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EAGLES FOOTBALL 2012 – GAME #2 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY “EAGLES” VS. ELON UNIVERSITY “PHOENIX” Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 – Kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Rhodes Stadium – Elon, N.C. THE GAME 2012 NCCU Football Schedule North Carolina Central University “Eagles” vs. Elon University “Phoenix” Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 1 Fayetteville State ..............W 54-31 THE KICKOFF Saturday, September 8, 2012 – Kickoff at 7:00 p.m. “Eagle Club Day” .......... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Sept. 8 at Elon ...............................7:00 pm THE SITE Sept. 15 at Duke ..............................7:00 pm Rhodes Stadium (11,250 capacity/Natural Grass) - Elon, N.C. “Bull City Gridiron Classic” ...Wallace Wade Stadium Sept. 22 at Savannah State .............7:00 pm THE RECORDS Oct. 6 vs. South Carolina State ....2:30 pm N.C. Central (1-0 overall, 0-0 MEAC); Elon (0-1 overall; 0-0 SoCon) “Circle City Classic” .......... Lucas Oil Stadium Oct. 13 at Morgan State .................1:00 pm MEDIA COVERAGE Radio: WNCU 90.7 FM (Durham, N.C.); “GameCentral” at NCCUEaglePride.com Oct. 18 (T) Hampton ............... (ESPNU) 7:30 pm (audio internet stream). Starts at 6:30 p.m. (Chris Hooks, play-by-play; Joe “Student Appreciation Day” ... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Simmons, color analyst) Oct. 27 at Bethune-Cookman.........4:00 pm Nov. 3 Delaware State ..................2:00 pm QUICK HITS “Homecoming” ......... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium • This is the first of five straight road games for NCCU. Nov. 10 at Florida A&M ...................3:00 pm • Saturday will be the Eagles first visit to Rhodes Stadium. Nov. 17 North Carolina A&T ............2:00 pm • With a win over Elon, NCCU would be 2-0 for the first time since 2006, when the “Senior Day” ............ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Eagles finished the regular season 11-0. • Elon will recognize five new members of its Sports Hall of Fame class at halftime. NCCU Ticket Office: (919) 530-5170 NCCU Athletics Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com THE SERIES This will be the 12th meeting between the Eagles of NCCU and the Phoenix of Elon HEAD COACHES University. Elon leads the series 8-3. In the last meeting, Elon held on to a 23-22 North Carolina Central: victory in Durham on Sept. 17, 2011. In NCCU’s last road game against Elon, the Head Coach ............................Henry Frazier III Eagles won 17-14 on Sept. 14, 1996, to snap Elon’s seven-game win streak. Alma Mater ......................... Bowie State (1993) Record at NCCU ....................3-9 (2nd season) Sept. 17, 2011 - Elon 23, NCCU 22 (Durham, N.C.) Career Record ...................72-63 (14th season) Sept. 14, 1996 - NCCU 17, Elon 14 (Burlington, N.C.) Sept. 9, 1995 - Elon 12, NCCU 5 (Durham, N.C.) Elon: Sept. 14, 1991 - Elon 38, NCCU 14 (Durham, N.C.) Head Coach ............................ Jason Swepson Sept. 8, 1990 - Elon 17, NCCU 16 (Burlington, N.C.) Alma Mater ....................Boston College (1992) Record at CSU .......................5-7 (2nd season) Sept. 27, 1980 - Elon 28, NCCU 14 (Durham, N.C.) Career Record ..........................................same Sept. 22, 1979 - Elon 5, NCCU 0 (Burlington, N.C.) Oct. 7, 1978 - Elon 35, NCCU 7 (Durham, N.C.) MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Oct. 8, 1977 - Elon 50, NCCU 8 (Burlington, N.C.) Sept. 16, 1972 - NCCU 41, Elon 21 (Burlington, N.C.) North Carolina Central: Sept. 18, 1971 - NCCU 14, Elon 7 (Durham, N.C.) SID .................................................. Kyle Serba Office Phone ............................. (919) 530-7054 ABOUT ELON UNIVERSITY E-Mail [email protected] Web Site ........................NCCUEaglePride.com Elon was founded by the Christian Church (now the United Church of Christ) in 1889, and its core values have remained constant throughout history. Elon now boasts an Elon: enrollment of more than 5,900, and its 600-acre campus is recognized by Princeton Football SID .....................................Chris Rash Review as one of the nation’s most beautiful college environments. The campus has Office Phone ............................. (336) 278-6712 been designated a botanical garden, and includes the 56-acre Elon University Forest, E-Mail ..................................... [email protected] a land preserve and natural area for scientific research. Elon Phoenix athletics include Web Site ................................ElonPhoenix.com 16 intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports in NCAA Division I (FCS football), and Twitter Talk: #NCCUfootball Elon is a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). THE LAST MEETING QUICK FACTS (Sept. 17, 2011 - Elon 23, NCCU 22) Elon University overcame five turnovers by North Carolina Central University School: piling up 525 yards of total offense and taking advantage of North Carolina Central Location: Durham, NC 27707 University special teams miscues, as the visiting Phoenix escaped NCCU’s