2012 Demon Football Media Guide

Northwestern State Demons

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2012 Media Guide

2 Great Tradition • Brighter Futurensudemons.com Northwestern State Demons @NSUDemonsFBSLC Champions- 1988 • 1997 • 1998 • 2004 FCS Playoffs- 1988 • 1997 • 1998 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004

TABLE OF CONTENTS • QUICK FACTS

Contents

1. Demon Tradition2. TableofContents•QuickFacts

Media3. Covering the Demons5. 2012SeasonOutlook

Demons6. 2012 Demon Roster8. Player Profiles

Coaches • Support Staff39. HeadCoachBradleyDalePeveto42. Todd Cooley - Offensive Coordinator43. GaryDeLoach-DefensiveCoordinator44. BrendanFarrell-TeamsCoordinator45. AdamFederle-DefensiveLineCoach46. MattHartle-InsideReceivers47. De’VonLockett-Cornerbacks48. MattPowledge-RunningBacks49. AllenRudolph-OffensiveLine50. JacobSimon-OutsideRecievers51. SupportStaff53. MedicalStaff

Elsewhere54. SouthlandConference55. FCSTitleGame56. OpponentsAll-TimeSeries57. OpponentsQuickFacts

Northwestern State58. Dr. Randall Webb, University President59. JerryPierce,VicePresident60. GregBurke,DirectorofAthletics

History61 2011Game-by-GameRecaps67 2011FinalStatistics 71 IndividualRecords75 TeamRecordsandSuperlatives76 MiscellaneousRecords77 OpponentIndividualRecords78 Year-by-YearNSUStatisitics79 Year-by-YearOpponentStatistics80 Year-by-YearIndvidualLeaders83 Demon Award Winners84 Year-by-YearResults92 All-Time Series93 All-Time Lettermen

Traditions97 TheLink98 All-Americans100 All-Conference102 Top100Demons104 TurpinStadium105 TurpinStadiumRecords106 DemonFootballTraditions108 Northwestern State Traditions110 Cheif Caddo111 DemonsintheNFLDraft112 Demons in the Pros

Quick Facts

Name: Northwestern State UniversityLocation:Natchitoches,LouisianaPopulation: 17,865Founded:1884asLouisianaNormalSchoolAffiliation, Conference:DivisionIFCS,SouthlandJoined Southland Conference: 1987Enrollment: 9,191Nickname: DemonsColors:Purple,white,orangetrim

First Year of Football: 1907All-Time Record, Years: 503-421, 222011 Overall Record: 5-6Starters Returning:18(7Off.,6Def.,5Sp.)Letterwinners Returning:50(26Off.,22Def.,2Sp.)2011 SLC Record, Place: 3-4, 4th Southland Championships, Last: 4, 2004NCAA DI Playoff Appearance, Last: 5, 2004Offensive Formation:MultipleDefensive Formation: 4-3-4

Head Coach:BradleyDalePevetoAlma Mater, Year: SMU, 1986Record at School: 10-23 (4thyear)Career Record: 10-23 (4thyear)Southland Record: 6-15 (4thyear)Best time/day to reach coach:7-8a.m.Monday-FridayFootball Office:(318-)357-5252Football Secretary: Elizabeth HollowayAssistant Coaches: Todd Cooley: Associate HC/OC/QuaterbacksGary DeLoach: Assistant Head Coach /Defensive Coordinator/SafetiesBrendan Farrell: Assistant Head Coach/ Tight Ends, Special Teams CoordinatorAdam Federle: Defensive LineMatt Hartle: Inside ReceiversDe’Von Lockett: CornerbacksMatt Powledge: Running BacksAllen Rudolph: Offensive LineJacob Simon: Outside Receivers, Recruiting CoordinatorDirector of Football Operations: Dan KornHead Strength Coach:JoeyGuarascioHead Athletic Trainer:JasonDruryAssistant Athletic Trainer:JasonBerkeley-TuchmayerPresident: Dr. Randall WebbDirector of Athletics:GregBurke

Sports Information Director (Football Contact): DougIrelandEmail:[email protected] Phone:(318)357-6467Cell Phone:(318)471-2086Fax:(318)357-4515Assistant SID:MatthewFowlerAdministrative Assistant: Ronnette PellegrinSID Mailing Address: Northwestern State University PratherColiseum-Room112 Natchitoches,La71497 Pressbox Phone:(318)357-4529Website:nsudemons.com

Players to Watch: Brad Henderson, QBLarry Calcote, OLPhillip Harvey, WRWade Williams, DELesley Deamer, DLBrashard Booker, SDerek Rose, LBJamaal White, SJohn Shaughnessy, K

2012 Demon Schedule

Date Opponent Time SiteSept.1 atTexasTech TBA Lubbock,Tex.Sept. 8 Arkansas-Monticello 6:00 NatchitochesSept.15 atNevada 6:05 Reno,Nev.Sept. 22 Mississippi Valley State 6:00 NatchitochesSept.29 *atMcNeeseState 7:00 LakeCharles,La.Oct. 6 *Lamar 6:00 NatchitochesOct.13 *atSoutheasternLouisiana 3:00 Hammond,La.Oct. 27 *Nicholls 6:00 NatchitochesNov.3 *atCentralArkansas 7:00 Conway,Ark.Nov. 10 *Sam Houston State 6:00 NatchitochesNov.17 *atStephenF.Austin 6:00 Nacogdoches,Tex.

2011 Demon ResultsOverall Record 5-6 • SLC Record 3-4Date Opponent Site W/L ScoreSept. 1 Delta State Natchitoches W 24-23Sept.10 atLSU BatonRouge,La. L 49-3Sept.17 atSMU Dallas,Tex. L 40-7Sept.24 *atNicholls Thibodaux,La. W 34-0Oct. 1 *McNeese State Natchitoches L 20-18 Oct.8 *atLamar Beaumont,Tex. W 37-17Oct. 15 *Southeastern Louisiana Natchitoches W 51-17 Oct.29 *atTexasState SanMarcos,Tex. W 23-10Nov.5 *Central Arkansas Natchitoches L 45-20 Nov.10 *atSamHoustonState Huntsville,Tex. L 43-17Nov. 17 *Stephen F. Austin Natchitoches L 33-0

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2012 NSU Football Media Guide CreditsEditor: DougIrelandSID;MatthewFowlerAssistantSIDLayout and Design: MatthewFowlerEditorial Assistance: DougIrelandSID;MatthewBonnette,FormerAssoc.SID;RonniePellegrin,Admin.Asst.;DavidWest,NSUNewsBureau;RobbieKleinmuntz,SIDGrad.Asst.,JimmieWalker,SIDGrad.Asst.;JustinRogers,SIDStudentAssistantPhotography: GaryHardamon,NSUPhotographicServicesPrinting: NSUPrintShop,Natchitoches,Lousiana




COVERING THE DEMONSNSU Sports InformationOffice: (318) 357-6467Fax: (318) 357-4515Asst. AD/SID: Doug IrelandAsst. SID: Matthew FowlerAdmin. Asst.: Ronnie Pellegrin

Mailing address:NSU Sports InformationPrather ColiseumRoom 112398 S. JeffersonNatchitoches LA 71497

FB SID: Doug Ireland Office: (318) 357-6467Cell: (318) 471-2086E-mail: [email protected]

We appreciate your interest and aim to please!

At the games... CredentialsarenecessaryforadmittancetotheTurpinStadiumpressboxandfieldhouse.Credentialsalsograntthebeareramealinthepressbox,servedwellbeforekickoff.Allrequestsforcredentials(pressorsideline)shouldbemadetoSIDDougIreland,byfax(318-357-4515)ore-mail([email protected]).Credentialswillbemailediftimepermits.Ifnot,credentialswillbeavailableintheSportsInformationofficeonFridaysbeforehomegamesandattheWillCallwindowinthesouthwestcor-nerofTurpinStadium’spressboxsideongame day. Photo deckspaceislimited.North-western’sgametapingcrewhaspriorityonthesixthleveldeck.Therearetwofilmdecksonthefifthlevel,availableonafirst-comefirst-servebasis.Accesstothetopofthepressboxisavailable.Thereisusuallyspaceinthestandsim-mediatelybelowthepressbox.Intheevent of a televised game, the originating TVcrewhaspriority. Sideline passes are available on a limitedbasis.Useisrestrictedtooutsidetheteamareasoneachsideline.Sidelinecredentialsaregoodforpressboxadmit-tance. Parking passes are available on a limitedbasis.Pressparkingisbetweenthetrackandfieldhouseatthesouthwest

end(onthepressboxside)ofthesta-dium.Again,makerequestsbyfaxpriorto game day. Press box servicesincludethepre-gamemealservedanhourbeforekick-off.Softdrinksandsnacksareavailablethroughoutthegame.Wirelessinternetaccessisavailable.Fourtelephonesareavailableonpressrowonafirst-come,first-servebasis.Ifyouwillneedtobenearaphoneinordertofile,besuretonotethatinyourcredentialrequest.Hostesseswilldistributequarterly,halftimeandfinalstatisticsalongwithplaybyplaysheets.Apregamepacketwithaprogram,flipcard,factsheets,andupdatednoteswillbedistributedinthepressarea. To ensure equal access for all media, the Demon locker room will be closed. Postgame interviews withNSUplayersandcoachesforhomegamesareconductedintheStroudRoomoftheNSUAthleticFieldhouseadjacenttotheClaytonPlazaapproxi-mately15minutesafterplayends.TheTurpinStadiumelevatorwillbereservedformediausewith4minuteslefttoplay.SelectedplayersandheadcoachBradleyDale Peveto will be available in the postgamepressconference.PevetoandplayerswillalsobeinterviewedontheDemonSportsNetworkandthatcanbeheardintheTurpinStadiumpressbox.Forallgames,ifdeadlinesrequire,briefon-fieldinterviewscanbeaccomplishedthroughrequestspriortotheendofthegametoSIDDougIreland.

During the week... Player interviewsmustbesetupthroughSIDDougIrelandatleastonedayinadvancetominimizedemandsonthestudent-athlete’sbusyschedule.Briefface-to-facepost-practiceinterviewsmaybeconductediftimepermits. Interviews with Coach Peveto or anyassistantcoachcanbearrangedbycallingfootballsecretaryElizabethHol-lowayat(318)357-5252. A weekly luncheon is held on WednesdaysatnoonintheStroudRoomoftheNSUAthleticFieldhouse.ThisistheoptimaltimetoaccessCoachPevetoandplayers.

DEMON SPORTS NETWORK Shreveport-BossieraffiliateKEEL710AMwillbecarryingallDemonfootballgamesin2012,whileNatchitochesradiostation100.7KZBLwillcontinuetobetheflagshipforalltheDemonsandLadyDemonSports.Baldridge-DumasCommunicationsoperates100.7KZBL.TheDemonSportsNetworkfeaturesPatrickNethertonastheplay-by-playannouncer.TonyTaglavorewillprovideinsightfulcommentarywithformerDemonBrittBrittainonthespotforsidelineupdates.Broadcastscanalsobeheardbylinkingto“www.nsudemons.com”ontheinternet.CoachPevetohoststhe“DemonHuddle”talkshowon100.7KZBLeachThursdaynightfrom6-7atCaneRiverGrillinNatchitoches.

They cover The Demons: primary meDia ouTleTs

Daily Newspapers -RayPartsch,BobTompkins,WarrenHayes,RandyBensonSports,AlexandriaDailyTownTalk,P.O.Box 7558,Alexandria,LA71306(318-487-6351,fax487-6315) -RoyLangIII,JasonPugh,Sports,TheTimes,P.O.Box30222,Shreveport,LA71130 (318-459-3296,800-462-6436,fax459-3301) -JoeSchiefelbein,Sports,BatonRougeMorningAdvocate,P.O.Box588,BatonRouge,LA 70821(225-383-1111,fax388-0371) -RussellHedges,Sports,BossierPressTribune,P.O.Box6267,BossierCity,LA71171 (318-352-3618,fax747-5298) -Leesville,DailyLeader,P.O.Box619,Leesville,LA71446 (318-239-3444,fax318-238-1552) -ChrisSalim,NatchitochesTimes,904Hwy.1South,Natchitoches,LA71457 (318-352-3618,fax352-7842)

Non-Daily Newspapers -NSUCurrentSauce,KyserHall,Natchitoches,LA71497 (318-357-5456,fax357-6564) -Sports,NewOrleansTimesPicayune,3800HowardAve.,NewOrleans,LA70140 (504-826-3405,fax826-3401)

Television Stations -ChrisBailey,MoCarter,ShermanDesselleKALB-TV,605WashingtonSt.,Alexandria,LA71306 (318-445-6397exts.516,523;fax442-7427) -ColinMcElroy,AdriaGoins,ChristinaJenkins,KSLA-TV,1812FairfieldAve.,Shreveport,LA71104 (318-677-6709,fax677-6705) -BrandonDunn,LanceSnow,KTAL-TV,3150N.MarketSt.,Shreveport,LA71107 (318-629-7134,7133,fax318-629-7171) -TimFletcher,TimEverettKTBS-TV,312E.KingsHwy.,ShreveportLA71104 (318-861-5838,fax318-862-9431) -DavidAntilleyII,NSU-TV,104AKyserHall,P.O.Box5273,Natchitoches,LA71497 (318-357-4417)

Campus Radio Station -KNWD,109KyserHall,P.O.Box5273,Natchitoches,LA71497(318-357-5693)

Wire Service -BretMartel,AssociatedPress,1001HowardAve.Suite200A,NewOrleans,LA70113 (800-662-7717,504-523-3931,fax586-0531)

Conference/NCAA Offices -ToddLamb,SouthlandConference,2600NetworkBlvd.,Suite150,Frisco,TX75034 (972-422-9500,fax422-9225) -JimWright,NCAAStatistics,P.O.Box6222,Indianapolis,IN46206 (317-917-6222,fax917-6888)

National Outlets -USAToday,7950JonesBranchDr.,McLean,VA22107(703-276-3400) -SportsIllustrated,Time/LifeBuilding,NewYork,NY10020(212-522-5782,212-977-4540/4541) -SportingNews,Box56,St.Louis,MO63166(800-433-1886,314-993-7111) -CBSSports,51W52ndSt.,30thFloor,NewYork,NY10019(212-975-5162/3559) -ABCSports,1330Ave.oftheAmericas,NewYork,NY10019(212-456-7777) -ESPN,ESPNPlaza,Bristol,CT06010(203-585-2154/2125,800-843-6416) -CNN,OneCNNPlaza,100InternationalBlvd.,Atlanta,GA30348(404-822-1588) -SportsTicker,HarborsideFinancialCenter,600PlazaTwo,NewJerseyCity,NJ07311(800-367-8935)

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Demon Sports Network Crew. (L-R) Davey Antilley, engineer; Tony Taglavore, color analyst; Patrick Netherton, play-by-play; Jack Brittain, sideline reporter.

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2012 SEASON OUTLOOK

Collegefootballrequiresintense,year-roundworkbyplayersandcoaches,culminatedbyaweek(ormore)ofpreparationfor11gamedaysthat,ifhandledproperly,pavethewayformorechancestoplay. Likewise,forsomeofLouisiana’smorefamouscitizens,there’salotofpreparationlead-inguptoarelativelyshortseason.Afterspendingtheother11monthsscouting,forjust30dayseachyear,TroyandJacobLandryprowl themarshesandwetlandsof theAtchafalayaSwamp,tryingtoexhausttheirsupplyofstate-issuedtagsduringalligatorseason.Troy’sfe-verishtrademarkcommand“Choot‘em!”isnationallycelebratedbythevastaudienceoftheHistoryChannel’shitseries“SwampPeople,”nowinitsthirdseason. TheLandrysvisitedNatchitocheslastDecemberforthealwaysspectacularNatchitochesChristmasFestival,andcrossedpathswithseveralfromtheNorthwesternStatefootballpro-gram,includingquarterbackBradHenderson,headcoachBradleyDalePevetoandoffensivecoordinatorandassociateheadcoachToddCooley.Therewascommongrounddiscussed,mutualadmirationexpressed. TheLandrys,andtheDemons,arelookingfortheirbestseasonyetin2012.Withlotsofprovenexperienceonhand,there’sreasonforoptimism. Henderson will play a pivotal role as the trigger-man for the NSU football team, along with two-time All-AmericalinebackerDerekRoseandNFLDraftprospectJamaalWhite,asfocalfiguresinPeveto’sfourthseasonasheadcoach. Rose, on the Buck BuchananAward watch list forthesecondstraightyear,hasdisplayedaknackforgame-changingplaysalloverthefieldandespeciallyintheredzone.Hehasstackedup220tackles inthelasttwosea-sons. White, an acrobatic and big-hitting safety, hopes tosignificantly add tohis seven-interception totalover thepasttwoyearsafterbeinglistedasoneof10FCSDefen-siveBackstoWatchbyTheSportsNetwork. TheywillspearheadaPurpleSwarmdefensewhichwillbestrongatthebackwithWhiteandfellowsafetiesBertWhite, Brashard Booker, alongwith crafty veterannickelbackCortezPaigeandashootingstarfromspringball,CalvinMorton,whohasflashedinthefallpreviously. Up front, nose tackle Lesley Deamer emerged lastyearasoneoftheSouthland’sbetterinteriorplayers,whileAnthonyGilbertisarisingseniorafterabreakoutjuniorcampaign.SteadyWadeWilliamsisbackforathirdseasonastheotherstartingend. First-year starters Pat Black andTyler Smithwill flankRose in the linebacking corp

Preseason Depth Chart

Purple Strike Offense (multiple)IWR 5 PhillipHarvey(5-9,170,Sr.-3L) 16 TrevorGoodie(5-11,188,Jr.-2L) 11 SheldonMcClain(6-1,186,So.-TR)WR 8 CliftonBrown(6-1,205,Sr.-1L) 17 LouisHollier(6-1,205,Sr.-2L) 89 CoreySimmons(6-5,255,So.-TR)TE 83 TuckerNims(6-3,262,Jr.-2L) 40 ChrisDeverJr.(6-2,226,So.-1L)LT 74 JeremyRaine(6-4,315,Jr.-TR) 62 AndreHarris(6-3,318,So.-TR)LG 72 LarryCalcote(6-4,284,Sr.-3L) 66 JoshCunningham(6-2,269,So.-1L)RG 70 IsaacPuapauga(6-1,323,Sr.-1L) 75 LukeBurleson(6-6,305,So.-TR)RT 69 BlayneCole(6-4,277,Jr.-2L) 79 TchissakidPlayer(6-6,294,Jr.-2L)QB 10 BradHenderson(5-11,210,Sr.-1L) 6 DonCanyon(6-2,220,So.-1L) 1 KeenonGibson(6-2,205,So.-1L)FB 25 BrantLegendre(5-11,236,Jr.-2L) 40 ChrisDeverJr.(6-2,226,So.-1L)TB 32 RobertWalker(5-6,191,Jr.-TR) 27 SidneyRiley(6-2,219,Sr.-3L) 4 RumeallMorris(5-11,201,Jr.-2L)

Purple Swarm Defense (4-3-4)LE 54 AnthonyGilbert(6-4,245,Sr.-3L) 57 KelandJohnson(6-0,249,Jr.-2L)DT 98 DamonMedcafe(6-0,290,So.-1L) 99 DeonSimon(6-4,310,So.-1L)NT 93 LesleyDeamer(6-3,288,Jr.-2L) 96 AndrewBletsch(6-2,275,So.-1L)RE 87 WadeWilliams(6-4,231,Sr.-3L) 95 DenzellHawkins(6-5,272,Sr.-3L)OLB 43 TylerSmith(5-10,222,Jr.-2L) 46 RaganRobichaux(6-1,190,So.-1L)MLB 56 DerekRose(5-11,229,Sr.-3L) 55 ReggieToomer(5-10,223,Sr.-3L)WLB 7 PatBlack(6-0,201,Jr.-2L) 53 Wa’DerriousSellers(5-11,202,So.-SQ)Nickel 9 CortezPaige(6-1,181,Sr.-3L 49 MichaelPotter(5-10,187,Sr.-2L)LCB 35 TemeniBrewster(6-0,185,Sr.-1L) 20 RyanSorrell(5-10,182,Jr.-RS)FS 10 BertWhite(5-10,196,Jr.-2L) 21 BrashardBooker(6-1,183,Sr.-3L)SS 2 JamaalWhite(6-0,192,Sr.-3L) 14 CalvinMorton(6-0,196,Jr.-2L)RCB 24 RicoAlbert(6-0,181,So.-1L) 18 ImoanClaiborne(5-11,190,So.-1L)

SpecialistsK 37 JohnShaughnessy(5-11,181,Sr.-3L) 35 AndyWickman(6-3,187,Fr.-RS)P 63 NicRusso(6-1,201,Sr.-2L) 35 AndyWickman(6-3,187,Fr.-RS)S 94 JustinWarner(6-1,238,Sr.-1L) 48 KevinGarza(6-1,250,Jr.-TR)H 81 SpencerHarrell(6-0,175,Sr.-3L) 63 NicRusso(6-1,201,Sr.-2L)KR 5 PhillipHarvey(5-9,170,Sr.-3L) 2 JamaalWhite(6-0,192,Sr.-3L)PR 5 PhillipHarvey(5-9,170,Sr.-3L) 2 JamaalWhite(6-0,192,Sr.-3L)

Senior QB Brad Henderson visiting with History Channel’s hit show “Swamp People,” stars Troy and Jacob Landry during the always eventful Natchitoches Festival of Lights.

Senior LB Derek Rose is looking to become the second football player in NSU history to be an All-American three times.

Experienced Demons on the Hunt for Southland Title, Playoff Berth




2012 SEASON OUTLOOKtutoredbyPeveto.Callingthedefensivesignalswillbefirst-yearcoordina-torGaryDeLoach,whohasbeeninthatroleforthreedecades,includinghighlysuccessfulstretchesatStephenF.Austin(wherehegavePevetohisfirstfull-timecoachingpost)andNorthTexas. TheDemons’specialteamsplaywasnoteworthylastyearandthestarsarebackfortheirseniorseasonsin2012:honorablementionAll-AmericakickerJohnShaughnessy,explosivekickoffreturnspecialistPhillipHarvey,andhighlyefficientpunter/YouTubepersonalityNicRusso.SpecialteamscoordinatorBrendanFarrelldrewpraisefromLSU’sLesMiles,nospecialteamsslouchhimself, lastseasonfortheperformanceoftheDemons inthatphaseofthegame. Shaughnessy will carry a schoolrecordof12straightmadefieldgoalsinto the season, finishing the season 14of16.Thefirst-teamAll-Southlandperformeralsoisnotedfortheheightandaccuracyofhiskickoffs,whichhashelpedtheDemonsdefendkickoffsaswellasanyoneintheleague. Harvey and Henderson are at the forefrontofCooley’splans. Henderson earned the Demons’ respectbeforethefirstplayofhisfirstseasonasajuniorcollegetransfer,andinthefirstgame,hecameoffthebenchtoearnaspotintheNSUrecordbookwith13consecutivecompletionsashesparked a comeback win over DeltaState. He started the remaining 10 gamesandsetschoolrecordsforpass-ingaim(61.6percent)andcompletions(178-289)whileposting the fifth-best seasonpass yardage total (1,853)andthesixth-rankedtotaloffense(2,057)yardagehaul. HarveyisonthevergeofbecomingNSU’scareerkickoffreturnlead-er,andisaveraging23.7yardsperreturninthreeseasons.He’stakenitlongdistancetothehouseasarunner(45yardslastyearvs.TexasState),returner(99yardslastyearvs.SoutheasternLouisiana)andasareceiver(66yardsin2010vs.StephenF.Austin)andhadhisbestspringin2012,issuingnoticehe’sreadytoshinethisfall. The additionof offensive line coachAllenRudolph, the formerof-

fensive coordinator andO-line coachat conference rival Southeastern, hasresultedinsignificantchangeupfront.The Demons should have depth andgoodcompetitionforthefirsttimein6-7 seasons, even with two-year start-ingguardDestryHesskewshifting tohisoriginalposition,defensivetackle. Fourtransfersareamongthetop10linemenonthedepthchartenter-ingpreseasoncamp.Fourplayerswhostartedat least twice in2011 return,includingbothstartingtackles,BlayneCole andTchissakid Player, whowillmantherightpostin2012.IsaacPua-paugadropped20poundsandmovedintothestartingslotatrightguardaf-terstartingtwicelastfall. Returning all-conference selec-tion Larry Calcote, who has startedsincehisfreshmanseason,isananchor

atleftguardandwasaspringstalwart.CenterCalebStanfieldhasturnedheads and earned theNo.1 center’s role in springballwith toughness,executionandgrit.TransferWarrenJoneshelpedEastMississippiCCtonationaljuniorcollegechampionship. All-AmericatightendJustinAldredgegraduated,buthisunderstud-ieshaveexperience.TuckerNimsstepsuptotheNo.1spot.ChrisDeverprovedexplosiveinhistruefreshmanyear. Outside,Harveyhasplentyofcompany.LouisHollierhasbeenpro-ductive for two seasons.CliftonBrowndevelopednicely in spring ball,showingplaymakingability.OklahomatransferSheldonMcClain,aHur-ricaneKatrina victim now back home, is an intriguing addition.TrevorGoodie stepped into a significant role last year.Thewild card could behighly-regarded redshirt freshman Rod Davis. BehindHenderson, sophomoreDonCanyonhas a commandof theoffense and has slimmed down by 20 pounds while increasing his armstrengthonalready-accuratethrows.SophomoreKeenonGibsonandred-shirt freshmanGrantChiassoncouldget spotduty inCooley’smultiplesetsandarecapablebackups. Two-yearstarterBrantLegendreholdsdownthefullbackslot,givingtheDemonsapairofsofthandsandstoutrunandpassblocking. JuniortransferRobWalkerzoomedintotheNo.1tailbackslotafterspringball, aheadofprovenveteransSidneyRiley andRumeallMorris.Evenwithlastyear’sleadingrusher,D.J.Palmer,sittingoutthe2012sea-son,there’sampletalentonhandattailback,andamplereasontoexpectabreakoutseasonfortheDemonoffensewithimprovedteamspeedandafasttempoandrelentlesseffort.

Head Coach Bradley Dale Peveto (top left) and Offensive Coordinator Todd Cooley (top right) get a chance to meet the Landrys

Phillip Harvey looks to be a prime target for quarterback Brad Henderson

John Shaughnessy looks to continue his school record 12 consecutive made FGs

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# Player Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Cl/Exp Hometown/Previous School1 KeenonGibson QB 6-2 205 So.-1L Houston,TX(NorthshoreHS)1 JeMarcusMarshall DE 6-4 220 Fr.-HS Monroe,LA(OuachitaParishHS)2 JamaalWhite S 6-0 192 Sr.-3L Garland,TX(SouthGarlandHS)3 AdamJones S 6-2 190 Fr.-HS Katy,TX(SevenLakesHS)4 RumeallMorris RB 5-11 201 Jr.-2L Bogalusa,LA(BogalusaHS)5 ChaseCollins S 6-0 174 Fr.-RS Natchitoches,La(NatchitochesCentralHS)5 PhilllipHarvey WR 5-7 170 Sr.-3L Lancaster,TX(LancasterHS)6 JoeBrown S 5-10 180 Fr.-RS Longview,TX(LongviewHS)6 DonCanyon QB 6-2 220 So.-1L Dallas,TX(LincolnHS)7 PatrickBlack LB 6-0 201 Jr.-2L Jackson,MS(ForestHillHS)7 RodDavisJr. WR 6-2 172 Fr.-RS Many,LA(ManyHS)8 CliftonBrown WR 6-1 175 Sr.-1L Richmond,CA(AlbanyHS/LaneyCC)9 RondariousMorris WR 6-1 195 Fr.-RS Bogalusa,LA(BogalusaHS)9 CortezPaige DB 6-1 118 Sr.-3L Houston,TX(LanghamCreekHS)10 BradHenderson QB 5-11 210 Sr.-1L Starkville,MS(StrarkvilleHS/EastMSCC)10 BertWhite S 5-10 196 Jr.-2L BatonRouge,LA(RedemptoristHS)11 SheldonMcClain WR 6-1 186 So.-TR Cibole,TX(ByronP.SteeleHS/Oklahoma)13 DanielHazlewood QB 6-1 205 Fr.-HS Huntsville,TX(HuntsvilleHS)14 CalvinMorton S 6-0 196 Jr.-2L BatonRouge,LA(GlenOaksHS)15 GrantChiasson QB 6-0 190 Fr.-RS Thibodaux,LA(E.D.WhiteHS)15 WilburMyers S 6-0 181 Fr.-RS Bassfield,MS(BassfieldHS)16 TrevorGoodie WR 5-11 188 Jr.-2L Lafayette,LA(NorthsideHS/YorkCollege)17 LouisHollier WR 6-1 205 Jr.-2L Lafayette,LA(AcadianaHS)18 ImoanClaiborne CB 5-11 190 So.1L Alexandria,LA(AlexandriaSeniorHS)18 CodyJones WR 5-10 174 Fr.-HS VillePlatte,LA(VillePlatteHS)19 DylanLaVergne DB 5-10 174 Fr.-HS Jennings,LA(JenningsHS)20 RahkeemMitchell RB 5-8 177 Jr.-1L Shreveport,LA(C.E.ByrdHS)20 RyanSorrell CB 5-10 182 Jr.-RS Franklin,LA(FranklinHS/ArkansasBaptist)21 BrashardBooker S 6-1 183 Sr.-3L Terrell,TX(TerrellHS)22 BrianJoseph CB 6-0 175 Fr.-RS NewOrleans,LA(BrotherMartinHS)23 AdamWatson WR 5-10 180 So.-RS Houston,TX(WestfieldHS/TrinityValley)24 RicoAlbert CB 6-0 181 So.-1L Paulina,LA(LutcherHS)24 DanielTaylor TB 5-10 175 Fr.-HS Convent,LA(LutcherHS)25 JahvezBarnes CB 6-0 180 Fr.-HS Zachary,LA(ZacharyHS)25 BrantLegendre FB 5-11 236 Jr.-2L BatonRouge,LA(ParkviewBaptistHS)26 DariusPoullard CB 5-11 170 Fr.-HS VillePlatte,LA(VillePlatteHS)27 SidneyRiley RB 6-2 219 Sr.-3L Columbia,MS(ColumbiaHS)29 TremayneFreeman WR 5-6 150 So.-TR FortPolk,LA(LeesvilleHS/McNeeseState)29 RussellOwens DB 5-10 200 Jr.-1L Shreveport,LA(NorthwoodHS)30 MatthewFlores RB 5-9 185 Fr.-HS Lafayette,LA(St.ThomasMoreHS)31 FisherRomar RB 6-0 210 Fr.-RS PortAthur,TX(PortAthurMemorialHS)31 LukeTurner S 6-2 183 So.-SQ Alexandria,LA(AlexandriaSeniorHS)32 RobertWalker RB 5-6 191 Jr.-TR Mamou,LA(MamouHS/Louisiana-Lafayette)33 EdEagan CB 5-11 180 Fr.-HS NewOrleans,LA(HolyCrossHS)35 TemeniBrewster CB 6-0 185 Sr.-1L Tucker,GA(TuckerHS/SaddlebackCC)35 AndyWickman PK 6-3 187 Fr.-RS Houston,TX(CypressRidgeHS)36 CaseyToussant WR 5-8 172 So.-1L Maringouin,LA(SaintJohnHS)37 JohnShaughnessy K/P 5-11 181 Sr.-3L Shreveport,LA(C.E.ByrdHS)38 BrandonMonrose WR 5-10 181 So.-1L Lafayette,LA(St.ThomasMoreHS)39 SylvesterGrimble CB 5-11 170 Fr.-HS Gretna,LA(WestJeffersonHS)40 ChrisDeverJr. TE 6-2 228 So.-1L Houston,TX(NorthshoreHS)40 TriMcCoy CB 5-11 178 Fr.-RS Vidalia,LA(VidaliaHS)42 JustinEvans DE 6-4 225 Fr.-RS Haynesville,LA(HaynesvilleHS)42 TuffMcClain WR 5-11 180 Fr.-HS Spring,TX(KleinOakHS)43 JacobJohnson FB 6-0 240 So.-TR Lithia,FL(DurantSeniorHS/MountUnion)43 TylerSmith LB 5-10 222 Jr.-2L CedarHill,TX(CedarHillHS)45 ChrisCryer LB 6-4 185 Fr.-RS Natchitoches,LA(St.Mary’sHS)45 ForrestGraham FB 6-3 225 So.-1L BatonRouge,LA(UniversityHS)46 RaganRobichaux LB 6-1 190 So.-1L Kingwood,TX(KingwodParkHS)47 JakeBryan TE 6-2 230 Sr.-2L Pollock,LA(GrantHS/LSU)47 AdamVidrine LB 6-0 198 Fr.-RS VillePlatte,LA(MamouHS)48 JoshArmstreet RB 5-11 190 So.-1L Summit,MS(ParklandAcademy)48 KevinGarza LS 6-1 250 Jr.-TR GrandPrairie,TX(TrinityChristian/TrinityValley)49 MichaelPotter DB 5-10 187 Sr.-2L Monroe,LA(WossmanHS)50 JonathanLewis OL 6-3 293 Fr.-RS Many,LA(ManyHS)50 ColtonMoorehead DT 6-3 250 Fr.-HS Tyler,TX(ChapelHillHS)51 AustinLoup OL 6-2 278 Fr.-HS DenhamSprings,LA(DenhamSpringsHS)52 TylerRoussel LB 6-1 203 So.-1L LaPlace,LA(St.CharlesCatholic)53 Wa’DerriousSellers LB 5-11 202 So.-SQ Monroe,LA(NevilleHS)54 AnthonyGilbert DE 6-4 245 Sr.-3L Lancaster,TX(LancasterHS)

# Player Pos.65ShaneAbdullah DT24RicoAlbert CB48 JoshArmstreet RB92 Leroy Armstrong DE 25 JahvezBarnes CB7 PatrickBlack LB96AndrewBletsch DT21BrashardBooker S71TerranceBoyd OL35TemeniBrewster CB65ZachBritton C91CornistBroadway DE8 CliftonBrown WR6 JoeBrown S47 JakeBryan TE75LukeBurleson OL72LarryCalcote OL6 DonCanyon QB15GrantChiasson QB18 ImoanClaiborne CB69BlayneCole OL5 Chase Collins S 58PaxtonCook LB84LarryCopeland WR45ChrisCryer LB66 JoshCunningham OL7 Rod Davis WR 93 Lesley Deamer DL 40 Chris Dever Jr. TE 70DemarcusDrumgo DL33 EdEagan CB42 JustinEvans DE97RobertFabrizio LB30MatthewFlores RB29TremayneFreeman WR48 Kevin Garza LS 1 KeenonGibson QB54 Anthony Gilbert DE 16 Trevor Goodie WR 45ForrestGraham FB39SylvesterGrimble CB81SpencerHarrell WR62 Andre Harris OL 5 PhilllipHarvey WR95DenzellHawkins DL13DanielHazlewood QB10BradHenderson QB67DestryHesskew DL17LouisHollier WR30KeenanJackson CB78XavierJefferson OL88 Jovhan Jilbert WR 43 JacobJohnson FB57 Keland Johnson DE 91KenderickJohnson WR3 Adam Jones S 18 Cody Jones WR 73 Warren Jones C 22BrianJoseph CB86 Ethan Lagarde TE 19DylanLaVergne DB90ClarenceLee DL25BrantLegendre FB75 Lorenzo Lenoir DT 50 Jonathan Lewis OL 62 Thomas Little OL 51AustinLoup OL1 JeMarcusMarshall DE76 Ahmad Martin DL 11SheldonMcClain WR42TuffMcClain WR40TriMcCoy CB98DamonMedcafe DT 59 JacobMerriman LB20RahkeemMitchell RB

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55 MichaelRinguet OL 6-5 250 Fr.-HS Jennings,LA(JenningsHS)55 ReggieToomer LB 5-10 223 Sr.-3L Alexandria,LA(AlexandriaSeniorHS)56 DerekRose LB 5-11 229 Sr.-3L NewOrleans,LA(O.P.WalkerHS)57 KelandJohnson DE 6-0 245 Jr.-2L Forest,MS(ForestHS)58 PaxtonCook LB 5-9 210 Fr.-RS BatonRouge,LA(ParkviewBaptistHS)59 JacobMerriman LB 6-0 215 So.-1L Lindale,TX(LindaleHS)60 JordanSennett LB 5-11 230 Jr.-RS NewOrleans,LA(LangstonHS)60 SteveYork DE 6-3 235 Fr.HS Huntsville,TX(HuntsvilleHS)61 CalebStanfield OL 6-2 289 Jr.-2L Natchitoches,LA(NatchitochesCentralHS)62 AndreHarris OL 6-3 318 Jr.-TR Lovejoy,GA(LovejoyHS/Auburn)62 ThomasLittle OL 6-1 295 Fr.-HS Winnfield,LA(WinnfieldSeniorHS)63 NicRusso K/P 6-1 201 Sr.-2L GrandPrairie,TX(S.GrandPrairieHS)65 ShaneAbdullah DT 5-10 304 Jr.-RS NewOrleans,LA(EdnaKarrHS/Langston)65 ZachBritton C 6-2 288 Fr.-HS Keller,TX(KellerCentralHS)66 JoshCunningham OL 6-2 269 So.-1L Smithdale,MS(ParklaneAcademy)67 DestryHesskew DL 6-3 295 Sr.-3L Canton,TX(CantonHS)68 BryanRoss DE 6-1 253 Sr.-3L Mansfield,LA(MansfieldHS)69 BlayneCole OL 6-4 277 Jr.-2L Overton,TX(KilgoreHS)70 DemarcusDrumgo DL 6-0 258 Fr.-RS Monroe,LA(RichwoodHS)70 IsaacPuapuaga OL 6-1 323 Sr.-1L Pflugerville,TX(LanierHS/TrinityValleyCC)71 TerranceBoyd OL 6-3 320 Fr.-HS Baytown,TX(RobertE.LeeHS)72 LarryCalcote OL 6-4 284 Sr.-3L Natchez,MS(TrinityEpiscopalHS)73 WarrenJones C 6-1 300 Jr.-TR Macon,MS(EastMississippiCC)74 JeremyRaine OL 6-4 315 Jr.-TR McKinney,TX(TrinityValleyCC)75 LukeBurleson OL 6-6 305 So.-TR Allen,TX(AllenHS/Baylor)75 LorenzoLenoir DT 6-1 260 Fr.-HS Monroe,LA(NevilleHS)76 AhmadMartin DL 5-10 234 Fr.-RS BatonRouge,LA(RedemptoristHS)77 PaceMurphy OL 6-6 266 Fr.-HS Houston,TX(StrakeJesuitCollegePrep)78 XavierJefferson OL 6-2 270 Fr.-RS Franklinton,LA(FranklintonHS)79 TchissakidPlayer OL 6-6 294 Jr.-2L CedarHill,TX(CedarHillHS)81 SpencerHarrell WR 6-0 175 Sr.-3L BatonRouge,LA(CatholicHS)83 TuckerNims TE 6-3 262 Jr.-2L Lafayette,LA(St.ThomasMoreHS)84 LarryCopeland WR 6-3 175 Fr.-RS Bassfield,MS(BassfieldHS)85 JaMarcusWilliams WR 6-5 180 So.-1L Houston,TX(WestsideHS)86 EthanLagarde TE 5-11 210 Jr.-1L Thibodaux,LA(ThibodauxHS)87 TaylorWilliams WR 5-8 177 Fr.-RS Montgomery,LA(MontgomeryHS)87 WadeWilliams DE 6-4 235 Sr.-3L Groveton,TX(GrovetonHS)88 JovhanJilbert WR 5-11 166 So.-1L BatonRouge,LA(CatholicHS)89 Corey Simmons TE 6-5 255 So.-TR Lawrenceville,GA(GreaterAtlantaChristianHS/S.Carolina)89 KhrisWatkins TE 6-1 210 Fr.-HS Jennings.LA(JenningsHS)90 ClarenceLee DE 6-4 230 So.-TR Jefferson,TX(JeffersonHS/Baylor)91 KenderickJohnson WR 5-11 172 Jr.-TR Zachary,LA(MississippiCollege)91 CornistBroadway DE 6-4 231 Jr.-1L Monroe,LA(OuachitaParishHS)92 LeroyArmstrong DE 6-1 230 Fr.-HS Natchitoches,LA(NatchitochesCentralHS)93 LesleyDeamer DL 6-3 288 Jr.-2L Amite,LA(AmiteHS)94 JustinWarner DS 6-1 238 Sr.-1L Provencal,LA(NatchitochesCentralHS/LSU)95 DenzellHawkins DL 6-5 272 Sr.-3L Houston,TX(WestfieldHS)95 ThomasMoore TE 6-3 200 Fr.-HS BossierCity,LA(ParkwayHS)96 AndrewBletsch DT 6-2 275 So.-1L SantaFe,TX(SantaFeHS)97 BrandonTaylor DS 5-9 230 So.-TR Slidell,LA(NorthshoreHS/FIU)97 RobertFabrizio LB 6-1 210 Fr.-RS Valrico,FL(DurantSeniorHS)98 DamonMedcafe DT 6-0 290 So.-1L Denton,TX(Denton-RyanHS)99 DeonSimon DL 6-4 310 So.-1L BatonRouge,LA(GlenOaksHS) FredThomas CB 5-11 170 Fr.-HS Lutcher,LA(LutcherHS) IsraelDePlaza K 5-8 155 Fr.-HS Grapevine,TX(ColleyvilleHeritageHS)

38BrandonMonrose WR95 Thomas Moore TE 50 Colton Moorehead DT 9 RondariousMorris WR4 RumeallMorris RB14 Calvin Morton S 77PaceMurphy OL15WilburMyers S83TuckerNims TE29RussellOwens DB9 CortezPaige DB79TchissakidPlayer OL49MichaelPotter DB26 DariusPoullard CB70 IsaacPuapuaga OL74 Jeremy Raine DL 27SidneyRiley RB55MichaelRinguet OL46RaganRobichaux LB31FisherRomar RB56DerekRose LB68BryanRoss DE52TylerRoussel S63NicRusso K/P53Wa’DerriousSellers LB60 JordanSennett LB37 JohnShaughnessy K/P89 Corey Simmons TE 99 Deon Simon DL 43TylerSmith LB20RyanSorrell CB61 Caleb Stanfield OL 97BrandonTaylor DS24DanielTaylor TB55ReggieToomer LB36CaseyToussant WR31LukeTurner S47AdamVidrine LB32RobertWalker RB94 JustinWarner DS89KhrisWatkins TE23 Adam Watson WR 10BertWhite S2 Jamaal White S 35AndyWickman PK85 JaMarcusWilliams WR87 Taylor Williams WR 87 Wade Williams DE 60SteveYork DE

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Demon PronunciationsPlayersJahvezBarnes=Jaw-VEZBrashardBooker=Bru-SHARDAndrewBletsch=BLEAH-schTeminiBrewster–Tuh-MEAN-eeLarryCalcote=CAL-coatGrantChiasson=Shas-ONChrisDever=DEE-verTrevorEickman=EYE-ckmanRobertFabrizio=Fab-REEZ-ioDenzellHawkins=DEN-zulLouisHollier=Ohl-YAYJovhonJilbert=Jah-VONNKelandJohnson=KEY-lundDylanLaVergne=La-VERNBrantLegendre=LUH-jzuneAustinLoup=LoopTriMcCoy=TRY

BrandonMonrose=MON-roseRondariousMorris=Ron-DARE-ee-usRumeallMorris=Rue-MEALTchissakidPlayer=TISH-a-kidIsaacPuapuaga=Poo-ah-POO-naMichaelRinguet=RING-ettRaganRobichaux=ROW-bee-shoTylerRoussel=REW-sellDeonSimon=SIGH-monRyanSorrell=SORE-ullCaseyToussant=TWO-sontAlexVidrine=VID-dreen

CoachesBradleyDalePeveto=PEA-vit-ohAdamFederle=FED-err-leeLeDellLove=LEE-dellJacobSimon=SIGH-mon

JoeyCrappell=Crah-PELL

Places/SchoolsAmite=Ay-MEETBogalusa=Bo-gah-LOOSE-uhLafayette=LAFF-a-yetLutcher=LUH-churMamou=Maam-MOOMaringouin=MARE-un-gwinNatchitoches=NACK-uh-dishOpelousas=OPP-uh-loose-usOuachita=WASH-it-tawPflugerville=FLU-grr-villeProvencal=PRAV-en-sallThibodaux=TIB-o-doughVillePlatte=VillPlatt

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65 Shane ABDULLAHDefensive Line • 5-10 • 304 • Jr.-RSNew Orleans, La. • Edna Karr HS (Langston) Prior to NSU: Attended Langston one year. High School: Voted first team all-district… two-

yearlettermaninfootball…playedforcoachJabbarJuluke. Personal:SonofMarilynCummingsGravesandShawnAbdullahSr.…fourbrothers,Shawn,Shay,Shayneal,Shaqueel…bornFebru-ary11,1990…majoringinhospitalitymanagement…planstoownarestaurant.

24 Rico ALBERTCornerback • 6-0 • 181 • So.-1LPaulina, La. • Lutcher HS Enters fall camp as starting right cornerback. 2011 Season: EarnedastartagainstMcNeeseState

andrecordedfourtackles…sawactioninsevengames,tackledsevenopponentsandbrokeuptwopasses. High School:170careertackles,twointerceptionreturnsfortouchdowns for the powerfulBulldogswhilewinning five letters ...playedontwostatechampionshipteams,asafreshmanandjunior...LHSwas 13-1 and reached the state semifinals in his senior season,whenhehadthreeinterceptions,includingonereturnedforascore,50 tackles including a sack ... a second-teamall-district selection in2009...made60tacklesandhadaninterceptionrunbackforaTDasajunioronthe2008Class3AstatechampionsundercoachTimDetil-lier...partoftheClass3Abronze-medal4x200meterrelayteamasasophomore,earningall-districthonorsintrack...helpedBulldogswindistricttitleintrackandfinishsecondintheregionin2009asajunior...3.1gradepointaverage,memberofBetaClub. Personal:SonofWayneandShirleyAlbert...born10/15/91...onebrother,WayneJr.,andasister,Quanza...fullnameisRicoTexAlbert.

Albert’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 7 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Game Highs:Tackles:4vs.McNeeseState(Oct.1,2011)

48 Josh ARMSTREETRunning Back • 5-11 • 190 • So.-1LSummit, Miss. • Parkland Academy 2011 Season: Carriedtheballintwogames…rushedsixtimesfor18yardsagainstSoutheasternLa.,including

a14-yardgain…ran foreightyardson twocarries againstNichollsState…totaled24yardsoneightcarries. 2010 Season: Didnotseeanyaction. High School:SetanewcareerrushingrecordatParklandAcad-emy...alsotheschool’sall-timecareerhomerunleaderinbaseball...earnedfirstteamall-conferencehonorsasasophomoreandjuniorandwasnamedtheMVPoftheMPSAAll-Stargameasasenior...rushed

for 1,566 yards and had 2,028 all-purpose yards as a sophomore...coachedbyformerDemonBoMiltoninfootball. Personal:BornNov.14,1991...sonofRichardandDorlaArm-street...onesister,Jordan...majoringincriminaljusticeatNSU.

Armstreet’s Career StatsYear G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/G2011 2 8 28 2 26 3.2 0 14 13.02010 Didnotseeaction

Game Highs:Rushes:6vs.SoutheasternLouisiana(Oct.15,2011)Yards:18vs.SoutheasternLouisiana(Oct.15,2011)

92 Leroy ARMSTRONGDefensive Line • 6-1 • 230 • Fr.-HSNatchitoches, La. • Natchitoches Central HS

High School: Recorded 69 tackles, 11.5 sacks, blocked twopunts, caused five fumbles and recovered two his senior season atNatchitochesCentralHS…unanimousFirstTeamAll-District2-5A…5AAll-State…All-Cenla…ShreveportTimesAll-Area…FirstTeamAll-District2-5Aasajuniorwith47tackles,sixsacks,ablockedpunt,twofumblerecoveries…FirstTeamAll-District2-5Ahissophomoreseasonwith39tackles,foursacksandtwofumblerecoveries…districthonorablemention honors as a freshman after collecting19 tackles,threesacksandonefumblerecovery…helpedtakean0-10teamhisfreshmanseasontoback-to-back6-5squadsasajuniorandseniorandtwoplayoffappearances…PresidentoftheAfricanAmericanHistoryClub…StudentMentor…PositiveBehaviorRoleModel…lettered4yearsinfootball,3inbasketball,andoneinbaseballandtrack. Personal:SonofLeroyArmstrong,Jr.andCherylArmstrong…hasonebrother,Jacarrious…bornNov.1,1993.

25 Jahvez BARNESCornerback • 6-0 • 180 • Fr.-HSZachary, La. • Zachary HS High School: Earned all-district honors at defensive back hisseniorseasonaftercollecting67tackleswith13passbreakups…wasclockedwitha4.4640-yarddash…lettered4yearsinfootballand4intrack. Personal:SonofAliciaTennell…planstomajorincomputersci-enceandhasaspirationsofdesigningvideogamesoftware…bornMay15, 1994.

7 Patrick BLACKLinebacker • 6-0 • 200 • Jr.-2LJackson, Miss. • Forest Hill HS 2011 Season:Playedin10games,recording23tack-les–13ofthosesolo…had1sackand1forcedfumble

thatcameintheseason-openinggameagainstDeltaState…brokeup1passandhad4QBhurries. 2010 Season:Sawactiononspecialteams. High School:Two-timeAll-Stateselection...JacksonClarion-

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Ledgercalledhimthe“toplinebackerintheMagnoliaState”...selectedtoplayintheMississippi-AlabamaHSAll-StarGame...All-Statesec-ondteam...All-MetroJackson...Clarion-Ledger’sTop40PlayersinMississippi...78tackles,3sacks,1interceptionasaseniorin2009forcoachMarioLane...All-Statesecondteaminhisjuniorseason,whenhehad106tackles,6sacks,2interceptionsandscoredtwoTDsonthereturnsfora7-4teamthatreachedthestateplayoffs...seniorpresi-dentofForestHill’sstudentgovernment...ontheschool’shighhonorroll...FutureBusinessLeadersofAmericamember. Personal:BornDec.8,1991...sonofDelvonakeyBlack...onesister, Jayallah, and a brother, Deandre.

Blacks’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 10 13 10 23 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2010 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Highs:Tackles:4vs.SouthernMethodist(Sept.17,2011)

96 Andrew BLETSCHDefensive Line • 6-2 • 275 • So.-1LSanta Fe, Tex. • Santa Fe HS

Enters fall camp as second-team nose tackle. 2011 Season:Playedinfivegames,makingsixtackles

atdefensivetackleasatruefreshman. High School: Helped Santa Fe HS to the bi-district finals…2010first-teamAll-District,first-teamAll-CountyandteamMVPasaseniorwhilerecording81tackles,4sacksand16QBhurrieswithaninterceptionand6forcedfumbles…12tacklesforloss…scoredtwotouchdownsasa fullbackundercoachJayBuckner…honorablementionall-districtasajunioratdefensiveendwith45tackles,4sacksasSantaFewent6-5andwasabi-districtplayoffentry…51tackles,5 sacks as a sophomore…three sport athlete (football, powerliftingandtrack)andeightvarsityletters…career176tacklesandsixforcedfumbles…fifth inregionalandstatepowerliftingasa junior…FFApresidentandreporter…coachedapowderpuffteamasafreshmanandsophomore. Personal:BornSept.9,1992…sonofMikeBletschandDonnaandDarrelHaney…onebrother,John(23),twosisters,Brandy(32)andTiffany(30)…majoringinsportsadministrationandhistory…fullnameisJamesAndrewBletsch.

Bletsch’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 5 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

21 Brashard BOOKERSafety • 6-1 • 180 • Sr.-3LTerrell, Tex. • Terrell HS

2011 All-SLC Honorable Mention 2011 Preseason All-SLC 2nd Team

Although he’s not listed as a starter at free safety, count on Brashard Booker to be on the field as much as anybody. He’s been extremely productive in the past two seasons.

2011 Season:Secondontheteamwith77tackles-46ofthosesolo… had three tackles for loss, seven quarterback hurries, oneblockedkick,andtwoforcedfumbles…oneinterceptionandonefum-ble recovery…interception came against Southeastern Louisiana…had13tacklesatLSU….10tacklesatLamar…ninetacklesagainstTexasStateincludingatackleforloss…recordedeighttacklesagainstSLCrivalStephenF.Austin. 2010 Season:Secondontheteamwith86tackles-50ofthosesolo...playedinall11gameswithfourstarts...secondonthesquadwitheightpassbreakups...hadthreetacklesforaloss,oneQBhurry,aforcedfumble,andblockedakick...fourgameswhereherecorded10ormoretacklesandhadacareer-high15stopsagainstNicholls...followedthatupwith12tacklesagainstSFAintheseasonfinale...had13tacklesagainstSamfordwherenineofhisstopsweresolos,and11vs.SamHoustonState...hadtwoPBUsbothagainstCentralArkansasandSFAandblockedapuntatTexasStatethatproducedatouchdownona4-yardreturn.. 2009 Season:Recordedfivetacklesinfivegames…seasonhighof three against McNeese State…three unassisted and two assisted.RecordedtacklesagainstNorthDakota,McNeeseState,andStephenF.Austin. 2008 Season: Redshirted. High School:Seniorseason,firstteamall-stateandall-district…defensive MVP…Terrell HSAthlete of theYear…Dallas MorningNewsAthleteoftheWeek…160tackles,fourforcedfumbles,threeblockedkicks,onepuntreturnforatouchdown…districtchampioninthelongjumpandsecondinthetriplejump…juniorseason,firstteamall-district…defensiveMVP…TerrellHSAthleteoftheYear…140tackles…fourforcedfumbles…fourblockedkicks…threeinter-ceptions…secondteamall-districtinbasketballanddistrictchampioninlongjumpandsecondintriplejump…sophomoreseason,districtSophomoreoftheYear…100tackles…oneinterception…basketballNewcomeroftheyear…thirdinthetriplejumpatthedistricttrackmeet…NationalHonorRollandamemberoftheStudentCouncil. Personal:BornJan.10,1990…sonofWalterMcCullarandTra-cieBooker…threebrothers,ByronandShabrunBookerandMarketh-ianShawandtwosisters,BreneciaBookerandWaltikiaShaw…Mar-kethianplayssemi-proball…majoringincriminaljusticeandwantstoworkinajuveniledetentioncenter…nicknameis“Book.”

Booker’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 11 46 31 77 3.0 0 2 1 1 2 02010 11 50 36 86 3.0 0 1 0 0 8 1 2009 5 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 27 99 69 168 6.0 0 3 1 1 10 1

Game Highs:Tackles:15vs.Nicholls(Nov.12,2010)13vs.LSU(Sept.10,2011)10vs.Lamar(Oct.8,2011)TacklesforLoss:-2vs.Samford(Sept.11,2010)PsssBreakups:-2,twotimes(Lastvs.StephenF.AustinNov.20,2010)

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71 Terrance BOYDOffensive Line • 6-3 • 320 • Fr.-HS Baytown, Tex. • Robert E. Lee HS High School: Firstteamall-districtatoffensivelineasaseniorandsecondteamasajunior...unanimousfirstteamall-districtselec-tionatdefensivelinehisjuniorseason...all-districthonorablementionasasophomore...lettered3yearsinfootballand2inbasketball...A-BHonorRollwitha3.0gradepointaverage...attendedBoysStateandisamemberoftheThesbianClub. Personal:SonofTerranceandYolandaBoyd...onesister,BrookeLittles(24)...nicknameis“BigT”...bornJan.3,1994.

35 Temeni BREWSTERCornerback • 6-0 • 185 • Sr.-1LTucker, Ga. • Tucker HS (Saddleback CC) Enters fall camp as a starting cornerback. 2011 Season: FivetotaltacklesagainstMcNeeseState

withfourunassistedandoneinterception...threetacklesatLamarallunassisted...twotacklesagainstNichollsinhisDemondebut,afteralongdelayingettinghistranscriptsstalledhisinvolvementduringpre-seasoncampandearlyintheseason. Prior to NSU: Had27tacklesandtwointerceptions,leadingtheteamwitheightpassbreak-upsin2009. High School:Four-yearstarterinfootball,alsoletteringinbas-ketballandtrack&field. Personal: BornApril5,1990...onebrother,SamuelWright(23)andtwosisters,AngelBrewster(30)andCrystalRollins(15)...major-ing in history at NSU.

Brewster’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 5 10 1 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Game Highs:Tackles:5vs.McNeeseState(Oct.1,2011)Interceptions:-1vs.McNeeseState(Oct.1,2011)

65 Zach BRITTONOffensive Line • 6-2 • 290 • Fr.-HS Keller, Tex. • Keller Central HS

High School: Afour-sportstaratKellerHSinfootball,wres-tling,trackandfield,andpowerlifting...earnedall-statehonorsasapowerlifter...all-districtandall-regionhonorsinwrestling...all-dis-trictandall-regionhonorsintrackandfield...infootball,ledhisteamtoan8-3markanddistrictrunner-upfinishhisseniorseason...wres-tlingteamfinished20-4hissenioryearand15-4asajunior...playedforBartHelsleyinfootball,BillWilsoninwrestling,RoryDurhamintrackandDustyOrtizinpowerlifting...FellowshipofChristianAth-letes leader. Personal: SonofBobbyandAmandaBritton...onebrother,Eli-jah(14)andasister,Lauren(12)...bornJuly20,1994.

91 Cornist BROADWAY

Defensive Line • 6-4 • 230 • Jr.-1L Monroe, La. • Ouachita Parish HS

2011 Season:SawactionagainstNo.2LSUonSept.10, but injuries kept him sidelined for portions of theseason 2010 Season: Played in 10 games and recorded six

tackleswithonesackandatackleforaloss...hadtwoQBhurriesandbrokeupapass...hadtwostopseachatAirForce,vs.Samford,andatSoutheasternLouisiana...hissackcameagainstSamford. 2009 Season:Redshirted High School:VotedPermanentTeamCaptainforLionsofcoachJohnCarr...All-District1-5A,secondteamasasenior...65tackles,81/2sacks...runs400meterdashfortrackteam...offeredbyCen-tralArkansas...attendedgifted/talentedclasses. Personal:FullnameisCornistLavelleBroadwayJr....sonofPercilleandCornistBroadway...born12/6/90...oneoldersister,Corneshia,majoring in biology

Broadway’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 10 3 3 6 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0

Game Highs:Tackles:2,threetimes(Lastvs.SoutheasternLouisianaNov.6,2010)Sacks:1vs.Samford(Sept.11,2010)Tackleforloss:1vs.Samford(Sept.11,2010)QBHurries:1,twotimes(Lastvs.CentralArkansasOct.9,2010)

8 Clifton BROWNWide Receiver • 6-1 • 175 • Sr.-1L Richmond, Cal. • Albany HS (Laney CC) 2011 Season: Caughtfivepassesfor42yards...caughta16-yardpassagainstSHSUanda12-yardpassagainstUCA...snaggedtwocatchesagainstLamarfor10yards...playedin10gamesandearnedastartagainstSLU.

High School: Lettered two years in football and three years in baseball...finished10-0sophomoreinfootball...leftAlbanywithato-talrecordof26-14. Personal: BornApril 30, 1991... son of Gerald andVanessaBrown...onebrother,GeraldAnthonyBrownJr.andasister,EmeraldBrown...majoringincommunications.

Brown’s Career StatsYear G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg Avg/G Rush Yds TD 2011 10 5 42 0 16 8.4 4.2 0 0 0

Game Highs:Receptions:2vs.Lamar(Oct.8,2011)Yards:10vs.Lamar(Oct.8,2011)

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6 Joe BROWNSafety • 5-10 • 180 • Fr.-RS Longview, Tex. • Longview HS

2011 Season: Redshirted. High School: Holdsthecareertacklesrecord(347)

atLongviewHS...ledLongviewtoa39-7record,twostatechampion-shipgamesandasemi-finalappearanceinhislastthreeyears...2010DistrictMVP,All-EastTexas first-teamdefenseandsecond-teamAll-State...threesportathlete(football,trackandbaseball)…,playedforcoachJohnKing,namedin2007NSUfootballcentennialcelebrationasoneoftheTop100DemonFootballPlayersofTheCentury. Personal: Born Dec. 15, 1992... son of Jonathan Brown andLacreshiaGordon...3brothers,HermanWritt(27),ShermanMartin(25)andStanleyGordon(23)...majorisundecided...fullnameisJo-voriousDevontaeBrown.

47 Jake BRYANTight End/Fullback • 6-2 • 230 • Sr.-2LPollock, La. • Grant HS (LSU)

Sustained a knee injury in spring practice, had surgery and expects to be cleared to begin workouts

in preseason camp. Hard-nosed, versatile player. 2011 Season:Playedin6gamesasinjurieswereacontinuingis-sue…hadonecatchfor11yardsagainstSoutheasternLouisiana. 2010 Season: Played in all 11 games and had seven starts... pulledinninepassesfor106yardswithatouchdown...had43yardsreceivingwitha3-yardTDcatchatSoutheasternLouisiana...finishedthegamewiththreereceptionswithalonghaulof37yards...hadthreegrabs for 31 yards against Tarleton State. Prior to NSU: A member of the LSU Tiger team that won the 2008Chick-Fil-ABowlbya38-3scorethenfell19-17toPennStateinthe2010CapitalOneBowl.Wasredshirtedin2008,transferredafterhissophomoreyear. High School: Earnedfirstteamall-districthonorsasatightendatGrantHS...alsoearnedfirstteamall-stateacademicall-statehonorsandfirstteamcompositeacademicall-state...caught23passesfor320yardsandtwotouchdownsasasenior...had21catchesfor221yardsasajuniorandearnedsecondteamall-districthonors...inhiscareer,caught54passes for668yards and three touchdowns... earned firstteamall-districthonorsasasophomorewith10catchesfor127yardsanda touchdownwhile leadinghis team to a6-5 recordanda stateplayoffappearance...graduatedwithaperfect4.0gpa...classValedic-torian...2008GoldenCougarAwardandBestAll-Around...memberoftheBETAClub,FCA,andStudentCouncil...alsoletterfouryearsintrack. Personal:BornJan.11,1990...sonofBenandKimBryan...hasonesister,Ashley(24)...majoringinphysicaleducationandisontracktograduateinMayof2013...fullnameisChristopherJacobBryan...wouldliketobecomeahighschoolteacherandcoach…waschosentoserveasaFreshmanConnectorduringthesummer,helpingatthreemajorvisitsbymembersoftheincomingfreshmanclass…memberofPiKappaPhifraternity.

Bryan’s Career Stats

Year G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg Avg/G Rush Yds TD2011 6 1 11 0 11 11.0 1.8 0 0 02010 11 9 106 1 37 11.8 9.6 0 0 0Totals 17 10 117 1 37 11.7 6.9 0 0 0

Game Highs:Receptions:3,twotimes(LastvsSoutheasternLouisianaNov.6,2010)Yards:43vs.SoutheasternLouisiana(Nov.6,2010)TD’s:vs.SoutheasternLouisiana(Nov.6,2010)

75 Luke BURLESONOffensive Line • 6-6 • 305 • So.-TRAllen, Tex. • Allen HS (Baylor)

Enters fall camp as a second-team right guard. Prior to NSU: Reserve offensive lineman dressed for eight games seeingactioninoneagainstRice. High School: Three-year letterman at offensive lineman for Allen (Texas)High School... Played for head coachTomWesterbergat AHS... Listed No. 12 offensive lineman on Dallas Morning News’ AreaTop100andNo.81overallrecruitonVYPE’sDFWTop100list-ing...Nationalposition rankingamongoffensive linemen:No.74byESPN.comandNo.108byScout.com...Listedamongtop25offensivelinemenonDaveCampbell’sTexasFootballTop300recruit listing...Earnedsecond-teamAll-District8-5Ahonorsasseniorin2009atAl-len...StartingguardassenioronAHSsquadthatfinished10-2andBi-Districtchampions...Memberof2008Allen5ADIstatechampionshipteamthatfinished15-1...Playedtackleasjuniorin2008. Personal: Son ofMark and Rhonda Burleson... Full name isLukeAustin Burleson... BornNov. 22, 1991, inMcKinney,Texas...Majorisundeclared.

72 Larry CALCOTEOffensive Line • 6-4 • 284 • Sr.-3LNatchez, Miss. • Trinity Episcopal HS

2011 All-SLC Second TeamPreseason All-SLC First Team

The Demons’ most accomplished offensive lineman, Larry Calcote had a breakthrough season in 2011 and is poised for an outstanding senior year. He played as a true freshman and be-came a starter that year. He is slotted as the starting left guard after being a starting right tackle. He has played every position but center and has 27 starts, including each game he was avail-able (21) in the last two seasons. 2011 Season: Played and started in 10 games, missing one with injury,withanaveragegradeof74percent...played601totalsnaps...had31knockdownblocksincludingnineatLamar...bestgradeof94percentagainstDeltaStateintheseasonopener. 2010 Season: Startedall11gamesandaveraged71percent inhisgrading...finishedwith31knockdownblocksandgradedabove70percent five times...hadahighgradeof83percentafterplaying78snapsagainstSamHoustonState...playedatotalof725snaps. 2009 Season:Played inall11gamesasa true freshman,start-ing six, and compiled a 60 percent grade... finished the year with

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14knockdownblocks... had a season-high71percent gamegradingagainstCentralArkansas...hadaseason-best fourknockdownblockstwoweeksearlieragainstNorthDakota,inhisfirstcollegegame,alsohis first start. High School: MadetheMississippiPrivateSchoolsAssociationSouthAll-Starroster...first-teamAll-District3-AA...first-teamNat-chezDemocratAll-Metro...two-year,two-waystarter...ondefense,blocked2kicks,recovered2fumblesandmade54tacklesasaseniorforan11-2teamthatwontheDistrict3-AAtitlewithanundefeatedrecordandreachedthesecondroundoftheplayoffs...teamwonstatechampionshipwith a 13-1 record in his junior season ... played forcoachDavidKing...attendedsameschoolas2008DemonsseniorWRDudleyGuice. Personal:BornJuly2,1991...sonofGloriaCalcote,whoisateacher...onesister,Larrica(21),whoattendsMississippiCollege.

6 Don CANYONQuarterback • 6-2 • 20 • So.-1LDallas, Tex. • Lincoln HS

Enters fall camp as the No. 2 quarterback, having dropped about 20 pounds since spring ball, when his

improvement was a highlight for the Demon coaching staff. Was a highly-recruited player at Lincoln High, but most schools wanted him as a linebacker. 2011 Season:Sawactioninfivegames...rantheballtwiceforfiveyardsandwas1of4passingfor11yardsagainstSoutheasternLoui-siana...2-2passingandranfortwoyardsagainstSFA. 2010 Season: Redshirted. High School: Two-yearfirst-teamall-district,districtMVPasasenior....Ledteamtoconsecutivedistricttitles,20-3record(two10-winseasons)...produced64touchdowns,948rushingyards,and3,293passingyardsintwoseasons...135carries,601yards,20TDrushingasasenior...1,896yardspassing,19TD,onlyfourintercep-tions in 235 attempts (142 completions) ... ran for eightTDs, 347yardson74carriesasajunior,with1,397passingyards(83-142,fourinterceptions)and17TDs...threefootballletters,oneinbasketball,one in golf ...NationalHonor Society studentwith 3.5GPA ... onHighHonorslist...PlayItSmartcommunityserviceorganization. Personal:BornNov.24,1991...sonofDonCanyonJr.andDe-monicaS.Canyon...fatherisaninspectorforthecityofDallas...onesister,DanielleWilliams(21)...nicknameis“TheManwiththePlan”...interestedinbecominganelementarymathteacher.

Canyon’s Career StatsPASSINGYear G Cmp-Att--Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G2011 5 5-10-1 50.0 48 0 25 9.6

RUSHINGYear G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/G2011 5 4 7 4 3 0.8 0 4 0.6

15 Grant CHIASSONQuarterback • 6-0 • 190 • Fr.-RSThibodaux, La. • E.D. White HS

Begins fall camp competing for third-team quar-terback role after impressing coaches as scout team QB last season.

2011 Season: Redshirted. High School: GuidedE.D.WhiteCatholicHStothestatesemi-finalsanddistrictchampionship…2010all-state,3A-HMAll-Districtfirst-teamandall-region…2010Bayouvs.RiverAll-Star…started31consecutive games at quarterback… two-time letterwinner in trackandfield…memberoftheKeyClubandFellowshipofChristianAth-letes. Personal: BornApr.22,1993…sonofMarkandMichelleChi-asson…twosisters,Claire,MaryGrace…majoringinbusinessadmin-istration…fullnameisGrantDavidChiasson.

18 Imoan CLAIBORNECornerback • 5-11 • 190 •So.-1LAlexandria, La. • Alexandria Senior HS

2011 Season: Redshirted 2010 Season: Appearedinfivegamesatcornerback

andonspecialteamsasatruefreshman. High School: All-State4Akickreturner...All-CENLA,all-dis-trictfortheTrojans...coachedbyChrisGatlin...hadtwokickffreturntouchdowns,fivepuntreturnTDs,forpassreceivingTDsforatotalof11scoresasaseniorin2009...madethreeinterceptions,80tackles...had317recievingyardssenioryearand17receptionsfor307yardsandfiveTDsjunioryear...alsoletteredthreeyearsonpowerfulASHtrackteam. Personal:SonofStephanieClaiborne,anurseandsocialwork-er...hassixsiblings...born7/20/92.

69 Blayne COLEOffensive Line • 6-4 • 280 • Jr.-2LOverton, Tex. • Kilgore HS

A returning starter, Blayne Cole moves from left to right tackle for the 2012 season.

2011 Season: Played in10 games at left tackle, starting eight,withanaveragegradeof81percent...played539snapswith29knock-downs...SMUheplayed51snapsandknockeddownsevengettingagradeof89percent...gradedat96percentagainstSoutheasternLoui-sianaplaying24snapswithtwoknockdowns…missedseasonfinalevs.StephenF.Austinwithahairlineanklefracture. 2010 Season: Played in two games - against Tarleton State and at TexasState...playedjustthreesnapsagainstTarletonbutwasinon21playsatTexasStateandgradedoutat73percentforthatgame...alsohadtwoknockdownblocksinthatcontest. High School: First-teamall-districtoffensivetackleasaseniorin2009with40pancakeblocks...honorablementionAll-EastTexas..wasteam’s“DefensiveLinemanoftheYear”andalsothe“MostIm-provedOffensivePlayer” ... played tight end anddefensive line as a

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junior,andmade37tackleswith10sacksbeforehavinghisappendixremovedendedhisseason...playedforcoachMikeValleryatKilgore...partofadistrictchampionshipteamasajunior...carriesa3.8GPA...memberofFutureFarmersofAmericaandparticipantin4-H. Personal:BornAug.15,1991...sonofBryanandJenniCole...hasonesister,Kay(15)...fatherworksfortheRuskCountySheriff’sOffice and mother works at the Good Shepherd Medical Center...greatuncle,L.N.“Buddy”Humphrey,playednineyearsintheNFL...hisgrandfather,BillHumphrey,playedfootballandbaseballatBaylorandwasdraftedbythePittsburghPirates.

5 Chase COLLINSSafety • 6-0 • 175 • Fr.-RSNatchitoches, La. • Natchitoches Central HS

2011 Season: Redshirted. High School: Letteredinthreedifferentsportsin-

cludingsoccer(4years),football(3years)andtrack(2years)…ledthefootballteamtoaplayoffappearanceinthe2010andthesoccerteamtotwostateplayoffappearancesinhissophomoreandseniorseason…asajunior,ChasewasnominatedastheLouisianaStatePlayeroftheWeek and named all-district second team in football and all-districtfurst team in track (800metersand4x400meters)…inhis seniorseason,hewasselected1stteamAll-Districtinfootball,trackandsoc-cerandnameddefensivecaptain for theChiefs…participated inFu-tureBusinessLeadersofAmerica(FBLA)andselectedtotheNationalHonorSociety….graduatedin2011witha3.5gradepointaverage. Personal:BornOctober28,1992…sonofDanielleandTimothyMoran…oneofsixchildren,Cole,Christian,Connor,Ty,andHall…majoring inbiology/pre-medwith an anticipatedgraduationdate in2015…ChaseplanstoattendmedicalschoolandbecomeadoctoraftergraduatingfromNorthwesternState…hislife’sambitionisto“besuc-cessful.”

58 Paxton COOKLinebacker • 5-9 • 210 • Fr.-RSBaton Rouge, La. • Parkview Baptist HS

2011 Season: Redshirted. High School:Letteredallfouryearsinfootballand

threeyearsinbaseball…contributedtotwostatechampionshipandastaterunner-up titlewitha15-0recordduringhis freshmanyear infootballandtwostatetitlesinbaseball…footballteamwentontogaina49-6recordduringhis timeatParkviewBaptist...as a sophomore,Paxtonwas named 2ndTeamAll-District as a linebacker in footballandacatcherinbaseball….thefollowingyear,heimprovedtothe1stteamAll-District team inbothpositions andearnedAll-District andAll-MetroDefensiveMVP,All-Statelinebackerandthestatechampi-onshipgameMVP…finishedhishighschoolcareerwithback-to-back1st teamAll-District andAll-State linebacker honors, alongwith anAll-Metrocornerbackaward….participatedintheMayor’sYouthAdvi-soryCouncil,FCAandLeadershipScholarship…wasaBobAndersonScholarshipNominee…graduatedwitha3.7gradepointaverage. Personal: BornPaxtonSamuelCookonJanuary28,1993…sonofJeffandSherrieCook….fatherisanLSUgraduate,workingincivil

engineeringandmotherisanadministrativeassistant…hasonesister,Katie….majoring in health and exercise science…plans to pursue acareerasaphysical therapist insportsmedicineaftercompletinghisstudies…hislife’sambitionisto“becomeaphysicaltherapistandbeagoodfather.”

84 Larry COPELANDWide Receiver • 6-3 • 175 • Fr.-RSBassfield, Miss. • Bassfield HS

2011 Season: Redshirted. High School: Letteredall fouryears inbasketball

andbaseballandoneyearintrack….footballteamwent36-7duringhislastthreeyearswithastateandsouth-stateregionalchampionshipinhisjunioryearandregionalrunner-uptitleasasophomore….dur-ingthedoublechampionshiprun,Larrygrabbed32grabsfor906yardsand12touchdowns,earninghimaspotontheAll-District1stTeam….heclosedouthisseniorseasonwith25catchesfor775yardswith10TDreceptions,threeinterceptionsandonetouchdownonapuntre-turn….hissenioryeareffortsearnedhimaspotontheAll-District1stteamandAll-State2ndteam…..madethePrincipal’sandSuperinten-dent’sList…..graduatedin2011witha3.7gradepointaverage. Personal:BornLarryCopeland,Jr.onSeptember16,1992….sonofLarry,Sr.andSheilaCopeland….fatherplayedfootballatOr-egonTech….has three sisters,QuewljeliaWilliams, Shalea andTay-lor….majoringinelectricalengineering…nickname:“LC”,“Cope”.

66 Josh CUNNINGHAMOffensive Line • 6-2 • 269 • So.-1LSmithdale, Miss. • Parkland Academy

Opens fall camp as the No. 2 left guard behind se-nior Larry Calcote … can play center.

2011 Season: Redshirted due to a preseason knee injury andsurgery. 2010 Season: Sawactioninfourgamesmostlyonspecialteams,butalsogotactionupfront...aneckinjurysufferedatAirForcekepthimoutformostoftheseason. High School: Two-year All-State and a three-time first-team All-Conferencepickunder formerDemonoffensive linemanBoMilton(NSU1993)...didnotgiveupasackinhislasttwoseasons...playedinMississippiAll-StarGame...first-teamAll-State,All-Conferenceasa senior ... Parklane’s team captain ...won team’s leadership award...teamaveragesof190yardsrushingand180passingin2009,whenParklaneallowedonlysixsacks,went7-4andreachedthestateplayoffs...asajuniorin2008,second-teamAll-Stateandfirst-teamAll-Con-ferencefora7-3team...first-teamAll-Conferenceasasophomore,second-teamAll-Conferenceasafreshman...afour-yearletterwinnerintrackandfield,hewasdistrictchampionin2009intheshotput. Personal: Born Sept. 4, 1991... son ofDaleCunningham andMaryJaneAdams...stepfather isWarrenAdams...stepmother isLeeAnnCunningham...threebrothers,Adam(26),Tyler(21),andTucker(14),andasister,Julianna(12)...TylerisplayingbasketballatSouth-westernChristianCollegeinTerrell,Texas...fullnameisJoshuaAdamCunningham...nicknameis“MeatHog.”

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7 Rod DAVIS JR.Wide Receiver • 6-3 • 180 •Fr.-RSMany, La. • Many HS

High School: First-teamAll-StateClass2Areceiverasasenior,andafour-yearFirstTeamAll-Districtselec-

tion...asasenior,made68receptionsfor1,189yardsand12touch-downsandalsoreturned14kickoffsfor470yardsand5touchdownsforcoachJessCurtis...alsoFirstTeamAll-Districtwidereceiver,kickreturnerandwondistrictoffensiveMVPhonorsandAll-Area(Shreve-portTimes)widereceiverhonorsasasenior...honorablementionAll-State,FirstTeamAll-DistrictandAll-AreahonorsatwidereceiverasajuniorundercoachKeithMenard ...FirstTeamAll-DistrictandAll-Areahonorsatwidereceiverasasophomore...FirstTeamAll-Districtwidereceiverhonorsasafreshman...2007Class2Astatechampioninthe400meterdash...letteredfouryearsinfootball,basketballandtrackwhileletteringoneyearinbaseball Personal: MemberofFCA...sonofLaurendaWilliamsandRodDavisSr. ... father isDirectorof theSabineAssociationofRetardedCitizensinManyandisalsotheSabineParishschoolboardpresident...hastwosisters,Markisha(20)andAthena(10)...born4/27/92.

93 Lesley DEAMERDefensive Line • 6-3 • 290 • Jr.-2LAmite, La. • Amite HS

2011 All-SLC Honorable Mention

After a breakthrough 2011, Lesley Deamer returns as the starting nose tackle for the Demons. 2011 Season:Earnedastartingjobwithatremendousfallcamp…alsoearnedacclaim forhis academicefforts,winning theAthlet-ic Department’s 2010-11 “TrailblazerAward” as the student-athletewhoseimprovedapproachandperformancewasmostinspiringtohispeers…sparkledonthefieldallseason…madeacareer-higheighttacklesagainstNicholls,fivesolo,andasack...sixtacklesatLSU…threequarterbackhurriesagainstSoutheasternLouisiana...sixtacklesagainstMcNeeseState,foursolo...fourtackleseachagainstSFAandCentralArkansas...recoveredafumbleatSamHouston. 2010 Season: Recorded10tackles,onesack,andatackleforalosswhileappearingin10games...hadahighofthreestopsatSouth-easternLouisiana...gothissackandatackleforlossagainstNicholls...twoQBhurriesandapassbreakup. 2009 Season:Redshirted. High School:Two-yearfirst-teamAll-District10-3AforcoachAldenFoster ... 80 tackles, 13 sacks, 1 fumble recovery as a senior...madePonchatrainAll-StarClassic team...Warriorsreachedstatequarterfinalsineachofhisfinaltwoseasons...playedlinebackerasajunior,defensivetackleasasenior...teamwent11-1in2008,103-3inhisjunioryear,andwonthefirstofthreedistrictchampionshipswitha7-2recordasafreshman. Personal:BornMay7,1991...sonofReneeandLesleyDeam-er...planstobecomeacomputertechnician...motherisanurseandfatherapainter.

Deamer’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 11 13 13 36 2.5 1 0 1 0 0 02010 10 5 5 10 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0Totals 21 18 18 46 3.5 2.0 0 1 0 1 0

GameHighs:Tackles:8vs.Nicholls(Sept.24,2011)

Sacks:1,twice(Lastvs.NichollsSept.24,2011)

40 Chris DEVER JR.Tight End • 6-2 • 230 • So.-1LHouston, Tex • Northshore HS

Enters preseason drills as the second-team tight end and the second-team fullback. 2011 Season: Appearedinninegames,beforeaankleinjuryatSamHoustonsidelinedhim…didn’tgetcreditedwithanyreceptionsorrushes,butmayhavebeentheDemons’mostimpressivetruefresh-manonoffensewhileliningupatacrowdedtightendposition. High School: Lettered three years in football and two years in track…asafreshman,ledthefreshmanA-teamtoadistricttitleandanundefeatedseasoninfootballandplacedfirstinthedistrictintheshotput….sophomore season, football varsity team held a 12-1 record,becamedistrict and area champs,made the third-round of the stateplayoffs;intrackandfield,recordedhislongestthrowintheshotputat45’3”…juniorseason,hemadetwocatchesfor98yds.andwasnamedtheAll-District andAll-Academic 2nd teamwhile the team becameback-to-backareachampionswithaconsecutivethird-roundappear-anceintheplayoffsandearnedtheNo.21stateranking;intheshotput,hewasnamedmostimprovedwithhislongestthrowfrom52feetandnineinches….flourishedonthegridironwith20catchesand428yds.and five touchdowns and selected1st teamAll-District andAll-Aca-demicandteamoffensiveMVPwhiletheteamwent11-2withanotherdistrictandareatitleandrankedeighth inthestate…contributedto79-gamewinningstreakduringhisthreeyearsonthevarsityteam…hecappedhishighschoolfootballcareerwithaNo.88rankingonScout.com andNo. rankingonESPN…earnedAll-AHonorRoll and aca-demiclettersthreeyears inarow….selectedtotheNationalHonorSociety,participated in theChessCluband servedasSundaySchoolYouthSuperintendentandchurchdrummer…graduatedin2011witha 3.74 G.P.A. Personal: Born Christopher Dever, Jr. on November 15,1993….eldest son of Christopher, Sr. andAngela Dever…has twobrothers,Le’Andre(13)andBrandon(5)….cousin,DonyellBooker,played in theAFL,cousin,WillieGaston,played for theNFL’sBalti-more Ravens….majoring in engineering….wants to open his ownconstruction company after graduation…his life’s ambition is“todomybestinwhateverIdoandbecomesuccessful”…..nickname:“Doo-dee,”“Deeve.”

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70 Demarcus DRUMGODefensive Line • 6-0 • 260 • Fr.-RSMonroe, La. • Richwood HS

2011 Season: Redshirted. High School: Lettered in football four years and

baseballandtracktwoyears...votedAll-District2-3AFirstteamse-nioryearandhonorablementionjunioryear...All-NortheastLouisianasenioryear...bestoffensivelineaward...teamcaptainforcoachWar-renTrimble...Richwoodwonthedistrictcrownfreshmanandjunioryearandmadeittotheplayoffseachyearinhighschool...seniorclasspresident,NationalHonorSocietyChaplain,SGAchaplain,andmem-beroftheFellowshipofChrisitianAthletemember Personal: Born 2/26/1993... son of Charisse Drumgo andDamienSmith...onesister,Kiara...majoringinbiology...aspirestogotomedicalschoolandbecomeadoctor.

33 Ed EAGANCornerback • 5-11 • 180 • Fr.-HSNew Orleans, La. • Holy Cross HS

High School: Had3interceptionsandreturned2punts,1kick-off and1 fumble recovery for touchdowns as a senior…earnedall-state, all-metro andall-districthonors…pickedoff eightpasses andhadonepuntreturnforatouchdownhisjuniorseasonwhereheearnedall-state,all-metroandall-districthonors…pickedoffastaterecordfivepasses inonegame…teamfinished10-3…had5 interceptionsandreturnedtwopuntsfortouchdownsinan8-3sophomoreseason…lettered4yearsinfootball,4intrackandfieldand1inbasketball…wasthelongjumpregionalchampionandfinishedthirdinthestateasajunior. Personal: SonofCharlesandJenniferEagan…onebrother,Joe(21)andasister,Mavra(16)…bornJune19,1993.

