Derrick Evans
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 203
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- Hometown:
- Macon, Ga.
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- Position:
- QB
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Macon Central
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- gp
- 9
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- tk
- 1.0
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- sac
- -
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- int
- -
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- ffum
- -
Bio
2019: Evans finishes up his Carson-Newman career with all-conference accolades for a third straight year. He is Carson-Newman's third leading rusher. Evans has 664 yards rushing and nine scores this year. Evans has topped the century mark in three games, going for 133 yards on 18 carries against West Florida in the opener. He ripped Catawba for 154 yards on just eight carries on Oct. 12. The signalcaller tallied his first career 200-yard passing game against Wingate with a 6-for-10 day through the air for 265 yards and a school-record tying four touchdown day. On the year, he is 59-for-106 for 914 yards passing.
HONORS:
- All-SAC Second Team
2018: Evans earned All-SAC honors on the second team for a second straight year. The junior quarterback completed 45-of-91 passes for 637 yards and three scores. He also rushed 131 times for 439 yards and six scores, an average of 39.9 yards per game. His most complete game on the ground came against Mars Hill when he tallied 13 carries for 92 yards and a pair of scores, his lone multi-touchdown effort on the year. He had his lone 100-yard rushing performance against Limestone with 131 yards rushing on 14 carries and a score.
HONORS:
- All-SAC Second Team
2017: Evans turned in a stellar season in his first campaign as Carson-Newman's starting quarterback. Evans led the South Atlantic Conference in rushing touchdowns with 18. He also rushed for 625 yards on 149 carries, including back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances to close out the year. He topped out at 126 yards on the ground in the Eagles' regular season finale against UNC Pembroke. His 18 rushing touchdowns are the seventh most for a single season in Carson-Newman history and the second most among quarterbacks at Carson-Newman. Aerially, Evans completed 78-of-137 passes for 1,460 yards and eight scores. He ranked fifth in the nation in yards per completion and 14th in the country in passing efficiency. With a completion percentage rate of 56.9 percent, he has the third-most efficient season in Carson-Newman football history passing the pigskin. His top effort through the air came at Wingate with 213 yards and two touchdowns. His five rushing touchdown day against Lenoir-Rhyne registered as a school-record tying performance, matching Kenneth Tyson (1987 v. Elon) and Buck Wakefield (2009 v. Tusculum) for the most rushing touchdowns in one day. He also has the two longest runs by a Carson-Newman quarterback for the last decade, wheeling off a 79-yard tote against UNC Pembroke and a 76-yarder against Lenoir-Rhyne.
HONORS:
- All-SAC Second Team
2016: Evans saw spot duty at quarterback with four appearances in his freshman season. He completed 10-of-22 passes for 82 yards and a touchdown on the year. He also rushed 22 times for 57 yards and two scores. He completed a 48-yard touchdown pass to New York Giant Kevin Snead against Saint Augustines (9/10). He rushed for 38 yards and a score on eight carries against Brevard (10/8).
HIGH SCHOOL: Derrick Evans is a quarterback from Macon Central High School in Macon, Ga. During his senior season with the Chargers, Evans threw for 2,127 yards, 23 touchdowns, 55 percent completion percentage and just one interception. He carried the ball 117 times for 360 yards and 10 scores. Evans was an All-Region, All-State and the Region Player of the Year. He was coached by Jessie Hicks.
