https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/ee2e136e6d9ce3e1e889f4d6ef082891.pdf 592264b1ea30d271037a21859e35248d PDF Text Text TEA �1996 Eastern Kentucky University FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 1995 Opponent Site Time Results Series Record Sept 7 TROY STATE Richmond, Roy Kidd Stadium 7:00 p.m. DNP 1-1-0 Sept. 14 Western Kentucky Bowling Green , L.T. Smith Stadium 8:00 p.m. W38-14 31-38-3 Sept. 21 APPALACHIAN STATE Richmond, Roy Kidd Stadium 7:00 p.m. DNP 2-1-0 Date Sept. 28 * TENNESSEE TECH Richmond , Roy Kidd Stadium 7:00 p.m. W21-3 39-13-0 Oct. 5 * SOUTHEASTMISSOURl(HC) Richmond , Roy Kidd Stadium 2:00 p.m. W42-24 6-D-0 Open Oct. 12 Oct. 19 * Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Floyd Stadium 7:00 p.m. W34-21 26-19-0 Oct. 26 * UT Martin Martin, Grantham Field 2:00 p.m. W38-15 7-D-0 Nov.2 *TENNESSEE STATE Richmond , Roy Kidd Stadium 1:30 p.m. W56-20 9-D-0 Nov. 9 * MURRAY STATE Richmond , Roy Kidd Stadium 1:00 p.m. L 17-7 31-20-4 Nov. 16 * Austin Peay Clarksville, Governors Stadium 2:30 p.m. W28-0 34-3-0 Nov. 23 * Eastern Illinois Charleston, O'Brien Stadium 2:30 p.m. DNP 3-D-0 *Ohio Valley Conference Game All times listed are EDT or EST. 1995 Results Overall Record: 9-3-0 OVC Record: 7-1, 2nd Place Opponent at Central Florida WESTERN KENTUCKY EAST STROUDSBURG atTennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri MIDDLE TENNESSEE TENNESSEE-MARTIN(HC) at Tennessee State at Murray State AUSTIN PEAY MOREHEAD STATE # at Montana # NCAA 1-AA Playoffs EKU OPP ATT. 32 38 26 21 42 34 38 56 7 28 41 0 40 14 0 3 24 21 15 20 17 0 10 48 13,422 18,600 3,800 5,500 7,105 7,900 12,800 2,716 15,711 2,200 4,100 13,830 About The Cover Leading the Eastern Kentucky University Colonels into the 1996 football season will be these four players who will serve this year as offensive and defensive unit cocaptains . Back row, from left: senior linebacker Tony Mccombs, senior quarterback Greg Couch and senior offensive tackle Roger Orlandini . Seated, senior defensive back Bob Head . EKU will be attempting to secure a spot in the NCAA 1-AA playoffs for the 11th straight season and the 17th time in the 19-year history of the 1AA playoffs. (Cover photo by Tim Webb, EKU Division of Public Information .) �EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 1996 Football Media Guide Contents Memo to the Sports Media ..... ......................... 2 The Campus Beautiful ... ...................... .......... .. 5 Athletics At Eastern ......... ............. ........ ...... .... . 6 The Supporting Cast ........ ... ............ .... ........ .... 8 Roy Kidd Stadium .................... ....... ................. 9 Coach Roy Kidd ............... ..... ....... ....... ....... ... 10 Th~ Assistant Coaches ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. ... ...... ... 18 1996 Depth Chart ... ... .................... ................. 21 On The Road with the Colonels ....... ................ 22 1996 Football Prospectus ....... ............. ....... .. . 23 1996 T earn Roster .................. ..... ...... ............ 25 EKU Football History ............... ..... .................. 26 Meet the 1996 Colonels .................. ... ... .... ..... 27 Newcomer Thumbnails ... ................................ 39 Returnees' Career Stats ................................. 41 Meet the 1996 Opponents .............................. 43 EKU's AII-OVC Players .................... ... ........... 48 Past Scores with 1996 Opponents .. ............... 49 1995 EKU Statistics ...... .. ............ ......... .......... 52 1995 AII-OVC Team ... ........... ......................... 54 1995 In Review ..... .......... .......... ................ ..... . 55 NCAA Division I-AA .............................. .. .. ..... 57 1995 OVC Statistics ........................ .. .. ... ....... 59 OVC Records .... .... ... ............................... ...... 60 Modern Eastern Football Records .................. 64 All-Time Series History ............ ...... ............... IBC Eastern Kentucky University is an equal opportunity educational institution. This publication was prepared and edited by the Division of Sports Information, located in room 205 of the Robert B. Begley Building , telephone (606) 622-1253. For additional copies of this media guide , submit a written request to the above address at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky 40475-3105. Photo service was provided by Tim Webb, EKU Division of Public Information; typesetting and graphic support was provided by Lynda's Typesetting; and the book was printed by Post Printing Company of Lexington, KY . This publication was paid for through state funds. 1 �Memo To The Sports Media . SEATING-In requesting working press tickets, please advise BY NAME as to the number in your party. It is desired that newspaper requests be limited to no more than two persons, radio requests, four persons. PRESS TAGS-Press tags must be worn for identification by all writers, photographers and scouts seated in the press box or located on the field. Please note: All press passes are issued BY NAME to authorized working personnel and are non-transferable. ACCOMMODATIONS AT EASTERN-The working newspaper, radio, and television personnel, as well as scouts and other officials, will be furn ished a copy of the play-by-play report and complete team and individual statistics at halftime and approximately 15 minutes after the game. Refreshments are served before and during the game. AVAILABILITY OF COACH ROY KIDD-EKU head coach Roy Kidd is available for telephone interviews, Monday-Thursday from 10:30 a.m.-Noon and 2:00-2:30 p.m. The only exception is Tuesday and Thursday when he teaches class from 10:30-11 :30. Kidd's office telephone number is (606) 622-2146 and his home number is (606) 623-5533. TO THE MEDIA The 1996 Football Media Guide has been prepared especially for the members of the press, radio and television who cover the Colonels. We sincerely hope that it will provide many of the answers concerning the Colonels and Eastern Kentucky University. If you desire additional information special features, pictures, etc., or have questions not an~ swered in this brochure, feel free to contact the Division of Sports Information located in the Begley Building (Telephone: 606-622-1253, FAX: 606-622-1230). Information for Visiting News Media Personnel at Football Games WORKING PRESS TICKETS-All requests for press tickets by working newspaper, radio, or television personnel should be made BY NAME, as far in advance as possible. Press tickets cannot be mailed less than one week in advance of the game. In the event of a large press turnout, priority will go to our regular coverage and statewide media. RADIO-All correspondence concern ing Rad io Broadcasting Rights should be addressed to the Division of Sports Information, Eastern Kentucky University. Requests should be made BY NAME as early as possible. Lines are to be ordered by the requesting station direct from the South Central Bell Telephone Company with instructions to be made available if requested in advance. The "official station," as designated by the Director of Athletics of the visiting institution, will be assigned priority space. Requests by other stations will be considered in relation to availability of space and date of request. TELEVISION-Live television coverage is prohibited unless permission is granted by the Director of Athletics well in advance. SCOUTS-All requests by scouts should be made BY NAME as far in advance as possible. Scouts representing a college or university are limited to one per school, while professional scouts' requests are to be made from the team's main office. No passes will be given to professional GENERAL INFORMATION Location-Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, a growing city of about 24,000. Enrollment-15,727 Founded-1906 President-Dr. Hanly Funderburk Vice President for Academic Affairs-Dr. Russell Enzie Athletic Conference-Ohio Valley, N.C.A.A.-Men and Women Gymnasium-McBrayer Arena (capacity 6,500) Stadium-Roy Kidd (capacity 20,000) Nickname-Colonels ATHLETICS COMMITTEE . Members: Dr. Janna Vice, Chairman; Dr. Dorothy Kirkpatrick; Dr. Anne Brooks; Dr. Samuel Leung; Dr. Nancy Peel; Dr. Doug Whitlock; Mrs. Jeannette Crockett; Dr. Jim Masterson; Mr. C.E. Baldwin; Dr. Jay H. Riggs; and Dr. Robert Baugh, ex-officio. Director of Athletics-Dr. Robert Baugh Assistant Director of Athletics for External Affairs-Mike Blaser Head Football Coach-Roy Kidd (Eastern Kentucky, 1955) Line Coaches-Jim Tanara (UT-Chattanooga, 1965); Doug Carter (William Jewell, 1980). Backfield Coaches-Jack Ison (Eastern Kentucky, 1961 ); Leon Hart (Maryville, 1973); Dean Hood (Ohio Wesleyan 1986). ' scouts for a playoff game. PHOTOGRAPHERS-Advance requests BY NAME are required and, as a general policy, there should be no more than one photographer per school or medium. Photographers may take pictures from the sidelines during the game provided they remain within a specified area-away from the immediate sidelines and in front of the bench and coaching areas (30 to 30 yd . line) . Motion picture crews may use the facilities provided in the television tower on the east side of the field , upon assignment of available space. Television station cameramen may park underneath and behind the tower on the bleacher side of the field. 2 �Head Coaches Other Sports-Baseball: Jim Ward ; Men's Basketball: Mike Calhoun ; Men's Golf: Lew Smither; Men's Track and Cross Country: Rick Erdmann ; Men's and Women's Tennis: Tom Higgins; Women 's Golf: Sandy Martin ; Women's Volleyball: Dr. Geri Polvino; Women's Basketball: Larry Inman; Women's Track and Cross Country: Rick Erdmann ; Softball: Jane Worthington . Assistant Coaches Other Sports-Basketball : Marty Pollio, Byron Jones; Women's Basketball: Sheila Simmons, Kent Miller; Men's and Women's Track: Tim Moore; Women's Volleyball : Madeline Jackson . Trainer-Dr. Bobby Barton Assistant Trainers-Eva Clifton, Randy McGuire Sports Information Director-Karl Park Athletics Business Manager-David Parke Athletics Ticket Manager-Dan McBride BOARD OF REGENTS Chairman, James Gilbert, Richmond and Berea; Vice Chairman , Barbara Ricke, Lexington ; Jane Boyer, Louisville; Gilbert Miller, Richmond ; Irving Rosenstein, Lexington; Harold Campbell, Booneville; Dr. William DeVries, Lexington ; Alice Rhodes, Ashland; Dr. Richard Freed , faculty representative; Ronnie Mink, staff representative ; Melody Mason, student representative. Karl Park Director Division of Sports Information Karl Park, a 1970 graduate of EKU, is now in his 27th year as Sports Information Director for Eastern's athletic teams. He served as sports editor of the school newspaper, The Eastern Progress , for three years while a student of the University. The 47 year-old Richmond, Kentucky native is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA), the United States Basketball Writers Association and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He recently concluded a six-year stint as Mideast Director of the National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association . He received national recognition for the production of EKU's three seasonal media guides for 1978-79 and 197980 . The winter sports guide was voted Best in the Nation Division A for those two years. Park was a member of the Ohio Valley Conference's 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee in 1987-88 and is currently serving on the OVC's 50th Anniversary Committee. He received his master's degree from Eastern in 1979 in sports administration. He is married to the former Shelley Steele of Owingsville and they have a daughter, Rachel, age 12, and son , Drew, 6. He is currently serving on the GTE Academic All-America Committee as District IV Coordinatorforthe Universi.ty Division Men's At-Large Teams. 3 �Dr. Funderburk held progressively responsible positions in teaching, research and administration during his years at Auburn University where he served with distinction as president from 1980 to 1983. Prior to his post at Auburn, Dr. Funderburk served as chancellor of Auburn University at Montgomery, a regional university that serves south central Alabama. The 500-acre campus and its twenty million dollar physical plant was developed during his tenure there and today stands as a testimonial to his administrative and leadership ability. On his philosophy concerning the role of intercollegiate athletics, Dr. Funderburk says, "I believe that a reasonable program of intercollegiate athletics, operated in an ethical, rational manner is an important part of an institution of higher education . We must not lose sight of the fact that academics are our primary purpose, and we must remember that participants on our teams are student-athletes. It is also imperative that intercollegiate athletics be conducted on a very high level of integrity. "Within this framework, I believe that athletics has a real role to play in the educational experience. A sound, competitive program of athletics provides a rallying point for an institution's alumni and can be of benefit to the other, more fundamental, purposes of a university." He and his wife Helen, have two children, Kenneth Cliff, and Debra Elaine Dahl. They also have a granddaughter, Ashley Dahl, and two grandsons, Hanly P. Funderburk and Wes Funderburk. Dr. Hanly Funderburk EKU President Dr. Hanly Funderburk has begun his 12th academic year as the eighth president of Eastern Kentucky University. Throughout his more than 30years of service to education, Dr. Funderburk has held to his commitment to excellence in the classroom, in the research laboratory, and as a university administrator. Dr. Funderburk's background in many ways parallels that of many others of Eastern Kentucky University's founders-modest beginnings as a farmboy, earning his education, military service, a welcomer of responsibility, enthusiastic, impatient of mediocrity . A native of Carrollton, Alabama, President Funderburk earned the bachelorofscience degree in agricultural science from Auburn University in 1953, working on a family farm each summer between terms. Following three years in the U.S. Army, he returned to Auburn to earn a master of science degree in botany. Later, he completed study for the doctorate of philosophy degree in plant physiology from Louisiana State University. 4 �The Campus Beautiful The nickname, "The Campus Beautiful", aptly describes the Eastern Kentucky University campus. It is truly a beautiful atmosphere in which to live and learn . Eastern , a member of the Commonwealth 's system of regional universities, is the cu lmination of more than a century of higher education development on its 350-acre main campus in Richmond . Today's modern Eastern offers more than 160 degree programs in its nine academic colleges and graduate school including education , allied health and nursing , computer science, business, sciences , law enforcement, recreation , and environmental resources that provide educational opportunities to meet society's demands. The pursuit of academic excellence has been pledged as one of the foremost objectives of Dr. Hanly Funderburk, who has begun his 12th full academic year as Eastern's eighth president. The University seeks to fulfill the "living-while-learn ing" concept by providing comfortable living conditions for almost 7,000 students in campus residence halls. Eastern can accommodate more students on campus than any other university in the state. In addition to being a highly respected academic institution , Eastern is also noted for its prog ram of intercollegiate athletics and recreational sports. The accomplishments of the Colonel athletic teams are a source of great pride for the student body and campus community . Eastern is a hub for cultural enrichment opportunities as nationally known lecturers, artists, and entertainers appear on campus. A wide variety of student and faculty musical groups also provide a fine selection of entertainment options. Whether it be in the area of academics, the athletic arena, or campus life, Eastern continues its stride toward excellence. 5 �Athletics At Eastern Kentucky University Jewell serves as director of the Division of Intramural Programs. The College's intercollegiate athletics program is administered by Dr. Robert Baugh, who also serves as athletics director. Mr. Mike Blaser is assistant athletics director for external affairs. EKU, a memberofthe NCAA and Ohio Valley Conference, fields athletic teams in football, baseball, men's and women's basketball, tennis, cross country, track and field (indoor and outdoor), golf, women's softball and volleyball. In addition to a diversified faculty, extensive indoor and outdoor resources are required to support the wide scope operation of Eastern's College of H PER&A, and most facilities serve multipurpose functions for instruction and athletics. The College's programs are housed in five major campus structures: The Robert B. Begley Building, Alumni Coliseum, Weaver Health Building, the Presnell Building, and the Greg Adams Building . Numerous tennis courts, recreation areas, Gertrude Hood Field, Turkey Hughes Baseball Field and the Tom C. Samuels nine-lane track and tartan infield are among the other facilities of the College. The F.M. Burke Wellness Center, located in the Weaver Health Building, provides a practical educational opportunity for students as well as individualized physical activity, lifestyle assessment, and physical assessment that can assist faculty and staff in the development of healthy lifestyles. Organized under a single administrative unit, the College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics includes three academic departments, the division of athletics, and the division of intramural programs. The three academic departments; health education, physical education, and recreation and park administration, offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs with15 different options. The division of athletics sponsors eight intercollegiate sports for men and eight intercollegiate sports for women. In addition to the balanced intercollegiate athletics program, the division of intramural programs sponsors competitive team and individual sports, recreational free play, sport clubs, camping trips, equipment rental, and otherco-ed activities for students, faculty, and staff. These programs are an integral part of the total program and development of Eastern students. They offer experiences which contribute immeasurably to the health, vitality and preparation of young people as citizens and for their leadership contributions to the youth in the nation's schools and elsewhere. Possessing academic backgrounds that represent more than a score of the finest colleges and universities in the nation, the coaches of athletics are members of the full-time faculty that provide the academic and intramural, as well as, varsity athletic programs housed within the College. The Dean of the College is Dr. Robert J. Baugh. The three academic departments are chaired by : Dr. Donald Calitri, Health Education; Dr. Lonnie Davis, Physical Education; Dr. Larry Belknap, Recreation and Park Administration. John Joan Hopkins, EKU's athletics academic counselor, center, advises two Eastern student athletes. EKU has won the prestigious Ohio Valley Conference Academic Achievement Banner five years (1988-92, 1994-95). 6 �Dr. Robert Baugh Athletics Director and Dean, College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics Dr. Robert Baugh serves as Director of Athletics, as well as dean of Eastern's College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics, one of the University's nine academic colleges. Baugh, former professor and chair of the EKU Department of Health Education, assumed the duties of acting dean in January of 1987. He also served a six month stint as Acting Director of Athletics during the 1990-91 school year prior to the appointment of Roy Kidd as athletic director. He has been at Eastern since 1970. Prior to arriving at EKU, Baugh taught four years at Austin Peay State University following a stint of high school teaching in University City, Missouri. Baugh holds the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from Indiana University. Baugh and his wife, Carol, reside in Richmond. She is a professor in EKU's College of Allied Health and Nursing. He also serves as member of the NCAA Council, the NCAA Eligibility Committee and the NCAA Initial Eligibility Committee. Mike Blaser Assistant Director of Athletics for External Affairs Mike Blaser is beginning his second year at Eastern, serving the University as Assistant Director of Athletics for External Affairs. Blaser, 35, who received both his bachelors ('84) and his masters ('86) degrees from EKU, worked two and one-half years in the marketing and promotions department at the University of Nevada-LasVegas, having served in 1994-95 as the Director of Athletic Promotions. Prior to his stint at UNLV, he was an assistant director of athletic marketing and promotions at the University of Louisville for two years after serving at UL the previous year as an athletic marketing assistant in sales. His other athletic-related experience comes from stints with the Savannah Cardinal Class A baseball club as General Manager ( 1986-87) and with the Jacksonville Expos Class AA baseball team as Assistant General Manager (1987-89) . Blaser and his wife, Risa, have three children: Natalie (5), Mitchell (4) and Chase (2). 7 �The Supporting Cast David Parke Dr. Bobby Barton Randy McGuire Eva Clifton Dan McBride Athletics Business Manager Trainer Assistant Trainer Assistant Trainer Athletics Ticket Manager Becky Hacker Gina Kingsley Janet Murphy Joanne Whitlock Liz Pitcher Secretary Athletics Secretary Athletics Secretary Football Secretary Sports Information Secretary External Affairs Joan Hopkins Robert Palmer Nancy Kenner Mary Kay Kasitz Athletics Academic Counselor President Colonel Club Record Keeper Colonel Club Record Keeper Colonel Club Dr. Mary Lloyd Ireland 8 Team Physician �ROY KIDD STADIUM Roy Kidd Stadium , Hanger Field and the Robert B. Begley Building, the home of Colonel football since 1969, is one of the most unique, architecturally-designed academic-athletics complexes in the nation. The stadium portion of the Begley Complex was re-named in honor of current head football coach Roy Kidd. The dedication took place on September 8, 1990 when the Colonels defeated Central Florida, 24-12. Eastern opened the stadium in 1969 defeating Austin Peay, 20-10. Hanger Field was officially dedicated on September 26, 1970 when the Colonels downed East Tennessee, 10-6. The field itself continues to bear the name Hanger Field. The nine-story structure provides seating on its slanted roof for 16,000 football spectators while an additional 4,000 can be seated in bleachers across the field. Hanger Field consists oflush Bermuda grass that provides one of the best natural playing surfaces found anywhere. The Colonels have found Kidd Stadium to their liking during its 27-year history. Entering the 1996 season, Eastern has won 137, lost 20, and tied 1 (.870 winning percentage), and had a Kidd Stadium undefeated streak of 36 games which began on September 23, 1978, and was brought to a halt November 27, 1984. EKU also ran off 27 straight wins at Hanger Field from 1985-89 and had a Roy Kidd Stadium OVC consecutive game winning streak of 22 games dating back to 1977 broken in 1984 and another 20-game OVC win streak stopped in 1990. EKU has a current 20-game OVC home win streak entering the 1996 season. The single-level pressbox, which towers 94 feet above the playing field, has working space for 87 media representatives, including private coaching booths, radio booths, and film areas. There is an auxiliary press box located opposite the main stands for live or taped television coverage with two levels for shooting footage available. Facilities inside the stadium include offices for the football coaching staff, locker rooms, a modern training room, and weight room. The structure also has 12 handball courts, two basketball courts, a gymnastics area, and classroom space to serve 2,000 students simultaneously. Year-by-Year Record at Roy Kidd Stadium TOP 1 5 ROY KIDD STADIUM CROWDS 25,300 25,000 24,500 24,200 22,500 22,400 21,700 21,200 20,800 20,800 20,700 20,500 20,500 20,200 20,200 (Oct. 20, 1979) ............. ......... .... .. EKU 8, Western Kentucky 6 (Oct. 22 , 1977) .............. .. ........ EKU 35, Western Kentucky 10 (Oct. 23, 1971) ......... .. .. ............. Western Kentucky 16, EKU 7 (Oct. 25, 1975) .. ..... .. ... ... ..... ...... EKU 13, Western Kentucky 7 (Oct. 31 , 1970) .... .. ....... .. ................... EKU 17, Murray State 7 (Sept. 19, 1987) ......... ....... ..................... EKU 37, Marshall 34 (Sept. 10, 1988) ........ ................... . EKU 48, Delaware State 7 (Nov. 1, 1980) ........... ..... .. ......... ...... EKU 24, Murray State 14 (Oct. 24, 1981) .................... .... EKU 19, Western Kentucky 11 (Oct. 20, 1990) .......... ..... ..... ...... EKU 55, Tennessee State 17 (Sept. 21, 1991) .. ............ ......... EKU 17, Middle Tennessee 7 (Oct. 26, 1969) ......... .. ............. Western Kentucky 27, EKU 26 (Oct. 28, 1972) ..... ... ...... ... ....... ............ Murray State 7, EKU 3 (Oct. 3, 1987) ................ .... .... .. EKU 20, Western Kentucky 1O (Oct. 28, 1989) .......... ...... .. .............. EKU 38, Murray State 36 Total Attendance at Roy Kidd Stadium: 2,017,128 Avg . Per Game Attendance at Roy Kidd Stadium: 12,767 9 Year Won 1009 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 19'll 1001 1002 1003 1934 1005 1!ffi 1937 1008 1009 1gx) 1001 1002 1003 1994 1995 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 3 5 7 6 7 6 4 5 4 6 5 8 5 5 8 5 4 6 6 Lost Tied 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 �Year After Year After . .. Roy -Kidd's Pursuit of Excellence Takes the Coach and His School to College Football's Pinnacle By Craig Ammerman, Guest Writer For more than 40 years, Kidd-coached players have been playing and winning on fall weekends, then moving on to successful lives. Asked what philosophy he fo llowed as a coach, he said, "I try to treat my players, my coach ing staff, the people I work with, the way I wou ld like to be treated .. .! tell my coaches, 'You treat those young men like you'd like to be treated' ." What Roy Kidd has built is a record that will live through the ages--32 years from now and far beyond . What he produces are teams which understand what has come before them and which seek to write their own chapter, make theirown place. Kidd's name is on the stadium. He's all over the record book, alongside the legends : Bryant, Paterno, Hayes , Schembechler, Pop Warner. More than anything, he's still the coach. His record paints quite a portrait. But it doesn't fully cover the canvas, because numbers don't tell you what's inside a man. Listen to 11 My basic philosophy in life as well as football is treat people the way you'd like to be treated." -Roy Kidd Turn the calendar back 32 years to September 1964. Lyndon Johnson had been President of the United States for less than a year. The Beatles were making their first trip to America. The first American combat soldiers were on their way to a place that was then little-known: Vietnam. And Roy Kidd was about to coach his first game at his alma mater, Eastern Kentucky State College, enrollment: 5,433. Fast forward to 1996. Eastern Kentucky has grown up. Its enrollment has more than tripled , to 15,727. The school was granted university status 30 years ago. President Johnson, the Beatles and Vietnam have are in our history books. But the Roy Kidd Story is still being written. Every fall, a new chapter. The page turns . The characters change. What doesn't change are the results. Top Active Coaches (Follwing are the records of the top active coaches, ranked by wins, in NCAA Division I and I-AA.) Coach, School W L T Eddie Robinson, Grambling 402 149 15 Joe Paterno, Penn State 278 72 3 Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky 266 94 8 Bobby Bowden , Florida State 259 81 4 Tubby Raymond, Delaware 250 97 3 Tom Osborne, Nebraska 231 47 3 LaVell Edwards, Brigham Young 214 80 3 Hayden Fry, Iowa 213 162 10 Lou Holtz, Notre Dame 208 92 6 Jim Sweeney, Fresno State 196 147 4 Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh 181 130 10 10 �director of the NCAA. "But he has a comfort level at Eastern and he has his ego in check. He already has what's important to him." The man is also some kind of football coach. Since 1978, when Division I-AA was formed, Eastern Kentucky has the second winningest college football program in Division I. The 174 Colonel wins since 1978 are exceeded only by Nebraska among the 200 Division I and I-AA schools. For the 18 years there has been a Division I-AA EKU has stood at its pinnacle. Only Georgia Southern, Young~town State and Marshall belong in the same paragraph. There's more. But first, let's step back four decades to make the point that Roy Kidd's attainment of excellence is a long-playing record that was first heard long before anyone called him coach. At Corbin High School, Kidd played three sports-football, basketball and baseball. He made first-team All-State in each. Bear Bryant wanted Kidd to play quarterback at the University of Kentucky. Kidd chose Eastern, because the coaches were willing to let him play baseball as well, and baseball was Kidd's favorite sport as a player. His senior year at Eastern, Kidd was an All-American quarterback. After one year as a graduate assistant at Eastern and another year as a coach at Madison Central High School, Kidd went to Richmond Madison High School, one of Kentucky's smallest schools, as its football coach. It soon was obvious that a man and a profession had found each other. In six years, Kidd's Madison teams won 54 games and lost 10. There was a 27-game winning streak; in one 21-game stretch, Kidd's Madison teams allowed a total of 15 points: In 1961, his final year at Madison, Kidd was Kentucky Coach of the Year. Kidd served the next two years as a college assistant, in 1962 at Morehead and in 1963 at Eastern. He began the 1964 season as the head coach at his alma mater. Now, he begins his 33rd consecutive season in that job, a one-school tenure exceeded only by Grambling's Eddie Robinson among Division I coaches. Along the way, there have been a succession of very good teams. The first Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) championship of the Kidd era was in 1967, which ended with a 27-13 victory over Ball State in the Grantland Rice Bowl. The second 200 Win Club (Ranked by career wins as of the beginning of the 1996 season, following are the only Division I and I-AA coaches to win 200 games in their career. * indicates coaches who are still active. The school listed is the current school, or the last one for inactive or deceased coaches .) Coach, School W L T *Eddie Robinson, Grambling 402 149 15 Bear Bryant, Alabama 323 85 17 Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific 314 199 35 Pop Warner, Temple 313 106 32 *Joe Paterno, Penn State 278 72 3 *Roy Kidd, Eastern Ky. 266 94 8 *Bobby Bowden, Florida State 259 81 4 *Tubby Raymond, Delaware 250 97 3 Woody Hayes, Ohio State 238 72 1o Bo Schembechler, Michigan 233 66 8 John Merritt, Tenn. State 232 65 11 *Tom Osborne, Nebraska 231 47 3 *LaVell Edwards, Brig. Young 214 80 3 *Hayden Fry, Iowa 213 162 10 *Lou Holtz, Notre Dame 208 92 7 Jess Neely, Rice 207 176 19 Jake Gaither, Florida A&M 203 36 4 Vince Dooley, Georgia 201 77 1O Eddie Anderson, Holy Cross 201 128 15 Darrell Mudra, N. Iowa 200 81 4 some who have lived and worked with him about the Roy Kidd they know. "I try to live my life like his," said Byron Ingram, former Colonel who played four years as an offensive lineman in the National Football League. "You can tell the first time you meet him that Coach Kidd tells you the truth," said John Jackson, now is in his ninth year as an offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers and a memberofUSAToday'sAII-ProTeamin 1995. "He always tells you where you stand. I've heard from other guys up here (the NFL) that a lot of schools, some of the big schools, try to hide things from you and you don't learn the truth until after you get there. With Coach Kidd, you know." . Wally Chambers, an Eastern graduate whose sevenyear NFL career included a Pro Bowl appearance and selection as Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1973, said, "Coach Kidd and his staff make players better than they think they can be. "I was a fat kid who no big college wanted," said Chambers. "I'd never been pushed. They saw in me more than I knew I had, and they taught me and pushed me to become as good as I could be." Carl White, Kidd's roommate at Eastern and now retired director of instruction for the Ironton, Ohio, school system, said, "In this day of uncertain sensual values and unstable family backgrounds of so many of our young students, it is reassuring that the EKU players have such a fine model for their lives after football." "Coach Kidd always wants you to do the right thing," said Aaron Jones, ninth-year defensive end for the Miami Dolphins and the 19th player selected in the 1988 NFL draft. "He gives good advice, and he knows whatthe young guys love to do. You could never pull anything over on him. On campus or in town, he knows." "Roy is one of the best coaches in the history of the sport, and he could have gone other places," said David Cawood, a former Kidd aide who is now assistant executive Coaches at One School (Following are the records of the only coaches who have ever won 200 or more games at one school in the history of Division I college football. * indicates a coach who is still active.) Coach, School Years *Eddie Robinson, Grambling 53 *Joe Paterno, Penn State 30 *Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky 32 *Tubby Raymond, Delaware 30 Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago 41 *Tom Osborne, Nebraska 23 *LaVell Edwards, BYU 24 Woody Hayes, Ohio State 28 Jake Gaither, Florida A&M 25 Vince Dooley, Georgia 25 11 w 402 278 266 250 244 231 214 205 203 201 L 149 72 94 97 111 47 80 61 36 77 T 15 3 8 3 27 3 3 10 4 10 �OVC title came the next year, as a team led by quarterback Jim Guice and split end Aaron Marsh (AFL Rookie of the Year in 1968) set the standard which Kidd would call on future teams to match or exceed . The number of OVC titles under Kidd's stewardship now stands at 15. The march for national recognition began to be heard in 1978, when the NCAA created two levels in Division I football. Division I-AA was formed when some conferences (the Southern, Southland and Big Sky) stepped down from Division I and others (the OVC, Yankee, Colonial, Southwestern and Gateway) stepped up from Division II. I-AA schools could award 65 scholarships. That was a turning point, because now Roy Kidd had 25 more scholarships than in most previous years. This allowed Kidd and his staff to bring in more of the raw, undeveloped recruits who had much in common with the best players who had come before them--like Guice, Marsh and Chambers. These were players with talent, but without the size, experience and clippings wh ich attract the football powers. For the first time, Eastern coaches had depth. This meant there was time to teach players the basics of football, which is what Roy Kidd believes his job is about. The first I-AA season, 1978, the Colonels were 8-2 but did not make the playoffs. Then began a four-year run which is the program's high water mark: - In 1979, the Colonels won the first playoff game in the school's history, a thrilling 33-30 double overtime win over Nevada, and went on to cap an 11 -2 season with a 30-7 romp over Lehigh . It was Eastern's first national championship. - The next season, Kidd's squad advanced to the championship game again, losing 31-29 to Boise State on a fourth down desperation pass in the game's final seconds. -In 1981, a 12-2 record and tough playoffvictoriesover Delaware and Boise State did nothing to mask the disappointment of a 34-23 loss to Idaho State in the national championship game. - Kidd and a veteran team entered the 1982 season determined. Led by quarterback Tuck Woolum and wide receiver Steve Bird, who went on to play for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Colonels stormed to a perfect 13-0 record, defeating Delaware 17-14 for the school's second national championship. Since 1982, EKU has returned to the playoffs every yearbutone(1985). Year after year after year, fall Saturdays bring victory to Roy Kidd and Eastern Kentucky. Sometimes, it seems as if the calendar never turned. The emphasis is on fundamentals. There aren't many turnovers, and even fewer gimmicks. "Coach Kidd believes in blocking and tackling," said Tim Stowers, coach at Georgia Southern. "His defense says, Here we are, block us if you can. His offense says, Here we come, stop us if you can . Not many people block them, and not many people stop them." "Look, you know what they're going to do," said Dave Roberts, offensive coordinator at Notre Dame and a former assistant to Kidd. "They do pretty much the same thing every year. But that doesn't make it any easier. They just line up and beat you." "We try to keep the game from being too complicated," Kidd said. "Some of the people we play try to do too much, and that leads to mistakes. I believe that your kids should know what they are supposed to do, so they can execute on the field. If you 're going to beat me, I want my kids to know what they are doing. We want to make it possible for them to win ." Clearly, it works, because Roy Kidd enters the 1996 season in third place on the winning list among active Division I coaches. Only Eddie Robinson and Joe Paterno are ahead of him. His 266 victories rank Kidd sixth all time among Division I coaches and third all time for victories at one school. Meantime, the Colonels can add to some impressive records of their own. In the 18-year history of Division I-AA, Eastern Kentucky teams have: -Won more games (EKU's 174winsare22 more than second-place Delaware) than any school in the 90-team division . -Compiled a 102-9-1 record at Roy Kidd Stadium, an incredible winning percentage of .915. -Appeared in the playoffs five more times (16) than any other school. - Played in the most playoff games (30). -Won more playoff games ( 16) than any school except Georgia Southern (20) and Marshall (19) and more national championships (2) than any school except Georgia Southern (four) and Youngstown (three) . All of which has caused some to wonder if Kidd may soon decide to extend his golf season into the fall. When the 1996 season ends, Kidd will be 64. He's in good health. As fall practice was about to begin, his enthusiasm was high . Those closest to him don't expect Kidd to retire very Winningest Active I-AA Coaches (Following are the winningest active Division I-AA coaches, ranked by winning percentage. As with all other coaching statistics listed in this section, a minimum of 100 games as a head coach is required .) Coach, Current School Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky Eddie Robinson, Grambling Tubby Raymond, Delaware Jim Tressel, Youngstown Bill Hayes , N.C . A&T Boots Donnelly, Middle Tenn. William Collick, Del. State Bill Bowes, New Hampshire Carmen Cozza, Yale Willie Jeffries, S.C. State w 266 402 250 87 141 139 75 158 177 148 L 94 149 97 41 78 78 43 90 111 98 T 8 15 3 2 2 1 0 5 5 6 PCT. .734 .724 .719 .677 .643 .640 .636 .634 .613 .599 12 �soon. Although he still receives calls about jobs at bigger schools, most expect him to stay at Eastern. "I have a lotofroots here," Kidd said. "This is my home, it's (wife) Sue's home, it's our family's home. This is my school. I played here, I was a graduate assistant and then an assistant. I really love this place. And I really love the kids we have at Eastern, and the friends we've made over the years. I don't think I'd want to leave that." Kidd is married to the former Susan Purcell of Richmond. They have three children--Marc, Keith and Kathy-- and five grandchildren: Seth Kidd (9), Samantha Kidd (6), Evan Kuhl (7), Nicholas Kuhl (3) and Kirsten Kuhl (1 1/2). Kidd is as competitive as he's ever been. No matter what he does, he tries to win. "I'm not a very good loser," he says. On the golf course, Kidd will try about anything he can think of to beat you. He's not above setting up a game which makes him nearly unbeatable. (Of golf, he said, "I play to win. I don't just play to be playing.") He loves to coach, and he looks forward to all the work "Th is is my home. It's Sue's home. This is my school; I played here .. .I don't think I'd want to leave that." "Offensively, our linemen are experienced and capable, but we have virtually no depth," he said. "We'll be weaker at tight end. We'll be looking to some redshirts and maybe even some freshmen to help us. "We're looking to Greg Couch to lead us at quarterback. I think Greg will be a real leader. He'll have a good year. Our running game has a chance to be strong and we have some good receivers, although again we don't have much depth there." Defensively, Kidd pointed to strength at the linebacker position and solid returnees in the secondary and in the line. "But here again, we will be relying on kids who have played very little or none at all to give us the depth you've got to have." What worries Kidd is the most difficult schedule in the school's history. Non-conference opponents are archrival Western Kentucky and two 1-AA playoff teams that return most of their 1995 teams--Appalachian State and Troy State. In the OVC, Morehead State, which the Colonels defeated 24ofthe last25years, has been replaced by Eastern Illinois, a returning 1-AA playoff team and one of the top 10 alltime 1-AA programs. Defending OVC champion Murray State, another 1-AA playoff team, and perennial challenger Middle Tennessee may each be ranked in the top 10 in the country. "I've never seen anything like this schedule," said Kidd. "It is going to require the best effort from our players, our coaches, all of us . We have a great tradition here. We're going to need it and everything else we can muster to produce the kind of year everyone has come to expect from an Eastern football team." winning requires. There are no off-days for Eastern coaches du ring the season; Kidd doesn't ask his assistants to put in any time he doesn't work himself. He still works four or five nights a week during the season. What about the 1996 season? "We lost 23 kids who played significant time last year, so we have a lot of spots to fill," said Kidd . 