ADA – The East Central University football team will open the 2018 season and the
Al Johnson era, Thursday, Aug. 30 when they face Oklahoma Baptist at 7 p.m. at Norris Field at Koi Ishto Stadium.
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Getting to Know the 2018 Edition of the Tigers
ECU Game Notes
Tiger Quick Hits
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Al Johnson heads into his first season as head coach of the Tigers and his first year as a head coach
• 19th Tigers Head Coach and 4th in the NCAA era
• ECU returns 50 players and eight starts from the 2017 season
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Ontario Douglas earned 2017 D2CCA All-Super Region 3 Second Team, GAC
• Freshman of the Year and All-GAC First Team honors
• First ECU Played to rush for over 1,000 yards for the season since 2005
• Ranked in the top-10 in the GAC in two categories
• No. 1 Rushing: 99.7
• No. 5 All Purpose Avg: 114.0
• The Tigers return four All-GAC Selections from 2017
• First Team:
Ontario Douglas
• Second Team:
Trinity Benson
• Honorable Mention:
Dilland Gardner,
Justin Hayden
• ECU is 46-56 overall in season openers
• 6-15 overall since starting in the NCAA in 1997
• 6-11-1 when playing at home
• 3-4 since starting in the NCAA in 1997 at home
• Second-straight season to play OBU in season opener
• 2017 vs. Oklahoma Baptist: W, 55-34
• ECU returns all but two players of seven that scored at TD
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Ontario Douglas: 1 rushing TD, 88 yards rushing
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Tre Harvey: 1 receiving TD; 32 reception yards
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Dilland Gardner: 1 receiving TD; 72 reception yards
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Trinity Benson: 1 receiving TD; 71 reception yards
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Devyn Williams: 1 receiving TD; 56 reception yards
• The Tigers tallied 546 yards of total offense to 597 by the Bison
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Dewayne Finney top returning tackler (5-2=7)
• OBU returns 44 players and 17 starters from 2017
• Picked tied for 11th with ECU in the GAC Preseason Poll
