Football Preview | Game 11 | UWA vs West Florida

WEST ALABAMA (7-3,4-3) vs WEST FLORIDA (6-4, 4-3)
11.10.18 l Tiger Stadium | Livingston, Ala. | 2 p.m. l ESPN 104.9

THE SERIES
This is the fourth meeting between the Tigers and the Argonauts. West Alabama leads 2-1.

WEST ALABAMA
West Alabama is 7-3 overall, 4-3 in GSC play after beating Mississippi College on the road last week.

WEST FLORIDA
West Florida is 6-4 overall, 4-3 in league play after losing to Valdosta State last week.

THE COACHES
Brett Gilliland is 36-20 in his fifth season at UWA, his fifth as a head coach. Pete Shinnick is 22-14 in his third year at UWF, 125-60 in his 17th year as a college head coach.

COVERAGE
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Radio: ESPN 104.9
Twitter: @UWAAthletics

2017 SPLIT
This is the third consecutive game between the UWA and UWF at Tiger Stadium. Each team has won once, UWA in the 2017 regular season and UWF in the 2017 NCAA Playoffs.

5TH IN 2
West Alabama comes into the game ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II Super Region 2. The top seven teams in the region will earn a berth in the NCAA Playoffs.

GILLILAND vs ARGOS
West Alabama head coach Brett Gilliland is 2-1 against West Florida, 1-1 in Livingston.

SHINNICK vs. TIGERS
West Florida head coach Pete Shinnick is 1-2 against West Alabama, 1-1 against the Tigers in Livingston.

DAY GAMES
UWA is 5-1 in day games this season. UWF is 1-2 in games that kicked off before dark.

SENIOR DAY
Twenty-two Tiger seniors will be honored in pregame ceremonies prior to the game between West Florida and West Alabama.

RUNNING FOR THE SCORE
UWA running back Tyler Rogers has moved into a tie for first on the UWA career rushing touchdowns list with 28. He is tied with Gary Johnston (09-13).

60 TDs
Tiger quarterback Harry Satterwhite has 60 career TD passes, good for third all-time at UWA. Tiger running backs coach Deon Williams (08-10) threw for 64 and Kyle Caldwell (11-14) for 72.

ABOUT AS IMPORTANT AS THE SCORE AT HALFTIME
West Alabama is 6-0 when leading at halftime and 1-0 when tied at the half. The Tigers are 0-3 when trailing at the halfway point.

FOUR OF FIVE
After a 3-2 start to begin the season, West Alabama has rallied to win four of its last five games, with the only loss coming at No. 3 West Georgia, 27-25.

77 PERCENT
Dating back to the 2016 season West Alabama has won 23 of its last 30 games, 77 percent.

RUSHING ROGERS
UWA running back Tyler Rogers is needs just 48 yards rushing to move into fourth place on the UWA all-time list and 75 to become the third-leading career rusher at UWA. He is 189 yards out of second place on the list and 247 from taking over the top spot.

COMMON OPPONENTS
UWA and UWF have the same results against five common opponents, having both won against Shorter, Mississippi College and Delta State. Both the Tigers and Argos lost to Valdosta State and West Georgia. UWA beat Florida Tech and UWF lost to the Panthers, FIT beat North Greenville and UWA lost to them.

RED AND WHITE
UWA has had the most success this season while wearing red jerseys and white pants. The Tigers are 3-0 in that combo.

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: 2-0

HARRY TO THIRD
Tiger quarterback Harry Satterwhite moved past his head coach Brett Gilliland into third place on the all-time Tiger passing list with 168 yards last week at Mississippi College. The senior from Mobile, Alabama now has 6,729 passing yards. Satterwhite needs 306 yards to move past Deon Williams, the current UWA running backs coach, into second place.

PUNTING ZACH
Tiger punter Zach Gaines is averaging 42.50 yards over 125 career punts to put him first on that all-time list. He has punted for 5,313 yards, good for second all-time at UWA. Chris Hilliker (88-91) punted for 11,213 yards to lead that category.
ONE IN THREE
The UWA offensive line has allowed just one quarterback sack in the last three games and just 13 on the season, good enough for fourth in the Gulf South Conference.

GOING FOR IT
West Alabama leads the GS in fourth-down conversions at 80 parent. The Tigers have converted 8-of-10 tries.

NCAA DIVISION II REGION SUPER RANKINGS
Rank              Team                                                   Region                                      D2
1.                    Valdosta State                                     9-0                                          9-0
2.                   West Georgia                                      10-0                                         10-0
3.                    Lenoir-Rhyne                                       9-1                                          9-1
4.                    Bowie State                                       7-1                                          8-1
5.                    West Alabama                                     7-3                                          7-3
6.                    Florida Tech                                       7-3                                          7-3
7.                    Albany State                                        7-3                                          7-3
8.                    Wingate                                               7-3                                          7-3
9.                    Virginia Union                                      7-2                                          7-2
10.                 Fayetteville State                                  6-2                                          6-2

THIS WEEK IN SUPER REGION 2
#2 West Georgia at #1 Valdosta State                                  6 p.m.
#3 Lenoir-Rhyne vs Catwaba                                                1 p.m.
#4 Bowie State vs. #10 Fayetteville State                             Noon%
#5 West Alabama vs West Florida                                        2 p.m.
#6 Florida Tech at Shorter                                                     Noon
#7 Albany State vs. Miles College                                         2 p.m.*
#8 Wingate vs., Tusculum                                                     2 p.m.
#9 Virginia Union at Johnson C. Smith                                 3 p.m.

%         CIAA Championship Game
*          SIAC Championship Game

UWA RECORD BREAKDOWN
Overall: 7-3
GSC: 4-3
Home: 4-1
Road: 3-2
Day: 5-1
Night: 2-2
Aug: 1-0
Sept: 2-2
Oct: 3-1
Nov: 1-0
Score First: 2-2
Lead After 1st Quarter: 3-1
Trail After 1st Quarter: 2-1
Tied After 1st Quarter: 2-1
Lead At Half: 6-0
Trail At Half: 0-3
Tied At Half: 1-0
Lead After 3rd Quarter: 4-1
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: 1-0
30 or More Points: 1-1
Overtime: 0-0
GSC Home: 2-1
GSC Road: 2-2
ESPN3: 2-1

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

Players Mentioned

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

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

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

Players Mentioned

#17 Zach Gaines

#28 Tyler Rogers

#15 Harry Satterwhite

Players Mentioned

#17 Zach Gaines

#28 Tyler Rogers

#15 Harry Satterwhite