 regular season games, posting a phenomenal 281-53-2 (.839) mark during the past 32 seasons (1985-2016). PSU is 152-20-1 at home, 125-24-1 on the road and 4-9-0 at neutral sites in the regular season during that span.
PITT STATE IN THE AFCA TOP 25 POLL
Pitt State has been ranked in Division II’s top 10 116 times in the last 216 polls and the Gorillas have been ranked in the top 25 poll in 183 of 216 weeks overall (dating back to the 1999 season). The Gorillas were preseason ranked among “others receiving votes” in the NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll. [for complete poll, see page 4]
Northwest KEARNEY Southern
Time Spent In The Lead: 34:52 Time Opp. In The Lead: 23:04 Games Held Lead In: 1 Games Trailed In: 1
Scoring Trends Points Off Turnovers Points scored on the drive following an opponent fumble/interception. Pitt State........................ 3 Opponents............................. 0 UCO................................. 0 Opponents........................... 21 Two-Minute Drill Points scored in the final 2:00 of game clock in the first half of games.
Pitt State........................ 0 Opponents............................. 0 UCO................................. 0 Opponents............................. 7
2016 Pittsburg State Scoreboard Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. Pittsburg State Opponents
3rd 4th Avg.
2016 Central Oklahoma Scoreboard Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. 3rd 4th Avg. Central Oklahoma 10 10 20.0 0 6 6.0 Opponents 6 7 13.0 21 15 36.0
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10 3 13.0 0 14 14.0 0 0 7 7.0 20 7 27.0 0
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27 27.0 34 34.0
OT Total Avg. 0 26 26.0 0 49 49.0
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ALL-TIME WINNINGEST PROGRAMS
2016 PITT STATE TEAM CAPTAINS At the conclusion of spring drills each year, the Gorillas select captains for the following season by a team vote. Pitt State’s team captains for the 2016 season are: #36 Spencer Brown, 6-0, 214, SR, LB #47 Demetrius Bernard, 6-0, 225, SO, LB #66 Bo Farrow, 6-2, 270, JR, OL #88 Kyle Swartz, 6-2, 248, SR, TE
Pittsburg State is the all-time winningest NCAA Division II football program. The Gorillas, who are in their 108th season of intercollegiate competition, have compiled a 690-339-48 overall record, winning 66.3 percent of their 1,077 all-time games. Pittsburg State is one of just 20 NCAA Division II institutions to have recorded 500 all-time victories and the Gorillas are just one of five schools to have reached the 600-win plateau. Tuskegee is second on the all-time list with 669 victories, followed by Hillsdale (618), Carson-Newman (614) and Central Oklahoma (609). UCO has a 609-385-46 (.608) record in 111 seasons of intercollegiate play.
QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE
Total Offense OFFENSIVE COMPARISON Yards PSU-UCO Central Oklahoma (1) 587 Pittsburg State (6) 449 Rushing Offense Yards Central Oklahoma (6) 163 Pittsburg State (7) 145 Passing Offense Yards Central Oklahoma (1) 424 Pittsburg State (4) 304 Scoring Offense Points Pittsburg State (6) 27 Central Oklahoma (7) 26 Passing Efficiency C-A-TD-I Yards Pittsburg State (9) 21-41-1-2 304 Central Oklahoma (11) 36-62-0-4 424 Kickoff Returns No/Yards Pittsburg State (5) 6/125 Central Oklahoma (9) 3/48 Third Down Conversions Tot Central Oklahoma (1) 14/23 Pittsburg State (7) 11/23 Time of Possession Avg Pittsburg State (1) 37:13 Central Oklahoma (4) 35:18 Penalties Tot/Yds Central Oklahoma (5) 6/50 Pittsburg State (7) 7/63
Avg. 587.0 449.0 Avg. 163.0 145.0 Avg. 424.0 304.0 Avg. 27.0 26.0 Rat. 111.8 102.6 Avg. 20.8 16.0 Pct. 60.9% 47.8%
Avg 50.0 63.0
( ) = MIAA rank
PSU-UCO DEFENSIVE COMPARISON Total Defense Pittsburg State (4) Central Oklahoma (8) Rushing Defense Pittsburg State (3) Central Oklahoma (8) Passing Defense Central Oklahoma (6) Pittsburg State (7) Scoring Defense Pittsburg State (8) Central Oklahoma (12) Passing Eff. Defense Pittsburg State (8) Central Oklahoma (11) Punt Returns Pittsburg State (2) Central Oklahoma (3) Turnover Margin Pittsburg State Central Oklahoma Net Punting Central Oklahoma (2) Pittsburg State (10) ( ) = MIAA rank
C-A-TD-I 16-33-2-0 22-34-3-1 No/Yards 4/69 1/11
Yards 382 451 Yards 100 174 Yards 277 282 Points 34 49 Yards 282 277 Avg. 17.3 11.0 Mar -1 -4 Tot/Net 3/119 5/150
Avg. 382.0 365.8 Avg. 100.0 174.0 Avg. 277.0 282.0 Avg. 34.0 49.0 Rat. 140.3 156.4
Avg -1.00 -4.00 Avg 39.7 30.0
