VirginiaVirginia StateState FootballFootball Union Panthers at Nov. 9, 2013 - 2:00 p.m. (13,500), Ettrick, Va. Rivals Meet in Regular Season Finale 2013 Schedule and Results Virginia State’s 28-0 whitewashing of Chowan on Nov. 2 earned the 8-1 (.889), 6-0 in CIAA Trojans the league’s Northern Division crown and a berth in the CIAA 29-28 W at Fayetteville State Championship Game on Nov. 16 at in Win- 14-30 L Benedict (N) ston-Salem, N.C. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. 41-0 W KENTUCKY STATE 19-17 W JOHNSON C. SMITH 14-10 W at Shaw But before coach Latrell Scott’s team looks ahead to the post-season, 51-28 W at Elizabeth City State Virginia State takes on archrival Virginia Union on Nov. 9 at 2:00 47-44 W BOWIE STATE (HC) (3 OT) p.m. in the regular-season finale for both teams. 34-14 W at Lincoln (Pa.) 28-0 W at Chowan The Trojans will be looking for their eighth consecutive victory. The 11/9 VIRGINIA UNION, 2:00 last time Virginia State won eight straight games was in 1996-97 when the team won the last five contests in 1996 and the first three Media Relations Contacts games in 1997.

Virginia State It will be Senior Day and the Trojan faithful will have the opportu- Mike Ballweg nity to bid farewell to 10 seniors. The group includes: Jordan Ander- [email protected] son (Houston, Texas), Vicquan Arrington (Suffolk, Va.), Aaron Clark Office- (804) 524-5028 (Raleigh, N.C.), Naseer Conway (Charlottesville, Va.), Alejandro Cell- (864) 237-8212 Diasgranados (Beltsville, Md.), Shawn Hunt (Newport News, Va.), Website- govsutrojans.com Virginior Loiseau (Fort Meyers, Fla.), Steve Skinner (Suffolk, Va.), Sean Smith (Atlanta, Ga.) and Justin Thorpe (Henrico, Va.). Virginia Union Capsule Summary Jim Junot [email protected] Office- (804) 342-1493 The Game: Virginia Union (3-6) at Virginia State (8-1) Website- vuusports.com Kickoff: Nov. 9, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Rogers Stadium (13,500 capacity) Tickets: Tickets for the game are available. Radio: WVST-FM (91.3) with John Emmett and RaShawn Garrett beginning at 1:30 p.m. Web: www.govsutrojans.com www.vuusports.com Last Meeting: Virginia Union topped Virginia State, 14-9, in Richmond in 2012. VSU Players: u Jordan Anderson (RB)- With 1,020 yards, he became just the fourth VSU runner to reach the 1,000-yard plateau. Anderson leads the CIAA in scoring with 19 TDs. u Gene Holloman (WR)- 45 catches for 384 yards and two touchdowns. u Brandon Robinson (LB)- Team’s top tackler with 52 tackles and four tackles-for-loss. Virginia State Quick Facts Tale of the Tape Location: Ettrick, Va. A barometer of the strengths and weaknesses of both teams. Enrollment: 5,700 Conference rankings in parenthesis. Founded: 1882 Colors: Orange and Blue Category Virginia State Virginia Union Nickname: Trojans Record (conference) 8-1 (6-0) 3-6 (3-3) Affiliation: NCAA Div. II Streak Won 7 Lost 2 Conference: CIAA Scoring Average 30.8 (6) 18.0 (11) Home Field: Rogers Sta- First Downs 19.9 (7) 16.3 (10, tie) dium (13,500) Rushing Yards 200.0 (1) 175.4 (5) Passing Yards 150.1 (11) 96.6 (12) President: Dr. Keith T. Miller Total Offense 350.2 (8) 272.0 (11) Alma Mater: Arizona (‘76) Red Zone Scoring 30-37 (815) (4) 20-23 (87%) (1) AD: Peggy Davis Penalty Yards 68.8 (4) 83.4 (8) Alma Mater: Howard Payne Punting Average 34.0 (12) 36.8 (9) (‘85) Turnover Margin +15 (1) -13 (10) Head Coach: Latrell Scott Opponent Scoring Average 19.0 (2) 33.0 (10) (first season): 8-1 at VSU; 14- Opponent Rushing Yards 98.2 (2) 149.4 (8) 6 overall (two seasons) Opponent Passing Yards 217.8 (6) 182.4 (3) Trainer: Matt Williams Opponent Total Offense 316.0 (2) 331.9 (4) Web-site: govsutrojans.com Sacks 21(2) 14 (10, tie) CIAA Honorees Let Youth Be Served Sept. 7: Virginia State 29, Fayetteville State 28 First-year coach Latrell Scott wasn’t the only new- Offensive Back- Jordan Anderson comer on the field when Virginia State opened the Specialist- Shawn Hunt 2013 campaign at Fayetteville State on Sept. 7. Four- Sept. 14: Benedict 30, Virginia State 14 teen players saw their first collegiate action. The Tro- Specialist- Sean Smith jans’ starting line-up featured five freshmen. The Sept. 28: Virginia State 19, Johnson C. Smith 17 group, all of whom hail from Virginia: Tre Gibbons- OL- Ronnie Ransome Hall (TE), Ray Prosise (DT), Shaquille Edwards DL- Bryant Frazier (DT), Ka’Von Bellamy (LB) and Geo Feggins (LB). DB- Darion Thomas Coach- Latrell Scott James Madison Connection Oct. 5: Virginia State 14, Shaw 10 The Trojans are off to an 8-1 start using their James Rookie: Ka’Von Bellamy Madison Connection. A pair of Dukes transfers, Oct. 19: Virginia State 47, Bowie State 44 (3 OT) quarterback Justin Thorpe and running back Jor- Receiver- Jaivon Smallwood dan Anderson, have played dominant roles. Thorpe QB-Justin Thorpe has been a threat both with his passing (144.1 ypd, OL- Ronnie Ransome 8 TDs) as well as his running ability (62.8 ypg, 5 Specialty- Shawn Hunt TDs). Anderson is second in the CIAA in rushing, Coach- Latrell Scott averaging 110.8 and leads the league with 18 TDs. Oct. 26: Virginia State 34, Lincoln (Pa.) 14 Receiver- Jaivon Smallwood Virginia State’s 1,000-Yard Rushers DL- Ronald Lewis 1. Taron Hampton (2008) 1,076 Rookie- Tarian Ayres 2. Jordan Anderson (2013) 1,021 Coach- Latrell Scott 2. Von Allen (1986) 1,020 Nov. 2: Virginia State 28, Chowan 0 3. George Leonard (1977) 1,003 RB- Jordan Anderson Coach- Latrell Scott Virginia State’s Rushing Touchdown Leaders 1. Jordan Anderson (2013) 19 2. Robert Morgan (1995) 18 -2- Last Meeting Virginia State’s Record: Virginia Union defeated archrival Virginia (4-6, At Rogers Stadium 3-0 3-5), 19-14, in the season finale for both teams at On the road 5-0 in Richmond, Va. The Panthers At neutral sites 0-1 struck first registering a safety in the first quar- In September 3-1 ter and led 12-7 at intermission. After a scoreless In October 4-0 third quarter, both teams traded fourth quarter In November 1-0 touchdowns. Virginia State’s Jarred Battle passed In day games 7-1 for 194 yards completing 18 of 33 passes and In night games 1-0 rushed for 59 yards on 11 totes. Lamont Britt In the rain 2-0 rushed for 64 yards. The Trojans were just 1 of 9 When the Trojans win the coin toss 5-0 on third down conversions and the Panthers had When the Trojans have the ball first 3-1 a 38:08-21:52 advantage in time of possession. When the Trojans score first 6-0 Brandon Robinson led the Trojan defensive When a Trojan rushes for 100 yards 6-0 charge with 11 tackles while teammates Ronald When a Trojan passes for 200 yards 1-0 Lewis and Thomas Sykes had 10 registered tack- When an opponent rushes for 100 yards 1-0 les each. When an opponent passes for 200 yards 5-0

