pittsburg state university northeastern state university
PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (1-1, 1-1 MIAA) vs
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (1-1, 1-1 MIAA)
GAME 3 • SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 • 7 P.M. (CDT) • CARNIE SMITH STADIUM • PITTSBURG GAME OFFICIALS: JOHN STEIGER (REFEREE), TROY HOFSTETTER (UMPIRE), JOHN LIVINGSTON (HEAD LINESMAN), BRETT HOLLOWAY (LINE JUDGE), KEVIN WARNER (SIDE JUDGE), BRIAN WILEY (FIELD JUDGE), ISAIAH BRAGG (BACK JUDGE), DAREWIN CLARDY (CENTER JUDGE) PITTSBURG STATE (1-1, 1-1 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 *....................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
NORTHEASTERN STATE S1 S8 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12
(1-1, 1-1 MIAA)
at Washburn *.........................................L, 19-38 LINDENWOOD *..................................... W, 35-31 at Pittsburg State *..........................7 p.m. FORT HAYS STATE *.....................................1 p.m. at Missouri Western *.................................1 p.m. EMPORIA STATE *.......................................2 p.m. at No. 1 Northwest Missouri *...............1:30 p.m. NEBRASKA-KEARNEY *...............................2 p.m. at Missouri Southern *...............................2 p.m. No. 14 CENTRAL MISSOURI *......................2 p.m. at Central Oklahoma *................................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 return to Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium Saturday (Sept. 17) to host MIAA rival Northeastern State University for Family Day. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (CDT). Pittsburg State, the winningest all-time NCAA Division II program, is 1-1 on the season. The Gorillas bounced back from a 34-27 season-opening loss to No. 20 University of Central Missouri on Sept. 1 by posting a 45-31 road win over the University of Central Oklahoma last Thursday (Sept. 8) at Edmond, Okla. Northeastern State also brings a 1-1 record into Saturday’s action. The RiverHawks scored a 35-31 come-from-behind win over Lindenwood University on Sept. 8, after dropping a 38-19 road decision to Washburn University in their season opener Sept. 1.
ANOTHER HOME SELLOUT
Saturday’s anticipated crowd at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium will represent the 17th sellout in the last 24 home games since the start of the 2012 season. All reserved seats and general admission tickets have been sold and the school is selling just “standing room only” tickets for the game. The official attendance will be announced in the third quarter of Saturday’s action, but, based on early ticket sales, the crowd could challenge the school’s all-time top single figure of 11,910 fans. Pitt State has averaged 11,110 fans in 7,950-seat Carnie Smith Stadium in the last four Family Day contests. Top Home Game Attedance 1. vs. Missouri Western, Oct. 20, 2012 2. vs. Northwest Missouri, Oct. 13, 2001 3. vs. Fort Hays State, Sept. 27, 2014 + 4. vs. Washburn, Sept. 19, 2015 + 5. vs. Abilene Christian, Oct. 5, 2013
Total 11,910 11,862 11,489 11,383 10,981
+ Family Day Game
THE COACHES
Tim Beck has compiled a 54-20 (.730) 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.
GAME #3 • GORILLAS VS. RIVERHAWKS • SEPT. 17, 2016 • PITTSBURG
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MIAA STANDINGS Team MIAA Overall Northwest Missouri (1).............. 2-0................ 2-0 Central Missouri (14).................. 2-0................ 2-0 Missouri Western........................ 2-0................ 2-0 Pittsburg State................... 1-1............. 1-1 Emporia State............................ 1-1................ 1-1 Fort Hays State........................... 1-1................ 1-1 Lindenwood............................... 1-1................ 1-1 Northeastern State............. 1-1............. 1-1 Washburn .................................. 1-1................ 1-1 Central Oklahoma...................... 0-2................ 0-2 Missouri Southern...................... 0-2................ 0-2 Nebraska-Kearney...................... 0-2................ 0-2 This Week’s Action Saturday, September 17 UNK @ NWMSU, 1:30 p.m. MSSU @ ESU, 2 p.m. UCM @ MWSU, 6 p.m.
LWU @ WU, 6 p.m. NSU @ PSU, 7 p.m. UCO @ FHSU, 7 p.m.
Next Week’s Action Saturday, September 24 ESU @ UCM, 1 p.m. FHSU @ NSU, 2 p.m. WU @ UNK, 2 p.m.
NWMU @ MSSU, 6 p.m. PSU @ LWU, 6 p.m. MWSU @ UCO, 6 p.m.
MIAA RECORDS SINCE 1989 Team Record Pct. Pittsburg State........................ 201-47-1.......... .809 Northwest Missouri...........................202-48-0............. .808 Nebraska-Omaha ++.........................17-10-0............. .630 Missouri Western...............................152-97-1............. .610 Central Missouri................................151-98-1............. .606 Truman ^........................................108-109-0............. .498 Emporia State *...............................114-118-0............. .491 Washburn.......................................111-140-0............. .442 Central Oklahoma ***.........................18-26-0............. .409 Missouri Southern...........................101-147-0............. .407 Lindenwood ***.................................15-27-0............. .357 Fort Hays State #.................................32-61-0............. .344 Northeastern State ***.............. 11-33-0.......... .250 Southwest Baptist **........................39-151-1............. .205 Nebraska-Kearney ***..........................8-35-0............. .186 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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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 The chart below indicates the amount (318.8 ypg) and 2004 (354.7 ypg). Beck’s “multiple choice” of time Pitt State has spent in the lead, option attack also compiled 16,483 passing yards (216.9 or trailing its opponent, this year: ypg) and 143 aerial touchdowns during the last six years. Pitt State averaged a staggering 38.8 points and In Lead (Behind) 442.5 yards of total offense per game during his tenure CENTRAL MO 34:52 (23:04) as offensive coordinator. Central Okla 4:33 (23:51) Prior to assuming the offensive coordinator’s role, NORTHEASTERN Beck served two years as Pitt State’s defensive coordinator Lindenwood (1992-93). He became a full-time assistant on the Pitt Washburn State staff in 1989, after serving first as a student assistant FORT HAYS (1987) and then as a graduate assistant (1988). Western This will be Beck’s fifth meeting vs. the RiverHawks. EMPORIA He is 4-0 vs. NSU. Northwest Rob Robinson is in his third season directing the KEARNEY RiverHawks program, after serving as an assistant Southern coach at MIAA rival Washburn University for 12 seasons. Robinson (William Jewell, 2000) has a 4-20-0 (.167) record Time Spent In The Lead: 39:25 leading NSU. He is 0-2 all-time vs. Pitt State. Time Opp. In The Lead: 46:55
Time In A Bottle
Games Held Lead In: 2 Games Trailed In: 2
GORILLAS AT HOME
Pitt State holds a 343-126-12 (.726) record in 481 games inside Carnie Smith Stadium (including postseason). The Gorillas have won 143 of their last 164 regular season home games, posting a 143-20-1 record (.875) over the last 32 seasons. Northeastern State is 4-18 (.182) in its last 22 road games since joining the MIAA in 2012.
