RattlerFootballMediaPak SPECIAL CLASSIC EDITION

The Florida A&M Rattlers versus The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Saturday, November 19, 2016 * Orlando, Florida * 2:03 p.m. ET * ESPNClassic / ESPNU 2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com 1 A Florida Classic History The season-ending showdown has become one of the top attended games in NCAA Division I FCS each year

The Florida Classic is more born of a rivalry that has stretch made the game a hot than just a football game and had all the angst and intensity of ticket to get. more than an in-state rivalry. a World Wrestling At one stretch in the late 1990s It is now one of the largest Federation storyline. and 2000s, the Florida Classic football games between two There have been disputes had revived to the point that it historically Black Colleges over game sites, disputes had surpassed the lofty status of in America, at one time sur- that resulted in the series being the . passing the Bayou Classic suspended for two years (1983, between Grambling and 1984), not to •The 1997 season saw a Southern in New Orleans. mention Bethune-Cookman’s change of venue for the Eight straight crowds from revival to make the series a Florida Classic, as the 1999 to 2006 of 70,000 or more competitive one in the last two schools moved the – the Classic has now drawn in few years. game to Orlando’s excess of 1.8 million fans since With a friendly venue (Or- Florida 1978 – has helped make the lando), highly regarded pro- Stadium. game one of the top drawing grams in both That year’s affair was a contests in NCAA Division Tallahassee and Daytona rousing success, as 56,351 I FCS annually. Beach, crowds in excess of fans swarmed into the The Florida Classic is 70,000 during an eight-year Citrus Bowl.

2 2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com •But that 1997 crowd was larger venues. Rattlers derailed the ‘Cats shot at an eclipsed in 1998, when Sites like the Florida Citrus unbeaten regular season with a 38-27 66,245 packed the stadium Bowl in Orlando, the Daytona win in 2010. for the game which International Speedway and determined the 1998 in 2016: This year’s matchup features a MEAC Championship Tallahassee were the sites resurgent FAMU team seeking to cap and postseason invitations. of some of those “home” off a 2016 season of redemption with a •In 1999, the Classic drew games before the two victory, while the Wildcats, who 70,125 fans to Orlando, the schools agreed on a struggled early with massive injuries, sixth-largest football event permanent site - Tampa - seem to be on the road to recovery at a ever held in the Florida in 1978. most opportune time. Citrus Bowl. In that first game in Can’t wait till Saturday!!!! •But even that attendance 1978, Florida A&M was overshadowed by the turned a 17-0 halftime FLORIDA CLASSIC 2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic deficit into a scintillating SCORECARD Conference title game, come-from-behind 27-17 Attendance Since 1978 which drew 70,719, for a win enroute to the Year Att. Score 31-28 thriller won by the inaugural NCAA Division 2003 73,358* B-CC 39, FAMU 35 Rattlers. 2006 71,216* FAMU 35, B-CU 21 I-AA (now FCS) title. 2004 71,153* B-CC 58, FAMU 52, OT •The 2003 contest saw the The series began in 1925, 2000 70,719* FAMU 31, B-CC 28 Classic reach the pinnacle with Florida A&M winning 2002 70,201* B-CC 37, FAMU 10 of popularity, as a record 25-0. B-CC’s first win came 1999 70,125* FAMU 63, B-CC 14 73,358 fans packed the a year later, 12-0 in 1926. 2001 70,112* FAMU 31, B-CC 21 Florida Citrus Bowl. At one stretch, the 2005 70,112* FAMU 26, B-CC 23, OT Florida A&M holds an Rattlers won 19 straight 1998 66,245* FAMU 50, B-CC 14 21-15 edge in the meetings games including a trio of 2007 65,367* B-CU 34, FAMU 7 since the instate rivalry sheer torch jobs in 1959, 2010 61,712 *FAMU 38, B-CU 27 2008 60,712* FAMU 58, B-CU 35 moved from a home-and home 1960 and 1961 with scores scenario to an annual 2011 60,218 *B-CU 26, FAMU 16 of 68-6, 97-0 and 76-0. 2009 59,418 *FAMU 42, B-CU 6 neutral site spectacular in The two schools went 1997 56,351* FAMU 52, B-CC 35 in 1978. through a two-year 1988 50,259@ B-CC 25, FAMU 0 hiatus in 1983 and 1981 45,964@ FAMU 29, B-CC 0 Overall, the Rattlers 1984, when they could 2015 45,728*B-CU 35, FAMU 14 lead the 66-game series, not agree on a playing 2013 45,321* B-CU 29, FAMU 10 48-20-1. site. 1989 43,703@ FAMU 30, B-CC 7 Bethune-Cookman has But public pressure 1980 43,281@ B-CC 16, FAMU 14 made the series more from alumni, fans and 1990 42,776@ FAMU 42, B-CC 20 1978 42,061@ FAMU 27, B-CC 17 competitive since 1973, state officials brought 1987 41,521@ FAMU 21, B-CC 10 winning 17 of their 20 them back to the 1985 41,358@ B-CC 31, FAMU 27 series victories during that negotiating table and they 2014 41,126* B-CU 18, FAMU 17/OT span, including a first-ever resumed the series in 1985. 1992 40,714@ B-CC 35, FAMU 21 three-game win streak from The renewal of the 1991 40,259@ FAMU 46, B-CC 28 2002 to 2004, and now a five- rivalry was as good as it 1979 40,253@ B-CC 25, FAMU 20 game string running since 2011. gets, as Bethune- 1982 39,160@ FAMU 29, B-CC 14 Despite the obvious FAMU Cookman won a wild 1986 38,204@ FAMU 16, B-CC 6 dominance of the series shootout, 31-27 in 1985. 1995 37,006@ FAMU 43, B-CC 0 overall, the two schools drew The Wildcats won four straight 1994 36,813@ B-CC 27, FAMU 24 ever-increasing crowds in the 2012 32,317 *B-CU 21, FAMU 16 games in the series under the 1993 31,264@ FAMU 27, B-CC 22 1970s until they had to abandon leadership of the mercurial 1996 31,208@ FAMU 41, B-CC 7 their home stadiums for coach Brian Jenkins, after the @Tampa; *Orlando

