De'Andre Thomas
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 190
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- Hometown:
- Milledgeville, Ga.
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- Position:
- QB
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Baldwin
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- gp
- 12
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- yds
- 1716
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- td
- 6
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- yds/g
- 143.0
Bio
2015: A first team All-SAC quarterback, Thomas pushed his consecutive start streak to 35 straight games. Thomas finished his C-N career by becoming the first Eagle to ever throw for 400 yards in a game, doing so in the Eagles' playoff loss against Valdosta State. Thomas finished 20-for-27 with 416 yards passing, besting Danny Sanders' previous mark of 380 yards set in 1978 against Lenoir-Rhyne. he Milledgeville, Ga.-native inserted himself into the Carson-Newman record books in his senior season. Thomas finishes his career with 43 rushing touchdowns, good for fourth all-time and first among C-N quarterbacks. His 2,592 yards rushing are 15thall-time. He ranks first in career completion percentage (56 percent) and his 4,751 yards passing are fourth all-time for C-N.
2014: A first team All-SAC quarterback, pushed his consecutive start streak to 23 as he started all 10 games under center as a junior. Thomas continued to showcase his capabilities in his junior season by rushing for 850 yards with 12 touchdowns and passing for 1,170 yards with nine scores. Thomas' best performance came in the Eagles 35-33 win over Catawba (9/27). He earned both SAC and TSWA offensive player of the week honors after passing for 173 yards and a score while rushing for four more touchdowns and 104 yards. He passed for a season-high 208 yards against Mars Hill (10/4). Thomas came within a rushing touchdown against the Indians of tying the school record for TDs in a single game. He had four, the school record is five, held by Buck Wakefield. Thomas also found the end zone multiple times on the ground against Lenoir-Rhyne (11/1) and MHU. He passed for multiple touchdowns against Edinboro (9/4), Brevard (9/20) and Tusculum (10/18). All his nine touchdown passes came in the season's first six weeks.
2013: A 13-game starter at quarterback as a sophomore, set Sparks-era single season record for completions with 118. Led the nation with the fewest interceptions with just two. Completed 55.7 percent of his passes - 118-212 - for 1,825 yards and nine passing touchdowns. On the ground, Thomas became the first Carson-Newman quarterback and the fourth player overall with 20 rushing touchdowns in a single season. He toted the ball 194 times for 985 yards with a long run of 73 yards which came against Colorado Mines (9/14). He set the single game pass efficiency record in the opener against Wayne State with a 357.92 efficiency rating. Produced the third and fouth +200 efficiency ratings in C-N football history in his sophomore year. Had a 212.80 rating against Wingate (11/16). He had four, 200-yard passing games; they came against Wayne State (9/5) with 213 yards, North Greenville (10/26) with 231 yards, Newberry (11/9) with 200 and the Wolves against in the playoffs with 205 yards. He set a Sparks-era single game record with 15 completions against the Crusaders. Had a trio of touchdown passes against Wayne State and a pair at Wingate. On the ground, Thomas produced three 100 yard games and finished second on the team in rushing. He had his high water mark against Tusculum (10/19) with 182 yards on 19 carries. Also crested the century mark at Mines (9/14) with 166 yards and at Wingate with 123 yards. He had multiple rushing touchdowns in seven of 13 games for the Eagles, including three games with a hat trick of scores. Accomplished that feat against Newberry (11/23), Wingate (11/16) and North Greenville (10/26). He finished the year with 11 TDs in C-N's final six games.
2012: Backup to first team all-SAC quarterback and co-offensive player of the year Brandon Haywood in his freshman season at Mossy Creek. Saw action in seven games. Completed three of his eight passes for 40 yards with a long pass of 26 yards. Rushed the ball 21 times for 116 yards and two scores. Averaged 5.5 yards a carry and 16.6 yards a game. Had a long run of 24 yards. Scored his touchdowns in back-to-back games against Catawba (10/6) and North Greenville (10/13). Had a career high 34 yards on four carries against the Indians. Then topped it with four carries for 38 yards against Brevard (10/27). Led the South Atlantic Conference in scoring with 9.2 points per game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Baldwin High School in Milledgeville, Ga., where he was coached by Dexter Copeland. Named the Offensive MVP for Baldwin and earned All-Region Second Team, All-State Third Team honors, and was the All-County Offensive Player of the Year. A part of the Baldwin team that was the 2008-09 3-AAA Region Champions, and the 2009-10 3-AA Region Champions. Was named to the 2011 Merit List.
