#21 WEST ALABAMA (4-1, 3-0) vs #9/14 DELTA STATE (5-0, 3-0)
Oct. 7, 2017 l McCool Stadium | Cleveland, Miss. | 6 p.m. | ESPN 104.9
 
THE SERIES
This is the 63rd meeting between the Tigers and the Statesmen. Delta State leads the series 35-24-3.
 
WEST ALABAMA
West Alabama is 4-1, 3-0 in GSC play, after a 62-0 victory over Shorter last week.
 
DELTA STATE
Delta State is 5-0, 3-0 in GSC play, after winning at Mississippi College last weekend.
 
THE COACHES
Brett Gilliland is 23-15 in his fourth season at UWA, his fourth as a head coach. Todd Cooley is 33-18 in his fifth year at DSU, his fifth year as a college head coach.
 
COVERAGE
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Radio | ESPN1049 App | ESPN 104.9 | Kyle Beede & Robert Upchurch on the call.
Twitter| @UWAAthletics
 
LAST FIVE
West Alabama has won four of the last five games in the series.
 
SINCE 2000
Delta State has won 11 of 17 meetings since the year 2000.
 
GILLILAND vs DELTA STATE
UWA head coach Brett Gilliland is 2-1 against Delta State.
 
COOLEY vs UWA
DSU head coach Todd Cooley is 1-3 against West Alabama.
 
LAST MEETING
UWA outlasted the Statesmen, 54-42, in a game where the two teams combined for 1,078 total yards. West Alabama piled up 566 yards and Delta State 512 on Oct. 8 last season in Livingston.
 
POLL WATCHING
Even if the AFCA voters are snubbing the Tigers, herosports.com has West Alabama No. 3 in the Bennett Rankings and D2Football.com ranked UWA at No. 21 in this week's poll.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tiger quarterback Harry Satterwhite was named the Gulf South Conference offensive player of the week for his performance in the Tigers' 62-0 win over Shorter. Satterwhite threw four touchdown passes while completing 27-of-36 for 248 yards.
 
NATIONAL HARRY HIGHLIGHTS
Harry Satterwhite is fourth in the nation in completion percentage at 72 percent and fifth nationally in completions per game at 27.80. Satterwhite leads the GSC in yards passing per game at 258.2, total offense at 259.4 and total passing yards at 1,291.
 
RED ZONE HOT
West Alabama leads the nation in red zone offense, having converted all 24 trips inside the opposing 20 into points, 17 of those touchdowns.
 
KEEPING SCORE
The UWA offense leads the Gulf South Conference and is fourth in the nation in scoring (45.8). The Tiger defense is 24th nationally and fourth in the GSC at 17.2 points allowed per game.
 
UWA LEADS THE GSC IN…
Scoring Offense            : 45.8
Touchdowns Scored: 30
Touchdowns Allowed: 8
Points Scored: 229
Total Offense: 477.0
Plays Run: 383
Yards Gained: 2,385
Passing Yards: 1,477
Pass Completions: 145
Pass Attempts: 202
Pass Completion %: 71.8
Pass Completion % Defense: 49.4
Passing Touchdowns: 11
First Downs: 121
First Downs Allowed: 75
4th Down Conversion Offense: 75% (3-4)
4th Down Conversion Defense: 16% (2-12)
 
FIRST AND THIRD IN COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
UWA leads the GSC and is third in the nation in pass completion percentage at .718. The Tigers have completed 145 of 202 passing attempts for 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions.
 
Uniform Combinations Record
Red Jersey, Red Pants: 0-0
White Jersey, Red Pants: 0-1
White Jersey, White Pants: 0-0
Red Jersey, Black Pants: 0-0
Red Jersey, White Pants: 2-0
White Jersey, Black Pants: 2-0
 
12 IN LAST 2
The West Alabama defense has collected 12 sacks in the last two games, seven at UNA and five more against Shorter.
 
COACH G TIED FOR 6TH
With the win over Shorter last week, Tiger head coach Brett Gilliland moved into a tie for sixth place on the UWA all-time coaching wins list with 23. He is tied with Micky Andrews, who went 23-7-2 from 1970-72, winning UWA's only national title in 1971.
 
NINE MORE FOR BRETT
Coach Brett Gilliland is 23-15 since taking over the Tiger program in 2014. Gilliland needs just nine wins to become the all-time winningest coach in UWA football history. Frank North won 31 games from 1979-84 to hold that record.
 
RUN STOPPERS
West Alabama and Delta State are the top two run stopping defenses in the GSC. The Statesmen only allow 61.4 yards on the ground and the Tigers 100.6.
 
UWA Record Breakdown
Overall: 4-1                              
GSC: 3-0
Home: 2-0                                           
Road: 2-1
Day:  0-0                                             
Night: 4-1
Sept: 4-1                                             
Oct: 0-0
Nov: 0-0                                                          
Score First: 2-0
Lead After 1st Quarter: 4-0
Trail After 1st Quarter:   0-1
Tied After 1st Quarter:  0-0
Lead at Half: 4-0
Trail at Half: 0-1
Tied at Half: 0-0
Lead After 3rd Quarter: 4-0
Trail After 3rd Quarter: 0-1
Tied After 3rd Quarter: 0-0
Lead After 4th Quarter: 4-0
Trail After 4th Quarter: 0-1
1-5 Points: 0-0
6-10 Points: 0-1
11-19 Points: 0-0
20-29 Points: 2-0
30 or More Points: 2-0
Overtime: 0-0
GSC Home: 2-0
GSC Road: 0-1
ESPN3: 0-1