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FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2009 2 0 0 9 B L A C K C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L (Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)

CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE MID EASTERN SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE SOUTHWESTERN CIAA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MEAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SIAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INDEPENDENTS DIV ALL CONF ALL CONF ALL DIV ALL W L E. DIVISION W L W L W L W L W L W L E. DIVISION W L W L Langston 2 0 Bowie State 0 0 1 1 Florida A&M 1 0 1 0 Miles 2 0 2 0 Alabama State 0 0 1 0 Savannah State 1 0 Eliz. City State 0 0 1 1 Hampton 0 0 1 0 Clark Atlanta 2 0 1 0 Alabama A&M 0 0 1 0 W. Va. State 1 1 ™ Virginia State 0 0 1 1 SC State 0 0 1 0 Albany State 1 0 2 0 Miss. Valley St. 0 0 0 1 Concordia 1 1 Virginia Union 0 0 1 1 Norfolk State 0 0 1 0 Fort Valley State 1 1 1 1 Jackson State 0 0 0 1 N. C. Central 0 1 St. Paul's 0 0 0 1 NC A&T State 0 0 1 0 Tuskegee 1 1 1 1 Alcorn State 0 0 0 1 Tennessee State 0 1 W. DIVISION Morgan State 0 0 0 0 Morehouse 1 1 1 1 W. DIVISION Lincoln (Mo.) 0 1 Shaw 0 0 2 0 Howard 0 0 0 0 Kentucky State 1 1 1 1 Prairie View A&M 1 0 1 0 Edward Waters 0 1 Chowan 0 0 0 2 Bethune-Cookman 0 0 0 1 Lane 0 1 0 1 Southern 0 0 0 1 Central State 0 2 Fayetteville State 0 0 0 2 Delaware State 0 1 0 1 Benedict 0 2 1 2 Grambling State 0 0 0 1 Texas College 0 2 J. C. Smith 0 0 0 2 # W-Salem State 0 0 0 1 Stillman 0 2 0 1 Ark. Pine Bluff 0 0 0 1 Cheyney 0 2 St. Augustine’s 0 0 0 2 # Not eligible for title Texas Southern 0 1 0 1 Livingstone 0 0 0 2 SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYERS OF THE WEEK MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE OFFENSE CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Curtis Pulley, Sr., QB, FAMU - 12-of- A. J. McKenna, Sr., QB, ASU - Passed for 222 Justin Babb, RB, SSU - Carried 24 times for Kevin Atkins, Jr., QB, AA&M - 19-of-28 for 232 Milse Sports Photo OFF. LINEMAN Dylan Silvers, Sr., ECSU 19 passing for 140 yards, 15 carries, 196 yards, 1 yards and rushed for 51 yards vs. Kentucky State. 229 yards and 1 TD vs.Livingstone. yards and 3 TDs (11, 9, 13) vs. Tenn. State. RECEIVER Jone' Harris, Jr., SAC - 7 rec., 93 yards, TD vs. DelState. DEFENSE DEFENSE HAIL HILL: Miles QB DEFENSE 3 TDs vs. Catawba. DEFENSE Jarrell Herring, Sr., DE, NC A&T Corey Robinson, So., LB, MC - 10 tackles, 6 Dexter Butler, DB, LANGSTON - Returned Dejuan Fulgham, Jr., LB, TSU - 12 tackles, 8 Carlton Hill has led the OFF. BACK Rodney Webb, Jr., RB, BSU - 2105 - 6 solos, 4 for losses of 13 yards, 2 sacks, pass solos, 2 sacks, forced vs. TU. an 58 yards for a TD and solos, 4.5 for losses, 3 sacks vs. Prairie View. yards, 22 carries,1 TD vs. Shepherd. break-up, recovered fumble vs. WSSU. NEWCOMER returned a punt 38 yards for another TD SHOCKING Golden Bears to two wins NEWCOMER DEF. LINEMAN DeMarcus Roberson, Jr., SHAW - 2 ROOKIE Derrick Wiley, Fr., QB, SCSU - Came Muhammad Saleem, Fr., RB, ASU - 14 carries, 94 vs. Lincoln. Timoth Berry, So., DB, SU - 7 tackles, 5 solos including a takedown of fumbe recovs., .5 sack,8 tackles, 4 solo off bench to direct 2 scoring drives, rushed 13 yards vs. Kentucky State. SPECIAL TEAMS vs. La.