42 Justin EVANSDefensive Line • 6-4 • 225 • Fr.-RSHaynesville, La. • Haynesville HS 2011 Season: Squadsman. High School: All-State selection as an offensive

tacklebutshinedasadefensiveendaswellforthe2009ClassAstatechampionGoldenTornado(13-2)...made15tacklesforlostyardsandsevensacksamonghis63totaltacklesforcoachDavidFranklin...All-AreaDefensiveMVP...All-Districtbothways...wasAll-Districtatdefensiveendinhissophomoreandjuniorseasons...honorablemen-tionAll-Stateasajunior,whenHaynesvillewent11-3andlostinthestatesemifinalstoeventualchampionSouthPlaquemines,theteamtheTorsbeatforthestatetitleayearlater...setastateClassArecordwitha153-0discusthrow...staterunner-upintheevent...alsofifthinthestateinthe400mdashandranontheTors’4x200mrelayand4x400mrelayteams...memberofFCAandCharacterCounts..tookpartinHaynesvilleCleanupDay Personal: SonofMaryEvans,anurse,andAugustaRandle...hasanoldersister,Jessica(26), andanolderbrother,Demetric(32)...

Demetricisa9-yearNFLveterandefensiveendwhohasplayedfortheDallasCowboys,WashingtonRedskinsandinhislasttwoseasons,theSanFrancisco49ers...theircousin,DougEvans,played10yearsintheNFLwithGreenBayandSeattle...fullnameisJustinDewayneEvans...nickname:“Debo,”“BigEvans,”“J”...born10/3/91.

97 Robert FABRIZIOLinebacker • 6-1 • 210 • Fr.-RSValrico, Fla. • Durant Senior HS 2011 Season: Redshirted. High School: Three-year letterman in football...

teamwent6-4senioryear...captainforcoachMikeGottman...gradu-atedwitha4.2GPA...memberofthestudentcouncilandFTA. Personal: Born8/3/1992...sonofDebbieandRobFabrizio...fatherwasanNSUquarterbackfrom1984-86...onebrother,Nick...one sister,Haley...majoring inbusiness andplans toget a job in thebusinessindustryaftercollege...nicknameis“Breeze.”

30 Matthew FLORESRunning Back • 5-9 • 185 • Fr.-HSLafayette, La. • St. Thomas More HS

High School: One of themost exciting players in theAcadi-ana/Lafayetteareaformakinglittleplaysturnintobiggainswithhisgreatspeedandquickness…talliednearly2,000all-purposeyardsasa seniorandearned first teamall-districtandall-Acadianahonors inleadinghis St.ThomasMore squad to an11-2 recordandquarterfi-nalspotintheplayoffs…namedOffensiveMostValuablePlayerofhisdistrictasajuniortogoalongwithfirstteamall-district,all-state,andall-Acadiana honors after compiling over 2,300 all-purpose yards…teamfinished13-1thatseasonwithasemifinalappearanceinthestateplayoffs…starterasasophomoreandearnedsecondteamall-districthonors…teamfinished9-2andadvancedtothestateplayoffs…alsoletteredinbaseballandhelpedhisteamtoadistrictchampionshipasa junior…playedforJimHightower in footballandGaryPerkins inbaseball…memberoftheFellowshipofChristianAthletes…HonorRollstudentwitha3.0gradepointaverage. Personal: SonofBrian andGloriaFlores…onebrother,Mi-chael (16)…his fatherplayed football atLouisiana-Monroeandwasamemberofthe1987FCSNationalChampionshipteam…planstomajorinbusinessatNSU…bornMay15,1993.

29 Tremayne FREEMANWide Receiver • 5-6 • 150 • So.-TRLeesville, La. • Leesville HS (McNeese State) High School: Lettered in football (4), track (3),wrestlingandbasketball(1)…brokethedistrictrecord

inthe100mwitha10.4…madethetopinthe200mrunninga21.7mark…madeittothestatefinalsinwrestling…helpedleadLeesvilletothestateplayoffsinfootballhislastthreeyears…qualifiedforstateintrackinthe4x100,4x200,and100m…coachedbyTerranceWil-liamsandMarcusLeBlanc…memberoftheNationalHonorSociety

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andLionsClub. Personal: Born Darius Tremayne Freeman on September 5,1990…. son ofTabatha Freemanwho is in theU.S.military…onebrother, Demetrius, one sister Brittany Freeman-Barnes…major iselectricalengineering…wantstomovetoDallasaftergraduation…aspirestogetmarriedandstarthisowncompanythatbuildscars.

48 Kevin GARZALong Snapper • 6-0 • 250 • Jr.-TRGrand Prairie, Tex. • Trinity Christian (Trinity Valley CC)

Could contend for starting deep snapper’s role … sustained serious head injuries in a bicycle accident

in 2012 spring semester. Prior to NSU: AttendedTrinityValleyfrom2010-2011...corememberofitsspecialteams. High School:Graduatedwitha3.8GPA...memberoftheNa-tionalHonorSociety...letteredthreeyearsinbaseballandfourinfoot-ball. Personal:SonofMaryEstherandKevinGarza...onesister,Ju-lia...born3/18/1992...majoring inpyschology...hopestowork intheradiologyornursingfieldaftercollege.

1 Keenon GIBSONQuarterback • 6-2 • 205 • So.-1LHouston, Tex. • Northshore HS

2011 Season: Season-high14yardsrushinginHome-cominggameagainstSoutheasternLouisianaontwoat-

tempts…two rushes for five yards atNicholls… twoyardson tworushesagainstStephenF.Austin…onerushforfouryardsatSouthernMethodist. High School:Threedistrictchampionshipsinfouryearsonthejuniorvarsityandvarsitylevelswithtwoundefeatedseasonsinhisfirsttwoyearsinhighschoolandan11-2recordinhisfinalseason…asamemberofthejuniorvarsityteam,Gibsonthrew85TDpassesinclud-ing51TDsasasophomore(themostinNorthshoreJ.V.history)…thefollowingyear,hebecamethefirst juniorQBtostart forthevarsityfootballteamin10years…hefinishedhiscareerinaMustanguniformwitha1stTeamAll-Districtselection…madethehonorrollandgradu-atedin2011witha3.5gradepointaverage. Personal:BornKeenonLemelGibsononOctober23,1991…sonofAnthonyGibson,Sr.…fatherhasworkedfortheGalenaParkIn-dependentSchoolDistrict(TX)for30years…hasfivesiblings,Welton(30),Anthony,Jr.,(23),BrishaeOlney(14),Trinity(6),andKandiceSneed…cousinDanielGibsonplaysfortheClevelandCavaliers…hasalreadybeenlivinghislife’sambitionofgivingbacktothecommunitythroughorganizingafooddriveforthehomeless…majoringinkine-siology…heaspirestoplayintheNFLandcoachafterhehangsuphiscleats.

Gibson’s Career StatsPASSINGYear G Cmp-Att--Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G2011 6 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0


54 Anthony GILBERTDefensive Line •6-4 • 245 • Sr.-3LLancaster, Tex • Lancaster HS

After a breakout season in 2011, Anthony Gilbert opens fall camp as the starting left defensive end and

a potential all-star candidate. 2011 Season: Career-high five tackles and a forced fumble atLSU...fivetacklesagainstLamar...fourtacklesagainstStephenF.Aus-tin... three tackles againstSamHoustonandNicholls... interceptionagainstMcNeeseState...fumblerecoveriesagainstTexasStateandSamHouston,scoringaTDagainsttheBearkatsandsettingupaTDatTexasState...setcareergame-highsinquarterbackhurries,sacks,andtack-les for loss. 2010 Season: Recorded18tackleswhileplayinginall11games...hadtwosacksandthreetacklesforaloss...season-highthreestopsatAirForceandathomeagainstMcNeeseState...hadhissacksagainstSamfordandatStephenF.Austin. High School: Two-yearAll-District15-4A for coachAndrewJackson’sTigers...aRivals.comtwo-starrecruitwhohadinterestfromIowaandNorthTexas...93tacklesasasenior,86tackleswith8sacksand8tacklesforlossinhisjunioryear...TigerswontheDistrict15-4Achampionshipinhisseniorseason...alsoletteredtwiceinbaseball,onceinbasketballandthreetimesinwrestling...NationalHighSchoolSociety,LancasterHSLeadershipAward. Personal: Born Feb. 11, 1991... son ofAnthony and ElisaéGilbert ... full name isAnthonyUmariGilbert… cousinGoddarisGholstonplaysfortheArizonaWildcatsandanothercousin,ReginaldFreeman,playsatArkansas...fatherisacorrectionalofficer,motherisaclaimsadjuster...planstobecomeanarchitectorplayintheNFL...nicknameis“AG.”

Gilbert’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 11 7 23 30 2.5 1.5 1 2 1 1 02010 11 10 8 18 3.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 02009 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 24 18 31 49 5.5 3.5 1 2 1 1 0

Game Highs:Tackles:5,twice(Lastvs.LamarOct.8,2011)Sacks:1,twice(Lastvs.TexasState,Oct.29,2011)TackleforLoss:1.0,twice(Lastvs.TexasState,Oct.29,2011)

16 Trevor GOODIEWide Receiver • 5-11 • 190 • Jr.-2LLafayette, La. • Northside HS (York College)

Earned spot in receiver rotation last season with his physical style of play, hard work and reliable

hands … opens preseason camp as No. 2 inside receiver. 2011 Season: Three grabs for 11 yards and one touchdownagainst Lamar... two catches for 25 yards against McNeese State...gained18yeardsontwograbsagainstCentralArkansas...onecatchfor

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20yardsatNicholls. 2010 Season: Sawactioninfourgamesasheplayedaroleonthespecialteams. Prior to NSU: WasamemberoftheYorkCollege(Neb.)wres-tlingandtrackandfieldteams. High School: AstandoutpolevaulteratNorthsideHSwhereheplacedthirdatthestatemeetafterclearing13-6...caught29passesfor435yardsandsixtouchdownshisseniorseason. Personal: Brother of former Demon running back QuintenGoodie...sonofEnolaMorrisonandWilliamDavis...fatherisadoctorandmotherisadelisupervisor...hasfourbrothers,Quinten,JohnnyJr., Jonte Morrison, and Travis Goodie.

Goodie’s Career StatsYear G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg Avg/G Rush Yds TD2011 10 9 72 1 20 8.0 7.2 0 0 0

Game Highs:Receptions:3vs.Lamar(Oct.8,2011)Yards:25vs.McNeese(Oct.1,2011)Long:20vs.Nicholls(Sept.24,2011)

45 Forrest GRAHAMFullback • 6-3 • 225 • So.-1LBaton Rouge, La. • University HS

2011 Season: Sawlimitedaction. High School:Lettermaninfootball(4years)

andtrack(3years)…ledthefootballtofourconsecutiveappearancesinthestateplayoffswitha2ndroundberthinhisjunioryear…inthesameyear,Grahamwasnamed2ndTeamAll-District….hefollowedsuitinhissenioryearwithanother2ndTeamAll-Districthonor,alongwithteamcaptainandMostValuablePlayer-DefensiveLine…partici-patedinKeyClubandSpanishClub…graduatedin2010. Personal: BornonJanuary22,1992…theyoungestsonofGrayandJamieGrahamwiththreesiblings,Jennifer(32),Stepha-nie(30),James(26)…fatheristhedirectorofparkingatLSUandmotheristhedirectorofticketingforLSU’sTigerAthleticFoundation….majoringincriminaljusticewithplanstograduatein2014…upongraduation,ForrestwantstobecomeawildlifeagentforthestateofLouisiana.

39 Sylvester GRIMBLECornerback • 5-11 • 170 • Fr.-HSGretna, La. • West Jefferson HS

High School: Memberofateamthatmadeback-to-backplayoffappearancesinhisjuniorandseniorseasons,postinga7-3recordhissenior season. Personal: SonofSylvesterHubbard,Jr.andLeslieGrimble…foursiblings…planstomajorinsportsmedicineatNSU…bornSept.26, 1993.

81 Spencer HARRELLWide Receiver • 6-0 • 175 • Sr.-3LBaton Rouge, La. • Catholic HS

Speedy receiver whose great hands will be busy as the placement holder for field goals and extra points

… hoping to avoid injuries to get into rotation at receiver … plan-ning to rekindle his baseball career next spring for the Demons, Harrell was a verbal commitment to the LSU baseball program before deciding to play college football. 2011 Season: Sawactioninonegameasareceiverwhilebattlinginjuries. 2010 Season: Madeonecatchfor12yardsandreturnedonekickforthreeyards...playedineightgameswithonestart. 2009 Season: Redshirtedduetoarminjuryrequiringsurgery. 2008 Season: Saw action in two gamesmaking one catch foreightyardsatBaylor. High School: Two-timeAll-District 3-5A first teampick atreceiver...careerstatsof42catches,1,035yards,9touchdownswhileplayinginarun-orientedoffenseforcoachDaleWeiner...averaged32yardspercatchasajunior...owned10.0puntreturnaverage...onlyonedroppedpassinthreeseasons...helpedteamgo35-4overthelastthreeseasons...Bearswondistricttitleseachyear...helpedleadBearstostatesemifinalsin2005and2006,regionalroundin2007...hadanearlyscholarshipofferinfootballatMississippiState,whichheturneddownbecauseofhisplannedtoplaybaseballatLSUatthetimeandwasanearlycommitmenttotheTigers...earned6letterscombinedinfootballandbaseball...namedtotheall-showcaseteam,among600prospects taking part in the 2007 perfectgame.com national under-classmanbaseballshowcaseinFt.Myers,Fla. Personal: BornSept.10,1989…sonofToddandColleenHar-rell…onebrother,Taylor,andasister,Parker…majoringincriminaljustice…fullnameisSpencerMalloryHarrell…nicknameis“Spyda.”

Harrell’s Career StatsReceiving Year G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg Avg/G Rush Yds TD2011 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 8 1 12 0 12 12.0 1.5 0 0 02009 Redshirted2008 2 1 8 0 8 8.0 4.0 0 0 0Totals 11 2 20 0 12 10.0 1.8 0 0 0

62 Andre HARRISOffensive Line • 6-5 • 328 • Jr.-TRLovejoy, Ga • Lovejoy HS (Auburn) Opens preseason camp listed as the second-team left tackle on a retooled offensive front line. Prior to NSU:RedshirtedasafreshmanatAuburn. High School: Named to the 2008 class 5AAll-State footballteambytheAtlantaJournal-Constitiution...namedClass5AHonor-ableMentionAll-StateasaseniorbytheGeorgiaSportsWritersAs-sociation...Asajunior,madeFirstTeamAll-StatebytheAtlantaJour-nal-Consitituion and Class 5AAll0State Honorable Mention by theGSWA...nation’sNo.24offensiveguardbyScout.com...listedastheNo.29prospectfromGeorgiabySuperPrep...rankedas36thnation-allyamongoffensiveguardsand48thontheGeorgiaPostseasonTop75

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byRivals.com... listedas thenation’sNo.191guardbyESPN.com/Scouts,Inc....NamedtoPrepStar’sAll-Southeastregionteam…highschoolcoachwasAlHughes. Personal:BornOct.3,1990...sonofAlvinandCarmenHarris

5 Phillip HARVEYWide Receiver/Kick Returner • 5-9 • 170 • Sr.-3LLancaster, Tex. • Lancaster HS

2011 All-SLC First Team Kick ReturnerLSWA Special Teams Player of the Week

National FCS Kickoff Returner of the WeekSports Network/Fathead.com Special Teams POW

Explosive receiver and returner whose playmaking will be a key for the 2012 Demons … starting inside wide receiver … has career 23.7 kickoff return average. 2011 Season: LedDemonswith82.5all-purposeyardspergame…averaged27.0yardson21kickoffreturns for568yardsandwasonpacetoshattersingle-seasonschoolrecordforKOreturnyardsbe-foremissinglast3gameswithanankleinjury…wasoneofonlyfiveplayers in theFCSnationally to score touchdowns in threedifferentways–rushing(47-yarddashatTexasState),receiving(19-yardervs.Lamar)andonareturn(99-yardKOrunbackvs.SoutheasternLa.)…gained62yardsonfivegrabswithalongof25inseasonopeneragainstDeltaState…atSMUheledNSUwith53yardsontwocatches...fourcatchesfor68yardsagainstLamarincludingthetouchdownonwhichhe spun away from two tacklers at the 10 and dashed in... tied theNSUsingle-gamekickoffreturnrecordagainstSoutheasternLouisianawith193kickoffreturnyardson3attempts,settingtheschoolrecordforlongestreturnwhenhetookonebackdowntheDemonsidelineforthe99-yardTD,andaddingapairof47-yardrunbacks...carriedtheballfora47-yardtouchdownoutofthewildcatformationatTexasState...sustainedanankleinjuryonhisthirdrushingattemptinthatgameandmissedtherestoftheseason…didnothaveanyKOreturnsinthatgame,soactuallyposted568yardsonKOreturnsin7games…finishedwiththreegameswithmorethan50yardsreceiving...threegameswithmorethan90yardsinkickoffreturns. 2010 Season: Rankedsecondontheteamwith359kickoffre-turnyardsandwassecondinreceivingwith25catcheswith312yardsreceiving...caughtacareer-higheightpassesforacareer-best119yardsincludingacareer-long66-yardtouchdownatStephenF.Austinintheseasonfinale...hisfirstkickoffreturnoftheseasonwentfor42yardsagainstMcNeeseState...alsorushedtheballfourtimesfor30yardsonthe season. 2009 Season: LedtheDemonswith30kickoffreturnsand648KOreturnyards...secondontheteamwitha21.6KOreturnaver-age... played in 10 games and rushed for 38 yards on six carries…caughttwopasses...rushedfor20yardsagainstNorthDakota. High School: DallasMorningNewsTop100inTexasprospectslist...Rivals.comthreestarrecruit...All-Districtthreeyearsasade-fensive back, two as a quarterback for theTigers of coachAndrewJackson..had1,100yardsrushing,80tacklesand4interceptionsmadeasaseniorin2008...80tackles,3interceptionsmade,and860yardsrushingonoffenseasajunior...inhissophomoreseason,hehad63tackles,madeoneinterception...teamwonbi-districtchampionship

inhissenioryear...letteredtwiceinbaseball(23RBIasajunior),onceinbasketball. Personal: BornAug.24,1991...sonofPhillipHarvey,Jr.andLelaHarvey...hasasister,Felicia,andabrother,Nicholas...majoringinengineeringandwould lovetoplayproball... fullnameisPhillipHenry Harvey

Harvey’s Career StatsReceiving Year G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg Avg/G Rush Yds TD2011 11 19 279 1 37 14.8 25.4 6 47 12010 8 25 312 1 66 11.4 17.1 4 30 02009 10 2 -4 0 2 -2.0 -0.4 6 38 0Totals 29 46 587 2 66 12.7 20.24 16 115 1

Returns Year G KOR Yds Lng Avg. TD 2011 11 21 568 99 27.0 12010 8 17 359 42 21.4 02009 10 30 648 43 21.6 0Totals 29 68 1575 99 23.7 1

Game Highs:Receptions:3,twotimes(LastvsSoutheasternLouisianaNov.6,2010)Yards:43vs.SoutheasternLouisiana(Nov.6,2010)TD’s:vs.SoutheasternLouisiana(Nov.6,2010)KickoffReturns:6,twotimes(LastvsLSU,Sept.10,2011)KickoffReturnYards:193(3ret.)vs.SoutheasternLouisiana(Oct.15,2011)TD’s:1(99yards)vs.SoutheasternLouisiana(Oct.15,2011)

95 Denzell HAWKINSDefensive Line • 6-5 • 270 • Sr.-3LHouston, Tex. • Westfield HS

Opens preseason camp as the second-team defen-sive end on the right side. 2011 Season: ThreetacklesagainstTexasState,two

unassisted...twotacklesagainstCentralArkansasincludingonetackleforloss...twotackleseachagainstSMU,Lamar,SoutheasternLouisi-ana,andStephenF.Austin. 2010 Season: Playedinall11gameswithonestartandrecordedsixtackles...blockedakickatAirForce...hadtwostops,bothsolos,againstMcNeeseState. 2009 Season: Sawactioninsixgameswithtwotackles. High School: Played defensive end and defensive tackle atWestfieldHSinHouston...helpedleadhisteamtoa10-3record,adis-trictchampionship,andaquarterfinalappearanceinthestateplayoffsasajunior...teamfinished5-4andadvancedtotheplayoffshissenior

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season...earnedtheMathAwardandwasamemberoftheFCA. Personal: BornJan.6,1992... sonofVictoriaSquire... fatherplayed semi-pro ball...would like to open up his own business oneday...fullnamedisDenzellJerrordHawkins...nicknameis“DeJay.”

Hawkins’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 11 7 8 15 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 02010 11 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12009 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 28 12 11 23 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Game Highs:Tackles:3vs.TexasState(Oct.29,2011)

13 Daniel HAZLEWOODQuarterback • 6-1 • 205 • Fr.-HSHuntsville, Tex • Huntsville HS

High School:Afour-timeAcademicAll-Districtperformerandathree-yearmemberofthevarsityfootballsquad…passedfor1,800yardshis juniorseasonwhileleadinghisteamtothestateplayoffs…alsoaveraged11pointsagameinbasketballandwasaregionalqualifierinthe300meterhurdles…averaged18pointsagameasafreshman…lettered3yearsinfootball,basketballandtrack…memberoftheNa-tionalHonorSociety,SpanishHonorSociety,andFCA…hasa5.00gradepointaverage…teammateofcurrentDemonSteveYork. Personal: Son of C.F. and Kathy Hazlewood… one brother,Carl...brotherplayedtightendforNSUfrom2003-04...twosisters,LindseyandSarah…planstomajorinbusiness…nicknameis“Bear”…bornSept.6,1993.

10 Brad HENDERSONQuarterback • 5-11• 210 • Sr.-1LStarkville, Miss. • Scooba HS (East Mississippi CC)

2011 All-SLC Honorable MentionLSWA Offensive Player of the Week

Returns as the Demons’ starting quarterback after starting all but the season opener in 2011. 2011 Season: Set three school records, including breaking theseasonmark for passing accuracy…completed 61.6 percent of histhrows,toppingarecord61.1byDonGuidryin1966andBradLairdin1996…his178completionsin11gamesbrokethesingle-seasonmarkof166byfutureNFLQBCraigNallin2001…his1,853passingyardage is the fifth-best season total in Demon history, while his 2,057 yardsoftotaloffenserankssixthonthesingle-seasontop10…cameoffthebenchtosparktheDemons’comebackfroma17-0deficitinseasonopeneragainstDeltaStatewherehecompletedaschool-record13straightpassesfor210yardsand1touchdown…completedhisfirst13,andthe14th(andfinaloneinthatgame)wasdropped…Hender-soncompletedhisfirst7passesthefollowingweekatLSU,makinghim20-21atthatpoint,andfinished16-26-1againstperhapscollegefoot-ball’sbestdefense…three touchdownsagainstNicholls completing68.4percentofhispasseson31attempts...hadaseason-high290yardspassingperformanceagainstLamar,ashethrewthreetouchdownsand

completed76percentofhispasses…threwfor149yardsandtwoTDsagainstSLU...hadatleastonetouchdowninsevenofthe11gamesheplayed. Prior to NSU: Named an honorable mention NJCAA All-Amer-icanafterhethrewfor2,763yardswhilecompleting232of388passesatEastMississippiCommunityCollegein2010...threw26touchdownpassesandhadjustseventhrowspickedoff...completed59.8percentofhisthrowsandaveraged276.3passingyardspergame,rankingsec-ondnationallyinyardspergame...alsorushedfor320yardson105carrieswiththreescores...rankedthirdnationallywithanaverageof308.3totaloffensiveyardspergame...votedbyleagueheadcoachesastheMVPamongtheoffensivebacksoftheMACJC’sNorthDivisionandsharedthe2010NJCAAAll-Region23quarterbackinghonors…wasofferedapreferredwalk-onopportunitybyAlabama. High School: : Elite11Awardwinnerasa seniorafterhethrew for 2,000 yards and 18 touchdowns and ran for another 400yardswith12TDs...firstteamall-conferenceselection...2,536yardspassingand20TDsasajuniorwith361yardsrushingandeighttouch-downs...all-conferenceandall-regionhonorsasajunior...three-yearstarteratStarkvilleHS...guidedhisteamtothreestraightstateplayoffappearances. Personal:Born Sept. 16, 1989... sonofRosalandHenderson,who is a registered nurse... three brothers, Brian, Bryce, and BrettBush,andasister,Briana...hasadaughter,BaileeNakoleHenderson.

Henderson’s Career StatsPASSINGYear G Cmp-Att--Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G2011 11 178-289-6 61.6 1853 12 54 168.5


Game Highs:Completions:26(34att.)vs.Lamar(Oct.8,2011)PassingYards:290vs.Lamar(Oct.8,2011)PassingTDs:3,twotimes(lastLamar,Oct.8,2011)LongestPass:54vs.Lamar(Oct.8,2011)Rushes:21vs.CentralArkansas(Nov.5,2011)RushingYards:55vs.McNeeseState(Oct.1,2011)LongestRush:23vs.Nicholls(Sept.24,2011)

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67 Destry HESSKEWDefensive Line • 6-3 • 295 • Sr.-3LCanton, Tex. • Canton HS

Returns to the interior defensive line, where he began his Demon career, after two-plus years (24

games) as a starting offensive lineman. 2011 Season: Started all 11 games as a guard and played 541snaps getting an overall 73 percent grade…21 knockdowns… hadan85percentgradeon60snapsand3knockdownsagainstSLUforhomecoming…84percentgradeagainstCentralArkansason54snapsandseasonhighfiveknockdowns…alsohadfiveknockdownsagainstLamar…seasonhigh73snapsagainstMcNeeseStatefora72percentgrade. 2010 Season: Played and started in 10 games... graded out at71percentfortheseasonandplayed427snaps...had21knockdownblocks...gradedoutat70percentorbetterseventimesandhadahighgradeof91percentagainstSoutheasternLouisiana. 2009 Season: Played in nine games with three starts... averaged 61 percent grading for the season and had 17 knockdown blocks...gradedoutat70percentorbetterinfourgames…movedtooffenselateinpreseasonduetoinjuriesanddepleteddepth,andevolvedintoasolidplayer. High School: Three-year all-district selection, twice a first-teampickforCanton’sEaglesundercoachLanceAngel...academicall-districtwith a3.45gradepoint average ...made theAll-SmoakyteamandalsowashonorablementionAll-EastTexas...had83tackles,9sacks,14tacklesforloss,12QBpressuresandforcedfourfumblesas a senior, when he was voted Canton’s MVP and the team’s Defensive MVP ... he won the Defensive MVP award and the team’s Defensive LinemanoftheYearhonorasajunior,whenhehad69tackles,12sacksand21tacklesforloss...wastheDistrictNewcomeroftheYearasasophomorewhenhehad47tackles,sixsacks,10tacklesforloss...hada1,550-poundtotalinpowerlifting...regionalqualifierintheshotput(56-0)anddiscus(168-0)intrackandfield. Personal: BornFeb.4,1991... sonof JustinandAmberHes-skew...threebrothers,Croix(4),Brazos(13),andDakota(15)...dadplayedrunningbackatTexasA&M,grandfatherplayedoffensivelineatBaylor...motherwasabasketballandtrackstandout...fullnameisDestryRoeHesskew...fatherisafarmerandrancher...ambitionistoownhisownranch...NationalHonorSocietymember.

17 Louis HOLLIERWide Receiver • 6-1 • 205 • Jr.-2LLafayette, La • Acadiana HS

Rugged playmaking receiver who is a key in the pass-grabbing rotation after playing much of last

year with a fractured kneecap, but refusing to yield … opens fall camp as second-team outside receiver. 2011 Season: Played in all 11 games and started 10 of them de-spiteplayingatleasthalftheseasonwithafracturedknee…finishedtheseasonwith33receptionsand243yardsalongwith3touchdowns…hadacareer-best8catchesfor55yardsforhisseasonhighagainstSamHouston.

2010 Season:Caught15passesfor184yardsandatouchdown...played in all 11games... had a season-longhaulof33yards comingagainstSamHoustonStateinadoubleovertimewinforhomecoming…itwasa20-yardgrabinthefirstOTthatscoredhisfirstcollegeTD... finished that gamewith a season-high73 yards receivingon fourcatches...wasaprimetargettowardstheendoftheseasonwherehecaught12passesfor158yardsinthelastfourgames. High School: Earnedall-district,All-Acadiana,andhonorablemention all-state honors as a senior after he threw for over 900 yards andrushedforthesamewhileaccountingfor26touchdownsatAca-dianaHighSchool... ledteamtoan11-2recordandstatequarterfi-nalappearancethatseason...asajunior,teamwent11-3andwasthestate’srunnerup...earnedall-districthonorablementionhonorsthatseasonaftermaking13catchesfor355yardsandthreetouchdowns...hissophomoreseason,teamwonthestatetitleaftergoing13-2fortheseason...alsoletteredthreeseasonsinbasketball. Personal: SonofLouisandSheritaHollier...hasonebrother,Bakari (18),and three sisters,Shamirah (13),Zaria (11),andBianca(24)...fatherplayedlinebackeratULL.

Hollier’s Career StatsReceiving Year G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg Avg/G Rush Yds TD2011 11 33 243 3 36 7.4 22.1 0 0 02010 11 15 184 1 33 12.3 16.7 0 0 0Totals 29 46 587 2 66 12.7 20.24 16 115 1

Game Highs:Receptions:7,twotimes(LastatSamHoustonNov.12,2011)Yards:43vs.SoutheasternLouisiana(Nov.6,2010)TD’s:vs.SoutheasternLouisiana(Nov.6,2010)

78 Xavier JEFFERSONOffensive Line • 6-2 • 270 • Fr.-RSFranklinton, La. • Franklinton HS

2011 Season: Redshirted. High School:LedFranklintonto48winswithfour

consecutiveplayoffappearancesandcappedhishighschoolcareerwiththe 4A State Championship title…selected to the 9-4AAll-Districtthree consecutive years, 4AAll-State as a junior and senior, and the2010-11All-StateAcademic team… lettered all four years in foot-ball…memberoftheNationalHonorSociety,BetaClub,FellowshipofChristianAthletes(FCA),InteractClub,andtheStudentCouncil….earnedHonorandBanorRollhonors…graduatedin2011witha3.8gradepointaverage. Personal: Born Xavier Shaqell John Jefferson on May 23,1993…son ofAnita and Clifford Jefferson, Sr…..has four siblings,ZacheryJacquetandParisJefferson,MarquettaHampton,andMarcusHampton,Jr.…uncleBrianJacquetwasamemberofthe1997South-landConferencechampionshipNSUDemonfootballteam…majoringinsportsmedicinewithplanstoattendmedicalschoolandbecomeasportsmedicinephysician…nickname:“Zay.”

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88 Jovhan JILBERTWide Receiver • 5-11 • 165 • So.-1LBaton Rouge, La. • Catholic HS

2011 Season: Playedintwogames,mostlyonspecialteams…recordedonetackleagainstSoutheasternLoui-

siana. 2010 Season: Redshirted. High School: HelpedhisCatholic-BatonRougeteamreachthestatesemifinalhisseniorseason...receivedtheCoachesAwardasase-nior...alsoletteredinsoccerandbasketball. Personal: BornAug.5,1991...sonofShaneandDioneHaag...onebrother,JacksonHaag(11),andasister,LauraSkyler(7)...major-inginbiologyandwouldliketobecomeanorthodontist...fullnameisJovhanEdwardJilbert...nicknameis“JV.”

43 Jacob JOHNSONFullback • 6-0 • 240 • So.-TRLithia, Fla • Durant Senior HS (Mount Union)

Prior to NSU: PlayedattheDivisionIIIpowerhouseMountUnion…Raiderswent14-1 losingthenationalchampionship31-21toWisconsin-Whitewater.

High School: Three year letterman in football… voted firstteamall-conferenceandall-county….ledDuranttoa7-3recordse-nioryear…6-5junioryearmakingittotheplayoffs…memberoftheLeoClubandSeniorCouncil…coachedbyMikeGottman. Personal: BornDecember12,1991…sonofNikki andKeithJohnson…mother isanelectrician…father isaproject specialist…planstobeagraduateassistantforacollegefootballteam,orbeawild-lifebiologist…majorisbiology.

57 Keland JOHNSONDefensive Line • 6-0 • 245 • Jr.-2LForest, Miss. • Forest HS

Begins fall camp as the second-team left defensive end.

2011 Season: Playedin10gamesatdefensiveend…recordedatotalof14tackleswhichincluded5soloand9assisted…hadaseasonhighof5tacklesagainstStephenF.Austin. 2010 Season: Hadthreetackles,onetackleforaloss,andplayedinsevengames...hadtwostops,bothsolos,withatackleforloss,atCentralArkansas. High School: First-teamAll-Stateasajuniorandsenior...89tackles, including22sacksasa senior foran11-2statequarterfinal-istteam...91tackles,12sacksinhis juniorseasonfora 14-1staterunner-upteam...madeAll-Stateasajunioratoffensivetackle...asasophomore,made67tackles,hadfoursacksandwasfirst-teamAll-Region...statechampioningolfin2005...alsowonstatechampion-ship in thediscuswitha135-foot throw...a four-year letterman intrackandfield. Personal: SonofStacyReedandstepfatherShawnReed...hasthree siblings... his uncle, BobMeeks, plays center for the Denver

Broncos...cousin,DavinWilliams,playsdefensivetacklefortheMiamiDolphins andplayed for theNewYorkGiants... full name isKelandEdward Johnson.

Johnson’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 10 5 9 14 0 0 0 00 0 0 0

91 Kenderick JOHNSONWide Receiver • 5-11 • 170 • Jr.-TRZachary, La. • Zachary HS (Mississppi College)

Prior to NSU:PlayedatDivisionIIIMississppiCol-lege.

High School: Played forCoach BobHowell at ZacharyHighSchool...caught30passesfor627yardsand5touchdownshissenioryear....2nd Team All-District...participated in Sportman’s ParadiseBowlGame. Personal: SonofMarianJohnson...bornonJuly12,1991...ma-joringinsportsmanagement.

3 Adam JONESSafety • 6-2 • 190 • Fr.-HSKaty, Tex. • Seven Lakes HS High School: Two-time all-district performer at Seven LakesHS…earnedfirstteamhonorsasaseniorandnameddefensiveMostValuablePlayerafterpickingoffsixpasses…namedtotheAll-Great-erHoustonhonorablementionteamashissquadfinishedwitha6-4record…had two interceptions as a junior andearned second teamall-districthonors…wasthejuniorvarsity’sdefensiveMVPasasoph-omoreafterhecorralledtwopicks…hadthreeinterceptionshisfresh-manseason…alsoletteredintrack. Personal: sonofTimothyandRovannaJones…onesister,DanaLagarde (30) and brothersTimothy Jones (42) and the late DemarJones…Dana is an educator and owns her own child developmentcenter…nicknameis“Deuce”…bornJune21,1994.

6 Cody JONESWide Receiver • 5-11 • 175 • Fr.-HSVille Platte, La. • Ville Platte HS

High School: NameddistrictMostValuablePlayer,all-district,all-parish,all-districthonorsasaseniorafterhepassedfor2,077yardsandrushedfor877…accountedfor31touchdownswhilehelpinghisteamtoa7-3recordandsecondroundappearanceinthestateplay-offs…all-state,all-districtandall-parishasajuniorwith1,987pass-ingyardsand987rushing…teamfinished8-2andcompeted in thestateplayoffs…earnedall-state,all-district,andall-parishhonorsasasophomoreandall-districtandall-parishhonorsasafreshman…alsolettered fouryears inbasketball and four in track…memberof theRotaryClub…HonorRollstudentwitha3.7gradepointaverageandnomineeforStudentoftheYear. Personal: SonofSandraJonesandthelateJamesJones…onebrother,James,andasister,Kristy…planstomajorinbusinessadmin-

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istrationatNSU…nicknameis“ScruffJones”…bornDec.5,1993.

73 Warren JONESOffensive Line • 6-1 • 300 • Jr.-TRMacon, Miss. • Noxubee County HS (East Mississippi CC)

Slowed by an injury in spring ball, and enters fall camp as the second-team center.

Prior to NSU: PlayedcenteratEastMississippi from2009-10withDemon quarterback BradHenderson...won both theMJCAAstateandnationalchampionshipin2011. High School:TwoyearlettermanatNoxubeeCounty...wontheMississippistatechampionshipsenioryearwitha14-0record,ranked28th in thenation... staterunner-up junioryearona12-3record...wonebestO-LineandSuperTigerAward. Personal: BornJune14,1991…sonofDorisJonesandthelateTerryConner…twobrothers,TyrusandDaniel...foursisters,ValiciaJones, Shatarika,Tamara, andValiciaConner....majoring in criminaljustice.

22 Brian JOSEPHCornerback • 6-0 • 175 • Fr.-RSNew Orleans, La. • Brother Martin HS

2011 Season: Redshirted High School: Asasophomore,helpedBrotherMar-

tintoan11-1record,anundefeateddistrictchampionshipandtheNo.3 seed in the stateplayoffs…inhis last two seasons,helped lead theCrusaderstotwomoreplayoffappearanceswith101tacklesandseveninterceptions….named to theAll-District andAll-Elite team…let-teredinfootballandtrack…earnedBetaHonorRollhonors…gradu-ated in 2011. Personal: BornBrianAnthonyJoseph,Jr.onJune24,1993….theoldestchildofTammyandBrianJoseph,Jr….motherworksasacourtreporterandfatherisamathinterventionist…hasonebrother,Blair (13)…cousinTameka Johnson plays in theWNBA and cousinChrisCantyplayedeightseasonsintheNFL…majoringinmasscom-munications…planstopursueacareerinsportsjournalism…hislife’sambitionis“makemyparentsproudofthemanIamgrowingtobe”….nickname:B.J.

86 Ethan LAGARDETight End • 5-11 • 210 • Jr.-1LThibodaux, La • Thibodaux HS

2011 Season: Earned a letter. 2010 Season: Squadsman.

High School: Earnedsecondteamall-districthonorsasaseniorafterhehelpedleadhisteamtoa10-1record,districttitle,andstateplayoffappearance...letteredtwoyearsinfootball...alsoearnedAca-demicAll-Statehonorablementionhonors...graduatedwitha3.4gpa. Personal: BornDec.19,1990...sonofCavinandMartinaLa-garde...hasonebrother,Derek(25)...majoringinhistorywithami-norinbusinessandhasa3.0GPA...plansongoingintofootballcoach-ingaftergraduation.

19 Dylan LAVERGNEDefensive Back • 5-10 • 175 • Fr.-HSJennings, La. • Jennings HS

High School: First team all-district, all-parish, all-SouthwestLouisiana, andhonorablemention all-state as a senior in helping hisJenningsteamtoa10-3recordandthirdroundofthestateplayoffs…ranfor1,602yardson239carries…averaged6.7yardspercarryand124yardsand2touchdownspergame…alsohad2interceptionswhileplayingfreesafety…namedMVPofthe60thannualKiwanisJambo-ree…asajunior,recorded95tackles,65solo,had2sacksand5passbreakups…firstteamall-district…teamfinished8-3andadvancedtothestateplayoffs…alsoplayedwidereceiverasa junior…made73tackleswith twopass interceptions as a sophomore as team finished8-4andadvancedtothesecondroundofthestateplayoffs…playedforRustyPhelps…alsoletteredinbaseball…hada3.1gradepointaver-age. Personal: SonofClintonandTinaLaVergne…onebrother,Jer-emy(25)…planstomajorinphysicaltherapyatNSU…nicknameis“D-Vergne”…would like tobe the athletic trainer at JenningsHighSchool…bornOct.29,1993.

25 Brant LEGENDREFullback • 5-11 • 235 • Jr.-2LBaton Rouge, La. • Parkview Baptist HS

Physical blocker with very good hands … back as the starting fullback for a third straight season, and

hoping to stay healthy. 2011 Season: Caughtsixpassesfor57yardsin10gamesplayedwhich included two starts… in other games,Demons didn’t use afullbackintheiropeningformations…hadaseason-long25-yardre-ceptionagainstStephenF.Austin. 2010 Season:Caught four passes for 85 yards starting at full-back...madeaclutch3rddownconversiononacatch-and-rundownto the5 atCentralArkansas ashe suffereda season-endingknee in-jury...playedinsixgameswithtwostartsandaveraged21yardspercatch - second highest on the team...made two grabs for 51 yardsagainstTarletonState,includingagame-clinching27-yarderwithundertwominutesremaining. 2009 Season: Redshirted. High School:Two-timeClass3AAll-Statepick,alsoAcademicAll-State...ranfor3,551yards(623rushingattempts,60TD)inhiscareeratParkviewBaptist,helpingcoachKennyGuillot’steamwinthestatetitleinhisjunioryearandreachthestatesemifinalsasasenior...secondinschoolhistoryinall-purposeyardage(3,928)...All-District3-3A...All-BatonRougeMetrolasttwoseasons...teamwent15-0in2007,9-2in2008...oneofthefewsophomorestoplayforParkviewBaptistinthehistoryoftheprogram...all-state,all-districtandAll-BatonRougeAdvocateMetroteaminbaseballasanoutfielder inhisjuniorseason,forastatechampionshipteam. Personal: BornOct.5,1990...sonofRonaldandDanetteLeg-endre...onebrother,Ladd(25)...amemberoftheNSUFCALeader-shipTeam...FreshmanConnectionforFCA...majoringinbiologywith

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aminorinwildlifemanagement...planstobecomeadentist.

Legendre’s Career StatsRushingYear G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/G2011 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02010 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Receiving Year G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg Avg/G2011 10 6 57 0 25 9.5 5.7 2010 6 4 84 0 35 21.0 14.0

75 Lorenzo LENOIRDefensive Line • 6-1 • 260 • Fr.-HSMonroe, La. • Neville HS

High School: Earned first team all-state, all-Northeast Loui-siana, first team all-district honors as a senior after he recorded 56tackles,30ofthosesolo,with5sacks,6tacklesforaloss,and13quar-terbackhurries…teamwonClass4Astatechampionshipandfinishedtheseasonwithaperfect14-0record…asajunior,earnedall-stateandall-districthonorablementionhonors…78tackles,6sacks,7tacklesforaloss,12QBhurries…7-6recordandstatequarterfinalist…13-1andClass4Astatechampionshiphissophomoreseason…amemberoftheStudentCouncil. Personal: Son of Lorenzo andWanda Lenoir… born Feb. 9,1994.

50 Jonathan LEWISOffensive Line • 6-3 • 300 • Fr.-RSMany, La. • Many HS

2011 Season: Redshirted High School: Helped lead theTigers to back-to-

back11-2seasonasasophomoreandjuniorwith158knockdowns…namedtothe3-2AAll-DistrictallfouryearswithAll-Area(ShreveportTimes)andAll-Statehonorsinhisfinaltwoseasons…four-yearletter-maninfootballandtrack…memberoftheFutureFarmersofAmerica(FFA)…graduatedMay2011witha3.4gradepointaverage. Personal: Born JonathanPaul Lewis on September 4, 1991…sonofLisaSmith,alicensedpracticalnurse(LPN)…hastwobrothers,AaronProcell(24)andChrisLewis(21)…majoringinbiology.

62 Thomas LITTLEOffensive Line • 6-1 • 313 • Fr.-HSWinnfield, La. • Winnfield Senior HS High School: First teamall-state, all-Cenla, andall-district asaseniorandhelpedhisteamtoa14-1recordandrunner-upspotinthestateClass2Atitlegame…firstteamall-districtandsecondteamall-statehisjuniorseasonwhileteamfinished8-5andadvancedtothestatequarterfinalround…secondteamall-districthonorsasasopho-more…team finished8-4 and advanced to the second roundof thestateplayoffs…AcademicAll-State andhas a3.82gradepoint aver-age…memberofFBLA,FFAandBetaclubs. Personal:SonofChipandSusanLittle…onebrother,Hunter

(12),andasister,Sarah(19)…nicknameis“T.Little”…bornFeb.20,1994.

51 Austin LOUPOffensive Line • 6-2 • 278 • Fr.-HSDenham Springs, La. • Denham Springs HS

High School: Firstteamall-parish,All-District4-5A,all-metro…Class 5AAcademicAll-State… played in the 2011 Red StickAll-StarBowl…teamfinished7-3andearneda shareof thedistrictchampion-ship…asajunior,earnedfirstteamAll-District4-5Ahonorsaswellasfirstteamall-parishaccolades…teamfinished7-3andadvancedtothestateplayoffs…8-3seasonasasophomorewithastateplayoffappearance…HonorRollwitha3.5gradepointaverage…memberofFCA,KeyClub,andStingingStarsBigBuddyClubs…letteredthreeyearsinfootball. Personal: SonofKennyandJackieLoup…twosisters,Emily(15)andErin(11)…fatherwasanAll-GulfSouthConferenceoffensiveline-manatDeltaState…planstomajorinengineeringandaspirestoopenanengineeringfirminsouthLouisiana…bornDec.13,1993.

1 JeMarcus MARSHALLDefensive Line • 6-3 • 228 • Fr.-HSMonroe, La. • Ouachita Parish HS

High School: First team all-district and all-Northeast Louisi-ana, and earned all-state honorablemention as a senior…Class 5AAcademicAll-State…ledhisteamwith85tacklesand7sacks…Per-manentTeamCaptainAward…teamfinished9-3,districtrunners-up,andmadeasecondroundappearanceinthestateplayoffs…alsoplayedsometightend…letteredfouryearsinfootball…memberoftheNa-tionalHonorSocietywitha3.7gradepointaverage. Personal: Son of Jarvis Berry and Latanyia Marshall… onebrother,JarvisBerry,Jr.(8),andasister,JarvisiaBerry(12)…planstomajorinnursingwithaminorinengineering…nicknamesare“Mar-cus”and“J-Man”…bornAug.16,1994.

76 Ahmad MARTINDefensive Line • 5-10 • 234 • Fr.-RSBaton Rouge, La. • Redemptorist HS

2011 Season: Redshirted High School: All-districtandall-metrosenioryearplayingonateamthatwent12-2...all-districthonorsjunioryear...wontheDis-trict8-3Achampionshipandstatesemifinalssophomoreyear...12-2freshman yearwith a state semifinals appearance...member of peerministryandcampusministry...graduatedwitha4.0gpa. Personal: SonofAnthonySr.andFannieMartn…onebrother,AnthonyJr.,…pre-physcialtherapymajor...hopestoopenaphysicaltherapyclinic incalifornia thatwillbenationally reknowned...bornMarch18,1993.

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11 Sheldon MCCLAINWide Receiver • 6-1• 185 • So.-TRCibole,Tex. • Byron P. Steele HS (Oklahoma)

Settled in during latter stages of spring practice and begins preseason in the receiver rotation, listed

as the No. 3 outside wide receiver. Prior to NSU: Mid-yeartransfer fromtheUniversityofOkla-homa. High School: Listed as a four-star recruit byESPN.com ... athree-star recruitbyRivals.comandScout.com...namedall-regionby PrepStar ... had 26 catches for 488 yards (18.8 avg.) and threetouchdownsin2008...missedthe2009seasonduetoakneeinjury…rankedtheNo.88widereceiverbyScout.comandtheNo.94widereceiverbyRivals.com Personal: Son of Luther andDianaMcClain… three brothers–LutherandDelvinMcClainandEltonDominguez,andtwosisters–MiaMcClainandAshleyWise…listsHurricaneKatrinaastheeventthatmostshapedhislifeashefledGretna,La.,forTexas…majoringinbusiness…bornJan.6,1992.

42 Tuff MCCLAINWide Receiver • 5-11• 180 • Fr.-HSSpring,Tex. • Klein Oak HS

High School:Three-sportstarinfootball,track,andbaseball…earnedMVPhonorsasawidereceiverandCo-OffensiveMostValuablePlayer honors… first team all-district and second teamAll-GreaterHouston honors… caught 78 passes for 1,266 yards and 11 touch-downshisseniorseason…averaging16.2yardspercatch…scoredatotalof62points…rankedsixthinthestateinreceivingand32ndinthenation…all-districtintrackinthe110and300meterhurdles…madeninecatchesfor91yardsasa junior…teamadvancedtostateplayoffsbothhisjuniorandseniorseasons…hasa3.5gradepointaver-age Personal:SonofBenandSheilaMcClain…twobrothers,Bran-don(20)andMatthew(15)…bothparentsareveteransoftheUnitedStatesArmy…BrandonisinactivedutyintheUnitedStatesNavy…born Jan. 3, 1994.

40 Tri MCCOYCornerback • 5-11 • 180 • Fr.-RSVidalia, La. • Vidalia HS

2011:Redshirted High School: Letteredinfootballandbasketballfor

theVikings,playingalongsideNSUbasketballguardGaryStewart inbothsports…helpedVikinghoopsquadwinstatetitle. Personal: BornTriandMcCoyonJanuary4,1993…sonofTronandReginaMcCoy...motherisateacherandfatherisaninvestigatorandaDemonalumnus,playingfootballasadefensivetackleforcoachSamGoodwin(andundercurrentTexasTechdefensivecoordinatorArtKaufman)whileletteringin1987-89…dadhelpedDemonswin1988SouthlandConferencechampionship…Trihasonebrother,Tristan

(5)…majoringinelectricalengineering…hislifeambitionis“toearnmydegreeandmakemyfamilyproud.”

98 Damon MEDCAFEDefensive Tackle • 6-0 • 290 • So.-1LDenton, Tex. • Denton-Ryan HS

2011: Impressed coaches quickly as a true freshmanwhowasalatesignee…playedin7gamesandrecorded

atotalof10tackles…SeasonhighofthreetacklescameagainstSamHoustonState. High School: Lettered in football….led football team to acombined27-3recordinhisjuniorandseniorseasons…graduatedinMay 2011. Personal: BornJuly8,1993…sonofTifiniHill…hasonesister,Steffany….cousinJarvisMossplaysfortheOaklandRaiders.

Medcafe’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 7 2 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

59 Jacob MERRIMANLinebacker • 6-0 • 215 • So.-1LLindale, Tex. • Lindale HS

2011: PlayedinthreegamesandrecordedonetackleagainstTexasState…earnedhisfirstletter. High School:All-EastTexas at linebacker, and dis-

trict’sDefensivePlayeroftheYear,asasenior...made117tackles,hadfivesacks,threeforcedfumbles,aninterceptionand15QBhurriesforcoachMikeMeadorasLindalewonthedistricttitleandreachedtheplayoffsforasecondstraightseason...had101tacklesandwashonor-ablementionAll-Districtasajunior...letteredthreetimesintrackandfield,onceinpowerlifting Personal: SonofChrisReneau...onesister,Hannah...wantstomajorinkinesiologyandbecomeacoach...fullnameisJacobZacharyMerriman.

Merriman’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 Rahkeem MITCHELLRunning Back • 5-8 • 177 • Jr.-1LShreveport, La. • C.E. Byrd HS

2011 Season: Had six carries for nine yards in hisonlygameoftheseasonagainstSoutheasternLouisiana

…earnedhisfirstletter. High School:PlayedforC.E.ByrdHS...graduatedin2010...playedprimarilyatrunningback...15rushingattemptsfor72yardsasasenior...scoredtwotouchdownsasasenior... MitchellhelpedtheYellowJacketsgo27-9inhiscareer. Personal: SonofRosalynMitchell…motherisateacher...onebrothers–LutherandAhkeanMitchell...twosisters–NatashaandHy-

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shaMitchell…bornFeb.24,1991...majoringinhealthandphysicaleducation...wantstocoachandteachonceheleavesNSU...life’sam-bitionistobeabletosupporthisfamily...memberofAlphaPhiAlphafraternity...nicknameisRock.

Mitchell’s Career StatsRushingYear G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/G2011 1 6 9 0 9 1.5 0 3 9

38 Brandon MONROSEWide Receiver • 5-10 • 180 • So.-1LLafayette, La. • St. Thomas More HS

2011 Season: Appearedinfivegamesbutdidnothaveareception…earnedhisfirstletter.

High School: Lettered two years in football and three years inbaseball….Brandonwas selectedAll-District in footballandbase-ball….junior season, St.ThomasMore finished 8-5whilemaking a1st-roundplayoffappearance…seniorseason,theteamwent13-1andmade the semi-finalsof the stateplayoffswhileBrandongrabbed41catchesfor600yds.….graduatedin2011witha3.5gradepointaver-age. Personal: BornonAugust20,1992….sonofBlakeandBeckyMonrose….motherisasubstituteteacherandfatherworksasanattor-ney….hasonesister,Avery(16)andonebrother,Aaron(13)…major-inginaccounting.

95 Thomas MOORETight End • 6-3 • 216 • Fr.-HSBossier City, La. • Parkway HS

High School: Threesportstandoutwhoearnedfirstteamall-districtandall-statehonorablementionhonorsasasenioraftermaking30catches for546yardsand11 touchdowns…averaged18.2yardspercatch…teamfinished9-3andadvancedtothesecondroundofthestateplayoffs…intrack,holdstheschoolrecordinthehighjumpwithamarkof6-6andhascompetedinthestatemeeteveryseason…asajunior,earnedsecondteamall-districthonorsinbasketballandfinishedthirdinthestatetrackmeetinthehighjumpafterwinningthedistrictandregionaltitles…all-districtandall-parishhonorsinfootballasasophomore…secondteamall-districtinbasketball…finishedsixthatthestatetrackmeetinthehighjumpafterheplacedfirstinthedistrictandregionalmeets…districtandregionalchampioninthehighjumpasafreshmanandfinishedseventhinthestatemeet…memberoftheschool’sdebateteam Personal: son ofThomasMoore, Jr. andTelestaMoore…onebrother,Tyler…twosisters,JohnnaWardandTemelMoore…fatherplayed basketball for Demon basketball coach Mike McConathy atBossierParishCommunityCollege.

50 Colton MOOREHEADDefensive Line • 6-3 • 250 • Fr.-HSTyler, Tex. • Chapel Hill HS

High School:First teamall-state, all-EastTexas, all-district asa senior…had109tackleswith13tackles fora loss,9 sacks,andaforcedfumble…ledtheteaminsacksandtacklesfora loss…teamfinished15-0andwontheClass3Astatechampionship…juniorsea-son, earned first team all-state, all-district, and all-EastTexas… fin-ishedwith111tackles,12TFLs,8sacks,2forcedfumbles…ledteaminsacksandTFLs…teamfinished13-2andlostintheClass3Astatechampionshipgame…namedthedefensiveNewcomeroftheYearasasophomoreforDistrict17-3A…earnedall-EastTexashonorsafterhefinishedwith57tacklesand3sacks…TeamCaptainasajuniorandsenior…also lettered inpowerlifting,golf, and track…HonorRollstudentwitha3.1gradepointaverage Personal: SonofRandy andBarbaraMoorehead…bornSept.39, 1993.

9 Rondarious MORRISWide Receiver • 6-1 • 195 • Fr.-RSBogalusa, La. • Bogalusa HS

2011 Season: Redshirted High School:LedBogalusaHStothreestraightplay-

offsinhislastthreeyears…asajunior,made35receptionsfor612yardswithfiveTDsandtwointerceptionsandearnedAll-District firstteamhonors…asasenior,hestarredwith57receptionsfor957yardsand11TDswhilepickingup33carriesfor345yardsandthreetouchdowns…thesenioryeareffortearnedhimaspotontheAll-Parish,All-DistrictandAll-Statefirstteam…letteredallfouryearsinfootball....graduatedin May 2011. Personal: Born Rondarious Lamon Morris on December 24,1992…nickname: Mon, Big Ticket…..son of Kenneth Bullock andLindaBickham….hastensiblings,Ricardo,Rainney,Romerro,Richard,RumeallandRaymondMorris;RenwickandRasharoBickham;Laken-draBullockandAshleyHutchinson….joinshisolderbrother,Rumeall,ontheNSUfootballteam....wantstobecomeafootballcoachandtakecareofhisfamily.

4 Rumeall MORRISRunning Back • 5-11 • 200 • Jr.-2LBogalusa, La. • Bogalusa HS

A reliable (4.0 yards per carry) and explosive ball-carrier in the past two seasons, Morris begins pre-

season listed as a second-team tailback. 2011 Season: Had82carries for296with two touchdowns in11gamesplayedincludingonestart…alsohadninereceptionsfor98yardsandonetouchdown…hisseasonhighsinrushingandreceivingbothcameagainstLamarwherehehadthreerushesfor52yardsandhadtworeceptionsfor31yards. 2010 Season: Third on the team in rushing after gaining 256yardson56carries...averagedateam-high4.6yardspercarryamongregular rushers... scored one touchdown... caught six passes for 46yards... also completed one pass for a 40-yard touchdown strike atNorthDakota...ranfor122yardson15carrieswitha58-yardtouch-downtrotatCentralArkansastohelp leadtheDemonstotheupsetvictory.

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High School: Honorable mentionAll-State as a quarterback,whileearningDistrictMVPhonorswith3,100yardsoftotaloffensewhileproducing40 touchdowns,25rushing ... ran for1,300yards,threwfor1,800yardsand15TDforcoachCraigJones...asajunior,hewasafirst-teamAll-Districtrunningbackandpuntreturner...had1,200yardsrushingandscored19TDs...wassecond-teamAll-Dis-tricttightendinhissophomoreseason,with15catchesfor287yardsandtwoTDs...fourlettersinfootball...three-yearlettermaninbas-ketball...BHSHomecomingKingasasenior...NesbeOrganizationmemberandaparticipantinTalentSearchatBHS. Personal: BornMarch3,1991...sonofKennethandLindaBull-ock...hassevenbrothersandthreesisters...brother,Rondarrious,ison theDemon football squad ...majoring in secondaryeducation ...nicknameis“RealDealMeall.”

Morris’ Career StatsRushingYear G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/G2011 11 82 323 27 296 3.6 1 53 26.92010 11 56 272 16 256 4.6 1 58 23.3Total 22 138 504 43 552 8.2 2 58 25.1

ReveivingYear G Rec. Yds TD Lng Avg Avg/G2011 11 9 98 1 28 10.9 8.92010 11 6 42 0 19 7.0 3.8Total 22 15 140 1 28 9.3 6.4

Game Highs:Rushes:15vs.CentralArkansas(Oct.9,2010)RushingYards:122vs.CentralArkansas(Oct.9,2010)Catches:3vs.CentralArkansas(Nov.5,2011)ReceptionYards:31vs.CentralArkansas(Oct.8,2011)

14 Calvin MORTONSafety • 6-0 • 195 • Jr.-2LBaton Rouge, La. • Glen Oaks HS

An aggressive and reliable part of the secondary rotation in the past two seasons, Morton begins fall

practice as the No. 2 strong safety behind senior Jamaal White. 2011 Season: Recorded14tackles…10ofthemweresolotack-lesinthe10gamesheplayed…hadseasonhighofseventacklesandonefumblerecoveryagainstDeltaState. 2010 Season: Played inninegamesandrecorded three tackles-all solos...recoveredonefumble…overcameashoulder injuryatCentralArkansas. 2009 Season: Redshirted. High School: AsasenioratGlenOaksHS,finishedtheseasonwith80tackles,nineforcedfumblesandrushedfor700yards...earnedfirstteamall-districthonors...had110tackleswithsixforcedfumblesand800yardsrushingasajuniorwhereheearnedfirstteamall-districthonors...wasoneofthetopsafetiesattheLSUNikeFootballCamp...recorded 80 tackles and three forced fumbles as a sophomore andearnedfirstteamall-districthonors...earnedsecondteamall-districthonorsasafreshmanafterhecollected70tackleswithaforcedfum-ble...alsoanall-districttrackathleteinthetriplejumpandamemberofthe4x200meterrelayteam...aCadetMajorintheJROTCandtheseniorclasstreasurer. Personal: BornDec.13,1990...sonofCynthiaMorton...twobrothers,Matthew(25)andAdam(15)...fullnameisCalvinAnthony

Morton...majoringinhealthandphysicaleducationandplanstobe-comeacoach.

Morton’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 10 4 10 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 9 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Total 19 7 10 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Game Highs:Tackles:4vs.DeltaState(Sept.1,2011)

ForcedFumbles:-1vs.McNeeseState(Oct.1,2010)

77 Pace MURPHYOffensive Line • 6-6 • 265 • Fr.-HSHouston, Tex. • Strake Jesuit College Prep

High School: Two-time 2nd team 19-5AAll-District… aca-demicall-districthis senioryear…namedco-captainof the footballteamsenioryear…lettered in football (3)andbasketball (2)…alsoplayed golf and lacrosse… played left tackle on varsity squad threeyears…coachedbyRonCounter…memberoftheExtremeAnglersclubandplayedtubaintheband…graduatedwitha3.1GPA. Personal:SonofJamesandDr.KathleenMurphy…onebrother,Robert(19)isastudentatTCU…fatherisaTexasstaterepresentativeandmother is a professor at theUniversity ofTexasHealth ScienceCenterinHouston…undecidedonanoccupation,butwantstoraiseafamilyandsuccessfullycontributetosociety.

15 Wilbur MYERSSafety • 6-0 • 180 • Fr.-RSBassfield, Miss. • Bassfield HS

2011 Season: Redshirted. High School: LedBassfieldHSwith227tacklesoverthreeyears…2020WDAMDefensivePlayeroftheYear,

first-teamAll-DistrictandnamedtotheElite-22inMississippi…ca-reer18interceptions,sixforcedfumbles,fiveblockedpuntsandthreetouchdowns…foursportathlete(football,basketball,trackandbase-ball)and17letterswon. Personal: BornJuly17,1993…sonofReneeandWilburMyers,Sr.…Fatherplayed2yearsinNFL…onebrother,TimothyThompson(26)…majorisundecided…fullnameisWilburLeeMyersJr.

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83 Tucker NIMSTight End • 6-3 • 260 • Jr.-2LLafayette, La. • St. Thomas More HS

After two years of backing up 2011 All-America tight end Justin Aldredge, Nims takes over the start-

ing role this season … a physical blocker and agile running with the ball, he has displayed good hands. 2011 Season: Playedin10gamesandreceivedastartagainstSMU…finishedtheseasonwithfourreceptionsand29yardswithonetouchdown…hisonetouchdowncameagainstNichollsona2-yardcatchatthebackoftheendzone...hada17-yardcatchagainstLamartosetupaJohnShaughnessyfieldgoal. 2010 Season: Madeonecatchforfouryardsandplayedinnine games. High School: Honorable mention Class 4A All-State tight end,first-teamAll-District,second-teamAll-Acadianaasasenior...caughtsevenpassesfor89yardsona7-4playoffteamundercoachJimHightower...had21pancakeblocksasSTMwonthedistricttitle...wasasecond-teamAll-DistrictbaseballplayerasajuniorforcoachGaryPerkinsasajuniorwhileearninghisthirdletterinthatsport...helpedfootballteamreachstatesemifinalsinhisfreshmanyearandtheregionalroundthenexttwoseasons. Personal: BornApril23,1992...sonofRobertandTerryNims...hasonesister,Maddie(13)...fatherownsNimsAutoGlassinLafayetteandplayedbaseballatLSU...fullnameisTuckerWagnerNims.

Nims’s Career StatsYear G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg Avg/G Rush Yds TD2011 10 4 29 1 17 7.3 2.9 0 0 02010 9 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.4 0 0 0Totals 19 5 33 1 17 6.6 1.7 0 0 0

Game Highs:Yards:17vs.Lamar(Oct.8,2011)TD’s:1vs.Nicholls(Sept.24,2011)

29 Russell OWENSDefensive Back • 5-10 • 200 • Jr.-1LShreveport, La. • Northwood HS

2011 Season: Squadsmanwhoearnedhisfirstletterduringhissophomoreyear.

2010 Season: Squadsman. High School: LetteredfouryearsinfootballandtwoinbaseballatNorthwoodHS...memberoftheStudentCouncil...graduatedwitha 3.5 GPA. Personal: BornJune16,1990...sonofRussellandChandraOw-ens...hasonesister,Miranda(14)...majoringinnursing...fullnameisRussellLaFranceOwens,Jr.

9 Cortez PAIGE Defensive Back • 6-1 • 180 • Sr.-3LHouston, Tex. • Langham Creek HS

Has been a key in the secondary for three years, with five starts in 32 games … is the Demons’ top

nickel back and has a physical style of defense. 2011 Season: His12passbreakupstoppedtheDemons…sawactioninall11gamesandhadonestartagainstLamar…hadatotalof28tackles…17ofthoseweresoloandincludedahalftackleforloss…hadaseason-highseventacklesagainstSoutheasternLouisianaandfourgameswithfivetacklesineachofthem…againstNichollshehadoneinterception…finishedtheseasonwithfourquarterbackhurries. 2010 Season: Sixth on the teamwith 58 tackles, 41 of thosesolos...playedin10gamesmakingthreestarts...had1.5tacklesforaloss...sixpassbreakupsandtwoquarterbackhurries...didnothaveaninterceptionbutscoredona58-yardrundowntheNSUsidelinefol-lowingalateralafteraninterceptionbyteammateJamaalWhiteagainstSoutheasternLouisiana...madeacareer-high10stopsagainstSamford. 2009 Season: Gathered50tacklesontheseason,whichrankedfifthon the team…collected10tacklesagainstStephenF.Austin…eighttacklesversusSamHouston…seventacklesatHoustonincludingonetackleforalossof11yards…seventacklesatBaylor…sixtacklesagainstSoutheastern…tiedforsecondonteamwithfourbrokenuppasses. High School: Earned first teamall-district honors as a seniorand honorablemention honors as a junior at LanghamCreekHS inHouston... high school teammate of former Demon Kevin Perry...teamfinished6-4inbothhisjuniorandseniorseasons...alsoletteredfouryearsinbasketball. Personal: BornOct.27,1989...sonofPierreandLaChelleLu-cas...threesiblings,PierreII(18),Isaiah(12),andMaKayla(6).

Paige’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 11 17 11 28 1.0 0 0 0 1 12 0 2010 10 41 17 58 1.5 0 0 0 0 6 02009 11 34 16 50 1.0 0 0 0 0 4 0Total 32 92 44 136 3.5 0 0 0 1 22 0

Game Highs:Tackles:10vs.Samford(Sept.11,2010)PassBreakups:3vs.TarletonState(Sept.18,2010)

79 Tchissakid PLAYER Offensive Line • 6-6 • 295 • Jr.-2LCedar Hill, Tex. • Cedar Hill HS

Started at right tackle last season, begins fall camp as No. 2 there behind last year’s starting left

tackle, Blayne Cole. 2011 Season: Eightstartsattackle…seasongradeof73percenton438snapsand18knockdowns…season-high96percentgradeand6knockdownsagainstSMUon51snaps…season-high78snapsagainstSamHoustonand76snapsagainstCentralArkansas…receivedan87percentgradeon60snapsandfourknockdownsinseasonopener…twoknockdownsatNichollsandoneatLSU…missedtwogamesduetoabackinjury.

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2010 Season: Madeonestartandplayedinsixgamesandaver-agedagradingof61percent...playedatotalof78snapsandhadtwoknockdownblocks...highestgradewasat86percenton10snapsatAirForce...playedaseason-highof47snapsagainstTarletonState. High School: Unanimousfirst-teamAll-Districtselectionfora12-1teamthatwasrankedashighasNo.3nationallyandNo.1inthestateofTexasundercoachJoeyMcGuire ...playedonlyoneyearofvarsityfootball...A/BHonorRollatCedarHillwitha3.2GPA. Personal: BornFeb.4,1992...sonofPaulandCorrinePlayer...fatherworksforChildProtectiveServicesandmotherisinvolvedwiththeArmyandAirForceexchangeservice...hastwosisters,Billie(35)andSummer(40)...fatherplayedbasketballfortheUniversityofWin-nipeg...fullnameisTchissakidDrePlayer...nicknameis“T-Dre”…enrolledatLouisianaScholar’sCollege.

49 Michael POTTER Defensive Back • 5-10 • 185 • Sr.-2LMonroe, La. • Wossman HS

Opens fall camp as the No. 2 nickel back. 2011 Season: ReceivedplayingtimeagainstSouthern

MethodistandStephenF.Austin. 2010 Season: Madeonetackleafterseeingactionineightgames. 2009 Season:Squadsman. High School:Seniorseason,recorded43tackleswithfourin-terceptionsandeightpassesbrokenup…alsocaught twopasses for12yards…ledhisteamtothestateplayoffs…alsoapartofatrack,soccerandbasketballdistrictchampionships…juniorseason,had30tackleswithtwo interceptionsand fourpassesbrokenup…hadfivecatches for 75 yards and a touchdown… football teamwondistrictchampionshipwhiletrackwonstatetitle…sophomoreseason,had13tackleswithapassbrokenupandsevencatchesfor38yards…letteredinfootball,basketball,track,soccerandtennis. Personal: BornMay5,1989…sonofErnestandOlgaPotter…onesister,Neria…cousin,DaleZimmerman,playedforthePhiladel-phiaEagles…majoringincomputerinformationsystems…fullnameisErnestMichaelPotter.

26 Darius POULLARD Cornerback • 5-11 • 170 • Fr.-HSVille Platte, La. • Ville Platte HS

High School: As a senior, was first team all-district runningback and cornerback… all-parish defensiveMVP…all-state honor-ablemention…ranfor869yardson102carriesand15touchdowns…694receivingyardson36catchesand5TDs…averaged26.8yardsinpuntreturnsand17.2yardsinkickoffreturns…teamfinished8-4andwondistrictchampionship…advancedtothesecondroundofthestateplayoffs…TeeCottonBowlMVP…juniorseason,namedall-dis-trictreceiver,kickreturneranddefensiveback…all-parishreceiver…37carriesfor212yardsand7TDs…19catchesfor392yardsand3TDs…returned 5 kicks for 312 yards and an incredible 62.4 aver-age…8-3recordandstateplayoffs…all-districtandall-parishrunningbackasasophomore…had82rushesfor600yardsand7TDs…made7catchesfor145yardsand3TDs.

Personal: SonofMichaelandJacquelineDoucet…onebrother,Johnathan…nicknameis“Prolific”…bornFeb.24,1994.

70 Isaac PUAPUAGA Offensive Line • 6-1 • 323 • So.-1LPflugerville, Tex. • Lanier HS (Trinity Valley CC)

Enters fall camp as the starting right guard … has dropped over 20 pounds since last year … his Samo-

an heritage impacted the Demons last season after he performed a traditional haka dance during a preseason talent show … the team loved it, and decided to do a haka dance before stretching in the pre-game routine about an hour before kickoff … the haka is a traditional dance in the South Pacific and is mostly known from the Maori people of New Zealand, whose rugby team has used a haka dance in its pregame routine. 2011 Season: Started the last two games, received an 85 per-centgradeontheseasonwith13knockdownson248snapsplayed…openedtheseasonwith45snapsand4knockdownsfora78percentgrade…season-highsevenknockdownsagainstSMUwithan80per-centgradeand51snaps…80percentgradeand22snapsatNicholls…played in60snapsatSamHoustonfora72percentandoneknock-down…missedpartoftheseasonduetoinjuries. Prior to NSU: During the 2009 season, Isaacwas namedAll-ConferencesecondteamforTrinityValleyCommunityCollegewhilethe teamwent 6-4 and finished the season as the runner-up for theSouthwestJuniorCollegeFootballConference(SWJCFC)champion-ship….namedtothePresident’sandDeanList…wasamemberofPhiThetaKappa. High School: Excelled inmultiple sports atLanierHighwithlettersinfootballandtrack&field(4),powerlifting(3),basketball(2)andwrestling (1)….freshman season, football teamnotched its bestrecordinhishighschoolcareerwitheightwinsandtwolossesandasecond-roundappearanceintheplayoffs….onthegridiron,Isaacwasselected to back-to-backAll-District first-team in his last two yearswithanAll-CenTexfirstteamselectioninhissenioryear…wasamem-beroftheChessClubandAnimeClub…graduatedin2003. Personal: BornIsaacFiafiaPuapuagaonSeptember5,1985….sonofFiafia,acementtruckdispatcher,andLeilaniPuapuaga,astay-at-homemotherof13……has12siblings….majoringinCISwitha3.2gradepointaverage…wantstopursueacareerincomputersoftware/webdesign…hislife’sambitionisto“becomefinanciallystabletobeabletotakecareofmyfamilyandfriends”….nickname:“Ice”,“Ike.”

74 Jeremy RAINE Offensive Line • 6-4 • 315 • Jr.-TRMcKinney, Tex. McKinney Boyd HS (Trinity Valley CC)

Listed as the Demons’ starting left offensive tack-le entering fall camp, after going through an impressive spring practice. Prior to NSU: TransferfromTrinityValleyCommunityCollegewherehehelpedleadhisteamtoback-to-backplayoffappearances…asafreshman,teamwonconferencechampionshipandplayedinthe

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CitizenBowlhissophomoreseason. High School: Wasa 3-year starteratMcKinneyHighSchoolwherehehelpedhisteamtoa9-3recordandaquarterfinalappearancein the state playoffs his junior season…graduatedwith a 3.2 gradepointaverage. Personal: SonofJessieandTerraRaine…onebrother,Gabriel(12),andasister,Jessica(6)…majoringinpsychology…bornSept.28, 1990.

27 Sidney RILEY Running Back • 6-2 • 220 • Sr.-3LColumbia, Miss. • Columbia HS

A physical runner who flashed breakaway skills as a junior, Riley is listed as a second-team tailback af-

ter spring practice … he has five career starts.2011 Season: Insevengamesandfourstartsherushedfor159yardson59carriesandthreetouchdowns…alsohad24yardsonfourrecep-tions…season’sbestperformancecameagainstLamarwerehehad18rushesfor55yardsandtwotouchdowns. 2010 Season: Fourthontheteaminrushingaftercompiling151yards on the ground on 49 carries... also caught nine passes for 41yards...playedinall11gamesandtouchedtheballatleastthreetimesacontest...ranforaseason-high26yardsonninecarriesagainstTarletonStateandhad21yardsrushingonfivecarriesagainstMcNeeseState. 2009 Season: Sawactionintwogamesandrushedforoneyardontwocarries,startingagainstHoustonintheseasonopener. High School: Second-team all-state, all-district, andWDAM-All-Area senior year... ran for 250 yards and 3 touchdowns beforetearingcartilageinrightkneeinhisjunioryear...ranfor1,100yards,10touchdownsandhelpedhisteamwinthedistrictchampionshipandadvancetothethirdroundoftheplayoffssenioryear...lettered5yearsintrack,3yearsinbasketball,and4yearsinfootball...graduatedwitha 3.2 GPA. Personal: Son of David Riley and Warnetta Geeston... three sib-lingsLashonza,DavidJr.,andJan...majoringinbroadcastjournalismandwouldliketobecomeanon-fieldannouncerforESPN.

Riley’s Career StatsRUSHINGYear G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/G2011 7 59 195 36 159 2.7 3 15 22.72010 11 49 160 9 151 3.1 0 12 13.72009 2 2 3 2 1 0.5 0 3 0.5Total 20 110 355 47 311 2.8 3 15 15.55

RecievingYear G Rec. Yds TD Lng Avg Avg/G2011 7 4 24 0 13 6.0 2.92010 11 9 41 0 9 4.6 3.72009 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0Total 20 13 65 0 13 5.0 3.3

Game Highs:Rushes:18vs.Lamar(Oct.8,2011)RushingYards:55vs.Lamar(Oct.8,2011)Catches:3vs.SamHouston(Oct.30,2010)ReceptionYards:15vs.NichollsState(Nov.13,2010)

55 Michael RINGUET Offensive Line • 6-5 • 250 • Fr.-HSJennings, La. • Jennings HS

High School:Earnedall-districtandall-regionhonorsasase-nioratJenningsHSinhelpinghisteamtoa10-3recordandthirdroundofthestateplayoffs. Personal:SonofDavidandKathyRinguet…onebrother,Jus-tin(21)…fatherplayedtwoyearsofcollegebasketball…nicknameis“Mike”…bornJan.21,1994.

46 Ragan ROBICHAUX Linebacker • 6-1 • 190 • So.-1LKingwood, Tex. • Kingwood Park HS

2011 Season: Sawaction in sevengameson specialteamsandrecordedatackleagainstSMU,NichollsState

and Lamar. High School:LedKingwoodParkHSto the secondroundoftheplayoffsin2010…2010First-teamAll-District18(4-A)…record-ed183careertackles,sixsacks, fiveforcedfumblesandranfor412yardswith15 touchdowns…2009DEandAcademicAll-District…nominatedfortheTexasAll-StarHSCoachesAssociationgame…DaveCampbell/Randy Rodgers All-Academic Linebacker first-team…rankedinthestate’stop25linebackersonhsfootball.com. Personal:BornApr.16,1993…sonofDavidandJulieRobich-aux…majorisundecided…fullnameisRaganJamesRobichaux

31 Fisher ROMAR Running Back • 6-0 • 210 • Fr.-RSPort Arthur, Tex. • Port Arthur Memorial HS

2011 Season:Redshirted. High School:LedtheTitanstofourstraightdistricttitleswithanareachampionshipanda9-4recordinhis

seniorseason…asajunior,made65carriesfor506yardswith11rush-ing touchdownswhilemaking 15 catcheswith 127 yards and 3TDreceptions….senioryear,Fishercarriedtheball152timesfor1,125yardsand17TDswhilegrabbing45catchesfor550yardsseventouch-downs,earninghimAll-Districtfirstteamhonorsasateamcaptain….duringhislasttwoyearsatMemorial,Fisheraveragedoversevenyardsacarrywithovereightyardspercatchasa juniorand12yardsasasenior…wasatwo-yearlettermanintrack….graduatedinJune2011inthetop20percentofhisclasswitha4.6G.P.Aona5.0scale. Personal:BornFisherJa’QuinnRomaronNovember8,1992….sonofGeorge,Sr.andEtherRomar…hasthreebrothers,George,Jr.(21),Keenan(19)andMatthew(16)andtwosisters,Ti’neisha(22)andCharity(12)….sister,Ti’neisha,isaprocessoperator,brother,Keenan,worksasaK.C.Sconductorandbrother,GeorgeJr.,currentlyattendsRiceUniversity…plans to pursue a career as a professional footballplayerorasacoach…hislife’sambitionis“tobesuccessfulandtoputmyselfinthebestpositiontohelpmyfamily”...nickname:“BigFish”orRo-Fresh.”

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56 Derek ROSE Linebacker • 5-11 • 230 • Sr.-3LNew Orleans, La. • O.P. Walker HS

2012 Preseason All-SLC First Team2012 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List

2011 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List, Finalist2011 Associated Press FCS All-American Third Team2011 Beyond Sports Network FCS All-American Team- HM2011 Two-Time SLC Defensive Player of the Week2011 All-SLC Second Team2011 All-Louisiana Second Team2011 Phil Steele Preseason All-American First-Team Defense2011 Preseason All-SLC First Team2010 Sports Network All-America Second Team2010 Phil Steele All-America Fourth Team2010 All-SLC First Team2010 All-Louisiana First Team Can become only the second three-time All-American in school history … again listed on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List for the honor presented the nation’s top defensive player by The Sports Network, after being a finalist for the award in 2011 … has a knack for making big plays in the red zone … his extensive film study and work ethic are keys to his performance … not an especially vocal leader, nor an overly emotional player, but steely … coach Bradley Dale Peveto says his style is reminiscent of NFL great Mike Singletary. 2011 Season:WasnamedanAssociatedPressAll-America(thirdteam)...was a two timeSouthlandDefensivePlayerof theWeekaf-terimpressivegamesagainstDeltaState,wherehehadninetacklesinwhichthreewentforlosses,withoneQBhurry,andatNichollsStatewherehespearheadedashutoutwinbyrecordingeighttackles,makingoneinterceptionandforcingafumble–withbothturnoversleadingtoscores…heforcedafumbleinafourth-quartergoallinestandthatpreserved aone-score lead in a23-10win atTexas State… for thesecondstraightyearheledtheteamintackles,making91tackles in10games(missingtheLSUgameandmuchoftheSMUgamewithahamstringinjury)…ofthose91tackles,68weresoloandheassistedon23…healsoledtheteamwith10tacklesforloss.

2010 Season: EarnedAll-America honors listed by the SportsNetwork(secondteam)andPhilSteele(fourth-team)…afterabreak-outseasoninhisfirstyearasastarter,wasvotedbyteammatesasthe2010teamDefensiveMostValuablePlayer…his138tacklesledtheSouthlandasheranked14thnationallydespiteopeningtheseasonwithonly4stopsatAirForce…had10tacklesforloss,bestamongtheDemons…brokeup3passes,had6QBhurries…his138tackles(85solos)werethemostatNSUsince1991,whenseniorAll-AmericaLBandWalterPaytonTrophyrunner-upAndreCarronsetthesingle-seasonschoolrecordwith176…becamefirstsophomoresince2000(TerrenceMcGee,returnspecialist)toearnAll-Americahonors…ca-reerhigh18tacklesvs.Nichollsandvs.McNeese…17vs.Samford…15tackles,1sack,2TFL,2PBU,andaQBhurryin16-3winatTexasState,earninghimLouisianadefensiveplayeroftheweekhonorsfromtheLouisianaSportsWritersAssociation. 2009 Season: Played in nine games and finished the season with 18 stops... recorded a season-high six tackles atBaylor andhad fivestopsatSoutheasternLouisiana...hadatackleforalosstogowithfourstopsatMcNeeseState. 2008 Season: Redshirted. High School: Coaches’ All-State,Times-Picayune All-Metro,All-WestBankandall-districtatlinebacker...teamcaptainforastatesemifinalistwitha 9-4record...121tackles,23for lostyardage,4sacks,3interceptions,1returnedforatouchdown,and8passbreak-upsin2007...had33tackles,5forlostyards,andasackinhisjunioryear...sophomoreyearwaswipedoutbyHurricaneKatrina...playedforcoachFloydGriffin. Personal: BornJune24,1990…sonofAlvinandEttaRose…onesister,Alana…cousin,CraigDavis,playsfortheSanDiegoChar-gers…majoringingeneralstudiesandtrackingtowardgraduation…fullnameisDerekJamalRose.

Rose’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 11 55 27 82 10.0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2010 11 85 53 138 10.0 2.0 0 0 0 3 02009 9 14 4 18 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0Total 31 154 84 238 21.0 2.0 3 1 1 5 0

Game Highs:Tackles:13vs.McNeeseState(Oct.2,2010)TackleforLoss:3vs.DeltaState(Sept.1,2011)

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68 Bryan ROSSDefensive End • 6-1 • 250 • Sr.-3LMansfield, La. • Mansfield HS

2011 Season: Rosshad3tacklesatSoutheasternin-cludingasackfora4yardloss…4solotacklesagainst

McNeeseState…1individualtackleagainstNichollsState…2assistedtacklesagainstStephenF.Austinand1assistedtackleagainstLamar. 2010 Season: Saw action in six games but did not record anystats. 2009 Season: Playedinonegame-againstSoutheasternLa.,anddidnotrecordanystats. 2008 Season: Redshirted. High School: FirstteamAcademicAll-Statehisjuniorandse-nioryear...NamedAll-DistrictMVPasasenioraswellasOffensivePlayerof theYear...playedundercoachDonaldMayweather...madeitintotheplayoffsallfourseasonsinhighschool...involvedinFutureBusinessLeadersofAmericaandFutureFarmersofAmerica...gradu-atedonthesuperintendent’slistwithaGPAof3.6. Personal: BornMar.25,1990…sonofLarryRossandBrendaHogan…isachoirdirectorandisactiveinthecommunity…majoringinphysicaltherapy…nicknameis“Country.”

