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Team MEAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Hm Rd Neu Streak North Carolina A&T State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 20 17 0-0 0-0 1-0 Won 1 Bethune-Cookman 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Delaware State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Florida A&M 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Howard 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Morgan State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Norfolk State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- North Carolina Central 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Savannah State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- South Carolina State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ---

Saturday, September 29 THIS WEEK 1ST & 10 Thursday, August 30 • The 2018 season kicks off with week one as every MEAC team is in action. The 2018 season officially began last weekend as North Carolina Savannah State at Alabama Birmingham...... 8 p.m. A&T State squared off against Jacksonville State in the annual Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff in Montgomery, Ala. Week one will be an Television: ESPN+ extended one as Savannah State kicks off on Thursday with the MEAC/SWAC Challenge wrapping the week up on Sunday. Series: First Meeting Last Meeting: N/A • North Carolina A&T State continued where it left off as they opened the 2018 with a huge 20-17 win over Jacksonville State on Saturday. Saturday, September 1 Jacksonville State was ranked No. 6 entering the season and was the highest ranked opponent N.C. A&T State has ever faced to open the year. Howard at Ohio...... 2 p.m. Television: ESPN+ • North Carolina A&T State was picked to defend its MEAC Football Championship as the Aggies received 19 first-place votes and was a unani- Series: First Meeting mous choice to defend their MEAC Championship and represent the league in the annual Celebration Bowl on Dec. 15 in Atlanta, Ga. The Aggies Last Meeting: N/A have not won consecutive MEAC Championships since the 1991 and 1992 campaigns. Howard University was predicted to place second in head Fort Valley State at Florida A&M...... 5 p.m. coach Mike London’s second season followed by N.C. Central in third place and Bethune-Cookman in fourth. Florida A&M was picked fifth Television: TBA followed by Norfolk State, South Carolina State, Savannah State, Morgan State and Delaware State. Series: FAMU leads 9-1 Last Meeting: 28-22, FAMU, 2011 •Name tags will be needed this season as five MEAC teams feature new head coaches. Delaware State, Florida A&M, Morgan State, N.C. A&T Delaware State at Buffalo...... 6 p.m. State and N.C. Central will have new leaders. Both head coaches at Morgan State and NCCU coaches have the interim tag attached. Television: ESPN3 Series: Buffalo leads 1-0 Last Meeting: 40-30, UB, 1997 • The MEAC picked up two FBS wins last season as North Carolina A&T State defeated Charlotte (Conference USA) while Howard defeated UNLV. The wins marked the second straight year the conference has earned an FBS win. The 2016 North Carolina A&T State win over Kent North Carolina A&T State at East Carolina...6 p.m. State was the Aggies’ first FBS win in school history and the first MEAC FBS win since Bethune-Cookman defeated C-USA’s Florida International Television: ESPN3 Series: First Meeting 14-12 in 2014. Last Meeting: N/A • North Carolina A&T State is the lone MEAC team ranked amongst FCS teams. The Aggies are ranked No. 6 in both the FCS Coaches and Virgina State at Norfolk State...... 6 p.m. STATS FCS polls. Television: N/A Series: Virginia State leads 27-20-1 •North Carolina A&T State University quarterback Lamar Raynard was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Last Meeting: 14-10, VSU, 2017 Offensive Player of the Year, while N.C. Central defensive back Davanta Reynolds was selected as the Preseason Defensive Player of the South Carolina State at Georgia Southern....6 p.m. Year. Television: ESPN+ Series: Georgia Southern leads 7-0 • Last year’s MEAC Champions, North Carolina A&T State, finished the 2017 season with their highest national ranking ever as they finished No. Last Meeting: 41-16, GS 2010 6 in the NCAA FCS Coaches Poll. They enter the 2018 season with their highest national preseason ranking ever with voters ranking the Aggies Bethune-Cookman at Tennessee State...... 7 p.m. preseason No. 14 in the AFCA Coaches Poll. However, the Aggies will feature a new look as head coach Sam Washington takes over for Television: N/A the retired Rod Broadway. Washington was formerly N.C. A&T’s defensive coordinator. Series: TSU leads 7-2 Last Meeting: 31-24, TSU, 2016 • The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced a partnership with the MEAC to reveal the league’s offensive and Towson at Morgan State...... 7 p.m. defensive players of the year as part of the festivities surrounding the 61st NFF Annual Awards Dinner Dec. 4 at the New York Hilton Midtown Television: SportsFever TV in New York City. This marks the third consecutive year the players will be honored in New York. Series: Towson leads 18-6 Last Meeting: 10-0, Towson, 2017 • The 14th annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge has a new home as it moves to Atlanta, Ga. The contest will be played at Georgia State Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 2 Sunday, Sept. 2 on ESPN2 and features North Carolina Central versus Prairie View A&M. The contest is back on neutral grounds for the first time N.C. Central vs. Prairie View A&M...... 12 p.m. since 2015 after a two-year cycle on MEAC and SWAC campuses. Television: ESPN2 Series: First Meeting • The winner of the MEAC’s regular season title will earn a bid to the 4th annual Celebration Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. on Dec. 15 at Mercedes Benz Last Meeting: N/A Stadium. The bowl, which pits the MEAC Champion versus the SWAC Champion, is the only FCS league to host a bowl game as the MEAC leads the series 2-1.

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 1 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK 2730 Ellsmere Ave. Norfolk, Virginia 23513 Main: (757) 951-2055 | Fax: (757) 951-2067 Commissioner: Dr. Dennis E. Thomas Sr. Associate Commissioner: Sonja Stills Assistant Commissioner for Championships: Raynoid Dedeaux Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations: Ryan McGinty Director of Multimedia/Coord. of Marketing: Marquis Bryant Assistant Director of Media Relations: Jeff Cunningham Assistant Director of Championship & Compliance: Wyatt Sutton Director of Corporate Partnerships: Patricia Easley Business Manager: Deon Hallback Administrative Assistant: Nikki Johnson Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coordinator of Football Officials: Andre Lowe Football Contacts

MEAC Overview Weekly Teleconference Bethune-Cookman The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and www. The MEAC will host the first weekly football teleconfer- Bryan Harvey MEACsports.com offers authorized media immediate ence on Tuesday, Aug. 28 and conclude on Tuesday, Nov. [email protected] access to original, up-to-date information from the MEAC 20. Beginning at 10 a.m., the call will feature all MEAC head (386) 481-2206 and its member institutions. football coaches for a 10-minute session that includes a brief statement about the previous and upcoming opponent and Delaware State game. Each session concludes with a question and answer Dennis Jones About The MEAC session with members of the media. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its [email protected] Credible media outlets may access the teleconference by 49th year of intercollegiate competition heading into the (302) 857-6068 contacting Ryan McGinty at mcgintyr@themeac. 2018-19 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., com. The entire call will be available on-line each Wednes- the MEAC is made up of 13 outstanding historically black Florida A&M day morning on www.MEACsports.com. institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman Alvin Hollins University, Coppin State University, Delaware State Univer- [email protected] DATES FOR 2018 TELECONFERENCES: sity, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University (850) 599-3736 August 28 • September 4 • September 11 • September of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk 18 • September 25 • October 2 • October 9 • October 16 State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Howard • October 23 • October 30 • November 6 • November 13 Carolina Central University, Savannah State University and Derek Bryant • November 20 South Carolina State University. [email protected] The MEAC sponsors 16 Division I (FCS) sports with auto- (202) 806-7184 The schedule is as follows: matic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason competition in 10:00 -- MEAC Notes baseball, bowling, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s Morgan State 10:13 -- Willie Simmons, Florida A&M and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, Leonard Haynes IV 10:23 -- Terry Sims, Bethune-Cookman men’s and women’s track and field, softball, volleyball and [email protected] 10:33 -- Rod Milstead, Delaware State men’s golf. (443) 885-3831 10:43 -- Mike London, Howard 10:53 -- Latrell Scott, Norfolk State Norfolk State Social Media 11:03 -- Erik Raeburn, Savannah State Matt Michalec Fans and media members are invited to follow the latest 11:13 -- Buddy Pough, South Carolina State [email protected] Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football news through so- 11:23 -- Sam Washington, North Carolina A&T State (757) 823-2628 cial media. The MEAC Twitter feed may be accessed 11:33 -- Granville Eastman, North Carolina Central @MEACSports and the conference’s official Facebook 11:43 -- Ernest T. Jones, Morgan State page is available @MEACSports. The MEAC’s Insta- North Carolina A&T State gram handle is @MEACSports. Brian Holloway Annual Awards [email protected] The MEAC will name first, second and third all-conference (336) 334-7141 teams, players of the year on offense, defense and special teams, rookie of the year and coach of the year. North Carolina Central @MEACSports @MEACSports @MEACSports The awards will be announced Nov. 26, 2018 with the Kyle Serba league’s offensive and defensive players of the year named [email protected] on Dec. 4 as part of the festivities surrounding the 6st NFF (919) 530-7054 Weekly Release & Statistics Annual Awards Dinner at the Hilton Midtown in New York Media members may access PDF versions of the complete City. Savannah State weekly release, including conference and team-by-team sta- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference All-Academic Team Opio Mashariki tistics, on www.MEACsports.com. Regular updates is comprised of players who have an overall grade-point av- [email protected] of the weekly release will be distributed via e-mail from the erage of 3.0 or better over the previous academic year. The (912) 356-2446 conference office. To be included on the distribution list, team will be announced on Nov. 15. send an e-mail request to Ryan McGinty at South Carolina State [email protected]. Kendrick Lewis [email protected] Weekly Awards (803) 536-7060 The MEAC names offensive, defensive and special teams Players of the Week each Monday morning during the season. The information will be available from the conference office via release as well as on the league web site.

