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2008 SCHEDULE Date 8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/25 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8
Opponent Time/Result at Missouri Southern L, 31-45 West Alabama W, 37-27 at Southwest Baptist L, 31-43 Delta State* L, 49-56 (ot) at North Alabama* (GSC-TV) L, 0-52 Southern Arkansas* W, 39-33 Ouachita Baptist* L, 27-30 at Valdosta State* L, 13-21 Arkansas-Monticello* 2 p.m. at Henderson State* 3 p.m. at Arkansas Tech* 3 p.m.
Date 8/30 9/8 9/13 9/22 9/29 10/4 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10
Opponent Time/Result Southwest Baptist W, 43-40 at Missouri Southern L, 20-48 North Alabama (GSC-TV) L, 17-58 at Arkansas-Monticello L, 32-48 at West Alabama W, 36-35 West Georgia (GSC-TV) W, 49-31 at Southern Arkansas W, 31-24 (ot) at Henderson State L, 19-22 Arkansas Tech (HC) W, 62-55 Ouachita Baptist W, 38-36
HARDING BATTLES ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO FOR HOMECOMING 2008 Harding Bisons (2-6, 1-4) vs. Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils (6-2, 4-1) Saturday, Oct. 25 • First Security Stadium (5,000) • 2 p.m. TODAY’S GAME •
Harding will play its annual Homecoming game Saturday at First Security Stadium as it welcomes the Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils to Searcy. The Bisons and Boll Weevils will kickoff at 2 p.m. for Harding’s only home day game this season. After coming within one score of upsetting 10th-ranked Valdosta State, Harding will face stiff competition again, as Arkansas-Monticello enters tied for second in the GSC. - Harding is in its 59th season of intercollegiate football and 50th season since Harding reinstated football in 1959. - The Bisons have a 264-273-18 all-time record and a 66-57 mark since joining the NCAA in 1997. - Ronnie Huckeba is in his second season as head coach at Harding. He became head coach following the Missouri Southern game last season and led the Bisons to a 5-3 record, winning five of their last six games.
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Harding and Arkansas-Monticello are meeting for the 45th time overall and the 23rd in Searcy. The series is tied at 22-22 with each team holding a 12-10 advantage on the road. However, Harding has won six of the last seven meetings in Searcy. - Last season, Arkansas-Monticello won 48-32 in Monticello, its first victory in the series since 2004. - In the game, Arkansas-Monticello compiled a GSC-record 812 total yards, as UAM quarterback Scott Buisson passed for 484 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 86 yards and another score ... HU quarterback David Knighton passed for 326 yards and three touchdowns, and wide receiver Kurt Adams had six receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown. - Arkansas-Monticello is the third of five Arkansas schools on Harding’s schedule ... the Bisons end the season on the road against Henderson State in Arkadelphia and Arkansas Tech in Russellville ... UAM enters the game ranked No. 5 in the NCAA South Region rankings. The top six advance to the NCAA Division II playoffs.
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After eight games, Harding ranks second in the nation in passing offense with 375.0 yards per game ... the Bisons have passed for 300 or more yards in seven of eight games this season. Harding ranks 11th nationally in first downs, averaging 23.25 first downs per game ... six times this season, the Bisons have had at least 20 first downs in a game. Senior kicker Ryan Ferrell leads the nation with 1.88 field goals per game ... he has made two or more in a game four times. Senior linebacker Sevohn Greer leads the nation with seven forced fumbles ... David Knighton is second in passing yards per game (369.6) and total offense (379.9).
2007 SCHEDULE
HU - UAM SERIES HISTORY Overall: ........................................................... Tied 22-22 In Searcy: ..........................................UAM leads 12-10 In Monticello: ..................................... HU leads 12-10 Last Meeting: ...............................UAM, 48-32 (2007) Huckeba vs. UAM: ....................................................0-1
HARDING QUICK FACTS Location:...................................................... Searcy, Ark. Founded: .................................................................. 1924 Enrollment: ............................................................ 6,510 Conference: ..................................................Gulf South Nickname:............................................................. Bisons Colors:.................................................... Black and Gold Stadium: .....................................First Security (5,000) Surface: .............................ProPlay (artificial surface) President: ...................................................David Burks Athletics Director: ..............................Greg Harnden Coaching Staff: Ronnie Huckeba (head coach), Paul Simmons (asst. head coach, defensive line), Tim Perry (offensive coordinator), Dr. Clay Beason (special teams/receivers), Klay Bartee (linebackers), Gray Yates (quarterbacks), Lee Edwards (defensive backs), Corey Fipps (offensive line).
BISONS IN THE NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
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HOMECOMING NOTES • • • •
Saturday afternoon’s game is the 50th homecoming since Harding reinstated football in 1959. The Bisons have a 32-15-2 all-time record on Homecoming, a .673 winning percentage ... Harding has won its last three and 17 of its last 18. Harding has played Arkansas-Monticello eight times on Homecoming with a 3-5 record in those games ... the Bisons last met the Boll Weevils on Homecoming in 2002, winning 40-27. Last season, Harding defeated Arkansas Tech 62-55 on Homecoming ... it was the highest-scoring game in the history of the Gulf South Conference.
HEAD COACH RONNIE HUCKEBA
HARDING’S BIG NUMBERS • • • • • • • • •
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Ronnie Huckeba (pronounced: HUCK-a-bee) is in his second season as head coach of the Harding Bisons. He was named the fifth head coach since 1959 on Oct. 16, 2007.
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In his first season as Harding coach, Huckeba led the Bisons to five win in the team’s last six games as Harding shatted numerous school records.
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19 - touchdown passes by Harding quarterback David Knighton, second in the GSC. 3 - records that could be broken by Knighton in this game ... 39 completions, 241 passing yards and 271 total yards to break his own Harding single-season records. 15 - field goals by senior Ryan Ferrell, tying the single-season record of Steve Hunter, set in 1981. 790 - receiving yards this season for junior Kurt Adams ... he needs only 61 yards to move into second in an HU single season. 95 - points in the second quarter this season for Harding ... the Bisons have scored but 19 in the first quarter. 7 -forced fumbles this season by senior linebacker Sevohn Greer ... the total is a school record and the most by any player in Division II this year. 32.25 - Completions per game by David Knighton, most NCAA Division II ... Knighton has completed more than 30 passes in eight of his last 10 games. 523 - Passing yards by David Knighton against Delta State, second most in school history and the third time Harding passed for more than 500 yards in a game. 12 - Receiving touchdowns by junior Kurt Adams in his last 11 games ... Adams had a streak of seven straight games with a touchdown reception snapped against North Alabama. 39 - Consecutive games started by Harding offensive guard Ross Conn. 1,338 - kickoff return yards by junior Zac Ross ... needs only 37 yards to move into eighth in GSC history.
SENIOR DAY LINEUP
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The 2008 season is Huckeba’s 23rd as a member of the Harding coaching staff.
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Huckeba joined the staff in 1986, serving as secondary coach through 1987, defensive front-seven coach from 1988-93, and defensive coordinator from 1994-2004.
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Huckeba was a tight end and defensive end at Claxton (Ga.) High School from 1969-72 before lettering four seasons as an offensive lineman for the Bisons from 1973-76.
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A 1978 Harding alumnus, Huckeba joined the Harding coaching staff after spending five seasons as co-head coach with Adrian Hickmon at Ouachita Christian School, where he was named the Louisiana Class A Coach of the Year after leading OCS to a 15-0 record and a state championship. Huckeba began his coaching career as an assistant at Carlisle (Ark.) High School and at Fort Worth (Texas) Christian.
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Huckeba, 52, is married to the former Peggy Jones of Shreveport, La. The couple has three children-Hope, Jeb and Jordan.
HARDING COACHES Coach Carl Allison John Prock Larry Richmond Randy Tribble Ronnie Huckeba
Years 1959-63 1964-87 1988-93 1994-2007 2007-present
Record 13-26-3 114-124-7 37-25-1 74-62-1 7-9
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Harding will honor 16 seniors playing their final home games as Bisons prior to Saturday’s contest. Below are Harding’s seniors with their career stats entering the UAM game. 1 - Tracy Brown - 18 g, 107 tackles, 4 int. 73 - Ross Conn - 39 g, 39 starts 7 - Michael Solano - 27 g, 38 tackles, 9.0 tfl 76 - Jake Greer - 38 g, 25 starts 16 - David Knighton - 37 g, 9,078 yards, 75 TD 82 - Julian Firman - 39 g, 69 rec., 724 yards, 5 TD 17 - Alan Webster - 16 g, 1,325 all-purpose yards, 10 TD 20 - Landon Taylor - 29 g, 11 tackles 22 - Patrick Nicks - 17 g, 31 tackles, 10 pd 24 - Sevohn Greer - 40 g, 228 tackles, 32.5 tfl, 13 ff 26 - DeShawn Robinson - 7 g, 5 tackles, 0.5 tfl 27 - Seth Woodason - 12 g, 7 tackles 41 - Ryan Ferrell - 35 g, 24-of-35 FG, 132 pts. 53 - Ty Taylor - 15 g, 9 tackles 56 - Hayden Cruce - 28 g, 23 starts 67 - Wheeler Parsons - 38 g, 36 starts
STATISTICAL LEADERS HARDING Rushing Jeremy Holt David Knighton Passing David Knighton Receiving Zac Ross Kurt Adams Jordan Watson Jeremy Holt Field Goals Ryan Ferrell Punting Micah Canterbury
Att 50 81
ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO
Yds 274 82
Avg. 5.5 1.0
TD 3 0
Rushing Scott Buisson Johnny Polite
C-A Pct. 258-436 59.2
Yds 2957
I-TD 10-19
Passing Scott Buisson
Rec 52 43 40 33
Yds 409 790 610 299
Avg. 7.9 18.4 15.2 9.1
TD 2 8 3 1
FG-A 15-21
Pct. 71.4
Long 42
PAT 24-25
No. 43
Avg. 38.0
Long 60
I20 9
Receiving Clarence Denmark Tim Harris Jywin Caesar Jaleel Harris Field Goals Nick Green Punting Derek Jambon
Att 152 113
Yds 941 534
Avg. 6.2 4.7
TD 9 2
C-A Pct. 154-242 63.6
Yds 2004
I-TD 8-22
Rec 38 38 21 18
Yds 781 474 218 309
Avg. 20.6 12.5 10.4 17.2
TD 10 7 0 2
FG-A 6-16
Pct. 37.5
Long 42
PAT 37-40
No. 23
Avg. 41.3
Long 62
I20 6
POSITION NOTES
STATISTICAL COMPAR COMPARISON HU
QUARTERBACKS Harlon Hill Award frontrunner er David Knighton is in his fourth season as the Bisons’starting Bisons’ starting quarterback. Knighton holds 27 school records and last season was the Associated Press Little All-America first-team quarterback. He also earned Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Year award and finished seventh in the Harlon Hill voting. Knighton completed 297-of-453 passes for 3,198 yards and 32 touchdowns, all school records ... has a 16-15 record as a starter ... 792-of-1304 for 9,078 yards, 75 TD in his career. Knighton is averaging 32.25 completions per game to lead all NCAA Division II quarterbacks ... Knighton has two or more touchdowns passes in 16 of his last 19 games ... he is second in the GSC with 19 TD passes ... has passed for 300 or more yards in nine of his last 10 games, including 315 vs. Valdosta State. Knighton ranks third in GSC history in career completions with 792 ... ranks third in career passing yards with 9,078 ... ranks fourth in career passing touchdowns with 75. Knighton is second in NCAA Division II with 2,957 total passing yards and 369.63 passing yards per game ... he ranks second in total offense with 379.9 yards per game. RUNNING BACKS Harding will be without senior running back Alan Webster for the rest of the season ... Webster broke his foot against Southern Arkansas. Against Valdosta State, freshman Jeremy Holt rushed 10 times for 42 yards, Jeff Wood picked up a one-yard first down on his first career carry, and Teddy Luke carried two times. Holt continues to lead the Bisons with 274 rushing yards on 50 carries and three touchdowns ... he also has 33 receptions for 299 yards and one touchdown. WIDE RECEIVERS Harding has developed an amazing trio of receivers in 2008 ... junior Zac Ross (52), junior Kurt Adams (43) and sophomore Jordan Watson (40) have combined for 135 receptions through eight games. Ross had seven receptions for 59 yards against Valdosta State, extending his streak with five or more catches to eight games ... he ranks fifth in the GSC and 17th nationally with 6.50 receptions per game. Watson is third on the team with 40 receptions and second with 610 yards ... ranks seventh in the GSC with 72.6 receiving yards per game. Adams has emerged as one of the top wide receivers in Division II … Adams is second on the team with 43 receptions and leads Harding with 790 receiving yards, 18.4 yards per catch and eight touchdowns … he has had at least one touchdown in nine of Harding’s last 11 games ... had six receptions for 89 yards and a nine-yard touchdown reception vs. Valdosta State ... has four 100-yard receiving games this season ... ranks second in the GSC and 14th nationally with 98.8 receiving yards per game … Adams is tied with Ronnie Peacock (1968-71) for third in receiving touchdowns at Harding with 18 … Mike Alexander (19, 1987-89) is second.
Total Offense
442.6 (17)
Total Defense
UAM 523.0 (3)
508.9 (146)
361.9 (93)
Rushing Offense
67.6 (138)
259.2 (6)
Rushing Defense
180.1 (124)
Passing Offense
375.0 (2)
263.8 (25)
Passing Defense
328.8 (148)
270.5 (136)
Scoring Offense
28.4 (59)
37.6 (13)
Scoring Defense
38.4 (138)
26.1 (83)
91.4 (19)
Number in () is 2008 rank among 148 D2 teams
ARK.-MONTICELLO QUICK FACTS Location:............................................................ Monticello, Ark. Founded: ................................................................................ 1909 Enrollment: .......................................................................... 3,200 Conference: ................................................................Gulf South Nickname:.................................................................Boll Weevils Colors:...............................................................Green and White Stadium: .....................Convoy Leslie “Cotton Bowl” (3,500) President: ................................................................Jack Lassiter Athletics Director: .....................................................Alvy Early Sports Info. Director: ....................................... Brian Ramsey Email: .......................................................ramsey@uamont.edu Office Phone: ........................................................870.460.1574
COACHING STAFF Head Coach: ..................................................Gwaine Mathews Alma Mater: ................................................Delta State (1988) Record at UAM:...............................................12-28 (4th year) Assistant Coaches: .............................. Donald Dykes (AHC) ......................................................................Matt Middleton (OC) .....................................................................Derek Warehime (OL)
OFFENSIVE LINE Harding’s starting offensive line--LT Wheeler Parsons, LG Ross Conn, C Hayden Cruce, RG Brad Parker, RT Jacob Greer--played all 79 plays against Valdosta State. It was Conn’s 39th consecutive start ... Conn received the highest grades on film and was named Harding Offensive Lineman of the Week for the fourth time this season. Junior Brad Parker leads the offensive line with 630 snaps played (98%) ... Senior Jacob Greer is second with 628 snaps (97%). Harding has allowed only 22 sacks on 471 drop-backs by Knighton (4.7 percent), and the running game is at 2.7 yards per carry. DEFENSIVE LINE Harding’s top defensive lineman against Valdosta State was junior nose guard Roger Hurts, who had a career-high eight tackles ... Josh Brown had four tackles, including a 0.5 tackle for loss. Andrew Jackson leads all Bison defensive linemen with 28 tackles ... he is second on the team and sixth in the GSC with 8.0 tackles for loss and second on the team and fifth in the GSC with 4.0 sacks. Sophomore Marcus Jones has 21 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks.
........................................................................... Dan Fodrocy (WR) ........................................................................Todd Patterson (RB) .............................................................................James Farley (DL)
TEAM INFORMATION 2007 Record ............................................................. 4-7 GSC Record .....................................................3-5 (t-6th) Starters Returning .....................................................15 Lettermen Returning .................................................45
2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30
at UAPB
Sept. 6
Missouri S&T
Sept. 13
at Delta State
LINEBACKERS Senior outside linebacker Sevohn Greer leads Harding in four defensive categories and had eight tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and a forced fumble vs. Valdosta State ... he leads with 79 tackles (2nd in GSC, 21st in NCAA II), 13.0 TFL (1st in GSC), 6.0 sacks (2nd in GSC) and seven forced fumbles (1st in NCAA II) ... he is now Harding’s career leader in forced fumbles with 13. Sophomore Jason Thomasson is second on the team with 60 tackles, including 6.0 tackles for loss ... he had a career-high 14 tackles vs. Valdosta State ... Braden Binkley has 38 tackles and Jeremy Townsend 36.
Sept. 20
at Henderson State
DEFENSIVE BACKS Harding has eight interceptions this season, led by senior Tracy Brown and junior Darren Newson with two each ... Brown ranks third on the team with 44 tackles ... redshirt freshman Luke Tribble is fourth with 41 tackles ... senior Patrick Nicks leads the team with six breakups and Morgan Toline is next with five.
W, 21-7 W, 42-24 L, 31-37 W, 51-48
Sept. 27
Arkansas Tech
Oct. 4
at Ouachita Baptist
W, 44-24
L, 35-38
Oct. 9
West Georgia
W, 50-17
Oct. 18
West Alabama
W, 27-14
Oct. 25
at Harding
Nov. 1
at North Alabama
Nov. 8
Southern Arkansas
2008 Harding Football Records Tied or Broken TEAM Most Offensive Plays 103 vs. Southwest Baptist, 9/13/08 Most Touchdown Passes (Tied) 7 vs. Delta State, 9/20/08 Fumbles Forced, Game 6 vs. Southern Arkansas, 10/4/08 Fumbles Forced, Season 21, 2008 INDIVIDUAL Most Offensive Plays, Game 79, David Knighton vs. Southwest Baptist, 9/13/08 Most Touchdown Passes (Tied) 7, David Knighton vs. Delta State, 9/20/08 Most Field Goals Attempted, Game (Tied) 6, Ryan Ferrell vs. Southwest Baptist, 9/13/08 Most Field Goals Made, Game (Tied) 5, Ryan Ferrell vs. Southwest Baptist, 9/13/08 Most Field Goals Made, Season (Tied) 15, Ryan Ferrell Most Forced Fumbles, Game (Tied) 2, Sevohn Greer vs. Southern Ark., 10/4/08 2, Sevohn Greer vs. West Alabama, 9/6/08 Most Forced Fumbles, Season (Tied) 7, Sevohn Greer
SPECIAL TEAMS Sophomore Micah Canterbury is eighth in the GSC in punting at 38.0 yards per punt ... junior Zac Ross became Harding’s career kickoff return leader during the game against Southern Arkansas ... he has 1,338 career kickoff return yards and is ninth all-time in the GSC ... he needs 37 yards to move into eighth. Sophomore Jason Thomasson, redshirt freshman Sam Smith and sophomore Kyle Young lead Harding with six special-teams tackles each.