Virginia State 0 7 0 7 --14 Ball-Hawking Defense Virginia Union 2 10 0 7 --19 The Trojan defense has accounted for six touch- downs and a safety this season and registered scores VSU VUU in six of the team’s first nine games. First downs 18 21 Rushes-yards 23-123 52-244 Passing yards 194 92 Shutting Out the Opponents Passes 18-33-1 10-13-1 The Trojans have shutout two opponents (Kentucky Offensive plays 56 65 State and Chowan), marking the first time the team Total offense 317 336 has registered two shutouts in a season since 1997 Fumbles/lost 3-2 2-1 Penalties/yards 4-40 10-81 (Johnson C. Smith and Lane). Punts/average 3-32.3 5-32.2 Third-downs 1-9 4-13 A New Tradition: the Trojan Walk Time of possession 21:52 38:08 A fresh excitement has surrounded the Virginia Rushing- VSU: Lamont Britt 8-64, Jarred Battle 11-59, Tyler Wilson 2-3, Kenay Hawks 1--3 State football team since Latrell Scott was named Passing- VSU: Jarred Battle 18-33-1, 194. head coach on Jan. 14, 2013. Part of the change in Receiving- VSU: Jaivon Smallwood 7-86, Corey Young 5- culture includes the pregame Trojan Walk. Every 52, Gene Holloman 3-27, Bryan Jones 1-17, William Mitchell home game, exactly two hours and 15 minutes 1-7, Steve Skinner 1-5. before kickoff, players, coaches, cheerleaders and Tackles- VSU: Brandon Robinson 11, Ronald Lewis 10, Tho- mas Sykes 10. the Trojan mascot begin the Trojan Walk to Rogers Stadium. Beginning at Harris Hall, the suit-clad Winning the Close Ones players walk en masse following the cheerleaders Latrell Scott boasts a 7-0 record in games decided and Trojan mascot down the hill to the stadium. by seven or fewer points. Scott’s teams were 3-0 in The cheerleaders chant and sing while the Trojan close games as head coach at Richmond. The Spi- mascot entertains youngsters and fans take pic- ders beat Elon, 27-21 (OT), No. 8-ranked Massa- tures and shout encouragement along the route to chusetts, 11-10, and No. 22-ranked James Madi- Rogers Stadium. son, 13-10 (OT). The streak continues as Virginia State beat Fayetteville State, 29-28, on a 39-yard ...and an Old Tradition Shawn Hunt field goal as time expired; against At the conclusion of every home game, the team Johnson C. Smith, 19-17, when the Trojans scored congregates on the field in front of the Virginia the game-winning touchdown with 41 seconds left; State band, the Trojan Explosion, and joins fans in and on Oct. 19 against Bowie State on a 28-yard singing the school’s Alma Mater. field goal as time expired to send the game into OT and on a TD in the third OT in a 47-44 win -3- Coach Latrell Scott On Jan. 14, 2013, a new era in Virginia State football was ush- ered in with the hiring of Latrell Scott as head coach. The 23rd head football in Virginia State history. The veteran of 13 years of collegiate coaching served as head coach at Richmond in 2010, leading the Spiders to a 6-5 mark.

The Richmond native and Lee- Davis High graduate was a three- year starter at tight end at Hamp- ton where he earned All-Ameri- can recognition as a senior. He helped lead the Pirates to two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference crowns and a pair of NCAA Play- off berths.

The 38-year old Scott began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Fork Union for two sea- sons. Following a one-year stint at Western Carolina and two years at VMI, Scott was named an assistant coach at Richmond in 2005. He spent three seasons as wide receivers coach, assistant head coach and recruiting coor- dinator. Richmond was 26-12 during Scott’s tenure as an assis- tant and defeated a BSC team, The Scott Files Duke, along the way. The Spiders Birth Date: July 17, 1975 won 11 games in 2007, setting Hometown: Richmond, Va. school standards for scoring Education: B.S., Hampton, 1999 (34.9), touchdowns (63) and to- Coaching: Fork Union, assistant coach, 1999-00 tal offense (5,675). Western Carolina, wide receivers coach, 2001 VMI, wide receivers coach, 2002-04 Following a year at Tennessee Richmond, wide receivers coach, 2005-06 (2008) and a season at Virginia Richmond, assistant head coach, 2007 (2009), he was named head coach Tennessee, wide receivers coach, 2008 at Richmond. He spent one sea- Virginia, wide receivers coach, 2009 son at James Madison (2012) be- Richmond, head coach, 2010 fore coming to Virginia State. James Madison, wide receivers coach, 2012 Virginia State, head coach, 2013-present He earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management from Hamp- Record: 2010, Head Coach, Richmond 6-5 .545 ton in 1999. He is married to the 2013, Head Coach, Virginia State 8-1 .889 former Brandi Branby. Career: Two seasons 14-6 .700 -4- CIAA STANDINGS Conference Overall Northern Division Won Lost Pct. Won Lost Pct. Virginia State 6 0 1.000 8 1 889 Elizabeth City State 4 2 .667 4 5 .444 Virginia Union 3 3 .500 3 6 .333 Bowie State 2 4 .333 4 5 .444 Chowan 2 4 .333 3 6 .333 Lincoln (Pa.) 0 6 .000 1 8 .111

Conference Overall Southern Division Won Lost Pct. Won Lost Pct. Winston-Salem State 6 0 1.000 8 1 .889 Fayetteville State 5 1 .833 6 3 .667 Shaw 3 3 .500 5 4 .556 St. Augustine’s 3 3 .500 4 5 .444 Johnson C. Smith 2 5 .286 4 5 .444 Winston-Salem State will host Livingstone 1 6 .143 2 7 .222 the 2013 CIAA Championship Game on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Bowman Gray Stadium. Last Week’s Results Nov. 2 Bowie State 76, Lincoln (Pa.) 19 Elizabeth City State 28, Virginia Union 21 Virginia State 28, Chowan 0 St. Augustine’s 13, Johnson C. Smith 6 Winston-Salem State 28, Shaw 24 Fayetteville State 34, Livingstone 31

This Week’s Schedule Nov. 9 Bowie State at Elizabeth City State, 1:00 p.m. St. Augustine’s at Shaw, 1:00 p.m. The , featuring a Livingstone at Virginia-Lynchburg, 1:00 p.m. matchup between the CIAA Chowan at Lincoln (Pa.), 1:00 p.m. and SIAC, will be held on Dec. Fayetteville State at Winston-Salem State, 1:30 p.m. 7 at the site of the CIAA entry. Johnson C. Smith at Central State (Ohio), 1:30 p.m. Last year, Elizabeth City State Virginia Union at Virginia State, 2:00 p.m. topped Tuskegee, 28-13.

Charting the Opponents Opponent Record Last Week This Week Fayetteville State 6-3 Beat Livingstone, 34-31 Plays at Winston-Salem State Benedict 4-5 Lost Albany State, 31-6 Hosts Lane Kentucky State 4-5 Lost to Lane, 38-28 Hosts Morehouse Johnson C. Smith 4-5 Lost to St. Augustine’s, 13-6 Plays at Central State (Ohio) Shaw 5-4 Lost to Winston-Salem State, 28-24 Hosts St. Augustine’s Elizabeth City State 4-5 Beat Virginia Union, 28-21 Hosts Bowie State Bowie State 4-5 Beat Lincoln (Pa.), 76-19 Plays at Elizabeth City State Lincoln (Pa.) 1-8 Lost to Bowie State, 76-19 Hosts Chowan Chowan 3-6 Lost to Virginia State, 28-0 Plays at Lincoln (Pa.) Virginia Union 3-6 Lost to Elizabeth City State, 28-21 Plays at Virginia State Overall record 46-60 (.434)

