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2012 FAMU SCHEDULE FAMU to host Hampton University in home opener S1 at Tennessee State 14-17 L S8 at Oklahoma 13-69 L S15 HAMPTON* 6 p.m. S22 at Delaware State* 6 p.m. GAME #3 Date: Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 S29 vs. Southern 3:30 p.m. Location: Tallahassee, Fla. Kickoff: 6 p.m. CST O6 at Howard* 1 p.m. Stadium: Capacity: 25, 00 O13 SAVANNAH ST* 6 p.m. O20 S.C. STATE* 6 p.m. N3 at N.C. A&T* 1:30 p.m. N10 N.C. CENTRAL(HC)* 3 p.m. N17 vs. Bethune-Cookman* 2:30 p.m. *Mid-Eastern Athletic Confernce Games; HOME GAMES IN BOLD HAMPTON FLORIDA A&M FAMU COACHING STAFF PIRATES RATTLERS Head Coach: Joseph “Joe Taylor, 5th Year 0-2, 0-0 MEAC 0-2, 0-0 MEAC Asst. HC/ DL: George Small, 6th Year IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS DC/LB Coach: Earl Holmes, 5th Year NR The Sports Network NR The Sports Network OC/OL Coach: Lawrence Kershaw, 5th Year NR Press box-to-Press Row NR Press box-to-Press Row SPT/K Coach: Jaun Vasquez, 5th Year NR SBN Poll NR SBN Poll RB Coach: Aaron Taylor, 5th Year WR Coach: Steven Jerry, 5th Year LEADERS LEADERS DB Coach: Jimmie Tyson, 5th Year Rushing Rushing QB Coach: Quinn Gray, 2nd Year Jermi Schwartz Eddie Rocker, 21 Carries, 124 Yard; 0 HSC: Russell Barbarino, 2nd Year 2 GP; 20 carries, 59 Yards; 1 TD; 3.0 ypc TDs; 5.9 ypc, FAMU QUICK FACTS Passing Location: Tallahassee, FL 32307 Travis Champion, 36/54/319 Yards; 2 Passing Founded: 1887 INTs/ 1 TDs Damien Fleming, 26/51/2 INTs 252 Enrollment: 13,313 Yards; / 2TDs Nickname: Rattlers, FAMU (FAM-You) Receiving School Colors: Orange (151) and Green (348) Jorrian Washingtons, 7/110 Yards/0TDs Receiving Stadium: Bragg Memorial (1957) Travis Harvey, 2/170 Yards/2TDs Capacity: 25,500 Tackles Surface: Natural Grass DeVante Hawkins 35 TT/ 3.5 TF/ 1.0 Tackles Affilliation: NCAA Division I FCS Sacks Jonathan Pillow, 13 TT. Conference: MEAC First Football Season: 1899 All-Tine Record: 526-276-22 Interim President: Dr. Larry Robinson Director of Athletics: Derek Horne Athletics Dept. Phone: 850-599-3868 Athletics Website: www.FAMUAthletic.com FB Contact: Ronne Johnson FB Contact Phone: 850-599-3736 FAMU FOOTBALL FACTS 2011 Record: 7-4 2011 MEAC Record/Finish: 5-3/3rd 2011 Final National Ranking: #9 SBN Poll Returning/Lost: 76/22 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 Starting Kickers Returning.Lost: 1/1 RATTLER BRIEFS AND NOTES

2012 MEAC Football Standings

Standings Conf Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Bethune-Cookman 1-0 1.000 27 14 2-0 1.000 65 42 Norfolk State 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 55 24 North Carolina A&T 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 90 29 N.C. Central 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 68 65 Morgan State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 64 83 South Carolina State 0-1 .000 14 27 1-1 .500 47 33 Delaware State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 31 48 Howard 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 30 55 Hampton 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 38 86 Florida A&M 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 27 86 Savannah State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 0 139

MEAC Scores MEAC TIE-BREAKER SYSTEM Sept. 8 Delaware 38, Delaware State 14 The tiebreaker system is use to determine which team will receive the Rutgers 26, Howard 0 conference Automatic Qualifier for the NCAA Playoffs or the specified N.C. A&T 77, West Va. State 0 Bowl Bethunce-Cookman 27, S. C. State 14 game, whichever is applicable. Old Dominion 45, Hampton 7 Buffalo 56, Morgan 34 Two-Team or Multiple-Team Tie – If the tied teams played each other, Florida State 55, Savannah State 0 head-to- Elon 34, N.C. Central 14 head competition will be used to determine the representative. Norfolk State 31, Liberty 24 #5 Oklahoma 69, Florida A&M 13 For multiple ties, head-to-head record vs. all teams tied. 1.) If a tie still exits then the following shall be used: This Week in the MEAC A. six (6) points for a win against a Division I-(FBS) team; B. Count four (4) points for a non-conference Division I-(FCS) win; Sept. 15 C. Subtract (4) point for a loss against a Division II team; Bethune-Cookman at Miami, Noon Howard at Norfolk State, 4 p.m. The team with the highest point total shall be the Automatic Qualifier for Va.-Lynchburg at N.C. A&T, 6 p.m. the NCAA Playoffs or the specified Bowl game, whichever is applicable. Delaware State at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. 2.) If a tie still exits then the following shall be used: Morgan State at Akron, 3:30 p.m. A. Teams with the highest Sagarin ranking. Hampton at Florida A&M , 6 p.m. 3.) Coin Toss by Commissioner N.C. Central at Duke, 7 p.m. S.C.State at #24 Arizona, 10:30 p.m. RATTLER BRIEFS AND NOTES

LAST TIME OUT: FAMU THE SERIES HISTORICAL: THE MATCHUP: The Florida Rattlers against Hampton A&M University Rattlers (0-2) will dropped their second straight con- test as the University of Oklahoma This will be the 21st meeting take on Hampton University (0-2) between the FAMU and Hampton in their home opener, on Saturday, handed the Rattlers, 69-13 defeat on Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Gaylord University. The Rattlers holds a Sept. 15 12-8 over the Pirates. Family – Oklahoma Memorial Statdium THE LOGISTICS: Kickoff will 1937 25-20 W (Orange Blossom be 6 p.m. CST., for the contest Classic) which will be held at Bragg Memo- Hampton dropped their second 1943 0-30 L (Orange Blossom rial Stadium Classic) straight contest as future FBS member Old Dominion University 1944 40-0 W ON THE AIR: FAMU will air 1947 7-0 W the game via the Rattler Sports handed the Pirates, a 45-7 at Arm- strong Stadium in Hampton, Va. 1986 44-9 W Network (WXBX 96.1 FM – Tal- 1996 59-58 W (6-OT) lahassee. Fla.) with founder and 1997 15-18 L FAMU Sports Hall of Famer, Keith 1998 14-21 L Miles anchoring the broadcast…. 1999 41-6 W Mike Thomas will be the color ana- 2000 53-24 W lyst, with Elton Gumbel providing WHAT’S AT STAKE: This will be first win of the season for both 2001 47-35 W timely sideline updates and Jerome 2002 25-13 W Swaine engineering the broadcast. ball clubs and more importantly, their first Mid-Eastern Athletic 2003 34-13 W 2005 14-34 L Hampton will broadcast the game Conference win of the season. 2006 7-59 L via the Pirate Sports Network 2007 15-30 L (ESPN Radio 94.1 FM) with Ted • A win for FAMU would give the Rattlers their first conference 2008 45-24 W Alexander calling all the action 2009 0-25 L with Andy Mashaw providing win of the season, along with their first win of the 2012 season. In 2010 17-12 W color. Rich Radford will be giving 2011 17-23 timely sideline updates during the addition, FAMU will avenge their 23-17 loss to Hampton University This will be the Rattlers eighth course of the game and Rick Kief- meeting against Hampton Univer- ner providing the pre game show. last season at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Va. sity in Bragg Memorial Stadium with FAMU winning the last five of Highlights of the game will be seen • A win for Hampton would the seven meetings for a 5-2 record on the Joe Taylor Show on Sun- against the Pirates in Bragg. days at 11:30 a.m. on WTXL 27 give the Pirates their first win of the season and their first conference Rattlers 5-2 against Hampton in (Channel 7) in Tallahassee and on Bragg Sun Sports (Cable 28 in Tallahas- win of the season. In addition, a see) state wide Wednesdays at 3 win would be the Pirated second straight win against the Pirates. The last time, HU defeated FAMU p.m. Rattler Prime Time, airing on in Bragg Memorial Stadium was FAMU TV 20 (Comcast Cable 20), . during the 2006 season, with the will also feature full game replays Pirates defeating the Rattlers, 59-7 several times each week following when current FAMU head football every game. coach Joe Taylor, righted the helm RATTLER BRIEFS AND NOTES of the Pirates’ Jolly Roger. HU TD, the following week against team will not be considered the would go on and win the 2006 number 4 Oklahoma; Harvey tal- conference's regular season cham- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference lied four catches for 118 yards with pion if the team finished with the Championship and to represent one TD with his longest reception best overall MEAC record. The MEAC in the FCS-playoffs that being for 75 yards, the longest title will be awarded to the high- season. reception by any FAMU receiver est team eligible for postseason 1986 44-9 W against an FBS opponent. competition and earn the confer- 1998 14-21 L ence's automatic qualification to the 2000 53-24 W NCAA playoffs. 2002 25-13 W MEAC’s Hampton and North 2006 7-59 L Carolina A&T ineligible to win 2008 45-24 W 2012 Football Championship RATTLERS AT GLANCE: The 2010 17-12 W Florida A&M Football dropped Hampton University and North their second straight contest as the Joe Taylor 3-1 in home openers Carolina A&T State University University of Oklahoma defeated, at FAMU football teams have been banned the 69-13 on Sept. 8 at Gaylord FAMU Head Coach Joe Taylor from postseason play, due to low Family –Oklahoma Memorial is currently 3-1 in home openers APR scores over a four-year pe- Stadium. as a FAMU head coach. In 2008, riod. FAMU defeated Southwestern The NCAA defines The Academic In two games, Eddie Rocker serves Athletic Conference member Ala- Progress Rate as: as the Rattlers leading rusher as he bama State, 30-20 in his inaugural The Academic Progress Rate has rushed for 124 yards on two season. Next season, the Rattlers (APR) is a term-by-term measure carries, averaging 5.9 yards per defeated Delaware State, 21-12 for of eligibility and retention for carry. their 2009 home opener. South Division I student-athletes that was Carolina State snapped the Rattlers developed as an early indicator of Damien Fleming streak in 2009 in home openers as eventual graduation rates. serves as the Rattlers second lead the Bulldogs blanked the Rattlers, The MEAC announced that team's second leading rusher as he has 19-0. 2011 saw the Rattlers pull ineligible to compete in NCAA rushed for 39 yards on 18 carries, out a 28-22 win over Fort Valley postseason activities will not be averaging 2.2 yards per carry. State as then red-shirt freshman eligible to compete for the confer- Fleming the Rattler signal callers Lenworth Lennon wide out scored ence's regular season championship has passed for 252 yards in two from 65 yards out as time expired title in the specific sport. games as he has completed 25 to give the Rattlers the win. In addition, the ineligible teams' passes in 51 attempts with two TDs head coach will not be allowed to and two . Travis Harvey Emerges win the Coach of the Year honor Travis Harvey, a 6-2 senior wide for regular season competition and Travis Harvey has emerged as the out is emerging as the Rattlers top their teams will not earn points Rattler top receivers as he has tal- receivers. In two games, Harvey towards the conference's All-Sports lied 170 yards on 10 catches with recorded 170 yards on 10 catches tally during the ineligible season. two TDs with his longest reception with two TDs with his longest re- All MEAC games will be counted being for 75 yards. ception being for 75 yards. Against towards the overall conference Tennessee State, Harvey recorded standings despite the team's post- In two games, Jonathan Pillow has two catches for 52 yards with one season eligibility. An ineligible tallied 17 tackles (13 UA, 4A) as RATTLER BRIEFS AND NOTES