-Lafayette. LB Frederick Sparkman, Jr., Shaw - 7 solos, 3 times for 78 yards and 1 TD, 4-of-6 passing for 40 SPECIAL TEAMS D. Fernandez, PK, LANGSTON - Kicked RESULTS Tuskegee Sunday. SPECIAL TEAMS assists vs. B-CU. yards vs. Grambling. Marquette King, So., P, FVSU - 7 punts, 38.9 22-yard first quarter and was good Ulysses Banks, Sr., RB/KR, AA&M - Averaged DEF. BACK Justin Hamilton, Sr., ECSU - 5 t, 4 solos, SPECIAL TEAMS Damon McDaniel, Sr., avg. on 4-of-4 PATs vs. Lincoln. 44.0 yards on 2 KO returns, totalled 257 all- 1 for loss, blkd. punt ret. 24 yards for TD, WR/KR, HAMPTON - 82-punt return TD vs. NC OFFENSIVE LINE SIAC CATCHES UP TO THE SWAC ON NFL purpose yards vs. Tenn. State. ROOKIE Joaquin Green, R-Fr., QB, SAC - Completed Central.r Norris Byrd, So., RT, ASU ROSTERS; SHAW, MILES PULL OFF UPSETS 20 of 33 passes for 228 yds., 6 TDs LINEMAN SPECIAL TEAMS Michael Gagne, So., PK, BSU Javier Wallace, R-Sr., FAMU - - 42-yard gw FG, Perfect on PATs SCORES SEPTEMBER 5 Early shocks expose some chinks Alabama A&M 24, Tennessee State 7 Mercyhurst 45, Cheyney 15 Alabama State 38, Concordia 33 Miss. State 45, Jackson State 7 Albany State 45, Kentucky State 0 NC A&T 19, W-Salem State 10 LUT WILLIAMS Okay now, let's look ahead. G A M E S T H I S W E E K Arkansas State 61, Miss Valley State 0 New Haven 33, Lincoln (PA) 10 BCSP Editor BCSP No. 1 Florida A&M plays at Winston- Norfolk State 28, Virginia State 10 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Ark.-Monticello 27, Ark.-Pine Bluff 3 The first full weekend of black college foot- Salem State Thursday live on ESPNU (7:30 p.m.) Benedict 49, West Virginia State 21 Old Dominion 36, Chowan 21 - ESPNU - Live Bowie State 23, Shepherd 21 Ouachita Baptist 52, Texas College 6 ball had some interesting and shocking results. in a showcase game for the talented Rattlers. Last Winston-Salem State vs.Florida A&M in Winston-Salem, NC 7:30 Catawba 21, Fayetteville State 20 Prairie View A&M 17, Texas Southern 7 MEAC champion South Carolina State, year Pulley put up 152 yards of total offense in a SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Charleston 43, St. Augustine's 41, 3OT Savannah State 34, Livingstone 12 ranked behind SWAC champion Grambling 23-0 FAMU shutout. Expect more of the same this Bowie State vs. Fayetteville State in Bowie, MD 1 Shaw 20, Bethune-Cookman 6 Clark Atlanta 1, Stillman 0 State at the top of both the Sheridan and Div. I time around. Lincoln (PA) vs. Southern Virginia in West Grove, PA 1 Eliz. City State 51, J. C. Smith 10 Southern Mississippi 52, Alcorn State 0 Mars Hill vs. Saint Augustine's in Mars Hill, NC 1 Florida A&M 21, Delaware State 12 UNC-Pembroke 37, Saint Paul's 0 Heritage Sports Radio Network polls, proved in Bethune-Cookman (0-1) looks to rebound Saint Paul's vs. Webber International in South Hill, VA 1 Fort Valley State 36, Morehouse 13 SEPTEMBER 6 Orlando Sunday (just as the BCSP said it would) from its debacle vs. Shaw as it hosts conference Tuskegee vs. Fort Valley State in Tuskegee, AL 1 Hampton 31, NC Central 24 Miles 23, Tuskegee 16 that it was just a little bit better than the Tigers as kingpin and BCSP No. 2 South Carolina State West Virginia State vs. Charleston (WV) in Institute,WV 1 SC State 34, Grambling State 31 Langston 31, Lincoln (MO) 6 they pulled out a 34-31 win in the SWAC/MEAC (1-0) Saturday in Daytona Beach (4 p.m.). B-CU Kentucky State vs. Morehouse in Louisville, KY 1:30 La.