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FLASH FACTSSchool InformationName Kent State UniversityLocation Kent, Ohio 44242Founded 1910Enrollment 41,000 (all campuses)Alumni Worldwide 235,000Nickname Golden FlashesMascot “Flash” the Golden EagleColors Navy Blue and GoldAffiliation NCAADivisionIPresident Dr.BeverlyWarrenAlma Mater UNC-GreensboroDirectorof Athletics JoelNielsenAlma Mater Minnesota State Mankato ’85DeputyA.D.(External) CaseyCeglesDeputyA.D.(Internal) Dr.JanetKittellFootballSID AaronChimentiConference Mid-American(EastDivision)Homevenue DixStadium(1969)Surface/Capacity FieldTurf/25,319Coaching Staff Head Coach Paul HaynesAlma Mater Kent State ‘93Record at Kent State (Years) 12-35 (Fifth Season)Overall record SameOffensiveCoordinator/Quarterbacks DonTreadwellDefensiveCoordinator/Linebackers BenNeedhamCo-DefensiveCoordinator/Safeties Jeff BurrowOffensive Line Rob ZeitmanRunning Backs/Recruiting Coordinator Mark SpencerWideReceivers DocGambleTightEnds O.J.SantiagoCornerbacks JoeTreseyDefensiveLine ColinFerrellDirectorof FootballOperations DayneBrownGraduateAssistant(Offense) JarenMaybinGraduateAssistant(Defense) BryanBingGraduateAssistant(Defense) DominicCleggGraduate Assistant (Offense) Cory TuckerTeam Information First year of football 1920All-time record 338-544-28/93 yearsBowl record 0-3Lastbowl 2012GoDaddy.comResult L,17-13vs.ArkansasState2016overallrecord 3-92016MACrecord/finish 2-6,5thEastStarters returning/lost 18/11 Offense 9/4Defense 7/6 Specialists 2/1Letterwinners returning/lost 53/20 Offense 24/9Defense 25/10 Specialists 4/1Basic Offense MultipleBasicDefense 4-2

Kent State Athletic CommunicationsAaronChimenti,AssistantDirectorPrimary Football ContactE-mail:[email protected]:(330)672-8468Cell: (330) 807-5789

EugeneCanal,DirectorE-mail:[email protected]:(330)672-8467DaveCarducci,[email protected]

2017 Kent State Schedule

K ent State kicks off its 95th season of football Saturday, visting defending national champion Clemson in a first-time meeting between

the twoprograms. TheGoldenFlashes return53letterwinners, including three All-Mid-American Conferenceselectionsondefense.No.5inpreseasonpolls, the Tigers will play at Memorial Stadium for the firsttimesincewinningtheirnationaltitleinJanuary.

FACTS IN A FLASH•Withfifth-yearheadcoachPaul Haynes recently announcing a medical leave of absence, offensive coordinator Don Treadwell has taken over as interimheadcoach.

• Kent State returns nine players on offense and sevenondefensewithatleastsixcareerstarts.

•TheFlashesfinishedeighthinthenationinturn-overmarginlastseason.

• Senior center Nathan Puthoff was chosen to weartheNo.54jerseyinhonorof lateteammateJasonBitsko.(seepage6).

• Puthoff is on the preseason Rimington Trophy Watch List, honoring the nation’s best center, while Derek Adams is one of only seven sophomore puntersontheRayGuyWatchList.

• Last season, Kent State ranked 20th in pass ef-ficiencydefenseand22ndinpassingyardsallowed.

• Kent State returns 12 players who have earned AcademicAll-MAChonorsintheircareer.

• Inhisfirstsixgamesatquarterbacklastseason,Nick Holleyrushedforninetouchdowns.

• Sophomore defensive back Jamal Parker made threeinterceptionsinhisfinaltwogameslastsea-son(BowlingGreen,NorthernIllinois).

• Linebacker Jim Jonesfinishedhissophomoreseason with a career-high 11 tackles against North-ernIllinoisalongwithasackandforcedfumble.

•Priortoaninjury-riddled2016,cornerbackDe-metrius Monday finished7thintheFBSintotalinterceptions(6)in2015andscoredapairof de-fensiveTDs,earningAll-MACFirstTeamhonors.

Date Opponent Site/Stadium Time/ResultSept.2 atClemson(ESPN) Clemson,S.C./MemorialStadium 12:00p.m. Notable: Flashes face a defending national champ for second straight yearSept.9 HOWARD (ESPN3) Kent,Ohio/DixStadium 3:30p.m. Homeopener;Firstprogrammeeting/ParentsandFamiliesDaySept.16 atMarshall Huntington,W.Va./EdwardsStadium6:30p.m. Onceanannualrivalry,FlashesmakefirsttriptoHuntingtonsince2003Sept.23 atLouisville Louisville,Ky./PapaJohn’sCardinal TBA Flashes to face reigning Heisman Trophy winner

Sept.30 BUFFALO* Kent,Ohio/DixStadium TBA Mid-AmericanConferenceopenerforbothteams/Varsity“K”Hallof Fame

Oct.7 atNorthernIllinois*(ESPN3) DeKalb,Ill./HuskieStadium 3:30p.m. Flashes look to snap longest MAC series losing skidOct.14 MIAMI* Kent,Ohio/DixStadium 3:30p.m. Homecoming begins string of three pivotal MAC East matchupsOct.21 atOhio* Athens,Ohio/PedenStadium TBA Preseason MAC East favorite and defending division champOct.31 BOWLING GREEN*(ESPN2orU)Kent,Ohio/DixStadium 7:30or8p.m. First of four straight weeknight games to close out seasonNov.8 atWesternMichigan* Kalamazoo,Mich/WaldoStadium TBA DefendingMACchampioncomingoff 13-1seasonNov.14 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN2orU)Kent,Ohio/DixStadium TBA SeniorNight/Rematchof FlashescomebackthrillerinMt.PleasantNov.21 atAkron* Akron,Ohio/InfoCisionStadium 7p.m. Pre-ThanksgivingregularseasonfinalefortheWagonWheelHomegamesinBOLDCAPS|*Mid-AmericanConferencegameAlltimesareEasternandsubjecttochange.

The Opening Kick KENT STATE 0-0 AT NO. 5 CLEMSON 0-0

Saturday,Sept.2,2017•12:02p.m.MemorialStadium(Grass/81,500)•Clemson,S.C.TV:ESPN(BethMowins,AnthonyBecht)Radio:WHLO640AM(TyLinder,RobPolinsky)

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ALL-TIME SERIESSaturdaywillbethefirstmeetingbetweenKentStateandClemson.TheGoldenFlashesare12-25againstcurrentAtlanticCoastConferenceprograms.Don James’ teams earned wins over NC State, LouisvilleandSyracusefrom1971-74.KentStatefellatVirginia45-13initslastgameagainsttheACCin2014.Jon Cunninghammadesixtacklesand Jontey Byrdinterceptedapass.

TV/VIDEO/RADIOSaturday’s game game can be seen on ESPN with Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (ana-lyst) and Rocky Boiman (sideline).ThegamecanbeheardliveonWHLO640andGoldenFlashesRadiooniHeartRadio.Ty Linder will handle the play-by-playdutiesandisjoinedintheboothfortheeighth year in a row by color analyst Rob Polinsky.Jacob Pavilackwillbeonthesideline.iHeartRadiocanbeheardonacomputer,smartphoneortablet.

THE COACHES• Paul Haynesisinhisfifthyearathisalmamater.In2013,HaynesbecamethefirstFlashes’headcoachtowinhisdebutsince1988.Hewasatwo-timeAll-MACsafetyatKentStatefrom1987-91,despitejoiningasawalk-on.Hereturnedasanassistantin1999andwaspromotedtoassistantheadcoachin2000.AftersevenseasonsonanOhioStatestaff thatwonsixBigTen titles (2005-11), Haynes spent 2012 as defensive coordinatoratArkansas.Hiscurrenttenurehasalsobrought Kent State’s academic achievements to new heights with the highest term and cumulative team gradepointaveragesinprogramhistory.

• Dabo Swinney (Alabama ‘93) begins his ninth full season as head coach at Clemson after taking over as interim head coach midway through the 2008 season.Swinneyis89-28asheadcoachand60-9overthepreviousfiveseasons.HehasbeenatClemsonsince2003whenhebecamewidereceiverscoach.Asa player, Swinney was a wide receiver on Alabama’s 1992nationalchampionshipteam.Hethenjoinedthe Crimson Tide’s staff as a graduate assistant before five seasons in a full-time rolewithwide receiversandtightends.

WEBSITE, TWITTER & YOUTUBEFor Kent State football stories, statistics, photos, videoandmore,visitKentStateSports.com.Fordailyfootball updates follow @kentstathletics and @kent-stfootball on Twitter and Kent State Golden Flashes FootballonFacebook.ForanextensivevideolibraryvisitGoldenFlashesTVonYouTube.

NOTES & RELEASESUpdated Kent State football game notes are avail-

able in PDF format atwww.kentstatesports.com.To receive the notes via e-mail, contactAsst.Dir.for Athletic Communications Aaron Chimenti at [email protected].

CREDENTIALSAll members of the media wishing to cover games

in a working capacity must seek appro priate press orphoto/videopassesinadvance.Requestsshouldbe made at least one week in advance of game day on http://kent.sidearmsports.com/sb_output.aspx?form=18. If timepermits, credentialswillbemailed; otherwise, they will be left at the media will-callwindowonthewestsideof DixStadium.

Media sideline credentials will be issued only to accredited photographers and reporters on assign-ment.Both a credential and an armbandmust bedisplayedforaccesstofieldlevel.Armbandsmaybepickedupinthemediaareaonthefirstfloorof thepressbox.Mediamembersmaynotworkbetweenthe 25-yard lines as suggested in the NCAA game managementmanual.

WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCEHead Coach Paul Haynes will hold a weekly press

conferenceMondaysat11:15intheM.A.C.Centerloge(3rdFloor),fromSept.4-Oct.23.Selectplay-erswillalsobeavailableatthattime.Drinkswillbeprovided.

MAC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCEThe Mid-American Conference football coaches

will be available for a weekly teleconference each Mondaybeginningat9:30a.m.,startingonAug.28and running throughDecember.Kent State headcoach Paul Haynes will participate in the call from 10:34-10:42a.m.ContacttheMid-AmericanConfer-ence or the Kent State Athletic Communications Office to obtain the call-in number.A replaywillalsobeavailable.

WEEKDAY INTERVIEW SCHEDULEAll interviews with Kent State players and coaches

must be coordinated through the Athletic Communi-cationsoffice.In-personinterviewsforcoachesandplayers will be con ducted after practice on select days only(typicallyTuesday&Wednesday).TuesdayandWednesday practices routinely end between 10:45-11:15 a.m. Coaches andplayers generally are notavailable for interviews immediately before or during practiceunlessspecialcircumstanceswarrant.Inad-dition, select players will be available at Paul Haynes’ weeklyMondaypressconferences.

Media members should call at least one day in ad-vance for phone interviews, which will be conducted aroundpractice,meetingsandclassschedules.

PROFESSIONAL SCOUTSProfessional scouts may receive credentials by

sendingarequestviae-mail([email protected])toDi-rectorof AthleticCommunicationsEugeneCanal.If space permits, seats will be provided in the media area onthefirstfloorof thepressbox;otherwisescoutswillbegivenseatsinthewestsidestands.

WEB SITEUp-to-date Kent State football information is avail-

ableviatheofficialathleticsdepartmentwebsiteatwww.kentstatesports.com.

Updated results and statistics are available as well as releases, team roster, player bios, coaching staff bios andgamerecaps.Thewebsitealsofeaturesreal-timestatistics for home games plus links to broadcasts of allgamesontheKentStateRadioNetwork.

KENT STATE, PLEASEKentStateUniversityrespectfullyrequeststhattheinstitution and its intercollegiate athletics teams be referred to as “Kent State” or “KSU” in shortened reference,asopposedto“Kent.”Thankyou.

PRESS ROWPressrowgamedayphonenumber:330-672-2036

Kent State Media Services

Saturday(Sept.2)Kent State at Clemson 12:00p.m.,ESPN,WHLO,Golden Flashes Radio

Tuesday(Aug.29)P r a c t i c e 9 : 0 0 a . m .

Wednesday(Aug.30)Practice9:00a.m.

Sunday ( S e p t . 3 ) Thanksgiving WalkThrough7:00p.m.

Thursday(Aug.31)Practice9:00a.m.Week l y Rad io Show 12:00p.m.TreeCityCoffee

Friday(Sept.1)WalkthruDixStadium7a.m. TeamdepartsforS.C.

Monday(Aug.28)OffMAC Teleconference 10:34

Mo n d a y ( S e p t . 4 ) OffMAC Teleconference 10:34 Press Conference 11:15 M.A.C.CenterLoge

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Clemson University InformationAround The MAC2016 MAC STANDINGSEast MAC OverallOhio 6-2 8-6Miami 6-2 6-7Akron 3-5 5-7 Bowling Green 3-5 4-8KentState 2-6 3-9Buffalo 1-7 2-10

West MAC OverallWestern Michigan 8-0 13-1Toledo 6-2 9-4Northern Illinois 5-3 5-7EasternMichigan 4-4 7-6CentralMichigan 3-5 6-7Ball State 1-7 4-8

THIS WEEK’S GAMES August 31BuffaloatMinnesota,7p.m. ElonatToledo,7p.m. RhodeIslandatCentralMichigan7p.m. September 1CharlotteatEasternMichigan,6:30p.m. BostonCollegeatNorthernIllinois,9:30p.m. September 2KentStateatClemson,12p.m. AkronatPennState,12p.m. BallStateatIllinois,12p.m. BowlingGreenatMichiganState,12p.m. WesternMichiganatUSC,5:15p.m. MiamiatMarshall,6:30p.m. HamptonatOhio,7p.m.

PREVIEWING CLEMSON•Clemsoniscomingoff itsfirstnationaltitlewinsince 1981 after a second straight national title gameappearance.TheTigershaveputtogetherback-to-back 14-1 seasons, tying the FBS record for winsinaseason.

• The Tigers are 20-1 at home over the last three years, with their only setback coming last season againstPitt(43-42)onNov.12.

• The Tigers have won at least 10 games in each of the last seven seasons and have not lost a regular season non-conference matchup since the 2014 opener.

•RankedNo.5inboththeAPandCoachespreseason polls, Clemson returns 13 starters and 55 letterwinners.

• Clemson ranked seventh in the nation last year in bothpassingoffenseandcompletionpercentage.DefensivelytheTigersrankedthirdintacklesforlossandfourthinpassefficiencydefense.

• In its last game against a non-Power 5 FBS oppo-nent,ClemsontoppedTroylastSeptember30-24.

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH• Junior defensive endChristianWilkinswas a anAFCA All-America First Team selection last year and aNagurskiTrophyfinalist.

• SophomoreClelin Ferrell is ranked as theNo.5 defensive end in the nation byLindy’s. FerrellwasnameddefensiveMVPof theFiestaBowlasafreshman.

•JuniorlinebackerKendallJosephmade124tackleslastseason,including13.5tacklesforloss.

•SeniorrightguardTyroneCrowderandjuniorlefttackle Mitch Hyatt were both All-ACC First Team selectionslastseason.

• Junior receiverHunterRenfrow is comingoff acareer-high 10 catches for 92 yards and two touch-downsinthenationaltitlegame.

•JuniorreceiverDeonCainhasmade72career

catchesfor1,031yardsand14touchdowns.

OPPONENT QUICK FACTSGeneral InformationLocation Clemson,S.C.Founded 1889Enrollment 23,406President JimClementsAthleticDirector DanRadakovichNickname TigersColor Tiger Orange & RegaliaConference Atlantic Coast

Stadium Tiger StadiumCapacity/surface 81,500 / Grass Head CoachHeadCoach DaboSwinneyAlma Mater Alabama ‘93Record at CU 89-28Career Record Same

Team Information2016OverallRecord 14-12016-17Postseason NationalTitleGameOffensive Formation SpreadDefensiveFormation 4-3Starters R/L 13/11LetterwinnersRet./Lost55/24

Media RelationsFootball Contact Tim BourretOfficePhone 864-656-1921E-mail [email protected]

2016Results(14-1,7-1MAC)Sept.3 atAuburn W,19-13Sept.10 Troy W,30-24Sept.17 S.CarolinaState W,59-0Sept.22 atGeorgiaTech* W,26-7Oct.1 Louisville* W,42-36Oct.7 atBostonCollege* W,56-10Oct.15 NCState* W,24-17OTOct.29 atFloridaState* W,37-34Nov.5 Syracuse* W,54-0Nov.12 Pittsburgh* L,42-43Nov.19 atWakeForest* W,35-13Nov.26 SouthCarolina W,56-7Dec.3 vs.VirginiaTech W,42-35Dec.31 vs.OhioState W,31-0Jan.9 vs.Alabama W,35-31

Rushing Yards7.Holley,83.6 Scoring8.Holley,6.5 10.Hynes,6.1 Scoring(TDs)3.Holley,6.5 Scoring (Kicks)7.Hynes,6.1 Field GoalsT-4.Hynes,1.25 All-Purpose Yards10.Holley,101.8 Punting8.Adams,40.3

PAT KickingT-1.Hynes100.0 Tackles 43.McRae,5.4 PassesDefendedT-4.Foster,1.17 Interceptions T-4.Foster,0.25 T-4.Parker,0.25

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TREADWELL TAKING REINS Don Treadwell is no stranger to serving as an interim head coach following an abrupt change orservingasaheadcoachintheMAC.Treadwelltook over as interim head coach at Michigan State in2010,whileMarkDantoniowasoutwithillness.The Spartans’ success that season madeTreadwell a candidate for the Broyles Award, honoring the nation’stopassistantcoach.HealsoservedasheadcoachatMiamifrom2011-2013.

SEASON OPENERSSince1946,KentStateis32-36-3inseasonopenerswitha15-28-2markontheroad.TheFlasheswillbe looking for a season-opening victory on the roadforthefirsttimesince2007,whenKentStatetopped Iowa State 23-14 with Julian Edelman at quarterback.Saturdaymarksthethirdstraightstarttoaseasonontheroad.Lastseason,theFlashesdropped their opener 33-13 at eventual Big Ten championPennState,butonlytrailed16-13inthesecondhalf.

EARNING DEGREESKent State ranks tied for ninth among FBS schools andsecondintheMACforcollegedegreesearned.Headlined by linebacker Matt Bahr, who graduated in three years, there are 11 players on the KSU roster who have bachelor’s degrees: James Alex-ander, Dan Hillenbrand, Nick Holley, Melran Leach, Devante Lee, Ryan Malone, Jake McVay, Nathan Puthoff, Erik Simpson, Kris White.

HONORING TYLER HEINTZ TheinitialsT.H.willbeonthebackof GoldenFlashes’ helmets throughout the season, honoring Tyler Heintz,whopassedawayinJune,follow-ingthesecondmorningof summerworkouts.TheincomingfreshmanhadjustgraduatedfromKenton High School, where several future Flashes hadattendedbeforehim.Thehelmetdecalwillbein blue and red, representing the colors of both KentonandKentState.Tyler’sfamilywillbepres-entatSaturday’sgame.

CLOSE CALLSIn three of its losses (NC A&T, Akron, Miami) last season, Kent State held leads in the latter half of thefourthquarter.TheFlasheswerealsofouryardsawayfromtakingalatefourthquarterleadagainstOhio.Intwoothertightcontests,KentStatewastiedwithNo.14WesternMichiganearlyinthefourthquarterandtrailedNorthernIllinoisbyjustthreetostartthefourth.

RANKIN’S ROOKIE YEARAccording to Pro Football Focus, running back Justin Rankin was fourth among true freshman lastseasonforhighestelusiverating.Rankintotaled846yardsof offense(rushing/receiving)andscoredfourtouchdowns.

Hehadsixoffensiveplaysontheyearof 30yardsormore.Inlastyear’sopeneratPennState,Rankinrushedfor82yardson13carries.His181yardsreceiving against Akron were the most by a Kent Stateplayersince2009.

HOLLEY TO STARTFifth-year senior Nick Holley looks to bring stabilitytothequarterbackspotin2017.InjuriesforcedtheFlashestousefourstartingquarterbacksin2016,includingHolley,whoplayedthereforthefirsttimesincehighschoolinweek5againstAkron.HewentontoearnMACEastOffensivePlayer of the Week honors three times over the nextsixgamesastheFlashesdiscoveredanewoffensiveidentity.

WHITE RETURNS Fifth-year senior wide receiver Kris White was primed to become Kent State’s top pass catcher last season,beforesufferingaseason-endingleginjuryinweek1atPennState.Whitemade47catchesinhisfirsttwoseasonsandisnowbackatfullspeed.

A FEW DEGREES OF SEPARATION Although Kent State and Clemson had no common opponentsduringthe2016regularseason...theGolden Flashes defeated Central Michigan, who defeated Oklahoma State, who defeated Pitt, who defeatedtheTigerslastNovember.

PLAYING AGAINST THE BESTFacing a national champion Saturday will be noth-ingnewtoKentState.Lastyearinweek4,theFlashes visited defending national champion Ala-bama.In2014,KentStatetookonOhioState,whowentonwinthetitlethatseason.TheCrimsonTide also hosted Kent State in 2011, before claim-ingaBCScrown.OhioStatealsotoppedKSUin2002onthewaytoanationaltitle.

Team Statistics KSU CURecord(Conference) 3-9(2-6) 14-1(7-1)Points/game 20.6 39.2Totaloffense/game 309.2 503.7Rushingyards/game 167.5 169.7Passingyards/game 141.7 333.9Pointsallowed/game 28.7 18.0Totaloffenseallowed/game 386.5 311.5Rushingyardsallowed/game 189.8 129.6Passingyardsallowed/game 196.8 181.9Kickoff returnaverage 18.8 21.3Puntreturnaverage 5.6 7.9Fumbles-lost 17-5 20-11Penalties-yards 63-539 95-870Netyards/punt 36.6 36.1Timeof possession/game 28:58 30:363rd-down conversion 33% 50%4th-downconversion 36% 60%Red-zonescores 77% 87%Red-zonetouchdowns 49% 75%Turnover margin +11 -1

NCAA/Conference Rankings KSU CU RushingDefense 76/8 24/6RushingOffense 76/7 71/6Sacks Allowed 109/10 22/4 ScoringDefense 67/5 10/1Scoring Offense 117/11 14/3PassingEfficiency 125/12 18/4PassEfficiencyDefense 20/1 4/1Sacks 91/7 10/4TacklesforLoss 64/4 3/1TotalDefense 50/4 8/1Total Offense 125/12 12/2Turnover Margin 8/2 71/8Kickoff Returns 109/8 53/10Net Punting 81/8 93/10Passing Offense 121/12 7/1PuntReturns 102/6 62/11PassDefense 22/2 14/2

RETURNING KSU LEADERSRushing Att. Net Avg. TD Ypg.NickHolley 195 920 4.7 10 83.6JustinRankin 108 511 4.7 3 46.5WillMatthews 31 138 4.5 0 15.3 Passing C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Ypg.NickHolley 72-146-3 49.3 868 4 78.9 GeorgeBollas 27-58-2 46.6 402 2 50.2Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Ypg.JustinRankin 28 335 12.0 1 30.5RaekwonJames 25 225 9.0 0 18.8 KaviousPrice 12 86 7.2 0 8.6Defense UT-AT-TT TFL SacksINT FF-FRJuantezMcRae 33-26-59 1.0 - 1 2 - 0 JerrellFoster 30-9-39 4.0 - 3 1 - 0 JimJones 20-17-37 2.0 1.0 0 1 - 0 JonCunningham 14-20-34 4.5 1.0 0 1 - 0 JamesAlexander 19-14-33 5.0 1.0 0 1 - 1 JamalParker 21-7-28 1.0 1.0 3 0 - 0

RETURNING CLEMSON LEADERSRushing Att. Net Avg. TD Ypg.TavienFeaster 37221 6.0 2 18.4 C.J.Fuller 47 211 4.5 0 14.1AdamChoice 45 158 3.5 0 14.4Passing C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Ypg.KellyBryant 6-9-0 67.0 48 1 12.0Receiving Rec.Yds.Avg.TDYpg.Ray-RayMcCloud 49 472 9.6 2 33.7 HunterRenfro 44 495 11.2 6 45.0DeonCain 38 724 19.1 9 48.3

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL SacksINT FF-FRKendal1Joseph81-43-124 13.5 3.5 1VanSmith 77-37-114 5.5 0 2D.Lawrence 48-30-78 9.5 7.0 0DorianO’Daniel50-10-60 10.0 2.5 1ChristianWilkins41-15-56 13.0 3.5 0ClelinFerrell 34-16-50 12.5 6.0 0

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STRONG OFFSEASON Head Coach Paul Haynes considered the 2017 offseason the most productive he’s seen when it comestogettingbiggerandstronger.Theleadersin the weight room included defensive lineman Dominic Hill and Jon Cunningham.Hillimpressedwitha740-poundsquat,a500-lbbenchpressanda335-lbpowerclean.Cunninghamledthepowercleanat350andwasjustbehindHillinthesquat(700)andbench(450).Cunning-ham, an All-MAC Third Team selection last year, madeBruceFeldman’s(FoxSports)listof Top25 Freaks in college football in 2015 for both his freakish strength and intensity and animation on thesidelines.Despitestandingundersixfoottall,Cunninghamhasawingspanof 6-7.25.

