Football Preview | UWA vs Miles | Game 2

#10 WEST ALABAMA (1-0) vs MILES COLLEGE (0-1)
Sept. 6, 2018 l Tiger Stadium | Livingston, Ala. | 6 p.m. CDT l ESPN 104.9

THE SERIES
West Alabama leads 10-1. The Tigers won the last meeting, 13-10, on Sept. 19, 2015 in Birmingham.

WEST ALABAMA
West Alabama is 1-0 after beating Lenoir-Rhyne, 36-32, in the season opener last week.

MILES COLLEGE
The Golden Bears are 0-1 after losing, 37-0, at Alabama A&M last week.

THE COACHES
Brett Gilliland is 30-17 in his fifth season at UWA, his fifth as a collegiate head coach. Reginald Ruffin is 45-31 in his eighth season at Miles and his eighth as a head coach.

COVERAGE
Radio: ESPN 104.9: Robert Upchurch & Will Atkinson handle the call. Nicholas Finch hosts halftime show
Twitter: @UWAAthletics
Stats: http://bit.ly/2Q23AJ3
Video: http://bit.ly/2lls7wI

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF WEEK
Tiger quarterback Harry Satterwhite earned GSC offensive player of the week for Week 1 for his performance in a win over Lenoir-Rhyne. He completed 23-of-44 passes for 256 yards and two scores and directed the game-winning drive for a score with 12 seconds left.

BRETT NEEDS TWO TO OWN, ONE TO TIE
UWA head coach Brett Gilliland needs two wins to move past Frank North into first place on the all-time Tigers head coaching win list. In his fifth season, Gilliland has 30 victories. North won 31 from 1979-84. Below are the top three on the list:

Coach	Years	W-L-T	Pct.
Frank North	1979-84	31-29	.517
Brett Gilliland	2014-Present	30-17	.638
Jim King	1973-76	29-14-1	.663

LAST TIME AGAINST MILES
UWA came from 10 points behind to notch a 13-10 victory at Miles on Sept. 19, 2015. Trailing 10-0 after three quarters, Tyreek Hill scored on a 65-yard catch and run from Trent Thompson with just over nine minutes left and Tyler Rogers scored the game-winner on a 7-yard run with 5:04 left to seal the deal. Quentin Harton and Jared Washington both had 10 tackles for the Tiger defense.

17 of 21
West Alabama has won 17 of its last 21 games, an . 810 winning percentage dating back to the middle of the 2016 season.

COACH G AT HOME
West Alabama has won seven of its last eight games at Tiger Stadium and is 16-8 (.667) at home under Brett Gilliland.

SEPTEMBER
West Alabama was 4-1 last September, with the only loss coming on the road against FCS Samford. The Tigers are 13-4 in September under Brett Gilliland.

FORMER TIGERS ON THE 53
Five former West Alabama players are currently on NFL 53-man active rosters:

Malcolm Butler, CB, Tennessee Titans
Tyreek Hill, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
Deon Lacey, LB, Buffalo Bills
Seth Roberts, WR, Oakland Raiders
Dee Virgin, CB, Detroit Lions

NATIONAL POLLS
UWA is ranked No. 11 in the AFCA national poll and No. 10 by D2Football.com

HARRY CLIMBING THE CHARTS
With his performance against Lenoir-Rhyne, QB Harry Satterwhite has moved into fourth place on the all-time UWA passing yards list with 5,041. He is just the fifth quarterback in UWA history to pass for more than 5,000 yards.

TOP 5 PASSERS IN UWA HISTORY
Player	Years	Yards	TDs
Kyle Caldwell	10-14	7,711	72
Deon Williams	08-10	7,034	64
Brett Gilliland	00-03	6,689	36
Harry Satterwhite	15-18	5,041	44
Marty Washington	92-93	5,018	40

LOOK OUT FOR TYLER
With 75 yards rushing against Lenoir-Rhyne last week, senior running back Tyler Rogers has moved into 12th on the UWA all-time rushing list with 1,435 yards on 255 carries. His 5.6 yards per carry is currently tied for second on the career list with Matt Willis (11-12). He needs 115 yards to move into 11th and 148 to move into the top 10.

