ALABAMA STATE FOOTBALL 2010 Game Notes
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GAME EIGHT ALABAMA STATE (4-3/3-3 SWAC) VS. ALABAMA A&M (2-5/1-4 SWAC) Saturday - October 30, 2010 • 2:30 p.m. Legion Field (72,000) • Birmingham, Ala. 2010 Alabama State Schedule 9.4 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY* W, 34-6 TODAY’S GAME: 9.11 ARK.-PINE BLUFF* W, 38-31 This is the 75th meeting between these two teams. Alabama State 9.18 @ Prairie View A&M* W, 18-15 University holds a 36-35-3 edge in the series. 9.25 @ Alcorn State* L, 21-41 10.2 TEXAS SOUTHERN* L, 7-21 NEXT UP: 10.9 @ Grambling State* L, 7-22 Alabama State will be back home next week to host Jackson State 10.16 Open University at 7 p.m. 10.23 SAVANNAH STATE W, 24-0 10.30 vs. Alabama A&M* 2:30 p.m. Magic City Classic 11.6 JACKSON STATE* 7 p.m. 11.13 @ Southern* 5:30 p.m. 11.20 Open 11.25 TUSKEGEE 3 p.m. Turkey Day Classic
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ALABAMA STATE COACHES BROADCAST TEAM Reggie Barlow Head Coach Jonathan Spells Play-by-Play Roger Totten Assistant Head Coach Anthony Fleming Color Commentary Cedric Thornton Defensive Coordinator Robb Taylor Sideline Reporter Melvin Spears Offensive Coordinator Rachine Francis Studio Host Richard Moncrief Quarterbacks Mel Marshall Announcer Antonio Bradford Offensive Line Jay Holcey Engineer Vyron Brown Running Backs Dick Brooks Defensive Backs Live broadcast will begin 15 minutes before kick-off. Tyrone Rogers Defensive Line Gregory Green Special Teams Craig Payne Dir. Football Operations “SPORTS TALK WITH REGGIE BARLOW”
Join Head Coach Reggie Barlow along with Host Rachine Francis each Monday evening from 6-7 p.m. for “Sports Talk with Reggie Barlow.” You can listen live on WVAS or on the internet at www.wvasfm.com. Each show is live from Lakeside Grill at the Tallapoosa Golf Course on Dozier Road and all ASU fans are invited to attend. 2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
ASU-Alabama A&M Series Year Winner Score HEAD-TO-HEAD 1924 Alabama State 30-0 1925 Alabama State 7-0 Alabama State OPP CATEGORY Alabama A&M OPP 1929 Alabama State 32-0 114 119 First Downs 134 104 1930 Alabama State 46-6 41 60 By Rushing 63 34 1931 Alabama State 56-0 59 47 By Passing 54 59 1932 Alabama State 18-0 1940 Alabama State 24-6 14 12 By Penalty 17 11 1941 Alabama State 21-13 63-543 68-634 Penalties - Yds 43-395 61-642 1942 Alabama A&M 20-6 22-9 14-11 Fumbles - Lost 18-8 14-7 1945 Alabama State 20-7 1946 Alabama State 15-14 223 285 Rushing Attempts 278 200 1947 Alabama State 12-6 615 1083 Rushing Yards 1188 662 1948 Alabama A&M 14-6 5 9 Rushing TD’s 9 7 1949 Tie 13-13 1950 Alabama State 16-12 2.8 3.8 Yards per Rush 4.3 3.3 1951 Alabama A&M 27-6 87.9 154.7 Rushing Yards/Game 169.7 94.6 1952 Alabama A&M 38-13 112-221-12 99-187-11 Pass Comp-Att-Int 103-198-6 100-205-5 1953 Alabama A&M 13-7 1954 Alabama State 23-7 1400 1186 Passing Yards 1150 1497 1955 Alabama A&M 13-6 13 4 Passing TD’s 9 10 1956 Tie 0-0 200.0 169.4 Passing Yds/Game 164.3 213.9 1957 Alabama State 13-7 1958 Alabama State 20-8 2015 2269 Total Offense 2338 2159 1959 Alabama State 22-0 4.5 4.8 Total Offense/Play 4.9 5.3 1960 Alabama A&M 22-20 287.9 324.1 Total Offense/Game 334.0 308.4 1961 Alabama A&M 32-12 1962 Alabama A&M 54-6 149 136 Total Points 152 149 1963 Alabama A&M 48-14 36-101 29-98 3rd Down Conversions 44-110 22-83 1964 Alabama A&M 30-0 2-8 3-8 4th Down Conversions 4-9 5-13 1965 Alabama A&M 34-0 1966 Alabama A&M 36-19 1967 Alabama State 13-7 INDIVIDUAL STATS 1968 Alabama State 27-21 1969 Alabama State 26-6 ALABAMA STATE ALABAMA A&M 1970 Alabama A&M 26-18 Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Rushing Att Yds Avg TD 1971 Alabama State 12-6 Andrew Pitts 66 284 4.3 3 Kederius Lacey 81 431 5.3 4 1972 Alabama A&M 8-7 Tim Clark 18 66 3.7 0 Tony Green 67 312 4.7 2 1973 Alabama A&M 10-7 1974 Alabama A&M 14-7 Devin Dominguez 61 65 1.1 1 Deaunte Mason 66 213 3.2 2 1975 Alabama A&M 29-22 1976 Alabama State 17-15 Passing Comp Att Yds TD/Int Passing Comp Att Yds TD/Int 1977 Alabama State 14-7 Devin Dominguez 77 144 953 11/7 Deaunte Mason 80 152 887 8/4 1978 Alabama A&M 22-7 1979 Alabama State 17-14 1980 Alabama State 20-17 Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD 1981 Alabama A&M 13-3 Nick Andrews 32 395 12.3 5 Rashad Johnson 25 227 9.1 4 1982 Tie 13-13 1983 Alabama A&M 27-14 T.C. McWilliams 29 447 15.4 4 G’Alonzo Milton 