-5- Virginia State 29 Benedict 30 Fayetteville State 28 Virginia State 14 Sept. 7, 2013, Fayetteville, N.C. Sept. 14, 2013, East Rutherford, N.J. The Latrell Scott Era at Virginia State (1-0) got off to a Benedict (2-0) rallied from a 14-0 halftime deficit to top rousing start as senior Shawn Hunt booted a game-win- Virginia State (1-1), 30-14, before 25,816 fans in the 41st ning 30-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Trojans annual New York Urban League Whitney Young Classic to a 29-28 victory at Fayetteville State before 5,371 fans at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. An intercep- at Nick Jeralds Stadium in Fayetteville, N.C. The Trojans tion by Virginia State’s Sean Smith in the end zone snuffed botched three extra point attempts along the way and out a Benedict drive in the first quarter. Benedict went missed an 18-yard field goal before Hunt’s dramatic boot. ahead, 3-0, early in the second quarter on a 27-yard field It didn’t look as if Scott’s team would be celebrating at goal by Eduardo Hernandez. Quarterback Justin Thorpe’s game’s end. The Broncos turned two Trojan turnovers four-yard TD pass to Jordan Anderson with 9:01 to go in into scored by build a 21-8 lead. Kasunn Williams hauled the first half gave the Trojans a 7-3 advantage. After in a 31-yard pass from Jereryn Jenkins to lift the Broncos Benedict reclaimed the lead on a 17-yard pass from to a 28-8 third quarter advantage. But the Trojans re- Marcus Graham to Kandraiss Brown, Smith returned fused to fold. Quarterback Justin Thorpe led VSU on an the ensuing kickoff 86 yards for a score to give the Tro- 11-play, 74-yard drive culminating in Jordan Anderson’s jans a 14-10 halftime lead. Benedict scored on its first 17-yard scoring run. Anderson’s eight-yard scoring run possession of the second half. Graham led the Tigers on a cut the deficit to 28-20 at the end of three quarters. Ander- five-play, 45-yard drive culminating in his four-yard son scored his third touchdown of the night to make the scoring pass to Rashad Land. Later, Graham connected score 28-26 before Hunt’s game-winning field goal. with Land on a one-yard scoring pass to give Benedict a 23-14 advantage. The Tigers scored with 2:18 left on an Virginia State 0 8 12 9 -- 29 11-yard run by Tavion Wright to close out the scoring. Fayetteville State 14 7 7 0 -- 28 Benedict’s Graham was named game MVP after passing FSU- Jereryn Jenkins 8 run (Antonio Mayo kick) for 211 yards with three touchdowns. FSU- Kasunn Williams 62 pass from Jenkins (Mayo kick) VSU- Lamont Britt 2 run (kick failed) Benedict 0 10 7 13 -- 30 VSU- Team safety Virginia State 0 14 0 0 -- 14 FSU- John Brown 39 fumble recovery (Mayo kick) BC- Eduardo Hernandez 24 FG FSU- Williams 31 pass from Jenkins (Mayo kick) VSU- Jordan Anderson 6 pass from Justin Thorpe (Shawn VSU- Jaivon Smallwood 13 pass from Justin Thorpe (kick Hunt kick) failed) BC- Kendariss Brown 17 pass from Marcus Graham VSU- Jordan Anderson 17 run (rush failed) (Hernandez kick) VSU- Anderson 8 run (pass failed) VSU- Sean Smith 86 kickoff return (Hunt kick) VSU- Shawn Hunt 30 FG BC- Rashad Land 5 pass from Graham (Hernandez kick) BC- Land 1 pass from Graham (Hernandez kick) Team Statistics VSU FSU BC- Tavion Wright 11 run (Hernandez kick) First downs 29 10 Rushes-yards 56-217 22-66 Team Statistics BC VSU Passes 20-28-0 13-25-1 First downs 20 7 Passing yards 190 219 Rushes-yards 43-165 23-62 Total offense 84-407 47-285 Passes 19-27-1 12-23-1 Fumbles/lost 0-0 0-0 Passing yards 211 73 Penalties/yards 4-109 18-189 Total offense 70-376 46-135 Punts/average 3-45.0 3-44.7 Fumbles/lost 1-1 0-0 Third-downs 9-17 4-12 Penalties/yards 6-40 4-57 Time of possession 41:27 28:33 Punts/average 4-36.8 8-31.5 Third-downs 5-11 3-12 Rushing- VSU: Jordan Anderson 29-182, Lamont Britt 14-31, Justin 13-4. FSU- Jemeryn Jenkins 12-26, Andre Montgomery 3-22, Colon Time of possession 36:45 23:15 Bailey 3-18, Michael Adams 1-14, Marquavi 2-1, Antonio Mayo 1-- 15 Rushing- BC: Tavion Wright, Marcus Graham 15-51, Kenneth Hurleyjr Passing- VSU: Thorpe 20-28-0, 190. FSU- Jenkins 13-25-1, 219. 18-38, Kendariss Brown 1-2. VSU: Justin Thorpe 10-59, Lamont Britt Receiving- VSU: Markee Brooks 6-39, Gene Holloman 4-46, Tre 5-13, Gene Holloman 1--1, Jordan Anderson 6--2, Shawn Hunt 1--7 Gibbons-Hall 3-28, Anderson 3-12, Jaivon Smallwood 2-28, Britt 1- Passing- BC: Graham 19-27-1, 211. VSU: Thorpe 12-23-1, 73 27, Willie Stubblefield 1-10. FSU: Kasunn Williams 4-121, Tavon Gatlin Receiving- BC: Brown 8-90, Harion Samuels 5-53, Dion Hamilton 3- 3-35, Dwayne Lorrick 1-3, Bailey 1--5 58, Rashad Land 2-6, Maurice Griffin 1-4. VSU: Holloman 4-17, Javion Smallwood 3-33, Anderson 2-4, Britt 1-8, Markee Brooks 1-8, Willie Stubblefield 1-3