13 �Division I-AA Playoff Records The Best Since 1978 (Following are the 10 Division I (A and AA) programs with the most wins since 1978, when Divison I-AA was formed. ) (Combined playoff records in Division I-AA since its 1978 inception for all teams with two or more playoff appearances, ranked by number of years in the playoffs). School Wins Nebraska ... ..... ... ..... ....... .... ... .... ....... ... . 185 Eastern Kentucky ............................... 17 4 Brigham Young ........ ....... .. ..... ...... ........ 171 Florida State ......... ........ ...... .... ..... ... ...... 171 Miami, Fla . .... ......... ...... ............ ............. 169 Penn State .... ............. .. .. ... ... ..... ........... 166 Michigan ......... ... .. ... .. .... .. ... ..... .. .... ... ..... 161 Oklahoma ......... .... .... ...... .... ... ... ... ........ 155 Washington ...... .... ... .... ....... ....... .......... 153 Delaware .. .. .... ................ ....... .... .... ...... 152 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Schoo l Years in Playoffs Eastern Kentucky 16 Idaho 11 Jackson State 10 Georgia Southern 8 Delaware 8 Northern Iowa 8 Marshall 7 Youngstown 7 Furman 7 Nevada 7 Middle Tennessee 7 Appalachian State 7 Montana 6 Boise State 5 McNeese State 5 Boston U. 5 Eastern Illinois 5 Arkansas State 4 Stephen F. Austin 4 Northeast Louisiana 4 William & Mary 4 Tennessee State 3 Rhode Island 3 Troy State 3 Grambling 3 Massachusetts 3 Villanova 3 North Texas 3 Murray State 3 Idaho State 2 Louisiana Tech 2 S. Carolina St. 2 Lehigh 2 Colgate 2 Indiana State 2 Richmond 2 Western Ky. 2 S.W. Missouri St. 2 Weber State 2 W. Illinois 2 Samford 2 Sam Houston 2 N.C. A&T 2 The Best Since 1978, Part 2 (Following are the top 10 programs, ranked by winning percentage, in Division I (A and AA) since 1978, when Division I-AA was formed .) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. School Nebraska Florida State Miami, Fla. Eastern Kentucky Penn State Michigan Georgia Southern Brigham Young Oklahoma Washington w 185 171 169 174 166 161 134 171 155 153 L 34 39 41 48 48 51 43 56 52 53 T 1 3 0 2 2 5 1 2 5 3 Pct. .863 .810 .805 .781 .769 .754 .753 .747 .743 .739 Won 16 6 0 21 7 7 19 16 10 9 6 4 8 8 5 2 3 6 6 5 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Lost National National C ham pi on Runnerup 14 2 2 9 0 0 10 0 0 4 4 1 8 1 0 8 0 0 6 1 4 4 3 1 6 1 1 7 0 1 7 0 0 7 0 0 5 1 0 4 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Top Division I-AA Programs Overall records of top Division I-AA programs since 1978, the first year of play in the division , ranked by wins .) School Eastern Kentucky Delaware Furman Grambling Boise State Jackson State Georgia Southern Eastern Illinois Middle Tennessee 14 Won 174 152 145 138 136 136 134 130 126 Lost 48 63 64 61 74 61 43 80 76 Tied 2 1 5 4 0 5 1 2 5 �Eastern Kentucky-Home of I-AA Football's Top Rushing Game Tradition The first time Tim Lester saw film of the Eastern Kentucky offense, he was a high school running back in Miami, Florida. "I just thought, oh, man!" said Lester as he recalled watching first one tailback, then another, rip off huge chunks of yardage. He knew then that he'd be coming to Richmond , Kentucky, to play college football. Lesterfinished his Eastern careerwith the 1991 season . By then, he had rushed for 3,651 yards, despite losing all but one game of his sophomore season to a knee injury. Thus, he became the 10th Colonel running back to gain more than 2,300 yards since 1970, a record no other NCAA Division I school can touch. Lester, now entering his fifth season as a runn ing back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, ranks 21st all time for career rushing yards in Division I-AA. Among those in front of him are four more EKU running backs: • Among the top 25 rushers, all time, in Division I-AA, Thomas has the highest average yards per carry (6.57) and Harris ranks third (5.9). • On a per-game basis, Harris ranks fifth, all time, in Division I-AA with 123 yards per game, while Thomas ranks sixth (122) and Crawford 11th (106) . • In 1991, Lester and Thomas broke through the 3,000yard barrierfortheircareers the same day-appropriately enough, Homecoming. Also that day, fullback Rick Burkhead went over 1,000 yards for his career, which was mostly spent opening holes for Harris, Lester and Thomas. • When Eastern faced Marshall in the Division I-AA semifinals in 1991, Lester and Thomas began the game with more than 7,500 career yards between them. A check of the record book by NCAA researchers failed to find any school with two starting backs-ever-totalling as much as 6,000 yards. • In 1993, seniors Leon Brown and Mike Penman shared the role of starter at tailback. It was the first time as a starter at tailback for either player, yet both exceeded 1,000 yards. Brown spent the 1994 NFL season with the New York Giants; he began the 1995 season in his home town of Jacksonville, Florida, on the roster of the NFL expansion franchise there. • Markus Thomas, who closed a fabulous career in 1992, is ranked as the number one Division I-Mall time rusherwith 5,552 yards. Thomas spent the 1993 NFL season with the Philadelphia Eagles and played the last two Springs in the World League of American Football in Europe, scoring a touchdown in the championship game earlier this year. • Elroy Harris, ranked 7th all timewith4,559yards in three seasons ( 1985, 1987, 1988). • Jimmie Brooks, who ranks 15th with 3,842 yards (19681971 ). • James Crawford, who ranks 16th with 3,833 yards in three seasons (1985-1987). All-Time Rushers Following are the leading rushers, all time, in Division I-AA. These totals include I-AA playoff games. Average is average yards per carry. Player School Markus Thomas, Eastern Ky. "We run the I-formation , and we feature the tai lback, so you'd expect them to get a lot of yards, " said Coach Roy Kidd. "But it's more than that. We've had some special kids playing back there. Plus, you've got to give credit to the offensive lines we've had . They're responsible for a lot of those yards." The offense which produces all those yards seems predictable. It's the tailback off tackle. Or the sprint draw up the middle. Or the option either way. Or the fullback on a quick hitter. Everybody knows what's coming . But few teams have shut it down. Consider: Frank Hawkins, Nevada Kenny Gamble, Colgate Erik Marsh, Lafayette Joe Ross, Georg ia Southern Cedric Minter, Boise State John Settle, Appalachian St. Elroy Harris, Eastern Ky. Mike Clark, Akron Keith Elias, Princeton Warren Marshall, James Madison Joe Campbell , Middle Tenn. Harvey Reed, Howard Paul Lewis, Boston U. Lewis Tillman, Jackson St. Daryl Brown , Delaware Gary Pearson , Massachusetts Jimmie Brooks, Eastern Ky. James Crawford, Eastern Ky. • Over the last 112 games, covering nine seasons and 87 victories, the offense has averaged 281 yards per game on the ground . • In the 11 seasons since 1985, there have been 16 individual 1,000 yard rushing seasons. Five times in 11 years, two backs have each gained more than 1,000 yards, another NCAA record. Lorenzo Bouler, Maine Carl Smith , Maine Brad Baxter, Alabama St. Gill Fenerty, Holy Cross Eric Gant, Grambling Tim Lester, Eastern Ky. Burton Murchison , Lamar n/a-not available 15 Yards 5,552 5,538 5,220 4,834 4,930 4,664 4,645 4,555 4,429 4,208 4,168 4,148 4,142 3,995 3,989 3,932 3,859 3,842 3,833 3,827 3,815 3,732 3,680 3,667 Average 6.57 5.64 5.42 4.71 5.64 5.90 4.95 5.91 5.29 5.72 5.66 5.80 6.52 4.55 4.91 5.80 4.78 4.22 5.02 4.35 n/a 4.83 5.82 5.94 3,651 5.30 3,598 5.41 �Average Yards Per Game outside from tailback one series, and flatten linebackers and defensive ends from fullback the next series. Those multiple talents were on display last in January 1992 when Lester played in the North-South and East-West Shrine all-star games. But the most accomplished was Thomas. He was selected first-team All-American by Kodak, Associated Press, Football News-Gazette and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. He was OVC Offensive Player of the Year his junior and senior years. Most of all, Thomas was a player who, like Lester, realized his potential. "He dedicated himself to doing the little things that are needed to be the best football player you can be," Kidd said. Following are the career leaders in yards rushed per game for a career, all time, in Division I-AA, with a minimum career total of 3,000 yards. These totals, compiled by the NCAA, do not include postseason games. *Indicates an active player. Player School Yards Per Game Keith Elias, Princeton Mike Clark, Akron Kenny Gamble, Colgate Frank Hawkins, Nevada 140.3 133.0 124.3 124.0 Elroy Harris, Eastern Ky. Markus Thomas, Eastern Ky. 123.5 122.6 Gill Fenerty, Holy Cross Erik Marsh , Lafayette Sherriden May, Northern Iowa Derrick Harmon , Cornell Paul Lewis, Boston U. Charvez Feger, Nevada 120.6 115.1 113.6 109.8 108.0 106.8 James Crawford, Eastern Ky. 106.4 - For his career, Harris averaged 9.3 points per game, second highest total in the Division I-AA record book (behind Dave Meggett}, and the 12.8 points he averaged per game in the 1988 season is the second highest average in one season (behind Jerry Rice). Career Points Per Game Following are the players who have scored the most career points, all time, on a per-game basis in Division I-AA. Player, School Pts. Per Game Dave Meggett, Towson St. The most talented of this very accomplished group may have been Elroy Harris. With his penchant for finding the end zone-58 times-and his trademark back flip upon doing so, he is the all-time crowd favorite. A second-round draft choice of the Seattle Seahawks in 1989, Harris played one year in the NFL before being waived, a victim, Seattle observers said, of a tendency to miss meetings and to practice half heartedly. Harris then played two years in the World League of American Football. The most versatile was Tim Lester, who would break 9.3 Tony Zendejas, Nevada Gerald Harris, Georgia So. Marty Zendejas, Nevada 9.1 8.8 8.8 Season Points Per Game Following are the players who have averaged the most points per game over the course of a season, all time, in Division I-AA. Player, School Following are the top 10 single-game rushing performances, all-time, in Division I-AA. Opponent 345 337 336 305 304 302 Portland St. Columbia Liberty Montana St. Prairie View Northeastern 10/3/81 10/29/83 11/10/84 9/27/86 9/6/86 11/1/80 10/21/89 Russell Davis, Idaho Gill Fenerty, Holy Cross Gene Lake, Delaware St. Lucius Floyd, Nevada Tony Citizen, McNeese Lorenzo Bouler, Maine YearPts. Per Game Jerry Rice, Miss. Va l. Elroy Harris, Eastern Ky. Sean Sanders, Weber St. Rich Erenberg , Colgate Paul Lewis, Boston U. Gordie Lockbaum, Holy Cross Single-Game Yards Yds Player, School 10.0 Elroy Harris, Eastern Ky. ~~L~~t Date Following are Division I-AA. 1984 16.2 1988 12.8 1987 1983 1983 1987 12.6 12.4 12.2 12.0 !Dt~r~~R!l2Qi~s. all time, in No. Player, School Dave Murphy, Holy Cross Isaac Holt, Alcorn St. Bill McGovern, Holy Cross Kevin Smith, Rhode Island Mike Prior, Illinois St. Dean Cain , Princeton George Floyd, Eastern Ky. 300 Markus Thomas, EKU Marshall 299 Joe Delaney, NW La. Nicholls St. 10/28/78 293 Terence Thompson, EKU Akron 9/26/81 28 24 24 23 23 22 293 Frank Hawkins, Nevada San Fran St. 9/30/78 21 Career Kickoff Returns Following are the players with the highest career averages for kickoff returns, all time, in Division I-AA. A Matter of Pride 16 Player, School Craig Richardson, E. Wash . Daryl Holcombe, E. Ill. Curtis Chappell, Howard No. Avg. 71 49 42 28.5 28 .1 28.0 Jerry Parrish, Eastern Ky. Tony James, Eastern Ky. 61 57 27.3 27 .2 �Season Kickoff Returns This year, senior Daymon Carter is expected to start at tailback. But he will have stiff competition from senior William Murrell and from Drew Hall, who was redshirted in 1995. At fullback, junior Clifford Posey should start. But sophomore Jonas Hill and freshman redshirt Jonathan Butler will push for playing time. All of these players have the potential to one day become a bigger part of this story. The 1996 season will provide them with that opportunity. "We have some kids with the talent it takes to play running back here," said Kidd . "Now, we'll have to see which of them are ready to step up." Following are the players with the highest average kickoff returns for one season, all time, in Division I-AA. Player, School No. Avg. Craig Richardson, E. Wash. 21 34.7 Dave Meggett, Towson St. 13 32.2 Charles Swann, Indiana St. 20 32.1 Archie Herring , Youngstown 18 31 .9 Davlin Mullen, Western Ky. 18 31 .9 Danny Copeland, Eastern Ky. 26 31.2 A Story About Winning What EKU Recruits Are Told: You Will Be In The I-AA Playoffs And Have A Chance To Win A National Championship When Roy Kidd and his assistants hit the recruiting road this fall, they'll be telling potential players a story about winning. Said Kidd: "I try to sit down with every kid we want to sign , and I tell them and their parents, ' If you come to Eastern, you're going to have a chance to play for a conference championship and you're going to be in the national playoffs, and you 're going to have a chance to win a national championship.' "There's so many places where a kid isn't going to have those chances," Kidd said . "If he comes here, we're going to make sure that he has a chance to be a winner.'' There are other messages given to potential recruits - you will go to class, you will attend study halls and you won't use drugs. "We do all we can to make sure our players graduate," Kidd said. "We provide tutors to help them, we insist that they go to study table, and we don't put up with class cutting .'' As for drugs, Kidd sets aside money earned from his summer football camp - money wh ich otherwise would go to him - to pay for regular drug testing for all Eastern players; this is in addition to testing conducted by the In some ways, Kidd has tried to change with the times. But he still runs a tight ship. Where players once had curfew every night, it has now been relaxed to three nights a week during the season . Where long hair was once banned year round , it is now banned only d1,1ring the season. "I used to be a lot stricter on how they dress," Kidd said of his players, "but I still don't let them have long hair during the season . I still want them to make a nice appearance representing the university.'' When recruiting, Kidd looks for "kids who can run and who like to hit. You can 't play football today if you can't run, and you don't belong on the field if you don't like to hit.'' He also looks for"the kid who is an inch or two shorter, half a step slower, 20 to 30 pounds lighter than the big schools want. Then , we have to work with them and teach them how to play. That's our job, to teach kids how to play the game.'' Despite the disadvantages presented by recruiting against bigger schools, Kidd said EKU coaches do "have some advantages in recruiting. We've always recruited good kids, and they become the best salesmen for our program. Potential recruits come here and can see how much our kids enjoy playing the game and how much they enjoy playing together. Another advantage is our tradition ." One more advantage is that recruits learn they will be treated with respect. Eastern coaches don't hit players, and they don't treat them like second-class citizens. "I try to treat my players, my coaching staff, the people I work with, the way I would like to be treated ," said Kidd . "I'm not going to abuse our kids physically, and I don't expect any of my coaches to do that. I tell them, 'You treat those young men like you 'd like to be treated'. "My basic philosophy in life as well as football is treat people the way you 'd like to be treated." NCAA. "If you test positive once, it's between you and the trainer," Kidd said . "lfyoutestpositiveagain, l'mgoingtobe told and I'm going to tell your parents. And the kid is going to enter counseling and straighten up before he can rejoin the team. "Drugs are a big problem in society, but they aren't going to be a big problem on our football team. I want our kids off drugs. And when they are with their peers and have an opportunity to stray, I want them to know that I'm going to be testing them.'' 17 �Meet The Assistant Coaches JACK ISON Linebackers Coach and Defensive Coordinator Coach Jack Ison will again serve as defensive coordinator for Eastern. He is the Dean of Colonel assistant coaches, having served for this his 30th year, 26 as defensive coordinator. Ison, who will again be in charge ofthe4-3 defense this year for the Colonels, will work with the linebackers for the fourth straight year. Kidd gave the 1961 Eastern graduate his first coaching job at Richmond's Madison High School. After assisting Kidd to a 13-1 record and a Class AA runnerup trophy in 1961, Ison was named head coach in 1962 when Kidd entered the college coaching field . The Royal Purples were 6-2-2 under his guidance. He also served as head football, baseball, and basketball coach at Catlettsburg High School during 1965 and 1966. A fully-equipped, modern weight room is located on the extreme lower level of the stadium (opposite trophy-case entrance) and has been named in lson's honor- the Jack Ison Weight Room . The Flatwoods native is married to the former Patricia Lykins, whom he met as a classmate at Eastern. They have two daughters, Elizabeth Woehler and Melinda, both EKU graduates. He also has two grandchildren: Stephanie and Alexandra Woehler. JIMTANARA Defensive Line Coach Jim Tanara will handle the defensive line again in his 18th year as an assistant coach at Eastern. Tanara came to EKU from the staff of Bear Bryant at Alabama where he served 11 years working with the Tide's defensive front. While at Alabama, Tanara was a member of the staff that directed the Tide to two national championships and appearances in 11 bowl games. He also served as UA's head wrestling coach for 11 years . He was a three-year letterman for UT Chattanooga and started at both defensive end and tight end. While collecting Little AllAmerican honors in 1964, he received his bachelor of science degree in 1965 and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints as a free agent upon graduation. He was an assistant football coach at Cleveland (TN) High School for three years before going to Alabama in 1970. Tanara's recruiting area for the Colonels includes northeast Georgia and the Atlanta and Chattanooga metropolitan areas. He enjoys hobbies of golf, tennis and scuba diving. He has two children, Julie and Jimmy, and is married to the former Charlotte Gibson of Gadsden, AL. 18 �LEON HART Co-Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Leon Hart begins his second stint as an EKU assistant coach in 1996. He will serve coach Roy Kidd as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the coming season. Hart has been the head football coach at Elon College in Burlington, N.C., from 1989-95 where he compiled a 37-37 overall record in seven seasons there. His best year came in 1992 when Elon went 8-2 and finished the year ranked fifth among NCAA Division II schools. He was voted South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year and American Football Coaches Association District 4 Coach of the Year in 1992. He was previously a member of the EKU coaching staff for 13 seasons ( 1976-88) and was offensive coordinator from 1981-88. Hart graduated from Mansfield (Ohio) Madison High School in 1969 and went on to Maryville College where he received his B.A. in education in 1973. While at Maryville, Hart lettered four years serving as captain of the baseball squad as a senior. He was a safety for the Maryvillegridders, leading the team in interceptions his last three seasons. Prior to coming to EKU in 1976, he coached at Malabar High School in Mansfield for three years. Hart coached running backs and defensive linemen , plus assisted with basketball and baseball. Hart is married to the former Mattie Arvin of Irvine and has two sons, Tim and Seth . ~ DOUG CARTER Co-Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach Doug Carter will begin his 10th season as an assistant coach for Coach Roy Kidd's staff and will be in charge of the offensive line, while serving his first season as co-offensive coordinator. Carter came to Eastern from the staff at the University of Central Florida where he coached two seasons as head offensive line coach , offensive special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator. In those two seasons , UCF progressed to a winning 6-5 record from a 2-9 mark in 1984. He has also served as a graduate assistant at Florida State University in 1983 and 1984 and at EKU in 1982 when the Colonels went 13-0 and won the NCAA I-AA national championship. While at Florida State , the Seminoles competed in both the Peach and Citrus Bowls . His other coaching experience includes one year (1981) as offensive backfield coach at his alma mater-William Jewell College in Liberty , MO . That team went 12-1 and was a NAIA national semifinalist. In 1980, he was head football coach at Holt County High School in Mound City , MO., as that team was district champion and Class A state semifinalist. Carter is a 1976 graduate of Liberty (MO) High School where he was a three-year letterman in the offensive line and played in the Missouri vs. Kansas high school all-star game. The 37-year old native of Kansas City , MO , graduated from William Jewell in 1980 where he was a two-year letterman at offensive guard and competed for one season on the swim team . He has one son , Christian (1 1/2). 19 �TEDDYTAYLOR Ru nningbacks Coach Teddy Taylor, a 1970 graduate of Eastern, will serve as a coach for Kidd's Colonels for the 18th straight season. He will work again with the Colonel runningbacks this season. Taylor, who played offensive guard and defensive tackle at Harrison County High School for five seasons, was an all-state player and led the Thorobreds to the Mid-State Conference title three years. An All-American noseguard at Eastern in 1969, Taylor was a significant force in EKU's Mideast Regional and Ohio Valley Conference championship team in 1967 and the OVC champion squad of 1968. Taylor served as head coach at Pineville High School after filling an assistant's post there for two years. He was voted Southeast Kentucky Coach of the Year in 1978 while guiding his team to a 9-3 record . His hobbies include reading , sports and traveling . He is married to the former Frances White of Lexington and they have two daughters, Katrina and Che. DEAN HOOD Defensive Backfield Coach Dean Hood, former assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Glenville 0MI) State College, begins his third season as defensive backfield coach at EKU . Hood came to Eastern after coaching at Glenville State for four seasons, the last three on defense, as GSC advanced in 1993 to the NAIA Division I national championship game and compiled a 10-3 record . Glenville State's defense led all NAIA Division I schools in 1993 in three categories : scoring defense (9.2), pass defense (118.0) and total defense (223.0) . Hood , 32, a native of Ashtabula , OH, also coached the 1987 and 1988 seasons as assistant football coach at Fairmont 0MI) State College working with defensive backs. In 1989, he served as junior varsity defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and assistant varsity defensive secondary coach at Colgate (NY) University. Hood is a 1986 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University where he served as team captain his junior and senior seasons while playing defensive back there . He was a first team All-American defensive back at OWU as a senior and a three-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference choice in the secondary. He is a 1982 graduate of Harbor High School in Ashtabula where, as a senior, he served as team captain, was an All-Ohio pick, was chosen as the Northeastern Conference and Ashtabula County Offensive Player of the Year and received the Jim Kanicki , Robert L. Weise Outstanding Senior Athlete Award . Hood received his masters of science degree in physical education from West Virginia University in 1989. He is married to the former Crystal Ramsey of Richmond . 20 �DAVID ELSENRATH Tight Ends Coach Restricted Earnings Coaches David Elsenrath begins his third season at EKU and will work with the Colonel tight ends. He came to EKU after serving for two seasons as graduate assistant at the University of Louisville. A native of St. Peter's, MO, Elsenrath played offensive guard in college for the University of Missouri-Rolla where he graduated in 1985 with a bachelors degree in life sciences. He was a letterwinner on the UMR squad that copped the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association title . He is a 1980 graduate of Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, MO, where he was a two-sport letterman and a secondteam All-Gateway Athletic Conference choice. Elsenrath, 34, began his coaching career as offensive line coach at Cooper City (FL) High School in 1985. He then spent two seasons on coach Pat Dye's staff at Auburn as a graduate assistant in 1986 and 1987 when the Tigers won the Citrus Bowl the first season and secured the Southeastern Conference and tied Syracuse in the Sugar Bowl in 1987. From Auburn, he joined the staff at Valdosta State University for four seasons, working with the tight ends and offensive line from 1988-91. He was also recruiting coordinator at VSU for three seasons. Elsenrath received his masters degree in education from Auburn in 1987. Chris Young Dane Damron Perry Jehlicka 1996 Colonels' Depth Chart OFFENSE LT SE 19 B. Brenneman 81 Trellis Burks TB 32 1 21 33 Drew Hall Daymon Carter Ferlando Wilson William Murrell LG C RG 64 Tyrone Hopson 66 James Wilson 50 Brett O'Buck 65 Brent Rhoades 67 Reggie Myrtil 7 4 Josh Hunter 75 Son Tran 55 Toby Coyle 52 Lewis Diaz 73 B. Brantley 68 Clark Longhofer 60 Don Meyer FB QB FL TE 12 Greg Couch 10 Simon Fuentes 4 W. Chapman 5 Bobby Washington 86 Sal Davis 8 Randel Menendez 90 Tony DeGregorio 82 Travis Somers 87 Adam Harrison 41 39 22 25 Clifford Posey Jonathan Butler Robert Bouldin Jonas Hill RT 78 R. Orlandini 70 Charles Watkins 71 Robert Gail Punters-35 John Wright, 17 Austin Maddox, 18 Nicky Nickels Punt Returners-5 Bobby Washington, 8 Randel Menendez, 33 William Murrell Kickoff Returners-33 William Murrell, 8 Ronde! Menendez, 5 Bobby Washington Placekickers-35 John Wright, 17 Austin Maddox, 18 Nicky Nickels Snappers-51 Matt Knight, 44 Luke Morton Holders-12 Greg Couch, 19 Brian Brenneman DEFENSE LE LT 89 D. Hoelscher 85 John Wooton 56 91 77 76 RE RT Anthony Johnson Cary Williams Dustin Russell Davey Logan 80 62 72 79 Sanford Baskin 97TyWard Chris Prewitt 98 Dwayne Tauiliili Jason Muchow Marshall Presley SLB MLB WLB 53 Victor Hyland 42 Brent Hampton 58 J.D. Bowling 49 45 48 54 47 44 43 9 Tony Mccombs Frank Miscione Kenneth Combs T. Schoenlaub FS Britt Bowen 26 Chris Guyton Luke Morton 11 Mike Brooks Adam Rader Charles Tinsley 21 LCB RCB 24 Corey Clark 7 Robert Bryant 27 Chris Nevels 37 Bob Head 3 Dedric Campbell ss 29 Robert Asel 2 Danny Thomas 23 Billy Wright �On The Road With The Colonels Game 2 at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KYSept. 14 Depart Richmond by bus to Bowling Green Saturday, Sept. 14. Return to Richmond immediately following the game. Stay at the University Lodge (901) 587-9577 in Martin. Return to Richmond immediately following the game. Game 10 at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN-Nov. 16. Depart Richmond by bus to Clarksville Friday afternoon , Nov. 15. Stay at the Ramada Inn-Riverview (615) 552-3331 in downtown Clarksville. Return to Richmond immediately following the game. Game 6 at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN-Oct.19 Depart Richmond by bus to Murfreesboro Friday afternoon , Oct. 18. Stay at the Holiday Inn (615) 896-2420 in Murfreesboro. Return to Richmond immediately following the game. Game 11 at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL-Nov. 23 Depart Richmond by bus to Charleston Friday morning , Nov. 22 . Stay at the Holiday Inn (217) 342-4161 in Effingham. Return to Richmond immediately following the game. Game 7 at University ofTennessee-Martin, Martin, TN-Oct. 26 Depart Richmond by bus to Martin Friday morning , Oct. 25. Memorable EKU Football Events 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS-NCAA Division I-AA - 1979, 1982 NATIONAL RUNNERSUP-NCAA Division I-AA- 1980, 1981 NATIONAL SEMIFINALIST-NCAA Division I-AA - 1986, 1988, 1991 GRANTLAND RICE BOWL CHAMPIONS - 1967 NCAA PLAYOFF PARTICIPANTS-1976, 1979, 1980, 1981 , 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS -1954 , 1962 (CoChamps) , 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1981 , 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 (CoChamps) , 1987 (Co-Champs) , 1988, 1990 (Co-Champs), 1991, 1993, 1994. Head Coach Roy Kidd , beginning 33rd season at EKU , has been named NCAA Division I-AA National Coach of the Year twice and OVC Coach of the Year nine times. Have had 47 All-Americans and 171 AII-OVC players in the school's history. Have had 36-game unbeaten string at Roy Kidd Stadium (snapped in first round of '83 playoffs) and 27-game winning streak at Roy Kidd Stadium (snapped in first round of '89 playoffs) . Have had 26-game unbeaten string in games against OVC competition (a league record , snapped by Murray State in 1995). EKU's 2,000-Yard Rushing Club Years Played Name 1989-92 I . Markus Thomas 1985, 87-88 2. Elroy Harris 1968-71 3. Jimmie Brooks 1985-87 4. James Crawford 1988-91 5. Tim Lester 1973-76 6. Everett Talbert 1980-83 7. Terence Thompson 1970-73 8. Alfred Thompson 1977-80 9. Dale Patton 1975-78 10. Stan Mitchell 22 Carries 881 789 920 762 682 631 576 636 524 404 Rushing Yards 5,552 4,555 3,842 3,833 3,640 3,138 3,015 2,786 2,396 2,327 TD's 52 58 32 26 37 20 29 25 32 19 Avg . Yds. Per Cy. 6.3 5.8 4.2 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 4.4 4.6 5.8 �1996 Football Prospectus Eastern Kentucky University head football coach Roy Kidd will begin his 33rd year in charge of the Colonel football program with 12 starters highlighting the returnees for the 1996 season. EKU 9-3 overall and ranked 10th in the final NCAA Division I-AA poll ,in 1995, participated last season in the I-AA playoffs for an unprecedented 16th time in the 18-year history of the playoff system . Two first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference picks and a second-team AII-OVC selection return to lead the Colonels' fortunes for the '96 season. On defense, first team AII-OVC and second-team AllAmerican (Sports Network and Football Gazette) senior linebacker Tony Mccombs (6-2, 239) will be back to lead the charge for the Colonels. He finished the '95 year as the sixth leading tackler in the OVC (121 total hits for the year) and tied for second in the league in quarterback sacks (six) and tackles for loss (15). Another outstanding defensive starter returning is junior end David Hoelscher (6-5 1/2, 247) . Hoelscher led the conference in quarterback sacks with seven and was fourth in tackles for loss with 13, while registering 45 hits. He was a secondteam AII-OVC choice. The remaining starters for Eastern on defense coming back include 1994 second-team AII-OVC senior cornerback Bob Head (5-11 1/2 , 185); 1993 first-team all-OVC senior safety Chris Guyton (6-3 1/2, 190); junior linebacker Britt Bowen (62, 217) who registered 101 total tackles (59T, 42A) in 1995 and who was sixth in the OVC in tackles for loss (12-40) ; and senior end Ty Ward (6-2, 235). The Colonels receive a plus on defense in 1996 with the return of junior linebacker Victor Hyland (5-11 1/2, 210) who sat out the 1995 season with major knee surgery. He finished the '94 year with 102 total hits (65T, 47A) with 10 tackles for loss. Other lettermen on defense back for the Colonels are senior linebacker Anthony Johnson (6-0, 243); junior end Sanford Baskin (6-1, 235); junior tackle Cary Williams (6-0, 266); junior cornerback Corey Clark (6-0, 186); and sophomore cornerback Dedric Campbell (5-8, 164). Junior Danny Thomas (5-11 1/2, 190) has been moved to the secondary. Offensively, first-team all-OVC senior tailback William Murrell (5-8, 183) heads the returnees . Murrell closed the season with 1,004 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns. He was the fourth-leading rusher and is the leading returning rusher from conference rushing leaders of a year ago. Murrell was also heavily involved in the return game for the Colonels, leading Eastern and the OVC in kickoff returns (23.7) and averaging 12.2 yards per return on punts in limited duty. He scored a touchdown by both punt and kickoff returns last season . Other offensive starters back for the Colonels include three senior linemen: tackle Roger Orlandini (6-5, 286), center Son Tran (6-1 , 288) and guard Brandyon Brantley (6-2 1/2, 262) . Also returning as starters on offense are junior honorable mention AII-OVC split end Bobby Washingtonn (5-7 1/2, 165) who caught 31 passes for 558 yards in '95 and four touchdowns and junior fullback Clifford Posey (5-10, 240). Senior Greg Couch (6-1, 202) is the heir apparent to the Colonels' starting quarterback slot. After starting his freshman season, he has been relegated to the backup slot the past two years behind Division I transfers John Sacca (formerly of Penn State ) and Tommy Luginbill (Georgia Tech) . Couch played in eight of the team's 12 games last season, completing 19-40 passes for 278 yards and two TD's. Junior college transfer Simon Fuentes (5-8 1/2, 180) was redshirted last season and will provide backup for Couch. Also returning to provide offensive punch for the Colonels is senior tailback Daymon Carter (6-1, 215) who finished the 1995 year with 735 yards rushing and scored 10 touchdowns. He was the OVC's seventh-leading rusher from last season and is the second-leading returning rusher in the league behind teammate Murrell. Rounding out the returnees for the Colonels in the backfield are sophomore tailback Ferlando Wilson (5-8 1/2, 190) who picked up 439 yards on the ground and scored five TD's and senior fullback Robert Bouldin (5-10, 214) who rushed for 67 yards and two TD's. Several Colonel receivers return for '96 after picking up letters last season. These include sophomore flanker Rendel Menendez (5-9, 170), senior tight end Sal Davis (5-11, 231 ), sophomore tight end Tony DeGregorio (6-3, 236) and sophomore flanker Brian Brenneman (6-1, 190). Rounding out the offensive lettermen coming back are sophomore center Reggie Myrtil (6-1, 294), sophomore guard Tyrone Hopson (6-2 1/2, 305) and sophomore center Matt Knight, the long snapper (6-1 1/2, 271). Kidd, who is currently third among active Division I and IAA coaches in coaching victories with 266, signed 20 high school and junior college recruits as additions to the 1996 roster. The 1995 season marked the 17th straight season Eastern Kentucky has finished among the nation's top 20 Division I-AA teams . Last year also saw EKU extend its consecutive unbeaten string in conference play to 26 games before the Colonels lost to eventual OVC champion Murray State, 17-7. Eastern finished the season with a 7-1 league mark and in second place in the final league standings. 