2006 Harding Bisons Football Game 4 - Harding University Athletics

2006 Harding BisonsFootball Game 4Home of the Bisonswww.hardingsports.com2006 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time/Result8/31 at Southwest Baptist W, 42-309/9 Missouri Southern L, 27-309/14 at North Alabama (GSC-TV) L, 14-419/23 Arkansas-Monticello 6 p.m.9/30 West Alabama 6 p.m.10/7 at West Georgia 6 p.m.10/19 Southern Arkansas (GSC-TV) 7 p.m.10/28 Henderson State (HC) 2 p.m.11/4 at Arkansas Tech 1 p.m.11/11 at Ouachita Baptist 1:30 p.m.2005 RESULTSDate Opponent Result8/27 at Southwest Baptist W, 47-149/3 Missouri Southern W, 45-279/10 at West Georgia L, 21-239/17 #1 Valdosta State W, 16-139/24 at #18 North Alabama L, 6-3510/1 at Henderson State L, 0-2310/8 Central Arkansas L, 21-4110/13 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 32-1410/22 at Delta State L, 7-2710/29 #9 Arkansas Tech W, 27-1011/5 Ouachita Baptist W, 24-7HU - UAM SERIES HISTORYOverall: .......................................................Tied 21-21In Searcy: ........................................ UAM leads 12-9In Monticello: ................................... HU leads 9-12Last Meeting: ...............................HU, 32-14 (2005)Tribble vs. UAM: ...................................................5-3HARDING QUICK FACTSLocation: ................................................... Searcy, Ark.Founded: ...............................................................1924Enrollment: ........................................................6,100Conference: .............................................. Gulf SouthNickname: ........................................................BisonsColors: ................................................Black and GoldStadium: ................................. First Security (5,000)Surface: ...........................ProPlay (artifi cial surface)President: ...............................................David BurksAthletics Director: ........................ Greg HarndenCoaching Staff: Ronnie Huckeba (offensive coordinator),Clay Beason (linebackers), Klay Bartee (safeties),James Frank (running backs), Scott Ragsdale(QB/receivers), Paul Simmons (defensive line)Contact: Scott Goode (sgoode@harding.edu)Ph: (501) 279-4760 • Fax: (501) 279-4020BISONS RETURN TO SEARCY TOMEET ARKANSAS-MONTICELLOHarding Bisons (1-2, 0-1) vs. Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils (1-2, 1-0)Saturday, Sept. 23 • First Security Stadium (5,000) • 6 p.m.TODAY’S GAME• Harding looks to return to the win column Saturday, Sept. 23, as the Bisons host Arkansas-Monticello inthe team’s fi rst Gulf South Conference home game of ‘06 ... the game is the fi rst of two consecutive homegames for the Bisons ... next Saturday, Harding hosts West Alabama at 6 p.m.- The Bisons have a 251-261-18 (.491) all-time record and a 53-45 (.541) mark since joining the NCAAin 1997 ... Randy Tribble enters his 13th season as head coach of the Bisons. He is the longest tenuredhead football coach in Arkansas and in the Gulf South Conference.- Harding enters its fourth game of the season ranked fourth nationally in passing offense with 285.3yards per game ... the Bisons lead the GSC in the category and rank second in total offense (17thnationally).• Harding is playing its fi rst GSC home game this season ... the Bisons were 3-1 last season in conferencehome games and are 16-11 in GSC home games since joining the league in 2000 ... Harding was also 3-1in 2000 and 2002.• Harding has had an outstanding start from four players--RB Kyle Wess, QB David Knighton, WR Devin Link,and SS Sevohn Greer.- Wess leads the GSC and ranks 23rd nationally in rushing yards per game at 98.7 ... he had a 180-yardeffort against Southwest Baptist ... also has three TD receptions on four catches.- Knighton leads the GSC in passing yards per game (282.7), total offense (299.3), passing efficiency(161.5), and TD passes (9) ... he ranks third nationally in total offense and 15th in passing effi ciency ...he has thrown at least 2 TD passes in each of the fi rst three games.- Link leads the HU receiving corps with 17 receptions for 251 yards ... he ranks second in the GSC(27th nationally) with 5.7 receptions per game and ranks fourth in the league with 83.7 yards/game.- Greer has led the Bisons in tackles in all three games ... he ranks second in the GSC with 9.3 tacklesper game and ranks eighth nationally with 6.7 solo tackles per game.THE SERIES• Harding and Arkansas-Monticello are meeting for the 43rd time, with the series tied 21-21 ... UAM leadsthe series in Searcy 12-9, but the Bisons have won fi ve of the last six at First Security Stadium.- In the last meeting, Harding limited UAM to only 225 yards and had three rushing TD to defeat theWeevils 32-14 on Oct. 13 in Monticello ... LB Torrance Daniels had a season-high 12 tackles in thegame, leading the defense that allowed only 11 fi rst downs.- Current Bisons vs UAM - WR Heath Adams (2 games - 5 rec., 30 yards, 1TD), DL Justin Currie (3games - 7 tackles), K Ben Davis (2 games - 2-for-2 FG), DB Sevohn Greer (2 games - 9 tackles, 1.5 TFL,1.0 sack), DB Rocky Hall (2 games - 10 tackles, 3 PD, 1 Int.), QB David Knighton (1 game - 17-of-25,180 yards, 1 TD), CB Robert Towns (3 games - 15 tackles).2006 BISONS• The 2006 Bisons are a team with many new faces. Harding returns only six of 22 starters off last season’steam--four on offense and two on defense. The Bisons returned 23 letter-winners and lost 33 ... the Bisonshave had 25 players make their Harding debuts in 2006.- Harding has four true freshmen on its 2006 active roster - wide receiver Kurt Adams, deep snapperJ. McCoy, offensive tackle Chris Boatright, and defensive end Aaron Bryant.• Harding is coming off its second straight 6-5 record in 2005 ... it was the Bisons’ third winning season in thelast four years and the fi rst consecutive winning seasons since 1993-94 ... the Bisons tied for seventh in theGSC at 4-5 ... The Bisons are looking for three straight winning seasons for the first time since 1992-94.

