Sunday, September 13, 2009

Pendland Leads McNeese to 40-35 Win Over Appalachian State

(Photo courtesy of McNeese State University Sports Information Department)
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA (September 13, 2009) The 20 points McNeese State senior Toddrick Pendland scored in the Cowboys 40-35 victory over Appalachian State last Saturday made him the FCS national scoring leader after two weeks.

That was the information passed along by the NCAA in its culmination of statistics from over the weekend. Pendland has now scored 34 points on the year for an average of 17 points per game, leading both the nation and the Southland Conference.

The Newton, TX native also ranks among the top five in the nation in all-purpose running and in rushing.

He’s third in all-purpose running with a 221.0 yards per game average and he’s fourth in rushing with 279 yards and a 139.5 game average.

But, that’s not all for the reigning SLC offensive player of the year. Pendland is also tied for 16th in pass receptions per game with a 7.0 mark on 14 catches in two games, is 44th in pass receiving yards per game with 77.5 yards a contest and he’s 78th in total offense with a 139.5 average.

Teammate and Cowboy quarterback Derrick Fourroux who has led McNeese to a 2-0 record, ranks 12th in the nation in total offense with a 304 average, is 18th in passing efficiency with a 160.86 mark and is tied for 78th in scoring with 12 points and a 6.0 average.

Also for the Cowboys, tight end Corday Clark, who is coming off a six catch, 137 yard performance against Appalachian State, is tied for 55th in receiving yards per game with 68.5 and Chad Davis is tied for 77 with a 59 yard average.

Freshman Champlain Babin is 22nd in kickoff return average with a 28.2 mark, and rookie Josh Lewis, whose 18 yard field goal provided the winning points against Appalachian, is tied for 58th in field goals.

As a team, the Cowboys rank among the nation’s top 20 teams in rushing offense (19th at 193.5 per game), are 17th in passing offense (262.5 ypg), 13th in total offense (456 ypg), 19th in passing efficiency (158.14) and tied for ninth in sacks allowed (0.5 per game).

In the Southland Conference team statistics, McNeese is No. 1 in rushing offense and sacks allowed and No. 2 in kickoff return average and turnover margin while Pendland is the leader in rushing, scoring and all-purpose running and Babin is second in kickoff returns.

The Cowboys, now 2-0 on the season, return to action Saturday when they host Savannah State in a 7 p.m. contest at Cowboy Stadium.

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