GAME 6

October 18, 2008
vs. North Carolina A&T Sports Media Relations: Paul Dodson (Primary Contact); Dennis Jones; Brett Kahn Media Relations Office: 302.857.6065; Dodson’s Office: 302.857.7365; Dodson’s E-mail: [email protected]; Dodson’s Cell: 813.545.2127 DSU Athletic Media Relations, 1200 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901 Delaware State vs. North Carolina A&T DSU Welcomes North Carolina A&T Back in the thick of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) title race following Delaware State: (2-3, 2-1 MEAC) (1-2 Home) the team’s 26-20 win at Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 11), the Hornets host the North Carolina North Carolina A&T: (2-5, 0-3 MEAC) (0-2 Away) A&T Aggies Saturday, Oct. 18 as DSU celebrates Homecoming 2008 (Carnivale). Delaware State is looking to win its fifth-straight over the Aggies and snap the team’s cur - Date: October 18, 2008 rent two-game, home-losing streak. Delaware State enters Saturday’s game looking to improve on the team’s 13-3 record Location: Alumni Stadium (Artificial A-Turf) (7,000) in Dover, Del. versus conference foes at home under Coach Al Lavan . The Hornets are 2-1 in confer - ence play this season and are currently positioned behind Hampton and South Carolina Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. State in the league standings. A win today would move DSU one step closer to catching the league leaders as the Hornets are just one game behind the Pirates and Bulldogs. Television: None Senior quarterback Vashon Winton has been key for the Delaware State offense as the 6-foot-2 quarterback has accounted for all eight of the team’s touchdowns on the Radio : 1290 “The Ticket” & 1410 WDOV will carry the action (Part ground. His eight rushing touchdowns so far this season are a career-best for Winton. of the Delaware State Hornets Radio Network). Scott Klatzkin is Winton is coming off his first-career 100-yard rushing performance, registering 102 yards in his first season as DSU’s play-by-play announcer. Kevin on the ground versus the Wildcats last Saturday. On the season, Winton has tallied 359 Scholla (first season) is the broadcast analyst. yards on the ground on 58 carries (6.2 yards-per-carry). Through the air, the Chicago, Ill., native has amassed 680 yards on 69-of-124 passing and three touchdowns. He is currently 90.1 WNAA (North Carolina A&T) - Mel Swann, Spencer Gynn ranked No. 18 on the all-time MEAC passing list (4,954) and has completed 33-career and Billy Covington will call the action. touchdowns (second-most in school history). Redshirt senior Chris Strother is coming off his second-career, 100-yard rushing per - Live Stats: www.DSUHornets.com formance, registering 110 yards versus Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 11. The Miami, Fla., product leads the team in rushing (375 yards on 73 carries) and is averaging 5.1 yards- Live Streaming: TBA per-carry. During the Hornet’s 26-20 win over Bethune-Cookman, Strother recorded a ca - reer-long 78 yard scamper to set up DSU’s second touchdown of the afternoon. Strother Tickets: 1.302.857.TIXX

Records: Delaware State enters Saturday’s contest with a 2-3, 2- 2008 Delaware State Schedule 1 MEAC record following a 26-20 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, Oct. 11. North Carolina A&T is 2-5, 0-3 MEAC fol - Date Opponent TV Time/Result Series lowing a 41-3 loss to Morgan State Saturday, Oct. 11. Sept. 4 *Florida A&M ESPNU W, 35-28 (OT) FAMU leads, 18-8  Vashon Winton throws one touchdown and runs in four. National Rankings: Delaware State is receiving a vote in this week’s Sport’s Network Top 25. North Carolina A&T is not ranked Sept. 13 at Kent State -- L, 3-24 KENT leads, 2-0 in any FCS Poll.  Hornets force three turnovers Sept. 27 Central Conn. St. -- L, 10-28 CCSU leads, 1-0 Delaware State Coach Al Lavan: Lavan (Colorado State ‘68) is  Larrone Moore grabs a career-high six catches for 74 yards 31-19-0 (.620) (25-8 MEAC) in his fifth season with the Hornets, 33-20-0 (.623) overall. Lavan is 4-0 all-time versus the North Car - Oct. 4 *Hampton -- L, 14-17 HU leads, 22-12 olina A&T Aggies.  Kevin Conner recovers two fumbles during the game Oct. 11 *at Bethune-Cookman -- W, 26-20 DSU leads, 20-13 North Carolina A&T Coach Lee Fobbs, Jr.: Fobbs (Grambling,  Winton rushes for two touchdowns and throws another. ‘73) is 2-27 (.069) in his third season with the Aggies. Fobbs is 0- Oct. 18 *North Carolina A&T -- 1 p.m. Series tied, 18-18-1 2 versus the Hornets.  Al Lavan has never lost to the Aggies (4-0); DSU Homecoming North Carolina A&T Media Contact: Oct. 25 *at Morgan State -- 1 p.m. MOR leads, 27-22 Brian Holloway  DSU has won three of the last four meetings Sports Information Director Nov. 1 *South Carolina St. ESPNU 1 p.m. SCSU leads, 22-15 (o) 336.334.7141 / (c) 336.328.6719  [email protected] Last two meetings were determined by a combined two points Nov. 8 Winston-Salem St. -- 1 p.m. DSU leads, 4-2-1  Senior Day Nov. 15 *at Norfolk State ESPNU 1 p.m. DSU leads, 12-3  Eight of the last nine meetings have been won by the Hornets Nov. 22 *at Howard -- 1 p.m. DSU leads, 34-30-1  DSU has taken three of the last four meetings at Howard *=MEAC Games North Carolina A&T (2-5) is averaging 75.0 yards-per-game rushing and 94.2 all-purpose yards-per-game (team best). Senior Eddie Brown is averaging 12.0 yards-per-reception to lead the team. The 5-foot- Date Opponent Time 10 receiver has grabbed 13 passes for 156 yards and one touchdown so far this season. All Times Eastern Along with Brown is sophomore Larrone Moore , who has registered 113 receiving yards Aug. 30 John C. Smith W, 44-12 with 13 catches in 2008. The fastest athlete on the team, Moore is averaging 8.7 yards-per- Sept. 6 Winston-Salem State W, 14-8 reception. Junior Zach Charles has not only been a threat as part of the Hornet receiving Sept. 13 at Norfolk State* L, 21-27 corps (12 catches for 108 yards) but, he is the team’s top kick returner averaging 22.5 yards-per-kickoff return. Sept. 20 at Hampton* L, 7-44 Defensively, the Hornets rank No. 27 in the nation against the pass. Delaware State is Sept. 27 Coastal Carolina L, 7-20 holding opposing offenses to 172.00 yards-per-game through the air. On the ground, the op - Oct. 4 at North Carolina Central L, 27-28 position is averaging 175.00 yards-per-game. The Hornets are led by linebacker Kevin Oct. 11 Morgan State* L, 3-41 Conner . The 5-foot-11 senior has recorded 43 tackles this season. During the team’s last home game (Oct. 4 vs. Hampton), Conner recovered two fumbles (the first of his career). Oct. 18  at Delaware State* 1:00 p.m. Conner, along with defensive end Alimayo Wilder , led the team in total tackles last week - Oct. 25 Howard* 1:30 p.m. end (9). Wilder, a native of Baltimore, Md., disrupted the Wildcat offense as Bethune-Cook - Nov. 1 at Bethune-Cookman* 4:00 p.m. man consistently found the 6-foot-4 defensive lineman in the backfield. Wilder finished the Nov. 8 Florida A&M* 1:30 p.m. contest with a team-high four tackles for loss. Also making impacts during the Hornet’s last contest were defensive back (six tackles) and linebacker (seven Nov. 22 South Carolina State* 1:30 p.m. Avery Grant Josh Pope tackles). Grant, who has tallied 30 tackles this season, has recorded three tackles for loss, *-denotes MEAC game including one sack. Pope, who has 17 tackles so far this season, has one and a-half tack - les for loss, including a sack. Cornerback Brandon Hudson notched his second intercep - Statistical Comparison tion of the season last week, tying teammate Jerome Strums for the team lead. On the year, DSU has grabbed six interceptions. Category DSU NCAT Rushing Offense 150.40 (52nd) 134.86 (65th) Game Notables Passing Offense 172.40 (86th) 113.86 (113th)  The Hornets enter Saturday’s game looking to snap a current two-game, home-los - Total Offense 322.80 (83rd) 248.71 (112th) ing streak. Scoring Offense 17.60 (102nd) 17.57 (104th)  Rushing Defense 175.00 (85th) 188.71 (95th) Last season’s shutout of the Aggies was the first for the Hornets in the 37-year his - Pass. Efficiency Def. 125.04 (51st) 110.76 (20th) tory between the two schools. Total Defense 347.00 (51st) 334.86 (38th)  DSU is looking to win its fifth-straight over the Aggies. Scoring Defense 23.40 (39th) 25.71 (61st)  Coach Lavan has the highest winning percentage in among active MEAC coaches Net Punting 32.18 (63rd) 29.57 (103rd) in conference play (26-8, .765). Punt Returns 11.58 (38th) 11.50 (39th)  Coach Lavan has never lost to the Aggies (4-0). Kickoff Returns 19.73 (66th) 19.47 (75th)  Coach Lavan is 3-1 all-time in Homecoming Games. Turnover Margin +0.20 (50th) -0.43 (81st)  Pass Defense 172.00 (27th) 146.14 (8th) Over the past four meetings, DSU has out-scored North Carolina A&T, 96-40  Pass Efficiency 100.24 (103rd) 87.63 (114th) Saturday marks Coach Lavan’s 51st game as DSU head coach. Sacks 1.00 (100th) 1.14 (96th)  Saturday’s game will mark Vashon Winton’s 39th-career start. Tackles for Loss 6.00 (T-60th) 6.00 (T-60th)  Winton ranks No. 18 all-time among MEAC quarterbacks (4,954 yards). Sacks Allowed 1.80 (56th) 3.00 (T-97th)  Saturday mark the return of John McKenzie (N.C. A&T offensive coordinator), who served as DSU head coach from 1997-99 (7-26, .212).

A Quick Look at North Carolina A&T All-Time Series Results North Carolina A&T comes into today’s game having lost five-straight contests, includ - ing a 41-3 loss to Morgan State last weekend. The Bears held the Aggies to just 139 yards Series History: Series Tied, 18-18-1 of offense, including 23 yards through the air as North Carolina A&T lost its second-straight Last Meeting: DSU won, 27-0 (Oct. 13, 2007) conference game by more than 35 points. The Aggies are 0-2 on the road this season and 4-0 Lavan vs. NCAT: have not won a road contest in over two years. Current DSU Streak: W4 The Aggies leading passer is junior . The 6-foot-2 signal caller has com - Last 10: Series Tied, 5-5 Herb Miller pleted 43-of-88 passes for 453 yards and two touchdowns this season. Sharing time behind center with Miller is Stone Mountain, Ga., product Carlton Fears . Fears is 26-of-60 for 205 DSU vs. MEAC yards and two touchdowns in ’08. He is also averaging 3.7 yards-per-carry, recording 106 yards on 29 carries. Opponent DSU W/L Michael Ferguson is the Aggies featured back, averaging 75.00 yards-per-game. The Bethune-Cookman 20-13 5-foot-11 Ferguson has scored five touchdowns, registering 450 yards on 98 carries this In MEAC Play 20-13 Florida A&M 8-18 year (4.6 yards-per-carry). In MEAC Play 8-17 The top two targets for both Miller and Fears are Giorgio Lowrance and Chaz Dawson . Hampton 12-22 Lowrance has caught 17 passes for 221 yards and one touchdown, averaging 13.0 yards- In MEAC Play 2-11 per-catch. Dawson has grabbed two touchdown passes, recording 219 receiving yards on Howard 34-30-1 17 catches.  In MEAC Play 17-20 Linebacker Andre Thornton is the team’s leading tackler, recording 59 tackles through Morgan State 22-27 seven games. Thornton has notched six tackles for loss and has recorded four pass In MEAC Play 21-9 Norfolk State 12-3 breakups. Second on the defense in tackles is middle linebacker Brandon Long . The sen - In MEAC Play 9-2 ior from Como, N.C. has tallied 50 tackles, including eight for loss this season. North Carolina A&T 18-18-1 In MEAC Play 18-18-1 South Carolina State 15-22 Delaware State - North Carolina A&T Series History  Saturday’s contest will mark the 38th meeting all-time between Delaware State and In MEAC Play 15-22 Winston-Salem State* 4-2-1 North Carolina A&T.  In MEAC Play 0-0 The series is tied, 18-18-1. Overall 142-155-3  DSU won the lasting meeting, 27-0, in Greensboro, N.C. (Oct. 13, 2007). MEAC Conference Play 111-112-1  Delaware State has won four-straight contests versus North Carolina A&T.  * - provisional member of the MEAC During the Hornet’s four-game winning streak, DSU has out-scored North Carolina Hornet Media Availability A&T, 96-40.  Last season’s shutout of the Aggies was the first for the Hornets in the 37-year his - tory between the two schools. Note: Schedule subject to change. Please contact Paul Dod -  North Carolina A&T won the 2003 MEAC title with a 10-3 (6-1 MEAC) record, mark - son (302.857.7365) for any changes. ing the last time the Aggies defeated the Hornets. Monday  DSU owns an 8-5 record all-time versus North Carolina A&T here at Alumni Stadium.  Day off  Game notes available on www.DSUHornets.com A Delaware State Win Would...   7-8 p.m. Coach Lavan Radio Show, live from Snap a current two-game, home-losing streak.  Extend DSU’s winning streak over the Aggies to five games. Buffalo Wild Wings (1290 The Ticket)  Give Coach Lavan his 33rd-career win at Delaware State.  Give Coach Lavan his 18th home victory as DSU head coach. Tuesday  Give Coach Lavan his 14th home victory versus the MEAC.  10:00 a.m. - MEAC Weekly Teleconference.  Improve Vashon Winton’s record as a starter to 28-11.  Al Lavan available at 10:33 a.m. Move DSU to 3-1 in conference action this season.  Improve DSU’s 2008 record to 3-3.  Give his 27th-career victory in conference play. 10:00 a.m. MEAC Notes Coach Lavan  Give the DSU football program its 326th victory all-time. 10:03 a.m. Donald Hill-Eley (Morgan St.)  Give DSU an edge in the series history, 19-18-1. 10:13 a.m. Lee Fobbs (N.C. A&T 10:23 a.m. Carey Bailey (Howard) 10:33 a.m. Al Lavan (DSU) Dyanmic Duo 10:43 a.m. Buddy Pough (S.C. St.) Vashon Winton and Chris Strother became the first DSU tandem to rush for over 100 10:53 a.m. Jerry Homes (Hampton) yards in the same game since Sept. 6, 1997 (Bryan Jenkins - 147; Clay Perry - 113 vs. Ch - 11:03 a.m. Pete Adrian (Norfolk St.) eney). Both Winton and Strother eclipsed the century mark during Delaware State’s 26-20 11:13 a.m. Alvin Wyatt (B-CU) win over Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 11). 11:23 a.m. Joe Taylor (FAMU) Winton rushed for 102 yards on 16 carries, including two touchdowns. The 100-yard 11:33 a.m. Kermit Blount (WSSU) performance was the first of Winton’s career. Strother notched his second 100-yard performance of the season, gaining 110 yards on 11 carries, including a career-long 78-yard rush which led to the Hornet’s second touchdown  12:00 p.m. - Weekly Press Luncheon at the Lobby of the afternoon versus the Wildcats. House, 9 Loockerman St., Dover, DE 19901. Coach Lavan and selected players will be available. Jones’ First Touchdown Quotes will be made available on Wide receiver Erick Jones grabbed his first-career touchdown reception during the Hor - www.DSUHornets.com. net’s 26-20 win at Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 11). The 6-foot-3 Jones grabbed two receptions  Al Lavan and players will be available following for 38 yards during the contest. The score came late in the second quarter and gave the Hornets a 26-10 lead. practice (approximately 5:30 p.m.)

Pair of Hornets Pick Up Weekly MEAC Honors Wednesday Senior quarterback Vashon Winton has been named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Confer -  Al Lavan and players will be available following ence (MEAC) Offensive Player of the Week and senior place kicker Riley Flickinger was practice (approximately 5:30 p.m.) named MEAC Special Teams Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 12. Winton rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead the DSU Hornets to a Gameday 26-20 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday. Winton rushed for his seventh and eighth touchdowns of the season, setting a career best for rushing touchdowns in a season (8).  Live statistics (Gamewatcher) available on He recorded his first-career 100-yard rushing performance, averaging 6.4 yards-per-carry. www.DSUHornets.com. Winton also passed for 147 yards, moving the 6-foot-2 signal caller to No. 18 all-time on the  Al Lavan and requested players available for MEAC passing list (4,954). During the game, Winton connected on his 33rd-career touch - postgame interviews in DSU Strength and down pass. Conditioning Center This is Winton’s fifth offensive player of the week honor of his career and seventh weekly conference honor as a Hornet (two-time MEAC Rookie of the Week). He was also named MEAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8). DSU Athletic Media Relations Flickinger converted two field goal attempts to help lead the Delaware State Hornets to Football Contact: Paul Dodson a 26-20 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday. The Gresham, Ore., native’s two field (O) 302.857.7365 (C) 813.545.2127 goals proved to be the difference as the Hornets snapped a three-game losing skid. E-mail: [email protected] Flickinger also averaged 60.2 yards-per-kickoff giving the Wildcats an average starting field Secondary contact: Dennis Jones position on their own 26-yard line. The 5-foot-9 senior also forced two touch backs as nearly (O) 302.857.6068 (C) 320.270.6088 all of his kicks reached the Wildcats goal line or sailed through the end zone. E-mail: [email protected] This is Flickinger’s first weekly MEAC honor. Alt. contact: Brett Kahn (O) 302.857.6239 The Field General E-mail: [email protected] Senior Vashon Winton enters Saturday’s game with a 27-11 record as the Hornets’ sig - nal caller and a 22-4 mark in MEAC contests. The Chicago, Ill., native ranks second in the school’s record books in completions (454), passing attempts (802) and passing yards (4,954). His 33-career passing touchdowns are second-best on the all-time DSU list. This season, Winton has thrown three touchdowns, completing 55.6 percent of his passes en route to a 98.40 passer rating.

