PITTSBURG STATE MISSOURI WESTERN

PITTSBURG STATE (4-2, 4-2 MIAA) vs

MISSOURI WESTERN (4-2, 4-2 MIAA)

GAME 7 • OCTOBER 15, 2016 • 2 P.M. (CDT) • SPRATT MEMORIAL STADIUM • ST. JOSEPH, MO. GAME OFFICIALS: DWIGHT NEIBLING (REFEREE), ERIC COOPER (UMPIRE), JAKE WEATHERFORD (HEAD LINESMAN), JEFF KOPECKY (LINE JUDGE), SHAWN GADBERRY (SIDE JUDGE), BRANDON FRIESEN (FIELD JUDGE), BRIAN REEVES (BACK JUDGE), BLAKE BERKE (CENTER JUDGE) PITTSBURG STATE (4-2, 4-2 MIAA) S1 S8 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 N22 O29 N5 N12

No. 20 CENTRAL MISSOURI *...................L, 27-34 at Central Oklahoma *........................... W, 45-31 NORTHEASTERN STATE *....................W, 38-37 (OT) at Lindenwood *................................... W, 50-19 at Washburn *....................................... W, 45-27 FORT HAYS STATE *..................................L, 41-54 at Missouri Western *.......................2 p.m. No. 12 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

MISSOURI WESTERN S1 S10 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12

(4-2, 4-2 MIAA)

NEBRASKA-KEARNEY *.......................... W, 44-21 at Missouri Southern *.......................... W, 51-14 No. 14 CENTRAL MISSOURI *...................L, 34-38 at Central Oklahoma *.............................L, 21-31 NORTHEASTERN STATE *........................ W, 45-14 at Lindenwood *................................... W, 37-29 PITTSBURG STATE *...........................2 p.m. at Fort Hays State *....................................2 p.m. at Washburn *............................................1 p.m. No. 12 EMPORIA STATE *............................1 p.m. at No. 1 Northwest Missouri *...............1:30 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 St. Joseph, Mo., Saturday (Oct. 15) to face Missouri Western State University in MIAA play. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. (CDT) at MWSU’s Spratt Memorial Stadium. Pittsburg State, the winningest all-time NCAA Division II program, enters Saturday’s contest with a 4-2 record. The Gorillas dropped a 54-41 decision to Fort Hays State University in their last action on Oct. 8 to snap a four-game winning streak. Missouri Western also is 4-2 on the season. The Griffons claimed a 37-29 road win over Lindenwood last Saturday.

THE COACHES

Tim Beck has compiled a 57-21 (.731) 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). 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 seventh meeting vs. the Griffons. He is 4-2 vs. MWSU. MWSU’s Jerry Partridge is in his 20th year leading the Griffons. Partridge (Missouri Western, ‘85) has compiled a 149-78 (.656) record while leading his alma mater. He is 7-12 vs. Pitt State.

GAME #7 • GORILLAS VS. GRIFFONS • OCT. 15, 2016 • ST. JOSEPH, MO.

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PSU THIRD NATIONALLY IN HOME ATTENDANCE Pitt State led the MIAA and ranked third in NCAA Division II in home game attendance for a third straight year in 2015. The Gorillas averaged 9,856 fans in 7,950-seat Carnie Smith Stadium, filling the venue to 124% capacity with standing-room-only visitors. Pitt State has averaged 11,138 fans in its last four Homecoming games dating back to the 2012 season. Pitt State has led the MIAA in home game attendance for four straight years (2012-15) and 11 of the last 13 seasons dating back to 2003 (2003-09, 2012-15). 2016 NCAA Division II National Attendance Leaders 1. Grand Valley State (GLIAC) 2. Indianapolis (GLVC) 3. PITT STATE (MIAA)

Avg 14,837 10,963 10,403

MIAA STANDINGS Team MIAA Overall Northwest Missouri (1)................. 6-0................. 5-0 Emporia State (12)........................ 5-1................. 5-1 Fort Hays State.............................. 5-1................. 5-1 Central Missouri............................ 4-2................. 4-2 Missouri Western................... 4-2.............. 4-2 Pittsburg State...................... 4-2.............. 4-2 Washburn ..................................... 4-2................. 4-2 Central Oklahoma......................... 1-5................. 1-5 Lindenwood.................................. 1-5................. 1-5 Missouri Southern......................... 1-5................. 1-5 Northeastern State........................ 1-5................. 1-5 Nebraska-Kearney......................... 0-6................. 0-6 This Week’s Action Saturday, October 15 FHSU @ WU, 1 p.m. NSU @ NWMSU, 1:30 p.m. LWU @ ESU, 2 p.m.

PSU @ MWSU, 2 p.m. UCO @ UNK, 2 p.m. UCM @ MSSU, 6 p.m.

Next Week’s Action Saturday, October 22 NWMSU @ LWU, 1:30 p.m. WU @ UCM, 1:30 p.m. ESU @ PSU, 2 p.m.

MWSU @ FHSU, 2 p.m. MSSU @ UCO, 2 p.m. UNK @ NSU, 2 p.m.

MIAA RECORDS SINCE 1989 Team Record Pct. Northwest Missouri............................... 206-48-0................811 Pittsburg State............................204-48-1.............808 Nebraska-Omaha ++............................. 17-10-0................630 Missouri Western.........................154-99-1.............608 Central Missouri.................................. 153-100-1................604 Emporia State *................................... 118-118-0................500 Truman ^............................................ 108-109-0................498 Washburn........................................... 114-141-0................447 Missouri Southern............................... 102-150-0................405 Central Oklahoma ***............................. 19-29-0................396 Fort Hays State #..................................... 36-61-0................371 Lindenwood ***..................................... 15-31-0................326 Northeastern State ***........................... 11-37-0................229 Southwest Baptist **............................ 39-151-1................205 Nebraska-Kearney ***.............................. 8-39-0................170 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

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GORILLAS ON THE ROAD

Pitt State has posted a 79-24-0 (.767) record in its last 103 road games (including postseason 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 90-26-1 (.774) on the road.

Time In A Bottle

PSU’S REGULAR SEASON SUCCESS

Pitt State has won 285 of its last 341 regular season games, posting a phenomenal 285-54-2 (.839) mark during the past 32 seasons (1985-2016). PSU is 153-21-1 at home, 128-24-1 on the road and 4-9-0 at neutral sites in the regular season during that span.

THE PITT STATE - MWSU SERIES

This will be the 42nd all-time meeting between the Gorillas and Griffons in a series that dates back to the 1970 season. Pitt State holds a 30-11 (.732) advantage in the series, including a 15-6 record against MWSU at St. Joseph. The visiting team has won seven of the last 10 meetings in the series. Last year, the Pitt State offense came alive after a slow first half and the Gorillas defense clamped down in the final 30 minutes of play to pull out a hard fought win. The 15th-ranked Gorillas overcame a 27-7 halftime deficit to rally with 24 unanswered points for a 31-27 victory over the Griffons on Oct. 3 in Pittsburg. The Pitt State defense, which allowed 247 yards of offense in the first half, limited Western to 94 yards of offense after halftime. Running back Jamal Tyler scored from seven yards out with 1:23 remaining for the game’s final points.

