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208554_LU Football_TXT:Layout 1BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
The Big South Conference is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2008-09, a milestone coming on the heels of unprecedented achievements and unparalleled success in League history over the past few years.
Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on the field of play and in the classroom. The league’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages, and quality athletic competition while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete.
The Big South Conference was formed on Aug. 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry began recruiting members into the Big South, receiving initial commitments from Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop.
One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the league’s first commissioner and continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to constitute an official conference. The Big South’s first year of competition was in the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference was granted full-fledged NCAA Division I status.
During its infancy and prior to securing automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several national postseason events, including volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf. The league received its first automatic bid in 1990 to the NCAA Baseball Championship.
In 1989, George F. "Buddy" Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as commissioner. Under Sasser’s leadership, the
conference implemented its public relations and compliance programs, and introduced its first- ever men’s basketball television package, featuring the Big South competing among some of the finest teams in the nation.
In the last 15 years alone, the Big South Conference has experienced monumental growth and success in nearly every sport. During this time, the conference has had two individual NCAA national champions, close to 200 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball, has received national Top 25 rankings in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & field, and men’s golf, had an individual selected to play in the NCAA Tennis Singles Championship three times, had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer in the country, had the national team and individual scoring leader in men’s basketball twice, received an at-large playoff berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in 2006, and had an institution finish fifth in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships – the conference’s highest-ever team finish in an NCAA event.
In 2006-07 alone, the Big South was the only conference nationwide to have an at-large participant in the football playoffs (Coastal Carolina), a team in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Baseball Regionals (Coastal Carolina). In fact, Coastal Carolina’s baseball program has been a No. 1 seed three out of the last four years, while its playoff berth in 2006 came in just the fifth-year of the Big South’s football existence.
In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as the league’s third Commissioner, and in his 12 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the conference to new levels.
The conference has enjoyed record levels in marketing revenue during the past several years, he has brought television coverage to Big South women’s basketball, baseball and softball for the first time in conference history, as well as increased national television exposure to the
League as a whole through aggressive and unique television packages.
Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its first long- range strategic plan, re-affirming the league’s vision as a distinctive athletic conference committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic competition. He also spearheaded the efforts to add football as a championship sport, which came to fruition in 2002.
Kallander’s long range vision has also included technological advancements, as the conference introduced its first live event video streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to more than 500 events annually through a partnership with the member institutions, as well as the creation of a conference blog and an online merchandise store.
The conference’s on-field accomplishments have been duplicated in the classroom. Annually, more than 40 percent of conference student-athletes are named to the Big South’s Presidential Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and the league has had more than 90 Academic All-Americans in its quarter-century of existence.
2007 Big South Conference Football Standings
Conference Overall Team W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. PF PA Home Road
x-Liberty .....................................4 ..................0 ............1.000 .............191 .............68 ....................8 ............3 ...........727 .........469 .................245 ..........6-0 ................2-3
Gardner-Webb ...........................2 .................2 .............500 ..............79 .............95 ...................5 ...........6 ..........455 ........245 ................278 .........4-1 ..............1-5