TEAM NOTES 264 YARDS!!! The Harding defense allowed onlyy 264 yards last week to Valdosta State ... it was 180 fewer yards than its best effort of the season (444 vs. Ouachita Baptist) ... the last time a Harding team limited an opponent to fewer than 264 yards was in 2005 against West Georgia (244 yards in a 13-0 shutout). DOWN TOWN Harding ranks second in the GSC and 11th nationally with 186 first downs, an average of 23.25 first downs per game ... the Bisons had a season-high 31 first downs against Southwest Baptist ... HU has 131 passing firsts, second in an HU single season (record: 138 in 2007) ... Adams leads HU with 29 receiving first downs, and David Knighton leads with 22 rushing firsts. OFFENSIVE ONSLAUGHT Harding is averaging 442.6 yards per game, fourth in the GSC and 17th nationally ... the Bisons’ singleseason record for total offense is 445.6 yards per game, set last season ... Harding has surpassed the 500-yard mark three times this season with a high of 561 vs. Ouachita Baptist. PASSING GAME Harding is ranked second in NCAA Division II with 375.0 passing yards per game ... 14 different players have caught passes ... the Bisons are averaging 33 completions on 56 passes per game. REACHING THE BIG 3-0-0 Harding had 388 total yards against Valdosta State, extending its streak of games with more than 300 total yards to 23 ... the last sub-300 yard game was against West Alabama (267 in 2006). WASN’T ME, IT WAS HIM! Harding has the fewest penalty yards of any team in the GSC with 48.9 yards per game ... the Bisons have been penalized only 42 times, but Harding opponents have received 78 penalties for an average of 76.0 yards per game ... in the NCAA era, Harding’s fewest penalties in a season was 65 in 2004.
HARDING VS. ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO OFFENSE NSE
DEFENSE
Rushing g David Knighton
G 3
Att 23
Yds 50
TD 2
Passing David Knighton
G 3
C-A 54-96
Yds 573
I-TD 4-5
Receiving Kurt Adams Julian Firman Zac Ross Jordan Watson
G 2 3 1 1
Rec 7 3 4 3
Yds 134 40 65 7
TD 1 0 0 0
Field Goals Ryan Ferrell
G 3
FG-A 1-2
Pct. 50.0
PAT 4-4
Punting Micah Canterbury
G 1
No. 6
Avg. 37.2
Long 41
Braden Binkley Josh Brown Tracy Brown Steve Hudson Roger Hurts Andrew Jackson Marcus Jones Joseph Mahaffey Billy McGahee Rashad Rayner Michael Solano Landon Taylor Ty Taylor Jason Thomasson Morgan Toline Jeremy Townsend Kyle Young
G 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 1
Tack. 10 2 6 1 3 6 4 1 4 5 2 1 3 4 6 3 9
Sack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
CAREER HIGHS
LAST TIME VS. UAM
RUSHING Name No. N Yards Y d Jeremy Holt................................ 12 vs SBU 2008................................139 vs SBU 2008 David Knighton ....................... 15 vs UNA 2006..................................53 vs OBU 2008 Teddy Luke ..................................8 vs UWG 2007................................ 43 vs UWG 2006 Zac Ross .......................................3 vs UWA 2007...............................23 vs MSSU 2007 Alan Webster .............................16 vs SAU 2007................................121 vs SAU 2007 Jeff Wood .......................................1 vs VSU 2008.....................................1 vs VSU 2008
PASSING Name Comp. Yards David Knighton ........................ 46 vs ATU 2007................................529 vs ATU 2007 Zac Tribble....................................8 vs UNA 2008................................. 43 vs UNA 2008
RECEIVING Name No. Yards Kurt Adams ...................................7 vs SBU 2008............................ 179 vs MSSU 2008 Cade Caton ..................................4 vs UNA 2008................................. 16 vs UNA 2008 Julian Firman ................................7 vs VSU 2008..................................88 vs HSU 2006 Kale Gelles ...................................4 vs UWA 2008...................................29 vs VSU 2008 R.F. Hendricks ..............................3 vs UNA 2008....................................6 vs UNA 2008 Jeremy Holt...................................8 vs SBU 2008.................................. 80 vs SBU 2008 Thomas Limmer .................................... 2 (twice)..................................30 vs OBU 2008 Teddy Luke ....................................2 vs VSU 2008.................................. 33 vs SAU 2008 Tyler O’Quin .................................2 vs UNA 2008................................. 51 vs UNA 2008 Daniel Phipps ................................3 (four times)..................................55 vs OBU 2008 Zac Ross ...................................... 10 vs ATU 2007................................125 vs ATU 2007 Jordan Watson ............................ 9 vs DSU 2008............................... 161 vs DSU 2008 Alan Webster ............................ 8 vs MSSU 2008.................................. 71 vs SBU 2007
TACKLES Name No. Braden Binkley..........................................................................................10 vs UAM 2007 Kolby Boesen ...........................................................................................................4 (twice) Josh Brown ................................................................................................ 5 vs MSSU 2007 Tracy Brown ................................................................................................13 vs OBU 2007 Robert Carson ..........................................................................................................2 (twice) Zach Caton .....................................................................................................3 vs SBU 2007 Travis Davis .................................................................................................. 4 vs UWA 2008 Sevohn Greer .............................................................................................19 vs OBU 2008 Heath Hammond .......................................................................................... 1 (four times) Steve Hudson............................................................................................. 10 vs SBU 2007 Roger Hurts....................................................................................................8 vs VSU 2008 Andrew Jackson ...........................................................................................8 vs ATU 2007 Marcus Jones................................................................................................8 vs OBU 2008 Keenan Kitchen ...........................................................................................7 vs OBU 2007 Joseph Mahaffey.........................................................................................2 vs UNA 2008 Brian Maupin ............................................................................................. 1 vs MSSU 2008 Billy McGahee ...............................................................................................5 vs SBU 2008 Aaron Morton ............................................................................................. 3 vs UWA 2007 Darren Newson ........................................................................................... 8 vs DSU 2008 Patrick Nicks ................................................................................................. 5 vs HSU 2006 Rashad Rayner ............................................................................................ 7 vs UWA 2007 DeShawn Robinson ...................................................................................... 1 (five times) Braden Rubey............................................................................................ 2 vs MSSU 2008 Sam Smith .....................................................................................................3 vs OBU 2008 Michael Solano .............................................................................................7 vs SAU 2007 Landon Taylor ............................................................................................. 3 vs UWA 2007 Ty Taylor ........................................................................................................ 3 vs UAM 2007 Jason Thomasson ......................................................................................14 vs VSU 2008 Morgan Toline ...............................................................................................7 vs SBU 2007 Jeremy Townsend........................................................................................9 vs SBU 2008 Luke Tribble ................................................................................................ 15 vs SAU 2008 Jeff Wood ........................................................................................................2 vs SBU 2008 Seth Woodason ...........................................................................................2 vs OBU 2008 Kyle Young ................................................................................................ 13 vs UWG 2007
Harding
32
Ark.-Monticello
48
Sept. 22, 2007 Convoy Leslie-Cotton Bowl • Monticello, Ark. MONTICELLO (The Daily Citizen) — After being rolled by No. 3 North Alabama on a short week and with a brand new coach, Arkansas-Monticello seemed to be just what the doctor ordered. Harding had nine days to rest, lick their wounds and prepare for a team that had lost 23 of its past 25 games. But UAM proved not to be the medicine Harding was looking for. The Boll Weevil offense, which had yet to score in the second half in losing its first three games, made up for lost time against the young Harding defense. And how. The Weevils rolled up 310 yards and 27 points … in the third quarter alone … on their way to a 48-32 win over the reeling Bisons. Harding fell to 1-3 (0-2 in GSC play) after suffering its third consecutive double-digit loss. UAM improved to 1-3, 1-1 in conference play. Harding, which entered the game last in the conference defense, did nothing but solidify that position after allowing the Weevils to pile up a remarkable 812 total yards, a UAM school record by 142 yards. It was also the most yards a Harding team had ever allowed. One of those is highly-touted UAM freshman quarterback Scott Buisson, who passed for 484 yards and four touchdowns. It was the fourth consecutive weeks Harding allowed four touchdown passes. The Boll Weevils also rushed for 354 yards. Though the Bisons trailed by only a point at intermission, the Boll Weevils were just getting started offensively. UAM had two 80-yard touchdowns, a 90-yard drive and a 60-yard drive in the third quarter, and the Boll Weevils set a school record for total yards less than a minute into the final period. In the middle of that UAM scoring flurry, Harding actually had a chance to even things up after David Knighton hit Jonathan Paulson with a five-yard touchdown pass to make it 21-19 with 10:05 left in the third. The two-point conversion failed, though, and UAM held onto to its slim lead. But that lead was about to expand rapidly and greatly. Over a 7:44 span, UAM scored Harding 10 3 6 13 - 32 three times, covering 250 yards in just 16 plays Arkansas-Monticello 7 7 27 7 - 48 to push the lead to 41-19 with 1:58 left in the 1st Quarter third period. UAM - Buisson 22 run (Green kick), 9:23 HU - Team safety, 3:18 A 71-yard drive capped by a David KnighHU - Roberts 27 pass from Knighton (Briggs pass), 3:00 ton 1-yard run actually gave the Bisons some 2nd Quarter UAM - Green 8 pass from Buisson (Green kick), 1:41 slim hope when they cut the lead to 41-26 with HU - Ferrell 41 field goal, 0:34 9:26 left in the game. But UAM put it away with 3rd Quarter UAM - Williams 6 run (Green kick), 12:05 a Buisson’s 72-yard touchdown pass to Tim HU - Paulson 5 pass from Knighton (pass failed), 10:05 Harris, who finished the night with eight reUAM - Ceasar 80 run (Green kick), 9:42 UAM - Ceasar 24 pass from Buisson (kick missed), 4:46 ceptions for 210 yards and two touchdowns. UAM - Harris 80 pass from Buisson (Green kick), 1:58 The Harding offense once again did its 4th Quarter HU - Knighton 1 run (Ferrell kick), 9:26 part, racking up 426 total yards. Most of that UAM - Harris 72 pass from Buisson (Green kick), 6:28 came through the air, with Knighton throwing HU - K.Adams 37 pass from Knighton (kick missed), 5:08 for 312 yards and three touchdowns. It was Knighton’s second consecutive 300-yard passHU UAM First Downs 21 31 ing game. Rushes-Yards 28-95 48-328 Sophomore Kurt Adams had a breakout Passing Yards 326 484 Passes (C-A-I) 29-55-1 27-45-1 game, hauling in six receptions for 125 yards Plays-Total Offense 83-421 93-812 and a touchdown. And Zac Ross set a Harding Turnovers (F-I) 1 (0-1) 3 (2-1) Penalties-Yards 10-91 5-29 record with 199 kickoff return yards. But all of Time of Possession 28:10 31:50 that wasn’t nearly enough. Game Notes - Arkansas-Monticello’s 812 yards were the most -
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ever in a GSC game. Harding QB David Knighton passed for over 300 yards for the second straight game. It was his seventh career 3TD game. Zac Ross earned GSC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. His 199 kickoff return yards ranked fourth in a GSC single game. P Micah Canterbury landed four of his six punts inside the 20 yard line. Harding Player of the Game: KR Zac Ross
Rushing: HU-Webster 8-59; Roberts 7-40; Briggs 2-4; Team 1-(-1); Knighton 10-(-7), 1TD. UAM-Williams 16-112, 1TD; Buisson 15-86, 1TD; Ceasar 2-69, 1TD; Shipp 9-38; Polite 5-17; Green 1-6. Passing: HU-Knighton 29-55-1-326, 3TD. UAM-Buisson 27-45-1-484, 4TD. Receiving: HU-Roberts 7-52, 1TD; K.Adams 6-125, 1TD; Ross 4-65; Firman 3-40; Watson 3-7; Paulson 2-20, 1TD; Briggs 2-11; Webster 2-6. UAM-Harris 8-210, 2TD; Ceasar 7-83, 1TD; Green 6-78, 1TD; Denmark 5-114; Williams 1-(-1). Attendance: 3,396
NCAA SOUTH REGION AND POLLS Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Gulf South Conference Conference Team W L Pct. Delta State 5 0 1.000 North Alabama 4 1 .800 Ark.-Monticello 4 1 .800 Valdosta State 4 1 .800 Arkansas Tech 3 2 .600 Ouachita Baptist 3 3 .500 Henderson State 2 3 .400 West Alabama 1 4 .200 Harding 1 4 .200 Southern Arkansas 1 4 .200 West Georgia 0 5 .000
Overall W L 6 1 7 1 6 2 6 1 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 5 2 6 1 6 0 7
Pct. .857 .875 .750 .857 .571 .571 .429 .375 .250 .143 .000
This Week’s Games Albany State at Morehouse (Sat., 2 p.m.) Stillman at Benedict (Sat., 2 p.m.) Clark Atlanta at Lane (Sat., 2 p.m.) Miles at Fort Valley State (Sat., 1 p.m.) Kentucky State at Tuskegee (Sat., 1 p.m.)
This Week’s Games Henderson State at Arkansas Tech (Sat., 7 p.m.) Arkansas-Monticello at Harding (Sat., 2 p.m.) Delta State at Southern Arkansas (Sat., 2 p.m.) West Georgia at West Alabama (Sat., 5 p.m.) Valdosta State at North Alabama (Sat., 6 p.m.) Ouachita Baptist at Southwest Baptist (Sat., 1:30 p.m.)
Note: The top six teams from the South Region will advance to the NCAA II National Tournament. Below is the third edition of the NCAA II South Region rankings.
South Atlantic Conference W 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 0
Conference L Pct. 1 .750 1 .750 1 .750 2 .500 2 .500 2 .500 3 .250 4 .000
Overall W L Pct. 7 0 1.000 5 2 .714 5 3 .625 4 4 .500 4 4 .500 3 4 .429 2 5 .286 2 6 .250 3 5 .375 2 6 .250
Last Week’s Games Tuskegee 33, Albany State 20 Clark Atlanta 29, Morehouse 2 Fort Valley State 22, Benedict 6 Lane 20, Stillman 18 Miles 29, Kentucky State 23
Last Week’s Games Delta State 34, North Alabama 28 Valdosta State 21, Harding 13 Arkansas Tech 49, West Georgia 24 Ouachita Baptist 30, Southern Arkansas 27 Arkansas-Monticello 27, West Alabama 14
Team Wingate Carson-Newman Newberry Mars Hill Tusculum Catawba Lenoir-Rhyne Brevard
Team Tuskegee Albany State Clark Atlanta Fort Valley State Benedict Morehouse Miles Lane Kentucky State Stillman
Conference W L Pct. 6 0 1.000 4 2 .667 4 2 .667 4 2 .667 3 3 .500 3 3 .500 2 4 .333 2 4 .333 1 5 .167 1 5 .167
W 7 5 4 5 5 4 3 1
Overall L 1 2 3 3 3 3 5 6
Last Week’s Games Catawba 37, Tusculum 35 Mars Hill 28, Brevard 14 Carson-Newman 62, Lenoir-Rhyne 21 Newberry 32, Wingate 21
Pct. .875 .714 .571 .625 .625 .571 .375 .143
NCAA DIVISION II SOUTH REGION TOP 10 1. Delta State 2. Wingate 3. Valdosta State 4. North Alabama 5. Tusculum 6. Arkansas-Monticello 7. Benedict 8. Albany State 9. Newberry 10. Carson-Newman
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 13. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Grand Valley State Abilene Christian Northwest Missouri State Bloomsburg Delta State California (Pa.) Minnesota-Duluth North Alabama Valdosta State Central Washington West Texas A&M Tuskegee Pittsburg State Chadron State Edinboro Tarleton State Carson-Newman Central Missouri American International Wingate Indiana (Pa.) West Virginia State Ashland West Chester Midwestern State
D2FOOTBALL.COM TOP 25 7-0 7-0 7-1 8-0 6-1 7-1 8-0 7-1 6-1 7-1 7-1 7-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 7-1 5-2 6-2 7-0 7-1 5-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-2
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
Grand Valley Abilene Christian Northwest Missouri Delta State Central Washington Bloomsburg Valdosta State North Alabama Minnesota-Duluth California West Texas A&M Tuskegee Chadron State Pittsburg State Edinboro Carson-Newman Tarleton State Central Missouri Ashland IUP West Virginia State American International Wingate West Chester Mesa State
INDIVIDUAL - 2008 Category Rushing Passing Pass Eff. Total Offense Receptions
Name None David Knighton David Knighton David Knighton Zac Ross Kurt Adams Jordan Watson Receiving Kurt Adams Jordan Watson All-Purpose Zac Ross Punt Returns Zac Ross Kick Returns Zac Ross Punting Micah Canterbury Scoring Ryan Ferrell Scoring, Kick Ryan Ferrell Field Goals Ryan Ferrell PAT Pct. Ryan Ferrell Tackles Sevohn Greer Jason Thomasson Sacks Sevohn Greer Marcus Jones Andrew Jackson Tackles/Loss Sevohn Greer Andrew Jackson Interceptions none Forced Fum. Sevohn Greer Fum. Rec. Marcus Jones Sevohn Greer Pass Def. none
GSC 1 8 1 5 8 9 2 7 5 3 9 8 2 2 1 3 2 8 2 5 5 1 6 1 3 -
NCAA 2 68 2 17 47 62 14 47 36 23 80 59 23 -1 21 31 34 1 12 82 -
Stat 369.6 125.9 379.9 6.50 5.38 5.00 98.8 76.2 133.2 11.8 22.3 38.0 8.6 8.6 1.88 96.0 9.9 7.5 6.0 4.0 4.0 13.0 8.0 7 3 2
TEAM - 2008
This Week’s Games Catawba at Wingate (Sat., 1:30 p.m.) Newberry at Tusculum (Sat., 2 p.m.) Carson-Newman at Brevard (Sat., 2 p.m.) Mars Hill at Lenoir-Rhyne (Sat., 7 p.m.)
