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William “Dick” Price Stadium Virginia Lottery Labor Day Classic Head Coach LB LaQuentin Milo RB Nick Fleming Andrew Faison GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Petersburg, Va. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1882 Nick Fleming 159 803 5.1 4 Enrollment: 5,000 Nickname: Trojans Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Orange and Blue Davian Richards 2 2 100.0 127 2/0 Stadium: Capacity: 7,909 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Grass Davian Richards 34 469 13.8 8 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks President: Eddie N. Moore, Jr. LaQuentin Milo 34 28 62 5.0 0.0 Athletics Director: Peggy Davis SERIES INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Record: VSU leads 26-18-1 SID: Jim Junot First Meeting: Virginia State 13, NSU 7 (1963) Phone: (804) 524-5028 Last Meeting: NSU 33, VSU 7 (2007) Fax: (804) 524-5763 Pete Adrian vs. VSU: 2-1 Email: [email protected] Andrew Faison vs. NSU: 3-3 Press Box Phone: (804) 524-5030 Largest NSU Win: 39 (1969, 39–0) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 9058 Largest VSU Win: 48 (1994, 54–6) Petersburg, VA 23806 Web Site: www.vsu.edu/pages/102.asp 2008 SCHEDULE Date Opponent COACHING STAFF Aug. 30 at Norfolk State Head Coach: Andrew Faison Sept. 9 Johnson C. Smith Alma Mater: Virginia State ’81 Sept. 13 St. Joseph’s College Record at VSU: 30-30 (6 years) Sept. 20 St. Augustine’s Career Record: Same Sept. 27 Fayetteville State Phone: (804) 524-5600 Oct. 4 at Elizabeth City State Assistant Coaches: Oct. 11 at St. Paul’s Michael Morand — Offensive Coord./Receivers/ Oct. 18 at Virginia Union RB Nick Fleming Quarterbacks Oct. 25 Lincoln (Pa.) Eric Hargrove — Defensive Coord./Defensive Backs Nov. 1 at Bowie State Emanuel McNeil — Defensive Line Mike Arthur — Off. Line/Strength & Conditioning 2007 Results Patrick Respers — Linebackers Date Opponent Result Aug. 23 at Carson-Newman L 21–52 TEAM INFORMATION Sept. 1 at Norfolk State L 7–33 2007 Overall Record: 4-6 Sept. 8 George Mason (Club) W 48–0 2007 CIAA Record/Finish: 3-4/4th CIAA East Sept. 22 at Livingstone W 30–7 Basic Offense: Multiple I Sept. 29 Elizabeth City State L 9–12 Basic Defense: 3-4 Oct. 6 at St. Augustine’s L 14–23 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 33/19 Oct. 13 Bowie State W 39–33 Starters Returning: 15 (7 off., 6 def., 2 ST) Oct. 20 at Johnson C. Smith W 35–17 Starters Lost: 9 (4 off., 5 def.) Oct. 27 Virginia Union L 27–42 Nov. 3 St. Paul’s L 7–17

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Head Coach DL Jeremy Jarmon WR Dicky Lyons Rich Brooks GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Lexington, Ky. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1865 Derrick Locke 94 521 5.5 5 Enrollment: 27,000 Nickname: Wildcats Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Blue and White Mike Hartline 4 6 66.7 0 34/66.7 Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Capacity: 67,606 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Grass Dicky Lyons 56 655 11.7 7 Affiliation: NCAA Division I BCS Conference: Southeastern (Eastern Division) Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks President: Dr. Lee T. Todd, Jr. Trevard Lindley 50 16 66 3 0 Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart SERIES INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Record: First meeting SID: Tony Neely Phone: (859) 257-3838 2008 Schedule Fax: (859) 323-4310 Date Opponent Email: [email protected] Aug. 31 at Louisville Press Box Phone: (859) 323-2888 Sept. 6 Norfolk State SID Mailing Address: University of Kentucky Athletics Sept. 13 Middle Tennessee Joe Craft Center, 338 Lexington Ave. Sept. 27 Western Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 Oct. 4 at Alabama Web Site: www.ukathletics.com Oct. 11 South Carolina COACHING STAFF Oct. 18 Arkansas Head Coach: Rich Brooks Oct. 25 at Florida Alma Mater: Oregon State ’63 Nov. 1 at Mississippi State Record at Kentucky: 25-35 (5 years) Nov. 8 Georgia Career Record: 116-144-4 (23 years) Nov. 15 Vanderbilt Phone: (859) 257-3611 Nov. 29 at Tennessee Assistant Coaches: WR Dicky Lyons Larry Brinson — Running Backs 2007 Results Steve Brown — Defensive Coordinator Date Opponent Result Jimmy Heggins — Offensive Line Sept. 1 Eastern Kentucky W 50–10 Steve Ortmayer — Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams Sept. 8 Kent State W 56–20 Coord./Tight Ends Sept. 15 Louisville W 40–34 Rick Petri — Defensive Line Sept. 22 at Arkansas W 42–29 Joker Phillips — Offensive Coord./Wide Receivers Sept. 