HARRELL FLASHES POTENTIALAs a freshman wide receiver Trey Harrell made a career-high three catches for 50 yards in the Flashes final roadgameatBowlingGreen. Thatpotentialcontinuedtoshowthroughoutpreseasoncamp.

PRESEASON HONORS Seven Golden Flashes were named to Athlon’s Preseason All-MAC Team:

First Team: Nick Holley, Jon Cunningham

Second Team: Jerrell Foster

Third Team: Zaquon Tyson (returner)

Fourth Team: Derek Adams, Stefano Millin, Demetrius Monday

FOSTER’S BREAKTHROUGH YEARJuniorcornerbackJerrell Foster made three interceptions last season on his way to being named totheAll-MACSecondTeam.Fosterplayedin10 games in a reserve role in 2014, but missed the entire2015season.Fostergothisfirststartof theyearinweek3andstartedin10straightgames.Last year, he ranked second among MAC corner-backsinpasserratingagainst.

A NEW STARTAfter the initial shock of hearing in February that hisschool(St.Joseph’s)wouldbeclosingitsdoors,sophomore lineman Nate Warnock began looking foranothermatchandfoundKentState.Thenear300-pounder played six games at theDivision IIlevel as a true freshman and could be in the starting lineupSaturday.

RAISING THE BAHRJuniorMatt Bahrmadeanadjustmentfromsafetytolinebackerinthespringwithsomeextratimeintheweight roomandat thekitchen table. A two-

timeMACDistinguished Scholar Athlete, Bahrserves as president of Kent State’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The formerwalk-on alsoserves on theMAC’s Student-Athlete ExecutiveCommitteeandisontheWuerffelTrophyWatchList. Fellow linebackers James Alexander and Danny JohnsonjoinedBahrandotherKentStateathletesonaspringbreaktriptoBelize,workingwith“CourtsForKids.”

MORE DEFENSIVE TRANSITIONSThree other Flashes made notable changes on de-fense.JuniorQuan Robinson, a former high school quarterback,adjustedfromcornerbacktosafetyandwill likelybe inSaturday’sstarting lineup. Comingoff astrongfinishtohisfreshmancampaign,Jamal Parker movedfromcornerbacktoapache. SeniorMarques Moore has packed on 50 pounds since his arrival at KSU and has moved from linebacker todefensiveend.

TOP PASS DEFENSE KentStateledtheconferenceinpassingefficiencydefenselastseason.In5-of-8conferencegames,opposingquarterbacksdidnotcompletemorethan50percentof theirpasses.

SPRING SEASON AWARDS TheJackLambertAward,giventothedefensive

player who made the biggest improvement went to

senior defensive end Marques Moore.

TheDonNottinghamAward,giventotheoffen-sive player who made the biggest improvement,

went to sophomore wide receiver Mike Carrigan.

Sophomore safety John Henry Bronczek earned theGeraldandVictoriaReadAward,giventotheplayerwhoexemplifieshardworkanddedication

beyondthecallof duty.

The Matt Ramser Award went to sophomore run-ning back Will Matthews, given annually to the playerwhobestexemplifiesthequalitiesof cour-age,dedicationattitudeandcommitment.

The Leo Strang Award, given to the upperclassmen

withthehighestcumulativeGPA,wenttojunior

linebacker Matt Bahr.

SANTIAGO’S RETURN Nine-year NFL veteran O.J. Santiago returned to KentStatelastseasontofinishhisdegreeandserveasastudentassistantcoachfortheFlashes.Thissummer,hewasnamedtightendscoach.Athird-round draft pick by the Falcons in 1997, Santiago wentontoplayinSuperBowlXXXIII.The6-7tightendearnedAll-MAChonorsin1996andwas

athree-timeAcademicAll-MACselection. • With the addition of Santiago, Kent State now has three of its former players on the full-time coach-ingstaff.HeadCoachPaul HaynesandDefensiveLine Coach Colin Ferrell were both all-conference selectionsasplayers.

TRESEY RETURNS TO MAC This offeseason, Kent State also hired Joe Tresey ascornerbackscoach.A30-yearcoachingveteran,Tresey previously served as a college defensive co-ordinator for 15 seasons, including stops at Akron andCentralMichigan.

KentStatein2016At home 1-5On the road 2-4On natural grass 0-2Onartificialsurface 3-7Whenscoringfirst 3-4Whenopponentscoresfirst 0-5When leading at halftime 2-4When trailing at halftime 0-4When tied at halftime 1-1Whenleadingafterthreequarters 2-2Whentrailingafterthreequarters 1-6Whentiedafterthreequarters 0-1In overtime 0-1In games decided by 3 points or less 1-1In games decided by 7 points or less 1-4In games decided by 10 points or less 1-5In games decided by more than 14 points 2-4When running more plays than opponent 1-2When opponent runs more plays 2-5Whenplaysareequal 1-1When gaining more total yards 2-2When gaining less total yards 1-7When rushing for more yards than opponent 3-2When rushing for less yards than opponent 0-7When passing for more yards than opponent 0-2When passing for less yards than opponent 3-7When committing fewer turnovers 3-5When committing more turnovers 0-3When turnovers are even 1-1When winning time of possession 1-4When opponent wins time of possession 2-5When running 70 or more plays 0-3Whenrunninglessthan70plays 3-6Whenrushingfor100yardsormore 3-6When rushing for less than 100 yards 0-3When passing for 200 yards or more 0-3Whenpassingforlessthan200yards 3-6Whenpass%is60%orbetter 1-0Whenpass%isunder60% 2-9When third down conversion is 40% or better 2-2When third down conversion is under 40% 1-7When committing fewer penalties 0-2Whencommittingmorepenalties 1-6When penalties are even 2-1Whengaining20firstdownsormore 0-1Whengaininglessthan20firstdowns 3-8

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Kent State Player Starts 2016 Consecutive Career Player Starts Starts StartsJamesAlexander 9 0 9George Bollas 1 1 7JonteyByrd 0 0 7Mike Carrigan 1 0 1JonCunningham 8 0 23Theo Eboigbe 12 12 13JerrellFoster 10 10 11Nick Holley 10 0 22RaekwonJames 9 7 17JimJones 2 2 2Ryan Malone 7 0 7Mike Marinelli 4 4 4DarrylMarshall 5 0 5Will Matthews 2 1 2JuantezMcRae 10 3 12Stefano Millin 12 15 18Mylik Mitchell 3 0 3MarquesMoore 0 0 7DemetriusMonday 3 0 24JamalParker 7 4 7Akeam Peters 1 0 1NathanPuthoff 6 0 20Kavious Price 2 0 2JustinRankin 11 5 11Quan Robinson 0 0 2Connor Shinsky 12 12 12Erik Simpson 0 0 4Myles Washington 0 0 1Kris White 1 0 19JohnnyWoods 5 0 13

HONORING #54 JASON BITSKOOnAug.20,2014duringapreseasoncampmorningpractice, the Kent State football team received tragic news of the unexpected overnight death of Jason Bitsko.Thefourth-yearjuniorwasslatedtobetheteam’s center after starting 12 games at right tackle in 2013.Bitskohadbecomeateamleader,mentorandfriendtomanybothonandoff thefield.• In Bitsko’s honor, the number 54 is now worn by a select offensive lineman every season.This year,senior Nathan Puthoff was chosen by teammates andcoachestowearthejersey.Lastyearitwaswornby current left tackle Stefano Millin. In 2014, 54was displayed on one side of every player’s helmet throughouttheyear.

GOSS TO REUNITE WITH TEAM In 2015, April Goss turned into a national celebrity overnightwhenshebecamejustthesecondfemalein FBS history to record points in a game with a secondquarterextrapointagainstDelawareState.GossjoinedKatieHnida(NewMexico),whokickedtwoextrapointsin2003.

Now serving as a graduate assistant in Clemson’s academic learning center for student-athletes, Goss planstobeonthesidelineSaturday.

HYNES IN THE CLUTCHAfter enduring a punishing hit earlier in the fourth quarter atCentralMichigan last year, kickerShane Hynes bounced back and connected on a 35-yard game-winningfieldgoalas timeexpired.Forhisef-forts, he was was named MAC East Special Teams Playerof theWeek.In wet conditions against NC A&T, Hynes went 3-for-3 onfieldgoals,includingapairof clutchfieldgoalsinovertimefrom40and42yardsout.Asasophomorelastseason,Hynesmade15fieldgoals.

ADAMS PINNING THEM BACKDerek Adams is on the Ray Guy Award Watch List for thesecondstraightseason.Asafreshmanhepinned29 punts inside the 20 yard line with only one touch-back.FollowingtheFlashesfinalroadgame,Adams

earned MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week honors.Hesetcareer-highsforhislongestpuntthreedifferenttimesatAlabamawitha51-yarderinthefirstquarterfollowedbya56and67-yarder.Heaveragedacareer-high46.0yardsonninepuntswiththreedownedinside the 10-yard line, including two of them downed attheAlabamatwo.

DISCIPLINED OFFENSE Kent State only lost one fumble in its last eight gamesof 2016.TheFlashesdidnotturntheballoverinfourof theirlasteightgames.

STOPPING THE RUNSince2012,KentStateis20-6whenout-gainingop-ponents on the ground and 3-32 when the opposition runs for more yards

ON GRASSTheFlasheswill be looking for their firstwin onnaturalgrasssince2007againstIowaState.

HITTING 27 HELPSAt Central Michigan last season, Kent State improved to 8-1 when scoring 27 or more points in regulation sincethebeginningof the2013season.KentStateis4-34whenfallingshortof 27duringthattime.

AND FIRST HALF LEADSincethebeginningof 2012,KentStateis19-6whenleadingathalftimeand1-30whentrailingatthebreak.

UBUNTU Meaning “I am who I am because of who we are,” Ubuntuistheteammottoadoptedin2016.Origi-nating in southern Africa and used by the Boston Celtics during their 2008 NBA title run, it empha-sizesauniversalbondthatconnectstheteam.

UNDERDOGS ALL SEASONKentStatewaspickedtofinishsixthof sixEastDivisionteamsinboththeMACMediaandMACCoachespreseasonpolls.Theunderdogroleisnoth-ingnewtotheFlashes,whohavejustthreewinningseasonssince1977.Evenduringitsprogram-record11-win regular season of 2012, Kent State was an underdoginfiveof itsvictories.

MAC BOWL SPOTSThisseason,theMACisaprimarypartnerinfivebowl games: the Miami Beach Bowl, the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl,thePopeyesBahamasBowlandtheDollarGeneralBowl.

The MAC will also be a secondary partner for both

theQuickLaneBowlandtheSanDiegoCountyCreditUnionPoinsettiaBowl.

In 2012 & 2015, seven MAC teams earned spots in bowlgames. • Eighty FBS teams will play in bowl games this season.

FLASHES IN THE NFLAs of late August 2017, eight former Kent State ath-leteswereinNFLtrainingcamps.ThemostrecenttojointeamsthissummerwereNajee Murray (Browns) and Terence Waugh(Cardinals).Roosevelt Nix and James Harrison are both Pittsburgh Steelers.Nixconvertedfromdefensivelinetofullback.Alsomakinga position switch was Julian Edelman of the New EnglandPatriots,goingfromquarterbacktoreceiver.Antonio Gates (Chargers) played only a spring season of football at Kent State, but was a standout basketball player.Josh Kline (Titans) and Brian Winters(Jets)made up the left side of Kent State’s offensive in 2011 and2012.• Rico Murray is currently playing for the Toronto Argonautsof theCFL.

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KENT STATE DEPTH CHARTOFFENSE

Pos. No. Name Class Ht. Wt. HometownWRZ 3 KrisWhite 5-Sr. 6-1 225 Clermont,Fla. 87 MikeCarrigan So. 5-9 175 Tallahassee,Fla. SLOT 24 RaekwonJames Jr. 5-9 187 NewOrleans,La. 10 KaviousPrice So. 5-6 169 Bradenton,Fla. LT 67 StefanoMillin Jr. 6-5 305 Massillon,Ohio 64 BryceGibbs So. 6-3 304 Wellington,Ohio

LG 75 AdamGregoire So. 6-6 325 Canton,Ohio 62 DavonteJames Jr. 6-3 255 Springfield,Ohio

C 54 NathanPuthoff Sr. 6-4 313 Columbus,Ohio 76 ChaseVanHoef So. 6-3 290 GrandHaven,Mich. RG 74 NateWarnock So. 6-4 294 Laporte,Ind.or 59 ConnorShinsky Jr. 6-5 302 Butler,Pa.

RT 68 MikeMarinelli So. 6-3 281 AllisonPark,Pa. 78 ZachCorrigall R-Fr. 6-3 280 Akron,Ohio QB 4 NickHolley 5-Sr. 5-10 200 Toledo,Ohio 2 GeorgeBollas Jr. 6-3 219 Aurora,Ohio 14 DustinCrum Fr. 6-3 205 Grafton,Ohio

TB 11 JustinRankin So. 5-9 180 Oberlin,Ohio 21 WillMatthews So. 5-7 210 Destrehan,La. 26 MylesWashington Jr. 5-9 210 NewOrleans,La. TE 82 RyanMalone 5-Sr. 6-1 240 NewOrleans,La. 88 ConorBrumfield So. 6-3 240 Acworth,Ga. 46 ChalfonteButler So. 6-6 253 Cincinnati,Ohio

WR-X 80 JohnnyWoods Jr. 6-3 205 SmithStations,Ala. 5 TreyHarrell So. 6-0 189 Metaire,La.

DEFENSEPos. No. Name Class Ht. Wt. HometownEnd 58 TheoEboigbe Jr. 6-1 261 Lithonia,Ga. 33 MattSommers Sr. 6-2 265 Kent,Ohio Tackle 90 JonCunningham Sr. 6-0 295 Bedford,Ohio 3 DevanteLee 5-Sr. 6-6 294 Chicago,Ill. 92 TheoMajette So. 5-11 251 W.Bloomfield,Mich.

Nose 52 AnthonyMcKay Jr. 6-1 289 Salinas,Calif. 98 DominicHill So. 6-0 295 FortWorth,Texas 56 JonteyByrd 5-Sr. 5-10 289 DaytonaBeach,Fla

Leo 17 NickFaulkner So. 6-1 243 Canton,Ohio 55 JordanRobinson Jr. 6-2 257 JeffersonCity,Mo. 45 MarquesMoore Sr. 6-2 249 Springfield,Ohio

OLB 22 JimJones Jr. 6-1 232 Tallahassee,Fla. 29 MattBahr Jr. 6-1 223 Kenton,Ohio MLB 5 JamesBoAlexanderSr. 5-11 231 Miami,Fla. 37 CepedaPhillips Fr. 6-0 222 Detroit,Mich.

Apache 7 JamalParker So. 5-8 170 Pennsauken,N.J. 31 AkeamPeters So. 5-10 199 Tucker,Ga.

LS 10QuanRobinson Jr. 6-1 174 Cleveland,Ohio 28 M.Lawrence-Burke So. 6-0 194 Steubenville,Ohio RS 2 ErikSimpson Jr. 5-11 193 Cleveland,Ohio 1 JuantezMcRae Jr. 5-10 195 Reistertown,Md. 20 MarcusElliott Sr. 6-1 201 Toledo,Ohio

CB 21 DemetriusMonday Jr. 5-10 197 Douglasville,Ga. 8 ElvisHines Fr. 5-10 172 Camden,N.J.

CB 23 JerrellFoster Jr. 6-0 182 Cincinnati,Ohio 30 DarrylMarshall So. 5-10 160 Hyattsville,Md. 15 KJSherald Fr. 5-9 177 Waldorf,Md.

SPECIALISTSPos. No. Name Class Ht. Wt. HometownPK 57 ShaneHynes Jr. 5-10 166 Clarkston,Mich. 90 ColtMcFadden Fr. 6-0 196 Poland,Ohio LS 61 JoeyPalumbo So. 6-0 210 Hudson,Ohio 67 StefanoMillin Jr. 6-5 305 Massillon,Ohio

P 96 DerekAdams So. 6-0 192 Manheim,Pa.

H 94 GrantUrenovitch R-Fr. 6-1 157 Whitehouse,Ohio 2 GeorgeBollas Jr. 6-3 219 Aurora,Ohio

KR 11 JustinRankin So. 5-9 180 Oberlin,Ohio 10 KaviousPrice So. 5-6 169 Bradenton,Fla. 24 RaekwonJames Jr. 5-9 187 NewOrleans,La. 7 JamalParker So. 5-8 170 Pennsauken,N.J.

PR 24 RaekwonJames Jr. 5-9 187 NewOrleans,La. 7 JamalParker So. 5-8 170 Pennsauken,N.J.

Head Coach.........................................................................................Paul HaynesOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks........................................DonTreadwellDefensiveCoordinator/Linebackers..........................................Ben NeedhamOffensive Line...................................................................................Rob ZeitmanSafeties..................................................................................................Jeff BurrowDefensiveLine....................................................................................Colin FerrellCornerbacks............................................................................................JoeTreseyWide Receivers...................................................................................DocGambleTight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator........................................O.J.SantiagoRunning Backs/Recruiting Coordinator.......................................Mark SpencerDirectorof FootballOperations...................................................DayneBrownInterim Strength & Conditioning Coach..................................Sean LockwoodGraduateAssistant(Defense).....................................................DominicCleggGraduateAssistant(Defense)............................................................Bryan BingGraduate Assistant (Offense)...........................................................Cory TuckerGraduate Assistant (Offense)..........................................................JarenMaybin

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NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Cl./Elig.Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/HighSchool/PreviousSchool 1 JuantezMcRae** Jr./Jr. S 5-10 195 Reistertown,Md./Franklin 2 GeorgeBollas** Sr./Jr. QB 6-3 219 Aurora,Ohio/Aurora 2 ErikSimpson** Sr./Jr. S 5-11 193 Cleveland,Ohio/Glenville 3 DevanteLee 5th/Sr. DL 6-6 294 Chicago,Ill./Simeon/SouthernIllinois 3 KrisWhite** 5th/Sr.WR 6-1 216 Clermont,Fla./SouthLake 4 NickHolley*** 5th/Sr. QB 5-10 200 Toledo,Ohio/Whitmer 5 JamesAlexander***Sr./Sr. LB 5-11 231 Miami,Fla./MiamiJackson 5 TreyHarrell* So./So.WR 6-0 185 Metaire,La./MetairieParkCountryDay 5 JakeMcVay Sr./Jr.S/CB 5-11 197 Aurora,Ohio/Aurora 6 KeonSingleton So./Fr. RB 6-0 221 WashingtonD.C./ArchbishopCarroll 6 CarlosPickett* Jr./So. S 5-11 187 Brunswick,Ga/Brunswick 7 JamalParker* So./So. CB 5-8 183 Pennsauken,N.J./CamdenCatholic 7 PyrceTaylor Fr./Fr. QB 6-2 210 Akron,Ohio/Buchtel 8 ElvisHines Fr./Fr. DB 5-10 172 Camden,NJ/IMGAcademy 10QuanRobinsonJr**.Sr./Jr. S 6-1 174 Cleveland,Ohio/Glenville 11 JustinRankin* So./So. RB 5-9 206 Oberlin,Ohio/ElyriaCatholic 12 DarrickEdwards Jr./So. RB 5-6 180 Frederick,Md./Linganore 12 RaymondJames Fr./Fr. CB 5-11 176 Dayton,Ohio/Wayne 13WillPhillisIII Fr./Fr. QB 6-4 230 Hilliard,Ohio/HilliardBradley 14DustinCrum Fr./Fr. QB 6-3 205 Grafton,Ohio/Midview 14 JohnHenryBronczekJr./So. S 5-7 189 Massillon,Ohio/MassillonWashington 15 KJSherald Fr./Fr. CB 5-9 177 Waldorf,Md./BishopMcNamara 17MylikMitchell* Jr./So. QB 6-3 206 Cleveland,Ohio/JohnHay 17NickFaulkner* Jr./So. DE 6-1 243 Canton,Ohio/McKinley 18DanHillenbrand 5th/Sr. TE 6-6 250 Westlake, Ohio/Lutheran West/Shawnee State 18 XavierWilliams Fr./Fr. RB 5-9 183 Forestville,Md./BishopMcNamara 19 AJMusolino Fr./Fr. S 6-3 205 Struthers,Ohio/Struthers 19 DonteRoss Jr./Jr. WR 6-1 170 Palmdale,Calif./Highland/AntelopeValley 20MarcusElliott*** Sr./Sr. S 6-1 201 Toledo,Ohio/Whitmer 21 DemetriusMonday***5th/Sr.CB 5-10 205 Douglasville,Ga./Pebblebrook 21WillMatthews* Jr./So. RB 5-7 205 Destrehan,La./Destrehan 22MilesHibbler*** Sr./Sr. RB 5-11 206 Troy,Ohio/Troy 22 JimJones** Jr./Jr. LB 6-1 232 Tallahassee,Fla./Godby 23 JerrellFoster** Sr./Sr. CB 6-0 186 Cincinnati,Ohio/WintonWoods 23 JoeAndrassy Fr./Fr. WR 5-11 185 Stow,Ohio/Stow-MunroeFalls 24 RaekwonJames** Sr./Jr. WR 5-9 187 NewOrleans,La./JohnCurtis 25 JonathanMoore Fr./Fr. WR 5-8 176 FortLauderdale,Fla./St.ThomasAquinas 26MylesWashington**Jr./Jr. RB 5-9 222 NewOrleans,La./JohnCurtis 26MelranLeach 5th/Sr.WR 6-0 170 ShakerHeights,Ohio/OhioDominican 27 IsaacVance Fr./Fr/ RB 5-9 171 LasCruces,N.M./Mayfield 28 Manny Lawrence-Burke*So./So. S 6-0 194 Steubenville,Ohio/Steubenville 29MattBahr** Sr./Jr. LB 6-1 223 Kenton,Ohio/Kenton 30DarrylMarshall** Jr./Jr. CB 5-10 171 Hyattsville,Md./DeMathaCatholic 31 AkeamPeters* So./So. S 5-10 199 Tucker,Ga./Tucker 32DaltonHicks* So./So. LB 5-11 229 Delphos,Ohio/DelphosJefferson 33MattSommers*** Sr./Sr. DE 6-2 265 Kent,Ohio/Roosevelt 34 KeseanGamble Fr./Fr.LB/RB6-1 249 Cincinnati,Ohio/CincinnatiHillsChristian 35 SamThomas Fr./Fr. LB 6-0 234 Baltimore,Md./St.FrancesAcademy 36 AmariJenson Fr./Fr. LB 6-0 244 Ypsilanti,Mich./YpsilantiCommunity 37 CepedaPhillips Fr./Fr. LB 6-0 222 Detroit,Mich./MartinLutherKing 38 Jae’VanteRay Jr./So. DB 5-10 169 Akron,Ohio/Ellet/EasternMichigan 39MilesDaniel So./Fr. DB 5-9 166 OakPark,Mich./OakPark 41 RodleyJolicoeur Fr./Fr. S 5-8 181 DelrayBeach,Fla./VillageAcademy 42DannyJohnson Jr./So. LB 5-11 200 Cincinnati,Ohio/Mt.Healthy 43 ElijahElliott Jr./Jr. DB 5-9 193 Toledo,Ohio/Whitmer/Defiance 44 ArenHarris Jr./So. RB 5-10 193 Holland,Ohio/Springfield/Mansfield 45MarquesMoore***Sr./Sr. LB 6-2 249 Springfield,Ohio/Springfield 46 ChalfonteButler* Jr./So. TE 6-6 253 Cincinnati,Ohio/ShroderPaideiaAcademy