AFCA PRESEASON TOP 25
GSC RANKINGS
7-0 7-0 7-1 6-1 7-1 8-0 6-1 7-1 8-0 7-1 7-1 7-0 6-1 7-1 7-1 5-2 7-1 6-2 6-2 5-2 6-1 7-0 7-1 6-2 6-2
Category Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Pass Offense Pass Defense Kickoff Returns Punting Turnover Margin Rushing Offense Rushing Defense Total Offense Total Defense Punt Return Avg. Pass Efficiency Pass Def. Efficiency First Downs Opp. First Downs Sacks by Penalties Opponent Penalties 4th Down Conversions Opp. 4th Downs Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense 3rd Down Conversions Opp. 3rd Down Sacks Against Field Goals PAT Kicking Time of Possession Kickoff Coverage Punt Coverage
GSC 8 10 1 11 2 5 5 11 9 4 10 5 8 10 2 11 3 1 6 11 11 10 11 4 10 11 3 4 8 1 -
NCAA 59 138 2 148 42 81 75 138 124 17 146 43 72 140 11 143 44 34 138 141 116 136 43 134 112 116 29 87
Stat 28.4 38.4 375.0 328.8 21.3 32.0 -1 67.6 180.1 442.6 509.8 10.6 124.0 153.2 186 194 21 48.9 76.0 25.0 71.4 61.5 97.1 40.8 44.9 22 71.4 96.0 28:10 43.4 9.57
The Last Time Harding ... INDIVIDUAL
TEAM
Rushed for more than 100 yards 139, Jeremy Holt at Southwest Baptist, 9/13/08 Rushed for more than 200 yards 200, Kyle Wess vs Arkansas-Monticello, 9/23/06 Rushed for more than 250 yards 257, Chris Pierson vs East Central, 9/14/96 Passed for 300 yards 315, David Knighton vs Valdosta State, 10/18/08 Passed for 400 yards 473, David Knighton vs Ouachita Baptist, 10/11/08 Passed for 500 yards 523, David Knighton vs Delta State, 9/20/08 Had 100 yards receiving 142, Kurt Adams vs Ouachita Baptist, 10/11/08 Had 150 yards receiving 161, Jordan Watson vs Delta State, 9/20/08 Had 200 yards receiving 214, Gerald Payne at Central Arkansas, 10/7/00 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown Zac Ross (86 yards) vs Southern Arkansas, 10/4/08 Returned a punt for a touchdown Robert Lolohea (63 yards) vs Ouachita Baptist, 11/16/02 Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown Julius Jenkins (18 yards) at Henderson State, 9/22/01 Blocked punt for a safety Daniel Phipps at Arkansas-Monticello, 9/22/07 Returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown Robert Towns (87 yards) at Ouachita Baptist, 11/6/04 Returned an interception for a touchdown Tracy Brown (65 yards) vs West Alabama, 9/6/08 Returned a fumble for a touchdown Morgan Toline (0 yards) vs Southern Arkansas, 10/4/08 Returned an extra point for a score Has never happened Returned a kickoff 100 yards Has never happened Returned a punt 75 yards or more Daron Cathey (76 yards) at Arkansas-Monticello, 11/2/86 Rushed for three touchdowns 3, Robert Lolohea vs Arkansas-Monticello, 10/26/02 Threw three touchdown passes 3, David Knighton vs Ouachita Baptist, 10/11/08 Threw four touchdown passes 7, David Knighton vs Delta State, 9/20/08 Caught three touchdown passes 3, Santiago Collins vs Central Arkansas, 10/6/01 Kicked three field goals 4, Ryan Ferrell vs Southern Arkansas, 10/4/08 Had an 80-yard run 80, Chris Pierson at Tarleton State, 9/20/97 Made a 50-yard field goal 50, Coy Nance vs West Alabama, 11/3/01 Had an 80-yard pass completion 85, Luke Cullins to Marc Fager at Southeastern Oklahoma, 10/2/99 Had 15 tackles 19, Sevohn Greer vs Ouachita Baptist, 10/11/08 Recorded three sacks 3.0, Sevohn Greer vs West Alabama, 9/6/08 Forced two fumbles 2, Sevohn Greer vs Southern Arkansas, 10/4/08 Recovered two fumbles 2, Travis DeSisso vs Henderson State, 10/2/04 Intercepted two passes 2, Darren Newson vs West Alabama, 9/6/08 Had an interception and fumble recovery in a game Morgan Toline vs Southern Arkansas, 10/4/08
Shut out an opponent 13-0 at West Georgia, 10/12/02 Shut out consecutive opponents vs Millsaps (14-0), vs Ozarks (Ark.) (38-0), vs Henderson State (7-0), 10/2311/6/65 Rushed for more than 300 yards 347, vs West Alabama, 11/3/01 (52 carries) Rushed for more than 400 yards 429, vs Arkansas-Monticello, 11/15/75 (67 carries) Passed for more than 300 yards 315 vs Valdosta State, 10/18/08 (33-of-53) Had more than 500 yards total offense 561 vs Ouachita Baptist, 10/11/08 (88 rush, 473 pass) Scored 50 points 62, vs Arkansas Tech, 11/3/07 (Score: 62-55) Scored 60 points 62, vs Arkansas Tech, 11/3/07 (Score: 62-55) Failed to rush for more than 100 yards 73 vs Valdosta State, 10/18/08 (26 carries) Failed to pass for more than 100 yards 67, vs Arkansas-Monticello, 9/23/06 (8-of-16) Held an opponent to fewer than 100 yards rushing 73, vs Valdosta State, 10/18/08 (36 carries) Held an opponent to fewer than 100 yards passing 96, at West Alabama, 9/29/07 (10-of-19) Held an opponent without a touchdown at West Georgia, 10/12/02 (Score: Harding 13-0) Failed to get a first down Has never happened (record low is 2) Scored a safety at Southwest Baptist, 9/13/08 (tackled runner in end zone) Never had to punt Has never happened (record low is 1, six times) Blocked a punt at West Alabama, 9/29/07 (Daniel Phipps) Blocked a field goal at West Georgia, 10/7/06 (Kenneth Wakwe) Attempted a 2-point conversion vs Southern Arkansas, 10/4/08 (David Knighton pass failed) Successfully attempted a 2-point conversion at Arkansas-Monticello, 9/22/07 (Ardell Briggs pass from David Knighton) Two players rushed for 100 yards Adam Lybrand (107) and Dondtray Thomas (107) at Missouri Southern, 9/4/04 Two players with 100 yards passing Adam Lybrand (177) and Cam Rowan (100) at Southwest Baptist, 8/27/05 Two players with more than 100 yards receiving Marc Fager (150) and Gerald Payne (121) vs East Central, 10/23/99 Played an overtime game vs Delta State, 9/20/08 (Score: 56-49 in one overtime) Lost an overtime game vs Delta State, 9/20/08 (Score: 56-49 in one overtime) Beat a ranked opponent vs No. 9 Arkansas Tech, 10/29/05 (HU 27, ATU 10) Beat a team ranked in the top 15 vs No. 9 Arkansas Tech, 10/29/05 (HU 27, ATU 10) Beat a team ranked in the top five vs No. 1 Valdosta State, 9/17/05 (HU 16, VSU 13)
The Last Time a Harding Opponent ... INDIVIDUAL
TEAM
Rushed for more than 100 yards 142, K.J. Johnson, Ouachita Baptist, 10/11/08 (27 carries) Rushed for more than 200 yards 231, Mark Johnson, Southern Arkansas, 10/4/08 (31 carries) Rushed for more than 250 yards 285, Luther Guinn, Ouachita Baptist, 10/6/73 Passed for 300 yards 314, A.J. Milwee, North Alabama, 9/25/08 Passed for 400 yards 514, Garrett DeWitt, Delta State, 9/20/08 Passed for 500 yards 514, Garrett DeWitt, Delta State, 9/20/08 Had 100 yards receiving 129, Ed Gant, North Alabama, 9/25/08 127, Bobby Williams, North Alabama, 9/25/08 Had 150 yards receiving 165, Chad Schroeder, Delta State, 9/20/08 Had 200 yards receiving 228, Mark Henderson, Missouri Southern, 8/30/08 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown Terry Allen (100 yards), West Alabama, 9/29/07 Returned a punt for a touchdown Chad Schroeder (63 yards), Delta State, 9/20/08 Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown Josh Walker (18 yards), Missouri Southern, 9/9/06 Returned an interception for a touchdown Corderi Collier (37 yards), Missouri Southern, 9/8/07 Returned a fumble for a touchdown Rafael Rawls (6 yards) Arkansas-Monticello, 10/16/04 Returned a kickoff 100 yards Terry Allen (100 yards), West Alabama, 9/29/07 Returned a punt 50 yards or more Chad Schroeder (63 yards), Delta State, 9/20/08 Rushed for three touchdowns 4, Mark Johnson, Southern Arkansas, 10/4/08 Threw three touchdown passes 6, Garrett DeWitt, Delta State, 9/20/08 Caught three touchdown passes 4, Greg Betterson, Delta State, 9/20/08 Kicked three field goals 3, Jeremy Ware, Southwest Baptist, 8/30/07 Had an 80-yard run 80, Jywin Ceasar, Arkansas-Monticello, 9/22/07 Made a 50-yard field goal 50, Adi Brkic, West Georgia, 9/10/05 Had an 80-yard pass completion 90, A.J. Milwee to Ed Gant, North Alabama, 9/25/08 Had 15 tackles 17, Larry Dean, Valdosta State, 10/18/08 Recorded three sacks 3.0, Jerry McNeil, Ouachita Baptist, 10/11/01 Intercepted two passes 2, Donald White, Ouachita Baptist, 11/10/07
Shut out Harding 52-0, North Alabama, 9/25/08 Shut out Harding consecutively Central Arkansas and Emporia State, 11/17/88-9/2/89 (Scores: 28-0, 5-0) Rushed for more than 300 yards 323, Ouachita Baptist, 10/11/08 (54 carries) Rushed for more than 400 yards 433, Central Arkansas, 11/19/83 Passed for more than 300 yards 492, North Alabama, 9/25/08 Had more than 500 yards total offense 705, North Alabama, 9/25/08 (213 rush, 492 pass) Scored 50 points 52, North Alabama, 9/25/08 (Score: 52-0) Scored 60 points 60, Delta State, 10/31/59 (Score: 60-7) Failed to rush for more than 100 yards 73, Valdosta State, 10/18/08 (36 carries) Failed to pass for more than 100 yards 96, West Alabama, 9/29/07 (10-of-19) Held Harding to fewer than 100 yards rushing 73, Valdosta State, 10/18/08 (26 carries) Held Harding to fewer than 100 yards passing 67, vs Arkansas-Monticello, 9/23/06 (8-of-16) Held Harding without a touchdown North Alabama, 9/25/08 (Score: North Alabama 52-0) Scored a safety 2, Southwest Baptist, 8/30/07 (fumble in end zone; punt snap out of end zone) Blocked a punt Arkansas-Monticello, 9/23/06 (Jordan Wisener) Blocked a field goal Ouachita Baptist, 10/11/08 (Denszell Brown) Attempted a 2-point conversion Southwest Baptist, 9/13/08 (Brock Jolly rush failed) Successfully attempted a 2-point conversion Arkansas Tech, 11/3/07 (Justin Ray rush) Two players rushed for 100 yards Steven Gachette (127) and Jeff Finnell (112), Southwest Baptist, 9/13/08 Two players with 100 yards passing A.J. Milwee (314) and Genario McNealy (142), North Alabama, 9/25/08 Two players with more than 100 yards receiving Ed Gant (129) and Bobby Williams (127), North Alabama, 9/25/08 Beat a ranked Harding team North Alabama, 9/24/05 (No. 18 North Alabama 35, No. 24 Harding 6)
2008 Harding Football Roster No. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 50 52 53 54 55 56 60 61 65 67 70 71 72 73 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 88 89 90 95
Name Tracy Brown Zac Ross Billy McGahee Robert Carson Jordan Watson Michael Solano Zach Tribble Kurt Adams Rashad Rayner Daniel Phipps Thomas Limmer Kyle Young Luke Tribble Tyler O’Quin David Knighton Zach Caton Darren Newson Landon Taylor Teddy Luke Patrick Nicks Morgan Toline Sevohn Greer Jeremy Holt DeShawn Robinson Seth Woodason Steve Hudson Kolby Boesen Heath Hammond Randall Dolan Jeff Wood Braden Rubey Kale Gelles Aaron Morton Alex Scarborough Caleb Jamison Brian Maupin Ryan Ferrell Jeremy Townsend Jason Thomasson Braden Binkley Sam Smith Marcus Jones Neil Evans Roger Hurts Ty Taylor Travis Davis Brad Parker Hayden Cruce Alex Franklin Joey Stallings Darby Palmer Wheeler Parsons James Kee Jimmy Skaggs Ethan Thies Ross Conn Hunter Finley Jake Greer Chris Montague Garrett Taylor Joseph Mahaffey R.F. Hendricks Nate Ware Julian Firman Paul Burkhead Kyle Crafts Corey Baber Micah Canterbury Cade Caton Neil Roe Andrew Jackson Josh Brown
Pos. DB WR DB DB WR LB QB WR DB WR WR LB DB WR QB DB DB DB RB DB DB LB RB DB DB LB DB DB DB LB DB WR LB LB LB LB K LB LB LB LB DL OL DL DL DL OL OL OL OL DS OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL WR WR WR WR DL WR P WR WR DL DL
Class SR JR SO RsFR SO SR SO JR SO JR FR SO RsFR RsFR SR SO JR SR JR SR JR SR FR SR SR SO FR RsFR JR RsFR RsFR FR JR JR SO RsFR SR JR SO SO RsFR SO JR JR SR FR JR SR SO RsFR RsFR SR RsFR JR SO SR RsFR SR RsFR RsFR JR JR JR SR SO JR RsFR SO JR RsFR JR SO
Ht. 6-0 5-7 5-9 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-5 5-10 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-5 5-9 6-1 5-9 5-9 5-8 5-9 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-8 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-2 5-10 5-8 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-2
Wt. 185 185 175 280 190 230 200 195 185 175 200 210 185 195 220 185 195 185 205 200 180 180 180 190 170 205 185 200 190 215 185 195 200 190 195 195 200 215 180 200 190 240 290 275 245 255 270 275 245 245 270 270 270 260 315 270 260 295 275 295 250 170 250 170 165 210 175 225 150 180 290 225
Hometown San Diego, Calif. Mo Kansas City, Mo. Zephyrhills, Fla. Milton, Fla. Pensacola, Fla. Dallas, Texas Searcy, Ark. Searcy, Ark. Jackson, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Rose Bud, Texas Glendale, Ariz. Searcy, Ark. Wylie, Texas Seminole, Okla. Garfield, Ark. Flower Mound, Texas Webb City, Mo. Dallas, Texas Las Vegas, Nev. Cookeville, Tenn. Vallejo, Calif. Nashville, Tenn. North Little Rock, Ark. Terre Haute, Ind. Grapevine, Texas Pace, Fla. Granbury, Texas Broken Arrow, Okla. Bedford, Texas Flower Mound, Texas Colleyville, Texas Katy, Texas Elyria, Ohio Nashville, Ark. Little Rock, Ark. Spring, Texas Schaumburg, Ill. Daingerfield, Texas Brentwood, Tenn. Bloomington, Ill. Houston, Texas Murfreesboro, Ark. Lufkin, Texas Huntsville, Texas Greenwood, Ark. Milton, Fla. Little Rock, Ark. Charlotte, N.C. Sugar Land, Texas Jonesboro, Ark. Atlanta, Ga. Searcy, Ark. Coppell, Texas Washington Township, N.J. Ann Arbor, Mich. Jonesboro, Ark. White Hall, Ark. Oakland, Tenn. Huntsville, Texas Webb City, Mo. Tulsa, Okla. Bedford, Texas Lawton, Okla. Mexia, Texas Tulsa, Okla. Round Rock, Texas Marysville, Ohio Garfield, Ark. Kansas City, Mo. Milton, Fla. Dickson, Tenn.
Previous School West Hills CC Oklahoma State Webber International Milton HS Tate HS Arkansas Harding Academy Harding Academy Jackson Christian Harding Academy Yoe HS Geneva College Harding Academy Wylie HS Seminole HS Rogers HS Army Webb City HS Bishop Lynch HS Eastern Arizona College Cookeville HS Bethel HS David Lipscomb HS Sylvan Hills HS North HS Grapevine HS Pace HS Granbury HS Broken Arrow HS Ft. Worth Christian HS Flower Mound HS Grapevine HS Katy HS Elyria HS Nashville HS Joe T. Robinson HS Northland Christian Schaumburg HS Daingerfield HS David Lipscomb HS Normal Community HS North Shore Senior HS Murfreesboro HS Kilgore College Huntsville HS Greenwood HS Milton HS Central Ark. Christian South Mecklenburg HS Dulles HS Valley View HS Greater Atlanta Christian Harding Academy Coppell HS Army Saline HS Jonesboro HS White Hall HS Fayette Academy Huntsville HS Webb City HS Memorial HS L.D. Bell HS McArthur HS Mexia HS Union HS Stony Point HS Marysville HS Rogers HS Oak Park HS Jacksonville State Hickman County HS
2008 Harding Football Two-Deep OFFENSE
DEFENSE DE:
47 7 95
Marcus Jones (5-9, 240, SO) Michael Solano (6-0, 230, SR) Josh Brown (6-2, 225, SO)
21 tkl, 6.5 tfl, 4.0 sk 7 tkl, 2.0 tfl 20 tkl, 2.5 tfl, 1.0 sk
8 games, 8 starts 3 games
NG:
52 54
Roger Hurts (5-10, 275, JR) Travis Davis (5-10, 255, FR)
21 tkl, 1.0 tfl 18 tkl, 6.5 tfl, 3.5 sk
Hayden Cruce (6-1, 275, SR) Neil Evans (6-0, 290, JR)
7 games, 7 starts 3 games, 1 start
DE:
90 79
Andrew Jackson (6-0, 290, JR) Joseph Mahaffey (5-10, 250, JR)
28 tkl, 8.0 tfl, 4.0 sk 3 tkl, 1.0 tfl
55 78
Brad Parker (6-1, 270, JR) Garrett Taylor (6-2, 295, RsFR)
8 games, 8 starts 8 games
OLB:
44 28
Jason Thomasson (6-0, 180, SO) Steve Hudson (6-2, 205, SO)
60 tkl, 6.0 tfl, 1.0 sk 27 tkl, 2.0 tfl
76 72
Jake Greer (6-4, 295, SR) Ethan Thies (6-5, 315, SO)
8 games, 8 starts 7 games
MLB:
42 45
Jeremy Townsend (5-11, 215, JR) Braden Binkley (5-11, 200, SO)
36 tkl, 3.0 tfl, 0.5 sk 38 tkl, 2.5 tfl
16 2
David Knighton (6-1, 220, SR) 369.6 ypg, 19 TD, 10 INT Zac Ross (5-7, 185, JR) 8 games
OLB:
24 28
Sevohn Greer (5-9, 180, SR) Steve Hudson (6-2, 205, SO)
25 21
Jeremy Holt (5-9, 180, FR) Teddy Luke (5-5, 205, JR)
50 car., 274 yards, 3 TD 15 car., 38 yards
Rover:
1 5
Tracy Brown (6-0, 185, SR) Robert Carson (6-0, 180, RsFR)
2 88
Zac Ross (5-7, 185, JR) Cade Caton (5-9, 150, JR)
52 rec., 409 yards, 2 TD 9 rec., 43 yards
CB:
10 23
Rashad Rayner (5-10, 185, SO) 20 tkl, 2 pbu Morgan Toline (6-1, 180, JR) 21 tkl, 0.5 tfl, 1 int, 5 pbu
9 15
Kurt Adams (6-5, 195, JR) Tyler O’Quin (6-1, 195, RsFR)
43 rec., 790 yards, 8 TD 6 rec., 69 yards
CB:
22 23
Patrick Nicks (5-9, 200, SR) Morgan Toline (6-1, 180, JR)
6 12
Jordan Watson (6-1, 190, SO) Thomas Limmer (6-4, 200, FR)
40 rec., 610 yards, 3 TD 6 rec., 55 yards
SS:
19 5
Darren Newson (5-11, 195, JR) Robert Carson (6-0, 180, RsFR)
82 11
Julian Firman (5-10, 170, SR) Daniel Phipps (5-11, 175, JR)
26 rec., 248 yards, 2 TD 13 rec., 143 yards, 1 TD
FS:
14 13
Luke Tribble (6-0, 185, RsFR) Kyle Young (6-1, 210, SO)
LT:
67 77
Wheeler Parsons (6-3, 270, SR) Chris Montague (6-3, 275, RsFR)
8 games, 8 starts 3 games, 1 start
LG:
73 70
Ross Conn (6-3, 270, SR) James Kee (6-2, 270, RsFR)
56 50
C:
RG:
RT:
QB:
TB:
HB:
XWR:
YWR:
ZWR:
RETURN SPECIALISTS KR:
PR:
79 tkl, 13.0 tfl, 6.0 sk, 7 ff 27 tkl, 2.0 tfl 44 tkl, 2 int 5 tkl
13 tkl, 1 int, 6 pbu 21 tkl, 0.5 tfl, 1 int, 5 pbu 36 tkl, 1.0 tfl, 2 int 5 tkl 41 tkl, 1.5 tfl, 1 pbu 38 tkl, 1 int, 2 pbu
KICKERS/PUNTERS
2 82 22
Zac Ross (5-7, 185, JR) Julian Firman (5-10, 170, SR) Patrick Nicks (5-9, 200, SR)
23 KR, 22.3 avg. 12 KR, 19.8 avg. 7 KR, 20.0 avg.
P:
35
Micah Canterbury (6-0, 225, SO)
43 punts, 38.0 avg.