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4 2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com Rattler Football 2016 FLORIDA A&M ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Gaither Office Center * Suite 204 * 1835 Wahnish Way * Tallahassee, FL 32307 GAME 11 FAMU vs. Bethune-Cookman Showdown In O-Town: FAMU vs. B-CU Saturday, Nov. 19 * 2:03 p.m. ET GAME DAY WEATHER Camping World Stadium (85,000) * Orlando, FL Accuweather predicts Saturday’s TALE OF THE TAPE weather in Orlando will be partly cloudy and warm, with a high of 80, and lows in the mid 50s. 2016 FAMU SCORECARD: 4-6,4-3 FAMU B-CU 09-03 @Miami^ L,3-70 Record... 4-6, 4-3 MEAC Record...3-5, 3-3 MEAC 09-10 @Coastal Carolina L,10-49 Ntl Rank ...... None Ntl Rank...... None 09-17 Tuskegee** L, 17-20 Pts/Game ...... 18.7 Pts/Game ...... 25.8 RATTLERS ON THE AIR (5th Quarter Classic - Mobile, AL) Pts Allowed/PG ....32.2 Pts Allowed/PG ...25.6 09-24 S.C. STATE* L, 14-48 Rush Yds/Gm ....105.3 Rush Yds/Gm .161.0 TV: Saturday’s game will air live 10-01 SAVANNAH STATE* W,19-14 Pass Yds/Gm .....190.0 Pass Yds/Gm ..188.2 nationally in ESPNClassic and 10-08 @ N.C. Central * L,13-17 Total Off/Gm .... 295.3 Total Off/Gm ..350.0 ESPN3.com. Total Def/Gm ....379.0 Total Def/Gm .357.0 10-15 @ Delaware State* W, 41-27 10-22 HAMPTON* W, 31-14 PLAYERS TO WATCH RADIO: WHBX-FM 96.1 JAMZ, is the (Homecoming Game) flagship station for the Rattler Radio 10-29 @North Carolina A&T* L,17-42 Network. The Alex Wood Pregame Show 11-12 MORGAN STATE* W,22-21 will air 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Joshua 11-19 Bethune-Cookman*% 2:03 PM FAMU B-CU Jackson (By-Play), Michael Thomas (Expert (Florida Blue Florida Classic) RUSHING RUSHING Analyst) will describe the action. @-Away Games; ^-ESPN3.com; #-ESPNU; *- Devin Bowers, RB J.Thompkins, RB Conference Games; %-Florida Blue Florida Classic, 92c, 358yds,3 TD, 54.0pg 54 carries, 303 yards, 4 TDs COACHES’ SHOW: The Alex Wood ESPNClassic/ESPN3/ESPNU Show, a 30-minute recap of the week’s PASSING PASSING action, hosted by Elton Gumbel, will air RATTLER QUICK BITES Ryan Stanley, QB Larry Brihm, QB statewide in Florida on FOX SPORTS ONE (Thurs. @ FAMU is gunning to win their final two 117-202-4I, 1,214yds. 8 TD 80 of 149, 1,098yds, 10TD, 3INT at 4:30 p.m.), and on FOX49 in Tallahassee games to close the year with five (5) (Thurs.), at 11 p.m. wins, which would be the most since RECEIVING RECEIVING 2011 (7-4). Brandon Norwood, WR Frank Brown, WR 46 rec., 432 yds, 4 TD 23catches, 71yds, 6 TDs RATTLER FOOTBALL @ One more victory would give the DEFENSE DEFENSE HISTORICAL Rattlers a 5-3 finish in the MEAC, good Jacques Bryant, FS Dee Richardson, DB for their first upper division (Top Six) 68 stops (49 solo), 3 INTS 51 tack, 2 INTs, 2.5 TFL The 2016 season is the finish since a 5-3 mark in 2011. THE COACHING MATCHUP 110th year of varsity @ FAMU has had an impressive showing * FAMU’s Alex Wood (Iowa, FFootball at FAMU, at the gate at home this year, with nearly 1978) is in his 2nd season at continuing a rich 80,000 fans in four games, putting them FAMU... He has a 30-40 career 110110 legacy of successes: among the nation’s leaders in average record as a head coach at James home attendance (19,736) total Madison (23-22), Buffalo (2-2) and * 12 National Championships. attendance (78,945) FAMU (5-16). * The first NCAA Division I FCS *Terry Sims (Knoxville College, National title (1978). ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 1994) is 11-7 in two years as B-CU * 36 Conference Director/Football SID ...... Vaughn Wilson head coach. Championships. [email protected]; (850) 599-3200 * Top 15 in FCS in all-time (ofc); (850) 694-0277 (cell) THE SERIES victories Assistant Director ...... Alvin Hollins, Jr. FAMU leads Bethune-Cookman, and winning percentage. * 1 NFL Hall of Famer and 4 [email protected]; (850) 599-3736 48-20-1 all-time since the first (ofc); (850) 591-7690 (cell) game in 1925... Bethune won last College Football Hall of Famers. year’s game, 35-14, and has won * 100 All-Americans. Official Website ... www.famuathletics.com the last five games in the series. * 135 Professional Alumni. Facebook ...... facebook.com/famuath Twitter ...... @famuathletics

2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com 5 Rattler Weekly Media Availability FAMU VS. BETHUNE-COOKMAN * MEDIA AVAILABILITY * NOV. 14-20 14 MON 15 TUE 16 WED 17 THU 18 FRI 19 SAT 20 SUN No Availability 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. TBA Florida A&M No Availability APR Penalties MEAC Coaches Practice Practice Florida Blue vs B-CU Teleconference Cameras first Cameras first Florida Classic 2:00 pm ET 10 mins 10 mins Media Lucheon 12:30 p.m. 12 Noon Postgame Coach’s Press Post practice Post practice Interviews Briefing media media Walk Thru Make player Camping World selections by 3:00 p.m. Stadium, Orlando contacting FAMU Practice 3:30 p.m Communications Cameras first 10 representatives min / Post practice

A LINEMAN’S DREAM: Left tackle Loubens Polinice (61) heads toward the end zone for FAMU’s first touchdown in the Homecoming win over Hampton on October 22. Rattler Football Game Notes THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT: Bethune- ing 41 points in their last two games, with Cookman Wildcats (3-5, 3-3 MEAC): identical 41-10 verdicts over Delaware State The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats are on a roll and Morgan State, after starting the streakl headed into the Classic, riding a three-game with a 21-14 win over Norfolk State... winning streak, plus a much-needed week of The ‘Cats lost in overtime to Savannah State rest (bye week) into Orlando... (16-10), and fell to North Carolina Central (31- Injuries hampered the MEAC title hopefuls 14)... In fact 2016 has been a streaky year for early in the season, along with bad weather, the Boys from Daytona, as they opened the which cancelled two games: The season- year with five straight losses, including a 41- opening MEAC/SWAC Challenge (lightning 20 setback at North Texas State, and a 31-24 storm) and the South Carolina State game nail-biter to Tennessee State... (Hurricane Matthew)...The ‘Cats are averag-

6 2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com Rattler Football Game Notes RATTLER ROUNDUP: MEDIA NOTICE yards on 15 carries... His FAMU At A Glance (4-6, 4- 30-yard scramble late in 3): Florida A&M is coming off Media needing interviews with FAMU coaches or student- Saturday’s game down to a come-from-behind 22-21 athletes can arrange them the Morgan State two win over Morgan State Satur- through the Sports Informa- yard line set up the day, positioning them for an tion Office by calling (850) game-winning score, a upper division finish in MEAC 599-3200 or 599-3736 through two-yard toss to Brandon play with a win over rival Thursday afternoons… Norwood for the Rattlers’ Bethune-Cookman... first lead of the game MEAC TELECONFERENCE with 5:32 left to play... The Rattlers have now won In addition to arranged four of their last six games (4- interviews, Coach Alex Wood @ On the year, Stanley, has 2) after their rough and tumble can be reached on the weekly completed 117 of 202 passes beginning (0-4), and they are MEAC Coaches Teleconfer- for 1,274 yards (57.9 percent), aiming for a 5-3 conference ence at 10:13 a.m. each with eight (8) TDs and four finish and a 5-6 finish overall... INTs.... He had zero turnovers week…Credible media outlets in his five starts, but had two - may access the teleconference an interception, and a fumble In fact, a 5-3 MEAC record via telephone by calling (800) Saturday against Morgan State would be the best mark for a 920-0677. Dial confirmation Rattler Football team since the code 7264532 to reach the @ In his six starts, he has 2011 team finished tied for operator and join the confer- thrown for 1,159 yards, com- fourth at 5-3.... ence…. pleting 104 of 182 passes, with eight TDs.... He has also STAN THE MAN: QB Ryan TUESDAY GRID PRESSER rushed for 283 yards on 57 Stanley has been drawing more On Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m., carries, and 3 TDs. attention as his budding colle- FAMU will host a Weekly @Junior Brandon Norwood giate career continues... Press Conference in Galimore-Powell Fieldhouse, extended his club lead in receptions to 46 catches for After being named to the featuring Coach Alex Wood. 422 yards and four TDs, STATS.com Jerry Rice Award for followed by senior the Top Rookie in NCAA Divi- Montavious Williams with 43 sion I FCS last Wednesday, catches for 400 yards, and a Stanley added to his resume a WHO YOU ‘GON CALL? TD. stirring fourth-quarter come- For the latest information back, rallying the Rattlers for a @ The change of pace offered on Rattler Sports, contact by QB Ryan Stanley may razor’s edge 22-21 win over Vaughn Wilson, director open up the FAMU ground Morgan State Saturday... (850) 599-3200 or (850- game down the stretch... The 694-0277, cell), or Alvin return from injury of sopho- Stanley, who was named MEAC Hollins, asst. director more Devin Bowers, who has Rookie of the Week for the (850) 599-3736 (850-591- played the last five games, has third time this season, and is a 7690, cell), or log on to the regained the club rushing lead leading candidate for 2016 official athletic website, g now with 358 yards on 92 MEAC Rookie of the Year, was www.FAMUAthletics.com.... carries, with 3 TDs in six impressive in his 6th collegiate games... start, passing for 264 yards and 3 TDs, while rushing for 59

