FALCONS FOOTBALL 2017 – GAME #1 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S UNIVERSITY (0-0) “FALCONS” vs. CATAWBA COLLEGE (0-0) “INDIANS” Thursday, Aug. 31 – Kickoff at 7 p.m. Shuford Stadium – Salisbury, N.C. THE MATCHUP 2017 SAU Football Schedule Saint Augustine’s University visits Catawba College. THE SITE Shuford Stadium (4,000 capacity/Bermuda Grass) - Salisbury, N.C. Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 31 at Catawba.............................7 p.m. TICKET PRICES Sept. 9 at Carson-Newman................1 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students ages 6 to 17. Children ages 5 and under Sept. 16 Bowie State............................1 p.m. are admitted free. Sept. 23 at Lincoln (Pa.)*......................5 p.m. Sept. 30 Virginia Union*........................1 p.m. LIVE STATS AND VIDEO FOR THE GAME Oct. 7 Livingstone*............................1 p.m. Oct. 14 Winston-Salem State*.............1 p.m. Live Stats: http://gocatawbaindians.athleticsite.net/livestats/fb/xlive.htm Oct. 21 at Fayetteville State*...............2 p.m. Live Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/catawba/ Oct. 28 Johnson C. Smith* .................1 p.m. Homecoming/Senior Day STORY LINE Nov. 4 Shaw* ...................................12 p.m. The Falcons open the 2017 season against South Atlantic Conference opponent Catawba College. * CIAA Games Website: saintaugfalcons.com FALCONS TO PLAY SEASON OPENER ON THURSDAY FOR FIRST TIME Listen to home games on WAUG 750 AM Saint Augustine’s University will begin its football season on Thursday for the fi rst time since the Falcons re-instituted football in 2002. 2017 RECORDS SAU 0-0 overall; Catawba 0-0 overall. FALCONS LEAD SEASON SERIES 3-1 HEAD COACHES SAU is 3-1 against Catawba including victories in their last two meetings. The Falcons Saint Augustine’s University: are 2-0 against Catawba on the road in Shuford Stadium. The contest against the Head Coach .....................................Tim Chavous Indians is the fi rst for the Falcons since 2011. Alma Mater .................. Bethune-Cookman (2002) Record at SAU.................. 3-13 (2nd Full Season) LAST FOUR MEETINGS: Career Record ..................3-13 (2nd Full Season) Aug. 30, 2008 - SAC 14, Catawba 7 (Salisbury, N.C.) Aug. 29, 2009 - Catawba 25, SAU 7 (Raleigh, N.C.) Catawba College: Sept. 4, 2010 - SAC 20, Catawba 17 (Salisbury, N.C.) Head Coach..................................... Curtis Walker Alma Mater ..................................Catawba (1992) Sept. 3, 2011 - SAC 30, Catawba 5 (Durham, N.C.) Record at Catawba .................26-19 (5th Season) Career Record ........................26-19 (5th Season) LAST MEETING (SAC 30, Catawba 5 - Durham County Stadium, Durham, N.C. - Sept. 3, 2011) - MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Saint Augustine’s College scored 17 points off turnovers in a 30-5 lopsided football victory over Catawba in its home opener. The Falcons, a CIAA member, lead the Saint Augustine’s University: season series 3-1 including two straight wins over Catawba, which hails from the Sports Information Director ...........Anthony Jeffries highly-regarded South Atlantic Conference. This was the largest margin of victory in Offi ce Phone .................................(919) 516-4517 the series. The Falcons intercepted four passes with three leading to scores. Defensive E-Mail ............................ [email protected] Website .................. ..............saintaugfalcons.com tackle Shonquez Nelson picked off two passes. His interception in the second quarter led to a 30-yard fi eld goal by Michael Lima which gave the Falcons a 9-0 halftime lead. Catawba College: The Falcons had three interceptions in the second half which led to 14 points. Sr. Asst. AD for Athletic Comm. .............Jim Lewis Offi ce Phone .................................