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Elon University “Phoenix” North Carolina Central EAGLES FOOTBALL 2011 – GAME #3 ELON UNIVERSITY “PHOENIX” VS. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY “EAGLES” Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 – Kickoff at 6:00 p.m. O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium – Durham, N.C. THE GAME 2011 NCCU Football Schedule Elon University “Phoenix” vs. North Carolina Central University “Eagles” Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 1 at Rutgers ............................ 0-48 L THE KICKOFF Saturday, September 17, 2011 – Kickoff at 6:00 p.m. Sept. 10 vs. Central State .................42-3 W “Cleveland Classic” ...Cleveland Browns Stadium THE SITE Sept. 17 Elon ...................................6:00 pm O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium (10,000 capacity/MondoTurf) - Durham, N.C. ................................ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Sept. 24 Savannah State .................6:00 pm 2011 RECORDS ................................ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Elon (1-1 overall); North Carolina Central (1-1 overall, 0-0 MEAC) Oct. 8 at South Carolina State .....1:30 pm Oct. 15 Morgan State .....................4:00 pm MEDIA COVERAGE Radio: WEED 1390 AM (Rocky Mount, N.C.); WARR 1520 AM (Warrenton, N.C.); “Open House” .......... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium “GameCentral” at NCCUEaglePride.com. Starts at 5:30 p.m. (Chris Hooks, play- Oct. 22 at Hampton ........................2:00 pm by-play; Joe Simmons, color analyst; Danielle Johnson-Webb, sideline) Oct. 29 Bethune-Cookman.............2:00 pm “Homecoming” ......... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Video: NCCUEaglePride.com features “GameCentral” by Stretch Internet ($8.95 per Nov. 5 at Delaware State ..............1:00 pm game or $34.95 for five-game package). Starts at 5:45 p.m. Nov. 12 Florida A&M .......................2:00 pm “Senior Day” ............ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium THE EVENT Nov. 19 at North Carolina A&T ........1:30 pm North Carolina Central University hosts its first home game of the 2011 football season, marking the O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium sideline debut of NCCU head coach NCCU Ticket Office: (919) 530-5170 Henry Frazier III. Separated by a mere 40 miles, the two universities have not met NCCU Athletics Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com on the gridiron since 1996. The two teams enter with identical 1-1 records after each allowing more than 40 points in season-opening losses to FBS programs and scoring HEAD COACHES 42 points in comfortable week-two victories over Division II opponents. North Carolina Central: Head Coach ............................Henry Frazier III THE SERIES Alma Mater ......................... Bowie State (1993) This will be the 11th meeting between the Eagles of NCCU and the Phoenix of Elon Record at NCCU ....................1-1 (first season) University. Elon leads the series 7-3. NCCU beat the Phoenix 17-14 in the last meeting Career Record ...................70-55 (13th season) on Sept. 14, 1996, to snap Elon’s seven game win streak. Elon: Sept. 14, 1996 - NCCU 17, Elon 14 (Burlington, N.C.) Head Coach ............................ Jason Swepson Sept. 9, 1995 - Elon 12, NCCU 5 (Durham, N.C.) Alma Mater ....................Boston College (1992) Record at CSU .......................1-1 (first season) Sept. 14, 1991 - Elon 38, NCCU 14 (Durham, N.C.) Career Record ..........................................same Sept. 8, 1990 - Elon 17, NCCU 16 (Burlington, N.C.) Sept. 27, 1980 - Elon 28, NCCU 14 (Durham, N.C.) MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Sept. 22, 1979 - Elon 5, NCCU 0 (Burlington, N.C.) Oct. 7, 1978 - Elon 35, NCCU 7 (Durham, N.C.) North Carolina Central: Oct. 8, 1977 - Elon 50, NCCU 8 (Burlington, N.C.) SID .................................................. Kyle Serba Sept. 16, 1972 - NCCU 41, Elon 21 (Burlington, N.C.) Office Phone ............................. (919) 530-7054 Sept. 18, 1971 - NCCU 14, Elon 7 (Durham, N.C.) E-Mail [email protected] Web Site ........................NCCUEaglePride.com ABOUT ELON UNIVERSITY Elon: Elon was founded by the Christian Church (now the United Church of Christ) in 1889, Football SID .....................................Chris Rash and its core values have remained constant throughout history. Elon now boasts an Office Phone ............................. (336) 278-6712 enrollment of more than 5,700, and its 600-acre campus is recognized by Princeton E-Mail ..................................... [email protected] Review as one of the nation’s most beautiful college environments. The campus has Web Site ................................ElonPhoenix.com been designated a botanical garden, and includes the 56-acre Elon University Forest, Twitter Talk: #NCCUElon a land preserve and natural area for scientific research. Elon Phoenix athletics include 16 intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports in NCAA Division I (FCS football), and QUICK FACTS Elon is a member of the Southern Conference. School: North Carolina Central University Durham, NC 27707 Location: THE COACHES Founded: 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard North Carolina Central: Henry Frazier III (Bowie State, 1993) is in his first season Enrollment: 