23 �1996 EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER NO. NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 32 33 35 37 39 41 42 43 Daymon Carter Danny Thomas Dedric Campbell Way lon Chapman Bobby Wash ington Corey Crume Robert Bryant Rendel Menendez Charles Tinsley Simon Fuentes Mike Brooks Greg Couch Shawn Gallant Austin Maddox Nicky Nickels Brian Brenneman Sturdie Downs Ferlando Wi lson Robert Bouldin Billy Wright Corey Clark Jonas Hill Chris Guyton Kris Nevels Ian White Robert Asel Drew Hall William Murrell John Wright Bob Head Jonathan Butler Clifford Posey Brent Hampton Adam Rader Luke Morton Frank Miscione Britt Bowen Kenneth Combs Tony Mccombs 44 45 47 48 49 POS. TB DB DB GB FL TB DB WR LB QB DB QB DB K/P P/K WR DB TB FB DB DB FB DB DB DB DB TB TB K/P DB FB FB LB LB LB/LS LB LB LB LB HT. 6-1 1/2 5-11 1/2 5-8 6-2 5-71/2 6-1 5-11 5-9 1/2 6-0 5-81/2 6-2 6-11/2 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-8 1/2 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-31/2 5-10 5-8 6-0 5-9 5-8 5-11 5-111 /2 5-11 5-10 5-101/2 6-0 6-0 5-111 /2 6-2 1/2 6-1 6-2 24 WT. CLASS 208 189 167 187 164 215 185 178 208 183 200 202 190 195 175 192 180 188 216 180 186 228 188 160 175 177 192 183 181 190 217 243 192 195 203 242 223 214 239 Sr. Jr. Soph. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Soph . Soph . Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Soph . Fr. Soph. Sr. Fr. Jr. Soph . Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Soph. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Soph. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. HOMETOWN Henderson, KY Winchester, KY North Pole, AK Jackson , KY Altamonte Springs, FL Lebanon,KY Davie, FL Lou isville, KY Cumberland, KY Garden Grove, CA Shelbyville, KY Hyden , KY LaSalle, Ontario, Canada Owensboro, KY Lexington, KY Lakeland , FL Luling, LA Douglasville, GA Cincinnati, OH Lyndon , KY Thomasville, GA Berea, KY Thomasville, GA Florence, KY Lake Wylie, SC Plano,TX Owensboro, KY Mayfield, KY Lyndon , KY Frankfort, KY Bainbridge, GA Henderson, KY Cynthiana, KY Westerville, OH Centerville, OH Hamilton,Ontario, Canada Lithonia, GA Jackson , KY Hopkinsville, KY �NO. 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 60 62 64 65 66 67 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 85 86 87 89 90 91 92 97 98 NAME POS. WT. HT. Brett O'Buck Matt Knight Lewis Diaz Victor Hyland Travis Schoenlaub Toby Coyle Anthony Johnson OT LS J.D. Bowling LB Don Meyer Chris Prewitt 0G 6-4 or 6-11/2 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-7 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-1 Tyrone Hopson, Jr. Brent Rhoades James Wilson Reggie Myrtil Clark Longhofer Charles Watkins Robert Gail Jason Muchow Brandyon Brantley Josh Hunter Son Tran Davey Logan Dustin Russell Roger Orlandini Marshall Presley C LB LB C or OT 0G OT OT 0G OT OT or 0G OG C or or OT Sanford Baskin or or Trellis Burks Travis Somers WR WR John Wooton Sal Davis Adam Harrison DE David Hoelscher DE Tony DeGregorio Cary Williams TE TE TE Michael Edes or or Ty Ward Dwayne Tauiliili DE DE 6-4 6-11/2 6-2 5-111/2 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-3 5-81/2 6-1 5-11 6-31/2 6-51/2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-5 25 270 277 245 217 217 266 254 200 240 234 300 296 280 296 248 267 290 260 276 265 284 270 250 290 250 242 203 165 216 236 233 258 236 275 250 238 240 CLASS Fr. Soph. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. HOMETOWN Roswell, GA Henderson, KY Miami, FL Manchester, KY Louisville, KY Berea, KY Leisure City, FL Fr. Richmond, KY Fr. Sr. Louisville, KY Richmond, KY Owensboro, KY Soph. Sr. Soph. Soph . Soph. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Roswell, GA Boaz, KY N. Miami Beach, FL Louisville, KY Pataskala, OH Friendswood, TX Fr. Sr. Soph. Merritt Island, FL Powder Springs, GA Bradenton, FL Naranja, FL Lancaster, KY Soph. Sr. Fr. Bellbrook, OH West Wyoming, PA Atlanta, GA Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Benham, KY LaGrange, GA Jamestown, OH Hyden, KY Acworth , GA Calgary, Alberta, Canada Yorkshire, OH Soph . Jr. Jeannette.PA Cincinnati, OH Soph. Sr. Jr. Brossard, Quebec, Canada Lima, OH Fresno, CA �Steeped in Tradition Eastern's Football History There he stood, Eastern Kentucky University football coach Roy Kidd, amid the jubilant crowd of players, press, and well-wishers in the visitors' locker room at the Pioneer Bowl Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. He had just guided Eastern to another milestone in its athletic history. On that day, December 18, 1982, the Colonels captured the University's second national championship (EKU won its first national crown in 1979 when it defeated Lehigh 30-7) as they defeated Delaware 17-14 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-AA championship game, capping a 13-0 season. That victory marked Eastern's fourth straight appearance in the I-AA title game, having won runners-up trophies in 1980 and 1981. EKU football has come a long way since the first organized game was played in 1909 on Stateland Field, and much of the credit is given to Kidd, an All-American quarterback at Eastern in 1953, who returned to his alma mater in 1963 and proceeded to build a national powerhouse. Kidd 's 32-year record stands at 266 wins, 94 losses, and eight ties, a remarkable .734 winning percentage. He has twice been chosen National I-AA Coach of the Year and Kentucky Sportsman of the Year, and is the winningest coach in Ohio Valley Conference history. The popularity of Eastern football grew so rapidly in the 1960's that Hanger Stadium, the home of the Maroons (the school's nickname later became Colonels) since 1936, was too small for the large enthusiastic crowds. Eastern paid "old" Hanger a fitting farewell in 1968 as it thrashed rival Morehead State, 35-7. A new era in EKU football began the following year when the Colonels moved to Hanger Field , a modern 20,000-seat facility. Eastern christened its new playing field with a 29-10 drubbing of Austin Peay . In 1990 the Stadium was renamed in honor of current head coach Roy Kidd . The Colonels defeated the University of Central Florida 24-12 that day . There have been many memorable moments in the rich heritage of Eastern football. One came in 1967 when EKU's OVC champs won the NCAA Mideast Regional champion ship by defeating Ball State, 27-13 , in the Grantland Rice Bowl. Another occurred in 1954 when Eastern's third regular season undefeated team (the first was in 1940) made the school's first bowl appearance only to fall to the University of Omaha , 7-6 , in the Tangerine Bowl. Then , 25 years later, came the first of four straight national championship game appearances and six consecutive playoff appearances. Kidd's status among the active coaching profession is well-known , but Eastern has had other successful coaches during its football history. Previous coaches include James Park (1909) , Clyde Wilson (1910-11) , Charles Keith (1912) , Ben Bernard (1913-16), Clyde McCoy (1919) , George Hembree (1922-28) , Charles "Turkey" Hughes (1929-34) , Rome Rankin (1935-42, 1945-46), Tom Samuels (1947-53) , and Glenn Presnell (1954-62). Since the OVC was organized in 1948, Eastern has won 13 regular season titles outright (in '54, '67 , '68, '74, '76, '81, '82, '83 , '84, '88 , '91 , '93 and '94), shared four titles in '62, '86, '87 and '90 and to date ranks first in the Conference all-time standings with a 218-86-7 won-lost record. EKU football has produced 47 All-Americans and has had 33 players drafted into the professional ranks. Best known among former Eastern players is Wally Chambers, a 1972 AllAmerican, who was voted National Football League "Defensive Rookie of the Year" in 1973 as a tackle with the Chicago Bears. EKU FOOTBALL MILESTONES ALL GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1909 Game 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Year 1927 1940 1953 1964 1974 1982 1990 Opponent Score St. Mary's Central Michigan Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee East Tennessee Morehead State Tennessee State EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU 32, SM 6 25, CM 0 13, WKU 7 13, MT 20 21, ET 20 20, MSU 3 55 , TSU 17 OVC GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1948 Game Year Opponent 50 100 150 200 250 300 1957 1965 1972 1980 1987 1994 Morehead State Tennessee Tech Morehead State Middle Tennessee Youngstown State UT Martin Score EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU 40, MSU 3 28, TTU 14 28, MSU 6 24, MTSU 0 14, YSU 7 34, UTM 14 TEN BEST RECORDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 26 Year Record Pct. 1982 1940 1954 1941 1938 1981 1991 13-0-0 8-0-0 8-0-1 7-1-0 6-1-0 12-2-0 12-2-0 1.000 1.000 .944 .875 .857 .857 .857 8. 9. 10. Year Record Pct. 1979 1990 1967 11-2-0 10-2-0 8-1-2 .846 .833 .818 �OFFENSE Brantley-73 Coyle-55 Tran-75 Myrtil-67 Longhofer-68 65 CENTERS 75 55 Son Tran . .. Senior . . . 22 .. . 6-1 .. . 284 . .. Three Letters . .. Naranja, FL ... The 1996 season will be Son's third year as a starter ... possesses good strength and quickness . .. will be called on for leadership in his final season at EKU . .. had a sub-par spring but has all the attributes to be an all-conference player at his position ... Colonels need solid season from Son to have success. . named to OVC Offensive Linemen Checklist in 1995 for his 90% effectiveness against Middle Tennessee ... memberofWinners Club for past two seasons . EKU's Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year in 1992 ... graduate of Homestead High School. 67 Toby Coyle .. . Freshman . .. 19 . . . 6-1 . .. 266 . .. No Letters . .. Berea, KY . .. Toby was redshirted in 1995. .. local product. . . held down the backup spot at center in spring ... has to improve in all areas to break into the starting lineup ... had a solid spring ... is a very good student. .. high school teammate of current Colonel fullback Jonas Hill. . his father, Mike , played for coach Roy Kidd at Eastern in 1969-70 .. . Colonel Scholar(3.0+) and Presidential Scholar (3.1+) ... graduate of Madison Southern High School 68 GUARDS 73 51 Brandy on Brantley . .. Senior. . .22 . .. 6-2 .. . 276 .. . Three Letters . . . Powder Springs, GA . . . Brandyon is beginning his fourth year of competition at Eastern, his second as a starter. . split time at his position his first two seasons ... was having an all-conference season in 1995 before breaking his wrist at Murray State ... played in a cast after the injury, but was limited in effectiveness .. . missed all of spring practice this year recovering from that injury . . . is the fastest and strongest of all EKU linemen ... if he can stay healthy , he should definitely be a candidate for postseason honors ... member of EKU Winners Club for past three seasons ... Colonel Scholar (3 .0+) ... named to OVC Offensive Linemen Checklist for '95 season opener vs . Central Florida ... graduate of McEachern High School. Rhoades~S Knight-51 Brent Rhoades . . . Senior . . 22 . .. 6-2 . .. 296 . . . Two Letters . .. Roswell, GA . . .Brent has been a backup to former two-time All-American James Hand for the past two seasons ... has always been slowed by injuries at Eastern. .. enjoyed his best spring in '96 for Colonels .. . closed spring drills as starting left guard .. . is one of Eastern's strongest players ... will have strong competition in the fall to hold down his spot. . . graduate of Milton High School. Reggie Myrtil. .. Sophomore ... 20 . .. 6-1 1/2. . . 296 .. . One Letter. . . North Miami, FL. .. Reggie was a backup center during the 1995 season ... was slowed most of last year because he wasn't fully recovered from knee surgery early in '95 ... has as much potential as any Eastern linemen during the past 20 years ... played tackle in the spring, but will compete for starting left guard's spot this fall. .. could start at any position in offensive line . . . if he can get body in playing shape, he could reach his potential. .. forme r state high school heavyweight wrestling champ in Florida . graduate of North Miami Beach High School. Clark Longhofer. . . Sophomore . .. 20 . .. 6-1 1/2. . . 248. .. No Letters . .. Louisville, KY . .. Clark was a backup to Brandyon Brantley in 1995 .. . had a solid off-season program .. . injury kept him from competing in spring practice. .. is a good technique player who will be counted upon to be a solid backup in 1996. . will have to increase his strength to crack the starting lineup . .. graduate of Male High School. Matt Knight. . . Sophomore ... 19 . . . 6-1 1/2 ... 277 .. . One Letter . .. Henderson, KY . .. Matt was the starting longsnapper all last season ... will be counted on for the same duties in 1996 ... needs to increase his body strength to compete in the line this season ... member of the EKU Winners Club ... graduate of Henderson County Senior High School. Ii 27 �OFFENSE Hopson-64 Orlandini-78 Watkins-70 Wilson-66 70 TACKLES 78 DeGregorio-90 Roger Orlandini. .. Senior. .. 22 . .. 6-5 . .. 290 . .. Three Letters . .. West Wyoming, PA . . . Roger was voted to be one of the offensive co-captains for the 1996 season . ... will become a four-year starter for Eastern at right tackle in '96 . . . has worked hard to become a good player . .. named to OVC Offensive Linemen Checklist for the Western Kentucky game last season ... with a solid '96 season, he should be a definite candidate for post-season honors . his brother is a starting tackle at the University of Pittsburgh ... was a member of the EKU Winner's Club. started his Colonel career on defensive side of the ball where he was chosen as EKU's Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year in 1992 ... graduate of West Wyoming High School. 66 Charlie Watkins ... Freshman . .. 19 ... 6-2. . . 267 .... No Letters . .. Pataskala, OH. . . Charlie's talents for offensive line play are relatively unknown entering fall practice ... was moved over to the offensive line from defense midway through spring practice ... will have to improve in all areas to hold down the backup spot at right tackle ... Colonel Scholar (3.0+) ... graduate of Watkins Memorial High School. James Wilson . .. Sophomore . .. 20 . .. 6-0 1/2 . .. 280. .. No Letters . .. Mayfield, KY . .. James was redshirted in 1995 after transferring from Bethel College ... former high school teammate of Colonel tailback William Murrell. .. ended the spring as the backup left tackle ... will have to improve in every facet of play to secure his position ... graduate of Mayfield High School. TIGHT ENDS 64 Tyrone Hopson . .. Sophomore . .. 20 . .. 6-2 1/2 . . . 300. .. One Letter . .. Owensboro, KY . .. Tyrone is the first true freshman to play for EKU in the last 1Oyears on the offensive line ... split time last season with former all-conference tackle Jason Combs ... has all the tools to be a great one at Eastern . . . missed all of spring practice recovering from an injury in the Montana game ... is expected to make a full recovery in the fall. .. could play tackle or guard next fall. .. goes into fall practice as the starting left tackle ... member of EKU Winner's Club ... graduate of Daviess County High School. 90 Tony DeGregorio . .. Sophomore . . . 20 . .. 6-3. . . 236 . . . One Letter. .. Jeannette, PA . . . Tony improved steadily during the fall campaign and this improvement continued throughout spring practice ... hardworking and dedicated to becoming a good collegiate player . . . saw increased playing time in the latter part of 1995 season with injuries to Jason Dunn and Sal Davis ... was a member of many EKU special teams ... offensive staff will depend on his productivity in 1996 ... caught 12-yard pass in '96 spring game .. graduate of Hempfield Area High School. Career Pass Receiving Stats at EKU 1995 Totals 28 Recept. 1 Yards 15 TD's 0 Long Rec. 15 (AP) Best Game 15 (AP) 15 0 15 (AP) 15 (AP �OFFENSE Couch-12 Harris on - 87 Davis-8 6 Sal Davis . .. Senior. . . 21 . . . 5-11 . .. 236 . . . One Letter. .. Acworth, GA . .. Sal was converted from wide receiver to tight end in the fall camp of 1995 . . . has been a prod uctive cont ri butor since moving to this position. .. pla yed tight end in high school. .. has worked to increase his strength and improve his techniques at the tight end position .. . plays on several EKU special teams whe re he made th e EKU Winner's Club in 1995 ... coaches looking for him to be produ ctive at tight end this season ... hau led in 11 yd . aeri al in spring game. .. graduate of Marietta Hig h School. 86 87 1994 1995 Yards 7 19 TD 's 0 0 Lon g Rec . 7(MO) 10(TT) Be st Gam e 7(MO) 10(TT) Tota ls 4 26 0 10(TT) 10(TT) Career Rushi ng Stats at EKU Long TD's Rush Rushes Yards 12 Best Game 1994 1995 0 2 0 23 0 0 0 17(TS) 0 17(TS) Totals 2 23 0 17(TS) 17(TS) Adam Harrison . .. Freshman . . . 19 . . . 6-3 1/2. . . 233 . . . No Letters . .. Calgary, Alberta , Canada . . Adam joined the team in January of 1996 . . . was a successful multi-sport athlete in Canada .. . his father played in the CFL . .. has the tools to be a contributing college player. .. injured early in spring drills . . . playing time in 1996depends on his adjustment to American collegiate football. .. graduate of Ernest Manning High School. QUARTERBACKS Career Pass Receiving Stats at EKU Recept. 1 3 Fuentes-10 1993 Passes Att. Comp. 164 75 1994 15 12 1995 40 19 Totals 219 106 10 29 Greg Couch . . .Senior. . . 23 . . . 6-11/2 .. . 202 ... Three Letters ... Hyden, KY ... Greg is an excellent leader on and off the field .. . will serve as one of offense's cocaptains for 1996 season . .. best game of 1995 was an 87 yard, 6-9 passing night vs. Western Kentucky. . excellent student of the game and has very good practice habits ... finished spring drills as the No. 1 quarterback . . . was 5-12 in spring game for 102 yards , including gamewinning 21-yard TD strike to wideout Brian Brenneman .. . reads the secondary well and makes good decisions in getting the ball to the open receiver . . . very comfortable with EKU's offense. . showed poise and maturity of vete ran quarterback in making several big plays in spring game .. . has played in reserve role last two years after leading Colonels to OVC championship his freshman season . . . has great desire to have an outstanding senior year and bring OVC championship flag back to EKU . .. brother of University of Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch. graduate of Leslie County High School. Int. Yards 940 7 0 8 TD's 4 Rush Att . 54 Yds. Rush 103 TD's 3 97 1 5 278 2 15 40 0 1315 7 74 144 3 0 Simon Fuentes .. . Junior . .. 21 . . . 5-8 1/2 . . . 183. . No Letters .. . Garden Grove, CA ... Simon is a very versatile quarterback ... his quick feet and strong arm make him hard to defend . . . ability to run , as well as throw, creates problems for defenses and ma kes him a big play threat. .. devel oped bette r practice habits and concentrati on level increased during spring practice . showed improvement in reading coverages . .. sh ould battle for playi ng time and/or starting QB job in the fall . . . had terrific 1996 spring game whe re he hit 8-9 passes fo r 53 yards . . . was redshirted last year after outstanding junior coll ege career at Rancho Community College in Santa Ana , CA. . . completed 11 O of 165 passes for 1,755 yards and 19 TD's in 1994 fo r RSC ... Colonel Scholar (3.0+).. . graduate of Garden Grove High School. �OFFENSE Menendez-8 Washington-5 RECEIVERS 1994 1995 Totals 1994 1995 Totals Career Pass Receiving Stats at EKU Long Rec . Recept. Yards TD's 477 3 63 (WK) 33 75 (WK) 4 31 558 103 (SE) Career Rushing Stats at EKU Long Rush TD's Rushes Yards 15 (AP) 17 0 8 12 (CF) 18 0 5 Best Game 16 (AP) 14 (TM) 13 1035 35 7 0 15 (CF) 1995 Totals 1994 1995 No. 23 31 Yards 216 247 Avg . 9.4 8.0 Totals 54 463 8.6 0 6 1995 Rushes 2 Yards -9 Totals 2 -9 19 16 (AP ) Long Ret. 35 (SE) 43 (ES) 43 (ES) 1995 Totals Career Kickoff Return Stats at EKU 1994 No. 10 Yards 237 Avg . 23 .7 TD'S 0 Long Ret. 37 (WK) Totals 10 237 23 .7 0 37 (WK) 105 0 50(TS) 50 (TS) Career Rushing Stats at EKU Career Punt Return Stats at EKU TD'S 0 0 Career Pass Receiving Stats at EKU Long Best Recept. Yards TD's Rec. Game 105 6 0 50(TS) 50 (TS) Best Game 69 (MT) 103 (SE) 75 (WK) 64 Rondel Menendez ... Sophomore ... 22 .. . 5-9 1/2 .. . 178 . .. One Letter ... Louisville, KY . . . Randel came into spring drills with an outstanding attitude and worked very hard . .. showed that he is developing the rest of his game to go along with his blazing speed . . . has good hands and wants to improve his pass-catching ability. has unlimited potential if he continues to refine his game. caught three passes in '96 spring game for 11 yards ... was medically redshirted in 1994 after injuring his hip ... has been clocked at 4.24 in 40-yard dash in spring drills ... graduate of Eastern High School. 8 Bobby Washington ... Junior . . . 21 ... 5-7 1/2 ... 164. . . Two Letters . . . Altamonte Springs, FL. .. Bobby is the leading returning rece iver for the Colonels, having caug ht 31 passes for 558 yards and four TD's in 1995. honorable mention AII-OVC pick in 1995 after collecting second-team all-conference honors in 1994... top game of '95 came in 42-24 win over Southeast Missouri when he hauled in five passes for 103 yards and two TD's ... also had five receptions last season vs. East Stroudsburg for 79 yards . . . caught seven passes for 69 yards and one TD as freshman against Middle Tennessee. . was OVC's seventh best punt returner last year and fourth best as freshman . . made tremendous improvement in his discipline from 1994 season to 1995 and this carried into '96 spring practice ... is most experienced of returning receivers ... expected to be leader among receivers in 1996. coaching staff is expecting big numbers from Bobby this season . . . caught two passes in spring game for 62 yards . . member of EKU Winner's Club for both offense and special teams in 1995. . graduate of Lyman High School. 5 Brenneman-19 30 TD's 0 Long Rush 3(MU) Best Game 3 (MU) 0 3(MU) 3 (MU) Brian Brenneman ... Sophomore . . . 21 .. .6-1 . . . 192 .. .One Letter . .. Lakeland, FL. .. Brian saw limited action last season ... is expected to contribute in 1996 ... has the best hands among all Colonel receivers ... is an exceptional blocker .. . has the work ethic that will help develop his skills more rapidly ... caught two passes for 38 yards in '96 spring game, including game-winning 21 yard TD throw from Greg Couch .. . was redsh irted in 1994 . . . graduate of Lakeland High School. Career Pass Receiving Stats at EKU Long Recept. Yards TD's Rec. 1 10 0 10(SE) 10 0 10(SE) Best Game 10 (SE) 10 (SE) �OFFENSE Burks-81 Wilson-21 Somers-82 Trellis Burks . . . Freshman . . . 19 . .. 6-3 1/2 . .. 203 . .. No Letters . . . LaGrange, GA . .. Trellis was redshirted in 1995 ... has the natural ability that should aid him in attaining a successful career at EKU ... height makes him a great target. . . very tough , physical player ... should step in this year and be a key contributor for Colonels ... brother of former wide receiver Dialleo Burks who graduated last year with 94 career receptions and signed as free agent with Philadelphia Eagles . . . graduate of LaGrange High School. 81 82 1 Travis Somers . . . Freshman . .. 19 . .. 5-8 1/2 . . . 165. . . No Letters . .. Johnstown, OH . .. Travis is a walk-on. .. works very hard . .. is starting to develop into a good receiver ... wants to play ... is willing to work to achieve his goals ... has good hands .. . is very tough . .. graduate of Monroe High School. TAILBACKS Ferlando Wilson ... Sophomore . .. 20 . .. 5-81/2 . . .188 ... One Letter . .. Douglasville, GA . . . Ferlando worked hard in the winter weight program and spring practice .. . improved his blocking in the spring ... must continue to work on his speed and strength to be a complete player .. . teased the 100-yard rushing mark twice in 1995 with a 96-yard effort vs . Southeast Missouri and a 98-yard game against Tennessee State .. . graduate of Alexander High School. 21 Career Rushing Stats at EKU 1995 Totals Rushes 96 Yds. 439 TD's 5 Long Rush 55 (TS) Best Game 98 (TS) 96 439 5 55 (TS) 98 (TS) 1995 Recept. 3 Yards 9 TD's 0 Totals 3 9 0 7 (CF) Daymon Carter.. . Senior... 23 . .. 6-11/2 ... 208 .. . One Letter. .. Henderson, KY .. Daymon missed winter weight program and spring practice because of shoulder surgery. .. has worked very hard to rehabilitate his injury ... will again compete for starting position this fall. .. has outstanding physical skills ... must continue to work hard on his blocking technique ... is a hard-nosed football player who has a desire to be the best. .. must continue to work hard on completing his assignments .. . is second-leading returning rusher in OVC, finishing seventh in final league stats with 69.8 yards per game . .. was OVC Offensive Player of the Week vs . Austin Peay in 1995 when he rushed 25 times for 195 yards, including two touchdowns on runs of 64 and 30 yards . .. also scored three TD's in regular-season ending 41-1 O win over Morehead State ... closed the '95 season with 1O rushing TD's and one pass receiving score . . . transferred to Eastern last year from Kentucky, after playing in two games for UK in 1994... came to Kentucky after breaking all O.J. Simpson's records at City College of San Francisco . . . played two seasons for coach George Rush at CCSF where he was named the Golen Gate Conference Offensive Player of the Year and the 1993 GGC Back of the Year. . his two-year CCSF stats include 3,230 yards rushing on 377 caries in 20 games with 42 TD's scored . .. career JC marks also included a per-game rushing average of 161.5 and per rush average of 8.6 yards ... was ranked as the 20th best JuCo prospect by recruiting analyst Tom Lemming after being named first-team All-American by JC Gridwire .. .high school honors included being named 1991 Player of the Year in the state by the Kentucky Network when he rushed for 1,629 yards (8 .7) avg .) as a senior in 1187 attempts , scoring 27 TD's . .. first-team all-state player who was a member of the Kentucky all-star team for the Kentucky-Tennessee game . . . ended his prep career with 2,803 yards rushing (8.1 avg .) in 344 carries with 44 TD's. .. also caught six passes for more than 200 yards with three TD receptions as a senior as the Colonels went 10-2 and earned a spot in the playoffs ... established a record for coach Randy Reese's Henderson County High School team for most yards rushing in a single game when he ran for 273 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 1991 game vs. Madisonville . . . graduate of Henderson County High School. Career Rushing Stats at EKU 1995 Totals Rushes 129 129 Yds. 735 735 TD's 10 10 Long Rush 64 (AP) 64 (AP) Best Game 195 (AP) 195 (AP) Career Pass Receiving Stats at EKU Career Pass Receiving Stats at EKU Long Recept. 7 (CF) Carter-1 Best Game 7 (CF) 1995 Totals Recept. 5 5 7 (CF) Yards 92 92 TD's 1 Long Recept. 69 (MO) 69 (MO) Career Kickoff Return Stats at EKU 1995 Totals 31 No. 4 4 Yards 76 76 Avg. 19.0 19.0 TD's 0 0 Best Game 69 (MO) 69 (MO) Long Ret. 23(MON) 23(MON) �OFFENSE Hall-32 Murrell-33 33 Bouldin-22 William Murrell . .. Senior.. . 21 . . . 5-8 1/2 . .. 183 . .. Two Letters . .. Mayfield, KY . . .William was a first-team AllOhio Valley Conference choice at tailback in 1995 . . . is the leading returning rusher in the OVC (98.2 yd . avg .) . .. went over 1,000-yard rushing mark for '95 season in playoff game with Montana ... had five games last season where he rushed for more than 100 yards, although splitting time with Daymon Carter and Ferlando Wilson ... member of 1995 Winners Club ... has great agility and speed needed to play tailback ... will return kickoffs in the fall. . . led OVC in kickoff return average last year (23.7) . . . second-leading returning receiver on the team with eight catches in 1995. .. must continue to work hard in the weight room . . . graduate of Mayfield High School. Drew Hall .. . Sophomore . .. 21 . .. 5-8 1/2 ... 192 . . . No Letters . .. Owensboro, KY .. . Drew was redshirted in 1995 after being ineligible in 1994... worked very hard on the scout team last fall and was named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year. .. had excellent winter weight program and has become stronger and faster ... had a good spring practice and showed his athletic ability ... was the leading ground gainer in the 1996 spring game with 29 yards in just six carries ... also caught one pass for 1O yards in spring game ... has worked very hard to become a better blocker. .. has the desire to be a hard-nosed football player. .. must continue to work hard on his strength , blocking and pass catching ability ... with actual collegiate game experience under his belt, improvements will come ... was one ofThe Lexington Herald's 22 Best Senior Football Players for 1993 and was a first-team All-State pick by The CourierJournal. . . rushed for 1,708 yards, setting new school record for yards per carry (9.7), and 24 touchdowns his senior yearof high school in 1993 ... graduate of Owensboro High School. 32 Career Rushing Stats at EKU 1993 1994 1995 Rushes 14 79 177 Yds. 57 476 1004 TD's 0 6 16 Long Rush 13 (AP) 47 (SAM) 36 (CF,TS) Best Game 52 (AP) 126 (SE) 147 (TM) Totals 270 1537 22 47 (SAM) 147 (TM) FULLBACKS Career Pass Receiving Stats at EKU Long Recept. Best Game 1993 1994 1995 Recept. 0 7 8 Yards 0 31 76 TD's 0 0 0 14 (SE) 22 (ES) 14 (SE) 25 (TT) Totals 15 107 0 22 (ES) 25 Robert Bouldin .. . Senior. .. 23 . .. 5-1 O . . . 216 . . . Three Letters ... Cincinnati, OH ... Robert is one of the hardest workers on the team ... has the desire to be the best. .. member of EKU Winners Club ... has shown improvement in his blocking . . . must continue to work hard in the weight room ... is a very unselfish player... second-leading rusher in spring game with 24 yards on three carries . .. graduate of Winton Woods High School. 22 (TT) Career Kickoff Return Stats at EKU 1993 1994 1995 No. 2 23 20 Yards 90 571 437 Avg . 45 .0 24 .8 21 .9 Totals 45 1098 24 .4 TD's 0 0 1 Long Ret. 65(AP) 59(TM) 85(MO) Career Rushing Stats at EKU 85(MO) 1993 1994 1995 Rushes 35 93 28 Yards 121 438 67 Totals 156 626 TD's 1 6 2 Long Best Rush Game 16 (MOR) 31 (WKU) 81 (TTU) 99 (TTU) 10 (CF) 13 (MT) 9 81 (TTU) Career Punt Return Stats at EKU 1993 1994 1995 No. 0 14 6 Yards 0 125 73 Avg. 0.0 8.9 12.2 Totals 20 198 9.9 TD's 0 0 1 Long Ret. 34 (MT) 63 (MT) 99 (TTU) Career Pass Receiving Stats at EKU 63 (MT) 32 1993 1994 1995 Recept. 1 2 5 Yards 19 7 84 Totals 8 110 TD's 0 0 1 Long Recept. 19 (UTM) 4 (YS -2) 27 (CF) 27 (CF) Best Game 19 (UTM) 4 (YS-2) (CF) 27 27 (CF) �OFFENSE Hill-25 Posey-41 Butler-39 Clifford Posey . .. Junior... 21 .. . 5-10 1/2 ... 243 .. . One Letter ... Henderson, KY . .. Clifford has fought 41 Wright-35 Jonathan Butler. .. Freshman . .. 21 . .. 5-11 . .. 217 . .. No Letters . .. Bainbridge, GA . .. Jonathan was redshirted last 39 his way to a starting position , all the way from the scout team . .. has continued to work hard on fundamentals ... has become a hard-nosed football player... is starting to show coaching staff his mental toughness for the position ... must continue his hard work in the weight room . . needs improved blocking skills .. . high school teammate of tailback Daymon Carter. . . picked up 18 yards rushing and caught a seven-yard pass in the '96 spring game . . . graduate of Henderson County High School. season ... worked hard in the winter program and this work ethic carried over to spring practice ... must fight off injuries to reach his full potential. . . has outstanding ability but must learn how to work hard to improve his skills ... must continue to improve his strength and blocking to become an outstanding player ... has to commit himself to the football program and become an intense player... received the Georgia High School South Region 4A Offensive Player of the Year award for his junior and senior seasons of high school. .. had senior year rushing totals of 1,551 yards , 6 .3 yards per rush and 14 TD's ... graduate of Bainbridge High School. Career Rushing Stats at EKU Long Rush Best Game Rushes Yds. TD's 1994 1995 9 4 45 52 0 0 13 (MU) 40 (AP) 22(MU) 40 (AP) Totals 13 97 0 40 (AP) 40 (AP) SPECIALISTS 35 Career Pass Receiving Stats at EKU Recept. 1994 1995 0 1 Totalls TD's Long Recept. Best Game 0 15 0 0 15(AP) 15(AP) 15 0 15(AP) 15(AP) Yards Nickels-18 John Wright .. Junior . . . 21 ... 5-11 ... 181 . . . No Letters .. . Lyndon, KY ... John is the heir-apparent to Marc Collins as EKU's kicker .. . needs to work on leg strength .. . is one of the hardest workers on the team ... has been No . 2 punter and placekicker for two straight seasons now . .. averaged 35 yards per punt in '96 spring game ... has been recipient of team's Academic Excellence Award for two consecutive yea rs ... Colonel Scholar (3.0+) ... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (3 .0+) ... Presidential Scholar (3.1+) . . . graduate ofTrinity High School. Career Placekicking Stats at EKU FGM-FGA Long FG 25 1994 1995 Jonas Hill .. .Sophomore . . . 21 . . . 5-11 . . .228 .. No Letters .. . Berea, KY ... Jonas has always been an intense hard worker, but surprised everyone during spring drills with his ability .. . had a good spring practice , but must carry this effort into the fall to warrant more playing time . . . starting to develop confidence in playing fullback position . . . has become intense and tough in his blocking . . . redshirted in 1994 ... picked up 10 yards rushing and scored a TD on a one-yard plunge in '96 spring game ... Colonel Scholar (3.0+). . graduate of Madison Southern High School. Totals Rushes 4 Yds. TD's 1995 12 0 6(TS) ?(TS) Totals 4 12 0 6(TS) ?(TS) EPM-EPA 5~ Pts. 5 0-0 3-3 3 0-0 8-8 8 Career Punting Stats at EKU 1994 1995 Totals 18 Career Rushing Stats at EKU Long Rush ~o Best Game 33 No. 1 Yds. Avg. TB Inside 20 Long Punt 47 0 0 0 1 0 47 (MO) 0 47.0 0.0 47 47 .0 0 47 (MO) Nicky Nickels . .. Senior. .. 22 . . . 5-11 . .. 