Ross’ Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 8 5 6 11 5.0 6.0 0 0 0 1 0 2010 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 Redshirted

52 Tyler ROUSSELSafety • 6-1 • 200 • So.-1LLaPlace, La. • St. Charles Catholic HS

2011 Season:SawactionatLamarwithonesolotack-le…alsoonesolotackleagainstSoutheastern.

High School:LedSt.CharlesCatholictoa32-11recordoverfour years and a state finals appearance… 2010All-DistrictWR…three sport athlete (football, track and baseball) earning seven let-ters…in2008ledbaseballteaminsteals…partofdistrictrunner-up4x400meterrelayteam. Personal:BornSept.22,1992…sonofAndeeRoussel…onesister,Brittany(21)…majoringinIET.

Roussel’ Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

63 Nic RUSSOKicker/Punter • 6-1 • 200 • Sr.-2LGrand Prairie, Tex. • South Grand Prairie HS

Plucky, colorful personality whose punting gives the Demons a key asset in special teams play … his

irreverent YouTube TV production, “The Nic Russo Show,” has at-tracted increasing interest on college campuses. 2011 Season:EmergedasabonifideweaponfortheNSUspecialteamsinhisfirstseasonasthestarter…punted63timesforatotalof2,410yardsaveraging38.25…hadalongof61yards…hadthreetouchbacks,31faircatches...placed17insidethe20-yardline...fourkicksof50+yards. 2010 Season:Didnotseeanyaction. 2009 Season: Redshirted. 2008 Season:Sawactionintwogamesaveraging32.5yardsontwopunts…hada longof33yards…bothkickswere faircaughtinside the 20 yard line against Grambling. HighSchool:Letteredallfouryearsduringhighschoolasapunterand kicker... 10/15 field goals and a punting average of 40.2 yardsinjunioryear...namedSpecialTeamPlayeroftheWeek...ledhisdis-trictwithapuntingaverageof45.6yardshissenioryearbutwasnotthefirst-teampunter(whosignedwithPurdue)...wasencouragedtowalk-on at NSU after impressing Demon coaches during warmupswithhissoaringpunts…playedundercoachDavidFisher...wascho-senasaseniorclassofficer,signalchief,andhomecomingkingatSouthGrand Prairie. Personal:BornJune22,1990…sonofJasperandRheaRusso…threebrothers,Britt,EricandChristian,andtwosisters,BrookeandCamille…majoringinpoliticalscienceandaspirestobeanentertainer...nicknameis“NSYNC.”

Russo’s Career StatsYear No. Yds Avg. Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk 2011 63 2410 38.3 61 3 31 17 4 02010 DidNotSeeAnyAction2009 Redshirted2008 2 65 32.5 33 0 2 2 0 1Total 65 2475 38.1 61 3 33 19 4 1

53 Wa’Derrious SELLERSLinebacker • 5-11 • 200 • So.-SQMonore, La. • Neville HS

Highly-regarded signee who appears ready to step in as second-team Will (weakside) linebacker.

2011 Season:Didnotplayduetobackinjury. 2010 Season:Redshirted. High School:Class4AAll-StatelinebackerforstatechampionNevilleTigers ... named state defensiveMVP on coaches’All-Stateteam...Tigerswent13-1,withonlylosscominginthelastminutetoClass5AchampionWestMonroe...115tackles,21forloss,withthreecaused fumbles, one recovery, five pass breakups, one blocked kick,oneinterception,fiveQBhurries...District3-4ADefensiveMVP...All-Northeast Louisiana team by Monroe News-Star ... KNOE-TVCo-DefensivePlayerof theYear...wasasecond-teamAll-3-4Apickas a juniorwith 85 tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss, one pass

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breakup...97tacklesasasophomore...Tigersreachedsecondroundof stateplayoffs inhis sophomore and junioryearswith a combined15-9record... four-year lettermanintrack...brokedistrictrecordwith21.1200mtimeasajuniorin2009...StudentCouncilmember,SpanishClub,KeyClub. Personal:BornSept.16,1992...sonofLeeandLindaYoung...twobrothers,Ethan(6)andAdrian(17),anda sister,Amber(14)...hisuncle,MikeYoung,playedintheNBAandhiscousin,JimmyYoung,plays forTCU...majoring in business administration... full name isWa’DerriousO’SheaSellers...nicknameis“Kid."

60 Jordan SENNETTLinebacker • 5-9 • 230 • JR.-RSNew Orleans, La. • O.P. Walker HS (Langston)

2011 Season:Redshirted. Prior To NSU:PlayedoneseasonatLangstonwhere

hehelpedhisteamtoan8-3recordandaconferencechampionship...earnedplayeroftheweekhonorsinhisfirstcollegegameafterhere-cordedeighttackles. High School:All-state,all-district,all-metrohisseniorseasonaftercompiling140tackles,twointerceptions,andthreeforcedfum-bles...had111tackles,twointerceptions,twoforcedfumblesandantouchdownenroutetoall-districthonorsasajunior...all-districthissophomoreseasonaftertotaling110tackles...teamplayedinthesemi-finalroundofthestateplayoffsasajuniorandadvancedtothesecondroundhisseniorseason...alsoanall-districtbaseballplayer...letteredinfootball,baseball,andtrack. Personal:BornApril 24,1991... sonofLillian Sennett... twobrothers,ZacharyMitchell(24)andDevinSennett(17)...majoringincriminaljustice.

37 John SHAUGHNESSYKicker • 5-11 • 185 • Sr.-3LShreveport, La. • Byrd HS

2012 Preseason All-SLC First Team2011 All-SLC First Team

Beyond Sports Network FCS All-American Team, Honorable Mention2011 Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District 6 First Team2011 Academic All-SLC First Team2010 Academic All-SLC First Team

Had a breakthrough junior season to emerge as a contender for All-America honors this season if he is able to stay on his 2011 pace (14-16 on FGs, with the last 12 successful) … biology major carrying a 3.6 GPA who plans to become an ophthalmologist … turned down an offer from the U.S. Military Academy to attend Northwestern … will be in his third year as a Demon Deacon, part of the team’s leadership council. 2011 Season:Ended2011withastreakof12consecutivemadefieldgoals,aschoolrecord…14-for-16infieldgoalswithalongof45…perfectfour-for-fouronkicksbetween40-49yards,includinga42-yarderatLSUthatgavetheDemonstheirfirstpointsin11meetingswiththeTigers…three-for-threeonattemptsbetween30-39yards…

onepuntfor35yardsandatouchback…51kickoffswithanaveragebootof61.3yardsandapairoftouchbacks…hisdistance,accuracyandheightonkickoffshelpedDemonsranksecondintheSouthlandinkickoffcoverage(19.9yardsperreturn)…onlytwounsuccessfulPATkickswereblocked,onebytheNCAA’scareerblocksleaderatSMU…onlytwoFGmisseswereatSMU,oneblocked…ledDemonsinscoringforthethirdconsecutiveseason(66points),narrowlymissingcrackingtheschoolsingle-seasontop10forpoints. 2010 Season:ToppedNSUinscoringforthesecondstraightsea-sonafterhescored38pointson5of9fieldgoalsand23of24extrapoints...sailedthelongestfieldgoalofhiscareeratTexasStateafterbootingthrougha50-yarder...hita44-yarderagainstTarletonState...wasaperfect3-for-3from20-29yardsout...hisonlymissedPATcameagainstTexasState...alsohandledkickoffs for theDemonsandaver-aged59yardsperkick...hadsixtouchbacksandonlyoncedidhekicktheballoutofbounds. 2009 Season:LedtheDemonsinscoringwith38pointson7of16fieldgoalsand17of20extrapoints...was3for4from20-29yards,3 for 7 from 30-yards, and 1 for 5 from 40-49 yards... longest was a 40 yarderheconnectedonatBaylorwherehemadebothofhisattempts...alsohandledkickoffswhereheaveragedjustunder60yardsakickandhadonetouchback. High School: First teamAll-State,All-District 1-5A andAll-Cityasasenior...AcademicAll-Statesenioryear...connectedon9of13fieldgoalswithalongof56yards-aschoolandcityrecord...broketheschoolrecordwithsevenPATsinagame...kickedthreefieldgoalseachintwogames,aschoolrecord...alsosetaschoolrecordformostFGsinaseason...80percentofhiskickoffsweretouchbacks...KTBSPlayerof theWeek...KSLAPlayerof theWeek... juniorseason,All-State,firstteamAll-District1-5A...hit9of15ofhisfieldgoalswithalongof47yards...letteredthreeyearsinfootballfortheYellowJacketsandisthevarsitysoccerteam’sgoalie...teamwent10-2asajuniorand9-3asasenior,bothlosingintheregionalroundofthestateplayoffs...offeredbyLouisiana-MonroeandArmy. Personal:BornAug.29,1991...sonofJohnandDebbieShaugh-nessy...onesister,Jessica(29)...fatherisarailroadengineerandmoth-er a teacherwas named the 2007-08LouisianaMathTeacher of theYear...majoring in biology andplans on going tomedical school tobecomeanophthalmologist.

Shaughnessy’s Career StatsYear FGM-A XPM-A 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lng Blk Pts2011 14-16 24-26 0-0 7-9 3-3 4-4 0-0 45 1 662010 5-9 23-24 0-0 3-3 0-2 1-3 1-1 50 0 382009 7-16 17-20 0-0 3-4 3-7 1-5 0-0 40 3 38Total 26-41 64-70 0-0 13-16 6-12 6-12 1-1 50 4 142

Game Highs:FieldGoals:3vs.SoutheasternLa.(Oct.15,2011)RushingYards:3,threetimes(lastvs.SoutheasternLa.,Oct.15,2011)PAT:5vs.SoutheasternLa(Nov.6,2010)PATattempted:PAT:5vs.SoutheasternLa(Nov.6,2010)LongFieldGoal:50vs.TexasState(Oct.23,2010)

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89 Corey SIMMONSTight End • 6-5 • 255 • So.-TRLawrenceville, Ga. • Greater Atlanta Christian HS (South Carolina)

Prior to NSU: Saw limited action in two games as a redshirtfreshman...playedbrieflyintheseasonopeneragainstEastCarolina...most action came againstKentucky... didnot record any statistics...transitionedtotightendinthespringafterplayingonthedefensivesideoftheballasatruefreshman...consideredtheMostImprovedTightEndduringthespring...redshirtedthe2010season. High School:Tight end and defensive end atGreaterAtlantaChristianHighSchool,a2AschoolinNorcross,Ga....playedforfor-merGamecocklinebackerKenneth“Gus”Robinson...participatedintheGwinnettCountyAll-Stargame...consideredatwo-starprospectbyRivals.com...givenaone-starratingbyScout.com...alsohadoffersfrom Samford and Western Carolina. Personal: His father,ClydeSimmons Jr.,was a two-timeProBowler,playingwithfiveteamsintheNFL,mostnotablywiththePhil-adelphiaEagles.

99 Deon SIMONDefensive Line • 6-4 • 310 • So.-1LBaton Rouge, La. • Glen Oaks HS

Opens preseason camp as the No. 2 defensive tack-le.

2011 Season:AssistedonfourtacklesagainsttheLSUTigers…assistedonthreetacklesagainstDeltaStateinthehomeopener…onesolotackleagainstCentralArkansasandStephenF.Austin.

High School:RatedasLouisiana’sNo.43prospectin2009al-thoughhedidnotplayduetoakneeinjury...Playeddefensivelineandwasnamedashisteam’sMVPasajuniorafterrecordingthreesacksinonegameandthefollowingyearasasenior….hadscholarshipoffersin2009fromKentucky,Colorado,CentralFlorida,andSouthernMissis-sippi...FirstTeamAll-Districtasajuniorafterstackingup71tacklesand10 sacks, alongwith5 tackles for loss and2 fumble recoveries,althoughhemissedlotsofactionwithanankleinjury...Alsoexcelledin track and fieldwherehewas all-district in2006-07….three-yearlettermanforcoachesVernonLangleyandJefferyJones. Personal:BornJuly6,1990...sonofJesseandDonnaSimon...onesibling,KeltiontareMartin(30)...criminaljusticemajor...nick-nameis“BigD”....aftercompletinghisstudiesatNSU,DeonwantstopursueacareerintheNFLorasaU.S.Marshall.

Simon’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 6 2 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Highs:Tackles:4vs.LSU(Sept.10,2010)

43 Tyler SMITHLinebacker • 5-10 • 220 • Jr.-2LCedar Hill, Tex. • Cedar Hill HS

Has earned starting outside linebacker’s job en-tering preseason camp following an impressive

spring. 2011 Season: Smith posted an individual tackle against DeltaStateandLSU…alsorecorded2assistedtacklesagainstSoutheasternLouisiana. 2010 Season:Ninegamesplayedon special teams…had twoassistedtacklesatAirForce. 2009 Season:Redshirted. High School:Two-timeAll-District linebackerasa juniorandseniorfortheLonghorns...had154tackleswith12sacksandeighttacklesforalosswhilehelpinghisteamtoa12-2markhisseniorsea-sonforheadcoachJoeyMcGuire...122tackleswitheightsacksand12TFLsasa junior... anHonorRoll studentwitha3.2gradepointaverage...memberofTopTeens,GoldClub,andWho’sWhoAmongAmericanHighSchoolStudents...letteredtwoyearsinpowerlifting. Personal:BornJune20,1991...sonofMitchellandGeorginaTurner...onebrother,Kelvinandfoursisters,Tenisia,Summer,Jackie,andGenevieve...fullnameisTylerRaySmith.

Smith’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 9 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 9 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Highs:Tackles:2,twotimes(lastvs.SoutheasternLouisiana,Oct.15,2011)

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20 Ryan SORRELLCornerback • 5-10 • 180 • Jr.-RSFranklin, La. Franklin Senior HS (Arkansas Baptist College)

Earned second-team status at left cornerback af-ter spring practice. 2011 Season:Redshirted. High School:Foursportathlete(football,track,baseball,bas-ketball)atFranklinHS…three-timeAll-Districtfirst-teamDB…hon-orablemention all-state kick-returner…2010 team-high 95 tacklesand12INTintwoyears…2009indoorandoutdoortrackandfieldstatechampion…2007All-Districtbaseballplayer. Personal: BornJune14,1990…sonofSharonSorrell…onebrother,Rogerst…majoring incommunications…transferred fromArkansasBaptistCollege.

61 Caleb STANFIELDOffensive Line • 6-2 • 290 • Jr.-2LNatchitoches, La • Natchitoches Central HS

His competitiveness, toughness and relentless ef-fort has earned his teammates’ respect, and also the

status as the starting center coming into preseason camp … a rugged player with a sharp wit. 2011 Season:Played55 snaps for a72percent grade andoneknockdownon the season…knockdowncameagainstSamHoustonwhenhegota91percentgradeonninesnaps…playedthreesnapsatNichollsgettinga100percentgrade. 2010 Season: Played in six games mostly on special teams...playedfoursnapsatSoutheasternLouisianaandhadaperfect100per-centgrade. 2009 Season:Redshirted. High School:Earnedall-districtandall-parishhonorsasase-nioratNatchitochesCentralHighSchool...athreeyearstarteronthefootballteamandtwoyearstarterforbaseball...qualifiedforthestatepowerliftingmeetasasophomore...amemberofFBLAandStateLit-eraryRallytwice...threeyearletterwinnerinfootballandpowerliftingand two years in baseball. Personal: BornJune9,1991...sonofBenandShannonStan-field...onesister,Faith(16)...PresidentialLeadershipProgramAsso-ciationTreasurerandtemporaryVicePresident...majoringinbiologyandplanstobecomeananesthesiologist…nicknameis“Bob."

97 Brandon TAYORDeep Snapper • 5-9 • 230 • So.-TRSlidell, La. • Northshore HS (Florida International)

Prior to NSU:Transfer from Florida International where heplayedall12gamesasafreshmanandhelpedguidethePantherstoan8-5recordandanappearanceintheBeefO’Brady’sBowlwheretheylost 20-10 to Marshall. High School:Rated as theNo.1 long snapper in the stateofLouisianabylongsnappinginstructorChrisRubio…ratedtheNo.18

long snapper in thecountry in2011byRubio…atNorthshoreHS,earnedfirstteamDistrict9-5Ahonorsatdefensiveend…alsostartedatlongsnapperandfullback…secondteamall-districtatdefensiveendasa juniorwhilealsoplaying longsnapperand fullback…startedatlongsnapperandfullbackonthevarsityteamasafreshmanandwastheteam’slongsnapper,fullbackandplayedlinebackerasasophomore…hada3.0gradepointaverage. Personal:SonofTimTaylor…onebrother,Austin(13)…bornDec.27,1991.

24 Daniel TAYLORRunning Back • 5-10 • 175 • Fr.-HSConvent, La. • Lutcher HS

High School:BecameLutherHighSchool’sall-timecareerlead-ingrusherhisseniorseason,compiling6,354yardsonthegroundinhis four seasons…as a senior,wasnamed the stateClass4AOffen-siveMostValuablePlayer…earnedfirstteamall-stateandall-districthonors, and earned offensiveMVP honors in his district… ran for2,086yardsandhad363yardsreceiving…scoredatotalof25touch-downs…teamfinished13-1andlostinthesemifinalroundofthestateplayoffs…ranfor1,408yardsasajuniorandearnedall-stateandall-districthonors…teamwent10-2andadvancedtothesecondroundoftheplayoffs…rushedfor1,345yardsasasophomoreasteamwent13-1andhadasemifinalappearance intheplayoffs…had949yardsrushingasafreshmanand566yardsinthe8thgrade…teamwonthestatechampionshiphis freshmanyearand finished13-2…lettered5yearsinfootball,4inbasketball,and1intrack. Personal:SonofDeidraTaylor…nicknameis“DT”…bornOct.8, 1993.

55 Reggie TOOMERLinebacker • 5-10 • 225 • Sr.-3LAlexandria, La. • Alexandria Senior HS

Battle-tested veteran who is a nice tandem as the understudy to two-time All-American Derek Rose

at Mike (middle) linebacker … has more than answered the bell when called upon, just doesn’t have big numbers to echo his impor-tance to the team. 2011 Season:Toomerposted satisfying stats stepping in for aninjuredRoseagainstLSUwith4 solo tackles,2 assisted tackles,1.5tacklesforalossof2yards,andforcing2fumbles…inhisfirstcareerstartatSMU,Toomermade4solotackles,2foralossof2yards,andalsoforcedafumblereturnedforaTD…recorded2individualtack-lesagainstMcNeeseState…2individualand1assistedtackleagainstSoutheastern…onesoloandoneassistagainstCentralArkansas…onetackleineachgameagainstSamHoustonStateandStephenF.Austin…recorded1quarterbackhurryagainstLamar. 2010 Season:Playedinall11gamesandmadefourtackles,allsolos...hadtwostopsagainstSoutheasternLouisiana. 2009 Season:Didnotseeanyaction. High School:All-StateClass4Apickaftermaking127tackles,3sacks,3fumblerecoveriesandaninterceptionasaseniorunderleg-endarycoachButchStokeratASH...alsoathree-yearlettermanonthe

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Trojans’national-classpowerliftingteamandaone-yearletterwinnerinbasketball. Personal:SonofTerryandDeborahToomer...hastwobrothers,Terry and Willy.

Toomer’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 11 15 4 19 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 02010 11 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 22 19 4 23 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Highs:Tackles:6vs.LSU(Sept.10,2011)TackleforLoss:2vs.SMU(Sept.17,2011)

36 Casey TOUSSANTWide Receiver • 5-8 • 170 • So.-1LMaringouin, La. • Saint John HS

Made a good impression during spring practice and figures to get some opportunities in the receiver

rotation and on special teams in 2012. 2011 Season:PlayedagainstNo.2LSU,didnotstat. 2011 Season:Redshirted. High School:An all-state, all-parish, and all-district corner-back...earnedall-districtandall-parishhonorsasawidereceiver/run-ningback...U.S.ArmyRedStickBowl...threetimesnamedplayerofthegame...teamfinished12-2hissenioryear,wonthedistricttitleandadvancedtothesemifinalsofthestateplayoffs...adistrictandregionalchampioninthe400meterdashandplacedthirdatthestatemeet...districtchampioninthelongjump...wasforcedtotransfertoSt.JohnHSforhisseniorseasonafterhisoldschoolshutdown...AcademicAll-State...fouryearhonorrollstudent...Studentofthequarter...StudentGovernment...BetaClubPresident...graduatedwitha3.88GPA...letteredfouryearsinfootball,fourintrack,andtwoinbasketball. Personal:BornDec.9,1991...sonofRudolphToussant...threebrothers,BillWashington,RudolphToussantJr.,CalebToussant...ma-joringinbiologywithaconcentrationinpre-dentistry.

31 Luke TURNERSafety • 6-2 • 185 • So.-SQAlexandria, La. • Alexandria Senior HS

Has ability to emerge as a part of the playing ro-tation in the secondary.

2011 Season:Squadsman. 2010 Season:Redshirted. High School:All-Cenla,All-Districtasajuniorandsenior....In2009,madefiveinterceptions,scoredfourtouchdowns...made55tacklesforcoachChrisGatlin’sTrojans,whowent9-2andwererankedashighasNo.5inthestate’sClass4Aranks...hadthreeinterceptions,30tackles,andhadthreeinterceptionsandscoredthreetouchdownsinhisjunioryearwhentheTrojanswent7-4andmadethesecondofthreestraightplayofftrips...playedforlegendarycoachButchStokerasasophomoreandmadehisfirstcareerinterception...hasthreetrack

letters...memberofGleeClub. Personal:SonofGeraldTurnerSr.andPamelaTurner...fatherisahighschoolteacher,motherisanurse...onesister,Tysna(6)...fathergraduated fromNSUandplayed football (defensiveend, lettering in1985)...cousinDannyalsoisanNSUalumnus....fullnameisGeraldLucasTurnerJr.,usesnickname“Luke.”

47 Alex VIDRINELinebacker • 6-0 • 200 • Fr.-RSVille Platte, La. • Mamou HS

2011 Season:Redshirted. High School:Lettered inbaseball (4), football (4),

andbasketball(3)whileattendingMamou...wondistrictinbothbase-ballandbasketballhissophomoreyear...earnedall-districtinfootball,bothoffenseanddefense,andbasketballsenioryear...secondteamall-districtinfootballandbasketballjuniorandsophomoreyear. Personal:BornNovember20,1992...sonofKarenandDarrenVidrine... one brother, Thomas... one sister, Emily... majoring in biol-ogy.

32 Robert WALKERRunning Back • 5-6 • 190 • Jr.-TRMamou, La. • Mamou HS (Louisiana-Lafayette)

Powerful, darting back with explosive speed bursts … finished spring drills atop crowded depth chart at

tailback. Prior to NSU:Amid-yearsigneewhotransferredfromLouisi-ana-Lafayettewhereheplayedtwoseasonsandwaspartofthe2011team that finished 9-4 and beat San Diego State 32-30 in the New Or-leansBowl…playedin11gamesthatseasonwithonestartandrushedfor61yardswhilemakingninecatchesfor64yards. High School:Inhighschool,earnedClass2AAll-Statehonorsasajuniorandsenior...wasafirstteamall-district,all-parishandAll-Acadiana selection... ran for2,041yardsandscored27 touchdownsduringseniorseason...rushedforasingle-gametotalof456yardsvs.PinePrairie...had1,856rushingyardsand24scoresasajunior...ratedaTop50runningbackbyRivals.com...letteredinfootball,basketball,baseballandtrack. Personal: Son of Stacy and Sheila Joseph…one brother, RoyWalker(5),andtwosisters,KrystalFrane(30)andLeahWalker(10)…majoring in criminal justice… born July 17, 1991 … nicknamed“Rob.”

94 Justin WARNERDeep Snapper • 6-1 • 240 • Sr.-1LProvencal, La. • Natchitoches Central HS (LSU)

Stepped in for graduated David Larsen and was clear No. 1 as deep snapper after spring practice.

2011 Season:Didnotrecordstats. High School: District 1-5A honorable mention tight end…three-time District 1-5A first-team selection as a pitcher in base-

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ball…academicAll-Stateasbothapitcherandatightend…graduatedNatchitochesCentralHSastheValedictorianofthe2008classwitha4.0GPA…memberoftheNationalHonorSocietyandMayor’sYouthCouncil. Personal:BornOct.27,1989…sonofKevinandSheilaWar-ner…twosisters,HaileyandHanna…majoringinhistoryandwantstobecomeastateprosecutor.

90 Khris WATKINSTight End • 6-1 • 210 • Fr.-HSJennings, La. • Jennings HS

High School:All-district,all-SouthwestLouisianateam…hon-orablemention all-state after helping Jennings to a 10-3 record andstate quarterfinal appearance his senior season…all-district and all-SouthwestLouisianahonorsinadditiontohonorablementionall-statehis junior year…2010 team finished8-3 and qualified for the stateplayoffs…lettered3yearsinfootballand1intrack…playedfortheBadgeElite7-on-7squad. Personal:sonofKennyJohnnieandKarenWilliams…sevensib-lings…bornJuly25,1994.

23 Adam WATSONWide Receiver • 5-10 • 180 • SO.-RSHouston, Tex. • Westfield HS (Trinity Valley)

2011 Season:Redshirted Prior to NSU:PlayedatTrinityValleyandNewMex-

ico High School:Letteredinfootballthreeyearsandbasketballandtracktwoyears...finished5-4senioryear,10-3junioryear,13-1withlossinQuarterfinalssophomoreyear,and7-1-1freshmanyear Personal: Son of Yvette and James Frazier... one brother,D'Andre...onesister,Da'Jhane...majorinpsychology..aspirestoownabusiness.

10 Bert WHITESafety • 5-10 • 200 • Jr.-2LBaton Rouge, La. • Redemptorist HS

A rising junior with star potential following a breakout campaign last year … opens fall camp as

the No. 1 free safety. 2011 Season:Recordedatotalof55tackles,sixthonteamandthirdamongsecondaryplayers…two9-tacklegamesagainstNichollsandTexasState…8-tacklegameagainstDeltaState…Herecorded7tacklesagainstSFA…Whiteboastedsolidgamesof6tacklesatLSU,5tacklesagainstSoutheastern,4againstMcNeeseState,3inthegamewithCentralArkansas, 2 at Lamar, and 1 against SamHouston andSMU. 2010 Season:Playedlimitedroleinnickelanddimepackagesinfourconferencegames,threewins:atTexasState,SamHoustonState,atSoutheasternLouisianaandatStephenF.Austin…notacklesorstatsrecorded.

High School:AsasenioratRedemptoristHSearnedClass3AAll-State,All-Metro,all-districthonors,andwasnamedstateClass3ADefensiveMVP...had53 stops and35assists...10 tackles for a lossand11passbreakups...hadthree interceptions,a safety,and fumblerecovery...wasafinalistfortheWarrickDunnAward...teamfinished10-3 as a senior andwon the8-3Adistrict championship andwas astatesemifinalist...went12-2asa juniorandstatesemifinalist...7-5hissophomoreyearand13-1asafreshman,wondistricttitleandstatechampionship. Personal:BornJan.3,1990...sonofOscarandSandraWhite.

White’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 11 38 17 55 0 0 0 0 0 2 02010 DidNotRecordStatsTotals 11 38 17 55 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Game Highs:Tackles:9,twotimes(lastvs.TexasState,Oct.29,2011)

2 Jamaal WHITESafety • 6-0 • 200 • Sr.-3LGarland, Tex. • South Garland HS

2012 Preseason All-SLC First Team2011 All-SLC Second Team

One of 10 Defensive Backs to Watch in 2012, Sports NetworkBeyond College Sports Network Top 10 Defensive Players In SLC, 20112011 Preseason All-SLC First Team2010 All-SLC Second Team

Listed as one of 10 “Defensive Backs to Watch” in the FCS by Sports Network columnist Craig Haley … regarded as a likely 2013 NFL Draft selection …noted for his fierce hitting and ath-letic, ball-hawking ability, along with a highly emotional style of play …also has returned kickoffs … 132 career tackles, seven in-terceptions, eight pass breakups … has four pickoffs in last two years vs. Southeastern Louisiana. 2011 Season:2011All-SouthlandConferenceSecondTeam,liv-inguptohisPreseasonAll-SLCbillingandrepeatinga2010honor…startedall11gamesat safetyand intercepted team-best fourpasses,returning them for 110 yards… forced two fumbles and broke upthreepasses…fourthontheteamwith59tackles,including12againstTexasStateinarugged23-10roadwin…twointerceptionsagainstSMUwith91returnyards…twopicksagainstSoutheasternLouisianato help trigger a 51-17homecomingwin by theDemons…repeatmemberoftheWildDemonClubforspecialteamsproduction. 2010 Season:Earnedteam’sMostImprovedAwardaschosenbycoachingstaff…alsoamember,forthesecondstraightseason,oftheWildDemonClubforpassingpointsbenchmarkwithhisspecialteamsperformanceduringtheseason…playedlastnine-plusgameswithafracturedwristonhisrighthand…fourthontheteamwith64tackles(43solo)…ledDemonswith3interceptions,and38returnyards…made56passbreakups,forced1fumble,notched1QBhurry,and2tacklesforloss(-4)…madeasensationalleapingpickoff,firstofhiscareer,vs.Samfordafterinjuringhiswristearlierinthegame…hadtwointerceptionsatSoutheastern,withthesecondoneresultingina75-yardtouchdown,afterhesnatchedit,ran27yardsandlateraledto

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CortezPaige,whocoveredtheremaining58yardstotheendzone…seasonbest13tacklesindoubleOThomecomingwinoverSamHous-ton State. 2009 Season:Recordedninetacklesin10gamesplayed...alsoreturned four kickoffs for 78 yards... had a season-high three stopsagainstNicholls. High School:Rivals.comtwo-starprospectrecruitedbyKan-sas, Iowa,Marshall ...All-Districtdefensivebackas a juniorand se-nior for theColonels andcoachesMickeyMoss andKeithWright...compiled298tacklesinhisplayingcareer...had125tackleswithtwointerceptionsandfourtacklesforalossasasenior...teamwondistrictchampionshipwitha10-2recordashecollected90tackleswithanin-terceptionandfivePBUs...had83tackleswithfourinterceptionsandfourPBUshissophomoreseason...playedwidereceiverasafreshmanhaulingin11passesfor213yardswhilegetting60tacklesondefense...aTexasScholar...letteredfouryearsintrack,witha45-10triplejumppersonalrecordanda23-5longjumpPR. Personal:BornDec.28,1990... sonofCherlynGraves...onebrother,CyKeem(21),andasister,Aaliyah(8)...majoringincriminaljusticeandwantstoplayintheNFLorbecomeapoliceofficer.

White’s Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 11 46 13 59 1.5 0 2 0 4 3 02010 10 43 21 64 2.0 0 1 0 3 5 02009 10 8 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 31 97 35 132 3.5 0 3 0 7 8 0

Game Highs:Tackles:13vs.SamHoustonState(Oct.30,2010)Interception:2,threetimes(lastvs.SoutheasternLouisiana,Oct.15,2011)

35 Andy WICKMANKicker/Punter • 6-3 • 185 • Fr.-RSHouston,Tex. • Cypress Ridge HS

2011 Season:Redshirted. High School:Helped Cypress Ridge to the second

roundoftheplayoffs…First-teamAll-GreaterHoustonpunter…All-districtpunterandfirst-teamkicker…2010specialteamsPlayeroftheYear…2010converted42-of-43kickattempts…201042.3yardsperkickaverage…2010registeredseasonlongsof48yards(kicking)and68yards(punting)…votedMostAthleticbypeers…memberoftheFCA. Personal:BornJan.29,1993…sonofMarshallandPeggyWick-man…onesister,Marie…majoringinphysicaltherapy.

85 JaMarcus WILLIAMSWide Receiver • 6-5 • 180 • So.-1LHouston,Tex. • Westside HS

Tall outside receiver with athleticism who could emerge into the playing rotation as a sophomore.

2011 Season:Playedintwogames…caughtanine-yardtouch-downpassagainstNichollsforhisfirstcollegereception,onhisfirstcollegeplay…itcameshortlyafterthedeathofhisgrandfather,butWilliamsandhisfamilychosetohonorhismemoryandgoaheadandplay. High School:LedWestsideHSto twodistrict titlesandplay-offappearances…three-timeReceiveroftheYearwinner…25careerreceiving touchdowns… 2009 First-teamAll-District… 2007MostValuablePlayerawardwinner…memberoftheStudentAmbassadorsandSeniorMen’sclub. Personal:BornNov.5,1992…sonofAndreandJenniferJack-son…twobrothers,Johnathan(22)andMarc(15)…majorisunde-cided.

87 Wade WILLIAMSDefensive End • 6-4 • 235 • Sr.-3LGroveton, Tex. • Groveton HS

2011-12 NSU Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year2011 Academic All-SLC2010 Academic All-SLC

2010 All-SLC Honorable Mention

Beginning his third season as a starting right defensive end with 79 career tackles … attending graduate school after gradu-ating with honors last winter in psychology… has been operations assistant for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame since early this year while attending school and working out preparing for his se-nior year … named in June as one of 12 top Male Scholar-Athletes for 2011-12 at Southland Conference member institutions. 2011 Season:Startedall11gamesandregistered33tackles…recordedasackagainstMcNeeseStateandSLU,andafumblerecoveryagainstTexasState…fourQBhurries…brokeupapassagainstMc-

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NeeseState…season-highseventacklesagainstNicholls…talliedatleastonetackleineverygame. 2010 Season:HonorablementionAll-SouthlandConference inhisfirstyearasastartingDE…dynamicperformanceindoubleOTwin for homecoming over SamHouston State, with career-high 10tackles,1.5sacksforminus6yards,andaQBhurry...hadtwosacksand aQB hurry on three successive plays in firstOT… that gamestartedastrongseason-endingfour-gamestringinwhichhemade26ofhis46stops…brokeuptwopassesandhadtwoQBhurriesin16-3winatTexasState…recovered fumbles inwinsatCentralArkansasandTexasState. 2009 Season: Starting tight end atHouston game, played in ablockingrolein10games…movedbacktodefensiveendafterseason. 2009 Season:Redshirted. High School: First-team all-state…DistrictDefensiveMVPwith105tackles,11sacks,2fumblerecoveries,an interceptionthathe returned for a touchdownand four forced fumbles ... alsomadefirst-teamall-districtasanoffensivelinemanfora9-3teamthatwonthedistricttitleandlost inregionalsforcoachKeithThomas...asajunior,wasfirst-teamAll-Districtondefensewith83tackles,6sacks,3fumblerecoveriesand7forcedfumblesasGrovetonwent10-2,wonthedistrictandfellintheregionalroundoftheplayoffs...lettered3yearsinfootball,4intrackandfield...studentcouncilmember...haswonawardsforhisworkinUniversityInterscholasticLeaguetheatreproductions...3.2gradepointaverage. Personal: BornAug. 16, 1990…married (Amanda) since lastJuly…sheworksatKZBLFMradio,theflagshipstationoftheDemonSportsNetwork…sheworksinproductionandasaboardoperatorformanyNSUsportsbroadcasts(butnoDemonfootballgames,she’sinthestands)…WadeisthesonofLannyandKimWilliams…fourbrothers,Calvin,Ross,HeathandZack…graduatedinpsychology,at-tendinggraduateschool,andmaypursueamilitarycareer…fullnameis Wade Garrett Williams.

Williams’ Career StatsYear G T A Tot TFL Sack FF FR Int PBU Blk2011 11 20 13 33 2.0 2.0 0 1 0 1 02010 111 26 20 46 3.0 1.5 0 2 0 3 02009 PlayedTEformuchoftheseasonTotals 31 97 35 132 3.5 0 3 0 7 8 0

Game Highs:Tackles:10vs.SamHoustonState(Oct.30,2010)Tackleforloss:1.5vs.SamHoustonState(Oct.30,2010)PassBreakups:2atTexasState(Oct.23,2010)QuaterbackHurries:2atTexasState(Oct.23,2010)

60 Steve YORKDefensive End • 6-3 • 235 • Fr.-HSHuntsville,Tex • Huntsville HS

High School:Namedfirstteamall-districtandDefensiveLine-manoftheYearasasenior…alsoastandouttrackathletewhereheplacedsecond inthediscuseventandwasaregionalqualifier…let-tered2yearsinfootballand3intrackandfield…hasa3.5gradepointaverage Personal:SonofSteveandHilaryYork…onebrother,Dequan(15)andthreesisters–MarolynLee(23),ShenitaLee(21)andCan-daceTaylor(20)…fatherretired fromtheUnitedStatesNavy…hiscousin,DerrickRoss,playedfortheKansasCityChiefs…bornApril19, 1994.

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Bradley Dale PevetoHead CoachSMU, 1986 • 7th Season at NSU • 4th as Head Coach He’sacaptainofenthusiasm.He’sahumanenergyburst.He’sapassionateleader.He’sadocumentedcoachingwhizondefenseandspecialteams.He’sallin,forthelonghaul.Andhe’sgoingtodoittherightway.ThosequalitieshaveallbeenevidentfromthetimeBradleyDalePevetostrodetothepodiuminfrontof250peopleonDec.22,2008toshakethehandofNorthwesternStatedirectorofathleticsGregBurkebeforemakinghisfirstremarksastheDemons’headfootballcoach. He’sknownas“CoachPeve”tomany-“BigDaddyPeve”toothers-andisafast-bondingfriendtoanyonewhocrosseshispath. ApairofTexascouplesvisitingNatchitochesencounteredhimatlunchinalocalrestaurant.TheycameawayfeelingtheyhadmetthelocalChamberofCommercepresident,sodetailedandeffusivewerehistipson

placestovisit,thingstodoanddiningrecommendations. Thatpersonalityhascontributedtoalong-recognizedknackforrecruiting.It’sbeenborneoutatNSUbothwithplayersandcoaches. TheDemons’2009signingclass,puttogetherinsixweeksafterPevetowashired,wasrankedNo.1inFCSbyRivals.comexperts.The2010classwasratedNo.4nationallyamongFCSschoolsintheRivals.comrankingsthedayafterNationalSigningDay.In2011,apparentlyresultingfromcomplaintsbyFBSprograms,Rivals.comstoppedrankingFCSsigningclasses-butPevetoandstaffdidn’tstopsigninghighly-recruitedprospects. Lookingthroughhiscoachingstaff,PevetohasblendedaccomplishedNSUassistantswithtop-qualitynewcomerstoNatchitochessuchasformerUCLAandTexasA&MassistantGaryDeLoach,formerSoutheasternLouisianaoffensivecoordinatorAllenRudolphandformerCentralArkansasoffensivecoordinatorToddCooley.HisstaffhasfollowedhisleadandisveryactiveandvisibleinthecommunityandwithNSUalumniandsupporters. PevetoisaformerLSUco-defensivecoordinatorwhosehighly-successful24-yearcollegefootballcoachingcareerincludestheTigers’2007BCSnationalchampionshipandNorthwesternState’sFCSsemifinalplayoffseasonof1998. Alongwithhisheadcoachingduties,PevetoistheDemons’ linebackers coach.His expertise is unde-niable.SeniorDerekRosehasbeenanAll-Americaselection in2010and2011,withPeveto’sguidanceundoubtedly speeding his progression. Peveto’s de-velopment of players at that position was criticaltothesuccessoftheLSUTigerdefensethatrankedamong the top five in the nation in 2005-07. In2007, linebacker Ali Highsmith earned first-teamAll-AmericahonorsfromCBSsports.com,whilealsobeingnamedasecond-teamAll-AmericanbytheAs-sociatedPress.Highsmithearnedfirst-teamAll-SEChonorsin2006,whilejuniorDarryBeckwithwasasecond-teamAll-SECpick. WhilecoachingapositionkeepsPevetoengagedwiththedefenseandgiveshimgoodperspective,hehangs his hat just asmuch on developing the char-acterofhisplayersandemphasizingacademics.Notadaypasseswithoutaninspirationalmessage.Daily

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inpreseasoncampandregularlythroughouttheyear,theDemonsgothrough“CharacterEducation”sessionswithspeakersprovidingadviceonlifeandthepursuitofexcellence. His focusonacademicachievement isrelentless.ThatshoweduprightawayandwasreflectedinNSUpostingoneofthemostimprovedAcademicProgressRatescoresamonganyFCSfootballprograminhisfirstyear,2009-10.That42percentjumpwasreportedintheMay2011APRreleasebytheNCAAandrankedseventhamongthe117FCSprogramsin Division I. Peveto is the 13th head coach in the 102-year history of intercollegiate football atNorthwestern.Hewas defensive coordinator for theDemons from1996-98 under theschool’swinningestheadcoach,SamGoodwin. NorthwesternwontheSouthlandConferencechampionshipandreachedtheFCSplay-offs in 1997 and 1998, going 12-2 in the SLC and 19-7 overall in those seasons. The 1998 team,outrightSLCchampions,finishedwithaNo.3nationalrankingafterreachingNo.2attheoutsetofthenationalplayoffs,hostingthree

postseasongames inTurpinStadiumbeforea fourth-quarterrallybyeventualnationalchampionMassachusettshaltedthe11-3Demonsinasemifinalgame.The1997DemonssharedtheSLCtitlebywinningsixstraightgamesaftera2-3start,cappingtherunwithastirring38-21homefieldtriumphoverrivalStephenF.Austin,denyingtheLumberjacksaco-championshipandapostseasonberth. PevetohasalsobeendefensivecoordinatoratMiddleTennesseeStateandHouston,wherehewasalso

assistantheadcoach in2002.HehasalsobeenpartofcoachingstaffsatArkansas,SouthernMississippi,StephenF.Austin andTrinityValleyCommunityCollege.TheOrangefield,Texas,nativeplayed infourbowlgamesfrom1982-86atSMU,wherehewasasafety,specialteamsstarandteamcaptainwhiletheMustangswent43-14. WithPevetoonthesidelinesasco-coordinatorandlinebackerscoachin2008,LSU’sdefenseranked17thinthenationinrushingdefense(110ypg)and32ndintotaldefense(326ypg).InhisthreepreviousyearswithLSU,Pevetoheldadualrole,servingasthespecialteamscoordinator

andcoachingtheTigerlinebackers. AsLSU’sspecialteamscoordinator,Pevetohadbothhispunter(PatrickFisher)andplacekicker (ColtDavid) earn first-teamAll-SEChonors in 2007. Itmarked the firsttimeinschoolhistorythatLSUhadtheAll-SECpunterandkickeronitsrosterinthesameseason.Fisheraveragedaleague-best44.5yardsperpuntin2007,whileDavidkicked a school-record26 fieldgoalsandledtheSECinscor-ingwithaleaguerecord147totalpoints. In his three years as LSU’s special teams co-ordinator, the Tigers re-turned two punts fortouchdownsandapairofkickoffsforascore.Theyalso blocked six kicks,converted 49-of-71 fieldgoals and165-of-167 extra

points. In2005,Peveto’simpactwasim-mediate as the Tigers fielded some ofthebestspecialteamsunitsinthecountry. LSU ranked first in theSEC and fifth in the nation in net punting(39.0average).TheTigerswere also first in the conferencein kickoff coverage (45.5 net av-erage) and second in the leagueand 12th nationally in punt re-turnaverage(14.1).LSU’sfieldgoalandpoint-after-touchdown

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Years at NSU: Seventh (3rdsince1998)Birthdate: Dec.28,1962(Beaumont,Texas)Wife: MelissaChildren: Payton,JakeHigh School: Orangefield(Texas)College: SMU‘87

Playing Experience1982-86 SMU(defensiveback)

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ExperienceAssistant CoachYear Team Record Postseason Notes1987 TrinityValleyCommunityCollege 1988 StephenF.Austin 10-3 FCSPlayoffs(FirstRound)1989 StephenF.Austin 12-2-1 NationalChampionship(Runner-up) SLCChampions1990 StephenF.Austin 1-10 1991 StephenF.Austin 2-8-1 1992 SouthernMississippi 7-41993 SouthernMississippi 3-7-11994 Arkansas 4-71995 Arkansas 8-5 SECChampionshipGame/CarquestBowl SECWestDivisionChampions1996 Northwestern State 6-5 1997 NorthwesternState 8-4 FCSPlayoffs(FirstRound) SLCChampions1998 NorthwesternState 11-3 FCSPlayoffs(Semifinals) SLCChampions1999 Houston 7-42000 Houston 3-82001 Houston 0-112002 Houston 5-72003 Middle Tennesse 4-82004 Middle Tennesse 5-62005 LSU 11-2 SECChampionshipGame/PeachBowl PeachBowlChampions2006 LSU 11-2 SugarBowl SugarBowlChampions2007 LSU 12-2 SECChampionship/NationalChampionship SECChampions/NationalChampions2008 LSU 8-5 Chick-fil-ABowl

Head CoachingYear Team Record Postseason Notes2009 Northwestern State 0-112010 Northwestern State 5-62011 Northwestern State 5-6

NSURecord(3years)10-23

unitswere alsomuch improvedastheTigersconverted45-of-46PATsin2005andconnectedon14-of-24 field goals. Peveto (pronounced PEA-vit-toe)leftLSUonahighnote.He completed his duties as co-defensive coordinator and line-backers coach atLSUwhen theTigers dominated GeorgiaTechin the 2009 Chick-Fil-A BowlinAtlanta.LSU’sdefenseshack-led the nation’s No. 1 rushingoffense in a 38-3 rout. Severalof his final LSU recruits helpedthe Tigers win the 2011 SEC title and reach another nationalchampionshipgame. In his three years as defen-sive coordinator at Northwest-ern(1996-98),Peveto’sdefensequickly earned the nickname“Purple Swarm” and coined thephrase “Swarm, Baby, Swarm”forhisattackingdefensivestyle,which had NSU ranked nation-allyinseveralstatisticalcategoriesduringeachofhisthreeseasons.FourofhisplayersearnedAll-Americahonors.Inaddition,fourDemonplayerswereselectedintheNFLdraft,threeafterthe1998season,includingcurrentWashingtonRedskinssafetyMikeGreen. Underhisdirection,theDemondefensealsosetsingle-gamerecordsforfewestyardsallowed,fewestrushingyardsallowed,andmostquar-terbacksacks.NSUalsosetschoolseasonrecordsformostdefensivetouchdownsscored.Inaddition,the“PurpleSwarm”alsosetseasonrecords

forquarterbacksacksintwoofhisthreeseasons,accumulating52in1998and122inthelast three years. Pevetocomesfromafamilywitharichfootballcoachingtradition.Hislatefather,Ed,coachedhighschoolfootballinthesoutheastTexasareaandwasinductedintotheGreaterHoustonCoachesHallofHonor in1993and into theGoldenTriangleCoachesHallofFamein1997.Twoofhisbrothers,JeffandGareyBirt,coachedathighschoolsinthesouth-eastTexasarea. PevetoismarriedtotheformerMelissaWeser,andthecouplehasadaughter,PaytonMarie(10),andason,JacobEdward(8).


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Associate Head Coach • Offensive Coordinator • QuarterbacksArkansas Tech, 1998 • 4th Season at NSUOther Duties:Associateheadcoach.Coordina-torforcommunityserviceprojects;ChrisWaddellDaycoordinator;Campuscounselingliaison

Recruiting Areas:NorthcentralLouisiana,cen-tralMississippi,Mississippijuniorcolleges

TherapidemergenceofBradHendersonastheNSUQB, andAll-America honors for seniorTE

JustinAldredge,werehighlights forToddCooley’sthirdseasonrunningtheDe-mons’offense.Hendersonsettheschoolrecordforcompletionpercentage(61.6)andasingle-gamerecordwith13straightcompletionswhilespearheadingacome-backwinoff thebench in the seasonopener.Aldredge set aDemonrecord forreceptionsbyatightend(39)whileearningAll-Americarecognition. Cooley’screwhasscoredon its firstpossessionof thegame13times in33tries.Gettingofftoagreatstartwasa2010trademarkforCooley’soffense.TheDemonsaveraged19yardsontheirfirstplayofthegame,includinga49-yardpassonthefirstplayoftheseasonatAirForce.Inthatgame,NSUhad21pointsand257yardsagainsttheFalconsbyhalftime.Achallengingdebutseasonof2009,withinjuriessideliningveteranplayers,and a high number of first-year players and true freshmen getting on the field,resultedinCooleymovingfromthepressboxtothesidelinemidwaythroughtheyear,andanoffensiveupswingresulted.Cooley’sexplosiveoffensesatCentralArkansaslitupscoreboardsaroundtheSouthlandConference in2007-08 andduringhis four seasonswith theBears asoffensivecoordinatorandquarterbackcoach.Inthattime(2005-08),UCApostedanoverall35-13record,includingan11-3SLCmarkintheBears’firsttwoyears(2007-08)asanNCAADivisionIFCSmemberalongsideNorthwestern.In2008,Cooley’soffenseatUCAscored40pointsormoreinsevenof12games.TheBearshadsixreceiversmake23ormorecatches,fourwith35ormorereceptions.In2007-08,Cooley’soffenseaveraged445yardsand35.4pointspergame.InhislastseasonatUCA,theBearswent10-2,6-1intheSLC,ledtheconferencewitha37.5scoringaverageanda48percentthird-downconversionrate.In2007-08,theBearsthrewfor57touchdownsandcompleted68percentoftheir804passeswithonly14interceptions--justfourin400passattemptsin2008.UCAranfor47touchdownsand4.2yardspercarryinhislasttwoyears.Intheirfirsttwoseasonsoffull-fledgedDivisionIcompetitionin2007-08,theBearsaveraged287passingyardsand157onthegroundwhilemakingonly32turnoversin 23 games.Cooleyhelpedhisalmamater,ArkansasTech,andUCAtoreachtheNCAADivision II playoffs in back-to-back seasons in 2004-05.He spent one season atArkansasTech,andin2004herestructuredtheWonderBoysoffensefromaunitaveraging18.4pointspergamein2003toasquadthataveraged32.2pergame.ArkansasTechwent10-2andbecamethefirstArkansasschooltohostandwinaDivisionIIplayoffgame.HewashiredatUCAthefollowingFebruaryandpromptlyhelpedtheBearswinthe2005GulfStatesConferencechampionshipandtheywentontoreachtheDivisionIIplayoffquarterfinals.Cooleywasalsoquarterbackscoachfrom2001-03atOuachitaBaptist,quar-terbacksandreceiverscoach in2000atNortheasternOklahomaforaLoneStarConferencechampionshipteamthatreachedtheDivisionIIplayoffs,andrunningbackscoachin1998-99atArkansasTech,helpingtheWonderBoyswinthe1999GulfSouthConferencetitle.AtUCA,hecoachedrecord-shatteringquarterbackNathanBrown,the2008SLCPlayeroftheYearandthe2007SLCOffensivePlayeroftheYear.Brownwasinvited to play in the 2009 Senior Bowl, and is now coaching atUCA.He alsocoachedarecord-settingpasseratArkansasTechin2004,anAll-LoneStarConfer-encequarterbackin2000atNortheastOklahomaandthe1999GulfSouthConfer

enceOffensivePlayeroftheYearatArkansasTech.

Playing Experience: Cooleyset13schoolrecordsatquarterbackforAr-kansasTechin1996-97andwasafinalistforthe1997HarlonHillTrophypresentedtotheoutstandingplayerinNCAADivisionII.HewasalsoAcademicAll-GSCin1997.CooleymadetheDaktronicsAll-RegionTeamin1997.AtNashville(Ark.)High School, hewas an all-state passer for coach Billy Laird, father ofDemonsco-defensivecoordinatorBradLaird.In1993,Cooley’ssenioryear,theScrappersbecamethefirstNHSteamtoreachthestatechampionshipgameasCooleybrokestate single-season pass-ing record by throwingfor over 2,300 yards.

Personal: Age 36, born 9/7/75. Marriedthe former Lisa Gatlin from Conway,Ark., onJuly 16, 2005. She isthe coordinator of MainStreet programs for theCity of Natchitoches.His parents areDon andLynne Cooley, who re-side in Nashville, Ark.Father is a longtimeAr-kansas high school foot-ball coach. Mother is areading specialist for thestateofArkansas.Cooleyhas two younger sisters,Paige Fisher of Russell-ville, Ark., and KristiSimms of Natchitoches.Cooley enjoys spendingtimewithhisfamily,play-ing volleyball in his pooland playing golf in hissparetime.

Coaching Experience Year School Position2011 NorthwesternState AssistantHC/OffensiveCoor./QB2010 NorthwesternState AssistantHC/OffensiveCoor./QB2009 NorthwesternState AssistantHC/OffensiveCoor./QB2008 CentralArkansas OffensiveCoordinator/QB2007 CentralArkansas OffensiveCoordinator/QB2006 CentralArkansas OffensiveCoordinator/QB2005 CentralArkansas OffensiveCoordinator/QB2004 ArkansasTech OffensiveCoordinator/QB2003 OuachitaBaptist Quarterbacks2002 OuachitaBaptist Quarterbacks2001 OuachitaBaptist Quarterbacks2000 NortheasternOklahoma Quarterbacks1999 ArkansasTech Runningbacks1998 ArknasasTech Runningbacks

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Gary DeLoachAssistant Head Coach • Defensive Coordinator • SafetiesHoward Payne College, 1976 • 1st Season at NSUOther Duties: Academic Liasion; Complianceliaison;golftournamentcoordinator

Recruiting Areas: North Louisiana, NortheastTexas

GaryDeLoach,asuccessfuldefensivecoordinatorinthreeDivisionIfootballprogramswhohasalsoworkedatTexasA&MandUCLAina35-yearcareer,isinhisfirstseasonasdefensivecoordinatorjobatNorthwest-ern State DeLoachhasbeendefensivecoordinatorforsixseasonsatNorthTexas(2000-2002,2008-10),sevenmoreatNewMexicoState(1990-96)andseven (1983-89) at Stephen F.Austin.Hewas defensive backs coach atUCLAfrom2003-07, servingas special teamscoordinator in2007.Hewasdefensivecoordinator in1997asTrinityValleyCommunityCollegewentunbeatenuntilthejuniorcollegenationalchampionshipgame. OthercoachingstopsforDeLoachcameinthespringof1997intheWorldFootballLeagueunderlegendaryformerNFLassistantErnieStaut-nerwith the FrankfurtGalaxy, atTexasA&M from 1980-82, at SpringBranch(Texas)HighSchoolin1979-80,andasagraduateassistantatSFAfrom1976-78.HewashiredasdefensivebackscoachatNorthTexas in1998andpromotedtodefensivecoordinatorforthe2000season. His2002defenseatNorthTexasrankedthirdnationallyinscoringde-fense (14.8pointsper game allowed) andninth in total defense (290.6yardspg),13th inpassdefense(171.7ypg)and29th inrushingdefense(118.9).AtUCLAasspecialteamscoordinator,DeLoachhelpedtheBruinsrankthirdnationallyinkickoffreturns,fifthnationallyinfieldgoalsand15thnationallyinnetpunting.Throughhiscoachingcareer,hehascoachedthedefensivebacksandlinebackers. AtSFAin1987,DeLoachpromotedfutureNSUheadcoachBradleyDalePeveto froma graduate assistant’spost to a full-time job coachingdefensiveends.TheLumberjackssoaredtotheNo.1rankingintheFCS(thenDivisionI-AA)in1988beforefalling20-17intheseasonfinaletoNSUinabattlefortheSouthlandConferencechampionship,thenreachingthequarterfinalsoftheplayoffs. PlayingExperience:All-district,all-cityandall-stateasalinebackeratSamHoustonHighSchool,DeLoachplayedtwoseasonsatKilgoreJuniorCollege,makingtheall-conferenceteam.Heplayedhisfinaltwoseasonsat Howard Payne College.

Personal:BornJune22,1954inHouston,DeLoachhasbeenmarried toDonnaMaxwell-DeLoach since2009, and theyhave a son,RyanMaxwell.DeLoach earned a bachelor’s degree in education fromHoward Payne in 1976.

Coaching Experience Year School Position2010 NorthTexas DefensiveCoordinator2009 NorthTexas DefensiveCoordinator2008 NorthTexas DefensiveCoordinator2007 UCLA SpecialTeamsCoordinator/DefensiveBacks2006 UCLA DefensiveBacks2005 UCLA DefensiveBacks2004 UCLA DefensiveBacks2003 UCLA DefensiveBacks2002 NorthTexas DefensiveCoordinator2001 NorthTexas DefensiveCoordinator2000 NorthTexas DefensiveCoordinator1999 NorthTexas DefensiveBacks1998 NorthTexas DefensiveBacks1997 Trinity Valley CC Defensive Coordinator FrankfurtGalaxy(WFA)1996 NorthMexicoState DefensiveCoordinator1995 NorthMexicoState DefensiveCoordinator1994 NorthMexicoState DefensiveCoordinator1993 NorthMexicoState DefensiveCoordinator1992 NorthMexicoState DefensiveCoordinator1991 NorthMexicoState DefensiveCoordinator1990 NorthMexicoState DefensiveCoordinator1989 StephenF.Austin DefensiveCoordinator1988 StephenF.Austin DefensiveCoordinator1987 StephenF.Austin DefensiveCoordinator1986 StephenF.Austin DefensiveCoordinator1985 StephenF.Austin DefensiveCoordinator1984 StephenF.Austin DefensiveCoordinator1983 StephenF.Austin DefensiveCoordinator1982 TexasA&M Secondary1981 TexasA&M Secondary1980 TexasA&M Secondary1979 SpringBranchHS(TX) DefensiveCoordinator1978 StephenF.Austin GraduateAssistant1977 StephenF.Austin GraduateAssistant1976 StephenF.Austin GraduateAssistant


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Assistant Head Coach • Special Teams Coordinator • Tight EndsNotre Dame, 2000 • 4th Season at NSUOther Duties: Assistantheadcoach,videoopera-tions liaison

Recruits:EastHoustonandSoutheastTexas.

ThroughthreeseasonsatNSU,BrendanFarrellhas far-reaching impact on the Demons. On of-fense,hehelpeddevelopTEJustinAldredgeintoanAll-Americaperformer.Aldredgefinished11thon

NSU’scareerreceivinglist,firstamongtightends.Farrellhasdevelopedfirst-yearplayersChrisDever,TuckerNimsandJakeBryanintoproductiveelementsoftheoffensiveschemeinthepasttwoyears.In2009,Farrellwasinstrumental intheconversionofAldredgefromsafetytoTE,wherehereceivedhonorablementionAll-Southlandhonorsandwasthethirdleadingreceiverontheteam.Onspecialteams,FarrellhasshapedtheevolutionofNSUintoaSouthlandand FCS leader. It’s beenmore than two years since theDemons had amishaponasnapforapunt,fieldgoalorextrapoint.LastyeartheDemonstoppedtheSouthlandinleagueplayinkickoffreturns(25.1avg),fieldgoals(11-11)onsidekickpercentage(100%),andweresecondinkickoffcoverage(19.9avg.).Juniorkicker John Shaughnessy set a school recordwith 12 straightmade field goals.Underhisguidance,seniorPhillipHarveyisonthevergeofbreakingtheschoolrecordforkickoffreturnyardage.FarrelloversawthedramaticimprovementofbothoftheWildDemonspecialistsin2010.PunterBradleyRussojumpedfroma 2009 average of 36.3 yards (83rd nationally) to 41.0 (18th nationally),whilekickerJohnShaughnessyimprovedfromconverting66.7percentofFG/PAT’sin2009to84.8percentin2010.Russo’sriseledtothepuntteam’soverallimprove-ment,raisingitsnetpuntaverage23spotsinthenationalrankings.NSUwasalsoranked33rdnationallyinpuntreturndefense(6.8avg.).InSouthlandConferencegames,theteamonlyallowed15returnsfor54yards(3.6avg.).Inaddition,thisunitcausedandrecoveredtwofumblesin2010.UnderFarrell,akickoffcoverageunitthatimproved62placesnationallyinkickoffcoveragedefense(19.8avg.)in2009,alsocontinuedimprovement.In2010,theDemonsledtheSLCandranked38thnationally(climbing14spots)allowing19.6yardsperreturn.InSouthlandConferencegamesthekickoffunitonlyallowed17.1yardsperreturn,withjustonereturnover32yards.Overthepasttwoseasons,underFarrell,theDemonshaveblockedsevenkicks(Punt/PAT/FG),includingacrucialblockedpuntforatouchdowninthefourthquarterofaroadwinoverTexasStatelastfall.In2009,healsocontributedtothegrowthoftruefreshmanreturnerBradleyBrownintoanhonorablementionAll-Southlandperformer.FarrellhasworkedalongsideBradleyDalePevetoforsevenseasons,threeatNSU, three at LSU, and beginning in 2004 at Middle Tennessee State. A year after Peveto,defensivecoordinatoratMiddleTennessee,joinedLesMiles’staffatLSUin2005,Farrellfollowedasaqualitycontrolstafferfortightendsandspecialteams.PevetowasinchargeoftheTigers’specialteamsin2005-07andFarrellassistedinallgameplanning,practiceplanning,andscoutingofopponentsspecialteams.Hecontributedtothedevelopmentoffirst-teamAll-SoutheasternConferencespecialistsColtDavid(kicker)andPatrickFisher(punter),alongwithkickreturn-ersTrindonHollidayandCraigDavis.FarrellalsoworkedwiththeTigersoffenseduringhistimeatLSU.FarrellhelpedLSUwinthe2007BCSNationalChampion-shipwithanappearanceintheBCSNationalChampionshipGame.TheTigersalsowontheChick-Fil-ABowlin2008.FarrellenteredcollegecoachingatWayneStatefrom2002-04(runningbackscoach,specialteamscoordinator).HehelpeddevelopCraigDuppong,whowasatwo-timeDivisionIIAll-Americanwhoaveraged171all-purposeypg.Hisspecialteamsblocked11puntsandfieldgoals intwoseasonsandaveraged12yardsonpuntreturns.HemovedtoMiddleTennesseeState,workingalongsidePevetoas

thedefensivevideograduateassistantforthe2004season,helpingPevetocoachthelinebackersandassistingwithspecialteams,withhiskickoffcoverageteamrankingthirdnationallyallowingonly15.8yardsperreturn.WhenPevetomovedtoLSU,Farrellshiftedrolesasadefensivegraduateassis-tantinFebruary2005,workingasassistantdefensivelinecoachforthatseasonandhelpingdevelopSunBeltConferencedefensiveMVPJeffLittlejohn.

Playing Experience: Farrell played linebacker and safety at Notre Damefrom1996-99,making the trip south to Shreveport for the1997 IndependenceBowlgamevs.LSUandtoJacksonvilleforthe1999GatorBowl.HeletteredfortheFightingIrishinhisseniorseason,1999,whenhewasacommendedstudent-athleteandwasrecognizedbytheFacultyBoardofAthletics. Personal: Age34,born4/8/78inFairport,N.Y.HeisthesonofTimothyandPeggyFarrell,whonowliveinCharlotte,N.C.,andhasanoldersister,ColleenColby. Farrell graduatedwith an English and history double major from NotreDame in 2000 with a 3.02 grade point average. Heearned a master’s degree in sportadministrationin2004while coaching at WayneState. Farrell enjoys read-ingclassicliteratureandsaysJames Joyce is his favoriteauthor.He isa fierceNotreDamesportsfan.

Coaching Experience Year School Position2011 NorthwesternState SpecialTeamsCoor./Tightends2010 NorthwesternState SpecialTeamsCoor./Tightends2009 NorthwesternState SpecialTeamsCoor./Tightends2008 LSU Asst.SpecialTeamsCoor./Tightends2007 LSU Asst.SpecialTeamsCoor./Tightends2006 LSU Asst.SpecialTeamsCoor./Tightends2005 Middle Tennessee Defensive Grad Assistant 2004 Middle Tennessee Defensive Grad Assistant2003 WayneState SpecialTeamsCoor./Runningbacks2002 WayneState SpecialTeamsCoor./Runningbacks

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Adam FederleDefensive LineOuachita Baptist, 2006 • 1st Season at NSU Other Duties: GridIronClub;NFLLiaison;Officials;TrainingRoom

Recruits:BatonRouge,RiverParishes,BayouParishes

Adam Federle has helped produce 10 all-conference players in hisfirstsixyearsofcoaching.LastseasonatWestAlabama,Federlecoachedthree defensive linemen who won first or second-teamAll-Gulf StatesConferencehonors.Hehelped theTigers to an8-3 regular season, andearnedtheir fourthplayoffberth inprogramhistoryandonly their sec-ondinthelast40years.TheeightwinregularseasonthemostUWAhasseeninthepastfourdecades.TheTigerdefenserankedfirstinturnoversgained,secondinscoringandrushingdefenseintheGulfSouthConfer-ence.FederleservedtwodifferentstintsworkingwiththedefensivelineatArkansas State under defensive coordinator Kevin Corless, a formerDemonstaffmemberduring theSamGoodwinandSteveRobertseras.HewasagraduateassistantatASUfrom2006-08,thenanassistantcoachwiththedefensive line for2010-11.HewasassociatedwithsomestoutdefenseswiththeRedWolves:ASUledtheSunBeltConferenceintotaldefensein2007,rankedsecondin2006and2008,andwas32ndnationallyin2006.FederlecoachedfiveAll-SBCdefensivelinemen,including2008SBCDefensivePlayerof theYearAlexCarrington, anendwhowas the72ndpick(Buffalo)inthe2009NFLDraft.BryanHall,a2010first-teamAll-SBClinemancoachedbyFederle, isplaying for theNFL’sBaltimoreRavens.In2009-10,FederlecoacheddefensivetacklesandwasrecruitingcoordinatoratCentralArkansas.Inthe2009season,hehelpedUCAleadtheSouthlandConferenceintotaldefense,scoringdefense,passdefense,rushingdefense,tacklesforloss,firstdowndefenseandredzonedefense.Oneofhistackles,TaylorScott,wentontoplayforMontrealintheCana-dianFootballLeague.

Playing Experience: A three-year starterat linebacker forcoachToddKnightatOuachitaBaptist,Federlewas teamcaptain in2004and2005.HewasastandoutatAllen(Texas)HighSchool.

Personal: FederlemarriedtheformerAshleyBarnardonJune23.HegraduatedwithapoliticalsciencedegreeinMay2006fromOuachitaBaptist,andearnedamaster’sdegreeinpublicadministrationin2008atArkansasState.HisparentsareLouandLindaFederle,andhehasabroth-er, Matt.

Coaching Experience Year School Position2011 West Alabama Defensive Line2010 ArkansasState DefensiveLine2009 CentralArkansas DefensiveTackles/RecruitingCoor.2008 ArkansasState GraduateAssistant2007 ArkansasState GraduateAssistant2006 ArkansasState GraduateAssistant

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Matt HartleInside ReceiversUniversity of Texas, 2008 • 2nd Season at NSU Other Duties –AssistantRecruitingCo-ordinator; 7-on-7 camp; Housing; FinancialAid.

Recruiting Area – Dallas/FortWorthMetroplex,NortheastTexas

MattHartleisenteringhissecondseasonontheDemoncoachingstaff.Hewasnamedtheinsidereceiverscoachthispastspringafterspendingthe 2011 season as the offensive quality control assistant aswell as theassistantrunningbackscoach. BeforecomingtoNSU,Hartlehadpre-viouslycoachedtwoseasonsatSt.Stephen’sEpiscopalSchoolinAustin,Texas.HealsoworkedforEPSNRadiodoingcolorcommentaryfor5ATexashighschoolfootballgamebroadcasts.

Playing Experience: Played three seasons as tight end and deepsnapperfortheTexasLonghornsfrom2006-2008.Duringthattime,theLonghornscompileda32-7recordandwonthreebowlgames,includinga BCS Fiesta Bowlwin overOhio State. He also played on the Long-hornsmen’svolleyballteam.AtWandoHighSchoolinMountPleasant,SC,playingforcoachesDickeyDingleandBobHayes,hewasathree-yearlettermanandAll-Districtperformerattightendanddefensiveend.

Personal:Hartlewasborn8/5/82 inFt.Lauderdale,Florida. Hismother,SusanHartle,isaretiredflightattendantandlivesontheIsleofPalms,SouthCarolina.Hisfather,ChrisHartle,isaformerfighterpilotandretiredairlinepilotandlivesinMountPleasant,S.C.,withhiswifeLynn.Hartlehasonesibling,hissisterBlair,wholiveswithherhusbandinSummerville,SC.Hartlereceivedhisbachelor’sdegreeinkinesiologyfromUTinDecember2008.Heenjoysspendingtimewithfamily,golf,workingout,andplayingallsports.

Coaching Experience Year School Position2011 NorthwesternState AssistantRunningBacks2010 St.Stephen’sEpiscopalHS(TX)2009 St.Stephen’sEpiscopalHS(TX)





De'Von LockettCornerbacksNorthwestern State, 2003 • 2nd Season at NSU

Other Duties: Big Brother; Facilities; Fac-ultyliaison;Highschoolliaison;QuoteoftheDay;Summerjobs;Youthcamp

Recruiting Areas: South central Louisiana,SouthwestLouisiana,NewOrleans

InhisfirstseasonwiththeDemons,De’VonLock-ett’sworkwiththecornerbackspaiddividendsasthedefensebecameastrongunitin the second half of the 2010 season. In 2011, Lockett’s cornerbacks sparkledthroughouttheseasonandone,JeremyLane,becamethesixth-roundpickoftheSeattleSeahawksinthe2012NFLDraft.TheDemonswerefourthintheruggedSouthlandConferenceintotaldefenseandledtheleagueinredzonedefense. Lockettwasdefensivebackscoachinearly2010atBethelUniversitybeforereturningtohisalmamatertojointhefootballstaffintimefor2010springprac-tice.Inthe2008and2009seasons,LockettwasanassistantdefensivebackscoachandaqualitycontrolcoachatMissouriSouthern,wherehealsoassistedwithspecialteams. LockettcoachedatBethelinMcKenzie,Tenn.,from2005-07asagraduateas-sistant, coaching receivers and assistingwith special teams. Five of his receiversmade all-conference.He assistedwith coaching receivers in the first-everNAIASeniorAll-StarGameinPlatteCity,Missouri. From2003-05,hecoachedfootball,basketballandtrackandfieldathisalmamater,FranklinSeniorHighSchool.Hecoachedreceiversanddefensivebacks,wasspecialteamscoordinator,headboystrackcoachandanassistantbasketballcoach. HereturnedtoFSHSin2007-08andhelpedcoachthetrackteamtothe2008stateindoorchampionship.Hiscollegecoachingcareerbeganinspring2003asastudentassistantatNSU. Playing Experience: PlayedinNationalIndoorFoot-ballLeaguein2003-04forHoumaBayouBucksafterfinish-ingasafour-yearlettermanfortheDemonsfrom1999-2002,playing for three different head coaches (Sam Goodwin,SteveRobertsandScottStoker). Inhiscareer,Locketthad55catchesfor881yardsand3touchdownswhileplayingonFCSplayoffteamsin2001and2002. As a junior, with future NFL QB Craig Nall settingschoolpassingrecords,hewasthirdontheteamwithcareer-besttotalsof31catchesfor463yards,andhadakey48-yardcatchalongwitha9-yardTDgrabintheDemons’27-24winatTCU.Hisfirstcollegiatecatchwasa22-yarderatCentralFloridaasasophomoreinahard-fought19-7loss. HealsocompetedintrackandfieldforNSU.AtFranklinSeniorHighSchool,hewasafirst-teamAll-Districtreceiveranddefensiveback,andasecond-teamCoachesAll-Statede-fensiveback,making7interceptionsand7passbreakupsasasenior. Hewasalsoastatemeetqualifierintrackandfieldandwas his team’s MVP.

Personal:Lockettwasborn9/12/80andis30yearsoldopeningpreseason.HeisthesonofKennethLockettandMelaniePaulandhasthreesiblings.Heismar-ried to ShaLawnda, and they have a son, Seth. Hisnicknameinhiscollegedayswas“Shocker.”Lockettgraduatedinpsychol-ogyfromNSUin2002,thenearnedamaster’sineducationfromBethelin2007

Coaching Experience Year School Position2011 NorthwesternState DefensiveBacks2010 Bethel/NorthwesternState DefensiveBacks2009 MissouriSouthern Asst.DefensiveBacks2008 MissouriSouthern Asst.DefensiveBacks2007 BethelUniversity GraduateAssistant2006 BethelUniversity GraduateAssistant2005 BethelUniversity GraduateAssistant2003 NorthwesternState StudentAssistant


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Matt PowledgeRunning BacksSam Houston, 2009 • 1st Season at NSU

Recruits: EastTexas

Other Duties: DemonPoints;StudyHall

Matt Powledge begins his first season with NorthwesternStateaftertwoyearsworking

withAllenRudolphwhenthelatterwasoffensivecoordinatoratSouth-easternLouisiana.Powledge spent2010-11with theLions serving as agraduateassistantoncoachMikeLucas’staff.Afterworkingasanassis-tantOLcoachwithRudolph in2010, last yearPowledgeworkedwiththeLions’tightendsalongsideRudolph’soffensiveline.TheLionswereamong the Southland’smost versatile and explosive offensive units lastseason,rankingthirdintotaloffense(401.8yardspergame)overallwiththe third-best single-season average in SLU history. Playing Experience: Powledge lettered four years for SamHouston State where he earnedAll-Southland Conference honors as afullbackin2008whilealsobeingnamedtothe2009SouthlandConfer-enceAcademicHonorRoll.Hewasthe2009teamcaptainforcoachToddWhitten,whonowisoffensivecoordinatoratLamar.AtHuntsvilleHighSchoolforcoachMitchellCoey,Powledgewasanall-districtrunningbackandlinebacker,andtheRedZonePlayeroftheYearforthearea.

Personal:PowledgewasborninHuntsville,Texas,onMarch31,1967.HismotherisEvelynHasouris-Turner.Hisfather,KirbyPow-ledge,isdeceased.HisstepfatherisRodneyTurner.Hehasthreesisters:KeriPowledge(40),AlexisTurner(18)andDemiTurner(17).Powledgereceivedhisbachelor’sdegree inkinesiology fromSHSUin2009andamaster’s degree in sports management from Southeastern Louisiana inDecember2011.Heenjoyshangingoutwithhisfamily,playingbasketballand softball.

Coaching Experience Year School Position2011 SoutheasternLouisiana GraduateAssistant2010 SoutheasternLouisiana GraduateAssistant





Allen RudolphOffensive LineSouthern Mississippi, 1995 • 1st Season at NSU

Recruits: NewOrleans,SouthernMissis-sippi,SouthernAlabama

Other Duties: G.A.’s,NSUCamp;Travel-ingCamp;WeightRoom

AllenRudolphjoinedtheDemonfootballstaffinJanuary,andisinhis18thseasonofcoachingcollegefootballwithmorethanhalfthoseyearsspent inLouisiana.HeplayedatNichollsStateandstartedhiscoachingcareerthere.HehasalsocoachedatLouisiana-MonroeandSoutheasternLouisiana,andhasfiveyears’experienceasanoffensivecoordinator,fourofthoseattheFCSlevelatSLUandSamford. Forthepastfiveyears,hewasoffensivelinecoachatSouthlandandin-staterivalSoutheasternLouisiana.InthelasttwoseasonsRudolphwastheLions’offensivecoordinatorastheLionshadtwoofthemostproductiveoffensiveseasonsinschoolhistory. Lastyear,SLUaveraged402yards(fourthbestinschoolhistory)and29pointspergame. TheLions’passingyards(3,170)andtotaloffense(4,420)rankedthirdall-timeatSLU. InhisfirstseasondirectingtheSoutheasternoffense,RudolphguidedtheLionstotheirsixth-bestmarkintotaloffense(364ypg)inschoolhis-tory while totaling 4,000 yards of total offense. Oneofhisoffensivelinemen,2010seniortackleKevinHughes,endedlastseasonwiththeNFL’sSt.LouisRams,whilereceiverBrandonCollinsisarookiewiththeSuperBowlchampionNewYorkGiants. PriortohisarrivalinHammond,Rudolphspenttwoseasons(2005-06)atSamford inBirmingham. RudolphwastheoffensivecoordinatorandoffensivelinecoachfortheBulldogsandwasresponsibleforrecruit-ingthenorthwestAlabamaandnorthernMississippiareas. Priortohis time inBirmingham,hewastheoffensive linecoachatEastMississippiCommunityCollege. In addition tohis coachingdutiesatEMCC,Rudolphalsoservedas theDirectorof theCampusWellnessCenter. In2002and2003,heservedonthestaffatLouisianaMonroeasof-fensivelinecoach.RudolphrecruitedprospectsinsouthMississippiandsouthAlabama. Rudolph spent two seasons (2000-01) atMississippiCollegebeforemovingwestalongI-20toMonroe.InadditiontohisdutiesastheChoc-taws’offensivelinecoach,Rudolphalsoservedastheteam’sstrengthandconditioningcoach,whilerecruitingcentralMississippiandcentralAla-bama.RudolphalsowastheoffensivecoordinatorandoffensivelinecoachatCopiah-LincolnCommunityCollegein1999beforehisstintatMissis-sippiCollege. RudolphgothisstartatanotherSLCrival,NichollsState,wherehecoached from1995-98. In his first three seasonswith theColonels, hecoached the tight ends and tackles, before switching duties to runningbacksandtightends,aswellascoordinatingthespecialteamsinhisfinaltwoseasons.DuringhisstayinThibodaux,Rudolph’srecruitingareain-cludedsouthMississippi,southAlabama,southcentralLouisianaandtheFloridaPanhandle.

Playing Experience: Rudolph played atNicholls for four years(1989-93)andservedastheteam’sstartingcenterforthreeseasons.HewasoneoftheColonels’teamcaptainsinhisjuniorandseniorcampaigns.Rudolphearnedhisbachelor’sdegreeinAmericanStudiesfromSouthernMississippi. Rudolphplayed for his father, SteveRudolph, atEastCentralHighSchoolinHurley,Miss.

Personal:AnativeofJackson,Miss.,Rudolphandhiswife,thefor-merNicoleDavid,aretheparentsoftwodaughters,Abbey(10)andMcK-enzie(6).BornFeb.10,1971inJackson,Miss.,hisfullnameisCharlesAllenRudolph.

Coaching Experience Year School Position2011 SoutheasternLouisiana OffensiveCoordinator/OffensiveLine2010 SoutheasternLouisiana OffensiveCoordinator/OffensiveLine2009 SoutheasternLouisiana OffensiveLine2008 SoutheasternLouisiana OffensiveLine2007 SoutheasternLouisiana OffensiveLine2006 Samford Offensive Line 2005 Samford Offensive Line2004 EastMississippiCC OffensiveLine2003 Louisiana-Monroe OffensiveLine2002 Louisiana-Monroe OffensiveLine2001 MississippiCollege OffensiveLine2000 MississippiCollege OffensiveLine1999 Cophiah-LincolnCC OffensiveLine1998 NichollsState SpecialTeamsCoordinator/RB/TE1997 NichollsState SpecialTeamsCoordinator/RB/TE1996 NichollsState TightEnds/OffensiveTackles1995 NichollsState TightEnds/OffensiveTackles


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Jacob SimonWide ReceiversMcPherson College, 2009 • 4th Season at NSUOther Duties: RecruitingCoordinator;Transfers;Walk-ons

Recruiting Areas: GreaterHoustonAreaWest

JacobSimonisinhisfourthseasonasamemberof the Demon coaching staff.After spending the2009seasonasanadministrativegraduateassistant,

tookoverthedutiesasthefull-timerunningbackscoachforthe2010campaign. HebroughtalongtruefreshmenD.J.Palmer,RumeallMorrisandBrantLegen-dreintoprominentroleswiththeNSUoffense,withMorrispostinghisfirst100-yardrushinggameinthepivotal24-19winatnationally-rankedCentralArkansas.Lastfall,theDemons’runninggamemadeasignificantimprovementinleagueplaydespitelosingstartersSidneyRileyandSterlingEndsleyduetoinjuries. Thisspring,hemovedtowidereceiverscoach. Playing Experience: SimonwasthestartingquarterbackfortheMcPhersonBulldogsfrom2006-2008. Inhisfinalcollegegame,Simonthrewfor350yardsandthreetouchdowns.Si-monwasalsothestartingQBatIndependence(Kan.)CommunityCollegein2005after a redshirt year in 2004. SimonattendedFlintHills(Kan.)HighSchool,startingallfourseasonsatQB.Hewas a three-yearAll-State pick and played in the Eight-ManAll-StarGame,whilesettingvirtuallyeveryEight-ManFootballpassingrecordinKansas. Inhissenioryear,hethrewfor28touchdownsand1,700yards,andranfor15TD and over 800 yards. Personal: Age27,bornJuly16,1985inElDorado,Kansas.SonofMikeandLaureenSimon. Hastwoyoungersisters,Brianne,Renee,andayoungerbrother,Barrett.Hismotherisateacherandhisfatherisacattlerancher.HegraduatedfromMcPhersoninbiochemistrywitha3.6gradepointaverage. Hewasastudentambassador.Heconsideredgoingintomedicinebutisnowfo-cusingonacoachingcareer.Heenjoysworkingoutandspendingtimewithfriendsand family.

Coaching Experience Year School Position2011 NorthwesternState RunningBacks2010 NorthwesternState RunningBacks2009 NorthwesternState GraduateAssistant





Austin BROWNAdministrative Graduate AssistantMcPherson, 2011 • 1st Season at NSU

Coaching Experience: JoinedtheDemonstafflastsummerandhelpedNSUmoveintocontentionforanFCSplayoffberthandaconfer-encechampionshipenteringNovember. Playing Experience: Athree-timeall-conferencedefensiveback

andafour-yearstarter,Brownwonanationalplayeroftheweekawardforsixtackles,twointerceptions,sack,forcedfumble,andablockedkickinawin.Hefinishedwithanamazingeightblocked fieldgoals as a freshman.Brownalsoearned threeconferenceplayerof theweekhonorsduringhiscareeratMcPherson(Kansas).AtLawton(Okla.)High,hewasadefensivebackandreceiver,andmade2007OklahomaCoaches’All-Statealongwithwinningall-districthonorsasadefensiveback. Personal:Hehasa2-year-olddaughter,BrooklynPaigeBrown.BornOct.8,1988inLawton,heisthesonofDavidandJillBrown.Hehasfoursiblings:Audrey,ShelbyandWesleyBrown,andBrittnieMarcus.

Evan COACHMANStrength and Conditioning Graduate AssistantAustin College, 2011 • 1st Season at NSU

Coaching Experience: Coachmanwas a football and strength&conditioning coach for17months at his almamater,wherehedevel-opedall-conferenceplayersattightendandwidereceiver.Hedevelopedandmanaged the in-seasonworkouts for the football team.From2009-

2012,hewasalsoanassistantstrength&conditioningcoordinatorforAthlete’sPerformanceCourseinAllen,Texas,wherehedevelopedworkoutroutinesforbaseball,softball,footballandvolleyballcompetitorsages10-18,andranworkoutsforupto50athletessimultaneously.CoachmaniscertifiedthroughtheNationalStrengthandConditioningAssociation,andbyUSA Weighlifting. Competitive Career:AtAustinCollegefrom2007-10,Coachmanplayedreceiverandfreesafety.HewasapreseasonAll-Americanasasenior.Hewasall-conferenceatreceiverasasophomore,thenatfreesafetyasajuniorandsenior.HewaselectedtotheLeadershipCouncilbyhispeers.AtFriscoHighSchool,hehada3.3GPAandwasanall-districtfootballplayerinhislasttwoseasons. Personal:Coachmanhada3.5GPAingraduateschoolatAustinCollege,earninghismaster’sineducation.Asanundergraduate,heearnedabachelor’sinhistoryandwassecre-taryandvicepresidentofPhiSigmaAlphafraternity.

Joey CRAPPELLAdministrative Graduate AssistantLSU, 2011 • 1st Season at NSU

Coaching Experience: FirstYear Playing Experience: A three-year starter as thedeep snapperforLSU,Crappellhad39startsin2009,2010and2011.Hewasamem-berofthe2007BCSNationalChampionshipandSoutheasternConference

championshipteam,alongwithnowNSUheadcoachBradleyDalePevetoandspecialteamscoordinatorBrendanFarrell.Crappellwasaspecialteamscaptainandwonthe2011JerryStovallSpecialTeamsAwardforanLSUteamthatplayedintheBCSNationalChampionshipafterwinningtheSoutheasternConferenceandtheSECWestDivisiontitles.HequalifiedfortheWildTigerClubin2009and2010.AtPattersonHighSchool,heplayeddefensiveendandwasadeepsnapper.Hewasall-districtandall-parishforthreeyears,from2004-06,andwontheteam’sCaptains’Awardin2006.INtrackandfield,hemadeall-parishandall-districtasa senior in 2007. Personal:BornFeb.13,1988inFranklin,La.,hisfullnameisJosephCrappellIII.HeisthesonofJoeandAlisaCrappellwithtwosiblings,GarrettTurnerandAshleyBlanchard.

