2010 Football Schedule
Date Sept. 2
Opponent at Rutgers
Site Piscataway, N.J.
Time 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 11
North Carolina A&T
Sept. 18
Norfolk, Va.
4 p.m.
Norfolk, Va.
6 p.m.
(Fish Bowl Classic / Youth Day)
Virginia State
(Virginia Lottery Spartan-Trojan Classic: A Salute to Public School Teachers & Outstanding Educators)
Sept. 25
at Bethune-Cookman
Daytona Beach, Fla.
4 p.m.
Oct. 9
at South Carolina State
Orangeburg, S.C.
2 p.m.
Oct. 16
at Hampton
Hampton, Va.
1 p.m.
(Battle of the Bay)
Norfolk, Va.
2 p.m.
at Howard
Washington, D.C.
1 p.m.
Morgan State
Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6
Nov. 13
Florida A&M
(Homecoming)
Norfolk, Va.
1 p.m.
Delaware State
Norfolk, Va.
1 p.m.
Savannah, Ga.
2 p.m.
(Community Day)
(Military Appreciation / Family Day)
Nov. 20
at Savannah State
Subject to change
Home games in bold played at William “Dick� Price Stadium
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2010 FOOTBALL 2010 Norfolk State University Football Quick Facts University Information Location.................................................................................................Norfolk, Va. Founded..............................................................................................................1935 Enrollment............................................................................................Nearly 7,000 Mascot....................................................................................................... Spartans School Colors................................................................................... Green & Gold Affiliation............................................................................... NCAA Division I FCS Conference......................................Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Stadium..................................................................William “Dick” Price Stadium Capacity...........................................................................................................30,000 Surface..............................................................................................Natural Grass Acting President ........................................................................... Dr. Kim Luckes Athletics Director........................................................................... Marty L. Miller Athletics Phone................................................................................(757) 823-8152 Athletics Fax.................................................................................... (757) 823-2566 Ticket Office......................................................................................(757) 823-9009 Sports Information SID ................................................................................................... Matt Michalec Office Phone ....................................................................................(757) 823-2628 Fax .....................................................................................................(757) 823-8218 Email . ................................................................................... mmichalec@nsu.edu Cell Phone ........................................................................................(757) 592-1245 Press Box Phone . ...........................................................................(757) 823-2628 Mailing Address ............................................NSU Office of Sports Information 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504 Web site .......................................................................... www.nsuspartans.com Coaching Staff Head Coach ........................................................................................ Pete Adrian Alma Mater .................................................................................West Virginia ‘70 Record at NSU (Years) ..................................................................28-28 (5 years) Overall Record (Years) ............................................................ 64-65-1 (12 years) Administrative Assistant . ............................................................ Shirley Brooks Office Phone ....................................................................................(757) 823-8824 Office Fax .........................................................................................(757) 823-2503 Best Time/Day To Reach Coach ...................................................... Contact SID Assistant Coaches Rod Holder (6th year/Miami, Fla. ’90) . .......Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line Kirk Mastromatteo (6th year/Akron ’94) . .................... Offensive Coordinator/ Running Backs Mark DeBastiani (6th year/Shepherd ‘93) ................. Defensive Coordinator/ Outside Linebackers Marco Butler (6th year/Western Carolina ‘00) . .................. Defensive Backs/ Special Teams Mark Thurston (6th year/West Virginia ‘03) ............................. Defensive Line Steve Canter (2nd year/Virginia Tech ’03) .................................. Quarterbacks Paul Macklin (1st year/Virginia Union ’96) . ............................ Wide Receivers Joe Blackwell (1st year/North Greenville) ....................................... Tight Ends C.J. Fayton (1st year/Tennessee ’05) ................................Defensive Assistant Team Information 2009 Overall Record . ......................................................................................... 7-4 2009 MEAC Record/Finish ......................................................................... 5-3/3rd Starters Returning/Lost . ............................................................................... 14/12 (Offense 7/4; Defense 7/6; Special Teams 0/2) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................................................... 45/16 (Offense 21/5; Defense 22/9; Special Teams 2/2) Basic Offense ............................................................................................Multiple Basic Defense .................................................................................................... 3-4
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Media Information................................................................................ 2 Media Outlets........................................................................................ 3 President................................................................................................ 4 Director of Athletics............................................................................. 5 Athletics Highlights............................................................................... 6 Athletics Directory................................................................................ 8 Coaching Staff....................................................................................... 9 Head Coach Pete Adrian................................................................... 10 Assistant Coaches.............................................................................. 12 William “Dick” Price Stadium Information..................................... 16 2010 Spartans...................................................................................... 17 Season Outlook................................................................................... 18 Rosters.................................................................................................. 20 Two-Deep Chart.................................................................................. 22 Geographic Distribution..................................................................... 23 Returning Player Profiles................................................................... 24 Newcomer Profiles............................................................................. 48 NSU 2009 In Review........................................................................... 51 2009 Results/Statistics....................................................................... 52 2009 Superlatives................................................................................ 54 2009 Season Notebook...................................................................... 55 2009 Starting Lineups......................................................................... 56 2009 Game Recaps............................................................................. 57 The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference............................................ 69 History of the MEAC........................................................................... 70 2010 Preseason Predictions.............................................................. 71 2010 Composite Schedule................................................................. 72 2009 MEAC in Review......................................................................... 73 2009 MEAC Statistics......................................................................... 74 2010 Opponents................................................................................... 77 NSU Football Records....................................................................... 89 Team/Individual Records................................................................... 90 Career/Single-Season Leaders........................................................ 92 Season-By-Season Leaders............................................................. 93 Spartans in the Pros........................................................................... 96 All-Americans...................................................................................... 98 All Conference..................................................................................... 99 Season-by-Season Results............................................................. 100 All-Time Records by Coaches......................................................... 106 NSU vs. Opponents........................................................................... 108 The 2010 NSU Football Media Guide was written, edited and produced by the NSU Sports Information Office, director Matt Michalec. Editorial assistance was provided by Craig Cotton, Jarell Crenshaw, Marty Miller and Candace Shoates. Photography provided by Jerry Altares, Mark’s Digital Photography, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the NSU Office of Communications and Marketing. Design and layout were provided by S_Gray Design.
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MEDIA INFORMATION The following guidelines have been established to aid in the media’s coverage of Norfolk State University football. For further information, contact the NSU Sports Information Office. Thanks for your interest in Spartan athletics!
After coach Adrian addresses the team following a cooling-off period at the conclusion of the game, players and coaches will be made available to the media at a location to be determined by the sports information staff.
Credentials
Other Interviews
Credentials are issued to working members of the media only. Because of limited space in the press box, requests by press members on assignment will be honored on a spaceavailable basis. All requests should be made to the sports information director on or before the Wednesday prior to each home game. Requests will be screened to ensure good working conditions along press row. Present a valid I.D. at Will Call and admission will be granted upon acceptance the day of the game. Photographers and videographers should follow the same guidelines.
Media Parking
Parking is available upon request on a first-come, firstserved basis. Lots 11, 12 and 13 adjacent to Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall are the standard media parking lots for Dick Price Stadium, but that is subject to change due to space concerns. Contact the sports information office for more details.
The Press Box
The Dick Price Stadium press box is located on the third floor of the south side of the stadium on the home side of the field. Gate 8 affords the most convenient access to the press box. Proper credentials must be presented in order to gain entry to the press box. The press box is for media on assignment, statistical crews, the public address announcers, and television and radio broadcast crews. Food and beverages will be provided. Please remember that the press box is a working press room, and our guidelines are set in accordance with the working press code of the Football Writers Association of America.
Media Services
Working members of the press will be provided with media guides, game programs, rosters and notes. Statistics will be available at the end of each quarter and following the game. Internal public address will be provided to update information, notes and elements of the play-by-play action throughout the game. Press box telephone lines, Ethernet internet cables, and electrical outlets are available when not in use. Facsimile and copying services are available on a firstcome, first-served basis.
Coach Adrian and other MEAC football coaches are available on Tuesday mornings during the conference’s weekly teleconference. Contact the MEAC media relations office for more details. Additional interviews with coach Adrian, assistant coaches and players can be scheduled during the week by contacting the sports information office. Media wishing to schedule interviews with players are asked to contact the sports information office at least 24 hours prior to the preferred interview time. Media members are generally permitted to attend practice, but any interview arrangement surrounding practice time should be arranged through the sports information office. Once practice begins, coaches and players are not available until the completion of practice.
Web Site
Visit Norfolk State’s official athletics web site, www.nsuspartans.com, for rosters, schedules, statistics, game previews and game recaps for Spartan football. The web site also contains the NSU football media guide in electronic format, links to audio and video coverage of NSU athletics, and archived information from past seasons.
Inside Spartan Sports
“Inside Spartan Sports,” a weekly one-hour radio show covering NSU athletics, airs on Wednesday evenings from 7-8 p.m. during the athletics season on WXTG 102.1 FM and 1490 AM in the Hampton Roads area. NSU athletes, coaches and administrators will be interviewed to discuss the latest happenings in Spartan athletics. Archives of the show will be made available through the podcasting link at www.nsuspartans.com. Matt Michalec Sports Information Director (Primary FB Contact) Email: mmichalec@nsu.edu Office Phone: (757) 823-2628 Office Fax: (757) 823-8218 Cell Phone: (757) 592-1245
Post-Game Interviews
Sports information staff will ask media representatives for player and coach interview requests with approximately five minutes remaining in the game.
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MEDIA OUTLETS NEWSPAPERS
WIRE SERVICES
AREA RADIO
The Virginian-Pilot 150 W. Brambleton Ave. Norfolk, VA 23510 Contact: Chris Carlson Email: chris.carlson@pilotonline.com Phone: (757) 446-2366 Fax: (757) 533-9004
Associated Press (AP) 600 E. Main St., Suite 1250 Richmond VA 23219-2440 Phone: (804) 643-6646 Fax: (804) 643-6223
WXTG 102.1 FM The Game 232 Business Park Dr., Suite 120 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Contact: Keith Bennett Email: bennettk@redskins.com Phone: (757) 490-2750 Fax: (757) 490-2755
The Daily Press 7505 Warwick Blvd. Newport News, VA 23607 Contact: Melinda Waldrop Email: mwaldrop@dailypress.com Phone: (757) 247-4630 Fax: (757) 247-9420
222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 1150 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Contact: Patricia Porter Email: porterp@themeac.com Phone: (757) 416-7100 Fax: (757) 416-7109
The New Journal & Guide P.O. Box 209 Norfolk, VA 23509 Contact: Leonard Colvin Email:njournalg@earthlink.net Phone: (757) 543-6531 Fax: (757) 543-7620
MEAC OFFICE
CAMPUS MEDIA The Spartan Echo 700 Park Avenue Norfolk, VA 23504 Contact: Editor Email: TBD Phone: (757) 823-8562
Richmond Times-Dispatch 333 East Grace Street Richmond, VA 23293 Contact: John O’Connor Email: tdsports@timesdispatch.com Phone: (804) 649-6554 Fax: (804) 775-8085
WNSB Hot 91.1 FM 700 Park Avenue Norfolk, VA 23504 Contact: Edward Turner Email: edturner@nsu.edu Phone: (757) 823-9672 Fax: (757) 823-2385
Petersburg Progress Index 15 Franklin Street Petersburg, VA 23803 Contact: Tom Dozier Email: tdozier@progress-index.com Phone: (804) 732-3456 ext. 3251 Fax: (804) 732-8417
AREA TELEVISION
Richmond Free Press 422 East Franklin Street Richmond, VA 23219 Contact: Raymond Boone Phone: (804) 644-0496 Fax: (804) 643-7519 Suffolk News Herald P.O. Box 1220 Suffolk, VA 23439 Contact: Andrew Giermak Phone: (757) 943-9614 Fax: (757) 539-8804
WAVY-TV (NBC) 300 Wavy Street Portsmouth, VA 23704 Contact: Bruce Rader Email: bruce.rader@wavy.com Phone: (757) 673-5440 Fax: (757) 397-8279 WVEC-TV (ABC) 613 Woodis Ave. Norfolk, VA 23510 Contact: Scott Cash Email: scash@wvec.com Phone: (757) 628-6215 Fax: (757) 628-5855
WVSP-ESPN Radio 94.1 FM 5589 Greenwich Road, Suite 200 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Contact: Tony Mercurio Email: richies@maxmediava.com Phone: (757) 671-1000 ext. 252 Fax: (757) 671-1313
ELECTRONIC MEDIA Black College Sports Page 7 Belles Court Greensboro, NC 27401 Contact: Lut Williams Email: bcsp@triad.rr.com Phone: (336) 370-9752 Fax: (336) 691-0990 College Sporting News, Inc. P. O. Box 5101 Skokie, IL 60076 Contact: Ralph Wallace Email: csnweb@yahoo.com Phone: (847) 213-0999 Onnidan Group P.O. Box 19963 Raleigh, NC 27619 Contact: Eric Moore Email: staff@onnidan.com Phone: (919) 329-7036 Fax: (775) 249-6545 The Sports Network 2200 Byberry Road, Suite 200 Hatboro, PA 19040 Contact: Andrew Gaddes Email: agaddes@sportsnetwork.com Phone: (215) 441-8444 Fax: (800) 227-0803
WTKR-TV (CBS) 720 Boush Street Norfolk, VA 23510 Contact: Ted Alexander Email: ted.alexander@wtkr.com Phone: (757) 446-1361 Fax: (757) 446-1376
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NSU PRESIDENT
Kim Luckes, J.D. Acting President Kim Luckes (LEW-kus), J.D., the acting president of Norfolk State University, previously served as the liaison to the NSU Board of Visitors and assistant to the president. Luckes holds a bachelor’s degree from Elizabeth City State University and a juris doctor degree from North Carolina Central University’s School of Law. Additionally, she is a graduate of Leadership North Carolina, Class XII (2005) and has participated in the Mabel Parker McLean Women’s Leadership Development Forum of the United Negro College Fund, Inc. (April 2004).
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A native of Newport News, Va., Luckes brings more than 20 years of administrative experience in higher education to Norfolk State. Prior to NSU, she served as executive vice president at Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, N.C. As executive vice president, she was responsible for the areas of institutional effectiveness, personnel management, and strategic planning and assessment. Additionally, Luckes was responsible for the day-to-day operations at Saint Augustine’s College. Before assuming the position of executive vice president, she held the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs at St. Augustine’s. In that role, Luckes was responsible for the oversight and execution of education policy; supervision of programs of instruction of faculty and instructional budgets, and faculty and staff effectiveness and development. Luckes has also held several higher education administration positions at Hampton University, serving as the director of Human Resources and Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Provost. She serves and takes great pride in her volunteer work as a peer evaluator with the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (2005-2009).
Highlights from her career include the following: • Member, Cooperating Raleigh Colleges Operations Committee, Raleigh, N.C. • Member, Society of Human Resource Management • Member, Chief Academic Officers’ Task Force, Council of Independent Colleges • Member, College and University Personnel Association • Member, Association of College Administration Professionals • Member, Kid’s Voting North Carolina Wake County Board of Directors • Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. • Recipient of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education Distinguished Alumni Award (2009) • Recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Award from the City of Newport News (1995) • Recipient, Outstanding Educational Support Award from the City of Hampton (1994) • Nominee, Governor’s Emergency Medical Services Award, Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of Emergency Medical Services (1993) • Recipient, Distinguished Leadership Award, The United Negro College Fund, Inc. (1990) Photo courtesy of St. Augustine’s College
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NSU ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
Marty Miller Director of Athletics Marty Miller has been called many things during his tenure at Norfolk State University. Some have called him a rock. Others have referred to him as one of Norfolk State’s greatest ambassadors. Regardless of the label, what’s clear is that Miller has served his alma mater in various capacities for nearly 40 years, providing NSU with stability in times of need. His professional career at Norfolk State has included stints in the areas of financial aid, career services, student affairs and athletics. After winning more than 700 games as the school’s baseball coach, Miller was named NSU’s acting athletics director on December 16, 2004. He was appointed to the permanent athletics director post on March 18, 2005. Early in Miller’s tenure, he was confronted with many challenges, the biggest one being the hiring of a football coach. Miller and his search committee worked during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays to find a football coach. The hard work paid off when the decision was made to hire Pete Adrian from Bethune-Cookman. With approval of then-President Dr. Marie V. McDemmond, Adrian became the first white head coach in any major sport at NSU and the second ever in MEAC football history. Shortly thereafter, with help from alumni, fans, friends and the Department of Facilities Management, the athletics department was able to raise funds to renovate
and purchase new equipment for the weight room. In 2007, the school completed a major renovation of the NSU Softball Field, which included the installation of new team dugouts and a press box. Bleacher renovations to Joseph Echols Hall were completed for the 2008-09 basketball season. A renovation and resurfacing of the Dick Price Stadium track was completed in the summer of 2010. Another highlight of his tenure as athletics director includes NSU capturing the last six Talmadge Layman Hill awards, given annually to the top men’s sports program in the conference. NSU has received a total of $145,000 for winning the awards. Miller was also presented in March 2006 with the Tom Fergusson Memorial Award, given annually to the area’s top sportsman by the Norfolk Sports Club. Miller is no stranger to winning. His career record as baseball coach was 718543-3. Miller first started making a name for himself as a player at NSU from 1965-68. He hit .380 as a sophomore; .438 with eight doubles, two triples, three homers and 27 RBI as a junior; and .406 as a senior, when he became the first Spartan player to be named an NCAA College Division All-American. Miller was an All-CIAA baseball selection in 1967 and 1968, and led the nation in doubles in 1968. Miller graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1969. An ROTC member in college, Miller was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after he graduated. While on active duty, Miller was signed by the Minnesota Twins. Miller returned to his alma mater in 1972 as an assistant to baseball coach Bob Andrews. The next season, Miller inherited the head-coaching job, which he held until early in 2005. Miller is the winningest baseball coach in CIAA history, having led the Spartans to a 584-374-3 record in their years in the league. Miller’s ledger in the CIAA includes 17 conference championships, including seven in a row from 1987-93; 12 post-season appearances; 15 CIAA Coach of the Year awards; six All-Americans and 22 players signed to pro contracts. He also won the 1980 NAIA District 19 Coach of the Year award after his team won the District 19 title. Between 199397, Miller won five consecutive Louisville
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Slugger Awards, given to championship coaches. He was one of a select few baseball coaches to receive the award for five consecutive years. In 1997, NSU honored Miller by building the Marty L. Miller Baseball Field. One year later, Miller led NSU to the MEAC Tournament championship round in the Spartans’ first year in the league. He was named the MEAC Coach of the Year in 2000, and NSU reached the championship round again in 2001. The year 2003 was also a special one for Miller. In February, Miller was inducted into the CIAA’s John B. McLendon Hall of Fame. In May, Miller earned his 700th career win with the Spartans when sixth-seeded NSU upset No. 2 Delaware State in the MEAC tournament. In August, Miller the player was honored as one of eight inductees into the Norfolk State University Athletics Foundation Sports Hall of Fame. Miller, a native of Danville, Va., serves on the Norfolk Sports Club Board of Directors and is scheduled to become its president for 2011. Miller was also elected to serve on the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Honors Court beginning in 2009. He and his wife Liz have one son, Marty Eric, a former NSU outfielder.
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NSU ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS N O R F O L K S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y
ATHLETICS FIVE-YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
(2005-Present) The Norfolk State University intercollegiate athletics program has experienced unprecedented success at the NCAA Division I level during the past five years (2005-10). This period of progress has been highlighted by improvements in virtually every area critical to transforming the NSU athletics program into a highly competitive program that will consistently challenge for Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and NCAA Division I championships. The catalyst for these advancements has been Marty Miller, who was appointed athletics director at NSU in December 2004. Miller believes that the mission of the athletics program is an extension of the mission of Norfolk State University. He places an emphasis on areas that impact the welfare of student-athletes. Improving graduation rates, gender equity, and the retention of student-athletes are equally, if not more important, than winning conference and national championships. However, the initiatives designed to enhance the student-athlete experience and improve the overall administrative process have been successful due to the achievements of the teams and individual athletes. Perhaps the biggest achievement came in early 2009, when the athletics department was recertified to receive NCAA accreditation for the next 10 years. By achieving certification status, NSU is considered to be operating its athletics program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the NCAA’s Division I membership. Numerous staff and coaching hires have been made to enhance the department’s efficacy. New personnel have been hired in the areas of academic support, compliance, business operations and development to meet the growing demand in those departments. A host of new head coaches joined the staff signaling new beginnings in several sports. They included Pete Adrian (Football), Claudell Clark (Baseball), Anthony Evans (Men’s Basketball), Heidi Cavallo (Softball), and Wilhelmenia Harrison (Bowling). Kenneth Giles (Men’s Track) and Ronda Berard (Women’s Track) were promoted from interim to full-time head coaches in their respective sports. Giles’ cross country and track teams have dominated the MEAC. Adrian has orchestrated the steady progress of the football team, which came within a game of capturing its first MEAC title in 2007. Evans led the Spartans to the MEAC Tournament championship game in his second year. Clark and Cavallo helped guide their teams to runner-up finishes at the MEAC championships in their respective sports in 2008. Harrison guided the bowling team to its first MEAC Southern Division regular-season championship in 2008-09 and the No. 19 national ranking in 2009-10. The accomplishments of NSU student-athletes in the classroom since 2005 have been equally impressive. The number of athletes annually named to the MEAC Commissioner’s AllAcademic Team has steadily increased, and now numbers 40 or more each year.
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Tennis player Stepanka Velebova, the 2009 NSU Scholar Athlete of the Year, was one of 42 NSU members of the 2009 MEAC AllAcademic Team.
The following is a list of accomplishments and improvements the NSU athletics program has experienced since 2005. Academics • Had 36 student-athletes (sophomores or higher) named to MEAC AllAcademic team (min. GPA: 3.0) in 2005-06 • Had 34 student-athletes (sophomores or higher) named to MEAC AllAcademic team (min. GPA: 3.0) in 2006-07 • Had 42 student-athletes (sophomores or higher) named to MEAC AllAcademic team (min. GPA: 3.0) in 2007-08 and 2008-09 • Had 40 student-athletes (sophomores or higher) named to MEAC AllAcademic team (min. GPA: 3.0) in 2009-10 • Increased student-athlete graduation success rate from 40% to 60% • Won the inaugural Division I Football Championship Subdivision Academic Progress Rate Award for having the MEAC’s highest cumulative APR for the 2008-09 school year • David Kemboi was one of 50 student-athletes nationwide named to the 2006-07 Division I Men’s Cross Country All-Academic team as selected by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)
Administrative • • • • •
Hired a full-time assistant sports information director (January 2007) Hired a full-time athletics academic coordinator (March 2008) Hired a full-time strength and conditioning coach (August 2008) Hired an associate athletics director for development (August 2009) Hired an assistant athletics director for academic services, an assistant compliance coordinator and an additional athletic trainer (August 2010) • Developed comprehensive gender-equity and catastrophic incident guideline plans
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Defensive back Don Carey became the first Spartan football player to be drafted in 13 years when the Browns selected him in the 2009 draft.
• Matched 2005 and 2006 win total (814) in 2007 with a record of (8-3) • Record 10 NSU players named AllMEAC in 2007 • Pete Adrian named NSU’s first MEAC Football Coach of the Year in 2007 • Earned school’s first-ever national FCS national ranking in 2007, reaching as high as 23rd • Had its first NFL draftee since 1996 when Don Carey was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2009 draft • Had three members of the 2009 team sign professional contracts – Chris Bell (New Orleans Saints), Terrell Whitehead (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Dennis Brown (CFL’s Calgary Stampeders)
Football Attendance Ranked 20th in Division I FCS (I-AA) in 2005 Ranked 23rd in Division I FCS (I-AA) in 2006 Ranked 7th in Division I FCS (I-AA) in 2007 Had the 2nd and 3rd-largest crowds in Dick Price Stadium history in 2007: vs. Hampton (27,756) and vs. Virginia State (26,970) • Set a stadium record in average attendance in 2007 (17,220 average for 6 games)
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Men’s Basketball • Won 16 games in 2007-08, a five-win improvement over the previous year • Competed in the conference championship game in 2009 for the first time since joining the MEAC
NSU completed a $550,000 renovation and resurfacing of the Dick Price Stadium track in the summer of 2010. • Became first MEAC men’s track program to win both the indoor and outdoor conference championships for five consecutive academic years (2006-10) • Had two athletes (Marlon Woods, Corey Vinston) earn NCAA Division I AllAmerican status in the same championship meet for the first time in school history in 2009 • Won the school’s first MEAC women’s indoor championship in 10 years in 2010
Facilities • Renovated weight room in Gill Gymnasium in 2005, increasing size of existing room and purchasing new equipment • Completed softball field renovations in 2007-08, including construction of a press box, dugouts and restrooms • Replaced the outfield wall at Marty L. Miller Baseball Field (summer 2007) • Completed refurbishing of women’s sports locker rooms in Gill Gymnasium (fall 2008) • Renovated the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall basketball arena to add new chair-back seating (August 2008 and 2009) • Renovated and resurfaced the Dick Price Stadium track (summer 2010)
Program Awards • Won the last six MEAC men’s allsports awards (Talmadge Layman Hill Award) and earned the NSU Athletics Department $145,000 from 2005-10 (pictured at left) • Had the baseball, men’s basketball and football teams all post winning records in 2007-08 for the first time in the Division I era
Cross Country • Won nine of the last 10 MEAC men’s titles, including a conference-record seven straight from 2000-06 • Sent a runner to the NCAA Division I National Cross Country Championship for the first time in school and MEAC history in 2006 (David Kemboi) • Won the school’s first-ever MEAC women’s title in 2009
Track & Field Media Exposure
NSU became the first MEAC school since 2003 to sweep the MEAC men’s and women’s indoor track and field titles when they accomplished the feat in 2010.
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• Transitioned the department’s web site from the www.nsu.edu domain to a new and improved web site, www.nsuspartans.com, in the fall of 2007 • Hosted the school’s first two nationally-televised softball games in 2007 and 2008 • Had six sporting events televised on ESPN networks (thee football games, two men’s basketball, one softball) in 2007-08, most in school history • Had five sporting events televised on ESPN networks (three football games, two men’s basketball) in 2008-09 • Began airing a weekly radio show, Inside Spartan Sports, on Fox Sports affiliate WXTG 102.1 FM in January 2009 • Conducted live video streaming for the first time in 2009-10, broadcasting 16 athletic events on the department’s web site • Had two men’s basketball plays featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays on February 22, 2010 • Redesigned the school’s current web site again in the summer of 2010
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ATHLETICS DIRECTORY Administration and Support Staff (Area Code 757) Director of Athletics: Marty Miller..................................................................................................................................................................................823-8152 Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Delanyard Robinson........................................................................................................................................823-8993 Assoc. AD for Internal Operations/SWA: Sherie Cornish...........................................................................................................................................823-8404 Assoc. AD for External Operations/NSUAF Executive Director: Craig Cotton........................................................................................................823-2667 Assoc. AD for Development: Karen Holmes..................................................................................................................................................................823-8645 Assoc. AD for Student Services: Alisha Tucker............................................................................................................................................................823-2337 Asst. AD for Sports Medicine: Meghan Antinarelli............................................................................................................................................ 823-9547/8997 Asst. AD for Business Operations: Jamar Ross...........................................................................................................................................................823-2105 Asst. AD/Strength & Conditioning: Reese Bridgman...................................................................................................................................................823-2187 Head Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jessica Cole.................................................................................................................................................... 823-9547/8997 Sports Information Director: Matt Michalec.................................................................................................................................................................823-2628 Asst. Sports Information Director: Mike Bello..............................................................................................................................................................823-2628 Administrative Specialist: Shirley Whitaker..................................................................................................................................................................823-8152 Athletics Academic Coordinator: Jacqueline Nicholson............................................................................................................................................823-8751 Equipment Manager: William Wright.............................................................................................................................................................................823-2022 Asst. Equipment Manager: Nate Bell.............................................................................................................................................................................823-2022 Cheerleading Coach: Carmen Harris..............................................................................................................................................................................823-8200 Administrative Specialist/Football: Shirley Brooks......................................................................................................................................................823-8824 NSUAF Administrative Specialist: Chelsea Hall...........................................................................................................................................................823-8692 Men’s Coaches Baseball: Claudell Clark, Head Coach............................................................................................................................................................................823-8196 Asst. Coaches: A.J. Corbin/Quentin Jones.................................................................................................................................................................823-9533 Basketball: Anthony Evans, Head Coach.......................................................................................................................................................................823-8934 Asst. Coaches: Robert Jones/Larry Vickers..................................................................................................................................................... 823-9192/2840 Cross Country: Kenneth Giles, Head Coach..................................................................................................................................................................823-8169 Asst. Coaches: Wycliffe Rotich/Harry Freeman........................................................................................................................................................823-8169 Football: Pete Adrian, Head Coach.................................................................................................................................................................................823-8824 Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line: Rod Holder...........................................................................................................................................................823-8779 Asst. Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Kirk Mastromatteo . .......................................................................................................................................823-8533 Asst. Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Mark DeBastiani ...........................................................................................................................................823-2582 Asst. Coach/Defensive Backs: Marco Butler............................................................................................................................................................823-2495 Asst. Coach/Defensive Line: Mark Thurston..............................................................................................................................................................823-8758 Asst. Coach/Quarterbacks: Steve Canter...................................................................................................................................................................823-2570 Asst. Coach/Wide Receivers: Paul Macklin...............................................................................................................................................................823-8824 Asst. Coach/Tight Ends: Joe Blackwell.......................................................................................................................................................................823-8824 Asst. Coach/Defensive Assistant: C.J. Fayton...........................................................................................................................................................823-8824 Tennis: Matthew Halfpenny, Head Coach.....................................................................................................................................................................823-8821 Asst. Coach: Torrie Browning.......................................................................................................................................................................................823-8821 Track and Field: Kenneth Giles, Head Coach................................................................................................................................................................823-8801 Asst. Coaches: Serge Bengono/Harry Freeman/Wycliffe Rotich/Brandon Tynes................................................................................................. 823-2104 Women’s Coaches Basketball: Debra Clark, Head Coach............................................................................................................................................................................823-8441 Asst. 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Coach: Torrie Browning.......................................................................................................................................................................................823-8821 Track and Field: Ronda Berard, Head Coach................................................................................................................................................................823-2104 Asst. Coaches: Serge Bengono/Harry Freeman/Wycliffe Rotich/Brandon Tynes.............................................................................................. 823-2104 Volleyball: Brandon Duvall, Interim Head Coach..........................................................................................................................................................823-2804 Asst. 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Pete Adrian Head Football Coach When Pete Adrian was named the 16th head coach in Spartan football history on January 19, 2005, he said that Norfolk State was a gold mine waiting to be discovered. After five seasons at the helm of the program, Adrian’s words are proving to be prophetic. After NSU won a total of two games in the two seasons prior to his arrival, the Spartans won eight games in Adrian’s first two seasons. They matched that eight-win total in 2007 alone and tallied a 7-4 record in 2009, giving the program its first two winning seasons as a Division I program. The Spartans have won 20 games the last three years, tied for second-most in the MEAC in that time span. Adrian’s four-year record at NSU is 28-28. The 2007 campaign was a particularly memorable one for Adrian and the Spartans. NSU recorded the school’s first winning season in its Division I history, going 8-3 and coming within an overtime loss to Delaware State from capturing the program’s first MEAC championship. For all of his team’s success, Adrian was named 2007 MEAC Coach of the Year, the first time a Spartan football coach has won that award. He was also named the MEAC Coach of the Year by the 100% Wrong Club of Atlanta, Ga. Adrian was the recipient of the J. Roy Rodman Memorial Award as the Virginia Collegiate Coach of the Year by the Norfolk Sports Club. In addition, a school-record 10 Spartans were named to the All-MEAC football team in 2007. Included among them was defen-
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sive back Terrell Whitehead, who became NSU’s first-ever three-time Division I FCS All-American from 2007-09. After being picked to finish seventh in the preseason MEAC poll, the Spartans won a school-record six MEAC games in 2007. Along the way, the Spartans also garnered the school’s first-ever Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, formerly I-AA) national ranking, reaching as high as No. 23. NSU also set a season attendance record for Dick Price Stadium, averaging 17,220 fans per game. That ranked seventh nationally, first among MEAC and state FCS schools. The Spartans have made steady strides under Adrian, who stresses a balanced offense and an attacking style of defense. In 2007, NSU ranked fifth nationally in pass defense (147.8 yards per game allowed) and 19th in total defense (319 ypg), up from 71st the year before. His 2009 defense was his best yet while directing the Spartans. NSU ranked sixth nationally in total defense (265.5 ypg), third in pass defense (141.1 ypg) and 19th in tackles for loss (7.3/game). Special teams play, a weakness in seasons past, has become a Spartan strength. NSU led all of Division I FCS in punt return average in 2006 and ranked second in 2008. Adrian has also developed a reputation for being a good recruiter. In his first five full recruiting seasons at the helm of the program, Adrian signed 14 players from the Southeastern Virginia area who were
named to The Virginian-Pilot’s All-Tidewater team. His freshman class of 2007 was ranked sixth among Division I Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Adrian came to NSU after serving as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for seven seasons at one of the Spartans’ MEAC rivals, Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, Fla. Adrian, who preaches accountability, hard work and discipline, joined the Wildcats’ staff in 1997 after serving as head coach and athletic director at Deltona High School in Deltona, Fla., from 1993-96. Adrian left Bethune-Cookman briefly to serve as defensive coordinator of the XFL’s Chicago Enforcers in 2001, and returned to his post at B-CU in 2002. During his tenure at Bethune-Cookman, Adrian helped the Wildcats to the most successful period in school history. In his seven seasons, the Wildcats went 54-25 and had winning records in each of his last six years there. B-CU made the first two Division I FCS playoff appearances in school history in 2002 and 2003 and won a MEAC title in 2002. The Wildcat defense was a big reason for that success, regularly ranking among the conference leaders in numerous categories. In 2004, Adrian’s last year with the Wildcats, B-CU finished second in the MEAC in scoring defense (20.9 ppg) and total defense (325.1 ypg). The 2004 unit also forced the second-most turnovers in the MEAC (35) and ranked 14th in FCS in passing
Adrian’s Profile PERSONAL: • Born: • Hometown: • Alma Mater: • Family:
August 11, 1948 Brilliant, Ohio West Virginia ‘70 Wife Christine, Sons Rocco and Zach
EXPERIENCE: • West Virginia: • Rhode Island: • Idaho State: • Rhode Island: • Bloomsburg: • Deltona High: • Bethune-Cookman: • Chicago (XFL): • Norfolk State:
Freshman Football, 1969 Defensive Line, 1970; Receivers, 1971 Defensive Line, 1972-75 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator, 1976-85 Head Coach, 1986-92 Head Football Coach/Athletic Director, 1993-96 Defensive Coordinator, 1997-2000, 2002-04 Defensive Coordinator, 2001 Head Coach, 2005-present
HEAD COACHING RECORD: • Bloomsburg: • Norfolk State: Totals:
36-37-1 (7 seasons) 28-28 (5 seasons) 64-65-1 (12 seasons)
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HEAD COACH PETE ADRIAN efficiency defense. Adrian has coached numerous players who have reached the professional ranks. Included among them is former NSU defensive back Don Carey, the first Spartan to be drafted in the school’s Division I era. Carey was a sixth-round choice of the Cleveland Browns in the 2009 NFL draft after a senior season which saw him become the first NSU player ever selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game. Other pro players whom Adrian has coached include Pro Bowl defensive backs Nick Collins (Green Bay Packers) and Rashean Mathis (Jacksonville Jaguars). Both starred for Adrian’s defenses at Bethune-Cookman. Mathis was the second HBCU athlete to win the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in Division I FCS. He still holds FCS records for
interceptions in a season (14, in 2002) and a career (31). Mathis was one of two MEAC Defensive Players of the Year that Adrian has coached, along with defensive end Steve Baggs in 2003. Carey and Whitehead (free-agent signee) are both currently on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ roster heading into their 2010 training camp. Whitehead was one of three players from the 2009 team to sign a professional contract, along with receiver Chris Bell (free agent, New Orleans Saints) and quarterback Dennis Brown (Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders). Adrian has 41 years of coaching experience, 36 at the collegiate level. He has held assistant coaching positions at West Virginia, Rhode Island and Idaho State. At Rhode Island, he was on staff for three Yankee Conference championships and NCAA
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playoff teams. He was also the head coach at Division II Bloomsburg (Pa.) University from 1986-92, compiling a 36-37-1 record. He has the third-most wins of any football coach in Bloomsburg history. A native of Brilliant, Ohio, Adrian lettered in five sports at Brilliant High School before attending West Virginia. At WVU, he played one year of freshman football, in 1966, before playing parts of three seasons on the varsity in 1967-69. An injury cut short his career in Morgantown, W.Va., but he coached the Mountaineers’ freshman football team as a senior in 1969. He earned his bachelor’s degree from WVU in 1970 and received his master’s from Rhode Island University in 1972. Adrian and his wife, Christine, have two sons, Rocco and Zach.
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Rod Holder
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach
Rod Holder, who has been a part of three national championship teams as either a player or coach, is in his sixth season as assistant head coach at Norfolk State University. He coaches the offensive line. Holder’s no-nonsense style transformed the NSU offense into one of the more productive, wellbalanced units in the MEAC. Last season, an NSU-record three Spartan offensive linemen earned All-MEAC honors: tackles Kendall Noble and Calton Ford (both second-team selections) and center William Falakiseni (first-team pick). Falakiseni was also named to the SBN Black College All-American team. That trio of linemen helped NSU finish the 2009 campaign ranked third
Kirk Mastromatteo Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Coach Kirk Mastromatteo is in his sixth season as Norfolk State’s offensive coordinator/running backs coach. In 2005, Mastromatteo joined fellow Spartan coaches Pete Adrian and Mark DeBastiani in coming to Norfolk from the Bethune-Cookman University coaching staff. He made an immediate impact. In 2005, the Spartans ranked fourth in the MEAC in rushing offense, increasing their per-game
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in the MEAC in both scoring offense (26.6 ppg) and total offense (348.4 ypg). Holder had an immediate impact on the NSU front line. In Holder’s first year with the program, the offensive line helped the Spartans finish fourth in the conference in total offense in 2005 with just one senior starter. NSU ranked third in the MEAC in passing yards per game in 2006 and third in scoring offense in 2007. To date, Holder has helped tutor six Spartans who have earned All-MEAC recognition. In addition to last year’s three honorees, guard Tyrus Lassiter was a second-team pick in 2005, tackle Emanuel Swindell was a second-team selection in 2006 and Black College All-American guard Jason Kressen was named to the first team in 2007. Holder came to NSU after serving as offensive line coach at Rutgers University in 2004. That season, Rutgers led the Big East in passing offense (310.5 yards per game) and was third in total offense (394 ypg). The Scarlet Knights also allowed the second-fewest sacks in the conference (20 in 11 games). Prior to working at Rutgers, Holder coached the offensive line at Western Illinois University from 2002-03. The Leathernecks’ offense averaged over 36 points per game in each of his two seasons there, and finished in the top two of the Gateway Conference in total offense both seasons. In that time, Western Illinois compiled a 20-6 record and finished No. 5 in the ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Coaches Poll in both 2002 and 2003. Holder also helped coach All-American lineman Fred Layne in 2003. Holder served as assistant offensive line coach at the University of Miami in 2002 when the Hurricanes won the Rose Bowl and the national title. As a player at Miami from 1986-89, he earned over 20 starts on the offensive line and helped the
Hurricanes to national championships in 1987 and 1989 under legendary coach Jimmy Johnson. In his four years as a letterwinner there, Holder helped the ‘Canes compile a 45-3 record and three bowl wins, two in the Orange Bowl and one in the Sugar Bowl. He graduated in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in business. Holder played for one season in the World League of American Football with the New York/ New Jersey Knights in 1991. Holder began his coaching career as an offensive line coach for three Miami, Fla., area high schools from 1992-97. He then served as the graduate assistant offensive line coach at the University of Illinois in 1997-98, while earning his master’s degree in educational policy studies. Holder then coached at Northeastern in 1999 and at Bentley in 2000. He joined the XFL as offensive line coach of the Chicago Enforcers in 2001, before returning to Miami later that year. While in the XFL, he worked alongside Spartans’ head coach Pete Adrian, who was the defensive coordinator. Holder and his wife, Michelle, have one son, Rod Jr.
total from 2004 by nearly 80 yards per game. Under his guidance, the trio of Terrell Johnson, Monte’ Anthony and Daryl Jones combined for more than 2,000 yards on the ground. In 2007, Jones became just the second NSU running back and first since Angelo Todd in 1998 to rush for 1,000 yards in the Spartans’ Division I history. DeAngelo Branche achieved similar success in 2008, gaining 1,055 yards to give the program its first back-to-back seasons with 1,000-yard rushers since LaRue Harrington did it in 1976-77. Both Jones and Branche earned second-team All-MEAC honors. Branche also earned second-team accolades last season, when the Spartans scored at least 40 points against three of their MEAC opponents. That had never been done previously in the school’s MEAC history. Prior to coming to NSU, Mastromatteo was the recruiting coordinator and the running backs coach for the Wildcats for eight seasons. In each of the last seven of those seasons, Bethune-Cookman ranked in the top 21 in Division I-AA in rushing offense. He also helped the Wildcats to a MEAC championship in 2002 and back-to-back berths in the I-AA playoffs (2002-03). B-CU also played in the 1998 McDonald’s Heritage Bowl, the now-defunct game that pitted the MEAC and SWAC football champions. Prior to joining B-CU, Mastromatteo was offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Fla., from 1996-97. His first collegiate coaching experience came at Division III Widener University in Chester,
Pa., in 1995. He was a graduate assistant who coached the quarterbacks and served as assistant to the head coach. That season, he helped Widener to the Mid-Atlantic States Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. Mastromatteo’s experience is not limited to the offensive side of the ball. He was the defensive line coach at New Smyrna Beach High School in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., during the 1994-95 school year, and he assisted with several positions while serving as a student assistant at his alma mater, the University of Akron, from 1989-94. At Akron, Mastromatteo assisted with administration and recruiting as well as coaching the defensive line, running backs and defensive backs. Mastromatteo, a native of Kettering, Ohio, earned his bachelor’s degree in business education from Akron in 1994.
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Mark DeBastiani
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Mark DeBastiani is in his sixth season as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Norfolk State University. In the last five years, the NSU defense has evolved from one of the more porous in the MEAC to one of the stronger units not only in the conference, but in the nation. The transformation continued last season, when the Spartan defense ranked second in the MEAC and sixth nationally in total defense, allowing 265.5 yards per game. The growth has been gradual. In 2006, NSU ranked fifth in the nation in tackles for losses and 19th in sacks per game. In 2007, the Spartans ranked
Marco Butler
Defensive Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Marco Butler is in his sixth year on the Norfolk State coaching staff. He directs the defensive backs and also serves as special teams coordinator. After showing steady improvement under Butler during 2005 and 2006, the past three seasons have been stellar for the Spartans’ secondary. NSU ranked second in the nation in pass efficiency defense and fifth in total pass defense
fifth in pass defense and 19th in total defense. Two of his linebackers – twins Maguell and Marquez Davis – earned All-MEAC recognition in 2007, with Marquez also earning honorable mention All-American accolades. In 2008, the Spartans ranked eighth in the nation in turnover margin (+14) and sixth in turnovers forced (34). The Spartans’ continued building on that success last season. The 2009 unit ranked third in the MEAC in scoring defense (19.2 points per game) along with their top-10 national ranking in total yards allowed (265.5). Both marks are the best that an NSU defense has recorded under the current staff. DeBastiani has won a conference championship at each of his previous coaching stops. He was the defensive line coach and video coordinator at Bethune-Cookman University for eight seasons prior to coming to NSU. There, DeBastiani worked alongside NSU head coach Pete Adrian, then the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator, in turning the Bethune-Cookman defense into a force. The Wildcats’ 3-4 ball-hawking defense was a key to the team’s ascent to the top of the MEAC. The Wildcats ranked 13th and eighth, respectively, in Division I-AA total defense in their two national playoff seasons, 2002 and 2003. B-CU ranked second in the conference in 2004 in scoring defense and total defense. He also helped tutor one All-American, defensive lineman Damion Cook, from 1997-2000. Prior to joining the B-CU staff, DeBastiani coached the defensive tackles at Appalachian State University from 1995-96. In 1995, Appalachian State went undefeated in the regular season, won the
Southern Conference championship, and advanced to the Division I-AA quarterfinals. DeBastiani also coached the offensive and defensive lines at his alma mater, Division II Shepherd (W.Va.) College, in 1993 and 1994, helping the Rams to the 1994 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. DeBastiani earned his bachelor’s degree in health from Shepherd in 1993. He lettered three years for the Shepherd football team and started two years at center. During his career there, he was a member of back-to-back WVIAC championship teams (1991-92). The 1991 team advanced to the NAIA quarterfinals and the 1992 team made it to the NAIA semifinals. A native of Arthurdale, W.Va., DeBastiani was a football and basketball letterwinner in high school. He is married to wife Christine, and the couple has two children, Benjamin and Maria. The family currently resides in Chesapeake.
(147.8 ypg allowed) in 2007. Two of Butler’s defensive backs, Terrell Whitehead and Don Carey, earned All-MEAC honors. Whitehead and Carey repeated those honors in 2008, leading NSU to a No. 15 national ranking in pass defense (160.3 ypg). Carey topped off his career by becoming the first Spartan player in the Division I era to be selected in the NFL Draft. He was a sixth-round choice of the Cleveland Browns and is currently on the Jacksonville Jaguars roster along with Whitehead, who was a free-agent signee after last season. Whitehead capped his NSU career by becoming NSU’s first-ever three-time Division I All-American after leading the Spartans rank third nationally in pass defense (141.1 ypg). Whitehead and Carey are also the two most recent recipients of the NSU Male Athlete of the Year Award. Butler was selected for an internship with the Dallas Cowboys this summer as part of the NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship. He worked with the team during its training camp. Prior to joining the coaching staff at NSU, Butler spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Fayetteville State University. He worked with the safeties for FSU, and was also video coordinator and academic coordinator. At Fayetteville State, Butler coached for two CIAA championship teams, in 2002 and 2003, and one CIAA runner-up team, in 2004. The Broncos
made NCAA Division II playoff appearances in two of his last three seasons there. Butler also has coaching experience beyond the gridiron. He was the head men’s and women’s track coach at Fayetteville State from the fall of 2004 before coming to NSU, and was the head women’s track coach and an assistant for the men’s team in 2002-03. Butler was a four-year player for Western Carolina University (1995-99), where he played receiver and defensive back for the Catamounts. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management with a minor in marketing in May of 2000. Butler is a native of Ware Shoals, S.C. He and his wife, LaShauna, have one daughter, Eva Marissa, and a son, Marco Deuce.
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Mark Thurston Defensive Line Coach Mark Thurston is in his sixth year as an assistant coach at NSU. He coaches the defensive line. Thurston has coached an All-MEAC performer each of the last three years at NSU. Tackle Dennis Marsh garnered second-team honors in 2007 and first-team accolades in 2008, and current Spartan nose
Paul Macklin
Wide Receivers Coach Hampton Roads native Paul Macklin joins the NSU football coaching staff this year to serve as the wide receivers coach. Previously, Macklin served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Division II Cheyney University the last two
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tackle Josh Turner was a first-team selection in 2009. Thurston has also been instrumental in recruiting the talent-rich area of Miami, Fla., for the Spartans. Thurston was a three-year letterwinner at West Virginia University from 1997-99. He played rush linebacker and started his first two years for the Mountaineers. He earned his liberal arts degree in 2003. Thurston coached one year of semi-pro football with the West Virginia Wham! of the Mid-Ohio Valley League. He directed the defensive line and special teams. Thurston then went to Miami Norland High School, where he coached the defensive line and special teams from 2003-04. There, he coached four defensive ends who earned Division I scholarships, including former Spartan Jason Dent. The others played at Miami (Fla.), Rutgers and North Carolina. Thurston is a native of Miami, Fla. He was an all-county and all-state defensive end at Miami Senior High in the mid-1990s. He was a USA Today Honorable Mention
All-American as a senior before attending West Virginia. Thurston has one daughter, Jada, and one son, Major.
seasons. Macklin, a Newport News native, is also quite familiar with the MEAC. He spent two seasons on staff at Delaware State (2006-07), where he coached the running backs. Macklin helped lead the Hornets to an undefeated conference record and the MEAC championship in 2007. In his first year at DSU, Macklin helped guide Hornet halfback Emmanuel Marc to 1,230 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns in 2006. Marc was second in the league rushing, and earned All-MEAC first-team honors. Macklin also served for two seasons as the running backs coach at Indiana State (2004-05). In 2005, Andre Forte was the team leader with 802 rushing yards (4.6 ypc) and four touchdowns. Macklin had three ISU runners average 3.5 yards per carry during the 2004 season, with Jake Shields leading the way at 5.3 yards per carry and 825 yards rushing. Shields was second in Division I FCS in rushing before being felled by an injury.
From 2001-03, Macklin was a volunteer receivers coach at Division III Christopher Newport College in his hometown of Newport News, Va. Macklin has also taught biology and coached football at two Newport News, Va. high schools. In 2000, he was wide receivers and defensive backs coach at Heritage High School, which finished 14-0 en route to the state Group AAA championship. A 1996 graduate of Virginia Union University in Richmond, Va., Macklin was a four-year starter at wide receiver for the Panthers. He was a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) all-academic team as a freshman. While at Virginia Union, Macklin was tutored by former Philadelphia Eagles great Harold Jackson, a receivers coach for the team. As a senior, Macklin played for Panthers head coach Willard Bailey, himself a former NSU football coach. Macklin received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Virginia Union in 1996.
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Steve Canter
Quarterbacks Coach Steve Canter rejoins the NSU coaching staff this season as the team’s quarterbacks coach. This will be Canter’s second stint with the Spartans. He was a part-time assistant in 2008, when he coached the tight ends. Last season, Canter was the graduate assistant for defense at his alma mater, Virginia Tech. He coached the Hokies rovers and WHIP linebackers,
Joe Blackwell Tight Ends Coach
Joe Blackwell enters his first season on the football staff at NSU. He will coach the tight ends. Blackwell spent six seasons at South Carolina State, one of NSU’s MEAC rivals, from 2004-09. He assisted in the Bulldogs’ back-to-back MEAC championship seasons in 2008 and 2009, and was also on staff as the Bulldogs shared the 2004 MEAC crown with Hampton. After serving as tight ends coach his first two seasons in Orangeburg, Blackwell assumed the role of offensive line coach and offensive coordinator the last four seasons. Blackwell directed one of the conference’s most potent units. Under
including All-American Cody Grimm, a 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft choice. Canter worked with a Hokies squad that finished 10-3 and won the Chickfil-A Bowl. Prior to joining the college coaching ranks, Canter was the head coach at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach for two seasons (2006-07). His teams there went 13-7. Six of his players are currently on football scholarships at the collegiate level, including NSU All-MEAC linebacker Anthony Taylor. Canter was an assistant coach at Landstown in 2005 when the Eagles went 13-1 and advanced to the state Group AAA Division 6 championship game. That team featured current Minnesota Vikings standout receiver and kick returner Percy Harvin. Canter lettered one year as a fullback at Virginia Tech, in 2003. That season, he received the Frederick Cobb Award, which is presented to the Hokies’ most spirited and enthusiastic player. After earning his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies in 2003, Canter was a graduate assistant for the Hokies during their 2004 ACC championship season that culminated in a Sugar Bowl berth. During that season, he worked closely with tight end Jeff King, now of the Carolina Panthers. Canter, a Virginia Beach native, received his master’s in health promotion from Virginia Tech in 2004. Canter and his wife, the former Stephanie Rogers, reside in Virginia Beach.
