HAMPTON PIRATES 2008 FOOTBALL GAME 9 Bethune-Cookman (6-2; 3-2 MEAC) at Hampton (5-3; 4-1 MEAC) Armstrong Stadium (17,000) - Hampton, VA Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008 - 2:00 p.m. TV: ESPNU Tape Delayed; Radio: WHOV 88.1 FM QUICK FACTS COACHES Today’s Game: It’s Senior Day at Armstrong Stadium, as the Pirates bid farewell to 16 seniors. Jerry Holmes (West Virginia ‘79) After two minor setbacks, the Pirates are looking to keep things moving as they continue Record at HU ..............................5-3 (1st year) Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action, playing host to the Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman vs. Bethune-Cookman ................................. 0-0 University. The Wildcats come into today’s contest riding a two-game winning streak and Overall Record .........................................Same vs. Bethune-Cookman ................................. 0-0 standing at an overall record of 6-2 and at 3-2 in conference play. The Pirates come into the game on a two game two game losing streak and at a 5-3 overall mark and a 4-1 mark in Alvin B. Wyatt, Sr. (Bethune-Cookamn ‘80) MEAC play. Record at BCU ....................... 83-46 (11 years) Hampton ...................................................... 4-7 Overall Record ....................... 83-46 (11 years) This match-up will mark only the sixth time that the Pirates and the Wildcats have meet at vs. Hampton ................................................ 4-7 Armstrong Stadium on the campus of Hampton University. Hampton is at a slight advantage when playing at Armstrong Stadium, winning four of the six meetings in Hampton, Va. SERIES Winston-Salem leads the all-time series 15-9-1 Last five meetings: Series History: This will be the 13th meeting between the Pirates and the Wildcats, with 2007 - HAM 31, BCU 24 Hampton leading the all-time series 9-4. The rivalry dates back to 1995, when the Pirates first 2006 - HAM 38, BCU 17 joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and defeated the Wildcats 34-14. Following that 2005 - HAM 24, BCU 10 contest, the Pirates would go on to win the next two meetings before Bethune-Cookman won 2004 - HAM 24, BCU 17 2003 - BCU 30, HAM 27 three in a row from 1998 to 2000. Hampton has won four of the last five meetings between the two, including four in a row since 2004. RANKINGS Hampton The Coaches: Jerry Holmes enters his first season as head coach at Hampton University. N/A ...................................Sports Network Poll N/A ........ College Sporting News Coaches Poll Prior to becoming head coach, Holmes spent the last three seasons as defensive coordinator N/A ................. SBN Sports Black College Poll and linebackers coach at Hampton (2004-07). Holmes also spent five years coaching defensive backs for the San Diego Chargers (2002-03), the Washington Redskins (2001) and Bethune-Cookamn the Cleveland Browns (1999-00). 5th ....................................Sports Network Poll N/A ........ College Sporting News Coaches Poll N/A ................. SBN Sports Black College Poll As a coach, Holmes embodies the same characteristics that he demonstrated as a player in the NFL and the USFL, physical play and aggressive football. His coaching prowess has transferred successfully to his players on the field everywhere that he has been. In 2001, his TELEVISION ESPNU Taped Delayed Redskins secondary boasted the NFL’s sixth leading defense against the pass. The team’s 23 interceptions were the fifth most in the league. During Holmes’ tenure with the Browns, RADIO WHOV 88.1 FM will carry the game live with Rob Dixon and Shemar Woods calling the HAMPTON (5-3) BETHUNE-COOKMAN (6-2) action. Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time MEDIA CONTACTS Aug. 31 vs. Jackson State W, 17-13 Sept. 6 Alabama State W, 28-7 Hampton Sept. 6 at Southern Illinois L, 31-37 Sept. 13 at South Carolina State L, 19-28 SID - Maurice Williams Sept. 13 HOWARD W, 38-27 Sept. 20 Savannah State W, 34-9 Phone (757) 727-5757 Sept. 20 N.CAROLINA A&T W, 44-7 Sept. 27 Norfolk State W, 33-17 Email: [email protected] Oct. 4 at Delaware State W, 17-14 Oct. 4 at Morgan State W, 31-27 Oct. 18 NORFOLK StatE W, 35-17 Oct. 11 Deleware State L, 20-26 Bethune-Cookamn Oct. 25 at South Carolina State L, 13-35 Oct. 25 at Winston-Salem State W, 27-6 SID - Mark Johnson Nov. 1 Winston-SALEM ST. L, 30-35 Nov. 1 North Carolina A&T W, 24-14 Phone (386) 481-2206 Nov. 8 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at