HEAD COACHRANDY TRIBBLELAST WEEK• Harding fell 41-14 to North Alabama last Thursday in the fi rst GSC-TV Game of the Week ... UNA scoredthe game’s fi rst 34 points before Harding scored on an 11-yard TD pass from David Knighton to JonathanPaulson with 41 seconds left in the half ... the Bisons dropped to 2-5 all-time in GSC openers.- Offensively, QB David Knighton threw for two more TD passes, connecting with Paulson and DarrickWare on a 43-yard score ... RB Kyle Wess led the team in rushing with 50 yards on 15 carries ...WR Devin Link had a team-high 3 receptions and Ware had 57 receiving yards.- Defensively, junior SS Sevohn Greer led Harding in tackles for the third straight week with 7 ... CBRobert Towns and DL Justin Currie also had 7 ... CB Izell Gayles had HU’s fi rst interception of theseason and LBs Cody Chapman and Carlilse Johnson each had sacks.NEXT WEEK• The Bisons play their second straight home game against West Alabama on Saturday, Sept. 30 ... Hardingleads the all-time series with UWA 6-5 overall and 5-1 in Searcy ... the teams have not played in Searcysince 2002.• The 2006 season will be Randy Tribble’s13th as head coach of the Bison footballteam ... he is the longest tenured headcoach in the Gulf South Conference andthe longest tenured of any college footballcoach in Arkansas ... Tribble’s tenureis second only to John Prock (24 years)in Harding football history.• Tribble enters the season with a 68-59-1career record ... his 68 wins ranks secondin school history as does his .535 winningpercentage.• The 2006 season will mark Tribble’s26th season as a member of the Hardingcoaching staff making him the longest tenuredfootball coach in school history.• Inducted into the Harding Athletics Hallof Fame in 1999.TRIBBLE YEAR-BY-YEAROverall Conference1994 5-4-1 3-1 (2nd) AIC1995 4-6-0 No conference NAIA1996 6-4-0 No conference NAIA1997 5-5 3-5 (4th) LSC1998 8-3 6-2 (3rd) LSC1999 5-5 3-5 (5th) LSC2000 5-6 4-5 (tied-6th) GSC2001 4-6 4-5 (tied-7th) GSC2002 9-2 7-2 (2nd) GSC2003 4-6 3-6 (tied-7th) GSC2004 6-5 4-5 (tied-6th) GSC2005 6-5 4-5 (tied-7th) GSC2006 1-2 0-1 GSCHARDING COACHESCoach Years RecordCarl Allison 1959-63 13-26-3John Prock 1964-87 114-124-7Larry Richmond 1988-93 37-25-1Randy Tribble 1994-pres. 68-59-1TEAM CAPTAINS• The Bisons used different captains for the seasons’ first three games ... earlier this week, the Harding coachesannounced that RB Kyle Wess, DL Justin Currie, DL Michael Whitlow, and QB David Knighton will serveas the team’s permanent captains for the rest of the season.GSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK• Harding QB David Knighton and SS Sevohn Greer were named GSC Offensive and Defensive Players ofthe Week after the Southwest Baptist game ... Knighton was also the d2football.com Offensive Player ofthe Week.BISONS PICKED SEVENTH IN THE GSCHARDINGRushing G Att Yds Avg. TDKyle Wess 3 48 296 6.2 1D. Knighton 3 29 50 1.7 1GSC PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL1. North Alabama (6) ................................................952. Valdosta State (4) ...................................................923. Delta State (1)........................................................824. Arkansas Tech ..........................................................654. Southern Arkansas .................................................656. West Georgia ..........................................................647. Harding ....................................................458. Henderson State ....................................................349. Ouachita Baptist .....................................................2610. West Alabama .......................................................2011. Arkansas-Monticello ............................................17Passing G C-A Pct. Yds I-TDD. Knighton 3 50-86 58.1 848 6-9Cam Rowan 3 2-2 100.0 8 0-0Receiving G Rec Yds Avg. TDDevin Link 3 17 251 14.8 1Julian Firman 3 8 126 15.8 1J. Paulson 3 6 93 15.5 1Field Goals G FG-A Pct. Long PATBen Davis 3 0-1 0.0 - 11-12Punting G No. Yds Avg. LongRyan Ferrell 3 7 228 32.6 42STATISTICAL LEADERSARKANSAS-MONTICELLORushing G Att Yds Avg. TDJ.L. Williams 3 66 256 3.9 2Elijah McDonald 3 18 51 2.8 0Passing G C-A Pct. Yds I-TDElijah McDonald 3 21-57 36.8 246 4-2Receiving G Rec Yds Avg. TDChris Humes 3 6 75 12.5 0Jamie Dunn 2 4 67 16.8 0J.L. Williams 3 4 18 4.5 0Field Goals G FG-A Pct. Long PATRyan Guardia 3 4-6 66.7 42 3-4Punting G No. Yds Avg. LongA. Rodriguez 3 17 662 38.9 68