C.J. Fayton
Defensive Assistant C.J. Fayton joins the NSU football coaching staff this season as a defensive assistant. He will assist defensive backs coach Marco Butler in directing the Spartans’ secondary. Most recently, Fayton served as an intern in the football recruiting department at his alma mater, the University of Tennessee.
his tutelage, SCSU players have won the last four MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year awards. Since 2006, the Bulldogs finished no worse than second in the conference in total offense, including three straight years (2006-08) where they finished first. The Bulldogs also paced the conference in rushing offense in 2006 and 2007. In 2008 and 2005, the SCSU offensive line topped the MEAC in fewest sacks allowed. Blackwell coach nine first-team All-MEAC offensive linemen the last four seasons who helped pave the way for running back William Ford to become the MEAC’s all-time leading rusher. Ford (’08) and DeShawn Baker (’06) earned MEAC Offensive Player of the Year honors while running behind the Bulldogs’ line. Prior to joining the Bulldogs coaching staff, Blackwell spent a year at Newberry College in Newberry, S.C., and one season at Pikeville College in Pikeville, Ky. At Newberry, Blackwell served as the team’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. During his stint at Pikeville, Blackwell was linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator. He also spent a decade in the high school coaching ranks, where he assisted some of the top programs in the state of South Carolina. Blackwell was an assistant on Camden High School’s 2001 Class AAA state championship team. He spent four years at Camden High and served six seasons as the offensive line coach at Berea High School. A native of Greenville, S.C., Blackwell was a two-year letterwinner at linebacker while attending North Greenville College. He and his wife, Jami, are the parents of three children – son Chanston and two daughters, Maggie and Mackinley Jane.
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Fayton is a Virginia Beach native and former three-sport star at Princess Anne High School. He earned numerous prep accolades before embarking on a successful career as a wide receiver at Tennessee. Fayton lettered four years at UT (2002-05), playing in 49 games with 13 starts. He caught 74 passes for 981 yards and seven touchdowns in his Volunteer career, including a career-long 57-yarder in the 2005 Cotton Bowl win over Texas A&M. He was also a 2003 Academic All-SEC selection. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management from UT in 2005. Fayton was a SuperPrep All-American as a senior at Princess Anne High School, leading the Cavaliers into the Eastern Region playoffs. Fayton was an All-Beach District, All-Tidewater and Group AAA all-state pick at defensive back. In addition, he accounted for more than 1,400 all-purpose yards and 25 touchdowns as the Cavaliers’ starting quarterback. Off the gridiron, Fayton averaged better than 20 points per game on the PA basketball team and was also a standout high jumper and relay runner on the track.
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WILLIAM “DICK” PRICE STADIUM
Norfolk State University plays its home football contests in the spacious William “Dick” Price Stadium, named for former NSU athletics director and head football and track coach Dick Price. Built in 1997, Dick Price Stadium has a seating capacity of 30,000, and is recognized as one of the largest sports and entertainment venues in Hampton Roads. It is also one of the largest Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) on-campus football stadiums in terms of capacity. The stadium was constructed at a cost of $12.2 million. Located on the southeast end of campus, the stadium has a brick facade, a natural grass surface, an all-weather, eight-lane rubberized track, a two-story press box and concession areas located throughout the stadium’s ground level. In 2003, Viacom Outdoor Sports Marketing constructed a $400,000 Opto Tech LED video display board at the east end of the stadium to show crowd and field action shots, pre-recorded messages, live satellite feeds for NSU’s televised games, and more. The track at Dick Price Stadium was renovated to include a world-class new surface during the summer of 2010. The first contest played in Dick Price Stadium drew a record 33,872 fans, as NSU hosted Virginia State in 1997 in the annual Labor Day Classic.
For the fifth time in the stadium’s short history, Norfolk State ranked in the top 20 in Division FCS in attendance per game in 2007. NSU averaged a Price Stadium record 17,220 fans for its six home games, seventh in the nation and first among both MEAC and state FCS programs. NSU also drew two of the three-largest crowds in Dick Price Stadium history that season. The crowd of 27,756 that saw NSU beat Hampton on Oct. 13 was the second-largest in stadium history, trailing only the sellout crowd of 34,000 that saw the inaugural game between NSU and Virginia State in 1997. In addition, the crowd of 26,970 that saw the Spartans top Virginia State on Sept. 1 this season was the third-largest attendance figure in stadium history. NSU also ranked 20th in FCS in attendance in 2005, 15th in 2003, 19th in 2001 and 17th in 1998. In addition to Spartan home football games, the stadium has also hosted numerous other events and athletic competitions, including the AAU Junior Olympics track and field meets in 1998, 2001, 2006 and 2010.
ABOUT DICK PRICE Dick Price is the winningest football coach in NSU history. He compiled a 62-41-4 record over 10 seasons (1974-83), which included three of NSU’s four CIAA championships. His teams finished .500 or better in eight of his 10 years at the helm of the program. Fiftythree of his players went into the ranks of professional football. Price put his stamp on Norfolk State in more ways than one. He also coached the men’s track team to NCAA Division II national championships in 1973 and 1974, and was twice named the NCAA Division II Track Coach of the Year. He later served as the Spartans’ athletics director from 1989-99. He was inducted into the NSU Athletics Foundation Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. Price passed away at age 75 in February of 2009.
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SEASON OUTLOOK Veteran Spartans Back for More in 2010
Norfolk State head coach Pete Adrian welcomes back what is quite possibly the most experienced team of his sixyear tenure leading the Spartans. More than 40 letterwinners, including seven All-MEAC performers, headline a roster laden with juniors and seniors. They will look to improve on last season’s 7-4 mark, which was good enough for a third-place finish in the MEAC standings.
OFFENSE
The Spartans return the ingredients for a potent ground game. Four offensive line starters are back in the fold along with top reserve Ryan Hathaway, forming an experienced front line. Senior center William Falakiseni was a first-team All-MEAC pick last season, while junior tackle Kendall Noble and senior guard Calton Ford were second-team selections. Factor in senior three-year starter Markeece Preston at guard and Hathaway, who will move into a starter’s role this season, and NSU is as experienced along the line as it has been in Adrian’s tenure. That group will block for a deep stable of backs that includes two-time All-MEAC second-team pick DeAngelo Branche. Now a senior, Branche is already fourth in school
annals in rushing yardage, and has recorded 1,977 yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground in his two seasons as a starter. He will be backed up by senior Donovan Cotton (281 yards in 2009) and talented sophomores Markeith Brisco and Takeem Hedgeman. Junior fullback Josh Alford also adds versatility to the backfield with his running, blocking and pass-catching ability. The main questions on offense entering the 2010 season center on the passing game. NSU must replace two-year starting quarterback Dennis Brown, who passed for 2,228 yards and 18 touchdowns last season. Three juniors enter preseason camp with a chance to claim the starting job: a pair of all-conference JC transfers in Chris Walley and Jake Strickler, and fourth-year junior Dexter Merritt. Walley led the Spartans through their paces in spring drills as Merritt recovered from an injury. The passing game must also replace receiver Chris Bell, whose 13 touchdowns led the MEAC last season, and P.J. Hayden (30 catches, 4 TDs last year), who is not with the team this fall. But several experienced players return, including seniors Jeremy Wicker (25 receptions in ’09), Nigel McCowan (11) and tight end Sherron Childress (14). Childress was also a second-team All-MEAC selection last year and should see a larger role in 2010. Junior college transfer Montel Gamble, sophomore Tyrece Shepherd, and redshirt freshmen Derrick Demps and Kelvin Lewis could also factor in. Junior Joseph Holbrook and sophomore Joe Hawkins give the Spartans much-needed depth behind Childress at tight end.
DEFENSE
Seven starters are back from a defensive unit which ranked second in the MEAC and sixth in the nation last year in yardage allowed (265.5). Although three-time All-American Terrell Whitehead departs from the nation’s third-ranked secondary, the Spartans are well-stocked on the defensive line, at linebacker, and at the cornerback positions. Junior nose tackle Josh Turner is back after earning firstteam All-MEAC honors. Despite seeing double and sometimes triple-teams in NSU’s three-man front, Turner still amassed 46 tackles, eight for loss. Senior Ray Jennings (four sacks), junior Joey Christine (19 total tackles) and sophomore reserve Tory Williams (four tackles for loss) should team with Turner to form the basis for a strong line. Incoming recruits Nico Washington, Matthew Grant and Tremondae Branch will also compete for playing time. Linebacker is NSU’s deepest position on defense. Seniors Anthony Taylor (second-team All-MEAC in 2009) and Lamont Thorpe (19 tackles) and juniors Corwin Hammond (67 tackles, 8.5 for loss), Onyemechi Anyaugo (35 tackles) and Hasan Craig (seven career starts) all have starting experience.
DeAngelo Branche is the MEAC’s leading returning rusher heading into the 2010 season.
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SEASON OUTLOOK Taylor and Hammond form an athletic inside tandem with Anyaugo providing backup. Thorpe and Craig are the favorites to start at the outside linebacker positions, though they will be pushed by sophomore Liberty transfer Jamal Giddens and returning letterwinners Terrence Pugh and Frank Clemmons, a pair of tall, athletic sophomores. Craig is coming off an injury-shortened 2009, but his absence provided opportunity for Thorpe, Pugh and Clemmons to gain valuable experience. Giddens, meanwhile, sat out at NSU after transferring from Liberty where he posted 29 tackles, three for loss, as a true freshman in 2008. Seniors Jamie Short and Dante Barnes form a tall, rangy tandem at the cornerback positions. Short is the most experienced returning member of the Spartans’ secondary, with 27 career starts. He had 28 tackles and two interceptions last season despite offenses throwing away from his side of the field much of the time. Barnes made four starts as NSU’s nickel cornerback last year, making three interceptions. Junior Marquis Cuffee is an experienced reserve at cornerback, and redshirt freshman Natturner Harris has immense potential. Juniors DeVonte Reynolds (free safety) and Ricardo Volcin (strong safety) figure to replace departed starters
Whitehead and Josh Anderson, respectively. While not as experienced as their predecessors, Volcin and Reynolds have the size and athleticism to make an immediate impact. Senior Dwight Fluker-Berry moves back to defense, where he played in 2008 before trying his hand at receiver last season. He will compete with Reynolds at free safety. Redshirt freshman strong safety Denzel Coleman should also see plenty of action in the secondary, and freshman Keenan Lambert could also factor into the mix.
SPECIAL TEAMS
NSU loses both starting specialists in kicker Justin Castellat and punter Billy Rudd. Redshirt junior Ryan Estep should ably handle the placekicking duties after playing behind Castellat the last two seasons, while newcomer Troy Muenzer will fill Rudd’s shoes. Senior Stephen Coffin will begin his fourth and final year as the team’s long snapper. Fluker-Berry should remain one of the bigger return threats in the MEAC. He has averaged nearly 24 yards per kickoff return and 13 per punt return in his first two years at NSU. Wicker and Cotton also have experience returning kicks for the Spartans.
Onyemechi Anyaugo will be part of a deep stable of linebackers for the Spartans.
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2010 NSU FOOTBALL ROSTER Numerical
alphabetical Wt.
Yr.
Hometown/Previous School
No.
Name
Pos. Yr.
210
R-Sr.
Miami, Fla./West Virginia University
39
Josh Alford
RB
R-Jr.
5-10 195
R-So.
Charlottesville, Va./Monticello HS
28
Onyemechi Anyaugo LB
R-Jr.
5-11 200
R-Sr.
Norfolk, Va./Maury HS
18
Dante Barnes
DB
R-Sr.
6-2
195
R-Jr.
Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS
55
Tremondae Branch
DL
Fr.
QB
6-2
200
R-Jr.
Tallahassee, Fla./Joliet JC (Ill.)
3
DeAngelo Branche
RB
R-Sr.
QB
6-3
205
Jr.
Middletown, Calif./Mendocino College
29
Markeith Brisco
RB
R-So.
Jamie Short
DB
6-1
205
Sr.
Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes HS
97
Steven Bunce
DL
Jr.
Jamal Giddens
LB
6-2
225
R-So.
Norfolk, Va./Liberty University
51
Jermaine Cameron
LB
R-Jr.
10
Naron Sanderlin
WR
5-11 210
R-Sr.
Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS
37
Marcus Center
DB
R-Fr.
11
Dionte Edwards
WR
5-8
170
Fr.
Norfolk, Va./Booker T. Washington HS
40
Sherron Childress
TE
R-Sr.
12
Chris Rodgers
QB
5-11 185
Fr.
Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville HS
59
Joey Christine
DL
Jr.
15
Ryan Estep
K
5-10 165
R-Jr.
Chesapeake, Va./Hickory HS
57
Frank Clemmons
LB
R-So.
16
Victor Hosten
DB
5-10 185
R-Sr.
Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams HS
45
Stephen Coffin
LS
Sr.
17
Jeremy Wicker
WR
5-11 200
R-Sr.
Quantico, Va./North Stafford HS
24
Denzel Coleman
DB
R-Fr.
18
Dante Barnes
DB
6-2
190
R-Sr.
Virginia Beach, Va./University of Akron
43
Marcus Cooperwood DB
Jr.
19
Darrin Marrow
DB
6-1
180
Fr.
Virginia Beach, Va./Cox HS
41
Donovan Cotton
RB
R-Sr.
20
Eric Hitch
LB
6-2
230
R-So.
Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial HS
58
Hasan Craig
LB
R-Jr.
21
Nick Taylor
DB
5-9
170
Fr.
Richmond, Va./Varina HS
36
Marquis Cuffee
DB
Jr.
22
Montel Gamble
WR
6-2
190
Jr.
Holiday, Fla./West Hills CC (Calif.)
83
Derrick Demps
WR
R-Fr.
23
Victor Hairston
WR
5-10 185
R-Jr.
Martinsville, Va./Martinsville HS
54
Marcus Dodson
DL
R-Sr.
24
Denzel Coleman
DB
6-2
195
R-Fr.
Atlanta, Ga./Mays HS
70
Theo Duncan
OL
R-So.
25
Keenan Lambert
DB
6-0
185
Fr.
Norfolk, Va./Maury HS
11
Dionte Edwards
WR
Fr.
26
Ricardo Volcin
DB
6-2
210
Jr.
North Miami Beach, Fla./North Miami Beach HS
62
Joshua El
DL
R-Fr.
27
Natturner Harris
DB
6-0
195
R-Fr.
Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington HS
15
Ryan Estep
K
R-Jr.
28
Onyemechi Anyaugo LB
6-1
225
R-Jr.
Sterling, Va./Park View HS
52
William Falakiseni
OL
Sr.
29
Markeith Brisco
RB
6-0
205
R-So.
Stephens City, Va./Sherando HS
85
Tanner Fiano
WR
Fr.
30
DeVonte Reynolds
DB
6-3
200
R-Jr.
Warsaw, Va./Rappahannock HS
1
Dwight Fluker-Berry DB
R-Sr.
31
Anthony Taylor
LB
6-0
240
Sr.
Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown HS
64
Calton Ford
OL
R-Sr.
32
Dionte Sullivan
DB
5-9
170
Fr.
O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township HS
33
Marvin Ford
RB
Fr.
33
Marvin Ford
RB
5-10 190
Fr.
Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips HS
93
Thor Ford-Toomer
DL
Sr.
34
Corwin Hammond
LB
6-1
220
R-Jr.
Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier HS
22
Montel Gamble
WR
Jr.
35
Troy Muenzer
K/P
6-1
185
Jr.
Long Beach, Calif./Grossmont College
82
Reggie Garrett
WR
R-So.
36
Marquis Cuffee
DB
5-11 190
Jr.
Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam HS
9
Jamal Giddens
LB
R-So.
37
Marcus Center
DB
5-9
180
R-Fr.
Richmond, Va./Deep Run HS
49
Quinton Grainger
RB
R-So.
38
Ryan Lee
K/P
5-9
170
Fr.
Norfolk, Va./Maury HS
89
Matthew Grant
DL
Fr.
39
Josh Alford
RB
5-10 245
R-Jr.
Chesterfield, Va./Manchester HS
23
Victor Hairston
WR
R-Jr.
40
Sherron Childress
TE
6-2
250
R-Sr.
Hampton, Va./Hampton HS
46
A.J. Hamilton
LB
R-Fr.
41
Donovan Cotton
RB
5-10 210
R-Sr.
Tampa, Fla./Hampton HS
34
Corwin Hammond
LB
R-Jr.
43
Marcus Cooperwood DB
5-10 175
Jr.
Hampton, Va./Bethel HS
27
Natturner Harris
DB
R-Fr.
44
Devonte Norman
LB
6-0
215
Fr.
Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown HS
71
Ryan Hathaway
OL
R-Jr.
45
Stephen Coffin
LS
6-3
225
Sr.
Richmond, Va./Varina HS
80
Joe Hawkins
TE
So.
46
A.J. Hamilton
LB
6-1
230
R-Fr.
Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian HS
2
Takeem Hedgeman
RB
R-So.
47
Tyrece Shepherd
WR
6-1
185
So.
Suffolk, Va./Lakeland HS
20
Eric Hitch
LB
R-So.
48
Patrick Mills
RB
5-9
185
R-Jr.
Petersburg, Va./Virginia Union University
87
Joseph Holbrook
TE
R-Jr.
49
Quinton Grainger
RB
6-1
235
R-So.
Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman HS
16
Victor Hosten
DB
R-Sr.
50
Alex Moody
LB
6-1
220
R-Sr.
Richmond, Va./Varina HS
95
Ray Jennings
DL
Sr.
51
Jermaine Cameron
LB
6-2
205
R-Jr.
Arlington, Va./Yorktown HS
61
Kenneth Johnson
OL
R-So.
52
William Falakiseni
OL
6-2
315
Sr.
Tonga/College of the Siskiyous
74
Michael Kay
OL
R-So.
No.
Name
1
Dwight Fluker-Berry DB
6-2
2
Takeem Hedgeman
RB
3
DeAngelo Branche
RB
4
Dexter Merritt
QB
5
Chris Walley
6
Jake Strickler
8 9
20
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alphabetical (cont.)
No.
Name
Pos. Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown/Previous School
No.
Name
Pos. Yr.
53
Trent Porter
LB
6-2
225
Jr.
Dendron, Va./Surry County HS
25
Keenan Lambert
DB
Fr.
54
Marcus Dodson
DL
6-2
255
R-Sr.
Danville, Va./George Washington HS
38
Ryan Lee
K/P
Fr.
55
Tremondae Branch
DL
6-1
285
Fr.
Flint, Mich./Carman-Ainsworth HS
81
Kelvin Lewis
WR
R-Fr.
56
Terrence Pugh
LB
6-4
220
R-So.
Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS
19
Darrin Marrow
DB
Fr.
57
Frank Clemmons
LB
6-3
215
R-So.
Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS
77
Blake Matthews
OL
R-So.
58
Hasan Craig
LB
6-3
245
R-Jr.
Rocky Mountain, Va./Franklin County HS
86
Nigel McCowan
WR
R-Sr.
59
Joey Christine
DL
6-3
300
Jr.
Stephens City, Va./Sherando HS
63
Derron McDuffie
OL
Jr.
60
Edwin Rogers
OL
6-3
325
Fr.
Alexandria, Va./Edison HS
4
Dexter Merritt
QB
R-Jr.
61
Kenneth Johnson
OL
6-5
275
R-So.
Montross, Va./Washington & Lee HS
48
Patrick Mills
RB
R-Jr.
62
Joshua El
DL
5-11 220
R-Fr.
Richmond, Va./Hermitage HS
50
Alex Moody
LB
R-Sr.
63
Derron McDuffie
OL
6-2
270
Jr.
Paterson, N.J./Passaic Tech
35
Troy Muenzer
K/P
Jr.
64
Calton Ford
OL
6-4
315
R-Sr.
Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS
78
Kendall Noble
OL
R-Jr.
66
Carnell Williams
OL
6-0
330
So.
Birdsrest, Va./Northampton HS
44
Devonte Norman
LB
Fr.
67
Aaron Palmer
LS
6-0
200
Fr.
Chesapeake, Va./Grassfield HS
67
Aaron Palmer
LS
Fr.
69
Ali Scott
OL
6-4
325
Fr.
Portsmouth, Va./Churchland HS
53
Trent Porter
LB
Jr.
70
Theo Duncan
OL
6-4
285
R-So.
Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry HS
75
Markeece Preston
OL
Sr.
71
Ryan Hathaway
OL
6-5
315
R-Jr.
Charlotte Court House, Va./Randolph-Henry HS
56
Terrence Pugh
LB
R-So.
73
Julius Wormley
OL
6-5
285
Fr.
Hampton, Va./Tabb HS
88
Josh Reamon
WR
R-Jr.
74
Michael Kay
OL
6-2
310
R-So.
Capitol Heights, Md./Syracuse University
30
DeVonte Reynolds
DB
R-Jr.
75
Markeece Preston
OL
6-3
325
Sr.
Paterson, N.J./Paterson Catholic HS
12
Chris Rodgers
QB
Fr.
76
Cameron Williams
OL
6-4
310
R-Fr.
Burke, Va./St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes HS
60
Edwin Rogers
OL
Fr.
77
Blake Matthews
OL
6-4
315
R-So.
Manassas, Va./Osbourn HS
10
Naron Sanderlin
WR
R-Sr.
78
Kendall Noble
OL
6-4
290
R-Jr.
Rocky Mount, N.C./Rocky Mount HS
69
Ali Scott
OL
Fr.
80
Joe Hawkins
TE
6-3
225
So.
Chicago, Ill./Eisenhower HS
47
Tyrece Shepherd
WR
So.
81
Kelvin Lewis
WR
5-9
175
R-Fr.
Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge HS
8
Jamie Short
DB
Sr.
82
Reggie Garrett
WR
6-3
195
R-So.
Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS
6
Jake Strickler
QB
Jr.
83
Derrick Demps
WR
5-11 180
R-Fr.
Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS
32
Dionte Sullivan
DB
Fr.
84
Seth Travers
WR
6-0
175
Jr.
Gainesville, Va./Calvert HS (Md.)
31
Anthony Taylor
LB
Sr.
85
Tanner Fiano
WR
5-8
165
Fr.
Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville HS
21
Nick Taylor
DB
Fr.
86
Nigel McCowan
WR
6-1
210
R-Sr.
Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis HS
90
Lamont Thorpe
LB
Sr.
87
Joseph Holbrook
TE
6-2
240
R-Jr.
Washington, D.C./Ballou HS
84
Seth Travers
WR
Jr.
88
Josh Reamon
WR
5-11 170
R-Jr.
Newport News, Va./Gloucester HS
99
Josh Turner
DL
R-Jr.
89
Matthew Grant
DL
6-3
245
Fr.
Sunrise, Fla./Boyd Anderson HS
26
Ricardo Volcin
DB
Jr.
90
Lamont Thorpe
LB
6-4
255
Sr.
Richmond, Va./Varina HS
5
Chris Walley
QB
R-Jr.
91
Tory Williams
DL
6-4
290
R-So.
Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside HS
96
Nico Washington
DL
Fr.
93
Thor Ford-Toomer
DL
6-2
280
Sr.
Washington, D.C./Johnson C. Smith University
17
Jeremy Wicker
WR
R-Sr.
95
Ray Jennings
DL
6-2
300
Sr.
Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS
76
Cameron Williams
OL
R-Fr.
96
Nico Washington
DL
6-4
310
Fr.
Waldorf, Md./North Point HS
66
Carnell Williams
OL
So.
97
Steven Bunce
DL
6-3
290
Jr.
Richmond, Va./Henrico HS
91
Tory Williams
DL
R-So.
99
Josh Turner
DL
6-0
315
R-Jr.
Chesterfield, Va./Manchester HS
73
Julius Wormley
OL
Fr.
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2010 PRESEASON TWO-DEEP CHARTS Offense LT 78 61
Kendall Noble (6-4, 290, R-Jr.) Kenneth Johnson (6-5, 275, R-So.)
Defense DT 95 97
Ray Jennings (6-2, 300, Sr.) Steven Bunce (6-3, 290, Jr.)
LG
64 70
Calton Ford (6-4, 315, R-Sr.) Theo Duncan (6-4, 285, R-So.)
NG 99 59
Josh Turner (6-0, 315, R-Jr.) Joey Christine (6-3, 300, Jr.)
C
52 74
William Falakiseni (6-2, 315, Sr.) Michael Kay (6-2, 310, R-So.)
DT
91 54
Tory Williams (6-4, 290, R-So.) Marcus Dodson (6-2, 255, R-Sr.)
RG 75 77
Markeece Preston (6-3, 325, Sr.) Blake Matthews (6-4, 315, R-So.)
OLB 58 9
Hasan Craig (6-2, 245, R-Jr.) Jamal Giddens (6-2, 225, R-So.)
RT
71 73
Ryan Hathaway (6-5, 315, R-Jr.) Julius Wormley (6-5, 285, Fr.)
ILB
Anthony Taylor (6-0, 240, Sr.) Eric Hitch (6-2, 230, R-So.)
TE
40 87
Sherron Childress (6-2, 250, R-Sr.) Joseph Holbrook (6-2, 240, R-Jr.)
ILB 34 28
Corwin Hammond (6-1, 220, R-Jr.) Onyemechi Anyaugo (6-1, 225, R-Jr.)
WR 86 22
Nigel McCowan (6-1, 210, R-Sr.) Montel Gamble (6-2, 190, Jr.)
OLB 90 56
Lamont Thorpe (6-4, 255, Sr.) Terrence Pugh (6-4, 220, R-So.)
WR 17 88
Jeremy Wicker (5-11, 200, R-Sr.) Josh Reamon (5-11, 170, R-Jr.)
CB 8 27
Jamie Short (6-1, 205, Sr.) Natturner Harris (6-0, 195, R-Fr.)
QB
Chris Walley (6-2, 200, R-Jr.) Dexter Merritt (6-2, 195, R-Jr.)
SS
26 24
Ricardo Volcin (6-2, 210, Jr.) Denzel Coleman (6-2, 195, R-Fr.)
RB 3 41
DeAngelo Branche (5-11, 200, R-Sr.) Donovan Cotton (5-10, 210, R-Sr.)
FS
30 1
DeVonte Reynolds (6-3, 200, R-Jr.) Dwight Fluker-Berry (6-2, 210, R-Sr.)
FB
Josh Alford (5-10, 245, R-Jr.)
CB
18 37
Dante Barnes (6-2, 190, R-Sr.) Marcus Center (5-9, 180, R-Fr.)
5 4
39
31 20
Special Teams K 15 Ryan Estep (5-10, 165, R-Jr.) P
35
Troy Muenzer (6-1, 185, Jr.)
LS
45 54
Stephen Coffin (6-3, 225, Sr.) Marcus Dodson (6-2, 255, R-Sr.)
Hold
TBD
PR
1
Dwight Fluker-Berry (6-2, 210, R-Sr.)
KR
1
Dwight Fluker-Berry (6-2, 210, R-Sr.)
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Montross (1) – Kenneth Johnson
California (2)
New Jersey (2)
Long Beach – Troy Muenzer
Paterson – Derron McDuffie, Markeece Preston
Middletown – Jake Strickler
Florida (9)
New York (1) Brooklyn – A.J. Hamilton
Holiday – Montel Gamble Miami – Dwight Fluker-Berry, Natturner Harris
North Carolina (1)
North Miami Beach – Ricardo Volcin
Rocky Mount – Kendall Noble
Orlando – Marvin Ford
Newport News (1) – Josh Reamon Norfolk (5) – DeAngelo Branche, Dionte Edwards, Jamal Giddens, Keenan Lambert, Ryan Lee
Petersburg (1) – Patrick Mills Portsmouth (1) – Ali Scott Quantico (1) – Jeremy Wicker Richmond (8) – Steven Bunce, Marcus Center, Stephen Coffin, Joshua El, Quinton Grainger, Alex Moody,
Virginia (63)
Nick Taylor, Lamont Thorpe
Alexandria (2) – Victor Hosten, Edwin Rogers
Rocky Mountain (1) – Hasan Craig
Arlington (1) – Jermaine Cameron
Stephens City (2) – Markeith Brisco, Joey Christine
Ashland (1) – Theo Duncan
Sterling (1) – Onyemechi Anyaugo
Georgia (1)
Birdsrest (1) – Carnell Williams
Suffolk (1) – Tyrece Shepherd
Atlanta – Denzel Coleman
Burke (1) – Cameron Williams
Virginia Beach (10) – Dante Barnes, Marquis Cuffee, Tanner Fiano
Charlotte Court House (1) – Ryan Hathaway
Eric Hitch, Darrin Marrow, Devonte Norman, Chris Rodgers
Sunrise – Matthew Grant Tallahassee – Derrick Demps, Chris Walley Tampa – Donovan Cotton
Illinois (2)
Charlottesville (1) – Takeem Hedgeman
Jamie Short, Anthony Taylor, Tory Williams
Chicago – Joe Hawkins
Chesapeake (9) – Frank Clemmons, Ryan Estep, Calton Ford,
Warsaw (1) – DeVonte Reynolds
O’Fallon – Dionte Sullivan
Reggie Garrett, Ray Jennings, Dexter Merritt,
Woodbridge (1) – Kelvin Lewis
Kentucky (1) Louisville – Corwin Hammond
Aaron Palmer, Terrence Pugh, Naron Sanderlin
Chesterfield (2) – Josh Alford, Josh Turner
Washington, D.C. (2)
Danville (1) – Marcus Dodson
Thor Ford-Toomer, Joseph Holbrook
Maryland (2)
Dendron (1) – Trent Porter
Capitol Heights – Michael Kay
Hampton (3) – Sherron Childress, Marcus Cooperwood,
Waldorf – Nico Washington
Julius Wormley
Tonga (1) William Falakseni
Gainesville (1) – Seth Travers
Michigan (1)
Manassas (1) – Blake Matthews
Flint – Tremondae Branch
Martinsville (1) – Victor Hairston Mechanicsville (1) – Nigel McCowan
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RETURNING PLAYERS Josh Alford
Onyemechi Anyaugo
RS-Junior | RB 5-10 | 245 Chesterfield, Va./Manchester HS
RS-Junior | LB 6-1 | 225 Sterling, Va./Park View HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 11 games as the Spartans’ primary fullback…ran six times for 11 yards on the year with a pair of 1-yard rushing touchdowns…scored his first career TD on a 1-yard run at Florida A&M, then had another 1-yard TD run a week later against Howard…also caught two passes for 18 yards and returned two kickoffs for 19 yards during the season. 2008 (Freshman): Played in all 12 games…saw time as a backup fullback and on special teams…gained six yards on his first career carry, against Winston-Salem State, in the final game of the year. 2007 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: A three-year letterman…first-team All-Dominion District as a senior on offense and defense… honorable mention All-Central Region and All-Metro…rushed for nearly 700 yards as a senior…was an honorable mention all-district selection at defensive end as a junior… High School teammates with current Spartan Josh Turner. Personal: Joshua Logan Alford was born on June 27, 1989…son of Gary and Tammy Alford…majoring in exercise science. Alford’s Career Rushing Statistics Year GP Att Yds Avg 2008 12 1 6 6.0 2009 11 6 11 1.8 Totals 23 7 17 2.4
TD 0 2 0
Lg 6 5 6
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2009 (Sophomore): Emerged as one of NSU’s key defenders off the bench…played in all 11 contests and started twice, against Hampton and Howard…credited with 35 tackles, 2.5 for loss, including one sack…forced two fumbles and deflected one pass…totaled five QB hurries…forced a fumble which led to a Virginia State turnover in the season opener…had five tackles, one QB pressure and one pass breakup in his first career start, against Hampton…posted a career-high seven tackles vs. Howard…forced another fumble at Morgan State…recorded his first career sack the following week at Delaware State. 2008 (Freshman): Appeared in six games, mostly on special teams…had one solo tackle in the opener against Virginia State. 2007 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: First-team All-Dulles District and All-Region II linebacker as a senior…an honorable mention Virginia High School Coaches Association (VHSCA) allstate Group AA pick…also made first-team all-district at receiver… accounted for at least one TD passing, rushing, receiving and on special teams as a senior…lettered three years in football and basketball. Personal: Onyemechi Obinna Anyaugo was born on January 16, 1989…son of Georgeritz and Juliana Anyaugo…majoring in kinesiotherapy. Anyaugo’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds 2008 6 1 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 2009 11 19 16 35 2.5-15 1.0-10 0-0 Totals 17 20 16 36 2.5-15 1.0-10 0-0
PD 0 1 1
FF FR-Yds 0 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0
Anyaugo’s Career Highs Tackles: 7 (vs. Howard, 10-31-09) TFL: 1.0 (2x, last vs. Delaware State, 11-14-09) Sacks: 1.0 (vs. Delaware State, 11-14-09) FF: 1 (2x, last vs. Morgan State, 11-7-09)
Avg/G 0.5 1.0 0.7
Alford’s Career Highs Rushes: 2 (vs. Howard, 10-31-09) Yards: 6 (vs. WSSU, 11-22-08) TD: 1 (2x, last vs. Howard, 10-31-09) Long Rush: 6 (vs. WSSU, 11-22-08)
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RETURNING PLAYERS dante barnes RS-SENIOR | DB 6-2 | 190 Virginia Beach, Va./University of Akron/Kempsville HS
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2009 (Junior): Made an immediate impact for NSU after transferring from Akron…started four times as NSU’s nickelback and played in all 11 games…made 20 tackles on the year and intercepted three passes…made three tackles in a game five times…had half a tackle for loss at N.C. A&T and one against South Carolina State… intercepted passes against Virginia State, Bethune-Cookman and Winston-Salem State…also recovered a fumble against VSU… his pick against Winston-Salem killed the Rams’ last drive and preserved NSU’s win. At Akron: Played in one game in 2007, on special teams…missed much of 2008 with an injury. High School: A two-sport standout who helped lead Kempsville High School to an 8-2 record in both his junior and senior seasons…amassed four interceptions and scored four touchdowns as a senior…in track, was a state qualifier in the 100m (10.8) and 200m (21.9) as a junior… finished fifth in the state in the 100 as a senior. Personal: Anthony Dante Barnes was born on January 29, 1988…goes by Dante…son of Michael and Angela Barnes…academic major is mass communication. Barnes’ Career Defensive Statistics (at NSU) Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2009 11 11 9 20 1.5-2 0.0-0 3-20 1 0 1-0 Totals 11 11 9 20 1.5-2 0.0-0 3-20 1 0 1-0 Barnes’ Career Highs Tackles: 3 (5x, last vs. Delaware State, 11-14-09) TFL: 1.0 (vs. S.C. State, 10-10-09) INT: 1 (3x, last vs. WSSU, 11-21-09) PD: 1 (vs. Morgan State, 11-7-09)
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DeAngelo Branche RS-Senior | RB 5-11 | 200 Norfolk, Va./Maury HS
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2009 (Junior): All-MEAC second-team performer for the second straight year…started all 11 games…rushed 175 times for 922 yards…scored 11 total touchdowns, 10 rushing and one receiving…ranked fourth in the MEAC in rushing yards per game (83.8 ypg), all-purpose yardage (106.5 ypg) and scoring (6.0 points per game)…ranked 29th in the country in rushing yards per game… also caught 18 passes for 250 yards, both career highs…had five 100-yard rushing games, second-most among MEAC players…had 71 yards rushing and two scores in the opener against VSU…tied his career high with three TDs and topped the 100-yard mark for the first time in 2009 in the win over Bethune-Cookman…rushed for 129 yards against both Hampton and Howard…rushed for a seasonhigh 145 yards in the win at Morgan State to earn MEAC Offensive Player of the Week accolades…ran for one TD and also caught his first career TD pass in that game, a 16-yarder…had a careerhigh 68 receiving yards to go with 56 rushing yards and one TD at Delaware State…finished the season by tallying a season-high 180 all-purpose yards against Winston-Salem State…ran 24 times for 118 yards and two scores against the Rams…also caught two passes for 62 yards, including a career-long 53-yarder on a screen play, against WSSU. 2008 (Sophomore): An All-MEAC second-team selection in his first year as a starter…led NSU and ranked third in the MEAC with 1,055 yards rushing…earned the Coaches Award as team’s top offensive player…played in all 12 games and started eight…averaged 87.9 rushing yards per contest, 36th-best in the nation…led NSU with 10 rushing touchdowns…finished sixth in the conference in all-purpose yardage (1,104, 92.0 yards per game) and ninth in scoring (5.0 points per game)…caught eight passes for 49 yards on the year…ran for at least 100 yards three times… opened the season with 92 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in the win over Virginia State…named MEAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his effort against VSU…had a career-high 30 carries for 180 yards in the win over N.C. A&T…ran for 94 yards and a touchdown at South Carolina State…rushed for two touchdowns and 87 yards at Howard…added 86 yards and another score one week later against Morgan State, Division I FCS’s top-ranked defense…ended the season with a career-high 181 yards rushing on 21 attempts at Winston-Salem State…had his two longest runs of the season against the Rams, covering 49 and 53 yards…also scored one touchdown in that game, the winning score in the fourth quarter. 2007 (Redshirt): Sat out the year to focus on academics. 2006 (Freshman): Played in 10 contests in his rookie campaign… missed the Winston-Salem State game due to illness…was second on the team in rushing (371 yards) despite not starting a game…
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TD 3 10 10 23
Lg 47 53 32 53
Avg/G 37.1 87.9 83.8 71.2
Branche’s Career Receiving Statistics Year GP Rec Yds Avg TD 2006 10 0 0 0.0 0 2008 12 8 49 6.1 0 2009 11 18 250 13.9 1 Totals 33 26 299 11.5 1
Lg 0 16 53 53
Avg/G 0.0 4.1 22.7 9.1
Branche’s Career Highs Rushing Rushes: 30 (vs. N.C. A&T, 9-13-08) Yards: 181 (vs. WSSU, 11-22-08) TD: 3 (2x, last vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-26-09) Long Rush: 53 (vs. WSSU, 11-22-08) Receiving Rec.: 4 (vs. Delaware State, 11-14-09) Yards: 68 (vs. Hampton, 10-18-08) TD: 1 (vs. Morgan State, 11-17-09) Long Rec.: 53 (vs. WSSU, 11-21-09)
Markeith Brisco RS-Sophomore | RB 6-0 | 205 Stephens City, Va./Sherando HS
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yards on the season (5.0 average)…rushed three times for a career-best 21 yards in the opener against Virginia State…had three carries for seven yards against Hampton and two for 12 yards vs. Howard. 2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: A three-year varsity letterwinner at Sherando…a first-team All-Northwestern District, All-Region II and second-team all-state Group AA running back as a senior…rushed 221 times for 1,726 yards and 26 touchdowns, averaging 7.8 yards per carry…led Sherando to the state Division 4 title game…also all-district as a kick returner and intercepted four passes on defense…high school teammates with fellow Spartan Joey Christine. Personal: Markeith Dabney Brisco was born on January 17, 1990…son of Merwyn and Deborah Brisco…majoring in exercise science. Brisco’s Career Rushing Statistics Year GP Att Yds Avg 2009 11 8 40 5.0 Totals 11 8 40 5.0
TD 0 0
Lg 9 9
Avg/G 3.7 3.7
Brisco’s Career Highs Rushes: 3 (2x, last vs. Hampton, 10-17-09) Yards: 21 (vs. Virginia State, 9-5-09) Long Rush: 9 (vs. Virginia State, 9-5-09)
Steven Bunce JUNIOR | DL 6-3 | 290 Richmond, Va./Henrico HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Saw action in nine games and amassed six tackles…had two tackles in a game twice, against N.C. A&T and against Morgan State…was also credited with half a tackle for loss at MSU…deflected a pass against VSU. 2008 (Freshman): Played in 11 games…had two tackles on the season…had one solo stop at William & Mary and one assist at Hampton. High School: Lettered three years in football and track… a three-year starter and team captain…was an honorable mention All-Capital District pick in football as a senior…posted 38 tackles and 12 sacks… was second-team all-district as a junior after recording another 12 sacks…played three different positions on offense during his career (tight end, fullback, center)…placed second in the district in the shot put as a senior. Personal: Steven Bunce was born on December 4, 1990… son of Felita Hines-Coles…majoring in sociology. Bunce’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2008 11 1 1 2 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2009 9 3 3 6 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 Totals 20 4 4 8 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0
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Jermaine Cameron RS-Junior | LB 6-2 | 205 Arlington, Va./Yorktown HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Played in eight games, mostly on special teams coverage units. 2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: Lettered in football, track and lacrosse in his only year at Yorktown High School as a senior…started at linebacker and also played fullback…attended Bishop O’Connell High School in Alexandria as a junior…attended Western Guilford High School in Greensboro, N.C., his freshman and sophomore years…set a school record with six sacks in a game as a sophomore, when he earned all-league honors. Personal: Jermaine S. Cameron...born on November 7, 1986… guardian is Mayasha Thomas...majoring in health and fitness.
Marcus Center RS-FRESHMAN | DB 5-9 | 180 Richmond, Va./Deep Run HS
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2009 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: A two-year letterwinner…tallied 50 tackles and 12 pass breakups as a senior, when he was an honorable mention All-Metro selection by the Touchdown Club of Richmond and the Richmond Times Dispatch… also a Colonial District All-Academic Team member. Personal: Marcus Alexander Center was born on August 13, 1991…son of Robert and Wanda Center…majoring in business management.
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Sherron Childress RS-Senior | TE 6-2 | 250 Hampton, Va./Hampton HS
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2009 (Junior): All-MEAC second-team performer at tight end… played in every game, starting six times…caught 14 passes for 136 yards…had three catches against both Virginia State and Florida A&M…season high in receiving yards was 42, also against FAMU… had a 23-yard reception against the Rattlers. 2008 (Sophomore): Inserted into the lineup as NSU’s starting tight end…played in all 12 games, starting all eight in which the Spartans’ began with a tight end formation…caught 18 passes for 219 yards…was third on the team in both categories…scored his first career touchdown on a 21-yard reception against Virginia State…had three catches for 39 yards in that game…posted career highs with five receptions for 63 yards at Hampton…caught a career-long 40-yard pass against Florida A&M…tallied 51 receiving yards against the Rattlers. 2007 (Freshman): Saw action in nine games as a backup tight end…also served as a blocking back in some goal-line formations…made two receptions on the year for 21 yards…made his first career reception, covering 13 yards, at Rutgers…also had one catch for eight yards against Bethune-Cookman. 2006 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: Started at linebacker and tight end on Hampton’s state Group AAA championship team as a senior in 2005…second-team All-Peninsula District at tight end his senior season. Personal: Sherron A. Childress…born July 19, 1988… son of Shawn King and Cathy Childress…majoring in business management. Childress’ Career Receiving Statistics Year GP Rec Yds Avg TD 2007 9 2 21 10.5 0 2008 12 18 219 12.2 1 2009 11 14 136 9.7 0 Totals 32 34 376 11.1 1
Lg 13 40 23 40
Avg/G 2.3 18.2 12.4 11.8
Childress’ Career Highs Rec.: 5 (vs. Hampton, 10-18-08) Yards: 63 (vs. Hampton, 10-18-08) TD: 1 (vs. Virginia State, 8-30-08) Long Rec.: 40 (vs. FAMU, 10-25-08)
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RETURNING PLAYERS Joey Christine
Frank Clemmons
Junior | DL 6-3 | 300 Stephens City, Va./Sherando HS
RS-Sophomore | LB 6-3 | 215 Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Participated in every game, usually as the Spartans’ first defensive line reserve…was in on 19 tackles, two for a loss…registered a career-best four stops, 1.5 for loss, at Florida A&M…had three tackles against Bethune-Cookman, William & Mary and Morgan State. 2008 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games…got his first career start in the finale against Winston-Salem State…finished the year with eight tackles (two solo), including 1.5 for loss…posted two tackles, half for a loss, at Hampton… had two tackles, one for a loss, at Howard…recorded a seasonhigh three stops against Delaware State…was credited with one quarterback hurry at WSSU. High School: A three-year letterwinner at Sherando…a first team all-state selection by the Virginia High School Coaches Association (VHSCA) on the offensive line and second team at defensive line… also first-team all-state (OL) by The Associated Press and Virginiapreps.com… also a two-way firstteam All-Northwestern District pick and first-team All-Met by The Washington Post…rated the No. 53 recruit in the state according to The Roanoke Times…did not allow a sack his last two seasons… helped Sherando rush for more than 3,000 yards his senior year… recorded 70 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks on defense as a senior. Personal: Joseph Michael Christine was born on February 25, 1989…son of Michael Christine and Kathleen Walker…majoring in architectural drafting. Christine’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds 2008 7 2 6 8 1.5-2 0.0-0 0-0 2009 11 7 12 19 2.0-4 0.0-0 0-0 Totals 18 9 18 27 3.5-6 0.0-0 0-0
PD 0 0 0
FF FR-Yds 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0
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2009 (Freshman): A valuable special teams player and reserve outside linebacker for the Spartans…played in every game and totaled 14 tackles, 2.5 for loss…registered his first career sack and forced fumble on the same play, creating a turnover against No. 5 William & Mary…also had three tackles against South Carolina State, Howard and Morgan State…all of his stops against Howard were solo tackles, including one for a loss…finished the season with three quarterback hurries. 2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: A two-year letterwinner at Indian River…amassed 68 tackles, 27 for loss, as a senior…also had nine sacks in earning honorable mention All-Southeastern District honors…helped the Braves reach the Eastern Region Division 5 championship game…played for an IRHS defense that ranked in the top 10 in the area in fewest points allowed and total defense…teammates with fellow Spartan Terrence Pugh. Personal: Frank S. Clemmons was born on April 2, 1990…son of Antonia Coleman…majoring in physical education. Clemmons’ Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2009 11 8 6 14 2.5-10 1.0-8 0-0 0 1 0-0 Totals 11 8 6 14 2.5-10 1.0-8 0-0 0 1 0-0 Clemmons’ Career Highs Tackles: 3 (4x, last vs. Morgan State, 11-7-09) TFL: 1.0 (2x, last vs. Howard, 10-31-09) Sacks: 1.0 (vs. William & Mary, 9-19-09) FF: 1 (vs. William & Mary, 9-19-09)
Christine’s Career Highs Tackles: 4 (vs. Florida A&M, 10-24-09) TFL: 1.5 (vs. Florida A&M, 10-24-09)
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Stephen Coffin Senior | LS 6-3 | 225 Richmond, Va./Varina HS
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2009 (Junior): Handled every snap for all punts, field goals and extra points for NSU…made four tackles on special teams. 2008 (Sophomore): Was the team’s long -snapper for the first nine games before injuring his knee at Howard…missed the final three games of the season…had three tackles for the season…also worked as a backup tight end. 2007 (Freshman): Served as the team’s long -snapper for all punts, extra points and field goals…assisted on three special teams tackles for the year…recovered a fumbled punt against N.C. A&T. High School: Played offensive line, defensive line and served as long -snapper for Varina…played parts of three seasons on the varsity team…honorable mention all-district as a senior, when he helped Varina to the Central Region championship and a berth in the state Division 6 semifinals…High School teammates with current Spartan Lamont Thorpe. Personal: Stephen Ford Coffin…born November 16, 1988…son of Dennis and Kathy Coffin… majoring in building construction technology. Coffin’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2007 11 0 3 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 2008 9 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2009 11 2 2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Totals 31 3 7 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0
Denzel Coleman RS-FRESHMAN | DB 6-2 | 195 Atlanta, Ga./Mays HS
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Marcus Cooperwood Junior | DB 5-10 | 175 Hampton, Va./Bethel HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Played in four games off the bench and on special teams… snared his first career interception in the opener against Virginia State…had two tackles against both BethuneCookman and William & Mary…deflected two passes for the year, one vs. N.C. A&T and one vs. B-CU… suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice prior to the S.C. State game. 2008 (Freshman): Played in every game as a true freshman…was used on special teams and as a reserve cornerback…ended the year with nine total tackles, seven of them solo…had two solo tackles and his first career pass breakup at Howard…also had two tackles the next week, vs. Morgan State. High School: Lettered two years in football and one in basketball…first-team All-Peninsula District at defensive back and wide receiver as a senior…also first-team Daily Press All-Star and second-team all-state Group AAA on defense…intercepted 11 passes as a senior, returning five for touchdowns…also caught 21 passes for 510 yards and four scores…helped Bethel to a 10-2 record and a berth in the Eastern Region Division 6 semifinals. Personal: Marcus A. Cooperwood was born on May 30, 1990…son of Don and Katrina Cooperwood…majoring in sociology. Cooperwood’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds 2008 12 7 2 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 2009 4 3 2 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 1-3 Totals 16 10 4 14 0.0-0 0.0-0 1-3
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FF FR-Yds 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0
Cooperwood’s Career Highs Tackles: 2 (4x, last vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-26-09) INT: 1 (vs. Virginia State, 9-5-09) PD: 1 (3x, last vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-26-09)
2009 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: A four-year letterwinner…tallied 71 tackles, two interceptions, four pass breakups, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two sacks as a senior…was an all-city selection and an honorable mention all-region pick as a senior…also lettered two years as a sprinter on the track team…earned the Coach’s Award for the track team during his final season. Personal: Denzel Ja’Vaughn Coleman was born on July 19,
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Donovan Cotton
RS-Junior | LB 6-3 | 245 Rocky Mountain, Va./Franklin County HS
RS-SENIOR | RB 5-10 | 210 Tampa, Fla./Hampton HS
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2009 (Junior): Played in all 11 games and moved up to the No. 2 spot on the depth chart midway through the season…finished third on the team with 60 carries for 281 yards and two scores…averaged 4.7 yards per rush…also had four receptions for 10 yards…ran six times for 37 yards and his first career touchdown, a 13-yard run in the fourth quarter, against Virginia State…had a career-high 16 carries for 57 yards against Hampton…ran nine times for a careerbest 79 yards and a touchdown vs. Howard…that tally included a 37-yard TD run, the longest of his career…returned nine kickoffs for 157 yards, a 17.4 average…had 89 kickoff return yards, including a career-long 48-yard return, at FAMU. 2008 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games, seeing action on special teams and as a backup running back…ran 11 times for 21 yards on the year…had season highs of four rushes for 14 yards, including a season-long 9-yard rush, at Howard. At NSU: Enrolled at NSU in the fall of 2006…joined the team as a walk-on during the spring of 2008. High School: Played running back on Hampton High’s state Group AAA championship team in 2005…high school teammate of current Spartan Sherron Childress…also ran track at Hampton, specializing in sprints and relays. Personal: Donovan Jordan Cotton was born on December 17, 1987…son of Dorl and Kathleen Cotton…majoring in business entrepreneurship. Cotton’s Career Rushing Statistics Year GP Att Yds Avg 2008 11 11 21 1.9 2009 11 60 281 14.7 Totals 22 71 302 4.3
TD 0 2 2
Lg 9 37 37
Avg/G 1.9 25.5 13.7
Cotton’s Career Receiving Statistics Year GP Att Yds Avg TD 2008 11 0 0 0.0 0 2009 11 4 10 2.5 0 Totals 22 4 10 2.5 0
Lg 0 5 5
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2009 (Junior/Redshirt): Played in three games before tearing his ACL during the William & Mary game…started the season-opener… made one tackle in each game he played in…assisted on a sack at N.C. A&T. 2008 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games and started six at outside linebacker…made 24 tackles, 18 solo…tied for second on the squad with 8.5 tackles for loss…tied for first on the team with two forced fumbles, and led the team with six quarterback hurries…also posted 2.5 sacks and had a fumble return for a touchdown…was credited with three quarterback hurries in the opening win over Virginia State…tallied his first sack of the season at William & Mary…had two tackles for loss and a forced fumble in his first career start, at S.C. State…posted one tackle for loss and a QB hurry at Howard…scored his first career touchdown the next week against Morgan State, returning a fumble 34 yards…enjoyed the best game of his career in the finale at Winston-Salem State… had a career-high seven tackles, six solo, and 4.5 for loss against the Rams…had 1.5 sacks and also forced a fumble in that game… named to the NSU and MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic teams. 2007 (Freshman): Played in nine games and made nine tackles…a good edge pass rusher, Craig made two tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks, in his limited playing time…had half a sack against Bet-
Cotton’s Career Highs Rushing Rushes: 16 (vs. Hampton, 10-17-09) Yards: 79 (vs. Howard, 10-31-09) TD: 1 (2x, last vs. Howard, 10-31-09) Long Rush: 37 (vs. Howard, 10-31-09) Receiving Rec.: 1 (4x, last vs. Howard, 10-31-09) Long Rec.: 5 (2x, last vs. S.C. State, 10-10-09)
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RETURNING PLAYERS hune-Cookman, North Carolina A&T and Hampton…had a seasonhigh three tackles, one for loss, against B-CU…also credited with one quarterback hurry against Virginia State. High School: A firstteam All-Western Valley District and Roanoke Times All-Timesland defensive end as a senior…recorded 50 solo tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception in his final prep year…also scored one defensive TD… tallied six sacks and was a second-team all-district selection as a junior. Personal: Hasan Dominique Craig was born on November 19, 1988…son of Michael Trotter and Sandra Craig…majoring in electronic technology. Craig’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2007 9 3 6 9 2.0-12 1.5-11 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2008 12 18 6 24 8.5-30 2.5-7 0-0 0-0 2 1-34 2009 3 1 2 3 0.5-4 0.5-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Totals 24 22 14 36 11.0-46 4.5-22 0-0 0-0 2 1-34 Craig’s Career Highs Tackles: 7 (vs. WSSU, 11-22-08) TFL: 4.5 (vs. WSSU, 11-22-08) Sacks: 1.5 (vs. WSSU, 11-22-08) FF: 1 (2x, last vs. WSSU, 11-22-08)
Cuffee’s Career Highs Tackles: 2 (2x, last vs. Virginia State, 9-5-09) FF: 1 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-27-08)
Derrick Demps RS-Freshman | WR 5-11 | 180 Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS
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2009 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: Honorable mention all-state Class 2B as a senior…caught 39 passes for 698 yards and eight touchdowns…also was a first-team all-district and second-team All-Big Bend selection…also selected to play in the North/South Florida-Georgia Boarder War all-star game… helped his team advance to the state playoff semifinals each of his final two years…also was an all-state selection in track (4x400 and 4x800 relay teams). Personal: Derrick J. Demps was born on August 16, 1991…son of Angelia and Darryl Demps Sr…majoring in business management with a minor in building construction.
