2020 Camellia Bowl Game Program

marshall depth chart
Offense Defense

X 7..... Corey Gammage....... R-So.... 6-4... 227....... Delray Beach, Fla. DE 2.....Darius Hodge.........R-Jr.... 6-2... 245........ Wake Forest, N.C.
19... Stone Scarcelle.......... R-Jr.... 6-1... 201.............Royersford, Pa. 0.....Sam Burton........... R-So.... 6-1... 242...........Boca Raton, Fla.
Z 1..... Willie Johnson...........R-Sr.... 6-0... 176............Fort Myers, Fla. NT 92...Rodney Croom........R-Jr.... 6-3... 265...........Cincinnati, Ohio
2..... Artie Henry................R-Sr.... 6-1... 179...............Sarasota, Fla. 90...Esaias Carpenter..... R-Jr.... 6-3... 286................Wichita, Kan.
A 9..... Talik Keaton............. R-So.... 6-1... 188.............. Sarasota, Fla. 95...Kyron Taylor............ R-Jr.... 6-2... 296........... Homestead, Fla.
80... Shadeed Ahmed.........So..... 6-0... 166..............Richmond, Tx. DT 99...Jamare Edwards.....R-Jr.... 6-3... 270.................. Miami, Fla.
LT 50... Will Ulmer.................R-Sr.... 6-5... 314..............Richmond, Ky. 15...T.J. Johnson............R-Sr.... 6-5... 263.......... Southfield, Mich.
or 79... Josh Ball...................R-Sr.... 6-8... 309......Fredericksburg, Va. 59...Immanuel Bush........Fr...... 6-1... 257............. Lancaster, S.C.
52... Ethan Driskell............ R-Fr.... 6-9... 315............... Louisville, Ky. DE 32...Koby Cumberlander..R-Jr.... 6-3... 247.................Roswell, Ga.
LG 55... Alex Mollette.............R-Sr.... 6-3... 294...............Suwanee, Ga. 55...Owen Porter........... R-So.... 6-2... 240.........Huntington, W.Va.
54... Zack Ferris................ R-So.... 6-5... 311...............Somerset, Ky. 58...Elijah Alston............ R-Fr.... 6-3... 245........... Chesapeake, Va.
C 78... Alex Salguero............R-Sr.... 6-4... 325............Bradenton, Fla. SLB 41...Abraham Beauplan.. Jr...... 6-0... 220..... Boynton Beach, Fla.
70... Sean Behrens............R-Sr.... 6-3... 320....................Lithia, Fla. 25...J’Coryan Anderson...So..... 6-2... 229............ Knoxville, Tenn.
65... Logan Osburn............ R-Fr.... 6-3... 296................... Ona, W.Va. MLB 24...Eli Neal...................So..... 6-1... 240........... Memphis, Tenn.
RG 62... Cain Madden.............R-Sr.... 6-3... 313.... South Webster, Ohio 16...Brian Cavicante.......R-Sr.... 6-0... 229........... Portsmouth, Va.
63... James Magee............. R-Jr.... 6-4... 315............... Anaheim, Ca. WLB 4.....Tavante Beckett......R-Sr... 5-10.. 214.......... Chesapeake, Va.
RT 79... Josh Ball...................R-Sr.... 6-8... 309......Fredericksburg, Va. 18...Charlie Gray..............Jr...... 6-3... 209........ Edwardsville, Kan.
or 71... Tarik Adams..............R-Sr.... 6-4... 329............... Valdosta, Ga. CB 7.....Jaylon McClain-Sapp..R-Sr... 5-11.. 181......... Jacksonville, Fla.
56... Kendrick Sartor......... R-Jr.... 6-6... 299........... Cincinnati, Ohio 10...Joshua Bowers..........Jr...... 5-9... 181............ Bradenton, Fla.
TE 11... Xavier Gaines............R-Sr.... 6-3... 220............ Frostproof, Fla. FS 13...Nazeeh Johnson.....R-Sr... 5-10.. 200...... Martinsburg, W.Va.
83... Devin Miller............... R-Jr.... 6-3... 233............. Metuchen, N.J. 21...E.J. Jackson.............So..... 6-1... 176........... Belle Glade, Fla.
or 12... Garet Morrell.............R-Sr.... 6-3... 251...............Leesburg, Ga. SS 1.....Derrek Pitts...........R-Jr.... 6-0... 187.............. Dunbar, W.Va.
QB 8..... Grant Wells...............R-Fr.... 6-2... 210.........Charleston, W.Va. or 8.....Brandon Drayton....R-Sr.... 6-3... 210................... Largo, Fla.
17... Luke Zban................ R-So.... 6-2... 202.........Huntington, W.Va. CB 3.....Steven Gilmore........ Jr..... 5-11.. 175............. Rock Hill, S.C.
RB 20... Brenden Knox............R-Jr.... 6-0... 223........... Columbus, Ohio 6.....Micah Abraham.......So.... 5-10.. 178.................. Tampa, Fla.
5..... Sheldon Evans........... R-Jr... 5-11.. 200................. Roswell, Ga. Nickel 3.....Steven Gilmore........ Jr..... 5-11.. 175............. Rock Hill, S.C.
13...Nazeeh Johnson......R-Sr... 5-10.. 200....... Martinsburg, W.Va.

Special Teams

KO 35....Cameron Shirkey........ Fr..... 5-10... 190.................Carroll, Ohio
97....Daton Montiel............R-Fr.... 5-11... 189.... Pompano Beach, Fla.
PK 96....Shane Ciucci............ R-So.... 5-8.... 180............... Livonia, Mich.
35....Cameron Shirkey........ Fr..... 5-10... 190................. Carroll, Ohio
P 43....Robert LeFevre......... R-Sr.... 6-2.... 209................Hilliard, Ohio
97....Daton Montiel............R-Fr.... 5-11... 189.... Pompano Beach, Fla.
H 43....Robert LeFevre......... R-Sr.... 6-2.... 209................Hilliard, Ohio
97....Daton Montiel............R-Fr.... 5-11... 189.... Pompano Beach, Fla.
LS 48....Zach Appio............... R-Jr... 5-11... 195...................Normal, Ill.
42....Eric Brown.................. Fr...... 6-3.... 218...... Williamstown, W.Va.
KR 5......Sheldon Evans.......... R-Jr... 5-11... 200................. Roswell, Ga.
20....Brenden Knox............R-Jr..... 6-0.... 223............ Columbus, Ohio
22....Rasheen Ali................R-Fr..... 6-0.... 200............. Cleveland, Ohio
0......Jaron Woodyard.........R-Sr... 5-11... 180......... Gaithersburg, Md.
PR 9......Talik Keaton............. R-So.... 6-1.... 188............... Sarasota, Fla.
2......Artie Henry................R-Sr.... 6-1.... 179................Sarasota, Fla.

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marshall roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown