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 2 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK The Celebration Bowl Reynolds was also recognized on the HBCU Gameday Pre- MEAC Overview For the fourth consecutive season, the season FCS All-America Team. The 2018 MEAC football schedule is comprised of 71 to- MEAC Champion will participate in the McCain and Johnson were a part of one of the best de- tal games, including 36 conference contests, 35 non-con- Celebration Bowl against the champion fenses in the nation last season as N.C. A&T (12-0) finished ference games and a minimum of one postseason contest from the Southwestern Athletic Confer- 2017 as the only undefeated Football Championship Subdivi- (Celebration Bowl). ence (SWAC). Last year, North Carolina sion team in the nation. The 2018 schedule will play out over 13 weeks with the A&T State defeated Grambling State 21-14. McCain earned first-team preseason All-MEAC honors, re- conference schedule concluding on Nov. 17. The 2018 The contest will be televised live on ABC to open up the cently. The 2017 season saw him earn third-team All-Amer- MEAC Champion is scheduled to play on national television postseason college football bowl season and played at the ican honors from the Associated Press. He also earned in the Celebration Bowl on Dec. 15 in Atlanta, Ga. Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The all-time bowl Freshman All-American honors from Phil Steele Magazine. Six teams on the 2018 MEAC schedule participated in series is tied at 2-1 as North Carolina A&T State leads the He intercepted six passes and returned three of those INTs 2017-18 postseason bowl games. Two of the MEAC’s 11 MEAC with two appearances. for touchdowns last season. games scheduled against Football Championship Subdivision Johnson had a breakout 2017 season and was also recent- teams were 2017 FCS Playoff participants with one (James ly named first-team preseason All-MEAC. Johnson earned Madison) earning a berth in the FCS Championship game. FCS Playoffs second-team All-American honors from the American Foot- The MEAC schedule also features 13 games versus Foot- With the participation of the MEAC ball Coaches Association and first-team honors from - Box ball Bowl Subdivision teams with the first occurring on Aug. Champion in the Celebration Bowl, the ToRow. He made 40 tackles (25 unassisted), 15.5 tackles 30 and the finale on Sept. 22. conference does not have an automatic for loss, 6.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble re- Below is a full breakdown of the MEAC’s 2018 non-confer- bid to the Football Championship Subdivi- coveries. ence opponents: sion (FCS) playoffs. However, the league N.C. A&T’s defense ranked fourth in the nation while also still has an opportunity to earn an at-large bid. ranking third in scoring defense, fifth in rushing defense and ACC (2): Duke, Miami North Carolina A&T State earned the bid in 2016 as it fourth in team passing efficiency defense nationally. They American (2): Central Florida, East Carolina marked the first time since South Carolina State in 2013 as also allowed the second-fewest first downs in the nation. C-USA (2): Alabama Birmingham, Florida Atlantic both them and Bethune-Cookman participated in the playoffs MAC (5): Akron, Buffalo, Kent State, Ohio, Western Mich- that season. igan The last FCS playoff win for the MEAC occurred in 1999 as MEAC Lands 13 on BOXTOROW Sun Belt (2): Georgia Southern, Troy Florida A&M won two games en route to a semifinal appear- Preseason All-America Team FCS (11): Albany, Bryant, Jacksonville State, Charleston ance while North Carolina A&T State won its opening round The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has landed Southern, Gardner-Webb, James Madison, Mississippi Val- contest. 13 players on the BOXTOROW Preseason All-America Team, ley State, Prairie View A&M, Saint Francis, Tennessee State, which was unveiled on Thursday. Towson North Carolina\Florida Pride Defending champion North Carolina A&T State leads the Division II (3): Fort Valley State, Saint Augustine’s, Vir- The state of North Carolina and Bethune-Cookman has had way with five honorees while N.C. Central had three honor- ginia State a firm grip on the MEAC trophy recently as at least one of the ees. NAIA (1): Edward Waters schools from the state have claimed a MEAC Championship Independent (3): Liberty, Virginia University of Lynch- since 2012. burg (2) MEAC Lands 18 on Black College BCU has won outright or at least a share of the title in 2011, 12, 13, 14 and 15 while North Carolina A&T State and HOF 2018 Black College Player of First-Year Head Coaches North Carolina Central has won outright or at least a share of Year Watch List the title in 2014, 15, 16 and 17. The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) an- In The MEAC Name tags will be needed this season as five MEAC teams nounced the 2018 Watch List for the Black College Football feature new head coaches. Delaware State, Florida A&M, NFL Rosters Player of the Year Award. The award is presented annually to Morgan State, N.C. A&T State and N.C. Central will have Entering training camp, the MEAC has 19 former stu- the most outstanding football player from a Historically Black new leaders. Both head coaches at Morgan State and NCCU dent-athletes on NFL rosters. South Carolina State leads College & University. coaches have the interim tag attached. the way with eight representatives while North Carolina A&T The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) landed 18 Five head coaches (Granville Eastman, Buddy State has three. players on the watch list, listed below by school. Defend- Pough, Rod Milstead, Terry Sims, Sam Wash- ing champion North Carolina A&T State leads the way with ington) made or will make their head coaching debuts in six honorees while N.C. Central and Howard each had three the MEAC with Sims and Pough posting winning records MEAC Lands Three On STATS FCS honorees. after their first year. Preseason All-America Team Former North Carolina A&T State and current Chicago The remaining five head coaches made their debuts else- North Carolina Central cornerback Davanta Reynolds Bears running back Tarik Cohen was selected as the where before coming to the MEAC with four posting winning and the North Carolina A&T State duo of Franklin “Mac” inaugural recipient of the Award in 2016; and Bowie State marks in their first year as a head coach. McCain III and defensive end Darryl Johnson, Jr. sophomore quarterback Amir Hall was the 2017 recipi- were announced as members of the STATS FCS Preseason ent. Records In MEAC debut All-America Team. The winner of the 2018 Black College Football Player of the Name Team Record Pct. Reynolds received second-team recognition coming off Year Award will be honored with the Deacon Jones Trophy 2015 Terry Sims, BCU 9-2 .818 a spectacular junior campaign. He was voted First-Team during the Black College Football Hall of Fame induction cer- emony, which takes place on Feb. 16, 2019 in Atlanta. Four 2017 Mike London, HOW 7-4 .636 All-MEAC, named Associated Press FCS All-American as a 2002 Buddy Pough, SCSU 7-5 .583 member of the Third Team, and announced to 11th annual finalists will be unveiled on Nov. 29. 2015 Latrell Scott, NSU 4-7 .364 BOXTOROW All-America Team, honoring the top 29 players The Watch List candidates have been selected based on 2016 Erik Raeburn, SSU 3-7 .300 in HBCU football. past performance and future potential. Additions to the list 2018 Willie Simmons, FAMU 0-0 .000 Last year Reynolds tied for second in the nation (FCS) with may be made as the 2018 season progresses. 2018 Rod Milstead, DSU 0-0 .000 a conference-high six interceptions for 141 return yards and The finalists and the winner will be chosen by a Selection 2018 Ernest T. Jones, MSU 0-0 .000 a touchdown (31-yard TD), while also returning a fumble 85 Committee. 2018 Sam Washington, NCAT 0-0 .000 yards for a touchdown (featured on ESPN Top-10 Plays). The 2018 Granville Eastman, NCCU 0-0 .000 safety tallied 54 tackles (35 solo), including 2.5 stops for a loss with a sack, along with a forced fumble and a pass break-up.

