HAWKSMONMOUTH FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 400 Cedar Avenue West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898 Football Contact: Thomas Dick Director of Athletics Communications (732) 571-4447, FAX (732) 571-3535 HAWKS SCOREBOARD HAWKS FOOTBALL Date Opponent Result/Time 09/07 at Lafayette L, 29-30 09/14 ★ SACRED HEART L, 13-32 Celebrating 10 Years of Football 09/21 at Morgan State 7 p.m. 09/28 ★ at Robert Morris 1:30 p.m. 10/12 ★ STONY BROOK 1 p.m. MONMOUTH HAWKS (0-2) 10/19 ★ CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ST. 1 p.m. 10/26 ★ at Wagner 1 p.m. at 11/02 TOWSON 1 p.m. 11/09 ★ ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 1 p.m. MORGAN STATE BEARS 11/16 ★ at Albany 1 p.m. (0-3) ★ - denotes Northeast Conference game September 21, 2002 7:00 P.M. THE SERIES Hughes Stadium (10,000) Overall Record . first meeting Baltimore, Md. THE COACHES MONMOUTH: Kevin Callahan (Rochester, 1977) Monmouth University and Morgan State University meet for the first time ever on Record at MU: 47-41 (10th season) the gridiron. Each of the combatants enters the fray searching for their first Overall Record: 47-41 (10th season) victory of the season. Monmouth (0-2, 0-1 NEC) was edged in its 2002 debut, Record vs. MSU: 0-0 30-29, at the hands of Lafayette College and dropped its conference opener, 32- MORGAN STATE: 13, against Sacred Heart. Morgan State (0-3, 0-1 MEAC) lost two non-confer- Donald Hill-Eley (Virginia Union, 1991) ence games against Gardner-Webb and Towson to open the season and was Record at MSU: 0-3 (1st season) defeated in its MEAC opener 34-16 to Florida A&M University. Overall Record: 0-3 (1st season) Record vs. MU: 0-0 A late addition to the schedule, Morgan State replaced Canisius College on the Hawks schedule as a direct result of St. Johns University jumping ship from the RADIO Northeast Conference to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. HAWKS COVERAGE WCMX 88.9 FM Monmouth looks to ride an improved offense to victory. Led by co-captain BILL West Long Branch, N.J. RANKIN at quarterback, the Hawks hit the air for 225 yards and two TDs in the Greg Mescall, play-by-play season-opening loss to Lafayette. On the ground, BOBBY SMITH is out with a Greg Acquaviva, color analysis sprained right knee and the starting assignment has been handed to JOE www.WMCX.com MIGLIORE, who has 95 rushing yards on 26 carries entering the season. BILL WORFOLK and BILLY LYNN are the top receiving tandem in the Northeast MORGAN STATE COVERAGE WEAA 88.9 FM Conference. Worfolk has eight receptions for 88 yards and Lynn has hauled in Baltimore, Md. seven passes for 101 yards and one touchdown. On defense, JOE SENTIPAL is once again the catalyst. Sentipal racked up 36 tackles in the Hawks first two games. TELEVISON NONE NOTE ON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS The NCAA has decided to use often-flawed, in-game defensive statistics rather than those more accurate defensive statistics gathered watching game film. Statistics quoted in the game notes are those from the game-film. Inaccurate, yet official defensive statistics may be found in the Northeast Conference notes. www.monmouth.edu THE MORGAN STATE-MONMOUTH SERIES BY THE NUMBERS Saturdays game marks the first-ever confrontation between Monmouth Univer- sity and Morgan State University on the gridiron. In its 10th season of football, the Hawks have never faced a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. TALE OF THE TAPE OFFENSIVE LINE HT. WT. Monmouth 62 3/4 280 HEAD COACH KEVIN CALLAHAN Head coach KEVIN CALLAHAN is in his 10th season at Monmouth and also in his Morgan State 64 1/4 321 10th year as a head coach. Callahan owns a 47-41 career coaching record, all with the Hawks. Callahan has led Monmouth to a pair of Northeast Conference co- DEFENSIVE LINE HT. WT. championships in 1996 and 1998. He earned NEC Coach of the Year accolades in Monmouth 62 1/4 244 1998. Prior to arriving in West Long Branch, Callahan served as a defensive coor- Morgan State 63 1/4 270 dinator at Colgate for eight seasons and at Wagner for three years. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Albany (1977-79) and Syracuse (1980) before becoming a Seahawk assistant in 1981. 