0 Sam Burton DL 6-1 242 RS SO Boca Raton, Fla. 38 Arak McDuffie DL 6-5 275 RS SO Louisville, Ky.

0 Jaron Woodyard WR 5-11 180 RS SR Gaithersburg, Md. 38 Miles Williams WR 6-3 200 FR Napa, Ca.

1 Willie Johnson WR 6-0 176 RS SR Fort Myers, Fla. 39 Kentreaz Coston DB 6-1 190 RS FR Edenton, N.C.

1 Derrek Pitts S 6-0 187 RS JR Dunbar, W.Va. 40 Domenick Murphy LB 6-1 215 RS JR Weirton, W.Va.

2 Artie Henry WR 6-1 179 RS SR Sarasota, Fla. 41 Abraham Beauplan LB 6-0 220 JR Boynton Beach, Fla.

2 Darius Hodge DL 6-2 245 RS JR Wake Forest, N.C. 42 Eric Brown LS 6-3 218 FR Williamstown, W.Va.

3 Steven Gilmore DB 5-11 175 JR Rock Hill, S.C. 43 Robert LeFevre P 6-2 209 RS SR Hilliard, Ohio

4 Tavante Beckett LB 5-10 214 RS SR Chesapeake, Va. 46 Tyler Shaw LS 6-1 214 FR Elkhorn, Wis.

4 Lawrence Papillon RB 5-9 200 RS SO Miami, Fla. 47 Cecil Houston LB 5-11 179 FR Union City, Ga.

5 Sheldon Evans RB 5-11 200 RS JR Roswell, Ga. 48 Zach Appio LS 5-11 195 RS JR Normal, Ill.

6 Micah Abraham DB 5-10 178 SO Tampa, Fla. 49 Cooper Thunell TE 6-6 215 FR Purcellville, Va.

7 Corey Gammage WR 6-4 227 RS SO Delray Beach, Fla. 50 Will Ulmer OL 6-5 314 RS SR Richmond, Ky.

7 Jaylon McClain-Sapp DB 5-11 181 RS SR Jacksonville, Fla. 51 Michael Garn DL 6-5 205 RS FR Jeromesville, Ohio

8 Brandon Drayton S 6-3 210 RS SR Largo, Fla. 52 Ethan Driskell OL 6-9 315 RS FR Louisville, Ky.

8 Grant Wells QB 6-2 210 RS FR Charleston, W.Va. 53 Lawrence Cunningham LB 6-3 221 RS SO Dunbar, W.Va.

9 Talik Keaton WR 6-1 188 RS SO Sarasota, Fla. 54 Zack Ferris OL 6-5 311 RS SO Somerset, Ky.

10 Joshua Bowers DB 5-9 181 JR Bradenton, Fla. 55 Alex Mollette OL 6-3 294 RS SR Suwanee, Ga.

11 JoJo Evans S 6-1 199 RS FR PalmBeachGardens,Fla. 55 Owen Porter DL 6-2 240 RS SO Huntington, W.Va.

11 Xavier Gaines TE 6-3 220 RS SR Frostproof, Fla. 56 Emmanuel Balogun DL 6-7 228 FR Oshogbo, Nigeria

12 Garet Morrell TE 6-3 251 RS SR Leesburg, Ga. 56 Kendrick Sartor OL 6-6 299 RS JR Cincinnati, Ohio

12 Jeremy Smith S 5-11 193 RS FR Savannah, Ga. 57 J.T. Dukes LB 6-1 215 RS FR Bogart, Ga.

13 Nazeeh Johnson S 5-10 200 RS SR Martinsburg, W.Va. 58 Elijah Alston DL 6-3 245 RS FR Chesapeake, Va.

13 Broc Thompson WR 6-2 188 SO Indianapolis, Ind. 58 Ethan Ingram OL 6-4 297 FR Gainesville, Fla.

14 Naquan Renalds S 6-2 198 RS JR Winter Garden, Fla. 59 Immanuel Bush DL 6-1 257 FR Lancaster, S.C.

15 TJ Johnson DL 6-5 263 RS SR Southfield, Mich. 60 Cameron Grobe K 5-10 195 FR Barboursville, W.Va.

15 Knowledge McDaniel RB 5-11 218 SO Bradenton, Fla. 61 Avery Musick K 6-1 176 FR Canal Winchester, Ohio

16 Brian Cavicante LB 6-0 229 RS SR Portsmouth, Va. 62 Cain Madden OL 6-3 313 RS SR South Webster, Ohio

16 Joel Lambiotte QB 6-2 192 RS FR Proctorville, Ohio 63 James Magee OL 6-4 315 RS JR Anaheim, Ca.

17 Charles Bell DB 5-11 190 FR Gaithersburg, Md. 64 Chris Everhart OL 6-3 328 FR Greeneville, Tenn.

17 Luke Zban QB 6-2 202 RS SO Huntington, W.Va. 65 Logan Osburn OL 6-3 296 RS FR Ona, W.Va.

18 Charlie Gray LB 6-3 209 JR Edwardsville, Kan. 68 Dalton Tucker OL 6-6 308 RS SO Paris, Ky.

18 Zach Switzer QB 6-5 195 FR Hamilton, Ohio 69 Jack Murphy OL 6-4 299 FR Fairfax, Va.

19 Daniel Foster DL 6-3 247 RS FR Riviera Beach, Fla. 70 Sean Behrens OL 6-3 320 RS SR Lithia, Fla.

19 Stone Scarcelle WR 6-1 201 RS JR Royersford, Pa. 71 Tarik Adams OL 6-4 329 RS SR Valdosta, Ga.

20 De’Kwan Hughes DB 5-11 170 FR Tampa, Fla. 77 Tristen Bittner OL 6-4 312 RS FR Wheeling, W.Va.

20 Brenden Knox RB 6-0 223 RS JR Columbus, Ohio 78 Alex Salguero OL 6-4 324 RS SR Bradenton, Fla.

21 E.J. Jackson S 6-1 176 SO Belle Glade, Fla. 79 Josh Ball OL 6-8 309 RS SR Fredericksburg, Va.

21 Amir Richardson TE 6-2 233 RS FR Morgantown, W.Va. 80 Shadeed Ahmed WR 6-0 166 SO Richmond, Tx.

22 Rasheen Ali RB 6-0 200 RS FR Cleveland, Ohio 81 Caleb McMillan WR 6-3 215 RS SO Orlando, Fla.

22 Kerion Martin S 6-2 222 FR Charleston, W.Va. 82 Jacob Kirkendoll TE 6-5 248 RS JR Salt Rock, W.Va.

23 Rashawn Hunter S 6-3 168 RS FR Cape Coral, Fla. 83 Devin Miller TE 6-3 233 RS JR Metuchen, N.J.

24 Eli Neal LB 6-1 240 SO Memphis, Tenn. 84 EJ Horton WR 6-0 175 FR Louisville, Ky.

25 J’Coryan Anderson LB 6-2 229 SO Knoxville, Tenn. 86 Ethan Hahn WR 5-8 185 RS FR Richmond, Ky.

26 Chancellor Bright WR 6-2 180 FR Knoxville, Tenn. 87 Hayden Hagler TE 6-4 235 SO Sulphur, La.

27 Cameron Moore DB 6-0 184 FR Allentown, N.J. 89 Logan Clark TE 6-6 223 RS SO Piedmont, S.C.

29 Daytione Smith DB 5-11 185 FR East Highland Park, Va. 90 Esaias Carpenter DL 6-3 286 RS JR Wichita, Kan.

30 Josh Anderson DB 5-10 190 FR New Richmond, Ohio 91 Raymeco Mucker DL 6-5 225 FR Louisville, Ky.

31 Keylin Roach DB 6-1 185 JR Columbia, S.C. 92 Rodney Croom DL 6-3 265 RS JR Cincinnati, Ohio

32 Koby Cumberlander DL 6-3 247 RS JR Roswell, Ga. 93 CJ Miller DL 6-4 221 FR Thousand Oaks, Ca.

33 Josh Hardeman S 5-10 210 FR Covington, Ga. 94 Jayshaun Coffman DL 6-5 293 RS FR Lexington, Ky.

34 JJ Davis RB 6-0 194 FR Bluefield, W.Va. 95 Kyron Taylor DL 6-2 296 RS JR Homestead, Fla.

35 Cameron Shirkey K 5-10 190 FR Carroll, Ohio 96 Shane Ciucci K/P 5-8 180 RS SO Livonia, Mi.

36 Ivan Vaughn RB 5-9 183 FR Ona, W.Va. 97 Daton Montiel K/P 5-11 189 RS FR Pompano Beach, Fla.

37 Zane Porter S 6-3 215 FR Ceredo, W.Va. 99 Jamare Edwards DL 6-3 270 RS JR Miami, Fla.

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2020 Marshall Football
Marshall Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 19, 2020)

All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

KNOX, Brenden 9 185 893 6 887 4.8 9 45 98.6 35 550 2905 53 2852 5.2 24 67 81.5
EVANS, Sheldon 8 54 251 3 248 4.6 4 26 31.0 23 124 627 5 622 5.0 5 26 27.0
WELLS, Grant 9 47 233 58 175 3.7 2 25 19.4 10 48 234 58 176 3.7 2 25 17.6
MCDANIEL, Knowledge 8 25 159 1 158 6.3 1 18 19.8 14 25 159 1 158 6.3 1 18 11.3
ZBAN, Luke 4 9 85 9 76 8.4 0 25 19.0 4 9 85 9 76 8.4 0 25 19.0
PAPILLON, Lawrence 5 10 40 2 38 3.8 1 13 7.6 14 16 75 3 72 4.5 1 15 5.1
GAINES, Xavier 9 8 38 0 38 4.8 0 11 4.2 44 35 229 6 223 6.4 2 26 5.1
ALI, Rasheen 4 5 22 0 22 4.4 0 9 5.5 4 5 22 0 22 4.4 0 9 5.5
JOHNSON, Willie 8 4 20 6 14 3.5 0 16 1.8 49 17 215 32 183 10.8 2 42 3.7
Team 3 3 0 6 -6 -2.0 0 0 -2.0
Total 9 350 1741 91 1650 4.7 17 45 183.3
Opponents 9 300 1017 217 800 2.7 4 35 88.9

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

WELLS, Grant 9 143.79 152-250-9 60.8 1977 18 70 219.7 10 143.79 152-250-9 60.8 1977 18 70 197.7
ZBAN, Luke 4 156.15 6-8-0 75.0 38 1 13 9.5 4 156.15 6-8-0 75.0 38 1 13 9.5
GAINES, Xavier 9 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 44 35.44 1-5-1 20.0 33 0 33 0.8
Total 9 142.84 158-259-10 61.0 2015 19 70 223.9
Opponents 9 123.44 166-265-4 62.6 1699 8 71 188.8

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

GAMMAGE, Corey 9 29 321 11.1 4 46 35.7 18 42 508 12.1 5 46 28.2
GAINES, Xavier 9 26 398 15.3 4 70 44.2
HENRY, Artie 7 21 299 14.2 3 46 42.7 44 66 917 13.9 8 70 20.8
JOHNSON, Willie 8 18 268 14.9 2 46 33.5
KEATON, Talik 7 17 175 10.3 1 47 25.0 22 44 508 11.5 6 51 23.1
THOMPSON, Broc 4 14 228 16.3 0 40 57.0
KNOX, Brenden 9 7 86 12.3 1 58 9.6 49 82 1221 14.9 10 70 24.9
AHMED, Shadeed 5 6 38 6.3 0 13 7.6
EVANS, Sheldon 8 6 18 3.0 0 6 2.2 22 26 315 12.1 2 47 14.3
MILLER, Devin 7 5 67 13.4 0 25 9.6
MORRELL, Garet 5 2 47 23.5 1 45 9.4 16 33 562 17.0 0 54 35.1
RICHARDSON, Amir 8 2 6 3.0 1 3 0.8
HAGLER, Hayden 7 2 6 3.0 1 5 0.9 35 27 239 8.9 1 58 6.8
WOODYARD, Jaron 5 1 42 42.0 1 42 8.4
MCMILLAN, Caleb 7 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.1 5 6 38 6.3 0 13 7.6
SCARCELLE, Stone 7 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.1
Total 9 158 2015 12.8 19 70 223.9 23 9 55 6.1 0 11 2.4
Opponents 9 166 1699 10.2 8 71 188.8
31 16 151 9.4 2 25 4.9

21 5 66 13.2 2 45 3.1

82 6 3.0 1 3 0.8

72 6 3.0 1 5 0.9

5 1 42 42.0 1 42 8.4

71 8 8.0 0 8 1.1

33 4 24 6.0 0 8 0.7

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g

WELLS, Grant 9 297 175 1977 2152 239.1 10 298 176 1977 2153 215.3
KNOX, Brenden 9 185 887 0 887 98.6 2852 81.5
EVANS, Sheldon 8 54 248 0 248 31.0 35 550 2852 0 622 27.0
MCDANIEL, Knowledge 8 25 158 0 158 19.8 158 11.3
ZBAN, Luke 4 17 76 38 114 28.5 23 124 622 0 114 28.5
GAINES, Xavier 9 9 38 0 38 4.2 256 5.8
PAPILLON, Lawrence 5 10 38 0 38 7.6 14 25 158 0
ALI, Rasheen 4 5 22 0 22 5.5 72 5.1
JOHNSON, Willie 8 4 14 0 14 1.8 4 17 76 38 22 5.5
Team 3 3 -6 0 -6 -2.0 183 3.7
Total 9 609 1650 2015 3665 407.2 44 40 223 33
Opponents 9 565 800 1699 2499 277.7
14 16 72 0

