2011 Delaware State University Football Game 9 Delaware State University Hornets (2-6; 0-5 Meac) Vs
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2011 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME 9 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY HORNETS (2-6; 0-5 MEAC) VS. NO. CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY EAGLES (1-7; 0-5 MEAC) SAT., NOV. 5, 2011 (1:00 P.M) ALUMNI STADIUM/ (7,000) - DOVER, DEL. DSU Athletic Media Relations: Dennis Jones (football contact) - (302) 857-6068/office; (302) 270-6088/cell; email: [email protected] DELAWARE STATE VS NC CENTRAL 2011 DELAWARE STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result Series Sep. 3 at VMI W, 24-21. DSU 1-0 Elko passes for 232 yards, 3 TDs in opening day win Delaware State: 2-6; 0-5 MEAC No. Carolina Central: 1-7; 0-5 MEAC Sep. 10 SHAW W, 31-27 DSU 3-0 Hornets score game-winning TD with :35 left to play The Series: NCCU leads 13-6 Location: Alumni Stadium (7,000) - Dover, Del.; (Surface— Artificial) Sep. 17 at Delaware L, 0-45 UD 3-0 Hornets shut out for first time since ‗04: outgained 512-112 National Rankings: Neither team is ranked in any of the major Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) or Black Col- lege polls. Sep. 24 at SC State* L, 0-69 SCS 26-15 DSU held to84 total yards Pressbox Phone: 302-857-7651 Delaware State Head Coach Kermit Blount: Blount (Winston-Salem State, ‗80) is 2-6 in his first season as head Oct. 1 at Florida A&M* L, 7-34 FAMU 21-8 coach of the Hornets. Now in his 18th year as a collegiate Hornets end scoreless drought, but drop third straight head coach, he has a career record of 93-93-3 Prior to accept- ing the DSU post, he was 91-87-3 in 17 years as head coach at Winston-Salem State University. Blount led WSSU to two CIAA championships and three league title game appearanc- Oct. 8 NORFOLK STATE* L, 21-38 DSU 13-6 es. He was named CIAA Coach-of-the-Year in 1999 & 2000. DSU drops fourth straight despite 339 passing yards Blount was 9-7 vs. N.C. Central while coaching at Winston- Salem State. He has coached more games against NCCU than any other opponent. Oct. 15 at No Carolina A&T* L, 24-42 TIED 20-20-1 NCCU Head Coach Henry Frazier III: Frazier (Bowie Tarpley has career receiving yards; Elko has 2nd straight 300-yd. game State, ‗93) is in his first season as head coach of the Eagles. Prior to accepting the NCCU post, Frazier was head coach at Prairie View A&M University for seven seasons. In 2007, Prai- rie View enjoyed a four-game turnaround from the previous Oct. 29 MORGAN STATE* L, 0-12 MSU 32-23 Hornets held to 54 total yards season as their 7-3 record marked the program‘s first winning season since 1976. For his history-making efforts on the field, Frazier was selected as Coach of the Year by the College Sporting News and the Black College Sports Page. This will Nov. 5 NC CENTRAL* 1:00 p.m. NCCU 13-6 be his first meeting against Delaware State. Hornets record six sacks in 2010 win over Eagles DSU Radio: 1290 The Ticket (www.1290theticket.com) is the flagship station of the Delaware State Hornets Radio Network. Scott Klatzkin is in his fourth season as DSU‘s play-by-play Nov. 12 at Hampton* 1:00 p.m. HAM 23-13 announcer. The game will also air on 1410 AM (WDOV). DSU seeks third straight win at Armstrong Field NCCU Media Contact: Kyle Serba Sports Information Office Nov. 19 HOWARD* 1:00 p.m. DSU 36-30-1 Office Phone: (919) 530-7054 Justin Wilson had 9 rec. for 217 yards and 4 TDs in 2010 meeting email; [email protected] Live Stats: www.DSUHornets.com * - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game HOME GAMES (AT ALUMNI STADIUM ON DSU CAMPUS) IN ALL CAPS Live Streaming: N/A All times Eastern and subject to change www.DSUHornets.com DELAWARE STATE 2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS THE GAME (2-6; 0-5 MEAC) Delaware State welcomes North Carolina Central to Alumni Stadium for a con- test between teams seeking their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Sep. 3 at VMI W, 24-21 victory this season. DSU is trying to snap a six-game losing streak that‘s Sep. 10 SHAW W, 31-27 dropped its record to 2-6 overall and 0-5 in the MEAC. The Hornets are