ALL-TIME WINNINGEST PROGRAMS

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 694-340-48 overall record, winning 66.4 percent of their 1,082 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 alltime list with 674 victories, followed by Hillsdale (620), Carson-Newman (618) and Central Oklahoma (610). Missouri Western has a 277-224-9 (.552) record in 47 seasons of intercollegiate play.

2016 Pittsburg State Scoreboard Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. Pittsburg State Opponents

54 67 20.2 41 61 17.0

The chart below indicates the amount of time Pitt State has spent in the lead, or trailing its opponent, this year: In Lead (Behind) CENTRAL MO 34:52 (23:04) Central Okla 4:33 (23:51) NORTHEASTERN 27:09 (11:25) Lindenwood 55:20 Washburn 47:38 (12:11) FORT HAYS 8:12 (45:45) Western EMPORIA Northwest KEARNEY Southern Time Spent In The Lead: 174:44 Time Opp. In The Lead: 115:16 Games Held Lead In: 6 Games Trailed In: 5

Scoring Trends Points Off Turnovers Points scored on the drive following an opponent fumble/interception. Pitt State.......................38 Opponents........................... 31 MWSU............................... Opponents............................... Two-Minute Drill Points scored in the final 2:00 of game clock in the first half of games.

Pitt State.......................33 Opponents........................... 16 MWSU............................... Opponents...............................

3rd 4th Avg.

52 66 19.7 61 33 15.7

2016 Missouri Western Scoreboard Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. 3rd 4th Avg. Missouri Western 40 93 22.2 44 55 16.5 Opponents 28 49 12.8 16 54 11.7

OT

7 6

Total

Avg.

246 41.0 202 33.7

OT Total Avg. 0 232 38.7 0 147 24.5

GAME #7 • GORILLAS VS. GRIFFONS • OCT. 15, 2016 • ST. JOSEPH, MO.

QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE

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:

PSU-MWSU OFFENSIVE COMPARISON Avg. 502.3 453.5 Avg. 252.7 161.2 Avg. 292.3 249.7 Avg. 41.0 38.7 Rat. 152.5 137.2 Avg. 24.9 20.3 Pct. 48.8% 40.6

Avg 36.5 63.0

( ) = MIAA rank

PSU-MWSU DEFENSIVE COMPARISON Total Defense Yards Missouri Western (2) 2156 Pittsburg State (8) 2678 Rushing Defense Yards Missouri Western (2) 618 Pittsburg State (6) 885 Passing Defense Yards Missouri Western (8) 1538 Pittsburg State (10) 1793 Scoring Defense Points Missouri Western (3) 147 Pittsburg State (7) 202 Passing Eff. Defense C-A-TD-I Yards Missouri Western (6) 118-197-6-8 1538 Pittsburg State (10) 117-212-15-8 1793 Punt Returns No/Yards Avg. Pittsburg State (3) 16/245 15.3 Missouri Western (7) 6/50 8.3 Turnover Margin Mar Pittsburg State +1 Missouri Western +3 Net Punting Tot/Net Pittsburg State (4) 1237/1074 Missouri Western (11) 794/739 ( ) = MIAA rank

in elapsed time figures.] 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

#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

Total Offense Yards Missouri Western (1) 3014 Pittsburg State (3) 2721 Rushing Offense Yards Missouri Western (1) 1519 Pittsburg State (6) 956 Passing Offense Yards Pittsburg State (3) 1754 Missouri Western (7) 1498 Scoring Offense Points Pittsburg State (2) 246 Missouri Western (3) 232 Passing Efficiency C-A-TD-I Yards Missouri Western (2) 96-164-11-4 1498 Pittsburg State (6) 125-221-13-6 1754 Kickoff Returns No/Yards Pittsburg State (1) 33/822 Missouri Western (5) 23/468 Third Down Conversions Tot Missouri Western (2) 42/86 Pittsburg State (6) 39/96 Time of Possession Avg Missouri Western (1) 33:26 Pittsburg State (4) 30:32 Penalties Tot/Yds Missouri Western (2) 8/73 Pittsburg State (3) 15/126

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 759 scoring drives (636 TDs, 123 FGs) and averaged just 2:54 of elapsed time per drive. [Overtime scoring drives not included

Avg. 359.3 446.3 Avg. 103.0 147.5 Avg. 256.3 298.8 Avg. 23.5 33.7 Rat. 127.4 142.0

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 31 scoring drives (25 TDs, 6 FGs)..............2:57 elapsed time

The Gorillas have been highly successful when they are quick out of the gates. Pitt State has scored on its opening drive 68 times (55 TDs, 11 FGs) in the last 138 games, posting a 61-7 (.897) record in those games. By contrast, Pitt State is 39-31 (.557) in games it doesn’t score on its opening drive during the same span.

INSIDE THE PITT STATE OFFENSE

Sophomore QB John Roderique returned from a hand injury that sidelined him since the first quarter of the season opener vs UCM to pass for 279 yards and two TDs vs. LWU on Sept. 24. Roderique completed 18 of 29 passes in the contest and also rushed the ball 10 times for a game-high 56 yards in that game. He completed seven of 10 passes for 113 yards and a TD before leaving the UCM game. Roderique passed for a career high 301 yards and four TDs against Fort Hays State on Oct. 8. The Webb City, Mo., native now has completed 164 of 274 passes (.599) for 2,220 yards (222.0 ypg) and 17 TDs in 20 career games. He also has 113 rushes for 592 yards and nine TDs. Roderique has a 6-4 record in eight career starts for Pitt State. Junior QB Thomas LePage passed for a career-high 286 yards and three touchdowns vs NSU on Sept. 17. LePage, who started two games in place of an injured John Roderique, has completed 115 of 235 passes (.489) for 1,400 yards and 10 TDs in 21 career games. The Jefferson City, Mo., native also has 140 rushes for 439 yards and three TDs. He has a 4-3 record in seven career starts for the Gorillas. Senior WR Levi Copelin posted four straight 100-yard receiving games to open the season before being held to 73 yards on five catches vs WU on Oct. 1. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native made nine catches for a career-high 191 yards and a TD against UCM. He followed that up with six catches for 114 yards and a TD against UCO and six grabs for 100 yards and a career-high three TDs vs NSU. He made eight catches for 126 yards and a TD vs. LWU. He currently leads the MIAA and ranks 20th in NCAA Division II in receiving yards (106.3 ypg). For his career, Copelin has 68 receptions for 1,144 yards (16.8 ypc) and 10 scores. Redshirt freshman RS Lorenzo West earned MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts vs. WU on Oct. 1. The Lawton, Okla., native returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown against the Ichabods. His score gave the Gorillas a 14-13 lead en route to a 45-27 victory. West also scored on a 30-yard touchdown run in week two vs. UCO. On the season, he has returned four kickoffs for a 42.8-yard average. Junior WR Austin Panko caught five passes for a career-high 134 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown reception, vs. LWU on Sept. 24. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native has 18 catches for 366 yards (20.3 ypc) and three TDS on the year. He has 59 career receptions for 876 yards (14.8 ypc) and seven scores.