4 5 22 0

49 17 183 0

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2020 Marshall Football
Marshall Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 19, 2020)

All games

SEASON CAREER

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk
59 90 7.5 2.5 . 1 4 2 . 22 80 131 211 14.5 4.5 1 5 6 4 .
4 BECKETT, Tavante 9 31 52 70 5.0 1.5 1 1 1 . . 22 22 60 82 5.5 1.5 1 1 1 . .
24 NEAL, Eli 9 18 41 56 9.0 6.5 . 1 1 1 . 33 32 78 110 20.5 15.5 . 2 2 1 2
2 HODGE, Darius 9 15 25 48 0.0 . 1 2 2 1 . 45 128 96 224 3.5 1.0 4 14 3 1 .
13 JOHNSON, Nazeeh 7 23 34 45 3.5 . . . . 3 .
41 BEAUPLAN, Abraham 9 11 26 45 1.0 1.0 1 1 . 1 . 9 11 34 45 3.5 . . . . 3 .
8D DRAYTON, Brandon 8 19 24 42 1.5 . . 3 . . . 40 91 113 204 9.5 2.5 2 9 1 2 1
1 PITTS, Derrek 9 18 13 33 1.5 1.5 1 9 . 2 . 12 20 26 46 2.0 . . 3 . . .
3 GILMORE, Steven 9 20 0.5 . . 4 . . . 35 62 38 100 4.5 1.5 3 14 . 3 .
7 MCCLAIN-SAPP, Jaylo 9 21 8 29 3.5 2.0 . 1 . 1 . 37 42 23 65 2.5 . 2 14 . . .
99 EDWARDS, Jamare 9 4 25 29 3.0 3.0 . . . . . 22 10 40 50 7.5 4.0 . 1 . 1 .
32 CUMBERLANDER, Kob 8 8 18 26 1.5 1.5 . . . . . 27 19 44 63 8.5 8.0 . . . . .
92 CROOM, Rodney 92 21 23 0.0 . . 1 1 . . 35 10 49 59 2.0 1.5 . . . . .
10 BOWERS, Joshua 9 11 8 19 2.5 2.0 . . . . . 9 11 8 19 0.0 . . 1 1 . .
59 BUSH, Immanuel 93 15 18 0.0 . . . . . . 9 3 15 18 2.5 2.0 . . . . .
16 CAVICANTE, Brian 97 10 17 2.5 1.0 . . . 1 . 9 7 10 17 0.0 . . . . . .
15 JOHNSON, TJ 95 9 14 2.0 0.5 . 1 . . . 12 5 11 16 2.5 1.0 . . . 1 .
55 PORTER, Owen 92 10 12 0.0 . . 1 . 1 . 19 4 15 19 3.0 0.5 . 1 . . .
6 ABRAHAM, Micah 96 39 0.5 . . . . . . 22 27 18 45 0.5 . 1 4 . 1 .
90 CARPENTER, Esaias 9 . 99 1.5 1.5 . . . . . 10 . 9 9 0.5 . . . . . .
0B BURTON, Sam 52 79 0.0 . . . . . . 22 13 25 38 3.0 2.5 . 1 1 . .
14 RENALDS, Naquan 63 58 0.0 . . . . . . 23 5 8 13 0.0 . 1 . . . .
18 GRAY, Charlie 92 57 0.0 . . . . . . 9 2 5 7 0.0 . . . . . .
21 JACKSON, E.J. 82 57 0.5 0.5 . . . . . 16 2 9 11 0.0 . . . . . .
58 ALSTON, Elijah 41 56 0.0 . . . . . . 4 1 5 6 0.5 0.5 . . . . .
17 BELL, Charles 42 13 0.0 . . . . . . 4 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .
1F FOSTER, Daniel 72 13 0.0 . . . . . . 7 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .
25 ANDERSON, J'Coryan 7 . 33 0.0 . . . . . . 14 . 4 4 0.0 . . . . . .
19 SCARCELLE, Stone 7 1 12 0.0 . . . . . . 33 3 3 6 0.0 . . . . . .
5 EVANS, Sheldon 8. 22 0.0 . . . . . . 23 . 3 3 0.0 . . . . . .
1E EVANS, JoJo 4. 22 0.0 . . . . . . 4 . 2 2 0.0 . . . . . .
95 TAYLOR, Kyron 4. 22 0.0 . . . . . . 7 . 4 4 0.0 . . . . . .
48 APPIO, Zach 81 0.0 . . . . . . 8 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .
22 ALI, Rasheen 4. .1 0.0 . . . . . . 4 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .
94 COFFMAN, Jayshaun 3 . 11 0.0 . . . . . . 3 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .
83 MILLER, Devin 71 11 0.0 . . . . . . 31 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . .
4P PAPILLON, Lawrence 5 . .1 0.0 . . . . . . 14 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .
1J JOHNSON, Willie 81 11 0.0 . . . . . . 49 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . .
2M MARTIN, Kerion 4. .1 0.0 . . . . . . 4 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .
39 COSTON, Kentreaz 2. 11 0.0 . . . . . . 2 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .
20 KNOX, Brenden 91 11 0.0 . . . . . . 35 1 1 2 0.0 . . . 1 . .
11 GAINES, Xavier 91 .1 0.0 . . . . . . 44 4 . 4 0.0 . . . . . .
7G GAMMAGE, Corey 91 .1 0.0 . . . . . . 18 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .
8 WELLS, Grant 9. .1 0.0 . . . . . . 10 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .
35 SHIRKEY, Cameron 8 . 11 0.0 . . . . . 1 8 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .
52 DRISKELL, Ethan 8. 11 0.0 . . . 1 . . 8 . . . 0.0 . . . . . 1
TM Team 3. .. 47 25 4 26 10 13 1
Total 9 245 .. 29 8 10 29 2 3 .
Opponents 9 263 456 701
470 733

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meet the herd

#6 Micah Abraham #71 Tarik Adams #80 Shadeed Ahmed #22 Rasheen Ali #58 Elijah Alston #25 J’Coryan Anderson
DB | SO OL | R-SR WR | SO RB | R-FR DL | R-FR LB | SO

#30 Josh Anderson #48 Zach Appio #79 Josh Ball #56 Emmanuel Balogun #41 Abraham Beauplan #4 Tavante Beckett
DB | FR LS | R-JR OL | R-SR LB | R-SR
DL | FR LB | JR

#70 Sean Behrens #17 Charles Bell #77 Tristen Bittner #10 Joshua Bowers #26 Chancellor Bright
OL | R-SR DB | FR OL | R-FR DB | JR WR | FR

#42 Eric Brown #0 Sam Burton #59 Immanuel Bush #90 Esaias Carpenter #16 Brian Cavicante
LS | FR DL | R-SO DL | FR DL | R-JR LB | R-SR

#96 Shane Ciucci #89 Logan Clark #94 Jayshaun Coffman #39 Kentreaz Coston #92 Rodney Croom
K/P | R-SO TE | R-SO DL | R-FR DB | R-FR DL | R-JR

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meet the herd

#32 Koby Cumberlander #53Lawrence Cunningham #34 JJ Davis #8 Brandon Drayton #52 Ethan Driskell #57 J.T. Dukes
RB | FR S | R-SR OL | R-FR LB | R-FR
DL | R-JR LB | R-SO

#99 Jamare Edwards #11 JoJo Evans #5 Sheldon Evans #64 Chris Everhart #19 Daniel Foster
DL | R-JR S | R-FR RB | R-JR OL | FR DL | R-FR

#11 Xavier Gaines #7 Corey Gammage #51 Michael Garn #3 Steven Gilmore #18 Charlie Gray
TE | R-SR WR | R-SO DL | R-FR DB | JR LB | JR

#60 Cameron Grobe #87 Hayden Hagler #86 Ethan Hahn #33 Josh Hardeman #2 Artie Henry
K | FR TE | SO WR | R-FR S | FR WR | R-SR

#2 Darius Hodge #84 EJ Horton #47 Cecil Houston #20 De’Kwan Hughes #23 Rashawn Hunter
DL | R-JR WR | FR LB | FR DB | FR S | R-FR

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meet the herd

#58 Ethan Ingram #21 E.J. Jackson #13 Nazeeh Johnson #15 TJ Johnson #1 Willie Johnson #9 Talik Keaton
OL | FR S | SO S | R-SR DL | R-SR WR | R-SR WR | R-SO

#82 Jacob Kirkendoll #20 Brenden Knox #16 Joel Lambiotte #43 Robert LeFevre #62 Cain Madden #63 James Magee
TE | R-JR RB | R-JR QB | R-FR P | R-SR OL | R-SR OL | R-JR

#22 Kerion Martin #7 Jaylon McClain-Sapp #15 Knowledge McDaniel #38 Arak McDuffie #81 Caleb McMillan
S | FR DB | R-SR RB | SO DL | R-SO WR | R-SO

#93 CJ Miller #83 Devin Miller #55 Alex Mollette #97 Daton Montiel #27 Cameron Moore
DL | FR TE | R-JR OL | R-SR K/P | R-FR DB | FR

#12 Garet Morrell #91 Raymeco Mucker #40 Domenick Murphy #69 Jack Murphy #61 Avery Musick
TE | R-SR DL | FR LB | R-JR OL | FR K | FR

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meet the herd

#24 Eli Neal #65 Logan Osburn #4 Lawrence Papillon #1 Derrek Pitts #55 Owen Porter #37 Zane Porter
LB | SO OL | R-FR RB | R-SO S | R-JR DL | R-SO S | FR

#14 Naquan Renalds #21 Amir Richardson #31 Keylin Roach #78 Alex Salguero #56 Kendrick Sartor
S | R-JR TE | R-FR DB | JR OL | R-SR OL | R-JR

#19 Stone Scarcelle #46 Tyler Shaw #35 Cameron Shirkey #29 Daytione Smith #12 Jeremy Smith
WR | R-JR LS | FR K | FR DB | FR S | R-FR

#18 Zach Switzer #95 Kyron Taylor #13 Broc Thompson #68 Dalton Tucker #50 Will Ulmer
QB | FR DL | R-JR WR | SO OL | R-SO OL | R-SR

#36 Ivan Vaughn #8 Grant Wells #38 Miles Williams #0 Jaron Woodyard #17 Luke Zban
RB | FR QB | R-FR WR | FR WR | R-SR QB | R-SO

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thundering herd season review

game 1 game 2 game 3

Sept. 5 vs. Eastern Kentucky | Huntington, W.Va. Sept. 19 vs. App State | Huntington, W.Va. Oct. 10 at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, Ky.