-6- Virginia State 41 Virginia State 19 Kentucky State 0 Johnson C. Smith 17 Sept. 21, 2013, Ettrick, Va. Sept. 28, 2013, Ettrick, Va. Behind the play of quarterback Justin Thorpe, Virginia Willie Stubblefield hauled a six-yard TD pass from Justin State (2-1) built a 20-0 first quarter lead and cruised to a Thorpe with 41 seconds left as Virginia State (3-1, 1-0) 41-0 victory over Kentucky State (2-1) before 3,678 fans toppled Johnson C. Smith (3-1, 1-1), 19-17, before 4,172 on Military Day at Rogers Stadium. Scoring the most fans at Rogers Stadium. Stubblefield’s final-minute points in a quarter in more than two seasons, Thorpe heroics came after Gene Holloman caught a 35-yard pass rushed for touchdowns of five and 28 yards and tossed a to the six-yard line with less than a minute remaining. 33-yard scoring pass to Gene Holloman in the opening The Golden Bulls, who came into the game as the only quarter of play. In the second half, Trojan running back undefeated team remaining in the CIAA, opened the Jordan Anderson took over. Anderson had just four yards scoring when Erik Amaya booted a 29-yard field goal in rushing in the opening half but broke loose for 117 in the the first quarter. Virginia State answered with a score second half to finish with 121 yards on the ground, He with 12:23 left in the half. Anderson capped an 11-play scored second-half touchdowns on runs of nine and 63 drive with a nine-yard jaunt to lift the Trojans to a 7-3 yards. Zac Jackson closed out the scoring by picking up a lead. Virginia State opened the second-half scoring after fumble and returning it 65 yards for a score with 5:21 Darion Thomas intercepted a pass at midfield and left in the contest. The Trojan defense held the Thorobreds returned it to the Johnson C. Smith 34-yard line. Three in check, limiting Kentucky State to just 151 yards of- plays later, Thorpe hit with Jaivon Smallwood on a 14- fense and forcing three turnovers. Kentucky State man- yard pass to put Trojans ahead, 13-3. The Golden Bulls aged only 32 yards on 27 carries. The Thorobreds came responded when Wallace hit Chris Patterson on a 42- into the contest averaging 40.0 points per game. Justin yard pass to cut Virginia State’s lead to 13-10. Johnson Thorpe was named Most Valuable Player of the Diamond C. Smith scored with 4:51 remaining in the contest to Invitational Classic presented by the Fort Lee Quarter- take its first lead of the game. Wallace ran the ball in masters Club. The game marked the home debut of Vir- from 11 yards out to give the Golden Bulls a 17-13 lead ginia State head coach Latrell Scott. A native of Rich- setting up the game’s dramatic ending. mond and former head coach at Richmond, Scott is in his first season as head coach of the Trojans. Johnson C. Smith 3 0 7 7 --17 Virginia State 0 7 6 6 --19 JCSU- Erik Ameye 29 field goal Kentucky State 0 0 0 0 -- 0 VSU- Jordan Anderson 9 run (Shawn Hunt kick) Virginia State 20 0 14 7 -- 41 VSU- Jaivon Smallwood 14 pass from Justin Thorpe (kick VSU- Justin Thorpe 5 run (kick failed) failed) VSU- Gene Holloman 33 pass from Thorpe (Shawn Hunt kick) JCSU- Chris Patterson 42 pass from Keahn Wallace (Amaya VSU- Thorpe 28 run (Hunt kick) kick) VSU- Jordan Anderson 9 run (Hunt kick) JCSU- Wallace 11 run (Amaya kick) VSU- Anderson 63 run (Hunt kick) VSU- Willie Stubblefield 6 pass from Thorpe (kick failed) VSU- Zac Jackson 65 fumble recovery (Hunt kick) Team Statistics JCSU VSU Team Statistics KSU VSU First downs 22 18 First downs 11 15 Rushes-yards 32-25 42-194 Rushes-yards 27-32 36-254 Passes 28-48-1 10-21-1 Passes 19-43-1 12-23-0 Passing yards 322 84 Passing yards 119 133 Total offense 354 278 Total offense 70-151 59-387 Fumbles/lost 4-1 0-0 Fumbles/lost 3-2 0-0 Penalties/yards 11-217 5-56 Penalties/yards 9-86 14-133 Punts/average 4-34.5 6-36.2 Punts/average 10-33.9 7-26.1 Third-downs 7/15 4/13 Third-downs 5-10 6-15 Time of possession 30:35 29:25 Time of possession 31:16 28:44 Rushing- JCSU- LeAnder Barney Avius Capers 7-52, Fred Scott 5- Rushing- KSU- Jac Lockett 10-23, Justin Williams 10-14, Clayton 77, Terre Hutchinson 3-45, Barney 3-14, Jimmy Drye 1-3, Evan Jones Simmons 1-6, Lamonta Green 2-5, Troy Churchill 1-4, Adam Robinson 1-0. VSU- Jordan Anderson 25-96, Justin Thorpe 12-76, Lamont Britt 1--2,Alex Springs 1--5, Cameron Lee 1--13. VSU: Jordan Anderson 5-22. 13-121, Justin Thorpe 11-99, Lamont Britt 1-20, Aaron Clark 2-4, Passing- JCSU- Wallace 28-48-1, 322. VSU- Thorpe 10-21-1, 84. Tarian Ayres 2-2. Receiving- JCSU- Chris Patterson 8-131, Capers 7-52, Fred Scott 5- Passing- KSU- Robinson 19-38-1, 119. Springs 0-0-0, 0. VSU- Thorpe 77, Terre Hutchinson 3-45, Barney 33-14, Jimmy Drye 1-3, Evan 12-22-0, 133. Ayres 0-0-0, 0. Jones 1-0. VSU: Gene Holloman 4-52, Jaivon Smallwood 3-27, Willie Receiving- KSU- Javion Smallwood 5-68, Gene Holloman 4-46, Ander- Stubblefield 1-6, Torey Pettis 1-0, Anderson 1--1 son 2-1, Willie Stubblefield 1-18

-7- Virginia State 14 Virginia State 51 Shaw 10 Elizabeth City State 28 Oct. 5, 2013, Durham, N.C. Oct. 12, 2013, Elizabeth City, N.C. Justin Thorpe completed 27 of 34 passes for 211 yards Virginia State (5-1, 3-0) registered a 51-28 win at and a touchdown and rushed 13 times for 65 yards and Elizabeth City State (1-5, 1-2) before 1,876 fans at another score as Virginia State (4-1, 2-0) won, 14-10, at in Elizabeth City, N.C. The win was Shaw (2-3, 0-2) in a CIAA contest before 2,127 fans. It it’s the fourth straight, matching the longest winning marked the third time in four games this season that skein since 2010. The Trojans took the opening kickoff Virginia State has won a nail-biter. The Trojans have and marched 78 yards in 12 plays, culminating in won three games by four points or less this year. Anderson’s six-yard TD run. With 9:29 left in the opening Boasting the top scoring defense in the league, Virginia quarter. Sean Smith intercepted a pass on Elizabeth City State limited Shaw’s wide-open offense to just 226 total yards. Shaw’s lone touchdown came on a fumble State’s second-play, returning it 39 yards for a score less recovery that the alert Bears returned for a score. than a minute later. Two minutes later, Anderson ran Virginia State drew first blood driving 75-yards on 91 yards for Virginia State’s third touchdown in the eight-plays to score a touchdown on Justin Thorpe’s 32- first 7:34 of the game. Elizabeth City State scored when yard pass to wide receiver Jaivon Smallwood with 7:22 Petey Boone bulled in from the one. With 3:50 left in the left in the opening quarter. The Trojans extended the half, Virginia State’s Devonte Piggott intercepted a pass lead to 14-0 on quarterback Thorpe’s 11-yard run with and returned it 26 yards for the TD. The Vikings scored 13:45 to go before halftime. Virginia State held a 14-0 just before halftime. The Trojans scored 10 unanswered lead at intermission. Shaw scored its first points of the points in the third quarter and Jordan scored fourth game on a 28-yard field goal by George Mulumba to quarter on runs of three and two yards. make the score 14-3 with 4:24 to go in the third quarter. A Virginia State fumble was picked up by Shaw’s Darnell Virginia State 20 7 10 14 --51 Evans, who scooted 15 yards for Shaw’s only touchdown Elizabeth City State 0 14 0 14 --28 VSU- Jorden Anderson 6 run (Shawn Hunt kick) of the afternoon. The extra point cut the Trojan lead to VSU- Sean Smith 39 interception return (Hunt kick) 14-10. Neither team was able to score in the final quarter VSU- Anderson 91 run (kick failed) but Virginia State drove 72 yards on 14 plays eating up ECSU- Petey Boone 1 run (Brett Symonds kick) the final 7:01 of the game. VSU- Devonte Piggott 26 interception return (Hunt kick) Virginia State 7 7 0 0 --14 ECSU- Lovi Banks-Rose 16 pass from Tyrell Houghton Shaw 0 0 10 0 --10 (Symonds kick) VSU- Jaivon Smallwood 32 pass from Justin Thorpe (Shawn VSU- Hunt 32 FG Hunt kick) ECSU- Boone 1 run (Symonds kick) VSU- Thorpe 20 run (Hunt kick) VSU- Anderson 3 run (Hunt kick) SU- George Mulumba 28 FG ECSU- Montario Hunter 59 pass from Houghton (Symonds SU- Darnell Evans 15 fumble recovery (Mulumba kick) kick) VSU- Anderson 2 run (Hunt kick) Team Statistics VSU SU First downs 21 13 Team Statistics VSU ECSU Rushes-yards 39-152 28-130 First downs 21 23 Passes 27-34-1 12-24-0 Rushes-yards 47-220 35-152 Passing yards 211 96 Passes 13-22-1 19-34-3 Total offense 73-363 52-226 Passing yards 154 292 Fumbles/lost 1-1 1-1 Total offense 69-374 69-444 Penalties/yards 11-108 7-88 Fumbles/lost 2-1 2-0 Punts/average 5-35.0 8-36.5 Penalties/yards 6-66 13-83 Third-downs 7-16 2-11 Punts/average 3-49.7 4-28.2 Time of possession 33:14 26:46 Third-downs 5-13 4-11 Time of possession 33:40 26:20 Rushing- VSU- Justin Thorpe 13-65, Lamont Britt 7-44, Jordan Ander- Rushing- VSU- Jordan Anderson 34-214, Justin Thorpe 8-16, Team 4- son 18-41, Markee Brooks 1-2. SU: Marquise Grizzle 19-94, Quinshon -4, Ronnie Ransome 1--6. ECSU: Petey Boone 20-79, Ra’Shee Rush- Odom 6-24, Trevius Folston 1-7, Terrance Alford 2-5. ing 3-34, Tyrell Houghton 9-27, Kenny King 3-12. Passing- VSU- Thorpe 27-34-1, 211. SU: Odom 12-23-0, 96. Folston Passing- VSU- Thorpe 13-22-1, 154. ECSU: Houghton 19-34-3, 292, 0-0-0, 0. Receiving- VSU: Jaivon Smallwood 4-51,Gene Holloman 3-28, Willie Receiving- VSU: Gene Holloman 10-36, Jaivon Smallwood 4-69, Stubblefield 2-26, Jordan Anderson 2-20, Tre Hall-Gibbons 1-15, Willie Stubblefield 3-24, Anderson 2-24. SU: Andre Polite 2-26, David Markee Brooks 1-14. ECSU- Gary Langston 4-94, Lovi Banks-Rose Jordan 2-18, Kelvin Wagner 2-14, Grizzle 2-10. 4-65, Antonio Huff 4-32, Keith Strickland 3-24, Montario Hunter 1- 59, Boone 1-7, Javoris Bryant 1-6, Laray Kindred 1-5.