PERSONAL: Son of Kim Thomas. Plans to major in Mass Communications/Media Studies at Carson-Newman. Related to Reshad Jones, who played in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Completions | 110 | 49 |
| Attempts | 185 | 100 |
| Completion % | 59.5% | 49.0% |
| Yards | 1716 | 731 |
| Yards per game | 143.0 | 104.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 9.3 | 7.3 |
| Touchdowns | 6 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 1 |
| Sacks | 8 | 5 |
| Yards lost | 46 | 39 |
| Pass Efficiency | 145.9 | 111.7 |
Game Log - Passing
| Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | 13 | 19 | 68.4% | 225 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | 9 | 16 | 56.3% | 88 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | 7 | 16 | 43.8% | 130 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | 8 | 14 | 57.1% | 69 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | 6 | 15 | 40.0% | 73 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | 7 | 12 | 58.3% | 84 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | 8 | 18 | 44.4% | 189 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | 6 | 13 | 46.2% | 77 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | 7 | 8 | 87.5% | 140 | 17.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | 12 | 15 | 80.0% | 116 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | 7 | 12 | 58.3% | 109 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | 20 | 27 | 74.1% | 416 | 15.4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Game Log - Rushing
| Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | 6 | -17 | -2.8 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | 13 | 9 | 0.7 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | 15 | 165 | 11.0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 17 | 2 | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | 21 | 203 | 9.7 | 34 | 3 | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 15 | 0 | - | - |
Game Log - Receiving
| Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Kicking
| Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Game Log - Punting
| Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Returns
| Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - All-Purpose
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | 1 | 26 | - | - | - | 26 |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | 1 | 33 | - | - | - | 33 |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | 1 | -17 | - | - | - | -17 |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | 9 |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | 1 | 165 | - | - | - | 165 |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | 1 | 72 | - | - | - | 72 |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | 1 | 30 | - | - | - | 30 |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | 1 | 52 | - | - | - | 52 |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | 1 | 203 | - | - | - | 203 |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | 1 | 49 | - | - | - | 49 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | 18 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 40 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 54.5 |
| 2013-14 | 13 | 118 | 212 | 55.7% | 1825 | 140.4 | 8.6 | 9 | 2 | 63 | 140.1 |
| 2014-15 | 10 | 67 | 127 | 52.8% | 1170 | 117.0 | 9.2 | 9 | 8 | 71 | 140.9 |
| 2015-16 | 12 | 110 | 185 | 59.5% | 1716 | 143.0 | 9.3 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 145.9 |
| Total | 42 | 298 | 532 | 56.0% | 4751 | 113.1 | 8.9 | 24 | 13 | 75 | 141.0 |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 7 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013-14 | 13 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014-15 | 10 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015-16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .1 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 12 | 110 | 185 | 59.5% | 1716 | 143.0 | 9.3 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 145.9 |
| Conference | 7 | 49 | 100 | 49.0% | 731 | 104.4 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 111.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 63 | 108 | 58.3% | 941 | 134.4 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 132.7 |
| Away | 5 | 47 | 77 | 61.0% | 775 | 155.0 | 10.1 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 164.4 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | 77 | 127 | 60.6% | 1097 | 121.9 | 8.6 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 139.4 |
| Losses | 3 | 33 | 58 | 56.9% | 619 | 206.3 | 10.7 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 160.2 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| September | 4 | 37 | 65 | 56.9% | 512 | 128.0 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 128.2 |
| October | 5 | 34 | 66 | 51.5% | 563 | 112.6 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 130.1 |
| November | 3 | 39 | 54 | 72.2% | 641 | 213.7 | 11.9 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 186.6 |
| Statistic | gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 12 | 131 | 641 | 53.4 | 4.9 | 9 | 38 | 3 | 1 |
| Conference | 7 | 79 | 451 | 64.4 | 5.7 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 7 | 85 | 474 | 67.7 | 5.6 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 0 |
| Away | 5 | 46 | 167 | 33.4 | 3.6 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 9 | 104 | 600 | 66.7 | 5.8 | 8 | 38 | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 27 | 41 | 13.7 | 1.5 | 1 | 15 | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 4 | 37 | 49 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 5 | 49 | 288 | 57.6 | 5.9 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 1 |
| November | 3 | 45 | 304 | 101.3 | 6.8 | 4 | 34 | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| November | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | kr | yds | avg | td | lg | pr | yds | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||||