PSU’S REGULAR SEASON SUCCESS
Pitt State has won 282 of its last 337 regular season games, posting a phenomenal 282-53-2 (.840) mark during the past 32 seasons (1985-2016). PSU is 152-20-1 at home, 126-24-1 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 217 polls and the Gorillas have been ranked in the top 25 poll in 183 of 217 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 5] 2016 Pittsburg State Scoreboard Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. Pittsburg State Opponents
13 24 18.5 14 17 15.5
Scoring Trends Points Off Turnovers Points scored on the drive following an opponent fumble/interception. Pitt State.......................10 Opponents............................. 7 NSU...............................17 Opponents........................... 21 Two-Minute Drill Points scored in the final 2:00 of game clock in the first half of games.
Pitt State.......................21 Opponents............................. 3 NSU................................ 7 Opponents............................. 9
3rd 4th Avg.
7 28 17.5 27 7 17.0
2016 Northeastern State Scoreboard Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. 3rd 4th Avg. Northeastern State 7 17 12.0 13 17 15.0 Opponents 14 19 16.5 21 15 18.0
OT
0 0
Total
Avg.
72 36.0 65 32.5
OT Total Avg. 0 54 27.0 0 69 34.5
GAME #3 • GORILLAS VS. RIVERHAWKS • SEPT. 17, 2016 • PITTSBURG
THE PITT STATE-NORTHEASTERN STATE SERIES
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
PSU-NSU OFFENSIVE COMPARISON Total Offense Yards Pittsburg State (5) 866 Northeastern State (6) 821 Rushing Offense Yards Pittsburg State (5) 298 Northeastern State (10) 238 Passing Offense Yards Northeastern State (3) 583 Pittsburg State (4) 568 Scoring Offense Points Pittsburg State (4) 72 Northeastern State (7) 54 Passing Efficiency C-A-TD-I Yards Pittsburg State (4) 38-68-3-2 568 Northeastern State (5) 46-91-6-0 583 Kickoff Returns No/Yards Pittsburg State (3) 10/223 Northeastern State (9) 9/162 Third Down Conversions Tot Pittsburg State (5) 17/35 Northeastern State (7) 17/39 Time of Possession Avg Pittsburg State (3) 33:13 Northeastern State (8) 29:33 Penalties Tot/Yds Pittsburg State (2) 8/73 Northeastern State (8) 15/126
Avg. 433.0 410.5 Avg. 149.0 119.0 Avg. 291.5 284.0 Avg. 36.0 27.0 Rat. 134.7 126.1 Avg. 22.3 20.3 Pct. 48.6% 43.6
Avg 36.5 63.0
( ) = MIAA rank
This will be the 32nd all-time meeting between the Gorillas and the RiverHawks in a series that dates back to the 1912 season. Pitt State holds a 17-12-2 advantage in the series. The Gorillas have won the only five contests between the two schools since 1970. Last year, seventh-ranked Pitt State scored on each of its first two offensive plays and jumped out to a quick 21-0 lead over Northeastern State, before settling for a 38-14 season opening victory at Tahlequah, Okla., on Sept. 3. Freshman transfer quarterback John Roderique scored on a 39-yard touchdown scamper on the first play of the game. After a quick three-and-out by the Pitt State defense, Roderique again broke loose on a zone option play to make it a 14-0 game 60 seconds into the contest.
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 691-339-48 overall record, winning 66.3 percent of their 1,078 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 670 victories, followed by Hillsdale (619), Carson-Newman (616) and Central Oklahoma (609). NSU has a 443-411-30 (.518) record in 94 seasons of intercollegiate play.
QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE
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 746 scoring drives (624 TDs, 122 FGs) and averaged just 2:54 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 11 scoring drives (8 TDs, 3 FGs)................3:38 elapsed time
The Gorillas have been highly successful when they are quick out of the gates. Pitt State has scored on its opening drive 66 times (54 TDs, 11 FGs) in the last 134 games, posting a 60-6 (.909) 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.
PSU-NSU DEFENSIVE COMPARISON Total Defense Pittsburg State (6) Northeastern State (10) Rushing Defense Pittsburg State (9) Northeastern State (10) Passing Defense Pittsburg State (4) Northeastern State (9) Scoring Defense Pittsburg State (8) Northeastern State (9) Passing Eff. Defense Pittsburg State (3) Northeastern State (7) Punt Returns Pittsburg State (3) Northeastern State (12) Turnover Margin Pittsburg State Northeastern State Net Punting Northeastern State (9) Pittsburg State (10)
Yards 843 969 Yards 387 432 Yards 456 537 Points 65 69 C-A-TD-I Yards 39-70-2-2 456 34-65-3-4 537 No/Yards Avg. 5/60 12.0 2/1 0.5 Mar +1 +3 Tot/Net 492/427 371/252
Avg. 421.5 484.5 Avg. 193.5 216.0 Avg. 228.0 268.5 Avg. 32.5 34.5 Rat. 114.1 124.6
Avg +0.50 +1.50 Avg 32.8 31.5
Pitt State Red Zone Statistics
PSU
PSU
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
6-7 5 1 1 0 0 0
OFFENSE (.857)
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
5-6 5 0 0 1 0 0
DEFENSE (.833)
Northeastern State Red Zone Statistics
NSU
NSU
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
6-7 4 2 1 0 0 0
OFFENSE (.857)
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
5-5 2 3 0 0 0 0
DEFENSE (1.000)
( ) = MIAA rank
GAME #3 • GORILLAS VS. RIVERHAWKS • SEPT. 17, 2016 • PITTSBURG
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Josh Caldwell, MWSU (1) Michael Rose, PSU (9) Passing Yards T.J. Eckert, UCO (1) Dimonic McKinzy, NSU (3) Thomas LePage, PSU (6) Passing Efficiency Brent WIlson, ESU (1) Dimonic McKinzy, NSU (4) Thomas LePage, PSU (5) Receptions Rodriguez Coleman, UCO (1) Levi Copelin, PSU (4) Matthew Butler, NSU (5) Receiving Yards Levi Copelin, PSU (1) Matthew Butler, NSU (5) Total Offense T.J. Eckert, UCO (1) Dimonic McKinzy, NSU (2) Thomas LePage, PSU (5) Scoring Jaylen Zachery, UCM (T1) Clay Mckenzie, UCO (T1) Gary McKnight, NSU (3) Chad Levin, PSU (4) Kickoff Returns Iheme,Kenneth, FHSU (1) Slade Nordic, PSU (6) Andre Taylor, PSI (9) Punt Returns Jaylen Zachery, UCM (1) Austin Panko, PSU (2) All-Purpose Yards Jaylen Zachery, UCM (1) Levi Copelin, PSU (3) Gary McKnight, NSU (8) Punting Carter Anchors, PSU (1) Ascarrunz, Forrest, NSU (2) Field Goals Brandon Brown, FHSU (1) Chad Levin, PSU (4) Eddie Garcia, NSU (6) Tackles Tyke Kozeal, UNK (1) Darian Morris, NSU (8) Steffon Herd, NSU (9) QB Sacks Sie Doe, Jr., FHSU (1) Tackles For Loss Spenser Matthews, WU (1) Reuben Washington, NSU (T5) Willie Cooper, PSU (T5) Passes Defended Bakari Triggs, LWU (1) Ashton Antwine, NSU (2) Steffon Herd, NSU (10) Interceptions Bakari Triggs, LWU (1) Devon Siers, NSU (2) Ashton Antwine, NSU (T3) Deron Washington, PSU (T3)
