Game 11 ONE to WATCH Tracking the Bears Senior LB George Howard Has Been One of the Standouts on the Defensive Side of the Ball
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GAME 22009009 MMorganorgan SStatetate FFootballootball 11 llet’set’s ggetet ddownown toto businessbusiness SPORTS INFORMATION • 1700 EAST COLD SPRING LANE • BALTIMORE, MD • OFFICE (443) 885-3831 • FAX (443) 885-8307 • MORGANSTATEBEARS.COM 198 MSU Schedule/Results HAMPTON “PIRATES’ (5-5, 3-4 MEAC) MORGAN STATE “BEARS” (5-5, 3-4 MEAC) 9/12 @Akron 10/24 @Delaware St.* GAME #11 L, 0-41 L, 22-35 Saturday, November 21, 2009 • 1:00 p.m. Armstrong Stadium (Capacity 17,000) • Hampton, Va. 9/19 vs. WSSU 10/31 FLORIDA A&M* W, 16-10 OT L, 28-31 OT Setting the Scene The Morgan State football team continues its 112th season of football on Saturday, 9/26 TOWSON 11/7 NORFOLK ST.* Nov. 21 when they travel to face Hampton in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference W, 12-9 L, 23-31 season-finale matchup at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia. The contest will be broadcast live on WEAA, 88.9FM. 10/3 @BCU* 11/14 @#9 SCSU* The Bears (5-5) losing streak was extended to four games as a result of a 37-13 loss W, 24-13 L, 13-37 last Saturday against top-ranked South Carolina State who clinched the MEAC Title with the win. Hampton enters this weekend’s matchup coming off a surprising 25-0 10/10 N.C. A&T* 11/21 @Hampton* shutout against Florida A&M. The Pirates improved to 5-5 overall and are 3-4 in the W, 7-6 1 p.m. MEAC. MSU’s loss last Saturday dropped head coach Donald Hill-Eley’s all-time record to 41-48 ten games into his eighth season at the helm. Hill’s 41 wins since 2002, 10/15 HOWARD*D is good enough for third-best all-time record behind legendary coaches Edward P. Hurt W, 14-7 and Earl. C. Banks. Kick-off is slated for 1:00 p.m. (EST). The game will be streamed Interviews: LIVE on the internet at MorganStateBears.com. Contact Leonard Haynes at (443) 885-3831 to request player interviews. Quick Hits Head Coach Donald Hill-Eley and players will be available on the field • SR LB George Howard recorded a game-high 9 tackles during the Bears loss vs. South after each practice. Carolina State...He has been selected the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week three times so far this season and ranks No. 6 in the FCS in total tackles (116). Practice: • All-MEAC CB Darren McKhan has nine career interceptions Players and coaches are available for brief interviews after practice. • SR RB Devan James suffered an abdominal pull in the preseason....James rushed for Contact Sports Information for practice times. The first 20 minutes will be a season-high 133 yds on 20 carries vs. Florida A&M...needs 355 yards to become the school’s all-time rushing leader - he currently ranks No. 4 with 2,369 rushing yards on 527 available for video and still photography. carries. Weekly Teleconferences Morgan State vs. Hampton: The Facts The MEAC Head Football Coaches will be featuredatured on a weekly Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 21 at 1:00 p.m. EST teleconference each Tuesday from 10 a.m. untilnttil 11:30 Location: Hampton, Va. (Armstrong Stadium - 17,000) a.m., beginning August 29. Media members wishingishhing Radio: MSU Sports Radio Network - WEAA 88.9 FM in Baltimore; to participate on the teleconference should contacttact the Mark Gray (play-by-play) & Kelvin Bridgers (color analyst) MEAC media relations office for instructions. The Series: MSU leads the series 35-21-2 Internet: www.MorganStateBears.com; www.HamptonPirates.com The schedule is listed below. Live Stream: The game will be carried by WEAA 88.9FM and streamed LIVE at www.morganstatebears.com Schedule: Series Notes: MSU and Hampton meet for the 59th time ... The two schools are 10:00 MEAC Notes 200 miles apart from each other... MSU leads the series 35-21-2, but will enter the contest with a 6-game losing streak to the Pirates ... Hampton outlasted 10:04 Donald Hill-Eley (Morgan State) the bears 17-13 at Hughes Stadium in the 2008 season-finale ... The last time 10:14 Alonzo Lee (N.C. A&T) the Bears defeated Hampton was during Donald Hill-Eley’s first season as 10:24 Carey Bailey (Howard) MSU head coach on Nov. 23, 2002 at Armstrong Stadium (52-42) ... During 10:34 Al Lavan (Delaware State) the 2008 matchup, RB Devan James, who entered the game as the MEAC’s 10:44 Buddy Pough (S.C. State) leading rusher (111.4/g), finished the contest with 112 yards on 25 carries ... 