“Eagles” North Carolina A&T State University “Aggies”
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EAGLES FOOTBALL 2011 – GAME #11 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY “EAGLES” VS. NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY “AGGIES” Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 – Kickoff at 1:30 p.m. Aggie Stadium – Greensboro, N.C. THE GAME 2011 NCCU Football Schedule North Carolina Central Univ. “Eagles” vs. North Carolina A&T State Univ. “Aggies” Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 1 at Rutgers ............................ 0-48 L THE KICKOFF Saturday, November 19, 2011 – Kickoff at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 10 vs. Central State .................42-3 W “Cleveland Classic” ...Cleveland Browns Stadium THE SITE Sept. 17 Elon ................................... 22-23 L Aggie Stadium (21,500 capacity/natural grass) - Greensboro, N.C. ................................ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Sept. 24 Savannah State ................. 30-33 L 2011 RECORDS ................................ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium N.C. Central (2-8 overall, 1-6 MEAC); N.C. A&T (4-6 overall, 3-4 MEAC) Oct. 8 at South Carolina State ..... 38-49 L Oct. 15 Morgan State ....................... 3-52 L MEDIA COVERAGE Radio: WEED 1390 AM (Rocky Mount, N.C.); WARR 1520 AM (Warrenton, N.C.); “Pink Game” ............ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium “GameCentral” at NCCUEaglePride.com. Starts at 12:30 p.m. (Chris Hooks, Oct. 22 at Hampton ...................OT 27-30 L play-by-play; Joe Simmons, color analyst) Oct. 29 Bethune-Cookman............... 6-34 L “Homecoming” ......... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium QUICK HITS Nov. 5 at Delaware State ...............14-7 W • North Carolina Central University and North Carolina A&T State University renew Nov. 12 Florida A&M ....................... 10-31 L an 87-year-old football rivalry with the 83rd gridiron meeting. “Senior Day” ............ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium • NC A&T has won 15 of the last 20 meetings, but NCCU has won four of the last five Nov. 19 at North Carolina A&T ........1:30 pm contests. Those last four victories by the Eagles have all taken place in different cities (Durham, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh). NCCU Ticket Office: (919) 530-5170 • Former NCCU head football coach Rod Broadway is now the head football coach NCCU Athletics Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com at rival NC A&T. Broadway led the Eagles to back-to-back CIAA championships in 2005 and 2006. Four other Aggie coaches (Sam Washington, Shawn Gibbs, Courtney HEAD COACHES Coard, Trei Oliver) have ties to NCCU, either as a former player, coach or both. North Carolina Central: • NCCU senior quarterback Michael Johnson needs 163 passing yards to move into Head Coach ............................Henry Frazier III third place on the Eagles’ career passing list. The Durham native currently has 5,525 Alma Mater ......................... Bowie State (1993) career passing yards. Record at NCCU ....................2-8 (first season) • NCCU senior linebacker Brandon Outlaw needs two tackles to become the first Career Record ...................71-62 (13th season) Eagle to amass 100 tackles in a season since 1999 (Chris Gilmore, 109). • This will be the final game of the season for both squads. North Carolina A&T: Head Coach .............................. Rod Broadway THE SERIES Alma Mater ..................... North Carolina (1977) Record at NCA&T ....................4-6 (1st season) This will be the 83rd meeting between the Eagles and Aggies, dating back to 1924 Career Record .....................72-29 (9th season) when N.C. A&T tied NCCU, 13-13, in Durham, N.C. The Aggies lead the series 46- 31-5. N.C. A&T has won 15 of the last 20 meetings, but NCCU has won four of the MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS last five contests, including a 27-16 victory on Sept. 25, 2010 in Durham, a 28-27 win on Oct. 4, 2008 in Charlotte, a 27-22 victory on Sept. 22, 2007 in Greensboro, and a North Carolina Central: 23-22 win on Sept. 5, 2005 in Raleigh. In the last match-up in Greensboro on Oct. 3, SID .................................................. Kyle Serba 2009, NCCU rallied to force overtime, but A&T held on for a 23-17 double-overtime Office Phone ............................. (919) 530-7054 victory in Greensboro. (Complete series on last page) E-Mail [email protected] Web Site ........................NCCUEaglePride.com THE LAST MEETING North Carolina A&T: (Sept. 25, 2010 - NCCU 27, NCA&T 16) In front of a school record crowd of 15,173, SID ............................................Brian Holloway North Carolina Central University took advantage of seven North Carolina A&T turnovers Office Phone ............................. (336) 334-7141 and 120 penalty yards to capture a 27-16 victory inside an overflowing O’Kelly-Riddick E-Mail ............................... [email protected] Stadium in Durham, N.C. The contest was the first in the series to be played in the Bull Web Site ................................NCATAggies.com City since 