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2015 BETHUNE-COOKMAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Bethune-Cookman Athletic Communications • 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd. • Daytona Beach, FL 32114 BCUathletics.com • Facebook: Facebook.com/BCUathletics • Twitter: @BCUGridIron • Instagram: @BCUathletics Home to Seven MEAC Championships (1984, 1988, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) GAME INFORMATION GAME 6 DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. (MUNICIPAL STADIUM) Date / Time: Thurs., Oct. 8, 2015 / 7:30 p.m. ET Site: Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) NR/NR S.C. STATE BULLDOGS (2-2, 1-0) National TV: ESPNU Head Coach: Buddy Pough (South Carolina State, 1975) Play-by-Play: Mark Neely; Analyst: Jay Walker Career Record: 107-49 (14th season), Record at SCSU: 107-49 (14th season), Record vs. B-CU: 7-6 Regional Radio: WELE 1380 AM / WSIR 1490 AM / at WSOS 99.5 FM & 1170 AM NR/NR BETHUNE-COOKMAN WILDCATS (4-1, 2-0) Play-by-Play: Nick Rice; Analyst: Larry Wesley; Head Coach: Terry Sims (Knoxville, 1994) Sideline: Terrance Gatling Career Record: 4-1 (1st season), Record at B-CU: 4-1 (1st season), Record vs. S.C. State: 0-0 Satellite Radio: None Live Video Stream: WatchESPN Twitter Updates: @BCUGridIron / @BCUathletics Series: South Carolina State leads, 31-21-1 2015 STATISTICAL LEADERS Daytona Beach: South Carolina State leads, 12-8 RUSHING Orangeburg: South Carolina State leads, 15-8-1 G ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LG YPG Neutral Site: Bethune-Cookman leads, 5-4 Quentin Williams 5 60 335 87 248 4.1 0 32 49.6 First Meeting: 1956 — W, 18-7 Anthony Jordan 5 59 270 37 233 3.9 5 41 46.6 Michael D. Jones 5 32 189 8 181 5.7 3 50 36.2 Last Meeting: 2014 — L, 14-20 Streak: South Carolina State, 1 win PASSING G EFF C-A-I PCT YDS TD LG AVG/G Quentin Williams 5 173.33 55-84-3 65.5 875 7 56 175.0 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 4-1, 2-0 MEAC Larry Brihm, Jr. 5 141.13 24-43-3 55.8 351 4 56 70.2 2015: 4-1, 2-0 MEAC RECEIVING G NO YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Ranking: NR — STATS LLC, NR — Coaches Jawill Davis 5 17 392 23.1 5 56 78.4 Last Game: Oct. 3, 2015 (Durham, N.C.) Frank Brown 5 15 163 10.9 2 28 32.6 defeated N.C. Central, 28-26 Jaime Wilson 5 12 138 11.05 3 36 27.6 Head Coach: Terry Sims (Knoxville, 1994) Career: 4-1 (1st season) STORY LINES at B-CU: 4-1 (1st season) • Thursday night’s contest between Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State matches the two teams that have won at least vs. SCSU: 0-0 a share of six of the last seven Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships. Twitter: @BCUGridIron • The average margin of victory over the last four games in the series between B-CU and SCSU is just 9.5 points. The two teams have split the last four meetings on the spin. S.C. STATE 2-2, 1-0 MEAC • Since 2005, B-CU has played in eight ESPNU Thursday night contests. The Wildcats hold a record of 5-3 in those games, including a 1-1 mark at Norfolk State and Hampton a season ago. 2015: 2-2, 1-0 MEAC • Bethune-Cookman has two fourth quarter come-from-behind wins this year at Grambling State and N.C. Central, respectfully. Ranking: NR — STATS LLC, NR — Coaches • Since 2000, Bethune-Cookman owns a record of 41-15 in the month of October. Last Game: Oct. 3, 2015 (Greenville, S.C.) • Bethune-Cookman head coach Terry Sims and the team have honored the rest of the season to two B-CU students who’s lives lost to Furman, 17-3 were taken from them – Timesha Floyd Carswell and Diona McDonald. Head Coach: Buddy Pough (S.C. State, 1975) Career: 107-49 (14th season) 2015 SCHEDULE / RESULTS at SCSU: 107-49 (14th season) vs. B-CU: 7-6 Sept. 5 at Miami (Fla.) ESPN3 L, 0-45 Miami Gardens, Fla. / Sun Life Stadium (76,100) / Diquan Richardson: 5 tackles Twitter: @SCSUathletics Sept. 12 at Grambling State W, 56-53 Grambling, La. / Eddie Robinson Stadium (19,600) / Jawill Davis: 8 receptions, 199 yards, 2 TDs B-CU COMMUNICATIONS Sept. 19 LANE (Church & Community Day) CATEYE W, 7-3 Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) / Anthony Jordan: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD Bryan J. Harvey (Primary Contact) Asst. AD for Communications O: 386-481-2206 C: 757-268-4561 E: [email protected] Sept. 26 SAVANNAH STATE* CATEYE W, 42-12 Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) / Q. Williams: 9-18 passing, 207 yds (2 TDs), 100 yds rushing Andrea Wheeler (Secondary Contact) Associate Comm. Director O: 386-481-2278 C: 919-806-6689 E: [email protected] Oct. 3 at North Carolina Central* ESPNU W, 28-26 Dan Ryan Historian/Staff Writer Durham, N.C. / O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium (10,000) / Q. Williams: 13-18 passing, 248 yds (2 TDs), 76 yds rushing O: 386-481-2240 C: 801-376-6883 E: [email protected] Oct. