2012 Norfolk State Spartan Football

Norfolk State University Sports Information Offi ce Matt Michalec, Assistant AD/Communications • [email protected] Spartan Station, Room 121 • 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504 Offi ce/Press Box: (757) 823-2628 • Cell: (757) 633-6022 • Fax: (757) 823-8218 Secondary FB Contact: Mike Bello • [email protected] Norfolk State Spartans Game 5: Norfolk State (2-2, 0-1) at S.C. State (1-3, 0-1) (2-2, 0-1 MEAC) Saturday, Sept. 29 • 2 p.m. • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (22,000) Date Opponent Time/Result SETTING THE STAGE 9-1 State W, 24-0 The Spartans return to conference play and continue a swing of fi ve road games in six weeks at 9-8 at Liberty W, 31-24 MEAC foe South Carolina State this Saturday. Both teams are coming off of losses to FBS opponents 9-15 Howard L, 36-37 (OT) last week. The Spartans (fi rst) and Bulldogs (second) were picked atop the MEAC preseason poll, but 9-22 at Ohio L, 10-44 the loser of this week’s contest will be 0-2 in league play. 9-29 at South Carolina State 2 p.m. SCOUTING THE SPARTANS 10-6 Delaware State 4 p.m. NSU dropped its second straight contest last Saturday, falling to FBS Ohio University 44-10 in 10-13 at Hampton 1 p.m. Athens, Ohio. The Spartans trailed 24-0 after one quarter and 34-0 at halftime before playing the 10-20 at Bethune-Cookman 4 p.m. Bobcats even in the second half. Randy Maynes got NSU on the scoreboard with a 7-yard TD run with 10-27 at North Carolina A&T 1:30 p.m. 4:28 left to play in the fourth quarter, the Spartans’ fi rst-ever TD in fi ve games against FBS competi- 11-3 Savannah State 2 p.m. tion. Everett Goldberg capped the scoring for NSU with a 42-yard fi eld goal with 33 seconds left. Ohio outgained NSU 378-241. NSU was also hurt by fi ve turnovers and 11 penalties. 11-10 Morgan State 1 p.m. The Spartans rank fi fth in the MEAC in total offense (340.8 ypg) and second in total defense (283.5 ypg) through four games. Freshman Brendon Riddick is third in the league in rushing (279 yards, 69.8 ypg) and quarterback Nico Flores is fi fth in passing (151.2 ypg). Xavier Boyce is tied for fourth in the MEAC with 21 receptions (5.2 per game) and Derrick Demps is sixth (4.8).

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS South Carolina State dropped its third straight game last Saturday in a 70-10 decision at Texas A&M. The game was SCSU’s second FBS defeat in a row, following a 56-0 loss at Arizona on Sept. 15. Texas A&M outgained the Bulldogs 448-223, including a 265-34 edge in rushing yards. SCSU Quarterback Richard Cue passed for 189 yards and a to Lennel Elmore, and Jalen Sim- mons accounted for the Bulldogs’ other score with a 17-yard TD run in the fi rst quarter. SCSU ranks in the bottom fi ve in the MEAC in both scoring and total offense, and scoring and total defense following a tough early-season schedule. Cue ranks fourth in the MEAC with 647 pass- ing yards (161.8 ypg) and four . Caleb Davis leads a balanced receiving corps with 17 receptions (4.2 per game), good for an eighth-place tie in the MEAC rankings.

MEDIA COVERAGE South Carolina State Bulldogs • Radio: NSU Sports Network, WXTG 102.1 FM The Game (Play-by-Play: Ross Gordon; Color: Maguell Davis; Pre-Game: Gordon, Davis and Matt Michalec) (1-3, 0-1 MEAC) • Audio Stream: www.nsuspartans.com (click “Live Audio” link under Inside Athletics tab) Date Opponent Time/Result • Twitter Updates: @NSUSpartans 8-30 at Georgia State W, 33-6 THE SERIES 9-8 Bethune-Cookman L, 14-27 • This will be the 18th meeting all-time between NSU and SCSU. The Bulldogs hold a 14-3 edge. 9-15 at Arizona L, 0-56 • NSU is 0-7 all-time against the Bulldogs in Orangeburg, including a 34-13 loss in the last game 9-22 at Texas A&M L, 10-70 played at Dawson Stadium in 2010. 9-29 Norfolk State 2 p.m. • All of NSU’s three wins in the series (2000, ‘07, ‘11) have been by a touchdown or less, and two 10-6 vs. N.C. Central 2:30 p.m. came in overtime. 10-13 at Delaware State 1:30 p.m. 10-20 at Florida A&M 6 p.m. THE COACHES • Norfolk State: Pete Adrian (West Virginia ‘70) 10-27 Howard 1:30 p.m.  Overall: 81-75-1 (15th season) 11-10 at North Carolina A&T 1:30 p.m.  At NSU: 45-38 (8th season) 11-17 Savannah State 1:30 p.m.  vs. SCSU: 2-5 • South Carolina State: Oliver “Buddy” Pough (S.C. State ‘75)  Overall: 84-36 (11th season)  At SCSU: Same  vs. NSU: 8-2

Game #4: Norfolk State at Ohio Page 1 QUICK HITS FROM OHIO NSU Media Policies • NSU dropped to 0-5 all-time against FBS schools. The Spartans have lost those games by a com- CREDENTIALS bined score of 227-25. Credentials are issued to working members of • Randy Maynes’ 7-yard TD in the fourth quarter was NSU’s fi rst-ever touchdown against an FBS the media only. Because of limited space in the team. press box, requests for press members on assign- • The Spartans turned the ball over a season-high fi ve times and did not have a takeaway for the ment will be honored on a space-available basis. second straight game. All requests should be made to the Sports In- • Marcus Center had a career-high 10 tackles to lead the Spartans. formation Director on of before Wednesday prior • The NSU defense notched seven tackles for loss, with 11 players recording at least half a stop. to each home game. Requests will be screened • The Spartans committed 11 penalties, their third game this year with at least 10 and second in a row. to ensure good working conditions along press • Derrick Demps had a career-high six catches to lead the Spartans. row. Present a valid I.D. at the Will Call entrance • Backup tight end Tevin White made his fi rst career catch, netting 18 yards. to Dick Price Stadium and admission will be granted upon acceptance the day of the game. HARRIS, SULLIVAN RETURN TO BOLSTER SECONDARY

NSU received a boost last week when defensive backs Dionte Sullivan and Natturner Harris both SIDELINE POLICY Photographers and videographers will not be rejoined the squad in the loss at Ohio. allowed on the sidelines without a sideline or Sullivan, a redshirt sophomore cornerback who started the opener against Virginia State, suf- all-access pass issued by the sports information fered a groin injury early in that contest and missed the next two games, at Liberty and against How- offi ce. Under NCAA guidelines, photographers ard. He made two tackles. are not allowed between the 25-yard lines in the Harris, a redshirt junior, was awaiting word on an NCAA eligibility appeal, which was granted on team bench areas, and must remain outside the Friday, Sept. 21. He made three assisted tackles at Ohio. Harris, who can play both safety and corner- restraining lines surrounding the fi eld. Creden- back, started 10 games at corner as a sophomore in 2011 and led the team with nine pass breakups. tial holders who are not working will be asked to leave the sidelines. For the safety of others, SCSU CONNECTION please do not leave any equipment unattended. The Spartans do not have any Palmetto State natives on their roster, but do have a connection to South Carolina State through offensive coordinator Howard Feggins. Feggins was the SCSU receiv- INTERVIEWS ers coach from 2008-10, helping SCSU win a part of three straight MEAC titles and advance to the Coach Adrian and players will be available to FCS playoffs in all three seasons. the press after a cooling off period following the game. Please see the NSU Sports Information DEMPS CATCHES ON staff to verify location and to request players. Junior wideout Derrick Demps has emerged as one of the more reliable targets not just in the All non-gameday interviews with Spartans’ passing game, but in the entire MEAC. Demps has caught at least four passes in every NSU staff and athletes must also be game this year, including a career-high six at Ohio. That came on the heels of his fi ve-catch, ca- scheduled through the Sports Information reer-high 123-yard effort in the loss to Howard. Demps is currently sixth in the MEAC in receptions Offi ce. Please allow 24 hours notice ahead with 19 (4.8 per game). of the preferred interview time for players. Though sometimes overshadowed by 6-4 senior Xavier Boyce, Demps began his emergence late Practices are generally open to the media, last season. He had fi ve catches for 106 yards and two scores in a win at Savannah State, then caught and interviews may be scheduled prior to or fol- the longest TD pass in NSU history - a 98-yarder - in the playoff loss to ODU. He led the Spartans in lowing practice. Once practice begins, players yards per catch (21.9) and receptions over 30 yards (six) last year. and coaches are unavailable until afterward. SPECIAL TEAMS STRUGGLES MEAC TELECONFERENCE The MEAC holds its weekly coach- Normally a position of strength for NSU, the Spartans’ special teams have struggled in the fi rst es teleconference on Tuesday mornings. four games. Each coach is available for 10 minutes. • The Spartans have had six kicks blocked this season: three extra points, two fi eld goals and one Contact Patricia Porter, MEAC Director of punt. The Spartans had just four blocked last season (two punts, two fi eld goals). Media Relations, at (757) 951-2055 to re- • NSU had three kicks blocked against Howard, none costlier than the potential tying PAT in overtime. quest the phone number and access code. • NSU has also surrendered a return touchdown in two of the last three games: a 77-yard punt return Below is the schedule: TD to Liberty’s Kevin Fogg, and a 100-yard kickoff return by Howard’s Rodney Tyson. 10:00 – MEAC Updates • The Spartans are yielding 27.9 yards per kickoff return and 14.0 per punt return this season. 10:03 – Donald Hill-Eley (Morgan State) 10:13 – Joe Taylor (Florida A&M) RIDDICK MAKES HIS MOVE 10:23 – Brian Jenkins (Bethune-Cookman) To say that redshirt freshman running back Brendon Riddick has been a pleasant surprise for 10:33 – Kermit Blount (Delaware State) the Spartans this year would be an understatement. Riddick was the Metro Player of the Year as a 10:43 – Gary Harrell (Howard) quarterback at Hermitage High School in Richmond as a senior in 2010 and was recruited as a quar- 10:53 – Pete Adrian (Norfolk State) terback by the Spartans. He served as the scout-team quarterback last season while redshirting, but 11:03 – Donovan Rose (Hampton) was moved by the coaches to running back this spring. The move has paid immediate dividends. More 11:13 – Steve Davenport (Savannah State) on the NSU freshman: 11:23 – Buddy Pough (South Carolina State) • Riddick is third in the MEAC in rushing, with 279 yards (69.8 ypg). 11:33 – Rod Broadway (North Carolina A&T) • His six touchdowns (fi ve rushing, one receiving) are tied for the most in the MEAC. 11:43 – Henry Frazier (North Carolina Central) • He is third overall in the league in scoring, at 9.0 points per game lead the MEAC. • No Spartan since John Quinerly in 1996 (252 yards) had more rushing yards through the fi rst two ON THE WEB games of the year than Riddick did (237). For news, notes and statistics on NSU football, • Riddick has fi ve rushing touchdowns, as many as the Spartan who led the squad in 2011, QB Chris utilize the following links: Walley. Takeem Hedgeman and Randy Maynes led NSU’s running backs with three apiece last year. • NSU Web Site: www.nsuspartans.com (in- • Riddick ran for three scores at Liberty. No Spartan tailback has achieved that feat since all-time cludes 2012 digital media guide) leading rusher DeAngelo Branche did it in consecutive weeks to close the 2010 season (11-13-10 vs. • NSU Twitter: @NSUSpartans Delaware State and 11-20-10 vs. Savannah State) • NSU Facebook: /NorfolkStateAthletics • Riddick also plays special teams. He has made four tackles (three solo) so far this year. • NSU YouTube: /nsuathletics • MEAC Web Site: www.meacsports.com • NCAA Stats: web1.ncaa.org/mfb/mainpage. jsp

