University of North Dakota Athletics

PAGE 2 • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING SIOUX FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 • WEEK 4
UND’s record when...
Home__________________________ 3-0
Away__________________________ 1-0
Neutral_________________________ 0-0
Leading after 1st quarter___________ 4-0
Trailing after 1st quarter_ __________ 0-0
Tied after 1st quarter______________ 0-0
Leading at halftime_ ______________ 4-0
Trailing at halftime________________ 0-0
Tied at halftime_ _________________ 0-0
Leading after 3rd quarter___________ 3-0
Trailing after 3rd quarter_ __________ 0-0
Tied after 3rd quarter_____________ 0-0
Winning turnover battle____________ 3-0
Losing turnover battle_____________ 1-0
Turnovers equal_________________ 0-0
Winning time of possession________ 4-0
Losing time of possession__________ 0-0
More 1st downs than opponent______ 3-0
Fewer 1st downs than opponent_____ 0-0
First downs are tied_______________ 1-0
More penalties than opponent_______ 1-0
Fewer penalties than opponent______ 2-0
Equal number of penalties_________ 1-0
Running for 100+ yards____________ 3-0
Running for under 100 yards________ 1-0
Allowing 100+ rushing yards________ 1-0
Allowing under 100 rushing yards____ 3-0
On Thursday____________________ 2-0
On Saturday_ ___________________ 2-0
In August_______________________ 1-0
In September____________________ 3-0
In October______________________ 0-0
In November____________________ 0-0
In December____________________ 0-0
On grass_______________________ 0-0
On artificial turf_ _________________ 4-0
Indoors________________________ 4-0
Outdoors_______________________ 0-0
2008 GWC preseason coaches poll
Rk Team (1st votes) Points
1. Cal Poly (3) 23
2. UC Davis (2) 22
3. North Dakota 14
4. South Dakota 11
5. Southern Utah 5
Preseason Off. Player of the Year
Ramses Barden, WR, Caly Poly
Preseason Def. Player of the Year
John Faletoese, DL, UC Davis
Preseason Spec. Teams Player of the Year
Tre’dale Tolver, WR/KR/PR, Cal Poly
completions and attempts, hitting 32 of 59 passes for 322 yards. The 300-yard performance
was the second in as many weeks for the St. Amant native, who threw for a career-high
330 yards versus South Dakota last Saturday.
Sophomore wide receiver Andre Cryer caught seven passes for a career-high 138 yards
and a touchdown to lead the Lions. Cryer’s touchdown catch came from junior wide receiver
Chris Wilson, who completed his first career pass, while also finishing with six catches
and 64 yards.
Freshman Simmie Yarborough also caught seven balls for 83 yards for Southeastern.
Senior running back Jay Lucas amassed 99 total yards in the contest, as Southeastern
put up a season-high 440 yards and recorded 23 first downs.
Southeastern was led defensively by sophomore linebacker Mark Newbill, who finished
with eight tackles, two forced fumbles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack. Junior defensive
back Brian Reynolds also had eight stops for the Lions, while junior Tommy Connors,
sophomore Ryan Godare and freshman Devin Jones had seven tackles each.
In the weeks prior, the Lions won their first game against Alcorn State, 34-28 before falling
to Mississippi State, 34-10. SLU bounced back in Week 3 with a tight, 31-30 victory over
South Dakota.
SEL head coach Mike lucas: When Mike Lucas was named the 14th head
football coach in Southeastern Louisiana history on December 14, 2006, his main focus was
to quickly stabilize a young program that was affected by two seasons of distractions.
But with his many years of experience in the Southland Conference, learning under some
of the league’s legendary mentors, and gaining the trust and admiration of his players,
Lucas has the Lions back on track as they enter their fourth season in one of the top
football conferences in the Football Championship Subdivision.
Officially named head football coach at the end of the 2006 campaign after serving the
previous two seasons as defensive coordinator, Lucas is familiar with the ingredients that
are needed to be a consistent winner in the Southland Conference.
Lucas took over the program on an interim basis for the final three games of the 2006 season
before embarking on his first full season as head coach in 2007. With a new quarterback
and tremendous youth on the defensive side of the ball, the Lions showed dramatic
improvement and played with the heart and determination needed to win championships.
Southeastern finished the 2007 season with a 3-8 record, but the foundation for a successful
gridiron future was laid under Lucas’ guidance.
Offensively in 2007, Southeastern relied on the play of All-SLC running back Jay Lucas
along with first-year starter Brian Babin, who made great strides during the season at
quarterback and fifth-year wideout Byron Ross, who provided the Lions on of the top deep
threats in the league.
With an extremely youthful defense, featuring as many as seven true freshmen on the field
at one time, Southeastern displayed Lucas’ hard-nosed style of play in every game during
the season.
Highlighted by Tommy Connors, a sophomore and one of the elder statesmen on the
defensive side, and true freshman Mark Newbill, the Lions finished near the top of the
FCS national rankings in turnover margin.
2008 per game comparison:
UND
ISU
SCORING 38.5 ppg 25.2 ppg
PASSING 244.5 ypg 263.0 ypg
RUSHING 196.2 ypg 69.5 ypg
TOTAL OFFENSE 440.8 ypg 332.5 ypg
SACK BY-Yards 5-39 7-33
PEN. YDS./GAME 28.5 ypg 75.8 ypg
3RD DOWN % 48% 38%
4TH DOWN % 100% 100%
TIME OF POSSESSION 35:34 29:24
TOUCHDOWNS 20 12
Returning team leaders:
PASSING
UND: Danny Freund (Sr.)
177.06 Eff., 74.5%, 901 Yds., 10 TD, 0 INT, 225.2 Ypg, Long 63 Yds.
SEL: Brian Babin (Jr.)
127.57 Eff., 58.7%, 796 Yds., 5 TD, 0 INT, 265.3 Ypg., Long 64 Yds.
RUSHING
UND: Josh Murray (So.)
74 Att., 502 Yds., 6.8 Avg., 5 TD, Long 53, 125.5 Ypg.
SEL: Jay Lucas (Sr.)
56 Att., 235 Yds., 4.2 Avg., 3 TD, Long 29, 58.8 Ypg.
RECEIVING
WE ARE 1. WE ARE NORTH DAKOTA.