20 297 14.9 3 1984 Alabama A&M 28-12 Landon Jones 16 179 11.2 2 Quintin Carlock 16 202 12.6 1 1985 Alabama A&M 7-6 1986 Alabama A&M 20-17 Punting No. Yds Avg Long Punting No. Yds Avg Long 1987 Alabama State 17-14 1988 Alabama State 7-0 Anthony Speight 43 1714 39.9 63 Chance Wilson 38 1490 39.2 52 1989 Alabama A&M 17-10 1990 Alabama State 24-20 Punt Returns No. Yds Avg Long Punt Returns No. Yds Avg Long 1991 Alabama State 59-13 1992 Alabama State 14-11 Jacques Rickerson 6 104 17.3 51 Tony Green 7 73 10.4 16 1993 Alabama State 7-0 1994 Alabama State 26-0 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long 1995 Alabama State 37-20 Que. McKibbon 9 245 27.2 46 Brendan Johnson 10 127 12.7 25 1996 Alabama A&M 20-3 1997 Alabama State 20-13 1998 Alabama State 34-28 Scoring TD FG PAT Tot Scoring TD FG PAT Tot 1999 Alabama A&M 15-10 Andrew Lyons - 5 16 31 Chance Wilson - 6 18 36 2000 Alabama A&M 34-27 2001 Alabama State 35-0 2002 Alabama A&M 23-20 Tackles UT-AT TT TFL Sacks Tackles UT-AT TT TFL Sacks 2003 Alabama A&M 20-17 Demarques Taylor 23-20 43 4.0 1.0 Vernon Marshall 30-19 49 6.5 - 2004 Alabama State 24-20 Kejuan Riley 21-20 41 0.5 - Willie Fuller 20-17 37 6.5 4.5 2005 Alabama A&M 31-28 2006 Alabama A&M 21-13 Brandon Roberts 18-19 37 2.0 - Aju Okosun 16-16 32 4.0 1.5 2007 Alabama A&M 13-9 2008 Alabama A&M 17-16 2009 Alabama A&M 21-7 2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
SHUT OUT FIRST SINCE 2001 from Lake Side Grill at the Tallapoosa Golf Course and all fans are invited to come out ASU’s shutout over Savannah State was and be a part of the broadcast...Coach Barlow will also appear each Saturday morning at the first shutout since the 2001 season 10 a.m. with host Dee Jackson on “The Reggie Barlow Show.” The show will be shown on when ASU defeated this week’s opponent Charter Cable Channel 3 and Knology Cable Channel 16....The Reggie Barlow show has Alabama A&M 35-0. picked up another television station as Frazer Methodist Church television will run The Reggie Barlow Show on Friday’s at 10 p.m. DOMINGUEZ BACK ON TARGET Devin Dominguez had struggled for a few games before ASU’s win over Savannah SWAC Coaches Teleconference (Monday Mornings) State...Dominguez finished the game com- SWAC News and Notes 10:00-10:05 pleting 18 of his 27 attempts for 269 yards Anthony Jones, Alabama A&M 10:05-10:15 and two scores. Reggie Barlow, Alabama State 10:15-10:25 Earnest Collins, Alcorn State 10:25-10:35 ASU HOLDS SERIES EDGE Monte Coleman, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 10:35-10:45 Alabama State University holds a slight Rod Broadway, Grambling State 10:45-10:55 36-35-3 edge in the series... The Bulldogs Rick Comegy, Jackson State 10:55-11:05 have won five consecutive in the series and Karl Morgan, Mississippi Valley 11:05-11:15 10 of the past 14. Henry Frazier, Prairie View A&M 11:15-11:25 Stump Mitchell, Southern 11:25-11:35 COULD BE A CLOSE GAME Johnnie Cole, Texas Southern 11:35-11:45 According to the stats, this could be a close game...ASU is third in the SWAC in scor- Media members are invited to use the weekly SWAC Coaches Teleconference to get ing defense (19.4) while AAMU is fourth information from the league’s head coaches. The toll free number for the call is 888-537- (21.3)...AAMU’s offense is seventh in scor- 7715 and the participant code is 31949031#. ing (21.7) while ASU is eighth (21.3).
AAMU STRONG RUSHING GAME 2010 SWAC Standings ASU’s defense will have its worked cut out Eastern Division Conf. Overall as AAMU has the second ranked rush- Jackson State University 3-2 5-2 ing attack in the SWAC...AAMU averages 169.7 yards rushing per game, second only Alabama State University 3-3 4-3 to Grambling State’s 238.7. Alcorn State University 2-3 3-4 Alabama A&M University 1-4 2-5 DANIELS HAVING SOLID SEASON Mississippi Valley State University 0-6 0-7 Jimmy Daniels has become a quiet leader for the ASU defense...He is third in the conference in sacks (5.0) and second in Western Division Conf. Overall tackles for lost yardage (11.5). Grambling State University 6-0 6-1 Texas Southern University 4-1 4-3 RICKERSON HAS BIG GAME Prairie View A&M University 4-2 5-3 Jacques Rickerson returned an interception University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3-2 4-3 59 yards for a score and also set up another score with a 51 yard punt return...Both Southern University 1-4 2-5 returns were team longs on the season.