Mr. Opportunity Linebacker Kevin Conner proved to be in the right place at the right time during the Hornet’s Oct. 4 matchup with the Hampton Pirates. The 5-foot-11 Conner picked up two fumbles on the day, including one for 17 yards. His second fumble recovery resulted in the The National Polls (10/13) Hornet’s go-ahead touchdown early Sheridan Broadcast Poll in the fourth quarter. The fumble re - coveries were the first of his career. Sports Network Coaches Conner has tallied 43 tackles (one (Oct. 13, 2008) 1. James Madison 1. James Madison and a-half for loss) and two fumble re - School Points Record 2. Appalachian State 2. Appalachian State coveries on the season. 1. Tuskegee 265 6-0 3. Elon 3. Cal Poly 2. South Carolina St. 209 5-2 4. Wofford 4. Northern Iowa The First of Many 3. Hampton 185 4-1 On Saturday, Oct. 4, freshman 5. Cal Poly 5. Montana 4. Grambling State 155 5-2 tight end Jahmel Bashir hauled in his 6. Northern Iowa 6. Wofford first-career touchdown with a six-yard 5. Southern 134 4-2 7. Villanova 7. Massachusetts reception from Vashon Winton with 6. Tennessee State 122 5-1 8. Montana 8. Elon 13:39 left in the game. The touch - 7. Florida A&M 87 4-2 9. Richmond 9. Richmond down gave the Hornets a 14-9 lead 8. Prairie View 54 5-1 over the Pirates. On the season, 10. Massachusetts 10. Villanova Bashir has five catches for 41 yards 9. Albany State 46 5-1 11. New Hampshire 11. New Hampshire and one touchdown. 10. Bethune-Cookman 86 4-2 12. McNeese State 12. McNeese State 13. Central Arkansas 13. Central Arkansas 10-or-More Receiving Votes: Delaware State , Virginia Union, 14. Liberty 14. Southern Illinois The benchmark of a good tackler Norfolk State , Shaw, West Virginia State. 15. Western Illinois 15. Liberty is one who is in on every play. There have been four DSU players who 16. Southern Illinois 16. North Dakota State DSU opponents in Bold have registered 10-or-more tackles in 17. Northern Arizona 17. Western Illinois a game. Andre Caroll leads all play - 18. Weber State 18. Northern Arizona ers with a season-high 12 tackles (vs. 19. Furman 19. Furman Central Connecticut State - Sept. 27). Below is a listing of some of Delaware State’s top tack - 20. North Dakota State 20. Weber State ling performances: 21. South Dakota State 21. Tennessee State Player Tackles Date 22. Tennessee State 22. South Dakota State Andre Caroll 12 Sept. 27 (vs. Central Connecticut State) 23. Jacksonville State 23. Jacksonville State Kevin Conner 11 Sept. 27 (vs. Central Connecticut State) 24. The Citadel 24. Hampton Jackie Watkins 10 Sept. 27 (vs. Central Connecticut State) Avery Grant 10 Oct. 4 (vs. Hampton) 25. Hampton 25. Georgia Southern Receiving Votes Receiving Votes William & Mary 129, South Carolina State Home Sweet Home Harvard 100, South (26) , William and Mary During his five years as Delaware State head coach, Al Lavan has accumulated a record Carolina State 97 , (24), Delaware (23), San of 17-7 at Alumni Stadium. Lavan has guided the Hornets to perfect home records twice Texas State 81, Eastern Diego (21), Eastern (2005, 2007) and has lost only one home game in the last three years. Lavan’s only losing Washington 78, Georgia Washington (18), Maine season at home took place during his first season at the helm (2004). The Hornets finished Southen 61, Sam Hous - (16), Harvard (16), that season with a 2-4 record at home. ton State 60, San Diego Texas State (14), The 38, Lafayette 29, Ten - Citadel (13), Sam Hous - nessee-Martin 25, ton State (9), Montana Hornets at Home (under Lavan) Delaware 24, Eastern State (7), Lafayette (6), 2004 2-4 (.333) Kentucky 22, Prairie Northwestern State (6), 2005 5-0 (1.000) View 21, Northwestern Prairie View A&M (6), 2006 4-1 (.800) State 17, Grambling 13, Grambling State (5), 2007 5-0 (1.000) UC Davis 12, Colgate Southern (5), Northeast - 2008 1-2 (.333) 11, Princeton 11, Sacred ern (4), Colgate (3), UT Heart 11, Eastern Illinois Martin (3), UC Davis (3), Total 17-7 (.708) 10, Maine 10, Cornell 9, Dayton (2), Florida North Dakota 9, South - A&M (2). Home Sweet Home 2 ern 7, Yale 6, Northeast - Even though Al Lavan owns a 17-7 home record as the Hornet’s leader, the fifth-year ern 6, Montana State 5, head coach owns an impressive 13-4 record at home versus the MEAC. During his five sea - , Florida A&M 4 sons at DSU, Lavan has never lost more than one home conference game in a season and Delaware State 1 , Penn 1. has compiled perfect home conference records in three seasons.

Lavan vs. the MEAC (home) 2004 2-1 (.667) 2005 4-0 (1.000) 2006 2-1 (.667) 2007 4-0 (1.000) DSU opponents in Bold 2008 1-2 (.333) Total 13-4 (.764)

Hornet Captains Winton in the MEAC Record Books With Vashon Winton’s 8-of-21 passing performance for 147 yards versus the Bethune- Offense Cookman Wildcats, the Chicago, Ill., native has moved into the No. 18 spot on the MEAC’s Vashon Winton (Quarterback) career passing leaders list. Winton has compiled 4,954 yards through the air on 454-of-8-2 Nick Richmond (Center) passing during his four seasons with DSU. The 6-foot-2 quarterback is three yards shy of passing Bethune-Cookman’s Allen Suberl (‘00-’03) for No. 17. Defense Jackie Watkins (Middle Linebacker) Alimayo Wilder (Defensive End) Moore Sets Career Mark Sophomore wide receiver Larrone Moore notched a career-high six catches for 74 yards 2008 Week-By-Week Rankings during DSU’s loss to Central Connecticut State (Sept. 27). His previous career-best was a Week Record TSN Coaches SBN four-catch, 46-yard outing versus Howard on Nov. 17, 2007. Moore has recorded 13 catches Preseason (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) rv rv 2 for 113 yards in five games this season. Sept. 1 (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) rv rv 2 Sept. 8 (1-0, 1-0 MEAC) rv 25 2 Caroll Makes His Presence Felt Sept. 15 (1-1, 1-0 MEAC) rv rv 2 Redshirt sophomore Andre Caroll registered a team-high 12 tackles versus Central Con - Sept. 22 (1-1, 1-0 MEAC) rv rv 2 necticut State (Sept. 27). The 12 tackles not only led the team, they proved to be a career- Sept. 29 (1-2, 1-0 MEAC) rv -- 9 high for the Neptune, N.J., native. Previously, Caroll recorded just one tackle in four Oct. 6 (1-3, 1-1 MEAC) rv -- rv appearances during the 2007 season. This season, Caroll has recorded 25 tackles in five Oct. 13 (2-3, 2-1 MEAC) rv -- rv games played.

Team Honors Coin Tosses Each week the Delaware State Hornets football team will select its Most Valuable Play - ers from each game. Below is a listing of those selections: Opponent Toss Result W/L Week 5 (at Bethune-Cookman - Oct. 11, 2008) Florida A&M Won Deferred OT Offensive MVP - Vashon Winton Florida A&M (OT) Lost Offense First W Defensive MVP - Alimayo Wilder Kent State Lost Received L Special Teams - Riley Flickinger Central Conn. St. Lost Received L Hampton Lost Received L Bethune-Cookman Lost Received W Week 4 (vs. Hampton - Oct. 4, 2008) Offensive MVP - Adrian Brown Defensive MVP - Avery Grant & Jackie Watkins Special Teams - Nafis Pickett 2008 Honors Week 3 (vs. Central Conn. State - Sept. 27, 2008) Adrian Brown Offensive MVP - N/A Preseason All-MEAC (Second Team) First Team Preseason All-MEAC (Phil Steele) Defensive MVP - Andre Caroll Special Teams - Jon Newman Riley Flickinger MEAC Offensive POW (Sept. 13) Week 2 (at Kent State - Sept. 13, 2008) Offensive MVP - Chris Strother Kareem Jones Defensive MVP - James Romain Preseason All-MEAC (Second Team) Special Teams - Zacharri Charles Second Team Preseason All-MEAC (Phil Steele)

Nick Lochner Week 1 (vs. FAMU - Sept. 4, 2008) MEAC Co-Special Teams POW (Sept. 8) Offensive MVP - Chris Strother Defensive MVP - Jerome Strums Josh Pope Special Teams - Nick Lochner Preseason All-MEAC (First Team)

Nick Richmond Winton Finds the End Zone Again and Again and Again.... Preseason All-MEAC (Second Team) On Thursday, Sept. 4, senior quarterback Vashon Winton ran for four touchdowns and threw another en route to a five-touchdown performance versus the Florida A&M Rattlers. The Ronn Spinner five touchdowns in a single game set a new career mark for the 6-foot-2 quarterback. His four Preseason All-MEAC (First Team) rushing touchdowns set a new single-game record for Winton and his lone passing touch - First Team Preseason All-MEAC (Phil Steele) down moved him into a tie for the No. 2 spot all-time at Delaware State for touchdowns thrown (Dennis Jones, 1992-95). Jackie Watkins Second Team Preseason All-MEAC (Phil Steele) Motivation Vashon Winton Defensive back James Romain had plenty of motivation during the Hornets contest at Preseason All-MEAC (Second Team) Kent State. Billboards and posters throughout the Ohio town depicted Romain getting beat Second Team Preseason All-MEAC (Phil Steele) MEAC Offensive POW (Sept. 8) on a touchdown reception during the team’s 2007 meeting. Romain, who registered his first- MEAC Offensive POW (Sept. 13) career interception during that contest, made sure that last he would not be “posterized” again. Romain proved to be the Hornet’s defensive MVP during this season’s meeting (Sept. 13), collecting his second-career interception, breaking up two passes and tallying a team- high nine tackles.

Not a Bad Debut Junior punter Nick Lochner made an impressive debut on Thursday, Sept. 4, booming seven punts for an average of 40.1 yards-per-punt, including a 61-yarder. The native of Web - ster, N.Y., place four punts inside the 20-yard line and two inside the 10.

Don’t Mind if I Do Redshirt junior Jerome Strum s recorded a career-high two interceptions during DSU’s 35- 28 (OT) win versus Florida A&M (Sept. 4). The 6-foot free safety, picked off FAMU passers on consecutive possessions, including the game-winning pick in overtime. Both interceptions were the first of the Windsor, Conn., native’s career.

Catch Me If You Can Running Back Chris Strother had a banner night versus the Florida A&M Rattlers on Thursday, Sept. 4, registering a career-high 139 yards on 32 carries. He also grabbed four passes for 31 yards. In all, the Miami, Fla., native complied 170 all-purpose yards on the night. His 32 carries tied the third-most all-time by a Delaware State Hornet (Fabian Thorne, DSU Big Plays (20+) Following Delaware State’s 35-28 (OT) win over Florida A&M, the Hornets moved to 5-0 all-time in conference openers under Game Yds Play Qtr Players Head Coach FAMU 20 Pass 1 Vashon Winton to Chris Strother Al Lavan . Over the past five seasons, DSU has beaten Florida A&M FAMU 30 Run 2 Vashon Winton four-consecutive times and downed Hampton once to open up confer - FAMU 20 Pass 3 Vashon WInton to Larrone Moore ence play. KENT 29 KR 1 Zacharri Charles KENT 22 Pass 1 Vashon Winton to Zacharri Charles KENT 27 Pass 2 Anthony Glaud to Eddie Brown Coach Lavan Battles Delaware’s K.C. Keeler to a KENT 39 Run 3 Vashon Winton Draw..... In the Kitchen KENT 39 KR 3 Zacharri Charles In a contest that came down to the final “pinch and dash,” the head KENT 20 Pass 4 Anthony Glaud to Darius Jackson football coaches at Delaware’s two Division I universities battled to a tie KENT 29 Pass 4 Anthony Glaud to Eddie Brown in the “Dover Downs Cook-off” Monday evening. CCSU 25 Pass 2 Vashon Winton to Larrone Moore Delaware State Head Football and the University of CCSU 20 KR 2 Zacharri Charles Coach Al Lavan CCSU 40 KR 4 Zacharri Charles Delaware’s K.C. Keeler showed off their culinary skills in a friendly com - HAMPTON 37 KR 1 Zacharri Charles petition to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Delaware, and IMPACT HAMPTON 29 Pass 1 Vashon Winton to Derrick McNeil Delaware Tobacco Prevention Coalition. HAMPTON 33 KR 2 Zacharri Charles The coaches traded in their playbooks and headsets for cooking uten - HAMPTON 26 Pass 2 Vashon Winton to Derrick McNeil sils and secret ingredients to see who could whip up the best “stinging HAMPTON 51 Run* 3 Vashon Winton Hornet chilli” and “Blue Hen chicken”. HAMPTON 26 PR 4 Chris Strother Following some pre-game instructions by Dover Downs Director of HAMPTON 28 Pass 4 Vashon Winton to Jahmel Bashir B-CU 40 KR 1 Kareem Jones Culinary Operations Fred Bohn, Lavan and Keeler squared off to deter - B-CU 58 PR 1 Brandon Hudson mine “First State bragging rights in the kitchen.” B-CU 38 Run 1 Vashon Winton After tasting each man’s dish, the judges gave Lavan the nod for his B-CU 25 KR 1 Zacharri Charles chilli, while Keeler got the thumbs up for his chicken. B-CU 22 Pass 1 Vashon Winton to Eddie Brown B-CU 21 Pass 1 Vashon Winton to Erick Jones B-CU 42 Pass 2 Vashon Winton to Darius Jackson Two New Coaches on 2008 Staff B-CU 78 Run 2 Chris Strother Two new assistant coaches have joined Al Lavan’s staff - offensive line coach Lawrence Livingston and running backs coach Renato *-indicates a TD was scored on the play Diaz . 11/19/94). His 139 yards also gave Strother his first-career 100-yard  Livingston most re - game, averaging 4.3 yards-per-carry. Lawrence Livingston, Offensive Line Coach - cently served as an assistant under legendary head coach Mike Price at Texas-El Paso (UTEP) the past four years. He was assistant head coach Winton and Lochner Earn Weekly MEAC Honors and offensive line coach for the Miners. In 2005, Livingston helped lead Senior quarterback Vashon Winton was named the Mid-Eastern Ath - UTEP to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the GMAC Bowl. The pre - letic Conference (MEAC) Offensive Player of the Week and junior punter vious year, the Miners were 8-4 and competed in the 2004 Texas Bowl. Nick Lochner was named MEAC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week Texas-El Paso offensive lineman Oniel Cousins was a third round draft for the week ending Sept. 7. pick of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens last spring. Winton accounted for five scores (four rushing, one passing) during During the 2001 and ’02 seasons, Livingston was co-offensive coor - Delaware State’s 35-28 overtime victory versus Florida A&M on Thurs - dinator and offensive line coach at the University of Wyoming. day, Sept. 4. Winton threw for 178 yards on 21-of-33 passing, including In 2000, he was tight ends coach at the University of Arizona. San a touchdown (a 16-yard pass to Eddie Brown) against the Rattlers. On Diego Chargers tight end Brandon Manumaleuna played for Livingston the ground, the Chicago, Ill., native rushed for 73 yards on 14 carries, av - while at Arizona. eraging 5.2 yards-per-carry. His four rushing touchdowns were a career- From 1998 to ’99, Livingston was running backs coach at Texas A&M. high. The 1998 Aggies were 11-3, captured the school’s only Big 12 champi - His touchdown pass to Brown was the 31st of Winton’s career, mov - onship and competed against Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. Texas A&M ing the 6-foot-2 signal caller into a tie for No. 2 all-time in passing touch - was 8-4 and appeared in the Alamo Bowl in 1999. downs at Delaware State (Dennis Jones, 1992-95). With four rushing Livingston was offensive line coach at Washington State from 1995 touchdowns versus the Rattlers, Winton’s career total for running TDs to ’97. The 1997 Cougars, led by quarterback Ryan Leif, competed in moves to 19. the Rose Bowl after winning the Pac-10 championship. A Second Team Preseason All-MEAC selection, Winton combined for From 1989 to ’94, Livingston was offensive line coach at Weber State 251 yards of total offense versus FAMU, 63 percent of the team’s total in Ogden, Utah. He helped lead the Wildcats to the 1992 Division I-AA offense (398 yards). Winton’s 73 yards rushing were just seven yards playoffs. shy of his career best (80 yards vs. N.C. A&T – 10/14/06). Completing Livingston began his coaching career at the U.S. Military Academy in 63.6 percent of his passes, Winton recorded a respectable 178 yards 1988, serving as offensive line coach. That year, the Cadets captured through the air registering a passing efficiency of 106.8. Winton currently the Commander-In-Chief Trophy and received a bid to the Sun Bowl is tied for the top spot in the nation in scoring with 24.0 points-per-game. Livingston played college ball at Weber State, where he was a four- With the win, Winton improved his overall record as a starter to 26-8 and year letterwinner and three-time All-Big Sky Conference selection. He 21-3 in MEAC competition. started every game on the offensive line during his collegiate career. This was Winton’s fourth offensive player of the week honor of his A 1986 Weber State graduate. Livingston and his wife Michelle have career and sixth weekly conference honor as a Hornet (two-time MEAC two sons, Lawrence Jr. (17) and Theodore (16). Rookie of the Week). Lochner recorded seven punts, averaging 40.1 yards-per-punt in his  Renato Diaz, Running Backs Coach - Diaz, who has more than 12 Hornet debut. The Webster, N.Y., native pinned the FAMU offense deep years of college coaching experience, most recently served as running in its own territory for most of the night, placing four punts inside the 20- backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Mid-Eastern Athletic Confer - yard line (two inside the 10). Lochner boomed a 61-yard punt on his first ence (MEAC) rival Florida A&M the past three years. punt of the night versus the Rattlers, setting the tone for the rest of the During the 2007 season, Diaz was credited with the success of game. Florida A&M freshman tailback Philip Sylvester, who was named MEAC His 40.1-yard average ranks 38th in the nation. As a team, Lochner’s Rookie-of-the-Year after rushing for nearly 900 yards and leading the punting average has the Hornets sitting in the Top 10 in the nation in league in all-purpose yards (164.3 ypg). yards-per-punt (No. 9) and first in the MEAC. Diaz began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of This was Lochner’s first weekly MEAC honor. South Florida (USF) in Tampa, Fla. (1996-1998), where he was an as - sistant to the offensive coordinator. Lavan Perfect in Conference Openers In 1998, Diaz was promoted to tight ends coach for USF, and also served as coordinator for recruiting and special teams. That season, the Opponent Big Plays (20+) Bulls led the nation in total punt return yards and was seventh in net punt - Opp Yds Play Qtr Players ing, limiting opponents to 2.1 yards per return. During the 1999 season, FAMU 34 KR 1 LeRoy Vann South Florida was eighth in the nation in net punting and 12th in kickoff FAMU 22 Run 1 Lonvante Page returns. FAMU 23 Pass 2 Curtis Pulley to Taj Jenkins Diaz also served as running backs coach at Columbia University in FAMU 20 Run 2 Philip Sylvester New York during the 2000 season. At Columbia, Diaz coached Johnathan FAMU 25 KR 2 LeRoy Vann Reese, the school's first 1,000 yard rusher, who was an All-Ivy League FAMU 21 Pass 2 Eddie Battle to Kevin Elliott FAMU 34 Pass* 3 Curtis Pulley to Kevin Elliott First Team selection after leading the conference with 1,330 yards rush - FAMU 80 KR* 4 LeRoy Vann ing. FAMU 29 Run 4 Curtis Pulley From 2001 to ’03, Diaz was running backs coach at Florida Interna - KENT 21 Run 1 Julian Edelman tional University. FIU’s Rashod Smith was a Division I-AA All-Indepen - KENT 31 Run* 2 L. Muldrow dent First Team selection at running back in 2001. KENT 37 Pass 4 Anthony Magazu to Shawn Bates In the summer of 2003, Diaz did a brief stint with the NFL’s New York KENT 21 Pass 4 Anthony Magazu to Alan Vanderink Jets during training camp, working with the offensive staff in all phases of KENT 30 Pass 4 Anthony Magazu to Alan Vanderink CCSU 20 Pass 2 Hunter Wanket to Josh Vargas preparation for the season. CCSU 31 Run 2 Hunter Wanket Diaz was running backs coach and special teams consultant at CCSU 28 Pass* 2 Hunter Wanket to Nick Colagiovanni Widener University in Chester, Pa. in 2004. That season, the Division III CCSU 20 Run 3 James Mallory Pioneers were 11th in the nation in kickoff returns (23.3 ypr). CCSU 25 Run 4 Hunter Wanket Diaz earned a bachelor’s in geology from South Florida in 1983. He HAMPTON 30 KR 1 Reggie Dixon is also a 2005 graduate of the NCAA Advanced Coaches Academy. HAMPTON 22 Pass 1 Herbert Bynes to LaMarcus Coker HAMPTON 20 Pass 1 Herbert Bynes to Jeremy Gilchrist HAMPTON 41 Pass 1 Herbert Bynes to Jeremy Gilchrist HAMPTON 58 KR 3 Kevin Teel HAMPTON 20 Pass 3 Herbert Bynes to Justin Brown HAMPTON 22 Pass 3 Herbert Bynes to Jeremy Gilchrist HAMPTON 30 Pass* 4 Herbert Bynes to Justin Brown B-CU 29 KR 1 Corey Council B-CU 58 Pass 1 Maurice Francois to Philip Kirkland B-CU 50 KR 2 Corey Council B-CU 21 KR 3 Corey Council B-CU 35 Pass 4 Matthew Johnson to Jeff Pope B-CU 43 Pass* 4 Matthew Johnson to Jeff Pope