Pitt State Red Zone Statistics

PSU



PSU



CONVERT

TDS

FGS

M/FGS

TURNOVER

DOWNS

END HALF

20-25 17 3 4 0 1 1

OFFENSE (.800)

CONVERT

TDS

FGS

M/FGS

TURNOVER

DOWNS

END HALF

15-18 11 4 0 2 1 0

DEFENSE (.833)

Missouri Western Red Zone Statistics

Avg +0.17 +0.50 Avg 36.9 32.1

CONVERT

TDS

FGS

M/FGS

TURNOVER

DOWNS

END HALF

TDS

FGS

M/FGS

TURNOVER

DOWNS

END HALF

MWSU 23-28 20 3 2 2 1 0 OFFENSE (.821)

CONVERT

MWSU 18-23 13 5 1 1 2 1 DEFENSE (.783)

GAME #7 • GORILLAS VS. GRIFFONS • OCT. 15, 2016 • ST. JOSEPH, MO.

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Josh Caldwell, MWSU (1) Michael Rose, PSU (2) Passing Yards Garrett Fugate, UCM (1) John Roderique, PSU (6) Skyler Windmiller, MWSU (7) Passing Efficiency Kyle Zimmerman, NWMSU (1) Skyler Windmiller, MWSU (2) John Roderique, PSU (5) Receptions Kendall Sparks, LWU (1) Levi Copelin, PSU (2) Receiving Yards Levi Copelin, PSU (1) Dijuan Ussery, MWSU (5) Total Offense Garrett Fugate, UCM (1) John Roderique, PSU (5) Skyler Windmiller, MWSU (6) Scoring Brandon Brown, FHSU (1) Chad Levin, PSU (7) Kickoff Returns Kendell Sparks, LWU (1) Slade Nordic, PSU (3) Patrick Bolton, MWSU (7) Punt Returns Jaylen Zachery, UCM (1) Austin Panko, PSU (2) All-Purpose Yards Jaylen Zachery, UCM (1) Josh Caldwell, MWSU (2) Austin Panko, PSU (4) Punting Carter Anchors, PSU (1) Forrest Ascarrunz, NSU (2) Field Goals Brandon Brown, FHSU (1) Chad Levin, PSU (4) Sean Galey, MWSU (10) Tackles Tyke Kozeal, UNK (1) Spencer Brown, PSU (9) Donte Watkins, PSU (11) QB Sacks Sie Doe, Jr., FHSU (1) Darian Bass, MWSU (6) Simanu’a Thomas, PSU (12) Tackles For Loss Sie Doe, Jr., FHSU (1) James Huskey, MWSU (3) Heath Wilson, PSU (12) Passes Defended Bakari Triggs, LWU (1) Brandin Dandridge, MWSU (3) Darrius White, PSU (15) Interceptions Kole Schankle, ESU (1) Deron Washington, PSU (5)

G 6 4 G 6 4 6 G Yds 6 1631 6 1432 4 956 G 6 6 G 6 6 G 6 4 6 G 6 6 No. 9 19 11 No. 9 12 G 6 6 6 No. 28 36 FG/FGA 13/14 6/11 3/6 G 6 6 6 G 6 6 6

Yards 853 327 Yards 1820 956 1432 TD-INT 18-0 11-3 8-3 Rec 46 37 Yards 638 435 Yards 1908 956 1574 Pts 60 46 Yards 263 462 251 Yards 162 254 Yards 970 866 696 Yards 1164 1486 Pct. 92.9 81.8 50.0 Tot. 96 51 50 Total 9 3 2.5

Avg. 142.2 81.8 Avg. 303.3 239.0 238.7 Rat. 173.8 157.2 145.9 Avg. 7.7 6.2 Avg. 106.3 72.5 Avg. 318.0 270.5 262.3 Avg. 10.0 7.7 Avg. 29.2 24.3 22.8 Avg. 18.0 16.9 Avg. 161.7 144.3 116.0 Avg. 41.6 41.3 FG/G 2.2 1.5 0.6 Avg. 16.0 8.5 8.3 Avg. 1.50 0.50 0.42

G 6 6 6 G 6 6 6 G 6 6

Total 10.5 9.0 6.0 Tot. 13 10 4 No. 4 2

Avg. 1.75 1.50 1.00 Avg. 2.60 1.67 1.00 Avg. 0.67 0.33

Tails Never Fails

Opposition Opening Drives

Pittsburg State has won the coin toss in four of its six games. The Gorillas have deferred their option to the second half each time. # = lost coin toss

Central Missouri # … 3 plays, -4 yards, punt Central Oklahoma… 8 plays, 26 yards, punt Northeastern State… 3 plays, 4 yards, punt Lindenwood #… 3 plays, 3 yards, punt Washburn… 1 play, pick six, TOUCHDOWN! Fort Hays State… 11 plays, 79 yards, touchdown Missouri Western… Emporia State … Northwest Missouri… Nebraska-Kearney … Missouri Southern…

Junior OL Bo Farrow has started 30 consecutive games at center for the Gorillas dating back to the start of the 2014 season. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native is a two-time All-MIAA selection. The next most experienced Pitt State offensive lineman – junior Ryan Cipriani – has 13 career starts for the Gorillas. Senior PK Chad Levin has converted six of 11 field goal tries on the season. The Tulsa, Okla., native has now converted 15 of 23 (.652) career field goal attempts and 68 of 71 PAT tries. Levin has scored 113 career points.

INSIDE THE PITT STATE DEFENSE

Senior LB Spencer Brown was credited with a career high 15 tackles (seven solo) in week five action vs. WU. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native was named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts vs. UCO in week two when he made nine tackles and returned an INT for the game-sealing touchdown. He now has compiled 273 career tackles (118 solo) with 22.5 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 QB sacks as well as 10 PBUs and one interception. Senior S Deron Washington earned MIAA Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts vs. WU on Oct. 1 when he return an interception 50 yards for a touchdown, forced and recovered a fumble deep in PSU territory and made six tackles (four solo). The Raymore, Mo., native now has 248 career tackles (131 solo) with 9.5 TFLs and 19 pass breakups. Washington needs six more PBUs to break into Pitt State’s top five list in career PBUs. Junior LB Ethan Fugitt made the most of his first career start vs LWU on Sept. 24, compiling eight tackles (five solo), a fumble recovery and an interception he returned 23 yards for a touchdown. The Oak Grove, Mo., native followed that up with a career-high 10 tackles vs. WU. He is second on the team with 44 tackles (20 solo) with 4.5 tackles-for-loss, an interception and one pass break-up. Senior CB Darrius White made a successful return back from a week one ankle injury. White, who joined the Gorillas in August from BCS member Georgia Southern, made an interception and blocked a pair of PAT tries against LWU on Sept. 24. Against WU, he returned an interception 15 yards for a TD on the game’s first play and added a PBU as well. White exited the UCM game in the first half and missed the next two contests. For the season he has 11 tackles with 1.5 tackles-for-loss, two interceptions and two PBUs. Sophomore Carter Anchors established a new PSU record with an 84-yard punt vs. LWU on Sept. 24. He has punted 28 times for a 43.7-yard average on the season with nine kicks over 50 yards. The Kansas City, Mo., native leads the MIAA and ranks eighth in NCAA Division II in punting average.

