2013 ASC Football Composite Schedule
Interview with UMHB head coach Pete Fredenburg

RICHARDSON, Texas –– Mary Hardin-Baylor has been predicted to win its ninth straight American Southwest Conference football title in 2013 after a vote of the league’s head coaches, sports information directors and media members, the ASC office announced on Tuesday (August 6). Earning preseason player of the year honors were Louisiana College’s Ryan Montague and Mary Hardin-Baylor’s Silvio Diaz and Chad Peevey – all seniors.
 
Mary Hardin-Baylor, which went 13-1 overall (7-0 in ASC) and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division III playoffs last season, totaled 146 points and all but one of the 21 possible first-place votes in the annual preseason poll. Head coach Pete Fredenburg’s Cru has won at least a share of the conference title in 10 of the last 11 seasons, going 86-4 over that time in ASC games. UMHB has also won at least one playoff game in each of the past nine years, advancing as far as the national championship game in 2004.
 
Seven-time conference champion Hardin-Simmons (6-4, 5-2 ASC) was picked as the conference runner-up with 115 points. Head coach Jesse Burleson’s Cowboys have produced 21 consecutive winnings seasons.
 
Louisiana College (8-3, 6-1 ASC), which reached the NCAA playoffs for the first time in program history last season, was predicted to finish third with 111 points. Mississippi College (2-8, 1-6 ASC) was the fourth-place pick with 63 points, just two points ahead of East Texas Baptist (3-7, 2-5 ASC). Sul Ross State (5-5, 4-3 ASC) was the selection for sixth place with 90 points and picked up the other first-place vote, followed by Howard Payne (1-9, 1-6 ASC).
 
Montague (New Orleans, La. / St. Augustine HS), a 5-foot-9, 210-pound running back, was named ASC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after averaging 111 yards per game and scoring 13 touchdowns. He also caught two TD passes.
 
Diaz (Leander, Texas / LHS), a 6-foot, 260-pound tackle, was named ASC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year after totaling 58 tackles and 11 sacks for the league’s top-rated defense. He also forced and recovered a fumble.
 
Peevey (Bryan, Texas / St. Joseph’s HS), a 6-foot-3, 190-pound place kicker/punter, was named ASC Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year after making 10 field goals and averaging 41.6 yards per boom. He also notched 76 extra points.
 
The 2013 season – the 18th in ASC history – begins Sept. 6 when Hardin-Simmons travels to Salem, Ore., to face Willamette. Howard Payne (vs. Trinity), Sul Ross State (at Texas A&M-Commerce), Louisiana College (vs. Belhaven), Mary Hardin-Baylor (at Redlands), and Mississippi College (vs. Millsaps) have their opener on Sept. 7. East Texas Baptist begins its slate on Sept. 14 against Austin College in Sherman, Texas. The NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs are scheduled for a Nov. 23 start, with the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl national championship game on tap for Dec. 20 in Salem, Va.
 
NOTES: New head coaches in the conference this season are East Texas Baptist’s Joshua Eargle and Sul Ross State's John Tyree (interim) . . . . Former league member Texas Lutheran finished 4-6 overall (2-5 ASC) last year. . . . . Mary Hardin-Baylor is ranked No. 3 in the D3football.com Top 25 Preseason Poll, while Louisiana College and Hardin-Simmons are receiving votes. . . . Diaz and Mississippi College senior cornerback Keith Villafranco have been named preseason All-Americans by D3football.com. . . . The league’s preseason pick has gone on to win at least a share of the conference crown 12 times, including eight straight seasons. . . . . To talk about ASC Football on Twitter this season, use the hashtag: #ASCfb.

2013 ASC PRESEASON FOOTBALL POLL
[Voted on by ASC Head Coaches, Sports Information Directors, Media Members]
	Team (first place votes)	Points	2012 Record
1	Mary Hardin-Baylor (20)	146	13-1, 7-0 ASC (1st)
2	Hardin-Simmons	115	6-4, 5-2 ASC (3rd)
3	Louisiana College	111	8-3, 6-1 ASC (2nd)
4	Mississippi College	63	2-8, 1-6 ASC (T7th)
5	East Texas Baptist	61	3-7, 2-5 ASC (T5th)
6	Sul Ross State (1)	59	5-5, 4-3 ASC (4th)
7	Howard Payne	33	1-9, 1-6 ASC (T7th)
*Former league member Texas Lutheran was 4-6, 2-5 ASC (T5th) last season.