G 2 2 G 2 2 2 G Yds 2 389 2 583 2 455 G 2 2 2 G 2 2 G 2 2 2 G 2 2 2 2 No. 3 6 2 No. 4 4 G 2 2 2 No. 8 12 FG/FGA 4/4 3/4 2/3 G 2 2 2 G 2
Yards 260 126 Yards 598 583 455 TD-INT 4-1 6-0 2-2 Rec 20 15 14 Yards 305 150 Yards 751 650 513 Pts 24 24 18 16 Yards 113 136 117 Yards 96 69 Yards 348 343 239 Yards 371 492 Pct. 100.0 75.0 66.7 Tot. 33 19 18 Total 3.0
Avg. 130.0 63.0 Avg. 299.0 291.5 277.5 Rat. 183.9 126.1 123.8 Avg. 10.0 7.5 7.0 Avg. 152.5 75.0 Avg. 375.5 325.0 256.5 Avg. 12.0 12.0 9.0 8.0 Avg. 37.7 22.7 19.5 Avg. 24.0 17.3 Avg. 174.0 171.5 119.5 Avg. 46.4 41.0 FG/G 2.0 1.5 1.0 Avg. 16.5 9.5 9.0 Avg. 1.5
G 2 2 2 G 2 2 2 G 2 2 2 2
Total 3.0 2.5 2.5 Tot. 11 4 2 No. 3 2 1 1
Avg. 1.5 1.25 1.25 Avg. 5.5 2 1.0 Avg. 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5
Tails Never Fails Pittsburg State has won the coin toss in one of its two games. The Gorillas have deferred their option to the second half each time. # = lost coin toss
Opposition Opening Drives Central Missouri # … 3 plays, -4 yards, punt Central Oklahoma… 8 plays, 26 yards, punt Northeastern State… Lindenwood… Washburn… Fort Hays State… Missouri Western… Emporia State … Northwest Missouri… Nebraska-Kearney … Missouri Southern…
INSIDE THE PITT STATE OFFENSE
Junior QB Thomas LePage passed for a career-high 264 yards and two TDs in his first start of the year vs UCO. LePage has completed 91 of 190 passes (.479) for 1,057 yards and seven TDs in 18 career games. The Jefferson City, Mo., native also has 120 rushes for 259 yards and two TDs. Senior WR Levi Copelin has posted back-to-back 100-yard receiving games vs UCM and UCO. 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. He currently ranks ninth in NCAA Division II in receiving yards (152.5 ypg). For his career, Copelin has 46 receptions for 808 yards (17.6 ypc) and six scores. Redshirt freshmen Lorenzo West and Kiah Kintchen both contributed to the Pitt State win over UCO. West, a Lawton, Okla., native, scored on a 30-yard end-around run. Kintchen, from Kansas City, Mo., scored the go-ahead TD on a one-yard plunge with 1:56 remaining in the game. He rushed five times for seven yards and added a 19-yard reception against the Bronchos. Senior PK Chad Levin has converted three of four field goal tries on the season. The Tulsa, Okla., native has now converted 12 of 16 (.750) career field goal attempts and 47 of 49 PAT tries. Levin has scored 83 career points.
INSIDE THE PITT STATE DEFENSE
Senior LB Spencer Brown was credited with nine tackles (six solo) in week two action vs. UCO. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native also tipped and intercepted a pass that he returned 25 yards for the game-clinching touchdown with 1:30 to play against the Bronchos. For his efforts against the Bronchos, Brown was named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Week Monday (Sept. 12). He now has compiled 226 career tackles (99 solo) with 19.0 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 QB sacks as well as nine PBUs and one interception. Senior S Deron Washington made eight stops (three solo) against UCO with an interception as well. The Raymore, Mo., native now has 221 career tackles (114 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.
Sophomore DT Braxton Early enjoyed a solid outing against the Bronchos last Thursday. Early made two tackles, including a quarterback sack in the contest. He also recovered a UCO fumble deep in Pitt State territory to thwart a potential Bronchos scoring drive. The Grove Hill, Ala., native has made nine career tackles with 3.0 TFLs and 2.5 quarterback sacks.
( ) = MIAA Rank
2016 Pitt State Players of the Week (as selected by PSU Coaches) GAME
OFFENSIVE BACK
DEFENSIVE BACK
OFFENSIVE LINE
DEFENSIVE LINE
WORK TEAM OFFENSE
WORK TEAM DEFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
BIG HIT
@CENT. MO.
Levi Copelin
Spencer Brown
Bo Farrow
Simanu’a Thomas
Dash Cameron
Creighton Sanders
Austin Panko
Levi Copelin
Thomas LePage
Deron Washington
Kyle Swartz
Spencer Brown
Anders Vance
Dylan Scheer
Carter Anchors
Slade Nordic
@CENT. OKLA. NORTHEASTERN @LINDENWOOD @WASHBURN FORT HAYS @WESTERN EMPORIA @NORTHWEST KEARNEY @SOUTHERN
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GAME #3 • GORILLAS VS. RIVERHAWKS • SEPT. 17, 2016 • PITTSBURG
Redshirt freshman DE Ned Bingaman made his first career start vs. UCO. The Overland Park, Kan., native made a game-high nine tackles (three solo) against the Bronchos.
THE LAST TIME…
Sophomore Carter Anchors has punted eight times for a 46.4-yard average on the season. The Kansas City, Mo., native leads the MIAA and ranks second in NCAA Division II early in the season in punting average.
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)
Junior Austin Panko has averaged 17.3 yards on four punt returns on the young season. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native ranks second in the MIAA and 12th in NCAA Division II in punt returns to date.
SCOUTING THE RIVERHAWKS
Sophomore quarterback Dimonic McKinzy directs the NSU offense. McKinzy (6-0, 220), who transferred to NSU from Hutchinson Community College, was named the MIAA Offensive Player of the Week Monday (Sept. 12) after passing for 300 yards and five touchdowns in the RiverHawks 3531 victory over Lindenwood University last Thursday (Sept. 8). For the season, McKinzy has completed 46 of 91 passes (.505) for 583 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions. He’s also rushed 23 times for 67 yards and one score. Senior wide receiver Matthew Butler (6-1, 185) has been McKinzy’s favorite target with 14 catches for 150 yards and two scores, while junior wide receiver Gary McKnight (6-1, 200) has 10 receptions for 167 yards and three touchdowns. Senior linebacker Darian Morris leads the NSU defense with 19 tackles (14 solo) with 1.0 quarterback sack, a pass break-up and a fumble recovery. The RiverHawks are averaging 27.0 points and 410.5 total yards per game (291.5 passing), while the NSU defense is allowing 34.5 points and 484.5 total yards (216.0 rushing).