47NathanMonnin Fr./Fr. TE 6-5 267 Piqua,Ohio/Piqua 48 BernardRuss Fr./Fr. LB 6-1 196 Macedonia,Ohio/Nordonia 49 KalilMorris** Sr./Jr. DT 6-2 327 Columbus,Ohio/BishopHartley 52 AnthonyMcKay Sr./Jr. DL 6-1 289 Salinas,Calif./EverettAlvarez/Monterey 53 AlexHoag* Jr./So. DE 6-3 250 Venice,Fla./Venice 54NathanPuthoff***Sr./Sr. OL 6-4 313 Columbus,Ohio/St.Charles 55 JordanRobinson Jr./Jr. DE 6-2 257 JeffersonCity,Mo./FortScottCC 56 JonteyByrd*** 5th/Sr. DT 5-10 289 DaytonaBeach,Fla./Mainland 57 ShaneHynes** Sr./Jr. K 5-10 166 Clarkston,Mich./Clarkston 58 TheoEboigbe** Jr./Jr. DE 6-1 261 Lithonia,Ga./ArabiaMountain 59 ConnorShinsky** Sr./Jr. OL 6-5 302 Butler,Pa./Knoch 60DanPerry So./Fr. OL 6-2 270 Lapeer,Ohio/LapeerEast 61 JoeyPalumbo* So./So. LS 6-0 210 Hudson,Ohio/Hudson 62 DavonteJames Sr./Jr. OL 6-3 255 Springfield,Ohio/WestVirginia 64 BryceGibbs Jr./So. OL 6-3 304 Wellington,Ohio/Wellington 67 StefanoMillin** Sr./Jr. OL 6-5 305 Massillon,Ohio/Perry 68MikeMarinelli* Jr./So. OL 6-3 281 AllisonPark,Pa./Hampton 69 SamAllan Fr./Fr. OL 6-2 279 Portage,Mich./PortageCentral 71 EddieBrecht Fr./Fr. OL 6-7 300 Lapeer,Mich./LapeerEast 74 NateWarnock So./So. OL 6-4 294 Laport,Ind./Laporte/St.Joseph’sCollege 75 AdamGregoire* So./So. OL 6-6 325 Canton,Ohio/MassillonPerry 76 ChaseVanHoef* Jr./So. OL 6-3 290 GrandHaven,Mich./GrandHaven 78 ZachCorrigall So./Fr. OL 6-3 280 Akron,Ohio/St.Vincent-St.Mary 80 JohnnyWoods** Jr./Jr. WR 6-3 200 SmithsStation,Ala./SmithsStation 82 RyanMalone*** 5th/Sr. TE 6-1 240 NewOrleans,La./St.Paul’s 83 BrantWilliams So./Fr.WR 6-1 160 DaytonaBeach,Fla./Mainland 10 KaviousPrice* So./So.WR 5-6 169 Bradenton,Fla./Manatee 85 LukeGrandjean** Sr./Jr. WR 6-3 180 NorthCanton,Ohio/Hoover 86 ZaquonTyson** Sr./Jr. WR 5-9 165 Miami,Fla./Norland 87MikeCarrigan* So./So.WR 5-9 175 Tallahassee,Fla./Godby 88 ConorBrumfield* Jr./So. TE 6-4 240 Acworth,Ga./Allatoona 89 CharlesGambleIIISo./Fr.WR 6-1 175 Cincinnati,Ohio/ShroderPaideiaAcademy 90 JonCunningham***Sr./Sr. DT 6-0 295 Bedford,Ohio/Bedford 90 ColtMcFadden Fr./Fr. K 6-0 196 Poland,Ohio/PolandSeminary 91NeimanNovitski Fr./Fr. DE 6-2 215 Gibsonia,Pa./Pine-Richland 92 TheoMajette* So./So.DE 5-11 251 WestBloomfield,Mich/WestBloomfield 93MattBell So./Fr. DL 5-11 250 Lawrenceville,Ga./PeachtreeRidge 94GrantUrenovitch So./Fr. P 6-1 157 Whitehouse,Ohio/AnthonyWayne 94DennisWariboko Jr./So. DE 6-4 250 Nigeria/MercyhurstPrep/SetonHill 96 DerekAdams* So./So. P 6-0 192 Manheim,Pa./ManheimCentral 96MichaelFrazier Fr./Fr. DL 6-3 235 Sicklerville,N.J./JirehPrep(N.C.) 97 ZayinWest Fr./Fr. DE 6-1 258 Midlothian,Va./Manchester 98 DominicHill* Jr./So. DL 6-0 295 FortWorth,Texas/Boswell*Denoteslettersearned

Pronunciations17 Mylik Mitchell MY-leak23JerrellFoster juh-RELL24RaekwonJames RAY-kwan38Jae’VanteRay juh-VON-tay45MarquesMoore MAR-cus46ChalfonteButler Shal-FAWN-tay58 Theo Eboigbe e-BOYG-bay62NathanPuthoff POOT-off67StefanoMillin STEFF-a-no76ChaseVanHoef HOFF86ZaquonTyson za-KWON



ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Name Cl./Elig.Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/HighSchool/PreviousSchool 96 DerekAdams* So./So. P 6-0 192 Manheim,Pa./ManheimCentral 5 JamesAlexander***Sr./Sr. LB 5-11 231 Miami,Fla./MiamiJackson 69 SamAllan Fr./Fr. OL 6-2 279 Portage,Mich./PortageCentral 23 JoeAndrassy Fr./Fr. WR 5-11 185 Stow,Ohio/Stow-MunroeFalls 29MattBahr** Sr./Jr. LB 6-1 223 Kenton,Ohio/Kenton 93MattBell So./Fr. DL 5-11 250 Lawrenceville,Ga./PeachtreeRidge 2 GeorgeBollas** Sr./Jr. QB 6-3 219 Aurora,Ohio/Aurora 71 EddieBrecht Fr./Fr. OL 6-7 300 Lapeer,Mich./LapeerEast 14 JohnHenryBronczekJr./So. S 5-7 189 Massillon,Ohio/MassillonWashington 88 ConorBrumfield* Jr./So. TE 6-4 240 Acworth,Ga./Allatoona 46 ChalfonteButler* Jr./So. TE 6-6 253 Cincinnati,Ohio/ShroderPaideiaAcademy 56 JonteyByrd*** 5th/Sr. DT 5-10 289 DaytonaBeach,Fla./Mainland 87MikeCarrigan* So./So.WR 5-9 175 Tallahassee,Fla./Godby 78 ZachCorrigall So./Fr. OL 6-3 280 Akron,Ohio/St.Vincent-St.Mary 14DustinCrum Fr./Fr. QB 6-3 205 Grafton,Ohio/Midview 90 JonCunningham***Sr./Sr. DT 6-0 295 Bedford,Ohio/Bedford 39MilesDaniel So./Fr. DB 5-9 166 OakPark,Mich./OakPark 58 TheoEboigbe** Jr./Jr. DE 6-1 261 Lithonia,Ga./ArabiaMountain 12DarrickEdwards Jr./So. RB 5-6 180 Frederick,Md./Linganore 20MarcusElliott*** Sr./Sr. S 6-1 201 Toledo,Ohio/Whitmer 43 ElijahElliott Jr./Jr. DB 5-9 193 Toledo,Ohio/Whitmer/Defiance 17NickFaulkner* Jr./So. DE 6-1 243 Canton,Ohio/McKinley 23 JerrellFoster** Sr./Sr. CB 6-0 186 Cincinnati,Ohio/WintonWoods 96MichaelFrazier Fr./Fr. DL 6-3 235 Sicklerville,N.J./JirehPrep(N.C.) 89 CharlesGambleIIISo./Fr.WR 6-1 175 Cincinnati,Ohio/ShroderPaideiaAcademy 34 KeseanGamble Fr./Fr.LB/RB6-1 249 Cincinnati,Ohio/CincinnatiHillsChristian 64 BryceGibbs Jr./So. OL 6-3 304 Wellington,Ohio/Wellington 85 LukeGrandjean** Sr./Jr. WR 6-3 180 NorthCanton,Ohio/Hoover 75 AdamGregoire* So./So. OL 6-6 325 Canton,Ohio/MassillonPerry 5 TreyHarrell* So./So.WR 6-0 185 Metaire,La./MetairieParkCountryDay 44 ArenHarris Jr./So. RB 5-10 193 Holland,Ohio/Springfield/Mansfield 22MilesHibbler*** Sr./Sr. RB 5-11 206 Troy,Ohio/Troy 32DaltonHicks* So./So. LB 5-11 229 Delphos,Ohio/DelphosJefferson 98DominicHill* Jr./So. DL 6-0 295 FortWorth,Texas/Boswell 18 DanHillenbrand 5th/Sr. TE 6-6 250 Westlake, Ohio/Lutheran West/Shawnee State 8 ElvisHines Fr./Fr. DB 5-10 172 Camden,NJ/IMGAcademy 53 AlexHoag* Jr./So. DE 6-3 250 Venice,Fla./Venice 4 NickHolley*** 5th/Sr. QB 5-10 200 Toledo,Ohio/Whitmer 57 ShaneHynes** Sr./Jr. K 5-10 166 Clarkston,Mich./Clarkston 62DavonteJames Sr./Jr. OL 6-3 255 Springfield,Ohio/WestVirginia 24 RaekwonJames** Sr./Jr. WR 5-9 187 NewOrleans,La./JohnCurtis 12 RaymondJames Fr./Fr. CB 5-11 176 Dayton,Ohio/Wayne 36 AmariJenson Fr./Fr. LB 6-0 244 Ypsilanti,Mich./YpsilantiCommunity 42 DannyJohnson Jr./So. LB 5-11 200 Cincinnati,Ohio/Mt.Healthy 41 RodleyJolicoeur Fr./Fr. S 5-8 181 DelrayBeach,Fla./VillageAcademy 22 JimJones** Jr./Jr. LB 6-1 232 Tallahassee,Fla./Godby 28 Manny Lawrence-Burke*So./So. S 6-0 194 Steubenville,Ohio/Steubenville 26MelranLeach 5th/Sr.WR 6-0 170 ShakerHeights,Ohio/OhioDominican 3 DevanteLee 5th/Sr. DL 6-6 294 Chicago,Ill./Simeon/SouthernIllinois 92 TheoMajette* So./So.DE 5-11 251 WestBloomfield,Mich/WestBloomfield 82 RyanMalone*** 5th/Sr. TE 6-1 240 NewOrleans,La./St.Paul’s 68MikeMarinelli* Jr./So. OL 6-3 281 AllisonPark,Pa./Hampton 30DarrylMarshall** Jr./Jr. CB 5-10 171 Hyattsville,Md./DeMathaCatholic 21WillMatthews* Jr./So. RB 5-7 205 Destrehan,La./Destrehan 90 ColtMcFadden Fr.Fr. K 6-0 196 Poland,Ohio/PolandSeminary 52 AnthonyMcKay Sr./Jr. DL 6-1 289 Salinas,Calif./EverettAlvarez/Monterey 1 JuantezMcRae** Jr./Jr. S 5-10 195 Reistertown,Md./Franklin 5 JakeMcVay 5th/Sr.S/CB 5-11 197 Aurora,Ohio/Aurora

67 StefanoMillin** Sr./Jr. OL 6-5 305 Massillon,Ohio/Perry 17MylikMitchell* Jr./So. QB 6-3 206 Cleveland,Ohio/JohnHay 21DemetriusMonday**Sr./Jr.CB 5-10 205 Douglasville,Ga./Pebblebrook 47NathanMonnin Fr./Fr. TE 6-5 267 Piqua,Ohio/Piqua 25 JonathanMoore Fr./Fr. WR 5-8 176 FortLauderdale,Fla./St.ThomasAquinas 45MarquesMoore***Sr./Sr. LB 6-2 249 Springfield,Ohio/Springfield 49 KalilMorris** Sr./Jr. DT 6-2 327 Columbus,Ohio/BishopHartley 19 AJMusolino Fr./Fr. S 6-3 205 Struthers,Ohio/Struthers 91 NeimanNovitski Fr./Fr. DE 6-2 215 Gibsonia,Pa./Pine-Richland 61 JoeyPalumbo* So./So. LS 6-0 210 Hudson,Ohio/Hudson 7 JamalParker* So./So. CB 5-8 183 Pennsauken,N.J./CamdenCatholic 60 DanPerry So./Fr. OL 6-2 270 Lapeer,Ohio/LapeerEast 31 AkeamPeters* So./So. S 5-10 199 Tucker,Ga./Tucker 37 CepedaPhillips Fr./Fr. LB 6-0 222 Detroit,Mich./MartinLutherKing 13WillPhillisIII Fr./Fr. QB 6-4 230 Hilliard,Ohio/HilliardBradley 6 CarlosPickett* Jr./So. S 5-11 187 Brunswick,Ga/Brunswick 10 KaviousPrice* So./So.WR 5-6 169 Bradenton,Fla./Manatee 54NathanPuthoff***Sr./Sr. OL 6-4 313 Columbus,Ohio/St.Charles 11 JustinRankin* So./So. RB 5-9 206 Oberlin,Ohio/ElyriaCatholic 38 Jae’VanteRay Jr./So. DB 5-10 169 Akron,Ohio/Ellet/EasternMichigan 55 JordanRobinson Jr./Jr. DE 6-2 257 JeffersonCity,Mo./FortScottCC 10QuanRobinsonJr**.Sr./Jr. S 6-1 174 Cleveland,Ohio/Glenville 19 DonteRoss Jr./Jr. WR 6-1 170 Palmdale,Calif./Highland/AntelopeValley 48 BernardRuss Fr./Fr. LB 6-1 196 Macedonia,Ohio/Nordonia 15 KJSherald Fr./Fr. CB 5-9 177 Waldorf,Md./BishopMcNamara 59 ConnorShinsky** Sr./Jr. OL 6-5 302 Butler,Pa./Knoch 2 ErikSimpson** Sr./Jr. S 5-11 193 Cleveland,Ohio/Glenville 6 KeonSingleton So./Fr. RB 6-0 221 WashingtonD.C./ArchbishopCarroll 33MattSommers*** Sr./Sr. DE 6-2 265 Kent,Ohio/Roosevelt 35 SamThomas Fr./Fr. LB 6-0 234 Baltimore,Md./St.FrancesAcademy 7 PyrceTaylor Fr./Fr. QB 6-2 210 Akron,Ohio/Buchtel 86 ZaquonTyson** Sr./Jr. WR 5-9 165 Miami,Fla./Norland 94GrantUrenovitch So./Fr. P 6-1 157 Whitehouse,Ohio/AnthonyWayne 76 ChaseVanHoef* Jr./So. OL 6-3 290 GrandHaven,Mich./GrandHaven 27 IsaacVance Fr./Fr/ RB 5-9 171 LasCruces,N.M./Mayfield 94DennisWariboko Jr./So. DE 6-4 250 Nigeria/MercyhurstPrep/SetonHill 74 NateWarnock So./So. OL 6-4 294 Laporte,Ind./St.Joseph’sCollege 26MylesWashington**Jr./Jr. RB 5-9 222 NewOrleans,La./JohnCurtis 97 ZayinWest Fr./Fr. DE 6-1 258 Midlothian,Va./Manchester 3 KrisWhite** 5th/Sr.WR 6-1 225 Clermont,Fla./SouthLake 83 BrantWilliams So./Fr.WR 6-1 160 DaytonaBeach,Fla./Mainland 18 XavierWilliams Fr./Fr. RB 5-9 183 Forestville,Md./BishopMcNamara 80 JohnnyWoods** Jr./Jr. WR 6-3 200 SmithsStation,Ala./SmithsStation

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Career Highs

#96DerekAdamsPunts:10vs.NorthernIllinois(Nov.25,2016) Yards:414atAlabama(Sept.24,2016) Long:67atAlabama(Sept.24,2016) Average:46.0atAlabama(Sept.24,2016) Inside20:5vs.Ohio(Oct.22,2016) #5JamesAlexanderSoloTackles:5vs.Buffalo(Oct.8,2016)TotalTackles:6,twice,lastvs.OhioSacks:1vs.Miami(Oct.3,2015) TackleforLoss:1.5twicelastatCMU(2016)

#29 Matt BahrSoloTackles:1vs.Miami(Oct.3,2015) TotalTackles:3vs.Miami(Oct.3,2015) #2 George BollasAttempts:35,vs.NorthernIllinois(Nov.25,2016) Completions:20atUMass(Oct.17,2015) Yards:203vs.NorthernIllinois(Nov.25,2016) Touchdowns:2,vs.NorthernIllinois(Nov.25,2016) Carries:15,2xlastatUMass(Oct.17,2015) Yards:87vs.NorthernIllinois(Nov.25,2016) Touchdowns:1twice,lastvs.NIU(Nov.25,2016) Long:85vs.NorthernIllinois(Nov.25,2016)

#56JonteyByrdSoloTackles:4vs.SouthAlabama(Sept.6,2014) TotalTackles:6vs.Ohio(Aug.30,2014) Sacks:1vs.SouthAlabama(Sep.t6,2014) TacklesforLoss:2vs.USA(Sept.6,2014) Interceptions:1atVirginia(Sept.27,2014) #87 Mike CarriganReceptions: 2 atCentralMichigan(2016)Yards:42atCentralMichigan(2016) Long:29atCentralMichigan(2016)

#90JonCunninghamSoloTackles:32xlastvs.Akron(Nov.28,2014) TotalTackles:63x,lastvs.Akron(Nov.28,2014) TacklesforLoss:2vs.Akron(Nov.28,2014) Sacks:1.0,3xlastvs.Buffalo(Nov.5,2015)

#58 Theo EboigbeSoloTackles:3,atAkron(Nov.27,2015) Total Tackles: 5, atAkron(Nov.27,2015)

#41 Nick FaulknerTotal Tackles: 2, vs.Monmouth(Sept.17,2016)

#58 Theo EboigbeSoloTackles:3twicelastatBGSU(Nov.15,2016) Total Tackles: 4, twicelastatBGSU(Nov.15,2016) TFL:1.0vs.Buffalo(Nov.5,2015) Sacks:1.0vs.Buffalo(Nov.5,2015)

#23JerrellFosterSoloTackles:5twicelastvs.NIU(Nov.25,2016) Total Tackles: 6vs.Buffalo(Oct.8,2016) Interceptions:2vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016)

#15 Trey HarrellReceptions: 3 atBowlingGreen(Nov.152016)Yards:50atBowlingGreen(Nov.152016) Long:30atBowlingGreen(Nov.152016) #22 Miles HibblerCarries:8atIllinois(Sept.5,2015)

Yards:17vs.Army(Oct.18,2014) Long:17vs.Army(Oct.18,2014)

#98DominicHillSoloTackles:2,twicelastatBowlingGreen(2016)TotalTackles:4atBowlingGreen(Nov.152016)

#4 Nick HolleyCompletions:19vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016) Attempts:35vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016) Yards:285vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016)Long:54vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016) Touchdowns:2vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016)Carries:41vs.Ohio(Oct.22,2016) Yards:224vs.Buffalo(Oct.8,2016)Long:68vs.CMU(Oct.29,2016) Touchdowns:4vs.Buffalo(Oct.8,2016)Catches:7vs.Monmouth(Sept.17,2016) Yards:65vs.Monmouth(Sept.17,2016) Long:25atAlabama(Sept.24,2016)Touchdowns:2twice,lastvs.MonmouthSoloTackles:2vs.NIU(Oct.5,2013)TotalTackles:2vs.NIU(Oct.5,2013) LongestPuntReturn:26vs.NCA&T(2016)

#87 Shane Hynes FieldGoals:3,twicelastvs.Buffalo(Oct.8,2016) Long:433x,lastvs.Buffalo(Oct.8,2016) Touchbacks:2,twicelastatMiami(Oct.15,2016)

#24RaekwonJamesCarries:20,atUMass(Oct.17,2015) Yards:85atUMass(Oct.17,2015) Receptions:8atUMass(Oct.17,2015) Yards:77vs.Marshall(Sept.26,2015) KickReturns:6atToledo(Oct.10,2015) Yards:107atToledo(Oct.10,2015) Long:43atIllinois(Sept.5,2015) All-PurposeYards:195atToledo(Oct.10,2015)

#22JimJones SoloTackles:4,vs.NIU(Nov.23,2016) TotalTackles:11vs.NIU(Nov.23,2016) #82 Ryan MaloneReceptions:2,vs.Ohio(Oct.22,2016) Yards:11,vs.Ohio(Oct.22,2016)

#30DarrylMarshallSoloTackles:5vs.NCA&T(Sept.10,2016) Total Tackles: 6vs.NCA&T(Sept.10,2016) #21 Will MatthewsCarries:11atMiami(Oct.15,2016) Yards:62vs.Buffalo(Oct.8,2016) Long:51vs.Buffalo(Oct.8,2016) Catches:2atAlabama(Sept.24,2016) Yards:48atMiami(Oct.15,2016) Long:48atMiami(Oct.15,2016) Long:36atAlabama(Sept.24,2016)

#16JuantezMcRae SoloTackles:5atBowlingGreen(Nov.152016) TotalTackles:9atBowlingGreen(Nov.152016)) #21DemetriusMonday

SoloTackles:6vs.UMass(Oct.11,2014) TotalTackles:7vs.UMass(Oct.11,2014) TacklesforLoss:1atUMass(Oct.17,2015) Interceptions:2,2xlastvs.Miami(OH)(Oct.3,2015) ForcedFumbles:1atMinnesota(Sept.19,2015) FumbleRecoveries:1atMinnesota(Sept.19,2015) DefensiveTD’s:1,2xlastvs.Buffalo(Nov.5,2015) #45MarquesMooreSoloTackles:3atMinnesota(Sept.19,2015)TotalTackles:6,2xlastvs.Miami(OH)(Oct.3,2015) TacklesforLoss:1atVirginia(Sept.27,2014) FumbleRecoveries:1vs.DelSt.(Sept.12,2015) #19JamalParkerSolo Tackles: 4 vs.NIU(Nov.25,2016) Total Tackles: 7 vs.NIU(Nov.25,2016)Sacks:1.0vs.Monmoth(Sept.17,2016) Interceptions:2atBowlingGreen(Nov.152016)

#84 Kavious PriceReceptions: 4 vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016) Yards:36atBuffalo(Oct.8,2016)Carries:5atMiami(Oct.15,2016) Yards:33vs.Monmoth(Sept.17,2016) Long:28atPennState(Sept.3,2016) KickReturns:4vs.NCA&T(Sept.10,2016) Yards:95vs.NCA&T(Sept.10,2016) Long:51vs.NCA&T(Sept.10,2016) #11JustinRankinCarries:13atPennState(Sept.3,2016) Yards:82atPennState(Sept.3,2016) Long:47atAlabama(Sept.24,2016) Touchdowns:1vs.NCA&T(Sept.10,2016) Catches:10vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016) Yards:181vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016) Long:54vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016) Touchdowns:1vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016) KickReturnYards:100vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016) All-PurposeYards:298vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016) #10 Quan Robinson Solo Tackles: 3 vs.CMU(Nov.18,2015)TotalTackles:4,2xlastvs.CMU(Nov.18,2015) #2 Erik SimpsonSoloTackles:3atToledo(Oct.10,2015) TotalTackles:3,2xlastatToledo(Oct.10,2015)

#33 Matt SommersSoloTackles:2,2xlastatToledo(Oct.10,2015) TotalTackles:3,2xlastatToledo(Oct.10,2015) TacklesforLoss:0.5atToledo(Oct.10,2015) #86ZaquonTyson Receptions: 1 vs.BGSU(Oct.24,2015) Yards:12vs.BGSU(Oct.24,2015) Longest kick return: 22 vs.Akron(Oct.1,2016) Longestpuntreturn:16atMiami(Oct.15,2016)

#26MylesWashingtonCarries:12vs.Marshall(Sept.26,2015)Yards:59vs.Marshall(Sept.26,2015) Long:24vs.Marshall(Sept.26,2015) Receptions:2twice,lastatBowlingGreen(2016)Yards: 39 atBowlingGreen(Nov.152016)

#80JohnnyWoodsReceptions:4vs.CMU(Nov.18,2015) Yards:32vs.CMU(Nov.18,2015) Touchdowns: 1, twice last vs.NCA&T



FLASHES IN THE COACHING RANKSTwoplayersfromDonJames’1972squad(hehimself a member of the College Football Hall of Fame)havegoneontofindgreatcoachingsuccessof theirown.CurrentAlabamaheadcoachNick Saban (defensive back, 1970-73) won a national championship with LSU in 2003 and three more with Alabama in 2009 and 2011, while Gary Pinkel (tight end, 1971-73) directed Missouri to aschool-record12victoriesin2007,finishingtheseasonfourthinthefinalAssociatedPresspollafterbeingrankedNo.1earlierintheyear.Dan Dorazio, who was a student assistant under James,hascoachedforover40yearsintheCFL.Furthermore, Bob Stoops — who led Oklahoma to the 2000 national title — got his full-time coach-ingstartasanassistantatKentStatein1988.In addition to College Football Hall of Fame inductee Lou Holtz, the list also includes former head coach Glen Mason(1986-87),whowentontofindsuccessat Minnesota, and Dean Pees (head coach, 1998-03) and Dom Capers (graduate assistant, 1972-74) who are currently defensive coordinators with the BaltimoreRavensandGreenBayPackersrespectively. CapersalsoworkedunderJames.

LOOKING AHEADKent State’s non-conference schedule will continue tobequitethechallenge.NextyeartheFlashesvisitPennState,IllinoisandOleMiss.TheFlasheswillbemakingtheirfirstprogramtriptoaPAC-12universityin2019,openingtheseasonatArizonaState.KentStatewillalsovisitAuburnin2019,Arkansasin2020andGeorgiain2022.

DIXON PLANNING COMEBACKWide receiver Antwan DixonjoinedKentStatein2015 and made an immediate impact as true fresh-man.Inonlyninegames,hecaught26passesfor355yardsandatouchdown.Dixonalsorushedfor162yardsandtwotouchdowns.Towardtheendof the season his aplastic anemia slowly began taking a turnof fortheworse.

Hewasunabletoreturntoschoolthenextyearandby this past spring he was in need of a life-savinf bonemarrowtransplant.Dixonlost50poundsandnineteethandwashospitalizedformonths.But a successful bone marrow transplant from his fatherhaschangedhislife.DixonhopestoreturntoKentStateinJanuaryandisdeterminedtoplayfootballagain.Onhisfirstdayhomefromthehospital,Dixonwasalreadyworkingoncatchingpassesandagilitydrills.

CARRYING ON A LEGACYRedshirt freshman offensive lineman Zach Cor-rigall knowsthenameonthebackof hisjerseybringsadifferenttypeof expectation.Zachisthegrandson of Jim Corrigall,whowasafirstteamAll-AmericanfortheFlashesin1968andwasthefirstKentStateplayertohavehisjerseyretired.Jimwas inducted into the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame and the Mid-American Conference Hallof Fame.