Game #5: Norfolk State at S.C. State Page 2 ROAD WARRIORS Around the MEAC The Spartans have one of the tougher schedules among MEAC teams. For the second straight 2012 MEAC STANDINGS year, NSU does not have a bye week until the fi nal weekend of the regular season, meaning the Spar- MEAC Overall tans play 11 consecutive games. Florida A&M 2-0 2-2 The Spartans also have a stretch beginning Sept. 22 at Ohio where they play fi ve of six games Howard 1-0 2-1 on the road. In addition to their FBS foe, NSU also plays at traditional MEAC stalwarts South Carolina Bethune-Cookman 1-0 2-2 State (Sept. 29), Hampton (Oct. 13), Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 20) and North Carolina A&T (Oct. 27). N.C. Central 1-0 2-2 All of those teams visited Dick Price Stadium last season. North Carolina A&T 0-0 2-1 NSU has played well on the road as of late, though. The Spartans have won eight of their last 11 Morgan State 0-0 0-3 games on the road dating to 2010. The only losses in that stretch were at Ohio last week, and at Old Norfolk State 0-1 2-2 Dominion and West Virginia in 2011. In all, NSU has won six straight road MEAC games since a 7-6 South Carolina State 0-1 1-3 loss at Hampton on Oct. 16, 2010. Delaware State 0-1 1-3 Hampton 0-1 0-3 FLORES GETS THE NOD AT QB Savannah State 0-1 0-3 After competing with junior college transfer Jake Basmagian during preseason camp, redshirt junior Nico Flores was named the starter for the season opener against Virginia State. Flores served UPCOMING SCHEDULE as NSU’s backup in 2011, playing mostly as NSU’s ‘wildcat’ quarterback behind MEAC Co-Offensive Thursday, Sept. 27 Player of the Year Chris Walley. Morgan State at N.C. A&T ...... 7:30 p.m. Flores came through with career performances in games against Liberty and Howard: Saturday, Sept. 29 • Against Liberty, Flores ran for a career-best 76 yards on 13 carries, part of a running game which Savannah State at Howard...... 1 p.m. totaled 251 rushing yards. Norfolk State at S.C. State ...... 2 p.m. • Flores followed that up with a 387-yard, four-TD passing day in the loss to Howard. He passed for all Florida A&M vs. Southern ...... 3:30 p.m. four TDs and 327 of the yards after halftime. Bethune-Cookman at Hampton ....6 p.m. • Flores’ 387-yard effort is the most by a Spartan QB since Dontrell Leonard’s 439 at Morgan State Saturday, Oct. 6 on Nov. 22, 2003. Florida A&M at Howard...... 1 p.m. • Flores is the fi rst NSU QB to throw four TD passes in a game since Casey Hansen did it on Sept. 27, S.C. State vs. N.C. Central ...... 2:30 p.m. 2007 at North Carolina A&T. N.C. A&T at Bethune-Cookman ....4 p.m. Delaware State at Norfolk State ...6 p.m. GIDDENS GETTING IT DONE Morgan State at Savannah State .7 p.m. Outside linebacker Jamal Giddens had another in what is becoming a long list of monster games at NSU against Virginia State. He was named FCS National Defensive Player of the Week by NCAA. NSU IN 2012 MEAC STATS com and the National FCS Linebacker of the Week by Performance Awards. More on Team the Spartans’ standout: Scoring Off.: 3rd (25.2 ppg) • Giddens had seven tackles, a career-high 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced Rush. Off.: 3rd (160.2 ypg) against VSU. Both of the fumbles were recovered by NSU, including Noel Clarke’s touchdown. Pass Off.: 6th (180.5 ypg) • Giddens added another sack and forced in a victory at his former school, Liberty. Total Off.: 5th (340.8 ypg) • In his last six games dating to the Morgan State game of last season, Giddens has 38 tackles, 12 Scoring Def.: 4th (26.2 ppg) tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and fi ve forced fumbles. Rush Def.: 3rd (145.2 ypg) • Through four games, Giddens leads the MEAC and is tied for 19th in the nation with 6.5 tackles for Pass Def.: 2nd (138.2 ypg) loss. He is also tied for 33rd nationally and second in the MEAC with three sacks. Total Def.: 2nd (283.5 ypg) • Giddens had eight sacks last season, third in the MEAC and most by a Spartan since Jamal Naji’s Turnover Margin: T-10th (-4, -1.00/gm.) 12 in 2002. Giddens has the most sacks of any returning MEAC player. Sacks by: 1st (12, 3.0 avg.) Sacks against: 4th (6, 1.5 avg.) SPARTANS RACK UP NATIONAL HONORS 3rd Down Conversions: 5th (36.7%) Three Spartans reaped the rewards from the team’s win at Liberty. Opp. 3rd Down Conversions: 2nd (32.2%) • Brendon Riddick earned the most accolades, earning The Sports Network’s National Freshman of the Week, MEAC Offensive Player of the Week and Boxtorow HBCU National Player of the Week for Individuals his 150-yard, three-touchdown performance. Rushing: 3. Brendon Riddick (69.8 ypg) • Offensive lineman Cameron Williams was named MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week for the Passing: 5. Nico Flores (151.2 ypg) fi rst time in his career. Williams, who graded out at 92 percent on his assignments, started the game Receptions: T-4. Xavier Boyce (5.2/gm.) at right tackle and later played guard, keying the Spartans’ 343 yards of total offense (251 rushing). 6. Derrick Demps (4.8/gm.) • Sophomore Keith Johnson was named MEAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his 83-yard punt Rec. Yards: 10. X. Boyce (46.8 ypg) return touchdown in the third quarter. It was his fi rst career special teams score and his fi rst career Total Offense: 5. Nico Flores (187.2 ypg) weekly MEAC award. Scoring: T-3. B. Riddick (9.0 ppg) All-Purpose: 5. B. Riddick (105.3 ypg) MANY HAPPY RETURNS Punting: 9. Dylan Shaddix (37.2 avg) NSU’s three-man group of return specialists asserted itself again at Liberty. Sophomore Keith Sacks: T-2. J. Giddens, L. Trail (3.0, 0.75 avg) Johnson scored his fi rst career special teams touchdown with an 83-yard score in the third quarter T-5. Deon King (2, 0.5 avg) against the Flames, which gave NSU its fi rst lead of the ballgame. It was the Spartans’ fi rst punt return TFL: 1. Jamal Giddens (6.5, 1.62 avg) for a TD since Dwight Fluker-Berry had a 50-yard TD at Howard on Nov. 1, 2008. 3. Lynden Trail (5.0, 1.38 avg) Against Virginia State in the opener, Marcus Cooperwood broke a 70-yard kickoff return and Derrick Demps had a 21-yard punt return. NSU IN 2012 WEEKLY MEAC HONORS • Week 2 (9/10): RB Brendon Riddick (Off.) 10 TRUE FRESHMEN PLAY IN FIRST 2 GAMES OL Cameron Williams (OL) Despite NSU’s solid depth on both sides of the ball, a strong recruiting class, including a number Keith Johnson (Spec. Teams) of late additions, has bolstered the Spartans’ roster in 2012. Nine true freshmen played in the opener: WR Isaac White, OL Amardeep Singh and Mike Phillips, DL Kevin Williams and Shawn Fauntleroy, DB Troi Hughes, FB Conley Smith and LB Deon King and Justin Gant all saw time, either on special teams or at their respective positions. The following redshirt freshmen also played: RB Brendon Riddick, WR Wilonte’ Roscoe and DeAndre Sangster, OL Ramsey Henderson, DB Andre Bean and Shaquan Bailey, and TE Tevin White. Against Liberty, freshman LB Lamar Neal also played, making it 10 true freshmen to see time in the season’s fi rst two games. Game #5: Norfolk State at S.C. State Page 3 FIRST-TIME STARTERS 2012 MEAC Predictions The following eight Spartans made their fi rst career starts for NSU sometime in the fi rst two PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH games of the year: First place votes in ( ), followed by total points • Offense: OL E.J. Rogers and Julius Wormley and FB Conley Smith (Virginia State game), RB Bren- 1. Norfolk State (11) ...... 454 don Riddick and OL Mike Phillips (Liberty game) 2. South Carolina State (4) ...... 432 • Defense: LB Marcell Coke, FS Darrin Marrow, DL Cameron Jude (Virginia State game) 3. Bethune-Cookman (3) ...... 417 4. Florida A&M (2)...... 354 MATTHEWS OUT FOR SEASON 5. Hampton (1)...... 268 NSU lost senior preseason All-America offensive lineman Blake Matthews for the year due to a 6. North Carolina A&T ...... 216 knee injury. Matthews was injured during the second day of preseason camp during a non-contact 7. Morgan State ...... 198 drill. Matthews, who redshirted the 2008 season, will petition the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility. 8. Howard ...... 188 Matthews was a fi rst-team All-MEAC and second-team All-America pick in 2011. He was also the 9. North Carolina Central ...... 116 Spartans’ fi rst-ever MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year award winner. 10. Delaware State ...... 78 11. Savannah State (1) ...... 73 TRANSFERS BOLSTER DEFENSE PRESEASON ALL-MEAC TEAMS NSU lost seven starters from its 2011 defense, which led the MEAC and ranked second in the 1st Team Offense nation in total yards allowed (275.8 ypg). The coaching staff turned to the transfer ranks to bolster the QB - Greg McGhee, So., Howard Spartans’ depth and came away with three Division I FBS transfers. The three are all listed on the RB - Mike Mayhew, Sr., North Carolina A&T defense’s second unit entering the season-opener. More on each: RB - Isidore Jackson, Jr., Bethune-Cookman • Mike Privott, ILB, Louisville (R-Jr.): Privott spent three seasons with the Cardinals, including a red- WR - Xavier Boyce, r-Sr., Norfolk State shirt year, and played in three games. The product of nearby Lake Taylor High School was rated the WR - Travis Tarpley, r-Sr., Delaware State 44th-best linebacker in the country by Rivals.com and was considered a three-star recruit. He also had TE - Joseph Hawkins, Jr., Norfolk State offers from UNC, West Virginia, N.C. State and others coming out of high school. C - Michael Kay, r-Sr., Norfolk State • Brent Singleton, ILB, Minnesota (R-Jr.): Singleton spent three seasons at UM, including a redshirt OL - Steven Robinson, r-Sr., Florida A&M year, but did not see any game action. He was a three-star recruit according to Rivals and Scout.com OL - Blake Matthews, r-Sr., Norfolk State coming out of Plantation High School in Florida. He is also the cousin of former NSU linebacker Mike OL - Terrance Hackney, Jr., Bethune-Cookman Alphonse, who was himself an FBS transfer (played at NSU in 2008-09). OL - Cory Gwinner, r-Sr., Howard • Lynden Trail, OLB, Florida (R-So.): Did not see any game action in two years with the Gators, in- 1st Team Defense cluding a redshirt year. But Trail is likely the highest-profi le recruit in NSU’s Division I history. He was DL - Tony Mashburn, Sr., North Carolina A&T a four-star recruit at Miami’s Booker T. Washington High and was rated the No. 7 defensive end in DL - Padric Scott, r-Sr., Florida A&M the nation by Rivals.com. After amassing 22 sacks as a senior, Trail had offers from Michigan, USC, DL - Richard Ndubueze, Sr., Morgan State Florida State, LSU and Georgia, among others, before settling on Florida. DL - Matthew Davis, Jr., Hampton LB - Keith Pough, r-Sr., Howard COACHING CHANGES LB - Jarkevis Fields, r-Jr., Bethune-Cookman NSU shuffl ed its offensive coaching staff after last season. Receivers coach Howard Feggins LB - D’Vonte Grant, r-So., North Carolina A&T was promoted to offensive coordinator after Joe Blackwell was not retained. Feggins was offensive DB - John Ojo, Sr., Florida A&M coordinator for three seasons at FBS program Eastern Michigan (2004-06). His fi rst offense, in 2004, DB - DeVontae Johnson, So., Florida A&M ranked 21st in the nation in total offense. After coaching the running backs at EMU in 2007, Feggins DB - Travis Crosby, Jr., North Carolina A&T served as receivers coach for three seasons at South Carolina State (2008-10), helping the Bulldogs DB - D.J. Howard, r-Jr., Bethune-Cookman to at least a share of three straight MEAC titles. After serving on NSU’s staff last year, Feggins can 1st Team Special Teams now say he has been on the staff of four consecutive MEAC championship teams. P - Brandon Holdren, Sr., Florida A&M Feggins will also coach the quarterbacks this season, taking over the duties held last year by K - Everett Goldberg, Sr., Norfolk State Steve Canter, who left to take a similar position at Rhode Island. Head coach Pete Adrian then hired RS - Geovonie Irvine, r-Sr., N.C. Central Quintin Smith to coach the NSU receivers. Smith, who has also worked in pro scout and player per- 2nd Team Offense sonnel, was tight ends coach at Texas Southern last year. QB - Damien Fleming, So., Florida A&M The Spartans welcome back part-time assistants Mike Daly (kicking coach) and Phil Ingram (as- RB - Antwon Chisholm, Jr., Hampton sistant defensive backs coach) and also hired former NSU All-MEAC offensive lineman Calton Ford RB - Travis Davidson, Sr., Morgan State (2007-10) to coach offensive tackles and tight ends. WR - Eddie Poole, R-Sr., Bethune-Cookman WR - Justin Wilson, r-Sr., Delaware State “PETE ADRIAN COACH’S SHOW” DEBUTS FROM BAXTER’S SPORTS LOUNGE TE - Kris Drummond, So., Savannah State The Pete Adrian Coach’s Show made its debut on Aug. 28 from Baxter’s Sports Lounge on Gran- C - Tristan Bellamy, r-So., South Carolina State by Street in downtown Norfolk. The show airs live each Wednesday on WXTG 102.1 FM/1490 AM The C - Vincent Harper, Jr., Hampton Game, and archives of the show will be available at www.nsuspartans.com in the Podcasting center. OL - Sam Hammond, r-Sr., South Carolina St. OL - Nathan Isles, Jr., North Carolina A&T NSU TO CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP WITH WXTG 102.1 FM THE GAME OL - Cameron Williams, r-Jr., Norfolk State For the third straight year, NSU football games can be heard around the area on OL - Marquell Rozier, Jr., Bethune-Cookman WXTG 102.1 FM The Game. WXTG, owned by Red Zebra , is also the offi cial home for 2nd Team Defense Washington Redskins radio in the Tidewater area. The games will also again be simulcast on NSU’s DL - Xavier Proctor, r-Sr., N.C. Central student radio station, WNSB 91.1 FM. Both stations also offer live audio streaming. DL - Leon Smith, Sr., South Carolina State NSU will expand its pre-game show to 30 minutes this season. Ross Gordon returns for his sixth DL - Harold Love III, Sr., Bethune-Cookman season as the play-by-play voice of NSU athletics. He will be joined in the booth by former two-time DL - Brandon Young, r-Sr., N.C. A&T All-MEAC linebacker Maguell Davis. Joe Cook, a regular contributor to www.nsuspartans.com and LB - Delbert Tyler, Jr., Hampton NSU basketball broadcasts, will serve as sideline reporter for home games. LB - Joe Thomas, r-Jr., South Carolina State LB - Lyndell Gibson, Sr., Hampton DB - Justin Blake, Sr., Hampton DB - Kenneth Ridley, Jr., Morgan State DB - Darius Drummond, Jr., South Carolina St. DB - DeCarlos Knight, r-Sr., Howard 2nd Team Special Teams P - Jordan Stovall, Jr., Hampton K - Taurean Durham, Sr., Hampton RS - Darius Drummond, Jr., South Carolina St. Game #5: Norfolk State at S.C. State Page 4 NEW HD VIDEO DISPLAYS ON TAP FOR DICK PRICE STADIUM IN 2012 Stats, Etc. NSU has partnered with Daktronics to install new LED video display boards at both ends of Dick 2012 TEAM STAT COMPARISON Price Stadium. Installation was completed during the summer of 2012. On the east side of the football NSU SCSU fi eld, a new video display measuring more than 17 feet high by 47 feet wide was installed. This display, Scoring Off ...... 25.2 ...... 15.2 which features Daktronics 15HD technology, is capable of showing one large image, highlighting live Rushing Yds ...... 160.2 ...... 113.5 video and instant replays. It can also be divided into separate windows to show a variety of graphics, Passing Yds ...... 180.5 ...... 161.8 animations, statistics, scoring information and advertisements. On either side of this display, two more Total Off...... 340.8 ...... 275.2 video displays were installed. Scoring Def...... 26.2 ...... 39.8 On the west side of the fi eld, another set of video displays were installed. The main display mea- Rush Def...... 145.2 ...... 212.5 sures 12 feet 6 inches high by more than 31 feet wide. Daktronics incorporated the Spartans’ existing Pass Def...... 138.2 ...... 214.8 Daktronics sound system, along with two new sponsor displays, to fl ank the video display on both Total Def...... 283.5 ...... 427.2 sides. The sponsor displays measure more than 3 feet high by 16 feet wide. Kick Ret. Avg...... 21.4 ...... 18.3 Punt Ret. Avg...... 9.8 ...... -0.2 A YEAR TO REMEMBER Fumbles-Lost ...... 8-5 ...... 3-2 The 2011 season was certainly a year to remember for the NSU football program. Here’s a brief Thrown ...... 4 ...... 6 look at some of the notable achievements for the program in 2011: 3rd-down Conv ...... 37% ...... 29% • First-ever MEAC title and FCS playoff berth 4th-down Conv...... 4/5 ...... 2/3 • Highest-ever national ranking (ended the season at No. 18 in both TSN and FCS Coaches polls) Sacks By-Yards ...... 12-87 ...... 9-63 • Most wins in the Division I era (9-3) and second-most for any era behind the 1984 team (10-2) Penalty Yds...... 102.5 ...... 94.2 • Had its fi rst-ever MEAC Offensive Player of the Year (QB Chris Walley) and Offensive Lineman of FGs ...... 3-8 ...... 2-2 the Year (Blake Matthews) Punting Avg...... 34.8 ...... 41.3 • Pete Adrian named MEAC and FCS National Coach of the Year (College Sporting News) • Record-tying 10 Spartans named All-MEAC 2012 NSU TRENDS • NSU had a record seven fi rst-team all-conference honorees: QB Chris Walley, WR Xavier Boyce, OL At home ...... 1-1 Kendall Noble and Blake Matthews, LB Corwin Hammond, K Ryan Estep, DL Josh Turner. On road ...... 1-1 • Four Spartans earned All-America honors: Estep (HBCU, FCS), Matthews (HBCU, FCS), Boyce In overtime ...... 0-0 (HBCU) and Hammond (HBCU) Leading at halftime ...... 1-0 • NSU notched its third straight winning season, the longest streak at NSU since 1994-96 Trailing at halftime ...... 1-2 • NSU won black college Division I national titles in polls conducted by the Heritage Sports Radio Tied at halftime ...... 0-0 Network, Boxtorow.com and the American Sports Wire Leading after 3rd qtr ...... 1-0 Trailing after 3rd qtr ...... 1-2 DEFENSE STANDS TALL ONCE MORE Tied after 3rd qtr ...... 0-0 Last year marked the third consecutive season in which the NSU defense ranked in the top 10 Day games ...... 0-2 among all FCS schools in total defense. After fi nishing sixth nationally in both 2009 and 2010, the 2011 Night games ...... 2-0 defense proved to be the best in the Pete Adrian era at NSU: Scoring fi rst ...... 1-0 • NSU allowed just 275.8 yards per game, tops in the MEAC and second-best in the nation. Opponent scores fi rst ...... 1-2 • NSU’s rush defense was particularly stingy, allowing just 98.3 yards per game, No. 9 in the FCS. With 100-yd. rusher ...... 1-0 • The Spartans also led the MEAC and ranked fourth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just With 100-yd. receiver ...... 0-1 17.1 points per game. The Spartans held eight of their 12 opponents to 14 points or less. With 200-yd. passer ...... 0-1 Allowing 100-yd. rusher ...... 1-2 ADRIAN RECEIVES 2-YEAR EXTENSION Allowing 100-yd. receiver ...... 0-0 NSU Athletics Director Marty Miller announced on Aug. 23 that head football coach Pete Adrian Allowing 200-yd. passer ...... 0-0 has been given a two-year contract extension, keeping him as the Spartans’ coach through the 2015 NSU w/more turnovers ...... 0-2 season. Adrian led NSU to its fi rst-ever MEAC championship in 2012, when NSU notched its third Opp. w/more turnovers ...... 1-0 straight winning season and fourth in the last fi ve years. Adrian is 45-36 overall in seven-plus seasons Equal number of turnovers ...... 1-0 at the helm of the program. The Spartans have also won the last three Division I FCS Academic Prog- ress Rate (APR) Awards for having the highest APR score for all MEAC schools. THE LAST TIME NSU HAD... • A 300+ yard passer: 9-15-12 FORMER SPARTANS MAKE PRO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES (Nico Flores, 387 vs. Howard) Former Spartans Emery Sammons (2004-06) and William Falakiseni (2009-10) both had the • A 100-yard rusher: 9-8-12 opportunity to play for their respective indoor football league championships this past summer. Sam- (Brendon Riddick, 150 vs. Liberty) mons, a wideout, helped the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League advance to the Aren- • A 200-yard rusher: 11-20-10 aBowl, where they lost to the Arizona Rattlers. He caught 48 passes for 598 yards and eight touch- DeAngelo Branche, 233 vs. Savannah State) downs for Philadelphia this year. Sammons also played in 2010-11 with the AFL’s Spokane Shock. • A 100-yard receiver: 9-15-12 Sammons caught 76 passes for 1,220 yards in his three years at NSU. (Derrick Demps, 123 vs. Howard) Falakiseni, a center, helped the Tri-Cities Fever advance to the United Bowl, the championship • A 200-yard receiver: 9-26-09 game of the Indoor Football League. There, the Fever lost to the Sioux Falls Storm. Falakiseni started (Chris Bell, 213 vs. BCU) all 22 games in his NSU career after transferring from junior college. He was a fi rst-team All-MEAC • A Player Score 4 TDs: 9-18-10 pick in 2009 and a second-team pick in 2010. Falakiseni earned second-team all-league honors as a (DeAngelo Branche, 4 rush vs. Virginia State) rookie this year with Tri-Cities. • A Player with 20+ tackles: 9-24-05 (Maguell Davis, 22 vs. Bethune-Cookman) CAREY ON INJURED RESERVE WITH DETROIT LIONS • A Player with 3+ sacks: 11-12-11 Former NSU defensive back Don Carey (2005-08), who played last year with the Detroit Lions, (Jamal Giddens, 3 at Morgan State) was placed on injured reserve by the team this summer due to a hamstring ailment, ending his 2012 • A Player with 2+ INTs: 11-14-09 season. Carey played fi ve games with the Lions last year, making 11 tackles and defl ecting one pass. (Terrell Whitehead, 2 vs. Delaware State) Carey was drafted by Cleveland in the sixth round of the 2009 draft, only to sustain a season-end- • A shutout: 9-1-12 (W 24-0 over Virginia State) ing injury in camp and be cut by the team. He was promptly signed by Jacksonville and started 10 • A 50-point game: 9-18-10 games at free safety in 2010, making 55 tackles and intercepting one pass. Carey, who was born in (51-28 win over Virginia State) Grand Rapids, Mich., was released by Jacksonville prior to the start of the 2011 season before catch- • 500+ yards of offense: 11-5-11 ing on with Detroit. (559 vs. Savannah State)