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 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: 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) 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: 9/8/16, Levi Copelin (114 yards) vs. Central Oklahoma 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: 9/8/16, Spencer Brown, 25 yards vs. Central Oklahoma 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. 12, 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 West Georgia Shepherd (W. Va.) Ashland Ferris State Texas A&M-Commerce Henderson State Indiana (Pa.) Colorado Mines Slippery Rock Midwestern State Tuskegee Central Missouri Sioux Falls (S.D.) Azusa Pacific Assumption Augustana (S.D.) Florida Tech North Alabama Minnesota State Valdosta State Colorado Mesa Bemidji State Humboldt State
W-L 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-1
Pts. Prev. Week Two Action 750 1 d. Washburn, 41-7 690 3 d. Lake Erie (Ohio), 55-7 689 2 d. Miles, 29-0 649 4 d. Charleston (W. Va.), 38-22 619 5 d. Wayne State (Mich.), 36-25 594 7 d. Michigan Tech, 30-28 553 8 d. Delta State, 40-28 523 9 d. East Central (Okla.), 34-7 517 10 d. East Stroudsburg, 73-42 462 11 d. New Mexico Highlands, 54-14 460 12 d. West Chester, 36-28 364 14 Idle 359 15 d. Albany State (Ga.), 28-18 354 16 d. Fort Hays State, 34-17 297 17 d. Minnesota State-Moorhead, 42-21 251 24 d. No. 13 Humboldt State, 38-27 244 18 d. Pace (N.Y.), 59-16 216 21 d. Mary (N.D.), 63-0 212 22 d. Mississippi College, 41-0 196 20 Idle 144 6 lost to Bemidji State, 45-17 133 23 Idle 115 25 d. Chadron State, 47-33 100 NR d. No. 6 Minnesota State, 45-17 57 13 lost to No. 24 Azusa Pacific, 38-27
Next Game Sept. 17, vs. Nebraska-Kearney Sept. 17, vs. Northern Michigan Sept. 17, vs. Delta State Sept. 17, vs. Virginia-Wise Sept. 17, vs. Findlay Sept. 17, at Northwood Sept. 17, at Eastern New Mexico Sept. 17, vs. Northwestern Oklahoma Sept. 17, at Cheyney Sept. 17, vs. No. 23 Colorado Mesa Sept. 17, at Lock Haven Sept. 17, at Texas A&M-Kingsville Sept. 17, vs. Florida A&M Sept. 17, at Missouri Western Sept. 17, at Minot State Sept. 17, at Central Washington Sept. 16, vs. Southern Connecticut State Sept. 17, vs. Minnesota-Crookston Sept. 17, at Shorter Sept. 17, vs. No. 22 Valdosta State Sept. 17, at St. Cloud State Sept. 17, at No. 20 North Alabama Sept. 17, at No. 10 Colorado Mines Sept. 17, vs. Wayne State (Neb.) Sept. 17, at Simon Fraser
Others Receiving Votes: Harding, 52; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 36; North Carolina-Pembroke, 21; Emporia State, 17; Virginia State, 13; Notre Dame (Ohio), 12; California (Pa.), 9; Missouri Western, 9; McKendree (Ill.), 8; Michigan Tech, 7; Colorado State-Pueblo, 5; Southwest Baptist, 5; Hillsdale, 3; Minnesota Duluth, 3; West Chester, 1; Wingate
GAME #3 • GORILLAS VS. RIVERHAWKS • SEPT. 17, 2016 • PITTSBURG
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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 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) 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 99 98 92 95 55 90 47 15 36 52 4 13 11 16 9 32 22 38 34 35
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.) 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) Tyree Jefferson (6-0, 185, Sr.) Darrius White (5-11, 182, Sr.) 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) Matt Magee (6-0, 180, So.)
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 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.)
NORTHEASTERN STATE OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR QB RB FB
18 82 66 75 62 74 68 51 51 74 53 75 84 88 7 80 13 81 1 15 3 20 30 27
Gary McKnight (6-1, 200, Jr.) Rashawn Eubanks (5-10, 175, Fr.-RS) Dakota Ritchie (6-4, 275, So.) Austin Sargent (6-3, 290, Fr.) Jason Staggs (6-2, 285, Fr.) Andrew Alvarado (6-4, 315, Sr.) Brian Hobbs (5-11, 315, Sr.) Caleb Hash (6-2, 300, Fr.) Caleb Hash (6-2, 300, Fr.) Andrew Alvarado (6-4, 315, Sr.) Tyler Easter (6-3, 280, Sr.) Austin Sargent (6-3, 290, Fr.) Jacob Drysdale (6-3, 235, So.) Decoryan Holman (6-4, 245, Jr.) Matthew Butler (6-1, 185, Sr.) Aaron Samek (6-2, 190, Fr.) Zac King (6-1, 185, Sr.) Donovan Dan (6-0, 205, Sr.) Dimonic Kinzey (6-0, 220, So.) Blayne Armstrong (6-3, 225, So.) Ra’Keim Abdul (6-0, 195, Jr.) C.J. Shavers (5-10, 180, Fr.-RS) Michael Davis (5-11, 220, Jr.) Tracey Walker (5-10, 215, Sr.)
PK LS H
47 84 15
Eddie Garcia (6-0, 200, Sr.) Jacob Drysdale (6-3, 235, So.) Blayne Armstrong (6-3, 225, So.)
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NORTHEASTERN STATE DEFENSE DE DT NG DE LB LB LB CB CB SS FS
11 45 93 90 99 44 96 95 31 52 5 40 10 43 19 26 2 12 8 37 24 34
Dakota Moran (6-2, 270, Sr.) T’Nheous Smtih (6-0, 230, So.) Justin Marshall (6-2, 240, Sr.) Gil Niko (6-2, 290, Sr.) Reuben Washington (6-1, 290, Sr.) Riley Smith (5-11, 250, Fr.-RS) Christian Riley (6-5, 220, So.) Quincy Dotson (6-4, 220, So.) Darian Morris (6-3, 215, Sr.) Lane Yoder (6-1, 205, Fr.) Jalen Porter (6-0, 230, Jr.) Kenneth Davis (6-1, 230, Sr.) La’More Wise (6-0, 235, Jr.-RS) Nathan Herring (5-10, 225, Fr.) Ashton Antwine (6-0, 200, Jr.) La’Vonte White (6-0, 175, Fr.) Tony Newman (6-0, 185, Sr.) Jaylen Hall (6-2, 205, Jr.) Steffon Herd (6-3, 210, Sr.) Tim Howard (6-5, 225, Fr.) Devon Siers (5-10, 175, So.) Isaiah Silversmith (5-11, 190, So.)
P PR KR
42 18 3 2
Forrest Ascarrunz (6-1, 180, Jr.) Gary McKnight (6-1, 200, Jr.) Ra’Keim Abdul (6-0, 195, Jr.) Tony Newman (6-0, 185, Sr.)
GAME #3 • GORILLAS VS. RIVERHAWKS • SEPT. 17, 2016 • PITTSBURG
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.