SEASON OPENERS1946 atHiram W 40-01947 atMt.Union W 13-61948 atMt.Union W 18-01949 Western Reserve L 20-231950 at Morris Harvey L 0-71951 at Western Michigan W 48-191952 Western Michigan W 20-131953 at Waynesburg W 20-101954 Waynesburg W 26-01955 BowlingGreen T 6-61956 atBowlingGreen L 0-171957 at Xavier L 7-131958 atXavier W 6-01959 Baldwin-Wallace W 46-121960 atBaldwin-Wallace W 16-61961 Dayton W 38-141962 atDayton W 22-71963 atXavier T 7-71964 Xavier W 15-21965 atXavier L 14-211966 Buffalo L 23-271967 atBuffalo L 6-301968 atDayton L 10-241969 Dayton W 24-141970 Ohio L 14-241971 atN.C.State W 23-211972 at Akron T 13-131973 Louisville W 10-31974 at Central Michigan W 21-141975 at Northeast Louisiana W 31-291976 atCentralMichigan W 20-101977 Illinois State W 33-141978 at Central Michigan L 0-411979 Eastern Kentucky L 14-171980 at Marshall L 7-171981 Western Michigan L 17-201982 at Marshall L 21-30

UP NEXTKent State will celebrate Parents and Families WeekendhostingHowardUniversitySaturday,Sept.9at3:30p.m.insideDixStadium.

AFTER A 4-YEAR ABSENCEJuniorcollegetransferanddefensivelinemanAn-thony McKay didn’t take the traditional route to playingDivisionIfootball.Afteradominanthighschool career in California, McKay dedicated his timetohisfamilyforthenextfouryears.Aftertwoseasons at Monterey Peninsula College, McKay de-cided to make the bold cross country move to Kent State,whereheisexpectedtomakeanimmediateimpactonSaturday.

1983 atAkron L 6-131984 Akron W 24-171985 at Akron L 0-241986 Toledo W 18-161987 at Akron W 27-231988 Youngstown State W 34-31989 at Eastern Michigan L 7-301990 atWestVirginia L 24-351991 at Western Michigan L 10-131992 at Pittsburgh L 10-511993 at Kentucky L 0-351994 atRutgers L 6-281995 Youngstown State W 17-141996 atMiami L 5-641997 at Ohio L 7-311998 atGeorgia L 3-561999 at Cincinnati L 3-412000 at Pittsburgh L 7-302001 at Iowa L 0-512002 New Hampshire W 34-72003 at Akron W 41-382004 at Iowa L 7-392005 at Michigan State L 14-492006 Minnesota L 0-442007 at Iowa State W 23-142008 vs.BostonCollege L 0-212009 vs.CoastalCarolina W 18-02010 vs.MurrayStateW41-102011 at Alabama L 48-72012 vs.Towson W41-212013 vs.Liberty W 17-102014 vs.Ohio L 17-142015 at Illinois L 52-32016 atPennState L 13-33OverallRecord:32-36-3Home:17-6-1;Away:15-28-2;Neutral:0-1-0*ModernEraonly(since1946)

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LAST TIME OUTSEPTEMBER 10, 2016

NC A&T ...........................................39KENT STATE .....................................36

DixStadium•Kent,Ohio

Scoring 1 2 3 4 OT TotalNC A&T 0 0 10 7 22 39 KentState 3 7 7 0 1936

Scoring Summary1st 00:05 KENTHYNES,Shane20ydfieldgoal,4-82:062nd 05:04 KENTFackler,B.27ydpassfromMitchell,M.(Hynes),7-853:003rd 11:52 NCATHILL,Leroy6ydpassfromCARTER,K.(Jones),6-693:01 06:21 NCATJONES,Cody36ydfieldgoal,11-424:35 00:00 KENTFackler,B.8ydpassfromMitchell,Mylik(Hynes),2-80:284th 05:50 NCATCOHEN,Tarik2ydrun(JONES,Codykick),9-834:15OT 15:00 NCATJONES,Cody35ydfieldgoal,4-7 15:00 KENTHYNES,Shane40ydfieldgoal,4-2 15:00 KENTRANKIN,Justin10ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),4-25 15:00 NCATBAMIRO,O.1ydrun(JONES,Codykick),4-25 15:00 NCATHill,Leroy2ydpassfromBAMIRO,O.(rushfailed),5-25 15:00 KENTWoods,J.15ydpassfromMitchell,M.(passfailed),4-25 15:00 KENTHYNES,Shane42ydfieldgoal,4-0 15:00 NCATKEYES,Denzel15ydpassfromBAMIRO,O.,4-25Team Stats NCAT KSUFIRSTDOWNS 28 15RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 49-167 46-93PASSINGYDS(NET) 240 182Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-22-2 32-17-1TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 91-407 78-275Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0PuntReturns-Yards 1-10 1-26Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-83 4-95Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-0Punts(Number-Avg) 7-40.9 10-33.6Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-1Penalties-Yards 10-70 10-82Possession Time 31:07 28:53Third-DownConversions 5of 16 5of 20Fourth-DownConversions 0of 0 0of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 7-7 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-22 3-24Rushing NorthCarolinaA&T-COHEN,Tarik24-133;BAMIRO,O.7-35;CARTER,Kylil11-20;CARTWRIGHT,M.4-3;RAYNARD,Lamar3-minus24.KentState-RANKIN,Justin13-37;HOLLEY,Nick8-23;BOLLAS,George2-14;MITCHELL,Mylik20-9;MATTHEWS,Will2-9;PRICE,Kavious1-1.

PassingNorthCarolinaA&T-RAYNARD,Lamar7-15-2-82;BAMIRO,O.7-14-0-95;CARTER,Kylil8-13-0-63.KentState-MITCHELL,Mylik17-32-1-182.

ReceivingNorthCarolinaA&T-COHEN,Tarik9-125;BELL,Elijah4-33;KEYES,Denzel3-44;GARDIN,Khris2-15;HILL,Leroy2-8;CARTWRIGHT,M.1-9;MCFADDEN,D.1-6.KentState-CALHOUN,Ernest4-60;FACKLER,Brice3-58;WOODS,Johnny3-25;RANKIN,Justin2-20;JAMES,Raekwon2-17;PRICE,Kavi-ous1-3;HOLLEY,Nick1-0;HARRELL,Trey1-minus1.Tackles (UA-A)NorthCarolinaA&T-TAYLOR,Jeremy12-3;LOCKHART,Zerius7-2;RICHARDSON,K.5-3;DARDEN,Jamaal6-1;KEYES,Angelo4-3;MCCOY,Tard5-1;JONES,Deion3-1;REYNOLDS,Julius1-2;RAGLAND,Marquis1-2;MCKNIGHT,Julian1-1;WILLIS,Marquis1-1;JOHNSON,Darryl1-1;CARTWRIGHT,M.1-0;BEATTY,Jerome0-1;ROSS,D’Anthony0-1;HAMPTON-PRIOLEA0-1.KentState-HOLLEY,Nate9-4;WAUGH,Terence9-2;REFUGE,Elcee4-4;MARSHALL,D.5-1;McRAE,Juantez3-2;FAIRCHILD,C.1-4;ALEX-ANDER,J.1-4;MURRAY,Najee4-0;JONES,Jim3-1;CUNNINGHAM,Jon0-4;MONDAY,D.3-0;HILL,Dominic1-2;BAHR,Matt2-0;FOSTER,Jerrell2-0;MORRIS,Kalil1-1;MOORE,Marques0-2;BYRD,Jontey1-0;HOLLEY,Nick1-0;REDMOND,Darius1-0;JOHNSON,A.1-0;CUTHBERT,Nick0-1.Time: 3:57Attendance: 13,540

LAST SEASON’S OPENERSEPTEMBER 3, 2016

KENT STATE .....................................13PENN STATE.....................................33

BeaverStadium•UniversityPark,Pa.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 TotalKent State 3 10 0 0 13 PennState 6 10 10 7 33

Scoring Summary1st 05:25 KENTHYNES,Shane26ydfieldgoal,11-644:31 01:56 PSU Hamilton,D.4ydpassfromMcSorley(rushfailed),9-793:232nd 11:33 KENTHYNES,Shane43ydfieldgoal,10-495:23 08:02 PSU Barkley,Saquon7ydrun(Davis),2-130:41 06:12 KENTREFUGE,Elcee20ydfumblerecovery(Hynes), 01:47 PSU Davis,Tyler29ydfieldgoal,12-494:183rd 14:05 PSU Oruwariye,A.30ydinterceptionreturn(Davis) 04:22 PSU Davis,Tyler28ydfieldgoal,8-492:394th 01:53 PSU Gesicki,Mike30ydpassfromMcSorley,Trace(Davis)Team Stats KSU PSUFIRSTDOWNS 16 19RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 41-150 38-145PASSINGYDS(NET) 129 209PassesAtt-Comp-Int 28-14-2 31-16-0TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 69-279 69-354FumbleReturns-Yards 1-20 1-6Punt Returns-Yards 2-2 4-22Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-22 4-88Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-30Punts(Number-Avg) 6-41.0 6-47.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 6-47 5-55PossessionTime 32:56 27:04Third-DownConversions 5of 17 5of 14Fourth-DownConversions 0of 1 0of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 7-54Rushing KentState-RANKIN,Justin13-82;PRICE,Kavious2-31;MITCHELL,Mylik10-27;AGNER,Justin12-7;MATTHEWS,Will2-6;HOLLEY,Nick1-4;BOLLAS,George1-minus7.PennState-Barkley,Saquon22-105;McSorley,Trace14-47;Robin-son,Andre1-minus2;TEAM1-minus5.

PassingKentState-AGNER,Justin8-15-2-64;MITCHELL,Mylik6-12-0-65;BOLLAS,George0-1-0-0.PennState-McSorley,Trace16-31-0-209.

ReceivingKentState-HOLLEY,Nick4-45;JAMES,Raekwon2-44;RANKIN,Justin2-15;WHITE,Kris1-12;WASHINGTON,M.1-9;FACKLER,Brice1-7;CAL-HOUN,Ernest1-4;HARRELL,Trey1-minus3;PRICE,Kavious1-minus4.PennState-Godwin,Chris7-67;Gesicki,Mike3-49;Blacknall,S.2-24;Hamilton,D.2-9;Thompkins,D.1-43;Barkley,Saquon1-17.Tackles (UA-A)KentState-HOLLEY,Nate5-12;McRAE,Juantez4-4;WAUGH,Terence4-3;MONDAY,D.6-0;CUTHBERT,Nick2-4;CUNNINGHAM,Jon1-4;FOS-TER,Jerrell2-2;MARSHALL,D.2-2;MURRAY,Najee2-2;REFUGE,Elcee0-3;HOLLEY,Nick1-1;BAHR,Matt0-2;ALEXANDER,J.0-2;HILL,Dominic1-0;CARRIGAN,Mike1-0;MORRIS,Kalil0-1;HICKS,Dalton0-1;FAIRCHILD,C.0-1;ELLIOTT,Marcus0-1;JONES,Jim0-1;BOURNE,Kevin0-1;JOHNSON,A.0-1.PennState-Cabinda,Jason5-6;Bell,Brandon3-5;Sickels,G.1-5;Miller,Shareef 3-2; Allen, Marcus 2-3; White, Antoine 1-4; Wartman-White,N 1-4; Schwan, Evan 2-2; Reid,John2-2;Golden,Malik3-0;Campbell,C.1-2;Givens,Kevin0-3;Brown,Tor-rence0-3;Buchholz,Ryan1-1;Oruwariye,A.0-2;Cothren,Parker0-2;Chavis,Tyrell0-2;Apke,Troy1-0;Julius,Joey1-0;Davis,Desi0-1;Smith,Jordan0-1;Windsor,Robert0-1;Farmer,Koa0-1;Scott,Nick0-1;Bowen,Manny0-1.Time: 3:27Attendance: 94,378



WEEK 3 VS. MONMOUTHSEPTEMBER 17, 2016

MONMOUTH ...................................... 7KENT STATE .....................................27


Scoring 1 2 3 4 TotalMonmouth 0 0 0 7 7 Kent State 3 10 7 7 27

Scoring Summary1st 03:29 KENTHYNES,Shane22ydfieldgoal,6-363:142nd 10:56 KENTWASHINGTON,M.7ydrun(Hynes),11-785:26 04:19 KENTHYNES,Shane38ydfieldgoal,7-344:083rd 05:53 KENTHOLLEY,Nick6ydpassfromMitchell(Hynes),15-685:564th 05:53 MU WELCH,Zach2ydrun(WHITE,Mattkick),9-673:40 02:34 KENT HOLLEY, Nick 28 yd pass from Mitchell (Hynes), 3-31 1:05Team Stats MON KSUFIRSTDOWNS 15 17RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 31-67 46-235PASSINGYDS(NET) 132 108Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-19-1 20-15-0TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 66-199 66-343Fumble Returns-Yards 1-7 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 4-24Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-119 0-0Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts(Number-Avg) 6-41.2 3-37.3Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 5-58 6-55Possession Time 27:38 32:22Third-DownConversions 2of 15 8of 16Fourth-DownConversions 3of 6 1of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-10 5-37Rushing Monmouth-WELCH,Zach13-51;ROYDS,Ed9-26;AMBUSH,Darren1-9;BAHAR,Kenji6-minus5;WILLIAMS,Cody2-minus14.KentState-MITCHELL,Mylik14-77;RANKIN,Justin12-59;PRICE,Kavious2-33;BOLLAS,George3-18;WASHINGTON,M.4-16;HOLLEY,Nick2-15;JAMES,Raekwon2-12;MAT-THEWS,Will4-5;CALHOUN,Ernest1-3;TEAM2-minus3.

PassingMonmouth-BAHAR,Kenji12-20-1-73;WILLIAMS,Cody7-15-0-59.KentState-MITCHELL,Mylik14-18-0-106;BOLLAS,George1-2-0-2

ReceivingMonmouth-WHITEJR.,R.7-56;AMBUSH,Darren5-54;ROYDS,Ed4-16;WELCH,Zach2-5;STRANGE,Mike1-1.KentState-HOLLEY,Nick7-65;JAMES,Raekwon3-23;RANKIN,Justin2-12;FACKLER,Brice1-4;WASHINGTON,M.1-2;CARRIGAN,Mike1-2.Tackles (UA-A)Monmouth-BASILE,Mike10-6;MINNICH,Payton5-2;ZUBIETA,Diego4-2;LESLIE,Marcus4-2;SMITH,Dimitriu2-2;LESLIE,Darnell2-2;MARA-GOTO,Manny2-2;NELSON,Tre3-0;ALLEN,Wendell3-0;DUMAS,Kamau2-1;TOMLINSON,K.2-0;MARTINEZ,T.1-1;CELESTAIN,L.1-0;CLARK,Shawn1-0;TALLEY,Zach1-0;SMITH,Anthony1-0;IROHA,Agbai1-0;GWIZDZ,Matt0-1;BUTLER,Kevin0-1.KentState-HOLLEY,Nate13-4;WAUGH,Terence6-2;MARSHALL,D.4-0;PARKER,Jamal3-1;HILL,Dominic2-1;ALEXANDER,J.2-1;FOSTER,Jerrell2-0;JOHNSON,A.2-0;BAHR,Matt1-1;McRAE,Juantez1-1;EBOIGBE,Theo1-1;MORRIS,Kalil1-1;MURRAY,Najee1-1;FAIRCHILD,C.0-2;FAULKNER,Nick0-2;HYNES,Shane1-0;REDMOND,Darius1-0;PETERS,Akeam1-0;HOLLEY,Nick1-0;RANKIN,Justin1-0;BOURNE,Kevin0-1;MA-JETTE,Theo0-1;MOORE,Marques0-1;LAWRENCE-BURKE0-1.Time: 2:50Attendance:14,265

WEEK 4 AT ALABAMASEPTEMBER 24, 2016

KENT STATE ...................................... 0ALABAMA .........................................48

Bryant-DennyStadium•Tuscaloosa,Ala.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 TotalKent State 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 21 20 7 0 48

Scoring Summary1st 12:14 UA JalenHurts20ydrun(AdamGriffithkick),8-702:46, 06:54 UA JoshuaJacobs1ydrun(AdamGriffithkick),10-792:51 03:39 UA JoshuaJacobs24ydrun(AdamGriffithkick),4-551:382nd 12:45 UA AdamGriffith28ydfieldgoal,16-755:02 11:34 UA AdamGriffith48ydfieldgoal,4--71:00 06:47 UA O.J.Howard34ydpassfromBarnett(Griffith),5-612:20 02:14 UA XavianMarks75ydpuntreturn(A.Pappanastoskick),,3rd 06:14 UA MackWilson1ydpassfromHurts(Pappanastos)13-666:17Team Stats KSU UAFIRSTDOWNS 5 26RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 30-82 46-285PASSINGYDS(NET) 84 217PassesAtt-Comp-Int 16-7-0 34-22-0TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 46-166 80-502Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-90Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-57 0-0Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts(Number-Avg) 9-46.0 2-49.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 0-0 2-20PossessionTime 26:27 33:33Third-DownConversions 1of 13 6of 14Fourth-DownConversions 1of 2 2of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 4-4SacksBy:Number-Yards 2-7 3-26Rushing KentState-RANKIN,Justin6-52;BOLLAS,George3-26;WASHINGTON,M.6-15;HOLLEY,Nick2-5;PRICE,Kavious3-3;MATTHEWS,Will3-3;REAR-DON,Colin1-2;JAMES,Raekwon2-2;MITCHELL,Mylik4-minus26.Alabama-JoshuaJacobs11-97;JalenHurts7-54;B.J.Emmons8-51;DerrickGore6-45;BoScarbrough3-19;DamienHarris4-18;CalvinRidley1-7;AveryReid2-4;TEAM1-minus3;BlakeBarnett3-minus7.

PassingKentState-BOLLAS,George4-8-0-71;MITCHELL,Mylik2-7-0-10;REARDON,Colin1-1-0-3.Alabama-JalenHurts16-24-0-164;BlakeBarnett4-7-0-55;CooperBateman2-3-0-minus2.

ReceivingKent State-MATTHEWS, Will 2-43; HOLLEY, Nick 1-25; PRICE, Kavious1-7;JAMES,Raekwon1-3;WASHINGTON,M.1-3;RANKIN,Justin1-3.Alabama-CamSims4-54;O.J.Howard3-60;TrevonDiggs3-23;DerekKief 3-17;JoshuaJa-cobs2-23;B.J.Emmons1-17;GehrigDieter1-10;BoScarbrough1-6;CalvinRidley1-5;HaleHentges1-1;MackWilson1-1;DerrickGore1-0.Tackles (UA-A)KentState-HOLLEY,Nate12-2;CUTHBERT,Nick4-4;McRAE,Juantez4-2;BOURNE,Kevin4-1;MURRAY,Najee3-2;JONES,Jim3-1;PARKER,Jamal3-0;FAIRCHILD,C.3-0;ALEXANDER,J.2-1;REFUGE,Elcee2-1;MARSHALL,D.1-2;CUNNINGHAM,Jon1-2;PRICE,Kavious2-0;WAUGH,Terence1-1;SOMMERS,Matt1-1;HILL,Dominic0-2;FOSTER,Jerrell1-0;JOHNSON,A.1-0;MOORE,Marques1-0;MAJETTE,Theo0-1;HOAG,Alex0-1;EBOIGBE,Theo0-1;MORRIS,Kalil0-1.Alabama-ReubenFoster2-5;KeithHolcombe4-2;HootieJones2-2;RonnieHarrison3-0;LeviWallace2-1;M.Fitzpatrick1-2;DakotaBall1-2;C.Miller1-2;JonathanAllen0-3;Da’RonPayne2-0;TimWilliams1-1;EddieJackson1-1;TerrellHall1-1;A.Jennings1-1;S.Hamilton1-0;AaronRobinson1-0;AnthonyAverett1-0;MackWilson1-0;Da’ShawnHand0-1;D.Tomlinson0-1;B.J.Emmons0-1;RaekwonDavis0-1;MarlonHumphrey0-1;RyanAnderson0-1.Time: 3:07Attendance: 101,821

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GAME 1 AT CLEMSON


WEEK 5 VS. AKRONOCTOBER 1, 2016

AKRON ............................................31KENT STATE .....................................27


Scoring 1 2 3 4 TotalAkron 3 7 7 14 31 Kent State 7 10 0 10 27

Scoring Summary1st 13:40 UA O’LEARY,Tom46ydfieldgoal,5-351:20 02:51 KSU HOLLEY,Nick13ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),6-472:302nd 12:04 UA TRAYLOR-BENNETT13ydrun(O’Leary),5-621:59 07:04 KSU HYNES,Shane30ydfieldgoal,9-594:54 05:19 KSU Calhoun, Ernest 18 yd pass from HOLLEY (Hynes), 2-5 0:443rd 01:53 UA Edwards,Van27ydpassfromChapman(O’Leary),7-683:124th 13:23 UA Wolf 23ydpassfromChampman(O’Leary),7-762:09 10:19 KSU HYNES,Shane41ydfieldgoal,5-312:58 01:02 KSU Rankin,Justin9ydpassfromHolley(Hynes),16-974:45 00:20 UA TRAYLOR-BENNETT3ydrun(O’LEARY),4-570:36Team Stats UA KSUFIRSTDOWNS 18 20RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 32-141 41-138PASSINGYDS(NET) 237 285PassesAtt-Comp-Int 28-11-2 36-19-0TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 60-378 77-423Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0PuntReturns-Yards 2-36 2-15Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-178 6-136Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-33Punts(Number-Avg) 5-38.0 6-44.8Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 6-64 8-75Possession Time 22:11 37:49Third-DownConversions 3of 12 8of 18Fourth-DownConversions 1of 1 1of 2Red-ZoneScores-Chances 3-4 5-6SacksBy:Number-Yards 3-25 2-6Rushing Akron-EDWARDS,Van8-44;CHAPMAN,T.9-39;MORGAN,Manny11-38;TRAYLOR-BENNETT3-17;NATSON,JoJo1-3.KentState-HOLLEY,Nick34-117;RANKIN,Justin5-17;PRICE,Kavious2-4.

PassingAkron-CHAPMAN,T.11-28-2-237.KentState-HOLLEY,Nick19-35-0-285;PRICE,Kavious0-1-0-0.

ReceivingAkron-WOLF,Austin3-50;SMITH,Kwad.2-75;NATSON,JoJo2-48;CONEY,A.J.2-22;EDWARDS,Van1-27;LANE,Jerome1-15.KentState-RANKIN,Justin10-181;PRICE,Kavious4-21;JAMES,Raekwon2-52;CALHOUN,Ernest2-27;FACKLER,Brice1-4.Tackles (UA-A)Akron-GILBERT,U.10-6;JONES,Bryce6-2;BELL,Brian4-3;GUISER,Zach4-2;SCOTT,DeAndre3-2;COPELAND,D.3-2;GEORGE,Jordan1-3;MOORE,D.3-0;PITTMAN,Se’Von2-1;RACHAL,John0-3;TURNER,James2-0;BROWN,Kyron 2-0; FEATHERSTONE, S 2-0; BOXEN, Brock 1-1; HOPE, Larry 1-1; DAVIS,Alvin1-1;CAMARA,I.1-1;LLOYD,DeMarcus0-2;NATSON,JoJo1-0;CHAPMAN,T.1-0;BISCHOF,Nathan0-1;WARD,Josh0-1;JEST,Davon’te0-1;VENCKUS,D.0-1.KentState-HOLLEY,Nate8-4;CUTHBERT,Nick4-3;BOURNE,Kevin3-3;PARKER,Jamal3-1;REFUGE,Elcee2-2;MURRAY,Najee1-3;McRAE,Juantez3-0;EBOIGBE,Theo2-1;FOSTER,Jerrell2-1;FAIRCHILD,C.2-0;CUNNINGHAM,Jon1-1;WAUGH,Terence1-1;SOMMERS,Matt1-0;HILL,Dominic1-0;JOHNSON,A.0-1;LAWRENCE-BURKE0-1;MARSHALL,D.0-1;FACKLER,Brice0-1.Time: 3:35Attendance:20,167

WEEK 6 AT BUFFALOOCTOBER 8, 2016

KENT STATE .....................................44BUFFALO .........................................20

UBStadium•Buffalo,N.Y.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 TotalKent State 10 10 7 17 44 Buffalo 0 3 3 14 20

Scoring Summary1st 12:24 KSU HYNES,Shane31ydfieldgoal,5-682:36 07:40 KSU HOLLEY,Nick67ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),3-841:232nd 12:14 KSU HYNES,Shane43ydfieldgoal,8-393:02 04:47 UB MITCHESON,Adam34ydfieldgoal,15-687:21 03:35 KSU ALEXANDER,J.15ydfumblerecovery(HYNES)3rd 11:22 UB MITCHESON,Adam41ydfieldgoal,8-413:38 00:29 KSU HOLLEY,Nick3ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),12-715:364th 11:36 UB Hawkins,J.1ydpassfromJackson,T.(Mitcheson),12-753:53 08:09 KSU HOLLEY,Nick2ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),6-313:17 06:45 UB JACKSON,Tyree1ydrun(Mitcheson),8-791:18 06:25 KSU HOLLEY,Nick43ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),2-480:18 01:57 KSU HYNES,Shane32ydfieldgoal,5-542:59Team Stats KSU UBFIRSTDOWNS 17 20RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 45-341 37-116PASSINGYDS(NET) 89 256Passes Att-Comp-Int 13-7-0 40-21-0TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 58-430 77-372Fumble Returns-Yards 1-15 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 1-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-115 6-84Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts(Number-Avg) 3-39.0 4-45.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 2-12 2-18Possession Time 29:38 30:22Third-DownConversions 6of 12 10of 19Fourth-DownConversions 0of 0 1of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 3-3SacksBy:Number-Yards 1-6 2-26Rushing KentState-HOLLEY,Nick24-224;MATTHEWS,Will5-62;RANKIN,Justin13-58;PRICE,Kavious2-0;BOLLAS,George1-minus3.Buffalo-JACKSON,Tyree11-40;JOHNSON,Jordan17-39;HAWKINS,Johnat6-22;REED,Emmanuel3-15

PassingKentState-HOLLEY,Nick7-13-0-89.Buffalo-JACKSON,Tyree20-39-0-250;JOHNSON,Jordan1-1-0-6.