KO:
41
Ryan Ferrell (6-1, 200, SR)
47 KO, 60.9 avg., 9 TB
2 82
Zac Ross (5-7, 185, JR) Julian Firman (5-10, 170, SR)
12 PR, 11.8 avg. 1 PR, 14.0 avg.
PK:
41
Ryan Ferrell (6-1, 200, SR)
15-21 FG, 24-25 PAT
SN:
65
Darby Palmer (6-1, 270, RsFR)
8 games
H:
2
Zac Ross (5-7, 185, JR)
8 games
2008 Game Recaps Harding
31
West Alabama
27
Missouri Southern
45
Harding
37
Aug. 30, 2008 Fred G. Hughes Stadium • Joplin, Mo.
Sept. 6, 2008 First Security Stadium • Searcy, Ark.
JOPLIN, Mo. - Missouri Southern senior quarterback Adam Hinspeter completed 26-of-45 passes for a school-record 422 yards and five touchdowns, as the Lions defeated Harding 45-31 on Saturday at Fred G. Hughes Stadium. It was Missouri Southern’s third consecutive victory over Harding and second straight in Joplin. Two of Hinspeter’s strikes came in the second quarter when Missouri Southern extended its lead to 24-7 with less than a minute left in the half. Sophomore Kyle Young intercepted a Hinspeter pass that led to a 20-yard David Knighton touchdown pass to Kurt Adams that cut the advantage to 24-14. Harding battled offensively, cutting the Missouri Southern lead to seven points on two occasions. But every time the Bisons scored, Hinspeter and the Lions had an answer. Harding opened the third quarter with a 22-yard Ryan Ferrell field goal to cut the lead to 24-17, but Hinspeter followed that with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Thompson with 8:54 left in the third. Adams then made a great catch down the sidelines for a 70-yard touchdown that trimmed the lead to 31-24 at 8:33 in the third. Missouri Southern answered with a sevenplay, 73-yard drive that ended on a Ronnell Newman three-yard run. The Lions led by at least two scores the rest of the way. Knighton had an outstanding game, as well. The senior Harlon Hill Award candidate from Seminole, Okla., completed 31-of-61 for 365 yards and two touchdowns. It was his 12th consecutive game with two or more touchdown passes and his eighth game with 300 or more passing yards. Adams had a career-high 179 yards on six receptions with two touchdowns. His effort was topped only by Missouri Southern’s Mark Henderson who had nine receptions for 228 yards and three touchdowns. Missouri Southern compiled 551 total Harding 7 7 10 7 - 31 yards, while Harding had 383. The passing Missouri Southern 7 17 14 7 - 45 game worked well for the Bisons considering that the team had only 18 rushing yards on 22 1st Quarter MSSU - Henderson 14 pass from Hinspeter (Malette carries. kick), 11:09 Hinspeter had six touchdown passes and HU - Holt 4 run (Ferrell kick), 6:16 2nd Quarter no interceptions in three career games against MSSU - Malette 44 field goal, 12:45 the Bisons. Harding had three interceptions MSSU - Henderson 35 pass from Hinspeter (Malette kick), 10:23 Saturday, but Hinspeter ran his career touchMSSU - Bingham 3 pass from Hinspeter (Malette down total to 11. kick), 7:42 Knighton moved into seventh in Gulf South HU - Adams 20 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 0:54 3rd Quarter Conference history with 535 career compleHU - Ferrell 22 field goal, 11:39 tions. He also moved to 10th all-time with MSSU - Thompson 21 pass from Hinspeter (Malette kick), 8:54 6,486 passing yards. Knighton holds the HardHU - Adams 70 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 8:33 ing record in both categories. MSSU - Newman 3 run (Malette kick), 0:31 4th Quarter The loss was Harding’s first in a season MSSU - Henderson 44 pass from Hinspeter (Malette opener since a 14-11 defeat at Texas A&Mkick), 11:57 Commerce in 2001. HU - Ross 4 run (Ferrell kick), 4:16
SEARCY – The Harding Bisons rebounded off their season-opening loss by forcing six turnovers and earning 37-27 victory over the West Alabama Tigers in the Bisons’ first home game at First Security Stadium on Saturday night. Senior linebacker Sevohn Greer led the way for Harding’s defense. Greer, back for his senior season after missing 2007 with a shoulder injury, forced two fumbles, collected career-high three sacks and had 10 tackles. He also posted a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss. Harding (1-1) took the first lead midway through the first quarter when freshman running back Jeremy Holt broke away for a 35-yard touchdown run. Harding kicker Ryan Ferrell missed the extra point, and West Alabama took a 7-6 lead five minutes later on a 3-yard run by Dameon Baylor. Senior quarterback David Knighton scrambled out of pressure to complete a 5-yard touchdown pass to senior Alan Webster to put Harding ahead 13-7, but the Tigers retook the lead 14-13 when quarterback Deon Williams connected with Terry Allen for an 85-yard touchdown pass with 6:58 remaining in the first quarter. Harding took the lead for good when junior Kurt Adams caught a touchdown pass from Knighton for 19 yards to take a 20-14 lead. Ferrell gave the Bisons some breathing room when he scored a field goal from 38 yards out with 33 seconds left in the first half as the Bisons took a 23-14 lead into halftime. Williams kept West Alabama in contention when he completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Worsham to close Harding’s lead to 23-21, but Harding quickly extended its lead back to nine points when Zac Ross caught Knighton’s third touchdown pass of the evening. Senior Tracy Brown intercepted a pass from Williams – one of three interceptions by Harding’s defense – and ran back 65 yards for a touchdown with eight seconds left in the third quarter. It was the ninth longest touchWest Alabama 7 7 7 6 - 27 down return in school history and the Bisons Harding 6 17 14 0 - 37 led 37-21. The Bisons scored 10 points directly 1st Quarter off turnovers. HU - Holt 35 run (kick failed), 7:20 UWA - Baylor 3 run (Warfield kick), 2:49 Knighton finished 31-for-46 passing with 2nd Quarter 300 yards, three touchdowns and two interHU - Webster 5 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 9:50 UWA - Allen 84 pass from Williams (Warfield kick), 6:58 ceptions. Knighton has passed for at least two HU - Adams 19 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 2:41 HU - Ferrell 38 field goal, 0:33 touchdowns in 13 consecutive games and has 3rd Quarter thrown for 300 or more in four consecutive. UWA - Worsham 22 pass from Williams (Warfield kick), 5:56 Adams, who had 179 receiving yards in last HU - Ross 21 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 3:50 HU - Brown 65 interception return (Ferrell kick), 0:08 week’s 45-31 loss to Missouri Southern, has 4th Quarter already caught three touchdown passes this UWA - Levy 39 pass from Williams (pass failed), 7:36 season. UWA HU First Downs 22 19 Although he was intercepted three times, Rushes-Yards 43-141 28-84 Williams completed 18-of-33 passes for 317 Passing Yards 367 300 Passes (C-A-I) 18-33-3 31-46-2 yards and three touchdowns. Allen led West Plays-Total Offense 76-508 74-384 Turnovers (F-I) 6 (3-3) 3 (1-2) Alabama with 133 receiving yards on five Penalties-Yards 9-54 9-90 passes. Baylor ran 18 times for 100 yards. Time of Possession 34:39 25:21 West Alabama (1-1) won its opener last Rushing: UWA-Baylor 18-100, 1TD; Williams 19-20; Mason 4-16; Allen 1-3; Worsham 1-2. HU-Holt 4-40, 1TD; week 49-12 over NAIA Belhaven but has not Webster 11-34; Knighton 10-16; Ross 1-0; Team 2-(-6). defeated a Division II school since 2006. Passing: UWA-Williams 18-33-3-367 3TD. HU-Knighton
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Harding lost only its fifth non-conference game since joining the NCAA in 1997, moving to 16-5. The Bisons allowed 38 points in the first half, the most since Delta State scored 41 points against Harding in 2004 (1st Half ). Senior RB Ardell Briggs rushed for 79 yards on six carries, including a 70-yard rush, HU’s longest since an 80-yard carry by Chris Pierson against Tarleton State in 1997. Harding QB David Knighton completed 24 passes after setting a career high with 28 completions against SBU. It was the first time in his career with consecutive 20+ completion games. Sophomore Zac Ross led Harding in all-purpose yards for the second straight game. He had 160 total yards (23 rushing, 17 receiving, 105 kickoff returns, and 15 punt returns).
First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Offense Turnovers (F-I) Penalties-Yards Time of Possession
HU 20 22-18 365 31-61-1 83-383 2 (1-1) 4-25 29:51
MSSU 23 34-129 422 26-45-3 79-551 3 (0-3) 9-72 30:09
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Rushing: HU-Knighton 11-15; Ross 2-5, 1TD; Holt 2-3, 1TD; Webster 6-(-1); Team 1-(-4). MSSU-Johnson 16-53; Newman 7-42, 1TD; Henderson 1-22; Howard 1-15; Hunt 2-7; Hinspeter 5-(-4); Team 2-(-6). Passing: HU-Knighton 31-61-1-365 2TD. MSSU-Hinspeter 26-45-3-422 5TD. Receiving: HU-Webster 8-38; Ross 7-61; Adams 6-179 2TD; Watson 4-45; Gelles 2-15; Firman 2-15; Phipps 1-7; Holt 1-5. MSSU-Henderson 9-228 3TD; Johnson 6-83; Thompson 4-54 1TD; Clipp 2-18; Henry 2-15; Hunt 1-15; Norman 1-6; Bingham 1-3 1TD. Attendance: 5,467
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or more touchdown passes to 13 and his streak of 300 or more passing yards to four. Harding’s defense forced six turnovers, three interceptions and three forced fumbles. Harding’s defense had seven quarterback sacks, tied for second in an HU single game. Billy McGahee and Morgan Toline both broke up three passes in the game and Harding totaled nine breakups, tied for third in an HU game. Harding Player of the Game: Sevohn Greer (earned GSC Defensive Player of the Week).
31-46-2-300 3TD. Receiving: UWA-Allen 5-133 1TD; Worsham 5-71 1TD; Townsen 2-62; Levy 2-60 1TD; Mason 2-22; Baylor 1-23; Hawkins 1-(-4). HU-Watson 6-72; Adams 5-59 1TD; Ross 5-44 1TD; Webster 4-58 1TD; Gelles 4-22; Holt 3-28; Firman 2-10; O’Quin 2-7. Attendance: 3,500
2008 Game Recaps Harding
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#17 Delta State
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Southwest Baptist
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Sept. 13, 2008 Plaster Stadium • Bolivar, Mo.
Sept. 20, 2008 First Security Stadium • Searcy, Ark.
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist sophomore quarterback Steven Gachette scrambled for 127 yards and passed for 291 more and taiback Jeff Finnell rushed for four touchdowns to lead the Bearcats to a 43-31 victory over Harding on Saturday at Plaster Stadium. It was the Bearcats’ first victory over the Bisons in the fifth meeting between the schools. Harding (1-2) had many chances to punch it in, driving inside the Southwest Baptist 20yard line eight times but came away with only four field goals. The Bearcats stopped the Bisons three times on downs and blocked a field goal attempt. Southwest Baptist (1-2) had the ball inside the Harding 20 seven times and scored each time. Gachette rushed for two first half touchdowns, both on broken plays and gave Southwest Baptist a 24-16 halftime lead. It could have been a larger deficit, but Harding quarterback David Knighton rolled to his left and found junior Kurt Adams in the end zone for a 24-yard touchdown. It was Knighton’s only touchdown pass of the game, snapping a streak of 13 straight games with two or more. Gachette rushed for 111 yards and passed for 160 in the first half alone, as Southwest Baptist gained 329 yards before halftime. The two teams combined for over 1,000 yards of total offense, with Southwest Baptist gaining 534 and Harding compiling 545. The Bisons had a 300-yard passer (David Knighton, 365 yards), a 100-yard rusher (Jeremy Holt, 139 yards) and a 100-yard receiver (Kurt Adams, 113 yards) in a game for only the second time in school history. The other occasion was also against Southwest Baptist in 2006. Holt’s 12 carries included a 65-yard touchdown run down the Harding sideline. His 11.6 yards per carry ranked fifth all-time by a Harding player. The true freshman from Nashville, Tenn., also led Harding with eight receptions, gaining 80 yards and had 219 all-purpose yards in the game. The Bisons rushed for 180 yards as a team Harding 3 13 7 8 - 31 after rushing for only 102 yards in the first two Southwest Baptist 10 14 12 7 - 43 games of the season. Harding pulled within one score on six dif1st Quarter SBU - Gachette 10 run (Jolly kick), 11:38 ferent occasions but trailed the entire game HU - Ferrell 42 field goal, 7:31 after Southwest Baptist scored on its first posSBU - Jolly 35 field goal, 5:35 2nd Quarter session. HU - Ferrell 29 field goal, 14:02 The Bearcats converted 13-of-21 third SBU - Gachette 24 run (Jolly kick), 11:23 HU - Ferrell 34 field goal, 3:08 downs. The Bisons had 24 third downs, the SBU - Finnell 8 run (Jolly kick), 0:52 most in a game by Harding since joining the HU - Adams 24 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 0:12 NCAA in 1997. The Bisons also smashed a 3rd Quarter SBU - Finnell 1 run (rush failed), 5:06 school record with 103 offensive plays in the HU - Holt 66 run (Ferrell kick), 4:24 game. SBU - Finnell 19 run (kick failed), 0:21 4th Quarter Ferrell, a senior, had five field goals, tying HU - Ferrell 24 field goal, 14:04 the school record, set by Steve Hunter against HU - Team safety, 8:09 HU - Ferrell 36 field goal, 5:45 Southeastern Oklahoma in 1981. SBU - Finnell 2 run (Finch kick), 4:02 Southwest Baptist’s victory snapped an 18game losing streak, dating to the 2006 season. HU SBU First Downs 31 24 The Bearcats, in their first season as NCAA DiviRushes-Yards 36-180 54-243 sion II independents, were 0-10 in 2007. Passing Yards 365 291
SEARCY — Harding senior quarterback David Knighton passed for more than 500 and seven touchdowns Saturday, but No. 17 Delta State had a 500-yard passer of its own in Garrett DeWitt. Harding rallied to score 21 points in the fourth quarter to tie the game, but the Statesmen won 56-49 in overtime at First Security Stadium. Knighton tied a school and Gulf South Conference record with 42 completions, good for 523 yards, just three yards short of the school record he set last November in a 62-55 victory over Arkansas Tech. His seven touchdown passes also tied a Harding record. Harding (1-3, 0-1 GSC) began its late-game comeback when junior wide receiver Kurt Adams caught a 23-yard touchdown pass while on his back in the endzone to cut the Statesmen’s lead to 49-35 with 13:24 left in regulation. The Bisons defense, which had given up 487 yards through the first three quarters, held Delta State to a three-and-out and received possession at the Statesmen’s 45-yard-line. Harding scoed two plays later when Knighton completed a passed to freshman Jeremy Holt, who broke away for a 40-yard touchdown with 11:07 remaining. Delta State (2-1, 1-0) marched the ball to Harding’s 1-yard line on the following possession, but Dedrick Wilson fumbled and the ball was recovered by senior linebacker Sevohn Greer with 6:33 left in the third quarter. The Bisons later scored when Knighton found senior running back Alan Webster for a wide-open 16-yard touchdown to tie the game 49-49 with 2:14 left. The Statesmen quickly scored in overtime when Betterson caught a 9-yard pass for a touchdown, his fourth of the game. Harding got a first down when Delta State was called for a penalty, but could not score as Delta State won 56-49. It was Harding’s first overtime loss since 1999. Delta State improved to 9-0-1 all-time against the Bisons. Harding fell to 5-18 all-time against nationally ranked teams. Delta State 21 14 14 0 7 - 56 Both offenses featured passing and lots of Harding 0 21 7 21 0 - 49 it. Harding and Delta combined for 1,051 passing yards and 13 passing touchdowns. The 1st Quarter DSU - Mitchell 18 pass from DeWitt (Santos kick), 8:54 teams collected only 72 yards of combined DSU - Betterson 15 pass from DeWitt (Santos kick), 2:48 rushing. DSU - Graham 18 pass from DeWitt (Santos kick), 0:15 2nd Quarter Adams caught six passes for 75 yards and DSU - Schroeder 63 punt return (Santos kick), 13:54 two touchdowns, breaking the school record HU - Adams 5 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 9:22 DSU - Betterson 21 pass from DeWitt (Santos kick), 5:56 with seven consecutive games with a receivHU - Watson 11 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 4:54 ing touchdown. He tied Santiago Collins HU - Firman 40 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 4:45 (2000-2003) for fourth in career touchdowns 3rd Quarter DSU - Wilson 5 run (Santos kick), 6:11 with 16. Sophomore Jordan Watson set career HU - Watson 50 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 4:31 bests with nine catches for 161 yards and two DSU - Betterson 11 pass from DeWitt (Santos kick), 2:13 4th Quarter touchdowns. HU - Adams 23 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 13:24 DeWitt threw three touchdown passes in HU - Holt 40 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 11:07 HU - Webster 16 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 2:14 the first quarter to give Delta State an early Overtime 21-0 lead. The Statesmen widened the scoring DSU - Betterson 9 pass from DeWitt (Santos kick) margin when Chad Schroeder ran back a 63DSU HU yard punt return for a touchdown as his team First Downs 32 28 led by 28 points with 13:54 left in the first half. Rushes-Yards 27-68 18-4 Passing Yards 528 523 Harding finally got on the scoreboard when Passes (C-A-I) 38-60-0 42-66-1 Adams caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Plays-Total Offense 87-596 84-527 Turnovers (F-I) 2 (2-0) 1 (0-1) Knighton, but Garrett passed for his fourth Penalties-Yards 15-111 7-59 touchdown four minutes later to make the Time of Possession 30:03 29:57 score 35-7 with 5:56 remaining in the half. Rushing: DSU-Wilson 8-46, 1TD; Deed 2-22; Schroeder Knighton passed to Watson for an 11-yard 4-9, Moore 1-8; Mitchell 3-2; Stallings 1-(-1), DeWitt 7-(touchdown to cut the lead to 35-14 with 4:54 8); Barnes 1-(-10). HU-Holt 5-19; Webster 4-9; Knighton 9-(-24). left in the second quarter. On the following Passing: DSU-DeWitt 36-57-0-514, 6TD; Barnes 2-3-0-14. kickoff by Ryan Ferrell, the Bisons recovered. HU-Knighton 42-66-1-523, 7TD. Receiving: DSU-Schroeder 13-165; Betterson 8-83 4TD; The next play, Knighton completed a 40-yard Moore 5-104; Wilson 5-62; Jenkins 3-62; Graham 2-33 touchdown to Julian Firman to give Harding 1TD; Mitchell 1-18 1TD; Johnson 1-1. HU-Watson 9-161, its second touchdown in nine seconds. 2TD; Ross 7-59; Firman 6-83, 1TD; Adams 6-75, 2TD; Holt
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It was Harding’s first loss in five games against Southwest Baptist. Southwest Baptist scored six rushing touchdowns, the most ever allowed by a Harding defense. Harding passed 67 times, second-most passes in a game. Harding quarterback David Knighton completed 34 passes, his fifth straight game with 30 or more completions. Harding running back Jeremy Holt rushed for 139 yards, the second-most ever by a Bison freshman (Alan Dixon, 159 vs. Arkansas A&M, 1970). Harding Player of the Game: RB Jeremy Holt (219 all-purpose yards)
Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Offense Turnovers (F-I) Penalties-Yards Time of Possession
34-67-0 103-545 2 (2-0) 6-62 31:31
20-34-1 88-534 2 (1-1) 9-88 28:29
Rushing: HU-Holt 12-139, 1TD; Webster 11-32; Knighton 12-10; Ross 1-(-1). SBU-Gachette 20-127, 2TD; Finnell 25112, 4TD; Brown 4-7; Carroz 2-0; Team 3-(-3). Passing: HU-Knighton 34-67-0-365 1TD. SBU-Gachette 20-34-1-291. Receiving: HU-Holt 8-80; Adams 7-113, 1TD; Watson 6-84; Ross 5-27; Webster 3-26; Firman 2-10; Phipps 1-11; Gelles 1-10; Caton 1-4. SBU-King 8-156; Hartzler 5-88; Alvarado 2-24; Austin 2-13; Finnell 2-3; Sanders 1-7. Attendance: 1,662
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Harding Player of the Game: WR Jordan Watson (9 rec., 161 yards, 2 TD).