| September | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds | ypg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||
| Total | 12 | 641 | - | - | - | 641 | 53.4 |
| Conference | 7 | 451 | - | - | - | 451 | 64.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Location | |||||||
| Home | 7 | 474 | - | - | - | 474 | 67.7 |
| Away | 5 | 167 | - | - | - | 167 | 33.4 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||||
| Wins | 9 | 600 | - | - | - | 600 | 66.7 |
| Losses | 3 | 41 | - | - | - | 41 | 13.7 |
| Month | |||||||
| September | 4 | 49 | - | - | - | 49 | 12.3 |
| October | 5 | 288 | - | - | - | 288 | 57.6 |
| November | 3 | 304 | - | - | - | 304 | 101.3 |
| Statistic | pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 54 | 4.5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 42 | 6.0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 30 | 4.3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 24 | 4.8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 48 | 5.3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| September | 12 | 3.0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 18 | 3.6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| November | 24 | 8.0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .1 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .1 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | 7 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .2 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .1 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 3 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||||||||||
| September | 4 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .2 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 3 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
News mentions
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In less than ideal conditions, Carson-Newman football opened the lid on its 2016 spring practice sessions Monday afternoon at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
From now until Jan. 1, the Carson-Newman Athletic Communications Department will debut the Frosty Award nominees for the fall semester. Here are the fall nominees for Male Athlete of the Year. Friday, we’ll unveil the nominees for our final category Female Athlete of the Year to begin the New year.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Carson-Newman safety Emmanuel Orange (Naples, Fla.) has accepted an invitation to play in the fourth annual Dream Bowl Monday, Jan. 18 at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex at noon.
FLORENCE, Ala. – Carson-Newman running back Damian Baker (Columbus, Miss.) has been named a national finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy – presented to the best football player in Division II.
NEWBERRY, S.C. – Carson-Newman running back Damian Baker (Columbus, Miss.) and center Derek Evans (Alcoa, Tenn.) have earned first team All-Region honors from the Division II Conference Commissioners Association, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman quarterback De’Andre Thomas (Milledgeville, Ga.) and wide receiver TraShaun Ward (Miami, Fla.) have been selected to compete in the National Bowl – a college all-star game for FCS, DII, DIII and NAIA seniors – Sunday Dec. 6 in Miami at FIU’s Ocean Bank Field.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman quarterback De’Andre Thomas (Milledgeville, Ga.) has garnered a second consecutive Tennessee State Sportswriters’ Association state player of the week award after his record-setting performance in the Eagles’ 61-59 playoff loss to Valdosta State.
VALDOSTA, Ga. – No. 22 Carson-Newman (9-3) was eliminated from the 2015 NCAA playoffs at the buzzer. Valdosta State (9-3) scored 34 fourth quarter points to rally from an 18-point deficit and sent C-N packing on a Greg Dent 28-yard TD catch as time expired.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – As 22nd-ranked Carson-Newman (9-2) prepares for its 25th trip to postseason play under head coach Ken Sparks, it gets set to take the field against an opponent its run up against frequently in postseason play.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman running back Damian Baker (Columbus, Miss.) became the 12th Eagle to earn South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors and C-N placed a league-best 11 on the all-conference teams, the SAC office announced Wednesday morning.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman quarterback De’Andre Thomas (Milledgeville, Ga.) and women’s soccer goalie Jessica Fraiture (Hebron, Ky.) have been named the Chick-Fil-A Male and Female Athletes of the Week.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman quarterback De’Andre Thomas has been lauded as the Tennessee Sportswriter’s Association state offensive player of the week, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Offensive records galore fell on Saturday afternoon at Burke-Tarr Stadium as the 25th-ranked Carson-Newman Eagles (9-2, 5-2 SAC) rushed for 570 yards and scored 35 unanswered points to knock off South Atlantic Conference rival Tusculum (4-7, 2-6 SAC) 65-32 in each team’s regular season finale.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (8-2) tied a school record with five interceptions and withstood a late North Greenville (6-3) rally to take a 48-45 decision over a regionally-ranked foe Saturday afternoon under grey skies at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (7-2) takes aim at another challenging in-region contest as head football coach Ken Sparks tries to move past former Mount Union coach Larry Kehres and into sole possession of fifth place on the all-time wins list.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Each week during the 2015 football season, an individual or a group of individuals within the Carson-Newman football program will be featured in a segment that appears on The Ken Sparks Show.