ReceivingKentState-PRICE,Kavious3-36;RANKIN,Justin2-40;CALHOUN,Ernest1-7;JAMES,Raekwon1-6.Buffalo-MCGILL,Marcus4-65;ROBINSON,Malco4-52;SCHRECK,Mason3-21;HOLSEY,Kamathi2-38;JOHNSON,Jordan2-33;EILAND,Jamarl2-16;HAWKINS,Johnat2-7;OSBORN,KJ1-20;MABRY,Tyler1Tackles (UA-A)KentState-HOLLEY,Nate10-3;CUTHBERT,Nick5-5;FOSTER,Jerrell5-1;AL-EXANDER,J.5-1;MURRAY,Najee4-1;BOURNE,Kevin3-1;WAUGH,Terence2-2;EBOIGBE,Theo2-1;PARKER,Jamal2-1;JOHNSON,A.2-0;CUNNING-HAM,Jon2-0;McRAE,Juantez1-1;BYRD,Jontey1-1;MOORE,Marques1-0;FAULKNER,Nick1-0;PETERS,Akeam1-0;FACKLER,Brice1-0;FAIRCHILD,C.1-0;HOAG,Alex1-0;HILL,Dominic1-0;MONDAY,D.0-1;ROBINSON,Quan0-1.Buffalo-ROSS,Boise7-1;HARGROVE,Ishma3-4;WILLIAMSON,Rya3-3;HODGE,Khalil1-5;LAMOUR,Dev1-3;ROBERTS,Tim1-3;FORD,Chris0-4;HENDRICK,Torey3-0;CRAWFORD,Brand3-0;KEELS,Joe3-0;DOUGLAS,Remain2-1;FRANKLIN,Jarre2-1;LEWIS,Cameron1-1;PERISSE,Max1-1;COLLIER,Jordan1-1;HARRIS,Demone0-2;BRANDON,Justin0-2;WILLIAMS,Brand1-0;DADEBOE,Jeremi1-0;DADEBOE,Andrew1-0;ANYANWU,Randy1-0;AMES,Nick0-1;OTWINOWSKI,Mat0-1.Time: 3:15Attendance: 20,532



WEEK 8 VS. OHIOOCTOBER 22, 2016

OHIO...............................................14KENT STATE .....................................10

DixStadium•Kent,OhioScoring 1 2 3 4 TotalOhio 7 7 0 0 14 Kent State 0 3 7 0 10

Scoring Summary1st 8:55 OU BROWN,Dorian49ydrun(ZERVOS,Louiekick),2-490:21,2nd 07:35 OU IRONS,Maleek4ydrun(ZERVOS,Louiekick),12-816:18, 00:05 KSU HYNES,Shane22ydfieldgoal,17-914:50,3rd 06:36 KSU HOLLEY,Nick3ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),17-758:18Team Stats OU KSUFIRSTDOWNS 13 18RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 36-208 49-163PASSINGYDS(NET) 127 101Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-11-1 29-12-0TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 55-335 78-264Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1--5 4-28Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-13 3-58Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts(Number-Avg) 7-43.3 9-37.0Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-0Penalties-Yards 8-83 2-20PossessionTime 26:51 33:09Third-DownConversions 2of 9 6of 19Fourth-DownConversions 0of 0 1of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-21 0-0Rushing Ohio-BROWN,Dorian12-110;IRONS,Maleek13-83;MAXWELL,Quinto8-25;TEAM3-minus10.KentState-HOLLEY,Nick41-159;PRICE,Kavious1-6;WASHINGTON,M.1-0;RANKIN,Justin6-minus2

PassingOhio-MAXWELL,Quinto11-19-1-127.KentState-HOLLEY,Nick12-29-0-101.

ReceivingOhio-SMITH,Sebastia4-58;BROWN,Dorian2-20;REID,Jordan2-14;WHITE,Papi1-21;MORGAN,Mason1-8;BALL,Elijah1-6.KentState-RANKIN,Justin3-13;MALONE,Ryan2-11;WASHINGTON,M.2-10;FACKLER,Brice1-31; CALHOUN, Ernest 1-11; CARRIGAN, Mike 1-10; PRICE, Kavious 1-8; WOODS,Johnny1-7.Tackles (UA-A)Ohio-DAVIS,Toran7-2;BASHAM,Tarell7-2;BROWN,Blair5-4;MOORE,Chad5-3; CROUTCH, Evan 5-3; ROBBINS, Kevin 4-4; POLING, Quentin 4-1; HAGAN, Javon3-1;SAYLES,Casey2-2;CUNNINGHAM,Gra2-0;NELSON,Kylan2-0;POPP,Eric1-1;BALL,Elijah0-2;STITES,Randy0-2;LASEAK,Kurt1-0;MILLER,London 1-0; PORTER, Tony 1-0; SMART, Trent 0-1; STROBEL, Tom 0-1; GRIL-LIOT,Cody0-1;HELTON,Tim0-1;FOX,Jalen0-1.KentState-HOLLEY,Nate9-0;ALEXANDER,J.4-2;MURRAY,Najee4-2;MONDAY,D.4-1;FAIRCHILD,C.3-2;WAUGH,Terence4-0;FOSTER,Jerrell2-1;CUNNINGHAM,Jon2-1;BOURNE,Kevin2-1;JONES,Jim1-0;REFUGE,Elcee1-0;EBOIGBE,Theo0-1;BYRD,Jontey0-1;MORRIS,Kalil0-1;CUTHBERT,Nick0-1.Time: 3:10Attendance: 8,429

WEEK 7 AT MIAMIOCTOBER 15, 2016

KENT STATE .....................................14MIAMI .............................................20

YagerStadium•Oxford,OhioScoring 1 2 3 4 TotalKent State 0 7 7 0 14 Miami 0 3 9 6 18

Scoring Summary2nd 04:22 KSU HOLLEY,Nick2ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),6-313:18, 00:00 MiamiDOWD,Nick38ydfieldgoal,9-351:493rd 08:45 KSU HOLLEY, Nick 21 yd run (HYNES, Shane kick), 5-92 2:25 05:59 MiamiSMITH,Alonzo15ydpassfromRAGLAND,Gus(DOWD,Nick kick), 8-80 2:40 01:45 Miami TEAM safety,4th 01:34 MiamiYoung,K.55ydpassfromRagland,G.(passfailed),3-770:56Team Stats KSU MUFIRSTDOWNS 14 14RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 48-163 37-79PASSINGYDS(NET) 99 181Passes Att-Comp-Int 14-8-2 21-10-0TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 62-262 58-260Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0PuntReturns-Yards 1-16 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 2-34Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-24Punts(Number-Avg) 7-36.1 8-44.1Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 5-39 4-28PossessionTime 32:16 27:44Third-DownConversions 5of 15 4of 15Fourth-DownConversions 1of 2 1of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-3 2-19Rushing Kent State-HOLLEY, Nick 24-84; MATTHEWS, Will 11-47; PRICE, Kavious5-27;WASHINGTON,M.5-12;JAMES,Raekwon1-6;TEAM1-0;BOLLAS,George1-minus13.Miami-RAGLAND,Gus14-36;THOMAS,Maurice4-27;SMITH,Alonzo11-24;McINNIS,S.2-12;YOUNG,Kenny3-1;TEAM3-minus21.PassingKentState-HOLLEY,Nick7-11-1-91;BOLLAS,George1-3-1-8.Miami-RAGLAND,Gus10-21-0-181.

ReceivingKentState-JAMES,Raekwon3-21;WOODS,Johnny2-16;MATTHEWS,Will1-48;CALHOUN,Ernest1-7;FACKLER,Brice1-7.Miami-GARDNER,James3-56;MURPHY,Jared3-33;YOUNG,Kenny1-55;THOMAS,Maurice1-17;SMITH,Alonzo1-15;WILLIAMS,R.1-5.Tackles (UA-A)KentState-HOLLEY,Nate4-2;CUTHBERT,Nick4-2;McRAE,Juantez4-1;FAIRCHILD,C.4-1;WAUGH,Terence2-3;ALEXANDER,J.2-2;FOSTER,Jerrell1-3;MORRIS,Kalil1-2;SEIBERT,Ryan2-0;CUNNINGHAM,Jon2-0;BOURNE, Kevin 1-1; EBOIGBE, Theo 1-1; REFUGE, Elcee 1-1; SOMMERS, Matt 0-2;JOHNSON,A.0-1.Miami-MCMULLEN,J.2-8;REID,Tony5-3;SMIERCIAK,Zach3-4;WILLIAMS,TJ0-7;ALLEN,Josh3-3;KOENIG,Brad2-4;MONTGOM-ERY,D.4-0;GEARING,Austin3-1;ALLEN,Ikeem2-2;HARDING,Heath1-3;JONES,JT3-0;TRAWICK,Nate0-3;CALCAGNO,Quinn1-1;OKAFOR,Buchi1-0;DANIELS,D.1-0;COSTIN,Doug0-1;EARNEST,Brad0-1;ADAMS,Nigel0-1.Time: 3:05Attendance:15,160

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GAME 1 AT CLEMSON


WEEK 9 AT CENTRAL MICHIGANOCTOBER 29, 2016

KENT STATE .....................................27CENTRAL MICHIGAN .........................24

Kelly/ShortsStadium•Mt.Pleasant,Mich.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 TotalKent State 3 7 7 10 27 Central Michigan 0 10 14 0 24

Scoring Summary1st 03:21 KSU HYNES,Shane43ydfieldgoal,9-524:422nd 14:55 CMU CHAPMAN,W.safety 07:22 KSU Calhoun, Ernest 3 yd pass from Holleyk (Hynes), 4-14 1:41 00:26 CMU Willis3ydpassfromRush(ConklinpassRush),12-702:553rd 09:17 CMU Chapman Mark 40 yd pass from Rush (Eavey), 10-81 5:43 07:58 CMU ANNESE, Tony 28 yd interception return (Eavey) 04:15 KSU RANKIN,Justin1ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),8-823:43,4th 12:54 KSU HOLLEY,Nick68ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),2-680:16 00:00 KSU HYNES,Shane35ydfieldgoal,11-681:55Team Stats KSU CMUFIRSTDOWNS 14 19RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 42-228 30-105PASSINGYDS(NET) 102 244Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-10-1 43-20-3TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 60-330 73-349Fumble Returns-Yards 1--1 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-5 1-8Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-26 5-84InterceptionReturns-Yards 3-67 1-28Punts(Number-Avg) 5-29.8 4-46.8Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 5-44 4-45Possession Time 25:23 34:37Third-DownConversions 4of 12 6of 16Fourth-DownConversions 0of 0 1of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-21 2-13Rushing KentState-HOLLEY,Nick24-144;RANKIN,Justin15-78;PRICE,Kavious1-4;MATTHEWS,Will1-4;TEAM1-minus2.CentralMichigan-SPALDING,Devon10-40;RUSH,Cooper8-34;HAYES,Jahray12-31..

PassingKentState-HOLLEY,Nick10-18-1-102.CentralMichigan-RUSH,Cooper20-43-3-244.ReceivingKentState-JAMES,Raekwon3-22;CARRIGAN,Mike2-42;RANKIN,Justin2-17;CALHOUN,Ernest2-6;FACKLER,Brice1-15.CentralMichigan-WILLIS,Corey6-78;CHAPMAN,Mark4-73;SPALDING,Devon4-28;HAYES,Jahray2-23;CHILDRESS,B.2-21;CONKLIN,Tyler1-17;RICE,Anthony1-4.Tackles (UA-A)KentState-HOLLEY,Nate10-0;MURRAY,Najee6-0;CUNNINGHAM,Jon4-1;FOSTER,Jerrell4-0;ALEXANDER,J.3-1;WAUGH,Terence3-1;BOURNE,Kevin3-0;CUTHBERT,Nick3-0;JONES,Jim3-0;McRAE,Juantez1-0;PARKER,Jamal1-0;HILL,Dominic1-0;REFUGE,Elcee1-0;FAIRCHILD,C.1-0;MOR-RIS, Kalil 1-0; FAULKNER, Nick 1-0; SOMMERS, Matt 1-0; EBOIGBE, Theo 0-1.CentralMichigan-OSTMAN,Joe7-1;RICKETTS,N.5-0;ANNESE,Tony3-2;FOUNTAIN,Malik3-2;COX,Josh2-3;LATTA,Kelby4-0;CHAPMAN,W.4-0;DANNA,Mike3-0;JONES,Gary2-0;CLARK,Carlos1-1;BRIONES,Alex0-2;CONKLIN,Tyler1-0;COLEMAN,Amari1-0;HAYES,Jahray1-0;BRISSON-FAST,N1-0;WALLER,Tyree1-0;JAMISON,D.1-0;AUSTIN,Joe1-0;KANTZAVELOS,C.1-0;DEAN,Jabari0-1.Time: 3:40Attendance:9,236

WEEK 10 VS. WESTERN MICHIGANNOVEMBER 8, 2016

WESTERN MICHIGAN ........................37KENT STATE .....................................21


Scoring 1 2 3 4 TotalWesternMichigan 3 10 8 16 37Kent State 14 0 0 7 21

Scoring Summary1st 12:53 KSU MURRAY,Najee47ydfumblerecovery(Hynes) 05:14 KSU HOLLEY,Nick3ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),10-606:02 00:21 WMUHAMPTON,Butch27ydfieldgoal,12-654:462nd 07:12 WMUTUCKER,Davon2ydrun(Hampton),13-835:43 00:00 WMUHAMPTON,Butch23ydfieldgoal,7-272:293rd 02:11 WMUTerrell1ydrun(JohnsonpassfromTerrell),20-909:084th 14:52 KSU RANKIN,Justin20ydrun(HYNES,Shanekick),6-832:11 12:04 WMU SPILLANE, R safety 08:27 WMUFRANKLIN,J19ydrun(HAMPTON,Butchkick),7-753:28, 04:00 WMUJOHNSON,Fabian5ydrun(Hampton),5-362:57Team Stats WMU KSUFIRSTDOWNS 26 17RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 64-329 34-220PASSINGYDS(NET) 83 73PassesAtt-Comp-Int 13-6-0 21-9-1TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 77-412 55-293Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-47Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 1-2Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-87 5-77Interception Returns-Yards 1-28 0-0Punts(Number-Avg) 4-39.5 3-39.7Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 4-24 5-50Possession Time 35:23 24:37Third-DownConversions 11of 17 5of 11Fourth-DownConversions 0of 0 0of 2Red-ZoneScores-Chances 6-6 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-4Rushing WesternMichigan-FRANKLIN,J31-134;JOHNSON,Fabian19-125;TERRELL,Zach8-39;TUCKER,Davon5-16;ESKRIDGE,D1-15.KentState-HOLLEY,Nick22-141;RANKIN,Justin8-48;PRICE,Kavious1-19;JAMES,Raekwon1-10;WASHINGTON,M.2-2.PassingWesternMichigan-TERRELL,Zach6-13-0-83.KentState-HOLLEY,Nick9-21-1-73ReceivingWesternMichigan-HENRY,Michael4-48;DAVIS,Corey1-18;FRANKLIN,J1-17.KentState-JAMES,Raekwon4-20;FACKLER,Brice2-18;TYSON,ZAQUON1-15;PRICE,Kavious1-15;RANKIN,Justin1-7;MARINELLI,Mike0-minusTackles (UA-A)WesternMichigan-TRANQUILL,J7-3;FERGUSON,J5-3;BAILEY,Caleb5-2;SPILLANE,R4-2;BROWN,Asantay4-0;ADAMS,Keion2-1;TURNER,Andre1-2; BRASTER, Nathan 1-2; TANNER, Brad 2-0; EKWOGE, Leo 2-0; CURLE, David1-0;GRACE,Alex1-0;BEAL,Sam1-0;CLAIBORNE,S1-0;PHILLIPS,D0-1.KentState-CUTHBERT,Nick11-8;REFUGE,Elcee5-4;JONES,Jim3-6;BOURNE,Kevin4-3;MURRAY,Najee4-2;McRAE,Juantez4-2;EBOIGBE,Theo3-1;WAUGH,Terence2-2;CUNNINGHAM,Jon1-3;FAIRCHILD,C.1-2;EL-LIOTT,Marcus2-0;FOSTER,Jerrell2-0;PARKER,Jamal2-0;REDMOND,Darius1-0;MONDAY,D.1-0;FAULKNER,Nick1-0;SOMMERS,Matt1-0;MORRIS,Kalil1-0;CALHOUN,Ernest1-0;SHINSKY,Connor1-0;MOORE,Marques1-0;LAWRENCE-BURKE1-0;MAJETTE,Theo1-0;HILL,Dominic0-1.Time: 3:23Attendance:4,536



GAME 11 AT BOWLING GREENNOVEMBER 15, 2016

KENT STATE ...................................... 7BOWLING GREEN .............................42

DoytPerryStadium•BowlingGreen,Ohio

Scoring 1 2 3 4 TotalKent State 0 7 0 0 7 Bowling Green 7 14 7 14 42

Scoring Summary1st 02:25 BG WILSON,Donovan3ydrun(SUDER,Jakekick),16-896:482nd08:40 BG FOLKERTSMA,H.3ydpassfromMorgan(Suder),16-805:39 03:14 BG COPPET,Fred13ydrun(SUDER,Jakekick),9-604:05 02:07 KSU CALHOUN,Ernest56ydpassfromHOLLEY,Nick(Hynes)3rd07:26 BG CLEVELAND,Josh85ydrun(SUDER,Jakekick),1-850:124th10:38 BG WILSON,Donovan4ydrun(SUDER,Jakekick),12-736:16 02:29 BG PHOUTHAVONG,D.19ydpassfromMorgan(Suder),10-856:21

Team Stats KSU BGSUFIRSTDOWNS 10 35RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 22-9 66-420PASSINGYDS(NET) 245 177Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-15-0 24-12-2TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 50-254 90-597Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1--4 1-2Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-74 2-32Interception Returns-Yards 2-33 0-0Punts(Number-Avg) 9-42.3 2-49.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 8-58 4-40Possession Time 19:30 40:30Third-DownConversions 3of 12 11of 17Fourth-DownConversions 0of 0 0of 0Red-ZoneScores-Chances 0-1 5-6Rushing KentState-RANKIN,Justin5-21;HOLLEY,Nick13-4;WASHINGTON,M.1-minus3;BOLLAS,George3-minus13.BowlingGreen-WILSON,Donovan30-146;CLEVELAND,Josh8-131;COPPET,Fred19-105;STEPHENS,T.7-33;MORGAN,James2-5.

PassingKentState-HOLLEY,Nick8-19-0-127;BOLLAS,George7-9-0-118.BowlingGreen-MORGAN,James12-24-2-177.

ReceivingKentState-CALHOUN,Ernest5-112;HARRELL,Trey3-50;WASHINGTON,M.2-39;MALONE,Ryan2-22;TYSON,ZAQUON1-11;CARRIGAN,Mike1-6;RANKIN,Justin1-5.BowlingGreen-MOORE,Ronnie4-81;PHOUTHAVONG,D.1-19;POUGH,Janarvis1-19;WILSON,Donovan1-18;REDDING,Teo1-18;MILLER,Scott1-7;COPPET,Fred1-6;CLEVELAND,Josh1-6;FOLKERTSMA,H.1-3.Tackles (UA-A)KentState-CUTHBERT,Nick9-9;BOURNE,Kevin6-8;McRAE,Juantez5-9;WAUGH,Terence5-1;MURRAY,Najee4-1;JONES,Jim3-1;EBOIGBE,Theo3-1;PARKER,Jamal3-1;HILL,Dominic2-2;REFUGE,Elcee1-3;FOSTER,Jerrell2-1;MORRIS,Kalil1-2;CUNNINGHAM,Jon0-3;FAIRCHILD,C.0-3;MONDAY,D.1-1;LAWRENCE-BURKE1-1;REDMOND,Darius1-0;MOORE,Marques0-1;BYRD,Jontey0-1;FAULKNER,Nick0-1.BowlingGreen-GREENE,Trenton3-4;McBRIDE,Jerry4-1;GREGORY,Montre3-2;HARRIS,Brandon1-3;JEFFERIES,Cam.3-0;JONES,Tyrik2-1;BOZEMAN,Jamari1-2;LUNSFORD,Izaah1-2;HEN-DRIX,Dorian2-0;KONOWALSKI,D1-1;BUSH,Terrance1-1;JUNIOR,Kyle0-2;MILTON,Marcus1-0;BALLEW,Nilijah1-0;BANKS,Aaron1-0;STEWARD,Ben1-0;SANDERS,Brian1-0;BARTMAN,Zac1-0;LOCKE,Nate0-1;ROBINSON,Matt0-1;MILLER,Scott0-1.Time: 3:22Attendance:13,612

GAME 12 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOISNOVEMBER 25, 2016

NORTHERN ILLINOIS ........................31KENT STATE .....................................21


Scoring 1 2 3 4 TotalNorthern Illinois 7 0 10 14 31Kent State 0 7 7 7 21Scoring Summary1st 01:34 NIUSANTACATERINA3ydrun (Hagan) 16-936:062nd 09:03 KSUBOLLAS,G.85ydrun (Hynes) 2-81 0:503rd 09:51 NIUHUFF,Jordan1ydrun (Hagan) 4-60 1:05 3rd 04:14 KSUCalhoun,E.57ydpassfromBollas (Hynes) 2-570:183rd 01:03 NIU HAGAN,Christia34ydfieldgoal 7-563:054th 14:34 NIUBOUAGNON,Joel9ydrun (Hagan) 2-400:174th 08:49 NIUBOUAGNON,Joel2ydrun (Hagan) 11-634:254th 02:05 KSUFACKLER,Brice10ydpassBollas (Hynes) 12-852:46Team Stats NIU KSUFIRSTDOWNS 27 15RUSHES-YARDS(NET) 71-215 29-188PASSINGYDS(NET) 258 203Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-13-1 37-14-1TOTALOFFENSEPLAYS-YARDS 94-473 66-391Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 4-21 3-2Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-69 5-90Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-24Punts(Number-Avg) 8-35.5 10-40.6Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 4-45 6-57Possession Time 35:22 24:38Third-DownConversions 7of 17 4of 16Fourth-DownConversions 1of 1 0of 0Red-ZoneScores-Chances 5-6 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-12 1-8Rushing NorthernIllinois-BOUAGNON,Joel29-133;HUFF,Jordan15-40;TURNER,Aregero6-39;SANTACATERINAD13-16;GLASPER,Clay1-8;BLAKE,Christia3-0;GOLLADAY,Kenny1-minus4;TEAM3-minus17.KentState-BOLLAS,George9-87;RANKIN,Justin12-61;JAMES,Raekwon2-29;WASHINGTON,M.3-9;MATTHEWS,Will3-2.PassingNorthernIllinois-SANTACATERINAD13-23-1-258.KentState-BOLLAS,George14-35-1-203;REARDON,Colin0-2-0-0.