0 59 7 17 38 14

Charleston native Grant Wells, a week after Marshall defeated No. 23 Appalachian State, After three consecutive years of single-
officially being named the Thundering 17-7, in a front of a prime-time nationally digit margins of victory for Marshall
Herd’s new QB, made his debut behind televised audience on CBS, the Thundering football against rival Western Kentucky, the
center in record-breaking fashion. Wells set Herd football program’s first win against Thundering Herd squashed the possibility of
a program record for most passing yards an FBS Top 25 team in 30 seasons of the another dramatic finish early in a 38-14 win
in a quarterback’s debut, igniting Marshall stadium’s existence. It was Marshall’s first against the Hilltoppers.
to a comfortable 59-0 win against Eastern win against a ranked team in 17 years,
Kentucky on at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. and first win against a Top 25 team here in It took the Marshall offense two plays and
Huntington in 44 years. 38 seconds to take the lead against WKU
Marshall won its home opener for the 10th The visiting Mountaineers – the Sun Belt at Houchens-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling
consecutive season, and dominated the champions the past three seasons – were held Green, Kentucky, and the Herd never looked
visiting Colonels, from nearby Richmond, to their fewest points since moving from FCS back.
Kentucky, in any relevant statistic one can (formerly I-AA) to FBS in 2014. Offensively,
find. App State’s 96 rushing yards were the fewest Marshall had built its lead to 38-0 before the
for the North Carolina-based program in the WKU offense advanced the ball inside the MU
Wells finished his debut 16-for-23 passing past six seasons. 40-yard line.
for 307 yards, four touchdowns and zero The fans had plenty to cheer about right away,
interceptions. The 307 passing yards by as the Marshall offense engineered a quick The Herd entered the night as the No. 1
Wells sets an MU record for most by a Herd scoring drive to take a 7-0 lead. The Herd put scoring defense in the nation. Marshall
QB in his debut, surpassing Stan Hill’s 292 together a seven-play, 51-yard drive in two held WKU to 85 rushing yards, the third
passing yards against Miami (Ohio) On Nov. minutes and 31 seconds, mostly on the back consecutive opponent to fail to reach the 100-
12, 2002. In that game, Hill also threw four of Brenden Knox. yard mark against the Herd defense.
touchdown passes, which along with Wells’ The 6-foot, 233-pound junior started the drive
debut Saturday and Chase Litton’s first action with a season long 21-yard run, then tacked The defensive production came from all over,
against Norfolk State in 2015 creates a three- on rushes of 9, 15, 2 and 2 yards, the last of but it was Tavante Beckett’s three fumble
way tie for that single-game mark. which gave Marshall an early 7-0 advantage. recoveries – which tied a school record – that
Appalachian State quickly answered to tie it helped turn this into a rare rout in the series.
While the Marshall offense generated 34 first at 7-7, but Herd kicker Shane Ciucci booted a
downs, the EKU offense managed seven. The career-long 29-yard field goal with 2:28 left of Offensively, Brenden Knox eclipsed 100
Herd out-rushed the Colonels 282-86. Overall, the second quarter to give the Herd the lead rushing yards for the 12th time in his career,
MU out-gained its opposition 627-166. heading into the locker room. picking up 107 yards on the ground on 15
Grant Wells extended the lead with a carries. He was complemented by Sheldon E
touchdown run in the third quarter and a Evans, who had 14 carries for 64 yards.
huge play from senior safety Brandon Drayton
forcing a fumble early in the fourth quarter
helped seal the victory.

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thundering herd season review

game 4 game 5 game 6

Oct. 17 at Louisiana Tech | Ruston, La. Oct. 24 vs. Florida Atlantic | Huntington, W.Va. Nov. 7 vs. UMass | Huntington, W.Va.

35 17 9 20 10 51

The Marshall football program entered the No. 22 Marshall triumphed again at Joan C. The Marshall football program stayed
game at Louisiana Tech’s Joe Aillet Stadium Edwards Stadium, defeating FAU, 20-9, but undefeated with a 51-10 win against
knocking on the door of the Top 25, and this time with struggles and adversity. Massachusetts.
picked up a 35-17 win against the Bulldogs.
The Herd finally faced a deficit, although that The Herd ran the ball effectively with 267
The Herd opened scoring on a 1-yard plunge lasted all of one minute and 48 seconds. yards and four touchdowns, threw for three
by redshirt freshman quarterback Grant Wells Marshall found a way to stay perfect despite scores and played turnover-free football. The
with 5:36 left of the first quarter, and never losing the turnover battle, missing a field goal defense – other than a couple of big plays
trailed thereafter. and posting a season-low in rushing yards. on trick plays – suffocated the visitors from
Amherst. The Herd more than doubled the
Offensively, reigning Conference USA Most A key moment came when FAU kicker Minutemen in yardage and nearly tripled the
Valuable Player Brenden Knox was a force Vladimir Rivas made a 43-yard field goal to guests in first downs.
Saturday night against LA Tech, carrying 32 give the Owls a 9-7 lead with 8:12 left of the
times for 125 yards and two touchdowns. third quarter. That ended a stretch of 276 The end result was a 41-point win, Marshall’s
minutes and 48 seconds where the Herd had sixth consecutive double-digit victory.
The junior from Columbus, Ohio, hit 100 yards not trailed during the 2020 season.
for the third consecutive game and the 13th Brendan Knox scored a pair of rushing
time in his 22 career appearances at running Four plays later, redshirt freshman touchdowns in the first half and sailed past
back. quarterback Grant Wells orchestrated a four- 100 rushing yards for the fifth consecutive
play, 81-yard drive that culminated with Wells game, the second-longest such streak in
Senior receiver Artie Henry had his first three hitting senior receiver Artie Henry on high- major college football. The junior running
receptions of the season, simultaneously arching throw to the end zone for a 41-yard back scored on a 45-yard run on the fourth
posting a team-high and season-high touchdown. That gave Marshall a 14-9 lead play of the game to give the Herd a 7-0
72 receiving yards and catching his first with 6:24 left of the third quarter, and the lead. Knox later added a 14-yard rushing
touchdown in more than a calendar year. Herd never trailed again. touchdown to give Marshall the lead for good,
Sophomore receiver Corey Gammage, who 14-7, with 2:02 left of the first quarter.
entered the day with four receptions and Overall, the Herd defense held FAU to
23 yards this season, exploded for a career- 86 rushing yards on 37 carries, the fifth Wells finished 21 of 30 passing for 228
high-tying five receptions, 65 yards and a consecutive opponent that has failed to yards and three touchdowns against zero
touchdown. exceed 100 rushing yards against Marshall as interceptions, twice connecting with senior
a team. tight end Xavier Gaines for third quarter
The defense gave up a season-high 17 points, scores. Gaines, who played a more prominent
but was dominating from start to nearly finish. role in the passing game with the receiving
Marshall held the Bulldogs to 267 yards of corps beset by absences, finished with a
total offense (260 passing and 7 rushing). The career-best seven receptions for 66 yards and
Herd’s 7 rushing yards allowed ranks as the his first multi-touchdown game.
11th-fewest in program history.

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THUNdering herd season review

game 7 game 8 game 9

Nov. 14 vs. Middle Tennessee | Huntington, W.Va. Dec. 5 vs. Rice | Huntington, W.Va. Dec. 18 vs. UAB | Huntington, W.Va.