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 3 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK NCAT’s Raynard, NCCU’s Reynolds Reynolds, Johnson On Initial Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Buck Buchanan Award Watch List North Carolina A&T State defensive end Darryl John- Football Team son, Jr. and N.C. Central defensive back Davanta North Carolina A&T State University quarterback Lamar Reynolds were both named to the Buck Buchanan Award Raynard was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Confer- Watch List by STATS FCS. ence (MEAC) Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while N.C. Central defensive back Davanta Reynolds was selected as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. MEAC Announces 2018 ESPN Slate All votes were submitted by the MEAC’s 10 head football The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced coaches and sports information contacts. its ESPN television package for the 2018 season which Raynard passed for a MEAC-best 2,932 yards and 27 features 10 regular season match-ups on ESPN, ESPN2, ES- touchdowns en route to an undefeated (12-0) 2017 season PNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN3 and one postseason appearance which included a postseason win in the Celebration Bowl. on ABC. The nationally televised games are a part of the ME- The redshirt senior from High Point, N.C. has compiled a 27-0 AC’s on-going partnership with ESPN. record as a starter and led the MEAC in six (6) statistical The 2018 Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff featuring categories while shattering the Aggie record books as he defending MEAC Champion North Carolina A&T State and broke the North Carolina A&T State single-season school Jacksonville State of the Ohio Valley Conference, kicked off records for touchdowns responsible, passing, total offense, the season live on ESPN on Aug. 25. touchdown passes and completions in a season. Nationally, The 14th annual MEAC/SWAC Football Challenge kicks Raynard ranked sixth in passing efficiency (140.8), seventh off the first full week of the 2018 season featuring North in yards per pass attempt (8.94), ninth in completion per- Carolina Central versus Prairie View A&M of the SWAC live centage (64.6%), 11th in passing TDs (27), 13th in both on ESPN2 at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2. N.C. Central will points responsible for (14.03) and points responsible per play in the classic for the first time in university history while game (15.7) and 16th in completion percentage (63.7%). PVAMU makes its second appearance. The contest moves Reynolds ranked second nationally in interceptions per to a neutral site for the first time since 2015 as it’ll be played game (.06) while finishing the 2017 campaign ranked fifth in Atlanta, Ga. at “Pete Petit Field” at Georgia State Stadium. amongst FCS defenders with six interceptions. The ESPN3/ESPNU Saturday slate kicks off on Sept. 15 The Tucker, Ga. native broke up a pass, returned an in- as N.C. Central makes its second ESPN appearance of the terception for a touchdown, recovered a fumble, defended season two weeks later as they’ll travel to Orangeburg, S.C. seven passes and forced a fumble which led to an 85-yard to face South Carolina State at 6 p.m. One week later, the fumble recovery for a touch-down. In addition to his success annual Circle City Classic will feature an all-MEAC affair as in the secondary, the FCS All-American also finished fourth Howard and Bethune-Cookman will square off in Indianapo- on the team in tackles with 54 stops and 2.5 tackles for loss. lis, Ind. at 4:30 p.m. Both games will air live on ESPN3 and North Carolina A&T State led the way on the 2018 presea- broadcast that evening on ESPNU. son team with a total of eight first team members and nine The first Thursday night contest of the year will airon players overall. A total of 11 players from Howard University Sept. 27 as South Carolina State travels to North Carolina were represented on all three teams while N.C. Central had A&T State for an anticipated showdown which will air live on nine student-athletes selected. ESPNU at 7 p.m. The MEAC returns to the airwaves in the month of No- vember with four contests headlined by N.C. Central at MEAC/SWAC Challenge Bethune-Cookman on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. live on ES- Last year’s win by the SWAC (Southern University) over PNU and the annual Florida Classic featuring Bethune-Cook- South Carolina State snapped a seven-year MEAC winning man and Florida A&M in Orlando, Fla. on Nov. 17. The Florida streak in the annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge. Classic will air live at 2 p.m. on ESPN Classic. N.C. Central has the honor of beginning a new streak as Two wildcard contests have been secured by the MEAC in they’ll battle Prairie View A&M in this year’s classic on Sun- November featuring teams in contention for the conference day, Sept. 2 in Atlanta, Ga. N.C. Central will make its classic title. The first wildcard contest will take place on Nov. 3 fol- debut while PVAMU returns to the classic for the first time lowed by the final weekend of the regular season on Nov. since 2011. 17. Both games will air live on ESPN3 and broadcast that evening on ESPNU. Raynard On Initial Walter Payton The fourth annual Celebration Bowl wraps up the season as the MEAC Champion will square off against the SWAC Watch List Champion on Saturday, Dec. 15 in Atlanta, Ga. inside Mer- North Carolina A&T State redshirt senior quarterback La- cedes Benz Stadium. The contest will air live on ABC at mar Raynard was placed on the Walter Payton Watch noon. List by FCS STATS. Raynard has a spot on the list for the second straight season. The Walter Payton Award is given to the best offensive player on the NCAA Division I-Football Championship Subdi- vision level as voted on by a national panel of more than 150 sports information and media relations directors, broadcast- ers, writers and other dignitaries.

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 4 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK BETHUNE-COOKMAN DELAWARE STATE 0-0, 0-0 0-0, 0-0 BCUAthletics.com www.DSUHornets.com This Week: at Tennessee State This Week: at Buffalo Next Week: hosts Virginia University of Lynchburg Next Week: at Saint Francis

Bethune-Cookman meets Tennessee State for the first Head coach Rod Milstead will have a tough task time since 2016. TSU leads the all-time series 7-2. ahead as he’s charged with leading the Hornets to their first winning season since 2012. DSU has only BCU will pile up the frequent flyer miles in the month of had two winning seasons (2007, 2012) since the 2007 September with four of its first five games away from MEAC Championship and FCS Playoff appearance. Daytona Beach. The Wildcats will play in four states (Florida, Georgia, Tennessee) highlighted by the annual DSU will face Buffalo for the first time since a 40-30 Circle City Classic in Indianapolis, Ind. versus Howard. loss in 1997.

FLORIDA A&M HOWARD 0-0, 0-0 0-0, 0-0 FAMUAthletics.com HUBison.com This Week: hosts Fort Valley State This Week: at Ohio Next Week: at Troy Next Week: at Kent State

The Willie Simmons era begins as he is tasked with All eyes will be on Howard this season as reigning leading Florida A&M to its first winning season since MEAC Freshman of the Year in quarterback Caylin 2011. Newton returns for his sophomore campaign. How- ard looks to post consecutive winning seasons for the Known for his offensive success at Middle Tennessee, first time since 1997 and 1998. Alcorn State and Prairie View A&M, Simmons inherits an offensive unit which returns eight starters including Saturday’s game is the first of two consecutive con- 2,000-yard passer Ryan Stanley at quarterback. tests against teams from the MAC.