-Lafayette 42, Southern 19 Virginia Union 45, Central State 0 Challenge. That was one of the more interesting battled but came up on the short end of a 28-19 Akron vs. Morgan State in Akron,OH 2 Brevard vs. Chowan in Brevard,NC 2 results. score vs. SCSU a year ago. Look for Wyatt's Old Dominion vs. Virginia Union in Norfolk, VA 2 B C S P T O P T E N Another was BCSP No. 1 Florida A&M open- Wildcats to bounce back with a supreme effort vs. Rutgers vs. Howard in New Brunswick, N.J 3:30 ing with a 21-12 win over MEAC foe Delaware the Bulldogs, but it won't be enough. Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Langston in Pine Bluff, AR 4 1. FLORIDA A&M (1-0) - Defeated Delaware State, 21-12. NEXT: At State. FAMU QB Curtis Pulley was up to his old In the SIAC, Tuskegee (1-1, 1-1 SIAC) has Bethune-Cookman vs. SC State in Daytona Beach, FL 4 Winston-Salem State. tricks, accounting for 346 yards of total offense, a tough and critical date at home (1 p.m.) against Virginia State vs. Lincoln (MO) in Ettrick, Va. 4 2. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (1-0) - Got by Grambling, 34-31 in MEAC/ Stillman vs. Albany State in Tuscaloosa, AL 5 140 passing and a whopping 196 rushing, in the Fort Valley State (1-1, 1-1). It's time to see how SWAC Challenge. NEXT: At Bethune-Cookman. Alabama A&M vs. Hampton in Huntsville, AL 6 win. TU head coach Willie Slater and the Golden Benedict vs. Miles in Columbia, SC 6 3. GRAMBLING STATE (0-1) - Fell to SC State, 34-31 in SWAC/MEAC The surprising results were basically two- Tigers respond to adversity for perhaps the first Clark Atlanta vs. Lane in Atlanta, GA 6 Challenge. NEXT: Hosting Northwestern State. fold. time in his tenure. FVSU, under new coach Catawba vs. Livingstone in Salisbury, NC 6 4. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (1-0) - Held off Texas Southern 17-7. NEXT: At First, who would have thought that two-time Donald Pittman, is coming off a big 36-13 win Elizabeth City State vs. Tusculum in Elizabeth City, NC 6 New Mexico State. Gannon vs. Cheyney in Erie,PA 6 CIAA champ Shaw could go into Daytona Beach over Morehouse and is trying to prove it belongs 5. NORFOLK STATE (1-0) - Handled Virginia State, 28-10. NEXT: At Grambling State vs. Northwestern State in Grambling, LA 6 and knock off MEAC contender (or perhaps pre- in the championship hunt despite an opening Louisiana-Monroe vs. Texas Southern in Monroe, LA 6 North Carolina A&T. tender) Bethune-Cookman 20-6. Alvin Wyatt's game loss to Clark Atlanta. This should be a New Mexico State vs. Prairie View A&M in Las Cruces, NM 6 6. SHAW (2-0) - Knocked off Bethune-Cookman, 20-6. NEXT: Hosting Wyatt-Bone offense turned the ball over seven good one. NC A&T vs. Norfolk State in Greensboro, NC 6 Concordia. times in the loss. Score one for the CIAA. Miles (2-0, 2-0) is at Benedict (1-2, 0-2), Shaw vs. Concordia in Raleigh, NC 6 7. ALBANY STATE (2-0) - Shut out Kentucky State, 45-0. NEXT: At Southern vs. Central State in Baton Rouge, LA 6 And perhaps more shocking, down in the CAU (2-0, 1-0) hosts Lane (0-1, 0-1) while Stillman. Stephen F. Austin vs. Texas College in Nacogdoches, TX 6 SIAC, upstart Miles, in its second-year under leg- Albany State (2-0, 1-0) is at Stillman (0-2, 0-1). Liberty vs. NC Central in Lynchburg, VA 7 8. SOUTHERN (0-1) - Fell hard to Louisiana-Lafayette, 42-19. NEXT: endary head coach Billy Joe, got its most notable Alabama