Football Preview | Game 11 | at UWF | 11.16.19

WEST ALABAMA (6-4, 3-4) at #22 WEST FLORIDA (7-2, 6-1)
Nov. 16, 2019 l Blue Wahoos Stadium | Pensacola, Fla. | 4 p.m. l ESPN 104.9

THE SERIES
This is the fifth meeting between the Tigers and the Argonauts. UWA leads the series 3-1.

WEST ALABAMA
West Alabama is 6-4 overall, 3-4 in the GSC after a 35-21 win over Mississippi College last week.

WEST FLORIDA
West Florida is 7-2 overall, 6-1 in GSC play after losing 26-20 at No. 1 Valdosta State last week.

THE COACHES
Brett Gilliland is 43-25 in his sixth season as a head coach, all at UWA. Pete Shinnick is 22-12 in his third year at West Florida, 125-58 in his 17th year as a head coach.

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

TV/LIVE VIDEO
CST/YurView or live stream at the following link: http://bit.ly/2KdfONM

TIGERS & ARGOS, GAME BY GAME
2016 UWA 45-21 in Pensacola
2017 UWA 35-19 in Livingston
2017 UWF 21-28 in Livingston
2018 UWA 45-7 in Livingston

THREE TIMES
The win over Mississippi College last week marks just the third time in UWA football history that the Tigers have had five consecutive winning seasons. Other stretches include 1971 through 1975 and 2009 through 2013.

SO YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A CHANCE
With a win at UWF Saturday and numerous other fortuitous circumstances falling into place, the Tigers could possibly earn a third straight NCAA Playoff berth. UWA can only control the winning part.

COME ON 7
A win over UWF would give the Tigers five consecutive seven-win seasons for just the second time in UWA history and ensure Brett Gilliland at least seven wins in five of his six seasons. The last stretch was 2009-13.

FOUR FOR CALL
Should the GSC coaches vote Call Dyer to the 2019 All-GSC team it will mark the fourth time for the senior from Gordo, Alabama. Only one other UWA player has been a four-time all-conference player. Defensive back Ken Watson turned the trick in 1985-88.

SID AMONG PR CAREER LEADERS
Senior Sid Thurmond comes into the West Florida game with 52 career punt returns for 396 yards. The 52 returns is fourth all-time at UWA and the 396 yards is sixth. Ritchie Harbison (1989-92) holds both records with 101 returns for 749 yards.

JORDAN WITH 41
Tiger DE Jordan Jones has 41 career tackles for loss, putting him 10th all-time in the GSC. He is .5 behind Floyd Black of Harding (2000-02) and Alex Armah of West Georgia (13-16). TJ Bingham of Ouachita Baptist is seventh with 43 in 2000-01.

REGULAR SEASON FINALES
West Alabama is 3-2 in regular season finales under head coach Brett Gilliland, having won the last three in a row.

ZACH SHOULD FINISH FIRST
With just a normal game at UWF Tiger punter Zach Gaines will finish his career was the leader in yards per punt average. He comes into the game first at 42.97. He is third all-time in total punts with 182 and punt yardage with 7,821.

LAST YEAR IN LIVY
West Alabama wrapped up a berth in the 2018 Playoffs with a dominating 45-7 victory over West Florida at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers rang up 497 yards of total offense, 304 on the ground, and 25 first downs. The UWA defense allowed the Argos just 10 first downs and 273 total yards, 104 rushing.
West Alabama did not allow West Florida to convert any of its 11 third-down plays and held the Argos to 0-for-1 on fourth down. The Tigers were 5-of-12 on third down and dominated the time of possession battle 38:21 to 21:39.

2019 WEST ALABAMA GSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 7             Zach Gaines                 Special Teams
Sept, 14            Tyler Butler                   Special Teams
Nov. 2              Tre Jackson                  Special Teams
Nov. 2              Jordan Jones                Co-Defensive

15 MINUTES TO PLAY
West Alabama is 5-1 when leading after the third quarter, but just 1-3 when trailing after 45 minutes of play.

ONLY TWO
The Tigers have just two players on the roster from the state of Florida. Offensive lineman Griffin Ricketson is from Pensacola and defensive lineman Kwanzi Jackson is from Palmetto.

GILLILAND vs UWF
West Alabama head coach Brett Gilliland is 3-1 against West Florida, 1-0 in Pensacola.

SHINNICK vs. UWA
West Florida head coach Pete Shinnick is 1-2 against West Alabama. He has yet to meet the Tigers in Pensacola.

TEAM COMPARISON

UWA	Category	UWF
28.6	Scoring	33.9
202	1st Downs	193
72	1st Down Rush	78
108	1st Down Pass	98
22	1st Down Penalty	17
131.8	Rushing PG	148.3
4.2	Rush Yards Per Attempt	4.3
264.5	Passing PG	236.1
7.2	Pass Yards Per Attempt	7.8
396.3	Total Yds PG	384.4
5.8	Yards Per Play	5.9
24.4	KO Returns YP	22.1
7.4	Punt Returns YP	7.6
0-1	Onside Kick	0-0
69-774	Penalties-Yards	68-578
77.4	Penalty YPG	64.2
25:23	Time of Possession	29:08
40.30%	3rd Down	47%
41.20%	4th Down	60%
22-167	Sacks	22-138
36-43	Red Zone Scores	29-35
32-43	Red Zone TDS	25-35

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

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

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)
1st Year at UWA

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

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

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

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

#69 Griffin Ricketson: OL; 6' 5"; Senior

#25 Sid Thurmond: WR; 5' 5"; Senior

#11 Kwanzi Jackson: DL; 6' 3"; Senior

#30 Tre Jackson: K; 5' 10"; Senior

Players Mentioned

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

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

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

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

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

#69 Griffin Ricketson
: 6' 5"; Senior
: OL

#25 Sid Thurmond
: 5' 5"; Senior
: WR

#11 Kwanzi Jackson
: 6' 3"; Senior
: DL

#30 Tre Jackson
: 5' 10"; Senior
: K