ReceivingNorthernIllinois-GOLLADAY,Kenny4-91;WIMANN,Shane3-65;BLAKE,Christia2-54;BROWN,D.J.1-19;MISTER,Tommy1-13;BOUAGNON,Joel1-9;TURNER,Aregero1-7.KentState-JAMES,Raekwon4-17;CALHOUN,Ernest3-77;FACKLER,Brice2-41;CHANDLER,C.2-40;RANKIN,Justin2-22;CARRIGAN,Mike1-6Tackles (UA-A)NorthernIllinois-FOLLIARD,Sean2-4;THOMAS,Corey2-3;ABRESCH,Jackso3-1;PAYTON,Jamaal2-2;CORCORAN,Josh2-2;SMITH,Trequan2-2;FLEMING,Ladell2-2;SCHWAB,Alex3-0;ISOM,Daniel2-1;JONES-DAVIS,A1-2;OLOOTU,Mayomi2-0;DEVEAUX,Lance2-0;FOSTER,Traysho2-0; ALLEN, Mycial 0-2; SMAHA, Austin 1-0; GLASPER, Clay 1-0; SAK, Hayden 1-0; KENNEDY,Corey1-0;BOUAGNON,Joel1-0;MAYES,Brandon1-0;CHEREN,Renard0-1;SMITH,Sutton0-1;JONES,Mario0-1.KentState-BOURNE,Kevin15-6;CUTHBERT,Nick10-9;JONES,Jim4-7;WAUGH,Terence4-3;PARKER,Jamal4-3;McRAE,Juantez3-4;REFUGE,Elcee3-3;FOSTER,Jerrell5-0;PETERS,Akeam2-0;FAIRCHILD,C.1-1;HILL,Dominic1-1;LAWRENCE-BURKE1-1;CALHOUN,Ernest1-0;EBOIGBE,Theo1-0;FAULKNER,Nick1-0;REDMOND,Darius1-0;SOMMERS,Matt1-0;MARSHALL,D.1-0;CUNNINGHAM,Jon0-1;PICKETT,Carlos0-1;ELLIOTT,Marcus0-1;PALUMBO,Joey0-1.Time: 3:39Attendance: 4,450

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GAME 1 AT CLEMSON


OFFSEASON PERSONNEL BREAKDOWNOFFENSE

Returning Lettermen (24)QB (3) George Bollas, Nick Holley, Mylik Mitchell

RB(4) MilesHibbler,WillMatthews,Justin Rankin, Myles Washington,

TE(3) ConnorBrumfield,ChalfonteButler,Ryan Malone WR (8) Mike Carrigan, Trey Harrell, Raekwon

James,KaviousPrice,KrisWhite,ZaquonTyson,JohnnyWoods,LukeGrandjean

OL(6) AdamGregoire,MikeMarinelli,Nathan Puthoff, Stefano Milin, Connor Shinsky, ChaseVanHoef

Lettermen Lost (9) QB/WR (1)Colin ReardonRB (0) -TE (1) Brice Fackler,WR (2) Ernest Calhoun, Charles Chandler, OL(5) BrockMacaulay,AlexNielsen,RenoReda, WayneScott,JakeWitucki

ReturningStarters(9) ‘16Starts/CareerWR Kris White 1/19QB/WR Nick Holley 10/22WR JohnnyWoods 5/13OL Stefano Millin 12/18OL NathanPuthoff 6/21OL Conor Shinsky 12/12TE Ryan Malone 7/7RB RaekwonJames 9/19RB JustinRankin 11/11

StartersLost(4) ‘16Starts/CareerOL Reno Reda 12/39OL Wayne Scott 12/40TE Brice Fackler 10/21WR Ernest Calhoun 9/21

Athletic CommunicationsFootball Contact AaronChimenti,Asst.Dir.of AthleticComm.E-mail [email protected] (330)672-8468Cell (330) 807-5789EugeneCanalDirectorof AthleticComm.Phone (330)-672-8467Address 106M.A.C.Center,P.O.Box5190;Kent, OH 44242PressBoxPhone (330)-672-2036Website KentStateSports.comTwitter @KentStAthletics, @KentStFootball

DEFENSEReturning Lettermen (25)DL(10) JonteyByrd,JonCunningham,TheoEb-

oigbe,NickFaulkner,DominicHill,AlexHoag,TheoMajette,MarquesMoore,MattSommers, Kalil Morris

LB(4) JamesAlexander,MattBahr,DaltonHicks,JimJones,

S(6) MarcusElliott,Juantez,McRae,Akeam Peters, Carlos Pickett, Quan Robinson, Erik Simpson

CB(5) JerrellFoster,MannyLawrence-Burke, DemetriusMonday,DarrylMarshall,Jamal Parker,

Lettermen Lost (10)DL(3) ChrisFairchild,AnthonyJohnson,Terence Waugh,

LB(4) NickCuthbert,DariusRedmond,Elcee Refuge, Ryan Seibert

DB(3) KevinBourne,NateHolley,NajeeMurray

ReturningStarters(7) ‘16Starts/CareerDL JonCunningham 8/23DL TheoEboigbe 12/13LB JamesAlexander 9/9S JuantezMcRae 10/12CB DemetriusMonday 3/24CB JerrellFoster 10/11CB JamalParker 7/7StartersLost(6) ‘16Starts/CareerDL ChrisFairchild 11/24DE TerenceWaugh 12/24LB Nick Cuthbert 12/17S Nate Holley 9/34S KevinBourne 6/6CB NajeeMurray 10/25

SPECIALISTSReturning Lettermen (4)P(1) DerekAdamsK (1) Shane HynesLS(2) JoeyPalumbo,GrantWilliamsLettermen Lost (1) LS(1) KainAnzovino

STATISTICAL COMPARISON2016VS.2015

Category 2016 2015ScoringOffense 20.6 13.8ScoringDefense 28.7 26.1TotalOffense 309.2 270.8TotalDefense 386.5 350.1PassingOffense 141.7 138.08PassingDefense 196.8 206.17PassEfficiency 106.2 94.43PassEfficiencyDefense 116.18 123.09RushingOffense 167.5 132.8RushingDefense 189.8 143.9FirstDownsFor 178 169FirstDownsAgainst 260 235ThirdDownConv. 33% 25.41%ThirdDownConv.Against 40% 34.02%SacksBy-Yards 21-127 32.0-217SacksAllowed-Yards 33-267 13.0-87Turnovers (INT-Fum) 13 (8-5) 21(10-11)TOsForced(INT-Fum)24(12-12) 18(12-6)Turnover Margin +11 -3Timeof Possession 28:58 28:06Penalties-Yards 63-539 93-872

2015LEADERS 2016LEADERSRushing Yards

TrayionDurham 444 NickHolley 920GeorgeBollas 403 JustinRankin 511RaekwonJames 332 WillMatthews 138

Passing YardsColinReardon 901 NickHolley 868GeorgeBollas 756 MylikMitchell 363

Receiving YardsAntwanDixon 355 JustinRankin 335RaekwonJames 287 ErnestCalhoun 311KrisWhite 229 RaekwonJames 225

ReceptionsRaekwonJames 28 JustinRankin 28AntwanDixon 26 RaekwonJames 25Kris White 22 Ernest Calhoun 20

TacklesNate Holley 141 Nate Holley 111MattDellinger 89 NickCuthbert 98ElceeRefugee 70 KevinBourne 67

SacksTerenceWaugh 9.0 TerenceWaugh 8.0NateTerhune 6.5 Fairchild/Johnson 2.0

InterceptionsDemetriusMonday 6 JerrellFoster 36Tied 1 JamalParker 3



TEAM STATISTICSDate Opponent Score Record MAC Time AttendSep 03 at Penn State L, 13-33 0-1 0-0 3:27 94378Sep10 NCA&T L,36-39OT 0-2 0-0 3:57 13540Sep17 MONMOUTH W,27-7 1-2 0-0 2:50 14265 Sep 24 at #1 Alabama L, 0-48 1-3 0-0 3:07 101821*Oct01AKRON L,27-31 1-4 0-1 3:35 20167* Oct 08 at Buffalo W, 44-20 2-4 1-1 3:15 20532*Oct15 atMiami L,14-18 2-5 1-2 3:05 15160*Oct22OHIO L,10-14 2-6 1-3 3:10 8429*Oct29 atCentralMich. W,27-24 3-6 2-3 3:40 9236*Nov08#14WMU L,21-37 3-7 2-4 3:23 4536*Nov15atBowlingGreen L,7-42 3-8 2-5 3:22 13612*Nov25No.ILLINOIS L,21-31 3-9 2-6 3:39 4450* indicates conference gameSCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalKent State 43 78 49 58 19 247Opponents 54 84 85 99 22 344CATEGORY KSU OPPSCORING 247 344POINTSPERGAME 20.6 28.7PTSOFFTURNOVERS 69 27FIRSTDOWNS 178 260 RUSHING 93 134 PASSING 73 105 PENALTY 12 21RUSHINGYARDAGE 2010 2277YARDSRUSHING 2451 2669YARDSLOSTRUSHING 441 392 RUSHING ATTEMPTS 473 537AVERAGEPERRUSH 4.2 4.2AVERAGEPERGAME 167.5 189.8TDSRUSHING 15 24PASSINGYARDAGE 1700 2361 COMP-ATT-INT 147-292-8 183-353-12AVERAGEPERPASS 5.8 6.7AVERAGEPERCATCH 11.6 12.9AVERAGEPERGAME 141.7 196.8TDSPASSING 11 16TOTALOFFENSE 3710 4638TOTALPLAYS 765 890AVERAGEPERPLAY 4.8 5.2AVERAGEPERGAME 309.2 386.5KICK RETURNS: 40-750 43-871PUNT RETURNS: 22-123 21-185INTRETURNS:#-YARDS 12-157 8-110KICKRETURNAVERAGE18.8 20.3PUNTRETURNAVERAGE5.6 8.8INTRETURNAVERAGE 13.1 13.8FUMBLES-LOST 17-5 22-12PENALTIES-YARDS 63-539 58-550AVERAGEPERGAME 44.9 45.8PUNTS-YARDS 80-313563-2668AVERAGEPERPUNT 39.2 42.3NETPUNTAVERAGE 36.6 40.1KICKOFFS-YARDS 53-299960-3587AVERAGEPERKICK 56.6 59.8NETKICKAVERAGE 37.8 40.2TIME OF POSSESSION 28:58 31:023RD-DOWN 60/181 72/1813RD-DOWNPCT 33% 40%4TH-DOWN 5/14 10/164TH-DOWNPCT 36% 62%SACKSBY-YARDS 21-127 33-267MISCYARDS 10 0TOUCHDOWNSSCORED 29 43FIELDGOALS-ATTEMPTS15-22 13-17ON-SIDEKICKS 0-1 0-2RED-ZONESCORES 27-35 42-50RED-ZONETDS 17-35 32-50PAT-ATTEMPTS 28-28 37-37 ATTENDANCE 65387 254739

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING GP Att GainLoss Net Avg TDLongAvg/GHOLLEY,Nick111951089169920 4.7 10 68 83.6RANKIN,Justin11108564 53 511 4.7 3 47 46.5MATTHEWS 9 31 141 3 138 4.5 0 51 15.3PRICE,Kavious1020 137 9 128 6.4 0 28 12.8BOLLAS,G. 8 23 161 52 109 4.7 1 85 13.6MITCHELL,M.4 48 193 106 87 1.8 0 26 21.8JAMES,R. 12 8 65 6 59 7.4 0 31 4.9WASHINGTON1122 63 12 51 2.3 1 8 4.6AGNER,Justin 1 12 33 26 7 0.6 0 16 7.0CALHOUN,E.12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2REARDON,C.11 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2TEAM 4 4 0 5 -5 -1.2 0 0 -1.2Total.......... 12473245144120104.2 15 85 167.5Opponents...... 12537266939222774.2 24 85 189.8PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TDLngAvg/GHOLLEY,Nick 11 104.19 72-146-3 49.3 868 4 56 78.9MITCHELL,Mylik4 121.73 39-69-1 56.5 363 5 37 90.8BOLLAS,George 8 109.26 27-58-2 46.6 402 2 57 50.2AGNER,Justin 1 62.51 8-15-2 53.3 64 0 15 64.0REARDON,Colin11 41.73 1-3-0 33.3 3 0 3 0.3PRICE,Kavious 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 12 106.20 147-292-8 50.3 1700 11 57 141.7Opponents...... 12 116.18 183-353-12 51.8 2361 16 55 196.8RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long AvgGRANKIN,Justin 11 28 335 12.0 1 54 30.5JAMES,Raekwon12 25 225 9.0 0 47 18.8CALHOUN,E. 12 20 311 15.6 4 57 25.9FACKLER,Brice 12 13 185 14.2 3 31 15.4HOLLEY,Nick 11 13 135 10.4 2 28 12.3PRICE,Kavious 10 12 86 7.2 0 18 8.6WASHINGTON 11 7 63 9.0 0 29 5.7CARRIGAN,Mike12 6 66 11.0 0 29 5.5WOODS,Johnny 12 6 48 8.0 1 15 4.0HARRELL,Trey 11 5 46 9.2 0 30 4.2MALONE,Ryan 12 4 33 8.2 0 16 2.8MATTHEWS,Will9 3 91 30.3 0 48 10.1CHANDLER,C. 10 2 40 20.0 0 23 4.0TYSON,Z. 9 2 26 13.0 0 15 2.9WHITE,Kris 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0Total.......... 12 147 1700 11.6 11 57 141.7Opponents...... 12 183 2361 12.9 16 55 196.8PUNTRETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongTYSON,ZAQUON 12 67 5.6 0 16HOLLEY,Nick 7 52 7.4 0 26CALHOUN,Ernest 3 4 1.3 0 4Total.......... 22 123 5.6 0 26Opponents...... 21 185 8.8 1 75KICKRETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongJAMES,Raekwon 9 194 21.6 0 66PRICE,Kavious 8 163 20.4 0 51CALHOUN,Ernest 6 101 16.8 0 22TYSON,ZAQUON 6 97 16.2 0 22RANKIN,Justin 6 140 23.3 0 31REFUGE,Elcee 3 39 13.0 0 18WASHINGTON,M. 2 16 8.0 0 9Total.......... 40 750 18.8 0 66Opponents...... 43 871 20.3 0 75

SCORING TD FGs Kick RushRcv PassDXPSaf PointsHYNES, Shane 0 15-22 28-28 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 73HOLLEY, Nick 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72CALHOUN,E. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24RANKIN,Justin 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24FACKLER, Brice 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18MURRAY,Najee 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6REFUGE,Elcee 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

TRACKING THE OPPONENTS Clemson 0-0, 0-0 ACCLast week: -NextUp: Sept.2vs.KentStateHoward 0-0, 0-0 MEACLast game: -NextUp: Sept.2atUNLV Marshall 0-0, 0-0 C-USALast week: -NextUp: Sept.2vs.MiamiLouisville 0-0, 0-0 ACCLast week: -NextUp: Sept.2vs.Purdue Buffalo 0-0, 0-0 MACLast week: - UpNext: Aug.31atMinnesotaNorthern Illinois 0-0, 0-0 MACLast week: -UpNext: Sept.21vs.BostonCollegeMiami 0-0, 0-0 MACLast week: -UpNext: Sept.2atMarshall Ohio 0-0, 0-0 MACLast week: -UpNext: Sept.2vs.HamptonBowling Green 0-0, 0-0 MACLast week: -UpNext: Sept.2atMichiganStateWestern Michigan 0-0, 0-0 MACLast week: -UpNext: Sept.2atUSCCentral Michigan 0-0, 0-0 MACLast week: -UpNext: Aug.31vs.RhodeIslandAkron 0-0, 0-0 MACLast week: -UpNext: Sept.2atPennStateComposite Record: 0-0

WOODS,Johnny 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6ALEXANDER,J.1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6WASHINGTON 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6BOLLAS,George1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6MITCHELL,M. 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0Total.......... 29 15-2228-28 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 247Opponents...... 43 13-1737-37 0-2 2 2-3 0 3 344TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GHOLLEY,Nick 11 341 920 868 1788 162.5BOLLAS,George 8 81 109 402 511 63.9RANKIN,Justin 11 108 511 0 511 46.5MITCHELL,Mylik 4 117 87 363 450 112.5MATTHEWS,Will 9 31 138 0 138 15.3PRICE,Kavious 10 21 128 0 128 12.8AGNER,Justin 1 27 7 64 71 71.0JAMES,Raekwon 12 8 59 0 59 4.9WASHINGTON,M. 11 22 51 0 51 4.6REARDON,Colin 11 4 2 3 5 0.5CALHOUN,Ernest 12 1 3 0 3 0.2TEAM 4 4 -5 0 -5 -1.2

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GHOLLEY,Nick 11 920 135 52 0 0 1107 100.6RANKIN,Justin 11 511 335 0 140 0 986 89.6JAMES,Raekwon 12 59 225 0 194 0 478 39.8CALHOUN,E. 12 3 311 4 101 0 419 34.9PRICE,Kavious 10 128 86 0 163 0 377 37.7MATTHEWS,Will9 138 91 0 0 0 229 25.4TYSON,Z. 9 0 26 67 97 0 190 21.1FACKLER,Brice 12 0 185 0 0 0 185 15.4WASHINGTON 11 51 63 0 16 0 130 11.8BOLLAS,George 8 109 0 0 0 0 109 13.6MITCHELL,Mylik4 87 0 0 0 0 87 21.8CARRIGAN,Mike12 0 66 0 0 0 66 5.5PARKER,Jamal 12 0 0 0 0 57 57 4.8WOODS,Johnny 12 0 48 0 0 0 48 4.0HARRELL,Trey 11 0 46 0 0 0 46 4.2BOURNE,Kevin 12 0 0 0 0 44 44 3.7CHANDLER,C. 10 0 40 0 0 0 40 4.0REFUGE,Elcee 12 0 0 0 39 0 39 3.2FOSTER,Jerrell 12 0 0 0 0 33 33 2.8MALONE,Ryan 12 0 33 0 0 0 33 2.8MURRAY,Najee 11 0 0 0 0 23 23 2.1WHITE,Kris 1 0 12 0 0 0 12 12.0AGNER,Justin 1 7 0 0 0 0 7 7.0REARDON,C. 11 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2TEAM 4 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -1.2Total.......... 12 2010 1700 123 750 157 4740 395.0Opponents...... 12 2277 2361 185 871 110 5804 483.7

INDIVIDUALGAME-BY-GAME PASSING

Game George Bollas Nick HolleyPenn State 0-1-0-0-0 -NC A&T - -Monmouth 1-2-0-2-2 -Alabama 4-8-0-71-0 -Akron - 19-35-0-285-2Buffalo - 7-13-0-89-0Miami 1-3-1-8-0 7-11-1-91-0Ohio - 12-29-0-101-0Central Michigan - 10-18-1-102-1Western Michigan - 9-21-1-73-0Bowling Green 7-9-0-118-0 8-19-0-127-0 Northern Illinois 14-35-1-203-2 - Total 27-58-2-402-2 72-146-3-868-4FormatisComp.-Att.-Int.-Yards-TDs

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSFIELDGOALSFGM-FGA Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg BlkHYNES,Shane15-2268.2 0-0 4-4 5-9 6-7 0-2 43PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I2050+BlkdADAMS,Derek 76 3063 40.3 67 1 38 29 8 1TEAM 2 34 17.0 34 0 0 0 0 1MITCHELL,M. 1 20 20.0 20 0 0 1 0 0HOLLEY,Nick 1 18 18.0 18 0 0 1 0 0Total.......... 80 3135 39.2 67 1 38 31 8 2Opponents...... 63 2668 42.3 63 1 20 22 11 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn NetYdLnHYNES,Shane53 2999 56.6 5 2Total.......... 53 2999 56.6 5 2 871 37.8 27Opponents...... 60 3587 59.8 17 2 750 40.2 24FIELDGOALSEQUENCE KentState OpponentsPennState (26),(43),54 (29),(28)NorthCarolinaA&T (20),(40),(42) 45,(36),(35)Monmouth (22),(38),36 -Alabama 37 (28),(48)Akron (30),30,(41) (46)Buffalo (31),(43),(32) (34),(41),46Miami - (38)Ohio (22) -Central Michigan (43),40,(35) 33,48Western Michigan - (27),(23)Bowling Green - -NorthernIllinois 56,32 (34)Numbersin(parentheses)indicatefieldgoalwasmade.

3-AND-OUTS3-and-Out Kent State OpponentPenn State 5/12 4/12NCA&T 5/16 3/15Monmouth 3/10 5/11Alabama 7/11 0/11Akron 5/13 4/13Buffalo 2/11 2/11Miami 3/11 5/13Ohio 6/13 5/12Central Michigan 3/12 2/12Western Michigan 1/9 3/10Bowling Green 4/11 1/10NorthernIllinois 8/16 2/15Total 52/145 36/145

DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Kent State OpponentMostPlays/Result 17/FG(Ohio) 20/TD(WMU) 17/TD(Ohio)MostYards/Result 97/TD(Akron) 90/TD(WMU)LongestTime/Result 8:18/TD(Ohio) 9:08/TD(WMU)

GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON |---------------FIRSTDOWNS---------------| |----RUSHING----||--------------PASSING--------------| |--TOTALOFF.--| ReturnOpponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards TOPennState 13-33 16/19 8/9 6/9 2/1 41-150/38-145 14-28-2/16-31-0 129/209 69-279/69-354 44/146 3/1NCA&T 36-39 15/28 4/10 11/12 0/6 46-93/49-167 17-32-1/22-42-2 182/240 78-275/91-407 121/93 2/4Monmouth 27-7 17/15 12/6 4/6 1/3 46-235/31-67 15-20-0/19-35-1 108/132 66-343/66-199 24/127 1/1Alabama 0-48 5/26 2/16 2/10 1/0 30-82/46-285 7-16-0/22-34-0 84/217 46-166/80-502 57/90 1/0Akron 27-31 20/18 8/6 11/11 1/1 41-138/32-141 19-36-0/11-28-2 285/237 77-423/60-378 184/214 0/3Buffalo 44-20 17/20 12/8 4/11 1/1 45-341/37-116 7-13-0/21-40-0 89/256 58-430/77-372 137/84 0/1Miami 14-18 14/14 11/6 2/7 1/1 48-163/37-79 8-14-2/10-21-0 99/181 62-262/58-260 16/58 2/1Ohio 10-14 18/13 9/10 6/3 3/0 49-163/36-208 12-29-0/11-19-1 101/127 78-264/55-335 86/8 0/3CentralMichigan 27-24 14/19 8/9 6/10 0/0 42-228/30-105 10-18-1/20-43-3 102/244 60-330/73-349 97/120 2/4WesternMichigan 21-37 17/26 12/20 5/4 0/2 34-220/64-329 9-21-1/6-13-0 73/83 55-293/77-412 126/115 1/1BowlingGreen 7-42 10/35 2/22 8/10 0/3 22-9/66-420 15-28-0/12-24-2 245/177 50-254/90-597 103/34 0/3NIU 21-31 15/27 5/12 8/12 2/3 29-188/71-215 14-37-1/13-23-1 203/258 66-391/94-473 116/90 1/2Totals 247-344 178/260 93/134 73/105 12/21 473-2010/537-2277 147-292-8/183-353-12 1700/2361 765-3710/890-4638 1111/1179 13/24Opponent 3rdDown 4thDown TimePoss Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Punting PenYdsPennState 5-17/5-14 0-1/0-1 32:56/27:04 5:52 3.7/3.8 4.6/6.7 4.0/5.1 6-41.0/6-47.0 6-47/5-55NCA&T 5-20/5-16 0-0/0-0 28:53/31:07 -2:14 2.0/3.4 5.7/5.7 3.5/4.5 10-33.6/7-40.9 10-82/10-70Monmouth 8-16/2-15 1-2/3-6 32:22/27:38 4:44 5.1/2.2 5.4/3.8 5.2/3.0 3-37.3/6-41.2 6-55/5-58Alabama 1-13/6-14 1-2/2-3 26:27/33:33 -7:06 2.7/6.2 5.2/6.4 3.6/6.3 9-46.0/2-49.0 0-0/2-20Akron 8-18/3-12 1-2/1-1 37:49/22:11 15:38 3.4/4.4 7.9/8.5 5.5/6.3 6-44.8/5-38.0 8-75/6-64Buffalo 6-12/10-19 0-0/1-2 29:38/30:22 -0:44 7.6/3.1 6.8/6.4 7.4/4.8 3-39.0/4-45.5 2-12/2-18Miami 5-15/4-15 1-2/1-1 32:16/27:44 4:32 3.4/2.1 7.1/8.6 4.2/4.5 7-36.1/8-44.1 5-39/4-28Ohio 6-19/2-9 1-3/0-0 33:09/26:51 6:18 3.3/5.8 3.5/6.7 3.4/6.1 9-37.0/7-43.3 2-20/8-83CentralMichigan 4-12/6-16 0-0/1-1 25:23/34:37 -9:14 5.4/3.5 5.7/5.7 5.5/4.8 5-29.8/4-46.8 5-44/4-45WesternMichigan 5-11/11-17 0-2/0-0 24:37/35:23 -10:46 6.5/5.1 3.5/6.4 5.3/5.4 3-39.7/4-39.5 5-50/4-24BowlingGreen 3-12/11-17 0-0/0-0 19:30/40:30 -21:00 0.4/6.4 8.8/7.4 5.1/6.6 9-42.3/2-49.0 8-58/4-40NIU 4-16/7-17 0-0/1-1 24:38/35:22 -10:44 6.5/3.0 5.5/11.2 5.9/5.0 10-40.6/8-35.5 6-57/4-45Totals 60-181/72-181 5-14/10-16 347:38/372:22 -24:44 4.2/4.2 5.8/6.7 4.8/5.2 80-39.2/63-42.3 539/550 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category



GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPSOFFENSE Z WR/TE SLOT LT LG C RG RT TE/WR QB RB X WRPenn State White Price Reda Scott Millin Puthoff Shinsky Fackler Agner Rankin WoodsNC A&T Calhoun Holley Reda Scott Millin Puthoff Shinsky Fackler Mitchell Rankin WoodsMonmouth Calhoun Holley Reda Scott Millin Shinsky Macaulay James Mitchell Rankin WoodsAlabama Calhoun Holley Reda Scott Millin Shinsky Macaulay James Mitchell Rankin WoodsAkron Malone Price Reda Scott Puthoff Shinsky Millin Fackler Holley Rankin WoodsBuffalo Malone James Reda Scott Puthoff Shinsky Millin Fackler Holley Rankin CalhounMiami Malone James Reda Scott Puthoff Shinsky Millin Fackler Holley Matthews CalhounOhio Malone James Reda Scott Puthoff Shinsky Millin Fackler Holley Rankin CalhounCentralMichigan Malone James Reda Scott Millin Shinsky Marinelli Fackler Holley Rankin CalhounWesternMichigan Malone James Reda Scott Millin Shinsky Marinelli Fackler Holley Rankin CalhounBowlingGreen Malone James Reda Scott Millin Shinsky Marinelli Fackler Holley Rankin CarriganNorthernIllinois Matthews James Reda Scott Millin Shinsky Marinelli Fackler Bollas Rankin Calhoun

