MORGAN STATE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 1700 East Cold Spring | Baltimore, Md. | 21251 | 443-885-3831 (P) | 443-885-8307 | www.MorganStateBears.com MORGAN STATE FOOTBALL RELEASE MSU Travels South to Face Savannah State October 9, 2018 Game to be played at T.A. Wright Stadium and will be streamed live on ESPN3. Morgan State vs. Savannah State Date: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, 1 p.m. (ET) GAME TIME 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-4, 0-1) Morgan State (1-4, 0-1) returns to action with a road T.A. Wright Stadium (8,500) Savannah, Ga. game against Savannah State (1-4, 0-2). The match- Date Opponent Time/Result TV GAME COVERAGE up will kick off in T.A. Wright Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 13th at 1 p.m. and will streamed live on ESPN3 S1 TOWSON L, 10-36 RADIO: WEAA, 88.9 FM and also broadcast on WEAA, 88.9 FM. The Bears S8 at Akron L, 7-41 is the flagship station for enter the 2018 season under the leadership of S15 at Univ. at Albany L, 27-30 interim head coach Ernest T. Jones. SSU completed the Morgan State Bears S22 at #4 N.C. A&T W, 16-13 ... Lamont Germany will the 2017 season with a 3-8 overall mark and went call the play-by-play with 3-5 in the MEAC. The Tigers will enter the contest fresh O6 S.C. STATE* (HC) L, 18-21 Renard Stubbs and off of a 23-3 home win versus Charleston Southern. O13 at Savannah State* 6 p.m. Kelvin Bridgers in the THE SERIES O20 HOWARD* 7 p.m. booth. The game will be broadcast live on 88.9 FM and streamed on WEAA.org. • Saturday matchup marks the 11th meeting O27 at Florida A&M* 1 p.m. between the two schools. N3 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* 4 p.m. TV: • The Bears lead the overall series 10-0 since 2000. N/A • Morgan State posted a 48-28 victory in the team’s N10 DELAWARE STATE* 1 p.m. last meeting in Baltimore in 2016. LIVE STATS: SSUAthletics.com N17 at Norfolk State* 1 p.m. • The Bears posted a 35-24 victory in the last matchup in Savannah (Nov. 26, 2016). *Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Game; LIVE STREAM: BOLD = Home Games played at Hughes Stadium QUICK HITS All times ET and subject to change • Junior DeAndre Harris, a 6-4, 210-pound quarterback from Washington (Ga.) has connected on 47 of 99 passes for 646 yards, including a three Morgan State was a power as a THE TEAMS of TDs. He also ran for a season-high 107 yards on former member of the Central the ground in Week 3 at UAlbany. Intercollegiate Athletic Association • The Bears recorded a season-high 229 yards on (CIAA). The Bears posted 173 wins the ground against UAlbany. Junior RB Josh Chase finished with a season-high 20 carries for 68 yards, between 1929 and 1959 when including his first TD of the season. Edward P. Hurt was the head • Senior LB Damare’ Whitaker ranks second in the coach and the Bears won 14 CIAA championships. MEAC with 46 total tackles (32 solo). Earl Banks added to the championship collection by winning four titles during the 1960s and a MEAC title 2018 Record......1-4, 0-1 2018 Record......1-4, 0-2 • LB Rico Kennedy, the team’s leading tackler in 2017 with 70 stops, in addition to 19.5 tackles for loss in 1971. Clarence Thomas led the Bears to a MEAC Rank.............................-/- Rank.............................-/- (No. 3 in the FCS), has posted 29 tackles, a team-high title in 1979. Pts/Gm....................15.6 Pts/Gm....................11.2 6 TFLs, with 2.5 sacks and three QB hurries through Other MSU highlights: Rush Yds/Gm........140.2 Rush Yds/Gm........130.0 5 games. Pass Yds/Gm.........118.4 Pass Yds/Gm...........74.2 • MSU’s defense forced five turnovers at UAlbany. •Four (4) Pro Football Hall of Famers (Len Ford, Leroy Total Off/Gm.........258.6 Total Off/Gm.........204.2 Sophomore CB Donte Small (3 INTs), and r-junior Kelly, Roosevelt Brown & Willie Lanier) CB DJ Trigg (INT) and r-senior DL AJ Agbelese had • Total Def/Gm........345.8 Total Def/Gm........384.2 a fumble recovery. 