#21 WEST ALABAMA (3-1,0-1) at NORTH GREENVILLE (2-1,1-0)
9.29.18 l Younts Stadium | Tigerville, S.C. | 7 p.m. EDT l ESPN 104.9 | ESPN3
 
THE SERIES
This is the third meeting between UWA and NGU. Each program has won once.
 
WEST ALABAMA
West Alabama is 3-1 overall, 0-1 in GSC play.
 
NORTH GREENVILLE
North Greenville is 2-0  overall, 1-0 in GSC play.
 
THE COACHES
Brett Gilliland is 32-18 in his fifth season at UWA, his fifth as a collegiate head coach. Jeff Farrington is 34-26 in his sixth year as a head coach, all at North Greenville.
 
COVERAGE
TV: ESPN3
Radio: ESPN 104.9: Robert Upchurch & Will Atkinson handle the call.
Twitter: @UWAAthletics
Stats: http://bit.ly/2bpYMrx
Video: https://es.pn/2pAXaod
 
COACH G TOPS CHARTS IN 50TH GAME
UWA head coach Brett Gilliland became the all-time winningest coach in UWA history with the Tigers 16-13 victory at Limestone last week. The win came in his 50th game at his alma mater, making him 32-18.
 
SECOND TRIP TO TIGERVILLE
Saturday's game will be the second  for UWA at North Greenville.  The Crusaders defeated the Tigers, 24-23, to open the 2016 season. Tracy Scott drove the dagger into West Alabama's heart, scoring on a 10-yard touchdown run with 1:40 left to play to seal the win for the Crusaders.
 
3rd EARLY AND LATE
UWA has struggled on third down early in games, converting just 1-of-12 (.083) in the first quarter this season. The Tigers have been better late, converting 7-of-16 (.438) in the fourth quarter.
 
LAST TIME vs THE CRUSADERS
Harry Satterwhite passed for 367 yards, Donta Armstrong caught 12 passes and the West Alabama defense forced six turnovers as the Tigers defeated North Greenville, 29-26, to celebrate Senior and Military Day at Tiger Stadium on the final day of the 2018 regular season.

HARRY CLIMBING THE 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.
 
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY RED ZONE
Both West Alabama and four opponents have gotten points in 10-of-13 trips to the red zone, Both the Tigers and four opponents have scored seven touchdowns in those 13 trips.
 
BENNETT POW
UWA kicker Jordan Bennett earned GSC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance at Limestone. A senior from Tallahassee, Florida, Bennett nailed a 45-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Tigers to a 16-13 road win. He also made two other field goals, one from 32 yards and one from 40.
 
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: 0-0
White Jersey, Black Pants: 0-0
 
LEAST INFRACTIONS
UWA is the least penalized team in the GSC, having been charged with just 18 penalties for 184 yards, a paltry 46 yards per game. West Georgia is the most penalized team in the league with 42 for 436 yards, 109 per game.
 
THREE POWs
West Alabama has had three GSC player of the week recipients this year. Quarterback Harry Satterwhite was offensive player of the week in week one, Christian Saulsberry was special teams player of the week in week two and Jordan Bennett special teams player of the week in week four.
 
NEVER TOO EARLY
It's never too early to talk postseason, so following is the nuts and bolts. Seven teams from Super Region 2 will advance. There is no automatic qualification, but there is earned access. If a conference's highest ranked team is within the top eight of the final super regional rankings, that team will advance to the playoffs.
Super Region 2 includes the CIAA, the GSC, the
SAC, SIAC, and UNC Pembroke. The first release of regional rankings is October 22.
 
WEST ALABAMA PICKERS
Five interceptions by West Alabama is tied for the GSC lead. Safety Nicarius Peterson has three of UWA's five picks.

KEEP AWAY
North Greenville leads the GSC in time of possession at an average of 34:23 per game. West Alabama is next to last at 27:24 per outing.
 
SOCIALLY SPEAKING
Twitter: @UWAathletics
Facebook: UWAAthletics
 
HEAD COACH BRETT GILLILAND
Record setting quarterback and University of West Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame member Brett Gilliland came home on Dec. 9, 2013 to be the 21^st head football coach at his alma mater. Now in his fifth season as the Tigers head coach, Gilliland became the winningest coach in school history with a win over Limestone College last week. Gilliland is 32-18 after 50 games at his alma mater.
 