( ) = MIAA Rank

2016 Pitt State Players of the Week (as selected by PSU Coaches) GAME @CENT. MO.

OFFENSIVE BACK

DEFENSIVE BACK

OFFENSIVE LINE

DEFENSIVE LINE

WORK TEAM OFFENSE

WORK TEAM DEFENSE

SPECIAL TEAMS

BIG HIT

Levi Copelin

Spencer Brown

Bo Farrow

Simanu’a Thomas

Dash Cameron

Creighton Sanders

Austin Panko

Levi Copelin

@CENT. OKLA.

Thomas LePage

Deron Washington

Kyle Swartz

Spencer Brown

Anders Vance

Dylan Scheer

Carter Anchors

Slade Nordic

NORTHEASTERN

Levi Copelin

Darian Taylor

Codey Funk

Simanu’a Thomas

Grayson Handel

Kadin Brannin

Austin Panko / Deron Washington

Ethan Fugate

@LINDENWOOD

Austin Panko

Ethan Fugitt

Bo Farrow

Heath Wilson

Jared Green

Ryan McNerlin

Austin Panko / Carter Anchors / Darrius White

Tanner Eikenbary

John Roderique

Spencer Brown / Deron Washington

Ryan Dodd

Heath Wilson

Zane Roark

Levi Wyrick

Lorenzo West

Willie Cooper

Brenner Clemons / Michael Rose

Deron Washington

Codey Funk

Simanu’a Thomas

Zach Thomas

Alex Derryberry

Slade Nordic

@WASHBURN FORT HAYS @WESTERN EMPORIA @NORTHWEST KEARNEY @SOUTHERN

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GAME #7 • GORILLAS VS. GRIFFONS • OCT. 15, 2016 • ST. JOSEPH, MO.

Junior Austin Panko has averaged 16.9 yards on punt returns, including a 73-yard return for a score vs LWU that helped him earn MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native ranks second in the MIAA and fifth in NCAA Division II in punt returns to date.

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)

SCOUTING THE GRIFFONS

Junior quarterback Skyler Windmiller directs the MWSU offense. Windmiller (6-3, 190) has completed 90 of 153 passes (.588) for 1,432 yards (238.7 ypg) and 11 touchdowns with three interceptions. He also has rushed for 142 yards and five scores. Windmiller has spread the targets among four primary receivers. Junior Dijuan Ussery (5-11, 165,) has a team-leading 18 grabs for 435 yards (24.2 ypc) and three TDs, while junior Patrick Bolton (6-2, 200) has 17 catches for 231 yards (13.6 ypc) and three TDs. Junior Tyler Wrice (5-7, 180) has 15 receptions for 156 yards and sophomore Brock Broughton (5-11, 205) has 13 grabs for 248 yards (19.1 ypc) and two TDs. Sophomore running back Josh Caldwell (5-11, 205) has rushed the ball 129 times for 853 yards (6.6 ypc) and five touchdowns, while junior Kendall Short (6-2, 220) has 55 carries for 280 yards (5.1 ypc) and four scores. Offensively, the Griffons are scoring 38.7 points per game, while generating 502.3 yards of total offense (252.7 rushing). Junior strong safety Donte Watkins (5-11, 185) leads the MWSU defense with 50 tackles (33 solo) with 2.5 tackles-for-loss and two interceptions, while sophomore inside linebacker Tyrell Robison (6-1, 235) has made 37 tackles (23 solo), including 9.0 tackles-for-loss and 2.5 quarterback sacks. Junior outside linebacker Darian Bass (6-4, 225) also has 27 tackles (19 solo) with 6.0 TFLs and 3.0 quarterback sacks. The MWSU defense is allowing 24.5 points and 359.3 total yards (103.0 rushing).

PSU committed 2 or fewer penalties: 9/8/16, vs. Central Oklahoma (1 penalty - 10 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) PSU eclipsed 300 yards passing: 10/8/16, vs. Fort Hays State (301 yards) PSU eclipsed 400 yards passing: 11/8/14, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 300 yards passing: 10/8/16, John Roderique, vs. Fort Hays State (301 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 350 yards passing: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) A Gorilla passed for 4 TDs: 10/8/16, John Roderique, vs. Fort Hays State (4 TDs) 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, 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: 10/8/16, Brenner Clemons (138 yards) vs. Fort Hays State A Gorilla eclipsed 200 yards receiving: 11/8/14, Marquise Cushon (221 yards) vs. Central Missouri A Gorilla caught 2 TDs: 10/8/16, Brenner Clemons, vs. Fort Hays State (2 TDs) A Gorilla caught 3 TDs: 9/17/16, Levi Copelin, vs. Northeastern State (3 TDs) PSU returned a punt for a TD: 9/24/16, Austin Panko, 73 yards vs. Lindenwood * PSU returned a kickoff for a TD: 10/1/16, Lorenzo West, 93 yards vs. Washburn PSU returned an interception for a TD: 10/1/16, Deron Washington, 50 yards vs. Washburn 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: 9/17/16, Kenneth Davis, Northeastern State (21 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. Oct. 10, 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) Grand Valley State Shepherd (W. Va.) Midwestern State Tuskegee Sioux Falls (S.D.) California (Pa.) Harding Texas A&M-Commerce North Alabama Ashland Emporia State Indiana (Pa.) LIU-Post (N.Y.) Henderson State Slippery Rock Valdosta State Assumption Azusa Pacific Florida Tech North Carolina-Pembroke Bemidji State Colorado Mesa West Georgia Wayne State (Mich.)

W-L 6-0 6-0 5-0 5-0 6-0 6-0 5-0 6-0 4-1 3-1 5-1 5-1 4-1 6-0 5-1 5-1 4-1 5-1 5-1 4-1 5-1 5-1 5-1 4-2 5-1

Pts. 750 717 686 665 613 588 542 514 485 459 428 364 358 339 319 304 253 200 179 149 148 132 118 90 85

Prev. 1 2 3 7 8 9 15 16 4 11 17 18 6 21 5 19 25t 22 10 23 24 25t 13 12 NR

Week Two Action d. Central Oklahoma, 56-10 d. No. 14 Ferris State, 35-23 d. Glenville State, 38-7 d. No. 4 Texas A&M-Commerce, 26-25 d. Morehouse, 28-19 d. Southwest Minnesota State, 46-28 d. No. 6 Indiana (Pa.), 31-28 d. No. 5 Henderson State, 35-3 lost to No. 7 Midwestern State, 26-25 game cancelled due to weather d. Northwood (Mich.), 45-7 d. Northeastern State, 47-27 lost to No. 15 California (Pa.), 31-28 d. St. Anselm, 63-20 lost to No. 16 Harding, 35-3 d. Mercyhurst, 37-25 d. No. 12 West Georgia, 38-27 d. Bentley, 42-7 lost to Colorado Mines, 27-23 game cancelled due to weather d. Lenoir-Rhyne, 36-20 d. Northern State, 31-28 (OT) lost to Black Hills State, 48-34 lost to No. 25 Valdosta State, 38-27 d. Findlay, 37-21

Next Game Oct. 15, vs. Northeastern State Oct. 15, vs. Truman Oct. 15, at West Virginia State Oct. 15, vs. Angelo State Oct. 22, vs. Kentucky State Oct. 15, at Winona State Oct. 15, at Clarion Oct. 15, vs. Southeastern Oklahoma Oct. 15, at Western New Mexico Oct. 15, vs. Shorter (Ga.) Oct. 15, at Lake Erie (Ohio) Oct. 15, vs Lindenwood Oct. 15, vs. No. 16 Slippery Rock Oct. 15, at Southern Connecticut State Oct. 15, vs. Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 15, at No. 13 Indiana (Pa.) Oct. 15, at Mississippi College Oct. 14, vs. St. Anselm Oct. 15, vs. Humboldt State Oct. 15, vs. Fort Valley State Oct. 15, vs. Kentucky Wesleyan Oct. 15, vs. Minot State Oct. 15, vs. Dixie State (Utah) Oct. 15, vs. West Alabama Oct. 15, vs. Walsh (Ohio)

Others Receiving Votes: Ferris State, 76; Fort Hays State, 48; Minnesota Duluth, 46; Fairmont State, 24; Newberry, 23; Southwest Baptist, 14; Black Hills State, 9; Colorado Mines, 9; Truman, 9; Southern Arkansas, 4; Notre Dame (Ohio), 2; Central Missouri, 1.

