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EAGLES FOOTBALL 2019 – GAME #7 BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY “WILDCATS” VS. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY “EAGLES” Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 – 6:00 p.m. – ESPNU O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium - Durham, N.C. THE GAME 2019 NCCU Football Schedule Bethune-Cookman University “Wildcats” vs. North Carolina Central University “Eagles” Date Opponent Time/Result THE KICKOFF Aug. 29 at Austin Peay............(ESPN+) 10-41 L Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 – Kickoff at 6:00 p.m. Sept. 7 at #8 Towson ....................... 3-42 L Sept. 14 at Gardner-Webb .......(ESPN+) 12-21 L THE SITE Sept. 21 Elizabeth City State ............45-7 W O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium (10,000 capacity / Mondoturf) - Durham, N.C. Sept. 28 at Morgan State ....... (ESPN3) 27-17 W THE RECORDS Oct. 5 at Florida A&M ...........(ESPN3) 21-28 L N.C. Central (2-4 overall, 1-1 MEAC); Bethune-Cookman (4-1, 2-0 MEAC) Oct. 10 (T) Bethune-Cookman...... (ESPNU) 6 p.m. Oct. 26 Delaware State ............(ESPN3) 2 p.m. MEDIA COVERAGE Nov. 2 at Howard ..... (ESPN3 live/ESPNU TD) 1 p.m. Audio: NCCU Sports Network at NCCUEaglePride.com (internet stream). Broadcast starts at 5:30 p.m. Jonathan Duren (play-by-play). Nov. 9 Norfolk State (HC) .........(ESPN3) 2 p.m. TV/Video: ESPNU - Tiffany Greene (play-by-play); Jay Walker (color analyst). Nov. 16 S.C. State .................... (ESPN3) 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at N.C. A&T ... (ESPN3 live/ESPNU TD) 1 p.m. QUICK HITS Dec. 21 Celebration Bowl ......... (ABC) 12 p.m. • NCCU returns home for just the second time in the first seven weeks. MEAC Champion vs. SWAC Champion - Atlanta • Three of the last four meetings between NCCU and Bethune-Cookman have been decided in the closing seconds - all three favoring B-CU. NCCU Ticket Office: (919) 530-6530 • Bethune-Cookman leads the series with NCCU 8-2. The Eagles have never beaten NCCU Athletics Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com Twitter: @NCCUAthletics / @NCCU_Football the Wildcats in Durham (0-5). YouTube: www.youtube.com/NCCUEagles • NCCU is tied as the NCAA Division I-FCS leader with 11 interceptions, the most picks by the Eagles since 2014. • NCCU’s 17 takeaways (11 interceptions, 6 fumble recoveries) are the second-most HEAD COACHES in the NCAA Division I-FCS ranks. Sam Houston State has 18. North Carolina Central: • The Eagles are sitting atop the MEAC and rank sixth in the nation (FCS) with a +7 Head Coach ..................................... Trei Oliver turnover margin (+1.17 per game). NCCU topped the MEAC and finished 21st in the Alma Mater ................N.C. Central Univ. (1998) nation in turnover margin (+0.55 per game) last season. Record at NCCU .....................2-4 (1st season) • NCCU has registered 42 tackles for loss in the first six games, averaging 7.0 per Career Record .........................2-4 (1st season) contest (36th in FCS). In 2018, NCCU led the conference and ranked 14th in the NCAA Division I-FCS in tackles for loss with an average of 7.7 per game. Bethune-Cookman: • NCCU’s 74 penalties and 641 penalty yards are the most among FCS teams. Head Coach .....................................Terry Sims • Thanks to Jerome Foster’s pick-six against Elizabeth City State on Sept. 21, NCCU Alma Mater ..............................Knoxville (1994) Record at BCU ....................31-18 (5th season) has now had at least one interception for a touchdown in 16 consecutive seasons. Career Record .....................31-18 (5th season) • NCCU is under the direction of first-year head coach Trei Oliver, who was an all- region safety and punter (1994-97) at NCCU, as well as an assistant coach (2003-06). MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS • NCCU junior running back Isaiah Totten, the fourth-leading rusher in the MEAC with 63.7 ground yards per game, is ranked ninth on NCCU’s career rushing list with North Carolina Central: 1,889 ground yards, averaging 5.3 yards per carry. He is attempting to become just SID .................................................. Kyle Serba the eighth player in NCCU history to rush for 2,000 yards. Office Phone ............................. (919) 530-7054 • NCCU junior cornerback Bryan Mills is tied as the MEAC leader with three E-Mail [email protected] Web Site ........................NCCUEaglePride.com interceptions and eight passes defended (5 pass break-ups, 3 INTs). • NCCU freshman kicker Adrian Olivo tops the MEAC in field goal percentage Bethune-Cookman: (87.5%/11th in FCS), is fourth in field goals per game (1.17/27th in FCS), and ranks SID ............................................Jasmine Alston 10th in the league in scoring with 5.7 points per game. Office Phone ............................. (386) 481-2278 • NCCU redshirt senior defensive end Darius Royster is second in the league with E-Mail ............................ [email protected] 8.0 stops for a loss and 4.0 sacks. Last season, he amassed 17.0 takedowns behind Web Site ............................... BCUathletics.com the line of scrimmage (T-2nd in MEAC, 15th in FCS) and four forced fumbles (1st in Twitter Talk: #NCCUfootball MEAC, 9th in FCS). • Davius Richards’ 62-yard touchdown run at Morgan State (Sept. 28) is the longest QUICK FACTS rush by an NCCU quarterback since Lawrence Fuller raced 74 yards against Morris School: North Carolina Central University Brown on Sept. 30, 2000. Durham, NC 27707 Location: • NCCU’s 330 yards rushing at Morgan State (Sept. 28) are the most against a Founded: 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard conference opponent since Oct 23, 2004, when the Eagles were in the Division II Enrollment: 8,207 CIAA and rushed for 349 yards against CIAA foe Livingstone College. Nickname: Eagles • NCCU junior cornerback Bryan Mills tied the NCCU single-game record with three School Colors: Maroon & Gray interceptions, becoming the first Eagle to accomplish the feat since Adrian Jones on Stadium: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium the same date in 1996 against Elizabeth City State. Capacity (Surface): 10,000 (Mondoturf) • Since the start of the 2012 season, NCCU has scored 39 touchdowns on defense National Affiliation: NCAA Division I-FCS and special teams, including a pick-six this year. Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Chancellor: Dr. Johnson O. Akinleye THE SERIES Alma Mater: Alabama A&M This will be the 11th football meeting between NCCU and Bethune-Cookman since the Athletics Director: Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. teams first met in 1994. Bethune-Cookman leads the series 8-2. In that first match-up Alma Mater: George Washington on Sept. 24, 1994, the Eagles captured a 24-5 road victory in Daytona Beach, Florida. Athletics Dept. Phone: (919) 530-7057 On Oct. 23, 2010, B-CU, as the 14th ranked team in the nation, earned a 23-10 win in Athletics Dept. Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com Durham. On Oct. 29, 2011, the Wildcats amassed 525 yards during a 34-6 victory to Twitter: @NCCUAthletics / @NCCU_Football spoil NCCU’s homecoming. On Oct. 27, 2012, B-CU scored 28 unanswered points to Facebook: Facebook.com/NCCUAthletics overcome a three-point second-half deficit en route to a 42-17 win. In 2013, the 13th- Athletics Ticket Office Phone: (919) 530-6530 ranked Wildcats pounded out 436 rushing yards to beat the Eagles 38-14 in Durham. On Nov. 1, 2014, the 20th-ranked Wildcats overcame a 14-7 halftime deficit to down FOOTBALL HISTORY the Eagles 34-20. On Oct. 3, 2015, B-CU rallied from a 26-7 third quarter deficit and blocked a potential game-winning 18-yard field goal try with just 32 seconds left to First Year of Football: 1923 edge NCCU 28-26 in Durham. On Oct. 1, 2016, NCCU used a dominant second-half Overall All-Time Record: 477-394-30 performance to finish with 489 yards of total offense in a 31-14 victory in Daytona NCAA Playoff Record (Yrs): 1-3 (3 years - 1988, Beach, Florida. On Nov. 11, 2017, B-CU completed a 48-yard Hail Mary pass on the 2005, 2006 - NCAA Div. II) final play of the game for a stunning 13-10 road win. On Nov. 8, 2018, the Wildcats Delta State (Div. II) Last Playoff Opponent: scored a touchdown with 53 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then beat in Result (Date): Lost, 17-24 (Nov. 25, 2006) Eagles 28-25 in double-OT. Conference Championships: MEAC (1972, 1973, 2016); CIAA (1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, 11/8/18 - B-CU 28, NCCU 25 - 2OT (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 1963, 1980, 2005, 2006) 11/11/17 - B-CU 13, NCCU 10 (Durham, N.C.) 10/1/2016 - NCCU 31, B-CU 14 (Daytona Beach, Fla.) SPORTS INFORMATION 10/3/2015 - B-CU 28, NCCU 26 (Durham, N.C.) Sports Information Director: Kyle Serba 11/1/2014 - #20 B-CU 34, NCCU 20 (Daytona Beach, Fla.) SID Office Phone: (919) 530-7054 11/2/2013 - #13 B-CU 38, NCCU 14 (Durham, N.C.) SID E-Mail: [email protected] 10/27/2012 - B-CU 42, NCCU 17 (Daytona Beach, Fla.) Radio Play-by-Play: Jonathan Duren 10/29/2011 - B-CU 34, NCCU 6 (Durham, N.C.) Phone/Email: (919) 530-6892/[email protected] 10/23/2010 - #14 B-CU 23, NCCU 10 (Durham, N.C.) 9/24/1994 - NCCU 24, B-CU 5 (Daytona Beach, Fla.) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Trei Oliver THE LAST MEETING Alma Mater (Year): N.C. Central Univ. (1998) (Bethune-Cookman 28, NCCU 25 - 2OT - Daytona Beach, Fla. - Nov. 8, 2018) B-CU Record at NCCU (Years): 2-4 (1st year) scored a touchdown with 53 seconds left in regulation to tie the contest, then converted Career Record (Years): 2-4 (1st year) a pair of field goals to pull out a 28-25 double-overtime win during a live ESPNU Coaching Responsibilities: broadcast from Daytona Stadium.