2009 Savannah State Tigers football team

The 2009 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in American football. The Tigers were members of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as an independent. This was the second season under the guidance of head coach Robby Wells.[2]

2009 Savannah State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
2009 record2–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEddie Johnson (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJulius Dixon (2nd season)
Base defenseBase 4–3
Home stadiumTed Wright Stadium
2009 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Old Dominion       9 2  
North Carolina Central       4 7  
Savannah State       2 8  
Winston–Salem State       1 10  

The Tigers entered the 2009 season seeking its first winning season since joining Division I-AA in 2000, but ended the season with a 2–8 record. The team compiled a 5–7 record in 2008, the most wins since 1999, when the Tigers finished with a 5–6 as a member of the NCAA Division II.[3] The Tigers last winning season was in 1998.

Season notes

Preseason notes

  • Former offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Alan Hall left the Savannah State staff to join the football program at Winston-Salem State University [4]
  • February 4, 2009 (2009-02-04) – Savannah State announced the signing of National Letters of Intent by 21 players.[5][6]
Name Position School City, State
Blair Austin WR 6–2, 190 Brookwood HS Thomasville, GA
Cedric Brown OL 6–2, 275 Thomasville HS Thomasville, GA
Tavarus Butler DT 6–4, 270 Putnam County HS Eatonton, GA
Jonathan Clowers OL 6–6, 280 Perry HS Perry, GA
Justin Cooper CB 6–2, 185 Cartersville HS Cartersville, GA
Kevin Davenport WR 6–3, 210 Glenn Hills HS Augusta, GA
Brian Forde DT 6–4, 295 Newton County HS Conyers, GA
Phillip Gaines LB 5–10, 195 Gainesville HS Gainesville, GA
Franklin Green RB 5–10, 205 Jenkins HS Savannah, GA
Kenneth James OL 6–4, 306 Millcreek HS Hoschton, GA
Antonio Martin CB 5–9, 170 Jefferson HS Jefferson, GA
Warren Mason OL 6–5, 310 Cedar Grove HS Atlanta, GA
Quenton Pooler LB 6–2, 210 Newton County HS Covington, GA
DaShawn Printup S 6–1, 190 Calhoun HS Calhoun, GA
Terrick Ransom OL 6- 1, 300 Cedar Grove HS Atlanta, GA
Ricky Rivera WR 6–1, 170 Long County HS Ludowici, GA
Dustin Russell LB 6–1, 205 Newnan HS Newnan, GA
Leland Russell LB 5–9, 210 Newnan HS Newnan, GA
Calvert Smith DB 5- 10, 180 Memorial Day HS Savannah, GA
Anthony Thomas LB 6–1, 205 Dublin HS Dublin, GA
Channing Welch DL 6–3, 270 Furman Univ. / Fayette County HS Atlanta, GA
  • Spring practice was held between March 24, 2009 and April 16, 2009. The annual spring game was held on April 18, 2009.[7] During the game, the Orange beat the Blue, 23–0.[8]
  • The game between Savannah State and North Greenville, originally scheduled for October 10 at Ted Wright Stadium in Savannah, was canceled because of a scheduling conflict.[9]
  • The Tigers announced the addition of CJ Frye (running backs coach) and Hans Batichon (wide receivers coach) on July 29, 2009.[10] Frye replaced Trevin Smith who left the Tigers' staff, while Batichon replaced Eddie Johnson who was promoted to offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach.[10] Frye was the offensive coordinator at McCormick High School in McCormick, South Carolina last season and played offensive line at the University of South Carolina.[10] Batichon, a graduate of Appalachian State University (where he played wide receiver), came to SSU from Watauga High School in Boone, North Carolina.[10]
  • Eighty-five players reported to campus on August 4, 2009 for Football Camp.[11] The Tigers returned 56 lettermen, including 16 starters and 29 newcomers.[11] The first practice was also held on August 5.[11]
  • Coach Wells announced on August 28 that senior wide receiver Deleon Hollinger, senior linebacker Antwan Allen, senior defensive lineman Brandon Miller and senior offensive lineman Derrick Dorsey were selected as team captains for the 2009 season.[12]
  • Barry Casterlin is hired as running backs coach to replace Curtis Frye who left SSU to become tight ends coach at Tennessee State University.[13]