A&M (1-0), coming off a big 24-7 CLASSIC GAMES Hosting Central State. conference scalp to date as it took down the win over Tennessee State, faces an MEAC chal- Ralph J. Bunche Classic 9. ALABAMA A&M (1-0) - Upended Tennessee State, 24-7. NEXT: mighty Golden Tigers of Tuskegee Sunday, 23-16. lenge at home vs. Hampton (1-0). Hampton head Edward Waters vs. Johnson C. Smith in Kingsland, GA 5 Hosting Hampton out of the MEAC. Joe Turner Classic Also notable is that the Alabama Labor Day battle coach Donovan Rose won his debut last week 10. MILES (2-0) - Upset Tuskegee 23-16. NEXT: At Benedict. Savannah State vs. Alabama State in Savannah, GA 5 at Birmingham's Legion Field (26,215) outdrew with a hard-fought 31-24 decision over North Southern Heritage Classic the Challenge in Orlando (21,237) Carolina Central. Jackson State vs. Tennessee State in Memphis, TN 6

BLACK COLLEGE PLAYERS ON B C S P N F L R E P O R T BLACK COLLEGE UNDER THE BANNER OPENING DAY 2009 NFL ROSTERS PLAYERS IN THE NFL BY SCHOOL WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS CONFERENCE (22) (2) 41 Frank Walker CB 7 Tuskegee MEAC putting players in NFL HAMPTON (6) 96 Lamar Divens (IR) DT 2 Tenn. State Chris Baker Denver (1) Jackie Bates Hampton 29 Drayton Florence DB 7 Tuskegee Number of black college players on NFL Opening Day Marcus Dixon Dallas CINCINNATI BENGALS (1) Justin Durant Jacksonville 24 Geoffrey Pope DB 2 Howard rosters takes precipitous drop; SIAC catches SWAC Kendall Langford Miami (1) Onrea Jones Washington 51 Alex Hall LB 2 St. Augustine's BETHUNE-COOKMAN (4) (2) Nick Collins Green Bay 75 Chris Baker DT R Hampton LUT WILLIAMS Damion Cook Detroit 29 D. J. Johnson (PS) DB R Jackson State BCSP Editor Rashean Mathis Jacksonville SWAC GETS TITLE SPONSOR: (1) Eric Weems Atlanta 12 Jacoby Jones WR/KR 3 Lane The perception that the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) BIRMINGHAM – Farmers Insurance Group is now HOWARD (4) (2) has surpassed the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in terms of Ronald Bartell St. Louis the title sponsor of the SWAC Football Championship 41 Antoine Bethea DB 4 Howard Antoine Bethea Indianapolis 98 Robert Mathis DE 7 Alabama A&M on-the-field play and the number of NFL-quality Marques Douglas San Francisco Game and SWAC Basketball Tournament. (4) Geoffrey Pope Cincinnati 27 Rashean Mathis CB 7 Beth.-Cookman players each produces is borne out by this year's TENNESSEE STATE (3) The three-year agreement begins this fall with the 2009 56 Justin Durant LB 3 Hampton BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS PAGE NFL Report, our Dom. R.-Cromartie Arizona 16 Nate Hughes WR 1 Alcorn State SWAC Football Championship Game on December 12 in Javarris Williams Kansas City 38 Brian Witherspoon CB 2 Stillman annual look at black college players making NFL Lamar Divens Baltimore Birmingham, AL. (2) opening day rosters. TUSKEGEE (3) "We are elated to announce Farmers Insurance 22 Jackie Bates (PS) CB R Hampton 40 Javarris Williams (PS) RB R Tenn. State While the overall number of black college Drayton Florence Buffalo Group as the title sponsor for the SWAC Football and (1) Frank Walker Baltimore 70 Kendall Langford DE 2 Hampton players making NFL rosters precipitously dropped Dmitri Patterson Philadelphia Basketball Championship Events," SWAC Commissioner ALCORN STATE (2) (0) from 55 in 2008 to 42 as the season opens this