GAME #7 • GORILLAS VS. GRIFFONS • OCT. 15, 2016 • ST. JOSEPH, MO.

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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 77 72 66 68 71 70 73 62 17 2 18 84 19 10 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.) Kelly Wortham (6-3, 273, Jr.) Ryan Cipriani (6-5, 282, Jr.) Bo Farrow (6-2, 270, Jr.) Benton Sinclair (6-0, 272, Fr.-RS) Alex Jones (6-4, 297, So.) Tyler Stiff (6-4, 307, 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) John Roderique (6-4, 220, So.) Thomas LePage (6-3, 198, Jr.) Michael Rose (5-10, 177, Jr.) Dre Holman (5-9, 215, Sr.)

DE DT DT DE LB LB CB SS FS WS CB

91 85 96 98 92 95 55 90 15 47 36 53 13 21 11 16 35 32 22 9 4 34

Ned Bingaman (6-4, 210, Fr.-RS) Dreu White (6-6, 251, 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.) José Speer (6-2, 243, Jr.) Ethan Fugitt (6-1, 242, Jr.) Demetrius Bernard (6-0, 225, So.) Spencer Brown (6-0, 214, Sr.) Drew Gill (6-0, 204, Sr.) Darrius White (5-11, 182, Sr.) Keeyon Incle (6-0, 181, Fr.-RS) Darian Taylor (6-3, 205, So.) Brady Bradbury (5-10, 190, Jr.) Matt Magee (6-0, 180, So.) Quad Ware (6-0, 192, Sr.) Deron Washington (6-1, 211, Sr.) DeShaughn Terry (6-0, 185, Jr.) Tyree Jefferson (6-0, 185, Sr.) Will Bazzle IV (6-2, 188, Fr.-RS)

PK LS H

46 63 17

Chad Levin (5-9, 171, Sr.) Nick Weisenborn (6-4, 282, Sr.) Austin Panko (6-0, 192, Jr.)

P PR KR

43 17 1 84

Carter Anchors (6-1, 190, So.) Austin Panko (6-0, 192, Jr.) Slade Nordic (6-1, 179, So.) Lorenzo West (5-11, 174, Fr.-RS)

MISSOURI WESTERN OFFENSE

MISSOURI WESTERN DEFENSE

WR TE LT LG C RG RT SL WR QB RB

1 88 81 85 50 79 64 75 59 52 72 77 67 79 14 32 6 23 9 10 20 2

Dijuan Ussery (5-11, 165, Jr.) Terry Jackson, Jr. (6-2, 195, Jr.) Blake Vandenberg (6-6, 225, Sr.) Xavier Nelson (6-4, 225, Jr.) Shawn Rouse (6-3, 260, Fr.-RS) Isaiah Colbert (6-4, 280, Fr.) Travis Anderson (6-3, 305, Sr.) Jacob Olson (6-3, 285, Fr.) Max Oeser (6-4, 285, Jr.) Colten Hedrick (6-3, 240, Fr.-RS) Hayden Eatinger (6-3, 275, Fr.-RS) Tanner Hale (6-5, 285, So.) Emmett Wester (6-3, 255, Jr.) Isaiah Colbert (6-4, 280, Fr.) Tyler Wrice (5-7, 180, Jr.) Brock Broughton (5-11, 205, So.) Patrick Bolton (6-2, 200, Jr.) Jesse Dickens (6-2, 165, So.) Skyler Windmiller (6-3, 190, Jr.) Corey Bertini (6-4, 230, Jr.) Josh Caldwell (5-11, 205, So.) Kendall Short (6-2, 220, Jr.)

DE NG DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB SS FS CB

96 56 62 65 90 95 12 48 13 21 29 45 8 40 4 22 17 25 3 36 7 11

Daylon Harper (6-4, 260, Sr.) Tyree Graves (6-2, 255, Jr.) Kyle Dumler (6-4, 290, So.) Deon Dorvil (5-11, 300, Jr.) Mackenzie Wischmann (6-6, 225, Sr.) Evan Davis (6-3, 230, Jr.) Cody Lindsay (6-2, 210, Jr.) Anthony Williams (6-2, 200, Fr.) James Huskey (6-0, 180, Jr.) Royce Peterson (6-2, 210, Jr.) Tyrell Robison (6-1, 235, So.) Charlie Sciara (6-0, 200, Sr.) Darian Bass (6-4, 225, Jr.) Thomas Bump (6-2, 205, Fr.-RS) Ray Winters (6-0, 185, Jr.) Tim Hall (6-0, 160, Fr.) Donte Watkins (5-11, 185, Jr.) DeEll Midgyett (5-10, 190, Fr.-RS) Jonathan Owens (5-11, 210, Jr.) Quintin Mueller (5-11, 180, Fr.-RS) Brandin Dandridge (5-10, 180, So.) Dominic Jamerson (6-0, 180, Fr.-RS)

PK LS H

34 51 19

Sean Galey (5-10, 180, Fr.-RS) Cameron Glenn (6-2, 270, Sr.) Matthew Vincent (5-10, 180, Sr.)

P PR KR

19 3 6 1

Matthew Vincent (5-10, 180, Sr.) Jonathan Owens (5-11, 210, Jr.) Patrick Bolton (6-2, 200, Jr.) Dijuan Ussery (5-11, 165, Jr.)

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GAME #7 • GORILLAS VS. GRIFFONS • OCT. 15, 2016 • ST. JOSEPH, MO.

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.



20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Creighton Sanders S 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

6-0 175 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 FR SR SO FR JR JR FR JR JR

HS RS 3L SQ RS TR SQ RS SQ 2L

Wichita, Kan. 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 96 97 98

José Speer Ned Bingaman Simanu’a Thomas Brock Byford Drake Humphrey Willie Cooper Danny Williams Braxton Early

DE DE DL DE DL DL DL DL

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

243 210 293 250 240 280 304 248

JR FR FR JR SO JR FR SO

1L RS HS TR 1L TR RS 1L

Webb City, Mo. Overland Park, Kan. Independence, Mo. Edmond, Okla. Web City, Mo. Savannah, Ga. Wentzville, Mo. Grove Hill, Ala.