POSITION BREAKDOWNQUARTERBACKSJunior David Knighton had two more TD passes vs North Alabama ... he leads the GSC in passing yards pergame (282.7), TD passes (9), total yards per game (299.3), and pass effi ciency (161.5) ... he has completed 58.1percent of his passes for 848 yards ... he has at least 2 TD passes in each game and needs only three more TDpasses to move into the HU single-season top 10 ... he earned GSC Offensive Player of the Week and d2football.com National Player of the Week honors vs. SBU ... senior Cam Rowan made an appearance vs. SBU, completingtwo passes for eight yards.RUNNING BACKSSenior Kyle Wess leads the GSC in rushing yards per game (98.7) and ranks second in all-purpose yards pergame (147.0) ... he has 296 rushing yards (6.2 avg.) and 145 receiving yards (36.2 avg.) ... three of his four receptionshave gone for TDs ... rushed for a career-high 180 yards on 18 carries and added a 61-yard TD run in thefourth quarter vs. SBU ... his 180 yards were the most by a Harding back since Robert Lolohea rushed for 209vs. West Alabama in 2001 ... Junior transfer Ardell Briggs (8 carries, 35 yards) and redshirt freshman TeddyLuke (6 carries, 8 yards) have seen limited action.RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDSJunior Devin Link continues to lead the team with 17 receptions for 251 yards (14.8 avg.) and 1 TD ... he rankssecond in the GSC and 27th in NCAA II in receptions per game (5.67) and fourth in the GSC in yards per game(83.7) ... junior Jonathan Paulson had an 11-yard TD reception vs North Alabama, his fi rst career TD catch ...senior Darrick Ware also had his fi rst TD reception of the season on a 43-yard scoring catch ... seven differentplayers have scored on TD passes this season.OFFENSIVE LINEHarding has started the same fi ve in each of the fi rst three games -- C Jared Wilson, RG Jake Greer, and RTWheeler Parsons, LT Brandon Tittle and LG Ross Conn ... Chris Boatright has played in reserve at lefttackle in all three games, and Brad Parker played guard vs. SBU ... David Walker, Jeff Walker, and BaronPotter saw their fi rst action of the season on the o-line vs North Alabama ... HU is averaging 4.0 yards per rushand is averaging 13.9 pass attempts per sack (Opponents - 4.4 yards per rush, 17.7 passes per sack).DEFENSIVE LINESenior NG Justin Currie leads Harding’s defensive linemen with 15 tackles, collecting a season-high 7 vs UNA... redshirt freshman Ray Hatfield led the Bisons with 1.5 TFL vs North Alabama ... Hatfi eld and Nathan Hoffmanare second among HU d-linemen with 6 tackles.LINEBACKERSRedshirt freshman Jermaine Blanchard had 6 tackles vs UNA and leads all linebackers with 19 (14 solo) ...junior Carlilse Johnson set a career high with 4 tackles vs North Alabama, as did sophomore Reggie Kimmons(3 tackles) ... senior David Saunders ranks fourth on the team with 16 tackles and fellow senior RyanConn has 15.DEFENSIVE BACKSJunior SS Sevohn Greer leads HU and ranks second in the GSC in tackles with 28 ... he ranks 8th in NCAAII in solo tackles (6.7) ... he earned GSC Defensive Player of the Week honors with 13 tackles (11 solo), 3.0tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks vs. SBU ... he has led the team in tackles in all three games ... Greer leads the teamwith 5.5 TFL (34th in NCAA II) and 2.5 sacks ... Greer has 14.0 TFL in his first three seasons at HU ... seniorRobert Towns had 7 tackles vs UNA and ranks third on the team with 18 stops ... junior Izell Gayles had aseason-high fi ve tackles vs UNA.STATISTICAL COMPARISONHU UAMTotal Offense 412.7 (17) 228.0 (118)Total Defense 419.0 (135) 306.0 (82)Rushing Offense 127.3 (60) 132.7 (56)Rushing Defense 151.3 (105) 142.7 (95)Passing Offense 285.3 (4) 95.3 (134)Pass Eff. Defense 149.0 (125) 106.4 (55)Scoring Offense 27.7 (39) 15.0 (109)Scoring Defense 33.7 (132) 21.7 (80)Number in () is 2006 rank among 143 D2 teamsUAM QUICK FACTSLocation: ............................................Monticello, Ark.Founded: ...............................................................1909Enrollment: ........................................................2,959Conference: .............................................. Gulf SouthNickname: ..............................................Boll WeevilsColors: ............................................Green and WhiteStadium: ......Convoy-Leslie Cotton Bowl (3,500)Chancellor: ........................................... Jack LassiterAthletics Director: .................................Alvy EarlySports Info. Director: ......................Paul SmithEmail: .......................................smithp@uamont.eduOffice Phone: ..................................... 