30 Theron Gaines
30 - Theron Gaines
Height: 6-1
Weight: 237
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Position: DL
Previous School: Oakland HS
gp 10
tk 22.0
sac 4.0
int 0
ffum 1
2024 (Junior): Named Stats Perform FCS National Defensive Player of the Week, Big South-OVC Defensive Player of the Week and Tennessee Sports Writers Association Defensive Player of the Week following the Gardner-Webb game after recording seven tackles, three sacks and forcing a fumble returned by Daniel Rickert for a touchdown in a 52-21 victory over the defending Big South-OVC champ Gardner-Webb.
 
2023 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games in 2023 with a start against Robert Morris ... recorded 12 total tackles -- 10 solo and two assisted ... had a season-best three tackles at New Mexico (9/9/23) ... recorded two sacks, including one at Lindenwood (10/7/23) and another against UT Martin (11/4/23).
 
2022 (Freshman): Saw action in 10 games ... recorded 12 total tackles ... had one sack for seven yards and two tackles-for-loss for nine yards ... had a season-high four tackles at Eastern Illinois (10/29/22) ... recorded the sack against Lindenwood (11/5/22).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Part of two TSSAA state championship teams at Oakland High School for head coach Kevin Creasy, Gaines had tremendous seasons in his junior and senior campaigns. As a junior, he had 108 total tackles -- 73 solo -- with 6.5 sacks. In 2021, his totals were off the charts with 147 total tackles -- 100 solo -- and 8.0 sacks.
 
PERSONAL: The son of George Gaines and Sharon Jackson ... born June 9, 2004, in Smyrna.
Recent Games
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 16 12
Assists 6 6
Tackles 22.0 18.0
Tackles per game 2.2 3.0
Sacks 4.0 4.0
Sack yards 43 43
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at UT Martin   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois   - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at UT Martin   - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois   - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at UT Martin   - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois   - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 - - - - - 0
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at UT Martin   - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois   - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at UT Martin   - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois   - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at UT Martin   - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois   - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 1 - - - - 0
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 1 0 - - - 0
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at UT Martin   - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois   - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 16 at UT Martin   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 2 2 4.0 0.5 3 1.5 4 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 6 1 7.0 3.0 36 3.5 38 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 3 0 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 0 1 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 3 0 0
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 1 2 3.0 0.5 4 0.5 4 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 2 0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 16 at UT Martin   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 30 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
Total 30 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 10 0 - - - 0 .0
Total 30 0 - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 10 10 2 12.0 1.2 1.0 7 2.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 9 6 15.0 1.5 2.0 21 5.0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 10 16 6 22.0 2.2 4.0 43 5.5 46 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 30 35 14 49.0 1.6 7.0 71 12.5 86 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 10 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
Conference 6 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 10 0 - - - 0 .0
Conference 6 0 - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 0 - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 0 - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 0 - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 10 16 6 22.0 2.2 4.0 43 5.5 46 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
Conference 6 12 6 18.0 3.0 4.0 43 5.5 46 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 4 5 9.0 2.3 1.0 7 2.0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Away 6 12 1 13.0 2.2 3.0 36 3.5 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 11 6 17.0 3.4 4.0 43 5.5 46 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
Losses 5 5 0 5.0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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August 1 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
September 3 9 3 12.0 4.0 3.5 39 5.0 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 4 1 5.0 1.3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
November 2 3 2 5.0 2.5 0.5 4 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0