2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com 7 Rattler Football Game Notes @Heading the Rattler Defense is All-MEAC safety Jacques Bryant who has made several big, game clinching plays this season.... Against Hampton, his fourth quarter interception led to the game-clinching score in the 31-14 win.... Against Savannah State (Oct. 1), it was his goal line interception returned 45 yards MEAC Football Standings as that wrapped up the Rattlers’ first win, 19-14 of November 12, 2016 The Tallahassee native has a team-high 68 tackles (49 Team MEAC Overall solos) and three (3) of interceptions (93 yards re- North Carolina Central .... 7-0 8-2 turned), along with six (6) pass breakups… North Carolina A&T ...... 7-0 9-1 Hampton ...... 5-2 5-4 @ Sophomore DB Orlando McKinley had two (2) of Florida A&M ...... 4-3 4-6 the Rattlers’ three interceptions against DelState, Savannah State ...... 3-3 3-5 returning his second 100 yards for the game-clinching TD... The Atlanta native is now tied with freshman Terry South Carolina State ...... 3-3 3-5 Jefferson for the club lead with four (4) for the team Bethune-Cookman ...... 3-3 3-6 interceptions lead with three.... Morgan State ...... 2-5 2-7 Howard ...... 1-6 1-9 @ Bryant and McKinley headline a hard-hitting Norfolk State ...... 1-5 2-7 group of secondary aces who have led the Rattler Delaware State ...... 0-5 0-8 defense in tackles... Senior Braxton Brown (40), freshman Terry Jefferson (39) and McKinley (35) are among the Top 10 tacklers for FAMU.... THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (Nov. 19) Morgan State at Army, 12 Noon @ Jefferson had two (2) interceptions against North *Delaware State at Howard, 1:00 Carolina A&T taking the club lead in picks with *Norfolk State at Hampton, 1:00 four (4) *Savannah State at S.C. State, 1:30 @ DE Elijah Price leads the MEAC and the Rattlers *North Carolina A&T at N.C. Central, 2:00 tops the club in tackles for loss (15.5 for 55 yards in *Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M, 2:30 losses), and the team QB Sacks (2.5) through nine games…. He had a crucial block of a PAT in the Saturday, Nov. 26 Delaware State game which kept the game tied at 20- *Morgan State at Savannah State, 1:00 20 late in the third quarter... *Bethune-Cookman at S.C. State, 1:30 Hampton at Coastal Carolina, 2:00 @ Senior defensive end Curtis Alexander has been moved to defensive tackle, and the defensive shuffle has made a major impact for the Defense, as they have been more effective against the run, and are getting increased pressure on opposing passers... Alexander has 36 total tackles with 4.0 for loss, after recording nine tackles against DelState... He missed the A&T game due to injury.

@ Junior defensive end Calvin Darville, the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week following the NCCU game, ranks third in tackles with 40 along 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks, while senior Curtis Alexander,

8 2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com Rattler Football Game Notes who has switched from defensive end to tackle,has 36 1946 by the late, legendary Dr. Patrick stops with four tackles for loss. Foster…. On the weekend of September 23-24, FAMU celebrates the 40th Anni- @ Freshman Terry Jefferson (32 tackles, two INTs) has versary of its’ Sports Hall of Fame, quickly become an impact player in the Rattler second- whose 1976 inaugural class featured the ary... He had a driving-killing interception Saturday likes of tennis pioneer Althea Gibson, against DelState, returning the pick 60 yards to set up a NFL Hall of Fame WR Bob Hayes, Col- FAMU score... lege Football Hall of Fame RB Willie Galimore, College Hall of Fame coach Rattler Football Turns 109: The Jake Gaither, and Bill Lucas, the first FAMU Football Program marks its’ African American major league team 109th season of varsity play (dating executive/general manager…. Speak- back to 1906) this fall, and the Rattlers’ ing of Althea Gibson, it was in 1956 that 560-plus all-time wins place them in she won her first major tennis title at the Top 25 in NCAA Division I FCS in the Australian Open…. Twenty years both overall wins and winning per- ago (1996), the College Football Hall of centage…. FAMU has 12 national titles Fame inducted its’ first-ever class of and 36 conference pennants to its’ small college players, a group which credit since winning its’ first league included three-time Rattler All-Ameri- football crown in 1937…. The pro- can guard Tyrone McGriff… In 1936 (80 gram, which won the first-ever NCAA years ago), FAMU hired Ohio State All- FCS national title in 1978, has won five American guard Bill Bell as its’ head playoff games all-time, the most of any football coach. He would partner two FCS HBCU. years later with a young coach, Jake Gaither to bring FAMU its’ first national Year Six In FAMU History: 2016 title in 1938. The duo would combine to marks several anniversary milestones bring three national titles (1938, 1940, in FAMU Athletics and the university 1942) to FAMU, before Gaither would at-large… This Fall marks the 70th take the reins in 1945, bringing home anniversary of the world famous six (6) more national crowns… “” Band, founded in

2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com 9 Head Coach Alex Wood

ALEX WOOD Head Football Coach * Florida A&M University University of Iowa, 1978 * Second Season

At first glance, Florida A&M University head It was in the crucible of his years as a dedicated football coach Alex Wood looks more like an and determined young athlete, that the idea of erudite college professor than a football coach. continuing in the game of football was born. But beyond the personable, mild-mannered, “Many of my coaches in high school and intellectual persona that Wood projects to the college inspired me during my playing career,” public, is a fiercely competitive firebrand, who Wood recalls. “Denny (Dennis) Green was one of stresses discipline and accountability from his my coaches at Iowa. He was an excellent coach, players both on and off the field. and he was also the first African American A native of Massillon, Ohio, Wood was a coach I ever had. product of the storied Ohio high school program “I knew I didn’t have the talent for the NFL,” that was once led by the legendary Paul Brown, Wood said, “but I wanted to get something back who went on to coach the Cleveland Browns and for what I had put into the game, so I moved into later found the Cincinnati Bengals. coaching. “I wasn’t a supremely gifted athlete,” Wood “Coaching keeps me in the game (football). I recalls. “But I worked hard, worked out hard, interact with other coaches, work clinics, grow- lifting weights. I was known as a tough guy, a ing and learning so I can pass along that knowl- try hard guy.” edge. That in turn, allows me to teach the funda- Wood, who was a walk-on running back and mentals of football, instill discipline, to teach special teams performer at the University of life lessons, and place emphasis on character Iowa, eventually earned a scholarship with the and perseverance,” said Wood. Hawkeyes. “Seeing some of those former players years

10 2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com FLORIDA A&M HEAD COACH ALEX WOOD later, some who may not been great athletes, but who have become great men is very rewarding, knowing you helped make a difference, that you touched the lives of young men,” he concluded.

