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CLEVELAND, Miss. - The No. 11 Statesmen (9-1, GSC co-Champions) of Delta State University welcome the Wolves (10-2, No. 6 seed) of the University of West Georgia to Parker Field-McCool Stadium for a Second Round matchup in the NCAA Division II Football Championship Playoff. Kickoff is set for noon. Delta State is making its eighth appearance in the NCAA DII playoffs and the first since a semifinal finish in 2011. DSU advanced to the playoffs in 1998, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008 2010, and 2011. The Statesmen, who claimed the 2000 NCAA Division II National Championship and finished runners-up in 2010, are 14-6 all-time in seven previous trups to the NCAA postseason.
Saturday's matchup will be the 29th and the second with UWG this year. Delta State owns an 18-10 edge in the series standings, including a 9-3 mark in Cleveland. The Wolves defeated DSU 24-16 on Oct. 18 at Ra-Lin Field in Carrollton, Georgia. DSU is 4-2 all-time against teams from the GSC in NCAA postseason play. Saturday's winner advances to the NCAA Division II Quarterfinals against the Valdosta State/Lenior Rhyne winner on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the campus of the highest remaining seed.
GREEN & WHITE SPOTLIGHTSGSC Champions: Delta State claimed a share of its seventh Gulf South Conference Championship in program history, and first under head coach
Todd Cooley, after defeating Mississippi College 27-3 to finish 6-1 in league play on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium. The Statesmen have claimed league titles in 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2014.
Sophomore quarterback
Tyler Sullivan leads one of the nation's top offensive units, throwing for 3,098 yards and 24 touchdowns this season. The Louisville, Mississippi, native has completed 247-of-382 passes, while averaging 309.8 yards passing per game to lead DSU and the GSC. He currently ranks 11th nationally in passing and ninth in total offense (329.8) per game.
Dandy Dozen: Delta State placed 12 players on the All-GSC First or Second Teams, with six making each squad. The Statesmen placed
Casey Osborne (WR),
Michael Gibbs (G),
Randall Boyd (DE),
Wilson Curtis (LB),
Rory Island (LB) and
Richard Nash (S) on the First Team.
Two In A Row:
Todd Cooley captured his second straight Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year honor after leading the Statesmen to a 9-1 finish and a share of the league title. Cooley shared the honor this season with Florida Tech's Steve Engleheart. Cooley is the first DSU coach since Ron Roberts in 2007 and 2008 to win back-to-back Coach of the Year honors.
Junior
Casey Osborne has developed into one of the nation's elite receivers, pacing the GSC in receptions per game (7.4). The Flowery Branch, Georgia native has caught 74 passes for 964 yards and eight touchdowns, while averaging 96.4 yards per game. The All-GSC wide out ranks fifth on the career receiving chart with 142 receptions and needs just 14 grabs to break the single season record.
Ground and Pound: A year ago, the Statesmen rushed for 1,140 yards and 22 touchdowns on 366 carries. Through 10 games this year, Delta State has rushed for 33 touchdowns and 1,631 yards on 369 carries.
Junior defensive end Randall "Rambo" Boyd has become a force on the edge for the Statesman defense. The Forest, Mississippi native and All-GSC First Team selection leads DSU with 6.5 sacks on the year and is second on the squad with 12.5 tackles-for-loss.
Fear The Corps: Delta State's starting linebackers have accounted for 145 tackles, 28.0 tackles-for-loss and 14.0 sacks.
Against the Top 25: The Statesmen are 2-0 this season against ranked opponents after defeating No. 13 Valdosta State, 49-32, at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium on Sept. 20, and edging No. 3 North Alabama 33-28 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium on Nov. 1. Since
Todd Cooley took over as head coach, the Statesmen are 5-1 against ranked opponents, with the with the lone loss coming at No. 12 West Alabama in 2013.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS3 - Despite ranking dead last in time of possession in the Gulf South Conference and 159th out of 167 teams in NCAA DII, Delta State boasts the nation's third-ranked scoring offense at 46.4 points per game. The Statesmen have topped the 40-point plateau in six of their games this season, including the 70-point barrier twice.
1 - The Statesmen defensive front has set the tone this season, recording 110 tackles-for-loss to lead NCAA Division II. Led by sophomore linebacker
Wilson Curtis's 15 tackles-for-loss, the Statesmen topped last year's totals for tackles-for-loss (80) by 30 and sacks (23) by 10, with 33. Entering Saturday's game, DSU has four defenders in double-digit TFLs.