14 42 20 0 22 13

Marshall earned its seventh consecutive win Marshall had everything on the line against After a perfect start to the season through
with a 42-14 victory against Middle Tennessee Rice at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. However, seven games, the Herd captured the C-USA
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. the Herd struggled after a three-week absence East Division despite a regular season ending
The win, which came on the 50th anniversary from the field, losing the game and their loss to Rice, and then those woes extended
of the Southern Airways Flight 932 crash undefeated season. in a 22-13 loss to the UAB Blazers at Joan C.
that claimed the lives of 75 people, was Edwards Stadium.
the culmination of an emotional week of Marshall, which had trailed only once this Marshall rarely trailed this season, but that
ceremonies and remembrances. season, fell behind with 1:06 left of the first was not the case in this one. The Blazers took
The milestone anniversary brought national quarter when Jordan Myers bullied his way the lead with 1:45 left of the first quarter and
attention, including a segment on ESPN’s into the end zone from 1 yard out to make it never relinquished it, never leading by more
College Gameday and written pieces from 7-0, Rice. than 9 points. The Herd twice pulled within
major news organizations. The convergence 2 points – 9-7 in the third quarter and 15-13
of the 50th anniversary, national ranking and Rice’s only other scoring drive of the first half in the fourth quarter – but could not get over
an undefeated season made Marshall football was capped by Collin Riccitelli’s 39-yard field the hump.
the most compelling story in college football. goal. UAB out-gained Marshall by 200 yards – 468-
The weight of that showed early. The offense 268 – and set a record for time of possession
misfired. The defense allowed uncustomary The third quarter went from bad to worse. The by a Herd opponent with 41 minutes and
third down conversions. The score was tied Owls’ offense managed only 43 yards in the 26 seconds. Meanwhile, Marshall did not
deep into the second quarter. third, but doubled its lead from 10-0 to 20-0. complete a pass in the first half and struggled
The momentum shifted late in the second Riccitelli booted a 40-yard field goal to make in areas where it had excelled all year.
quarter, and by the time the clock hit all the lead 13-0 with 9:24 left of the third, and The Herd’s rush defense, ranked No. 2
zeroes in the fourth quarter, the outcome had then Naeem Smith returned an interception nationally entering Friday’s game, was
long been decided. 36 yards for another score with 7:50 left. gashed for 216 yards, including 149 by
Marshall freshman quarterback Grant Wells running back Spencer Brown. UAB snapped
dazzled, setting career highs for completions Marshall entered the game plus-six in Marshall’s nine-game streak of not allowing
(25), attempts (37), passing yards (336) and turnover margin for the season, and had won an individual 100-yard rusher.
passing touchdowns (five), while not throwing the turnover battle in five of seven games. The defense, No. 1 in scoring defense,
an interception. The Herd had a turnover, but Redshirt freshman quarterback Grant Wells struggled on third downs, including on a
it came on special teams. tossed five interceptions after having four in back-breaking 71-yard touchdown pass from
Marshall recovered three fumbles, and the his first seven collegiate games. Tyler Johnston to Trea Shropshire with 4:02
offense turned each of those takeaways left of the game. That followed a Grant Wells
into touchdowns. Middle Tennessee had its The Herd offense managed 245 yards, more to Xavier Gaines 70-yard touchdown that
running game stuffed, averaging 2.4 yards per than 100 shy of its previous season-low pulled the Herd within 2 points, 15-13, with
rush on 23 attempts. output at Western Kentucky. Knox (20 carries) 5:38 left of the fourth quarter. Wells’ 2-point
and Wells (eight attempts) were the only two conversion pass fell incomplete, so the
ball carriers, combining for 80 yards. comeback fell short.

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DOC holliday

Marshall Head Coach

Coach John “Doc” Holliday, who has returned Marshall University 25 second-teamers, 41 honorable mention picks and 24 All-Freshman
football to the national picture, is in his 11th season leading the team selections. He has had 11 players selected for C-USA’s top
Thundering Herd. He is the school’s all-time leader in games coaches individual player-of-the-year awards.
(138) and wins over FBS opponents (77). Holliday’s 2014 Herd (13-1) grabbed the school’s first C-USA
In 2020, he guided the Thundering Herd to his third Conference USA Championship with a thrilling comeback, title-game win over
East Division championship en route to AFCA Region 4 Coach of the Louisiana Tech. MU headed to the Boca Raton Bowl, where it routed
Year honors and his second C-USA Coach of the Year award. He is Mid-American Conference champion Northern Illinois, 52-23. The
also on the watch list for the Bryant Awards National Coach of the Herd finished the season in the major polls – No. 22 in the USA Today
Year honor. Marshall also spent seven weeks ranked in the top 25 of Coaches poll and No. 23 in the Associated Press media poll. It was
the national polls on its way to a 7-2 mark. Marshall’s first appearance in the final polls since 2002.
Marshall advanced to its eighth bowl under the veteran head coach The Herd coach was named the 2014 Conference USA Coach of the
with an appearance against Buffalo in the 2020 Camellia Bowl. Year in voting by his peers and Marshall boasted a C-USA-record 10
Holliday is 6-1 in those seven previous appearances and those six all-conference first team selections.
victories are the most by a coach in program history. The 2014 title season followed a successful 2013, as Marshall went
In 2019, Marshall went 8-5 (6-2 in C-USA) and advanced to the 2019 10-4, won the C-USA East Division crown and downed ACC member
Gasparilla Bowl against UCF. That season, Marshall also sported the Maryland in the Military Bowl -- the Terps’ last game before heading
league’s Most Valuable Player in running back Brenden Knox. to the Big Ten.
In 2018, the Thundering Herd won four of its last five games to finish In December 2014, Holliday was named the 15th annual Gazette-Mail
9-4, the 20th time in school history a team has won as many games. Sportsman of the Year by Charleston Newspapers. In April 2015, the
It has happened six times since the turn of the century, four in the Herd coach was honored as the 2014 Lowell Cade Sportsperson of
last six seasons. the Year by The (Huntington) Herald-Dispatch.
Marshall’s three straight 10-win seasons from 2013-15 were also a And in concert with Herd Athletic Director Mike Hamrick, Holliday
first in the 20-season history of Conference USA football.
Holliday led a resurgence in 2017, improving the Thundering Herd by
five games to reach yet another bowl game under his watch.
His 2015 Herd finished 10-3 with a win over Connecticut in the St.
Petersburg Bowl. His 2014 and ’15 teams – with a combined mark
of 23-4 – had the best record among the Group of Five programs in
the two-year College Football Playoff era.
Holliday has built the Herd into a perennial Conference USA
contender. His teams have sported 34 All-C-USA first team selections,

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has helped bring about upgrades in the Marshall non-conference Coaching file
schedule, with home-and-homes against Louisville, Pitt, North
Carolina State, Purdue, Navy, Boise State, Cincinnati, Appalachian 1983-89.................................. West Virginia - Wide Receivers
State, East Carolina, Akron and Ohio and a 2018 game at South 1990-92.............................West Virginia - Inside Linebackers
Carolina. 1993-94.................................. West Virginia - Wide Receivers
Holliday, named as Herd coach on Dec. 17, 2009 in his first 1995-99...............West Virginia - Assistant Head Coach/WR
collegiate head coaching job, is widely regarded as one of the top 2000-04.................... NC State - Associate Head Coach/WR
recruiters in the nation. Since he has become a head coach, he has 2005-07................ Florida - Associate Head Coach/Safeties
added a reputation for finding and hiring assistant coaches who have 2008-09.... West Virginia - Associate Head Coach/FB/TE/WR
made a strong impact on his program. He has more than 30 years of 2010-Present.........................................Marshall - Head Coach
collegiate coaching experience, including previous stops at Florida, 2010 – 5-7 (4-4 C-USA)
North Carolina State and West Virginia, his alma mater. 2011 – 7-6 (5-3 C-USA)
In 2011, the Herd went 7-6 against the 16th-toughest schedule in the 2012 – 5-7 (4-4 C-USA)
nation, a slate that was ranked second among non-BCS schools. Two 2013 – 10-4 (7-1 C-USA)
of those victories came against eventual C-USA champion Southern 2014 – 13-1 (8-1 C-USA)
Miss and Big East co-champ Louisville, the latter coming on the 2015 – 10-3 (6-2 C-USA)
road for the program’s first non-conference road win since the early 2016 – 3-9 (2-6 C-USA)
2000s. Marshall also won five Conference USA games, the most for 2017 – 8-5 (3-4 C-USA)
the program since it had joined the league in 2005. 2018 – 9-4 (6-2 C-USA)
During his coaching career, Holliday has coached in 27 bowl games 2019 – 8-5 (6-2 C-USA)
and three national championship games. He also has coached five 2020 – 7-2 (4-1 C-USA)
All-Americans. Total – 85-53 (55-30)
A native of Hurricane, W.Va., Holliday was born April 21, 1957. He
was a three-year letter winner as a linebacker at West Virginia (1976-
78) and has earned bachelor’s (1979) and master’s (1981) degrees
from WVU. He won a West Virginia state wrestling title at 175 pounds
(all divisions) in 1975 at Hurricane High.
Holliday and his wife, Diana, have four children -- Meghan, Cade,
Chase and Cody.

marshall Coaching Staff

Tim Cramsey Brad Lambert J.C. Price Greg Adkins Dallas Baker
Offensive Coordinator Defensive Coordinator Co-Defensive Coordinator Recruiting Coordinator Wide Receivers

Quarterbacks Safeties Defensive Tackles Offensive Line

Patrick Bastien Cornell Brown Jordon Hankins Pepe Pearson Kyle Segler
Cornerbacks Defensive Ends Linebackers Running Backs Tight Ends
Co-Special Teams Coordinator
Special Teams Coordinator

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marshall athletics

Exposure • Holliday was also named the Conference USA Coach of the
Year for the second time (2014).
• Marshall Athletics generated • Marshall football cracked the College Football Playoff Top
$74,837,814 in total ad 25 in multiple weeks within the same season for the first
equivalency through Dec. 8, time in school history. The Herd’s ranking of No. 21 is the
2020, according to data compiled program’s best in CFP history.
by the Marshall University • The Herd spent eight weeks in The Associated Press Top 25
Communications department. poll, peaking at No. 15, which is the highest ranking for the
• All eight regular season program since 1999.
games were broadcast nationally, • Marshall reached the Conference USA Championship Game
for the third time in eight seasons, the most of any C-USA
Mike Hamrick including ESPN, CBS, Fox Sports, East Division program during that timeframe.
Director of Athletics CBS Sports Network and ESPN+. • Defensive coordinator Brad Lambert was named as a
• Marshall Athletics ranked No. 2020 Broyles Award Nominee, which goes to the nation’s top
1 among Conference USA schools assistant football coach.
in total interactions generated on • Marshall had 16 student-athletes recognized by Conference
primary social media accounts on USA in its all-conference and all-freshman awards release,
including Grant Wells being named the Freshman of the Year
Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for the month of November, and Tavante Beckett claiming Defensive Player of the Year
and No. 42 nationally (ranked between Mississippi State and honors.
Oklahoma State, and ahead of West Virginia University at No. • Freshman quarterback Grant Wells was named to the
46). Maxwell Award Watch List, an honor given to the nation’s most
outstanding college football player.
Football • Herd football was named the Football Writers Association
of America’s National Team of the Week on Nov. 16. This is the
• Head coach Doc Holliday was named to the National Watch second time in school history Marshall has won this award.
List for the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award. • Freshman quarterback Grant Wells was named to the Davey
• Holliday was also selected as an American Football Coaches O’Brien Midseason Watch List, an award given to the nation’s
Association Regional Coach of the Year winner, one of five top quarterback.
coaches nationally to receive the honor. The AFCA will announce
the 2020 Werner Ladder AFCA FBS National Coach of the Year
on Jan. 12, and all five regional winners are automatically
finalists for the honor.