Wood, came to Florida A&M from the Univer- sity of Buffalo, where he was offensive coordina- tor the last four seasons (2011-14), and interim head coach for the last half of the 2014 season. During that four-year run, the Bulls averaged 35 points and over 4,000 yards in offense, find- ing a perfect balance between the run and pass. His offensive philosophy was no doubt influ- enced by his various work stops in college, sional, and stopping the run will be the key to which ranged from championship teams at success on that side of the ball.” Miami (Fla.), and tours in FCS at James Madi- son and Southern (La.), to the professional level, Wood will employ multiple fronts on defense, in Minnesota, Cincinnati and Arizona. with an aggressive, pressure style, that will cover well in the secondary, and seek to confuse Offensively, Rattler fans can expect to see a no the quarterback. huddle, hurry up pro style attack, that will “We will play with pace on defense too, run- utilize multiple personnel groupings and mul- ning to the ball like scalded dogs, being sound tiple formations, seeking that critical balance in our tackling and looking to create takeaways” between the run and the pass, while pressuring Wood says. opposing defenses with a relentless pace. “We will snap the ball with 17 seconds on the With Fall training camp just days away, the play clock, seeking to average 95 plays or more first-year Rattler coach turned his expectations every game. This will allow us to keep oppo- for the team in 2015, sounding very much like nents vanilla, and not allow them to substitute the 37-year coaching veteran he is. much,” promises Wood. “I expect us to play hard, play smart, play and a complete game with great excitement for four Rattler fans got a taste of an up tempo, quarters,” Wood said of his charges, who were in fastbreak offense during the Gulf Coast Offense the final stages of a summer training regime days under coach Billy Joe (1994-2004), and the that began in mid May. possibilities of a return of those high-flying days has many FAMUans breathless with anticipation The summer work regimen for the players headed into 2015. placed equal emphasis on athletic training and “The no-huddle is something we’ve always academic excellence, and according to Wood, it done, at first late in games, or when things were was the first complete summer session the stagnant, to pump some life back into the of- program has ever had. fense. “We are coming out of the summer training “But now it is a full-time venture, with empha- energized,” Wood said. “I’m really looking sis on a balanced philosophy. We don’t want to forward to our seniors providing leadership for be one dimensional, and being able to establish us this year, and they should be the most hungry the run allows us to use play action more effec- to have a good year.” tively as well,” Wood added. Rattler fans and opponents can expect Alex Defensively, stopping the run, which has been Wood to put his mark on the FAMU Football a challenge for the Rattlers in recent years, will Program, such that it reflects the tenets of hard be the top priority of Wood’s GanGreen Defense. work, discipline and character that he has “On offense, we want to be equally effective in espoused over his long and fruitful career. the run game and through the air, while on defense, we want to make teams one dimen-

2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com 11 FAMU Rattler Depth Chart OFFENSE X 7 NORWOOD, Brandon JR 6’1 190 Atlanta, GA/Cedar Grove HS 80 WILLIAMS, Marcus R-FR 5’11 185 Miami, FL/Northwestern HS TE 17 PALMER-HICKS, Alonzo R-SR 6’3” 240 Sarasota, FL/Sarasota HS 85 NOIRD, Desmond R-JR 6’3 230 Atlanta, GA/Chamblee HS 12 ROYAL, Carson R-SR 6’2 200 Yulee, FL/Yulee HS LT 61 POLINICE, Loubens R-SO 6’3 275 Palm Coast, FL/Matanzas HS 71 ROUSE, Myles R-SO 6’3 285 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS LG 62 CASH, Keonte SR 6’1 290 Miami, FL/Belen Jesuit HS 59 WILLIAMS, Rashad JC-Tr 6’5” 290 Chicago, IL/Col. of Dupage C 67 HARRIS,Khalil R-SO 6’2 240 Gulfport, MS / Boca Ciega HS 70 NWANKWO, Obinna FR 6’3” 280 Miramar, FL/Miramar HS RG 63 AGUILERA, Osman JR 6’4 295 Miami, FL/N. Miami Beach HS 65 MONTAS, Dave R-Fr 6’1” 274 Miami, FL/Hialeah HS RT 70 NWANKWO, Obinna FR 6’3” 280 Miramar, FL/Miramar HS 76 REGIS, Andre FR 6’5” 295 Miami, FL/B.T. Washington HS W 19 SMITH, Kareem JR 5’11 185 Haines City, FL/Ridge HS 80 WILLIAMS, Marcus R-FR 5’11 185 Miami, FL/Northwestern HS Z 15 WILLIAMS, Mont. R-SR 5’10” 175 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS 80 WILLIAMS, Marcus R-FR 5’11 185 Miami, FL/Northwestern HS QB 14 STANLEY, Ryan R-FR 6’3” 190 Pembroke Pines, FL/Flanagan HS 8 COLEMAN, Kenneth SR 6’1 190 Hazelhurst, MS/Hazelhurst HS 1 JEFFRIES, Vincent JC-Tr 6’2” 191 Garner, NC/Santa Rosa JC TB 25 BOWERS, Devin SO 6’0 180 St. Petersburg, FL/Northeast HS 16 SUPRE, Hans R-FR 5’10 185 Coral Gables, FL/Coral Gables HS 20 SPELLS, Tevin JR 5’10” 200 Delray Beach, FL/Atlantic HS

DEFENSE LE 90 PRICE, Elijah JR 6’3 225 Jacksonville, FL/Sandalwood HS 54 SMITH, Adarius JR 6’2 235 Fleming Island, FL/Fleming Island HS LT 58 GIBBS, Emilio SO 6’1 245 Miami, FL/Coral Gables HS 75 ANDERSON, Keenen SO 6’6 380 Atlanta, GA/Mays HS RT 6 ALEXANDER, Curtis SR 6’2 245 Quincy, FL / East Gadsden HS 96 MOORE, Albert R-FR 6’3 290 Pensacola, FL/W.Florida Tech RE 57 DARVILLE, Calvin SR 6’5 255 Belle Glade, FL/Glades Day HS 90 PRICE, Elijah JR 6’3 225 Jacksonville, FL/Sandalwood HS

26 2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com FAMU Rattler Depth Chart LOLB 40 HARRIS Jr., Ronald JR 6’3 225 Raleigh, NC/Jireh Prep 2 RICHARDSON, Elijah JC-Tr 6’1” 215 Port St. Lucie, FL/ASA JC MLB 43 BENNETT, Justin SR 6’2 225 Miami, FL/Flanagan HS 52 HELMS, Luke SR 6’2 225 Tallahassee, FL/N. Fla. Christian HS ROLB 27 WILSON,Jakaris JC-Tr 6’3” 220 Orlando, FL/New Mexico Military 44 GALLON, Quenteze SO 5’10 205 Tallahassee, FL/Lincoln HS LCB 10 McKINLEY, Orlando SO 5’8 175 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS 5d PERCEVAL, Michael SR 5’11” 180 Ft. Pierce, FL/ Central HS SS 4 GUYTON, Rashad R-JR 5’8 185 Madison, FL/Madison Co. HS 15B YOUNG, Willie R-FR 6’3” 180 Ocala, FL/Trinity Catholic HS FS 18 BRYANT, Jacques SR 6’0” 190 Tallahassee, FL/FAMU DRS HS 28 JEFFERSON,Terry R-FR 5’9 175 Miami, FL / B.T.Washington HS RCB 3 BROWN, Braxton R-SR 5’11” 185 Houston, TX/Citrus HS 5d PERCEVAL, Michael SR 5’11” 180 Ft. Pierce, FL/ Central HS 23 WOODLEY, Tyler R-FR 5’10 175 Atlanta, GA/McEachren HS

SPECIALISTS P 36 BLANTON, Colby R-SR 6’0 205 Jacksonville, FL/Atlantic Coast HS 33 MILLER, Austin SO 6’2” 200 Tampa, FL/Tampa Bay Tech K 36 BLANTON, Colby R-SR 6’0 205 Jacksonville, FL/Atlantic Coast HS 33 MILLER, Austin SO 6’2” 200 Tampa, FL/Tampa Bay Tech LS 31 MILLER,Antonio SO 6’1 205 Lakeland, FL/Kathleen HS 12 ROYAL, Carson R-SR 6’2 200 Yulee, FL/Yulee HS PR 19 SMITH, Kareem JR 5’11 185 Haines City, FL/Ridge HS 7 NORWOOD, Brandon JR 6’1 190 Atlanta, GA/Cedar Grove HS 15 WILLIAMS, Montav. R-SR 5’10” 175 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS KR 15 WILLIAMS, Montav. R-SR 5’10” 175 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS 7 NORWOOD, Brandon JR 6’1 190 Atlanta, GA/Cedar Grove HS HOLD 12 ROYAL, Carson R-SR 6’2 200 Yulee, FL/Yulee HS