SAULSBERRY TOP RETURNER
Tiger kickoff returner Christian Saulsberry is leading the Gulf South Conference in kickoff returns after one week with four returns for 145 yards. His 36.3 yards per kickoff return is second in the GSC.

QUA LEADING LEAGUE
Tiger tight end Qua Boyd is leading the GSC after one week in receiving with eight catches for 82 yards, with both numbers tops in the league.

FOLLOW THE TIGERS IN GAME
Watch: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uwa/
Listen: https://www.grantellbroadcasting.com/
Listen in Twin States: ESPN 104.9
Live Stats: http://statb.us/b/227485

UNIFORM COMBINATION RECORDS
Red Jersey, Red Pants: 0-0
White Jersey, Red Pants: 0-0
White Jersey, White Pants: 0-0
Red Jersey, Black Pants: 0-0
Red Jersey, White Pants: 1-0
White Jersey, Black Pants: 0-0

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 entering his fifth season as the Tigers head coach, Gilliland returned to West Alabama from Kennesaw State, where he was coaching quarterbacks. Previous coaching stops include Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern.

In his fourth year as head coach at UWA he led the Tigers to a 10-3 record and 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.

Set to become the winningest coach in school history with two more wins in 2018, Gilliland was 5-6, 7-4 and 7-4 in his first three seasons at UWA.

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
Played at UWA

Offensive Line
Devin Myers (UWA 2016)
4th Year at UWA
Played 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
Played at UWA

Special Assistant to the Head Coach
Ryan Cram
4^th Year at UWA

AFCA Top 25
1	Texas A&M-Commerce	1-0
2	West Florida	1-0
3	Minnesota St.	1-0
4	Indiana (Pa.)	1-0
5	Fort Hays St. (Kan.)	1-0
6	Northwest Missouri St.	1-0
7	Harding (Ark.)	1-0
8	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	1-0
9	Ferris St. (Mich.)	1-0
10	Midwestern St. (Texas)	1-0
11	West Alabama	1-0
12	Colorado St.-Pueblo	1-0
13	West Georgia	1-0
14	Sioux Falls (S.D.)	1-0
15	Winona St. (Minn.)	1-0
16	Central Washington	0-1
17	Ohio Dominican	1-0
18	Ashland (Ohio)	0-1
19t.	Findlay (Ohio)	1-0
19t.	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	1-0
21	Central Missouri	0-1
22	Indianapolis (Ind.)	0-1
23	West Chester (Pa.)	1-0
24	Minnesota-Duluth	1-0
25	Colorado Mesa	1-0

D2Football.Com Top 25
1	Minnesota State	1-0
2	Texas A&M-Commerce	1-0
3	West Florida	1-0
4	IUP	1-0
5	Northwest Missouri	1-0
6	Ferris State	1-0
7	Midwestern State	1-0
8	Fort Hays	1-0
9	Harding	1-0
10	West Alabama	1-0
11	CSU-Pueblo	1-0
12	Grand Valley	1-0
13	Central Washington	0-1
14	Winona State	1-0
15	West Georgia	1-0
16	Sioux Falls	1-0
17	Pittsburg State	1-0
18	Ashland	0-1
19	Findlay	1-0
20	Ouachita Baptist	1-0
21	Central Missouri	0-1
22	Indianapolis	0-1
23	Minnesota Duluth	1-0
24	Ohio Dominican	1-0
25	West Chester	1-0

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

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Players Mentioned

#10 Trent Thompson: QB; 6' 3"; Senior

#8 Dee Virgin: DB; 5' 10"; Senior

#9 Barnard McGhee: WR; 5' 8"; Senior

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

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

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

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

Players Mentioned

#10 Trent Thompson
: 6' 3"; Senior
: QB

#8 Dee Virgin
: 5' 10"; Senior
: DB

#9 Barnard McGhee
: 5' 8"; Senior
: WR

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

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

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

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