*-indicates a TD was scored on the play Al Lavan Radio Show Delaware State Head Coach Al Lavan Al Lavan (Colorado State ‘68) is in his fifth season at The Al Lavan Radio Show airs weekly from 7-8 p.m. Delaware State University where he has guided Hornets to The one-hour show can be heard on 1290 The Ticket a 31-19 record, the 2007 MEAC title and the school’s first- and is co-hosted by Scott Klatzkin, play-by-play an - ever berth in the NCAA playoffs (2007). He owns a 33-20 nouncer for the Delaware State Hornets Radio Net - career record which includes a 2-1 stint as interim coach work: at Eastern Michigan (2003). During his time at DSU, he Beginning Monday, Sept. 8, the Al Lavan Radio was named the 2007 Pigskin Club of Washington D.C. Show will originate from Buffalo Wild Wings in Dover. MEAC Coach of the Year, FCS Region II Coach of the Fans are welcome to attend. The show’s schedule is Year and has lead DSU to a 26-8 mark in conference play below: over the past four seasons. Lavan spent two seasons as running backs coach and interim head coach at September 8 (Buffalo Wild Wings) Eastern Michigan. After he took over the 1-8 team, Eastern Michigan went on to September 22 (Buffalo Wild Wings) win two of its final three games of the season. September 29 (Buffalo Wild Wings) In more than 18 years as a NFL assistant, Lavan’s resume’ includes stints with October 13 (Buffalo Wild Wings) October 27 (Buffalo Wild Wings) the Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, November 3 (Buffalo Wild Wings) and the Kansas City Chiefs. He was a member of George Seifert’s 1990 Super Bowl champion San Fran - cisco 49ers’ coaching staff. That team included former Delaware State University Who’s Up, Who’s Down standout John Taylor, who caught a touchdown pass in the 49ers’ 55-10 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV. For Delaware State games, here are where you will find the Hornet coaching staff: In Dallas, Lavan worked under Hall of Fame head coach Tom Landry. He helped Cowboy running backs Tony Dorsett and Herschel Walker combine for Press Box six 1000-yard seasons. Doug Sams, Offensive Coordinator He helped lead Dallas to division titles in 1981 and ’85, and wild card playoff Rayford Petty, Defensive Coordinator berths in 1980 and ’83. Renato Diaz. Running Backs Lavan has also served as position coach for NFL all stars Roger Craig, Priest Bernd Gottschalk, Kickers Holmes, Tom Rathman, Ernest Byner, Robert Newhouse and Bam Morris. Mike Gallagher, Tight Ends Lavan’s collegiate coaching tenure includes stops at Colorado State, Louisville, Iowa State, Georgia Tech, Stanford, and Washington. Sidelines Al Lavan, Head Coach He helped guide Georgia Tech to the 1978 Peach Bowl, and Washington to the Curtis Thomas, Wide Receivers 1993 Rose Bowl and 1995 Sun Bowl. Lawrence Livingston, Offensive Line While under Lavan at Washington, Napolean Kaufman rushed for a then- Derek Hall, Special Teams, Linebackers school record 1,390 yards in 1994 and had 1,851 all-purpose yards in 1993. He Bobby Jones, Defensive Line played seven NFL seasons before retiring in 2001. Ed Sanders, Defensive Backs

Head Coach Al Lavan Lavan vs. all opponents *Ball State ...... 1-0 LAVAN AS A HEAD COACH Bethune-Cookman ...... 4-1 Central Connecticut State ...... 0-1 *Central Florida ...... 1-0 Year School W-L Pct. Coastal Carolina ...... 1-1 2003 Eastern Michigan 2-1 .667 Concord (WV) ...... 1-0 2004 Delaware State 4-7 .364 #Delaware ...... 0-1 2005 Delaware State 7-4 .636 Elon ...... 0-1 2006 Delaware State 8-3 .727 Florida A&M ...... 4-0 2007 Delaware State 10-2 .833 MEAC Champions Hampton ...... 2-3 2008 Delaware State 2-3 .400 Howard ...... 3-1 DSU Totals (four seasons) 31-19 .620 James Madison ...... 0-1 EMU Total (three games) 2-1 .667 Kent State ...... 0-2 Massachusetts ...... 0-1 Career Totals (four seasons) 33-20 .623 Millersville (Pa.) ...... 1-0 Morgan State ...... 3-1 MOST COACHING WINS AT DSU Norfolk State ...... 4-0 81 ...... Bill Collick, 1985-1996 North Carolina A&T ...... 4-0 47 ...... Edward Jackson, 1933-45; 1953-55 North Carolina Central ...... 0-1 31 ...... Al Lavan, 2004-present *Northern Illinois ...... 0-1 25 ...... Arnold Jeter, 1967-1974 Northwestern State (La.) ...... 0-1 21 ...... Joseph Purzycki, 1981-1984 St. Francis (Pa.) ...... 1-0 South Carolina State ...... 2-2 18 ...... Edmond Wyche, 1975-1980 Southern Illinois ...... 0-1 17 ...... Bennie J. George, 1956-1959 Winston-Salem State ...... 1-0 16 ...... Ben Blacknall, 2000-2003 33-20 career 15 ...... Thomas Conrad, 1946-1949 31-19 (at DSU) 15 ...... Roy D. Moore, 1961-1964 * - While interim head coach at Eastern Michigan # - NCAA FCS Playoffs 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

2008 MEAC Standings Conference Points Overall Points Team WL T For Opp Pct WL T For Opp Pct Hampton 300 99 48 1.000 410 147 98 .800 South Carolina State 300 80 63 1.000 520 165 154 .714 Delaware State  210 75 65 .667 230 88 117 .400 Bethune-Cookman 220 103 98 .500 420 165 154 .667 Morgan State 110 68 34 .500 330 154 107 .500 Florida A&M 120 100 87 .333 420 181 128 .667 Norfolk State 120 67 78 .333 240 129 165 .333 North Carolina A&T 030 31 112 .000 250 123 180 .286 Howard 020 51 89 .000 140 117 156 .200

Last Week in the MEAC 2008 MEAC Preseason Poll 2008 Preseason All-MEAC Team Delaware State received six place votes, fin - Six members of the Delaware State Univer - Thursday, Oct. 9 ishing second in the balloting of the 2008 sity Football Team earned 2008 Preseason Florida A&M 23, Winston-Salem State 0 MEAC Preseason Poll as voted on by the All-MEAC Honors as announced by the Mid- league’s head coaches and sports information Eastern Athletic Conference in July. Defensive Saturday, Oct. 11 directors. Below is the complete poll: tackle Ronn Spinner, Jr. and linebacker Josh Morgan State 41, N.C. A&T 3 Pope were named first team selections while South Carolina St. 24, Norfolk State 23 1. South Carolina State (6) 272 quarterback Vashon Winton, running back Ka - Delaware State 26, Bethune-Cookman 20 2. Delaware State (6) 252 reem Jones and offensive linemen Adrian 3. Norfolk State (2) 216 Brown and Nick Richmond garnered second This Week in the MEAC 4. Hampton (2) 214 team honors. Below is a complete listing of 5. Morgan State 170 the Preseason All-MEAC First Team: Saturday, Oct. 18 6. Florida A&M 120 Morgan State at Howard 1:00 p.m. 7. Bethune-Cookman (1) 91 First Team Norfolk State at Hampton 1:00 p.m. 8. Howard 85 Offense N.C. A&T at Delaware State 1:00 p.m. 9. North Carolina A&T 35 QB – T.J. Mitchell (r-Jr.) Hampton Florida A&M vs. Southern 7:00 p.m. RB – William Ford (Jr.) SC State (at New Orleans) (First Place votes in parentheses) RB – Phillip Sylvester (So.) Florida A&M TE – Taj Jenkines (Jr.) Florida A&M WR- Jeremy Gilchrist (r-Sr.) Hampton Next Week in the MEAC WR – Jamar Johnson (r-Sr.) Norfolk State Saturday, Oct. 25 OL – Dennis Conley (Sr.) Hampton Delaware St. at Morgan St. 1:00 p.m. OL – Jamien Banks (r-Sr.) Norfolk State Florida A&M at Norfolk St. 1:00 p.m. OL – Devon Dawson (Jr.) SC State Howard at North Carolina A&T 1:30 p.m. OL – Dwayne Delaney (Sr.) Morgan State Bethune-Cookman at WSSU 2:00 p.m. C- Raymond Harrison SC State Hampton at South Carolina St. 2:00 p.m. Defense DL-Clarence McPherson (Sr.) Morgan State DL- Ronn Spinner (Sr.) Delaware State DL- Dexter Jackson (Jr.) Bethune-Cookman DL- Cedric Lloyd (Sr.) SC State LB- Endor Cooper (Sr.) Howard LB- Josh Pope (r-Jr.) Delaware State LB – Jarrell Guyton (Sr.) Morgan State LB – Vernon Wilder (r-Sr.) Florida A&M DB – Terrell Whitehead (Jr.) Norfolk State DB- Markee Hamlin (Jr.) SC State DB – Sam Pope (Sr.) Hampton DB – Chris Williams (Sr.) Morgan State P – Jahmal Blanchard (Jr.) Hampton P/K – James Meade (Sr.) Morgan State Ret.- Jeremy Gilchrist (r-Sr.) Hampton

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Will Ford, SC State

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Endor Cooper, Howard 2008 Opponent’s Schedules Florida A&M (4-2, 1-2 MEAC) Bethune-Cookman (4-2, 2-2 MEAC) Winston-Salem State (1-5) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Aug. 30 Alabama State W, 30-20 Sep. 6 Alabama State W, 28-7 Sep. 6 at North Carolina A&T L, 8-14 Sep. 4 at Delaware State* L, 28-35 (OT) Sep. 13 at South Carolina State* L, 19-28 Sep. 13 Savannah State L, 13-16 Sep. 20 at Howard* W, 51-24 Sep. 20 Savannah State W, 34-9 Sep. 20 Morgan State L, 7-21 Sep. 27 at Tennessee State W, 28-18 Sep. 27 Norfolk State* W, 33-17 Sep. 27 South Carolina State L, 17-43 Oct. 4 South Carolina State* L, 21-28 Oct. 4 at Morgan State* W, 31-27 Oct. 4 Howard W, 34-10 Oct. 9 Winston-Salem State W, 23-0 Oct. 11 Delaware State* L ,20-26 Oct. 9 at Florida A&M L, 0-23 Oct. 18 at Southern Oct. 25 at Winston-Salem State Oct. 25 Bethune-Cookman Oct. 25 at Norfolk State* Nov. 1 North Carolina A&T* Nov. 1 at Hampton Nov. 1 Morgan State* Nov. 8 at Hampton* ESPNU Nov. 8 at Delaware State Nov. 8 at North Carolina A&T* Nov. 15 Howard* Nov. 15 at North Carolina Central Nov. 15 Hampton* Nov. 22 vs. Florida A&M* ESPN Classic Nov. 22 Norfolk State Nov. 22 vs. Bethune-Cookman* ESPN Classic *-MEAC Games *-MEAC Games

Kent State (1-6, 0-3 MAC) North Carolina A&T (2-5, 0-3 MEAC) Norfolk State (2-4, 1-2 MEAC) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Aug. 30 Boston College L, 0-21 Aug. 30 Johnson C. Smith W, 44-12 Aug. 30 Virginia State W, 47-7 Sep. 6 at Iowa State L, 28-48 Sep. 6 Winston-Salem State W, 14-8 Sep. 6 at Kentucky L, 3-38 Sep. 13 Delaware State W, 24-3 Sep. 13 at Norfolk State* L, 21-27 Sep. 13 North Carolina A&T* W, 27-21 Sep. 20 at UL-Lafayette L, 27-44 Sep. 20 at Hampton* L, 7-44 Sep. 20 at William & Mary L, 12-42 Sep. 27 at Ball State* L, 20-41 Sep. 27 Coastal Carolina L, 7-20 Sep. 27 at Bethune-Cookman* L, 17-33 Oct. 4 Akron* L, 27-30 (2OT) Oct. 4 at North Carolina Central L, 27-28 Oct. 11 at South Carolina State* L, 23-24 Oct. 11 Ohio* L, 29-36 Oct. 11 Morgan State* L, 3-41 Oct. 18 at Hampton* Oct. 25 at Miami (OH)* ONN Oct. 18 at Delaware State* Oct. 25 Florida A&M* Nov. 1 at Bowling Green Oct. 25 Howard* Nov. 1 at Howard* Nov. 12 Temple* ESPN2 Nov. 1 at Bethune-Cookman* Nov. 8 Morgan State* Nov. 18 Northern Illinois* Nov. 8 Florida A&M* Nov. 15 Delaware State* ESPNU Nov. 28 at Buffalo* Fox Sports Net Nov. 22 South Carolina State* Nov. 22 at Winston-Salem State

*-MAC Games *-MEAC Games *-MEAC Games

Central Conn. State (4-2, 1-1 NEC) Morgan State (3-3, 1-1 MEAC) Howard (1-4, 0-2 MEAC) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Aug. 30 Bryant W, 42-35 Sep. 6 at Towson L, 16-21 Sep. 7 Georgetown L, 7-12 Sep. 6 at North Dakota State L, 14-50 Sep. 13 North Carolina Central W, 49-7 Sep. 13 at Hampton* L, 27-38 Sep. 20 North Carolina Central W, 35-23 Sep. 20 at Winson-Salem State W, 21-7 Sep. 20 Florida A&M* L, 24-51 Sep. 27 Delaware State W, 28-10 Sep. 27 at Rutgers L, 0-38 Sep. 27 at Savannah State W, 49-21 Oct. 4 Wagner* W, 35-10 Oct. 4 Bethune-Cookman* L, 27-31 Oct. 4 at Winston-Salem State L, 10-34 Oct. 11 at Albany* L, 22-24 Oct. 11 at North Carolina A&T* W, 41-3 Oct. 18 Morgan State* Oct. 18 Duquesne* Oct. 18 at Howard* Oct. 25 at North Carolina A&T* Oct. 25 at Monmouth* Oct. 25 Delaware State* Nov. 1 Norfolk State* Nov. 1 at Robert Morris* Nov. 1 at Florida A&M* Nov. 6 at South Carolina State* ESPNU Nov. 8 St. Francis (PA)* Nov. 8 at Norfolk State* Nov. 15 at Bethune-Cookman* Nov. 15 at Sacred Heart* Nov. 15 South Carolina State* Nov. 22 Delaware State* Nov. 22 Hampton* *-NEC Games *-MEAC Games *-MEAC Games

Hampton (4-1, 3-0 MEAC) South Carolina St. (5-2, 3-0 MEAC) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Aug. 31 vs. Jackson State W, 17-13 Aug. 30 at UCF L, 0-17 Sep. 6 at Southern Illinois L, 31-37 Sep. 6 Benedict W, 42-3 Sep. 13 Howard* W, 38-27 Sep. 13 vs. Bethune-Cookman* W, 28-19 Sep. 20 North Carolina A&T* W, 44-7 Sep. 20 at Clemson L, 0-54 Oct. 4 at Delaware State* W, 17-14 Sep. 27 Winston-Salem State W, 43-17 Oct. 18 Norfolk State* Oct. 4 at Florida A&M* W, 28-21 Oct. 25 at South Carolina State* Oct. 11 Norfolk State* W, 24-23 Nov. 1 Winston-Salem State Oct. 25 Hampton* Nov. 8 Bethune-Cookman* ESPNU Nov. 1 at Delaware State* ESPNU Nov. 15 at Florida A&M* Nov. 6 Howard* ESPNU Nov. 22 at Morgan State* Nov. 15 at Morgan State* Nov. 22 at North Carolina A&T* *-MEAC Games *-MEAC Games Delaware State 35, Florida A&M 28 (OT) Alumni Stadium - Dover, Del. September 4, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. - ESPNU DSU 1-0, 1-0 MEAC; FAMU 1-1, 0-1 MEAC