Regular season notes and standings

2009 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Old Dominion       9 2  
North Carolina Central       4 7  
Savannah State       2 8  
Winston–Salem State       1 10  
  • The Tigers win over Livingstone College on September 5 was the team's first season opening win in five years.[15]
  • The Tigers loss to McNeese State on September 19, was the team's worst loss since losing to Gardner-Webb University, 66–0, on November 3, 2007 and the first shutout loss for Coach Wells.[16]
  • Center Donnell Collins sustained a season-ending ankle injury in the Tigers' 47–10 loss to Charleston Southern on October 3, 2009.[17]
  • Former Savannah State player Shannon Sharpe's #2 jersey, was officially retired by the university and presented to Sharpe during the pre-game ceremony before the Bethune-Cookman University game on October 17.[18]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5, 2009 (2009-09-05)4:00 p.m.Livingstone*W 34–122,100
September 12, 2009 (2009-09-12)5:00 p.m.Alabama State*L 17–205,947
September 19, 2009 (2009-09-19)8:00 p.m.No. 8 McNeese State*L 0–5613,912
September 26, 2009 (2009-09-26)4:00 p.m.Concordia*
  • Lucy Laney High School Stadium
  • Augusta, Georgia (Southern Georgia Heritage Classic)
L 21–231,333
October 3, 2009 (2009-10-03)1:30 p.m.Charleston Southern*L 10–473,023
October 17, 2009 (2009-10-17)5:00 p.m.Bethune-Cookman*
L 24–343,517
October 24, 2009 (2009-10-24)5:00 p.m.Old Dominion*
L 17–382,743
October 31, 2009 (2009-10-31)2:00 p.m.Edward Waters*
W 45–2411,643
November 14, 2009 (2009-11-14)5:00 p.m.Webber International*
L 20–351,956
November 21, 2009 (2009-11-21)1:30 p.m.North Carolina Central*L 14–354,765

Coaches and support staff

Name [19][20] Type [19][20] College Graduating year
Robert "Robby" Wells Head Coach Furman 1990
John W. Montgomery, II Asst. Head Coach
Offensive Line Coach
Oklahoma State 1976
Eddie Johnson Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks Coach
Georgetown College 1993
Julius Dixon Defensive Coordinator
Defensive Backs Coach
Furman 1990
Allen Edwards Defensive Line Coach
Recruiting Coordinator
Furman 1993
Jose Gonzalez Inside Linebackers Coach Southern Mississippi 2000
Barry Casterlin Running Backs Coach South Carolina 2001
Hans Batichon Wide Receivers Coach Appalachian State 2008
Melanie Dalpias Graduate Assistant / Athletic Trainer Graceland 2007
Renee Mickey Graduate Assistant / Athletic Trainer UNC-Pembroke 2009

Roster

2009 Savannah State Tigers by position [21]
Quarterbacks
  • 1 Kurvin Curry – Sophomore
  • 13 Antonio Bostic – Freshman
  • 14 A.J. Defilippis – Freshman
Running Backs
  • 20 Justin Babb – Junior
  • 21 Rashard Russell – Freshman
  • 29 Rashad Curry – Junior
  • 31 Tim Williams – Sophomore
  • 34 Daniel Heslop – Freshman
  • 47 Jared Pollard – Freshman
Wide Receivers
  • 4 Deron Talley – Sophomore
  • 5 Ricky Rivera – Freshman
  • 6 Byron Leggett – Junior
  • 9 Deleon Hollinger – Senior
  • 16 Zach Mayfield – Freshman
  • 19 Javares Taylor – Senior
  • 24 Antonio Proctor – Freshman
  • 80 B.J. Longley – Sophomore
  • 81 Armond Denson – Junior
  • 82 Stefon Taylor – Junior
  • 83 Nathan Robinson – Sophomore
  • 84 Alakan Thomas – Sophomore
  • 85 Demetrius Holmes – Freshman
Tight Ends
  • 17 Steven Veasy – Senior
Kickers / Punters
  • 89 Vance Tarver – Freshman
  • 99 Derek Williams – Sophomore
 
