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HAMPTON PIRATES 2006 FOOTBALL GAME 9 Winston-Salem State (3-5) at #17/18 Hampton (7-1, 5-1 MEAC) Armstrong Stadium (17,000) - Hampton, Va. Oct. 28, 2006 - 2 p.m. EST TV: None QUICK FACTS Radio: WHOV 88.1 FM, also available at hamptonpirates.com COACHES Joe Taylor (Western Illinois ‘72) Record at HU ....................127-43-1 (15 years) Today’s Game: It’s homecoming week at Hampton University and the 17th ranked Pirates vs. Winston-Salem State ............................. 2-0 host the Rams of Winston-Salem State University in their fi nal non-conference game of the Overall Record ..................188-72-4 (24 years) vs. Winston-Salem State ............................. 6-3 season. Despite suffering a 13-6 loss last week at South Carolina State, the Pirates remain tied for fi rst place in the MEAC standings with just one conference loss (5-1) and a 7-1 overall Kermit Blount (Winston-Salem State ‘80) mark. Hampton has won 17 of its last 18 conference games and 24 of the last 25 regular Record at WSSU .................80-62-3 (14 years) season games. vs. Hampton ................................................0-1 Overall Record ....................80-62-3 (14 years) vs. Hampton ................................................0-1 The newest member of the MEAC, the Rams are coming off of their third victory of the season, a 38-6 decision over Savannah State. WSSU pounded out 306 yards and four touchdowns on SERIES the ground, while defensively the Rams held Savannah State to a dismal -15 yards rushing on WSSU leads the all-time series 14-8-1 Last 5 meetings: 13 attempts. 2000: HAM 40, WSSU 6 1992: HAM 27, WSSU 14 Series History: Today’s game will mark the 24th meeting between the Pirates and the Rams 1991: WSSU 20, HAM 6 with Winston-Salem State holding a 14-8-1 advantage. The Pirates won the last meeting back 1987: WSSU 22. HAM 12 1986: WSSU 38, HAM 6 on Sept. 16, 2000 in Hampton by a score of 40-6. RANKINGS The Coaches: Joe Taylor is entering his 15th season at the helm of the Pirate program and his Hampton 24th season overall as a head coach. He is Hampton’s all-time winningest coach with a record 17th ..................................Sports Network Poll 18th ....... College Sporting News Coaches Poll of 127-43-1, guiding the Pirates to seven conference championships (4 MEAC, 3 CIAA), 2nd.................. SBN Sports Black College Poll four SBN Black College National Championships and six playoff appearances. With 188 career victories, head coach Joe Taylor ranks fourth on the list of winningest active coaches in Winston-Salem State Division I-AA. His .713 winning percentage is fi fth among active coaches as well. N/A ...................................Sports Network Poll N/A ........College Sporting News Coaches Poll N/A .................SBN Sports Black College Poll A 1980 graduate of Winston-Salem State, Kermit Blount is in his 14th season as head coach of the Rams. He has compiled an overall record of 80-62-3, guiding WSSU to back-to-back TELEVISION CIAA championships in 1999 and 2000. As a quarterback for the Rams Blount directed an None option attack that dominated the league and helped the Rams win conference titles in 1977 RADIO and 1978. WHOV 88.1 FM will carry the game live with Rob Dixon and George Richards calling the action. The broadcast can also be heard online #17 Hampton (7-1, 5-1 MEAC) Winston-Salem State (3-5) at hamtonpirates.com. Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time MEDIA CONTACTS Sept. 2 vs. Grambling State W, 27-26 (ot) Aug. 26 at Catawba L, 7-21 Hampton Sept. 9 HOWARD W, 46-7 Sept. 2 at North Carolina A&T W, 41-14 SID - Jamar Ross Sept. 16 N.C. A&T W, 48-14 Sept. 9 S.C. STATE L, 6-35 Phone (757) 727-5757 Sept. 23 vs. Morgan State W, 26-7 Sept. 23 at Florida A&M L, 21-25 Email: [email protected] Sept. 30 at Delaware State W, 29-14 Sept. 30 COASTAL CAROLINA L, 12-31 Oct. 7 vs. Central State (OH) W, 42-12 Oct. 7 HOWARD W, 12-0 Winston-Salem State Oct. 14 NORFOLK STATE W, 42-13 Oct. 14 at Bethune-Cookman L, 6-10 SID - Chris Zona Oct. 21 at South Carolina State L, 6-13 Oct. 21 at Savannah State W, 38-6 Phone (336) 750-2143 Oct. 28 WINSTON-SALEM ST. 2 p.m. Oct. 28 at Hampton 2 p.m. Email: [email protected] Nov. 2 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 ST. AUGUSTINE’S 1:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at Florida A&M 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at