The Pitt State offense has exhibited a penchant for being a “quick strike” unit. During the last 12 seasons (2005-16), the Pitt State offense has generated 740 scoring drives (619 TDs, 121 FGs) and averaged just 2:52 of elapsed time per drive. [Overtime scoring drives not included in elapsed time figures.] 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
97 scoring drives (86 TDs, 11 FGs)...........2:40 elapsed time 79 scoring drives (72 TDs, 7 FGs)..............2:14 elapsed time 64 scoring drives (55 TDs, 9 FGs)..............3:02 elapsed time 69 scoring drives (61 TDs, 8 FGs)..............3:23 elapsed time 49 scoring drives (44 TDs, 5 FGs)..............3:21 elapsed time 41 scoring drives (34 TDs, 7 FGs)..............3:04 elapsed time
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
78 scoring drives (60 TDs, 18 FGs)...........2:54 elapsed time 51 scoring drives (40 TDs, 11 FGs)...........2:58 elapsed time 83 scoring drives (70 TDs, 13 FGs)...........2:29 elapsed time 74 scoring drives (53 TDs, 21 FGs)...........3:06 elapsed time 50 scoring drives (41 TDs, 9 FGs)..............2:53 elapsed time 5 scoring drives (3 TDs, 2 FGs)...................3:19 elapsed time
The Gorillas have been highly successful when they are quick out of the gates. Pitt State has scored on its opening drive 65 times (54 TDs, 10 FGs) in the last 133 games, posting a 59-6 (.908) record in those games. By contrast, Pitt State is 37-31 (.544) in games it doesn’t score on its opening drive during the same span.
INSIDE THE PITT STATE OFFENSE
Sophomore QB John Roderique completed seven of 10 passes for 113 yards and a TD before leaving the UCM game with a hand injury. The Webb City, Mo., native now has completed 101 of 167 passes (.605) for 1,377 yards (196.7 ypg) and 10 TDs in seven career games. Roderique is expected to miss the UCO game. He started the first six games of 2015 before suffering a season-ending foot injury. Junior QB Thomas LePage passed for a career-high 191 yards and rushed for a score against UCM. LePage has completed 74 of 163 passes (.454) for 793 yards and five TDs in 17 career games. The Jefferson City, Mo., native also has 109 rushes for 233 yards and two TDs.
Junior RB Michael Rose posted his second career 100-yard rushing game against UCM. The Albuquerque, N.M., native carried the ball a career-high 27 times for 104 yards with a TD. He now has 149 career carries for 778 yards (5.2 ypc) and eight TDs. He also has caught 10 passes out of the backfield for 114 yards and two scores. Senior WR Levi Copelin caught nine passes for a career-high 191 yards and a TD against UCM. His 191-yard outing was the eighth-highest total in school history and the sixth-highest total in NCAA Division II in week one action. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native now has 40 career receptions for 694 yards (17.4 ypc) and five scores. Senior PK Chad Levin converted two of three field goal tries in the UCM game. The Tulsa, Okla., native has now converted 11 of 15 (.733) career field goal attempts and 43 of 44 PAT tries. Levin has scored 76 career points.
Pitt State Red Zone Statistics
PSU
PSU
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TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
3-4 2 1 1 0 0 0
OFFENSE (.750)
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
3-3 3 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSE (1.000)
Central Oklahoma Red Zone Statistics
UCO
UCO
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TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
5-7 3 2 0 1 1 0
OFFENSE (.714)
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TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
3-3 3 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSE (1.000)
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INSIDE THE PITT STATE DEFENSE
Senior LB Spencer Brown was credited with four tackles (three solo) in week one action vs. UCM. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native now has compiled 217 career tackles (93 solo) with 19.0 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 QB sacks as well as nine PBUs. Senior S Deron Washington made a team-leading six stops (five solo) against UCM with 0.5 TFL, one forced fumble and one PBU. The Raymore, Mo., native now has 213 career tackles (111 solo) with 8.5 TFLs and 19 pass break-ups. Washington needs six more PBUs to break into Pitt State’s top five list in career PBUs. Freshman DT Simanu’a Thomas started in his first career game for the Gorillas and made an immediate impact. The Independence, Mo., native made four tackles (two solo) with 1.0 quarterback sack in his Pitt State debut. Thomas was the 2015 Missouri Defensive Player of the Year at Fort Osage High School. He compiled 198 career prep tackles with 48 TFLs, 20 QB sacks and 14 forced fumbles.