he recorded a career high 13 tack- tlers in Graduate School. Robert hind Robinson. les against University of Oklahoma Hartley (B.S. Political Science), a Coach Wins last weekend. Brandon Hepburn is 6-7 senior right tackle from Lake Eddie Robinson 408 FAMU’s second leading tackler as City, Fla., Brandon Hepburn (B.S. “Big” John Merritt 235 he has amazed 14 tackles (10 solo, Chemistry), a 6-4 senior linebacker Arnett “Ace” Mumford 233 4 A), 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, from Pamona, N. Y. and Padric Joseph “Joe” Taylor 230 one pass breakup, 1-0 fumble Scott (B.S. Biology), a 6-1 senior recovery and forced fumble. nose guard from Tallahassee, Fla., THE COACHING MATCHUP: all received their college this past Florida A&M’s Joseph “Joe” Hampton at a glance: This past spring semester. Taylor (Western Illinois, ’72) is in weekend. Hampton dropped a 45-7 his 30th season as a collegiate head decision to cross-town rival Old Hepburn is currently pursuing a coach, bringing a career record of Dominion at Armstrong Stadium. Masters degree in Business Admin- 230-92-4 into the third week of the istration; Robert Hartley is cur- season Jeremi Schwartz is the Pirates’ rently pursuing a Masters degree leading rusher as he has rushed for in Criminology and Padric Scott Donovan Rose (Hampton, 1979) is 59 yards on two carries with two is currently pursuing a Masters in entering his fourth season has head TDs in the two games, that he has Biology. coach of the Hampton University played in. Pirates, bring a record of 18-17 into Joe Taylor has graduated 54 Rat- the third week of the season. Travis Champion serves as Hamp- tlers since 2009 ton’s signal caller as he has passed FAMU head coach Joe Taylor is Rattlers have three record hold- for 319 yards completing 36 passes in his fifth season has seen 54 of ers on coaching staff in 54 attempts with one TD and his student-athlete walk across the Coach Joe Taylor has four FAMU two interceptions. stage and receive their degree. graduates on his coaching staff, with three of them still in the Rat- Jorrian Washington leads the Chasing Eddie Robinson: tler Football record books…. Pirates receiving Corp as he has FAMU head football coach Joe tallied seven catches for 110 yards Taylor currently had 230 career and line- to average 15.7 yards per catch. wins and ranks fourth in career backers’ coach Earl Holmes (1992- wins among HBCU Football 95), is the school’s all-time tackles DeVante Hawkins currently is the coaches and needs just six more leader (509) and also holds numer- Pirates leading tacklers with 35 wins to become second among ous single game and single season tackles (10 solo, 25 A) 3.5 tackles HBCU Coaches. records…. New coach for loss, 1.0 sacks, one pass break up Coach Robinson’s 408 wins far Quinn Gray (1998-2001) still surpasses anyone active or inactive reigns as the school’s all-time pass- in the HBCU ranks, but FAMU’s ing leader with 7,378 yards and 57 Joe Taylor (230) will be making a TDs…. Kicking and special teams Three Rattlers in Graduate bid for the #2 spot on that list this coach Juan Vasquez (2000-03) still School season, needing just six wins to holds the record for career field This season, the Florida A&M pass Hall of Fame legends Arnett goals (66). Football team will have three Rat- “Ace” Mumford (233) and “Big John” Merritt (235), to move be- RATTLER BRIEFS AND NOTES

FAMU seeking first playoff trip The MEAC Coaches Teleconference is on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to since 2001 Noon, with Coach Taylor set to appear at 11:33 a.m. Call the MEAC With Vasquez and Gray together Relations Office at (757) 951-2055 to get access. again, the Rattlers are hoping to complete their return to promi- MEAC Football Coaches Schedule: nence in football field by reach- 10:00 a.m. MEAC Notes ing the NCAA playoffs… Gray 10:03 a.m. Donald Hill-Eley (Morgan State) (1998-2001) and Vasquez (2000- 10:13 a.m. Joe Taylor (Florida A&M) 03) played together on the last 10:23 a.m. Brian Jenkins (Bethune-Cookman) two FAMU playoff teams (2000, 10:33 a.m. Kermit Blount (Delaware State) 2001), while Gray was a member 10:43 a.m. Gary Harrell (Howard) of the 1998 and 1999 squads that 10:53 a.m. Pete Adrian (Norfolk State) advanced out of the first round…. 11:03 a.m. Donovan Rose (Hampton) Also, both players were key mem- 11:13 a.m. Steve Davenport (Savannah State) bers of two MEAC championship 11:23 a.m. Buddy Pough (South Carolina State) teams in 2000 and 2001. 11:33 a.m. Rod Broadway (North Carolina A&T) 11:43 a.m. Henry Frazier (North Carolina Central)

TALLKIN’ TO THE RAT- TLERS: There will be several WHO YA’ GON’ CALL: For the latest information on Rattler Sports chances for the media to talk with contact Ronnie Johnson Assistant Sports Information Director (850) the FAMU Football Team during 599-3736; [email protected] or Vaughn Wilson, Interim the week. Interviews with the Sports Information Director (850) 599-3849; Vaughn.Wilson@FAMU. Head Football Coach Joe Taylor edu. Or visit our website at: http://www.famuathletics.com/ can be arranged through Sports Information, as can interviews with keys players by calling (850) 599- For the Latest on the Hampton University Pirates contact Maurice 3736 or 599-3849. Williams, the Director of Sports Information at 757-727-5757; e-mail: [email protected] or visit their website Hamptonpirates. com. In addition, Coach Joe Taylor and select players will available at the WHAT’S NEXT: The Rattlers will return to action on Sat. Sept. 22 FAMU Football Weekly Football as they will travel to Dover, Del take on Delaware State in their home Press Conference every Tuesday opener at Alumni Stadium in a 6 p.m. EST kick. during football season from Noon to 1 p.m. in the Media Room (Room 123) of the Alfred Lawson, Jr., Multipurpose and Teaching Gymnasium, sponsored by Little Caesars Pizza. RATTLER BRIEFS AND NOTES NOTES RATTLER BRIEFS AND NOTES NOTES 2012 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL OUTLOOK

The Florida A&M Football team have in the back field will be Al- Wide Receivers has high expectations for the Terek McBurse, a 5-11 senior from FAMU will have a young receiving 2012 Football season as they look Oviedo, Fla., who was plagued group in 2012, and will look to to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic last season with injuries. McBurse Lenworth Lennon to provide Conference Championship and saw action in nine games as he leadership with departure of Kevin return to the NCAA Football rushed for 349 yards on 53 carries, Elliott and Bryan Tyms, who both Championship playoffs for the first averaging 6.6 yards per carry, signed NFL free agent contracts, time since 2001. with four TDs. He earned MEAC this past spring. Offensive Player of the Week FAMU finished last season 7-4 honors for his performance against Lennon, a 5-9 redshirt sophomore overall and 5-3 in MEAC play for a Savannah State, as he rushed for a from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., saw third place finish in the conference. season high 218 yards on 12 carries action in all 11 of FAMU’s games The Rattlers will return 76 letter with three TDs. last season, leading the Rattlers in winners (Offense: 31; Defense: receptions with 45 catches for 596 41; Specialists: 4) from last year’s FAMU will also use the services yards, with two TDs. team. of Lavante Page, a 5-11 senior from , Ga., a big bruising He was named the MEAC Rookie Running Backs back that posses both speed and of the Week on September 5 as Last season the Rattler offense power. Page saw action in all 11 he was the hero in the Rattlers was among the top units in the of the Rattlers games last season, win over Fort Valley State. MEAC, ranking: second in passing as he rushed for 329 yards on 118 With seconds left in the game, offense (227.2); fourth in scoring carries with 13 TDs. In addition, quarterback Austin Trainor’s pass offense (28.1 ppg); sixth in total he finished the season with 15 intended for Kevin Elliott was offense (339.3); eighth in rushing catches out of the backfield for 107 tipped, landing in the hands of offense (112.1); and fifth in passing yards with one TD, giving a total of Lennon, who scampered 68 yards efficiency (124.8). 14 TDs on the season, leaving him for a TD, giving FAMU a 28-22 one shy of the single season school win. This season the Rattlers will feature record (15). Page helped initiate a veteran backfield with quality come from behind win in the 2011 Lennon finished that contest with backs that will see plenty of action Bank of America Football Classic, 73 receiving yards on two catches, in 2012. as he rushed for 73 yards on 16 then against Delaware State (10-1- carries, scoring five TDs, leading 11), he recorded a season high 113 Eddie Rocker, a 5-8 senior from the Rattlers a 38-33 win over receiving yards on five catches. Ocala, Fla., saw action in all 11 of (9-24-11). FAMU’s games as he rushed for Also vying for playing time in 524 yards on 104 carries, averaging Rounding out the cast of returnees 2012 will be the Harvey boys (no 5.0 yards per carry, with three TDs. in the Rattler backfield will be relation), Travis Harvey, a 6-3 He rushed for a season high 128 Jordan Stanley, a 5-10 sophomore red-shirt senior from Los Angeles, yards on 17 carries against North from Tallahassee, Fla., who rushed Calif., and Dewayne Harvey, a 6-1 Carolina Central (11-12-11) and for 20 yards in limited action, sophomore from Tallahassee, Fla. rushed for 107 yards on 12 carries and James Owens, a 5-9 red-shirt the previous week in the Rattlers senior from Apopka, Fla., who was Last season, Dewayne recorded win over North Carolina A&T (11- academically ineligible last season, nine catches for 77 yards with one 5-11). after rushing for 60 yards on 14 TD in four games, while Travis carries in ten games in 2010. saw action in four games with one Another speedster the Rattlers will catch for ten yards. 2012 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL OUTLOOK