Fullbacks
  • 48 Michael Johnson – Sophomore
Offensive Line
  • 59 Derrick Dorsey – Senior
  • 60 Josh Davis – Freshman
  • 61 Brian Lamarr – Freshman
  • 62 Jared Brunson – Sophomore
  • 68 Thelmore Jackson – Sophomore
  • 69 Keith Turner – Freshman
  • 70 Demetrius Edwards – Junior
  • 71 Lenworth McKenzie – Sophomore
  • 73 Cedric Brown – Freshman
  • 74 Jonathan Clowers – Freshman
  • 75 Warren Mason – Freshman
  • 76 Dan Johnson – Junior
  • 77 Donnell Collins – Sophomore
  • 78 Terrick Ransom – Freshman
  • 79 Jerome Miller – Freshman
Defensive Line
  • 40 Cordero Campbell – Junior
  • 42 Juvaro Goodman – Sophomore
  • 50 LaDarien Redfield – Junior
  • 57 Johnny Howard – Sophomore
  • 86 James Briscoe – Sophomore
  • 90 Travis Alston – Sophomore
  • 91 Chris Reed – Senior
  • 92 Stephen Myers – Freshman
  • 93 Brandon Miller – Senior
  • 94 Channing Welch – Junior
  • 95 Tavarus Butler – Freshman
  • 96 Tim Wright – Freshman
  • 97 Tametric Hunt – Sophomore
 
Linebackers
  • 12 Leland Russell – Freshman
  • 26 Antwan Allen – Senior
  • 32 Anthony Thomas – Freshman
  • 35 Sadrak JeanBaptiste – Sophomore
  • 43 Jeffrey Robertson – Junior
  • 44 Phillip Gaines – Freshman
  • 45 J. Vince Cochran – Junior
  • 46 Henry Jackson – Sophomore
  • 49 Michael Kuku – Sophomore
  • 52 Edwin Stevenson – Sophomore
  • 53 Nate Clay – Sophomore
  • 54 Coy Allen – Freshman
  • 55 Xavier Lewis – Sophomore
Defensive Backs
  • 3 Cedric Chambers – Freshman
  • 7 Darren Hunter – Junior
  • 8 Patrick Thomas – Sophomore
  • 10 Justin Cooper – Freshman
  • 11 Antonio Martin – Freshman
  • 15 Deshawn Printup – Freshman
  • 18 CJ Smith – Freshman
  • 22 Richie Rucker – Sophomore
  • 25 Edward Ndem – Junior
  • 27 Mathew Smith – Sophomore
  • 28 Jevontae Jefferson – Freshman
  • 30 Chris Asbury – Sophomore
  • 33 Khelvin Sullivan – Freshman
  • 37 Toriano Holt – Freshman
  • 38 Brent McCall – Sophomore
  • 39 Mickolas Dudley – Sophomore
  • 41 Emory Williams – Senior
  • 72 Michael Mitchell – Freshman

Game summaries

Livingstone College

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 15 10 0 9 34
Livingstone 0 0 0 12 12
HBCU Classic

Justin Babb rushed for 229 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown as the Tigers defeated Division II Livingstone College, 34–12, in the fifth annual HBCU Classic.[22] A crowd of 2,100 fans saw the Tigers take a 25–0 lead in the first half.[23]

The Blue Bears (0–2) had just 28 rushing yards on 26 carries in the game while the Tigers had 391 rushing yards on 49 carries.[23] The Tigers gained 483 yards of offense while the defense sacked the Livingstone quarterback six times.[22] The win gives Savannah State a 7–1 lead in the all-time series against Livingstone.

Alabama State University

1 2 3 4 Total
Alabama State 0 13 0 7 20
Savannah State 7 10 0 0 17
Joe Turner Classic

Sophomore kicker Dereck Williams missed two field goals (36 and 42 yards) late in the fourth quarter as the Alabama State Hornets held on to defeat Savannah State, 20–17, at T.A. Wright Stadium.[24] Quarterback Kurvin Curry completed 13 of 20 passes (159 yards) and Justin Babb rushed for 78 yards on 18 carries.[24] The Tigers lead for much of the game, but fell behind when Devin Dominguez caught a 20-yard pass from Chris Mitchell late in the fourth quarter.[24]

McNeese State University

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 0 0 0 0 0
#8 McNeese State 28 14 14 0 56

The eighth ranked Cowboys of McNeese State University racked up 489 yards on offense, including a season-high 288 rushing yards, in a 56–0 rout of Savannah State in the first ever meeting between the two schools.[25] The Tigers offense were held to nine first downs during the game and only crossed mid-field three times.[26] The McNeese State defense scored twice including a score on the game's fourth play when the Cowboys' defense sacked SSU quarterback Kurvin Curry and Desmund Lighten recovered his fumble in the end zone.[25] Freshman quarterback A.J. DeFilippis replaced an injured Curry in the first half and completed 9 of 12 passes for 65 yards and one interception in the game.[25] Junior defensive back Edward Ndem led the Tiger's defense with eight tackles while Chris Reed and Jeff Robertson had seven tackles each.[25]

