HAMPTON PIRATES 2007 FOOTBALL GAME 5 #21 Hampton (3-1, 3-1 MEAC) at Princeton (2-1, 1-0 Ivy League) Princeton Stadium (27,800) - Princeton, NJ Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007 - 3:30 p.m. EST TV: CN8 (Local Station); Radio: WHOV 88.1 FM QUICK FACTS COACHES Joe Taylor (Western Illinois ‘72) Today’s Game: The match-up that is set to take place between the Tigers of Princeton Record at HU ....................133-45-1 (15 years) University and the Pirates of Hampton University is a fi rst between the two teams. Princeton vs. Princeton ................................................0-0 Overall Record ..................194-71-4 (25 years) were the 2006 Co-Ivy League Champion and the Hampton has won the last three MEAC vs. Princeton ................................................0-0 Championships. Roger Hughes (Doane ‘82) Series History: This is a fi rst for both schools. Hampton is the only HBCU to play Princeton Record at Princeton ..................37-35 (8 years) vs. Hampton ................................................0-0 but Morgan State is the only other MEAC and HBCU to face a University from the Ivy Overall Record .........................37-35 (8 years) League. Morgan State faced Yale in 1984 and lost 41-0. vs. Hampton ................................................0-0 The Coaches: Joe Taylor is in his 16th season at the helm of the Pirate program and his 25th SERIES First Meeting between the two teams. season overall as a head coach. He is Hampton’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 133-45-1, guiding the Pirates to eight conference championships (5 MEAC, 3 CIAA), four RANKINGS SBN Black College National Championships and seven playoff appearances. With 194 career Hampton victories, Taylor ranks third on the list of winningest active coaches in Division I-AA. His 21st ...................................Sports Network Poll 20th ....... College Sporting News Coaches Poll .726 winning percentage is fourth among active coaches as well. 4th .................. SBN Sports Black College Poll Roger Hughes, the Charles W. Caldwell Jr. ‘25 Head Coach of Football at Princeton is in Princeton his ninth season as head coach of the Princeton Tigers and has compiled a 37-35 overall N/A ...................................Sports Network Poll N/A ........College Sporting News Coaches Poll and career record. Hughes is a 1982 graduated of Doane College and he earned a Ph. D. in Exercise Physiology from University of Nebraska in 1987. TELEVISION Taylor Third Winningest Active Coach: With 194 career victories, head coach Joe Taylor CN8 (Local Station) ranks third on the list of winningest active coaches in Division I-AA. His .726 winning RADIO percentage is fourth among active coaches as well. WHOV 88.1 FM will carry the game live with Rob Dixon and George Richards calling the Winningest Active Division I-AA Coaches (By Victories) action. Mike Kelly, Dayton 235 Walt Hameline, Wagner 179 MEDIA CONTACTS Bob Ford, Albany (NY) 217 Jimmy Laycock, Williams & Mary 178 Hampton Joe Taylor, Hampton 194 Rob Ash, Drake 176 SID - Maurice Williams Phone (757) 727-5757 Email: [email protected] #21 HAMPTON (3-1) PRINCETON (2-1) Princeton Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time SID - Craig Sachson Sept. 8 at Howard W, 31-24 Sept. 15 LEHIGH W, 23-18 Phone (609) 258-3568 Sept. 15 at N.C. A&T W, 59-14 Sept. 22 at Lafayette W, 20-7 Email: [email protected] Sept. 20 MORGAN STATE W, 24-17 OT Sept. 29 COLUMBIA W, Sept. 29 DELAWARE STATE L, 17-24 Oct. 6 HAMPTON 3:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at Princeton 3:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Brown 12:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Norfolk State 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at Harvsrd 12:30 p.m. Oct. 20 SOUTH CAROLINA ST 2 p.m. Oct. 26 CORNELL 7:00 p.m. Oct. 27 Winston-Salem State 2 p.m. Nov. 3 at Penn 12:00 p.m. Nov. 3 at Bethune-Cookman 4 p.m. Nov. 10 YALE 1:00 p.m. Nov. 10 FLORDIA A&M 1 p.m. Nov. 17 at Dartmouth 12:30 p.m. Nov. 17 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1 p.m. 2007 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL MEAC STANDINGS Al Bagnoli, Penn 190 Andy Talley, Villanova 175 Jerry Moore, App. State 181 Pete Richardson, Southern 155 Team MEAC Overall Strk Norfolk State 2-0 3-1 W2 Last Week: Delaware State 2-0 3-1 W1 Hampton: Hampton 17, Delaware State 24 - Hampton, VA S.C. State 1-0 2-2 W1 I In a match-up that has been dominated by the