175 . .. No Letters. .. Lexington, KY . .. Nicky will be a member of the Colonel football team this fall after sitting out two seasons .. . transferred to Eastern from the University of Kentucky where he punted for the Wildcats as redshirtfreshman ... punted in seven games for UK, averaging 38 .3 yards on 28 punts ... top punt of that 1993 season was a 68-yard boomer versus Indiana . . . was also 4-6 in field goals, including 2-2 in Kentucky's 1993 Peach Bowl loss to Clemson .. . hit game-winning 29-yard field goal with :28 left in UK's win over East Carolina that season . . . was first team All-State performer by The Courier-Journal (placekicker) and Associated Press (punter). . member of Kentucky all-star team in Kentucky-Tennessee high school series ... was two-year letterman for coach Mike Meighan at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School as punter, placekicker, split end and defensive back. �DEFENSE Prewitt-62 Baskin-BO Johnson-56 Williams-91 TACKLES 91 ability ... is quick and strong and should be a dominating player in 1996... needs to improve his conditioning .. coaching staff looking for Cary to be a big-time player. needs to improve overall work habits ... competed at same high school that produced former EKU All-American tailback Markus Thomas .. . best game of 1995 came vs . Morehead State when he totaled two tackles and six assists . . . had two solo tackles and one QB sack in '96 spring game . played for coach Pat Mancuso at Princeton High School. Tackles Career Stats at EKU Fumble Recoveries Assists Tackles For Losses Sacks 1995 22 12 0 5 2 Totals 22 12 0 5 2 56 Tackles 12 21 16 Totals 49 80 Career Stats at EKU Tackles Fumble Assists Recoveries For Losses 0 18 0 1 0 9 3 0 15 42 0 4 Sacks 0 0 2 2 spring ... played some at left end and some at right tackle . . . coaching staff was well-pleased with how he picked up the tackle technique ... could be a starter at a tackle slot. .. has speed and power ... was first-team All-State pick for the 1993 high school season. . played mostly at an end spot last season ... had seven tackles , six assists , one QB sack and one tackle for loss in Morehead State game last year ... graduate of Cumberland High School. Tackles 15 15 15 15 0 0 Tackles For Losses Sacks 5 5 3 3 6 5 Totals 11 11 Sanford Baskin . . . Junior. . . 20 . .. 6-1 . . . 242 . . . One Letter... Cumberland, KY .. .Sanford had an outstanding Career Stats at EKU Fumble Assists Recoveries season since he has been with the program ... is a hard worker ... has an opportunity to play more in 1996 ... needs to increase his size and strength ... tough competitor ... has been second-leading tackler in past two spring games .. had five tackles and one assist in '96 spring game .. . Colonel Scholar and OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.0+). Presidential Scholar (3.1+) . .. graduate of Madison Central High School. 1994 1995 85 of spring practice after playing linebacker his entire EKU career and being moved to left tackle this spring . . . had outstanding stint at tackle in the spring ... has an excellent opportunity to start this fall on the defensive line .. . is one of EKU's strongest players ... also has speed and quickness ... coaching staff looking for big senior season from Anthony ... team player ... best outing of '95 came vs . Morehead State when he totaled seven tackles , four assists and one sack ... had two tackles , two assists and a sack in '96 spring game ... graduate of Homestead High School . 34 Russell-77 Chris Prewitt. .. Senior. . . 22 . . . 6-1 1/2 . .. 234 . .. One Letter . . Richmond, KY . . . Chris has improved each Tackles Anthony Johnson . .. Senior. . . 22 . .. 6-0 . . . 254 . .. Two Letters .. . Leisure City , FL. . .Anthony was the surprise 1993 1994 1995 1995 Totals 62 Cary Williams . .. Junior . .. 20 ... 6-0 ... 275 ... One Letter . . .Cincinnati, OH . .. Cary has excellent athletic Wooton - BS Career Stats at EKU Fumble Assists Recoveries 6 0 5 0 11 0 Tackles For Losses 1 1 Sacks 0 0 2 0 John Wooton . . . Freshman . .. 18 ... 6-1 ... 216 ... No Letters .. . Hyden, KY ... John was a walk-on this past spring ... did a good job picking up his assignments . . . worked hard to become a better football player . .. needs to improve total body strength and weight. .. graduate of Leslie County High School. Dustin Russell .. Sophomore .. . 19 .. . 6-4 . .. 250 ... No Letters .. . Bellbrook, OH . . . Dustin was ineligible in 1995. . will hopefully gain some experience early and provide depth latter in the 1996 year. .. has good height and size to play in the defensive line . was a fou r-year participant in football for coach Chris Baker and a four-year wrestler at Bellbrook ... was team's Most Valuable Player and was named first team all-league and second team allstate his senior year .. graduate of Bellbrook High School. �DEFENSE Ward-97 Hoelscher-89 Logan-76 Davey Logan ... Sophomore ... 19 . . . 6-1 ... 270 ... No Letters . .. Lancaster, KY . .. Davey was ineligible in 1995. 76 .. needs to work hard in pre-season camp to merit look for '96 season . .. had outstanding high school career where he finished with 293 tackles and 93 assists . . . was Most Valuable Player his senior year for coach Jerry Perry ... was chosen among state's Top 50 high school players in 1994. . was a three-year All-Area choice and an All-State selection as a senior. .. graduate of Garrard County High School. ENDS 89 1994 1995 Assists Fumble Recoveries Tackles For Losses Sacks 27 32 19 13 1 0 8 13 5 7 59 32 __________________ ___ TOTALS 97 LINEBACKERS 53 David Hoelscher.. . Junior... 20 . .. 6-5 1/2 ... 258 . . . Two Letters ... Yorkshire, OH . .. David was a secondteam AII-OVC performer in 1995 ... led OVC in quarterback sacks (7-44) ... was fourth in the league in tackles for loss (13-68) ... selected as EKU's Most Valuable Defensive Lineman in 1995 . .. best effort of 1995 was four-tackle, two-assist, two-QB sack (among three tackles-for-loss) outing vs . Austin Peay ... was OVC Newcomer of the Week vs . Samford in 1994 ... had an excellent spring ... Colonel defensive line coach Jim Tanara calls David "one of the hardest working defensive linemen I've been around" .. . never rests or sits out a series on his own ... two-year starter. .. has the potential and ability to be first-team AIIOVC in 1996 ... has what it takes to get a chance at playing at the next level. .. member of EKU's 1996 Winners Club. . . graduate of Versailles High School. Career Stats at EKU Tackles ::..;_ 21 _;_ 12 Ty Ward . .. Senior. . . 22 . .. 6-2 . . . 238 . . . One Letter . .. Lima OH . ... Ty was a part-time starter at the end of last season for the Colonels . .. came to Eastern at the start of last year from Riverside (CA) College ... member of 1995 EKU Winners Club .. . tied for ninth in OVC in QB sacks with four last season ... had an excellent spring . .. coaching staff is pleased with the way Ty improved his work habits . . . should be an all-conference player in 1996 ... can run and has outstanding body control. . . has inside track to start at right end spot. .. top outing of 1995 came vs . Austin Peay (5T, 4A). . runs 4 .95 40-yard dash ... had four tackles , two assists and two QB sacks in spring game ... graduate of Lima Senior High School. Tackles Career Stats at EKU Fumble Assists Recoveries Tackles For Losses Sacks 1995 21 18 5 4 Totals 21 18 5 4 Hyland-53 Victor Hyland ... Junior... 21 . . . 5-111/2 ... 217 ... Two Letters ... Manchester, KY . . Victor was a contributor as a freshman and then, as a sophomore , he was an outstanding performer for the Colonels. . sustained knee injury during the spring of 1995, missed the entire '95 season and was redshirted until completely rehabilitated ... participated in spring drills this past spring and should be back to his previous form for the 1996 season ... turned in an excellent sophomore season, totaling 102 hits in 1994... two-year member of EKU Winners Club ... named OVC Defensive Player of the Week in '94 Morehead State game when he came up with nine solo tackles, seven assists, one tackle for a loss and a caused fumble ... also turned in outstanding effort in 1994 game vs. Youngstown State when he had eight solos, five assists and one tackle behind the line. Colonel Scholar (3.0+) ... Presidential Scholar (3.1+). graduate of Clay County High School. Career Stats at EKU Tackles Assists Fumble Recoveries Tackles For Losses Sacks 1993 1994 20 65 12 37 0 0 1 10 0 3 Totals 85 49 0 11 3 �DEFENSE McCombs - 49 49 1994 1995 TOTALS 47 1994 1995 Totals Bowen-47 Morton-44 Miscione-45 Tony Mccombs . .. Senior. . . 22 . .. 6-2 . . . 240 . . . Two Letters . . . Hopkinsville, KY ... Tony was a second-team Football Gazette and Sports Network All-American in 1995. . . has been chosen as the 1996 pre-season I-AA National Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-American by Bob Griese's Football Yearbook ... has been a fi rst-team AIIOVC pick for the past two seasons .. .finished the '95 year as sixth-leading tackler in OVC (121 total hits) . . . tied for second in the league in QB sacks (six) and tackles for loss (15) ... was used some at rush end in passing situations last season ... had eightdouble-digittackle games in 1995 ... OVC Co-Defensive Player of the Week vs. MTSU in 1995 when he collected 11 solos, six assists , two QB sacks, two other tackles for loss and two pass deflections ... two-time EKU Winners Club member. . . voted team's Most Valuable Defensive Player for 1995. . . has been selected by his teammates as one of the defensive co-capta ins for the 1996 season , an honor well-deserved for his leadership and what he means to Colonel football team ... was also Division I-AA South Region Player of the Week in 1994 by Football Gazette for his effort vs . Tennessee Tech when he collected 13 tackles, 12 assists ... also went over the 20-hit mark vs. Youngstown State as a sophomore when he had 18 solos, eight assists . .. finished as the OVC's top tackler in 1994 with 146 hits ... two-time OVC Defensive Player of the Week (YSU and Tennessee Tech) award winner as sophomore. should be a mainstay again in a very strong Colonel linebacking corps . . . for Colonels' defense to have a successful 1996 season as a unit, Tony must play at full strength and at top of his game . . . graduate of Christian County School. Career Stats at EKU Fumble Tackles Tackles Assists Recoveries For Losses Sacks 80 66 2 8 2 71 50 0 15 6 151 116 2 23 8 45 44 42 Britt Bowen . .. Junior. .. 20 . . . 6-2 1/2 . . . 223 . . . One Letter. .. Lithonia, GA . .. Britt developed into a very solid linebacker in 1995... has excellent linebacker instincts . .. continues to make very good progress as a football player. .. member of 1995 EKU Winners Club as both defensive and special teams player ... finished sixth this past season in the OVC in tackles for loss with 13... eclipsed the 1DO-tackle total for 1995. . . top performance last season came vs. Austin Peay when he collected 10 solo tackles, five assists and had two tackles for loss ... had three solo tackles , one sack and one caused fumble in '96 spring game .. . started every game in 1995 . .. graduate of South Gwinnett High School. Career Stats at EKU Fumble Tackles Tackles Assists Recoveries For Losses Sacks 11 4 0 1 0 59 42 2 13 3 70 46 2 14 3 54 36 Hampton-42 Schoenlaub-54 Frank Miscione ... Freshman • . • 21 . •. 5-11 1/2.. • 242. .. No Letters ... Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ... Frank was reds hirted in 1995. . . was selected for team's Defensive Scout Team Player of the Yea r for '95 . .. is a very dedicated worker ... can be seen headed for the weight room or runn ing around campus, constantly working on his physical condition ing ... during the '96 spring game, he participated on all 61 snaps by the offense ... was leading tackler in game with 11 solos and three assists . .. should make a solid contribution this season on both defense and special teams . . . could develop into a very good linebacker as he begins getting game experience ... Colonel Scholar (3.0+) . . . Presidential Scholar (3.1+) ... graduate of Barton Secondary School. Luke Morton •. . Sophomore•• . 20 . • . 6-0 ... 203 .. . No Letters . . . Centerville, OH .. . Coaches are expecting Luke to make a very strong contribution to EKU football team in 1996 .. . must help on special teams as well as linebacker. . . has played both outside linebacker positions and long snapped , slowing his progress as a Colonel. .. needs to add weight and strength ... totaled two tackles and five assists in 1996 spring game ... graduate of Centerville High School. Brent Hampton . . . Freshman . . . 20 .. . 5-10 1/2. .. 192. .. No Letters .. . Cynthiana, KY . .. Brent was redsh irted in 1995 . .. is making steady progress as a linebacker... needs time to put on weight to be able to compete every down . . . will be counted on this fall as a special teams performer... will eventually be a solid player at linebacker because he wants to make a contribution and be a starter. . . had two solo tackles and eight assists in '96 spring game. .. his father, Doug , played for coach Roy Kidd at EKU in late '60's and was a member of the Eastern Grantland Rice Bowl champion team of 1967 ... graduate of Harrison County High School. Travis Schoenlaub . . . Freshman . .. 19. .. 6-0 . . . 217. . . No Letters .. . Louisville, Ky .. .Travis was redshirted in 1995... missed most of the fall workouts with mononucleosis . .. was cleared to lift weights during the winter and made steady improvement in his strength and conditioning ... suffered knee injury in spring drills that kept him on the sideline for most of spring practice . .. was an excellent high school player who can , hopefully, have better luck this year. .. could add needed depth at linebacker in 1996 .. . while serving as team captain his senior year of high school , Travis collected 84 tackles, 62 assists, and 12 QB sacks ... graduate of Buller High School. �DEFENSE Head-37 Clark-24 Guyton-26 SECONDARY 24 Bob Head .. . Senior... 22 . . . 5-111/2 ... 190 ... Three Letters ... Frankfort, KY .. . Bob is a returning three-year 37 starter for the Colonels. . will serve as defensive cocaptain for 1996 . .. called by secondary coach Dean Hood , "the hardest worker I have ever coached" . . is an outstanding leader by example ... was second-team AIIOVC pick in 1994 . . . teammates respect his hustle and desire . .. broke on the ball better in spring practice this year than ever before ... top outing of 1995 came vs. Western Kentucky when he had seven tackles , two assists .. . tied for third on team in '95 with eight pass deflections ... had three tackles , one assist, two pass deflections in '96 spring game ... member of EKU Winners Club in 1995 ... coach ing staff expecting big things from Bob in the fall. .. graduate of Western Hills High School. Campbell-3 Corey Clark . .. Junior. .. 20 . .. 6-0 . . . 186 . .. Two Letters . .. Thomasville, GA . .. Corey has more natural talent than anyone in the secondary . . . has come a long way in his mental approach to the game and manning his position . . . should be a big-time contributor in 1996 ... one of EKU's top tacklers in big game vs. Murray State last season with six solos . .. had three tackles in '96 spring game . .. tied for team lead in interceptions last season with two ... joins Chris Guyton , Myron Guyton, Danny Copeland and Jessie Small as former Thomas County Central stars to play at EKU. .. graduate of Thomas County Central High School. Career Stats at EKU Tackles Assists Fumble Recoveries Interceptions 1994 1995 21 27 5 7 1 0 0 2 Totals 48 12 2 Career Stats at EKU Tackles Assists Fumble Recoveries Interceptions 1993 1994 1995 40 31 47 22 15 15 1 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 118 52 26 3 2 Chris Guyton .. . Senior. .. 22 . .. 6-3 1/2 . . 188 ... Three Letters . .. Thomasville, GA . .. Ch ris will be a four-year starter for EKU in the secondary. enjoyed a very consistent spring .. . took charge of making the ca ll s in spring drills . . . showed lots of confidence . . . was more physical vs . the run in spring drills ... should have a banner senior season . .. three-year member of EKU W inners Club . . was OVC Defensive Player of t he Week vs . Western Kentucky in 1995 with nine tack les and six assists ... also collected 14 stops vs . Morehead State ... was first-team A II-OVC pick in 1993 ... led Colonels and was tied for second in OVC that season with five interceptions ... also led EKU in interceptions as a sophomore (3) and tied for that honor last season (2) ... tota led 101 hits in 1994 ... led EKU in pass deflections last season with 14 and was second on team in 1995 in this catetory (12) . . . runs 4.44 40-yd. dash . .. nephew of fo rmer EKU standout and now NFL cornerback Myron Guyton . .. graduate of Thomas County Centra l High School. Assists Fumble Recoveries Interceptions 1993 1994 1995 33 63 44 24 38 33 1 1 0 5 3 2 Totals 140 95 2 10 is one of the best "cover men in Colonels' secondary ... was injured throughout the '96 spring drills . . . did not get chance to have quality work and "reps" that he needed to improve his skills ... will hopefully gain we ight and strength in summer to be ready for '96 season ... was redshirted in 1994 ... graduate of Ben Eielson High School. Career Stats at EKU Career Stats at EKU Tackles Dedric Campbell. .. Sophomore . .. 20 . .. 5-8 . .. 167 . .. One Letter. .. North Pole, Alaska . .. Dedric 37 1995 Tackles 8 Totals 8 Assists 1 Fumble Recoveries 0 Interceptions 0 0 0 �DEFENSE Asel-29 29 9 Wright-23 Tinsley-9 Scooter Asel.. Freshman ... 19 ... 6-0 .. . 177... No Letters . .. Plano, TX . .. Scooter jumped right into a starting spot in the secondary in spring drills ... has tons of football savvy .. . had a great spring practice ... coaching staff looking for even more improvement from him this fall. .. runs 4.63 40-yard dash ... was an all-District quarterback and was co-MVP in the state championship game as Plano won the Texas Class 5A Division I state football crown in 1994.. . Colonel Scholar (3.0+) .. Presidential Scholar (3.1 +) . . . graduate of Plano Senior High School. 23 2 Charles Tinsley . .. Sophomore . .. 21 . .. 6-0 . . . 208. .. No Letters ... Cumberland, KY ... Charles is a very physical player who loves to hit. .. did not play football for three years while pursuing a major league baseball career... made a lot of progress during the spring ... should add quality depth in secondary this season . .. graduate of Cumberland High Shoal. 38 Thomas-2 Billy Wright. .. Freshman . .. 19 .. . 6-1 1/2. .. 185 ... No Letters . . . Louisville, KY . . . Billy gained weight and: became considerably stronger in the off-season .. . likes; contact. .. has good work habits ... can help the Colonelson special teams . .. will add depth to secondary. graduate of Trinity High School. Danny Thomas . .. Junior. . . 20 . . . 5-11 1/2. .. 189. . . Two Letters . .. Winchester, KY . .. Danny was switched from wide receiver to defensive back midway through '96 spring practice ... could be impact player in secondary immediately.. . only knows one gear - overdrive .. . coaching staff likes the way he practices and plays the game . . . runs 4.46 40-yard dash ... had 10 receptions for 149 yards and one TD in two seasons as Colonel wideout. .. had three tackles, two assists in '96 spring game .. . graduate of George Rogers Clark High School. �Newcomer Thumbnails 58 11 1 48 J. D. Bowling ... LB ... 6-2 .. . 215 ... Fr... Madison Central High School . . .Richmond, KY .. . J . D. was a 4 four-year participant for the Indians, including the last three seasons under MC head coach Bill Cronin .. . honorable mention all-state pick in 1995 ... was an all-conference and all-county choice last season. . . served as defensive captain four years ... collected most valuable player award . . . holds school records for most tackles in a career (530), season (170) and games (29) . .. named to Who's Who in Sports... enjoys weightlifting, painting and hunting ... biggest athletic thrill came when he knocked down rival's 300-pound fullback and intercepted a pass to win the game. .. chose EKU because of the winning atmosphere . . . will major in law enforcement at Eastern. Michael Brooks ... DB ... 6-2 ... 200 ... Fr.. . Shelby County High School. .. Shelbyville, KY ... Michael was a three-year participant in football for coach Tom Becherer and a three-year basketball player at SCHS for coach Gary Kidwell. . . was first-team all-state defensive selection last season . . . was the Kentucky Network Class 4A Player of the Year... over the past two seasons, he accounted for seven defensive touchdowns (five on interception returns and two on fumbles) ... three-year football and basketball starter. .. has 4.7 speed .. . as option quarterback, he averaged 10.1 yards per carry, scampering for 1,238 yards in 122 carries and scoring 17 touchdowns ... named to Lexington Herald Leader 22-best senior Class of the Commonwealth team for 1995... his biggest athletic thrill was competing in 4A state championship game his sophomore year. . . picked EKU because of the Colonels' coaching staff, winning tradition and proximity to home .. . plans to major in teacher education EKU. 6 Robert Bryant . . . DB ... 6-1 ... 185 ... Jr. . .College of the Desert Junior College .. .Hollywood Hills High School. .. Davie, FL . .. Robert was a three-sport participant (football, basketball and track) at Hollywood Hills High . .. also played football for coach Steve Dostal at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA ... two-time Defensive Palyer of the Year by the Hallandale Digest. .. was chosen as Athlete of the Year at Hollywood Hills High his senior year . . . an all-state pick in football and all-conference choice in basketball. .. second team All-Foothills Conference while playing for College of the Desert... enjoys painting and playing video games ... biggest athletic thrills include winning the three-round high school playoff, the district and regional high school championships two seasons in a row, the Foothill Conference and the Southern California Bowl in junior college ... selected EKU because of its winning tradition and of its academic offerings ... will major in teacher education at Eastern. 52 Kenneth Combs .. . LB . . . 6-2 . .. 218 ... Fr... Breathitt County High School. .. Lost Creek, KY . .. Kenneth participated in football three years and track four seasons at BCHS . .. nicknamed "Shorty" ... helped the Bobcats advance from a 1-9 team his freshman season to 15-0 state champs his senior year. . served as captain in 1995 ... third-team all-state pick by the Lexington Herald-Leader and Courier-Journal. .. first-team All Mountain ... had 1,100 yards of all-purpose yardage as senior ... had 105 solo tackles, 94 assists, five interceptions, 1O sacks and four fumble recoveries last season ... was hurdler and threw shot and discus in track ... also had career marks at BCHS of 1,854 yards rushing, 562 receiving yards and 34 touchdowns ... enjoys weightlifting, fishing, hunting , boating and camping .. . biggest athletic thrill was being part of the first state championship in any sport at Breathitt County . .. member of National Honor Society . . . picked EKU because of getting a shot at another championship, the winning tradition, coach Roy Kidd, his staff and players and his family and friends will have an opportunity to watch him play ... will major in physical education at Eastern. Waylon Chapman ... QB .. . 6-3 ... 195 ... Fr.. . Breathitt County High School . .. Noctor, KY . .. Waylon played three seasons of football at BCHS for coach Mike Holcomb and two years of basketball for Bobcats coach Roscoe Denny ... first-team all-state pick of the Lexington HeraldLeader and third-team all-state choice of The CourierJournal. . . his passing led Breathitt County back from a 2820 deficit in the closing minutes of regulation to force overtime in state AA championship game vs. FranklinSimpson ... his 16-yard scoring toss on fourth down in the state finals capped a 42-35 comeback victory and an undefeated season .. . Mr. Football Finalist. .. 1995 Class AA Player of the Year.. . Big Dipper Sports All-Mountain Senior Team ... Most Valuable Player in the 1994 and 1995 Honey Bowls ... member of Kentucky high school all-star football team . .. set Breathitt County single season school records for passes attempted (281 ), completed (161 ), touchdown passes (30) and yards passing (3,113) ... had career school records of 6,023 yards passing and 68 touchdown passes . .. biggest athletic thrill was winning the CCA football championship ... listed in Who's Who of America ... enjoys fishing, hunting, camping and fourwheeling ... chose Eastern because of coaching staff and his academic program . .. plans to major in law enforcement atEKU. Corey Crume ... TB . • . 6-1 ... 215 ... Fr• .. Marion County High School ... Lebanon, KY ... Corey played four years of football at MCHS for coach Mike Griffiths, former graduate assistant at EKU ... also ran track and played basketball at Marion County . . . as a senior in 1994, he picked up 1,964 yards rushing in 264 carries, while socring 37 touchdowns ... signed with University of Louisville out of high school and was redshirted last season .. . had career rushing marks of 3,563 yards on 342 carries and 53 TD's . . . was all-district and all-state pick his senior year, while being named among nation's best 100 players ... was a two-year all-state selection in track as long jumper. . . enjoys listening to music and playing video games ... was three-time Academic All-State choice and president of the Afro-American Club in high school . . . chose Eastern because of the great football tradition, the chance to get a quality education and family history. Lewis Diaz... C/LS ... 6-2 ... 250 ... Fr... South Miami Senior High School ... Miami, FL. .. Lewis played three years of high school football in Florida, including last season for coach Charles Yanda at South Miami. .. also won Most Valuable Track Athlete in 1995 in field events ... captain ... third-team all-county. . was all-conference center... was regional qualifier in shot put. . . Most Valuable Lineman award ... ranked 31st top collegiate prospect in Dade County last year by Miami Herald. . . hobbies include weightligting, playing football and dabbling in electronics ... ranked in the top 20 percent of his senior class with 3.033 GPA ... biggest thrills in athletics have been making a "pancake" block and recovering muffed punts on special teams .. . liked EKU because of the winning tradition, great coaching staff and academic opportunities offered . ~ 111u1: OIDOVALLEY CONFERENCE 39 �20 71 74 95 17 60 Sturdie Downs ... DB .. . 5-10 ... 180. .. Fr.. . Hahnville High School. .. Luling, LA .. . Sturdie played four seasons (1991-94) at Hahnville High for coach Darren Barbier. .. was three-time all-district and all-metro choice his sophomore through senior seasons as HHS won the 5A state title in 1992 and 1994 ... was also second team all-district as a freshman in 1991 as HHS won state crown ... totaled 95 tackles and four interceptions as senior. .. did not participate in football in 1995 . . . hobbies include playing basketball, running and fishing . . . was listed in Who's Who Among High School Students ... will major in computer science at EKU this fall ... biggest athletic thrills included winning three state football championships and playing in the Superdome ... picked EKU because of the academic opportunities offered and the great football tradition. 72 27 Robert Gail. .. OT . .. 6-6 . . . 290 . .. Fr. . . Friendswood High School. .. Friendswood, TX ... . Robert was a first-team all-district and all-county choice for coach Steve Vanmeter at Friendswood High ... honorable mention all-State choice ... threeyear participant in football at FHS ... interests include writing short stories, golfing and playing football. . . was born in Saudi Arabia and has traveled extensively through Turkey, Greece, Sri-Lanka, Italy, Germany, Poland,Africaand Cyprus . .. biggest athletic thrill was being part of first FHS team in 23 years that advanced to playoff round action ... was impressed with EKU coaches, the total football program , small town setting and the friendliness and the togetherness of the Colonel football team . .. will major in English at Eastern. 50 Josh Hunter... C/OG .. . 6-21/2 ... 263 ... Fr.. . Southeast High School. . . Bradenton, FL. . .Josh was a four-year, threesport (football , track, wrestling) participant at Southeast High ... was three-time all-area, all-state and all-region player for coach Paul Meatchle ... all-area pick in wrestling . . . being part of two state championship football teams has been his biggest athletic thrill. totaled 35 pancake blocks .. . hobbies include weightlifting and playing video games . .. ranked 31st out of senior class of 385 .. . chose Eastern because of its outstanding football tradition . 79 Deven Jackson ... DE . .. 6-3 .. . 240 ... Fr. . . Tates Creek High School. .. Lexington, KY . .. Deven participated in football , basketball and track at Tates Creek... was all-city pick and captain in football for coach Joe Ruddell . . third-team Courier Journal all-state pick . .. Most Valuable Offensive Lineman ... was part of back-to-back city champion teams at Tates Creek . .. enjoys listening to music and working with computers ... his biggest athletic thrill was his first sack... liked EKU because of closeness to home, smaller campus and that Eastern coaches had shown the most interest in him . .. will major in computer information systems at EKU. Austin Maddox ... KIP ... 6-1 .. . 190 ... Fr... Owensboro High School. . . Owensboro, KY .. .Austin was a four-year football letterman for coach Gerald Poynter and three-year letterwinner in soccer for coach Dale Poole at OHS ... was a 1995 honorable mention all-state kicker by the Courier-Journal. . .all-city kicker last season ... tied Owensboro High's record for longest field goal (47 yards) .. . was 6-11 in field goal tries last year, including a 43 and 47yarder .. . had 45 punts for 38 .6 yard average with four punts downed inside the 1o yard line and three punts downed inside the five-yard line. .. made 20-23 extra points ... 22 of 37 kickoffs went into the endzone. .. also enjoys playing basketball and golf and watching ice hockey .. was an honorable mention academic all-state selection in high school. . . chose EKU because of scholarship offer and opportunity to participate as a freshman . 43 Donny Meyer . .. DT . .. 6-3 . .. 245 . .. Fr. .. St. Xavier High School. . . Louisville, KY ... Donny played three seasons of football at St. X for coach Mike Glaser. . was a first-team alldistrict and Courier-Journal honorable mention all-state pick last season .. . enjoys fishing, playing basketball and being around friends. .. his father, Donald, Sr., ran track atTeneessee Tech before transferring to Bellarmine College to complete his degree ... biggest athletic thrill was winning the 4A state championship last year. .. picked Eastern because of the family atmosphere. 98 40 Jason Muchow.. . DT ... 6-1 ... 265 ... Fr... Merritt Island High School. . . Merritt Island, FL. . .. Jason played football and wrestled three seasons at MIHS ... was All-Space Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1995 for coach Gerald Odom .. . 1995 first-team AII-SCC, All-Central Florida and SA all-state ... 1996 North-South All-Star Game ... part of '95 MIHS district championship squad . . . team captain . .. likes to hunt, fish , camp and work on old automobiles . .. won Most Athletic Award at Merritt Island High. playing against UCF starting quarterback Daunte Culpepper in the 1994 state semifinals and sacking him solo... liked the Eastern coaching staff and the 'down home' feeling at EKU . Kris Nevels . .. DB ... 5-10 ... 160... Fr... Simon Kenton High School. .. Florence, KY .. . Kris participated in football , track and basketball at Simon Kenton ... was football team captain for coach Chris Wilertz as junior and senior . .. was Defensive Back of the Year as sophomore and junior. .. team's Best Runningback and all-conference team as a junior. .. Northern Kentucky All-Star Team . . . Man of Simon Kenton Award ... Senior Superlative Award ... Most Athletic Award ... biggest athletic thrill was to be a sophomore member of first Simon Kenton football team in school history to make it to playoffs and win a playoff game ... finished in first place in 400-meter run atthe regional track meet. .. interests include weightlifting, playing basketball , running, listening to music and modeling ... was impressed with the coaching staff at EKU and likes the proximity of campus to home. Brett O'Buck . .. OT . . . 6-4 . .. 270 . .. Fr. .. Pope High School. . .Roswell, GA. . .Brett played three seasons of football for coach Bob Lord and competed four years in track at Pope High . . . was an all-conference player his junior and senior years . . . honorable mention All-State in football. .. won Pope's Unsung Hero award ... led Pope to best record (8-2) and the state playoffs for the first time in school history ... enjoys hobbies of fishing , eating and weightlifting ... biggest athletic thrill was to beat Milton High School hisjunioryear, winning on a two-point conversion with just 15 seconds to go after being down 14 points at halftime ... chose EKU because "Eastern hardly ever loses and I don't like to lose" ... will major in physical education this fall at Eastern. Marshall Presley ... DT ... 6-4 ... 260 ... Lakeside High School. .. Atlanta, GA .. .Marshall was a four-year football participant at LHS for coach Phil Lindsey . . . also competed in wrestling in 1994 at Lakeside . .. all-state pick last season when he was chosen to play for the Georgia-Florida high school all-star football game . .. was an ail-county selection his junior and senior seasons .. . team captain in 1995... selected Most Valuable Offensive Lineman at Lakeside for five straight seasons (8th grade-senior year) ... collected 60 tackles, two caused fumbles , six sacks and three tackles for loss in 1995... enjoys playing basketball and reading as hobbies . .. plans to major in physical education at EKU ... biggest athletic thrill came his junior season when he totaled 15 tackles, two tackles for loss, three sacks and graded out more than 97 percent effective against Tucker High School. .. picked EKU because of the unity between the players when he visited campus. Adam Rader . .. LB . .. 6-0 . .. 200 . .. Fr. .. St. Francis DeSales High School. .. Westerville, OH . . .Adam was a two-sport (football, track) participant at DeSales, playing football for coach Bob Jacoby ... first-team all-state pick in football ... all-league choice in track and football. . . Division II Defensive Player of the Year. .. enjoys sports of all types, weightlifting and playing sega ... biggest athletic thrill came his junior year when he had two sacks in front of 15,000 people in a game won by DeSales , 41-6, over archrival Watterson ... came to Eastern because of the EKU coaching staff, players and "their desire to win". Dwane Tauiliili. .. DE . .. 6-5 . .. 240 .. . Jr. . . Kings River College . .. Roosevelt High School .. .Fresno, CA . . .Dwane comes to Eastern from Kings River College in Reedley (CA) . . . played two seasons of high school football at RHS for coach Kevin Johns . . . selected Eastern because of the environment surrounding the University and its distance from home ... will major in business at Eastern this fall . �Returning Colonels' Career Stats RUSHING No. 33 1 22 21 12 41 5 25 8 Carries 270 129 163 96 74 13 13 4 3 Player William Murrell, Sr. Daymon Carter, Sr. Robert Bouldin , Sr. Ferlando Wilson , Soph. Greg Couch , Sr. Clifford Posey, Jr. Bobby Washington , Jr. Jonas Hill, Soph. Rondell Menendez, Soph. Gained 1608 758 707 463 249 97 64 12 3 Lost 71 23 42 24 105 0 29 0 17 Net 1537 735 665 439 144 97 35 12 -14 Avg. 5.7 5.7 4.1 4.6 1.9 7.5 2.7 3.0 -4 .7 1D 22 10 9 5 3 0 0 0 0 PASSING No. 12 37 Player Greg Couch, Sr. Bob Head , Sr. Att. 219 1 Comp. 106 1 Pct. .484 1.000 Int. 8 0 Yds. 1315 18 1D 7 0 1D 24 11 10 7 5 3 0 Run 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pass 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0 0 Kick 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-8 0 FG TP 144 66 60 42 30 18 8 6 SCORING No. 33 22 5 21 12 35 2 Player Wiilliam Murrell , Sr. Daymon Carter, Sr. Robert Bouldin , Sr. Bobby Washington , Jr. Ferlando Wilson , Soph. Greg Couch, Sr. John Wright, Jr. Danny Thomas, Jr. KICKOFF RETURNS PASS RECEIVING No. 5 33 2 22 8 1 86 21 12 41 90 19 Player Bobby Washington , Jr. William Murrell, Sr. Danny Thomas, Jr. Robert Bouldin , Sr. Rendel Menendez, Soph . Daymon Carter, Sr. Sal Davis , Sr. Ferlando Wilson , Soph. Greg Couch , Sr. Clifford Posey, Jr. Tony DeGregorio , Soph. Brian Brenneman , Soph. No. 64 15 10 8 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 Yds. 1035 107 149 110 105 92 26 9 23 15 15 10 Avg. 16.2 7.1 14.9 13.8 17.5 18.4 6.5 3.0 23.0 15.0 15.0 10.0 1D 7 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 No. 33 5 1 8 22 37 Player Bobby Washington , Jr. William Murrell , Sr. Robert Bouldin , Sr. Bob Head , Sr. Rendel Menendez, Soph. Player William Murrell, Sr. Bobby Washington , Jr. Daymon Carter, Sr. RondelMenendez , Soph . Robert Bouldin , Sr. Bob Head , Sr. No. 45 14 4 4 4 3 Yds. 1098 327 76 75 52 34 Avg. 24.4 23.4 19.0 18.8 13.0 11.3 1D 1 0 0 0 0 0 INTERCEPTIONS PUNT RETURNS No. 5 33 22 37 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No. 54 20 1 1 1 Yds. 463 198 9 0 0 Avg . 