Marquis Cuffee JUNIOR | DB 5-11 | 190 Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in four games, playing on special teams and at cornerback…was in on four tackles for the year, two against Virginia State… suffered a season-ending elbow injury in practice prior to the S.C. State game. 2008 (Freshman): Saw action in eight games…played on special teams coverage units and some as a reserve defensive back…had five total tackles, three solo, on the year…forced a fumble on special teams at Bethune-Cookman… caught a 29-yard pass for a first down on a fake punt against Delaware State. High School: Named second-team All-Beach District as a senior…posted approximately 60 tackles to go with two interceptions as a senior…also played some quarterback and running back on offense, averaging 12 yards per carry. Personal: Marquis Tyre Cuffee… born February 28, 1990…son of Shawn Cuffee…majoring in biology. Cuffee’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2008 8 3 2 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 2009 4 3 1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Totals 12 6 3 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0
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Marcus Dodson RS-Senior | DL 6-2 | 255 Danville, Va./George Washington HS
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2009 (Junior): A staple on NSU’s special teams, Dodson played in all 11 games…also saw time as a backup defensive lineman… tallied two tackles for the year, both against Howard. 2008 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games, mostly on special teams…served as the team’s long-snapper for the final four games after an injury to Stephen Coffin…assisted on three tackles for the year…also got practice time as a reserve tight end before switching to defensive line in the spring of 2009…named to the NSU and MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic teams. 2007 (Freshman): Saw time in eight games…was a reserve linebacker and a special teams performer… was in on four tackles for the year, including two assisted tackles at North Carolina A&T…moved to tight end after the season during spring practice. 2006 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: A firstteam All-Western Valley District selection as a junior and senior… was named team’s Defensive MVP and team captain in his final
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FF FR-Yds 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0
Dodson’s Career Highs Tackles: 2 (2x, last vs. Howard, 10-31-09)
Theo Duncan RS-Sophomore | OL 6-4 | 285 Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry HS
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2009 (Freshman): Appeared in five games off the bench…played a season-high six snaps against Howard…competed for the NSU track and field team for the second straight year…placed sixth in the shot put at the 2010 MEAC Indoor Championship. 2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the football season…threw the shot put for the men’s track team, placing seventh at the conference indoor meet and eighth at the outdoor meet. High School: A three-year starter… named to the All-Colonial District team as a junior and senior… also all-district, all-region and all-state in the shot put. Personal: Theophilus Simeon Duncan was born on May 16, 1989…son of Ronnie and Pamela Duncan…majoring in marketing.
Ryan Estep RS-Junior | K 5-10 | 165 Chesapeake, Va./Hickory HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Served as NSU’s holder for extra points and field goals and was second-string kicker…shared kickoff duties with Justin Castellat during the Florida A&M and Morgan State games…
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kicked off three times in both games. 2008 (Freshman): Served as the holder for extra points and field goals for the final 10 games of the year…was successful on all three of his extra point attempts for the year, going 2-for-2 vs. Virginia State and 1-for-1 vs. Florida A&M. 2007 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: Named first-team All-Southeastern District, All-Eastern Region and All-Tidewater as a junior and a senior…made nine field goals as a senior and eight as a junior…scored 59 points and had eight touchbacks as a senior… career totals were 21 field goals and 145 points. Personal: Ryan Cutler Estep…born July 18, 1988…son of Neale and Kathy Estep… majoring in physical education. Estep’s Career Kicking Statistics Year GP FGs Lg PAT 2008 11 0-0 0 3-3 2009 11 0-0 0 0-0 Totals 22 0-0 0 3-3
Points 3 0 3
Estep’s Career Highs XP: 2 (vs. Virginia State, 8-30-08)
William Falakiseni Senior | C 6-2 | 315 Tonga/College of the Siskiyous (Calif.)/Tafuna HS (American Samoa)
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2009 (Junior): First-team All-MEAC pick and SBN Sports Black College All-American in his first season at NSU…started all 12 games…played 623 snaps, second-most on the team…graded out at over 80 percent on his assignments five times…earned a 98 percent grade at Delaware State…scored the team’s highest grade against both DSU and Howard (89 percent)…helped the Spartans rank third in the MEAC in both scoring and total offense. At COS: Honorable mention all-conference as a freshman and sophomore… named to the JC Grid-Wire and JCFootball.Com Academic Honor Roll his sophomore year…also served as a team captain…received his associate’s degree in general education. High School: Played two seasons at Tafuna HS…was a second-team all-star selection as a senior…helped team win the island championship his junior season.
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Dwight Fluker-Berry RS-Senior | DB 6-2 | 210 Miami, Fla./West Virginia University/Norland HS
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2009 (Junior): Played in every game at both receiver and as NSU’s return specialist…caught five passes for 46 yards, a 9.2 average… had two catches for 23 yards, both career highs, against BethuneCookman…ranked third on the team with 65.6 all-purpose yards per game…averaged 22.0 yards per kickoff return, tops in the MEAC among players with enough returns…tallied 26 kickoff returns for 572 yards and 10 punt returns for 104 yards (10.4 average)… had a season-long 57-yard kickoff return to set up an NSU touchdown against WSSU…ran back a punt a season-long 27 yards vs. Bethune-Cookman…moved from receiver back to safety during spring practice. 2008 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games, starting two as NSU’s nickelback…finished the season with 26 total tackles, 19 of them solo…had 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception, and two forced fumbles…also ranked third in the MEAC and 11th in the nation in kickoff-return average, at 26.5 yards per return…tallied 474 all-purpose yards (424 on kickoff returns, 50 on two punt returns)… named the MEAC Rookie of the Week after making four tackles, one for a loss, and forcing a fumble in the opener against Virginia State…also posted four tackles at Bethune-Cookman and against Winston-Salem State…forced a fumble against Florida A&M… snared his first career interception against Delaware State…scored two touchdowns on returns (one kickoff, one punt) at Howard to earn MEAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors…returned a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown and a punt 50 yards for a score against the Bison…is believed to be the first NSU player to return a kick and a punt for touchdown in the same game…also had a 64-yard kickoff return against N.C. A&T…moved to receiver during spring drills. Prior to NSU: Signed with the University of North Carolina out of High School…enrolled instead at Fork Union Military Academy in Chatham, Va. for the 2005-06 school year… rated the No. 26 prep school player in the class of 2006 according to Rivals. com…enrolled at West Virginia in the fall of 2006 but redshirted. High School: Played quarterback, safety, wide receiver and running back at Norland…honorable mention all-state Class 4A-6A at defensive back as a senior…made 26 tackles, rushed for three touchdowns, passed for another and returned a punt and an interception for touchdowns as a senior…a three-year starter who helped lead Norland to the state title as a sophomore…rated the No. 64 safety in the nation in the class of 2005 according to Rivals.com…also played basketball and ran track in High School. Personal: Dwight Fluker-
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Berry was born on February 5, 1987…son of Bartimous Berry and Diresee Fluker…majoring in physical education. Fluker-Berry’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds 2008 12 19 7 26 1.5-20 0.0-0 1-0 2009 11 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 Totals 23 19 7 26 1.5-20 0.0-0 1-0
PD 0 0 0
Fluker-Berry’s Career Kickoff Returns Year GP Ret Yds Avg TD 2008 12 16 424 26.5 1 2009 11 26 572 22.0 0 Totals 23 42 996 23.7 1
Lg 84 57 84
Fluker-Berry’s Career Punt Returns Year GP Ret Yds Avg TD 2008 12 2 50 25.0 1 2009 11 10 104 10.4 0 Totals 23 12 154 12.8 1
Lg 50 27 50
FF FR-Yds 2 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0
Fluker-Berry’s Career Highs Kickoff Returns Longest: 84 (vs. Howard, 11-1-08) TD: 1 (vs. Howard, 11-1-08) Punt Returns Longest: 50 (vs. Howard, 11-1-08) TD: 1 (vs. Howard, 11-1-08) Defense Tackles: 4 (3x, last vs. WSSU, 11-22-08) TFL: 1.0 (vs. Virginia State, 8-30-08) INT: 1 (vs. Delaware State, 11-15-08)
Calton Ford RS-Senior | OL 6-4 | 315 Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS
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2009 (Junior): An All-MEAC second-team selection who started all 11 games at right tackle… given the team’s Samuel F. Coppage Award as the team’s top offensive lineman…also saw some time at center and left guard…graded out at 84 percent on his assignments for the season, tops on the team…played 611 snaps…was only charged with two sacks allowed…earned a grade of at least 80 percent in nine of the team’s 11 games…graded out at 89 percent, a season best, against both S.C. State and FAMU. 2008 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games, starting 10 at right tackle…started the final eight games of the season…earned the NSU line’s highest grade against Winston-Salem State. 2007 (Freshman): Started all 11 games
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Thor Ford-Toomer Senior | DL 6-2 | 280 Washington, D.C./Johnson C. Smith University/Ballou HS
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2009 (Junior): Came off the bench to play in three games (BethuneCookman, Hampton, Howard)…made two solo tackles for the year, including a sack for 17 yards lost against B-CU. At NSU: Enrolled in the fall of 2008…joined the team as a walk-on during the 2009 spring drills. At JCSU: Played one season for JCSU (2007)…played in six games…was in on seven tackles, 2.5 for loss. High School: An All-DCIAA selection as a junior and senior…posted 69 tackles, including 13.5 sacks, and forced three fumbles as a senior…also played tennis and was on the track team at Ballou. Personal: Thor P. Ford-Toomer was born on March 3, 1987…son of Maryrosetta FordToomer…majoring in business marketing. Ford-Toomer’s Career Defensive Statistics (at NSU) Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2009 3 2 0 2 1.0-17 1.0-17 0-0 0 0 0-0 Totals 3 2 0 2 1.0-17 1.0-17 0-0 0 0 0-0 Ford-Toomer’s Career Highs (at NSU) Tackles: 1.0 (2x, last vs. Howard, 10-31-09) TFL: 1.0 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-26-09) Sacks: 1.0 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-26-09)
Reggie Garrett RS-SOPHOMORE | WR 6-3 | 195 Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS
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2009 (Freshman): Practiced as one of the scout-team quarterbacks…did not get into any contests. 2008 (Redshirt): Enrolled in the fall of 2008, but did not play…joined the team as a walk-on during spring practice. High School: Started at quarterback as a senior… led Indian River to the Eastern Region semifinals…teammate of current Spartans Frank Clemmons and Terrence Pugh. Personal: Reginald Bernard Garrett was born on March 17, 1990…son of Reginald Garrett and Patricia Easley…majoring in building construction...both parents attended NSU…father played football and basketball and mother was a cheerleader at NSU.
Victor Hairston RS-Junior | WR 5-10 | 185 Martinsville, Va./Martinsville HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Played in five games, mostly on special teams… moved to wideout during spring practice. 2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. 2007 (Freshman): Played in four games…saw time on special teams units and as a backup running back…had one carry for no gain against South Carolina State on his first career rushing attempt. High School: Lettered three years in football and basketball…a three-time first-team all-district selection…rushed for 1,350 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior, when he was also first-team all-district and all-region as well as an honorable mention all-state selection…ran for 1,200 yards as junior. Personal: Victor Hairston was born on August 15, 1989…son of Victor Hairston Jr. and Lori Hairston…academic major is business management. Hairston’s Career Rushing Statistics Year GP Att Yds Avg TD 2007 4 1 0 0.0 0 Totals 4 1 0 0.0 0
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RETURNING PLAYERS A.J. Hamilton RS-Freshman | LB 6-1 | 230 Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian HS
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2009 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: A four-year varsity player in football at Xaverian…also lettered one year in track and played JV baseball as a freshman. Personal: Arnold T. Hamilton was born on January 27, 1991…goes by A.J…son of Ardie and Tira Hamilton…majoring in business.
Corwin Hammond RS-Junior | LB 6-1 | 220 Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Started five times in 11 games, four of them at inside linebacker opposite Anthony Taylor…three of his starts came in the final four games of the year (Howard, Morgan State, Delaware State)…ranked third on the team with 67 total tackles, second with 8.5 tackles for loss, and third with 3.5 sacks…ranked among the MEAC’s top 15 in all three categories…also forced two fumbles (tied for sixth-most in MEAC and first on team) and recovered two (tied for seventh in MEAC and tops on team)… tallied career highs of three tackles for loss and two sacks in the win over Bethune-Cookman…intercepted a pass against Hampton…had his best all-around game at Morgan State, registering a career-high 11 tackles, two for loss, 1.5 sacks and three QB hurries…recorded seven tackles, one for loss, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in the comeback win at Delaware State…finished off the year with 10 tackles, one for loss, and forced a fumble against WSSU. 2008 (Freshman): Saw action in every game…started the final eight games of the season next to Mike Alphonse at inside linebacker… was sixth on the team in total tackles (47)…had 30 solo tackles, five for loss…also intercepted two passes, broke up two more and was credited with three quarterback hurries…had seven tackles, one for a loss, and one safety against William & Mary…matched his season high with seven stops in two other games (S.C. State, Florida A&M)…had 1.5 tackles for loss against both SCSU and Hampton…
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had three tackles, two interceptions, one QB pressure and one pass breakup at Howard…was named MEAC Rookie of the Week for his effort against the Bison…returned his first career interception 62 yards for his first career TD at Howard…also had six tackles (five solo) and a deflection against Delaware State. 2007 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: A first-team All-7th District selection as a senior…posted 78 tackles, 18 for a loss, seven sacks and blocked four kicks…voted to the Class 4-A East/West All-Star game, where he won East Defensive MVP honors…helped St. Xavier to the state 4-A semifinals. Personal: Corwin Rodney Hammond was born on May 5, 1989…son of Corwin and Robin Hammond…majoring in business management…father is a housing manager at NSU. Hammond’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds 2008 12 30 17 47 5.0-11 0.0-0 2-80 2009 11 34 33 67 8.5-46 3.5-30 1-9 Totals 23 64 50 114 13.5-57 3.5-30 3-89
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Hammond’s Career Highs Tackles: 11 (vs. Morgan State, 11-7-09) TFL: 3.0 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-26-09) Sacks: 2.0 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-26-09) INT: 2 (vs. Howard, 11-1-08)
Natturner Harris RS-Freshman | DB 6-0 | 195 Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington HS
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2009 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: First-team All-Dade County and second-team all-state 4A pick as a senior…tallied 60 tackles, seven interceptions and two forced fumbles… rated Miami’s No. 22 recruit in the 2009 senior class by The Miami Herald…selected to play in the Dade-Broward all-star game after his final season… led Booker T. to an 11-2 mark as a senior…helped the Tornadoes go 14-0, win the 4A state title, and achieve the No. 8 ranking in the final USA Today national poll his junior season. Personal: Natturner Harris was born on December 17, 1990…son of Tanya Dingle…majoring in business management.
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RETURNING PLAYERS Ryan Hathaway RS-Junior | OL 6-5 | 315 Charlotte Court House, Va./ Randolph-Henry HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Saw time in all 11 games off the bench…special teams blocker and also NSU’s first offensive line substitute… played a season-high 42 snaps at Delaware State…graded out at 90 percent in his 30 plays at Florida A&M…registered a grade of at least 80 percent in four other games…named the 2009-10 NSU Male Scholar Athlete of the Year…also selected to the NSU and MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic teams. 2008 (Freshman): Appeared in six games off the NSU bench…blocked in some goal-line formations and was also a reserve tackle for the Spartans’ offensive line…named to the NSU and MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic teams. 2007 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: Named to the All-James River District first team at offensive tackle and to the second team at defensive tackle…was an honorable mention All-Region B selection on offense… also named first-team all-district as a junior... was district and region runner-up in the shot put as a junior…also played basketball. Personal: Ryan Dale Hathaway was born on July 31, 1989…son of Terry Hathaway and Catherine Criste…majoring in electronic technology.
Takeem Hedgeman RS-Sophomore | RB 5-10 | 195 Charlottesville, Va./Monticello HS
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2009 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. 2008 (Freshman): Played in every game…served as NSU’s backup tailback…finished the year third on the team in rushes (62), yards (206) and rushing touchdowns (two)…had 31 yards rushing and his first career touchdown, a 6-yarder, against North Carolina A&T…also had 31 yards rushing on a career-high 10 carries at William & Mary…had a season-high 37 yards on just three attempts at S.C. State…had a season-long rush of 23 yards against the Bulldogs…had 23 yards rushing and his second TD of the year, a 1-yarder, against Florida A&M…also caught two passes for eight yards on the year. High School: Rushed for a Virginia High School League (VHSL) state record 51 touchdowns as a senior, leading Monticello to its first-ever state Group AA Division 3 title…ran for 2,891 yards in 14 games, the fourth-highest singleseason mark in VHSL history…first-team All-Jefferson District, AllRegion and all-state…Virginiapreps.com Group AA state Player of the Year…ran for a school-record 6,383 career yards, the 14th-most in state history…accounted for 88 career touchdowns…rushed for 2,104 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior, and added 1,054 yards and 12 scores as a sophomore. Personal: Takeem Shabazz Hedgeman was born on January 30, 1990…son of James Stinnie and Tanya Hedgeman-Ayres…majoring in psychology. Hedgeman’s Career Rushing Statistics Year GP Att Yds Avg TD 2008 12 62 206 3.3 2 Totals 12 62 206 3.3 2
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Hedgeman’s Career Receiving Statistics Year GP Rec Yds Avg TD 2008 12 2 8 4.0 0 Totals 12 2 8 4.0 0
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Hedgeman’s Career Highs Rushes: 10 (vs. William & Mary, 9-20-08) Yards: 37 (vs. S.C. State, 10-11-08) TD: 1 (2x, last vs. FAMU, 10-25-08) Long Rush: 23 (vs. S.C. State, 10-11-08)
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RETURNING PLAYERS Eric Hitch RS-Sophomore | LB 6-2 | 230 Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial HS
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2009 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. 2008 (Freshman): Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams…also got some time as a backup inside linebacker…made three total tackles (one solo, two assisted) on the year…two of the three tackles came at S.C. State. High School: Lettered four years in football, two in wrestling and two in track and field…played fullback and linebacker for the Patriots…honorable mention All-Beach District at running back his senior and junior seasons…rushed for 315 yards on 50 carries (6.3 average) as a senior…scored five touchdowns (four rushing) and blocked for 1,000-yard rusher Tony Gregory, a Virginia Tech signee…placed second in the district and Eastern Region and sixth at the state wrestling championships in the heavyweight division as a senior. Personal: Eric Douglas Hitch II was born on March 23, 1990…son of Eric Hitch Sr. and Kesha Hitch…majoring in history. Hitch’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2008 12 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Totals 12 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Hitch’s Career Highs Tackles: 2 (vs. S.C. State, 10-11-08)
senior season with 64 tackles, two sacks and one interception…led Ballou to its first-ever city championship…also made 18 receptions for 292 yards and one touchdown on offense. Personal: Joseph M. Holbrook was born on October 23, 1988…son of Joseph Bowman and Brenda Holbrook…majoring in physical education.
Victor Hosten RS-SENIOR | DB 5-10 | 185 Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams HS
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2009 (Junior): Appeared in seven games…played special teams and saw time as a reserve defensive back…made four tackles on the year, three solo…had one tackle for a loss against Hampton. 2008 (Sophomore): Appeared in the N.C. A&T and Florida A&M games, both on special teams. 2007 (Freshman): Practiced with the team, but did not see any game action. 2006: Redshirted. High School: A two-year letterwinner at T.C. Williams…was a second-team all-district selection as a senior after posting 46 tackles, four interceptions and two forced fumbles…also scored two defensive touchdowns… made 31 tackles as a junior and was named the team’s Most Improved Defensive Player. Personal: Victor V. Hosten was born on May 9, 1987…son of Eunice James…majoring in exercise science. Hosten’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2009 7 3 1 4 1.0-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Totals 7 3 1 4 1.0-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Hosten’s Career Highs Tackles: 1 (4x, last vs. Delaware State, 11-14-09)
Joseph Holbrook RS-Junior | TE 6-2 | 240 Washington, D.C./Ballou HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Moved to tight end, where he served as Sherron Childress’ backup…did not catch a pass, but played in all 11 games. 2008 (Freshman): Played in seven games…moved onto the two-deep at outside linebacker for the final four games…also played special teams. 2007 (Redshirt): Sat out the season after tearing his ACL in preseason camp. High School: A four-year letterwinner in football and track…first-team All-DCIAA East as a senior…finished his
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Ray Jennings Senior | DL 6-2 | 300 Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS
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2009 (Junior): Started all 11 games at left defensive tackle…tied for fourth on the team with 6.5 tackles for loss…was second on the team and tied for sixth in the MEAC with four sacks…had all of his tackles for loss in the final seven games of the season…had sacks against SCSU, FAMU, Morgan State and WSSU…had 1.5 tackles for loss against FAMU, Howard and WSSU…set a new career high with seven total tackles against the Rams in the season finale…was selected to the preseason All-MEAC second team. 2008 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games and started seven at nose guard… led the team with 4.5 sacks, which ranked 10th in the MEAC… totaled 8.5 tackles for loss, tied for second on the team…had two sacks, one resulting in a safety, in the opener against Virginia State…tallied four tackles and one pass breakup at Kentucky… had a season-high six tackles and career-high three tackles for lost yardage vs. North Carolina A&T…had two tackles, including a sack, and one quarterback hurry at Howard…tallied five tackles, two for a loss, and 1.5 sacks at Winston-Salem State in the season finale. 2007 (Freshman): Appeared in all 11 games as NSU’s backup nose tackle…had 18 total tackles, including two for loss and one sack… had two solo tackles and his first career sack and forced fumble at North Carolina A&T…posted a season-high three tackles against Bethune-Cookman, South Carolina State and Delaware State… had half a tackle for loss at Rutgers and versus Hampton…had one quarterback hurry against B-CU. 2006 (Redshirt): Sat out the season as a non-qualifier. High School: A three-year letterwinner…named first-team All-Southeastern District at defensive line and second team offensive line as a senior…recorded 12 sacks among his 48 tackles. Personal: Ray Anthony Jennings…born March 1, 1988… son of Ray and Deborah Jennings…majoring in interdisciplinary studies. Jennings’ Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds 2007 11 8 10 18 2.0-13 1.0-11 0-0 2008 12 13 20 33 8.5-60 4.5-29 0-0 2009 11 11 14 25 6.5-36 4.0-34 0-0 Totals 34 32 44 76 17.0-109 9.5-74 0-0
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FF FR-Yds 1 0-0 0 1-0 0 0-0 1 1-0
RS-Sophomore | OL 6-5 | 275 Montross, Va./Washington & Lee HS
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2009 (Freshman): Got into four games off the Spartan bench (VSU, Bethune-Cookman, Hampton, Howard). 2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: Earned three varsity letters in football and basketball at Washington & Lee…was first-team All-Northern Neck District at offensive tackle as a junior and senior…also an honorable mention All-Region A pick in football his final two years. Personal: Kenneth Jerome Johnson Jr. was born on November 16, 1989…son of Kenneth Johnson Sr. and Christine Johnson…majoring in business management.
Michael Kay RS-Sophomore | OL 6-2 | 310 Capitol Heights, Md./Syracuse University/C.H. Flowers HS
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2009 (Freshman): Saw action in the final eight games of the season off the bench…played at both guard and center…played a seasonhigh 31 snaps in the come-from-behind win at Delaware State… missed the first three games of the year due to an ankle injury. At Syracuse (Redshirt): Redshirted the 2008 season. High School: Named to the 2008 Prep Star All-Atlantic Region team…named the 25th-best prospect in the Mid-Atlantic Region by Scout.Com… named to the All-Prince George’s 4A first team and the Gazette Star all-county team as a senior…also a 2007 SuperPrep All-Mid-Atlantic Team pick. Personal: Michael Deonta Kay was born on September 24, 1990…son of Donald and LaBianca Kay…majoring in criminal justice.
Jennings’ Career Highs Tackles: 7 (vs. WSSU, 11-21-09) TFL: 3.0 (vs. N.C. A&T, 9-13-08) Sacks: 2.0 (vs. Virginia State, 8-30-08) FF: 1 (vs. N.C. A&T, 9-27-07)
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Nigel McCowan
RS-Freshman | WR 5-9 | 175 Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge HS
RS-Senior | WR 6-1 | 210 Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis HS
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2009 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: Played four years of football and lettered two years on the track team…a first-team All-Cardinal District and all-area defensive back and second-team all-district receiver as a senior…made 23 catches for 377 yards and two touchdowns…on defense, tallied 49 tackles, two interceptions and 15 pass deflections…also qualified for the state track meet in the 100 and 200 meters as a senior. Personal: Kelvin Dean Lewis was born on November 12, 1990…son of Kelvin and Diane Lewis…majoring in computer science.
Blake Matthews RS-Sophomore | OL 6-4 | 315 Manassas, Va./Osbourn HS
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2009 (Freshman): Saw his first collegiate action against Virginia State…also played in reserve duty against Bethune-Cookman. 2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: A three-year letterwinner…second-team All-Cedar Run District on the offensive line and honorable mention all-district on the defensive line as a senior…gave up just three sacks as a senior offensive lineman…had 68 tackles on defense with nine tackles for loss and five sacks…helped Osbourn to the Group AAA Division 6 state title as a junior, when he was a second-team all-district defensive lineman. Personal: William Blake Matthews was born on March 8, 1990… goes by Blake…son of Scott and Stephanie Matthews…majoring in physical education.
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2009 (Junior): Started three times and played in every game…started against N.C. A&T, Howard and Delaware State…had 11 catches for 97 yards, an 8.8 average…caught at least one pass in the final 10 games of the season…matched his career high with two grabs against S.C. State…had a career-high 32 receiving yards and a career-long 27-yard catch against the Bulldogs. 2008 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games as a backup receiver…caught five passes for 42 yards, all in the final three games of the year…caught two passes vs. both Morgan State and Delaware State…had a season-high 20 yards receiving against DSU…named to the NSU and MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic teams. 2007 (Freshman): Played in three games (Virginia State, Rutgers, Bethune-Cookman) as a reserve receiver…caught one pass for 16 yards in the win over Virginia State…named to the NSU and MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic teams. 2006 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: Lettered three years in football and three in track…was a first-team All-Capital District selection at receiver and second team pick at defensive end as a senior…named to the all-region and All-Metro second teams… led the district with 903 receiving yards…finished his senior season with 48 receptions, six for touchdowns…had 12 catches for 259 yards, a Central Region record, in a win over Hanover. Personal: Nigel Tyrrell McCowan was born January 31, 1988…son of Zollie and Wilhelmenia McCowan…majoring in math. McCowan’s Career Receiving Statistics Year GP Rec Yds Avg TD 2007 3 1 16 16.0 0 2008 11 5 42 8.4 0 2009 11 11 97 8.8 0 Totals 25 17 155 9.1 0
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McCowan’s Career Highs Rec.: 2 (3x, last vs. S.C. State, 10-10-09) Yards: 32 (vs. S.C. State, 10-10-09) Long Rec.: 27 (vs. S.C. State, 10-10-09)
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RETURNING PLAYERS Merritt’s Career Highs Passing Att.: 4 (vs. William & Mary, 9-20-08) Comp.: 2 (vs. Virginia State, 8-30-08) Yards: 18 (vs. Virginia State, 8-30-08) TD: 1 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-27-08) INT: 1 (vs. William & Mary, 9-20-08) Longest Pass: 17 (vs. Virginia State, 8-30-08)
Derron McDuffie JUNIOR | OL 6-2 | 270 Paterson, N.J./Passaic Tech
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2009 (Sophomore): Saw his first career action against Howard, playing five total snaps. 2008 (Freshman): Sat out the season. High School: Lettered four years in football. Personal: Derron I. McDuffie was born on November 10, 1990…son of James Marche and Audrey McDuffie…majoring in engineering.
Dexter Merritt RS-Junior | QB 6-2 | 195 Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Played in the closing minutes of the seasonopening win against Virginia State, but did not attempt a pass… missed the rest of the season due to a knee injury. 2008 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games off the NSU bench…was No. 2 on the Spartans’ depth chart for the entire season…completed 5-of-9 passes for 34 yards on the year…threw one touchdown…ran twice for seven yards and was 2-of-2 for 18 yards in his first career action, against Virginia State…tossed his first career TD, a 7-yarder to Jamar Johnson, in the second quarter at Bethune-Cookman. 2007 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: Only played in three games as a senior before suffering a knee injury…led South Hampton Roads in passing with 533 yards and 10 touchdowns after three games… second-team All-Southeastern District pick as a junior, when he passed for 1,800 yards and 19 TDs…led the Tigers to the district championship and to the regional championship game as a junior… also played one year of varsity baseball. Personal: Dexter Jamal Merritt was born on April 7, 1989…son of Dwayne and Patricia Merritt…majoring in management information systems. Merritt’s Career Passing Statistics Year GP Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds. 2008 7 5-9-1 55.6 34 Totals 7 5-9-1 55.6 34
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Alex Moody RS-Senior | LB 6-1 | 220 Richmond, Va./Varina HS
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2009 (Junior): Missed the season due to a foot injury…named to the NSU and MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic teams. 2008 (Sophomore): Participated with the team on the practice squad, but did not see any game action… named to the NSU and MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic teams. High School: Played parts of three seasons on the varsity team at Varina…was a first-team All-Capital District pick as a senior…was a two-time all-district academic team member. Personal: Alex Moody was born on December 28, 1987… son of Alick and Wanda Moody…majoring in mass communications.
Kendall Noble RS-Junior | OL 6-4 | 290 Rocky Mount, N.C./Rocky Mount HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Started all 11 games at left tackle…named to the All-MEAC second team…named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week following the 41-6 win over Howard, when he helped the Spartans gain season highs in rushing yards (294) and total yards (520)…recorded the highest line grade for NSU in games against Hampton (82 percent) and Morgan State (season-high 86 percent)… also graded over 80 percent in three other Spartan games. 2008 (Freshman): Played in all 12 games…started the final 10 contests of the season at left tackle…named MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week after the Howard game…blocked on a line which allowed just one sack in the final five games. 2007 (Redshirt): Redshirted.
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RETURNING PLAYERS High School: Lettered and started for three years…a first-team all-conference and all-county selection as a junior and senior… helped team win the North Carolina 4A regional championship as a junior…named team’s top offensive lineman as a senior…selected to play in the North Carolina East-West All-Star game his senior year…also threw the shot put and discus for the Rocky Mount track team for four seasons. Personal: Kendall Andre Noble was born on March 16, 1989…son of Kendra and Wayne Noble Sr…majoring in kinesiotherapy.
Trent Porter JUNIOR | LB 6-2 | 225 Dendron, Va./Surry County HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in six contests, mostly on special teams…also saw some backup duty at linebacker…made his first career tackle and sack against Hampton. 2008: Sat out the season as a non-qualifier. High School: First-team all-district, All-Region A and Group A all-state as a senior…tallied 115 tackles, recovered five fumbles and intercepted seven passes, three of which he returned for touchdowns. Personal: Trenton Porter was born on January 18, 1989…goes by Trent…son of William and Sandra Porter… majoring in building construction technology. Porter’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2009 6 1 0 1 1.0-1 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0-0 Totals 6 1 0 1 1.0-1 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0-0 Porter’s Career Highs Tackles: 1 (vs. Hampton, 10-17-09) TFL: 1.0 (vs. Hampton, 10-17-09) Sacks: 1.0 (vs. Hampton, 10-17-09)
Markeece Preston SENIOR | OL 6-3 | 325 Paterson, N.J./Paterson Catholic HS
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2009 (Junior): Started all 11 games as NSU’s right guard…played a team-high 631 snaps…allowed just two sacks, tied for the lowest total among starting linemen…did not allow a sack in the final eight games of the year…named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week after grading out at a season-high 88 percent in the win at Delaware State…registered a grade of at least 80 percent in six games, including the final five of the season, and averaged an 80 for the entire year. 2008 (Sophomore): Started the first seven games of the year at right guard…suffered an ankle injury against Hampton and missed the final five games of the season. 2007 (Freshman): Played in 10 games as a reserve offensive lineman…usually the first Spartan lineman off the bench…played a season-high 44 snaps against Hampton…graded out at over 90 percent on his assignments against Bethune-Cookman…did not allow a sack and was not penalized during the season. High School: A two-time firstteam All-New Jersey selection by The Associated Press…also a two-time North Jersey All-Area pick by The Herald News…was a three-time All-Bergen Passaic League honoree…helped Paterson rush for nearly 3,000 yards and did not allow a sack as a senior… led the Cougars to two straight Non-Public Group 1 titles. Personal: Markeece J. Preston…born on December 2, 1989…son of Michael and Yvonne Preston…majoring in physical education.
Terrence Pugh RS-Sophomore | LB 6-4 | 220 Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS
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2009 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games during his rookie season… made his first collegiate start against William & Mary, registering a career-high six tackles, one for a loss…had his first career sack the week before, at N.C. A&T…was in on three tackles against both Bethune-Cookman and Delaware State…had two of his three QB pressures for the year at Morgan State… named to the NSU and MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic teams. 2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: A two-year letterwinner at
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RETURNING PLAYERS Indian River…first team All-Southeastern District and All-Tidewater by The Virginian-Pilot on defense…also second-team all-district at offensive tackle…had 34 tackles for loss, 13 sacks and six forced fumbles as a senior…led Indian River to the Eastern Region Division 5 championship game…a second-team all-district pick on both sides of the ball as a junior. Personal: Terrence Lamar Pugh…born on April 17, 1990…son of Randy and Janet Pugh…majoring in computer science…both parents are NSU alumni. Pugh’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2009 11 7 9 16 2.5-9 1.0-5 0-0 0 0 0-0 Totals 11 7 9 16 2.5-9 1.0-5 0-0 0 0 0-0 Pugh’s Career Highs Tackles: 6 (vs. William & Mary, 9-19-09) TFL: 1.0 (2x, last vs. William & Mary, 9-19-09) Sacks: 1.0 (vs. N.C. A&T, 9-12-09)
Josh Reamon RS-Junior | WR 5-11 | 170 Newport News, Va./Gloucester HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Saw action in 10 games off the NSU bench… used as a reserve receiver. 2008 (Freshman): Saw action in four games (Virginia State, Howard, Morgan State, Winston-Salem State)…did not catch a pass. 2007 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: Named to the All-Peninsula District first team at defensive back and to the second team at wideout as a senior…made 48 receptions for 680 yards and four touchdowns as a senior…rated the No. 52 recruit in Virginia by the Roanoke Times…had seven interceptions and 32 solo tackles as a senior. Personal: Joshua W. Reamon was born on December 25, 1988…son of Charles and Priscilla Reamon…majoring in kinesiotherapy…brother Charles Reamon Jr. ran track at NSU in the 1990s.
DeVonte Reynolds RS-Junior | DB 6-3 | 200 Warsaw, Va./Rappahannock HS
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2009 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games…one of the team’s top special teams players, Reynolds also served as a backup safety… made 14 tackles for the year, nine of them solo…had a career-high four tackles at Morgan State in his most extensive action on defense. 2008 (Freshman): Played in 11 games, mostly on special teams…had six tackles for the season, three solo and three assisted…had two tackles at William & Mary…returned one kickoff on the year, netting three yards against Delaware State. 2007 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: Played parts of four seasons on the varsity team… was an honorable mention all-district selection as a senior in football and basketball…was first-team all-district and all-region as a junior in football…tallied more than 1,300 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns as a running back and receiver his junior season…also played basketball and soccer and ran track during his High School career. Personal: Germiah DeVonte Reynolds was born on October 21, 1988…goes by DeVonte…son of Troy Newton and Tammy Reynolds…majoring in exercise science. Reynolds’ Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds 2008 11 3 3 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 2009 11 9 5 14 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 Totals 22 12 8 20 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0
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RETURNING PLAYERS Naron Sanderlin RS-SENIOR | WR 5-11 | 210 Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS
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2009 (Junior): Missed the season with a knee injury. 2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. 2007 (Sophomore): Played in four games, mostly on special teams…amassed two tackles. 2006 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games on special teams…had five tackles for the year, four of them unassisted…posted two tackles against Morgan State…deflected pass and blocked an extra point vs. North Carolina A&T…moved to receiver during spring practice. High School: Lettered three years in football and two in basketball…was a second-team all-state Group AAA pick as a utility player his senior season…first-team All-Tidewater at defensive back…first-team All-Southeastern District selection at receiver and second-team at defensive back…second-team All-Eastern Region at receiver… caught 40 passes for 885 yards and eight touchdowns, and rushed for 130 yards and two scores as a senior…also had 45 tackles, three sacks and two fumble recoveries on defense. Personal: Naron Maynard Sanderlin…born on February 25, 1987…son of Jovandra Sanderlin…majoring in business management.
zone to kill one Bulldogs’ drive…had four tackles, one sack and a forced fumble against Florida A&M. 2007 (Freshman): Played in all 11 contests…Short started four games at defensive back, playing some corner and strong safety, and was also a key special teams player…registered 30 tackles, 12 solo and one for a loss…deflected four passes…made a career-high seven tackles and broke up two passes in his first career game, against Virginia State…had five tackles and one pass deflection against Bethune-Cookman…made two tackles, one for a loss, vs. Hampton. 2006: Sat out the season as a non-qualifier. High School: Lettered three years on the football team…played receiver and defensive back…had five interceptions and 96 tackles his senior season, when he was an honorable mention All-Beach District selection…voted the school’s best allaround athlete…qualified for the Eastern Region track meet in the 200 meters and for the state Group AAA meet as part of the Ocean Lakes 400-meter relay team…was also the starting point guard for the Dolphins’ district tournament championship basketball team. Personal: Jamie LaVar Short…born September 2, 1987…son of Cynthia Short…majoring in interdisciplinary studies. Short’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2007 11 12 18 30 1.0-2 0.0-0 0-0 4 0 0-0 2008 12 22 3 25 1.0-14 1.0-14 1-0 6 1 0-0 2009 11 19 9 28 0.5-1 0.0-0 2-9 3 0 0-0 Totals 34 53 30 83 2.5-17 1.0-14 3-9 13 1 0-0 Short’s Career Highs Tackles: 7 (vs. Virginia State, 9-1-07) TFL: 1.0 (vs. FAMU, 10-25-08) Sacks: 1.0 (vs. FAMU, 10-25-08) INT: 2 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-26-09) PD: 2 (2x, last vs. S.C. State, 10-10-09)
Jamie Short SENIOR | DB 6-1 | 205 Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes HS
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Anthony Taylor SENIOR | LB 6-0 | 240 Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown HS
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2009 (Junior): Started all 11 games at inside linebacker…an AllMEAC second-team selection…led NSU and ranked fourth in the MEAC with 81 total tackles (7.4 per game)…was fourth in the MEAC with 5.5 sacks and fifth with 12.5 tackles for loss, both of which were team highs…recorded double digits in tackles twice, with 10 against William & Mary and a career-high 14 at Florida A&M…had at least half a tackle for loss in 10 of NSU’s 11 games…had a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss, including half a sack and one QB hurry, against Howard…along with his 14 tackles, added 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack at FAMU…posted a career-best seven solo tackles vs. William
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Lamont Thorpe SENIOR | LB 6-4 | 255 Richmond, Va./Varina HS
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2009 (Junior): Emerged as a starter in his third season at NSU… started six times and played in all 11 games…tallied 19 tackles, two for a loss…had two QB hurries, blocked two kicks and deflected a pass…earned his first career start vs. Bethune-Cookman, registering one tackle for loss…credited with two QB hurries and also blocked an extra point against Hampton…deflected a pass at FAMU…blocked another extra point two weeks later against Howard…had a career-high six tackles, one behind the line of scrimmage, at DSU. 2008 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games… was a key special teams player as well as a second-string outside linebacker…finished the season with 10 total tackles, two for a loss…returned a Virginia State fumble 49 yards for his first career touchdown in the season opener…had one tackle for loss at William & Mary…made a season-high three tackles at Howard…also had one tackle for loss in the win against Morgan State. 2007 (Freshman): Saw action in 10 contests…a reserve outside linebacker and a regular on special teams units…made seven tackles for the year, four solo…had two tackles, half for a loss, against South Carolina State…blocked an extra point in the win at Morgan State. High School: Four-year letterwinner in football and track…named to the All-Central District first team at defensive line as a senior…tallied 49 tackles and five sacks for the Central Region champions…also selected second-team All-Central Region and honorable mention All-Metro by the Richmond Times Dispatch…the Blue Devils went 40-6 during his four years. Personal: Lamont A. Thorpe was born on November 8, 1988…son of Levi Thorpe and Alice Eady…majoring in interdisciplinary studies. Thorpe’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2007 10 4 3 7 0.5-1 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2008 12 5 5 10 2.0-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1-49 2009 11 5 14 19 2.0-3 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 Totals 33 14 22 36 4.5-7 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 1-49 Thorpe’s Career Highs Tackles: 6 (vs. DSU, 11-14-09) TFL: 1.0 (4x, last vs. DSU, 11-14-09) PD: 1 (vs. FAMU, 10-24-09)
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RETURNING PLAYERS Seth Travers JUNIOR | WR 6-0 | 175 Gainesville, Va./Calvert HS (Md.)
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2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in four games as a reserve wideout (VSU, Bethune-Cookman, Hampton, Howard). 2008 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on during the 2008-09 school year… caught a TD pass in the final spring football scrimmage. High School: Lettered three years in football and three in track…allcounty at wide receiver as a senior, when he scored eight touchdowns and had 700 receiving yards…also intercepted seven passes on defense…scored in double figures as a junior and senior on the Calvert basketball team. Personal: Timothy Seth Travers was born on May 25, 1988…goes by Seth…son of Wakefield and Paula Travers…majoring in journalism and political science.
recording 87 tackles, nine sacks, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…first-team All-Central Region and honorable mention all-state group AAA. Personal: Joshual Andrew Turner…born April 20, 1989…goes by Josh…son of Jay Turner and Phyllis Smith…majoring in business. Turner’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2008 11 9 12 21 4.0-16 2.0-12 0-0 1 0 1-0 2009 11 14 32 46 8.0-19 2.0-7 0-0 0 0 0-0 Totals 22 23 44 67 12.0-35 4.0-19 0-0 1 0 1-0 Turner’s Career Highs Tackles: 10 (vs. Delaware State, 11-14-09) TFL: 2.5 (vs. Howard, 10-31-09) Sacks: 1.0 (3x, last vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-26-09)
Ricardo Volcin JUNIOR | DB 6-2 | 210 North Miami Beach, Fla./ North Miami Beach HS
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Josh Turner rs-JUNIOR | DL 6-0 | 315 Chesterfield, Va./Manchester HS
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2009 (Sophomore): All-MEAC first-team selection who started all 11 games at nose tackle…given the Walter M. Kindred Award as the team’s best defensive lineman…led all NSU defensive linemen with 46 tackles and eight stops behind the line of scrimmage… made four tackles, 1.5 for loss, and one sack in the win over BCU… was in on a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss, including half a sack, in the win over Howard…made a career-high 10 tackles in the win at DSU. 2008 (Freshman): Played in 11 games along the defensive line…started three times at nose guard (S.C. State, Howard, DSU)… missed the last game due to a knee injury suffered against DSU… had 21 tackles, four for loss, and two sacks…had three solo tackles and his first career sack at William & Mary…had a season-high four stops in a game twice, at Bethune-Cookman and vs. Morgan State…recovered his only fumble of the year at S.C. State…blocked a field goal against Hampton…had his second sack of the year at Howard. 2007 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: Played four years of football at Manchester…a first-team All-Dominion District and All-Metro selection by the Richmond Times Dispatch his senior year…named Dominion District Defensive Player of the Year after
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2009 (Sophomore): Again served as a key special teams player and also as a reserve safety…played in 10 games, missing the Morgan State game due to injury…had 11 total tackles for the year… posted his season high with four tackles at FAMU…also broke up a pass in that game… named to the NSU and MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic teams. 2008 (Freshman): One of NSU’s top special teams players, Volcin played in all 11 games…also saw some time as a backup safety…made 17 tackles (13 solo) on the year…had a career-high five tackles, including a sack, in the opener against Virginia State…scored his first collegiate touchdown by recovering an errant punt snap in the end zone against N.C. A&T…made four tackles at Howard…had three tackles and deflected one pass vs. Morgan State. High School: Lettered four years in football, three in track and one in wrestling…a first-team All-Dade County and second-team all-state pick by the Florida Sports Writers Association as a senior …recorded 75 tackles, 11 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception from his linebacker position…also caught 16 passes for 307 yards and four TDs on offense…named the team’s best two-way player…also posted seven sacks and more than 70 tackles as a junior. Personal: Ricardo Volcin was born on October 24, 1989…son of Benita Jeudy…majoring in sociology. Volcin’s Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2008 11 13 4 17 1.0-2 1.0-2 0-0 1 0 1-0 2009 10 6 5 11 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 Totals 21 19 9 28 1.0-2 1.0-2 0-0 2 0 1-0
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Volcin’s Career Highs Tackles: 5 (vs. Virginia State, 8-30-08) TFL: 1.0 (vs. Virginia State, 8-30-08) Sacks: 1.0 (vs. Virginia State, 8-30-08) PD: 1 (2x, last vs. FAMU, 10-24-09) FR: 1 (vs. N.C. A&T, 9-13-08)
to a sprained ankle suffered at Bethune-Cookman…tied for third on the team with 18 catches and was fourth with 207 receiving yards… also returned 10 kickoffs for 183 yards (18.3 average) and four punts for 87 yards (21.8 average)…had his best all-around game of the year at Kentucky, catching five passes for 69 yards… also returned one punt for 37 yards and one kickoff return for nine yards in that game to finish with 115 all-purpose yards…returned seven kickoffs for 136 yards (19.4 average) at William & Mary…caught two passes for 52 yards, including a long of 30 yards, before leaving due to injury at B-CU…caught a career-high six passes for 41 yards in the finale at Winston-Salem State. 2007 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games and started four as NSU’s third receiver…one of the team’s faster offensive players, Wicker was an asset receiving, running the ball and on special teams…ranked third on the team with 25 catches for 466 yards…led the team in yards per catch (18.6)… ranked ninth in the MEAC in receiving yards per game (42.6)… caught a pass in all 11 games…made five receptions for a careerhigh 172 yards, the most by a Spartan during the season, at North Carolina A&T…hauled in his first two career touchdowns against the Aggies, covering 19 and 69 yards…the 69-yard TD pass was the longest offensive play for NSU during the season…was named MEAC Rookie of the Week for his performance at N.C. A&T…made a 4-yard touchdown grab against Howard…hauled in four passes against Winston-Salem State and three against both Howard and Florida A&M…also returned eight punts for 50 yards (6.2 average) and eight kickoffs for 181 yards (22.6 average)…finished third on the team in all-purpose yardage (63.8 ypg)…also ran the ball four times during the season. 2006 (Redshirt): Redshirted. High School: Named to the All-Commonwealth District first team at wide receiver, kick returner and defensive back as a senior…honorable mention All-Northwest Region at all three positions…also a first-team allarea pick by the Fredericksburg Free Lance Star. Personal: Jeremy Andrew Wicker…born August 26, 1988…son of Eddie and Tammy Minaya…majoring in business management. Wicker’s Career Receiving Statistics
Jeremy Wicker RS-Senior | WR 5-11 | 200 Quantico, Va./North Stafford HS
17
Year
GP
2007 2008 2009
11 9 10
Totals
30
Rec
Yds
Avg
25 18 25
466 207 191
18.6 11.5 7.6
68
865
Wicker’s Career Kickoff Returns
46
3 0 0
Lg
Avg/G
69 30 17
42.4 23.0 19.1
12.7
3
69
Year
GP
Ret
Yds
Avg
TD
Lg
2007 2008 2009
11 9 10
8 10 1
181 183 7
22.6 18.3 7.0
0 0 0
37 38 7
Totals
30
19
371
Wicker’s Career Punt Returns
2009 (Junior): Appeared in 10 games, starting seven…ranked third on the team with 25 catches and fourth with 191 yards…caught at least one pass in eight games…snared six receptions in a game twice, matching his career high…had six grabs for 34 yards in the loss to S.C. State…had six catches for a season-high 46 yards in the loss at FAMU…had three receptions for 38 yards, including a season-long 17-yarder, in the finale against WSSU…had one kick return for seven yards and two punt returns for nine yards on the season. 2008 (Sophomore): Played in nine games, starting four (Virginia State, N.C. A&T, William & Mary, Howard)…missed three games due
TD
19.5
0
38
Year
GP
Ret
Yds
Avg
TD
Lg
2007 2008 2009
11 9 10
8 4 2
50 87 9
6.2 21.8 4.5
0 0 0
22 37 10
Totals
30
14
146
10.4
0
28.8
37
Wicker’s Career Highs Rec.: 6 (3x, last vs. FAMU, 10-24-09) Yards: 172 (vs. N.C. A&T, 9-27-07) TD: 2 (vs. N.C. A&T, 9-27-07) Long Rec.: 69 (vs. N.C. A&T, 9-27-07)
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RETURNING PLAYERS Cameron Williams RS-Freshman | OL 6-4 | 310 Burke, Va./St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes HS
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2009 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: A four-year letterwinner in football…also played one year of varsity basketball and threw the shot put for one season on the track team…a secondteam all-state (VISAA) offensive lineman and first-team all-conference pick as a senior…helped the football team reach the state playoff semifinals his junior season. Personal: Cameron Ellsworth Williams was born on February 25, 1991…son of Kim Williams… majoring in political science.