5-10 197 6-3 211 6-3 315 5-11 185 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 6-0 215 6-0 166 6-2 262 6-3 292 6-5 250 6-1 200 6-1 285 6-2 185

FR FR FR JR 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

HS HS HS TR 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

Broken Arrow, Okla. Paris, Texas Skiatook, Okla. Kansas City, Mo. 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. 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 Juanté Baldwin CB 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 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.

GAME #7 • GORILLAS VS. GRIFFONS • OCT. 15, 2016 • ST. JOSEPH, MO.

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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 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.

Central Missouri 34, Pittsburg State 27

Pittsburg State 45, Central Oklahoma 31

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.

EDMOND, Okla. — Senior linebacker Spencer Brown returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown with 1:30 to play in the game to seal a 45-31 road victory for Pittsburg State University Thursday (Sept. 8) over the University of Central Oklahoma.

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.

The Gorillas (1-1, 1-1 MIAA), seeking to avoid the school’s first 0-2 start to a season since 1993, broke a 31-31 tie on Kiah Kintchen’s one-yard run with 1:56 to play in the contest against the Bronchos (0-2, 0-2 MIAA).

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 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

0 10

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

Pitt State drove 67 yards on 12 plays on the go-ahead series, devouring just over five minutes of fourth-quarter play clock. Chad Levin’s extra point hit the left upright giving the Gorillas a 37-31 advantage. Four plays later, Brown tipped and intercepted T.J. Eckert’s fourth-down pass attempt and returned it for the clinching score. After allowing 411 yards of total offense to UCO through three periods, the Pitt State defense limited the Bronchos to 50 yards in the final period. Quarterback Thomas LePage, starting for an injured John Roderique, completed 17 of 27 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns. He helped Pitt State battle back from an early 14-3 deficit to eventually take a 24-21 lead with 1:12 to play in the first half.

Pittsburg State Central Oklahoma 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

3 14

21 10

7 7

14 0

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45 31

PSU UCO 21 24 41-153 40-287 17-27-0 23-37-2 264 174 417 461 6.1 6.0 2-1 1-1 1-10 6-62 4/30 7/63 29:13 30:47 6/12 6/13 1/6 0-0

SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 11:06 UCO – Clay McKenzie 4 run (Seth Hiddink kick) [1 play, 4 yards, 0:05 elapsed time] 7:26 PSU – Chad Levin 44 field goal [11-46, 3:36] 2:40 UCO – T.J. Eckert 8 run (Hiddink kick) [11-75, 4:46] Second Quarter 13:17 PSU – Austin Panko 28 pass from Thomas LePage (Levin kick) [12-68, 4:18] 6:53 PSU – Lorenzo West 30 run (Levin kick) [5-73, 1:57] 5:28 UCO – McKenzie 45 run (Hiddink kick) [5-74, 1:19] 1:12 PSU – Dre Holman 1 run (Levin kick) [9-80, 4:10] 0:00 UCO – Hiddink 48 field goal [8-40, 1:12] Third Quarter 10:22 UCO – Jake Gandara 65 run (Hiddink kick) [4-75, 2:43] 6:00 PSU – Levi Copelin 29 pass from LePage (Levin kick) [12-67, 5:08] Fourth Quarter 1:56 PSU – Kiah Kintchen 1 run (kick failed) [12-67, 5:08] 1:30 PSU – Spencer Brown 25 interception (Brenner Clemons pass from LePage) [8-74, 2:38]

UCO: 7-0 UCO: 7-3 UCO: 14-3 UCO: 14-10 PSU: 17-14 UCO: 21-17 PSU: 24-21 TIE: 24-24 UCO: 31-24 TIE: 31-31 PSU: 37-31 PSU: 45-31

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - LePage 11-34-10, Holman 9-23-1, Rose 5-22-0; UCO - Eckert 18-116-1, Gandara 10-99-1, McKenzie 12-85-2. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - LePage 17-27-0, 264, 2 ; UCM - Eckert 23-37-2, 174, 0. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Copelin 6-114-1, Panko 4-71-1, Taylor 2-22-0; UCO - Coleman 10-101-0, McKenzie 6-19-0, Moss 2-31-0.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): UCM - Vandiver 6-58-1, Fugate 15-41-1; PSU - Rose 27-104-1, LePage 16-32-1.

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GAME #7 • GORILLAS VS. GRIFFONS • OCT. 15, 2016 • ST. JOSEPH, MO.

GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Pittsburg State 38, Northeastern State 37 (OT)

Pittsburg State 50, Lindenwood 19

PITTSBURG — DeShaughn Terry stopped Northeastern State University’s La’More Wise on a 2-point conversion run in overtime to lift Pittsburg State University to a 38-37 victory over the upset-minded RiverHawks Saturday (Sept. 17) at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The Pittsburg State University football team scored the first 13 and the final 23 points of the game en route to a lopsided 50-19 road win over Lindenwood University Saturday (Sept. 24).

Thomas LePage passed for 286 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a fourth score in front of 11,495 partisan fans – the third-largest home crowd in school history. He play-faked and tossed a two-yard touchdown pass to Levi Copelin to put the Gorillas in front in overtime. NSU’s C.J. Shavers scored on a four-yard run to cap the RiverHawks OT possession. His run came two plays after a pass interference call gave NSU a 1st-and-goal from the PSU 2. The RiverHawks sent the game into overtime thanks to Eddie Garcia’s 33-yard field goal with 39 seconds remaining in regulation. LePage completed 20 of 37 passes for 286 yards in the contest. He also rushed the ball 17 times for a team-leading 78 yards and a score. Copelin made six catches for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Andre Taylor also had four receptions for a career-high 70 yards. Dre Holman rushed 13 times for 47 yards and a touchdown. McKinzy completed 16 of 31 passes for 311 yards and two TDs for the RiverHawks, while Shavers rushed the ball 23 times for 96 yards and two scores. Spencer Brown made a team-leading nine tackles with 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a quarterback sack.

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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

14 9

7 15

3 0

6 7

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The Pitt State defense registered three interceptions, including a pick six by junior lineback Ethan Fugitt in his first career start for the Gorillas. PSU also scored a special teams safety when LWU’s long snapper shot the ball out of the back on the end zone on a third quarter punt attempt. Junior Austin Panko sparked the Gorillas with a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter and he added an 81-yard scoring reception from Roderique in the second quarter. He finished the game with five catches for a career-high 134 yards receiving. Senior Levi Copelin also posted his fourth straight 100-yard receiving game with eight grabs for 126 yards. He hauled in a 48-yard scoring grab from Roderique which staked the Gorillas to a 27-13 lead with 8:29 to play in the second quarter. Dre Holman, Ramsey Hamilton and Keynan Scheurich added scoring runs for Pitt State (3-1, 3-1 MIAA). Fugitt, Tyree Jefferson and Darrius White all made drive halting interceptions. Braxton Early also forced a LWU fumble that Fugitt recovered; and the Pitt State defense made a first quarter goal line stand by halting the Lions (1-3, 1-3 MIAA) on four plays from the PSU 4. Heath Wilson stuffed quarterback Mason Bendigo for a one-yard loss on a 4th-and-goal play from the PSU 1. Bendigo completed just nine of 24 passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. LWU reserve quarterback Allen Thigpen was three of four passing for 14 yards with an interception.

