Football Preview | Game 5 | Tigers vs. North Greenville

#25 WEST ALABAMA (3-1) vs NORTH GREENVILLE (1-3)
Oct. 5, 2019 l Tiger Stadium | Livingston, Ala. | 1 p.m. CDT l ESPN3 | ESPN 104.9

THE SERIES
This is the fourth meeting between the Tigers and the Crusaders. NGU leads the series 2-1.

WEST ALABAMA
West Alabama is 3-1 after a 36-16 win over Tuskegee at home last week.

NORTH GREENVILLE
North Greenville is 1-3 after a 34-9 loss to Delta State at home last week.

THE COACHES
Brett Gilliland is 40-22 in his sixth season at UWA. Jeff Farrington is 33-28 in his sixth year at NGU.

COVERAGE
Radio: ESPN 104.9: Robert Upchurch & Will Atkinson handle the call.
TV: ESPN3: Don Russell & Rick Rhoades will have the call.

NEXT WEEK
UWA is host to Shorter for its 2019 Homecoming Game. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. at Tiger Stadium.

PLAYING CLOSE
The three games in the UWA-NGU series have been decided by a total of eight points, with the Crusaders winning 24-23 in 2016 at home, the Tigers wining 29-26 at home in 2017 and UNG winning 20-16 in Tigerville, S.C. last season.

ONE STEP BACK FROM AFCA
Despite a 36-16 win over Tuskegee at home last week, the University of West Alabama football team dropped one spot in the American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division II Top 25 Football Poll to No. 25. UWA is unranked by D@Football.com.

ONLY TWO
Top-ranked Valdosta State and UWA are the only GSC teams ranked by AFCA, the Blazers at No. 1 and the Tigers at No. 25.

TIGERS vs CRUSADERS IN LIVY
West Alabama's lone win in the abbreviated three-game series against NGU came in 2017 with a 29-26 win at home. Harry Satterwhite passed for 367 yards, Donta Armstrong caught 12 passes and the West Alabama defense forced six turnovers.

GSC FROM HERE ON OUT
West Alabama concluded the out of conference portion of its 2019 schedule with a 36-16 win over Tuskegee last week. The Tigers have not lost a non-conference home game in the Brett Gilliland era at UWA.

2019 GSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 7            Zach Gaines               Special Teams
Sept, 14          Tyler Butler                 Special Teams

TIGERS ON TV
This will be the 37th TV game in the history of the UWA football program. The Tigers are 20-16 all-time in TV games, 0-1 this season.

LAST YEAR AT NORTH GREENVILLE
E.J. Humphrey scored on a 6-yard run with 14.1 seconds left to lift North Greenville to a 20-16 Gulf South Conference football victory over No. 21 West Alabama. North Greenville had 317 yards total offense and held the Tigers to 222 and 14 first downs. The Tigers committed 15 penalties for 165 yards.

NO COMMON OPPONENTS
West Alabama and North Greenville have played no common opponents up to this point of the 2019 season.

MAKING THE GRADE UP FRONT
Four games into the season the West Alabama offensive line is grading a combined 81 percent with 77 combined knockdown blocks.

O-LINE REPORT CARD
Player              TP       +          KD       %
C Dyer             280      238      16        85
B Anderson     277      236      14        85
S Mixson         170      145      12        85
J Oliver            278      222      17        80
F Jones           24        19        3          79
M Faulkner      93        73        2          78
K Rogers         278      209      13        75

ONE SACK SHY OF GSC TOP 10
Senior defensive end Jordan Jones leads UWA with 4.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, giving him 33.5 career TFLs and 16.5 career sacks despite missing four games as a redshirt freshman due to injury. He needs just one more sack and 5.5` more TFLs to move into the GSC all-time top 10.

FIRST TO 40
Brett Gilliland is the 21st head football coach in UWA history and the first to win 40 games. He is 40-22 four games into his sixth season,

AVERAGE STAY
In 77 years of playing football at West Alabama, the average tenure of 21 head coaches has been 3.7 years.

FREE FISH FRY
Alfa and the Alabama Catfish Producers are offering a free fish fry to all Tiger fans starting at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Red Lot behind the press box. Also on tap are live remotes by Dixie Country and ESPN 104.9.

PROTECTION AS GOOD AS ALFA
The West Alabama offensive line leads the GSC and is fifth in the nation in sacks allowed, giving up only two over the first four games, rivaling the home and auto protection you get with today's game sponsor Alfa Insurance.

UNIFORM COMBINATIONS RECORD
Red Jersey, Red Pants: 0-0
Red Jersey, White Pants: 2-0
Red Jersey, Black Pants: 0-0
White Jersey, Red Pants: 0-0
White Jersey, White Pants: 0-1
White Jersey, Black Pants: 1-0

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

UWA FOOTBALL ASSISTANT COACHES
Assoc. HC /Receivers/Special Teams
Lamont Seward (Western Carolina 2003)
5th Year at UWA

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Steve Sisa (Virginia Tech 2001)
3rd Year at UWA

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Don Bailey (Portland State 1991)
4th Year at UWA

Tight Ends
David Thornton, (UAB 1995)
8th Year at UWA

Defensive Line
Roberto Pinilla, (West Georgia 1997)
6th Year at UWA

Defensive Backs
Ervin Jackson (Ohio 2008)
8th Year at UWA

Running Backs
Will Furlong (UNA 2012)
1st Year at UWA

Offensive Line
Devin Myers (UWA 2016)
5th Year at UWA

ST/Defensive Graduate Assistant
Robert Belle (UWA 2015)
2nd Year at UWA

Defensive Graduate Assistant
Jared Boddie (Taylor University 2013)
2nd Year at UWA

Offensive Graduate Assistant
Harry Satterwhite (UWA 2018)
1^st Year at UWA

Hype Coach
Ryan Cram (School of Hype 2015)
5^th Year at UWA

UWA FOOTBALL HISTORY
First Year of Football: 1938
All-Time Record: 323-427-18
All-Time GSC Record: 234-282-6
GSC Titles: 1971, 2012, 2013, 2017
NCAA Playoff Appearances: 6
NCAA Playoff Record: 4-6
Last Playoff Appearance: 2018 Lost at Bowie State, 1st Round
National Titles Won: 1 (NAIA '71)
TV Game of the Week Record: 20-16

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Players Mentioned

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

#17 Donta Armstrong: WR; 5' 10"; Junior

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

#14 Tyler Butler: TE; 6' 2"; Junior

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

#7 Jordan Jones: LB; 6' 2"; Senior

Players Mentioned

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

#17 Donta Armstrong
: 5' 10"; Junior
: WR

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

#14 Tyler Butler
: 6' 2"; Junior
: TE

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

#7 Jordan Jones
: 6' 2"; Senior
: LB