8,612 as head coach at NCCU. Prior to his arrival in Durham, N.C., Frazier spent seven Nickname: Eagles seasons (2004-10) at the helm of the Prairie View A&M University Panthers football School Colors: Maroon & Gray team. He took over a program that experienced the nation’s longest losing streak, Stadium: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium dropping 80 straight contests from 1989-98, and transformed the Panthers into SWAC Capacity (Surface): 10,000 (Mondoturf) champions in 2009. Among his many coaching honors is the 2009 Eddie Robinson National Affiliation: NCAA Division I-FCS National FCS Coach of the Year award. Frazier also served as head coach at his alma Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference mater, Bowie State University (1999-2003). Chancellor: Charlie Nelms Alma Mater: Arkansas Pine Bluff Elon: Jason Swepson (Boston College, 1992) was introduced as the new head Athletics Director: Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. football coach at Elon University on January 10, 2011. Swepson is the 20th head Alma Mater: George Washington football coach in Elon history. Swepson came to Elon after serving four seasons as Athletics Dept. Phone: (919) 530-7057 the running backs coach at North Carolina State University under head coach Tom Athletics Dept. Fax: (919) 530-5426 O’Brien where he helped the Wolfpack to two bowl appearances. Prior to his post Athletics Dept. Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com at NC State, Swepson served under O’Brien at Boston College from 1999-2006 as Twitter: @NCCUAthletics the Eagles’ running backs coach. Swepson has experience at the FCS level as well, Ticket Office Phone: (919) 530-5170 having coached at Northeastern University (1997-98), College of the Holy Cross (1996) and the University of Rhode Island (1993). The 1992 Boston College graduate FOOTBALL HISTORY played both running back and wide receiver for the Eagles. Swepson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Development. First Year of Football: 1923 Overall All-Time Record: 421-349-30 LAST WEEK NCAA Tourn. Record (Yrs): 1-3 (3 years - 1988, NCCU 42, Central State 3: North Carolina Central University senior quarterback 2005, 2006 - NCAA Div. II) Michael Johnson threw four touchdown passes and redshirt freshman running back Last Post-Season Opponent: Delta State Andre Clarke rushed for two scores to lead the Eagles to a 42-3 victory over Central Result (Date): Lost, 17-24 (Nov. 25, 2006) State University in the “Cleveland Classic” at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Saturday. After going three-and-out on its first two possessions, NCCU scored touchdowns the SPORTS INFORMATION next five times with the pigskin. In doing so, NCCU tied a school record by scoring Sports Information Director: Kyle Serba 28 points in the second quarter, the most points tallied in the second stanza by the SID Office Phone: (919) 530-7054 Eagles since Nov. 13, 1971, against Howard University. Junior Geovonie Irvine SID Office Fax: (919) 530-5426 became the 13th receiver in NCCU history to record 100 career receptions. His seven SID E-Mail: [email protected] catches for 86 yards and two touchdowns against Central State brings his career SID Mailing Address: 116 McDougald- total to 103. Johnson left the contest in the third quarter after completing 13-of-23 McLendon Gym, Durham, NC 27707 passes for 144 yards and four touchdowns. Jordan Reid came off the Eagles’ bench Radio Play-by-Play: Chris Hooks to complete 3-of-5 passes for 32 yards. Clarke powered his way to 144 rushing yards Phone/Email: (919) 530-6017/[email protected] on 24 carries, the most ground yards by an Eagle since Greg Pruitt, Jr. posted 156 yards at Johnson C. Smith on Oct. 29, 2005. Arthur Goforth contributed in a variety of COACHING STAFF ways. The junior running back and return specialist finished the contest with a game- Head Coach: Henry Frazier III high 145 all-purpose yards, including 59 yards on seven rushes, 28 yards on two Alma Mater (Year): Bowie State (1993) receptions, 43 yards on three punt returns and 15 yards on a kickoff return. Linebacker Record at NCCU (Years): 1-1 (1st season) Demontray Ryland sparked NCCU’s stingy defensive effort with four tackles, including Career Record (Years): 70-55 (13th season) 1.5 hits for a loss with a solo sack, along with an interception and a quarterback hurry. Football Office Phone: (919) 530-5315 Senior safety James Reese also had an interception to go with his three takedowns. Xavier Proctor, Delson McAdams, Brandon Outlaw and Tiron Guion all recorded five Assistant Coaches: total tackles to top the Eagles. Overall, NCCU amassed 392 yards of total offense, Dwayne Foster ......Assistant H.C./Offensive Line including 216 yards on the ground, while holding the Marauders to 208 total yards. Michael Bryant ............ Offensive Coordinator/QB John Morgan, Jr. .........Defensive Coordinator/DB Elon 42, Concord 10: The Phoenix gained 400 yards of total offense and second-half Mike McGlinchey ........ Special Teams Coord./RB scores included a blocked punt returned for a touchdown and a 99-yard interception Roy Jones........................Operations Director/TE return for another score. Elon quarterback Thomas Wilson finished the game with Antoine Rivens .............................Defensive Line 22 completions on 27 pass attempts for 201 yards and three touchdowns.
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