8.6 9.9 9.0 0.0 0.0 1D 0 1 0 0 0 No. 26 37 24 53 49 80 41 Player Chris Guyton , Sr. Bob Head , Sr. Corey Clark, Jr. Victor Hyland , Sr. Tony Mccombs , Sr. Sanford Baskin , Jr. No. 10 2 2 Yds. 18 14 8 20 7 4 Avg. 1.8 7.0 4.0 20 .0 7.0 4.0 1D 0 0 0 0 0 0 �EKU Football Network Richmond radio station WEKY-AM (1340 on the dial) will again serve as the flagship station for the 1996 EKU Football Network, while Eastern's public radio stations, WEKU-FM (88.9) and WEKH (90.9) also carry Colonel football over a large portion of southeastern and eastern Kentucky. This year's broadcast team will be headed by longtime play-by-play announcer Greg Stotelmyer, who will be beginning his 14th season as "The Voice of the Colonels" and his 18th season overall of calling EKU football games. Joining him as color analyst will be his partner for the past 11 seasons in the broadcast booth , Webber Hamilton , and second-year field reporter Brett Pouncey, WEKY Sports Director. In addition to the radio broadcasts, the EKU Football Network features pre-game interviews with coaches and players, and Kidd joins Stotelmyer on the field after each game for the informative Coach Roy Kidd Post-Game Show. ■• From left, the WEKY Radio broadcast team: Webber Hamilton, Greg Stotelmyer, Brett Pouncey Colonels Send Three More Players to NFL Ranks With Eastern Kentucky's success on the football field welldocumented since the inception of I-AA football in 1978, the Colonels have also enjoyed huge success in providing signees to the different professional football leagues through the years. A total of 33 former EKU Colonels in the past ten seasons have either been drafted or have signed as free agents with NFL clubs, including this year's additions-tight end Jason Dunn (Philadelphia Eagles, second round) , punter/kicker Marc Collins (Seattle Seahawks, free agent) and wide receiver Dialleo Burks (Philadelphia Eagles, free agent). Several EKU Colonels have played in the old American Football League, the now-defunct World League, the Canadian Football League, the World League of American Football , the Arena Football League and the National Football League. Split-end Aaron Marsh in 1968 began the parade of modernday Colonels to professional football as he signed and started that season for the Boston Patriots of the AFL. EKU's next big entry was that of former Time Magazine All-American and the No. 8 pick in the 1973 NFL Draft, defensive tackle Wally Chambers. He finished his first season in grand style by being named the National Football Conference's Defensive Rookie of the Year. Entering the begining of the NFL's summer pre-season camps in July this year, nine former Eastern players were on NFL rosters . These include, with their first year in the NFL listed, offensive tackle John Jackson (1988)-Pittsburgh Steelers; defensive end Aaron Jones (1988)-Miami Dolphins; runningback Tim Lester (1991 )-Pittsburgh Steelers; linebacker David Wilkins (1992)-lndianapolis Colts; defensive end Chad Bratzke (1994)-New York Giants; Bryan Dickerson (1995)-Jacksonville Jaquars; and Dunn, Collins and Burks. Jason Dunn, Tight End Philadelphia Eagles 42 �Game 2 - Sept. 1 4 Game 1 - Sept. 7 Western Kentucky University at Bowling Green 7:00 p.m. CDT Troy State University at Richmond 7 :oo p.m. EDT Location-Troy , AL Founded-1887 Chancellor-Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. Enrollment-17 ,500 Colors-Cardinal, Silver, Black Conference-Southland Nickname-Trojans Athletics Director-Johnny Williams Head Coach-Larry Blakeney (Auburn , 1970) Coaching Record at TSU-46-13-1/6th year Coaching Record Overall-46-13-1 /6th year Phone (334) 670-3490 Larry Blakeney Assistant Coaches-Don Jacobs, Wayne Bolt, Mike Coach Turk, Lance Sasser, Steve Davis, Jim Dye , Marshall Culbreath , And rea Haley Last Year's Overall Record-11-1-0 Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-NIA SID-Tom Ensey-(334) 670-3480 Home Phone No.- (334) 566-2038 SID FAX No.-(334) 670-3278 Trainer-Chuck Ash Stadium/Capacity-Memorial/12 ,000 Press Box Number-(334) 670-3229 Lettermen LosUReturning-22/42 Arrid Gregory Tailback PROSPECTUS The Trojans lost seven starters, including three five-year seniors, from last year's 11-1 unit that averaged 38.6 points and 410yards per game. At quarterback Stan Davis, a fifth-year seniorwho has served as an outstanding backup to Kelvin Simmons and Jeremy Rowell during his career, is ready to take centerstage as the starter. Fullback Joe Jackson scored 13 touchdowns last year to lead the team and gained 509 yards on 80 carries. At tailback should be Arrid Gregory , who started but split time in the backfield with Ted Yarbrough last year after gaining 556 yards on 76 carries in 1995 for a stunning 7.3 yards per carry and seven TD's . Davis' top target at receiver should be Maurice Stringerwho topped the team last year with 27 catches for 283 yards. In the offensive front , left tackle Kerry Jenkins and right guard Scott Childers return as starters and both are pre-season second-team all-Southland Football League selections. Troy State returns five defensive starters from the 1995 team that allowed just 129.7 yards rushing , 141.6 passing and 13.1 points per game. The Trojans may have the toughest pass rush trio in Division I-AA in ends Pratt Lyons , Stacy Murry and Reggie Lowe. Marcus Spriggs , a 6-3, 285 pound sophomore transfer from Ohio State, moves well , defeats blocks and could give TSU a boost in the middle of the line next year. Dale Watson returns at outside linebacker where he put up numbers of 82 tackles , three sacks and eight tackles for loss . Demetric Shipman and Cliff Shamburger give TSU two good cover corners with returning experience. The punter and placekicker positions will be manned by players with little or no experience at TSU , although Wes Garner was the starting punter at Eastern Michigan in 1993 and averaged almost 40 yards per punt. The series is tied 1-1. 1996 SCHEDULE Aug 31 at Alcorn State Sept. 7 at Eastern Kentucky Sept. 14 Open Sept. 21 NICHOLLSSTATE Sept. 28 at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 5 ALABAMA STATE Oct. 12 McNEESE STATE Oct. 19 SOUTHWEST TEXAS Oct. 26 at Jacksonville State Nov . 2 Open Nov. 9 at Northwestern State Nov . 16 at Sam Houston Nov. 23 SAMFORD Location-Bowling Green , KY Founded-1906 President-Dr. Thomas G. Meredith Enrollment-15 ,002 Colors-Red and White Nickname-Hilltoppers Conference-NCAA I-AA Independent Athletics Director-Lewis Mills Head Coach-Jack Harbaugh (Bowling Green , 1961) Coaching Record at WKU-30-44-0/8th year Coaching Record Overall-55-71-3/13th year Phone (502) 745-2984 Assistant Coaches-Danny Crossman , Curtis Bray, Phillip Montgomery, Brian Jenkins, TBA Last Year's Overall Record - 2-8-0 Last Year's Conference Record/Finish - N/A SID-Paul Just-(502) 745-4298 Home Phone No. (502) 781 -4852 SID FAX No .-(502) 745-3444 Trainer-Bill Edwards Stadium/Capacity- L.T. Smith/17 ,500 Press Box Number-(502) 745-4298 Lettermen LosUReturning-16/41 .;,.;;,,. Jack Harbaugh Coach Antwan Floyd PROSPECTUS Tailback Western Kentucky head football coach Jack Harbaugh returns 41 letterwinners, including 16 starters , from a youthful 1995 team thatfeatured a number of outstanding athletes , but suffered from a lack of overall experience. Among the 41 returning lettermen are 10 of 12 athletes who carried the football last fall , leading the Hilltoppers to second place on the NCAA's rushing offense leaders' list. This group is led by veteran tailback Antwan Floyd who enters his final collegiate season with 2,734 career rushing yards , third on WKU's all-time list. Floyd , who ran for 880 yards last season , is just 836 yards away from Western's career rushing record (3,570) , set by Joe Arnold ( 1985-88). Fullback La Travis Powell (496 yards , 4 TD's) and quarterback Willie Taggart (430 yds., 8 TD's) also return, along with runningback Ron Townsley (352 yds., five scores), tailback Mitchell Randle (290 yds. , 2 TD's) and wingback Sidney Williams (159 yds .). Heading up the list of receivers is junior Joey Stockton who ranked fifth in the nation in all-purpose running (119.0 yds . pg .), 11th.in receiving yards per game (86 .3) and 22nd in kickoff return average (23.95) . Leading the way for the defense is last year's top tackler, linebacker Bryson Warner (86 stops in '95) . Others returning on this side of the ball are defensive backs Carlis Phillips , Delvechio Walls and Bryan Daniel and tackle Kenny Martray . Western leads the series, 38-31-3. 1995 RES ULTS EASTTENNESSEE 31 .. 7 34 NORTHWESTERN STATE ... 17 17 at Nicholls State . ................. 3 28 at Alabama State ............. 10 WESTERN KENTUCKY . .... 39 56 at Northeast Louisiana . .. 10 20 at Charleston Southern 66 .. 7 JACKSONVILLE STATE ...... . 7 35 ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM ..... 7 60 at Central Florida 17 28 at Samford ..... ..... ........... 20 50 #21 GEORGIA SOUTHERN ... 24 #NCAA I-AA Playoffs 1996 SCHEDULE Aug . 29 KENTUCKYWESLEYAN Sept. 7 at Murray State Sept.14 at EASTERN KENTUCKY Sept. 21 at Austin Peay Sept. 28 at Marshall Oct. 5 at Alabama-Birmingham Oct. 12 at Jacksonville State Oct. 19 LIBERTY Oct. 26 INDIANASTATE Nov. 2 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Nov. 9 at Morehead State 43 1995 RES ULTS 14 MURRAY STATE ...... .... ...... 14 at Eastern Kentucky ....... 34 at Austin Peay ............ .... .... 32 ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM ... 39 at Troy State ... .. .. .... 17 JACKSONVILLESTATE ..... 9 EASTERN ILLINOIS ....... ... ... 6 at Indiana State .. ............... 28 at Southern Illinois ... ... .... .... 36 at Liberty .... ..... ... ... .... ....... . 35 38 38 18 56 15 35 27 30 49 �Game 3 - Sept. 21 Game 4 - Sept. 28 Appalachian State University at Richmond 7:00 p.m. EDT Tennessee Tech University at Richmond 7:00 p.m. EDT Location-Boone, NC Founded-1899 Chancellor-Dr. Francis Borkowski Enrollment-11,650 Colors-Black and Gold Conference-Southern Nickname-Mountaineers Athletics Director-Roachel Laney Head Coach-Jerry Moore (Baylor, 1961) Coaching Record at ASU-55-29-0/8th year Coaching Record Overall-82-77-2/15th year Phone (704) 262-2501 Assistant Coaches-Rob Best, Ruffin McNeil! , Stacy Searels, Dale Jones, Tim Horton , John Wiley, Louis Clyburn , Mark DiBastiani Last Year's Overall Record - 12-1-0 Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-8-0-0/First SID-Rick Covington-(704) 262-3080 Home Phone No.-(704) 262-5480 SID FAX No.-(704) 262-6106 Trainer-Andy Massey Stadium/Capacity-Kidd Brewer/16 ,650 Press Box Number-(704) 262-3172 Lettermen LosUReturning-13/54 PROSPECTUS Location-Cookeville, TN Founded-1915 President-Dr. Angelo Volpe Enrollment-8,260 Colors-Purple and Gold Conference-Ohio Valley Nickname-Golden Eagles Athletics Director-Dr. David Larimore Head Coach-Mike Hennigan (Tennessee Tech , 1973) Coaching Record at TTU-0-0-0/1 st year Coaching Record Overall-0-0-0/1 st year Mike Hennigan Phone (615) 372-3930 Coach Assistant Coaches-David Bibee, Gerald Brown , Jeff _ _ _ _ _ __ Fela, Chris Jones, Ted Lockerby, Randy Pippin , Lorenza Rivers, Mike Smith Last Year's Overall Record-3-8-0 Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-2-6/Tie 6th Football SID-Jeff Patton (615) 372-3088 Home Phone No.-(615) 537-3236 SID FAX No.-(615) 372-6139 Trainer-David Green Stadium/Capacity-Tucker/16,500 Press Box Number-(615) 372-3293, 3088 Lettermen LosUReturning-16/39 Robert Taylor Jerry Moore Coach Dexter Coakley Linebacker PROSPECTUS Cornerback Tennessee Tech begins its first season under new head coach Mike Hennigan in 1996 and Hennigan is expecting one thing above all else from the Golden Eagles - -competition. "The whole team will be starting from scratch, and that should make for some good competition," Hennigan said. At quarterback, senior Jamie Sander (1,738 yards passing and 10 touchdowns in '95), junior Greg Triplett (538 yards passing, two TD's, 67 percent completion rate) and sophomore transfer Phillip Anderson are expected to battle for the starting spot, with redshirt freshman Thomas Weaver also in the mix. Seniors Mondreka Hendrix and Demond Stone headline Tech's receiver corps. Stone had 20 catches for 278 yards and three TD's in 1995, while Hendrix added 15 grabs for 137 yards and one score. Several familiar faces return to the defensive front in 1996. Seniors Marcus Patton and Shawn Sickler and juniors EddieArnell and Jamie McBryar will work at the end positions. In the middle, seniors Jim Nelson and Adam Wright lead the way. Juniors Trent McNaull (7 4 tackles) and Sammy Sanders (61 tackles) will lineup at the inside linebacker positions. Ira Lacy returns atstrongside LB, while Eric Rowe will lineup at roverback. Senior Robert Taylor, who was second in the league in interceptions in 1995 with six, returns for his final campaign at one corner. Senior Jay Henderson returns at punter(39.1 avg .), while senior Ryan Kelly (6-8 FG , 26-28 EP) is back as Tech's kicker. Jerry Moore enters his eighth season as head coach at Appalachian State and welcomes 54 lettermen , including 16 starters, for the 1996 campaign. Last season, the Moutaineers were ranked second 13 consecutive weeks and became the first team in Southern Conference history to compile an 8-0-0- league mark. Appy State also became the first Division I school in North Carolina to compile an 11-0-0 record in the modern era . Eleven lettermen , including all five starters, return to the offensive line in 1996. Three of the starting five (center Scott Kadlub, tackle Chad Groover, guard Shawn Clark) were first-team All-Southern Conference selections , while Kadlub and Groover were named to All-American teams. Damon Scott returns at tailback for ASU after rushing for 1,458 yards and 16 touchdowns. A pair of redshirt freshmen, Chris Charles and Luke Manual, and returnee Bake Baker will battle it out for the starting quarterback job. Otis Smith (27 catches-344 yards) and Kevin Burton (17-190) will be back to head the Mountaineer receivers. Four lettermen, including Jeff Vollmer, who started in all seven of his appearances in '95 , are back at tight end . The defense will be led by a veteran nine-lettermen line and linebacker corps. 1995 Buck Buchanan Award inaugural winner Dexter Coakley, a twotime consensus All-American at linebacker, heads these returnees, along · with All-SC linebacker Joe DiBernardo. All four starters in the '95 secondary were lost to graduation. Eastern leads the series, 2-1-0. """I 1995 RES ULTS r1996 SCHEDULE at Wake Forest... .... .............. 22 24 Aug . 29' at Wake Forest EDINBORO .... ....... ... .. ........... 7 44 Sept. 7 TENNESSEE TECH at North Carolina A&T ........ 31 38 Sept. 14 Open EASTTENNESSEE .............. 23 Sept.21 at Eastern Kentucky 30 41 at Furman ........................... 28 Sept. 28 THE CITADEL GEORGIASOUTHERN ..... ... 17 27 Oct. 5 at East Tennessee at Marshall ...... ... .......... ... .... .. 3 10 Oct. 12 FURMAN UTCHATTANOOGA ......... .. 18 31 Oct. 19 at Georgia Southern 26 atVMI ................................. 24 Oct. 26 MARSHALL WESTERN CAROLINA ......... . 3 28 Nov. 2 at UT Chattanooga at The Citadel .............. ...... . 24 28 Nov . 9 Open 31 #JAMES MADISON ............. 24 Nov. 16 at Western Carolina #STEPHENF.AUSTIN .. .... ,.. 27 17 Nov. 23 VMI #NCAA I-AA Playoffs \.. ..J r 1996 SCHEDULE Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept.28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 \.. 44 at Appalach ian State Open SAMFORD at Eastern Kentucky UT MARTIN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI at Austin Peay EASTERN ILLINOIS at Murray State TENNESSEE STATE at Illinois State at Middle Tennessee 1995 RESULTS 49 CAMPBELLSVILLE .. .... ... ........ 0 14 at Marshall ...... .... ....... ...... .... 45 24 at Samford ...... ..................... 27 3 EASTERN KENTUCKY .. .. .. .. 20 31 at UT Martin ......... ............... . 36 12 at Southeast Missouri ... .. ..... 33 17 AUSTIN PEAY .. ................... 20 36 at Morehead State ............... 29 14 MURRAYSTATE ............ ...... 45 28 at Tennessee State ..... ..... ... 24 6 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ........... 31 �Game s - Oct. s Game 6 - Oct. 19 SE Missouri State University at Richmond {Homecoming) 2:00 p.m. EDT Location-Cape Girardeau, MO Founded-1873 President-Dr. Kala Stroup Enrollment-8,500 Colors-Red and Black Conference-Ohio Valley Nickname-Indians Athletics Director-Dr. Richard McDuffie Head Coach-John Mumford (Pittsburg State, 1979) Coaching Record at SEMO-27-39-0/7th Year Coaching Record Overall-27-39-0/7th Year Phone (573) 651-2110 Assistant Coaches-Greg Bamberger, Charles Sabbatini , Dave Dumars, Jay Thomas , Tony Gilbert, Kevin Verdugo Last Year's Overall Record-5-6-0 Last Year's Conference Record/Finish -5-3-0/4th SID-Ron Hines-(573) 651-2294 Home Phone No.-(618) 985-3452 SID FAX No.-(573) 651-2810 Trainer-Dave Grossman Stadium/Capacity-Houck/10 ,000 Press Box Number-(573) 651-2191 Lettermen Lost/Returning-15/30 PROSPECTUS Middle Tennessee State University at Murfreesboro 6:00 p.m. CDT Location-Murfreesboro , TN Founded-1911 President-Dr. James E. Walker Enrollment-17,424 Colors-Navy Blue and White Conference-Ohio Valley Nickname-Blue Raiders Athletics Director-Lee Fowler Head Coach-Boots Donnelly (MTSU , 1965) Coaching Record at MTSU-125-71-1/18th year Coaching Record Overall-139-78-1/20th year Boots Donnelly Phone (615) 898-2570 Coach Assistant Coaches-Todd Tanney, Tom Fiveash , Ray Barnes, Matt Riley, Eric Roark , Alex Robins , Billy D'Ottavio , Floyd Walker. Last Year's Overall Record-7-4-0 Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-6-2/3rd SID-Ed Given-(615) 898-2450 Home Phone No.- (615) 895-0827 SID FAX No.-(615) 898-5626 Trainer-George Camp Stadium/Capacity-Floyd/15,000 Press Box Number-(615) 898-2312 Lettermen Lost/Returning-11/37 Anthony Hicks Defensive End John Mumford Coach Angel Rubio Noseguard PROSPECTUS Rebuiding the offensive backfield has been one of the major tasks the SEMO coaching staff has faced since the close of last season . Justin Martini and Travis Blevins will vie for the quarterback slot, while Tony McDonald, Corey Sellars , Corey Williams and Gabe Jenkins are candidates at tailback. Mumford feels the offensive line should be a strength of the 1996 team with three starters returning and guards Justin Landers and Roy Miller recovered from injuries that sidelined them last season . Returning starters include AII -OVC cand idate Durand Frierson at center and tackles Scott Davis and Mike Nielsen. The 1996 SEMO defense will be built around a strong linebacking corps that includes both talent and depth . Bobby Haggerty, who tied for the OVC lead last season in tackles with 136 hits, leads this group , along with Sondra Rhodes and Brian Burton , a pre-season All-American last season who was granted a medical redshirt after going down with a knee injury in the second game last fall. The defensive line will be strengthened by the return of All-American candidate Angel Rubio, who received a medical redshirt after being injured in the 1995 season opener. The secondary includes All-America candidate Greg Klund and veteran defenders Andrew Joyce and Ronnie Sm ith . Sophomore Fred Hambrick should move to a starting position at one corner with Smith on the other, while Joyce and Klund will man the safety slots . Eastern leads the series, 6-0. 1996 SCHEDULE 1995 RESULTS Sept. 7 Open 27 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 18 at Eastern Illinois ...... Sept. 14 at Illinois State 0 at Murray State ...... ........... Sept. 21 MURRAY STATE 38 at Austin Peay .................... Sept. 28 AUSTIN PEAY Oct. 5 at Eastern Kentucky 24 EASTERN KENTUCKY ...... 33 TENNESSEE TECH .. ...... Oct. 12 at Tennessee Tech 0 at Middle Tennessee .......... Oct. 19 at Arkansas State 38 at UT Martin .... ....... ... .......... Oct. 26 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 21 MOREHEAD STATE ......... Nov. 2 UT MARTIN 3 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI .... Nov. 9 EASTERN ILLINOIS 41 TENNESSEE STATE .. .. Nov. 16 at Southern Illinois Nov. 23 at Tennessee State Coach Boots Donnelly and his staff went into spring practice with three problem areas in need of repair- - offensive line , depth in defensive line and secondary . The Blue Raiders , who will be moving from NCAA Division I-AA to Division I-A in 1998, return a total of 19 starters and 37 lettermen from last year's team that finished with a 7-4 record . The seven returning offensive starters include receivers Demetric Mostiller and Toby Walker, tight end Carlos Geter, guards Andy Massey and Buck Williams , tackle Jarvis Jolly and quarterback Jonathan Quinn. The tailback slot should be manned by junior Lebrian McGill who ran for 705 yards and five TD's last season. Quinn brings back excellent passing credentials , having completed 108 of 223 passes for 1,724 yards and eightTD's . Mostiller and Walker accounted for 72 catches , 1,605 yards and nine TD's . Mostiller set a school record with 934 yards pass receiving . MTSU returns 10 defensive starters, including All-OVC ends Anthony Hicks and Anthony McCord, tackles Reggie Upshaw and Jay Moore , linebackers Kris White and Brian Chastain, cornerbacks Gary Barnes and Cedric Stegall , and safeties Jeremy McMurry and Garland Henley. Both kickers , punter Brandon Thomas and Rhett Kopp, also return . Eastern leads the series, 26-19-0. 1996 SCHEDULE 1995 RESULTS Aug . 31 at Louisiana Tech 11 TENNESSEE STATE ........ ... .. 7 Sept. 7 at Tennessee State 26 at Georgia Southern. 34 Sept. 14 UT CHATTANOOGA 42 at Morehead State .... .... 0 Sept. 21 Open 0 MURRAY STATE ...... ..... 34 Sept. 28 at Murray State 28 ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM ... 13 Oct. 5 at Jacksonville State .. 0 43 at Austin Peay .. Oct. 12 AUSTIN PEAY 21 at Eastern Kentucky .. ..... 34 Oct. 19 EASTERN KENTUCKY 42 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ...... 0 Oct. 26 at Southest Missouri ....... 17 45 UT MARTIN . Nov. 2 Open ....... 6 31 at Tennessee Tech . Nov. 9 at UT Martin 14 at Texas A&M ·· ···· ······· 56 Nov. 16 EASTERN ILLINOIS Nov. 23 TENNESSEETECH 30 34 34 23 42 12 42 17 12 39 24 45 �Game 7 - Oct. 26 Game University of Tennessee-Martin at Martin 1 :00 p.m. CDT Location-Martin , TN Founded-1951 President-Dr. Margaret N. Perry Enrollment- 5,646 Colors-Royal Blue, Orange and White Conference-Ohio Valley Nickname-Skyhawks Athletics Director-Benny Hollis Head Coach-Don Mcleary (Tennessee, 1970) Coaching Record at UTM-49-63/1 Hh year Coaching Record Overall-59-71/13th year Don Mcleary Phone (901) 587-7670 Coach Assistant Coaches-Mike McIntyre , Todd Kirk , Rod Olson , Marion Hobby, Kacy Rodgers , Brian Spano, Jody Evans , Mark Leposky Last Year's Overall Record-5-6-0 Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-4-4/5th SID-Lee Wilmot-(901) 587-7630 Home Phone No.-(901) 587-9811 SID FAX No.-(901) 587-7624 Trainer-Tim Mullins Stadium/Capacity-Skyhawk/7 ,500 Press Box Number-(901) 587-7678, 7676 Lettermen Lost/Returning-16/37 Remondia Weems PROSPECTUS Safety An offensive unit filled with experience highlights the UT Martin Sky hawks in 1996. Coach Don Mcleary's first edition of the Skyhawks more than lived up to its new nickname. UT Martin averaged 43 pass attempts per game . While Mcleary says that the pass will still be an integral part of his team's attack, the coach wants to establish the run on a more consistent basis which will allow the Sky hawks to be more of a ball-control club. SeniorquarterbackJeffMcCronewill be the player called upon to direct the Sky hawks' revamped attack as he passed for2 ,519 yards and 17 TD's in his first season in the program . Three experienced receivers return in Lenny Harris(53-790-5), Deumaine Reeder(40-448-3) and John Dillon (20-272-2) for the Sky hawks . However, the top pass receiver last season -tailback Nikki Jackson (63-425-0) - for UTM also led the club in rushing with 466 yards and five TD's in 79 carries . An offensive line , led by veteran center Will Woody, guard Jason Lawrence and tackle Richard Coure , should help UTM run the football more effectively . The Sky hawk defense was hit hard by graduation . Top players on this unit should include tackle Jamy Reynoldson , who was among the leaders in the OVC in quarterback sacks and highly-regarded defensive end Antonio Strobridge. Remondia Weems and Chris Jones will lead a young secondary. Carlton Sisco is the most experienced linebacker returning , butTemple transfer Jon Swift should make an immediate impact. Eastern leads the series, 7-0. 1996 SCHEDULE Sept. 7 at Southern Illinois Sept. 14 Open Sept. 21 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI Sept. 28 EASTERN ILLINOIS Oct. 5 at Tennessee Tech Oct. 12 MURRAY STATE Oct. 19 at Tennessee State Oct. 26 EASTERN KENTUCKY Nov. 2 at Southeast Missouri Nov. 9 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Nov . 16 at Samford Nov . 23 at Austin Peay 1995 RESULTS ...... 7 97 BETHEL COLLEGE 22 at Eastern Illinois .... 30 49 at Morehead State .... 24 .. 31 36 TENNESSEE TECH .. .... 33 9 at Murray State 28 TENNESSEE STATE .. .......... 7 15 at Eastern Kentucky ....... 38 17 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ... 38 17 at Middle Tennessee .......... 45 14 SAMFORD ... ......... .............. 21 .... 28 31 AUSTIN PEAY 46 a - Nov. 2 Tennessee State University at Richmond 1 :30 p.m. EST Location-Nashville , TN Founded-1912 President-Dr. James A. Hefner Enrollment-8,448 Colors-Royal Blue and White Conference-Ohio Valley Nickname-Tigers Athletics Director-Howard Gentry , Jr. Head Coach-L. C. Cole (Nebraska , 1980) Coaching Record at TSU-0-0-0/1 st year Coaching Record Overall-0-0-0/1st year Phone (615) 963-5914 Assistant Coaches-Jake Cabell, Johnnie Cole , Kurt Hiedelberg , George James, Willie Jones , James Reese Last Year's Overall Record - 2-9-0 Last Year's Conference Record/Finish - 1-7/Tie-8th SID-Johnny "Ballpark" Franks (615) 963-5851 Home Phone No.-(615) 793-8889 SID FAX No.-(615) 963-7515 Trainer-Rod Newman Stadium/Capacity-Hale/16,000 Press Box Number-(615) 963-7515 Lettermen Lost/Returning-16/40 LC. Cole Coach Clifford Green Cornerback PROSPECTUS The Tigers ofTennessee State University are looking to the 1996 season as an opportunity to recapture the pride and tradition of their historic past. This year, Tennessee State will be working to snap a stretch of five consecutive losing seasons. L.C . Cole , who begins his first season as head coach of the Tigers this year, returns 40 lettermen from last season's squad that finished with a 29 overall record. Four starters are back on an offensive unit that averaged 297 .6 yards per game. The quarterback duties will fall to either junior Robey Williams (56128 for 680 yards and 7 TD's) or Brian Davis , a transfer from Middle Tennessee. The wide receivers will be paced by second-team AII-OVC Jerome Hurd (53-644-6) and Duane Moore and Juan Hall. Jarrick Hillery (644 yds .) returns as the starter at tailback, while LamarrWallace (183 yds .) is back at fullback . 6-3 , 280-pound Raymond Jones is back as the starting center. Five starters return to the defensive side of the ball. Tackle Michael Thompson and end James Johnson will help hold down the line. Led by allstar candidates Michael Holcey , Thomas Jackson and Ryan Falker, TSU possesses perhaps one of the top linebacker units in the OVC. The secondary will feature two starters back , including cornerback Clifford Green (45 tackles, six tackles for loss) and strong safety Darrell Hinton (56 tackles , eight tackles for loss , one interception) . Eastern leads the series, 9-0-0. r 1996 SCHEDULE Aug . 31 FLORIDA A&M Sept. 7 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Sept. 14 Jackson State (Memphis , TN) Sept. 21 Open Sept. 28 Southern (Atlanta, GA) Oct. 5 LANE COLLEGE Oct. 12 Open Oct. 19 UT MARTIN Oct. 26 AUSTIN PEAY Nov. 2 at Eastern Kentucky Nov . 9 at Tennessee Tech Nov . 16 atMurrayState \.. Nov . 23 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1995 RESULTS 7 at Middle Tennessee . 19 vs . Jackson State .. .... 7 vs . Florida A&M ..... ............ 15 vs. South Carolina State .... 45 MOREHEAD STATE... ... 7 at UT Martin . ... 7 at Austin Peay.... ........ 20 EASTERN KENTUCKY ...... 24 TENNESSEE TECH 19 MURRAY STATE .. ....... ....... 24 at Southeast Missouri .... .... 11 24 24 24 14 28 28 56 28 24 41 �Game 9 - Nov. 9 Game 1 O - Nov. 1 & Murray State University at Richmond 1 :00 p.m. EST Austin Peay State University at Clarksville, TN 1:30 p.m. CST Location-Murray , KY Founded-1922 President-Dr. Kern Alexander Enrollment-8,328 Colors-Blue and Gold Conference-Ohio Valley Nickname-Racers Athletics Director-Mike Strickland Head Coach-Houston Nutt (Oklahoma State, 1980) Coaching Record at MSU-20-14-0/4th year Coaching Record Overall-20-14-0/4th year Phone (502) 762-6181 Assistant Coaches-Bo Hannaford , Mark Hutson, Mike Markuson , Larry McClain, Danny Nutt Last Year's Overall Record-11-1-0 Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-8-0-0/1 st SID-Brian Morgan -(502) 762-4270 Home Phone No.-(502) 753-6897 SID FAX No.-(502) 762-6814 Trainer-Alan Lollar Stadium/Capacity-Stewart/16 ,800 Press Box Number-(502) 762-6811 Lettermen LosUReturning-17/44 PROSPECTUS William Hampton Cornerback After what anyone would consider a season of a lifetime a year ago, the Murray State Racers are hoping that 1996 shows that 1995wasn'tjust an abnormality but the start of a trend. Matching 1995's success will be difficult. Murray State posted its firstever 11-0 regular season, won the school's first Ohio Valley Conference championship since 1986 and was ranked in the top five of Division I-AA most of the season. But Racer head coach Houston Nutt, who revitalized football at Murray State after the Racers had not had a winning season since 1989 and who was the OVC Coach and Eddie Robinson award-winner as I-AA Coach of the Year, hopes 1995 was just the beginning. The Racers return five starters on offense, including AII-OVC quarterback Mike Cherry (135-225 for 2,084 yards and 16 TD's). Gone from the offense is '95 OVC Offensive Player of the Year in runningback Derrick Cullars, who rushed for a MSU record 1,765 yards last season. Junior Reginald Swinton returns after finishing second on the squad in receptions last season with 27 catches for 412 yards and three TD's. Donnie Stephens (9-105-2) is back at tight end after backing up Xavier Shephard for three seasons. First-teamAII-OVC selection Anthony Hutch returns for his senior year at defensive end to head the Racer line. First-team AII-OVC linebacker Ronnie Merritt and second-team all-league LB Reuel Shephard are back, as is All-American defensive back William Hampton, who set an NCAA record with 280 yards of interception returns on eight interceptions. Eastern leads the series, 31-20-4. 1996SCHEDULE Sept. 7 WESTERN KENTUCKY Sept.14 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Sept.21 at Southeast Missouri Sept.28 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Oct. 5 AUSTIN PEAY Oct. 12 at UT Martin Oct. 19 at Eastern Illinois Oct. 26 Open Nov. 2 TENNESSEE TECH Nov. 9 at Eastern Kentucky Nov.16 TENNESSEESTATE Nov . 23 WEST VA. TECH Location-Clarksville, TN Founded-1927 President-Dr. Sal Rinella Enrollment-7,800 Colors-Red and White Conference-Ohio Valley Nickname-Governors Athletics Director-Dr. Kaye Hart Head Coach-Roy Gregory (UT Chattanooga, 1968) Coaching Record at APSU-16-39-0/6th year Coaching Record Overall-16-39-0/6th year Phone (615) 648-7905 Assistant Coaches-Ed Smith, David Armstrong, Russ Ehrenfield, Charles Huff, Curtis Rouse, Garrett Hagin Last Year's Overall Record-3-8-0 Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-2-6-0/Tie-6th SID-Brad Kirtley (615) 648-7561 Home Phone No.-(615) 647-0992 SID FAX No.-(615) 648-7562 Trainer-Chuck Kimmel Stadium/Capacity-Governors/10, 000 Press Box Number-(615) 648-7191, 7194 Lettermen LosUReturning-15/37 Roy Gregory Coach ·-"·--·- Jacob Dickson Fullback PROSPECTUS APSU football coach Roy Gregory has taken a "get-tough" approach to the 1996 season. "Defense and the kicking game is where it all starts," Gregory said. 'We are trying to find some people--like in our secondary--who will bust their rear to be the best they can be. We definitely lack experience back there." The Govs' defense will be led by a pair of linebackers, senior Phil Hancock and junior Thomas Williams, who each recorded more than 100 tackles in 1995. Upfront, APSU returnstackleAmiziahSmithwhofinished with 34 tackles , including five for losses. Smallish defensive end Carlos Payne (5-9, 225) led the OVC in tackles for loss (16 for 42 yards), while Jules Hewitt could be ready to come into his own at defensive end after missing action last season with a dislocated shoulder. Offensively, the Govs return 10 starters, including wide receiver Gary Williams, who earned second-teamAII-OVC honors a year ago, and Charles Hall (18-395-3). Jacob Dickson returns for his third straight season as a starter after leading APSU in rushing (607 yds.) for the second straight season. Chris Horton is back at running back, while Alonzo Porter and Q.T. Todd will battle it out at tight end. After Lance Hoeltke's departure at quarterback, Daniel Williams, Matt Hicks andAlsay Montgomery will challenge for that spot. Potentially, the Govs return the entire offensive line unit intact. Eastern leads the series, 34-3-0. 1995 RESULTS 35 at Western Kentucky ......... 14 35 at Southern Illinois ................ 3 34 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ...... 0 34 at Middle Tennessee ............ 0 45 at Austin Peay ................... 17 33 UT MARTIN . ...... 9 63 MOREHEAD STATE ........... 13 45 at Tennessee Tech ............ 14 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY ........ 7 24 at Tennessee State ..... ...... 19 56 Western Illinois .... .... 18 ...... 35 #34 Northern Iowa #NCAA I-AA Playoffs 1996SCHEDULE 1995 RESULTS Sept. 7 at Arkansas State 13 EASTERN ILLINOIS .... .. .... .. 31 Sept. 14 at Samford 32 SAMFORD ...... ... .... ............. 42 Sept. 21 WESTERN KENTUCKY 38 WESTERN KENTUCKY 34 Sept. 28 at Southeast Missouri 23 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI .... 38 Oct. 5 at Murray State 17 MURRAY STATE. .... 45 Oct. 12 at Middle Tennessee .... 43 0 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Oct. 19 TENNESSEE TECH 20 at Tennessee Tech ............ 17 Oct. 26 at Tennessee State 28 TENNESSEE STATE ............. 6 Nov. 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS 13 at Morehead State .............. 26 Nov. 9 Open 0 at Eastern Kentucky ....... 28 Nov. 16 EASTERN KENTUCKY 28 at UT Martin ......... ............... 31 Nov. 23 UT MARTIN 47 �Game 11 - Nov. 23 EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ALL-OVC FOOTBALL PLAYERS Eastern Illinois University at Charleston 1 :30 p.m. CST Location-Charleston, IL Founded-1895 President-Dr.David Jorns Enrollment- 10,700 Nickname-Panthers Colors-Blue and Gray Conference-Ohio Valley Athletics Director-TBA Head Coach-Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) Coaching Record at EIU - 52-49-1/10th year Overall Coaching Record-52-49-1 /1 oth year Phone-(217) 581 -5031 Assistant Coaches-John Smith, Roy Wittke, Michael Garrison, Clancy Barone, Bob Krieger, John Bowers Last Year's Overall Record-10-2-0 Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-5-1/Tie-1 st SID-David Kidwell SID Office Phone No.-(217) 581-6408 Home Phone No.-(217) 345-4166 SID FAX No.-(217) 581-6434 Trainer-Rob Doyle Stadium/Capacity-O'Brien/10 ,000 Press Box Phone No.-(217) 581-5032 Lettermen Lost/Returning-12/32 Bob Spoo Coach Ibrahim Bawa Runningback PROSPECTUS Eastern Illinois has six starters back on each side of the ball but the players who put up the numbers and earned the accolades have graduated. It will be a challenging year as EIU enters a new era in the Ohio Valley Conference after 11 years in the Gateway Conference. With 12 fulltime starters and 32 lettermen back, the possibility exists for a good season, but 10th year coach Bob Spoo needs to determine starters at several skill positions . Eureka College transfer Mike Simpson will have a shot at the starting QB post after setting an NCAA Division Ill single season pass efficiency record in 1994 by completing 73.4 percent of his passes for 1,988 yards and 25 touchdowns . With both starting runningbacksgone, including All-American and No. 2 EIU all-time rusher Willie High, the Panthers will turn to junior Ibrahim Bawa (388 yds.) to carry the ball most of the time . Only one offensive lineman graduated so EIU will have plenty of size and experience at those slots. Last year's Panther defense was No. 11 nationally in rush defense and No. 17 in scoring "D", giving up just 15.2 ppg. The EIU defense will be paced by senior lineman Brian McGavock, a second-team All-Gateway pick who led the team with eight sacks; linebacker Rodney Wilson, the team's No. 2 tackler in 1995with 98; and Chris Brown, a three-year starter at cornerback who is expected to solidify the secondary. EKU leads the series, 3-0-0. 1996SCHEDULE Aug. 29 at Western Michigan Sept. 7 PITTSBURG STATE Sept. 14 INDIANA STATE Sept. 21 Open Sept. 28 at UT Martin Oct. 5 Open Oct. 12 WESTERN ILLINOIS Oct. 19 MURRAY STATE Oct. 26 at Tennessee Tech Nov. 2 at Austin Peay Nov. 9 at Southeast Missouri Nov. 16 at Middle Tennessee Nov. 23 EASTERN KENTUCKY 1995 RESULTS 31 at Austin Peay .................... 13 34 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI .... 18 30 UT MARTIN ........ .... ....... ..... 22 9 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI ...... 7 33 CENTRALSTATE(OH) .. ..... 27 7 at Northern Iowa ................ 17 35 at Western Kentucky ........ ... 9 31 ILLINOIS STATE ................. 10 20 WESTERN ILLINOIS .... ....... 17 42 at Southern Illinois ... ....... .... 21 27 at Indiana State ......... ......... .. 6 #29 at Stephen F. Austin ........ .. 34 #NCAA I-AA Playoffs 48 Delmas Freem an,guard .......... ............. 1948 Paul Wright, center .............................. 1948 Carl Plantholt. guard ........................... 1949 Ray Pelfrey, back ................................. 1949 Ed Zoretic, back ..... ............................... 1951 Chuck Hartzer. back ............................... 1951 Chuck Schmitt. tackle ........ .. .................. 1952 Alex Kilakowski, end .......... .. .......... ...... . 1952 Carl Oakley, guard.. .. .... ....... 1953 Roy Kidd. back .. .. .... .......... .. . 1953 Fred Winscher, end . . .... 1954 Frank Nassida, tackle .................. .. ........ 1954 Jerry Johns, guard ................................ 1954 James Hanlon, back ............................... 1954 Don Daly, back ..................................... 1954 Bob Muller, back .................................. 1954 Tom Schulte, end .. ...... 