Football Preview | Game 9 | at FT | 11.2.19

WEST ALABAMA (4-4, 1-4) at FLORIDA TEACH (3-5, 1-4)
Nov. 2, 2019 l Panther Stadium | Melbourne, Fla. | 1 p.m. l ESPN 104.9

THE SERIES
This is the seventh meeting between the Tigers and the Panthers. The series is tied 3-3.

WEST ALABAMA
West Alabama is 4-4 overall, 1-4 in the GSC after a 33-17 loss to West Georgia last week.

FLORIDA TECH
Florida Tech is 3-5 overall, 1-4 in GSC play after a 38-14 loss to West Florida last week.

THE COACHES
Brett Gilliland is 41-25 in his sixth season at UWA. Steve Englehart is 42-34 in his seventh year at FT, 68-48 in his 11th season as a collegiate head coach.

RADIO
ESPN 104.9: Robert Upchurch & Will Atkinson on the call.

LIVE VIDEO STREAM
FT offers a live video stream at https://team1sports.com/floridatechsports/

FOUR AND TWO
Both teams come into the game with modest losing streaks. Florida Tech has lost four consecutive games. The Panthers last win was a 44-10 trouncing of West Georgia at home on Sept. 28. UWA's last victory was Oct. 12, 41-0, over Shorter on Homecoming.

UWA - Florida Tech Series
Year    Result
2013    UWA 45, @FT 3
2014    FT 33, @UWA 32
2015    FT 24, @UWA 13
2016    @UWA 45, FT 35
2017    @FT 41, UWA 39
2018    @UWA 29, FT 22

TWO OVERALL
Until Saturday's loss to UWA, UWA had not lost two consecutive games since the beginning of the 2016 season, 24-23 at North Greenville and 30-24 at Stephen F Austin.

TWO IN THE LEAGUE
The Tigers hadn't lost back-to-back conference games since the 2015 season, 32-14 to West Georgia and 24-13 at Florida Tech.

THREE STRAIGHT
West Alabama has not lost three games in a row since the 2009 season. In a season that ended in a trip to the NCAA Playoffs, the Tigers lost back-to-back-to-back to Southern Arkansas (38-30), Valdosta State (35-6) and Lambuth (58-40).

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

LAST YEAR IN LIVY: TIGERS 29, PANTHERS 22
Jonnas Spivey caught one pass in the Tigers 29-22 Gulf South Conference win over Florida Tech at Tiger Stadium. The problem for Florida Tech is Spivey's 15-yard reception was not only his first West Alabama touchdown, but was the game-winner for the Tigers over the fourth-place team in NCAA Division II Super Region 2. With the lead in hand, Jordan Graddy intercepted FIT quarterback Trent Chmelik with 1:35 left and West Alabama ran out the clock to keep its postseason dreams alive. UWA led for all but three-and-one-half minutes in the game and compiled 386 total yards to 333 for the Panthers. The Tiger defense held FIT to just 1-for-12 on third-down conversions.

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

TURN OFF THE TV
West Alabama is 4-0 in televised games this season with one more to play on Nov. 9 vs Mississippi College. UWA is 20-19 all-time on TV.

19 OR LESS
West Alabama is 1-4 in games decided by 19 points or less, but 3-0 in games decided by 20 points or more.

PERMANENT CAPTAINS
The UWA football team has voted on permanent captains for the 2019 season and they are as follows: center Call Dyer, TE Qua Boyd, DE Jordan Jones, safety Tavarius Hutchinson and punter Zach Gaines.

TWO STRAIGHT FOR BOYD
This is the second consecutive season that Qua Boyd has been voted by his teammates as a permanent team captain.

QUA MOVING UP RECEIVING CHARTS
With three regular seasons games to play Tiger tight end Qua Boyd has moved to fifth on the UWA all-time receptions chart with 115. His 1,455 receding yards is sixth all-time.

BAYLEY CLIMBING THE LADDER
Junior receiver Bayley Blanchard led all UWA receivers with seven catches for 71 yards against West Georgia, moving him to eighth on the UWA career list with 97 receptions.

SENIOR DAY VS CHOCTAWS
Saturday, Nov. 9, the final home game of the season, will also be Senior Day for West Alabama football. Twenty-two Tiger seniors will be honored in pregame ceremonies for their contributions to UWA football.

JORDAN TIE FOR 10
Tiger DE Jordan Jones comes into the game this week with 39 career tackles for loss, leaving him tied for 10th all-time in the Gulf South Conference.

TEAM COMPARISON

UWA	Category		FT
29.8	Scoring		26.3
164	1st Downs		156
52	1st Down Rush		67
92	1st Down Pass		73
20	1st Down Penalty		16
128.5	Rushing PG		152.1
4.3	Rush Yards Per Attempt		4.5
279.3	Passing PG		252.9
7.2	Pass Yards Per Attempt		8.8
407.8	Total Yds PG		405
5.9	Yards Per Play		6.5
25.9	KO Returns YP		21.5
7.6	Punt Returns YP		3.9
0-1	Onside Kick		0-1
59-679	Penalties-Yards		57-481
84.9	Penalty YPG		60.1
25:16	Time of Possession		27:15
39.10%	3rd Down		44%
33.30%	4th Down		36%
4-Oct	Fumbles-Lost		19-11
17-121	Sacks		7-38
29-35	Red Zone Scores	24-32
27-35	Red Zone TDS		19-32

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

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

#55 Call Dyer: C; 6' 4"; Senior

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

#20 Jordan Graddy: DB; 5' 10"; Junior

#1 Tavarius Hutchinson: DB; 5' 10"; Senior

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

#1 Jonnas Spivey: WR; 6' 2"; Senior

Players Mentioned

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

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

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

#55 Call Dyer
: 6' 4"; Senior
: C

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

#20 Jordan Graddy
: 5' 10"; Junior
: DB

#1 Tavarius Hutchinson
: 5' 10"; Senior
: DB

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

#1 Jonnas Spivey
: 6' 2"; Senior
: WR