THE LAST TIME…
PSU shut out an opponent: 9/20/14, at Washburn (42-0) PSU was shut out: 11/24/01, at North Dakota (38-0) PSU rallied from a 4th quarter deficit: 10/3/15, vs. Missouri Western (trailed 27-21; won 31-27) PSU lost 4th quarter lead, game: 10/10/15, vs. Emporia State (led 35-32 & 42-39; lost 46-42) PSU committed 2 or fewer penalties: 12/4/10, vs. Concordia-St. Paul (2 penalties - 17 yards) PSU eclipsed 400 yards rushing: 10/24/09, vs. Fort Hays State (406 yards) PSU eclipsed 500 yards rushing: 10/2/04, at Washburn (538 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 100 yards rushing: 9/1/16, Michael Rose (104) vs. Central Missouri A Gorilla eclipsed 200 yards rushing: 11/15/08, Mark Smith vs. Nebraska-Omaha (212) A Gorilla eclipsed 300 yards rushing: 11/11/05, Germaine Race vs. Central Missouri (309) A Gorilla rushed for 4 TDs: 11/22/08, Brandon Clark vs. Northwest Missouri (4 TDs)
Junior DT Willie Cooper enjoyed a successful debut for the Gorillas vs. UCM. The Savannah, Ga., native made three tackles (two solo) with 1.5 tackles-for-loss. Cooper transferred to Pitt State in January from Holmes (Miss.) Community College.
PSU eclipsed 300 yards passing: 11/8/14, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) PSU eclipsed 400 yards passing: 11/8/14, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 300 yards passing: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 350 yards passing: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) A Gorilla passed for 4 TDs: 10/11/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Harding (4 TDs)
Sophomore Carter Anchors punted five times for a 49.6-yard average against the Mules. The Kansas City, Mo., native has 41 career punts for a 40.4-yard average, including eight 50+ yard kicks and 10 kicks inside the opponent 20 yard line.
PSU eclipsed 600 yards of total offense: 11/8/14, vs Central Missouri (605 yards) PSU eclipsed 700 yards of total offense: 9/28/13, at Lincoln (787 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 350 yards of total offense: 10/10/15, John Roderique, Jr., vs. Emporia State (372 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 400 yards of total offense: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Cent. Missouri (446 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 100 yards receiving: 9/1/16, Levi Copelin (191 yards) vs. Central Missouri A Gorilla eclipsed 200 yards receiving: 11/8/14, Marquise Cushon (221 yards) vs. Central Missouri A Gorilla caught 2 TDs: 11/29/14, Gavin Lutman, vs. Minnesota State (2 TDs) A Gorilla caught 3 TDs: 11/22/14, Austin Panko vs. Harding (3 TDs) PSU returned a punt for a TD: 9/22/12, John Brown, 68 yards vs. Lincoln * PSU returned a kickoff for a TD: 10/31/15, Slade Nordic, 100 yards vs. Missouri Southern PSU returned an interception for a TD: 10/31/15, Dino Teague, 51 yards vs. Missouri Southern PSU returned a fumble for a TD: 11/22/14, Heath Wilson, 28 yards vs. Harding PSU had a punt returned for a TD: 9/1/16, Jaylen Zachery, Central Missouri (73 yards) * PSU had a kickoff returned for a TD: 10/30/10, Camren Torneden, Nebraska-Omaha (94 yards) PSU had an interception returned for a TD: 10/24/15, Shai Harris, Nebraska-Kearney (35 yards) PSU had a fumble returned for a TD: 11/7/15, Josh Powell, Central Missouri (33 yards) * excluding blocks
2016 NCA A Division II Top 25 Poll [Rel. Sept. 5, 2016] 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 votes) Northwest Missouri (30) West Georgia Grand Valley State Shepherd Ashland Minnesota State Ferris State Texas A&M-Commerce Henderson State Indiana (Pa.) Colorado Mines Slippery Rock Humboldt State Midwestern State Tuskegee Central Missouri Sioux Falls (S.D.) Assumption Colorado State-Pueblo North Alabama Augustana (S.D.) Florida Tech Valdosta State Azusa Pacific Colorado Mesa
W-L 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0
Pts. 750 703 687 650 615 581 493 481 479 474 449 438 398 376 297 290 207 203 198 189 143 108 104 83 45
Prev. 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 9t 9t 8 18 11 13 14 17 20 23 21 5 15 25 NR NR NR NR
Last Game d. No. 24 Emporia State, 41014 d. No. 22 Catawba, 23-3 d. Tiffin, 45-7 d. West Virginia Wesleyan, 27-12 d. Mercyhurst, 48-0 d. Minot State, 35-7 d. Ohio Dominican, 41-0 d. Faith (Fla.), 62-0 d. Southeastern Oklahoma, 13-11 Idle d. No. 5 Colorado State-Pueblo, 57-21 d. New Haven, 31-28 d. Carson-Newman, 52-45 d. Truman, 31-19 d. Clark-Atlanta, 36-13 d. Pittsburg State, 34-27 d. St. Cloud State, 49-13 d. Kutztown, 45-21 lost to No. 18 Colorado Mines, 57-21 lost to Jacksonville State, 31-12 d. Northern State, 37-34 (OT) d. Newberry, 42-28 d. Albany State (Ga.), 16-7 d. West Texas A&M, 28-10 d. Western State (Colo.), 34-14
Next Game Sept. 8, vs. Washburn Sept. 10, at Miles Sept. 10, vs. Lake Erie Sept. 8, at Charleston (W. Va.) Sept. 10, vs. Wayne State (Mich.) Sept. 10, vs. Bemidji State Sept. 10, at Michigan Tech Sept. 10, at Delta State Sept. 10, at East Central (Okla.) Sept. 10, at East Stroudsburg Sept. 10, at New Mexico Highlands Sept. 10, at West Chester Sept. 10, vs. No. 24 Azusa Pacific Sept. 17, at Texas A&M-Kingsville Sept. 10, vs. Albany State (Ga.) Sept. 8, vs. Fort Hays State Sept. 10, vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead Sept. 9, at Pace (N.Y.) Sept. 10, vs. West Texas A&M Sept. 17, vs. No. 23 Valdosta State Sept. 10, at Mary (N.D.) Sept. 10, vs. Mississippi College Sept. 17, at No. 20 North Alabama Sept. 10, at No. 13 Humboldt State Sept. 10, vs. Chadron State
Others Receiving Votes: Harding, 38; Indianapolis, 34; West Chester, 34; Western Oregon, 30; Delta State, 27; Minnesota Duluth, 25; Emporia State 23, Southwest Minnesota State, 20; Catawba, 19; Fort Hays State 13; McKendree (Ill.), 12; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 12; Hillsdale, 11; Ouachita Baptist, 9; Michigan Tech, 7; Miles, 7; North Carolina-Pembroke, 7; Virginia State, 5; California (Pa.), 2; Arkansas Tech, 1; Bemidji State, 1; Notre Dame (Ohio), 1.