GAME #3 • GORILLAS VS. RIVERHAWKS • SEPT. 17, 2016 • PITTSBURG
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 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. 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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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
TE Slaughter Swartz
LT Funk Funk
LG Cipriani Cipriani
C Farrow Farrow
RG A. Jones Stiff
RT Dodd Dodd
WR Panko Panko
WR Clemons Clemons
QB Roderique LePage
TB Rose Rose
DE Wilson Wilson
DT Cooper Cooper
DT S. Thomas S. Thomas
DE Dr. White Bingaman
LB Bernard Bernard
LB S. Brown S. Brown
CB Da. White Jefferson
SS (Gorilla) D. Taylor D. Taylor
FS Terry Terry
S (Bandit) Washington Washington
CB Bazzle Bazzle
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NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (1-1, 1-1 MIAA)
GAME 3 • SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 • 7 P.M. (CDT) • CARNIE SMITH STADIUM • PITTSBURG GAME OFFICIALS: JOHN STEIGER (REFEREE), TROY HOFSTETTER (UMPIRE), JOHN LIVINGSTON (HEAD LINESMAN), BRETT HOLLOWAY (LINE JUDGE), KEVIN WARNER (SIDE JUDGE), BRIAN WILEY (FIELD JUDGE), ISAIAH BRAGG (BACK JUDGE), DAREWIN CLARDY (CENTER JUDGE) PITTSBURG STATE (1-1, 1-1 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 *....................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
NORTHEASTERN STATE S1 S8 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12
(1-1, 1-1 MIAA)
at Washburn *.........................................L, 19-38 LINDENWOOD *..................................... W, 35-31 at Pittsburg State *..........................7 p.m. FORT HAYS STATE *.....................................1 p.m. at Missouri Western *.................................1 p.m. EMPORIA STATE *.......................................2 p.m. at No. 1 Northwest Missouri *...............1:30 p.m. NEBRASKA-KEARNEY *...............................2 p.m. at Missouri Southern *...............................2 p.m. No. 14 CENTRAL MISSOURI *......................2 p.m. at Central Oklahoma *................................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 return to Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium Saturday (Sept. 17) to host MIAA rival Northeastern State University for Family Day. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (CDT). Pittsburg State, the winningest all-time NCAA Division II program, is 1-1 on the season. The Gorillas bounced back from a 34-27 season-opening loss to No. 20 University of Central Missouri on Sept. 1 by posting a 45-31 road win over the University of Central Oklahoma last Thursday (Sept. 8) at Edmond, Okla. Northeastern State also brings a 1-1 record into Saturday’s action. The RiverHawks scored a 35-31 come-from-behind win over Lindenwood University on Sept. 8, after dropping a 38-19 road decision to Washburn University in their season opener Sept. 1.
ANOTHER HOME SELLOUT
Saturday’s anticipated crowd at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium will represent the 17th sellout in the last 24 home games since the start of the 2012 season. All reserved seats and general admission tickets have been sold and the school is selling just “standing room only” tickets for the game. The official attendance will be announced in the third quarter of Saturday’s action, but, based on early ticket sales, the crowd could challenge the school’s all-time top single figure of 11,910 fans. Pitt State has averaged 11,110 fans in 7,950-seat Carnie Smith Stadium in the last four Family Day contests. Top Home Game Attedance 1. vs. Missouri Western, Oct. 20, 2012 2. vs. Northwest Missouri, Oct. 13, 2001 3. vs. Fort Hays State, Sept. 27, 2014 + 4. vs. Washburn, Sept. 19, 2015 + 5. vs. Abilene Christian, Oct. 5, 2013
Total 11,910 11,862 11,489 11,383 10,981
+ Family Day Game
THE COACHES
Tim Beck has compiled a 54-20 (.730) 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.
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MIAA STANDINGS Team MIAA Overall Northwest Missouri (1).............. 2-0................ 2-0 Central Missouri (14).................. 2-0................ 2-0 Missouri Western........................ 2-0................ 2-0 Pittsburg State................... 1-1............. 1-1 Emporia State............................ 1-1................ 1-1 Fort Hays State........................... 1-1................ 1-1 Lindenwood............................... 1-1................ 1-1 Northeastern State............. 1-1............. 1-1 Washburn .................................. 1-1................ 1-1 Central Oklahoma...................... 0-2................ 0-2 Missouri Southern...................... 0-2................ 0-2 Nebraska-Kearney...................... 0-2................ 0-2 This Week’s Action Saturday, September 17 UNK @ NWMSU, 1:30 p.m. MSSU @ ESU, 2 p.m. UCM @ MWSU, 6 p.m.
LWU @ WU, 6 p.m. NSU @ PSU, 7 p.m. UCO @ FHSU, 7 p.m.
Next Week’s Action Saturday, September 24 ESU @ UCM, 1 p.m. FHSU @ NSU, 2 p.m. WU @ UNK, 2 p.m.
NWMU @ MSSU, 6 p.m. PSU @ LWU, 6 p.m. MWSU @ UCO, 6 p.m.
MIAA RECORDS SINCE 1989 Team Record Pct. Pittsburg State........................ 201-47-1.......... .809 Northwest Missouri...........................202-48-0............. .808 Nebraska-Omaha ++.........................17-10-0............. .630 Missouri Western...............................152-97-1............. .610 Central Missouri................................151-98-1............. .606 Truman ^........................................108-109-0............. .498 Emporia State *...............................114-118-0............. .491 Washburn.......................................111-140-0............. .442 Central Oklahoma ***.........................18-26-0............. .409 Missouri Southern...........................101-147-0............. .407 Lindenwood ***.................................15-27-0............. .357 Fort Hays State #.................................32-61-0............. .344 Northeastern State ***.............. 11-33-0.......... .250 Southwest Baptist **........................39-151-1............. .205 Nebraska-Kearney ***..........................8-35-0............. .186 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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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 The chart below indicates the amount (318.8 ypg) and 2004 (354.7 ypg). Beck’s “multiple choice” of time Pitt State has spent in the lead, option attack also compiled 16,483 passing yards (216.9 or trailing its opponent, this year: ypg) and 143 aerial touchdowns during the last six years. Pitt State averaged a staggering 38.8 points and In Lead (Behind) 442.5 yards of total offense per game during his tenure CENTRAL MO 34:52 (23:04) as offensive coordinator. Central Okla 4:33 (23:51) Prior to assuming the offensive coordinator’s role, NORTHEASTERN Beck served two years as Pitt State’s defensive coordinator Lindenwood (1992-93). He became a full-time assistant on the Pitt Washburn State staff in 1989, after serving first as a student assistant FORT HAYS (1987) and then as a graduate assistant (1988). Western This will be Beck’s fifth meeting vs. the RiverHawks. EMPORIA He is 4-0 vs. NSU. Northwest Rob Robinson is in his third season directing the KEARNEY RiverHawks program, after serving as an assistant Southern coach at MIAA rival Washburn University for 12 seasons. Robinson (William Jewell, 2000) has a 4-20-0 (.167) record Time Spent In The Lead: 39:25 leading NSU. He is 0-2 all-time vs. Pitt State. Time Opp. In The Lead: 46:55
Time In A Bottle
Games Held Lead In: 2 Games Trailed In: 2
GORILLAS AT HOME
Pitt State holds a 343-126-12 (.726) record in 481 games inside Carnie Smith Stadium (including postseason). The Gorillas have won 143 of their last 164 regular season home games, posting a 143-20-1 record (.875) over the last 32 seasons. Northeastern State is 4-18 (.182) in its last 22 road games since joining the MIAA in 2012.