870-460-1574COACHING STAFFHead Coach: ................................Gwaine MathewsAlma Mater: ................................ Delta State, 1988Record at UAM: ................... 2-12 (2nd season)Assistant Coaches: .............Donald Dykes (DB)........................................................Randall Bently (DL).............................................. Tyler Peterson (OC/QB).............................................Shannon Williamson (OL)......................................................Demo Odems (WR).........................................................Andre Brown (DE)......................................................Dustin Prescott (LB)2006 SCHEDULE8/26 at Southern Arkansas L, 15-189/9 at Sam Houston State L, 3-419/16 Ouachita Baptist W, 27-69/23 at Harding9/30 at Northwestern State10/5 Henderson State10/14 at North Alabama10/21 West Georgia10/28 West Alabama11/4 at Valdosta State11/11 at Delta StateSPECIAL TEAMSSenior kicker Ben Davis made both PATs against North Alabama and is 11-of-12 on the season ... Davis missedhis lone fi eld goal attempt of the season, a 49-yarder that would have been a career high ... sophomore RyanFerrell made his punting debut against SBU ... he has punted seven times with a 32.6-yard average ... Ferrell haskicked off 17 times with seven going for touchbacks ... Robert Towns has 6 punt returns for a 9.3 yard averageand 5 kickoff returns for a 26.2-yard average (22nd in NCAA II) ... Sevohn Greer and David Saunders lead HUwith 4 special teams tackles.

CAREER HIGHSRUSHINGName No. YardsArdell Briggs .............................5 vs UNA 2006 ............................. 20 vs UNA 2006Hayden Cruce .........................1 vs MSSU 2006 .............................. 5 vs MSSU 2006David Knighton ......................15 vs UNA 2006 ............................. 47 vs UNA 2006Devin Link ................................2 vs MSSU 2006 ............................12 vs MSSU 2006Teddy Luke ..................................4 vs SBU 2006 ........................................ 4 (2 times)Cam Rowan .......................................4 (2 times) ........................................ 9 (2 times)Kyle Wess ..................................18 vs SBU 2006 .............................180 vs SBU 2006PASSINGName Comp. YardsDavid Knighton ..................................20 (twice) .............................416 vs SBU 2006Cam Rowan .......................................5 (3 times) .............................100 vs SBU 2005RECEIVINGName No. YardsHeath Adams .....................................3 (2 times) ...............................49 vs SBU 2005Kurt Adams ...............................2 vs UNA 2006 ............................. 28 vs UNA 2006Ardell Briggs .............................1 vs UNA 2006 ............................... 7 vs UNA 2006Hayden Cruce ............................3 vs SBU 2006 ...............................31 vs SBU 2006Julian Firman ............................4 vs MSSU 2006 ...............................73 vs SBU 2006Devin Link ...................................9 vs SBU 2006 .............................177 vs SBU 2006Jonathan Paulson .......................3 vs SBU 2006 ...............................59 vs SBU 2006Michael Solano ........................1 vs MSSU 2006 ............................20 vs MSSU 2006Darrick Ware ....................................2 (4 times) ............................. 