Ryan GRIFFINStrength and Conditioning Graduate AssistantFlorida State, 2011 • 1st Season at NSU Coaching Experience: Griffinwasheadstrengthandcondition-ingcoachatAmosP.GodbyHighSchoolinTallahassee,Fla.,andaninternathisalmamater,FloridaState.HewasmentoredunderDr.GayleHatch,the2004USAOlympicmen’sweightliftingcoachandanNSUalumnus.

GriffiniscertifiedthroughUSAWeightLifting.HeisinchargeofstrengthandconditioningforthesoccerandvolleyballteamsatNSU. Personal:GriffingraduatedfromFloridaStatewithanexercisesciencedegree.HewasborninBatonRouge,andraisedinGulfBreeze,Fla.

Joey GUARASCIOHead Strength CoachSioux Falls, 2011 • 1st Season at NSU

Coaching Experience:GuarascioarrivedatNSUlastAugustasagraduateassistantandwasuniversallypraisedforhisdynamicimpactwithbaseball,softball,football,soccerandvolleyball.Hedesignedandimple-

mentedweightlifting,plyometricandspeedprogramsandworkedextensivelywithfootball.HebegantoserveaninternshiponthestrengthandconditioningstaffatLSUwhenNSU’spositionopened.Inthesummerof2011,hewasastrengthandconditioninginternatFloridaAtlantic,whereheworkedwithfootball,men’sbasketballandwomen’sbasketball. Hewasassistantwrestlingcoachfrom2009-11atNaples(Fla.)HighSchoolandcoachedthreestatemeetqualifiersandadistrictchampion. Inthesummerof2010,heworkedatVelocitySportsPerformance inNaples,wherehecoachedpro footballplayersalongwithNCAADivisionIcompetitors in football,baseball, soccer,volleyballandbasketball.He isaLevel1SportsPerformanceCoach forUSAWeightliftingand isacertifiedstrengthandconditioningcoachbytheNationalStrengthCoachesAssociation. GuarasciowasrecommendedbyLouisianaSportsHallofFamememberandNSUalum-nusCoachGayleHatch,theheadcoachofthe2004USAOlympicMen’sWeightliftingTeam,andLSUstrengthandconditioningcoachTommyMoffitt. Competitive Career:Guarascioplayedforthe2009NAIAnationalchampionfootballteamatSiouxFallsandthe2010NAIArunner-up.Hewasafirst-teamall-conferenceplayerin2008atCollegeoftheCanyons.Inhighschool,hewastheCollierCountyDefensiveMVP,all-conferenceandall-distrctatGulfCoastHighSchoolinNaples. Personal: HeandwifeHeatherweremarriedJune23,2012.HegraduatedfromSiouxFallswithanexercisesciencedegreeasaDean’sList(3.2GPA)student.

Elizabeth HOLLOWAYFootball Administrative Assistant15th Season at NSU

ElizabethHolloway(or“Ms.E”asmostplayerscallher)hasworkedforFootball,BaseballandTrackastheiradministrativeassistantsince2001.ShehasbeenworkinginAthleticsfor15years.CoachPevetoisthe3rdhead

footballcoachshehasworkedwithandshebelieveswewillwintheFCSChampionshipsdur-ing his time here. ElizabethandherhusbandTed(formerownerofHollowayJewelry)havecalledNatchi-tocheshomefor20yearsandenjoytheirfouracresoutinthecountrywheretheysharethefunwith2cats,ScarfaceandGirlCat. She has two children.AmyBickers lives inBirminghamwith her children Jacob (16)andKate(12).Elizabeth’sson,TimBickers,livesinNatchitochesandiscurrentlyattendingNorthwestLouisianaTechnicalCollege.

Dan KORNDirector of Football Operations10th Season at NSU; 3rd since 2010

Duties: Primary role is to oversee the day-to-day administrative operationofthefootballprogramintheareasofbudgetarymanagement,team travel, pre-season training camp and practice planning, as well asservingasHeadCoachBradleyDalePeveto’sliaisontoallathleticsdepart-

mentsupportunitsthatassistthefootballteam. Kornplaysakeyrole inmanagingtheoverallrecruitingprocess,planningandexecu-tionofofficialandunofficialvisits,developmentofmarketingmessages,strategicplanning,organizationandevaluationoftherecruitingvideodatabase,andensuringthattherecruitingandevaluationplanstaysontrack.Heischargedwithmonitoringstaffeffortsandprovidingdirectionandconsistencythroughouttherecruitingprocess. Kornalsohandlestheinitialevaluationofhighschoolandjuniorcollegeprospectsandservestokeepthecoachingstaffabreastofthelatesttrendsinrecruiting. Football Experience: KornpreviouslyheldtheDirectorofFootballOperationsposi-tionfrom2001-2007atNSUunderheadcoachesSteveRobertsandScottStoker,handlingtheteam’sadministrativeandrecruitingoperations. WhileatNSUhehelpedtheDemonstoa50-42overallrecord(.543)innineseasonsatNorthwesternState,highlightedbyanovertimevictory(27-24)atbowl-boundTCUin2001,aSouthlandConferenceChampionshiptitle(2004,threeNCAAFootballChampion-ship(FCS)/DivisionI-AApost-seasonplayoffappearances(2011,2002,2004).DuringhistimetheprogramrankedashighasNo.11nationally(2001-2004),whileclimbingtoNo.3intheNationin2002.FourseparateteamscrackedtheFCSTop10atsomepointoftheseasonduringthe2001-2004campaigns.HisteamsbrokeortiedfourNCAADivisionI-AArecords,10 SouthlandConference records and 35 school records, including the single-season andsingle-gamescoringrecordsandsevendefensiverecords(2001-2007).The2004SouthlandConferencechampionshipteambroke13schooloffensiverecords,includingseasonrecordsfortotaloffense(4,905yards),firstdowns(241),rushingyards(2,981),rushingtouchdowns(34)andtotaltouchdowns(53).Postedfourstraightgameswith40ormorepoints,anall-timeschoolbest.Assisted inthedevelopmentof11All-AmericanselectionsandfiveNFLDraftpicks(CraigNall,TerrenceMcGee,DavidPittman,DemetressBellandJeremyLane). Personal: AnativeofGrissomAFB, Indiana,Kornreceivedhisbachelor’sdegree inBroadcast-JournalismfromNorthwesternStatein1994.MarriedtotheformerMelissaAn-tilley (NSUgraduate)ofNatchitoches, they are theproudparentsof threedaughters andason,twinsAmberandAshley,Stephanie(a juniorNursingmajoratNSU)andPatrick(asophomoreCriminalJusticemajoratNSU),aswellastwograndchildren,AubreeandGray-son)

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Dominic LAFACEStrength and Conditioning Graduate AssistantLoras College, 2011 • 1st Season at NSU

Coaching Experience:Hewasagraduateassistantstrength&conditioningcoachatFrostburgState(Md.)in2011-12,whereheranprogramsformen’ssoccerandthethrowingeventsintrackandfield.Heassistedwithfootballstrengthandconditioning.Inthesummerof2011,hewasafootballstrengthandconditioninginternatWisconsin,workingwithallpositiongroupswhileadministeringtestingandevaluationforincomingfreshmenandtrans-fers.WhileatLorasCollege,hewasastudentassistantstrength&conditioningcoachfrom2008-2011,workingwith swimming,volleyball andbaseball, assisting in thedesignof in-seasonprogramsforswimmingandvolleyball.Healsooversawstudentinternsworkingwiththefootballteamin2010-11,andhadcoachingexperiencewithall19ofthevarsityathleticteams.Inthesummerof2009,heworkedforNXZLevelAthleticsimplementingaprogramforBrookfieldCentralHighSchool’sfootballteaminWaukesha,Wis. Competitive Career:Hewasafour-yearletterwinnerasadefensivetackleatNCAADivisionIILoras.HewaselectedtotheLeadershipCouncilbyhisteammatesfor2010-11.Hewasthemalestrength&conditioningathleteoftheyearatLorasin2010-11. Personal: LafaceearnedhisundergraduatedegreeinsportscienceinMay2011,withacumulativeGPAof3.05.Hehada4.0GPAinamaster’sprogramineducationinthefall2011semesteratFrostburgState.

LeDell LOVEAdministrative Graduate AssistantNorthwestern State, 2010 • 1st Season at NSU

Coaching Experience: Firstyear. Playing Experience: A four-year letterman and three-yearstarterwhowasanAll-SouthlandConferenceselectionin2008andinhisseniorseasonof2010,Lovemade138careertackles.In2010,herecorded

59tackles,including37solo,6forloss(-11),1sack(-5),whilerecording12QBhurries,4passbreakups,andforcingtwofumblesasaseniordefensiveendfortheDemons.LovewasnamedtheJoeDelaneyLeadershipAwardWinnerasPermanentDefensiveTeamCaptainbyhisteammatesafterhissenioryear.Hehad50stopsincluding11tacklesforlossasasopho-more,memorablybattingdownafourth-downpasstoendadecisivefourth-quartergoallinestandinawinoverGrambling.Hewassecond-teamAll-Louisiana in2008,andhonorablementionin2010.AtSkylineHSinDallas,Lovewasafirst-teamall-districtselectionwhohad82tackles,7forcedfumblesandatouchdownasasenior,and55tacklesand2forcedfumblesand2sacksasajunior.HewasalsoaDean’sListstudentinhighschool. Personal: BornNov.8,1988.ANewOrleansnative,heisthesonofLeeandCarolLovewithabrother,LeeJr.,andasister,LeaAnn.HisfullnameisLedellAnthonyLove.Hegradu-atedinbusinessadministrationinDecember2010.Heenjoyswatchingandplayingsports,andplansonbeingacollegecoach.Heispursuingasportadministrationmaster’sdegreeatNSU.

Phil NOAHEquipment ManagerMissouri Valley, 2008 • 2nd Season at NSU

Coaching Experience: Startinghissecondseasonastheequip-mentmanagerforNSU.Duringthe2010-11schoolyear,hesupervised10studentmanagerswhileassistingwiththeUniversityofHouston’sathleticequipmentroom.Thepreviousyear,hesupervisedeightstudentmanag-

ersandassistedwithoperationsintheLouisianaTechfootballequipmentroom.Duringhis2008-09 stint at theUniversityofNevada,NoahhandledNevada’s inventory,upkeep andorderingofequipmentforfootball,softball,trackandfield,andswimmingwhileassistingwithimplantationofnewtechnologyforinventory.Healsosupervisedfivestudentmanagersandtookpartinthe2008HumanitarianBowlwiththeWolfPack. College: Spent fouryears as thehead studentequipmentmanager atMissouriValleywhilevolunteeringforthe2007and2008NAIAFootballSeniorClassic.DuringhistimeatMissouriValley,NoahworkedwithteamsthatreachedtheNAIAsemifinalsin2006and2007.Healsoworkedin2008and2009inpreseasoncampsasaninternwiththeNFL’sTampaBayBuccaneers. Personal: Noahisa2008graduateofMissouriValleyinexercisescienceandamemberoftheAthleticEquipmentManagersAssociation.

A.J. RACHALAdministrative Graduate AssistantCornell College (Iowa),2011 • 2nd Season at NSU

Coaching Experience: Firstyear. Playing Experience: A three-year starting offensive lineman, he wasteamcaptainasaseniorin2010.Heearnedtheteam’sMostImprovedOffensivePlayerAwardasasophomorein2008.AtHobbs(NewMexico)

HighSchool,heplayedoffensiveanddefensivelinebeforegraduatingin2007.Hewasatwo-yearstarterandthree-yearletterwinnerwhomadeall-districtandall-countyin2005asanoffensivelinemanandrepeatedthehonorsin2006asadefensivelineman.RachalbecameHobbs’first-everstatechampionwrestlerasaseniorat215poundsafterbeingstaterunner-upatthesameweightayearearlier.Hewasafour-yearletterwinnerinwrestlingandatwo-timedistrictchampion.

Personal: BornOct.31,1988,heisanativeofHobbs.HisparentsareLouisandShellyRachalandhehasonebrother,Zac.Heenjoysspendingtimewithhisfamily.Heisthefirstmemberofhisfamilytograduatefromcollegeandwillbethefirsttoreceiveamaster’sde-gree.Hewantstobecomeacollegefootballcoach.

Robert SCHULTZEquipment Manager Graduate AssistantWilliam Patterson , 2011 • 1st Season at NSU

Coaching Experience: ComestoNSUafterinterningwiththeNFL’sNewYorkJetsduringtrainingcampandtheregularseason.Therehedistributedfootballequipmentandpreformeddailylaunderingduty.PriortheJetshewasaninternwiththeBoroughofRuth-erford.There he assisted in the administrative operations as an intern for theRecreationDepartment.HewasalsoastudentmanagerfortheWilliamPatersonUniversitybaseballteamandassistedinoperationsofvolleyballandbasketball. Personal:Schultzisa2011graduateofWilliamPattersoninHistoryandisacertifiedsubstituteteacherinNewJersey.MemberoftheNewJerseyStateInterscholasticAthleticsAssociation.

A.J. SMITHAdministrative Graduate AssistantHead Video CoordinatorLouisiana-Lafayette, 2012 • 1st Season at NSU

Coaching Experience: Atage21,becametheyoungestoffensivecoordinatorinthestate.Tookovera1–9team(WestSt.MaryHigh)andin one year’s time turned them into an offensive powe house. In 2011,

WestSt.Mary’soffenseaveraged411.2yardsagame.Hiswidereceiverledtheentirestateinreceivingyardsandcatches,andsettwonationalrecordsina404-yardreceivingyardgameagainstKaplanwithfivetouchdowncatchesinaquarterandsixtouchdowncatchesinonehalf.Hisrunningbackaveraged13.0yardson96carriesinSmith’soffense.WasanoffensiveassistantatAirlineHSinBossierCityin2009afterbeingaplayer-coachin2008attheUni-versityofNewOrleansforthePrivateers’clubteam.Hedesignedtheoffensiveplaybook. Playing Experience: PlayedayearofclubfootballatUNOafterbeingpartofastatesemifinalistteamin2007atShreveport’sCalvaryBaptist,whichwonthedistricttitleandhadanunbeatenregularseason. Personal: BornMarch6,1989inShreveport.HeisthesonofHobieSmithandCarolynSmith.Hehasanolderbrother,Aaron,andanoldersister,Sunnie.Heearnedabachelor’sdegreefromULLinbehavioralscience.OwnsandoperatesLouisianaSportsline.

Jesse WARDAdministrative Graduate AssistantMississippi College, 2011 • 1st Season at NSU

Coaching Experience: Coached running backs in 2011 atHolmesCommunityCollegeinGoodman,Miss.,inaleaguethatproducedtheNJCAAnationalchampionsatEastMississippiCC.In2008,coachedlinemen(offenseanddefense)athisalmamater,WinstonAcademyinLou-

isville, Miss. Playing Experience: A two-year starting offensive linemanwho helpedMississippiCollegewinthe2009AmericanSouthwestConferencechampionship,Wardplayedin2007atOuachitaBaptist,whereheletteredandmadethe2007GulfSouthConferenceAll-AcademicTeam.Heredshirtedin2006atCentralArkansas,whereNSU’soffensivecoordinatorToddCooleywastheOC.InhighschoolatWinstonAcademy,Wardwasafour-yearstartergoingbothways,anda2005All-StateandMississippiPrivateSchoolsAssociationAll-Star.Athree-yearall-conferenceselection,hewasthe2005District2-AAMostValuableLineman. Personal: BornMarch7,1987inLouisville,Miss.ParentsareJoeandAnnetteWard.He has one sister, Marianne.

Danny WARDELLStrength and Conditioning Graduate AssistantUniveristy of Huddersfield • 1st Season at NSU

Coaching Experience:HecoachedfiveU16internationalplay-ersforEnglandRL(RugbyLeague)whilehewasthescholarship/academystrength&conditioningcoachfortheHuddersfieldGiantsrugbyteams,handlingdutiesfortheunder15,16,18and20squadsfromOctober2010

untilMay2012.FromAugust2009-April2011,hewasanassistantfootballcoachforLeedsMetropolitanUniversityinLeeds,England,afterservinginthesamecapacityin2008-09fortheUniversityofHuddersfield.WardellisLevel1certifiedthroughUSAWeightlifting. Competitive Career: In 2011-12, hewas team captain and starting linebacker andrunningbackforLeedsMetropolitanUniversityintheBritishUniversityAmericanFootballLeague.In2010,hewasthestartingcornerbackfortheVaneciaFirebats,whoplayedintheLigadeNacionaldeFutbolAmericanoinSpain,asemi-proleague.In2007,2009and2010heplayedcornerbackandsafetyfortheCoventryJetsintheamateurBritishAmericanFoot-ballLeague.HestartedinBritbowlXXIII(2009)andXXIV(2010)astheJetswereleaguefinalists.Wardellwasastartingcornerbackin2008fortheLionsBergamointhesemi-proItalianFootballLeague.Acrossthepond,hewasadefensivebackin2008forIowaCentralCommunityCollegeandin2007forSouthwestMinnesotaState(NCAADivisionII).Wardellalsostartedatreceiveranddefensivebackin2005-06and2008fortheYorkshireRamsinthe

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BAFL,andin2004fortheJuniorRamswhenhewaschosenforNFLEuropeYouthDevelop-mentCampsasareceiver,runningbackanddefensiveback.In2004-05,hewasselectedforTeamEnglandYouthintheBritishAmericanFootballNationalProgrammeasastartingfreesafety. Personal: Wardellgraduatedwithhonorswithanuppersecondbachelorofsciencesdegree in sports coaching.He also attendedSouthwestMinnesota State and IowaCentralCommunityCollege.HishometownisHuddersfield,England.

Jason DRURYHead Athletic TrainerIdaho State, 1999 • Northwestern State 20018th Season at NSU

Now in his eighth season at Northwestern State, Jason DrurywaspromotedtoHeadAthleticTrainerin2012aftertheretirementof long-time trainer Ed Evans.Drury joined the sportsmedicine staff at

NorthwesternStateUniversityinthesummerof2005afterbeingtheheadathletictraineratNatchitochesCentralforfiveyears. Inthespringof2009,DrurytookoverastheheadfootballathletictrainerfortheDe-mons,afterworkingforthreeseasonswiththewomen’ssoccerteamandoneseasonwithmen’sbasketballteam. A 1999 graduate of Idaho StateUniversity in biology,Druryworkedwith numeroussports inPocatello, Idaho including football,men’sbasketball and track and field. Druryearnedhismaster’sdegreeinsportsadministrationfromNorthwesternStatein2001,duringwhichtimeheworkedasagraduateassistantathletictrainerfortheNSUsoftballteam. Drury isanativeofPaoli, Indiana. Heandhiswife,Toni,havebeenmarriedfornineyears.Theyhavetwochildren,MaddoxandKenzie.

David BERKELEY-TUCHMAYERAssistant Athletic TrainerAppalachian State, 20067th Season at NSU

DavidBerkeley-Tuchmayerbeginshis seventh seasonon theNSUathletictrainingstaffandfourthasanassistanttrainer. Tuchmayerwillhandleheadtrainingdutiesforthemen’sbasketballand

Lady Demon Volleyball and Tennis HeisacertifiedmemberofontheNationalAthleticTrainersAssociationandalicensedmemberoftheLouisianaStateBoardofMedicalExaminers. Tuchmayer,anativeofWilmington,N.C.,anda2006graduateofAppalachianState,isthesonofHarryTuchmayerandKathleenBerkeley.Hehasonebrother,Jeremy.Hereceivedhismaster’sdegreeinsportsadministrationinthespringof2008.

Leslie OGLESBYAssistant Athletic TrainerAlabama, 20103th Season at NSU

Leslie Oglesby is in his third season at Northwestern State and first as as-sistantathletictrainer.

AnativeofReform,AlabamaandagraduateofSouthLamarHighSchool,Oglesbygradu-atedSummaCumLaudewithabachelor’sdegreeinathletictrainingfromtheUniversityofAlabama in May 2010. WhileatAlabama,heworkedwiththeCrimsonTidebaseball,football,andwomen’sbasket-ballteamsaswellasareahighschoolathleticsatTuscaloosaCountyHighSchool.Inthesum-merof2009,hedidanathletictraininginternshipwiththeXeniaScoutsoftheGreatLakesSummerCollegiateBaseballLeague. AtNSU,he’sworkingongettinghismaster’sdegreeinscienceandhealthpromotion. BornonFebruary21,1988,LeslieisthesonofJeffandDonnaOglesbyandhehasanolderbrother,Joey.LesliewasmarriedtotheformerAnna-KateSissononJune11,2011.

Dr. Mike LEDDYTeam Physician

Dr.MikeLeddyisinhisfifthseasonwithNorthwesternStateserv-ingasateamphysician. Dr. Leddy received his undergraduate degree and Doctorate ofMedicinefromBostonUniversity.HecompletedhisOrthopaedicSurgery

ResidencyatLouisianaStateUniversityMedicalCenter-NewOrleansin2002.Hethencom-pletedasportsmedicineandarthroscopyfellowshipwithDavidFischer,MDatTRIAOrtho-paedicsinMinneapolis,Minnesota,whereheworkedonthemedicalstafftotheMinnesotaVikings,Wild,Twins,andTimberwolves. After fellowship,Dr.Leddypracticed inKissimmee,FloridawithOrthopaedicAssoci-atesofOsceola.There,hecaredformanylocalhighschoolandcollegiateathletes.HewasheadteamphysicianfortheFloridaSealsProfessionalHockeyTeamandOsceolaGhostridersProfessionalIndoorFootballTeam.HewasalsotheleadorthopaedicsurgeonfortheCapitalOneBowlandpartofthemedicalstafffortheNBACombines. In2007,Dr.LeddyacceptedaninvitationtoreturntoLouisianaandjoinMid-StateOr-

thopaedicandSportsMedicineCenterinAlexandria.Hespecializesinsportsmedicine,ar-throscopyoftheshoulder,kneeandhip,andkneeandshoulderreconstruction.Dr.LeddyisBoardCertifiedbytheAmericanBoardofOrthopaedicSurgery.In2007,hewaspartoftheinauguralclassoforthopaedicsurgeonstoreceiveaSubspecialtyBoardCertificationinSportsMedicineby theAmericanBoardofOrthopaedicSurgery.He is a fellowof theAmericanAcademyofOrthopaedicSurgeryandamemberoftheAmericanOrthopaedicSocietyforSportsMedicine,theArthroscopyAssociationofNorthAmerica,andtheLouisianaOrtho-paedicAssociation. AnativeofHopewellJunction,NewYork,Dr.LeddyismarriedtotheforrmerAndréeBraudofBelleChasse,Louisiana,andtheyhavetwochildren,AnnaClareandMaryCaitlin.Hishobbiesincludespendingtimewithhisfamily,golf,hunting,andreading.

Dr. Chris RICHTeam Physician

Dr.ChrisRichcompletedhisundergraduatedegreeatLSUinBatonRouge,followedbyaDoctorofMedicinedegreefromtheLSUSchoolofMedicineinNewOrleans.HefinishedhisOrthopaedicSurgeryResidencyat LSU in 1988. Dr.RichisBoardCertifiedbytheAmericanBoardofOrthopaedic

Surgery,withasuccessfulRecertificationwithaspecialtyinterestinsportsmedicinein2000.HeisafellowoftheAmericanAcademyofOrthopaedicSurgeons,amemberoftheAmericanOrthopaedicSocietyofSportsMedicine,achartermemberoftheLouisianaSportsMedicineSociety,andaboardmemberoftheLouisianaOrthopaedicAssociation. Dr.RichhasbeentheHeadTeamPhysicianfortheNorthwesternDemonssince1990.Hispracticespecializesinsportsmedicine,arthroscopyoftheshoulderandknee,andkneereconstruction.Duringhis tenureatNSU,over500athleteshave sustainedan injury thatrequiredasurgery,withanincrediblerateofreturntofullsportscompetitionof99%.AnativeofSanAntonio,Dr.Richwasathree-yearlettermaninfootballasanoffensiveline-manatLSU from1976-78.HeearnedAcademicAll- SoutheasternConferencehonors in1977 and 1978. Dr.RichisthemanagingpartnerofMidStateOrthopaedic&SportsMedicineCenterinAlexandria.MidState,alongwithChristusStFrancesCabriniHospital,wasdesignatedas#1inOrthopaedicsfortheStateofLouisianafor2004byHEALTHGRADES,“TheHealthcareQualityExperts”. HeismarriedtotheformerVickieRainey,andtheyhavethreechildren,Jeff,MargaretandStacie.Hishobbiesincludespendingtimewithhisfamily,golf,fishing,andduckhunting.

Dr. James KNECHTTeam Physician

Dr.JamesKnechthasbeenNorthwestern’steamphysiciansince1984.Hefinishedhispre-medcurriculumfromLSUin1975. WhileatLSU,hewasanAcademicAll-SECandAcademicAll-Americanfootballplayerin1974. He has been in private practice family medicine in Natchitoches since

1982. In addition tobeingNorthwestern’s teamphysician, he has alsobeenNatchitochesCentral’steamphysiciansince1992. Dr.Knechtisactivelyinvolvedinmanyprofessionalorganizations,includingtheNatchi-tochesParishMedicalSociety,ActiveStaffPhysiciansatNatchitochesParishHospital, andtheLouisianaStateMedicalSociety.HeisalsoaDiplomatoftheAmericanBoardofFamilyPracticeandFellowoftheAmericanAcademyofFamilyPractice. Hisfather,Gene,wasanassistantfootballcoachatNorthwesternandhasbeenactiveintheGraduateNClubforthreedecades.

Dr. William CRENSHAWTeam Physician

Dr. Will Crenshaw is in his first year as a member of the Northwestern Stateteamphysicianstaff.AnativeofAlexandria,Dr.CrenshawgraduatedCumLaudefromCente-naryin1999whenreceivinghisbachelor’sdegreeandearnedhismedicaldegreefromLSUSchoolofMedicineinNewOrleansin2004.Heworked

hisresidencyatCampbellClinicinTennesseebeginningin2004until2009.He is amemberof theAmericanMedicalAssociation,OREF (OrthopaedicResearch andEducationFoundation),andAAOSResidentmember.HereceivedtheKelloggEndowmentScholarshipin2002andAlphaOmegaAlphain2003.He is married.

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SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE

2012 Soutland Conference Preseason PollsCoaches (1st place votes)1.SamHoustonState(7) 492.StephenF.Austin(1) 393.CentralArkansas 384.McNeeseState 345. Northwestern State 215.SoutheasternLouisiana 217. Lamar 138.NichollsState 8

SIDs (1st place votes)1.SamHoustonState(7) 492.StephenF.Austin 383.CentralArkansas(1) 374.McNeeseState 355. Northwestern State 265.SoutheasternLouisiana 167. Lamar 158.NichollsState 8

Inaneraofconsiderablechangeinintercollegiateathletics,theSouthlandConferencecontinuestobeamodelofinnovation,stabilityandconsistentachievementasitcelebratestheacademicandathleticaccomplishmentsofitsmemberinstitutions. Whatbeganasasmallgatheringofcollegeadministratorsmorethan45yearsago,theSouthlandConferencehastransformeditselfintoadynamicandrespectedconsortiumof11memberuniversitiesinfourstates.Beginningwithahistoricmeetingoffiveinstitu-tionsinDallasonMarch15,1963,thatincludedcurrentmemberLamarUniversity(thenLamarStateCollegeofTechnology),theSouthlandConferencesetonanextraordinarycoursethathasprovensuccessfulwellintoitsfifthdecadeofexistence. OnJuly1,2012,theSouthlandConferencecommemoratedanothermilestoneastheleagueaddedanothermemberinOralRobertUniversitytotapintotheOklahomamarket.TheadditionoftheUniversityofCentralArkansasandTexasA&MUniversity-CorpusChristiin2006expandedtheSouthlandintotheLittleRockmetroareaandintotheeighthlargestcityinTexas.CentralArkansasandA&M-CorpusChristienhancedtheSouthlandConferenceininnumerableways,includingathleticandacademicsuccesses,strongandprincipledleadership,andstrongfansupportandmediacoverage. Inadditiontoitsthreenewestmembers,theSouthlandConferencelineupalsoconsistsofLamarUniversity,McNeeseStateUniversity,NichollsStateUniversity,NorthwesternStateUniversity,SamHoustonStateUniversity,SoutheasternLouisianaUniversity,andStephenF.AustinStateUniversity.HoustonBaptistUniversityisalsoscheduledtojoininJulyof2013. Alltold,therevisedmembershipoftheSouthlandencompassesmorethan180,000currentstudentsandanalumnibaseofapproximately920,000.FamousalumsfromSouthlandConferenceschoolsincludeformerCBSnewsanchorDanRather(SamHous-tonState),NBAexecutiveJoeDumars(McNeeseState),ABCnewsanchorRobinRob-erts(SoutheasternLouisiana),MajorLeagueBaseballstarsSteveHolm(OralRoberts),KevinMillar(Lamar)andBenBroussard(McNeeseState),NBAlegendScottiePippen(CentralArkansas),andpastorJoelOsteen(OralRoberts) ThecitiesoftheSouthlandarediverseandprogressive,rangingfrominternationalbusinessandculturalcenterssuchasNewOrleansarea,tothehistoricalcitiesofNacog-doches,Texas,andNatchitoches,La.,tothehomeofthemodernoilboom,Beaumont,Texas,totheuniqueCajunFrenchculturesfoundintheLouisianacitiesofThibodauxandLakeCharles.SouthlandConferenceinstitutionsalsodrawlargenumbersofstudentsfromthemetropolitanareasofHouston,LittleRock,BatonRouge,Austin,andShreve-port. TheSouthlandsponsors17championshipsports,allattheNCAADivisionIlevel.Theeightmen’ssportsincludebaseball,basketball,crosscountry,football,golf,tennis,andindoorandoutdoortrackandfield.Thewomencompeteforninechampionshipsinbasketball,crosscountry,golf,soccer,softball,tennis,indoorandoutdoortrackandfield,andvolleyball.TheconferenceearnsautomaticqualificationtoNCAAchampionshipsinbaseball,men’sandwomen’sbasketball,men’sandwomen’scrosscountry,football,men’sandwomen’sgolf,women’ssoccer,softball,men’sandwomen’stennis,andvolleyball. InJanuary2011,theSouthlandConference,inconjunctionwiththecityofFrisco,TexasandHuntSportsGroup,playedhosttotheNCAADivisionIFootballChampion-shipGameinFrisco,whichhasbeenhometotheconferenceofficesince2006.The2011and2012gameswereplayedatFrisco’sPizzaHutPark,andthe2013gamewillbeplayedFCDallasStadium.Friscowasnamedthefastestgrowingcityinthenationin2010. SouthlandConferencefootballranksamongthebestFootballChampionshipSubdivi-sionleaguesinthenation,andenjoysanannualexpectationofcompetingforthenationalchampionshipwithmultipleteamsadvancingtotheNCAAplayoffseachyear.SamHous-tonwasthelatestteamtovieforanationaltitlebeforelosingtoNorthDakotainthechampionshipgame.In2002and2003,McNeeseStatefinishedtheregularseasonrankedNo.1inthenation,andadvancedtothe2002nationalchampionshipcontest,thesixthsuchtitlegameappearancesincetheleaguejoinedtheFootballChampionshipSubdivision(formerlyI-AA)in1982.Alltold,Southlandteamshaveplayedin93DivisionIplayoffgamesin29years,winning43ofthecontests.

2012 Preseason First Team OffensePos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl. HometownQB BrianBell SamHoustonState 6-2 175 Jr. ChinaSprings,TexasRB TimFlanders SamHoustonState 5-9 210 Jr. MidwestCity,Okla.RB JackieHinton CentralArkansas 5-10 203 Sr. HoustonTexasFB/HB RichardSincere SamHoustonState 5-10 180 Jr. Galveston,TexasWR CordellRoberson StephenF.Austin 6-3 200 Sr. Jefferson,TexasWR GralynCrawford StephenF.Austin 5-11 175 Sr. Palestine,TexasTE NickScelfo NichollsState 6-3 245 So. BatonRouge,La.OL DominiqueAllen CentralArkansas 6-3 288 Jr. Houston,TexasOL AlecSavoie McNeeseState 6-7 322 Sr. Lafayette,La.OL KalebHopson SamHoustonState 6-6 300 Sr. Early,TexasOL LarryCalcote NorthwesternState 6-4 284 Sr. Natchez,Miss.OL DanJenkins SamHoustonState 6-4 290 Sr. Gilmer,TexasPK JohnShaughnessy NorthwesternState 5-11 181 Sr. Shreveport,La.

2012 Preseason First Team DefensePos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl. HometownDL J.T.Cleveland SamHoustonState 6-0 290 Sr. Baytown,TexasDL WillieJefferson StephenF.Austin 6-6 230 Jr. Beaumont,TexasDL AndrewWeaver SamHoustonState 6-1 240 Jr. Waco,TexasDL GaryLorance SamHoustonState 6-0 290 Jr. NewBoston,TexasLB SethAllison CentralArkansas 5-11 198 Sr. Stuttgart,Ark.LB DerekRose NorthwesternState 5-11 229 Sr. NewOrleans,La.DB DarnellTaylor SamHoustonState 6-0 195 Sr. Mesquite,TexasDB MalcolmBronson McNeeseState 5-11 192 Sr. Jasper,TexasDB KennethJenkins SamHoustonState 5-10 195 Sr. Galveston,TexasDB DaxSwanson SamHoustonState 5-11 185 Sr. Waco,TexasDB JamaalWhite NorthwesternState 6-0 192 Sr. Garland,TexasP CoryKemps NichollsState 6-2 245 Sr. Carmel,Ind.RS GralynCrawford StephenF.Austin 5-11 175 Sr. Palestine,Texas

2012 Preseason Second Team OffensePos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl. HometownQB BradyAttaway StephenF.Austin 6-1 205 Jr. Whitehouse,TexasRB MarcusWashington NichollsState 6-0 210 Jr. Lillian,Ala.RB JesseTurner NichollsState 5-10 190 Sr. Houma,La.FB/HB MikeBrooks StephenF.Austin 5-9 170 Jr. Irving,TexasWR JesseGrandy CentralArkansas 5-11 167 Sr. PineBluff,Ark.WR DominiqueCroom CentralArkansas 6-1 193 Sr. Cherokee,Ala.TE TimJones SamHoustonState 6-3 245 Sr. Tyler,TexasOL JonathanLandry McNeeseState 6-4 295 Jr. Broussard,La.OL MattBoyles SamHoustonState 6-3 275 Jr. Southlake,TexasOL JohnSteel StephenF.Austin 6-5 290 Sr. Boyd,TexasOL MiguelGauthreaux McNeeseState 6-1 291 Sr. Plaquemine,La.OL CoreyHoward CentralArkansas 6-1 290 Sr. WichitaFalls,TexasPK EddieCamara CentralArkansas 5-9 172 So. CedarHill,Texas

2012 Preseason Second Team DefensePos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl. HometownDL MalcolmMattox StephenF.Austin 6-1 255 Jr. Newton,TexasDL PrestonSanders SamHoustonState 6-3 255 Jr. RedOak,TexasDL PatWilliams McNeeseState 6-3 270 Sr. Plaquemine,La.DL MattHornbuckle CentralArkansas 6-3 281 Jr. Colleyville,TexasLB RyanEpperson StephenF.Austin 6-0 225 Sr. Chandler,TexasLB DariusTaylor SamHoustonState 6-0 240 Sr. Mesquite,TexasDB RobertAlford SoutheasternLa. 6-0 180 Sr. Hammond,La.DB BookieSneed SamHoustonState 6-0 180 Jr. Conroe,TexasDB JestinLove CentralArkansas 6-0 204 Jr. WestMemphis,Ark.DB RobertShaw SamHoustonState 6-0 195 Sr. Converse,TexasDB JoshAubrey StephenF.Austin 5-11 205 Jr. Tyler,Texas




2010ChampsEasternWashington(left)and2011victorsNorthDakotaState(right)eachtookhomethetrophyfromatitlegamethatwasplayedinFriscoandhostedbytheSouthlandConference.

FCS TITLE GAME

TheNCAADivision IFootballChampionshipCommitteehasannouncedthatthe2013NCAADivisionIFootballChampionshipGamewillbeplayedatnoon,CT,onSaturday,Jan.5atFCDallasStadiuminFrisco,Texas. Aselloutcrowdof20,586attendedlastyear’sgame,whichwaswon17-6byNorthDakotaStateoverSamHoustonState.ThiswasthefirstyearofthegamebeingplayedonSaturdayafterhistoricallybeingplayedon aFridaynight, including2011 inFrisco.EasternWashingtondefeatedDelaware20-19inthatgame,whichwasthefirstofthreescheduledchampionshipgamesinFrisco. The championship game will again be hosted by the locallybasedSouthlandConference,theCityofFriscoandtheHuntSportsGroup.

TheFootballChampionshipSubdivision(FCS)iscomprisedoftheconferencesand institutionsthatcompete intheNCAADivi-sion I FootballChampionship -Big Sky,Big South,ColonialAth-leticAssociation,IvyLeague,Mid-EasternAthletic,MissouriValleyFootball,Northeast,OhioValley, Patriot League, Pioneer, South-ern,SouthlandandtheSouthwesternAthletic.TheIvyLeagueandSouthwestern Athletic Conference choose not to participate inthefootballchampionship.TheFCSembodiesatraditionofexcel-lencethroughhighlevelcompetition,student-athletecharacterandsportsmanshipthroughouttheregularseasonandthechampionshipexperience. Ticketsforthe2013championshipgamewillgoonsalelaterthissummer.ThegamewillbetelevisedbyESPN2HD.

2012 Football Broadcast Schedule:Date Game Time Sat.,Sept.22 SamHoustonatCentralArkansas 3p.m.Sat.,Sept.29 SoutheasternLouisianaatLamar 3p.m.Sat.,Oct.6 StephenF.Austinvs.SamHouston* 3p.m.Sat.,Oct.13 NorthwesternStateatSoutheastrenLouisiana 3p.m.Sat.,Oct20 NichollsStateatStephenF.Austin 3p.m.Sat.,Oct.27 SamHoustonatLamar 3p.m. StephenF.AustinatMcNeeseState 7p.m.Sat.,Nov.3 McNeeseStateatNichollsState 3p.m. NorthwesternStateatCentralArkansas 7p.m.Sat.Nov.10 WildCardGame 3p.m.Sat.Nov17 WildCardGame 3.p.m.

SLC Television Network Affliates

TexasAbilene ..............................................................KTXS-DT3,C.12.3Amarillo ..................................................................KCPN, Ch. 19.2Austin ................................................ TimeWarnerYNN,Ch.408/348Beaumont ............................................... KUIL/K-JAC,Ch.43.1/12.2CorpusChristi ........................................................KIII-DT2, Ch. 3.2Dallas-FortWorth ................................................WFAA-DT3,Ch.8.3Houston .................................................................... KUBE,Ch.57Laredo .....................................................................KTXW,Ch.8.2Lubbock .................................................................. KUPT, Ch. 29.1Midland-Odessa ......................................................KWWT, Ch. 30.1Rio Grande Valley ................................................ KRGV-DT3, Ch. 5.3San Antonio ................................................................ KCWX,Ch.2Tyler-Longview ..................................................KYTX-DT2,Ch.19.2Waco-Temple ..................................................... KCEN-DT2, Ch. 6.2

LouisianaBatonRouge .............................................................. WBTR,Ch.41Lafayette ...................................................................KLWB,Ch.50LakeCharles ......................................................KVHP-DT2, Ch. 29.2MorganCity-Houma ..................................................... KWBJ,Ch.22New Orleans .......................................................................... TBDShreveport .................................................................. KPXJ,Ch.21

ArkansasLittleRock-PineBluff ................................................... KARZ,Ch.42Texarkana ................................................................... KPXJ,Ch.21

FCS Championship Game

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2012 OPPONENT ALL-TIME SERIES

Texas TechTexas Tech leads 1-02007 L75-0 Sept.28,Lubbock

At Lubbock: TT, 1-0At Natchitoches: 0-0

Arkansas-MonticelloNSU leads 1-02006 W,20-3 Sept.30,Natchitoches

At Monticello: 0-0At Natchitoches: NSU 1-0

Nevada Nevada leads 2-01988 L,35-26 Sept.10,Reno1991 L,45-14 Sept.14,Reno

At Reno: Nevada, 2-0At Natchitoches: 0-0

Mississippi Valley First Meeting

McNeese State McNeese leads 40-20-110/6/51 L21-38 atMcN10/4/52 L13-32 atNSU10/3/53 W20-6 atMcN10/2/54 W32-20 atNSU10/2/55 L6-14 atMcN9/29/56** L13-20 atNSU9/28/57 W23-20 atNSU9/27/58 L8-25 atMcN9/15/59 W19-6 atNSU11/5/60 L7-20 atMcN11/4/61 L14-28 atNSU11/3/62 L6-25 atMcN11/8/63 L13-21 atNSU11/7/64 L10-12 atMcN11/6/65 L21-29 atNSU11/5/66 W14-6 atMcN11/4/67 L7-21 atNSU11/9/68 W28-12 atMcN11/8/69 W29-28 atNSU11/7/70 W14-7 atMcN11/6/71 T3-3 atNSU11/4/72 W25-10 atMcN11/3/73 L0-14 atNSU11/9/74 L7-17 atMcN11/8/75 L14-32 atMcN11/6/76 L15-24 atMcN11/5/77 L7-14 atNSU9/23/78 W10-7 atNSU11/3/79 L13-44 atMcN9/27/80 W13-10 atMcN10/10/81 L21-42 atNSU11/21/82 L11-21 atMcN9/3/83 L13-18 atNSU9/1/84 L14-17 atMcN9/14/85 W14-13 atNSU9/13/86 W9-3 atMcN9/12/87 W39-3 atNSU10/8/88 W25-20 atMcN9/23/89 W18-17 atNSU10/13/90 L21-38 atMcN10/19/91 W20-3 atNSU10/17/92 L0-29 atMcN11/13/93 L7-34 atNSU11/12/94 L7-28 atNSU11/11/95 L10-20 atMcN11/16/96 L3-20 atNSU10/11/97 L7-50 atMcN10/15/98 W14-10 atNSU10/23/99 L17-20 atMcN10/21/00 W37-34 atNSU

11/10/01 L10-17 atMcN11/16/02 L3-27 atNSU11/15/03 L9-13 atMcN10/16/04 W47-17 atNSU11/12/05 L22-17 atMcN11/11/06 L29-26ot atNSU11/10/07 L27-21 atMcN11/15/08 L24-17 atNSU10/17/09 L51-23 atMcN10/2/10 L24-7 atNSU10/1/11 L20-18 atNSU

At Lake Charles: McNeese, 22-8At Natchitoches: McNeese, 17-13-1McN Longest Streak: 7, 2005-11NSU Longest Streak: 5, 1985-89Current Steak: 7, McNeese

Lamar NSU leads 8-7-110/23/25 W14-0 atNSU10/7/50 W26-0 atLU9/29/51 L32-20 atNSU9/27/52 L35-12 atLU9/26/53 W12-6 atNSU9/25/54 W22-15 atLU9/25/55 W7-6 atLU9/22/56 T6-6 atLU9/20/57 L20-10 atNSU9/26/59 L19-0 atLU9/24/60 L21-13 atNSU9/11/76 L17-6 atLU10/15/77 W43-0 atNSU9/9/78 W21-17 atNSU11/10/79 L28-13 atLU10/8/11 W31-17 atLU

At Beaumont: Tied, 4-4-1At Natchitoches: NSU, 5-3Lamar Longest Streak: 4, 1957-76NSU Longest Streak: 5, 1953-55Current Steak: 1, Northwestern State

Southeastern LouisianaNSU leads 29-269/20/35 L13-19 atSLU9/25/36 L6-34 atNSU10/7/38 W6-0 atNSU10/6/39 W18-6 atSLU10/4/40 W32-0 atNSU11/1/41 W6-0 atSLU10/30/42 W7-6 atNSU10/18/46 L0-13 atSLU10/17/47 W14-12 atNSU10/15/48 W49-0 atSLU10/15/49 L13-25 atNSU10/28/50 L14-28 atSLU10/27/51 L14-33 atNSU10/25/52 L0-19 atSLU10/31/53 L19-27 atNSU11/20/54 L6-32 atSLU11/19/55 L20-27 atNSU11/17/56 L15-20 atSLU11/23/57 W13-7 atNSU11/22/58 W7-0 atSLU11/21/59 L13-15 atNSU11/19/60 L0-7 atNSU11/18/61 L0-19 atSLU11/17/62 W19-6 atNSU11/23/63 W13-7 atSLU11/21/64 L21-37 atNSU11/20/65 W38-22 atSLU11/19/66 W27-24 atNSU11/18/67 L14-26 atSLU11/22/68 L19-24 atNSU11/22/69 W34-6 atSLU11/21/70 W22-14 atNSU11/24/71 W14-6 atSLU11/25/72 W24-8 atNSU11/17/73 W21-14 atSLU11/23/74 W40-3 atNSU11/22/75 L6-31 atSLU11/20/76 L27-34 atNSU11/19/77 L21-38 atSLU11/18/78 W13-12 atNSU10/13/79 L7-33 atSLU11/22/80 W16-14 atNSU10/31/81 L16-21 atSLU11/13/82 W31-3 atNSU11/12/83 W23-7 atNSU11/10/84 W34-14 atSLU11/16/85 L14-20 atSLU10/11/03 W87-27 atNSU10/15/05 W31-10 atNSU10/14/06 L31-24ot atSLU10/13/07 W27-24 atNSU10/18/08 L26-24 atSLU11/7/09 L27-0 atNSU

11/6/10 W35-16 atSLU10/15/11 W51-17 atNSU

At Hammond: SLU, 15-11At Natchitoches: NSU, 18-11SLULongest Streak: 8, 1949-56NSU Longest Streak: 6, 1969-74Current Steak: 1, NSU

Nicholls State Northwestern State leads 24-1510/6/73 L0-3 atNicholls10/12/74 L0-7 atNW10/11/75 L10-23 atNicholls10/9/76 W20-8 atNW10/8/77 L6-10 atNicholls10/28/78 W28-18 atNW10/27/79 L24-27 atNicholls11/8/80 W21-14 atNW11/7/81 W31-17 atNicholls11/6/82 W38-6 atNW11/5/83 W24-21 atNicholls10/11/84 W19-0 atNW11/9/85 W20-14 atNicholls11/8/86 W28-13 atNW11/7/87 W31-28 atNicholls10/15/88 W27-12 atNW11/4/89 L16-21 atNicholls9/15/90 L7-19 atNW11/16/91 W16-10 atNicholls11/14/92 W44-6 atNW10/9/93 W35-21 atNW9/17/94 W35-3 atNicholls10/7/95 W34-14 atNW10/12/96 L17-19 atNicholls9/27/97 W19-0 atNW10/24/98 W28-26 atNicholls10/2/99 W42-17 atNW10/14/00 W27-21* atNicholls10/20/01 W42-17 atNW10/24/02 W21-14 atNicholls10/25/03 L30-40 atNW10/21/04 L14-40 atNicholls11/5/05 L31-24 atNW10/21/06 W9-0 atNicholls10/6/07 L58-0 atNicholls10/11/08 W36-28 atNW11/14/09 L28-21 atNicholls11/13/10 L37-7 atNW9/24/11 W34-0 atNicholls

At Thibodaux: Tied, 10-10At Natchitoches: NWlA, 14-5Nicholls Longest Streak: 3, 1973-75; 2003-05NWLA Longest Streak: 9, 1980-88Current Steak: 1, NWLA

Central ArkansasUCA leads 3-29/8/07 W31-28 atNSU11/8/08 L42-6 atUCA10/10/09 L34-0 atNSU10/9/10 W24-19 atUCA11/5/12 L45-12 atNSU

At Conway: Tied, 1-1At Natchitoches: UCA, 2-1Current Steak: 1, UCA

Sam Houston StateNSU leads 19-1510/10/29 L2-26 atSHSU10/11/30 L2-12 atNSU11/8/37 W7-6 atSHSU9/30/38 L6-14 atNSU10/2/42 W26-7 atSHSU12/6/58 W18-11 atNSU10/27/84 W38-7 atSHSU10/19/85 W14-10 atSHSU10/18/86 W31-23 atNSU10/31/87 L7-34 atSHSU10/29/88 W49-14 atNSU10/28/89 L3-26 atSHSU11/3/90 W27-10 atNSU11/9/91 L3-13 atSHSU11/7/92 L19-42 atNSU10/16/93 W34-27 atSHSU10/15/94 W54-0 atNSU10/14/95 W24-2 atSHSU10/19/96 W38-21 atNSU11/15/97 W35-19 atSHSU

11/14/98 W59-3 atNSU11/13/99 L0-21 atSHSU11/11/00 L13-27 atNSU10/6/01 L14-30 atSHSU10/31/02 W38-10 atNSU11/8/03 L24-29 atSHSU11/13/04 W45-27 atNSU10/8/05 W10-6 atSHSU10/7/06 L30-20 atNSU10/20/07 L42-20 atSHSU10/25/08 W24-16 atNSU10/31/09 L34-30 atSHSU10/30/10 W23-20ot atNSU11/12/11 L43-7 atSHSU

At Huntsville: SHSU, 10-8At Natchitoches: NSU, 11-5SHSU Longest Streak: 3, 1999-2001NSU Longest Streak: 6, 1993-98Current Steak: 1, NSU

Stephen F. AustinNSU leads 43-22-311/7/24 W7-3 atSFA11/6/25 L6-7 atNSU11/6/26 L0-28 atSFA11/5/27 W6-0 atSFA11/3/28 W21-0 atSFA10/26/29 W41-6 atNSU11/8/30 W21-20 atSFA11/6/31 W19-0 atNSU11/4/32 W39-0 atSFA11/3/33 W38-6 atNSU11/2/34 T0-0 atSFA11/8/35 L6-13 atNSU11/6/36 W20-7 atSFA11/5/37 L0-2 atNSU11/4/38 W6-0 atSFA11/3/39 W20-6 atNSU11/4/40 L7-14 atSFA11/29/46 W25-6 atNSU9/15/56 L12-14 atSFA9/15/57 W20-7 atSFA9/12/59 T14-14 atSFA9/17/60 W14-0 atSFA9/16/61 W35-19 atSFA9/15/62 W23-6 atSFA9/14/63 L0-10 atSFA9/19/64 W34-14 atSFA9/27/69 W37-35 atNSU9/19/70 W9-7 atSFA9/18/71 W18-7 atSFA9/16/72 W20-7 atNSU9/21/74 L13-14 atNSU9/20/75 L13-17 atSFA9/18/76 W47-0 atNSU9/24/77 W20-6 atSFA9/16/78 W21-14 atSFA9/15/79 W27-21 atNSU9/20/80 W22-3 atSFA9/19/81 W42-13 atNSU9/18/82 W28-14 atSFA10/1/83 L25-27 atNSU11/17/84 L18-22 atSFA11/23/85 L10-19 atNSU11/22/86 L14-28 atSFA11/21/87 W33-21 atNSU11/19/88 W20-17 atSFA11/18/89 T17-17 atNSU11/17/90 W20-3 atSFA11/23/91 W52-0 atNSU11/21/92 W24-10 atSFA11/20/93 L20-51 atNSU11/19/94 L13-34 atSFA11/16/95 L20-25 atNSU11/23/96 W17-10 atSFA11/20/97 W38-24 atNSU11/21/98 W35-21 atSFA11/2/99 L14-29 atNSU11/18/00 L3-17 atSFA11/17/01 W31-17 atNSU11/23/02 W42-3 atSFA11/22/03 L14-44 atNSU11/20/04 W37-16 atSFA11/17/05 W41-21 atNSU11/16/06 L20-11 atSFA11/17/07 W31-12 atNSU11/22/08 W34-24 atSFA11/21/09 L19-10 atNSU11/20/10 L36-13 atSFA11/19/11 L33-0 atNSU

At Nacogdoches : NSU, 11-2At Natchitoches: NSU, 17-11-1SFA Longest Streak: 4, 1983-86NWLA Longest Streak: 9, 1976-82Current Steak: 3, SFA




Texas Tech Sept. 1 • TBA

Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) • Lubbock, Tex.

Arkansas-Monticello Sept. 8 • 6:00

Turpin Stadium (15,971) • Natchitoches, La.

NevadaSept. 15 • 6:05 CST

Mackay Stadium (23,993) • Reno, Nev.

Mississippi Valley StateSept. 22 • 6:00


McNeese StateSept. 29 • 7:00

Cowboy Stadium (17,610) • Lake Charles, La.

LamarOct. 6 • 6:00


Southeastern LouisianaOct. 13 • 3:00

Strawberry Stadium (8,000) • Hammond, La.

Nicholls StateOct. 27 • 6:00


Central ArkansasNov. 3 • 7:00

Estes Stadium (8,500) • Conway, Ark.

Sam HoustonNov. 10 • 6:00


Stephen F. AustinNov. 17 • 6:00

Homer Bryce Stadium (14,575) • Nacogdoches, Tex.

Location: .................Lubbock,TX2011Record: ....................... 5-72011BigXIIRecord .............. 2-7Postseason .........................NoneHeadCoach ......TommyTubbervileTTRecord ...................13-12(2)CareerRecord ..................123-72StartersReturning: ..................18LettermanReturning ...............49Enrollment ......................31,637Founded ........................... 1923Stadium ........ JonesAT&TStadiumNickname ................ Red RaidersColors ...................BlackandRedPresident ....................GuyBaileyAthleticDirector .......KirbyHocuttSID: ......................... BlayneBealSID# ................... 806-742-2770

Email [email protected] ................ texastech.com

2012 Season9/1/12 NorthwesternSt. TBA9/8/12 atTexasTech 6:009/15/12 NewMexico TBA9/29/12 atIowaState TBA10/13/12 WestVirginia TBA10/20/12 atTCU TBA10/27/12 atKansasState TBA11/03/12 Texas TBA11/10/12 Kansas TBA11/17/12 atOKState TBA11/24/12 Baylor TBA

Location: ..............Monticello,AR2011Record: ....................... 5-6 2011GACRecord................. 3-3Confernce .............GreatAmericanPostseason .........................NoneHeadCoach ..............HudJacksonUAMRecord ...................5-6(1)CareerRecord .................... sameEnrollment ....................... 3,300Founded ........................... 1909Stadium .LeslieCottonBollStadiumNickname .................BollWeevilsColors ........Kelly Green and WhitePresident .................. JackLassiterAthleticDirector .......ChrisRatcliffSID: .................MichaelNienaberSID# ................... 870-460-1574Email [email protected]

Website ...............uamsports.com

2012 Season9/1/12 ShepherdTech 6:009/8/12 atNorthwesternSt6:009/15/12 Harding 6:009/22/12 atEastCentral TBA9/29/12 SouthernArkansas 6:0010/6/12 atHendersonStateTBA10/13/12 OuachitaBaptist 3:0010/20/12 atArkansasTech TBA10/27/12 SEOklahomaSt. 3:0011/03/12 SWOklahomaSt. TBA11/10/12 NWOklahomaSt.3:00

Location: ....................Reno , NV2011Record: ....................... 7-62011WACRecord ..........5-2, 2ndPostseason ...SheratonHawai’iBowlHeadCoach .................ChrisAultNevadaRecord .........226-103(28)CareerRecord .................... sameStartersReturning: ..................14LettermanReturning ...............31Enrollment ......................17,000Offense.............................PistolDefense .............................. 4-3Stadium ..............MackayStadiumNickname ....................WolfpackColors ...........NavyBlueandSilverPresident ................MarcJohnsonAthleticDirector .........Cary GrothSID: .......................Chad Hartley

SID# ................... 775-682-6982Email .............. [email protected] ........nevadawolfpack.comTwitter ............@nevadawolfpackPressBox .............. 775-784-6545

2012 Season9/1/12 atCalifornia TBA9/8/12 SouthFlorida 12:309/15/12 NorthwesternSt. 6:059/22/12 atHawai’i 7:309/29/12 atTexasState TBA10/6/12 Wyoming TBA10/13/12 atUNLV TBA10/20/12 SanDiegoState 7:3010/26/12 atAirForce 5:0011/10/12 FresnoState 7:3011/17/12 NewMexico TBA12/01/12 BoiseState TBA

Location: ............... IttaBena,Miss2011Record: ......................1-102011GACRecord................. 1-8Confernce ....................... SWACPostseason .........................NoneHeadCoach ............. Karl MorganUAMRecord ................. 1-20(2)CareerRecord .....................1-20Enrollment ....................... 3,767Founded ........................... 1950Stadium .........Rice-TottenStadiumNickname .................Delta DevisColors ......ForestGreenandWhitePresident ............ Donna H. OliverAthleticDirector ........Donald SimsSID: .................WilliamBrightJr.SID# ................... 662-254-3011Email . [email protected]/athletics

Website ..........mvsu.edu/athletics

2012 Season9/1/12 ConcordiaCollege5:009/8/12 atAlabamaState TBA9/15/12 atSouthern 6:009/22/12 atNorthwesternSt.6:0010/6/12 AlabamaA&M 2:0010/13/12 GramblingState 2:0010/20/12 atJacksonState TBA10/27/12 Arkansas-PineBluff3:0011/03/12 AlcornState 1:0011/10/12 PrairieViewA&M 1:0011/17/12 TexasSouthern TBA

Location: ............LakeCharles,LA2011Record: ....................... 6-52011SLCRecord ............ 4-3, 3rdPostseason .........................NoneHeadCoach ................Matt ViatorMSURecord .................45-20(6)CareerRecord ....................SameStartersReturning: ..................15LettermanReturning ...............53Enrollment ....................... 8,700Founded ........................... 1939Offense....................MultipleProDefense ............................4-2-5Stadium ........LouisBonnetteField,CowboyStadiumNickname ....................CowboysColors ...................BlueandGoldPresident ...........PhilipC.Williams

AthleticDirector ......T.McClellandSID: ................MatthewBonnetteSID# ................... 337-475-5207Email [email protected] ..www.mcneesesports.comTwitter ..............@mcneesesportsPressBox .............. 337-475-5225

2012 Season8/30/12 MiddleTenn.St. TBA9/8/12 McMurry(TX) 7:009/15/12 atWeberState TBA9/22/12 SoutheasternLa TBA9/29/12 NorthwesternSt. 7:0010/13/12 CentralArkansas 7:0010/20/12 atSamHouston TBA10/27/12 StephenF.Austin 7:0011/03/12 atNichollsState TBA11/10/12 atUTSanAntonio TBA11/17/12 Lamar 7:00

Location: ............... Beaumont,TX2011Record: ....................... 4-72011SLCRecord .............2-5, 6thPostseason .........................NoneHeadCoach .............Ray WoodardLURecord .................... 9-13(2)CareerRecord .....................9-13StartersReturning: ..................14LettermanReturning ...............63Enrollment ......................14,388Founded ........................... 1923Offense....................MultipleSetDefense .............................. 3-4Stadium .ProvostUmphreyStadiumNickname ....................CardinalsColors ..................Red and WhitePresident ..............James SimmonsAthleticDirector .. Jason Henderson

SID: ............................ErikCoxSID# ..................409-880-83229Email ........... [email protected] .......... lamarcardinals.comTwitter ...................@lamarcardsPressBox .............. 409-880-7483

2012 Season9/1/12 atLA-Lafayette TBA9/8/12 PrairieViewA&M TBA9/15/12 atHawai’i TBA9/22/12 Langston TBA9/29/12 SoutheasternLa. TBA10/6/12 at Northwestern St.6:0010/13/12 McMurry TBA10/20/12 atCentralArkansasTBA10/27/12 SamHouston TBA11/03/12 atStephenF.AustinTBA11/10/12 Nicholls TBA11/17/12 atMcNeeseState TBA

Location: ..............Hammond , LA2011Record: ....................... 2-82011SLCRecord ..............1-6(7)Postseason .........................NoneHeadCoach ............. Ron RobertsMSURecord ........................ 0-0 CareerRecord ...............47-16(5)StartersReturning: ..................21LettermanReturning ...............50Enrollment ......................15,414Founded .............................192Offense.........................MultipleDefense ............................3-3-5Stadium ......... StrawberryStadiumNickname .........................LionsColors ................ Green and GoldPresident .................John L. CrainAthleticDirector ........BertBellairs

SID: .......................MattSullivanSID# ................... 985-549-2142Email [email protected] ................. lionsports.netTwitter ...................@sluathleticsPressBox .............. 985-549-2443

2012 Season9/1/12 atMissouri TBA9/8/12 S.DakotaState TBA9/15/12 atUTMartin 6:009/22/12 McNeeseState TBA9/29/12 atLamar TBA10/6/12 atUAB TBA10/13/12 NorthwesternSt. 3:0010/27/12 CentralArkansas TBA11/03/12 atSamHouston 2:0011/10/12 StephenF.Austin TBA11/17/12 atNichollsState 6:00

Location: ..............Thibodaux,LA2011Record: ......................1-102011SLCRecord .............0-7, 8thPostseason .........................NoneHeadCoach ........... CharlieStubbsNSURecord .................. 5-17(2)CareerRecord .................... sameStartersReturning: ..................17LettermanReturning ...............51Enrollment ....................... 6,404Founded ........................... 1948Offense...................Multiple-ProDefense .............................. 3-4Stadium .....JohnL.GuidryStadiumNickname .....................ColonelsColors .....................Red an GrayPresident ..........StephenT.HulbertAthleticDirector .......RobBernardi

SID: ........................JamieBustosSID# ................... 985-448-2481Email ... [email protected] .......... geauxcolonels.comTwitter ...............@colonelsportsPressBox .............. 985-448-4845

2012 Season9/1/12 atOregonState TBA9/8/12 atSouthAlabama TBA9/15/12 atTulsa TBA9/22/12 Evangel 6:0010/6/12 atCentralArkansasTBA10/13/12 SamHouston 6:0010/20/12 atStephenF.AustinTBA10/27/12 atNorthwesternSt.6:0011/03/12 McNeeseState 3:0011/10/12 atLamar TBA11/17/12 SoutheasternLa. 6:00

Location: .................Conway , LA2011Record: ....................... 9-42011SLCRecord ............6-1, 2ndPostseason ..................FirstroundHeadCoach ............ ClintConqueUCARecord ...............89-51(12)CareerRecord .................... sameStartersReturning: ..................15LettermanReturning ...............45Enrollment ......................11,758Founded ........................... 1907Offense.........................MultipleDefense .............................. 4-3Stadium .FirstSecurityFieldatEstesStadiumNickname .........................BearsColors ................PurpleandGrayPresident .............. TomCourtway

AthleticDirector .........BradTeaugeSID: ........................... Steve EastSID# ................... 501-450-5743Email [email protected] ................ ucasports.comTwitter ....................@ucasportsPressBox .............. 501-450-5743

2012 Season9/1/12 atOleMiss TBA9/8/12 atMurrayState TBA9/15/12 atBaconeCollege 6:009/22/12 SamHouston 3:009/29/12 atNichollsSt. 6:0010/6/12 atStephenF.AustinTBA10/13/12 atMcNeeseState 7:0010/20/12 Lamar 6:0010/27/12 atSoutheasternLa.TBA11/03/12 NorthwesternSt. 7:0011/17/12 EasternIllinois 6:00

Location: ...............Huntsville,TX2011Record: ......................14-12011SLCRecord ............. 7-0, 1stPostseason ..................Runner-upHeadCoach ...............WillieFritzSHSURecord ................. 20-6(2)CareerRecord .........156-58-1(19)StartersReturning: ..................19LettermanReturning ...............50Enrollment ......................17,618Founded ........................... 1879Offense.........................MultipleDefense ........................MultipleStadium ..............BowersStadiumNickname .....................BearkatsColors ............. Orange and WhitePresident ................. Dana GibsonAthleticDirector ....BobbyWilliams

SID: ........................PaulRidingsSID# ................... 936-294-1764Email [email protected] ...............gobearkats.comTwitter ...............@bearkatsportsPressBox .............. 936-294-1838

2012 Season9/8/12 IncarnateWord 6:009/15/12 atBaylor TBA9/22/12 atCentralArkansas3:009/29/12 atTexasSouthern 7:0010/6/12 atStephenF.Austin3:0010/13/12 atNichollsState TBA10/20/12 McNeeseState 2:0010/27/12 atLamar TBA11/03/12 SoutheasternLa. TBA11/10/12 atNorthwesternSt.6:0011/17/12 atTexasA&M TBA

Location: ...........Nacgodoches,TX2011Record: ....................... 6-52011SLCRecord ............ 5-2, 3rdPostseason .........................NoneHeadCoach ...............J.C.HarperSFARecord .................. 29-30(5)CareerRecord .................... sameStartersReturning: ..................19LettermanReturning ...............52Enrollment ......................12,903Founded ........................... 1923Offense........................... SpreadDefense .............................. 4-3Stadium .................HomerBryceNickname ............... LumberjacksColors ..............PurpleandWhitePresident .................BakerPattilloAthleticDirector ......... Robert Hill

SID: ....................... JamesDixonSID# ................... 936-468-2606Email [email protected] ...................sfajacks.comTwitter .................@sfa_athleticsPressBox ......936-468-3910/3911

2012 Season8/30/12 SWOklahoma 6:009/8/12 atSMU TBA9/15/12 atMontanaState TBA9/22/12 atTexasState TBA9/29/12 CentralArkansas 6:0010/6/12 SamHouston 3:0010/20/12 NichollsState 2:0010/27/12 atMcNeeseState 7:0011/03/12 Lamar 6:0011/10/12 atSoutheasternLa TBA11/17/12 atNorthwesternSt6:00

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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Randall J. Webb Dr.RandallJ.WebbstatedwhenhebecameNorthwesternStateUni-

versity’s17thpresidentinJulyof1996thathisprimaryobjectivewouldbetohelpmakehisAlmaMaterthebestinstitutionitcouldbe.Itisap-parentafter16yearsthatWebbisachievingthatadmirablegoal. EnrollmenthasreachedrecordlevelsduringWebb’stenureaspresi-dentandexceeded10,500forthefirsttimeinhistoryinthefallof2004.Webbhasalsobeenattheforefrontinrecentyearsofmovingtheuni-versitytowardhigheradmissionstandards,whichhasresultedinsomeenrollmentdeclinesbutintheenrollmentofstudentswithgreateraca-demicpotentialandaptitude.

Retentionhasincreasedattheuniversity,theaverageACTscoreofstudentshasgoneup,andhighschoolstudentleadersareenrollinginNorthwesterninrecordnumbers.Therehasbeenasubstantialincreaseinthenumberofhighschoolvaledictoriansandsalutatoriansamongfirst-timefreshmenattheuniversity. ExternalfundingforNSUhasalsoincreaseddramaticallyunderWebb’sleadership.Inthefirstcapi-talcampaigninitshistory,theuniversityreceived$32.7milliontofarexceeditsgoalof$18.84million.Thatfundingincludedtheestablishmentofnumerousendowedchairsandprofessorshipstoenhanceacademicprogramsattheuniversity. Inadditiontotheprivatefunding,Northwesternhasreceivedmoregrantmoniesinrecentyearsfromstateandfederalagenciesandprivatefoundationsthanatanytimesinceitsfoundingin1884. Webbhasalsoexpandedtheuniversity’soutreachbyspearheadingthedevelopmentatNSUofthelargestelectroniceducationanddistancelearningnetworkofanyuniversityinLouisiana.NSUofferscoursesanddegreeprogramstostudentsacrossthenationandworldthroughInternetandcompressedvideo. MillionsofdollarshavebeenobtainedduringWebb’spresidencyfornewandrenovatedfacilities.Anew$6.9millionWellness,RecreationandAc-tivityCenteropenedonthecampusin2005;andMorrisonHall,theFamilyandConsumerSciencesBuilding,andWilliamsonHallhavebeencompletelyrenovatedandrestored.AnewStudentServicesCenteronthesiteoftheformerWestCaspariHallwascompletedinMay2012.Over$32millioninconstructionbyaprivatecompanyhasaddedtwomodifiedresidencehallstothecampusinrecentyears.FundinghasalsobeenobtainedtorebuildtheEastCaspariHallandreplacetheundergroundelectricaldistributionsystem. Northwesternacademicprogramsandathleticteamscontinuetoreceivepositivenationalrecognition.TheComputerInformationSystemspro-gram, forexample,wonfiveconsecutivenationalchampionships inacademiccompetition insystemsanalysis,andtheNSUmen’sbasketball teamdefeatedIowaintheNCAAnationalchampionshiptournament. AformercenterontheNorthwesternfootballteam,Webbisanavidsupporteroftheuniversity’sathleticprogramsandhasheldpositionsofleader-shipatthenationallevelinintercollegiateathletics.HehasservedaschairoftheboardofdirectorsoftheSouthlandConferenceandhasbeenamem-beroftheprestigiousNCAAExecutiveCouncilandtheNCAADivisionIBoardofDirectorsthatoverseeallmajorpolicydecisionsbythegoverningbodyformajorcollegesports.HecurrentlyservesastheSouthlandConferencerepresentativeontheNCAAPresidentialAdvisoryGroup. A1965graduateofNorthwesterninmathematicsandbusinesseducation,WebbearnedamasterofsciencedegreeinmathematicsfromNSUin1966.HereceivedadoctorateineducationfromtheUniversityofSouthernMississippiin1971withaconcentrationinmathematicsandresearch. WebbwasamemberofthefacultyofLongwoodCollegeinFarmville,Va,from1966until1974.HeservedasDirectorofHigherEducationandTeacherCertifica-tionintheLouisianaDepartmentofEducationfrom1974through1976.HemovedtoSoutheasternLouisianaUniversityin1976andin13yearsthereheldpositionsasdirectorofinstitutionalresearch,EEOofficer,registrarandmemberofthemath-ematicsfaculty. HebecameDeanof Instruction andGraduateStudies andprofessorofmath-ematicsatNorthwesternin1989.Inthatposition,hewasresponsibleforcampus-widepolicydevelopment,planning,advancement,andreviewofbothgraduateandundergraduateprograms. WhileWebbwas in thatposition,graduateenrollmentincreasedby35percent,andinternalfundingforfacultyresearchincreasedby200percent. Asdean,WebbproposedtheconceptforNSU’ssuccessfulFreshmanConnec-tionProgramandservedasamemberofthewritingteamforagrantproposalthatresultedinafiveyear,$1.7millionTitleIIIgranttoimprovestudentretention.HealsochairedthesteeringcommitteeforNSU’sSelfStudyfortheSouthernAssocia-tionofCollegesandSchools. HehasbeenactiveinthecommunityasamemberoftheboardofdirectorsoftheNatchitochesChamberofCommerceandasamemberoftheAssociationforthePreservationofHistoricNatchitoches, theNatchitochesHistoricFoundation, theNatchitoches-NorthwesternSymphonySociety,RotaryClub,andtheFirstBaptistChurch. WebbandhiswifeBrendahavetwodaughters,bothhonorgraduatesofNorth-western.Tamaraandherhusband,formerNSUAll-AmericabaseballpitcherReggieGatewood,liveinLongValley,N.J.,withtheirchildrenTylerandAva.Laurenismar-riedtoformeroutstandingNSUbaseballplayerNickSimokaitis,andtheyliveinSt.LouiswiththeirsonsNicholasandBenjamin.

President:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randall J. WebbProvost & Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Lisa AbneyVice President for External Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry PierceVice President for Business Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl JonesVice President for University Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus JonesVice President for Technology, Research and Economic Development:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene WilliamsExecutive Assistant to the President:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Crew

Northwestern State President

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Randy and Brenda Webb




Jerry PierceVice President • External Affairs JerryPierceistheCalRipkenoftheNorthwesternStateathleticprogram. Day after day, year after year, Pierce is in the lineup,fieldinghispositionwithaplomb,anddeliveringattheplate,knockingaballoutoftheparkfromtimetotimebutalwaystakinganunderstatedprofile,seeinghimselfasaroleplayer. Beginninghis48thyearontheuniversity’sstaff,Pierce’simpactonNSUandthecityofNatchitochescan’tbemea-suredaseasilyasRipkin’sBaseballHallofFamestatistics,buttheyareequallyindelible.

Hebeginshis22ndyearasvicepresidentofexternalaffairsatNorthwestern.Asig-nificantaspectofhisjobisoversightofintercollegiateathletics.PierceworkscloselywithathleticdirectorGregBurkeandallNSUcoachesandstaffmemberstokeepNorthwesternathleticscompetingatachampionshiplevelweekafterweek,monthaftermonthandyearafter year. PierceisanavidtennisplayerwhohasbeenamemberofUSTAteamsthathavewonmorethanadozenstatechampionships,fiveregionaltitlesandonenationalchampionship. Wellbeforemoving into the executiveposition,Piercehad already servedhis alma

mater,adoptedhometownandstatewithdistinction.Inhisroleasvicepresident,heoverseesuniversityoperationsinathletics,alumnianddevelopment,publicandmediarelationsandassistsPresidentDr.RandallJ.Webbingovernmentalaffairsactivities.Manyof thosedutieswerehis since the1970s asheworkedunderfourpreviouspresidentsasNorthwesternadvancedfromNAIAtoNCAACollegeDivisiontoNCAADivisionIathleticstatusin1977.A1961graduateofNorthwestern,Pierceservedastrainerfor theDemonfootball teamduringhiscollegeyears,work-ing closelywith legendary coach JackClayton.After earninghis journalismdegree,PiercewenttoworkfortheNewOr-leansTimesPicayune,servingasareporterandeditor.Hewasnamedexecutivesportseditorattheageof24.In1965,hechosetoraisehistwosonsinNatchitochesandreturnedtoNSUassportsinformationdirector.Hewaspro-moted tonewsbureaudirector twoyears later and assumedadditionalresponsibilitiesinathletics,alumniaffairsandotherareasthroughtheyears.Hefounded,in1972,theLouisianaSportsHallofFamefacil-ityinPratherColiseumontheNSUcampus,providingahomeforanentitycreatedin1958.Heestablishedannualinductionactivities that remain in place nearly four decades later, andservedasdirectoroftheHallfor19yearsuntilhispromotiontovicepresidentforcedhimtostepasidefromthevolunteerpost. HehelpedguideNorthwesternintothreeathleticconfer-ences(TransAmerica,1979;GulfStar,1983;Southland,1987)andNCAADivisionIstatusin1977.HeisapastpresidentoftheSouthlandandhasservedtheconferencethroughotherof-ficesandcommitteepositions.In1994,hewasnamedoneofLouisiana’s20mostinfluential

sportsfiguresbytheTimes-Picayune.AlsoonthelistwereNewOrleansSaintsownerTomBenson,LSUathleticdirectorJoeDeanandbasketballcoachDaleBrown,andGramblingfootballcoachinglegendEddieRobinson. HissalesmanshipandmanagerialskillswereinstrumentalinconvincingTri-StarPro-ductionstofilmthe1989smashhitmovieSteelMagnolias,withanall-starcastincludingJuliaRoberts,SallyFieldandDylanMcDermottinNatchitochesandontheNSUcampus.Themovie’simpactontourisminNatchitochescontinuestoresonatemorethantwode-cadeslater. PierceisregardedasoneofthemosteffectivelegislativeliaisonsforLouisiana’shighereducationsystem.Heisalsoapopularafterdinnerspeakerandmasterofceremonieswhohasspokenathundredsofeventssince1965. Inadditiontohisadministrativeresponsibilities,PierceisamemberoftheJournalismDepartmentfaculty.Heistheauthorofonebookandeditoroftwoothersandhaswrittenthousandsofeditorials,columns,featuresandotherarticlesfornewspapersandmagazines. PierceandhiswifeRegina,ateacher,liveonCaneRiverLakeinNatchitoches.Hehastwosons,RandyandRick,bothNSUgraduates;andthreegrandchildren,twinsEvanandAmanda,22,andMiranda,11,andtwostepchildren,NicholasandNatalie.

NSU Athletic CouncilJody Biscoe (Chair)

Lyn ChristopherDwight Epperson

Kelee GrimesMarcus JonesJennifer KellyMelissa Kelly

Natalie LaurenceTara McKenney (Student)

Dr. Charles PellegrinDr. Pat Pierson

Kristi SimmsDr. Mark Swanstrom

Ed WardWill Watson (Student)

Dr. Randall Webb

Ex-Officio MembersGreg Burke

Carrie CrowellDustin Eubanks

Roxanne FreemanDr. Patrice Moulton

Dr. Vicki ParrishJerry Pierce

DEMONS’ DECADE OF EXCELLENCEHighlights of NSU athletics in the first 10 years under the leadership of Dr. Randall Webb, Vice President Jerry Pierce and Director of Athletics Greg Burke

22 Southland Conference Championships (7 sports)Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s

basketball (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002,

2005), women’s soccer (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000),

men’s track and field (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). All-

Sports (1997-98).

10 SLC Tournament Championships (4 sports)Basketball (2001, 2006), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002,

2005), women’s basketball (2004) and softball (1998, 2000,

2002).

16 Postseason Appearances (6 sports)Football - FCS Division playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002,

2004); basketball (2001, 2006); women’s basketball (2004);

baseball (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002); women’s soc-

cer (2000, 2002, 2005). Women’s Basketball also played in the

1999 WNIT.

45 National Awards (5 sports)All-America awards - track and field (18), football (19), base-

ball (1). Academic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball

(2). National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (1); NCAA

Postgraduate Scholarship (1); basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game

Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship

3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports)Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004

and 2008) represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the

triple jump. Fomer Demon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch

was the USA’s head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Ath-

ens Games.

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2012 Media Guide


Greg BurkeDirector of AthleticsThe Burke FileAGE: 55 (Born Oct. 22, 1956) • HOMETOWN: Alliance, Ohio • HIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74 • COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude)POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86 • BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer, Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; director of news and sports information, Hiram (Ohio) College (1978-85); administrative intern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director, NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; director of athletic development, University of Akron, 1992-96.BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers • INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.Attheoutsetofhis17thyearasdirectorofathleticsatNorthwesternState,GregBurkehasreceivednationalacclaimforthejobhe’sdoneinhisadoptedhometown. BurkehasbeenathleticsdirectoratNorthwesternsinceAug.29,1996,whenhisfirstdayincludedspeakingattheannualNSU/IndependenceBowlKickoff

Luncheon.BurkeisthelongestservingADatanyLouisianainstitution. HehassteeredNSUathleticstomanyofitsgreatestaccomplishmentswhileoverseeingaprogramthathasfieldedchampionshipcaliberteamsinnearlyalloftheschool’sNCAADivisionIsports. Twoyearsago,hewasincludedamong29winnersoftheUnderAmourADoftheYearAwardpresentedbytheNationalAssociationofCollegiateDirectorsofAthletics(NACDA).HewasalsoamongfourwinnerschosentobeinvolvedinaStreetandSmith’sSportsBusinessJournalpaneldiscussiononcurrentDivisionIathleticsissues.JoiningNSU’sBurkewerePurdue’sMorganBurke(norelation),Samford’sBobRollerandLeeFowlerofNorthCarolinaState,withthetranscriptoftheirdiscussiondistributedtonationalmediabytheSportsBusinessDaily.Burkejustcompletedatermasthe2010-11presidentoftheFootballChampionshipSubdivisionAthleticsDirectorsAssociation. Burke’s16yearsasathleticdirectorinclude32SouthlandConferenceregular-seasonortournamentchampionships,54All-AmericanandAcademicAll-Americanstudentathletes,andthreeU.S.Olympiccompetitors.SeventeenNSUteamshavetakenpartinNCAAorWNITpostseasoncompetition. Underhisguidance,NorthwesternStatehasledall13publicinstitutionsinLouisiana,andall12SouthlandConferenceinstitutions,intheNCAA’sAcademicProgressRateandGraduationSuc-cessRatereports.Theschool’sathleticfacilitieshaveundergonenearly$7millioninimprovementsinthepastfouryears. NSUin2004-05becamethefirst(andremainstheonly)SouthlandConferencememberintheleague’sfivedecadesofhistorytosweepfootball,men’sbasketballandbaseballchampionshipsinthesameathleticyear.It’sbeendoneonlyonceinSoutheasternConferencehistory,byAlabamain1933-34,andonlyfourtimesinBigTenConferencehistory,thelasttimebyMichiganStatein1979-80. Thoseaccomplishmentshavecomewithoneofthemoremodestathleticbudgetsinthestateandconference.Burke’smanagementskillandfundraisingabilityhavebeenpivotal. Burkegenerateda$2millionseriesofsponsorshipsfornewscoreboardsinstalledfor2008-09atallNSUathleticvenuesandspearheadedthe$700,000SecondCenturyCirclefencingprojectforathleticvenues. Burkehasdisplayedaremarkableabilitytohiredynamicheadcoaches,includingseveralwhosesuccessatNorthwesternStatehaspropelledthemtonationalprominenceinsubsequentpositions. Fromhisfirstdayonthejob,Burkehasstressedtheimportanceofhavingabalancedathleticprogram.Tothatend,tremendouscompetitivestrideshavebeenmadeinwomen’sathleticsunderhisguidance.TheNSUsoccerprogramwasthefirstoneinLouisianaevertoreachtheNCAATournamentandremainstheonlyonewithmultipleappearances.Volleyballsetattendancerecordsandhasmadeitsbest-evershowingsinconferenceplayinrecentyears.Insoftball,NSUpostedthenation’smostimprovedwintotalin2010regular-seasonplayundersecond-yearcoachDonaldPickett,andmovedamongleaguecontendersin2011.TheLadyDemonsjoinedStanfordastheonlywomen’stennisprogramsinthecountryin2010withonlyoneregular-seasonloss,whilesweepingSouthlandregular-seasonandtournamenttitlesandmakingafirst-everNCAATeamTournamentappearance. Whileon-fieldsuccessbyDemonandLadyDemonteamshasbeenasourceofprideforNSUsupporters,BurkeisequallyproudofthetonewhichhasbeensetwithintheNSUathleticprogramasitrelatestoacademicachievementandcommunityservice. TheacademicaccomplishmentsarereflectedannuallyintheNCAA’sAPRandGSRstudies.CommunityservicebyNSUstudent-athletes,coachesandstaffmorethandoubledtoover5,000hoursin2009-10andremainedatthatlevelin2010-11. Burkespearheadedtheadoptionoftheslogan“GreatTradition,BrighterFuture”forNSUAthletics,andthecreationofNSUAthletics“Cornerstones”forstudent-athletes:“AcademicAchieve-ment,PersonalResponsibility,CompetitiveSuccess…EveryMinute,EveryHour,EveryDay!” In2005,BurkewasoneofthreerecipientsoftheAll-AmericaFootballFoundation’sGen.RobertR.NeylandOutstandingAthleticDirectorAwardandthatsameyear,wasalsotabbedasoneoftwoNatchitochesParishCenlaNewsmakersof2005bytheAlexandriaTownTalknewspaper’seditorialstaff. Hereceived the2006“OutstandingAlumniAward” fromhis almamater,MarlingtonHighSchool inAlliance, Ohio, recognizing his community service and professional achievements.Burkebecameoneofonly21alumnihonoredsincetheawardwasinstitutedin1982. In June2006,hewasa featured speakerandpanelist at theNationalAssociationofColle-giateAthleticDirectorsconventioninNewOrleans,addressingmembersoftheCollegeAthleticBusinessManagersofAmericaandalsoparticipating inapaneldiscussionof“Fundraising fromanAthleticDirector’sPerspective”speakingtotheNationalAssociationofAthleticDevelopmentDirectors. Since2007,BurkehasbeenamemberoftheprestigiousNCAAChampionships/SportsMan-agementCabinet,a49-personpanelwhichmakesrecommendationstotheNCAABoardofDirec-torsonkeyissuesfacingDivisionIathletics. Hepreviouslyservedafour-yeartermontheNCAADivisionIFootballIssuesCommittee(1999-2002)andconcurrentlyservedatermontheeight-memberNCAAFCSCommitteethatadministersthenationalplayoffs.Sincehiscommitteetermexpired,Burkehasservedasasitesu-pervisorforFootballChampionshipSubdivisionplayoffgamesacrossthenationandheisregardedasoneofthecountry’spremiereadvocatesofFCSfootball.In2004and2011,NSUreceivedthehighestpossiblerating,“fullycertified,”fromtheNa-tionalCollegiateAthleticAssociation,affirmingthatNorthwesternoperatesitsathleticprograminsubstantialconformitywithoperatingprinciplesadoptedbytheNCAADivisionImembership. BurkeisapastpresidentoftheNatchitochesKiwanisClubandremainsactiveinthatcivicgroup.HehasalsobeenpartofthesteeringcommitteefortheNatchitochesChristmasFestivalandisaformerpresidentoftheNatchitochesAreaJaycees.HeisinvolvedwiththeAmericanHeartAssociationandwas2010MarchofDimeschairmanlocally. Heandhiswife,Susu, is aNatchitochesnative,NSUgraduateandanelementary teacher.Their18-year-olddaughter,Catherine,graduatedfromSt.Mary’sHighSchoolinMayof2012andwillattendLouisianaTech.