2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com 27 Rattler Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. ‘Exp. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 1 JEFFRIES, Vincent QB JC-Tr 6’2” 191 Garner, NC/Santa Rosa JC 2 RICHARDSON, Elijah LB JC-Tr 6’1” 215 Port St. Lucie, FL/ASA JC 3 BROWN, Braxton DB R-SR 5’11” 185 Houston, TX/Citrus HS 4 GUYTON, Rashad DB R-JR 5’8 185 Madison, FL/Madison Co. HS 5 MURPHY, Chaviss WR JC-Tr 6’6” 210 Miami, FL/ASA JC 5 PERCEVAL, Michael DB SR 5’11” 180 Ft. Pierce, FL/ Central H 6 ALEXANDER, Curtis DE SR 6’2 245 Quincy, FL / East Gadsden HS 7 NORWOOD, Brandon WR JR 6’1 190 Atlanta, GA/Cedar Grove HS 8 COLEMAN, Kenneth QB SR 6’1 190 Hazelhurst, MS/Hazelhurst HS 9 HINES, Andrew SAF FR 6’0” 190 Hallandale, FL/Hallandale HS

10 McKINLEY, Orlando DB SO 5’8 175 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS 12 ROYAL, Carson TE R-SR 6’2 200 Yulee, FL/Yulee HS 13 BONNETT, Bishop RB FR 5’9” 160 Jacksonville, FL/Raines HS 14 STANLEY, Ryan QB R-FR 6’3” 190 Pembroke Pines, FL/Flanagan HS 15 WILLIAMS, Montavious WR R-SR 5’10” 175 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS 15B YOUNG, Willie WR R-FR 6’3” 180 Ocala, FL/Trinity Catholic HS 16 SUPRE, Hans RB R-FR 5’10 185 Coral Gables, FL/Coral Gables HS 17 PALMER-HICKS, Alonzo TE R-SR 6’3” 240 Sarasota, FL/Sarasota HS 18 BRYANT, Jacques DB SR 6’0” 190 Tallahassee, FL/FAMU DRS HS 19 SMITH, Kareem WR JR 5’11 185 Haines City, FL/Ridge HS

20 SPELLS, Tevin RB JR 5’10” 200 Delray Beach, FL/Atlantic HS 21 TROUTMAN, Kevin WR SO 6’2 195 Cocoa, FL/Cocoa HS 21B JONES, Elijah DB FR 5’11” 190 Boynton, FL/Boca Raton HS 23 WOODLEY, Tyler DB R-FR 5’10 175 Atlanta, GA/McEachren HS 24 RICCI, Ronald RB R-SO 5’9 185 Sarasota, FL/Sarasota HS 24B ASHLEY, T.J. DB FR 5’9” 160 Tallahassee, FL/N. Fla. Christian HS 25 BOWERS, Devin RB SO 6’0 180 St. Petersburg, FL/Northeast HS 25B STOKES, Jason DB FR 5’11” 175 Tampa, FL/Jesuit HS 26 NEWMAN, Kevin RB R-FR 5’11 195 Tampa, FL/ Tampa Jesuit HS 27 WILSON,Jakaris LB JC-Tr 6’3” 220 Orlando, FL/New Mexico Military 28 JEFFERSON,Terry DB R-FR 5’9 175 Miami, FL / B.T.Washington HS 29 PITTMAN,Shamari DB R-FR 5’11 180 Marianna, FL / Marianna HS

30 HILTON,Troy DB FR 6’3 205 Palm Bay, FL/Bayside HS 31 MILLER,Antonio RB/DE SO 6’1 205 Lakeland, FL/Kathleen HS 32 GASKIN, Marcus RB JR 6’0” 210 Delray Beach, FL/Atlantic 33 MILLER, Austin K/P SO 6’2” 200 Tampa, FL/Tampa Bay Tech 34 CARSON, Desmond LB FR 6’1” 205 Citra, FL/North Marion HS 36 BLANTON, Colby K/P R-SR 6’0 205 Jacksonville, FL/Atlantic Coast HS 37 KENNION, Raashed DE JR 6’6’ 240 Jacksonvillle, FL/First Coast HS/Auburn 38 GREEN, Mack DB FR 6’2” 200 College Park, GA/Hapeville Charter 39 THOMAS, Bryan FB SO 5’8” 250 Orlando, FL/Jones HS

40 HARRIS Jr., Ronald LB JR 6’3 225 Raleigh, NC/Jireh Prep 42 BAPTISTE, Tarick DB FR 6’3” 205 Deerfield Beach, FL/Deerfield Beach HS 43 BENNETT, Justin LB SR 6’2 225 Miami, FL/Flanagan HS 44 GALLON, Quenteze LB SO 5’10 205 Tallahassee, FL/Lincoln HS 46 KING, Danzel LB SO 6’0” 215 Miami, FL.Miramar HS 47 WRIGHT, Khyri LB FR 6’0” 231 St. Petersburg, FL/Northeast HS 48 ARTIS, Demetrius LB FR 5’10 220 Sanford, FL/Seminole HS 49 BURTON, Cameron LB FR 6’3 230 Ocala, FL/Vanguard HS

28 2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com Rattler Numerical Roster 51 JONES, T.J. OL R-SR 6’5 295 Myrtle Beach, SC/Kentucky 52 HELMS, Luke LB SR 6’2 225 Tallahassee, FL/N. Fla. Christian HS 54 SMITH, Adarius LB JR 6’2 235 Fleming Island, FL/Fleming Island HS 55 WATKINS, Elijah DE JC-Tr 6’4” 255 Brooklyn, NY/Fresno City JC 56 CRUTCHFIELD, Josh DE FR 6’2” 220 Lake Worth, FL/Park Vista HS 57 DARVILLE, Calvin DL SR 6’5 255 Belle Glade, FL/Glades Day HS 58 GIBBS, Emilio LB S0 6’1 245 Miami, FL/Coral Gables HS 59 WILLIAMS, Rashad OL JC-Tr 6’5” 290 Chicago, IL/Col. of Dupage

60 WILCHER,Quinten LB R-FR 6’0 230 Pompano Bch, FL/Pompano Bch HS 61 POLINICE, Loubens OL R-SO 6’3 275 Palm Coast, FL/Matanzas HS 62 CASH, Keonte OL SR 6’1 290 Miami, FL/Belen Jesuit HS 63 AGUILERA, Osman OL JR 6’4 295 Miami, FL/N. Miami Beach HS 64 CROMARTIE,Marquan DL FR 6’2 220 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS 65 MONTAS, Dave OL R-Fr 6’1” 274 Miami, FL/Hialeah HS 66 MAXWELL, Dale OL FR 6’4” 300 Citra, FL/N. Marion HS 67 HARRIS,Khalil OL R-SO 6’2 240 Gulfport, MS / Boca Ciega HS

70 NWANKWO, Obinna OL FR 6’3” 280 Miramar, FL/Miramar HS 71 ROUSE, Myles OL R-SO 6’3 285 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS 72 ADDISON, Joshua OL R-SO 6’4 320 Miami, FL/Central HS 74 SAFFOLD, Zach OL FR 6’4 300 Lynn Haven, FL /Mosely HS 75 ANDERSON, Keenen DL SO 6’6 380 Atlanta, GA/Mays HS 76 REGIS, Andre OL FR 6’5” 295 Miami, FL/B.T. Washington HS 77 TEEGAN, Tyler OL FR 6’4 290 Crawfordville, FL / Wakulla HS 79 AKINGBULU,Emmanuel DL SR 6’6 330 Los Angeles, CA/LA Harbor JC

80 WILLIAMS, Marcus WR R-FR 5’11 185 Miami, FL/Northwestern HS 83 GOODRICH, Kieran TE FR 6’5” 230 Rockledge, FL/Rockledge HS 85 NOIRD, Desmond TE R-JR 6’3 230 Atlanta, GA/Chamblee HS 86 LUCKIE, Dock WR FR 6’1” 175 Gainesville, FL/Gainesville HS 87 PEYTON, Anthony WR FR 5’9” 150 Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Shanahan HS 88 SADDLERS, Sharard WR R-SO 6’0 200 Lakeland, FL/Lakeland HS

90 PRICE, Elijah DL JR 6’3 225 Jacksonville, FL/Sandalwood HS 91 AKBAR, Tarique DE FR 6’2” 230 Lake Worth, FL/Lake Worth, HS 92 AKBAR, Malique DE FR 6’2” 230 Lake Worth, FL/Lake Worth, HS 93 HOLIDAY, Brandon DL R-FR 6’3 220 Ft Lauderdale, FL/ Heritage HS 94 HUNT, Javon DT FR 6’0” 275 Miami, FL/Jackson HS 95 STEWART, Tariq DT JC-Tr 6’0” 300 Brooklyn, NY/ASA NY JC 96 MOORE, Albert OL R-FR 6’3 290 Pensacola, FL/W.Florida Tech 99 VERDIER,Vandrick DE FR 6’4” 230 Miami, FL/Dr. Krop HS