coming Sep. 17 at Delaware L, 0-45_ off a 12-0 homecoming loss to Morgan State last Saturday. North Carolina Cen- Sep. 24 at So. Carolina State* L, 0-69_ tral also brings a six-game losing streak into the contest. The Eagles suffered a 34-6 loss to Bethune-Cookman last Saturday to fall to 1-7 overall and 0-5 in Oct. 1 at Florida A&M* L, 7-34_ conference play. Oct. 8 NORFOLK STATE* L, 21-38 Oct. 15 at No. Carolina A&T* L, 24-42 Oct. 29 MORGAN STATE* (HC) L, 0-12_ THE SERIES The teams are meeting for the second straight year and 20th time overall. Dela- Nov. 5 N.C. CENTRAL* 1:00 p.m. ware State won last year‘s meeting 29-7 at Alumni Stadium to snap a four- Nov. 12 at Hampton* 1:00 p.m. game NCCU win streak in the series. The Eagles hold a 13-6 series lead. In the Nov. 20 HOWARD* 1:00 p.m. 2010 meeting, the Hornets recorded six sacks, including 3.5 by Olusegon *-MEAC game Ayanbiola, en route to the win. Delaware State receiver Justin Wilson had eight catches for 129 yards in the contest. The Hornets and Eagles met six times from 1945 to 1950 as members of the Central Intercollegiate Association NO. CAROLINA CENTRAL SCHEDUL/RESULTS (CIAA), and nine times from 1971 to ‘79 during NCCU‘s first stint in the MEAC. (1-7; 0-5 MEAC) YEAR W/L Score Site Sep. 1 at Rutgers L, 0-48 1945 W 13-12 - Sept. 10 vs. Central State W, 42-3_ 1946 L 6-32 - Sept. 17 ELON L, 22-23_ 1947 W 7-0 Sep. 24 SAVANNAH STATE* L, 30-33 1948 L 0-14 - 1949 L 0-27 - Oct. 8 at SC State* L, 38-49 1950 L 0-13 - Oct. 15 MORGAN STATE* L, 3-52 _ 1971 L 3-34 A Oct. 22 at Hampton* _ L, 27-30 ot 1972 W 14-10 H Oct. 29 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* L, 6-34_ 1973 L 7-32 A 1974 L 0-7 A Nov. 5 at Delaware State* 1:00 p.m. 1975 L 14-16 A Nov. 12 FLORIDA A&M* 2:00 p.m. 1976 L 16-27 H Nov. 19 at NCA&T* 1:30 p.m. 1977 W 23-0 A 1978 W 16-13 H * - MEAC game 1979 L 26-31 A 1996 L 16-21 1 2003 L 14-21 A 2004 L 23-26 H 2011 STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2010 W 29-7 H (DSU/NSU NCAA Rankings*) 1—Atlantic City, N.J. Category DSU (8 gms.) NCCU (8 gms.) Rushing off. 36.4 (119) 100.0 (101)____ Passing off. 186.5 (72) 208.6 (53) ____ DELAWARE STATE VS. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL SERIES HISTORY Largest DSU victory: 23 points (23-0 in 1977) Total off. 222.9 (120) 308.6 (95) ____ Scoring off. 13.4 (119) 21.0 (85) ____ Largest NCCU victory: 31 points (34-3 in 1971) Rushing def. 212.3 (109) 195.9 (100)____ Most DSU points: 29 in 2010 (29-7) Pass Eff. Defense 154.0 (111) 135.3 (82)_____ Most NCCU points: 34 in 1971 (34-3) Total def.. 425.1 (104) 422.9 (103) ___ Longest DSU win streak: 2 games (1977-78) Scoring def. 36.0 (106) 34.0 (100)_____ Longest NCCU win streak: 4 games (three times) Net punting 32.3 (89) 34.9 (50) _____ Punt returns 5.2 (100) 6.3 (90) ____ Kick off returns 16.7 (116) 19.8 (82) _____ Turnover margin -1.6 (115) -1.0 (102) _____ OFFENSE GROUNDED Pass def.. 212.9 (72) 227.0 (84)_____ Delaware State has reached new lows for offensive production this season. Passing Eff. 102.7 (107) 108.4 (97)_____ Sacks 1.0 (109) 1.4 (94)_______ The Hornets are last among all 120 Football Championship Subdivision Tackles for loss 6.1 (64) 7.3 (29) _____ schools in total offense at 222.9 yards per game. DSU collected a season-low Sacks allowed 2.7 (90) 3.6 (110)______ 54 total yards in last week‘s 12-0 loss to Morgan State. In addition, the Hor- nets are 119th in the nation in rushing offense (36.4 ypg) and scoring (13.4 *120 teams ranked in Football Championship Subdivision ppg). The Hornets have rushed for less than 60 yards in six of their eight games this season. DSU‘s lone 100-plus yard game this season was at VMI (114) in the season opener on Sep. 3. Since the 2010 season, DSU has rushed for less than 100 yards in nine of its last 11 games. The Hornets are averaging 1.5 yards per carry, and have just three rushing touchdowns this season. In addition, DSU has just 20 rushing first downs in its eight games this year. By contrast, Hornet opponents have 85 rushing first downs this year. DSUDSU QUICKQUICK FACTSFACTS SCOUTING NO. CAROLINA CENTRAL General Information North Carolina Central is averaging 308,6 yards and 21.0 Location Dover, Del.