Game #5: Norfolk State at S.C. State Page 5 Division I FCS Polls 2012 Opponent Schedules THE SPORTS NETWORK TOP 25 POLL Virginia State Trojans (1-3, 0-0 CIAA) Oct. 6 at Norfolk State 4 p.m. First-place votes in ( ), followed by record, total Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 13 South Carolina State 1:30 p.m. points and previous ranking Sept. 1 at Norfolk State L, 0-24 Oct. 20 North Carolina A&T 1:30 p.m. 1. North Dakota State (154)... 3-0 .....4201 ...1 Sept. 8 West Liberty State L, 13-14 Oct. 27 at Morgan State 7:30 p.m. 2. Montana State (5) ...... 4-0 .....3955 ...2 Sept. 15 at Benedict W, 30-20 Nov. 3 at North Carolina Central 2 p.m. 3. Youngstown State (10) ...... 4-0 .....3889 ...4 Sept. 22 at Johnson C. Smith L, 21-28 Nov. 10 Hampton 1 p.m. 4. Old Dominion ...... 4-0 .....3629 ...5 Sept. 29 Shaw 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at Howard 1 p.m. 5. James Madison ...... 3-1 .....3399 ...6 Oct. 6 Elizabeth City State 1 p.m. 6. Wofford ...... 3-0 .....3219 ...7 Oct. 13 at Bowie State 1 p.m. Hampton Pirates (0-3, 0-0 MEAC) 7. Eastern Washington ...... 2-1 .....2964 ...9 Oct. 20 Lincoln (Pa.) 1:30 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 27 Chowan 1:30 p.m. 8. Delaware ...... 4-0 .....2617 ...12 Aug. 30 at Tennessee Tech L, 31-41 Nov. 3 at Virginia Union 1 p.m. Sept. 8 Old Dominion L, 7-45 9. Sam Houston State ...... 1-2 .....2399 ...3 Sept. 15 at Florida A&M L, 20-44 10. Georgia Southern ...... 2-1 .....2379 ...11 Liberty Flames (0-4, 0-0 Big South) Sept. 29 Bethune-Cookman 6 p.m. 11. The Citadel ...... 3-1 .....2351 ...10 Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 13 Norfolk State 1 p.m. 12. Towson ...... 2-1 .....2239 ...13 Sept. 1 at Wake Forest L, 17-20 Oct. 18 at North Carolina Central 7:30 p.m. 13. Illinois State ...... 4-0 .....2223 ...15 Sept. 8 Norfolk State L, 24-31 Oct. 27 Savannah State 2 p.m 14. Northern Iowa ...... 1-3 .....1899 ...8 Sept. 15 at Montana L, 14-34 Nov. 3 at Howard 1 p.m. 15. Lehigh ...... 4-0 .....1785 ...16 Sept. 22 Lehigh L, 26-28 Nov. 10 at Delaware State 1 p.m. 16. Central Arkansas ...... 3-1 .....1784 ...25 Oct. 6 Gardner-Webb 3:30 p.m. Nov. 17 vs. Morgan State 3 p.m. 17. Appalachian State...... 2-2 .....1615 ... 17 Oct. 13 at Presbyterian 2 p.m. 18. Stony Brook ...... 3-1 .....1318 ...20 Oct. 20 Concord 3:30 p.m. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-2, 1-0 MEAC) 19. Eastern Kentucky ...... 3-1 .....1182 ...21 Oct. 27 at Coastal Carolina 3:30 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result 20. New Hampshire ...... 2-2 ...... 970 ...18 Nov. 3 Charleston Southern 3:30 p.m. Sept. 2 vs. Alabama State W, 38-28 21. Montana...... 2-2 ...... 864 ...14 Nov. 10 Stony Brook 3:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at South Carolina State W, 27-14 22. Northern Arizona...... 3-1 ...... 836 ...NR Nov. 17 at VMI 1:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Miami L, 10-38 23. Cal Poly ...... 3-0 ...... 651 ...NR Sept. 22 Tennessee State L, 14-21 24. McNeese State ...... 3-1 ...... 384 ...19 Howard Bison (2-1, 1-0 MEAC) Sept. 29 at Hampton 6 p.m. 25. South Dakota State ...... 3-1 ...... 371 ...NR Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 6 North Carolina A&T 4 p.m. Others Receiving Votes: 19) NSU ...... 5 Sept. 1 vs. Morehouse W, 30-29 Oct. 20 Norfolk State 4 p.m. Sept. 8 at Rutgers L, 0-26 Oct. 27 North Carolina Central 4 p.m. FCS COACHES POLL Sept. 15 at Norfolk State W, 37-36, OT Nov. 3 at Morgan State 1 p.m. With fi rst-place votes in ( ) with record, total Sept. 29 Savannah State 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at Savannah State 5 p.m. points and previous ranking. Oct. 6 Florida A&M 1 p.m. Nov. 17 vs. Florida A&M 2 p.m. 1. North Dakota State (25)..... 3-0 ...... 648 ....1 Oct. 13 at North Carolina A&T 1:30 p.m. 2. Montana State (1) ...... 4-0 ...... 618 ....2 Oct. 20 Morgan State 1 p.m. North Carolina A&T Aggies (2-1, 0-0 MEAC) 3. Youngstown State ...... 4-0 ...... 597 ....T-3 Oct. 27 at South Carolina State 1:30 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 3 Hampton 1 p.m. 4. Old Dominion ...... 4-0 ...... 572 ....5 Sept. 1 at Coastal Carolina L, 13-29 Nov. 10 at Georgia Southern 2 p.m. Sept. 8 West Virginia State W, 77-0 5. Wofford ...... 3-0 ...... 522 ....6 Nov. 17 Delaware State 1 p.m. Sept. 15 Va. Univ. of Lynchburg W, 40-7 6. James Madison ...... 3-1 ...... 517 ....7 Sept. 27 Morgan State 7:30 p.m. 7. Eastern Washington ...... 2-1 ...... 470 ....9 Ohio Bobcats (4-0, 0-0 MAC) Oct. 6 at Bethune-Cookman 4 p.m. 8. Delaware ...... 4-0 ...... 429 ....12 Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 13 Howard 1:30 p.m. 9. Georgia Southern ...... 2-1 ...... 410 ....10 Sept. 1 at Penn State W, 24-14 Oct. 20 at Delaware State 1:30 p.m. 10. Sam Houston State ...... 1-2 ...... 360 ....T-3 Sept. 8 New Mexico State W, 51-24 Oct. 27 Norfolk State 1:30 p.m. 11. Lehigh ...... 4-0 ...... 357 ....13 Sept. 15 at Marshall W, 27-24 Nov. 3 Florida A&M 1:30 p.m. 12. Illinois State ...... 4-0 ...... 350 ....15 Sept. 22 Norfolk State W, 44-10 Nov. 10 South Carolina State 1:30 p.m. 13. Towson ...... 2-1 ...... 298 ....16 Sept. 29 at Massachusetts 3:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at North Carolina Central 2 p.m. 14. Central Arkansas ...... 3-1 ...... 295 ....21 Oct. 6 Buffalo Noon 15. The Citadel ...... 3-1 ...... 276 ....14 Oct. 13 Akron 2 p.m. Savannah State Tigers (0-3, 0-1 MEAC) 16. Appalachian State...... 2-2 ...... 237 ....18 Oct. 27 at Miami (Ohio) 3:30 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result 17. Northern Iowa ...... 1-3 ...... 227 ....8 Nov. 1 Eastern Michigan 6 p.m. Sept. 1 at Oklahoma State L, 0-84 18. Stony Brook ...... 3-1 ...... 200 ....20 Nov. 7 Bowling Green 8 p.m. Sept. 8 at Florida State L, 0-55 19. Eastern Kentucky ...... 3-1 ...... 160 ....23 Nov. 14 at Ball State 8 p.m. Sept. 22 North Carolina Central L, 33-45 20. Montana...... 2-2 ...... 135 ....11 Nov. 23 at Kent State TBA Sept. 29 at Howard 1 p.m. 21. McNeese State ...... 3-1 ...... 121 ....17 Oct. 6 Morgan State 7 p.m. 22. New Hampshire ...... 2-2 ...... 97 ....19 S.C. State Bulldogs (1-3, 0-1 MEAC) Oct. 13 at Florida A&M 6 p.m. 23. Cal Poly ...... 3-0 ...... 95 ....NR Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 20 Edward Waters 2 p.m. 24. Harvard ...... 2-0 ...... 89 ....24 Aug. 30 at Georgia State W, 33-6 Oct. 27 at Hampton 2 p.m. 25. Samford ...... 4-0 ...... 69 ....NR Sept. 8 Bethune-Cookman L, 14-27 Nov. 3 at Norfolk State 2 p.m. Sept. 15 at Arizona L, 0-56 Nov. 10 Bethune-Cookman 5 p.m. BOX TO ROW HBCU FCS COACHES POLL Sept. 22 at Texas A&M L, 14-70 Nov. 17 at South Carolina State 1:30 p.m. With fi rst-place votes in ( ) with record, total Sept. 29 Norfolk State 2 p.m. points and last week’s ranking. Oct. 6 vs. N. Carolina Central 2:30 p.m. Morgan State Bears (1-2, 0-0 MEAC) Oct. 13 at Delaware State 1:30 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result 1. Tennessee State (17) ...... 4-0 ...170 ...... 2 Oct. 20 at Florida A&M 6 p.m. Sept. 1 Sacred Heart W, 30-27, OT 2. Alabama A&M ...... 4-0 ....141 ...... 3 Oct. 27 Howard 1:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at Buffalo L, 34-56 3. Bethune-Cookman...... 2-2 .....119 ...... 1 Nov. 10 at North Carolina A&T 1:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Akron L, 6-66 4. Howard ...... 2-1 .....99 ...... 6 Nov. 17 Savannah State 1:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at North Carolina A&T 7:30 p.m. 5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ...... 3-1 .....82 ...... 10 Oct. 6 at Savannah State 7 p.m. 6. North Carolina A&T ...... 2-1 .....77 ...... 7 Delaware State Hornets (1-3, 0-1 MEAC) Oct. 13 North Carolina Central 1 p.m. 7. Norfolk State ...... 2-2 ...... 62 ...... 5 Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 20 at Howard 1 p.m. 8. Alabama State ...... 2-2 ...... 50 ...... 4 Sept. 1 VMI W, 17-10 Oct. 27 Delaware State 7:30 p.m. 9. Florida A&M ...... 2-2 .....40 ...... NR Sept. 8 at Delaware L, 14-38 Nov. 3 Bethune-Cookman 1 p.m. 10. South Carolina State ...... 1-3 ...... 31 ...... 8 Sept. 15 at Cincinnati L, 7-23 Nov. 10 at Norfolk State 1 p.m. Sept. 22 Florida A&M L, 22-24 Nov. 17 Hampton 3 p.m. Game #5: Norfolk State at S.C. State Page 6 2012 NSU Big Plays (20+ Yards) 2012 NSU Scoring Drives Gm. Yds. Play Qtr. Players Gm. Ply-Yds. Score Qtr. TOP Scoring play VSU 64 Rush 2 Brendon Riddick VSU 11-50 FG 1 5:35 Goldberg 31 yd FG VSU 70 Kickoff return 3 Marcus Cooperwood VSU 5-18 TD 3 2:00 Riddick 2 yd run VSU 26 Rush 3 Takeem Hedgeman VSU 11-77 TD 3 4:52 Hedgeman 10 yd run VSU 21 Punt return 4 Derrick Demps Liberty 4-76 TD 1 1:27 Riddick 1 yd run Liberty 23 Rush 1 Nico Flores LIberty 8-80 TD 3 3:42 Riddick 10 yd run Liberty 24 Kickoff return 1 Derrick Demps Liberty 16-98 TD 3/4 8:17 Riddick 2 yd run Liberty 71 Rush 1 Brendon Riddick Howard 8-62 TD 3 2:39 Riddick 12 yd rec Liberty 20 Kickoff return 2 Derrick Demps Howard 7-57 TD 3 1:50 Boyce 12 yd rec Liberty 29 Rush 3 Nico Flores Howard 6-85 TD 4 0:54 Demps 19 yd rec Liberty 83 (TD) Punt return 3 Keith Johnson Howard 5-44 TD 4 1:58 Hawkins 16 yd rec Liberty 22 Rush 3 Brendon Riddick Howard 13-61 FG 4 4:49 Goldberg 38 yd FG Liberty 41 (TD) Fumble return 4 Marcell Coke Howard 6-25 TD OT 0:00 Riddick 4 yd run Howard 25 Kickoff return 3 Keith Johnson Ohio 13-80 TD 4 6:11 Maynes 7 yd run Howard 20 Pass 3 Flores to Boyce Ohio 4-7 FG 4 1:52 Goldberg 42 yd FG Howard 22 Pass 3 Flores to Hawkins Howard 20 Kickoff return 3 Keith Johnson Howard 30 Pass 3 Flores to Demps Howard 47 Pass 4 Flores to Demps Ohio 21 Kickoff return 1 Keith Johnson Ohio 33 Kickoff return 1 Marcus Cooperwood Ohio 22 Kickoff return 2 Derrick Demps