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marshall university

One of West Virginia’s first public
institutions of higher education, Marshall
University was founded as Marshall
Academy in 1837 and named after Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall
(1755-1835).

The institution became Marshall College
in 1858 and attained university status in
1961.

At Marshall University, we change lives and
inspire extraordinary futures.

Dr. Jerry Gilbert Our students attach high value to our small
President class sizes, having faculty members actively
instructing in the classroom, the availability
of intensive advising, exceptional student

success resources, modern facilities, a growing global community and
robust extracurricular programming.

Our faculty members are leaders, mentors and cultivators of talent. They are
making a real difference in the lives of our students, many of whom arrive
here with enormous potential but lack a reliable roadmap for academic
accomplishment.

Our alumni are the heart and soul of the Marshall family. They have gone on
to lead Fortune 500 companies, win Pulitzer Prizes and become captains of
industry, science, education and the arts.

Marshall University is composed of academic units that include the Colleges
of Arts and Media; Business; Education and Professional Development;
Information Technology and Engineering; Liberal Arts; Health Professions,
and Science, as well as the Honors College; University College; the Graduate
College; the School of Pharmacy; and the Joan C. Edwards School of
Medicine.

Marshall University is proud to have been recognized for academic quality
and value by U.S. News and World Report, College Choice, Best Value
Schools and more.

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2014

bowling green 33, south alabama 28

James Knapke capped an exciting fourth quarter with a 78-
yard bomb to Roger Lewis with 64 seconds left to lift Bowling
Green to a 33-28 win over South Alabama in the inaugural
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl at Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl.
Bowling Green (8-6) led for the entire contest until South Ala-
bama tailback Terrance Timmons scored on a 3-yard run with
1:20 left for a 28-27 lead. It took the Falcons just 16 sec-
onds to recover as Knapke hit a streaking Lewis down the right
sideline on the first play from scrimmage after the Jaguars’
touchdown.
Lewis finished with 137 yards receiving and a pair of touch-
downs on four catches. Teammate Gehrig Dieter added 108
yards on seven receptions for the Falcons, who snapped a
three-game losing streak and a four-game bowl drought in the
process.
The wild fourth-quarter finish kept a crowd of 20,256 enter-
tained after the defenses grabbed much of the attention in
the second and third quarters of the inaugural game pitting
teams from the Sun Belt and Mid-American conferences.
Knapke completed 25 of 39 passes for 368 yards and the
two touchdown passes to Lewis to earn the Bart Starr Most
Valuable Player Award. Bowling Green scored on its first two
possessions with a 44-yard scoring reception by Lewis and
a 53-yard catch by Dieter setting up Travis Greene’s 1-yard leap for a 14-0 lead. But South Alabama (6-7) refused to fold,
cutting the lead in half on Kendall Houston’s career-long scoring run of 44 yards, then settling in defensively to keep within
striking distance.
Harris set a school record with 18 tackles and free safety Terrell Brigham added 12 as the Jaguars, making their first-ever
bowl appearance in only their second year of eligibility, pulled back into the contest on an 18-yard pass from Brandon Bridge
to DeMarrion Buford-Hughes, then took the lead on Timmons’ 3-yard run.
But the last touchdown came too quickly, leaving the Falcons time to answer.
After the Falcons’ last touchdown, South Alabama would have one last hope but Bridge’s deep out to Shavarez Smith was
tipped by Falcon defensive back Nick Johnson and intercepted by teammate Jude Adjei-Barimah.
Bridge was 20 of 37 for 279 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted twice. Danny Woodson Jr., led the Jaguar receivers
with 122 yards on six catches.

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2015

appalachian state 31, Ohio 29

Zach Matics drilled a 23-yarder through the middle of the up-
rights as time expired to lift Appalachian State to a 31-29 win
over Ohio University in front of 21,395 fans at the second
annual Camellia Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015.
The Mountaineers (11-2) dominated Ohio in the opening quar-
ter, but because of two misses by Matics, had only a 21-yard
touchdown run by Taylor Lamb to show for it.
The Bobcats (8-5) relied on defense to grab a 17-7 halftime
lead, scoring all of their points in a 71-second span. Ohio,
which had managed just 43 yards on its first five possessions,
drove 45 yards to a 36-yard field goal by Josiah Yazdani on its
sixth possession of the first half, then got a little help from the
Mountaineers.
On Appalachian State’s next play from scrimmage, middle
linebacker Quentin Poling made his team-leading fourth inter-
ception count by returning Lamb’s pass 20 yards for a touch-
down to give the Bobcats a 10-7 lead. Five plays later, center
Jesse Chapman snapped the ball to Lamb as if the Appala-
chian State quarterback was under center when he was, in
fact, in shotgun formation. Ohio defensive tackle Tony Porter
recovered the fumble and two plays later A.J. Ouellette ran the
final seven yards for a 17-7 halftime lead.
The Mountaineers saw the nightmare continue in the third quarter when Ohio linebacker Jovon Johnson pried the ball out of
receiver Ike Lewis’ hands and ran 45 yards for a touchdown and a 24-7 lead.
Appalachian State would rally quickly, scoring 21 points in less than two minutes as Lamb found tight end Barrett Burns
on passes of 17 and 8 yards and Marcus Cox added a 26-yard touchdown run on the first play following an interception by
Latrell Gibbs. Suddenly, the Mountaineers led 28-24.
But Jovon Johnson, who pried the ball from receiver Ike Lewis and ran 45 yards with the fumble recovery for a 24-7 lead,
came up with the big play again for the Bobcats, stopping Marcus Cox for a 3-yard loss in the end zone for a safety. That, in
turn, led to another Yazdani field goal with 1:47 left for a 29-28 Ohio lead.
It wouldn’t last. Lamb ran 32 yards to the Ohio 27 and five plays later at the Ohio 6, Matics took the field to atone for his
earlier misses.
Cox recorded his 22nd 100-yard game in the process, setting a bowl record with 162 yards on 24 carries. An injury kept
the star on the sideline on the final drive, but his performance was enough to earn him the Bart Starr Most Valuable Player
Trophy.

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2016

appalachian state 31, toledo 28

Each year, the Camellia Bowl has to live up to the hype of its pre-
decessor. The inaugural game was decided in the final 64 sec-
onds. The second game was won by a field goal as time expired.
There were no last-minute heroics in the 2016 game, just an excit-
ing game that featured a back-and-forth scoring battle that wasn’t
decided until a final field goal attempt sailed wide right with 1:48
remaining that allowed Appalachian State to pull out a 31-28 win
in front of an estimated crowd of 20,300 at Cramton Bowl.
Both of the first two games featured comebacks by one of the
participants but that wasn’t the case on Saturday as the score was
tied at the end of each of the first three quarters.
Much of the pre-game focus was on the matchup between Appa-
lachian State’s vaunted defense and Toledo quarterback Logan
Woodside, who leads the NCAA with 45 passing touchdowns this
season.
Woodside lived up to the billing, setting a bowl record by complet-
ing 69.2 percent of his passes, going 18 of 26 for 247 yards and
two touchdowns.
If Appalachian State was going to win with its offense, most an-
alysts would have concluded, it would have been behind the tail-
back tandem of Marcus Cox and Jalin Moore.
And while Cox did finish with 143 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries to become the only Mountaineer to ever gain 1,000
yards in four consecutive seasons and the 22nd player to reach the 5,000-yard career plateau, he was overshadowed by the
feet of his quarterback.
Lamb rushed for a career-high 126 yards and a touchdown on just nine carries, repeatedly turning third-and-long plays into
crucial first downs.
The Mountaineers’ first scoring drive featured two third-and-long conversions with Lamb’s arm, another touchdown came on
Lamb’s 13-yard run at left end and a third came on Darrynton Evans’ 94-yard kickoff return.
Each time, the Rockets answered, never taking the lead but tying the game after every Appalachian State touchdown.
Finally, a Mountaineer drive stalled and freshman Michael Rubino kicked a 39-yard field goal with 5:14 remaining. When the
Rockets faced the same situation minutes later, Candle took a delay penalty to set up a 30-yard attempt by Jameson Vest,
but the sophomore pushed the kick wide right.

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2017

middle tennessee 35, arkansas state 30

Middle Tennessee defeated Arkansas State in the highest scor-
ing game in Raycom Media Camellia Bowl history. But head
coach Rick Stockstill still praised his defense following the
Blue Raiders 35-30 win in front 20,612 fans on a chilly first
day of the college football bowl season.
Arkansas State (7-5) ran 97 plays and piled up 462 total yards,
but the Blue Raiders defense made plays in key situations to
earn the win. Middle Tennessee (7-6) closed the game with
back-to-back sacks to thwart the Red Wolves final attempt at
a last second win.
Middle Tennessee linebacker Darius Harris was named the
Bart Starr Most Valuable Player after he recorded 12 tackles
(8 solos tackles), two pass breakups, one tackle for loss, one
sack and forced one fumble. Linebacker D.J. Sanders added
10 tackles, one sack and scooped up the ball on Harris’ forced
fumble and raced 54 yards for a second quarter touchdown.
The defense withstood a late run by the Red Wolves to give the
Blue Raiders their first bowl win since the 2009 season. Trail-
ing 35-23, Arkansas State went 51 yards in four plays to trim
the lead to 35-30 with 5:06 left in the game. Justice Hansen
fired a 41-yard touchdown pass to Christian Booker to cap the
48-second drive.
Middle Tennessee held the ball for more than three minutes but could not pick up the game-clinching first down in the final
minutes. A-State forced a punt and took over at its own 9-yard line with 1:27 left in the game.
Hansen was sacked on first down by Khalil Brooks, but then hit Blake Mack on an 11-yard pass. Hansen then found Chris
Murray for a 28-yard gain to the Red Wolves 42-yard line. The drive then stalled as Sanders and Darrius Liggins recorded
back-to-back sacks as time expired.
Hansen completed 31-of-57 passes for 337 yards with three touchdowns. He set Camellia Bowl records for completions,
attempts and TD passes. Justin McInnis caught seven passes for 107 yards and one touchdown. Chris Murray added seven
catches for 76 yards.
Stockstill completed 19-of-35 passes for 232 yards with two touchdowns and a Camellia Bowl record three interceptions.
Tucker had four catches for 63 yards and one touchdown, while Garnett added four catches for 57 yards and one touchdown.