Tory Williams RS-Sophomore | DL 6-4 | 290 Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside HS
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2009 (Freshman): Played in all 11 contests during his debut season, all as a reserve defensive tackle…was in on 17 tackles, four for a loss, and was credited with half a sack…broke up two passes, one each against Bethune-Cookman and Hampton…made a career-high five tackles, including one for loss and half a sack, at FAMU…made three stops in the season finale versus WSSU…had one tackle for loss and forced a fumble leading to a Rams’ turnover in NSU territory during the second half of that contest. 2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season. High School: A two-way starter on the offensive and defensive lines at Bayside…finished his senior season with 34 total tackles, 10 sacks and two forced fumbles…graded out at 89 percent on his assignments on the offensive line. Personal: Tory J. Williams was born on January 29, 1990…son of Glynis Daniels…majoring in electronic technology. Williams’ Career Defensive Statistics Year GP UT AT TT TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PD FF FR-Yds 2009 11 9 8 17 4.0-8 0.5-1 0-0 2 1 0-0 Totals 11 9 8 17 4.0-8 0.5-1 0-0 2 1 0-0 Williams’ Career Highs Tackles: 5 (vs. FAMU, 10-24-09) TFL: 1 (3x, last vs. WSSU, 11-21-09) Sacks: 0.5 (vs. FAMU, 10-24-09) PD: 1 (2x, last vs. Hampton, 10-17-09) FF: 1 (vs. WSSU, 11-21-09)
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NEWCOMERS #55 Tremondae Branch
#33 Marvin Ford
#9 Jamal Giddens
High School: A first-team All-Big 9 selection as a senior…also selected to the all-state Division 2 team, the second-largest in Michigan…lettered four years in football and track and two in basketball…was an all-state performer throwing the shot put and discus his junior year.
High School: Ranked as the No. 4 running back and No. 49 overall prospect on the Central Florida Top 100...a four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain… helped the Panthers to consecutive district and conference titles and a combined 21-3 record over his final two seasons...also played defensive end and fullback, and returned kickoffs...earned All-Metro Conference honors as a senior, when the 11-1 Panthers registered a school record in wins before losing in the second round of the Florida 6A playoffs in a 58-52, five-overtime loss to Apopka... as a senior, ran for 10 touchdowns and 798 yards on 114 carries, and caught five passes for 101 yards...a starter in only three games on defense as a senior, still notched three forced fumbles and four sacks... in 2008, finished with 904 yards on 109 carries and 12 TDs, including a 72-yarder...also lettered three years in track, where he won a 2009 district championship in the long jump.
At Liberty: Played in 11 games as a true freshman at Liberty in 2008…earned his first career start against VMI…finished the year with 29 tackles, three tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks…also credited with one forced fumble and one pass breakup…tallied a season-high eight tackles, including one for a loss and half a sack, against Glenville State. High School: Two-year letterwinner in football at Maury… first-team all-district pick as a senior…rated the No. 58 recruit in the state according to the Roanoke Times…also played basketball and ran track for the Commodores.
DL | 6-1 | 285 | Freshman Flint, Mich./Carman-Ainsworth HS
#11 Dionte Edwards
WR | 5-8 | 170 | Freshman Norfolk, Va./Booker T. Washington HS High School: First-team All-Eastern District at receiver and second team as a utility player…tallied 1,400 all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns in seven games before suffering an injury…scored five TDs in one game…also ran track for the Bookers.
#62 Joshua El
DL | 5-11 | 220 | RS-Freshman Richmond, Va./Hermitage HS At NSU: Walked onto the team during the 2009-10 school year. High School: Lettered two years in football, wrestling and track…a second-team all-district pick in football as a senior after tallying nine sacks…regional wrestling champion for his weight class… named the wrestling team’s MVP and given the Coach’s Award…an honor-roll student.
#85 TANNER FIANO
WR | 5-8 | 165 | Freshman Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville HS High School: A second-team All-Beach District selection as a junior and senior... accounted for more than 1,000 all-purpose yards as a senior and scored six touchdowns.
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RB | 5-10 | 190 | Freshman Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips HS
LB | 6-2 | 225 | RS-Sophomore Norfolk, Va./Liberty University/Maury HS
#22 Montel Gamble
#49 Quinton Grainger
RB | 6-1 | 235 | RS-Sophomore Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman At NSU: Enrolled in the fall of 2008…walked on in spring of 2010. High School: Lettered one year at Douglas Freeman, his junior season…honorable mention all-district defense…played linebacker and nose tackle.
WR | 6-2 | 190 | Junior Holiday, Fla./West Hills (Ca.) CC/Tarpon Springs HS
#89 Matthew Grant
At West Hills: First-team All-Northern California Football Association pick as a sophomore at West Hills...had 26 receptions for 412 yards and three touchdowns. High School: A first-team All-Suncoast and honorable mention all-state class 4A pick as a senior at Tarpon Springs HS.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in football…played defensive end and tackle… also saw some time on offense at tight end…helped Boyd Anderson reach the state Class 5A regional semifinals…also lettered three years on the track team and one year on the wrestling team.
DL | 6-3 | 245 | Freshman Sunrise, Fla./Boyd Anderson HS
#80 Joe Hawkins
TE | 6-3 | 225 | Sophomore Chicago, Ill./Eisenhower HS At NSU: Sat out the 2009 season as a nonqualifier. High School: Played football, basketball and track at Eisenhower…helped team advance to the 6A playoffs his junior and senior seasons…all-area and allconference selection as a junior, when he caught 10 touchdown passes…scored three TDs as a senior.
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NEWCOMERS #25 Keenan Lambert
#48 Patrick Mills
High School: Was a first-team All-Eastern District and second-team All-Tidewater defensive back as a senior….finished the season with 89 tackles, 15 pass breakups, four interceptions and two forced fumbles… also saw time on special teams and at quarterback and receiver on offense… passed for 427 yards and five touchdowns at QB…hauled in 17 receptions for 381 yards and five more scores at receiver…also ran for 221 yards and three touchdowns…credited with seven blocked kicks on special teams…three-year letterwinner.
At NSU: Redshirted in 2009 after transferring to NSU from Virginia Union. At VUU: Rushed 94 times for 596 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore in 2008…ran 26 times for 132 yards as a freshman for the CIAA championship team. High School: All-Central District, All-Central Region and All-Metro pick as a senior after running for over 1,000 yards…all-district and All-Metro selection after running for 1,689 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior…ran for 4,447 yards in his high school career.
#38 Ryan Lee
#35 Troy Muenzer
K/P | 5-9 | 170 | Freshman Norfolk, Va./Maury HS
K/P | 6-1 | 185 | Junior Long Beach, Calif./Grossmont College
High School: First-team All-Eastern District kicker as a senior…selected to the all-district second team as a junior…also a standout soccer player, Lee helped the Commodores reach the regional playoffs as a senior.
At Grossmont: Handled placekicking and punting duties at Grossmont…led the team in scoring with 60 points…was 8-of-12 on field-goal attempts and 36-of-41 on extra points…averaged 36 yards per punt and had 11 downed inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.
DB | 6-0 | 185 | Freshman Norfolk, Va./Maury HS
#19 Darrin Marrow
DB | 6-1 | 180 | Freshman Virginia Beach, Va./Cox HS High School: Recorded 30 tackles, six pass deflections, two interceptions and two forced fumbles as a senior…started three games at free safety and eight at corner… had four interceptions as a junior, when he helped Cox reach the playoffs for the first time in its 48-year history…also helped the Falcons make the playoffs his senior year… 100-meter runner on the track team.
RB | 5-9 | 185 | RS-Junior Petersburg, Va./Virginia Union University/ Matoaca HS
#44 Devonte Norman
LB | 6-0 | 215 | Freshman Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown HS High School: First-team All-Beach District and second-team All-Tidewater and AllEastern Region…tallied 110 tackles and 18 sacks as a senior.
#67 Aaron Palmer
LS | 6-0 | 200 | Freshman Chesapeake, Va./Grassfield HS
#12 CHRIS RoDgers
QB | 5-11 | 185 | Freshman Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville HS High School: Second-team All-Beach District as a junior...limited by an injury his senior season...passed for 3,182 yards in his high school career.
#60 Edwin Rogers
OL | 6-3 | 325 | Freshman Alexandria, Va./Edison HS High School: First-team All-National District and honorable mention All-Northern Region offensive lineman…helped team to a 7-4 mark and a berth in the Northern Region playoffs…blocked for unit which ran for over 2,000 yards and averaged 330 total yards per game…all-academic team member...named team’s top offensive lineman.
#69 Ali Scott
OL | 6-4 | 325 | Freshman Portsmouth, Va./Churchland HS High School: First-team All-Eastern District on both sides of the line…second-team AllTidewater as an offensive lineman…named team MVP…amassed 27 pancake blocks… second-team all-district as a junior…also played basketball for Churchland.
#47 Tyrece Shepherd WR | 6-1 | 185 | Sophomore Suffolk, Va./Lakeland HS
At NSU: Sat out the 2009 season as a nonqualifier. High School: Four-year letterwinner in football and track…a two-way player on the football team and a hurdler and sprinter for the track team.
High School: First-team All-Southeastern District, All-Eastern Region and honorable mention all-state at center…rated the No. 32 long snapper in the country according to the Ray Guy Academy…four-year letterwinner in football.
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NEWCOMERS #6 Jake Strickler
QB | 6-3 | 205 | Junior Middletown, Calif./Mendocino College At Mendocino: Named the Mid-Empire CoOffensive Player of the Year as a sophomore…also was a first-team all-conference and all-state Region I pick…threw for 3,096 yards and 32 touchdowns…also rushed for 313 yards and two touchdowns while accounting for 341 yards of total offense per game.
#32 Dionte Sullivan
#5 Chris Walley
QB | 6-2 | 200 | RS-Junior Tallahassee, Fla./Joliet JC (Ill.)/North Florida Christian At Joliet: Passed for a school-record 2,656 yards and 18 touchdowns as a sophomore at Joliet…named to the all-conference and all-region second teams…two-year team captain. High School: First-team all-state 1A-1B and All-Big Bend as a senior at North Florida Christian School in Tallahassee… set school records with 2,764 yards and 34 touchdowns as a senior…three-year letterwinner.
#73 Julius Wormley
OL | 6-5 | 285 | Freshman Hampton, Va./Tabb HS High School: A first-team All-Bay Rivers and second-team All-Region I selection on defense...had 39 tackles, six for loss, despite missing a game due to injury…started on both sides of the line for the Tigers…helped pave the way for Tabb to average 370 total yards of offense per game…was an honorable mention all-conference pick as a junior while attending the Christchurch School.
DB | 5-9 | 170 | Freshman O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon HS High School: Three-year letterwinner in football and track…a first-team allconference and all-area football player as a junior and senior… tallied 55 tackles, five interceptions and 16 pass deflections as a senior…also played receiver, catching 28 passes for 465 yards and four touchdowns in his final season…second-team all-conference selection as a junior.
#21 Nick Taylor
DB | 5-9 | 170 | Freshman Richmond, Va./Varina HS High School: A first-team all-district and second-team All-Metro and All-Central Region pick as a senior…started 44 games in his four-year career for Varina, one of the top teams in the state…four-time all-district and academic all-district selection.
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#96 Nico Washington DL | 6-4 | 310 | Freshman Waldorf, Md./North Point HS
High School: First team All-Southern Maryland Athletic Conference at both OL and DL…first-team all-county and second-team All-Met by the Washington Post at OL… honorable mention Big School all-state team selection at DL.
#66 Carnell Williams OL | 6-0 | 330 | Sophomore Birdsrest, Va./Northampton HS
At NSU: Enrolled at NSU in 2008…joined the team as a walk-on during the 200910 academic year. High School: Lettered three years in football and track and one in wrestling…named the team’s top offensive lineman as a senior…helped the football and track teams to three district titles each.
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2009 RESULTS AND STATISTICS Date Opponent Sep 05, 2009 VIRGINIA STATE * Sep 12, 2009 at North Carolina A&T Sep 19, 2009 #5 WILLIAM & MARY * Sep 26, 2009 BETHUNE-COOKMAN * Oct 10, 2009 #17 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE * Oct 17, 2009 HAMPTON * Oct 24, 2009 at Florida A&M * Oct 31, 2009 HOWARD * Nov 07, 2009 at Morgan State * Nov 14, 2009 at Delaware State Nov 21, 2009 WINSTON-SALEM STATE * indicates conference game Rushing Branche, DeAngelo Brown, Dennis Cotton, Donovan Brisco, Markeith Alford, Josh Waters, R.J. Blakely, Wilson Estep, Ryan Wicker, Jeremy Jackson, Brian Hayden, P.J. Childress, Shawn Team Total Opponents
GP 11 11 11 11 11 3 1 11 10 4 11 11 10 11 11
Passing Brown, Dennis Jackson, Brian Team Total Opponents
GP 11 4 10 11 11
Receiving Bell, Chris Hayden, P.J. Wicker, Jeremy Branche, DeAngelo Childress, Sherron McCowan, Nigel Fluker-Berry, Dwight Cotton, Donovan Alford, Josh Total Opponents
GP 11 11 10 1 1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Att 175 116 60 8 6 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 11 387 399
Score Record Record Time Attend W 28-10 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 2:37 24325 13-17 L 1- 1- 0 0- 1- 0 2:49 14338 15-27 L 1- 2- 0 0- 1- 0 2:25 10005 W 40-14 2- 2- 0 1- 1- 0 3:21 7040 10-37 L 2- 3- 0 1- 2- 0 2:58 6532 W 46-6 3- 3- 0 2- 2- 0 2:40 6342 20-34 L 3- 4- 0 2- 3- 0 3:17 17049 W 41-6 4- 4- 0 3- 3- 0 2:54 15832 W 31-23 5- 4- 0 4- 3- 0 3:00 3121 W 21-16 6- 4- 0 5- 3- 0 2:56 4127 W 28-21 7- 4- 0 5- 3- 0 2:47 6573
Gain 940 571 290 40 12 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1863 1747
Loss 18 191 9 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 7 8 21 262 378
Net 922 380 281 40 11 7 3 -1 -3 -3 -7 -8 -21 1601 1369
Avg TD Long Avg/G 5.3 10 32 83.8 3.3 5 30 34.5 4.7 2 37 25.5 5.0 0 9 3.6 1.8 2 5 1.0 1.8 0 4 2.3 3.0 0 3 3.0 -1.0 0 0 -0.1 -3.0 0 0 -0.3 -1.5 0 0 -0.8 -7.0 0 0 -0.6 -8.0 0 0 -0.7 -1.9 0 0 -2.1 4.1 19 37 145.5 3.4 9 51 124.5
Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds 134.35 161-284-13 56.7 2228 62.60 1-2-0 50.0 3 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 133.38 162-287-13 56.4 2231 106.99 135-257-15 52.5 1552 No. 51 32 25 18 14 11 5 4 2 162 135
Yds 958 525 191 250 136 97 46 10 18 2231 1552
Avg 18.8 16.4 7.6 13.9 9.7 8.8 9.2 2.5 9.0 13.8 11.5
G 11 11 11 11 11 3 1 4 11 10 11 11 10 11 11
All-Purpose Branche, DeAngelo Bell, Chris
G Rush 1 1 922 11 0
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Plays 400 175 60 8 6 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 12 674 656
Rush 380 922 281 40 11 7 3 -3 -1 -3 -7 -8 -21 1601 1369 Rec 250 958
PR 0 0
Avg/G 202.5 0.8 0.0 202.8 141.1
Long 71 58 17 53 23 27 12 5 9 71 47
Avg/G 87.1 47.7 19.1 22.7 12.4 8.8 4.2 0.9 1.6 202.8 141.1
TD 13 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 12
|------- PATs -------| Scoring TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Bell, Chris 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Branche, DeAngelo 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Castellat, Justin 0 6-9 31-34 0-0 0 Brown, Dennis 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Hayden, P.J. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 Alford, Josh 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Cotton, Donovan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Whitehead, Terrell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Anderson, Josh 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Team 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Wicker, Jeremy 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 Total 39 6-9 31-34 0-0 2 Opponents 24 15-21 22-24 0-0 0 Total Offense Brown, Dennis Branche, DeAngelo Cotton, Donovan Brisco, Markeith Alford, Josh Waters, R.J. Blakely, Wilson Jackson, Brian Estep, Ryan Wicker, Jeremy Hayden, P.J. Childress, Shawn Team Total Opponents
TD Lng 18 71 0 3 0 0 18 71 12 47
Pass DXP Saf Points 0-0 0 0 78 0-0 0 0 66 0-1 0 0 49 2-4 0 0 30 0-0 0 0 26 0-0 0 0 12 0-0 0 0 12 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0 3 6 0-0 0 0 2 2-5 0 3 293 0-0 0 0 211
Pass 2228 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2231 1552 KOR 0 75
Total 2608 922 281 40 11 7 3 0 -1 -3 -7 -8 -21 3832 2921 IR 0 0
Tot 1172 1033
Avg/G 237.1 83.8 25.5 3.6 1.0 2.3 3.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.6 -0.7 -2.1 348.4 265.5 Avg/G 106.5 93.9
Fluker-Berry, Dwight Hayden, P.J. Cotton, Donovan Brown, Dennis Wicker, Jeremy Childress, Sherron Whitehead, Terrell McCowan, Nigel Anderson, Josh Smart, Davon Alford, Josh Brisco, Markeith Barnes, Dante Short, Jamie Hammond, Corwin Waters, R.J. Blakely, Wilson Cooperwood, Marcus Estep, Ryan Jackson, Brian Childress, Shawn Team Total Opponents
11 0 11 -7 11 281 11 380 10 -3 11 0 11 0 11 0 11 0 11 0 11 11 11 40 11 0 11 0 11 0 3 7 1 3 4 0 11 -1 4 -3 11 -8 10 -21 11 1601 11 1369
46 525 10 0 191 136 0 97 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2231 1552
104 112 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 162
572 0 0 0 157 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 130 0 0 0 62 0 53 19 0 0 0 0 20 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 830 286 804 225
722 630 448 380 204 136 130 97 62 53 48 40 20 9 9 7 3 3 -1 -3 -8 -21 5173 4112
65.6 57.3 40.7 34.5 20.4 12.4 11.8 8.8 5.6 4.8 4.4 3.6 1.8 0.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.8 -0.1 -0.8 -0.7 -2.1 470.3 373.8
Punt Returns Fluker-Berry, Dwight Hayden, P.J. Wicker, Jeremy Total Opponents
No. 10 9 2 21 24
Yds 104 112 9 225 162
Avg 10.4 12.4 4.5 10.7 6.8
TD 0 0 0 0 0
Long 27 31 10 31 35
Kick Returns Fluker-Berry, Dwight Cotton, Donovan Bell, Chris Alford, Josh Wicker, Jeremy Brisco, Markeith Total Opponents
No. 26 9 6 2 1 1 45 47
Yds 572 157 75 19 7 0 830 804
Avg 22.0 17.4 12.5 9.5 7.0 0.0 18.4 17.1
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Long 57 48 34 12 7 0 57 55
Field Goals Castellat, Justin
FGM-FGA 6-9
Pct 01-19 66.7 1-1
FG Sequence Virginia State North Carolina A&T William & Mary Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State Hampton Florida A&M Howard Morgan State Delaware State Winston-Salem State
20-29 1-1
30-39 4-4
40-49 0-3
Norfolk State 47 42,(37),(19) - (33) (27),42,(31) (38)
50-99 0-0
Lg Blk 38 1
Opponents (42) (24), 32 30, (24), (32) (39), (30), (32) 23 (22), 42, (30) (34), (38), (52) (30), (25), (42) 30, 30
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Punting Rudd, Billy Team Total Opponents
No. 46 1 47 49
Yds 1728 0 1728 1952
Avg 37.6 0.0 36.8 39.8
Kickoffs No. Castellat, Justin 49 Estep, Ryan 6 Total 55 Opponents 52
Yds 2628 286 2914 2907
Avg 53.6 47.7 53.0 55.9
Interceptions Whitehead, Terrell Barnes, Dante Short, Jamie Smart, Davon Cooperwood, Marcus Anderson, Josh Hammond, Corwin Total Opponents
No. 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 15 13
Yds 130 20 9 53 3 62 9 286 225
Avg 26.0 6.7 4.5 26.5 3.0 62.0 9.0 19.1 17.3
TD 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
Long 58 14 5 53 3 62 9 62 61
No. 1 1 2
Yds 6 6 68
Avg 6.0 6.0 34.0
TD 0 0 2
Long 6 6 37
Fumble Returns Childress, Shawn Total Opponents
Long 70 0 70 67
TB 2 0 2 5
FC 0 0 0 6
I20 16 0 16 6
Blkd 1 0 1 0
TB 1 0 1 4
OB 4 0 4 0
Retn
Net
YdLn
804 830
38.0 38.4
32 31
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2009 RESULTS AND STATISTICS Norfolk State Overall 2009 Defensive Statistics DEFENSIVE LEADERS
GP
|--------Tackles--------| Solo Ast Total
TFL/Yds
31 Taylor, Anthony 9 Whitehead, Terrell 34 Hammond, Corwin 21 Anderson, Josh 99 Turner, Josh 5 Alphonse, Mike 28 Anyaugo, Onyemechi 29 Johnson, Dustin 8 Short, Jamie 55 Jackson, Marcellus 95 Jennings, Ray 6 Smart, Davon 98 Norris, Deon 18 Barnes, Dante 50 Childress, Shawn 90 Thorpe, Lamont 59 Christine, Joey 91 Williams, Tory 56 Pugh, Terrence 57 Clemmons, Frank 30 Reynolds, DeVonte 26 Volcin, Ricardo 97 Bunce, Steven 43 Cooperwood, Marcus 45 Coffin, Stephen 36 Cuffee, Marquis 16 Hosten, Victor 49 Casper, Eric 58 Craig, Hasan 10 Brown, Dennis 3 Branche, DeAngelo 93 Ford-Toomer, Thor 54 Dodson, Marcus 78 Noble, Kendall 53 Porter, Trent 47 Castellat, Justin 15 Estep, Ryan 17 Wicker, Jeremy 19 Bell, Chris Tm Team Total Opponents
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 4 11 4 7 9 3 11 11 3 11 11 6 11 11 10 11 10 11 11
41 37 34 18 14 17 19 20 19 6 11 13 14 11 8 5 7 9 7 8 9 6 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 361 389
12.5-41 3.0-8 8.5-46 4.5-27 8.0-19 1.0-1 2.5-15 2.0-4 0.5-1 1.5-3 6.5-36 2.0-8 6.5-14 1.5-2 2.5-7 2.0-3 2.0-4 4.0-8 2.5-9 2.5-10 . . 0.5-1 . . . 1.0-3 . 0.5-4 . . 1.0-17 . . 1.0-1 . . . . . 80-292 52-222
40 33 33 29 32 22 16 13 9 20 14 12 8 9 12 14 12 8 9 6 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 . 2 1 . . 1 1 . . 1 . . . 376 310
81 70 67 47 46 39 35 33 28 26 25 25 22 20 20 19 19 17 16 14 14 11 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 737 699
|-Sacks-| |------Pass Def------| No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH 5.5-32 1.0-1 3.5-30 1.5-16 2.0-7 . 1.0-10 . . . 4.0-34 1.0-6 1.0-1 . 0.5-4 . . 0.5-1 1.0-5 1.0-8 . . . . . . . . 0.5-4 . . 1.0-17 . . 1.0-1 . . . . . 26-177 23-155
. 5-130 1-9 1-62 . . . . 2-9 . . 2-53 . 3-20 . . . . . . . . . 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-286 13-225
2 4 1 3 . . 1 3 3 . . 1 1 1 . 1 . 2 . . . 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 23
7 . 6 3 3 2 5 . . 2 2 . 2 . 2 2 1 1 3 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 35
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TEAM STATISTICs SCORING....................... 293 211 Points Per Game............. 26.6 19.2 FIRST DOWNS................... 200 170 Rushing..................... 99 77 Passing..................... 89 71 Penalty..................... 12 22 RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1601 1369 Yards gained rushing........ 1863 1747 Yards lost rushing.......... 262 378 Rushing Attempts............ 387 399 Average Per Rush............ 4.1 3.4 Average Per Game............ 145.5 124.5 TDs Rushing................. 19 9 PASSING YARDAGE............... 2231 1552 Comp-Att-Int................ 162-287-13 135-257-15 Average Per Pass............ 7.8 6.0 Average Per Catch........... 13.8 11.5 Average Per Game............ 202.8 141.1 TDs Passing................. 18 12
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 3832 2921 Total Plays................. 674 656 Average Per Play............ 5.7 4.5 Average Per Game............ 348.4 265.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards......... 45-830 47-804 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards......... 21-225 24-162 INT RETURNS: #-Yards.......... 15-286 13-225 KICK RETURN AVERAGE........... 18.4 17.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE........... 10.7 6.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 19.1 17.3 FUMBLES-LOST.................. 12-8 19-10 PENALTIES-Yards............... 103-903 85-733 Average Per Game............ 82.1 66.6 PUNTS-Yards................... 47-1728 49-1952 Average Per Punt............ 36.8 39.8 Net punt average............ 32.5 33.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game....... 30:17 29:43 3RD-DOWN Conversions.......... 49/126 46/139 3rd-Down Pct................ 39% 33%
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4TH-DOWN Conversions.......... 8/14 4/8 4th-Down Pct................ 57% 50% SACKS BY-Yards................ 26-177 23-155 MISC YARDS.................... 00 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 39 24 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 6-9 15-21 ON-SIDE KICKS................. 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES............... 28-36 78% 25-31 81% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS... 23-36 64% 14-31 45% PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 31-34 91% 22-24 92% ATTENDANCE.................... 76649 38635 Games/Avg Per Game.......... 7/10950 4/9659 Neutral Site Games.......... 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total -------------------- --- --- --- --- --Norfolk State....... 90 65 9 69 293 Opponents........... 70 88 37 16 211
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Rushes.............. 20 Yards Rushing....... 145 Td Rushes........... 3 Long Rush........... 37 Pass Attempts....... 38 Pass Completions.... 22 Yards Passing....... 274 Td Passes........... 2 Long Pass........... 71 Receptions.......... 10 Yards Receiving..... 213 Td Receptions....... 2 Long Reception...... 71 Field Goals......... 2 Long Field Goal..... 38 Punts............... 8 Punting Avg......... 44.0 Long Punt........... 70 Long Punt Return.... 31 Long Kickoff Return. 48 Tackles............. 14 Sacks............... 2.0 Tackles For Loss.... 3.0 Interceptions....... 2
Branche, DeAngelo vs Bethune-Cookman (Sep 26, 2009) Branche, DeAngelo at Morgan State (Nov 07, 2009) Branche, DeAngelo vs Bethune-Cookman (Sep 26, 2009) Brown, Dennis vs Hampton (Oct 17, 2009) Cotton, Donovan vs Howard (Oct 31, 2009) Brown, Dennis at Delaware State (Nov 14, 2009) Brown, Dennis at Delaware State (Nov 14, 2009) Brown, Dennis at Delaware State (Nov 14, 2009) Brown, Dennis vs William & Mary (Sep 19, 2009) Brown, Dennis vs Bethune-Cookman (Sep 26, 2009) Brown, Dennis vs Hampton (Oct 17, 2009) Brown, Dennis at Florida A&M (Oct 24, 2009) Brown, Dennis vs Howard (Oct 31, 2009) Brown, Dennis at Morgan State (Nov 07, 2009) Brown, Dennis at Delaware State (Nov 14, 2009) Brown, Dennis vs Hampton (Oct 17, 2009) Bell, Chris at Delaware State (Nov 14, 2009) Bell, Chris vs Bethune-Cookman (Sep 26, 2009) Bell, Chris vs Bethune-Cookman (Sep 26, 2009) Bell, Chris vs Hampton (Oct 17, 2009) Bell, Chris vs Howard (Oct 31, 2009) Bell, Chris at Delaware State (Nov 14, 2009) Bell, Chris vs Hampton (Oct 17, 2009) Castellat, Justin vs Bethune-Cookman (Sep 26, 2009) Castellat, Justin vs Howard (Oct 31, 2009) Castellat, Justin at Morgan State (Nov 07, 2009) Rudd, Billy vs South Carolina State (Oct 10, 2009) Rudd, Billy at Delaware State (Nov 14, 2009) Rudd, Billy at Delaware State (Nov 14, 2009) Hayden, P.J. vs Howard (Oct 31, 2009) Cotton, Donovan at Florida A&M (Oct 24, 2009) Taylor, Anthony at Florida A&M (Oct 24, 2009) Hammond, Corwin Vs Bethune-Cookman (Sep 26, 2009) Hammond, Corwin Vs Bethune-Cookman (Sep 26, 2009) Short, Jamie vs Bethune-Cookman (Sep 26, 2009) Whitehead, Terrell at Delaware State (Nov 14, 2009)
TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes............. 48 Yards Rushing...... 294 Yards Per Rush..... 6.1 TD Rushes.......... 4 Pass attempts...... 39 Pass completions... 22 Yards Passing...... 274 Yards Per Pass..... 10.9 TD Passes.......... 2
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Total Plays........ Total Offense...... Yards Per Play..... Points............. Sacks By........... First Downs........ Penalties.......... Penalty Yards...... Turnovers.......... Interceptions By...
74 520 7.5 46 5 24 12 104 4 5
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2009 NSU Football Notebook End of the Line for Whitehead
Free safety Terrell Whitehead capped the most decorated Division I football career in NSU history in 2009. He became the first player in school history to be named to a Division I FCS All-America team three times. He was a third-team pick by The Sports Network in 2007 and 2008, and then was a first-team pick by TSN, The Associated Press and the Walter Camp Foundation as a senior in 2009. Whitehead, who also became NSU’s first-ever three-time AllMEAC selection, ended his career with 18 interceptions. At the time of his final game, that stood as the most for any active FCS player. Whitehead’s final honors included being named NSU’s Male Athlete of the Year by the university’s athletics department and receiving the Norfolk Sports Club’s Joseph Echols Award as the top university athlete.
More Honors Roll in for Spartans
Nine members of the 2009 football team were named to the All-MEAC squad. That figure represents the second-most MEAC honorees NSU has had, trailing only the 2007 team with 10. Joining Whitehead on the first team were receiver Chris Bell, nose tackle Josh Turner and center William Falakiseni. Tight end Sherron Childress, offensive linemen Kendall Noble and Calton Ford, linebacker Anthony Taylor and running back DeAngelo Branche were named to the second team. Whitehead was not NSU’s only All-American. Falakiseni, a junior college transfer in his first year at the school, was selected along with Whitehead as Black College All-Americans Left tackle Kendall Noble was one of nine Sparby the Sheridan Broadcast tans, including a school-record three offensive lineman, who earned All-MEAC honors. Network (SBN Sports).
Brown-Out
Senior quarterback Dennis Brown finished his career with a flurry. Brown passed for 2,228 yards last season, third-most in a single-season in school history behind Aaron Sparrow’s 1994 (3,212) and 1995 (3,434) seasons. Brown also finished last year with 2,618 yards of total offense, also third-best in school history. His two-year total of 4,626 total yards is second-most in school annals, also behind Sparrow. His 846 career rushing yards are the most on record for any Spartan quarterback.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Bell, a junior wideout, had one of the most impressive seasons for a receiver in school history, and best since the school moved to Division I in 1997. He finished 2009 with a MEAC-high 958 receiving yards, third-most in school history. He trailed only James Roe’s 1,454 in 1994 and 1,248 in 1995. Bells’s 13 receiving touchdowns are also third-most for a single season in school annals behind Roe’s 1994
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(17) and 1995 (15) totals.
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Though NSU did not have an NFL draftee, three members of the Spartans signed pro contracts during the spring after their final seasons. Whitehead signed a free-agent deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Bell, who skipped his senior season to declare for the NFL draft, did likewise with the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints. Brown signed a deal with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. That trio brings NSU’s three-year total to five players who signed on with CFL or NFL teams, following quarterback Casey Hansen (free agent, Philadelphia Eagles) in 2008 and Don Carey (Cleveland Browns draftee, now with Jacksonville) in 2009.
Branche-ing Out
Branche finished his junior season with a three-year total of 2,348 rushing yards, passing Angelo Todd (2,278) for fifth place in school history during the season finale against Winston-Salem State. In his two seasons as a starter, Branche has 1,977 yards. With another solid senior season, Branche figures to top the 3,000 rushing yard mark, done only once previously, by school record-holder LaRue Harrington (3,659).
Offensive Fireworks
NSU finished the season ranked third in the MEAC in scoring, at 26.6 points per game. After getting off to a slow start, the Spartans heated up and scored at least 40 points against three MEAC opponents, a feat which had never been accomplished in the school’s Division I history. NSU scored 40 points against Bethune-Cookman, 46 against Hampton and 41 against Howard. The Spartans won each game by at least 26 points, with their 46-6 thrashing of Hampton representing their most lopsided win in the series since a 52-6 triumph in 1970.
Stingy Defense
As explosive as the Spartans were on offense, they were just as stingy on defense. NSU ranked second in the MEAC and sixth in the nation in total defense, allowing just 265.5 yards per game. The Spartans’ marks for total defense, scoring defense (19.2 points per game), and rushing defense (124.5 ypg) are all the lowest numbers for any NSU defense under the current coaching Cornerback Dante Barnes and his defensive teammates finished sixth in the nation in total defense. staff.
Going Out in Style
The four-year members of NSU’s 13-man senior class ended with 24 wins over their careers (2006-09). That marks the most of any senior class since the 1997 group also ended with 24.
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2009 Game-by-Game Starting Lineups Offense
Offensive Line Virginia State N.C. A&T William & Mary Bethune-Cookman S.C. State Hampton Florida A&M Howard Morgan State Delaware State Winston-Salem State
LT Noble Noble Noble Noble Noble Noble Noble Noble Noble Noble Noble
Backs/Receivers TE/WR Virginia State Fluker-Berry& N.C. A&T Fluker-Berry& William & Mary She. Childress Bethune-Cookman She. Childress S.C. State She. Childress Hampton She. Childress Florida A&M Wicker& Howard Wicker& Morgan State She. Childress Delaware State Wicker& Winston-Salem State She. Childress ^ - Started in a three-receiver set
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Front Seven Virginia State N.C. A&T William & Mary Bethune-Cookman S.C. State Hampton Florida A&M Howard Morgan State Delaware State Winston-Salem State
LT Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings
Secondary CB Virginia State D. Johnson North Carolina A&T D. Johnson William & Mary D. Johnson Bethune-Cookman D. Johnson South Carolina State D. Johnson Hampton D. Johnson Florida A&M D. Johnson Howard D. Johnson Morgan State D. Johnson Delaware State D. Johnson Winston-Salem State D. Johnson * - Started in a five-defensive back set
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LG J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson J. Johnson
RG Preston Preston Preston Preston Preston Preston Preston Preston Preston Preston Preston
RT Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford
WR WR QB Bell Wicker Brown Wicker McCowan Brown Bell Hayden Brown Bell Hayden Brown Bell Hayden Brown Bell Hayden Brown Bell Hayden Brown Bell Hayden Brown Bell Hayden Brown Bell Hayden Brown Bell Hayden Brown & - Started in a four-receiver set
FB/WR Hayden& Hayden& Fluker-Berry^ Fluker-Berry^ Fluker-Berry^ Fluker-Berry^ Fluker-Berry& McCowan& Wicker^ McCowan& Wicker^
RB Branche Branche Branche Branche Branche Branche Branche Branche Branche Branche Branche
NG Turner Turner Turner Turner Turner Turner Turner Turner Turner Turner Turner
RT Norris Norris Norris Norris Norris Norris Norris Norris Norris Norris Norris
OLB Sha. Childress Hammond Pugh Sha. Childress Sha. Childress Anyaugo Sha. Childress Anyaugo Sha. Childress Sha. Childress Sha. Childress
ILB Alphonse Alphonse Alphonse Alphonse Alphonse Hammond Alphonse Hammond Hammond Hammond Alphonse
ILB Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor
SS Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson
FS Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead
CB Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short
Name 2009 Starts Career Streak Chris Bell, WR 10 10 9 DeAngelo Branche, RB 11 19 12 Dennis Brown, QB 11 23 23 Sherron Childress, TE 6 14 1 William Falakiseni, C 11 11 11 Calton Ford, OL 11 32 19 Dwight Fluker-Berry, WR 7 7 P.J. Hayden, WR 11 16 13 Jerome Johnson, OL 11 11 11 Nigel McCowan, WR 3 3 -Kendall Noble, OL 11 21 21 Markeece Preston, OL 11 18 11 Jeremy Wicker, WR 7 15 5
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C Falakiseni Falakiseni Falakiseni Falakiseni Falakiseni Falakiseni Falakiseni Falakiseni Falakiseni Falakiseni Falakiseni
Defense
Name 2009 Starts Career Streak Mike Alphonse, ILB 7 19 1 Josh Anderson, SS 11 23 23 Onyemechi Anyaugo, ILB 2 2 Dante Barnes, CB 4 4 -Shawn Childress, ILB 7 9 3 Joey Christine, NG 0 1 -Hasan Craig, OLB 1 7 -Corwin Hammond, ILB 5 13 -Ray Jennings, DL 11 18 11 Dustin Johnson, CB 11 23 11 Deon Norris, DL 11 11 11 Terrence Pugh, OLB 1 1 -Jamie Short, DB 11 27 23
Craig Barnes* Barnes* Thorpe Thorpe Barnes* Thorpe Barnes* Thorpe Thorpe Thorpe
Defense Cont.
Name 2009 Starts Career Streak Anthony Taylor, ILB 11 13 11 Lamont Thorpe, OLB 6 6 3 Josh Turner, DL 11 13 11 Terrell Whitehead, FS 11 38 38
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NSU 2009 IN REVIEW Game 1 • Sept. 5, 2009 • Dick Price Stadium • Norfolk, Va.
NSU 28 Virginia State 10 The Norfolk State defense forced five turnovers and limited visiting Virginia State to 169 yards of offense as the Spartans picked up their fourth straight win over the Trojans before 24,325 fans at the annual Virginia Lottery Labor Day Classic at Dick Price Stadium. DeAngelo Branche rushed 16 times for 71 yards and two touchdowns for NSU (1-0). Donovan Cotton scored his first career touchdown on a 13yard run and P.J. Hayden did likewise on a 10-yard TD catch. VSU (1-1) came out strong. Brian Berry returned the opening kickoff 35 yards, and the Trojans moved the ball 31 yards in nine plays before the NSU defense held. VSU settled for a 42-yard Justin Parker field goal to take a 3-0 lead. The Spartans answered in kind, as Dwight Fluker-Berry returned the ensuing kickoff 30 yards. NSU then marched 54 yards in 10 plays. Quarterback Dennis Brown logged 25 rushing yards on the drive before capping it with a 10-yard scoring strike to Hayden. The extra point by Justin Castellat gave NSU a 7-3 lead with 4:12 remaining in the first quarter. NSU’s defense took over from there, allowing the Trojans just 32 yards on their final five first-half possessions. Three of those ended in turnovers. The first came on an interception by NSU free safety and preseason MEAC Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Whitehead late in the first quarter. The Spartans turned that into seven points. Branche punctuated a short 31-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run on the first play of the second quarter to give NSU a 14-3 edge. Branche scored again on the first drive of the third quarter. NSU drove 59 yards in seven plays, the last of which was a 2-yard plunge by Branche. Cotton capped the scoring for NSU with his 13-yard run with 4:48 left in the game. The Trojans finally found the end zone on a 13-yard TD pass from Leonard Johnson to Antwain Lyde with 2:13 remaining in the contest. The 80-yard drive was aided by two 15-yard penalties against the NSU defense. NSU outgained the Trojans 312-169 for the evening. VSU managed just 40 yards on the ground on 23 carries. Whitehead earned NSU MVP honors with seven tackles, half a tackle for loss, and one interception. Cornerbacks Marcus Cooperwood and Dante Barnes each snared their first career interception, while Barnes and linebacker Corwin Hammond each recovered a VSU fumble. Nose guard Josh Turner had two of the Spartans’ five tackles for loss, including their only sack of the night.
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Score by Quarters Virginia State Norfolk State
1 3 7
2 0 7
3 0 7
4 7 - 7 -
Score 10 28
Scoring Summary 1st 08:35 VSU – Parker 42 yd field goal 04:12 NSU – Hayden 10 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) 2nd 14:54 NSU – Branche 1 yd run (Castellat kick) 3rd 10:50 NSU – Branche 2 yd run (Castellat kick) 4th 04:48 NSU – Cotton 13 yd run (Castellat kick) 02:13 VSU – Lyde 13 yd pass from Johnson (Parker kick) Team Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
VSU 12 23-40 129 25-16-3 48-169 0-0 2-9 3-65 1-0 2-36.0 3-2 7-80 27:47 2 of 9 0 of 0 1-1 0-0
NSU 20 39-203 109 22-13-1 61-312 0-0 1-18 2-64 3-18 3-33.7 1-1 12-104 32:13 6 of 10 1 of 1 4-5 1-1
Individual Stats Rushing: Virginia State – Walker 6-16, Johnson 6-15, Berry 1-6, Lyde 8-3, Norcome 1-2, Crump 1-minus 2. NSU – Brown 12-72, Branche 16-71, Cotton 6-37, Brisco 3-21, Alford 1-5, Wicker 1-minus 3. Passing: Virginia State – Johnson 16-25-3-129. NSU – Brown 13-22-1-109. Receiving: Virginia State – Young 4-21, Sims 3-36, Berry 3-17, James 2-25, Lyde 1-13, Jarvis 1-10, Crump 1-4, Norcome 1-3. NSU – Bell 3-31, Childress 3-27, Wicker 3-23, Hayden 2-16, Alford 1-9, Fluker-Berry 1-3.
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NSU 2009 IN REVIEW Game 2 • Sept. 12, 2009 • Greensboro, N.C. • Aggie Stadium
North Carolina A&T 17 NSU 13 Mike Mayhew’s 8-yard TD run on the Aggies’ first drive of the second half was the go-ahead score, and the North Carolina A&T defense held Norfolk State scoreless in the second half of a 17-13 win. The Spartans (1-1, 0-1 MEAC) held a 13-3 lead late into the second quarter, but a costly turnover and the bend-but-don’t-break Aggie defense proved to be too much. NSU stopped the Aggies (2-0, 1-0) three-and-out on the game’s opening possession. The Spartans promptly drove 68 yards in four plays for the first points of the night. Quarterback Dennis Brown scored on a 30-yard TD run for a 7-0 NSU lead with 11:09 left in the first quarter. The Aggies responded with a 24-yard field goal by Patrick Courtney with 7:15 left in the quarter. The Spartans extended their lead to 13-3 on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Brown to Chris Bell just seven seconds into the second quarter. The play culminated a nine-play, 65-yard march. The extra point was blocked, keeping NSU’s lead at 13-3. The Spartans were trying to add to their lead just before the half, but a Brown pass deflected off the hands of a wide receiver and intercepted by the Aggies’ Quay Long. He returned it 40 yards to the NSU 20, and two plays later, Carlton Fears found Wallace Miles for a 25-yard TD pass. The extra point brought A&T within 13-10 with 14 seconds left before halftime. The Aggies kept the momentum with a five-play, 61-yard drive on their first possession of the third quarter. Mayhew (14 rushes, 87 yards) finished it off with an 8-yard TD run with 10:53 remaining in the quarter. NSU had two drives reach deep into Aggie territory in the fourth quarter. The first possession consumed 12 plays and 62 yards, and reached the Aggie 1-yard line. But on fourth-and goal, Brown’s quarterback sneak attempt was stopped short of the goal line, turning the ball over to A&T on downs with 10 minutes left. The Spartans forced and A&T punt and drove to the Aggie 31-yard line. But Brown’s fourth-and-long pass fell incomplete with 2:09 left, and the Aggies ran out the clock. NSU held a 301-231 edge in total offense. Brown led the Spartan attack with 232 yards of total offense, 87 on the ground and 145 passing.
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Score by Quarters Norfolk State North Carolina A&T
1 7 3
2 6 7
3 0 7
4 0 - 0 -
Score 13 17
Scoring Summary 1st 11:09 NSU – Brown 30 yd run (Castellat kick) 07:15 NCAT – Courtney 24 yd field goal 2nd 14:53 NSU – Bell 16 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick blocked) 00:14 NCAT – Miles 25 yd pass from Fears (Courtney kick) 3rd 10:53 NCAT – Mayhew 8 yd run (Courtney kick) Team Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
NSU 17 37-156 145 25-12-1 62-301 0-0 2-17 3-59 0-0 5-39.2 0-0 10-66 31:13 3 of 11 1 of 3 1-2 3-17
NCAT 11 36-147 84 17-6-0 53-231 0-0 3-13 3-51 1-40 6-39.5 0-0 7-55 28:47 5 of 14 0 of 0 2-3 2-12
Individual Statistics Rushing: NSU – Brown 15-87, Branche 18-64, Cotton 2-5, Alford 1-1, Team 1-minus 1. NCAT – Mayhew 14-87, Coles 4-41, Payne 9-19, Fears 8-1, Lowrance 1-minus 1. Passing: NSU – Brown 12-25-1-145. NCAT – Fears 6-17-0-84. Receiving: NSU – Bell 3-34, Branche 2-37, Hayden 2-30, Childress 2-17, Alford 1-9, Fluker-Berry 1-9, McCowan 1-9. NCAT – Miles 2-50, Raper 2-21, Mayhew 1-13, Lowrance 1-0.
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NSU 2009 IN REVIEW Game 3 • Sept. 19, 2009 • Norfolk, Va. • Dick Price Stadium
William & Mary 27 NSU 15 William & Mary quarterback R.J. Archer completed 15 of 20 passes for 153 yards and three touchdowns to lead the No. 5 ranked Tribe to a 27-15 win over host Norfolk State. Archer connected on scoring passes of 10 yards to Jonathan Grimes and 13 yards to McAulay on W&M’s first two possessions. He added a 30-yard hookup to a diving McAulay late in the second quarter that gave the Tribe what proved to be an insurmountable 21-0 lead going into the half. The Spartans (1-2) rallied with two late Dennis Brown touchdown passes, covering 32 yards to P.J. Hayden and 16 yards to Chris Bell. Sandwiched in between was a safety on the Tribe after an errant punt snap. NSU was held three-and-out on the game’s first possession. W&M quickly marched 67 yards in eight plays, with Archer finding Grimes on second-and-goal from the 10 for the game’s first score. On the first play of the ensuing NSU possession, Brown’s pass over the middle tipped off the hands of Bell and was intercepted by W&M linebacker Jake Trantin. W&M needed just four plays to score, with McAulay hitting Archer for a 13-yard TD on a post pattern. The only scoring of the second quarter came on McAulay’s diving 30yard TD catch along the right sideline, giving the Tribe a 21-0 lead with 3:18 remaining in the half. The Spartans had two botched field goal attempts in the second quarter. The first went awry thanks to an errant snap from center. A 47-yard attempt later in the quarter by Justin Castellat was blocked by Sean Lissemore. The Tribe continued to salt the game away in the third quarter. Two time-consuming drives limited NSU to just four offensive plays in the period. Brian Pate’s 24-yard field goal provided the only points of the quarter. Pate connected on a 32-yard field goal with 13:26 left in the fourth quarter to give W&M a 27-0 lead. The Spartans scored their 15 points in the final 6:37 of the contest. Brown hit Hayden on a 32-yard TD pass on fourth-and-10 with 6:37 left. NSU then stopped the Tribe on its next possession, and the Tribe’s punt snap sailed into the end zone for a safety to trim the lead to 27-9. NSU then took the free kick and drove 44 yards in eight plays, with Brown finding Bell on a 16-yard fade pass for a score with 1:07 remaining. The two-point conversion failed. The Tribe outgained NSU 312-216, but used a methodical running game to control the ball for 37:15 of the contest. Linebacker Anthony Taylor led the Spartan defense with a career-high 10 tackles, 1.5 for loss.
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Score by Quarters 1 William & Mary 14 Norfolk State 0
2 7 0
3 3 0
4 3 - 15 -
Score 27 15
Scoring Summary 1st 09:23 W&M – Grimes 10 yd pass from Archer (Pate kick) 08:15 W&M – McAulay 13 yd pass from Archer (Pate kick) 2nd 03:18 W&M – McAulay 30 yd pass from Archer (Pate kick) 3rd 09:07 W&M – Pate 24 yd field goal 4th 13:26 W&M – Pate 32 yd field goal 06:37 NSU – Hayden 32 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) 04:28 NSU – Team safety 01:07 NSU – Bell 16 yd pass from Brown (Brown pass failed) Team Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
W&M 20 46-159 153 20-15-0 66-312 0-0 3-18 3-27 1-3 0-0.0 4-2 3-36 37:15 6 of 11 1 of 2 4-5 3-22
NSU 12 21-29 177 26-11-1 47-206 1-6 0-0 7-123 0-0 4-40.0 0-0 7-44 22:45 3 of 10 1 of 2 1-3 1-8
Individual Statistics Rushing: William & Mary – Grimes 14-73, Riggins 12-68, Marriner 7-35, Miller 1-12, Jones 3-6, Archer 4-5, Schmand 1-minus 5, Team 4-minus 35. NSU – Branche 7-31, Cotton 1-4, Estep 1-minus 1, Brown 12-minus 5. Passing: William & Mary – Archer 15-20-0-153, Schmand 0-0-0-0. NSU – Brown 11-26-1-177. Receiving: William & Mary – McAulay 6-74, Varno 5-36, Grimes 2-28, Conyers 1-8, Marriner 1-7. NSU – Hayden 4-84, Bell 4-66, Childress 1-15, McCowan 1-7, Cotton 1-5.