-8- Virginia State 47 Virginia State 34 Bowie State 44 (3 OT) Lincoln (Pa.) 14 Oct. 19, 2013, Ettrick, Va. Oct. 26, 2013, Murfreesboro, N.C. Shawn Hunt’s 37-yard field goal on the final play of Virginia State (7-1, 5-0) extended its winning streak to regulation and Gene Holloman’s 24-yard TD catch in six with a 34-14 win at Lincoln (Pa.) (1-7, 0-5). Jordan the third overtime lifted Virginia State (6-1. 4-0) to a 47- Anderson scored three touchdowns and rushed for 150 44 win over Bowie State (2-5, 0-4) before 7,493 fans. yards while Lincoln receiver Akeem Jordan caught 12 Thorpe rushed for 182 yards and two TDs and completed passes for 95 yards and a touchdown in the contest. On 20 of 33 passes for 259 yards and two TDs. The Trojans its first possession, Virginia State drove 65 yards on took a 10-0 lead before Bowie State stormed back to take seven plays culminating in Anderson’s one-yard a 13-10 halftime lead. Kendall Jefferson’s 19-yard TD run touchdown run. Lincoln scored on a three-yard pass made it 20-10 Bowie State. Thorpe’s 11-yard TD run and from Doug Cook to Anthony Green on the first play of Anderson added a two-yard TD to give Virginia State a the second quarter. The Virginia State defense registered 24-20 lead. With 1:02 left, Garry Cropper hauled in a 24- its sixth score of the season when Ronald Lewis picked yard pass from Jared Johnston before Hunt’s 37-yard up a Lincoln fumble and rambled 71 yards for a score field goal tied the score, 27-27, as time expired. The teams with 10:55 left in the half. Starting quarterback Justin traded TDs in both the first and second overtime periods. Thorpe gave way to Tarian Ayres, who saw his first In the third overtime, Bowie State had to settle for a 40- significant action of the season. Ayres engineered three yard Diaz-Aviles field goal. VSU’s Thorpe’s pass to touchdown drives. The Trojans drove 69 yards on 10 Holloman in the end zone to ensure the Trojan win. plays highlighted by Anderson’s two-yard scoring run. Bowie State 0 13 7 7 7 7 3 --44 Later, Jaivon Smallwood hauled in an 18-yard pass from Virginia State 3 7 0 17 7 7 6 --47 Ayres in the end zone extending the lead to 27-6. After VSU- Shawn Hunt 38 FG Smallwood caught a 59-yard pass from Ayres on a VSU- Jordan Anderson 3 run (Hunt kick) third-and-13 play for a first down, Anderson tip-toed BSU- Marcel Diaz-Aviles 33 FG his way into the end zone from 13 yards out. Jordan BSU- Dwayne Price fumble recovery in end zone (Diaz-Aviles caught a three-yard scoring pass with 4:10 left for the kick) Lions to close out the scoring. BSU- Diaz-Aviles 22 FG BSU- Kendall Jefferson 19 run (Diaz-Aviles kick) Virginia State 7 7 13 7 --34 VSU- Justin Thorpe 11 run (Hunt kick) Lincoln (Pa.) 0 6 0 8 --14 VSU- Anderson 2 run (Hunt kick) VSU- Jordan Anderson 1 run (Shawn Hunt kick) BSU- Garry Cropper 24 pass from Jared Johnston (Diaz-Aviles LU- Anthony Green 34 pass from Doug Cook (run failed) kick) VSU- Ronald Lewis 71 fumble return (Hunt kick) VSU- Hunt 37 FG VSU- Anderson 2 run (kick failed) VSU- Jaivon Smallwood 15 pass from Thorpe (Hunt kick) VSU- Jaivon Smallwood 18 pass from Tarian Ayres (Hunt BSU- Keith Brown 25 run (Diaz-Aviles kick) kick) BSU- Ricardo Smith 13 pass from Johnston (Diaz-Aviles kick) VSU- Anderson 12 run (Hunt kick) VSU- Thorpe 9 run (Hunt kick) LU- Jordan 4 pass from Cook (Kenny Faulcon pass from BSU- Diaz-Aviles 40 FG Cook) VSU- Gene Holloman 24 pass from Thorpe) Team Statistics VSU CU Team Statistics BSU VSU First downs 34 14 First downs 20 29 Rushes-yards 41-167 32-12 Rushes-yards 44-205 50-289 Passes 10-20-0 28-47-0 Passes 12-24-1 20-33-1 Passing yards 175 294 Passing yards 297 289 Total offense 61-342 78-306 Total offense 336 510 Fumbles/lost 0-0 1-0 Fumbles/lost 2-0 1-1 Penalties/yards 4-55 6-50 Penalties/yards 5-52 4-43 Punts/average 5-31.4 4-44.5 Punts/average 4-43.5 3-42.0 Third-downs 5-13 9-18 Third-downs 5-14 9-16 Time of possession 26:33 33:27 Time of possession 28:17 46:42 Rushing- VSU: Jordan Anderson 25-150, Lamont Britt 5-16, Tarian Rushing- BSU- Keith Brown 32-175, Kendall Jefferson 4-29, Phillip Ayres 6-9, Justin Thorpe 1-1, Aaron Clark 4--9. LU: Steve Gilliam 8- Quarre 2-21, Jared Johnston 6--20. VSU- Justin Thorpe 28-182, Jordan 22, John Taggart 7-13, Khari Nguzi 1-0, Travis Simmons 2--3, Doug Anderson 20-59, Lamont Britt 1-11, Team 1--1. Cook 13--20. Passing- BSU- Johnston 12-24-1, 131. VSU- Thorpe 20-33-1, 259. Passing- VSU: Ayres 8-15-0, 143. Thorpe 2-5-0, 25. LU: Cook 28-47- Receiving- BSU- Khari Lee 4-55, Garry Cropper 2-30, Keith Brown 2- 0, 294. 17, James Chappell 2-11, Ricardo Smith 1-13, Jefferson 1-5. VSU- Receiving- Gene Holloman 5-61, Javion Smallwood 2-77, Willie Jaivon Smallwood 8-131, Gene Holloman 5-56, Markee Brooks 4- Stubblefield 2-19, Markee Brooks 1-18. LU: Akeem Jordan 12-95, 51, Anderson 2-16, Britt 1-5. Anthony Green 6-84, Kenny Faulcon 5-70, Steve Morris 4-40, Raymond Harmon 1-5. -9- Virginia State 28 Holding the Line Virginia State’s rushing defense, second in the CIAA Chowan 0 yielding just 99.2 yards per game, allowed Lincoln Nov. 2, 2013, Murfreesboro, N.C. (Pa.) just 14 yards on Oct. 26 in a 34-14 win. Virginia State (8-1, 6-0) claimed the CIAA Northern Di- vision title and a trip to the CIAA Championship game The Varina High Connection and Jordan Anderson became just the fourth Trojan in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a Five players on the 2013 Virginia State roster claim season as Virginia State whitewashed Chowan (3-6, 2- Henrico County’s state champion Varina High 4), 28-0,to extend its winning streak to seven. Anderson School as their alma mater. The group includes: finished the day with 160 yards giving him 1,021 for the Justin Thorpe, QB, Sr., Chris Tucker, WR, Fr., Bryce season. He becomes the first Trojan since Taron Hamp- Bradley, DB, Fr., David Turner, LB, So. and Darryl ton rambled for a school-record 1,076 yards in 2008 to Simmons, DL, Fr. reach the 1,000-yard plateau. Chowan was able to move the ball in the first half but turned the ball over on downs CIAA Championship Game Tickets Available in each of its first three possessions. The Hawks con- With a 28-0 victory at Chowan on Nov. 2, Virginia verted just one of six fourth-down conversions in the State locked up the league’s Northern Division title first half. After a scoreless first quarter, Virginia State struck first when Anderson broke loose, avoided tack- and earned a spot in the CIAA Championship les and tip-toed along the sideline 12 yards for a TD to Game on Nov. 16 at Bowman Gray Stadium in give the Trojans a 7-0 lead with 5:10 to go before half- Winston-Salem, N.C. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. time. Behind the running of Anderson, Virginia State took the opening kick of the second half and marched 75 Tickets are available through the Virginia State yards in nine plays culminating in Anderson’s one-yard department of athletics by calling (804) 524-5656. run for a score to up the Trojan lead to 14-0. The Trojan Tickets are $20 in advance ($30 the day of the defense registered its seventh score of the season when game) for general admission and $35 for reserved Devonte Piggott intercepted a Chowan pass and ran it seating. in from six yards out to boost the Virginia State lead to 21-0 with 4:33 left in the third quarter. Anderson broke loose and rambled 73 yards for the game’s final score. In addition, the CIAA Volleyball Championship is The run gave him more than 1,000 yards rushing on the scheduled for Winston-Salem State on Nov. 16-17. season. The 28-0 shutout marked the second time this season the Trojan defense had shutout an opponent. NCAA Regional Rankings Virginia State moved from sixth to fifth in the Virginia State 0 7 21 0 --28 NCAA Super Region One Rankings, updated on Chowan 0 0 0 0 --0 Nov. 4. The rankings are used as a measuring stick VSU- Jordan Anderson 15 run (Shawn Hunt kick) VSU- Anderson 1 run (Hunt kick) to determine participants in the NCAA Playoffs. VSU- Devonte Piggott 6 interception return (Hunt kick) 1. West Chester (9-0) VSU- Anderson 73 run (Hunt kick) 2. Shepherd (8-0) 3. Winston-Salem State (7-1) Team Statistics VSU CU First downs 20 20 4. Slippery Rock (8-1) Rushes-yards 47-290 31-87 5. Virginia State (8-1) Passes 9-16-0 26-44-1 6. Bloomsburg (8-1) Passing yards 56 276 7. American International (7-2) Total offense 63-346 75-363 8. Shippensburg (6-3) Fumbles/lost 1-0 4-1 Penalties/yards 7-76 6-58 Punts/average 5-31.4 2-59.0 Trojans Move Up in Coaches Division II Poll Third-downs 5-12 5-16 After receiving votes in each of the last three weeks, Time of possession 33:04 26:56 Virginia State (8-1) is tied for 25th according to the Rushing- VSU- Jordan Anderson 23-160, Lamont Britt 15-102, Tarian Ayres 5-27, Tyler Wilson 1-3. CU- DeSean Martin14-66, Anthony latest Coaches Association Clanton 3-11, J.R. Williams 2-7, Ryan Simpson 12-3. (AFCA) Poll. It marks the first time in program Passing- VSU- Ayres 9-15-0, 56. Willie Stubblefield 0-0-0. CU: history that the Trojans, winners of seven consecu- Simpson 26-44-1, 276. Receiving- VSU- Gene Holloman 6-42, Willie Stubblefield 1-8, Jaivon tive games, have earned a spot in the AFCA Top 25 Smallwood 1-4, Anderson 1-2. CU: Robert Holland 14-123, Williams Poll. Winston-Salem State is currently ranked 11th. 4-43, Damian Ellis 3-20, Anjuan Randall 2-64. Virginia State Trojans 2013 Football Roster