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The following is a written transcript from the Ken Sparks press conference.
GAFFNEY, S.C. – Carson-Newman jumped out to a 42-7 halftime lead and never looked back as head coach Ken Sparks moved into a tie for fifth on the all-time wins list with his 332nd career win – a 69-28 beatdown of second-year program Limestone.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-2) head football coach Ken Sparks will look to tie former Mount Union coach Larry Kehres for fifth on the all-time wins list when Sparks’ Eagles hit the field for a Halloween showdown with Limestone Saturday at 2 p.m. at The Reservation in Gaffney, S.C.
The following is a written transcript from Ken Sparks's weekly press conference.
WINGATE, N.C. – In a game that featured five ties and a trio of lead changes, Carson-Newman (6-2, 4-2 South Atlantic Conference) came out on top with an 18-yard field goal from Carson Wise (Blacksburg, Va.) in overtime to produce a 41-38 win over no. 21 Wingate (6-2, 3-2 SAC).
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks will attempt to become the fifth college football coach ever to win 200 conference games when Carson-Newman (5-2, 3-2 South Atlantic Conference) travels to Wingate (6-1, 3-1 SAC) to battle with the No. 21 Bulldogs Saturday at 1:30 at Irwin Belk Stadium.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time in as many days, Carson-Newman defensive end Justin Long (Kingsport, Tenn.) has earned a postgame plaudit for his two blocked kicks against Newberry.
The following is a written transcript of Ken Sparks' weekly press conference.
JEFFERSON CITY - Over the last few years the game between Carson-Newman (5-2, 3-2 South Atlantic Conference) and Newberry (3-4, 1-3 SAC) has been a slugfest where the outcome was never in doubt. The complete opposite was true in Saturday's game between the two teams.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-2, 2-2 South Atlantic Conference) will try to hold serve in the friendly confines of Burke-Tarr Stadium when it welcomes Newberry (3-3, 1-2 SAC) to town for a 3 p.m. kickoff Saturday for homecoming.
The following is a written transcript from the weekly Ken Sparks press conference.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-2, 2-2 South Atlantic Conference) jumped out to an early 14-0 advantage and never looked back in a 45-14 lambasting of Brevard (0-6, 0-3 SAC).
HICKORY, N.C. – No. 22 Lenoir-Rhyne (4-1, 2-0 South Atlantic Conference) turned a 9-3 lead late in the second quarter into a 52-17 triumph over Carson-Newman (3-2, 1-2 SAC) thanks to a handful of crucial miscues by the Eagles Saturday afternoon under a persistent rain at Moretz Stadium.
MARS HILL, N.C. – Carson-Newman (3-1 South Atlantic Conference) rolled up more than 500 yards of offense and Damian Baker (Columbus, Miss.) produced the 35th 200-yard rushing performance in Eagle history to guide Carson-Newman to a 62-38 barnstorming of Mars Hill (1-3, 0-1 SAC).
JEFFERSON CITY – Catawba (2-1, 1-0 SAC) used a balanced attack and two timely blocked field goals to stiff arm Carson-Newman (2-1, 0-1 SAC) 14-7 Saturday afternoon at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (2-0) opens up conference play with Catawba (1-1) searching to put together all three phases of a game for the first time this year.
JEFFERSON CITY - In last week's season-opening win over the University of the Cumberlands, Carson-Newman's (2-0) offense went toe-to-to toe with the Patriots in a game that produced 115 points. In Saturday's game against Shorter (0-1), the Eagles and Hawks tangled in a defensive battle.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-0) welcomes Shorter (0-0) for a noon kickoff Saturday at Burke-Tarr Stadium looking for improved execution on defense and kick coverage.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Each week during the 2015 football season, an individual or a group of individuals within the Carson-Newman football program will be featured in a segment that appears on The Ken Sparks Show.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s (1-0) road to a historic 600th all-time win featured a bevy of points, yards and offense as the Eagles fought off a feisty University of the Cumberlands (KY) club to win 59-56 Thursday night under the lights at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman will look to hit rarefied air Thursday night when it opens the 2015 football season with the NAIA’s University of the Cumberlands (1-0, 1-0 Mid-South Conference).
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s first team offense was the star of the show during the Eagles’ annual media day scrimmage.