PSU’S REGULAR SEASON SUCCESS
Pitt State has won 282 of its last 337 regular season games, posting a phenomenal 282-53-2 (.840) mark during the past 32 seasons (1985-2016). PSU is 152-20-1 at home, 126-24-1 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 217 polls and the Gorillas have been ranked in the top 25 poll in 183 of 217 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 5] 2016 Pittsburg State Scoreboard Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. Pittsburg State Opponents
13 24 18.5 14 17 15.5
Scoring Trends Points Off Turnovers Points scored on the drive following an opponent fumble/interception. Pitt State.......................10 Opponents............................. 7 NSU...............................17 Opponents........................... 21 Two-Minute Drill Points scored in the final 2:00 of game clock in the first half of games.
Pitt State.......................21 Opponents............................. 3 NSU................................ 7 Opponents............................. 9
3rd 4th Avg.
7 28 17.5 27 7 17.0
2016 Northeastern State Scoreboard Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. 3rd 4th Avg. Northeastern State 7 17 12.0 13 17 15.0 Opponents 14 19 16.5 21 15 18.0
OT
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Avg.
72 36.0 65 32.5
OT Total Avg. 0 54 27.0 0 69 34.5
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THE PITT STATE-NORTHEASTERN STATE SERIES
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
PSU-NSU OFFENSIVE COMPARISON Total Offense Yards Pittsburg State (5) 866 Northeastern State (6) 821 Rushing Offense Yards Pittsburg State (5) 298 Northeastern State (10) 238 Passing Offense Yards Northeastern State (3) 583 Pittsburg State (4) 568 Scoring Offense Points Pittsburg State (4) 72 Northeastern State (7) 54 Passing Efficiency C-A-TD-I Yards Pittsburg State (4) 38-68-3-2 568 Northeastern State (5) 46-91-6-0 583 Kickoff Returns No/Yards Pittsburg State (3) 10/223 Northeastern State (9) 9/162 Third Down Conversions Tot Pittsburg State (5) 17/35 Northeastern State (7) 17/39 Time of Possession Avg Pittsburg State (3) 33:13 Northeastern State (8) 29:33 Penalties Tot/Yds Pittsburg State (2) 8/73 Northeastern State (8) 15/126
Avg. 433.0 410.5 Avg. 149.0 119.0 Avg. 291.5 284.0 Avg. 36.0 27.0 Rat. 134.7 126.1 Avg. 22.3 20.3 Pct. 48.6% 43.6
Avg 36.5 63.0
( ) = MIAA rank
This will be the 32nd all-time meeting between the Gorillas and the RiverHawks in a series that dates back to the 1912 season. Pitt State holds a 17-12-2 advantage in the series. The Gorillas have won the only five contests between the two schools since 1970. Last year, seventh-ranked Pitt State scored on each of its first two offensive plays and jumped out to a quick 21-0 lead over Northeastern State, before settling for a 38-14 season opening victory at Tahlequah, Okla., on Sept. 3. Freshman transfer quarterback John Roderique scored on a 39-yard touchdown scamper on the first play of the game. After a quick three-and-out by the Pitt State defense, Roderique again broke loose on a zone option play to make it a 14-0 game 60 seconds into the contest.
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 691-339-48 overall record, winning 66.3 percent of their 1,078 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 670 victories, followed by Hillsdale (619), Carson-Newman (616) and Central Oklahoma (609). NSU has a 443-411-30 (.518) record in 94 seasons of intercollegiate play.
QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE
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 746 scoring drives (624 TDs, 122 FGs) and averaged just 2:54 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 11 scoring drives (8 TDs, 3 FGs)................3:38 elapsed time
The Gorillas have been highly successful when they are quick out of the gates. Pitt State has scored on its opening drive 66 times (54 TDs, 11 FGs) in the last 134 games, posting a 60-6 (.909) 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.
PSU-NSU DEFENSIVE COMPARISON Total Defense Pittsburg State (6) Northeastern State (10) Rushing Defense Pittsburg State (9) Northeastern State (10) Passing Defense Pittsburg State (4) Northeastern State (9) Scoring Defense Pittsburg State (8) Northeastern State (9) Passing Eff. Defense Pittsburg State (3) Northeastern State (7) Punt Returns Pittsburg State (3) Northeastern State (12) Turnover Margin Pittsburg State Northeastern State Net Punting Northeastern State (9) Pittsburg State (10)
Yards 843 969 Yards 387 432 Yards 456 537 Points 65 69 C-A-TD-I Yards 39-70-2-2 456 34-65-3-4 537 No/Yards Avg. 5/60 12.0 2/1 0.5 Mar +1 +3 Tot/Net 492/427 371/252
Avg. 421.5 484.5 Avg. 193.5 216.0 Avg. 228.0 268.5 Avg. 32.5 34.5 Rat. 114.1 124.6
Avg +0.50 +1.50 Avg 32.8 31.5
Pitt State Red Zone Statistics
PSU
PSU
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
6-7 5 1 1 0 0 0
OFFENSE (.857)
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
5-6 5 0 0 1 0 0
DEFENSE (.833)
Northeastern State Red Zone Statistics
NSU
NSU
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
6-7 4 2 1 0 0 0
OFFENSE (.857)
CONVERT
TDS
FGS
M/FGS
TURNOVER
DOWNS
END HALF
5-5 2 3 0 0 0 0
DEFENSE (1.000)
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Josh Caldwell, MWSU (1) Michael Rose, PSU (9) Passing Yards T.J. Eckert, UCO (1) Dimonic McKinzy, NSU (3) Thomas LePage, PSU (6) Passing Efficiency Brent WIlson, ESU (1) Dimonic McKinzy, NSU (4) Thomas LePage, PSU (5) Receptions Rodriguez Coleman, UCO (1) Levi Copelin, PSU (4) Matthew Butler, NSU (5) Receiving Yards Levi Copelin, PSU (1) Matthew Butler, NSU (5) Total Offense T.J. Eckert, UCO (1) Dimonic McKinzy, NSU (2) Thomas LePage, PSU (5) Scoring Jaylen Zachery, UCM (T1) Clay Mckenzie, UCO (T1) Gary McKnight, NSU (3) Chad Levin, PSU (4) Kickoff Returns Iheme,Kenneth, FHSU (1) Slade Nordic, PSU (6) Andre Taylor, PSI (9) Punt Returns Jaylen Zachery, UCM (1) Austin Panko, PSU (2) All-Purpose Yards Jaylen Zachery, UCM (1) Levi Copelin, PSU (3) Gary McKnight, NSU (8) Punting Carter Anchors, PSU (1) Ascarrunz, Forrest, NSU (2) Field Goals Brandon Brown, FHSU (1) Chad Levin, PSU (4) Eddie Garcia, NSU (6) Tackles Tyke Kozeal, UNK (1) Darian Morris, NSU (8) Steffon Herd, NSU (9) QB Sacks Sie Doe, Jr., FHSU (1) Tackles For Loss Spenser Matthews, WU (1) Reuben Washington, NSU (T5) Willie Cooper, PSU (T5) Passes Defended Bakari Triggs, LWU (1) Ashton Antwine, NSU (2) Steffon Herd, NSU (10) Interceptions Bakari Triggs, LWU (1) Devon Siers, NSU (2) Ashton Antwine, NSU (T3) Deron Washington, PSU (T3)