Game #5: Norfolk State at S.C. State Page 7 Norfolk State 2-Deep Chart OFFENSE Player Notes X ...... 3 ...... Xavier Boyce (6-4, 220, R-Sr.)...... Team-high 21 receptions, 187 yards; Preseason 1st team All-MEAC ...... 88 ...... Isaac White (6-3, 180, Fr.)...... True freshman from Portsmouth, Va. (Norcom HS) LT ...... 73 ...... Julius Wormley (6-5, 285, R-So.) ...... Played in a backup role last year ...... 71 ...... Justin Myler (6-4, 310, Jr.)...... Played DT last season LG ...... 70 ...... Theo Duncan (6-4, 285, R-Sr.) ...... Missed Liberty game (illness); Started once, played in all 12 gms. last yr...... 59 ...... Mike Phillips (6-1, 290, Fr.) ...... True freshman from Virginia Beach, Va. made 1st career start at LG at Liberty C ...... 52 ...... Michael Kay (6-2, 310, R-Sr.) ...... Preseason 1st team All-MEAC; Started all 12 games last season ...... 59 ...... Mike Phillips (6-1, 290, Fr.) ...... True freshman from Virginia Beach, Va. made 1st career start at LG last week RG .....60 ...... E.J. Rogers (6-3, 325, R-So.) ...... Made 1st career start vs. VSU ...... 62 ...... Amardeep Singh (6-3, 300, Fr.)...... True freshman prepped at Fork Union Military Academy RT ...... 76 ...... Cameron Williams (6-4, 310, R-Jr.) ...... MEAC OL of the Week (9/10); Preseason 2nd team All-MEAC ...... 79 ...... Jairus Spain (6-3, 315, R-Jr.) ...... Did not play last season TE ...... 80 .....Joseph Hawkins (6-3, 245, Jr.) ...... 12 catches, 139 yards, TD this year; Preseason 1st team All-MEAC ...... 86 ...... Tevin White (6-3, 215, R-Fr.) ...... Redshirted 2011 H ...... 11 ...... Derrick Demps (5-11, 180, R-Jr.) ...... Career-high 123 rec. yards vs. Howard; 4+ catches in all 4 games ...... 7 ...... Wilonte’ Roscoe (5-11, 175, R-Fr.) ...... Redshirted 2011 season; Converted quarterback Z ...... 18 ...... Reggie Garrett (6-3, 195, R-Sr.) ...... Caught 10 passes this year; 3rd on team with 28 rec. in ‘11 ...... 12 ...... Keith Johnson (5-11, 175, So.) ...... 160 receiving yards, 99 rushing last year QB ...... 6 ...... Nico Flores (6-2, 210, R-Jr.) ...... Career-high 387 pass. yards vs. Howard; 76 yards rushing at Liberty ...... 4 ...... Jake Basmagian (6-4, 210, So.)...... 16-24, 108 yards yards off bench; JC transfer from Pierce (Calif.) College RB ...... 10 ...... Brendon Riddick (5-11, 210, R-Fr.) ...... 3rd in MEAC with 279 yards, T-1st with 6 TD; Former QB redshirted ‘11 ...... 2 ...... Takeem Hedgeman (5-10, 200, R-Sr.) ...... 132 yards, TD this year; 698 rushing yards, 3 TD in 2011 -OR- ..22 ...... Randy Maynes (5-8, 170, Sr.) ...... 15 carries, 52 yards, TD this season; Did not play vs. Liberty (illness)

DEFENSE DT ...... 92 .....Cameron Jude (6-3, 290, R-Sr.) ...... 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL this year; Michigan State transfer sat out last 2 years ...... 90 ...... Noel Clarke Jr. (6-4, 290, So.)...... Fumble recovery for TD vs. VSU; Non-qualifi er sat out ‘11 season NG .....96 ...... Nico Washington (6-4, 310, Jr.) ...... Started 11 games at OG last year; Returns to NG where he played in ‘10 ...... 98 ...... Shawn Fauntleroy Jr. (5-9, 285, Fr.)...... 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL this season; Prepped a year at Fork Union -OR- ...93 ...... Kevin Williams (6-4, 325, Fr.) ...... 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL in 4 games; True freshman from Bradenton, Fla. DT ...... 51 ...... George Riddick (6-3, 290, So.) ...... 16 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks; Played in 10 games, made 9 tackles in ‘11 ...... 89 ...... Matt Grant (6-3, 265, Jr.) ...... Started 7 times last year, blocked three FG OLB .....9 ...... Jamal Giddens (6-2, 225, R-Sr.)...... 23 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks, 3 FF this year; 8 sacks in 2011 ...... 7 ...... Lynden Trail (6-7, 250, R-So.) ...... 23 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 3 sacks; Transfer from Florida was a four-star HS recruit ILB ...... 23 ...... Marcell Coke (6-2, 210, So.) ...... 24 tackles, 1.5 TFL this year; 41-yard fumble return TD at Liberty ...... 54 ...... Mike Privott (5-11, 235, R-Jr.) ...... 16 tackles, 1 FR this year; Louisville transfer, three-star high school recruit ILB ...... 20 ...... Eric Hitch (6-2, 230, R-Sr.) ...... 19 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1 sack this year; Made 21 tackles, 1 TFL last season ...... 1 ...... Brent Singleton (6-1, 220, R-Jr.) ...... 22 tackles, 2.0 TFL this year; Minnesota transfer was a three-star prep recruit OLB .....56 ...... Terrence Pugh (6-4, 230, R-Sr.) ...... 26 tackles this year; Made 10.0 TFL, 4 sacks last season ...... 53 .....Deon King (6-1, 230, Fr.)...... 10 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2 sacks; True freshman prepped at Fork Union Military CB ...... 13 ...... Marcus Center (5-10, 190, R-Jr.)...... 20 tackles, 1 PBU this year; Career-high 10 tackles at Ohio ...... 32 ...... Dionte Sullivan (5-9, 175, R-So.) ...... Missed Liberty, Howard games (groin); Returned vs. Ohio SS ...... 25 ...... Keenan Lambert (6-0, 200, R-So.) ...... 26 tackles, 2.0 TFL this season; 6 starts, 1 INT and 5 PBU in 2011 ...... 8 ...... Natturner Harris (6-0, 195, R-Jr.) ...... 3 tackles last week in fi rst action of season FS ...... 19 ...... Darrin Marrow (6-1, 180, R-So.) ...... 19 tackles, 2 PBU this year; 10 tackles, 1 PBU in 12 games last season ...... 47 ...... Tyrece Shepherd (6-1, 200, Jr.) ...... Converted WR also played special teams last year CB ...... 43 ...... Marcus Cooperwood (5-10, 190, R-Sr.)..16 tackles, INT, 2 PBU this year; Made 36 tackles, 2 INT last year ...... 21 ...... Nick Taylor (5-9, 170, Jr.) ...... Leads team with 3 PBU this year; 17 tackles, 1 INT in 1st 2 seasons at NSU

SPECIALISTS K ...... 5 ...... Everett Goldberg (6-4, 210, Sr.) ...... 3-8 FG, 8-11 XP this season; Preseason 1st team All-MEAC ...... 38 ...... Ryan Lee (5-8, 170, R-So.) ...... Redshirted 2011; Handled kickoffs as a freshman in 2010 P ...... 17 ...... Dylan Shaddix (6-2, 220, Jr.)...... Averaging 37.2 yards per punt this year; Transfer avg. 43 yards in JC ...... 6 ...... Nico Flores (6-2, 210, R-Jr.) ...... Averaged 32.7 yards on 3 punts vs. VSU in Shaddix’s absence LS ...... 57 ...... Rickey Foreman (6-1, 200, So.) ...... Handles placekicking snaps -OR- ...40 ...... Alex Killam (6-1, 200, So.)...... Handles punt snaps Hold ..... 17 ...... Dylan Shaddix (6-2, 220, Jr.)...... Also played QB in high school and JC ...... 18 ...... Reggie Garrett (6-3, 195, R-Sr.) ...... Was team’s holder last year RS...... 12 ...... Keith Johnson (5-11, 175, So.) ...... 83-yard punt return TD at Liberty; Former track standout in high school ...... 11 ...... Derrick Demps (5-11, 180, R-Jr.) ...... Averaging 17.8 yards on kick returns, 11.0 on punts ...... 43 ...... Marcus Cooperwood (5-10, 190, R-Sr.) ....70-yard KOR vs. VSU; Averaged 11.4 yards per punt return last season