At tight end FAMU will return Quarterbacks injuries last season, will also Michael Etheridge, a 6-2 junior Returning at the quarterback fight for the starting quarterback from Tallahassee, Fla., and position will be a pair of skilled position, after a strong spring Anthony Ray, 6-4 redshirt senior field generals. Damien Fleming, a training camp, and a solid form Lakeland, Fla. 6-3 sophomore from Jacksonville, performance in the Spring Game, Fla., and Tyler Bass, a 6-0 red as he passed for 128 yards Etheridge saw action in all 11 shirt senior from Atlanta, Ga., who completing 16 of 29 passes with games last season as he tallied nine transferred from Memphis last one TD. catches for 88 yards, while Ray spring. participated in three games making The Defense three catches for 23 yards. Fleming, who broke his way into Defensively, FAMU will return six the Rattler starting lineup, coming starters and 41 letter winners from Offensive Line off the bench in the second half a 2011 defense that ranked first The Rattler offensive line will of the Atlanta Football Classic, in the conference in interceptions return two starters from last season leading FAMU to 21 points to rally (22); second in passing defense in both Steven Robinson and past Southern University, 38-33. efficiency (105.9); sixth in the Robert Hartley. Both Robinson, He finished the contest with 76 conference in scoring defense a 6-3 red shirt senior from yards passing as he completed six (24.6); sixth in rushing defense Tallahassee, Fla., and Hartley a passes in eight attempts. (144.3) and eighth in total defense 6-7, senior from Lake City, Fla., (341.4). started in all 11 of FAMU’s games The next week against Delaware last season with Robinson at left State, Fleming made his first Defensive Line guard and Hartley at right guard. collegiate start, for 245 yards and In 2012, the Rattler defensive line This season Hartley will make a TD, as he completed 14 passes will return Padric Scott, a 6-1 red the transition from right guard to in 29 attempts, while rushing for shirt senior from Tallahassee, Fla., right tackle. Last season these two another score, leading the Rattlers who graduated this past spring guardians of the quarterback were to a 34-7 win over the Hornets. with his degree in Biology. Scott part of an offense, that racked a started in all 11 of FAMU’s games season high 448 total offensive In the Rattlers first-ever win over last season at nose guard, finishing yards (291 rushing, 157 passing) South Carolina State in ten seasons, the season with 28 total takedowns against Savannah State (10-15- Fleming threw for a season high (17 UA, 11 A), six tackles for loss, 11) and tallied 439 yards of total 297 yards, completing 34 passes in three sacks, one forced fumbles offense (142 rushing, 297 passing) 40 attempts, as the Rattlers scored and three quarterback hurries. He against South Carolina State (10- two fourth quarter TDs to defeat recorded a season high five tackles 22-11). the Bulldogs, 27-24 at Orangeburg, against Southern University (9-24- S.C. 11) and North Carolina A&T (11- Also returning will be a trio of 5-11). players who saw limited action Fleming finished the 2011 season last season, but will compete for with 1,622 passing yards on Also returning to take the left starting spots this season: Kawika 131 completions (218 attempts), defensive end position will be Pieper, a 6-3 sophomore from with 11 TD passes and just five Branden Davis, a 6-4 senior from Honolulu, Hawaii, Kevin House, a interceptions, while rushing for two Jacksonville, Fla., who saw action 6-5 sophomore from Jacksonville, TDs. in nine games, as he tallied nine Fla., and Aaron Wynn, a 6-5 tackles (4 UA, 5 A), recording a sophomore from Pinellas County, Bass, who was plagued with season high five tackles against Fla. Hampton (9-8-11). FAMU will 2012 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL OUTLOOK have the services of Brandon Derrick Connor, a 6-4 sophomore FAMU will also have the services Forge, a 6-5 red shirt sophomore from Miami, Fla., who saw action of two experienced safeties: John from Dallas, Texas and Ellie in two games. Ojo and Devan Roberts. Hyppolite, a 6-4 senior from Daytona Beach, Fla., who played The Secondary Ojo, a 6-3 senior from Tallahassee, in seven games and recorded eight FAMU will return a seasoned Fla., who impressed NFL Scouts tackles last year. secondary that recorded 17 of the in the FAMU underclassmen pro Rattlers 22 interceptions. day, started in all 11 of the Rattlers Linebackers games as he tallied 42 tackles (30 At linebackers, FAMU will return The Rattlers will return a pair of UA, 12 A), four interceptions and starters Brandon Hepburn and corners that are small in stature but one pass breakup. He recorded Bobby Jackson. big on performance in Devontae a season high nine tackles against Hepburn, a 6-4 senior from “Terry”Johnson, and Marvin Ross. South Florida (9-8-11) and Pomona, N.Y., who also graduated Savannah State (10-15-11) and this spring (Chemistry), finished Johnson, a 5-11 sophomore from recorded seven total takedowns last season as the team’s second Tallahassee, Fla., saw action in all against Bethune-Cookman (11-19- leading tackler, recording 63 11 of FAMU’s games as he led 11). tackles (41 UA, 22A), 3.5 tackles the team in interceptions with five. for loss, one sack, two pass He finished the season with 32 In addition, he recorded two breakups, two quarterback hurries tackles (25 UA, 7 A), 0.5 tackles interceptions against Fort Valley and one forced fumble. Hepburn for loss and five pass breakups. State (9-3-11) and Howard tallied a season high 14 tackles Johnson tallied a season high seven University (10-8-11) at the free (10 UA, 4 A) against Howard tackles against Hampton (9-8- safety position. University (10-8-11) and had a 10- 11) and recorded two five tackle tackle performance against South performances against Southern Also expected to fight for the Florida (9-17-11). University (9-24-11) and Howard starting free safety position will be University (10-8-11). Jonathan Pillow, a 6-0 junior from At strong side linebacker will be Jacksonville, Fla., who recorded 18 Jackson, a senior from Miami, Ross, a 5-10 senior from tackles (10 UA, 8 A) in the eight Fla., who recorded 29 tackles (20 Jacksonville, Fla., who finished games that he played in last season. UA, 9 A), 4.5 sack, half sack, one the season with 38 tackles (33 and two quarterback UA, 5 A), one tackle for loss, At strong safety will be Roberts, hurries in the ten games that he two interceptions and five pass a 6-1 junior from Ocala, Fla., saw played in. breakups. Ross tallied a season action in all 11 games as he tallied high six tackles against North 31 tackles (18 UA, 13 A), one Also returning to the linebacker Carolina A&T (11-5-11) and four tackle for loss, one quarterback corps will be Michael Ducree, a tackles against Hampton (9-8-11), hurry, one pass breakup and one 6-2 junior from Orlando, Fla., who Savannah State (10-15-11) and blocked kicked on the season. was a walk on in the 2010 season. South Carolina State (10-22-11). Roberts recorded a season high He finished the 2011 season with 11 tackles against North Carolina 14 tackles (7 UA, 7 A), and one Also slated to see action in 2012 A&T (11-5-11). tackle for loss in the ten games that will be Patrick Aiken, a 5-10 he saw action. sophomore from Pembroke Pines, Special Teams Fla., who saw action in four games On special teams, FAMU will Making the transition from as he recorded two tackles. return Branden Holden, a 6-2 defensive end to linebacker will be senior from Jacksonville, Fla., 2012 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL OUTLOOK who served as the Rattlers primary Atlanta, Ga., before opening the punter. Last he tallied 2,481 yards month of October against Howard on 61 boots to average 40.7 yards University of Oct. 6 at Greene per punt. Holdren boasted seven Stadium in Washington, D.C. punts on the season for 50-plus yards as he recorded a 78-yard boot Then FAMU will return to against North Carolina Central (11- Tallahassee for back-to-back to 12-11) and garnered a 58 yard punt home contests as they the Rattlers against Bethune-Cookman (11-19- will face Savannah State on Oct. 13 11). and then South Carolina State on Oct. 20. Chase Varnadore, a 5-11 sophomore from Tallahassee, Fla., After a week’s hiatus the Rattlers will assume all the kickoffs and will travel to Greensboro to take PAT duties, due to the graduation on North Carolina A&T on Nov. of All-Conference performer 3, and then will return home to Trevor Scott. celebrate homecoming as they will take North Carolina Central on 2012 Schedule Nov. 10. The 2012 FAMU Football schedule will feature the return of some FAMU will then close out the familiar opponents as the Rattlers 2012 campaign as they will take will open the season against on Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 17 Tennessee State (Sept. 1) in the Big in annual Blue Cross/Blue Shield John Merritt Classic in Nashville, . Tenn.

Then the Rattlers will head west as they will take on Big 12 member the University of Oklahoma (Sept. 8) in a first ever meeting in Norman, Okla.

FAMU will then return to the comforts of Bragg Memorial Stadium as they will open MEAC play against Hampton University on Sept. 15.

The Rattler Gridders will then have three straight road contests as they close out the month of September at Delaware State (Sept. 22) in Dover, Del., and against Southern University (Sept. 29) in the Bank of America Football Classic in Joseph “Joe” Taylor 5th Season• Western Illinois• 1972 Head Football Coach Career Record: 230-90-4 • 29 Years Record at FAMU: 32-13 • 4 Years for a third place finished in the 25 games in his first three years MEAC. at FAMU. In his inaugural season at That season the Rattlers finished FAMU (2008), Taylor and the regular season 8-3 overall his Rattlers missed having and 7-1 in conference play, an unblemished season by 17 earning a share of the 2010 Florida A&M University points, finishing 9-3 overall and MEAC Championship (along head football coach Joseph a 5-3 in conference play good, with Bethune-Cookman and “Joe” Taylor has returned the for second in the MEAC, after a South Carolina State) – the Rattler program to the ranks disastrous 3-8 finish the previous Rattlers’ first title in nine years. of the elite in the Mid-Eastern year (2007) – marking one of the Athletic Conference, and has best one year turnarounds in the In addition, Taylor and his team the team poised contend for a country. handed archrival Bethune- spot among the top teams in Cookman their only regular the NCAA Division I Football The following season (2009), the season loss, 38-27 in the 31st Championship Subdivision Rattlers finished 8-3 overall and Florida Classic at the Florida (FCS) after just three seasons at 6-2 in the MEAC, good for a in Orlando, Fla., the helm. second place finish in the league. capping off a six-game winning streak to close the season. Taylor, who has fashioned a That club produced the 2009 Hall of Fame career over 28 MEAC Offensive Player of the To date, Taylor’s career seasons as a collegiate head Year in Curtis Pulley and the coaching record of 229-91-4 coach, believes that true Division I FCS All-Time Punt (.712) places him on the national professionalism, high character Returner for TDs in LeRoy level as the second winningest and great work ethic are the Vann, who finished his career active coach in the Division foundation for a successful with eight (8) TD runbacks, I FCS (formerly I-AA) when program. surpassing Kenny Shedd (1989- ranked by total victories, and 92) of University of Northern sixth when ranked by winning Now in his fifth season at Iowa, while tying the NCAA percentage. FAMU, Taylor, who is a four- single season TD punt return time Mid-Eastern Athletic record with five (5) set by TAYLOR’S WORKING Conference Coach of the Year North Carolina A&T’s Curtis CAREER…. (1997, 2004, 2005, 2006), has DeLoatch in 2001. He also been a smashing success in his Coach Taylor began his finished his career with 11 total professional career as a physical brief time heading the Rattler TDs on kick returns, including Football program. education instructor with the the three (3) on kickoffs he District of Columbia school tallied in 2008. system, quickly establishing In 2010 Taylor became the himself as a builder of Last season FAMU finished championship programs. with a 7-4 overall record and a most successful coach in school 5-3 record in conference play history as he became the first coach in school history to win He also served as an assistant berths. Hampton dominated its final football coach at H.D. Woodson seven opponents as the Pirates High School where he helped In 1992, he moved to Hampton averaged 54.2 points per game the program win two city University, where in 16 seasons while limiting their opposition championships. Taylor would become the most to a mere 14.2 points per game, successful coach in school extending their CIAA winning In addition, as the head history. streak to 23 games. wrestling coach, his teams won four consecutive city At Hampton, Taylor guided The Pirates were recognized as championships, and as an the Pirates to four Black the NCAA Division II statistical assistant baseball coach, he College Championships, eight champion for scoring offense helped guide that squad to three conference titles, a Heritage (46.4 ppg) and rushing defense city championships. Bowl Championship and seven (66.0 ypg). trips to the NCAA playoffs, His collegiate coaching career while compiling a 136-48-1 Debuting in the Division I FCS began as offensive line coach overall record from 1992 and the Mid-Eastern Athletic at Eastern Illinois in 1978. through 2007. Conference (MEAC) in 1995, That same season the Panthers the Pirates faced just four captured the NCAA Division II Taylor proved an instant success conference opponents, finishing National Championship. when he joined the Hampton 3-1 in those contests. University family in 1992, In 1980 he moved on to become leading the Pirates to three They led the MEAC in both total the offensive coordinator at consecutive CIAA titles and offense (396.3 ypg) and total Virginia Union University, two consecutive NCAA playoff defense (122.3 ypg), finishing serving in that capacity for two appearances. their first season of Division years. I FCS competition with an In 1993 Taylor led the Pirates impressive 8-3 record. In 1982 he joined the Howard to an undefeated regular season University staff as the defensive and the quarterfinal round of the The 1997 season saw Hampton coordinator, then was named national playoffs, becoming the win its first MEAC title, also head coach the following season first CIAA team in history to win earning the Pirates their first bid (1983), during which the Bison 12 games in a season, finishing to the I-AA playoffs with a 10-2 finished 1-9. the year with an overall mark of record. 12-1. Let go from Howard after that The Pirates were also crowned one season, Taylor returned to In their last season of Division SBN National Champions for Virginia Union as head coach II competition, the 1994 Pirates the second time in four years. in 1984, guiding the Panthers added yet another milestone with to an undefeated regular season a 10-1 finish and the Sheridan In 1998 Hampton repeated as and a Central Intercollegiate Broadcasting Network’s (SBN) MEAC Champions and made its Athletic Association (CIAA) Trophy, the second consecutive appearance Championship in just three short prestigious honor recognizing in the FCS playoffs. years. the Historically Black College The 2004 season saw Hampton National Champion. During his eight-year tour at climb back atop the MEAC Virginia Union (1984-91), The 1994 Pirates also broke the standings thanks to an Taylor led the Rams to a CIAA total offense record with astonishing defense and solid sizzling 60-19-3 record, eight 5,575 yards, becoming the first offensive and special teams play. straight winning seasons, three CIAA team to finish the season The Pirate defense led the conference titles and three averaging more than 500 yards country in turnovers forced NCAA Division Two playoff of total offense per game. with 43, while they also led the FCS in kickoff return average • He has been selected as Taylor returned to Virginia as Jerome Mathis set a national the Coach of the Year Union as head coach in 1984, record with five kickoff returns by several professional guiding the Panthers to an for . organizations such undefeated regular season as the Washington, and a Central Intercollegiate Offensively, Hampton featured D.C. Pigskin Club, the Athletic Association (CIAA) the second highest scoring unit Norfolk Sports Club, Championship in just three short in the nation at better than 43 the years. points per game, including four Coaches Association, and 50-point efforts. the Atlanta, Florida and He continued his winning ways when he joined the Hampton The Pirates continued their Richmond University family in 1992, championship ways in 2005 and Clubs. leading the Pirates to three 2006, becoming the first team • In 2000 Taylor was consecutive CIAA titles and in more than 20 years to capture honored with the two consecutive NCAA playoff three consecutive MEAC titles. Johnny Vaught Lifetime appearances. A MAN HELD IN HIGH Achievement Award In 1993 Taylor led the Pirates REGARD by the All-American Football Foundation to an undefeated regular season Coach Taylor’s hard work, and a year later he was and the quarterfinal round of the determination and commitment inducted into the Western national playoffs, becoming the to excellence have made him Illinois University Hall of first CIAA team in history to win a pioneer amongst his peers Fame. 12 games in a season, finishing as evident by his multiple the year with an overall mark of leadership positions. 12-1. • • An ex-officio member Member of the AFCA In their last season of Division of the Board of Directors Advisory Editorial II competition, the 1994 Pirates for the Black Coaches Committee added yet another milestone with Association, Taylor was a 10-1 finish and the Sheridan recognized in 2006 by Broadcasting Network’s (SBN) Sports Illustrated as one • 2009 Inductee into the Jake Gaither Trophy, the of four finalists for the Virginia Union Hall of prestigious honor recognizing Eddie Robinson Coach of Fame the Historically Black College Distinction Award. National Champion. The 1994 Pirates also broke the • 2008 Inductee into the CIAA total offense record with • The 2001 President Central Intercollegiate 5,575 yards, becoming the first of the American Athletic Association Hall CIAA team to finish the season Football Coaches of Fame. averaging more than 500 yards Association (AFCA), of total offense per game. he is the chairman the AFCA Minority Issues • Member of the APR Hampton dominated its final Committee and the Working Group seven opponents as the Pirates Board of Directors of Committee averaged 54.2 points per game the American Football while limiting their opposition Coaches Foundation. to a mere 14.2 points per game, • Member of the FCS extending their CIAA winning Coaches Poll Voting streak to 23 games. Committee The Pirates were recognized as points per game, including four the NCAA Division II statistical 50-point efforts. champion for scoring offense (46.4 ppg) and rushing defense The Pirates continued their (66.0 ypg). championship ways in 2005 and 2006, becoming the first team Debuting in the Division I FCS in more than 20 years to capture and the Mid-Eastern Athletic three consecutive MEAC titles. Conference (MEAC) in 1995, the Pirates faced just four TAYLOR PERSONAL conference opponents, finishing 3-1 in those contests. Coach Taylor, who is a 1972 graduate of Western Illinois They led the MEAC in both total University and a native of offense (396.3 ypg) and total Washington, D.C. is married to defense (122.3 ypg), finishing the former Beverly Richardson. their first season of Division They are the proud parents of I FCS competition with an two sons, Aaron Joseph and impressive 8-3 record. Dennis Anthony. The 1997 season saw Hampton win its first MEAC title, also earning the Pirates their first bid to the I-AA playoffs with a 10-2 record. The Pirates were also crowned SBN National Champions for the second time in four years. In 1998 Hampton repeated as MEAC Champions and made its second consecutive appearance in the FCS playoffs. The 2004 season saw Hampton climb back atop the MEAC standings thanks to an astonishing defense and solid offensive and special teams play. The Pirate defense led the country in turnovers forced with 43, while they also led the FCS in kickoff return average as Jerome Mathis set a national record with five kickoff returns for touchdowns. Offensively, Hampton featured the second highest scoring unit in the nation at better than 43 Florida A&M University Highlights and Accomplishments