DOVER (September 4, 2008) – Quarterback Vashon Winton rushed for a career-high four touchdowns, in - cluding the game winner in overtime, to lead defending MEAC champ Delaware State to a 35-28 win over Score by Quarters Florida A&M (1-1, 0-1 MEAC) in the season opener for the Hornets (1-0, 1-0 MEAC) before 6,216 fans at 1234OT F Alumni Stadium Thursday, Spet. 4. Delaware State sealed the win when Jerome Strums intercepted Florida Florida A&M 0 14 77 0 28 A&M quarterback Curtis Pulley’s pass on the Rattler’s first play of the overtime period. The Rattlers fell to Delaware State 14 70 7 7 35 1-1 on the season and 0-1 in the MEAC. “We made our share of mistakes, but found a way to come out on top,” said Delaware State Head Coach Al Lavan, who improved to 25-7 versus MEAC opponents. “We over - Attendance: 6,216 Time: 3:41 came a lot of obstacles, mainly the outstanding play of Florida A&M. There’s a lot of work to be done, but it’s good to open the season with a win, especially against a conference opponent.” Delaware State de - feated Florida A&M for the fourth-straight time, its best streak in the 26-year series between the teams. Win - First Quarter ton rushed for 78 yards on 14 carries. He also completed 21-of-32 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown. 6:00 - DSU - WINTON,Vashon 1 yd run Delaware State tailback Chris Strother rushed for 139 yards on 32 carries, each a career high. “Our ability (FLICKINGER,Riley kick), 13-64, 5:08 (DSU 7, FAMU to run the ball was key to the win,” added Lavan. The offensive line put forth a solid effort and Strother gave 0) us the tough yards when we needed them.” Strother started in place of Kareem Jones, Delaware State’s top 4:10 - DSU - BROWN,Eddie 16 yd pass from WIN - returning rusher, who sat out the game with a foot injury. “Hard work is the best way to describe our effort TON,Vashon (FLICKINGER,Riley kick), 3-19, 1:42 tonight,” said Strother. “The offensive line created some nice holes and I tried to be patient in my approach. This was a nice way to open the season.” The score was 21-21 when Winton capped off an eight-play, 57- (DSU 14, FAMU 0) yard drive with a four yard touchdown run with 8:17 left in the fourth quarter. The Hornets were aided by a Florida A&M pass interference penalty on a third-and-eight play at the Rattler 20. Delaware State’s lead was Second Quarter short-lived as Florida A&M’s LeRoy Vann returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown to tie the 6:31 - FAMU - SYLVESTER,Philip 1 yd run game at 28-28. Vann has returned a kickoff for a touchdown in each of the Rattler’s two games. The Hor - (SCOTT,Trevor kick), 8-93, 3:26 (DSU 14, FAMU 7) nets drove 33 yards on 10 plays on the final possession of regulation, but placekicker Riley Flickinger missed 3:02 - DSU - WINTON,Vashon 4 yd run a potential game-winning 47-yard field goal attempt as time expired. Delaware State appeared headed for (FLICKINGER,Riley kick), 4-14, 0:59 (DSU 21, FAMU an easy win after opening up a 14-0 first quarter lead. Winton scored the Hornets’ first touchdown on a one- yard run, then he connected with Eddie Brown on a 16-yard scoring pass with 4:10 left in the opening quar - 7) ter. Florida A&M began its comeback when Pulley directed the Rattlers on an eight-play, 93-yard drive. 0:28 - FAMU - ELLIOTT,Kevin 10 yd pass from BAT - Phillip Sylvester capped off the drive with a one-yard scoring run to cut Delaware State’s lead to 14-7 with TLE,Eddie (SCOTT,Trevor kick), 9-61, 2:25 (DSU 21, 6:31 left in the second quarter. Pulley, a transfer from Kentucky, came off the bench to rush for a team-high FAMU 14) 87 yards for the Rattlers. The Hornets took advantage of a Florida A&M turnover to regain a two touchdown lead. Four plays after Stephon Hampton recovered a muffed punt by Florida A&M Qier Hall, Winton scored Third Quater on a four-yard run to give Delaware State a 21-7 lead with 3:02 left in the second quarter. Florida A&M re - - ELLIOTT,Kevin 34 yd pass from PUL - sponded with a 61-yard touchdown drive just before halftime. Eddie Battle connected with Kevin Elliot on a 2:02 - FAMU 10-yard touchdown pass to pull the Rattler’s to within 21-14 with 28 seconds left in the half. The Rattlers tied LEY,Curtis (SCOTT,Trevor kick), 7-70, 3:24 (DSU 21, the game at 21-21 when Pulley hit a wide open Elliot on a 34-yard “flea flicker” with 2:02 left in the third FAMU 21) quarter. Pulley also rushed for 46 yards on four carries during the drive. Strums, who had zero career inter - ceptions entering the contest, picked off two passes for the Hornets. There were seven turnovers in the con - Fourth Quarter test, four by Florida A&M and three for Delaware State had three. 8:17 - DSU - WINTON,Vashon 4 yd run (FLICKINGER,Riley kick), 8-57, 3:28 (DSU 28, FAMU 21) 8:07 - FAMU - VANN,LeRoy 80 yd kickoff return (SCOTT,Trevor kick) (DSU 28, FAMU 28) Florida A&M Delaware State

Overtime Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg DSU - WINTON,Vashon 6 yd run (FLICKINGER,Riley PULLEY,Curtis 7 87 0 29 12.4 STROTHER,Chris 32 139 0 13 4.3 kick), 3-25, 0:00 (DSU 35, FAMU 28) SYLVESTER,Philip 10 37 1 20 3.7 WINTON,Vashon 14 73 4 30 5.2 PAGE,Lonvontae 2 28 0 22 14.0 BROWN,Eddie 1 4 0 4 4.0 BATTLE,Eddie 4 12 0 13 3.0 MORGAN,Phil 1 4 0 4 4.0

Team Statistics FAMU DSU Passing Att-Cmp Int Yds TD Lng Passing Att-Cmp Int Yds TD Lng FIRST DOWNS 17 24 BATTLE,Eddie 21-10 0 81 1 21 WINTON,Vashon 33-21 2 178 1 20 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-167 48-220 PULLEY,Curtis 6-3 1 57 1 34 PASSING YDS (NET) 138 178 Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-13-2 33-21-2 Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 55-305 81-398 ELLIOTT,Kevin 6 81 2 34 McNEIL,Derrick 7 47 0 17 WEST,Isaac 3 20 0 8 STROTHER,Chris 4 31 0 20 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 JENKINES,Taj 1 23 0 23 BASHIR,Jahme 3 7 0 4 Punt Returns-Yards 2-0 3--10 KNIGHT,Javares 1 10 0 10 MOORE,Larrone 2 31 0 20 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-173 5-66 Interception Returns-Yards 2-6 2-0 Punting No. Avg Long I20 Punting No. Avg Long I20 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-33.7 7-40.1 PLATT,Will 7 33.7 51 1 LOCHNER,Nick 7 40.1 61 4 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-0 Penalties-Yards 7-66 9-86 Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long HALL,Quier 2 0 0 0 HUDSON,Brandon 2 -19 0 0 Possession Time 24:10 35:50 CHARLES,Zacharri 1 9 0 9 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 3 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 5-5 VANN,LeRoy 4 157 1 80 MOORE,Larrone 2 35 0 18 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-5 SYLVESTER,Philip 1 16 0 16 CHARLES,Zacharri 2 20 0 17

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks Tackles UA-A Total Sacks WILDER,Vernon 10-4 14 0.0 CONNER,Kevin 4-4 8 0.0 GRAHAM,Alvis 5-6 11 0.0 ADJEI,Francis 5-1 6 0.0 HARVEY,Greg 6-2 8 0.0 ROMAIN,James 4-2 6 0.0 PARKER,Bryan 4-4 8 0.0 STRUMS,Jerome 3-1 4 0.0 Kent State 24, Delaware State 3 Dix Stadium - Kent, Ohio September 13, 2008 - 2:00 p.m. KENT 1-2; DSU 1-1

KENT, Ohio (September 13, 2008) – The Delaware State University football team failed to capitalize on sev - eral good scoring opportunities, allowing Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Kent State to claim a 24-3 victory Score by Quarters before 8,529 fans at Dix Stadium Saturday, Sept. 13. The Golden Flashes improved to 1-2 on the season, 12 3 4 F while the Hornets fell to 1-1. The teams were meeting for the second-straight year. Kent State won last Delaware State 00 0 3 3 year’s contest 38-7. "We made too many mistakes and Kent State deserves a great deal of credit for taking Kent State 77 7 3 24 advantage of them, said Delaware State Head Coach Al Lavan, who fell to 2-3 vs. FBS opponents. "This was almost a replay of last year’s game, where we gave Kent State too many chances and we failed to take ad - Attendance: 8,529 Time: 2:53 vantage of our opportunities. Its tough to win when you lose the field position battle; that’s what hurt us today." Delaware State forced three Kent State turnovers, including first-half interceptions by James Ro - main and Francis Adjei. The Hornets also recovered a second-half fumble by the Golden Flashes. The First Quarter Golden Flashes took an early 7-0 lead on a 7-yard run by quarterback Julian Edelman with 9:49 left in the 9:49 - KENT - EDELMAN, Julian 7 yd run (REED, first quarter. The drive, which went for 62 yards on nine plays (eight on the ground) in 3:43, was kept alive Nate kick), 9-62, 3:43, (DSU 0, KENT 7) on a pass interference call on third down and 19 yards to go for Kent State on its own 29-yard line.The score became 14-0 on a fake field goal by KSU which resulted in a Leneric Muldrow 31-yard touchdown run with Second Quarter 14:53 left in the first half. The score capped off a drive which lasted six plays for 64 yards in 1:46. Delaware - MULDROW, L. 31 yd run (REED, State attempted to get on the board with time winding down in the second quarter. A 23-yard field goal try 14:53 - KENT by Riley Flickinger with 24 seconds left in the first half was blocked, resulting in a 14-0 halftime score. It Nate kick), 6-64, 1:46, (DSU 0, KENT 14) proved to be the second missed field goal of the half. Despite trailing by 14 points, the Hornets out-gained the Golden Flashes, 203-120 during the first half of action. Kent State extended its lead on a 5-yard rush - Third Quater ing touchdown by Andre Flowers with 1:35 minutes left in the third quarter. The drive lasted nine plays for 1:35 - KENT - FLOWERS, Andre 5 yd run (REED, 73 yards, eating up 3:23. The Golden Flashes added three points on a 43-yard field goal by Nate Reed with Nate kick), 9-73, 3:23, (DSU 0, KENT 21) 8:25 left in the game to make the score 24-0. The Hornets finally got on the board when second-string quar - terback Anthony Glaud engineered a 13-play, 77-yard drive that resulted in a 23-yard field goal by Flickinger with 3:16 left to play. Glaud completed 13-of-21 passes for 159 yards, while starting signal-caller Vashon Win - Fourth Quarter ton connected on 11-of-18 passes for 88 yards. Winton also rushed for 44 yards on seven carries, including 8:25 - KENT - REED, Nate 43 yd field goal, 5-32, a career-high 39-yard scamper in the third quarter. "I had butterflies on my first series, but things settled 1:40, (DSU 0, KENT 24) down after that," said Glaud, a sophomore transfer from Bowling Green University. Glaud was making his 3:16 - DSU - FLICKINGER,Riley 23 yd field goal, 13- first appearance for the Hornets. Chris Strother led the Hornets in rushing for the second straight game, 77, 5:05, (DSU 3, KENT 24) racking up 60 yards on 11 carries. Freshman Darius Jackson had five catches for 70 yards, each a team- high. Romain was the Hornets’ top tackler with nine. He was also credited with two pass break-ups. "I felt like I needed to step up today because I gave up a touchdown against these guys last year," said Romain, who has two career interceptions, each against Kent State. Edelman completed 10-of-20 passes for 113 Team Statistics DSU KENT yards, while rushing for a team-high 71 yards and a score. FIRST DOWNS 17 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-99 44-215 PASSING YDS (NET) 247 178 Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-24-1 25-13-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-346 69-393 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-8 4-35 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-89 2-10 Interception Returns-Yards 2-18 1-0 Delaware State Kent State Punts (Number-Avg) 8-33.9 4-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Penalties-Yards 8-70 4-35 STROTHER,Chris 11 60 0 19 5.5 EDELMAN, Julian 11 71 1 21 6.5 Possession Time 32:34 27:26 WINTON,Vashon 7 44 0 39 6.3 FLOWERS, Andre 17 54 1 10 3.2 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 16 6 of 14 JONES,Kareem 3 4 0 2 1.3 TERRY, Jacquise 7 36 0 13 5.1 McNEIL,Derrick 1 1 0 1 1.0 MULDROW, L. 1 31 1 31 31.0 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 2-4 Passing Att-Cmp Int Yds TD Lng Passing Att-Cmp Int Yds TD Lng Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-27 GLAUD,Anthony 21-13 1 159 0 29 EDELMAN, Julian 20-10 2 113 0 30 WINTON,Vashon 18-11 0 88 0 22 MAGAZU, Anthony 5-3 0 65 0 37

Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long JACKSON,Darius 5 70 0 20 BAYES, Shawn 3 68 0 37 STROTHER,Chris 4 24 0 9 VANDERINK, Alan 3 51 0 30 BROWN,Eddie 3 60 0 29 GARNER, Phil 3 34 0 14 JONES,Kareem 3 19 0 9 FLOWERS, Andre 2 9 0 8

Punting No. Avg Long I20 Punting No. Avg Long I20 LOCHNER,Nick 7 37.9 54 1 RINEHART, Matt 4 40.0 45 2 FLICKINGER,Riley 1 6.0 6 0

Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long HUDSON,Brandon 2 8 0 4 GARNER, Phil 3 22 0 13 LAINHART, Brian 1 13 0 13

Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long CHARLES,Zacharr 3 84 0 39 TROUTMAN, L. 1 13 0 13 ADJEI,Francis 1 5 0 5 BATTLES, Sal 1 -3 0 0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks Tackles UA-A Total Sacks ROMAIN,James 4-5 9 0.0 MIXON, Cobrani 3-8 11 0.0 CONNER,Kevin 3-4 7 0.0 BURRELL, Derek 3-7 10 1.0 WATKINS,Jackie 3-3 6 0.0 LAINHART, Brian 4-4 8 0.0 RUSSELL,Akiel 4-1 5 0.0 MAXWELL, C. 1-7 8 0.0 Central Connecticut State 28, Delaware State 10 Alumni Stadium - Dover, Del. September 27, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. DSU 1-2; CCSU 3-1

DOVER (September 27, 2008) – Central Connecticut handed Delaware State its first home loss in nearly two years, 28-10, before 3,254 soggy fans at Alumni Stadium Saturday Sept. 27. The Blue Devils won their sec - Score by Quarters ond straight to improve to 3-1 on the season, while the Hornets have lost two in a row to fall to 1-2. Delaware 12 3 4 F State had won nine straight home games since a 29-14 loss to Hampton on Sept. 28, 2006. The losing Central Conn. St. 0 21 0728 streak is also the longest for the Hornets since the ’06 season. Halfback James Mallory rushed for 123 yards Delaware State 0 10 0010 and a touchdown, while quarterback Hunter Wanket came off the bench to compete six-of-seven passes for 72 yards and a score to lead the Central Connecticut attack. Wanket also rushed for 99 yards on seven car - Attendance: 3,254 Time: 2:43 ries. Mallory was second among all Football Championship Subdivision players in rushing at 180.3 yards- per-game entering the contest. The Blue Devils totaled 353 yards, including 262 on the ground. Delaware State passed for 159 of its 246 total yards. The Hornets were also hurt by three turnovers, including two in - First Quarter terceptions, and a blocked punt. "We were thoroughly beaten by a good team," said Delaware State fifth- NONE year head coach Al Lavan, who fell to 30-18 with a Hornets and 1-1 vs. Northeast Conference opponents. "Our inability to sustain drives, hold onto the football and stop the run were all factors in the loss. We also Second Quarter had another special teams break down, which led to the first score of the game." Larrone Moore had six 10:28 - CCSU - RICHARDSON, Eric 1 yd run (IZZO, catches for 74 yards, each a career-high, to lead the Hornets. Quarterback Vashon Winton completed 14- Joe kick), 2-1, 0:34, (CCSU 7, DSU 0) of-26 passes for 122 yards. Winton and Chris Strother led DSU in rushing with 47 yards each. The Blue Dev - ils used a big special teams play to get on the scoreboard first. Central Connecticut’s Alonde Rush blocked 7:55 - DSU - WINTON,Vashon 6 yd run a punt by Delaware State’s Nick Lochner that was recovered by the Blue Devils at the Delaware State one- (FLICKINGER,Riley kick), 6-74, 2:25, yard line. Two plays later, Eric Richardson scored on a one-yard plunge to give Central Connecticut a 7-0 (CCSU 7, DSU 7) lead with 10:20 left in the second quarter. Delaware State evened the game on its next possession. Winton 6:05 - CCSU - VARGAS, Josh 15 yd run (IZZO, Joe capped off a six-play, 74-yard drive with a six-yard touchdown run to make it 7-7 with 7:55 left in the first half. kick), 4-76, 1:42, (CCSU 14, DSU 7) He completed each of three passes for 44 yards and rushed for 23 yards on the scoring drive. Winton has 0:43 - CCSU - COLAGIOVANNI, Nick 28 yd pass a team-high five rushing touchdowns this season and 20 for his career. The Blue Devils wasted little time to from WANKET, Hunter (IZZO, Joe kick), 7-68, 3:43, regain the lead. Wanket entered the game on the ensuing possession, and led the Devils on a four-play, 76- yard scoring drive. Josh Vargas capped off the one-minute-42-second drive with a 15-yard run to give Cen - (CCSU 21, DSU 7) tral Connecticut a 14-7 lead with 6:05 remaining in the second quarter. Wanket had a 31-yard run and 0:00 - DSU - FLICKINGER,Riley 34 yd field goal, completed a 21-yard pass to Vargas on the drive. Central Connecticut scored its third touchdown of the sec - 5-43, 0:40, (CCSU 21, DSU 10) ond quarter when Wanket connected with Nick Colagiovanni on a 28-yard scoring pass to give the Blue Devils a 21-7 lead with 43 seconds left in the half. Delaware State got back on the board with a spark of of - Third Quater fense right before the half. The Hornets pulled to within 21-10 when Riley Flickinger kicked a 34-yard field NONE goal as the first half clock expired. Winton completed passes of 14 and 10 yard to Moore, and had a 19-yard run during the drive. Central Connecticut closed out the scoring when Mallory capped off a 13-play, 86 yard drive with a two-yard run with 12:39 left to play. "We played hard, but you have to give Central Connecticut Fourth Quarter a lot of credit," said Delaware State senior defensive end Alimayo Wilder. "The Blue Devils had a good game 12:39 - CCSU - MALLORY, James 2 yd run (IZZO, plan, and their execution was a big factor. The blocked punt was a big momentum changer in the game." Joe kick), 13-86, 6:21, (CCSU 28, DSU 10) Strother said the Hornets have to quickly put the loss behind them. "I give Central Connecticut a great deal of credit, but we have a lot of work to do," said Strother, who leads the Hornets with 246 yards rushing this season. "We have a lot of mistakes to clean up to get back to the type of football we are used to playing." Team Statistics CCSU DSU FIRST DOWNS 21 14 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 59-262 17-87 PASSING YDS (NET) 91 159 Central Connecticut State Delaware State Passes Att-Comp-Int 12-8-1 32-17-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-353 49-246 Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 MALLORY, James 36 123 1 20 3.4 STROTHER,Chris 9 47 0 13 5.2 Punt Returns-Yards 2-33 1-5 WANKET, Hunter 7 99 0 31 14.1 WINTON,Vashon 6 47 1 19 7.8 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-26 5-91 VARGAS, Josh 2 18 1 15 9.0 JONES,Kareem 1 4 0 4 4.0 RICHARDSON, Eric 6 17 1 8 2.8 GLAUD,Anthony 1 -11 0 0 -11.0 Interception Returns-Yards 2-4 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-29.4 6-37.5 Passing Att-Cmp Int Yds TD Lng Passing Att-Cmp Int Yds TD Lng Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 WANKET, Hunter 7-6 0 72 1 28 WINTON,Vashon 26-14 2 122 0 25 Penalties-Yards 3-36 7-75 NORRIS, Aubrey 4-2 0 19 0 10 GLAUD,Anthony 6-3 0 37 0 16 Possession Time 40:24 19:36 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 2 of 9 Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 1 GOMES, Matt 3 15 0 10 MOORE,Larrone 6 74 0 25 COLAGIOVANNI, N. 2 34 1 28 CHARLES,Zacharri 4 24 0 12 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2 VARGAS, Josh 1 20 0 20 McNEIL,Derrick 3 28 0 14 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 0-0 McCULLOUGH, Torin 1 13 0 13 BROWN,Eddie 2 11 0 7

