2010 DELAWARE STATE FOOTBALL NOTES GAME 1 DELAWARE STATE HORNETS VS. SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY JAGUARS SIXTH ANNUAL MEAC/SWAC CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY DISNEY SUN., SEP. 5, 2010 (12:00 P.M) —FLORIDA CITRUS BOWL STADIUM ORLANDO, FLA. NATIONAL TV- ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN3.COM DSU Athletic Media Relations: Dennis Jones (football contact) - (302) 857-6068/office; (302) 270-6088/cell; email: [email protected] DELAWARE STATE VS SOUTHERN 2010 DELAWARE STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent TV Time/Result Series Sep. 5 vs. Southern ESPN/ESPNHD/ESPN3.com 12:00 p.m. DSU leads 2-0 2010 MEAC/SWAC Challenge; first meeting since 1986 Sep. 11 *FLORIDA A&M - 6:00 p.m. FAMU leads 20-8 Delaware State: 0-0; 0-0 MEAC (2009: 4-7; 3-5 MEAC/T- 5th) FAMU snapped four-game DSU series win streak in 2009 Southern: 0-0; 0-0 SWAC (2009: 6-4; 3-4 SWAC/T-4th_ Sep. 25 at Coastal Carolina - 6:00 p.m. Series tied 1-1 The Series: Delaware State leads 2-0 CCU won first meeting in 2005; DSU avenged loss with victory in ’07 Location: Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (70,000) - Orlando, Fla. (Surface—Bermuda Grass) Sep. 30 *HAMPTON ESPNU 7:30 p.m. HAM leads 22-14 National Rankings: Delaware State and Southern are not listed in any Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) polls. Hornets intercept three passes in ‘09 win; teams have split last six mtgs. : Pressbox Phone Oct. 9 *at Bethune-Cookman - 4:00 p.m. DSU leads 19-16 Delaware State Head Coach Al Lavan: Lavan Wildcats kick late FG to snap four-game losing streak to Hornets (Colorado State, ‘68) is in his seventh season as head coach of the Hornets. He is 38-28 overall (.575) and 32-14 in Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference games (.696) at Delaware State. Oct. 16 *NO. CAROLINA A&T - 1:00 p.m. Series tied 19-19-1 This is Lavan’s first meeting against Southern University and a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) team. Hornets seek sixth straight homecoming win Southern Head Coach Lyvonia “Stump” Mitchell: Oct. 23 *at Morgan State - 1:00 p.m. MSU leads 28-23 Mitchell (The Citadel, ‘68) is in his first season at Southern University. He was 8-24 in three years as head coach at Jaashawn Jones rushes for 107 yards and TD in 35-22 DSU win in ‘09 MEAC member Morgan State from 1997 to ‘99. Mitchell is 2-1 vs. Delaware State. Oct. 30 *SO. CAROLINA STATE - 1:00 p.m. SCS leads 25-15 Television: ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN3.com. Veteran broad- Bulldogs outgain Hornets 513-225 in 2009 win caster Charlie Neal will call the action. Former Howard Univer- sity and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Jay Walker will pro- vide color commentary. Nov. 6 NO. CAROLINA CENTRAL - 1:00 p.m. NCC leads 13-5-1 DSU Radio: 1290 The Ticket (www.1290theticket.com) is First meeting since 2004 (26-23 DSU loss) the flagship station of the Delaware State Hornets Radio Net- work. Scott Klatzkin is in his third season as DSU’s play-by- play announcer. Matt Janus will serve as broadcast analyst . Nov. 13 *at Norfolk State - 1:00 p.m. DSU leads 12-4 Southern University Media Contact: Spartans score 21 4th quarter points to stun Hornets Kevin Mann Sports Information Director Office Phone: (225) 771-2601 Nov. 20 *at Howard - 1:00 p.m. HU leads 34-31-1 Email: [email protected] Glaud passed for 315 yards, Darius Jackson catches 11 in ‘09 DSU win N/A Live Stats: Live Streaming: N/A * - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game HOME GAMES (AT ALUMNI STADIUM ON DSU CAMPUS) IN ALL CAPS All times Eastern and subject to change www.DSUHornets.com DELAWARE STATE 2009 RESULTS THE GAME (4-7; 3-5 MEAC) Delaware State takes on Southern University (La.) in the Sixth Annual MEAC/ SWAC Challenge Presented by Disney at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Or- Sep. 5 at Florida A&M* L, 12-21 lando. This is the first MEAC/SWAC Challenge contest for the Hornets, while Sept. 19 at Delaware L, 17-27 Southern is making its second appearance (2007). Sept. 26 at Hampton* W, 21-6 Delaware State will be the home team in the contest. Oct. 10 Bethune-Cookman* L, 7-9 Oct. 17 at Michigan L, 6-63 DSU posted a 4-7 overall record and 3-5 mark in the MEAC in 2009. The ‘09 Oct. 24 Morgan State* W, 35-22 Hornet losses included contests at major college Michigan, MEAC champion Oct. 31 at So. Carolina St.