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NOTE OF THE WEEK: Former MSU great and NFL Hall of Famer Roosevelt Brown played for the Giants.

2005 MSU Schedule/Results 2005 MSU FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Date Opponent Time/Results “Pirates” (3-0, 2-0) 9/4 @Towson L, 26-29 vs. 9/10 BOWIE STATE L, 21-35 9/17 vs. Savannah State W, 55-26 “Bears” (1-2, 0-0 MEAC) 9/24 @Hampton* 4:00 p.m. Saturday, September 24, 2005 - 4 PM ET 10/1 @B-Cookman* 2:00 p.m. Giants Stadium (Capacity 80,242) 10/8 vs. N.C. A&T* 4:00 p.m. East Rutherford, 10/15 HOWARD* 1:00 p.m. 10/22 @Delaware State* 1:00 p.m. 10/29 FLORIDA A&M* 6:00 p.m. GAME INFORMATION 11/5 NORFOLK STATE* 1:00 p.m. 11/12 @S.C. State* 7:30 p.m. Opponent ...... Hampton University Radio Broadcast Time...... 4:00 p.m. EST ALL CAPS DENOTES HOME GAME Radio...... WEAA-FM (88.9) Baltimore, MD All Times Eastern *Denotes Mid-Eastern Conference Opponent Television . Black Entertainment Television (BET) - Tape Delayed (9:00 p.m.) Stadium...... Giants Stadium (Field Turf) Site...... East Rutherford, New Jersey MSU Football Media Relations Series Record...... MSU, 35-13-2 Offi ce...... (443) 885-3831 Last Meeting...... Hampton, 49-37 Fax Phone:...... (443) 885-8307 Assistant Phone:...... (443) 885-3009 GAME NOTES Press Box Phone:...... (443) 885-4018 Leonard Haynes IV...... Director The Game: Morgan State will face its fi rst es Poll. Donald Hill-Eley’s holds a 2-1 record Kevin Paige...... Asst. Director conference test of the season when they take on against Coach Taylor’s Pirates. Hill’s only vic- Ed Thomas...... Student Assistant #10 Hampton in the New York Urban League/ tory in the series came in 2001, when the Bears Calvet Liburd...... Student Assistant Whitney Young Classic on Saturday, Septem- pulled out an exciting 52-42 victory at Hughes LaVita Simpson...... Student Assistant ber 24. MSU and Hampton last met in 2004 Stadium. Lamont Germany...... Play-by-Play when the Bears were defeated 49-37 at Giants Terry Banks...... Color Analyst Stadium in front of 42,682 fans. Breaking Down The Offenses: Morgan State returns as one of the top ranked offenses in The Coaches: Morgan State head coach Division I-AA after fi nishing 6th nationally Media Information Donald Hill-Eley has resurrected the Bears’ in total offense (458/ypg). Last week against All media are invited to listen to Coach Hill program, leading the MEAC members to a Savannah State, the Bears gained a season- during the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 19-18 mark as he enters his fourth season. The high 504 yards (390 passing yards). The Bears weekly media teleconference. The teleconference Bears were 5-6 last season and posted a 3-4 mark are currently ranked 1st in the MEAC in total will be each Tuesday morning from 10 a.m. to 11, in the league. Hill will attempt to build on the offense (373/g), 2nd in scoring offense (34/ beginning August 30. momentum of last week’s victory against g), and will continue to roll-up yards of- Savannah State last week and guide MSU back fensively from its multiple pro attack. On the Web: For additional information on to the top of the MEAC during the Bears 2005 Hampton will run a Pro I offense. The Pirates are Morgan State University football, media can “Hard Work Pays” tour. Joseph Taylor enters currently ranked 6th in total offense (274.3/g) access morganstatebears.com or meacsports.com his 14th season in charge of the Pirates’ pro- and ranked 4th in scoring offense (24.3/g). via the World Wide Web. Both sites will offer notes, gram with a 112-41-1 overall school record. statistics and releases related to Bear football and The 2004 season saw the Pirates fi nish tied for Breaking Down the Defenses: Morgan State’s the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. fi rst place in the MEAC with a 6-1 conference defense allowed 407.3 ypg and ranked 110th record and 10-2 overall fi nish. The Pirates will in the nation in 2004. Through three games in enter Saturday’s contest with a league-best 3-0 ‘05 the Bears are giving up an average of 466 record, and rank #10 in the ESPN/USA Coach- yards and 30 points. MSU will run a multiple Morgan State (1-2) vs. Hampton (3-0, 2-0)

4-3 defense. Hampton is currently ranked 2nd in Cleveland to face Savannah State in the Proctor & the MEAC in total defense (217/g). Hampton’s Gamble Ohio Classic (9/17). MSU will return to Morgan State University opponents are averaging a meager 11 points Meadowlands, NJ to square-off against the MEAC against the Pirates defense. The Pirates will line- defending champion Hampton in the New York Career Coaching List up in a multiple 40 defense. Urban League Whitney Young Classic (9/24). The Bears will also take on North Carolina A&T Name Record Last Time Out For Morgan State: in the Prince George’s Classic (10/8) and host Eddie Hurt 174-51-18 71.6 Morgan State ran through Savannah State 55-26 at Florida A&M in a much anticipated meeting 94-30-3 74.0 the Proctor & Gamble Ohio Classic last Saturday during the Harlow Fullwood Classic (10/29). Donald Hill-Eley 19-18 53.0 afternoon in Browns Stadium. The Bears were led Clarence Thomas 17-15-1 51.5 on the ground by RB Jason Jackson. The junior On The Tube: Morgan State will have four set a new school record by rushing for 251 yards televised games this season, with the Sept. 1 10-10-1 47.6 on 22 carries with 4 TDs. Jackson was selected affair against Towson to be televised locally as the Ohio Classic MVP. The Bears completed by ComcastSportsnet, and the Sept. 10 match- Morgan State University the game with a season-high 504 total yards (390 up with Bowie State will be broadcast by Career Rushing List rushing), while the Tigers amassed 463 yards. the College Sports Television (CSTV) and Black Entertainment Television (BET) will Last Time Out Againt Hampton: Hampton Uni- air the game against Savannah State and Name Years Yardage versity wasted little time in lighting up the score- Hampton (9/24). MSU’s fi nal contest of the Ali Cupepper 98-01 2,727 board and cruised to a 49-37 victory at the New season at South Carolina State will be televised Bobby Hammonds 71-74 2,548 York Urban League 34th Annual Football Classic by ESPNU on Nov. 12. John Sykes 69-71 2,539 in front of 42,682 fans. The Pirates went long on Alphonso Harris 82-85 2,086 their fi rst play from