1955 John Sebest, back ................................ 1957 Dave Bishop, back .. .. ...... ....... 1958 Steve Herczeg, tackle.. . . .. .... ........ 1959 Eddie Miller, guard . . .............. 1959 Joe Graybeal, center .......................... 1959 Don MacDonald, guard ........................ 1951 Jimmy Chittum, back .... ............... 1961, 1962 Ken Goodhew, guard ........................... 1962 Roscoe Perkins, guard ......................... 1955 ChuckSiemon,end .. ........ ............ 1964, 1967 Roy Evans, tackle ................................. 1965 Jim Guice, back ........................... 1966, 1968 Buddy Pfaadt, back ............ ........ 1965, 1966 Mike Smith, back ................................. 1966 Aaron Marsh, end . .. ..... 1966, 1967 Bill Brewer, tackle ...................... 1967, 1968 Fred Troike, guard .. . .. 1967, 1968 Ron Reed, linebacker ........................... 1967 Harry Lenz, back ................................... 1967 Jim Moberly, linebacker ....................... 1968 Larry Kaelin, guard ............................... 1969 Teddy Taylor, guard ............. .. .. . 1967-1969 Jimmie Brooks, back ................... 1966-1971 Harry Irwin, tackle .... ............ .. ...... ......... 1970 Butch Evans, fullback .. .. ........................ 1970 James Wilson, tight end .................. .... ... 1971 James Porter, back ........ .. .. .... .. .. .......... 1971 Wally Chambers, tackle .............. 1970, 1972 James Croudep, linebacker ........ 1970, 1972 Larry Kirksey, end ................................. 1972 Alfred Thompson, back ........................ 1973 Rich Thomas, back ............................... 1973 Everett Talbert, back .................. 1974, 1976 Joe Alvino, guard .. ..................... 1974, 1976 John Revere, flanker ............................. 1974 Robyn Hatley, tackle .................... 1974, 1975 Earl Cody, kicker .. ............................ .... 1974 Stan Roberts, noseguard ..................... 1974 Junior Hardin, tackle ................... 1974, 1975 Elmo Boyd, split-end ................. 1975, 1976 Scot McCallister, back . .. ......... 1975 Ernie House, back ... ...................... ....... 1976 Roosevelt Kelly, center ......................... 1976 Anthony Miller, back ................... 1976, 1977 Stan Mitchell, back ...................... ......... 1977 Randy Heaberlin, tackle ........................ 1977 Dean Stucky, guard .................... 1977, 1978 Jim Nelson, flanker, ........................ ...... 1977 Chris Roberts, end .................. ............. 1978 David Neal, center .................. .... 1978, 1979 Joe Richard, noseguard .............. 1978, 1979 Dale Patton, fullback ................ .. 1978, 1979 Danny Martin, back ..................... 1978, 1979 Kevin Greve, guard ................ .. .... . 1979, 1981 David Flores, kicker ............................. 1979 Bob McIntyre, linebacker ..................... 1979 Darryl Lawson, tackle .......... .. ........ ....... 1980 Joe Schioske center ............................ 1980 James Shelton, tackle ........................... 1980 George Floyd, back .... ............... 1980, 1981 Terrence Thompson, back .................... 1001 David Dihrkop, tackle ........................... 1001 Chris Taylor, guard .... ................ 1981, 1982 Jerry Parrish, flanker . .. ............ 1001 Randy Taylor, tackle ................... 1981, 1982 Alex Dominguez, linebacker ....... 1981 , 1982 Tuck Woolum , quarterback .................. 1982 Tron Armstrong, receiver .................... 1982 Steve Bird, flanker . . ................... 1982 Chris Sullivan, center .. .. ............ 1983, 1984 Mike Bobek, tackle .. .. ....... 1983 Mike McShane, noseguard .... .. ....... 1983 David Hill, linebacker ........................... 1983 Anthony Jones, back .. ................ 1983, 1984 Charles Keller, end ........................ ....... 1984 Fred Harvey, linebacker .............. 1984, 1986 Joe Spadafino, tackle ................. 1984, 1985 Keith Bosley, tackle .... ............ .... .......... 1985 James Crawford, back ................ 1985, 1987 Aaron Jones, tackle ...... .............. 1985, 1987 John Jackson, tackle ... ............... 1986, 1987 Byron Ingram, center ......... ................ 1986 Dale Dawson, kicker ... ...... ................... 1986 Eugene Banks, noseguard .. . 1986, 1987 Harold Torrens, noseguard ......... 1986, 1987 John Klingel, end .................................. 1986 Pat Smith, back . .. ................... 1986 Danny Copeland, back ................ 1986, 1987 Elroy Harris, back ................ ....... 1987, 1988 David Miller, tackle ............................... 1987 JessieSmall,end. .. ... 1987, 1988 Gary Greve, guard .. .. .. .... . 1987 Mike Kelly, guard . . . .. . . 1988 Mike Delvisco, center ........ .................. 1988 Oscar Angulo, tight end ....................... 1988 Tim Lester, back .. . 1988, 1991 Mike Cadore, end . .. ....................... 1988 Chris Coffey, linebacker .. .. ...... .......... .. 1988 Kelly Cutright, safety . .. ..... ........... .. 1988 Mark Mitchell, guard ...... ..................... 1989 Al Jacevicius, tackle ............................. 1989 Jim Von Handorf, center ...................... 1989 Markus Thomas, back ................. 1989, 1992 Randy Bohler, flanker .......................... 1989 Bernard Rhodes, tackle ....................... 1989 ErnestThompson, noseguard ...... 1989-1991 John Holmes, guard .. ........ .. .... .......... ... 1990 Tim Wimbley, guard.. .. ........... 1990, 1991 Carl Satterly, tackle .................. 1990, 1991 Greg McKee, tackle.. . 1990, 1991 Kelly Blount, linebacker ... ................... 1990 David Wilkins, end ...................... 1990, 1991 Brett Kol nick, end .......... ..................... 1990 Craig Brooks, safety .,........................ 1990 Mike Roth, guard ................................. 1991 Randy Wardlow, end . . 1991 Chris McNamee, safety.. . ............... 1991 Brian Pressler, tackle ........................... 1992 Mike Thomas, guard . .. .. .. ........ .... 1992 Chad Bratzke, tackle ................... 1992, 1993 Brad Ladd, back .................................. 1992 Jason Combs, tackle .... ............... 1993-95 James Hand, guard ...... ............ .. ...... 1993-95 Joel Woods, center ... ........ ........... .. 1993 Carlos Timmons, linebacker ................ 1993 Chris Guyton, safety ............................ 1993 Chris Whitefield, tight end ................... 1994 Roosevelt Givens, tackle ..................... 1994 Tony McCombs, linebacker ......... 1994,1995 Joe Smith, back .... ............................... 1994 Marc Collins, punter ................. 1994,1995 William Murrell, back ............................ 1995 Joe Ganns back .. . ... 1995 ave All-Time Standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Murray State Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Tennessee State UT Martin Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Won 218 181 148 145 17 24 13 81 - Lost 86 104 157 167 22 33 19 146 - Tied 7 4 9 3 0 0 0 2 - Pct. .712 .633 .486 .465 .436 .421 .406 .358 - Year 1948-95 1952-95 1948-95 1948-95 1991-95 1988-95 1992-95 1963-95 1995 �Past Scores with 1996 Opponents r ~11:l'J Austin Peay 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965* 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 *forfeit Series - EKU 21, EKU 27, EKU 21, EKU 14, EKU 14, EKU 0, EKU 35, EKU 33, EKU 37, EKU 21, EKU 29, EKU 38, EKU 14, EKU 21, EKU 24, EKU 22, EKU 49, EKU 27, EKU 17, EKU 14, EKU 35, EKU 23, EKU 41 , EKU 27, EKU 31, EKU 20, EKU 20, EKU 27, EKU 50, EKU 56, EKU 45, EKU 38, EKU 21, EKU 45, EKU 48, EKU 27, EKU 28, AP? AP13 AP? AP? APO AP26 AP30 AP15 AP 0 AP20 AP10 AP? AP9 AP6 AP? AP9 APO AP13 AP 20 AP 0 AP10 AP10 AP14 AP18 AP14 AP3 AP10 AP17 AP 7 AP10 AP 20 AP14 APO AP14 AP 7 AP14 AP 0 Southeast Missouri 1990 EKU 45, 1991 EKU 49, 1992 EKU 20, 1993 EKU 35, 1994 EKU 34, 1995 EKU 42, Series-EKU 6, SEMO 0, SEMO0 SEMO? SEMO 10 SEMO 21 SEMO6 SEMO24 Ties 0 I ~ ~ Tennessee-Martin EKU 16, UTM 14 1973 EKU 24, UTM 9 1974 1991 EKU 56, UTM 21 1992 EKU 35, UTM 9 UTM 0 1993 EKU 30, 1994 EKU 34, UTM14 UTM 15 1995 EKU 38, Series-EKU 7, UTM 0, Ties 0 Middle Tennessee 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 EKU 15, EKU 26, EKU 14, EKU 19, EKU 14, EKU 0, EKU 6, EKU 12, EKU 15, EKU 28, EKU 28, EKU 13, EKU 10, EKU 20, EKU 14, EKU 49, EKU 14, EKU 24, EKU 18, EKU 13, EKU 29, EKU 21, MT6 MT0 MT 21 MT26 MT 35 MT14 MT14 MT 14 MT22 MT8 MT33 MT20 MT14 MT22 MT ? MT 21 MT0 MT10 MT 31 MT0 MT28 MT17 EKU 34, AP 3, Ties 0 Eastern Illinois Appalachian State 1971 1972 1991 Series - EKU 2, EKU28, EKU 7, EKU 14, ASU 1, Ties 49 ASU14 ASU55 ASU 3 0 1947 EKU 1948 EKU 1986 EKU Series - EKU 3, EI U 0, 14, EI U 13 25, EIU 14 24, EIU 22 Ties 0 �EKU 34, 1975 1976 EKU 40, EKU 10, 1977 EKU 42, 1978 EKU 52, 1979 EKU 24, 1980 EKU 23, 1981 1982 EKU 35, EKU 14, 1983 EKU 10, 1984 EKU 10, #1984 EKU 14, 1985 EKU 28 , 1986 EKU 16, 1987 EKU 27, 1988 EKU 19, 1989 EKU 10, 1990 EKU 17, 1991 EKU 23, #1991 1992 EKU 7, EKU 33, 1993 EKU 28, 1994 EKU 34, 1995 Series - EKU 26, MT 19, #1 -AA Playoff MT24 MT14 MT19 MT12 MT10 MT0 MT? MT10 MT? MT22 MT27 MT28 MT3 MT17 MT14 MT24 MT? MT? MT13 MT 38 MT27 MT27 MT21 Ties 0 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU 7, 19, 14, 14, 0, 6, 17, 27, 28, 21 , 34, 17, 7, 3, 20, 30, 7, 12, 20, 24, 7, 24, 24, 21, 10, 27, 20, 15, 29, Murray State 1929 1930 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 EKU 0, EKU 0, EKU 6, EKU6, EKU 7, EKU 26, EKU 13, EKU 6, EKU 20, EKU 0, EKU 0, EKU 0, EKU 19, EKU 25, EKU 21, EKU 7, EKU 26, EKU 14, MSU46 MSU 52 MSU 0 MSU 6 MSU 7 MSU13 MSU 21 MSU 0 MSU0 MSU19 MSU9 MSU 20 MSU14 MSU6 MSU6 MSU14 MSU19 MSU6 50 MSU0 MSU 21 MSU13 MSU17 MSU20 MSU6 MSU17 MSU6 MSU7 MSU 20 MSU13 MSU7 MSU17 MSU7 MSU 21 MSU16 MSU26 MSU 10 MSU 24 MSU 21 MSU 24 MSU14 MSU20 MSU 20 MSU 24 MSU14 MSU 27 MSU17 MSU 21 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Series - EKU 31, MSU 24 (OT) EKU 38, MSU36 EKU 42 , MSU0 EKU 42, MSU17 EKU 21, MSU 18 (OT) EKU 21 , MSU13 EKU 49, MSU13 EKU 7, MSU 17 EKU 31, MSU 20, Ties 4 ~~lUNJ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 a~ Troy State 1978 EKU 10, 1979 EKU 15, Series - EKU 1, TSU 1, Ties 0 TSU 16 TSU 0 �Tennessee State 1982 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Series - TSU 7 EKU 13, EKU 10, TSU 0 EKU 21 , TSU 9 EKU 55, TSU 17 TSU 20 EKU 27, TSU 28 EKU 49, EKU 52, TSU13 EKU 28, TSU 13 EKU 56, TSU 20 EKU 9 TSU 0, Ties 0 .• ~ E. ~ .c"Z-. '4./ ~ s J' ~ri ., E 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Series - EKU 28, TT 14 EKU 3, TT? EKU 24, TT0 EKU 38, TT 14 EKU 17, TT? EKU 20, TT 13 TT? EKU 14, EKU0, TT 14 EKU 30, TT 14 EKU 29, TT 14 EKU 3, TT 14 EKU 28, TT 14 EKU 28, TT21 EKU 20, TT 16 EKU 35, TT0 EKU 48, TT? EKU 63, TT 10 EKU 34, TT 17 EKU 24, TT? EKU 21, TT 14 EKU 35, TT17 EKU 42, TT 14 EKU 44, TT8 EKU 14, TT? EKU 21, TT20 EKU 29, TT20 EKU 19, TT 13 EKU 35, TT0 EKU 10, TT? EKU 23, TT3 EKU 21 , TT3 EKU 38, TT 14, Ties 0 - TECH ~" ""'vt" Tennessee Tech 1937 1942 1945 1946 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU 7, 13, 14, 32, 13, 7, 47, 15, 14, 0, 14, 7, 25, 14, 19, 10, 0, 8, 21, 19, 7, D TT0 TT0 TT 12 TT0 TT0 TT20 TT? TT14 TT28 TT? TT? TT 13 TT 13 TT34 TT20 TT 14 TT20 TT 14 TT0 TT 21 TT27 Western Kentucky 1914 1915 1916 1921 1922 1927 1929 1930 1931 1934 1935 1936 EKU 34, EKU 0, EKU 0, EKU0, EKU 13, EKU 16, EKU 0, EKU 6, EKU 0, EKU 0, EKU 0, EKU 7, EKU 9, EKU 6, EKU 0, 51 WKU6 WKU 18 WKU0 WKU6 WKU 12 WKU0 WKU21 WKU47 WKU 12 WKU36 WKU50 WKU42 WKU47 WKU40 WKU7 1937 EKU 0, 1938 EKU 7 1939 EKU0, 1941 EKU 20, 1942 EKU 18, 1946 EKU 6, 1947 EKU 27, 1948 EKU 13, 1949 EKU 20, 1950 EKU 13, 1951 EKU 31 , 1952 EKU6, 1953 EKU 13, 1954 EKU 21 , 1955 EKU 7, 1956 EKU6, 1957 EKU 28, 1958 EKU 14, 1959 EKU 7, 1960 EKU 17, 1961 EKU 15, 1962 EKU6, 1963 EKU6, 1964 EKU 0, 1965 EKU 28 , 1966 EKU 24, 1967 EKU 14, 1968 EKU 16, 1969 EKU 26, 1970 EKU 7, 1971 EKU 7, 1972 EKU0, 1973 EKU0, 1974 EKU 24, 1975 EKU 13, 1976 EKU6, 1977 EKU 35, 1978 EKU 16, 1979 EKU 8, 1980 EKU 10, 1981 EKU 19, 1982 EKU 35, 1983 EKU 10, 1984 EKU 10, 1985 EKU 51, 1986 EKU 10, 1987 EKU 20, #1987 EKU 40, 1988 EKU 14, #1988 EKU 41, 1989 EKU 24, 1990 EKU 35, 1991 EKU 37, 1992 EKU 21, 1993 EKU 10, 1994 EKU 21, 1995 EKU 38, Series - EKU 31, WKU #1-M Playoff WKU23 WKU32 WKU26 WKU27 WKU0 WKU0 WKU7 WKU 14 WKU7 WKU 14 WKU7 WKU48 WKU7 WKU0 WKU0 WKU 14 WKU0 WKU21 WKU 14 WKU7 WKU 16 WKU5 WKU29 WKU24 WKU 12 WKU 12 WKU 14 WKU7 WKU27 WKU 19 WKU 16 WKU 10 WKU35 WKU34 WKU7 WKU 10 WKU 10 WKU 17 WKU6 WKU 13 WKU 11 WKU21 WKU 10 WKU 17 WKU21 WKU24 WKU 10 WKU 17 WKU 16 WKU24 WKU3 WKU 12 WKU22 WKU7 WKU 15 WKU24 WKU 14 38 , Ties 3 �1995 Eastern Statistics EKI.J 227 133 82 12 533 2955 275 2680 5.0 223.3 OPP 208 84 112 12 443 1976 389 1587 3.6 132.3 259 PASSING Attempts 142 Completions 8 Had Intercepted Completion Percentage .548 TOTAL YARDS PASSING 2001 Average Yards/Completion14.1 166.8 Average Yards/Game 374 227 10 .607 2657 11 .7 221.4 TOTALOFFENSIVEPLAYS 792 817 TEAM FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING Attempts Yards Gained Yards Lost Net Yards Rushing Average Yards/Attempt Average Yards/Game 4681 4244 TOTAL NET YARDS 5.9 5.2 Average Yards/Play 390.1 353.7 Average Yards/Game PUNTING 50/2117 78/2884 Number/Yards 42.3 37.0 Average Yards Per Punt 39.9 32.9 Net Punting Average PENALTIES NumberNds. 74/564 941798 38/19 20/8 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY .391 59/151 Made/Attempts .344 62/180 FUMBLES Number/Lost FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY.524 11/21 Made/Attempts .375 9/24 50 35 13 2 29 10 17 2 TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns Individual Offensive Statistics G NO GAIN NEG NET AVG/G AVG LG TD W . Murrell D. Carter F. Wilson T. Luginbill R. Bouldin C . Posey J . Dunn G . Couch S . Davis B. Washington J. Hill D. Burks M . Collins R. Menendez 11 11 10 12 12 8 8 8 10 12 8 12 12 12 177 129 96 42 23 24 122 1 0 15 18 0 8 0 2 8 12 1004 735 439 267 67 52 42 40 23 18 12 -2 -9 91 .3 66.8 43.9 22.3 5.6 6 .5 5.3 5.0 2 .3 1.5 1.5 -0.2 -0 .7 -0.8 5.7 5.7 4 .6 4.0 2.4 13.0 14.0 2 .7 11 .5 3.6 3.0 -2 .0 -8.0 -4 .5 36 28 4 3 15 2 5 4 1 1 2 1046 758 463 389 68 52 57 58 23 26 12 0 0 3 3 16 10 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COLONELS 12 533 2955 275 2680 223.3 5.0 64 35 OPP TOTALS 12 443 1976 389 1587 132.3 3.6 85 10 RUSHING 66 -8 64 55 32 10 40 55 12 17 12 6 -2 -8 G NO YDS YD/R YD/G REC/G LG TD D. Burks B. Washington J . Dunn C . Whitefield W. Murrell D. Thomas R. Menendez D . Carter R. Bouldin S. Davis F. Wilson J. Woodside C . Posey T. DeGregorio B.Brenneman 12 12 8 11 11 12 12 11 12 10 10 12 8 12 12 33 31 20 17 8 7 6 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 508 558 221 155 76 107 105 92 84 19 9 27 15 15 10 15.4 18.0 11 .1 9.1 9.5 15.3 17.5 18.4 16.8 6.3 3.0 27.0 15.0 15.0 10.0 42 .3 46.5 27.6 14.1 6 .9 8.9 8.8 8.4 7.0 1.9 0.9 2 .3 1.9 1.3 0 .8 2.8 2 .6 2 .5 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0 .3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 62 75 41 16 22 27 50 69 27 10 7 27 15 15 10 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 COLONELS 12 142 2001 14.1 166.8 11.8 75 13 OPP TOTALS 12 227 2657 11.7 221.4 18.9 68 17 RECEIVING PUNTING NO YDS AVG 1-20 TB LG BLK M . Collins 50 2117 42.3 16 2 70 0 COLONELS 50 2117 42.3 16 2 70 0 OPP TOTALS 78 2884 37.0 14 9 57 1 G ATT COMP INT YDS PCT YDS/ATT TD AVG/GM SACK/YDS HIGH 12 8 12 12 216 40 2 1 121 19 2 0 7 1 0 0 1683 278 40 0 .560 .475 1.000 0 7.79 6.95 20.00 0 11 2 0 0 140.25 34.75 3.33 0 10-81 1-10 0 0 295 87 27 0 COLONELS 12 259 142 8 2001 .548 7.73 13 166.75 11-91 295 OPPONENTS12 374 227 10 2657 .607 7.10 17 221.42 38-206 467 PASSING T. Luginbill G . Couch M . Collins D. Burks 52 �Individual Statistics SCORING TDR TDP W. Murrell D. Carter M. Collins F. Wilson D. Burks B. Washington R. Bouldin J. Dunn T. Luginbuill D. Thomas J. Wright C. Whitefield 16 10 0 5 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 COLONELS 35 OPP TOTALS 10 TDRt 1-PAT 2-PAT FG 0 1 0 0 4 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 TP KO RETURNS 108 66 58 30 24 24 18 18 6 6 3 2 W. Murrell D. Carter R. Menendez C. Wh itefield R. Bouldin J. Dunn 5-9 5-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43-46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 5-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 46-49 1-1 17 2 21 -25 1-4 SCORING BY PERIODS COLONELS OPP TOTALS 1 77 40 2 90 97 4 3 79 117 27 48 OT LG TD 21.9 19.0 18.8 13.0 10.3 7.0 85 23 35 21 17 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 672 18.7 85 1 46 778 16.9 38 0 363 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD 212 B. Washington W . Murrell R. Menendez 31 6 1 247 73 0 8.0 12.2 0.0 43 63 0 0 1 0 212 EKU YDS OPP YDS 1STQTR. 2NDQTR. 3RDQTR. 4THQTR. 114 128 150 172 140 218 176 264 564 AVG 437 76 75 39 31 14 OPPONENTS PENAL TIES BY QUARTERS TOTALS YDS 20 4 4 3 3 2 COLONELS TOT 363 0 0 NO COLONELS 38 320 8.4 63 1 OPPONENTS 24 124 5.2 20 0 INTERCEPTIONS J. Smith C. Clark J. Ganns C . Guyton T. Mccombs S. Baskin COLONELS OPPONENTS NO YDS AVG LG TD 2 2 2 2 1 1 38 8 7 4 7 4 19.0 4.0 3 .5 2.0 7.0 4 .0 38 5 5 4 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 68 6.8 38 0 8 91 11.4 58 1 +50 TOT 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-9 FIELD GOALS 798 1-19 M . Collins 0-0 COLONELS 0-0 OPP TOTALS 0-0 20-29 30-39 40-49 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 5-7 0-2 5-7 3-4 2-3 OVC RECORD: 7-1 OVERALL RECORD: 9-3 SEASON RESULTS AND ATTENDANCE Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct . Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 31 9 16 23 30 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 A H H A A H H A A H H A L w w w w w w w L w w L 32 38 26 21 42 34 38 56 7 28 41 0 *Ohio Valley Conference Game Central Florida Western Kentucky East Stroudsburg *Tennessee Tech *Southeast Missouri *Middle Tennessee *Tennessee-Martin(HC) *Tennessee State *Murray State *Austin-Peay *Morehead State #Montana 40 14 0 3 24 21 15 20 17 0 10 48 # NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs 53 13,422 18,600 3,800 5,500 7,105 7,900 12 ,800 2,716 15,711 2,200 4,100 13,830 5-9 5-7 �DEFENSE TACKLES ASSISTS R. Bell, LB 69 56 T.McCombs, LB 71 50 B.Bowen, LB 59 42 C.Guyton, DB 44 33 B.Head, DB 47 15 J.Smith, DB 40 21 K. Long, DB 31 24 S. Gulash, DT 16 30 D.Hoelscher, DE 32 13 J.Ganns, DB 30 15 T.Ward, DE 21 18 S.Balkcom, DE 20 18 16 19 A.Cox.OT C.Clark,DB 27 7 C.Williams,DT 22 12 S.Walker,LB 15 17 A.Johnson.LB 16 15 15 S.Baskin,DE 15 D.Lee,DE 9 4 A.Lamar, DB 4 9 J.Woodside, DB 8 5 7 4 S. Hyden.LB C.Prewitt, DT 5 5 D.Campbell,DB 8 1 J.Dunn,TE/DE 4 1 D.Forman,DE 2 2 TOTALS 657 432 TACKLES TOTAL FOR LOSS YARDS 125 9 22 121 15 53 101 13 42 77 0 0 62 1 4 61 2 2 2 55 3 46 5 16 13 45 68 45 0 0 39 5 19 38 10 32 7 35 23 34 1 3 34 5 13 2 32 4 31 3 13 30 5 20 13 2 5 13 1 1 13 0 0 11 0 0 10 1 1 9 0 0 5 3 22 4 1 2 OB SACKS 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 4 3 3 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 YARDS 0 32 20 0 0 0 0 4 44 0 18 10 14 0 7 0 12 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 106 38 206 1089 368 CAUSED FUMBLES FUMBLE RECOVERED 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 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 1 2 0 0 6 8 FUMBLE RETURNS 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 BLOCKED YARDS KICKS YARDS 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 PASSES DEF. 4 7 2 14 8 5 0 2 2 12 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 71 1995 AII-OVC Football Team FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Name Jason Combs Burt Talley James Hand Miek Ruppe Brian Cox Scott Trent Mike Cherry Derrick Cullors William Murrell Dee Mostiller Gerald Bentley Chris Dill Dione Tyler School Eastern Kentucky* Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky* Murray State Murray State Tennessee Tech# Murray State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Murray State Southeast Missouri FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Position Offensive Tackle Offensive Tackle Offensive Guard Offensive Guard Center Tight End Quarterback Running Back Runningback Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Punter/Kicker Kick Return/Punt Return Name Brad Godwin Anthony McCord Anthony Hutch Anthony Hicks Tony Mccombs Natahanial Claybrooks Ronnie Merritt William Hampton Fred Thomas Frank Russell Joe Ganns Marc Collins SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Name Royce McGowan Mark Robinson Chris Reid Mike Nielsen Durand Frierson Chris Whitefield Tommy Luginbill Michael Penix Brigham Lyons Jerome Hurd Kwabene ldelette Gary Williams Marc Collins Fred Thomas School Tennessee State Murray State Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Southest Missouri # Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech # Middle Tennessee Tennessee State Murray State Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky # Tennessee-Martin Position Defensive Lineman Defensive Lineman Defensive Lineman Defensive Lineman Linebacker Linebacker Linebacker Defensive Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Punter SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Position Offensive Tackle Offensive Tackle Offensive Guard Offensive Guard Center Tight End Quarterback Runningback Running back Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Punter/Kicker Kick Return/Punt Return Name Emmanuel Duviella David Hoelscher Jim Lackey Steve Gulash Reuel Shepherd Ronnie Bell Ryan Falker Bobby Haggerty Robert Taylor Renardo Hampton Kirk Pointer Victor Bonds Kenny Thomas Erik Lombard OVC Coach of the Year: Houston Nutt - Murray State OVC Offensive Player of the Year: Derrick Cullars - Murray State Defensive Player of the Year: William Hampton - Murray State ~ School Tennessee-Martin# Middle Tennessee Murray State Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky* Middle Tennessee• Murray State Murray State Tennessee-Martin Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky* School Murray State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State # Eastern Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Southeast Missouri # Tennessee Tech Murray State Austin Peay Tennessee State Murray State Murray State • denotes 1994 AII-OVC First Team Selection Position Defensive Lineman Defensive Lineman Defensive Lineman Defensive Lineman Linebacker Linebacker Linebacker Linebacker Defensive Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Punter # denotes 1994 AII-OVC Second Team Note: The AII-OVC team was voted on by both the head football coaches and sports : Coach of the Year and Players of the Year are selected by a poll of head football coaches only. information directors. 54 �1995 In Review Game 1 Game3 Game 5 August 31 at Orlando, FL Sept. 16 at Richmond, KY Sept. 30 at Cape Girardeau, MO Eastern Kentucky 14 Central Florida 13 3 20 0 15 = 32 O 7 = 40 EKU UCF First Downs 21 26 Rushing Yardage 286 188 Passing Yardage 159 254 Passes 26-11-2 25-20-0 Punting 2-44.5 4-36.3 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 2-1 Yards Penalized 86 89 EKU - Robert Bould in 10 yd. run (Marc Collins kick) UCF - Rufus Hall 24 yd. pass from Daunte Culpepper (Charlie Pierce kick) UCF - Marquette Smith 1 yd.run (kick failed) EKU - William Murrell 5 yd. run (Collins kick) UCF - Smith 1 yd. run (pass failed) EKU - Collins 46 yd. FG UCF - Hall 4 yd. pass from Culpepper (Pierce kick) UCF - Nakia Reddick 58 yd. interception return (Pierce kick) UCF - Hall 11 yd. pass from Culpepper (Pierce kick) EKU - Murrell 36 yd. run (Collins kick) EKU - Jason Dunn 9 yd. pass from Greg Couch (Chris Whitefield pass from Couch) East Stroudsburg Eastern Kentucky O O First Downs Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Passes Punting Fumbles~Lost Yards Penalized EKU EKU EKU EKU 0 0 0 0 = 0 14 12 = 26 EKU ESU 28 276 195 26-17-1 1-39.0 4-3 45 9 45 104 26-11-2 7-35.3 3-2 69 - William Murrell 1 yd. run (Marc Collins kick) - Murrell 7 yd. run (Collins kick) - Ferlando Wilson 1 yd. run (kick blocked) - Daymon Carter 2 yd . run (kick failed) Attendance: 3,800 (est.) Game4 Sept. 23 at Cookeville, TN Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech 7 O 7 3 0 7 = 21 0 0 = 3 Attendance: 13,422 Game 2 Sept. 9 at Richmond, KY Western Kentucky O Eastern Kentucky 7 First Downs Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Passes Punting Fumbles-Lost Yards Penalized 7 14 7 0 7 10 = 14 = 38 EKU WKU 15 204 247 21-13-0 3-55 .3 4-2 45 14 266 138 15-5-0 6-34.3 3-2 51 EKU - Jason Dunn 55 yd. run (Marc Collins kick) EKU - Daymon Carter 2 yd. run (Collins kick) EKU - William Murrell 8 yd. run (Collins kick) WKU - Joey Stockton 50 yd. pass from Willie Taggart (Brad Harrell kick) WKU - Taggart 10 yd. run (Harrell kick) EKU - Bobby Washington 75 yd. pass from Tommy Luginbill (Collins kick) EKU Dunn 4 yd. pass from Luginbill (Collins kick) EKU - Collins 49 yd. FG First Downs Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Passes Punting Fumbles-Lost Yards Penalized EKU TTU 16 136 132 18-12-0 5-46 .6 4-2 68 12 27 177 29-17 - 1 7-38.4 2-1 48 Eastern Kentucky SE Missouri First Downs Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Passes Punting Fumbles-Lost Yards Penalized 7 6 14 6 14 6 7 = 42 6 = 24 EKU SEMO 25 226 295 24-16-0 4-50.0 3-0 75 24 249 214 34-21-1 5-44.2 2-0 94 SEMO - Renaldo Lampkins 10 yd . pass from Shane Kennedy (Ryan Devins kick) EKU - William Murrell 1 yd. run (Marc Collins kick) EKU - Murrell 25 yd. run (Collins kick) SEMO - Dione Tyler 34 yd. pass from Kennedy (pass failed) EKU - Bobby Washington 9 yd. pass from Tommy Luginbill (Collins kick) EKU - Dialleo Burks 62 yd. pass from Luginbill (Collins kick) EKU - Washington 48 yd. pass from Luginbill (Collins kick) SEMO - Tyler 85 yd. run (kick failed) EKU - Ferlando Wilson 1 yd. run (Collins kick) SEMO - Lampkins 13 yd. pass from Kennedy (pass failed) Attendance: 7,105 (est.) Game 6 Oct.14at Richmond, KY EKU EKU TTU EKU - William Murrell 1 yd. run (Marc Collins kick) Robert Bouldin 1 yd. run (Collins kick) - Ryan Kelly 45 yd. FG - Murrell 3 yd. run (Collins kick) Attendance: 5,500 (est.) Middle Tennessee O 7 Eastern Kentucky O 14 First Downs Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Passes Punting Fumbles-Lost Yards Penalized O 14 = 21 13 7 = 34 EKU MTSU 15 172 120 15-7-2 7-43.9 5-2 30 11 65 218 32-15-1 12-39.7 2-0 85 EKU - Dialleo Burks 30 yd. pass from Tommy Luginbill (Marc Collins kick) EKU - William Murrell 1 yd. run (Collins kick) MTSU-Shelby Parker 3 yd. run (Rhett Kopp kick) EKU - Murrell 19 yd. run (kick failed) EKU - Murrell 63 yd. punt return (Collins kick) EKU - Bobby Washington 33 yd. pass from Luginbill (Collins kick) MTSU-Toby Walker 60 yd. pass from Jonathan Quinn (Kopp kick) MTSU-Reggie Upshaw 68 yd. fumble return (Kopp kick) Attendance: 18,600 (est.) 55 Attendance: 7,900 (est.) �Game7 Oct. 21 at Richmond, KY 0 8 = 15 7 14 = 38 UTM EKU 18 First Downs 30 Rush ing Yardage 366 6 Passing Yardage 174 336 23-16-2 58 -40-0 Passes Punting 2-36.5 4-37.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Yards Penalized 59 88 EKU - W illiam Murre ll 61 yJ . ru n (Marc Collins kick) EKU - Murrell 1 yd. run (Collins kick) VTM - Chad Brewer 5 yd . pass from Jeff Mcc rone (J .J . Brown kick) EKU - Colli ns 41 yd . FG EKU - Daymon Carter 21 yd. ru n (Collins kick) EKU - Carter 11 yd . run (Collins kick) lJTM - Lenn y Harris 4 yd . pass from Mccrone (Deuma ine Reeder pass from Mcc ro ne) EKU - Ferlando Wilson 2 yd. run (Collins kick) Attendance : 12,800 (est.) UT Martin Eastern Kentucky 0 7 7 10 Game 8 Oct. 28 at Nashville, TN 7 21 = 56 7 6 = 20 EKU TSU First Downs 25 16 Rush ing Yardage 349 34 Passing Yardage 239 307 21-15-0 48 -29- 1 Pa sses Punting 2-50 .0 8-36.1 Fumbles-Lost 2- 1 0-0 Yards Penalized 33 38 EKU - Tommy Luginbill 4 yd. run (Marc Collins kick) EKU - W illiam Murrell 36 yd. run (Co llins kick) EKU - Dialleo Burks 5 yd . pa ss from Lug inbi ll (Collins kick) EKU - Burks 5 yd . pass from Greg Couch (Collins kick) TSU - Calvin Davenport 22 yd. pass from Daryl Wil liams (Patrick McFall kick) EKU - Murre ll 2 yd . run (Collins kick) TSU - Jerome Hurd 7 yd. pass from W illiams (McFall kick) EKU - Daym on Carter 1 yd. run (John Wrig ht kick) EKU - Ferlando Wilson 55 yd. run (Wrig ht kick) EKU - W ilson 4 yd. run (Wright kick) TSU - Hurd 5 yd. pass from Robey W illiams (kick fa iled) Attendance: 2,716 Eastern Kentucky 14 Tennessee State 0 14 7 Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Passes Punting Fumbles-Lost Yards Penalized MSU MSU EKU MSU 121 52 20-7-1 8-39 .0 1-0 52 - Chris Dill 32 yd. FG - Reginald Swinton 10 yd. pass from Mike Cherry (Dill kick) - Daymon Carter 15 yd. run (Collins kick) - Herman Taylor 28 yd. pass from Cherry (Dill kick) First Downs 0 0 3 7 EKU 12 7 7 EKU EKU MSU EKU - Game 10 Nov. 11 at Richmond, KY Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky O 7 EKU EKU EKU EKU O 7 O 7 EKU 16 340 79 19-8-0 5-31.2 1-1 20 First Downs Rushi ng Yardage Passing Yardage Passes Punting Fumbles-Lost Yards Penalized O = 0 7 = 28 APSU 11 152 58 23 -12-2 11 -29.8 0-0 57 - Daymon Carter 64 yd. run (Marc Collins kick) - Robert Bouldin 13 yd . pass from Tommy Luginbill (Collins kick) - Carter 30 yd . run (Collins kick) - Danny Thomas 8 yd. pass from Luginbill (Collins kick) Attenda nce: Game 11 Nov. 18 at Richmon d, KY Mo re hea d State O Eastern Kent ucky 14" = 7 = 17 MSU 17 56 10 7 EKU EKU EKU EKU EKU - O O = 10 10 10 = 41 EKU 17 201 213 20-9-0 4-40.5 1-0 42 MSU 21 351 56 14-5-0 5-40.8 0-0 32 Daymon Carter 14 yd . run (Marc Collins kick) Carter 69 yd. pass from Tommy Luginbill (Colllins kick) David Bone 7 yd . run (Brian Nurick kick) William Murrell 85 yd . kickoff return (Collins kick) Nurick 44 yd. FG Murrell 12 yd . run (Collins kick) Collins41 yd. FG Carter 1 yd . run (Collins kick) Collins 44 yd. FG Attendance: 4,100 (est.) Game12 Nov. 25 at Missoula, MT 1995 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs (First Round) Eastern Kentucky O Mo ntana 21 O 27 O O EKU First Downs Rush ing Yardage Passing Ya rdage Passes Punting Fumbles-Lost Yards Pena lized 2,200 (est.) Nov. 4 at Murray, KY 0 0 First Downs Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Passes Punting Fumbles-Lost Yards Penalized Attendance: 15,711 Game 9 Eastern Kentucky Murray State 89 328 24-17-2 6-38.0 1-0 63 Attendance: 13,380 8 41 96 26-11-0 7-40.6 7-5 9 O = 0 O = 48 UM 25 123 467 46 -35-0 3-40.7 5-2 79 �NCAA Division I-AA Since the NCAA formed Division I-AA football in 1978, Eastern Kentucky University has been a dominant force in the race for the national championship. Except for the initial year and 1985, the Colonels have either received invitation bids or automatically qualified by virtue of their Ohio Valley Conference championship for the postseason national playoffs, a grueling four-week tournament that involves 16 teams. EKU captured the national title in both 1979 and 1982 and fought its way to the finals in 1980 and 1981 . The 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1995 teams were defeated in first round playoff action . The 1986, 1988 nd 1991 Colonel squads advanced to the semifinals before losing and the 1987 and 1994 teams lost in the quarterfinals. The I-AA football championship is under the control and supervision of the four-man NCAA I-AA Football Committee, which is elected by the NCAA membership at the annual convention. Other Division I-AA champions have been Florida A&M (1978) , Boise State (1980), Idaho State (1981 ), Southern Illinois {1983), Montana State (1984), Georgia Southern (1985, 1986, 1989 and 1990), Northeast Louisiana (1987), .Furman (1988), Youngstown State (1991, 1993 and 1994), Marshall (1992) and Montana (1995) . How EKU has Ranked in I-AA Polls Final 1984 Poll Final 1979 Poll 1. 2 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Grambling ................................................. 45 Murray State ................ ............................. 42 Eastern Kentucky ................................... 37 Lehigh .......... ............... .............................. 37 Nevado-Reno ............... ............................. 33 Alcorn State ................................. ............. 31 Boston University ......... ............................. 30 Jackson State ...... ....................... .............. 24 Montana State ............ ............. ................. 21 Northern Arizona ....... ............ .... ............... 18 Southern .................... .......... ..................... 18 1. Alcorn State .............................................. 80 2. Montana State .......... ................................. 72 Rhode Island .. ........................................... 72 4. Boston University .................. ... ................ 67 5. Indiana State ............................... .............. 64 6. Mississippi Valley .............. .... ................... 57 Middle Tennessee ................... ... .... ....... .... 57 8. Eastern Kentucky ..................................... 51 9. Louisiana Tech ..................................... ..... 47 10. Arkansas State .................................... ..... 44 Final 1980 Poll Final 1985 Poll Lehigh ....................................................... 44 Grambling .............. ................................... 43 Eastern Kentucky ................................... 39 S. Carolina State ......... ............................. 39 5. Western Kentucky ........ ............................ 35 6. Delaware .... .......... ............................ ......... 30 7. Boise State ...... .................................... ..... 29 8. N.W. Louisiana ............ ........................ .. ... 24 9. Boston University ........................... ........... 20 10. Murray State ................. ...... ....... ............. .. 19 Connecticut ...... ...... ....................... .. ......... . 19 1. Middle Tennessee ......... ..................... ....... 80 2. Furman ................. .. ................................... 74 Nevada-Reno ............................................. 74 4. Northern Iowa ............................................ 66 5. Idaho ............................ ............. .......... .. .... 65 6. Arkansas State ... ......... .......... ................... 61 7. Rhode Island ............... .... .......................... 56 8. Grambling ..... ........................................ ..... 47 9. Georgia Southern ...................................... 45 10. Akron ............. ..................... .. ..... ............. ... 44 11 . Eastern Washington .............. ..... ... ....... ..... 42 12. Appalachian State ................ ..................... 36 Delaware State .......................................... 36 14. Louisiana Tech .......................................... 26 15. Jackson State ...... ..................................... 25 16. William & Mary ........................................... 19 17. Murray State .... ... ...................................... 14 18. Richmond .................................. ................ 12 19. Eastern Kentucky ....................................... 5 20. Alcorn State ........... ........... .. ... ..................... 4 1. 2. 3. Final 1981 Poll 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Eastern Kentucky ................................... 60 Idaho State .. .. ............ ... .......... .................. 56 South Carolina State ..... ........................... 52 Jackson State ................. .................... ...... 47 Boise State .................... .................. .. ....... 46 Tennessee State ......... ... .......................... 39 Delaware ....................................... ............ 37 Lafayette ............. .. ........... ......................... 31 Murray State ...... ............ .... ..................... .. 28 Massachusetts ................... ...... .......... .... ... 25 New Hampshire ..... ........... ........... ............. 25 Final 1982 Poll 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Eastern Kentucky ..................................... 80 Louisiana Tech ........ .. ............. ................... 76 Delaware .................................................... 70 Tennessee State ... .................................... 69 Eastern Illinois ........ ...... .............. ... ........... 64 Furman ...................................................... 59 South Carolina State .................. .. .. ........... 58 Jackson State ........................................... 51 Colgate ......... ... ............. ........ ............. ........ 46 Grambling ................ ............................ .... .. 44 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Southern Illinois ........................................ 80 Furman ...... .................... ... ......... .... ... ........ . 75 Holy Cross .................... ........... ............ ..... 72 North Texas State .................. .... ............... 69 Indiana State ............................................. 64 Eastern Illinois ............ ......... ..................... 58 Colgate ...................................................... 49 Eastern Kentucky ..................................... 47 Western Carolina ....... ....... ........................ . 46 Grambling .... ......................................... ... .. 34 Nevada Reno ............................................. 34 Idaho State ............... ................. .... ........... 