Game #5: Norfolk State at S.C. State Page 8 2012 Start Chart 2012 Game-by-Game Starting Lineups Offense Opponent LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR/FB/TE QB RB Virginia State Wormley Duncan Kay Rogers C. Williams Hawkins Boyce Garrett C. Smith Flores Maynes Liberty Wormley Phillips Kay Rogers C. Williams *Riddick Boyce Garrett Demps Flores Hedgeman Howard Wormley Duncan Kay Rogers C. Williams Hawkins Boyce Garrett T. White^ Flores Riddick Ohio Wormley Duncan Kay Rogers C. Williams Hawkins Boyce Garrett Demps Flores Riddick

* - Started in a 2-back set (20 personnel) ^ - Started in a 2-TE set (12 personnel)

Defense Opponent LT NG RT OLB ILB ILB OLB CB SS FS CB Virginia State Jude Washington Riddick Giddens Coke Hitch Pugh Sullivan Lambert Marrow Cooperwood Liberty Jude Washington Riddick Giddens Coke Hitch Pugh Center Lambert Marrow Cooperwood Howard Jude Washington Riddick Giddens Coke Hitch Pugh Center Lambert Marrow Cooperwood Ohio Jude Washington Riddick Giddens Coke Hitch Pugh Center Lambert Marrow Cooperwood

Career Start Chart OFFENSE DEFENSE Name 2012 Starts Career Streak Name 2012 Starts Career Streak Xavier Boyce, WR 4 15 8 Marcus Center, CB 3 5 3 Derrick Demps, WR 2 10 1 Marcell Coke, ILB 4 4 4 Theo Duncan, OL 3 4 1 Marcus Cooperwood, CB 4 16 16 Nico Flores, QB 4 5 4 Jamal Giddens, LB 4 9 6 Reggie Garrett, WR 4 14 4 Matt Grant, DT 0 7 -- Joseph Hawkins, TE 3 13 2 Natturner Harris, CB 0 12 -- Takeem Hedgeman, RB 1 8 -- Eric Hitch, ILB 4 5 4 Keith Johnson, WR 0 1 -- Cameron Jude, DT 4 4 4 Michael Kay, OL 4 19 19 Keenan Lambert, SS 4 10 6 Kelvin Lewis, WR 0 9 -- Darrin Marrow, FS 4 4 4 Blake Matthews, OL 0 12 -- Terrence Pugh, OLB 4 24 4 Randy Maynes, RB 1 4 -- George Riddick, DL 4 6 4 Mike Phillips, OL 1 1 -- Dionte Sullivan, CB 1 2 -- Brendon Riddick, RB 3 3 3 Nico Washington, NG 4 15* 4 E.J. Rogers, OL 4 4 4 Conley Smith, FB 1 1 -- *Includes 11 starts at OG in 2011 Tevin White, TE 1 1 -- Cameron Williams, OL 4 16 16 Julius Wormley, OL 4 4 4

Game #5: Norfolk State at S.C. State Page 9 NSU 2012 Numerical Football Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 1 Brent Singleton LB 6-1 220 R-Jr. Miramar, Fla./University of Minnesota 2 Takeem Hedgeman RB 5-10 200 R-Sr. Charlottesville, Va./Monticello HS 3 Xavier Boyce WR 6-4 220 R-Sr. Virginia Beach, Va./Virginia Tech 4 Jake Basmagian QB 6-4 210 So. Canoga Park, Calif./Pierce College 5 Everett Goldberg K 6-4 210 Sr. Mesa Ridge, Colo./College of the Canyons 6 Nico Flores QB 6-2 210 R-Jr. Miami, Fla./UCF 7 Wilonte’ Roscoe WR 5-11 175 R-Fr. Portsmouth, Va./Churchland HS 7 Lynden Trail LB 6-7 250 R-So. Miami, Fla./University of Florida 8 Natturner Harris DB 6-0 180 R-Jr. Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington HS 8 Pierre Narcisse QB 6-3 225 So. Hartford, Conn./Windsor HS 9 Jamal Giddens LB 6-2 225 R-Sr. Norfolk, Va./Liberty University 10 Brendon Riddick RB 5-11 210 R-Fr. Richmond, Va./Hermitage HS 11 Derrick Demps WR 5-11 180 R-Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS 12 Keith Johnson WR 5-11 175 So. Petersburg, Va./Petersburg HS 13 Marcus Center DB 5-10 190 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./Deep Run HS 15 Zach Deutel QB 6-3 220 Fr. Fredericksburg, Va./Brooke Point HS 16 Dre’Quez Lambert RB 5-9 180 R-Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Green Run HS 17 Dylan Shaddix P 6-2 220 Jr. McDonough, Ga./Georgia Military College 18 Reggie Garrett WR 6-3 195 R-Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS 19 Darrin Marrow DB 6-1 180 R-So. Virginia Beach, Va./Cox HS 20 Eric Hitch LB 6-2 230 R-Sr. Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial HS 21 Nick Taylor DB 5-9 170 Jr. Richmond, Va./Varina HS 22 Randy Maynes RB 5-8 170 Sr. Miami, Fla./West Hills College (Calif.) 23 Marcell Coke LB 6-2 210 So. Orlando, Fla./Wekiva HS 25 Keenan Lambert DB 6-0 200 R-So. Norfolk, Va./Maury HS 26 Kimdrick Feaster DB 5-10 160 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Salem HS 27 A.J. Staton DB 5-9 180 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown HS 28 Troi Hughes DB 6-2 180 Fr. Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook HS 29 Khari Royster LB 5-10 230 R-Fr. Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS 30 Justin Gant LB 6-1 210 Fr. McDonough, Ga./Atlanta Sports Academy 31 Dallas Simmons RB 5-9 185 R-Fr. Richmond, Va./Deep Run HS 32 Dionte Sullivan DB 5-9 175 R-So. O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township HS 33 Lamar Neal LB 6-0 220 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Fork Union Military Acad. 34 Aaron Daniels RB 6-0 215 Fr. St. Louis, Mo./Navy Prep 35 Shaquan Bailey DB 6-1 200 R-Fr. Halifax, Va./Hargrave Military Academy 36 Cameron Smith RB 6-1 250 Fr. Chesapeake, Va./Hickory HS 37 Andre Bean DB 5-10 190 R-Fr. Hampton, Va./Bethel HS 38 Ryan Lee K 5-8 170 R-So. Norfolk, Va./Maury HS 39 Ayodesi Coker WR 6-2 205 So. Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams HS 40 Alex Killam LS 6-1 200 So. Newport News, Va./Denbigh HS 41 James Lynch TE 6-3 225 R-Fr. Darby, Pa./West Catholic HS 43 Marcus Cooperwood DB 5-10 190 R-Sr. Hampton, Va./Bethel HS 44 Conley Smith RB 5-10 240 Fr. Chesapeake, Va./Hickory HS 45 DeMarta’ Johnson DB 5-11 180 Jr. Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch HS 47 Tyrece Shepherd DB 6-1 200 Jr. Suffolk, Va./Lakeland HS 48 Calvin Roberts RB 5-9 190 Sr. Hampton, Va./Hampton HS 49 Bryant Bailey RB 5-10 215 Sr. Suffolk, Va./King’s Fork HS 50 Justin Johnson LB 5-11 225 Jr. Hampton, Va./Bethel HS 51 George Riddick DL 6-3 290 So. Suffolk, Va./King’s Fork HS 52 Michael Kay OL 6-2 310 R-Sr. Capitol Heights, Md./Syracuse University 53 Deon King LB 6-1 230 Fr. Reston, Va./Fork Union Military Academy 54 Mike Privott LB 5-11 235 R-Jr. Norfolk, Va./University of Louisville

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CONT’D 55 Tremondae Branch DL 6-0 290 R-So. Flint, Mich./Carman-Ainsworth HS 56 Terrence Pugh LB 6-4 230 R-Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS 57 Rickey Foreman LS 6-1 200 So. Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS 58 Daniel Oladimeji OL 6-3 300 Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist HS 59 Mike Phillips OL 6-1 290 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside HS 60 E.J. Rogers OL 6-3 325 R-So. Alexandria, Va./Edison HS 61 Trey Mills OL 6-2 260 Fr. Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek HS 62 Amardeep Singh OL 6-3 300 Fr. Bristow, Va./Fork Union Military Academy 64 Louis Humphrey OL 6-0 265 Fr. Richmond, Va./Thomas Dale HS 67 Darcell Whitaker OL 6-5 290 Fr. Petersburg, Va./Petersburg HS 68 Brannon Waters OL 6-4 265 Fr. Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette HS 70 Theo Duncan OL 6-4 285 R-Sr. Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry HS 71 Justin Myler OL 6-4 310 Jr. Woodbridge, Va./Freedom HS 73 Julius Wormley OL 6-5 285 R-So. Hampton, Va./Tabb HS 74 Ramsey Henderson OL 6-4 305 R-Fr. Washington, D.C./H.D. Woodson HS 75 De’Ante Williams OL 6-2 280 So. Washington, D.C./St. John’s College HS 76 Cameron Williams OL 6-4 310 R-Jr. Burke, Va./St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes HS 77 Blake Matthews OL 6-4 315 R-Sr. Manassas, Va./Osbourn HS 79 Jairus Spain OL 6-3 315 R-Jr. Chesapeake, Va./Alabama A&M 80 Joseph Hawkins TE 6-3 245 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Eisenhower HS 81 Kelvin Lewis WR 5-9 175 R-Jr. Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge HS 82 Traes Ceasar TE 6-3 250 Jr. Washington, D.C./WMST Charter 83 Larry Wilson WR 5-10 165 Jr. Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch HS 84 Damon Dyson WR 6-2 205 Fr. Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook HS 85 DeAndre Sangster WR 6-2 180 R-Fr. Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton HS 86 Tevin White TE 6-3 215 R-Fr. Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge HS 87 Marcus Finney WR 6-1 175 Fr. Leesburg, Va./Heritage HS 88 Isaac White WR 6-3 180 Fr. Portsmouth, Va./Norcom HS 89 Matt Grant DL 6-3 265 Jr. Sunrise, Fla./Boyd Anderson HS 90 Noel Clarke Jr. DL 6-4 290 So. Jamaica, N.Y./August Martin HS 91 Joshua El DL 5-11 220 Jr. Richmond, Va./Hermitage HS 92 Cameron Jude DL 6-3 290 R-Sr. Richmond, Va./Michigan State 93 Kevin Williams DL 6-4 325 Fr. Bradenton, Fla./Southeast HS 95 Mitchell Nnadi DL 5-10 285 R-Jr. Virginia Beach, Va./Chowan 96 Nico Washington DL 6-4 310 Jr. Waldorf, Md./North Point HS 97 Steven Bunce DL 6-3 300 R-Sr. Richmond, Va./Henrico HS 98 Shawn Fauntleroy Jr. DL 5-9 285 Fr. Hampton, Va./Fork Union Military Academy

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GAME 1: #23 NSU 24, VIRGINIA STATE 0 GAME 2: #24 NSU 31, LIBERTY 24 Sept. 1, 2012 Sept. 8, 2012 Dick Price Stadium • Norfolk, Va. Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Va.