2016 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA PAK * www.FAMUAthletics.com 29 2016 Florida A&M Football FLORIDA A&M Game Results (as of Nov 12, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 03, 2016 at Miami (FL) L 3-70 0-1 0-0 3:26 60703 Sep 10, 2016 at #17 Coastal Carolina L 10-49 0-2 0-0 3:04 10037 Sep 17, 2016 vs #13 TUSKEGEE L 17-20 0-3 0-0 3:12 19233 * Sep 24, 2016 SCSU L 14-48 0-4 0-1 2:53 19127 *O Oct. 1, 2016 SAVANNAH STATE W 19-14 1-4 1-1 2:55 16789 * Oct 08, 2016 at N.C. Central L 13-17 1-5 1-2 2:42 617 * Oct 15, 2016 at Delaware State W 41-27 2-5 2-2 3:03 3124 * Oct 22, 2016 HAMPTON W 31-14 3-5 3-2 3:20 26044 * Oct 29, 2016 at #11 North Carolina A&T L 17-42 3-6 3-3 2:55 22150 * Nov 12, 2016 MORGAN STATE W 22-21 4-6 4-3 3:03 16879 2016 Florida A&M Football FLORIDA A&M Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2016) All games

Team Statistics FAMU OPP SCORING 187 322 Points Per Game 18.7 32.2 FIRST DOWNS 162 214 R u s h in g 54 120 P a s s in g 93 82 P e n a lt y 15 12 RUSHING YARDAGE 1070 2274 Yards gained rushing 1375 2605 Yards lost rushing 305 331 Rushing Attempts 322 403 Average Per Rush 3.3 5.6 Average Per Game 107.0 227.4 TDs Rushing 11 27 PASSING YARDAGE 1916 1534 C o m p - A t t - I n t 183-312-8 147-256-13 Average Per Pass 6.1 6.0 Average Per Catch 10.5 10.4 Average Per Game 191.6 153.4 TDs Passing 11 14 TOTAL OFFENSE 2986 3808 Total Plays 634 659 Average Per Play 4.7 5.8 Average Per Game 298.6 380.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 46-940 31-651 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-177 26-239 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-322 8-207 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.4 21.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 14.8 9.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 24.8 25.9 FUMBLES-LOST 11-7 14-10 PENALTIES-Yards 74-828 63-628 Average Per Game 82.8 62.8 PUNTS-Yards 60-2408 41-1603 Average Per Punt 40.1 39.1 Net punt average 34.8 32.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 40-1981 57-3350 Average Per Kick 49.5 58.8 Net kick average 32.0 38.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 0 0 3 2 : 4 9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 47/136 57/126 3rd-Down Pct 35% 45% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/14 9/14 4th-Down Pct 36% 64% SACKS BY-Yards 15-103 23-141 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 23 44 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-14 5-8 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (23-29) 79% (29-40) 73% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (15-29) 52% (25-40) 63% PAT-ATTEMPTS (18-21) 86% (41-42) 98% ATTENDANCE 78839 96631 Games/Avg Per Game 4/19710 5/19326 Neutral Site Games 1/19233

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total FLORIDA A&M 28 60 26 73 0 187 Opponents 70 94 88 70 0 322 2016 Florida A&M Football FLORIDA A&M Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2016) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg BOWERS,Devin 6 92 396 38 358 3.9 3 70 59.7 SMITH,Kareem 12 177 14.8 0 53 STANLEY,Ryan 8 65 389 95 294 4.5 3 54 36.8 Total 12 177 14.8 0 53 SUPRE,Hans 10 73 300 35 265 3.6 2 24 26.5 Opponents 26 239 9.2 1 45 SPELLS,Tevin 9 47 126 17 109 2.3 3 16 12.1 COLEMAN,Kenneth 5 30 120 76 44 1.5 0 26 8.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg JEFFRIES,Vincen 2 2 30 8 22 11.0 0 30 11.0 McKINLEY,Orland 4 108 27.0 1 100 GASKIN,Marcus 2 2 8 2 6 3.0 0 8 3.0 JEFFERSON,Terry 4 99 24.8 0 60 WILLIAMS,Montav 10 2 3 1 2 1.0 0 3 0.2 BRYANT,Jacques 3 93 31.0 0 45 SMITH,Kareem 10 2 2 1 1 0.5 0 2 0.1 HINES,Andrew 1 0 0.0 0 0 RICCI,Ronald 7 3 1 2 -1 -0.3 0 1 -0.1 BENNETT,Justin 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 5 4 0 30 -30 -7.5 0 0 -6.0 Total 13 322 24.8 1 100 Total 10 322 1375 305 1070 3.3 11 70 107.0 Opponents 8 207 25.9 1 52 Opponents 10 403 2605 331 2274 5.6 27 83 227.4 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g SMITH,Kareem 21 437 20.8 0 49 STANLEY,Ryan 8 120.01 117-202-4 57.9 1274 8 43 159.2 NORWOOD,Brandon 16 342 21.4 0 72 COLEMAN,Kenneth 5 109.97 63-105-4 60.0 602 3 31 120.4 GASKIN,Marcus 4 69 17.2 0 20 JEFFRIES,Vincen 2 159.00 3-4-0 75.0 40 0 28 20.0 NEWMAN,Kevin 2 21 10.5 0 12 SMITH,Kareem 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 WILLIAMS,Montav 1 32 32.0 0 32 Total 10 116.74 183-312-8 58.7 1916 11 43 191.6 BONNETT,Bishop 1 12 12.0 0 18 Opponents 10 115.65 147-256-13 57.4 1534 14 55 153.4 SUPRE,Hans 1 27 27.0 0 27 Total 46 940 20.4 0 72 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 31 651 21.0 0 87 NORWOOD,Brandon 10 46 422 9.2 4 35 42.2 WILLIAMS,Montav 10 43 400 9.3 1 31 40.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg SMITH,Kareem 10 21 246 11.7 0 35 24.6 BROWN,Braxton 1 8 8.0 0 8 MURPHY,Chaviss 8 16 186 11.6 0 28 23.2 Total 1 8 8.0 0 8 TROUTMAN,Kevin 10 14 163 11.6 0 30 16.3 Opponents 1 10 10.0 1 10 PALMER-HICKS,Al 10 9 69 7.7 0 16 6.9 BOWERS,Devin 6 8 56 7.0 2 29 9.3 NOIRD,Desmond 9 7 158 22.6 1 43 17.6 WILLIAMS,Marcus 7 6 58 9.7 1 18 8.3 SUPRE,Hans 10 6 54 9.0 0 23 5.4 SPELLS,Tevin 9 2 36 18.0 1 21 4.0 STANLEY,Ryan 8 1 23 23.0 0 23 2.9 POLINICE,Louben 10 1 19 19.0 1 19 1.9 NEWMAN,Kevin 7 1 18 18.0 0 18 2.6 BROWN,Braxton 10 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.6 ROYAL,Carson 7 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 Total 10 183 1916 10.5 11 43 191.6 Opponents 10 147 1534 10.4 14 55 153.4 2016 Florida A&M Football FLORIDA A&M Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2016) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g BLANTON,Colby - 6-8 12-13 - - - - - 30 STANLEY,Ryan 8 267 294 1274 1568 196.0 BOWERS,Devin 5 ------30 COLEMAN,Kenneth 5 135 44 602 646 129.2 NORWOOD,Brandon 4 - - - 1 - - - 26 BOWERS,Devin 6 92 358 0 358 59.7 SPELLS,Tevin 4 ------24 SUPRE,Hans 10 73 265 0 265 26.5 STANLEY,Ryan 3 - - - - 1-1 - - 18 SPELLS,Tevin 9 47 109 0 109 12.1 MILLER,Austin - 3-6 6-8 - - - - - 15 JEFFRIES,Vincen 2 6 22 40 62 31.0 SUPRE,Hans 2 ------12 GASKIN,Marcus 2 2 6 0 6 3.0 NOIRD,Desmond 1 ------6 WILLIAMS,Montav 10 2 2 0 2 0.2 WILLIAMS,Montav 1 ------6 SMITH,Kareem 10 3 1 0 1 0.1 POLINICE,Louben 1 ------6 RICCI,Ronald 7 3 -1 0 -1 -0.1 WILLIAMS,Marcus 1 ------6 TEAM 5 4 -30 0 -30 -6.0 McKINLEY,Orland 1 ------6 Total 10 634 1070 1916 2986 298.6 DARVILLE,Calvin ------1 2 Opponents 10 659 2274 1534 3808 380.8 ROYAL,Carson - - - - - 0-1 - - 0 Total 23 9-14 18-21 - 1 1-2 - 1 187 Opponents 44 5-8 41-42 1-2 - - - - 322