Charleston Southern ..................1..................3 .............250 ..............74 ............148 ..................5 ...........6 ..........455 ........268 ................378 .........3-2 ..............2-4
VMI ...........................................0 .................4 .............000 .............119 ...........188 ..................2 ...........9 ..........182 ........267 ................461 .........1-5 ..............1-4
Sasser Cup Champions
Conference Champions Football
Volleyball Men’s Soccer
Women’s Cross Country Men’s Cross Country Women’s Basketball
Men’s Indoor Track and Field Men’s Outdoor Track and Field
Men’s All-Sport Trophy Women’s All-Sport Trophy
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First Team Quarterback Brock Smith, Liberty
First Team Running Backs Rashad Jennings, Liberty Mike Tolbert, Coastal Carolina
First Team Wide Receivers Jerome Simpson, Coastal Carolina Duvaughn Flagler, Gardner-Webb Dee Brown, Charleston Southern
First Team Tight End Chris Luck, Liberty
First Team Offensive Linemen Stephen Sene, Liberty Eddie Pinigis, Liberty Marshal Ausberry, Liberty Demario Deese, Gardner-Webb Britt Leggett, Coastal Carolina
First Team Defensive Linemen Brian Johnston, Gardner-Webb Steven Ackley, Liberty Tommy Lloyd, VMI Adrain Grady, Coastal Carolina
First Team Linebackers Jada Ross, Charleston Southern Vince Redd, Liberty Mario Brown, Gardner-Webb Stevie Ray Lloyd, Liberty
First Team Defensive Backs Marrio Norman, Coastal Carolina Patrick Calvary, Liberty Brandon Autry, Coastal Carolina Cedric McGowan, Gardner-Webb
First Team Place Kicker Noah Greenbaum, Liberty
First Team Punter Michael Hanna, Gardner-Webb
First Team Long Snapper Dan Pope, Liberty
First Team Kickoff Return Specialist Tim Maypray, VMI
First Team Punt Return Specialist Wynton Jackson, Liberty
Second Team Quarterback Kyle Hughes, VMI
Second Team Running Backs Zach Terrell, Liberty Howard Abegesah, VMI
Second Team Wide Receivers Wynton Jackson, Liberty Tim Maypray, VMI Dobson Collins, Gardner-Webb
Second Team Tight End Ryan Ard, Charleston Southern
Second Team Offensive Linemen Robert Brown, VMI Ricky Howell, Charleston Southern Ivan Anderson, Gardner-Webb Mike Godsil, Liberty Britt Stone, Liberty
Second Team Defensive Linemen Dennis Justiniani, Charleston Southern Colin Dugan, Liberty Phillip Oboh, Coastal Carolina Jacob Killeen, Charleston Southern
Second Team Linebackers Jeffrey Williams, Gardner-Webb Anthony Steele, Coastal Carolina Nick Hursky, Liberty D.J. Rice, Coastal Carolina
Second Team Defensive Backs Whittmin Reese, Coastal Carolina Ryan Greiser, Liberty Daniel Cooke, Gardner-Webb Okeba Rollinson, Charleston Southern
Second Team Place Kicker Nick Ellis, Charleston Southern
Second Team Punter Zac Kolegue, Liberty
Second Team Long Snappers Matt Hoisington, Charleston Southern
Second Team Kickoff Return Specialist Dominic Bolden, Liberty
Second Team Punt Return Specialist Dobson Collins, Gardner-Webb
All-Academic Team Nick Ellis, Charleston Southern Whittmin Reese, Coastal Carolina Billy Luther, Gardner-Webb
Ryan Greiser, Liberty Jacob Rochester, VMI Sherman Burnett, Presbyterian
Offensive Player of the Year Rashad Jennings, Liberty
Defensive Player of the Year Brian Johnston, Gardner-Webb
Freshman of the Year Jeffrey Williams, Gardner-Webb
Coach of the Year Danny Rocco, Liberty
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Nick Ellis, Charleston Southern
Stevie Ray Lloyd, First-Team Linebacker
Danny Rocco, Big South Coach of the Year
Rashad Jennings, Big South Offensive Player of the Year
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2007 BIG SOUTH STATISTICS
Big South Conference NCAA National Individual Rankings
The following Big South individual players were ranked in the Top 50 in the final NCAA football statistical categories:
Offense Receptions Per Game 15.............Dee Brown, CSU .................................6.27 33.............Duvaughn Flagler, GWU ......................5.36 Total Offense 43.............Brock Smith, LU ..............................205.91 Passing Efficiency 9...............Brock Smith, LU ..............................157.42 38.............William Richardson, CCU .................128.37 Receiving Yards per Game 24.............Dee Brown, CSU ...............................81.64 44.............Duvaughn Flagler, GWU .....................70.73 Scoring 6...............Rashad Jennings, LU.........................11.33 14.............Noah Greenbaum, LU ..........................9.18 Rushing 13.............Rashad Jennings, LU .......................123.67 31.............Howard Abegesah, VMI ...................101.91 All-Purpose Running 8...............Tim Maypray, VMI ...........................179.55 26.............Rashad Jennings, LU .......................154.33
Defense Tackles per Game 7...............Jada Ross, CSU ................................11.91 16.............Jeffrey Williams, GWU .......................10.91 38.............Mario Brown, GWU..............................9.45 Sacks per Game 41.............Vince Redd, LU ...................................0.59 48.............Brian Johnston, GWU ..........................0.55 Interceptions per Game 29.............Patrick Calvary, LU ..............................0.36 29.............Cedric McGowan, GWU .......................0.36 46.............Jon Carmon, CSU ...............................0.33 49.............Kent Hicks, LU ....................................0.30 Tackles For Loss per Game 2...............Brian Johnston, GWU ..........................2.18 36.............Tommy Lloyd, VMI ..............................1.32 42.............Vince Redd, LU ...................................1.23