Concordia College – Selma

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 7 7 0 7 21
Concordia 7 7 0 9 23
Southern Georgia Heritage Classic

Concordia's Harrison Ellison kicked a 35-yard field goal as time expired to give Concordia a 23–21 win over the Tigers in the 2009 Southern Georgia Heritage Classic in front of 1,333 in attendance.[27][28] Savannah State led 21–14 with just over nine minutes left in the fourth quarter, but the Hornets, an NAIA-level team, scored nine points in the final five minutes, fourteen seconds to earn the win.[27]

SSU gained 259 yards of total offense compared to Concordia's 376 yards.[28] SSU quarterback A.J. DeFilippis came off the bench and was 9-of-11 passing for 95 yards with two touchdowns, ran five times for 41 yards, and threw an interception.[29] Starting quarterback Kurvin Curry was 5-of-10, passing for 61 yards but was sacked twice.[29] Justin Babb ran for a game-high 74 yards and a touchdown.[28]

Charleston Southern University

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 0 7 0 3 10
Charleston Southern 14 19 7 7 47

Charleston Southern piled up 528 total yards in a 47–10 win over Savannah State.[30] The Tigers only touchdown was a 16-yard run by Justin Babb.[30] Babb finished the game with seven carries for 81 yards.[30] Senior wide receiver Deleon Hollinger surpassed the 100-catch mark in his career in the game.[31] Starting quarterback A.J. Defilippis completed 12 of 28 passes for 124 yards, but threw 2 interceptions.[30] Kurvin Curry completed 4 of 7 passes during the game. The Tigers mustered 266 yards of total offense.[30] The Tigers defense was led by Chris Asbury who achieved a career-high 11 tackles in the game.[32] The Tigers fell to 1–4 on the season and Charleston Southern improved to 2–3.[30]

Bethune-Cookman University

1 2 3 4 Total
Bethune-Cookman 14 0 0 20 34
Savannah State 0 7 10 7 24

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats stopped Savannah State's Kurvin Curry on fourth-and-goal run from 1-yard line late in the fourth quarter to preserve a 34–24 win.[33] With 4:19 remaining in the game and trailing 27–24, the Tigers went on offense at the Wildcats' 8-yard line when linebacker Michael Kuku forced B-CU quarterback Matthew Johnson to fumble the football and defensive end Chris Reed recovered the ball.[34] The Tigers offense attempted four plays, including two from inside B-CU's 1-yard line, but were unable to score.[34] The Tigers were able to get the ball back at their own 34 yard line with 1:56 remaining in the game, but Curry's pass was intercepted by Michael Williams and returned 52 yards for a touchdown with 42 seconds left.[18] Curry was intercepted again with 40 seconds left in the game by Tavaris Bell on the Tigers final offensive play of the game.[18]

Curry, who relieved starter A.J. Defilippis in the game, was 11 of 23 for 174 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.[35] Defilippis was 4 of 11 for 49 yards.[35] Savannah State moved to 1–5 and the Wildcats improved to 2–4.[33]

Old Dominion University

1 2 3 4 Total
Old Dominion 7 10 14 7 38
Savannah State 0 0 10 7 17

Savannah State's losing streak was extended to six games after a 38–17 loss to Old Dominion. The loss assures the Tigers of a losing season, the eleventh consecutive, while ODU, who is in their first year of football, improves to 6–2.[36]

Sophomore quarterback Kurvin Curry accounted for 235 of total offense (passed for 185 yards and ran for 50 yards) and two touchdowns.[36] Deleon Hollinger ended the game with 10 receptions for 70 yards.[36] Antwan Allen led the SSU defense with 10 tackles.[36] Late in the third quarter, Derek Williams hit a career-long 46 yard field goal to cut SSU's deficit to 31–10.[36]

ODU quarterback Thomas DeMarco finished the game with 198 yards (14-of-20 passing) and three touchdowns without an interception.[37]