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GAME #2 • GORILLAS VS. BRONCHOS • SEPT. 8, 2016 • EDMOND, OKLA.
SCOUTING THE BRONCHOS
Senior quarterback T.J. Eckert returns to lead the UCO offense. Eckert (6-0, 207) completed 36 of 62 passes for 424 yards in the Bronchos’ seasonopening loss to Lindenwood. He was intercepted four times, including two passes that were returned for defensive touchdowns. As a junior in 2015, Eckert completed 66.7 percent of his passes (162 of 243) for 2,137 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also rushed for 262 yards and a score. Senior wide receiver Connor Pulley (6-4, 228) was Eckert’s favorite target in the LWU game, catching seven passes for a game-high 161 yards He had 24 grabs for 424 yards and four TDs in 2015. Senior wide receiver Rodriguez Coleman (6-3, 190) added 10 catches for 81 yards against the Lions last week, while junior wide receiver Josh Crockett (6-4, 195) finished the game with seven receptions for 84 yards. Junior running back Clay McKenzie returns after rushing for 1,499 yards and 15 touchdowns a year ago. McKenzie (5-11, 209) rushed the ball 23 times for 91 yards and a pair of scores against LWU. UCO compiled 587 yards of total offense against Lindenwood, but the Bronchos were plagued by five turnovers. UCO also was held on downs once in LWU territory. Junior defensive end Collis Walker is UCO’s top statistical returner. Walker (6-2, 274) made 36 tackles (12 solo) with 5.5 TFLs in 2015. He finished the LWU game with four stops (two solo) and 0.5 QB sack. Sophomore defensive tackle Carson Smith (6-2, 316) also made 26 tackles (seven solo) with 5.5 TFLs a year ago. Junior safety Riley Gaylon (5-11, 190) made a team-leading eight stops (five solo) against LWU last week, while sophomore cornerback Malik Walker (5-10, 172) added two tackles and an interception in the game. Senior placekicker Seth Hiddink booted a pair of field goals against LWU – from 29 and 35 yards. Hiddink (6-4, 223) converted 17 of 23 (.739) field goals a year ago. Senior punter Christian Fulham (6-0, 243) averaged 40.3 yards on three kicks against the Lions. He punted 52 times for a 35.5-yard average in 2015.
Central Missouri 34, Pittsburg State 27 PITTSBURG — Quarterback Garrett Fugate tossed a 79-yard touchdown strike to Tyler Jones to break a 27-27 tie with 4:28 to play and lift No. 20 ranked University of Central Missouri to a 34-27 victory over Pittsburg State University Thursday (Sept. 1) in the season opener at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium. The Gorillas (0-1, 0-1 MIAA) scored the game’s first 13 points behind a John Roderique to Levi Copelin 66-yard touchdown pass and a pair of field goals – from 38 and 28 yards – by Chad Levin, but the Mules (1-0, 1-0 MIAA) countered with 27 consecutive points between the second and third quarters to build a 27-13 lead. Roderique completed seven of 10 passes for 113 yards and the touchdown before exiting the game with a hand injury on the final play of the first quarter and the Gorillas leading 10-0. Fugate tossed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Zachery to trim Pitt State’s lead to 13-7 at halftime and UCM erupted for 20 third-quarter points to push in front. Gabe Vandiver scored on a 12-yard run for a 14-13 UCM lead with 9:29 to play in the third quarter. Fugate capped a 91-yard scoring drive with a five-yard run that pushed the Mules’ margin to 20-13 and Zachery added a 79-yard punt return to gave UCM a 27-13 lead. Backup quarterback Thomas LePage engineered a pair of fourth quarter scoring drives to help Pitt State battle back to tie the game at 27-all. LePage scored on a 4th-and-3 play from the UCM 8 to make it a 27-20 game with 10:28 to play and he engineered an eight-play, 74-yard drive that Michael Rose capped with a one-yard run with 5:53 to go. The Gorilla defense forced the Mules into a 3rd-and-4 from the UCM 21 but Jones slipped behind coverage for the go-ahead score. LePage drove the Gorillas 44 yards into UCM territory, advancing to the Mules 22 yard line, but Tevin Teamer intercepted a pass at the UCM 1 after a Pitt State receiver slipped and fell on a pass route to seal the victory for the visiting team. LePage completed 14 of 31 passes for 191 yards with two interceptions in the contest. Rose added 27 carries for 104 yards on the ground. Copelin had nine grabs for a career-high 191 yards receiving – the eighth-highest receiving day in school history. Deron Washington made six tackles with a pass break-up and a forced fumble, while Demetrius Bernard added six stops including a quarterback sack and a fumble recovery.
