FB MEDIA SERVICES Leonard Haynes, Director [email protected] Kevin Paige, Asst. Director MORGAN1700 East Cold Spring ■ Baltimore, Md. ■ 21251 ■ 443-885-3831 (P) ■ 443-885-8307STATE ■ www.MorganStateBears.com [email protected] GAME 8 • OCT. 25, 2014 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2014 MORGAN SCHEDULE (4-3, 3-1) Bears Head North For Non-Conference Tilt Versus #4 Villanova - A30 at Eastern Michigan (ESPN3) L, 28-31 Kick-Off at 3:30 p.m. at Villanova Stadium S6 at Holy Cross L, 26-29 S13 BOWIE STATE W, 28-3 GAME #8 S20 vs. HOWARD*^ W, 38-35 Date: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 S27 at Norfolk State* L, 14-15 Location: Villanova, Pa. O4 at Florida A&M* W, 24-9 Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. (ET) O18 N.C. CENTRAL* (HC) W, 21-20 Stadium: Villanova Stadium O25 at #6 Villanova 3:30 p.m. #4 VILLANOVA MORGAN STATE Capacity: 12,500 N1 at Hampton* 2 p.m. 6-1, 4-0 (CAA) 4-3, 3-1 (MEAC) N8 at N.C. A&T* 1 p.m. IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS ONE TO WATCH N15 S.C. STATE* 1 p.m. No. 4 - FCS Coaches Poll No. No. 6 - HSRN Poll Pushing 5-8 and 180 pounds, Herb Walker Jr. (aka. N22 DELAWARE STATE* 1 p.m. 5 - SportsNetwork Poll No. 8 - BoxtoRow Coach Poll Smurf) may not be big in stature, but he’s steadily *Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Game; ^ NY Urban League Classic becoming the big man on campus when it comes to BOLD = Home Games played at Hughes Stadium RET. LEADERS RET. LEADERS running the football. In his first start of the season at All times ET and subject to change Rushing Rushing Holy Cross, the sophomore carried the ball 20 times Monangai, 95/441/6 TDs Walker, 146/982/ 9TDs for a career high 271 yds and two touchdowns. In MORGAN COACHING STAFF doing so, he became the school’s all-time single game rushing leader. He was recently held to under 100 Passing Lee Hull, 1st Year at MSU..............................Head Coach Passing yards rushing for the first time this season, following a John Morgan, Jr., 1st Year....................Asst. Head Coach Robertson, 119/172/INT Council, 58/130/0 INTS 67-yd performance last weekend versus N.C. Central. Fred Farrier, 1st Year.....................Offensive Coordinator 1723 yds, 22TDs 791 yds, 7 TDs Dwayne Foster, 1st Year.............................Offensive Line Kenneth Lucas, 1st Year............................Running Backs Receiving Receiving Jamari McCullough, 1st Year............................Receivers Livers, 36/562/6TDs Martin, 8/165/2 TDs LeAndre Creamer, 2nd Year......................Defensive Line Brawley Evans, 1st Year.................DBs/Recruiting Coord. Defense Defense Benton ‘Sport’ Harold, 15th Year............SPTs/Tight Ends Cherry, 72 TT, 14.5 TFL,9SKS Acker, 64 TT, 4.0 TFL,SK Kevin Myrie, 2nd Year........................Graduate Assistant Dillon, 47 TT, 9 TFL, 2SKS Eatman, 59 TT, 1.5 TFL, INT Jarvis West, 2nd Year.........................Graduate Assistant Robb Johnson, 1st Year.........Admin. Assistant - Defense GAME TIME Roderick Chapman, 1st Year..Admin. Assistant - Offense The Morgan State Bears (4-3, 3-1 MEAC) hit the road for a non-conference matchup when it faces #4 Villanova Eric Fair, 1st Year....................Admin. Assistant - Offense (6-1, 4-0 CAA) on Saturday (Oct. 25) in Villanova, Pa. The Wildcats are coming off a 35-31 victory at William & Mary and is looking to remain among the Top 10 teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Game time at Villanova Stadium is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and will mark Homecoming for the Wildcats. MORGAN QUICK FACTS The game will be broadcast live by Morgan State’s flagship station WEAA, 88.9 FM. Location...................................................Baltimore, Md. THE BEARS-WILDCATS SERIES Founded..................................................................1867 •Saturday’s matchup marks the first between the two schools. Enrollment.............................................................8,000 •Morgan State has a 7-21 record vs. teams from the Colonial Athletic Association ... The Bears are: 6-17 vs. Nickname...............................................................Bears Towson; 0-1 vs. James Madison; 0-2 vs. Delaware; 0-1 vs. Maine; and 1-0 vs. Rhode Island. School Colors..............Orange & Blue (PMS - 1655/288) •The Bears’ last win against a CAA school was Sept. 26, 2009. QB Carlton Jackson engineered a 12-play, Stadium................................................Hughes Stadium 86 yard drive that culminated with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Lamont Bryant in the second quarter to put the Bears ahead and the defense kept turning the Tigers back for a 12-9 victory. Capacity/Surface........................10,000/Synthetic Grass Affiliation...............NCAA Football Championship Series QUICK HITS Conference......Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) •MSU will enter the 2014 season with a number of veterans... the Bears’ roster has 64 returning players First Football Season...............................................1898 and 17 returning starters on its roster ... there are 34 who started at least one game or were considered a President...............................................Dr. David Wilson starter last year ... the roster also includes a number of veterans - 16 seniors and 13 juniors. •The Bears return its top receiver from last season in Thomas Martin ... Martin, a Naples (Fla.) product, has Director of Athletics.........................................Floyd Kerr started in every game and has eight receptions for 165 yards with a pair of TDs. Athletics Dept. Phone...............................443-885-3050 •The Bears return an experienced trio of quarterbacks (Robert Council, Seth Higgins and Moses Skillon) Athletics Website..............www.MorganStateBears.com ... Council has completed 58-of-130 passes for 791 yards with 7 TDs, he also has 508 rushing yards and 6 TDs. •Seven (7) starters return from the 2013 defense: Andrew Mitchell (DL), Cody Acker (LB), Christopher Robinson (LB), Ta’Quon Jackson (LB), Bill Hill (LB), Peterson Janvier (FS) and Nate Ayers (SS). •Cody Acker, a 2013 Third Team All-MEAC selection, returns as one of the league leaders with 97 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, in addition to an interception for a touchdown. • Coach Hull added six assistants to his initial coaching staff ... the new coaches are: John Morgan (AHC), Fred Farrier (OC), Dwayne Foster (OL), Ken Lucas (RB), Brawley Evans (DB/RC), and Jamari McCollough (WR). GAME 8 • OCT. 25, 2014 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 2 KEEPING UP WITH THE BEARS FIRST AND 10 signal-calling when they host the • Bears. The Paramus (N.J.) native has ON THE AIR Morgan State has won four of its last five games, including its last two. completed119-of-172 passes (194.6 Radio: WEAA, 88.9 FM •RB Herb Walker Jr. is 18 yards shy of pass effic.) for 1,723 yards with 22 Lamont Germany - play-by-play 1,000 rushing yards for the season. touchdowns and an interception. He’s Kelvin Bridgers, analyst •Head coach Lee Hull and the Bears sit also the team’s second leading rusher in atop the MEAC in a 3-way tie for 2nd with 422 yards on 111 carries, including place behind MEAC defending champion three TDs. 2014 MEAC STANDINGS Kevin Monangai is the team’s leading and No. 16 ranked Bethune-Cookman. rusher by accounting for 441 yards on 95 MEAC Overall MEDIA AVAILABILITY carries (4.6 avg) with 6 TDs. He also has Bethune-Cookman* 3-0 6-1 13 receptions for 73 yards, including a TD. Lee Hull will be available to the media via Wideouts Poppy Livers and Mike Morgan State 3-1 4-3 the MEAC’s weekly teleconference every Norfolk State 3-1 3-5 Burke are Robertson’s favorite targets. Tuesday beginning at 10:03 a.m. (EST). To Wilkins has 562 receptions yards on 36 North Carolina A&T 3-1 6-2 gather more information on the availability NC Central 2-1 3-4 catches with six TDs, while Burke has 17 of coach Hull or student-athletes please receptions for 245 and three TDs. The South Carolina State 2-1 4-3 notify the Office of Media Relations of your Wildcats have five receivers who have Florida A&M^ 2-1 2-5 intent, please call (443) 885-3831. double-digit catches. Delaware State 2-2 2-6 The Wildcats defense is allowing Hampton 0-3 1-6 BEARS OPEN 116th SEASON OF 358.6 ypg, close to 20.4 ppg and is Savannah State^ 0-4 0-7 FOOTBALL SINCE 1898 absolutely staunch against the run Howard 0-5 1-7 MSU enters its 116th season of football, limiting teams to 98 rushing ypg (ranked * 2013 MEAC Champs and the first under head coachLee Hull. No. 2 in the CAA). Villanova has been led ^Will not be eligible for a MEAC Title by junior LB Don Cherry. Cherry, the CAA’s SCOUTING THE WILDCATS leading tackler, has recorded 72 tackles, Week 8 (Oct. 125) The Wildcats finished with an overall 14.5 tackles for loss, nine sacks and five Morgan State at Villanova, 3:30 p.m. mark of 6-5 during the 2013 season. forced fumbles. The Bears’ offense will Bethune-Cookman at S.C. State, 1:30 p.m. They return 33 letterwinners to go also have to account for junior LB Dillon Hampton at Delaware State, 2 p.m. along with seven starters from a team Lucas who has 47 tackles, nine tackles for Savannah State at N.C. Central, 2 p.m. that won its final two games of the 2013 loss an two sacks. season. Andy Talley is in his 30th year as #4 Villanova remains unbeaten in Villanova’s head coach. He has led the conference play following a hardfought Wildcats to a 210-126-1 overall record ... 35-31 win at William & Mary. The Wildcats the most wins in school history.