Greg Burke with wife, Susu, and daughter, Catherine.

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Sept. 1 2012 • Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA • 7,531

Courageous comback carries Demons to victory JuniorcollegetransferquarterbackBradHendersoncaughtfire,com-pletingaschoolrecord13straightpassestosparkahugesecond-halfrallyfroma17-pointdeficitasNorthwesternStateprevailed24-23overDivi-sionIIpowerDeltaStateonSept.1atTurpinStadium. HendersonreplacedstarterPaulHarrisandguidedtheDemons(1-0)backfroma17-0halftimedeficitwith24unansweredpoints,scoringonfouroftheirfirstfivepossessionsafterhalftimeandfumblingawayanoth-erchance insidethevisitors’30.DeltaState(1-1), lastyear’sDivisionIIrunner-upandNo.2inthedivisionthisseason,missedachancetowinthegamewith10secondsleftonafailedtwo-pointconversionpass. Northwesternwonits499thall-timegamewithitssecond-biggestrallysincemoving intoDivision I in1977, toppedonlybya second-half rallyfroma23-0deficittowin27-23inthe2005openeratLouisiana-Monroe. Henderson completedhis first 13passes, including a 32-yard touch-downto senior tightendJustinAldredge less than twominutes into thesecondhalftogetNSUontheboard.TheDemonsdrewwithin17-14ona10-play,61-yarddrivecappedbya2-yardSterlingEndsleyrun,andtooktheleadona3-yardEndsleyrunsetupbyaCashasPollardinterceptionatthe Statesmen’s 41-yard line.

Delta State 23

Northwestern State 24

GameCaptains:JustinAldredge,RickyIssac,DavidLarsenPlayersoftheGame:Offense,JustinAldredge;Defense,RickyIssac;SpecialTeams,QuintenGoodieScoutTeamPlayersoftheWeek:ChaseCollins,ZachSavoie,PaxtonCookBigStick(tie):LouisHollier,TylerSmith

Delta State 7 10 0 6 - 23Northwestern State 0 0 14 10 - 24

1st 03:21 DSU - Micah Davis 1 yd run (Matt Dean kick), 11-98 4:51 7 - 02nd 10:05 DSU - Lavon Downs 8 yd pass from Micah Davis (Matt Dean kick), 12-83 5:29 14 - 0 00:25 DSU - Matt Dean 23 yd field goal, 10-90 4:14 17 - 03rd 13:07 NWLA - Aldredge, Justin 32 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, John kick), 2-30 0:39 17 - 7 01:45 NWLA - Endsley, Sterling 3 yd run (Shaughnessy, John kick), 1 0-61 3:53 17 - 144th 13:49 NWLA - Endsley, Sterling 2 yd run (Shaughnessy, John kick), 5-41 2:08 17 - 21 10:29 NWLA - Shaughnessy, John 27 yd field goal, 7-16 3:17 17 - 24 00:10 DSU - Tim Smith 13 yd pass from Micah Davis (Micah Davis pass failed), 11-71 1:54 23 - 24Kickoff time: 6:00 • End of Game: 9:22 • Total elapsed time: 3:22 • Attendance: 7,531

YARDSTICK DSU NSUFirst Downs 27 17Rushing 37-131 40-116Passing Yards 290 239C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 19-43-2 17-21-0Total Offense Yard 421 355Total offense plays 80 61Average Gain Per Play 5.3 5.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 2-2Penalties: Number-Yards 15-117 17-154Punts-Yards-Avg. 3-109-36.3 5-175-35.0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-4-0 2-13-0Average Per Return 4.0 6.5Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-66-0 4-105-0Average Per Return 22.0 26.2Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-4-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-7-0Possession Time 30:56 29:04Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 6 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 3-5

NSU IND. STATS • OPPONENT LEADERRushing:NSU-RumeallMorris8-41;D.J. Palmer 3-34; Sterling Endsley 8-18,2 td; SidneyRiley8-11;BradHenderson12-11;Team1-1. DSU-JermaineMcK-enzie 12-43.

Passing: NSU - BradHenderson 13-14,210,td;PaulHarris4-6,29;Team0-1.DSU-MicahDavis19-42,290,2td,1int.Receiving: NSU -PhillipHarvey5-62;T.C. Henry 4-65; Justin Aldredge 3-97,td;RumeallMorris2-9;TuckerNims1-5;Sterling Endsley 1-3; D.J. Palmer 1-(-2).DSU-ChanceDennis4-57.

Offensive Line Grades:LarryCalcote94%, 60 snaps, 6 KO; Zach Case 88%,52 snaps, 6 KO;Tchissakid Player 87%,60 snaps, 4 KO; Jesse Hernandez 81%,5 snaps, 1 KO; Isaac Puapuaga 78%, 45snaps,4KO;BlayneCole72%,64snaps,4 KO; Sherard Sorrells 59%, 6 snaps, 1KO;DestryHesskew58%,23snaps;JohnMcLendon54%,14snaps,2KO.

Defense: Ricky Issac 10 hits, 2QBH;Cashas Pollard 8 hits, Int, 3 PBU;DerekRose 8 hits, 3TFL, QBH; Lamont Sim-mons8hits,2TFL,FF;CalvinMorton5hits,FR;YaserElqutub4hits,TFL;JeremyLane3hits,PBU;PatrickBlack2hits, 1sack,1TFL,FF,QBH;BertWhitr4hits;WadeWilliams 2 hits, 0.5 TFL, QBH;CortezPaige2hits;MikeAdams2hits,0.5TFL, QBH; Phil LeBlanc 1 hit; BrashardBooker1hit,PBU;KelandJohnson1hit;QuinnAnthony1hit,PBU;DeonSimon1hit;LesleyDeamer1hit,PBU.

Sept. 10 2012 • Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA • 92,405

Second-ranked LSU looks first rate TheLSUfootballteamlookedeverybitthenation’sNo.2majorcol-legesquadonSept.10,takingcommandwithtwotouchdownsintheclos-ingminutesofthefirsthalfandwhippingNorthwesternState49-3before92,405atTigerStadium. TheDemonsdippedto1-1afterlosingtheirfirstmatchupwithLSUsince1942,withafirst-evercontestatSMUaheadnextSaturdaynight.TheTigerswent2-0headingintotheirSoutheasternConferenceopenernextThursdayatMississippiState. ThehomeopenerthrongatTigerStadium,includingwellover4,000NSUfans,wasthelargestcrowdtowatchaNorthwesternfootballgame,surpassing the previous high of 86,520 at Georgia’s Sanford Stadium in2002.Inthatgame,theNo.4-rankedBulldogsdumpedtheDemons45-7,andthatNSUteamwentontoreachtheFCSplayoffs. LSUwentto11-0all-timeagainstNorthwesternbutgaveuppointsforthefirsttimeever.JohnShaughnessydrilleda44-yardfieldgoalonemin-uteintothesecondquartertodrawtheDemonswithin7-3andultimatelybecomeahistoricfootnote. TheTigers’ defenseoverwhelmed theDemons afterward as the out-comewasresolved.LSUheldNorthwesterntoonly95totalyardsandjustsixfirstdownson56snaps.


#2 Louisiana State 49

Game Captains: Zach Case, Yaser Elqutub, Phil LeBlancScout Team Players of the Week: Shane Abdullah, Matt Friederich, Chase CollinsBig Stick (tie): Bert White, Keland Johnson

Northwestern State 0 3 0 0 - 3LSU 7 21 14 7 - 49

1st 08:03 LS - De. Peterson 9 yd pass from Jarrett Lee (Drew Alleman kick), 6-67 2:54 0 - 72nd 14:00 NWLA - Shaughnessy, John 44 yd field goal, 6-12 2:25 3 - 7 09:50 LS - Spencer Ware 1 yd run (Drew Alleman kick), 8-63 4:06 3 - 14 08:33 LS - Spencer Ware 6 yd run (Drew Alleman kick), 2-15 0:30 3 - 21 00:20 LS - Michael Ford 3 yd run (Drew Alleman kick), 5-52 0:30 3 - 283rd 12:39 LS - Michael Ford 7 yd run (Drew Alleman kick), 6-59 2:18 3 - 35 02:36 LS - Alfred Blue 4 yd run (Drew Alleman kick), 10-57 3:57 3 - 424th 07:36 LS - Kadron Boone 19 yd pass from Z. Mettenberger (Drew Alleman kick), 15-68 8:13 3 - 49Kickoff time: 7:00 • End of Game: 9:55 • Total elapsed time: 2:55 • Attendance: 92,405

YARDSTICK NSU LSUFirst Downs 6 23Rushing 27-(1-4) 45-175Passing Yards 99 225C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 17-29-1 17-21-0Total Offense Yard 95 400Total offense plays 56 66Average Gain Per Play 1.7 6.1Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-0 3-1Penalties: Number-Yards 5-40 7-51Punts-Yards-Avg. 7-239-34.1 3-123-41.0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-(-1)-0 4-26-0Average Per Return -1.0 6.5Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 8-132-0 2-7-0Average Per Return 16.5 3.5Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 29:07 30:53Third-Down Conversions 2 of 16 9 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 7-7

NSU IND. STATS • OPPONENT LEADERRushing: NSU - Sterling Endsley 4-8;D.J. Palmer 3-6; Rumeall Morris 9-6; JustinAldredge 1-1; Phillip Harvey 1-(-1); SidneyRiley2-(-3);DonCanyon1-(-4);BradHender-son5-(-7);Team1-(-10).LSU-MichaelFord13-72, 2 tds.

Passing: NSU-BradHenderson16-26,74,int;DonCanyon 1-3, 25. LSU - Jarrett Lee9-10, 133, td.

Receiving: NSU - Justin Aldredge 7-58;T.C. Henry 2-22; Sidney Riley 2-6; TrevorEickman 1-9; Louis Hollier 1-5; D.J. Palmer1-3; Phillip Harvey 1-1; Kevin Shief 1-(-1);Fisher Romar 1-(-4). LSU - Rueben Randle5-121.

Offensive Line Grades:ZachCase100%,11 snaps;Tchissakid Player 74%, 45 snaps, 1KO;BlayneCole72%,56snaps,1KO;DestryHesskew68%,39snaps,1KO;JohnMcLendon65%,42snaps,4KO;SherardSorrells61%,15snaps, 1 KO; Jesse Hernandez 60%, 5 snaps;Isaac Puapuaga 58%, 23 snaps, 1 KO, LarryCalcote53%,51snaps,1KO;CalebStanfield33%,6snaps.

Defense:BrashardBooker14hits,0.5TFL;JeremyLane 9 hits, 1 sack,TFL;DerekRose9 hits, 2TFL; Lamont Simmons 7 hits; Reg-gieToomer6hits, 1.5TFL,2FF;BertWhite6hits;LesleyDeamer6hits;CashasPollard5hits;AnthonyGilbert5hits,FF;DeonSimon4hits;RickyIssac4hits,0.5TFL;YaserElqutub3hits;WadeWilliams2hits;PhilLeBlanc2hits;DavidLarsen2hits;CalvinMorton1hit;JustinAldredge1hit;TylerSmith1hit;MikeAdams1hit,FR;BradHenderson1hit;DamonMedcafe1hit;DonCanyon1hit;RicoAlbert1hit.

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Sept. 17 2012 • Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX • 20,083

SMU overwhelms Demons 40-7 Northwestern State coach BradleyDale Pevetowas impressedwithhis almamater’s football teamonSept.17.Trouble is,hisDemonswereplayingagainstthatteam,andtheSMUMustangsdominatedasrun-ningbackZachLineranforaschool-recordfivetouchdownsina40-7vic-toryatFordStadium. SMU(2-1)corralledtheDemons(1-2),holdingthemwithoutanoffen-sivescoreandtoonly126totalyards.TheMustangsrolledup530offensiveyards,416on26completions,andscoredonfiveoftheirfirstsixposses-sionstoposta26-0halftimelead. Line(16carries,85yardsrushing)foundtheendzoneonrunsof1,4,9,16and5yardstotopanSMUscoringrecordby11playersincludingEricDickersonand1948HeismanTrophywinnerDoakWalker.TheotherMus-tangspointscamefromfieldgoalsof29and27yardsfromChaseHover,attoningforamissonthefirstextrapointofthenight. TheDemons’defenseplayedtoughnearthegoallinetoforcetheshortfieldgoalsbyHover,andthateffortproducedNSU’sonlypoints–aschool-record93-yard fumble returnwith1:41 remainingby senior safetyPhilLeBlanc. Northwestern had only one turnover and was penalized only threetimes.AlongwithLeBlanc’sfumblereturn,juniorsafetyJamaalWhitehadtwointerceptions,returningthemforacombined91yards.


Southern Methodist 40

Game Captains: Sterling Endsley, Cashas Pollard, Jeremy LaneScout Team Players of the Week: Paxton Cook, Ethan Legarde, Alex VidrineBig Stick (tie): Keland Johnson, Chris Dever, Tucker Nims

Northwestern State 0 0 0 7 - 7Southern Methodist 13 13 7 7 - 40

1st 07:54 SMU - LINE, Zach 1 yd run (HOVER, Chase kick failed), 8-55 3:40, 0 - 6 03:14 SMU - LINE, Zach 4 yd run (HOVER, Chase kick), 7-67 2:43, 0 - 132nd 09:15 SMU - HOVER, Chase 29 yd field goal, 12-68 5:28, 0 - 16 05:03 SMU - HOVER, Chase 27 yd field goal, 7-47 2:14, 0 - 19 02:10 SMU - LINE, Zach 9 yd run (HOVER, Chase kick), 3-55 1:32, 0 - 263rd 11:59 SMU - LINE, Zach 16 yd run (HOVER, Chase kick), 4-58 1:28, 0 - 334th 10:13 SMU - LINE, Zach 5 yd run (HOVER, Chase kick), 5-50 2:31, 0 - 40 01:41 NWLA - LeBlanc, Phil 93 yd fumble recovery (Shaughnessy, John kick), 7 - 40Kickoff time: 7:05 • End of Game: 9:55 • Total elapsed time: 2:50 • Attendance: 20,083

YARDSTICK NSU SMUFirst Downs 7 26Rushing 29-49 26-114Passing Yards 77 416C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 13-21-0 26-51-2Total Offense Yard 126 530Total offense plays 50 77Average Gain Per Play 2.5 6.9Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 3-30 4-45Punts-Yards-Avg. 6-239-39.8 1-33-33.0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-6-0 1-10-0Average Per Return 6.0 10.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 7-132-0 1-20-0Average Per Return 18.9 20.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-91-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-93-1 1-24-0Possession Time 25:58 34:02Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 6 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-2 7-8

NSU IND. STATS • OPPONENT LEADERRushing: NSU - Sidney Riley 8-24;

Sterling Endsley 7-21; Rumeall Morris 4-14; Keenan Gibson 1-4; D.J. Palmer 1-2; Brad Henderson 1-(-2); TEAM 1-(-14). SMU - Zach Line 16-85, 5 td.

Passing: NSU - Brad Henderson 13-21, 77 yards; SMU - J.J. McDermott 19-35, 278, int.

Receiving: NSU - Louis Hollier 7-24; Phillip Harvey 2-53; T.C. Henry 2-4; Brant Legendre 1-0; Kevin Shief 1-(-4). SMU - Cole Beasley 11-171.

Offensive Line Grades: Tchissakid Player 96%, 51 snaps, 6 KO; Blayne Cole 89%, 51 snaps, 7 KO; Isaac Pua-puaga 80%, 51 snaps, 7 KO; Destry Hesskew 60%, 46 snaps; John McLen-don 58%, 43 snaps, 1 KO; Caleb Stan-field 57%, 5 snaps; Sherard Sorrells 4%, 8 snaps.

Defense: Brashard Booker 7 hits, 0.5 TFL, PBU; Cortez Paige 5 hits, PBU; Jeremy Lane 5 hits; Yaser Elqutub 5 hits, TFL, 3 QBH; Lamont Simmons 5 hits, 2 PBU, 2 QBH; Patrick Black 5 hits; Anthony Gilbert 5 hits, 0.5 TFL; Reggie Toomer 4 hits, 2 TFL, FF, QBH; Bert White 4 hits, PBU; Cashas Pollard 3 hits; Phil LeBlanc 3 hits, FR (93 yds for a td); Ricky Issac 3 hits; Mike Ad-ams 2 hits, 2 TFL, FF; Lesley Deamer 2 hits; Jamaal White 1 hit, 2 int (91 yds), PBU; Louis Hollier 1 hit; DeJay Hawkins 1 hit; Brad Henderson 1 hit; Wade Williams 1 hit; Ragan Robich-aux 1 hit; Rico Albert PBU.

Sept. 24 2012 • Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA • 5,781

500th win comes with a flourish The500thvictoryinNorthwesternStatefootballhistoryhadlittlemysteryonSept.24asthevisitingDemonsdashedtoathree-touchdownfirstquarterleadbehindquarterbackBradHendersonon theway toNSU’s first shutouttriumphin53games,34-0overNicholls. Itwasaregionally-televisedSouthlandConferenceopenerforbothteams.Northwestern(2-2overall)followedlossesatLSUandSMUwithadominatingperformance,outgainingNicholls(1-3)by396-212. HendersonhadTDthrowsof9,2and48yardsintheopeningperiodwhilefinishing 13 of 19 for 187 yards, and adding 44 yards rushing.The triumphmovedtheDemonsto500-418-22in102seasonssincetheirfirstintercolle-giate game in 1907. Agoallinestandlateinthefirsthalf,withtheDemonsstoppingtheColo-nelsatthe3,preservedthefirstshutoutforNorthwesternsincea9-0victoryatNichollsin2006. Northwesternconvertedshort fields forscoringdrivesof48,44and41yards,blendinganexplosiverunninggamewitheffectivepassing,keepingtheColonelsontheirheelswithplayaction.Thebalancewasreflectedin114rush-ing yards and 116 in the air at halftime. Nichollshadonly104totalyards,mostofthatona69-yarddrivebehindbackupquarterbackBeauxHebert,whoenteredthecontestforanineffectiveLaQuintinCaston.HebertguidedtheColonelsdowntothe3whereafourth-and-1was slammed shut on a tackle for no gain by theDemons’ defensiveinterior,withthestopcreditedtoAll-AmericalinebackerDerekRose.


Nicholls State 0

Game Captains: Sterling Endsley, Lamont Simmons, Wade WilliamsPlayers of the Game: Offense - Brad Henderson; Defense - Lesley Deamer; ST - Jeremy Lane, Kevin ShiefScout Team Players of the Week: Shane Abdullah, Grant Chiasson, Rob FabrizioBig Stick: Mike Adams

Northwestern State 21 0 10 3 - 34Nicholls 0 0 0 0 - 0

1st 10:03 NWLA - Williams, JaMarcus 9 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, John kick), 6-44 2:26, 7 - 0 02:52 NWLA - Nims, Tucker 2 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, John kick), 5-41 1:57, 14 - 0 00:46 NWLA - Henry, T.C. 48 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, John kick), 1-48 0:07, 21 - 03rd 10:54 NWLA - Shaughnessy, John 21 yd field goal, 9-30 3:54, 24 - 0 01:58 NWLA - Palmer, D.J. 1 yd run (Shaughnessy, John kick), 8-29 3:31, 31 - 04th 08:57 NWLA - Shaughnessy, John 35 yd field goal, 12-63 5:55, 34 - 0Kickoff time: 3:00 • End of Game: 5:54 • Total elapsed time: 2:54 • Attendance: 5,781

YARDSTICK NSU NichollsFirst Downs 6 23Rushing 27-(1-4) 45-175Passing Yards 99 225C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 17-29-1 17-21-0Total Offense Yard 95 400Total offense plays 56 66Average Gain Per Play 1.7 6.1Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-0 3-1Penalties: Number-Yards 5-40 7-51Punts-Yards-Avg. 7-239-34.1 3-123-41.0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-(-1)-0 4-26-0Average Per Return -1.0 6.5Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 8-132-0 2-7-0Average Per Return 16.5 3.5Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 29:07 30:53Third-Down Conversions 2 of 16 9 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 7-7

NSU IND. STATS • OPPONENT LEADERRushing: NSU - D.J. Palmer 12-78, td;

Brad Henderson 7-44; Sidney Riley 12-37; Rumeall Morris 7-22; Justin Aldredge 2-12; Josh Armstreet 2-8; Keenan Gibson 2-5; Phillip Harvey 2-3. NICH - Marcus Washington 11-32.

Passing: NSU - Brad Henderson 13-19, 187, 3 tds; D.J. Palmer 0-1, int. NICH - La-Quintin Caston 10-20, 71, int.

Receiving: NSU - Justin Aldredge 3-48; T.C. Henry 2-48, td; D.J. Palmer 2-14; Phillip Harvey 1-29; Trevor Goodie 1-20; Louis Hollier 1-13; JaMarcus Williams 1-9, td; Clifton Brown 1-4; Tucker Nims 1-2, td. NICH - Marcus Washington 4-46.

Offensive Line Grades: Ben Hesser 100%, 3 snaps; Caleb Stanfield 100%, 3 snaps; Deon Simon 100%, 3 snaps; Blayne Cole 88%, 59 snaps, 5 KO; Destry Hes-skew 80%, 55 snaps, 3 KO; Isaac Puapuaga 80%, 22 snaps; John McLendon 79%, 62 snaps, 2 KO; Sherard Sorrells 78%, 32 snaps, 3 KO; Larry Calcote 72%, 60 snaps, 2 KO; Tchissakid Player 69%, 51 snaps, 2 KO.

Defense: Bert White 9 hits; Derek Rose 8 hits, FR, Int., 2 QBH; Lesley Deamer 8, sack, TFL, QBH; Wade Williams 7 hits; Jeremy Lane 5 hits, FF, FR; Mike Adams 4 hits; Lamont Simmons 4 hits, PBU; Quinn Anthony 4 hits, sack, 2 TFL, FF, QBH; Yaser Elqutub 4 hits, QBH; An-thony Gilbert 3 hits; Patrick Black 3 hits, QBH; Ricky Issac 2 hits, sack, TFL, QBH; Brashard Booker 2 hits; Keland Johnson 2 hits; Temeni Brewster 2 hits; Jamaal White 2 hits PBU, Phil LeBlanc 2 hits, sack, TFL; Bryan Ross 1 hit; Calvin Morton 1 hit; Cashas Pollard 1 hits; Rico Albert 1 hit; Ragan Robichaux 1 hit; Andrew Bletsch 1 hit; Damon Medcafe 1 hit; DeJay Hawkins 1 hit; Cortez Paige 1 hit.

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Oct. 1 2012 • Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA • 10,532

Demoms fall 20-18 to Cowboys McNeeseStatejuniorlinebackerJoeNarcisse’s18-yardinterceptionre-turntouchdownwith14minutesremainingonOct.1,andapairoffailedtwo-pointconversiontriesbyNorthwesternState,madethedifferenceinthe visitingCowboys’ 20-18 SouthlandConference football victoryoverthe Demons. Narcisse batted the ball into the air just past the line of scrimmage,caughtitanddasheddowntheleftsidetoscorewith14:07left,movingMcNeeseahead20-12afterJoshLewis’conversionkick.TheDemonsre-spondedquickly,ona5-yardrunbySidneyRileywith11:42remaining,buttheirsecondtwo-pointattemptofthegamefailed. Thegameendedwith theDemonsunable to convert a47-yardHailMarypassonthefinalplay,withtheballboundingupwardintheendzonebutfallingtotheturf. McNeese(3-1overall,2-0intheSouthlandConference,rankedNo.15intheFCSCoaches’Top25and18thintheSportsNetworkFCSTop25)beatNorthwestern(2-3,1-1)fortheseventhstraightyear. TheDemonsmissedafirst-halftwo-pointtryonapassbykickerJohnShaughnessy that was tipped away by a divingMcNeese safety,MalcomBronson.Northwesternled9-6atthatpoint9:03beforehalftime,andadd-eda22-yardShaughnessyfieldgoaltogoahead12-6with6:52leftafteraninterceptionbydefensivetackleAnthonyGilbertattheCowboys9.

McNeese State 20


Game Captains: Sherard Sorrells, Mike Adams, John ShaughnessyScout Team Players of the Week: Taylor Williams, Russell Owens, Chase CollinsBig Stick: Cashas Pollard

McNeese State 3 10 0 7 - 20Northwestern State 3 9 0 6 - 18

1st 06:47 NWLA - Shaughnessy, Jo 26 yd field goal, 11-68 5:14, 0 - 3 03:43 MCN - Lewis, Josh 20 yd field goal, 7-65 2:58, 3 - 32nd 14:09 MCN - Lewis, Josh 22 yd field goal, 7-18 2:07, 6 - 3 09:03 NWLA - Hollier, Louis 4 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, Jo pass failed), 11-82 5:02, 6 - 9 06:52 NWLA - Shaughnessy, Jo 22 yd field goal, 4-5 1:54, 6 - 12 00:16 MCN - Carey, Darius 8 yd pass from Stroud, Cody (Lewis, Josh kick), 8-55 1:48, 13 - 124th 14:07 MCN - Narcisse, Joe 18 yd interception return (Lewis, Josh kick), 20 - 12 11:42 NWLA - Riley, Sidney 5 yd run (Henderson, Brad pass failed), 5-51 2:18, 20 - 18Kickoff time: 6:00 • End of Game: 8:43 • Total elapsed time: 2:43 • Attendance: 10,532

YARDSTICK McNeese NSUFirst Downs 13 16Rushing 29-78 40-130Passing Yards 217 185C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 19-32-2 16-32-3Total Offense Yard 295 315Total offense plays 61 72Average Gain Per Play 4.8 4.4Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 3-1Penalties: Number-Yards 4-50 8-63Punts-Yards-Avg. 6-174-29.0 4-154-38.5Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1- -1-0 1- -2-0Average Per Return -1.0 -2.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-91-0 4-62-0Average Per Return 18.2 15.5Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 3-34-1 2-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 28:51 31:09Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 8 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 4-4

NSU IND. STATS • OPPONENT LEADERRushing: NSU-BradHenderson12-55;SidneyRiley11-35;RumeallMorris 8-28;D.J.Palmer6-9;PaulHarris2-4;TEAM1--1.MCN-An-dre Anderson 13-37.Passing: NSU-BradHenderson16-31-3,185,td;Team0-1.MCN-CodyStroud19-32-2,217,td.Receiving:NSU-JustinAldredge6-84;LouisHollier3-18,td;PhillipHarvey 2-42;Trevor Goodie 2-25;KyleHoward1-9;SidneyRiley1-5;BrantLegendre1-2.MCN-DariusCarey 5-52, td.Offensive Line Grades: BlayneCole86%,73snaps,4KO;SherrardSorrells80%,50snaps,7KO;Des-tryHesskew72%,73snaps,3KO;LarryCalcote68%,73snaps,4KO;Tchissakid Player 67%, 23 snaps;JohnMcLendon65%,73snaps.Defense: DerekRose8hits,TFL;RickyIssac8hits,sack,TFL,2QBH;JamaalWhite7hits;BrahardBooker7hits,0.5TFL;CashasPollard6hits,0.5TFL;YaserElqutub6 hits,TFL,QBH;LesleyDeamer6hits;TemeniBrewster5hits,Int.;WadeWilliams5hits,sack,TFL,PBU,2QBH;Bry-anRoss 4 hits;MikeAdams 4 hits,0.5TFL,2QBH;BertWhite4hits;RicoAlbert 4 hits; Cortez Paige 3hits,2PBU;LamontSimmons3hits;QuinnAnthony3hits,QBH;ReggieToomer2 hits; Phil LeBlanc 2 hits;Anthony Gilbert 2 hits, 0.5 TFL,Int.;PatrickBlack1hit.

Oct. 8 2012 • Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX • 15,367

Second-quarter spark jolts Demons by Cardinals LikethesurgeofelectricitythatblewthetransformersnearLamar’sPro-vostUmphreyStadiumearlierintheday,NorthwesternStatesizzleddecisivelyforashortperiodina37-17SouthlandConferencefootballonOct.8. Northwesternkicked into gearwith a 20-point secondquarter, scoringthreetouchdowns inthe final10minutesbeforehalftime.TheDemonshad200yardsinthesecondperiodaloneanda27-7halftimeadvantage. Thatburstcontainedthegreatestjoltsinanelegantlyefficient290-yard,threetouchdowns,and26of34withnointerceptionspassingperformancebyBradHenderson,andeffectivelycarriedNSUtoa2-1leaguerecordanda3-3overallworksheetheadingintothisSaturdaynight’shomecominggameagainstSoutheasternLouisianainTurpinStadium.Lamar,whichralliedpastSLU48-38ontheroadaweekearlier,dippedto3-2overalland1-1intheconference. Thestartofthegamewasdelayedfor90minutesduetothepoweroutageandthestallcontinuedinafirstquarterwith120combinedyards,71bythevisitingDemons.ButNSUrodeHenderson’sarmandanexplosiverunninggameintoacommandinglead,thenheldoffasecond-halfcomebackbidbytheCardinals,clinchingtheoutcomewithawonderfully-run54-yardscreenpassandrunbysophomoretailbackD.J.PalmerintoablitzingLamardefenseonthird-and-10with3:20remaining. SidneyRileyhadtwooftheDemons’fourfirst-halfTDs,onrunsof1and5yardsbookendingtwoHendersonscoringpasses,5yardstoTrevorGoodieand19toPhillipHarvey.NSUgotitslasttwotalliesinthefinalfourminutesoftheopeninghalf.


Lamar 17

Game Captains: Kyle Howard, Cortez Paige, Brashard BookerPlayers of the Game: Offense - Brad Henderson; Defense - Cashas Pollard; ST - Jeremy Lane, Nic RussoScout Team Players of the Week: Paxton Cook, Christian Ellis, Rob FabrizioBig Stick: Lesley Deamer, Jamaal White

Northwestern State 7 20 0 10 - 37Lamar 7 0 3 7 - 171st 09:25 NWLA Riley, Sidney 1 yd run (Shaughnessy, John kick), 9-51, 4:00, 7-0 00:00 LU Jackson, Marcus 8 yd pass from Bevil, Andre (Stout, Justin kick), 8-60, 4:12, 7-7 2nd 09:47 NWLA Goodie, Trevor 5 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, John kick blockd) 11-61 yards, 5:06,13-7 03:49 NWLA Harvey, Phillip 19 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, John kick), 7 -66 yards, 2:46, 20-7 00:58 NWLA Riley, Sidney 5 yd run (Shaughnessy, John kick), 7-76, 1:26, 27-7 3rd 12:40 LU Stout, Justin 26 yd field goal, 7-67 yards, 2:14, 27-10 4th 05:33 NWLA Shaughnessy, John 45 yd field goal, 8-19 yards, 4:12, 30-10 04:25 LU Hayes, J.J. 40 yd pass from Bevil, Andre (Stout, Justin kick), 6-75, 1:06, 30-17 03:20 NWLA Palmer, D.J. 54 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, John kick), 3-54, 1:02, 37-17Kickoff time: 7:20 • End of Game: 10:18 • Total elapsed time: 2:58 • Attendance: 15,367

YARDSTICK NSU LamarFirst Downs 24 20Rushing 45-153 20-100Passing Yards 290 360C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 26-35-0 22-43-3Total Offense Yard 443 460Total offense plays 80 63Average Gain Per Play 5.5 7.3Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 7-95 8-63Punts-Yards-Avg. 4-165-41.2 4-193-48.2Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-14-0 0-0-0Average Per Return 14.0 0.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-77-0 6-126-0 Average Per Return 25.7 21.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 3-30-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-12-0 1-1-0Possession Time 34:39 25:21Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 5 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 2-4

NSU IND. STATS • OPPONENT LEADERRushing: NSU - Sidney Riley 18-55, 2td;RumeallMorris3-52;BradHen-derson9-31;D.J.Palmer8-20;KeenanGibson2-1;JustinAldredge2-0;TEAM3--6.LU-OctaviousLogan5-53.Passing: NSU - Brad Henderson26-34, 290, 3 tds; Rumeall Morris0-1. LU -AndreBevil 22-43, 360, 3Int, 2 td.

Receiving: NSU - D.J. Palmer 5-78, td;PhillipHarvey4-68,td;T.C.Henry3-31;LouisHollier3-14;TrevorGood-ie3-11,td;RumeallMorris2-31;Jus-tinAldredge2-17;CliftonBrown2-10;TuckerNims1-17;SidneyRiley1-13.LU - J.J. Hayes 10-212, td.

Offensive Line Grades:ZachCase91%, 29 snaps, 2 KO; Blayne Cole89%,83snaps,5KO;DestryHesskew87%, 68 snaps, 5 KO; Larry Calcote84%,83snaps,9KO;JohnMcLendon81%,62snaps,3KO;SherardSorrells80%,83snaps,1KO;CalebStanfield67%,7snaps.

Defense: Brashard Booker 10 hits;JamaalWhite 8 hits, FF, QBH;YaserElqutub7hits,3QBH;DerekRose7hits,TFL, PBU, 3 QBH; Cashas Pol-lard6hits, Int.,2PBU;AnthonyGil-bert 5 hits, QBH; Temeni Brewster3 hits, PBU; Jeremy Lane 3 hits, FR,PBU;Lamont Simmons 3 hits, Int., 2QBH; Quinn Anthony 3 hits, QBH;BertWhite2hits;PatrickBlack2hits,QBH; Lesley Deamer 2 hits, QBH;Denzell Hawkins 2 hits, PBU, QBH;Ragan Robichaux 1 hit; Ricky Issac 1hit, QBH;Tyler Roussel 1 hit;WadeWilliams1hit;DamonMedcafe1hit;Bryan Ross 1 hit; Cortez Paige, Int.,PBU;ReggieToomer,QBH.

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Oct. 15 2012 • Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA • 10,285

Demons roast Lions for Homecoming in blowout With Lamont Simmons’ 24-yard fumble return and a 99-yard kick-offreturnbyPhillipHarvey,NorthwesternStatescoredthe first time ittouchedtheballinbothhalvesonOct.15whilesmashingoldrivalSouth-easternLouisiana51-17inSouthlandConferencefootball. Simmonsscoopedupthefumbleandscoredonthegame’s firstplay.Harveytookthesecondhalfkickoffbackforatouchdown,liftingNSUup34-3,onthewaytotyingaschoolrecordforkickoffreturnyardage(193yardsonthreeattempts). TheDemons,headingintoanopendateandcelebratinghomecominginfrontof10,285atTurpinStadium,led17-0lessthanfiveminutesintothecontestand27-3afterthefirstquarter.Theywontheirsecondstraight,improvingto4-3overalland3-1intheconference,whiletheLions(1-5,0-3)fellforthefourthstraighttime. Northwesterncrackedthe50-pointbarrierinaSouthlandgameforthefirsttimesinceroutingSamHoustonState59-3in1998.ItwasthehighestpointtotalbytheDemonssincea63-12rompoverDivisionIISoutheastOklahomain2008andthemostpointsagainstaDivisionIteamsince2004anda52-6rompoverTexasSouthern. Northwesterngot its first career100-yard rushinggame fromsoph-omoreD.J.Palmer,whose15 for102yardsoutput includedan82-yardtouchdownjust4:25intothecontestfora17-0lead.

Southeastern Louisiana 17


Game Captains: Brad Henderson, Derek Rose, Nic RussoPlayers of the Game: Offense - D.J. Palmer; Defense - Jamaal White; ST - Phillip Harvey & John ShaughnessyScout Team Players of the Week: Justin Evans, Rakheem Mitchell, Luke TurnerBig Stick: Chris Dever and Jamaal White

Southeastern Louisiana 3 0 14 0 - 17Northwestern State 27 0 21 3 - 511st 14:45 NWLA - Simmons, Lamont 24 yd fumble recovery (Shaughnessy, Jo kick), 7-0 13:05 NWLA - Shaughnessy, Jo 44 yd field goal 6 plays, 24 yards, TOP 1:38, 10-0 10:35 NWLA - Palmer, D.J. 82 yd run (Shaughnessy, Jo kick), 2 plays, 85 yards, TOP 0:48, 17-0 05:12 SLU - Sebastian, Seth 42 yd field goal 13 plays, 52 yards, TOP 5:18, 17-3 04:07 NWLA - Morris, Rumeall 28 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, Jo kick) 3 plays, 47 yards, TOP 0:56, 24-3 00:03 NWLA - Shaughnessy, Jo 24 yd field goal 7 plays, 24 yards, TOP 3:11,27-33rd 14:46 NWLA - Harvey, Phillip 99 yd kickoff return (Shaughnessy, Jo kick), 34-3 08:16 NWLA - Aldredge, Justi 37 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, Jo kick) 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 5:17, 41-3 07:39 SLU - Collins, Brando 57 yd pass from Young, Brian (Sebastian, Seth kick) 2 plays, 69 yards, TOP 0:29, 41-10 04:09 NWLA - Morris, Rumeall 11 yd run (Shaughnessy, Jo kick), 7 plays, 43 yards, TOP 3:20, 48-10 01:30 SLU - Theodore, Kory 6 yd pass from Young, Brian (Sebastian, Seth kick) 8 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:31, 48-174th 05:28 NWLA - Shaughnessy, Jo 45 yd field goal 11 plays, 43 yards, TOP 6:10, 51-17Kickoff time: 6:00 • End of Game: 9:02 • Total elapsed time: 3:02 • Attendance: 10,285

YARDSTICK SLU NSUFirst Downs 23 21Rushing 24-47 47-223Passing Yards 355 160C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 27-47-4 13-27-1Total Offense Yards 402 383Total offense plays 71 74Average Gain Per Play 5.7 5.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 1-0Penalties: Number-Yards 14-103 9-98Punts-Yards-Avg. 6-231-38.5 5-202-40.4Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 9-191-0 4-193-1Average Per Return 21.2 48.3Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 4-47-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-24-1Possession Time 23:05 36:55Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 2-2

NSU IND. STATS • OPPONENT LEADERRushing: NSU - DJ Palmer 15-102, td; BradHenderson 5-42;RumeallMor-ris11-33,td;JoshArmstreet6-18;KeenanGibson2-14;RahkeemMitchell6-9;DonCanyon2-5.SLU-SamFairley9-26.Passing:NSU-BradHenderson12-23,149,2tds;DonCanyon1-4,11,Int.SLU-BrianYoung27-47,355,2tds,4ints.

Receiving: NSU - Justin Aldredge3-54, td;PhillipHarvey3-16;DJPalmer2-25;RumeallMorris1-28,td;LouisHol-lier1-12;BrantLegendre1-9;JakeBryan1-11;Tucker Nims 1-5. SLU - SimmieYarborough8-68.

Offensive Line Grades: Zach Case99%,23 snaps,2KO;BlayneCole96%,24 snaps, 2 KO; Destry Hesskew 85%,60snaps,3KO;JohnMcLendon84%,82snaps,4KO;LarryCalcote82%,70snaps,2 KO; Caleb Stanfield 81%, 32 snaps, 1KO; Sherard Sorrells 80%, 76 snaps, 3KO; Ben Hesser 72%, 17 snaps, 1 KO;DeonSimon35%,22snaps.

Defense: JamaalWhite7hits,TFL,FF,2 Int;CortezPaige7hits, 3PBU,QBH;BrashardBooker6hits,Int;DerekRose6hits,TFL,FF;RickyIssac6hits,sack,TFL,QBH;BertWhite5hits;LamontSimmons5hits,FR,TD,2QBH;WadeWilliams4hits, sack,TFL; Cashas Pollard 3 hits, 2PBU;JeremyLane3hits,Int,PBU;MikeAdams3hits, sack,TFL,2QBH;ReggieToomer 3 hits; Phil LeBlanc 3 hits;An-thonyGilbert 3 hits, 0.5 sacks, 0.5TFL;Damon Medcafe 3 hits; Keland Johnson3 hits; Bryan Ross 3 hits, 0.5 sacks, 0.5TFL, PBU, QBH;Yaser Elqutub 2 hits,QBH;AndrewBletsch2hits,QBH;LesleyDeamer2hits,3QBH;TylerSmith2hits;QuinnAnthony2hits;DenzellHawkins2hits;PatrickBlack2hits,PBU,QBH;TylerRoussel1hit;CalvinMorton1hit.

Oct. 29 2012 • Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX • 14,473

Gritty Demons hold off Bobcats in road win The Northwestern State Demons weren’t at their best the afternoon of Oct.29,untiltheyhadtobe. Thentheycamethroughwithflyingcolors,recoveringtwofumblesintheredzonebeforeapreviously-stymiedoffensiveunitmountedan80-yarddrivecappedbyJustinAldredge’sclinching33-yardtouchdownrunlateinthefourthquarterofagritty23-10non-conferencefootballvictoryatTexasState. NSU (5-3overall) cameoff anopendate andhanded formerSouthlandConferencerivalTexasState(5-4)itsfirsthomefieldlossundercoachDennisFranchione,theformerTCU,AlabamaandTexasA&McoachinhisfirstyearinSanMarcos. Northwestern got fumble recoveries at the 12 byWadeWilliams, afterLamontSimmonsknockedtheballloose,andatthe4byRickyIsaacafterabighitbyAll-AmericalinebackerDerekRosetopreserveaprecarious17-10leadcomingdownthestretch. TheDemonsnevertrailedbutafterdominatingthefirstquarterfora14-0lead, they spent the restof thedayholding theBobcats atbay.TexasState’sfrustrations included threemissed fieldgoals (46,42and36yards)by truefreshmanWillJohnson,andlosingtheballondownsattheNSU13with3:31to go. TheBobcatsoutgainedNSU330-290astheirunconventionaltriple-optionattackcarvedout247yardsrushingonadefenseallowingonly125pergame.


Texas State 10

Game Captains: Destry Hesskew, Quinn Anthony, Caleb “Bob” StanfieldPlayers of the Game: Offense - Justin Aldredge; Defense - Ricky Issac, Brashard Booker; ST - David LarsenScout Team Players of the Week: Luke Turner, Taylor Williams, Damarcus DrumgoBig Stick: Brashard Booker, Ricky Issac, Chris Dever

Northwestern State 14 0 3 6 - 23Texas State 0 10 0 0 - 10

1st 13:12 NWLA - Harvey, Phillip 47 yd run (Shaughnessy, John kick), 4-59 1:48, 7 - 0 02:44 NWLA - Hollier, Louis 36 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, John kick), 5-68 2:08, 14 - 02nd 09:43 TXST - Franks, T. 82 yd run (Johnson, Will kick), 1-82 0:14, 14 - 7 00:28 TXST - Johnson, Will 47 yd field goal, 4--10 0:51, 14 - 103rd 12:03 NWLA - Shaughnessy, John 38 yd field goal, 4-7 1:59, 17 - 104th 04:45 NWLA - Aldredge, Justi 33 yd run (Shaughnessy, John kick failed), 10-80 4:22, 23 - 10Kickoff time: 3:00 • End of Game: 6:00 • Total elapsed time: 3:00 • Attendance: 14,473

YARDSTICK NSU NichollsFirst Downs 12 17Rushing 37-154 47-247Passing Yards 136 83C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 14-25-0 15-30-1Total Offense Yards 290 330Total offense plays 62 77Average Gain Per Play 4.7 4.3Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 3-3Penalties: Number-Yards 9-103 8-81Punts-Yards-Avg. 8-323-40.4 4-157-39.2Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0--0-0 1-28-0Average Per Return 0.0 28.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-81-0 5-124-0Average Per Return 27.0 24.8Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-2-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 27:53 32:07Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 6 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 1-5

NSU IND. STATS • OPPONENT LEADERRushing: NSU - Phillip Harvey3-45, td; JustinAldredge 2-34, td;BradHenderson12-33;D.J.Palmer11-25; RumeallMorris 7-19;Team2--2.TXST-T.Franks7-98,td.Passing: NSU - BradHenderson14-25,136, td. TXST-S.Ruther-ford 12-22, 65, int.Receiving: NSU-LouisHollier4-52,td;JustinAldredge4-32;D.J.Palmer2-20;T.C.Henry2-20;BrantLegendre1-10;RumeallMorris1-1.TXST-ChaseHarper4-22.Offensive Line Grades: ZachCase 89%, 39 snaps, 2 KO; Des-tryHesskew81%,54snaps,3KO;IsaacPuapuaga80%,26snaps;JohnMcLendon 78%, 26 snaps, 2 KO;LarryCalcote74%,50snaps,1KO;BlayneCole74%,35 snaps, 1KO;Sherard Sorrells 72%, 41 snaps,4 KO; Tchissakid Player 61%, 54snaps.Defense: JamaalWhite 12 hits;Ricky Issac 10 hits, 1.0 sacks, 4.0TFL, FR, QBH; Brashard Booker9 hits, TFL; Bert White 9 hits;DerekRose9hits,2TFL,FF;Y.aserElqutub8hits,QBH;LamontSim-mons5hits,2TFL,FF;QuinnAn-thony 5 hits;Cashas Pollard 4 hits,Int.,PBU;CortezPaige4 hits, 0.5TFL,PBU;JeremyLane3hits;MikeAdams 3 hits,TFL, QBH; DenzellHawkins 3 hits; Lesley Deamer 3hits, 0.5 TFL; Anthony Gilbert 2hits, sack, TFL, FR, QBH; JacobMerriman 1 hit; Temeni Brewster1 hit;CalvinMorton 1 hit;KelandJohnson 1 hit.

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Nov. 5 2012 • Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA • 9,156

Second half eruption by Bears dooms Demons Ignitedbya20-yardfumblereturnforago-aheadtouchdownonthesecondhalfkickoff,nationally-rankedCentralArkansaseruptedtopostaresounding45-20SouthlandConference road victory overNorthwestern State in a showdown forsecondplaceintheleaguestandingsonNov.5. UCA(7-3overall,6-1 in theSouthland)outscoredNorthwestern (5-4,3-2)35-0afterhalftime,beginningwithAlLasker’stouchdownreturn.Afterbeingout-gained232-130buthangingwithin20-14athalftime,the25th-rankedBearspostedatelling134-3yardageadvantageinthepivotalthirdquarterbefore9,156atNSU’sTurpinStadium. On the second-half kickoff,NSU’s JeremyLane returned the ball to the 25before agangofUCAtacklersmethim,dragginghimbacknear the20.LaskerstrippedtheballlooseasLanewasgoingtotheground,scoopeditupandran20yardsforastunningscorewhichpushedtheBearsup21-20just14secondsintothethirdperiod. CentralArkansas took controlwith its next possession, driving 73 yards onsevenplaysandscoringona25-yardDominiqueCroomcatchandrunfromNathanDickonfourth-and-6fora28-20advantage.WhiletheDemonswerestymiedof-fensively,theBearspoundedoutanother73-yardmarchonninesnaps,thefinaloneonthird-and-goalatthe1whenDickfoundThomasHartopenacrossthefieldforatouchdownwith2:40leftinthethirdperiodtoopena35-20lead. UCApickedupa25-yardEddieCarmonafieldgoalonitsnextpossessionandaddeda55-yardinterceptionreturnforascorewith42secondslefttoplaybyMar-cusPeters.

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Game Captains: Larry Calcote, Denzell Hawkins, Jamaal WhiteScout Team Players of the Week: Ahmad Martin, Rahkeem Mitchell, Ethan LegardBig Stick: Keland Johnson

#25 Central Arkansas 7 7 21 10 - 45Northwestern State 10 10 0 0 - 20

1st 11:51 UCA - Bobo, Terence 8 yd run (Camara, Eddie kick) 7 - 0 09:02 NWLA - Morris, Rumeall 18 yd run (Shaughnessy, John kick) 7 - 7 04:20 NWLA - Shaughnessy, John 29 yd field goal 7 - 102nd 14:19 UCA - Soft, Brett 29 yd pass from Dick, Nathan (Camara, Eddie kick) 14 - 10 10:07 NWLA - Hollier, Louis 12 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, John kick) 14 - 17 00:27 NWLA - Shaughnessy, John 28 yd field goal 14 - 203rd 14:46 UCA - Lasker, Al 20 yd fumble recovery (Camara, Eddie kick) 21 - 20 09:23 UCA - Croom, Dominique 25 yd pass from Dick, Nathan (Camara, Eddie kick) 28 - 20 02:40 UCA - Hart, Thomas 1 yd pass from Dick, Nathan (Camara, Eddie kick) 35 - 204th 13:13 UCA - Camara, Eddie 25 yd field goal 38 - 20 00:42 UCA - Peters, Marcus 55 yd interception return (Camara, Eddie kick) 45 - 20Kickoff time: 3:05 • End of Game: 6:07 • Total elapsed time: 3:02 • Attendance: 9,156

YARDSTICK UCA NSUFirst Downs 18 24Rushing 33-123 37-87Passing Yards 217 248C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 18-34-0 22-36-1Total Offense Yards 340 335Total offense plays 67 73Average Gain Per Play 5.1 4.6Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 5-2Penalties: Number-Yards 6-60 5-47Punts-Yards-Avg. 4-146-36.5 3-112-37.3Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-102-0 6-127-0Average Per Return 20.4 21.2Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-55-1 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-20-1 0-0-0Possession Time 30:00 30:00Third-Down Conversions 9 of 17 7 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 4-4

NSU IND. STATS • OPPONENT LEADERRushing: NSU - Rumeall Mor-ris9-33,td;D.J.Palmer7-28;BradHenderson 21-26. UCA - JackieHinton 20-74.Passing: NSU - BradHenderson

22-36, 248, td, int. UCA - Nathan Dick18-34,217,3tds.Receiving: NSU - D.J. Palmer 6-68;T.C.Henry 4-62; Louis Hol-lier4-47,td;RumeallMorris3-29;TrevorGoodie2-18;JustinAldredge2-12;CliftonBrown1-12. UCA -TerenceBobo3-57.Offensive Line Grades: ZachCase86%,26 snaps,2KO;DestryHesskew84%,54snaps,5KO;JohnMcLendon 75%, 50 snaps, 1 KO;LarryCalcote71%,76snaps,3KO;Tchissakid Player 70%, 76 snaps,2KO;BlayneCole61%,76 snaps;IsaacPuapuaga54%,21snaps.Defense: DerekRose13hits,0.5TFL; QuinnAnthony 8 hits, PBU,QBH;JamaalWhite7hits,0.5TFL;BrashardBooker7hits;CashasPol-lard 5 hits, PBU;Yaser Elqutub 5hits, 0.5TFL, FF, 2 PBU; CortezPaige5hits,0.5TFL;LamontSim-mons 4 hits,TFL; Jeremy Lane 4hits,PBU;RickyIssac4hits,QBH;LesleyDeamer4hits;BertWhite3hits;AnthonyGilbert 2 hits,QBH;Denzell Hawkins 2 hits,TFL; Reg-gieToomer2hits;WadeWilliams1hit,QBH;PhilLeBlanc1hit;DeonSimon1hit;MikeAdams1hit.

Nov.12 2012 • Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX • 6,643

Bearkats whip Demons, capture outright title Third-rankedandunbeaten,SamHoustonStatelookedeverybitthepartoftheSouthlandConference’soutright footballchampionNov.12whilewhippingvisitingNorthwestern State 43-17. TimFlandersandRichardSincereeachscoredtwotouchdownswhileBrianBellthrewforapairofscoresfortheBearkats.Meanwhile,theDemons’offensecouldn’tfindtheendzoneagainstaspeedySamHoustondefenseuntilD.J.Palmerrammed1yardtoscorewith5:11remaining. ThattallyprovidedthesecondoftwopositivefootnotesforNSU.TheDemons’17 points are the second-most allowed by SamHouston,who has held all of theirothereightFCSfoesto14pointsorless,andallbutonetojustoneTD.ThreeoftheDemons’totalcamefromjuniorkickerJohnShaughnessy,whoextendedhisschoolrecordforconsecutivefieldgoalsmadeto12witha34-yardermidwaythroughthethirdperiod. TheoutcomedroppedNSUto5-5overall,3-3intheSLC,hopingtopostawin-ningseasonnextSaturdayafternoonathomeagainstoldrivalStephenF.Austin. TheBearkats claimed their firstoutright Southland football title in24yearsofconferencemembershipwhilerisingto10-0overallandcompletingtheirleagueslateat7-0.Theyplayanon-conferencegameatTexasStatenextweek,thenawaittheirFCSplayoffassignment,likelyafirst-roundbyeintoahomegame. EventhoughtheDemonsrecoveredtwofumbles,theycouldn’tslowdownSamHouston’srunninggame.Flandersbecamethefirstbacktorunfor100yardsagainstNSUwith145on20carries,andhisteammatesadded98moreontheground.Bellthrewfor200yardson10of14aim.Sincerecaughtthreepassesfor102yardsandranfor 75 more on 11 tries.


#3 Sam Houston 43

Game Captains: Isaac Puapuaga, Wade Williams, Reggie ToomerScout Team Players of the Week: Russell Owens, Joe Brown, Mike ConnorBig Stick: Ragan Robichaux

Northwestern State 0 7 3 7 - 17#3 Sam Houston 7 16 20 0 - 43

1st 12:40 SHSU - Sincere, Richar 36 yd run (Alaniz, Craig kick), 5-82 2:23, 0 - 72nd 14:54 SHSU - Flanders, Tim 15 yd run (Alaniz, Craig kick failed), 7-80 3:14, 0 - 13 11:38 SHSU - Alaniz, Craig 38 yd field goal, 4-22 0:59, 0 - 16 06:04 SHSU - Taylor, Darnell 23 yd interception return (Alaniz, Craig kick), 0 - 23 04:16 NWLA - Gilbert, Anthony 0 yd fumble recovery (Shaughnessy, John kick), 7 - 233rd 10:26 SHSU - Flanders, Tim 35 yd pass from Bell, Brian (Alaniz, Craig kick), 5-48 2:45, 7 - 30 07:24 NWLA - Shaughnessy, John 34 yd field goal, 10-41 2:55, 10 - 30 06:46 SHSU - Sincere, Richar 12 yd run (Alaniz, Craig rush failed), 2-55 0:29, 10 - 36 03:59 SHSU - Sincere, Richar 62 yd pass from Bell, Brian (Alaniz, Craig kick), 4-74 2:08, 10 - 434th 05:11 NWLA - Palmer, D.J. 1 yd run (Shaughnessy, John kick), 10-54 4:31, 17 - 43Kickoff time: 3:05 • End of Game: 6:05 • Total elapsed time: 3:00 • Attendance: 6,643

YARDSTICK NSU Sam HoustonFirst Downs 17 17Rushing 33-64 43-243Passing Yards 215 200C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 21-40-1 10-14-0Total Offense Yards 279 443Total offense plays 73 57Average Gain Per Play 3.8 7.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 4-2Penalties: Number-Yards 4-30 8-100Punts-Yards-Avg. 7-258-36.9 4-172-43.0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2-4-0Average Per Return 0.0 2.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-103-0 3-59-0Average Per Return 17.2 19.7Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-23-1Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-1 1-16-0Possession Time 30:53 29:07Third-Down Conversions 7 of 18 3 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-4

NSU IND. STATS • OPPONENT LEADERRushing: NSU-RumeallMorris10-25;D.J.Palmer13-23, td;BradHenderson 10-16. SHSU - Tim Flanders20-145,td.Passing: NSU - BradHenderson20-38, 205, int; Don Canyon 1-1,10;JeremyLane0-1.SHSU-BrianBell10-14,200,2tds.Receiving: NSU - Louis Hol-lier8-55;JustinAldredge4-59;D.J.Palmer3-34;T.C.Henry2-7;BrantLegendre2-36;CliftonBrown1-16;KyleHoward1-8.SHSU-TimFlan-ders 4-41, td.Offensive Line Grades: ZachCase 90%, 58 snaps, 2 KO; CalebStanfield90%,9snaps,1KO;BlayneCole80%,18snaps;IsaacPuapuaga72%,60snaps,1KO;LarryCalcote70%, 78 snaps, 3 KO; TchissakidPlayer 62%, 78 snaps, 3 KO; JohnMcLendon 58%, 20 snaps; DestryHesskew55%,69snaps,1KO.Defense: DerekRose13hits,FF;JamaalWhite 9 hits;Yaser Elqutub6 hits; Brashard Booker 6 hits, 0.5TFL;MikeAdams6hits,FF;CortezPaige5hits;RickyIssac4hits,TFL;Anthony Gilbert 3 hits, FR, TD,QBH;LamontSimmons3hits;Da-monMedcafe3hits;LesleyDeamer2 hits,TFL, FR; QuinnAnthony 2hits; Cashas Pollard 2 hits; JeremyLane 2 hits; CalvinMorton 2 hits;RicoAlbert2hits;AndrewBletsch2hits;PhilLeBlanc1hit;BertWhite1 hit;ReggieToomer 1 hit;KelandJohnson 1 hit; Denzell Hawkins 1hit;WadeWilliams1hit.

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Nov. 19 2012 • Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA • 4,563

SFA defense overwhelms Demons StephenF.AustinembellisheditsNo.1nationalrankinginsacksandtacklesforlossNov.19,holdingNorthwesternStateto100totalyardsandpullingawaybyscoringonitsfirstfourseriesafterhalftimefora33-0season-endingSouthlandConferencefootballwin. TheLumberjacksledjust7-0athalftimebuttookcommandbyscoringonitsnextfourposses-sions,posting17third-quarterpointswhileholdingtheDemonstoanetof6yardsintheperiod.TheoutcomegaveSFA its fifth straightwinandkept thevisitingLumberjacks inpossessionofsports’largesttrophy,“ChiefCaddo,”a7-foot-6,320-poundwoodenstatueofamythicalNativeAmericanthatpayshomagetothesharedheritageofthetwouniversities. TheDemonslosttheirthirdstraightwhilepostingtheirlowesttotaloffenseinaSouthlandConferencegamesincejoiningtheleaguein1987.Itwasthefirstshutoutinthe87-year-oldrivalrysincea52-0Northwesternwinin1991,andSFA’sfirstshutoutoftheDemonssincea10-0victoryin 1963. WithunbeatenSamHoustonStatepoisedtomoveintotheNo.1rankinginFCSafterlastweek’sNo.1,MontanaState,wasdrubbedSaturday,theDemonswillhaveplayedagainsttheNo.1teaminthethreelargestNCAAclassifications.LSUwhippedNSU49-3onSept.10,SamHoustonStatebeattheDemons43-17lastweek,andDeltaState,whichreachedNo.1intheDivisionIIrankings,openedtheseasonfalling24-23toNSU. SFAenteredthegamewithFCS-bestaveragesof3.9sacksand9.5tacklesforlosspercontest,andinitsfourwinsbeforeNSU,averaged7.25sacks.TheLumberjacksposted8sacksand16tack-lesforlostyardsagainsttheDemons,givingupanetof6rushingyardswhilethrowingDemons’quarterbackBradHendersonfor58lostyards. A42-yardtouchdownstrikebetweenquarterbackBradyAttawayandCordellRoberson11:35beforehalftimebrokeascorelesstie.SFAdrovefortouchdownsonitsfirsttwoseriesafterhalftime,thenaddedtwoshortJordanWiggsfieldgoalstoclinchtheoutcomebeforeaclosing10-yardpassfromDaltonWilliamstoRyanGambelwith4:57remaining.TheLumberjacksfailedonatwo-pointconversionpassfollowingtheirfinaltouchdown.

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Game Captains: Brad Henderson, Derek Rose, Nic RussoPlayers of the Game: Offense - D.J. Palmer; Defense - Jamaal White; ST - Phillip Harvey & John ShaughnessyScout Team Players of the Week: Justin Evans, Rakheem Mitchell, Luke TurnerBig Stick: Chris Dever and Jamaal White

Stephen F. Austin 0 7 17 9 - 33Northwestern State 0 0 0 0 - 02nd 11:35 SFA - Roberson, Corde 42 yd pass from Attaway,Brady (Wiggs, Jordan kick) 7-68, TOP 2:36, 7-03rd 12:24 SFA - SFA - Johnson, Gus 2 yd run (Wiggs, Jordan kick), 7,-61 TOP 2:27, 14-0 06:36 SFA -Crawford, Graly 7 yd pass from Attaway,Brady (Wiggs, Jordan kick) 7-64, TOP 2:16, 21-0 02:03 SFA - Wiggs, Jordan 22 yd field goal 10 -41, TOP 2:53, 24-04th 10:14 SFA - Wiggs, Jordan 31 yd field goal 10-66, TOP 4:37, 27-0 04:57 SFA- Gambel, Ryan 10 yd pass from Williams, Dalto (Williams, Dalto pass failed) 3-33, TOP 0:36, 33-0Kickoff time: 3:05 • End of Game: 6:10 • Total elapsed time: 3:05 • Attendance: 4563

YARDSTICK SFA NSUFirst Downs 22 10Rushing 38-156 31-6Passing Yards 281 94C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 25-49-1 15-24-0Total Offense Yards 437 100Total offense plays 87 55Average Gain Per Play 5.0 1.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-2Penalties: Number-Yards 8-66 12-115Punts-Yards-Avg. 4-208-52.0 11-439-39.9Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-3-0 1-32-0Average Per Return 3.0 32.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-24-0 6-125-0Average Per Return 24.0 25.3Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-24-1Possession Time 30:53 29:07Third-Down Conversions 6 of 18 0 of 4Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 0-0

NSU IND. STATS • OPPONENT LEADERRushing: NSU - DJ Palmer 8-23;RumeallMorris18-23. SFA-FredFord8-71.

Passing: NSU - BradHenderson 13-22,94;DonCanyon2-2,0.SFA -BradyAttaway 22-45, 247, 2 tds, 1 ints.

Receiving: NSU - D.J. Palmer 5-14;Justin Aldredge 4-45;T.C. Henry 3-24;PhillipHarvey1-8;LouisHollier1-2.SFA- Gralyn Crawford 7-95, 1td.

Defense: JamaalWhite7hits,TFL,FF,2 Int;CortezPaige7hits, 3PBU,QBH;BrashardBooker6hits,Int;DerekRose6hits,TFL,FF;RickyIssac6hits,sack,TFL,QBH;BertWhite5hits;LamontSimmons5hits,FR,TD,2QBH;WadeWilliams4hits, sack,TFL; Cashas Pollard 3 hits, 2PBU;JeremyLane3hits,Int,PBU;MikeAdams3hits, sack,TFL,2QBH;ReggieToomer 3 hits; Phil LeBlanc 3 hits;An-thonyGilbert 3 hits, 0.5 sacks, 0.5TFL;Damon Medcafe 3 hits; Keland Johnson3 hits; Bryan Ross 3 hits, 0.5 sacks, 0.5TFL, PBU, QBH;Yaser Elqutub 2 hits,QBH;AndrewBletsch2hits,QBH;LesleyDeamer2hits,3QBH;TylerSmith2hits;QuinnAnthony2hits;DenzellHawkins2hits;PatrickBlack2hits,PBU,QBH;TylerRoussel1hit;CalvinMorton1hit.

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2011 FINAL STATISTICS




Total offense >Plays >> Game1. 70 DonGuidry 1968 vs.AbileneChristian>> Season1. 561 ScottStoker 1989>> Career1. 1,055 ScottStoker 1986-89 vs.AbileneChristian

>Total Yards>> Game1. 465 BobbyHebert 1980 vs.Texas-Arlington>> Season1. 2,559 ScottStoker 19882. 2,265 Craig Nall 2001 3. 2,101 DonGuidry 19684. 2,099 BobbyHebert 19805. 2,084 PaulHarris 20106. 2,057 Brad Henderson 2011 7. 2,019 BradLaird 19958. 2,017 ScottStoker 19899. 1,950 BradBrown 199010. 1,912 Kevin Magee 200211. 1,827 Warren Patterson 1996 >> Career1. 6,178 BradLaird 1991-952. 5,510ScottStoker 1986-893. 5,337 Davon Vinson 2003-05 4. 4,753 DonGuidry 1965-685. 4,376 BradBrown 1989-926. 4,283 Warren Patterson 1995-98 7. 4,208 Wayne Van 1982-85 8. 4,085BobbyHebert 1979-829. 3,764 Tony Taylor 1998-00 10.3,599 PaulHarris 2009-2011

Rushing>Attempts>> Game

1. 41 JoeDelaney 1980 vs.Nicholls(234yards)>> Season1. 302 Tony Taylor 2000 2. 263 Tony Taylor 19993. 246 ByronLawrence 20074 230 ClarenceMatthews19955. 221 Joe Delaney 19806. 219 DerrickJohnese 20027. 218 Mario Cage 19738. 216 Mario Cage 19749. 207 ByronLawrence 200810.204 JohnStephens 1986>> Career1. 724 Tony Taylor 1998-002. 653 JohnStephens 1984-873. 640 ByronLawrence 2006-084. 615 Joe Delaney 1977-805. 573 Sidney Thronton 1973-766. 551 BradBrown 1989-927. 543 SheltonSampson 2002-058. 543 DerrickJohnese 2002-049. 505 Mario Cage 1971-7410. 491 Deon Ridgell 1990-93

>Yards>> Game1. 299 JoeDelaney 1978 vs.Nicholls(28att.)2. 253 JoeDelaney 1980 vs.PortlandState(35att.)3. 252 DerrickJohnese 2004 vs.SamHouston(24att.)4. 234 ClarenceMatthews1995 vs.NortheastLa.(31att.)5. 231 JoeDelaney 1980 vs.Nicholls(41att.) 231 ByronLawrence 2007 vs.SFA(35att.)7. 230 Tony Taylor 1998 vs. JacksonvilleSt.(38att.)8. 218 Tony Taylor 1999 vs. SouthwestTexas(36att.)9. 214 Ronnie Powell 1997 vs. JacksonvilleSt.(15att.)10. 211 Ronnie Powell 1997 vs. ArkansasTech(23att.)11. 206 Ronnie Powell 1997 vs. E.Washington(26att.)12.203 JohnStephens 1986 vs.SamHouston(31att.)>> Season1. 1,507 Tony Taylor 2000 2. 1,441 Tony Taylor 19993. 1,384 ClarenceMatthews19954 1,377 ByronLawrence 20075. 1,153 DerrickJohnese 20046. 1,110 Joe Delaney 19807. 1,063 Anthony Williams 19968. 1,057 Mario Cage 19739. 1,046 ClarenceMatthews199410.1,018 ByronLawrence 2008>> Career1. 3,997 Tony Taylor 1998-002. 3,216 ByronLawrence 2006-083. 3,085 DerrickJohnese 2002-044. 3,057 JohnStephens 1984-875. 3,047 Joe Delaney 1977-806. 2,662 Sidney Thronton 1973-767. 2,628 ClarenceMatthews1993-958. 2,534 SheltonSampson 2002-059. 2,434 Deon Ridgell 1990-9310. 2,253 Donald Johnson 1969-72

>Touchdowns>> Game1. 4 JoeDelaney 1978 vs.Nicholls 4 SidneyThornton 1976 vs.SFA 4 MarioCage 1974 vs.SoutheasternLa>> Season1. 16 Tony Taylor 1999>> Career1. 34 DerrickJohnese 2002-05

>100-Yard Games>> Season1. 8 Tony Taylor 1999 8 ClarenceMattews 1995>> Career1. 20 Tony Taylor 1998-00>> Consecutive1. 5 Tony Taylor 1998-00

5 Ronnie Powell 1997-98

>Average per Attempt>> Game1. 54.8ArtLancaster 1949 vs.SouthernMiss(164,3att)>> Season1. 10.9 JamesAymond 1964 361yards,33attempts>> Career1. 9.2 JamesAymond 1962-65744yards,81attempts

>Yards per Game>> Season1. 136.9 Tony Taylor 2000 >> Career1. 112.7 Tony Taylor 1998-00

>All-Purpose>> Season1. 2,277 ClarenceMatthews19952. 1,795 ClarenceMatthews19943. 1,769 Tony Taylor 20004. 1,749 Tony Taylor 1999 5. 1,672 TobyZeigler 2004 6. 1,526 Mario Cage 1973 7. 1,475 Mario Cage 1974 8. 1,442 ByronLawrence 20079. 1,433 Joe Delaney 1980 10. 1,399 Joe Delaney 1978 >> Career1. 5,025 TobyZeigler 2002-052. 4,651 ClarenceMatthews1992-953. 4,524 Tony Taylor 1998-00 4. 4,299 Joe Delaney 1977-80 5. 3,773 JohnStephens 1984-876. 3,442 Mario Cage 1971-74 7. 3,371 DerrickJohnese 2002-048. 3,331 Sidney Thornton 1973-76 9. 3,305 ByronLawrence 2006-0810.3,252AlPhillips 1967-70

>Most Consecutive Attempts>> Game1. 9 JeremyJefferson 2007 atNichollsState

>Longest Rush>> Game1. 93 RonniePowell 1997 vs.JacksonvilleState2. 91 TonyTaylor 1999 vs.StephenF.Austin3. 90 JoeDelaney 1978 vs.NichollsState 90 RolandMiques 1940 vs.LouisianaTech5. 89 Joe Delaney 1979 vs. Northeast La.6. 88 WillardRachal 1955 vs.SoutheasternLa.7. 86 SearleWalter 1954 vs.SEOklahoma 86 SteveMurphy 1968 vs.NortheastLa.

QB Scott Stoker (1986-89)

RB Byron Lawrence (2006-08) RB Sidney Thornton (1973-76)

Individual records

QB Bobby Hebert (1979-82)

NSU INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

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Passing>Attempts>> Game1. 50 DonGuidry 1968 vs.Abilene-Christian>> Season1. 296 Craig Nall 20012. 289 Brad Henderson 2011 3. 270 Kevin Magee 2002 4. 266 ScottStoker 19895. 261 DonGuidry 19686. 258 PaulHarris 20107. 248 BenBeach 20008. 245 ButchBallard 19749. 240 Davon Vinson 2003 10.239 BradLaird 199311.223 BobbyHebert 1980>> Career1. 6,178 BradLaird 1991-952. 5,510 ScottStoker 1986-893. 5,337 Davon Vinson 2003-05 4. 4,753 DonGuidry 1965-685. 4,376 BradBrown 1989-926. 4,283 Warren Patterson 1995-98 7. 4,208 Wayne Van 1982-85 8. 4,085 BobbyHebert 1979-829. 3,764 Tony Taylor 1998-00 10.3,599PaulHarris 2009-11

>Completions>> Game1. 29 JohnHundley 2008 vs.SFA>> Season1. 178 Brad Henderson 20112. 166 Craig Nall 2001 3. 146 PaulHarris 20104. 143 Kevin Magee 2002 143 ScottStoker 19896. 140 ButchBallard 1974 7. 133 BradLaird 1993 8. 130 BradLaird 19959. 121 Davon Vinson 2003 10.120 BobbyHebert 1980 11.119 BradLaird 1994 >> Career1. 438 BradLaird 1991-95 2. 367 ScottStoker 1986-89 3. 307 Davon Vinson 2003-05 4. 279 DonGuidry 1965-68 5. 268 Wayne Van 1982-85 6. 267 BobbyHebert 1979-82 7. 258 ButchBallard 1973-76 8. 232 Kenny Philibert 1976-79 9. 227 PaulHarris 2009-11 10. 224 Warren Patterson 1995-98

>Yards>> Game1. 364 BobbyHebert 1980 vs.Texas-Arlington(18of30)2. 346 CraigNall 2001 vs.Southern(21of36)3. 344 BradSpangler 1998 vs.IllinoisState(12of17)4. 341 BobbyHebert 1982 vs.NortheastLa.(27of41)5. 339 CraigNall 2001 vs.Montana(24of46)6. 339 EricBarkley 1981 vs.EastTexasState(20of39)7. 338 Craig Nall 2001 vs.JacksonvilleSt.(17of23)8. 336 Stan Powell 1981 vs.NortheastLa.(22of37)9. 331 DonGuidry 1968 vs.SLU(24of49)10.326 BradSpangler 1998 vs.SamHouston(13of19) 326 CraigNall 2001 vs.TCU(18of35)>> Season1. 2,393 ScottStoker 19882. 2,361 Craig Nall 2001 3. 1,949 Kevin Magee 2002 4. 1,895 BradLaird 19955. 1,853 Brad Henderson 2011 6. 1,828 BobbyHebert 19807. 1,825 ScottStoker 19898. 1,821 PaulHarris 20109. 1,726 BradLaird 199310.1,712 DonGuidry 1968

11.1,668 ButchBallard 1974>> Career1. 6,037 BradLaird 1991-952. 5,228 ScottStoker 1986-893. 3,975 Davon Vinson 2003-05 4. 3,967 Wayne Van 1982-85 5. 3,903 DonGuidry 1965-686. 3,851 Warren Patterson 1995-98 7. 3,798 BobbyHebert 1979-828. 3,798 ButchBallard 1973-769. 2,890 Kenny Philibert 1976-79 10.2,799 PaulHarris 2009-11

>Touchdowns>> Game1. 4 PaulHarris 2011 vs.SoutheasternLa. 4 Warren Patterson 1998 vs. Henderson State 4 BradSpangler 1998 vs.IllinoisState 4 BobbyHebert 1980 vs.Texas-Arlington 4 KennyPhilibert 1977 vs.Texas-Arlington 4 DaleHoffpauir 1958 vs.SoutheasternLa.>> Season1. 16 DonGuidry 1968>> Career1. 38 DonGuidry 1965-68

>Interceptions>> Game1. 6 ScottStoker 1989 vs.SamHouston(32att.)>> Season1. 23 M.D. Ray 1951 >> Career1. 41 Wayne Van 1982-85

>Consecutive Completions>> Game1. 13 Brad Henderson 2011 Delta State2. 11 PaulHarris 2010 SoutheasternLa>> Season1. 13 Brad Henderson 2011 Delta State2. 11 PaulHarris 2010 SoutheasternLa 11 Davon Vinson 2003 TexasState9,Nicholls

Consecutive Completions, start game>> Game1. 13 BradHenderson 2011 DeltaState

>Longest Pass>> Game1. 99 ScottStokertoVictorRobinson 1989 NortheastLa.2. 98 BobbyHeberttoRandyLiles 1980 SoutheasternLa.3. 94 EricBarkleytoVictorOatis 1981 AngeloState4. 85 DavonVinsontoTobyZeigler 2005 ULM 85 MikePooltoAlPhillips 1969 SFA5. 82 BenBeachtoT.J.Sutherland 2000 Gardner-Webb 82 MikeCrowtoJohnStephens 1986 McNeeseState6. 80 EricBarkleytoJamesWalker 1980 NortheastLa. 80 JohnnieEmmonstoJamesBeck 1980 LaTech

80 RustySlacktoFloydTurner 1987 ArkansasState 80 BradLairdtoJamesBrock 1993 SamHouston

Receiving>Receptions>> Game1. 13 NathanBlack 2001 vs.Montana(222yds) 13 Jerry Wheeler 1982 vs.NortheastLa(216yds)3. 12 DariusDuffy 2009 vs.SLU(147yds)4. 11 DudleyGuice 2008 vs.SFA(190yds)5. 10 MikeAlmond 1978 vs.Louisville(145yds) 10 FreddieHarrison 2002 vs.Georgia(81yds)7. 9 DariusDuffy 2009 vs.SFA(36yds) 9 DariusDuffy 2009 vs.NorthDakota(77yds) 9 BernardGreen 2000 vs.TexasState(125yds) 9 JaredJohnson 1994 vs.TexasState(109yds)11. 8 Adam Varnado 2006 vs.SamHouston(117yds) 8 VictorOatis 1982 vs.Nicholls(198yds.) 8 BernardGreen 2001 vs.SFA(64yds.)>> Season1. 54 DariusDuffy 20092. 52 NathanBlack 20013. 50 BernardGreen 20014. 48 BradleyBrown 20105. 42 DerrickDoyle 2004 42 VictorOatis 1982 42 Jerry Wheeler 19828. 39 JustinAldredge 20119. 37 ChrisPritchett 1999 37 Al Edwards 1989 37 FloydTurner 1988 >> Career1. 126 DerrickDoyle 2003-062. 109 NathanBlack 1998-013. 105 FloydTurner 1985-884. 103 TobyZeigler 2002-055. 100 Al Edwards 1986-89 6. 99 Pat Palmer 1994-97 7. 95 Jerry Wheeler 1980-83 95 MikeAlmond 1975-809. 92 BernardGreen 1998-0110.91 VictorOatis 1980-8211.90 ChrisPritchett 1996-9912.86 JustinAldredge 2007-1112.85 SteveGaspard 1966-69

>Yards>> Game1. 222 NathanBlack 2001 vs.Montana(13rec)2. 216 PatPalmer 1997 vs.SFA(7rec.) 216 Jerry Wheeler 1982 vs.NortheastLa(13rec)4. 198 VictorOatis 1982 vs.Nicholls(8rec)5. 192 ChrisPritchett 1998 vs.IllinoisState(6rec)6. 190 DudleyGuice 2008 vs.SFA(11rec)QB Brad Laird (1991-95)

TB Derrick Johnese (2002-04)





7. 187 DickReding 1966 vs.SoutheasternLa(6rec)8. 178 WaymondWaters 1976 vs.ArkansasSt.(5rec)9 173 PatPalmer 1995 vsMcNeese(6rec)10. 165 Pat Palmer 1996 vs.SamHouston(5rec)11.159 AlPhillips 1968 vs.LouisianaTech(7rec)>> Season1. 944 NathanBlack 20012. 829 Pat Palmer 1996 3. 823 VictorOatis 19824. 715 T.J.Sutherland 20005. 701 Jerry Wheeler 1982 6. 687 VictorOatis 19817. 680 FloydTurner 19888. 674 NathanBlack 19999. 657 Pat Palmer 1997 657 Randy Liles 1980>> Career1. 2,223 Pat Palmer 1994-972. 2,091 VictorOatis 1980-823. 1,810 FloydTurner 1985-884. 1,744 DerrickDoyle 2003-065. 1,665 TobyZeigler 2002-056. 1,612 Al Edwards 1986-89 7. 1,574 Jerry Wheeler 1980-83 8. 1,562MikeAlmond 1975-789. 1,538 Waymond Waters 1975-78 10.1,484 AlPhillips 1967-7011.1,353 DickReding 1963-6612.1,327 T.J.Sutherland 1997-00

>Touchdowns>> Game1. 3 ChrisPritchett 1998 vs.IllinoisState 3 ChrisPritchett 1997 vs.TexasState 3 MarkDuper 1981 vs.NortheastLa 3 AlPhillips 1968 vs.LaTech 3 JohnnieEmmons 1951 vs.McNeese>> Season1. 10 AlPhillips 1968>> Career1. 18 VictorOatis 1980-82

>Yards per Reception>> Game1. 71.0 JohnTappin 1990 vs.N.Texas(142yd,13rec)>> Season1. 26.8 Waymond Waters 1975 483yards,18catches>> Career1. 23.0VictorOatis 1980-82 2,091yards,91catches

scoRing>Most Points Scored>> Game1. 24 JoeDelaney 1978 vs.Nicholls 24 SidneyThornton 1976 vs.StephenF.Austin 24 Mario Cage 1974 vs. SLU>> Season1. 96 Tony Taylor 19992. 90 DerrickJohnese 2002 90 Jeremy Lofton 20014. 79 Charlie Tolar 19585. 78 RobertWeeks 2008 78 ClarenceMatthews19957. 74 Joe Delaney 19808. 73 Tommy Hebert 20029. 72 Keith Hodnett 1988 72 Sidney Thornton 197611.69 RobertWeeks 2006 69 Tommy Hebert 200313. 68 Clint Sanford 2000>> Career1. 223 RobertWeeks 2005-082. 212 DerrickJohnese 2002-043. 199 Keith Hodnett 1985-88 4. 198 SheltonSampson 2002-05 198 Tony Taylor 1998-00 6. 194 Tommy Hebert 2002-04 7. 188 Joe Delaney 1977-80 8. 182 Charlie Tolar 1956-58

9. 169 DaleQuickel 1978-82

10. 160 Clint Sanford 1999-01

>Touchdowns Scored>> Season1. 19 DonGuidry 1968>> Career1. 46 DonGuidry 1965-68

>Most Points Responsible For>> Game1. 32 BobbyHebert 1980>> Season1. 114 DonGuidry 1968>> Career1. 276 DonGuidry 1965-68

KicKing>Field Goals Attempted>> Game1. 5 RobertWeeks 2006 vs.Kansas 5 ChrisHamler 1989 vs.SFA>> Season1. 24 RobertWeeks 2006>> Career1. 58 RobertWeeks 2005-08 58 Keith Hodnett 1985-88

>Field Goals Made>> Game1. 4 RobertWeeks 2006 vs.Kansas>> Season1. 18 RobertWeeks 2006>> Career1. 42 RobertWeeks 2005-08

>PAT Attempted>> Game1. 12 Tommy Hebert 2003 vs. SLU>> Season1. 42 Thomas LaToof 1998>> Career1. 137 Tommy Hebert 2002-04

>PAT Made>> Game1. 12 Tommy Hebert 2003 vs. SLU>> Season1. 40 Tommy Hebert 2004>> Career1. 131 Tommy Hebert 2002-04

>Total Points>> Game1. 15 Tommy Hebert 2003 vs. SLU

15 Clint Sanford 2000 vs. Gardner-Webb>> Season1. 78 RobertWeeks 2008 36PAT,14FG>> Career1. 223 RobertWeeks 2002-04 97PAT,42FG

>Consecutive Field Goals>> Career1. 12 John Shaugnessy 20112. 10 RobertWeeks 2007-08

>Consecutive PAT>> Career1. 51 Keith Hodnett 1985-88

>Longest Field Goal>> Career1. 53* KeithHodnett 1988 Idaho2. 52 BennyBrouillette 1984 NichollsState3. 51 KeithHodnett 1986 SFA 51 Leo Clement 1980 Abilene Christian5. 50 JohnShaughnessy 2010 TexasState 50 KeithHodnett 1988 NorthTexas6. 49 Dennis Pendergraft 1977 Lamar 49 GregMueller 1995 E.TexasState 49 Josh Storrs 2003 Northern Iowa

Punting>Most Punts>> Game1. 11 Dennis Pendergraft 1978 vs.ArkansasState 11 WayneWalker 1965 vs. Northeast La.>> Season1. 74 MikeCrow 1984 74 Chris Stegall 2002>> Career1. 276 MikeCrow 1983-86

>Punt Yardage>> Game1. 472 BradleyRusso 2010 vs. Samford>> Season1. 2,929MikeCrow 1985>> Career1. 11,028 MikeCrow 1983-86

>Average Punt>> Game1. 50.4 RandyWalker 1973 vs.McNeese>> Season1. 42.6 WayneWalker 1965>> Career1. 40.3 Leo Clement 1980-82

>Longest Punt>> Game

K Robert Weeks (2005-08)

P Bradley Russo (2007-10)


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1. 78 LeoClement 1982 AlcornState2. 77 MarshallBurton 2005 ULM3. 75 BarryRubin 1979 SFA4. 72 MarshallBurton 2007 Nicholls 72 TheophileScott 1941 Ouachita6. 71* ShawnGrigsby 1998 AppalachainState7. 70 MarkHolmes 2000 McNeese 70 RolandMiques 1940 SouthernMiss9. 69 DennisPendergraft 1975 LouisianaTech10. 68 MarkHolmes 2000 TroyState 68 RandyWalker 1972 DeltaState

Punt RetuRns>Most Returns>> Game1. 8 NathanBlack 1999 vs.Southern>> Season1. 37 RoyFontenot 1984>> Career1. 109 TobyZeigler 2002-05

>Punt Return Yardage>> Game1. 165 TobyZeigler 2002 vs.SWOK>> Season1. 427 TerranceMcGee 2000>> Career1. 1,361 MikeCrow 1983-86

>Longest Punt Return>> Game1. 95 Al Dodd 1966 Tennessee-Martin2. 90 TerrenceMcGee 2000 Southern3. 89 DariusAdams 1992 TroyState4. 86 TerrenceMcGee 2000 TroyState5. 81 VicNyvall 1967 LouisianaCollege6. 75 TerrenceMcGee 2000 ULL 75 JamesMcNew 1953 SoutheasternLa.