scrimmage when Princeton Ones 2 Watch: Lloyd McCleave 75-78 2,048 Shepherd connected with Jerome Mathis for a Morgan State - #19 RB Jason Jackson (46 att., T.J. Stallings 99-02 1,510 65-yard pass. Shepherd had an excep- 6.7 avg, 6 TDs) #9 RB Craig Nelson (46 att., 4.7 tional night for the Pirates as he fi nished the night avg, 4 TDs), #82 Sean Napper (10 rec., 9.0 avg), by connecting on 12-of-23 passes for 260 yards #2 WR Kelvin Dickens (9 rec., 15.9 avg, 2 TD), Morgan State University and two . The Pirates held a 29-12 #51 DT Jeremy Zollarcoffer (15 tackles, 3 TFL, Career Passing List halftime lead. The teams combined for 921 yards 1 sacks), #3 LB Darius Leak (28 tackles, 4 TFLs, of total offense. Hampton racked up 469 total 2 sacks, 1 FF), #6 SS Choo Choo Davis (26 tack- yards, while the Bears fi nished with 452. Brad- les, 2 TFLs, 2 INT) Name Years Yardage shaw “The Big Show” Littlejohn accounted for Michael Moore 91-95 5,197 fi ve touchdowns (3 rushing & 2 passing). Hampton - #2 WR Marquay McDaniel (11 rec., Daryl Johnson 86-89 5,066 16.4 avg., 2 TDs), #22 RB (53 Orlando Persell 90-93 4,860 It’s a Classic: Morgan State’s 2005 schedule rec., 5.5 avg, 3 TDs), #11 QB Princeton Shep- Bradshaw Littlejohn 2002-04 4,574 includes fi ve Classics. The Bears will host non- herd (101.51 Effi c., 253 yards, 2 TDs), #98 DE Darrel Coulter 1979-82 4,131 conference opponent Bowie State in the Prince (22 tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 sack), Hall Mason’s Classic (9/10), followed by a trip to #52 LB (28 tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 sacks). Morgan State University Career Receiving List Tale Of The Tape How the Bears & Pirates Stack Up Name Years Yardage Jessie Humphrey 92-93 2,071 Average Starting Offensive Line Size Marc Lester 98-01 2,065 Hampton: 6-2, 290 Kelvin Dickens 02-05 1,948 Glenny Moore 87-91 1,802 Morgan State: 6-2, 341 Anthony Collins 96-00 1,723 Na’im Green 94-97 1,558 Average Starting Defensive Line Size Hampton: 6-4, 265 MSU vs. 2005 Opponents Morgan State: 6-2, 230 Name Record Towson 5-13 The Biggest Bear Bowie State 3-4-1 Tallest: Wesley Charles (6-8, 330, R-Sr., OL) Savannah State 4-0 Hampton 35-13-2 Heaviest: James Key (6-3, 360, R-So., OL) Bethune-Cookman 5-14 North Carolina A&T 35-32-3 The Biggest Pirate Howard 34-30-3 Tallest: Kendall Langford (6-6, 276, So., DE) Delaware State 29-18 #40 Lamar West, LB Florida A&M 2-16 Heaviest: Melvin Massey (6-1, 278, Grad., DT) Norfolk State 10-9 South Carolina State 5-25-1 Morgan State (1-2) vs. Hampton (3-0, 2-0)

National Honors: Morgan State senior Special Teams: The Pirates special teams wide receiver Kelvin Dickens returns as play will not be overlooked when the Bears THE SPORTS NETWORK I-AA TOP 25 one of the premier receivers in I-AA foot- enter Giants Stadium on Saturday. Hampton Team (First-place votes) 2004 Record Points Previous ball. Dickens was selected to the 2005 has one of the best special teams units in Di- Rank Preseason All-MEAC Team. The 6-3, 200- vision I-AA football. HU ranks No. 5 in the 1. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (40) 2-0 2,744 2 pounder lit it up in 2004 as he collected 47 nation in punt returns (22.4 avg) and No. 7 2. New Hampshire Wildcats (24) 2-0 2,659 3 receptions for a league-best 1,019 yards in kickoff-returns (28.1 avg). WR Marquay 3. Southern Illinois Salukis (31) 2-1 2,648 1 4. Montana Grizzlies (5) 2-1 2,514 4 (21.7 ypc) and was selected to the SBN All- McDaniels is ranked No. 2 in punt returns 5. Eastern Washington Eagles (10) 1-1 2,395 5 American First Team. Last week against by averaging 28.2 yards per return. 6. Delaware Blue Hens (4) 2-0 2,368 6 Savannah State, Dickens fi nished with two 7. James Madison Dukes 2-1 2,049 8 receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown. Cash Money: Senior Chris Cash (6-2, 8. North Dakota State Bison (3) 3-0 1,951 12 9. Furman Paladins 2-1 1,835 10 Dickens needs just 124 yards to become 225) was selected for the second consecu- 10. Northern Iowa Panthers 2-1 1,776 9 Morgan State’s All-Time career receiving tive season as the best tight end in the con- 11. Hampton Pirates 3-0 1,743 13 yards leader. Dickens will test his 4.3 speed ference. Cash is strong, fast and has good 12. Cal Poly Mustangs 2-1 1,547 18 when the Bears square-off against SBN #1 hands. He collected 20 receptions for 242 13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 1-1 1,139 16 14. Texas State Bobcats 2-0 977 20 ranked Hampton. yards and a touchdown in ‘04, and will 15. Harvard Crimson (1) 1-0 974 19 look to make even more of an impact 16. William & Mary Tribe 1-2 813 7 Full Nelson: The Bears are loaded at for the Bears offense as he completes his 17. Hofstra Pride 2-0 782 23 18. Montana State Bobcats 1-2 715 11 the tailback position, and one of their collegiate career. Cash has been limited to 19. Western Carolina Catamounts 2-1 692 22 weapons is Craig Nelson. Nelson (5-9, just two catches so far this season. His only 20. South Carolina State Bulldogs 3-0 667 NR 205) returns to the Bears after missing receptions came against Towson when he was 21. Wofford Terriers 2-1 655 NR most of the 2004 season due to injury. Nel- on the receiving end of a 41-yard pass from 22. Appalachian State Mountaineers 2-1 625 NR 23. Northwestern State Demons 1-2 550 15 son will continue to shoulder the rushing Byron Selby and against Savannah State 24. Massachusetts Minutemen 2-1 536 25 load along with Jason Jackson (46 atts., when he caught a 7-yarder. 