Special Teams Punting 32.............Michael Hanna, GWU.........................40.63 Kickoff Returns 3...............Dominic Bolden, LU...........................31.95 12.............Ar thur Sitton, CCU.............................27.53 22.............Eric O’Neal, CCU ...............................26.36 28.............Tim Maypray, VMI .............................25.40 Punt Returns 10.............Wynton Jackson, LU..........................13.35 47.............Dobson Collins, GWU ..........................8.07 Field Goals per Game 14.............Noah Greenbaum, LU ..........................1.36 32.............Evan Kay, GWU ...................................1.10 35.............Justin Durham, CCU ............................1.09 42.............Nick Ellis, CSU ....................................1.00
Big South Conference NCAA National Team Rankings
The following Big South teams were ranked in the Top 50 in the final NCAA football statistical categories:
Offense Total Offense 15.............Liberty ............................................429.64 36.............VMI ................................................400.55 Passing Offense 24.............Charleston Southern ....................... 246.00 49.............Liberty ........................................... 213.73 Passing Efficiency....................................................... 8...............Liberty ............................................158.12 15.............VMI ................................................148.64 Scoring Offense 3...............Liberty..............................................42.64 38.............Coastal Carolina ................................28.73 Rushing Offense 3...............VMI ................................................281.55 18.............Liberty ............................................215.91 29.............Coastal Carolina ..............................200.64
Passing Avg/Game Att-Cmp-Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G SMITH, Brock, LU.................245-150-7 ..61.2 2,226 19..202.4 BYRD, Eli, CSU.....................248-139-13 56.0 1,546 11..154.6 RICHARDSON, William, CCU .229-131-7 ..57.2 1,596 13..145.1 DOOLITTLE, Stan, GWU ........239-144-7 ..60.3 1,475 .9...134.1 BRYANT, Sidney, CSU ...........165-96-9....58.2 1,137 10..126.3
Total Offense Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G SMITH, Brock, LU.................39 .......2,226 ..277 ..2,265..205.9 BYRD, Eli, CSU.....................257 .....1,546 ..313 ..1,803..180.3 RICHARDSON, William, CCU .80 .......1,596 ..297 ..1,676..152.4 HUGHES, Kyle, VMI ..............444 .....1,097 ..244 ..1,541..140.1 DOOLITTLE, Stan, GWU ........38 .......1,475 ..310 ..1,513..137.5 BRYANT, Sidney, CSU ...........44 .......1,137 ..226 ..1,181..131.2 JENNINGS, Rashad, LU.........1,113......0......191 ..1,113..123.7 ABEGESAH, Howard, VMI .....1,121......0......223 ..1,121..101.9 TERRELL, Zach, LU ..............763 ........0......109 ...763 .....76.3 TOLBERT, Mike, CCU ............748 ........0......112 ...748 .....68.0
Receptions/Game Rec Yds TD Avg/C Rec/G BROWN, Dee, CSU ...............69 ........898......9 .....13.0.....6.27 FLAGLER, Duvaughn, GWU ...59 ........778......9 .....13.2.....5.36 COLLINS, Dobson, GWU .......51 ........649......3 .....12.7.....4.64 JACKSON, Wynton, LU .........46 ........641......6 .....13.9.....4.60 SIMPSON, Jerome, CCU .......41 ........697.....11 ....17.0.....3.73 TURNER, Brandon, LU ..........41 ........536......3 .....13.1.....3.73 MONTGOMERY, David, GWU .35 ........214......0 ......6.1......3.18 MURRY, Markus, CSU...........27 ........401......2 .....14.9.....3.00 MAYPRAY, Tim, VMI..............31 ........615......7 .....19.8.....2.82 JONES, Tim, CSU .................27 ........352......2 .....13.0.....2.45
Receive Yds/Game Rec Yds TD Avg/C Yds/G BROWN, Dee, CSU ...............69 ........898......9 .....13.0.....81.6 FLAGLER, Duvaughn, GWU ...59 ........778......9 .....13.2.....70.7 JACKSON, Wynton, LU .........46 ........641......6 .....13.9.....64.1 SIMPSON, Jerome, CCU .......41 ........697.....11 ....17.0.....63.4 COLLINS, Dobson, GWU .......51 ........649......3 .....12.7.....59.0 MAYPRAY, Tim, VMI..............31 ........615......7 .....19.8.....55.9 TURNER, Brandon, LU ..........41 ........536......3 .....13.1.....48.7 MURRY, Markus, CSU...........27 ........401......2 .....14.9.....44.6 BOLDEN, Dominic, LU ..........24 ........415......6 .....17.3.....37.7 JONES, Tim, CSU .................27 ........352......2 .....13.0.....32.0
All Purpose Rush Rcv PR-KR Yds Avg/G MAYPRAY, Tim, VMI..............391.......615 .80-8891,975..179.5 JENNINGS, Rashad, LU.........1,113....276 ....0-0 ..1,389..154.3 JACKSON, Wynton, LU .........76 ........641 227-2021,146.114.6 ABEGESAH, Howard, VMI .....1,121.....31 .....0-0 ..1,152..104.7 BOLDEN, Dominic, LU ..........10 ........415 ..0-671 1,096....99.6 MONTGOMERY, David, GWU .736.......214 ....0-0....950 .....86.4 BROWN, Dee, CSU ...............11 ........898 ...0-20...929 .....84.5 TERRELL, Zach, LU ..............763 .......50 .....0-0....813 .....81.3 FLAGLER, Duvaughn, GWU ...0 ..........778 ...0-43...821 .....74.6 TOLBERT, Mike, CCU ............748 .......58 .....0-0....806 .....73.3