G 2 2 G 2 2 2 G Yds 2 389 2 583 2 455 G 2 2 2 G 2 2 G 2 2 2 G 2 2 2 2 No. 3 6 2 No. 4 4 G 2 2 2 No. 8 12 FG/FGA 4/4 3/4 2/3 G 2 2 2 G 2
Yards 260 126 Yards 598 583 455 TD-INT 4-1 6-0 2-2 Rec 20 15 14 Yards 305 150 Yards 751 650 513 Pts 24 24 18 16 Yards 113 136 117 Yards 96 69 Yards 348 343 239 Yards 371 492 Pct. 100.0 75.0 66.7 Tot. 33 19 18 Total 3.0
Avg. 130.0 63.0 Avg. 299.0 291.5 277.5 Rat. 183.9 126.1 123.8 Avg. 10.0 7.5 7.0 Avg. 152.5 75.0 Avg. 375.5 325.0 256.5 Avg. 12.0 12.0 9.0 8.0 Avg. 37.7 22.7 19.5 Avg. 24.0 17.3 Avg. 174.0 171.5 119.5 Avg. 46.4 41.0 FG/G 2.0 1.5 1.0 Avg. 16.5 9.5 9.0 Avg. 1.5
G 2 2 2 G 2 2 2 G 2 2 2 2
Total 3.0 2.5 2.5 Tot. 11 4 2 No. 3 2 1 1
Avg. 1.5 1.25 1.25 Avg. 5.5 2 1.0 Avg. 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5
Tails Never Fails Pittsburg State has won the coin toss in one of its two games. The Gorillas have deferred their option to the second half each time. # = lost coin toss
Opposition Opening Drives Central Missouri # … 3 plays, -4 yards, punt Central Oklahoma… 8 plays, 26 yards, punt Northeastern State… Lindenwood… Washburn… Fort Hays State… Missouri Western… Emporia State … Northwest Missouri… Nebraska-Kearney … Missouri Southern…
INSIDE THE PITT STATE OFFENSE
Junior QB Thomas LePage passed for a career-high 264 yards and two TDs in his first start of the year vs UCO. LePage has completed 91 of 190 passes (.479) for 1,057 yards and seven TDs in 18 career games. The Jefferson City, Mo., native also has 120 rushes for 259 yards and two TDs. Senior WR Levi Copelin has posted back-to-back 100-yard receiving games vs UCM and UCO. 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. He currently ranks ninth in NCAA Division II in receiving yards (152.5 ypg). For his career, Copelin has 46 receptions for 808 yards (17.6 ypc) and six scores. Redshirt freshmen Lorenzo West and Kiah Kintchen both contributed to the Pitt State win over UCO. West, a Lawton, Okla., native, scored on a 30-yard end-around run. Kintchen, from Kansas City, Mo., scored the go-ahead TD on a one-yard plunge with 1:56 remaining in the game. He rushed five times for seven yards and added a 19-yard reception against the Bronchos. Senior PK Chad Levin has converted three of four field goal tries on the season. The Tulsa, Okla., native has now converted 12 of 16 (.750) career field goal attempts and 47 of 49 PAT tries. Levin has scored 83 career points.
INSIDE THE PITT STATE DEFENSE
Senior LB Spencer Brown was credited with nine tackles (six solo) in week two action vs. UCO. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native also tipped and intercepted a pass that he returned 25 yards for the game-clinching touchdown with 1:30 to play against the Bronchos. For his efforts against the Bronchos, Brown was named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Week Monday (Sept. 12). He now has compiled 226 career tackles (99 solo) with 19.0 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 QB sacks as well as nine PBUs and one interception. Senior S Deron Washington made eight stops (three solo) against UCO with an interception as well. The Raymore, Mo., native now has 221 career tackles (114 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.
Sophomore DT Braxton Early enjoyed a solid outing against the Bronchos last Thursday. Early made two tackles, including a quarterback sack in the contest. He also recovered a UCO fumble deep in Pitt State territory to thwart a potential Bronchos scoring drive. The Grove Hill, Ala., native has made nine career tackles with 3.0 TFLs and 2.5 quarterback sacks.
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2016 Pitt State Players of the Week (as selected by PSU Coaches) GAME
OFFENSIVE BACK
DEFENSIVE BACK
OFFENSIVE LINE
DEFENSIVE LINE
WORK TEAM OFFENSE
WORK TEAM DEFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
BIG HIT
@CENT. MO.
Levi Copelin
Spencer Brown
Bo Farrow
Simanu’a Thomas
Dash Cameron
Creighton Sanders
Austin Panko
Levi Copelin
Thomas LePage
Deron Washington
Kyle Swartz
Spencer Brown
Anders Vance
Dylan Scheer
Carter Anchors
Slade Nordic
@CENT. OKLA. NORTHEASTERN @LINDENWOOD @WASHBURN FORT HAYS @WESTERN EMPORIA @NORTHWEST KEARNEY @SOUTHERN
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GAME #3 • GORILLAS VS. RIVERHAWKS • SEPT. 17, 2016 • PITTSBURG
Redshirt freshman DE Ned Bingaman made his first career start vs. UCO. The Overland Park, Kan., native made a game-high nine tackles (three solo) against the Bronchos.
THE LAST TIME…
Sophomore Carter Anchors has punted eight times for a 46.4-yard average on the season. The Kansas City, Mo., native leads the MIAA and ranks second in NCAA Division II early in the season in punting average.
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)
Junior Austin Panko has averaged 17.3 yards on four punt returns on the young season. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native ranks second in the MIAA and 12th in NCAA Division II in punt returns to date.
SCOUTING THE RIVERHAWKS
Sophomore quarterback Dimonic McKinzy directs the NSU offense. McKinzy (6-0, 220), who transferred to NSU from Hutchinson Community College, was named the MIAA Offensive Player of the Week Monday (Sept. 12) after passing for 300 yards and five touchdowns in the RiverHawks 3531 victory over Lindenwood University last Thursday (Sept. 8). For the season, McKinzy has completed 46 of 91 passes (.505) for 583 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions. He’s also rushed 23 times for 67 yards and one score. Senior wide receiver Matthew Butler (6-1, 185) has been McKinzy’s favorite target with 14 catches for 150 yards and two scores, while junior wide receiver Gary McKnight (6-1, 200) has 10 receptions for 167 yards and three touchdowns. Senior linebacker Darian Morris leads the NSU defense with 19 tackles (14 solo) with 1.0 quarterback sack, a pass break-up and a fumble recovery. The RiverHawks are averaging 27.0 points and 410.5 total yards per game (291.5 passing), while the NSU defense is allowing 34.5 points and 484.5 total yards (216.0 rushing).