1992. In the 82nd meeting between the rival Eagles and Aggies, the tone Twitter Talk: #NCCUNCAT of the game was established in the first four possessions of the contest. After the two squads exchanged missed field goals, the visiting Aggies fumbled on their next three QUICK FACTS possessions. NCCU recovered the pigskin each time, resulting in three consecutive North Carolina Central University School: touchdowns in less than four minutes to provide the Eagles with a 21-0 cushion. Location: Durham, NC 27707 NCCU finished with 231 yards of total offense (117 rushing, 114 passing), compared Founded: 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard to 320 total yards by the Aggies (211 rushing, 109 passing). Tim Shankle topped the Enrollment: 8,612 Eagles’ ground attack with 86 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries, becoming the Nickname: Eagles seventh rusher in school history to reach 2,000 career rushing yards (2,070). Tony School Colors: Maroon & Gray McCord amassed 150 all-purpose yards, including 38 yards rushing, a team-high 42 Stadium: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium yards receiving and 70 kickoff return yards. Michael Johnson completed 9 of his 14 Capacity (Surface): 10,000 (Mondoturf) passes for 114 yards and his first touchdown toss of the season, while also running for National Affiliation: NCAA Division I-FCS a score. NCCU had a host of heroes on defense. Defensive backs Rashad Fox and Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference James Reese led the unit with seven tackles each, followed by Marc Lewis with six Chancellor: Charlie Nelms stops (five solo). Linebacker Roger Stewart contributed six takedowns with a fumble Alma Mater: Arkansas Pine Bluff recovery, while lineman Teryl White tallied five tackles, including 2.0 hits for a loss and Athletics Director: Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. a forced fumble. Laster collected three stops with a sack a two fumble recoveries, Alma Mater: George Washington Sam Battle added four tackles and a fumble recovery, and Stephen Manuel chipped in Athletics Dept. Phone: (919) 530-7057 three takedowns with a sack. The Eagles sealed the victory with two late interceptions Athletics Dept. Fax: (919) 530-5426 by Kenneth Campbell and David Ingram. A&T was charged by Mayhew with 183 Athletics Dept. Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com rushing yards and a touchdown on 24 carries, an average of 7.6 yards per attempt. Twitter: @NCCUAthletics Morgan completed 12-of-23 passes for 109 yards for the Aggies, but threw a pair of Ticket Office Phone: (919) 530-5170 picks and lost a fumble. A&T senior linebacker Brandon Jackson amassed a game- high 10 tackles with a sack and a forced fumble. The Eagles have now won four of the FOOTBALL HISTORY last five meetings against the Aggies. First Year of Football: 1923 THE LAST TRIP TO GREENSBORO Overall All-Time Record: 422-356-30 (Oct. 3, 2009 - NCA&T 23, NCCU 17 - 2OT) For the fifth consecutive meeting, the NCAA Tourn. Record (Yrs): 1-3 (3 years - 1988, outcome of the North Carolina Central University and North Carolina A&T State 2005, 2006 - NCAA Div. II) University football rivalry was decided on the final drive. In fact, each team had three Last Post-Season Opponent: Delta State chances to decide the game before A&T quarterback Carlton Fears connected with Result (Date): Lost, 17-24 (Nov. 25, 2006) Wallace Miles for a 24-yard touchdown on the final play of the second overtime session to defeat NCCU 23-17. The dramatic A&T victory ended a three game-losing skid to SPORTS INFORMATION the Eagles in front of 19,534 fans inside Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, N.C. Sports Information Director: Kyle Serba SID Office Phone: (919) 530-7054 THE COACHES SID Office Fax: (919) 530-5426 North Carolina Central: Henry Frazier III (Bowie State, 1993) is in his first season SID E-Mail: [email protected] as head coach at NCCU. Prior to his arrival in Durham, N.C., Frazier spent seven SID Mailing Address: 116 McDougald- seasons (2004-10) at the helm of the Prairie View A&M University Panthers football McLendon Gym, Durham, NC 27707 team. He took over a program that experienced the nation’s longest losing streak, Radio Play-by-Play: Chris Hooks dropping 80 straight contests from 1989-98, and transformed the Panthers into SWAC Phone/Email: (919) 530-6017/[email protected] champions in 2009. Among his many coaching honors is the 2009 Eddie Robinson National FCS Coach of the Year award. Frazier also served as head coach at his alma COACHING STAFF mater, Bowie State University (1999-2003). Head Coach: Henry Frazier III Alma Mater (Year): Bowie State (1993) North Carolina A&T: In his first season as the head coach of the Aggies football Record at NCCU (Years): 2-8 (1st season) program, Rod Broadway (North Carolina, 1977) is no stranger to NCCU. He was Career Record (Years): 71-62 (13th season) head coach at NCCU from 2003-06, guiding the Eagles to 33 victories with the best Football Office Phone: (919) 530-5315 winning percentage in school history (.750), back-to-back CIAA championships in 2005 and 2006, and a 2006 Black College Football National Championship with an Assistant Coaches: 11-0 regular-season record.