6-71 1TD; Webster 2-39, 1TD; Phipps 2-17; Caton 2-15; O’Quinn 1-5; Limmer 1-(-2). Attendance: 3600
2008 Game Recaps Harding
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#3 North Alabama
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Southern Arkansas
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Sept. 25, 2008 Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, Ala.
Oct. 4, 2008 First Security Stadium • Searcy, Ark.
FLORENCE, Ala. – North Alabama, the third-ranked team in NCAA Division II football, amassed 706 yards and defeated Harding 52-0 Thursday in Gulf South Conference play at Braly Municipal Stadium. It was the first time the Bisons had been shutout since a 23-0 loss to Henderson State in 2005. With the victory, North Alabama remained unbeaten at 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the GSC. Harding dropped its third straight and fell to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in conference. North Alabama quarterback A.J. Milwee completed all eight of his passes in the first quarter for 206 yards, including a 90-yard touchdown pass to Ed Gant, and the Lions led 21-0 after the first period. It was the second-longest pass play in UNA history. North Alabama surpassed the 300-yard mark in total offense on its second play of the second quarter and had 524 yards at halftime. Harding’s longest play of the first half, a 26-yard pass from David Knighton to Jordan Watson, resulted in a fumble after Watson made the first defender miss but was stripped of the ball by the second. North Alabama led 49-0 at halftime, breaking the previous school record for points in a half of 46 set against Arkansas-Monticello in 2004. The Lions scored touchdowns on their first six possessions and have scored 112 unanswered points over their last three games. Milwee completed his first 10 passes for 234 yards. He left in the midway through the second quarter after going 13-of-14 for 314 yards and two touchdowns. Lion backup quarterback Genario McNealy led UNA’s seventh touchdown drive of the half. Four different players took snaps at quarterback for the Lions as UNA passed for a school-record 492 yards. Harding’s deepest first half penetration into North Alabama territory was the 29-yard line, but the Bisons failed to pick up a first down on fourth-and-10 and the Lions took over on downs. In the third, Harding drove to the North Harding 0 0 0 0 - 0 Alabama 17 following a 42-yard pass from North Alabama 21 28 0 3 - 52 Knigton to Tyler O’Quin. But Knighton threw an interception to Lion middle linebacker Mi1st Quarter UNA - McLendon 1 run (Schneider kick), 10:33 chael Johnson on the next play that ended the UNA - McCants 15 run (Schneider kick), 4:49 Bisons’ scoring threat. UNA ended Harding’s UNA - Gant 90 pass from Milwee (Schneider kick), 1:25 2nd Quarter final drive of the game with an interception in UNA - McCants 3 run (Schneider kick), 14:21 the end zone. UNA - Coleman16 pass from Milwee (Schneider kick), 10:08 North Alabama’s only points in the second UNA - Campbell 16 run (Schneider kick), 8:31 half came on a 46-yard field goal by kicker UNA - McLendon 7 run (Schneider kick), 0:20 Tom Schneider, a transfer from the University 4th Quarter UNA - Schneider 46 field goal, 2:59 of California. The points came with 2:59 left in the game. HU UNA First Downs 20 27 Knighton completed 21-of-41 passes for Rushes-Yards 24-63 39-213 232 yards, and backup Zach Tribble connected Passing Yards 275 492 Passes (C-A-I) 29-54-3 26-38-0 on 8-of-13 for 43 yards. Senior running back Plays-Total Offense 78-338 77-705 Alan Webster had his best game of the season Turnovers (F-I) 4 (1-3) 0 (0-0) with 69 yards on 10 carries. Junior Zac Ross Penalties-Yards 3-25 17-127 Time of Possession 27:10 32:50 had seven receptions for 80 yards.
SEARCY, Ark. – When Southern Arkansas finally took the lead against Harding in the fourth quarter Saturday, it certainly didn’t last long. In 22 seconds, the Harding Bisons turned a 1-point deficit into a 12-point lead on their way to a 39-33 victory at First Security Stadium. After losses to nationally-ranked Delta State and North Alabama to open the Gulf South Conference season, Harding (2-4, 1-2) earned its first league victory and has defeated the Muleriders in four of the last five meetings. Southern Arkansas (0-5, 0-3) has lost six consecutive games dating back to last year. Southern Arkansas trailed by as many as 17 points in the second half, but slowly cut into Harding’s lead by scoring touchdowns and limiting the Bisons to field goals. Clarence Wright intercepted a pass from quarterback David Knighton in the end zone and ran it back 59 yards, eventually leading to a 7-yard touchdown run by Johnson to give Southern Arkansas a 27-26 lead with 12 minutes left in the game. Then junior Zac Ross performed a feat no Harding player had accomplished since 1989. Ross caught the following kickoff at his 14-yard line and ran it back 86 yards for a touchdown to give Harding a 32-27 lead after the two-point conversion failed. Harding had gone 786 kick returns without a touchdown. Southern Arkansas began the next drive on its own 11-yard line, and Steve Hudson forced a fumble from quarterback Ryan McCombie. Morgan Toline recovered the loose ball in the end zone to give Harding a 39-27 lead with 11:38 left, just eight seconds after the Bisons’ previous touchdown. Johnson scored his fourth touchdown for the Muleriders and had a chance to take the lead in the last two minutes, but Toline intercepted a pass from McCombie at Harding’s own 27 as the Bisons held on for the victory. Turnovers were costly for the Muleriders as Southern Arkansas 0 13 7 13 - 33 the Bisons scored 17 points from the mistakes. Harding 3 20 3 13 - 39 Harding forced a school-record six fumbles, recovering four of them. Linebacker Sevohn 1st Quarter HU - Ferrell 35 field goal, 0:17 Greer tied a school record with two forced 2nd Quarter fumbles. HU - Ferrell 29 field goal, 11:10 HU - Ferrell 32 field goal, 9:26 Knighton completed 29 of 50 passes for 384 SAU - Johnson 6 run (kick failed), 5:52 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. HU - Adams 63 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 5:41 HU - Ross 5 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 1:30 Knighton’s first touchdown pass of the game, SAU - Metcalf 8 pass from McCombie (Cuevas kick), a 63-yard pass to receiver Kurt Adams, was 0:00 the 70th of his career. He also exceeded career 3rd Quarter HU - Ferrell 28 field goal, 7:54 markers of 700 completions and 8,000 passing SAU - Johnson 39 run (Cuevas kick), 4:37 yards in Saturday’s game. Adams caught four 4th Quarter SAU - Johnson 7 run (Cuevas kick), 12:00 passes for 114 yards to lead all receivers. HU - Ross 86 kickoff return (pass failed), 11:46 Johnson provided almost all of Southern HU - Toline 0 fumble recovery (Ferrell kick), 11:38 SAU - Johnson 13 run (kick blocked), 9:05 Arkansas’ offense, rushing 31 times for 231 yards and four touchdowns. The Muleriders SAU HU finished with 469 yards of offense, the first First Downs 29 19 Rushes-Yards 49-251 24-31 time the Harding defense has allowed less Passing Yards 218 384 than 500 yards in seven games. Passes (C-A-I) 20-39-1 29-50-2 Plays-Total Offense 88-469 74-415 Harding place-kicker Ryan Ferrell made 4 of Turnovers (F-I) 5 (4-1) 3 (1-2) 5 field goals and all three of his PAT attempts Penalties-Yards 3-6 4-25 Time of Possession 33:39 26:21 to finish with 15 points scored. He was responsible for Harding’s first nine points, helping Rushing: SAU-Johnson 31-231, 4TD; Metcalf 6-12; Tyson the Bisons to a 23-13 halftime lead. Ferrell has 2-10; McCombie 8-0; Roseborough 2-(-2). HU-Webster 4-16; Holt 7-13; Luke 3-5; Knighton 7-4; Team 3-(-7). made 11 of 14 field goal attempts this season. Passing: SAU-McCombie 20-38-1-218, 1TD; Team 0-1Luke Tribble led Harding’s defense with a 0-0. HU-Knighton 29-50-2-384, 2TD. Receiving: SAU-Marrufo 7-85; Metcalf 5-50, 1TD; Tyson career-high 15 tackles, the second time this 5-50; Permenter 1-23; Hawkins 1-15; Johnson 1-(-5). season the redshirt freshman has led the team HU-Ross 8-46, 1TD; Holt 6-42; Adams 4-114, 1TD; Watson 3-71; Phipps 3-19; Firman 2-38; Luke 1-33; Webster in the category. Greer finished with 12 tackles, 1-17; Limmer 1-4. two forced fumbles and a recovery. Jason Thomasson had 10 tackles and a forced fumble. Attendance: 3,900
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It was Harding’s fourth straight loss to North Alabama. The game was Harding’s third-worst shutout loss in school history behind an 87-0 to Beebe A&M in 1927 and 74-0 to Arkansas Freshmen in 1926. Harding fell to 5-19 all-time against ranked opponents and have lost four straight. Harding’s nine punts were the most by the Bisons since punting nine times against North Alabama in 2004. Redshirt freshman safety Luke Tribble led Harding with nine tackles. Harding Player of the Game: WR Zac Ross (184 all-purpose yards, 80 receiving, 24 punt returns, 80 kickoff returns).
Rushing: HU-Webster 10-69; Luke 5-28; Holt 4-(-9); Knighton 5-(-25). UNA-McLendon 9-54 2TD; Pickett 5-32; McClain 1-25; Campbell 2-25 1TD; McCants 3-22 2TD; Riggins 4-22; Vaughn 4-12; MIlwee 5-10; McNealy 1-5; Tolleson 1-3; Rivers 2-3; Burdine 1-(-1). Passing: HU-Knighton 21-41-1-232; Tribble 8-13-2-43. UNA-McNealy 11-20-0-142; Milwee 13-14-0-314 2TD; Tolleson 2-3-0-36; Anderson 0-1-0-0. Receiving: HU-Ross 7-80; Watson 4-50; Caton 4-16; Adams 3-19; Hendricks 3-6; O’Quin 2-51; Limmer 2-23; Firman 2-19; Phipps 2-11. UNA-Williams 6-127; Rivers 5-64; Coleman 4-60 1TD; Gant 3-129 1TD; Vaughn 2-36; Campbell 2-31; Pickett 2-16; McClain 1-15; McCants 1-14. Attendance: 9,017
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2008 Game Recaps Ouachita Baptist
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Harding
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Harding
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#10 Valdosta State
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Oct. 11, 2008 First Security Stadium • Searcy, Ark.
Oct. 18, 2008 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, Ga.
SEARCY — Although Harding senior quarterback David Knighton passed for more than 450 yards, the Bisons struggled to reach the end zone Saturday in a 30-27 loss to the Ouachita Baptist Tigers at First Security Stadium on Saturday night. The victory for Ouachita Baptist (3-3, 2-3 Gulf South) snaps a 10-game losing streak to the Bisons at First Security Stadium. The Tigers had not defeated Harding in Searcy since 1985. Harding (2-5, 1-3) had won its previous eight home games against Arkansas schools. While Harding had little trouble driving the ball, scoring proved much more difficult despite the fact that Harding had a season-high 561 offensive yards. The Bisons reached Ouachita Baptist’s side of the field in 12 of 13 drives but settled for just three touchdowns and five field goal attempts — two of which were blocked. Harding also committed two turnovers in the Tigers’ territory. Ouachita Baptist running back K.J. Johnson rushed for a 13-yard touchdown on the right side as the Tigers took a 30-17 lead with 8:22 remaining in the third quarter. Three minutes later, Harding junior Daniel Phipps blocked a punt by Mark Cain as the Bisons took possession on Ouachita Baptist’s 1-yard line. Harding could not drive across the goal line in three attempts, and place-kicker Ryan Ferrell kicked a 20-yard field goal to cut the lead to 30-20 with 4:17 remaining in the third quarter. Senior linebacker Sevohn Greer forced a fumble from the hands of Ouachita Baptist’s John Johnson and freshman Luke Tribble recovered the ball at Harding’s 43-yard line. Knighton completed a 39-yard pass to junior Kurt Adams and then rushed for nine more yards two plays later, but the drive ended when Ferrell’s 36-yard field goal attempt was blocked. Harding had a chance to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter when Knighton marched the team down to the Tigers’ 25-yard line with three minutes left in the game. However, one of Knighton’s passes bounced off redshirt freshman Tyler O’Quin and Mikhail Lindsay intercepted the ricocheted pass. On Ouachita Baptist 7 17 6 0 - 30 Lindsay’s return, he fumbled, but the ball Harding 0 14 6 7 - 27 bounced out of bounds, and Ouachita Baptist maintained possession. 1st Quarter OBU - K. Johnson 16 run (Wright kick), 5:20 Knighton completed 37 of 52 passes for 2nd Quarter 473 yards and three touchdowns and also OBU - Alex 8 run (Wright kick), 14:38 HU - Watson 53 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 11:28 rushed for a career-high 53 yards on 14 carries. OBU - Young 47 run (Wright kick), 10:36 It was Knighton’s fifth career 400-yard passing HU - Phipps 34 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 6:11 OBU - Wright 19 field goal, 0:39 game. Adams finished with six catches for 142 3rd Quarter yards. HU - Ferrell 37 field goal, 12:00 Greer, Harding’s leader with 12 career OBU - K. Johnson 13 run (kick failed), 8:22 HU - Ferrell 20 field goal, 4:17 forced fumbles, finished the game with 19 4th Quarter tackles and two tackles for loss. Senior Tracy HU - Firman 9 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 9:35 Brown was second with 11 tackles, and Tribble OBU HU had eight tackles, including 1.5 tackles for First Downs 20 26 Rushes-Yards 54-323 25-88 loss.
VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Valdosta State defense came up with several key stops inside their own 20 yard line, and the 10th-ranked Blazers used three passing touchdowns to defeat Harding 21-13 Saturday in Gulf South Conference action Saturday at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. Valdosta State’s defense, ranked ninth nationally in scoring at 13.7 points per game, had an interception in the end zone, forced two field goals and stonewalled the Bisons on the goal line in Harding’s first four trips inside the 20. With 2:08 left in the game, Harding (2-6, 1-4) finally broke through as quarterback David Knighton threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Kurt Adams for the Bisons’ first touchdown of the game, cutting the Valdosta State lead to 21-13. Blazer tight end Chris Fultcher recovered the ensuing on-side kick, and Valdosta State ran out the clock. Harding’s defense had easily its best game of the season, limiting the high-powered Valdosta State offense to only 264 yards. The Bisons limited the Blazers to only 122 yards and six first downs in the second half. Harding’s previous best defensive effort of the season was 444 yards allowed last week to Ouachita Baptist. Valdosta State (6-1, 4-1) scored first on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Chris Hart to Albert Dukes with 6:21 left in the first quarter. The Blazers made it 14-0 with 14:20 remaining in the first half as senior quarterback Tucker Pruitt found Michigan State transfer T.J. Williams on a 13-yard scoring pass. Harding’s lone points of the first half came on a 37-yard Ryan Ferrell field goal with eight seconds remaining. Ferrell’s school-record tying 15th field goal of the season came with 7:52 left in the third quarter and trimmed Valdosta State’s advantage to 14-6. The Blazers eventual game-winning touchHarding 0 3 3 7 - 13 down came on a six-yard pass from Pruitt to Valdosta State 7 7 7 0 - 21 Evan Gilles with 3:55 left in the third.
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Harding Players of the Game: QB David Knighton (37-of-52 for 473 yards and 3 TD); LB Sevohn Greer (19 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1 FF).
Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Offense Turnovers (F-I) Penalties-Yards Time of Possession
121 12-16-0 70-444 1 (1-0) 7-82 32:38
473 37-52-1 77-561 2 (1-1) 5-50 27:22
Rushing: OBU-K.Johnson 27-142, 2TD; J. Johnson 14-91; Young 2-60, 1TD; Alex 4-21, 1TD; Parker 3-12; Pruitt 1-3. HU-Knighton 14-53; Holt 6-27; Luke 5-8. Passing: OBU-Parker 12-16-0-121. HU-Knighton 3752-1-473, 3TD. Receiving: OBU-Young 6-34; Nutt 2-38; Pruitt 2-26; K.Johnson 1-19; Anderson 1-4. HU-Adams 6-142; Holt 6-47; Ross 6-33; Watson 4-87, 1TD; Phipps 3-55; Firman 3-30, 1TD; Gelles 3-28; Limmer 2-30; Caton 2-8; Conn 1-7; O’Quin 1-6. Attendance: 2,300
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Harding Player of the Game: LB Sevohn Greer (8 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, 1 forced fumble).