Hampton University Pirates (3-1; 3-1 MEAC) Hampton 3-1 3-1 L1 over the past two years, the Hornets of Delaware State University (3-1; 2-0 MEAC) did not Florida A&M 1-1 2-2 W2 Morgan State 1-1 2-3 W1 have that in mind for this trip to Armstrong Stadium. Bethune-Cookman 0-3 2-3 L2 Howard 0-2 1-3 W1 Despite 15 penalties for 157 yards, the Pirates were still able to record 363 yards of total N.C. A&T 0-2 0-5 L5 offense behind quarterback TJ Mitchell. Mitchell connected on 16 of 35 passes with one interception for a total of 263 yards passing along with 45 yards rushing. “It seemed like every time we made a big play there was a penalty to bring us back,” said HU head coach Joe Taylor. “We are a balanced football team and we like to run just as many pass THIS WEEK IN THE MEAC Bethune-Cookman at Delaware St. - 7:30 p.m. plays as running plays, but it is hard to run the ball when you are looking at a 3rd and 25”. Cheyney at Howard - 1:00 p.m. S.C. State at Norfolk State - 2:00 p.m. The Pirates’ defense held up for as long they could as they held the Hornets to only 319 yards Hampton at Princeton - 3:30 p.m. of total offense, with Kendall Langford leading HU with eight tackles (4 solo, 4 asst.) with Florida A&M vs. Winston-Salem - 4:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T at Morgan St. - 4:00 p.m. two tackles for a loss. Hampton also had two sacks for a total of eight yards lost. Leading the DSU Hornets on offense was Kareem Jones, who had 26 rushes for 135 yards, but garnishing TRACKING OPPONENTS most of the points for DSU was Vashon Winton, who scored twice on a pair of rushing Howard (1-3) vs. Cheyney touchdowns. Last Week: W, 24-21 vs. Winston-Salem Next Week: at Morgan State Other than Mitchell, there was Jeremy Gilchrist, who had eight receptions for 177 yards and N.C. A&T (0-5) at Morgan State a touchdown, including a catch of 61 yards. It seemed like Delaware State’s defense had the Last Week: L, 20-50 vs. Norfolk State Pirates’ number as they sacked Mitchell fi ve times on the day and made HU’s running game Next Week: vs. Delaware State seem obsolete. Morgan State (2-3) vs. N. C. A&T Last Week: W, 33-9 at Bethune-Cookman “It is hard for the players to think positive and stay focused when you have so many penalties Next Week: vs Howard called against you in one game,” said Mitchell. “We are going to have to stay focused and Delaware State (3-1) vs. Bethune-Cookman look ahead to next week and get ready for Princeton. The MEAC championship is still Last Week: W, 24-17 at Hampton within our grasp.” Next Week: at North Carolina A&T Princeton (2-1) vs. Hampton Princeton: Princeton 42, Columbia 32 – Princeton, NJ Last Week: W, 42-32 vs Columbia Senior Bill Foran led Princeton in both rushing (84 yards) and passing (236 yards), but Next Week: at Brown reserve quarterback Greg Mroz threw the Tigers’ only touchdown pass of the game and led Norfolk State (3-1) at South Carolina State Princeton on a critical pair of scoring drives. Foran and R.C. Lagomarsino both rushed for Last Week: W, 50-20 vs. North Carolina A&T two touchdowns, while Rob Toresco scored once and picked up 61 yards on the ground. Next Week: vs Hampton Senior Brendan Circle had his strongest game of the season, catching eight passes for 140 South Carolina St. (2-2) vs. Norfolk State yards, while classmate Jake Staser caught his fi rst touchdown of the game. Last Week: Idle Next Week: vs Florida A&M The defense gave up nearly 400 yards and four touchdowns, but it also came up with key Winston-Salem St. (2-3) vs. Florida A&M turnovers when needed. Senior Kevin Kelleher recorded two interceptions, including one to Last Week: L, 21-24 vs. Howard end a potential go-ahead drive late in the game. Tim Boardman led Princeton with 11 tackles, Next Week: vs. Idle while both Cart Kelly and Dan Kopolovich had eight apiece. Kelly added two pass breakup, Bethune-Cookman (2-3) at Delaware State while Blake Williams recorded a fumble recovery after a strip from Tom Methvin. Last Week: L, 9-33 vs. Morgan State Next Week: Idle The Tigers are now 1-0 in the Ivy League and have won two straight games. Princeton joins Florida A&M (2-2) vs. Winston-Salem State Yale, Harvard and Dartmouth, which defeated Penn at home Saturday, as unbeatens in league Last Week: W, 18-17 vs. Tennessee State play. Next Week: at S.C. State Southern Illinois (5-0) vs. Youngstown State Princeton took the opening kickoff into Lions territory, thanks in large part to a timely pitch Last Week: W, 72-10 at.