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2018

georgia southern 23, eastern michigan 21

Georgia Southern junior kicker Tyler Bass hit the game-win-
ning 40-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Eagles to a
23-21 win over Eastern Michigan in the fifth annual Raycom
Media Camellia Bowl at the historic Cramton Bowl in Mont-
gomery.
Bass’ game-winning field goal was the second in the brief his-
tory of the bowl. Appalachian State kicker Zach Matics’ 23-
yard FG as time expired lifted the Mountaineers to a 31-29 win
over Ohio in 2015. The five Camellia Bowl games have been
decided by 17 total points and all five have come down to the
final minutes.
Eastern Michigan (7-6) marched 75 yards in 16 plays to take
its only lead with 3:33 left. EMU quarterback Mike Glass threw
a 5-yard TD pass to Arthur Jackson on fourth-and-4 from the
GS 5-yard line to put the Eagles in front 21-20. The 16-play
scoring drive was the longest in bowl history, eclipsing Georgia
Southern’s 15-play scoring drive in the second quarter.
Georgia Southern (10-3) answered with a 9-play, 52-yard drive
for the game-winning field goal. After a 15-yard pass from
quarterback Shai Werts to tight end Ellis Richardson the of-
fense bogged down near midfield.
Facing a fourth-and-10 from its own 41-yard line, Werts scrambled 29 yards for a first down at the EMU 30-yard line. After
two running plays, Bass trotted onto the field and hit the game-winning field goal.
Werts was named the 2018 Bart Starr Most Valuable Player, finishing with 79 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 16 car-
ries, adding 33 yards passing. His 26-yard scoring run was the longest in bowl history for a quarterback.
Werts didn’t dazzle anyone with his 4 of 7 passing performance, but he was crucial in directing the Georgia Southern offense
to a 23-21 victory to give the Eagles their first 10-win season in Football Bowl Subdivision history.
And while there were plenty of heroes on the Georgia Southern sideline, Werts was the one who made crucial play after cru-
cial play on Saturday night, driving the Sun Belt Conference team down the field after Eastern Michigan grabbed a one-point
lead with 3:33 remaining.

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2019

ARKANSASState34,Florida international 26

Redshirt freshman quarterback Layne Hatcher set Camellia
Bowl records with 393 passing yards and four touchdowns,
and senior wide receiver Omar Bayless set the Camellia Bowl
record with 180 receiving yards leading the Red Wolves to a
34-26 win over FIU in the sixth annual Camellia Bowl in Mont-
gomery.
Arkansas State (8-5) led by 14 points on two separate occa-
sions but the game was not decided until a pair of late inter-
ceptions by the A-State defense sealed the win.
Bayless caught nine passes for 180 yards and one touchdown
to earn the Bart Starr Most Valuable Player Trophy. He caught
a 4-yard touchdown pass on the game’s opening drive and
added two long receptions to set two more A-State scores.
Bayless hauled in a 51-yard pass that led to a second quarter
field goal. His 52-yard catch in the fourth quarter set up the
final touchdown for the Red Wolves.
Arkansas State set Camellia Bowl records for total yards
(525), passing yards (393), first downs (31) and touchdown
passes (4).

The Red Wolves scored on two of their first three possessions to take a 14-0 lead before FIU (6-7) found its rhythm in the
second quarter, outscoring ASU 13-6 over the next 15 minutes to make to 20-13 at halftime.
Arkansas State stretched the lead back to 14 points with a touchdown on its opening drive of the third quarter, but FIU took
advantage of a Layne Hatcher fumble and turned into a quick touchdown.
Jose Borregales capped a 13-0 run by the Panthers with a 52-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to trim the lead to 27-26.
FIU was then poised to take the lead after another turnover in the fourth quarter, but Borregales pulled a 29-yard field goal
to the left with 5:10 left in the game.
ASU took advantage of the missed kick and drove 80 yards in five plays for the game-clinching score. Hatcher capped the
scoring with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Adams.

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camellia bowl records

TEAM STATISTICS RUSHING COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
MOST RUSHES 69.2 — Toledo, 2016
SCORING 58 — Georgia Southern, 2018
MOST POINTS FEWEST RUSHES TURNOVERS
35 — Middle Tennessee, 2017 24 — Eastern Michigan, 2018 MOST TURNOVERS
MOST YARDAGE 4 — South Alabama, 2014
FEWEST POINTS 331 — Georgia Southern, 2018
21 — Eastern Michigan, 2018 FEWEST YARDS FEWEST TURNOVERS
97 — Eastern Michigan, 2018 0 — Four teams, most recently
MOST COMBINED POINTS COMBINED YARDAGE Georgia Southern and Eastern
65 — Arkansas State and Middle 428 — Georgia Southern and Michigan, 2018
Tennessee, 2017 Eastern Michigan, 2018
FEWEST COMBINED YARDS MOST PASSES INTERCEPTED
FEWEST COMBINED POINTS 224 — Arkansas State and Middle 3 — Arkansas State, 2017
44 — Georgia Southern and Tennessee, 2017
Eastern Michigan, 2018 MOST RUSHING TDS FUMBLES
3 — South Alabama, 2014 3 — Georgia Southern, 2018
QUICKEST SCORING DRIVE PASSING 3 — Arkansas State, 2017
2014 — 2nd possession, 1st by MOST ATTEMPTS
Bowling Green, 3:01 elapsed (TD) 58 — Arkansas State, 2017 FUMBLES LOST
FEWEST ATTEMPTS 2 — Arkansas State, 2017
LARGEST MARGIN 7 — Georgia Southern, 2018 2 — Appalachian State, 2015
8 — Arkansas State, 2019 MOST COMPLETIONS 2 — South Alabama, 2014
32 — Arkansas State, 2017
LARGEST DEFICIT OVERCOME FEWEST COMPLETIONS DEFENSIVE STATS
17 — Appalachian State trailed 4 — Georgia Southern, 2018 MOST QUARTERBACK SACKS
24-7 in 2015 MOST YARDS 6 — Middle Tennessee, 2017
393 — Arkansas State, 2019
TOTAL OFFENSE FEWEST YARDS MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS
MOST PLAYS 33 — Georgia Southern, 2018 8 — Four teams, most recently
97 — Arkansas State, 2017 COMBINED YARDAGE Middle Tennessee and Arkansas
705 — Arkansas State and State, 2017
FEWEST PLAYS Florida International, 2019
50 — Eastern Michigan, 2018 FEWEST COMBINED YARDS MOST QB HURRIES
237 — Georgia Southern and 6 — Toledo, 2016
MOST YARDS Eastern Michigan, 2018
525 — Arkansas State, 2019 MOST PASSING TDS MOST PASS BREAKUPS
4 — Arkansas State, 2019 9 — Middle Tennessee, 2017
FEWEST YARDS
272 — Ohio, 2015 PENALTIES
MOST PENALTIES
COMBINED YARDAGE 10 — Middle Tennessee, 2017
969 — Arkansas State and 10 — Arkansas State, 2019
Florida International, 2019
MOST PENALTY YARDS
FEWEST COMBINED YARDS 142 — Arkansas State, 2019
665 — Georgia Southern and
Eastern Michigan, 2018 FEWEST PENALTIES
2 — Appalachian State, 2016

FEWEST PENALTY YARDS
21 — Appalachian State, 2016

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camellia bowl records

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING RECEIVING
MOST RUSHES MOST RECEPTIONS
SCORING 24 — Marcus Cox, Appalachian 10 — Austin Maloney, Florida
TOUCHDOWNS State, 2015 International, 2019
2 — Six players, most recently MOST RUSHING TDS MOST RECEIVING TDS
by Shai Werts, Georgia Southern, 2 — Shai Werts, Georgia 2 — Arthur Jackson III, Eastern
and Arthur Jackson, Eastern Southern, 2018 Michigan, 2018
Michigan, 2018 2 — Kareem Hunt, Toledo, 2016 2 — Barrett Burns, Appalachian
DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS 2 — Travis Greene, Bowling State, 2015
1 — D.J. Sanders 54 yard fumble Green, 2014 2 — Roger Lewis, Bowling Green,
return, Middle Tennessee, 2017 MOST RUSHING YARDS 2014
1 — Quentin Poling 20 yard 162 — Marcus Cox, Appalachian MOST RECEIVING YARDS
interception return, Ohio, 2015 State, 2015 180 — Omar Bayless, Arkansas
1 — Jovon Johnson 45 yard RUSHING YDS PER ATTEMPT State, 2019
fumble return, Ohio, 2015 6.8 — Marcus Cox, Appalachian DEFENSIVE STATS
SPECIAL TEAMS TOUCHDOWNS State, 2015 MOST TACKLES
1 — Darrynton Evans 94 yard LONGEST TD RUN 18 — Maleki Harris, South
kickoff return, Appalachian State, 45 — Terelle West, Middle Alabama, 2014
2016 Tennessee, 20 MOST QUARTERBACK SACKS
PATS PASSING 2 — Bryan Thomas, Bowling
5 — Canon Rooker, Middle MOST ATTEMPTS Green, 2014
Tennessee, 2017 57 — Justice Hansen, Arkansas MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS
FIELD GOALS State, 2017 3.0 — Maleki Harris, South
4 — Jose Borregales, Florida MOST COMPLETIONS Alabama, 2014
International, 2019 31 — Justice Hansen, Arkansas MOST INTERCEPTIONS
MOST POINTS BY KICKING State, 2017 2 — B.J. Edmonds, Arkansas
14 — Jose Borregales (4 FG, 2 MOST YARDS State, 2017
XP), Florida International, 2019 393 — Layne Hatcher, Arkansas MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES
LONGEST FG ATTEMPT State, 2019 1 — Eight players
52 — Jose Borregales, Florida MOST TDS PASSING MOST PASS BREAKUPS
International, 2019 4 — Layne Hatcher, Arkansas 3 — Latrell Gibbs, Appalachian
LONGEST FG MADE State, 2019 State, 2015
52 — Jose Borregales, Florida MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 3 — Charvarius Ward, Middle
International, 2019 3 — Brent Stockstill, Middle Tennessee, 2017
TOTAL OFFENSE Tennessee, 2017
MOST YARDS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
430 — Layne Hatcher, Arkansas 69.2 — Logan Woodside, Toledo,
State, 2019 (393 pass, 37 rush) 2016
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS PASS EFFICIENCY
180 — Omar Bayless, WR, 176.14 — Mike Glass, Eastern
Arkansas State, 2019 (180 Michigan, 2018
receiving) LONGEST SCORING PLAY
78 — James Knapke to Roger
Lewis, Bowling Green, 2014