STATESMEN HAVE ENJOYED POSTSEASON SUCCESSThe Statesmen are making their eighth appearance in the NCAA DII Football Championship Playoff and the first under head coach
Todd Cooley. Delta State, claimed the 2000 NCAA Division II National Championship and finished runners-up in 2010, is 14-6 all-time in seven previous NCAA postseason appearances. A breakdown of DSU's postseason games is below.
YEAR OPPONENT LOCATION RESULTS
1998 Fort Valley State Cleveland L, 21-14
2000 Valdosta State Cleveland W, 49-12
2000 Catawba Salisbury, N.C W, 20-14
2000 North Dakota State Cleveland W, 34-16
2000* Bloomsburg Florence, Ala. W, 63-34*
2006 Elizabeth City State Elizabeth City, N.C. W, 17-10
2006 North Carolina Central Durham, N.C. W, 24-17
2006 North Alabama Florence, Ala. W, 27-10
2006 Grand Valley State Allendale, Mich. L, 49-30
2007 Shaw Cleveland W, 45-7
2007 North Alabama Florence, Ala. L, 20-17
2008 Tusculum Cleveland W, 27-10
2008 North Alabama Cleveland L, 55-34
2010 North Alabama Cleveland W, 47-24
2010 Albany State Albany, Ga. W, 28-7
2010 Shepherd Cleveland W, 29-17
2010* Minnesota-Duluth Florence, Ala. L, 20-17
2011 North Alabama Cleveland, Miss. W, 42-14
2011 North Greenville Cleveland, Miss. W, 28-23
2011 Pittsburg State Pittsburg, Kan. L, 49-23
*2000 & 2010 NCAA National Championship Game
DELTA STATE HOSTING 11th PLAYOFF CONTESTTravis E. Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium has seen some amazing sights in its history and on Saturday, Nov. 29, the venerable facility will be hosting its 11th NCAA DII playoff game, as the Statesmen host the Wolves (9-2) of the University of West Georgia. DSU is 8-2 all-time in NCAA postseason play at Parker-McCool, including a current four-game win streak.
1998 Fort Valley State (1st) L 14-21
2000 Valdosta State (1st) W 49-12
2000 North Dakota State (Semis.) W 34-16
2007 Shaw (1st) W 45-7
2008 Tusculum (2nd) W 27-19
2008 North Alabama (Qtrs.) L 34-55
2010 North Alabama (1st) W 47-24
2010 Shepherd (Semis.) W 29-17
2011 North Alabama (2nd) W 42-14
2011 North Greenville (Qtrs.) W 28-23
Total Games (10) 8-2
SANTA LOVES THE STATESMENThe Statesmen love the month of December, posting an 9-3 record. DSU is 6-3 in the NCAA playoffs during Santa's favorite month.
DELTA STATE IN PLAYOFFS UNDER FIFTH HEAD COACHTodd Cooley, who has guided the Statesmen to a 9-1 regular season record and the school's seventh GSC championship, is the fifth different head coach to take a Delta State team to the playoffs. That makes the Statesmen one of just two Division II programs to have reached the playoffs under five different coaches. North Dakota State, now a member of Division I (FCS), which holds the DII record with five national titles, is the other.
DSU TRYING TO JOIN ELITE GROUPThe Statesmen are attempting to become the fourth Gulf South Conference school to win multiple national championships in football. North Alabama and Valdosta State have both won three titles each, and former GSC member Troy won two before making the move to Division I.
MULTIPLE DII CHAMPIONSHIPS
North Dakota State (5) 1983,1985,1986,1988, 1990
NW Missouri St (4) 1998, 1999, 2009, 2013
Grand Valley State (4) 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Valdosta State (3) 2004, 2007, 2012
North Alabama (3) 1993, 1994, 1995
Southwest Texas St. (2) 1981, 1982
Troy State (2) 1984, 1987
Northern Colorado (2) 1996, 1997
Minnesota-Duluth (2) 2008, 2010
PROTECTING OUR HOUSEDelta State will be playing its 227th home game on Saturday, Nov. 29 versus West Georgia in the Second Round of the NCAA Football Championship at Parker Field-McCool Stadium. The Statesmen are 142-75-8 since opening the season in 1970. DSU, which played several seasons at Delta Field located where Wyatt Hall now stands, is 254-125-15 all-time at home.
