EAGLES FOOTBALL 2010 – GAME #11 OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY “MONARCHS” VS. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY “EAGLES” Saturday, November 20, 2010 – Kickoff at 2:00 p.m. O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium – Durham, N.C. THE GAME 2010 NCCU Football Schedule Old Dominion University “Monarchs” vs. North Carolina Central University “Eagles” Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 2 Johnson C. Smith ...............59-0 W THE KICKOFF Saturday, November 20, 2010 – Kickoff at 2:00 p.m. “Faculty & Staff Night” ..O’Kelly-Riddick Stad. Sept. 11 Winston-Salem State .........27-34 L THE SITE “NCCUnity Day” ....... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium (10,000 capacity / Mondoturf) - Durham, N.C. Sept. 18 at #2/1 Appalachian State.. 16-44 L Sept. 25 North Carolina A&T ...........27-16 W 2010 RECORDS “Maroon Madness” ..O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Old Dominion (7-3 overall); North Carolina Central (3-7 overall) Oct. 9 Hampton ............................ 13-27 L “Eagle Club Day” .....O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium MEDIA COVERAGE Audio: NCCU Sports Network - fl agship station WRJD 1410 AM (Durham), WHNC 890 Oct. 16 at Georgia State ..........(OT) 17-20 L AM (Henderson), WELS 1010 AM (Kinston), WYRN 1480 AM (Louisburg), WCBQ Oct. 23 #14 Bethune-Cookman...... 10-23 L 1340 AM (Oxford), WEED 1390 AM (Rocky Mount), WXKL 1290 AM (Sanford); “Open House” ..........O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium WARR 1520 AM (Warrenton); NCCUEaglePride.com. Starts at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 30 Edward Waters ...................20-7 W “Homecoming” ......... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Video: NCCUEaglePride.com features GameCentral by Stretch Internet ($8.95). Nov. 6 at Delaware State ................ 7-29 L Starts at 1:45 p.m. Nov. 13 at Savannah State ............. 21-28 L Nov. 20 Old Dominion .....................2:00 pm THE EVENT “Senior Day” ............O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium North Carolina Central University wraps up the 2010 football season by hosting the Monarchs of Old Dominion University. Thirteen seniors will be recognized prior to the NCCU Ticket Offi ce: (919) 530-5170 contest as they take the fi eld at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium for the last time as an Eagle. NCCU Athletics Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com A win for NCCU would equal the fi nal record in each of the past two seasons (4-7). Listen to all of the games on WRJD 1410 AM THE SERIES HEAD COACHES This will be the second football meeting between North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central: and Old Dominion University. The Monarchs defeated NCCU 42-28 in the fi rst meeting Interim Head Coach ....................Darryl Bullock on Nov. 7, 2009, in Norfolk, Va. Alma Mater ...........................Penn State (1990) Record at NCCU ........................ 1-3 (fi rst year) THE LAST MEETING Career Record ............................1-3 (fi rst year) (Old Dominion 42, NCCU 28 - Nov. 7, 2009) North Carolina Central University overcame a 28-point second-half defi cit to tie the game early in the fourth quarter, but Old Dominion: Old Dominion University answered the challenge and held on for a 42-28 homecoming Head Coach ................................ Bobby Wilder Alma Mater ...................................Maine (1987) victory in front of a capacity crowd of 19,782 inside S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Record at ODU ...........................16-5 (2 years) Va. ODU quarterback Thomas DeMarco exploded for 393 yards of total offense, as Career Record ............................16-5 (2 years) the red-shirt sophomore rushed for 224 yards with four touchdowns and threw for 169 yards and another score to lead the Monarchs. NCCU red-shirt sophomore quarterback MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Michael Johnson, who engineered the Eagles’ comeback, completed 26-of-42 pass attempts for 249 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore receiver Geovonie Irvine North Carolina Central: had a game-high six catches for 87 yards, while also throwing a 20-yard touchdown SID ..................................................Kyle Serba pass to senior receiver Will Scott, who recorded fi ve receptions for 57 yards and two Offi ce Phone .............................(919) 530-7054 E-Mail [email protected] scores. NCCU junior linebacker Calvin Hillie tallied a game-high 12 tackles (eight Web Site ........................NCCUEaglePride.com solo), while also intercepting a pass to set up the game-tying touchdown run by Tim Shankle at 10:41 of the fourth quarter. NCCU was looking like a typical homecoming Old Dominion: victim late in the third quarter when the visiting Eagles trailed ODU 28-0. However, Football SID .........................Kimberly Zivkovich NCCU scored 28 unanswered points in less than eight minutes to tie the score at Offi ce Phone .............................