ALL-TIME ASC PRESEASON FOOTBALL TOP PICKS
Season	Team	Points (1st votes)
2013	Mary Hardin-Baylor	146 (20/21)
2012	Mary Hardin-Baylor+	192 (24/24)
2011	Mary Hardin-Baylor+	239 (23/27)
2010	Mary Hardin-Baylor+	237 (21/27)
2009	Mary Hardin-Baylor&	235 (21/27)
2008	Mary Hardin-Baylor+	240 (24/27)
2007	Mary Hardin-Baylor+	239 (24/27)
2006	Mary Hardin-Baylor+	216 (18/26)
2005	Mary Hardin-Baylor+	265 (21.5/27)
2004	Mary Hardin-Baylor	245 (9/27)
2003	Mary Hardin-Baylor&	239 (13/26)
2002	Hardin-Simmons	94 (5/10)
2001	Hardin-Simmons+	100 (10/10)
2000	Hardin-Simmons+	81 (9/10)
1999	Hardin-Simmons+	46 (4/6)
1998	Mississippi College	80 (5/11)
1997	no poll
1996	no poll
+Went on to win outright conference title
&Went on to win at least share of conference title

2013 ASC PRESEASON FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
[Voted on by ASC Head Coaches, Sports Information Directors, Media Members]
Offensive	Ryan Montague, RB, Sr., Louisiana College
Defensive	Silvio Diaz, DT, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Special Teams	Chad Peevey, PK/P, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor

ALL-TIME ASC FOOTBALL PRESEASON AWARD RECIPIENTS
ASC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
2013	Ryan Montague, RB, Sr., Louisiana College
2012	LiDarral Bailey, QB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2011	Jake Mullin, QB, Sr., McMurry
2010	Justin Feaster, QB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2009	Justin Feaster, QB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2008	Adam Shaffer, QB, Jr., Mississippi College
2007	T.J. Barber, RB, Sr., Sul Ross State
2006	Jordan Neal, QB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2005	Justin Bryson, RB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2004	RoShawn Johnson, RB, Jr., East Texas Baptist
2003	Adam King, QB, Jr., Howard Payne
2002	Dustin Proctor, QB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2001	Kirk Rogers, WR, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2000	Richard Green, RB, Sr., Howard Payne
1999	Braxton Shaver, QB, Sr., McMurry
1998	Braxton Shaver, QB, Sr., McMurry
1997	no award
1996	no award
ASC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
2013	Silvio Diaz, DT, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2012	Javicz Jones, LB, Sr.., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2011	Javicz Jones, LB, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2010	Hank Hornsby, DE, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2009	Austin Sturrock, DE, Sr., East Texas Baptist
2008	Eric Henri, LB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2007	Jerrell Freeman, LB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2006	Chad Glover, DE, Sr., East Texas Baptist
2005	Will Galusha, DB, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
2004	Littleton Dean, DT, Sr., East Texas Baptist
2003	Alex Hansen, CB, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
2002	Preston Meyer, LB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2001	Preston Meyer, LB, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2000	(co) Jared Sanderson, LB, Jr., Hardin-Simmons,
	(co) Mike Tates, LB, Sr., Howard Payne
1999	David Rausch, DB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
1998	Bryant Shaw, DE, Jr., Mississippi College
1997	no award
1996	no award
ASC Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year
2013	Chad Peevey, PK/P, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2012	Allen Cain, PK, Sr., Texas Lutheran
2011	Darnell Williams, RET, Sr., Louisiana College
2010	Jordan Rideaux, RET, Sr., Louisiana College
2009	Jordan Rideaux, RET, Jr., Louisiana College
2008	Kyle Pope, PK, Jr., East Texas Baptist
2007	Holt Storrie, PK, Sr., Texas Lutheran
2006	Will Galusha, RET, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2005	Holt Storrie, PK, So., Texas Lutheran
2004	(co) Brian Malbrough, RET, Sr., McMurry
	(co) P.J. Williams, RET, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2003	Scott Verhalen, P, Sr., East Texas Baptist
2002	no award
2001	no award
2000	no award
1999	no award
1998	no award
1997	no award
1996	no award