STATESMEN CLAIM SHARE OF SEVENTH LEAGUE CROWNDelta State completed its turn-around under head coach
Todd Cooley, capturing a share of its seventh Gulf South Conference Championship with a 6-1 league record after defeating Mississippi College 27-3 on Nov. 15 in the Heitage Bell Classic.
After inheriting a 3-7 team in January of 2013, coach Cooley, who captured a piece of his fifth championship overall and first as skipper, has led Delta State to a 16-4 record and a 10-3 mark in GSC play.
The Statesmen claimed league titles in 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2014. DSU's seven league titles are second only to North Alabama's 11.
GSC HAS THE MOST DIVISION II FOOTBALL TITLESThe Gulf South Conference has won the most NCAA Division II Football National Championships of any league with 10. The GSC has had five different schools win those titles. Troy State took it home in 1984 and 1987, followed by Jacksonville State in 1992. North Alabama won three straight in 1993, 1994 and 1995 and Delta State claimed it in 2000. Valdosta State then followed with titles in 2004, 2007 and 2012.
Another former GSC member, Mississippi College, won the 1989 championship but was later stripped of it by the NCAA. Ironically the Choctaws defeated another GSC member, Jacksonville State, in that title game.
GSC TEAMS IN THE NCAA PLAYOFFSThe Gulf South Conference has enjoyed greater success in NCAA Championships than any other conference in NCAA Division II. The GSC holds an impressive 104-61 record all-time in the NCAA DII football playoffs with 10 championships won. The GSC holds the playoff record for most schools having won a championship (5). The GSC records are outlined below.
Championships 10
Most different schools winning title 5
Most different schools making playoffs 12
Most playoff appearances by members 72
Most NCAA playoff victories 104
Most NCAA playoff games played 162
GSC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMSThe Gulf South Conference has, traditionally, been one of the more dominant conferences in NCAA Division II football. In fact, no other conference boasts more championships (10) or playoff wins (102) than the GSC. Since 1984, the GSC has won 10 NCAA DII national titles.
YEAR SCHOOL
1984 Troy State
1987 Troy State
1989 Miss. College*
1992 Jacksonville State
1993 North Alabama
1994 North Alabama
1995 North Alabama
2000 Delta State
2004 Valdosta State
2007 Valdosta State
2012 Valdosta State
* Participation later vacated by NCAA
RED HOT-RED ZONEThe Statesmen have scored on 50-of-61 trips into the red zone this season, for a 82 percent conversion rate. In fact, 40 of their 61 trips have resulted in a touchdown. For their efforts, the DSU offense leads the GSC and ranks third nationally with 46.4 points per game.
SCORING FAST & OFTENDelta State's offense is scoring in bunches this season, averaging 44.6 points per game to rank third in NCAA DII. The Statesmen have topped the 40-point plateau in six of their games this season. DSU ranks 11th nationally in total offense at 500.2 yards per game, led by the league's top passing attack (337.1 ypg), which also ranks eighth in the NCAA. DSU has topped 50-plus points in four games this season, with a high of 73 against Concordia on Nov. 8.
WILLIAMS' WAYOffensive coordinator
Joel Williams has Statesmen opponents feeling some type of way. The veteran ball coach holds the distinction of orchestrating three of Delta State's most prolific single season offenses. His 2003 and 2004 units, under then head coach Rick Rhoades, accounted for 458 and 443 points respectively.
The 2014 Statesmen are no different, scoring 464 points through the regular season, ranking No. 3 nationally in posints per game (46.4)and first in the GSC. DSU also leads the league and ranks 11th in total offense at 500.2 yards per game.
DSU has topped the 30-point plateau eight times, including two games with over 70 points in a game.
SULLIVAN SEIZING OPPORTUNITYSophomore
Tyler Sullivan, last season's GSC Offensive Freshman of the Year, has seized the opportunity to be Delta State's starting quarterback this year, throwing for 3,098 yards and 24 touchdowns.