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk MILLER,Austin 3-6 50.0 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-2 0-0 44 0 BLANTON,Colby 54 2259 41.8 77 4 9 11 10 0 BLANTON,Colby 6-8 75.0 2-2 2-2 2-3 0-1 0-0 39 0 MILLER,Austin 5 149 29.8 39 0 1 1 0 0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 FG Sequence FLORIDA A&M Opponents Total 60 2408 40.1 77 4 10 12 10 1 Miami (FL) (31) 33 Opponents 41 1603 39.1 61 5 8 14 6 1 Coastal Carolina 32,(35) - TUSKEGEE 42,33,(44) (32),(31) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln SCSU - (31),(27) BLANTON,Colby 28 1505 53.8 2 0 SAVANNAH STATE - - MILLER,Austin 12 476 39.7 0 2 N.C. Central 39,(34),43 (33) Total 40 1981 49.5 2 2 21.0 32.0 33 Delaware State (39),(18) - Opponents 57 3350 58.8 9 0 20.4 38.3 26 HAMPTON (26) - North Carolina A&T (20) - MORGAN STATE (19) 36,35

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2016 Florida A&M Football FLORIDA A&M Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2016) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g SMITH,Kareem 10 1 246 177 437 0 861 86.1 NORWOOD,Bra 10 0 422 0 342 0 764 76.4 WILLIAMS,Mont 10 2 400 0 32 0 434 43.4 BOWERS,Devin 6 358 56 0 0 0 414 69.0 SUPRE,Hans 10 265 54 0 27 0 346 34.6 STANLEY,Ryan 8 294 23 0 0 0 317 39.6 MURPHY,Chavi 8 0 186 0 0 0 186 23.2 TROUTMAN,Ke 10 0 163 0 0 0 163 16.3 NOIRD,Desmon 9 0 158 0 0 0 158 17.6 SPELLS,Tevin 9 109 36 0 0 0 145 16.1 McKINLEY,Orla 10 0 0 0 0 108 108 10.8 JEFFERSON,Te 9 0 0 0 0 99 99 11.0 BRYANT,Jacque 10 0 0 0 0 93 93 9.3 GASKIN,Marcus 2 6 0 0 69 0 75 37.5 PALMER-HICKS 10 0 69 0 0 0 69 6.9 WILLIAMS,Marc 7 0 58 0 0 0 58 8.3 COLEMAN,Kenn 5 44 0 0 0 0 44 8.8 NEWMAN,Kevin 7 0 18 0 21 0 39 5.6 BROWN,Braxton 10 0 6 0 0 22 28 2.8 JEFFRIES,Vince 2 22 0 0 0 0 22 11.0 POLINICE,Loub 10 0 19 0 0 0 19 1.9 BONNETT,Bisho 1 0 0 0 12 0 12 12.0 ROYAL,Carson 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.3 RICCI,Ronald 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 TEAM 5 -30 0 0 0 0 -30 -6.0 Total 10 1070 1916 177 940 322 4425 442.5 Opponents 10 2274 1534 239 651 207 4905 490.5 2016 Florida A&M Football FLORIDA A&M Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2016) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 18 BRYANT,Jacques 10 49 19 68 . . 3-93 6 . . . . . 27 WILSON,Jakaris 8 24 17 41 1.5-9 1.0-8 . . . 1-0 1 . . 3 BROWN,Braxton 10 30 10 40 1.0-2 . 0-22 2 . 2-8 . . . 57 DARVILLE,Calvin 10 24 16 40 6.0-40 4.0-29 . 1 . . 1 . 1 28 JEFFERSON,Terry 9 22 17 39 2.0-14 . 4-99 1 . . 1 . . 43 BENNETT,Justin 10 15 23 38 1.5-4 . 1-0 1 1 . . . . 6 ALEXANDER,Curti 10 20 16 36 4.0-14 0.5-4 ...... 10 McKINLEY,Orland 10 24 11 35 . . 4-108 4 . 1-0 . . . 44 GALLON,Quenteze 10 21 13 34 6.0-15 . . 1 . . . . . 31 MILLER,Antonio 10 23 9 32 7.0-34 3.0-20 . . 1 1-0 . . . 90 PRICE,Elijah 10 23 9 32 15.5-55 2.5-24 . . 1 . 1 1 . 40 HARRIS,Ronald 8 20 12 32 ...... 54 SMITH,Adarius 10 13 18 31 2.5-7 1.0-3 . . . 1-0 . . . 4 GUYTON,Rashad 10 17 11 28 ...... 37 KENNION,Raashed 9 11 3 14 3.0-15 2.0-7 . . 1 . 1 . . 41 PERCEVAL,Michae 8 7 7 14 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 23 WOODLEY,Tyler 8 5 7 12 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 9 HINES,Andrew 7 7 4 11 . . 1-0 ...... 75 ANDERSON,Keenan 9 6 4 10 1.5-5 0.5-4 ...... 94 HUNT,Javon 8 4 5 9 1.0-1 ...... 58 GIBBS,Emilio 8 5 4 9 1.0-1 ...... 52 HELMS,Luke 10 6 3 9 ...... 34 CARSON,Desmond 6 6 1 7 1.0-15 ...... 95 STEWART,Tariq 5 1 3 4 1.5-5 0.5-4 . . 1 . . . . 80 WILLIAMS,Marcus 7 2 2 4 ...... 1 . 49 BURTON,Cameron 4 2 2 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 1E YOUNG,Willie 5 4 . 4 ...... 20 SPELLS,Tevin 9 3 . 3 ...... 21 TROUTMAN,Kevin 10 2 . 2 ...... 5 MURPHY,Chaviss 8 1 1 2 ...... 29 PITTMAN,Shamari 3 1 1 2 ...... 36 BLANTON,Colby 10 2 . 2 ...... 96 MOORE,Albert 5 1 1 2 ...... 51 JONES,T.J. 7 1 . 1 ...... 98 98 1 1 . 1 ...... 11 11 1 . 1 1 ...... 98 RICHARDSON,Davi 1 . 1 1 ...... 2B 2B 1 1 . 1 ...... 26 NEWMAN,Kevin 7 1 . 1 ...... 8 COLEMAN,Kenneth 5 1 . 1 ...... 32 GASKIN,Marcus 2 1 . 1 ...... 67 HARRIS,Khalil 9 1 . 1 ...... 16 SUPRE,Hans 10 . 1 1 ...... 24 RICCI,Ronald 7 1 . 1 1.0-4 ...... 15 WILLIAMS,Montav 10 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 5 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 19 SMITH,Kareem 10 1 . 1 ...... 38 GREEN,Mack 5 ...... 1 . . . . 7 NORWOOD,Brandon 10 ...... 1 . . . . . Total 10 412 252 664 58-241 15-103 13-322 17 6 10-8 6 2 1 Opponents 10 411 202 613 74-281 23-141 8-207 23 14 7-10 4 2 . 