19 CIAA championships • The Bears defense held #4 NCAT to 1 of 12 in 3rd •3 MEAC championships STATISTICAL LEADERS down conversions. •30 consecutive games won (8th in 1964 to the 5th Rushing Rushing • Ernest T. Jones’ Bears are predicted to finish 9th in 1968) #6 DeAndre Harris #3 Tyrece Nick in the MEAC’s 2018 Preseason Order of Finish. •57 longest non-losing streak (4th in 1931 to the 6th 67/220/2TDs 81/259/TD in 1938) •4 MEAC Coaches of the Year; 3 Offensive POTY; Passing Passing 4 Defensive POTY; 1 Offensive Lineman POTY; & 1 ROTY #6 DeAndre Harris #3 Tyrece Nick •84 All-MEAC First Team selections 47/99/5INTs 25/56/2INTs • 584 yds/3TDs 356 yds/TD 38 All-CIAA First Team selections Receiving Receiving ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS #3 Corey Holmes #1 D. Burroughs 9/142/3TDs 6/142/TD Director, Football SID......Leonard Haynes IV (Howard, ‘92) [email protected]; 240-426-3572 (c) Defense Defense 443-885-3831 (w) #7 Damare Whitaker #1B Decobie Durant Asst. Director.........................Kevin Paige (Howard, ‘02) 46 TT, 3TFLs,SK,FR 23 TT, INT, 2BU,3PD [email protected]; 443-885-3009 (w) UP NEXT Official Web Site.......................MorganStateBears.com MSU will host Howard on Saturday, Oct. 20. The Facebook...................Facebook.com/MorganStateBears game will be televised by ESPN3 and broadcast live Junior QB DeAndre Harris leads the Bears on offense. Twitter.................................................@MorganStBears on WEAA 88.9FM. Kickoff is for 7 p.m. Instagram......................................@MorganStateBears GAME 6•OCT. 13, 2018 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 2 A GLANCE AT THE TIGERS • Savannah State will be moving out of THE COACHES • Savannah State finished 2017 with FCS football to Division II. SSU competed an overall mark of 3-8 and went 3-5 in in the SIAC from 1968 until 2000 when conference play. The Tigers finished 2-2 in the university was approved for Division home contests. I membership as an independent. • Savannah State, who entered the game Savannah State was accepted into the Mid surrendering 48.8 points a game, allowed Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) as a only 123 yards and a field goal while provisional member in 2010 and attained stunning Charleston Southern 23-3 at T.A. full membership a year later. Savannah Ernest T. Jones.......... .............Erik Raeburn Wright Stadium. The win snapped a four- State will become the 15th member of the Coach game losing streak. SIAC, joining other Georgia colleges and Alcorn State, ‘95......Alma Mater........Mt. Union ‘94 • Erik Raeburn (SCSU, ‘75) leads the universities. 1-4..........................Record at School.............7-19 (3rd) Tigers in his third season at the helm. 11-16^ (3rd)........Career Record........142-58 (19th) Prior to taking the reins at Savannah State, LAST TIME vs. Savannah St. - SEPT. 14, 2017 0-0................Record vs. Opponent..............0-2 Raeburn spent eight seasons at Wabash BALTIMORE, Md. -- If there were a game *Ernest T. Jones joined the Bears as the Defensive where he accumulated a record of 78-13, the Morgan State Bears had to win it would Coordinator in 2016 and was previously a JUCO earned five trips to the Division III playoffs have been the homecoming of Morgan’s head coach at ASA Miami (2015; ^8-2); he has also and had 16 student-athletes earn All- 150th year. Morgan Alumni, young and worked at Connecticut, Notre Dame, Univ. of Buffalo, America status. elderly, packed Hughes Stadium to see Cincinnati, Alcorn State, Central Michigan, Oberlin, • SSU’s offense is led by sophomore QB their Bears get their first win of the season Kentucky State and Concordia. * In his eight year at Wabash Erik Raeburn accumulated D’Vonn Gibbons. The 6-2, 205-pound Stone as they defeated Savannah State 48-28. a record of 78-13, earned five trips to Divison III playoffs Mountain (Ga.) product has completed 15-of- After losing three non-conference games and had 16 student-athletes earn All-America status. 41passes (43%) for 216 yards, a TD and 2 and dropping two MEAC games, the Bears His 2015 squad posted a 12-1 record and advanced to INTs. He also leads the team with 59 carries played effectively on both sides of the ball the quarterfinals of the Divison III playoffs. for 185 yards (3.8 avg) and a TD. to pull out the homecoming victory. • Senior RB Rashad Saxton is averaging Elijah Staley threw three touchdown 32.2 rushing yards per game with a TD. passes and Morgan State jumped to a 42-7 The 5-8, 170 pounder has 161 yards on 42 first-half lead. carries (3.7 avg) and has two receptions for Savannah State would draw first blood 24 yards. when running back Uriah Oliver took a • James Kicklighter (5-8, 150) and screen pass 83 yards to the end zone on the D’Andre Snead (6-3, 190) lead the Tigers Tigers first possession of the game. 140.2 .............Rushing Offense .........130.0 air attack. Kicklighter has 6 catches for 68 Morgan would respond on their second 118.4 .............Passing Offense. ..........74.2 yards (11.3 avg) and Snead has 5 catches possession when junior running back Eric 258.6 .............Total Offense ...............204.2 for 55 yards. Harrell snuck in from the one yard line to 15.6 ...............Scoring Offense ...........11.2 • SSU is allowing 384.2 yards of total tie the game up at seven.