(757) 683-3372 28-28 early in the fourth quarter. With 8:20 left in the contest, NCCU junior tight end E-Mail [email protected] Web Site ..................................ODUsports.com Earthan Ward took a hard hit while extended for a pass, and had to be taken off of the fi eld on a medical cart. Reports after the game indicated that Ward was okay at QUICK FACTS a nearby hospital, but the Eagles seemed shaken by the injury to their teammate as School: North Carolina Central University ODU scored two late touchdowns to seal the victory. Location: Durham, NC 27707 Founded: 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard LAST WEEK Enrollment: 8,612 (Savannah State 28, NCCU 21) A sluggish start and four turnovers turned out to be Nickname: Eagles more than North Carolina Central University could overcome, as Savannah State School Colors: Maroon & Gray University held off the Eagles for its fi rst win of the season, 28-21, inside Memorial Stadium: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium Stadium in Savannah, Ga. Savannah State snaps the longest losing streak in the Capacity (Surface): 10,000 (Mondoturf) NCAA Division I-FCS at 11 games, and earns its fi rst win in the six-game series with National Affi liation: NCAA Division I-FCS NCCU (4-1-1). SSU improves to 1-9, while the Eagles fall to 3-7. NCCU amassed a (Reclassifi cation) season-high 401 yards of total offense, while holding the Tigers to only 273 total yards; Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference but the visiting Eagles lost three fumbles, threw an interception, converted only three Chancellor: Charlie Nelms of six chances in the red zone, and committed 12 penalties for 118 yards. After scoring Alma Mater: Arkansas Pine Bluff only nine points in their last three games, the SSU Tigers reeled off a season-high 28 unanswered points for a 28-7 second quarter cushion. Savannah State recovered Athletics Director: Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. a fumble and a muffed punt, and utilized a host of gadget plays, including a double Alma Mater: George Washington reverse pass and the famous Boise State “Statue of Liberty” play, during the run. Athletics Dept. Phone: (919) 530-7057 Junior quarterback Michael Johnson came off the NCCU bench to engineer a 10-play, Athletics Dept. Fax: (919) 530-5426 69-yard scoring drive just before intermission to narrow the halftime defi cit to 28-14. Athletics Dept. Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com Late in the third quarter, Johnson moved the Eagles 99 yards in 11 plays, capped by Ticket Offi ce Phone: (919) 530-5170 an 18-yard fade pass to Corey Harris to trim the gap to just one score at 28-21. In the fourth quarter, NCCU had several opportunities to tie the game, but came up empty FOOTBALL HISTORY each time. The Eagles lost a fumble at the SSU 14-yard line, then mishandled a punt First Year of Football: 1923 that was recovered by the Tigers. NCCU seemed to catch a break with less than six Overall All-Time Record: 426-347-30 minutes remaining when the SSU punter bobbled the snap to provide the Eagles with a NCAA Tourn. Record (Yrs): 1-3 (3 years - 1988, fi rst down at the Tigers’ 11-yard line. However, NCCU’s fi rst two rushes went backwards 2005, 2006) and passes on third and fourth downs fell incomplete. The Eagles got the ball back with Last Post-Season Opponent: Delta State 2:09 left to play, but NCCU failed to convert on 4th down and three yards to go at the Result (Date): Lost, 17-24 (Nov. 25, 2006) SSU 24-yard line. Johnson fi nished with 196 yards and two touchdowns on 17-of-28 passing for the Eagles. In his fi rst start under center, NCCU red-shirt freshman Jordan SPORTS INFORMATION Reid completed 3-of-4 passes for 68 yards with an interception. NCCU sophomore Sports Information Director: Kyle Serba receiver Geovonie Irvine had nine catches for 138 yards, while senior running back Tony McCord collected 146 all-purpose yards, including 67 yards on 10 carries, 68 SID Offi ce Phone: (919) 530-7054 yards on fi ve receptions and 11 yards on a kickoff return. After missing last week with SID Offi ce Fax: (919) 530-5426 an injury, senior running back Tim Shankle managed 20 yards and a touchdown on 10 SID Mailing Address: 116 McDougald- carries, while the Eagles’ other score came courtesy of a 5-yard reception by fullback McLendon Gym, Durham, NC 27707 Justin Manning. The NCCU defense was paced by defensive back Malik Cromartie, SID E-Mail: [email protected] linebacker Calvin Hillie and defensive end Xavier Proctor, all with seven tackles each. Radio Play-by-Play: Chris Hooks Savannah State was led by rookie running back Sheldon Barnes with 120 rushing Phone: (919) 530-6017 yards and a second-quarter touchdown run, which later proved to be the game-winner. E-Mail: [email protected] Another Tigers rookie, quarterback Antonio Bostick, threw for 78 yards and two scores on 8-0f-14 passing, while junior signal caller A.J. Defi lippis completed all six of his COACHING STAFF pass attempts for 43 yards and a touchdown.