10:54 Don Rose (Hampton) The Bears recorded a 13-6 win against Hampton in 1930 under coach Eddie P. 11:04 Pete Adrian (Norfolk State) Hurt ... Donald Hill-Eley has a 1-6 record against the Pirates ... 11:14 Alvin Wyatt (Bethune-Cookman) 11:24 Joe Taylor (Florida A&M) 11:34 Kermit Blount (Winston-Salem State) MSU HAMPTON Record 5-5 (3-4 MEAC) Record 5-5 (3-4 MEAC) 2008 Record 6-6 (4-4 MEAC) 2008 Record 10-3 (8-0 MEAC) Patricia Porter Last Game Nov. 14 in Orangeburg, S.C. Last Game Nov. 14, Hampton, Va. Director of Media Relations (MEAC) loss at S.C. State, 13-37 vs. Florida A&M (W, 25-0) 222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 1150 Coach Donald Hill-Eley (8th yr) Coach Don Rose (1st yr) Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Career Record 41-48/8th year Career Record 5-5/1st year (757) 416-7116 MSU Record Same SCSU Record Same Hill vs. HU 1-6 Rose vs. MSU 0-0 Morgan State Football • Game 11 ONE TO WATCH Tracking the Bears Senior LB George Howard has been one of the standouts on the defensive side of the ball. The 6-1, 230-pound Virginia native 2009 FINAL STANDINGS MORGAN STATE BEARS HAMPTON and 2009 Preseason All-MEAC second Football MEAC Pct Overall Pct 5-5, 3-4 MEAC 5-5, 3-4 MEAC team selection ranks No. 3 in the Football *South Carolina St. 7-0 1.000 9-1 .900 IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS Championship Subdivision in total tackles Florida A&M 5-2 .714 7-3 .700 Sports Network - N/A Sports Network - N/A and is currently thehehe Norfolk St. 5-3 .625 6-4 .600 SBN - N/A SBN - N/A MEAC’s leading tacklerackler Bethune-Cookman 4-3 .571 5-5 .500 LEADERS (2009) LEADERS (2009) with 116 stops. Rushing Hampton 3-4 .429 5-5 .500 Rushing “The Hitman” James, 144/586, TD Coker, 186/969, 6 TDs Morgan St. 3-4 .429 5-5 .500 has been Jackson, 97/293, 3 TDs Robinson, 89/496, 4 TDs named the North Carolina A&T 3-4 .429 5-5 .500 Passing Passing MEAC Defensive Delaware St. 2-5 .286 3-7 .300 Jackson, 124-216-1311 yds/ Bynes, 46-95-754 yds/ Player of the Howard 0-7 .000 2-8 .200 10 INTs/9 TDs 4 INT/8 TDs Week three *2008 MEAC Champs Receiving Receiving times and Thomas, 23/, 5 TDs Diggs, 31/217, 1 TDs collected 9 Hicks, 22/246, 3 TDs Baptiste, 28/336, 4 TDs tackles against Defense Defense #9 South Howard, 116 TT, 9.5 TFL, 2 FF, SK Sanchez, 92 TT, 8 TFL, 1.5 SK Carolina State. Leftwich 65 TT, 12 TFL, 3 SKS Roundtree, 70 TT, 8 TFL, 2.5 SKS ● HAMPTON’S LAST GAME OUT - HAMPTON, Va. – Hampton University’srsity’s dedefensefense fforcedorced ffourour Sports Network Top 25 turnovers on Saturday, as they held the Rattlers of Florida A&M to just 184 yardsdf of total lff offense, while the Pirates offense, led by Steve Robinson, finished the day with 464 yards of total offense Team (First-place votes) Rec Points Pre and 341 yards rushing on the day as Hampton left Armstrong Stadium with a 25-0 win. 1. Southern Illinois (49) 9-1 3,278 1 2. Villanova (38) 9-1 3,225 3 ● Since taking over the reigns at his alma mater this season, Don Rose has compiled a 5-5 record 3. Montana (45) 10-0 3,145 2 in the MEAC. The Hampton alum is in his 19th season with the Pirates football program where 4. Richmond 9-1 2,950 4 he served as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach during the 2008 season, when the 5. William & Mary 9-1 2,864 5 Pirates went 6-5, and before that spent 17 years as the Pirates’ secondary coach. 6. Appalachian State (3) 8-2 2,806 7 7. South Carolina St. (2) 9-1 2,381 9 ● MSU’s offensive unit will be put to the test against one of the best defenses in the MEAC. 8. McNeese State 8-2 2,333 10 Hampton is the league’s No.2 ranked rushing defense by limiting opponents to 115.2 yards per 9. Northern Iowa 7-3 2,132 11 game and rank No. 3 in scoring defense by limiting opponents to 19.7 points per game. 10. Elon 8-2 2,094 6 11. New Hampshire 8-2 2,059 8 ● Hampton RB LaMarcus Coker is the No. 1 running back in the MEAC and will be a strong 12. South Dakota State 7-3 1,710 12 candidate for the MEAC’s top honors this season. Coker, (5’10, 195, SR), currently ranks No. 15 13. Holy Cross 9-1 1,702 13 in the FCS in rushing (96.9/g) and is ranked No.