Punting No. Avg Long I20 Punting No. Avg Long I20 SCIFO, Chris 5 29.4 38 2 LOCHNER,Nick 5 45.0 61 2 TEAM 1 0.0 0 0

Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long RUSH, Alondre 1 25 0 0 HUDSON,Brandon 1 5 0 5 COLAGIOVANNI, N. 1 8 0 8

Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long KELLEY, Simeon 2 26 0 18 CHARLES,Zacharri 3 74 0 40 BROWN,Micah 1 0 0 0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks Tackles UA-A Total Sacks MARINO, Jeff 5-1 6 0.0 CAROLL,Andre 2-10 12 0.0 SAUNDERS, Ray 3-2 5 1.0 CONNER,Kevin 5-6 11 0.0 BAILEY, Michael 2-2 4 0.0 RUSSELL,Akiel 2-9 11 0.0 McKENLEY, Ralph 1-3 4 0.0 WATKINS,Jackie 3-7 10 0.0 Hampton 17, Delaware State 14 Alumni Stadium - Dover, Del. October 4, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. DSU 1-3, 1-1 MEAC; HAM 4-1, 3-0 MEAC

DOVER (October 4, 2008) – Hampton dealt a blow to Delaware State’s bid for a second-consecutive Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) title with a 17-14 victory over the Hornets before a Parents’ Day crowd Score by Quarters of 5,218 at Alumni Stadium. The Pirates won their third-straight game to improve to 4-1 overall and 3-0 in 12 3 4 F the MEAC. Delaware State dropped its third in a row to fall to 1-3 overall and 1-1 in league play. The loss Hampton 33 3 8 17 also snapped Delaware State’s nine-game winning streak in MEAC contests, and 10-game home win streak Delaware State 00 7 7 14 against conference foes. The defeat was DSU’s first to a MEAC opponent since a 20-17 setback to Howard in the final game of the 2006 season, and the first at home to a league opponent since a 29-14 setback to Attendance: 5,218 Time: 2:40 Hampton on September 30, 2006. "Once again, our failure to execute was a major factor in the loss," said Delaware State Head Coach Al Lavan, who fell to 25-8 in MEAC contests. "We probably had more oppor - tunities to make big plays on offense than in the previous two games, but came up short." Hampton scored First Quarter the game-winning touchdown on a 30-yard pass from Herbert Bynes to Justin Brown with 3:13 left in the 12:07 - HAM - TURAVANI,Carlo 42 yd field goal, 7- fourth quarter. Brown caught the pass at the Delaware State 10, then broke several attempted tackles be - 18, 2:53, (HAM 3, DSU 0) fore diving into endzone. Following the touchdown, Byrnes completed a two-point pass to Ralph Steward to give the Pirates a 17-14 lead. "Our defense played pretty well today, but poor tackling on our part was key Second Quarter on the touchdown play," Lavan said. On the ensuing possession, Delaware State drove 48 yards to the 34, - TURAVANI,Carlo 19 yd field goal, 11- but the drive ended on a fourth down incompletion with 21 seconds left. "It’s disappointing that we did not 14:12 - HAM execute better," said Delaware State senior quarterback Vashon Winton. "On the fourth down incompletion, 78, 4:38, (HAM 6, DSU 0) I rolled out and looked for Derrick McNeil in the middle of the field, but the execution was a little off." Hamp - ton scored first when Carlo Turavani kicked a 42-yard field goal with 12:07 left in the first quarter. The Pi - Third Quater rates drove 78 yards to the Delaware State two-yard line, but had to settle for a 19-yard Turavani field goal 11:57 - DSU - WINTON,Vashon 51 yd run to open up a 6-0 lead with 14:12 left in the second quarter. The 11-play drive was highlighted by a 41-yard (FLICKINGER,Riley kick ), 5-64, 2:56, (HAM 6, DSU 7) pass from Bynes to Jeremy Gilchrist to the Delaware State 23. Hampton took the 6-0 lead into the locker 7:43 - HAM - TURAVANI,Carlo 28 yd field goal, 7-22, room at halftime. Delaware State’s offense came alive on the opening drive of the third quarter. Winton 4:01, (HAM 9, DSU 7) capped off a five-play, 64-yard drive with a career-best 51-yard touchdown run to give Hornets a 7-6 lead with 11:57 left in the third quarter. Winton has a team-high six rushing touchdowns this season, and 21 for his career. Hampton regained the lead on its next possession. Turavani capped off the seven-play, 22-yard Fourth Quarter drive with a 28-yard field goal, his career-best third of the game, to give the Pirates a 9-7 lead with 7:43 left 13:39 - DSU - BASHIR,Jahmel 6 yd pass from in the third quarter. The Hornets pulled ahead again early in the fourth quarter. Winton capped off a seven- WINTON,Vashon (FLICKINGER,Riley kick), 7-49, play, 49-yard drive with a six-yard touchdown pass to freshman tight end Jahmel Bashir to give Delaware 3:23, (HAM 9, DSU 14) State a 14-9 lead with 13:39 left in the fourth quarter. It was the first touchdown reception of Bashir’s career, 3:13 - HAM - BROWN,Justin 30 yd pass from while Winton moved into second place on the Hornets’ career list with his 32nd TD pass. Hampton racked BYNES,Herbert (STEWARD,Ralph pass from up 337 yards in the game. Byrnes completed 16-of-26 passes for 257 yards and a touchdown, while Brown led Hampton with seven catches for 106 yards and a score. LaMarcus Coker rushed for a team-high 69 BYNES,Herbert), 11-76, 3:57, (HAM 17, DSU 14) yards for the Pirates. The Pirates were averaging 32.5 points and 379.8 yards-per-game entering the con - test. Winton connected on 15-of-26 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown for Delaware State. Winton also threw two interceptions, but led all players with a career-high 93 yards rushing on 15 carries in the game. Team Statistics HAM DSU Eddie Brown and Larrone Moore led the Hornets with four catches each, although McNeil had a team-high FIRST DOWNS 13 14 55 receiving yards on two receptions. RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-90 25-112 PASSING YDS (NET) 247 131 Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-16-0 28-17-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 61-337 53-243 Hampton Delaware State Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-17 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-41 Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-92 5-107 COKER,LaMarcus 21 79 0 17 3.8 WINTON,Vashon 15 93 1 51 6.2 Interception Returns-Yards 2--3 0-0 CUMMINGS,Jerry 8 21 0 6 2.6 STROTHER,Chris 10 19 0 5 1.9 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-46.8 4-29.0 MATHIS,Dennis 1 1 0 1 1.0 TEAM 1 0 0 0 0.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 14-125 5-70 Passing Att-Cmp Int Yds TD Lng Passing Att-Cmp Int Yds TD Lng Possession Time 31:40 28:20 BYNES,Herbert 26-16 0 247 1 41 WINTON,Vashon 26-15 2 145 1 29 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 3 of 11 GLAUD,Anthony 2-2 0 -14 0 0 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 1-3 Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-16 3-22 BROWN,Justin 7 106 1 30 BROWN,Eddie 4 27 0 7 GILCHRIST,Jeremy 4 94 0 41 MOORE,Larrone 4 4 0 13 COKER,LaMarcus 2 29 0 22 CHARLES,Zacharri 3 17 0 8 LLOYD,Kyle 1 20 0 20 McNEIL,Derrick 2 55 0 29

Punting No. Avg Long I20 Punting No. Avg Long I20 BLANCHARD,J. 4 46.8 59 3 LOCHNER,Nick 3 34.7 37 0 FLICKINGER,Riley 1 12.0 12 1

Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long HUDSON,Brandon 2 15 0 12 STROTHER,Chris 1 26 0 26

Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long DIXON,Reggie 2 34 0 30 CHARLES,Zacharri 4 90 0 37 TEEL,Kevin 1 58 0 58 HUDSON,Brandon 1 17 0 17

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks Tackles UA-A Total Sacks GOODE,Wakeem 5-5 10 0.0 GRANT,Avery 4-6 10 1.0 CILLS,Chris 3-4 7 0.0 WATKINS,Jackie 5-4 9 0.0 SWETT,Michael 2-5 7 0.0 CONNER,Kevin 4-4 8 0.0 KEMP,Ricardo 3-3 6 0.0 CAROLL,Andre 1-5 6 0.0 Delaware State 26, Bethune-Cookman 20 Municipal Stadium - Daytona Beach, Fla. October 11, 2008 - 4:00 p.m. DSU 2-3, 2-1 MEAC; B-CU 4-2, 2-2 MEAC

DAYOTNA BEACH, Fla. (October 11, 2008) – DSU QB Vashon Winton rushed for two touchdowns and threw another to help the Hornets break their three-game losing streak with a 26-20 win over Bethune-Cookman, Score by Quarters Saturday, evening. With the victory the Hornets improve to 2-3 (2-1 in MEAC) on the season. “We had 12 3 4 F some players really step up in a much-needed win for our team,” said Delaware State Head Coach Al Lavan, Delaware State 10 16 0026 who improved to 26-8 vs. MEAC opponents. “Winton showed a great deal of leadership directing the of - fense and the line really came through in a big way. I thought our defense did an outstanding job in slowing Bethune-Cookman 10 30 7 20 Bethune-Cookman’s option attack. We showed a great deal of improvement today.” The Hornets took a 3- 0 lead on a 28-yard field goal by Riley Flickinger with 11:53 left in the first quarter. The field goal, Flickinger’s Attendance: 9,136 Time: 3:02 third of the season, capped off a drive which went 46 yards on six plays in 2:58. A Delaware State special teams miscue gave Bethune-Cookman the lead later in the first quarter. A bad snap to DSU punter Nick Lochner was recovered in the endzone by the Wildcats’ Ryan Davis to give BCU a 7-3 lead with 8:10 left in First Quarter the opening quarter. DSU regained the lead with Vashon Winton’s seventh rushing touchdown of the sea - 11:53 - DSU - FLICKINGER,Riley 27 yd field goal, son on a 10-yard run with 5:07 left in the first quarter. The score tied Winton’s career-best for rushing touch - 6-46, 2:58, (DSU 3, BCU 0) downs in a single season (7). The score capped off a 70-yard drive in eight plays lasting 2:56. 8:10 - BCU - DAVIS,Ryan 0 yd fumble recovery (Mc - Bethune-Cookman tied the contest at 10-all with 0:45 left in the first quarter on a 31-yard field goal by Matt CUTCHEON,MATT kick), (DSU 3, BCU 7) McCutcheon. The Wildcats moved 67 yards on seven plays in 4:18 to tie the ball game. Early in the second - WINTON,Vashon 10 yd run quarter Flickinger converted his second field goal of the game, registering a 20-yard attempt with 12:51 left 5:07 - DSU in the half. The field goal gave DSU a 13-10 lead and kicked off a stretch of 16-straight points for the Hor - (FLICKINGER,Riley kick), 8-70, 2:56, nets. Delaware State extended its lead to 19-10 when Winton scored his second rushing touchdown of the (DSU 10, BCU 7) game from 10-yards out with 9:31 left in the first half. The Hornet could not convert the extra point due to a 0:49 - BCU - McCUTCHEON,MATT 31 yd field goal, bad snap. The score capped a 91-yard drive on three plays in 1:19. The drive was highlighted by a career- 7-67, 4:18, (DSU 10, BCU 10) best 78-yard rush by Chris Strother, who finished the first half with 95 yards on the ground. The Hornets found the end zone once again with a 17-yard reception by Erick Jones with 0:52 left on the clock. The reception was the first of Jones’ career and extended DSU’s lead to 26-10. Winton connected with Jones for his third Second Quarter touchdown pass of the season and 33rd of his career. The Hornets ate up 4:42 on the clock with an 11-play, 12:51 - DSU - FLICKINGER,Riley 20 yd field goal, 8- 61-yard drive. Bethune-Cookman cut into Delaware State’s lead with a 25-yard field goal by McCutheon with 48 2:51, (DSU 13, BCU 10) no time on the clock as DSU went into halftime with a 26-13 lead. The Hornets out-gained the Wildcats 291- 9:31 - DSU - WINTON,Vashon 10 yd run (GLAUD,An - to-144 during the first half, out-rushing B-CU 158-ot-62. In the fourth quarter, DSU DB Brandon Hudson ac - thony rush failed), 3-91, 1:19, (DSU 19, BCU 10) robatically intercepted B-CU QB McKinson Souverain’s pass at the goal line, abruptly ending B-CU’s drive to cut into the 13 point lead. The interception was Hudson’s second this season and career. The Wildcats 0:52 - DSU - JONES,Eric 17 yd pass from WIN - would get the ball back with about four minutes to go in the game. Two passes from quarterback Matthew TON,Vashon (FLICKINGER,Riley kick), 11-61, 4:42, Johnson to wide receiver Jeff Pope, including a 43-yard touchdown, would allow B-CU to get within six points (DSU 26, BCU 10) at 26-20. Bethune-Cookman would try an onside kick after the touchdown, but DSU running back Kareem 0:00 - BCU - McCUTCHEON,MATT 25 yd field goal, Jones recovered the ball. Winton guided the offense for one last first down with a little over a minute left to 6-50, 0:46, (DSU 26, BCU 13) seal the 26-20 victory for the Hornets. The redshirt senior finished with 147 yards through the air which moves him into 18th place all-time on the MEAC career passing list. (4,954) He also finished a career-high 102 rushing yards. Strother finished with his second 100-yard rushing effort of the season (and career) as Third Quater he carried the ball 11 times for 110 yards, adding to the Hornets’ season-high total of 234 yards. None

Fourth Quarter 2:42 - BCU - POPE,Jeff 43 yd pass from JOHN - SON,Matthew (McCUTCHEON,MATT kick), 3-86, 0:48, (DSU 26, BCU 20) Delaware State Bethune-Cookman

Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Team Statistics DSU BCU STROTHER,Chris 11 110 0 78 10.0 SUMLAR,Brian 14 65 0 15 4.6 FIRST DOWNS 17 16 WINTON,Vashon 16 102 2 38 6.4 FRANCOIS,M. 9 38 0 19 4.2 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-234 39-141 JONES,Kareem 6 37 0 16 6.2 SOUVERAIN,M 9 23 0 13 2.6 BROWN,Eddie 1 10 0 10 10.0 COUNCIL,Corey 3 14 0 6 4.7 PASSING YDS (NET) 147 206 Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-8-1 20-12-1 Passing Att-Cmp Int Yds TD Lng Passing Att-Cmp Int Yds TD Lng TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-381 59-347 WINTON,Vashon 21-8 1 147 1 42 FRANCOIS,M. 9-5 0 82 0 58 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 SOUVERAIN,M 8-4 1 38 0 15 Punt Returns-Yards 3-95 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-81 4-106 Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long Interception Returns-Yards 1-15 1-4 JONES,Eric 2 38 1 21 SINGLETON,Joe 5 42 0 15 BROWN,Eddie 2 28 0 22 KIRKLAND,P. 3 73 0 58 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-38.7 5-40.6 JONES,Kareem 2 25 0 14 POPE,Jeff 2 78 1 43 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 JACKSON,Darius 1 42 0 42 SUMLAR,Brian 1 9 0 9 Penalties-Yards 10-135 9-63 Possession Time 27:12 32:48 Punting No. Avg Long I20 Punting No. Avg Long I20 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 9 3 of 12 LOCHNER,Nick 3 38.7 47 2 KEABLE,Justin 5 40.6 46 1 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 2-3 Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long HUDSON,Brandon 2 76 0 58 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 1-0 STROTHER,Chris 1 19 0 19

Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long CHARLES,Zacharri 1 25 0 25 COUNCIL,Corey 3 100 0 50 SMITH,Troi 1 16 0 16 PERRY,Chris 1 6 0 6

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks Tackles UA-A Total Sacks WILDER,Alimayo 4-5 9 0.5 ROLAND,Travis 3-7 10 0.0 CONNER,Kevin 2-7 9 0.0 ODOM,Kendrick 4-3 7 0.0 POPE,Josh 3-4 7 0.0 JACKSON,Dexter 2-5 7 1.0 GRANT,Avery 4-2 6 0.0 COX,Antonio 3-3 6 0.0 Game-By-Game Starters Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR RB QB Florida A&M Moore A.Brown Kemp Richmond Morrison Maloney Bashir McNeil Charles Strother Winton Kent State Moore A.Brown Kemp Richmond Morrison Maloney Bashir McNeil Charles Strother Winton Central Conn. St. Moore A.Brown Kemp Richmond Morrison Maloney Bashir McNeil Charles Strother Winton Hampton Moore A.Brown Kemp Richmond Morrison Maloney Bashir McNeil Charles Strother Winton Bethune-Cookman Moore A.Brown Kemp Richmond Morrison Maloney Bashir McNeil Charles Strother Winton

Opponent LE LT RT RE SAM MIKE WILL LCB SS FS RCB Florida A&M Russell Spinner Hurst Wilder Conner Watkins Gable Adjei Grant Strums Romain Kent State Russell Spinner Hurst Wilder Conner Watkins Gable Adjei Grant Strums Romain Central Conn. St. Russell Spinner Hurst Wilder Conner Watkins Pope Adjei Grant Strums Romain Hampton Russell Spinner Caroll Wilder Conner Watkins Pope Adjei Grant Strums Romain Bethune-Cookman Russell Spinner Caroll Wilder Conner Pope Gable Adjei Grant Strums Romain

Delaware State Scoring Drives --- Cumulative Total for 2008 --- 3:00 2:00 1:00 80 yards 10 plays 5 plays Opponent Qtr Score Scoring Play Length Plays Yards Time or less or less or less or more or more or less Florida A&M 1 Touchdown Vashon Winton 1-yd run 13 64 5:08 1 Florida A&M 1 Touchdown Eddie Brown 16-yard pass 3 19 1:42 11 1 Florida A&M 2 Touchdown Vashon Winton 4-yard run 4 14 0:59 221 2 Florida A&M 4 Touchdown Vashon Winton 4-yard run 8 57 3:28 Florida A&M OT Touchdown Vashon Winton 6-yard run 3 25 -- Kent State 4 Field Goal Riley Flickinger 23-yard FG 13 77 5:05 2 Central Conn. St. 2 Touchdown Vashon Winton 6-yard run 6 74 2:25 3 Central Conn. St. 2 Field Goal Riley Flickinger 34-yard FG 5 43 0:40 432 3 Hampton 3 Touchdown Washon Winton 51-yard run 5 64 2:56 54 Hampton 4 Touchdown Jahmel Bashir 6-yard pass 7 49 3:23 Bethune-Cookman 1 Field Goal Riley Flickinger 27-yard FG 6 46 2:58 6 Bethune-Cookman 1 Touchdown Vashon Winton 10-yard run 8 70 2:56 7 Bethune-Cookman 2 Field Goal Riley Flickinger 20-yard FG 8 48 2:51 8 Bethune-Cookman 2 Touchdown Vashon Winton 10-yard run 3 91 1:19 94 1 5 Bethune-Cookman 2 Touchdown Erick Jones 17-yard pass 11 61 4:42 3

Drive Engineering

Drives Missed End End Points/ Quarterback Started TD FG FG Punt Int. Fumble Downs Safety Half Game Pts. Drive 9/4 vs. Florida A&M Winton 16 502 720 00 0 035 2.19 9/13 at Kent State Winton 7 0 01 600 00 0 000.00 9/13 at Kent State Glaud 5 0 11 210 00 0 030.60 9/27 vs. C. Conn. St. Winton 10 110 620 00 0 010 1.00 9/27 vs. C. Conn. St. Glaud 1 0 00 001 00 0 000.00 10/4 vs. Hampton Winton 9 201 320 10 0 014 1.56 10/4 vs. Hamtpon Glaud 1 0 00 100 00 0 000.00 10/11 at Bethune-Cookman Winton 11 320 310 00 0 126 2.36 Season Totals Winton 53 11 34 25 70 10 0 185 1.60 Glaud 7 0 11 310 00 0 030.43

Inside the 20 Delaware State TDs (14-of-18, 77.8%) Opponents (11-of-14, 78.6%) 9/4 vs. Florida A&M TD, TD, TD, TD, TD TD, TD 9/13 at Kent State Missed FG, Missed FG, FG TD, TD, Int., Fumble 9/27 vs. Central Conn. State TD, FG TD, TD, TD 10/4 vs. Hampton Missed FG, Downs, TD FG, FG 10/11 at Bethune-Cookman FG, TD, FG, TD, TD FG, FG, Int.