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE* ESPNU 7:30 p.m. Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) / South Carolina State leads, 31-21-1 (0-0 under Sims) GAMEDAY HASHTAGS Oct. 17 at North Carolina A&T* 1 p.m. Greensboro, N.C. / Aggie Stadium (21,500) / Bethune-Cookman leads, 22-14 (0-0 under Sims) #SCSUvsBCU Oct. 24 NORFOLK STATE* (Homecoming) CATEYE 4 p.m. #BeatSCSU Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) / Bethune-Cookman leads, 17-8 (0-0 under Sims) #BlackOut Oct. 31 at Delaware State* 2 p.m. Fans and media are encouraged to use the hashtags Dover, Del. / Alumni Stadium (7,193) / Delaware State leads, 20-17 (0-0 under Sims) #SCSUvsBCU and #BlackOut when posting or following social Nov. 7 MORGAN STATE* (Senior Appreciation Day) CATEYE 4 p.m. media content related to Thursday’s game between the Wildcats Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) / Bethune-Cookman leads, 20-7 (0-0 under Sims) and Bulldogs. Nov. 21 vs. Florida A&M* ESPNU/ESPN3 2:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. / Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium (70,000) / Florida A&M leads, 49-19-1 (0-0 under Sims) CatEye Rewind (Episode 2) Episode 2 of CatEye Rewind — Selina Garcia and Bryan J. Harvey talk about the season-opener for football at Miami, while Selena Garcia goes in-depth recapping track & fi eld and volleyball. @BCUGridIron BCUathletics BCUathletics BCUathletics BCUathletics @BCUathletics 2015 BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES #5THINGS 2015 TEAM COMPARISON 1. Redshirt senior quarterback Quentin Williams has the best CIRCLE THIS GUY... pass effi ciency rating of his career at this point of a season. He also leads the MEAC in the category (173.33). 2. Running back Anthony Jordan is looking to take sole possession of fourth place on the all-time rushing touchdowns list. Record ..........4-1, 2-0 MEAC Record ..........2-2, 1-0 MEAC 3. In Blackout games, Bethune-Cookman is 2-1, with wins against North Carolina A&T (2010) and Hampton (2011), Scoring Offense........... 26.6 Scoring Offense........... 22.0 respectively. Rushing Offense ...........151.6 Rushing Offense ...........174.8 4. With at least 150 yards passing the last fi ve games, Passing Offense ............245.2 Passing Offense ............192.0 Bethune-Cookman is close to its longest stretch in that Pass Effi ciency .......... 162.43 Pass Effi ciency .......... 105.00 department since accomplishing the task fi ve straight Total Offense................396.8 Total Offense................366.8 weeks in 2013. Time/Possession ...........28:20 Time/Possession ...........27:07 5. B-CU has won three consecutive games at home. Sacks Allowed ..................2.6 Sacks Allowed ................0.25 Scoring Defense .......... 27.8 Scoring Defense .......... 16.2 • Redshirt senior quarterback Quentin Williams has Rushing Defense ...........193.4 Rushing Defense ...........162.0 engineered two come-from-behind efforts this Passing Defense ...........200.2 Passing Defense ...........122.5 season for Bethune-Cookman, at Grambling State Pass Eff. Defense ...... 112.14 Pass Eff. Defense .........81.00 and at North Carolina Central. Total Defense ...............393.6 Total Defense ...............284.5 • Williams owns a career-best 173.33 pass effi ciency Sacks ...............................1.6 Sacks ...............................3.0 rating so far this season. Tackles for Loss ...............6.2 Tackles for Loss ...............9.0 • Against Savannah State, Williams became the fi rst Turnover Margin ........ -0.40 Turnover Margin ........ -1.75 quarterback since Jimmie Russell (2004-07) in the Net Punting ....................36.4 Net Punting ....................34.8 #LIGHTNINGSTRIKE 2004 Walt Disney World Florida Classic to pass for • Bethune-Cookman head coach Terry Sims and Punt Returns...................16.5 Punt Returns.....................5.8 at least 200 yards and rush for over 100 yards. Kickoff Returns ..............19.0 Kickoff Returns ..............18.3 Offensive Coordinator Jim Pry have continued the upbeat pace of the Wildcats offense. • Drives that consist of three minutes (3:00) or less THE SERIES are called “Lightning Strikes”, with the quick pace SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LEADS, 31-21-1 of the offense striking fast like lightning. YEAR BC OPP SITE W/L SCORE 1956 – – Orangeburg W 18-7 • Of the 19 drives that B-CU has scored touchdowns 1957 – – Daytona Beach L 0-16 on this season, 18 took less than three minutes off 1958 – – Orangeburg L 0-24 1959 – – Orangeburg L 6-10 the clock. Seven of those drives lasted less than 1960 – – Daytona Beach W 28-8 1961 – – Orangeburg W 19-18 two minutes in length. 1962 – – Daytona Beach W 19-0 1963 – – Daytona Beach L 0-17 FUN FACT I 1964 – – Jacksonville, Fla.