Gilliland was 5-6, 7-4 and 7-4 in his first three seasons at UWA. In his fourth year as head coach he led the Tigers to a 10-3 record, the 2017 Gulf South Conference championship and a third round trip in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. Under Gilliland, the Tigers became just the third team in school history to win at least 10 games and the first since 1975.
 
Following his playing days at UWA, Gilliland began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Georgia Tech before moving on to the offensive staff Georgia Southern. While at Georgia Tech, Gilliland was a part of three Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Coastal Division Championships (2006, 2008 and 2009).
 
In 2007, Gilliland worked with Yellow Jacket quarterbacks after assisting with the receiving corps in 2006, including Biletnikoff Award winner Calvin Johnson. Gilliland coached the running backs for two seasons at Tech, a group that included Doak Walker semi-finalist Jonathan Dwyer. Dwyer was the ACC rushing leader and 2008 player of the year.
 
In three seasons at Georgia Southern, Gilliland worked with the running backs (2010), tight ends and tackles (2011) and wide receivers (2012). He took over the recruiting coordinator duties following the conclusion of the 2011 season. With Gilliland on staff, Georgia Southern posted a 31-12 (.721) overall record, won two Southern Conference titles (2011, 2012) and made three consecutive NCAA Football Championship Series (FCS) semifinal appearances.
 
Gilliland was a regional finalist for the Harlon Hill trophy in 2003. He earned all-region recognition from the Football Gazette (2002). He concluded his career as the Tigers' single-season (3,213) and career passing yards (6,689) record holder.
 
In 2012, he was inducted into the UWA Athletic Hall of Fame. At the conclusion of his playing career, Gilliland had posted four of the top 10 single game passing performances in school history, including a then school-record 470 yards against Valdosta State in 2002.
 
A two-time member of the All-Gulf South Conference Academic list, he was a two-time winner of the Asa Green Scholar-Athlete Award, an award presented to the UWA student-athlete with the highest grade-point average on the football team, winning it in 2001 and 2003. A 2003 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District IV selection, he also was honored twice with a Gulf South Conference "Top Eight" award before graduating magna cum laude from UWA in 2004.
 
Gilliland and his wife, Amanda, are the parents of a son, Rece (7), and a daughter, Ella Kate (2).
 
UWA FOOTBALL ASSISTANT COACHES
Assoc. HC /Receivers/Special Teams
Lamont Seward (Western Carolina 2003)
4th Year at UWA
 
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Steve Sisa (Virginia Tech 2001)
2nd Year at UWA
 
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Don Bailey (Portland State 1991)
3rd Year at UWA
 
Tight Ends
David Thornton, (UAB 1995)
7th Year at UWA
 
Defensive Line
Roberto Pinilla, (West Georgia 1997)
5th Year at UWA
 
Defensive Backs
Ervin Jackson (Ohio 2008)
7th Year at UWA
 
Running Backs
Deon Williams (UWA 2011)
7th Year at UWA
 
Offensive Line
Devin Myers (UWA 2016)
4th Year at UWA
 
Defensive Graduate Assistant
Sean Osnowitz (Faulkner 2015)
1^st Year at UWA
 
Defensive Graduate Assistant
Jared Boddie (Taylor University 2013)
1^st Year at UWA
 
Offensive Graduate Assistant
Barnard McGhee
1^st Year at UWA
 
Special Assistant to the Head Coach
Ryan Cram
4^th Year at UWA      
 
UWA Record Breakdown
Overall: 3-1                    
GSC: 0-1
Home: 2-1                              
Road: 1-0
Day:  1-0                                
Night: 2-1
Aug: 1-0
Sept: 2-1                                
Oct: 0-0
Nov: 0-0                                         
Score First: 0-1
Lead After 1st Quarter: 1-0
Trail After 1st Quarter: 2-1
Tied After 1st Quarter: 0-0
Lead At Half: 2-0
Trail At Half: 0-1
Tied At Half: 1-0
Lead After 3rd Quarter: 1-0
Trail After 3rd Quarter: 1-1
Tied After 3rd Quarter: 1-0
1-5 Points: 2-0
6-10 Points: 0-0
11-19 Points: 1-0
20-29 Points: 0-0
30 or More Points: 0-1
Overtime: 0-0
GSC Home: 0-1      
GSC Road: 0-0
ESPN3: 0-0