Interceptions G Int Yds TD Int/G CALVARY, Patrick, LU............11 ..........4......100 .....1 .......0.36 McGOWAN, Cedric, GWU......11 ..........4.......65 ......0 .......0.36 CARMON, Jon, CSU..............9 ............3.......99 ......0 .......0.33 HICKS, Kent, LU ...................10 ..........3.......36 ......0 .......0.30 REESE, Whittmin, CCU..........11 ..........3.......21 ......0 .......0.27 WARRIOR, Josh, CSU...........11 ..........3.......17 ......0 .......0.27 AUTRY, B,, CCU....................10 ..........2........0 .......0 .......0.20 CUNNINGHAM, Keon, CCU....11 ..........2.......86 ......1 .......0.18
Pass Efficiency Att-Cmp-Int Pct. Yds TD......Eff. SMITH, Brock, LU .................245-150-7..61.22,226..19 .157.4 RICHARDSON, William, CCU .229-131-7..57.21,596..13 .128.4 BRYANT, Sidney, CSU............165-96-9....58.21,137..10 .125.2 DOOLITTLE, Stan, GWU ........239-144-7..60.31,475 ..9 ..118.7 BYRD, Eli, CSU .....................248-139-1356.01,546..11 .112.6
Punt Return Avg. G Ret Yds TD Avg JACKSON, Wynton, LU .........10 .........17.....227 .....2 .......13.4 COLLINS, Dobson, GWU .......11 .........14.....113 .....0 .........8.1
Kick Return Avg. G Ret Yds TD Avg BOLDEN, Dominic, LU ..........11 .........21.....671 .....1 .......32.0 SITTON, Arthur, CCU ............11 .........19.....523 .....1 .......27.5 O'NEAL, Eric, CCU ................11 .........14.....369 .....0 .......26.4 MAYPRAY, Tim, VMI..............11 .........35.....889 .....2 .......25.4 STEVENSON, Gerald, CSU.....11 .........24.....551 .....0 .......23.0 PETTY, Tyson, GWU..............11 .........28.....586 .....0 .......20.9 JACKSON, Brandon, GWU.....10 .........12.....215 .....0 .......17.9
Punting Cl G Punts Yds Avg HANNA, Michael, GWU .........10 .........38....1544 ...64 ......40.6 ELLIS, Nick, CSU..................11 .........57....2105 ...58 ......36.9 ERDMAN, Ben, CCU .............11 .........46....1620 ...59 ......35.2 HUGHES, Kyle, VMI ..............11 .........40....1340 ...54 ......33.5
Scoring TD XPT FG Pts Pts/G JENNINGS, Rashad, LU.........17 ..........0........0 .....104 .....11.6 GREENBAUM, Noah, LU........0 ...........56......15 ....101 .......9.2 TERRELL, Zach, LU ..............11 ..........0........0 ......66 ........6.6 MAYPRAY, Tim, VMI..............12 ..........0........0 ......72 ........6.5 DURHAM, Justin, CCU ..........0 ...........32......12 .....68 ........6.2 SIMPSON, Jerome, CCU .......11 ..........0........0 ......66 ........6.0 ELLIS, Nick, CSU..................0 ...........29......11 .....62 ........5.6 TOLBERT, Mike, CCU ............9 ............0........0 ......56 ........5.1 FLAGLER, Duvaughn, GWU ...9 ............0........0 ......54 ........4.9 BROWN, Dee, CSU ...............9 ............0........0 ......54 ........4.9
Scoring (TDs) TD Ru-P-Ret PAT Pts Pts/G JENNINGS, Rashad, LU.........17 .....15-2-0 .......1 ....104 ....11.6 TERRELL, Zach, LU ..............11 .....11-0-0 .......0 .....66.......6.6 MAYPRAY, Tim, VMI..............12 ......3-7-2 ........0 .....72.......6.5 SIMPSON, Jerome, CCU .......11 .....0-11-0 .......0 .....66.......6.0 TOLBERT, Mike, CCU ............9 ........9-0-0 ........1 .....56.......5.1 BROWN, Dee, CSU ...............9 ........0-9-0 ........0 .....54.......4.9 FLAGLER, Duvaughn, GWU ...9 ........0-9-0 ........0 .....54.......4.9 JACKSON, Wynton, LU .........8 ........0-6-2 ........0 .....48.......4.8 BOLDEN, Dominic, LU ..........8 ........1-6-1 ........0 .....48.......4.4 ROBINSON, Joey, VMI...........6 ........5-1-0 ........0 .....36.......3.3
Scoring (Kick) G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G GREENBAUM, Noah, LU........11.......56-59 15-19..101 .......9.2 DURHAM, Justin, CCU ..........11.......32-36 12-17...68 ........6.2 ELLIS, Nick, CSU..................11.......29-30 11-17...62 ........5.6 SWEENEY, Patrick, VMI .........11.......28-34 ..3-8.....37 ........3.4 KAY, Evan, GWU ...................10.........0-0 ..11-15...33 ........3.3 PORTS, Taylor, GWU.............11.......28-28 ..0-0.....28 ........2.5
Field Goals G FG FGA Pct. FG/G GREENBAUM, Noah, LU........11 .........15......19 ....78.9.....1.36 KAY, Evan, GWU ...................10 .........11......15 ....73.3.....1.10 DURHAM, Justin, CCU ..........11 .........12......17 ....70.6.....1.09 ELLIS, Nick, CSU..................11 .........11......17 ....64.7.....1.00 SWEENEY, Patrick, VMI .........11 ..........3........8 .....37.5.....0.27
Pat Kicking PCT Cl G Made Att Pct. PORTS, Taylor, GWU.............So. ........11......28 .....28 ....100.0 ELLIS, Nick, CSU..................Sr. .........11......29 .....30 ......96.7 GREENBAUM, Noah, LU .......Sr. .........11......56 .....59 ......94.9 DURHAM, Justin, CCU ..........Fr. ..........11......32 .....36 ......88.9 SWEENEY, Patrick, VMI .........Fr. ..........11......28 .....34 ......82.4