Norfolk State 1 p.m. 2006 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL MEAC STANDINGS Winningest Active Division I-AA Coaches (By Victories) Mike Kelly, Dayton 234 Team MEAC Overall Strk Hampton 5-1 7-1 L1 Bob Ford, Albany 215 Delaware State 4-1 5-2 W3 Al Bagnoli, Penn 189 S.C. State 3-1 4-3 W3 Joe Taylor, Hampton 188 Morgan State 3-2 4-4 L1 Walt Hameline, Wagner 179 Bethune-Cookman 2-2 4-3 W1 Florida A&M 2-2 4-3 W1 Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary 177 Howard 1-3 2-5 W1 Jerry Moore, Appalachian State 174 Norfolk State 1-4 3-4 L3 Rob Ash, Drake 173 N.C. A&T 0-5 0-7 L7 Andy Talley, Villanova 168 Pete Richardson, Southern 153 The Last Time They Met: Sept. 16, 2000 – Hampton 40, WSSU 6 The Pirates took an early 13-0 fi rst quarter lead and never looked back, cruising to a 40-6 THIS WEEK IN THE MEAC victory in front of more than 9,000 fans at Armstrong Stadium. Hampton featured a balanced (Thursday) offensive attack with 220 yards rushing and 216 yards passing on the afternoon. Montrell NC A&T at Bethune-Cookman - 7:30 p.m. Coley ran for 113 yards and three scores, while quarterback Ataveus Cash completed 11-of- (Saturday) 17 passes, including a 52-yard scoring strike to Michael Compton. Norfolk State at Howard - 1 p.m. Morgan State at Florida A&M - 3 p.m. South Carolina State at Delaware State - 7 p.m. The Rams managed just 215 yards of total offense as they struggled to sustain drives, converting on only 3-of-13 third downs. Terrie Newkirk led WSSU with 76 yards rushing, while quarterback Tory Woodbury accounted for the Rams’ only score with a 6-yard TRACKING OPPONENTS touchdown run. Grambling State (3-4) at Texas Southern Last Week: W, 36-7 vs. Jackson State In The Polls: Following last week’s loss at South Carolina State the Pirates fell to No. 17 Next Week: Alabama State in the Sports Network Top 25 Poll and to No. 18 in the College Sporting News Coaches Howard (2-5) vs. Norfolk State Poll. Hampton also dropped to No. 2 in the Sheridan Broadcasting Network’s Black College Last Week: W, 26-0 vs. NC A&T Football Poll, behind only North Carolina Central. Next Week: at South Carolina State N. Carolina A&T (0-7) at Bethune-Cookman HU Versus The MEAC: Since the 2003 season the Pirates have a conference record of 24- Last Week: L, 0-26 vs. Howard 4 and have won 17 of their last 18 MEAC contests. All four losses have come on the road, Next Week: Florida A&M including last week’s 13-6 loss at South Carolina State. Morgan State (4-4) at Florida A&M Last Week: L, 7-29 vs. Delaware State Home Sweet Home: As if facing the two-time defending MEAC champion Pirates weren’t Next Week: at Norfolk State enough, the Rams will have to do it at Armstrong Stadium where Hampton has been nearly Delaware State (5-2) vs. S.C. State unbeatable in the past several years. In fact, since the 2002 season Hampton is 22-3 (.880) at Last Week: W, 29-7 at Morgan State home, 16-1 against MEAC foes. The last conference team to defeat the Pirates at Armstrong Next Week: Concord (WV) Stadium was Florida A&M back in 2003. Central State (0-4) Kentucky Wesleyan Last Week: L, 14-19 vs. Tiffi n Quick Strike Potential: Under new offensive coordinator Chris Beatty the Hampton offense Next Week: St. Joseph’s has shown that it is capable of scoring quickly and from anywhere on the fi eld. The Pirates Norfolk State (3-4) at Howard have had 41 scoring drives on the year and 30 (75%) of them have taken less than four Last Week: L, 33-36 vs. Florida A&M minutes off the clock. In fact, 14 have taken less than two minutes and three times the Pirates Next Week: Morgan State scored on the fi rst play of a drive. South Carolina St. (4-3) at Delaware State Last Week: W, 13-6 vs. Hampton Explosive Plays: Led by Marquay McDaniel’s 10, the Pirates have had 28 plays this season Next Week: Howard that went for 20 or more yards, 19 coming through the air and nine on the ground. Onrea Winston-Salem St. (3-5) at Hampton Jones and Kevin Beverly rank second and third on the team in 20-yard plays with fi ve and Last Week: W, 38-6 at Savannah State four respectively. Next Week: St. Augustine’s Bethune-Cookman (4-3) vs. NC A&T HU Block Party: After blocking three kicks in the season opener against Grambling State Last Week: Idle and another versus Morgan State, the Pirates’ special teams came through again with two Next Week: at Hampton more in the Circle City Classic against Central State.