COACH BARLOW’S SHOWS This Week in the SWAC ASU fans will have three opportunities Mississippi Valley State @ Texas Southern 2 p.m. during the week to hear Head Coach Reg- Southern @ Alcorn State 2 p.m. gie Barlow talk about the past game and Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M (Birmingham) 2:30 p.m. the upcoming opponent...On Monday’s at 11:30 a.m. Coach Barlow will host a Grambling State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Little Rock) 2:30 p.m. luncheon in the Banquet Room in the Prairie View @ Jackson State 4 p.m. Acadome...On Monday evenings from 6-7 he and cohost Rachine Francis will host “Sports Talk with Reggie Barlow” on WVAS FM 90.7. The show will originate 2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown 1 Jamire Williams CB 5-11 180 JR Jacksonville, Fla. 49 Dequandra Campbell LB 6-0 225 FR Montgomery, Ala. 2 Charles Payne WR 5-11 180 SO Montgomery, Ala. 50 Leland Baker LB 6-0 200 SO Birmingham, Ala. 3 Devin Dominguez QB/WR 6-5 201 RS-JR Fort Wayne, Ind. 52 Jimmy Daniels DE 6-2 260 JR Oglethorpe, Ga. 4 Landon Jones WR 6-3 180 SO Wetumpka, Ala. 53 Carlton Jones DE 6-3 230 FR Shreveport, La. 5 Julius Jones WR 6-4 190 FR Athens, Ala. 54 Raymond Heningburg LB 6-4 230 FR Mobile, Ala. 6 Nehemiah Henry WR 6-1 185 FR Millry, Ala. 55 Quin Bohannon DL 6-0 270 JR Jacksonville, Fla. 7 Saeed Lee DB 5-11 160 SO Miami, Fla. 57 Jakari Wilcoxson DE 6-4 250 JR Quincy, Fla. 8 Nick Andrews WR 5-9 170 JR Maplesville, Ala. 58 Charlie Long DE 6-0 230 FR Millbrook, Ala. 9 Anthony Speight DB/P 6-3 205 RS-SR Birmingham, Ala. 59 Kynjee Cotton DL 6-0 260 JR Daphne, Ala. 10 D’Antoine Hood CB 5-10 185 JR Columbus, Ga. 60 Derrick Billups DT 6-2 310 FR Carrollton, Ala. 11 T.C. McWilliams WR 6-1 170 RS-SO Bay Minette, Ala. 62 David Hate Jr. OL 6-2 290 JR Panama City, Fla. 12 Nigel Carr LB 6-3 230 SO Miami, Fla. 63 Chad Smith SN 6-0 215 SO Chickamauga, Ga. 13 John Andrews WR 6-0 170 RS-JR Maplesville, Ala. 64 Terrence Swift OL 6-5 315 FR Birmingham, Ala. 14 Rashard Burkette QB 6-1 195 RS-FR Montgomery, Ala. 65 Edmond Davis OL 6-1 280 RS-FR Montgomery, Ala. 15 Ronald Belser RB 5-7 205 JR Montgomery, Ala. 66 David Hall DL 6-2 297 RS-FR Ellenwood, Ga. 16 Therrell Tyus WR 5-10 175 RS-FR Montgomery, Ala. 67 Brandon Love OL 6-5 330 JR Charleston, Miss. 17 Demetric Price QB 6-3 195 FR Birmingham, Ala. 68 Bruce Beal OL 6-4 300 RS-SR St. Louis, Mo. 18 Matt Leonard FS 6-4 195 SO Sylvester, Ga. 69 Jarvis Holmes OL 6-5 310 FR Vicksburg, Miss. 19 Martavious Paulk RB 5-8 168 RS-FR Pompano Beach, Fla. 70 Terren Jones OL 6-7 320 SO Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. 20 Tim Clark RB 5-9 180 JR St. Louis, Mo. 71 James Mclver OL 6-5 320 FR Atlanta, Ga. 21 Marcus Solomon SS 5-11 193 SO Valdosta, Ga. 73 Terrence Walters OL 6-3 330 FR Montgomery, Ala. 22 Andrew Pitts RB 5-10 195 RS-FR Montgomery, Ala. 74 Kenneth Preston OL 6-4 300 FR Villa Rica, Ga. 23 Jacques Rickerson DB 5-10 185 JR St. Augustine, Fla. 75 Tim Moore OL 6-3 285 SR Columbus, Ga. 24 Quendarius McKibben RB 5-10 195 FR Jackson, Ga. 76 Anthony Leonard DL 6-4 350 FR Snellville, Ga. 25 London Pitts IV CB 5-9 165 FR Montgomery, Ala. 77 Kevin Bryant OL 6-7 340 JR Miami, Fla. 26 Kejuan Riley FS 6-0 182 SO Wetumpka, Ala. 78 Trei Mitchell OL 6-3 300 FR Baton Rouge, La. 27 Marcus Burg CB 6-0 170 FR Jacksonville, Fla. 79 Corbett McAfee OL 6-5 299 FR Florence, Ala. 28 Kyle Tippins RB 6-1 200 FR Conyers, Ga. 82 Halston Hayes WR 6-1 190 FR New Orleans, La. 29 Saint Fort Markinley DB 5-11 175 JR Sunrise, Fla. 84 Jordan McFadden WR 5-8 160 FR Gainesville, Fla. 30 Andrew Lyons K/P 5-8 170 JR Panama City, Fla. 85 Chad Griffin TE 6-2 250 FR New Orleans, La. 32 Donovan Masline DB 5-8 160 JR Jacksonville, Fla. 88 Cornelius Fenderson WR 6-4 180 FR Prattville, Ala. 33 Andrew Tate FB 5-10 235 SO Birmingham, Ala. 89 Chris Thomas WR 6-1 185 JR Augusta, Ga. 34 Brandon Roberts LB 6-2 240 JR Winter Haven, Fla. 90 Lawrence Henderson DL 6-5 225 SO Jacksonville, Fla. 35 Jacolby Chatman LB 5-11 195 SR Talladega, Ala. 92 Marcus Sutton DE 6-2 225 FR Del Ray, Fla. 36 Preston Hale CB 5-11 175 SR Chandler, Ariz. 94 DreQuay Everett DT 6-1 260 JR Fort Valley, Ga. 37 Sejean Hart DL 6-3 220 SO Snellville, Ga. 95 Jaron Bush DL 6-1 300 FR Mobile, Ala. 38 Danny Jackson LB 5-10 220 FR Jacksonville, Fla. 96 Tui Ofahulu OL 6-1 265 JR Mesa, Ariz. 39 Corey Schofield DB 5-11 182 RS-FR Montgomery, Ala. 97 Rankeius Adams DL 6-5 295 SR Valley, Ala. 40 Brandon Slater LB 6-2 230 SO Montgomery, Ala. 98 Ron Hall OL 6-5 280 SO Alpharetta, Ga. 41 Jamarius Ragland LB 5-10 210 FR Etowah, Tenn. 99 Rokendrick Delaine OL 6-7 295 FR Simpsonville, S.C. 42 Roderick Thomas DL 5-10 255 SO Kileen, Texas 43 Carvis Jones FB 5-9 210 FR Dacula, Ga. 44 Maurice Tate LB 6-1 225 SO Linden, Ala. 45 Chris Gilzeane LB 6-0 230 FR Stone Mountain, Ga. 46 Le’Andre Crawford DE 6-3 220 RS-FR West Point, Ga. 47 Akeem Moore DT 6-4 330 SO Selma, Ala. 48 Demarques Taylor LB 5-11 220 SO Jacksonville, Fla. 2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