The Norfolk State defense dominated from start to fi nish in the Vir- Freshman Brendon Riddick rushed 21 times for 150 yards and three ginia Lottery Labor Day Classic, notching the Spartans’ fi rst shutout since touchdowns, and Norfolk State’s defense and special teams both scored 2001 with a 24-0 victory over Virginia State before 24,322 fans. touchdowns to help the Spartans rally from a 10-point halftime defi cit. NSU (1-0) won its seventh straight over the Trojans (0-1) by holding Liberty led 17-7 at the half thanks to an offense that racked up 235 the visitors to just 107 yards of total offense. The Spartan defense regis- total yards. But the Spartan defense stiffened in the second half, while tered 17 tackles for loss, seven sacks and four takeaways to notch NSU’s Riddick and a big special teams return helped the Spartans rally. fi rst shutout in 116 games. Senior linebacker Jamal Giddens was the cata- NSU scored twice within 1:10 early in the third to take the lead. Rid- lyst, tallying seven tackles, 4.5 for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles dick capped an 80-yard drive with a 10-yard TD run. After Liberty punted despite missing much of the second half due to cramps. on its next possession, Keith Johnson gave NSU its fi rst lead of the game Giddens helped create the Spartans’ fi rst touchdown. With NSU with an 83-yard punt return TD. NSU’s two-point conversion try failed, but leading 3-0 and VSU backed up deep in its own end, Giddens sacked NSU claimed a 19-17 advantage with 10:03 left in the third quarter. Trojan quarterback Jarred Battle and knocked the ball loose. Defensive But Liberty return man Kevin Fogg had the answer. He ran back lineman Noel Clarke Jr. recovered the fumble in the end zone, and the a Dylan Shaddix punt 77 yards for a Flames’ touchdown, putting Liberty point-after gave NSU a 10-0 lead with seven seconds remaining in the fi rst ahead 24-19 with 6:07 left in the third. quarter. Things looked bleak for the Spartans when they mishandled the en- Neither team scored in the second quarter, but the Spartans wasted suing kickoff and took over possession at their own 2. But NSU drove 98 little time adding to their lead in the second half. Marcus Cooperwood yards in 16 plays. Riddick capped it with a 2-yard TD run, his third score of returned the third-quarter kickoff 70 yards to the VSU 18. Five plays later, the day, to put NSU ahead 25-24 with 12:45 remaining in the game. freshman Brendon Riddick scored his fi rst collegiate touchdown on a The Spartan defense then came up with clutch stops to seal the win. 2-yard run, and the extra point pushed the Spartans’ lead to 17-0. Lynden Trail forced Liberty quarterback Brian Hudson to fumble. Lineback- After forcing a punt on the Trojans’ next possession, the NSU er Marcell Coke scooped up the loose ball and returned it 41 yards for a offense put together its best drive of the night. The Spartans marched 77 touchdown with 3:30 left, giving NSU a 31-24 lead. yards in 11 plays, capped by a 10-yard Takeem Hedgeman scoring run, to The Flames had one more chance. Backup quarterback Josh all but put the game out of reach. Woodrum drove the Flames 52 yards all the way down to the NSU 1-yard In addition to Giddens’ big night, King, Lynden Trail and Eric Hitch all line with less than 20 seconds remaining. But on fourth down, Wood- fi nished with three tackles for loss apiece. Lineman George Riddick had rum’s pass intended for Nicky Fualaau was knocked away by NSU safety two tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble. Clarke, Mike Privott and Keenan Lambert with 11 seconds left, and the Spartans ran out the clock. Terrence Pugh all recovered fumbles, and Cooperwood had an intercep- tion. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score VSU fi nished with 36 rushes for 10 yards and its two quarterbacks Norfolk State 0 7 12 12 - 31 completed 7-of-17 passes for 97 yards. Liberty 7 10 7 0 - 24 Scoring Summary Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score 1st 12:11 LIBERTY – Allen 23 pass from Hudson (Lunsford kick) Virginia State 0 0 0 0 - 0 2nd 14:30 NSU – Riddick 1 yd run (Goldberg kick) Norfolk State 10 0 14 0 - 24 12:15 LIBERTY – Holloway 6 yd run (Lunsford kick) 05:05 LIBERTY – Lunsford 36 yd fi eld goal Scoring Summary 3rd 11:13 NSU – Riddick 10 yd run (Goldberg kick blocked) 1st 01:11 NSU – Goldberg 31 yd fi eld goal 10:03 NSU – Johnson 83 yd punt return (Flores pass intercepted) 00:07 NSU – Clarke 0 yd fumble recovery (Goldberg kick) 06:07 LIBERTY – Fogg 77 yd punt return (Lunsford kick) 3rd 12:47 NSU – Riddick 2 yd run (Goldberg kick) 4th 12:45 NSU – Riddick 2 yd run (Flores pass intercepted) 05:07 NSU – Hedgeman 10 yd run (Goldberg kick) 03:30 NSU – Coke 41 yd fumble recovery (Goldberg kick blocked) Team Statistics VSU NSU Team Statistics NSU LIBERTY First Downs 12 17 First Downs 16 16 Rushes-Yards (Net) 36-10 39-223 Rushes-Yards (Net) 44-251 41-170 Passing Yds (Net) 97 117 Passing Yds (Net) 92 158 Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-7-1 26-15-2 Passes Att-Comp-Int. 20-15-0 27-15-0 Total Offense Plays-Yards 53-107 65-340 Total Offense Plays-Yards 64-343 68-328 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-7 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-41 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-9 4-25 Punt Returns-Yards 3-81 4-93 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-31 1-70 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-64 4-106 Returns-Yards 2-6 1-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-33.1 3-32.7 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-45.7 6-40.2 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1 Penalties-Yards 14-100 20-164 Penalties-Yards 8-60 8-65 Possession Time 26:56 33:04 Possession Time. 31:00 29:00 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 12 6 of 16 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 6 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 3-7 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 7-58 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-17 3-26 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Rushing: VSU – Jones 9-29, Britt 9-13, Wilson 3-9, Futch 1-4, Hawks 2-2, Rushing: NSU – Riddick 21-150, Flores 13-76, Hedgeman 7-20, Demps 1-16, Green 10-minus 22, Battle 2-minus 25. NSU – Riddick 9-87, Hedgeman 12-73, Team 1-minus 2, Basmagian 1-minus 9. Liberty – Allen 22-127, Holloway 10-44, Maynes 7-20, Flores 4-19, Johnson 3-16, Basmagian 2-7, Demps 1-3, Team 1-minus Woodrum 2-4, Hudson 7-minus 5. 2. Passing: NSU – Flores 9-14-0-62, Basmagian 5-5-0-21, Shaddix 1-1-0-9. Passing: VSU – Green 6-13-0-89, Battle 1-4-1-8. NSU – Flores 13-24-2-93, Liberty – Hudson 12-22-0-144, Woodrum 3-5-0-14. Basmagian 2-2-0-24. Receiving: NSU- Boyce 5-40, Demps 4-17, Hawkins 3-20, Garrett 2-9, Receiving: VSU – Anderson 2-33, Britt 2-17, Young 1-31, Holloman 1-8, Johnson 1-6. Liberty – Kelly 7-75, Ferguson 2-23, Gunn 2-22, Dutra 2-6, Allen 1-23, Jones 1-8. NSU – Boyce 6-42, Demps 4-20, Garrett 2-25, Hawkins 1-16, Hedgeman Holloway 1-9. 1-7, Maynes 1-7. Game #5: Norfolk State at S.C. State Page 12 2012 Game by Game Recaps (cont’d)

GAME 3: HOWARD 37, #22 NSU 36 (OT) GAME 4: OHIO 44, NSU 10 Sept. 15, 2012 Sept. 22, 2012 Dick Price Stadium • Norfolk, Va. Athens, Ohio • Peden Stadium

Howard’s Julien David blocked the potential game-tying extra point Ohio backup quarterback Derrius Vick passed for 199 yards and four in overtime, helping the Bison escape with a 37-36 win over Norfolk State scores, and Beau Blankenship ran for 109 yards to lead Ohio over NSU. at Dick Price Stadium. Vick, playing in place of injured starter Tyler Tettleton, passed for The 22nd-ranked Spartans (2-1, 0-1 MEAC) spotted Howard (2-1, three touchdowns in the fi rst half to stake the Bobcats (4-0) to a big lead. 1-0) a 23-0 lead in the second half only to mount a furious rally on force The Spartans (2-2), meanwhile, were done in by fi ve turnovers and 11 overtime on a 38-yard Everett Goldberg fi eld goal which knotted the score penalties, and also fell victim to Ohio’s excellent fi eld position throughout. at 30-all with fi ve seconds left in regulation. Howard received the ball to The Spartans received the kickoff to begin the game, but fumbled on start the overtime and needed just three plays to score, with quarterback their fi rst play from scrimmage. Five plays later, Vick found Donte Foster Greg McGhee plunging in from 2 yards out. Parker Munoz’s extra point for a 10-yard TD pass. On Ohio’s next possession, Ryan Clark returned an gave the Bison a 37-30 lead. NSU punt 30 yards to the Spartan 30-yard line. Three plays later, Vick hit NSU then had its chance in overtime, and scored in six plays. A Blankenship for a 24-yard TD, making it 14-0. pass interference penalty on Howard kept the drive alive, and freshman OU added a 49-yard Matt Weller fi eld goal and a 2-yard TD run by Brendon Riddick scored on a 4-yard run to cut the Howard defi cit to Blankenship to go up 24-0 at the end of one quarter. 37-36. But on the extra point, the Bison had several players time the kick The Bobcats added 10 more points in the second on Vick’s 15-yard perfectly, with David getting an outstretched hand on the ball to send the scoring pass to Jordan Thompson and on a 40-yard Weller fi eld goal with Spartans to defeat. two seconds left in the quarter, which sent Ohio into the half up 34-0. Howard controlled the fi rst two and a half quarters behind a strong Ohio padded its lead to 44-0 in the third quarter. The Bobcats running attack and a defense which kept the Spartans out of sync. Howard capitalized on two NSU fumbles, the fi rst of which led to Vick’s 13-yard TD led 20-0 at the half and eventually took a 23-0 advantage on Parker Mu- pass to Foster and the second leading to a 31-yard Weller fi eld goal. noz’s 40-yard fi eld goal midway through the third. The Spartans showed fi ght in the fourth quarter and scored twice, NSU rallied behind the arm of Nico Flores, who passed for 327 of including their fi rst-ever touchdown in fi ve games against Division I FBS his 387 yards and all four of his touchdowns after halftime. He also drove foes. Randy Maynes capped a 13-play, 80-yard drive with a 7-yard scoring NSU 61 yards in 13 plays to set up Goldberg’s tying kick late in regulation. run with 4:28 left. Then after a short Ohio punt, the Spartans got one last chance to put some points on the board. Kicker Everett Goldberg obliged, Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT Score hitting a 42-yard fi eld goal with 33 seconds left in the game. Howard 13 7 10 0 7 [ 7 ] - 37 Norfolk State 0 0 13 17 6 [ 6 ] - 36 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Norfolk State 0 0 0 10 - 10 Scoring Summary Ohio University 24 10 10 0 - 44 1st 12:07 HOW – Flanagan 31 yd pass from Liggins (Munoz kick) 07:51 HOW – Freeman 13 yd run (Munoz kick failed) Scoring Summary 2nd 14:26 HOW – Duncan 2 yd run (Munoz kick) 1st 12:37 OHIO – Foster 10 yd pass from Vick (Weller kick) 3rd 07:32 HOW – Munoz 40 yd fi eld goal 09:32 OHIO – Blankenship 24 yd pass from Vick (Weller kick) 04:49 NSU – Riddick 12 yd pass from Flores (Goldberg kick) 06:29 OHIO – Weller 49 yd fi eld goal 04:34 HOW – Tyson 100 yd kickoff return (Munoz kick) 00:15 OHIO – Blankenship 2 yd run (Weller kick) 02:39 NSU – Boyce 12 yd pass from Flores (Flores pass failed) 2nd 07:32 OHIO – Thompson 15 yd pass from Vick (Weller kick) 4th 11:25 NSU – Demps 19 yd pass from Flores (Goldberg kick) 00:02 OHIO – Weller 40 yd fi eld goal 06:04 NSU – Hawkins 16 yd pass from Flores (Goldberg kick) 3rd 06:50 OHIO – Foster 13 yd pass from Vick (Weller kick) 00:05 NSU – Goldberg 38 yd fi eld goal 05:02 OHIO – Weller 31 yd fi eld goal OT 15:00 HOW – McGhee 2 yd run (Munoz kick) 4th 04:28 NSU – Maynes 7 yd run (Goldberg kick) 15:00 NSU – Riddick 4 yd run (Goldberg kick blocked) 00:33 NSU – Goldberg 42 yd fi eld goal Team Statistics HOW NSU Team Statistics NSU OHIO First Downs 22 22 First Downs 14 20 Rushes-Yards (Net) 59-222 24-57 Rushes-Yards (Net) 35-110 48-179 Passing Yds (Net) 99 382 Passing Yds (Net) 131 199 Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-10-0 51-31-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-16-2 20-14-0 Total Offense Plays-Yards 80-321 75-439 Total Offense Plays-Yards 67-241 68-378 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-9 Punt Returns-Yards 2-30 1--4 Punt Returns-Yards 2--4 5-50 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-156 4-68 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-76 2-42 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-20 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-31.5 6-30.0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-29.8 4-27.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-77 11-90 Penalties-Yards 11-96 7-60 Possession Time 34:40 25:20 Possession Time 27:53 32:07 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 17 4 of 14 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 3 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 2 of 2 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 6-6 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 5-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 1-10 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 1-4 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Rushing: Howard – Lefall 31-122, McGhee 10-63, Freeman 5-22, Liggins Rushing: NSU – Hedgeman 10-39, Maynes 8-32, Riddick 9-19, Flores 5-13, 3-11, Duncan 5-10, Fleck 1-0, Team 2-minus 2, Tyson 2-minus 4. NSU – Flores 10- Johnson 1-5, Basmagian 1-4, Roberts 1-minus 2. Ohio – Blankenship 25-109, Ham- 36, Riddick 10-23, Basmagian 2-9, Johnson 1-2, Team 1-minus 13. monds 6-31, Patterson 9-23, Vick 5-14, Palermo 3-2. Passing: Howard-McGhee 6-14-0-46, Liggins 4-7-0-53. NSU – Flores 30-48- Passing: NSU – Flores 8-17-2-63, Basmagian 8-14-0-68, Shaddix 0-1-0-0. 0-387, Basmagian 1-3-0-minus 5. Ohio – Vick 14-20-0-199. Receiving: Howard – Flanagan 2-53, Colvin 2-16, Booker 2-0, Christy 1-16, Receiving: NSU – Demps 6-45, Boyce 3-35, Hawkins 3-25, White 1-18, John- Gidron 1-9, Duncan 1-3, Lefall 1-2. NSU – Boyce 7-70, Riddick 6-56, Garrett 6-47, son 1-4, Smith 1-4, Riddick 1-0. Ohio – Foster, Donte 5-69, Thompson 2-19, Bussey Demps 5-123, Hawkins 5-78, Smith 1-5, Hedgeman 1-3. 2-10, Roback 1-46, Blankenship 1-24, Hill 1-20, Clark 1-9, Cochran 1-2.