29 Florida Atlantic W 45–17 Randy Sanders — Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coord. Oct. 4 at South Carolina L 23–38 Chuck Smith — Linebackers Oct. 13 LSU W 43–37 (3 OT) Chris Thurmond — Defensive Backs Oct. 20 Florida L 37–45 Oct. 27 Mississippi State L 14–31 TEAM INFORMATION Nov. 10 at Vanderbilt W 27–20 2007 Overall Record: 8-5 Nov. 17 at Georgia L 13–24 2007 SEC Record/Finish: 3-5/4th Eastern Division Nov. 24 at Tennessee L 50–52 (4 OT) Basic Offense: Multiple Dec. 31 vs. Florida State W 35–28 Basic Defense: 4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 55/18 Starters Returning: 17 (5 off., 8 def., 4 ST) Starters Lost: 11 (6 off., 3 def., 2 ST) 81 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #3 North Carolina A&T September 13, 4 p.m. William “Dick” Price Stadium Youth Day Head Coach LB Brandon Colbert RB Michael Ferguson Lee Fobbs Jr. GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Greensboro, N.C. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1891 Michael Ferguson 182 1,169 6.4 4 Enrollment: 10,660 Nickname: Aggies Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Blue and Gold Herb Miller 48 91 52.7 588 5/6 Stadium: Aggie Stadium Capacity: 21,500 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Natural Grass Chaz Dawson 12 149 12.4 1 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: MEAC Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks Chancellor: Dr. Stanley F. Battle Andre Thornton 43 39 82 8.5 0 Interim Athletics Director: Wheeler Brown SPORTS INFORMATION SERIES INFORMATION SID: Brian Holloway Record: N.C. A&T leads 25-8 Phone: (336) 344-7141 First Meeting: NCAT 13, NSU 6 (1962) Fax: (336) 344-7181 Last Meeting: NSU 50, NCAT 20 (2007) Email: [email protected] Pete Adrian vs. NCAT: 2-1 Press Box Phone: (336) 344-7917 Lee Fobbs vs. NSU: 0-2 Mailing Address: 1601 E. Market Street Largest NSU Win: 30 (2007, 50–20) Moore Gymnasium, Suite 200 Largest NCAT Win: 36 (1991, 50–14) Greensboro, NC 27411 Web Site: www.ncataggies.com 2008 Schedule Date Opponent COACHING STAFF Aug. 30 Johnson C. Smith Head Coach: Lee Fobbs Jr. Sept. 6 Winston-Salem State Alma Mater: Grambling ’73 Sept. 13 at Norfolk State Record at A&T: 0-22 (2 years) Sept. 20 at Hampton Career Record: Same Sept. 27 Coastal Carolina Phone: (336) 334-7566 Oct. 4 vs. N.C. Central Assistant Coaches: Oct. 11 Morgan State John McKenzie — Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks RB Michael Ferguson Oct. 18 at Delaware State Tyrone Odom — Defensive Coord./Linebackers Oct. 25 Howard Kenneth Ray — Offensive Linemen Nov. 1 at Bethune-Cookman George Ragsdale — Running Backs Nov. 8 Florida A&M Travis Oliver — Secondary Nov. 22 S.C. State Mack Vincent — Wide Receivers Myron Jackson — Defensive Linemen 2007 Results Chris Robinson — Outside Linebackers Date Opponent Result Dexter Stroman — Tight Ends Sept. 1 at Winston-Salem State L 7–28 TEAM INFORMATION Sept. 8 vs. Prairie View A&M L 7–22 2007 Overall Record: 0-11 Sept. 15 Hampton L 14–59 2007 MEAC Record/Finish: 0-9/9th Sept. 22 North Carolina Central L 22–27 Basic Offense: Pro Set Sept. 27 Norfolk State L 20–50 Basic Defense: Multiple Oct. 6 at Morgan State L 17–22 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 59/13 Oct. 13 #17 Delaware State L 0–27 Starters Returning: 18 (6 off., 8 def., 4 ST) Oct. 20 at Howard L 27–35 Starters Lost: 8 (5 off., 3 def.) Oct. 27 Bethune-Cookman L 20–24 Nov. 3 at Florida A&M L 21–24 Nov. 17 at South Carolina State L 7–51 82 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #4 William & Mary September 20, 7 p.m. Walter J. at Cary Field

Head Coach DB Derek Cox QB Jake Phillips Jimmye Laycock GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Williamsburg, Va. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1693 Courtland Marriner 115 518 4.5 1 Enrollment: 5,500 Nickname: Tribe Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Green, Gold and Silver Jake Phillips 190 396 56.5 2,801 19/7 Stadium: Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field Capacity: 12,259 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Field Turf Pro Elliott Mack 46 849 18.5 5 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks Interim President: W. Taylor Reveley III David Caldwell 61 46 107 5.5 0 Athletics Director: Edward “Terry” Driscoll SERIES INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Record: W&M leads 2-0 SID: Pete Clawson First Meeting: W&M 27, NSU 13 (1977) Phone: (757) 221-3369 Last Meeting: W&M 15, NSU 28 (1985) Fax: (757) 221-3412 Pete Adrian vs. W&M: 0-0 Email: [email protected] Jimmye Laycock vs. NSU: 