lorida A&M University has n September 2011, Washington AMU won the top prize of Freceived numerous national IMonthly magazine ranked F$50,000 in university grants rankings from U.S. News and FAMU as one of the “Top 100 for their national championship World Report to Princeton. Here National Universities.” This was win. FAMU won the national championships in 2005, 2003, 1999, are some of those rankings: FAMU’s second consecutive year 1998, 1996 and 1991. making the list. lorida A&M University was n 2010, National Academies ranked n September 2011, FAMU was Fnamed one of the Top 15 FAMU No. 1 in the nation as named one of Forbes magazine I most popular national universities I the institution of origin for African 2011 Best Colleges in the nation in in the nation by U.S. News and Americans who earn doctorates in their annual ranking of top colleges. World Report. FAMU was the natural science and engineering. only historically black college or n August 2011, FAMU was named university that is ranked in the tudents in the School of Business one of the best colleges in the I and Industry won the National Top 15 with other Ivy League Southeast by The Princeton Review. S Team Selling Competition hosted by universities such as Harvard, It is one of 135 institutions The the Center for Global Sales Leadership Stanford, Yale, Massachusetts Princeton Review recommends in its at Indiana University in October 2010. Institute of Technology and “Best in the Southeast” section of its The competition featured teams from Princeton. University of Florida is website feature, “2012 Best Colleges: Indiana University, Michigan State Region by Region.” the only other university in Florida University, University of Kansas, to be listed in the top 20. University of Florida, Penn State, n April 2011, FAMU was Ball State University and Syracuse selected as one of The Princeton or the second year in a row, I University. Review’s “311 Green Colleges: 2011 FAMU has been selected by F Edition.” The university was the only The Princeton Review for its list n April 2009, two FAMU students historically black college or university won the 2009 Ford HBCU Business of the 322 top green campuses (HBCU) to make the list, which I Classic Competition. As the grand in the United States and Canada. focused solely on colleges that have prize winner, the student team won FAMU is the only historically demonstrated a strong commitment $35,000 in personal scholarships and black college and university to be to sustainability in their academic $15,000 for FAMU. selected. offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation. n 2008, FAMU raised more than AMU was ranked as the No. $1 million toward its goal of $1.5 n April 2011, FAMU won the 22nd I 1 public historically black million for the Tom Joyner Foundation F the Annual Honda Campus All- colleges and universities (HBCUs) I breaking a record for raising more Star Challenge becoming the 2011 in the 2012 U.S. News and World money than any other historically champions. Averaging more than 455 Report college ranking for HBCUs. black college or university. points per game, the most of any team, Florida A&M University Highlights and Accomplishments

n November 15, 2008, FAMU development from one organization passed. In addition, FAMU’s school Obecame the first historically or environment into another. Often average score of 119.15 exceeded the black college or university to host this movement is from a federal state and national averages of 118.77 ESPN College GameDay. or university laboratory into a and 116.00 respectively. The state commercial operation, capitalizing passing rate was 98.22 percent and the n 2008, Diverse Issues in Higher on the investment in research and national rate was 97.23 compared to IEducation cited FAMU as the development that was initially FAMU’s 100 percent. #1 producer of African-Americans intended for use by the government or baccalaureate degree holders. for the advancement of science. n average, approximately 15 OPh.D.s in physics are awarded n 2008, students in the School of he FAMU School of Business and to African Americans in the United INursing received a 100 percent pass TIndustry won the National MBA States each year, according to data rate on the National Council Licensure Association 2007 CASE competition from the National Science Foundation Examination for Registered Nurses, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation. (NSF). Florida A&M University which is used by state, commonwealth The SBI students competed against awarded five Ph.D. degrees in physics and territorial boards of nursing to such major universities as Duke, Penn to African Americans during the 2006- assist in making licensure decisions. State and Rutgers. 2007 academic year—a significant portion of the total national output. n 2008 for the second consecutive AMU faculty was ranked Iyear, FAMU School of Business Fsecond in the nation by the tudents in the Institute of and Industry MBS students were National Science Foundation in the SPublic Health (IPH), housed crowned national champions of the production of research publications in the College of Pharmacy and National Black MBA Association’s in global science issues, outranking Pharmaceutical Sciences (COPPS), National Student Case Competition larger universities that have greater received a 100 percent pass rate making history as the first university to resources. on the National Commission for achieve such a feat. The competition Health Education Credentialing, featured teams from Duke University, n 2007, Black Enterprise named Inc. (NCHEC) national certification Massachusetts Institute of Technology, IFAMU the No. 1 institution for examination. According to the the University of Tennessee, the African Americans. NCHEC, the national average percent University of North Carolina at Chapel pass rate is 76.63 percent. This is the Hill, and the University of Texas at lorida A&M University 2007 second consecutive year students at Austin. Fpharmacy graduates achieved FAMU received a 100 percent passage a 100 percent passage rate on the rate. AMU was listed in BusinessWeek North American Pharmacy Licensure Fas one of the country’s “Most Examination (NAPLEX) exceeding n 1997, FAMU was selected as the Innovative Colleges” in the area of the state and national rate. Seventy- ITime Magazine Princeton Review technology transfer. Technology three (73) candidates of the Class “College of the Year.” transfer involves moving a novel of 2007 took the NAPLEX and all RATTLER FAST QUICKFACTS RATTLER BRIEFS AND NOTES

FAMU GRIDDERS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH, team’s fifth-leading tackler with 38 and snagged four WHILE SIX RATTLERS EARNED CONFERENCE interceptions on the year, while sophomore cornerback PRESEASON HONORS Johnson finished last season with four interceptions to lead the Rattler secondary as he tallied 31 tackles on NORFOLK, Va. (July 20) - The Florida A&M the season. Football team has been picked to finish fourth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, while six Rattlers Rounding out the cast of Rattler first teamers is Jack- earned preseason All-MEAC honors, voted on by the sonville, Fla., native senior punter Bradon Holdren, conference’s head coaches and sports information who finished the last season with 2,331 yards on 58 directors. boots to averaging 40.2 yard per punt. Fellow Jacksonville, Fla., native sophomore quarter- The defending MEAC Champion Norfolk State back Damien Fleming earning second team preseason Spartans have been tabbed to win the conference All-MEAC honors, who stepped in and took over as once again as they tallied 11 first place votes and 454 the starting quarterback for FAMU in the fifth game points, while South Carolina State has been selected of the season. Fleming finished last season with 1,335 to finish second with four first place votes and 432 yards passing as he completed 110 passes in 180 at- points. Bethune-Cookman was picked to finish third tempts with nine TDs and two interceptions. with three first place votes and 417 points, while FAMU finished with two first place votes and 354 FAMU will open their 2012 campaign against Tennes- points. Hampton was picked to finished fifth with see State in the 14th Annual John Merritt Classic in one first place vote and 268 points, followed North Nashville, Tenn., at LP Field on Saturday, Sept. 1 in a Carolina A&T with 216 points for a sixth place fin- 6 p.m. CST start. ish. Morgan State was tabbed to finish seventh with 198 points, followed by Howard with 188 points for The Rattlers will open MEAC play on Saturday, Sept. a predicted eighth place finish. Rounding out the cast 15 as they will host the Hampton University pirates at of MEAC finishers is North Carolina Central with Bragg Memorial Stadium in the annual FAMU Hall of 116 points for a ninth place finish, followed by Dela- Fame game, in a 6 p.m. EST. ware State with 78 points and picked to finish 11th is Savannah State with 73 points. 2012 Predicted Order of Finish (First Place Votes in Parenthesis) FAMU had five Rattlers to earn first team Preseason 1. Norfolk State (11) ...... 454 pts. All-MEAC honors with four of them being from 2. South Carolina State (4) . 432 pts. Tallahassee and one Rattler to earn second team All- 3. Bethune-Cookman (3) .... 417 pts. MEAC honors. 4. Florida A&M (2) ...... 354 pts. 5. Hampton (1) ...... 268 pts. Leading the Tallahassee connection is senior of- 6. N.C. A&T ...... 216 pts. fensive lineman Steven Robinson, who started in 7. Morgan State ...... 198 pts. 11 games at right guard for the Rattlers last season. 8. Howard ...... 188 pts. Joining him on the first team is senior defensive line- 9. N.C. Central ...... 116 pts. man Padric Scott, who finished last season with 21 10. Delaware State ...... 78 pts. tackles and five tackles for loss. 11. Savannah State (1) ...... 73 pts.