Goal-To-Go Situations Delaware State TDs (6-of-9, 66.7%) Opponents (5-of-7, 71.4%) 9/4 vs. Florida A&M TD, TD, TD TD 9/13 at Kent State Missed FG, FG TD, TD, Fumble 9/27 vs. Central Conn. State TD TD, TD 10/4 vs. Hampton TD -- 10/11 at Bethune-Cookman TD, FG FG

Turnover Margin Turnovers Takeaways Fum Int Total Point Fum Int Total Points Game Net Season Total 9/4 vs. Florida A&M 022 0 224 14 +2 +2 9/13 at Kent State 011 0 123 0 +2 +4 9/27 vs. Central Conn. State 123 0 011 0 -2 +2 10/4 vs. Hampton 022 0 202 7 E +2 10/11 at Bethune-Cookman 112 7 011 0 -1 +1 Totals 2810 75611 21 2008 Team Statistics

DSU Among MEAC, NCAA Leaders Record: 2-3, 2-1 MEAC Individual Rankings Avg. NCAA MEAC (1-2 Home; 1-1 Away) Rushing Chris Stother ...... 75.00 T-55 T-4 Date Opponent W/L Score ATT Vashon Winton ...... 71.80 59 6 *Sep 04 FLORIDA A&M W (OT) 35-28 6216 Pass. Eff. Vashon Winton ...... 98.40 98 7 Sep 13 at Kent State L 3-24 8529 Total Offense Vashon Winton ...... 207.80 56 3 Sep 25 CENTRAL CONN. STATE L 10-28 3254 Chris Strother ...... 75.00 -- T-13 *Oct 4 HAMPTON L 14-17 5218 Anthony Glaud ...... 40.00 -- 20 *Oct 11 at Bethune-Cookman W 26-20 9136 Rec./Game Derrick McNeil ...... 3.00 -- 14 *Oct 18 NORTH CAROLINA A&T Larrone Moore ...... 2.60 -- T-17 *Oct 25 at Morgan State Eddie Brown ...... 2.60 -- T-17 *Nov 1 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE Zacharri Charles ...... 2.40 -- 23 Nov 8 WINSTON-SALEM STATE Rec. Yards/Gm Eddie Brown ...... 31.20 -- 21 *Nov 15 at Norfolk State Derrick McNeil ...... 28.40 -- 22 *Nov. 22 at Howard Darius Jackson ...... 27.20 -- 24 *-MEAC game Interceptions Jerome Strums ...... 0.40 T-57 T-6 Brandon Hudson ...... 0.40 T-57 T-6 James Romain ...... 0.20 -- T-18 TEAM STATISTICS DSU OPP Francis Adjei ...... 0.20 -- T-18 SCORING ...... 88 117 Punting Nick Lochner ...... 39.64 50 5 Points Per Game ...... 17.6 23.4 Punt Returns Brandon Hudson ...... 9.44 37 5 FIRST DOWNS ...... 86 88 Kickoff Returns Zacharri Charles ...... 22.54 57 5 Rushing ...... 34 43 Field Goals Riley Flickinger ...... 0.80 T-52 T-3 Passing ...... 43 36 Scoring Vashon Winton ...... 9.60 12 1 Penalty ...... 99 Riley Flickinger ...... 4.40 -- 12 RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 752 875 All-Purpose Chris Stother ...... 94.20 -- 9 Yards gained rushing ...... 862 979 Zacharri Charles ...... 82.00 -- 14 Yards lost rushing ...... 110 104 Vashon Winton ...... 71.80 -- 20 Rushing Attempts ...... 156 204 Sacks Joe Mendes ...... 0.30 -- T-24 Average Per Rush ...... 4.8 4.3 Tackles Kevin Conner ...... 8.60 T-57 3 Average Per Game ...... 150.4 175.0 Jackie Watkins ...... 6.50 -- 11 TDs Rushing ...... 87 Avery Grant ...... 6.00 -- 17 PASSING YARDAGE ...... 862 860 Tackles for Loss Alimayo Wilder ...... 1.00 T-98 T-9 Att-Comp-Int ...... 153-87-8 111-62-6 Average Per Pass ...... 5.6 7.7 Average Per Catch ...... 9.9 13.9 Average Per Game ...... 172.4 172.0 TDs Passing ...... 35 TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 1614 1735 Total Plays ...... 309 315 Average Per Play ...... 5.2 5.5 Average Per Game ...... 322.8 347.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 22-434 16-407 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 12-139 8-68 DSU Among MEAC, NCAA Leaders INT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 6-33 8-11 Team Rankings Avg. NCAA MEAC KICK RETURN AVERAGE ...... 19.7 25.4 Rushing Offense ...... 150.40 52 5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 11.6 8.5 Passing Offense ...... 172.40 86 5 INT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 5.5 1.4 Passing Efficiency ...... 100.24 103 7 FUMBLES-LOST ...... 7-2 6-5 Total Offense ...... 322.80 83 6 PENALTIES-Yards ...... 39-436 37-325 Scoring Offense ...... 17.60 102 8 Average Per Game ...... 87.2 65.0 Sacks Allowed ...... 1.80 56 4 PUNTS-Yards ...... 28-1009 25-933 Rushing Defense ...... 175.00 85 7 Average Per Punt ...... 36.0 37.3 Pass Efficiency Defense ...... 125.04 51 8 Net punt average ...... 32.2 30.2 Total Defense ...... 347.00 51 8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ...... 28:42 31:18 Scoring Defense ...... 23.40 39 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions ...... 15/58 25/66 Net Punting ...... 32.18 63 5 3rd-Down Pct ...... 26% 38% Punt Returns ...... 11.58 38 5 4TH-DOWN Conversions ...... 3/6 4/7 Kickoff Returns ...... 19.73 66 6 4th-Down Pct ...... 50% 57% Turnover Margin ...... +0.20 50 5 SACKS BY-Yards ...... 5-36 9-56 Pass Defense ...... 172.00 27 6 MISC YARDS ...... 0 10 Sacks ...... 1.00 100 9 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ...... 11 14 Tackles For Loss ...... 6.00 T-60 6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ...... 4-9 6-6 ON-SIDE KICKS ...... 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES ...... 14-18 78% 11-14 79% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ...... 10-18 56% 7-14 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS ...... 10-10 100% 13-13 100% ATTENDANCE ...... 14688 17665 Games/Avg Per Game ...... 3/4896 2/8832 Neutral Site Games ...... 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Delaware State ...... 24 33 7 17 7 88 Opponents ...... 20 48 17 32 0 117 2008 Individual Statistics RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long STROTHER,Chris 5 73 389 14 375 5.1 0 78 75.0 CONNER,Kevin 1 17 17.0 0 17 WINTON,Vashon 5 58 397 38 359 6.2 8 51 71.8 Total 1 17 17.0 0 17 JONES,Kareem 4 10 45 0 45 4.5 0 16 11.2 Opponents 000.0 00 BROWN,Eddie 5214 0 14 7.0 0 10 2.8 MORGAN,Phil 214 0 44.0 042.0 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk McNEIL,Derrick 511 0 11.0 010.2 FLICKINGER,Riley 4-9 44.4 0-0 3-4 1-3 0-1 0-1 34 1 JONES,Jaashawn 221 0 10.5 010.5 JONES,Eric 510 0 00.0 000.0 FG SEQUENCE (Parenthesis indicates made) DSU Opp GLAUD,Anthony 4711 33 -22 -3.1 04-5.5 Florida A&M ...... 54,47 - LOCHNER,Nick 51025 -25 -25.0 00-5.0 Kent State ...... 36,23,(23) (43) Total 5 156 862 110 752 4.8 8 78 150.4 Central Conn. St...... (34) - Opponents 5 204 979 104 875 4.3 7 31 175.0 Hampton ...... 37 (42),(19),(28) Bethune-Cookman ...... (27),(20) (31),(25) PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G WINTON,Vashon 5 98.40 69-124-7 55.6 680 3 42 136.0 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn GLAUD,Anthony 4 107.89 18-29-1 62.1 182 0 29 45.5 FLICKINGER,Riley 18 1031 57.3 20 Total 5 100.20 87-153-8 56.9 862 3 42 172.4 Total 18 1031 57.3 20407 32.4 32 Opponents 5 124.99 62-111-6 55.9 860 5 58 172.0 Opponents 23 1302 56.6 01434 37.7 27

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd McNEIL,Derrick 5 15 142 9.5 0 29 28.4 LOCHNER,Nick 25 991 39.6 61 2590 BROWN,Eddie 5 13 156 12.0 1 29 31.2 FLICKINGER,Riley 2 18 9.0 12 0010 MOORE,Larrone 5 13 113 8.7 0 25 22.6 TEAM 100.0 00001 CHARLES,Zacharri 5 12 108 9.0 0 22 21.6 Total 28 1009 36.0 61 2510 1 STROTHER,Chris 5 10 51 5.1 0 20 10.2 Opponents 25 933 37.3 59 2090 JACKSON,Darius 58136 17.0 0 42 27.2 JONES,Kareem 4544 8.8 0 14 11.0 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G BASHIR,Jahmel 5541 8.2 1 28 8.2 WINTON,Vashon 5 182 359 680 1039 207.8 JONES,Eric 5342 14.0 1 21 8.4 STROTHER,Chris 5 73 375 0 375 75.0 NEWMAN,John 4217 8.5 0 13 4.2 GLAUD,Anthony 4 36 -22 182 160 40.0 GRIGGS,William 3112 12.0 0 12 4.0 JONES,Kareem 4 10 45 0 45 11.2 Total 5 87 862 9.9 3 42 172.4 BROWN,Eddie 5214 0 14 2.8 Opponents 5 62 860 13.9 5 58 172.0 MORGAN,Phil 214042.0 McNEIL,Derrick 511010.2 |------PATs ------| JONES,Jaashawn 221010.5 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points LOCHNER,Nick 51-25 0 -25 -5.0 WINTON,Vashon 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 48 Total 5 309 752 862 1614 322.8 FLICKINGER,Riley 0 4-9 10-10 0-0 0 0-0 00 22 Opponents 5 315 875 860 1735 347.0 JONES,Eric 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 BASHIR,Jahmel 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G BROWN,Eddie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 STROTHER,Chris 5 375 51 45 00471 94.2 GLAUD,Anthony 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 00 0 CHARLES,Zacharri 50108 9 293 0 410 82.0 Total 11 4-9 10-10 0-1 0 0-0 00 88 WINTON,Vashon 5 359 0000359 71.8 Opponents 14 6-6 13-13 0-0 1 1-1 00117 BROWN,Eddie 5 14 156 000170 34.0 MOORE,Larrone 50113 0 35 0 148 29.6 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long JONES,Kareem 4 45 44 0 57 0 146 36.5 HUDSON,Brandon 9 85 9.4 0 58 McNEIL,Derrick 51142 000143 28.6 STROTHER,Chris 2 45 22.5 0 26 JACKSON,Darius 50136 000136 27.2 CHARLES,Zacharri 199.0 09 HUDSON,Brandon 50085 17 15 117 23.4 Total 12 139 11.6 0 58 JONES,Eric 5042 00042 8.4 Opponents 8 68 8.5 0 13 BASHIR,Jahmel 5041 00041 8.2 ADJEI,Francis 500 0518 23 4.6 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long NEWMAN,John 4017 00017 4.2 CHARLES,Zacharri 13 293 22.5 0 40 SMITH,Troi 300 016 0 16 5.3 JONES,Kareem 2 57 28.5 0 40 GRIGGS,William 3012 00012 4.0 MOORE,Larrone 2 35 17.5 0 18 BROWN,Quinton 500 011 0 11 2.2 HUDSON,Brandon 1 17 17.0 0 17 MORGAN,Phil 240 00042.0 SMITH,Troi 1 16 16.0 0 16 JONES,Jaashawn 210 00010.5 BROWN,Micah 100.0 00 GLAUD,Anthony 4 -22 0000-22 -5.5 ADJEI,Francis 155.0 05 LOCHNER,Nick 5 -25 0000-25 -5.0 BROWN,Quinton 1 11 11.0 0 11 Total 5 752 862 139 434 33 2220 444.0 Total 22 434 19.7 0 40 Opponents 5 875 860 68 407 11 2221 444.2 Opponents 16 407 25.4 1 80

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long STRUMS,Jerome 200.0 00 HUDSON,Brandon 2 15 7.5 0 15 ROMAIN,James 100.0 00 ADJEI,Francis 1 18 18.0 0 18 Total 6 33 5.5 0 18 Opponents 8 11 1.4 06 2008 Individual Statistics |------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |------Pass Def-----| |-----Fumbles----| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf CONNER,Kevin 5-5 18 25 43 1.5-5 ...12-17 ... GRANT,Avery 5-5 14 16 30 3.5-15 1.0-11 .2.. ... WATKINS,Jackie 5-4 12 14 26 2.5-2 .....1.. CAROLL,Andre 5-2 4 21 25 1.5-1 ...... ROMAIN,James 5-5 14 10 24 1.0-5 . 1-0 6.. ... RUSSELL,Akiel 5-5 10 13 23 3.0-25 1.0-7 ...... WILDER,Alimayo 5-5 8 13 21 5.0-11 0.5-5 .... 1.. SPINNER,Ronn 5-5 5 16 21 2.0-6 ...... STRUMS,Jerome 5-5 11 9 20 ..2-0 1.. ... ADJEI,Francis 5-5 15 5 20 ..1-18 4.. ... POPE,Josh 4-3 6 11 17 1.5-5 1.0-4 ...... GABLE,Mike 5-3 7 10 17 3.0-5 .....1.. MENDES,Joe 5-0 6814 2.5-13 1.5-9 ..2. ... DUNN,Fabian 5-0 4 5 9 ...... HERROD,Donta 5-0 25 71.0-2 ....1-0 ... BROWN,Quinton 5-0 4 1 5 . . .1.. ... NEWMAN,John 4-0 2 2 4 ...... PARKER,James 3-0 1 3 4 ...... BROWN,Eddie 5-0 3 . 3 ...... FLICKINGER,Riley 5-0 2 . 2 ...... HURST,Tyron 3-3 2. 22.0-5 ...... SEWELL,Eric 2-0 1 1 2 ...... BOUKNIGHT,Gerald 5-0 1 1 2 . . .1.. ... BANKS,Stanley 2-0 11 2 ...... 1.. HARRIS,Ahmad 5-0 1 1 2 ...... SMITH,Troi 3-0 .2 2 ...... PICKETT,Nafis 3-0 2 . 2 ...... RICHMOND,Nick 5-5 1 . 1 ...... CONLEY,Bernard 5-0 .1 1 . . ...1-0 ... HAMPTON,Stephon 5-0 1. 1 . . ...1-0 ... HICKS,J.J. 1-0 .1 1 ...... HUDSON,Brandon 5-0 1. 1 . .2-15 ...... BERNARD,Richard 5-0 .1 1 ...... MOORE,Larrone 5-5 1 . 1 ...... STROTHER,Chris 5-5 1 . 1 ...... Total 5-0 161 196 357 30-100 5-36 6-33 15 3 5-17 4.. Opponents 5-0 172 172 344 23.0-94 9-56 8-11 972-0 42. 2008 Team Totals

DSU TOTALS DSU Rank First Downs Total Off Rush Pass Pass TD-FG- Punts PR KOR Poss Fum Sacks Pen Game TSN/Coaches Score (R-P-Pn) Plays/Yds Att/Yds/TD Yards/TD A-C-I Safety No-Avg No-yd-TD No-Yd-TD Time No/Lost By No/Yds Florida A&M NR 35 24 (11-9-4) 81/398 48/220/4 178/1 33-21-2 5-0-0 7-40.1 3-(-10)-0 5-66-0 35:50 1/0 1 9/86 Kent State --/25 3 17 (6-11-0) 69/346 30/99/0 247/0 39-24-1 0-1-0 8-33.9 2-8-0 4-89-0 32:34 1/0 0 8/70 Central Conn. State NR 10 14 (5-9-0) 49/246 17/87/1 159/0 32-17-2 1-1-0 6-37.5 1-5-0 5-91-0 19:36 1/1 0 7/75 Hampton NR 14 14 (3-7-4) 53/243 25/112/1 131/1 28-17-2 2-0-0 4-29.0 3-41-0 5-107-0 28:20 1/0 3 5/70 Bethune-Cookman NR 26 17 (9-7-1) 57/381 36/234/2 147/1 21-8-1 3-2-0 3-38.7 3-95-0 3-81-0 27:12 1/1 1 10/135 North Carolina A&T Morgan State South Carolina State Winston-Salem State Norfolk State Howard

OPP TOTALS Opp Rank First Downs Total Off Rush Pass Pass TD-FG- Punts PR KOR Poss Fum Sacks Pen Game TSN/Coaches Score (R-P-Pn) Plays/Yds Att/Yds/TD Yards/TD A-C-I Safety No-Avg No-yd-TD No-Yd-TD Time No/Lost By No/Yds Florida A&M NR 28 17 (9-6-2) 55/305 27/167/1 138/2 28-13-2 4-0-0 7-33.7 2-0-0 5-173-1 24:10 2/2 0 7/66 Kent State NR 24 21 (10-9-2) 69/393 44/215/3 178/0 25-13-2 3-1-0 4-40.0 4-35-0 2-10-0 27:26 2/1 4 4/35 Central Conn. State NR 28 21 (13-6-2) 71/353 59/262/3 91/1 12-8-1 4-0-0 5-29.4 2-33-0 2-26-0 40:24 0/0 2 3/36 Hampton NR 17 13 (3-10-0) 61/337 35/80/0 257/1 26-16-0 1-3-0 4-46.8 0-0-0 3-92-0 31:40 2/2 2 14/125 Bethune-Cookman NR 20 16 (8-5-3) 59/347 39/141/0 206/1 20-12-1 2-2-0 5-40.6 0-0-0 4-106-0 32:48 0/0 1 9/63 North Carolina A&T Morgan State South Carolina State Winston-Salem State Norfolk State Howard