DEFENSE DE DT/DE NT/DB LEO LB LB APACHE CB SS FS/CB CBPennState Eboigbe Cunningham Fairchild Waugh Cuthbert Alexander Murray Marshall McRae Holley MondayNCA&T Eboigbe Morris Fairchild Waugh Cuthbert Alexander Murray Marshall McRae Holley MondayMonmouth Eboigbe Morris Fairchild Waugh Cuthbert Alexander Peters Marshall McRae Holley FosterAlabama Eboigbe Cunningham Fairchild Waugh Cuthbert Alexander Murray Marshall McRae Holley FosterAkron Eboigbe A.Johnson Bourne Waugh Cuthbert Holley Murray Marshall McRae Parker FosterBuffalo Eboigbe Cunningham Fairchild Waugh Cuthbert Alexander Murray Parker McRae Holley FosterMiami Eboigbe Cunningham Fairchild Waugh Cuthbert Alexander Murray Parker McRae Holley FosterOhio Eboigbe Cunningham Fairchild Waugh Cuthbert Alexander Murray Monday Bourne Holley FosterCentralMichigan Eboigbe Cunningham Fairchild Waugh Cuthbert Alexander Murray Parker Bourne Holley FosterWesternMichigan Eboigbe Cunningham Fairchild Waugh Cuthbert Alexander Murray Parker McRae Bourne FosterBowlingGreen Eboigbe Cunningham Fairchild Waugh Cuthbert Jones Murray Parker McRae Bourne FosterNorthernIllinois Eboigbe Morris Fairchild Waugh Cuthbert Jones Refuge Parker McRae Bourne Foster

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-||---PassDef---| |--Fumbles--| BlkdDEFENSIVELEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick SafHOLLEY,Nate 9 80 31 111 4.5-11 1.0-4 . 1 1 1--1 . . .CUTHBERT,Nick 12 52 46 98 8.5-23 1.0-8 . 1 . 1-0 1 . .BOURNE,Kevin 12 41 26 67 3.0-6 1.0-5 2-44 1 . 1-0 1 . .WAUGH,Terence 12 43 21 64 15.0-82 8.0-58 . . 7 . 1 1 .McRAE,Juantez 11 33 26 59 1.0-13 . 1-0 1 . . 2 . .MURRAY,Najee 11 33 14 47 4.0-11 . 2-23 14 3 2-47 1 . .REFUGE,Elcee 12 20 21 41 2.5-10 1.0-3 1-0 1 . 4-20 . . .FOSTER,Jerrell 12 30 9 39 . . 3-33 11 . . 1 . .JONES,Jim 11 20 17 37 2.0-10 1.0-8 . . 4 . 1 . .CUNNINGHAM,Jon 12 14 20 34 4.5-13 1.0-6 . . 3 . 1 . .ALEXANDER,J. 11 19 14 33 5.0-20 1.0-10 . 3 2 1-15 1 . .FAIRCHILD,C. 12 17 16 33 1.5-4 2.0-4 . . 2 . . . .PARKER,Jamal 12 21 7 28 1.0-9 1.0-9 3-57 1 1 . . 1 .EBOIGBE,Theo 12 13 9 22 5.0-9 . . . 2 . 1 . .MARSHALL,D. 12 13 6 19 . . . 2 . . . . .HILL,Dominic 12 10 9 19 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .MONDAY,D. 9 15 3 18 . . . 2 . . . . .MORRIS,Kalil 12 6 9 15 1.0-3 . . . 2 . . . .JOHNSON,A. 9 6 3 9 3.0-9 2.0-7 . 1 1 1-0 . . .SOMMERS,Matt 12 5 3 8 2.5-8 . . . 2 . . . .MOORE,Marques 12 3 4 7 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .LAWRENCE-BURKE 12 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .FAULKNER,Nick 12 4 3 7 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . . . . . .BAHR,Matt 11 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .BYRD,Jontey 11 2 3 5 0.5-2 . . . . . . . .REDMOND,Darius 8 5 . 5 1.0-4 . . 1 . . 1 . .PETERS,Akeam 12 4 . 4 1.0-3 . . . . . . . .ELLIOTT,Marcus 10 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .HOLLEY,Nick 11 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .MAJETTE,Theo 11 1 2 3 0.5-3 0.5-3 . . 1 . . . .CALHOUN,Ernest 12 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . .HOAG,Alex 3 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .SEIBERT,Ryan 10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .FACKLER,Brice 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .PRICE,Kavious 10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .PICKETT,Carlos 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .PALUMBO,Joey 4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .CARRIGAN,Mike 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .SHINSKY,Connor 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .HICKS,Dalton 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .HYNES,Shane 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .ROBINSON,Quan 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .RANKIN,Justin 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .SIMPSON,Erik 10 . . . . . . 1 . . . . .Total.......... 12 533 338 871 69-258 21-127 12-157 41 31 12-81 12 2 .Opponents...... 12 451 345 796 89.0-408 33-267 8-110 37 25 5-13 8 4 3

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INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING (RUSHES-YARDS/TDS)Player Overall PennSt. NCA&T Monmouth Alabama Akron Buffalo Miami Ohio CMU WMU BGSU NIUHOLLEY,Nick 195-920/10 1-4/0 8-23/0 2-15/0 2-5/0 34-117/1 24-224/4 24-84/2 41-159/1 24-144/1 22-141/1 13-4/0 DNPRANKIN,Justin 108-511/3 13-82/0 13-37/1 12-59/0 6-52/0 5-17/0 13-58/0 DNP 6--2/0 15-78/1 8-48/1 5-21/0 12-61/0MATTHEWS,Will 31-138/0 2-6/0 2-9/0 4-5/0 3-3/0 DNP 5-62/0 11-47/0 DNP 1-4/0 DNP - 3-2/0PRICE,Kavious 20-128/0 2-31/0 1-1/0 2-33/0 3-3/0 2-4/0 2-0/0 5-27/0 1-6/0 1-4/0 1-19/0 DNP DNPBOLLAS,George 23-109/1 1--7/0 2-14/0 3-18/0 3-26/0 DNP 1--3/0 1--13/0 DNP DNP DNP 3--13/0 9-87/1MITCHELL,Mylik 48-87/0 10-27/0 20-9/0 14-77/0 4--26/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPJAMES,Raekwon 8-59/0 - - 2-12/0 2-2/0 - - 1-6/0 - - 1-10/0 - 2-29/0WASHINGTON,M. 22-51/1 - - 4-16/1 6-15/0 - - 5-12/0 1-0/0 DNP 2-2/0 1--3/0 3-9/0AGNER,Justin 12-7/0 12-7/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPCALHOUN, Ernest 1-3/0 - - 1-3/0 - - - - - - - - -REARDON,Colin 1-2/0 - - - 1-2/0 - - DNP - - - - -TEAM 4--5/0 DNP DNP 2--3/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-0/0 - 1--2/0 DNP DNP DNP

INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING (RECEPTIONS-YARDS/TDS)Player Overall PennSt. NCA&T Monmouth Alabama Akron Buffalo Miami Ohio CMU WMU BGSU NIURANKIN,Justin 28-335/1 2-15/0 2-20/0 2-12/0 1-3/0 10-181/1 2-40/0 DNP 3-13/0 2-17/0 1-7/0 1-5/0 2-22/0CALHOUN,Ernest 20-311/4 1-4/0 4-60/0 - - 2-27/1 1-7/0 1-7/0 1-11/0 2-6/1 - 5-112/1 3-77/1JAMES,Raekwon 25-225/0 2-44/0 2-17/0 3-23/0 1-3/0 2-52/0 1-6/0 3-21/0 - 3-22/0 4-20/0 - 4-17/0FACKLER, Brice 13-185/3 1-7/0 3-58/2 1-4/0 - 1-4/0 - 1-7/0 1-31/0 1-15/0 2-18/0 - 2-41/1HOLLEY,Nick 13-135/2 4-45/0 1-0/0 7-65/2 1-25/0 - - - - - - - DNPMATTHEWS,Will 3-91/0 - - - 2-43/0 DNP - 1-48/0 DNP - DNP - -PRICE,Kavious 12-86/0 1--4/0 1-3/0 - 1-7/0 4-21/0 3-36/0 - 1-8/0 - 1-15/0 DNP DNPCARRIGAN,Mike 6-66/0 - - 1-2/0 - - - - 1-10/0 2-42/0 - 1-6/0 1-6/0WASHINGTON,M. 7-63/0 1-9/0 - 1-2/0 1-3/0 - - - 2-10/0 DNP - 2-39/0 -WOODS,Johnny 6-48/1 - 3-25/1 - - - - 2-16/0 1-7/0 - - - -HARRELL,Trey 5-46/0 1--3/0 1--1/0 - - DNP - - - - - 3-50/0 -CHANDLER,C. 2-40/0 - - - - DNP - DNP - - - - 2-40/0MALONE, Ryan 4-33/0 - - - - - - - 2-11/0 - - 2-22/0 -TYSON,ZAQUON 2-26/0 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - 1-15/0 1-11/0 -WHITE,Kris 1-12/0 1-12/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME TACKLESPlayer Overall PennSt. NCA&T Monmouth Alabama Akron Buffalo Miami Ohio CMU WMU BGSU NIUHOLLEY,Nate 80-31-111 5-12 9-4 13-4 12-2 8-4 10-3 4-2 9-0 10-0 DNP DNP DNPCUTHBERT,Nick 52-46-98 2-4 0-1 - 4-4 4-3 5-5 4-2 0-1 3-0 11-8 9-9 10-9BOURNE,Kevin 41-26-67 0-1 - 0-1 4-1 3-3 3-1 1-1 2-1 3-0 4-3 6-8 15-6WAUGH,Terence 43-21-64 4-3 9-2 6-2 1-1 1-1 2-2 2-3 4-0 3-1 2-2 5-1 4-3McRAE,Juantez 33-26-59 4-4 3-2 1-1 4-2 3-0 1-1 4-1 DNP 1-0 4-2 5-9 3-4MURRAY,Najee 33-14-47 2-2 4-0 1-1 3-2 1-3 4-1 - 4-2 6-0 4-2 4-1 DNPREFUGE, Elcee 20-21- 41 0-3 4-4 - 2-1 2-2 - 1-1 1-0 1-0 5-4 1-3 3-3FOSTER,Jerrell 30-9-39 2-2 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-1 5-1 1-3 2-1 4-0 2-0 2-1 5-0JONES,Jim 20-17-37 0-1 3-1 - 3-1 DNP - - 1-0 3-0 3-6 3-1 4-7CUNNINGHAM,Jon 14-20-34 1-4 0-4 - 1-2 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-1 4-1 1-3 0-3 0-1ALEXANDER,J. 19-14-33 0-2 1-4 2-1 2-1 - 5-1 2-2 4-2 3-1 - DNP -FAIRCHILD,C. 17-16-33 0-1 1-4 0-2 3-0 2-0 1-0 4-1 3-2 1-0 1-2 0-3 1-1PARKER,Jamal 21-7-28 - - 3-1 3-0 3-1 2-1 - - 1-0 2-0 3-1 4-3EBOIGBE, Theo 13-9- 22 - - 1-1 0-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 3-1 3-1 1-0HILL,Dominic 10-9-19 1-0 1-2 2-1 0-2 1-0 1-0 - - 1-0 0-1 2-2 1-1MARSHALL,D. 13-6-19 2-2 5-1 4-0 1-2 0-1 - - - - - - 1-0MONDAY,D. 15-3-18 6-0 3-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-1 - 4-1 - 1-0 1-1 -MORRIS,Kalil 6-9-15 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 - - 1-2 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-2 -JOHNSON,A. 6-3 -9 0-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 2-0 0-1 DNP DNP - DNP -SOMMERS, Matt 5-3 -8 - - - 1-1 1-0 - 0-2 - 1-0 1-0 - 1-0MOORE,Marques 3-4 -7 - 0-2 0-1 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 0-1 -FAULKNER, Nick 4-3 -7 - - 0-2 - - 1-0 - - 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0LAWRENCE-BURKE 3-4 7 - - 0-1 - 0-1 - - - - 1-0 1-1 1-1BAHR,Matt 3-3 6 0-2 2-0 1-1 - - DNP - - - - - -REDMOND,Darius 5-0 5 - 1-0 1-0 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 1-0 1-0BYRD,Jontey 2-3 5 - 1-0 - - - 1-1 - 0-1 - - 0-1 DNPPETERS, Akeam 4-0 4 - - 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - - - 2-0ELLIOTT,Marcus 2-2 4 0-1 - - DNP DNP - - - - 2-0 - 0-1HOLLEY,Nick 3-1 4 1-1 1-0 1-0 - - - - - - - - DNPMAJETTE,Theo 1-2 3 - - 0-1 0-1 DNP - - - - 1-0 - -FACKLER, Brice 1-1 2 - - - - 0-1 1-0 - - - - - -PRICE,Kavious 2-0 2 - - - 2-0 - - - - - - DNP DNPSEIBERT,Ryan 2-0 2 DNP DNP - - - - 2-0 - - - - -HOAG,Alex 1-1 2 DNP DNP - 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPCALHOUN, Ernest 2-0 2 - - - - - - - - - 1-0 - 1-0SHINSKY, Connor 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - - 1-0 - -HYNES, Shane 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - -CARRIGAN, Mike 1-0 1 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -PICKETT,Carlos 0-1 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - - - 0-1HICKS,Dalton 0-1 1 0-1 - DNP - - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPROBINSON,Quan 0-1 1 - - DNP - - 0-1 - - - - - DNPPALUMBO,Joey 0-1 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - 0-1RANKIN,Justin 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - - DNP - - - - -



INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATIONPlayer Overall PennSt. NCA&T Monmouth Alabama Akron Buffalo Miami Ohio CMU WMU BGSU NIUADAMS,Derek 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXAGNER,Justin 1/1 START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...ALEXANDER,J. 11/9 START START START START XXX START START START START START ... XXXANZOVINO,Kain 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ...BAHR,Matt 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXBOLLAS,George 8/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX STARTBOURNE,Kevin 12/6 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START START START START STARTBRONCZEK,J. 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXXBRUMFIELD,C. 3/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX ...BUTLER,C. 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXBYRD,Jontey 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...CALHOUN, Ernest 12/9 XXX START START START XXX START START START START START XXX STARTCARRIGAN, Mike 12/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXXCHANDLER,C. 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXCUNNINGHAM,Jon 12/8 START XXX XXX START XXX START START START START START START XXXCUTHBERT, Nick 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START STARTEBOIGBE, Theo 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START STARTELLIOTT,Marcus 10/- XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXFACKLER, Brice 12/10 START START XXX XXX START START START START START START START STARTFAIRCHILD,C. 12/11 START START START START XXX START START START START START START STARTFAULKNER, Nick 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXFOSTER,Jerrell 12/10 XXX XXX START START START START START START START START START STARTGRANDJEAN,Luke 6/- XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ...GREGOIRE,Adam 9/- ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXHARRELL,Trey 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXHIBBLER,Miles 8/- ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ...HICKS,Dalton 6/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ...HILL,Dominic 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXHOAG,Alex 3/- ... ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ...HOLLEY,Nate 9/9 START START START START START START START START START ... ... ...HOLLEY,Nick 11/10 XXX START START START START START START START START START START ...HYNES, Shane 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXJAMES,Raekwon 12/9 XXX XXX START START XXX START START START START START START STARTJOHNSON,A. 9/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... XXXJONES,Jim 11/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START STARTLAWRENCE-BURKE 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXMACAULAY,Brock 8/2 XXX XXX START START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... ... ...MAJETTE,Theo 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXMALONE, Ryan 12/7 XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START START START START XXXMARINELLI,Mike 8/4 ... ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... START START START STARTMARSHALL,D. 12/5 START START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXMATTHEWS,Will 9/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX START ... XXX ... XXX STARTMcRAE,Juantez 11/10 START START START START START START START ... XXX START START STARTMILLIN, Stefano 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START STARTMITCHELL,Mylik 4/3 XXX START START START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...MONDAY,D. 9/3 START START ... ... ... XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXXMOORE,Marques 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXMORRIS, Kalil 12/3 XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX STARTMURRAY,Najee 11/10 START START XXX START START START START START START START START ...NIELSEN,Alex 3/- ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXXPALUMBO,Joey 4/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXXPARKER,Jamal 12/7 XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START XXX START START START STARTPETERS, Akeam 12/1 XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXPICKETT,Carlos 6/- ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXPRICE,Kavious 10/2 START XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ...PUTHOFF,Nathan 6/6 START START ... ... START START START START ... ... ... ...RANKIN,Justin 11/11 START START START START START START ... START START START START STARTREARDON,Colin 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXREDA,Reno 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START STARTREDMOND,Darius 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXXREFUGE, Elcee 12/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX STARTROBINSON,Quan 10/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...SCOTT, Wayne 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START STARTSEIBERT,Ryan 10/- ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXSHINSKY, Connor 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START STARTSIMPSON,Erik 10/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXXSOMMERS, Matt 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXTYSON,ZAQUON 9/- XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXVANHOEF,Chase 11/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXWASHINGTON,M. 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXXWAUGH, Terence 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START STARTWHITE,Kris 1/1 START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...WILLIAMS,Grant 4/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXXWITUCKI,Jake 3/- ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXXWOODS,Johnny 12/5 START START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

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Kent State Individual Game HighsRushes 41 HOLLEY, Nick vs Ohio Yards Rushing 224 HOLLEY, Nick at Buffalo TDRushes 4HOLLEY,NickatBuffaloLong Rush 85 BOLLAS, George vs NIU Pass attempts 35 HOLLEY, Nick vs Akron BOLLAS, George vs NIU Pass completions 19 HOLLEY, Nick vs Akron Yards Passing 285 HOLLEY, Nick vs Akron TDPasses 3MITCHELL,MylikvsNCA&TLong Pass 57 BOLLAS, George vs NIU Receptions 10RANKIN,JustinvsAkronYardsReceiving 181RANKIN,JustinvsAkronTDReceptions 2FACKLER,BricevsNCA&T HOLLEY, Nick vs Monmouth Long Reception 57 CALHOUN, Ernest vs NIU Field Goals 3 HYNES, Shane vs NC A&T HYNES, Shane at Buffalo Long Field Goal 43 HYNES, Shane at Penn State HYNES, Shane at Buffalo HYNES, Shane at CMU Punts 10ADAMS,DerekvsNIUPuntingAvg 46.0ADAMS,DerekatAlabamaLongPunt 67ADAMS,DerekatAlabamaPuntsinside20 5ADAMS,DerekvsOhioLongPuntReturn26HOLLEY,NickvsNCA&TLongKickReturn66 JAMES,RaekwonatBuffaloTackles 21 BOURNE, Kevin vs NIU Sacks 2.0WAUGH,TerencethreetimesTacklesForLoss 4.0WAUGH,TerencevsMonmouthInterceptions 2FOSTER,JerrellvsAkron BOURNE, Kevin at CMU PARKER,JamalatBGSU Team Game HighsRushes 49 vsOhio(Oct22,2016)YardsRushing 341 atBuffalo(Oct08,2016)YardsPerRush 7.6 atBuffalo(Oct08,2016)TDRushes 4 atBuffalo(Oct08,2016)Passattempts 37 vsNIU(Nov25,2016)Passcompletions 19 vsAkron(Oct01,2016)YardsPassing 285 vsAkron(Oct01,2016)YardsPerPass 8.8 atBGSU(Nov15,2016)TDPasses 3 vsNCA&T(Sep10,2016)TotalPlays 78 vsNCA&T(Sep10,2016) vsOhio(Oct22,2016)TotalOffense 430 atBuffalo(Oct08,2016)YardsPerPlay 7.4 atBuffalo(Oct08,2016)Points 44 atBuffalo(Oct08,2016)SacksBy 5 vsMonmouth(Sep17,2016)FirstDowns 20 vsAkron(Oct01,2016)Penalties 10 vsNCA&T(Sep10,2016)PenaltyYards 82 vsNCA&T(Sep10,2016)Turnovers 3 atPennState(Sep03,2016)InterceptionsBy 3 atCMU(Oct29,2016)Punts 10 vsNCA&T(Sep10,2016) vsNIU(Nov25,2016)PuntingAvg 46.0 atAlabama(Sep24,2016)LongPunt 67 atAlabama(Sep24,2016)Puntsinside20 6 vsOhio(Oct22,2016)LongPuntReturn26 vsNCA&T(Sep10,2016)

SUPERLATIVESOpponent Individual Game HighsRushes 31FRANKLIN,J,vsWMUYardsRushing 146WILSON,Donovan,atBGSUTDRushes 2FourPlayersLongRush 85CLEVELAND,Josh,atBGSUPass attempts 43 RUSH, Cooper, at CMU Passcompletions 20 JACKSON,Tyree,atBuffalo RUSH, Cooper, at CMU YardsPassing 258SANTACATERINAD,vsNIUTDPasses 2 SixPlayersLongPass 55RAGLAND,Gus,atMiamiReceptions 9 COHEN,Tarik, vs NC A&T Yards Receiving 125 COHEN,Tarik, vs NC A&T TDReceptions 2HILL,Leroy,vsNCA&TLong Reception 55 YOUNG, Kenny, at Miami Field Goals 2 Five Players LongFieldGoal 48AdamGriffith,atAlabamaPunts 8AMBROSE,Jake,vsNIUPuntingAvg 49.0 JKScott,atAlabama DAVIDSON,Joe,atBGSULongPunt 63MARTIN,Justin,atMiamiPuntsinside20 5AMBROSE,Jake,vsNIULong Punt Return 75 Xavian Marks, at Alabama LongKickReturn75EDWARDS,Van,vsAkronTackles 16BASILE,Mike,vsMonmouth GILBERT,U.,vsAkronSacks 2.0TAYLOR,Jeremy,vsNCA&TTacklesForLoss 4.0TAYLOR,Jeremy,vsNCA&TInterceptions 1 Eight Players

Opponent Team Game HighsRushes 71 vsNIU(Nov25,2016)YardsRushing 420 atBGSU(Nov15,2016)YardsPerRush 6.4 atBGSU(Nov15,2016)TDRushes 4 vsWMU(Nov08,2016) atBGSU(Nov15,2016) vsNIU(Nov25,2016)Passattempts 43 atCMU(Oct29,2016)Passcompletions 22 vsNCA&T(Sep10,2016) atAlabama(Sep24,2016)YardsPassing 258 vsNIU(Nov25,2016)YardsPerPass 11.2 vsNIU(Nov25,2016)TDPasses 3 vsNCA&T(Sep10,2016)TotalPlays 94 vsNIU(Nov25,2016)TotalOffense 597 atBGSU(Nov15,2016)YardsPerPlay 6.6 atBGSU(Nov15,2016)Points 48 atAlabama(Sep24,2016)SacksBy 7 atPennState(Sep03,2016)FirstDowns 35 atBGSU(Nov15,2016)Penalties 10 vsNCA&T(Sep10,2016)PenaltyYards 83 vsOhio(Oct22,2016)Turnovers 4 vsNCA&T(Sep10,2016) atCMU(Oct29,2016)InterceptionsBy 2 atPennState(Sep03,2016) atMiami(Oct15,2016)Punts 8 atMiami(Oct15,2016) vsNIU(Nov25,2016)PuntingAvg 49.0 atAlabama(Sep24,2016) atBGSU(Nov15,2016)LongPunt 63 atMiami(Oct15,2016)Puntsinside20 5 vsNIU(Nov25,2016)LongPuntReturn75 atAlabama(Sep24,2016)