MORGAN STATE NORFOLK STATE 0-0, 0-0 0-0, 0-0 MorganStateBears.com NSUSpartans.com This Week: hosts Towson This Week: hosts Virginia State Next Week: at Akron Next Week: hosts James Madison

Interim head coach Ernest T. Jones begins his sec- Norfolk State opens with state rival Virginia State for ond stint as a head coach after spending one season the second consecutive year. The Spartans are look- (2008) as head coach at Alcorn State in the SWAC. ing to avenge last year’s season opening loss to the Trojans. Towson returns to the Morgan State campus for the first time since 2007. MSU hasn’t defeated Towson This will be NSU head coach Latrell Scott’s sec- since 2003 when the Bears pulled off a 19-16 victory at ond time coaching against a VSU program which he Hughes Stadium. directed from 2013-14.

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 5 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 1-0, 0-0 0-0, 0-0 www.NCATAggies.com NCCUEaglePride.com This Week: at East Carolina This Week: vs. Prairie View A&M Next Week: hosts Gardner-Webb Next Week: hosts Saint Augustine’s

North Carolina A&T State ruffled the top of the FCS The Eagles make their MEAC/SWAC Challenge debut Polls with a win over No. 6 Jacksonville State. The against Prairie View A&M Sunday live on ESPN2. Inter- Aggies snapped JSU’s 41-game regular-season win- im head coach Granville Eastman will also make ning streak against non-FBS foes his head coaching debut.

Despite its close proximity, N.C. A&T State has The Eagles return seven starters on offense but will never faced East Carolina. have to replace eight starters off a defensive unit which ranked third in the MEAC.

SAVANNAH STATE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 0-0, 0-0 0-0, 0-0 SSUAthletics.com SCSUAthletics.com This Week: at Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) This Week: at Georgia Southern Next Game: at Miami Next Week: at Central Florida

Third-year head coach Erik Raeburn has posted the The 2018 season will be an important one for South most wins at Savannah State in nine years. SSU will Carolina State as last season’s losing mark was only have an experienced squad returning to the field this the third losing season under head coach Buddy season as 16 starters are back. Pough, who is second on the school’s list of winnin- gest coaches. This marks the final season for SSU in the MEAC and NCAA Division I as the Tigers will return to the NCAA South Carolina State leads the way with eight repre- Division II ranks beginning in the 2019-20 season. sentatives on NFL training camp rosters.

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 6 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK WEEKLY NATIONAL RANKINGS (STATS/FCS/SBN) STATS FCS Top 25 (Preseason) BCU DSU FAMU HAMP HOW MSU NSU NCAT NCCU SSU SCST No. School PS -/-/2 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/3 -/-/- -/-/- 14/14/4 -/-/10 -/-/- -/-/- 1. North Dakota State (151) 0-0 9/3 2. James Madison (6) 0-0 9/10 3. South Dakota State 0-0 4. Sam Houston State 0-0 9/17 5. Kennesaw State 0-0 9/24 6. Jacksonville State 0-1 10/1 7. New Hampshire 0-0 10/8 8. Weber State 0-0 10/15 9. Eastern Washington 0-0 10/22 10. Wofford 0-0 10/29 11. Samford 0-0 11/5 12. Elon 0-0 13. Northern Iowa 0-0 11/12 14. North Carolina A&T 1-0 11/19 15. Delaware 0-0 16. Central Arkansas 0-0 17. McNeese 0-0 18. Nicholls 0-0 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY HONORS 19. Villanova 0-0 OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSIVE LINE SPECIAL TEAMS ROOKIE 20. Stony Brook 0-0 9/3 21. Illinois State 0-0 9/10 22. Austin Peay 0-0 9/17 23. Furman 0-0 9/24 24. Montana 0-0 10/1 25. Youngstown State 0-0 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 FCS Coaches’ 11/12 Preseason 11/19 No. School 1. North Dakota St. (23) 0-0 2. James Madison (3) 0-0 3. South Dakota St. 0-0 4. Sam Houston St. 0-0 VERSUS OTHER CONFERENCES 5. Kennesaw St. 0-0 W L Pct. 6. Jacksonville St. 0-1 Big Sky 0 0 .000 7. Eastern Washington 0-0 Big South 0 0 .000 8. Weber St. 0-0 CAA 0 0 .000 9. New Hampshire 0-0 Northeast 0 0 .000 10. Samford 0-0 Ohio Valley 1 0 1.000 11. Wofford 0-0 Southland 0 0 .000 12. Northern Iowa 0-0 SWAC 0 0 .000 13. Elon 0-0 FBS 0 0 .000 14. North Carolina A&T 1-0 Division II/NAIA 0 0 .000 15. Central Arkansas 0-0 Total 0 0 .000 16. Delaware 0-0 17. Nicholls St. 0-0 18. McNeese St. 0-0 HOME ATTENDANCE 19. Villanova 0-0 20. Illinois St. 0-0 TEAM (Capacity) G Total Avg High 21. Furman 0-0 Bethune-Cookman (9,601) 22. Stony Brook 0-0 Delaware State (7,000) 23. Austin Peay 0-0 Florida A&M (25,500) 24. Youngstown St. 0-0 25. Montana 0-0 Hampton (12,000) Howard (10,000) Morgan State (9,601) Norfolk State (30,000) North Carolina A&T State (21,500) North Carolina Central (10,000) Savannah State (8,500) South Carolina State (22,000)

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 7 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK 2018 PRESEASON ALL-MEAC TEAM / PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH Offensive Player of the Year: Lamar Raynard, North Carolina A&T State Defensive Player of the Year: Davanta Reynolds, N.C. Central First-Team Offense First-Team Defense QB Lamar Raynard Sr. North Carolina A&T State High Point, N.C. DL Darryl Johnson, Jr. Jr. North Carolina A&T State Kingsdale, Ga. RB Marquell Cartwright Sr. North Carolina A&T State High Point, N.C. DL Kawuan Cox Jr. N.C. Central Summerville, S.C. RB Isaiah Totten So. N.C. Central Apex, N.C. DL Malachi Washington Sr. Morgan State Waldorf, Md. WR Elijah Bell Jr. North Carolina A&T State Wheeling, W. Va. DL Stefen Banks Sr. Savannah State Columbus, Ohio WR Jequez Ezzard Jr. Howard Union City, Ga. LB Nigel Chavis Jr. Norfolk State Richmond, Va. TE Leroy Hill Sr. North Carolina A&T State Smithfield, N.C. LB Brian Cavicante Jr. Delaware State Portsmouth, Va. C James Holmon Sr. Howard Augusta, Ga. LB Rico Kennedy Jr. Morgan State Fort Lauderdale, Fla. OL Marcus Pettiford Jr. North Carolina A&T State Durham, N.C. DB Davanta Reynolds Sr. N.C. Central Tucker, Ga. OL Dwayne Brown Sr. Bethune-Cookman Indianapolis, Ind. DB Timadre Abram Sr. North Carolina A&T State Lakeland, Fla. OL Nick Leverett Sr. N.C. Central Concord, N.C. DB Frank McCain So. North Carolina A&T State Greensboro, N.C. OL Tyrone Ramsey Jr. Howard Detroit, Mich. DB Keyjuan Selby Sr. Delaware State Bear, Del.

PK Uriel Hernandez Sr. Bethune-Cookman Homestead, Fla. P Fidel Romo-Martinez Jr. Delaware State Banning, Calif. RS Marcus Taylor Sr. Norfolk State Highland Springs, Va.