57 vs UNA 2006Kyle Wess ...........................................2 (4 times) ............................87 vs MSSU 2006TACKLESNameNo.Jermaine Blanchard .............................................9 vs Southwest Baptist 2006Corwin Brown ....................................................1 vs Missouri Southern 2006Aaron Bryant.......................................................1 vs Missouri Southern 2006Cody Chapman ....................................................................................4 (2 times)Cam Clark ............................................................................................4 (2 times)Ryan Conn ...........................................................6 vs Missouri Southern 2006Justin Currie ...........................................................8 vs Henderson State 2005Izell Gayles .................................................................5 vs North Alabama 2006Sevohn Greer .....................................................13 vs Southwest Baptist 2006Rocky Hall ...............................................................8 vs Central Arkansas 2004Ray Hatfi eld ...............................................................4 vs North Alabama 2006Nathan Hoffman ..................................................................................4 (2 times)Logan Ingram .......................................................1 vs Missouri Southern 2006Carlilse Johnson ........................................................4 vs North Alabama 2006Reggie Kimmons .......................................................3 vs North Alabama 2006Logan McWilliams ...............................................4 vs Southwest Baptist 2006Aaron Morton......................................................1 vs Southwest Baptist 2006Patrick Nicks .............................................................3 vs North Alabama 2006Andrew Norman .........................................................3 vs Valdosta State 2004David Saunders ....................................................8 vs Southwest Baptist 2006Ty Taylor ................................................................2 vs Southwest Baptist 2006Morgan Toline ......................................................3 vs Missouri Southern 2006Robert Towns .......................................................................................8 (3 times)Jeremy Townsend .................................................4 vs Southwest Baptist 2006Kenneth Wakwe .................................................... 6 vs Ouachita Baptist 2004Michael Whitlow ..................................................................................2 (2 times)LAST TIME VS. ARKANSAS-MONTICELLOSenior Torrance Daniels had 12 tackles andspearheaded a Harding defense that allowedonly 11 first downs.GAME NOTES• Harding’s victory came in the Gulf SouthConference’s television game of the week ... thegame was televised on Cox Cable/CSS with BobValvano handling play-by-play and Jesse Branch oncolor.• The Bison defense limited Arkansas-Monticelloto only 225 total yards, a season best for Hardingand one of three sub-300 yard efforts by theBisons.GAME 8Harding 32 Arkansas-Monticello 14Oct. 13 • Cotton Bowl Stadium • Monticello, Ark. • Att.: 1,6171 2 3 4 FHarding 0 11 14 7 32Arkansas-Monticello 0 7 0 7 14Qtr. Time Team Play2 7:06 HU Davis 37 fi eld goal2 5:09 UAM Williams 2 run (Green kick)2 0:15 HU Adams 10 pass from Knighton (Rowan rush)3 12:47 HU B. Smith 15 run (Davis kick)3 8:27 HU Thomas 13 run (Davis kick)4 5:20 HU B. Smith 4 run (Davis kick)4 2:18 UAM Warfi eld 10 pass from Rodriguez (Green kick)• Harding had three rushing TD in the game withtwo coming from senior Blake Smith.• The game was the third of four games in 2005in which Harding surpassed the 400-total yardmark.• Sophomore quarterback David Knighton enteredthe game in the second quarter and passed fora career-high 180 yards ... he started every gamethe rest of the season.• Harding scored the fi rst 21 points of the secondhalf.• Senior rover Torrance Daniels led the team with12 tackles and a forced fumble.• Harding tied a season-high with 23 fi rst downsand limited UAM to only 11 fi rst downs.• J.L. Williams carried 28 times, the most against theBisons in 2005.Final StatisticsTEAMHU UAMFirst Downs 23 11Rushes-Yards 37-151 42-124Comp.-Att.-Int. 23-35-1 10-15-1Passing Yards 272 101Plays-Yards 72-423 57-225Turnovers (F-I) 3 (2-1) 2 (1-1)Penalties-Yards 7-41 3-28Punts-Avg. 3-38.7 6-43.23rd Down Conv. 5-13 3-12Time of Possession 31:31 28:29INDIVIDUALRushingHU - B. Smith 10-55, Thomas 5-37UAM - Williams 28-107, Fitzgerald 2-10PassingHU - Knighton 17-25-0-180-1UAM - Rodriguez 10-15-1-101-1ReceivingHU - Feliciano 5-61, Price 4-65UAM - Warfi eld 3-38, Harris 2-29TacklesHU - Daniels 12, Dutile 7UAM - Edwards 12, Ledet 11