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 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: 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) 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: 9/8/16, Levi Copelin (114 yards) vs. Central Oklahoma 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: 9/8/16, Spencer Brown, 25 yards vs. Central Oklahoma 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. 12, 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 West Georgia Shepherd (W. Va.) Ashland Ferris State Texas A&M-Commerce Henderson State Indiana (Pa.) Colorado Mines Slippery Rock Midwestern State Tuskegee Central Missouri Sioux Falls (S.D.) Azusa Pacific Assumption Augustana (S.D.) Florida Tech North Alabama Minnesota State Valdosta State Colorado Mesa Bemidji State Humboldt State
W-L 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-1
Pts. Prev. Week Two Action 750 1 d. Washburn, 41-7 690 3 d. Lake Erie (Ohio), 55-7 689 2 d. Miles, 29-0 649 4 d. Charleston (W. Va.), 38-22 619 5 d. Wayne State (Mich.), 36-25 594 7 d. Michigan Tech, 30-28 553 8 d. Delta State, 40-28 523 9 d. East Central (Okla.), 34-7 517 10 d. East Stroudsburg, 73-42 462 11 d. New Mexico Highlands, 54-14 460 12 d. West Chester, 36-28 364 14 Idle 359 15 d. Albany State (Ga.), 28-18 354 16 d. Fort Hays State, 34-17 297 17 d. Minnesota State-Moorhead, 42-21 251 24 d. No. 13 Humboldt State, 38-27 244 18 d. Pace (N.Y.), 59-16 216 21 d. Mary (N.D.), 63-0 212 22 d. Mississippi College, 41-0 196 20 Idle 144 6 lost to Bemidji State, 45-17 133 23 Idle 115 25 d. Chadron State, 47-33 100 NR d. No. 6 Minnesota State, 45-17 57 13 lost to No. 24 Azusa Pacific, 38-27
Next Game Sept. 17, vs. Nebraska-Kearney Sept. 17, vs. Northern Michigan Sept. 17, vs. Delta State Sept. 17, vs. Virginia-Wise Sept. 17, vs. Findlay Sept. 17, at Northwood Sept. 17, at Eastern New Mexico Sept. 17, vs. Northwestern Oklahoma Sept. 17, at Cheyney Sept. 17, vs. No. 23 Colorado Mesa Sept. 17, at Lock Haven Sept. 17, at Texas A&M-Kingsville Sept. 17, vs. Florida A&M Sept. 17, at Missouri Western Sept. 17, at Minot State Sept. 17, at Central Washington Sept. 16, vs. Southern Connecticut State Sept. 17, vs. Minnesota-Crookston Sept. 17, at Shorter Sept. 17, vs. No. 22 Valdosta State Sept. 17, at St. Cloud State Sept. 17, at No. 20 North Alabama Sept. 17, at No. 10 Colorado Mines Sept. 17, vs. Wayne State (Neb.) Sept. 17, at Simon Fraser
Others Receiving Votes: Harding, 52; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 36; North Carolina-Pembroke, 21; Emporia State, 17; Virginia State, 13; Notre Dame (Ohio), 12; California (Pa.), 9; Missouri Western, 9; McKendree (Ill.), 8; Michigan Tech, 7; Colorado State-Pueblo, 5; Southwest Baptist, 5; Hillsdale, 3; Minnesota Duluth, 3; West Chester, 1; Wingate
GAME #3 • GORILLAS VS. RIVERHAWKS • SEPT. 17, 2016 • PITTSBURG
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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 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) 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 99 98 92 95 55 90 47 15 36 52 4 13 11 16 9 32 22 38 34 35
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.) 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) Tyree Jefferson (6-0, 185, Sr.) Darrius White (5-11, 182, Sr.) 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) Matt Magee (6-0, 180, So.)
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 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.)
NORTHEASTERN STATE OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR QB RB FB
18 82 66 75 62 74 68 51 51 74 53 75 84 88 7 80 13 81 1 15 3 20 30 27
Gary McKnight (6-1, 200, Jr.) Rashawn Eubanks (5-10, 175, Fr.-RS) Dakota Ritchie (6-4, 275, So.) Austin Sargent (6-3, 290, Fr.) Jason Staggs (6-2, 285, Fr.) Andrew Alvarado (6-4, 315, Sr.) Brian Hobbs (5-11, 315, Sr.) Caleb Hash (6-2, 300, Fr.) Caleb Hash (6-2, 300, Fr.) Andrew Alvarado (6-4, 315, Sr.) Tyler Easter (6-3, 280, Sr.) Austin Sargent (6-3, 290, Fr.) Jacob Drysdale (6-3, 235, So.) Decoryan Holman (6-4, 245, Jr.) Matthew Butler (6-1, 185, Sr.) Aaron Samek (6-2, 190, Fr.) Zac King (6-1, 185, Sr.) Donovan Dan (6-0, 205, Sr.) Dimonic Kinzey (6-0, 220, So.) Blayne Armstrong (6-3, 225, So.) Ra’Keim Abdul (6-0, 195, Jr.) C.J. Shavers (5-10, 180, Fr.-RS) Michael Davis (5-11, 220, Jr.) Tracey Walker (5-10, 215, Sr.)
PK LS H
47 84 15
Eddie Garcia (6-0, 200, Sr.) Jacob Drysdale (6-3, 235, So.) Blayne Armstrong (6-3, 225, So.)
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NORTHEASTERN STATE DEFENSE DE DT NG DE LB LB LB CB CB SS FS
11 45 93 90 99 44 96 95 31 52 5 40 10 43 19 26 2 12 8 37 24 34
Dakota Moran (6-2, 270, Sr.) T’Nheous Smtih (6-0, 230, So.) Justin Marshall (6-2, 240, Sr.) Gil Niko (6-2, 290, Sr.) Reuben Washington (6-1, 290, Sr.) Riley Smith (5-11, 250, Fr.-RS) Christian Riley (6-5, 220, So.) Quincy Dotson (6-4, 220, So.) Darian Morris (6-3, 215, Sr.) Lane Yoder (6-1, 205, Fr.) Jalen Porter (6-0, 230, Jr.) Kenneth Davis (6-1, 230, Sr.) La’More Wise (6-0, 235, Jr.-RS) Nathan Herring (5-10, 225, Fr.) Ashton Antwine (6-0, 200, Jr.) La’Vonte White (6-0, 175, Fr.) Tony Newman (6-0, 185, Sr.) Jaylen Hall (6-2, 205, Jr.) Steffon Herd (6-3, 210, Sr.) Tim Howard (6-5, 225, Fr.) Devon Siers (5-10, 175, So.) Isaiah Silversmith (5-11, 190, So.)
P PR KR
42 18 3 2
Forrest Ascarrunz (6-1, 180, Jr.) Gary McKnight (6-1, 200, Jr.) Ra’Keim Abdul (6-0, 195, Jr.) Tony Newman (6-0, 185, Sr.)
GAME #3 • GORILLAS VS. RIVERHAWKS • SEPT. 17, 2016 • PITTSBURG
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.
GAME #3 • GORILLAS VS. RIVERHAWKS • SEPT. 17, 2016 • PITTSBURG
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GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS 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. 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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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
TE Slaughter Swartz
LT Funk Funk
LG Cipriani Cipriani
C Farrow Farrow
RG A. Jones Stiff
RT Dodd Dodd
WR Panko Panko
WR Clemons Clemons
QB Roderique LePage
TB Rose Rose
DE Wilson Wilson
DT Cooper Cooper
DT S. Thomas S. Thomas
DE Dr. White Bingaman
LB Bernard Bernard
LB S. Brown S. Brown
CB Da. White Jefferson
SS (Gorilla) D. Taylor D. Taylor
FS Terry Terry
S (Bandit) Washington Washington
CB Bazzle Bazzle
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