Duer Sharp said. "This agreement with our newest cor- (1) Donald Driver Green Bay 93 Marques Douglas DE 9 Howard week, most notable was the big disparity between Nate Hughes Jacksonville porate sponsor allows the rich history, tradition and legacy OAKLAND RAIDERS (1) JACKSON STATE (2) the number of players from the MEAC versus Jaymar Jackson Minnesota of our great conference to partner with the one of the 27 Jason Horton (IR) CB 3 N. C. A&T (1) those from the SWAC on the lists. D. J. Johnson Denver nation’s most innovative companies while enhancing the 33 Isaac Redman (PS) RB R Bowie State Photo STILLMAN (2) SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (0) A year ago there were 23 MEAC players on Sammie Lee Hill Detroit Championship experience for our student-athletes." HILL: Stillman prod- (2) opening day rosters and 19 from the SWAC. This Brian Witherspoon Jacksonville Founded in 1928, Farmers Insurance Group of 20 Nick Harper CB 9 Fort Valley State uct first to go off draft ALABAMA STATE (1) 95 William Hayes DE 2 W-Salem State year however, while both leagues' numbers dipped, boards taken in 3rd Tavaris Jackson Minnesota\ Companies is the country's third-largest insurer of both NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE (20) ALABAMA A&M (1) (2) the MEAC now boasts 18 players while the SWAC round to Detroit. private Personal Lines passenger automobile and hom- Robert Mathis Indianapolis 29 Dom.-R.-Cromartie DB 1 Tennessee State has just eight (8). The SWAC's number is particu- ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF (1) eowners insurance, and also provides a wide range of 28 Greg Toler DB R Saint Paul's Dante Wesley Carolina (1) larly surprising, as for the first time since the BCSP started reporting these BOWIE STATE (1) other insurance and financial services products. Among 14 Eric Weems WR 2 Bethune-Cookman Isaac Redman Pittsburgh (1) numbers during the 1994 season, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic CLARK ATLANTA (1) its many partnerships, Farmers has been a recent sponsor 21 Dante Wesley DB 8 Ark.-Pine Bluff Conference (SIAC) has caught up to the SWAC, also placing eight (8) Curtis Johnson Dallas (0) of the documentary film "Uneven Fairways," profiling the DELAWARE STATE (1) (3) players on NFL rosters. On opening day 2007, the SWAC had 18 players in Jamaal Jackson Philadelphia journey of African Americans in golf, the Los Angeles 97 Jason Hatcher DE 4 Grambling State the league and the SIAC six (6). FORT VALLEY STATE (1) Tennis Open, and the Los Angeles Sparks' WNBA team. 98 Curtis Johnson LB 2 Clark Atlanta 92 Marcus Dixon (PS) DE 1 Hampton Players like Sammie Lee Hill, the massive Stillman defensive Nicholas Harper Tennessee "The title sponsorship means that Farmers is the DETROIT LIONS (3) GRAMBLING STATE (1) who was the first black college player drafted this year (3rd round to Jason Hatcher Dallas 'official insurance and financial services provider' of the 79 Sammie Lee Hill DT R Stillman 90 Grady Jackson DT 13 Knoxville Detroit), and former Stillman defensive back Brian Witherspoon, now in KNOXVILLE (1) SWAC," explained Faye McClure, Farmers Vice President 74 Damion Cook (IR) DT 9 Bethune-Cookman Grady Jackson Detroit (2) his second year with the Jacksonville Jaguars after signing as a free agent, LANE (1) of Strategic Marketing. "The sponsorship is a Farmers tra- Jacoby Jones Houston 36 Nick Collins DB 5 Beth.