PERSONAL: Evans is the son of Shermesa Saffold and will study Mass Communications
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Solo tackles | 1 | 1 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Tackles | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Tackles per game | .1 | .2 |
| Sacks | - | - |
| Sack yards | - | - |
| Interceptions | - | - |
| Returned for touchdown | - | - |
| Fumble recoveries | - | - |
| Fumble return TDs | - | - |
| Tackle for loss | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tackle for loss yards | - | - |
Game Log - Passing
| Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | West Florida | W, 20-13 | 8 | 14 | 57.1% | 88 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 21 | at #19/19 Wingate | L, 30-28 | 6 | 10 | 60.0% | 265 | 26.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 42-7 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 74 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Oct 5 | UNC Pembroke | W, 69-18 | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | Catawba | W, 59-14 | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 36-23 | 14 | 21 | 66.7% | 139 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Oct 26 | Newberry | W, 24-21 | 4 | 11 | 36.4% | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at Mars Hill | W, 48-21 | 5 | 9 | 55.6% | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Limestone | W, 42-35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | Tusculum | W, 49-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | at #11/12 Bowie State | W, 17-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 30 | at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 49-21 | 13 | 23 | 56.5% | 104 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
Game Log - Rushing
| Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | West Florida | W, 20-13 | 18 | 133 | 7.4 | 43 | 1 | - | - |
| Sep 21 | at #19/19 Wingate | L, 30-28 | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 42-7 | 21 | 140 | 6.7 | 53 | 1 | - | - |
| Oct 5 | UNC Pembroke | W, 69-18 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Catawba | W, 59-14 | 8 | 154 | 19.3 | 55 | 1 | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 36-23 | 18 | 44 | 2.4 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Oct 26 | Newberry | W, 24-21 | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at Mars Hill | W, 48-21 | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 21 | 2 | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Limestone | W, 42-35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | Tusculum | W, 49-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | at #11/12 Bowie State | W, 17-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 30 | at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 49-21 | 17 | 18 | 1.1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Game Log - Receiving
| Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | West Florida | W, 20-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | at #19/19 Wingate | L, 30-28 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 42-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | UNC Pembroke | W, 69-18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Catawba | W, 59-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 36-23 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| Oct 26 | Newberry | W, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at Mars Hill | W, 48-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Limestone | W, 42-35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | Tusculum | W, 49-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | at #11/12 Bowie State | W, 17-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 30 | at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 49-21 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
Game Log - Kicking
| Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | West Florida | W, 20-13 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at #19/19 Wingate | L, 30-28 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 42-7 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 5 | UNC Pembroke | W, 69-18 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 12 | Catawba | W, 59-14 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 36-23 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 26 | Newberry | W, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Mars Hill | W, 48-21 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Limestone | W, 42-35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | Tusculum | W, 49-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | at #11/12 Bowie State | W, 17-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 30 | at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 49-21 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Game Log - Punting
| Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | West Florida | W, 20-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | at #19/19 Wingate | L, 30-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 42-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | UNC Pembroke | W, 69-18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Catawba | W, 59-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 36-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Newberry | W, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | at Mars Hill | W, 48-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Limestone | W, 42-35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | Tusculum | W, 49-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | at #11/12 Bowie State | W, 17-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 30 | at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 49-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Returns
| Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | West Florida | W, 20-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | at #19/19 Wingate | L, 30-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 42-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | UNC Pembroke | W, 69-18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Catawba | W, 59-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 36-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Newberry | W, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | at Mars Hill | W, 48-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Limestone | W, 42-35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | Tusculum | W, 49-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | at #11/12 Bowie State | W, 17-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 30 | at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 49-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - All-Purpose
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | West Florida | W, 20-13 | 1 | 133 | - | - | - | 133 |
| Sep 21 | at #19/19 Wingate | L, 30-28 | 1 | 26 | - | - | - | 26 |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 42-7 | 1 | 140 | - | - | - | 140 |
| Oct 5 | UNC Pembroke | W, 69-18 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Oct 12 | Catawba | W, 59-14 | 1 | 154 | - | - | - | 154 |
| Oct 19 | at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 36-23 | 1 | 44 | - | - | - | 44 |
| Oct 26 | Newberry | W, 24-21 | 1 | 80 | - | - | - | 80 |
| Nov 2 | at Mars Hill | W, 48-21 | 1 | 64 | - | - | - | 64 |