SCORING DRIVESOpp. Qtr. Time ScoringPlay Plays-Yds ElapsedPSU 1st 05:25 HYNES,Shane26ydFG 11-64 4:31 2nd 11:33 HYNES, Shane 43 yd FG 10-49 5:23 2nd 06:12 Refuge20ydfumblerec. - - NCA&T1st 00:05 HYNES,Shane20ydFG 4-8 2:06 2nd 05:04 Fackler 27 yd pass Mitchell 7-85 3:00 3rd 00:00 Fackler 8 yd pass from Mitchell 2-8 0:28 OT 15:00 Hynes40ydfieldgoal 4-2 0:00 OT 15:00 RANKIN,Justin10ydrun 4-25 0:00 OT 15:00 Woods 15 yd pass Mitchell 4-25 0:00 OT 15:00 HYNES, Shane 42 yd FG 4-0 0:00 Mon 1st 3:29 HYNES,Shane22ydFG 6-36 3:14 2nd 10:56 Washington7-ydrun 11-78 5:26 2nd 4:19 HYNES, Shane 38 yd FG 7-34 4:08 3rd 5:53 Holley6-ydpassMitchell 15-68 5:56 4th 2:34 Holley 28-yd pass Mitchell 3-31 1:05Akron 1st 2:51 Holley13-ydrun 6-47 2:30 2nd 7:04 Hynes30-ydfieldgoal 9-59 4:54 2nd 5:19 Calhoun 18-yd pass Holley 2-5 0:44 4th 10:19 Hynes41-ydfieldgoal 5-31 2:58 4th 1:02 Rankin9-ydpassHolley 16-97 4:45Buffalo 1st 12:24 Hynes31-ydfieldgoal 5-68 2:36 1st 7:40 Holley67-ydrun 3-84 1:23 2nd 12:14 Hynes43-ydfieldgoal 8-39 3:02 2nd 3:35 Alexander15-ydfumblerec. - - 3rd 0:29 Holley3-ydrun 12-71 5:36 4th 8:09 Holley2-ydrun 6-31 3:17 4th 6:25 Holley43-ydrun 2-48 0:18 4th 1:57 Hynes32-ydfieldgoal 5-54 2:59Miami 2nd 4:22 Holley2-yardrun 6-31 3:18 3rd 8:45 Holley 21-ard run 5-92 2:25Ohio 2nd 0:05 Hynes22-ydfieldgoal 17-91 4:50 3rd 6:36 Holley3-ydrun 17-75 8:18CMU 1st 3:21 Hynes 41-yd FG 9-52 4:42 2nd 7:22 Calhoun 3-yd pass Holley 4-14 1:41 3rd 4:15 Rankin 1-yd run 8-82 3:43 4th 12:54 Holley68-ydrun 2-68 2-68 4th 0:00 Hynes35-ydFG 11-68 1:55WMU 1st 12:53 Murray 47-yd fumble return - - 1st 5:14 Holley3-ydrun 10-60 6:02 4th 14:52 Rankin20-ydrun 6-83 2:11BGSU 2nd 2:07 Calhoun56-ydpassHolley 4-78 1:00NIU 2nd 9:03 Bollas 85-yd run 2-81 0:50 3rd 9:51 Calhoun 57-yd pass Bollas 2-57 0:18 4th 2:05 Fackler10-ydpassBollas 12-85 2:46



THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENEDKENT STATE

Rushing Had 400 or more yards: at Western Michigan, 1988 (405) Had300ormoreyards:atBuffalo,2016(341) Had70ormorerushingattempts:atWMU,1988(86) Had60ormorerushingattempts:vs.DSU,2015(65) Had 50 or more rushing attempts: at UMass, 2015 (50) Had6ormorerushTDS:atMiami,2008(6) Had5ormorerushTDs:atMiami,2012(5) Had4ormorerushTDs:atBuffalo,2016(4) Had 2 players with 100 rush yards in a game: at USA, 2013 (DriArcher–114yards;DavidFisher–106yards)

Passing Had500ormoreyards:vs.UCF,1997(551) Had400ormoreyards:atUCF,2004(426) Had300ormoreyards:vs.Army,2014(360) Had 40 or more pass attempts: at BGSU, 2014 (47) Had30ormorepassattempts:vs.Akron,2016(36) Had 25 or more pass completions: at BGSU, 2014 (27) Had 20 or more pass completions: at UMass, 2015 (25) Had5passingTDs:atUCF,2004(5) Had4passingTDs:vs.EasternMichigan,2004(4) Had3passingTDs:vs.NCA&T,2016(3) Had5passesintercepted:atOhio,2005(6) Had 4 passes intercepted: at BGSU, 2014 (4) Had 3 passes intercepted: at BGSU, 2014 (4)

Receiving Had 2 players with 100 receiving yards in a game: at BGSU, 2012(ChrisHumphrey–132yards,CaseyPierce–127yards) Had a player with 150+ receiving yards in a game: vs.Akron,2016(JustinRankin–181)

Combination Offense Hada200-yardpasseranda100-yardrusherinagame:vs.Akron,2016 (Nick Holley: 285 yards pass, Nick Holley 117 yards rush) Had a 100-yard receiver & 100-yard rusher in game: vs.Akron, 2016(JustinRankin:181rec.,NickHolley117yardsrush)

Total Offense Had600ormoreyardstotaloffense:vs.UCF,1997(615) Had500ormoreyardstotaloffense:at.Ohio,2013(537) Had 400 or more yards total offense: atBuffalo,2016(430) Had90ormoreplaystotaloffense:vs.DSU,2015(91) Had80ormoreplaystotaloffense:vs.Marshall,2015(89)

Scoring Scored60ormorepoints:vs.EasternMichigan,2004(69) Scored 50 or more points: at Miami, 2008 (54) Scored40ormorepoints:at.atBuffalo2016(44) Scored30ormorepoints:vs.atBuffalo2016(44) Scored28pointsinaquarter:atMiami,2008(28,2nd) Allowed60ormorepoints:atOhioState,2014(66) Allowed 50 or more points: at Illinois, 2015 (52) Allowed40ormorepoints:atBowlingGreen,2016(42) Allowed30ormorepoints:atBowlingGreen,2016(42) Washeldscorelessathome:vs.BGSU,2015(0-48) Washeldscorelessontheroad:atAlabama,2016(0-48) Washeldscorelessataneutralsite:vs.BC,2008,(0-21) Heldopponentscoreless:vs.CoastalCarolina,2009(18-0) Held opponent scoreless on the road: at EMU, 1974 (13-0) Held opponent scoreless at neutral site: N/A Held2opponentsscorelessinaseason:1963 atToledo(20-0);vs.Dayton(23-0) Held 3 opponents scoreless in a season: 1958 atXavier(6-0);vs.Marshall(24-0);vs.Toledo(32-0) Held 4 opponents scoreless in a season: 1948 atMountUnion(18-0);vs.Wooster(39-0);atCentralMichi-

gan (28-0); at Akron (31-0) Held 5 opponents scoreless in a season: 1940 vs.Bluffton(37-0);vs.Assumption(26-0);vs.MountUnion

(26-0);vs.Hiram(26-0);atFindlay(13-0) Held6opponentsscorelessinaseason:1940 vs.Bluffton(37-0);vs.Assumption(26-0);vs.MountUnion

(26-0);vs.Hiram(26-0);atFindlay(13-0);atBGSU(13-0) HadmultipleplayerswithmultipleTDsinagame:vs.EMU,2012(TrayionDurham–2rushing,DriArcher–3, 1 rushing, 1 receiving and 1 KR)Turnovers Didnotcommitaturnover:atBowlingGreen,2016 Committed6ormoreturnovers:vs.Minnesota,2006(6)

Committed 5 or more turnovers: at BGSU, 2014 (5) Committed 4 or more fumbles lost: at BC, 2010 (5) Committed3ormorefumbleslost:vs.DSU,2015(3) Recorded6ormoretakeaways:atRutgers,2012(7) Recorded 5 or more takeaways: at Rutgers, 2012 (7) Returned2ormoreinterceptionsforTDs:N/A ReturnedaninterceptionforaTD:vs.Buffalo,2015 (DemetriusMonday–69yards) ReturnedafumbleforaTD:atBuffalo,2016 (NajeeMurray–47yards)Defense Heldopponentto50orfewerrushingyards:vs.DSU,2015

(-38) Held opponent to 100 or fewer passing yards: vs.WMU,2016(83) Held opponent to 300 or fewer yards total offense: atMiami2016(260)

Held opponent to 200 or fewer yards total offense: at Monmouth 2016(199)

Intercepted5ormorepasses:atRutgers,2012(6) Intercepted4ormorepasses:vs.Miami,2015(4) Intercepted3ormorepasses:atCentralMichigan,2016(3) Scored a safety: at UMass, 2015 Scoredtwosafetiesinagame:vs.CoastalCarolina,2009(2) Scoredtwodefensivetouchdownsinagame:vs.Akron2010 Recorded9ormoresacks:vs.Ohio,1994(9) Recorded8ormoresacks:vs.Ohio,2012(8) Recorded7ormoresacks:vs.Ohio,2012(8) Recorded6ormoresacks:vs.DSU,2015(6) Recorded5ormoresacks:atMonmouth2016(5) Heldopponentto10orfewerfirstdowns:vs.DSU,2015(1) Hadthreeplayerswith10ormoretackles:vs.Marshall,2015 (Holley, Waugh, Refuge)

Special Teams ReturnedapuntforaTD:vs.Akron,2004(DarrellDoweryJr.,-66yards) ReturnedtwopuntsforaTD:vs.Toledo,1989 (ShawnBarnes,62yards&AndrePalmer,62yards) ReturnedablockedpuntforaTD:vs.Temple,2010 (SamKirkland–0yards) ReturnedablockedfieldgoalforaTD:vs.BowlingGreen,2009(QuintonRainey–82yards) Returnedakickoff foraTD:vs.NIU,2013 (DriArcher–100yards) Blockedapunt:vs.DSU(RyanSeibert),2015 Blockedtwopunts:vs.Temple,2010 Punted10ormoretimes:vs.Marshall,2015(12) Didnotpunt:N/A Blockedafieldgoal:atCMU,2016(JamalParker) Hadafieldgoalblocked:atCMU,(2016) Blockedbothapuntandfieldgoal:atOhio(2011) BlockedaPATkick:vs.Buffalo,2013(RooseveltNix) Scored on a blocked PAT attempt: N/A Scoredadefensivetwo-pointconversion:vs.SEMissouriState,2005 Missed a kicking PAT: at BGSU, 2014 HadakickingPATblocked:vs.Army,2014 Hadapuntblocked:vs.Ohio,2016

Miscellaneous Had30ormore1stdowns:vs.EasternMichigan,2004(35) Had20ormore1stdowns:vs.Akron,2016(20) Wasnotpenalized:atAlabama,2016 Had10ormorepenalties:vs.Marshall,2015(11) Had120ormoreyardsinpenalties:atKansasState,2011(136) Had 35 minutes or more of possession time: atAkron,2016(37:49) Was involved in a tie game: at Ohio, 1995 (28-28) Wasinvolvedinanovertimegame:vs.NCA&T,2016(L39-36)4OT

KENTSTATEINDIVIDUALRushing 300 or more yards: Astron Whatley at EMU, 1997 (373) 250ormoreyards:CharlesChatmanvs.CMU,1997(257) 200ormoreyards:NickHolleyatBuffalo,2016(224) 175ormoreyards:NickHolleyatBuffalo,2016(224) 100ormoreyards:NickHolleyvs.WMU,2016(141) QB rushed for 100 or more yards: NickHolleyvs.WMU,2016(141) Rushed40ormoretimes:NickHolleyvs.Ohio,2016(41) Rushed35ormoretimes:NickHolleyvs.Ohio,2016(41)

Rushed30ormoretimes:NickHolleyvs.Ohio,2016(41) Rushed 25 or more times: NickHolleyvs.Ohio,2016(41) Rushedfor4ormoreTDs:NickHolleyatBuffalo,2016(4) Rushedfor3ormoreTDs:NickHolleyatBuffalo,2016(4) Rushedfor2ormoreTDs:NickHolleyatMiami,2016(2) Hadarunof 80yardsormore:DriArcheratArmy,2012(87) Hadarunof 70yardsormore:NickHolleyatBuffalo,2016(67) Hadarunof 60yardsormore:NickHolleyatCMU,2016(68) Hadarunof 50yardsormore:NickHolleyatCMU,2016(68)Passing Passedfor500ormoreyards:JoseDavisvs.UCF,1997(551) Passedfor400ormoreyards:JoseDavisvs.UCF,1997(551) Passedfor300ormoreyards:ColinReardonvs.Army,2014(360) Attempted 50 or more passes: Spencer Keith at Akron, 2009 (59) Attempted40ormorepasses:ColinReardonvs.Army,2014(40) Attempted 30 or more passes: Mylik Mitchell at NC A&T (32) Completed 20 or more passes: George Bollas at UMass, 2015 (20) Threw5ormoreTDs:JoshuaCribbsatUCF,2004(5) Threw4ormoreTDs:JoshuaCribbsatUCF,2004(5) Threw 5 or more interceptions: Michael Machen at Ohio, 2005 (5) Threw 4 or more interceptions: Colin Reardon at BGSU, 2014 (4) Threw 3 or more interceptions: Colin Reardon at Illinois, 2015 (3) Comp.apassof 80yardsormore:SpencerKeithvs.CMU,2011(85) Comp.apassof 70yardsormore:DavidFisherat.USA,2013(73) Comp.apassof60yardsormore:DavidFisherat.USA,2013,(73) Comp.apassof50yardsormore:NickHolleyatBGSU,2016,(56)Receiving Caught15ormorepasses:EugeneBakervs.UCF,1997(15) Caught10ormorepasses:JustinRankinvs.Akron,2016(10) Caught 7 or more passes: JustinRankinvs.Akron,2016(10) Had200ormoreyardsreceiving:NajahPrudenatOhio,2005(200) Had 175 or more yards receiving: JustinRankinvs.Akron,2016(181) Had 150 or more yards receiving: JustinRankinvs.Akron,2016(181) Had 100 or more yards receiving: ErnestCalhounatBGSU,2016(112) Caught3ormoreTDs:EugeneBakeratAkron,1997(4) Caught2ormoreTDs:NickHolley,Monmouth,2016(2)

Total Offense 500ormoreyardstotaloffense:JoseDavisvs.UCF,1997(534) 400ormoreyardstotaloffense:NickHolleyvs.Akron,2016(402) 100 yards both passing and rushing: NickHolleyatCMU,2016 (102 passing, 144 rushing)

Scoring 4 or more touchdowns: Nick Holley at Buffalo, 2012 (4 rushing) 3 or more touchdowns: Nick Holley at Buffalo, 2012 (4 rushing)Defense Intercepted3ormorepasses:BrianLainhartvs.Akron,2008(3) Intercepted2ormorepasses:JamalParkeratBGSU,2016(2) Recovered 3 or more fumbles: N/A Recovered2ormorefumbles:LukeBattonvs.WMU,2012(2) Recorded15ormoretackles:NateHolleyvs.Monmouth,2016(17) Recorded2ormoresacks:TerenceWaughatCMU,2016(2.0)Special Teams15ormorepointskicking:A.Melchiorivs.Army,2014(15) 10ormorepointskicking:S.HynesatBuffalo,2016(14) Kicked5ormorefieldgoals:N/A Kicked4ormorefieldgoals:A.Melchiorivs.Army,2014(4)Kicked2fieldgoalsof 50ormoreyards:N/A Kickedafieldgoalof 50ormoreyards:NateReedvs.CMU2007(52) Kicked a punt 70 or more yards: A.Melchiorivs.CMU,2015(73) Kickedapunt60ormoreyards:D.AdamsatAlabama,2016(67) Punted 10 or more times: Anthony Melchiori at Toledo 2015 (10) Totaled175ormorekickreturnyards:ShawnBayesvs.NIU,2008(177) Totaled100ormorekickreturnyards:J.Rankinvs.Akron,2016(100) Returned a failed PAT attempt for defensive two-point conver-sion:AndreKirklandvs.SEMO,2005(interception)

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THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENEDOPPONENT

Rushing Had400ormoreyards:BGSU,2016(420) Had300ormoreyards:BGSU,2016(420) Had50ormorerushingattempts:BGSU,2016(66) Had5ormorerushTDs:Alabama,2011(5) Had4ormorerushTDs:BGSU,2016(4) Had 2 or more players with 100 rush yards in a game: BGSU, 2016(D.Wilson–146yards,J.Cleveland–131yards,F.Coppert–105yards)

Passing Had 400 or more yards: Bowling Green, 2015 (449) Had 300 or more yards: Central Michigan, 2015 (337) Had60ormorepassattempts:BowlingGreen,2009(63) Had 50 or more pass attempts: Miami, 2015 (51) Had40ormorepassattempts:CMU,2016(43) Had 30 or more pass completions: Akron, 2012 (30) Had5ormorepassingTDs:BowlingGreen,2015(5) Had4ormorepassingTDs:BowlingGreen,2015(5) Had3ormorepassingTDs:BowlingGreen,2015(5)

Receiving Had 2 players with 100 receiving yards in a game: Central Michigan, 2015(JesseKroll–139yards,CoreyWillis–131yards)

Total Offense Had600ormoreyardstotaloffense:BowlingGreen,2015(602) Had500ormoreyardstotaloffense:Alabama,2016(502) Had400ormoreyardstotaloffense:WMU,2016(412) Had 80 or more plays: Bowling Green, 2015 (91) Had75ormoreplays:WMU,2016(77)

Scoring Scored60ormorepoints:OhioState,2014(66) Scored 50 or more points: Illinois, 2015 (52) Scored40ormorepoints:BowlingGreen,2016(42) Scored30ormorepoints:BowlingGreen,2016(42) Scoreda2–pointconversion:WesternMichigan,2016

Turnovers Didnotcommitaturnover:Ohio,2015 Had 3 or more fumbles lost: Western Michigan, 2012 (3) Intercepted5ormorepasses:Ohio,2005(6) Intercepted 4 or more passes: Temple, 2007 (4) Intercepted 3 or more passes: Illinois, 2015 (3) ReturnedanINTforaTD: CMU,2016(T.Annese–28yards) ReturnedafumbleforaTD:DelawareState,2015(twice)

Defense Held Kent State to 10 or fewer 1st downs: BGSU2016(10) Scoredasafety:WesternMichigan,2016 Held Kent State to 50 or fewer rushing yards: BGSU, 2015 (9) HeldKentStateto200orfewerpassingyards:WMU,2016(73) Held Kent State to 100 or fewer passing yards: WMU,2016(73) Held Kent State to 300 or fewer yards total offense: BGSU,2016(254)Held Kent State to 200 or fewer yards total offense: Alabama,2016(166)

Special Teams ReturnedapuntforaTD:Alabama,2016(XavianMarks–75yards) ReturnedablockedpuntforaTD:Miami,2010(EvanHarris–18yards) Returnedakickoff foraTD:Marshall, 2015(DeandreReaves–93yards) Punted 10 or more times: Marshall, 2015 (12) Didnotpunt:OhioState,2002 Missed a kicking PAT: Buffalo, 2015

Miscellaneous Had30ormore1stdowns:BowlingGreen,2016(35) Had20ormore1stdowns:BowlingGreen,2016(35) Had10ormorepenalties:NCA&T,2016(10) Had 100 or more yards in penalties: UMass, 2014 (105) Had35minutesormoreofpossessiontime:BGSU,2016(40:30) Had one 100-yard receiver and one 100-yard rusher: NC A&T, 2016(TarikCohen–133rushing,TarikCohen–125receiving)

LONGEST PLAYSLongest Run From Scrimmage1. 99*#$ LouMarianovs.WesternReserve 10/1/542. 96* LarryBlackmanvs.Toledo 11/17/733. 93* TimStarksvs.NorthernIllinois 9/24/83

Longest Pass Play1. 98*# JoseDavistoEugeneBaker vs.CentralFlorida 10/4/972. 97* JoshuaCribbstoNajahPruden vs.Marshall 10/11/033. 85* SpencerKeithtoMattHurdle vs.CentralMichigan 11/4/11

Longest Kickoff Return1. 100*# DriArchervs.NIU 10/5/131. 100*# NormanWarrenvs.E.Kentucky 9/18/792. 99* DriArchervs.BallState 9/29/123. 98* DerrickSamuelsvs.NIU 9/18/82 98* OrinRichburgvs.Buffalo 9/16/67 98* DriArchervs.Towson 8/30/12 98* DriArchervs.EasternMichigan 10/6/12Longest Punt Return1. 87* GeraldTinkervs.Toledo 11/17/732. 86* FredGissendanerervs.BGSU 10/23/653. 80* DanWatkinsvs.Akron 10/26/74

Longest Interception Return1. 99* JackWilliamsatIowa 9/4/042. 97* JayLittlepagevs.Marietta 19333. 80* AlonzoCurryvs.Miami 11/11/724. 75* ShawnArmsteadvs.Buffalo 10/26/02

Longest Punt1. 99 CharlesKilbournevs.JohnCarroll 19292. 80 MattRinehartvs.WMU 10/31/093. 77 JimPosipankavs.BallState 9/24/774. 76 JackMancosvs.MorrisHarvey 10/20/51

Longest Field Goal1. 52 NateReedvs.CentralMichigan 10/27/072. 51 PaulMarchesevs.BowlingGreen 10/15/773. 50 JoeRomanovs.Navy 11/22/974. 49 FreddyCortezvs.EMU 11/19/11 49 DavePavichvs.NorthernIllinois 10/13/01 49 DavePavichvs.CentralMichigan 10/7/00 49 JoeRomanovs.BowlingGreen 11/1/97 49 JohnMansonvs.EMU 9/28/74

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LARGESTHOMECROWDS No. Attend Opponent Date 1. 27,363 Miami Nov.10,1973 2. 25,186 Akron Sept.23,2004 3. 25,137 BowlingGreen Oct.13,1973 4. 24,221 Akron Oct.9,2010 5. 23,158 YoungstownState Sept.14,1996 6. 23,102 Miami Oct.2,1982 7. 23,064 Akron Sept.10,1988 8. 22,758 BowlingGreen Sept.7,2013 9. 22,645 BallState Oct.8,1988 10. 22,013 Akron Sept.30,2006

KENTSTATEOVERTIMEGAMES10/7/00 at Central Michigan W, 24-21 (2ot)11/4/00 at Buffalo L, 20-1710/18/03 Connecticut L, 34-319/9/06 atArmy L,17-1411/24/07 Buffalo L, 30-2310/4/08 Akron L, 30-27 (2ot)11/30/12 vs.NorthernIllinois L,44-37(2ot) 9/26/15 Marshall L,36-29(2ot)9/10/16 NorthCarolinaA&T L,39-36(4ot)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUALRushing Rushed for 300 or more yards: N/A Rushed for 200 or more yards: Cameron Stingily, NIU 2013 (266) Rushedfor150ormoreyards:TerrySwanson,Toledo,2015(161) Rushed for 100 or more yards:threeplayers,BGSU,2016(146,131,105) Rushed 40 or more times: Michael Turner, Northern Illinois, 2002 (40) Rushed 30 or more times: D.Wilson,BGSU,2016(30) Rushed 25 or more times: D.Wilson,BGSU,2016(30) Rushedfor5ormoreTDs:N/A Rushedfor4ormoreTDs:BrandenOliver,Buffalo,2013(4) Rushedfor3ormoreTDs: Branden Oliver, Buffalo, 2013 (4) Rushedfor2ormoreTDs:D.Wilson,BGSU,2016(2) Hadarunof 80yardsormore:JoshCleveland,BGSU,2016(85) Had a run of 70 yards or more: JoshCleveland,BGSU,2016(85) Hadarunof 60yardsormore:JoshCleveland,BGSU,2016(85) Had a run of 50 yards or more:JoshCleveland,BGSU,2016(85)

Passing Passed for 500 or more yards: Tyler Sheehan, BGSU, 2009 (505) Passedfor400ormoreyards:MattJohnson,BGSU,2015(430) Passed for 300 or more yards: Cooper Rush, CMU, 2015 (337) Attempted60ormorepasses:TylerSheehan,BGSU,2009(63) Attempted50ormorepasses:TylerSheehan,BGSU,2009(63) Attempted 40 or more passes: CooperRush,CMU,2016(43) Completed 30 or more passes: Tyler Tettleton, Ohio, 2012 (37) Completed 20 or more passes: CooperRush,CMU,2016(20) Threw5ormoreTDs:MattJohnson,BGSU,2015 (5) Threw4ormoreTDs:MattJohnson,BGSU,2015 (5) Threw3ormoreTDs:MattJohnson,BGSU,2015 (5) Completedapassof90yardsormore:JoshHarris,BowlingGreen,2003 (91) Completedapassof80yardsormore:JamesKnapke,BowlingGreen, 2014 (82) Completedapassof70yardsormore:JamesKnapke,BowlingGreen, 2014 (82) Completedapassof60yardsormore:MattJohnson,BGSU,2015 (64) Completed a pass of 50 yards or more: Gus Ragland, Miami, 2016 (58)

Receiving Caught 10 or more passes: Willie Snead, Ball State, 2013 (10) Caught7ormorepasses:R.White,Monmouth,2016(7) Had 200 or more yards receiving: Chris Gallon, BGSU, 2012 (213) Had 150 or more yards receiving: Ronnie Moore, BGSU, 2015, (151) Had 100 or more yards receiving: Tarik Cohen NC A&T 2016,(125) Caught3ormoreTDpasses:FreddieBarnes,BGSU,2009(3) Caught2ormoreTDpasses:LeroyHill,NCA&T,2016,(2)Scoring Accountedfor5ormoreTDs:MattJohnson,BGSU,2015 (5 passing) Accountedfor5ormoreTDs:MattJohnson,BGSU,2015 (5 passing) Accountedfor3ormoreTDs:MattJohnson,BGSU,2015 (5 passing)

Defense Intercepted3ormorepasses:JanssenPatton,BGSU,2000(3) Intercepted 2 or more passes: Richard King, Army, 2010 (2) Recorded3ormoresacks:M.Wilkerson,Temple,2010(3) Recorded2ormoresacks:JeremyTaylor,NCA&T,2016(2)

Special Teams Kicked4ormorefieldgoals:NateFreese,BC,2010(4) Kickedafieldgoal50ormoreyards:SamFicken,PennState, 2013 (54) Kickedapunt70ormoreyards:J.Davidson,BGSU,2015,(71) Kickedapunt65ormoreyards:J.Davidson,BGSU,2015,(71) Kickedapunt60ormoreyards:JustinMartin,Miami,2016,(63) Punted 10 or more times:Tyler Williams, Marshall, 2015 (12) Totaled 175 or more kick return yards: NA Totaled100ormorekickreturnyards:VanEdwards,Akron,2015(156)

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