Tackles (All positions) Player Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack ROSS, Jada, CSU .................57 .........74.....131 ...11.9.......0.0 WILLIAMS, Jeffrey, GWU ......49 .........71.....120 ...10.9.......1.0 BROWN, Mario, GWU ...........47 .........57.....104 ....9.5........2.0 HURSKY, Nick, LU.................37 .........41......78 .....8.7........2.5 LLOYD, Stevie Ray, LU ..........34 .........61......95 .....8.6........0.0 WARRIOR, Josh, CSU...........54 .........32......86 .....7.8........1.0 McKINNEY, Patrick, VMI ........32 .........46......78 .....7.1........0.5 JOHNSTON, Brian, GWU .......37 .........37......74 .....6.7........6.0 STEELE, Anthony, CCU .........34 .........31......65 .....6.5........3.0 TAYLOR, Keith, VMI...............27 .........43......70 .....6.4........0.0
Sacks Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G REDD, Vince, LU ..................6 ............1.......49 .....6.5..... 0.59 JOHNSTON, Brian, GWU .......5 ............2.......41 .....6.0..... 0.55 LLOYD, Tommy, VMI .............3 ............5.......30 .....5.5..... 0.50 KILEEN, Jacob, CSU .............4 ............1.......21 .....4.5..... 0.45 MIDDLETON, Ro-Derick, CCU3 ............2.......28 .....4.0..... 0.40 OBOH, Phillip, CCU ...............4 ............0.......21 .....4.0..... 0.36 JACKSON, Quantavis, GWU...3 ............1.......26 .....3.5..... 0.32 ACKLEY, Steven, LU..............3 ............0.......23 .....3.0..... 0.27 BANNON, Patrick, LU ............3 ............0.......21 .....3.0..... 0.33 ALEXANDER, Damiso, VMI....2 ............2.......20 .....3.0..... 0.27
Tackles For Loss Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G JOHNSTON, Brian, GWU .......19 .........10.....115 ...24.0.... 2.18 LLOYD, Tommy, VMI .............10 ..........8.......54 ....14.0.... 1.27 REDD, Vince, LU ..................12 ..........3.......67 ....13.5.... 1.23 ACKLEY, Steven, LU..............8 ............5.......35 ....10.5.... 0.95 BROWN, Mario, GWU ...........6 ............8.......25 ....10.0.... 0.91 WILLIAMS, Jeffrey, GWU ......3 ...........11......32 .....8.5..... 0.77 OBOH, Phillip, CCU ...............6 ............5.......33 .....8.5..... 0.77 RAMIREZ, Marco, CSU .........6 ............4.......33 .....8.0..... 0.73 HURSKY, Nick, LU.................5 ............5.......30 .....7.5..... 0.83 ROCHESTER, Jacob, VMI......5 ............5.......18 .....7.5..... 0.68
Fumbles Forced Team Cl. G Num RICE, D.J. ............................CCU .......Jr. ......11 ......5 AUTRY, B, ............................CCU ......So. .....10 ......3 ALEXANDER, Damiso............VMI........Fr. ......11 ......3 TORRENCE, Tim...................LU.........So. ......9 .......2 HORTON, Brandon ................CSU.......Sr.......10 ......2 WARRIOR, Josh ...................CSU .......Jr. ......11 ......2 YOUNGBLOOD, Bryant ..........VMI .......So. .....11 ......2 ISOM, Quinnon .....................GWU ......Jr. ......11 ......2 REDD, Vince ........................LU .........Sr.......11 ......2 TINSLEY, Pierre ....................LU..........Fr. .......9 .......1
Fumbles Recovered Team Cl. G Num WINE, Josh ..........................VMI........Fr. ......11 ......3 DUKE, Brandon ....................LU .........Sr.......11 ......3 FERGUSON, Alexius..............CSU .......Jr. ......11 ......2 ROLLINSON, Okeba ..............CSU .......Jr. ......11 ......2 BROWN, Mario .....................GWU ......Jr. ......11 ......2 REESE, Whittmin ..................CCU .......Jr. ......11 ......2 JUSTINIANI, Dennis ..............CSU.......Sr.......11 ......2 RICE, D.J. ............................CCU .......Jr. ......11 ......2 FRASIER, Derrick..................CCU .......Fr. .......9 .......1 TINSLEY, Pierre ....................LU..........Fr. .......9 .......1
Passes Defended Cl. G Brup Int ......Total McGOWAN, Cedric, GWU......So. ........11......12 ......4 ..........16 CALVARY, Patrick, LU............Jr. ..........11.......6 .......4 ..........10 REDD, Vince, LU ..................Sr. .........11.......6 .......2 ............8 CARMON, Jon, CSU..............Sr. ..........9........3 .......3 ............6 GREISER, Ryan, LU ..............Jr. ..........11.......6 .......1 ............7 TAYLOR, Keith, VMI...............Jr. ..........11.......6 .......1 ............7 BROWN, Marcus, VMI...........Sr. .........11.......7 .......0 ............7 WARRIOR, Josh, CSU...........Jr. ..........11.......4 .......3 ............7 HICKS, Kent, LU ...................Jr. ..........10.......3 .......3 ............6 BROWN, Mario, GWU ...........Jr. ..........11.......5 .......1 ............6
2008-09 Big South Conference Quick Facts
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE 7233 Pineville-Matthews Road, Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28226 Phone: (704) 341-7990 Fax: (704) 341-7991 www.BigSouthSports.com
Founded ..........................................................................1983
Vice President........................General J.H. Binford Peay III, VMI
Secretary .........................................Penelope W. Kyle, Radford
Commissioner ................................................Kyle B. Kallander
Director of Marketing...............................................Chad Cook
Office Manager ..................................................Nancy Perkins
Marketing Assistant...........................................................TBA
Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials....................Joe Forte
Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials.......................TBA
Coordinator of Baseball Umpires ......................Tony Thompson
Coordinator of Volleyball Officials ..........................Daniel Leake
Full-Time Member Institutions (10): Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Liberty, Presbyterian, Radford, UNC Asheville, Virginia Military Institute, Winthrop.
Associate Members: Stony Brook (football), Bucknell (women’s golf), College of the Holy Cross (women’s golf).
Geographical Breakdown (3 states): North Carolina (3) – Gardner-Webb, High Point, UNC Asheville; South Carolina (4) – Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Presbyterian, Winthrop; Virginia (3) – Liberty, Radford, Virginia Military Institute.
Championship Sports (18): Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross Country, Football, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Softball, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis, Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field, Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field, Volleyball.
Council of Chief Executive Officers: Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr., Charleston Southern; Dr. David DeCenzo, Coastal Carolina; Dr. Frank Bonner, Gardner-Webb; Dr. Nido Qubein, High Point; Dr. Ronald S. Godwin, Liberty; Dr. John Griffith, Presbyterian, Penelope Kyle, Radford; Dr. Anne Ponder, UNC Asheville; General J.H. Binford Peay III, VMI; Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio, Winthrop.
2007 BIG SOUTH STATISTICS
Big South Team Statistics
Pass Offense G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Charleston Southern .......11...418.....236......24 .....56.5 ..2,706 ...6.5 .....21 .....246.0 Liberty ............................11 ...263 .....163 .......7.......62.0 ..2,351....8.9 ......21......213.7 Gardner-Webb................11...363.....216......14 .....59.5 ..2,335 ...6.4 .....15 .....212.3 Coastal Carolina .............11...254.....145.......8 ......57.1 ..1,719 ...6.8 .....14 .....156.3 VMI ...............................11...141......74........7 ......52.5 ..1,309 ...9.3 .....12 .....119.0
Pass Offense G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Coastal Carolina .............11...218.....118......18 .....54.1 ..1,555 ...7.1 .....11 .....141.4 Gardner-Webb................11...302.....168......13 .....55.6 ..1,946 ...6.4 .....15 .....176.9 Charleston Southern .......11...313.....172......11 .....55.0 ..2,225 ...7.1 .....21 .....202.3 Liberty ............................11 ...352 .....219 ......18......62.2 ..2,429....6.9 ......17......220.8 VMI ...............................11...258.....166.......2 ......64.3 ..2,518 ...9.8 .....25 .....228.9
Punting G No. Yards Avg Ret Yds Avg Net/P Liberty ............................11.......39 ......1,595 ......40.9.......123......3.2..........6 .......34.7 Charleston Southern .......11 ......58 .....2,130......36.7 ......193 .....3.3 .........1.......33.1 Gardner-Webb................11 ......55 .....1,916......34.8 ......243 .....4.4 .........2.......29.7 VMI ...............................11 ......43 .....1,429......33.2 ......156 .....3.6 .........1.......29.1 Coastal Carolina .............11 ......48 .....1,649......34.4 ......169 .....3.5 .........7.......27.9
|---Gained---| |------Lost------| Turnover Margin G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G Coastal Carolina .............11....14 ......18.......32 .......9 ........8 .......17 ....+15 .....1.36 Liberty ............................11 ....12 .......18 .......30 ........9 ........7........16.....+14 ......1.27 Gardner-Webb................11.....6 .......13.......19 .......7 .......14 ......21 ......-2 ......-0.18 Charleston Southern .......11....11 ......11.......22 ......11 ......24 ......35 .....-13 .....-1.18 VMI ...............................11....11 .......2........13 ......20 .......7 .......27 .....-14 .....-1.27
Rushing Offense G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G VMI ...............................11..........647..........3,115 ...........4.8 ..............23........283.2 Liberty ............................11 ..........431 ..........2,375 ............5.5 ...............32.........215.9 Coastal Carolina .............11..........517..........2,277 ...........4.4 ..............24........207.0 Gardner-Webb................11..........372..........1,458 ...........3.9 ..............14........132.5 Charleston Southern .......11..........345..........1,204 ...........3.5 ...............8.........109.5
Total Defense G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg TD Yds/G Gardner-Webb................11 .....1,849 ....1,946.....796 ....3,795 .....4.8......31 ....345.0 Liberty ............................11......1,413.....2,429 .....791.....3,842......4.9 ......32 .....349.3 Coastal Carolina .............11 .....2,408 ....1,555.....689 ....3,963 .....5.8......38 ....360.3 Charleston Southern .......11 .....2,139 ....2,225.....808 ....4,364 .....5.4......45 ....396.7 VMI ...............................11 .....2,250 ....2,518.....660 ....4,768 .....7.2......58 ....433.5