25. Rhode Island Rams 3-0 520 NR 4.5 avg, 4 TDs) as the Bears prepare to take on #10 ranked Hampton in the Whit- On the Job Training: Before Byron Selby Others receiving votes: McNeese State 447, Georgia Southern 393, Coastal Carolina 302, Portland State 230, Youngstown State ney Young Classic in Giants Stadium. took his fi rst snap of the season, no current 202, UC Davis 114, Idaho State 113, Sam Houston State 108, Il- Morgan State quarterback has ever started linois State 83, Grambling State 73, Penn 72, Jacksonville State 39, MEAC Preseason Honors: The MEAC a college game. Selby is MSU’s most ex- Northern Arizona 35, Chattanooga 34, Alabama State 33, Nicholls State 27, Stephen F. Austin 27, Villanova 27, Gardner-Webb 26, coaches and sports information directors perienced signal caller and played in just Lafayette 23, South Dakota State 20, Brown 17, Princeton 13, selected Kelvin Dickens (WR), Curtis six games, mostly in relief of 2004 MEAC Bethune-Cookman 9. Bradley (OL), Chris Cash (TE) and Choo Offensive Player of the Year QB Bradshaw Choo Davis (DB) to the 2005 Preseason Littlejohn. So far this season, Selby has All-Conference First Team. Jason Jackson completed 43-of-78 attempts for 501 yards, (RB) was selected to the second team. two touchdowns with fi ve interceptions. The redshirt-sophomore has also rushed for The “Action” Is Jackson: Morgan State two touchdowns this season. He currently running back Jason Jackson (5-10, 200, ranks 2nd in the conference in passing aver- Jr.) returns as the top rusher for the Bears, age (167/g) and total offense (197/g). Selby SEPT. 18 2005 the MEAC, and one of the top runners in I- is backed-up by redshirt-freshman Kevin AA. The Oxon Hill, Md., native ranked 4th Veillard and freshman Mario Melton. NCAA I-AA Football Top 40 in the nation in rushing by averaging 132 Neither of the two back-ups has ever taken yards per game. Jackson rushed for over a snap. 1 MONTANA 2-1 21 WILLIAM & MARY 1-2 120 yards in 4-of-6 games and completed 2 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2-1 22 PORTLAND STATE 2-1 the ‘04 campaign by setting a single-season Experienced Squad: A total of 13 seniors 3 DELAWARE 2-0 23 MASSACHUSETTS 2-1 rushing record by grinding it out for 1,019 make up Morgan State’s 2005 roster, the 4 E. WASHINGTON 1-1 24 MONTANA STATE 1-2 5 NEW HAMPSHIRE 2-0 25 UC DAVIS 1-2 yards. Based on last week’s performance least amount of men in that class since head 6 N. DAKOTA STATE 3-0 26 APPALACHIAN STATE 2-1 against Savannah State, Jackson is back on coach Donald Hill-Eley’s tenure began in 7 JAMES MADISON 2-1 27 S. CAROLINA STATE 3-0 pace for another 1,000 yard season. Jack- 2002. Of that number, nine appear on the 8 W. KENTUCKY 2-0 28 GRAMBLING STATE 1-1 son set a new school record by rushing for Bears two-deep on either offense, defense 9 NORTHERN IOWA 2-1 29 VILLANOVA 1-1 251 yards on 22 carries with 4 TDs. Jackson or special teams. All told, the Bears will suit 10 LEHIGH 1-1 30 COASTAL CAROLINA 2-1 currently has 1,329 caeer rushing yards and up with 37 total upperclassmen in 2005 (13 11 RHODE ISLAND 3-0 31 McNEESE STATE 1-1 needs 182 yards to become the No. 6 All- seniors and 24 juniors). 12 FURMAN 2-1 32 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 1-1 Time Career Rushing Leader at Morgan 13 CAL POLY 2-1 33 NORTHWESTERN ST. 1-2 14 W. CAROLINA 2-1 34 HARVARD 1-0 State. This Week In The MEAC: Bethune- 15 S. DAKOTA STATE 2-1 35 NORTHERN ARIZONA 2-1 Cookman faces Norfolk State (1 pm), 16 WOFFORD 2-1 36 HOFSTRA 2-0 More, More, MOORE: Morgan State Florida A&M travels to the Georgia Dome 17 HAMPTON 3-0 37 1-0 kick-returner Aaron Moore (5-10, 170, to take on Tennessee State (3 pm), Howard 18 GA. SOUTHERN 1-2 38 HOLY CROSS 2-1 Fr.) made quite a splash at the P&G Ohio squares-off at Savannah State (6 pm), North 19 TEXAS STATE 2-0 39 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 3-0 Classic last Saturday. Moore received a Carolina A&T is set to kickoff at Elon 20 ILLINOIS STATE 2-1 40 N. COLORADO 2-1 kickoff at the 7-yard line. He jogged to his (6 pm), and Delaware State will take on right behind a wall of blockers. After the Coastal Carolina. path was cleared, Moore sprinted down the right sideline untouched for a 93-yard re- Up Next For MSU: Morgan State will turn.The coaching staff will look for more travel to Daytona Beach, Florida to square- from Moore when the Bears kickoff against off against Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 1. the Hampton Pirates. Kickoff is set for 2 pm ET in Municipal Stadium. Morgan State (1-2) vs. Hampton (3-0, 2-0)

Morgan State’s 2005 Starting Lineups

Offense (One Back) WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB WR WR Towson Dickens Charles Cousins Key Bradley Louis Cash Selby Jackson Napper Wolfe BOWIE STATE Dickens Charles Cousins Key Bradley Louis Cash Selby Jackson Napper Wolfe SAVANNAH ST. Dickens Curtis Delaney Key Cousins Shoulders Cash Selby Jackson Napper Wolfe Hampton Beth-Cookman N.C. A&T HOWARD Delaware State FLORIDA A&M NORFOLK STATE S.C. State

Defense (4-3) DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB CB FS SS Towson Omotade Ellison Edwards Young West Guyton Leak Clark Hayes Jackson Davis BOWIE STATE Omotade Ellison Edwards Young West Guyton Leak Clark Hayes Jackson Davis SAVANNAH ST. Omotade Ellison Lockett Young West Holmes Leak Clark Hayes Jackson Davis Hampton Beth-Cookman N.C. A&T HOWARD Delaware State FLORIDA A&M NORFOLK STATE S.C. State 2005 Red Zone Chart MORGAN STATE TIMES FAILED Date Opponent Score Times In RZ Scored Pts TD Rush Pass FG FGA DOWNS INT 9/1 Towson L, 26-29 4 4 26 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/4 BOWIE STATE L, 21-35 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/17 SAVANNAH ST. W, 55-26 3 3 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/24 Hampton 10/1 Beth-Cookman 10/8 N.C. A&T 10/15 HOWARD 10/22 Delaware State 10/29 FLORIDA A&M 11/5 NORFOLK ST. 11/12 S.C. State

OPPONENTS TIMES FAILED

Date Opponent Score Times In RZ Scored Pts TD Rush Pass FG FGA DOWNS INT FUMBLE 9/1 Towson L, 26-29 3 3 16 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9/4 BOWIE STATE L, 21-35 5 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 9/17 SAVANNAH ST. W, 55-26 5 2 13 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9/24 Hampton 10/1 Beth-Cookman 10/8 N.C. A&T 10/15 HOWARD 10/22 Delaware State 10/29 FLORIDA A&M 11/5 NORFOLK ST. 11/12 S.C. State Morgan State (1-2) vs. Hampton (3-0, 2-0) Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Camaro Henson (6-4, 240) and Alfonso Custis The Last Time... Standings Conference Overall (6-4, 265) are both strong, fast and hard-hitting interior guys who will be a plus in the intermedi- An Opposing Team Rushed For 200 Yards ate to short passing game. South Carolina State 1-0 3-0 Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Savannah State Hampton 2-0 3-0 Family Ties: Donald Hill-Eley played quar- 220 yards on 42 attempts Delaware State 1-0 2-1 terback under the direction of legendary coach Florida A&M 1-1 1-2 Joseph Taylor while at Virginia Union Univer- An Opposing Team Passed For 300 Yards N.C. A&T 1-1 1-2 sity (1987-1991). Hill also worked for his men- Sept. 1, 2005 at Towson Bethune-Cookman 0-1 2-1 tor as a graduate assistant coach (1992-93) and 344 yards on 41 attempts Morgan State 0-0 1-2 offensive coordinator (1997-2000) at Hampton University. Howard 0-2 1-2 An Opposing Team Had 400+ Total Yards Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Savannah State Norfolk State 0-1 0-2 MSU In The NFL Hall of Fame: Mor- gan State can boast about something few 463 yards on 79 plays (243 passing) The Playmaker: Last season strong safety other schools in the nation can...FOUR Choo Choo Davis (6-2, 200) led the Bears Hall of Famers! New York Giant and All- An Opposing Rusher Topped 100 Yards with fi ve interceptions, added 46 tackles and 25 Pro Lineman Roosevelt Brown. Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Savannah State solo tackles, fi nishing First Team All-MEAC. began his career as a two-way end in the old Myshun McAlpine, 25 rushes for 156 yards Davis is fast enough to stick to most receiv- AAFC with Cleveland and caught 67 passes ers and has good recovery speed. Last week in two years, then turned solely to defense and against Savannah State, Choo Choo collected An Opposing Rusher Topped 200 Yards was a pass-rushing demon. Leroy Kelly was Sept. 10, 2005 vs. Bowie State 9 tackles and picked up his second intercep- named All-NFL fi ve times and named to six Pro Isaac Redman, 32 rushes for 209 yards tion of the season. As a result, the senior needs Bowls. Kelly started his career as a punt and just FOUR more interceptions to break MSU’s kick returner until he took over for Jim Brown career interception record currently held by Joe when Brown retired after the 1965 season. An Opposing Passer Topped 300 Yards Fowlkes (1975-78, 15 INTs). , Kansas City Chiefs starting mid- Sept. 1, 2005 at Towson dle linebacker for 11 years, helped the Chiefs Sean Schaefer, 26-of-41, 344 yards Bear ‘CAT’: CB Catlyn Clark was a great ad- to Super Bowl IV victory over the Minnesota dition for the Bears. The junior from Fort Lau- Vikings. derdale, Florida has been a plus to the Bears sec- An Opposing Receiver Topped 100 Yards ondary unit as he has recorded 17 tackles, with Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Savannah State Death Penalty: Morgan State may have found Hasan Khalil, 10 rec., 106 yards two interceptions, a blocked kick and four pass one kink in the Hampton Pirates’ battleship this breakups. Clark transferred from the Univer- season...The PENALTIES. Hampton is the 2nd sity of Connecticut and could be the difference most penalized team in the MEAC, averaging 10 MSU Rushed For 200 Yards against the Pirates aerial assault this Saturday. fl ags per game and 108.3 yards. If the Bears keep Nov. 20, 2004 at Texas Southern it close, Hampton may just sink themselves. 208 yards on 41 attempts Taking Down No. 1: Going into Saturday’s game the Bears will face their fi rst conference MSU Rushed For 300 Yards opponent and fi rst SBN #1 opponent of the sea- son. But one thing the Bears know for sure is Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Savannah State that they’ve defeated No. 1 opponents before. 390 yards on 48 attempts Donald Hill-Eley and the Bears dropped #1 ranked Bethune-Cookman in overtime by a MSU Passed For 300 Yards score of 31-24 in 2003. Nov. 13, 2004 at South Carolina State 392 yards on 32-of-59 passing Great Leadership, Great Tradition: Morgan State University is the proud owner of MSU Had 400+ Total Yards one of the richest traditions in the nation. The Nov. 20, 2004 at Texas Southern Bears under legendary leadership of Eddie P. Hurt (1929-59) and Earl C. Banks (1960-73) 487 yards on 75 plays (208 rushing) were one of the winningest programs in the NCAA. MSU won 18 CIAA championships, MSU Had 500+ Total Yards and 3 MEAC championships. The Bears won Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Savannah State 30 consecutive games from 1964 thru 1968. The 504 yards on 61 plays (390 rushing) last MEAC title was won in 1979, when MSU fi nished with a 9-2 mark and went undefeated MSU Had 600+ Total Yards in the MEAC. Nov. 11, 2004 vs. South Carolina State 625 yards on 88 plays (392 passing) Tight Ends A Touchdown Target: Senior tight end Chris Cash (6-3, 240) will once again be one of the clutch targets in his last year with A MSU Rusher Topped 100 Yards the Bears. Behind Cash, the top option is new- Oct. 23, 2004 vs. Delaware State comer Tyree Spinner. Spinner, who checks Jason Jackson, 144 yards on 16 carries in at 6-7, 300 pounds, is a huge target that has great hands and is an exceptional blocker. The University of Virginia transfer still awaits his #9 Craig Nelson, RB fi rst career reception in a Morgan State uniform. Morgan State (1-2) vs. Hampton (3-0, 2-0) All-Time MEAC Football Champions The Last Time (Cont.) ... A MSU Rusher Topped 200 Yards 1971 Morgan State (5-0-1, 6-4-1) Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Savannah State 1972 N.C. Central (5-10, 9-2-0) Jason Jackson, 251 yards on 22 carries 1973 N.C. Central (5-1-0, 7-4-0) 1974 S.C. State (5-1-0, 8-4-0) MSU Had Two 100 Yard Rushers 1975 S.C. State (5-1-0, 8-2-1) Oct. 23, 2004 vs. Delaware State N.C. A&T (5-1-0, 8-3-0) Jason Jackson, 144 yards on 16 carries 1976 S.C. State (5-1-0, 10-1-0) Bradshaw Litttlejohn, 122 yards on 14 carries Morgan State (5-1-0, 6-4-0) 1977 S.C. State (6-0-0, 9-1-0) A MSU Passer Topped 200 Yards 1978 S.C. State (5-0-1, 8-2-1) Nov. 20, 2004 at Texas Southern 1979 Morgan State (5-0-0, 9-2-0) Bradshaw Littlejohn, 16-of-33, 279 yards 1980 S.C. State (5-0-0, 10-1-0) A MSU Passer Topped 300 Yards 1981 S.C. State (5-0-0, 10-3,0) Nov. 13, 2004 at South Carolina State 1982 S.C. State (4-1-0, 9-3-0) Bradshaw Littlejohn, 32-of-59, 392 yards Florida A&M (4-1-0, 6-5-0) 1983 S.C. State (4-0-0, 7-3-0) A MSU Passer Topped 400 Yards 1984 Bethune-Cookman (4-0-0, 7-3-0) Oct. 6, 2001 vs. North Carolina A&T 1985 Delaware State (4-0-0, 9-2-0) LeJominick Washington, 551 yards 1986 N.C. A&T (4-1-0, 9-3-0) 1987 Delaware State (5-0-0, 8-2-0) A MSU Receiver Topped 100 Yards 1988 Bethune-Cookman (4-2-0, 5-6-0) Oct. 23, 2004 vs. Delaware State Florida A&M (4-2-0, 6-4-0) Kelvin Dickens, 4 rec., 142 yards Delaware State (4-2-0, 5-5-0) MSU Had Two 100 Yard Receivers 1989 Delaware State (5-1-0, 7-4-0) Oct. 2, 2004 vs. Bethune-Cookman 1990 Florida A&M (6-0-0, 7-4-0) Tommy