1st Quarter VSU - Dukes 19 pass from Hart (Williams kick), 6:21 2nd Quarter VSU - Williams 13 pass from Pruitt (Williams kick), 14:20 HU - Ferrell 37 field goal, 0:08 3rd Quarter HU - Ferrell 26 field goal, 7:52 VSU - Gilles 6 pass from Pruitt (Williams kick), 3:55 4th Quarter HU - Adams 9 pass from Knighton (Ferrell kick), 2:08
First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Offense Turnovers (F-I) Penalties-Yards Time of Possession
HU 23 26-73 315 33-53-2 79-388 3 (1-2) 4-55 27:47
VSU 17 36-73 191 21-30-0 66-264 0 (0-0) 9-68 32:13
Rushing: HU-Holt 10-42; Knighton 13-33; Wood 1-1; Luke 2-(-3). VSU-Manson 14-86; Hart 4-13; Jones 1-8; Callaway 1-1; Brown 4-0; Pruitt 9-(-35). Passing: HU-Knighton 33-53-2-315, 1TD. VSU-Pruitt 18-24-0-143, 2TD; Hart 3-6-0-48, 1TD. Receiving: HU-Ross 7-59; Firman 7-43; Adams 6-89, 1TD; Watson 4-40; Gelles 3-29; Holt 3-26; Luke 2-6; Phipps 1-23. VSU-Jones 5-50; Dukes 4-39, 1TD; Williams 4-37, 1TD; Dean 2-31; Bastone 2-9; Curbeam 1-9; Fultcher 1-6; Gilles 1-6, 1TD; Manson 1-4. Attendance: 6,906
2008 Harding Football Harding Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters Harding Opponents
HU 227 28.4 186 40 131 14 541 816 275 203 2.7 67.6 4 3000 449-266-12 6.7 11.3 375.0 19 3541 652 5.4 442.6 48-1022 15-159 8-102 21.3 10.6 12.8 18-8 42-391 48.9 44-1667 37.9 32.0 28:10 58/142 41% 3/12 25% 21-138 -6 26 15-21 1-2 24-39 62% 11-39 28% 24-25 96% 13300 4/3325
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
19 95 80 117
1st
50 67
63 36
0 7
Total 227 307
OPP 307 38.4 194 79 105 10 1441 1730 289 336 4.3 180.1 22 2630 295-181-8 8.9 14.5 328.8 20 4071 631 6.5 508.9 37-640 23-220 12-190 17.3 9.6 15.8 26-11 78-608 76.0 43-1683 39.1 33.1 31:50 57/127 45% 10/14 71% 22-187 13 43 4-5 0-1 34-35 97% 32-35 91% 37-41 90% 23052 4/5763 0/0
2008 Harding Football Harding Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games Rushing
Jeremy Holt Alan Webster David Knighton Teddy Luke Zac Ross Jeff Wood TEAM Total Opponents Passing
David Knighton Zach Tribble Total Opponents Receiving
Zac Ross Kurt Adams Jordan Watson Jeremy Holt Julian Firman Alan Webster Daniel Phipps Kale Gelles Cade Caton Tyler O'Quin Thomas Limmer Teddy Luke R.F. Hendricks Ross Conn Total Opponents
gp-gs
att
gain loss
net avg td
8-4 50 297 23 274 6-4 46 177 18 159 8-8 81 295 213 82 6-0 15 41 3 38 8- 8 4 5 1 4 7- 0 1 1 0 1 5- 0 6 0 17 -17 8 203 816 275 541 8 336 1730 289 1441 gp-gs
effic comp-att-int
5.5 3 3.5 0 1.0 0 2.5 0 1.0 1 1.0 0 -2.8 0 2.7 4 4.3 22
pct
lg avg/g
Punt Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
66 16 22 11 4 1 0 66 47
Zac Ross Julian Firman Daniel Phipps Total Opponents
12 2 1 15 23
141 4 14 159 220
40 2 0 40 63
Interceptions
no.
yds avg td
lg
Darren Newson Tracy Brown Patrick Nicks Morgan Toline Kyle Young Jeremy Townsend Total Opponents
2 2 1 1 1 1 8 12
23 78 0 0 1 0 102 190
12 65 0 0 1 0 65 59
yds avg td
yds td
8-8 125.94 258-436-10 59.2 2957 19 2-0 58.55 8-13-2 61.5 43 0 8 123.99 266-449-12 59.2 3000 19 8 153.19 181-295-8 61.4 2630 20 gp-gs
no.
34.2 26.5 10.2 6.3 0.5 0.1 -3.4 67.6 180.1 lg avg/g
70 15 70 90
369.6 21.5 375.0 328.8
11.8 2.0 14.0 10.6 9.6 11.5 39.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 12.8 15.8
yds
avg
td
lg avg/g
Kick Returns
no.
8-8 52 409 8-8 43 790 8-8 40 610 8-4 33 299 8-8 26 248 6-4 18 178 8-0 13 143 6-0 13 104 6- 0 9 43 8- 0 6 69 8- 0 6 55 6- 0 3 39 7- 0 3 6 8- 8 1 7 8 266 3000 8 181 2630
7.9 18.4 15.2 9.1 9.5 9.9 11.0 8.0 4.8 11.5 9.2 13.0 2.0 7.0 11.3 14.5
2 8 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20
24 70 53 40 40 39 34 14 9 42 19 33 3 7 70 90
Zac Ross Julian Firman Patrick Nicks Billy McGahee Teddy Luke Braden Binkley Braden Rubey Total Opponents
23 512 22.3 12 237 19.8 7 140 20.0 2 70 35.0 2 44 22.0 1 9 9.0 1 10 10.0 48 1022 21.3 37 640 17.3
Fumble Returns
no.
51.1 98.8 76.2 37.4 31.0 29.7 17.9 17.3 7.2 8.6 6.9 6.5 0.9 0.9 375.0 328.8
Marcus Jones Billy McGahee Morgan Toline Total Opponents
1 1 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
lg
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
86 33 41 49 31 9 10 86 47
yds avg td
lg
2 6 0 8 0
2.0 6.0 0.0 4.0 0.0
0 0 1 1 0
2 6 0 6 0
2008 Harding Football Harding Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games
Scoring
td
Ryan Ferrell Kurt Adams Jeremy Holt Zac Ross Jordan Watson Alan Webster Julian Firman Morgan Toline Tracy Brown Daniel Phipps TEAM David Knighton Total Opponents
- 15-21 8 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - 26 15-21 43 4-5
Field Goals
Ryan Ferrell
fg
fg
kick
24-25 24-25 37-41
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
0-1
- - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - 0-1 - 0-1
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pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99
15-21 71.4 0-0
7-9
7-8
FG Sequence
Harding
Opponents
Missouri Southern West Alabama Southwest Baptist Delta State North Alabama Southern Arkansas Ouachita Baptist Valdosta State
41,(22) (38) (42),(29),(34),20,(24),(36) (35),(29),(32),(28),27 46,45,(37),(20),36 (37),(26)
(44) (35) (46) (19) 46
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
1-4
0-0
pts
- 69 - 48 - 24 - 24 - 18 - 12 - 12 6 6 6 1 2 0 1 227 - 307
Total Offense
g plays
David Knighton Jeremy Holt Alan Webster Zach Tribble Teddy Luke Zac Ross Jeff Wood TEAM Total Opponents
8 8 6 2 6 8 7 5 8 8
rush pass
total avg/g
517 82 2957 3039 379.9 50 274 0 274 34.2 46 159 0 159 26.5 13 0 43 43 21.5 15 38 0 38 6.3 4 4 0 4 0.5 1 1 0 1 0.1 6 -17 0 -17 -3.4 652 541 3000 3541 442.6 631 1441 2630 4071 508.9
lg blk
Punting
no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk
42
Micah Canterbury Zach Tribble Total Opponents
43 1636 1 31 44 1667 43 1683
Kickoffs
no. yds avg tb ob retn
Ryan Ferrell Total Opponents
47 2861 60.9 47 2861 60.9 53 3204 60.5
5
38.0 31.0 37.9 39.1
60 31 60 60 9 9 2
2 0 2 5
1 9 0 0 1 9 8 16
4 0 4 7
0 0 0 1
net ydln
2 2 17.3 43.4 3 21.3 40.4
26 29
2008 Harding Football Harding Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games All Purpose
g
Zac Ross Kurt Adams Jordan Watson Jeremy Holt Julian Firman Alan Webster Daniel Phipps Patrick Nicks Teddy Luke Kale Gelles David Knighton Tracy Brown Billy McGahee Tyler O'Quin Thomas Limmer Cade Caton Darren Newson Braden Rubey Braden Binkley Ross Conn R.F. Hendricks Kyle Young Jeff Wood TEAM Total Opponents
8 4 409 8 0 790 8 0 610 8 274 299 8 0 248 6 159 178 8 0 143 8 0 0 6 38 39 6 0 104 8 82 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 8 0 69 8 0 55 6 0 43 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 7 7 0 6 8 0 0 7 1 0 5 -17 0 8 541 3000 8 1441 2630
rush
rcv
pr
kr
141 512 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 237 0 0 14 0 0 140 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 159 1022 220 640
ir
total avg/g
0 1066 133.2 0 790 98.8 0 610 76.2 0 573 71.6 0 489 61.1 0 337 56.2 0 157 19.6 0 140 17.5 0 121 20.2 0 104 17.3 0 82 10.2 78 78 9.8 0 70 11.7 0 69 8.6 0 55 6.9 0 43 7.2 23 23 2.9 0 10 1.2 0 9 1.1 0 7 0.9 0 6 0.9 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 0 -17 -3.4 102 4824 603.0 190 5121 640.1
2008 Harding Football Harding Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games ## 24 44 1 14 13 45 42 19 28 90 23 52 47 10 95 54 22 29 4 46 7 75 5 26 30 33 32 27 53 37 79 41 82 2 20 6 17 11 67 77 55 40 TM 80 12
Defensive Leaders
Sevohn Greer Jason Thomasson Tracy Brown Luke Tribble Kyle Young Braden Binkley Jeremy Townsend Darren Newson Steve Hudson Andrew Jackson Morgan Toline Roger Hurts Marcus Jones Rashad Rayner Josh Brown Travis Davis Patrick Nicks Kolby Boesen Billy McGahee Sam Smith Michael Solano Keenan Kitchen Robert Carson DeShawn Robinson Heath Hammond Braden Rubey Jeff Wood Seth Woodason Ty Taylor Aaron Morton Joseph Mahaffey Ryan Ferrell Julian Firman Zac Ross Landon Taylor Jordan Watson Alan Webster Daniel Phipps Wheeler Parsons Chris Montague Brad Parker Brian Maupin TEAM R.F. Hendricks Thomas Limmer Total Opponents
gp-gs
ua
a
Tackles tot
tfl/yds
Sacks no-yds
Pass defense int-yds brup
8-8 8-7 8-8 8-3 8-5 8-5 8-2 8-8 8-0 8-8 8-2 8-6 8-8 8-8 8-0 8-0 8-6 7-0 6-0 6-0 8-2 2-2 6-0 6-0 8-0 8-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 4-0 8-0 8-8 8-8 8-0 8-8 6-4 8-0 7-7 3-1 8-8 5-0 5-0 7-0 8-0 8 8
44 30 22 25 17 16 16 27 13 15 10 11 9 14 9 14 10 8 7 3 5 1 2 4 3 4 2 3 . 2 2 2 2 2 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 . . 361 369
35 30 22 16 21 22 20 9 15 13 11 10 12 6 11 4 3 3 2 5 2 5 3 1 2 . 2 1 3 1 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . 294 246
79 60 44 41 38 38 36 36 28 28 21 21 21 20 20 18 13 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . 655 615
13.0-55 6.0-16 0.5-2 1.5-2 1.0-10 2.5-6 3.0-7 1.0-5 2.0-9 8.0-31 0.5-0 1.0-5 6.5-31 . 2.5-5 6.5-38 . 1.0-6 . . 2.0-11 0.5-1 . 0.5-1 . . . . 0.5-0 . 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-243 56-262
6.0-45 1.0-7 . . . . 0.5-2 . . 4.0-23 . . 4.0-27 . 1.0-3 3.5-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-138 22-187
. . 2-78 . 1-1 . 1-0 2-23 . . 1-0 . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-102 12-190
2 2 2 1 2 . 1 4 . . 5 . . 2 . 1 6 . 4 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 43
qbh
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Fumbles rcv-yds
ff
blkd kick
saf
2-0 . 1-0 1-0 . . . . . . 1-0 . 3-2 . . . . . 1-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . 10-8 8-0
7 1 . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 2 . . 1 . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . 21 14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 3 4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
2008 Harding Football Harding Game Results (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games Date
Aug 30, 2008 Sep 06, 2008 Sep 13, 2008 * Sep 20, 2008 * Sep 25, 2008 * Oct 04, 2008 * Oct 11, 2008 * Oct 18, 2008
Opponent
at Missouri Southern WEST ALABAMA at Southwest Baptist #17 DELTA STATE at #3 North Alabama SOUTHERN ARKANSAS OUACHITA BAPTIST at #10 Valdosta State
L W L Lo L W L L
Score
Overall
Conference
Time
Attend
31-45 37-27 31-43 49-56 0-52 39-33 27-30 13-21
0-1 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 2-4 2-5 2-6
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 1-2 1-3 1-4
2:19 2:55 3:19 3:37 3:22 3:10 3:03 2:45
5467 3500 1662 3600 9017 3900 2300 6906
2008 Harding Football Harding Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games TEAM STATISTICS Rushing yds td
Date
Opponent
no.
Aug 30 Sep 06 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 25 Oct 04 Oct 11 Oct 18 Harding Opponents
at Missouri Southern WEST ALABAMA at Southwest Baptist DELTA STATE at North Alabama SOUTHERN ARKANSAS OUACHITA BAPTIST at Valdosta State
22 18 2 28 84 1 36 180 1 18 4 0 24 63 0 24 31 0 25 88 0 26 73 0 203 541 4 336 1441 22
lg
no.
Receiving yds td
lg
Passing cmp-att-int yds
td
lg
11 31 365 2 70 31-61-1 365 2 70 35 31 300 3 39 31-46-2 300 3 39 66 34 365 1 46 34-67-0 365 1 46 19 42 523 7 50 42-66-1 523 7 50 16 29 275 0 42 29-54-3 275 0 42 12 29 384 2 63 29-50-2 384 2 63 22 37 473 3 53 37-52-1 473 3 53 15 33 315 1 49 33-53-2 315 1 49 66 266 3000 19 70 266-449-12 3000 19 70 47 181 2630 20 90 181-295-8 2630 20 90
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
7 4 8 7 8 4 6 4 48 37
0 0 1 40 2 13 2 3 2 24 2 34 2 16 4 29 15 159 23 220
162 77 130 129 211 133 94 86 1022 640
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
33 25 41 35 49 86 22 25 86 47
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
tot off
0 383 40 384 11 545 0 527 14 338 24 415 2 561 18 388 40 3541 63 4071
Games played: 8 Avg per rush: 2.7 Avg per catch: 11.3 Pass efficiency: 123.99 Kick ret avg: 21.3 Punt ret avg: 10.6 All purpose avg/game: 603.0 Total offense avg/gm: 442.6 Date
Opponent
ua
Tackles a total
24 24 26 24 50 42 52 52 294 246
71 74 86 70 85 91 93 85 655 615
tfl-yds
Sacks no-yds
6.0-15 11.0-57 12.0-30 6.0-26 3.0-7 10.0-39 6.0-12 7.0-57 61.0-243 56.0-262
1.0-7 7.0-46 4.0-13 4.0-22 1.0-4 1.0-4 0.0-0 3.0-33 20.0-129 22.0-187
Fumble ff fr-yds
Pass Defense int-yds qbh brup
1 5 4 1 0 6 2 2 21 14
3-1 3-88 1-13 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 8-102 12-190
Aug 30 at Missouri Southern Sep 06 WEST ALABAMA Sep 13 at Southwest Baptist Sep 20 DELTA STATE Sep 25 at North Alabama Oct 04 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS Oct 11 OUACHITA BAPTIST Oct 18 at Valdosta State Harding Opponents
47 50 60 46 35 49 41 33 361 369
0-0 3-8 1-0 1-0 0-0 4-0 1-0 0-0 10-8 8-0
Date
no.
yds
avg
long
blkd
tb
fc
50+
i20
md-att
8 5 4 7 9 3 2 6 44 43
341 193 172 268 314 113 83 183 1667 1683
42.6 38.6 43.0 38.3 34.9 37.7 41.5 30.5 37.9 39.1
60 46 48 51 49 47 51 56 60 60
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 7
0 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 9 16
1-2 1-1 5-6 0-0 0-0 4-5 2-5 2-2 15-21 4-5
Punting Opponent
Aug 30 at Missouri Southern Sep 06 WEST ALABAMA Sep 13 at Southwest Baptist Sep 20 DELTA STATE Sep 25 at North Alabama Oct 04 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS Oct 11 OUACHITA BAPTIST Oct 18 at Valdosta State Harding Opponents
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
4 9 3 9 0 5 2 1 33 43
Blkd kick
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 4
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv
4-4 4-5 2-2 7-7 0-0 3-3 3-3 1-1 24-25 37-41
Field Goals
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
saf
pts
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 37 31 49 0 39 27 13 227 307
Kickoffs
long blkd
22 38 42 0 0 35 37 37 42 46
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 1
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
6 365 7 477 8 488 6 376 1 65 9 548 6 354 4 188 47 2861 53 3204
60.8 68.1 61.0 62.7 65.0 60.9 59.0 47.0 60.9 60.5
2 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 9 2
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
2008 Harding Football Harding Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games OPPONENT STATISTICS Date
Opponent
no.
Rushing yds td
td
lg
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
Aug 30 Sep 06 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 25 Oct 04 Oct 11 Oct 18 Opponents Harding
at Missouri Southern WEST ALABAMA at Southwest Baptist DELTA STATE at North Alabama SOUTHERN ARKANSAS OUACHITA BAPTIST at Valdosta State
34 129 1 29 26 422 5 44 26-45-3 422 5 43 141 1 18 18 367 3 84 18-33-3 367 3 54 243 6 34 20 291 0 61 20-34-1 291 0 27 68 1 20 38 528 6 61 38-60-0 528 6 39 213 5 25 26 492 2 90 26-38-0 492 2 49 251 4 39 20 218 1 29 20-39-1 218 1 54 323 4 47 12 121 0 31 12-16-0 121 0 36 73 0 17 21 191 3 26 21-30-0 191 3 336 1441 22 47 181 2630 20 90 181-295-8 2630 20 203 541 4 66 266 3000 19 70 266-449-12 3000 19
44 84 61 61 90 29 31 26 90 70
3 4 6 6 1 8 5 4 37 48
6 66 3 12 3 14 3 76 3 21 1 13 2 2 2 16 23 220 15 159
lg
no.