Central Missouri Pittsburg State
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Team Statistics First Downs Rushing Passing Passing Yards Total Offense Avg./Play Fumbles/Lost Punting Penalties/Yards Time of Possession Third Downs Conv. Sacks By/Yards
7 3
20 0
7 14
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34 27
UCM PSU 16 23 28-100 49-145 16-33-0 21-41-2 282 304 382 449 6.3 5.0 1-1 1-0 7-267 5-248 4/30 7/63 22:47 37:13 8/17 11/23 1/8 2/19
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 14:21 PSU – Levi Copelin 66 pass from John Roderique (Chad Levin kick) [2 plays, 70 yards, 0:39 elapsed time] 6:38 PSU – Levin 38 field goal [7-15, 2:13] Second Quarter 12:12 PSU – Levin 28 field goal [14-70, 6:35] 6:54 UCM – Jaylen Zachery 18 pass from Garrett Fugate (Billy Greco kick) [7-80, 2:14] Third Quarter 9:29 UCM – Gabe Vandiver 12 run (Greco kick) [10-80, 2:26] 4:27 UCM – Fugate 5 run (run failed) [5-91, 1:24] 0:52 UCM – Zachery 73 punt return (Greco kick) Fourth Quarter 10:28 PSU – Thomas LePage 8 run (Levin kick) [13-66, 5:19] 5:53 PSU – Michael Rose 1 run (Levin kick) [8-74, 2:38] 4:28 UCM – Tyler Jones 79 pass from Fugate (Greco kick) [3-85, 1:21]
PSU: 7-0 PSU: 10-0 PSU: 13-0 PSU: 13-7 UCM: 14-13 UCM: 20-13 UCM: 27-13 UCM: 27-20 TIE: 27-27 UCM: 34-27
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): UCM - Vandiver 6-58-1, Fugate 15-41-1; PSU - Rose 27-104-1, LePage 16-32-1. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): UCM - Fugate 16-33-0, 282, 2; PSU - LePage 14-31-2, 191, 0, Roderique 7-10-0, 113, 1. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): UCM - Jones 3-161-1, Hebert 4-70-0, Zachery 3-26-1; PSU - Copelin 9-191-1, Clemons 5-30-0, Panko 3-30-2, Rose 2-32-0, Wilson 2-21-0.
GAME #2 • GORILLAS VS. BRONCHOS • SEPT. 8, 2016 • EDMOND, OKLA.
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PITT STATE “GORILLAS” 2-DEEP PITTSBURG STATE OFFENSE
PITTSBURG STATE DEFENSE
WR TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB
8 1 88 6 79 74 72 76 66 68 70 71 73 62 17 2 18 84 10 7 14 30 33
Levi Copelin (6-2, 190, Sr.) Slade Nordic (6-1, 179, So.) Kyle Swartz (6-2, 248, Sr.) Javon Wilson (6-4, 268, Jr.) Codey Funk (6-6, 305, Jr.) Jacob Ralph (6-6, 302, Jr.) Ryan Cipriani (6-5, 282, Jr.) Chase Carney (6-5, 260, Jr.) Bo Farrow (6-2, 270, Jr.) Benton Sinclair (6-0, 272, Fr.-RS) Tyler Stiff (6-4, 307, So.) Alex Jones (6-4, 297, So.) Ryan Dodd (6-5, 300, Fr.-RS) Dexton Robertson (6-4, 303, So.-RS) Austin Panko (6-0, 192, Jr.) Andre Taylor (5-9, 162, Sr.) Brenner Clemons (6-2, 214, Fr.-RS) Lorenzo West (5-11, 174, Fr.-RS) Thomas LePage (6-3, 198, Jr.) Ramsey Hamilton (6-2, 204, Jr.-RS) OR Luke Walstad (6-2, 202, Fr.-RS) Michael Rose (5-10, 177, Jr.) Dre Holman (5-9, 215, Sr.)
PK LS H
46 63 17
Chad Levin (5-9, 171, Sr.) Nick Weisenborn (6-4, 282, Sr.) Austin Panko (6-0, 192, Jr.)