| Nov 9 | at Limestone | W, 42-35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | Tusculum | W, 49-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | at #11/12 Bowie State | W, 17-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 30 | at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 49-21 | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | 18 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | West Florida | W, 20-13 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 21 | at #19/19 Wingate | L, 30-28 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 42-7 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 5 | UNC Pembroke | W, 69-18 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 12 | Catawba | W, 59-14 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 19 | at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 36-23 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 26 | Newberry | W, 24-21 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 2 | at Mars Hill | W, 48-21 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 9 | at Limestone | W, 42-35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | Tusculum | W, 49-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | at #11/12 Bowie State | W, 17-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 30 | at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 49-21 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | West Florida | W, 20-13 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | at #19/19 Wingate | L, 30-28 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 42-7 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | UNC Pembroke | W, 69-18 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Catawba | W, 59-14 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at #8/9 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 36-23 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Newberry | W, 24-21 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | at Mars Hill | W, 48-21 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Limestone | W, 42-35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | Tusculum | W, 49-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | at #11/12 Bowie State | W, 17-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 30 | at #6/6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 49-21 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 45.5% | 82 | 20.5 | 3.7 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 82.7 |
| 2017-18 | 11 | 78 | 137 | 56.9% | 1460 | 132.7 | 10.7 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 161.3 |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 45 | 91 | 49.5% | 637 | 57.9 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 110.3 |
| 2019-20 | 9 | 59 | 106 | 55.7% | 914 | 101.6 | 8.6 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 150.4 |
| Total | 35 | 192 | 356 | 53.9% | 3093 | 88.4 | 8.7 | 21 | 11 | 81 | 140.2 |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .3 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017-18 | 11 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018-19 | 11 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019-20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .1 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .1 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 9 | 59 | 106 | 55.7% | 914 | 101.6 | 8.6 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 150.4 |
| Conference | 6 | 35 | 64 | 54.7% | 649 | 108.2 | 10.1 | 7 | 3 | 81 | 166.6 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 5 | 21 | 43 | 48.8% | 357 | 71.4 | 8.3 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 132.3 |
| Away | 4 | 38 | 63 | 60.3% | 557 | 139.3 | 8.8 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 162.8 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | 26 | 52 | 50.0% | 406 | 67.7 | 7.8 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 126.9 |
| Losses | 3 | 33 | 54 | 61.1% | 508 | 169.3 | 9.4 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 173.1 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| September | 3 | 18 | 32 | 56.3% | 427 | 142.3 | 13.3 | 6 | 2 | 81 | 217.7 |
| October | 4 | 23 | 42 | 54.8% | 334 | 83.5 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 132.5 |
| November | 2 | 18 | 32 | 56.3% | 153 | 76.5 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 106.7 |
| Statistic | gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 9 | 128 | 664 | 73.8 | 5.2 | 9 | 55 | 8 | 5 |
| Conference | 6 | 88 | 508 | 84.7 | 5.8 | 6 | 55 | 6 | 5 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 5 | 66 | 512 | 102.4 | 7.8 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
| Away | 4 | 62 | 152 | 38.0 | 2.5 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 4 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 6 | 79 | 576 | 96.0 | 7.3 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 49 | 88 | 29.3 | 1.8 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 4 |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 3 | 53 | 299 | 99.7 | 5.6 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 1 |
| October | 4 | 45 | 283 | 70.8 | 6.3 | 4 | 55 | 5 | 4 |
| November | 2 | 30 | 82 | 41.0 | 2.7 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| November | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 9 | 664 | - | - | - | 664 | 73.8 |
| Conference | 6 | 508 | - | - | - | 508 | 84.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Location | |||||||
| Home | 5 | 512 | - | - | - | 512 | 102.4 |
| Away | 4 | 152 | - | - | - | 152 | 38.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||||
| Wins | 6 | 576 | - | - | - | 576 | 96.0 |
| Losses | 3 | 88 | - | - | - | 88 | 29.3 |
| Month | |||||||
| September | 3 | 299 | - | - | - | 299 | 99.7 |
| October | 4 | 283 | - | - | - | 283 | 70.8 |
| November | 2 | 82 | - | - | - | 82 | 41.0 |
| Statistic | pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 54 | 6.0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 36 | 6.0 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 24 | 4.8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 30 | 7.5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 36 | 6.0 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 18 | 6.0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| September | 12 | 4.0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 24 | 6.0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| November | 18 | 9.0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .1 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .2 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .2 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 4 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .2 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 3 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .3 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
News mentions
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Former Rimington Award winning center Kevin Day and All-American defensive back Desmond Fairell were selected as the team captains for Carson-Newman football’s all-decade team, releases Tuesday afternoon by the Carson-Newman Athletic Communications Office.
HICKORY, N.C. – Carson-Newman (9-3) had two punts blocked and another fumbled away and Lenoir-Rhyne (13-0) feasted on short field all day in a 49-21 win over the Eagles in the second round of the NCAA playoffs Saturday afternoon at Moretz Stadium.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman running back Troy Dendy (Laurens, S.C.) was named the conference’s offensive freshman of the year, and 10 more Eagles received all-conference from the league office, the SAC announced Tuesday morning.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (7-2, 5-2 South Atlantic Conference) will look to put a bow on the 2019 regular season and honor a 25-member senior class when it renews the second oldest rivalry in the state of Tennessee against Tusculum Saturday at 1 p.m. in Burke-Tarr Stadium.
