Quick Facts
Location
Atlanta, Ga.
Enrollment
32,000
Nickname
Panthers
Website
georgiastatesports.com
Twitter twitter.com/GSUPanthers
Facebook
facebook.com/GeorgiaStateUniversityAthletics
Stadium
Georgia Dome
Stadium Capacity (Lower Bowl) 28,155
Stadium Surface
Artificial Grass
President
Dr. Mark P. Becker
Athletics Director
Cheryl L. Levick
Head Coach
Bill Curry (Georgia Tech, 1965)
Football Contact
Allison George, Associate Athletics Director/Communications
Football Contact Office Phone/Email
404-413-4032/ageorge@gsu.edu
Offensive Starters Returning/Lost
6/5
Defensive Starters Returning/Lost
4/7
2011 Results (3-8)
Home Stadium: Georgia Dome (28,155)
Home: 3-3
Away: 0-5
vs. Top 25 (TSN/F): 0-1 vs. Top 25 (Coach): 0-1
Total Home Attendance: 85,713
Average Home Attendance: 14,286
Sept. 2
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
Nov. 19
Clark Atlanta W 41-7 26,273
{rv/-} Old Dominion [CSS/TCN/CSN-NE/CSN-MA+/COX11] {rv/-}
at Jacksonville State [CSS] {17/16}
L 21-37 17,618
at Houston [CSS]
L 0-56 32,005
Murray State [GPTV] {rv/-}
L 24-48 10,963
at South Carolina State {rv/-} L 13-23 11,517
South Alabama {rv/-} W 27-20 (1OT) 14,086
at Texas-San Antonio [LHN]
L 14-17 (1OT) 25,977
St. Francis
L 27-30 (1OT) 11,565
at West Alabama
L 23-30 6,253
Campbell
W 42-35
11,125
L 17-40 11,701
CAA Team’s Coaches & Sports Network Rankings listed prior to Opponent/Opponent’s Coaches & Sports
Network Rankings listed after Opponent at time game was played
PANTHERS HEAD COACH
BILL CURRY
2 SEASONS (2010-2011)
Collegiate Overall Record (Years)
92-118-4 (19 years)
Record at CAA Football Schools (Years) First Year
Record in CAA Football Games (Years) First Year
Georgia State Coaching Staff
George Pugh Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Anthony Midget
Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
John Bond
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Joe Hamilton Running Backs
Craig Harmon Tight Ends/Offensive Line Assistant
Jason French Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
Mike Riddle
Offensive Line
Ricky Thomas Defensive Ends
Chris Ward
Defensive Tackles
Ryan Zimmerman
Outside Linebackers/Specialists
Ben Pollard
Assistant AD for Speed, Strength & Conditioning
2012 Schedule
Date Opponent
Location
Series Record
Aug. 30 South Carolina State
Atlanta, Ga.
0-1
Sept. 8 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. First Meeting
Sept. 15
Texas-San Antonio
Atlanta, Ga.
0-1
Sept. 22
*Richmond
Atlanta, Ga.
First Meeting
Sept. 29
*at William and Mary Williamsburg, Va.
First Meeting
Oct. 6 *New Hampshire
Atlanta, Ga.
First Meeting
Oct. 13 *at Rhode Island
Kingston, R.I. First Meeting
Oct. 20 *Villanova
Atlanta, Ga.
First Meeting
Oct. 27 *at James Madison
Harrisonburg, Va.
First Meeting
Nov. 3 *Old Dominion Atlanta, Ga.
0-2
Nov. 10 *at Maine
Orono, Maine First Meeting
MARK HOGAN
MATTHEWS, N.C.