Second-Team Offense Second-Team Defense QB Caylin Newton Sr. Howard Atlanta, Ga. DL Julian McKnight Sr. North Carolina A&T State Conyers, Ga. RB Devin Bowers Sr. Florida A&M St. Petersburg, Fla. DL Todney Evans Sr. Bethune-Cookman Delray Beach, Fla. RB Brycen Alleyne Sr. Delaware State Wilmington, Del. DL Randy Anyanwu Sr. N.C. Central Clayton County, Ga. WR Kyle Anthony Jr. Howard Miami, Fla. DL Antonio Miller Sr. Florida A&M Lakeland, Fla. WR Marcus Taylor Sr. Norfolk State Highland Springs, Va. LB Jibreel Hazly Sr. Florida A&M Akron, Ohio TE Josh McCoy Sr. N.C. Central Sharon, S.C. LB Damu Ford Sr. S.C. State Dillon, S.C. C Wes Jones Sr. Norfolk State Wilmington, Del. LB Marcellus Allison Sr. Howard Durham, N.C. OL Kenneth Kirby Jr. Norfolk State Newport News, Va. DB Bryan Cook So. Howard Cincinnati, Ohio OL Andrew Dale Jr. N.C. Central Morehead City, N.C. DB J.T. Wahee Jr. Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. OL Loubens Polinice Sr. Florida A&M Palm Coast, Fla. DB Orlando McKinley Sr. Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. OL Kendrick Hair Sr. South Carolina State Orlando, Fla. DB Terry Jefferson Jr. Florida A&M Miami, Fla.

PK Giovanni Lugo Jr. Savannah State Belle Glade, Fla. P Chris Faddoul So. Florida A&M Wesley Chapel, Fla. RS Jequez Ezzard Jr. Howard Union City, Ga.

Third-Team Offense Third-Team Defense QB Ryan Stanley Jr. Florida A&M Pembroke Pines, Fla. DL Brandon Carswell Sr. Savannah State Mt. Vernon, Ga. RB Tupac Isme Jr. Bethune-Cookman Naples, Fla. DL Kevin Thompson Sr. Bethune-Cookman Baltimore, Md. RB Aaron Savage Jr. Norfolk State Baltimore, Md. DL Deshaywn Middleton Sr. Norfolk State Winston-Salem, N.C. WR Manasseh Bailey Jr. Morgan State Capital Heights, Md. DL Aaron Motley So. Howard Highland Springs, Va. WR Xavier McKoy Jr. N.C. Central Charlotte, N.C. LB Ian McBorrough Jr. Morgan State Essex, Md. TE Paris Baker Sr. Savannah State Savannah, Ga. DB Carl Garnes Sr. Morgan State Columbus, N.J. C Matthew Thompson Sr. Morgan State Perry Hall, Md. DB De’Mario Evans Sr. N.C. Central Columbia, S.C. OL Obinna Nwanko Jr. Florida A&M Miramar, Fla. DB Kendrick Gathers Sr. S.C. State Columbia, S.C. OL Joshua Miles Sr. Morgan State Baltimore, Md. DB Alex Brown Sr. S.C. State Holly Hill, S.C. OL Robbie Stephenson Sr. South Carolina State Fairburn, Ga. OL Khalil Harris Jr. Florida A&M Gulfport, Miss.

PK Dakota Lebofsky Gr. Howard Overland Park, Kan. P Clifford Benjamin, Jr. Jr. S.C. State Holly Hill, S.C. RS JaMichael Baldwin So. Savannah State Conyers, Ga.

Predicted Order of Finish 1. North Carolina A&T State (19) 5. Florida A&M (1) 9. Morgan State 2. Howard 6. Norfolk State 10. Delaware State 3. N.C. Central 7. S.C. State 4. Bethune-Cookman 8. Savannah State

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 8 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK 2018 MEAC Football Composite Schedule Aug. 25 Sept. 22 North Carolina A&T State 20, Jacksonville State 17% Savannah State at Florida A&M* 4 p.m. Bethune-Cookman vs. Howard*# 4:30 p.m. Aug. 30 Morgan State at North Carolina A&T State 6 p.m. Savannah State at Alabama Birmingham 7 p.m. Norfolk State at South Carolina State 6 p.m. N.C. Central at Duke TBA Sept. 1 Howard at Ohio 2 p.m. Sept. 27 Fort Valley State at Florida A&M 5 p.m. South Carolina State at North Carolina A&T State* 7 p.m. Virginia State at Norfolk State 6 p.m. North Carolina A&T State at East Carolina 6 p.m. Sept. 29 South Carolina State at Georgia Southern 6 p.m. Delaware State at Norfolk State* 4 p.m. Delaware State at Buffalo 6 p.m. Florida A&M at N.C. Central* 4 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Tennessee State 7 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Savannah State* 6 p.m. Towson at Morgan State 7 p.m. Oct. 6 Sept. 2 South Carolina State at Morgan State* (HC) 1 p.m. N.C. Central vs. Prairie View A&M@ 12 p.m. Howard at N.C. Central* 2 p.m. Mississippi Valley State at Bethune-Cookman (HC)4 p.m. Sept. 8 Norfolk State at Florida A&M* (HC) 4 p.m. Delaware State at Saint Francis 12 p.m. Charleston Southern at Savannah State 6 p.m. Howard at Kent State 3:30 p.m. North Carolina A&T State at Delaware State* 7 p.m. Morgan State at Akron 3:30 p.m. Virginia Lynchburg at Bethune-Cookman 4 p.m. Oct. 13 James Madison at Norfolk State 6 p.m. Delaware State at Howard* 1 p.m. Gardner-Webb at North Carolina A&T State 6 p.m. Florida A&M at North Carolina A&T State* 1 p.m. Saint Augustine’s at N.C. Central 6 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at South Carolina State* 2 p.m. Savannah State at Miami 6 p.m. Morgan State at Savannah State* 6 p.m. South Carolina State at Central Florida 6 p.m. Florida A&M at Troy 7 p.m. Oct. 20 Delaware State at South Carolina State* (HC) 1:30 p.m. Sept. 15 North Carolina A&T State at Bethune-Cookman* 4 p.m. Savannah State at Howard 1 p.m. N.C. Central at Norfolk State* (HC) 2 p.m. Jackson State at Florida A&M 5 p.m. Howard at Morgan State* 7 p.m. Norfolk State at Liberty 6 p.m. N.C. Central at South Carolina State* 6 p.m. Oct. 27 Delaware State at Western Michigan 7 p.m. South Carolina State at Howard* (HC) 1 p.m. Morgan State at Albany 7 p.m. N.C. Central at Delaware State* (HC) 2 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Florida Atlantic TBA Norfolk State at Savannah State* (HC) 3 p.m. Morgan State at Florida A&M* 4 p.m.

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 9 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK 2018 MEAC Football Composite Schedule Nov. 3 Norfolk State at North Carolina A&T State* (HC) 1 p.m. Florida A&M at Howard* 1 p.m. Savannah State at Delaware State* 2 p.m. Edward Waters at N.C. Central (HC) 2 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Morgan State* 4 p.m.

Nov. 8 N.C. Central at Bethune-Cookman* 7 p.m.

Nov. 10 Delaware State at Morgan State* 1 p.m. Howard at Norfolk State* 1 p.m. North Carolina A&T State at Savannah State* 1 p.m. South Carolina State at Florida A&M 4 p.m.

Nov. 17 Bryant at Howard 1 p.m. Morgan State at Norfolk State* 1 p.m. Savannah State at South Carolina State* 1:30 p.m. Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M*^ 2 p.m. North Carolina A&T State at N.C. Central* 2 p.m. Virginia Lynchburg at Delaware State 2 p.m.

Dec. 15 Celebration Bowl@ 12 p.m.

% - Montgomery, Ala. # - Indianapolis, Ind. & - Orlando, Fla. @- Atlanta, Ga.