1-0 Press Box Phone: (757) 221-3414 Largest NSU Win: N/A SID Mailing Address: W&M Athletics Department Largest W&M Win: 14 (1977, 27–13) P.O. Box 399 Williamsburg, VA 23187 2008 Schedule Web Site: www.tribeathletics.com Date Opponent COACHING STAFF Sept. 6 at N.C. State Head Coach: Jimmye Laycock Sept. 13 VMI Alma Mater: William & Mary ’70 Sept. 20 Norfolk State Record at W&M: 182-134-2 (28 years) Oct. 4 Villanova Career Record: Same Oct. 11 at New Hampshire Phone: (757) 221-3337 Oct. 18 at Delaware Oct. 25 Rhode Island Assistant Coaches: QB Jake Phillips Zbig Kepa — Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Nov. 1 at Towson Bob Solderitch — Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Linemen Nov. 8 Northeastern Bob Shoop — Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Nov. 15 at James Madison Trevor Andrew — Recruiting Coord./Defensive Linemen Nov. 22 Richmond Scott Boone — Linebackers Dave Corley — Running Backs 2007 Results Trey Henderson — Secondary Assistant Date Opponent Result Brandan Nugent — Offensive Assistant Aug. 30 #19 Delaware L 31–49 Thad Wheeler — Defensive Assistant Sept. 8 at VMI W 63–16 John Sauer — Speed, Strength and Conditioning Sept. 15 Liberty W 48–41 (2 OT) Sept. 22 at #17 Virginia Tech L 3–44 TEAM INFORMATION Sept. 29 Towson W 27–22 2007 Overall Record: 4-7 Oct. 6 at Villanova L 24–63 2007 CAA Record/Finish: 2-6/5th Southern Division Oct. 13 at Maine W 21–20 Basic Offense: Pro Style Oct. 27 #4 Massachusetts L 34–48 Basic Defense: Multiple 4-3 Nov. 3 at #20 Hofstra L 14–38 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 60/13 Nov. 10 #15 James Madison L 34–55 Starters Returning: 20 (9 off., 9 def., 2 ST) Nov. 17 at #7 Richmond L 20–31 Starters Lost: 4 (2 off., 2 def.) 83 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #5 Bethune-Cookman September 27, 4 p.m. Larry Kelly Field at Municipal Stadium Head Coach DB Brendan Odom WR Corey Council Alvin Wyatt Sr.

GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1904 Phillip Kirkland 24 296 12.3 0 Enrollment: 3,100 Nickname: Wildcats Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Maroon and Gold McKinson Souverain 63 30 47.6 402 1/3 Stadium: Larry Kelly Field at Municipal Stadium Capacity: 10,000 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Natural Grass Joe Singleton 24 339 14.1 1 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: MEAC Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks President: Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed Brendan Odom 23 34 57 6.0 0.0 Athletics Director: Lynn W. Thompson SERIES INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Record: B-CU leads 12-6 SID: Bryan J. Harvey First Meeting: NSU 23, B-CU 14 (1976) Phone: (386) 481-2206 Last Meeting: NSU 38, B-CU 31 (2007) Fax: (386) 481-2238 Pete Adrian vs. B-CU: 1-2 Email: [email protected] Alvin Wyatt vs. NSU: 9-2 Press Box Phone: (386) 671-8968/8973 Largest NSU Win: 13 (1980, 20–7) Mailing Address: 640 Dr. Mary McCleod Bethune Blvd. Largest B-CU Win: 42 (2002 and 2003) Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Web Site: www.bccathletics.com 2008 Schedule COACHING STAFF Date Opponent Head Coach: Alvin Wyatt Sr. Sept. 6 Alabama State Alma Mater: Bethune-Cookman ’70 Sept. 13 vs. South Carolina State Record at B-CU: 77-44 (11 years) Sept. 20 Savannah State Career Record: Same Sept. 27 Norfolk State Phone: (386) 481-2252 Oct. 4 at Morgan State Assistant Coaches: Oct. 11 Delaware State Brad Bernard — Offensive Coordinator Oct. 25 at Winston-Salem State WR Corey Council Jeff Fagan — Offensive Line/Football Admin. Nov. 1 North Carolina A&T C. Ray Gregory — A-Backs Nov. 8 at Hampton Raymond Gross — Quarterbacks Nov. 15 Howard Marc Lippens — Defensive Coord./Inside Linebackers Nov. 22 vs. Florida A&M Linwood Ferguson — Defensive Line Greg Ross — Receivers 2007 Results Terry Williams — Defensive Backs Date Opponent Result C. Angelo Wyatt — Asst. Head Coach/Outside Sept. 1 Jacksonville W 31–17 Linebackers Sept. 8 South Carolina State L 13–24 TEAM INFORMATION Sept. 15 at Savannah State W 45–13 2007 Overall Record: 5-6 Sept. 22 at Norfolk State L 31–38 2007 MEAC Record/Finish: 3-5/6th Sept. 29 Morgan State L 9–33 Basic Offense: Option Oct. 4 at Delaware State L 10–24 Basic Defense: Multiple Oct. 20 Winston-Salem State L 9–14 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 53/19 Oct. 27 at North Carolina A&T W 24–20 Starters Returning: 18 (7 off., 7 def., 4 ST) Nov. 3 Hampton L 24–31 Starters Lost: 12 (4 off., 7 def., 1 ST) Nov. 10 at Howard W 37–26 Nov. 17 vs. Florida A&M W 34–7 84 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #6 South Carolina State October 11, 1:30 p.m. Oliver C. Dawson Bulldog Stadium