The Louisville, Mississippi, native became the seventh quarterback to top 4,000 career yards passing after throwing for 158 in DSU's 45-24 win at West Alabama. Sullivan, who has 4,862 yards to rank fifth on the career list, has completed 247-of-382 passes with 12 interceptions, while averaging 309.8 yards passing per game to lead DSU and the GSC.
Sullivan has shined in the big stage matchups for the Statesmen, passing for 502 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-32 win at Valdosta State, and 456 yards and five touchdowns in a 58-20 throttling of Florida Tech, both of which were GSC-TV Games of the Week.
Throughout his career, Sullivan, who is 13-2 as a starter at DSU, has performed well under pressure. In his first career start against No. 14 Tarleton State last season, Sullivan completed 33-of-49 passes for 422 yards and four touchdowns, two weeks later he established a new school record for single game passing yards with 520 and five touchdowns in a 63-55 win over No. 21 Valdosta State.
In 17 games, Sullivan has already eclipsed the 4,000 yard passing mark. The former Winston Academy standout has completed 378-of-583 passes for 4,862 yards, moving him into fifth place all-time at DSU, with 39 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He is averaging 286.0 yards per game for his career.
Sullivan's total offense numbers have also been outstanding, amassing 5,201 yards (305.9 ypg), climbing to sixth on the career chart.
TEMPO TEAMThe Statesmen are certainly an up-tempo offensive unit, ranking dead last in the GSC in time of possession despite leading the league in scoring at 46.4 points per game. In DSU's 10 games this season, the Green-and-White are averaging 26:26 minutes of possession.
BIRDMAN STALKING THE RECORD BOOKJunior
Casey Osborne is putting together a remarkable junior campaign, leading the Statesmen with 74 receptions for 964 yards and eight touchdowns. The Flowery Branch, Georgia native has caught 12 passes twice this season, including a three touchdown performance at Fort Valley State. His 74 receptions rank fifth in a season and are just 14 away from the single season school record.
The speedster has eclipsed the 100-yard mark in six games this season, including 12 receptions for 113 yards and three touchdowns in a 56-13 win at Fort Valley State. Osborne followed that up with a career-high 192 yards and a score in DSU's 49-32 win at then No. 12 Valdosta State. In just the first half of action, Osborne caught four passes for 76 yards and a touchdown versus CSU. In DSU's 33-28 win versus No. 3 North Alabama, Osborne caught nine passes for 101 yards.
Osborne has caught 142 passes for 1,847 yards and 16 touchdowns in his 27-game career. He ranks fifth on the list with 142 catches and needs 36 yards to become the ninth receiver to top 1,000 in a season.
NATION'S LEADER IN TACKLES-FOR-LOSSDelta State's defensive unit enters the postseason ranked No. 1 nationally in tackles-for-loss with 11.0 per game. The Statesmen also rank seventh in the NCAA in sacks per game (3.3).
DIRTY DELTA DEFENSEThe Statesmen defense has made marked improvements this season under second-year coordinator
Charles Anthony. DSU ranks 19th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 17.8 points per game. The Statesmen also rank eighth nationally in Red Zone defense, surrendering just 19 scores on 32 trips for a 59.4 conversion percentage.
DEFENSE CREATING SCORING OPPSThe Statesmen defense have set the offense up in great field position. Delta State has scored 129 points this season off of turnovers.
Romelo Wilson has produced the only defensive touchdown with an interception returned 31 yards at Valdosta State on Sept. 20.
Opponent Points Off TO
@ Fort Valley State 14
@ Valdosta State 28
Central State 21
@ Florida Tech 21
Shorter 0
@ West Georgia 0
@ West Alabama 21
North Alabama 3
Concordia 21
Mississippi College 0
SHAW NAMED GSC DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEARFreshman defensive back
Trey Shaw was named the Defensive Freshman of the Year for the Gulf South Conference, after recording 21 tackles with two interceptions and three pass breakups. The Oxford, Mississippi native also forced two fumbles and recorded a tackle-for-loss.
Shaw is DSU's third Defensive Freshman of the Year, joining
Ixavier Triplett (LB) in 2010 and Dominique Davenport (CB) in 2008.
NASH LEADING BY EXAMPLERichard Nash, a junior from Macon, Georgia, recoded 12 tackles (10 solo) and one tackle for loss against Mississippi College last week. It was Nash's second game with double figure tackles, recording a career-high 17 against West Georgia (Oct. 18).