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 10 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK BETHUNE-COOKMAN - WELE 1380 WSOS NORFOLK STATE - WGH Star 1310 AM 103.9 1170 AM WSIR 1490 AM NORTH CAROLINA A&T - WEAL 1510 AM DELAWARE STATE - WDSU-TV NC CENTRAL - NCCUEaglePride.com FLORIDA A&M - WHBX-FM 96.1 JAMZ SAVANNAH STATE - WHCJ 90.3 FM HOWARD - WHBC 96.3HD3 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE - ESPN 1230 AM RADIO MORGAN STATE - WEAA 88.9 FM

BETHUNE-COOKMAN - CAT EYE NETWORK NORTH CAROLINA A&T - NCATAGGIES.com

DELAWARE STATE - WDSU-TV NC CENTRAL - NCCUEAGLEPRIDE.com

FLORIDA A&M - RATTLERVISION SAVANNAH STATE - SSUATHLETICS.com

HOWARD- HUBISON.com SOUTH CAROLINA STATE - N/A

MORGAN STATE - MORGANSTATEBEARS.com

VIDEO NORFOLK STATE - SPARTAN SHOWCASE

BETHUNE-COOKMAN - vs. Mississippi Valley State (10/6) DELAWARE STATE - vs. North Carolina Central (10/27) HOMECOMINGS FLORIDA A&M - vs. Norfolk State (10/6) HOWARD - vs. South Carolina State (10/27) MORGAN STATE - vs. South Carolina State (10/6) NORFOLK STATE - vs. North Carolina Central (10/20) NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE - vs. Norfolk State (11/3) NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL - vs. Edward Waters (11/3) SAVANNAH STATE - vs. Norfolk State (10/27) SOUTH CAROLINA STATE - vs. Delaware State (10/20)

8/25 GUARDIAN CREDIT UNION North Carolina A&T vs. Jacksonville State Montgomery, Ala. 7 p.m. 9/1 LABOR DAY CLASSIC Virginia State at Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 6 p.m. 9/2 MEAC/SWAC CHALLENGE N.C. Central vs. Prairie View A&M Atlanta, Ga. 12 p.m. CLASSICS 9/22 CIRCLE CITY CLASSIC Howard vs. Bethune-Cookman Indianapolis, Ind. 4:30 p.m. 9/22 BULL CITY GRIDIRON CLASSIC North Carolina Central at Duke Durham, N.C. 6 p.m. 11/17 FLORIDA CLASSIC Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman Orlando, Fla. 2 p.m.

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GRANVILLE EASTMAN ERNEST JONES MIKE LONDON ROD MILSTEAD NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL MORGAN STATE HOWARD DELAWARE STATE SAINT MARY’S ‘92 ALCORN STATE ‘95 RICHMOND ‘83 DELAWARE STATE ‘92 NCCU RECORD: 0-0 (1st Season) MSU RECORD: 0-0 (1st Season) HU RECORD: 7-4 (2nd Season) DSU RECORD: 0-0 (1st Season) OVERALL: 0-0 (1st Season) OVERALL: 2-10 (2nd Season) OVERALL: 58-55 (10th Season) OVERALL: 0-0 (1st Season)

BUDDY POUGH ERIK RAEBURN LATRELL SCOTT TERRY SIMS SOUTH CAROLINA STATE SAVANNAH STATE NORFOLK STATE BETHUNE-COOKMAN SOUTH CAROLINA STATE ‘75 MOUNT UNION ‘94 HAMPTON ‘99 KNOXVILLE ‘94 SCSU RECORD: 120-64 (17th Season) SSU RECORD: 6-15 (3rd Season) NSU RECORD: 12-21 (4th Season) BCU RECORD: 20-12 (4th Season) OVERALL: 120-64 (17th Season) OVERALL: 141-54 (19th Season) OVERALL: 37-30 (7th Season) OVERALL: 20-12 (4th Season)

WILLIE SIMMONS SAM WASHINGTON FLORIDA A&M NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE CLEMSON ‘02 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ‘82 FAMU RECORD: 0-0 (1st Season) NCAT RECORD: 1-0 (1st Season) OVERALL: 21-11 (4th Season) OVERALL: 1-0 (1st Season)

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 12 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK MEAC PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS

INDUCTEE INSTITUTION YEAR Elvin Bethea North Carolina A&T 2003 Roosevelt “Rosey” Brown Morgan State 1975 Harry Carson South Carolina State 2006 Bob Hayes Florida A&M 2009 Len Ford Morgan State 1976 Leroy Kelly Morgan State 1994 Willie Lanier Morgan State 1986 Deacon Jones South Carolina State 1980 Larry Little Bethune-Cookman 1993 Marion Motley South Carolina State 1968 Shannon Sharpe Savannah State 2011 Art Shell Maryland Eastern Shore 1989

MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: SEPT. 1 • PAGE 13 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Team Statistics Through games of Aug 29, 2018

SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. North Carolina A&T 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 20 20.0 1. North Carolina A&T 1 6 18 33.3

SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. North Carolina A&T 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 17 17.0 1. North Carolina A&T 1 1 11 9.1

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. North Carolina A&T 1 37 111 70 148 2.1 2 148.0 1. North Carolina A&T 1 0 0 0.0

TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. North Carolina A&T 1 80 323 69 403 5.8 2 403.0 1. North Carolina A&T 1 0 0 0.0

RUSHING OFFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. North Carolina A&T 1 36 37 1.0 21 0 37.0 1. North Carolina A&T 1 10 91 91.0

RUSHING DEFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G OPPONENT PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. North Carolina A&T 1 27 80 3.0 21 0 80.0 1. North Carolina A&T 1 14 149 149.0

PASS OFFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G TIME OF POSSESSION G Total possesion Avgerage/game 1. North Carolina A&T 1 12-34-1 35.3 111 3.3 2 111.0 1. North Carolina A&T 1 32:48 32:48

PASS DEFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G Gained Lost 1. North Carolina A&T 1 25-42-1 59.5 323 7.7 2 323.0 TURNOVER MARGIN Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Margin Per/G 1. North Carolina A&T 1 3 1 4 0 1 1 +3 3.00 PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic. 1. North Carolina A&T 1 12-34-1 35.3 111 111.0 2 76.2 RED ZONE OFFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO 1. North Carolina A&T 1 2-2 100.0 2 0-2 0-0 0 PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic. 1. North Carolina A&T 1 25-42-1 59.5 323 323.0 2 135.1 RED ZONE DEFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO 1. North Carolina A&T 1 1-2 50.0 0 0-0 1-1 1 KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Long Avg. 1. North Carolina A&T 1 3 126 1 98 42.0 ON-SIDE KICKS BY G Recovered Attempts Success% 1. North Carolina A&T 1 0 0 0.0 PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yards TD Long Avg. 1. North Carolina A&T 1 2 1 0 1 0.5 ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST G Recovered Attempts Success% 1. North Carolina A&T 1 1 1 100.0 INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Long Avg. 1. North Carolina A&T 1 1 0 0 0 0.0

PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P Ret. Avg/R TB Net/P 1. North Carolina A&T 1 10 399 39.9 -1 -0.1 2 36.0

KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg. Ret. TB NetAvg 1. North Carolina A&T 1 4 206 51.5 61 0 36.2

FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct. 1. North Carolina A&T 1 0 1 . 0 0 0

PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct. 1. North Carolina A&T 1 2 3 . 6 6 7

SACKS BY G No. Yards Avg/G 1. North Carolina A&T 1 3 15 3.00

SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards Avg/G 1. North Carolina A&T 1 2 12 2.00

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 1. North Carolina A&T 1 3 4 6 13 13.0

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 1. North Carolina A&T 1 3 13 2 18 18.0 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Aug 29, 2018

