Football Preview | Game 6 | UWA at Shorter

WEST ALABAMA (3-2,0-2) at SHORTER (0-5,0-3)
10.6.18 l Barron Stadium | Rome, Ga. | 1 p.m. EDT l ESPN 104.9

THE SERIES
This is the seventh meeting between the Tigers and the Hawks. UWA leads 6-0.

WEST ALABAMA
West Alabama is 3-2 overall, 0-2 in GSC play.

SHORTER
Shorter is 0-5 overall, 0-3 in GSC play. The Hawks have lost 33 consecutive games.

THE COACHES
Brett Gilliland is 32-19 in his fifth season at UWA, his fifth as a head coach. Zach Morrison is 0-5 in his first year as a head coach.

COVERAGE
Radio: ESPN 104.9: Robert Upchurch & Will Atkinson handle the call.
Twitter: @UWAAthletics
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ROAD WEARY
After a three-game homestead to open the season, West Alabama completes a three-game road swing with the game at Shorter. This is the third trip to Rome for UWA. The Tigers are 2-0 at Barron Stadium.

IN SEARCH OF POINTS
After averaging 32.3 points through the first three games of the season West Alabama is managing just 14.5 over its last two games, both on the road.

NO MORE DARKNESS
West Alabama played its final night game of the season last week at North Greenville. The latest start the rest of the year for UWA is a 4 p.m. CST kickoff against Florida Tech on Oct. 27 to accommodate UWA Homecoming festivities. The Tigers finish the year 2-2 in night games.

LAST TIME vs THE HAWKS
Harry Satterwhite threw four touchdown passes in three quarters of work as the Tigers demolished Shorter, 62-0.
West Alabama racked up 655 total yards while limiting Shorter to just 145. Shorter could manage just 1.1 yards on 32 rushing attempts.

HARRY FOURTH ON CHARTS
Tiger quarterback Harry Satterwhite is fourth on the all-time UWA passing yards list with 5,764, needing 926 yards to move past his head coach, Brett Gilliland, into third place.

HARD TO RUN AGAINST
West Alabama leads the GSC in rushing defense, allowing just 121 yards per game against five opponents.

ROGERS RUNNING UP RUSHING LIST
Senior running back Tyler Rogers has moved his way into the UWA all-time top 10 rushing list with 1,693 yards. His 5.62 yards per carry is second only to Javae Swindle, who averaged 7.36 yards per carry from 2012-15. His 24 rushing TDs is second all-time at UWA to Gary Johnston who scored 28 rushing TDS from 2009-13.

AN EYE TOWARD THE TOP
Should Tyler Rogers continue at his current pace through 11 games he would leave the program as the all-time leading rusher with just over 2,400 yards. Javae Swindle is the record holder with 2,229 yards from 2012 through 2015.

UNIFORM COMBINATIONS RECORD
Red Jersey, Red Pants: 1-0
Red Jersey, White Pants: 1-0
Red Jersey, Black Pants: 0-1
White Jersey, Red Pants: 1-0
White Jersey, White Pants: 0-1
White Jersey, Black Pants: 0-0

CAREER RUSHING LEADERS
Rushing (min 1,500 Yds)	Att.	Yds.	Avg.	TD
Javae Swindle (12-15)	303	2,229	7.36	16
Matthew Willis (11-12)	386	2,171	5.6	22
Johnny Shepherd (80-82)	387	2,057	5.32	21
Jerin Wright (03-06)	454	2,030	4.48	18
Ricky Austin (73-75)	383	1,929	5.04	13
Jackie O'Neal (73-76)	400	1,873	4.68	14
Gary Johnston(09-13)	371	1,861	5.02	28
Tony Truelove (82-85)	373	1,703	4.57	20
Shay Oliver (87-90)	470	1,701	3.62	6
Tyler Rogers (14-18)	301	1,693	5.62	24
Willie Slater (74-77)	351	1,582	4.51	20
Alfred Banks (87-90)	355	1,549	4.36	22

CAREER PASSING LEADERS
Player	Years	Yards	TDs
Kyle Caldwell	11-14	7,711	72
Deon Williams	08-10	7,034	64
Brett Gilliland	00-03	6,689	36
Harry Satterwhite	15-18	5,764	51
Marty Washington	92-93	5,018	40

JONES IN THE BACKFIELD
Through five games Tiger defensive end Jordan Jones has recorded 6.5 tackles for loss and three quarterback sacks.

ZACH ON TOP
Tiger punter Zach Gaines is currently the career leader for average yards per punt at UWA, averaging 42.87 yards on 116 career punts. The Calera, Alabama product has 116 career punts for 4,973 yards.

ALL-TIME PUNTING	Punts	Yds.	Avg.
Zach Gaines (16-18)	116	4,973	42.87
Jordan Ikner (11-15)	124	5,038	40.63
Ben Thoma (00-02)	122	4,938	40.48
Craig Goodson (96-98)	98	3,950	40.30
Homer Faulkner (68-69)	96	2,801	39.59
Chris Hilliker (88-91)	283	11,213	39.30

EARLY THIRD DOWN STRUGGLES
West Alabama is 1-for-14 (.071) on third-down conversions through five games this season. The Tigers best quarter has been the third, where UWA is 6-for-19 (.316).

SAULSBERRY ON THE RETURN
Christian Saulsberry leads the GSC in kickoff return yards (462) and yards per return (33.0). He also leads the league in all-purpose yards (690) and all-purpose yards per game (138.0).

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Players Mentioned

#17 Zach Gaines: P; 6' 1"; Junior

#42 Jordan Jones: LB; 6' 2"; Junior

#28 Tyler Rogers: RB; 5' 10"; Senior

#15 Harry Satterwhite: QB; 6' 1"; Senior

#2 Christian Saulsberry: WR; 5' 8"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#17 Zach Gaines
: 6' 1"; Junior
: P

#42 Jordan Jones
: 6' 2"; Junior
: LB

#28 Tyler Rogers
: 5' 10"; Senior
: RB

#15 Harry Satterwhite
: 6' 1"; Senior
: QB

#2 Christian Saulsberry
: 5' 8"; Junior
: WR