* L, 10-52 South Carolina State, perennial FCS power Delaware and a forfeit to North Nov. 7 at Winston-Salem St. W, 24-21 Carolina A&T. Nov. 14 Norfolk State* L, 16-21 Nov. 21 Howard* W, 30-20 The Hornets will feature a number of new starters this season, especially on defense. Just two starters from last season, tackle Andre Caroll and corner- *-MEAC game back Francis Adjei, return to the defense. Caroll, a 2010 preseason All-MEAC **- Includes forfeit loss to NCA&T First Team selection, led the Hornets with 56 total tackles and seven tackles- for loss in 2009. Adjei, who missed spring drills and part of preseason camp while eligibility issues were resolved, was second on the team with three inter- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 2009 RESULTS ceptions and tied for fifth with 44 tackles last season. The remaining defensive (6-5; 3-4 SWAC) starters were either back-ups last year, or new to the team. Sep. 5 at La.-Lafayette L, 19-42 The Delaware State offense returns six starters, including senior quarterback Sept. 12 vs. Central St. W, 68-0 Anthony Glaud, a 2010 preseason All-MEAC Second Team pick. Glaud enters Sept. 19 vs. Tenn. St. W, 21-17 his second season as the Hornets’ starting signal-caller. He was fourth in the Sep. 26 vs. Alcorn St.* W, 48-42 MEAC in passing average (143.8 ypg), sixth in passing efficiency (108.3 rat- ing) and sixth in total offense (153.4 ypg) in 2009. The Sicklerville, N.J., native Oct. 3 at Jackson St.* L, 14-22 Oct. 17 vs. Fort Valley St. W, 55-23 completed 127 of 220 passes (57.7%) for 1,294 yards last season. Oct. 22 vs. Prairie View* L, 14-16 Oct. 31 at Ark.-Pine Bluff* W, 24-10 The offense also returns top running back Jaashawn Jones, who rushed for 632 yards (4.2 ypc) and five touchdowns in 2009. He ran for at least 100 yards Nov. 14 vs. Alabama St.* W, 34-24 in four of the last five games in ’09. Nov. 28 vs. Grambling St.* L, 13-31 Dec. 5 at Tex. Southern * L, 25-30 Speedy receivers Darius Jackson and Larrone Moore lead the group. Jackson topped the Hornets with 41 catches for 476 yards to rank fifth in the MEAC in *-SWAC game receptions per-game and 10th in receiving yards per contest. He tied the team record with 11 catches for a career-high 123 yards in the 2009 season finale. Moore made his mark as a receiver and kick returner last season. He was 2009 STATISTICAL COMPARISON second on the team with 33 receptions for 315 yards. (NCAA RANKING) The starting offensive line features three newcomers. The returning starters Category DSU SU______ are left tackle Nail Muradymov and right guard Darryl Hicks. Rushing off. 114.6 (87) 126.1 (71) Passing off. 162.0 (94) 239.8 (24) Special teams, normally a team strength, is big question mark this season. Total off. 276.6 (96) 365.9 (37) The Hornets will feature freshmen at punter and placekicker. However, the Scoring off. 17.8 (93) 30.5 (22) kickoff and punt returners are among the top in the MEAC. Rushing def. 179.5 (96) 140.9 (58) Pass eff. def. 134.7 (94) 113.3 (31) Total def.. 383.3 (89) 343.5 (56) Scoring def. 26.2 (74) 23.4 (60) THE SERIES Net punting 30.2 (107) 30.9 (94) The Hornets and Jaguars are meeting for the first time in 24 years, and just Punt returns 6.9 (71) 4.1 (111) the third time overall. Delaware State won the two previous meetings between Kick off returns 23.5 (13) 19.2 (81) the teams, routing Southern 46-8 in 1985 in Baton Rouge, La., and coming out Turnover margin .50 (26) 1.64 (2) Pass def.. 204.8 (73) 202.5 (69) on top 21-14 the following year at the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. Pass eff. 101.62 (100) 140.0 (21) Sacks 1.70 (T-74) 1.91 (51) In the 1985 contest, Delaware State’s John Taylor, who later starred for the Tackles for loss 4.70 (101) 6.36 (41) NFL’s San Francisco 49ers scored three touchdowns (two receiving; one rush- Sacks allowed 2.00 (T-61) 1.18 (15) ing) to lead the Hornets, who led 39-0 at the half. One of the Taylor’s TD catches covered 93 yards, the second- longest in team history. In the 1986 match up, Delaware State’s Wing-T attack posted 318 yards rush- ing, including 156 by sophomore fullback Reggie Barnes. Delaware State, under head coach Bill Collick, was 9-2 in 1985 and 9-1 during the ‘86 season. DSU QUICK FACTS SCOUTING SOUTHERN General Information A new era begins for the Jaguars with the debut of Location Dover, Del. 19901 Lyvonia “Stump” Mitchell as head coach.