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NSU 2009 IN REVIEW Game 4 • Sept. 26, 2009 • Norfolk, Va. • Dick Price Stadium
NSU 40 Bethune-Cookman 14 Norfolk State junior receiver Chris Bell hauled in career highs of nine passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Spartans to 40-14 victory over Bethune-Cookman in the 62nd annual Fish Bowl Classic in a nationally-televised game on ESPNU. Senior quarterback Dennis Brown also had a career night, throwing for a personal-best 267 yards. Junior running back DeAngelo Branche added 106 yards rushing and three short scoring runs, and the NSU (2-2, 1-1 MEAC) defense tallied season highs of five sacks and five interceptions to lead a complete effort. The loss was the third straight for the Wildcats (0-3, 0-2 MEAC), who managed just 27 rushing yards and 211 of total offense. Brown and Bell had the hot hand early, connecting on a 37-yard bomb to set up a 1-yard TD run by Branche on the first drive of the game. On the next Spartans’ possession, Brown threw a strike to Bell for a 62-yard TD pass to give NSU the quick 13-0 edge. The Spartan defense did not allow the Wildcats a first down in the opening quarter. NSU outgained B-CU 194 yards to negative-14 in the period. Justin Castellat kicked a 37-yard field goal on the second play of the second quarter to extend NSU’s lead to 16-0. The Spartan defense then forced its first turnover of the night, as Dante Barnes picked off a Matthew Johnson pass for his second interception of the year. Three plays later, Branche scored on a 3-yard run to increase the Spartans’ lead to 23-0 with 12:37 left in the half. The Wildcats mounted a rally behind the play of quarterback Maurice Francois, who directed a pair of second-quarter TD drives covering 78 and 80 yards. Johnathan Moment capped both marches with 1-yard scoring runs, and B-CU trailed just 23-14 at the half. But the Spartans left no doubt about the outcome by outscoring the Wildcats 17-0 in the third quarter en route to their most lopsided win in the series. Castellat hit a 19-yard field goal for the first points of the period. The Spartan defense held again, and Brown capped a seven-play, 59-yard TD drive with a 26-yard TD pass to Bell over two Wildcat defenders. NSU was in the end zone again just 27 seconds later. Francois was intercepted by NSU safety Terrell Whitehead on the first play of the following possession, and Whitehead ran it back 57 yards to the Wildcat 1-yard line. Branche scored his final TD of the night on the next play to push the cushion to 40-14. The Spartans outgained B-CU 438-211. It was the Spartans’ highest yardage output since gaining 532 in a win over North Carolina A&T on Sept. 27, 2007. Linebacker Corwin Hammond had five tackles, three for a loss, and a pair of sacks for the NSU defense. Cornerback Jamie Short intercepted two passes.
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Score by Quarters Bethune-Cookman Norfolk State
1 0 13
2 14 10
3 0 17
4 0 - 0 -
Score 14 40
Scoring Summary 1st 12:21 NSU – Branche 1 yd run (Castellat kick failed) 09:27 NSU – Bell 62 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) 2nd 14:51 NSU – Castellat 37 yd field goal 12:37 NSU – Branche 3 yd run (Castellat kick) 06:56 BCU – Moment 1 yd run (Kowalski kick) 00:33 BCU – Moment 1 yd run (Kowalski kick) 3rd 07:31 NSU – Castellat 19 yd field goal 02:27 NSU – Bell 26 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) 02:00 NSU – Branche 1 yd run (Castellat kick) Team Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
BCU 13 34-27 184 27-14-5 61-211 0-0 1-2 8-135 1-0 7-37.4 1-0 6-27 27:34 2 of 12 1 of 1 2-2 2-22
NSU 21 46-168 270 28-16-1 74-438 0-0 3-39 3-47 5-125 2-34.0 1-1 6-55 32:26 2 of 10 0 of 1 6-7 5-48
Individual Statistics Rushing: Bethune-Cookman – Francois 16-39, Morris 5-16, McCaskill 1-7, Moment 5-5, Adams 2-0, Bell 2-0, Reams 1-minus 5, De La Cruz 2-minus 35. NSU – Branche 20-106, Cotton 8-46, Brown 11-18, Blakely 1-3, Alford 1-minus 1, Team 5-minus 4. Passing: Bethune-Cookman – Francois 8-14-2-123, Johnson 4-7-2-21, De La Cruz 2-5-0-40, Adams 0-1-1-0. NSU – Brown 15-26-1-267, Jackson 1-2-0-3. Receiving: Bethune-Cookman – Reams 5-66, Green 3-35, McCaskill 2-57, Smith 2-18, Kirkland 1-4, Bell 1-4. NSU – Bell 9-213, Fluker-Berry 2-23, Childress 2-16, Branche 2-15, McCowan 1-3.
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NSU 2009 IN REVIEW Game 5 • Oct. 10, 2009 • Norfolk, Va. • Dick Price Stadium
South Carolina State 37 NSU 10 The South Carolina State defense forced four Norfolk State fumbles and returned two for touchdowns as the 17th-ranked Bulldogs won their 13th straight MEAC game, 37-10. Phillip Adams and Rafael Bush scored touchdowns off fumble recoveries in the first half, and SCSU (4-1, 2-0 MEAC) quarterback Malcolm Long passed for one score and ran for another. The Spartans (2-3, 1-2) scored their lone touchdown of the game on a 52-yard TD pass from Dennis Brown to P.J. Hayden in the third quarter. NSU held SCSU three-and-out on the first drive of the game. But on the Spartans’ first play of their initial possession, Hayden was stripped by Bulldog linebacker Julius Wilkerson after a 3-yard reception. The ball bounced around and off several players before Adams scooped it up and ran 31 yards for the game’s first points. SCSU forced a Spartan punt on the next possession, and the Bulldogs then marched 71 yards in 10 plays for another touchdown. Long scored on a 1-yard sneak, and Blake Erickson’s point-after made it 14-0 with 6:12 remaining in the first quarter. The Spartans lost another fumble, this one by Brown, on their next drive. SCSU linebacker David Erby recovered at the Bulldog 49. Erickson connected on a 39-yard field goal to cap the next drive, giving his team a 17-0 lead. Things went from bad to worse for NSU on the ensuing possession, as Brown was hit by Donovan Richards to force another fumble. Bush picked this one up and returned it 37 yards for the score and a 24-0 Bulldog lead with 12:56 left in the first half. NSU’s first points of the game came when a punt snap went over Erickson’s head and into the end zone for a safety with 5:33 left in the half. But SCSU drove 73 yards in 10 plays right before the half, getting a 30-yard field goal by Erickson with 1:03 left before halftime for a 27-2 lead. The Bulldogs padded their lead to 34-2 on Long’s 2-yard touchdown pass to Terrance Smith on their first drive of the second half. The scoring strike capped a seven-play, 70-yard march. NSU got some life on Brown’s 52-yard TD bomb to Hayden on the next series. Brown then hit Jeremy Wicker for the two-point pass to bring NSU within 34-10. Things kept looking up for NSU when safety Davon Smart intercepted Derrick Wiley on the Bulldogs’ next drive. But Brown lost NSU’s fourth and final fumble of the day on the first play of the ensuing possession. SCSU held the ball for 12 plays on the next series, with Erickson capping the scoring with a 32-yard field goal with 13:17 remaining in the game.
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Score by Quarters South Carolina State Norfolk State
1 14 0
2 13 2
3 7 8
4 3 - 0 -
Score 37 10
Scoring Summary 1st 13:24 SCSU – Adams 31 yd fumble recovery (Erickson kick) 06:12 SCSU – Long 1 yd run (Erickson kick) 2nd 13:28 SCSU – Erickson 39 yd field goal 12:56 SCSU – Bush 37 yd fumble recovery (Erickson kick) 05:33 NSU – Team safety 01:03 SCSU – Erickson 30 yd field goal 3rd 10:25 SCSU – Smith 2 yd pass from Long (Erickson kick) 03:06 NSU – Hayden 52 yd pass from Brown (Wicker pass from Brown) 4th 13:17 SCSU – Erickson 32 yd field goal Team Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
SCSU 17 38-120 215 26-17-1 64-335 2-68 0-0 2-53 0-0 4-37.2 0-0 10-70 28:38 4 of 13 1 of 2 5-5 4-21
NSU 10 30-67 138 27-16-0 57-205 0-0 2--3 8-108 1-0 8-34.5 4-4 10-81 31:22 6 of 15 1 of 1 0-0 1-5
Individual Statistics Rushing: SCSU – Ford 14-75, Smalls 3-26, Long 7-22, Jamison 7-20, Wiley 5-9, Team 2-minus 32. NSU – Branche 14-49, Cotton 4-11, Brown 12-7. Passing: SCSU – Long 16-23-0-206, Wiley 1-3-1-9. NSU – Brown 16-27-0-138. Receiving: SCSU – Smith 4-51, Young 4-48, Washington 3-73, Wherry 2-24, Ford 2-6, Jamison 1-7, Clark 1-6. NSU – Wicker 6-34, Hayden 3-48, Branche 3-13, McCowan 2-32, Childress 1-6, Cotton 1-5.
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NSU 2009 IN REVIEW Game 6 • Oct. 17, 2009 • Norfolk, Va. • Dick Price Stadium
NSU 46 Hampton 6 Norfolk State Battle of the Bay MVP Dennis Brown accounted for 259 yards of total offense and five touchdowns to lead the Spartans over Hampton. Brown set a new single-game school record for completion percentage (85.7), completing 18 of his 21 throws. Both of his touchdown passes went to junior Chris Bell, who had his second 100-yard game of the season with 108 yards. Not to be outdone, junior tailback DeAngelo Branche rushed for a season-high 129 yards and a touchdown. The result was the most lopsided Spartan victory against Hampton since a 52-6 win in 1970. NSU (3-3 overall, 2-2 MEAC) scored on its first five possessions of the contest to take a 35-0 lead in the second quarter. Brown capped the first drive with the first of his three TD runs, a 20-yard scamper that finished off a six-play, 57-yard march. Hampton then drove the length of the field, thanks mostly to a 40-yard completion from Herbert Bynes to Damon McDaniel, but was forced to try a field goal. Carlo Turavani’s 23-yard attempt missed wide to the left. The Spartans wasted no time adding to their lead. On the second play of the next possession, Brown hit Bell for a 71-yard touchdown pass on play action. It was the longest play from scrimmage for NSU this season. HU was forced to punt from deep in its own end on the next series, and the Spartans gained possession at the Pirates’ 49. Brown then directed a six-play, 49-yard march, which he capped with a 16-yard scoring run for a 21-0 lead. The Spartans kept rolling in the second quarter. Corwin Hammond intercepted a Bynes pass on the next HU drive, setting the Spartans up in Pirate territory at the 30-yard line. Bell caught a 4-yard TD pass to cap the next drive, extending NSU’s lead to 28-0 with 11:22 left before halftime. After forcing yet another Hampton punt, NSU found the end zone yet again. Branche’s 22-yard TD run capped a nine-play, 80-yard march to give the Spartans a 35-0 lead with 4:45 left before halftime. The Pirates got on the board just before halftime. The Spartans were stopped on third down on their sixth drive, but instead of punting, opted for a fake. NSU linebacker Shawn Childress was stopped short of the first down, giving HU possession at the NSU 26. Three plays later, Bynes hit Reginald Hicks for an 11-yard TD pass. Jordan Stovall’s extra point was blocked, keeping NSU’s advantage at 35-6 going into the half. The Spartan defense set up the team’s final TD of the night in the third quarter. Bynes fumbled after a sack by Josh Anderson on the Pirates’ first possession of the third quarter, and Deon Norris pounced on the loose ball at the HU 44. NSU needed just four plays to score again, with Brown scampering in from 5 yards out with 8:56 left in the third quarter for his third rushing touchdown of the afternoon. A 33-yard field goal by Justin Castellat and a team safety in the fourth provided the final margin for the Spartans, who outgained the Pirates 443-203 in total offense. Brown, who completed 14 of his first 15 passes, threw for 229 yards. His 85.7 percent completion rate topped the previous school mark of 84.6 percent (11-of-13) by Dontrell Leonard in a 2002 game against Virginia State. Brown completed passes to eight different receivers, with Bell leading the way with five receptions. NSU limited MEAC leading rusher LaMarcus Coker to 63 yards on 18 carries.
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Score by Quarters 1 Hampton 0 Norfolk State 21
2 6 14
3 0 9
4 0 - 2 -
Score 6 46
Scoring Summary 1st 10:41 NSU – Brown 20 yd run (Castellat kick) 05:16 NSU – Bell 71 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) 01:01 NSU – Brown 16 yd run (Castellat kick) 2nd 11:22 NSU – Bell 4 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) 04:45 NSU – Branche 22 yd run (Castellat kick) 00:33 HAM – Hicks 11 yd pass from Bynes (Stovall kick blocked) 3rd 08:56 NSU – Brown 5 yd run (Castellat pass failed) 07:00 NSU – Castellat 33 yd field goal 4th 02:23 NSU – Team safety Team Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
HAM 12 33-88 115 20-7-1 53-203 0-0 2-12 7-66 1-0 6-42.2 2-2 11-90 23:23 1 of 12 0 of 2 1-2 2-21
NSU 21 45-214 229 21-18-1 66-443 0-0 4-25 3-60 1-9 4-37.2 2-0 9-85 36:37 6 of 13 0 of 1 4-4 4-22
Individual Statistics Rushing: Hampton – Coker 18-63, Legree 4-28, Robinson 2-14, Bynes 6-6, McDaniel 1-minus 3, Team 2-minus 20. NSU – Branche 15-129, Cotton 1657, Brown 7-30, Brisco 3-7, Waters 2-2, Jackson 1-minus 3, Sha. Childress 1-minus 8. Passing: Hampton – Bynes 4-11-1-67, Legree 3-9-0-48. NSU – Brown 18-211-229. Receiving: Hampton – McDaniel 2-40, Thomas 2-30, Hicks 2-27, Robinson 1-18. NSU – Bell 5-108, Hayden 3-46, Branche 3-29, Wicker 3-23, She. Childress 2-13, McCowan 1-9, Cotton 1-1.
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NSU 2009 IN REVIEW Game 7 • Oct. 24, 2009 • Tallahassee, Fla. • Bragg Memorial Stadium
Florida A&M 34 NSU 20 Florida A&M quarterback Curtis Pulley accounted for 358 yards of total offense and three touchdowns as the Rattlers earned a 34-20 homecoming win over Norfolk State. Pulley did most of his damage in the first half, rushing for 156 yards and passing for 102 to help stake the Rattlers (5-2, 3-1 MEAC) to a 31-13 halftime lead. Pulley scored on a 51-yard TD run and tossed scoring passes of 1 and 30 yards to Mykel Benson in the opening 30 minutes. NSU quarterback Dennis Brown passed for 188 yards and two TDs while rushing for a team-high 78 yards for the Spartans (3-4, 2-3). Pulley drove the Rattlers 67 yards in seven plays after they received the opening kickoff. He found Benson for a 1-yard TD pass for the game’s first points. NSU answered quickly. Dwight Fluker-Berry returned the ensuing kickoff 39 yards, and a 15-yard FAMU penalty gave NSU the ball at the Rattlers’ 31. Seven plays later, sophomore fullback Josh Alford scored his first career TD on a 1-yard run, and the point-after tied the game at 7-all. Trevor Scott capped an 11-play FAMU march with a 22-yard field goal on the next possession to give his squad a 10-7 lead. Brown was then intercepted by FAMU defensive back Anthony Shutt on the following drive. Philip Sylvester extended the lead to 17-7 with a 22-yard TD run on the next possession. NSU was forced to punt on the ensuing drive. Pulley then directed the Rattlers on a nine-play, 96-yard drive for the game’s next points. He capped the march with a 30-yard TD pass to Benson with 6:56 left in the first half. The Spartans put an end to the 17 unanswered FAMU points. Brown hit Chris Bell for a 51-yard TD pass, their seventh scoring hookup of the year. The extra point missed, but NSU had cut its deficit to 24-13. But Pulley needed less than two minutes to respond. He scrambled through the NSU defense for a 51-yard TD run up the left sideline, and the extra point gave FAMU a 31-13 lead going into the half. NSU held the Rattlers scoreless in the third quarter. Then on the first play of the fourth, Brown found P.J. Hayden on a swing pass in the flat, and Hayden weaved in and out of the FAMU defense for a 17-yard TD. The extra point brought NSU within 31-20 with 14:50 left in the game. Scott provided the game’s final points with a 30-yard field goal with 9:33 remaining, giving his team a 34-20 edge. NSU drove into Rattler territory on each of their next two drives, but couldn’t find the end zone. Pulled rushed 17 times for 185 yards, and Sylvester added another 92 on the ground as the Rattlers recorded a Spartan season opponent high of 290 rushing yards. Pulley also completed 13-of-22 passes for 173 yards as FAMU ended with 463 yards, another high for an NSU opponent this season. NSU linebacker Anthony Taylor recorded a career-best 14 tackles, including 1.5 for loss and one sack.
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Score by Quarters 1 Norfolk State 7 Florida A&M 10
2 6 21
3 0 0
4 7 - 3 -
Score 20 34
Scoring Summary 1st 10:47 FAMU – Benson 1 yd pass from Pulley (Scott kick) 08:10 NSU – Alford 1 yd run (Castellat kick) 02:59 FAMU – Scott 22 yd field goal 2nd 14:51 FAMU – Sylvester 22 yd run (Scott kick) 06:56 FAMU – Benson 30 yd pass from Pulley (Scott kick) 05:52 NSU – Bell 51 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick failed) 04:16 FAMU – Pulley 51 yd run (Scott kick) 4th 14:50 NSU – Hayden 17 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) 09:33 FAMU – Scott 30 yd field goal Team Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
NSU 16 26-118 188 29-16-2 55-306 0-0 1-6 7-196 0-0 4-32.0 1-0 10-86 24:20 3 of 10 1 of 2 2-3 3-22
FAMU 24 44-290 173 22-13-0 66-463 0-0 1--4 3-67 2-46 2-35.0 1-0 15-128 35:40 6 of 11 0 of 0 3-3 1-3
Individual Statistics Rushing: NSU – Brown 14-78, Branche 7-24, Cotton 4-15, Alford 1-1. FAMU – Pulley 17-185, Sylvester 18-92, Vann 5-24, Benson 1-5, Team 1-minus 2, Rocker 1-minus 4, Elliott 1-minus 10. Passing: NSU – Brown 16-29-2-188. FAMU – Pulley 13-22-0-173, Elliott 0-0-0-0. Receiving: NSU – Wicker 6-46, Bell 3-61, Childress 3-42, Hayden 2-24, Branche 1-10, McCowan 1-5. FAMU – Benson 5-71, Funderburk 2-29, West 2-27, Smith 1-23, Elliott 1-11, Knight 1-9, Purcell 1-3.
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NSU 2009 IN REVIEW Game 8 • Oct. 31, 2009 • Norfolk, Va. • Dick Price Stadium
NSU 41 Howard 6 Chris Bell caught four passes for 138 yards and a pair of long touchdowns, and the Norfolk State offense rolled up a season-high 520 yards of offense in a 41-6 homecoming win. Howard (2-6, 0-5 MEAC) scored the game’s first points on a 30-yard pass from Floyd Haigler to Willie Carter with 4:40 left in the first quarter. But the stout NSU defense did not allow anything else, while the Spartans (4-4, 3-3) scored the final 41 points of the contest to register their first homecoming win since beating Howard in 2005. Haigler’s TD throw to Carter capped a 12-play, 87-yard drive. But Bell caught TD passes of 51 and 64 yards from quarterback Dennis Brown on the Spartans’ next two possessions. Justin Castellat connected on 2-of-3 field goals in the second quarter, covering 27 and 31 yards, to send NSU into the half with a 20-6 lead. The NSU defense dominated the second half, allowing Howard just 36 yards in the final two quarters. The Spartan offense wore down the Bison defense, holding the ball for nearly 20 minutes in the second half behind a bruising running game. Brown scored the only touchdown of the third quarter on a 2-yard run, which capped a seven-play drive. The Spartans padded their lead with two more scores in the fourth quarter. Fullback Josh Alford scored his second touchdown in as many weeks, a 1-yard plunge with 9:43 left in the game. After forcing a Bison punt, NSU appeared to score its first special teams touchdown of the year on a 58-yard punt return by P.J. Hayden. The score was called back due to a penalty, but on the first play of the ensuing drive, the Spartans capped their scoring with a career-long 37-yard TD run by Donovan Cotton. NSU gained season-high 520 yards while holding Howard to 155. NSU rushed for a season-high 294 yards. DeAngelo Branche tied his season high with 129 yards on 19 carries. Cotton had a career-high 79 on just nine rushes, and Brown had 66 on 12 carries. Brown also completed 12-of-21 passes for 226 yards and the two scores to Bell. Brown accounted for 292 yards of total offense. Linebacker Anthony Taylor led a solid all-around defensive effort with nine tackles, 2.5 for loss, and half a sack. Nose guard Josh Turner also had 2.5 tackles for loss and half a sack. The Spartan defense registered 12 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The Bison managed just 24 carries for 19 yards, a Spartan opponent season low.
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Score by Quarters 1 Howard 6 Norfolk State 14
2 0 6
3 0 7
4 0 - 14 -
Score 6 41
Scoring Summary 1st 04:40 HOW – Carter 30 yd pass from Haigler (Wiehberg kick blocked) 03:18 NSU – Bell 51 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) 00:34 NSU – Bell 64 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) 2nd 09:06 NSU – Castellat 27 yd field goal 00:15 NSU – Castellat 31 yd field goal 3rd 03:17 NSU – Brown 2 yd run (Castellat kick) 4th 09:43 NSU – Alford 1 yd run (Castellat kick) 08:21 NSU – Cotton 37 yd run (Castellat kick) Team Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
HOW 8 24-19 136 29-14-0 53-155 0-0 2-7 4-69 0-0 11-42.9 0-0 7-59 23:32 3 of 14 0 of 0 0-0 3-13
NSU 24 48-294 226 21-12-0 69-520 0-0 6-84 2-26 0-0 4-35.8 0-0 8-60 36:28 6 of 13 0 of 0 4-5 1-6
Individual Statistics Rushing: Howard – Haigler 9-17, Leffall 5-8, Drayton 1-4, Williams 7-minus 5, Rucker 2-minus 5. NSU – Branche 19-129, Cotton 9-79, Brown 12-66, Brisco 2-12, Alford 2-5, Waters 2-5, Jackson 1-0, Team 1-minus 2. Passing: Howard – Haigler 14-29-0-136. NSU – Brown 12-21-0-226. Receiving: Howard – Carter 5-59, Drayton 3-23, Sherman 2-30, Williams 2-10, Gunter 1-9, Hayes 1-5. NSU – Hayden 5-75, Bell 4-138, Wicker 1-7, McCowan 1-7, Cotton 1-minus 1.
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NSU 2009 IN REVIEW Game 9 • Nov. 7, 2009 • Baltimore, Md. • Hughes Stadium
NSU 31 Morgan State 23 Running back DeAngelo Branche rushed for a season-high 145 yards and scored a touchdown rushing and receiving as Norfolk State defeated Morgan State. The win gives the Spartans (5-4, 4-3 MEAC) their first two-game winning streak of the season, while the Bears (5-4, 3-3) have lost three straight. Quarterback Dennis Brown completed 14-of-21 passes for 215 yards and two scores, and safety Josh Anderson scored the first defensive touchdown of his career on a 62-yard interception return in the first quarter. There were four lead changes in the first half as both teams moved the ball at will. Morgan State’s Domanick West capped a nine-play, 67-yard game-opening drive with a 3-yard touchdown run with 10:37 left in the first quarter. The Bears converted a 3rd-and-16 in NSU territory to set up the scoring run. The Bears were driving in NSU territory on their next possession. But Anderson intercepted a third-down pass from Carlton Jackson and returned it 62 yards for the game-tying touchdown. It was Anderson’s first career interception and the first defensive score of the year for the Spartans. Kemar Scarlett put the Bears on top with a 34-yard field goal with 12:44 left in the first half. The kick capped a 14-play, 33-yard drive. NSU regained the lead on a 33-yard TD pass from Brown to Chris Bell on 4th-and-16 with 7:10 left in the second quarter. The pass came following a sack of Brown which appeared to stall the drive. It was Bell’s 10th TD grab of the season. Then it was the Bears’ turn. They took a 17-14 edge on West’s second TD of the day, a 1-yarder with 4:25 left in the half. But Branche finished off a five-play, 80-yard drive with his seventh rushing touchdown of the year, a 2-yarder with 2:13 remaining in the half. Brown had completions of 58 yards to P.J. Hayden and 21 yards to Bell on the scoring march. Scarlett capped the first-half scoring with a 38-yard field goal on the last play of the half. MSU had 243 yards of offense in the first half and held the ball for 21 minutes, 40 seconds out of a possible 30 minutes. But the Spartans kept their offensive momentum going to start the third quarter. They took the kickoff and promptly marched 85 yards in seven plays, taking 3:46 off the clock. Branche scored his second TD of the day on a 16-yard screen pass from Brown, and the point after gave NSU a 28-20 lead. It was Branche’s first career receiving touchdown. Scarlett brought the Bears within 28-23 on a 52-yard field goal with 8:14 left in the third quarter. But Castellat extended NSU’s lead back to eight, 31-23, early in the fourth quarter. After the MSU drive that culminated in Scarlett’s field goal, the NSU defense forced the Bears to punt on their final three possessions of the game. Meanwhile, the NSU offense was able to run out the clock behind Branche. The Spartans took over at their own 1-yard line with 4:07 remaining and ran out the rest of the clock. Branche carried seven times on the drive before Brown took a knee on the last play of the game. NSU ended the game with a 379-300 edge in total offense after limiting the Bears to 57 second-half yards. Corwin Hammond paced the Spartans with a career-high 11 tackles, two tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and three QB pressures.
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Score by Quarters 1 Norfolk State 7 Morgan State 7
2 14 13
3 7 3
4 3 - 0 -
Score 31 23
Scoring Summary 1st 10:37 MSU – West 3 yd run (Scarlett kick) 04:40 NSU – Anderson 62 yd interception return (Castellat. kick) 2nd 12:44 MSU – Scarlett 34 yd field goal 07:13 NSU – Bell 33 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) 04:25 MSU – West 1 yd run (Scarlett kick) 02:13 NSU – Branche 2 yd run (Castellat kick) 00:00 MSU – Scarlett 38 yd field goal 3rd 11:14 NSU – Branche 16 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) 08:14 MSU – Scarlett 52 yd field goal 4th 11:24 NSU – Castellat 38 yd field goal Team Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
NSU 21 33-164 215 21-14-1 54-379 0-0 1-26 3-12 1-62 3-39.3 1-0 5-57 27:21 3 of 9 1 of 1 3-4 3-18
MSU 16 36-151 149 30-14-1 66-300 0-0 2-40 6-126 1-0 4-42.5 1-0 9-103 32:39 7 of 17 1 of 1 3-3 2-22
Individual Statistics Rushing: NSU – Branche 19-145, Cotton 3-14, Brown 10-8, Team 1-minus 3. Morgan State – James 14-77, Jackson 16-58, West 4-11, Lawrence 2-5. Passing: NSU – Brown 14-21-1-215. Morgan State – Jackson 14-29-1-149, Team 0-1-0-0. Receiving: NSU – Bell 6-83, Hayden 5-109, Branche 1-16, Wicker 1-6, McCowan 1-1. Morgan State – Morton-Green 4-75, Baptiste 4-54, Digs 3-15, Bryant 2-5, James 1-0.
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NSU 2009 IN REVIEW Game 10 • Nov. 14, 2009 • Dover, Del. • Alumni Stadium
NSU 21 Delaware State 16 Chris Bell scored on a 39-yard touchdown pass with 49 seconds left for his second touchdown of the quarter to help the Spartans rally from a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit and secure a thrilling victory over DSU. The win helped NSU (6-4, 5-3 MEAC) turn the tables on the Hornets (3-7, 2-5). DSU had won six straight in the series, including the last two by erasing 18-point, second-half Spartan leads in 2007 and 2008. This time it was the Spartans who staged a gutsy second-half rally. DSU led 16-0 entering the fourth quarter on the strength of three Riley Flickinger field goals and a 27-yard TD pass from Anthony Glaud to Zacharri Charles in the third quarter. NSU struggled to find any momentum, hurt by injuries to two offensive linemen and starting quarterback Dennis Brown and slowed by three turnovers and 10 penalties. But Brown directed NSU on a 10-play, 79-yard drive early in the fourth quarter. Brown found Bell for an 18-yard touchdown pass with 11:48 left in the game. Brown then converted a two-point conversion pass to P.J. Hayden to cut the Hornets’ lead in half, 16-8. The Hornets were successful in running some time off the clock, holding the ball for 11 plays on the next drive. But the NSU defense forced a punt, and Brown again had the Spartans on the move. This time, NSU marched 80 yards in nine plays, with DeAngelo Branche scoring on a 1-yard run with 2:35 left in the game. But Brown’s two-point pass to Bell was incomplete, and DSU held a 16-14 lead. The Spartan defense then forced a three-and-out and regained possession at their own 23-yard line with 2:13 remaining and no timeouts left. Brown completed passes of 21 and 5 yards to Hayden to get NSU near midfield, then found Branche for a 12-yard screen pass down to the DSU 39. On the next play, Brown hit Bell on a sideline route at the Hornets’ 30. Bell shook off the tackle of two Hornet defensive backs and sprinted up the left sideline into the end zone for the go-ahead score. DSU had one last chance. Glaud moved the Hornets to the NSU 27 with less than 30 seconds left. But his pass into the end zone was intercepted by Terrell Whitehead, the senior safety’s second pick of the day, to seal NSU’s first-ever victory at Alumni Stadium (1-6). The win clinches NSU’s second winning season in the past three seasons. The Spartans clinched third place in the MEAC, their second-highest finish behind the 2007 season team that finished second in the conference. Brown shook off the effects of his injury to complete 22 of 38 passes for a career-high 274 yards. Bell caught 10 passes for 100 yards and two TDs. Whitehead led a solid defensive effort with 10 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, and a pass breakup. Nose guard Josh Turner recorded a career high with 10 tackles, matching Whitehead for team-high honors.
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Score by Quarters Norfolk State Delaware State
1 0 6
2 0 0
3 0 10
4 21 - 0 -
Score 21 16
Scoring Summary 1st 12:18 DSU – Flickinger 30 yd field goal 02:04 DSU – Flickinger 25 yd field goal 3rd 11:57 DSU – Flickinger 42 yd field goal 01:00 DSU – Charles 27 yd pass from Glaud (Flickinger kick) 4th 11:48 NSU – Bell 18 yd pass from Brown (Hayden pass from Brown) 02:35 NSU – Branche 1 yd run (Brown pass failed) 00:49 NSU – Bell 39 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) Team Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
NSU 20 27-60 274 39-22-2 66-334 0-0 0-0 3-52 2-0 5-44.0 1-1 10-91 28:02 7 of 13 0 of 0 2-2 2-11
DSU 19 43-172 147 24-13-2 67-319 0-0 5-15 3-75 2-21 4-33.8 3-1 4-32 31:58 6 of 15 0 of 0 2-2 3-8
Individual Statistics Rushing: NSU – Branche 16-56, Cotton 3-10, Brown 6-3, Team 2-minus 9. Delaware State – Jones 29-117, Glaud 7-43, Rosseau 2-5, Jackson 2-5, Elko 2-4, Team 1-minus 2. Passing: NSU – Brown 22-38-2-274, Team 0-1-0-0. Delaware State – Glaud 7-14-1-81, Elko 6-9-1-66, Team 0-1-0-0. Receiving: NSU – Bell 10-100, Hayden 4-69, Branche 4-68, Wicker 2-14, McCowan 1-12, Fluker-Berry 1-11. Delaware State – Moore 7-23, Charles 3-77, Jones 3-47.
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NSU 28 Winston-Salem State 21 Chris Bell scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 67-yard pass from Dennis Brown in the third quarter, and the Norfolk State defense forced five Winston-Salem State turnovers to hold off the Rams in the season finale for both teams. With the win, NSU ends the season at 7-4, the program’s second winning season in the last three years. The short-handed Rams (1-10) ended the year on a four-game losing streak, but hung in the entire way until NSU cornerback Dante Barnes intercepted a pass in Spartan territory in the final minute. The game was tied at 14-all at halftime after the teams combined for five turnovers in the first two quarters. But NSU took the lead on the second rushing TD of the game by DeAngelo Branche in the third quarter, and after the Rams tied it at 21-all, NSU took the lead for good on Bell’s 13th touchdown catch of the year with 1:26 remaining in the period. The Rams had the ball three times in the fourth quarter. The first drive ended on Landen Thayer’s second missed field goal, a 30-yarder with 10:47 left in the game. The Rams got the ball back and drove 48 yards into NSU territory. But quarterback Jean Julmiste was stripped by NSU defensive lineman Tory Williams, and the Spartans’ Deon Norris recovered at the NSU 33. NSU was again forced to punt, and Julmiste drove the Rams into Spartan territory at the 46. But Julmiste’s pass was picked off by Barnes with 39 seconds left to clinch NSU’s fourth straight win over the Rams. The Spartans got on the board first with a 58-yard interception return for touchdown by All-American safety Terrell Whitehead with 9:55 left in the first quarter. It was Whitehead’s fifth pick of the year and 18th in his illustrious career, but the first time he had taken an interception back for a score. The Rams quickly tied the game up at 7-all on Omar Kizzie’s 9-yard run with 6:02 left in the first quarter. The Spartans’ offense then got into the action on their next possession, driving 71 yards in 14 plays. Branche finished the march with a 10-yard run. WSSU’s defense matched the Spartans’ defense with a score of his own. Joshua Newkirk intercepted a Brown pass and took it back 61 yards for a touchdown with 4:36 left in the half. That sent the game into the half tied at 14-all. NSU took the opening drive of the third quarter and scored. Dwight Fluker-Berry returned Thayer’s third-quarter kickoff 57 yards to the WSSU 29-yard line. Branche ran for 10 yards on the first play of the drive, then burst around right end for the last 19. But the WSSU defense redeemed itself later in the quarter. Alex Chandler intercepted his second Brown pass of the day off a tipped ball, and ran it 54 yards to the Spartans’ 27. Two plays later, Kizzie caught a 12-yard TD pass from Julmiste, and the extra point tied it at 21 with 7:44 left in the quarter. Whitehead had four tackles, the interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in his final game as a Spartan.
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Score by Quarters 1 Winston-Salem State 7 Norfolk State 14
2 7 0
3 7 14
4 0 - 0 -
Score 21 28
Scoring Summary 1st 09:55 NSU – Whitehead 58 yd interception return (Castellat kick) 06:02 WSSU – Kizzie 9 yd run (Thayer kick) 00:01 NSU – Branche 10 yd run (Castellat kick) 2nd 04:36 WSSU – Newkirk 61 yd interception return (Thayer kick) 3rd 14:13 NSU – Branche 19 yd run (Castellat kick) 07:44 WSSU – Kizzie 12 yd pass from Julmiste (Thayer kick) 01:26 NSU – Bell 67 yd pass from Brown (Castellat kick) Team Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
WSSU 18 42-156 67 17-6-2 59-223 0-0 3-50 5-70 3-115 3-44.0 4-3 6-53 29:36 4 of 11 0 of 0 2-5 1-11
NSU 18 35-128 260 28-12-3 63-388 0-0 1-13 4-83 2-72 5-33.8 1-1 16-174 30:24 4 of 12 2 of 2 2-3 2-19
Individual Statistics Rushing: Winston-Salem State – Harris 8-69, Kizzie 14-49, Munford 11-24, Julmiste 8-8, Fitzgerald 1-6. NSU – Branche 24-118, Brown 5-16, Cotton 4-3, Team 1-minus 2, Hayden 1-Minus 7. Passing: Winston-Salem State – Julmiste 6-17-2-67. NSU – Brown 12-283-260. Receiving: Winston-Salem State – Kizzie 2-37, Harris 2-2, Whidbee 1-18, Fitzgerald 1-10. NSU – Bell 4-124, Wicker 3-38, Branche 2-62, Hayden 2-24, McCowan 1-12.
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MEAC HISTORY The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) enters its 41st year of operation heading into the 2010-11 academic school year. The MEAC is made up of 13 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University and South Carolina State University. HISTORY In 1969, a bold ad hoc group of innovators long associated with intercollegiate athletics met in Durham, N.C., to discuss the feasibility of organizing a new conference. Dissected from these discussions, a steering and planning committee was formed to fully investigate the idea, present a detailed report with recommendations to interested collegiate institutions, and then construct a workshop to outline proposals. After adopting a program, seven institutions (Delaware State College, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State College) agreed to become the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Its major objective was to establish, organize and supervise an intercollegiate athletic program among a compact group of educational institutions of high academic standards and with a sound philosophy of co-curricular activities. The conference agreed to seek Division I status for its sports. The conference was confirmed in 1970, kicking off its first season of competition in football in 1971. In 1978, a milestone was reached when the MEAC selected Kenneth A. Free to be its first full-time commissioner. Free served the conference for 18 years before stepping down in May of 1996. In July of 1996, Charles S. Harris was named commissioner and served in the capacity until April 2002. On September 1, 2002, Dr. Dennis E. Thomas was named the commissioner and has served in the position for nine years. The conference’s first expansion occurred in October 1979 when Bethune-Cookman College and Florida A&M University were voted into the MEAC as new members. Original members Morgan State, North Carolina Central and Maryland Eastern Shore withdrew from the conference at the end of the 1979-80 fiscal year. Maryland Eastern Shore was readmitted in 1981 and Morgan State returned in 1984. Florida A&M opted to resign in 1984 but rejoined the conference in 1986. Coppin State College was granted admittance in 1985, becoming the ninth member institution. The MEAC expanded again in the 1990’s with the inclusion of Hampton University (1995) and Norfolk State University (1997). The conference expanded in 2007 adding Winston-Salem State University. Following the 2009-10 academic/athletic season Winston-Salem State withdrew from the conference and returned to Division II. On July 1, 2010 the MEAC made its final expansion with the admittance of North Carolina Central and Savannah State University. On June 8, 1980, the MEAC was classified as a Division I conference by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Prior to that year the conference operated as a Division II conference. The following month the MEAC received an automatic qualification to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Currently, the conference has automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason play in baseball (since 1994), men’s basketball (since 1981), women’s basketball (since 1982), football (since 1996), softball (since 1995), men and women’s tennis (since 1998), and volleyball (since 1994). The MEAC initiated cross country in 1980 and North Carolina A&T earned the inaugural men’s crown. The first women’s cross country championship took place a year later with Howard winning the first of its seven titles. Indoor Track and Field was also added in 1981 with South Carolina State capturing the men’s title and Howard winning the women’s crown. Tennis and golf returned as MEAC governed sports in 1981, after a five-year hiatus. South Carolina State won all seven of the conference’s golf championships from 1972-1983 before the sport was discontinued after the 1983 championship. Morgan State dominated the conference in wrestling winning 13 of 24 conference championships during the sports tenure (1972-1995). Baseball, which began in 1972, was discontinued following the 1977 season. It was brought back as a MEAC governed sport along with women’s volleyball in 1983. Women’s softball became a MEAC sanctioned sport in 1992. Bowling was officially sanctioned as a MEAC sport in 1999. Before that season, the MEAC was the first conference to secure NCAA sanctioning for women’s bowling by adopting the club sport prior to the 1996-97 school year. SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS The MEAC has enjoyed tremendous athletic success over the years. In 2008, Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) defeated Arkansas State 4-2 to win the NCAA Women’s Bowling National Championship, a first for the conference and institution. With the victory, Lady Hawks’ head coach Sharon Brummell became the first female head coach to win a NCAA bowling title. In men’s basketball, UMES became the first historical black college/university to participate in the 1974 National Invitational Tournament (NIT). The Hawks defeated Manhattan, 84-81, in the first round before falling to Jacksonville by two points in the second round. Before the Jacksonville loss UMES had the best record in the nation at 27-1. That same year, Morgan State won the NCAA College Division II National Championship and junior Marvin “The Human Eraser” Webster was named the Division II Player of the Year. The 1981 tournament champion Howard Bison became the first MEAC team to play in the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. Coppin State and Hampton made history in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tourna-
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ment with first-round victories. The No. 15 seeded Coppin State defeated No. 2 South Carolina in 1997 and No. 15 seeded Hampton defeated No. 2 Iowa State in 2001. Both victories ranked among the Top 10 greatest tournament upsets of all-time by ESPN’s SportsCenter. In women’s basketball, South Carolina State won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division II National Championship in 1979. In 1982, Howard became the first MEAC women’s team to participate in the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. South Carolina State earned the conference’s bid in 1983 and became the first MEAC team, men or women, to win an opening-round game in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. The No. 14 North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies faced No.3 Florida State in the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament. The 14th seed was the highest seed earned by a MEAC women’s basketball program since the inception of the 64-team bracket in 1994. The Lady Aggies defeated Wake Forest and Charlotte before falling to Miami in the third round of the 2010 Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). North Carolina A&T became the first MEAC team and historical black college/university to win two consecutive basketball games in a national postseason tournament. In football, the MEAC was instrumental in constructing the Freedom Bowl All-Star Classic, the Heritage Bowl, and the Gold Bowl. Prior to Division I competition, the MEAC competed in the Gold Bowl held in Richmond, Va., which matched the MEAC champion against the champion of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). South Carolina State represented the MEAC in 1976 and 1979, winning both outings over Winston-Salem State and Norfolk State respectively. In addition to the 1976 and 1979 crowns, South Carolina State won MEAC football titles in 1974-78, 1980-83, 1994, 2004, 2008 and 2009. During the 1981 and 1982 seasons they reached the second round of the I-AA championships. In outdoor track and field, North Carolina Central won the first three MEAC outdoor titles and finished fourth in the 1974 NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship. NCCU’s Larry Black was a member of the 1972 Olympic 400-meter relay team that won the gold medal. He won the silver medal in the 200-meter dash. MEAC women began outdoor track and field conference competition in 1980. In 1982, South Carolina State won the AIAW Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship. The MEAC has showcased over 27 athletes in the Olympics and 11 have earned medals during the Summer Games. In 2003, Florida A&M became the first MEAC school to win a volleyball match in the NCAA Championship, with a first-round win over Winthrop. In 2004, the Lady Rattlers became the first historically black college/university to rank in the Top 25 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll. South Carolina State’s women’s tennis team earned the conference’s first Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) ranking in a 2005 final poll reaching a No. 72 ranking. In softball, Bethune-Cookman earned the conference’s first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Softball Championship in 2005. The Lady Wildcats defeated Florida, Central Florida and South Florida in the Florida Regional to become the first MEAC school to win a NCAA Division I Softball Regional. Bethune-Cookman ended the 2005 season with the conferences’ first-ever rankings in the final softball polls, reaching No. 18 in the NFCA/USA Today Coaches poll and No. 23 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll. Florida A&M was the first MEAC baseball team to advance to NCAA postseason play in 1994. The Rattlers took on Southeastern Louisiana in a best of three play-in series, falling after two games, 11-10 and 8-7. During the 2002 campaign, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats advanced to the Gainesville Regional and became the first MEAC team to win in the NCAA Tournament with a 7-4 victory over Florida International. The Wildcats had previously lost to Florida in their first game 13-1 and were eliminated from the regional with a 21-10 loss in their second matchup against the Gators. MEAC Football Champions 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989
South Carolina State South Carolina State Delaware State Hampton Hampton Hampton/South Carolina State North Carolina A&T Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M Florida A&M North Carolina A&T Hampton Hampton Florida A&M Florida A&M South Carolina State Howard North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Delaware State Florida A&M Delaware State
1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971
Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M Delaware State Delaware State North Carolina A&T Delaware State Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State South Carolina State South Carolina State South Carolina State Morgan State South Carolina State South Carolina State South Carolina State Morgan State South Carolina State North Carolina A&T South Carolina State North Carolina Central North Carolina Central Morgan State
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2010 MEAC PRESEASON PREDICTIONS 2010 MEAC Preseason Predicted Order of Finish As voted on by the MEAC head football coaches and sports information directors (first-place votes in parentheses). 1. South Carolina State (15)............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 315 2. Florida A&M (2)............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 268 3. Norfolk State................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 190 4. Hampton (1).................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 167 5. Morgan State................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 166 6. North Carolina A&T...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 150 7. Delaware State............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 120 8. Bethune-Cookman.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68 9. Howard............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
2010 PRESEASON ALL-MEAC TEAMS Player of the Year: Malcolm Long, South Carolina State Defensive Player of the Year: Julio Sanchez, Hampton
First Team
Second Team
Offense
Offense
QB – Malcolm Long, Sr., South Carolina State, Gaffney, S.C.
QB – Anthony Glaud, r-Sr., Delaware State, Sicklerville, N.J.
RB – DeAngelo Branche, r-Sr., Norfolk State, Norfolk, Va.
RB – Jaashawn Jones, r-Jr., Delaware State, Asbury Park, N.J.
RB – Philip Sylvester, Sr., Florida A&M, Marianna, Fla.
RB – Mike Mayhew, Jr., North Carolina A&T, Charlotte, N.C.
TE – Lamont Bryant, Jr., Morgan State, Newport News, Va.
TE – Sherron Childress, r-Sr., Norfolk State, Hampton, Va.
WR – Willie Carter, Jr., Howard, Denmark, S.C.
WR – Kevin Elliot, r-Jr., Florida A&M, Orlando, Fla.
WR – Isaac West, Sr., Florida A&M, Tallahassee, Fla.
WR – Richard Christie, Sr., South Carolina State, Miami, Fla.
OL – Johnny Culbreath, r-Sr., South Carolina State, Monroe, Ga.
OL – Christopher Sands, r-Sr., Florida A&M, Tallahassee, Fla.
OL – Juavahr Nathan, r-Sr., South Carolina State, Ladson, S.C.
OL – Michael Ola Folorian, r-Sr., Hampton, Riverdale, Ga.
OL – Josh Harrison, Sr., South Carolina State, Lake City, S.C.
OL – Lawrence Brewer, Sr., Morgan State, Fort Washington, Md.
OL – Kendall Noble, r-Jr., Norfolk State, Rocky Mount, N.C.
OL – Calton Ford, r-Sr., Norfolk State, Chesapeake, Va.
C – Sam Timothy, Sr., South Carolina State, Portland, Ore.
C – William Falakiseni, Sr., Norfolk State, Tonga
Defense
Defense
DL – Andre Carroll, r-Sr., Delaware State, Neptune, N.J.
DL – Ryan Davis, Jr., Bethune-Cookman, Tampa, Fla.
DL – Kendrick Ellis, Sr., Hampton, West Palm Beach, Fla.
DL – Brandon Peguese, r-Sr., Hampton, Greensboro, N.C.
DL – Josh Turner, r-Jr., Norfolk State, Chesterfield, Va.
DL – Micah Stanfield, Jr., North Carolina A&T, Reidsville, N.C.
DL – Jayson Ayers, Sr., South Carolina State, Clio, S.C.
DL – Ronnell Ferguson, Jr., South Carolina State, Lincolnton, Ga.
LB – Alvis Graham, r-Jr., Florida A&M, Orlando, Fla.
LB – Reginald Sandilands, Jr., Bethune-Cookman, Miami, Fla.
LB – David Erby, Sr., South Carolina State, Rock Hill, S.C.
LB – Anthony Taylor, Sr., Norfolk State, Virginia Beach, Va.
LB – Julio Sanchez, r-Sr., Hampton, Miami, Fla.
LB – Julius Wilkerson, Sr., South Carolina State, Gaffney, S.C.
DB – Qier Hall, Sr., Florida A&M, Cocoa, Fla.
DB – Curtis Holcomb, Sr., Florida A&M, Miami, Fla.
DB – Justin Ferrell, Jr., North Carolina A&T, Danville, Va.
DB – Semaj Moody, Sr., South Carolina State, Denmark, S.C.
DB – Quay Long, Jr., North Carolina A&T, Charlotte, N.C.
DB – Devonne Quattlebaum, Sr., South Carolina State, Ridge Spring, SC
DB – Darren McKahn, Sr., Morgan State, Miami, Fla.
DB – Ricardo Silva, r-Sr., Hampton, Baltimore, Md.
P – Nicholas Adams, So., Morgan State, Fayetteville, N.C.
P – Alex Grubb, So., North Carolina A&T, Lexington, N.C.
P/K – Trevor Scott, r-Jr., Florida A&M, Jacksonville, Fla.
P/K – Blake Erickson, Jr., South Carolina State, Pensacola, Fla.
Ret – Dwight Fluker-Berry, r-Sr., Norfolk State, Miami, Fla.
Ret – Larrone Moore, Sr., Delaware State, Hyattsville, Md.
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2010 MEAC COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Thursday, September 2 Johnson C. Smith at North Carolina Central Norfolk State at Rutgers Hampton at Central Michigan Florida A&M at Miami Saturday, September 4 Howard at Holy Cross South Carolina State at Georgia Tech Edward Waters at Bethune-Cookman Bowie State at Morgan State Savannah State at Georgia Southern Winston-Salem State at North Carolina A&T Sunday, September 5 Southern vs. Delaware State!
7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. TBA TBA 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 12 p.m.
Saturday, September 11 Hampton at Howard Savannah State vs. Fort Valley State+ North Carolina A&T at Norfolk State* Morgan State at Maryland Florida A&M at Delaware State* Winston-Salem State at North Carolina Central Mississippi Valley State at South Carolina State
1 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 18 Florida A&M at Howard* South Carolina State vs. Benedict Savannah State at Bethune-Cookman North Carolina A&T at Hampton* Virginia State at Norfolk State Morgan State at North Dakota State North Carolina Central at Appalachian State
1 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA
Saturday, September 25 Howard vs. Morgan State*# Norfolk State at Bethune-Cookman* Florida A&M vs. Tennessee State++ North Carolina A&T vs. North Carolina Central Delaware State at Coastal Carolina Savannah State vs. Albany State
2 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA
Saturday, October 2 Lincoln at Howard Bethune-Cookman at Morgan State* South Carolina State at Florida A&M* Hampton at Delaware State* Savannah State at Liberty North Carolina A&T vs. Tennessee State$
1 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA TBA
Saturday, October 9 Howard at Furman Morgan State at North Carolina A&T (HC) * Norfolk State at South Carolina State* Delaware State at Bethune-Cookman (HC) * Hampton at North Carolina Central Savannah State at Georgia State
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12 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. TBA
Saturday, October 16 Norfolk State at Hampton* North Carolina A&T at Delaware State (HC) * Bethune-Cookman at South Carolina State* Savannah State at Florida A&M* North Carolina Central at Georgia State
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3 p.m. TBA
Saturday, October 23 Delaware State at Morgan State (HC) * Savannah State at Alabama State Hampton at South Carolina State (HC) * Howard at North Carolina A&T* Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina Central Florida A&M at Norfolk State (HC) *
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m.
Saturday, October 30 Old Dominion at Hampton Norfolk State at Howard* South Carolina State at Delaware State* Edward Waters at North Carolina Central (HC) Morgan State at Florida A&M (HC) * North Carolina A&T at Bethune-Cookman*
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m.
Saturday, November 6 Morgan State at Norfolk State* North Carolina Central at Delaware State Florida A&M at North Carolina A&T* Howard at South Carolina State* Bethune-Cookman at Hampton* Savannah State at Old Dominion
1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m.
Thursday, November 11 South Carolina State at Morgan State*^
7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 13 Delaware State at Norfolk State* North Carolina Central at Savannah State Hampton at Florida A&M* Howard at Bethune-Cookman* Saturday, November 20 Delaware State at Howard* South Carolina State at North Carolina A&T* Old Dominion at North Carolina Central Norfolk State at Savannah State (HC) Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M*% Hampton at Morgan State*
1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4 p.m.