Edward Waters College

1 2 3 4 Total
Edward Waters 12 0 12 0 24
Savannah State 7 7 21 10 45
Homecoming

The Tigers ended a 6-game losing streak with a 45–24 Homecoming victory over Edward Waters College at Ted Wright Stadium.[38] The SSU Tigers held a 14–12 lead at halftime and Edward Waters cut the score to 21–18 early in the third quarter, but the SSU eventually pulled away outscoring Edward Waters, 31–12 in the second half.[38] Running back Justin Babb ran 13 times for 167 yards and scored four touchdowns.[38] Babb also caught three passes for a team-high 89 yards.[38] Sophomore quarterback Kurvin Curry was 13-of-26 passing for 234 yards and threw two touchdowns and one interception.[38] He was sacked three times, but ran 21 times for 64 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown.[38]

Savannah State's had 485 total yards of offense while Edward Waters had 358 yards.[39] The loss dropped Edward Waters to 0–9 on the season.[38]

Webber International

1 2 3 4 Total
Webber International 7 14 7 7 35
Savannah State 7 6 0 7 20

NAIA Webber International finished its season by winning four of its last five games including a 35–20 victory against the Tigers. The Warriors took a 14–10 lead over the Tigers in the second quarter and never trailed again.[40]

The Tigers had 227 yards of total offense in the game. Quarterback Kurvin Curry was 18-of-35 passing for 171 yards and threw two touchdowns, but was intercepted twice.[40] Senior wide receiver Deleon Hollinger had a team-high six catches for 47 yards and one touchdown.[40] Kicker Derek Williams kicked field goals of 42 and 29 yards in the game and made both of his extra-point attempts.

During the game SSU defensive lineman Channing Welch left the game with an injury that required him to be placed on a backboard and taken by ambulance to a hospital.[40]

The loss was the Tigers third to a lower-division team under second-year coach Robby Wells.[40]

North Carolina Central University

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 7 0 7 0 14
NC Central 7 7 7 14 35

The Tigers had 173 passing yards and 173 rushing yards, but fell to North Carolina Central 35–14.[41]

The Tigers finished the 2009 football season at 2–8.

Awards and records

Awards

  • Senior wide receiver Deleon Hollinger was listed as an honorable mention on the 2009 All-HBCU Football Team presented by Consensus Draft Services.[42]
  • Kurvin Curry and Derek Williams were named to the Phil Steele College Football Preview's 2009 pre-season All-Independent Team. Curry was named as quarterback of the First Team Offense while Williams was named as a punter and placekicker for the First Team Special Team.[43]

Records

    Statistics

    Current as of November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24) – All Games

    Team

    TeamOpp
    Scoring 202 324
      Points per Game 20.2 32.4
    First Downs 172 191
      Rushing 83 81
      Passing 71 100
      Penalty 18 10
    Total Offense 3,149 3839
      Avg per Play 4.8 5.9
      Avg per Game 314.9 383.9
    Fumbles-Lost 13–3 21–13
    Penalties-Yards 70–569 80–702
      Avg per Game 56.9 70.2
    TeamOpp
    Punts-Yards 58–2,156 43–1,617
      Avg per Punt 37.2 37.6
    Time of Possession/Game 28:52 30:56
    3rd Down Conversions 60 of 150 (40%) 47 of 130 (36%)
    4th Down Conversions 2 of 16 (12%) 13 of 23 (57%)
    Touchdowns Scored 25 45
    Field Goals-Attempts-Long 9–14 6–9
    PAT-Attempts 23–23 (100%) 36–42 (86%)
    Attendance 25,806 23,800
      Games / Avg per Game 5 / 5,161 4 / 5,950

    Scores by quarter

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Savannah State 50 54 48 50 202
    Opponents 96 84 67 77 324

    Rushing

    NameGPAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
     Babb, Justin 10 129 839 35 804 6.2 6 81 80.4
     Beaurem, Thomas 8 3 15 0 15 5.0 0 6 1.9
     Collins, Donnell 4 3 0 31 -31 -10.3 0 0 -7.8
     Curry, Kurvin 10 146 559 223 336 2.3 6 30 33.6
     Depilippis, A.J. 7 22 81 22 59 2.7 0 25 8.4
     Heslop, Daniel 9 32 177 6 171 5.3 1 32 19.0
     Hollinger, Deleon 10 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 9 1.1
     Jeanbaptiste, S. 10 2 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -3.0
     Johnson, Dan 3 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -1.0
     Johnson, Michael 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
     Russell, Rashard 5 11 87 0 87 7.9 0 21 17.4
     Taylor, Javares 9 13 34 47 -13 -1.0 0 8 -1.4
     Taylor, Stefon 5 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 11 2.6
    Total 10 366 1,816 370 1,446 4.0 13 81 144.6
    Opponents 10 367 1,853 325 1,528 4.2 13 80 152.8