No. Name Pos. Year Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 1 Sean Smith DB Sr. 5-8 180 Atlanta, Ga./Martin Luther King 2 Jordan Anderson RB Sr. 5-11 220 Houston, Texas/Westfield High 3 Gene Holloman WR Jr. 6-1 175 Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside High 5 Darion Thomas DB So. 6-0 160 Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside High 6 Tarian Ayres QB Fr. 6-1 190 Dillwyn, Va./Buckingham County High, VMI 7 Justin Thorpe QB Sr. 6-1 215 Henrico, Va./Varina High 9 Dontrell Jones DB So. 6-0 185 Hampton, Va./Phoebus High 10 Andrew Faison, Jr. LB Jr. 5-11 225 Chesterfield, Va./L.C. Bird High 11 Dion Futch WR Sr. 5-7 175 Hampton, Va./Hampton High 12 Niko Johnson QB Fr. 6-1 190 Richmond, Va./Hermitage High 13 Willie Stubblefield WR Fr. 6-1 200 Highland Springs, Va./Highland Springs High 14 Bryant McAdoo WR So. 6-5 215 Harlem, N.Y./Stony Brook University 15 Claude Thomas Jr. DB Jr. 6-4 175 South Orange, N.J./Columbia High 16 Steve Skinner, Jr. WR Sr. 6-0 185 Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River High 17 Shawn Hunt K Sr. 5-10 150 Newport News, Va./West Virginia Wesleyan University 18 Christopher Heflin WR Jr. 5-10 170 Chester, Va./Thomas Dale High 19 Chris Tucker WR Fr. 5-8 165 Henrico, Va./Varina High 20 Virginior Loiseau DB Sr. 6-2 180 Fort Meyers, Fla./Chabot Community College 21 Bryce Bradley DB Fr. 5-10 190 Richmond, Va./Varina High 22 Aaron Clark RB Sr. 5-9 190 Raleigh, N.C./St. Anne’s Belfield High 23 Martel Peden DB Fr. 6-3 180 Newport News, Va./Menchville High 24 Markee Brooks WR So. 5-10 180 Halifax, Va./Halifax High 25 Andre Rawls DB Jr. 6-0 190 Franklin, Va./Southampton High 26 Devonte Piggott DB So. 5-10 185 Woodbridge, Va./Gar-Field High 27 Zack Braswell DB Fr. 5-11 180 Spotsylvania, Va./Courtland High 28 Kavon Bellamy RB Fr. 5-10 205 Hampton, Va./Hampton High 29 Avery Jones DB Fr. 5-10 160 Charles City, Va./Charles City High 30 Tyler Wilson HB Jr. 6-2 220 Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge High 31 Trevon Byron DB Fr. 5-8 170 Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown High 32 Zach Jackson DB Fr. 6-0 180 Mineral, Va./Louisa High 34 Lamont Britt RB So. 5-10 205 Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor High 35 Daryl Irby LB Fr. 6-1 205 Chesterfield, Va./Meadowbrook High 36 Tyrell Smith DB So. 5-9 175 Richmond, Va./St. Augustine’s College 38 Torey Pettis FB So. 6-0 230 Richmond, Va./L.C. Bird High 39 Joel Insilo RB Fr. 5-11 190 Kensington, Md./ 40 Andrew Clarke TE Fr. 6-2 230 Richmond, Va./Thomas Jefferson High 41 Alejandro Diasgranados P Sr. 6-0 200 Beltsville, Md./High Point High 42 Tamarus Daye DB Fr. 5-11 195 Triangle, Va./Forest Park High 43 Marquill Eggleston DB So. 6-0 230 Martinsville, Va./North Pacone High 44 Zachery “Tahj” Coleman DB Fr. 6-0 190 Virginia Beach, Va./Cox High 45 Brandon Robinson LB Jr. 6-1 220 Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis High 46 Brandon Lynch LB Fr. 6-1 200 Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor High 47 Delontae Stover FB Fr. 5-10 255 Largo, Md./Largo High 48 Korey Lyzenga P Fr. 6-0 200 Tabb, Va./Tabb High 49 Shaquille Robinson LB Fr. 6-1 190 Culpeper, Va./Culpeper High 51 Lyndon Thomas LB Fr. 6-0 220 Portsmouth, Va./Woodrow Wilson High 52 Erin Pettiford LB Fr. 6-0 245 Cedar Grove, N.C./Catawba High 53 Geo Feggins LB Fr. 6-1 210 South Hill, Va./Park View High 54 David Turner LB So. 6-0 205 Richmond, Va./Varina High 55 Daryl Simmons DL Fr. 6-1 260 Henrico, Va./Varina High 56 Nile Liverpool DL Fr. 6-1 300 Richmond, Va./Hermitage High 57 Terry Johnson Jr. OL Fr. 6-3 275 Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist High 58 Bryant Frazier DL Jr. 6-1 255 Richmond, Va./Florida A & M University 59 Jaelen Williams OL Fr. 6-2 270 Charles City, Va./Charles City High 60 Elder Hudson III OL So. 6-2 270 Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor High 61 Vicquan Arrington DL Fr. 5-11 280 Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River High 63 Ray Prosise OL Fr. 6-0 280 Petersburg, Va./Petersburg High 68 Devin Lewis OL So. 6-2 305 Hampton, Va./ 71 Rey Rijos OL Jr. 6-2 320 Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside High 72 Clarence Burrus OL Fr. 6-3 260 Suffolk, Va./King’s Fork High 73 Christopher Senn OL Fr. 6-3 260 Upper Marlboro, Md./C.H. Flowers High 74 Keenan McAllister DL Fr. 6-1 220 Hampton, Va./Hampton High 75 Jahmil Haley OL Fr. 6-3 280 Portsmouth, Va./Churchland High 76 Naseer Conway OL Sr. 6-4 290 Charlottesville, Va./Monticello High 77 Dakota Reeves OL Fr. 6-5 250 Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass High 78 Alex Holloway OL Fr. 6-3 290 Suffolk, Va./Kings Fork High 79 Ronnie Ransome OL So. 6-1 285 Petersburg, Va./Matoaca High 80 Jaivon Smallwood WR So. 6-2 175 Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside High 84 Tre Gibbons-Hall TE Fr. 6-2 220 Baltimore, Md./Frederick Douglass High 85 Greg Grant TE Sr. 6-5 245 Richmond, Va./Huguenot High 88 Jaleen McNeil WR Fr. 6-3 200 Richmond, Va./Hermitage High 90 Dayne Bolt DL Fr. 6-1 220 Silver Spring, Md./Blair High 91 Shaquille Edwards DL Fr. 6-3 235 Richmond, Va./Varina High 92 Darien Jones DL Jr. 6-3 255 Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield High 93 Ronald Lewis DL Jr. 6-2 270 Virginia Beach, Va./Tidewater CC 94 Carmelo Perez DL So. 6-1 290 Middleton N.J./Erie CC 95 Devin Claiborne LB Fr. 6-0 230 Hampton, Va./Kecoughtan High 98 Cameron Powell DL Sr. 6-0 264 Emporia, Va./Greenville High 99 Mark Nutter DL Fr. 5-11 260 Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry High Virginia State Trojans Depth Chart

OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 75 Jahmil Haley (So., 6-3, 280) E 58 Bryant Frazier (Jr., 6-1, 255) 57 Terry Johnson (So., 6-3, 275) 55 Darryl Simmons (Fr., 6-2, 290)

LG 71 Rey Rijos (Jr., 6-2, 320) T 93 Ronald Lewis (Jr., 6-2, 270) 78 Alex Holloway (Fr., 6-3, 190) 94 Carmelo Perez (So., 6-1, 290)

C 79 Ronnie Ransome (So., 6-1, 300) T 63 Ray Prosise (Fr., 6-0, 280) 73 Christopher Senn (r-Fr., 6-1, 260) 92 Darien Jones (Jr., 6-3, 255)

RG 60 Bud Hudson (So., 6-1, 276) E 91 Shaquille Edwards (Fr., 6-3, 235) 68 Devin Lewis (So. 6-2, 308) 52 Devante Pettiford (Fr., 6-0, 245)

RT 76 Naseer Conway (Sr., 6-3, 280) LB 53 Geo Feggins (Fr., 6-1, 210) 77 Dakota Reeves (r-Fr., 6-3, 266) 10 Andrew Faison (Jr., 5-11, 225)

TE 84 Tre Gibbons-Hall (Fr., 6-2, 230) LB 45 Brandon Robinson (Jr., 6-1, 220) 40 Andrew Clarke (Sr., 6-2, 220) 28 Ka’Von Bellamy (5-10, 205, Fr.)

WR 3 Gene Holloman (Jr., 6-1, 175) LB 25 Andre Rawls (Jr., 6-0, 200) 24 Markee Brooks (r-Fr., 5-9, 165) 21 Bryce Bradley (Fr., 5-10, 190)

WR 80 Jaivon Smallwood (So., 6-2, 185) S 20 Virginior Louiseau (Sr., 6-2, 180) 13 Willie Stubblefield (Fr., 5-11, 195) 32 Zach Jackson (Fr., 6-0, 180)

FB 38 Torey Pettis (So., 5-10, 240) S 26 Devonte Piggott (So., 5-10, 185) 40 Andrew Clarke (Fr., 6-2, 220) 9 Dontrell Jones (So., 6-0, 185)

TB 2 Jordan Anderson (Sr., 5-11, 220) CB 1 Sean Smith (Sr., 5-8, 180) 34 Lamont Britt (r-So., 5-10, 205) 31 Trevon Byron (5-8, 170, Fr.)

QB 7 Justin Thorpe (Sr., 6-1, 225) CB 5 Darien Thomas (So., 6-0, 175) 6 Tarian Ayres (Fr., 6-1, 190) 36 Tyrell Smith (So., 5-9, 175)

SPECIALISTS

PK 17 Shawn Hunt (Sr., 5-8, 145) H 16 Steve Skinner (Sr., 5-11, 180) 48 Korey Lyzenga (Fr., 6-0, 200) 1 Sean Smith (Sr., 5-8, 180)

P 48 Korey Lyzenga (Fr., 6-0, 200) K Ret 1 Sean Smith (Sr., 5-8, 180) 41 Alejandro Diasgranados (Sr., 5-10, 212) 24 Markee Brooks (r-Fr., 5-9, 165)

LS 78 Alex Holloway (Fr., 6-3, 310) P Ret 1 Sean Smith (Sr., 5-8, 180) 63 Ray Prosise (So., 6-0, 280) 24 Markee Brooks (r-Fr., 5-9, 165) 2013 Virginia State Football Schedule

September (3-1)

7 at Fayetteville State W, 29-28

14 Benedict L, 14-30 (New York Urban League Classic, East Rutherford, N.J.)

21 KENTUCKY STATE W, 41-0 (Diamond Invitational Classic, Military Appreciation Day)

28 JOHNSON C. SMITH W, 19-17 (Family Weekend, Take a Kid to the Game, Think Pink Day)

October (4-0)

5 at Shaw W, 14-10

12 at Elizabeth City State W, 51-28

19 BOWIE STATE (Homecoming) W, 47-44 (3 OT)

26 at Lincoln (Pa.) W, 34-14

November (1-0)