AFCA TOP 251. Grand Valley State 3-02. Northwest Missouri State 3-03. North Alabama 2-04. North Dakota 3-05. Valdosta State 2-06. Carson-Newman 3-07. West Texas A&M 3-08. South Dakota 3-09. Shepherd 3-010. Bloomsburg 2-111. Saginaw Valley State 2-112. North Carolina Central 3-013. Pittsburg State 2-114. Northwood 3-015. Catawba 3-016. Missouri Western 3-017. Nebraska-Omaha 2-118. Arkansas Tech 3-019. Southeastern Oklahoma State 2-120. Chadron State 3-021. Delta State 2-122. Washburn 2-123. Winona State 2-124. C.W. Post 2-125. California (Pa.) 2-1GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE/POLLSGULF SOUTH CONFERENCE2101 Providence Park -- Suite 200 -- Hoover, AL 35242Phone (205) 991-9880 -- Fax (205) 437-0505http://www.gulfsouthconference.orgNathan N. Salant, Esq--CommissionerMichael Anderson, Assistant Commissioner for Media and Public Affairs September 18, 2006--Week 42006 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE FOOTBALL RELEASEGSC FOOTBALL OPENS LEAGUE SCHEDULE WITH TWO OVERTIME THRILLERSBirmingham, AL—A pair of overtime thrillers, a stunning upset and the season’s first Gulf South Conference-TV LIVE telecastmade week one of the 2006 league season one to remember.No. 3 North Alabama finally got to host a GSC-TV LIVE Game of the Week (the Lions aired twice on the road last year)contest on Thursday, and gave the viewers good reason to support their national ranking, easing past Harding, 41-14.Saturday was headlined by two overtime contests. Only Nostradamus could have predicted Henderson State’s stunningupset of No. 16 Delta State. The Statesmen came to Arkadelphia fresh off a road upset of I-AA Stephen F. Austin, only to have HSUturn the tables on them, thrilling its home crowd with a 16-13, overtime shocker. DSU quarterback Scott Eyster, who wasknocked out of the game in the fourth quarter, made headlines individually, becoming the GSC’s all-time leader in total offense(11,069).Russellville High School’s Cyclone Stadium is becoming a home-away-from home for No. 24 Arkansas Tech, whichforced overtime by scoring 11 unanswered points in the fourth quarter versus West Georgia, then iced the game with RobertTown’s 21-yard TD catch and a UWG fumble in the overtime period.West Alabama head coach Bobby Wallace came to Livingston, Alabama with many impressive credentials (threestraight NCAA Titles while guiding UNA)—but the question was whether he could work the same magic at another GSC school.The early returns are very positive, as Wallace has the Tigers at 3-0 for the first time since 1992, thanks to a 24-17 home win overSouthern Arkansas. The win also snapped a nine-game GSC league losing streak dating back to last season.Arkansas-Monticello accomplished a rare feat of its own Saturday, holding its opponent “touchdown less” for the firsttime in six seasons in a 27-6 home win over in-state rival Ouachita Baptist.2006 GSC STANDINGS(through games played 09/16/06)Conference OverallTeam W L Pct. For Opp. W L Pct For Opp. StreakWest Alabama 1 0 1.000 24 17 3 0 1.000 134 30 W-3#24 Arkansas Tech 1 0 1.000 28 21 3 0 1.000 94 74 W-3#3 North Alabama 1 0 1.000 41 14 2 0 1.000 63 24 W-2Henderson State 1 0 1.000 16 13 2 1 .667 53 61 W-2Arkansas-Monticello 1 0 1.000 27 6 1 2 .333 45 65 W-1#6 Valdosta State 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 1.000 51 19 W-2#16 Delta State 0 1 .000 13 16 2 1 .667 91 30 L-1Harding 0 1 .000 14 41 1 2 .333 83 101 L-2Ouachita Baptist 0 1 .000 6 27 1 2 .333 75 69 L-1Southern Arkansas 0 1 .000 17 24 1 2 .333 35 74 L-2West Georgia 0 1 .000 21 28 0 3 .000 28 62 L-3National rankings are from the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Poll (released every Tuesday)LAST WEEK’S RESULTSThursday, September 14$@ #3 UNA 41, HU 14Saturday, September 16@ UAM 27, OBU 6!@ #24 ATU 28, UWG 21 OT%@ HSU 16, #16 DSU 13 OT@ UWA 24, SAU 17All times Central; Conference games inBOLD; GSC Teams in ALL CAPS; $--GSC-TV Game of the Week; !