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Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 01, 2012 VIRGINIA STATE W 24-0 24322 All games 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 Sep 08, 2012 at Liberty W 31-24 15826 Conference 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 * Sep 15, 2012 HOWARD L 36-37 10938 Non-Conference 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 Sep 22, 2012 at Ohio University L 10-44 23673 Team Statistics NSU OPP Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g FIRST DOWNS 69 70 RIDDICK,Brendon 4 - 3 49 291 12 279 5.7 5 71 69.8 R u s h i n g 27 30 FLORES,Nico 4 - 4 32 177 33 144 4.5 0 29 36.0 P a s s i n g 34 25 HEDGEMAN,Takeem 4 - 1 29 139 7 132 4.6 1 26 33.0 P e n a l t y 8 15 MAYNES,Randy 3 - 1 15 52 0 52 3.5 1 11 17.3 RUSHING YARDAGE 641 581 JOHNSON,Keith 4 - 0 5 25 2 23 4.6 0 9 5.8 Rushing Attempts 142 184 DEMPS,Derrick 4 - 2 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 16 4.8 Average Per Rush 4.5 3.2 BASMAGIAN,Jake 4 - 0 6 30 19 11 1.8 0 19 2.8 Average Per Game 160.2 145.2 ROBERTS,Calvin 3 - 0 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.7 TDs Rushing 7 5 TEAM 3 - 0 3 0 17 -17 -5.7 0 0 -5.7 PASSING YARDAGE 722 553 Total 4 142 733 92 641 4.5 7 71 160.2 C o m p - A t t - I n t 77-129-4 46-85-1 Opponents 4 184 730 149 581 3.2 5 35 145.2 Average Per Pass 5.6 6.5 Average Per Catch 9.4 12.0 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Game 180.5 138.2 FLORES,Nico 4 - 4 112.64 60-103-4 58.3 605 4 47 151.2 TDs Passing 4 6 BASMAGIAN,Jake 4 - 0 104.47 16-24-0 66.7 108 0 18 27.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 1363 1134 SHADDIX,Dylan 3 - 0 87.80 1-2-0 50.0 9 0 9 3.0 Average Per Play 5.0 4.2 Total 4 110.73 77-129-4 59.7 722 4 47 180.5 Average Per Game 340.8 283.5 Opponents 4 129.71 46-85-1 54.1 553 6 46 138.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 13-278 12-335 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-98 13-182 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 4-26 BOYCE,Xavier 4 - 4 21 187 8.9 1 20 46.8 FUMBLES-LOST 8-5 7-4 DEMPS,Derrick 4 - 2 19 205 10.8 1 47 51.2 PENALTIES-Yards 50-410 37-302 HAWKINS,Joseph 4 - 3 12 139 11.6 1 22 34.8 PUNTS-AVG 21-34.8 22-33.8 GARRETT,Reggie 4 - 4 10 81 8.1 0 16 20.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 1 9 3 0 : 4 1 RIDDICK,Brendon 4 - 3 7 56 8.0 1 19 14.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 22/60 19/59 HEDGEMAN,Takeem 4 - 1 2 10 5.0 0 7 2.5 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/5 2/6 JOHNSON,Keith 4 - 0 2 10 5.0 0 6 2.5 SMITH,Conley 4 - 1 2 9 4.5 0 5 2.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg WHITE,Tevin 4 - 1 1 18 18.0 0 18 4.5 COOPERWOOD,Marcu 1 0 0.0 0 0 MAYNES,Randy 3 - 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 2.3 Total 4 77 722 9.4 4 47 180.5 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Opponents 4 46 553 12.0 6 46 138.2 SHADDIX,Dylan 17 633 37.2 57 1 1 1 1 1 FLORES,Nico 39832.74300200 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk TEAM 1 00.0000000 GOLDBERG,Everett 3-8 37.5 0-0 0-1 2-4 1-3 0-0 42 2 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg PAT COOPERWOOD,Marcu 4 -6 -1.5 0 5 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts JOHNSON,Keith 3 83 27.7 1 83 RIDDICK,Brendon 6 ------36 DEMPS,Derrick 2 22 11.0 0 21 GOLDBERG,Everett - 3-8 8-11 - - - - - 17 MAYNES,Randy 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 DEMPS,Derrick 1 ------6 MARROW,Darrin 0 3 0.0 0 3 HAWKINS,Joseph 1 ------6 Total 10 98 9.8 1 83 COKE,Marcell 1 ------6 Opponents 13 182 14.0 1 77 BOYCE,Xavier 1 ------6 JOHNSON,Keith 1 ------6 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg CLARKE,Noel 1 ------6 DEMPS,Derrick 5 89 17.8 0 24 MAYNES,Randy 1 ------6 COOPERWOOD,Marcu 4 123 30.8 0 70 HEDGEMAN,Takeem 1 ------6 JOHNSON,Keith 3 66 22.0 0 25 FLORES,Nico - - - - - 0-3 - - 0 HITCH,Eric 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 14 3-8 8-11 - - 0-3 - - 101 Total 13 278 21.4 0 70 Opponents 13 5-10 12-13 - - - - - 105 Opponents 12 335 27.9 1 100

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g RIDDICK,Brendo 4 279 56 0 0 0 335 83.8 DEMPS,Derrick 4 19 205 22 89 0 335 83.8 BOYCE,Xavier 4 0 187 0 0 0 187 46.8 JOHNSON,Keith 4 23 10 83 66 0 182 45.5 FLORES,Nico4144000014436.0 Total 4 641 722 98 278 0 1739 434.8 Opponents 4 581 553 182 335 26 1677 419.2

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g FLORES,Nico 4 135 144 605 749 187.2 RIDDICK,Brendon 4 49 279 0 279 69.8 HEDGEMAN,Takeem 4 29 132 0 132 33.0 BASMAGIAN,Jake 4 30 11 108 119 29.8 MAYNES,Randy 3 15 52 0 52 17.3 Total 4 271 641 722 1363 340.8 Opponents 4 269 581 553 1134 283.5

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 56 PUGH,Terrence 4-4 12 14 26 1.5-8 1.5-8 . . 3 1-0 . . . 25 LAMBERT,Keenan 4-4 15 11 26 2.0-7 . . 1 . . . . . 23 COKE,Marcell 4-4 8 16 24 1.5-1 . . 1 1 1-41 . . . 9 GIDDENS,Jamal 4-4 16 7 23 6.5-34 3.0-21 . . 2 . 3 . . 7A TRAIL,Lynden 4-0 12 11 23 5.5-35 3.0-30 . . 4 . 1 . . 1 SINGLETON,Brent 4-0 8 14 22 2.0-8 ...... 13 CENTER,Marcus 4-3 8 12 20 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 20 HITCH,Eric 4-4 7 12 19 3.0-10 1.0-7 . 1 1 . . . . 19 MARROW,Darrin 4-4 14 5 19 1.0-3 . . 2 . . . . . 43 COOPERWOOD,Marcu 4-4 10 6 16 0.5-0 . 1-0 1 . . . . . 51 RIDDICK,George 4-4 6 10 16 3.5-14 1.5-9 . . . . 1 . . 54 PRIVOTT,Mike 4-0 8 8 16 . . . 1 . 1-7 . . . 92 JUDE,Cameron 4-4 2 12 14 0.5-2 . . . 1 . . . . 53 KING,Deon 4-0 6 4 10 4.0-23 2.0-12 . . 1 . . . . 21 TAYLOR,Nick 4-0 3 4 7 . . . 3 . . . . . 96 WASHINGTON,Nico 4-4 1 5 6 ...... 90 CLARKE,Noel 4-0 3 2 5 . . . . 1 1-0 . . . 98 FAUNTLEROY,Shawn 4-0 . 5 5 1.5-4 ...... 91 EL,Joshua 2-0 1 3 4 ...... 10 RIDDICK,Brendon 4-3 3 1 4 ...... 8A HARRIS,Natturner 1-0 . 3 3 ...... 32 SULLIVAN,Dionte 2-1 1 1 2 ...... 93 WILLIAMS,Kevin 3-0 1 1 2 0.5-1 ...... 55 BRANCH,Tremondae 4-0 . 2 2 ...... 11 DEMPS,Derrick 4-2 1 1 2 ...... 89 GRANT,Matt 4-0 . 2 2 0.5-0 ...... 3 BOYCE,Xavier 4-42. 2 ...... 80 HAWKINS,Joseph 4-3 1 . 1 ...... 47 SHEPHERD,Tyrece 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 28 HUGHES,Troi 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 88 WHITE,Isaac 4-0 . 1 1 ...... 33 NEAL,Lamar 3-0 . 1 1 0.5-2 ...... 76 WILLIAMS,Cameron 4-4 1 . 1 ...... Total 4 152 174 326 35-153 12-87 1-0 11 14 4-48 5 . . Opponents 4 125 178 303 18-78 6-48 4-26 12 6 5-9 5 6 .

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 01 VIRGINIA STATE 39 223 2 64 15 117 0 19 15-26-2 117 0 19 1 70 0 70 4 25 0 21 340 Sep 08 at Liberty 44 251 3 71 15 92 0 18 15-20-0 92 0 18 4 64 0 24 3 81 1 83 343 Sep 15 HOWARD 24 57 1 19 31 382 4 47 31-51-0 382 4 47 4 68 0 25 1 -4 0 3 439 Sep 22 at Ohio University 35 110 1 13 16 131 0 18 16-32-2 131 0 18 4 76 0 33 2 -4 0 0 241 Norfolk State 142 641 7 71 77 722 4 47 77-129-4 722 4 47 13 278 0 70 10 98 1 83 1363 Opponents 184 581 5 35 46 553 6 46 46-85-1 553 6 46 12 335 1 100 13 182 1 77 1134

Games played: 4 Avg per rush: 4.5 Avg per catch: 9.4 Pass efficiency: 110.73 Kick ret avg: 21.4 Punt ret avg: 9.8 All purpose avg/game: 434.8 Total offense avg/gm: 340.8 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 01 VIRGINIA STATE 31 34 65 17.0-87 7.0-58 3 3-7 1-0 6 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Sep 08 at Liberty 37 42 79 4.0-20 3.0-17 2 1-41 0-0 2 5 0 1-3 0 0 0 31 Sep 15 HOWARD 44 44 88 7.0-32 1.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 6 3 0 3-4 0 0 0 36 Sep 22 at Ohio University 40 54 94 7.0-14 1.0-2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 Norfolk State 152 174 326 35.0-153 12.0-87 5 4-48 1-0 14 11 0 8-11 0 0 0 101 Opponents 125 178 303 18.0-78 6.0-48 5 5-9 4-26 6 12 6 12-13 0 0 0 105

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 01VIRGINIA STATE 39832.74300002 1-4311532364.630 Sep 08 at Liberty 6 274 45.7 57 0 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 6 324 54.0 2 0 Sep 15HOWARD 618030.04610101 1-2381636260.320 Sep 22 at Ohio University 6 179 29.8 37 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 42 0 3 183 61.0 1 0 Norfolk State 21 731 34.8 57 1 1 1 1 3 3-8 42 2 20 1192 59.6 8 0 Opponents 22 743 33.8 50 0 0 5 1 8 5-10 49 0 21 1269 60.4 7 1

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SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g RIDDICK,Brendon 4 49 291 12 279 5.7 5 71 69.8 4 49 291 12 279 5.7 5 71 69.8 FLORES,Nico 4 32 177 33 144 4.5 0 29 36.0 14 86 376 58 318 3.7 2 29 22.7 HEDGEMAN,Takeem 4 29 139 7 132 4.6 1 26 33.0 38 301 1335 79 1256 4.2 8 58 33.1 MAYNES,Randy 3 15 52 0 52 3.5 1 11 17.3 15 109 518 23 495 4.5 4 56 33.0 JOHNSON,Keith 4 5 25 2 23 4.6 0 9 5.8 16 9 126 4 122 13.6 0 85 7.6 DEMPS,Derrick 4 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 16 4.8 25 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 16 0.8 BASMAGIAN,Jake 4 6 30 19 11 1.8 0 19 2.8 4 6 30 19 11 1.8 0 19 2.8 ROBERTS,Calvin 3 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.7 14 8 20 5 15 1.9 0 11 1.1 TEAM 3 3 0 17 -17 -5.7 0 0 -5.7 85 85 0 403 -403 -4.7 0 0 -4.7 Total 4 142 733 92 641 4.5 7 71 160.2 Opponents 4 184 730 149 581 3.2 5 35 145.2

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g FLORES,Nico 4 112.64 60-103-4 58.3 605 4 47 151.2 14 115.10 69-120-4 57.5 761 4 56 54.4 BASMAGIAN,Jake 4 104.47 16-24-0 66.7 108 0 18 27.0 4 104.47 16-24-0 66.7 108 0 18 27.0 SHADDIX,Dylan 3 87.80 1-2-0 50.0 9 0 9 3.0 3 87.80 1-2-0 50.0 9 0 9 3.0 Total 4 110.73 77-129-4 59.7 722 4 47 180.5 Opponents 4 129.71 46-85-1 54.1 553 6 46 138.2

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g BOYCE,Xavier 4 21 187 8.9 1 20 46.8 16 89 937 10.5 5 56 58.6 DEMPS,Derrick 4 19 205 10.8 1 47 51.2 25 39 619 15.9 4 98 24.8 HAWKINS,Joseph 4 12 139 11.6 1 22 34.8 27 38 482 12.7 4 35 17.9 GARRETT,Reggie 4 10 81 8.1 0 16 20.2 27 68 761 11.2 3 76 28.2 RIDDICK,Brendon 4 7 56 8.0 1 19 14.0 4 7 56 8.0 1 19 14.0 HEDGEMAN,Takeem 4 2 10 5.0 0 7 2.5 38 29 200 6.9 0 28 5.3 JOHNSON,Keith 4 2 10 5.0 0 6 2.5 16 15 170 11.3 1 48 10.6 SMITH,Conley 4 2 9 4.5 0 5 2.2 4 2 9 4.5 0 5 2.2 WHITE,Tevin 4 1 18 18.0 0 18 4.5 4 1 18 18.0 0 18 4.5 MAYNES,Randy 3 1 7 7.0 0 7 2.3 15 12 89 7.4 0 11 5.9 Total 4 77 722 9.4 4 47 180.5 Opponents 4 46 553 12.0 6 46 138.2

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g FLORES,Nico 4 135 144 605 749 187.2 14 206 318 761 1079 77.1 RIDDICK,Brendon 4 49 279 0 279 69.8 4 49 279 0 279 69.8 HEDGEMAN,Takeem 4 29 132 0 132 33.0 38 301 1256 0 1256 33.1 BASMAGIAN,Jake 4 30 11 108 119 29.8 4 30 11 108 119 29.8 MAYNES,Randy 3 15 52 0 52 17.3 15 109 495 0 495 33.0 JOHNSON,Keith 4 5 23 0 23 5.8 16 9 122 0 122 7.6 DEMPS,Derrick 4 2 19 0 19 4.8 25 2 19 0 19 0.8 SHADDIX,Dylan 3 2 0 9 9 3.0 3 2 0 9 9 3.0 ROBERTS,Calvin 3 1 -2 0 -2 -0.7 14 8 15 0 15 1.1 TEAM 3 3 -17 0 -17 -5.7 85 93 -403 -10 -413 -4.9 Total 4 271 641 722 1363 340.8 Opponents 4 269 581 553 1134 283.5

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts RIDDICK,Brendon 6 ------36 6 ------36 GOLDBERG,Everett - 3-8 8-11 - - - - - 17 - 9-18 8-11 - - - - - 35 BOYCE,Xavier 1 ------6 5 ------30 HAWKINS,Joseph 1 ------6 4 ------24 COKE,Marcell 1 ------6 1 ------6 JOHNSON,Keith 1 ------6 2 ------12 MAYNES,Randy 1 ------6 4 ------24 CLARKE,Noel 1 ------6 1 ------6 DEMPS,Derrick 1 ------6 4 ------24 HEDGEMAN,Takeem 1 ------6 8 ------48 FLORES,Nico - - - - - 0-3 - - 0 2 - - - - 0-3 - - 12 Total 14 3-8 8-11 - - 0-3 - - 101 Opponents 13 5-10 12-13 - - - - - 105 Game #5: Norfolk State at S.C. State Page 17 2012 Norfolk State Football Norfolk State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 24, 2012) All games