RUSHING Cl G Att. Yds Avg. TD Lg Avg/G ALL PURPOSE Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G 1. CARTWRIGHT,M.-NCAT Sr 1 25 58 2.3 0 21 58.0 1. WILSON,Malik-NCAT Sr 1 0 0 0 126 126 126.0 2. CARTER,Kylil-NCAT Jr 1 3 10 3.3 0 5 10.0 2. CARTWRIGHT,M.-NCAT Sr 1 58 23 0 0 81 81.0 3. MARTIN,J.-NCAT So 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 2.0 3. LESLIE,Zachary-NCAT So 1 0 43 0 0 43 43.0 4. RAYNARD,Lamar-NCAT Sr 1 4 -12 -3.0 0 1 -12.0 4. HUNT,Ron-NCAT Jr 1 0 21 0 0 21 21.0 5. CARTER,Kylil-NCAT Jr 1 10 0 0 0 10 10.0 PASSING AVG/GAME Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Avg/G 6. BAH,Ahmed-NCAT So 1 0 7 0 0 7 7.0 1. RAYNARD,Lamar-NCAT Sr 1 12-34-1 111 2 111.0 7. LOCKHART,Quinze-NCAT Fr 1 0 6 0 0 6 6.0 BELL,Elijah-NCAT Jr 1 0 6 0 0 6 6.0 PASS EFFICIENCY Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Eff. 9. HICKLIN,Isaiah-NCAT Jr 1 0 5 0 0 5 5.0 1. RAYNARD,Lamar-NCAT Sr 1 12-34-1 111 2 7 6 . 2 10. MARTIN,J.-NCAT So 1 2 0 0 0 2 2.0

RECEPTIONS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Yds/G Rec/G PUNTING Cl G No. Yds Lg I20 50+ TB Avg. 1. LESLIE,Zachary-NCAT So 1 3 43 1 24 43.0 3.0 1. RIVERS,Michael-NCAT Fr 1 8 322 45 3 0 2 40.2 CARTWRIGHT,M.-NCAT Sr 1 3 23 0 13 23.0 3.0 2. MACKEY,James-NCAT Jr 1 2 77 48 0 0 0 38.5 3. BELL,Elijah-NCAT Jr 1 2 6 1 4 6.0 2.0 4. HUNT,Ron-NCAT Jr 1 1 21 0 21 21.0 1.0 FIELD GOALS Cl G Made Att. Long Pct. FG/G BAH,Ahmed-NCAT So 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 1.0 LOCKHART,Quinze-NCAT Fr 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 1.0 FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G Made Att. Long Pct. HICKLIN,Isaiah-NCAT Jr 1 1 5 0 5 5.0 1.0 PAT KICKING PCT Cl G Made Att. Pct. RECEIVE YDS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/C Yds/G 1. RUIZ,Noel-NCAT So 1 2 3 66.7 1. LESLIE,Zachary-NCAT So 1 3 43 1 24 14.3 43.0 2. CARTWRIGHT,M.-NCAT Sr 1 3 23 0 13 7.7 23.0 3. HUNT,Ron-NCAT Jr 1 1 21 0 21 21.0 21.0 4. BAH,Ahmed-NCAT So 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 7.0 5. BELL,Elijah-NCAT Jr 1 2 6 1 4 3.0 6.0 LOCKHART,Quinze-NCAT Fr 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 6.0 7. HICKLIN,Isaiah-NCAT Jr 1 1 5 0 5 5.0 5.0

TOTAL OFFENSE Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G 1. RAYNARD,Lamar-NCAT Sr 1 -12 111 38 99 99.0 2. CARTWRIGHT,M.-NCAT Sr 1 58 0 25 58 58.0 3. CARTER,Kylil-NCAT Jr 1 10 0 3 10 10.0 4. MARTIN,J.-NCAT So 1 2 0 1 2 2.0 5. LOCKHART,Quinze-NCAT Fr 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 HICKLIN,Isaiah-NCAT Jr 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 GRAVES,Darius-NCAT So 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 PHILIP,Justin-NCAT So 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 MCCAIN,Franklin-NCAT So 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 BETHEA,Jalon-NCAT Jr 1 0 0 0 0 0.0

SCORING Cl G TD FG XPT 2XP Pts Pts/G 1. BELL,Elijah-NCAT Jr 1 1 0 0 0 6 6.0 LESLIE,Zachary-NCAT So 1 1 0 0 0 6 6.0 WILSON,Malik-NCAT Sr 1 1 0 0 0 6 6.0 4. RUIZ,Noel-NCAT So 1 0 0 2 0 2 2.0

SCORING (TDs) Cl G TD Run Pass Ret Pat Pts Avg/G 1. WILSON,Malik-NCAT Sr 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 6.0 LESLIE,Zachary-NCAT So 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 6.0 BELL,Elijah-NCAT Jr 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 6.0

SCORING (KICK) Cl G PAT FG Pts Avg/G 1. RUIZ,Noel-NCAT So 1 2-3 0-1 2 2.0

PUNT RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 1. BAKER,Kashon-NCAT Jr 1 2 1 0 1 0.5

KICK RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 1. WILSON,Malik-NCAT Sr 1 3 126 1 98 42.0 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Aug 29, 2018

TACKLES (All positions) Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G 1. DARDEN,Jamaal-NCAT Sr 1 DB 6 4 10 10.0 2. JONES,Deion-NCAT Sr 1 LB 7 2 9 9.0 3. WILDER,Antoine-NCAT Jr 1 LB 1 7 8 8.0 4. CATES,Justin-NCAT Sr 1 3 4 7 7.0 5. MCCAIN,Franklin-NCAT So 1 DB 3 3 6 6.0 6. BETHEA,Jalon-NCAT Jr 1 DB 3 2 5 5.0 7. RICHARDSON,K.-NCAT Sr 1 LB 0 4 4 4.0 ABRAM,Timadre-NCAT Sr 1 DB 2 2 4 4.0 9. JOHNSON,Darryl-NCAT Jr 1 DE 3 0 3 3.0 REYNOLDS,Julius-NCAT Sr 1 LB 2 1 3 3.0 MCNEIL,Amir-NCAT Fr 1 DB 2 1 3 3.0 MCKNIGHT,Julian-NCAT Sr 1 DL 0 3 3 3.0 13. PHILIP,Justin-NCAT So 1 LB 0 2 2 2.0 KITTLE,Richie-NCAT Jr 1 LB 0 2 2 2.0 15. SIMPSON,William-NCAT Jr 1 1 0 1 1.0 RICHARDSON,A.-NCAT Fr 1 DE 0 1 1 1.0 BRANCH,Michael-NCAT Jr 1 DL 0 1 1 1.0 BLUE,Sam-NCAT Sr 1 DE 0 1 1 1.0

SACKS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G 1. CATES,Justin-NCAT Sr 1 1 0 1.0 1.00 JOHNSON,Darryl-NCAT Jr 1 DE 1 0 1.0 1.00 3. BLUE,Sam-NCAT Sr 1 DE 0 1 0.5 0.50 RICHARDSON,A.-NCAT Fr 1 DE 0 1 0.5 0.50

TACKLES FOR LOSS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G 1. JOHNSON,Darryl-NCAT Jr 1 DE 2 0 2.0 2.00 2. CATES,Justin-NCAT Sr 1 1 1 1.5 1.50 3. RICHARDSON,A.-NCAT Fr 1 DE 0 1 0.5 0.50 BLUE,Sam-NCAT Sr 1 DE 0 1 0.5 0.50 MCKNIGHT,Julian-NCAT Sr 1 DL 0 1 0.5 0.50

PASSES DEFENDED Cl G BrUp Int. Total Avg/G 1. ABRAM,Timadre-NCAT Sr 1 2 0 2 2.00 2. BETHEA,Jalon-NCAT Jr 1 1 0 1 1.00 MCKNIGHT,Julian-NCAT Sr 1 1 0 1 1.00

INTERCEPTIONS Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 1. WILDER,Antoine-NCAT Jr 1 1 0 0 0 1.00

FUMBLES FORCED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. MCNEIL,Amir-NCAT Fr 1 1 1.00 JOHNSON,Darryl-NCAT Jr 1 1 1.00

FUMBLES RECOVERED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. KITTLE,Richie-NCAT Jr 1 1 1.00 BLUE,Markeiss-NCAT Sr 1 1 1.00 WILDER,Antoine-NCAT Jr 1 1 1.00 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conference Standings Through games of Aug 29, 2018

Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neut Streak North Carolina A&T 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 20 17 0-0 0-0 1-0 Won 1 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Aug 29, 2018

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS

Points scored 6 BELL,Elijah (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 6 LESLIE,Zachary (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 6 WILSON,Malik (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Touchdowns 1 LESLIE,Zachary (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1 WILSON,Malik (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1 BELL,Elijah (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) TD responsibility 2 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [0r,2p] Points scored kicking 2 RUIZ,Noel (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [0fg,2pat] Total offense yards 99 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [-12r,111p] 58 CARTWRIGHT,M. (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [58r,0p] Total offense plays 38 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [4r,34p] 25 CARTWRIGHT,M. (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [25r,0p] Total offense yards/play 3.3 CARTER,Kylil (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [3-10] 2.6 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [38-99] Rushing yards 58 CARTWRIGHT,M. (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 10 CARTER,Kylil (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Rushing attempts 25 CARTWRIGHT,M. (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 4 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Yards per rush 3.3 CARTER,Kylil (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [3-10] 2.3 CARTWRIGHT,M. (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [25-58] Longest rush 21 CARTWRIGHT,M. (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 5 CARTER,Kylil (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing yards 111 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing attempts 34 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing TDs 2 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Longest pass 24 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passes completed 12 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Had intercepted 1 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Pass completion pct 35.3 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [12-34] Pass yards/attempt 3.3 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [34-111] Pass yards/catch 9.2 RAYNARD,Lamar (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [12-111] Receiving yards 43 LESLIE,Zachary (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 23 CARTWRIGHT,M. (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Receptions 3 LESLIE,Zachary (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 3 CARTWRIGHT,M. (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Yards per catch 14.3 LESLIE,Zachary (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [3-43] 7.7 CARTWRIGHT,M. (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [3-23] Receiving TDs 1 LESLIE,Zachary (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1 BELL,Elijah (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Longest reception 24 LESLIE,Zachary (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 21 HUNT,Ron (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Field goal attempts 1 RUIZ,Noel (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) PAT kicks attempted 3 RUIZ,Noel (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) PAT kicks made 2 RUIZ,Noel (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) PAT kicks pct 66.7 RUIZ,Noel (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [2-3] Punts 8 RIVERS,Michael (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 2 MACKEY,James (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Yards punted 322 RIVERS,Michael (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [8-322] 77 MACKEY,James (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [2-77] Longest punt 48 MACKEY,James (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 45 RIVERS,Michael (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Punting avg 40.2 RIVERS,Michael (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [8-322] 38.5 MACKEY,James (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [2-77] Punt returns 2 BAKER,Kashon (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Aug 29, 2018

Punt return yards 1 BAKER,Kashon (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Longest punt return 1 BAKER,Kashon (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Punt return avg 0.5 BAKER,Kashon (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [2-1] Kick returns 3 WILSON,Malik (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kick return yards 126 WILSON,Malik (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kick return avg 42.0 WILSON,Malik (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [3-126] Longest kick return 98 WILSON,Malik (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kick return TDs 1 WILSON,Malik (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Combined PR/KR yards 126 WILSON,Malik (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [0pr-126kr] 1 BAKER,Kashon (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [1pr-0kr] Interceptions 1 WILDER,Antoine (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) All-purpose yards 126 WILSON,Malik (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 81 CARTWRIGHT,M. (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Tackles 10.0 DARDEN,Jamaal (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [6-4] 9.0 JONES,Deion (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [7-2] Sacks 1.0 JOHNSON,Darryl (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [1-0] 1.0 CATES,Justin (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [1-0] Tackles for loss 2.0 JOHNSON,Darryl (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [2-0] 1.5 CATES,Justin (North Carolina A&T) vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [1-1] 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Individual Stellar Games Through games of Aug 29, 2018

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Number of 100-Yard Receiving Performances 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conference Team Game Highs Through games of Aug 29, 2018

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by)

Points 20 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Points scored kicking 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [0fg,2pat] Touchdowns 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Total offense yards 148 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [37r,111p] Total offense plays 70 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [36r,34p] Total offense yards/play 2.1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [70-148] Rushing yards 37 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Rushing attempts 36 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Yards per rush 1.0 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [36-37] Longest rush 21 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing yards 111 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing attempts 34 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing TDs 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Longest pass 24 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passes completed 12 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Had intercepted 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Pass completion pct 35.3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [12-34] Passing yards/attempt 3.3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [34-111] Yards per catch 9.2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [12-111] Field goal attempts 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) PAT kicks attempted 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) PAT kicks made 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) PAT kicks pct 66.7 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [2-3] Punts 10 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Longest punt 48 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Yards punted 399 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [10-399] Punting avg 39.9 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [10-399] Punt returns 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Punt return yards 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Punt return avg 0.5 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [2-1] Longest punt return 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kick returns 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kick return yards 126 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kick return avg 42.0 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [3-126] Longest kick return 98 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kick return TDs 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Interceptions 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Fumbles recovered 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Sacked by opp 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) QB sacks 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Turnovers committed 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Turnovers caused 4 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kicks blocked 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) First downs 13 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs rushing 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs passing 4 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs by penalty 6 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Penalties 10 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Penalties yards 91 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conference Opponent Game Lows Through games of Aug 29, 2018

OPPONENT LOWS (lowest totals allowed by)

Total offense yards 403 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Total offense yards/play 5.8 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [69-403] Rushing yards 80 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Rushing attempts 27 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Yards per rush 3.0 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [27-80] Longest rush 21 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing attempts 42 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing yards 323 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Yards per completion 12.9 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [25-323] Passes completed 25 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Pass completion pct 59.5 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [25-42] Longest pass 49 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) First downs 18 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs rushing 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs passing 13 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs by penalty 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Penalties 14 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Penalties yards 149 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conference Team Game Lows Through games of Aug 29, 2018

TEAM LOWS (lowest totals made by)

Total offense yards 148 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Total offense yards/play 2.1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [70-148] Rushing yards 37 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Rushing attempts 36 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Yards per rush 1.0 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [36-37] Longest rush 21 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing attempts 34 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing yards 111 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Yards per completion 9.2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [12-111] Passes completed 12 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Pass completion pct 35.3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [12-34] Longest pass 24 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) First downs 13 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs rushing 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs passing 4 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs by penalty 6 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Penalties 10 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Penalties yards 91 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conference Opponent Game Highs Through games of Aug 29, 2018

OPPONENT HIGHS (highest totals allowed by)

Points 17 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Points scored kicking 5 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [1fg,2pat] Touchdowns 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Total offense yards 403 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [80r,323p] Total offense plays 69 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [27r,42p] Total offense yards/play 5.8 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [69-403] Rushing yards 80 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Rushing attempts 27 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Yards per rush 3.0 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [27-80] Longest rush 21 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing yards 323 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing attempts 42 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passing TDs 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Longest pass 49 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Passes completed 25 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Had intercepted 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Pass completion pct 59.5 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [25-42] Passing yards/attempt 7.7 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [42-323] Yards per catch 12.9 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [25-323] Field goal attempts 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Field goals made 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Longest field goal 23 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Field goal pct 33.3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [1-3] PAT kicks attempted 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) PAT kicks made 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) PAT kicks pct 100.0 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [2-2] Punts 7 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Longest punt 51 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Yards punted 254 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [7-254] Punting avg 36.3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [7-254] Punt returns 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Punt return avg -0.3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [3--1] Longest punt return 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kick returns 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kick return yards 61 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kick return avg 20.3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) [3-61] Longest kick return 34 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Interceptions 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Fumbles lost 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Sacked by opp 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) QB sacks 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Turnovers committed 4 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Turnovers caused 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Kicks blocked 1 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) First downs 18 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs rushing 3 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs passing 13 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) 1st downs by penalty 2 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Penalties 14 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018) Penalties yards 149 North Carolina A&T vs Jacksonville State (Aug 25, 2018)