--@ CycloneStadium (Russellville, AR); %--Shown onNCAA Broadband at www.ncaasports.com/DIITHIS WEEK’S GAMESThursday, September 21$HSU @ UWA, 7:00 pmSaturday, September 23#24 ATU @ #6 VSU, 12:00 pmUAM @ HU, 6:00 pmOBU @ #16 DSU, 6:00 pm#3 UNA @ SAU, 6:00 pmAll times Central; Conference games inBOLD; GSC Teams in ALL CAPS; $--GSC-TV Game of the Week2006 GSC Football Weekly Release 1www.gulfsouthconference.orgD2FOOTBALL.COM TOP 25Rank Team Last Week Record1 Grand Valley 1 (3-0)2 Northwest Missouri 2 (3-0)3 North Dakota 4 (3-0)4 North Alabama 5 (2-0)5 Valdosta State 7 (2-0)6 South Dakota 8 (3-0)7 NC Central 9 (3-0)8 West Texas A&M 11 (3-0)9 Bloomsburg 10 (2-1)10 Carson-Newman 13 (3-0)11 Saginaw Valley 3 (2-1)12 Shepherd 14 (3-0)13 Northwood 16 (3-0)14 Missouri Western 22 (3-0)15 Pittsburg State 6 (2-1)16 Chadron State 25 (3-0)17 Nebraska-Omaha 19 (2-1)18 Delta State 12 (2-1)19 Washburn 21 (2-1)20 Ferris State NR (3-0)21 Central Washington NR (2-1)22 Presbyterian 15 (2-2)23 Catawba NR (3-0)24 C.W. Post 17 (2-1)25 Arkansas Tech NR (3-0)GSC RANKINGSINDIVIDUALRushing Yards/Game1. Kyle Wess HU 98.73. J.L. Williams UAM 85.3Passing Avg./Game1. David Knighton HU 282.710. Elijah McDonald UAM 82.0Total Offense/Game1. David Knighton HU 299.310. Elijah McDonald UAM 99.0Receptions/Game2. Devin Link HU 5.67Receiving Yards/Game4. Devin Link HU 83.710. Kyle Wess HU 48.3All-Purpose/Game2. Kyle Wess HU 147.08. Devin Link HU 96.3Pass Efficiency1. David Knighton HU 161.5Punt Returns3. Robert Towns HU 9.3Kickoff ReturnsNonePunting2. Anthony Rodriguez UAM 38.99. Ryan Ferrell HU 32.6Scoring6. Kyle Wess HU 8.0Tackles/Game2. Sevohn Greer HU 9.3Sacks1. Sevohn Greer HU 2.5Tackles for Loss3. Sevohn Greer HU 5.55. Brandon Mayweather UAM 3.5Passes Defended5. Scooter White UAM 4InterceptionsNone-------------------------------------------------------------HU IN GSC TOP 3Passing Offense 1st 285.3Kickoff Returns 2nd 22.7Total Offense 2nd 412.7Pass Effi ciency 2nd 157.3First Downs 3rd 57UAM IN GSC TOP 34th Down Conversions 1st 100.0Time of Possession 1st 32:35Red Zone Offense 2nd 87.5Punting 3rd 35.8

2006 Harding Football RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Previous School1 Patrick Nicks DB 5-8 200 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev./Silverado2 Carlilse Johnson LB 6-0 235 Jr. Sebring, Fla/Barlow3 Devin Link WR 5-9 165 Jr. Bartow, Fla./Bartow4 Izell Gayles DB 5-10 165 Jr. Baltimore, Md./Lake Clifton5 Rocky Hall DB 5-10 185 Jr. Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus6 Robert Towns DB 5-11 195 Sr. Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest7 Michael Solano TE 6-0 225 Jr. Dallas, Texas/Dallas Christian8 Darrick Ware WR 6-1 195 Sr. Tigard, Ore./Tigard9 Kurt Adams WR 6-4 175 Fr. Searcy, Ark./Harding Academy10 Teddy Luke RB 5-5 185 RsFr. Dallas, Texas/Bishop Lynch Catholic11 Daniel Phipps WR 5-11 180 So. Memphis, Tenn./Harding Academy12 Brandon Moreland QB 6-1 205 So. Greenbriar, Ark./Greenbriar13 Cam Clark DB 5-10 200 Jr. Calhoun, Ga./Calhoun14 Heath Adams WR 6-5 215 Jr. Searcy, Ark./Harding Academy15 Adam Brewer QB 6-1 190 RsFr. New Market, Ala./Buckhorn16 David Knighton QB 6-1 225 Jr. Seminole, Okla./Seminole17 Ben Davis K 5-8 150 Sr. Gainesville, Fla./Buckholz18 Cam Rowan QB 6-4 185 Sr. Monroe, La./Ouachita Christian20 Landon Taylor RB 5-10 185 So. Webb City, Mo./Webb City22 Cody Chapman LB 5-11 220 Jr. Searcy, Ark./Searcy23 Morgan Toline DB 6-0 180 RsFr. Cookeville, Tenn./Cookeville24 Sevohn Greer DB 5-9 175 Jr. Vallejo, Calif./Bethel25 Logan McWilliams DB 6-3 180 RsFr. Myrtle Springs, Texas/Van27 Seth Woodason DB 5-9 165 RsFr. Terre Haute, Ind./North28 Kyle Wess RB 5-9 205 Sr. Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands29 Jonathan Paulson TE 6-7 235 Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore./Lakeridge30 Michael Whitlow DL 6-3 250 Sr. Littleton, Colo./Highlands Ranch31 Randall Dolan DB 6-1 195 RsFr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow32 Reggie Kimmons LB 5-10 215 So. Memphis, Tenn./White Station33 Hayden Cruce RB 6-1 250 So. Little Rock, Ark./Central Arkansas Christian34 Ardell Briggs RB 5-9 200 Jr. Sunnyvale, Calif./Wilcox35 Logan Ingram DL 6-2 245 So. Magnolia, Texas/Magnolia36 Deshawn Robinson DB 5-7 175 So. North Little Rock, Ark./Sylvan Hills37 Aaron Morton LB 5-10 200 RsFr. Katy, Texas/Katy38 Alex Scarborough LB 5-11 200 RsFr. Elyria, Ohio/Elyria39 Andrew Norman LB 6-5 250 Jr. Searcy, Ark./Harding Academy40 Jermaine Blanchard LB 6-1 210 RsFr. Memphis, Tenn./White Station41 Ryan Ferrell K 6-2 190 So. Houston, Texas/Northland Christian42 Jeremy Townsend LB 5-11 215 RsFr. Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg43 J. McCoy DS 5-8 205 Fr. Abilene, Texas/Abilene44 Martin Mealing DL 6-0 225 Jr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer45 Keenan Carlton WR 5-7 155 So. Decatur, Ill./Warrensburg-Latham48 Ray Hatfi eld DL 5-10 235 RsFr. Brinkley, Ark./Brinkley49 Ryan Conn LB 5-8 215 Sr. Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline51 Jared Wilson OL 6-1 305 Sr. Monroe, La./Ouachita Christian53 Ty Taylor DL 6-1 245 So. Huntsville, Texas/Huntsville55 Brad Parker OL 6-2 280 RsFr. Milton, Fla./Milton58 David Saunders LB 5-10 205 Sr. Rogersville, Tenn./Cherokee63 Buck Thomas OL 6-1 295 RsFr. White Settlement, Texas/C.F. Brewer66 Chris Boatright OL 6-3 350 Fr. Little Rock, Ark./Central Arkansas Christian67 Wheeler Parsons OL 6-3 270 So. Atlanta, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian69 Tyler Conn P 6-1 230 RsFr. Arcola, Ill./Arcola70 Stephen Elleby OL 5-9 315 RsFr. Ft. Worth, Texas/Dunbar72 Jeff Walker OL 6-3 280 RsFr. Ft. Gibson, Okla./Ft. Gibson73 Ross Conn OL 6-2 250 So. Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline74 David Walker DL 6-3 250 Jr. Ft. Gibson, Okla./Ft. Gibson75 Baron Potter OL 6-0 300 So. Edmond, Okla./North76 Jacob Greer OL 6-3 285 So. White Hall, Ark./White Hall77 Brandon Tittle OL 6-8 310 So. North Richland Hills, Texas/Richland79 Joseph Mahaffey DL 5-10 260 RsFr. Webb City, Mo./Webb City80 R.F. Hendricks WR 5-8 170 RsFr. Tulsa, Okla./Memorial81 Nate Ware TE 6-2 230 RsFr. Bedford, Texas/L.D. Bell82 Julian Firman WR 5-10 170 So. Lawton, Okla./McArthur83 Nic Wildman WR 6-1 190 RsFr. Champion, Ohio/Champion88 Cade Caton WR 5-9 160 RsFr. Rogers, Ark./Rogers90 Justin Currie DL 5-10 295 Sr. Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest91 Aaron Bryant DL 6-3 250 Fr. Florissant, Mo./Hazelwood Central95 Nathan Hoffman DL 6-2 250 Sr. Elizabeth, Colo./Elizabeth96 Kenneth Wakwe DL 6-0 310 Sr. Little Rock, Ark./Central97 Cameron Melson DL 6-3 270 So. Atlanta, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian98 Patrick Morse DL 6-0 245 Sr. Canton, Texas/Canton99 Corwin Brown DL 6-4 245 So. Black River Falls, Wis./Black River Falls

2006 Harding Football Two-DeepOFFENSETE: 7 Michael Solano (6-0, 225, Jr.)29 Jonathan Paulson (6-7, 235, Jr.)DEFENSEDE: 95 Nathan Hoffman (6-2, 250, Sr.)99 Corwin Brown (6-4, 245, So.)LT: 77 Brandon Tittle (6-8, 310, So.)66 Chris Boatright (6-3, 350, Fr.)NG: 90 Justin Currie (5-10, 295, Sr.)96 Kenneth Wakwe (6-0, 310, Sr.)LG: 73 Ross Conn (6-2, 250, So.)55 Brad Parker (6-2, 280, RsFr.)DE: 30 Michael Whitlow (6-3, 250, Sr.)91 Aaron Bryant (6-3, 250, Fr.)C: 51 Jared Wilson (6-1, 305, Sr.)74 David Walker (6-3, 250, Jr.)WLB: 58 David Saunders (5-10, 205, Sr.)2 Carlilse Johnson (6-0, 235, Jr.)RG: 76 Jacob Greer (6-3, 285, So.)75 Baron Potter (6-0, 300, So.)MLB: 49 Ryan Conn (5-8, 215, Sr.)32 Reggie Kimmons (5-10, 215, So.)RT: 67 Wheeler Parsons (6-3, 270, So.)72 Jeff Walker (6-3, 280, RsFr.)Bandit LB: 40 Jermaine Blanchard (6-1, 210, RsFr.)22 Cody Chapman (5-11, 220, Jr.)WR: 14 Heath Adams (6-5, 215, Jr.) or8 Darrick Ware (6-1, 195, Sr.)Rover: 23 Morgan Toline (6-0, 180, RsFr.)25 Logan McWilliams (6-3, 180, RsFr.)WR: 3 Devin Link (5-9, 165, Jr.)82 Julian Firman (5-10, 170, So.)CB: 6 Robert Towns (5-11, 195, Sr.)1 Patrick Nicks (5-8, 200, Jr.)QB: 16 David Knighton (6-1, 225, Jr.)18 Cam Rowan (6-4, 185, Sr.)CB: 4 Izell Gayles (5-10, 165, Jr.)25 Logan McWilliams (6-3, 180, RsFr.)FB: 33 Hayden Cruce (6-1, 250, So.)81 Nate Ware (6-2, 230, RsFr.)SS: 24 Sevohn Greer (5-9, 175, Jr.)13 Cam Clark (5-10, 200, Jr.)TB: 28 Kyle Wess (5-9, 205, Sr.)34 Ardell Briggs (5-9, 200, Jr.)FS: 5 Rocky Hall (5-10, 185, Jr.)27 Seth Woodason (5-9, 165, RsFr.)RETURN SPECIALISTSKR: 6 Robert Towns (5-11, 195, Sr.)1 Patrick Nicks (5-8, 200, Jr.)PR: 6 Robert Towns (5-11, 195, Sr.)82 Julian Firman (5-10, 170, So.)KICKERS/PUNTERSP: 41 Ryan Ferrell (6-2, 190, So.)12 Brandon Moreland (6-1, 205, So.)KO: 41 Ryan Ferrell (6-2, 190, So.)17 Ben Davis (5-8, 150, Sr.)PK: 17 Ben Davis (5-8, 150, Sr.)41 Ryan Ferrell (6-2, 190, So.)SN: 43 J. McCoy (5-8, 205, Fr.)97 Cameron Melson (6-3, 270, So.)H: 18 Cam Rowan (6-4, 185, Sr.)12 Brandon Moreland (6-1, 205, So.)