2002 STATISTICS MU MSU 16.5 First Downs Avg. 19.0 MORGAN STATE BEARS 112.0 Rushing Avg. 149.7 Football has been played in a structured form on the campus of Morgan State 225.0 Passing Avg. 236.3 University since 1920. In one of its most successful periods, the Bears went 60- 4-7 in its first nine seasons from 1930 to 1938. MSU also had a run from 1962 337.0 Total Avg. 386.0 to 1968, in which it posted a 56-5 record and captured titles at the 1965 Orange 37.0 Punting Avg. 39.8 Blossom Classic (36-7 - Florida A&M) and the 1966 Tangerine Bowl (14-6 - West 4.2 Punt Return Avg. 9.0 Chester State). The Bears other bowl appearance came at the 1970 Boardwalk 20.0 Kickoff Return Avg. 26.5 Bowl in which they suffered a 38-23 defeat vs. Delaware. Morgan States all- 4/2 Takeaway/Giveaway 1/8 time football record stands at 372-306-33. Recently the Bears have struggled 3/25 Penalties-Yds. 8-72 with their last winning season coming in 1979 when they posted a 9-2 record and made an appearance in the Division II playoffs. Famous former Morgan 20.5 Scoring Avg. 22.7 State football players include Pro Football Hall of Fame members Roosevelt Brown, Len Ford, Leroy Kelley and Willie Lanier. Another notable player from 2002 MONMOUTH LEADERS Morgan States past is John Frenchy Fuqua, the intended receiver on Franco Rushing Att Yds Avg Lg Td Harris Immaculate Reception. Migliore 26 95 3.7 18 0 HEAD COACH: DONALD HILL-ELEY (Virginia Union, 1991) is in his first year Smith 20 88 4.4 29 1 as head coach at Morgan State University and owns an 0-3 mark at the helm of the Bears. Prior to taking over as head coach, Lacey served as offensive coordi- Passing Cmp Att Yds Int Td nator during the 2001 season. In 2001, the Bears ranked fourth in the MEAC in Rankin 31 72 408 3 3 total offense with a 357.9 yards per game average. Prior to arriving in Balti- more, Hill-Eley served as offensive coordinator for four seasons at Hampton University. During his stint at the Virginia-based institution, Hill-Eley was Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lg Td instrumental in the Pirates winning the mythical Black College National Champi- Worfolk 8 88 11.0 29 0 onship, two MEAC titles and the 1999 McDonalds Heritage Bowl. Hill-Eleys Lynn 7 101 14.4 43 1 coaching career took him on a pair of coaching stops in the Canadian Football Hiltwine 3 27 9.0 14 0 League. During the 1996 and 1997 seasons, he assisted on a pair of Toronto DiBella 3 23 7.7 20 0 Argonaut teams that captured Grey Cup Championships. In 1994 and 1995, he worked as a wide receiver coach for the Baltimore Stallions. In 1995, the Stallians captured the Grey Cup. Hill-Eleys coaching career began with a pair of 2002 MORGAN STATE LEADERS graduate assistant jobs, first at his alma mater Virginia Union in 1991 and then Rushing Att Yds Avg Lg Td at Hampton University in 1992 and 1993. Littlejohn 49 278 5.7 34 1 Stallings 23 86 3.7 14 3 BEARS NOTES: Morgan State is led by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conferences most prolific quarterback BRAD LITTLEJOHN. A threat both on the ground and Walters 13 36 2.8 9 0 through the air, Littlejohn ranks fifth in the MEAC in rushing with 92.7 yards per game and leads the league with 199.0 passing yards per game. Just a sopho- Passing Cmp Att Yds Int Td more, Littlejohn ranks third among NCAA Division I-AA players in total offense Littlejohn 30 52 573 2 4 with 291.7 yards per game. Bears running backs have not had as much luck on the ground as they have combined for just 49.0 rushing yards per game. Starting halfback T.J. STALLINGS is Littlejohns top target with 16 receptions Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lg Td for 233 yards and one TD. Tight end VISHANTE SHIANCOE is a deep threat Stallings 16 233 14.6 42 1 averaging 22.9 yards per reception on 11 catches for 252 yards and two TDs. Shiancoe 11 252 22.9 73 2 On special teams, freshman JONATHAN VOROSHILIN is an All-MEAC caliber Sherman 7 129 18.4 44 2 player with a 39.8 yards per punt average. Led by WILLIAM DESHAZO (22.5) and WILLIAM SHERMAN (38.6), the Bears kickoff return team ranks 12th in the NCAA with a 26.5 yards per return average. On defense, linebackers ALBERT GAMBLE, DONRICO LEWIS and CARLOS WATTS are like mad dogs in a meat market racking up 25, 23 and 23 tackles, respectively. THE HAWKS IN THE NEC Monmouth is 21-15 all-time in Northeast Conference play on the way to two league crowns during the six years the NEC has sponsored football. The Hawks The Records Watch set a program record with their five NEC wins in 2001. Prior to last year, Monmouth posted four league wins on two different occasions, 2000 (4-4) and MU CAREER LEADERS 1998 (4-1).