LINCOLN SUDBURY HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR GP
S-A-Tackles
SK/TFL Int
PBU
FF/FR
2010 11
21-33-54
0.5/2.5 1
1
0/1
2011 10
41-15-56
2.0/5.0 1
1
0/0
Career 21
62-48-110
2.5/7.5 2
2
0/1
-- GSU’s top returning tackler with 56 hits in 2011, including five tackles for loss and two sacks
-- Has 110 career tackles to rank second in GSU history and has two career interceptions
-- Made perhaps the biggest defensive play of GSU’s 2011 season vs. South Alabama with his gameending interception in the second overtime. Also grabbed an interception at the end of regulation that
appeared to end the game but was nullified by a dead-ball penalty on USA
-- Made 54 tackles for Georgia State’s inaugural team in 2010, including a career-high 10 against Old
Dominion
-- Georgia State’s first scholarship football player when he enrolled in January 2009. Spent that semester
as a team of one.
-- Played for the GSU baseball team in the spring of 2012. Left-handed hitting outfielder who started 23
games and batted .321
DONALD RUSSELL
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.
DWYER HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR GP
No.
Yds
2009 (UK)
5
13
2010 (UK)
12
64
2011 10
165
665
Career 27
242
1095
TD
137
293
9
12
Long
1
2
32
79
Avg/G
79
25
66.5
40.6
Avg/C
27.4 10.5
24.4 4.6
4.0
4.5
-- GSU’s leading rusher in 2011 with 665 yards on 128 carries, despite missing almost two full games to
injury
-- Led the team with nine touchdowns (the GSU career record), and scored at least once in the first
seven games he played for GSU
-- Became the first 100-yard rusher in school history when he gained a then school-record 136 yards on
20 carries in win over South Alabama. Scored the game-winning TD on an eight-yard run in the second
overtime.
-- Carried the ball on every GSU play on two OT possessions against South Alabama, gaining 43 yards on
five carries
-- Joined the program in 2011 after transferring from Kentucky, where he spent two seasons as a backup
DANNY WILLIAMS
ORLANDO, FLA.
BOONE HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR GP
No.
Yds
TD
Long Avg/G Avg/C
2010 11
54
649
5
47
59.0 12.0
2011 11
30
485
3
56
44.1 16.2
Career 22
84
1134 8
56
51.5 13.5
-- Has caught at least one pass in every GSU game (22 straight)
-- The leading receiver in GSU history with career totals of 84 catches for 1,134 yards and eight
touchdowns, all Panther records.
-- Second on 2011 team with 30 receptions for 485 yards and three TD
-- Hauled in a career-long 56-yard touchdown pass against Campbell (11-19-11). Finished with four
catches for 92 yards.
-- GSU’s leading receiver in 2010 with 54 receptions for 649 yards and five TD. Averaged 4.9 catches and
59.0 yards per game.
-- Became the Panthers’ first-ever 100-yard receiver with eight catches for 101 yards in 2010 win over
Morehead State
ALBERT WILSON
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA
PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR GP
No.
Yds
TD
Long Avg/G Avg/C
2010 10
19
294
2
51
29.4 15.5
2011 9
37
772
6
78
85.8 20.9
Career 19
56
1066 8
54
56.1 19.0
-- Explosive athlete who is the Panthers’ most versatile weapons as a receiver and return specialist
-- Career totals of 56 receptions and 1,066 receiving yards, both second to Danny Williams in GSU
annals.
-- His eight touchdown catches are tied for the GSU career record. All eight are 28 yards or longer,
including three over 50 yards.
-- GSU’s career leader in all-purpose yards 2,142 yards (112.7 pg).
-- Eighth in the nation in punt returns (11.9), 20th in receiving yards per game (85.8) and 29th in allpurpose yards in 2011
-- Career-high eight catches for 120 yards, including a 33-yard TD catch, at West Alabama (12-11-11).
Totalled 182 all-purpose yards.