O’Kelly- Founded: 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard Riddick Stadium with a 23-22 win on a cool, misty Saturday night. For NCCU, a Enrollment: 8,645 Division I newcomer against a traditional FCS contender, this was the game that got Nickname: Eagles away. With the visitors holding a one-point lead with less than two minutes left in the School Colors: Maroon & Gray game, NCCU drove down the field to get into position for a potential game-winning 39- Stadium: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium yard field goal. However, the snap from the long snapper was low and the rain-soaked Capacity (Surface): 10,000 (Mondoturf) ball slipped through the holder’s hands. Rookie kicker Oleg Parent, who missed an National Affiliation: NCAA Division I-FCS extra-point kick in the second quarter, never got a chance to redeem himself. The Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference sensational Elon duo of junior quarterback Thomas Wilson and junior receiver Aaron Chancellor: Charles Becton Mellette proved too much for the Eagles to handle. Wilson completed 34 of 48 passes Alma Mater: Howard for a career-best 416 yards and three touchdowns, while Mellette had 16 receptions Athletics Director: Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. for a career-high 237 yards with a score. Wilson also made a shoe-string, touchdown- Alma Mater: George Washington saving tackle when NCCU junior safety Marc Lewis appeared to be heading to the Athletics Dept. Phone: (919) 530-7057 end zone after a first-quarter interception. The last line of defense, Wilson dove and Athletics Dept. Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com barely tripped up Lewis at the Elon 15-yard line, and NCCU had to settle for a 30-yard Twitter: @NCCUAthletics field goal by Parent. Elon senior receiver Christian Dennis caught six passes for 64 Facebook: Facebook.com/NCCUAthletics yards and two touchdowns, including what proved to be the game-winner with 4:46 Ticket Office Phone: (919) 530-5170 remaining in the game. NCCU senior signal caller Michael Johnson connected on 13 of 40 pass attempts for 153 yards and two touchdowns, both diving catches in the first FOOTBALL HISTORY half. The first was hauled in by senior receiver Demario Lackey at 8:29 of the second quarter to tie the game at 10-10. The second scoring grab was made by junior receiver First Year of Football: 1923 Geovonie Irvine with 3:44 remaining before the halftime intermission. Parent pushed Overall All-Time Record: 429-357-30 the extra-point kick wide right as Elon entered the locker room with a 17-16 lead. NCAA Tourn. Record (Yrs): 1-3 (3 years - 1988, Neither team scored in the third quarter or the first half of the final frame. Ironically, the 2005, 2006 - NCAA Div. II) first points of the second half were posted by NCCU freshman linebacker Tiron Guion, Last Post-Season Opponent: Delta State who intercepted Wilson’s overthrown pass at the Elon 25-yard line and rumbled 75 Result (Date): Lost, 17-24 (Nov. 25, 2006) yards to the end zone with fellow rookie linebacker Prince Williams leading the way. That touchdown scamper gave the home team its first lead of the game at 22-17 with SPORTS INFORMATION 7:17 on the fourth quarter clock. The Phoenix did not let the home crowd cheer for too Sports Information Director: Kyle Serba long. On the ensuing drive, Elon covered 64 yards in just seven plays as Wilson found SID Office Phone: (919) 530-7054 Dennis open over the middle for a 27-yard go-ahead touchdown with 4:46 remaining. SID Office Fax: (919) 530-5426 NCCU tried to answer back, converting twice on fourth down to move the ball to the SID E-Mail: [email protected] 22-yard line. However, Johnson threw three incomplete passes before the botched SID Mailing Address: 116 McDougald- field goal attempt. While Elon racked up the most yards by an NCCU opponent since McLendon Gym, Durham, NC 27707 Appalachian State in 2009, the Eagles managed 219 yards of total offense. Radio Play-by-Play: Chris Hooks Phone/Email: (919) 530-6017/[email protected] LAST WEEK (NCCU 54, Fayetteville State 31 - Durham, N.C.) North Carolina Central University COACHING STAFF took advantage of big special teams plays and Fayetteville State University turnovers Head Coach: Henry Frazier III to open the season with a 54-31 victory in front of 9,077 fans inside O’Kelly-Riddick Alma Mater (Year): Bowie State (1993) Stadium. All three phases of the football game – offense, defense and special teams Record at NCCU (Years): 3-9 (2nd season) – seemed to be clicking for the Eagles. Offensively, NCCU amassed 420 yards of Career Record (Years): 72-63 (14th season) total offense, including 223 through the air and 197 on the ground. Defensively, the Football Office Phone: (919) 530-5315 Eagles forced four turnovers, including an interception for a touchdown and three fumble recoveries that set up two scores. On special teams, NCCU returned two punts Assistant Coaches: for touchdowns. NCCU junior transfer quarterback Matt Goggans completed 15-of-26 Dwayne Foster ......Assistant H.C./Offensive Line passes for 223 yards and a 20-yard touchdown strike to senior receiver Geovonie Michael Bryant ...........