Manus, 8 rec., 119 yards 1991 N.C. A&T (5-1-0, 9-3-0) Mark Mckenzie, 6 rec., 115 yards Delaware State (5-1-0, 5-5-0) 1992 N.C. A&T (5-1-0, 9-2-0) An Opponent Returned A KO For A TD 1993 Howard (6-0-0, 11-1,0) Sept. 4, 2004 vs. Bowie State 1994 S.C. State (6-0-0, 10-2,0) Isaac Redman, 85 yards 1995 Florida A&M (6-0-0, 9-2-0) 1996 Florida A&M (7-0-0, 9-3-0) A MSU Player Returned A KO For A TD Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Savannah State 1997 Hampton (7-0-0, 9-3-0) Aaron Moore, 93 yards 1998 Hampton (7-1-0, 9-3-0) 1999 N.C. A&T (8-0-0, 11-2-0) An Opponent Returned A Punt For A TD 2000 Forida A&M (7-1-0, 9-2-0) Nov. 8, 2003 vs. UMaine 2001 Florida A&M (7-1-0, 7-4-0) A. Gordon, 75 yards 2002 Bethune-Cookman (7-1-0, 11-2-0) 2003 N.C. A&T (7-1-0, 10-3-0) A MSU Player Returned A Punt For A 2004 Hampton (6-1-0, 9-2-0) TD S.C. State (6-1-0, 10-1-0) Sept. 27, 2003 vs. Hampton William DeShazo, 73 yards INSIDE THE NUMBERS MSU HU An Opponent Returned An INT For 53 First Downs 49 A TD 206 Rushing Avg. 162.3 Oct. 2, 2004 vs. Bethune-Cookman 167 Passing Avg. 112 Isaac Jackson, 53 yards 373 Total Avg. 274.3 A MSU Player Returned An INT For 36.1 Punting Avg. 39.1 A TD 12.6 Punt Return Avg. 22.4 Nov. 11, 2004 vs. Norfolk State 20.5 Kickoff Return Avg. 28.1 Keion Gray, 81 yards 24 No. Penalties 31 34 Scoring Avg. 24.3 Donald Hill-Eley Morgan State (1-2) vs. Hampton (3-0, 2-0) ESPN/USA Today NCAA STATS Division I-AA Top 25 Poll Category MSU (NCAA) HU (NCAA) ------Scoring Def 80th 9th Total Def. 109th 11th The ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Top 25 coaches poll, with number of fi rst-place votes, record in Passing Def. 64th 11th The Last Time (Cont.) ... parentheses, total points and last week’s ranking: Rushing Def. 109th 26th Scoring Off. 27th 56th TEAM PTS PVS A MSU Player Recorded A Safety ------Total Off. 73rd 94th 1. WESTRN KENTUCKY (21) (2-0) 1,282 2 Passing Off. 53rd 102nd Aug. 30, 2003 vs. Towson 2. SOUTHN ILLINOIS (14) (2-1) 1,206 1 Rushing Off. 18th 45th Choo Choo Davis, Blocked punt in end zone 3. NEW HAMPSHIRE (10) (2-0) 1,164 4 4. MONTANA (2) (2-1) 1,149 5 5. EASTERN WASH (5) (1-1) 1,128 3 Red Zone: Teams attempting to keep A MSU Player Blocked A Field Goal 6. DELAWARE (1) (2-0) 1,083 6 Morgan State out of the endzone Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Savannah State 7. JMU (2-1) 941 8 should attempt to keep them far away Catlyn Clark, Blocked fi eld goal attempt by 8. NO DAKOTA ST (1) (3-0) 918 13 from the red zone area. The Bears are 9. FURMAN (2-1) 855 10 D. Brndada 10. HAMPTON (3-0) 814 12 making the most of their red-zone 11. NORTHERN IOWA (2-1) 787 9 opportunities, leading the MEAC by 12. CAL POLY (2-1) 728 17 scoring on 10-of-10 attempts inside An Opposing Passer Threw 4 INTs 13. LEHIGH (1-1) 488 17 Sept. 1, 2005 vs. Towson 14. TEXAS STATE (2-0) 448 20 the opponent’s 20 yard line. So far in 15. HARVARD (1-0) 442 19 three games this season the Bears have Sean Schaefer 16. WILLIAM & MARY (1-2) 391 7 rushed for 12 scores and have thrown 17. HOFSTRA (2-0) 368 24 for two touchdowns. 18. MONTANA ST (1-2) 333 11 19. S CAROLINA ST (3-0) 327 25 20. WOFFORD (2-1) 299 NR Say it ain’t Zo? ¬Morgan will have to bear down 21. WESTRN CAROLINA (2-1) 284 21 against The Pirates junior running back Alonzo Cole- 22. APPALACHIAN ST (2-1) 278 NR man who is just getting started. Against the Aggies, 23. RHODE ISLAND (3-0) 261 NR 24. NORTHWESTERN ST (1-2) 245 16 Coleman carried the ball 21 times for 145 yards and 25. MASSACHUSETTS (2-1) 242 NR seemingly should look to do much of the same against the MEAC’s worst rushing defense. Dropped Out: No. 14 GA SOUTHERN, No. 15 COASTAL CAROLINA, No. 22 MCNEESE ST, No. 23 SAM HOUSTON ST Effi cient As Ever: The Pirates are fi rst in pass de- Others Receiving Votes: MCNEESE ST 195, GA SOUTHERN 159, fense effi ciency with a mark of 72. This will make a YOUNGSTOWN ST 144, PORTLAND ST 101, COASTL CAROLINA 85, task for Morgan of trying to get the ball down the fi eld IDAHO ST 60, UC DAVIS 58, SAM HOUSTON ST 45, GRAMBLING 38, ALABAMA ST 30, ILLINOIS ST 28, SFA 28, PENN 27, NICHOLLS ST for the big play. 19, GARDNER-WEBB 17, NORTHRN ARIZONA 16, PRINCETON 13, BETHUNE COOKMAN 10, LAFAYETTE 4, CHATTANOOGA 3, Shepherd of the Seas: Pirates QB Princeton Shepherd has done more than his share SOUTHERN 3, VILLANOVA 3, BROWN 2, WESTRN ILLINOIS 1. in leading the Hampton offense. The team is 3-0; he has ONLY been intercepted once, and has an effi ciency rating over 100.

Cousins Selected MEAC Lineman of the Week Morgan State’s Chris Cousins earned the Mid-Eastern Athletic Weekly honor for SBN Sports Black College Football Poll his outstanding performance in the Bears’ 55-26 win over Savannah State at the Proctor & Gamble Ohio Classic in Cleveland, Ohio. Cousins (C, 6-4, 330, Jr. - Co- 09-19-05 / Week 4 lumbus, Ohio) led an offensive line unit that cleared the way 504 yards of total offense (390 rushing, 114 passing) for Morgan State, a school record 251 rushing School Mascots Points (#1 Votes) Record yards for running back Jason Jackson. Cousins graded out at 94% on all assign- 1. Hampton Pirates (16) 3-0 271 2. S. Carolina St. Bulldogs (12) 3-0 256 ments without giving up a sack. He also had four pancake blocks. Cousins and the 3. Tuskegee Golden Tigers (2) 3-0 195 Bears will square-off against the Hampton University Pirates in the New York Urban 4. N. C. Central Eagles 4-0 166 5. Grambling State Tigers 1-1 148 League/Whitney Young Classic at Giants Stadium on Saturday. The Pirates recently 6. B-Cookman Wildcats 2-1 124 jumped to No. 10 in the ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Coaches Poll and No. 11 7. Alabama State Hornets 2-1 97 in the Sports Network I-AA Poll. 8. Albany State Rams 3-1 72 9. Southern Jaguars 1-1 64 10. Bowie State Bulldogs 4-0 39 Coach Donald Hill-Eley - ON PLAYING THE PIRATES: “A Others receiving votes (in order of points): Fort Valley State 32, couple of games back we felt that it was a Morgan - Hampton track Delaware State 25, Mississippi Valley State 21, St. Augustine’s 17, Alabama A&M 15. meet and whoever had the torch last was going to win. Right now our defense is struggling, so right now it’s not a track meet anymore...It’s As of September 19, 2005, at 04:00 PM ET now the Hampton Relays and we have to fi nd a way to slow the relays down, so maybe they fall over the hurdle or something. We have to get it together when we go up there this Saturday.” Morgan State vs. Hampton