Head Coach DB Markee Hamlin RB Will Ford Oliver “Buddy” Pough GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Orangeburg, S.C. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1896 Will Ford 210 1,389 6.6 4 Enrollment: 4,700 Nickname: Bulldogs Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Garnet and Blue Malcolm Long 14 34 41.2 273 3/1 Stadium: Oliver C. Dawson Bulldog Stadium Capacity: 22,000 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Poly-filled Turf Dusten DuBose 25 302 12.1 2 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: MEAC Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks Interim President: Dr. Leonard McIntyre Tony White 29 40 69 7.5 2.0 Athletics Director: Charlene Johnson SERIES INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Record: SCSU leads 11-2 SID: William P. Hamilton First Meeting: SCSU 26, NSU 10 (1976) Phone: (803) 536-7060 Last Meeting: NSU 20, SCSU 13 (2 OT) (2007) Fax: (803) 536-8622 Pete Adrian vs. SCSU: 1-2 Email: [email protected] Buddy Pough vs. NSU: 5-1 Press Box Phone: (803) 536-8623 Largest NSU Win: 7 (2007, 20–13) Mailing Address: Office of Sports Information, P.O. Box 7128 Largest SCSU Win: 37 (2006, 47–10) Orangeburg, SC 29117 Web Site: www.scsusports.com 2008 Schedule Date Opponent Aug. 30 at Central Florida COACHING STAFF Sept. 6 Benedict Head Coach: Oliver “Buddy” Pough Sept. 13 Bethune-Cookman Alma Mater: South Carolina State ’75 Sept. 20 at Clemson Record at SCSU: 47-21 (6 years) Sept. 27 at Winston-Salem State Career Record: Same Oct. 4 at Florida A&M Phone: (803) 533-3743 Oct. 11 Norfolk State Assistant Coaches: Oct. 25 Hampton David Blanchard — Defensive Line/Asst. Head Coach RB Will Ford Nov. 1 at Delaware State Mike Adams — Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Nov. 8 Howard Danny Lewis — Running Backs/Film Coordinator Nov. 15 at Morgan State Joe Blackwell — Offensive Coordinator/Off. Linemen Nov. 22 at North Carolina A&T Gerald Harrison — Defensive Line/Pro Liaison/Ops Maurice Drayton — Defensive Backs/Special Teams 2007 Results Thomas Stallworth — Strength & Conditioning Date Opponent Result Kevin Magouirk — Quarterbacks Sept. 1 at Air Force L 3–34 Howard Feggins — Wide Receivers Sept. 8 at Bethune-Cookman W 24–13 Demetrius Davis — Tight Ends/Fullbacks Sept. 15 at South Carolina L 3–38 Joel Taylor — Film Asst./Academics Sept. 22 Winston-Salem State W 20–7 Oct. 6 at Norfolk State L 13–20 (OT) TEAM INFORMATION Oct. 13 Florida A&M W 49–14 2007 Overall Record: 7-4 Oct. 20 at #25 Hampton W 28–24 2007 MEAC Record/Finish: 6-2/T-2nd Oct. 27 Delaware State L 16–17 Basic Offense: Multiple Pro I Nov. 3 at Howard W 59–21 Basic Defense: Multiple 4 Nov. 10 Morgan State W 28–21 (OT) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 44/14 Nov. 17 vs. North Carolina A&T W 51–7 Starters Returning: 18 (7 off., 9 def., 2 ST) Starters Lost: 7 (4 off., 2 def., 1 ST) 85 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #7 Hampton October 18, 1 p.m. Battle of the Bay Head Coach LB Charles Robinson WR Jeremy Gilchrist Jerry Holmes GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Hampton, Va. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1868 T.J. Mitchell 79 140 1.8 1 Enrollment: 6,152 Nickname: Pirates Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Royal Blue and White T.J. Mitchell 173 332 52.1 2,309 17/7 Stadium: Armstrong Stadium Capacity: 17,000 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Natural Grass Jeremy Gilchrist 69 1,043 15.1 7 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: MEAC Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks President: Dr. William R. Harvey Charles Robinson 23 35 58 5.0 1.0 Athletics Director: Lonza Hardy Jr. SERIES INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Record: NSU leads 23-21-1 SID: Maurice Williams First Meeting: NSU 42, Hampton 0 (1963) Phone: (757) 727-5757 Last Meeting: NSU 20, Hampton 19 (OT) (2007) Fax: (757) 727-5813 Pete Adrian vs. HU: 1-2 Email: [email protected] Jerry Holmes vs. NSU: 0-0 Press Box Phone: (757) 727-5422 Largest NSU Win: 46 (1990, 52–6) Mailing Address: 194 Holland Hall, Largest HU Win: 60 (1992, 60–0) Hampton, VA 23668 Web Site: www.hamptonpirates.com 2008 Schedule COACHING STAFF Aug. 31 vs. Jackson State Head Coach: Jerry Holmes Sept. 6 at Southern Illinois Alma Mater: West Virginia ’79 Sept. 13 Howard Record at Hampton: First Season Sept. 20 North Carolina A&T Career Record: Same Oct. 4 at Delaware State Phone: (757) 727-5322 Oct. 18 Norfolk State