All dates and times are subject to change. *Denotes MEAC Conference Game (^) MEAC ESPNU Televised Game (!) MEAC/SWAC Challenge – Orlando, Florida (%) XXXI Florida Classic – Orlando, Florida (#) East Rutherford, New Jersey ($) Circle City Classic - Indianapolis, Indiana (++) Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic – Atlanta, Georgia (+) Music City Classic – Macon, Georgia
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Team *South Carolina State Florida A&M Norfolk State Morgan State Bethune-Cookman Hampton North Carolina A&T Delaware State Howard * MEAC champion and FCS playoff participant
MEAC W-L 8-0 6-2 5-3 4-4 4-4 3-5 3-5 3-5 0-8
Overall W-L 10-2 8-3 7-4 6-5 5-6 5-6 5-6 4-7 2-9
2009 ALL-MEAC FOOTBALL TEAMS Offensive Player of the Year...................................................... Curtis Pulley, Florida A&M Defensive Player of the Year............................................. George Howard, Morgan State Rookie of the Year........................................................Mike Mayhew, North Carolina A&T Offensive Lineman of the Year...........................Johnny Culbreath, South Carolina State Coach of the Year........................................................ Buddy Pough, South Carolina State
First Team
Offense Pos. Name QB Curtis Pulley RB Will Ford RB LaMarcus Coker TE Lamont Bryant WR Oliver Young WR Chris Bell OL Juavahr Nathan OL Josh Harrison OL Johnny Culbreath OL Robert Okeafor C William Falakiseni
Cl. r-Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. r-Jr. r-So. r-Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Defense Pos. Name DL Justin Lawrence DL Dexter Jackson DL Kendrick Ellis *DL Josh Turner *DL Jarrell Herring LB George Howard LB David Erby LB Julio Sanchez DB Terrell Whitehead DB Antwuan Cox DB Justin Ferrell DB Phillip Adams P Jahmal Blanchard *P/K Trevor Scott *P/K Blake Erickson Ret LeRoy Vann
Cl. Sr. Sr. Jr. r-So. Sr. Sr. r-Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. r-So. So. Sr.
School Florida A&M S.C. State Hampton Morgan State S.C. State Norfolk State S.C. State S.C. State S.C. State Florida A&M Norfolk State
Hometown Hopkinsville, Ky. Travelers Rest, S.C. Nashville, Tenn. Newport News, Va. Charleston, S.C. Norfolk, Va. Ladson, S.C. Lake City, S.C. Monroe, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Tafuna, American Samoa
School Morgan State Bethune-Cookman Hampton Norfolk State North Carolina A&T Morgan State S.C. State Hampton Norfolk State Bethune-Cookman North Carolina A&T S.C. State Hampton Florida A&M S.C. State Florida A&M
Hometown Jetersville, Va. Jacksonville, Fla. West Palm Beach, Fla. Chesterfield, Va. Detroit, Mich. Chesapeake, Va. Rock Hill, S.C. Miami, Fla. Virginia Beach, Va. Miami, Fla. Danville, Va. Rock Hill, S.C. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Pensacola, Fla. Tampa, Fla.
Second Team
Offense Pos. Name QB Malcolm Long RB DeAngelo Branche RB Devan James TE Sherron Childress WR Kevin Elliot WR Willie Carter OL Kendall Noble OL Anthony Collins OL Calton Ford OL Robert Norris C Steve Brazzle Defense Pos. Name DL Markus James DL Brandon Peguese DL Fabian Dunn *DL Will Croner *DL Andre Caroll LB Bryan Parker LB Julius Wilkerson *LB Reggie Sandilands *LB Brandon Roundtree
Cl. Jr. r-Jr. Sr. r-Jr. r-So. So. r-So. r-Sr. r-Jr. Sr. r-Sr. Cl. Sr. Sr. Jr. r-So. Sr. Sr. r-Jr. Jr. Sr.
School S.C. State Norfolk State Morgan State Norfolk State Florida A&M Howard Norfolk State Florida A&M Norfolk State Morgan State Florida A&M
Hometown Gaffney, S.C. Norfolk, Va. Pompano Beach, Fla. Hampton, Va. Orlando, Fla. Denmark, S.C. Rocky Mount, N.C. Miami, Fla. Chesapeake, Va. Cheltenham, Md. Coatesville, Pa.
School S.C. State Hampton Delaware State Howard Delaware State Florida A&M S.C. State Bethune-Cookman Hampton
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Hometown Hampton, Va. Greensboro, N.C. Silver Springs, Md. Wilmington, Del. Neptune, N.J. Randlestown, Md. Gaffney, S.C. Miami, Fla. Compton, Calif.
*LB Anthony Taylor DB Darren McKhan DB Quay Long DB Rafael Bush DB Jody Ellis *P Nicholas Adams *P Nick Lochner P/K Kemar Scarlett Ret Oliver Young * Indicates tie
TEAm Statistics
Sr. So. Sr. Sr. r-So. So. Sr. Jr. Sr.
Norfolk State Morgan State North Carolina A&T S.C. State Morgan State Morgan State Delaware State Morgan State S.C. State
Virginia Beach, Va. Miami, Fla. Charlotte, N.C. Williston, S.C. Evanston, Ill. Fayetteville, N.C. Webster, N.Y. Temple Hill, Md. Charleston, S.C.
Scoring Offense 1. South Carolina State 2. Florida A&M 3. Norfolk State 4. Hampton 5. Delaware State 6. North Carolina A&T 7. Morgan State 8. Bethune-Cookman 9. Howard
G 12 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 11
TD 46 39 39 29 21 22 21 24 14
FG XPT 14 45 12 38 6 31 7 16 11 19 6 16 9 18 4 18 6 11
2XP 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Saf 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Pts 365 308 293 215 178 166 175 174 113
Avg/G 30.4 28.0 26.6 19.5 17.8 16.6 15.9 15.8 10.3
Scoring Defense 1. South Carolina State 2. Norfolk State 3. Hampton 4. North Carolina A&T 5. Florida A&M Morgan State 7. Bethune-Cookman 8. Delaware State 9. Howard
G 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 11
TD 21 24 28 26 33 30 31 36 39
FG XPT 13 18 15 22 6 25 9 21 4 23 9 26 10 28 4 30 16 35
2XP 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Pts 187 211 213 208 233 233 244 262 323
Avg/G 15.6 19.2 19.4 20.8 21.2 21.2 22.2 26.2 29.4
Total Offense 1. Florida A&M 2. South Carolina State 3. Norfolk State 4. Hampton 5. Delaware State 6. Bethune-Cookman 7. North Carolina A&T 8. Morgan State 9. Howard
G 11 12 11 11 10 11 10 11 11
Rush 1985 1778 1601 1934 1146 1670 1268 1284 953
Pass Plays 2088 665 2611 783 2231 674 1790 685 1620 634 1312 666 1325 648 1490 631 1530 721
Yards Avg/P TD 4073 6.1 34 4389 5.6 39 3832 5.7 37 3724 5.4 26 2766 4.4 16 2982 4.5 21 2593 4.0 21 2774 4.4 20 2483 3.4 12
Avg/G 370.3 365.8 348.4 338.5 276.6 271.1 259.3 252.2 225.7
Total Defense 1. South Carolina State 2. Norfolk State 3. Hampton 4. Bethune-Cookman 5. North Carolina A&T 6. Florida A&M 7. Howard 8. Morgan State 9. Delaware State
G 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 10
Rush 1179 1369 1287 1499 1572 1799 1841 1974 1790
Pass Plays 1880 776 1552 656 1772 644 1568 650 1556 617 1858 687 2014 710 1938 718 2048 628
Yards Avg/P TD 3059 3.9 19 2921 4.5 21 3059 4.8 26 3067 4.7 28 3128 5.1 23 3657 5.3 30 3855 5.4 36 3912 5.4 27 3838 6.1 33
Avg/G 254.9 265.5 278.1 278.8 312.8 332.5 350.5 355.6 383.8
Rushing Offense 1. Florida A&M 2. Hampton 3. Bethune-Cookman 4. South Carolina State 5. Norfolk State 6. North Carolina A&T 7. Morgan State 8. Delaware State 9. Howard
G 11 11 11 12 11 10 11 10 11
Att 388 441 470 439 387 377 379 344 369
Yards 1985 1934 1670 1778 1601 1268 1284 1146 953
Avg. 5.1 4.4 3.6 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.6
TD 21 11 20 19 19 15 10 11 4
Yards/G 180.5 175.8 151.8 148.2 145.5 126.8 116.7 114.6 86.6
Rushing Defense 1. South Carolina State 2. Hampton 3. Norfolk State 4. Bethune-Cookman 5. North Carolina A&T 6. Florida A&M 7. Howard 8. Delaware State 9. Morgan State
G 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 10 11
Att 446 378 399 376 387 414 430 371 418
Yards 1179 1287 1369 1499 1572 1799 1841 1790 1974
Avg. 2.6 3.4 3.4 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.8 4.7
TD 8 15 9 18 13 18 21 19 10
Yards/G 98.2 117.0 124.5 136.3 157.2 163.5 167.4 179.0 179.5
Pass Offense 1. South Carolina State 2. Norfolk State
G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards 12 220 344 12 64.0 2611 11 162 287 13 56.4 2231
Avg. TD Avg/G 7.6 20 217.6 7.8 18 202.8
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2009 MEAC STATISTICS 2. Norfolk State 3. Florida A&M 4. Hampton 5. Delaware State 6. Howard 7. Morgan State 8. North Carolina A&T 9. Bethune-Cookman
11 11 11 10 11 11 10 11
162 162 112 162 154 145 129 97
287 277 244 290 352 252 271 196
13 11 7 10 11 11 10 14
56.4 58.5 45.9 55.9 43.8 57.5 47.6 49.5
2231 2088 1790 1620 1530 1490 1325 1312
Pass Defense 1. Norfolk State 2. Bethune-Cookman 3. North Carolina A&T 4. South Carolina State 5. Hampton 6. Florida A&M 7. Morgan State 8. Howard 9. Delaware State
G 11 11 10 12 11 11 11 11 10
Comp 135 127 107 177 163 156 151 142 154
Att 257 274 230 330 266 273 300 280 257
Int 15 11 14 18 10 8 12 6 13
Pct. 52.5 46.4 46.5 53.6 61.3 57.1 50.3 50.7 59.9
Yards Avg. TD 1552 6.0 12 1568 5.7 10 1556 6.8 10 1880 5.7 11 1772 6.7 11 1858 6.8 12 1938 6.5 17 2014 7.2 15 2048 8.0 14
Pass Efficiency 1. South Carolina State 2. Norfolk State 3. Florida A&M 4. Hampton 5. Morgan State 6. Delaware State 7. Bethune-Cookman 8. North Carolina A&T 9. Howard
G 12 11 11 11 11 10 11 10 11
Comp 220 162 162 112 145 162 97 129 154
Att 344 287 277 244 252 290 196 271 352
Int 12 6 13 5 11 5 7 4 11 5 10 5 14 4 10 4 11 4
Pct. 4.0 6.4 8.5 5.9 7.5 5.9 9.5 7.6 3.8
Yards 2611 2231 2088 1790 1490 1620 1312 1325 1530
TD 20 18 13 15 10 5 1 6 8
Effic. 139.9 133.4 129.3 122.1 111.6 101.6 93.1 88.6 81.5
Pass Defense Efficiency 1. Bethune-Cookman 2. South Carolina State 3. North Carolina A&T 4. Norfolk State 5. Morgan State 6. Florida A&M 7. Hampton 8. Howard 9. Delaware State
G 11 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 10
Comp 127 177 107 135 151 156 163 142 154
Att 274 330 230 257 300 273 266 280 257
Int 11 18 14 15 12 8 10 6 13
Pct. 46.4 53.6 46.5 52.5 50.3 57.1 61.3 50.7 59.9
Yards 1568 1880 1556 1552 1938 1858 1772 2014 2048
TD 10 11 10 12 17 12 11 15 14
Effic. 98.4 101.6 105.5 107.0 115.3 123.0 123.4 124.5 134.7
Kickoff Returns 1. Delaware State 2. South Carolina State 3. Florida A&M 4. Morgan State 5. Norfolk State 6. Bethune-Cookman 7. Hampton 8. Howard 9. North Carolina A&T
G 10 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10
No. 43 40 41 41 45 45 38 48 42
Yards 1009 913 822 791 830 817 635 787 680
TD 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Avg. 23.5 22.8 20.0 19.3 18.4 18.2 16.7 16.4 16.2
Punt Return Avg 1. Florida A&M 2. South Carolina State 3. Hampton 4. North Carolina A&T 5. Norfolk State 6. Bethune-Cookman 7. Morgan State 8. Howard 9. Delaware State
G 11 12 11 10 11 11 11 11 10
No. 30 23 29 21 21 21 20 22 19
Yards 565 275 336 232 225 189 177 160 131
TD 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Avg. 18.8 12.0 11.6 11.0 10.7 9.0 8.9 7.3 6.9
Interceptions 1. South Carolina State 2. Norfolk State 3. North Carolina A&T 4. Delaware State 5. Morgan State 6. Bethune-Cookman 7. Hampton 8. Florida A&M 9. Howard
G 12 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11
No. 18 15 14 13 12 11 10 8 6
Yards 309 286 118 243 88 279 68 248 31
TD 4 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 0
Avg. 17.2 19.1 8.4 18.7 7.3 25.4 6.8 31.0 5.2
Punting 1. Hampton 2. Bethune-Cookman 3. Morgan State 4. North Carolina A&T 5. Norfolk State
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G No. 11 59 11 59 11 69 10 73 11 47
Yards Avg/P 2590 43.9 2205 37.4 2730 39.6 2677 36.7 1728 36.8
Ret. 266 264 373 235 162
7.8 7.5 7.3 5.6 4.3 5.9 4.9 6.7
Avg. 4.5 4.5 5.4 3.2 3.4
18 13 15 5 8 10 6 1
TB 10 0 5 3 2
202.8 189.8 162.7 162.0 139.1 135.5 132.5 119.3 Avg/G 141.1 142.5 155.6 156.7 161.1 168.9 176.2 183.1 204.8
Net/P 36.0 32.9 32.7 32.6 32.5
6. South Carolina State 7. Howard 8. Florida A&M 9. Delaware State
12 11 11 10
51 91 38 56
1758 3409 1363 2059
Kickoff Coverage 1. Florida A&M 2. Morgan State 3. Delaware State 4. Hampton 5. South Carolina State 6. Norfolk State 7. Bethune-Cookman 8. Howard 9. North Carolina A&T
G 11 11 10 11 12 11 11 11 10
No. 60 39 43 47 70 55 40 28 35
34.5 37.5 35.9 36.8
Yards 3772 2399 2583 2690 3748 2914 2158 1401 1530
89 387 204 287
1.7 4.3 5.4 5.1
Avg. Return 62.9 1075 61.5 604 60.1 735 57.2 815 53.5 1059 53.0 804 54.0 636 50.0 446 43.7 421
1 7 0 4
32.3 31.7 30.5 30.2
TB Net Avg. 4 43.6 5 43.5 4 41.1 2 39.0 0 38.4 1 38.0 7 34.5 3 32.0 0 31.7
Field Goals 1. South Carolina State 2. Morgan State 3. Norfolk State 4. Delaware State 5. Bethune-Cookman 6. Florida A&M 7. Howard 8. Hampton 9. North Carolina A&T
G 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 10
Made-Att 14-17 9-12 6-9 11-18 4-7 12-22 6-13 7-17 6-17
Pct. .824 .750 .667 .611 .571 .545 .462 .412 .353
PAT Kicking 1. South Carolina State 2. Florida A&M 3. Delaware State 4. Howard 5. Norfolk State 6. Morgan State 7. North Carolina A&T 8. Bethune-Cookman 9. Hampton
G 12 11 10 11 11 11 10 11 11
Made-Att 45-46 38-39 19-20 11-12 31-34 18-21 16-20 18-24 16-24
Pct. .978 .974 .950 .917 .912 .857 .800 .750 .667
Sacks By 1. South Carolina State 2. Hampton Norfolk State 4. Morgan State 5. Delaware State 6. North Carolina A&T Howard 8. Bethune-Cookman 9. Florida A&M
G 12 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 11
No. 37 26 26 21 18 17 17 16 13
Yards 226 157 177 164 102 113 85 121 84
Sacks Against 1. South Carolina State 2. Howard 3. Morgan State 4. Delaware State 5. Florida A&M 6. Norfolk State 7. Bethune-Cookman 8. North Carolina A&T 9. Hampton
G 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 11
No. 13 15 18 20 22 23 24 27 28
Yards 70 98 102 105 135 155 191 184 195
First Downs 1. South Carolina State 2. Florida A&M 3. Norfolk State 4. Hampton 5. Bethune-Cookman 6. Howard 7. Delaware State 8. Morgan State 9. North Carolina A&T
G 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 10
Rush 87 94 99 104 88 63 67 70 56
Pass 119 94 89 68 57 71 78 55 59
Pen 23 24 12 15 18 23 11 8 17
Total 229 212 200 187 163 157 156 133 132
Avg/G 19.1 19.3 18.2 17.0 14.8 14.3 15.6 12.1 13.2
Opponent First Downs 1. North Carolina A&T 2. Bethune-Cookman 3. Norfolk State 4. Hampton 5. Howard 6. South Carolina State 7. Florida A&M 8. Morgan State 9. Delaware State
G 10 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 10
Rush 73 82 77 66 84 80 97 95 101
Pass 64 62 71 78 81 88 82 82 85
Pen 20 25 22 27 17 18 15 18 20
Total 157 169 170 171 182 186 194 195 206
Avg/G 15.7 15.4 15.5 15.5 16.5 15.5 17.6 17.7 20.6
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2009 MEAC STATISTICS 3rd-Down Conversions 1. Florida A&M 2. South Carolina State 3. Norfolk State 4. Delaware State 5. Hampton 6. Bethune-Cookman 7. North Carolina A&T 8. Morgan State 9. Howard
G 11 12 11 10 11 11 10 11 11
Conv. 55 65 49 57 52 41 45 39 43
Att. 126 162 126 149 153 142 159 148 171
Pct. 43.7 40.1 38.9 38.3 34.0 28.9 28.3 26.4 25.1
Opponent 3rd-Down Conversions 1. Bethune-Cookman 2. North Carolina A&T 3. Hampton 4. Howard 5. Norfolk State 6. Florida A&M 7. Delaware State 8. Morgan State 9. South Carolina State
G 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 11 12
Conv. 30 36 45 49 46 55 45 62 71
Att. 130 129 143 152 139 146 116 157 179
Pct. 23.1 27.9 31.5 32.2 33.1 37.7 38.8 39.5 39.7
4th-Down Conversions 1. Delaware State 2. Morgan State 3. Norfolk State 4. Howard 5. Florida A&M 6. Bethune-Cookman 7. Hampton 8. South Carolina State 9. North Carolina A&T
G 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 10
Con v. 5 10 8 9 5 9 7 8 4
Att. 8 17 14 16 9 20 16 20 14
Pct. 62.5 58.8 57.1 56.2 55.6 45.0 43.8 40.0 28.6
Opponent 4th-Down Conversions 1. North Carolina A&T 2. Morgan State 3. Bethune-Cookman 4. Florida A&M 5. Howard Norfolk State Hampton Delaware State 9. South Carolina State
G 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 12
Conv. 1 3 4 9 8 4 6 6 9
Att. 10 17 15 19 16 8 12 12 17
Pct. 10.0 17.6 26.7 47.4 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 52.9
Penalties 1. Delaware State 2. Howard 3. Morgan State 4. Florida A&M 5. South Carolina State 6. Bethune-Cookman 7. North Carolina A&T 8. Norfolk State 9. Hampton
G 10 11 11 11 12 11 10 11 11
No. 71 72 87 88 100 110 85 103 146
Yards 602 678 739 839 932 861 788 903 1280
Avg/G 60.2 61.6 67.2 76.3 77.7 78.3 78.8 82.1 116.4
Time of Possession 1. Bethune-Cookman 2. Morgan State 3. North Carolina A&T 4. Hampton 5. Delaware State 6. Norfolk State 7. Florida A&M 8. South Carolina State 9. Howard
G 11 11 10 11 10 11 11 12 11
Turnover Margin 1. North Carolina A&T 2. South Carolina State 3. Delaware State 4. Hampton 5. Norfolk State 6. Morgan State 7. Florida A&M 8. Howard 9. Bethune-Cookman
G 10 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 11
Poss.Time 366:42 352:42 311:04 338:39 305:06 333:11 324:40 348:58 318:37
Avg/G 33:20 32:03 31:06 30:47 30:30 30:17 29:30 29:04 28:57
|--Gained--| |--Lost--| Fum Int Total Fum Int Total Margin Per/G 13 14 27 5 10 15 +12 1.20 15 18 33 7 12 19 +14 1.17 9 13 22 7 10 17 +5 0.50 12 10 22 1 7 17 +5 0.45 10 15 25 8 13 21 +4 0.36 5 12 17 10 11 21 -4 -0.36 9 8 17 12 11 23 -6 -0.55 6 6 12 11 11 22 -10 -0.91 7 11 18 19 14 33 -15 -1.36
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Red Zone Offense 1. South Carolina State 2. Morgan State 3. Florida A&M 4. Norfolk State 5. Delaware State 6. Bethune-Cookman 7. Hampton 8. North Carolina A&T 9. Howard
Red Zone G Scores- Chances 12 41-49 11 17-21 11 30-39 11 29-38 10 21-29 11 20-31 11 20-32 10 19-31 11 9-18
Touchdowns FG LP Pct. TD Rush- Made-Att Fumb-Int Pass Downs-Other 83.7 28 17-11 13-15 1-2-3-0 81.0 16 9-7 1-1 1-1-2-0 76.9 21 13-8 9-13 0-2-1-2 76.3 24 15-9 5-6 0-3-4-1 72.4 12 10-2 9-12 1-1-2-1 64.5 17 17-0 3-5 5-1-3-0 62.5 14 8-6 6-13 2-1-1-1 61.3 13 13-0 6-13 0-2-1-2 50.0 6 4-2 3-5 3-0-2-2
Red Zone Defense 1. Florida A&M 2. Morgan State 3. Delaware State 4. Bethune-Cookman 5. North Carolina A&T 6. Hampton South Carolina State 8. Norfolk State 9. Howard
Red Zone G Scores- Chances 11 25-38 11 29-42 10 23-33 11 30-43 10 20-27 11 20-25 12 24-30 11 25-31 11 32-39
Touchdowns FG LP Pct. TD Rush- Made-Att Fumb-Int Pass Downs-Other 65.8 22 17-5 3-4 2-2-8-0 69.0 21 9-12 8-13 1-2-4-1 69.7 22 17-5 1-4 1-1-2-3 69.8 24 16-8 6-10 1-4-4-0 74.1 11 7-4 9-11 1-2-2-0 80.0 16 12-4 4-6 2-0-0-1 80.0 15 6-9 9-12 1-0-1-1 80.6 14 7-7 11-16 1-0-0-0 82.1 19 15-4 13-15 1-0-4-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing 1. Coker, LaMarcus 2. Pulley, Curtis 3. Ford, William 4. Branche, DeAngelo 5. Jones, Jaashawn 6. James, Devan 7. Mayhew, Mike 8. Williams, Andra 9. Robinson, Steve 10. Sylvester, Philip
Team HAM FAMU SCSU NSU DSU MSU NCAT HOW HAM FAMU
G 11 10 12 11 8 10 10 9 11 10
Passing Avg/Gm 1. Long, Malcolm 2. Brown, Dennis 3. Pulley, Curtis 4. Glaud, Anthony 5. Haigler, Floyd 6. Jackson, Carlton 7. Fears, Carlton 8. Bynes, Herbert 9. Legree, David 10. Johnson, Matthew
Team SCSU NSU FAMU DSU HOW MSU NCAT HAM HAM BCU
G 12 11 10 9 11 11 9 10 9 10
Pass Efficiency 1. Long, Malcolm 2. Pulley, Curtis 3. Bynes, Herbert 4. Brown, Dennis 5. Jackson, Carlton 6. Glaud, Anthony 7. Legree, David 8. Johnson, Matthew 9. Fears, Carlton 10. Francois, Maurice
Team G SCSU 12 FAMU 10 HAM 10 NSU 11 MSU 11 DSU 9 HAM 9 BCU 10 NCAT 9 BCU 11
Att. Yards 197 1027 122 881 195 1032 175 922 151 632 161 639 111 471 126 419 92 510 112 455
Comp-Att-Int 208 - 323 - 10 161 - 284 - 13 137 - 226 - 6 127 - 220 -7 151 - 344 - 11 141 - 240 - 10 89 - 193 - 6 59 - 115 - 5 53 - 129 - 2 63 - 117 - 7
Avg. TD Long Avg/G 5.2 6 56 93.4 7.2 6 51 88.1 5.3 8 64 86.0 5.3 10 32 83.8 4.2 5 34 79.0 4.0 1 63 63.9 4.2 6 59 47.1 3.3 1 26 46.6 5.5 4 77 46.4 4.1 7 42 45.5
Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G 64.4 2503 20 80 208.6 56.7 2228 18 71 202.5 60.6 1824 12 49 182.4 57.7 1294 5 58 143.8 43.9 1521 8 43 138.3 58.7 1457 9 53 132.5 46.1 971 4 51 107.9 51.3 987 8 66 98.7 41.1 803 7 90 89.2 53.8 823 1 48 82.3
Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD Long 208 - 323 - 10 64.4 2503 20 80 137 - 226 - 6 60.6 1824 12 49 59 - 115 - 5 51.3 987 8 66 161 - 284 - 13 56.7 2228 18 71 141 - 240 - 10 58.7 1457 9 53 127 - 220 - 7 57.7 1294 5 58 53 - 129 - 2 41.1 803 7 90 63 - 117 - 7 53.8 823 1 48 89 - 193 - 6 46.1 971 4 51 32 - 72 - 5 44.4 449 0 78
Receptions/Game 1. Young, Oliver 2. Bell, Chris 3. Miles, Wallace 4. Carter, Willie 5. Jackson, Darius 6. Elliott, Kevin 7. Reams, JeVaughn 8. Digs, Winfred 9. Smith, Terrance 10. Moore, Larrone
Team SCSU NSU NCAT HOW DSU FAMU BCU MSU SCSU DSU
G Rec. 12 65 11 51 10 42 11 46 10 41 11 44 10 37 11 38 12 40 10 33
Yards Td 995 9 958 13 494 3 630 5 476 0 554 7 553 0 276 1 542 4 315 0
Receive Yds/Game 1. Bell, Chris 2. Young, Oliver 3. West, Isaac 4. Carter, Willie
Team NSU SCSU FAMU HOW
G Rec. Yards Td 11 51 958 13 12 65 995 9 11 36 641 2 11 46 630 5
Long 80 71 37 43 29 47 47 42 38 58
Avg/C Avg/G 15.3 82.9 18.8 87.1 11.8 49.4 13.7 57.3 11.6 47.6 12.6 50.4 14.9 55.3 7.3 25.1 13.6 45.2 9.5 31.5
Effic. 143.7 140.6 137.7 134.3 113.8 108.3 108.2 103.8 89.0 82.9 Rec/G 5.4 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.3
Long Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 71 4.6 18.8 87.1 80 5.4 15.3 82.9 46 3.3 17.8 58.3 43 4.2 13.7 57.3
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2009 MEAC STATISTICS 5. Reams, JeVaughn 6. Elliott, Kevin 7. Thomas, Isiah 8. Miles, Wallace 9. Hayden, P.J. 10. Jackson, Darius
BCU FAMU HAM NCAT NSU DSU
10 11 11 10 11 10
37 44 27 42 32 41
553 554 550 494 525 476
0 7 6 3 4 0
Total Offense 1. Pulley, Curtis 2. Brown, Dennis 3. Long, Malcolm 4. Jackson, Carlton 5. Haigler, Floyd 6. Glaud, Anthony 7. Fears, Carlton 8. Bynes, Herbert 9. Johnson, Matthew 10. Legree, David
Team FAMU NSU SCSU MSU HOW DSU NCAT HAM BCU HAM
G Rush 10 881 11 380 12 118 11 323 11 180 9 87 9 191 10 71 10 223 9 130
Scoring 1. Erickson, Blake 2. Bell, Chris 3. Scott, Trevor 4. Branche, DeAngelo 5. Flickinger, Riley 6. Young, Oliver Ford, William 8. Castellat, Justin 9. Sylvester, Philip 10. Scarlett, Kemar
Team SCSU NSU FAMU NSU DSU SCSU SCSU NSU FAMU MSU
G 12 11 11 11 10 12 12 11 10 11
Punt Return Avg 1. Vann, LeRoy
Team FAMU
G 11
No. 29
Kick Return Avg 1. Fluker-Berry, Dwight 2. Vann, LeRoy 3. Keith, Courtney
Team NSU FAMU BCU
G 11 11 11
No. 26 40 34
All Purpose 1. Young, Oliver 2. Coker, LaMarcus 3. Vann, LeRoy 4. Branche, DeAngelo 5. Ford, William 6. Bell, Chris 7. Mayhew, Mike 8. Pulley, Curtis 9. Carter, Willie 10. Jones, Jaashawn
Team SCSU HAM FAMU NSU SCSU NSU NCAT FAMU HOW DSU
G 12 11 11 11 12 11 10 10 11 8
Punting 1. Blanchard, Jahmal 2. Adams, Nicholas 3. Lochner, Nick 4. Wolff, Patrick 5. Rudd, Billy 6. Kowalski, Kory 7. Grubb, Alex 8. Holdren, Brandon 9. Erickson, Blake
TD 0 13 0 11 0 10 10 0 7 0
Pass 1824 2228 2503 1457 1521 1294 971 987 823 803
47 47 90 37 58 29
3.7 4.0 2.5 4.2 2.9 4.1
Plays 348 400 380 344 439 280 269 150 208 187
FG XPT 14 45 0 0 12 38 0 0 11 19 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 9 17
14.9 12.6 20.4 11.8 16.4 11.6 Total 2705 2608 2621 1780 1701 1381 1162 1058 1046 933
55.3 50.4 50.0 49.4 47.7 47.6 Yds/G 270.5 237.1 218.4 161.8 154.6 153.4 129.1 105.8 104.6 103.7
2XP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Pts 87 78 74 66 52 60 60 49 42 44
Pts/G 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.0 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.0
Yards 569
TD 5
Long 95
Avg. 19.6
Yards 572 818 674
TD 0 0 0
Long 57 68 56
Avg. 22.0 20.5 19.8
Rush 0 1027 67 922 1032 0 471 881 0 632
Rcv 995 202 0 250 130 958 125 0 630 9
Team HAM MSU DSU HOW NSU BCU NCAT FAMU SCSU
G 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 11 12
No. 59 69 52 89 46 59 69 37 26
Yards 2590 2730 2032 3409 1728 2205 2567 1363 895
Long 79 79 70 67 70 60 61 52 47
Avg. 43.9 39.6 39.1 38.3 37.6 37.4 37.2 36.8 34.4
Field Goals 1. Erickson, Blake 2. Flickinger, Riley 3. Scott, Trevor 4. Scarlett, Kemar 5. Stovall, Jordan 6. Wiehberg, Dennis 7. Castellat, Justin 8. Courtney, Patrick 9. Kowalski, Kory 10. Miles, Wallace
Team SCSU DSU FAMU MSU HAM HOW NSU NCAT BCU NCAT
G 12 10 11 11 11 10 11 10 11 10
Made 14 11 12 9 7 6 6 4 4 2
Att. 17 18 22 12 15 12 9 12 7 5
Pct. 82.4 61.1 54.5 75.0 46.7 50.0 66.7 33.3 57.1 40.0
Made/G 1.17 1.10 1.09 0.82 0.64 0.60 0.55 0.40 0.36 0.20
Tackles 1. Howard, George 2. Sanchez, Julio 3. Erby, David 4. Taylor, Anthony 5. Jackson, Brandon 6. Wilkerson, Julius
Team MSU HAM SCSU NSU NCAT SCSU
G 11 11 11 11 10 12
Solo 73 51 55 41 33 50
Ast. 57 47 27 40 36 32
Total 130 98 82 81 69 82
Avg/G 11.8 8.9 7.5 7.4 6.9 6.8
76
PR 218 0 569 0 0 0 13 0 40 0
KR Yards Yards/G 548 1761 146.8 308 1537 139.7 818 1454 132.2 0 1172 106.5 62 1224 102.0 75 1033 93.9 288 897 89.7 0 881 88.1 260 930 84.5 0 641 80.1
7. Roundtree, Brandon 8. Simon, Ian Sandilands, Reggie 10. Whitehead, Terrell
HAM HOW BCU NSU
11 11 11 11
Sacks 1. Peguese, Brandon 2. Doulas, LaTaris 3. Young, Charles 4. Taylor, Anthony 5. Wilkerson, Julius 6. Erby, David Jennings, Ray 8. Kerr, Antuanne 9. Hurst, Tyron 10. Glasper, Tyre
Team HAM SCSU HAM NSU SCSU SCSU NSU SCSU DSU NCAT
G 11 12 10 11 12 11 11 12 9 10
Solo 5 6 3 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
Ast. 4 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 2
Tackles For Loss 1. Peguese, Brandon 2. Ellis, Kendrick 3. Glasper, Tyre 4. Pough, Keith 5. Taylor, Anthony 6. Leftwich, Troy 7. Croner, Will 8. Herring, Jarrell 9. Sandilands, Reggie Young, Charles
Team HAM HAM NCAT HOW NSU MSU HOW NCAT BCU HAM
G 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 10 11 10
Solo 9 10 11 11 9 8 8 9 9 6
Ast. 14 10 6 3 7 8 7 4 4 8
Passes Defended 1. Cox, Antwuan 2. Adams, Phillip 3. Ferrell, Justin 4. Whitehead, Terrell Hall, Qier 6. Strums, Jerome Long, Quay 8. Pellerin, Micah McKhan, Darren 10. Ligon, Greg Adjei, Francis
Team BCU SCSU NCAT NSU FAMU DSU NCAT HAM MSU DSU DSU
Interceptions 1. Ferrell, Justin 2. Whitehead, Terrell 3. Strums, Jerome 4. Lewis, Ryan Long, Quay Adjei, Francis 7. Hall, Qier Williams, Michael Ellis, Jody Barnes, Dante
Team NCAT NSU DSU BCU NCAT DSU FAMU BCU MSU NSU
G 11 12 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 G 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11
No. 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
39 34 36 37
Brup 11 11 3 4 6 4 5 7 6 5 4 Yards 71 130 92 90 40 27 81 67 47 20
33 37 35 33
72 71 71 70
6.5 6.5 6.5 6.4
Yards 43 40 34 32 25 35 34 25 21 21
Total 7.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Avg/G 0.68 0.50 0.55 0.50 0.38 0.36 0.36 0.33 0.44 0.40
Yards 67 38 43 32 41 45 47 44 33 53
Total 16.0 15.0 14.0 12.5 12.5 12.0 11.5 11.0 11.0 10.0
Avg/G 1.45 1.36 1.40 1.25 1.14 1.09 1.05 1.10 1.00 1.00
Int. 2 3 6 5 3 4 3 1 2 2 3
Total 13 14 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7
TD 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Long 48 58 71 54 40 27 44 52 26 14
Avg/G 1.18 1.17 0.90 0.82 0.82 0.80 0.80 0.73 0.73 0.70 0.70 Avg/G 0.50 0.45 0.40 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.27
Fumbles Forced 1. Herring, Jarrell 2. Howard, George Erby, David Richards, Donovan 5. Long, Quay 6. Ayers, Jayson Lane, Demetris Croner, Will Hammond, Corwin Davis, Ryan Anderson, Josh Anyaugo, Onyemechi
Team NCAT MSU SCSU SCSU NCAT SCSU FAMU HOW NSU BCU NSU NSU
G 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
No. 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Avg/G 0.30 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18
Fumbles Recovered 1. Swett, Michael 2. Dunn, Fabian Wims, Joseph Harris, Ahmad Stanfield, Micah Jackson, Brandon 7. Peguese, Brandon Ellis, Kendrick Childress, Shawn Hammond, Corwin Norris, Deon
Team HAM DSU FAMU DSU NCAT NCAT HAM HAM NSU NSU NSU
G 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11
No. 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Avg/G 0.27 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18
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2010 OPPONENTS Game 1 - Rutgers September 2 • 7:30 p.m. • Rutgers Stadium
General Information
Team Information
2009 Results
Location..............................New Brunswick, N.J.
2009 Overall Record . ....................................... 9-4
Date
Opponent
Res. Score
Founded............................................................1766
2009 Big East Record/Finish......................3-4/4th
Sept. 1
Cincinnati
L
15-47
Enrollment.....................................................37,364
Lettermen Returning/Lost.............................45/25
Sept. 12
Howard
W
45-7
Nickname..................................... Scarlet Knights
Starters Returning............ 14 (6 off., 6 def., 2 ST)
Sept. 19
Florida International W
23-15
Color............................................................ Scarlet
Starters Lost...................... 11 (5 off., 5 def., 1 ST)
Sept. 26
at Maryland
W
34-13
Stadium (Capacity).... Rutgers Stadium (52,454)
Basic Offense..........................................Pro Style
Oct. 10
Texas Southern
W
42-0
Surface..................................................... FieldTurf
Basic Defense................................................... 4-3
Oct. 16
Pittsburgh
L
17-24
Oct. 23
at Army
W
27-10
Affiliation............................. NCAA Division I FBS Conference.............................................. Big East
Sports Information
Oct. 31
at Connecticut
W
28-24
President.................... Dr. Richard L. McCormick
SID....................................................Hasim Phillips
Nov. 12
South Florida
W
31-0
Athletics Director.............................. Tim Pernetti
Phone...............................................(732) 445-4200
Nov. 21
at Syracuse
L
13-31
Fax....................................................(732) 445-3063
Nov. 27
at Louisville
W
34-14
Coaching Staff
Email............hasim.phillips@scarletknights.com
Dec. 5
West Virginia
L
21-24
Head Coach (Alma Mater)............ Greg Schiano
Press Box Phone............................(732) 445-7028
Dec. 19
vs. Central Florida
W
45-24
...........................................................(Bucknell ’88)
Web Site......................www.scarletknights.com
Record at HU (Years)....................55-55 (9 years)
Mailing Address... Louis Brown Athletic Center
Series Information
Career Record (Years)..................................Same
.................................................83 Rockafeller Road
Record.......................................Rutgers leads 1-0
Football Office Phone....................(757) 727-5322
.............................................Piscataway, NJ 08854
First Meeting................ Rutgers 59, NSU 0 (2007) Last Meeting..................................................Same
Assistant Coaches....Bob Fraser (Co-Defensive ...................................................... Coordinator/LB)
2010 Schedule
Pete Adrian vs. RU............................................ 0-1
..................... Tem Lukabu (Outside Linebackers)
Date.........................................................Opponent
Greg Schiano vs. NSU...................................... 1-0
........ Todd Greineder (Asst. to the Head Coach)
Sept. 2...............................................Norfolk State
Largest NSU Win.............................................N/A
............................ Randy Melvin (Defensive Line)
Sept. 11............................at Florida International
Largest RU Win..............................59 (59-0, 2007)
.................................. P.J. Fleck (Wide Receivers)
Sept. 25.......................................... North Carolina
....................................... Phil Galiano (Tight Ends)
Oct. 2............................................................ Tulane
.......................Ed Pinkham (Co-Def. Coordinator/
Oct. 8...................................................Connecticut
.............................................................. Secondary)
Oct. 16.............................................................Army
............ Kirk Ciarrocca (Co-Off. Coordinator/QB)
Oct. 23............................................... at Pittsburgh
.................... Kyle Flood (Co-Off. Coordinator/OL)
Nov. 3........................................... at South Florida
.............................. Chris Hewitt (Running Backs)
Nov. 13.................................................... Syracuse
....Robb Smith (Special Teams Coordinator/CB)
Nov. 20...............................................at Cincinnati Nov. 26.....................................................Louisville Dec. 4...........................................at West Virginia
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2010 OPPONENTS Game 2 - North Carolina A&T September 11 • 4 p.m. • Dick Price Stadium • Fish Bowl Classic
General Information
Team Information
2009 Results
Location..................................... Greensboro, N.C.
2009 Overall Record . ....................................... 5-6
Date
Founded............................................................1891
2009 MEAC Record/Finish ..................3-5 (T-6th)
Sept. 5 at Winston-Salem State W 19-10
Enrollment.....................................................10,660
Lettermen Returning/Lost ............................48/13
Sept. 12 Norfolk State
W 17-13
Nickname.................................................... Aggies
Starters Returning .....................14 (8 off., 6 def.)
Sept. 19 Hampton
L
14-24
Colors...............................................Blue and Gold
Starters Lost .................................8 (3 off., 5 def.)
Sept. 26 at Coastal Carolina
L
7-28
Stadium (Capacity)........ Aggie Stadium (21,500)
Basic Offense ............................................Pro Set
Oct. 3
W 23-17 (2 OT)
Surface ...........................................Natural Grass
Basic Defense .................................................. 4-3
Oct. 10 at Morgan State
L
Oct. 24 at Howard
W 30-19
Affiliation............................. NCAA Division I FCS
Opponent
N.C. Central
Res. Score
6-7
Conference...................................................MEAC
Sports Information
Oct. 31 Bethune- Cookman
L
13-31
Chancellor.............................Dr. Harold L. Martin
SID ................................................ Brian Holloway
Nov. 7
L
27-31
Athletics Director....................... Wheeler Brown
Phone.............................................. (336) 344-7141
Nov. 14 Delaware State
W (forfeit)
Fax ...................................................(336) 344-7181
Nov. 21 at S.C. State
L
at Florida A&M
10-28
Coaching Staff
Email . .................................. bmhollow@ncat.edu
Head Coach (Alma Mater) . .............. Alonzo Lee
Press Box Phone . .........................(336) 344-7917
Series Information
................................................(Eastern Illinois ’78)
Web Site........................... www.ncataggies.com
Record ................................. N.C. A&T leads 26-9
Record at A&T (Years) ......................5-6 (1 year)
Mailing Address ...............1601 E. Market Street
First Meeting . .................NCAT 13, NSU 6 (1976)
Career Record (Years) . ...............................Same
.................................................Moore Gymnasium
Last Meeting .................NCAT 17, NSU 13 (2009)
Phone ..............................................(336) 285-4260
........................................... Greensboro, NC 27411
Pete Adrian vs. NCAT ...................................... 3-2 Alonzo Lee vs. NSU.......................................... 1-0
Assistant Coaches........................ Chennis Berry ................................... (Offensive Coordinator/OL)
2010 Schedule
Largest NSU Win.........................30 (2007, 50-20)
...Maurice Johnson (Defensive Coordinator/LB
Date ........................................................ Opponent
Largest NCAT Win ......................36 (1991, 50-14)
.. George Ragsdale (Assistant Head Coach/RB)
Sept. 4.................................Winston-Salem State
..........Travis Oliver (Recruiting Coordinator/DB)
Sept. 11.........................................at Norfolk State
...........................Tayrone Odums (Special Teams
Sept. 18................................................ at Hampton
...................................................... Coordinator/DL)
Sept. 25........................ at North Carolina Central
...Mike Morand (Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB)
Oct. 2.....................................vs. Tennessee State
....................... Marshall Glenn (Wide Receivers)
Oct. 9................................................ Morgan State
.......................Shawn Thomas (Kickers/Punters)
Oct. 16...................................... at Delaware State Oct. 23.........................................................Howard Oct. 30.................................at Bethune-Cookman Nov. 6................................................. Florida A&M Nov. 20.................................South Carolina State
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2010 OPPONENTS Game 3 - Virginia State September 18 • 6 p.m. • Dick Price Stadium • Virginia Lottery Spartan-Trojan Classic
General Information
Team Information
2009 Results
Location........................................ Petersburg, Va.
2009 Overall Record . ....................................... 6-4
Date
Opponent
Res. Score
Founded............................................................1882
2009 CIAA Record/Finish............... 4-3/4th (East)
Aug. 28
at Livingstone
W
37-7
Enrollment.......................................................5,000
Lettermen Returning/Lost...............................52/8
Sept. 5
at Norfolk State
L
10-28
Nickname....................................................Trojans
Starters Returning............ 16 (8 off., 6 def., 2 ST)
Sept. 12
Lincoln (Mo.)
W
38-6
Color.............................................. Orange & Blue
Starters Lost..................................8 (3 off., 5 def.)
Sept. 19
at Saint Augustine
L
14-27
Stadium (Capacity)..... Rogers Stadium (13,500)
Basic Offense.............................................Spread
Sept. 26
at Fayetteville State
W
25-20
Surface............................................Natural Grass
Basic Defense................................................... 3-4
Oct. 3
Elizabeth City State
W
23-10
Oct. 10
Saint Paul’s
L
18-0
Affiliation.................................... NCAA Division II Conference.................................................... CIAA
Sports Information
Oct. 15
Virginia Union
L
3-31
President................................... Dr. Keith T. Miller
SID.................................................. Jason Pompey
Oct. 24
at Lincoln (Pa.)
W
34-14
Athletics Director..............................Peggy Davis
Phone...............................................(804) 524-5028
Oct. 31
Bowie State
W
14-12
Fax....................................................(804) 524-5763
Coaching Staff
Email......................................... jpompey@vsu.edu
Series Information
Head Coach (Alma Mater)..........Andrew Faison
Press Box Phone............................(804) 524-5030
Record .................................... VSU leads 26-20-1
.................................................. (Virginia State ’81)
Web Site............... www.vsu.edu/pages/102.asp
First Meeting . ...Virginia State 13, NSU 7 (1963)
Record at HU (Years)....................41-39 (8 years)
Mailing Address.............................. P.O. Box 9058
Last Meeting ...NSU 28, Virginia State 10 (2009)
Career Record (Years)..................................Same
..............................................Petersburg, VA 23806
Pete Adrian vs. VSU ........................................ 4-1
Football Office Phone....................(804) 524-5600
Andrew Faison vs. NSU................................... 3-5
Assistant Coaches........................ Corey Sullivan
2010 Schedule
Largest NSU Win...........................39 (1969, 39-0)
...........................(Offensive Coordinator/QB/WR)
Date ........................................................ Opponent
Largest VSU Win ...........................48 (1994, 54-6)
.... Errick Hargrove (Defensive Coordinator/DB)
Aug. 28................................................. Livingstone
..............................Larry Brooks (Defensive Line)
Sept. 11.................................. West Virginia State
................................ Mike Arthur (Offensive Line)
Sept. 18.........................................at Norfolk State
....................Christopher Bates (Running Backs/
Sept. 25..................................................at Chowan
....................................................... Special Teams)
Oct. 2.............................................. at Bowie State
..................Theron Jones (Outside Linebackers)
Oct. 9..........................................Fayetteville State Oct. 14.................................... Elizabeth City State Oct. 23.................................................Lincoln (Pa.) Oct. 30......................................... at Virginia Union Nov. 6.............................................. at Saint Paul’s
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2010 OPPONENTS Game 4 - bethune-cookman September 25 • 4 p.m. • Larry Kelly Field at Municipal Stadium
General Information
Team Information
2009 Results
Location................................Daytona Beach, Fla.
2009 Overall Record . ....................................... 5-6
Date
Founded............................................................1904
2009 MEAC Record/Finish..................... 4-4/T-4th
Enrollment.......................................................3,400
Res.
Score
Sept. 5 Shaw University
L
6-20
Lettermen Returning/Lost.............................43/17
Sept. 12 South Carolina State
L
3-24
Nickname.................................................Wildcats
Starters Returning............ 16 (7 off., 7 def., 2 ST)
Sept. 26 at Norfolk State
L
14-40
Color............................................. Maroon & Gold
Starters Lost..................................8 (4 off., 4 def.)
Oct. 3
L
13-24
Stadium (Capacity)................... Larry Kelly Field
Basic Offense........................................... Multiple
Oct. 11 at Delaware State
W
9-7
.............................. at Municipal Stadium (10,000)
Basic Defense.......................................... Multiple
Oct. 17 at Savannah State
W
34-24
Oct. 24 Winston-Salem State
L
10-16
Surface.....................................................OmniTurf
Opponent
Morgan State
Affiliation............................. NCAA Division I FCS
Sports Information
Oct. 31 at North Carolina A&T
W
31-13
Conference.................................................. MEAC
SID...................................................Mark Johnson
Nov. 7
W
27-24
President........................... Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed
Phone...............................................(386) 481-2206
Nov. 14 Howard
W
21-10
Athletics Director..................Lynn W. Thompson
Fax....................................................(386) 481-2238
Nov. 21 FAMU
L
6-42
Hampton
Email.......................johnsonmark@cookman.edu
Coaching Staff
Press Box Phone...................(386) 671-8968/8973
Series Information
Head Coach (Alma Mater)............ Brian Jenkins
Web Site........................www.b-cuathletics.com
Record ..........................................BCU leads 13-7
........................................................ (Cincinnati ’93)
Mailing Address.... Office of Sports Information
First Meeting . ................. NSU 23, BCU 14 (1976)
Record at HU (Years)............................. First year
.................. 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd.
Last Meeting ................... NSU 40, BCU 14 (2009)
Career Record (Years)........................... First year
.............................. Bethune-Cookman University
Pete Adrian vs. BCU ........................................ 2-3
Football Office Phone....................(386) 481-2250
...................................... Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Brian Jenkins vs. NSU..................................... 0-0
Assistant Coaches......................... Mark Orlando
Largest NSU Win.........................26 (2009, 40-14)
.................................. (Offensive Coordinator/QB)
2010 Schedule
....... Charles Jones (Defensive Coordinator/LB)
Date ........................................................ Opponent
............................ Terry Sims (Asst. Head Coach/
Sept. 4 ..........................................Edward Waters
....................................... Special Teams/Safeties)
Sept. 18........................................ Savannah State
....................Linwood Ferguson (Defensive Line)
Sept. 25............................................. Norfolk State
....................... Terry Williams (Defensive Backs)
Oct. 2 ...........................................at Morgan State
..Lawal McCray (Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends)
Oct. 9 ............................................Delaware State
.............................. John Powers (Offensive Line)
Oct. 16 ............................ at South Carolina State
..................................Kelly Sims (Running Backs)
Oct. 23 ......................... at North Carolina Central
..............................Allen Suber (Wide Receivers)
Oct. 30 ...................................North Carolina A&T
Largest BCU Win . ... 42 (2002, 49-7; 2003, 56-14)
Nov. 6 .................................................. at Hampton Nov. 13 .......................................................Howard Nov. 20 .............................................. Florida A&M
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2010 OPPONENTS Game 5 - South Carolina State October 9 • 2 p.m. • Oliver C. Dawson Bulldog Stadium
General Information
Team Information
2009 Results
Location..................................... Orangeburg, S.C.
2009 Overall Record . ..................................... 10-2
Date
Opponent
Res. Score
Founded............................................................1896
2009 MEAC Record/Finish.........................8-0/1st
Sept. 6
vs. Grambling State
W
Enrollment.......................................................4,700
Lettermen Returning/Lost.............................42/15
Sept. 12
at Bethune-Cookman W
24-3
Nickname................................................. Bulldogs
Starters Returning......................14 (8 off., 6 def.)
Sept. 26
Winston-Salem State W
27-10
Color............................................... Garnet & Blue
Starters Lost................................10 (3 off., 7 def.)
Oct. 3
at South Carolina
L
14-38
Stadium (Capacity)................. Oliver C. Dawson
Basic Offense................................. Multiple/Pro I
Oct. 10
at Norfolk State
W
37-10
.......................................Bulldog Stadium (22,000)
Basic Defense....................................... Multiple 4
Oct. 17
Florida A&M
W
35-20
Oct. 24
at Hampton
W
21-9
Surface..................................................... Poly Turf
34-31
Affiliation............................. NCAA Division I FCS
Sports Information
Oct. 31
Delaware State
W
52-10
Conference.................................................. MEAC
SID.............................................. William Hamilton
Nov. 7
at Howard
W
43-13
President............................ Dr. George E. Cooper
Phone...............................................(803) 536-7060
Nov. 14
Morgan State
W
37-13
Athletics Director................... Charlene Johnson
Fax....................................................(803) 536-8622
Nov. 21
North Carolina A&T
W
28-10
Email................................... whamilton@scsu.edu
Nov. 28
at Appalachian State* L
Coaching Staff
Press Box Phone............................(803) 536-8623
* FCS Playoffs
Head Coach (Alma Mater).....................................
