Football Preview | Game 6 | vs. Shorter | 10-12-19

WEST ALABAMA (3-2, 0-2) vs SHORTER (0-5, 0-3)
Oct. 12, 2019 l Tiger Stadium | Livingston, Ala. | 4 p.m. CDT l ESPN 104.9

THE SERIES
This is the eighth meeting between the Tigers and the Hawks. West Alabama leads 7-0.

WEST ALABAMA
West Alabama is 3-2 overall, 0-2 in the GSC after a 29-28 loss to North Greenville last week at home.

SHORTER
Shorter is 0-5 overall, 0-3 in league play after losing at West Georgia, 44-34, last week.

THE COACHES
Brett Gilliland is 40-23 in his sixth season at UWA. Zach Morrison is 0-16 in his second year as a head coach, both at Shorter.

COVERAGE
Radio: ESPN 104.9: Robert Upchurch & Will Atkinson handle the call.
TV: Live feed available on UWAathletics YouTube.

NEXT WEEK
UWA travels to Delta State on Oct. 19.

AVERAGING 50 PLUS SINCE 2010
UWA and Shorter began the series in 2010 with the Tigers winning 37-7 at a neutral site game at Demopolis (Ala.) High School. The last six games, beginning in 2013, have all been Gulf South Conference contests. West Alabama has won the seven games by an average score of 51.4 to 15.1.

44
Shorter has lost 44 consecutive games coming into this week's UWA Homecoming matchup with the Tigers. The Hawks last win came at Mississippi College, 42-23, on Oct. 3, 2015.

HOME vs HAWKS
UWA and SU have played three times at Tiger Stadium with the Tigers winning all three by an average of 59-14.

TWO IN A ROW
West Alabama has lost two straight games four times under Coach Brett Gilliland, but not in the last two seasons.

UWA vs SU All-Time Scores
Year Result
2010    UWA, 37, Shorter 7 (Demopolis)
2013    at UWA 63, Shorter 17
2014    UWA 55 at Shorter 10
2015    at UWA 52, Shorter 27
2016    UWA 43, at Shorter28
2017    at UWA 62, Shorter 0
2018    UWA 48, at Shorter 17

THE DERICO CONNECTION
Shorter defensive line coach Ashton Derico played his college football on the defensive front for West Alabama. In four seasons as a Tiger, Derico played in 46 games, making 87 tackles (43 solo). He racked up 16 tackles for loss.

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

LAST YEAR IN ROME
Harry Satterwhite threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns in just three quarters and West Alabama rolled up 505 yards total offense on the way to a 48-17 win at Barron Stadium. Tavarius Hutchinson led UWA tacklers with seven, in addition to recording a recovered fumble and a forced fumble. Terry Samuel chipped in seven stops and returned a fumble 12 yards. Danny Rambo broke up three passes as UWA limited Shorter to just 78 yards rushing.

TEAM COMPARISONS
SU	CATEGORY	UWA
17.6	Points Per Game	34.6
41.6	Points Allowed Per Game	24.2
77	First Downs	102
125	First Downs Against	105
495	Rushing Yards	689
99	Rushing Yards Per Game	137.8
1134	Rushing Yards Allowed	775
226.8	Rushing Yards Allowed PG	155
949	Passing Yards	1336
189.8	Passing Yards Per Game	267.2
1513	Passing Yards Allowed	1124
302.6	Passing Yards Allowed PG	224.8
1444	Total Offense	2025
288.8	Total Offense Per Game	405
2647	Total Defense Yards	1899
529.4	Total Defense Yards PG	379.8
28-211	Penalties-Yards	38-484
56-552	Opp Penalties-Yards	38-309
29:24	Time of Possession	25:32
30:36	Opp Time of Possession	34:28
28-69	3rd Down Conv	27-65
29-59	Opp 3rd Down Conv	25-77
1-6	4th Down Conv	2-5
3-7	Opp 4th Down Conv	4-9
13-15	Red Zone Scores	21-23
24-26	Opp Red Zone Scores	17-20

FAULKNER UP FRONT
Junior tackle Mike Faulkner was the top performer for the UWA offensive line in the loss to NGU last week, grading 86 percent with two knockdowns. Faulkner completed 65 of 75 assessments positively.

O-LINE REPORT CARD (5 Games)
Player	Plays	Plus	KD	Grade
C Dyer	355	301	19	85%
B Anderson	352	293	17	83%
S Mixson	170	145	12	85%
J Oliver	353	277	19	78%
F Jones	24	19	3	79%
M Faulkner	168	138	4	82%
K Rogers	353	262	16	74%

SOCIALLY SPEAKING
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I'D LIKE TO RETURN THIS PLEASE
West Alabama leads the GSC in kickoff return yards at 461 and is second in yards per return at 23.1.

PUNTING LEADERS
West Alabama and senior punter Zach Gaines leads both the nation and the GSC in average punting (48.3), net punting (46.3) and total yards punted (1,351).

BLANCHARD AMONG LEADERS
Tiger wideout Bayley Blanchard is tied for fourth in the league with 20 pass receptions. With 77 career catches, Blanchard is 19 yards shy of have 1,000 career receiving yards.

JUST A BIT YOUNG
Of the 44 players listed on Shorter's two deep offensive and defensive depth charts, 38 are either freshmen or sophomores as compared to nine for UWA.

DERRICK FOR 6
UWA running back Derrick Underwood has six rushing touchdowns this season tying him for second in the Gulf South Conference.

CHRISTIAN LEADS THE WAY
UWA's Christian Saulsberry leads the GSC in kickoff returns, averaging 24 yards per return.

NO WHERE TO RUN, NO WHERE TO HIDE
West Alabama and Shorter come into the game as the two worst rushing offenses in the Gulf South Conference. UWA is eighth in the league at 137.8 yards per game and Shorter is ninth at 99.0.

PASS DEFENSE AS WELL
The Tigers and Hawks are also eighth and ninth, respectively in pass defense with UWA allowing 224 yards per game and SU 322.

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

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Players Mentioned

#91 Ashton Derico: DT; 6' 4"; Senior

#14 Terry Samuel: LB; 6' 2"; Senior

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

#21 Danny Rambo: DB; 5' 11"; Senior

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

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

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

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

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

#3 Derrick Underwood: RB; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#91 Ashton Derico
: 6' 4"; Senior
: DT

#14 Terry Samuel
: 6' 2"; Senior
: LB

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

#21 Danny Rambo
: 5' 11"; Senior
: DB

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

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

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

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

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

#3 Derrick Underwood
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: RB