ALABAMA STATE OFFENSE ALABAMA STATE DEFENSE
LT 70 Terren Jones (6-9, 320, So.) DE 52 Jimmy Daniels (6-2, 260, Jr.) 79 Corbett McAfee (6-5, 299, Fr.) 37 Sejean Hart (6-3, 220, So.) LG 75 Tim Moore (6-3, 285, Sr.) DT 94 DreQuay Everett (6-1, 260, Jr.) 73 Terrence Walters (6-3, 330, Fr.) 60 Derrick Billups (6-2, 330, Fr.) C 65 Edmond Davis (6-1, 280, RS-Fr.) NT 55 Quin Bohannon (6-0, 270, Jr.) 75 Tim Moore (6-3, 285, Sr.) 97 Rankeius Adams (6-5, 295, Sr.) RG 78 Trei Mitchell (6-3, 300, Fr.) DE 59 Kynjee Cotton (6-0, 260, Jr.) 62 David Hate (6-2, 290, Jr.) 54 Raymond Heningburg (6-4, 230, Fr.) RT 68 Bruce Beal (6-5, 300, RS-Sr.) SLB 12 Nigel Carr (6-3, 230, So.) 99 Kendrick Delaine (6-7, 295, Fr.) 46 Le’Andre Crawford (6-3, 220, RS-Fr.) Y 11 T.C. McWilliams (6-1, 170, RS-So.) MLB 34 Brandon Roberts (6-2, 240, Jr.) 98 Ron Hall (6-5, 280, So.) 44 Maurice Tate (6-1, 225, So.) X 4 Landon Jones (6-3, 180, So.) WLB 48 Demarques Taylor (5-11, 220, So.) 6 Nehemiah Henry (6-1, 185, Fr.) 57 Jakari Wilcoxson (6-4, 250, Jr.) TB 22 Andrew Pitts (5-10, 195, RS-Fr.) CB 32 Donovan Masline (5-8, 160, Jr.) 24 Quendarius McKibben (5-9, 195, Fr.) 1 Jamire Williams (5-11, 180, Jr.) QB 3 Devin Dominguez (6-5, 201, RS-Jr.) RO 21 Marcus Solomon (5-11, 193, So.) 17 Demetric Price (6-3, 195, Fr.) 35 Jacolby Chatman (5-11, 195, Sr.) FB 33 Andrew Tate (5-10, 235, So.) FS 26 Kejuan Riley (6-0, 182, So.) 15 Ron Belser (5-7, 205, Jr.) 18 Mathew Leonard (6-4, 195, So.) Z 8 Nick Andrews (5-9, 170, Jr.) CB 23 Jacques Rickerson (5-10, 185, Sr.) 5 Julius Jones (6-5, 190, Fr.) 7 Saeed Lee (5-11, 160, So.)
ALABAMA STATE SPECIALISTS
P 9 Anthony Speight (6-3, 205, RS-Sr.) SN 63 Chad Smith (6-0, 215, So.) 30 Andrew Lyons (5-8, 170, Jr.) 75 Tim Moore (6-3, 285, Sr.) PK 30 Andrew Lyons (5-8, 170, Jr.) PR 8 Nick Andrews (5-9, 170, Jr.) H 9 Anthony Speight (6-3, 205, RS-Sr.) 23 Jacques Rickerson (5-10, 185, Jr.) KOR 23 Jacques Rickerson (5-10, 185, Jr.) 24 Quendarius McKibben (5-9, 195, Fr.) 2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
ALABAMA STATE 34 ALABAMA STATE 38 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 6 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 31
MONTGOMERY--Devin Dominguez completed 20 of his 29 passes for MONTGOMERY—Devin Dominguez hit Nick Andrews from four yards 261 yards and three scores to lead Alabama State University to a season- out with 5:26 left in the game to lift Alabama State University to a 38-31 opening 34-6 win over Mississippi Valley State University. win over the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
It did not take long for ASU to show their offense was clicking as ASU It was Dominguez’ fifth touchdown pass of the game and all five touch- took the opening kick right down the field only to see the drive stall after down passes went to different receivers. a MVSU sack and a missed 40 yard field goal. UAPB got on the scoreboard first on a 41-yard touchdown pass from Josh After the Hornets defense forced a three and out, the Hornets offense Boudreaux to Adrian Moore. again went right down the field and this time cashed in on Dominguez’ first TD pass of the evening, a 27 yard pass to T.C. McWilliams. The drive ASU evened the score on the first play of the second quarter when covered 61 yards and only took four plays. Dominguez connected on his first touchdown pass of the game, a 36-yard strike to Landon Jones. The second score for ASU came after Kejuan Riley picked off a Carl Davis pass on the MVSU 31-yard line and the Hornets took advantage of the After a long punt return ASU took its first lead on Andrew Lyons 31-yard short field with Dominguez finishing off the drive with another touch- field goal. down pass to McWilliams, this one again from 27 yards out. Only two plays later, the ASU defense forced a UAPB fumble, which ASU went on to lead 24-3 at halftime and an Andrew Lyons 35-yard field Kejuan Riley recovered at the UAPB 22. It only took three plays for ASU goal and Dominguez’ third TD pass of the half, this one to Nick Andrews to push its lead to 17-7 after Dominguez hit Charles Payne from 16-yards and it covered 21 yards. out with 8:33 left in the first half.