>Punt Return for Touchdown>> Season1. 3 TerrenceMcGee 2000

>Punt Block Return>> Game1. 55 JerryFowler 1959 vs.SoutheasternLa.

KicKoff RetuRns>Most Returns>> Game1. 9 JamesBrock 1993 vs.SFA>> Season1. 28 TobyZeigler 2004

>> Career1. 70 Dennis Smith 1986-89

>Kickoff Return Yardage>> Game1. 193 JamesBrock 1992 vs.SFA 193 VicNyvall 1969 vs.SFA>> Season1. 710 TobyZeigler 2004>> Career1. 1,642 Dennis Smith 1986-89

>Longest Punt Return>> Game1. 100 KennyThompson 1961 ULL2. 98 DonaldJohnson 1970 JacksonvilleSt.3. 96 TheophileScott 1941 Centenary4. 95 JustinPerry 2008 SEOklahoma

Defense >Tackles>> Game1. 33 GordonBoogaerts 1973 vs.LouisianaTech 27 MiltonConstranstich 1989 vs.SamHouston>> Season1. 176 Andre Carron 1991>> Career1. 521 Andre Carron 1988-91

>Sacks>> Game1. 4.5 AhmadWillis 2001 vs.SFA 4.5 GregNecaise 1990 vs.N.Texas>> Season1. 15.5 GregNecaise 1990>> Career1. 28.5 GregNecaise 1989-90

>Interceptions>> Game1. 5 MichaelRobinson 1983 vs.SoutheasternLa.>> Season1. 9 Al Dodd 1966 9 Al Dodd 1965 9 Al Dodd 1963 >> Career1. 31 Al Dodd 1963-66

>Interception Return Yards>> Game1. 128MichaelRichardson 1983 vs. SoutheasternLa.>> Season1. 232 Jermaine Jones 1998 >> Career1. 494 Al Dodd 1963-66

>Interception Return Yards

>> Game1. 97 MichaelRichardson 1983 vs. SoutheasternLa.2. 95 JermaineJones 1998 vs.Southern3. 94 SteveCompton 1989 vs.N.Texas

>Pass Breakups>> Season1. 21 Jermaine Jones 1998>> Career1. 44 Jermaine Jones 1995-98 44 TerrenceMcGee 1999-00

>Fumble Recovery Return>> Game1. 76 MaceMorris 1966 vs.Tennessee-Martin

S/HS/E Al Dodd (1963-66)

CB Jermaine Jones (1995-98)

CB/KR Terrence McGee (1999-02)





categoRy game seasonScoring

MostPoints 87vs.SoutheasternLa.-Oct.11,2003 401in2004MostTouchdowns 12vs.SoutheasternLa.-Oct.11,2003 53in2004MostPAT’sKicking 12vs.SoutheasternLa.-Oct.11,2003 47in2004MostTwo-pointConv. 2atStephenF.Austin-Nov.20,2004(1run,1rec.) 3in2004,1986,1985MostFieldGoals 4atBaylor-Sept.9,2006 18in2006Most Safeties 1 vs. several 3 in 2004

RushingMostRushes 84vs.SouthwesternLouisiana-Nov.15,1969(308yards) 602in1970(2,099yards)MostNetYardsGained 539vs.NorthAlabama-Sept.12,1970(78attempts) 2,981in2004(549attempts)MostTouchdowns 8vs.Livingston-Nov.15,1958 34in2004

PassingMostAttempts 52vs.McNeeseState-Oct.9,1982(completed22) 399in1982(completed203)MostCompletions 30atStephenF.Austin-Nov.22,2008(attempted47) 203in1982(attempted399)HighestComp.% 90%vs.SouthwesternLouisiana-Nov.19,1966(completed20-of-22) 60.3%in2011(187-310)MostYardsPassing 368atStephenF.Austin-Nov.22,2008 2,833in1982MostTouchdownPasses 5vs.AngeloState-Sept.12,1981 23in1981MostInterceptions 6vs.AlcornState-Oct.15,1983 29in1999 6vs.TexasArlington-Nov.4,1978 6vs.SamHoustonState-Oct.26,1989 6vs.Southern-Sept.4,1999 6vs.SamHoustonState-Nov.13,1999

Total OffenseTotalPlays 97vs.SouthwesternLouisiana-Nov.15,1969(84rush,13pass) 826in1982(427rush,399pass)Most Net Offense 621 vs. Illinois State - Nov. 28, 1998 4,631 in 1980

First DownTotal 33vs.NortheastLouisiana-Nov.21,1981 241in2004ByRushing 28vs.NorthAlabama-Sept.12,1970 147in2004,1970ByPassing 19vs.NortheastLouisiana-Nov.21,1981 120in1982ByPenalty 6vs.EastTexasState-Sept.22,1990 26in2000

PuntingMostPunts 11vs.SFA-Nov.19,2011;vs.Samford-Sept.11,2010;atSFA,Nov.20,2010; 81in1978 atMontana-Nov.27,2004;vs.NortheastLouisiana-Oct.2,1965

PenaltiesMostPenalties 21vs.OuachitaBaptist-Oct.17,1964 130in2004MostYardsPenalized 263vs.OuachitaBaptist-Oct.17,1964 1,167in2004FewestPenalties 1vs.NortheastLouisiana-Sept.30,1972 44in1963 1vs.NorthAlabama-Sept.13,1969 1vs.McNeeseState-Nov.8,1969FewestYardsPenalized 5vs.NorthAlabama-Sept.13,1969 456in1963 5vs.McNeeseState-Nov.8,1969

FumblesMostFumbles 10vs.SoutheasternLouisiana-Oct.13,1953 48in1973MostFumblesLost 6vs.BoiseState-Nov.15,1986 28in1978MostFumblesRecovered 7vs.SouthwestTexas-Nov.2,1985 25in1976

Total DefenseFewestYardsAllowed Minus9vs.TexasSouthern(14passing,-23rushing)-Sept.18,2004 1,600in1948FewestNetRushingYards (-25)vs.StephenF.Austin-Nov.23,1996 674in1948FewestNetPassingYards 1vs.SoutheasternLouisiana-Nov.17,1973 387in1957FewestFirstDownsAllowed 1vsOklahomaPanhandle-Oct.4,2003 81in1948MostInterceptions 7vs.SouthwesternLouisiana-Nov.12,1973 28in1950MostQuarterbackSacks 12vs.StephenF.Austin-Nov.23,1996 43in2002,1998FewestPointsAllowed 0vs.manyteams(mostrecentlyatNicholls,Oct.21,2006) 36in1934

Team Records and SuperlativesNSU TEAM RECORDS & SUPERLATIVES

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miscellaneous team RecoRDs>Largest Margin of Victory>>64pointsvs.Livingston(Nov.15,1958;won64-0)

>Most Points by Both Teams>>114vs.SoutheasternLa.(Oct.11,2003;won87-27)

>Fewest Points by Both Teams>>0on15differentoccasions

>Largest Margin of Defeat>>78pointsvs.LSU(Oct.8,1921;lost78-0)

>Most Consecutive Wins: >>15,Nov.9,1965-Oct.27,1967

>Most Consecutive Games without a Loss>>16,(Sept.16,1939-Oct.25,1940)

>Most Consecutive Losses: >>11,Sept.5,2009-Nov.21,2009>>11, Nov. 22, 1973 - Nov. 16, 1974

>Most Consecutive Games Scored>>96,Sept.28,1963-Oct.6,1973

>Most Consecutive Shutouts>>3,Oct.13,1934-Oct.26,1934

>Most Wins in a Season>>11,twice,1939and1998

>Best Winning Percentage>>1.000,twice,1939and1966

>Most Losses in a Season>>10twice,1974and1975

>*Consecutive Games Scoring 24 or More >>12, 1987-88

>Most Tackles in a Season: >>1,329 in 1996

>Most Sacks in a Season >>43 in 1998, 2002

>Most Wins in a Season>>11,twice,1939and1998

>Most Forced Turnovers in a Season: >>44 in 1991

>Most Safeties in a Season: >>3 in 2004

ncaa fcs RecoRDs>Safeties, Game: >>2 vs. Texas Southern, Sept. 18, 2004 (Shared withseveralteams-lasttimeAug.30,2003byWest-ernKentucky

>Interception Returns for TDs, Game>>4vs.SoutheasternLa.,2003

>Best Punt Return Average, Season: >>23.7byTerrenceMcGee,2000

>Best Punt Return Average, Career: >>17.6byTerrenceMcGee,1999-2002

>Most Consecutive Wins: >>15,Nov.9,1965-Oct.27,1967

>Most Interceptions in a Game>>5, Michael Ray Richardson vs. SLU, Nov. 12, 1983(SharedwithKarlJohnsonofJacksonStateandMarkCordesofEasternWashington)

>Longest Pass Play>>99 yards, Scott Stoker to Victor Robinson, Oct. 21, 1989 vs. Northeast La. (Shared with eight others)

last time it haPPeneDNSU Punt Return for a Touchdown: >>KedonFranklin,0ydsoffblockedpunt,atTexasState,Oct.23,2010

>Opponents Punt Return for a Touchdown: >>JoshMurray,NorthDakota,60yards,Sept.25,2010

>NSU Kickoff Return for a Touch-down:>>PhillipHarvey,99yds,vs.SoutheasternLouisiana,Oct.15,2011

Opponents Kickoff Return for a Touchdown: >>LadariusWebb,78yds,Nicholls,Oct.11,2008

>NSU Back Rushed for over 200 Yards>>ByronLawrencevs.StephenF.Austin(252yards,24attempts),Nov.17,2007

>Opponents Back Rushed for over 200 Yards>>ChrisThomas,McNeeseState(206yardson26carries),Nov.12,2005

>NSU Had at Least 25 First Downs in a Game 25atSFA,Nov.22,2008

>Opponents had at Least 25 First Downs in a Game>>26bySMU,Sept.17,2011

>NSU Interception Return for a Touchdown:>>CortezPaige,58yards,atSoutheasternLouisiana,Nov. 6, 2010

>Opponent Interception Return for a Touchdown>>DarnellTaylor,SamHouston,23yds,Nov.12,2011

>NSU Blocked a Kick>>BrashardBookervs.SFA,Nov.19,2011

>Opponent Blocked a Kick>>JesseDickson,Lamar(PAT),Oct.8,2011

>NSU Blocked a Punt>>BrashardBookeratTexasState,Oct.23,2010

>Opponent Blocked a Punt>>AndreHicks(SFA),Nov.21,2009

>NSU Was Shutout>>33-0vs.SFA,Nov.19,2011

>Opponent Was Shutout>>9-0atNichollsState,Oct.21,2006

>NSU Was Outscored 30 Points >>33-0vs.SFA,Nov.19,2011

>Opponent Was Outscored 30 Points>>51;vs.SEOklahoma(63-12,Sept.27,2008)

Miscellaneous Records

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS




Scoring>Points >> Game24 LexHilliard, Montana(11/27/04) DaVonFowlkes, AppalachianState(9/25/04)18 B.J.Green-Ellis, OleMiss(11/3/07) RhettBomar, SamHoustonState(10/20/07) MeweldeMoore, Tulane(6/3/09) LutherTurner, SamHouston(10/31/87) MikeWooten, NortheastLouisiana(10/5/85) KelvinSimmons, TroyState(9/12/92) DevinWest, Missouri(10/3/98) SamZanders, IllinoisState(11/28/98) KaRonColeman, StephenF.Austin(11/20/99)

>Touchdowns>> Game4 LexHilliard, Montana(11/27/04)3 DerrickFourroux, McNeeseState(11/15/08) B.J.Green-Ellis, OleMiss(11/3/07) RhettBomar, SamHoustonState(10/20/07) MeweldeMoore, Tulane(9/6/03) LutherTurner, SamHouston(10/31/87) MikeWooten, NortheastLouisiana(10/5/85) KelvinSimmons, TroyState(9/12/92) DevinWest, Missouri(10/3/98) SamZanders, IllinoisState(11/28/98) KaRonColeman, StephenF.Austin(11/20/99)

>PATs Attempted>> Game11 WebbFarrish, SouthernMississippi(11/3/51)

>Field Goals Attempted>> Game5 BlakeBercegeay, McNeeseState(11/11/06) GeorgeBenyola, LouisianaTech(10/26/85) John Roveto, SouthwesternLouisiana(11/11/78)

>Field Goals Made>> Game5 BlakeBercegeay, McNeeseState(11/11/06)

>Longest Field Goal>> Game54 RyanRossner, StephenF.Austin(11/20/04)54 BillyHayes, SamHouston(10/31/87)

Rushing>Attempts>> Game41 LewisTillman, JacksonState(11/12/88)39 MateFairconnetue,DeltaState(11/22/73)38 MarcelShipp, Massachusetts(12/12/98)

>Yards>> Game255 LarrySchrieber, TennesseeTech(9/20/69)240 WillieHigh, EasternIllinois(11/6/93)234 PeteConnetue, DeltaState(11/22/73)233 RondyRogers, JacksonvilleState(11/4/00)

>Longest Run>> Career90 SaveroBenoit, McNeeseState(10/6/51)87 BubbaPhillips, SouthernMississippi(11/7/47)

Receiving>Receptions>> Game12 ChrisJones, Louisiana(10/5/85)11 KennyJohnson, PortlandState(11/1/80)10 NelsonSchexnayder, SouthwesternLouisiana(11/13/71) RashaunWood,OklahomaState(9/27/01)

>Yards>> Game214 ChrisJones, NortheastLouisiana(10/5/85)198 BrandonPerry, SamHoustonState(10/7/06)191 DaVonFowlkes, AppalachianState(9/25/04)

186 MichaelHayes, Southern(9/7/02)182 JohnFloyd, NortheastLouisiana(9/30/78)176 RamsesBarden, CalPoly(9/20/08)

>Attempts4 DaVonFowlkes, AppalachianState(9/25/04)3 MichaelCrabtree, TexasTech(9/29/07) TagRome, NortheastLouisiana(11/20/82) DavidSeals, DeltaState(11/22/73) DannyMcKeown, StephenF.Austin(9/20/69)

Punt RetuRns>Returns>> Game8 SteveHanschen, ArkansasState(10/7/78)

>Yards Returned>> Game182 ArlenBlackwell, SoutheasternLouisiana(10/15/49)

>Longest Punt Returned>> Game90 MarkCarrier, NichollsState(11/9/85)80 DavidPlaisance, NichollsState(10/24/02)

Passing>Attempts>> Game48 J.P.Losman, Tulane(9/6/03) DougHudson, NichollsState(11/8/86)47 RhettBomar, SamHoustonState(10/25/08) TroyWilliams, Southern(9/2/00)45 BobBounds, EastTexasState(9/22/90)44 JeremyMoses, StephenF.Austin(11/22/08)43 NeilLomax, PortlandState(11/1/80)

>Completions>> Game29 J.P.Losman, Tulane(9/6/03)27 TroyWilliams, Southern(9/2/00) RaymondPhilyaw, NortheastLa.(10/9/96)26 GrahamHarrell, TexasTech(9/29/07) BradSchlosser, SoutheasternLa.(10/14/06) DavidGreene, Georgia(9/21/02) NeilLomax, PortlandState(11/1/80)

>Yards>> Game431 BobBounds EastTexasState(9/28/91)368 RichieWilliams AppalachianState(9/25/04)353 J.P.Losman Tulane(9/6/03)349 DavidReaves AppalachianState(12/5/98)348 NathanBrown CentralArkansas(11/8/08)346 DavidGreene Georgia(9/21/03)338 GrahamHarrell TexasTech(9/29/07)

>Touchdowns>> Game5 GrahamHarrell, TexasTech(9/29/07) RichieWilliams, AppalachianState(9/25/04)4 NathanBrown, CentralArkansas(11/8/08) ShawnBell, Baylor(9/9/06) J.P.Losman, Tulane(9/6/03) BobbyHolmes, SouthernMississippi(10/29/49) JohnFriesz, Idaho,(12/3/88) ChandlerEvans, EastTexasState(9/24/94) DavidGreene, Georgia(9/21/02)

>Passes Intercepted >> Game7 Charles Hebert, SoutheasternLouisiana(11/12/83)

>Pass Completions >> Game94 BrettHickstoBrandonPerry, SamHoustonState(10/7/06)89 RichieWilliamstoDaVonFowlkes, AppalachianState(9/25/04)86 TimBaileytoDwightWalker,

NichollsState(11/8/80)82 MichaelWilliamstoTonyTompkins, SFA(11/20/04)82 TerryBradshawtoKenLiberto, LouisianaTech(10/19/68)

inteRcePtions>Most Interceptions>> Game3 JodyNorman, NortheastLouisiana(10/4/80) GregWright, Texas-Arlington(11/4/78) PalmerByrd, NorthAlabama(9/12/70) Karlton Washington, Louisiana-Monroe(9/25/99)

>Interception Return Yardage>> Game142 Karlton Washington,Louisiana-Monroe(9/25/99)114 LadariusWebb, NichollsState(10/6/07)114 KareemMoore, NichollsState(10/6/07)

Punting>Most Punts>> Game11 ZachBussey, DelawareState(9/13/03) LeoAraguz, SFA(11/17/90) ScottPoole, SWOklahoma(10/19/02)

>Yards>> Game468 ZachBussey, DelawareState(9/13/03)

>Highest Average>> Game63.5 PatrickDolan, NichollsState(10/6/07)

>Longest Punts>> Game88 Wayne Kingrey, SouthwesternLouisiana(11/20/48)85 DonAlonzo, NichollsState(11/8/80)80 RyanGooch, StephenF.Austin(11/17/07)79 ChadStanley, SFA(11/23/96)

KicKoff RetuRns>Kickoff Returns>> Game10 KeylamDavis, SoutheasternLa.(10/11/03)

>Yards Returned>> Game282 KeylamDavis, SoutheasternLa.(10/11/03)178 LardariusWebb, NichollsState(10/11/08)173 JeromeHewitt, SEOklahoma(9/27/08)

>Longest Kickoff Returns>> Game97 KeylamDavis, SoutheasternLa.(10/11/03)95 AndyHopkins, StephenF.Austin(9/16/73)93 R.F.Wilson, NortheastLouisiana(10/3/64)

OPPONENT RECORDS

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Year 1st Down Rushes Yards Att-Comp-Int Yards Plays Total Off. Punt Avg. Fum/Lost Pen/Los TDs PAT FG TP1960(3-6) 105 390 1279 119-46-12 576 509 1748 35.5 22/8 37/358 12 10 0 821961(7-3) 133 446 1662 158-67-11 925 604 2586 33.8 22/15 55/640 36 33 0 2491962(7-2-1) 144 439 2146 123-49-11 888 562 3034 35.6 25/11 65/696 31 17 1 2091963(4-6) 147 422 1795 156-58-13 964 578 2759 36.8 28/21 44/456 26 26 0 1701964(4-5) 369 1695 131-62-7 1054 500 2749 37.6 25 19 4 1851965(5-4) 132 371 1229 190-83-14 1203 561 2432 42.6 27/15 64/363 22 21 6 1711966(9-0) 162 408 1515 197-117-19 1627 605 3142 39.8 26/17 57/633 33 29 3 2361967(6-3) 169 471 2201 157-72-15 1024 628 3225 36.1 18/6 73/711 32 26 2 2251968(5-4) 186 437 1819 269-119-9 1751 707 3570 37.0 25/12 68/606 34 24 2 2361969(7-2) 179 586 2435 151-29-12 996 737 3431 36.5 17/9 62/570 36 32 6 2681970(7-3) 194 602 2909 121-53-11 795 727 3704 37.6 20/11 69/662 27 20 6 2011971(6-2-1) 124 518 1806 116-42-14 662 634 2468 36.9 28/16 53/535 18 16 7 1471972(8-2) 132 570 2179 74-33-2 504 644 2692 41.1 42/17 52/471 19 14 13 1691973(6-5) 148 548 1990 126-47-7 676 674 2666 41.6 48/21 69/655 22 19 6 1691974(1-10) 177 472 1197 263-147-14 1750 725 2947 39.0 45/26 60/523 16 11 3 1171975(1-10) 146 401 769 265-142-14 1886 688 2655 36.7 36/17 76/647 15 12 2 1081976(5-5) 157 470 1606 219-82-15 1241 689 2847 38.6 25/17 78/832 27 17 3 1901977(6-5) 171 484 1441 254-116-22 1701 738 3142 41.0 30/20 81/756 26 20 6 1961978(5-6) 183 561 1920 247-125-17 1565 798 3485 35.2 40/28 90/856 22 18 2 1581979(3-6) 141 371 1276 217-118-13 1302 588 2578 38.8 14/8 56/640 20 13 3 1431980(8-3) 221 477 2010 319-162-15 2621 796 4631 40.1 2917 99-1014 36 25 7 2661981(4-6) 211 363 1353 358-187-19 2811 721 4164 36.8 20/9 97/930 42 38 10 3221982(7-4) 210 427 871 399-203-21 2833 826 3704 39.5 23/9 118/1011 33 30 9 2591983(4-7) 157 441 1107 304-138-20 1843 745 2950 38.4 25/15 74/669 27 20 8 2081984(7-4) 174 545 2096 217-96-16 1487 762 3586 37.6 18/7 69/574 30 24 9 2331985(3-8) 161 478 1650 256-116-18 1605 734 3255 42.4 29/18 72/554 19 17 8 1581986(5-5-1) 180 520 2063 226-103-8 1337 746 3400 38.6 37/21 84/693 20 20 9 1671987(6-5) 178 499 1788 213-116-15 1923 712 3711 37.9 40/22 77/663 30 23 9 2301988(10-3) 256 650 2652 308-168-10 2691 957 5336 36.6 45/19 105/879 49 42 14 3811989(4-5-2) 191 482 1987 278-146-7 1884 760 3871 34.3 34/15 79/728 24 23 10 2001990(5-6) 189 533 2498 198-82-12 1175 731 3673 34.9 27-18 71/614 26 22 8 2031991(6-5) 161 493 1642 226-109-15 1416 721 3058 34.29 27-15 57-513 25 21 5 1921992(7-4) 186 538 2445 199-102-10 1479 737 3924 35.08 29-18 57/481 33 26 9 2521993(5-6) 195 492 1962 246-137-14 1868 738 3830 34.96 21/11 64/448 35 32 6 2641994(5-6) 220 484 2173 247-135-19 1808 731 3981 37.7 29/14 72/651 35 31 7 2661995(6-5) 213 510 2316 221-131-6 1910 731 4226 38.3 24/15 84/759 35 30 9 2691996(6-5) 195 512 2690 204-94-12 1715 716 4405 35.2 26/13 102/856 33 28 5 2411997(8-4) 181 514 2079 206-100-14 1695 720 3774 36.9 35/16 110/932 41 34 3 2931998(11-3) 245 589 2653 275-140-12 2986 864 5639 36.7 24/10 104/956 62 54 11 4651999(4-7) 205 435 1838 332-141-29 2157 767 3995 39.9 19/10 88/787 33 30 5 2432000(6-5)* 205 442 1866 302-138-13 1824 744 3690 41.0 26/12 75/742 31 26 14 2562001(8-4) 213 429 1510 354-197-6 2743 783 4253 39.3 23/12 100/886 43 38 7 3192002(9-4) 242 573 2367 335-176-13 2416 908 4783 35.5 29/15 124/974 44 46 9 3592003(6-6) 234 552 2618 308-151-8 1900 860 4518 34.7 42/19 109/992 50 45 13 3862004(8-4) 241 549 2981 276-142-13 1924 825 4905 34.5 32/16 130/1167 53 50 8 4012005(5-5) 162 400 1742 236-123-13 1394 636 3136 38.4 21/12 111/866 29 22 5 2152006(4-7) 195 439 1664 326-170-11 1931 765 3595 38.2 21/14 104/794 19 16 18 1872007(4-7) 210 522 2329 257-137-17 1667 779 3996 40.2 31/12 109/839 30 28 8 2402008(7-5) 228 521 2072 323-177-8 2187 844 4259 36.4 24/10 101/836 40 37 14 3202009(0-11) 198 413 1644 363-201-12 2016 776 3660 35.8 26/16 106/865 20 17 7 4012010(5-6) 186 369 1168 375-204-19 2435 744 3603 40.9 18/9 102/972 26 23 5 1942011(5-6) 174 412 1187 187-310-8 1930 722 3117 38.2 27-14 86/835 28 24 14 234

NSU YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS




Year 1st Down Rushes Yards Att-Comp-Int Yards Plays Total Off. Punt Avg. Fum/Lost Pen/Los TDs PAT FG TP1960 111 418 1442 110-56-11 585 528 2027 34.0 22/11 39-411 — — — 911961 136 440 1410 185-76-17 886 625 2296 33.2 32/18 42/392 — — — 1561962 105 450 1255 117-45-11 547 567 1802 34.4 22/12 39/389 14 8 2 971963 140 450 1559 163-81-15 1105 613 2664 36.4 20/14 53/656 26 216 1 1781964 317 1242 108-51-11 702 425 1944 36.5 18 19 1 1301965 142 442 1503 162-77-6 1088 604 2641 39.5 29/12 42/394 27 21 1 1891966 101 350 958 165-69-9 695 505 1653 36.4 17/8 47/450 11 9 1 791967 133 354 932 219-108-10 1238 564 2170 37.1 21/12 39/405 17 11 2 1201968 148 440 1552 182-73-10 1068 622 2620 38.0 24/14 76/539 20 15 4 1481969 137 393 1507 169-76-5 1384 562 2891 39.4 26/15 49/455 30 25 4 2211970 180 455 1714 229-111-12 1583 648 3297 36.9 17/10 44/387 23 21 2 1661971 137 395 1432 181-78-13 976 576 2408 38.8 24/9 58/605 15 7 4 1101972 126 420 1323 198-89-14 1320 618 2643 36.4 35/17 49/490 11 8 2 811973 164 522 2053 188-82-21 1201 710 3254 36.5 31/19 93-883 19 14 4 1421974 169 551 2223 187-82-18 1355 738 3578 38.3 32/16 96/994 29 26 5 2161975 207 643 2803 152-75-8 1066 800 3879 38.6 40/20 78-786 42 36 8 3161976 167 487 1681 200-83-17 1191 687 2872 36.1 45/25 68/689 23 20 7 1811977 166 589 2178 189-73-13 1072 778 3250 39.4 41/20 80/837 23 20 7 1831978 182 530 2512 154-66-10 1205 684 3717 36.6 49/22 53/525 36 26 12 2821979 179 507 2120 171-82-9 1257 678 3377 37.3 41/18 46/527 34 31 5 2531980 202 489 1929 257-129-13 1726 746 3655 36.9 39/20 65/556 25 23 6 1911981 219 438 1579 331-164-16 2344 796 3923 36.8 38/21 75/726 36 27 7 2661982 185 441 1288 307-157-17 2053 749 3341 37.1 26/18 88/913 26 22 9 2121983 188 536 1798 253-1430-17 1433 789 3131 36.7 32/22 93/839 24 17 16 2111984 141 427 1199 273-123-18 1438 700 2637 39.3 39/17 73/546 12 12 4 991985 209 532 2364 262-129-12 1828 794 4192 38.6 35/22 65/567 30 29 12 2401986 191 507 1987 271-120-17 1598 778 3585 38.6 30/17 69/596 25 25 11 2091987 173 505 1907 237-117-8 1470 742 3377 41.1 27/12 89/753 28 23 14 2351988 197 503 2063 365-172-24 2280 868 3881 36.9 29/12 89/762 32 25 8 2441989 202 451 1730 281-141-9 1804 732 3534 37.5 23/11 102/841 23 22 10 1971990 168 468 1756 239-119-11 1737 708 3493 39.7 19-14 84/757 25 22 10 2031991 166 453 1559 270-140-20 1559 731 3118 37.18 38-23 83-611 20 15 10 1691992 194 464 1884 256-131-12 1659 720 3543 37.52 23-15 61/417 30 25 7 2281993 214 474 2370 255-135-7 1944 729 4314 39.64 31/18 92/744 39 32 16 3141994 209 455 1648 335-173-10 2126 790 3774 36.8 22/12 107/847 29 27 9 2281995 188 429 1746 274-148-10 1935 703 3681 38.3 17/12 61/535 26 22 9 2091996 180 437 1492 295-151-15 1790 732 3282 39.7 14/7 88/680 18 14 14 1661997 148 360 1060 290-133-21 1811 650 2871 36.8 18/12 73/712 24 18 13 1911998 263 559 1903 419-208-17 2858 978 4761 33.6 33/13 109/940 37 33 7 2801999 205 442 1866 302-138-13 1824 744 3690 41.0 26/12 75/742 31 26 14 2562000 183 440 1681 291-157-12 1931 731 3612 36.8 18/9 101/856 29 25 11 2362001 199 458 1356 334-188-14 2191 792 3547 34.4 24/12 103/814 30 28 8 2322002 194 471 1292 346-185-9 2304 817 3596 38.6 26/18 82/645 32 33 4 2832003 174 441 1345 332-163-14 2103 773 3448 37.4 27/16 84/778 32 22 15 2652004 181 415 1128 317-158-16 2168 732 3296 37.0 21/12 81/593 36 35 9 2822005 240 409 1566 271-143-7 2017 680 3583 34.4 13/10 73/608 30 26 10 2402006 181 313 1319 315-164-12 1974 628 3293 37.0 23/13 76/712 29 26 16 2492007 175 369 1924 277-136-9 2125 646 4049 40.7 17/8 91/777 46 46 6 3722008 209 385 1745 372-192-10 2754 757 4499 40.0 19/10 77/662 45 36 11 3392009 222 371 1809 325-206-4 2834 696 4643 41.5 15/5 73/751 52 46 13 4012010 239 466 1893 349-188-4 2511 815 4404 39.0 13/9 93/936 37 33 15 3022011 218 377 1495 213-392-16 2775 769 4270 40.2 22-12 84/746 38 33 12 297

OPPONENT YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS

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PassingYear Player Att.-Comp.-Int. Pct. Yards TD1960 VicStelly 70-28-7 31.0 377 21961 DonBeasley 67-25-6 37.6 316 31962 DonBeasley 52-22-3 42.3 484 81963 DonBeasley 111-42-10 37.8 692 71964 DonBeasley 85-38-7 44.7 655 51965 DonGuidry 116-58-4 50.0 799 101966 MalcolmLewis 97-56-5 57.7 852 6 DonGuidry 100-61-4 61.0 775 61967 DonGuidry 86-44-3 51.1 617 61968 Don Guidry 261-116-8 44.4 1712 161969 MikePool 128-63-5 49.2 911 91970 MikePool 108-49-8 45.4 705 41971 BobWattigny 92-34-11 37.0 598 41972 Lynn Hebert 51-24-2 47.1 377 11973 WiltonCox 57-21-2 36.8 294 21974 ButchBallard 245-140-11 57.1 1668 31975 ButchBallard 167-99-6 59.3 1058 41976 StuartWright 176-67-11 38.1 984 71977 Kenny Philibert 128-62-12 48.4 963 81978 Kenny Philibert 165-85-10 51.5 982 21979 Kenny Philibert 160-83-10 51.9 920 71980 BobbyHebert 223-120-9 53.8 1828 121981 EricBarkley 140-65-11 46.4 1131 91982 Stan Powell 178-95-5 53.4 1267 81983 Wayne Van 189-83-13 43.9 1252 111984 Wayne Van 175-83-9 47.4 1280 101985 Wayne Van 183-83-17 44.3 1179 71986 RustySlack 123-54-4 43.9 664 21987 ScottStoker 119-71-7 59.6 938 31988 ScottStoker 207-115-5 55.6 1966 101989 ScottStoker 266-143-16 52.5 1825 71990 BradBrown 171-73-9 42.7 1107 41991 BradLaird 82-41-5 50.0 535 01992 BradBrown 137-72-7 52.6 1109 31993 BradLaird 239-133-14 55.6 1762 81994 BradLaird 204-119-12 58.3 1661 61995 BradLaird 213-130-6 61.0 1895 51996 Warren Patterson 147-73-9 49.7 1417 101997 Warren Patterson 142-71-5 50.0 992 71998 Warren Patterson 157-79-6 50.3 1427 121999 BradSpangler 169-70-15 41.4 1067 42000 BenBeach 248-115-8 46.4 1521 102001 Craig Nall 296-166-3 56.1 2361 122002 Kevin Magee 252-133-11 52.8 1844 132003 Davon Vinson 240-121-4 50.4 1541 82004 Davon Vinson 165-85-10 51.5 1240 102005 Davon Vinson 183-92-12 50.3 1092 72006 RickyJoeMeeks 130-75-6 57.7 904 32007 Germayne Edmond 163-88-9 54.0 1065 82008 JohnHundley 205-112-3 54.6 1307 82009 PaulHarris 144-81-5 56.2 978 5 Tyler Wolfe 106-59-3 55.7 583 32010 PaulHarris 258-146-10 56.6 1821 132011 Brad Henderson 178-289-6 61.6 1853 12

RushingYear Player Att. Yards Lost Net Avg. TD1960 Jimmy Aldredge 56 285 13 272 4.9 21961 KennyThompson 58 369 4 365 6.3 61962 ClaudePatrick 78 418 2 416 5.3 31963 JerryBurton 90 414 7 407 4.5 11964 James Aymond 48 394 11 383 8.0 11965 ClaudePatrick 82 406 10 396 4.8 101966 RussGielow 59 320 10 310 5.3 41967 VicNyvall 95 585 25 560 5.9 41968 DonGuidry 83 488 99 389 4.7 31969 RichardWare 127 564 0 564 4.4 61970 RichardWare 186 835 3 832 4.5 81971 Donald Johnson 92 628 4 624 6.8 51972 Donald Johnson 159 907 20 887 5.6 61973 Mario Cage 218 1085 28 1057 4.8 51974 Mario Cage 216 903 77 826 3.8 71975 Sidney Thornton 175 790 29 751 4.3 61976 Sidney Thornton 191 933 32 901 4.7 121977 MarkSchroeder 106 473 26 447 4.2 11978 Joe Delaney 170 1013 68 945 5.6 91979 Joe Delaney 139 747 30 717 5.2 61980 Joe Delaney 221 1153 43 1110 5.0 101981 CarltonFinister 128 710 19 691 5.4 61982 LeRoy Ellis 157 534 43 493 3.1 81983 Elliot Dawson 25 218 3 215 8.6 11984 Chris Chenier 106 605 8 597 5.6 01985 JohnStephens 202 1059 581001 4.9 51986 JohnStephens 204 988 45 943 4.6 31987 JohnStephens 132 668 22 646 4.9 61988 PaulFrazier 74 502 21 481 6.5 61989 Pete Ellis 106 456 2 454 4.3 31990 BradBrown 192 1008 165 843 4.4 81991 Deon Ridgell 148 652 28 624 4.2 31992 Deon Ridgell 162 1040 56 984 6.1 71993 Deon Ridgell 122 543 36 507 4.1 11994 C. Matthews 155 1091 45 1046 6.7 91995 C. Matthews 230 1471 87 1384 6.0 131996 Anthony Williams 178 1120 57 1063 6.0 91997 Ronnie Powell 149 1015 24 991 6.7 81998 Tony Taylor 123 786 13 773 6.3 71999 Tony Taylor 263 1550 109 1441 5.5 162000 Tony Taylor 302 1608 102 1506 5.0 92001 Jeremy Lofton 215 1054 72 982 4.6 142002 DerrickJohnese 203 994 34 960 4.7 142003 DerrickJohnese 158 989 66 923 5.8 112004 DerrickJohnese 153 1125 311094 7.2 92005 Davon Vinson 122 795 74 721 5.9 52006 ByronLawrence 187 850 29 821 4.4 42007 ByronLawrence 246 1436 591377 5.6 52008 ByronLawrence 207 1066 481018 4.9 92009 William Griffin 131 612 37 575 4.4 4 PaulHarris 98 624 87 537 5.5 32010 Sterling Endsley 93 316 25 291 3.1 22011 D.J. Palmer 87 380 30 350 4.0 3

ReceivingYear Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD1960 JackieSmith 10 129 12.9 01961 JackieSmith 9 95 10.6 01962 Johnny Norman 13 138 10.6 01963 Johnny Norman 16 254 15.9 0 Roy Gentry 16 231 14.4 31964 James Aymond 15 260 17.3 21965 DickReding 27 477 17.6 41966 DickReding 32 595 18.6 31967 VicNyvall 20 308 15.4 31968 Al Phillips 35 642 18.3 101969 SteveGaspard 22 280 12.7 21970 AlPhillips 20 365 18.3 11971 ReggieThompson 10 237 23.7 3 SkipperMorgan 10 96 9.6 01972 Reggie Thompson 6 186 31.0 21973 ReggieThompson 12 176 14.6 01974 ReggieThompson 29 426 14.7 11975 MikeAlmond 25 399 16.0 31976 Wyamond Waters 23 469 20.4 51977 MikeAlmond 25 405 16.2 21978 MikeAlmond 27 483 17.9 31979 Randy Liles 29 443 15.3 61980 Randy Liles 37 657 17.8 41981 JamesBennett 28 489 17.5 3 VictorOatis 26 687 26.4 51982 VictorOatis 42 823 19.6 9 Jerry Wheeler 42 701 16.9 51983 Jerry Wheeler 24 421 17.5 71984 OdessaTurner 24 383 15.9 51985 OdessaTurner 22 381 17.3 31986 FloydTurner 26 329 12.7 11987 FloydTurner 25 522 20.8 31988 FloydTurner 37 680 18.4 41989 Al Edwards 37 502 13.6 11990 JohnTappin 24 444 18.5 31991 VictorRobinson 19 321 16.9 01992 Carlos Jones 26 330 12.7 01993 JamesBrock 21 481 22.9 3 Jared Johnston 21 321 15.3 21994 Jared Johnston 36 633 17.6 31995 Adam Swales 29 361 12.4 21996 Pat Palmer 32 829 25.9 81997 Pat Palmer 32 657 20.5 41998 ChrisPritchett 26 457 17.6 41999 ChrisPritchett 37 490 13.2 22000 T.J.Sutherland 34 715 21.0 62001 Nathan Black 52 944 18.2 32002 FreddieHarrison 33 503 15.2 42003 TobyZeigler 30 367 12.2 22004 DerrickDoyle 40 631 15.8 62005 DerrickDoyle 27 242 9.0 02006 DerrickDoyle 30 356 11.9 12007 BenBailey 31 410 13.2 12008 DudleyGuice 35 606 17.3 52009 Darius Duffy 54 486 9.0 02010 BradleyBrown 48 454 9.5 32011 JustinAldredge 39 514 13.2 2

YEAR-BY-YEAR INDIVIDUAL LEADERS




inteRcePtionsYear Player No. Yards Avg. TD1960 Larry Crow 6 89 14.8 01961 Larry Crow 3 31 10.3 0 Gary Moore 3 16 5.3 01962 Tommy Wyatt 3 47 15.7 01963 Al Dodd 9 78 8.7 01964 Al Dodd 4 100 25.0 01965 Al Dodd 9 198 22.0 11966 Al Dodd 9 118 13.1 11967 David Smith 5 28 5.6 01968 KennyHrapmann 6 81 13.5 01969 Kenny Callens 4 58 14.5 0 KennyHrapmann 4 55 13.8 01970 KennyHrapmann 4 62 15.5 01971 PaulTacker 4 125 31.3 1 KennyHrapmann 4 14 3.5 01972 John Kelly 7 96 13.7 01973 John Kelly 7 78 11.1 01974 John Dilworth 6 55 9.2 01975 MikeMaggio 2 36 18.0 0 GeorgeBarefield 2 18 9.0 01976 MikeMaggio 6 37 6.2 01977 Stanley Lee 3 18 6.0 01978 MarkDiscon 4 0 0.0 01979 J.P.Dunbar 3 24 8.0 0 SonnyLouis 3 15 5.0 01980 DarrelToussaint 5 44 8.8 01981 SonnyLouis 4 55 13.8 01982 MichaelRichardson 7 94 13.4 01983 MichaelRichardson 6 152 25.3 11984 MichaelRichardson 5 55 11.0 01985 J.T.Fenceroy 3 18 6.0 0 Robert Moore 3 6 2.0 01986 DeShonJenkins 5 5 1.0 01987 Dennis Smith 3 77 25.7 01988 Dennis Smith 4 13 3.2 01989 Randy Hilliard 3 73 24.3 11990 Ron Davis 4 26 6.5 01991 ChadMcDavid 4 11 2.8 01992 Adrian Hardy 3 43 14.3 01993 Seven Players Tied 11994 Three Players Tied 21995 TroyBarnes 3 19 6.3 01996 KeithThibodeaux 3 39 13.0 01997 Tony Joe Maranto 6 138 23.0 11998 Jermaine Jones 6 232 38.7 21999 TerrenceMcGee 4 61 15.3 12000 TerrenceMcGee 3 78 26.0 12001 JudithSylvester 4 34 8.5 02002 TerrenceMcGee 3 27 9.0 02003 David Pittman 4 118 29.5 12004 David Pittman 5 136 27.2 12005 RussWashington 2 66 33.0 1 DarrellKitchen 2 0 0.0 02006 C.L. Grogan 4 0 0.0 02007 Gary Riggs 3 30 10.0 0 KaseyBrown 3 29 9.7 02008 Gary Riggs 3 62 22.7 22009 WesleyEckles 3 73 24.3 02010 Jamaal White 3 38 12.7 02011 Jamaal White 4 110 27.5 0

Pass BReaKuPsYear Player Total1983 TommyRushing 121984 MichaelRichardson,CharlesFulton 111985 WilsonBrown 111986 Randy Hilliard 191987 Randy Hilliard 101988 Kevin Lewis 131989 Randy Hilliard 81990 Adrian Hardy 51991 Adrian Hardy 91992 Adrian Hardy 151993 Jeff Myatt 61994 TonyEchols,GrantCrowder 51995 Kevin Rhodes 71996 KeithThibodeaux 101997 Jermaine Jones 161998 Jermaine Jones 211999 TerrenceMcGee 152000 TerrenceMcGee 122001 TerrenceMcGee 92002 Jerry Goldsmith 112003 EricLouis 142004 RussWashington 122005 David Pittman 92006 RussWashington 102007 KaseyBrown 92008 KaseyBrown 192009 KaseyBrown 102010 Jeremy Lane 122011 Cortez Paige 12

sacKsYear Player Total1984 Arthur“Tank”Berry 91985 JohnKulakowski,EarnestCrittenden 31986 JohnKulakowski 61987 JohnKulakowski 151988 Henry Sibley 81989 GregNecaise 131990 Greg Necaise 15.51991 Andre Carron 101992 BryanRoussell,MarcusCrider 61993 TracyHarris 51994 Nathan Platt 41995 Jason Storm 41996 MarioSanchez 5.51997 JakeMichel,TerryJohnson,M.Sanchez 41998 JakeMichel,MarioSanchez 61999 DamionBrown 72000 Ahmad Willis 32001 Ahmad Willis 12.52002 RoyLocks 102003 Jamall Johnson 6.52004 EdQueen 7.52005 MarvinByrdsong&CarlosStephens 4.02006 CharlieBrooks 3.02007 Ray Martin 4.02008 Ledell Love 3.52009 Albert Smith 4.02010 D.J. Shaw 2.52011 RickyIssac 4.5

tacKlesYear Player Solo Assist Total1983 Gary Reasons 94 78 1721984 Earnest Crittenden 98 58 1561985 J.T.Fenceroy 98 72 1701986 J.T.Fenceroy 70 49 1191987 FreddieWallace 71 46 1171988 LeonardParker 76 56 1321989 Andre Carron 70 82 1521990 Andre Carron 98 56 1541991 Andre Carron 118 58 1761992 Edward Moses 63 54 1171993 SteveReadeaux 65 36 1011994 SteveReadeaux 59 42 1011995 George Haynes 64 66 1301996 Grant Crowder 56 49 1051997 Tony Maranto 59 47 1061998 JakeMichel 76 52 1281999 B.J.Williams 60 53 1132000 KurtRodriguez 70 57 1272001 JudithSylvester 49 37 862002 Germond Williams 77 35 1122003 Jamall Johnson 80 39 1192004 Jamall Johnson 63 35 982005 MarvinByrdsong 49 53 1022006 RussWashington 51 38 892007 MackDampier 56 35 912008 MackDampier 56 39 952009 BlakeDelcambre 49 45 942010 DerekRose 85 53 1382011 DerekRose 55 27 82

DB Tony Maranto (1995-97)

YEAR-BY-YEAR INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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PuntsYear Player No. Yards Avg.1960 JackieSmith 48 1766 36.81961 JackieSmith 52 1780 34.21962 JackieSmith 50 1797 35.91963 WayneWalker 46 1730 37.61964 WayneWalker 26 978 37.61965 WayneWalker 48 2045 42.61966 ShelleyDickie 40 1638 40.91967 George Green 16 651 40.71968 Larry Smith 44 1648 38.21969 Larry Smith 43 1572 36.51970 Larry Smith 36 1439 30.01971 RandyWalker 49 1799 36.71972 RandyWalker 60 2466 41.11973 RandyWalker 65 2703 41.61974 StuartWright 36 1434 40.01975 StuartWright 58 2181 37.61976 Dennis Pendergraft 64 2485 38.81977 Dennis Pendergraft 63 2584 41.01978 Dennis Pendergraft 63 2379 37.81979 BarryRubin 45 1841 40.51980 Leo Clement 46 1845 40.11981 Leo Clement 22 880 40.01982 Leo Clement 54 2192 40.61983 MikeCrow 65 2568 39.51984 Mike Crow 74 2832 38.31985 Mike Crow 69 2929 42.41986 MikeCrow 68 2699 39.71987 MarkContreras 51 1933 37.91988 MarkContreras 45 1691 37.61989 MarkContreras 41 1502 36.61990 Chris Hamler 21 739 35.21991 ShaneStephens 42 1538 36.61992 JasonFernandez 36 1427 39.61993 JasonFernandez 43 1623 37.71994 JohnLouviere 42 1655 39.41995 JohnLouviere 46 1763 38.31996ShaneBarbaro 50 1876 37.51997 Chris Poole 52 1955 37.61998 Shawn Grigsby 40 1540 38.51999 MarkHolmes 33 1346 40.82000 MarkHolmes 58 2377 41.02001 GregMitchell 64 2679 40.62002 Chris Stegall 74 2733 36.92003 Chris Stegall 58 2083 35.92004 RickyJoeMeeks 38 1349 35.52005 MarshallBurton 61 2340 38.42006 MarshallBurton 58 2253 38.82007 MarshallBurton 63 2610 41.42008 BradleyRusso 62 2303 37.12009 BradleyRusso 53 1926 36.32010 BradleyRusso 68 2789 41.02011 NicRusson 63 2410 38.8

Punt RetuRnsYear Player No. Yards Avg. TD1960 RalphConrad 10 46 4.6 01961 KennyThompson 15 272 18.1 01962 Gary Moore 8 85 10.6 01963 Tommy Wyatt 7 58 8.3 01964 Al Dodd 12 171 14.3 11965 Al Dodd 24 309 12.9 01966 Al Dodd 20 326 16.3 11967 VicNyvall 15 326 21.7 11968 AlPhillips 9 135 15.0 01969 AlPhillips 17 223 13.1 11970 AlPhillips 21 129 6.1 01971 Donald Johnson 13 98 7.5 01972 Donald Johnson 6 57 9.5 01973 Sidney Thornton 10 102 10.2 11974 Willie Mosley 12 39 3.3 01975 Wyamond Waters 12 39 3.3 01976 Willie Mosley 14 196 14.0 11977 Willie Mosley 25 205 8.2 01978 JamesBennett 10 57 5.7 01979 MarkSchroeder 13 58 4.4 01980 SonnyLouis 13 77 5.9 01981 RoyFontenot 12 132 11.0 11982 RoyFontenot 18 255 11.1 01983 RoyFontenot 21 139 6.6 01984 RoyFontenot 37 270 7.3 01985 DeShonJenkins 20 90 4.5 01986 Kevin Lewis 13 59 4.5 01987 Kevin Lewis 22 173 7.8 11988 Kevin Lewis 20 170 8.5 01989 Al Edwards 14 117 8.4 01990 Ron Davis 14 125 8.9 11991 VictorRobinson 12 72 6.0 01992 DariusAdams 21 284 13.5 11993 JamesBrock 19 152 8.0 01994 JamesBrock 15 135 9.0 01995 ClarenceMatthews 22 145 6.6 01996 Pat Palmer 15 111 7.4 01997 Pat Palmer 27 180 6.7 01998 Kevin Hall 30 319 10.6 0 Jermaine Jones 7 163 23.3 21999 NathanBlack 32 365 11.4 02000 Terrence McGee 18 427 23.7 32001 TerrenceMcGee 25 402 16.1 02002 TobyZeigler 25 390 15.6 12003 TobyZeigler 30 413 13.8 02004 TobyZeigler 24 376 15.7 12005 TobyZeigler 15 182 12.1 02006 JamalJackson 10 107 10.7 02007 C.L. Grogan 9 65 7.2 02008 JasperEdwards 6 62 10.3 02009 JasperEdwards 12 126 10.5 02010 BradleyBrown 15 138 9.2 02011 Kevin Sheif 11 110 10.0 0

KicKoff RetuRnsYear Player No. Yards Avg. TD1960 RalphConrad 12 188 15.6 01961 KennyThompson 12 342 28.5 01962 KennyThompson 7 144 20.5 01963 Glenn Talbert 6 113 18.5 01964 Al Dodd 10 220 22.0 01965 Al Dodd 14 274 19.6 01966 Al Dodd 11 232 21.1 01967 AlPhillips 7 172 24.5 01968 AlPhillips 12 241 20.1 01969 VicNyvall 18 392 21.8 01970 AlPhillips 18 503 27.9 01971 Donald Johnson 13 342 26.3 01972 JoeBeckPayne 7 164 23.4 01973 Mario Cage 16 393 24.6 11974 Mario Cage 21 407 19.4 01975 Wyamond Waters 27 527 19.5 01976 MarkSchroeder 19 296 15.6 01977 ConnieHatcher 18 362 20.1 01978 MarkSchroeder 7 188 26.9 0 Joe Delaney 14 277 19.8 01979 MarkSchroeder 11 214 19.5 01980 MarkDuper 7 184 20.4 01981 RoyFontenot 18 348 19.3 01982 RoyFontenot 18 360 20.0 01983 RoyFontenot 18 335 18.6 01984 OdessaTurner 10 253 25.3 01985 Kevin Lewis 14 228 16.3 01986 Al Edwards 16 311 19.4 01987 Dennis Smith 25 631 25.2 01988 Dennis Smith 22 438 19.9 01989 Dennis Smith 13 376 28.9 11990 JohnTappin 18 421 23.4 01991 Lawann Latson 14 331 22.4 01992 DariusAdams 17 429 25.2 11993 JamesBrock 26 541 20.8 01994 Clarence Matthews 19 560 29.5 01995 ClarenceMatthews 22 554 25.2 01996 MikeStone 14 285 20.4 01997 Ronnie Powell 11 221 20.1 01998 Jermaine Jones 23 487 21.2 01999 Tony Taylor 11 231 21.0 02000 Sean Weber 10 168 16.8 02001 TerrenceMcGee 14 309 22.1 02002 DerrickJohnese 11 250 22.7 02003 TobyZeigler 10 222 22.2 0 GregSkidmore 10 224 22.4 02004 TobyZeigler 28 710 25.4 02005 TobyZeigler 17 402 23.6 0 GregSkidmore 11 271 24.6 02006 Chris Miller 13 275 21.2 02007 Jeremy Jefferson 14 271 19.4 02008 JustinPerry 12 312 26.0 12009 Phillip Harvey 30 648 21.6 02010 BradleyBrown 18 402 22.3 0 PhillipHarvey 17 359 21.1 02011 PhillipHarvey 21 568 27.0 1

YEAR -BY-YEAR INDIVIDUAL LEADERS




2012: Purple 23, White 22 MVPs:Offense-BradHenderson; Defense-BertWhite Teams-JohnShaughnessy2011: Purple 31, White 10 MVPs:Purple:Offense JustinAldredge Defense-DerekRose White:Offense-SidneyRiley Defense-LukeTurner2010: no traditional game due to injuries MVPs:Offense-PhillipHarvey; Defense-MikeAdams2009: White 31, Purple 0 MVPs:Offense-JonHundley; Defense-WesleyEckles2008:White 30, Purple 7 MVP-DudleyGuice,WR2007:White 27, Purple 21 Co-MVPs-GermayneEdmond,QB; PatrickEarl,RB2006:White 20, Purple 6 MVP-GregSkidmore,RB2005:White 10, Purple 0 MVP-Tory Collins, DL2004: Purple 20, White 19 MVP-DavonVinson,QB2003:White 17, Purple 72002:Purple 7, White 0 MVP-TerrenceMcGee2001:Purple 17, White 9 MVP-CraigNall,QB2000:White 21, Purple 10 MVP-NathanBlack1999: White 42, Purple 21

MVP-NathanBlack1998:White 31, Purple 21 MVP-BoMeeks1997:White 19, Purple 16 Co-MVPs-AljaDelaney;KennyWright1996:White 21, Purple 17 MVP-BrandonEmmanuel1995:White 23, Purple 13 MVP-BrianJacquet1994:Purple 26, White 21 MVP-BradLaird1993:Purple 16, White 6 Co-MVP’s-DarrellDuhon;EdMoses1992:Purple 30, White 7 MVP-DariusAdams1991:*Purple 0, White 0 MVP-Andre Carron1990:Purple 14, White 10 MVP-AndrewRoach

2011 RussellOwens2010 LanceLacoste, Keland Johnson2009 RogersLoche2008 MackDampier2007 ClayBroyles2006 RichuelMassey2005 CarlosStephens2004 MikeKing2003 KirtStraughter2002 EricLouis2001 StephonBostick2000 CharvisRichmond1999 MikeStone1998 MikeStone1997 MikeStone1996 Anthony Williams1995 Anthony Williams1994 Chris Willis 1993 JohnSpangler1992 MarcusCrider1991 RandyBullock1990 RandyBullock1989 SteveCompton1988 MarkNewstrom1987 JohnStephens1986 OdessaTurner1985 JohnStephens

2011 JustinAldrege,YaserElqutub2010 Dennis“Tank”Clark2009 RogersLoche2008 Adam Varnado2007 Ray Martin2006 T.J.McMillan2005 BruceWoods2004 BillyRayRutledge2003 Jerry Goldsmith2002 NickFiorito2001 Gene Tennison2000 Joe Johnson1999 B.J.Williams1998 Clint Loggins1997 Damian Johnson1996 Grant Crowder1995 Jason Storm1994 JohnDippel1993 GeorgePaul1992 David Howard1991 RobFloyd1990 JohnKing,GregNecaise1989 Adrian Howard1988 Kevin Lewis1987 JohnKulakowski1986 J.T.Fenceroy1985 J.T.Fenceroy1984 JamesBoyd

1983 MichaelRichardson

2011 Trevor Goodie BrandonMonrose BryanRoss TylerRoussel Kevin Shief Caleb Stanfield JustinWarner NicRusso RussellOwens2010 JakeBryan, Calvin Morton, OsazeIdumwonyi BobStanfield2009 YaserElqutub Jarrett Hardnett Kyle Howard2008 DariusDuffy2007 Carson Martinez2006 JimmyMcKee2005 DaneCharpentier2004 Kaleb Morain

ThislogoisonthefieldatTurpinStadiuminthelocationwhereChrisWaddelllaststoodbeforebeingfatallystrikenduetoarareheartconditiononthedaybeforespringpractice,March1,2004.Eachyearonthatday,theDemonsperformcommunityserviceprojectsinhishonor.FormerAssociateSIDMatthewBonnettecreatedthelogo.

Demon Award Winners

DEMON AWARDS

JOE DELANEY BOWLTheannualspringfootballgameisnamedinhonorofJoeDelaney,anAll-AmericanwhodrownedJune29,1983,tryingtosavethreechildren.

KIRT STRAUGHTER TRIDENT TEST WINNERSThe“TridentTests”aredesignedtotesttheplayersstrength,speedandconditioning.Theplayersreceiveanoverallgradebasedonrankingamongallplayers.

LATINO AWARD WINNERSThecoachesselectaseniorplayerwhomostexemplifiestheeffort,unselfishness,leader-shipandcharacterofthelateLesterLatino,atwo-timeall-conferencelinebacker.

CHRIS WADDELL MEMORIAL AWARDTheChrisWaddellMemorialAwardispresentedtothewalk-onplayerwhobestexemplifiesthesamecharacteristicsrequiredoftheLatinoAward.TheawardpaystributetoWaddell,awalk-onredshirtfreshmanoffensivelinemanwhodiedinMarch2004justbeforethebegin-ningofspringpracticeduetoaheartcondition.

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1907 (0-1-0)No Conference Affliation

NSU Team Opp.6 LouisianaTech 436 Total Points 43


NSU Team Opp.0 Centenary 160 NatchitochesAthleticClub 07 LouisianaCollege 05 ShreveportHigh 1612 Total Points 32


NSU Team Opp.70 AlexandriaAth.Club 017 Centenary 00 LouisianaTech 4547 SouthwesternLouisiana 011 SouthwesternLouisiana 0145 Total Points 45


NSU Team Opp.5 NatchitochesAthleticClub 05 LouisianaCollege 022 Alumni 034 Winnfield High 526 LouisianaCollege 00 LouisianaTech 3228 Centenary 0120 Total Points 37


NSU Team Opp.0 Tulane 270 LSU 463 LouisianaCollege 100 LouisianaTech 39

6 SouthwesternLouisiana 3025 Centenary 023 Monroe High 057 Total Points 152


NSU Team Opp.42 Winnfield High 620 Monroe High 06 Centenary 60 PickedTeam 2239 LouisianaCollege 613 SouthwesternLouisiana 6120 Total Points 46


NSU Team Opp.25 SouthwesternLouisiana 128 Centenary 80 LouisianaTech 408 Monroe High 88 LouisianaCollege 849 Total Points 76


NSU Team Opp.0 ShreveportHigh 057 Monroe High 033 LouisianaCollege 028 ShreveportHigh 785 LouisianaCollege 00 SouthwesternLouisiana 12203 Total Points 19

1915Record 4-2-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp.134 Monroe High 07 St. Charles College 2552 LouisianaCollege 07 LouisianaTech 2074 LouisianaCollege 014 SouthwesternLouisiana 0288 Total Points 45

1916Record 0-2-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp.0 SouthwesternLouisiana 220 LouisianaTech 240 Total Points 46

1917Record 1-1-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp.0 SouthwesternLouisiana 346 LouisianaTech 06 Total Points 34

1918No Team

1919Record 1-1-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

NSU Team Opp.0 SouthwesternLouisiana 1914 Winnfield High 06 Centenary 027 LouisianaTech 047 Total Points 19

1920Record 5-1-1


NSU Team Opp.12 Winnfield High 00 LSU 3413 LouisianaCollege 136 St. Charles College 013 LouisianaCollege 013 SouthwesternLouisiana 012 LouisianaTech 076 Total Points 47

1921Record 3-3-1


NSU Team Opp. Date14 Natch.AthleticClub 0 9/300 atLSU 78 10/0814 LouisianaCollege 6 10/157 Centenary 0 10/290 ST.CHARLESCOLL. 0 11/010 LouisianaTech 14 11/197 SouthwesternLouisiana 33 11/2437 Total Points 131

1922Record 3-3-1


NSU Team Opp. Date0 atLSU 13 9/2920 LouisianaCollege 0 10/140 LouisianaTech 0 10/197 Centenary 28 10/2526 ARKANSASA&M 0 11/037 TULANEFRESHMAN 0 11/116 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 13 11/2366 Total Points 54

1923Record 3-6-0


NSU Team Opp. Date0 atLSU 40 9/2920 RUSKCOLLEGE 0 10/050 Loyola 23 10/130 Centenary 35 10/2014 TULANEFRESHMAN 0 10/266 ArkansasA&M 0 11/032 LouisianaTech 33 11/106 LOUISIANACOLL. 20 11/1912 SouthwesternLouisiana 14 11/2960 Total Points 165

1924Record 4-2-1

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date13 LSUFRESHMEN 0 10/0326 RuskCollege 0 10/100 LouisianaCollege 0 10/1845 ARKANSASA&M 0 10/310 atLSU 40 11/057 StephenF.Austin 3 11/070 SOUTHWESTERNLA 20 11/2791 Total Points 63

1925Record 5-3-1


NSU Team Opp. Date0 atLSU 27 09/2620 LONMORRISCOLL. 0 10/026 RUSKCOLLEGE 0 10/0939 LOUISIANA.COLL. 12 10/1614 LAMAR 0 10/2312 JEFFERSONCOLL. 0 10/306 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 7 11/060 ArkansasA&M 0 11/117 SouthwesternLouisiana 27 11/26104 Total Points 73

1926Record 3-5-1


NSU Team Opp. Date0 atLSU 47 9/250 LouisianaTech 28 10/026 RUSKCOLLEGE 10 10/097 LouisianaCollege 14 10/3038 JEFFERSONCOLL. 13 10/300 StephenF.Austin 28 11/0620 ARKANSASA&M 13 11/11

H. Lee Prather’s 1915 team

John W. Coolidge1907-1908

1-3-1 (.200), 2 seasons

J.H. Griffith1909

4-1 (.800), 1 seasons

Dr. C.G Pool1910-1912

11-7-2 (.550), 3 seasons

H. Lee Prather1913-1933

75-50-2 (.590), 20 seasonsPrather was the first officiallyappointedheadfootballcoach.Hisbestseason was 1932, when the Demons went 7-1

andshutoutfiveopponents.Pratherisbestknown,however,asbasketballcoachatNorthwestern(thencalledLouisianaNormal)for36years.Hewas473-169asabasketballcoachandisthenamesakeforNorthwestern’sbasketballcoliseum.

YEAR -BY-YEAR RESULTS




0 SouthwesternLouisiana 0 11/2017 EASTTEXASSTATE 7 11/2588 Total Points 160

1927Record 3-2-1

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date0 EastTexasState 0 10/0119 RUSKCOLLEGE 7 10/0833 LOUISIANATECH 0 10/1512 LOUISIANACOLL. 13 10/2226 StephenF.Austin 0 11/050 ArkansasA&M 26 11/116 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 6 11/2596 Total Points 52

1928Record 5-4-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date0 Tulane 65 9/2926 MARSHALL 0 10/066 LouisianaTech 0 10/136 LouisianaCollege 18 10/2019 Millsaps 32 10/2726 StephenF.Austin 0 11/0331 ARKANSASA&M 13 11/1232 LONMORRISCOLLE. 12 11/176 SouthwesternLouisiana 13 11/29152 Total Points 153

1929Record 4-2-3

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date6 Tulane 40 9/2119 EastTexasState 13 9/286 SamHouston 26 10/1213 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 13 10/1941 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 6 10/260 LouisianaTech 0 11/0111 ArkansasA&M 11 11/1140 LONMORRIS 14 11/166 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 0 11/28142 Total Points 124

1930Record 7-2-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date7 Loyola 31 9/2720 EASTTEXASSTATE 0 10/032 SAMHOUSTON 12 10/1118 LouisianaCollege 6 10/1814 UNION,TENN. 6 10/2419 LOUISIANATECH 14 10/3121 StephenF.Austin 20 11/0832 SOUTHERNMISS 12 11/1518 SouthwesternLouisiana 6 11/27151 Total Points 107

1931Record 5-4-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date2 Centenary 23 9/2592 ELDORADOJC 0 10/0213 LONMORRIS 6 10/0212 LOUISIANA 7 10/166 Union,Tenn. 7 10/23

2 LouisianaTech 18 10/2019 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 0 11/060 SouthernMiss 32 11/1438 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 2 11/26184 Total Points 95

1932Record 2-9-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date19 EastTexasState 6 9/307 Centenary 41 10/0819 LONMORRISCOLLEGE0 10/2133 LOUISIANATECH 0 10/2839 StephenF.Austin 0 11/0431 SouthernMiss 6 11/118 SouthwesternLouisiana 0 11/266 LouisianaCollege 0 12/03162 Total Points 53

1933Record 6-3-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date0 Centenary 18 9/238 EastTexasState 5 9/2943 DELTASTATE 6 10/0625 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 0 10/1319 LONMORRISCOLLEGE8 10/200 LouisianaTech 6 10/2839 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 6 11/0312 SouthernMiss 0 11/112 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 10 11/30148 Total Points 59

1934Record 4-3-1

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date0 Centenary 16 9/220 EASTTEXASSTATE 14 9/287 LouisianaCollege 0 10/136 LONMORRISCOLLEGE0 10/196 LOUISIANATECH 0 10/260 StephenF.Austin 0 11/0231 SOUTHERNMISS 0 11/090 SouthwesternLouisiana 6 11/2950 Total Points 36

1935Record 2-9-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date13 SoutheasternLouisiana 19 9/200 Centenary 21 9/286 LON MORRIS COLLEGE 0 10046 LOUISIANACOLLEGE12 10/1212 SouthernMiss 26 10/186 LouisianaTech 33 10/260 EastTexasState 7 11/016 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 13 11/086 LouisianaCollege 12 11/160 Tulane 13 11/256 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 0 11/2861 Total Points 156

1936Record 5-4-1

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date0 Centenary 21 9/196 SOUTHEASTERNLA. 34 9/256 ArkansasA&M 0 10/0212 LouisianaCollege 0 10/090 Milsaps 0 10/160 LouisianaTech 32 10/230 EASTTEXASSTATE 20 10/3020 StephenF.Austin 7 11/0613 SOUTHERNMISS 0 11/206 SouthwesternLouisiana 0 11/2663 Total Points 114

1937Record 4-4-1

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date0 Centenary 0 9/186 EastTexasState 7 9/247 SAMHOUSTON 6 10/0812 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 6 10/160 LouisianaTech 14 10/230 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 2 11/053 SouthernMiss 0 11/130 atLSU 25 11/207 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 0 11/2535 Total Points 60

1938Record 5-5-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date0 Centenary 14 9/146 EASTTEXASSTATE 19 9/236 SamHouston 14 9/306 SOUTHEASTERNLA. 0 10/0714 LouisianaCollege 17 10/147 LouisianaTech 6 10/2242 DELTASTATE 0 10/296 StephenF.Austin 0 11/046 SOUTHERNMISS 0 11/190 SouthwesternLouisiana 7 11/2493 Total Points 77

1939Record 11-0-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic Conference15 Centenary 0 9/166 EastTexasState 0 9/2918 SoutheasternLouisiana 6 10/0619 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 0 10/1426 LouisianaTech 0 10/2140 DeltaState 6 10/2720 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 6 11/037 SouthernMiss 0 11/1019 MurrayState 0 11/1119 OUACHITA 0 11/176 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 0 11/30195 Total Points 18

Harry “Rags” Turpin1934-1956

100-92-11 (.493), 22 seasonsTurpinheldtheDemonfootball job longer than anyone, serving 22 seasons incharge.HeguidedLouisianaNormal,which

becameNorthwesternStateCollegedur-inghistenure,intotheGulfStatesConfer-ence.In1939,histeamwent11-0andwontheSouthernIntercollegiateAthleticAssociationchampionship.NSU’sfootballstadiumisnamedforCoachTurpin.

Memebers of the unbeaten, 11-0, 1939 team

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

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1940Record 6-3-1

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date20 MURRAYSTATE 6 9/2732 SOUTHEASTERNLA 0 10/047 LouisianaCollege 7 10/1213 LouisianaTech 0 10/197 CENTENARY 0 10/257 StephenF.Austin 14 11/019 SOUTHERNMISS 6 11/099 Ouachita 6 11/150 Tulane 47 11/237 SouthwesternLouisiana 13 11/28111 Total Points 99

1941Record 4-3-1

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date44 DELTASTATE 0 9/196 Centenary 6 10/047 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 0 10/100 LouisianaTech 10 10/186 SoutheasternLouisiana 0 11/017 SouthernMiss 21 11/077 OUACHITA 6 11/150 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 6 11/2777 Total Points 49

1942Record 6-2-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date0 atLSU 40 9/1913 EASTTEXASSTATE 0 9/2526 SAMHOUSTON 7 10/0268 CAMPBEAUREGARD 0 10/0910 LouisianaTech 6 10/247 SOUTHEASTERNLA. 6 10/3011 SouthwesternLouisiana 6 11/060 Ouachita 6 11/13135 Total Points 71

1943No Team

1944Record 2-4-1

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date20 MarineRaiders 7 9/2314 FORTPOLK 0 9/307 SELMANFIELDAFB 20 10/077 SouthwesternLouisiana 19 10/217 LOUISIANATECH 21 10/280 LouisianaTech 0 11/116 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 7 11/2561 Total Points 74

1945Record 2-6-1

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date0 SELMANFIELDAFB 13 9/227 LakeCharlesAFB 0 9/296 BarksdaleAFB 19 10/060 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 0 10/207 LouisianaTech 18 10/270 SelmanFieldAFB 13 11/032 LOUISIANATECH 7 11/10

0 MississippiState 54 11/1713 SouthwesternLouisiana 0 11/2435 Total Points 124

1946Record 4-6-1

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date14 Arkansas 21 9/210 EastTexasState 32 9/2840 LouisianaCollege 0 10/120 SoutheasternLouisiana 13 10/187 LouisianaTech 14 10/2647 OUACHITA 14 11/017 SOUTHERNMISS 6 11/080 MississippiState 27 11/160 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 14 11/2327 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 6 11/29142 Total Points 147

1947Record 4-5-0

LA Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNSU Team Opp. Date0 Arkansas 64 9/200 EASTTEXASSTATE 27 9/2647 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 7 10/1014 SOUTHEASTERNLA. 12 10/170 LouisianaTech 24 10/2520 Ouachita 2 11/010 SouthernMiss 20 11/0722 CENTENARY 7 11/157 SouthwesternLouisiana 9 11/25110 Total Points 172

1948Record 4-3-2 (2-3-0, GSC)

Gulf States Conference, T4th

NSU Team Opp. Date52 BARKSDALEAFB 0 9/1826 CENTRALOKLAHOMA 12 9/250 WoffordCollege 0 10/0113 *LouisianaCollege 13 10/0949 *SoutheasternLouisiana 0 10/157 *LouisianaTech 10 10/2314 *SOUTHERNMISS 33 10/3036 ARKANSASSTATE 6 11/137 *SOUTHWESTERNLA 28 11/20204 Total Points 102

1949Record 5-4-0 (1-4-0,GSC)

Gulf States Conference, 5th

NSU Team Opp. Date7 CENTRALOKLAHOMA 6 9/2431 NorthwestMissouriState 14 9/297 *LouisianaCollege 7 10/0813 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 25 10/1521 *LouisianaTech 28 10/2128 *SouthernMiss. 67 10/2931 UNION,TENN. 14 11/0414 *SouthwesternLouisiana 27 11/0919 EastTexasBaptist 14 11/25171 Total Points 202

1950Record 6-4-0(2-3-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date41 CENTRALOKLAHOMA 20 9/2353 NWMISSOURIST. 0 9/3026 Lamar 0 10/0712 *LOUISIANACOLLEGE 10 10/147 *LouisianaTech 15 10/2114 *SoutheasternLouisiana 28 10/280 *SOUTHERNMISS 7 11/0420 AlabamaState 28 11/1112 *SOUTHWESTERNLA. 7 11/1834 EASTTEXASBAPTIST 6 11/25219 Total Points 121

1951Record 1-8-0(0-5-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date19 CENTRALOKLAHOMA 6 9/2220 LAMAR 32 9/2921 McNeeseState 38 10/066 *LouisianaCollege 27 10/136 *Louisiana.Tech 21 10/2114 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 33 10/270 *SouthernMiss 76 11/0327 ALABAMASTATE 34 11/1126 *SouthwesternLouisiana 41 11/17139 Total Points 308

1952Record 1-7-1(0-4-1,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date7 CENTRALOKLAHOMA 0 9/2012 Lamar 35 9/2713 *McNEESESTATE 33 10/040 *LouisianaCollege 0 10/110 *LouisianaTech 22 10/180 *SoutheasternLouisiana 19 10/2513 SOUTHERNMISS 39 11/0113 NortheastLouisiana 20 11/080 *SOUTHWESTERNLA 34 11/1558 Total Points 202

1953Record 6-2-0(5-1-0,GSC)

Gulf States Conference, T1st

NSU Team Opp. Date0 CENTRALOKLAHOMA 7 9/1912 LAMAR 6 9/2620 *McNeeseState 6 10/039 *LouisianaCollege 7 10/1015 *LouisianaTech 7 10/2319 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 27 10/317 *NORTHEASTLA. 0 11/0712 *SouthwesternLouisiana 7 11/1494 Total Points 67

1954Record 7-2-0(4-2-0,GSC)

Gulf States Conference, T2nd

NSU Team Opp. Date15 CENTRALOKLAHOMA 6 9/1922 Lamar 15 9/2532 *McNEESESTATE 20 10/026 *LouisianaCollege 0 10/0938 SEOKLAHOMASTATE 0 10/163 *LouisianaTech 13 10/2351 *NORTHEASTLA. 6 11/0634 *SOUTHWESTERNLA. 7 11/136 *SoutheasternLouisiana 32 11/20207 Total Points 99

1955Record 4-5-0(2-4-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date7 STETSON 0 9/177 Lamar 6 9/256 *McNeeseState 14 10/02

The 1953 Gulf States Conference championship team





34 *LouisianaCollege 7 10/0920 *LouisianaTech 21 10/227 HowardPayne 12 10/2928 *NORTHEASTLA. 7 11/0513 *SouthwesternLouisiana 27 11/1220 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 27 11/19142 Total Points 121

1956Record 6-2-2(3-1-1,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date12 StephenF.Austin 14 9/156 Lamar 6 9/2213 *McNEESESTATE 20 9/2918 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 7 10/0613 Stetson 7 10/120 *LouisianaTech 0 10/2018 HOWARDPAYNE 6 10/2724 *NortheastLouisiana 7 11/0338 *SOUTHWESTERNLA. 19 11/1015 *SoutheasternLouisiana 20 11/17157 Total Points 106

1957Record 7-2-0(4-1-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date20 StephenF.Austin 7 9/1310 LAMAR 20 9/2023 *McNEESESTATE 20 9/2825 LouisianaCollege 7 10/0513 *LouisianaTech 20 10/1926 DeltaState 0 10/2626 *NORTHEASTLA. 20 11/0219 *SouthwesternLouisiana 0 11/0913 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 7 11/23175 Total Points 101

1958Record 8-2-0(4-1-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date36 SEOklahomaState 0 9/138 *McNeeseState 25 9/2712 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 13 10/0418 *LouisianaTech 14 10/1843 TEXASLUTHERAN 12 10/2542 *NortheastLouisiana 6 11/0128 *SOUTHWESTERNLA 8 11/0864 LIVINGSTONECOLLEGE 0 11/157 *SoutheasternLouisiana 0 11/2218 SAMHOUSTON 11 12/06276 Total Points 89

1959Record 4-5-1(2-3-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date14 StephenF.Austin 14 9/1219 *McNEESESTATE 6 9/19

0 Lamar 19 9/260 LouisianaCollege 8 10/0317 PENSACOLANAVY 10 10/1014 *LouisianaTech 27 10/2437 COLORADOMINING 0 10/3124 *NORTHEASTLA. 19 11/0714 *SouthwesternLouisiana 34 11/1413 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 15 11/21152 Total Points 152

1960Record 3-6-0(0-5-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date14 StephenF.Austin 0 9/1713 LAMAR 21 9/2414 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 6 10/016 *NortheastLouisiana 7 10/087 *LouisianaTech 13 10/2214 PensacolaNavy 0 10/297 *McNeeseState 20 11/057 *SOUTHWESTERNLA. 17 11/120 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 7 11/1982 Total Points 91

1961Record 7-3-1(3-2-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date35 StephenF.Austin 19 9/1655 MEXICOPOLY 8 9/237 LouisianaCollege 6 9/3028 *NORTHEASTLA. 7 10/0757 CORPUSCHRISTI 6 10/1419 *LouisianaTech 7 10/217 Arkansas 42 10/2814 *McNEESESTATE 28 11/0427 *SouthwesternLouisiana 14 11/110 *SoutheasternLouisiana 19 11/18249 Total Points 156

1962Record 7-2-1(4-1-0,GSC)

Gulf States Conference, 1st

NSU Team Opp. Date21 StephenF.Austin 6 9/1514 NorthAlabama 21 9/226 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 6 9/2918 *NortheastLouisiana 17 10/0631 TARLETONSTATE 6 10/1319 *LouisianaTech 2 10/20

52 MexicoPoly 6 10/266 *McNeeseState 25 11/0320 *SOUTHWESTERNLA. 0 11/1019 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 6 11/17206 Total Points 95

1963Record 4-6-0(2-3-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date0 StephenF.Austin 10 9/147 LouisianaCollege 13 9/2827 *NORTHEASTLA. 19 10/0518 AbileneChristian 28 10/1213 *LouisianaTech 27 10/1833 NORTHALABAMA 14 10/2633 APPALACHIANSTATE 0 11/0213 *McNEESESTATE 21 11/0813 *SouthwesternLouisiana 19 11/1613 *SoutheasternLouisiana 7 11/23170 Total Points 158

1964Record 4-5-0(1-4-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date10 LouisianaCollege 3 9/2517 *NORTHEASTLA. 12 10/0231 PensacolaNavy 15 10/0816 OUACHITA 6 10/1614 *LouisianaTech 42 10/2317 MartinTennessee 19 10/3021 *McNEESESTATE 29 11/067 *SouthwesternLouisiana 41 11/1338 *SoutheasternLouisiana 22 11/20171 Total Points 189

1965Record 5-4-0(2-3-0,GSC)

Gulf States Conference, T3rd

NSU Team Opp. Date10 LouisianaCollege 3 9/2517 *NORTHEASTLA. 12 10/0231 PensacolaNavy 15 10/0816 OUACHITA 6 10/1614 *LouisianaTech 42 10/2317 MartinTennessee 19 10/3021 *McNEESESTATE 29 11/067 *SouthwesternLouisiana 41 11/1338 *SoutheasternLouisiana 22 11/20171 Total Points 189

1966Record 9-0-0(5-0-0,GSC)

Gulf States Conference, 1st

NSU Team Opp. Date49 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 0 9/2423 *NortheastLouisiana 14 10/0134 PensacolaNavy 6 10/0826 TENN.-MARTIN 7 10/1428 *LouisianaTech 7 10/2214 TroyState 7 10/2914 *McNeeseState 6 11/0521 *SouthwesternLouisiana 8 11/1227 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 24 11/19236 Total Points 79

1967Record 6-3-0(3-2-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date49 HANOVERCOLLEGE 0 9/1655 LouisianaCollege 6 9/2321 *NORTHEASTLA. 14 9/3028 PENSACOLANAVY 16 10/077 *LouisianaTech 0 10/2120 TROYSTATE 28 10/287 *McNEESESTATE 21 11/0424 *SouthwesternLouisiana 9 11/1014 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 26 11/18225 Total Points 120

1968Record 5-4-0(2-3-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date16 AbileneChristian 17 9/1433 TENNESSEETECH 15 9/2139 LOUISIANACOLLEGE 14 9/287 *NortheastLouisiana 3 10/0548 CAMERONSTATE 7 10/1239 *LouisianaTech 42 10/1928 *McNeeseState 12 11/09

NSU’s undefeated 1966 team

Jack Clayton1957-1956

58-53-2 (.611), 10 seasonsClaytonledfourNorth-westernteamstoGulfStatesConferencetitles.His last team, in 1966, went9-0andwasranked

No.1nationallyintheNAIApoll,butdeclinedaplayoffinvitationbecauseredshirtedplayerswereineligibleinpostseason.

Glenn Gossett1967-1971

34-14-1 (.674), 5 seasonsGossett was the most successfulcoachinDemonfootball history. His teams brokeortied50offensiveschoolrecords.In1969-

70,Gossettpostedrecordsof7-2and7-3.