Assistant Coaches: Oct. 10 at South Carolina State Donovan Rose — Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coord. Nov. 1 Winston-Salem State Corey Sullivan — Offensive Coord./Wide Receivers Nov. 8 Bethune-Cookman WR Jeremy Gilchrist Roy Johnson — Quarterbacks Nov. 15 at Florida A&M Devan Hill — Secondary Nov. 22 at Morgan State Terry Beauford — Offensive Line Canute Curtis — Defensive Line 2007 Results Milo Austin — Running Backs Date Opponent Result Curtis Lewis — Graduate Asst./Offensive Line Sept. 8 at Howard W 31–24 Rudy Foye — Graduate Asst./Linebackers Sept. 15 at North Carolina A&T W 59–14 Andrew Rhoden — Dir. of Football Operations Sept. 22 Morgan State W 24–17 (OT) Sept. 29 Delaware State L 14–24 TEAM INFORMATION Oct. 6 at Princeton W 48–27 2007 Overall Record: 6-5 Oct. 13 at Norfolk State L 19–20 2007 MEAC Record/Finish: 5-3/4th Oct. 20 South Carolina State L 24–28 Basic Offense: Spread Oct. 27 at Winston-Salem State L 19–20 Basic Defense: 3-4 Nov. 3 at Bethune-Cookman W 31–24 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 50/13 Nov. 10 Florida A&M W 30–15 Starters Returning: 19 (7 off., 7 def., 5 ST) Nov. 17 Southern Illinois L 27–45 Starters Lost: 9 (4 off., 4 def., 1 ST) 86 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #8 Florida A&M October 25, 1 p.m. William “Dick” Price Stadium Homecoming Head Coach LB Vernon Wilder RB Philip Sylvester Joe Taylor GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Tallahassee, Fla. RETURNING LEADERS Founded: 1887 Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Enrollment: 10,500 Philip Sylvester 151 858 5.7 7 Nickname: Rattlers School Colors: Orange and Green Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT Stadium: Bragg Memorial Stadium Eddie Battle 47 82 58.7 537 4/3 Capacity: 25,500 Surface: Natural Grass Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Jarvis Funderburk 23 258 11.2 1 Conference: MEAC President: Dr. James Ammons Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks Athletics Director: William Hayes Vernon Wilder 43 44 87 8.0 5.0

SPORTS INFORMATION SERIES INFORMATION Football SID: Ronnie Johnson Record: FAMU leads 9-1 Phone: (850) 561-2701/599-3200 First Meeting: FAMU 41, NSU 26 (1997) Fax: (850) 599-3206 Last Meeting: NSU 33, FAMU 27 (2007) Email: [email protected] Pete Adrian vs. FAMU: 1-2 Press Box Phone: (850) 599-3631/3632 Joe Taylor vs. NSU: 18-6 (13-3 at Hampton) Mailing Address: FAMU Office of Sports Information Largest NSU Win: 6 (2007, 33–27) 1835 Wahnish Way Largest FAMU Win: 70 (1998, 84–14) Gaither Athletic Center, Suite 204D Tallahassee, FL 32307 2008 Schedule Web Site: www.thefamurattlers.com Aug. 30 Alabama State Sept. 4 at Delaware State COACHING STAFF Sept. 20 at Howard Head Coach: Joe Taylor Sept. 27 Tennessee State Alma Mater: Western Illinois ’72 Oct. 4 South Carolina State Record at FAMU: First Year Oct. 9 Winston-Salem State Career Record: 197-76-4 (26 years) Oct. 18 at Southern Phone: (850) 599-3723 Oct. 25 at Norfolk State RB Philip Sylvester Assistant Coaches: Nov. 1 Morgan State George Small — Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line Nov. 15 Hampton Lawrence Kershaw — Offensive Coord./Offensive Line Nov. 22 Bethune-Cookman Steven Jerry — Quarterbacks/Receivers Timothy Edwards — Co-Defensive Coordinator/ 2007 Results Recruiting Coordinator/Safeties Date Opponent Result Earl Holmes — Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Sept. 1 vs. Southern L 27–33 Aaron Taylor — Running Backs Sept. 8 Delaware State L 7–20 Edwin Pata — Offensive Assistant Sept. 15 Howard W 20–12 Jimmy Tyson — Defensive Assistant Sept. 29 vs. Tennessee State W 18–17 Oct. 6 vs. Winston-Salem State L 23–27 TEAM INFORMATION Oct. 13 at South Carolina State L 14–49 2007 Overall Record: 3-8 Oct. 18 Norfolk State L 27–33 2007 MEAC Record/Finish: 2-6/8th Oct. 27 at Morgan State L 12–14 Basic Offense: Multiple Nov. 3 North Carolina A&T W 24–21 Basic Defense: 4-3 Nov. 10 at Hampton L 15–30 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 44/16 Nov. 17 vs. Bethune-Cookman L 7–34 Starters Returning: 17 (8 off., 6 def., 3 ST) Starters Lost: 10 (3 off., 5 def., 2 ST) 87 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #9 Howard November 1, 1 p.m. William H. Greene Stadium

Head Coach LB Endor Cooper QB Floyd Haigler Carey Bailey GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Washington, D.C. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1867 Terry Perry 96 432 4.5 2 Enrollment: 10,500 Nickname: Bison Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Blue, Red and White Floyd Haigler 15 29 51.7 144 2/1 Stadium: William H. Greene Stadium Capacity: 7,086 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Artificial Grass Arlandus Hood 23 295 12.8 2 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: MEAC President: Dr. Sidney Ribeau Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks Athletics Director: Dwight Datcher Endor Cooper 50 38 88 8.0 0.0