    Passing

    NameGPEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
     Curry, Kurvin 10 115.4 110–202–7 54.5 1,278 9 52 127.8
     Defilippis, A.J. 7 99.5 46–82–5 56.1 425 3 32 60.7
    Total 10 110.8 156–284–12 54.9 1,703 12 52 170.3
    Opponents 10 160.6 176–281–4 62.6 2,311 27 69 231.1

    Receiving

    NameGPNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
     Babb, Justin 10 24 231 9.6 3 52 23.1
     Heslop, Daniel 9 3 27 9.0 1 13 3.0
     Hollinger, Deleon 10 51 509 10.0 4 40 50.9
     Holmes, D. 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 5
     McMullen, Chris 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 5.0
     Taylor, Javares 9 27 214 7.9 0 26 23.8
     Leggett, Byron 9 20 350 17.5 1 32 38.9
     Talley, Deron 8 18 256 14.2 2 47 32.0
     Taylor, Stefon 5 6 46 7.7 1 21 9.2
     Rivera, Ricky 4 5 66 13.2 0 26 16.5
    Total 10 156 1,703 10.9 12 52 170.3
    Opponents 10 176 2,311 13.1 27 69 231.1

    Defense

    Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd
    Kick
    Saf
    SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsINT-YdsBrUpQBHRcv-YdsFF
    Allen, Antwan103445793.0–8-1–2161-1--
    Allen, Coy4415---------
    Alston, Travis777143.0–60.5–3----3--
    Asbury, Chris103222541.5–8--------
    Babb, Justin10-11---------
    Briscoe, James63470.5–2--------
    Chambers, Cedric3123---------
    Clay, Nate11-1---------
    Cochran, Vince92823517.5–23--1-1–0---
    Cooper, Justin8141024--1–195-----
    Curry, Kurvin101-1---------
    Edwards, D.51-1---------
    Gaines, Phillip42460.5–0--------
    Goodman, Juvaro873101.0–2------1-
    Hollinger, D.101-1---------
    Holt, Toriano1-11---------
    Howard, Johnny8713203.0–80.5–3---1–0---
    Hunt, Tametric10811194.0–111.5–2-1-----
    Hunter, Darren715419--1–33-----
    JeanBaptiste, S102723507.0–252.5–11-----11
    Jefferson, J.8181533---4--1--
    Kuku, Michaek81315283.5–9--1-1–01--
    Leggett, Byron91-1---------
    McCall, Brent4224---------
    Miller, Brandon22-21.0–3--------
    Myers, Stephan21231.0–1--------
    Ndem, Edward93224561.5–4-1–1967-11-
    Printup, Deshawn1-11---------
    Redfield, L.102723507.0–252.5–11-----1-
    Reed, Chris1025255011.5–626.5–43-222–022-
    Robertson, J.91014242.0–13----2–0---
    Rucker, Richie79413---1-1–0---
    Russell, Rashard5----------1-
    Smith, Matthew57512---2-----
    Talley, Deron81-1---------
    TEAM3--------1–0--1
    Thomas, Anthony101017271.0–3--1-1–0---
    Thomas, Patrick3224---2-----
    Welch, Channing81413279.0–402.5–13-1-----
    Williams, Derek10314---------
    Williams, Emery11-1---------
    Total1036533469971–26818–854–6236613–01261
    Opponents1036132668765–29125–18112–33126383–021-

    Special teams

    Name Punting Kickoffs
    No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd No.YdsAvgTBOB
    Defilippis, A.J.14848.0481000315250.700
    Tarver, Vance26834.0380000317257.300
    TEAM100.00000000000
    Williams, Derek542,04037.85855121402,17054.200
    Total582,15637.25865121432,34254.500
    Opponents431,61737.6642072623,64758.873
    Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
    No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
    Allen, Antwan000.00012626.0026
    Beaurem, Thomas000.0001933217.5038
    Campbell, C.000.00027135.5043
    Heslop, Daniel000.000199.009
    Hollinger, D.1219115.9038
    Hunter, Darren100.00000000
    JeanBaptiste, S.166.000000.000
    Jefferson, J.000.0001125423.1048
    Proctor, Antonio000.0001119617.8023
    Rivera, Ricky23919.502100000
    Russell, Rashard11818.000613021.7036
    Veasy, Steven000.000100.000
    Total1725414.9038521,01819.6048
    Opponents261596.10394088422.1056

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