-Cookman have joined the likes of Tuskegee's NFL veteran defensive back triumvirate dition of reaching out to communities and young students 80 Donald Driver WR 11 Alcorn State MORGAN STATE (1) (3) (Drayton Florence, Frank Walker and Dmitri Patterson) to raise the Visanthe Shiancoe Minnesota in today’s world and letting them know we support them 11 Jaymar Johnson WR 1 Jackson State NORTH CAROLINA A&T (1) 7 Tavaris Jackson QB 4 Alabama State profile of the SIAC. Jason Horton Oakland not only in athletics, but all that they do academically and 81 Visanthe Shiancoe TE 7 Morgan State Three MEAC teams lead the way in terms of putting players in the ST. AUGUSTINE'S (1) in their future endeavors." (0) Alex Hall Cleveland (0) league this year. Hampton leads for the third straight year with six (6) ST. PAUL'S (1) (2) players on opening day rosters including rookies Chris Baker, who made Greg Toler Arizona "INSIDE" RETURNS FOR 15th SEASON: 67 Jamaal Jackson C 6 Delaware State SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (1) 23 Dmitri Patterson CB 4 Tuskegee Denver's opening day active roster, and Jackie Bates who is on the Kansas James Lee Tampa Bay "Inside The Game," with host Stan Lewter, a cre- (0) WINSTON-SALEM STATE (1) (0) City Chiefs' . Bethune-Cookman and Howard are the next ation of the Urban Sports and Entertainment Group, LLC., William Hayes Tennessee ST. LOUIS RAMS (1) in line with four players each. Tuskegee and Tennessee State are next with returns to the airways for its 15th season this week. The 24 Ron Bartell CB 5 Howard (1) three each. The most numbers of players any SWAC team has on NFL show has served as a tribute to historically black college 77 James Lee (PS) OT 2 S. C. State MOST PLAYERS IN NFL WASHINGTON REDSKINS (1) rosters is two. Both Jackson State and Alcorn State have that number. and university teams, games, coaches and players during Hampton 6 0 Onrea Jones (PS) WR 1 Hampton Grambling, once the king of producing NFL players, has only one player its decade and a half run. Howard 4 in the league, Dallas Jason Hatcher. Bethune-Cookman 4 Inside The Game covers black college sports scores, Tennessee State 3 TOTAL 42 (-13) BY NFL TEAM Jacksonville leads the way with four (4) black college products on its' Tuskegee 3 replays, highlights, interviews and special segments and is Jacksonville 4 AFC 22 (-4) opening day 2009 roster. Detroit, Dallas and Minnesota have three. Veteran nationally-syndicated on cable and broadcast stations and NFC 20 (-9) Detroit, Dallas BY POSITION Minnesota 3 nose tackle Grady Jackson out of Knoxville College is the most senior is seen in 30 million television households. The fall sea- DB (-3) 16 BY CONFERENCE BY EXPERIENCE member of the black college fraternity entering his 13th season. Green Bay DL (+1) 11 son is a 15-show schedule that runs Sept. 10 through Dec. MEAC (-5) 18 Grady Jackson 13 LB (-3) 3 SWAC (-9) 8 Donald Driver 11 Donald Driver out of Alcorn State is next in seniority enter- RB (-2) 2 20, 2009. The spring season is 11 weeks and runs Jan. 8 SIAC (-1) 8 Marques Douglas 9 RECEIVER (-1) 7 Independents (NC) 5 ing his 11th season. Sixteen defensive backs hail from black colleges by far through March 22, 2010. Nick Harper 9 OL (-2) 2 CIAA (+2) 3 Damion Cook 9 the most of any position. Defensive tackle is next with 11. QB (NC) 1

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