MVSU avoided the first half shutout with a 40-yard field goal with only UAPB did not stay down long as they took the ensuing drive 70 yards two seconds left in the half. in 13 plays and cut the lead to 17-14 on a 14-yard run from Moore, his second score of the game. The Delta Devils came out and took its opening drive right down the field and cut the lead to 24-6 with another Carlos Sanchez field goal. This one After forcing a Hornet punt UAPB took a lead on a Stephen Jones two- came from 43 yards out. yard run to send UAPB into the locker room with a 21-17 halftime lead.
ASU answered right back and drove down the field and finished the drive After scoring on its final two drives of the first half, UAPB had all the- mo with a 35-yard field goal from Lyons with six minutes left in the third mentum as it came out of halftime to receive the kickoff. But on the first quarter. offensive play of the second half, Jacques Rickerson stepped in front of a Boudreaux pass meant for Raymond Webber and returned it 17 yards to ASU completed the scoring on an Andrew Pitts seven yard run with 11 the UAPB 18-yard line. From there ASU scored the go-ahead touchdown minutes left in the game. Pitts finished the game with a game-high 77 on an 11-yard pass to T.C. McWilliams. A two-point conversion failed yards on 12 carries. leaving ASU with a 23-21 lead.
In all, the ASU offense had 493 total yards including 285 yards through After an exchange of punts, UAPB took over at its own eight yard line, the air and 208 yards rushing. and proceeded to drive 65 yards in 10 plays and retake the lead on a 44- yard field goal off the foot of Chris Ewald. T.C. McWilliams also had a big game for the Hornets catching the ball. He finished the game with 142 yards on seven receptions to go along with With ASU trailing by one, the Hornets put together their best drive of his two scores. the night, beginning at their own 33-yard line and traveling 67 yards in 10 plays. The final play of the drive was a 31-yard scoring strike to Tim Even though the offense had a big game, the defense was not that bad Clark who had broke free while Dominguez was scrambling on a fourth- either. The Hornets smothered MVSU, only allowing 147 total yards, and-six play. With the Hornets only leading by five, Dominguez hit only 61 yards rushing. Landon Jones for the two-point conversion and a 31-24 lead.
The defense also forced two turnovers, one was Riley’s first quarter Again, UAPB did not take long to even the score. as the Golden Lions interception and another was second-quarter Jakari Wilcoxson fumble took only four plays to travel 75 yards. Boudreaux finished the drive with recovery. Both turnovers were turned into touchdowns. a 12-yard scoring pass to Webber to even the score.
The Hornets played a lot of players on defense in the first game, with ASU was forced to punt on its next possession, but Anthony Speight’s the tackles spread out among several players. Demarques Taylor led the fumble was muffed and ASU’s Ray Heningburg recovered at UAPB’s Hornets with five tackles including a sack. Le”Andre Crawford had four 21-yard line with 7:33 left in the game. Three plays later Dominguez hit tackles with several players finishing the game with three stops. Andrews with what would turn out to be the game-winner. 2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
ALABAMA STATE 18 ALABAMA STATE 21 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 15 ALCORN STATE 41 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas—Andrew Lyons’ 47-yard field goal with 23 LORMAN, Miss.—Five costly turnovers and eight penalties hurt Ala- seconds left, lifted Alabama State University to an 18-15 road win over bama State University’s chance to run its season record to 4-0, in a 41-21 Prairie View A&M. The win kept the Hornets undefeated (3-0) and also loss at Alcorn State University. gave the Hornets three conference wins. The game started strong for the Hornets as Devin Dominguez led ASU Things did not start out well as the home-standing Panthers blocked a on a five-play 62 yard drive to open the game. Dominguez completed punt out of the endzone for a safety in the first quarter and followed that three passes and then capped off the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run with a Donald Babers 19-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to to give ASU a 7-0 lead just 1:13 into the game. build a 9-0 lead. After forcing Alcorn State to punt on its first possession the Hornets first ASU came back to cut the lead to 9-7 when Andrew Pitts scored from look of things to come came on the their first play of their second drive three yards out with 23 seconds left in the half. when Dominguez fumbled, but recovered on his on 12 yard line, a 13 yard loss. It was the first of six fumbles for ASU, which loss two of those. The only score in the third quarter was a 25-yard field goal from PV’s Kyle Mathews to give the Panthers a 12-7 lead heading into the final ASU could not recover from that fumble and had to kick the ball away. quarter. On a second and seven play, Alcorn State quarterback Brandon Bridge was chased out of the pocket and broke several tackles on his way to a Devin Dominguez, who had struggled for most of the day, was able to 57-yard scoring run to even the score at seven. find his groove early in the fourth and hit Nick Andrews from seven yards out to give ASU its first lead of the game at 13-12. The Hornets Alcorn would tack on another first quarter score on a Gabriel Nash 12 decided to go for two and Dominguez hit Chad Griffin for the conversion yard run late in the quarter to give Alcorn State a 14-7 lead. A lead they and ASU led 15-12. would never give up.