The All-GSC selection leads the Statesmen with 70 tackles and ranks seventh in the GSC with seven tackles per game. The Macon, Georgia, native has 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack and an interception this year.
THIRD TIME'S THE CHARGE FOR ISLANDSenior
Rory Island has finally returned to form after battling a early foot injury. The three-time All-GSC selection was credited with a season-high 15 tackles (nine solo), two tackles for loss and one sack against Mississippi College, earning GSC Defense Player of the Week honors. The game marked Island's second with double digit tackles, notching 11 tackles against West Georgia. The Waveland, Mississippi, native is second on the team with 57 tackles (11th/GSC) and fourth with 13 tackles for loss (10th /GSC).
TULLO TURNING UPSophomore linebacker
Landry Tullo continues to increase his production each week for the Statesman defense. The Hoover, Alabama, native had six tackles (five solo), one tackle for loss, a pass break up and one quarterback hurry in the season finale against Mississippi College. Tullo is DSU's third leading tackler with 48 tackles (32 solo) and leads DSU with seven sacks and is second with 13 tackles for loss. He is tied for fifth in sacks and eighth in tackles for loss in the Gulf South Conference.
Earlier in the season, the former Hoover High standout recorded a game-high 10 tackles with three tackles for loss, one sack and caused a fumble in a 35-10 win over Shorter. Tullo knifed through for a key stop on 4th-and-1 play with 5:03 remaining to help preserve a 33-28 win over North Alabama. In his 20-game career, Tullo has totaled 75 tackles, 16.5 tackles-for-loss and recorded seven sacks.
MR. GREEDYAfter seeing action in 10 games mainly on special teams and as a reserve linebacker a year ago, sophomore and All-GSC pick
Wilson Curtis has become a key cog for the Statesmen defensee. The Winnsboro, Louisiana, leads DSU and ranks second in the GSC with 14.5 tackles for loss and is third with 4.5 sacks (9th/GSC) while starting all 10 contests. Curtis is fifth on the team with 40 tackles (26 solo) along with one interception and two fumbles recovered. He has three games with double figure tackles, recording 12 at Valdosta State, 18 against Shorter and 11 at West Alabama.
TURNOVER MARGINDelta State enters the NCAA playoffs +6 in turnover margin. The Statesmen have turned the ball over 23 times this season, but have recorded 14 interceptions and 15 fumble recoveries to equal 29 turnovers forced.
THIRD QUARTER MADNESSDelta State has outscored the opposition 132-27 in the third quarter this year, and 220-77 overall in the second half. Of the 27 points surrendered in the third quarter, only 13 have come on an offensive play.
COOLEY CAPTURES SECOND COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDAfter guiding the Statesmen to a 9-1 record and a share of the GSC title - his first as a head coach,
Todd Cooley was named Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year for a second straight year. Cooley joins Ron Roberts (2007, 2008) as DSU's only two-time recipient.
AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTSThe Statesmen are 2-0 this season against ranked opponents after defeating No. 13 Valdosta State, 49-32, at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium on Sept. 20, and edging No. 3 North Alabama 33-28 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium on Nov. 1. Since
Todd Cooley took over as head coach, the Statesmen are 5-1 against ranked opponents, with the with the lone loss coming at No. 12 West Alabama in 2013.
LAST CLEAN SHEETThe Statesmen blanked the Hornets of Concordia College of Selma, Alabama, 77-0 on Nov. 9, 2013 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium. Prior to last year's game, DSU had not shutout an opponent since defeating Arkansas-Monticello, 53-0, on Nov. 11, 2006.
LAST TIME STATESMEN WERE SHUTOUTIt's been 12 seasons since Delta State suffered its last shutout. Then No. 1 Valdosta State defeated the Statesmen 42-0 back on Sept. 1, 2002 at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Ga.
COOLEY VERSUS NONCONFERENCE OPPONENTSThe Statesmen took on its seventh nonconference opponent under
Todd Cooley on Saturday, Nov. 8, as Concordia traveled to Delta State. Cooley and the Statesmen have posted a 6-1 record against nonconference foes, including a 3-0 mark this season. DSU defeated Fort Valley State 56-13 in the season opener, smashed Central State 72-8 on Sept. 27, and routed Concordia 73-6.