Individual Superlatives Team Superlatives Rushes 32 STROTHER,Chris vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Rushes 48 vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Yards Rushing 139 STROTHER,Chris vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Yards Rushing 234 at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) TD Rushes 4 WINTON,Vashon vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Yards Per Rush 6.5 at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) Long Rush 78 STROTHER,Chris at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) TD Rushes 4 vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Pass attempts 33 WINTON,Vashon vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Pass attempts 39 at Kent State (Sep 13, 2008) Pass completions 21 WINTON,Vashon vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Pass completions 24 at Kent State (Sep 13, 2008) Yards Passing 178 WINTON,Vashon vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Yards Passing 247 at Kent State (Sep 13, 2008) TD Passes 1 WINTON,Vashon vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Yards Per Pass 7.0 at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) WINTON,Vashon vs Hampton (Oct 04, 2008) TD Passes 1 vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) WINTON,Vashon at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) vs Hampton (Oct 04, 2008) Long Pass 42 WINTON,Vashon at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) Receptions 7 McNEIL,Derrick vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Total Plays 81 vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Yards Receiving 74 MOORE,Larrone vs Central Conn. St. (Sep 27, 2008) Total Offense 398 vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) TD Receptions 1 BROWN,Eddie vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Yards Per Play 6.7 at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) BASHIR,Jahmel vs Hampton (Oct 04, 2008) Points 35 vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) JONES,Eric at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) Sacks By 3 vs Hampton (Oct 04, 2008) Long Reception 42 JACKSON,Darius at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) First Downs 24 vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Field Goals 2 FLICKINGER,Riley at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) Penalties 10 at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) Long Field Goal 34 FLICKINGER,Riley vs Central Conn. St. (Sep 27, 2008) Penalty Yards 135 at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) Punts 7 LOCHNER,Nick vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Turnovers 3 vs Central Conn. St. (Sep 27, 2008) LOCHNER,Nick at Kent State (Sep 13, 2008) Interceptions By 2 vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) Punting Avg 45.0 LOCHNER,Nick vs Central Conn. St. (Sep 27, 2008) at Kent State (Sep 13, 2008) Long Punt 61 LOCHNER,Nick vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) LOCHNER,Nick vs Central Conn. St. (Sep 27, 2008) Long Punt Return 58 HUDSON,Brandon at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) Long Kickoff Return 40 CHARLES,Zacharri vs Central Conn. St. (Sep 27, 2008) JONES,Kareem at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) Tackles 12 CAROLL,Andre vs Central Conn. St. (Sep 27, 2008) Sacks 1.0 MENDES,Joe vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) POPE,Josh vs Hampton (Oct 04, 2008) GRANT,Avery vs Hampton (Oct 04, 2008) RUSSELL,Akiel vs Hampton (Oct 04, 2008) Tackles For Loss 4.0 WILDER,Alimayo at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 11, 2008) Interceptions 2 STRUMS,Jerome vs Florida A&M (Sep 04, 2008) 2008 Game-by-Game Statistics

Passing Vashon Winton Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Anthony Glaud Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Florida A&M 33 21 2 63.6 178 1 20 00106.8 Kent State 21 13 1 61.9 159 0 29 2 20 116.0 Kent State 18 11 0 61.1 88 0 22 27102.2 Central Conn. St. 63050.0 37 0 16 19101.8 Central Conn. St. 26 14 2 53.8 122 0 25 1477.9 Hampton 220100.0 -14 00 0041.2 Hampton 26 15 2 57.7 145 1 29 2 16 101.8 TOTALS 29 18 1 62.1 182 0 29 3 29 107.9 Bethune-Cookman 21 8138.1 147 1 42 10103.1 TOTALS 124 69 7 55.6 680 3 42 6 27 98.4

Rushing No-Yds/TD FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW STROTHER,C. RB ...... 73-375/0 32-139/0 11-60/0 9-47/0 10-19/0 11-110/0 WINTON,V. QB ...... 58-359/8 14-73/4 7-44/0 6-47/1 15-93/1 16-102/2 JONES,K. RB ...... 10-45/0 DNP 3-4/0 1-4/0 - 6-37/0 BROWN,E. WR ...... 2-14/0 1-4/0 ---1-10/0 MORGAN,P. RB ...... 1-4/0 1-4/0 DNP DNP - DNP McNEIL,D. WR ...... 1-1/0 - 1-1/0 -- - JONES,J. RB...... 2-1/0 DNP 2-1/0 DNP - DNP JONES,E. WR ...... 1-0/0 ----1-0/0 GLAUD,A. QB ...... 7--22/0 DNP 6--11/0 1--11/0 -- LOCHNER,N. K ...... 1--25/0 ----1--25/0

Receiving No-Yds/TD FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW BROWN,E. WR ...... 13-156/1 2-30/1 3-60/0 2-11/0 4-27/0 2-28/0 McNEIL,D. WR ...... 15-142/0 7-47/0 3-12/0 3-28/0 2-55/0 - JACKSON,D. WR ...... 8-136/0 1-8/0 5-70/0 1-16/0 - 1-42/0 MOORE,L. WR ...... 13-113/0 2-31/0 1-4/0 6-74/0 4-4/0 - CHARLES,Z. WR ...... 12-108/0 2-24/0 2-29/0 4-24/0 3-17/0 1-14/0 STROTHER,C. RB ...... 10-51/0 4-31/0 4-24/0 1-6/0 1--10/0 - JONES,K. RB...... 5-44/0 DNP 3-19/0 --2-25/0 JONES,E. WR ...... 3-42/1 ---1-4/0 2-38/1 BASHIR,J. TE ...... 5-41/1 3-7/0 --2-34/1 - NEWMAN,J. WR ...... 2-17/0 DNP 2-17/0 -- - GRIGGS,W. WR ...... 1-12/0 DNP 1-12/0 DNP --

Punt Returns No-Yds/TD FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW HUDSON,B...... 9-85 2--19 2-8 1-5 2-15 2-76 STROTHER,C...... 2-45 ---1-26 1-19 CHARLES,Z...... 1-9 1-9 ----

Kick Returns No-Yds/TD FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW CHARLES,Z...... 13-293 2-20 3-84 3-74 4-90 1-25 JONES,K...... 2-57 DNP - 1-17 - 1-40 MOORE,L...... 2-35 2-35 ---- HUDSON,B...... 1-17 ---1-17 - SMITH,T...... 1-16 - DNP DNP - 1-16 BROWN,Q...... 1-11 1-11 ---- ADJEI,F...... 1-5 - 1-5 -- - BROWN,M...... 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP

Int. Returns No-Yds/TD FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW HUDSON,B...... 2-15 --1-0 - 1-15 STRUMS,J...... 2-0 2-0 ---- ROMAIN,J...... 1-0 - 1-0 -- - ADJEI,F...... 1-18 - 1-18 -- -

Fumble Returns No-Yds/TD FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW CONNER,K...... 1-17 ---1-17 - 2008 Game-by-Game Statistics Total Tackles UA-A TOT FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW CONNER,K. LB ...... 18-25 43 4-4 3-4 5-6 4-4 2-7 GRANT,A. DB ...... 14-16 30 1-2 3-0 2-6 4-6 4-2 WATKINS,J. LB ...... 12-14 26 1-0 3-3 3-7 5-4 - CAROLL,A. DL ...... 4-21 25 - 1-0 2-10 1-5 0-6 ROMAIN,J. DB ...... 14-10 24 4-2 4-5 1-0 1-2 4-1 RUSSELL,A. DL ...... 10-13 23 2-0 4-1 2-9 1-3 1-0 SPINNER,R. DL ...... 5-16 21 - 1-3 1-7 1-5 2-1 WILDER,A. DL ...... 8-13 21 1-1 3-0 0-5 0-2 4-5 STRUMS,J. DB ...... 11-9 20 3-1 0-1 3-3 2-3 3-1 ADJEI,F. DB ...... 15-5 20 5-1 4-1 1-2 0-1 5-0 GABLE,M. DB ...... 7-10 17 2-1 3-1 0-6 1-2 1-0 POPE,J. LB ...... 6-11 17 DNP 2-0 0-7 1-0 3-4 MENDES,J. DL ...... 6-8 14 2-2 2-0 0-2 1-2 1-2 DUNN,F. DL ...... 4-5 9 2-2 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 HERROD,D. DB ...... 2-5 7 0-1 1-3 1-0 - 0-1 BROWN,Q. DB ...... 4-1 5 0-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 - NEWMAN,J...... 2-2 4 DNP 1-0 1-1 - 0-1 PARKER,J. DL ...... 1-3 4 DNP 1-0 0-2 0-1 DNP BROWN,E...... 3-0 3 1-0 - 1-0 - 1-0 FLICKINGER,R...... 2-0 2- -1-0 1-0 - HARRIS,A. LB ...... 1-1 2- -1-0 0-1 - HURST,T. DL ...... 2-0 2 2-0 --DNP DNP PICKETT,N...... 2-0 2 DNP DNP - 2-0 - BOUKNIGHT,G. DB ...... 1-1 2-0-1 - 1-0 - SEWELL,E. LB ...... 1-1 2-1-1 DNP DNP DNP SMITH,T...... 0-2 2 0-1 DNP DNP - 0-1 BANKS,S. DB ...... 1-1 2 1-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-1 RICHMOND,N...... 1-0 1-1-0 -- - HAMPTON,S. DB ...... 1-0 1-1-0 -- - HUDSON,B. DB ...... 1-0 1- ---1-0 CONLEY,B. DB ...... 0-1 1-0-1 -- - HICKS,J...... 0-1 1 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP BERNARD,R...... 0-1 1-0-1 -- - STROTHER,C...... 1-0 1- --1-0 - MOORE,L...... 1-0 1- ---1-0

Sacks UA-A TOT FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW MENDES,J. DL ...... 1-1 1.5 1.0-5 ---0.5-4 RUSSELL,A. DL ...... 1-0 1.0 ---1.0-7 - POPE,J. LB ...... 1-0 1.0 DNP --1.0-4 - GRANT,A. DB ...... 1-0 1.0 ---1.0-11 - WILDER,A. DL ...... 0-1 0.5 ----0.5-5

Tackles For Loss UA-A TOT FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW WILDER,A. DL ...... 3-4 5.0 0.5-2 --0.5-1 4.0-8 GRANT,A. DB ...... 3-1 3.5 - 1.0-1 - 2.5-14 - RUSSELL,A. DL ...... 2-2 3.0 - 1.0-14 0.5-3 1.5-8 - GABLE,M. DB ...... 2-2 3.0 1.5-3 1.5-2 -- - MENDES,J. DL ...... 1-3 2.5 1.0-5 - 0.5-3 - 1.0-5 WATKINS,J. LB ...... 2-1 2.5 - 0.5-0 1.0-1 1.0-1 - SPINNER,R. DL ...... 1-2 2.0 - 0.5-1 - 0.5-2 1.0-3 HURST,T. DL ...... 2-0 2.0 2.0-5 --DNP DNP POPE,J. LB ...... 1-1 1.5 DNP --1.0-4 0.5-1 CAROLL,A. DL ...... 0-3 1.5 ----1.5-1 CONNER,K. LB ...... 1-1 1.5 - 1.5-5 -- - ROMAIN,J. DB ...... 1-0 1.0 ----1.0-5 HERROD,D. DB ...... 1-0 1.0 --1.0-2 -- 2008 Game-by-Game Statistics

Fumbles No-Lost FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW GLAUD,A. QB ...... 2-1 DNP 1-0 1-1 -- HUDSON,B...... 2-0 2-0 ---- STROTHER,C. RB ...... 1-0 1-0 ---- LOCHNER,N. K ...... 1-1 ----1-1 MOORE,L. WR ...... 1-0 ---1-0 -

Fumbles Forced No. FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW WATKINS,J...... 1 - - - 1 - BANKS,S...... 1 1 DNP DNP DNP - GABLE,M...... 1 - - - 1 - WILDER,A...... 1 - 1 - - -

Fumbles Recovered No. FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW CONNER,K...... 2 - - - 2 - HAMPTON,S...... 1 1 - - - - HERROD,D...... 1 - 1 - - - CONLEY,B...... 1 1 - - - -

All-Purpose Yards TOTAL FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW STROTHER,C...... 471 170 84 53 35 129 CHARLES,Z...... 410 53 113 98 107 39 WINTON,V...... 359 73 44 47 93 102 BROWN,E...... 170 34 60 11 27 38 MOORE,L...... 148 66 4 74 4- JONES,K...... 146 DNP 23 21 - 102 McNEIL,D...... 143 47 13 28 55 - JACKSON,D...... 136 8 70 16 - 42 HUDSON,B...... 117 -19 8532 91 JONES,E...... 42 ---438 BASHIR,J...... 41 7--34 - ADJEI,F...... 23 - 23 -- - NEWMAN,J...... 17 DNP 17 -- - SMITH,T...... 16 - DNP DNP - 16 GRIGGS,W...... 12 DNP 12 DNP -- BROWN,Q...... 11 11 ---- MORGAN,P...... 44DNP DNP - DNP JONES,J...... 1 DNP 1 DNP - DNP GLAUD,A...... -22 DNP -11 -11 -- LOCHNER,N...... -25 -----25 2008 Game-by-Game Statistics Participation G-GS FAMU KSU CCS HAM BCU NCAT MSU SCSU WSSU NSU HOW ADJEI,F...... 5/5 START START START START START BANKS,S...... 2/- XXX ...... XXX BASHIR,J...... 5/5 START START START START START BERNARD,R...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX BOUKNIGHT,G...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX BROWN,A...... 5/5 START START START START START BROWN,E...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX BROWN,M...... 1/- ...... XXX ...... BROWN,Q...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX CAROLL,A...... 5/2 XXX XXX XXX START START CHARLES,Z...... 5/5 START START START START START CONLEY,B...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX CONNER,K...... 5/5 START START START START START DUNN,F...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX FERGUSON,Q...... 2/- ...... XXX XXX ... FLICKINGER,R...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX GABLE,M...... 5/3 START START XXX XXX START GLAUD,A...... 4/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX GRANT,A...... 5/5 START START START START START GRESHAM,R...... 1/- ... XXX ...... GRIGGS,W...... 3/- ... XXX ... XXX XXX HAMPTON,S...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX HARRIS,A...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX HAYWOOD,B...... 1/- ...... XXX ... HERROD,D...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX HICKS,J...... 1/- XXX ...... HUDSON,B...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX HURST,T...... 3/3 START START START ...... JACKSON,D...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX JACKSON,E...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX JACKSON,R...... 1/- ... XXX ...... JOHNSON,S...... 1/- ... XXX ...... JONES,E...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX JONES,J...... 2/- ... XXX ... XXX ... JONES,K...... 4/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX KEMP,K...... 5/5 START START START START START KIRBY,D...... 1/- XXX ...... LOCHNER,N...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX MALONEY,M...... 5/5 START START START START START MARTIN,J...... 1/- ...... XXX ...... McNEIL,D...... 5/5 START START START START START MENDES,J...... 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX MINER,C...... 1/- ...... XXX MOORE,L...... 5/5 START START START START START MORGAN,P...... 2/- XXX ...... XXX ... MORRISON,J...... 5/5 START START START START START NEWMAN,J...... 4/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX PARKER,J...... 3/- ... XXX XXX XXX ... PICKETT,N...... 3/- ...... XXX XXX XXX PONDER,M...... 2/- ...... XXX XXX POPE,J...... 4/3 ... XXX START START START RANDALL,J...... 2/- ... XXX ...... XXX RICHMOND,N...... 5/5 START START START START START ROMAIN,J...... 5/5 START START START START START RUSSELL,A...... 5/5 START START START START START SEARS,C...... 1/- ...... XXX SEWELL,E...... 2/- XXX XXX ...... SMITH,T...... 3/- XXX ...... XXX XXX SPINNER,R...... 5/5 START START START START START STEINBACHER,S...... 4/- XXX XXX XXX ... XXX STROTHER,C...... 5/5 START START START START START STRUMS,J...... 5/5 START START START START START TOLLIVER,C...... 4/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX WATKINS,J...... 5/4 START START START START XXX WILDER,A...... 5/5 START START START START START WINTON,V...... 5/5 START START START START START 2008 DSU Numerical Roster NO NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NO NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2 Vashon Winton QB 6-2 200 r-SR Chicago, Ill. / Simeon HS 48 Nafis Pickett WR 5-7 180 JR Claymont, Del./Bishop McNamara HS 3 Larrone Moore WR 6-0 185 SO Hyattsville, Md./Northwestern HS 49 Richard Bernard LS 6-2 255 r-SO Philadelphia, Pa./Lackawanna JC 4 Kareem Jones RB 5-11 215 SR Lansingburg, N.Y./Syracuse Univ. 50 Ahmad Harris LB 6-0 230 JR Cypres, Tex./West Hill JC (Cal.) 5 Eddie Brown WR 5-10 180 SR Miami, Fla./Harper JC (IL) 52 Kevin Conner LB 5-11 225 SR Richmond, Va./Lackawanna CC 6 Chris Strother RB 5-10 185 r-SR Miami, Fla. /UCF 53 Johnny Martin LB 5-11 225 JR S. Plainfield, N.J./S. Plainfield HS

7 Stephon Hampton DB 6-0 185 SR Washington, D.C./St. John’s HS 55 Braheim Haywood DL 6-2 250 r-SO Wilmington, Del./Concord HS 8 Anthony Glaud QB 6-3 215 r-SO Sicklerville, N.J./Bowling Green 56 Joe Mendes LB 5-11 220 JR Montclair, N.J./Montclair HS 9 Jackie Watkins LB 6-1 245 SR Woodbridge, Va./Hampton Univ. 58 Jarin Giesler LS 5-10 225 SR Cortez, Colo. / Colorado State 10 Stephen Johnson LB 6-1 235 JR Plantation, Fla./ Pierce College (Cal.) 61 Marcus Ponder OL 6-2 295 r-FR Hamilton, N.J./Hamilton West HS 11 Darius Jackson WR 5-10 185 FR Quincy, Fla./East Gadsen HS 62 Jermaine Morrison OL 6-3 330 JR Brooklyn, N.Y./Nassau CC

12 Alimayo Wilder DL 6-4 250 r-SR Baltimore, Md. / Baltimore Poly 64 Kellen Kemp OL 6-3 315 JR Philadelphia, Pa. / Card. Dougherty HS 13 Jason Randall FB 5-11 195 SO Bowie, Md./Bowie HS 65 Eric Jackson DL 6-1 275 SR Jersey City, N.J. / Dean Junior College 14 Quinton Brown DB 5-11 185 SR Upper Marlboro, Md./Syracuse 67 Mike Maloney OL 6-6 290 JR Chicago, Ill./Providence Catholic HS 15 Zacharri Charles WR 5-11 185 JR Winter Haven, Fla./Bowling Green 68 Nick Richmond OL 6-3 300 r-JR Lampeter, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg HS 16 John Newman WR 5-10 180 SO Wilmington, Del./Howard HS 70 Brandon Purnsley OL 6-3 300 SO Wilmington, Del./Howard HS