The lead stood that way until PV completed a nine-play, 34-yard drive Alcorn State was able to put the game away in the second quarter with 17 with a 42-yard field goal into the win off the foot of Brady Faggard with points. Arturo Tamayo kicked a 32-yard field goal and Herve Tonye- 1:55 left in the game to even the score at 15. Tonye picked up a fumbled snap on an ASU field goal attempt and rumbled 55 yards for another score. After the kickoff went into the end zone, the Hornets started its final drive at their own 20. Dominguez had a hand in all 50 yards, rushing for Demetric Price replaced Dominguez at quarterback and hit T.C. McWil- 18 yards and completing three passes in the drive for 32 yards to get the liams on a 26-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 24-14. Hornets to PV’s 30 yard line, where Lyons took care of the rest with his career-long 47-yarder. Alcorn State did not sit back with the half winding down as it moved down the field and Bridge hit Terrance Lewis from a yard out to push the Even with all the excitement, the game was a defensive struggle with four halftime lead to 31-14. turnovers by each team. ASU managed 269 yards of offense while the Hornets defense limited Prairie View to only 229 yards. Alcorn State scored 10 third quarter points on another Nash touchdown run and Tamayo’s 42-yard field goal to hold a 41-14 lead going into the Pitts led ASU in rushing with 59 yards on 15 carries while Dominguez fourth quarter. finished the game completing nine of his 16 pass attempts for one score. T.C. McWilliams continues to lead ASU in receiving with 95 yards on five Andrew Pitts scored the only points in the final quarter on a 2-yard run receptions and Nick Andrews only caught two passes but one was for a with 1:54 left in the game. score, which gives him a touchdown reception in each of the first three games. The Alcorn State offense was able to balance out 430 total yards with 205 rushing and 225 passing. Bridge finished the game 13-24 with one scor- Brandon Roberts, Nigel Carr and Demarques Taylor each had seven stops ing pass and one rushing touchdown. He was intercepted twice. Nash each for the Hornets defense. Carr and Kejuan Riley registered intercep- had a game-high 135 yards on 29 carries while Bridge finished with 70 tions while Jimmy Daniels and Saeed Lee recovered fumbles. yards on eight carries.
The Hornets also registered a season-high 10 tackles for loss and five Price was 16-29 passing for 196 yards with a score and two interceptions. sacks. Daniels had 2.5 tackles for loss and also had two sacks to go along Dominguez was 10-24 passing for 102 yards and an interception. with his quarterback hurry. The Hornets will look to keep its unbeaten record alive with another road Price was ASU’s leading rusher with 19 yards on six carries while T.C. game this weekend at Alcorn State University. The kickoff is scheduled McWilliams grabbed seven receptions for 115 yards. Nick Andrews had for 4 p.m. eight receptions for 98 yards.
Kejuan Riley and Marcus Solomon each had interceptions for ASU while Kynjee Cotton led the ASU defense with eight tackles. 2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
ALABAMA STATE 7 ALABAMA STATE 7 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 21 GRAMBLING STATE 22 MONTGOMERY—Curtis Thomas’ 59 yard interception return for a GRAMBLING, La.—While the Alabama State defense was playing score put the final touches on a Texas Southern 21-7 win over Alabama inspired, the ASU offense could not find much success in falling 22-7 at State University in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game. Grambling State University.
For the second game in a row, the Hornets’ offense struggled with five The Hornets’ defense held the vaulted rushing attack to 216 yards for the turnovers and continually had bad field position. game and held Warren to only 107 yards, with 43 of those yards coming in the fourth quarter against a tiring ASU defense. TSU’s defense was stellar the whole game and after forcing ASU to punt on their first possession, William Osbourne returned the punt 39 yards to The Hornets picked up a season-low five penalties for the game, but those set up TSU’s first offensive possession from the ASU 19 yard line. From penalties came at in opportune times, just like ASU’s first penalty. With there it only took two plays for Martin Gilbert to cover the 19 yards, with GSU driving on its first possession, Kejuan Riley stepped in front of a the scoring run coming from 12 yards out as TSU took a 7-0 lead a little GSU pass intercepting it and returning it 30 yards. Little did anyone over two minutes into the game. notice the flag that was dropped during the return, which turned out to be an offsides call on ASU, giving the host’ new life. The ASU defense did The game stayed that way until the second quarter when Rashard stiffen holding GSU to a 29 yard field goal from Zoltan Riazzo, his first of Burkette, ASU’s third quarterback, hit Nick Andrews across the middle three field goals. who turned the catch and run into a 67 yard scoring play. It is the longest offensive play of the year for ASU. The score stayed that way until GSU quarterback Anthony Carrothers scored from three yards out midway through the second quarter. After The two teams battled through the rest of the second quarter and hit the the missed extra point, the Tigers led 9-0. locker room even at seven. GSU had a chance to add to its lead with another Riazzo field goal with The TSU defense was the tale of the second half as ASU continually 3:27 left, but Donovan Masline blocked the would-be attempt and Gram- found itself inside its own five yard line trying to start drives. Five of bling held a 9-0 lead at halftime. ASU’s second half possessions started inside the 16 yard line and three of those started on the two yard line. Grambling took the opening kickoff in the second half and moved down to ASU’s 22 yard line before the ASU defense again held Grambling to a With the bad field position, ASU’s offense was never really