Pass Efficiency G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic Liberty ............................11 .......263........163 .......620........7 .......2,351 ....21 .....158.1 VMI ...............................11.......141 ........74........525 .......7.......1,309....12 ....148.6 Coastal Carolina .............11.......254 .......145.......571 .......8.......1,719....14 ....125.8 Gardner-Webb................11.......363 .......216.......595 ......14......2,335....15 ....119.5 Charleston Southern .......11.......418 .......236.......565 ......24......2,706....21 ....115.9
Pass Def Efficiency G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic Coastal Carolina .............11.......218 .......118 .......18 ......54.1 ....1,555....11 ....114.2 Gardner-Webb................11.......302 .......168 .......13 ......55.6 ....1,946....15 ....117.5 Liberty ............................11 .......352........219........18.......62.2.....2,429 ....17 .....125.9 Charleston Southern .......11.......313 .......172 .......11 ......55.0 ....2,225....21 ....129.8 VMI ...............................11.......258 .......166 ........2 .......64.3 ....2,518....25 ....176.7
Red Zone Offense G Red Zone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other Liberty ..........................11....52-61 ......85.2 ....38..27/1114-16 .........................4/1/1/1 Gardner-Webb..............11 ...28-35......80.0....18 ..8/10 10-13........................1/1/1/1 Coastal Carolina ...........11 ...36-48......75.0....28 ..21/7 .8-12.........................3/1/2/2 Charleston Southern.....11 ...28-40......70.0....18 ..6/12 10-13........................3/2/4/0 VMI .............................11 ...22-32......68.8....20 ..16/4 ..2-6..........................2/0/4/0
Red Zone Defense G Red Zone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other Charleston Southern.....11 ...41-55......74.5....34 .22/12 7-14.........................1/1/4/1 Coastal Carolina ...........11 ...29-38......76.3....25 ..20/5 ..4-7..........................2/1/1/2 Gardner-Webb..............11 ...34-43......79.1....24 ..16/8 10-12........................2/0/3/2 VMI .............................11 ...41-51......80.4....34 .24/10 .7-9..........................4/0/3/1 Liberty ..........................11....27-32 ......84.4 ....23...15/8...4-4 ...........................1/1/3/0
First Downs G Rush Pass Pen Total Liberty ............................11 ...120 ......85 .......21 ......226 VMI ...............................11...163......48.......11......222 Gardner-Webb................11....82......109......23......214 Coastal Carolina .............11...120......69.......22......211 Charleston Southern .......11....69......117......12......198
Opponent 1st Downs G Rush Pass Pen Total Coastal Carolina .............11...118......57........7 ......182 Gardner-Webb................11...116......84.......14......214 VMI ...............................11...105......99.......15......219 Liberty ............................11 ....97 ......106 ......21 ......224 Charleston Southern .......11...121......95.......26......242
Sacks By G Sacks Yards Coastal Carolina .............11...............27 ................172 Gardner-Webb................11...............23 ................153 Liberty ............................11................23 .................167 VMI ...............................11...............18 ..................99 Charleston Southern .......11...............14 ..................84
Sacks Against G Sacks Yards Liberty ............................11...............8 ......................77 VMI ...............................11 .............19 ..................105 Charleston Southern .......11 .............19 ....................91 Coastal Carolina .............11 .............20 ..................120 Gardner-Webb................11 .............30 ..................215
Field Goals G Made Att Pct Liberty ............................11 ...........15 .........19 ........789 Gardner-Webb................11 ..........11.........15 .......733 Coastal Carolina .............11 ..........12.........18 .......667 Charleston Southern .......11 ..........11.........17 .......647 VMI ...............................11 ...........3...........8 ........375
PAT Kicking G Made Att Pct Gardner-Webb................11 ..........28.........28 ....1.000 Liberty ............................11 ...........56 .........59 ........949 Charleston Southern .......11 ..........29.........31 .......935 Coastal Carolina .............11 ..........32.........36 .......889 VMI ...............................11 ..........28.........34 .......824
Time of Possession G Total Time Avg/G VMI ...............................11...........382:35 ..........34:46 Coastal Carolina .............11...........337:41 ..........30:41 Charleston Southern .......11...........322:21 ..........29:18 Liberty ............................11............307:46 ...........27:58 Gardner-Webb................11...........302:17 ..........27:28
Kickoff Coverage G No. Yards TB Avg Liberty ............................11 ....84.....5,238......7.......42.3 Gardner-Webb................11....53 ....2,989 .....1 ......38.9 Coastal Carolina .............11....63 ....3,445 .....0 ......37.0 Charleston Southern .......11....53 ....3,067 .....0 ......33.4 VMI ...............................11....51 ....2,643 .....1 ......27.1