GAFFNEY, S.C. – Carson-Newman (7-2, 5-2 South Atlantic Conference) scored the go-ahead touchdown with 19 seconds left to cap a wild 42-35 win over Limestone (3-7, 2-5 SAC) on a crisp Saturday afternoon at The Reservation.
JEFFERSRON CITY, Tenn. – With playoff aspirations very much intact, Carson-Newman (6-2, 4-2 South Atlantic Conference) makes the jaunt to the Palmetto State for the fifth all-time meeting with Limestone (3-6, 2-4 SAC) Saturday at 1 p.m. at The Reservation.
MARS HILL, N.C. – Carson-Newman (6-2, 4-2 South Atlantic Conference) produced four turnovers and ground out 388 yards rushing in a 48-21 win Saturday afternoon at Meares Stadium over Mars Hill (5-4, 4-2 SAC) Saturday afternoon to maintain control of its playoff destiny.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In order to keep its 2019 playoff hopes alive, Carson-Newman (5-2, 3-2 South Atlantic Conference) will have to contend with one of the country’s top passing threats when it visits Mars Hill (5-3, 4-1 SAC) Saturday afternoon for a 1 p.m. kick from Meares Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (5-2, 3-2 South Atlantic Conference) kept its hopes for an NCAA playoff game alive by picking off three passes and downing Newberry (3-5, 3-3 SAC) 24-21 on Homecoming in a wire-to-wire win at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-2, 2-2 South Atlantic Conference) will be looking to avoid its first four-game losing streak at the hands of Newberry (3-4, 3-2 SAC) when the Wolves come to town for the Eagles’ annual Homecoming contest Saturday at 3 p.m. at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Ahead of Carson-Newman's contest against Newberry coach Mike Turner spoke with the media.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A trio of special teams touchdowns put the icing on the cake of a 59-14 Carson-Newman (4-1, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference) beatdown of Catawba (1-5, 0-3 SAC) Saturday afternoon at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (3-1, 1-1 South Atlantic Conference) brings the South Atlantic Conference’s stingiest defense into the final contest in a three-game home stand when Catawba (1-4, 0-2 SAC) comes to Burke-Tarr Stadium for a 1 p.m. kick Saturday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (3-1) matched single-game program records for interceptions, rushing touchdowns and points in a quarter en route to a 69-18 shellacking of UNC Pembroke (2-3) Saturday afternoon at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (2-1, 1-1 South Atlantic Conference) gave up the first score of the day, but then used an irresistible force of a rushing attack and an immovable object of a defense to overwhelm UVa-Wise (1-3, 0-2 SAC) with 42 unanswered points in a 42-7 shellacking of the first-year SAC program Saturday afternoon at a sun-soaked Burke-Tarr Stadium.
WINGATE, N.C. – After hitting home run after home run in the first half, Carson-Newman’s (1-1, 0-1 South Atlantic Conference) offense stagnated and No. 19 Wingate (3-0, 1-0 SAC) rallied to win its ninth straight regular season game 30-28 Saturday night at Irwin Belk Stadium.
Fresh off of a bye week, Carson-Newman head coach Mike Turner addressed the media before a Saturday evening contest against Wingate.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-0) pounded out 334 yards rushing behind its vaunted veer-option attack and stiff-armed West Florida (0-1) 20-13 to open the season Thursday night at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
JEFFERSON CIT, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head football coach Mike Turner said he was pleased with his team’s business-like efforts following the team’s second preseason scrimmage Saturday morning at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - This is the fourth part in an eight-part series chronicling each of Carson-Newman football's positions. Kevin McKeethan details the Eagles' signal callers for this report.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s first team defense stymied the offense on every drive longer than 50 yards, while Eagle quarterbacks tossed three touchdown passes during a situational scrimmage Tuesday during the football program’s annual media day festivities at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head football coach Mike Turner took time from his preparations for C-N's upcoming fall camp to answer questions in the South Atlantic Conference's Digital Media Day.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman placed a league-best eight players on the All-SAC first team and 10 overall on the SAC’s preseason all-conference teams, the league office announced Thursday.