-- Averaged 28.1 yards on 22 kickoff returns in 2010
Playing Career
1962-64
1965-66
1967-72
1973
1974
Georgia Institute of Technology
Green Bay Packers (NFL)
Baltimore Colts (NFL)
Houston Oilers (NFL)
Los Angeles Rams (NFL)
Coaching Career
1976
Assistant Coach, Georgia Institute of Technology
1977-79
Assistant Coach, Green Bay Packers (NFL)
1980-86
Head Coach, Georgia Institute of Technology
1987-89
Head Coach, University of Alabama
1990-96
Head Coach, University of Kentucky
2008- Head Coach, Georgia State University
Personal
Birthdate
October 1, 1942
Hometown
Madison, Maine
Alma Mater
Georgia Tech ’65
Wife
Dr. Carolyn Curry
Children
Bill, Jr.; Kristin
Curry’s Year-By-Year Record
Year School Record Conf./Finish
1980 Georgia Tech 1-9-1
1981 Georgia Tech 1-10
1982 Georgia Tech 6-5
1983 Georgia Tech 3-8
1984 Georgia Tech 6-4-1
1985 Georgia Tech 9-2-1
1986 Georgia Tech 5-5-1
Georgia Tech Totals
31-43-4 (.423)
1987 Alabama
7-5
1988 Alabama
9-3
1989 Alabama
10-2
Alabama Totals 26-10 (.722)
1990 Kentucky
4-7
1991 Kentucky
3-8
1992 Kentucky
4-7
1993 Kentucky
6-6
1994 Kentucky
1-10
1995 Kentucky
4-7
1996 Kentucky
4-7
Kentucky Totals 26-52 (.333)
2010 Georgia State 6-5
2011 Georgia State 3-8
Georgia State Totals
9-13 (.409)
Career Record 92-118-4 (.439)
Postseason
All-American Bowl
Hall of Fame Bowl
Sun Bowl
Sugar Bowl
Peach Bowl
All-Time Georgia State Coaching Records
Coach Years
Bill Curry
Record Pct.
2010- 9-13
2012 Team Information
Conf.
.409
Pct.
Total No. of Starters Returning: 14
Offense: 6
Jordan Giles
QB - Kelton Hill
OL - Grant King
RB - Donald Russell
WR - Danny Williams
WR - Albert Wilson
Defense: 4
LB - Mark Hogan
DB - Demarius Matthews
DB - Brent McClendon
DB - Demazio Skelton
Special Teams: 2
PK - Christian Benvenuto
P - Matt Hubbard
Total No. of Starters Lost: 10
Offense: 5
OL - Joseph Gilbert
OL - Ben Jacoby
OL - Ladeven Kirkland
TE - Arthur Williams
OL - Clyde Yandell
Defense: 7
DL - Christo Bilukidi
LB - Michael Hall
DL - Kalan Jenkins
DB - Brandon Jones
LB - Dexter Moody
LB - Jake Muasau
DL - A.J. Portee
Special Teams: 0
NOTE: Special Teams include kickers and punters only.
Panthers Roster
No.
Name Pos.
Ht./Wt. Cl.
Hometown (HS/Last School)
1
Nate Anthony CB
5’9/185 Jr.-R
Conley, Ga. (Columbia)
2
Albert Wilson WR
5’9/195 Jr.
Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Port St. Lucie)
3
Rosevelt Watson
RB
5’9/205 Sr.-R Lake Worth, Fla. (Lake Worth)
4
Demazio Skelton
S
6’1/195 Sr.
Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach/Georgia
Military)
4
Kelton Hill
QB
6’0/183 Jr.-R
Douglasville, Ga. (Lithia Springs)
5
Demarius Matthews
CB
5’10/165
Jr.
Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
6
Darren McCray WR
5’7/150 Jr.-R
Columbus, Ga. (Spencer)
7
Parris Lee
RB
5’9/190 Jr.-R
Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher)
8
Jordan Giles
WR
9
Brent McClendon
10
Robert Ferguson
11
Qwontez Mallory
13
Lynquez Blair WR
16
Ben McLane
QB
17
Danny Williams WR
18
Blake Wyatt
ILB
20
Donald Russell RB
21
Travis Evans
RB
22
Isaiah Howard CB
23
Mark Hogan
ILB
24
Kail Singleton S
25
Cole Moon
DE
26
Jamal Ransby CB
27
Daniel King
WR
28
Malcolm Smith RB
29
Rashad Stewart S
30
Nick Henderson OLB
31
D’Mario Gunn S
32
Allen McKay
DE
33
Christian Benvenuto
34
Jamaal May
S
37
Akeen Felder OLB
39
Rendell Wilder RB
43
Kyle Vorster
S
45
Mitchell Vinson OLB
46
Jarrell Robinson ILB
49
Matt Hubbard P
50
Tim Wynn
C
51
David Miller
P
52
Davis Knowles ILB
54
Scott McQueen SN
55
McClain Head DT
56
Ulrick John
T
60
Cade Yates
G
61
Marcus Stetzer DT
63
Victor Ozieh
T
65
Kam Cheatham G
66
Nick Nesmith T
67
David Huey
G
68
Michael Davis C-G
69
Ronald Martin C
70
Ramell Davis T
72
Harrison Clottey
73
Gabriel Hampton
College)
74
Jon Marshall Sauls
6’1/195 Jr.-R
Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
CB
5’9/175 Jr.-R
Atlanta, Ga. (Mays)
ILB
6’1/230 Jr.-R
Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central)
DE
6’2/215 Sr.
Albany, Ga. (Dougherty/Georgia Military)
5’9/175 So.
Swainsboro, Ga. (Swainsboro)
6’1/210 Fr.-R Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood)
6’4/200 Jr.-R
Orlando, Fla. (Boone)
6’3/210 Jr.-R
Fayetteville, Ga. (Landmark Christian)
5’11/209
Sr.
West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer/Kentucky)
5’11/183
Jr.-R
Williston, Fla. (Williston)
5’10/165
So.-R Boynton Beach, Fla. (American Heritage)
5’11/202
Jr.-R
Matthews, N.C. (Sudbury Lincoln (Mass.)
6’2/203 Jr.-R
Temple, Ga. (Bremen)
6’3/215 So.-R Atlanta, Ga. (St. Pius X)
5’8/170 Jr.
Newnan, Ga. (Newnan)
5’11/180
Jr.-R
Marietta, Ga. (McEachern/Arizona Western)
5’10/205
Sr.-R College Park, Ga. (Tri-Cities)
5’11/190
Jr.-R
Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler/Louisville)
6’1/195 Fr.-R Roswell, Ga. (Roswell)
6’1/185 Sr.
Hampton, Ga. (Luella/Georgia Military)
6’2/210 So.-R Buena Vista, Ga. (Marion County)
PK
6’0/195 So.
Palm Coast, Fla. (Matanzas)
5’8/182 So.-R Locust Grove, Ga. (Luella)
6’1/205 Sr.-R Perry, Ga. (Perry)
5’8/180 So.-R Decatur, Ga. (Tucker)
5’10/193
Fr.
Marietta, Ga. (Walton)
5’10/195
Sr.-R Monroe, Ga. (Monroe Area/West Georgia)
6’3/215 So.-R Portal, Ga. (Portal)
6’4/230 So.
Peachtree City, Ga. (Starr’s Mill)
6’2/280 So.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Mays)
5’11/163
So.
Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute)
6’0/215 Jr.-R
Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater)
6’0/245 Jr.-R
Buford, Ga. (North Gwinnett)
6’4/255 Fr.-R Brooks, Ga. (Whitewater)
6’8/290 Jr.
Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute)
6’1/280 Jr.-R
Roswell, Ga. (Roswell)
6’0/255 So.-R Columbus, Ga. (Shaw)
6’6/315 Fr.-R Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge)
6’1/290 Jr.-R
Louisville, Ky. (Louisville Male)
6’3/255 Jr.-R
Cumming, Ga. (Forsyth Central)
6’2/267 Fr.-R Antioch, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn)
6’3/295 Jr.-R
Lithonia, Ga. (Chamblee)
6’1/290 So.-R Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County)
6’7/295 Jr.-R
St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County)
G
6’5/310 Jr.-R
Loganville, Ga. (Grayson)
T
6’5/320 Sr.-R Hercules, Calif. (Hercules/San Franciso City
G
6’2/300 So.-R
Savannah, Ga. (Memorial Day)
75
77
79
81
82
83
85
87
88
89
92
95
97
Terrance Woodard
C.J. Stephens DT
Grant King
T
Mark Young
WR
Zach Jones
WR
Bo Carter
WR
Alex Smith
TE
Nathaniel Minor
Emmanuel Ogbuehi
Drew Pearson TE
Roderick Thompson
John Kelly
DE
Matt Ehasz
PK
Sean Jeppesen ILB
Brian Jones
ILB
Arington Jordan S
Carl Kananda CB
Kahlil Priddie CB
Chris Russo
NG
Duvall Smith RB
Robert Smith S
Zach Truitt
DE
NG
6’4/320 Jr.
Ocilla, Ga. (Irwin County)
6’4/255 So.-R Woodland, Ala. (Woodland)
6’5/295 Jr.-R
Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
6’5/190 Fr.-R Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day)
6’1/200 Jr.-R
Juliette, Ga. (First Presbyterian Day)
6’4/195 Jr.-R
Cordele, Ga. (Crisp County)
6’5/250 So.-R Cincinnati, Ohio (Lakota West/Kentucky)
WR
6’2/180 So.
Lilburn, Ga. (Brookwood)
TE
6’3/235 Sr.-R Buford, Ga. (Mill Creek)
6’5/235 So.-R Lindale, Ga. (Pepperell)
DE
6’3/235 Fr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Mays)
6’5/240 So.-R Norcross, Ga. (Norcross/Nevada)
5’11/165
So.
Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County)
6’0/215 So.-R Fortson, Ga. (Harris County/West Georgia)
6’0/225 Jr.-R
Macon, Ga. (Central)
5’11/193
Jr.-R
Bourbonnous, Ill. (Bradley-Bourbonnous)
5’9/185 Jr.-R
Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside/LaGrange College)
5’8/172 So.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood/Robert Morris)
6’0/257 Fr.-R Loganville, Ga. (South Gwinnett)
5’10/200
So.-R Roswell, Ga. (Roswell)
6’0/190 So.-R Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern/Southern)
6’1/212 So.-R Lilburn, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb)
2012 Newcomers
Name Pos.
Ht./Wt. Hometown/HS (Last School)
Ronnie Bell (Fr.-R)
QB
6-0/175 Fayetteville, Ga./Sandy Creek HS (Ohio)
Jah-Mai Davidson
DT
6-4/270 Snellville, Ga./Brookwood HS
Nermin Delic DL
6-4/265 Dalton, Ga./Northwest Whitfield HS (Kentucky)
Treavor Flannigan
OL
6-4//275
Trion, Ga./Trion HS
Garrett Gorringe
OL
6-5/280 Loganville, Ga./Grayson HS
Chris Jenkins CB
5-11/180
Santee, S.C./Lake Marion HS
Melvin King
DE
6-3/225 Hinesville, Ga./Liberty County HS
Joe Lockley
DT
6-1/290 Portal, Ga./Portal HS
Myles Morris CB
5-9/170 Greensboro, N.C./Smith HS
Joseph Peterson
LB
6-0/210 Dothan, Ala./Dothan HS
Mark Ruskell C
6-2/292 Duluth, Ga./Duluth HS
Nathan Schuster
QB-ATH 6-0/180 Summerville, Ga./Chattooga HS
Tanner Strickland
LB-DT 6-4/250 Zebulon, Ga./Pike County HS
Avery Sweeting WR
5-9/160 Brunswick, Ga./Brunswick HS
Aaron Thomas OL
6-3/295 Dothan, Ala./Dothan HS
Kyle Vorster
S
5-10/190
Marietta, Ga./Walton HS
Mark Weidenaar
QB
6-3/190 Evans, Ga./Lakeside HS
Bryan Williams LB
6-3/200 Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS
Ladarion Young CB
6-0/180 Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola Catholic HS