Web Site....................... www.scsuathletics.com
................ Oliver “Buddy” Pough (S.C. State ’75)
Mailing Address.... Office of Sports Information
Series Information
Record at HU (Years)....................67-26 (8 years)
........................................................... P.O. Box 7128
Record ....................................... SCSU leads 13-2
Career Record (Years)..................................Same
........................................... Orangeburg, SC 29117
First Meeting . ................. NSU 23, BCU 14 (1976)
13-20
Last Meeting .................SCSU 37, NSU 10 (2009)
Football Office Phone....................(803) 533-3743 Assistant Coaches....................David Blanchard
2010 Schedule
Pete Adrian vs. SCSU ...................................... 1-4
.......................................... (Asst. Head Coach/DL)
Date ........................................................ Opponent
Buddy Pough vs. NSU...................................... 7-1
..................... Mike Adams (Def. Coordinator/LB/
Sept. 4.......................................... at Georgia Tech
Largest NSU Win...........................7 (2007, 20-13)
....................................................... Special Teams)
Sept. 11.......................... Mississippi Valley State
Largest SCSU Win ......................37 (2006, 47-10)
............................. Danny Lewis (Running Backs)
Sept. 18.....................................................Benedict
........................ Gerald Harrison (Defensive Line)
Oct. 2..............................................at Florida A&M
........................................ Joel Taylor (Secondary)
Oct. 9................................................. Norfolk State
..... Kevin Magouirk (Offensive Coordinator/QB)
Oct. 16..................................... Bethune-Cookman
......................Howard Feggins (Wide Receivers)
Oct. 23.......................................................Hampton
................ Demetrius Davis (Tight Ends/Tackles)
Oct. 30...................................... at Delaware State Nov. 6..........................................................Howard Nov. 13.........................................at Morgan State Nov. 20.............................. at North Carolina A&T
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2010 OPPONENTS Game 6 - Hampton October 16 • 1 p.m. • Armstrong Stadium • Battle of the Bay
General Information
Team Information
2009 Results
Location............................................Hampton, Va.
2009 Overall Record . ....................................... 5-6
Date
Founded............................................................1868
2009 MEAC Record/Finish.........................3-5/6th
Sept. 5 North Carolina Central
W
31-24
Enrollment.......................................................5,402
Lettermen Returning/Lost.............................63/25
Sept. 12 at Alabama A&M
L
24-31
Nickname.................................................... Pirates
Starters Returning............ 18 (7 off., 9 def., 2 ST)
Sept. 19 at North Carolina A&T
W
24-14
Colors................................ Royal Blue and White
Starters Lost...................... 11 (4 off., 2 def., 5 ST)
Sept. 26 Delaware State
L
6-21
Stadium (Capacity).................................................
Basic Offense.............................................Spread
Oct. 10 Howard
W
37-0
..................................Armstrong Stadium (17,000)
Basic Defense................................................... 4-3
Oct. 17 at Norfolk State
L
6-46
Oct. 24 South Carolina State
L
9-21
Surface............................................Natural Grass
Opponent
Res. Score
Affiliation............................. NCAA Division I FCS
Sports Information
Oct. 31 at Winston-Salem State W
16-13
Conference.................................................. MEAC
SID............................................. Maurice Williams
Nov. 7
L
24-27
President............................ Dr. William R. Harvey
Phone...............................................(757) 727-5757
Nov. 14 Florida A&M
W
25-0
Athletics Director........................ Lonza Hardy Jr.
Fax....................................................(757) 727-5813
Nov. 21 Morgan State
L
13-16
at Bethune-Cookman
Email..............maurice.williams@hamptonu.edu
Coaching Staff
Press Box Phone............................(757) 727-5422
Series Information
Head Coach (Alma Mater)...........Donovan Rose
Web Site................... www.hamptonpirates.com
Record.....................................NSU leads 24-22-1
.......................................................... (Hampton ‘79)
Mailing Address......................... 210 Holland Hall
First Meeting..............NSU 42, Hampton 0 (1963)
Record at HU (Years)..........................5-6 (1 year)
................................................ Hampton, VA 23668
Last Meeting..............NSU 46, Hampton 6 (2009)
Career Record (Years)........................5-6 (1 year)
Pete Adrian vs. HU............................................ 2-3
Football Office Phone....................(757) 727-5322
2010 Schedule
Donovan Rose vs. NSU.................................... 0-1
Assistant Coaches ..Fred Kaiss (Off. Coordinator)
Date..........................................................Opponent
Largest NSU Win...........................46 (1990, 52-6)
..........Keith Goganious (Defensive Coordinator)
Sept. 2....................................at Central Michigan
Largest HU Win..............................60 (1992, 60-0)
...........................Shannon Harris (Quarterbacks)
Sept. 11...................................................at Howard
...............................Devan Hill (Defensive Backs)
Sept. 18.................................. North Carolina A&T
............................Stephen Field (Running Backs)
Oct. 2.........................................at Delaware State
................................Charles Huff (Offensive Line)
Oct. 9.............................at North Carolina Central
......................Delbert Cowsette (Defensive Line)
Oct. 16................................................Norfolk State
...........Michael Villagrana (Tight Ends/Asst. OL)
Oct. 23..............................at South Carolina State
............. Ray Lewis (Assistant Defensive Backs)
Oct. 30............................................... Old Dominion Nov. 6...................................... Bethune-Cookman Nov. 11........................................... at Florida A&M Nov. 20......................................... at Morgan State
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General Information
Team Information
2009 Results
Location...................................... Tallahassee, Fla.
2009 Overall Record . ....................................... 8-3
Date
Founded............................................................1887
2009 MEAC Record/Finish........................6-2/2nd
Sept. 5 Delaware State
W
21-12
Enrollment.....................................................12,227
Lettermen Returning/Lost.............................63/28
Sept. 10 at Winston-Salem State W
34-10
Nickname...................................................Rattlers
Starters Returning............ 13 (5 off., 4 def., 4 ST)
Sept. 17 Howard
W
48-10
Colors.......................................... Orange & Green
Starters Lost...................... 14 (6 off., 7 def., 1 ST)
Sept. 26 Tennessee State
W
31-12
Stadium (Capacity).... Bragg Memorial (25,500)
Basic Offense........................................... Multiple
Oct. 10 at Miami
L
16-48
Surface............................................Natural Grass
Basic Defense.......................................... Multiple
Oct. 17 at South Carolina State L
20-35
Oct. 24 Norfolk State
W
34-20
Affiliation............................. NCAA Division I FCS
Opponent
Res. Score
Conference.................................................. MEAC
Sports Information
Oct. 31 at Morgan State
W 31-28 (OT)
President.......................... Dr. James H. Ammons
SID..................................................Vaughn Wilson
Nov. 7
W
31-27
Interim Athletics Director............Michael Smith
Phone...............................................(850) 561-2701
Nov. 14 at Hampton
L
0-25
Fax..................................................(850) 599-32063
Nov. 21 vs. Bethune-Cookman W
North Carolina A&T
42-6
Coaching Staff
Email............................vaughn.wilson@famu.edu
Head Coach (Alma Mater).................. Joe Taylor
Press Box Phone...................(850) 599-3631/3632
Series Information
............................................. (Western Illinois ’72)
Web Site................ www.famurattlersports.com
Record....................................... FAMU leads 11-1
Record at HU (Years)......................17-6 (2 years)
Mailing Address............................... Gaither Gym
First Meeting.................FAMU 41, NSU 26 (1997)
Career Record (Years).......... 214-84-4 (27 years)
..................................................................Room 204
Last Meeting.................FAMU 34, NSU 20 (2009)
Football Office Phone....................(850) 599-3723
.................................................1835 Wahnish Way
Pete Adrian vs. FAMU...................................... 1-4
Assistant Coaches..........................George Small
............................................ Tallahassee, FL 32307
Joe Taylor vs. NSU.................20-6 (2-0 at FAMU) Largest NSU Win...........................6 (2007, 33-27)
...................................(Assistant Head Coach/DL) .Lawrence Kershaw (Offensive Coordinator/OL)
2010 Schedule
.............Steven Jerry (Quarterbacks/Receivers)
Date......................................................... Opponent
..........................Timothy Edwards (Co-Defensive
Sept. 2....................................................... at Miami
...................................................... Coordinator/DL)
Sept. 11.................................... at Delaware State
..... Earl Holmes (Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB)
Sept. 18.................................................. at Howard
............................. Aaron Taylor (Running Backs)
Sept. 25.................................vs. Tennessee State
.........................................Edwin Pata (Tight Ends)
Oct. 2....................................South Carolina State
..........................Jimmy Tyson (Defensive Backs)
Oct. 16.......................................... Savannah State
............. Juan Vasquez (Special Teams/Kickers)
Oct. 23...........................................at Norfolk State
Largest HU Win............................70 (1998, 84-14)
Oct. 30.............................................. Morgan State Nov. 6................................ at North Carolina A&T Nov. 13......................................................Hampton Nov. 20.............................. vs. Bethune-Cookman
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Information
Team Information
2009 Results
Location.....................................Washington, D.C.
2009 Overall Record . ....................................... 2-9
Date
Founded............................................................1867
2009 MEAC Record/Finish.........................0-8/9th
Sept. 12 at Rutgers
L
7-45
Enrollment.....................................................10,500
Lettermen Returning/Lost.............................35/18
Sept. 17 at Florida A&M
L
10-48
Nickname.......................................................Bison
Starters Returning......................12 (7 off., 5 def.)
Sept. 26 at Georgetown
W
14-11
Colors..................................... Navy Blue & White
Starters Lost................................10 (4 off., 6 def.)
Oct. 3
Winston-Salem State W
7-3
Stadium (Capacity)............... William H. Greene
Basic Offense................................... Triple Option
Oct. 10 at Hampton
L
0-37
........................................................Stadium (7,086)
Basic Defense................................................... 3-4
Oct. 15 at Morgan State
L
7-14
Oct. 24 North Carolina A&T
L
19-30
Surface.......................................... Artificial Grass
Opponent
Res. Score
Affiliation............................. NCAA Division I FCS
Sports Information
Oct. 31 at Norfolk State
L
6-41
Conference.................................................. MEAC
SID...................................................Edward Hill Jr.
Nov. 7
L
13-43
President.................................. Dr. Sidney Ribeau
Phone...............................................(202) 806-7184
Nov. 14 Bethune-Cookman
L
10-21
Athletics Director...........................Charles Gibbs
Fax....................................................(202) 806-9595
Nov. 21 at Delaware State
L
20-30
South Carolina State
Email......................................... ehill@howard.edu
Coaching Staff
Press Box Phone........ (202) 806-5488/5489/54/91
Series Information
Head Coach (Alma Mater).............. Carey Bailey
Web Site...................... www.howard-bison.com
Record.................................... Howard leads 15-6
.......................................................(Tennessee ’92)
Mailing Address..................... 511 Gresham Place NW
First Meeting..............Howard 49, NSU 28 (1981)
Record at HU (Years)......................7-26 (3 years)
..................................................................................Room 100
Last Meeting................NSU 41, Howard 6 (2009)
Career Record (Years)..................................Same
...........................................Washington, DC 20059
Pete Adrian vs. Howard................................... 3-2
Football Office Phone....................(202) 806-7151
Carey Bailey vs. NSU....................................... 1-2
Assistant Coaches......................... Brad Bernard
2010 Schedule
Largest NSU Win.........................37 (2008, 49-12)
.................................. (Offensive Coordinator/QB)
Date......................................................... Opponent
Largest Howard Win.....................37 (1987, 43-6)
.....Andre Creamer (Defensive Coordinator/DB)
Sept. 4............................................... at Holy Cross
................. James Moses (Outside Linebackers)
Sept. 11.....................................................Hampton
................ Ray Gross (Wide Receivers/A Backs)
Sept. 18.............................................. Florida A&M
...................................Kenny Ray (Offensive Line)
Sept. 25...................................... vs. Morgan State
....Martez Edwards (Specials Teams/Inside LB)
Oct. 2............................................................Lincoln
......................................Lawrence Ellis (Assistant
Oct. 9.......................................................at Furman
................................... Defensive Coordinator/DL)
Oct. 23............................... at North Carolina A&T
.............................James Darby (Running Backs)
Oct. 30............................................... Norfolk State
................................Randall White (Assistant OL)
Nov. 6.............................. at South Carolina State
...................... Eugene Banks (Special Assistant)
Nov. 13 ...............................at Bethune-Cookman Nov. 20..........................................Delaware State
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General Information
Team Information
2009 Results
Location......................................... Baltimore, Md.
2009 Overall Record.......................................... 6-5
Date
Founded............................................................1867
2009 MEAC Record/Finish...................4-4 (T-4th)
Sept. 12 at Akron
Enrollment.......................................................7,500
Lettermen Returning/Lost.............................57/14
Sept. 19 vs. Winston-Salem State W
Nickname...................................................... Bears
Starters Returning............ 14 (6 off., 6 def., 2 ST)
Sept. 26 Towson
W
12-9
Colors............................................. Orange & Blue
Starters Lost................................11 (6 off., 5 def.)
Oct. 3
W
24-13
Stadium (Capacity).....Hughes Stadium (10,000)
Basic Offense....................................Multiple Pro
Oct. 10 at North Carolina A&T
W
7-6
Surface........................................ Synthetic Grass
Basic Defense....................................Multiple 4-3
Oct. 15 Howard
W
14-7
Oct. 24 at Delaware State
L
22-35
Affiliation............................. NCAA Division I FCS
Opponent
at Bethune-Cookman
Res. Score L
0-41 16-10
Conference...................................................MEAC
Sports Information
Oct. 31 Florida A&M
L
28-31
President.................................... Dr. David Wilson
SID.......................................Leonard L. Haynes IV
Nov. 7
L
23-31
Athletics Director..................................Floyd Kerr
Phone...............................................(443) 885-3831
Nov. 14 at S.C. State
L
13-37
Fax....................................................(443) 885-4018
Nov. 21 at Hampton
W
16-13
Norfolk State
Coaching Staff
E-Mail..................................... lhaynesiv@aol.com
Head Coach (Alma Mater)........ Donald Hill-Eley
Press Box Phone............................(443) 885-4018
Series Information
......................................................... (Va. Union ’91)
Web Site.............. www.morganstatebears.com
Record........................................ NSU leads 13-11
Record at MSU (Years) ..............42-48 (9 years)
Mailing Address.......................... Hill Field House
First Meeting..................... MSU 33, NSU 0 (1965)
Career Record (Years)..................................Same
..............................................Baltimore, MD 21251
Last Meeting................... NSU 31, MSU 23 (2009) Pete Adrian vs. MSU........................................ 4-1
Football Office Phone....................(443) 885-4156 Assistant Coaches..................... Herbert Parham
2010 Schedule
Donald Hill-Eley vs. NSU.................................. 3-5
..................(Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coordinator)
Date......................................................... Opponent
Largest NSU Win...........................42 (1997, 48-6)
........Lawrence Livingston (Off. Coordinator/OL)
Sept. 4 ................................................Bowie State
Largest MSU Win...........................63 (1967, 63-0)
................................Marcus White (Linebackers)
Sept. 11 .............................................. at Maryland
....... Benton Harold (Special Teams/Tight Ends)
Sept. 25 ................................................vs. Howard
.................................. Earl Davis (Running Backs)
Oct. 2 ...................................... Bethune-Cookman
........................... Joseph Wright (Offensive Line)
Oct. 9 ................................ at North Carolina A&T
..........................Carl Smith III (Defensive Backs)
Oct. 23 ..........................................Delaware State
.................... William Sherman (Wide Receivers)
Oct. 30 ...........................................at Florida A&M
........................Jessie Thomas (Kickers/Punters)
Nov. 6 ...........................................at Norfolk State Nov. 13 ................................South Carolina State Nov. 20 .....................................................Hampton
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General Information
Team Information
2009 Results
Location................................................ Dover, Del.
2009 Overall Record.......................................... 4-7
Date
Founded............................................................1891
2009 MEAC Record/Finish...................3-5 (T-6th)
Sept. 5 at Florida A&M
L
12-21
Enrollment.......................................................3,609
Lettermen Returning/Lost.............................32/27
Sept. 19 at Delaware
L
17-27
Nickname...................................................Hornets
Starters Returning........................7 (4 off., 3 def.)
Sept. 26 at Hampton
W
21-6
Colors..................................Columbia Blue & Red
Starters Lost...................... 17 (7 off., 8 def., 2 ST)
Oct. 10 Bethune-Cookman
L
7-9
Stadium (Capacity)........ Alumni Stadium (7,000)
Basic Offense........................................... Multiple
Oct. 17 at Michigan
L
6-63
Surface......................................... Artificial A-Turf
Basic Defense................................................... 4-3
Oct. 24 Morgan State
W
35-22
Affiliation............................. NCAA Division I FCS
Opponent
Res. Score
Oct. 31 at South Carolina State L
10-52 24-21
Conference...................................................MEAC
Sports Information
Nov. 7
President............................. Dr. Harry L. Williams
SID.................................................... Dennis Jones
Nov. 14 Norfolk State
L
16-21
Athletics Director.............................Derek Carter
Phone...............................................(302) 857-6068
Nov. 21 Howard
W
30-20
Fax....................................................(302) 857-6069
* Includes forfeit loss to North Carolina A&T
at Winston-Salem State W
Coaching Staff
E-Mail..................................... lhaynesiv@aol.com
Head Coach (Alma Mater)..................... Al Lavan
Press Box Phone............................(302) 857-7651
Series Information
.................................................. Colorado State ‘68
Web Site........................... www.dsuhornets.com
Record...........................................DSU leads 13-4
Record at MSU (Years) ..............38-28 (6 years)
Mailing Address.DSU Athletic Media Relations
First Meeting...................... DSU 18, NSU 0 (1953)
Career Record (Years)................40-29 (6+ years)
.......................................1200 N. DuPont Highway
Last Meeting.................... NSU 21, DSU 16 (2009)
Football Office Phone....................(302) 857-7447
...................................................... Dover, DE 19901
Pete Adrian vs. DSU......................................... 1-4 Al Lavan vs. NSU............................................... 5-1
Assistant Coaches..........................Rayford Petty ................... (Defensive Coordinator/Outside LB)
2010 Schedule
Largest NSU Win.........................12 (1998, 38-26)
.............Doug Sams (Offensive Coordinator/QB)
Date......................................................... Opponent
Largest MSU Win.........................30 (2001, 43-13)
...............................Renato Diaz (Running Backs)
Sept. 5................................................ vs. Southern
........................Ronald Bolton (Defensive Backs)
Sept. 11.............................................. Florida A&M
......................... Curtis Thomas (Wide Receivers/
Sept. 25...................................at Coastal Carolina
....................................................... Special Teams)
Oct. 2.........................................................Hampton
............................. Bobby Jones (Defensive Line)
Oct. 9...................................at Bethune-Cookman
..................... John Morgan (Inside Linebackers)
Oct. 16....................................North Carolina A&T
..............................Nick Calcutta (Offensive Line)
Oct. 23..........................................at Morgan State
................................. Mike Gallagher (Tight Ends)
Oct. 30..................................South Carolina State Nov. 6................................North Carolina Central Nov. 13..........................................at Norfolk State Nov. 20................................................... at Howard
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General Information
Team Information
2009 Results
Location..........................................Savannah, Ga.
2009 Overall Record . ....................................... 2-8
Date
Founded............................................................1890
2009 Conference Record/Finish . ..................N/A
Sept. 5 at Livingstone
W
34-12
Enrollment.......................................................3,200
Lettermen Returning/Lost ............................51/31
Sept. 12 Alabama State
L
17-20
Nickname......................................................Tigers
Starters Returning .....................15 (8 off., 7 def.)
Sept. 19 at McNeese State
L
0-56
Colors...................... Burnt Orange & Reflex Blue
Starters Lost .................................7 (3 off., 4 def.)
Sept. 26 at Concordia
L
21-23
Stadium (Capacity)...Memorial Stadium (15,000)
Basic Offense ............................................Spread
Oct. 3
at Charleston Southern L
10-47
Surface ...........................................Natural Grass
Basic Defense .................................................. 4-3
Oct. 17 Bethune-Cookman
L
24-34
Oct. 24 Old Dominion
L
17-38
Affiliation............................. NCAA Division I FCS
Opponent
Res. Score
Conference....................................... Independent
Sports Information
Oct. 31 Edward Waters
W
45-24
President.......................Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.
SID .................................................Opio Mashariki
Nov. 14 Webber International
L
20-35
Interim Athletics Director..........Marilynn Suggs
Phone.............................................. (912) 358-3430
Nov. 21 at North Carolina Central L
14-35
Fax ...................................................(912) 358-3073
Coaching Staff
Email . .................masharik@savannahstate.edu
Series Information
Interim Head Coach (Alma Mater) . ....................
Press Box Phone . .......................................... TBA
Record ........................................... NSU leads 4-1
......................................Julius Dixon (Furman ’90)
Web Site..........................www.ssuathletics.com
First Meeting.................... NSU 27, SSU 18 (2001)
Record at A&T (Years) ......................... First year
Mailing Address............................ P.O. Box 20271
Last Meeting.................... NSU 58, SSU 29 (2005)
Career Record (Years) . ........................ First year
.............................................. Savannah, GA 31404
Pete Adrian vs. SSU......................................... 1-0
Phone ..............................................(912) 358-3434
Julius Dixon vs. NSU........................................ 0-0
Assistant Coaches.............. Alan Hall (Offensive
2010 SCHEDULE
Largest NSU Win....................... 29 (2002 & 2005)
......................................................Coordinator/QB)
Date......................................................... Opponent
Largest SSU Win ...........................7 (2004, 41-34)
.....................John Montgomery (Offensive Line)
Sept. 4 ..................................at Georgia Southern
...............................Eddie Johnson (Linebackers)
Sept. 11 ..................................at Fort Valley State
..........................Barry Casterlin (Defensive Line)
Sept. 18 ..............................at Bethune-Cookman
........................ Hans Batichon (Wide Receivers)
Sept. 25 .......................................vs. Albany State Oct. 2 ....................................................... at Liberty Oct. 9 ...........................................at Georgia State Oct. 16 ...........................................at Florida A&M Oct. 23 .......................................at Alabama State Nov. 6 .......................................... at Old Dominion Nov. 13 .............................North Carolina Central Nov. 20 .......................... Norfolk State University
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NSU FOOTBALL RECORDS All-Time Records — Team OFFENSIVE Rushing Yards Game 502 — vs. Southern Connecticut, 10/28/89 Season 2,364 (214.9 per game) — 1984
Passing Yards Game 516 — vs. Winston-Salem State, 10/8/94 Season 3,674 in 10 games (367.4 per game) — 1994
Pass Completion Percentage Game .857 (18 of 21) — vs. Hampton, 10/17/09 Season .587 (10 games) — 1995
Total Yards Game 575 — vs. Southern Connecticut, 10/28/89 Season 467.8 per game (4,678 in 10 games) — 1995
First Downs Game 38 — vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9/24/05 Season 228 in 10 games (22.8 per game) — 1994
Points Game 86 (86-0 W) vs. Friendship — 1959 Season 345 in 10 games (34.5 per game) — 1994
DEFENSIVE
Points
WINS AND LOSSES (Season) Most Wins: 10 — 1984 (10-2-0) Most Wins, (Division I era): 8 — 2007 (8-3) Fewest Wins: 1 — 2004 (1-8); 2003 (1-11-0), (1-6-0) Most Losses: 11 — 2003 (1-11-0) Fewest Losses: 0 (twice) — 1949 (6-0-0); 1941 (6-0-1) Highest Winning Percentage: 1.000 — 1949 (6-0-0) Lowest Winning Percentage: .083 — 2003 (1-11-0)
Passing Yards Game 0 — Elon, 1976 Season 71.5 per game (715 in 10 games) — 1980
Total Yards Game (–16) — St. Paul’s, 9/1/79 Season 177.4 per game (1,951 in 11 games) — 1979
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SINGLE GAME Fewest Points Allowed: 0 (47 times) — Most recently vs. Howard (7–0 OT win), 11/3/01 Fewest Points Scored: 0 (46 times) — Most recently vs. Hampton (0–52 L), 10/18/03 Most Points Allowed: 84 (84–14 L) — vs. FAMU, 1998 Most Points Scored: 86 (86–0) — vs. Friendship, 1959 Most Points Combined: 124 (61–63 L), vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9/24/05 Longest Game (OTs): 4 OT, vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9/24/05
STREAKS Longest Winning Streak, Season: 8 — 1984 beginning with 22–7 win over St. Paul’s and ending with 17–14 loss to Virginia State Longest Winning Streak, Overall: 9 — Beginning with 43–20 win over Livingstone in 1983 and ending with 17–14 loss to Virginia State in 1984 Longest Losing Streak, Season: 10 — 2003, beginning with 34–9 loss to VMI on 9/20/03 through end of season Longest Losing Streak, Overall: 13 – 2003–04, beginning with 34–9 loss to VMI on 9/20/03 until 27–14 win over North Carolina A&T on 10/2/04
Rushing Yards Game (–46) — Cheyney, 9/8/90 Season 53.8 per game (592 in 11 games) — 1984
Most Passing Touchdowns: 31 (in 10 games) — 1994 Fewest Points Scored: 13 (5 games) — 1938; 51 (8 games) — 1956 Lowest NSU Scoring Average: 2.6 (13 in 5 games) — 1938 Highest Scoring Average: 34.5 (345 in 10 games) — 1994
Game 0 — 47 times, most recent was 7–0 (OT) win over Howard, 11/3/01 Season 3.66 per game (22 in 6 games) — 1945
MISCELLANEOUS (Season) Most Shutouts by NSU: 5 — 1950 Most Times NSU Shut Out: 4 — 1938 Most Points Allowed: 494 (11 Games) — 1999 Fewest Points Allowed: 22 (6 games) — 1945; 26 (7 games) — 1941; 40 (9 games) — 1948 Lowest Opponents’ Scoring Average: 4.9 (39 in 8 games) — 1994 Highest Opponents’ Scoring Average: 44.9 (11 games) — 1999 Most Points Scored: 345 (10 games) — 1994
All-Time Records — individual RUSHING Yards Game 318 — Orlando Goodhope vs. Livingstone, 11/12/83 Season 1,467 — Angelo Todd, 1998 Career 3,659 — LaRue Harrington, 1976–79
Rushes Game 43 (211 yards) — Anthony Johnson vs. Howard, 1984 Season 310 (1,310 yards) — Anthony Johnson, 1984 Career 825 (3,659 yards) — LaRue Harrington, 1976-79
Yards Per Rush Game 13.8 (23 carries, 318 yards) — Orlando Goodhope vs. Livingstone, 11/12/83 Season 6.9 (494 yards in 72 carries) — Jeffrey Henderson, 1992 Career 5.1 (2,791 yards in 543 carries) — Orlando Goodhope, 1980–83
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RECEIVING
Game 5 — Orlando Goodhope vs. Livingstone, 11/12/83 Season 19 — Angelo Todd, 1998 Career 35 — LaRue Harrington, 1976–79; Daryl Jones, 2004–07
PASSING Yards Game 516 — Aaron Sparrow vs. Winston-Salem State, 10/8/94 Season 3,434 — Aaron Sparrow, 1995 Career 8,758 — Aaron Sparrow, 1992–95
Completions Game 32 — Aaron Sparrow vs. Virginia Union, 10/21/95 Season 238 — Aaron Sparrow, 1995 Career 617 — Aaron Sparrow, 1992–95
Yards Game 305 — Howard Gilmore vs. Morgan State, 11/22/03 Season 1,454 — James Roe, 1994 Career 4,468 — James Roe, 1992–95
Receptions Game 13 — Howard Gilmore vs. Morgan State, 11/22/03 Season 77 — James Roe, 1994 Career 241 — James Roe, 1992–95
Yards Per Reception Game 47.3 (4-189) — Ray Jarvis vs. West Virginia State, 1969 Season 30.8 (18-555) — Ray Jarvis, 1970 Career 21.5 (54-1,161) — Michael Howard, 1988–91
Touchdowns
Game 58 — Aaron Sparrow vs. Bethune-Cookman, 10/7/95 Season 409 — Aaron Sparrow, 1995 Career 1,119 — Aaron Sparrow, 1992–95
Game 3 — James Roe vs. Kentucky State, 11/12/94; Gary Morris vs. Southern Connecticut, 10/27/90; Eric Still vs. Virginia State, 11/5/88 Season 17 — James Roe, 1994 Career 46 — James Roe, 1992–95
Completion Percentage
TOTAL OFFENSE
Game .857 (18 of 21) — Dennis Brown vs. Hampton, 10/17/09 Season .601 (218-363) — Aaron Sparrow, 1995 Career .551 (617-1,119) — Aaron Sparrow, 1992–95
Game 509 — Aaron Sparrow vs. Winston-Salem State, 10/8/94 Season 3,330 — Aaron Sparrow, 1995 Career 8,478 — Aaron Sparrow, 1992–95
Attempts
Touchdowns Game 7 — Aaron Sparrow vs. Winston-Salem State, 10/8/94 Season 32 — Aaron Sparrow, 1995 Career 79 — Aaron Sparrow, 1992–95
Interceptions Thrown Game 5 — Willie Gillus vs. Virginia Union, 10/22/83 Season 19 — Willie Gillus, 1983; Maurice Selby, 1998 Career 38 — Aaron Sparrow, 1992–95
SCORING Touchdowns Game 5 — Orlando Goodhope vs. Livingstone, 11/12/83 Season 19 — Angelo Todd, 1998 Career 46 — James Roe, 1992–95
Points Game 30 — Orlando Goodhope vs. Livingstone, 11/12/83
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Season 114 — Angelo Todd, 1998 Career 296 (46 TD) — James Roe, 1992–95
DEFENSE Tackles Game 30 — Kevin Talley vs. Savannah State, 9/11/04 Season 195 — Kevin Talley, 2003 Career 416 — Kevin Talley, 2001–04
Interceptions Game 4 — Reggie Smallwood vs. Elizabeth City State, 1979 Season 12 — Mike Ellis, 1977 Career 24 — Mike Ellis, 1976–79 MISCELLANEOUS Longest Running Play: 83 (TD) — Orlando Goodhope vs. Virginia Union, 1980 Longest Pass Play: 97 (TD) — Howard Gilmore from Dontrell Leonard vs. VMI, 9/20/03 Longest Field Goal: 53 — Lawrence Holmes vs. Kentucky State, 10/31/92 Longest Punt: 79 — Antonio Gomez vs. North Carolina A&T, 10/4/03 Punting Yards, Career: 9,053 — Lawrence Holmes, 1990–93 Punting Average, Career: 38.7 — Lawrence Holmes, 1990–93 Longest Punt Return: 89 — Donnie Morris vs. Bloomsburg, 9/3/88 Longest Kick Return: 98 — Roscoe Powell vs. Elon, 9/13/75 Longest Fumble Return: 90 — Lydell Finley vs. Virginia Union, 10/22/94 Longest Interception Return: 100 (TD) — Joe Scott vs. Fayetteville State, 9/19/81 Highest Per-Game Rushing Average, Career: 87.1 (3,649 in 42 games) — LaRue Harrington, 1976–79 Consecutive Passes Completed, Game: 13 — Aaron Sparrow vs. Bethune-Cookman, 11/14/92 Highest Punt Return Average, Season (Min. 5 returns): 22.8 (5-144) — George Parker, 1981 Highest Kickoff Return Average, Season: 27.7 (30-832) — Anthony Owens, 2002 Passes Broken Up, Season: 27 — Joe Scott, 1981
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Scoring
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Names (Years) James Roe (’92–95) Orlando Goodhope (’80–83) Daryl Jones (2004–07) LaRue Harrington (’76–79) Terrell Johnson (2002–05)
G 41 38 42 42 36
TD 46 41 39 35 25
FG 0 0 0 0 0
G 38 23 31 22 35
Rush -280 846 38 -349 -84
Pass 8758 3771 4263 4277 3874
Net Avg/G 8478 223.1 4617 200.7 4301 138.7 3928 178.5 3790 108.3
Name (Years) G LaRue Harrington (’76–79) 42 Terrell Johnson (2002–05) 36 Orlando Goodhope (’80–83) 38 Daryl Jones (2004–07) 42 DeAngelo Branche (2006-pres.) 33
Rush 825 556 543 529 469
Yards 3659 2821 2791 2402 2348
Avg. Avg/G 4.4 87.1 5.1 78.4 5.1 73.4 4.5 60.0 5.0 71.2
G 41 37 38 33 38
Rec. 239 162 140 104 120
Yards 4468 2501 2459 2211 1661
Avg. Avg/G 18.7 109.0 15.4 67.6 17.6 64.7 21.3 67.0 13.8 43.7
G 41 37 38 38 40
Rec. 239 162 140 120 106
Yards 4468 2501 2459 1661 1499
Avg. Rec/G 18.7 5.8 15.4 4.4 17.6 3.7 13.8 3.1 14.1 2.7
G 38 22 35 23 36
Cmp-Att-Int 617-1119-38 312-593-24 211-480-27 315-591-25 240-541-36
Pct. .551 .526 .440 .533 .444
Yards 8758 4277 3874 3771 3740
TD 79 19 37 27 27
G 30 36 43 42 44
Int. 24 18 18 16 15
Yards 339 301 336 242 247
Avg. 14.1 16.7 18.7 15.1 16.5
Int/G 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
G 41 23 27 30 31
Punts 234 109 131 144 174
Yards 9053 4203 4996 5491 6524
Avg. 38.7 38.6 38.1 38.1 37.5
Total Offense
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
Name (Years) Aaron Sparrow (’92–95) Dennis Brown (2008-09) Robert Morris (’95–97) Casey Hansen (2006–07) Kermit Buggs (’90–93)
Receiving Yards
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name (Years) James Roe (’92–95) Darius Blount (’93–96) Howard Gilmore (2001–04) Ray Jarvis (’68–71) Marty Conner (’93–96)
Receptions
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name (Years) James Roe (’92–95) Darius Blount (’93–96) Howard Gilmore (2001–04) Marty Conner (’93–96) Jeff Gunn (’79–82)
Passing
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name (Years) Aaron Sparrow (’92–95) Casey Hansen (2006–07) Kermit Buggs (’90–93) Dennis Brown (2008-09) Willie Gillus (’82–85)
Interceptions
No. 1. 2. 4. 5.
Name (Years) Mike Ellis (’77–79) Reggie Smallwood (’78–81) Terrell Whitehead (2006-09) Raymond Lee (’77–80) Tony Knight (’73–76)
Punting Avg.
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name (Years) Lawrence Holmes (’90–93) Billy Rudd (2008-09) Bruce Cinibulk (’87–89) Brian Evans (’80–82) Ron Tillis (’72–74)
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2XPT 10 0 0 2 2
PTS 296 246 234 214 154
Scoring
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name (Year) Angelo Todd (’98) James Roe (’94) James Roe (’95) Daryl Jones (2007) LaRue Harrington (’76)
Total Offense
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name (Year) Aaron Sparrow (’95) Aaron Sparrow (’94) Dennis Brown (’09) Robert Morris (’97) Kermit Buggs (’93)
Rushing
Rushing
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
PAT 0 0 0 0 0
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name (Year) Angelo Todd (’98) Tony Johnson (’84) Daryl Jones (2007) LaRue Harrington (’77) LaRue Harrington (’76)
Receiving Yards
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name (Year) James Roe (’94) James Roe (’95) Chris Bell (’09) Darius Blount (’96) James Roe (’93)
Receptions
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name (Year) James Roe (’94) James Roe (’95) Darius Blount (’96) James Roe (’93) Chris Bell (’09)
Passing
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name (Year) Aaron Sparrow (’95) Aaron Sparrow (’94) Dennis Brown (’09) Casey Hansen (‘06) Robert Morris (’97)
Interceptions
No. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Name (Year) Mike Ellis (’77) Mike Ellis (’79) Jesse Chavis III (’91) Larry Bryant (’88) Bob Colbert (’74)
Punting YARDS
No. 1. 2. 3 4. 5.
Name (Year) Terry Cornette (‘00) Lawrence Holmes (‘92) Antonio Gomez (‘03) Billy Rudd (‘08) Brian Evans (’82)
G 11 10 10 11 12
TD 19 17 15 15 14
FG 0 0 0 0 0
PAT 0 5 5 0 2
XPT 0 0 0 0 0
G 10 10 11 10 10
Rush. -134 -60 380 120 24
Pass 3434 3212 2228 2116 2024
Net Avg/G 3300 330.0 3152 315.2 2608 237.1 2236 223.6 2048 186.9
G 11 11 11 11 12
Rush 280 310 254 242 204
Yards 1467 1310 1134 1090 1059
Avg. Avg/G 5.2 133.4 4.2 119.2 4.5 103.1 4.5 99.1 5.2 88.3
G 10 10 11 11 11
Rec. 77 64 51 55 52
Yards 1454 1248 958 929 916
Avg. Avg/G 18.9 145.4 19.5 124.8 18.8 87.1 16.9 84.4 17.6 83.3
G 10 10 11 11 11
Rec. 77 64 55 52 51
Yards 1454 1248 929 916 958
Avg. Rec/G 18.9 7.7 19.5 6.4 16.9 5.0 17.6 4.7 18.8 4.6
G 10 10 11 11 10
Cmp-Att-Int 238-409-14 216-361-14 161-284-13 148-283-16 183-358-17
Pct. .582 .598 .567 .523 .511
Yards 3434 3212 2228 2166 2116
TD 32 31 18 10 15
G 11 11 10 10 11
Int. 12 10 9 7 7
Yards 257 73 179 110 41
Avg. 21.4 7.3 19.9 11.0 5.9
Int/G 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6
G 10 10 12 12 10
Punts 85 70 75 63 53
Yards 3165 2712 2539 2475 2200
Avg. 37.2 38.7 33.9 39.3 41.5
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SEASON LEADERS SEASON-BY-SEASON LEADERS (Note: Statistics prior to 1970 are unavailable) Names in bold represent single-season record holders Scoring Year 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Name Larry James Ray Jarvis Steve Watson Condie Pugh Donald Evans Ken Moody Randy Robinson LaRue Harrington LaRue Harrington Steve Burlas LaRue Harrington Orlando Goodhope Orlando Goodhope Orlando Goodhope Orlando Goodhope Anthony Johnson Dale Browder Tony Graves Maurice Miller Eric Still Karlsten Skinner Gary Morris Gary Morris James Roe James Whitley James Roe James Roe John Quinerly Tyrone Sellers Angelo Todd Angelo Todd Damien Smith William Smith Glenn Thomas Terrell Johnson Howard Gilmore Monte’ Anthony Terrell Johnson Antonio Gomez Howard Gilmore Daryl Jones Daryl Jones Daryl Jones Justin Castellat Chris Bell
Total Offense Year Player 1970 Ike Fullard 1971 McDaniel Anderson 1972 McDaniel Anderson 1973 Adolph Santiful 1974 Steve Graeff 1975 Steve Graeff 1976 LaRue Harrington 1977 LaRue Harrington 1978 Jimmy Robinson 1979 LaRue Harrington 1980 Orlando Goodhope 1981 Raynard Revels 1982 Raynard Revels 1983 Willie Gillus 1984 Anthony Johnson 1985 Willie Gillus 1986 Maurice Lawrence 1987 Maurice Lawrence 1988 Ron Jones
G 9 9 8 10 10 11 11 12 11 10 11 10 9 10 9 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 11 9 11 11 9 10 8 10 10 12 10 9 9 11 11 11 12 11 G 9 8 10 10 11 11 12 11 10 11 10 10 9 10 11 10 9 9 9
TD 7 7 0 10 7 7 8 14 8 0 12 13 11 8 9 11 0 7 6 9 6 7 10 10 8 17 15 10 7 19 4 7 5 5 9 5 5 5 0 6 10 10 15 0 13 Rush -90 -20 27 470 -19 73 1059 1090 -138 1026 994 68 92 134 1310 -111 97 151 -55
FG 0 0 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-15 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-7 0 0 0 0 11-21 0
PAT 0 0 5-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 13-15 0 0 0 0 0 0 24-27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21-22 0 0 0 0 35-35 0
2-PT PTS 0 42 0 42 0 14 5 70 1 44 0 42 0 48 2 88 0 48 0 40 0 72 0 78 0 66 0 48 0 54 0 66 0 51 0 42 0 36 0 54 0 36 0 42 0 60 0 60 0 48 5 112 5 100 1 62 0 42 0 114 1 26 0 42 0 30 0 30 1 56 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 36 0 36 0 60 0 60 0 90 0 68 0 78
Pass 827 392 431 0 1168 819 0 10 1154 22 0 1092 571 1206 0 2010 846 246 904
Total 737 372 458 470 1149 592 1059 1100 1016 1048 994 1160 663 1072 1310 1899 943 397 849
Avg/G 81.9 46.5 45.8 47.0 104.5 53.8 88.3 100.0 101.6 95.3 99.4 116.0 23.7 107.2 119.1 189.9 104.7 44.1 94.3
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Karlsten Skinner Joe Bryant Kermit Buggs Aaron Sparrow Kermit Buggs Aaron Sparrow Aaron Sparrow Robert Morris Robert Morris Maurice Selby Theodore Harrison Jon Roberts David Johnson Dontrell Leonard Dontrell Leonard Brandon Brooks Brandon Brooks Casey Hansen Casey Hansen Dennis Brown Dennis Brown
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 8 10 7 10 9 9 11 11 11 12 11
465 181 -105 -177 24 -60 -134 73 120 52 61 -29 -9 -102 -109 32 4 -128 -221 466 380
0 774 1212 1553 2024 3212 3434 1919 2116 1800 888 894 861 1104 1497 1367 1626 2166 2111 1542 2228
465 955 1105 1376 2048 3152 3300 1846 2236 1852 949 865 852 1002 1388 1399 1630 2038 1890 2008 2608
46.5 95.5 110.5 137.6 204.8 315.2 330.0 167.8 223.6 168.4 118.6 86.5 121.7 100.2 154.2 155.4 148.2 185.3 171.8 167.3 237.1
Rushing Year 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Name Larry James Milt Harrell Condie Pugh Adolph Santiful Larry Stepney Ken Moody LaRue Harrington LaRue Harrington LaRue Harrington LaRue Harrington Orlando Goodhope Stanley Allbritton Orlando Goodhope Orlando Goodhope Anthony Johnson Ken Dickens Tony Graves Adrian Miles Mikel Waugh Karlsten Skinner Mikel Waugh Karlsten Skinner Jeffrey Henderson Ricky Wood John Quinerly Jeny Davis John Quinerly Kondwani Johnson Angelo Todd Angelo Todd Damien Smith William Smith Terrell Johnson Terrell Johnson Terrell Johnson Terrell Johnson Monte’ Anthony Daryl Jones DeAngelo Branche DeAngelo Branche
G 9 8 10 10 11 11 12 11 8 11 10 9 10 9 11 10 9 7 10 10 10 10 6 8 10 9 11 9 11 11 9 10 10 10 6 10 11 11 12 11
Att. 118 62 129 115 110 132 204 242 107 272 193 150 109 124 310 118 102 67 107 83 123 127 72 81 90 90 213 72 280 174 184 157 168 145 96 147 144 254 229 175
Yards 562 220 738 470 469 697 1059 1090 484 1026 994 624 584 758 1310 531 454 334 400 465 718 716 434 483 335 514 1020 282 1467 628 841 525 888 655 461 817 586 1134 1055 922
Avg. 4.8 3.5 5.7 4.1 4.3 5.3 5.2 4.5 4.7 3.8 5.2 4.2 5.4 6.1 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.9 3.7 5.6 5.8 5.6 6.9 6.0 3.7 5.1 4.8 3.9 5.2 3.6 4.6 3.3 5.3 4.5 4.8 5.6 4.1 4.5 4.6 5.3
Avg/G 62.4 27.5 73.8 47.0 42.6 63.4 88.3 99.1 60.5 93.3 99.4 69.3 58.4 84.2 119.2 53.1 50.4 47.7 40.0 46.5 71.8 71.6 82.3 60.4 33.5 57.1 92.7 31.3 133.4 57.1 93.4 52.5 88.8 65.5 76.8 81.7 53.3 103.1 87.9 83.8
Passing Year 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Name Ike Fullard McDaniel Anderson McDaniel Anderson Steve Graeff Steve Graeff Steve Graeff Steve Graeff Henry Sheppard
G 9 8 10 10 11 11 12 11
C-A-Int 47-140-15 35-119-12 34-91-15 28-79-11 64-144-8 42-108-6 51-109-11 37-94-7
Pct. .336 .294 .374 .354 .444 .389 .468 .394
Yards 827 392 431 336 1168 519 887 512
TD 11 2 2 1 11 4 4 4
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10 10 6 10 9 10 9 10 9 11 9 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 8 10 7 10 9 9 11 11 11 12 11 G 9 8 10 10 11 11 12 11 10 11 9 10 10 10 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 11 9 10 11 9 10 9 10 9 11 11 11 12 11
90-210-10 84-211-15 58-112-4 87-187-11 47-126-9 83-218-19 27-60-1 122-242-13 48-131-13 30-85-5 63-114-9 41-107-7 51-104-4 58-142-11 110-236-5 119-240-11 216-361-14 238-409-14 151-331-15 183-358-17 126-304-19 55-166-9 61-191-18 50-142-8 88-180-9 110-224-4 102-216-10 110-239-6 148-283-16 164-310-8 154-307-12 161-284-13 Rec. 18 9 20 14 23 28 30 28 23 27 31 47 15 20 11 39 17 15 42 21 29 36 46 52 77 64 55 38 39 50 19 23 33 47 37 29 42 42 44 51
.429 .398 .518 .465 .373 .380 .450 .504 .360 .352 .552 .383 .490 .408 .466 .496 .598 .582 .456 .511 .414 .331 .319 .352 .489 .491 .472 .460 .523 .529 .502 .567 TD 7 1 1 2 6 5 1 0 2 3 3 6 3 0 4 7 2 1 9 4 6 10 9 5 17 15 6 3 6 4 2 3 1 5 6 3 1 6 5 13
1154 1025 795 1092 571 1206 409 2010 864 416 904 763 774 1212 1553 2024 3212 3434 1919 2116 1807 893 894 861 1104 1497 1367 1626 2166 2111 1542 2228
9 8 9 11 4 8 3 15 6 2 9 9 7 13 11 11 31 32 14 15 13 6 4 6 3 7 6 12 10 9 9 18
Yards 555 112 386 270 412 482 500 274 311 453 449 630 226 211 197 734 361 306 721 266 508 839 850 916 1454 1248 929 474 545 837 341 423 492 829 715 457 572 565 401 958
Rec./G 2.0 1.3 2.0 1.4 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.5 3.4 4.7 1.5 2.0 1.0 3.9 1.7 1.6 4.2 2.1 2.9 3.6 4.6 4.6 7.7 6.4 5.5 4.2 3.9 4.5 2.1 2.3 3.7 4.7 4.1 2.6 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.6
Receiving Yards Year Name 1970 Ray Jarvis 1971 Horace Lutens 1972 Ron Tillis 1973 Eddie Powell 1974 Robert Powell 1975 Robert Powell 1976 Robert Powell 1977 LaRue Harrington 1978 Donnie Luster 1979 Dwight Sweatt 1980 Jeff Gunn 1981 Jeff Gunn 1982 Jeff Gunn 1983 Orlando Goodhope 1984 Leonard Hopkins 1985 Leonard Hopkins 1986 Clarence Brock 1987 Eric Still 1988 Eric Still 1989 Donnie Morris 1990 Gary Morris 1991 Gary Morris 1992 James Roe 1993 James Roe 1994 James Roe 1995 James Roe 1996 Darius Blount 1997 Tyrone Sellers 1998 Delvin Peeks 1999 Delvin Peeks 2000 Charles Burnette 2001 Charles Burnette 2002 Howard Gilmore 2003 Howard Gilmore 2004 Howard Gilmore 2005 James Callaham 2006 Emery Sammons 2007 Jamar Johnson 2008 Dario Walker 2009 Chris Bell Interceptions Year Name 1970 James Jackson 1970 Thaddeus Roberts 1971 Ronald Bolton 1972 Eddie London 1973 Thomas McLendon 1973 Preston Owens 1973 Troy Knight 1974 Bob Colbert 1975 Jim Flowers 1976 Jim Flowers 1977 Mike Ellis 1978 Reggie Smallwood 1979 Mike Ellis 1980 Reggie Smallwood 1981 Joe Scott 1982 Bruce Manley 1983 Bruce Manley 1984 Bruce Manley 1985 Pat Creecy 1986 Tim Haynes 1987 Michael Rollins 1988 Larry Bryant 1989 Gary Tibbs 1989 Leroy Haynesworth 1989 Anthony Williams 1990 Anthony Williams 1991 Jesse Chavis 1992 Alonzo Kaffman 1992 Robert Ross
1993 1994
Robert Ross
Carlos Robertson
G 9 8 10 10 11 11 12 11 8 11 9 10 10 9 11 10 10 9 10 7 10 10 10 11 10 10 11 9 10 11 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 12 11
Rec. 18 9 20 14 23 28 30 28 19 27 31 47 15 15 11 39 17 15 42 12 29 36 46 52 77 64 55 36 39 50 19 21 33 47 37 29 35 42 35 51
Yards 555 112 386 270 412 482 500 274 266 453 449 630 226 256 197 734 361 306 721 320 508 839 850 916 1454 1248 929 601 545 837 341 462 492 829 715 457 639 565 410 958
TD 7 1 1 2 6 5 1 0 2 3 3 6 3 1 4 7 2 1 9 3 6 10 9 5 17 15 6 7 6 4 2 3 1 5 6 3 3 6 3 13
Avg. 30.8 12.4 19.3 19.3 17.9 17.2 16.7 9.8 14.0 16.8 14.5 13.4 15.1 17.1 17.9 18.8 21.2 20.4 17.2 26.6 17.5 23.3 18.5 17.6 18.9 19.5 16.9 16.7 14.0 16.7 17.9 22.0 14.9 17.6 19.3 15.8 18.3 13.5 11.7 18.8
Avg/G 61.7 14.0 38.6 27.0 37.5 43.8 41.7 24.9 33.3 41.2 49.9 63.0 22.6 28.4 17.9 73.4 36.1 34.0 72.1 45.6 50.8 83.9 85.0 83.3 145.5 124.8 84.5 66.8 54.5 76.1 37.9 51.3 54.7 92.1 79.4 41.5 58.1 51.4 34.2 87.1
G 9 9 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 11
Int 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 7 5 6 12
Yards 74 13 7 47 70 49 26 41 18 50 257
AVG 24.7 4.3 2.3 9.4 17.5 12.3 6.5 5.9 3.6 8.3 21.4
TD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Int/G 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.1
11 10 10 10 10 11 7 8 6 10 7 9 9 10 10 8 8
10 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 7 2 2 2 4 9 3 3
73 46 109 59 22 4 38 7 50 110 20 48 10 11 179 58 32
7.3 9.2 27.3 14.8 4.4 1.0 9.5 2.3 8.3 11.0 10.0 24.0 5.0 2.8 19.9 5.0 10.7
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10
4
163
0.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
7
10
4
4
39
86
9.0
21.5 10.1
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SEASON LEADERS 1995 1996 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Donsid Broussard Robert Weaver Lonnie White Jason Reeves Kyle Grove Torrance Jackson Marcus Gray Wayne See Wayne See Marcus Gray Anthony Owens Anthony Owens Dontae Anderson Daniel Hammett Terrell Whitehead Terrell Whitehead Don Carey Terrell Whitehead
8 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 9 9 11 9 11 12 11
3 5 5 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 6 5 5
15 97 82 23 52 20 79 27 20 17 22 27 25 177 58 92 115 130
5.0 19.4 16.4 11.5 26.0 10.0 39.5 6.8 5.0 5.7 7.3 8.7 8.3 35.4 19.3 15.3 23.0 26.0
Punting Year 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Name Warren Stone William Betts Ron Tillis Ron Tillis Ron Tillis Jackie Simmons Tony Harris Tony Harris Steve Burlas Steve Burlas Brian Evans Brian Evans Brian Evans Dale Browder Dale Browder Dale Browder Thomas Nicholas Bruce Cinibulk Bruce Cinibulk Bruce Cinibulk Lawrence Holmes Lawrence Holmes Lawrence Holmes Lawrence Holmes Johnnie Harrell Robert Morris Robert Morris Greg Howell Eric Killian Anthony Nwora Terry Cornette Terry Cornette Gideon Tekola Antonio Gomez Antonio Gomez Antonio Gomez Antonio Gomez Brian Jackson Billy Rudd Billy Rudd
G 9 8 10 10 11 11 12 12 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 8 11 6 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 11 7 9 7 10 7 10 12 9 11 11 11 12 11
No. 49 32 60 48 66 66 39 70 59 66 48 43 53 56 65 51 29 56 23 52 47 56 70 61 15 35 64 35 50 45 85 42 61 75 41 51 41 55 63 46
Yards 1776 991 2194 1882 2448 2300 1329 2523 1975 2239 1654 1637 2200 2099 2313 1859 1072 2197 851 1948 1720 2225 2712 2396 551 1217 2264 1227 1691 1503 3165 1504 1966 2539 1434 1929 1573 1979 2475 1728
Avg. 36.3 31.0 36.6 36.2 36.9 34.8 33.5 36.0 33.5 33.9 34.5 38.1 41.5 36.2 35.6 36.5 36.9 39.2 37.0 37.5 36.6 39.7 38.7 39.3 36.7 34.8 35.4 35.1 33.8 33.4 37.2 35.8 32.2 33.9 35.0 37.8 38.4 36.0 39.3 37.6
G 9 8 10 10 11 11 12 11 9 11 10 8
No. 11 4 7 12 14 9 13 23 22 21 5 5
Yards 194 145 77 262 106 87 144 298 287 237 43 144
Avg. 12.9 36.3 11.0 21.8 7.6 8.7 11.1 12.9 13.0 11.3 8.6 28.8
Punt Returns Year Name 1970 Condie Pugh 1971 Zachary Rogers 1972 Ken Moody 1973 Larry Stepney 1974 Larry Stepney 1975 Ken Moody 1976 Dwight Sweatt 1977 Dwight Sweatt 1978 Dwight Sweatt 1979 Dwight Sweatt 1980 Duncan Howard 1981 George Parker
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0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.5
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
George Parker Glen Jones Phil Smith Calvin Manns Daryl Brown Steven Bailey Donnie Morris Donnie Morris Michael Howard Michael Howard James Roe Brian Rountree James Roe James Roe Darius Blount Lydell Finley Jason Wells Delvin Peeks Chad Smith Chad Smith Anthony Owens Anthony Owens Emery Sammons Emery Sammons Rashad Howard Rashad Howard Dario Walker P.J. Hayden
Kickoff Returns Year Name 1970 Condie Pugh 1971 Condie Pugh 1972 Condie Pugh 1973 Larry Stepney 1974 Ken Moody 1975 Roscoe Powell 1976 Dwight Sweatt 1977 Duncan Howard 1978 Dwight Sweatt 1979 Dwight Sweatt 1980 Gene Tillman 1981 George Parker 1982 George Parker 1983 Tim Richardson 1984 Alphonso Wiggins 1985 Alphonso Wiggins 1986 Maurice Wiggins 1987 Donald Morris 1988 Michael Howard 1989 Donald Morris 1990 Michael Howard 1991 Brian Rountree 1992 Steve Hines 1993 Brian Rountree 1994 Brian Rountree 1995 Reggie Bureau 1996 Theo Roach 1997 Lydell Finley 1998 Tyrone Sellers 1999 Chad Smith 2000 Chad Smith 2001 Ben Anderson 2002 Anthony Owens 2003 Monte’ Anthony 2004 Monte’ Anthony 2005 Monte’ Anthony 2006 Rashad Howard 2007 Rashad Howard 2008 Dwight Fluker-Berry 2009 Dwight Fluker-Berry
9 10 7 10 9 11 9 7 10 10 10 7 10 10 11 10 6 11 10 11 11 9 9 11 10 11 12 11
10 5 10 29 6 20 15 13 22 19 8 4 10 10 12 18 9 21 33 32 27 13 9 16 10 16 7 9
69 102 85 111 89 268 351 207 195 147 181 37 151 124 33 256 13 215 423 205 232 87 42 130 224 127 114 112
6.9 20.4 8.5 3.8 14.8 9.9 23.4 15.9 8.9 7.7 22.6 9.3 15.1 12.4 2.8 15.9 1.4 10.2 12.8 6.4 8.6 6.7 4.7 8.1 22.4 7.9 16.3 12.4
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
G 9 8 10 10 11 11 12 11 9 11 10 8 8 10 11 10 8 9 9 7 9 10 10 7 10 10 11 10 10 8 10 10 11 12 9 11 10 11 12 11
No. 17 16 18 15 12 16 11 12 10 14 7 10 12 16 21 18 22 25 9 11 14 18 16 12 30 21 11 20 20 20 26 14 30 34 14 11 25 29 16 26
Yards 400 370 350 319 176 318 258 379 210 257 145 205 224 296 504 320 495 523 197 210 295 302 293 284 692 358 178 414 362 429 521 340 832 685 290 205 522 698 424 572
Avg. 23.5 23.1 19.4 21.3 14.7 19.8 23.4 23.6 21.0 18.4 20.7 20.5 18.7 18.5 24.0 17.8 22.5 20.9 21.7 19.9 21.1 16.8 18.3 23.1 23.1 17.0 16.2 20.7 18.1 21.5 20.0 24.3 27.7 20.1 20.7 18.6 20.9 24.1 26.5 22.0
TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Note: This section was compiled through available statistics and results on file with the NSU Sports Information Office. If any discrepancies are found, please notify the NSU Sports Information Office with proper documentation of any verifiable change.