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA OFFENSE
DE DT DT DE LB LB CB SS FS WS CB
85 90 99 98 92 95 55 91 47 15 36 52 13 35 11 16 9 32 22 38 34 4
Dreu White (6-6, 251, Jr.) José Speer (6-2, 243, Jr.) Willie Cooper (6-0, 280, Jr.) Braxton Early (6-3, 262, So.) Simanu’a Thomas (6-0, 292, Fr.) Drake Humphrey (6-0, 240, So.) Heath Wilson (6-3, 256, Sr.) Ned Bingaman (6-4, 210, Fr.-RS) Demetrius Bernard (6-0, 225, So.) Ethan Fugitt (6-1, 242, Jr.) Spencer Brown (6-0, 214, Sr.) Brett McDonald (6-3, 213, Fr.-RS) Darrius White (5-11, 182, Sr.) Matt Magee (6-0, 180, So.) Darian Taylor (6-3, 205, So.) Brady Bradbury (5-10, 190, Jr.) DeShaughn Terry (6-0, 185, Jr.) Quad Ware (6-0, 192, Sr.) Deron Washington (6-1, 211, Sr.) Josh Hornback (6-2, 174, Fr.-RS) Will Bazzle IV (6-2, 188, Fr.-RS) Tyree Jefferson (6-0, 185, Sr.)
P PR KR
43 17 1 2
Carter Anchors (6-1, 190, So.) Austin Panko (6-0, 192, Jr.) Slade Nordic (6-1, 179, So.) Andre Taylor (5-9, 162, Sr.)
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA DEFENSE
WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR HB QB RB
6 5 78 61 68 71 62 52 77 50 70 64 81 85 1 16 84 88 10 7 23 24
Josh Crockett (6-4, 195, Jr.) Alec Davidson (6-1, 185, Fr.) Mvhayv Locust (6-8, 282, Jr.) David Seagle (6-5, 296, So.) Aaron Williams (6-3, 309, Jr.) Mason McLaughlin (6-3, 270, Sr.) Brandon Waggoner (6-1, 312, Sr.) Nick George (6-1, 295, Fr.-RS) Noah Hammons (6-2, 290, So.) Tyler Stilwell (6-2, 284, Fr.-RS) Sam Noble (6-5, 315, Jr.) Micah Goodman (6-5, 302, Sr.) Connor Pulley (6-4, 228, Sr.) Malachai Barnett (6-1, 196, Fr.) Rodriguez Coleman (6-3, 190, Sr.) Paten Bond (6-1, 194, Jr.) Caleb Moss (6-3, 231, Jr.) Daxton Williams (6-4, 258, Fr.-RS) T.J. Eckert (6-0, 207, Sr.) Chas Stallard (6-0, 210, Jr.) Clay McKenzie (5-11, 209, Jr.) Jake Gandara (5-10, 201, Jr.)
DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB SS FS CB
91 96 51 93 90 95 94 99 31 27 28 40 34 9 22 33 38 14 17 25 12 3
Vincent Consentino (6-3, 254, Jr.) Jordan Stafford (6-4, 233, So.) Carson Smith (6-2, 316, So.) Chantz Woodberry (6-0, 255, Jr.) Deontay Wilson (6-2, 296, Sr.) Gabe Moana (6-1, 300, Fr.) Collis Walker (6-2, 274, Jr.) Trey Wormington (6-6, 232, So.) Johnathan Harris (6-0, 195, Jr.) Colton Lindsey (6-4, 215, So.) Hank Humphers (6-1, 210, Jr.) Marquez Little (6-1, 201, Jr.) Denver Beebe (6-0, 200, So.) Chris Pogi (6-1, 231, Fr.-RS) Braden Calip (5-9, 196, Jr.) DeVaughn Abram (5-9, 175, Sr.) Riley Galyon (5-11, 190, Jr.) O’Shay Harris (6-1, 185, FR.-RS) Dakota Diessner (5-11, 180, Jr.) Addison Staggs (5-10, 178, Jr.) Malik Walker (5-10, 172, So.) Barry Higdon (6-3, 201, So.)
PK LS H
36 46 10
Seth Hiddink (6-4, 223, Sr.) Josh Autaubo (6-0, 195, Fr.) T.J. Eckert (6-0, 207, Sr.)
P PR KR
80 5 6 24
Christian Fulham (6-0, 243, Sr.) Alec Davidson (6-1, 185, Fr.) Josh Crockett (6-4, 195, Jr.) Jake Gandara (5-10, 201, Jr.)
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PITT STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS 1 Slade Nordic WR 2 Andre Taylor WR 3 Kiah Kintchen RB 4 Tyree Jefferson CB 6 Javon Wilson TE 7 Ramsey Hamilton WR 8 Levi Copelin WR 9 DeShaughn Terry S 10 Thomas LePage QB 11 Darian Taylor S 12 Tanner Eikenbary S 13 Darrius White CB 14 Luke Walstad QB 15 Ethan Fugitt LB 16 Brady Bradbury S 17 Austin Panko WR 18 Brenner Clemons WR 19 John Roderique QB
HT WT 6-1 179 5-9 162 5-9 185 6-0 185 6-4 268 6-2 204 6-2 190 6-0 185
CL SO SR FR SR JR JR SR JR
EXP 1L 1L RS 1L TR 2L 1L TR
HOMETOWN Bartlesville, Okla. St. Petersburg, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Philadelphia, Pa. Detroit, Mich. Beggs, Okla. Broken Arrow, Okla. Blue Springs, Mo.