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, 4:00 p.m. East Rutherford, New Jersey WHITNEY YOUNG CLASSIC Giants Stadium (80,242, Field Turf) Black College Sports Page OFFENSE BEARS DEFENSE TOP 10 (Week 4) WR 8 Dereck Faulkner...... 6-4,220,Jr. DE 93 Temi Omotade...... 6-4,265,Sr. 81 Onrea Jones...... 6-2,198,Jr. 91 Kelan Edwards...... 6-3,265,Jr. HAMPTON LT 66 Nevin McCaskill...... 6-4, 293, R-Jr. DT 99 Kyle Lockett...... 6-4,280,Jr. 3-0, 2-0 MEAC 1. Hampton Pirates (16) 3-0 65 Dennis Conley...... 6-4, 289, R-Fr. 97 Brian Ellison...... 6-3,265,Jr. 2. S.C. State Bulldogs (12) 3-0 LG 55 Tim Sylvester...... 6-2, 292, Sr. DT 51 Jeremy Zollarcoffer...... 6-3,315,Jr. Head Coach: Joseph Taylor 3. Tuskegee Golden Tigers (2) 3-0 69 Justin Gary...... 6-3,264,Jr. 91 Kelan Edwards...... 6-3,265,Jr. Career Record: 173-70-4 (23 yrs) 4. North Carolina Central 4-0 C 59 Charles Huff...... 6-2,267,Sr. DE 94 Anthony Young...... 6-3,250,So. Hampton record: 112-41-1 (14 yrs) 5. Grambling State Tigers 1-1 68 Terrance Smith...... 6-3,296,Jr. 98 Shawn Lewis...... 6-3,260,Fr. Taylor vs. Morgan State: 10-3 RG 62 Gerell Golightly...... 6-2,303,Sr. LB 40 Lamar West...... 6-2,235,So. 6. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2-1 Location: Hampton, VA 7. Alabama State Hornets 2-1 73 Tremayne Thomas.....6-3,290,R-Fr. 57 Darius Leaks...... 6-0,240,Jr. RT 53 Brandon Walker...... 6-3,296,Jr. LB 5 Reggie Holmes...... 6-2,250,Jr. Enrollment: 5,790 8. Albany State Rams 3-1 71 Akeem Lamar...... 6-4,314,So. 11 Jarrel Guyton...... 6-0,230,So. Colors: Royal Blue & White 9. Southern Jaguars 1-1 TE 89 Ernie Lomax...... 6-5,221,So. LB 41 Brian Wilson...... 6-3,240,So. President: Dr. William R. Harvey 10. Bowie State Bulldogs 4-0 40 Joey Drayton...... 6-1,200,Sr. 42 Mark Hicks...... 6-1,240,R-So. Athletics Director: Malcolm Avery WR 2 Marquay McDaniel...... 6-0,202,Sr. CB 7 Catlyn Clark...... 5-11,185,Sr. SID: Jamar Ross 20 Michael James...... 6-2,177,R-Sr. 8 Dakota Bracey...... 6-3,185,So. Captains: Princeton Shepherd Sports Network I-AA TB 22 Alonzo Coleman...... 5-11,205,Jr. CB 21 Herman Hayes...... 6-2,180,So. 28 Ardell Daniels...... 5-8,200,Sr. 24 Brandon Wells...... 5-8,170,Sr. College Football Poll FB 35 Curtis Lewis...... 6-0,284,Jr. FS 36 Kendall Jackson...... 5-11,190,R-Fr. 2005 Schedule/Results 33 Qutrell Payton...... 6-2,247,So. 18 Jason Little...... 6-2,200,So. Sept. 3 vs. Jackson State...... W, 20-7 1. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (40) 2-0 QB 11 Princeton Shepherd...... 6-5,195,Sr. SS 6 Choo Choo Davis...... 6-2,200,Sr. 10 at Howard...... W, 22-12 2. New Hampshire Wildcats (24) 2-0 3 Antwan Smith...... 6-1,200,Jr. 25 Kofi Nkrumah...... 6-1,195,Jr. 15 at N.C. A&T...... W, 31-14 3. Southern Illinois Salukis (31) 2-1 24 vs. Morgan State...... 4 p.m. 4. Montana Grizzlies (5) 2-1 Oct. 1 DELAWARE STATE. . . 6 p.m. 5. Eastern Washington Eagles (10) 1-1 PIRATES DEFENSE BEARS OFFENSE 8 at Gardner-Webb. . . . . 1:30 p.m. 6. Delaware Blue Hens (4) 2-0 DE 98 Kendall Langford...... 6-6,276,So. WR 2 Kelvin Dickens...... 6-3,200,Sr. 15 at Norfolk State...... 7 p.m. 7. James Madison Dukes 2-1 97 Vernon Bryant...... 6-4,266,Jr. 33 Terrell White...... 6-2,200,Fr. 22 S. CAROLINA ST...... 2 p.m. 8. North Dakota State Bison (3) 3-0 DT 45 Melvin Massey...... 6-2,278,Grad. WR 82 Sean Napper...... 6-3,190,Jr. Nov. 5 at Bethune-Cookman. . . . .2 p.m. 9. Furman Paladins 2-1 60 Antonio Shippy...... 6-1,365,Jr. 80 Rupert Gill...... 6-1,205,Fr. 12 FLORIDA A&M...... 1 p.m. 10. Northern Iowa Panthers 2-1 DT 94 ...... 6-6,252,So. QB 1 Byron Selby...... 6’2,190,Jr. 19 SAVANNAH STATE. . . .1 p.m. 11. Hampton Pirates 3-0 90 Alden Blizzard...... 6-5,247 15 Kevin Veillard...... 6-2,200,So. 12. Cal Poly Mustangs 2-1 DE 99 Micah Littlejohn...... 6-3,255,Jr. HB 19 Jason Jackson...... 5-10,200,Jr. MORGAN ST. 13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 1-1 93 Chris Carrothers...... 6-3,247,Sr. 9 Craig Nelson...... 5-9,205,Jr. 1-2, 0-0 MEAC 14. Texas State Bobcats 2-0 LB 56 Rudolph Foye...... 6-2,232,Sr. TE 87 Chris Cash...... 6-2,225,Sr. 15. Harvard Crimson (1) 1-0 50 George Babineaux...... 6-4,257,Sr. 86 Tyree Spinner...... 6-7,300,Sr. 16. William & Mary Tribe 1-2 LB 52 Justin Durant...... 6-2,227,Jr. WR 14 Rodrick Wolfe...... 6-4,190,So. Head Coach: Donald Hill-Eley 17. Hofstra Pride 2-0 57 Joe Smith...... 6-0,240,Sr. 26 Dakari Taylor-Watson.....6-2,200,Fr. Career Record: 19-18 (4th season) 18. Montana State Bobcats 1-2 LB 51 Kensley Dougan...... 6-0,222,Sr. RT 59 Curtis Bradley...... 6-3,310,R-Jr. Morgan State record: Same 19. Western Carolina Catamounts 2-1 54 Jimari Jones...... 6-2,250,So. 66 Dequay Shoulders...... 6-2,310,So. Hill vs. Hampton: 1-2 20. South Carolina State Bulldogs 3-0 SS 25 Kyle Whitehurst...... 6-2,175,Sr. RG 77 Dwayne Delaney...... 6-3,310,R-Fr. Location: Baltimore, Md. 21. Wofford Terriers 2-1 10 Pat Preston...... 6-1,170,So. 69 Eric Fair...... 6-4,280,Fr. Enrollment: 7,500 22. Appalachian State Mountaineers 2-1 CB 21 Michael West...... 5-10,175,Sr. C 72 James Key...... 6-3,369,R-So. 23. Northwestern State Demons 1-2 14 Reginald Knox...... 6-1,204,Jr. 90 Nathan Soto...... 6-4,260,R-Fr. Colors: Blue and Orange 24. Massachusetts Minutemen 2-1 CB 25 Calvin Bannister...... 5-11,170,Jr. LG 70 Chris Cousins...... 6-2,330,Jr. President: Dr. Earl S. Richardson 25. Rhode Island Rams 3-0 10 Pat Preston...... 6-1,175,So. 90 Nathan Soto...... 6-4,260,R-Fr. Athletics Director: Floyd Kerr FS 7 Marlon Fair...... 6-1,212,Jr. LT 76 Wesley Charles...... 6-8,330,R-Sr. SID: Leonard Haynes IV. Others receiving votes: McNeese State 24 Derius Swinton...... 6-3,202,Jr. 55 Clifford Louis...... 6-6,290,So. Captains: Chris 447, Georgia Southern 393, Coastal Caro- lina 302, Portland State 230, Youngstown BEAR SPECIALISTS State 202, UC Davis 114, Idaho State 113, 2005 Schedule/Results PIRATES SPECIALISTS PK 35 James Meade...... 5-9,190,Fr. Sam Houston State 108, Illinois State 83, P 4 Cameron Muro...... 6-2,220,R-Sr. Sept. 1 at Towson...... L, 26-29 29 Thomas Beese...... 6-2,200,Sr. Grambling State 73, Penn 72, Jackson- PK 37 Andrew Paterini...... 6-2,220,R-Sr. 10 BOWIE STATE. . . . . L, 21-35 P 35 James Meade...... 