able to gener- field goal as the Tiger pushed their lead to 12-0. ate any offense in the second half only managing 53 yards of total offense. That problem kept ASU’s defense on the field for most of the second half Freshman quarterback Demetric Price then engineered an 8 play, 62 yard as TSU’s offense was on the field over 20 minutes of the second half alone. drive which saw Quendrius McKibbon score the first touchdown of his That stat finally wore down the Hornets defense as TSU finally took the collegeiate career from a yard out to cut the deficit to 12-7 with 7:17 left lead with an 11 play, 61 yard drive which was capped off by a one yard in the third quarter. run by Nelson Arvell with 4:47 left in the game. Grambling State was able to answer the Hornet score with a short 14 yard The ensuing kickoff just happened to give ASU its best field position of drive following a 48 yard return on the ensuing kickoff to the ASU 33 the game, as McFadden took the kickoff 44 yards and put ASU in busi- yard line. ASU’s defense held Grambling to another field goal, this one ness at its own 48 yard line. But that did not last long as Thomas inter- from 36 yards out. Little did either team know it would be the final score cepted Burkette’s pass on the drive’s first play and returned it 59 yards for of the game, and there was still 4:41 left in the third quarter. the final score. Carrothers threw for 210 yards and a score and rushed for 44 yards and There was a good chance this was going to be a defensive struggle as TSU another score in leading Grambling to the win. had the second-ranked defense in the SWAC, while ASU had the fourth ranked defense. Andrew Pitts led ASU’s rushing game with 27 yards on seven carries and Price connected on nine of his 22 attempts for 99 yards. Devin Domin- TSU held ASU to only 149 yards of total offense, which includes 92 yards guez started the game at quarterback and completed five of his 11 passes passing and 57 yards rushing. ASU quarterbacks only completed three of for 31 yards. their 16 attempts. Andrews led all receivers with 95 yards on eight receptions while T.C. ASU’s defense did a solid job holding TSU to 362 yards of offense, but a McWilliams had 15 yards on three catches. lot of those yards came in the fourth quarter as ASU’s defense tired. Demarques Taylor continues to have a solid season on defense for ASU. Gilbert led TSU with 87 yards on 21 carries while Nelson completed He finished the game with nine tackles and Brandon Roberts had eight seven of his 12 pass attempts for 103 yards. tackles and forced a fumble.
Andrew Pitts gained 52 yards on the ground on 13 carries and Burkette’s Grambling moves to 4-1 overall and remains undefeated in the confer- lone completion to Andrews for 67 yards led ASU in passing. ence at 4-0, while ASU falls to 3-3 overall with the same record in confer- ence play. ASU will have a week off before hosting Savannah State on TSU moves to 2-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference while ASU falls to Oct. 23rd at 1 p.m. at the Cramton Bowl. 3-2 overall and has the same record in the SWAC. 2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
ALABAMA STATE 24 SAVANNAH STATE 0 MONTGOMERY—The Alabama State University defense had not recorded a shutout since a 35-0 win over Alabama A&M during the 2001 season. That changed today as the ASU defense held Savannah State to only 167 total yards as the Hornets broke a three-game losing streak with a 24-0 win over the Tigers.
The Hornets’ offense may have struggled over the course of the game, but the defense did not. ASU held a 7-0 lead at halftime despite out gaining the visi- tors 197-65 in total yards.
Anything that could go wrong did for ASU in the first half. Nick Andrews opened the game with a 90 yard kickoff return to give ASU a first-and-goal on the eight yard line. After two bad snaps and a three yard rush the Hornets were forced to kick a field goal from the 30 yard line. Another bad snap resulted in the miss and ASU missed out on a chance for a score.
ASU went on to suffer through eight penalties during the opening period and had a couple of dropped passes before Dominguez hit Nick Andrews from eight yards out to give the Hornets their 7-0 lead.
The second half looked to be like the first, as ASU was able to drive down to the SSU 24 yard line, but again Andrews missed a field goal and ASU only led 7-0.
It was ASU’s defense that set up the next Hornet touchdown as they stopped SSU on a fourth-and-five play late in the third quarter and set the offense up on the ASU 34 yard line.
From there the offense had their best drive of the day, a 66-yard drive that was completed when Dominguez hit Landon Jones from 12 yards out. The PAT gave ASU a 14-0 lead heading into the final quarter.
The defense did score the next points as Jacques Rickerson stepped in front of a Antonio Bostick pass and returned it 59 yards for a score and a 21-0 lead.
The Hornets got their final points of the game on a 36-yard field goal from Lyons with 5:12 left in the game.
Dominguez, who has struggled in the past few games, completed 18 of his 27 pass attempts for 269 yards and two scores.
ASU finished the game with 334 total yards, but continue to struggle running the ball, as they only rushed for 50 yards on 29 attempts. Quendarious McK- ibbon led the team with 21 yards on 12 carries.
Jordan McFadden had a big game receiving. He caught three passes for 91 yards. Andrews finished with 55 yards on five catches including one for a score.
Anthony Speight did a good job punting during the game. He only averaged 33 yards per punt, but three of his kicks were downed inside the 20 yard line.
Jimmy Daniels had a solid outing on defense for ASU. He finished with eight stops from his defensive line position. Three of those stops were tackles for lost yardage, including a sack. Brandon Roberts also finished with eight tackles and KeJuan Riley had seven stops.
Ray Heningburg had a fumble recovery and Marcus Solomon had an inter- ception to go along with Rickerson’s interception.