6-3 198 6-3 205 6-1 202 5-11 182 6-2 202 6-1 242 5-10 190 6-0 192 6-2 214 6-4 220
JR SO SO SR FR JR JR JR FR SO
2L 1L 1L TR TR 2L 2L 2L RS 1L
Jefferson City, Mo. Manhattan, Kan. Kansas City, Kan. Belton, Texas Andale, Kan. Oak Grove, Mo. Adair, Okla. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Webb City, Mo.
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Keeyon Incle CB Deron Washington S DeMarcus Edwards RB Keynan Scheurich RB Ciyre Simmons CB Aren Martin S Jared Vincent PK/P Ryan McNerlin S Steven Sullivan RB
6-0 181 6-1 211 5-11 197 5-9 212 6-0 190 6-1 190 5-10 180 5-9 190 5-10 184
FR SR SO FR JR JR FR JR JR
RS 3L SQ RS TR SQ RS SQ 2L
Blue Springs, Mo. Raymore, Mo. Lee Summit, Mo. Carl Junction, Mo. Phoenix, Ariz. Lebanon, Mo. Claremore, Okla. Stilwell, Kan. Blue Springs, Mo.
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
Michael Rose RB Jaxon Wright S Quad Ware S Dre Holman RB William Bazzle IV CB Matt McGee CB Spencer Brown LB Derrick Banks S Josh Hornback S Cassius Hill S
5-10 177 6-0 174 6-0 192 5-9 215 6-2 188 6-0 180 6-0 214 6-0 179 6-2 174 5-10 170
JR JR SR SR FR SO SR SO FR FR
2L SQ 3L 2L RS 1L 3L SQ RS RS
Albuquerque, N.M. Holton, Kan. Broken Arrow, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. Kansas City, Mo. Carl Junction, Mo. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Arkansas City, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Oklahoma City, Okla.
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
Nick Wuthnow S Cale McMakin LB Kohl Slaughter TE Carter Anchors LB/P Drew Dawson S Zane Roark RB Chad Levin PK Demetrius Bernard LB Levi Wyrick DE Austin Seward P
5-11 197 6-1 213 6-2 220 6-1 190 6-2 193 5-8 217 5-9 171 6-0 225 6-4 225 6-0 192
SO FR SO SO SO FR SR SO FR FR
SQ TR SQ 1L SQ TR 1L 1L RS RS
New Cambria, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Webb City, Mo. Kansas City. Mo. Pittsburg, Kan. Columbus, Kan. Bentonville, Ark. O’Fallon, Mo. Elk City, Kan. Frontenac, Kan.
DL LB LB LB LB DE LB LB LB LB
5-11 240 6-4 220 6-3 213 6-0 204 6-0 232 6-3 256 6-0 225 6-2 225 6-0 231 6-2 217
JR JR FR SR FR SR SR FR FR FR
1L TR RS SQ RS 3L TR RS RS RS
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Blue Springs, Mo. Lamar, Mo. Pittsburg, Kan. Valley Center, Kan. Wagoner, Okla. Kansas City, Kan. Savonburg, Kan. Stilwell, Kan. Carl Junction, Mo.
OL OL OL OL DL OL OL DL
6-4 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-5
FR SO SR FR JR JR FR FR
RS RS SQ RS SQ 2L RS TR
Lawton, Okla. Cashion, Okla. St. Peters, Mo. Anthony, Kan. O’Fallon, Mo. Broken Arrow, Okla. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lamar, Mo.
50 DeShane Lewis 51 Kyle Brown 52 Brett McDonald 53 Drew Gill 54 Dylan Scheer 55 Heath Wilson 56 LaRon Mitchell, Jr. 57 Jacob Carpenter 58 Dylan Smith 59 Kaden Brannin 61 Connor Cherry 62 Dexton Robertson 63 Nick Weisenborn 64 Jaden Helms 65 Ben Saint 66 Bo Farrow 68 Benton Sinclair 69 Trenton Mooney
233 303 282 300 298 270 272 275
NO NAME 70 Tyler Stiff 71 Alex Jones 72 Ryan Cipriani 73 Ryan Dodd 74 Jacob Ralph 75 Tyler Brave 76 Chase Carney 77 Kelley Wortham 79 Codey Funk
POS OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL
HT WT 6-4 307 6-4 297 6-5 282 6-5 300 6-6 302 6-4 301 6-5 255 6-3 273 6-6 305
CL SO SO JR FR JR FR JR JR JR
EXP 1L 1L 1L RS 1L RS 1L 1L TR
HOMETOWN Liberty, Mo. Lawrence, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Bentonville, Ark. Lake St. Louis, Mo. Fayetteville, Ark. Yukon, Okla. Gridley, Ill.