SPORTS INFORMATION SERIES INFORMATION SID: Edward Hill, Jr. Record: Howard leads 15-4 Phone: (202) 806-7184/88 First Meeting: Howard 49, NSU 28 (1981) Fax: (202) 806-9595 Last Meeting: Howard 17, NSU 10 (2007) Email: [email protected] Pete Adrian vs. HU: 1-2 Press Box Phone: (202) 806-5488/89/91 Carey Bailey vs. NSU: 1-0 Mailing Address: HU Sports Information, Drew Hall Largest NSU Win: 32 (1984, 42–10) 511 Gresham Place, NW Room 100 Largest HU Win: 37 (1987, 43–6) Washington, DC 20059 Web Site: www.howard-bison.com 2008 Schedule COACHING STAFF Date Opponent Head Coach: Carey Bailey Sept. 6 Georgetown Alma Mater: Tennessee ’92 Sept. 13 at Hampton Record at Howard: 4-7 Sept. 20 Florida A&M Career Record: Same Sept. 27 at Savannah State Phone: (202) 806-6193 Oct. 4 at Winston-Salem State Assistant Coaches: Oct. 18 Morgan State Andre Creamer — Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coord. Oct. 25 at North Carolina A&T Alvin Harper — Dir. of Player Development/Offensive Nov. 1 Norfolk State Coordinator/Wide Receivers Nov. 8 at South Carolina State LB Endor Cooper Jamar Harp — Asst. Offensive Line Coach/Tight Ends Nov. 15 at Bethune-Cookman Robert Hunt — Running Game Coord./Offensive Line Jamar Mason — Dir. of Football Ops/Running Backs Nov. 22 Delaware State James Moses — Assoc. Head Coach for Player Dev’t./ Outside Linebackers 2007 Results Terry Sims — Asst. Head Coach for Special Teams/ Date Opponent Result Recruiting Coord./Defensive Backs Sept. 8 Hampton L 24–31 James Darby — Running Backs Sept. 15 at Florida A&M L 12–20 Matt Stansfield — Defensive Line Sept. 22 at Eastern Michigan L 15–38 Sept. 29 Winston-Salem State W 24–21 TEAM INFORMATION Oct. 6 Cheyney W 41–14 2007 Overall Record: 4-7 Oct. 13 at Morgan State L 33–36 2007 MEAC Record/Finish: 2-6/T-7th Oct. 20 North Carolina A&T W 35–27 Basic Offense: Multiple Oct. 27 at Norfolk State W 17–10 Basic Defense: 4-3 Nov. 3 South Carolina State L 9–21 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 24/25 Nov. 10 Bethune-Cookman L 26–35 Starters Returning: 14 (7 off., 7 def.) Nov. 17 at Delaware State L13–29 Starters Lost: 8 (4 off., 4 def.)

88 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #10 Morgan State November 8, 1 p.m. William “Dick” Price Stadium Community Day Head Coach LB Jarrell Guyton RB Devan James Donald Hill-Eley GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Baltimore, Md. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1867 Devan James 85 366 4.3 2 Enrollment: 7,500 Nickname: Bears Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds TD/INT School Colors: Blue and Orange Mario Melton 65 140 46.4 758 3/8 Stadium: Hughes Stadium at Earl C. Banks Field Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Capacity: 10,000 Edwin Baptiste 29 314 10.8 0 Surface: Synthetic Turf Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks Conference: MEAC Jarrell Guyton 31 31 62 15.5 3.5 President: Dr. Earl S. Richardson Athletics Director: Floyd Kerr SERIES INFORMATION Record: Series tied at 11-11 SPORTS INFORMATION First Meeting: MSU 33, NSU 0 (1965) SID: Leonard L. Haynes IV Last Meeting: NSU 24, MSU 16 (2007) Phone: (443) 885-3831 Pete Adrian vs. MSU: 2-1 Fax: (443) 885-8307 Donald Hill-Eley vs. NSU: 3-3 Email: [email protected] Largest NSU Win: 42 (1997, 48–6) Press Box Phone: (443) 885-4018 Largest MSU Win: 63 (1967, 63–0) Mailing Address: 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Hill Field House, Rm. 123 2008 Schedule Baltimore, MD 21251 Date Opponent Web Site: www.morganstatebears.com Sept. 6 at Towson Sept. 13 North Carolina Central COACHING STAFF Sept. 20 at Winston-Salem State Head Coach: Donald Hill-Eley Sept. 27 at Rutgers Alma Mater: Virginia Union ’91 Oct. 4 Bethune-Cookman Record at MSU: 30-37 (7 years) Oct. 11 at North Carolina A&T Career Record: Same Oct. 18 at Howard Phone: (443) 885-4156 Oct. 25 Delaware State Assistant Coaches: Nov. 1 Florida A&M RB Devan James Herbert Parham — Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line Nov. 8 at Norfolk State Chennis Berry — Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Nov. 15 South Carolina State Alonzo Lee — Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Nov. 22 Hampton Benton Harold — Special Teams/Receivers Earl