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John Baker (DE) – Green Bay Packers, Montreal Alouettes, New York Giants Willie Holland (RB) – Harrisonburg (Pa.) Capitals Kenny Reaves (DB) – Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Chargers; Lewis Turner (DE) – Dallas Cowboys; Joe Langston (LB) – Montreal Alouettes, Norfolk Neptunes (CFL*); Charlie Williams (DT) – Norfolk Neptunes (CFL*); Raymond Edmonds (RB) – Harrisonburg (Pa.) Capitals Johnny Cannon (LB) – Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL); Raymond Smith (DT) – Houston Oilers Bob Windley (DE) – Miami Dolphins; Don Porter (OE) – Dallas Cowboys; Andy Hiedeberg (WR/PR) – Rhode Island Steelers; Milt Mason (RB) – Baltimore Colts, Norfolk Neptunes (CFL*), Harrisonburg (Pa.) Capitals, Long Island Red Birds; Emzie Abbott (DT) – Montreal Alouettes (CFL) LaVerne Dickerson (C) – Dallas Cowboys; Mike Johnson (OG) – Montreal Alouettes (CFL) Gene Ferguson (DT) – San Diego Chargers; Kenny Edmonds (TE/PK) – Dallas Cowboys; Bill Murphy (WR) – Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills; Earl Bryant (DB) Kansas City Chiefs, Norfolk Neptunes (CFL*) Pettus Farrar (DB) – San Diego Chargers, Norfolk Neptunes (CFL*); Charlie Carroll (RB) – Dallas Cowboys; Harvey Dorsey (OB) – Los Angeles Rams; Lafayette Robinson (LB) – Dallas Cowboys; Wyman Duke (DT) – New Orleans Saints, Richmond Saints; Jim Minor (RB) – Pittsburgh Steelers Ray Jarvis (WR) – Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots; Larry James (RB) – Denver Broncos; Ron Davis (OG) – Washington Redskins, Norfolk Neptunes (CFL*) Ron Bolton (DB) – New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns Condie Pugh (RB) – Edmonton Eskimos, New England Patriots, Zach Rogers (RB/ PR) – Dallas Cowboys; James Jackson (DE) – Miami Dolphins, Edmonton Eskimos (CFL); John Hamilton (DB) – New England Patriots; William Betts (DB) – Kansas City Chiefs; Robert Beale (RB) – Dallas Cowboys, Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) Leroy Jones (DE) – Edmonton Eskimos (CFL), San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Rams Bob Colbert (DB) – New York Giants; Eddie London (DB) – Dallas Cowboys; Rob Tillis (WR/P) – Philadelphia Bell (WFL); Moses Trotter (DT) – Philadelphia Bell (WFL); Larry Stepney (RB) – Philadelphia Bell (WFL) Tony Knight (DB) – New York Jets Jim Flowers (DB) – San Diego Chargers Joe Bell (DE) – Oakland Raiders; Ricky Ray (DB) – New Orleans Saints Dennis Anderson (DE) – Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL); George Butts (LB) – Kansas City Chiefs; LaRue Harrington (RB) – San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Express (USFL); Darrell Earl Jones (DB) – Atlanta Falcons; Dwight Sweatt (WR) – Oakland Raiders None Don Herring (OT) – Seattle Seahawks, Reggie Smallwood (DB) Seattle Seahawks George Parker (RB) – Buffalo Bills; Joe Scott (FS) – Seattle Seahawks Orlando Goodhope (RB) – Dallas Cowboys Glenn Jones (DB) – Buffalo Bills; Bruce Manley (DB) – Seattle Seahawks None None None Willie Gillus (QB) – Green Bay Packers, British Columbia Lions (CFL), Toronto Argonauts (CFL), Ottawa Roughriders (CFL), Kansas City Chiefs None Art Jimerson (LB) – Los Angeles Raiders None Mikel Waugh (RB) – Hamilton Tiger-Cats; Jesse Chavis III (DB) – Los Angles Rams; Gary Morris (WR) – San Francisco 49ers, Memphis Mad Dogs (CFL); Anthony Kearney (OT) – Los Angeles Raiders; Rodney Baylor (TE/DE) – Charlotte Rage (AFL) None None Kenneth McDaniel (OT) – Dallas Cowboys, Norfolk Nighthawks (AF2); James Roe (WR) – Baltimore Ravens, San Jose SaberCats (AFL); Aaron Sparrow (QB) – Calgary Stampeders (CFL), Nashville Kats (Arena), Carolina Cobras (AF2), Buffalo
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Destroyers (AF2), Augusta Stallions (AF2), Norfolk Nighthawks (AF2) None None Michael Early (OL) – Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens None None Travoris Carnes (DL) – Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL), Norfolk Nighthawks (AF2); Kyle Grove (DB) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (AF2), Scottish Claymores (NFL Europe) LaShaun Mack (OL) – Washington Redskins, New York Giants, Norfolk Nighthawks (AF2); Leon Grove (DB) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (AF2); Jamal Naji (DL) – Atlantic City Cardsharks (NIFL), Lexington Horsemen (AF2) Goodluck Owi (TE/DE) – Toronto Argonauts (CFL) Kevin Talley (LB) – Quad City Steamwheelers (AF2) Emery Sammons (WR) – Manchester Wolves (AF2) Casey Hansen (QB) – Philadelphia Eagles, Spokane Shock (AF2) Don Carey (DB) – Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars Terrell Whitehead (DB) – Jacksonville Jaguars; Chris Bell (WR) – New Orleans Saints; Dennis Brown (QB) – Calgary Stampeders (CFL)
Note: Teams are NFL members unless noted League abbreviations: AFL – Arena Football League AF2 – Arena Football League 2 CFL – Canadian Football League CFL* - Continental Football League (now defunct) NIFL – National Indoor Football League WFL – World Football League (later became NFL Europe) NFL Europe – National Football League, Europe
Don Carey (left) was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2009, then later signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was joined one year later by free-agent Jaguars’ signee Terrell Whitehead (right). (Photo credit: Carey – Harry Scull/ Jacksonville Jaguars. Whitehead – Dan Van Slyke/Jacksonville Jaguars).
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Selection #
Name
Team
Position
Year Round
Selection # Name
Team
Position
2009
6
4 (177)
Don Carey
Browns
CB
1973
15
4 (368)
Condie Pugh
Patriots
RB
1996
5
25 (157)
Kenneth McDaniel
Cowboys
OG
16
26 (416)
James Jackson
Dolphins
DE
6
19 (186)
James Roe
Ravens
WR
1972
5
20 (124)
Ron Bolton
Patriots
DB
1990
8
4 (197)
Arthur Jimerson
Raiders
LB
1971
5
7 (111)
Ray Jarvis
Falcons
WR
1985
9
1 (225)
Glenn Jones
Bills
DB
15
9 (373)
Larry James
Broncos
RB
1983
9
10 (234)
George Parker
Bills
RB
1970
5
15 (119)
Pettus Farrar
Chargers
RB
1980
3
7 (63)
Earl Jones
Falcons
DB
1969
3
18 (70)
Eugene Ferguson
Chargers
DT
6
13 (151)
LaRue Harrington
Chargers
RB
1968
14
15 (369)
Alex Moore
49ers
RB
1979
6
9 (146)
Ricky Ray
Saints
DB
1966
14
6 (206)
Lewis Turner
Cowboys
RB
1975
2
22 (48)
Leroy Jones
Rams
DE
1964
19
13 (265)
John Baker
Packers
DE
Ron Bolton
Condie Pugh
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NSU ALL-AMERICANS 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Gene Ferguson – Pittsburgh Courier None None Ron Bolton – Pittsburgh Courier None None Moses Trotter – Pittsburgh Courier None James Flowers – Associated Press, Pittsburgh Courier, Mutual Black Network Mike Macklin – NAIA None None Mike Ellis – Associated Press, NAIA** LaRue Harrington – Mizlou, Pepsi, Football News Darrell Jones – Mizlou, Pepsi, Football News Don Herring – SBN None Joe Scott – NAIA** None Tony Johnson – SBN None Don Lee – Football News None Eric Still – Associated Press*** Art Jimerson – Kodak, Associated Press, Football Gazette, SBN Rod Daniels – SBN, ESPN Black College Sports Leroy Haynesworth – ESPN Black College Sports, College Football Preview
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009
Leroy Haynesworth – SBN, Football Gazette None None James Roe – AFCA, SBC, Sporting News, Eddie Hayes Black College, Football Gazette, NCAA Division II** Aaron Sparrow – Eddie Hayes**, Football Gazette**, NCM Division II** James Roe – Kodak, Associated Press, SBN, NCAA Division II, Football Gazette, VaSID, C.M. Franks Aaron Sparrow – Football Gazette, SBN, C.M. Franks, VaSID, NCM Division II**, Associated Press (Third Team) Kenneth McDaniel – VaSID, C.M. Franks, NCAA Division II (Third Team), C.M. Franks, Football Gazette, Associated Press** John Greene – VaSID***, C.M. Franks** Ronald Boone – VaSID***, C.M. Franks Kevin Talley – AP**, The Sports Network**, SBN Black College Kevin Talley – Walter Camp, The Sports Network, I-AA.org , AP**, SBN Black College (Defensive Player of the Year) Jonathan Allen – SBN Black College Terrell Whitehead – The Sports Network (3rd Team) Marquez Davis – SBN Black College, The Sports Network*** Jason Kressen – SBN Black College Terrell Whitehead – The Sports Network (3rd Team) Terrell Whitehead – The Sports Network, Associated Press, Walter Camp, SBN Black College William Falakiseni – SBN Black College
**Second team
Terrell Whitehead (left) and William Falakiseni (right) were named SBN Black College AllAmericans in 2009.
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***Honorable mention
Leroy Haynesworth picked up two honors in 1991.
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NSU ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS All-CIAA 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
John Baker, E None N/A Raymond Smith, G; Chauncey Crenshaw, DB; Bob Windby, DL None Ray Jarvis, WR; Gene Ferguson, OL Ray Jarvis, WR; Lafayette Robinson, LB Ray Jarvis, WR LeRoy Jones, DL LeRoy Jones, DL Adolph Santiful, RB Steve Graeff, QB; Moses Trotter, DL Dexter Curry, OL; Roger Nance, DL Robert Powell, WR; Dexter Curry, OL; James Flowers, DB Mike Ellis, DB; LaRue Harrington, RB Joe Bell, DB; George Butts, LB; Dwight Sweatt, KR/PR LaRue Harrington, RB; Dwight Sweatt, WR; Jimmy Robinson, QB; Mike Ellis, DB; Melvin Sturdifen, LB Don Herring, OL; Alonzo Ricks, MG; Orlando Goodhope, RB; Jeff Gunn, WR; Reggie Smallwood, DB; Johnny High, TE Jeff Gunn, WR; Don Herring, OL; Joe Scott, DB Brian Evans, P/PK; Joe Scott, DB; Quinton Ward, DL Orlando Goodhope, RB; Leon Smith, LB Ernest Hines, OL; Anthony Johnson, RB; Quinton Ward, DL; Glen Jones, DB; Leon Smith, LB; Melvin Wallace, DB Dale Browder, P/K; Alphonso Smith, OL; Ted Bates, DL; Pat Creecy, DB Pat Creecy, DB Rob Robertson, OL; Rod Daniels, OL; Ted Bates, DL; Ben Jackson, LB** Rob Robertson, OL; Eric Still, WR; Donnie Morris, PR; Michael Howard, KR; Larry Bryant, DB; James Stallings, LB Rob Robertson, OL; Rod Daniels, OL; Doug Edwards, OL; Eric Still, WR; Art Jimerson, LB Rod Daniels, OL; Mikel Waugh, RB; Jesse Chavis, DB; Leroy Haynesworth, DB Jesse Chavis, DB; Leroy Haynesworth, DB; Lawrence Holmes, P;
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Karlsten Skinner, RB**; Gary Morris, WR**; Sam Adams, DL**; Michael Howard, KR** None James Roe, WR; James Walton, LB; Kermit Buggs, QB**, Robert Ross, DB**; Darrian Walker, OL**; Lawrence Holmes, P** James Roe, WR/PR; Aaron Sparrow, QB; Chris Patterson, OL; Darius Blount, WR** James Roe, WR/PR; Ronald Boone, TE; Aaron Sparrow, QB; Kenneth McDaniel, OL; Keith Mungin***,OL; Robert Morris**, K; John Greene**, DL; John Quinerly, RB; Ronald Boone, TE; Eric Musgrove, T; Robert Johnson, LB; John Greene, DT; Darius Blount, WR**; Sunnil Motley, LB**; Michael Early, OL***
All-MEAC 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Michael Early, OL** Angelo Todd, RB; Michael Early, OL LaShaun Mack, OL** Travoris Carnes, DL; LaShaun Mack, OL; Marcus Gray, DB** Michael Kelly, DL; Vaughan McAfee, LB**; Brent Sanders, DL** Jamal Naji, DE; Marcus Gray, DB**; Terrell Johnson, RB**, Goodluck Owi, TE** Kevin Talley, LB; Terrell Johnson, RB ** Kevin Talley, LB; Howard Gilmore, WR Jonathan Allen, TE; Maguell Davis, LB**; Tyrus Lassiter, OL** Jonathan Allen, TE; Emanuel Swindell, OL** Jason Kressen, OL; Marquez Davis, LB; Terrell Whitehead, DB; Daryl Jones, RB**; Jamar Johnson, WR**; Dexter Bailey, TE**; Dennis Marsh, DL**; Maguell Davis, LB**; Don Carey, DB**; Justin Castellat, K** Terrell Whitehead, DB; Justin Castellat, K; Dennis Marsh, DL; DeAngelo Branche, RB**; Don Carey, DB** Terrell Whitehead, DB; Chris Bell, WR; Josh Turner, DL; William Falakiseni, C; DeAngelo Branche, RB**; Sherron Childress, TE**; Anthony Taylor, LB**; Calton Ford, OL**; Kendall Noble, OL**
**Second team
***Honorable mention
Linebacker Arthur Jimerson (middle) was an All-CIAA pick and an AP All-American in 1989.
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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS Mickey Yancey Era 2 seasons (5-7), .417
1938 (1-4) Opponent Result Virginia Union Fr. W Hampton Institute L Fayetteville State L Elizabeth City State L B.T. (Norfolk) L Season Total
Score 13-6 0-13 0-53 0-52 0-9 13-133
1939 (4-3) Opponent Result Virginia Union L Hampton Freshman W Virginia State ‘B’ L Fayetteville State L Elizabeth City State W Kittrell W B.T. (Norfolk) W Season Total
Score 6-22 13-0 0-12 0-7 20-0 79-0 14-8 132-49
James Gill Era 2 seasons (9-3-2), .714 1940 (3-3-1) Opponent Result Princess Anne W Bordentown L Fayetteville State L Virginia State ‘B’ T St. Augustine’s W Hampton Freshman W Elizabeth City State L Season Total
Score 20-6 0-7 20-21 0-0 12-0 20-12 6-13 78-59
1941 (6-0-1) Opponent Result Miner W Bordentown W Fayetteville State W Hampton Freshman W Winston-Salem T St. Augustine’s W Elizabeth City State W Season Total
Score 6-0 19-0 26-0 13-0 13-13 25-7 21-6 123-26
From 1942-44, NSU canceled its football program due to World War II Leroy Porter Era 7 seasons (30-17-4), .627 1945 (3-2-1) Opponent Result Hampton Freshman W Fayetteville State L Navy All-Stars T Fayetteville State L Brown Bombers W
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Score 39-0 2-4 0-0 8-12 7-6
BTW High School W Season Total
13-0 69-22
1946 (4-5) Opponent Result Elizabeth City State W Swift Junior College W Brown Bombers L Cheyney State L Elizabeth City State W Fayetteville State L Maryland State W Virginia State ‘B’ L Storer College L Season Total
Virginia Seminary W Elizabeth City State T Season Total
20-0 0-0 122-39
Score 20-6 13-0 6-7 0-13 7-0 0-13 20-6 0-13 6-18 72-76
1951 (2-3-1) Opponent Result Brown Bombers L Morristown W Fayetteville State L Livingstone W Elizabeth City State L Claflin T Season Total
Score 0-12 19-0 6-19 20-0 0-19 14-14 59-64
1947 (5-2) Opponent Result Swift Junior College W Portsmouth ‘Y’ W Cheyney State W Storer College W Fayetteville State W Maryland State L Elizabeth City State L Season Total
Score 32-13 13-0 27-7 20-0 15-12 6-31 8-12 121-75
1948 (5-3-1) Opponent Result Battling Palms L Livingstone W Virginia Seminary W Storer College W Hampton ‘B’ L Fayetteville State T Virginia Union ‘B’ W Miner College W Elizabeth City State L Season Total
Score 9-12 41-0 60-0 50-0 0-2 6-6 14-0 21-6 7-14 208-40
1949 (6-0) Opponent Result Livingstone W Virginia Seminary W Hampton ‘B’ W Fayetteville State W Storer College W Elizabeth City State W Season Total
Score 28-0 6-0 21-6 25-12 14-6 7-6 101-30
1950 (5-2-1) Opponent Virginia State ‘B’ Cheyney State Fayetteville State Livingstone Miner ClaflinCollege
Score 0-13 13-0 15-12 28-0 40-0 6-14
Result L W W W W L
Ed Ferrell Era 3 seasons (8-12-0), .400
1952 (5-2) Opponent Result Morristown W Miner W Fayetteville State L Livingstone W Miner W Voorhees W Elizabeth City State L Season Total
Score 14-7 25-0 0-32 7-6 19-0 14-0 2-6 81-51
1953 (1-6) Opponent Result Virginia Union L Delaware State L Fayetteville State L Livingstone L Morristown L South Carolina Trade W Elizabeth City State L Season Total
Score 0-45 0-18 2-12 14-20 7-12 26-0 6-13 55-120
1954 (2-4) Opponent Result Delaware State L 3rd Anti-Aircraft W Livingstone L Morristown W South Carolina Trade L Elizabeth City State L Season Total
Score 0-7 13-12 13-14 18-6 13-25 6-19 63-83
Joe Echols Era 6 seasons (28-19-1), .594
1955 (3-5) Opponent St. Paul’s 3rd Anti-Aircraft South Carolina Trade Voorhees Livingstone Morristown
Result L L W L W W
Score 0-6 6-42 12-9 6-19 19-6 21-0
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6-32 6-21 76-135
1956 (2-6) Opponent Result St. Paul’s L South Carolina Trade L Voorhees L D.C. Teachers W Morristown W Kittrell College L Elizabeth City State L Livingstone L Season Total
Score 0-19 6-7 6-14 19-6 6-0 6-12 8-14 0-6 51-78
1957 (5-1) Opponent Result South Carolina Trade W Voorhees W Livingstone W Morristown W Kittrell W Elizabeth City State L Season Total
Score 13-0 40-18 25-12 25-0 14-6 0-20 117-56
1958 (5-3) Opponent Result Central State L South Carolina Trade L Voorhees W Livingstone L Friendship W Elizabeth City State W Morristown W Kittrell W Season Total
Score 12-18 8-20 16-12 14-30 20-0 8-0 58-6 21-11 162-99
1959 (7-1-1) Opponent Result Virginia Union T Central State W Friendship W South Carolina Trade W Voorhees L Livingstone W Kittrell W Elizabeth City State W Morristown W Season Total
Score 12-12 22-16 86-0 16-0 6-24 12-6 26-12 20-6 8-0 208-76
1960 (6-3) Opponent Virginia Union Central State Elizabeth City State South Carolina Trade West Virginia State
Score 14-12 0-47 42-20 6-20 20-8
Result W L W L W
Voorhees W Livingstone L Kittrell W Friendship W Season Total
30-20 0-15 19-0 21-6 152-148
Bill Archie Era 6 seasons (22-24), .478
1961 (4-3) Opponent Result Virginia Union L Elizabeth City State W West Virginia State W D.C. Teachers W Livingstone L Maryland State L St. Paul’s W Season Total
Score 8-26 24-7 22-7 16-6 8-14 0-32 13-12 91-104
1962 (5-3) Opponent Result Virginia Union L Elizabeth City State W West Virginia State W North Carolina A&T L D.C. Teachers W Livingstone W Maryland State L St. Paul’s W Season Total
Score 10-26 14-0 20-0 6-13 45-0 34-6 6-7 12-0 147-52
1963 (4-4) Opponent Result Virginia Union W Elizabeth City State W Central State L North Carolina A&T L Hampton W Livingstone W Maryland State L Virginia State L Season Total
Score 12-2 18-8 7-29 7-34 42-0 62-0 6-19 7-13 161-105
1964 (2-5) Opponent Virginia Union Elizabeth City State North Carolina Hampton Livingstone Maryland State Virginia State Season Total 1965 (4-4) Opponent Virginia Union Elizabeth City State
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Result L L L W W L L
Score 0-7 0-20 13-36 13-9 47-6 7-31 0-22 80-131
Result W W
Score 18-13 19-6
North Carolina A&T L Hampton W Livingstone W Maryland State L Virginia State L Morgan State L Season Total 1966 (3-5) Opponent Result Virginia Union L Elizabeth City State W North Carolina A&T L Hampton W Livingstone L Maryland State W Virginia State L Morgan State L Season Total
20-27 20-0 22-20 0-14 6-21 0-33 105-134 Score 17-32 16-6 6-40 33-27 0-31 22-20 3-21 0-34 97-211
Willie Smith Era 1 season (4-4), .500
1967 (4-4) Opponent Result West Virginia State W Elizabeth City State L North Carolina A&T W Hampton W Virginia Union L Maryland State L Virginia State W Morgan State L Season Total
Score 6-3 12-14 17-14 23-20 14-34 0-14 31-7 0-63 103-169
Curt Maddox Era 4 seasons (11-21-1), .348 1968 (2-5-1) Opponent Result Glenville State L Elizabeth City State W North Carolina A&T L Hampton L Virginia Union W Maryland State T Virginia State L Morgan State L Season Total
Score 6-7 34-14 14-61 7-13 37-26 27-27 17-21 7-34 149-203
1969 (4-4) Opponent Result West Virginia State L Elizabeth City State L North Carolina A&T L Hampton W Virginia Union W Maryland State W Virginia State W Morgan State L Season Total
Score 22-28 19-32 14-20 30-6 22-21 7-6 39-0 6-48 159-161
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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS 1970 (3-6) Opponent Result Morgan State L Elizabeth City State L Livingstone W North Carolina A&T L Hampton W Virginia Union W Maryland State L Virginia State L Grambling L Season Total
Score 7-15 18-28 34-13 18-21 52-6 22-19 14-32 0-21 13-55 178-210
1971 (2-6) Opponent Result Morgan State L Elizabeth City State L Winston-Salem State W North Carolina A&T L Hampton W Virginia Union L Virginia State L Grambling L Season Total
Score 9-33 7-12 17-14 3-25 30-15 0-21 0-39 0-55 66-214
Bob Ledbetter Era 2 seasons (8-12), .400
1972 (3-7) Opponent Result Tennessee State L Fayetteville State L Elizabeth City State W Winston-Salem State L North Carolina A&T L Hampton W Virginia Union L Virginia State L Grambling L St. Paul’s W Season Total
Score 6-56 14-21 29-14 14-32 14-35 33-14 14-26 6-21 6-39 56-8 192-266
1973 (5-5) Opponent Result Fayetteville State W Elizabeth City State L Winston-Salem State W North Carolina A&T L Hampton W Virginia Union L Shaw W Virginia State L Grambling L St. Paul’s W Season Total
Score 34-16 11-14 21-10 12-26 21-6 0-26 64-12 0-16 6-32 48-8 217-166
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Dick Price Era 10 seasons (62-41-4), .598 3 CIAA Championships (1974, 1975, 1976) (*-CIAA Championship game) 1974 (8-3) Opponent Result Score St. Paul’s W 47-8 Fayetteville State W 28-9 Elizabeth City State W 27-7 Winston-Salem State W 26-10 North Carolina A&T L 6-8 Hampton W 27-10 Virginia Union W 21-10 Shaw W 22-16 Virginia State* W 7-6 Grambling L 10-16 Tuskegee L 14-15 Season Total 235-115 1975 (8-3) Opponent Result Elon W Fayetteville State W Elizabeth City State W Winston-Salem State W North Carolina A&T L Hampton L Virginia Union W Shaw W Virginia State W Grambling L St. Paul’s* W Season Total
Score 33-31 9-7 33-13 42-14 13-35 7-27 23-14 21-0 28-10 0-26 40-14 249-191
1976 (8-4) Opponent Result Elon L Fayetteville State W Elizabeth City State W Winston-Salem State W North Carolina A&T L Hampton W Virginia Union W Bethune-Cookman W Virginia State W Grambling L St. Paul’s* W South Carolina State L Season Total
Score 0-3 28-7 42-14 13-6 7-13 24-7 10-6 23-14 17-7 19-41 33-17 10-26 226-161
1977 (4-6-1) Opponent William & Mary Livingstone Fayetteville State Elizabeth City State Winston-Salem State North Carolina A&T
Result L W W W L L
Score 13-27 14-13 28-7 37-0 14-21 14-21
Hampton L Virginia Union L Virginia State T Grambling L St. Paul’s W Season Total
0-18 15-21 21-21 21-48 41-0 218-197
1978 (6-4) Opponent Result St. Paul’s W Livingstone W Fayetteville State W Elizabeth City State L Winston-Salem State L North Carolina A&T L Hampton W Virginia Union L Bowie State W Virginia State W Season Total
Score 36-7 36-10 34-12 9-23 7-24 28-39 16-6 0-6 23-7 3-0 192-134
1979 (8-3-1) Opponent Result St. Paul’s W Livingstone W Fayetteville State W Elizabeth City State W Winston-Salem State T North Carolina A&T W Hampton W Virginia Union L Bethune-Cookman L Virginia State W Bowie State W South Carolina State L Season Total
Score 41-0 36-3 35-0 18-8 21-21 27-26 26-13 9-41 14-21 14-12 26-6 7-32 274-183
1980 (5-4-1) Opponent Result St. Paul’s L Livingstone W Fayetteville State W Elizabeth City State L Winston-Salem State L Elon L Hampton W Virginia Union T Bethune-Cookman W Virginia State W Season Total
Score 15-18 25-0 20-0 12-21 13-17 26-65 37-14 26-26 20-7 32-29 226-197
1981 (4-5-1) Opponent St. Paul’s Fayetteville State Elizabeth City State Winston-Salem State Elon
Result W W W L T
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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS Hampton L Virginia Union L Howard L Virginia State W North Carolina Central L Season Total
20-23 13-43 28-49 36-12 21-27 262-207
1982 (6-4) Opponent Result St. Paul’s W Fayetteville State W Elizabeth City State W Winston-Salem State W North Carolina Central W Hampton W Virginia Union L Howard L Virginia State L Cheyney State L Season Total
Score 27-0 26-6 7-3 16-7 14-9 25-7 0-51 18-24 7-13 19-20 159-140
1983 (5-5) Opponent Result St. Paul’s W Cheyney State W Elizabeth City State L Bowie State W North Carolina Central L Hampton L Virginia Union L Howard W Virginia State L Livingstone W Season Total
Score 15-9 17-0 0-15 21-6 6-47 12-14 21-48 19-12 3-23 43-20 157-194
Willard Bailey Era 9 seasons, (52-40-1), .565 1 CIAA Championship (1984) 1984 (10-2) Opponent Result Score St. Paul’s W 22-7 Cheyney W 14-6 Elizabeth City State W 17-0 Bowie State W 38-0 North Carolina Central W 29-26 Hampton W 15-7 Virginia Union W 6-0 Howard W 42-10 Virginia State L 14-17 Livingstone W 27-18 Winston-Salem State* W 20-19 Towson State ** L 21-31 Season Total 265-141 * CIAA Championship game ** NCAA Division II playoffs
1985 (6-4) Opponent Result St. Paul’s W William & Mary L Johnson C. Smith W Elizabeth City State W Fayetteville State W North Carolina Central W Hampton L Virginia Union W Howard L Virginia State L Season Total
Score 37-0 15-28 28-0 45-3 34-14 32-14 35-36 16-10 21-28 17-27 280-160
1989 (6-3-1) Opponent Result Morgan State L Cheyney W Livingstone W Elizabeth City State W North Carolina A&T W Bowie State L Hampton T Virginia Union L Southern Connecticut W Virginia State W Season Total
Score 20-31 22-0 43-0 57-0 6-0 13-33 20-20 13-29 39-30 16-13 249-156
1986 (4-6) Opponent Result St. Paul’s W Fayetteville State W Johnson C. Smith W Elizabeth City State L Morgan State W Hampton L Virginia Union L Howard L Virginia State L Bloomsburg L Season Total
Score 45-0 38-21 6-0 14-20 23-21 14-19 24-56 13-38 14-23 7-21 198-219
1990 (7-3) Opponent Result Fort Valley State W Cheyney W Livingstone W Elizabeth City State W North Carolina A&T L Bowie State W Hampton W Virginia Union L Southern Connecticut L Virginia State W Season Total
Score 30-6 32-0 30-14 29-0 6-20 29-17 27-18 23-30 39-48 21-20 266-173
1987 (4-7) Opponent Result Bloomsburg W Cheyney L N. Carolina Central L Elizabeth City State W North Carolina A&T W Winston-Salem State L Hampton L Virginia Union L Howard L Virginia State L St. Paul’s W Season Total
Score 26-17 7-12 20-28 27-7 20-17 20-36 17-48 6-37 6-43 10-35 50-3 209-283
1991 (7-3) Opponent Result Virginia State W Morgan State W Johnson C. Smith W Millersville L Elizabeth City State W North Carolina A&T L Bowie State W Hampton W Virginia Union L Fayetteville State W Season Total
Score 18-12 27-9 32-6 16-34 26-21 14-50 35-13 26-12 11-39 28-14 233-210
1988 (5-5) Opponent Result Bloomsburg L Lane (Tenn.) W N. Carolina Central L Elizabeth City State W North Carolina A&T W Winston-Salem State L Hampton W Virginia Union L Morgan State W Virginia State L Season Total
Score 6-14 51-13 7-10 20-9 30-6 14-31 34-27 28-41 35-9 28-38 253-198
1992 (3-7) Opponent Result Virginia State L Johnson C. Smith L Fayetteville State L Elizabeth City State W North Carolina A&T L Bowie State W Hampton L Virginia Union L Kentucky State W Bethune-Cookman L Season Total
Score 21-28 0-7 23-32 46-45 6-35 24-7 0-60 38-41 23-6 26-31 207-292
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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS Archie Cooley Era 1 season (3-7-1), .318
1993 (3-7-1) Opponent Result Virginia State L N. Carolina Central L Fayetteville State L Elizabeth City State W Lane W Winston-Salem State T Hampton L Virginia Union W Kentucky State L Johnson C. Smith L Bethune-Cookman L Season Total
Score 7-21 20-30 19-34 40-12 54-8 54-54 21-48 21-9 24-26 13-20 31-33 304-295
Darnell Moore Era 5 seasons (26-26), .500
1994 (7-3) Opponent Result Virginia State L N. Carolina Central W Fayetteville State W Elizabeth City State L Winston-Salem State W Hampton L Virginia Union W Johnson C. Smith W Lane W Kentucky State W Season Total
Score 6-54 26-24 42-14 26-27 50-48 28-53 45-27 34-30 28-26 60-7 345-310
1995 (7-3) Opponent Result Virginia State L Bowie State W Livingstone W Elizabeth City State W Delaware State L Bethune-Cookman W Hampton L Virginia Union W Johnson C. Smith W N. Carolina Central W Season Total
Score 22-41 27-12 42-28 62-50 14-20 35-33 18-23 58-32 55-14 27-6 360-259
1996 (7-4) Opponent Virginia State Bowie State Livingstone Bethune-Cookman Delaware State Central State Virginia Union Elizabeth City State Howard
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Result L W W W W L W W L
Score 15-24 20-14 21-20 41-29 27-23 14-23 38-0 14-7 14-42
Winston-Salem State L Hampton W Season Total
7-13 14-7 225-202
1997 (3-7) Opponent Result Virginia State L Virginia Union W Florida A&M L Delaware State L Morgan State W South Carolina State L Hampton L Howard L Liberty L Bethune-Cookman W Season Total
Score 7-36 26-0 26-41 21-24 48-6 25-28 2-9 24-32 6-17 21-7 206-200
1998 (2-9, 2-6 MEAC) Opponent Result Virginia State L Florida A&M L Delaware State W Morgan State W North Carolina A&T L South Carolina State L Hampton L Virginia Union L Howard L Liberty L Bethune-Cookman L Season Total
Score 22-30 14-84 38-26 46-43 20-34 26-43 14-59 8-17 20-54 12-45 38-59 258-494
Mo Forte Era 4 seasons (15-29), .341 1999 (2-9, 1-7 MEAC) Opponent Result Virginia State W Florida A&M L Delaware State L North Carolina A&T L South Carolina State L Hampton L Virginia Union L Howard L Morgan State W Bethune-Cookman L Texas Southern L Season Total
Score 19-7 7-56 6-26 14-28 23-27 27-28 9-21 23-29 20-16 6-26 6-22 160-286
2000 (3-8, 2-6 MEAC) Opponent Virginia State Bethune-Cookman Villanova North Carolina A&T South Carolina State Hampton
Result W L L L W-OT L
Score 31-24 6-24 0-42 0-16 24-21 19-47
Florida A&M L Howard L Morgan State W Delaware State L Texas Southern L Season Total
14-42 0-14 19-14 28-31 12-17 153-292
2001 (5-6, 3-5 MEAC) Opponent Result Virginia State W Bethune-Cookman L North Carolina A&T L Savannah State W Hampton W Florida A&M L Howard W-OT Morgan State W Delaware State L Morris Brown L South Carolina State L Season Total
Score 13-0 7-32 0-43 27-18 28-20 9-47 7-0 33-27 13-43 14-42 10-16 160-288
2002 (5-6, 2-6 MEAC) Opponent Result Virginia State W Savannah State W Bethune-Cookman L North Carolina A&T L South Carolina State L Hampton L Florida A&M L Howard L Morgan State W Delaware State W Morris Brown W Season Total
Score 31-21 35-6 7-49 10-36 9-35 14-31 31-34 0-21 17-14 23-20 32-19 209-286
Willie Gillus Era 2 seasons (2-19-0), .095 2003 (1-11, 0-7 MEAC) Opponent Result Virginia State L Savannah State W Virginia Military L Bethune-Cookman L North Carolina A&T L South Carolina State L Hampton L Florida A&M L Howard L Liberty L Delaware State L Morgan State L Season Total
Score 15-16 7-3 9-34 14-56 14-34 15-34 0-52 10-60 28-42 21-69 25-36 34-43 192-479
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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS 2004 (1-8, 1-6 MEAC) Opponent Result Virginia State L Savannah State L-2 OT Bethune-Cookman L North Carolina A&T W South Carolina State L Hampton L Howard L Morgan State L Delaware State L Season Total
Score 7-17 34-41 3-43 27-14 14-39 10-58 17-35 28-58 28-33 168-338
Pete Adrian Era 5 seasons (28-28), .500 2005 (4-7, 2-6 MEAC) Opponent Result Virginia State L North Carolina A&T L Bethune-Cookman L-4 OT Savannah State W South Carolina State L Hampton L Florida A&M L Howard W Morgan State W Delaware State L Liberty W Season Total
Score 6-34 14-16 61-63 58-29 21-35 14-55 17-31 26-7 24-21 17-38 34-17 292-346
2006 (4-7,1-7 MEAC) Opponent Virginia State Virginia Military Bethune-Cookman North Carolina A&T South Carolina State Hampton Florida A&M Howard Morgan State Delware State Winston-Salem State Season Total
Result W W L W L L L-OT L L L W
2007 (8-3, 6-2 MEAC) Opponent Result Virginia State W Rutgers L Bethune-Cookman W North Carolina A&T W South Carolina State W-2OT Hampton W Florida A&M W Howard L Morgan State W Delaware State L-OT Winston-Salem State W Season Total
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Score 29-14 32-19 21-22 42-20 10-47 13-42 33-36 10-13 20-29 10-33 31-14 251-289 Score 33-7 0-59 38-31 50-20 20-13 20-19 33-27 10-17 24-16 21-28 23-20 272-257
2008 (5-7, 3-5 MEAC) Opponent Result Virginia State W Kentucky L North Carolina A&T W William & Mary L Bethune-Cookman L South Carolina State L Hampton L Florida A&M L Howard W Morgan State W Delaware State L Winston-Salem State W Season Total
Score 47-7 3-38 27-21 12-42 17-33 23-24 17-35 28-31 49-12 35-9 28-34 17-14 303-300
2009 (7-4, 5-3 MEAC) Opponent Result Virginia State W North Carolina A&T L William & Mary L Bethune-Cookman W South Carolina State L Hampton W Florida A&M L Howard W Morgan State W Delaware State W Winston-Salem State W Season Total
Score 28-10 13-17 15-27 40-14 10-37 46-6 20-34 41-6 31-23 21-16 28-21 293-211
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COACHES RECORDS NSU’S ALL-TIME RECORD BY COACHES Name Years Mickey Yancey 1938-39 James Gill 1940-41 1942-44 canceled due to World War II Leroy Porter 1945-51 Ed Ferrell 1952-54 Joe Echols 1955-60 Bill Archie 1961-66 Willie Smith 1967 Curt Maddox 1968-71 Bob Ledbetter 1972-73 Dick Price 1974-83 Willard Bailey 1984-92 Archie Cooley 1993 Darnell Moore 1994-98 Mo Forte 1999-2002 Willie Gillus 2003-04 Pete Adrian 2005-present TOTAL
NSU’S ALL-TIME RECORD BY COACHES, BY YEAR
Year 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942-44 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
W 5 9 30 8 28 22 4 11 8 62 52 3 26 15 2 28 313
Name Record Mickey Yancey 1-4-0 Mickey Yancey 4-3-0 James Gill 3-3-1 James Gill 6-0-1 Canceled due to World War II Leroy Porter 3-2-1 Leroy Porter 4-5-0 Leroy Porter 5-2-0 Leroy Porter 5-3-1 Leroy Porter 6-0-0 Leroy Porter 5-2-1 Leroy Porter 2-3-1 Ed Ferrell 5-2-0 Ed Ferrell 1-6-0 Ed Ferrell 2-4-0 Joe Echols 3-5-0 Joe Echols 2-6-0
L 7 3
T 0 2
Pct. .417 .714
17 12 19 24 4 21 12 41 40 7 26 29 19 28 309
4 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 14
.627 .400 .594 .478 .500 .348 .400 .598 .565 .318 .500 .341 .095 .500 .503
Pct. .200 .571 .500 .929 .583 .444 .714 .611 1.000 .688 .417 .714 .143 .400 .375 .250
Points Scored Points Allowed 13 133 132 49 78 59 123 26 69 72 121 208 101 122 59 81 55 63 76 51
24 76 75 40 30 39 64 51 120 83 135 78
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COACHES RECORDS NSU’S ALL-TIME RECORD BY COACHES, BY YEAR, CONT. Year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Name Joe Echols Joe Echols Joe Echols Joe Echols Bill Archie Bill Archie Bill Archie Bill Archie Bill Archie Bill Archie Willie Smith Curt Maddox Curt Maddox Curt Maddox Curt Maddox Bob Ledbetter Bob Ledbetter Dick Price Dick Price Dick Price Dick Price Dick Price Dick Price Dick Price Dick Price Dick Price Dick Price Willard Bailey Willard Bailey Willard Bailey Willard Bailey Willard Bailey Willard Bailey Willard Bailey Willard Bailey Willard Bailey
Record 5-1-0 5-3-0 7-1-1 6-3-0 4-3-0 5-3-0 4-4-0 2-5-0 4-4-0 3-5-0 4-4-0 2-5-1 4-4-0 3-6-0 2-6-0 3-7-0 5-5-0 8-3-0 8-3-0 8-4-0 4-6-1 6-4-0 8-3-1 5-4-1 4-5-1 6-4-0 5-5-0 10-2-0 6-4-0 4-6-0 4-7-0 5-5-0 6-3-1 7-3-0 7-3-0 3-7-0
Pct. .833 .625 .833 .667 .571 .625 .500 .286 .500 .375 .500 .313 .500 .333 .250 .300 .500 .636 .727 .667 .409 .600 .708 .550 .450 .600 .500 .833 .600 .400 .363 .500 .650 .700 .700 .300
Points Scored 117 162 208 152 91 147 161 80 105 97 103 149 59 178 66 192 271 235 249 226 218 192 274 206 262 159 157 265 280 191 206 253 249 266 233 207
Points Allowed 56 99 76 148 104 52 105 131 148 211 169 203 161 210 214 266 166 115 191 161 197 134 183 197 207 140 194 141 160 198 283 198 156 173 210 292
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009
Archie Cooley Darnell Moore Darnell Moore Darnell Moore Darnell Moore Darnell Moore Mo Forte Mo Forte Mo Forte Mo Forte Willie Gillus Willie Gillus Pete Adrian Pete Adrian Pete Adrian Pete Adrian
3-7-1 7-3-0 7-3-0 7-4-0 3-7-0 2-9-0 2-9-0 3-8-0 5-6-0 5-6-0 1-11-0 1-8-0 4-7-0 8-3-0 5-7-0 7-4-0
.318 .700 .700 .636 .300 .182 .182 .375 .455 .455 .083 .111 .364 .723 .417 .636
304 345 360 226 206 258 160 153 161 209 192 168 251 272 303 293
295 310 259 203 200 494 286 292 278 286 479 338 289 257 300 211
TOTAL
313-309-14
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NSU FOOTBALL RECORDS NSU VS. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent
Battling Palms Bethune-Cookman Bloomsburg Booker T. Wash. HS Bordentown Bowie State Brown Bombers Central State Cheyney Claflin Delaware State D.C. Teachers Elizabeth City State Elon Fayetteville State Florida A&M Friendship (J.C.) Fort Monroe Fort Valley State Glenville State Grambling State Hampton Howard Johnson C. Smith Kentucky State Kittrell (J.C.) Lane Liberty Livingstone Maryland State (now UMES) Millersville Miner Teachers Morgan State Morris Brown Morristown Navy All-Stars North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central Portsmouth ‘Y’ Princess Anne Rutgers Savannah State Shaw St. Augustine’s St. Paul’s South Carolina State South Carolina Trade Southern Conn. State Storer Swift (J.C.) Tennessee State 3rd Anti-Aircraft Towson State (now Towson) Tuskegee Virginia Military Virginia Seminary Virginia State Virginia State ‘B’ Voorhees West Virginia State William & Mary Winston-Salem State
Gms. 1 20 3 3 2 10 3 5 9 2 17 3 55 4 31 12 3 1 1 1 8 47 21 7 3 6 3 3 30 12 1 5 24 2 9 1 35 9 1 1 1 5 3 2 20 15 8 2 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 47 5 7 5 4 23
Rec.
0-1-0 7-13-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-1 9-1-0 1-2-0 1-4-0 6-3-0 1-1-0 4-13-0 3-0-0 32-22-1 1-2-1 20-10-1 1-11-0 3-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-8-9 24-22-1 6-15-0 5-2-0 2-1-0 5-1-0 3-0-0 0-3-0 23-7-0 4-7-1 0-1-0 5-0-0 13-11-0 1-1-0 8-1-0 0-0-1 9-26-0 4-5-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 4-1-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 16-4-0 2-13-0 4-4-0 1-1-0 3-1-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 3-0-0 20-26-1 1-3-1 3-4-0 4-1-0 0-4-0 12-8-3
First Gm 1948 1976 1986 1938 1940 1978 1945 1958 1946 1950 1953 1956 1938 1975 1938 1997 1958 1955 1990 1968 1970 1938 1981 1985 1992 1939 1988 1997 1948 1946 1991 1941 1965 2001 1951 1945 1962 1981 1947 1940 2007 2001 1973 1940 1955 1976 1953 1989 1946 1946 1972 1954 1984 1974 2003 1948 1963 1938 1952 1960 1977 1971
Last Gm. 1948 2009 1988 1945 1941 1996 1951 1996 1990 1951 2009 1962 1996 1981 1994 2009 1960 1955 1990 1968 1977 2009 2009 1995 1994 1960 1994 2003 1996 1970 1991 1952 2009 2002 1959 1945 2009 1994 1947 1940 2007 2005 1975 1941 1987 2009 1960 1990 1949 1947 1972 1955 1984 1974 2006 1950 2009 1950 1960 1969 2009 2009
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2010 Football Schedule
Date Sept. 2
Opponent at Rutgers
Site Piscataway, N.J.
Time 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 11
North Carolina A&T
Sept. 18
Norfolk, Va.
4 p.m.
Norfolk, Va.
6 p.m.
(Fish Bowl Classic / Youth Day)
Virginia State
(Virginia Lottery Spartan-Trojan Classic: A Salute to Public School Teachers & Outstanding Educators)
Sept. 25
at Bethune-Cookman
Daytona Beach, Fla.
4 p.m.
Oct. 9
at South Carolina State
Orangeburg, S.C.
2 p.m.
Oct. 16
at Hampton
Hampton, Va.
1 p.m.
(Battle of the Bay)
Norfolk, Va.
2 p.m.
at Howard
Washington, D.C.
1 p.m.
Morgan State
Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6
Nov. 13
Florida A&M
(Homecoming)
Norfolk, Va.
1 p.m.
Delaware State
Norfolk, Va.
1 p.m.
Savannah, Ga.
2 p.m.
(Community Day)
(Military Appreciation / Family Day)
Nov. 20
at Savannah State
Subject to change
Home games in bold played at William “Dick� Price Stadium