Receiving yds td
lg
Passing cmp-att-int yds
79 85 109 78 25 112 109 43 640 1022
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
47 36 27 28 25 23 38 34 47 86
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
tot off
33 551 12 508 7 534 63 596 19 705 13 469 3 444 9 264 63 4071 40 3541
Games played: 8 Avg per rush: 4.3 Avg per catch: 14.5 Pass efficiency: 153.19 Kick ret avg: 17.3 Punt ret avg: 9.6 All purpose avg/game: 640.1 Total offense avg/gm: 508.9 Date
Opponent
ua
Tackles a total
24 14 28 34 38 14 28 66 246 294
69 68 85 76 81 60 80 96 615 655
tfl-yds
Sacks no-yds
8.0-44 6.0-18 8.0-27 13.0-59 6.0-42 4.0-18 6.0-30 5.0-24 56.0-262 61.0-243
3.0-29 2.0-12 2.0-17 5.0-44 3.0-30 3.0-16 3.0-25 1.0-14 22.0-187 20.0-129
Fumble ff fr-yds
Pass Defense int-yds qbh brup
1 4 2 0 1 2 3 1 14 21
1-3 2-0 0-0 1-15 3-62 2-59 1-21 2-30 12-190 8-102
Aug 30 at Missouri Southern Sep 06 WEST ALABAMA Sep 13 at Southwest Baptist Sep 20 DELTA STATE Sep 25 at North Alabama Oct 04 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS Oct 11 OUACHITA BAPTIST Oct 18 at Valdosta State Opponents Harding
45 54 57 42 43 46 52 30 369 361
1-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 8-0 10-8
Date
no.
yds
avg
long
blkd
tb
fc
50+
i20
md-att
5 4 5 5 6 5 6 7 43 44
207 162 183 188 268 176 169 330 1683 1667
41.4 40.5 36.6 37.6 44.7 35.2 28.2 47.1 39.1 37.9
50 55 40 42 52 44 45 60 60 60
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 2
1 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 8 1
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 4
2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 16 9
1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 4-5 15-21
Punting Opponent
Aug 30 at Missouri Southern Sep 06 WEST ALABAMA Sep 13 at Southwest Baptist Sep 20 DELTA STATE Sep 25 at North Alabama Oct 04 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS Oct 11 OUACHITA BAPTIST Oct 18 at Valdosta State Opponents Harding
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
8 1 7 8 6 2 7 4 43 33
Blkd kick
1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 3
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv
6-6 3-3 4-5 8-8 7-7 3-5 3-4 3-3 37-41 24-25
Field Goals
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
saf
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
45 27 43 56 52 33 30 21 307 227
Kickoffs
long blkd
44 0 35 0 46 0 19 0 46 42
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
8 492 5 301 9 514 8 484 9 572 4 206 6 368 4 267 53 3204 47 2861
61.5 60.2 57.1 60.5 63.6 51.5 61.3 66.8 60.5 60.9
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 9
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
2008 Harding Football Harding Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes
Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions
Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions
14 139 1 1 1 1 66 67 42 523 7 70 9 179 2 2 2 70 5 42 9 44.3 60 40 86 19 3.0 3.5 2
David Knighton vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) Jeremy Holt at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) Zac Ross at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) Jeremy Holt at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) Jeremy Holt vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008) Jeremy Holt at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) Jeremy Holt at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) David Knighton at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) David Knighton vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) David Knighton vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) David Knighton vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) David Knighton at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) Jordan Watson vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) Kurt Adams at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) Kurt Adams at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) Jordan Watson vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) Kurt Adams vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) Kurt Adams at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) Ryan Ferrell at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) Ryan Ferrell at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) Micah Canterbury at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) Micah Canterbury at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) Micah Canterbury at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) Zac Ross vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008) Zac Ross vs Southern Arkansas (Oct 04, 2008) Sevohn Greer vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) Sevohn Greer vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008) Sevohn Greer vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008) Darren Newson vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008)
2008 Harding Football Harding Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By
36 180 5.0 2 67 42 523 9.1 7 103 561 7.3 49 7 31 9 90 4 3 3
at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008) at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008) vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008) at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008)
2008 Harding Football Harding Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals
Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions
31 231 4 4 47 47 57 36 514 6 90 13 228 4 90 1 1 1 1 46 7 47.1 60 63 47 17 17 3.0 3.0 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mark Johnson, vs Southern Arkansas (Oct 04, 2008) Mark Johnson, vs Southern Arkansas (Oct 04, 2008) Finnell,J, at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) Mark Johnson, vs Southern Arkansas (Oct 04, 2008) Jeremy Young, vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) KJ Johnson, vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) Garrett DeWitt, vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) Garrett DeWitt, vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) Garrett DeWitt, vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) Garrett DeWitt, vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) A.J. Milwee, at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) Chad Schroeder, vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) Henderson,Mark, at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) Greg Betterson, vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) Ed Gant, at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) Malette,Brian, at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) Jolly,B, at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) Tom Schneider, at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) Zach Wright, vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) Tom Schneider, at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) Jack Fulford, at Valdosta State (Oct 18, 2008) Jack Fulford, at Valdosta State (Oct 18, 2008) Jack Fulford, at Valdosta State (Oct 18, 2008) Chad Schroeder, vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) Patton,Jordan, at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) Garry Pack, vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008) Larry Dean, at Valdosta State (Oct 18, 2008) Jerry McNeil, vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) Micah Best, vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) Jerry McNeil, vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) Collier,Corderi, at Missouri Southern (Aug 30, 2008) J D. Douglas, vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008) Jemarcus Thedfo, vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008) D. Davenport, vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) Darron Dampier, at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) Harrison Bryant, at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) Michael Johnson, at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) Clarence Wright, vs Southern Arkansas (Oct 04, 2008) Brandon Wilson, vs Southern Arkansas (Oct 04, 2008) Mikhail Lindsay, vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) T.J. Williams, at Valdosta State (Oct 18, 2008) Eric Williams, at Valdosta State (Oct 18, 2008)
2008 Harding Football Harding Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By
54 54 323 6.0 6 60 38 528 12.9 6 88 88 705 9.2 56 5 32 17 127 6 3
at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) vs Ouachita Baptist (Oct 11, 2008) at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) at Southwest Baptist (Sep 13, 2008) vs Southern Arkansas (Oct 04, 2008) at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) vs Delta State (Sep 20, 2008) at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008) vs West Alabama (Sep 06, 2008) at North Alabama (Sep 25, 2008)
2008 Harding Football Harding Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games Harding Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Date
Opponent
Aug 30, 2008 at Missouri Southern Sep 06, 2008 WEST ALABAMA Sep 13, 2008 at Southwest Baptist Sep 20, 2008 DELTA STATE Sep 25, 2008 at North Alabama Oct 04, 2008 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS Oct 11, 2008 OUACHITA BAPTIST Oct 18, 2008 at Valdosta State Totals 24 of 39 (61.5%)
Score L W L L L W L L
31-45 37-27 31-43 49-56 0-52 39-33 27-30 13-21
Times Times In RZ Scored
3 5 8 4 2 8 4 5 39
3 3 4 3 0 5 3 3 24
Total Pts
TDs
Rush TDs
Pass TDs
FGs Made
17 21 12 21 0 19 13 13 116
2 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 11
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 9
1 0 4 0 0 4 2 2 13
Failed to score inside RZ FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 5
0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opponents Inside Harding Red-Zone
Date
Opponent
Aug 30, 2008 at Missouri Southern Sep 06, 2008 WEST ALABAMA Sep 13, 2008 at Southwest Baptist Sep 20, 2008 DELTA STATE Sep 25, 2008 at North Alabama Oct 04, 2008 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS Oct 11, 2008 OUACHITA BAPTIST Oct 18, 2008 at Valdosta State Totals 34 of 35 (97.1%)
Score L W L L L W L L
31-45 37-27 31-43 49-56 0-52 39-33 27-30 13-21
Times Times In RZ Scored
3 1 7 7 6 4 4 3 35
3 1 7 6 6 4 4 3 34
Total Pts
TDs
Rush TDs
Pass TDs
FGs Made
21 7 43 42 42 26 23 21 225
3 1 6 6 6 4 3 3 32
1 1 6 1 5 3 3 0 20
2 0 0 5 1 1 0 3 12
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Failed to score inside RZ FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Harding Football Harding Games Played (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games ## 9 45 29 95 1 86 5 88 18 73 84 56 54 31 50 80 41 82 94 34 76 24 30 25 28 52 90 39 47 70 75 16 12 21 79 40 4 77 37 19 22 15 65 55 67 11 10
PLAYER Kurt Adams Braden Binkley Kolby Boesen Josh Brown Tracy Brown M. Canterbury Robert Carson Cade Caton Zach Caton Ross Conn Kyle Crafts Hayden Cruce Travis Davis Randall Dolan Neil Evans R.F. Hendricks Ryan Ferrell Julian Firman Alex Franklin Kale Gelles Jake Greer Sevohn Greer Heath Hammond Jeremy Holt Steve Hudson Roger Hurts Andrew Jackson Caleb Jamison Marcus Jones James Kee Keenan Kitchen David Knighton Thomas Limmer Teddy Luke Joseph Mahaffey Brian Maupin Billy McGahee Chris Montague Aaron Morton Darren Newson Patrick Nicks Tyler O'Quin Darby Palmer Brad Parker Wheeler Parsons Daniel Phipps Rashad Rayner
GP-GS 8/8 8/5 7/8/8/8 8/6/6/6/8/8 4/7/7 8/2/3/1 7/8/8/8 2/6/8/8 8/8 8/8/4 8/8/6 8/8 3/8/8 3/2/2 8/8 8/6/4/5/6/3/1 7/8/8 8/6 8/8/8/8 7/7 8/8/8
MSSU START START XXX XXX START XXX ... ... XXX START ... START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX START START XXX START ... ... START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX XXX START START XXX START
UWA START XXX XXX XXX START XXX ... ... XXX START XXX ... XXX ... START XXX XXX START ... XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX START ... START XXX START START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START XXX XXX START ... XXX START
SBU START START XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START XXX XXX ... XXX XXX START ... XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX START START XXX XXX START START XXX START
DSU START XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX ... START XXX START XXX ... ... ... XXX START ... ... START START XXX START XXX START START XXX START ... ... START XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX START START XXX XXX START START XXX START
UNA START START XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX ... START ... START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX START XXX ... START START XXX START XXX START START ... START XXX ... START XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... START XXX XXX XXX START START XXX START
SAU START XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX START ... START XXX ... ... XXX XXX START ... XXX START START XXX XXX XXX START START ... START ... ... START XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... XXX START START XXX XXX START START XXX START
OBU START START XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START XXX XXX ... XXX XXX START ... XXX START START XXX START XXX START START ... START ... ... START XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... XXX START XXX XXX XXX START START XXX START
VSU START START ... XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX START ... START XXX ... ... XXX XXX START ... XXX START START XXX START XXX START START ... START ... ... START XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX START START XXX XXX START START XXX START
2008 Harding Football Harding Games Played (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games ## 26 89 2 33 38 46 7 78 20 53 72 44 23 42 14 8 81 6 17 32 27 13
PLAYER D. Robinson Neil Roe Zac Ross Braden Rubey A. Scarborough Sam Smith Michael Solano Garrett Taylor Landon Taylor Ty Taylor Ethan Thies Jason Thomasson Morgan Toline Jeremy Townsend Luke Tribble Zach Tribble Nate Ware Jordan Watson Alan Webster Jeff Wood Seth Woodason Kyle Young
GP-GS 6/3/8/8 8/1/6/8/2 8/8/7/7/8/7 8/2 8/2 8/3 2/8/8/8 6/4 7/7/8/5
MSSU XXX ... START XXX ... ... START XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START ... ... START
UWA XXX ... START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START XXX ... XXX START START XXX XXX START
SBU XXX XXX START XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX ... XXX START START XXX XXX START
DSU XXX XXX START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START XXX ... XXX START XXX XXX XXX START
UNA XXX ... START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX START
SAU XXX ... START XXX ... XXX START XXX XXX ... XXX START XXX XXX START ... XXX START START XXX XXX XXX
OBU ... ... START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX START ... XXX START ... XXX XXX XXX
VSU ... XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START ... XXX START ... XXX XXX XXX
2008 Harding Football Harding Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games Total Tackles
UA-A
Sevohn Greer Jason Thomasson Tracy Brown Luke Tribble Kyle Young Braden Binkley Jeremy Townsend Darren Newson Andrew Jackson Steve Hudson Marcus Jones Morgan Toline Roger Hurts Josh Brown Rashad Rayner Travis Davis Patrick Nicks Kolby Boesen Billy McGahee Sam Smith Michael Solano Keenan Kitchen Robert Carson Heath Hammond D. Robinson Jeff Wood Seth Woodason Braden Rubey Aaron Morton Joseph Mahaffey Ty Taylor Ryan Ferrell Zac Ross Julian Firman Wheeler Parsons Chris Montague Brad Parker Brian Maupin Landon Taylor TEAM Daniel Phipps Jordan Watson Alan Webster
44-35 30-30 22-22 25-16 17-21 16-22 16-20 27-9 15-13 13-15 9-12 10-11 11-10 9-11 14-6 14-4 10-3 8-3 7-2 3-5 5-2 1-5 2-3 3-2 4-1 2-2 3-1 4-0 2-1 2-1 0-3 2-1 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0
Total MSSU
79 60 44 41 38 38 36 36 28 28 21 21 21 20 20 18 13 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
5-3 2-1 2-4 1-1 2-3 2-2 5-2 2-1 2-2 0-1 3-2 3-1 1-0 3-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 DNP 2-0 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 -
UWA
SBU
DSU
UNA
SAU
OBU
VSU
7-3 7-2 2-0 4-1 3-4 3-3 3-0 3-1 1-2 4-0 1-0 1-0 2-2 0-1 3-1 3-0 0-1 0-3 DNP 1-0 1-0 1-0 DNP -
6-1 3-1 4-3 2-0 5-1 5-4 7-2 0-1 3-3 3-1 1-0 2-2 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 3-1 4-1 DNP 1-2 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 DNP -
6-4 4-3 4-1 1-1 2-3 1-0 3-4 8-0 1-2 2-1 0-1 0-1 3-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 4-0 1-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP 1-0 -
0-5 1-7 1-1 7-2 2-3 0-4 1-3 4-3 1-1 2-2 1-0 2-3 1-1 0-2 4-2 2-1 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 DNP 0-1 1-0 0-1 DNP 1-1 0-3 1-0 DNP 1-0
7-5 4-5 2-2 9-6 0-4 1-0 0-5 1-0 3-1 2-2 0-3 1-1 2-1 0-2 3-1 3-0 1-0 0-1 DNP 1-1 3-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 DNP DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP 0-1 -
7 - 12 2-4 5-6 5-3 2-4 0-1 3-1 2-2 1-4 2-6 1-1 2-1 1-2 1-0 2-0 DNP 1-2 DNP 1-1 0-1 DNP 1-1 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP
6-2 7-7 2-5 1-4 3-8 2-3 3-2 0-2 0-1 1-1 0-1 2-6 1-3 1-1 1-1 0-1 DNP 0-1 0-1 DNP DNP 0-1 1-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP
2008 Harding Football Harding Passing Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games #16 David Knighton Missouri Southern West Alabama Southwest Baptist Delta State North Alabama Southern Arkansas Ouachita Baptist Valdosta State TOTALS
Comp 31 31 34 42 21 29 37 33 258
Att 61 46 67 66 41 50 52 53 436
Int 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 10
Pct 50.8 67.4 50.7 63.6 51.2 58.0 71.2 62.3 59.2
Yards 365 300 365 523 232 384 473 315 2957
TD 2 3 1 7 0 2 3 1 19
Long 70 39 46 50 42 63 53 49 70
Sacked 3-29 2-12 2-17 5-44 3-30 3-16 3-25 1-14 22-187
Effic 108.62 135.00 101.43 162.17 93.87 127.71 162.75 110.87 125.94
#8 Zach Tribble North Alabama TOTALS
Comp 8 8
Att 13 13
Int 2 2
Pct 61.5 61.5
Yards 43 43
TD 0 0
Long 15 15
Sacked 0-0 0-0
Effic 58.55 58.55
2008 Harding Football Harding Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games RUSHING Jeremy Holt Alan Webster David Knighton Teddy Luke Zac Ross Jeff Wood TEAM
No-Yds/TD 50-274/3 46-159/0 81-82/0 15-38/0 4-4/1 1-1/0 6--17/0
MSSU 2-3/1 6--1/0 11-15/0 DNP 2-5/1 DNP 1--4/0
UWA SBU 4-40/1 12-139/1 11-34/0 11-32/0 10-16/0 12-10/0 DNP 1-0/0 1--1/0 2--6/0 -
DSU 5-19/0 4-9/0 9--24/0 -
UNA 4--9/0 10-69/0 5--25/0 5-28/0 DNP
SAU 7-13/0 4-16/0 7-4/0 3-5/0 3--7/0
OBU 6-27/0 DNP 14-53/0 5-8/0 DNP
VSU 10-42/0 DNP 13-33/0 2--3/0 1-1/0 DNP
RECEIVING Kurt Adams Jordan Watson Zac Ross Jeremy Holt Julian Firman Alan Webster Daniel Phipps Kale Gelles Tyler O'Quin Thomas Limmer Cade Caton Teddy Luke Ross Conn R.F. Hendricks
No-Yds/TD 43-790/8 40-610/3 52-409/2 33-299/1 26-248/2 18-178/2 13-143/1 13-104/0 6-69/0 6-55/0 9-43/0 3-39/0 1-7/0 3-6/0
MSSU 6-179/2 4-45/0 7-61/0 1-5/0 2-15/0 8-38/0 1-7/0 2-15/0 DNP DNP -
UWA 5-59/1 6-72/0 5-44/1 3-28/0 2-10/0 4-58/1 4-22/0 2-7/0 DNP DNP -
DSU 6-75/2 9-161/2 7-59/0 6-71/1 6-83/1 2-39/1 2-17/0 DNP 1-5/0 1--2/0 2-15/0 DNP
UNA 3-19/0 4-50/0 7-80/0 2-19/0 2-11/0 DNP 2-51/0 2-23/0 4-16/0 3-6/0
SAU 4-114/1 3-71/0 8-46/1 6-42/0 2-38/0 1-17/0 3-19/0 1-4/0 1-33/0 -
OBU 6-142/0 4-87/1 6-33/0 6-47/0 3-30/1 DNP 3-55/1 3-28/0 1-6/0 2-30/0 2-8/0 1-7/0 -
VSU 6-89/1 4-40/0 7-59/0 3-26/0 7-43/0 DNP 1-23/0 3-29/0 2-6/0 -
SBU 7-113/1 6-84/0 5-27/0 8-80/0 2-10/0 3-26/0 1-11/0 1-10/0 1-4/0 -
2008 Harding Football Harding Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games PUNT RETURNS Zac Ross Daniel Phipps Julian Firman
No-Yds 12-141 1-14 2-4
MSSU -
UWA 1-40 -
SBU 2-13 -
DSU 2-3 -
UNA 2-24 -
SAU 2-34 -
OBU 1-14 1-2
VSU 3-27 1-2
KICK RETURNS Zac Ross Julian Firman Patrick Nicks Billy McGahee Teddy Luke Braden Rubey Braden Binkley
No-Yds 23-512 12-237 7-140 2-70 2-44 1-10 1-9
MSSU 2-40 3-81 1-31 DNP 1-10 -
UWA 3-52 1-25 DNP -
SBU 3-45 1-10 4-75 -
DSU 6-120 1-9 -
UNA 3-80 1-21 2-70 1-31 1-9
SAU 2-103 1-17 DNP 1-13 -
OBU 1-11 5-83 DNP -
VSU 3-61 1-25 -
INT. RETURNS Tracy Brown Darren Newson Morgan Toline Kyle Young Jeremy Townsend Patrick Nicks
No-Yds 2-78 2-23 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0
MSSU 1-1 1-0 1-0
UWA 1-65 2-23 -
SBU 1-13 -
DSU -
UNA -
SAU 1-0 -
OBU -
VSU -
FUMBLE RETURNS Billy McGahee Marcus Jones
No-Yds 1-6 1-2
MSSU -
UWA 1-6 1-2
SBU -
DSU -
UNA -
SAU DNP -
OBU DNP -
VSU -
2008 Harding Football Harding Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games SACKS Sevohn Greer Andrew Jackson Marcus Jones Travis Davis Jason Thomasson Josh Brown Jeremy Townsend
UA-A 5-2 3-2 4-0 3-1 1-0 1-0 0-1
Total 6.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 0.5
MSSU 1.0-7 -
UWA 3.0-24 1.5-12 2.0-10 0.5-0 -
SBU 1.0-3 1.0-1 1.0-6 1.0-3 -
DSU 1.0-10 1.5-10 0.5-2
UNA 1.0-4 -
SAU 1.0-4 -
OBU -
VSU 1.0-8 1.0-11 1.0-14 -
2008 Harding Football Harding Tackle For Loss Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games TACKLES FOR LOSS Sevohn Greer Andrew Jackson Marcus Jones Travis Davis Jason Thomasson Jeremy Townsend Braden Binkley Josh Brown Steve Hudson Michael Solano Luke Tribble Kolby Boesen Joseph Mahaffey Kyle Young Darren Newson Roger Hurts Morgan Toline D. Robinson Ty Taylor Tracy Brown Keenan Kitchen
UA-A 11-4 6-4 5-3 5-3 4-4 1-4 2-1 1-3 1-2 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1
Total 13.0 8.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
MSSU 2.0-2 1.0-3 1.0-7 0.5-1 1.0-2 0.5-0 DNP
UWA 3.5-25 1.5-12 3.0-12 0.5-0 0.5-2 0.5-2 1.0-3 0.5-1 -
SBU 1.5-4 2.5-2 1.0-6 2.0-4 1.0-1 1.5-3 1.0-3 1.0-6 0.5-1
DSU 2.0-11 1.5-10 0.5-1 1.5-2 0.5-2 DNP DNP
UNA 1.5-5 0.5-1 0.5-1 0.5-0 DNP
SAU 1.0-1 0.5-0 2.0-7 0.5-1 0.5-1 1.5-8 2.0-11 DNP 1.0-5 1.0-5 DNP DNP
OBU 2.0-4 1.0-4 0.5-1 1.0-1 1.5-2 DNP DNP DNP
VSU 2.0-9 0.5-2 1.0-11 1.5-23 0.5-0 DNP DNP 1.0-10 DNP 0.5-2 DNP
2008 Harding Football Harding Fumbles Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games FUMBLES David Knighton Zac Ross Alan Webster Jordan Watson Teddy Luke Jeremy Holt Kurt Adams
No-Lost 7-1 3-1 3-2 2-2 1-0 1-1 1-1
MSSU 1-1 DNP -
UWA 1-0 2-1 1-0 DNP -
SBU 2-1 1-1 -
DSU 1-0 -
UNA 1-1 -
SAU 1-0 1-1 -
OBU 2-0 DNP 1-1 -
VSU 1-0 DNP 1-0 1-1
FUMBLES FORCED Sevohn Greer Marcus Jones Sam Smith Braden Binkley Jason Thomasson TEAM Billy McGahee Jeremy Townsend Andrew Jackson Darren Newson Travis Davis Wheeler Parsons Steve Hudson Roger Hurts
Number MSSU 7 1 2 1 DNP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
UWA 2 1 1 1 DNP -
SBU 1 DNP 1 1 1 -
DSU 1 -
UNA DNP -
SAU 2 1 DNP 1 1 1
OBU 1 DNP DNP 1 -
VSU 1 DNP 1 -
FUMBLES RECOVERED Marcus Jones Sevohn Greer R.F. Hendricks Luke Tribble Morgan Toline Billy McGahee Tracy Brown
Number MSSU 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
UWA 1 1 1
SBU 1 -
DSU 1 DNP -
UNA -
SAU 1 1 1 1 DNP -
OBU 1 DNP -
VSU -
2008 Harding Football Harding Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games SEASON Rushing
gp
Jeremy Holt Alan Webster David Knighton Teddy Luke Zac Ross Jeff Wood TEAM Total Opponents Passing
gain loss
net avg
8 50 297 23 274 6 46 177 18 159 8 81 295 213 82 6 15 41 3 38 8 4 5 1 4 7 1 1 0 1 5 6 0 17 -17 8 203 816 275 541 8 336 1730 289 1441 gp
David Knighton Zach Tribble Total Opponents Receiving
att
CAREER
effic comp-att-int
8 125.94 258-436-10 2 58.55 8-13-2 8 123.99 266-449-12 8 153.19 181-295-8 gp
Zac Ross Kurt Adams Jordan Watson Jeremy Holt Julian Firman Alan Webster Daniel Phipps Kale Gelles Cade Caton Tyler O'Quin Thomas Limmer Teddy Luke R.F. Hendricks Ross Conn Total Opponents
no.