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89
Bryce Barto Jackson Krull Dash Cameron Sam Randall Lorenzo West Dreu White Grayson Handel Trey Myers Kyle Swartz Andy Otting
TE TE WR WR WR DE WR DE TE TE
6-3 210 6-6 247 5-10 178 6-0 193 5-11 174 6-6 251 6-1 175 6-4 245 6-2 248 6-3 216
FR FR FR FR FR SR SO SR SR JR
TR RS RS RS RS 1L SQ SQ 3L 1L
Frontenac, Kan. Smithville, Mo. Herman, Neb. Stilwell, Kan. Lawton, Okla. Kansas City, Kan. Lee Summit, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. Olathe, Kan. Topeka, Kan.
90 91 92 93 95 97 98 99
José Speer Ned Bingaman Simanu’a Thomas Brock Byford Drake Humphrey Danny Williams Braxton Early Willie Cooper
DE DE DL DE DL DL DL DL
6-2 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-0
243 210 293 250 240 304 248 280
JR FR FR JR SO FR SO JR
1L RS HS TR 1L RS 1L TR
Webb City, Mo. Overland Park, Kan. Independence, Mo. Edmond, Okla. Web City, Mo. Wentzville, Mo. Grove Hill, Ala. Savannah, Ga.
5-10 197 6-3 211 6-3 315 5-11 245 6-0 168 6-0 216 6-1 334 6-2 186 6-5 230 6-3 326 5-7 145 6-3 270 6-4 290 5-9 175 5-11 175 6-3 252 6-5 336 6-1 173 6-3 306 6-1 205 6-2 187 5-11 206 6-5 270 6-5 243 5-10 200 6-1 214 6-1 193 6-0 175 6-0 215 6-0 166 6-2 262 6-3 292 6-5 250 6-1 200 6-1 285 6-2 185
FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR JR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS RS HS HS HS TR HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS HS
Broken Arrow, Okla. Paris, Texas Skiatook, Okla. Independence, Mo. Carthage, Mo. Lamar, Mo. Forney, Texas Broken Arrow, Okla. Marian, Ill. Overland Park, Kan. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Harrisonville, Mo. Carbondale, Kan. Rossville, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Broken Arrow, Okla. Chesterfield, Mo. Denison, Texas Pittsburg, Kan. Adair, Okla. Blue Springs, Mo. Wichita, Kan. Louisburg, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Lamar, Mo. Pittsburg, Kan. Pittsburg, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Tampa, Fla. Liberty, Mo. Topeka, Kan. McKinney, Texas Salina, Kan. Pittsburg, Kan. Louisburg, Kan. Augusta, Kan.
ADDITIONAL SQUAD MEMBERS Tyler Adkins RB Quez Allen QB Grant Appelberg OL D’Vontae Brown RB Alex Derryberry WR Keegan Duncan LS Norris Floyd, Jr. DL Brendon Franklin WR Sam Gibson TE Jared Green OL Kedrick Greene WR Tanner Gulick OL Cody Hastings OL Tucker Horak RB Colter Hullings WR Gage Kaiser DE Minsok Lee OL Brendon Luper S Sage Mahnken OL Brock Martin WR Micah Mayberry CB Isaac McClure LB Kyle McLellan TE Jon Meyer DE Todd Morrow PK/P Garrett Normand TE Zack Roark S Creighton Sanders S Cole Schaller QB Sidney Shumate S Will Stringer OL Zach Thomas OL Jerod Toogood DL Spencer Turnbull QB Anders Vance OL Logan Weakley S
COACHING STAFF: Tim Beck, Head Coach; Dave Wiemers, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator; Steve Rampy, Offensive Coordinator; Lance Cullen, Safeties; Ryan Hellwig, Defensive Line; Matt Karleskint, Wide Receivers; John Pierce, Running Backs; Carl Roth, Linebackers; Steve Wells, Offensive Line; Larry Garman, In-Season Recruiting; Luke Miller, Tight Ends; Matt Nelson, Strength Training/Nutrition; Trey Derryberry, Graduate Assistant; Chance Riley, Graduate Assistant; Travis Young, Student Assistant.
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2016 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE Northeastern State Central Oklahoma Northeastern State Lindenwood Washburn Fort Hays State Missouri Western Emporia State Northwest Missouri Nebraska-Kearney Missouri Southern DEFENSE Central Missouri Central Oklahoma Northeastern State Lindenwood Washburn Fort Hays State Missouri Western Emporia State Northwest Missouri Nebraska-Kearney Missouri Southern
WR Copelin
TE Slaughter
LT Funk
LG Cipriani
C Farrow
RG A. Jones
RT Dodd
WR Panko
WR Clemons
QB Roderique
TB/WR Rose
DE Wilson
DT Cooper
DT S. Thomas
DE Dr. White
LB Bernard
LB S. Brown
CB Da. White
SS (Gorilla) D. Taylor
FS Terry
S (Bandit) Washington
CB Bazzle
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