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7 *SOUTHWESTERNLA 14 11/1619 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 24 11/22236 Total Points 148

1969Record 7-2-0(4-1-0,GSC)

Gulf States Conference, 2nd

NSU Team Opp. Date3 NorthAlabama 27 9/1335 TennesseeTech 24 9/2037 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 35 9/2728 *NORTHEASTLA. 10 10/0421 *LouisianaTech 42 10/1848 JACKSONVILLESTATE 21 10/2529 *McNEESESTATE 28 11/0833 *SouthwesternLouisiana 28 11/1534 *SoutheasternLouisiana 6 11/22268 Total Points 221

1970Record 7-3-0(4-1-0,GSC)


NSU Team Opp. Date42 NORTHALABAMA 21 9/129 StephenF.Austin 7 9/1932 SWOklahomaState 14 9/2617 *NortheastLouisiana 21 10/0321 PENSACOLANAVY 6 10/1720 *LouisianaTech 17 10/246 JacksonvilleState 35 10/3114 *McNeeseState 7 11/0721 *SOUTHWESTERNLA. 24 11/1422 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 14 11/21204 Total Points 166

1971Record 6-2-1

NSU Team Opp. Date24 GustavusAdolphus 10 9/1118 StephenF.Austin 7 9/1817 SWOKLAHOMASTATE 10 9/2514 NORTHEASTLA. 15 10/029 DeltaState 7 10/1621 LouisianaTech 33 10/233 McNEESESTATE 3 11/0627 SouthwesternLouisiana 19 11/1314 SoutheasternLouisiana 6 11/24147 Total Points 110

1972Record 8-2-0(6-0-0,GSC)

Gulf South Conference, 1st

NSU Team Opp. Date3 SWOklahomaState 7 9/0920 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 7 9/1632 BISHOPCOLLEGE 12 9/2317 *NortheastLouisiana 7 9/3012 *DELTASTATE 0 10/0714 *NorthAlabama 7 10/1416 LouisianaTech 20 10/2125 *McNeeseState 10 11/046 SOUTHWESTERNLA 3 11/1124 *SOUTHEASTERNLA 8 11/25169 Total Points 81

1973Record 6-5-0(3-4-0,GSC)

Gulf South Conference, 5th

NSU Team Opp. Date24 EastTexasState 0 9/0823 SWOKLAHOMASTATE 7 9/1528 BishopCollege 7 9/2213 NORTHEASTLA. 16 9/290 *NichollsState 3 10/0627 *NORTHALABAMA 14 10/137 LouisianaTech 26 10/200 McNEESESTATE 14 11/0320 SouthwesternLouisiana 10 11/1021 *SoutheasternLouisiana 14 11/176 *DeltaState 31 11/22169 Total Points 142

1974Record 1-10-0(1-6-0,GSC)Gulf South Conference, 8th

NSU Team Opp. Date6 *TroyState 28 9/07

13 Grambling 14 9/1413 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 14 9/217 *DELTASTATE 35 9/288 NortheastLouisiana 14 10/050 *NICHOLLSSTATE 7 10/120 LouisianaTech 34 10/1913 *JacksonvilleState 36 10/267 McNeeseState 17 11/0910 SOUTHWESTERNLA 14 11/1640 *SOUTHEASTERNLA 3 11/23117 Total Points 216

1975Record 1-10-0

NSU Team Opp. Date0 ArkansasState 42 9/0613 StephenF.Austin 17 9/2014 DeltaState 12 9/2720 NORTHEASTLA. 34 10/0410 NichollsState 23 10/1114 LOUISIANATECH 41 10/180 JACKSONVILLESTATE 21 10/250 TROYSTATE 24 11/0114 McNeeseState 31 11/0817 SouthwesternLouisiana 40 11/156 SoutheasternLouisiana 31 11/22108 Total Points 316

1976Record 5-5-0

NSU Team Opp. Date6 Lamar 17 9/1147 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 0 9/1817 DELTASTATE 7 9/2524 ArkansasState 44 10/0220 NICHOLLSSTATE 8 10/096 LouisianaTech 35 10/23

21 NortheastLouisiana 9 10/3015 McNeeseState 24 11/067 SOUTHWESTERNLA 3 11/1327 SOUTHEASTERNLA 34 11/20190 Total Points 181

1977Record 6-5-0

NSU Team Opp. Date28 TEXAS-ARLINGTON 24 9/030 Cincinnati 41 9/1030 ARKANSASSTATE 7 9/1720 StephenF.Austin 6 9/2413 #NORTHEASTLA. 0 10/016 NichollsState 10 10/0843 LAMAR 0 10/158 LouisianaTech 30 10/227 McNEESESTATE 14 11/0520 SouthwesternLouisiana 13 11/1221 SoutheasternLouisiana 38 11/19196 Total Points 183

1978Record 5-6-0

NSU Team Opp. Date21 LAMAR 17 9/0921 StephenF.Austin 14 9/1610 #McNEESESTATE 7 9/230 NortheastLouisiana 46 9/3014 ArkansasState 23 10/077 Louisville 51 10/1420 LouisianaTech 45 10/2028 NICHOLLSSTATE 18 10/287 Texas-Arlington 30 11/0417 SOUTHWESTERNLA. 19 11/1113 SOUTHEASTERNLA. 12 11/18158 Total Points 282

1979Record 3-6-0

NSU Team Opp. Date27 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 21 9/1514 Texas-Arlington 37 9/2220 #NORTHEASTLA. 14 9/297 SoutheasternLouisiana 33 10/1325 LouisianaTech 21 10/2024 NichollsState 27 10/2713 McNeeseState 44 11/0313 Lamar 28 11/100 CENTRALMICHIGAN 28 11/17143 Total Points 253

1980Record 8-3-0

NSU Team Opp. Date31 ABILENECHRISTIAN 10 9/0638 TEXAS-ARLINGTON 31 9/1322 StephenF.Austin 3 9/2013 McNeeseState 10 9/2714 NortheastLouisiana 38 10/0448 NEWYORKTECH 6 10/1123 LouisianaTech 27 10/180 CentralMichigan 17 10/2540 PORTLANDSTATE 21 11/0121 #NICHOLLSSTATE 14 11/0816 SOUTHEASTERNLA. 14 11/22266 Total Points 191

The 1972 Gulf South Conference champions

George Doherty1972-1974

15-17 (.469), 3 seasonsWidelyrespectedbyhispeers,DohertyledtheDemonstoasurprising8-2recordandtheGulfSouthConferencetitlein

hisfirstseason.Thatearnedhimcoachoftheyearhonorsintheleagueandinthestate.Hewaspromotedtoathleticdirec-torin1974andrelinquishedthecoachingduties.

A.L. Williams1975-82

39-45 (.464), 8 seasonsConsideredanexpertoffensivecoach,Williamsproducedsomeofthebestplayersinschoolhistory.He was a leader in the

formationofDivisionI-AAandguidedthreeteamsintothenationalrankings.His1980 team was 8-3 and the 1982 team finished7-4,witheachclubrankedinthefinalI-AAtop20poll.





1981Record 4-6-0

NSU Team Opp. Date20 BoiseState 32 9/0559 ANGELOSTATE 26 9/1242 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 13 9/1938 AbileneChristian 41 9/2621 #EASTTEXASSTATE 28 10/0321 McNEESESTATE 42 10/1033 LouisianaTech 37 10/2416 SoutheasternLouisiana 21 10/3131 NichollsState 17 11/0741 NORTHEASTLA. 9 11/21332 Total Points 266

1982Record 7-4-0

NSU Team Opp. Date24 MISSISSIPPICOLLEGE 20 9/0417 AngeloState 26 9/1128 StephenF.Austin 14 9/1835 #ABILENECHRISTIAN 30 9/2520 EastTexasState 24 10/0211 McNeeseState 21 10/0928 ALCORNSTATE 7 10/160 LouisianaTech 33 10/2338 NICHOLLSSTATE 6 11/0631 SOUTHEASTERNLA. 3 11/1327 NortheastLouisiana 28 11/20259 Total Points 212

1983Record 4-7-0

NSU Team Opp. Date13 McNEESESTATE 18 9/0330 ANGELOSTATE 22 9/1019 Tulsa 26 9/1717 AbileneChristian 20 9/2425 #STEPHENF.AUSTIN 27 10/0114 SouthwestTexas 16 10/0820 AlcornState 24 10/1510 LouisianaTech 21 10/2224 NichollsState 21 11/0523 SOUTHEASTERNLA. 7 11/1213 NORTHEASTLA. 9 11/19208 Total Points 211

1984Record 7-4-0(4-1-0,GSC)Gulf Star Conference, T1st

NSU Team Opp. Date14 McNeeseState 17 9/017 AngeloState 10 9/0826 ABILENECHRISTIAN 7 9/2227 NortheastLouisiana 10 9/29

28 *#SOUTHWESTTEXAS 7 10/0619 *NICHOLLSSTATE 0 10/130 LouisianaTech 5 10/2038 *SAMHOUSTON 7 10/2722 SouthernMiss 0 11/0334 *SoutheasternLouisiana 14 11/1018 *StephenF.Austin 22 11/17233 Total Points 99

1985Record 3-8-0(2-3-0,GSC)

Gulf Star Conference, T2nd

NSU Team Opp. Date10 ARKANSASSTATE 12 8/3114 NorthTexasState 34 9/0714 McNEESESTATE 13 9/147 SouthernMiss 14 9/2821 #NORTHEASTLA. 45 10/0514 *SamHouston 10 10/1917 LouisianaTech 33 10/2617 *SouthwestTexas 26 11/0220 *NichollsState 14 11/0914 *SoutheasternLouisiana 20 11/1610 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 19 11/23158 Total Points 240

1986Record 5-5-1(2-2-0,GSC)

Gulf Star Conference, T2nd

NSU Team Opp. Date0 ArkansasState 21 9/069 McNeeseState 3 9/1329 DELTASTATE 10 9/2017 NortheastLouisiana 14 10/043 NorthTexasState 24 10/1131 *SAMHOUSTON 23 10/1813 LouisianaTech 13 10/256 *SOUTHWESTTEXAS 29 11/0128 *#NICHOLLSSTATE 13 11/0817 BoiseState 31 11/1514 *StephenF.Austin 28 11/22167 Total Points 209

1987Record 6-5-0(3-3-0, SLC)

Southland Conference, 3rd

NSU Team Opp. Date23 ArkansasState 20 9/0539 *McNEESESTATE 3 9/1213 *NORTHTEXASSTATE 15 9/1931 *#NORTHEASTLA. 33 10/03

3 SouthwesternLouisiana 13 10/1024 *SouthwestTexas 21 10/170 LouisianaTech 23 10/247 *SamHoustonState 34 10/3131 NichollsState 28 11/726 JACKSONSTATE 24 11/1433 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 21 11/21230 Total Points 235

1988Record 10-3-0(6-0-0, SLC)Southland Conference, 1st

SLC Champions, FCS PlayoffsNSU Team Opp. Date24 SOUTHWESTMISSOURI 8 9/0326 NevadaReno 35 9/1041 EASTTEXASSTATE 13 9/2449 *#SOUTHWESTTEXAS 21 10/0125 *McNeeseState 20 10/0827 NICHOLLSSTATE 12 10/1527 *NortheastLouisiana 15 10/2249 *SAMHOUSTON 14 10/2925 *NorthTexas 17 11/0516 JacksonState 21 11/1220 *StephenF.Austin 17 11/1922 %BoiseState 13 11/2630 %Idaho 38 12/03381 Total Points 244

1989Record 4-5-2(3-1-2, SLC)

Southland Conference, 2nd

NSU Team Opp. Date10 SouthwestMissouri 20 9/210 EasternIllinois 20 9/938 EASTTEXASSTATE 14 9/1618 *McNEESESTATE 17 9/2331 *SouthwestTexas 14 9/3030 *#NORTHTEXAS 7 10/714 *NortheastLouisiana 14 10/213 *SamHouston 26 10/2815 *NichollsState 21 11/414 JACKSONSTATE 27 11/917 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 17 11/18200 Total Points 197

1990Record 5-6-0(3-3-0, SLC)

Southland Conference, T3rd

NSU Team Opp. Date22 EASTERNILLINOIS 23 9/8

7 NICHOLLSSTATE 19 9/1524 EASTTEXASSTATE 7 9/2228 *NorthTexas 18 9/298 ArkansasState 16 10/621 *McNeeseState 38 10/1312 *#SOUTHWESTTEXAS 21 10/203 *NortheastLouisiana 14 10/2727 *SAMHOUSTON 10 11/331 JacksonState 24 11/1020 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 3 11/17203 Total Points 193

1991Record 6-5-0(4-3-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date28 ArkansasState 3 9/714 Nevada 45 9/140 Texas-ElPaso 14 9/2126 EASTTEXASSTATE 23 9/2824 *NORTHTEXAS 10 10/1220 *#McNEESESTATE 3 10/199 *NORTHEASTLA. 24 10/260 *SouthwestTexas 24 11/23 *SamHoustonState 13 11/916 *NichollsState 10 11/1652 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 0 11/2392 Total Points 169

1992Record 7-4-0(4-3-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date27 MISSISSIPPICOLLEGE 6 9/219 TroyState 38 9/1220 EASTTEXASSTATE 0 9/2624 ArkansasState 18 10/337 *NorthTexas 34 10/100 *McNeeseState 29 10/1718 *#NORTHEASTLA. 28 10/2420 *SOUTHWESTTEXAS 17 10/3119 *SAMHOUSTON 42 11/744 *NICHOLLSSTATE 6 11/1424 *StephenF.Austin 10 11/21252 Total Points 222

Sam Goodwin1983-1999

102-88-3 (.528), 17 seasonsGoodwin’simpactin17seasonsascoachwasimmense.HebecamethewinningestcoachinschoolandSouthlandFootball

Leaguehistory,with102Demonvictoriesincluding49inSouthlandcompetition.Histeamscapturedfourconferencetitlesandfeaturedmanyoftheschool’sgreat-estplayers.Nineofhislast12teamswerenationallyranked,includingthe1998club,whichtiedtheschoolrecordwith11wins,finishedNo.3nationallyandreachedtheDivisionI-AAplayoffsemifinals.

The 1988 Southland Conference championship team


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1993Record 5-6-0(3-4-0, SLC)

Southland Conference, 4th

NSU Team Opp. Date13 Southern 30 9/414 TROYSTATE 21 9/1130 EASTTEXASSTATE 19 9/2524 *NortheastLouisiana 26 10/235 *#NICHOLLSSTATE 21 10/934 *SamHoustonState 27 10/1638 *NorthTexas 37 10/2315 *SOUTHWESTTEXAS 22 10/3034 EasternIllinois 26 11/67 *McNEESESTATE 34 11/1320 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 51 11/20264 Total Points 314

1994Record 5-6-0(3-4-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date0 SOUTHERN 20 9/315 DELTASTATE 12 9/1035 *NichollsState 3 9/1724 EASTTEXASSTATE 28 9/2424 TROYSTATE 20 10/154 *SAMHOUSTON 0 10/1525 *#NORTHTEXAS 28 10/2241 *SouthwestTexas 17 10/2928 LouisianaTech 38 11/57 *McNEESESTATE 28 11/1213 *StephenF.Austin 34 11/19266 Total Points 228

1995Record 6-5-0(2-3-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date7 Southern 13 9/217 TroyState 34 9/934 DELTASTATE 0 9/1645 EASTTEXASSTATE 17 9/2322 BoiseState 17 9/3034 *NICHOLLSSTATE 14 10/724 *SamHouston 2 10/1442 NortheastLouisiana 39 10/2114 *#SOUTHWESTTEXAS 28 10/2810 *McNeeseState 20 11/1120 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 25 11/16269 Total Points 209

1996Record 6-5-0(3-3-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date27 Southern 10 9/733 EASTTEXASSTATE 7 9/2120 BoiseState 16 9/2810 NortheastLouisiana 13 10/517 *NichollsState 19 10/1238 *#SamHouston 21 10/1914 YoungstownState 24 10/2649 *SouthwestTexas 0 11/213 *TroyState 26 11/93 *McNeeseState 20 11/1617 *StephenF.Austin 10 11/23241 Total Points 166

1997Record 8-4-0(6-1-0, SLC)

Southland Conference, T1st

SLC Champions, FCS PlayoffsNSU Team Opp. Date9 Southern 27 9/642 HendersonState 7 9/1319 *NichollsState 0 9/277 NortheastLouisiana 17 10/47 *McNeeseState 50 10/1131 *SouthwestTexas 3 10/1849 #ARKANSASTECH 10 10/2514 *TroyState 13 11/142 *JACKSONVILLESTATE 21 11/835 *SamHouston 19 11/1538 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 24 11/2010 %EasternWashington 40 11/29303 Total Points 231

1998Record 11-3-0(6-1-0, SLC)Southland Conference, 1st

SLC Champions, FCS PlayoffsNSU Team Opp. Date28 SOUTHERN 7 9/524 SouthwesternLouisiana 22 9/1253 HENDERSONSTATE 7 9/1934 *SouthwestTexas 10 9/2614 Missouri 35 10/314 *McNEESESTATE 10 10/1528 *NichollsState 26 10/2413 *#TroyState 14 10/3153 *JacksonvilleState 36 11/759 *SamHouston 3 11/1435 *StephenF.Austin 21 11/2148 %ILLINOISSTATE 28 11/2831 %APPALACHIANST. 20 12/531 %MASSACHUSETTS 41 12/12465 Total Points 280

1999Record 4-7-0(3-4, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date13 Southern 20 9/46 SouthernMiss 40 9/1152 TARLETONSTATE 6 9/187 Louisiana-Monroe 38 9/2542 *NICHOLLSSTATE 17 10/221 *TroyState 24 10/917 *McNeeseState 20 10/23

36 *#SWTEXAS 21 10/3035 *JACKSONVILLEST. 7 11/60 *SamHoustonState 21 11/1314 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 29 11/20243 Total Points 243

2000Record 6-5-0(3-4, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date31 SOUTHERN 20 9/27 CentralFlorida 19 9/923 Louisiana-Lafayette 21 9/2357 GARDNER-WEBB 17 9/3024 *$TROYSTATE 17 10/727 *$NichollsState 21 10/1437 *#MCNEESESTATE 34 10/2110 *SouthwestTexas 21 10/2824 *JacksonvilleState 28 11/413 *SAMHOUSTON 27 11/113 *StephenF.Austin 17 11/18256 Total Points 242** Not including two forfeit losses **

2001Record 8-4-0(4-2-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date30 Southern 21 9/155 HENDERSONSTATE 17 9/827(ot)atTCU 24 9/220 OklahomaState 24 9/2914 *SamHouston 30 10/624 Elon 6 10/1347 *#NICHOLLSSTATE 14 10/2042 *JACKSONVILLESTATE 17 10/27

20 *SouthwestTexas 17 11/310 *McNeeseState 17 11/1031 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 17 11/1719 %Montana 28 12/1

319 Total Points 232

2002Record 9-4-0(4-2-0, SLC)

Southland Conference, 2nd

NSU Team Opp. Date35 DELTASTATE 7 8/2930 Southern 20 9/734 DelawareState 14 9/147 Georgia 45 9/2147 ELON 20 10/540 *SOUTHWESTTEXAS 27 10/1038 SWOKLAHOMA 0 10/1721 *NichollsState 14 10/2438 *SAMHOUSTON 10 10/3110 *JacksonvilleState 19 11/93 *MCNEESESTATE 27 11/1642 *StephenF.Austin 35 11/2314 %Montana 45 11/30359 Total Points 283

2003Record 6-6-0(1-4-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date23 JACKSONSTATE 7 8/3024(ot)Tulane 27 9/643 DELAWARESTATE 6 9/1314 UL-Monroe 10 9/2010 NorthernIowa 43 9/2759 OKPANHANDLE 0 10/487 SOUTHEASTERNLA. 27 10/11

The 1998 Southland Conference champions and NCAA I-AA semifinalist

Steve Roberts2000-2001

14-9(.609), 2 seasonsHiredJune9,2000tosucceedtheretiringSamGoodwin,Robertspostedtwo straight winning sea-sons and steered the 2001

DemonstotheDivisionI-AAplayoffs.Last-minutewinsin2000atLouisiana-LafayetteandagainstMcNeeseState,andanovertimevictoryatbowl-boundTCUin2001,highlightedhistenure.Robertswas2-0againstinstaterivalSouthernwhileat NSU.

Scott Stoker2002-2008

43-28-0(.530), 7 seasonsTwoFCSDivisionplayoffappearancesinhissevenseasons, highly regarded recruitingclassesandrecord-breakingper-

formanceswereamongthehighlightsinScottStoker’stenureasheadcoachathisalma mater. The Demons were nationally rankedfourseasonsandthePurpleSwarmdefense has finished rated 15th, 9th and 3rd,respectively,whileleadingtheSLCin2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.





49 *TexasState 19 10/1830 *NICHOLLSSTATE 40 10/2524 *SamHoustonState 29 11/89 *McNeeseState 13 11/1514 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 44 11/22386 Total Points 265

2004Record 8-4-0(4-1-0, SLC)

Southland Conference, 1st

SLC Champions, FCS PlayoffsNSU Team Opp. Date7 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 9/428 JacksonState 20 9/1152 TEXASSOUTHERN 6 9/1840 APPALACHIANST. 35 9/2563 OKPANHANDLE 14 10/247 *#MCNEESEST. 17 10/1614 *NichollsState 40 10/2117 NorthDakotaState 30 10/3044 *TEXASSTATE 7 11/645 *SAMHOUSTONST. 27 11/1337 *StephenF.Austin 16 11/207 %Montana 56 11/27401 Total Points 282

2005Record 5-5-0(3-3-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date27 Louisiana-Monroe 23 9/17 NORTHDAKOTAST. 35 9/1028 Louisiana-Lafayette 49 9/1710 *SamHoustonState. 6 10/831 #*SOUTHEASTERNLA 10 10/1516 *TexasState 31 10/2214 NORTHEASTERN 12 10/2924 *NICHOLLSSTATE 31 11/517 *McNeeseState 22 11/1241 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 21 11/17215 Total Points 240

2006Record 4-7-0(2-4-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date18 atKansas 49 9/210 atBaylor 47 9/923 DELAWARESTATE 3 9/1620 ARK-MONTICELLO 3 9/3020 *SAMHOUSTONST. 30 10/724 *atSoutheasternLa. 31ot 10/149 *atNichollsState 0 10/2119 #*TEXASSTATE 10 10/287 atOleMiss 27 11/426 *MCNEESESTATE 29ot 11/1111 *atStephenF.Austin 20 11/16187 Total Points 249

2007Record 4-7-0(3-4-0, SLC)

Southland Conference, T4th

NSU Team Opp. Date41 HENDERSONST. 6 9/131 *CENTRALARK. 28 9/814 atNortheastern 42 9/157 atTexasTech 75 9/290 *atNichollsState 58 10/627 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 24 10/1320 *atSamHoustonState 42 10/2017 #*TEXASSTATE 20 10/2731 atOleMiss 38 11/321 *atMcNeeseState 27 11/1031 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 12 11/17240 Total Points 372

2008Record 7-5-0(4-3-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date30 A&M-COMMERCE 14 8/306 atBaylor 51 9/631 GRAMBLING 19 9/1418 CALPOLY 52 9/2063 SEOKLAHOMA 12 9/2736 *NICHOLLSSTATE 28 10/1121 *atSoutheasternLa. 26 10/1824 #*SAMHOUSTONST. 16 10/2534 *atTexasState 31ot 11/16 *atCentralArkansas 42 11/817 *MCNEESESTATE 24 11/1534 *atStephenF.Austin 24 11/22320 Total Points 339

2009Record 0-11-0(0-7-0, SLC)Southland Conference, 8th

NSU Team Opp. Date7 atHouston 55 9/517 atGrambling 38 9/1220 NORTH DAKOTA 27 9/1913 atBaylor 68 9/260 *CENTRALARKANSAS 34 10/1023 *atMcNeeseState 51 10/1717 #*TEXASSTATE 20 10/2430 *atSamHoustonState 34 10/310 *SOUTHEASTERNLA. 27 11/721 *atNicholls 28 11/1410 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 19 11/21158 Total Points 401

2010Record 5-6-0(4-3-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date21 atAirForce 65 9/47 SAMFORD 19 9/1117 TARLETON STATE 14 9/1824 atNorthDakota 49 9/257 *MCNEESESTATE 24 10/224 *at#22CentralArkansas 19 10/916 *atTexasState 3 10/23

23 #*SAMHOUSTON 20ot 10/3035 *atSoutheasternLa. 16 11/67 *NICHOLLS 37 11/1313 *atStephenF.Austin 36 11/20194 Total Points 302

2011Record 5-6-0(3-4-0, SLC)


NSU Team Opp. Date24 DELTA STATE 23 9/13 atLSU 49 9/1017 atSouthernMethodist 40 9/1734 NICHOLLS 0 9/2418 *MCNEESESTATE 20 10/137 *atLamar 17 10/851 #*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 17 10/1523 *atTexasState 10 10/2920 *CENTRALARKANSAS 45 11/517 *atSamHouston 43 11/120 *STEPHENF.AUSTIN 33 11/19244 Total Points 339

*-ConferenceGames#-Homecoming%-I-AAPlayoffGames

NSU’s 2004 Southland Conferenece champions

Bradley Dale Peveto2009-Present

10-23(.303), 3 seasonsHiredDec.17,2009asheadcoach,Pevetowasarecord-smashing,highly-successfuldefensivecoordinatoratNSUfrom

1996-98underSamGoodwin.HisteamhadthefourthbestimprovedrecordinDivision I in 2010.

NORTHWESTERN STATE ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDSYears Coach Won Lost Tied Pct.1907-08 John W. Coolidge 1 3 1 .2001909 J.H. Griffith 4 1 0 .8001910-12 Dr. C.G. Pool 11 7 2 .5501913-33 H. Lee Prather 75 50 2 .5901934-56 Harry“Rags”Turpin 100 92 11 .4931957-66 JackClayton 58 35 2 .6111967-71 Glenn Gossett 31 14 1 .6741972-74 George Doherty 15 17 0 .4691975-82 A.L. Williams 39 45 0 .4641983-99 Sam Goodwin 102 88 3 .5282000-01 Steve Roberts 14 9 0 .6092002-08 ScottStoker 43 38 0 .5312009-present BradleyDalePeveto 10 23 0 .303103years 13coaches 503 422 22 .545

LONGEST NSU COACHING CAREERHarry“Rags”Turpin 22yearsH. Lee Prather 20 yearsSam Goodwin 17 years

MOST NSU CAREER WINSSam Goodwin 102Harry“Rags”Turpin 100H. Lee Prather 75

BEST NSU WIN PERCENTAGE J.H.Griffith .800(4-1-0)GlennGossett .674(31-14-1)JackClayton .611(58-35-2)


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OPPONENTS G W L T Pts. Opp. Pts. First LastMcNeese State 61 20 40 1 927 1248 1951 2011MexicoPolytechnicInstitute 2 2 0 0 107 14 1961 1962MillsapsCollege 2 0 1 1 19 32 1928 1936MississippiCollege 2 2 0 0 51 26 1982 1992MississippiState 2 0 2 0 0 81 1945 1946Mississippi Valley State First MeetingMissouri,Universityof 1 0 1 0 14 35 1998 1998Monroe(LA)High 5 4 0 1 242 8 1911 1915Montana 3 0 3 0 40 129 2001 2004MurrayStateUniversity(KY)2 2 0 0 39 6 1939 1940NatchitochesAthleticClub3 2 0 1 18 0 1908 1921Nevada-Reno 2 0 2 0 40 80 1988 1991NewYorkTech 1 1 0 0 48 6 1980 1980Nicholls State 39 24* 15 0 890 688 1973 2011North Alabama 6 4 2 0 133 104 1962 1973NorthDakota 2 0 2 0 44 76 2009 2010NorthDakotaState 2 0 2 0 24 65 2004 2005NorthTexas 10 6 4 0 237 224 1985 1994Northeastern(MA) 2 1 1 0 28 54 2005 2007Northern Iowa 1 0 1 0 10 43 2003 2003 NorthwestMissouriState 2 2 0 0 84 14 1949 1950OklahomaPanhandleState2 2 0 0 122 14 2003 2004Ole Miss 2 0 2 0 38 65 2006 2007 OklahomaState 1 0 1 0 24 0 2001 2001OuachitaCollege(AR) 8 7 1 0 166 40 1939 1965Pensacola(FL)NavalAirStation6 6 0 0 145 53 1959 1970PickedTeam(1912) 1 0 1 0 0 22 1912 1912Portland State 1 1 0 0 40 21 1980 1980RuskCollege(TX) 5 4 1 0 82 23 1923 1927St. Charles College 3 1 1 1 13 35 1915 1921Sam Houston State 34 19 15 0 828 657 1929 2011Samford 1 0 1 0 7 19 2010 2010SelmanFieldAirBase 3 0 3 0 7 46 1944 1945ShreveportHigh 3 1 1 1 33 23 1908 1914SEOklahomaState 3 3 0 0 137 12 1954 2008Southeastern Louisiana 55 29 26 0 1078 946 1935 2011Southern 10 5 5 0 188 182 1993 2002SouthernMethodist 1 0 1 0 7 40 2011 2011SouthernMississippi 22 11 11 0 260 405 1930 1999SouthwestMissouri 2 1 1 0 34 28 1988 1989Southwestern(OK)State5 4 1 0 113 38 1970 2002Stephen F. Austin 68 42 23 3 1411 997 1924 2011 Stetson University 2 2 0 0 20 7 1955 1956Tarleton State 3 3 0 0 100 26 1962 2010Tennessee Martin 2 1 1 0 43 26 1965 1966TennesseeTech 2 2 0 0 68 39 1968 1969Texas-Arlington 4 2 2 0 87 122 1977 1980TexasA&M-Commerce 28 16 10 2 448 377 1926 2008TexasChristian 1 1 0 0 27 24 2001 2001Texas-ElPaso 1 0 1 0 0 14 1991 1991TexasLutheranCollege 1 1 0 0 43 12 1958 1958TexasState 29 17 12 0 613 529 1983 2011Texas Tech 1 0 1 0 7 75 2007 2007TroyState 13 4* 9 0 199 298 1966 2000TexasSouthern 1 1 0 0 52 6 2004 2004Tulane 1 0 1 0 24 27 2003 2003TulaneUniversityFrosh2 2 0 0 21 0 1922 1923TulsaUniversity 1 0 1 0 19 26 1983 1983Union College 3 2 1 0 51 27 1930 1949Winnfield(LA)High 4 4 0 0 102 11 1910 1920Wofford College 1 0 0 1 0 0 1948 1948YoungstownState 1 0 1 0 14 24 1996 1996(*)Includesforfeitof2000Demonwin





-A-ABLES,John(E)-1953ADAMS,Brook(S)-2004,05ADAMS,Darius(RB)-1989,90,91,92ADAMS,Mike(DE)-2010,11AINSWORTH,Rickey(C)-1981,82,83,84AKBAR,Hakeem(LB)-1988AKINS,J.R.(C)-1948,49,50,54ALBERT, Rico (CB)- 2011ALDREDGE,Corwyn(E)-1962,63,64ALDREDGE,Jimmy(HB)-1958,59,60,61ALDREDGE,Justin(DB)-2008,09,10,11ALEXANDER,Danny(FB)-1991,92,93,94ALLEN,Danny(DE)-2001,2002ALLEN,Frank(TB)-1985ALLEN,Mike(WR)-1993,94,95ALFORD,Mike(LB)-1996,97ALMOND,Mike(WR)-1975,76,77,78ALONZO,Paul(DT)-1966ALOST,Bobby(T)-1954,55ANDERSON,Jay(OT)-1987,88ANDING, Al - 1962, 63ANGLE,Perry(HB)-1944ANTHONY,Quinn(DL)-2009,10,11ARCENEAUX,Bryan(NG)-1981,82,83,84ARCENEAUX,Colby(DB)-2008,09ARCHER,Stuart(OL)-1994,95AREVALO,Paul(TE)-1989,90,91,92ARMSTREET, Josh (RB)- 2011ARNOLD,Davis(OL)-1966ARNOLD,Preston(TE)-1994,95AUSTIN,Dante(FB)-2006,07,08,09AYMOND,James(HB)-1963,64,65

-B-BAGLEY,Ronnie(CB)-1969,70,71,72BAILES,Larry(T)-1953BAILEY,Ben(WR)-2003,04,06,07BAILEY,Brian(T)-1996,97BAILEY,Major(SE)-1984,85BAKER,Francis(T)-1949BAKER,Steve(OLB)-1985BALL,Jason(OL)-1991,92,93BALL,Scotty(DB)-1996,97BALDWIN,Cornelius(DB)-1990BALDWIN,Sterling(DT)-1969,70,71,72BALLARD,Butch(QB)-1974,75BALLOT,Eric(TE)-1990BALTHAZOR,F.H.(G)-1944BAMBRICK,Tommy(B)-1946BANKS,Cal(DE)-1983,84,85,86BANKSTON,Mixon“Doc”(E)-1954,55BANNA,Issa(FB)-2003,04BARKATE,Joe(DHB)-1951,52,53BARKLEY,Eric(QB)-1980,81BARNES,Troy(DB)-1994,95BARNIDGE,Williams(T)-1948,49BASS,Wade-1951,52BATEMAN,Ernest-1948,49BATES,Raymond(HB)-1953,54,55,56BAUMGARTEN,Shawn(OL)-1993,94,95BEACH,Ben(QB)-2000,02BEASLEY,Don(QB)-1961,62,63,64BEASLEY,Joe(QB)-1964BECK,J.W.(QB)-1956,57BECK,James(HB)-1948,49,50BECK,Pete(HB)-1955BEENE,Sean(S)-2003,04BELL,Chad(DB/WR)-2007,08,09,10BELL,Cory(WR)-2000,01,02,04BELLE,DeAndre(DB)-1997BELL,Demtress(OL)-2005,06,07BELLIPANNI,M.J.(B)-1945BENNETT,Byron(TB)-2000BENNET,James(WR)-1977,78,79,81BERLITZ,Richard(E)-1962,63,64BERNARD,Octave(T)-1958,59,60,61BERRY,Arthur(NG)-1981,82,84BERT,Doug-1956,58BERTRAND,Terry(CB)-1980,81,82BIAS,Eric(DT)-1987

BICE,Jack-1952,53,54,55BICKHAM,Bruce(WR)-1976,77,78BIGLEY,David(DT)-1979,80BIVENS,Darvel(RB)-1996,98BLACK,John(TE)-2003,04BLACK, Patrick (LB) - 2010, 11BLACK,Nathan(WR)-1998,99,2001BLACKWELL,Jimmy(TE)-1980,81,82,83BLACKWELL,Jody(OT)-1981,82BLAISDELL,Brett(OT)-1983,84,85,86BLANCHARD,Todd(LB)-1986,87BLESSING,Dustin(OL)-2005,06,07BLETSCH, Andrew (WR)- 2011BLINKS,Jarvis(S)-1972,73,74,75BLOUIN,Orin(WR)-1993,94,95BODDIE,Dan(DE)-1973BOGUE,Danny(LB)-1968BOOGAERTS,Gordon(LB)-1970,71BOOGAERTS,John(S)-1966,67,68,69BOOGAERTS,John(DB)-1966,67BOOGAERTS,Mike(OT)-1975,76BOOGAERTS,Roger(DT)-1973,74BOOKER, Brashard (S) - 2009, 10, 11BOOKER,Michael(OL)-2008,09,10BOOTH,BillyJack(E)-1956,57,58,59BOOTH,Brian(OL)-2002,03,04,05BORDERS,Michael(DE)-2004BOSTICK,Stefon(FB)-2000,01,02BOURGEOIS,J.N.(Manager)-1956BOWDEN,Don(HB)-1957BOYCE,Mike(OG)-1971,72,73,74BOYD,Corris(DB)-1981,82,83,84BOYD,James(T)-1982,83,84BOYD,Thomas(T)-1958BRADEN,Tommy(S)-1973,74,75,76BRANCH,AlonzoMaxie-1967BRANCH,Drew(QB)-2007,08BRANNAGAN,Terry(FB)-1999,00BRITT,William(OL)-1988,89,90,91BRITTAIN,Jack(WR)-1975,76,77,78BREWSTER, Temeni (CB)- 2011BROADWAY, Cornist (DE) - 2010, 11BROCK,James(WR)-1993,94BRODNAX,Randy(C)-1966,67BROOKS,Charlie(DE)-2004,05,06,07BROOKS,Kenneth(E)-1965BROOKS,William(DL)-1989BROUILLETTE,Benny(PK)-1983,84BROUILLETTE,Stan(SE)-1971,72,73,74BROUSSARD,Carol(FB)-1973,74BROUSSARD,William(OL)-1996,97,98,99BROWN,Brad(QB)-1989,90,91,92BROWN,Bradley(WR/RS)-2009,10BROWN,Cal(LB)-1984,85BROWN,Chris(OL)-2002,03,04,05BROWN, Clifton (WR)- 2011BROWN,Damion(LB)-1996,97,98,99BROWN,Joe(DL)-1994,95,96BROWN,JustinK.(OL)-2001,02,03,04BROWN,JustinP.(DB)-2002BROWN,Kasey(CB)-2007,08,09BROWN,Mike-1981BROWN,Robert(DE)-1975,76,77,78BROWN,Steve(WR)-1990,91,92,93BROWN,Wilson(S)-1982,83,84,85BROYLES,Clayton(TE)-2004,05,06,07BRUNING,Jim(E/K)-1952,55,56,57BRYAN, Jake (TE/FB) - 2010, 11BRYANT,Armour(OG)-1984,85,86BUCK,John(HB)-1951,52BUCKLEY,Greg(OL)-2001,02,03,04BUCY,Ken(TB)-1988,89BULLOCK,Randall(LB)-1988,89,90,91BUNGER,A.W.(C)-1944BURCH,Troy(FB)-1961BURGESS,Ronald(G)-1961,62BURROUGHS,Spencer(DT)-1973,74,75,76BURROW,Mike(DT)-1968,69BURSEY,James-1983BURTON,Jerry(HB)-1960,61,62,63BURTON,Josh(LB)-2002,03,04

BURTON,Marshall(K)-2004,05,06,07BUTCHEE,Roy(C)-1948BUTLER,Don(DB)-1992,93,95,96BUTLER,Jack(E)-1944

-C-CAGE,Mario(HB)-1971,72,73,74CALCOTE, Larry (OL) - 2009, 10, 11CALLENS,Kenny(CB)-1967,68,69,70CALLOUETTE,Mark(Manager)-1981CALMES,Kevin(LB)-1992,93,94CAMBRE,Marcus(OL)-2003CAMPBELL,Clea(B)-1945,46CANYON, Don (QB)- 2011CARR,Dan(QB/HB)-1951,52,53,54CARR,Leon(DT)-1983,84,85,86CARROLL,Donnie(QB)-1962,63,64,65CARROLL,Mike(DE)-1977CARRON,Andre(LB)-1988,89,90,91CARSON,Steve(LB)-1989CARTER,Mac(T)-1950CARTER,Rhett(T)-1948,49CASE,Zach(OL)-2008,09,10,11`CASEY,Tom(OT)-1995,96CASTILLO,Phillip(DE/FB)-1998,99,00,01CATER,Gary(OLB)-1984,85,86,87CATHA,J.(Manager)-1949CEASAR,Stephen(OG)-1984CENTANNI,David(G)-1965,66CACHERE,Eldon“Frenchie”(G)-1946,47CHARLES,Kenneth(WR)-2007,08,09CHARPENTIER,Dane(WR)-2003,04,05CHASE,Dan(G)-1953,55,56CHATMAN, Jim - 1951CHEEKS,Anthony(TB)-1982CHENIER, Chris - 1984CHESSON,Clyde(E/HB)-1952,53,54,55CHILDRESS,Keith(C)-1984,85,86,87CHITMAN,David(CB)-1986,87,88,89CHITMAN,Patrick(CB)-2007,08CLAIBORNE, Imoan (CB) - 2010, 11CLARK,Bruno(OL)-1997,98CLARK,Demoine(FB)-2001,02,03,04CLARK,Dennis(DE)-2007,08,09,10CLARK,Greg(DE)-1968,69,70,71CLARK,Jesse(DB)-2007CLARK,Patrick(DB)-1988,89CLARKSON,Derrick(DB)-1993CLAYTON,Keith(S)-1976,77,78CLEMENT,Leo(K/P)-1980,81,82CLIFTON,Sammie(QB/DB)-1965,66,67COBB,Brad(K)-1999COBB,Jack-1952COBURN,Damon-1982COGGINS,Cliff(E)-1949COGNEVICH,George(T)-1964,65COLE, Blayne (OL) - 2010, 11COLE,Stephen“Steve”(DE)-1948,49,50COLEMAN,Ederick(TE/DL)-1997COLEMAN,Will(OL)-1991,92,93COLLIER,Chris(OL)-1998,99,00COLLINGSWORTH,Dave(DB)-1967COLLINS,Dwight(RB)-1994COLLINS,Eric(PK)-1996,97COLLINS,Pat(T)-1975,76,77,78COLLINS,Phil(FB)-1955,56COLLINS,Tory(DT)-2003,04,05,06COLSON,David(OT)-1983,84,85,86COLVIN,Grover(G)-1961,62,63,64COMEAUX,Joel(DS/TE)-1996,97,98COMEAUX,Oscar(OL)-1999,00COMPTON,Steve(DB)-1988,89CONCILLIO,Dick(DB)-1966,67,68CONIC,Jarvis(DB)-1990,93CONRAD,Ralph(HB)-1958,59,60CONSTRANSITCH,Mlton(LB)-1986-89CONTRERAS,Mark(K)-1987,88,89COOPER,Russell(DB)-1990,91,92COPE, William - 1946COSTELLO,Joe(FB)-1953COURTNEY,Rickey(RB)-2010

COWERS,Marlon(Manager)-1981COX,Trey(OLB)-1985COX,Wilton(QB)-1970,71,72,73COYLE,Dave(HB)-1948,49CRAIGHEAD,Chris(C)-1978,79,80,81CREECH,Harry(G)-1950CREEL,Mike(E/T/DT)-1964,65,66,67CREEL,Phillip(T)-1964,65,66,67CRIDER,Marcus(DL)-1990,91,92CRITTENDEN,Earnest(LB)-1983,84CROCKER,Ben(Manager)-1945CROMWELL,James(HB)-1948CROSBY,Rhett(DL)-1994,1996,97,98CROW,Mike(P)-1983,84,85,86CROWDER,Grant(LB)-1994,1996CROWE,Larry(HB/P/FB/K)-1959,60,61,62CRUMP,John(E)-1946CRUMP,Thomas(G)-1949CRUMPTON,Willie(DE)-1992CULBERT,Eddie(S)-2004,05CUMMINGS,Joe(OL/DL)-1992,93,94,95CUMMINGS,Wilfred(E)-1944CUNNINGHAM, Josh (OL) - 2010

-D-DAIGLE, Ronald - 1961, 62DAIGLE,Todd(OG)-1981DALE,Anthony(DE)-1993DAMPIER,Mack(LB)-2005,06,07,08DANIEL,Robert(DE)-1994,95,96,98DANIELS,Caldwell(G)-1944DANIELS,Josh(DE)-2007,08,09DANOS,Donald(T/G/DT)-1945,48,49,50DANOS,Lloyd(G)-1949,50DANTONI,John(C)-1945DAVIS,Bobby(FB/HB/PK)-1948,49,50DAVIS,C.J.(DT)-2004,05DAVIS,Ernest(G)-1948DAVIS,Lorenzo(DT)-2004,05DAVIS,Ron(DB)-1990DAVIS,William(DE)-2008,09DAWSON,David(OL)-1966,67DAWSON,Elliott(TB)-1983,84DAY,Nick(OT)-1985,86,87,88DEAMER, Lesley (DL) - 2010, 11DEEN,Don(HB)-1957,58,59,60DELANEY,Alja(LB)-1997,98DELANEY,Joe(RB)-1977,78,79,80DELCAMBRE,Blake(LB)-2006,07,08,09DELMORE,Jason(DT)-1990DEMOSS,Todd(DL)-1997,98,99DENHAM,Luther(T)-1947DERAMEE,Mike-1982DeSADIER,Chuck(FB/HB)-1957,58,59,60DEVER JR., Chris (TE)- 2011DeVILLIER, Daly - 1951DEWITT,Kenneth(TB)-1986,87,88,89DICKENS,Lavelle(OLB)-1985,86DICKIE,Shelley(P/E)-1966,67,68DIDIER,Jerry(D)-1958,59,60DILWORTH,John(CB)-1971,72,73,74DIPPEL,John(C)-1992,93,94DIGILORMO,Grey(LB)-2002DISCON,Mark(FS)-1977,78DIVITTORIO,“Scooter”(LB)-1990,91,92,93DOATY,Maurice(DE)-1999DODD,Al(S/HB/E)-1963,64,65,66DOERGE, E.V. - 1956, 57DOHERTY,Mike(DE)-1972,73DONAHUE,Art(C)-1972,73DOUCET,Colby(DB)-1998,99,00,01DOUGET,Pat(DE)-1974,75DOWNING,Dudley(C)-1952,53,54DOWNING,Mike(LB)-1997DOYLE,Derrick(WR)-2003,04,05,06DRAGO,Darren(FB)-1997,98DRAKE,Marshall(LB)-1992DRISKILL,Brian(FB)-1988,89DRISKELL,Danny(LB)-1971,72,73,74DUFF,Bernie-1952DUFFY,Darius(WR)-2008,09

DUNBAR,J.P.(FS)-1976,77,78,79DUNCAN,Dennis(HB)-1963DUNKELBERGER,Kyle(OL)-2003,04,05DUNN,Leon“Dynamite”(G)-1946,47DURBIN,Randy(OL)--1996DUPER,Mark(WR)-1980,81DUPREE,Chuck(FB)-1980,81,82,83DURHAM,Donald(G)-1966,67,68DURHAM,Ronnie(HB)-1965DURIO,Rondale(DB)-1998,99

-E-EARL,Patrick(FB)-2006,07,08EARP, Wayne - 1961EASTERLY,Jeff(DT)-1990EBEY,Clinton(LB)-1969,70,71,72ECHOLS,Tony(DB)-1993,94ECKLES,Wesley(DB)-2006,07,08,09EDDY,Emmett(HB)-1958,63EDLER,Walter(DT)-1967,68,69,70EDMOND,Germayne(QB)-2006,07EDWARDS,Al(TB)-1986,87,88,89EDWARDS,Jasper(WR)-2006,07,08,09EDWARDS,Jerry(DT)-1973,74,75,76EDWARDS,Marlon(LB)-1993,94EICKMAN,Trevor(TE)-2010,11ELDRIDGE,J.J.(DB)-1989,90,91,92ELLACE,Bruce(Manager)-1953,54ELLIOT,Clayton(DT)-2004,05,06ELLIS,LeRoy(TB)-1981,82ELLIS,Pete(FB)-1986,87,88,89ELQUTUB,Yaser(LB)-2009,10,11EMANUEL,Brandon(QB)-1994,96,97EMMONS,Johnnie(QB/HB)-1948,49,50,51ENDSLEY,Sterling(RB)-2007,08,10,11ENGLISH,Marcus(DB)-1995ENSAULT,Jimmy(Manager)-1968EPPERSON,Jerry(C)-1951,52,53,54ERLER,Sasha(OL)-2010ESSMIER,Sammy(Manager)-1959EVANS,David(Trainer)-1961EVANS,Eric(DB)-1998,99,00,01EVANS,John(DL)-1989EVANS,Tremayne(DB)-1994,95,96,97

-F-FABRIZIO,Rob(QB)-1984,85,86FAKESS,Tony(C)-1979,80,81FARRAR,Steve-1966FAYARD,Adam(QB)-2007FEARS,Willie(DT)-1984,85FENCEROY,J.T.(FL)-1983,84,85,86FERGUSON,Jody(OL)-1993,94,95,96FERGUSON,Joel(OL)-1993,94,95FERNANDEZ,Jason(PK)-1991,92,93,94FERRO,Kenny(DB)-1966,67,68FIELDS,Derrick(LB)--1996,97FINISTER,Carlton(FB)-1980,81FINISTER,U.L.(LB)-1975,76,77,78FIORITO,Nick(OL)-1999,00,02FISHER,Rawleigh(OT)-1995,96,97FLANAGAN,Kade(K)-2001FLECKENSTEIN,John(Manager)-1981FLEMING,Travis(QB)-1999,00FLOYD,Arthur(HB)-1964FLOYD,Rob(DB)-1988,89,90,91FONTENOT,Darren(C)-1987FONTENOT,Harry(C)-1955,56FONTENOT,Roy(WR)-1981,82,84FORD,Donnie(FB)-1989FORD,Mike(NG)-1977,78,79,80FORD,Q.T.(B/HB)-1947,48FORET,Danny(PK)-1974FORET,Lynn(K)-1965,66FOSTER,Robert“Bob”(T)-1964,66,67FOSTER,Stan(OT)-1974,75FOWLER,Jerry(T/G)-1959,60,61,62FOWLER,Ted(Manager)-1964FRANKLIN,A.J.(TB)-2004,05FRANKLIN,Kedon(LB)-2010FRANKLIN,Lamarcus(S)-2001,02

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2012 Media Guide


FRANKS,Scott(Manager)-1981FRAZIER,Paul(TB)-1987,88FREEMAN,Gordon(TE)-2006,07,08FREEMAN,Sean(OT)-1987,88,89,90FRESH,Barry(FB)-1966,67FULLER,Leon(FB)-1951,52FULTON,Charles(CB)-1982,83,84,85FULTON,Fred(C)-1962,63,64FULTON,Rodney(C)-1982,83,84,85FULTON,Trey(OL)-1988,89,90,92FULTS,Jerry-1957,58FUNCHES,Michael(OT)-1997,98FUNK,Rusty-1980

-G-GAGE,Roman(RB)-1993,95,96,97GALLOWAY,Fred(OG)-1977,78,79,80GALLOWAY,Gilbert(QB)-1987,88GARRETT,Buddy(FB)-2003GARY,Joe(Manager)-1959GASPARD,Kim(C)-1974,75GASPARD,Steve(TE)-1966,67,68,69GATLIN,Marcus(WR)-2002,03,04GAUDET,Larry(LB)-1968,69,70,71GAUTIER, Chris - 1980GEISENDORFF,Alton(MG)-1969GENTRY,Roy(E)-1960,61,62,63GEORGE,Tom(Manager)-1953,54GIBBS,Todd(OT)-1980GIBSON,Benton(DE)-1967,68GIBSON, Keenon (QB)- 2011GILBERT, Anthony (DE) - 2009, 10, 11GILSON,Anthony(TB)-1983,84GILSON,E.H.(HB)1937,38,39,40GILL,Dusty(FB)-2001,02GILLIAM,Chris(QB)--1991GILPIN,John(TE)-2001,02,04GILSON,Gil(FB)-1967,68,69,70GINART,Mike(OG)-1981,82,83GIVENS,Jackie(HB)-1948GLADNEY,Everett(CB)-1985GLEASON,Dave(HB)-1964GLEASON,Shane(OL)-2000GOLDMAN,Eric(DL)-1989,90,91,92GOLDSMITH,Jerry(DB)-2000,01,02GOLDSMITH,Kerry(DB)-2002GOLIAN,Nick(FS)-1987GOODIE,Quinten(FB)-2006,07,08,09GOODIE, Trevor (WR) - 2010, 11GORDON,Kemp“Flash”(E/HB)-1955,56,57GORDY,David(FB)-1989,90GOSSERAND,Brandon(DE)-1992,93GRAF,Steve(DB)-1979,80GRAHAM, Forrest (FB)- 2011GRAHAM,Frank(FB)-1984,85GRANGER,Eric(WR)--1996,97,98GRANGER,Tyrone(OT)-1985,88GRAPPE,David(DE)-1979,80,81,82GREEN,Bernard(WR)-1998,99,00,01GREEN,George(HB)-1967GREEN,Mike(DB)-1997,98,99GREEN,Tony(TB)-1980,81,82GREENHOUSE,Isaiah(LB)-2006,07,08,09GREGG,Brookseye(E)-1958,59,60GREGG,Lexie(T)-1956,57GREMILLION,Gant(DE/TE)-1994,97,98GRIFFIN,William(RB)-2008,09GRIFFITH,Warren(DE)-1976,78,79,80GRIGSBY,Shawn(P)-1998,99GROGAN,C.L.(CB)-2004,05,06,07GROMAN,David(SE)-1983,84,85GUELOW,Russ(TE)-1966,67GUICE,Dudley(WR)-2005,06,07,08GUIDRY,Brian(OG)-1986,88,89GUIDRY,Don(QB)-1966,67,68GUIDRY,Jerry(T)-1960,61,62GUIDRY, Troy - 1981GUILLOT,Kenny(G)-1963,64,65,66GWINN,Ross(T)-1963,64,65,66

-H-

HAGGERTY,Ron(FB)-1983,84,85,86HAGIN,Tom(HB)-1968HAGMAN,L.C.(FB)-1944HALE,Judson-1956HALL,James(DE)-1983,84,85,86HALL, John - 1966HALL,Kevin(DB/PR)-1997,98HAMILTON,Barry(LB)-1982HAMILTON,Johnny(LB)-2001,02,03,04HAMILTON,Orlando(OL)-2001HAMILTON,Terrence(LB)-1984,85HAMILTON,Tremel(DT)-1985HAMLER,Chris(PK)-1989,90HANEY,Wayne(SE)-1968HARDY,Adriun(DB)-1989,90,91,92HARING,Frank(TB)-1973,74,75,76HARLAN,Hal(OG)-1981,82,83,84HARLAN,Harold(G)-1948,49HARP,Eldred“Red”(HB)-1950HARPER,Lonnie(HB/FB)-1959,61HARPER,Sam(G/DT)-1949,50HARRELL,Martin(OLB)-1984,85HARRELL, Spencer (WR) - 2008, 10, 11HARRELL,Trent(DE)-1998HARRIS,Bill(T)-1954HARRIS,Marshall(DE)-2008,09HARRIS,Myron(LB)-1998,99HARRIS,Paul(QB)-2009,10HARRIS,Shannon(RB)-1993HARRIS,Tracy(DL)-1993,94HARRISON,Freddie(WR)-2001,02HARRISON,Shaun(LB)-1993HARRISON,Sonny(C)-1960HARTER,Mike(FB)-1972HARTSELL,Orval(B)-1945HARVEY, Phillip (WR) - 2009, 10, 11HASHERT,James(DT)-1983HATCHER,Connie(TB)-1977HAVARD,David(DE)-1997,98,99HAWKINS, Denzell (DL) - 2009, 10, 11HAYES,Jason(G)-1992,93,94,95HAYES,Randolph(SS)-1986,87,88,89HAYNES,Earl(HB/E)-1952,53,54HAYNES,George(LB)-1994,95HAYNES,Glen(T)-1953,54HAYNES,Johnny(E)-1950,51,52HAZLEWOOD,Carl(TE)-2003,04HEBERT,Bobby(QB)-1979,80,81,82HEBERT,James(G)-1948HEBERT,Jeremy(DL)-2000,01,02HEBERT,Lynn(QB)-1969,70,71,72HEBERT,Reggie(G)-1945,47,49HEBERT,Tommy(K)-2002,03,04HECKEL,Bert(T)-1956,57,58,59HEDRICK,Guy(RB)-1990,91,92HENDERSON, Brad (QB)- 2011HENDERSON,Rex(QB)-1978,79HENDERSON,Tim(OL)-2006,07,08HENDRICKS,Ron(HB)-1965HENNIGAN,Charlie(E/HB)-1955,56,57HENNIGAN,David(DB)-1979,80,82HENRY,Gerard(SE)-1984,85,86HENRY,J.D.(S)-2004HENRY,T.C.(WR)-2010,11HERMAN,N.E.(HB)-1944HERNANDEZ,Jesse(OL)-2008,09,10,11HERPIN,Shay(OL)-1991HESSKEW, Destry (OL) - 2009, 10,11HICKMAN,Gary(E)-1953,54,55HILLIARD,Kerry(DB)-1998,99,00,01HILLIARD,Randy(CB)-1986,87,88,89HINES,Rudy(WR)-1975,76,77,78HODGES,David(OL)--1989HODNETT,Keith(PK)-1985,86,87,88HODNETT,Malcolm(G)-1963HOFFPAUIR,Dale(QB)-1956,57,58,59HOLDEN,Brad(TE)-2001HOLDER,Stacy(NG)-1976,77,78,80HOLDER,Walter(E)-1945HOLLIER, Louis (WR) - 2010, 11HOLLIS,George(Manager)-1968

HOLMES,Edwin(DB)-1988,89,90,91HOLMES,Mark(P/FB)-1999,00HOOD,Kenneth(E)-1960,61,62,63HOOPER, J.L. - 1950HORNSBY,Frank(LB)-1987,88HORTON,Ed(HB)-1962,63,64HOWARD,Adrian(CB)-1986,87,88,89HOWARD,David(RB)-1990,91,92HOWARD,Kyle(TE)-2009,11HOWARD, Melvin - 1968HOWARD,Otis(G)-1953HRAPMANN,Kenny(S)-1968,69,70,71HUCKABY,Jack(T)-1947,48,49,50HUCKABY,Roger(FB)-1970HUDSON,Judson“Slasher”(HB)-1957HUGHES,Bill(C)-1975HUGHES,Harlan(OL)-1988,89,90,91HUGHES,Kevin(DL)-1995HUNDLEY,John(QB)-2008,09HUNTER,Arthur(RB/WR)-1992,93,94,95HUTCHENSON,Paul(G)-1959,60HYAMS,Mark(DE)-1978,79

-I-IDUMWONYI,Osaze(OL)-2010IRBY,Myer-1966ISSAC,Ricky(DE)-2008,09,10,11

-J-JABBIA,Frank(DL)-1991,92,93JACKSON,Anthony(OLB)-1983,84,85,86JACKSON,Greg(S)-1974,75JACKSON,Jackson(FB)-1948JACKSON,Johnny(B)-1947JACKSON,Lee(LB)-1989JACKSON,Quentin(OL)-2003,04,05JACKSON,ThomasJr.(WR)-2009,10JACQUET,Brian(RB)-1994,95,96,98JAMES, Charles - 1983JANTZ,Bobby(B)-1947JEFFERSON,Jeremy(RB)-2007,08,09,10JENKINS,DeShon(S)-1984,85,86JENKINS,Sam(DE)-1979,80,81,82JILBERT, Johvan (WR) 2011JOHNESE,Derrick(TB)-2002,03,04JOHNS, Edgar - 1958JOHNSON,Bill(C)-1975,76,77,78JOHNSON,BillyRay(QB)-1955JOHNSON,Carlton(B)-1946JOHNSON,Cecil(T)-1954,55,56JOHNSON,Charles(T)-1953JOHNSON,Charley(C)-1954,55JOHNSON,Charlie(T)-1954,55,56,57JOHNSON,Damian(TE)-1994,95,96,97JOHNSON,Darrell(OL)-2000,01JOHNSON,Donald(HB)-1969,70,71,72JOHNSON,Eddie(WR)-1989JOHNSON,Harvey(B)-1946JOHNSON,Jamall(LB)-2003,04JOHNSON,Joseph(DE)-1999,00JOHNSON, Keland (DE) - 2010, 11JOHNSON,Kevin(T)-1982,83JOHNSON, Mario - 1983JOHNSON,Mark(SE)-1983,84JOHNSON,Robert(B/HB)-1946,48JOHNSON,Terry(LB)-1993,94,95,97JOHNSTON,Jared(WR)-1993,94JOHNSTON,Jerry(HB)-1958JOHNSTON,Melvin(G)-1964,66,67JONES,A.F.(T)-1944,46JONES,Aubrey(QB)-1999,00JONES,Carlos(WR)-1990,91,92JONES,Chris(DT)-1999,00,01,02JONES,David(WR)-1995,96,97,98JONES,Denny(DB)-1981JONES,Jermaine(CB)-1995,96,97,98JONES,Joe(OT)-1985JONES,Kenny(TB)-1980,81JONES,Ricky(OL)-1988,89,90,91JORDAN,Burnell(DT)-1997JORDAN,Chris(OL)-2001,02

JORDAN,Tim(NG)-1979,80

-K-KANA,Tim(LB)-1997,98,99KEATON,Buster(T)-1949,50KEGANS,Bax(OL)-1991,92KELLY,Anthony(DL)-1988,90,91KELLY,Donnie(DHB)-1961KELLY,John(S)-1970,71,72,73KELLY,Quentin(DT)-1976,77,78KENNEMER,Dustin(OL)-2002KESSINGER,Oscar(NG)-1974KEYS,Jerome(LB)-1991,92,93KIDD,Billy-1956KING,Hardy(Manager)-1981KING,John(OL)-1987,88,89,90KING,Josh(LB)-1993,94,96KING,Michael(OL)-2003,04KING,Rodney(DL)-1990,91,92,93KINLER, Ronnie - 1957KINLEY,Allen(LB)-1976,77,78,79KIRCHOFF,Bobby(DT)-1974,75,76,77KIRKMAN,Randal(HB/B)-1944,45KITCHEN,Darrel(S)-2004,05,06,07KLASS,Lester(E)-1944KNECHT,Brett(FB)-1976,77,78,79KNECHT,Gene(TE)-1973KNIGHT,Jason(OL)-2001,02KNOTTS,Stanley(T)-1952,55KNOTTS, Steve - 1981KONCAK,Bobby(OG)-1968,69,70,71KULAKOWSKI,John(DE)-1984,85,86,87KYZAR,Van(DT)-1975,76,77

-L-LaBORDE,Eric(RB/KR)-1998LACOSTE,Lance(S)-2007,08,09,10LACY,Darryl(DB)-2000,01,02LAGARDE, Ethan (TE) - 2010, 11LAIRD,Brad(QB)-1991,93,94,95LAIRY,Antonio(LB)-1991,92LANCASTER,Art(DT)-1975,76,77,78LANCASTER,Arthur(HB)-1948,49,50LANCASTER,James(C)-1947,48LANCASTER,Joe(HB)-1950,51LAND,Anthony(DE)-1991,92LANDREAUX,Pat(C/QB)-1946,47,48LANDRY,Purvis(E)-1946,47LANDRY,Roy(B)-1945,46LANDRY,Rudy-1955,56LANE,Jeremy(DB)-2008,09,10,11LANE,Karl(DE)-1980,81,82LANGRIDGE,Allan(G)-1951,52,53,54LaPRADE,Lee(DT)-1987LARSEN,David(TE)-2008,09,10,11LATINO,Lester(LB)-1966,67,68,69LaTOOF,Thomas(PK)-1998LATSON,Lawann(RB)-1991,92LAWRENCE,Byron(RB)-2006,07,08LAWRENCE,Lanny(LB)-1998,99LAWRENCE,Matt(LB)-2002LEBLANC,Derrick(DL)-1993,94,95,96LEBLANC,Phil(CB)-2008,09,10,11LEBLEU,FloydLEDBETTER,Monte(E)-1964,65LEDET,Demathus(DB)-2002LEDET,Raymond(Manager)-1947LEDET,Tim(LB)-1980,81,82,83LEDET,Walter(OL)1934,35,36,38LEE,Randy(OT)-1978,79,80LEE,Stan(CB)-1971,72,73,74LEE, Talmadge - 1951LEE,Joey(DL)-2009LEE,Xavier(S)-2008,09,10LEGENDRE, Brant (FB) - 2010, 11LEONARD,Mark(QB)-1982LEONE,Wade(DB)-2002LESURE,Lamond(OL)-2004LEWIS,ArthurB.(DB)-1980,81LEWIS,Bryant“Red”-1956,57LEWIS,Kevin(CB)-1985,86,87,88

LEWIS,Malcolm(DBH/QB)-1965,66,67LEWIS,Roscoe(LB)-1974,75,76,77LILES,Randy(WR)-1978,79,80,81LILLEY,James(LB)-1976,77,78LITTLE,Bill(T)-1952,53,54,55LLORENS,Kendrick(CB)-1999,00,01LOCHE,Rogers(LB)-2006,07,08,09LOCKETT,Devon(WR)-1999,00,01,02LOCKHART,Orlan(TE)-1987,88LOCKS,Roy(DE)-1999,00,01,02LOCKWOOD,Ray(G)-1954,55,56LOFTON,Jeremy(TB)-2000,01,02LOFTON,Lacey(HB)-1955,56LOGGINS,Clint(DL)-1995,96,97,98LONG,Carroll(C)-1965,66LONG,Gerald(Manager)-1964LOPER,Ben(LB)-1976,77,78LOSEY,Bill-1949LOTT,Jerry(FB)-1957,59LOTTINGER,Daniel(FB)-2004,05LOUIS,Eric(DB)-2000,01,02LOUIS,Sonny(DB)-1978,79,80,81LOUPE,Denver(FB)-1944LOUVIERRE,John(P)-1994,95LOVE,Ledell(DE)-2007,08,09,10LOVICH,David(DE)-1966,67LUTRING,Willie(E)-1940

-M-MADDEN,Ray(T)-1945MADISON,Traymain(DB)-2000,01MAGEE,Kevin(QB)-2000,01,02MAGGIO,Beau(LB)-2004MAGGIO,Mike(OG)-1974,75MAGGIORE,Mike(OG)-1975,76,77,78MALCOLM,Roymon(RB)-1995MALLET,Eugene(G)-1953MALLETT,Spencer(DB)-1979,80,81,82MALLEY,Gerald(G)-1964,66,67MANNING,Doug(TE)-1979,80MARANTO,Tony(DB)-1995,96,97MARICELLI,J.M.(CB,FB)-1958,59,60,61MARICLE,Ricky(OL)-2003,04,05MARSHALL,Jerrell(DT)-2007MARSHMAN, Robert - 1960MARTIN,Bob(P/FB/T)-1958,59,61MARTIN, Elmo - 1951, 52MARTIN,Ray(DE)-2004,05,06,07MARTIN,Robbie(OL)-1985,86,87,88MARTIN,Zach(DL)-1998,99MARTINEZ,Carson(QB)-2007,08MARX,E.I.(E)-1944MARSHALL,Jerrell(OL)-2007MASON,Anthony(WR)-1988MASON,Dickie(G)-1959,60,61,62MATHEWS,Mark(OT)-1979,80MATTHEWS,Clarence(RB)-1992,94,95MAY,Titus(FB)-2002,03,04,05MAYFIELD,Don(FB)-1967,68MAYFIELD,Mark(TB)-1985,86,87,88MAYS, Darrell - 1961, 62MAYS,Walter(WR)-1979,80,81McALLEN,Bob-1968McALLEN,Don(LB)-1970McCARDLE,Don(Manager)-1961,64McCLELLAND,Tommy(TE)-2001,02,03,04McCLENDON,John(OL)-2010McCLENDON,John-1968McCOLLISTER,Bo(WR)-1974,75,76,77McCOY,Triand(DL)-87,89McCRARY,Gary(C)-1968,69,70,71McCREARY,Bruce(LB)-1979,80,81,82McCULLOUGH,Jeremy(TE/FB)-1996,97,98,99McDANIEL,Charles(OL)-2005,07,08McDAVID,Chad(DB)-1989,90,91McDUFFIE,Charles(DE)-1985,86McFADDEN,Raymond(HB)-1952McFARLAND,Ralph(T)-1945,46McGEE,Terrence(CB)-1999,00,01,02McGRAW,Bob(OF)-1979,80,81McHALFFEY,Bobby-1950

ALL-TIME LETTERMEN




McKEE,Jimmy(WR)-2006,08McKELLUM,James(TB)-1989,91McMILLAN,Bryan(DB)-2002,03,04McMILLAN,T.J.(LB)-2003,04,05,06McNEIL,Jerome(WR)-1995McNEW,James“Red”(QB)-1953,54,55,56MEDCAFE, Damon (DT)- 2011MEEKS,Bo(QB)-1999MEEKS,Ken(WR)-1976MEEKS,RickyJoe(P/QB)-2004,05,06MEFFORD,Paul(LB)-2002,03,04,05MELDER, Trent - 1946, 47MENARD,Bill(QB)-1958MERRIMAN, Jacob (LB)- 2011MERRITT,Tom(DE)-1969,70MICHEL,Jake(LB)--1996,97,98,99MIDDLEBROWN,Eddie(G)-1964,65,66MIEARS,Jerry(FL)-1973MIERS,Butler(G/T)-1945,46MILES,Jeff(OL)-1989MILLER,Chris(WR)-2004,05,06MILLEN,Don(HB)-1953,54,55MILLER,Jason(DE)-1997,98MILLER,Steve(DE)-1993,94MILLS,Jason(LB)-1994,95MILLS,Mickey-1958MILLS,Terry(DB)-1994MILTON,Bo(OL)-1990,91MILUTIS,J.W.(T)-1944MISER,Don(OT)-1968,69,70,71MISSENHEIMER, Terry - 1957, 58MISTRIC,Cory(DT)-2001,02,03MITCHELL,Clarence(E)-1982,84MITCHELL,Gregory(P)-2000,01MITCHELL,Tommy(C)-1961,62,63MITCHELL, Rahkeem (RB)- 2011MLADAY,J.P.(QB)-1944MODICA, Andy - 1986MONROE,Herchel(DT)-1999,00,01MONROSE, Brandon (WR)- 2011MOORE,Billy(G)-1955,56,58MOORE,Gary(HB)-1960,61,62MOORE,Glen(TE)-1988,89MOORE,GregL.(S)-1984MOORE,Jack(C/B)-1949,50,51MOORE,Petie(HB)-1956MOORE,Robert(CB)-1982,83,84,85MOORE,Travis(S)-2004,05,06MORAIN,Kaleb(OL)-2004,05MOREAU,Al(E/G)-1961,62,63,64MOREL,Connor(QB)-2004MORGAN,Daniel(TE)-1999,00,01MORGAN,Gary(DE)-1980,81,82,83MORGAN,Kyle(WR)-2009MORGAN,Skipper(SE)-1970,71,72,73MORRELL,Sidney“Sid”(OT)-1948,50,51MORRIS,Chris(WR)-1985MORRIS,Mace(DE)-1968,69,70,71MORRIS,Mace(E)-1966,67,68MORRIS,Mark(TE)-2002,03,04MORRIS, Rondarious (WR)- 2011MORRIS, Rumeall (RB) - 2010, 11MORROW,Chad(RB)-1990MORTON, Calvin (S) - 2010, 11MOSBY,Josh(WR)-2003,04MOSES,Ed(LB)-1990,91,92,93MOSLEY,Kenny(TB)-1982,84MOSLEY,Willie(CB)-1974,75,76,77MOTT,Jerry(HB)-1967,68MOUNT,JayRoy(PK)-1985,86,87,88MUELLER,Greg(PK)-1995MUNCH,Bryan(RB)-2009MURPHY, Dwane 1954, 55MURPHY,Kenneth(HB)-1944MURPHY,Scott(DL)-1990,92MURPHY,Steve(HB)-1960,61MYATT,Jeff(CB)-1992,93,94

-N-NALL,Craig(QB)-2001NATION,Don(DHB)-1950

NEAL,Perry(TB)-1977NEAL,R.W.(HB)-1944NECAISE,Greg(LB)-1989,90NELSON,Marque(DL)-2001NELSON,Tyrone(SE)-1992NEWHOUSE,Quintene(DL)-2001,02,03,04NEWSTROM,Mark(DE)-1987,88NICOSIA,Al(B/QB)-1947,48,49NIMS, Tucker ( TE) - 2010,11NOONAN,William“Billy”(E)-1945,46NOONE,Mike-1959NORCIA,Nick(FB)-1960,61NORMAN,Johnny“Ray”(E)-1960,61,62,63NORWOOD, Everett - 1986NUGENT,Lawrence(G)-1963,64,65NUNNALLY,Todd(OL)-1988NYVALL,Mark(FB)-1969NYVALL,Vic(HB)-1967,68,69

-O-OGLE,Thomas(FB)-1998O’BRIEN,Jason(DB)-2003,04,05,06O’NEAL, Dewey - 1956O’NEAL,Mike(FB)-1985,86,87,88OATIS,Victor(WR)-1979,80,81,82ODOM,Ivan(OG)-1997ODOM,JohnWayne(T)-1960,61,62,63ODOM,SammyJoe(C)-1962,63OLIVER,Robert(DL)-1994,95ORGERON,Edward(DT)-1980,81,82,83ORTEGO,Seth(OL)-2000,01,02ORZEHOSKIE,Charles(DT)-1987,88,89OWENS,Mike(OL)-1988,89,90OWENS, Russell (DB)- 2011

-P-PADGETT,Matt(OL)-2001,02PAIGE, Cortez (DB) - 2009, 10, 11PALMER,D.J.(RB)-2010PALMER,Tracy(RB)-1986,87,88,89PALMER,Pat(WR)-1994,95,96,97PAPA,Tony(HB)-1968PARISH,C.R.(HB)-1944PARKER,Bobby(FB)-1962,63,64,65PARKER,James(E)-1953PARKER,Leonard(LB)-1987,88PARKER,Mickey(Manager)-1959PARMLEY,Brad(LB)-2002,03,04,05PATRICK,Claude(FB)-1962,63,64,65PATTERSON,Warren(QB)--1996,97,98PAUL,Clifford(DL)-1991,92PAUL,George(OL/DL)-1992,93PAYNE,JoeBeck(HB)-1971,72PEASE,Eric(OL)-2009,10PENDERGRAFT,Dennis(P/PK)-1975-78PENNELL,Adam(OL)-1999,00,01PERKINS,Darius(TE)-2006,07,08PERKINS,George(HB/K)-195253,54PERNICI,Frank(QB)-1957PEROT,Andy(OG)-1981,82PEROT, Edward - 1978PEROT,Petey(OT)-1975,76,77,78PERRY,Justin(S)-2005,06,07,08PERRY,Kevin(CB)-2007,08,10PETERS,Mark(FB)-2000,01,02PETRIE,Harold(FB)-1964,65PHARIS,George(E)-1949,50,51PHILIBERT,Kenny(QB)-1976,77,78,79PHILIPS,Al(SE)-1966,6768,69PHILLIPS,Earl(C/LB)-1959,60,61PICKENS,Arthur(DT)-1978PIERCE,Jerry(Trainer)-1957,58,59,60PISTORIUS,Donnie(S)-1978PITMAN,Gary(HB/E/FB)-1963,64,65,66PITTMAN,David(DB)-2002,03,04,05PITTS,Wayne(OG)-1971PLAISANCE,Thomas(LB)-1969PLATT,Nathan(DT)-1992,93,94,95PLAYER, Tchissakid (OL) - 2010, 11PLUMMER,Allen(G/LB)-1962,63,64PLUMMER,James(E)-1945

POE,Tim(DB)-1979,80,81POLLARD,Cashas(CB)-2008,09,10,11PONDER,Scott(OL)-1991PONSTEIN,Neil(S)-2000,01,02POOL,Mike(QB)-1969,70POOLE,Chris(P)-1997POOLE, Dan - 1951POOLE,James(E)-1947,48,49PORCHE,John(Trainer)-1968PORTER,Ryan(OL)-2001,02POTTER, Michael (DB) - 2010, 11POWELL,Jeff(P)-1991,92POWELL,Robert(G)-1957,58,59,60POWELL,Ronnie(TB)-1997,98POWELL,Stan(QB)-1980,81,82,83PRATHER,Neal(HB)-1965,66PREALOW,Scottie(LB)-1987PRESCOTT,Jace(OL)-2008,09,10PRESTON,Carl(TE)-1985,86PRITCHETT,Chris(WR)--1996,97,98,99PROCELL,John(DE)-1976,77,78PROCELL,Rodney(DE)-1977,78PUAPUAGA, Isaac (OL)- 2011PURSER,Don(HB/FB)-1947,51,54

-Q-QUICKEL,Dale(K)-1979,80,81,82QUINN,Billy(B/E)-1946,47,48QUEEN,Ed(DE)-2003,04,05,06

-R-RABALAIS,Mark(OL)-2002,03,04,05RABB,Daiquri(DB)-1998,99RACHAL,Willard(HB)-1955RADISINOVICH, Rade - 1957RAGAS,Cory(CB)-2008RAGUS,Charles(T)-1961,62,63,64RAMSEY,TerryJoe(WR)-1979,82,83RANDALL,Mike(OL)-1993RATCLIFF,Mike(OG)-1972RAY,JamesEdward(B)-1945RAY,M.D.(QB)-1950,51,52RAY,Scott(K)-1979READEAUX,Steve(LB)-1992,93,94REAP,Steve(OL)-1991,92REASONS,Gary(LB)-1980,81,82,83RECORD,Ben(C)-1995REDING,Dick(E)-1963,64,65,66REED,Casey(DB)-1991REED,Deron(RB)-1993REED, Tavoris - 2004REEHER,A.P.(QB)-1944REESE,Adrian(WR)-2009,10REYNOLDS,Gordon(Manager)-1961,64RHIEL,W.L.(FB)-1944RHODES, Craig - 1992RHODES,Harold“Dusty”(F/FB)-1946,47,48RHODES,Kevin(B)-1992,93,94,95RICHARD,Louis“Benny”(E)-1964,65,67RICHARDSON,Leonard(OT)-1969,70,71,72RICHARDSON,Michael(DB)-1981,82,83,84RICHMOND,Charvis(LB)-1997,98,99,00RIDGELL,Deon(RB)-1990,91,92,93RIGGS,Gary(S)-2006,07,08,09RILEY, Sidney (RB) - 2009, 10, 11ROACH,Andrew(QB)-1989,90ROBERSON,Jerry(WR)-1989,90ROBERTS,Claude(C)-1957,58,59ROBERTS,William(G)-1945ROBERTSON,Johnny(G/B/E)-1946,47,48,49ROBERTSON,Leslie(OG)-1969ROBERTSON,Robert(FB)-1994,95,96,97ROBICHAUX, Ragan (LB)- 2011ROBINSON,Antonio(RB)-2006,07ROBINSON,Archie(OL)-1994,95,96,97ROBINSON,Joe(RB)-1992,93ROBINSON,Larry(DB)-1980,81,83,84ROBINSON,Myron(RB)-1995ROBINSON,Paul(E)-1958ROBINSON,Russ(DT)-1984,85,86ROBINSON,Victor(WR)-1989,90,91

ROCHE’,Jared(DE)-1996,97RODGERS,Donald(C/QB)-1944,45RODRIGUE,Kendall(DT)-2006,07,08RODRIGUEZ,Kurt(LB)-1999,00,01,02ROGERS,Dickie(QB)-1959,61ROGERS,Jack(E)-1953,54,55ROGERS,Thalmus(LB)-1999,00ROGERS,Zach(OL)-1998,99,00,01ROMAN,John(Manager)-1968ROPP,John(FB)-1949,50ROREX,Brian(DB)-1989,90ROSE,Charles(OG)-1979,80,81,82ROSE,Bryan(DL)-2009ROSE, Derek (LB) - 2009, 10, 11ROSS, Bryan (LB)- 2009,10,11ROUSSEL, Tyler (LB)- 2011ROUSSELL,Bradley(LB)-2009,10ROUSSELL,Bryan(LB)-1991,92ROWE,Mitch(DT)-1986,87,88,89ROWE, William - 1966ROWLETT,Brannon(LB)-1989,90,91,92ROWLETT,Paul(LB)-1979ROY,Clint(RB)-2001RUBIN,Barry(FB)-1978,79,80RUTLEDGE,BillyRay(S)-2003,04RUSH,Willie(NG)-1974RUSHING,Tommy(DB)-1979,80,82RUSSO,Bradley(P)-2007,08,09,10RUSSO, Nic (P) - 2008,11RYAN,Mike(LB)-1993

-S-SALDANA,Adrian(S)-1985SALSBERRY,George(DL)-1989,90,91SAMPSON,Shelton(RB)-2002,03,04,05SANCHEZ,Mario(DE)-1996,97,98SANDERS,Jomaine(RB)-2001SANFORD,Clint(PK)-1999,00,01SAVOIE,Gerald(DE)-1973,74,75,76SCHOUEST,Gary(FB)-1964SCHROEDER,Edwin(G)-1954,55SCHROEDER,Mark(TB)-1978,79SCHWANTES,Ben(OL)-2007,08SCOTT,Allison(OT)-1976SCOTT,Jimmy(HB/K)-1964SCOTT,Thomas(DE)-2001,02SEASTRUNK,Kedrin(TE)-2005,06,07,08SERPAS,Jack(DE)-1975,76,77,78SHADDINGER,Oswald(Manager)-1946SHARKEY,Neal(OL)-1993,94SHAUGHNESSY, John (K) - 2009, 10, 11SHAW,D.J.(DL)-2009,10SHAW,Robert(TE)-1980,81,82SHEEY,Billy(E)-1957SHERROD,Kelvin(S)-2000,01SHIEF,Kevin(WR)-2011SHILLINGS,Steve(OG)-1979,80,81SHOPTAUGH,Johnny(DT)-1977,78SIBLEY,Henry(DE)-1985,86,88SIBLEY,L.W.“Bubber”(OB/G)-1944,45,46,47SIBLEY,Tyrus(G)-1950SILVEY, Gary - 1966SIMMONS,Lamont(LB)-2008,09,10,11SIMMONS, Neal - 1966SIMON, Deon (DL)- 2011SIMON,Ted(E/C)-1952,53,54,55SIMPSON,Jackie(T)-1952,55SIMPSON,Jerry(OT)-1970,71SKIDMORE,Greg(TB)2003,04,05,06SKINNER,Brad(OL)-1998,99SKINNER,Johnny(C)-1977,78,79,80SLACK,Rusty(QB)-1985,86,87,88SLATE,Matt(LB)-1995,96,97,98SMITH,Al(DT)-2006,07,08,09SMITH,Bobby(G)-1948,49,50SMITH,Brent(TE/OL)-2002,03,04,05SMITH,Chris(OL)-2003,04,05SMITH,David(DHB)-1965,67,68SMITH,Davis(DHB)-1966SMITH,Dean(G)-1956,58,59SMITH,Dean(LB)-2002

SMITH,Dennis(TE)-1970,71,72,73SMITH,Dennis(FS)-1986,87,88,89SMITH,Deondre(CB)-2009SMITH,Don(DE)-1976SMITH,Ernest(OT)-1981,82,84SMITH,Freddie(LB)-1983,84,85SMITH,George(E)-1956,57,58,59SMITH,Herbie(QB)-1960,61,63SMITH,Jackie(E)-1959,60,61,62SMITH,John(OT)-1981,82,84SMITH,Jon(TB)-1997,98SMITH,Larry(S)-1968,69,70SMITH,Maxie(OG)-1981,82,83,84SMITH, Robert - 1982SMITH,Roland(HB)-1952,53,54SMITH,Scott(E)-1982,83SMITH,Travis(CB)-1970,71SMITH, Tyler (LB) - 2010, 11SNODGRASS,Bud(DT)-1979,80,81SORRELLS,Sherard(OL)-2010SPANGLER,Brad(QB)-1996,97,98,99SPANGLER,John(WR)-1993SPEARS,Marcus(OL)-1991,92,93SPIKES,Jeff(RB)--1996,97SPITALE,Joe(HB)-1970,71SPRADLING,Randy(OT)-1975,76,77,78SPRUCE,Pat(OG)-1978,79SQUIRES,Todd(S)-1984ST. PIERRE, Harold - 1966STAMEY,Stephen(QB)-2009STANFIELD, Caleb (OL) - 2010, 11STANLEY,Bobby(HB)-1956,57,58STARK,Todd(LB)-1981,82,83,84STEELE,L.R.(T)-1945STEERS,Jeff(OL)-1985,86,87,88STEGALL,Chris(P)-2002,03,04STEGAR,Curtis(DE)-1987STELLEY,Vic(QB)-1959,60,61STEPHENS,Carlos(DE)-2002,03,04,05STEPHENS,John(TB)-1984,85,86,87STEPHENS,Shane(K)-1991,92STEVENS,Bill(OL)-1967STOKER,Calvin(WR)-2008STOKER,Scott(QB)-1987,88,89STONE,E.H.(C)-1944STONE,Mike(RS/DB)-1996,97,98STORM,Jason(DE)-1992,93,94,95STORRS,Josh(K)-2002,03,04STRICKLAND,Randy(DT)-1973STUART,Clint(OL)--1996,97STUTTS,R.E.(G)-1944SUMRALL,Troy(RB)-1999,00SUTHERLAND,T.J.(WR)-1997,98,99,00SWALES,Adam(WR)-1993,94,95,96SWANSON,James(WR)-2007,08,09,10SWEENEY,R.W.(T)-1944SWEEZY,Ryan(OL)-1999,00,01SYLVESTER,Judith(DB)-1998,99,00,01

-T-TACKER,Paul(CB)-1968,69,70,71TACKETT,Bobby(G)-1957TACKETT,Marion(G)-1959TADEMY,Curtis(DE)-1994,95TALBERT,Glenn(HB)-1961,62,63TANNER,Harold(P)-1950TANNER,Scott(P)-1974TARLTON,John(C)-1946TAPPIN,John(WR)-1989,90,91TATE,Demathdian(LB)-2000TATE,Randy(DE)-1966,67,68,69TATUM,Bob(DT/G)-1951,52,53,54TAYLOR,Carl(DT)-1994TAYLOR,Royce-1949TAYLOR,Tony(RB)-1998,99,00TELOTTA, A.J. - 1951, 52TENNISON,Gene(OL)-1998,99,00,01THIBODEAUX,Keith(FS)-1993,94,95,96THISSEL,Sidney(LB)-1985,87,88THOMAS,Chiquita(OLB)-1983THOMAS,Dwayne(DE)-1992,93,95,96

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THOMAS,Freeman(NG)-1980,81,82THOMAS,Huey(T)-1948,49,50THOMAS,LaDann(LB)-1995,96,97,98THOMAS,Marcus(S)-2000,01THOMPKINS,Raymond(OLB)-1983,84,85THOMPSON,Fred(DB)-1990,91,92,93THOMPSON,J.L.“John”(B)-1945,46,47,48THOMPSON,Kenny(FB)-1961,62THOMPSON,Reggie(SE)-1971,72,73,74THORNTON,Sidney(FB)-1973,74,75,76THRASH,Orlando(FB)-1984,85,86TINSLEY,Harold(G)-1946TOLAR,Charlie(FB)-1956,57,58TOMS,Emery(OT)-1976,77,78TOOMER, Reggie (LB) - 2009, 10, 11TOUSSAINT,Darrell(CB)-1978,79,80TOUSSANT, Casey (WR)- 2011TOWNSEND,Bill-1979TRAHANT,Kenny(NG)-1970,71,72,73TRAYLOR,Albert(OL)-1997,98,99,00TRAYLOR,Nigel(RB)-1996,97,98TREADWAY,Carlos(TE)-1988,89,91,92TRIPP,Craig(DT)-1968,69,70,71TRIPP,Hurley(T)-1946TROXCLAIR,Adam(LB)-2000,01,02TUREAU,Tony(OL)-1995,96,97,98TURNER,DannyBob(E)-1966TURNER,Floyd(SE)-1985,86,87,88TURNER,GeraldLucas(DE)-1985TURNER,Greg(DE)-1981,82TURNER,James“Junior”(B/FB)-1949,50,51,52TURNER,Odessa(SE)-1984,85,86TURNER,Patrick(C)-1984,85,86TURNER,Ridge(CB)-2009TUTTLE,Tim(LB)-1979,80TYLER,David(G)-1954TYNER,David(Manager)-1981

-U-UECKERT,Ruston(DL)-1999,00

-V-VAN,Wayne(QB)-1982,83,84,85VARNADO,Adam(WR)-2005,06,07,08VEALE, Jimmy - 1957VERRETT,Pete(C)-1960,61,62VIENNE,Chris(TE)-1984VIENNE,Mike-1979VIGE’,Alden(BACK)-1946VINSON,Davon(QB)-2003,04,05VOGT,Jeff(OT)-1971,72,73,74

-W-WADDELL,Gregg(CB)-1977,78,79WALKER,Bill(C)-1950WALKER,James(TE)-1980,81WALKER,Mike(Cotlone)-1984WALKER,Neil(DE)-2006,07WALKER,Randy(K)-1970,71,72,73WALKER,Wayne(P/PK)-1963,65WALL,Johnny(E)-1958,59,60WALLACE,Freddie(LB)-1985,86,87,88WALLIS,Tommy(HB)-1968,69,70,71WALLS,Larry(DT)-1971WALTON,Searle(FB)-1953,54WAMPOLD,Marvin(E)-1954,56WARD,Stacy-1982WARD,Trea(K)-1993WARE,Richard(FB)-1968,69,70,71WARNER, Justin (DS)- 2011WASHINGTON,Marcus(OL)-2006,07,08,09WASHINGTON,Russ(S)-2003,04,05WASHINGTON,Tony(DT)-1997,99,00,01WASHINGTON,Willie(DT)-1975,76,77,78WATERS,Waymond(WR)-1975,76,77,78WATSON,Jay(G)-1992WATTIGNY,Bob(QB)-1970WATTIGNY,Scott(DL)-2006,07,08,09WEAVER,Bob(E/K)-1951WEAVER,Walter(G)-1959,62WEBB,Carroll(T)-1944

WEBER,Seah(WR)-2000,01WEEKS,Robert(K)-2005,06,07,08WESLEY,Gary(DE)-2002,03,04WESLEY,Henri(DE)-1985,87,88WEST,Jerry(B)-1945WEST,Prentis(WR)-2001,02,04WHALEY,Brian(OL)-1998,99WHATLEY,Ronnie(DHB)-1965,66,67,68WHEATLEY,David(OL)-2007,08,09WHEELER,Jerry(WR)-1980,81,82WHITE,Bernard(OT)-1972,73WHITE, Bert (S) - 2010, 11WHITE,David(B)-1947WHITE,Davin(TE)-1999,2001WHITE, Jamaal (S) - 2009, 10, 11WHITE,James(LB)-1971,72WHITE,James(E)-1946,47,48WHITE,Philip(G/QB)-1946,47,48,49WHITT,Larry(HB)-1953,54,55WHITTEN,Jim(MG)-1968WIGGINS, Darrell - 1952WIGGINS,Parker-1940WILEY,Fred(NG)-1973,74WILKINS,Curtis(OL)-1990,91,92,93WILKINSON,Dennis(C)-1969,70WILKINSON,Sidney(OG)-1973WILLIAMS,Anthony(RB)-1994,95WILLIAMS,B.J.(DB)-1996,97,98,99WILLIAMS,Germond(LB)-1999,00,01,02WILLIAMS,Greg(LB)-1980,81WILLIAMS, JaMarcus (WR)- 2011WILLIAMS,James(T)-1945WILLIAMS,Jimmy“Jim”(G)-1958,59,60,61WILLIAMS, Roger - 1961WILLIAMS,Taylor(OL)-1995,96,97WILLIAMS, Thomas - 1989WILLIAMS,Tori(QB/WR)-1994WILLIAMS, Wade (DL) - 2009, 10, 11WILLIAMSON,Robert(E)-1945WILLIAMSON,Terry(RB)-1994,95WILLIAMSON,Teryl(DB)-1994,95WILLIBER,William(RB)-1993,94,95WILLIS,Ahmad(DE)-1999,00,01,02WILLIS,Chris(DB)-1993,94,95WILLIS,Troy(DE)-1971,72,73,74WILLOUGHBY,Kent(E)-1960,61,62WILSON,Austin(B)-1946,47WILSON,Bob(B/T)-1947,48WIMBERLY,Ted(C)-1964,65WINDHAM,John(OL)-2000,01,02WINN,Frances(T)-1945WOFFORD,Glen(OT)-1971,72WOLFE,Tyler(QB)-2009,10WOOD,Chip(RB)-1993WOODS,Bruce(S)-2003,04,05WOODS,Jackie-1962WOODS,Jimmie(T)-1964,66,67WREN,Jerry(C)-1960,62WRIGHT,David(FB)-1976,77,78,79WRIGHT,Kenny(S)--1996,97,98WRIGHT,Randy(RB)-1989,90WRIGHT,Robert(DE)-1992,93,94,95WRIGHT,Stuart(QB)-1973,74,75,76WROTEN,Gerald(E)-1967WYBLE,Fred(C)-1957,58

-Y-YARBROUGH,FerrellM.(OT/DT)-1958,59,60,61ARBROUGH,Gerald(OG/DL)-1960,61,62YELLOTT,Julius(Manager)-1948

-Z-ZEIGLER,Toby(WR)2002,03,04,05

Retired Demon Jerseys

80 Jackie SmithJackieSmithwasastandoutfootballandtrackathleteatNSUfrom1960-63.HeledNSUinreceivingintwoofhisthreeseasonsbutmadehistruemarkinanincredible16-seasonprofootballcareer.Smithcaught480passesfor7,918yardsand43touchdownsasatightendwith

theCardinalsandCowboys.OnJuly30,1994SmithwaselectedintotheProFootballHallofFame.