17 Micah Brown LB 6-2 215 SO Quincy, Fla./East Gadsen HS 71 Chris Sears OL 6-6 300 r-SO Dover, Del. / Dover HS 18 Josh Pope LB 6-1 230 r-JR Philadelphia, Pa. / Milton Hershey HS 74 Thomas Threadgill DL 6-5 275 FR Frederick, Md. / Frederick HS 19 Nick Elko QB 6-2 200 FR Odenton, Md./Arundel HS 75 DJamal Kirby OL 6-5 275 r-SR Laurel, Md. / Springbrook HS 20 Mike Gable DB 6-2 210 r-JR Bel-Air, Md. / Bel Air HS 76 Triston Cappel OL 6-3 300 FR Washington, D.C/St. John’s HS 21 Avery Grant DB 5-11 180 SO Brooklyn, N.Y./Nassau CC 77 Adrian Brown OL 6-6 330 SR Baltimore, Md./Hudson Valley JC

22 Brandon Hudson DB 5-10 185 JR Georgetown, Del. /Sussex Tech HS 78 Nail Muradymov OL 6-7 300 FR Burtonsville, Md./Paint Branch HS 23 James Romain DB 5-11 170 SR Farockaway Queens, N.Y. /Hudson CC 79 Steven Steinbacher OL 6-5 295 JR Hereford, Md. / Parkton HS 24 Greg Ligon DB 5-9 180 r-JR Mitchellville, Md. /Good Counsel HS 80 Donnell Dixon WR 5-10 175 FR Hampton, Va./Phoebus HS 25 BJ Conley DB 5-8 175 r-JR LaPlata, Md. / LaPlata HS 81 Travis Tarpley WR 5-7 170 FR Danville, Va./Geo. Washington HS 26 Phil Morgan RB 5-8 175 SR Brielle, N.J. / Manasquan HS 83 William Griggs WR 6-2 185 r-JR Pennsauken, N.J. / Lenape HS

27 Calvin Miner DB 5-11 185 FR Sanford, Fla./Lake Mary HS 84 Justin Wilson WR 6-1 160 FR Windsor, Conn./Windsor HS 28 Gerald Bouknight, Jr . DB 5-11 190 SO Winnsboro, S.C./Fairfield Central 85 Calvin Tolliver WR 6-2 220 SR Atlanta, Ga./Northland CC (MN) 29 Jerome Strums DB 6-0 190 r-JR Windsor, Conn./Windsor HS 86 Chris Singh TE 6-4 240 r-SR Virginia Beach, Va. / Co. Christian HS 30 R. Deon Johnson DB 5-11 180 r-FR Newport News, Va./Denbigh HS 87 Jahmel Bashir TE 6-3 250 FR Philadelphia, Pa./S. Philadelphia HS 31 Quentin Ferguson DB 5-11 190 r-FR Frederick, Md./Frederick HS 88 Erick Jones WR 6-3 200 r-JR Washington, D.C. / DeMatha Cath. HS

32 Donta Herrod DB 5-11 195 SR Washington, D.C./Syracuse Univ. 89 Derrick McNeil WR 5-9 180 SR Petersburg,Va. / Petersburg HS 33 Herman Hinton LB 6-2 200 FR Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic HS 91 Brian Whitmore DL 6-3 250 r-SO Chesapeake, Va./Univ. of Maryland 34 Troi Smith WR 6-1 195 FR Trenton, N.J./Ewing HS 92 Fabian Dunn DL 6-4 275 r-JR Silver Spring, Md. / Montgomery Blair HS 36 Francis Adjei DB 6-2 175 JR Silver Spring, Md. / Springbrook HS 93 James Parker DL 6-4 285 SR Shirley, N.Y. / Nassau CC 37 Stanley Banks DB 5-9 175 SO Wilmington, Del./Howard HS 94 Ronn Spinner Jr. DL 6-3 305 SR Lorton, Va. / Fork Union Military Acad.

38 Nick Lochner P 6-1 160 JR Webster, N.Y./Alfred State 95 Tyron Hurst DL 6-2 295 JR Dover, Del. / Dover HS 39 Garrett Watson P 6-2 200 r-FR Lorton, Va./Va. Tech 96 David Izebere DL 6-5 285 FR Largo, Md./C.H. Flowers HS 40 Eric Sewell LB 5-11 245 SR Hackensack, N.J. / Hackensack HS 97 Akiel Russell DL 6-4 260 SR Silver Spring, Md. / Springbrook HS 41 Tavis Tabb DB 6-2 190 r-FR Hampton, Va./Norcum HS 99 Andre Caroll DL 6-2 260 r-SO Neptune, N.J./Neptune HS 42 Riley Flickinger P/PK 5-9 240 SR Gresham, Ore. / Sacramento City Coll.

43 Marquis Spann LB 6-2 200 FR Paterson, N.J,/John F. Kennedy HS 44 Keith Hunt LB 6-0 225 FR Paterson, N.J,/John F. Kennedy HS 45 Jaashawn Jones RB 6-1 225 r-FR Asbury Park, N.J./Asbury Park HS 46 Rashon Jackson RB 5-8 210 JR Paterson, N.J. /Passiac Co. Tech HS 47 Reshard Gresham DB 5-11 185 SR Stone Mountain, Ga./E. Arizona JC 2008 DSU Alphabetical Roster NO NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NO NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 36 Francis Adjei DB 6-2 175 JR Silver Spring, Md. / Springbrook HS 38 Nick Lochner P 6-1 160 JR Webster, N.Y./Alfred State 37 Stanley Banks DB 5-9 175 SO Wilmington, Del./Howard HS 67 Mike Maloney OL 6-6 290 JR Chicago, Ill./Providence Catholic HS 87 Jahmel Bashir TE 6-3 250 FR Philadelphia, Pa./S. Philadelphia HS 53 Johnny Martin LB 5-11 225 JR S. Plainfield, N.J./S. Plainfield HS 49 Richard Bernard LS 6-2 255 r-SO Philadelphia, Pa./Lackawanna JC 89 Derrick McNeil WR 5-9 180 SR Petersburg,Va. / Petersburg HS 28 Gerald Bouknight, Jr. DB 5-11 190 SO Winnsboro, S.C./Fairfield Central 56 Joe Mendes LB 5-11 220 JR Montclair, N.J./Montclair HS

77 Adrian Brown OL 6-6 330 SR Baltimore, Md./Hudson Valley JC 27 Calvin Miner DB 5-11 185 FR Sanford, Fla./Lake Mary HS 5 Eddie Brown WR 5-10 180 SR Miami, Fla./Harper JC (IL) 3 Larrone Moore WR 6-0 185 SO Hyattsville, Md./Northwestern HS 17 Micah Brown LB 6-2 215 SO Quincy, Fla./East Gadsen HS 26 Phil Morgan RB 5-8 175 SR Brielle, N.J. / Manasquan HS 14 Quinton Brown DB 5-11 185 SR Upper Marlboro, Md./Syracuse 62 Jermaine Morrison OL 6-3 330 JR Brooklyn, N.Y./Nassau CC 76 Triston Cappel OL 6-3 300 FR Washington, D.C/St. John’s HS 78 Nail Muradymov OL 6-7 300 FR Burtonsville, Md./Paint Branch HS

99 Andre Caroll DL 6-2 260 r-SO Neptune, N.J./Neptune HS 16 John Newman WR 5-10 180 SO Wilmington, Del./Howard HS 15 Zacharri Charles WR 5-11 185 JR Winter Haven, Fla./Bowling Green 93 James Parker DL 6-4 285 SR Shirley, N.Y. / Nassau CC 25 BJ Conley DB 5-8 175 r-JR LaPlata, Md. / LaPlata HS 48 Nafis Pickett WR 5-7 180 JR Claymont, Del./Bishop McNamara HS 52 Kevin Conner LB 5-11 225 SR Richmond, Va./Lackawanna CC 61 Marcus Ponder OL 6-2 295 r-FR Hamilton, N.J./Hamilton West HS 80 Donnell Dixon WR 5-10 175 FR Hampton, Va./Phoebus HS 18 Josh Pope LB 6-1 230 r-JR Philadelphia, Pa. / Milton Hershey HS

92 Fabian Dunn DL 6-4 275 r-JR Silver Spring, Md. / Montgomery Blair HS 70 Brandon Purnsley OL 6-3 300 SO Wilmington, Del./Howard HS 19 Nick Elko QB 6-2 200 FR Odenton, Md./Arundel HS 13 Jason Randall FB 5-11 195 SO Bowie, Md./Bowie HS 31 Quentin Ferguson DB 5-11 190 r-FR Frederick, Md./Frederick HS 68 Nick Richmond OL 6-3 300 r-JR Lampeter, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg HS 42 Riley Flickinger P/PK 5-9 240 SR Gresham, Ore. / Sacramento City Coll. 23 James Romain DB 5-11 170 SR Farockaway Queens, N.Y. /Hudson CC 20 Mike Gable DB 6-2 210 r-JR Bel-Air, Md. / Bel Air HS 97 Akiel Russell DL 6-4 260 SR Silver Spring, Md. / Springbrook HS

58 Jarin Giesler LS 5-10 225 SR Cortez, Colo. / Colorado State 71 Chris Sears OL 6-6 300 r-SO Dover, Del. / Dover HS 8 Anthony Glaud QB 6-3 215 r-SO Sicklerville, N.J./Bowling Green 40 Eric Sewell LB 5-11 245 SR Hackensack, N.J. / Hackensack HS 21 Avery Grant DB 5-11 180 SO Brooklyn, N.Y./Nassau CC 86 Chris Singh TE 6-4 240 r-SR Virginia Beach, Va. / Co.l Christian HS 47 Reshard Gresham DB 5-11 185 SR Stone Mountain, Ga./E Arizona JC 34 Troi Smith WR 6-1 195 FR Trenton, N.J./Ewing HS 83 William Griggs WR 6-2 185 r-JR Pennsauken, N.J. / Lenape HS 43 Marquis Spann LB 6-2 200 FR Paterson, N.J,/John F. Kennedy HS

50 Ahmad Harris LB 6-0 230 JR Cypres, Tex./West Hill JC (Cal.) 94 Ronn Spinner Jr. DL 6-3 305 SR Lorton, Va. / Fork Union Military Acad. 7 Stephon Hampton DB 6-0 185 SR Washington, D.C./St. John’s HS 79 Steven Steinbacher OL 6-5 295 JR Hereford, Md. / Parkton HS 55 Braheim Haywood DL 6-2 250 r-SO Wilmington, Del./Concord HS 6 Chris Strother RB 5-10 185 r-SR Miami, Fla. / UCF 32 Donta Herrod DB 5-11 195 SR Washington, D.C./Syracuse Univ. 29 Jerome Strums DB 6-0 190 r-JR Windsor, Conn./Windsor HS 33 Herman Hinton LB 6-2 200 FR Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic HS 41 Tavis Tabb DB 6-2 190 r-FR Hampton, Va./Norcum HS

22 Brandon Hudson DB 5-10 185 JR Georgetown, Del. /Sussex Tech HS 81 Travis Tarpley WR 5-7 170 FR Danville, Va./Geo. Washington HS 44 Keith Hunt LB 6-0 225 FR Paterson, N.J,/John F. Kennedy HS 74 Thomas Threadgill DL 6-5 275 FR Frederick, Md. / Frederick HS 95 Tyron Hurst DL 6-2 295 JR Dover, Del. / Dover HS 85 Calvin Tolliver WR 6-2 220 SR Atlanta, Ga./Northland CC (MN) 96 David Izebere DL 6-5 285 FR Largo, Md./C.H. Flowers HS 9 Jackie Watkins LB 6-1 245 SR Woodbridge, Va./Hampton Univ. 11 Darius Jackson WR 5-10 185 FR Quincy, Fla./East Gadsen HS 39 Garrett Watson P 6-2 200 r-FR Lorton, Va./Va. Tech

65 Eric Jackson DL 6-1 275 SR Jersey City, N.J. / Dean Junior College 91 Brian Whitmore DL 6-3 250 r-SO Chesapeake, Va./Univ. of Maryland 46 Rashon Jackson RB 5-8 210 JR Paterson, N.J. /Passiac Co. Tech HS 12 Alimayo Wilder DL 6-4 250 r-SR Baltimore, Md. / Baltimore Poly 30 R. Deon Johnson DB 5-11 180 r-FR Newport News, Va./Denbigh HS 84 Justin Wilson WR 6-1 160 FR Windsor, Conn./Windsor HS 10 Stephen Johnson LB 6-1 235 JR Plantation, Fla./Pierce College (Cal.) 2 Vashon Winton QB 6-2 200 r-SR Chicago, Ill. / Simeon HS 88 Erick Jones WR 6-3 200 r-JR Washington, D.C. / DeMatha Cath. HS

45 Jaashawn Jones RB 6-1 225 r-FR Asbury Park, N.J./Asbury Park HS 4 Kareem Jones RB 5-11 215 SR Lansingburg, N.Y./Syracuse Univ. 64 Kellen Kemp OL 6-3 315 JR Philadelphia, Pa. / Card. Dougherty HS 75 DJamal Kirby OL 6-5 275 r-SR Laurel, Md. / Springbrook HS 24 Greg Ligon DB 5-9 180 r-JR Mitchellville, Md. /Good Counsel HS 2008 DSU Depth Chart (updated Oct. 12, 2008)

OFFENSE DEFENSE X 3- Larrone Moore (Jr. 6-0/185) LE 97- Akiel Russell (sr. 6-4/260) 11-Darius Jackson (Fr., 5-10/185) 92- Fabian Dunn (r-Jr., 6-4/275) LT 77- Adrian Brown Sr., 6-6/330) LT 94- Ronn Spinner, Jr. (Sr., 6-3/305) 75- DJamal Kirby (r-Sr., 6-5/275) 65 - Eric Jackson (Sr., 6-1/275) LG 64- Kellen Kemp (Jr., 6-3/315) RT 99 - Andre Caroll (r-So., 6-2/260) 76-Triston Cappel (Fr., 6-3/300) 65 - Eric Jackson (Sr., 6-1/275) C 68- Nick Richmond (r-Jr., 6-3/300) RE 12-Alimayo Wilder (r-Sr. 6-4, 230) 61- Marcus Ponder (Jr., 6-3/330) 56- Joe Mendes (Jr. 5-11, 220) RG 62- Jermaine Morrison (Jr., 6-3/330) SAM 52- Kevin Conner (Sr. 5-11/225) 71 - Chris Sears (r-So., 6-6/300) 10- Stephen Johnson (Jr. 6-1/235) 70 - Brandon Purnsley (So., 6-3/300) MIKE 9- Jackie Watkins (Sr. 6-1/245) RT 67- Mike Maloney (Jr., 6-6/ 290) 50-Ahmad Harris (Jr., 6-0/230) 79- Steven Steinbacher (Jr., 6-5/295) WILL 18-Josh Pope (r-Jr., 6-1/230) TE 87- Jamel Bashir (Fr., 6-3/250) 20- Mike Gable (Sr., 6-0/230) 85- Calvin Tolliver (Sr., 6-2/220) 31-Quentin Ferguson (So., 5-11/190) H 89- Derrick McNeil (Sr., 5-9/180) LCB 36- Francis Adjei (Jr. 6-2/175) 88- Erick Jones (r-Jr., 6-3/200) 14 - Quinton Brown (Sr., 5-11/185) Z 15- Zacharri Charles (Jr., 5-11/185) SS 21- Avery Grant (So. 5-11/180) 16- John Newman (r-Fr., 5-10/180) 28- Gerald Bouknight (So. 5-11/190) RB 6- Chris Strother (r-Sr., 5-10/185) 32 - Donta Herrod (Sr., 5-11/195) 4- Kareem Jones (Sr., 5-11/215) FS 29- Jerome Strums (r-Jr. 6-0/190) QB 2- Vashon Winton (r-Sr., 6-2/200) 22- Brandon Hudson (Jr. 5-10/185) 8- Anthony Glaud (r-So., 6-3/215) RCB 23- James Romain (Sr. 5-11/170) 24- Greg Ligon (r-Jr. 5-9/180)

SPECIALISTS PK 42- Riley Flickinger (Jr., 5-9/240) LS 49 - Richard Bernard (r-So., 6-2/255) 39 - Garrett Watson (r-Fr., 6-2/220) 58- Jarin Geisler (Sr., 5-10/225) P 38 - Nick Lochner (Jr., 6-1/160) KR 4 - Kareem Jones (Sr., 5-11/215) 39- Garrett Watson (r-Fr., 6-2/220) 15 - Zacharri Charles (Jr., 5-11/185) HLD 22- Brandon Hudson (Jr., 5-10/185) 22 - Brandon Hudson (Jr., 5-10/185) 8-Anthony Glaud (r-So., 6-3/215) 3 - Larrone Moore (Jr., 6-0/185) PR 22 - Brandon Hudson (Jr., 5-10/185) 15 - Zacharri Charles (Jr., 5-11/185)

2008 DSU COACHING STAFF Al Lavan ...... Head Coach ...... Colorado State, 1968 Rayford Petty ...... Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator ...... Elon College, 1979 Doug Sams ...... Offensive Coordinator ...... Oregon State, 1978 Renato Diaz ...... Running Backs ...... USF, 1983 Ed Sanders ...... Defensive Backs ...... Tennessee State, 2000 Curtis Thomas ...... Wide Receivers ...... Delaware State, 1995 Bobby Jones ...... Defensive Line ...... Howard, 1998 Derek Hall ...... Linebackers/Special Teams ...... Arizona, 2000 Lawrence Livingston ...... Offensive Line ...... Weber State, 1984 Mike Gallagher ...... Tight Ends ...... Ferrum College (Va.), 1987 Blake Saunders ...... Video Coordinator ...... Delaware State, 2005

Pronunciation Guide DJamal Kirby ...... Dee Juh-mall Francis Adjei ...... UH-jye Greg Ligon ...... Luh-gahn Jahmel Bashir ...... JUH-mel Bah-sheer Joe Mendes ...... MEN-dez Gerald Bouknight ...... BOO-nite Neal Muradymov ...... Muh-RAD-uhn-mahv Micah Brown ...... MY-kuh Larrone Moore ...... LUH-Rahn Zacharri Charles ...... Zah-KAR-ee James Romain ...... ROH-mayn Donnell Dixon ...... DUH-nell Akiel Russell ...... Ah-keel Jarin Giesler ...... GEES-ler Chris Singh ...... Sing Anthony Glaud ...... Gloud (rhymes with loud) Maquis Spann ...... Mar-kus Reshard Gresham ...... GRESH-um Steven Steinbacher ...... Styn-bahk-ur Stephon Hampton ...... Steh-fahn Chris Strother ...... rhymes with brother Tyron Hurst ...... Tuh-rahn Alimayo Wilder ...... Al-uh-may-oo Stephen Johnson ...... STEFF-in Vashon Winton ...... Vuh-shahn