Rounding out the cast of Tallahassee natives are defensive backs John Oye Ojo and Devontae Terry Johnson. Senior safety Ojo finished last season as the 2012 FLORIDA A&M ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown / High School/College or JUCO 5 AIKEN, Patrick CB 5-10 170 r-Fr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Flanagan 55 ALMENDARES, Douglas OC 6-3 310 Jr. Miami, Fla./North Miami HS/ Nassau County College 20 AMOS, Christopher DB 6-2 215 Fr. McDonough, Ga./ Henry County HS 12 BASS, Tyler QB 6-3 220 r-Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Memphis/Stockbridge 36 BLANTON, Colby K/P 6-1 210 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./ Atlantic Coast/ 47 BLOUNT, Akil LB 6-3 225 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Linsly HS 40 BONE, Trevor LB 6-4 240 Fr. Kansas City, Mo./ Winter Springs HS 97 BROADDUS, James DE 6-5 245 r-Fr. Choctawhatchee, Fla. / Choctawhatchee HS 28 BUTLER, Johnathan DB 5-11 185 r-Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./ Rickards HS 56 BUTLER, Kashawn LB 6-1 220 So. Dania Complanding, Fla./Nova 17 CAFFEY, Timothy QB 6-3 200 Fr. Port St. Lucie, Fla. /Centiennial HS 91 CHISHOLM, Romario DE 6-3 260 Fr. Orlando, Fla. / Evans HS 44 CONNOR, Derrick DE 6-4 225 So. Miami, Fla./Miramar HS 29 CROMARTIE, Roderick WR 5-8 165 So. Macon, Ga. / Westside HS 31 CUNNINGHAM, Neal S 6-1 205 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./ Pampano Beach HS 80 DANIELS, Lakeif WR 6-0 180 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./ Largo HS 54 DAVIS, Brandon DL 6-4 305 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./Robert E. Lee 8 DENMARK, Brandon LB 6-4 230 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./ Rickards/ Univ. of Illinois 51 DUCRE, Michael LB 6-2 230 Sr. Orlando, Fla. / Dr. Phillips HS 67 ESCANDON, Ignacio OL 6-5 280 Fr. Miami, Fla./ Hialeah HS 88 ETHERIDGE, Michael TE 6-2 230 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby HS 83 FELIX, Admasen WR 5-11 195 r-So. Palm Beach, Fla./Lake Worth 7 FLEMING, Damien QB 6-3 205 So. Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 74 GAY, Jamal OL 6-2 265 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./ Florida HS 15 GODBOLT, Marshane DB 5-10 165 Fr. Crawfordville, Fla./ Wakulla HS 60 HALL, Bryce OL 6-4 280 Fr. Fort Pierce, Fla./ Fort Pierce Central 89 HALL, Dennis WR 5-10 170 r-So. Belle Glade, Fla. / Pahokee HS 61 HARRIS, Javen LB 6-0 240 R-Jr. Eufaula, Ala./Eufaula HS/ UCF 30 HARRISON, Diante` WR 5-7 172 Fr. Orlando, Fla./ Colonial HS 72 HARTLEY, Robert OG 6-7 310 r-Sr. Lake City, Fla./Fort White HS 81 HARVEY, Dewayne WR 6-1 205 So. Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida HS 2 HARVEY,Travis WR 6-2 185 r-Sr. Inglewood, Calif./Morningside HS 98 HELMS, Matthew Caleb DE 6-4 255 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./ North Florida Christian 52 HEPBURN, Brandon LB 6-4 235 Sr. Pomona, N.Y./North Rockland 86 HOLDREN, Branden P 6-2 240 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. / First Coast 58 HOUSE, Kevin OL 6-3 300 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./Ed White HS 69 HYPPOLITE, Ellie DE 6-4 275 Sr. Daytona Beach, Fla./Erie CC/Spruce Creek HS 99 IHENACHO, Baldwin DL 6-3 290 Sr. Boston, Mass./Dean College 46 JACKSON, Bobby LB 6-1 230 Jr. Miami, Fla./Miami Jackson 37 JACKSON, Raymond FB 5-9 253 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Bay Technical 4 JOHNSON, Devonate Terry DB 6-0 183 So. Tallahassee, Fla./Rickards HS 71 LENNON, Daniel OG 6-2 304 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Miramar HS 27 LENNON, Lenworth WR 5-9 168 r-So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd Anderson HS LASTER, Derae WR 5-10 165 Fr. Graceville, Fla. / Graceville HS 77 LIFORD, Gene OL 6-9 300 r-Fr. Monticello, Fla./Aucilla Christian HS 43 LOCKETT, Jr. Lonnie RB 6-0 215 r-Jr. Baton Rouge, La./ Univ. of La/. Monroe/Catholic HS 92 LOVEJOY, Michael DT 6-4 265 Fr. Pensacola, Fla../Escambia HS 16 MATHEWS, Antwain DB 6-0 170 R-So. Quincy, Fla./ East Gadsden/Jacksonville 6 MAXEY, George Elijah LB 6-2 230 r-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS / FIU 90 MAYS, Frances DE 6-10 295 Jr. Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS/Central Lakes HS 1 McBURSE, Al-Terek RB 5-11 205 Sr. Oviedo, Fla. / Purdue / Winter Springs HS 48 MORRIS, Michael TE/FB6-4 235 r-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Andrew Jackson HS 2012 FLORIDA A&M ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown / High School/College or JUCO 49 NORTON, Nolan LB 6-1 215 r-Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS 25 OJO, John Oye SS 6-3 205 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./ Florida HS 87 ORR, DaLawrence WR 6-2 175 Fr. Miami, Fla./McArthur HS 21 OWENS, James RB 5-9 180 r-Jr. Apopka, Fla./Wekiva HS 85 PALMER-HICKS, Alonzo TE 6-3 240 Fr. Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota HS 75 PATTERSON, Zerrie OL 6-2 340 Fr. Fort Pierce, Fla./ Fort Pierce Central 23 PAUL, Vasty DB 5-11 200 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Middleton HS 19 PILLOW, Jonathan DB 6-0 195 r-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./Mandarin HS 84 RAY, Anthony TE 6-4 230 r-Jr. Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen HS 39 RILEY, Tyler LS 5-11 215 Fr. Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic 3 ROBERTS, Devan DB 6-1 200 Jr. Ocala, Fla./ Forest HS 76 ROBINSON, Steven OG 6-3 300 r-Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./UCF/Lincoln HS 9 ROCKER, Eddie RB 5-9 180 Sr. Ocala, Fla./ North Marion HS RODNEY, Travis WR 6-2 185 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./ North Florida Christian 65 ROSE, James OL 6-1 306 r-So. Miramar, Fla./Pines Charter HS 13 ROSS, Marvin DB 5-10 183 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy 14 ROYAL, Carson QB 6-2 214 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Yulee HS 66 RIOS, Ivan OL 6-3 280 Fr. Orlando, Fla./East River 78 SARVARY, Drew OL 6-6 315 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. / North Florida Christian 95 SCOTT, Padric DT 6-1 305 r-Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln HS 57 SMALLS, William LB 6-2 230 So. Austell, Ga./South Cobb 18 SMITH, Joshua CB 5-9 180 Jr. Miami, Fla./ Cypress Bay HS/ Univ. of New Haven 34 STANLEY, Jordon RB 5-10 192 So. Tallahassee, Fla./FAMU DRS 32 STEPHENS, Michael DB 5-9 170 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Durant HS 70 TEMPLETON, Ryan OT 6-3 317 So. Chicago, Ill./TF South 24 THOMAS, Willie RB 5-8 170 Fr. Sopchoppy, Fla., / Wakulla, Fla. 59 TURNER, Reginald C 6-4 300 Fr. Kissimmee, Fla./ Osceola HS 33 VARNADORE, Chase K/P 5-11 170 r-So. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS 62 VERA, Daniel OL 6-2 274 So. Sunrise , Fla./ Coral Springs Charter 42 WHITE, David LB 6-2 200 Fr. Tampa, Fla./ Jefferson HS 38 WIGGINS, Diavonte RB 5-9 185 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Atlantic Coast 11 WILLIAMS, Anthony WR 5-10 172 r-Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Boyd Anderson 10 WILLIAMS, Lee RB 5-8 160 Fr. Pelham, Ga./Maclay HS 82 WILLIAMS, Montavius WR 6-0 160 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. / Godby HS 96 WILLIAMS, Danzell, DL 6-0 268 Fr. Wildwood, Fla. / Wildwood HS 56 WILLIAMS, Ziaire LB 6-2 221 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Wekiva, Fla. 41 WILLIS, Kambriel LB 5-11 230 Sr. Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington

Head Coach: Joe Taylor, 5th Year (Western Illinois, 1972) Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line Coach: George Small, 6th Year (North Carolina A&T, 1979) Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach: Lawrence Kershaw, 5th Year (Virginia State, 1995) Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach: Earl Holmes, 5th Year (Florida A&M, 1996) Special Teams Coordinator / Kicking Coach: Juan Vasquez 5th Year, ( Florida A&M, 2006) Running Back Coach: Aaron Taylor, 5th Year (Virginia State, 2001) Wide Receivers Coach: Steven Jerry, 5th Year, (UNC Chapel Hill, 1994) Defensive Backs Coach: Jimmie Tyson, 6th Year (Florida A&M, 2005) Quarterbacks Coach: Quinn Gray, 2nd Year (Florida A&M, 2006) Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Russell Barbarino, 2nd year (Kean University, 1995 ) 2012 FLORIDA A&M NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown / High School/College or JUCO 1 McBURSE, Al-Terek RB 5-11 205 Sr. Oviedo, Fla. / Purdue / Winter Springs HS 2 HARVEY,Travis WR 6-2 185 r-Sr. Inglewood, Calif./Morningside HS 3 ROBERTS, Devan DB 6-1 200 Jr. Ocala, Fla./ Forest HS 4 JOHNSON, Devonate Terry DB 6-0 183 So. Tallahassee, Fla./Rickards HS 5 AIKEN, Patrick CB 5-10 170 r-Fr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Flanagan 6 MAXEY, George Elijah LB 6-2 230 r-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS / FIU 7 FLEMING, Damien QB 6-3 205 So. Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 8 DENMARK, Brandon LB 6-4 230 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./ Rickards/ Univ. of Illinois 9 ROCKER, Eddie RB 5-9 180 Sr. Ocala, Fla./ North Marion HS 10 WILLIAMS, Lee RB 5-8 160 Fr. Pelham, Ga./Maclay HS 11 WILLIAMS, Anthony WR 5-10 172 r-Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Boyd Anderson 12 BASS, Tyler QB 6-3 220 r-Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Memphis/Stockbridge 13 ROSS, Marvin DB 5-10 183 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy 14 ROYAL, Carson QB 6-2 214 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Yulee HS 15 GODBOLT, Marshane DB 5-10 165 Fr. Crawfordville, Fla./ Wakulla HS 16 MATHEWS, Antwain DB 6-0 170 R-So. Quincy, Fla./ East Gadsden/Jacksonville 17 CAFFEY, Timothy QB 6-3 200 Fr. Port St. Lucie, Fla. /Centiennial HS 18 SMITH, Joshua CB 5-9 180 Jr. Miami, Fla./ Cypress Bay HS/ Univ. of New Haven 19 PILLOW, Jonathan DB 6-0 195 r-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./Mandarin HS 20 AMOS, Christopher DB 6-2 215 Fr. McDonough, Ga./ Henry County HS 21 OWENS, James RB 5-9 180 r-Jr. Apopka, Fla./Wekiva HS 23 PAUL, Vasty DB 5-11 200 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Middleton HS 24 THOMAS, Willie RB 5-8 170 Fr. Sopchoppy, Fla., / Wakulla, Fla. 25 OJO, John Oye SS 6-3 205 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./ Florida HS 27 LENNON, Lenworth WR 5-9 168 r-So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd Anderson HS 28 BUTLER, Johnathan DB 5-11 185 r-Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./ Rickards HS 29 CROMARTIE, Roderick WR 5-8 165 So. Macon, Ga. / Westside HS 30 HARRISON, Diante` WR 5-7 172 Fr. Orlando, Fla./ Colonial HS 31 CUNNINGHAM, Neal S 6-1 205 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./ Pampano Beach HS 32 STEPHENS, Michael DB 5-9 170 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Durant HS 33 VARNADORE, Chase K/P 5-11 170 r-So. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS 34 STANLEY, Jordon RB 5-10 192 So. Tallahassee, Fla./FAMU DRS 36 BLANTON, Colby K/P 6-1 210 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./ Atlantic Coast/ 37 JACKSON, Raymond FB 5-9 253 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Bay Technical 38 WIGGINS, Diavonte RB 5-9 185 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Atlantic Coast 39 RILEY, Tyler LS 5-11 215 Fr. Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic 40 BONE, Trevor LB 6-4 240 Fr. Kansas City, Mo./ Winter Springs HS 41 WILLIS, Kambriel LB 5-11 230 Sr. Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington 42 WHITE, David LB 6-2 200 Fr. Tampa, Fla./ Jefferson HS 43 LOCKETT, Jr. Lonnie RB 6-0 215 r-Jr. Baton Rouge, La./ Univ. of La/. Monroe/Catholic HS 44 CONNOR, Derrick DE 6-4 225 So. Miami, Fla./Miramar HS 46 JACKSON, Bobby LB 6-1 230 Sr. Miami, Fla./Miami Jackson 47 BLOUNT, Akil LB 6-3 225 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Linsly HS 48 MORRIS, Michael TE 6-4 235 r-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Andrew Jackson HS 49 NORTON, Nolan LB 6-1 215 r-Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS 51 DUCREE, Michael LB 6-2 230 Jr. Orlando, Fla. / Dr. Phillips HS 52 HEPBURN, Brandon LB 6-4 235 Sr. Pomona, N.Y./North Rockland 54 DAVIS, Brandon DL 6-4 305 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./Robert E. Lee 55 ALMENDARES, Douglas OC 6-3 310 Jr. Miami, Fla./North Miami HS/ Nassau County College 56 BUTLER, Kashawn LB 6-1 220 So. Dania Complanding, Fla./Nova 57 SMALLS, William LB 6-2 230 r-Fr. Austell, Ga./South Cobb 58 HOUSE, Kevin OL 6-3 300 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./Ed White HS 59 TURNER, Reginald C 6-4 300 Fr. Kissimmee, Fla./ Osceola HS 60 HALL, Bryce OL 6-4 280 Fr. Fort Pierce, Fla./ Fort Pierce Central 61 HARRIS, Javen LB 6-0 240 R-Jr. Eufaula, Ala./Eufaula HS/ UCF 62 VERA, Daniel OL 6-2 274 So. Sunrise , Fla./ Coral Springs Charter 2012 FLORIDA A&M NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown / High School/College or JUCO 65 ROSE, James OL 6-1 306 r-So. Miramar, Fla./Pines Charter HS 66 RIOS, Ivan OL 6-3 280 Fr. Orlando, Fla./East River 67 ESCANDON, Ignacio OL 6-5 280 Fr. Miami, Fla./ Hialeah HS 69 HYPPOLITE, Ellie DE 6-4 275 Sr. Daytona Beach, Fla./Erie CC/Spruce Creek HS 70 TEMPLETON, Ryan OT 6-3 317 So. Chicago, Ill./TF South 71 LENNON, Daniel OG 6-2 304 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Miramar HS 72 HARTLEY, Robert OG 6-7 310 r-Sr. Lake City, Fla./Fort White HS 74 GAY, Jamal OL 6-2 265 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./ Florida HS 75 PATTERSON, Zerrie OL 6-2 340 Fr. Fort Pierce, Fla./ Fort Pierce Central 76 ROBINSON, Steven OG 6-3 300 r-Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./UCF/Lincoln HS 77 LIFORD, Gene OL 6-9 300 r-Fr. Monticello, Fla./Aucilla Christian HS 78 SARVARY, Drew OL 6-6 315 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. / North Florida Christian 80 DANIELS, Lakeif WR 6-0 180 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./ Largo HS 81 HARVEY, Dewayne WR 6-1 205 So. Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida HS 82 WILLIAMS, Montavius WR 6-0 160 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. / Godby HS 83 FELIX, Admasen WR 5-11 195 r-So. Palm Beach, Fla./Lake Worth 84 RAY, Anthony TE 6-4 230 r-Jr. Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen HS 85 PALMER-HICKS, Alonzo TE 6-3 240 Fr. Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota HS 86 HOLDREN, Branden P 6-2 240 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. / First Coast 87 ORR, DaLawrence WR 6-2 175 Fr. Miami, Fla./McArthur HS 88 ETHERIDGE, Michael TE 6-2 230 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby HS 89 HALL, Dennis WR 5-10 170 r-So. Belle Glade, Fla. / Pahokee HS 90 MAYS, Frances DE 6-10 295 Jr. Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS/Central Lakes HS 91 CHISHOLM, Romario DE 6-3 260 Fr. Orlando, Fla. / Evans HS 92 LOVEJOY, Michael DT 6-4 265 Fr. Pensacola, Fla../Escambia HS 95 SCOTT, Padric DT 6-1 305 r-Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln HS 96 WILLIAMS, Danzell, DL 6-0 268 Fr. Wildwood, Fla. / Wildwood HS 97 BROADDUS, James DE 6-5 245 r-Fr. Choctawhatchee, Fla. / Choctawhatchee HS 98 HELMS, Matthew Caleb DE 6-4 255 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./ North Florida Christian 99 BALDWIN, Ihenacho DL 6-3 290 Sr. Boston, Mass./Dean College LASTER, Derae WR 5-10 165 Fr. Graceville, Fla. / Graceville HS RODNEY, Travis WR 6-2 185 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./ North Florida Christian

Head Coach: Joe Taylor, 5th Year (Western Illinois, 1972) Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line Coach: George Small, 6th Year (North Carolina A&T, 1979) Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach: Lawrence Kershaw, 5th Year (Virginia State, 1995) Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach: Earl Holmes, 5th Year (Florida A&M, 1996) Special Teams Coordinator / Kicking Coach: Juan Vasquez 5th Year, ( Florida A&M, 2006) Running Back Coach: Aaron Taylor, 5th Year (Virginia State, 2001) Wide Receivers Coach: Steven Jerry, 5th Year, (UNC Chapel Hill, 1994) Defensive Backs Coach: Jimmie Tyson, 6th Year (Florida A&M, 2005) Quarterbacks Coach: Quinn Gray, 2nd Year (Florida A&M, 2006) Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Russell Barbarino, 2nd year (Kean University, 1995 ) 2012 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL TWO-DEEP Offense QB 7 FLEMING, Damien 6-3 205 So. Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 12 BASS, Tyler 6-3 220 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. /Memphis / Stockbridge

TB 9 ROCKER, Eddie 5-8 175 Sr. Ocala, Fla./ North Marion HS 21 OWENS, James 5-9 180 r-Jr. Apopka, Fla./Wekiva HS

FB 43 LOCKETT, Lonnie 6-0 215 r-Jr. Baton Rouge, La./Catholic HS 48 MORRIS, Michael 6-4 235 r-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./ Andrew Jackson HS

XWR 2 HARVEY, Travis 6-2 185 r-Sr. Inglewood, Calif./Morningside HS 81 HARVEY, DeWayne 6-1 205 So. Tallahassee, Fla. • Florida HS

TE 88 ETHERIDGE, Michael 6-2 230 Jr. Tallassee, Fla. /Godgy HS 48 MORRIS, Michael 6-4 235 r-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./ Andrew Jackson HS

LT 72 HARTLEY, Robert 6-7 320 r-Sr. Lake City, Fla./ Fort White HS

LG 78 SARVARY, Drew 6-6 315 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./ North Florida Christian 65 ROSE, James 6-1 306 r-So. Miramar, Fla./Pines Charter HS

C 55 ALMENDARES, Douglass 6-3 310 Jr. Miami, Fla./ Nassau County College 60 HALL,Bryce 6-4 280 Fr. Fort Pierce, Fla./ Fort Pierce Central

RG 58 HOUSE, Kevin 6-3 300 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Ed White HS 71 LENNON, Daniel 6-2 304 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./ Miramar HS

RT 75 PATTERSON, Zerrie 6-2 340 Fr. Fort Pierce, Fla./Port Pierce HS 77 LIFORD, Gene 6-9 300 r-Fr. Monticello, Fla./ Aucilla Christian HS

ZWR 27 LENNON, Lenworth 5-9 168 r-So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./ B Anderson HS 11 WILLIAMS, Anthony 5-10 172 r-Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./ B. Anderson HS

2012 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL TWO-DEEP Defense DE 69 HYPPOLITE, Ellie 6-4 275 Sr. Daytona Beach, Fla./Eerie CC/ 98 HELMS, Mathew Caleb 6-4 255 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian

NG 95 SCOTT, Padric 6-1 293 r-Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln HS/ Stanford 92 LOVEJOY, Michael 6-4 265 Fr. Pensacola, Fla./Escambia HS

DE 54 DAVIS, Brandon 6-4 295 r-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Robert E.Lee 90 MAYES, Frances 6-10 295 Jr. Bemidiji, Minn. /Bemidiji HS

SAM 46 JACKSON, Bobby 6-1 218 Jr. Miami, Fla. Miami Jackson HS 47 BLOUNT, Akil 6-3 225 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Linsly HS

MLB 52 HEPBURN, Brandon 6-4 235 Sr. Pomona, N.Y. Pomona HS 56 BUTLER, Kashawn 6-1 220 So. Dania Complanding, Fla. Nova HS

Rattler 57 SMALLS, William 6-2 205 So. Austell, Ga. South Cobb 51 DECRE, Mike 6-2 230 Jr. Orlando, Fla. Dr. Phillips HS

WLB 8 DENMARK, Brandon 6-4 230 Jr. Tallahasse, Fla./Rickards HS/ Illinois 6 MAXEY, George Elijah 6-2 230 r-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Raines HS / FIU

RCB 13 ROSS, Marvin 5-10 175 r-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. Trinity Christian 18 SMITH, Joshua, 5-9 180 Jr. Miami, Fla. Cypress Bay HS

LCB 4 JOHNSON, Devontae Terry 6-0 183 So. Tallahassee, Fla. Rickards HS 5 AIKEN, Patrick 5-10 170 r-Fr. Pembrooke Pines, Fla. Flanagan

FS 25 OJO, John 6-3 185 r-Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. Florida HS 28 BUTLER, Jonathan 5-11 185 r-Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. Rickards HS

SS 3 ROBERTS, Devan 6-1 200 So. Ocala, Fla. Forest HS 19 PILLOW, Jonathan 6-0 195 r-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. Mandarin HS

Specialist PK 33 VARNADORE, Chase 5-11 170 r-So. Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida HS LS 39 RILEY, Tyler 5-11 215 Fr. Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic HS P 86 HOLDREN, Branden 6-2 240 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./ First Coast HO 81 HARVEY, DeWayne 6-1 205 So. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS K O 33 VARNADORE, Chase 5-11 170 r-So. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS KOR 21 OWENS, James 5-9 180 r-Jr. Apopka, Fla./Wekiva HS PR 4 JOHNSON, Devontae Terry 6-0 183 So. Tallahassee, Fla./Rickards HS

2012 HAMPTON PIRATES FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART PIRATES OFFENSE Pos No Name Cl. Ht. Wt. PIRATES DEFENSE

X 14 Javaris Brown Sr. 5-10 190 Pos No Name Cl. Ht. Wt. 35 Brian Norman Jr. 6-1 193 DE 91 John Dougherty Jr. 6-3 245 94 Daryell Walker Sr. 6-6 285 LT 53 Jamal Wilson Jr. 6-5 310 78 Ronald Rose So. 6-4 278 LT 45 Jeremy Jermin Sr 6-2 280 99 Alveron Wright So. 6-3 245 LG 70 Dominique Roldan Fr. 6-4 315 77 Christopher Scott So. 6-5 335 RT 94 Daryell Walker Sr. 6-6 285 96 Charles Owens So. 6-2 293 C 72 Lamone Buford Sr. 6-3 285 61 Kory Alpichi So. 6-2 280 R 57 Matthew Davis Jr. 6-3 245 95 Miles Grooms Fr.. 6-4 250 RG 61 Kory Alpichi So. 6-2 280 77 Christopher Scott So. 6-5 335 SAM 4 Lyndell Gibson Sr. 6-0 230 31 Keith McAfee Fr. 6-2 235 RT 76 Scott McNichols r-Sr. 6-4 300 68 Marcus Haynes Fr 6-4 285 MIKE 43 Devante Hawkins Jr. 6-0 235 52 Charles Benning So. 6-0 230 H 3 Jeremiah Schwartz Sr. 5-11 235 33 Blake Hayes Fr 5-11 220 WILL 34 Delbert Tyler Jr. 5-11 210 32 Denzel Heath Fr. 6-0 215 QB 18 Travis Champion So. 6-2 218 9 Najee Tyler r-Jr. 6-5 235 CB 2 James Butts R-Sr. 6-0 185 20 Jordan Hill Fr. 5-10 175 Z 28 Jorrian Washington So. 5-9 165 84 Twarn Mixson Fr. 5-11 170 SS 10 Carvin Johnson Jr. 6-2 205 2 James Butts R-Sr 5-11 185 RB 22 Antonio McCloude Sr. 5-8 180 7 Antwon Chishom Jr. 5-10 190 FS 19 Scott Williams Jr. 6-4 210 27 John Rose jr. 5-10 190 Y 42 Robert Bebek r-Jr. 6-2 235 85 Matrick Belton Fr 6-3 205 CB 23 Aaron Mathews r-Fr. 5-11 185 25 Marcus Wade So 5-10 170