44 Joe DelaneyJoeDelaneywasanAll-Americaninfootballandtrackfrom1977-81.HesetNSU’scareerrushingrecordwith3,047yardsandstillholdstheschoolsinglegamerecordwith299vs.Nichollsasasophomore.HeranonNSU’sNCAAChampion19814x100mrelay.Asarookiewith

theChiefs,hesetfourclubrushingrecordsandwasthe1982AFCRookieoftheYear.HedrownedinaheroicrescueattemptinJune1983.HewaselectedtotheCollegeFootballHallofFamein1997.

41 Al DoddAlDoddwasatwo-timeAll-Americasafetyfrom1965-66andledthe1966Demonstoanunbeaten9-0seasonandaNo.1nationalranking.HeholdsthestateandNorthwesternrecordwith31careerinterceptions.Heledtheteaminkickoffreturnsfrom1964-66andwas

alsothetoppuntreturnerforthoseseasons.HewasdraftedbytheChicagoBearsandlaterplayedeightseasonsintheNFLwiththeNewOrleansSaintsasareceiver.

34 Gary ReasonsGaryReasonsplayedlinebackeratNSUfrom1980-83andfinishedhiscareerastheall-timeleaderintackleswith394.Healsosetmarksinsingle-seasontackleswith172inhisasaseniorandestablishedasingle-gamemarkwith24stopsagainstMcNeesethatsameyear.Innine

NFLseasons,hewontwoSuperBowls.Hewasthefirstthree-timeAll-AmericaninDivisionI-AAhistoryandwaselectedtotheCol-legeFootballHallofFameonAugust17,1996.

12 Bobby HebertBobbyHebert,QBatNSUfrom1977-80,stillholdstheNSUsingle-gamepassingandtotaloffenserecords.He ran for 101 yards and threw for 364, hitting on 18-of-30attemptsina38-31victoryoverUTAonSept.13,1980.Hebertplayed14proseasons-11in

theNFLwiththeSaintsandFalcons.Asarookie,heledMichigantotheUSFLtitleandwasMVPinthechampionshipgame.IntheNFL,hecompleted60%for21,683yardsand135TDs.

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WALTER LEDETGuard -1938Aruggedoffensiveguard,AbbevillenativewastheDemons’firstfootballAll-Americaninhissenioryear,1938.Healsobecamcetheschool’sfirstNFLDraftpick,goinginthesecondroundofhte1939drafttoPhiladelphia.Recentlymarried,hewasabletomakemoemoneybystayingatNSUtocoachforHarryTurpinthannyplayingproball.Hestayedfor50years,eventuallyservingasregistarafteracoachingcareerthatearnedhimmembershipintheLouisiana

SportsHallofFame.LedetwaspivotalinthecareersofDemongreatsJackieSmith,CharlieHennigan, and Charlie Tolar

PARKER WIGGINSHalfback -1940Thestaroffensivebackforthe1939unbeatenNormalDemons,Wigginsbecametheschool’ssecond-everAll-Americafootballplayerayearlater.Asthetailbackinthesinglewingscheme,hehandledallthepassingdutiesalongwithpuntingandbeingtheprimaryrunningthreat.

DUDLEY DOWNINGCenter -1953A1953LittleAll-American,DowningwasanAll-GulfStatesConferencecenter.Hewasoneofthetopplayersonthe1953GSCchampionshipteam.DowningwaselectedtotheGraduateNClubHallofFamein1974.

ROBERT TATUMGuard -1953All-Americanin1953andathree-timeAll-GulfStatesConferenceselec-tion,Tatumstarredatguardandlinebacker.HehelpedleadtheDemonstothe1953GSCtitle.HewaselectedtotheGraduateNClubHallofFamein 1972.

CHARLIE TOLARHalfback -1958The“Tank”(5-foot-6,210pounds),twiceGulfStatesConferenceMVP,setschoolcareerrecordsforrushing(2,194yards,now10th)andscoring(182points,sixthtoday).Tolar’s29-TDcareertotalwastopsnearly50years.Heaveraged6.9yardspercarryincollege,thenwonAll-AFLhonorsthreestraightyears(1961-63)withtheHoustonOilers.

JERRY BURTONHalfback -1962AnAll-Americasafetyin1963whileearningAll-GulfStatesConferenceforthreeseasons,Burtonalsowasastandoutrunningback.HewonboththeBestDefensiveBackandBestOffensiveBackteamawardsin1963,whenheledtheteaminrushing.BurtonwasdraftedbytheLosAngelesRams.

SAMMY JOE ODOMLinebacker -1962OneofthemostDemons’mostferociousdefenders,Odomwasa1962All-Americaselection.HeearnedOutstandingDefensiveLinemanandOutstandingOffensiveLinemanawardsforNorthwestern,andwentontoplaytwoprofessionalseasonswithHouston.Hewasthe95thplayerchosen(Browns)inthe1963NFLDraft.

CORWYN ALDREDGEDefensive End -1964Asixth-round(83rdoverall)NFL(Browns)andfifth-roundAFL(Patriots)1965draftpick,Aldredgewasa1964All-Americaselection.Hewasathree-yearstarterattightend,helpingthe1962DemonswintheGulfStatesConferencechampionship,andhewasalsoastandoutdefensiveend.

LARRY WALLSDefensive Tackle -1972Asixth-round(83rdoverall)NFL(Browns)andfifth-roundAFL(Patriots)1965draftpick,Aldredgewasa1964All-Americaselection.Hewasathree-yearstarterattightend,helpingthe1962DemonswintheGulfStatesConferencechampionship,andhewasalsoastandoutdefensiveend.

AL DODDSafety -1965,1966TrulyoneoftemostgiftedathletesevertoplayatNorthwestern,Doddsetanationalrecordwith31careerinterceptions,amarkthatstillstandsasstateandschoolrecords.Ontheunbeaten1966Demons’squad,Doddwasthebig-gestsstar,earningAll-AmericahonorsandaninvitationtoplayintheSeniorBowl.HemovedacrosstheballtoreceiverintheNFL,playingmostofhis7seasonforthefledglingNewOrleansSaints,finishingwith111careerrecep-tionsfor1,803yardsafterbeginningasadefensivebackin1967forChicago.

SIDNEY THORNTONFullback -1976The“ThunderingBull”broketheDemons’careerrushingmarkwith2,662yards(nowfifth),becomingthefirstNSUbacktoaverage100yardsrushinginaseason(100.1,1976).First-teamAll-LouisianaandanAll-American,ThorntonwasMVPintheBlue-GrayAll-StarClassic,thenwasdrafted48thoverall(Steelers)andwontwoSuperBowls.

JOE DELANEYTailback- 1979,1980Atwo-sportAll-American,DelaneyisintheCollegeFootballandLouisianaSportshallsoffame.HesetNCAA,stateandNSUrecordswitha299-yard,4-touchdownrushingeruptionvs.Nichollsin1978andfinishedasNSU’ssingle-season(1,110yards,1980)andcareer(3,047yards)rushingking.HewasAFCRookieoftheYear(Chiefs).HisNo.44isretired.

WARREN GRIFFITHCenter -1980AnAll-Americacenterin1980,Griffithhelpedthatsquadset33Demonoffensiverecords,includinganaverageof421yardsoftotaloffense.Aftermovingfromdefensiveend,hestartedatcenterforthreeyears.

GARY REASONSLinebacker -1981,1982,1983A1996CollegeFootballHallofFameinductee,Reasonswasthefirstthree-timeAll-AmericaninFCShistory(andtheonlythree-timeratNSU).Heplayed9NFLseasons,startingintwoSuperBowlwins.Hesetrecordsof172tackles(1983),394inhisNSUcareer.HisNo.34jerseywasretiredafter his senior season.

ARTHUR “TANK” BERRYDefensive Tackle -1984The1984GulfStarConferenceMaleAthleteoftheYear,BerrywasaKodakCoaches’andAPAll-AmericadefensivetacklewholedtheDemonstoaGSCtitle.All-Louisianain1982and1984,hemade77tackles,including9sacks,asaseniorwhenNSUledthenationinscoringdefense(9ppg).

JOHN KULAKOWSKIDefensive End -1987“Kool”wasa1987All-AmericapickandtheSouthlandConferenceDefen-sivePlayeroftheYearafterincludingathenschool-record15sacksamonghis96tackles.Afieryfour-yearstarter,hewaspartofthe1984GulfStarConferenceco-champs.Hemade28careersacksandwasa1995GraduateNClubHallofFameinductee.

KEVIN LEWISDefensive Back -1988Just5-foot-7andnot150pounds,hehadtopersuadeDemoncoachestoallowhimtowalkonasacornerback.HewentontotheNFL.AnAll-Americacornerbackwith13passbreakupsforthe1988SouthlandConfer-encechamps,LewishadgrownabitbeforeheplayedforPhoenixin1989andSanFranciscofrom1990-92.

JOHN KINGOffensive Line -1990HecouldhaveacceptedascholarshiptoplayforArmy,butSpringhillnativeJohnKingheadedsouthtoNSUandtheDemonsgotoneoftheirmoreversatileandproductiveoffensivelineman.KingearnedAll-Americanhonorsasaseniorin1990atcenterplayingallfiveinteriorlinepoisitionsinhiscareer,afour-yearstarter.In1988,heplayedguardastheDemonssetschoolrecordsforpoints,touchdownsandrushingyardswhilewinningtheirfirstSouthlandConferencechampionshipandreachingtheDivisionI-AAplayoffquarterfinals.

GREG NECAISEDefensive End -1990AnAll-AmericanandAll-SouthlandConferenceendin1990afterbreakingtheschoolrecordwith15.5sacks,Necaisealsoholdsthecareerrecordwith28.5sacks.Hemade191tackles,40.5behindtheline,andintercepted3passes.The1989LouisianaNewcomeroftheYear,hewastwiceAll-Louisianafirst team.

ANDRE CARRONLinebacker -1991TheDemons’tacklesleader(season,176,1991;career,521),“TheTermina-tor”wasaconsensusAll-Americalinebackerasaseniorwhenhewasonefirst-placevoteshyofbeingthenationalplayeroftheyear.Athree-yearAll-SouthlandConferencestar,Carronplayedforthe1988SLCchampions.

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ADRIAN HARDYCornerback -1992All-Americanin1992andAll-SouthlandConferenceinhislasttwoseasonsasacornerback,HardywasthefirstDemontoplayintheHulaBowl.Heblocked10careerkicks.Asecond-round1993NFLDraftpick(48thoverall)bytheSanFrancisco49ers,heplayedin1994and1995inCincinnati.

MARCUS SPEARSOffensive Lineman -1992,1993“BigSpears”andJerryRicearetheonlyplayersfromFCSprogramseverchosenfortheFootballWritersofAmericaAll-Americateam(1993).Oneof101993OutlandTrophysemifinalists,atwo-year(1992-93)All-Amer-icanandthree-timeAll-SouthlandConferencetackle,hewasasecond-round1994NFLDraftchoice(39thoverall)whoplayed12proseasons.

CLARENCE MATTHEWSTailback -1995Matthews’speed,powerfulrunningstyleandkickoffreturnabilityhelpedhimbreaktheschoolall-purposeyardagemark(4,651,nowsecondall-time).All-Americaattailbackasasenior,heranforarecord1,384yards(nowthird)with13touchdowns.AHulaBowlparticipant,herankssixthincareerrushing(2,628).

TONY JOE MARANTOSafety-1997AnAll-AmericasafetyandtheSouthlandConferenceDefensivePlayeroftheYearin1997,MarantoplayedinNFLEuropeandwiththeSaintsandBrowns.Hemade209tacklesinhislasttwoseasons,106asaseniorwith6interceptionsastheDemonssharedtheSLCtitleandmadetheplayoffs.

JERMAINE JONESCornerback- 1998Runner-upfortheBuckBuchananAward(nationaldefensiveMVP)andanAll-Americanforthepowerhouse1998SouthlandConferencechamps,JoneswasSLCPlayeroftheYearandLouisianaDefensiveMVP.Acornerback,hesetNSUmarksforseason(21)andcareer(44)passbreakupsandscored5touchdownsonreturnsin’98.

ROBERT DANIELDefensive End -1998AconsensusAll-Americadefensiveendforthe1998SouthlandConferencechamps,DanielplayedintheEast-WestShrineGameandtheBlue-GrayAll-StarClassic.Heovercamereconstructivekneesurgeryin1997tobecomeasixth-round1999NFLDraftpick(Carolina).

MIKE GREENDefensive Back -1998,1999Atwo-timeAll-Americasafety(1998,1999),Greenwasamongthebesthittersinschoolhistory,twicewinningnational“playoftheweek”awards.A7-yearNFLveteranwithChicagoandSeattle,Greenledallprodefensivebacksintacklesin2002despitebeingthelastpickinthe2000NFLDraft.

WILLIAM BROUSSARDCenter -1998,1999All-Americaatcenterin1998and1999,Broussardstarredonthe1998SouthlandConferencechampionshipteamthatreachedthenationalsemi-finals.Oneofonly15seniorsnationallyin1999namedaNationalFootballFoundationScholar-Athlete,healsoplayedforthe1997SLCco-champions.

TONY TAYLORRunning Back -2000A2000All-American,TaylorshatteredNSUseasonandcareerrushingrecords.Hehasthetoptwoseasontotals(1,506in2000,1,441in1999),isfirstincareerrushing(3,720yards),attempts(688)andin100-yardgamesinaseason(8,1999)andcareer(20).Hisaveragespergame(136.9,2000)andcareer(112.7)arealsotops.

TERRANCE MCGEEReturn Specialist -2000All-Americaasapuntreturnerin2000,whenhesetanNCAArecordwitha23.7averageincludingthreelongscores,McGeewasafour-yearstarteratcornerback,sharingthecareermarkforpassbreakups(44)whilemaking11interceptions.AProBowlkickreturnerwithBuffaloin2004,hestartsatcornerbackfortheBills.

GENE TENNISONOffensive Line -2001Tennisonplayedguardandtackleasathree-yearstarter,earning2001All-SouthlandConferenceandAll-Americahonorsattackle.NSUwonthe’98SLCtitleandreachedtheplayoffsemis,andgotbacktotheplayoffsinhissenioryear.HealsowonanNCAAPostgraduateScholarshipandwasanSLCshotputchamp.

AHMAD WILLISDefensive End -2001AnAll-Americanasajuniorforthe2001Demons,Willismadeoneofthebiggestplaysinschoolhistory,blockingaTCUfieldgoaltrytoendNSU’s27-24overtimewinin’01.Hehad21careersacks,10.5inhisjunioryear,and42.5forlostyardage(20in2001)amonghis161careertacklesandwasatwo-timeAll-SouthlandConferencepick.

ROY LOCKSDefensive End- 2002Afour-yearstarterandAll-SouthlandConferencepickbothatlinebackeranddefensiveend,LockswonAll-Americahonorsin2002with16.5tacklesforlossand10sacksamonghis70tackles.Hehad224careertackles,37.5forloss,andwasakeyonplayoffteamsin2001and2002.

JAMALL JOHNSONLinebacker -2003,2004Atwo-timeAll-AmericanandSouthlandConferenceDefensivePlayeroftheYearin2004fortheSLCchamps,Johnsonmade217tacklesintwoseasons.Alsoaspecialteamsstandoutwithgreatspeed,Johnsonkeyedrecord-breakingPurpleSwarmdefenses.HeisastarterfortheB.C.LionsintheCFL.

QUINTENE NEWHOUSEDefensive Line -2003All-Americaattackleasajunior,heplayednosein2004fortheSouthlandConferencechampsandrepeatedasafirst-teamAll-SLCpick.Newhousemade155careertackles,29forlostyards,notablyforcingafumbleasULMwastryingtorunouttheclock,resultinginalast-second2003win.

GREG BUCKLEYOffensive Line- 2004AnAll-Americaguardforthe2004SouthlandConferencechampions,Buck-leywasathree-timeAll-SLCselection.Hestartedforplayoffteamsin2002and2004,earningfirst-teamAll-Louisianahonorsin’04aftertheDemonssetasingle-seasonscoringrecordandallowedonly6sacks.

DAVID PITTMANDefensive Back- 2005A2005All-American,the2004-05All-SouthlandConferencecornerbackwasathird-round(87thoverall)2006NFLDraftchoice(Ravens).Afour-yearstarter,“Pitt”snagged11interceptions,brokeup26passes,scored4touchdowns(threeinterceptionreturns)andmade153tackles.HewastheonlyFCSplayerinthe2006SeniorBowl.

TORY COLLINSDefensive Tackle, 2005,2006Theeighthtwo-timeAll-Americaninschoolhistory,Collinswasathree-yearAll-SouthlandConferenceselectionatdefensivetackle.Hemade185careertackles,33forloss.Hehelpedthe2004DemonswintheSLCandreachthenationalplayoffsaftertransferringfromLSUasafreshman.

DEMETRESS BELLOffensive Line -2007OrginallyrecruitedtoplaybasketballforlegendarycoachMikeMcConathy,Bellwasnoticedbythefootballcoachesandgivenatryoutatdefensiveline.Helatermovedtooffensivetackleandthatiswhereheremainedfortheremainderofhiscareer.Bellwasthe32ndplayertobetakenintheprofes-sionaldraftwhenhewaschosenintheseventhroundbytheBuffaloBills.Helaterbecamethestartinglefttackle.

MICHAEL BOOKEROffensive Line -2010NSU’s40thAll-American,hewastheDemonstopoffensivelinemanthreestraightyears.Heaveragedinthehigh70’singradepercentageeveryyearinNatchitoches.Bookerwasathree-timeAll-SLCselection

DEREK ROSELinebacker -2010, 2011Theninthtwo-timeAll-Americaninschoolhistory,RosehasbeenatwoyearAll-SouthlandConferenceselectionbeingvotedtothefirstteamhissophomoreyearandsecondteamjunioryear.Hecurrentlyhas247careertackles

JUSTIN ALDREDGETight End -2011JustinAldredgehasjoinedhisgrandfatherCorwynAldredgeonNorth-westernState’selitegroupoffootballAll-AmericansafterbeingnamedanAll-American.Itwasthefirsttimeinschoolhistorytwomembersofthesamefamilyearnedthehonor.Hehadteamhighsof39catchesfor514yardsandtwotouchdowns.

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All-Gulf States Conference

1948 G Phil White

1949 DB ArtLancaster

1950 LB JamesBeckG JackHuckabyQB JohnnieEmmons

1951 G BobTatumG Sid Morrell

1952 G BobTatum

1953 G BobTatumE Don MillenE John Ables

1954 C DudleyDowning,T Charles Johnson

1955 QB JamesMcNewG EdSchroder

1956QB JamesMcNew

1957FB CharlieTolar

1958FB CharlieTolarT BertHeckelE BillyBooth

1959E BillyBooth

1961Back KennyThompson

1962Back KennyThompsonLB SammyJoeOdomT JerryFowler,HB GlennTalbert

1963LB SammyJoeOdomHB GlennTalbertG AlMoreauE Roy GentryHB JerryBurtonT John Wayne Odom

1964E Corwyn Aldredge FB ClaudePatrickG LarryNugent

1965S Al DoddE DickReding

1966S Al DoddQB MalcolmLewisE EddieLovichG Gerald Malley,G Eddie MittelbronnE DickRedingP ShelleyDickie

1967G Gerald MalleyT David DawsonHB VicNyvall

1968C RandyBrodnaxG David Centanni T ShelleyDickieT Walter EdlerS KennyHrapmannRB VicNyvall,E AlPhillips

1969T MikeBurrowT Walter EdlerG BobbyKnocakLB LesterLatinoC GaryMcCraryE MaceMorris,G Leslie Robertson

1970T Walter EdlerG BobbyKoncakC GaryMcCraryE AlPhillipsQB MikePoolG Leslie RobertsonFB RichardWare

All-Gulf South Conference1972HB DonaldJohnsonG MikeBoyceNG Kenny TrahantPR Randy Walter

1973HB MarioCageNG Kenny TrahantS John Kelly

1974QB ButchBallardDB JohnDilworth

All-Gulf Star Conference

1984T ArthurBerryT JamesBoydLB EarnestCrittendenS MichaelRichardsonG MaxieSmithFL OdessaTurner

1985FL OdessaTurnerTB JohnStephensPK Keith HodnettP MikeCrow,DE James HallLB J.T.Fenceroy

1986DE James HallLB J.T.Fenceroy,TB JohnStephensS OdessaTurner

All-Southland Conference

1987DE JohnKulakowski(Defensive MVP)

1988WR FloydTurnerLB LeonardParker

1989WR Al EdwardsLB AndreCarronCB RandyHilliard

1990LB AndreCarronDE GregNecaiseOL John KingS Ron DavisWR JohnTappin

1991LB AndreCarron(Defensive MVP)CB AdrianHardyOL MarcusSpearsHonorary Team Captain Bill Britt

1992CB AdrianHardyOL MarcusSpearsTE Carlos TreadwayKR DariusAdams

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ALL- CONFERENCE DEMONS

G Bob Tatum (1951,52,53)

QB James McNew (1955, 56)

E Corwyn Aldredge (1964)

FL Odessa Turner (1985)

WR Al Edwards (1989)




LB EdwardMoses

1993OL MarcusSpearsLB EdMoses

1994RB ClarenceMatthewsOL JohnDippelLB SteveReadeaux

1995RB ClarenceMatthews(Offensive MVP)OL Jayson Hayes

1996WR Pat Palmer (Offensive MVP)CB KeithThibodeaux

1997RB RonniePowell(Newcomer of the Year) WR Pat PalmerOL ArchieRobinsonCB JermaineJonesS Tony Joe Maranto (Defensive Player of the Year)

1998CB JermaineJones(Player of the Year)RB TonyTaylorOL MikeFunchesDL Robert DanielS MikeGreen

1999RB TonyTaylorOL WilliamBroussardS MikeGreen

2000RB TonyTaylorC/RSTerrenceMcGeeLB KurtRodriguez

2001RB JeremyLoftonOL Gene TennisonDE Ahmad WillisC/RSTerrenceMcGee

2002FirstTeam:DE RoyLocks(Defensive Player of the Year) DE Ahmad WillisLB KurtRodriguezRB DerrickJohneseSecondTeam:OL GregBuckleyLB GermondWilliams

2003FirstTeam:LB JamallJohnson(Newcomer of the Year)DT QuinteneNewhouseOT GregBuckleySecondTeam:

RB DerrickJohneseDL Gary WesleyCB DavidPittmanS EricLouis

2004FirstTeam:LB JamallJohnson(Defensive POY)RB DerrickJohnese(Offensive POY)FB IssaBannaOL GregBuckleyOL JustinBrownRS TobyZeiglerDE EdQueenDT QuinteneNewhouseCB DavidPittmanS RussWashingtonSecondTeam:WR DerrickDoyleTE MarkMorrisOL MikeKingDL Tory CollinsDL Gary WesleyS BruceWoods

2005FirstTeam:OL BrianBoothCB DavidPittmanRS TobyZeiglerDL Tory CollinsS RussWashingtonSecondTeam:OL Woodly TelfortDL CarlosStephens

2006FirstTeam:DL Tory CollinsDE EdQueenS RussWashingtonSecondTeam:TE ClayBroyles

2007FirstTeam:OL DemtressBellRB ByronLawrenceSecondTeam:DL Al SmithDL Ray MartinDB C.L.GroganDB GaryRiggs

2008FirstTeam:DB WesleyEcklesK RobertWeeksSecondTeam:RB ByronLawrenceDL Ledell Love,LB MackDampier

2009FirstTeam:DL Al SmithSecondTeam:DB WesleyEcklesDB GaryRiggs

2010FirstTeam:OL MichaelBookerLB DerekRoseSecondTeam:TE Justin AldredgeDL Ledell LoveDB JamaalWhite

2011FirstTeam:K JohnShaughnessyTE JustinAldredgeSecondTeam:LB DerekRoseOL LarryCalcoteS Jamaal WhiteDE RickyIssac

Note: Only first-team selections are listed through the 2001 season.

ALL-CONFERENCE DEMONS

RB Clarence Matthews

RB Tony Taylor (1998,99,00)

WR Derrick Doyle (2004)

TE Justin Aldredge (2010,11)

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top 100 DemonsChoosing the Top 100: TocommemoratetheCentennialCelebrationofDemonFootballforthe2007season,aTop100DemonFootballPlayersoftheCenturyrosterwasselected.FanvotingconductedinMayof2007wasaprimarycomponentintheselectionprocess,withacommitteecompletingtheselec-tions.TheTop100listwasnarroweddownfromagroupof230playersnominatedbyablue-ribbonpanelcomprisedofformerplayers,coachesandpastandpresentadministrators.ThehonorarycaptainswerechosenbythecommitteeastheirstoriesemergedduringtheTop100selectionprocess.

Harry “Rags” Turpin (RB, 1926-29)-- An iconic figure in Demon football, Turpin was consid-ered perhaps the best offensive back of the 1920s before he returned to his alma mater as head coach a decade later. His nickname stemmed from his snappy wardrobe.

Walter Ledet (OL, 1934-38)-- The Demons’ first All-America player as a 6-foot-2, 208-pound guard and linebacker in 1938, he was a second-round NFL Draft pick by Philadelphia. “Cajun” began his days at Normal as a 16-year-old and never left, serving as assistant football and head track coach. He is a 1995 Loui-siana Sports Hall of Fame inductee.

Johnny Emmons (ATH, 1948-51)-- A halfback and quarterback who also still holds baseball’s single-season record for best batting average (.458)A.K.“Buddy”Lancaster(ATH,1948-50)ParkerWiggins(RB,1940)

BillyJackBooth(TE,1956-59)DudleyDowing(OL,1952-54)

Jerry Fowler (OL, 1959-62)-- An All-Gulf States Conference guard in 1962 on the Demons’ GSC championship team, Fowler was drafted by the AFL’s Oakland Raiders. He later joined former Demons Charlie Hennigan and Charlie Tolar with the Houston Oilers. Fowler was inducted in the Graduate N Club Hall of Fame in 1986.

BertHeckel(OL,1956-59CharlieHennigan(WR,1955-57)DaleHoffpauir(ATH,1956-59)James “Red” McNew (ATH, 1953-56)-- All-Gulf States Conference as a quarterback and safety in 1955-56, McNew has the sixth-longest punt return (75 yards) in school history. A 1976 Graduate N Club Hall of Fame inductee, he ran for 1,536 yards, averaging 4.9 yards per carry, and threw for 936 more, helping the Demons win the 1953 GSC title.JackieSmith(TE,1959-62)BobTatum(OL,1951-54)CharlieTolar(RB,1956-58)FerrellYarbrough(DL,1958-61)

CorwynAldredge(TE,1962-64)DonBeasley(QB,1961-64)

JerryBurton(DB,1960-63)AlDodd(DB,1963-66)WalterEdler(DL,1967-70)LarryGaudet(LB,1968-71)Don Guidry (QB, 1965-68)-- Guidry (Graduate N Club Hall of Fame, 1976) led the Demons in passing three years while playing from 1965-68. He still holds records for TD passes in a season (16) and career (38) and is fourth in career passing yards (3,903). He was part of the unbeaten 1966 team.RossGwinn(OL,1963-66)DonaldJohnson(RB,1969-72)MonteLedbetter(WR,1964-65)GaryMcCrary(OL,1968-71)VicNyvall(RB,1967-69)JohnWayneOdom(OL,1960-63)

Sammy Joe Odom (LB, 1962-63)-- One of the most Demons’ most ferocious defenders, Odom was a 1962 All-America selection. He earned Outstand-ing Defensive Lineman and Outstanding Offensive Lineman awards for Northwestern, and went on to play two profes-sional seasons with Houston. He was the 95th player chosen (Browns) in the 1963 NFL Draft.

AlPhillips(WR,1966-69)MikePool(QB,1969-70)DickReding(WR,1963-66)GlennTalbert(ATH,1961-63)WayneWalker(P,1963-65)RichardWare(RB,1968-71)

MikeAlmond(WR,1975-78)Butch Ballard (QB, 1973-76)-- The only Demon QB to earn first-team All-Louisiana honors (1975), Ballard was All-Gulf South Conference in 1974 after transferring from Mississippi State. He threw for 1,668 yards in 1974. Ballard was inducted in the Graduate N Club Hall of Fame in 2004.

GordonBoogaerts(LB,1970-72)MarioCage(RB,1971-74)JoeDelaney(RB,1977-80)John Dilworth (DB, 1971-74)-- A 2000 Graduate N Club Hall of Famer, Dilworth was All-Louisiana and All-Gulf South Conference as a corner-back in his senior season (1974). An 11th-round Miami Dolphins NFL Draft pick, he played two years in the CFL (Calgary). A hard-hitting four-year starter, he was beaten only once for a touchdown.

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of the CenturyWarrenGriffith(OL,1976-80)BobbyHebert(QB,1979-82)VictorOatis(WR,1979-82)PeteyPerot(OL,1975-78)SidneyThornton(RB,1973-76)DarrylToussaint(DB,1978-80)RandyWalker(K/P,1970-73)DavidWright(ATH,1976-79)

Arthur “Tank” Berry (DL, 1981-84)-- The 1984 Gulf Star Conference Male Athlete of the Year, Berry was a Kodak Coaches’ and AP All-America defensive tackle who led the Demons to a GSC title. All-Louisiana in 1982 and 1984, he made 77 tackles, including 9 sacks, as a senior when NSU led the nation in scoring defense (9 ppg).

AndreCarron(LB,1988-91)MarkDuper(WR,1980-81)AlEdwards(WR,1986-89)AdrianHardy(DB,1989-92)RandyHilliard(DB,1986-89)KeithHodnett(SP,1985-88)JohnKing(OL,1987-90)JohnKulakowski(DL,1984-87)KevinLewis(DB,1985-88)RobertMoore(DB,1982-85)GregNecaise(DL,1989-90)EdOrgeron(DL,1980-83)GaryReasons(LB,1980-83)Michael“Red”Richardson(DB,1981-84)JohnStephens(RB,1984-87)ScottStoker(QB,1986-89)Floyd Turner (WR, 1985-88)-- A walk-on who set the career receptions record (98, now fourth) and ranks third in receiving yardage (1,725), he was first-team All-Southland Conference for the 1988 SLC champs. A sixth-round NFL Draft pick, Turner played nine NFL seasons (1989-93 with the Saints) after leading the Demons in receiving three straight seasons.OdessaTurner(WR,1984-86)

NathanBlack(WR,1998-01)WilliamBroussard(OL,1996-99)RobertDaniel(DL,1994-98)MikeFunches(OL,1997-98)MikeGreen(DB,1997-99)JermaineJones(DB,1995-98)BradLaird(QB,1991-95)

RoyLocks(DL,1999-02)TonyJoeMaranto(DB,1995-97)Clarence Matthews (RB, 1992-95)-- Matthews’ speed, powerful running style and kickoff re-turn ability helped him break the school all-purpose yardage

mark (4,651, now second all-time). All-America at tailback as a senior, he ran for a record 1,384 yards (now third) with 13 touchdowns. A Hula Bowl participant, he ranks sixth in career rushing (2,628). TerrenceMcGee(DB,1999-02)EdMoses(LB,1990-93)PatrickPalmer(WR,1994-97)RonniePowell(RB,1997-98)Kurt Rodriguez (LB, 1999-02)-- The third-leading tackler in school history (408), Rodri-guez was a four-year starter who starred for playoff teams in 2001 and 2002. He was first-team All-Southland Confer-ence as a sophomore, second team as a junior and senior, and had 40 career tackles for loss. Rodriguez was first-team All-Louisiana as a sophomore, second in 1999, 2002.MarcusSpears(OL,1991-93)TonyTaylor(RB,1998-00)GeneTennison(OL,1998-01)KeithThibodeaux(DB,1993-96)RussWashington(DB,2003-05)AhmadWillis(DL,1999-02)KennyWright(DB,1996-98)

GregBuckley(OL,2001-04)ToryCollins(DL,2003-06)DerrickDoyle(WR,2003-06)DerrickJohnese(RB,2002-04)

Jamall Johnson (LB, 2003-04)-- A two-time All-American and Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 for the SLC champs, Johnson made 217 tackles in two seasons. Also a special teams standout with great speed, Johnson keyed record-breaking Purple Swarm defenses. He is a starter for the B.C. Lions in the CFL.

CraigNall(QB,2001)QuinteneNewhouse(DL,2001-04)DavidPittman(DB,2002-05)TobyZeigler(RS,2002-05)

HONORARY CAPTAINS:E.H.Gilson(HB,1937-40)GrantCrowder(LB,1994-95)JerryEpperson(OL,1975-78)GuyHedrick(RB,1990-92)BillJohnson(OL,1975-78)LesterLatino(LB,1966-69)Bryant“Red”Lewis(1956-57)CarrollLong(OL,1965-66)RobRobertson(FB,1994-97)MarkSchroeder(RB,1978-79)TheophileScott(ATH,1940-42)CarlosTreadway(TE,1988-92)Earnest“Bama”Wright(E,1936-39)

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NorthwesternStateisnowinitsthirddecadeofplayinghomegameinTurpinStadium,nameforHarryTurpin,thesecondall-timewiningestcoachinDemonfootballhistory. Turpin,afoursportlettermanatwhatwasthenLouisianaNormalinthemid-1920s,collected100victoriesduringhis22yearsastheDemonsheadcoach.Thestaduimwasrenamedinhishonorpriortothe1977season. Fearturinganartificialplayingsurface,the15,971seatcapacitystadiumstadiumisthefocalpointoftheNSUathleticcomplex,whichalsoincludestheNSUFieldhouse. Thetwodeckwestsideofthestadiumfeaturesaglassed-inareabetweendeckswhichisreservedformembersoftheDemonAthleticAssociationandotherimportantdignitaries.Alsolocatedonthewestsideare5,000comfortablechairbackseatsandanultra-modern

doubledeckedpressbox,completewithworkingpressarea,radiobooths,andcameradecks. NSUstudentsandtheSpiritofNorthwesternMarchingBandsitontheeastsideofthefield.CompletingthecomplexistheNSUFieldhous,whichopenedin1979.TheFieldhouseishometoadministrativeandcoachingoffices,dressingrooms,trainingroomswithuptodatefacilities,weightroom,lounges,meetingareas,andfilmrooms.OtherfeaturesincludetheplushDemondressingroom,equipmentroom,andlaundryareawithamplestoragespace.

Turpin Stadium Crowds:Att. Date Opponent W/L Score Remarks17,528 9/2/00 vs.Southern W 31-14 HomeOpener17,031 11/16/00 vs.McNeeseSt. L 27-3 HomeFinale16,706 9/5/98 vs.Southern W 28-7 HomeOpener16,222 9/7/96 vs.Southern W 27-10 HomeOpener15,600 9/3/94 vs.Southern L 20-0 HomeOpener14,591 10/16/04 vs.McNeeseSt. W 47-17 Homecoming14,586 10/22/00 vs.McNeeseSt. W 37-34 Homecoming14,436 9/18/99 vs.TarletonSt. W 52-614,247 10/15/98 vs.McNeeseSt. W 14-10 FoxTV/Thursday13,600 10/3/1987 vs.NortheastLa L 33-31 Homecoming

Turpin Stadium: By the Numbers113-52-1-alltimerecordoftheDemonsinTurpinStadium.685-winningpercentagesinceplayinginTurpinin19775-unbeatenseasoninTurpin 1980:6-0,1982:5-0,1988:5-0;2002:4-0,2004:6-0

Turpin Stadium Facts:Total Cost:$4,812,600(includingrenovationandexpansionofoldstadiumwithartificialsurfacingofthefield.)Seating Capacity: 15,971 WestSideLowerDeck:4,862 VIPDeck:240 WestSideUpperDeck:4,780 PressLevel:166 EastSide:5,923Architects:HaroldPiqueandAssociates, NewOrleans,LouisianaContractor:TudorConstructionCompany Alexandria,LouisianaDedication Date: September3,1977 (NSU28,Texas-Arlington24)Playing Surface:V-TurfArtifical(replacedsummer2009)

Field House Facts:Total Cost:$2,500,500(includingallsurroundingroadworkandenclosingarea.)Total Area:38,000squarefeet(or.87acres,just5,560feetshortofoneacreArchitects:HaroldPiqueandAssociates, NewOrleans,LouisianaContractor:McInnisBrothersInc. Minden,LouisianaCompetion Date:April27,1979Dedication Date:September29,1979 (NSU20,NortheasternLouisiana14)Wing 1:JohnnieEmmonsAcademicCenter,administrativeoffices,lounges,guestrooms,and meeting roomsGeorge Doherty Wing:Coaches’offices,conferenceandfilmroom,lockerroomsWing 3:Lockerrooms,trainingroom,weightroom,readyroom,laundry,andstorage

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Turpin Stadium Longest Plays & RecordsRush 93yards,RonniePowellvs.JacksonvilleSt.,11/8/97 91yards,TonyTaylorvs.StephenF.Austin,11/20/99Pass 98yards,BobbyHeberttoRandyLilesvs.SoutheasternLa.,11/22/80 94yards,BrettHickstoBrandonPerry(SamHoustonState),10/7/06 *85yards,MikePooltoAlPhillipsvs.StephenF.Austin,9/27/69Punt Return 90yards,TerrenceMcGeevs.Southern,9/2/00 86yards,TerrenceMcGeevs.TroyState,10/7/00Kickoff Return 84yards,ClarenceMatthewsvs.Southern,9/3/94 81yards,DarylSkinner(AppalachianSt.),12/5/98

Interception Return 97yards,Michael“Red”Richardsonvs.SoutheasternLa.,11/12/83 95yards,JermaineJonesvs.Southern,9/5/98Field Goal 55yards,TeddyGarcia(NortheastLa.),10/5/87 52yards,BennyBrouillettevs.NichollsSt.,10/11/84Punt 85yards,DonAlonzo(NichollsSt.),11/8/80 80yards,RyanGooch(StephenF.Austin),11/17/07 78yards,LeoClementvs.AlcornState,10/16/82

Indvidual RecordsMost Point Scored 20 Joe Delaney vs. Portland State, Nov. 1, 1980 *19 EdHortonvs.TarltonState,Oct.13,1962 18 BenBeachvs.Gardner-Webb,Sept.30,2000 18 KaRonColeman(StephenF.Austin),Nov.20,1999 18 TonyTaylorvs.JacksonvilleState,Nov.11,1999 18 TonyTaylorvs.SouthwestTexas,Oct.30,1999 18 TonyTaylorvs.TarltonState,Sept.18,1999 18 ChrisPritchettvs.IllinoisState,Nov.28,1998 18 SamZanders(IllinoisState),Nov.28,1998 18 RonniePowellvs.StephenF.Austin,Nov.20,1997 18 RonniePowellvs.ArkansasTech,Oct.25,1997 18 ChrisPritchettvs.SouthwestTexas,Oct.18,1997 18 LewisTillman(JacksonState),Nov.14,1987 18 MikeWooten(NortheastLouisiana),Oct.5,1985 *18 TheophileScottvs.SouthesternLouisiana,Oct.4,1940

Most Rushing Attempts 41 JoeDelaney,vs.NichollsState,Nov.8,1980 38 MarcelShipp(Massachusetts),Dec.12,1998

Most Yards Rushing 299 JoeDelaneyvs.NichollsState,Oct.28,1978 208 GilbertPrice(SouthwestTexasSt.),Oct.20,1990

Most Rushing Touchdowns 3 JeremyLofton,vs.Nicholls,Oct.20,2001 3 JeremyLoftonvs.StephenF.Austin,Nov.17,2001 3 KaRonColeman(StephenF.Austin),Nov.20,1999 3 TonyTaylorvs.SouthwestTexas,Oct.30,1999 3 TonyTaylorvs.JacksonvilleState,Nov.16,1999 3 TonyTaylorvs.SouthwestTexas,Oct.30,1999 3 TonyTaylorvs.TarltonState,Sept.18,1999 3 SamZanders(IllinoisSt.),Nov.28,1998 3 RonniePowellvs.StephenF.Austin,Nov.20,1997 3 RonniePowellvs.ArkansasTech,Oct.25,1997 3 LewisTillman(JacksonState),Nov.14,1987 3 MikeWooten(NortheastLouisiana),Oct.5,1985 3 Joe Delaney vs. Portland State, Nov. 1, 1980 *3 TheophileScottvs.SoutheasternLouisiana,Oct.4,1940

Most Passing Attempts 48 DougHudson(NichollsState),comp.23,Nov.8,1986 47 TroyWilliams(Southern),comp.27,Sept.2,2000 45 KevinGlenn(IllinoisState),comp.18,Nov.28,1989 40 RichieWilliams(AppalachianState),comp.22,Sept.25,2004 39 BrianNull(SamHoustonState),comp.25,Nov.11,2000 39 DavidReaves(AppalachianState),comp.23,Dec.12,1998 39 EricBarkleyvs.EastTexasState,comp20,Oct.3,1981

Most Pass Completions 27 TroyWilliams(Southern),att.47,Sept.2,2000 26 NealLomax(PortlandSt.),att.43,Nov.1,1980 25 BrianNull(SamHoustonState),att.39,Nov.11,2000 23 DavidReaves(AppalachianSt.),att.39,Nov.1,1980 22 2times(mostrecentleyRichieWilliamsofAppalachianState,Sept.25,2004)

Most Passing Yards 431 BobBounds(EastTexasState),Sept.28,1991 368 RichieWilliams(AppalachianState),Sept.25,2004 364 BobbyHebertvs.Texas-Arlington,Sept.13,1980

Highest Completion Percentage 81.8%BobbyHebertvs.AbileneChristian,Sept.6,1980 79.3%BubbyBrister(NortheastLouisiana),Oct.3,1985

Most Touchdowns Passing 5 RichieWilliams(AppalachianState),Sept.25,2004 4 BradSpanglervs.IllinoisState,Nov.28,1998 4 WarrenPattersonvs.HendersonState,Sept.19,1998 4 KennyPhilbertvs.Texas-Arlington,Sept.3,1977

Most Receptions 12 ChrisJones(NortheastLouisiana),214yds,Oct.5,1985 9 Al’TreJoubert(Southern),111yards,sept.2,2000 9 EricAnderson(HendersonState),91yds,Oct.5,1985 9 OdessaTurnervs.NortheastLouisiana,113yds,Oct.5,1985

Most Touchdowns - Receiving 4 DavonFowlkes(AppalachianState),Sept.25,2004 3 ChrisPritchettvs.IllinoisState,Nov.28,1998 3 ChrisPritchettvs.SouthwestTexas,Oct.18,1997 3 KevinGoodwin(StephenF.Austin),Nov.20,1993 3 MarkDupervs.NortheastLouisiana,Nov.21,1981

Most Yards Receiving 247 RonaldBonner(JacksonvilleState),9rec.,Nov.8,1997 216 PatPalmervs.StephenF.Austin,7rec.,Nov.20,1997

Most Yards Punting 400 ShaneStephensvs.McNeeseState(10att.)Oct.19,1991 380 BeauMothe(SoutheasternLouisiana),Nov.7,2009 369 MarkHolmesvs.TroyState(9att.),Oct.7,2000 344 BennyMay(McNeeseState),Sept.14,1985

Indvidual RecordsMost Points Scored NSU 87vs.SoutheasternLa.,Oct.11,2003 OPP 51byStephenF.Austin,Nov.20,1993

Most Rushing Attempts NSU 66vs.AbileneChristian,Sept.22,1984 OPP 75byTexas-Arlington,Sept.3,1977

Most Yards Rushing NSU 446vs.SamHoustonState(62att.),Nov.13,2004 OPP 381byMcNeeseState(72att.),Oct.10,1981

Most Rushing Touchdowns NSU 6vs.OklahomaPanhandle,Oct.2,2004 OPP 4byfourteams(lastbyMcNeeseState,Oct.21,2000)

Most Passing Attempts NSU 49vs.StephenF.Austin(24comp.),Oct.1,1983 OPP 61byNortheastLouisiana(24comp.),Nov.21,1981

Most Pass Completions NSU 25vs.NortheastLouisiana(42att.),Nov.21,1981 OPP 28byPortlandState(47att.),Nov.1,1980

Most Passing Yards NSU 387vs.NortheastLouisiana,Nov.21,1981 OPP 431byEastTexasState,Sept.28,1991

Highest Completion Percentage NSU 76.5%vs.NortheastLouisiana,Oct.3,1987 OPP 79.3%byNortheastLouisiana,Oct.5,1985

Most Touchdowns - Passing NSU 5vs.AngeloState,Sept.12,1981 OPP 5byAppalachianState,Sept.25,2004

Most Punts NSU 10vs.SoutheasternLouisiana,Nov.7,2009 10vs.McNeeseState,Oct.19,1991 10vs.AngeloState,Sept.14,1983 OPP 9fourtimes(mostrecentlybySoutheasternLouisiana,Nov.7,2009)

Most Yards Punting NSU 369vs.TroyState,Oct.7,2000 OPP 344byMcNeeseState,Sept.14,1985

Most First Downs NSU 33vs.NortheastLouisiana,Nov.21,1981 byrush: 20twotimes(lastvs.EasternIllinois,Sept.8,1990) bypass: 18vs.SamHoustonState,Oct.7,2006 bypenalty: 6vs.EastTexasState,Sept.22,1990

OPP 28byMcNeeseState,Oct.10,1981 byrush: 21byTexasState,Oct.20,1990 bypass: 16byAppalachianState,Dec.5,1998 bypenalty: 6bytwoteams(lastbySouthern,Sept.2,2000)

Penalties - Most Yards NSU 16vs.McNeeseState,Oct.16,2004;180vs.TexasSouthern,Sept.18,2004 OPP 18for178ydsbyEastTexasState,Sept.22,1990* - Demon Stadium (Before renovations in 1977 and renamed Turpin Stadium)

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Demons in the NFL DraftTherehavebeen34NorthwesternStateplayerschosenintheNFLDraft,including10inthelast12seasons.ThreeDemonshavegoneinthetopfiveroundssince2002(CraigNall,2002,5thround,Packers;TerrenceMcGee,2003,4thround,Bills;DavidPittman,2006,3rdround,Ravens).NSU’shighestpick:RBJohnStephens,1988,17thoverall.TheDemons’first-everdraftpick:OGWalterLedet,Eagles,2ndround,1939;ThebusiestroundforNSUplayers:2nd,with7Demonsselected.Thebusiestyear:1999,when3Demonswerepicked(cornerbacksKennyWrightandJermaineJones,defen-siveendRobertDaniel).OffensivelinemanDemetriusBellwasthelatestDemontakeninthedraft-selectedinthe7throundbytheBuffaloBillsinthe2008draft.

Rookies of the YearTwoDemongreatshavewonproRookieoftheYearawards.TailbackJoeDelaneywasthe1981AFCRookieoftheYearwhenheearnedatriptotheProBowlandwasnamedChiefsMVPafterestablishingathen-franchiserecordwith1,121rushingyards,lead-ingKansasCitytoitsfirstwinningseasonsince1973.Sevenyearslater,afterbreakingDelaney’sDemoncareerrushingrecord,tailbackJohnStephenswontheAssociatedPressNFLOffensiveRookieoftheYearhonorafterrunningfor1,168yardsforNewEngland.

Demons with NFL LongevityAmongthedozensofformerDemonstoplayproball,thereareanelitegroupwhosecareersstretchedformanyyears.ToppingthelistisProFootballHallofFametightendJackieSmith,whoplayed16years(1963-78).ProBowlquarterbackBobbyHebertplayedintheNFLfrom1985-96(11seasons)afterthreeyearsstarringintheUSFL,gettingatotalof14proseasons.All-ProreceiverMarkDuperspent11seasonsintheNFL(1982-1992),asdidoffensiveline-manMarcusSpears(1995-2005).ReceiverFloydTurnergotin10seasons(1989-1998)asdidsafetyMikeGreen(2000-2009).LinebackerGaryReasonsplayed9years(1984-1992),asdidcornerbackRandyHilliard(1990-1998).ReceiverAlDodd(1967-74)had8NFLseasons,ongwithoffensiveguardPeteyPerot(1979-85),cornerbackKennyWright(1999-2008).All-timeAFLgreatsCharlieHenniganandCharlieTolarstarredfortheHoustonOilersfor7years(1960-66),whileTerrenceMcGeeisenteringhis10thseasonwithBuffalo.

The Cajun Cannon, Bobby HebertHecametoNorthwesternin1978asaT-formationquarterbackwithadifficult-to-understand,thickCajunaccent.Attheendofhisredshirtsophomoreyear,BobbyHebertwasanhonorablementionAll-America.Injuriesslowedhiminhisfinaltwoseasons,buthewentfromNSUtothefledglingUSFLandbecameaninstantstar,winningthechampionshipgameMVPawardfortheMichiganPanthers.Thatlaunchedanincredible14-yearprocareerhighlightedbyeightseasonswhenheledtheNewOrleansSaintstotheirgreatestsuccess.Hebertwas49-26(.653)astheSaintsstartingQB,leadingtheclubtoitsonlydivisiontitleanditsbesteverrecord.Today,heco-hoststheBig870,WWLAMweeknightsSportsTalkshowinNewOrleansandkeepsclosewatchon his alma mater.

NFL Focused on NSU in the 1999 DraftThe1998Demonshadthreeplayers(KennyWright,JermaineJones,RobertDaniel)choseninthe1999NFLDraft–morethanwerechosenfromsixoftheAssociatedPressTop25majorcollegeteams,andasmanyormorethan12oftheAPTop25,suchasPennStateandUCLA.NSUledallDivisionI-AAprogramsandLouisianainstitutionswiththreeselections.Noothercollegeinthecountry,atanylevel,hadbothstartingcornerbacksselected.

Legends of the AFL, Hennigan and TolarWhentheAmericanFootballLeaguewascreatedin1960,formerDemontrackstarandfootballplayerCharlieHenniganwasteachingbiologyandcoachingatJonesboro-HodgeHighSchool,havingbeencutbytheCFL’sEdmontonEskimos.DemonAll-AmericafullbackCharlieTolarwasdraftedbyPittsburgh,butcutin1959.Theywereamong160hopefulswhoparticipatedinanAFLtryoutcampfortheHoustonfranchise,andbothbeattheoddstomaketheteam.EachbecameinstantAll-AFLstarswho made the Oilers’ All-Time Team in the mid-1990s, voted by fans. Hennigan set prorecordswith1,746receivingyardsin1961and101catchesin1964,marksthatremainedfor20-plusyears.The1,746receivingyardsstillisthirdall-time,toppedonlybyJerryRiceandIsaacBruce.HenniganholdsNFLrecordsforconsecutive100-yardreceivinggames(7)andmost200-yardreceivinggames(3)inaseason,andrankssecondall-timewith10100-yardreceivinggamesinaseason.Tolar’s5-6,220-poundframeearnedhimnicknameslike“Tank”and“TheHumanBowlingBall”andhisbullishstylemadehimaherotofutureNFLstarLarryCsonkawhileearninghimapairofAll-AFLhonors.HiscolorfullifestyleearnedhimalineinaWillieNelsonsong:“MenlikeCharlieTolar,whentheymadehim,theybrokethemold.”

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John Stephens Joe Delaney

Marcus Spears

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Charlie Hennigan Charlie Tolar

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The Ole Redhead, Jackie SmithForatrackstandoutwhosehurdlingskillsmadehimmostattractivetotheDemonscomingoutofKentwoodHighSchool,JackieSmithmadethemostofhisopportunityatNSUfrom1959-62.Hisstatsinfootballweremodestintherun-basedoffensesoftheearly1960s,buthissizeandspeedinterestedproscouts.Few10th-rounddraftpickshaveworkedoutsospectacularly.Smith’sruggedstyle,combinedwithhisspeedandathleticism,redefinedthepositonoftightendintheNFLinthelate1960s.HemadefivestraightProBowlappearancesfortheSt.LouisCardinalsfrom1966-70andretiredafterthe1978seasonastheNFL’sall-timeleadingtightendwith480careercatchesfor7,918yards.Heplayedin121consecutivegames.In1994,KentwoodcametoCanton.The“OleRedhead”wasinductedintheProFootballHallofFame.

Last But Not Least, Mr. IrrelevantAmongthe34DemonschosenintheNFLDraft,twoholdaspecialdistinction–theywerethelastplayerschoseninthatyear’sdraft.ReceiverMikeAlmondwasthe330thandlastselectionin1979,goingtotheSuperBowlchampionPittsburghSteelers.SafetyMikeGreenwentasthe248thchoiceinthe2000draft,toChicago.Theywereeachtheguestsofhonorforthe“IrrelevantWeek”celebrationinNewportBeach,Cal.,inJune,makingNSUtheonlyprogramtohavetwo“Mr.Irrelevants”inthe29-yearhistoryofthe

festivities.AlmondmadeittothelastcutbuttheSteelershadreceiversLynnSwannandJohnStallworth,bothintheProFootballHallofFame.GreennotonlymadetheBears’roster,hewastheirsecond-leadingtackleroverhislastsixseasonsandbeforehewastradedtoNFCchampionSeattle.

Rookie Star, Veteran StyleAlongwithwinningthe1988NFLOffensiveRookieoftheYearaward,formerNSUtailbackJohnStephenswasawardedthefirstGaleSayersHumanitarianCitationin1988.StephenswasthechoiceofacommitteeheadedbySay-ers,theHallofFamerunningbackwhostarredfortheChicagoBears.TheawardisgiventotheNationalFootballLeaguerookiedemonstratingthemostoutstandingcommitmentoftimeandefforttowardapersonallydesignatedcharitableorganization,whichinStephens’scasewastheRoxbury(Mass.)ComprehensiveCommunityHealthCenter.

The Turtle, All-Pro Terrence McGeeTheTurtlecameoutofhisshellinabigway.CornerbackTerrenceMcGeeearnedthenickname“Turtle”becauseofthewayheworehisshoulderpadsaroundhisheaduntilthelastpossiblemomentbeforepreseasonpractices,tokeephisheadintheshade.McGeebecameastarterasatruefreshman,andbecameastarayearlater.Heranthreepuntsbackfortouchdowns,broketheNCAAsingle-seasonrecordforpuntreturnyardageandtodaystandsastheDivisionI-AA

all-timerecordholderforbestcareerpuntreturnaver-age(17.6,1999-2002).Inhissecondproseason,2004,hemadetheProBowlasareturnspecialistandhasemergedasoneoftheNFL’sbettercovercornerbacksforBuffalo.

Demons on the SI CoverFormusicians,it’sthecoveroftheRollingStone.Forathletes,beingaSportsIllustratedcoverboyistheulti-mate.TwoDemongreatshavebeenthere.All-ProMarkDuperwasthesubjectfortheNov.19,1984issueshowcasingtheunbeatenMiamiDol-phins,IntheOct.7,1991edition,SaintsquarterbackBobbyHebertwasonthecoverillustratingthe“SaintsAlive”storysalutingtheirbeststartever.NSUproductsJackieSmith,JoeDelaneyandHeberthavebeenprofiledinsidethemagazine,andin2005,MarcusSpearsprovidedthe“BestJokeICanTellinPublic”forSIreaders.

Track and Football, a Demon TraditionDatingbacktothe1930s,footballandtrackhavebeenintertwinedatNorthwestern.TheDemons’firstfootballAll-American,WalterLedet,wasatrackstalwartwhobecameoneofthegreattrackcoachesinstatehistory,earninghimaplaceintheLouisianaSportsHallofFame.HispowerhousetrackprogramsattractedfutureprogreatsCharlieHenniganandJackieSmithtoNorthwestern.Sincethen,manyoutstandingDemonfootballplayershavebeentwo-sportstars,includingtrackAll-AmericansandfutureproplayersJoeDelaney,MarkDuper,VictorOatis,AlEdwardsandRonniePow-ell.DuperhadneverplayedfootballuntilDelaneyandOatisteasedandproddedhimintogivingitatryforhisjuniorseason,1980.Twoyearslater,Duperwasasecond-roundNFLDraftpickonthewaytothreeProBowls.In1981,Delaney,Oatis,andDuperranontheNCAADivisionIcham-pion4x100meterrelayteam.NSUremainstheonlyFCSprogramevertowinanNCAArelaychampionshipmenorwomenindoorsoroutdoors.

Jackie Smth

Mike Green

Terrence McGee

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Northwestern State TraditionsAll-Americans In101seasonsofintercollegiatefootball,42Northwesternplayershaveearnedfirstorsecond-teamAll-Americahonors.OffensiveguardWalter“Cajun”Ledet,laterahighly-successfulDemontrackandfieldcoachandassistantfootballcoach,wastheschool’sfirstAll-Americanin1938.Onlynineplayers—safetyAlDoddin1965-66,tailbackJoeDelaneyin1979-80,linebackerGaryReasonsin1981-83,offensivetackleMarcusSpearsin1992-93,centerWilliamBroussardin1998-99,safetyMikeGreenalsoin1998-99,linebackerJamallJohnsonin2003-04,defensivetackleToryCollinsin2005-06,andlinebackerDerekRose2010and2011—wonAll-Americahonorsinmorethanoneseason.Reasonsbecamethefirstthree-timeAll-AmericaninDivisionI-AAhistory.In1993,MarcusSpearsbecameonlythesecondI-AAplayerever(alongwithJerryRice)tomaketheFootballWritersAssociationofAmericaAll-Americateam.WilliamBroussardandMikeGreen,membersofthememorable1998teamwhichadvancedtothenationalsemi-finalsforthefirsttimeintheprogram’shistory,aretheonlytwoteammatesatNorthwesterntoearnAll-Americastatusinconsecutiveseasons.

Chief Caddo At7feet,6-inchestalland320pounds,ChiefCaddoisthebiggesttrophyincollegefootball.ThewoodenIndianstatueisawardedtothewinnerofeachyear’sNorthwesternvs.StephenF.Austingame.ThestatelyChiefissymbolicofthekinshipbetweenthecitiesofNatchitochesandNacogdoches,homeofSFA.Hewasnamed“ChiefCaddo”tohonortheIndiantribethatnotonlyfirstsettledthetwocommunities,butprovidedsafetyfortheearlywhitesettlersinthearea.Thestatueoriginatedin1960,whenNorthwesternandSFAdecidedtheloseroftheir1961gamewouldhaveatreechoppeddownfromitsnearbyforesttobesenttothewinningschool,whowouldhaveastatuecarved.TheDemonswonthat1961matchup35-19andSFAdelivereda2,000-poundblackgumlogtoNorthwestern.HaroldGreenofLogansportspentover230hourscarvingthestatue.SincetheDemonsandLumberjackshavebeenplayingforChiefCaddo,Northwestern holds a 28-17-1 advantage in the series. In the 48 years of the Chief’slife,he’sspent33inNatchitoches.Thetwoteamsdidnotplayeachotherfrom 1965-68 and in 1973.TothosewhoknowtheChiefbest,thatcomesasnosurprise.EvenanSFAcoachadmittedafewyearsagothattheChiefseemedtolikeNatchitoches,blam-ingitonmeatpiesandCajuncooking.ButveteranNorthwesternfollowersknowhisallegiancegoesevendeeper.Afterall,ifyouwereawoodenstatue,wouldyouwanttospendtimearoundabunchofLumberjacks?

Flaming N logo ThedistinctiveNorthwesternathleticlogowasdesignedin1984byformerDemonkickerDaleQuickel.TheoutlineofLouisianawasaddedin1999.

Conference champions SinceWorldWarII,theDemonshavewonorshared10conferencetitles.NorthwesternwonGulfStatesConferencecrownsoutrightin 1953, 1962 and 1966 and shared the title in 1957-58. The Demons won the GulfSouthcrownin1972,thensharedtheGulfStarConferencechampionshipin1984.NorthwesternwontheSouthlandConferencetitlein1988witha20-17victoryatNo.1-rankedStephenF.Austininthefinalgameoftheregularseason.In1997,theDemonssharedthetitlewithMcNeeseState.In1998,NSUmadeitback-to-backchampionshipswinningthetitleoutrightwitha6-1conferencemarkandin2004,NSUsharedthetitlewithSamHoustonStateafterpostinga4-1leaguemark.

The Delaney Memorial Establishedin1990tofundtheJoeDelaneyMemorialScholarshipEndow-

ment,theDelaneyMemorialWeekendisheldduringspringpractice.ItstartswiththeDelaneyBowl,anintersquadgame,andfeaturesascramblegolftourna-ment.Over$200,000hasbeengeneratedforthescholarshipfundnamedfortheheroicDelaney,the1981AFCRookieoftheYearwhodiedina1983attempttorescuethreedrowningchildren.Onesurvived.

Demon dressing room etiquette Whateveryoudo,whenvisitingtheDemonlockerroom,watchwhereyouwalk.Don’tdaresteponthewhiteDemonheadinthecenteroftheroomontheplushpurplecarpet.Ifyoudo,yourisktherathoftheentireseniorclass.

The George Doherty Wing TheDemonfootballoffices,aswellastheofficesforthetrackandbaseballcoachingstaffs,arelocatedonthesecondflooroftheNSUFieldhouse.OnJune8,1991,theareawasnamed“TheGeorgeDohertyWing”inmemoryoftheformerDemonheadcoachandathleticdirector,whospearheadedplanningoftheultramodernfacility.

Fight song WhenBillBrent’sSpiritofNorthwesternMarchingBandplaysit,themusiciscalled“TriotoBritishEighthMarch”butthelyricslendadistinctDemonflair: Go,yeDemons,takethefield Northwestern Demons never yield So fight Demons, win tonight Victoryisonourside

PurpleandWhiteshallever reign Fillingtheairwithbattlestrain So Demons forever stand And fight for dear old Demon- land!

AllNorthwesternplayerslearnthefightsongduringtheirfirstweekofpreseasonpracticeasDemons.Theteamsingsthesongaftereachwin.

How we became the Demons In1923,whenNorthwesternwasknownasLouisianaNormalCollege,PresidentV.L.RoyandCoachH.LeePratherheldacontest,opentostudents,tochooseanicknameforNormal’sathleticteams.A$10prize,donatedbytheathleticdepartment,wasontheline.NamessuggestedincludedtheGridironKnights, Dare-devils,Boosters,Sharks,Cannons,Deers,Muskateers,Invicibles,GroundHogs, Royalists, Cyclops,Bloodhounds,Professors, Cannon Balls,Wasps,andRattle-snakes.Acommitteetabbedtwo:BravesandDemons. After a vote of thestudents,AileenRitterandTruettScarboroughsplitthe$10becauseeachhadsuggested“Demons.”

Stadium Namesakes AtleastfourDemoncoacheshavestadiumsnamedafterthem.NSU’sTurpinStadiumforfootballhonors22-yearheadcoachHarry“Rags”Turpin.NSU’sLedetTrackComplexpaystributetoheadtrackandassistantfootballcoachWalterLedet.NSU’sBrown-StroudFieldbaseballstadiumpaystribute,inpart,tolongtimeassistantfootballandheadbaseballcoachAlvin“Cracker”Brown.LouisianaTech’sAilletStadiumhonorslongtimeheadcoachJoeAillet,whogrewupinNatchitoches,playedfortheDemonsandwasanassistantcoachonthe1939

College Football TrophiesChief Caddo (NSU vs. SFA) ...............................................................................................7-foot-6, 320 lbsCannon (Purdue vs. Illinois) ..................................................................................... 2 foot by 1 foot, 15 lbsOl’ Mountain Jug (App. St vs. W. Caro.) ............................................................................................25 lbsGovenor’s cup (Kentucky vs. Louisville) .............................................................................2-foot-9, 110 lbsOld Oaken Buckey (Purdue vs. Louisville) .......................................................... 2 feet tall, approx., 15 lbsThe Apple Cup (Washington vs. Washington St.) ......................................................... 30 inches, 8-10 lbs

Other Sport TrophiesThe Stanley Cup ........................................................................................................ 35.25-inches,34.5 lbsLombardi Trophy .................................................................................................................22 inches, 7 lbsNBA’s Larry O’Brien Trophy ............................................................................................... 2 feet tall, 16lbsWimbeldon men’s championship ........................................................................................2-foot-9, 110 lbsBritish Open Claret Jug .............................................................................19 inches in diameter, 2 feet tall

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undefeatedteambeforebeinghiredasheadcoachoftherivalBulldogs.BrownreplacedhimonTurpin’sstaff,whichalsoincludedLedet.

Retired jerseys HundredsofplayershavewornthePurpleandWhiteintheninedecadesofNorthwesternfootball,butonlyfivehavehadtheirjerseynumberspermanentlyretired.AlDodd(41),anAll-Americanontheunbeaten1966team,wasthefirsttoreceivethishonor.JoeDelaney’sNo.44wasretiredathalftimeofhisfinalgamein1981.GaryReasons’No.34wassetasideafterhiscareerendedin1983.JackieSmith’sNo.80wasretiredathomecoming1994.In1997,thefamiliarNo.12jerseywornbyBobbyHebertwasretiredduringhalftimeceremoniesofhomecoming.

The State Fair Classic Gone,butnotforgotten.For40years,oldrivalsNorthwesternandLouisi-anaTechplayedinShreveportduringthefirstweekendoftheLouisianaStateFair.Afterthegame,playersandfansfrombothteamsoftenmadetheirwaydownthemidway,enjoyingtheridesandcarnivalgames.TheseriesendedwhenLouisianaTechwithdrewafterthe1987meeting,haltingwhatatthetimewastheSouth’soldestactiveDivisionI-AArivalry.Theteamsplayedfor“TheRag,”abannerdis-playingnamesandcolorsofbothschoolswhichhungintheStudentUnionofthewinningteamforthenextyear.

Trident Test Eachspringandbeforefallpractice,theDemonplayersgothroughaseriesofstrength,speedandconditioningtests.Sincethreeaspectsofathleticismarebeingtested,theywerenamed“TridentTests”bythecoachingstaff.Eachplayerisawardedanoverallgradebasedonhiscombinedrankingamongallteammembersineverytest.ThewinnerreceivestheKirtStraughterMemorialAward,namedinhonor of the 1989 Trident Test winner who drowned that year.

Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band Nearly300strong,thedynamicNorthwesternbandhasneverlostahalftimeshowunderthedirectionofdirectorBillBrent.Theband’senthusiasmwasama-jorfactor,saidCoachSamGoodwin,asNorthwestern’s“RoadWarriors”wonkeySLCgamesatNorthTexasandStephenF.Austintocapturethe1988SLCtitle.Athomegames,it’satreattowatchBrent’sgamedayrehearsals.

How Vic became Vic OnSeptember22,1984,theDemonmascotreceivedhisofficialnamebymeansofanothercontest,sponsoredbytheAthleticDepart-ment.Thecontestwasopentofaculty,staff,andstudents.TheobjectivetofindanamefortheDemon. Over 300 entries were submittedtothecommittee.ThegrandprizewasanallexpensepaidweekendattheLouisianaStateFairClassic.RayCarney,analumoftheUniversity,wastheofficialwinnerwith“Vic”whichisshortfor“Victory.”

Vic the Demon 1, Chief Brave Spirit 0 FeweventsinSouthlandConferencehistoryattractedasmuchattentionastheOct.24,1992,spontaneousscrapbetweenNorthwestern’smascot,VictheDemon,andNortheast’sChiefBraveSpirit.“TheTussleinTurpin”happenedmidwaythroughthesecondquarteroftheHomecominggame.KTBS-TV’sSamSchaectermadeithis“PlayoftheDay”andthefootagewaspickedupbyESPN--whodeclaredVicthevictor.EvenMonroe’sNews-StarnewspaperandKNOE-TVconcededthedecisiontoVic,whoralliedaftertheChiefknockedoffhishead.ScottOstleroftheSanFranciscoChroniclecalledit“thefightoftheyear”andwrote,“Vicwonaunanimousdecision.It’sbeenalongtimesinceI’veseenafightwheresomeone’sheadactuallygetsrippedoff--andyetheralliestowin!”Thefootagemadeitswayaroundthecountry,appearingonCNNSportsTo-night,ESPNCollegeGameday,NBC’sTodayShow,KNBCinLosAngeles,WUSAinWashington,D.C.,andmanyotherTVoutlets.USATODAYfeaturedthemascotmeleeinitsOct.28,1992issue.At year’s end, the fight was named -- byviewervote--fourthon CNN’s Plays of theYear”show.Thefriskymascotsmetagain,withplentyoffanfarebutnoalterca-tion, when NLU visited foraJan.30basketballgame.ShaneClabaugh,theseniorsocialworkmajorwhoservedasVic,explained:“Afterhetoremy head off, that was it. That goesagainstthecodeofethicsformascots.”Clabaughsaidhewon:“Iscoredatakedown.Iwasmadbecauseheknockedmyheadoff.Iwantedtotakeoffhishead--hisrealone.”

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1963JackieSmith .....10th round (Cardinals)

1967Al Dodd ..........4th round (Bears)

1968DaveLovich .....15th round (Chargers)Phil Creel ........16th round (Eagles)

1969David Arnold ....10th round (Chargers)

1975John Dilworth ...11th round (Dolphins)

1976JarvisBlinks .....14th round (Seahawks)

1977Sidney Thornton 2nd round (Steelers)

1979Petey Perot ......2nd round (Eagles)MikeAlmond ....12th round (Steelers)

1981Joe Delaney ......2nd round (Chiefs)

1982MarkDuper .....2nd round (Dolphins)JamesBennett ...9th round (Bengals)

1983VictorOatis .....6th round (Eagles)

1984Gary Reasons ....4th round (Giants)

1987OdessaTurner ...4th round (Giants)

1988JohnStephens ...1st round (Patriots)

1989FloydTurner .....6th round (Saints)

1990Randy Hillard ...6th round (Browns)Al Edwards ......11th round (Bills)

1993Adrian Hardy ....2nd round (49ers)

1994MarcusSpears ...2nd round (Bears)

1997KeithThibodeaux 5th round (Redskins)

1998Pat Palmer .......6th round (Redskins)

1999Kenny Wright ...4th round (Vikings)Jermaine Jones ..5th round (Jets)Robert Daniel ...6th round (Panthers)

2000MikeGreen ......7th round (Bears)

2002Craig Nall ........5th round (Packers)

2003TerrenceMcGee 4th round (Bills)

2006David Pittman ...3rd round (Ravens)

2008DemetriusBell ..7th round (Bills)

2011Jeremy Lane .....6th round (Seahawks)

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ACorwyn Aldredge .... Browns (1965-66)MikeAlmond ......... Steelers (1979)David Arnold ......... Chargers (1969)

BDemetressBell ....... Buffalo Bills (2008-2011).......................... Philadelphia Eagles (2012-present)(2008 Seventh Round draft pick)JamesBennett ........ Bengals (1982)NathanBlack ......... Panthers (2002-03)(3-year veteran) ........ Saints (2004).......................... Redskins (2005)JarvisBlinks .......... Seahawks (1976) RandyBullock ........ Falcons (1992)JerryBurton .......... Rams (1964)

CMario Cage ........... Colts (1975)Donald Carroll ....... Eskimos (CFL)Tory Collins .......... Bears (2007)Phil Creel ............. Eagles (1968)

DRobert Daniel ........ Panthers (1999-00)(1999 Sixth Round pick/2-year veteran)Joe Delaney ........... Chiefs (1981-82)(1982 Second Round draft pick/1982 AFC Rookie of the Year/1982 Pro Bowl/1996 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee/1997 Col-lege Football Hall of Fame inductee)Al Dodd ............... Bears (1967)(8-yearveteran) ...... Saints (1968-74)DennisDuncan ....... Oilers (1967).......................... Alouettes (1968-70) CFL.......................... Roughriders (‘71-’72) CFL (Made 1967 Houston Oilers practice team/1968-72 in CFL/All-CFL in 1969 with 1,037 yards rushing, 9 TDs/Led Montreal in scoring 1968-70)MarkDuper .......... Dolphins (1982-92)(1982 Second Round draft pick/11-year vet/1983, 1984, 1986 Pro Bowl/Super Bowl XIX starter)

EAl Edwards ........... Bills (1990-92)(1989 Sixth Round draft pick/3-year veteran/Super Bowl XXIV, Super Bowl XXV starter)

FWillieFears ........... Bengals (1987)JerryFowler .......... Raiders (1963).......................... OilersPaulFrazier ........... Saints (1989)

GMikeGreen ........... Bears (2000-05).......................... Seahawks (2006-2007).......................... Redskins (2008-2009)IsaiahGreenhouse ... Texans (2010)DudleyGuice ........ Titans (2009).......................... Colts (2010)Ross Gwinn ........... Colts (1967).......................... Saints (1968-70).......................... Eskimos (1972) CFL

HAdrian Hardy ......... 49ers (1993).......................... Bengals (1994-95)(1992 Second Round draft pick / 3-year veteran)BobbyHebert ........ Panthers (1983-84) USFL.......................... Saints (1985-92).......................... Falcons (1993-96)(1983 USFL Championship Game MVP/11-year NFL veter-an/2000 La. Sports Hall of Fame inductee/Pro Bowl, 1993/ MVP USFL Championship game, 1983)

Charlie Hennigan .... Oilers (1959-66)(All-AFL four times, leading votegetter 1961/Professional football single season record 1,746 yards receiving/1960, 1961 AFL Champions/6-year veteran /1978 La. Sports Hall of Fame in-ductee/Pro Football Hall of Fame candidate)Randy Hilliard ....... Browns (1990-93).......................... Broncos (1994-97).......................... Bears (1998)(1989 Sixth Round draft pick/9-year veteran/Super Bowl XXXII Champion)

JChad Johnson ........ Vikings (2007)Jamall Johnson ....... BC Lions (CFL, 2006-08).......................... Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL, 2009-present)Jermaine Jones ....... Jets (1999)(1999 Sixth round draft pick).......................... Bears (1999).......................... Giants (2000).......................... Cowboys (2001-02).......................... Browns (2003).......................... Dallas Desperados (2003-present

KMikeKing ............. Jets (2005-06)

LJeremy Lane .......... Seahawks (2012-present)Monte Ledbetter .... Bills (1966-68)(3-year veteran)Kevin Lewis .......... 49ers (1990-92)(3-year veteran)KendrickLlorens .... Giants (2002)(2002 Free agent signee)

MTony Joe Maranto .... Thunder (1999) NFLE.......................... Saints (1999).......................... Browns (2000) (1999 NFL Europe Bowl Champion)TerrenceMcGee ..... Bills (2003-present)(2003 Fourth Round draft pick; 2004 All-Pro)Robert Moore ........ Falcons (1986-91)(6-year veteran)

NCraig Nall ............. Packers (2002-07).......................... Bills (2005-06).......................... Texans (2008)(2002 Fifth Round draft pick)Johnny Norman ...... Cowboys (1964)VicNyvall ............. Saints (1970)

OVictorOatis .......... Eagles (1983-84)(2-year veteran)John Wayne Odom .. Oilers (1965)Sammy Joe Odom ... Oilers (1964)

PPat Palmer ............ Redskins (1998).......................... Packers (1999).......................... Bears (1999).......................... Roughriders (2000-02)(1998SixthRounddraftpick/3-yearCFLveteran)Petey Perot ........... Eagles (1979-84).......................... Saints (1985-86)(1978SecondRounddraftpick/8-yearveteran,SuperBowlXVstarter)David Pittman ........ Ravens (2006-2008).......................... Saints (2008).......................... Texans (2008).......................... Steelers(2010).......................... Eskimos(2011)CFL(2006 third round pick)

Ronnie Powell ........ Browns (1999).......................... Dragons (2000) NFLE

RGary Reasons ......... Giants (1984-91)(1984 Fourth Round draft pick/1984 NFL All-Rookie team/1986, Super Bowl XX, XXV Champion & starter/Super Bowl XXV leading tackler/All-Madden Team/1996 College Football Hall of Fame inductee/1997 La. Sports Hall of Fame inductee)DickReding .......... Redskins (1966)Rob Robertson ....... Ravens (1998-2000)Larry Robinson ...... Dolphins (1985)

SAl Smith ............... Tiger Cats (2010-present) CFLJackieSmith .......... Cardinals (1963-77).......................... Cowboys (1978)(1963 10th Round draft pick/16-year veteran/Five-time All-Pro/Super Bowl XII starter/1983 La. Sports Hall of Fame induct-ee/1994 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee)MarcusSpears ........ Bears (1994-96).......................... Chiefs (1997-03).......................... Texans (2004).......................... Browns (preseason, 2005)(1994 Second Round draft pick/10-year veteran)JohnStephens ........ Patriots (1988-92).......................... Packers (1993).......................... Chiefs (1993)(1988 First Round draft pick/1988 AFC Rookie of the Year/1988 Pro Bowl/6-year vet)

TGlenn Talbert ......... Chiefs (1964)Tony Taylor............ Cowboys (2001-02).......................... Bucs (2003-04)(2-year veteran/NFL Europe Bowl runner-up, Super Bowl XXXIV champion)KeithThibodeaux .... Redskins (1997-98).......................... Falcons (1999).......................... Vikings (2000).......................... Packers (2001)(1997 Sixth Round draft pick/5-year veteran)Sidney Thornton ..... Steelers (1976-80).......................... Outlaws (1984) WFL(1976 Second Round draft pick/1976 Blue-Gray All-Star Classic Gray MVP/5-year veteran/Super Bowl XIII, XIV Champions)Charlie Tolar .......... Oilers (1959-65)(6-year veteran/1961, 1962, 1963 All-AFL/1960, 1961 AFL Champions/1994 La. Sports Hall of Fame inductee)DarrylToussaint ...... Saints (1981-82).......................... Calgary (1982) CFLFloydTurner .......... Saints (1989-93).......................... Colts (1994-95).......................... Ravens (1996-98)(1989 Sixth Round draft pick/9-year veteran)OdessaTurner ........ Giants (1987-91).......................... 49ers (1992-93)(1987 Fourth Round draft pick/7-year veteran/Super Bowl XXV Champion starter)

WRandyWalker......... Packers (1974-75)(2-year veteran)WayneWalker ........ Oilers (1966)Kenny Wright ........ Vikings (1999-01).......................... Texans (2002-04).......................... Jaguars (2005).......................... Redskins (2006).......................... Browns (2007)(1999 Fourth Round draft pick/5-year veteran/active)FerrellYarbrough .... Raiders (1962)

ZTobyZeigler .......... Edmonton Eskimos (2006) CFL

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