5-9,190,Fr. ville State 39, Northern Arizona 35, Chat- KOR 25 Calvin Bannister...... 5-11,170,R-Fr. 17 vs. Savannah State. . .W, 55-26 29 Thomas Beese...... 6-2,200,So. tanooga 34, Alabama State 33, Nicholls PR 2 Marquay McDaniel...... 6-0,202,Sr. 24 vs. Hampton...... 4 p.m. 80 Earl Johnson...... 6-1,190,Jr. State 27, Stephen F. Austin 27, Villanova H 4 Cameron Muro...... 6-2,220,R-Sr. Oct. 1 at Bethune-Cookman. . . 4 p.m. LS 94 Anthony Young...... 6-3,250,So. 27, Gardner-Webb 26, Lafayette 23, South LS 51 Kensley Dougan...... 6-0,222,Sr. 8 vs. N.C. A&T...... 6 p.m. 76 Wesley Charles...... 6-8,330,Sr. Dakota State 20, Brown 17, Princeton 13, 15 HOWARD (HC)...... 1 p.m. H 17 Kaleem Frazier...... 5-8,160,Fr. Bethune-Cookman 9. 22 at Delaware State...... 1 p.m. KR 2 Kelvin Dickens...... 6-3,200,Sr. 29 FLORIDA A&M...... 6 p.m. 20 Jai Wilson...... 5-7,160,So. Nov. 5 NORFOLK STATE. . . . 1 p.m. PR 20 Jai Wilson...... 5-7,160,So. As of September 19, 2005 12 at S.C. State...... 7:30 p.m.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE MORGAN STATE Coaches Migao Cooper...... Mi-GAO Herbert Parham...... PAR-ham Javar Gholson...... Gool-sen Michael Gunthrope...... Gun-Thrope Temi Omotade...... O-MO-tah-day Michael Vite...... Vight Chris Onuoha...... O-Nu-O-ha Gregory Onyuke...... On-U-kay Kevin Veillard...... Vil-lerd HAMPTON PIRATES

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School/Transfer 1 Byron Selby R-So. QB 6-2 190 Baltimore, MD (Dunbar HS) 1 Abdur-Rahim Malik RB 6-1 200 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Independence HS 2 Kelvin Dickens Sr. WR 6-3 200 Bowie, MD (Parkdale HS) 2 Marquay McDaniel WR 6-0 202 Sr. Virginia Beach, Va./Salem HS 3 Darius Leak Jr. LB 6-2 245 Largo, MD (Largo HS/UConn) 3 Antwan Smith QB 6-1 200 Jr. Laurel, Md./Meade HS/Kent State 4 Kendall Jackson R-Fr. DB 5-11 190 Waverly, VA (Sussex Central HS) 4 Cameron Muro P/PK 6-2 250 R-Sr. Newport News, Va./Warwick HS 5 Reginald Holmes Jr. LB 6-2 250 Bowie, MD (Bowie HS) 5 Ray Lewis SS 6-2 225 Jr. Hawthorne, Calif./Diamond Ranch HS 6 “Choo Choo” Davis Sr. DB 6-2 200 Newport News, VA (Fort Union HS) 6 Kyle Whitehurst DB 6-2 175 Jr. Hampton, Va./Bethel HS/Marshall 7 Catlyn Clark Sr. DB 5-11 185 Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Dillard HS/UConn) 7 Marlon Fair FS 6-1 212 Jr. Knightdale, N.C./Southeast Raleigh HS 8 Dakota Bracey So. DB 6-3 185 Gibsonville, NC (Northeastern HS) 8 Dereck Faulkner WR 6-4 220 Jr. Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown HS 9 Craig Nelson Jr. RB 5-9 205 Queens, NY (Christ the King HS) 9 Jerry Cummings RB 6-0 198 R-Fr. Starke, Fla./Bradford HS/Hargrave Military 10 Derrick McBryde Sr. WR 6-2 190 Landover, MD (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) 10 Pat Preston CB 6-1 175 So. Rocky Mount, Va./Franklin County HS 11 Jerrell Guyton Fr. LB 6-0 225 Miami, FL (Edison HS) 11 Princeton Shepherd QB 6-5 195 Sr. Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley HS 12 Mario Melton Fr. QB 6-2 210 High Point, NC (Wingate Andrews HS) 12 Tregg Duerson DB 5-10 173 R-Fr. Highland Park, Ill./Loyola Academy/Notre Dame 13 Nathan Greene Fr. WR 5-11 175 Owings Mills, MD (Owings Mills HS) 14 Reginald Knox CB 6-1 204 Jr. Havana, Fla./Havana Northside HS 14 Rodrick Wolfe So. WR 6-4 190 Baltimore, MD (Edmondson HS) 15 Daniel Brooks QB 6-2 180 So. Rocky Mount, Va./Franklin County HS 15 Kevin Veillard R-Fr. QB 6-3 225 Trenton, NJ (McCorristin Catholic HS) 16 Kevin Teel WR 5-9 160 Fr. Bowie, Md./Bowie HS 16 Terrell White Fr. WR 6-2 190 Williamsburg, VA (Jamestown HS) 17 Vaughn Mansfi eld FS 6-2 190 So. Washington, D.C./Woodson HS/Utah State 17 Kaleem Frazier Jr. WR 5-8 160 Forest Hill, MD (Fallston HS) 18 Jason Tomlin WR 6-2 175 So. Kansas City, Kan./Rockhurst HS 18 Jason Little So. DB 6-2 200 Pleasantville, NJ (Pleasantville HS) 20 Michael James WR 6-2 177 R-Sr. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor HS 19 Jason Jackson Jr. RB 5-10 200 Oxon Hill, MD (Oxon Hill HS/Lacawanna CC) 21 Michael West CB 5-10 175 Sr. Houston, Tex./Worthing HS 20 Jai Wilson So. WR 5-7 160 Pittsburgh, PA (Gateway HS) 22 Alonzo Coleman RB 5-11 205 Jr. South Boston, Va./Halifax County HS 21 Herman Hayes So. DB 6-2 180 Baltimore, MD (Dunbar HS) 23 Henti Baird SS 6-1 197 So. Greensboro, N.C./Page HS 22 Aaron Moore Fr. WR 5-10 170 Ownings Mills, MD (Hereford HS) 24 Derius Swinton II FS 6-3 202 Jr. Richmond, Va./Thomas Dale HS 23 Joseph Taylor Jr. DB 6-1 200 Baltimore, MD (Lincoln HS) 25 Calvin Bannister CB 5-11 170 Jr. Roanoke, Va./Fleming HS/Hargrave Military 24 Brandon Wells Sr. DB 5-9 170 Mitchellville, MD (Bowie HS) 27 Van Morgan RB 6-0 215 So. New Smyrna, Fla./New Smyrna Beach HS 25 Kofi Nkrumah So. DB 5-10 195 Lanham, MD (Paint Branch HS) 28 Ardell Daniels RB 5-8 200 Sr. Sarasota, Fla./Venice HS/Army 26 Dakari Taylor-Watson Fr. WR 6-2 175 Williamsburg, VA (Lafayette HS) 29 Ajibade DaSilva DB 5-9 183 Sr. Silver Spring, Md./Albert Einstein HS 27 Keion Gray Sr. DB 6-2 195 Anchorage, AK (E. Anchorage HS) 31 Tobin Lyon DB 6-1 200 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Independence HS 28 Devon Douglas So. RB 5-6 160 Clinton, MD (Bishop McNamara HS) 32 Abby Majekodunmi LB 6-0 250 Sr. Glendale Heights, Ill./Brookfi eld HS/ 29 Thomas Beese So. PK 6-2 200 Wenosah, NJ (Deptford Township HS) 33 Qutrell Payton FB 6-2 247 So. Norfolk, Va./Norview HS 30 Javar Gholsen Jr. DB 6-1 175 Petersburg, VA (Petersburg HS) 34 Travis McSwain FB 6-0 236 Jr. Clemmons, N.C./West Forsyth HS 33 Terrell White Fr. WR 6-2 190 Williamsburg, VA (Jamestown HS) 35 Curtis Lewis FB 6-0 284 Jr. Fairfax, Va./Centreville HS/Fork Union 35 James Meade Fr. K/P 5-9 180 Upper Marlboro, MD (Douglass HS) 37 Andrew Paterini PK/P 6-0 195 Jr. Gladstone, Mo./Rockhurst HS 36 James Stancil R-Fr. DB 5-8 165 Mt. Airy, MD (Gleng HS) 38 Jermaine Mallory DB 6-0 190 Jr. Montpelier, Va./Patrick Henry HS 37 Eric Valentine So. DB 5-11 180 Baltimore, MD (Dunbar HS) 39 J.R. Hodge RB 5-10 175 Fr. Seattle, Wash./Olympic HS 38 Joshua Lockett Fr. DB 6-2 193 Greensboro, NC (NW Guilford HS) 40 Joey Drayton TE 6-3 243 Sr. Marion, S.C./Marion HS 39 Kevin Jackson Sr. DB 5-8 170 Mitchellville, MD (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) 41 Larry Strickland LB 6-0 211 So. Baltimore, Md./Loyola Blakefi eld HS 40 Lamar West So. LB 6-2 235 Irvington, NJ (Malcolm Shabazz HS) 43 Franklin Frazier LB 6-2 237 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Joseph’s 41 Bryan Wilson So, LB 6-3 240 Temple Hills, MD (Bullis School) 45 Melvin Massey DT 6-1 278 Grad. Newport News, Va./Warwick HS/Virginia 42 Mark Hicks R-Fr. LB 6-1 230 Baltimore, MD (Edmondson HS) 46 Demarius Sapp LB 6-1 239 Jr. Crawfordville, Fla./Wakulla HS 43 Michael Myers So. LB 5-9 210 Germantown, MD (Gaithersburg HS) 47 James Capehart DB 5-9 175 Jr. Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River HS 48 Wayne Dixon Fr. LB 6-2 220 Cedar Hill, TX (Cedar Hill HS) 48 Darrell Harris SS 6-1 196 So. Rahway, N.J./Rahway HS 49 Nathan Keever Sr. PK 6-2 200 Glen Burnie, MD (Broadneck HS) 49 Wakeem Goode LB 5-11 204 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine 51 Jeremy Zollarcoffer Jr. DT 6-3 295 Malden, MA (Malden HS) 50 George Babineaux LB 6-3 257 Sr. Houston, Tex./Westbury HS 52 Justin Lawrence Fr. DL 6-2 280 Jetersville, VA (Amelia HS) 51 Kensley Dougan LB 6-0 222 Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay HS 53 Lonnie Harvey Fr. DL 6-4 290 Baltimore, MD (Edmondson HS) 52 Justin Durant LB 6-2 227 Jr. Florence, S.C./Wilson HS 54 Kenneth Tippet Fr. LB 6-1 215 Newark, MD (Malcolm Shabazz HS) 53 Brandon Walker C 6-3 296 Jr. Detroit, Mich./MLK HS/Grand Rapids CC 55 Clifford Louis So. DE 6-6 290 Stamford, CT (Westhill HS) 54 Jimari Jones LB 6-2 250 So. Waldorf, Md./Thomas Stone HS 56 Gregory Onyuke So. LB 5-10 190 Plainfi eld, NJ (Plainfi eld HS) 55 Tim Sylvester OG 6-2 292 Sr. Pasadena, Calif./John Muir HS/Nevada 59 Curtis Bradley R-Jr. OL 6-3 310 Orangeburg, SC (Summerville HS) 56 Rudolph Foye LB 6-2 232 Sr. Newport News, Va./Heritage HS 60 Stewart Simms R-Fr. OL 6-4 360 Ellicott City, MD (Wilde Lake HS) 57 Joe Smith LB 6-0 240 Sr. Sacramento, Calif../John F. Kennedy 61 Aaron Williams Fr. OL 6-6 330 Apopka, FL (Lake Brantley HS) 58 Charles Robinson LB 6-4 202 R-Fr. Hampton, Va./Hampton HS 62 Nathan Soto R-Fr. OL 6-4 260 Germantown, MD (Northwest HS) 59 Charles Huff C 6-2 267 Sr. Denton, Md./North Caroline HS 66 Dequay Shoulders Jr. OL 6-1 330 Syracuse, NY (Victor Valley JC) 60 Antonio Shippy DT 6-1 365 Jr. Union, S.C./Union HS/Akron 67 Michael Johnson Jr. OL 6-3 270 Baltimore, MD (Lake Clifton HS) 62 Gerrell Golightly OG 6-3 303 Sr. Lancaster, Tex./Lancaster HS 68 Charles Hendricks Fr. DL 6-3 290 Midlothian, VA (Clover Hill HS) 63 Toshia Mackey LB 6-1 205 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Zebulon B. Vance HS 69 Eric Fair Fr. OL 6-4 280 Columbia, MD (Wilde Lake HS) 64 Anthony Adams DT 6-3 273 R-Jr. Hampton, Va./Bethel HS 70 Chris Cousins Jr. OL 6-4 330 Columbus, OH (Bowsher HS) 65 Dennis Conley OT 6-4 289 R-Fr. Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River HS 72 James Key R-So. OL 6-3 360 Adelphi, MD (Fork Union HS) 66 Nevin McCaskill OT 6-4 293 R-Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./Amos P. Godby HS 73 Migao Cooper So. OL 6-4 330 Aberdeen, MD (Aberdeen HS) 68 Terrance Smith OL 6-3 296 Jr. Pompano Beach, Fla./Blanche Ely HS/ 75 Robert Richardson Fr. OL 6-7 330 Orlando, FL (Apopka HS) 69 Justin Gary OG 6-3 264 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va./Floyd E. Kellam HS 76 Wesley Charles R-Sr. OL 6-8 330 National City, CA (Sweetwater HS) 71 Akeem Lamar OT 6-4 314 R-So. Charleston, S.C./West Ashley HS 77 Dwayne Delaney R-Fr. OL 6-3 310 Amelia, VA (Amelia HS) 73 Tremayne Thomas OT 6-3 290 R-Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel 78 Dakari Grimsley R-Fr. OL 6-4 330 Elizabeth, NJ (Elizabeth HS) 74 Everett Hopkins OL 6-2 303 So. Queens, N.Y./St. Francis Prep 80 Rupert Gill Fr. WR 6-1 205 Lakewood, NJ (Lakewood HS) 77 Mike Thompson OL 6-3 289 Jr. Stafford, Va./Brooke Point HS 81 Mark McKenzie Jr. WR 5-11 170 Baltimore, MD (Woodlawn HS) 78 Kevin Wiggins OT 6-8 381 Fr. Washington, D.C./Dunbar HS 82 Sean Napper R-Jr. WR 6-3 190 Washington, DC (Anacostia HS) 80 Jimmy Hester WR 6-0 180 So. Springfi eld, ./Putnam Voc. Tech HS 83 Earl Johnson Jr. WR 6-1 190 Montego Bay, Jamaica (Forest Park HS) 81 Onrea Jones WR 6-2 198 Jr. Williamsburg, Va./Bruton HS 84 Marques Holden Jr. WR 6-0 195 Largo, MD (Largo HS) 83 Niyeem Lee WR 6-1 165 Fr. Columbia, S.C./Eau Claire HS 85 Shamar Pusey Jr. TE 6-4 220 Silver Spring, MD (Seneca Valley HS) 84 Weston Hill TE 6-6 257 Jr. Pompano Beach, Fla./Blanche Ely HS 86 Tyree Spinner Sr. TE 6-7 300 Corton, VA (Paul IV HS/Univ. of Virginia) 85 Jason Morgan WR 5-9 191 Jr. Jonesboro, Ark./Nettleton HS 87 Chris Cash Sr. TE 6-2 225 Glendale, MD (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) 87 Steven Cotton WR 5-9 185 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif./Fairfax HS 88 Alfonzo Custis R-Fr. TE 6-4 265 Melfa, VA (Nandua HS) 88 Marcus Wiggs TE 6-1 218 So. Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Rye Country Day 89 Camaro Henson Sr. TE 6-4 240 Annapolis, MD (Annapolis HS/Dean College) 89 Ernie Lomax TE 6-5 221 So. Washington, D.C./O’Connell HS 90 Chris Onuoha Fr. DL 6-1 295 Laurel, MD (Laurel HS) 90 Alden Blizzard DE 6-5 247 Jr. Laurel, Md./Laurel HS/North Carolina 91 Kelan Edwards Jr. DL 6-3 265 Bowie, MD (Parkdale HS) 91 Donnell Sands DL 6-3 243 Fr. Woodbridge, Va./CD Hylton HS 92 Jonathan Wallace Jr. TE 6-3 260 Somerset, NJ (Franklin HS) 92 James Abrams DE 6-3 254 So. Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights HS/Akron 93 Temi Omotade R-Jr. DL 6-4 265 Burtonsville, MD (Paint Branch HS) 93 Chris Carrothers DE 6-3 247 Sr. New London, N.C./Albemarle HS/Wake Forest 94 Anthony Young So. DL 6-3 250 North Versailles, PA (E. Allegheny HS) 94 Marcus Dixon DT 6-6 252 So. Rome, Ga./Pepperell HS 95 Jamaul Richardson Jr. DT 6-1 300 Syracuse, NY (Corcoran HS/Victor Valley JC) 95 Charles Young DE 6-6 218 Fr. District Heights, Md./Gonzaga College HS 96 Scott Duckett Fr. DL 6-4 260 Deptford, NJ (Deptford HS) 96 Jason Roebuck DE 6-4 227 R-Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic HS 97 Brian Ellison Jr. DL 6-3 265 Tulsa, OK (Tulsa Central HS/Victorville JC) 97 Vernon Bryant DL 6-4 266 Jr. Courtland, Va./Southhampton HS 98 Shawn Lewis Fr. DL 6-3 260 Aberdeen, MD (Aberdeen HS) 98 Kendall Langford DT 6-6 276 So. Petersburg, Va./Petersburg HS 99 Kyle Lockett Jr. DL 6-4 280 Pleasantville, NJ (Pleasantville HS/UMaine) 99 Micah Littlejohn DE 6-3 255 Sr. Hampton, Va./Phoebus HS Last updated September. 12, 2005