Hampton 2 p.m. Email: [email protected] Nov. 15 at Florida A&M 4 p.m. Nov. 15 Howard 4 p.m. Nov. 22 at Morgan State 1 p.m. Nov. 22 vs. Florida A&M 3:15 pm 2008 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL MEAC STANDINGS Cleveland ranked 11th and 12th in the league against the pass. Holmes began his coaching career as the linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator at Team MEAC Overall Strk South Carolina State 5-0 7-2 W5 Hampton University from 1992 to 1994. During those three seasons with the Pirates, Hampton Morgan State 4-1 6-3 W3 posted a remarkable record of 31-4-1, winning three consecutive CIAA championships, Hampton 4-1 5-3 L2 making two trips to the NCAA playoffs and capturing the 1994 Black College National Bethune-Cookman 3-2 6-2 W2 Championship. After leaving Hampton, Holmes spent the next four seasons (1994-98) as the Delaware State 3-3 3-5 L2 Florida A&M 2-3 6-3 L1 defensive backs coach at his alma mater West Virginia University. In 1996 the Mountaineers Norfolk State 2-4 3-6 W1 featured the nation’s top-ranked defense that included a No. 5 national ranking against the North Carolina A&T 1-5 3-7 L1 pass. He has also completed coaching internships with the Detroit Lions, the Jacksonville Howard 0-5 1-7 L4 Jaguars and Boston University. If Alvin B. Wyatt, Sr. isn’t one of the first names that comes to mind when talking about Bethune-Cookman University football on the Division I level, then he is surely making it so with the wins he is collecting and the student-athletes graduating from within his program. THIS WEEK IN THE MEAC Wyatt was named as the school’s ninth head coach for football back on Nov. 27, 1996 Howard at South Carolina St. - 7:30 p.m. following the retirement of legendary former head coach and current Senior Associate Winston-Salem State at Delaware State - 1 p.m. Morgan State at Norfolk State - 1 p.m. Director of Athletics, Jack “Cy” McClairen. In the process, he was also issued in as the sixth Florida A&M at N. Carolina A&T - 1:30 p.m. alumnus to take over the Wildcats program--staying with the “All In the Family” attitude at Bethune-Cookman at Hampton - 2 p.m. the great Bethune-Cookman University. TRACKING OPPONENTS With the start of the 2007 season being the beginning of the second “Wyatt Decade,” Alvin Jackson State (4-4) vs. Alabama State Wyatt has certainly known his highs and lows of the program. Last Week: W, 29-27 vs. Mississippi Valley St. Next Week: vs. Alabama A&M He’s known the highs with a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championship, the Southern Illinois (6-2) vs. Western Illinois third in school history, in 2002 with a school-best 11 wins during the season. The wins also Last Week: W, 40-21 vs. North Dakota Next Week: vs. South Dakota State included a victory over intra-state rival Florida A&M University in the Walt Disney Florida Classic. That season, Wyatt led the `Cats to their first-ever NCAA Division I-AA Playoff Howard (1-7) at South Carolina State contest, traveling to Georgia Southern. He followed that up with yet another trip to the Last Week: L, 12-49 vs. Norfolk State Next Week: at Bethune-Cookman NCAA I-AA playoff berth in 2003, as well as helping his alma mater to serve as one of eight (8) host sites for the NCAA Playoffs. N.C. A&T (3-6) vs. Florida A&M Last Week: W, 14-24 at Bethune-Cookman Next Week: Idle The Last Time They Met: Hampton 31, Bethune-Cookman 24 The Pirates of Hampton University (5-4; 4-3 MEAC) took on the Wildcats of Bethune- Delaware State (3-5) vs. Winston-Salem St. Cookman University (3-6; 1-5 MEAC) in the Sunshine State. The Pirates were in search of Last Week: L, 17-23 vs. South Carolina St. Next Week: at Norfolk State a win after losing their last three contests and a win is what they found. Norfolk State (3-6) vs. Morgan State The Pirates scored 14 points in less than 20 seconds in the final 45 seconds of the contest. Last Week: W, 49-12 at Howard Next Week: vs. Delaware State With 44 seconds left in the ball game, quarterback TJ Mitchell connected with wide receiver Jeremy Gilchrist on a 10-yard out route to tie the game up at 24 all. Less then 10 seconds South Carolina St. (7-2) vs. Howard later, Henti Baird would return a 30-yard catch for a touchdown to give the Pirates the go- Last Week: W, 23-14 at Delaware State Next Week: at Morgan State ahead score in their 31-24 victory. Winston-Salem St. (2-6) at Delaware State The story of the day was quarterback Herbert Bynes, in the first start of his college career.