34 Final 1983 Poll 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Final 1988 Poll 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Final 1986 Poll 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Nevado-Reno ............................................ 80 Arkansas State ................. ........................ 76 Eastern Illinois ....................... .................. 71 Georgia Southern ................ .................... 67 Holy Cross .. ............. ....................... .......... 65 Appalachian State ... ..... ......................... ... 59 Pennsylvania .............. ......... ..................... 58 William & Mary .......................................... 50 Jackson State ........................................... 49 Eastern Kentucky ................................... 43 Sam Houston State .................................. 40 Nicholls State ............ .... ........ .. .................. 35 Delaware .................................................. 31 Tennessee State ........ ... ...... ........ ...... ....... 23 Furman ..................................................... 22 ldaho .......................................... ...... ......... 16 Southern Illinois ........................................ 15 Murray State ........... .......................... ........ 11 Connecticut .. .. ........ ...... ....... .. ....... ......... 11 20. North Carolina A & T .................................. 9 Final 1987 Poll 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Holy Cross ............. ........ ........................... 80 Appalachian State ..... .. .. ............................ 76 Northeast Louisiana .................. .... ............ 72 Northern Iowa ............................................ 68 Idaho ............... ...... .... ........................ .. 64 57 Georgia Southern ............ ........................ 60 Eastern Kentucky ..................................... 56 James Madison ......................................... 51 Jackson State ........................................... 48 Weber State ......................... ............ .... ..... 45 Western Kentucky ................... ..... .. .......... 38 Arkansas State .............. ........... ...... ....... ... 37 Maine .... ..................................................... 31 Marshall .................... ............ ............ ......... 30 Youngstown State ............................. ... ..... 24 North Texas State .................. .......... ......... 20 Richmond .................. ......... ... ... ... ............ .. 16 Howard .................. .............................. ...... 12 Sam Houston State ........... .......................... 8 Delaware State ................................ ............ 4 Idaho ...................................................... 80 Georgia Southern .. ...................... .. ......... 76 Western Illinois .... ..... ............................. 71 Furman ................................................... 68 Jackson State .................................. ..... 65 Marshall ......... ............. .......... .................. 60 Eastern Kentucky .................................. 55 N.W. Louisiana ............... ........ .... ............ 53 Stephen F. Austin ........... ...................... 48 Massachusetts ........... ..... ...................... 42 North Texas State ....... .. ......................... 42 Boise State ............. .......................... .. ... 32 Western Kentucky ...... ... ........................ 32 The Citadel ... ............. .......... ................... 31 Delaware ........... ..................... ................ 17 Montana ................................................. 16 Middle Tennessee ........... .......... ............. 12 FloridaA&M ...... .... ...... ...................... 11 .5 Holy Cross ................. ......................... 11 .5 Final 1989 Poll 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Georgia Southern ................................. 80 Furman ........................ ... ....................... 76 Stephen F. Austin ....... .. ........................ 72 Holy Cross ....................................... ..... 66 Idaho ............ ............... .................. 66 Montana ............................................... 60 Appalachian State .................. ............. .. 56 Maine ................................................ ..... 50 Southwest Missouri ... .. ......................... 46 Middle Tennessee .... ...... ....... ...... ...... .... 42 William & Mary ....... .. .. ............ .. ... 42 Eastern Kentucky ................................. 36 Grambling State .... ..... ........................... 32 Youngstown State .. .... .... ........... ....... ..... 28 Eastern Illinois ......................... 24 Villanova .... .... ....................................... 20 Jackson State .... ... .............................. 16 Connecticut .......................................... 12 Nevada-Reno ..................... ... ...... 8 Northern Iowa ............ .............. ............... 4 Final 1990 Poll 1. 2. 3. Middle Tennessee ................. ..... ... ......... ..... 80 Youngstown State .......... .. .. ... .. ...... ... ... ....... 76 Georgia Southern ............ .... .... ..... ............... 72 �4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Nevada-Reno .... ... ........................................ 68 Eastern Kentucky ........................................ 64 SW Missouri ..... .... .................. ...................... 60 William & Mary ....................... ...................... 56 Holy Cross ................................................... 52 Massachusetts ................ ....... ...... ............... 48 Boise State .................................................. 44 Northern Iowa ................... ............................ 40 Furman ................ ........................................ 36 Idaho ........ .......... ........... ............. .............. .... 32 NE Louisiana ......................... .. ..................... 28 The Citadel ......... ..................... ............ ......... 24 Jackson State ............................................. 20 Dartmouth ........................................ ......... ... 16 Central Florida ........ ............ .......................... 12 New Hampshire ................................. .......... .. . 6 North Carolina A&T ............ ................... ......... 6 Final 1991 Poll 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Nevada .................... .................................... 80 Eastern Kentucky ...................................... 76 Holy Cross .. ....................................... .......... 72 Northern Iowa .............................................. 68 Alabama State ..................... ........................ 64 Delaware .............................. .......... ... .......... 60 Villanova ............. ..... .................................... 56 Marshall ........................................... ........ .... 52 Middle Tennessee ....................................... 48 Samford ....................................................... 44 New Hampshire ............................... ............ 40 Sam Houston State .... .......... ............ .. ......... 36 Youngstown State ....................................... 32 Western Illinois ............................................ 28 Weber State ............ .............................. ....... 24 James Madison .... ....................................... 20 Appalachian State ............................... ........ 16 Northeast Louisiana ............................ .. .. .... 12 McNeese State ................. ............................. 8 The Citadel .. ...................... .............. .............. 2 Furman .... .................. ............. .. .... 2 Final 1992 Poll 1. 10. 11 . 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Northeast Louisiana ......... ...... .................... .. 78 Northern Iowa .... .. .. ............... .................... .... 72 Middle Tennessee ....................................... . 68 Idaho .................. .......................................... 64 Marshall ............ ...................... ................ .. .... 60 Youngstown State .................. ...................... 55 Delaware ................................................. ..... 53 Samford .............. .... ......... ....................... ...... 48 Villanova ...... .................... ... .. ....................... 44 Mc Neese State .............. ....... ...................... . 40 Eastern Kentucky ........................................ 36 William&Mary ................ ......................... .... 33 Eastern Washington ........ ...... ...................... 28 FloridaA&M .................................................. 24 Appalachian State ........................................ 20 NorthCarolinaA&T ................................. ..... 16 Alcorn State .......... .............................. .. ......... 9 Liberty .......... .... .......... ... ...................... ........... 8 Western Illinois ........... ....... ............................ 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Troy State ..... ................... ....................... 1,516 Georgia Southern .................................... 1,470 Montana .................. ................................ 1,450 Northeast Louisiana ........................ ..... ... 1,390 McNeese State ........ ..... .................... ...... 1,322 Boston University ........................ ......... .. 1,250 YoungstownState ........................ .......... . 1,210 Howard University .................. ........ ......... 1,099 Marshall ................. ..................... ........... .. 1,070 William & Mary ...... ................. .............. ... 1.034 Idaho .............................. ......... ............. .... 991 Central Florida ............ .............. ............ ...... 937 Northern Iowa .. ................. ..................... .... . 816 Stephen F. Austin ..................................... 720 Southern University ................................... 630 Pennsylvania .............................. .......... ..... 600 Eastern Kentucky ...................................... 587 Delaware .... ......... ........ ............................... 529 Western Kentucky ......................... ..... ....... 423 Eastern Washington ................. :................ 303 North Carolina A& T ..................... ...... ......... 250 Tennessee Tech .................... .............. ...... 245 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 23. 24. 25. Alcorn State ....... ....................... ................. 225 Towson State ....... ............................. .... ..... 208 Massachusetts .... ........................ .............. 103 Final 1994 Poll 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22 23. 24. 25. Final 1995 Poll 1. Youngstown State ........................... ........ . Boise State ........ ........... ................................. . Marshall .............. ............................................ . Montana .. ..... .... .... ...... ... ..... ...................... . Eastern Kentucky ........................................... . McNeese State ............................................. .. James Madison ...... ...................... .................. . Idaho ........ .. .......... ...................................... .... . Appalachian State ..... ...................................... . Boston University ........................................... . Northern Iowa ......... ......................................... . Troy State ............ ...................... .................... . New Hampshore ................................. ............. . Pennsylvania ............................................ ...... . North Texas .......... .......................................... . Middle Tennessee ......................................... .. Grambling State ............................................. . Alcorn State ..... .. ........... ................... ............... . William & Mary .... .. ............. .... ......................... . Central Florida ................................................. . Stephen F. Austin ........................................... . Hofstra ................ ... ........... ... ........................... . South Carolina State ........ .. ........... .................. . Western Illinois ...... .... .... .. ................ . Northern Arizona ..... ........ .. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21 . 22. 23. 24. 25. Mc Neese State ... .. ....................... .. Appalachian State .......... ................................. . Troy State ............ .......... ................................. . Murray State .................................................. .. Stephen F. Austin ....... .... ................................ . Marshall ......................................................... .. Delaware .......... .. .......... .................................. .. Montana ....................... ................................... . Hofstra ........................................................... .. Eastern Kentucky ........ ............................. ...... . Southern .......................................................... Eastern Illinois .... .. .......................................... . James Madison ............................................... . Jackson State ...... .......................................... . Georgia Southern .... ........................................ . Florida A & M ...... .. ........................................... Idaho .... ...... ....... ...... ...................................... .. Northern Iowa ...... ........................................... .. William and Mary .............................................. Richmond .................. ....................................... Boise State .... .................................................. Northern Arizona .............................................. Connecticut .................................................... .. Indiana State .............. ................................... .. Middle Tennessee ................... ........................ . Eastern Kentucky and The Division I-AA Playoffs Quick Facts Appearances: 16 (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 199~ 1994, 1995) National Championships: 2 (1979, 1982) National Runnersup Titles: 2 (1980, 1981) First Round Exits: 7 (1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995) Quarterfinal Round Exits : 2 (1987, 1994) Semifinal Round Exits: 3 (1986, 1988, 1991) Playoff Record at Home: 10-4 Playoff Record on Road: 4-8 Playoff Record (Neutral Site): 2-2 (National Championship Games) Largest Margin of Victory: 30-7 (vs. Lehigh, national championship game, 1979) Largest Margin of Defeat: 48-0 (vs. Montana, first round, 1995)) Overall Playoff Record: 16-14 Year-By-Year Results 1979 (H) Eastern Ky. 33, Nevada-Reno 30 (Double Overtime) (N) Eastern Ky. 30, Lehigh 7 (National Championship at Orlando, Florida) 1980 (A) (N) Final 1993 Poll (A) Eastern Ky. 24, Eastern Illinois 22 (A) Arkansas State 24, Eastern Ky. 10 1987 (H) Eastern Ky. 40, Western Ky. 17 (A) Northeast Louisiana 33, Eastern Ky. 32 1988 Eastern Ky. 23, Lehigh 20 Boise State 31 , Eastern Ky. 29 (National Championship at Sacramento, California) 1981 (H) Eastern Ky. 28, Massachusetts 17 (H) Eastern Ky. 41 , Western Ky. 24 (A) Georgia Southern 21, Eastern Ky. 17 1989 (H) Youngstown State 28, Eastern Ky. 24 Eastern Ky. 35, Delaware 28 Eastern Ky. 23, Boise State 17 Idaho State 34, Eastern Ky. 23 (National Championship at Wichita Falls, Texas) 1990 Eastern Ky. 38 , Idaho 30 Eastern Ky. 13, Tennessee State 7 (N) Eastern Ky. 17, Delaware 14 (National Championship at Wichita Falls, Texas) 1992 1983 (H) Boston University 24, Eastern Ky. 20 (H) Eastern Ky. 30, Boston U. 23 (A) Youngstown State 18, Eastern Ky. 15 1984 1995 (H) (A) (N) 1982 (H) (H) (H) Furman 45, Eastern Ky. 17 1991 (H) Eastern Ky. 14, Appalachian State 3 (H) Eastern Ky. 23, Middle Tennessee 13 (A} Marshall 14, Eastern Ky. 7 (A) Marshall 44, Eastern Ky. O 1993 (A) Georgia Southern 14, Eastern Ky. 12 1994 (H) Middle Tennessee 27, Eastern Ky. 1O (A) Montana 48, Eastern Ky. O 1986 (A) Eastern Ky. 23, Furman 10 58 �1995 OVC Statistics STANDINGS W CONFERENCE GAMES L PCT. PF PA Streak w Murray State 8 0 W8 11 ALL GAMES L T PCT. PF PA Streak 0 0 1.000 421 114 W11 Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Southeast Missouri 7 6 5 9 2 0 .818 363 164 W2 Tennessee-Martin Austin Peay 4 2 2 W2 W3 W3 W1 7 5 5 4 0 .636 :m 201 L1 6 0 .455 243 3:8 W1 6 0 .455 335 3'.l'2 W1 8 8 0 .273 212 341 0 .273 234 311 L1 8 9 0 .200 0 .182 l2 L6 Tennessee Tech Morehead State Tennessee State 1.000 .875 295 79 '1ST 110 2 3 .750 .625 235 S6 193 206 4 6 6 .500 202 244 .250 .250 129 234 147 239 L1 3 3 7 7 .125 .125 128 310 152 ZlO l2 L6 2 2 l.3 PASS RECEIVING Nikki Jackson, TM Gerald Bentley, TT Jerome Hurd, TS Gary Williams, AP Deumaine Reeder, TM Maurice Blakemore, TM Renaldo Lampkins, SE Dee Mostiller, MT l.3 186 355 193 292 ATT. YDS. TD Murray State 11 782 Eastern Kentucky Tennessee-Martin 11 11 741 761 4959 4544 49 !il MiddleTennessee 11 10 11 778 Morehead State Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Austin Peay 11 11 Tennessee State 11 733 725 731 730 699 YIP 6.3 YDS/GM 450.8 413.1 6.1 5.5 378.8 5.2 365.3 357.1 340.5 329.6 320.0 297.6 4167 4018 3571 40 26 3746 3626 28 34 4.9 5.2 5.0 352) 29 4.8 3274 27 4.7 43 PUNTING Marc Collins, EK Eric Lombard, MU Brandon Thomas, MT Jay Henderson, TT LesStuart,TM Chris Wiggins, AP Jason Terrill, SE Clifford Green, TS TOTAL DEFENSE G 11 ATT. YDS. TD YIP YDS/GM 600 2786 16 4.0 253.3 11 705 28 4.7 733 Zl 5.0 302.1 332.1 Tennessee-Martin 11 11 3323 3653 797 3933 32 4.9 357.5 Tennessee State Austin Peay 11 11 oce 4245 41 5.2 385.9 4312 46 Tennessee Tech 11 004 761 4335 392.0 394.1 SoutheastMissouri Morehead State 11 10 833 4382 5.3 300.4 648 4043 35 40 49 5.4 5.7 6.2 404.3 Murray State MidddleTennessee Eastern Kentucky TURNOVER MARGIN Team Gained FUM. INT. MT 22 17 MU 8 19 SEMO 13 15 TT 8 13 EK 6 10 TM 9 15 AP 12 11 TS 11 10 MS 4 8 Lost FUM. INT. 6 7 11 9 14 8 14 20 18 13 12 9 12 8 22 17 18 11 NET PUNTING Net Team +20 +8 +8 EK MU MT 0 AP -6 -6 TM -8 TS MS SEMO TT -17 -17 Punts. Avg. Yds. 43-42.7 46-38.1 65-40.3 71-37.6 51-36.2 68-39.1 62-34.6 47-34.7 69-36.0 Rel. Avg. 21-100 18-108 40-384 33-261 16-126 29-367 17-168 25-315 32-331 Net 40.4 35.7 34.5 33.9 33.7 33.7 31.9 28.0 25.7 INDIVIDUAL PASSING G Jeff Mccrone, TM 11 Mike Cherry, MU Jamie Sander, TT Jonathan Quinn, MT 11 11 Shane Kennedy, SE Tommy Luginbill, EK Daryl Williams TS Lance Hoeltke, AP 11 11 11 10 All. CMP 394 225 241 2519 17 TD 17 135 2034 10 16 189.5 260 223 288 196 133 100 1738 1724 11 7 147 112 1679 1608 10 8 10 158.0 156.7 152.6 7 128 119 1441 1570 11 11 9 146.2 144.1 17 9 142.3 T/R YPG 237 11 256 Derrick Cullars, MU G 11 Michael Penix, TT 11 All. 269 249 Anthony Ravizee, MO 10 211 William Murrell, EK 10 11 171 153 11 RUSHING Dione Tyler, SE Brigham Lyons, MT Yds TD 16 1200 1009 982 10C6 876 698 14 10 5.9 79.6 69.8 705 5 5.6 64.1 6 16 8 10 Daymon Carter, EK Lebrian McGill, MT 10 11 125 TOTAL OFFENSE G 11 11 11 All. Rush Pass 428 258 386 -49 -41 2519 11 11 11 258 369 1570 1608 Shane Kennedy.SE Derrick Cullars, MU 370 278 187 Jonathan Quinn, MT Jamie Sander, TT 11 11 269 278 270 9 Yds. 1765 210 118 Jeff Mccrone, TM Mike Cherry, MU Lance Hoeltke, AP Tommy Luginbill, EK Int 2034 1679 1765 -16 1724 -80 1738 20 6.6 4.9 4.8 5.7 6.6 4.2 100.9 98.2 91.4 2043 1940 1886 1866 1785 171 .5 169.6 162.3 1700 1658 155.3 150.7 11 11 11 11 Yds. 1837 1286 2629 31 1488 71 00 56 2670 2440 2050 Yds. 403 318 197 0.54 120 33 120 0.45 0.45 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 312 348 291 Yds. 00 61 34 10 11 10 11 11 11 10 9 TACKLES FOR LOSS No. Carlos Payne, AP 16 Anthony McCord, MT 15 Tony Mccombs, EK 15 David Hoelscher, EK 13 Brad Godwin, TM 13 Brill Bowen, EK 12 Ryan Falker, TS 11.5 Ronnie Merritt, MU 10.5 Benny Gaston, TS 10.5 59 280 255 541 XP-XPA 56-56 15 14 PUNT RETURNS 6-9 6-8 3-9 4-10 4-6 1-4 41 44 42 34 58 49 63 ffi 43 41 113 100 108 107 106 106 64 33 102 50 40 31 54 45 No. Yds. 344 178 140 Avg. 14.3 11.1 9.3 9.0 208 247 8.0 159 115 6.1 5.2 26 18 PPG 7.5 5.3 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.1 2.6 2.0 122 62 53 68 66 72 00 00 PTS/GM 10.9 10.8 8.1 7.6 6.6 6.5 6.0 6.0 Tot. 136 136 82 46 66 Yds. 42 67 84 REC/GM 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.4 FUMBLE RECOVERIES No. Phillip Hancock, AP 3 14 pfa yers tied with 2 fumble recoveries 23-25 26-28 33-35 22-26 14-18 15-18 42 00 William Hampton, MU 24 Dione Tyler, SE 16 Kirk Pointer, AP 15 Fred Thomas, TM 23 Bobby Washington, EK31 Dee Mostiller, MT 26 Brad Perry, TT 23 43-46 71 55 31 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 57 00 83 58 fjf TP 120 108 0 4 8 TP 92 FG 63 9-11 5-9 Asst. Y/CT 6.7 11.4 12.2 14.3 11.2 12.2 11.3 25.2 64 58 ffi 64 FG-FGA Solo 44 ffi TD 0 3 6 2 3 0 4 6 Inside 20 14 8 14 17 70 23.7 22.7 22.6 21.3 20.8 20.8 17.4 17.1 IPG 0.73 2XP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LG. Avg. 700 G XP 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 Avg. 42.7 41.5 41.1 39.1 38.2 37.6 37.0 36.6 2659 11 934 14 11 12 11 11 10 TACKLES AND ASSISTS Frank Russell, SE Robert Haggerty, SE Ronnie Bell, EK Ryan Falker, TS Nathaniel Claybrooks, MT Tony Mccombs, EK Craig Reynolds, TM Phillip Hancock, AP Jeff Moran, TT Thomas Williams, AP 160.5 100.8 YDS/GM 224.5 185.7 176.4 Tot. 2470 10 11 31 64 €8 452 430 TD 20 18 G 11 43 730 448 40 :37 33 :37 11 KICK SCORING Chris Dill, MU Marc Collins, EK Rhett Kopp, MT Ryan Kelly, TT J.J. Brown, TM David Young, AP Patrick McFall, TS Bryan Meredith, MO YPG 229.0 53 51 11 No. VOS 425 616 644 54 10 10 KICKOFF RETURNS No. William Murrell, EK 17 James Brown, TM 14 Gerald Bentley, TT 31 Pete Ruby, MO 12 Brigham Lyons, MT 26 Corey Curry, MO 15 Jon Riley, SE 20 Stanley Cook, TS 17 INTERCEPTIONS No. William Hampton, MU 8 Robert Taylor, TT 6 Marquis Walker, SE 5 Frank Russell, SE 5 Cedric Stegall, MT 4 Tyrone Shorter, AP 4 Fred Thomas, TM 4 Benny Gaston, TS 4 Preston Jones, TM 4 Kirk Pointer, AP 4 MISCELLANEOUS REC. 63 11 SCORING Derrick Cullars, MU William Murrell, EK Chris Dill, MU Michael Penix, TT Daymon Carter, EK Dione Tyler, SE Brigham Lyons, MT David Mccann, MU TOTAL OFFENSE G G 11 11 11 QUARTERBACK SACKS David Hoelscher, EK Anthony McCord, MT Tony Mccombs, EK Lashone Brown, TM Anthony Hutch, MU Jamy Reynoldson, TM Brad Godwin, TM Albert Bateman, SE No. 7 6 6 6 5.5 5 5 4.5 YDS 44 33 32 31 45 33 28 33 �Ohio Valley Conference Records TEAM-SINGLE GAME SCORING Most points scored - 97 - Tennessee-Martin vs . Bethel (7) ... .... ......... .... ......... ..... ... .. .. ...... ..... .. ... ... ........ ... ... .. .. ... .... ...... ..... .. ..... ... .. .. 1995 Most touchdowns scored - 14 -Tennessee-Martin vs . Bethel .. .... ... ...... .......... ....... ........ ........ ... ..... ... .... ... ........ .. ....... ..... ... .... ..... .. ...... 1995 Most PATS kicked - 13 - Tennessee-Martin vs. Bethel ........ ... ............ .. ..... .. ...... .... ........ ...... ... ....... .. ...... .... .. ..... ... .. ..... .... ........ .... .. ... .. 1995 Most two-point conversions scored - 3 - Middle Tennessee vs. UT-Martin ........ ..... ... ..... ... ........ .... ...... ..... .... ..... .. ... .. .......... .... ... ... . 1967 Eastern Kentucky vs. Northwood ............................................................. ....... .......................................................................... 1968 Tennessee Tech vs. UT-Martin ...... .. ... .... .... .......... ......... ... ................. .... .. ... ... ...... ... ..... ... ...... .... ..... .. .... ...... .... ....... ........ ... ...... ... .. 1980 Most field goals kicked - 7 - Tennessee Tech vs . Tennessee-Chattanooga ............ ...... .. .... .... .... ....... .. ..... ... .... .. .... .. ..... ... ........ ....... 1989 Most safeties scored - 2 - Austin Peay vs. Middle Tennessee .. ...... ... ........... .... ................. .... ... ... ............ ... .. .. ... .. ......... ...... ........ ....... 1968 2 - Tennessee Tech vs . Murray State .... .. .. .... ...... ...... .... ...... .... ... ......... ...... ... ... ....... ... ...... ..... ....... .. ...... ... .. ........ .... .... ......... .... ... 1993 TOTAL OFFENSE Most plays - 97 - Middle Tennessee vs. Mississippi Valley ... .. ............ ..... ........ ... ......... .. ..... ......... .... ....... ... ..... ..... ....... ... ...... ..... ... ... .. 1987 Most total yards gained - 734 - Austin Peay vs. Kentucky Wesleyan ................... ... ...... ....... .......... ..... ...... ... ..... ....... ...... ..... ... ..... ........ 1994 Fewest total yards allowed - (-10) - Morehead State vs. Morgan State .... .. .. ... ... .... .. ..... ..... ................... .. ... ....... ... .... ... ........ ....... ........ 1990 Most first downs - 35 - Murray State vs. Austin Peay ............ .. ... ..... ...... ... .... ....... .... ...... ....... ... ..................... ... ... ...... ... .. ..... ....... .......... 1989 RUSHING Most rushes attempted - 83 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Morehead State ............................................................................................ 1989 Tennessee Tech vs . Morningside ........ ...... ..... ... ...... ...... ................ ......... .... .. .... ... ... ............ ... ........ .... ............. ..... ... ....... ........... .. 1972 Fewest rushes attempted - 5 - Tennessee Martin vs . Eastern Kentucky .................. ........ .. .. ... .... .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ....... .. .... ..... ...... .. ....... .. 1995 Best rushing average - 9.91 - Austin Peay vs. Kentucky Wesleyan .. ... ...... ........... .. ... ........ .... .. ..... .... .... .. .... .. .. .......... .... .... ...... .. ......... 1994 Most yards rushing - 674 - Austin Peay vs. Kentucky Wesleyan ..... ........ .............. .. ... ............ .... .. ..... ...... .. ... ... .... ... .. ... ............ .. ....... .. 1994 Fewest yards rushing - minus 88 - Morehead State vs . Austin Peay .. ... .. .. .............. .............. .... .. .... ..... .. ... ..... .. .......... .. .... ...... .. ......... 1983 Fewest yards rushing allowed opponent - minus 88 - Austin Peay vs . Morehead State ....... .... .. .. .. ..... ........ ... ... ...... .. ... ........ ... ..... .. .. 1983 Most touchdowns rushing - 9 - Tennessee Martin vs. Bethel ... .. ...... ... .... ........... .. ............... .... .... ...... ... ...... .. ... .... .. ........ ....... .. ...... .. . 1995 Most first downs rushing - 29 - Austin Peay vs . Kentucky Wesleyan ....... .. .. ..... ... ........... .. ......... ........ .. .... .. .. .......... .. ........ .... .. ..... .... ... 1994 PASSING Most passes attempted - 66 - Morehead State vs. Tennessee Tech ... .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .... .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .... .. ..... ....... .. ... ... .. ... ....... .. ... ........ . 1987 Most passes completed - 40 - Tennessee-Martin vs . Eastern Kentucky .. .. ... ... .. .. ......... ... ... ....... ...... .. ..... ........... ........ .. .. .... .. ... ........ . 1995 Best completion percentage - .957 - Murray State vs. UT Martin (22-23) ........... .. ... .. .... .... ... .. ... .... .. .. ..... ... ....... .. ... ... ... .... .. ... ..... ......... 1993 Most yards passing - 489 - Tennessee State vs . Southeast Missouri .... ............... ... .. ..... ... ......... ..... .. ..... ....... .. .... .... ....... ... .. ..... ....... 1991 Fewest yards passing allowed opponent - minus 3 - Western Ky . vs. Austin Peay ..... .. ........... ....... ... ... .. ....... .... ... .... ..... ... ... .... .... .... 1973 Most touchdowns passing - 7 - Morehead State vs . Murray State ... ... .. ..... ... .... ..... ..... .... ... .. .. ...... ... ... .. ... .. ... ....... .. ... ... ..... ........ .... ... ... 1990 Most two-point conversion passes completed - 3 - Middle Tennessee vs. UT-Martin .. ... ......... ... .... .... .. ... ........... ... ....... ........ .. ... ... ... 1967 Tennessee Tech vs. UT-Martin ... .... ...... .... .. ........ ... ................... .............................. .... ...... .... ........ .... .... .. ........ .... ........ .. .. ... .. ....... 1980 Most first downs passing - 20 - Tennessee St. vs. Southeast Missouri ................. ....... ...... ..... ... ...... .. ...... ..... .......... .. ... ............ .. ...... 1991 Most passes had intercepted - 7 - Western Ky. vs. Morehead State .. ........... ... .. .. .......... ........ ... ... ...... ..... .... .. ............ .. ... ... ...... .. ..... .... 1965 East Tennessee vs. Austin Peay ...... ... .... ............. ... ............... ... .. ..... ..... ...... ... ......... ........ .... .. .... ...... ........ ..... ....... ... ... ... ... .... ........ 1971 Tennessee Tech vs . Middle Tennessee .... ..... .... .... .... ... .......... .. .... .... ............... .. ............... ... ..... .... .. ........ .... .. ....... ...... .... ... .. .. ... .. 1981 Middle Tennessee vs. Akron ....... ............ .. ... .......... ... ................... ... ........... ..... ... ... ..... .. .. ............ ..... ... .. .. ......... ..... .. ... .................. 1985 Most yards on interception returns -150 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Youngstown State ................................................................... 1980 KICKING Most punts - 14 -Austin Peay vs. Tennessee Tech ......... ... .. ... .. ........ .......... ......... .. .. .. .. .. ...... ..... ..... ....... ....... .. .... .. .... .. .... ..... .. .. .. .. ...... 1971 14 - Tennessee-Martin vs. Eastern Kentucky ........ ....... ....... .. .... .. .. ........ ... .... .. ...... .... ... ...... .. ............ ..... ... ... ...... .. .... .... ......... 1993 Best punting average - 54.0 - Middle Tennessee vs. Ball State .. ................ .. ... ....... ... .... .... ......... .... ... .... ... ... .... ..... ...... ...... ... ... ...... ... . 1974 Most yards punts returned - 183 - Tennessee-Martin vs . Charleston Southern .. .. ...... ........ .... .... ... ...... .... .. ...... ... .... ... .. ... ..... ......... .... 1994 Most kickoffs -14 -Tennessee-Martin vs. Bethel ............ ......... .... .... ..... ... .... .... .... ..... ........... ...... ... .. ........ ... .. ...... ... .... .... .. ... ..... .. ...... ..... 1995 Most kickoffs returned - 10 - Western Kentucky vs. Lamar .... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... .... ..... ........ .. ..... ........... .. ... .... .... .... .. ....... .... ... ....... ... .. .. ...... 1979 Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Kentucky .. .... ............ .. ... .... .......... .............. .. ........ .. ........ .... ........ ..... .. .... .. ... .. .... ...... .... ...... ... ........... 1981 Most yards kickoffs returned - 202 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Murray State ..................................................................................... 1978 OTHERS Most fumbles - 14 - Middle Tennessee vs . Murray State ....... ..... .. ....... .. ...... ... ..... .. .. .... .. .. .... ... .. ..... .... ... ....... .... .. ... ..... ....... ............... .. . 1976 Most fumbles recovered - 9 - Murray State vs . Middle Tennessee .... .. .......... ...... ... ........ ..... .. ... .. ... .... .... .... ..... .. ... .... .. .... .. ....... ....... .. ... 1976 Most fumbles lost - 9 - Middle Tennessee vs . Murray State ....... ... .... ................ ... ....... ... ..... .. ...... .. .. .... .... ... ... ... .. ...... ...... .... .. ... .. ... ..... 1976 Most yards penalized - 201 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Morehead State ............................................................................................. 1988 60 �Records TEAM-SEASON SCORING Most points scored - 421 - Murray State ............ ..... ..... ......... .. .. .. ... ....... ...... ... ... .......... ...... ... .... ... ........ ......... ..... ...... ....... ..... ....... ........ ...... ... ... .... .... 1995 Most points scored per game (average) - 37.7 - Western Ky . ................ .. ........ .. ... ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ... ......... ... .... .. .. ........ ..... ... ... .. .. 1973 Most points scored kicking - 87 - Eastern Kentucky (1986) and Murray State ..... ..... .... ... .... ........ .... ... ..... ..... ........... .. ...... ..... ......... 1987 Fewest points scored - 20 - Morehead State ... ....... .... ..... .... ...... ......... ... .. ......... ... .... ... ..... .. .. .... ...... .. .... ...... .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. .. .. .... ... 1953 Most points yielded - 556 - Morehead State ... ....... .. ....... ........ .... ..... ..... ... ..... ... ... ........ .... ... ...... .. .. ...... ... ..... ...... ....... .... ..... ........ ........... 1994 Fewest points yielded - 40 - Middle Tennessee .... .... ... ..... ... ..... .... .... ....... .. ..... .......... .... ....... .. ... ......... ..... .. ..... ..... ........... .... ... ............ 1957 Most touchdowns scored - 56 - Murray State .... ..... ..... ..... .. .... ...... ....... ...... .. ..... ........ ..... ... ..... ... ... ... ... .... .... ... ....... .. ... ....... ...... ............. 1995 Most PA Ts kicked - 56 - Murray State ... ...... .. .. ....... .... ... ... .... ..... .... .. .. ....... .... ..... ....... ... ...... .. .. ......... .... ... ...... .......... ....... .. ... ... .... ..... ....... 1995 Most field goals kicked - 19 - Middle Tennessee ...... .. .. ...... ..... ... .. .... ... .. .. ........... ... ..... ....... .. ... ...... ........ .... ...... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ..... ..... .. . 1984 Akron ... ... ..... ........... ..... ..... ..... .......... .. ................ ......... ......... ... ........ ........................ ..... .. .. .. ...... .. ............. ..... ...... ... ... ... .... .... .. ....... . 1985 Murray State .... .. ......... .............. .... .. .. .. ............ .. ...-.. .. .... .... .... ... .......... ..... ... ..... .. ... ...... ... ...... .. ..... .... ...... .. ......... ..... ............. ... 1987, 1988 Most safeties scored - 4 - Middle Tennessee ....... .......... .. ...... ........ .. ............ ........ .... .. .... ........... ...... ........... ... .. ...... ... ..... ... ..... ... ........ 1965 TOTAL OFFENSE Most plays - 826 - Southeast Missouri (12 games) ... ......... ... .. ......... ......... ... ... ...... .. ...... .. ..... ..... ....... .. .... .... ..... ......... ....... ..... ... .. .......... 1994 Most yards gained - 5,155 - Middle Tennessee .... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... .... ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .... ........... .... ... ... ......... ... .......... ..... ......... ... 1990 Most total yards per game (average) - 468.6 - Middle Tennessee .. ... ...... ... .. ...... ... ........ .. ... ... .. ... .... .... .......... .. .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... .. ....... 1990 Fewest total yards allowed - 1,511 - Western Ky. ········· ··· ········· ······ ········ ··· ···· ·· ····· ·" ·· ··•· " ···· ··· ····· •• oo•• ······ ··· ··· ····· ····· ••oo •OO• •· ··· ······· ······· 1971 Most first downs - 244 - Murray State ... ... ...... .. .. ..... ......... ... ... ... ..... ..... ...... ....... .. .... .. .... ...... ... ... .... .... ... ..... .... .. .. ...... ....... ... .. .. ...... ... ....... 1995 Fewest first downs allowed - 84 - Middle Tennessee ...... ....... ..... .... ... ...... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ..... ......... .. ... .... ... .... .. ... .... ..... .... .. .. .... ... ........ 1957 RUSHING Most rushes attempted - 722 - Tennessee Tech .... ..... .. ........ ................. ..... ...... .. ...... ...... ............. ... .... ...... ....... ... ...... ..... ....... .. ..... ...... . 1972 Best rushing average - 311.4 - Middle Tennessee ....... ...... ... ..... ... ..... ... ... .. ..... .. ...... ........ ........ ...... .. ...... ..... .. ............... ..... .. ... .. ...... ...... 1959 Most yards rushing -3,333 Eastern Kentucky . .............................................................................. ................................................... 1988 Fewest yards rushing allowed opponents - 485 - Western Ky .. ......... .................... ... ... ... ........ ........... ... ....... ... .... ... ... ..... ... ... ........ ..... 1963 Most touchdowns rushing - 42 - Middle Tennessee .. .... .......... ...... .. .... .. .... ..... .... ....... ...... ... ....... ... ... ... ... ..... .. .. .. ....... .. .. ...... ... ........ ..... 1959 Most first downs rushing -165 - Eastern Kentucky ........................................................................................................................ 1988 PASSING Most passes attempted - 4 70 - Tennessee-Martin ... ..... .. ... .. ...... ... ............. ...... ........ .... ....... ....... .......... .... ........ .... .. .. .. ... ... .... ... ... .... ... 1995 Most passes completed - 287 - Tenneesee-Martin .... ........ .......... ......... ... .. ... ..... ... .. ....... ... ...... .. .. ... .. .. ...... ..... .... ... .. ... ...... .. .. ... ........ ... 1995 Best completion percentage - 66.1% - Middle Tennessee ... .. ... .. .... ... ........ ... .. ....... .... .... .... .... .. .. ....... ...... .. ... ...... .... ...... ... .. ... .......... ... 1965 Most passes had intercepted - 35 - Austin Peay ... ... ........... ...... ...... .......... ..... .. ....... ....... ..... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ..... .... ... ... ..... ... ... ....... ... 1969 Best passing average - 321.0 - Morehead State .......... .. ...... ...... ..... ... ...... ... ..... ... .. .............. ... ........ .. ... ...... .. .. .. ... ...... ....... ..... .... ......... . 1950 Most yards passing - 3,064 - Tennessee-Martin ....... .............. ...... ... .. .... ...... ...... .... ...... .. .... ... .. ... ... ..... ... .... .... ... ... ...... .. ... ........ .. .. ... .. .. 1995 Fewest yards passing allowed opponents - 365 - Western Ky .... ... .. ........... ..-....... ........ ...... .... .......... .. ...... ... .. ............. .. ....... ... .......... 1960 Most touchdowns passing - 29 - Murray State ... ... ..... ...... .. .... .. ................ ..... .. ...... .. ...... ....... .. ......... .. ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ... ... ........ ....... .. 1968 Fewest touchdown passes allowed opponents - 1 - Middle Tennessee ..... ..... ..... ....... ... ... .... ...... .. ... .... ........... .... .. .... ..... ....... 1957, 1990 Tennessee Tech ... .. .... ....... ..... .... .. .. .... ..... .. .... ... .. .... ..... .. ... .. .. ....... ...... ........ ... .... .... .... ..... ........... ... ... .... .. ..... ........ ... .. .... .... .. .......... 1972 Most first downs passing - 124 - Southeast Missouri ......... .. ....... .... ...... .. ........ ..... ... .... .... .. ... ............ .. ... ........ ... .. .. ....... ....... ....... ....... . 1991 Most passes intercepted - 34 - East Tennessee ... ..... ....... ... ...... ...... .... ...... ........... .. .... .... .... ..... ....... ... ........ ...... ............. ....... ...... .... ... 1969 KICKING Most punts - 96 - Morehead State ........... ..... .. .... .... .. .. ..... .... .................. ... ................ ........ .. .... ... .... .... .... ...... .... ... ..... .... ..... ... .. .... ..... ..... Best punting average - 45.1 -Tennessee State ...... ... ...... ... .... ..... ... .... .... ..... ...... .. ..... .... ..... ... ..... .... ...... .... .. ... ... ... .... ..... ..... ... ... .... ........ Most punts returned - 60 - Western Ky .. .... ..... ... .... ................ .. ... .. ...... .. ..... ...... ......... ............ ...... ........... ... ... .... ... ... ...... .... .. .... ... ....... .... Most yards punts returned - 633 - Eastern Kentucky .................................. .............................. ..................................................... Most kickoffs returned - 85 - Morehead State .. ............ ..... ..... ..... ... ..... ..... .... .......... ..... ..... ... .. ... ... ..... ... ........ ... ... .. .... ... .... .................... Most yards kickoffs returned - 1,582 - Morehead State .... ... .... ........ .... ..... ... ..... ... ...... ....... ... ....... ....... ... ... ........... .... .... ... ... .............. ..... 1982 1990 1974 1967 1994 1994 OTHERS Most punts blocked - 9 - Middle Tennessee (NCAA Record) ...... .... ........... .. ....... .. .... .. ......... ... ... .. ... ..... ... ............. .......... .... .... ... .. ... ..... Most fumbles recovered - 40 - Murray State ..... ... ... ..... ... ... .. ...... ..... ... ........ ... .... .. ... .. ........ ... .. ... .. .. ... ... .. ... ....... ............ ... .... ..... ......... .... Most fumbles lost - 36 - Middle Tennessee ........ ..... .... ... .. ........ ......... ..... ...... ..... ........ .... ......... ..... .... ... .... .... .. ...... ........ .... ... .. .... ... ....... .. Most penalties - 122 - Tennessee State .. .... ... ..... ..... ...... ... .. .. ........ ... .... ...... .. ... .... ... ... ....... .......... .. ...... ..... ...... .... ... ... ... ....... ........ ..... ... .. Most yards penalized - 1,116 - Tennessee State ....... .... ....... .... ... ............ .... ...... ..... ........ ... ....... ....... ... ..... ..... .... ... .. .... ... ...... .. ....... ....... Fewest yards penalized - 250 - Middle Tennessee .... ..... ..................... .. ....... ...... .... ..... ...... ....... ... .. .... ..... .. ....... ... ..... .... ... ... ...... .... .... ... 1988 1976 1976 1990 1989 1954 INDIVIDUAL-SINGLE GAME SCORING Most points scored - 36 - Derrick Cullers , Murray State vs . Morehead State ............... ..... ... ..... ... ... ........ ...... ... ..... .... ... ............ ... ..... 1995 Most points scored kicking - 22 - Ryan Weeks , Tenn . Tech vs . Tenn . Chattanooga ..... ................... ........... ... .... ... .... ... ..................... 1989 Most touchdowns scored - 6 - Derrick Cullers, Murray State vs . Morehead State . ..... .. ... ... .... ..... .. ............ ... ...... ..... ... ... ... ........ ....... 1995 Most PATs kicked - 10 - Garth Petrilli , Middle Tennessee vs . Morehead State .. ........ ...... ..... ...... .. ... ... ........... .. ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... . 1992 David Young , Austin Peay vs . Morehead State ..... .......... ... ........ ...... ... ....... .......... .. ... ....... ... ........ ....... ............. ... ... ..... .. ....... .... .. ... 1994 J.J. Brown, Tennessee-Martin vs . Bethel ............ .......... .... ................................. ...... ....... ... .... .... ........ ........ ............. .... .. ... .......... ..... ... ... .... .1995 Most field goals kicked - 7 - Ryan Weeks, Tennessee Tech vs . Tennessee Chattanooga ...... ..... ......... .. ...... ... .. .. ....... .... .. .. ... .... .. ... 1989 Longest field goal kicked - 62 yards - Paul Hickert, Murray State vs . Eastern Kentucky .... ............... ... ... ... ............ ....... .... .... .... .... ... .. 1986 61 �Records TOTAL OFFENSE Most plays - 79 -Adrian Breen, Morehead State vs . Austin Peay ................ .... .. .... ..... .......... ........... .... ..... ... ..... ..... .... ... ........ ... ..... ...... 1983 Most total yards gained - 498 - Michael Proctor, Murray State vs . Akron .. .. .. .... .... .. ........... ......... ... .... ... ... .............. ..... ......... .......... .... 1989 RUSHING Most rushes attempted - 52 - James Black, Akron vs. Austin Peay ......... .... .... .... .. ..... ....... .... ......... .. ..... ... ..... .... ........ .... ... ... ..... ..... ..... 1983 Most touchdowns - 5 - Paris Wicks, Youngstown State vs . Northern Iowa .. ............. ... ... ......... .... ........ ........ ... ... ....... .. ......... .. .. ..... ... ... 1981 Longest run from scrimmage - 97 yards - Don Daly, Eastern Kentucky vs. Morehead State ..................................................... 1951 Carl Walker, Murray State vs. Austin Peay .... ... ..... ... ....... .... ... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ................ ......... .............. ...... .... .. ............. ......... .. 1954 Best rushing average - 20.7 - Tim Lester, Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay ............ .. ............................................................... 1988 Most yards rushing - 300 - Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky vs. Marshall .............................................................................. 1989 PASSING Most passes attempted - 66 - Chris Swartz, Morehead State vs . Tennessee Tech .. .... .. ....... .. .. .. ..... ........ .... .. ...... .. ... .... ... ......... ... ...... 1987 Most passes completed - 40 - Jeff Mccrone, Tennessee-Martin vs . Eastern Kentucky ....... ..... ..... .. ....... ... ....... .... .. .... ...... ... ... ... .... ... 1995 Most consecutive completions - 19 - Butch Mosby, Murray State vs . UT Martin .................... .......... ..... ........... .... ...... ..... .... ......... .. .. ... 1993 Longest pass completion - 98 yds . - Jonathan Quinn to Dee Mostiller, Middle Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech ................ ... ..... . 1995 Best completion percentage - 100% - Billy Walker, Middle Tennessee vs . UT-Chattanooga (9-9) ............... ... .. ................ ........ ..... . 1962 Most yards passing - 467 - James Wade , Tennessee State vs . Southeast Missouri ............... ... .... .... .... ... ....... .... ... ... ... .... ... .. ......... 1991 Most points passing - 42 - Chris Swartz, Morehead State vs. Murray State .... ..... ... .. ... ......... .... .. ....... ........ .. .. .. .. ... .... ... ... .. ... ...... ....... . 1990 Most touchdowns passing - 7 - Chris Swartz, Morehead State vs . Murray State ... ..................... ... .. .. .... ... ... ... .. ........ .. .... .. ... ..... ......... 1990 Most two-point conversion passes completed - 3 - Billy Walker, Middle Tennessee vs. UT-Martin .... ......... ...... .......... ......... ..... ... ... 1967 Most passes caught - 20 - Harold Roberts, Austin Peay vs . Murray State ........ ...................... .... ............... ... ... ..... ... .. ... .... ..... ....... ..... 1967 Most yards on passes caught - 316 - Aaron Marsh, Eastern Kentucky vs. Northwood ................................................................ 1967 Most touchdown passes caught - 4 -Aaron Marsh, Eastern Kentucky vs. Northwood ................................................................ 1967 Harold Roberts, Austin Peay vs. Murray State .... ..... ..... .... .... ... .. .. ........... ..... .... .. .. ..... .... .... .. .... .... .... ... .... .. .. ..... ......... ... ....... 1967, 1969 Porter Williams , Western Ky . vs . Murray State ... ... .......... ....... .. ............ ...... .. ... ... .......... ... ..... ..... .. .... .. .... ... ... .... ... ........ ....... .... ....... 1973 Most passes intercepted - 4 - Pat Smith, Eastern Kentucky vs . Marshall .... .. ............................................................................... 1986 Jim Hardie, Austin Peay vs . Morehead State ........ .... ...... ................................. ... ..................... ... ... .... .. .. ... ... ......... ...... ....... ...... ... 1970 Bud Qualk, Murray State vs. Austin Peay ... .... ......... ...... ...... ..... ....... ..... ...... ......... .. .. .. ... ... .... .... .... .. .. ........ ..... ...... .. .... ... ... ............. . 1969 Buddy Pfaadt, Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay ............................................ ......................................................................... 1966 Jim Pickens, Western Kentucky vs . Eastern Kentucky ... .. ... .... ... ... .. ......... ......... ... ............... ... ...... .... ..... ..... ... .. .. .. ... .. ... .... ...... ... ... 1948 Longest interception return -100 yds - Ray Oldham , Middle Tennessee vs. Tennessee Chattanooga ........... ... ........... .. ... ........ .. 1970 George Floyd, Eastern Kentucky vs. Youngstown State ........................................................................................................... 1980 Most yards interceptions returned - 115 - Ralph Robinson , Murray State vs. Akron ....... .... ............ .... ... .. ................... .. ........... ..... ... .. 1984 KICKING Most punts - 14 - Mike Johnson, Austin Peay vs. Tennessee Tech . ... ... ... ..... .... .... .. ... ... ..... ... ........ ....... .... .... .... ... ..... ..... .. ... ..... ..... ..... . 1971 Bubba Beasley, UT Martin vs . Eastern Kentucky .... .. ...... ... ... ......... ... .. .......... ..... .... ... .... .. ..... .. ................... ... ... ... ...... .... ... .. .. ......... 1993 Longest punt - 85 yds : - Carl Heinzig , Tennessee Tech vs . Eastern Kentucky .. .. ....... ... ... .. .. .. .......... .. ... ...... .......... .... .... .. .. .... ... .... .... .. 1975 Best punting average - 54.0 - Mike Shawen, Middle Tennessee vs . Ball State ...... ...... ... .... ... .............................. .. .... ....... ... .. .... .. .. ..... 1974 Most punts returned - 9 - Allen Coker, Western Ky . vs . Butler .... .. ................ ...................... ........... ,.. ......... .. .. ... ... ...... ... ..... ... ... ..... ...... 1971 Allen Coker, Western Ky. vs. Middle Tennessee ....... ...... .... ... ............ ... ... ...... ........ ...... ...... .................. .... .... .. ...... .. .... ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 1972 Longest punt return - 100 yds. - Phil Foster, Murray State vs. Morehead State ... ....... ....... ........ .... ........ ... .... ... ..... .. ... ... .... .... ... .... ... ... . 1959 Most yards punt returns - 183 - Dewayne Harper, Tennessee-Martin vs . Morehead State ..... ....... ....... .... ... ..... .. ..... ....... ... ... .. ... .. ..... .. 1959 Longest kickoff return -100 yds. -Buford Crager, Morehead State vs . East Tennessee .. ............ ... ... ... ..... ... ..... .... .... ... .. .... ...... .... .. 1959 Dickie Fulton, Tennessee Tech vs . East Tennessee ..................... ..................... ............ ..... .. ... .. .... ... ........ ... ... ... .............. ....... .... 1973 Leon Brown, Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay .............................................................................. ....................................... 1989 Leon Brown, Eastern Kentucky vs. Western Ky ......................................................................................................... ............. 1992 Most yards kickoff returns - 202 - Jerry Parrish, Eastern Kentucky vs. Murray State ................................................................ 1978 OTHERS Longest run with recovered fumble - 99 yds . - Ray Neal, Middle Tennessee vs. Muskingum .. .. .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ...... .. ..... ....... ........ 1964 INDIVIDUAL-SEASON SCORING Most points scored - 128 - Elroy Harris, Eastern Kentucky ......... ...... .. ............ ......... .. .................................................... .. .. ........... 1988 Most points scored kicking - 89 - Matt Crews , Middle Tennessee ........... ... .... ....... ... .... .... ... ...... .... .... ................. ... .. ......... ........... ...... .. 1990 Most touchdowns scored - 21 - Elroy Harris, Eastern Kentucky .......... ........................................................................................ 1988 Most PATs kicked - 56 - Chris Dill , Murray State (56-56) ........ .............. ........... ....... ........ ........... ... ..... .... .... .. .... ....... ....... ... ........ ........ 1995 Most field goals kicked - 19 - Russ Klaus, Akron ... ..... .... ............. ..................... .......... ... .......... ... .... ........................ ..... .... ....... ....... .... 1985 Paul Hickert, Murray State ......... .... .............. ... ...... .. .. ..... ... ...... ..... ............... ...... ........ ........... ...... .. .... ... .... ... ...... .... .... ... ...... ............ 1987 TOTAL OFFENSE Most plays - 523 - Michael Proctor, Murray State ...... ..... .............. .... ........... ... .... ..... ........ ....... .... ..... .......... ...... .... ... .... .. .... .. ...... .... ..... .. 1989 Most total yards gained - 3,263 - Michael Proctor, Murray State ... ........ .......... .... .... ... ..... ... .... ........ ......... ....... .... ..... .. .... ... ..... .. ........ .... 1989 RUSHING Most rushes attempted - 351 - James Black, Akron ............. .... ....... .... ... ....... .............. ....... ....... .... .. .. .... ... ... ...... ... ..... .......... .......... ..... . 1983 Best rushing average - 9.1 (min. 50 alt) - Ray Purvis, Middle Tennessee .... ... ...... .. .. ... ...... .......... ... ...... ... ....... .... ...... .... .... ... .... ... .. ...... 1959 Most yards rushing - 1,786 - Mike Clark, Akron ....... ..... ......... .... ... .. .. ..... .. .. ........... ... ............ ... .... ..... ... ... .. ..... .... ... ..... .. .... .... ... .... ... ..... . 1986 Most touchdowns rushing - 21 - Elroy Harris, Eastern Kentucky ................ .. .. ............................................................................. 1988 62 �Records PASSING Most passes attempted - 394 - Jeff Mccrone, Tennessee-Martin .................. ... .. ... .. ...... .. ...................... .. ...... ... ............ .... ... ........ .... 1995 Most passes completed - 241 - Jeff Mccrone, Tennessee-Martin ....... ...... ....... ..... .. ...... ...... ................... .............. ... ...... .... ... ...... .. .. . 1995 Best completion percentage - 66.2% - Charles Porter, Morehead State .. ......... ... ... ..... .............................. ........ ................. ...... ....... 1950 Most yards passing - 2,812 - Michael Proctor, Murray State .......... .... ... ........ ..... .. .... .......... ........ .............. ... ..... ... ....... .... ... .. ... ...... ..... 1989 Most touchdowns passing - 25 - Larry Tillman, Murray State ... ........... ... ... .... .. ......... .... ..... ..... ... .... ..... .. ... ... .. .... .... .. ..... ................... .. 1968 Most passes caught - 88 - Harvey Tanner, Murray State .... .... .. .. ..... .. ...... ... ... ... .. ... .. ...... ..... ..... ...... ....... .... ........ ...... ......... .... ......... ..... 1967 Most yards on passes caught - 1,095 - Aaron Marsh, Eastern Kentucky ..................................................................................... 1967 Most touchdown passes caught - 13 - Billy Hess, Murray State ...... ..... .... ...... ....... .... ..... ... ...... ........................ ..... .. .......... ... ............. 1968 Most passes intercepted - 12 - John Fitzpatrick, Tennessee Tech ................... .... ...... .... .... .. ........ ... ..... ................. .................. .. ...... 1972 Most yards interception returns - 280 - William Hampton, Murray State .. ..... .......... ..... .... ............ ..... .... ...... ....... ........ ..... ........ .......... ..... ... .1995 KICKING Most punts - 93 - John Christopher, Morehead State .... ........ .. .... ....... ... ... .. ..... ..... .... ...... .. ..... .. ..... ... .. ... ..... .... ......... ... .. .... ..... ... .. .... .. .. 1982 Best punting average - 45.9 - Colin Godfrey, Tennessee State ........ .... ...... .... .. ... ....... .. ..... ........... ..... .... .. ..... ..... ..... .. .... .... .. .... .... ..... . 1990 Most punts returned - 55 - Tommy Houk, Murray State ................. .... .... .................. ........ ........... ....... .. ....... ... .... .... ........ .. .. ... ....... .. .. .. 1980 Most punts returned for score - 3 - Mo Hollingsworth, Morehead State .. ..... ..... .... ...... ...... ........ .. .... ...... .. ... .......... .. .... .... ... ........ ...... .. 1971 Virgil Livers , Western Ky .. ....... ..... ... ...... .. ............. .................. ....................... .. ............ ... ..... .. .... .... ......... .. .... ... .............. ..... ....... .. 1974 Most yards punts returned - 564 - Dewayne Harper, Tennessee-Martin ... .... ....... .... ... ..... .......... ........... ... ... .... .... ..... ...... .... .. .. ..... ..... 1994 Best punt return average - 17 .0 - Aaron Marsh , Eastern Kentucky ............................................................................................... 1967 Most kickoffs returned - 36 - Rex Motes, Austin Peay ...................... ..... ...... ..... ..... ... ............. ........ ........ ...... .... ...... ........ ... ..... .. .. .. .. ..... 1986 Anthony Owens, Tennessee State .... ........ ......... ........... ......... .... .. ........ ..... .... ... .......... ... ........ .... .. ....... ... ........ ... ... ...... ... ..... .. ...... . 1990 Most yards kickoff returns - 915 - Marcus Dowdell, Tennessee State .............. ....................................................... .. ..... ......... ...... ... 1991 Best kickoff return average - 31.2 - Danny Copeland , Eastern Kentucky ..................................................................................... 1986 INDIVIDUAL CAREER SCORING Most points scored - 328 - Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky .............................................................................................. 1989-92 Most points scored kicking - 280 - Garth Petrilli , Middle Tennessee ............. ....... ........................... ...... ........... ..... ...... ... ...... ...... . 1991-94 Most touchdowns scored - 54 - Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky ...................................................................................... 1989-92 Most PATs kicked - 166 - Garth Petrilli, Middle Tennessee .. .. .... ..... ...... .. ..... .... .. ... ...... ..... ... ...... ... ..... ........... ...... ..... .... ................ 1991-94 Most consecutive PATs kicked - 100 - Garth Petrilli, Middle Tennessee ... ..... ... .... ... ........ ..... .......... .. ... ... ........ ... .. ..... .... .. .. .......... 1991-93 Most two-point conversions scored - 8 - Bill Marston , Morehead State .................... ........ ... ... ... .. .... ............ ....... ... .... ...... .. ... .. .... . 1966-69 Most field goals kicked - 52 - Kelly Potter, Middle Tennessee .... ...................... .... ...... ........ ........ .. ..... ....... ..... ..... ... ........... .. ... ... .. . 1981-84 Most field goals attempted - 79 - Paul Hickert, Murray State .... .... ..... ................. ........ ......... ..... ..... ... ..... ...... ..... ... ... ..... ... ... .. .. ... ... . 1984-87 TOTAL OFFENSE Most plays - 1,577 - Michael Proctor, Murray State ...... ....... ...... ... ... .. .... ..... ... ........... ............ .... .... ... ..... ...... ... .. ...... ... ...... ........ ....... 1986-89 Most total yards gained - 9,886 - Michael Proctor, Murray State ..... ........... ... .... .... ...... ...... ...... ........ ..... ... ...... ........ ........................ 1986-89 RUSHING Most rushes attempted - 920 - Jimmie Brooks, Eastern Kentucky .......................................................................................... 1968-71 Most yards rushing - 5,149 -Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky ............................................................................................ 1989-92 Most yards per carry - 6.57 - Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky ........................................................................................... 1989-92 PASSING Most passes attempted - 1,407 - Chris Swartz, Morehead State ......... ..... .... .... .. ......... ... .... ....... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ......... ..... .. .... ... .... ...... 1987-90 Most passes completed - 774 - Chris Swartz, Morehead State ...... ..... ... ....... .. ..... ... .. .... ..... .. .. .... .... ........ ......... ............. ............... 1987-90 Best completion percentage - 59.5% - Mickey Corwin, Middle Tennessee ... .. .. ... ............ .. ... ... ... .... .. ....... ... ....... ..... ... ........ ........ . 1983-84 Most yards passing - 9,028 - Chris Swartz, Morehead State ..... ...... ...... ..... ..... .... .... ....... ...... .... ......... ...... ..... .... .... ............. ....... .. 1987-90 Most touchdowns passing - 55 - Chris Swartz, Morehead State ......... ... .......... ........ ..... ........... ... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .. .................... 1987-90 Most passes caught - 232 - Harold Roberts, Austin Peay ....................... .... ..... .... .. .. ..... ... ..... ..... .... ....... ... ........... .. .. ..... ... ..... ... .... 1967-70 Most yards on passes caught - 3,005 - Harold Roberts , Austin Peay ...... .... ..... ...... .. .... ... ..... ....... .... ... ........ ..... ..... .. .... .... ..... ... .... 1967-70 Most touchdown passes caught - 31 - Harold Roberts, Austin Peay .... ...... ....... ..... ...... ....... .. .... ..... ............ ... .. ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1967-70 Most passes intercepted - 22 - George Floyd, Eastern Kentucky ............................................................................................. 1978-81 Bill Casey, East Tennessee .. .................... ..... .... ...... .... .......... ......................... ......... .... ........ ... ... ...................... ..... .... ...... ... ... 1968-70 Most yards interception returns - 359 - William Hampton, Murray State ... .. ..... .... .. .. ...... ... ... .. .. ...... ....................... ... .... ... .... ..... .... 1993-95 OTHERS Most punts - 298 - John Christopher, Morehead State ........... .. .......... .... ... .. ... .... ....... ..... .. ...... .. ... ..... ... .... ... ..... .... ........................ 1979-82 Best punting average - 42.4 - John Christopher, Morehead State ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .. .. ... ..... ..... .... ............... .. ....... ........ ... ... .... ..... 1979-82 Most punts returned - 96 - Bill Green , Western Kentucky ......... ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .... ............. ................... ... ... .. ... ........ ...... ........... .. .. 1967-70 Most yards punts returned - 1,294 - Bill Green, Western Kentucky ... ...... ....... ...... ..... ...... ... ......... .. ......... ... ........ ...... ............ ... ...... 1967-70 Most kickoffs returned - 74 - Jerry Parrish, Eastern Kentucky ................................................................................................ 1978-81 Most yards kickoffs returned - 2,072 - Jerry Parrish, Eastern Kentucky ................................................................................ 1978-81 63 �Modern Eastern Football Records Single Game Individual Records Most extra points - 9 (Jamie Lovett vs. Tenn. Tech. 1981) Longest run from scrimmage - 97 yards (Don Daly vs. Morehead, 1951) Most runs from scrimmage - 43 (Alfred Thompson vs. Morehead, 1973) Most yards rushing - 300 (Markus Thomas vs. Marshall, 1989) Most passes attempted - 45 (Jim Guice vs. Middle Tennessee, 1966) Most passes completed - 25 (Jim Guice vs. Akron, 1968) Most yards passing - 318 (Chris Isaac vs. Murray State, 1981) Most touchdown passes thrown - 4 (Jim Guice vs. Northwood, 1967 and Ernie House vs. Austin Peay, 1975) Most touchdowns scored - 4 (Aaron Marsh vs. Northwood, 1967; Jimmie Brooks vs. East Tennessee, 1971; Stan Mitchell vs. Ashland, 1975; Terence Thompson vs. Akron, 1981, and Western Kentucky, 1982; Elroy Harris vs. Austin Peay, 1988, and vs. Western Kentucky, 1988; Mike Cadore vs. Delaware State, 1988; Markus Thomas vs. Austin Peay, 1992) Most passes received - 19 (Aaron Marsh vs. Northwood, 1967) Most receiving yardage - 316 (Aaron Marsh VS . Northwood, 1967) Most passes intercepted - 4 (Buddy Pfaadt vs. Austin Peay, 1966 and Pat Smith vs. Marshall, 1986) Most times punted - 13 (Jeff McCarthy vs. Morehead , 1971) Most yards punted - 468 (Jeff McCarthy vs. Morehead, 1971) Longest field goal - 57 yards (Dale Dawson vs. Murray State, 1985) Longest punt - 78 yards (Bob Plotts vs. Tampa, 1966) Longest punt return - 88 yards (Tony James vs. Austin Peay, 1982, and vs. Florida A & M, 1984) Most field goals - 5 (Jamie Lovett vs. Youngstown State, 1983) Most points scored - 26 (Elroy Harris vs. Austin Peay, 1988) Most points scored by kicking - 16 (Jamie Lovett vs. Youngstown State, 1983) Most yards kickoff return - 232 (Mike Cadore vs. Northeast Louisiana, 1987) Longest interception return - 100 (George Floyd vs. Youngstown State, 1980) Longest kickoff return - 100 (Leon Brown vs Austin Peay, 1989 and vs. Western Kentucky, 1992) SINGLE SEASON INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most points scored - 164 (Elroy Harris, 1988) Most touchdowns scored - 27 (Elroy Harris, 1988) Most extra points kicked - 46 (Todd Duffy, 1991) Most extra points attempted - 48 (Todd Duffy, 1991) Most field goals - 23 (Dale Dawson, 1986) Most points scored by kick - 108 (Dale Dawson, 1986) Most runs from scrimmage - 371 (Elroy Harris, 1988) Most yards rushing - 1,998 (Elroy Harris, 1988) Most yards rushing by fullback - 1,239 (Tim Lester, 1988) Most passes attempted - 297 (Mike Whitaker, 1986) Most passes completed -163 (Mike Whitaker, 1986) Best passing percentage - 62.7 (Lorenzo Fields, 1988) Most yards passing - 2,077 (Mike Whitaker, 1986) Most yards total offense - 2,013 (Mike Whitaker, 1986) Most touchdown passes thrown - 16 (Mike Whitaker, 1986) Most touchdown passes received - 11 (Aaron Marsh, 1966) Best rushing average (min. 50 times) - 7.2 yards (Leon Brown, 1993) Most yardage on pass receiving - 1,095 (Aaron Marsh, 1967) Most passes received - 73 (Aaron Marsh, 1966) Best punting average - 42 .3 (Marc Collins, 1995) Most passes intercepted - 10 (George Floyd, 1981, and Pat Smith, 1986) Most punts returned - 36 (George Floyd, 1981) Most yards on punt returns - 456 (Aaron Marsh, 1967) Best punt return average - 17.0 (Aaron Marsh, 1967) Most kickoffs returned - 34 (Danny Copeland, 1986) Most yards on kickoffs returned - 967 (Danny Copeland, 1986) Best kickoff return average - 33.1 (Tony James, 1983) INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS Most yards rushing - 5,552 (Markus Thomas, 1989-92 ) Most yards passing - 5,041 (Jim Guice, 1965-68) Most touchdown passes thrown - 46 (Jim Guice, 1965-68) Most yards total offense - 5,552 (Markus Thomas, 1989-92) Most plays total offense - 934 (Jim Guice, 1965-68) Most rushing attempts - 920 (Jimmie Brooks, 1968-71) Most field goals kicked - 49 (Dale Dawson, 1983-86) Most field goals attempted - 69 (Jamie Lovett, 1980-83, and Dale Dawson, 1983-86) Most extra points kicked - 126 (David Flores, 1977-80) Most extra point kick attempts - 131 (David Flores, 1977-80) and (Marc Collins, 1992-95) Most points scored by kick - 244 (Dale Dawson, 1983-86) Most points scored - 355 (Elroy Harris, 1985, 87-88 ) Most touchdowns scored - 58 (Elroy Harris, 1985, 87-88) Most yards per carry rushing - 6.57 (Markus Thomas, 1989-92) Most kickoffs returned - 74 (Jerry Parrish, 1978-81) Most yards on kickoffs returned - 2,072 (Jerry Parrish, 1978-81) 64 Most consecutive extra points kicked - 70 (Todd Duffy, 1990-91) Most punts returned - 78 (George Floyd, 1978-81) Most yards on punt returns - 708 (Tony James, 1981-84) Most passes intercepted - 22 (George Floyd, 1978-81) Most yards interception returns - 328 (George Floyd, 1978-81) Best kickoff return average - 30.0 (Mike Cadore, 1985-88) SINGLE GAME TEAM RECORDS Most points scored by opponent - 99 vs. Wittenberg in 1931 Largest victory margin - 67-0 vs. Morehead in 1925 Largest defeat margin - 99-0 vs. Wittenberg in 1931 Most net yards rushing - 510 vs. East Tennessee in 1977 Most first downs - 33 vs. WisconsinOshkosh in 1975 Most first downs rushing - 26 vs. Morehead State in 1989 Most touchdowns scored - 9 vs. Evansville in 1953; vs. Tennessee Tech, 1981 Most extra points - 9 vs. Tennessee Tech, 1981 Most yards penalized - 201 vs. Morehead State, 1988 Least net yards rushing by opponent - (-43) vs. Middle Tennessee, 1981 Most touchdown passes - 6 vs. Northwood in 1967 Fewest first downs given up - 2 vs. Murray State in 1976 SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS Undefeated seasons - 1940 (8-0-0), 1954 (8-0-1), 1982 (13-0-0) Most wins - 13, 1982 (13-0-0) Most defeats - 8 in 1929 (1-8-0) Most ties - 4 in 1909 (0-0-4) Most points scored - 424 (1988) Most points by opposition - 264 (1930) Least points scored - 15 (1930) Most consecutive games without a loss or tie - 18 (1982-83) Most consecutive games without a loss - 19 (1982-83), 1 tie Most touchdowns scored - 56(1988) Most extra points kicked - 49 (1994, 1995) Most passes completed - 170 (1967) Most passes attempted - 304 (1986) Best passing percentage - 62.3 (1988) Least yards rushing by opponents - 951 (1953) Least yards passing by opponents - 487 (1957) Best punting average - 42.3 (1995) Most yards penalized - 925 (1988) Most yards rushing - 4,309 (1988) Most yards passing - 2,133 (1967) Best total offense - 5,793 (1988) Most first downs rushing - 212 (1988) Most first downs passing- 95 (1986) Most passes intercepted by EKU defense 29 (1986) �All-Time Series Hist2fY OPPONENTS Akron Alfred Holbrook Appalachian State Arkansas A&M Arkansas State Ashland College Austin Peay Ball State Berea Second Team Boise State Boston University Bowling Green (Ohio) Caldwell High School Cal State-Fullerton Carson Newman Catawba Central Florida Central Michigan Central Normal Centre College Centre Frosh Cumberland College Cynthiana High School Dayton Delaware Delaware State Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan East Carolina East Stroudsburg East Tennessee Emory & Henry Erskine Evansville Findlay FloridaA&M Fort Campbell Franklin College (IN) Furman Georgetown College Georgetown Frosh Georgia Southern Heidelberg Hillsdale (Mich .) Hiwassee Idaho Idaho State Illinois Normal Indianapolis State Indiana State Indiana Teachers Indiana University (PA) Jackson State John Carroll Kentucky Frosh Kentucky Sophomores Kentucky State Kentucky Wesleyan Kent State King College Kirksville (Mo.) Lancaster High School Lehigh Lexington High School Lincoln County Lincoln Memorial Univ. Louisville FIRST MEETING LAST MEETING 1942 1935 1971 1940 1986 1974 1959 1967 1909 1980 1983 1940 1911 1979 1939 1945 1982 1939 1937 1916 1923 1921 1912 1967 1976 1988 1947 1970 1962 1995 1926 1947 1950 1948 1963 1983 1960 1936 1986 1912 1922 1988 1949 1951 1935 1982 1981 1940 1945 1969 1926 1972 1979 1953 1925 1921 1980 1912 1979 1940 1945 1914 1979 1910 1916 1924 1927 1986 1936 1991 1940 1986 1975 1995 1970 1909 1981 1994 1950 1911 1979 1941 1946 1995 1973 1938 1935 1923 1940 1914 1981 1982 1989 1986 1971 1980 1995 1984 1948 1951 1953 1966 1984 1960 1937 1990 1941 1924 1993 1950 1968 1935 1982 1981 1941 1945 1970 1939 1973 1979 1954 1925 1921 1980 1930 1979 1941 1945 1914 1980 1916 1916 1931 1991 w L T 8 2 2 1 0 2 34 3 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 7 1 2 0 0 4 2 4 3 2 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 8 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 3 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 8 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 OPPONENTS Marshall Mars Hill Massachusetts Miami (Ohio) Michigan Normal Middle Tennessee Millersburg Military Inst. Montana Morehead State Morris Harvey Murray State Navy Northeast Louisiana Nevada-Reno Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northwest Missouri Northwood (Ml) North Dakota State North Middletown H.S. Ohio Northern Ohio University Omaha Paint lick ParisH .S. Pleasureville Richmond (City Team) Richmond American Legion Richmond Stars Samford Somerset H.S. Southeast Missouri Southeastern Louisiana South Carolina State Stanford H.S. State Frosh Stetson St. Mary's Sue Bennett Tampa Tennessee-Chattanooga Tennessee-Martin Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Threlkeld Select Toledo Transylvania Transylvania Frosh Transylvania Reserve Troy State Tusculum Union College Valparaiso Western Carolina Western Kentucky West Liberty Wisconsin-Oshkosh Wittenberg Wofford Xavier (Ohio) Youngstown State LAST MEETING MEETING w L T 1926 1936 1988 1934 1948 1953 1912 1995 1924 1926 1929 1981 1987 1979 1940 1971 1941 1967 1976 1909 1931 1951 1954 1919 1911 1910 1910 1919 191 1 1992 1914 1990 1947 1981 1910 1923 1951 1924 1929 1962 1973 1973 1937 1982 1912 1952 1913 1922 1923 1978 1927 1922 1945 1988 1914 1942 1975 1931 1949 1948 1953 1992 1936 1988 1935 1949 1995 1915 1995 1995 1956 1995 1981 1993 1979 1948 1971 1942 1967 1976 1909 1931 1951 1955 1921 1919 1919 1912 1919 1911 1994 1914 1995 1971 1982 1914 1923 1953 1927 1931 1966 1987 1995 1995 1995 1912 1959 1939 1922 1923 1978 1927 1939 1947 1989 1995 1942 1975 1977 1955 8 10 0 0 2 0 19 2 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1948 1994 1 0 2 26 1 0 48 4 31 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 3 2 0 0 4 2 2 2 7 38 9 1 2 4 0 1 1 1 10 2 2 31 1 1 0 12 4 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 14 0 0 3 11 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 38 0 0 2 2 1 8 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Games Played .... ... ...... .... ........ ... ..... ....... ....... ........... ..... 768(722) Games Won ... ... ...... ......... .......... ..... ........... ...... .... ...... ...... ...... 449(437) Games Lost ... .. ... .. .... ......... .. .. ......... ... ....... .... ....... .. .... .... .... .. .. 283(256) Games Tied .. ..... ...... ...... .... .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .. ...... .................. ....... ..... 36(29) All-Time Winning Pct. ....... ............. .... ............ .. ..... .... .. .... .... .608(.625) vs. Collegiate Teams in Italic �~ --v I.IP~~~~~ - -. · ROI KIDD"SJAUIUM.; " HOM·E~OF .THE ,COLONELS ._.., • ~·· •. ... • T "'.:. ...,[J .,. C ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Football Media Guides Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Publications Title A name given to the resource Sports Media Guide - Football Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource publication Type The nature or genre of the resource text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eastern Kentucky University Athletics Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:archives.library@eku.edu">Special Collections and Archives</a>, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish. Language A language of the resource eng Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context smg-football-1996 football