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Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob GOLDBERG,Everett 20 1192 59.6 8 0 89 5358 60.2 12 2 Total 20 1192 59.6 8 0 Opponents 21 1269 60.4 7 1

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 25 LAMBERT,Keenan 4 1 5 1 1 2 6 2.0 . . 1 . . . 16 4 0 2 3 6 3 5.0 . 1 6 . . . 56 PUGH,Terrence 4 1 2 1 4 2 6 1.5 1 . 5 . . 1 . . 38 5 3 5 7 1 1 0 20.5 8 . 5 . 2 1 . . 23 COKE,Marcell 4 8 1 6 2 4 1.5 . . 1 1 . . 15 1 5 2 5 4 0 1.5 . . 1 2 . . 7A TRAIL,Lynden 4 1 2 1 1 2 3 5.5 3 . 0 . . . 1 . 4 1 2 1 1 2 3 5.5 3 . 0 . . . 1 . 9 GIDDENS,Jamal 4 1 6 7 2 3 6.5 3 . 0 . . . 3 . 27 5 5 5 5 1 1 0 20.0 1 1 . 0 . 5 . 5 1 1 SINGLETON,Brent 4 8 1 4 2 2 2.0 ...... 4 8 1 4 2 2 2.0 ...... 13 CENTER,Marcus 4 8 1 2 2 0 0.5 . . 1 . . . 27 3 5 2 8 6 3 2.0 . 1 5 . . . 19 MARROW,Darrin 4 1 4 5 1 9 1.0 . . 2 . . . 16 2 1 8 2 9 1.0 . . 3 1 . . 20 HITCH,Eric 4 7 1 2 1 9 3.0 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 39 2 9 3 1 6 0 5.0 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 54 PRIVOTT,Mike 4 8 8 1 6 0.0 . . 1 1 . . 4 8 8 1 6 0.0 . . 1 1 . . 43 COOPERWOOD,Marcu 4 1 0 6 1 6 0.5 . 1 1 . . . 32 4 9 1 7 6 6 3.5 . 4 1 0 . 1 . 51 RIDDICK,George 4 6 1 0 1 6 3.5 1 . 5 . . . 1 . 14 8 1 7 2 5 3.5 1 . 5 . . . 1 . 92 JUDE,Cameron 4 2 1 2 1 4 0.5 ...... 4 2 1 2 1 4 0.5 ...... 53 KING,Deon 4 6 4 1 0 4.0 2 . 0 . . . . . 4 6 4 1 0 4.0 2 . 0 . . . . . 21 TAYLOR,Nick 4 3 4 7 0.0 . . 3 . . . 27 1 1 1 3 2 4 0.0 . 1 3 . . . 96 WASHINGTON,Nico 4 1 5 6 0.0 ...... 26 1 9 1 0 0.0 . . 1 . . . 90 CLARKE,Noel 4 3 2 5 0.0 . . . 1 . . 4 3 2 5 0.0 . . . 1 . . 98 FAUNTLEROY,Shawn 4 . 5 5 1.5 ...... 4 . 5 5 1.5 ...... 10 RIDDICK,Brendon 4 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 4 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 91 EL,Joshua 2 1 3 4 0.0 ...... 17 2 3 5 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 8A HARRIS,Natturner 1 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 23 3 8 1 2 5 0 0.0 . . 1 1 . . . 11 DEMPS,Derrick 4 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 25 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 55 BRANCH,Tremondae 4 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 4 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 32 SULLIVAN,Dionte 2 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 11 9 5 1 4 0.0 ...... 89 GRANT,Matt 4 . 2 2 0.5 ...... 4 . 2 2 0.5 ...... 93 WILLIAMS,Kevin 3 1 1 2 0.5 ...... 3 1 1 2 0.5 ...... 3 BOYCE,Xavier 4 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 16 3 . 3 0.0 ...... 47 SHEPHERD,Tyrece 4 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 22 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 33 NEAL,Lamar 3 . 1 1 0.5 ...... 3 . 1 1 0.5 ...... 76 WILLIAMS,Cameron 4 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 16 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 28 HUGHES,Troi 4 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 4 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 80 HAWKINS,Joseph 4 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 27 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 88 WHITE,Isaac 4 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 4 . 1 1 0.0 ...... Total 4 1 5 2 1 7 4 3 2 6 35 12 1 1 1 4 5 . Opponents 4 1 2 5 1 7 8 3 0 3 18 6 4 1 2 5 5 6

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 21 RIDDICK,Brendon at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Rushing 150 RIDDICK,Brendon at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) TD Rushes 3 RIDDICK,Brendon at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Long Rush 71 RIDDICK,Brendon at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Pass attempts 48 FLORES,Nico vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Pass completions 30 FLORES,Nico vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Passing 387 FLORES,Nico vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) TD Passes 4 FLORES,Nico vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Long Pass 47 FLORES,Nico vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Receptions 7 BOYCE,Xavier vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Receiving 123 DEMPS,Derrick vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) TD Receptions 1 BOYCE,Xavier vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) 1 RIDDICK,Brendon vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) 1 DEMPS,Derrick vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) 1 HAWKINS,Joseph vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Long Reception 47 DEMPS,Derrick vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Field Goals 1 GOLDBERG,Everett vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 GOLDBERG,Everett vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) 1 GOLDBERG,Everett at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Long Field Goal 42 GOLDBERG,Everett at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Punts 6 SHADDIX,Dylan at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) 6 SHADDIX,Dylan at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Punting Avg 45.7 SHADDIX,Dylan at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt 57 SHADDIX,Dylan at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt Return 83 JOHNSON,Keith at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Long Kickoff Return 70 COOPERWOOD,Marcus vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) Tackles 12 LAMBERT,Keenan at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Sacks 2.0 GIDDENS,Jamal vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) 2.0 KING,Deon vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) Tackles For Loss 4.5 GIDDENS,Jamal vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) Interceptions 1 COOPERWOOD,Marcus vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) 2012 Norfolk State Football Norfolk State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 24, 2012) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 44 at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Rushing 251 at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Per Rush 5.7 vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) TD Rushes 3 at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Pass attempts 51 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Pass completions 31 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Passing 382 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Per Pass 7.5 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) TD Passes 4 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Total Plays 75 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Total Offense 439 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Per Play 5.9 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Points 36 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Sacks By 7 vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) First Downs 22 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Penalties 20 vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) Penalty Yards 164 vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) Turnovers 5 at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Interceptions By 1 vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 31 LEFALL,Terrence, vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Rushing 127 ALLEN, A., at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) TD Rushes 1 HOLLOWAY, S., at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) 1 McGHEE,Greg, vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) 1 FREEMAN,Aquaniu, vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) 1 DUNCAN,Justin, vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) 1 BLANKENSHIP, Be, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Long Rush 35 McGHEE,Greg, vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Pass attempts 22 HUDSON, B., at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Pass completions 14 VICK, Derrius, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Yards Passing 199 VICK, Derrius, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) TD Passes 4 VICK, Derrius, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Long Pass 46 VICK, Derrius, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Receptions 7 KELLY, P., at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Receiving 75 KELLY, P., at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) TD Receptions 2 FOSTER, Donte, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Long Reception 46 ROBACK, Derek, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Field Goals 3 WELLER, Matt, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Long Field Goal 49 WELLER, Matt, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Punts 8 DIASGRANADOS,Al, vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) Punting Avg 40.2 BOWDEN, G., at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt 50 BOWDEN, G., at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt Return 77 FOGG, K., at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Long Kickoff Return 100 TYSON,Rodney, vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Tackles 9 ROBINSON,Brando, vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) 9 POUGH,Keith, vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Sacks 1.0 UZOWIHE, C., at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) 1.0 LEWELLYN, B., at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) 1.0 ONYECHI, T., at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) 1.0 POUGH,Keith, vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) 1.0 GRESHAM-CHISHOL, vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Tackles For Loss 1.5 POUGH,Keith, vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) 1.5 MOORE, Keith, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Interceptions 1 Thomas,Darion, vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 RAWLS,Andre, vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 INGOL, Thad, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) 1 BASS, Devin, at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012)

2012 Norfolk State Football Norfolk State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 24, 2012) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 59 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Rushing 222 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Per Rush 4.1 at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) TD Rushes 3 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Pass attempts 27 at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Pass completions 15 at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Passing 199 at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Yards Per Pass 9.9 at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) TD Passes 4 at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Total Plays 80 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Total Offense 378 at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Yards Per Play 5.6 at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Points 44 at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012) Sacks By 3 at Liberty (Sep 08, 2012) First Downs 22 vs Howard (Sep 15, 2012) Penalties 14 vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) Penalty Yards 100 vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) Turnovers 4 vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) Interceptions By 2 vs Virginia State (Sep 01, 2012) 2 at Ohio University (Sep 22, 2012)

Game #5: Norfolk State at S.C. State Page 20 Last Series Meeting: NSU 17, SCSU 14 Game 5 • Oct. 1, 2011 • Dick Price Stadium • Norfolk, Va.

NSU 17 #22 South Carolina State 14

Norfolk State linebacker Onyemechi Anyaugo returned a sec- Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ond-quarter fumble 84 yards for a touchdown, and the Spartan defense South Carolina State 0 7 0 7 - 14 came up with a key goal-line stand late in the fourth quarter to knock off Norfolk State 3 7 7 0 - 17 three-time defending MEAC champion and 22nd-ranked South Carolina State in the Fish Bowl Classic. The win gives the Spartans (4-1, 2-0 MEAC) just their second-ever Scoring Summary win over a ranked FCS team in 25 tries, their third win in 17 games against 1st 08:38 NSU – Estep 25 yd fi eld goal, 17-72 6:22 SCSU, and ends the Bulldogs’ 15-game MEAC road winning streak. SCSU 2nd 09:19 SCSU – Pendergrass 14 yd run (Erickson kick), 11-83 4:04 (2-3, 2-1) had not lost a road conference game since falling to NSU, 20-13, 00:12 NSU – Anyaugo 84 yd fumble recovery (Estep kick) on Oct. 6, 2007. 3rd 01:40 NSU – Walley 2 yd run (Estep kick), 3-62 1:12 The Spartans trailed 7-3 and the Bulldogs appeared ready to add to 4th 09:39 SCSU – Wiley 3 yd run (Erickson kick), 9-80 3:33 their lead just before halftime when SCSU’s Courtney Ingram blocked a Troy Muenzer punt, setting the Bulldogs up at NSU’s 11-yard line with 26 seconds left in the second quarter. But on fi rst down, NSU defender Chad Team Statistics SCSU NSU Battles hit running back Jalen Simmons in the backfi eld and forced a First Downs 18 16 fumble, which Anyaugo scooped up and returned 84 yards up the sideline Rushes-Yards (Net) 48-123 40-130 for a 10-7 NSU lead. Passing Yds (Net) 147 153 The Spartans added to their lead late in the third quarter with a Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-14-0 32-21-0 three-play, 62-yard scoring drive. Quarterback Chris Walley capped the Total Offense Plays-Yards 74-270 72-283 drive with 2-yard TD run to make it 17-7 with 1:40 left in the quarter. The Fumble Returns-Yards 1-2 1-84 big play on the drive was Walley’s 41-yard completion to Xavier Boyce, Punt Returns-Yards 4-25 2-20 which included a personal foul on SCSU at the end of Boyce’s run. Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-57 3-57 SCSU cut the lead to 17-14 on a 3-yard TD run by quarterback Der- Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 rick Wiley with 9:40 remaining in the game. The Bulldogs’ defense held Punts (Number-Avg) 6-33.8 6-34.2 on the game’s next possession, forcing an NSU punt. Darius Drummond Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 returned the punt 18 yards to the Spartan 38, and a personal foul on NSU Penalties-Yards 8-54 11-81 moved the ball to the NSU 23. SCSU picked up two fi rst downs, moving Possession Time 28:38 31:22 the ball all the way to the NSU 1. But three straight Wiley runs could Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 7 of 18 not fi nd the end zone. On 3rd-and-goal from the 1, he was stopped for a Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 2 1-yard loss by Anyaugo and linebacker Terrence Pugh. SCSU settled for Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-5 2-3 a 20-yard Blake Erickson fi eld goal attempt, but he missed wide left with Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-14 3:36 left in the game. NSU then proceeded to run the clock out by picking up a pair of key fi rst downs on completions from Walley to Victor Hairston and Reggie Individual Stats Garrett. Rushing: SCSU – Wiley 21-53 Pendergrass 2-21, Wherry 5-19 Jordan Anyaugo was named NSU’s MVP after registering a career-high 13 5-12, Cue 4-11, Simmons 6-9, Erickson 1-2, Merrill 1-1, Davis 2-0, Team tackles, two for loss, and the fumble return. Corwin Hammond added 10 1-minus 5. NSU – Hedgeman 25-68, Walley 6-39, Flores 4-21, Anyaugo tackles, one for a loss, and two QB pressures. Pugh and fellow lineback- 1-6, Maynes 2-2, Team 2-minus 6. er Jamal Giddens combined for 13 tackles and 2.5 sacks. The Spartan Passing: SCSU – Wiley 12-20-0-137, Cue 2-6-0-10. NSU – Walley 21-32- defense notched 13 tackles for loss. 0-153. Offensively, Walley completed 21 of 31 passes for 153 yards and ran Receiving: SCSU – Davis 3-49, McDonald 3-45, Williams 2-20, Pender- for another 39 yards and his fi rst TD on the ground in a Spartan uniform. grass 2-7, Clark 1-21, Wherry 1-4, Jordan 1-3, Simmons 1-minus 2. NSU Boyce led all players with seven catches for 84 yards, and Takeem – Boyce 7-84, Hairston 6-42, Hedgeman 4-minus 3, Demps 2-14, Hawkins Hedgeman rushed for a game-high 68 yards. 1-9, Garrett 1-7. Wiley had 137 yards passing and 53 rushing to earn MVP honors for the Bulldogs, who were held to 270 total yards. They managed just 123 rushing yards on 48 carries, 2.6 yards per attempt. Linebacker Donovan Richard had a team-high 13 tackles.

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