td
lg avg/g
gp
att
gain
loss
net
avg
td
lg
avg/g
5.5 3 3.5 0 1.0 0 2.5 0 1.0 1 1.0 0 -2.8 0 2.7 4 4.3 22
66 34.2 16 26.5 22 10.2 11 6.3 4 0.5 1 0.1 0 -3.4 66 67.6 47 180.1
8 16 37 24 18 7 63
50 139 297 33 12 1 60
297 777 1112 100 54 1 0
23 22 641 9 2 0 365
274 755 471 91 52 1 -365
5.5 5.4 1.6 2.8 4.3 1.0 -6.1
3 3 8 1 2 0 0
66 52 42 26 23 1 2
34.2 47.2 12.7 3.8 2.9 0.1 -5.8
td
lg avg/g
gp
effic comp-att-int
pct
yds
td
lg
avg/g
59.2 2957 19 61.5 43 0 59.2 3000 19 61.4 2630 20
pct
yds
70 369.6 15 21.5 70 375.0 90 328.8
37 7
131.60 792-1304-43 60.31 9-14-2
60.7 64.3
9078 41
75 0
73 15
245.4 5.9
yds
avg
td
lg avg/g
gp
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
avg/g
8 52 409 8 43 790 8 40 610 8 33 299 8 26 248 6 18 178 8 13 143 6 13 104 6 9 43 8 6 69 8 6 55 6 3 39 7 3 6 8 1 7 8 266 3000 8 181 2630
7.9 18.4 15.2 9.1 9.5 9.9 11.0 8.0 4.8 11.5 9.2 13.0 2.0 7.0 11.3 14.5
2 8 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20
24 51.1 70 98.8 53 76.2 40 37.4 40 31.0 39 29.7 34 17.9 14 17.3 9 7.2 42 8.6 19 6.9 33 6.5 3 0.9 7 0.9 70 375.0 90 328.8
18 28 18 8 39 16 28 6 15 8 8 24 24 39
101 89 72 33 69 57 27 13 11 6 6 3 3 1
921 1410 1024 299 724 574 294 104 64 69 55 39 6 7
9.1 15.8 14.2 9.1 10.5 10.1 10.9 8.0 5.8 11.5 9.2 13.0 2.0 7.0
6 18 9 1 5 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 70 66 40 57 39 34 14 15 42 19 33 3 7
51.2 50.4 56.9 37.4 18.6 35.9 10.5 17.3 4.3 8.6 6.9 1.6 0.2 0.2
pass
Total Offense
g plays
total avg/g
g
plays
rush
pass
total
avg/g
David Knighton Jeremy Holt Alan Webster Zach Tribble Teddy Luke Zac Ross Jeff Wood TEAM Total Opponents
8 8 6 2 6 8 7 5 8 8
517 82 2957 3039 379.9 50 274 0 274 34.2 46 159 0 159 26.5 13 0 43 43 21.5 15 38 0 38 6.3 4 4 0 4 0.5 1 1 0 1 0.1 6 -17 0 -17 -3.4 652 541 3000 3541 442.6 631 1441 2630 4071 508.9
rush
37 8 16 7 24 18 7 63
1601 50 139 15 33 14 1 79
471 274 755 -4 91 52 1 -365
9078 0 0 41 0 24 0 0
9549 274 755 37 91 76 1 -365
258.1 34.2 47.2 5.3 3.8 4.2 0.1 -5.8
Scoring
td
fg
td
fg
kick
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
pts
Ryan Ferrell Kurt Adams Jeremy Holt Zac Ross Jordan Watson Alan Webster Julian Firman Morgan Toline Tracy Brown Daniel Phipps TEAM David Knighton Total Opponents
- 15-21 8 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - 26 15-21 43 4-5
1-1
132 108 24 54 54 60 30 6 6 18 18 50
kick
24-25 24-25 37-41
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
0-1
- - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - 0-1 - 0-1
-
pts
- 69 - 48 - 24 - 24 - 18 - 12 - 12 6 6 6 1 2 0 1 227 - 307
- 24-35 18 4 9 9 10 5 1 1 3 8 -
60-65 -
- - - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - 1-4
-
9 -
2008 Harding Football Harding Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games SEASON
CAREER
Punt Returns
no.
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
Zac Ross Julian Firman Daniel Phipps Total Opponents
12 2 1 15 23
141 4 14 159 220
11.8 2.0 14.0 10.6 9.6
0 0 0 0 1
40 2 0 40 63
30 3 3
275 8 37
9.2 2.7 12.3
0 0 0
40 4 0
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
Zac Ross Julian Firman Patrick Nicks Teddy Luke Billy McGahee Braden Rubey Braden Binkley Total Opponents
23 512 22.3 12 237 19.8 7 140 20.0 2 44 22.0 2 70 35.0 1 10 10.0 1 9 9.0 48 1022 21.3 37 640 17.3
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
86 33 41 31 49 10 9 86 47
55 20 17 14 9 1 1
1338 380 418 259 189 10 9
24.3 19.0 24.6 18.5 21.0 10.0 9.0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 33 94 31 49 10 9
Interceptions
no.
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
Tracy Brown Darren Newson Morgan Toline Patrick Nicks Jeremy Townsend Kyle Young Total Opponents
2 2 1 1 1 1 8 12
78 23 0 0 0 1 102 190
39.0 11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 12.8 15.8
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
65 12 0 0 0 1 65 59
4 2 2 1 1 1
76 23 24 0 0 1
19.0 11.5 12.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
1 0 0 0 0 0
65 12 24 0 0 1
Fumble Returns
no.
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
0 0 1 1 0
2 6 0 6 0
1 1 0
2 6 0
2.0 6.0 0.0
0 0 1
2 6 0
total avg/g
g
rush
rcv
pr
kr
ir
total
avg/g
0 1066 133.2 0 790 98.8 0 610 76.2 0 573 71.6 0 489 61.1 0 337 56.2 0 157 19.6 0 140 17.5 0 121 20.2 0 104 17.3 0 82 10.2 78 78 9.8 0 70 11.7 0 69 8.6 0 55 6.9 0 43 7.2 23 23 2.9 0 10 1.2 0 9 1.1 0 7 0.9 0 6 0.9 0 1 0.1 1 1 0.1 0 -17 -3.4 102 4824 603.0 190 5121 640.1
18 28 18 8 39 16 28 17 24 6 37 18 16 8 8 15 8 8 18 39 24 7 18 63
52 0 0 274 9 755 0 0 91 0 471 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -365
921 1410 1024 299 724 574 294 0 39 104 0 0 0 69 55 64 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0
275 0 0 0 8 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1338 0 0 0 380 -4 0 418 259 0 0 0 189 0 0 0 0 10 9 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2586 1410 1024 573 1121 1325 331 418 389 104 471 76 198 69 55 64 23 10 9 7 6 1 1 -365
143.7 50.4 56.9 71.6 28.7 82.8 11.8 24.6 16.2 17.3 12.7 4.2 12.4 8.6 6.9 4.3 2.9 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 -5.8
Marcus Jones Billy McGahee Morgan Toline Total Opponents
1 1 0 2 0 rush
2 6 0 8 0
All Purpose
g
Zac Ross Kurt Adams Jordan Watson Jeremy Holt Julian Firman Alan Webster Daniel Phipps Patrick Nicks Teddy Luke Kale Gelles David Knighton Tracy Brown Billy McGahee Tyler O'Quin Thomas Limmer Cade Caton Darren Newson Braden Rubey Braden Binkley Ross Conn R.F. Hendricks Jeff Wood Kyle Young TEAM Total Opponents
8 4 409 8 0 790 8 0 610 8 274 299 8 0 248 6 159 178 8 0 143 8 0 0 6 38 39 6 0 104 8 82 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 8 0 69 8 0 55 6 0 43 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 7 7 0 6 7 1 0 8 0 0 5 -17 0 8 541 3000 8 1441 2630
rcv
2.0 6.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 pr
kr
141 512 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 237 0 0 14 0 0 140 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 159 1022 220 640
ir
2008 Harding Football Harding Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games SEASON Field Goals
att good
Ryan Ferrell Total Opponents
21 21 5
15 15 4
CAREER long
blkd
att
good
long
blkd
42 42 46
5 5 1
35
24
43
6
Punting
no. yds avg
Micah Canterbury Zach Tribble Total Opponents
43 1636 38.0 60 1 31 31.0 31 44 1667 37.9 60 43 1683 39.1 60
lg blk
0 0 0 1
no.
yds
avg
lg
blk
89 3317 7 205
37.3 29.3
65 44
0 0
Kickoffs
no. yds avg
tb ob
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
Ryan Ferrell Total Opponents
47 2861 60.9 47 2861 60.9 53 3204 60.5
9 9 2
183 10768
58.8
38
8
2 2 3
2008 Harding Football Harding Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2008) All games SEASON ## Defensive Leaders
24 44 1 14 45 13 19 42 90 28 23 52 47 10 95 54 22 29 4 46 7 75 26 5 30 32 33 27 37 79 41 53 2 82 67 20 40 TM 11 17 6 77 55 80 12
Sevohn Greer Jason Thomasson Tracy Brown Luke Tribble Braden Binkley Kyle Young Darren Newson Jeremy Townsend Andrew Jackson Steve Hudson Morgan Toline Roger Hurts Marcus Jones Rashad Rayner Josh Brown Travis Davis Patrick Nicks Kolby Boesen Billy McGahee Sam Smith Michael Solano Keenan Kitchen DeShawn Robinson Robert Carson Heath Hammond Jeff Wood Braden Rubey Seth Woodason Aaron Morton Joseph Mahaffey Ryan Ferrell Ty Taylor Zac Ross Julian Firman Wheeler Parsons Landon Taylor Brian Maupin TEAM Daniel Phipps Alan Webster Jordan Watson Chris Montague Brad Parker R.F. Hendricks Thomas Limmer Total Opponents
gp
ua
CAREER a total
8 44 35 79 8 30 30 60 8 22 22 44 8 25 16 41 8 16 22 38 8 17 21 38 8 27 9 36 8 16 20 36 8 15 13 28 8 13 15 28 8 10 11 21 8 11 10 21 8 9 12 21 8 14 6 20 8 9 11 20 8 14 4 18 8 10 3 13 7 8 3 11 6 7 2 9 6 3 5 8 8 5 2 7 2 1 5 6 6 4 1 5 6 2 3 5 8 3 2 5 7 2 2 4 8 4 . 4 7 3 1 4 7 2 1 3 4 2 1 3 8 2 1 3 7 . 3 3 8 2 . 2 8 2 . 2 7 1 . 1 8 . 1 1 5 1 . 1 5 1 . 1 8 . 1 1 6 1 . 1 8 1 . 1 3 1 . 1 8 1 . 1 7 . . . 8 . . . 8 3 61 2 94 6 55 8 3 69 2 46 6 15
tfl sack int pbu
13.0 6.0 0.5 1.5 2.5 1.0 1.0 3.0 8.0 2.0 0.5 1.0 6.5 0.0 2.5 6.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 61 56
fr
ff blk
6 .0 . 2 2 7 1 .0 . 2 . 1 . 2 2 1 . . . 1 1 . . . . . 1 . 1 2 . . . 2 4 . 1 0 .5 1 1 . 1 4 .0 . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 5 1 . . . . . 1 4 .0 . . 3 2 . . 2 . . 1 .0 . . . . 3 .5 . 1 . 1 . 1 6 . . . . . . . . . 4 1 1 . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 21 8 33 10 21 22 12 43 8 14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 1 3 4
gp
ua
40 141 18 46 18 57 8 25 18 38 18 48 8 27 28 38 18 28 18 40 28 43 16 13 16 26 18 35 18 13 8 14 17 22 7 8 16 20 6 3 27 21 12 11 6 4 6 2 8 3 7 2 8 4 12 4 21 3 9 3 35 6 15 . 18 3 39 6 38 2 29 6 5 1 63 3 28 2 16 2 18 1 3 1 23 1 24 5 8 .
a
87 48 50 16 62 59 9 51 38 30 27 17 24 20 25 4 9 3 3 5 17 33 1 3 2 2 . 3 6 4 2 9 . 1 . 5 . . 1 1 . . 2 1 .
total
tfl
sack int pbu
228 32.5 13.0 94 9.0 1.0 107 2.0 . 41 1.5 . 100 5.5 . 107 4.5 1.5 36 1.0 . 89 7.0 1.5 66 11.0 4.0 70 5.0 1.0 70 3.0 . 30 2.0 . 50 14.0 5.5 55 1.5 . 38 3.0 1.0 18 6.5 3.5 31 0.0 . 11 1.0 . 23 0.0 . 8 0.0 . 38 9.0 2.5 44 4.0 2.0 5 0.5 . 5 0.0 . 5 0.0 . 4 0.0 . 4 0.0 . 7 0.0 . 9 0.0 . 7 1.0 . 8 0.0 . 9 0.5 . 3 0.0 . 7 0.0 . 2 0.0 . 11 0.0 . 1 0.0 . 3 1.0 1.0 3 0.0 . 3 0.0 . 1 0.0 . 1 0.0 . 3 0.0 . 6 0.0 . . 0.0 .
1 . 4 . . 1 2 1 . . 2 . . 2 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 3 4 1 1 5 4 2 . 2 8 . . 5 . 1 9 . 5 . 3 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
fr
ff blk
5 13 . 1 2 2 1 . . 1 3 1 . 1 1 1 . 2 2 3 1 . . 1 3 3 . . . . . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 . . . . . .