Pass Efficiency G Att-Cmp Pct Int EFF. Liberty.........................11....263-163....620 ...7.....158.1 VMI ............................11 ....141-74 ....525 ...7 ....148.6 Coastal Carolina..........11 ...254-145 ...571 ...8 ....125.8 Gardner-Webb ............11 ...363-216 ...595 ..14 ...119.5 Charleston Southern ...11 ...418-236 ...565 ..24 ...115.9
Big South Conference Staff
Commissioner Kyle B. Kallander
Associate Commissioner Marketing
James Companion, Jr.
Assistant Commissioner Public Relations Mark Simpson
Director of Marketing Chad Cook
Assistant Director of Public Relations
Nic Bowman
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE COMPOSITE SCHEDULE
Thursday, Aug. 28 Gardner-Webb at Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 p.m. Charleston Southern at Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Saturday, Aug. 30 Colgate at Stony Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m. North Greenville at Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m. Presbyterian at Wofford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Saturday, Sept. 6 St. Francis (Pa.) at VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Wofford at Charleston Southern, . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Fayetteville State at Presbyterian . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Elon at Stony Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 p.m. Tusculum at Gardner-Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m. Colgate at Coastal Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m. Glenville State at Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13 Coastal Carolina at Monmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 p.m. Charleston Southern at Miami (Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . .3 p.m. Liberty at Western Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m. Presbyterian at Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Austin Peay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m. Stony Brook at Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA VMI at William & Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Saturday, Sept. 20 Chowan at VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Western Carolina at Presbyterian . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Towson at Coastal Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m. Stony Brook at Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Saturday, Sept. 27 North Greenville at Charleston Southern . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina at North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m. Sam Houston State at Gardner-Webb . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m. Liberty at Youngstown State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m. Hofstra at Stony Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m. Presbyterian at Appalachian State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m. VMI at Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Saturday, Oct. 4 Richmond at VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern * . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. North Greenville at Presbyterian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m. Liberty at Coastal Carolina * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 11 Coastal Carolina at VMI * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. North Carolina Central at Presbyterian . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Stony Brook at Liberty * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30 p.m. Charleston Southern at Savannah State . . . . . . . . . . .TBA Gardner-Webb at Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Saturday, Oct. 18 Charleston Southern at Stony Brook * . . . . . . . . . . .3 p.m. Lafayette at Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30 p.m. Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m. North Carolina Central at Coastal Carolina . . . . . . .7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 25 VMI at Gardner-Webb * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Charleston Southern at Liberty * . . . . . . . . . .3:30 p.m. Stony Brook at Coastal Carolina * . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1 VMI at Charleston Southern * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Liberty at Presbyterian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Stony Brook * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 8 Liberty at VMI * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Presbyterian at Charleston Southern . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Gardner-Webb * . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Stony Brook at Iona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Saturday, Nov. 15 Gardner-Webb at Liberty * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 p.m. VMI at Stony Brook * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 p.m. Edward Waters at Charleston Southern . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22 Elon at Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 p.m. Presbyterian at VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina * . . . . . . .6 p.m.

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