NSU PSU 19 24 41-117 45-171 17-32-0 20-37-1 330 286 447 457 6.1 5.6 0-0 1-1 6-33.7 5-39.2 13/77 7/46 27:54 32:06 6/15 9/18 3/14 1/9

SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 2:45 NSU – Kenneth Davis 21 interception return (Eddie Garcia kick) 0:14 PSU – Levi Copelin 63 pass from Thomas LePage (Chad Levin kick) [5 plays, 79 yards, 2:24 elapsed time] Second Quarter 12:09 NSU – Gary McKnight 56 pass from Dimonic McKinzy (Garcia kick) [7-84, 2:57] 7:37 PSU – Dre Holman 2 run (Levin kick) [8-41, 4:28] 4:24 NSU – C.J. Shavers 2 run (Garcia kick) [10-87, 3:05) 1:11 PSU – Simanu’a Thomas safety Third Quarter 12:48 PSU – Copelin 11 pass from LePage (LePage run) [5-52, 2:04] 4:50 PSU – LePage 2 run (Levin kick) [11-79, 5:35] 3:51 NSU – Rashawn Eubanks 76 pass from McKinzy (Garcia kick) [3-74, 0:53] Fourth Quarter 0:39 NSU – Garcia 33 field goal [11-45, 4:03] Fourth Quarter PSU – Copelin 3 pass from LePage (Levin kick) NSU – Shavers 4 run (run failed)

Sophomore quarterback John Roderique completed 18 of 29 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns in his return from a hand injury that sidelined him since the final play of the first quarter in Pitt State’s season opening loss to Central Missouri. He also carried the ball 10 times for a game-high 56 yards while accounting for 335 yards of total offense.

Fugitt made a team-leading eight tackles for Pitt State, which limited the Lions to 57 net rushing yards in the contest. Connor Harris made a game-high 17 stops for Lindenwood, coming up one tackle short of breaking the NCAA all division career tackles record.

Pittsburg State Lindenwood

NSU: 7-0 TIE: 7-7 NSU: 14-7 TIE: 14-4 NSU: 21-14 NSU: 21-16 PSU: 24-21 PSU: 31-21 PSU: 31-28 TIE: 31-31 PSU: 38-31 PSU: 38-37

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): NSU - Shavers 23-96-2, McKinzy 10-15-0; PSU - LePage 17-78-1, Holman 13-47-1, Scheurich 5-19-0. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): NSU - McKinzy 16-31-0, 311, 2; PSU - LePage 20-37-1, 286, 3. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): NSU - McKnight 4-140-1, Eubanks 3-92-1, Butler 3-43-0; PSU - Copelin 6-100-3, Taylor 4-70-0, Slaughter 2-35-0.

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

13 0

14 13

9 6

14 0

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PSU LWU 24 10 48-190 35-57 22-38-1 13-31-3 336 245 526 302 6.1 4.6 1-1 2-1 8-330 9-378 7/66 5/58 34:32 25:28 4/17 3/17 2/4 0-0

SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 10:20 PSU – Dre Holman 1 run (Chad Levin kick) [8 plays, 77 yards, 3:14 elapsed] 7:05 PSU – Austin Panko 73 punt return (kick failed) Second Quarter 12:46 LWU – D. Prince 30 pass from Mason Bendigo (kick failed) [5-36, 1:21] 9:13 PSU – Panko 81 pass from John Roderique (Levin kick) [2-80, 0:50] 8:56 LWU – DeSean Warren 85 pass from Bendigo (Travis Spraul kick) [1-85, 0:11] 8:29 PSU – Levi Copelin 48 pass from Roderique (Levin kick) [2-75, 0:20] Third Quarter 12:35 LWU – Warren 37 pass from Bendigo (kick failed) [3-71, 1:03] 2:53 PSU – Ramsey Hamilton 2 run (Levin kick) [12-58, 4:33] 1:31 PSU – Team Safety Fourth Quarter 14:43 PSU – Ethan Fugitt 23 interception return (Levin kick) 11:22 PSU – Keynan Scheurich 1 run (Levin kick) [7-49, 2:24]

PSU: 7-0 PSU: 13-0 PSU: 13-6 PSU: 20-6 PSU: 20-13 PSU: 27-13 PSU: 27-19 PSU: 34-19 PSU: 36-19 PSU: 43-19 PSU: 50-19

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Roderique 10-56-0, Holman 14-45-1, Panko 3-37-0, Scheurich 5-14-1, Hamilton 3-10-1; LWU - Campbell 13-50-0, Wharton 7-9-0. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - Roderique 18-29-1, 279, 2, LePage 4-8-0, 57, 0; LWU - Bendigo 9-24-2, 233, 3, Thigpen 3-4-1, 14, 0, Faddoul 1-3-0, (-2), 0. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Panko 5-134-1, Copelin 8-126-1, Swartz 2-31-0, Nordic 2-18-0; LWU – Warren 4-172-2, Prince 4-48-1, Sparks 4-20-0.

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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Pittsburg State 45, Washburn 27

Fort Hays State 54, Pittsburg State 41

TOPEKA — The Pittsburg State University defense returned a pair of interceptions for first-half touchdowns and the Gorillas offense got rolling in the final 30 minutes of play in a 45-20 road win over Washburn University Saturday (Oct. 1).

PITTSBURG — Jacob Mezera completed 31 of 38 passes for 446 yards and five touchdowns to lead visiting Fort Hays State University to a 54-41 victory over Pittsburg State University Saturday (Oct. 8), spoiling the Gorillas Homecoming in front of 10,238 partisan fans at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium.

Darrius White jumped the game’s first pass play and returned the INT 15 yards to give Pitt State (4-1, 4-1 MIAA) a 7-0 lead 11 seconds into the game.

Pitt State (4-2, 4-2 MIAA) had leads of 7-3 and 14-10 in the first quarter, but FHSU (5-1, 5-1 MIAA) took a 24-20 advantage at the half. The Tigers stretched their lead to 38-20 with a pair of third-quarter scores and the FHSU lead ballooned to 48-27 with 13:40 to play.

WU (3-2, 3-2 MIAA) countered with a pair of Perry Schmiedeler field goals and a Derek McGinnis to Cary Woods touchdown pass to take a 13-7 lead over the Gorillas with 8:55 to play in the second quarter. Pitt State’s Lorenzo West returned the ensuing kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and a 14-13 Gorillas lead. Deron Washington added a second pick six when he snared a tipped ball and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown with 1:07 to play in the second quarter. Quarterback John Roderique tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kohl Slaughter. Running back Michael Rose started the play by lateraling the ball back to wide receiver Brenner Clemons, who in turn flipped the ball back to Roderique.

John Roderique competed 27 of 43 pases for 301 yards and four touchdowns for the Gorillas. He tossed a pair of TD passes to Brenner Clemons, who had 11 grabs for 138 yards. Michael Rose also carried the ball 14 times for 139 yards, including an 84-yard scoring scamper. Charles Tigner caught eight passes for 160 yards and a pair of scores for the Tigers, while Shaquille Cooper added seven catches for 98 yards and a touchdown. Mezera added 62 rushing yards on eight carries including a TD run. Brandon Brown booted four field goals for FHSU, connecting from 19, 37, 38 and 49 yards in the contest. Matt Magee made a career-high 14 tackles in the game for the Gorillas, while Deron Washington added 11 stops.