Davis — Running Backs 2007 Results Joseph Wright — Tight Ends Date Opponent Result Carl Smith III — Defensive Backs Aug. 30 Savannah State W 47–7 Sept. 8 Towson L 21–28 TEAM INFORMATION Sept. 15 Winston-Salem State L 17–19 2007 Overall Record: 5-6 Sept. 22 at Hampton L 17–24 (OT) 2007 MEAC Record/Finish: 4-5/5th Sept. 29 at Bethune-Cookman W 33–9 Basic Offense: Multiple Oct. 6 North Carolina A&T W 22–17 Basic Defense: 4-3 Oct. 13 Howard W 36–33 (OT) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 50/14 Oct. 20 at Delaware State L 17–25 Starters Returning: 19 (7 off., 8 def., 4 ST) Oct. 27 Florida A&M W 14–12 Starters Lost: 11 (3 off., 8 def.) Nov. 3 Norfolk State L 16–24 Nov. 10 at South Carolina State L 21–28 (OT) 89 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #11 Delaware State November 15, 1 p.m. William “Dick” Price Stadium Military Appreciation Day Head Coach LB Josh Pope QB Vashon Winton Al Lavan GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Dover, Del. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1891 Kareem Jones 169 705 4.2 2 Enrollment: 3,690 Nickname: Hornets Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Columbia Blue and Red Vashon Winton 153 259 59.1 1,618 12/6 Stadium: Alumni Stadium Capacity: 6,280 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Artificial A-Turf Derrick McNeil 23 313 13.6 0 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: MEAC Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks President: Dr. Allen L. Sessoms Josh Pope 40 35 75 7 0 Athletics Director: Rick Costello SERIES INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Record: DSU leads 12-3 SID: Paul Dodson First Meeting: DSU 18, NSU 0 (1953) Phone: (302) 857-7365 Last Meeting: DSU 28, NSU 21 (OT) (2007) Fax: (302) 857-6069 Pete Adrian vs. DSU: 0-3 Email: [email protected] Al Lavan vs. NSU: 4-0 Press Box Phone: (302) 857-7651 Largest NSU Win: 12 (1998, 38–26) Mailing Address: 1200 N. Dupont Hwy. Largest DSU Win: 30 (2001, 43–13) Dover, DE 19901 2008 Schedule Web Site: www.dsuhornets.com Date Opponent COACHING STAFF Sept. 4 Florida A&M Head Coach: Al Lavan Sept. 13 at Kent State Alma Mater: Colorado State ’68 Sept. 27 Central Connecticut State Record at DSU: 29-16 (4 years) Oct. 4 Hampton Career Record: 31-17 (4+ years) Oct. 11 at Bethune-Cookman Phone: (302) 857-7447 Oct. 18 North Carolina A&T Assistant Coaches: Oct. 25 at Morgan State Rayford Petty — Defensive Coordinator Nov. 1 South Carolina State Doug Sams — Offensive Coordinator Nov. 8 Winston-Salem State QB Vashon Winton TBA — Running Backs Nov. 15 at Norfolk State Ed Sanders — Defensive Backs Nov. 22 at Howard Curtis Thomas — Wide Receivers 2007 Results Bobby Jones — Defensive Line Date Opponent Result Derek Hall — Special Teams Sept. 1 Costal Carolina W 23–18 Mike Gallagher — Tight Ends Sept. 8 at Florida A&M W 20–7 Chuck Shelton — Director of Football Operations Sept. 15 at Kent State L 7–38 Lawrence Livingston — Offensive Line Sept. 29 at #13 Hampton W 24–17 TEAM INFORMATION Oct. 4 Bethune-Cookman W 24–10 2007 Overall Record: 10-2 Oct. 13 at North Carolina A&T W 27–0 2007 MEAC Record/Finish: 8-0/1st Oct. 20 Morgan State W 25–17 Basic Offense: Multiple Oct. 27 at South Carolina State W 17–16 Basic Defense: 4-3 Nov. 2 at Winston-Salem State W 23–20 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 40/18 Nov. 10 Norfolk State W 28–21 (OT) Starters Returning: 14 (8 off., 6 def.) Nov. 17 Howard W 29–13 Starters Lost: 10 (3 off., 5 def., 2 ST) Nov. 23 at #10 Delaware** L 7–44 ** NCAA FCS Playoff Game 90 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #12 Winston-Salem State November 22, 1:30 p.m. Bowman-Gray Stadium

Head Coach LB Juan Corders RB Brandon McRae Kermit Blount GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1892 Roderick Fluellen 118 520 4.4 3 Enrollment: 5,557 Nickname: Rams Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Red and White Jarrett Dunston 0 5 0.0 0 0/1 Stadium: Bowman-Gray Stadium Capacity: 18,000 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Natural Grass Bryant Bayne 25 320 12.8 5 Affiliation:NCAA Division I FCS Conference: MEAC Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks Chancellor: Dr. Donald J. Reaves Chedrick Marshall 20 35 55 6 0.5 Athletics Director: Dr. Percy Caldwell SERIES INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Record: NSU leads 10-8-3 SID: Chris Zona First Meeting: NSU 17, WSSU 14 (1971) Phone: (336) 750-2143 Last Meeting: NSU 23, WSSU 20 (2007) Fax: (336) 750-2144 Pete Adrian vs. WSSU: 2-0 Email: [email protected] Kermit Blount vs. NSU: 0-4-1 Press Box Phone: (336) 783-3432 Largest NSU Win: 28 (1975, 42–14) Mailing Address: 200 C.E. Gaines Center Largest WSSU Win: 41 (1983, 47–6) c/o Dept. of Athletics Winston-Salem, NC 27110 2008 Schedule Web Site: www.wssurams.com Date Opponent Sept. 6 at North Carolina A&T COACHING STAFF Sept. 13 Savannah State Head Coach: Kermit W. Blount Sept. 20 Morgan State Alma Mater: Winston-Salem State ’80 Sept. 27 South Carolina State Record at WSSU: 87-69-3 (15 years) Oct. 4 Howard Career Record: Same Oct. 9 at Florida A&M Phone: (336) 750-2148 Oct. 25 Bethune-Cookman Assistant Coaches: Nov. 1 at Hampton RB Brandon McRae Mike Ketchum — Defensive Coordinator Nov. 8 at Delaware State Nick Calcutta — Offensive Coordinator Nov. 15 at North Carolina Central Aaron Federspiel — Offensive Line Nov. 22 Norfolk State Keith Gaither — Defensive Backs Cody Crill — Running Backs 2007 Results Sherman Simmons — Defensive Line Date Opponent Result Kevin Downing — Wide Receivers Sept. 1 North Carolina A&T W 28–7 Sept. 8 at Coastal Carolina L 21–28 TEAM INFORMATION Sept. 15 at Morgan State W 19–17 2007 Overall Record Last Year: 6-5 Sept. 22 at South Carolina State L 7–20 2007 Conference Record/Finish: N/A (ineligible Sept. 29 at Howard L 21–24 (OT) for MEAC play) Oct. 6 vs. Florida A&M W 27–23 Basic Offense: Multiple Oct. 20 at Bethune-Cookman W 14–9 Basic Defense: Multiple Oct. 27 Hampton W 20–19 Lettermen Returning: 41/20 Nov. 3 #13 Delaware State L 20–23 Starters Returning: 15 (9 off., 6 def.) Nov. 10 North Carolina Central W 35–10 Starters Lost: 13 (3 off., 10 def.) Nov. 17 at Norfolk State L 20–23 91 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Opponent SID Directory

Bethune-Cookman Howard South Carolina State University University University

Football SID: Bryan J. Harvey Football SID: Edward Hill Jr. Football SID: William P. Hamilton Phone: (386) 481-2206 Phone: (202) 806-7184/88 Phone: (803) 536-7060 Fax: (386) 481-2238 Fax: (202) 806-9595 Fax: (803) 536-8622

Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: Mailing Address: Mailing Address: 640 Dr. Mary McCleod Bethune Blvd. HU Sports Information Office of Sports Information Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Drew Hall, Room 100 P.O. Box 7128 Web Site: www.bccathletics.com 511 Gresham Place NW Orangeburg, SC 29117 Washington, DC 20059 Web Site: www.scsusports.com Delaware State Web Site: www.howard-bison.com University Virginia State University of University Football SID: Paul Dodson Kentucky Phone: (302) 857-7365 Football SID: Jim Junot Fax: (302) 857-6069 Football SID: Tony Neely Phone: (804) 524-5028 Phone: (859) 257-3838 Fax: (804) 524-5763 Email: [email protected] Fax: (859) 323-4310 Mailing Address: Email: [email protected] 1200 N. Dupont Hwy. Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: Dover, DE 19901 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 9058 Web Site: www.dsuhornets.com University of Kentucky Athletics Petersburg, VA 23806 Joe Craft Center Web Site: www.vsu.edu/pages/102.asp Florida A&M 338 Lexington Ave. University Lexington, KY 40506 The College of Web Site: www.ukathletics.com William & Mary Football SID: Ronnie Johnson Phone: (850) 561-2701/ Morgan State Football SID: Pete Clawson (850) 599-3200 University Phone: (757) 221-3369 Fax: (850) 599-3206 Fax: (757) 221-3412 Football SID: Leonard L. Haynes IV Email: [email protected] Phone: (443) 885-3831 Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: Fax: (443) 885-8307 Mailing Address: FAMU Office of Sports Information W&M Athletics Department 1835 Wahnish Way Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 399 Gaither Athletic Center, Suite 204D Mailing Address: Williamsburg, VA 23187 Tallahassee, FL 32307 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Web Site: www.tribeathletics.com Web Site: www.thefamurattlers.com Hill Field House, Room 123 Baltimore, MD 21251 Winston-Salem State Hampton Web Site: www.morganstatebears.com University University North Carolina A&T Football SID: Chris Zona Football SID: Maurice Williams State University Phone: (336) 750-2143 Phone: (757) 727-5757 Fax: (336) 750-2144 Fax: (757) 727-5813 Football SID: Brian Holloway Phone: (336) 344-7141 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Fax: (336) 344-7181 Mailing Address: Mailing Address: 200 C.E. Gaines Center 194 Holland Hall Email: [email protected] c/o Dept. of Athletics Hampton University Mailing Address: Winston-Salem, NC 27110 Hampton, VA 23668 1601 E. Market Street Web Site: www.wssurams.com Web Site: www.hamptonpirates.com Moore Gymnasium, Suite 200 Greensboro, NC 27411 Web Site: www.ncataggies.com 92