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One of the state’s most iconic sports figures will
be linked to the Camellia Bowl forever.

The Camellia Bowl announced that the annual
Most Valuable Player Trophy will be named for
former Sidney Lanier High School, University of
Alabama and Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart
Starr.

“We are very pleased to have one of the greatest
quarterbacks in the history of football linked with
the Camellia Bowl,” Johnny Williams, Executive
Director of the Camellia Bowl said. “Bart is a
native of Montgomery and he has enjoyed much
success on and off the field during his illustrious
career. We are honored to have him be a part of
bowl tradition for many years to come.”

The Bart Starr MVP Award is presented annually
to the top player of the Camellia Bowl.

Starr was a part of five NFL Championships during
his career with the Green Bay Packers from 1965-
71. He was the Most Valuable Player of Super
Bowl I and Super Bowl II and earned four Pro Bowl
Photo courtesy of the Paul W. Bryant Museum

selections. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1977. He won
the league MVP award in 1966.

He was born in Montgomery, Ala., and attended Sidney Lanier High School, where he led the Poets to an undefeated
senior as a junior. Starr played at the University of Alabama from 1952 to 1956 and was drafted by the Green Bay
Packers in the 17th round of the 1956 draft.

While at Alabama, Starr lettered as a freshman in 1952 and played a role in the most-lopsided bowl win in Crimson
Tide history. Starr completed 8-of-12 passes for 93 yards and one touchdown in the 61-6 win over Syracuse in the Jan.
1, 1953 Orange Bowl. In 1953, Starr completed 59-of-119 passes for 870 yards and eight touchdowns. He also ranked
second in the NCAA with a 41.1 punting average.

Starr has an NFL award named after him as well. The Bart Starr Award is given annually, by a panel of judges, to an NFL
player of outstanding character. Current Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers was the recipient of the 2014 award,
presented in Dallas, Texas.

Bowling Green quarterback James Knapke became the
inaugural winner of the Bart Starr Most Valuable Player Trophy
after leading the Falcons to a 33-28 win over South Alabama.

Appalachian State running back Marcus Cox captured the
award in 2015 after rushing for 162 yards and a touchdown
on 24 carries in the Mountaineers’ 31-29 victory over Ohio.
Mountaineer quarterback Taylor Lamb took home the 2016
honor as Appalachian State repeated with a 31-28 victory over
Toledo.

Middle Tennessee outside linebacker Darius Harris was the
recipient at the 2017 Camellia Bowl followed by Georgia
Southern quarterback Shai Werts in 2018.

Arkansas State wide receiver Omar Bayless set the Camellia
Bowl receiving yardage record with 180 yards on nine catches
to earn the 2019 Bart Starr MVP honors.

2019 Bart Starr MVP Omar Bayless

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2020-21 bowl Schedule

Date Bowl Location Matchup Time CT TV

Dec. 21 Myrtle Beach Bowl Conway, S.C. Appalachian State vs. North Texas 1:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 22 Tulane vs. Nevada
Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise, Idaho UCF vs. BYU 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 23 Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern
Dec. 23 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl Boca Raton, Fla. Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic 6:00 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 24 Hawaii vs. Houston
Dec. 25 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl New Orleans, La. Buffalo vs. Marshall 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 26 South Carolina vs. UAB
Dec. 26 Montgomery Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina 6:00 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 26 UTSA vs. Louisiana
Dec. 26 New Mexico Bowl Frisco, Texas Georgia State vs. Western Kentucky 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 29 Miami vs. Oklahoma State
Dec. 29 Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Texas vs. Colorado 1:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 30 Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin
Dec. 30 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Tampa, Fla. Missouri vs. Iowa 11:00 a.m. ABC
Dec. 30 Oklahoma vs. Florida
Dec. 31 Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. Mississippi State vs. Tulsa 11:00 a.m. ESPN
Dec. 31 Ball State vs. San Jose State
Dec. 31 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Dallas, Texas West Virginia vs. Army 2:30 p.m. ABC
Dec. 31 TCU vs. Arkansas
Jan. 1 LendingTree Bowl Mobile, Ala. Cincinnati vs. Georgia 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 1 Northwestern vs. Auburn
Jan. 1 Cheez-It Bowl Orlando, Fla. Alabama vs. Notre Dame 4:30 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 1 Clemson vs. Ohio State
Jan. 2 Valero Alamo Bowl San Antonio, Texas NC State vs. Kentucky 8:00 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 2 Indiana vs. Ole Miss
Jan. 2 Duke’s Mayo Bowl Charlotte, N.C. Oregon vs. Iowa State 11:00 a.m. ESPN
Jan. 2 Texas A&M vs. North Carolina
Jan. 11 TransPerfect Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Semifinal winner vs. Semifinal winner 2:30 p.m. ESPN

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, Texas 7:00 p.m. ESPN

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas 11:00 a.m. ESPN

Arizona Bowl Tucson, Ariz. 1:00 p.m. CBSSN

AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. 3:00 p.m. ESPN

Mercari Texas Bowl Houston, Texas 7:00 p.m. ESPN

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl Atlanta, Ga. 11:00 a.m. ESPN

Vrbo Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Noon ABC

Rose Bowl Game (CFP Semifinal) Arlington, Texas 3:00 p.m. ESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal) New Orleans, La. 7:00 p.m. ESPN

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. 11:00 a.m. ESPN

Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. 11:30 a.m. ABC

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. 3:00 p.m. ESPN

Capital One Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ESPN

CFP National Championship Miami Gardens, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ESPN

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why Camellia?

By: Tim Gayle, Staff Writer
How did the bowl game in Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl take the name
of a flower that originates in eastern and southern Asia?

Actually, it makes perfect sense.

The Camellia Japonica was first reported on the Gulf Coast in the ear-
ly 1800s when Gilbert Rotton settled in Mobile with about 50 varieties
of the plant. The flower became more widespread during World War II
when Kosaku Sawada came from Japan to Alvin, Texas, before relocat-
ing to the Mobile area and starting Overlook Nurseries.

Today, the state is known all over the world for its camellia varieties,
the type of impact Camellia Bowl executive director Johnny Williams
wants to make with the capital city’s newest bowl game.

“When I first had dialogue with ESPN, I asked them, ‘What will we call
this bowl?’” Williams said. “And I had thought about it and immedi-
ately said, ‘The Camellia Bowl.’ The reason I said Camellia Bowl is it
needed to be some kind of a brand other than a corporate endorse-
ment because corporate partners come and go but look at the history
of the Cotton Bowl, the Rose Bowl, the Orange Bowl, the Sugar Bowl.

“So we needed to establish ourselves and you can look at the camellia as the Alabama state flower. It also blooms during
December and January, so it’s in its peak. It fits. We’re proud of the name.”

This year is the 56th anniversary of the state’s adoption of the Camellia Japonica as its state flower, replacing the goldenrod.
Alabama legislators LaMont Glass and H.B. Taylor of Greenville, the “Camellia City,” introduced the legislation which passed
by an 89-3 vote in 1959 and was signed into law by Gov. John Patterson.

“The camellias are beautiful in Alabama and they bloom all winter,” Patterson wrote when Gob. Bob Riley proclaimed 2005
as the “Year of the Camellia” in Alabama. “They are prized around the world and we have a good climate for them, especially
in the southern part of the state.”

Camellia Day is officially celebrated on January 7 each year. Gov. Robert Bentley, in signing a proclamation this year recogniz-
ing Camellia Day, pointed out Alabama camellias can be found in some of the world’s greatest gardens including Buckingham
Palace in London and the Vatican Gardens in Rome, the Camellia Club of Mobile is the world’s largest local organization of
camellia growers and each year camellia shows are held in Auburn, Dothan, Birmingham and Mobile.

They are easy to find in the capital city as well, particularly around the state capital. Just to make sure, bowl organizers sought
out area florists to put camellias in the ESPNZone and around the Cramton Bowl field, while city officials contributed by pur-
chasing camellia bushes for the event and will put them in locations around the stadium.

From 1939-2001, Cramton Bowl was known as the home of the Blue-Gray All-Star Football Classic, an annual collegiate
game for all-stars. Thanks to the state flower, the stadium will now be known for its postseason play involving teams from the
Mid-American and Sun Belt conferences.

“When I first heard it was going to be called the Camellia Bowl, at that time we did not have a title sponsor,” Montgomery
mayor Todd Strange said. “I had heard there was some history (with camellias) in that regard. It was brilliant. So many people
wanted to create a Blue-Gray type of scenario, but I’m glad we didn’t. I’m glad we went fresh.”

As fresh as a camellia bloom in late December.

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