Rose added a pair of touchdown runs – from 16 yards out in the third quarter and a one-yard plunge in the fourth quarter after DeShaughn Terry returned an interception to the WU 9.

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Kicker Chad Levin added a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter to complete the Pitt State scoring.

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

Roderique completed 18 of 35 passes for 263 yards. Levi Copelin caught five passes for a game-high 73 yards, while Austin Panko had three grabs for 69 yards. Rose rushed the ball nine times for a team-leading 62 yards. Spencer Brown made a career-high 15 tackles while Ethan Fugitt added 10 stops. Heath Wilson made five tackles and 1.0 quarterback sack.

Pittsburg State Washburn 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 10

14 3

14 7

10 7

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PSU WU 18 24 28-102 48-175 18-35-0 17-41-3 263 316 365 491 7.5 7.7 1-1 2-1 5-215 5-203 9/74 8/108 24:15 35:45 4/13 7/18 2/15 1/2

SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 14:49 PSU – Darrius White 15 interception return (Chad Levin kick) 10:54 WU – Perry Schmiedeler 34 field goal [11-59, 3:51] 5:52 WU – Carey Woods 29 pass from Derek McGinnis (Schmiedeler kick) [4-34, 1:38] Second Quarter 8:55 WU – Schmiedeler 40 field goal [8-67, 2:36] 8:41 PSU – Lorenzo West 93 kickoff return (Levin kick) 1:07 PSU – Deron Washington 50 interception (Levin kick) Third Quarter 13:29 PSU – Kohl Slaughter 20 pass from John Roderique (Levin kick) [7-75, 1:31] 9:10 PSU – Michael Rose 16 run (Levin kick) [10-82, 2:23] 1:30 WU – Woods 29 pass from McGinnis (Schmiedeler kick) [15-80, 7:34] Fourth Quarter 9:41 PSU – Levin 25 yd field goal [9-53, 3:08] 7:39 PSU – Rose 1 yd run (Levin kick) [3-9, 1:21] 0:51 LWU – Austen Hubert 21 yd pass from Logan Twehous (Schmiedeler kick) [14-80, 3:38]

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14 6

14 7

16 14

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FHSU PSU 28 24 43-149 31-206 31-38-1 27-43-2 446 301 526 302 11.7 7.0 0-0 1-1 2-92 3-108 4/45 5/45 34:02 41:9 7/14 5/13 3/11 0-0

WU: 13-7 PSU: 14-13 PSU: 21-13

SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 10:50 FHSU – Brandon Brown 19 field goal [11-79, 4:10] 7:32 PSU – Austin Panko 3 pass from John Roderique (Chad Levin kick) [7-66, 3:12] 4:02 FHSU – Charles Tigner 43 pass from Jacob Mezera (Brown kick) [1-43, 0:08] 0:35 PSU – Michael Rose 14 pass from Roderique (Chad Levin kick) [8-75, 3:27] Second Quarter 10:53 FHSU – Kenneth Iheme 14 pass from Mezera (Brown kick) [10-78, 4:36] 7:22 PSU – Levin 27 field goal [7-48, 3:23] 5:43 FHSU – Tigner 43 pass from Mezera (Brownl kick) [5-75, 1:39] 0:11 PSU – Levin 39 field goal [10-37, 1:23] Third Quarter 7:51 FHSU –Iheme 8 pass from Mezera (Brown kick) [12-65, 5:02] 2:37 FHSU – Shaquille Cooper 24 pass from Mezera (Brown kick) [8-70, 3:32] 2:01 PSU – Rose 84 run (Levin kick) [2-93, 0:26] Fourth Quarter 14:55 FHSU – Mezera 9 yd run (Brown kick) [6-60, 2:01] 13:40 FHSU – Brown 38 field goal [4-6, 1:01] 10:39 PSU – Brenner Clemons 10 pass from Roderique (Levin kick) [11-75, 3:01] 5:17 FHSU – Brown 37 field goal [4-4, 1:29] 3:14 PSU – Clemons 14 pass from Roderique (Levin kick) [7-43, 1:54] 1:00 FHSU – Brown 49 field goal [6-17, 2:14]

PSU: 28-13 PSU: 35-13 PSU: 35-20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Rose 14-139-1, Roderique 10-54-0, Taylor 1-22-0; FHSU - Mezera 8-62-1, Iheme 16-59-0.

PSU: 38-20 PSU: 45-20 PSU: 45-27

Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - Roderique 27-43-2, 301, 4; FHSU - Mezera 31-38-0, 446, 5.

PSU: 7-0 PSU: 7-3 WU: 10-3

FHSU: 3-0 PSU: 7-3 FHSU: 10-7 PSU: 14-10 FHSU: 17-14 Tied: 17-17 FHSU: 24-17 FHSU: 24-20 FHSU: 31-20 FHSU: 38-20 FHSU: 38-27 FHSU: 45-27 FHSU: 48-27 FHSU: 48-34 FHSU: 51-34 FHSU: 51-41 FHSU: 54-41

Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Clemons 11-138-2, Rose 9-54-1, Panko 3-62-1, Copelin 3-34-0; FHSU – Tigner 8-160-2, Cooper 7-98-1, Bacon 5-43-0.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Rose 9-62-2, Roderique 8-29-0, Panko 3-14-0, Kintchen 1-5-0; WU - Stewart 16-66-0, McGinnis 11-41-0, Harris 4-23-0. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - Roderique 18-35-0, 263, 1; WU - McGinnis 13-32-3, 260, 2. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Copelin 5-73-0, Panko 3-69-0, Swartz 2-35-0, Clemons 2-41-0; WU – Daniels 3-72-0, Whitten 3-57-0, Woods 2-58-2.

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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

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WR Copelin Copelin Copelin Copelin Copelin Copelin

TE / WR Slaughter Swartz A. Taylor Swartz Swartz Slaughter

LT Funk Funk Funk Funk Funk Funk

LG Cipriani Cipriani Robertson Cipriani Wortham Wortham

C Farrow Farrow Farrow Farrow Farrow Farrow

RG A. Jones Stiff A. Jones A. Jones A. Jones A. Jones

RT Dodd Dodd Dodd Dodd Dodd Dodd

WR Panko Panko Panko Panko Panko Panko

WR Clemons Clemons Clemons Clemons Clemons Clemons

QB Roderique LePage LePage Roderique Roderique Roderique

TB Rose Rose Holman Holman Rose Rose

DE Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson

DT Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper

DT S. Thomas S. Thomas S. Thomas S. Thomas S. Thomas S. Thomas

DE Dr. White Bingaman Bingaman Dr. White Bingaman Bingaman

LB Bernard Bernard Bernard Fugitt Fugitt Fugitt

LB S. Brown S. Brown S. Brown S. Brown S. Brown S. Brown

CB Da. White Jefferson Jefferson Da. White Da. White Da. White

SS (Gorilla) D. Taylor D. Taylor D. Taylor D. Taylor D. Taylor D. Taylor

FS Terry Terry Ware Terry Ware Magee

S (Bandit) Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington

CB Bazzle Bazzle Bazzle Bazzle Jefferson Jefferson

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