Last season, DSU went 3-1 against non-GSC foes. The Statesmen downed Mississippi Valley State 27-14, No. 14 Tarleton State 38-36 and Concordia 77-0. Delta State's lone loss came against Texas A&M-Commerce, 45-37, in the Lone Star Conference Classic at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
The Statesmen are an unblemished 4-0 against out of conference opponents at Parker Field-McCool Stadium under Cooley.
KICKIN UP THE STATSSophomore Vince Sciorotta scored nine points, connecting on two field goals and three extra points against Mississippi College last week. He is third all-time with 107 career PATs - four away from moving past Trey Crum (110) for second. The Cumming, Georgia, native has scored 170 career points, ranking third in points scored kicking and seventh on the all-time scoring list.
Sciorotta's 57 PAT's this season rank second on the DSU single season list, needing four PATs to pass Trey Crum (56/2004) for second and 15 surpass Billy Dorgan (71/2000). Sciorrotta's 90 points this season, are tied for sixth (Trevar Reed (2008,2009) / Rico McDonald (2000)) on the DSU single season scoring list and rank first in the GSC and 27th in the NCAA. He has made 11-of-14 field goal attempts, tied for fourth in the GSC and 27th in the nation.
Sciorrotta has split the uprights on his last nine field goal attempts dating to his last miss on a 42-yard attempt in the fourth quarter at Florida Tech.
ROAD WARRIORSGulliver certainly has nothing on the Statesmen this season. With five road trips this year, Delta State traveled a total of 5,198 round trip miles over the course of the season. A breakdown of this year's travels are listed below.
OPPONENT LOCATION MILES RESULT
Fort Valley State Fort Valley, Georgia 1,067 W, 56-13
Valdosta State Valdosta, Ga. 1,152 W, 49-32
Florida Tech Melbourne, Fla. 1,726 W, 58-20
West Georgia Carrollton, Ga. 748 L, 24-16
West Alabama Livingston, Ala. 504 W, 45-24
SET IT AT 60 & FORGET ITDelta State is 18-0 all-time when scoring 60-plus points in a game. In fact, the Statesmen have scored 50-plus points in a game 39 times in school history and most recently in DSU's 73-6 thumping of Concordia College on Saturday, Nov. 8 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium.
Delta State is also 37-2 in games scoring 50-plus points. West Alabama defeated the Statesmen 63-55 at Tigers Stadium in Livingston, Alabama on Oct. 23, 1993 and Central Arkansas, with current DSU head coach
Todd Cooley at offensive coordinator, claimed a 55-52 win on Oct. 12, 2004 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium.
# W/L DATE PF OPPONENT PA LOCATION
1 W 10-04-1969 84 Illinois-Chicago 0 Cleveland
2 W 11-09-2013 77 Concordia College 0 Cleveland
3 W 10-07-1950 75 Memphis NAS 6 Cleveland
4 W 11-08-2014 73 Concordia 6 Cleveland
5 W 09-27-2014 72 Central State 8 Cleveland
6 W 11-08-2008 68 West Georgia 10 Carrollton, GA
7 W 11-03-1956 67 West Alabama 19 Cleveland
8 W 1953 67 West Alabama 6 Cleveland
9 W 10-18-1930 66 Bethel (TN) 0 Cleveland
10 W 1936 64 NW Mississippi JC 0 Cleveland
11 W 11-13-1936 63 Bethel (TN) 6 Cleveland
12 W 12-09-2000 63 Bloomsburg (PA) 34 Florence, AL
13 W 11-02-2013 63 Valdosta St. (GA) 55 Cleveland
14 W 11-23-1968 63 Centenary (LA) 0 Shreveport, LA
15 W 11-06-2004 62 Arkansas-Monticello 41 Cleveland
16 W 10-04-2003 61 West Georgia 7 Carrollton, GA
17 W 09-02-2006 61 West Virginia Tech 0 Cleveland
18 W 10-31-1959 60 Harding (AR) 7 Cleveland
COLD NOVEMBER HOME STANDDelta State will play four games in the month of November after being selected for the NCAA Division II Football Championship Playoff, and all four will have been played at home.
The Statesmen are currently 5-0 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium, after closing out the regular season with three straight home wins. DSU began the run with a 33-28 victory over then-No. 3 North Alabama and followed that up with back-to-back wins over Concordia (73-6) and Mississippi College (27-3) to end the regular season.
