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Football Preview | Game 10 | UWA at Mississippi College

WEST ALABAMA (6-3,3-3) at MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (3-5, 1-4)
11.3.18 l Robinson-Hale Stadium | Clinton, Miss. | 2 p.m. l ESPN 104.9

THE SERIES
This is the 45th meeting between the Tigers and the Choctaws. West Alabama leads the series 23-19-2.

WEST ALABAMA
West Alabama is 6-3 overall, 3-3 in GSC play after beating Florida Tech at home last week.

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
Florida Tech is 3-5 overall, 1-4 in league play after losing at home to West Georgia last week.

THE COACHES
Brett Gilliland is 34-20 in his fifth season at UWA, his fifth as a head coach. John Bland is 10-38 in his fifth year at Mississippi College, 82-54 in his 14th year as a head coach.

COVERAGE
Live Video: http://bit.ly/2A70jzN
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Radio: ESPN 104.9
Twitter: @UWAAthletics

LAST SEVEN
West Alabama has won the last seven meetings in the series. Mississippi College's last victory was on Sept. 21, 1995, a 30-7 triumph at Clinton. The series was discontinued from 1997 to 2016 when MC was competing in NCAA Division III.

5TH IN 2
Following last week's win over Florida Tech, West Alabama jumped from out of the NCAA Division II Super Region 2 ranking to No. 5. The Tigers are one of five GSC teams ranked in the Region 2 top 10.

Rank	Team	Region Rec	D2 Rec
1.	West Georgia	9-0	9-0
2.	Valdosta State	8-0	8-0
3.	Lenoir-Rhyne	8-1	8-1
4.	Bowie State	6-1	7-1
5.	West Alabama	6-3	6-3
6.	Florida Tech	6-3	6-3
7.	Albany State	6-3	6-3
8.	West Floirda	5-2	5-3
9.	Wingate	6-3	6-3
10.	Fayetteville State	6-1	6-1

GILLILAND vs MC
West Alabama head coach Brett Gilliland is 4-0 against Mississippi College, 2-0 in Clinton.

BLAND vs. UWA
Mississippi College head coach John Bland is 0-4 against West Alabama, 0-2 against the Tigers in Clinton.

ONE SCORE GAMES
West Alabama is 4-2 in games decided by seven points or less this season.

BEST ON BEST
This game features the top rushing offense in the league against the best rushing defense in the GSC. Mississippi College averages 282.1 yard rushing per game, while UWA is allowing just 105.8 per game.

LAST FOUR SCORES
Since Brett Gilliland came on board as the Tigers head coach West Alabama has won four straight against Mississippi College by an average score of 37.3 to 13.3.

HALFWAY
West Alabama is 5-0 when leading at halftime and 1-0 when tied at the half. The Tigers are 0-3 when trailing at the halfway point.

ONLY ONE UNDER 1K
The West Alabama defense is the only unit in the GSC that has not allowed 1,000 yards rushing after nine weeks of the season. The Tigers have allowed 952 through nine game and are giving up just 3.1 yards per carry.

OVER 40 CLUB
There are five receivers in the GSC with at least 40 receptions and two of them wear a UWA jersey. Christian Saulsberry is second in the league with 42 catches, while Bayley Blanchard is tied for fourth with 40.

ROGERS CLIMBING RUSHING CHARTS
UWA running back Tyler Rogers is needs just two rushing touchdowns to become the all-all-time leader at UWA. Gary Johnston (09-13) had 28. Rogers needs just 29 yards rushing to move into fifth past Jackie O'Neal (73-76) and 130 to become the fourth-leading career rusher at UWA, eclipsing Jerrin Wright (03-06).

WHITE AND BLACK, WHITE AND RED
UWA has not lost on the road in either of these uniform combinations. Early line says bet on white jerseys and black pants at Mississippi College. See combo records below.

UNIFORM COMBINATIONS RECORD
Red Jersey, Red Pants: 1-1
Red Jersey, White Pants: 3-0
Red Jersey, Black Pants: 0-1
White Jersey, Red Pants: 1-0
White Jersey, White Pants: 0-1
White Jersey, Black Pants: 1-0

CREEPING UP ON THE HEAD COACH
Tiger quarterback Harry Satterwhite needs just 129 passing yards to move past his head coach Brett Gilliland into third place on the UWA career passing list. Satterwhite has thrown for 6,561 yards in his Tiger career. Gilliland passed for 6,689 from 2000-03. Kyle Caldwell (11-14) is the UWA all-time leader with 7,711 yards.

GAINES ATOP YPP CAREER LIST
Tiger punter Zach Gaines is averaging 42.69 yards over 122 career punts to put him first on that all-time list. He has punted for 5,208 yards, good for second all-time at UWA. Chris Hilliker (88-91) punted for 11,213 yards to lead that category.

CAREER HIGH FOR BAYLEY
UWA receiver Bayley Blanchard had a career-high 132 receiving yards in the win over Florida Tech last week. He tied his career best for catches in a game with nine, which he also accomplished against Miles on Sept. 6. This was the second time Blanchard had more than 100 receiving yards in a game, accounting for 102 on seven grabs at Shorter.

PERMANENT CAPTAINS
The Tiger team has voted and the following players have been honored by being named permanent captains for the 2018 season. Quarterback Harry Satterwhite and linebacker Terry Samuel have been voted as permanent captains by their teammates for the second consecutive year. Joining them this season are defensive end Darius Ellis and tight end Qua Boyd.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior defensive back Abraham Wallace earned GSC defensive player of the week for his performance in the Tigers 29-22 victory over Florida Tech Saturday at Tiger Stadium. The senior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, recorded 10 tackles to help UWA (6-3,3-3) limit the Panthers to just 40 yards rushing in the win. Wallace also had two tackles for loss and forced a fumble.

MORE THAN 30
Mississippi College has allowed six of eight opponents to score a minimum of 30 points.

UWA RECORD BREAKDOWN
Overall: 6-3
GSC: 3-3
Home: 4-1
Road: 2-2
Day: 4-1
Night: 2-2
Aug: 1-0
Sept: 2-2
Oct: 3-1
Nov: 0-0
Score First: 2-2
Lead After 1st Quarter: 3-1
Trail After 1st Quarter: 2-1
Tied After 1st Quarter: 1-1
Lead At Half: 5-0
Trail At Half: 0-3
Tied At Half: 1-0
Lead After 3rd Quarter: 3-1
Trail After 3rd Quarter: 1-2
Tied After 3rd Quarter: 2-0
1-5 Points: 3-2
6-10 Points: 1-0
11-19 Points: 1-0
20-29 Points: 0-0
30 or More Points: 1-1
Overtime: 0-0
GSC Home: 2-1
GSC Road: 1-2
ESPN3: 2-1

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Players Mentioned

#89 Bayley Blanchard: WR; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#18 Qua Boyd: TE; 6' 5"; Senior

#10 Darius Ellis: DE; 5' 10"; Senior

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

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

#14 Terry Samuel: LB; 6' 2"; Senior

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

#25 Abraham Wallace: DB; 6' 0"; Senior

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

Players Mentioned

#89 Bayley Blanchard
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: WR

#18 Qua Boyd
: 6' 5"; Senior
: TE

#10 Darius Ellis
: 5' 10"; Senior
: DE

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

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

#14 Terry Samuel
: 6' 2"; Senior
: LB

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

#25 Abraham Wallace
: 6' 0"; Senior
: DB

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