2016 Florida A&M Football FLORIDA A&M Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 03, 2016 at Miami (FL) L 3-70 60703 All games 4-6 3-1 1-4 0-1 Sep 10, 2016 at #17 Coastal Carolina L 10-49 10037 Conference 4-3 3-1 1-2 0-0 Sep 17, 2016 vs #13 TUSKEGEE L 17-20 19233 Non-Conference 0-3 0-0 0-2 0-1 * Sep 24, 2016 SCSU L 14-48 19127 *O Oct. 1, 2016 SAVANNAH STATE W 19-14 16789 Team Statistics FAMU OPP * Oct 08, 2016 at N.C. Central L 13-17 617 FIRST DOWNS 162 214 * Oct 15, 2016 at Delaware State W 41-27 3124 R u s h in g 54 120 * Oct 22, 2016 HAMPTON W 31-14 26044 P a s s in g 93 82 * Oct 29, 2016 at #11 North Carolina A&T L 17-42 22150 P e n a l ty 15 12 * Nov 12, 2016 MORGAN STATE W 22-21 16879 RUSHING YARDAGE 1070 2274 Rushing Attempts 322 403 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Rush 3.3 5.6 BOWERS,Devin 6 92 396 38 358 3.9 3 70 59.7 Average Per Game 107.0 227.4 STANLEY,Ryan 8 65 389 95 294 4.5 3 54 36.8 TDs Rushing 11 27 SUPRE,Hans 10 73 300 35 265 3.6 2 24 26.5 PASSING YARDAGE 1916 1534 SPELLS,Tevin 9 47 126 17 109 2.3 3 16 12.1 C o m p - A t t- In t 183-312-8 147-256-13 COLEMAN,Kenneth 5 30 120 76 44 1.5 0 26 8.8 Average Per Pass 6.1 6.0 JEFFRIES,Vincen 2 2 30 8 22 11.0 0 30 11.0 Average Per Catch 10.5 10.4 GASKIN,Marcus 2 2 8 2 6 3.0 0 8 3.0 Average Per Game 191.6 153.4 WILLIAMS,Montav 10 2 3 1 2 1.0 0 3 0.2 TDs Passing 11 14 SMITH,Kareem 10 2 2 1 1 0.5 0 2 0.1 TOTAL OFFENSE 2986 3808 RICCI,Ronald 7 3 1 2 -1 -0.3 0 1 -0.1 Average Per Play 4.7 5.8 TEAM 5 4 0 30 -30 -7.5 0 0 -6.0 Average Per Game 298.6 380.8 Total 10 322 1375 305 1070 3.3 11 70 107.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 46-940 31-651 Opponents 10 403 2605 331 2274 5.6 27 83 227.4 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-177 26-239 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-322 8-207 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g FUMBLES-LOST 11-7 14-10 STANLEY,Ryan 8 120.01 117-202-4 57.9 1274 8 43 159.2 PENALTIES-Yards 74-828 63-628 COLEMAN,Kenneth 5 109.97 63-105-4 60.0 602 3 31 120.4 PUNTS-AVG 60-40.1 41-39.1 JEFFRIES,Vincen 2 159.00 3-4-0 75.0 40 0 28 20.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 :0 0 3 2 :4 9 SMITH,Kareem 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 47/136 57/126 Total 10 116.74 183-312-8 58.7 1916 11 43 191.6 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/14 9/14 Opponents 10 115.65 147-256-13 57.4 1534 14 55 153.4 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g McKINLEY,Orland 4 108 27.0 1 100 NORWOOD,Brandon 10 46 422 9.2 4 35 42.2 JEFFERSON,Terry 4 99 24.8 0 60 WILLIAMS,Montav 10 43 400 9.3 1 31 40.0 BRYANT,Jacques 3 93 31.0 0 45 SMITH,Kareem 10 21 246 11.7 0 35 24.6 BENNETT,Justin 1 0 0.0 0 0 MURPHY,Chaviss 8 16 186 11.6 0 28 23.2 HINES,Andrew 1 0 0.0 0 0 TROUTMAN,Kevin 10 14 163 11.6 0 30 16.3 PALMER-HICKS,Al 10 9 69 7.7 0 16 6.9 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk BOWERS,Devin 6 8 56 7.0 2 29 9.3 BLANTON,Colby 54 2259 41.8 77 4 9 11 10 0 NOIRD,Desmond 9 7 158 22.6 1 43 17.6 MILLER,Austin 5 149 29.8 39 0 1 1 0 0 WILLIAMS,Marcus 7 6 58 9.7 1 18 8.3 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SUPRE,Hans 10 6 54 9.0 0 23 5.4 SPELLS,Tevin 9 2 36 18.0 1 21 4.0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg STANLEY,Ryan 8 1 23 23.0 0 23 2.9 SMITH,Kareem 12 177 14.8 0 53 POLINICE,Louben 10 1 19 19.0 1 19 1.9 Total 12 177 14.8 0 53 NEWMAN,Kevin 7 1 18 18.0 0 18 2.6 Opponents 26 239 9.2 1 45 BROWN,Braxton 10 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.6 ROYAL,Carson 7 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 10 183 1916 10.5 11 43 191.6 SMITH,Kareem 21 437 20.8 0 49 Opponents 10 147 1534 10.4 14 55 153.4 NORWOOD,Brandon 16 342 21.4 0 72 GASKIN,Marcus 4 69 17.2 0 20 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk NEWMAN,Kevin 2 21 10.5 0 12 MILLER,Austin 3-6 50.0 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-2 0-0 44 0 WILLIAMS,Montav 1 32 32.0 0 32 BLANTON,Colby 6-8 75.0 2-2 2-2 2-3 0-1 0-0 39 0 BONNETT,Bishop 1 12 12.0 0 18 SUPRE,Hans 1 27 27.0 0 27 PAT Total 46 940 20.4 0 72 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Opponents 31 651 21.0 0 87 BOWERS,Devin 5 ------30 BLANTON,Colby - 6-8 12-13 - - - - - 30 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g NORWOOD,Brandon 4 - - - 1 - - - 26 SMITH,Kareem 10 1 246 177 437 0 861 86.1 SPELLS,Tevin 4 ------24 NORWOOD,Bran 10 0 422 0 342 0 764 76.4 STANLEY,Ryan 3 - - - - 1-1 - - 18 WILLIAMS,Monta 10 2 400 0 32 0 434 43.4 MILLER,Austin - 3-6 6-8 - - - - - 15 BOWERS,Devin 6 358 56 0 0 0 414 69.0 SUPRE,Hans 2 ------12 SUPRE,Hans 10 265 54 0 27 0 346 34.6 McKINLEY,Orland 1 ------6 Total 10 1070 1916 177 940 322 4425 442.5 WILLIAMS,Montav 1 ------6 Opponents 10 2274 1534 239 651 207 4905 490.5 NOIRD,Desmond 1 ------6 WILLIAMS,Marcus 1 ------6 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g POLINICE,Louben 1 ------6 STANLEY,Ryan 8 267 294 1274 1568 196.0 DARVILLE,Calvin ------1 2 COLEMAN,Kenneth 5 135 44 602 646 129.2 ROYAL,Carson - - - - - 0-1 - - 0 BOWERS,Devin 6 92 358 0 358 59.7 Total 23 9-14 18-21 - 1 1-2 - 1 187 SUPRE,Hans 10 73 265 0 265 26.5 Opponents 44 5-8 41-42 1-2 - - - - 322 SPELLS,Tevin 9 47 109 0 109 12.1 Total 10 634 1070 1916 2986 298.6 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Opponents 10 659 2274 1534 3808 380.8 FLORIDA A&M 28 60 26 73 0 187 Opponents 70 94 88 70 0 322

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 18 BRYANT,Jacques 10 49 19 68 . . 3-93 6 . . . . . 27 WILSON,Jakaris 8 24 17 41 1.5-9 1.0-8 . . . 1-0 1 . . 57 DARVILLE,Calvin 10 24 16 40 6.0-40 4.0-29 . 1 . . 1 . 1 3 BROWN,Braxton 10 30 10 40 1.0-2 . 0-22 2 . 2-8 . . . 28 JEFFERSON,Terry 9 22 17 39 2.0-14 . 4-99 1 . . 1 . . Total 10 412 252 664 58-241 15-103 13-322 17 6 10-8 6 2 1 Opponents 10 411 202 613 74-281 23-141 8-207 23 14 7-10 4 2 .