The Hornets move to 4-3 overall while Savannah State falls to 0-8. ASU will travel to Birmingham next week to face Alabama A&M University in the 69th edition of the Magic City Classic. The kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. 2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
2010 BAMA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
Mississippi Valley State (0-7) Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-3) Prairie View A&M (5-3) 9.4 at Alabama State L, 6-34 9.4 at Texas-El Paso L, 10-31 9.5 Texas Southern W, 16-14 9.11 at South Carolina State L, 0-44 9.11 at Alabama State L, 31-38 9.11 at Southern Mississippi L, 7-34 9.18 Alcorn State (n) L, 9-27 9.25 Clark Atlanta W, 35-19 9.18 Alabama State L, 15-18 9.25 at Jackson State L, 7-43 10.2 at Southern W, 41-23 9.25 at Grambling State L, 17-34 10.2 Prairie View A&M L, 13-34 10.7 Prairie View A&M L, 6-21 10.2 at Mississippi Valley W, 34-13 10.9 at Southern L, 20-38 10.16 Alabama A&M W, 21-14 10.7 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 21-6 10.23 Grambling State L, 14-35 10.21 at Alcorn State W, 39-35 10.16 Lincoln W, 45-12 10.30 at Texas Southern 4 p.m. 10.30 Grambling State 2:30 p.m. 10.23 at Southern W, 30-16 11.6 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 p.m. 11.6 Mississippi Valley 2:30 p.m. 10.30 at Jackson State 4 p.m. 11.13 Alabama A&M 1 p.m. 11.13 Jackson State 2:30 p.m. 11.13 Alcorn State 2 p.m. 11.20 at Texas Southern 7 p.m. 11.20 at Alabama A&M 1 p.m. Alcorn State (3-4) Texas Southern (4-3) Grambling State (6-1) 9.4 Langston W, 50-27 9.5 at Prairie View A&M L, 14-16 9.4 at Louisiana Tech L, 6-20 9.18 Mississippi Valley (n) W, 27-9 9.11 at Connecticut L, 3-62 9.18 Jackson State W, 28-21 9.25 Alabama State W, 41-21 9.18 Alabama A&M W, 32-9 9.25 Prairie View A&M (n) W, 34-17 10.2 at Mississippi State L, 16-49 9.25 Tuskegee (n) L, 14-21 10.2 at Alabama A&M W, 25-22 10.9 Texas Southern L, 20-30 10.2 at Alabama State W, 21-7 10.9 Alabama State W, 22-7 10.16 at Grambling State L, 28-38 10.9 at Alcorn State W, 30-20 10.16 Alcorn State W, 38-28 10.21 Arkansas-Pine Bluff L, 35-39 10.23 Jackson State W, 21-18 10.23 at Mississippi Valley W, 35-14 10.30 Southern 2 p.m. 10.30 Mississippi Valley 1 p.m. 10.30 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2:30 p.m. 11.6 at Alabama A&M 1 p.m. 11.6 at Southern 6 p.m. 11.6 Concordia 2 p.m. 11.13 at Prairie View A&M 2 p.m. 11.11 Grambling State 6:30 p.m. 11.11 at Texas Southern 6:30 p.m. 11.20 at Jackson State 1 p.m. 11.20 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7 p.m. 11.27 at Southern 1 p.m. Savannah State (0-8) Alabama A&M (2-5) Jackson State (5-2) 9.4 at Georgia Southern L, 3-48 9.4 at Tennessee State L, 14-27 9.4 Delta State W, 32-17 9.11 Fort Valley State (n) L, 10-41 9.11 Central State W, 45-0 9.11 Tennessee State (n) W, 33-26 9.18 at Bethune-Cookman L, 7-42 9.18 at Texas Southern L, 9-32 9.18 at Grambling State L, 21-28 9.25 Albany State (n) L, 14-28 9.25 Southern W, 34-14 9.25 Mississippi Valley W, 43-7 10.2 at Liberty L, 14-52 10.2 Grambling State L, 22-25 10.9 Alabama A&M W, 30-14 10.9 at Georgia State L, 21-55 10.9 at Jackson State L, 14-30 10.16 Southern W, 49-45 10.16 at Florida A&M L, 0-31 10.16 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff L, 14-21 10.23 at Texas Southern L, 18-21 10.23 at Alabama State L, 0-24 10.30 Alabama State (n) 2:30 p.m. 10.30 Prairie View A&M 4 p.m. 11.6 at Old Dominion 2 p.m. 11.6 Alcorn State 1 p.m. 11.6 at Alabama State 7 p.m. 11.13 North Carolina Central 2 p.m. 11.13 at Mississippi Valley 3:30 p.m. 11.13 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2:30 p.m. 11.20 Norfolk State 2 p.m. 11.20 Prairie View 1 p.m. 11.20 Alcorn State 1 p.m. Southern (2-5) Tuskegee (6-2) 9.5 Delaware State (n) W, 37-27 9.4 Benedict W, 34-18 9.11 Arkansas-Monticello L, 7-31 9.11 at Stillman W, 41-15 9.25 at Alabama A&M L, 14-34 9.18 Albany State L, 6-34 10.2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff L, 23-41 9.25 Texas Southern (n) W, 21-14 10.9 Mississippi Valley W, 38-20 10.2 Miles W, 51-0 10.16 at Jackson State L, 45-49 10.9 at Morehouse W, 31-15 10.23 Prairie View A&M (n) L, 16-30 10.16 at Fort Valley State L, 0-26 10.30 at Alcorn State 2 p.m. 10.23 at Clark Atlanta W, 37-10 11.6 Texas Southern 6 p.m. 10.30 Kentucky State 1 p.m. 11.13 Alabama State 5:30 p.m. 11.6 Lane 1 p.m. 11.27 at Grambling State 1 p.m. 11.25 at Alabama State 1 p.m.