2 at Chowan W, 28-0

9 VIRGINIA UNION 2:00 p.m. (Senior Day, Athletic Club 50th Anniversary Game)

16 at CIAA Championship (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 2013 Virginia State Statistics 8-1, 6-0 CIAA, 4-0 home, 4-0 away, 0-1 neutral) RUSHING G No. Yards Lost Total Avg. TD Per/G 9/7 29-28 W at Fayetteville State (5,371) Jordan Anderson 9 193 1,078 57 1,021 5.3 18 113.4 9/14 14-30 L Benedict (East Rutherford, N.J.) (25,816) Justin Thorpe 9 96 583 81 502 5.2 5 62.8 9/21 41-0 W KENTUCKY STATE (3,678) Lamont Britt 9 60 173 6 167 3.7 1 20.9 9/28 19-17 W JOHNSON C. SMITH (4,172) Tarian Ayres 3 15 29 23 6 0.6 0 3.0 10/5 14-10 W at Shaw (2,127) Aaron Clark 3 6 15 0 15 2.5 0 5.0 10/12 51-28 W at Elizabeth City State (1,878) Tyler Wilson 2 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 1.5 10/19 47-44 W BOWIE STATE (HC) (3 OT) (7,493) Markee Brooks 8 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2.0 10/26 34-14 W at Lincoln (Pa.) (2,000) Martel Paden 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1.0 11/2 28-0 W at Chowan (1,893) Willie Stubblefield 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 11/9 VIRGINIA UNION, 2:00 Gene Holloman 9 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -0.1 Tyrell Smith 3 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 -1.0 Category VSU Opponents Team 9 5 0 5 -5 -1.0 0 -1.0 SCORING 277 171 Ronnie Ramsome 9 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 -0.7 Points per Game 30.8 19.0 Shawn Hunt 9 1 0 -7 -7 -.0 0 -0.8 FIRST DOWNS 179 159 VSU 9 383 2,019 195 1,824 4.8 24 202.7 Rushing 88 53 OPPONENTS 9 284 1,178 294 884 3.1 7 98.2 Passing 73 88 Penalty 18 18 PASSING G Com-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD Long Avg. RUSHING YARDS 2,019 1,178 Justin Thorpe 8 116-188-5 .617 1,136 8 57 142.0 Per Game 202.7 98.2 Tarian Ayres 3 17-31-0 .548 199 1 59 66.3 Rushing Attempts 383 284 VSU 9 133-220-5 .605 1,335 9 59 148.3 Average Per Rush 4.8 3.1 OPPONENTS 9 176-316-9 .557 1,960 12 62 217.8 Rushing touchdowns 24 7 PASSING YARDS 1,335 1,960 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Average TD Long Per Game 148.3 217.8 Sean Smith 9 80 8.9 0 18 Comp-Att-Int 133-220-5 176-316-9 Lamont Britt 2 19 15.0 0 15 Average per Pass 6.1 6.2 Dayne Bolt 0 3 3.0 0 3 Average per Catch 10.0 11.1 VSU 11 102 9.3 0 18 TDs Passing 9 12 OPPONENTS 18 140 7.8 0 27 TOTAL OFFENSE 3,159 2,844 Per Game 351.0 316.0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Average TD Long Total Plays 603 600 Sean Smith 12 307 25.6 1 86 Average per Play 5.2 4.7 Lamont Britt 6 86 14.3 0 26 FUMBLES-LOST 7-5 18-7 Jordan Anderson 5 84 16.8 0 24 PENALTIES-YARDS 59-703 81-863 Markee Brooks 2 35 17.5 0 24 PUNTS 45 43 Andrew Clarke 1 3 3.0 0 3 Yards 1,551 1,633 VSU 26 515 19.8 1 86 Average per Punt 34.5 38.0 OPPONENTS 40 643 16.1 0 40 Average Net Punt 30.5 33.7 AVG. TIME OF POSSESSION 31:35 28:25 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Average TD Long 3RD-DOWN CONVERSION 53-127 44-129 Sean Smith 3 39 13.0 1 39 3RD-DOWN PCT. 42% 34% Darien Thomas 2 37 18.5 0 27 4TH-DOWN CONVERSION 13-18 11-26 Devonte Piggott 2 34 17.0 1 26 4th-DOWN PCT. 72% 42% Virginior Loiseau 1 7 7.0 0 7 RED-ZONE SCORES 30-37 18-26 Geo Feggins 1 0 0.0 0 0 RED-ZONE SCORE% 81% 69% VSU 9 117 13.0 2 39 ATTENDANCE 15,343 13,267 OPPONENTS 5 31 6.2 0 15 Games-Average 3-5,114 5-2,653 Neutral 1-25,816 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. Long TB FC I-20 50+ Blk Korey Lyzenga 35 1,210 34.6 69 1 3 10 5 1 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT Total Shawn Hunt 3 160 53.3 71 0 0 2 1 0 Virginia State 57 64 76 60 20 - 277 Steve Skinner 2 88 44.0 49 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 17 50 38 49 17 - 171 Al Daisgranados 2 74 37.0 39 1 0 0 0 0 Justin Thorpe 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 0 0 0 RECEIVING G No. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg. Torey Pettis 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 Gene Holloman 9 45 384 8.5 2 35 42.7 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaivon Smallwood 9 32 488 15.2 5 59 54.2 VSU 45 1,551 34.5 71 2 3 12 6 1 Markee Brooks 9 16 152 9.5 0 23 16.9 OPPONENTS 43 1,633 38.0 63 4 12 10 3 1 Jordan Anderson 9 16 78 4.9 1 20 8.7 Willie Stubblefield 9 12 114 9.5 1 23 12.7 FIELD GOALS FGM-A Pct. 0-1920-29 30-3940-49 50+ Long Lamont Britt 9 6 60 10.0 0 27 7.5 Shawn Hunt 4-9 .444 0-1 0-0 4-7 0-1 0-0 38 Tre Gibbons-Hall 7 5 59 11.8 0 16 14.8 Torey Pettis 7 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 VSU 9 133 1,335 10.0 9 59 148.3 OPPONENTS 9 176 1,960 11.1 12 62 217.8 SCORING TD FG X-PT Rush Rec 2-PT Saf. Pts. Jordan Anderson 19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 114 Shawn Hunt 0 4-9 29-35 0-0 0 0 0 41 Justin Thorpe 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 30 Jaivon Smallwood 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 30 Devonte Piggott 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 Sean Smith 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 Gene Holloman 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 Willie Stubblefield 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 Lamont Britt 1 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 6 Zaccheaus Jackson 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 Ronald Lewis 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 Korey Lyzenga 0 0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 Team 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 VSU 39 4-9 29-36 0-1 0-1 0 1 277 OPPONENTS 22 6-9 19-19 0-2 1-1 0 0 171

TACKLES G Solo Assists Total TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. Int-Yds. BrUp PD QBH FF FRec. Brandon Robinson 9 42 10 52 4.0-8 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 Andre Rawls 9 35 12 47 7.5-39 3.0-28 0-0 6 6 6 0 2 Ronald Lewis 9 28 14 42 8.0-30 2.0-14 0-0 2 2 4 2-71 0 Geo Feggins 8 36 7 43 7.0-29 2.0-21 1-0 0 1 0 1-0 0 Darion Thomas 8 27 6 33 1.0-10 0-0 2-37 7 9 0 0 1 Shaquille Edwards 9 29 4 33 11.0-40 5.0-25 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 Devonte Piggott 8 23 9 30 1.0-3 1.0-3 1-26 5 6 0 0 0 Virginior Loiseau 9 29 7 36 0-0 0-0 1-7 3 4 0 0 0 Bryant Frazier 9 26 5 31 7.5-30 2.5-15 0-0 2 2 5 1-0 3 Ray Prosise 9 16 7 23 4.0-18 1.0-8 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Dontrell Jones 6 20 1 21 1.0-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Ka’Von Bellamy 6 20 5 25 4.0-21 2.0-19 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 Andrew Faison 9 19 5 24 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 Sean Smith 7 13 1 14 1.0-13 0-0 3-39 5 8 0 0 1 Claude Thomas 9 11 4 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Trevon Bryon 6 14 1 15 1.5-1 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 0 0 Bryce Bradley 7 10 1 11 1.0-10 1.0-10 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Tyrell Smith 3 8 3 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 4 0 0 0 Erin Pettiford 3 5 2 7 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 Lamont Britt 9 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 Dane Bolt 6 4 1 5 1.0-2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 Darien Jones 5 4 1 5 2.0-14 1.0-12 0-0 0 0 1 1-0 0 Zac Jackson 4 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-65 0 Tamarus Daye 2 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquill Eggleston 3 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Darryl Simmons 3 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Shawn Hunt 9 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Skinner 7 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Christopher Senn 1 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Markee Brooks 9 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Sydne Burke 1 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Vicqua Arrington 5 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Daryl Irby 2 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 7 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-0 1 VSU 9 453 111 564 63-265 21-157 9-117 40 49 21 7-136 14 OPPONENTS 9 462 117 579 52-172 16-87 5-31 41 46 11 5-54 2