PIRATES SPECIAL TEAMS Pos No Name Cl. Ht. Wt. PK 16 Taurean Durham Sr. 6-0 170

KO 16 Taurean Durham Sr. 6-0 170

P 29 Jordan Stovall Sr. 5-8 175

LS 48 Dylan Kerns So. 5-11 205

H 18 Travis Champion So. 6-2 218

KOR 23 Aaron Mathews r-Fr. 5-11 185 7 Antwon Chishom Jr. 5-10 190

PR 2 James Butts R-Sr. 6-0 185 23 Aaron Mathews r-Fr. 5-11 185

Revised: September 11, 2012

2012 Hampton University FOOTBALL ROSTER (NUMERICAL)

NO NAME CL POS HGT WGT HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Khambrel McGee So. DB 5-10 185 Miami, FL Florida International 2 James Butts r-Sr. DB 5-10 190 Norfolk, VA Maury HS 3 Jeremiah Schwartz Sr. RB 5-11 235 Orlando, FL Iowa State 4 Lyndell Gibson Sr. LB 6-0 230 Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Tech 5 Antonio McCloude Sr. RB 5-8 180 Belle Glade, FL Glades Central HS 7 Antwon Chisholm Jr. RB 5-0 190 Belle Glade, FL Glades Central HS 8 Aris McGlone-English r-Jr. QB 6-1 190 Hampton, VA Bethel HS 9 Najee Tyler r-Jr. QB 6-5 235 Brooklyn, NY Coffeyville J.C. 10 Carvin Johnson Jr. DB 6-2 205 New Orleans, LA Michigan 11 Justin Blake Sr. DB 6-0 185 Piscataway, NJ Nassau CC 12 Brian Swain Fr. QB 6-0 180 Laredo, TX Alexander HS 14 Javaris Brown Sr. WR 5-10 190 Macon, GA Virginia 15 Jaylian Williamson Fr. QB 5-9 175 Chesapeake, VA Oscar Smith HS 16 Taurean Durham Sr. K/P 6-0 170 Uniondale, NY Nassau CC 17 Leon Shorter So. WR 6-3 200 Fort Pierce, FL Fort Pierce Westwood HS 18 Travis Champion So. QB 6-2 218 Moreno Valley, CA Rancho Verde HS 19 Scott Williams Jr. DB 6-4 210 Springfield, VA Blue Ridge HS 20 Jordan Hill Fr. DB 5-9 175 Fayetteville, NC Douglas Byrd HS 21 Courtney Bridget Jr. r-So. DB 6-3 190 Baltimore, MD UNLV 22 Lorenzo Fields Fr. DB 5-10 185 Chesterfield, VA Thomas Dale HS 23 Aaron Mathews r-Fr. DB 5-11 185 Hampton, VA Kecoughtan HS 24 Christopher Dukes r-Fr. RB 5-8 185 Mobile, AL UMS Wright HS 25 Marcus Wade So. DB 5-10 168 Norfolk, VA Booker T. Washington HS 27 John Rose Jr. DB 5-10 190 Jamaica, NY Holy Cross HS 28 Jorrian Washington r-So. WR 5-9 165 Los Angeles, CA Dorsey HS 29 Jordan Stovall Sr. K 5-10 175 Elgin, SC Ridgeview HS 31 Keith McAfee Fr. LB 6-2 235 Charlotte, NC Olympic HS 32 Denzel Heath Fr. LB 5-11 210 Charlotte, NC Hopewell HS 33 Blake Hayes Fr. RB 5-11 220 Greenville, SC Wade Hampton HS 34 Delbert Tyler Jr. LB 5-11 225 Monroeville, PA Gateway HS 35 Brian Norman r-So. WR 6-0 195 Bear, DE Pencader Charter HS 36 Byron Parker r-Jr. DB 6-0 210 Chesapeake, VA Indian River HS 37 Julian Hamilton Fr. DB 6-3 190 Bowie, MD Riverdale Baptist HS 39 Kevin Kisedu r-So. WR 6-2 190 Woodbridge, VA C.D. Hilton HS 40 Torry Hart Fr. WR 6-0 185 Stafford, VA Milford Academy 41 Christian Faber-Kinney FR K/P 6-1 205 Williamsburg, VA Lafayette HS 42 Robert Bebek r-Jr. TE/FB 6-2 235 Los Angeles, CA Long Beach J.C. 43 DeVante` Hawkins Jr. LB 5-11 235 Knoxville, TN Austin East HS 45 Jeremy Jermin Sr. DL 6-2 255 Brooklyn, NY Florida International 46 Alvester Coleman Fr. DB 5-9 175 Milford, VA Caroline HS 47 Kadeem Russell So. FB 5-9 225 Cape Coral, FL Cape Coral HS 48 Dylan Kerns So. SN 5-11 205 Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach Garden HS 49 Morris Brailsford So. LB 6-0 220 Westbury, NY Long Island Lutheran 50 Alhaji Koroma So. LB 5-11 210 Lorton, VA South County HS 51 Tyrell Jordan r-Fr. LB 5-10 200 Miami, FL Miami Central HS 52 Charles Benning r-Fr. LB 6-0 230 Mobile, AL McGill-Toolen HS

53 Jamal Wilson r-Jr. OL 6-5 310 Brooklyn, NY Rutgers 54 Joshua Thorne Fr. LB 6-0 215 Oxon Hill, MD Potomac HS 55 Norman Booker r-So. OL 6-3 280 Lawrenceville, GA Berkmar HS 56 Vincent Harper Jr. OL 6-1 270 Belle Glade, FL Glades Central HS 57 Matthew Davis Jr. LB 6-3 245 Chesapeake, VA Indian River HS 58 Jamal Bailey So. LB 5-10 195 Oxon Hill, MD Bishop McNamara HS 59 Michael Staton So. DB 5-8 195 Bordentown, NJ Florence Township 60 Michael Smith Jr. LB 6-0 210 Atwell, GA Hillgrove HS 61 Kory Alpichi So. OL 6-2 280 Winchester, CA Chaparral HS 62 Ronnie Screen Fr. OL 6-2 320 Bowie, MD Riverdale Baptist HS 63 Bernard McNeil r-Fr. OL 6-1 275 Hamden, CT Notre Dame HS 65 Douglas Garris Jr. DL 6-3 250 Paterson, NJ Passaic County Tech 66 Irabor Imobisa r-Fr. OL 6-4 300 Richmond, VA Richmond 67 Devonne Boler r-Fr. LB 6-3 215 Philadelphia, PA Central HS 68 Marcus Haynes Fr. OL 6-4 305 Portsmouth, VA Norcom HS 70 Dominique Roldan Fr. OL 6-4 315 Virginia Beach, VA Lancetown, HS 71 David Jordan r-Fr. OL 6-0 270 Detroit, MI Univ. Detroit Jesuit HS 72 Lemone Buford Sr. OL 6-3 285 Cleveland, MS Mississippi Delta CC 75 Sulaiman Fareed r-Fr. OL 6-0 250 Highland Springs, VA Highland Springs HS 76 Scott McNichols r-Sr. OL 6-4 300 Duncan, SC Burns HS 77 Christopher Scott So. OL 6-5 335 Miami, FL Miami Carol HS 78 Ronald Rose So. OL 6-4 278 Ft. Washington, MD Dematha HS 80 J’Rod Beard r-Fr. WR 5-9 170 Boynton, FL Atlantic HS 81 Tikeem Platt r-Fr. WR 6-0 205 Ocala, FL Vanguard HS 82 Rashad Riddick Fr. WR 5-9 180 Portsmouth, VA Wilson HS 83 Andre Griffin r-So. WR 6-1 180 Hampton, VA Phoebus HS 84 Twarn Mixson Fr. WR 5-10 185 Charlotte, NC West Charlotte HS 85 Matrick Belton Fr. WR 6-4 200 Columbia, SC Keenan HS 86 SeQuan Gooding Fr. WR 6-1 205 Chesapeake, VA Oscar Smith HS 88 Joshua Tennie r-Fr. OL/TE 6-3 230 Coral Springs, FL Coral Glades HS 87 Brandon Norman r-So. WR 6-1 180 Bear, DE Pencader Charter HS 89 Marshall Lee-Mundin Fr. DE 6-6 245 Richmond, VA John Marshall HS 90 Terrell Stewart Fr. DT 6-3 335 Bowie, MD Hargrave 91 John Dougherty r-So. DL 6-3 245 Oberlin, PA Milford Academy 92 Robert Copeland Jr. DE 6-3 225 Hampton, VA Bethel HS 94 Daryell Walker Sr. DT 6-6 285 Hampton, VA Bethel HS 95 Miles Grooms Fr. DE 6-4 245 Richmond, VA Hargrave 96 Charles Owens So. DL 6-2 293 Upper Marlboro, MD Ft. Union Military Academy 98 Nigel Cawthon Fr. DT 6-5 295 Virginia Beach, VA Hargrave HS 99 Alveron Wright r-So. DL 6-3 245 Lake Hamilton, FL Haynes City HS

2012 Florida A&M Football Florida A&M Game Results (as of Sep 09, 2012) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 01, 2012 at Tennessee State L 14-17 0-1 0-0 3:28 15652 Sep 08, 2012 at #5 OKLAHOMA L 13-69 0-2 0-0 3:16 84852 2012 Florida A&M Football Florida A&M Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2012) All games

Team Statistics FAMU OPP SCORING 27 86 Points Per Game 13.5 43.0 FIRST DOWNS 30 56 R u s h in g 10 27 P a s s in g1224 P e n a lt y 8 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 201 487 Yards gained rushing 254 543 Yards lost rushing 53 56 Rushing Attempts 60 83 Average Per Rush 3.3 5.9 Average Per Game 100.5 243.5 TDs Rushing 0 9 PASSING YARDAGE 306 576 C o m p - A t t - I n t 33-59-2 45-65-2 Average Per Pass 5.2 8.9 Average Per Catch 9.3 12.8 Average Per Game 153.0 288.0 TDs Passing 3 3 TOTAL OFFENSE 507 1063 Total Plays 119 148 Average Per Play 4.3 7.2 Average Per Game 253.5 531.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 11-231 5-139 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-19 4-110 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-7 2-6 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.0 27.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.3 27.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 3.5 3.0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 4-2 PENALTIES-Yards 15-120 28-258 Average Per Game 60.0 129.0 PUNTS-Yards 15-567 7-281 Average Per Punt 37.8 40.1 Net punt average 29.1 37.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 3 9 3 1 : 2 1 3RD-DOWN Conversions 5/27 11/24 3rd-Down Pct 19% 46% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/2 1/1 4th-Down Pct 0% 100% SACKS BY-Yards 7-49 6-27 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 3 12 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-2 1-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (2-4) 50% (12-12) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-4) 50% (11-12) 92% PAT-ATTEMPTS (3-3) 100% (11-12) 92% ATTENDANCE 0 100504 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 2/50252 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Florida A&M 0 10 10 7 0 27 Opponents 21 21 31 13 0 86 2012 Florida A&M Football Florida A&M Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2012) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg ROCKER,Eddie 2 21 137 13 124 5.9 0 33 62.0 ROSS,Marvin 2 7 3.5 0 11 FLEMING,Damien 2 18 63 24 39 2.2 0 17 19.5 JOHNSON,Devontae 1 12 12.0 0 12 OWENS,James 2 9 39 6 33 3.7 0 14 16.5 Total 3 19 6.3 0 12 STANLEY,Jordan 1 4 7 0 7 1.8 0 5 7.0 Opponents 4 110 27.5 0 62 HARVEY,Travis 2 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 WILLIAMS,Lee 2 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 1 1.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg McBURSE,Al-Terek 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 ROBERTS,Devan 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 TEAM 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 ROSS,Marvin 1 8 8.0 0 8 BASS,Tyler 2 3 2 8 -6 -2.0 0 2 -3.0 Total 2 7 3.5 0 8 Total 2 60 254 53 201 3.3 0 33 100.5 Opponents 2 6 3.0 0 5 Opponents 2 83 543 56 487 5.9 9 89 243.5 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g OWENS,James 11 231 21.0 0 54 FLEMING,Damien 2 97.58 26-51-2 51.0 252 2 75 126.0 Total 11 231 21.0 0 54 BASS,Tyler 2 185.45 7-8-0 87.5 54 1 13 27.0 Opponents 5 139 27.8 0 39 Total 2 109.50 33-59-2 55.9 306 3 75 153.0 Opponents 2 152.74 45-65-2 69.2 576 3 46 288.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 HARVEY,Travis 2 10 170 17.0 2 75 85.0 FELIX,Admasen 2 5 19 3.8 0 8 9.5 WILLIAMS,Anthony 2 4 22 5.5 0 14 11.0 ETHERIDGE,Michael 2 3 27 9.0 1 13 13.5 OWENS,James 2 3 8 2.7 0 6 4.0 LENNON,Lenworth 1 2 26 13.0 0 16 26.0 ROCKER,Eddie 2 2 18 9.0 0 11 9.0 McBURSE,Al-Terek 1 2 16 8.0 0 15 16.0 ALMENDARES,Dougla 2 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.5 MORRIS,Michael 2 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.5 Total 2 33 306 9.3 3 75 153.0 Opponents 2 45 576 12.8 3 46 288.0 2012 Florida A&M Football Florida A&M Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2012) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g HARVEY,Travis 2 ------12 FLEMING,Damien 2 69 39 252 291 145.5 VARNADORE,Chase - 2-2 3-3 - - - - - 9 ROCKER,Eddie 2 21 124 0 124 62.0 ETHERIDGE,Michael 1 ------6 BASS,Tyler 2 11 -6 54 48 24.0 Total 3 2-2 3-3 - - - - - 27 OWENS,James 2 9 33 0 33 16.5 Opponents 12 1-1 11-12 - - - - - 86 STANLEY,Jordan 1 4 7 0 7 7.0 HARVEY,Travis 2 1 4 0 4 2.0 WILLIAMS,Lee 2 2 2 0 2 1.0 TEAM 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 Total 2 119 201 306 507 253.5 Opponents 2 148 487 576 1063 531.5

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk VARNADORE,Chase 2-2 100.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 46 0 HOLDREN,Branden 15 567 37.8 45 1 5 0 0 0 Total 15 567 37.8 45 1 5 0 0 0 FG Sequence Florida A&M Opponents Opponents 7 281 40.1 60 0 1 4 1 0 Tennessee State - (38) OKLAHOMA (41),(46) - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln VARNADORE,Chase 7 439 62.7 1 1 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Total 7 439 62.7 1 1 27.8 40.0 25 Opponents 15 910 60.7 4 0 21.0 39.9 25 2012 Florida A&M Football Florida A&M Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2012) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g OWENS,James 2 33 8 0 231 0 272 136.0 HARVEY,Travis 2 4 170 0 0 0 174 87.0 ROCKER,Eddie 2 124 18 0 0 0 142 71.0 FLEMING,Dami 2 39 0 0 0 0 39 19.5 ETHERIDGE,Mi 2 0 27 0 0 0 27 13.5 LENNON,Lenwo 1 0 26 0 0 0 26 26.0 WILLIAMS,Anth 2 0 22 0 0 0 22 11.0 FELIX,Admasen 2 0 19 0 0 0 19 9.5 McBURSE,Al-Te 1 0 16 0 0 0 16 16.0 ROSS,Marvin 2 0 0 7 0 8 15 7.5 JOHNSON,Devo 1 0 0 12 0 0 12 12.0 STANLEY,Jorda 1 7 0 0 0 0 7 7.0 WILLIAMS,Lee 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 ALMENDARES, 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.5 ROBERTS,Deva 2 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.5 MORRIS,Michae 2 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 -0.5 TEAM 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 BASS,Tyler 2 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -3.0 Total 2 201 306 19 231 7 764 382.0 Opponents 2 487 576 110 139 6 1318 659.0 2012 Florida A&M Football Florida A&M Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2012) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 19 PILLOW,Jonathan 2 13 4 17 ...... 52 HEPBURN,Brandon 2 10 4 14 3.5-8 1.5-6 . 1 . 1-0 1 . . 25 OJO,John 2 7 4 11 . . . 1 . . . . . 8 DENMARK,Brandon 2 4 7 11 0.5-1 . . . . . 1 . . 51 DUCRE,Michael 2 8 3 11 ...... 3 ROBERTS,Devan 2 8 2 10 1.5-1 . 1--1 1 . . . . . 46 JACKSON,Bobby 2 5 3 8 2.0-9 1.0-6 ...... 13 ROSS,Marvin 2 5 2 7 . . 1-8 . . 1-0 . . . 5 AIKENS,Patrick 2 2 4 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 57 SMALLS,William 2 5 . 5 ...... 16 MATTHEWS,Antwain 2 5 . 5 ...... 23 PAUL,Vasty 2 3 1 4 ...... 95 SCOTT,Padric 2 2 2 4 1.0-8 1.0-8 . 1 . . . . . 69 HYPPOLITE,Ellie 2 4 . 4 2.0-15 2.0-15 . 3 1 . . . . 4 JOHNSON,Devontae 1 2 1 3 0.5-4 0.5-4 ...... 28 BUTLER,Johnathan 2 2 . 2 ...... 54 DAVIS,Brandon 2 2 . 2 ...... 56 BUTLER,Kashawn 2 1 1 2 ...... 9 ROCKER,Eddie 2 1 . 1 ...... 90 MAYES,Frances 2 1 . 1 1.0-10 1.0-10 ...... 47 BLOUNT,Akil 2 . 1 1 ...... 6 MAXEY,George 2 1 . 1 ...... 44 CONNER,Derrick 2 . 1 1 ...... 41 WILLIS,Kambriel 2 . 1 1 ...... 33 VARNADORE,Chase 2 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 18 SMITH,Joshua 1 1 . 1 ...... 86 HOLDREN,Branden 2 1 . 1 ...... Total 2 94 41 135 12-56 7-49 2-7 8 1 2-0 3 . . Opponents 2 79 28 107 12-51 6-27 2-6 4 3 1-0 1 . . 2012 Florida A&M Football Florida A&M Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 09, 2012) All games

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 at Tennessee State 32 140 0 33 16 132 2 16 16-31-1 132 2 16 4 99 0 54 2 23 0 12 272 Sep 08 at OKLAHOMA 28 61 0 16 17 174 1 75 17-28-1 174 1 75 7 132 0 24 1 -4 0 0 235 Florida A&M 60 201 0 33 33 306 3 75 33-59-2 306 3 75 11 231 0 54 3 19 0 12 507 Opponents 83 487 9 89 45 576 3 46 45-65-2 576 3 46 5 139 0 39 4 110 0 62 1063

Games played: 2 Avg per rush: 3.3 Avg per catch: 9.3 Pass efficiency: 109.50 Kick ret avg: 21.0 Punt ret avg: 6.3 All purpose avg/game: 382.0 Total offense avg/gm: 253.5 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 at Tennessee State 51 18 69 7.0-28 4.0-25 2 1-0 1-8 1 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Sep 08 at OKLAHOMA 43 23 66 5.0-28 3.0-24 1 1-0 1--1 0 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 13 Florida A&M 94 41 135 12.0-56 7.0-49 3 2-0 2-7 1 8 0 3-3 0 0 0 27 Opponents 79 28 107 12.0-51 6.0-27 1 1-0 2-6 3 4 0 11-12 0 0 0 86

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 01 at Tennessee State 5 207 41.4 44 01100 0-000319464.7 0 1 Sep 08 at OKLAHOMA 10 360 36.0 45 0 0 4 0 0 2-2 46 0 4 245 61.2 1 0 Florida A&M 15 567 37.8 45 01500 2-2460743962.7 1 1 Opponents 7 281 40.1 60 0 0 1 1 4 1-1 38 0 15 910 60.7 4 0 2012 Florida A&M Football Florida A&M Game Superlatives (as of Sep 09, 2012) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 13 ROCKER,Eddie at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 13 FLEMING,Damien at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Rushing 90 ROCKER,Eddie at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Long Rush 33 ROCKER,Eddie at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Pass attempts 30 FLEMING,Damien at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Pass completions 15 FLEMING,Damien at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Passing 133 FLEMING,Damien at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) TD Passes 1 BASS,Tyler at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 FLEMING,Damien at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 FLEMING,Damien at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Long Pass 75 FLEMING,Damien at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Receptions 6 HARVEY,Travis at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Receiving 118 HARVEY,Travis at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) TD Receptions 1 HARVEY,Travis at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 ETHERIDGE,Michael at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 HARVEY,Travis at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Long Reception 75 HARVEY,Travis at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Field Goals 2 VARNADORE,Chase at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Long Field Goal 46 VARNADORE,Chase at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Punts 10 HOLDREN,Branden at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Punting Avg 41.4 HOLDREN,Branden at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Long Punt 45 HOLDREN,Branden at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt Return 12 JOHNSON,Devontae at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Long Kickoff Return 54 OWENS,James at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Tackles 13 PILLOW,Jonathan at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Sacks 2.0 HYPPOLITE,Ellie at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Tackles For Loss 3.5 HEPBURN,Brandon at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Interceptions 1 ROSS,Marvin at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 ROBERTS,Devan at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) 2012 Florida A&M Football Florida A&M Game Superlatives (as of Sep 09, 2012) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 32 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Rushing 140 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Per Rush 4.4 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Pass attempts 31 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Pass completions 17 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Passing 174 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Per Pass 6.2 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) TD Passes 2 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Total Plays 63 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Total Offense 272 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Per Play 4.3 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Points 14 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Sacks By 4 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) First Downs 21 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Penalties 9 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Penalty Yards 70 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Turnovers 2 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Interceptions By 1 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Punts 10 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Punting Avg 41.4 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Long Punt 45 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt Return 12 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 2012 Florida A&M Football Florida A&M Game Superlatives (as of Sep 09, 2012) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 28 WARD,TRABIS, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Rushing 156 Williams, Damie, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) TD Rushes 4 Williams, Damie, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Long Rush 89 Williams, Damie, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Pass attempts 32 GERMAN, MICHAEL, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Pass completions 22 GERMAN, MICHAEL, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Passing 263 GERMAN, MICHAEL, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) TD Passes 2 Jones,Landry, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Long Pass 46 Jones,Landry, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Receptions 10 Stills,Kenny, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Receiving 120 Stills,Kenny, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) TD Receptions 1 WILSON, DEVIN, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 Stills,Kenny, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) 1 Metoyer, Trey, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Long Reception 46 Brown, Justin, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Field Goals 1 GODFREY, JAMIN, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Long Field Goal 38 GODFREY, JAMIN, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Punts 5 GODFREY, JAMIN, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Punting Avg 40.8 GODFREY, JAMIN, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Long Punt 60 GODFREY, JAMIN, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Punts inside 20 2 GODFREY, JAMIN, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 2 Way,Tress, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt Return 62 Brown, Justin, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Long Kickoff Return 39 Finch,Roy, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Tackles 11 THRASHER, NICK, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Sacks 2.0 McFarland,Jama, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Tackles For Loss 2.5 EVANS, SAMQUAN, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Interceptions 1 GODBOLT III, ST, at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 Harris,Javon, at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) 2012 Florida A&M Football Florida A&M Game Superlatives (as of Sep 09, 2012) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 42 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Rushing 349 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Per Rush 8.5 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) TD Rushes 8 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Pass attempts 33 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Pass completions 23 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Passing 313 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Per Pass 9.5 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) TD Passes 2 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Total Plays 74 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 74 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Total Offense 662 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Per Play 8.9 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Points 69 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Sacks By 5 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) First Downs 33 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Penalties 20 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Penalty Yards 178 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Turnovers 2 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 2 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Interceptions By 1 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 1 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Punts 5 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Punting Avg 40.8 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Long Punt 60 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) Punts inside 20 2 at Tennessee State (Sep 01, 2012) 2 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt Return 62 at OKLAHOMA (Sep 08, 2012)