(704) 637-4720 ABOUT THE HEAD COACH E-Mail [email protected] Tim Chavous is in his second full season as Saint Augustine’s University head football Website ............................. gocatawbaindians.com coach. He was offi cially named head coach on Feb. 19, 2016. Chavous coached the Falcons for eight games on an interim basis in the 2015 season. He guided the CIAA SCHEDULE Falcons to their only victory of the season, a 31-24 win over crosstown rival Shaw Thursday, Aug. 31 University on Nov. 7, 2015. In 2016, the Falcons added two more wins as Chavous SAU at Catawba .........................................7 p.m. continued to build a solid foundation for a winning program. The Falcons are already Winston-Salem State at UNC Pembroke .....7 p.m. successful in the classroom and the community. Twelve football student-athletes earned scholar-athlete status after maintaining a 3.0 cumulative grade point average Saturday, Sept. 2 or higher in the 2016-17 season. During the 2017 Honors Convocation on campus, Elizabeth City State at Central State ........... 1 p.m. three (3) football student-athletes made the President’s List, twelve (12) were named Lincoln (Pa.) at Cheyney ............................. 1 p.m. to the Provost’s List and eleven (11) were on the Dean’s List. New Haven at Shaw .................................... 1 p.m. Virginia Union at LIU Post ............................1 p.m. FALCONS PICKED THIRD IN CIAA SOUTHERN DIVISION Bowie State at Seton Hill ............................. 3 p.m. Saint Augustine’s University was predicted to fi nish third in the Southern Division Livingstone at Benedict ................................ 4 p.m. during the 2017 CIAA Football Media Day Luncheon at the Sheraton Roanoke Hotel Virginia State at Norfolk State ......................6 p.m. in Roanoke, Va. in late July. The preseason prediction is the highest for the Falcons Wingate at Johnson C. Smith ...................... 6 p.m. since 2013 when they were chosen second in the division. The Falcons are expected Fayetteville State at Chowan ....................... 6 p.m. to be the eighth-best team in the league this season, moving four spots from 12th a year ago. The conference football coaches and sports information directors selected the predicted order of fi nish and the preseason All-CIAA team. The Falcons enter the season with 65 returnees including preseason All-CIAA selections Aaron Linen (Rising Sr./Oakland, CA), Sam Boyd (Rising Sr./St. Petersburg, FL) and Chasz Cosby (Rising Sr./Charlotte, NC). The preseason choices are the most for the Falcons since 2012 when they put three student-athletes on the squad. BOYD DRAWS ATTENTION FROM NFL SCOUTS Sam Boyd garnered much attention from the NFL in the preseason as several scouts attended practice to watch the 6-foot-4, 250 pound senior. Last season, Boyd led the team and ranked third in the CIAA in touchdown catches (7) despite missing the last CIAA STANDINGS two games due to injury. Northern Division Div. Conf. Ovr. Bowie State 0-0 0-0 0-0 ABOUT THE OPPONENT Chowan 0-0 0-0 0-0 Catawba was picked fourth in the South Atlantic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll Elizabeth City State 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lincoln (Pa.) 0-0 0-0 0-0 in early August. The Indians tied preseason favorite Newberry with seven fi rst team Virginia State 0-0 0-0 0-0 All-SAC selections with seven. They landed fi ve players on the second team for a total Virginia Union 0-0 0-0 0-0 of 12 overall. Curtis Walker is in his fi fth season as Catawba head coach. Last season, the Indians tied for second in the SAC at 5-2 and were 5-6 overall after winning the Southern Division Div. Conf. Ovr. league title and reaching the NCAA Division II playoffs in 2015. Saint Augustine’s 0-0 0-0 0-0 Fayetteville State 0-0 0-0 0-0 LISTEN TO HOME GAMES ON WAUG 750 AM OR THE INTERNET Johnson C. Smith 0-0 0-0 0-0 Fans can listen to each Saint Augustine’s University home football contest on WAUG Livingstone 0-0 0-0 0-0 750 AM. Fans can also listen to the broadcast at www.waug-network.com. Shaw 0-0 0-0 0-0 Winston-Salem St. 0-0 0-0 0-0 STUDENT-ATHLETES TO WATCH Saint Augustine’s University: #1 - WR - Sam Boyd (Sr., 6-4, 250) - NFL Prospect. Preseason All-CIAA selection. Ranked third in CIAA in TD catches (7) in 2016. #2 - WR - Lenwood Joyner (Jr., 5-9, 165) - Team’s second leading receiver last season (37 catches). Had 3 TD catches. #4 - DB - Denzel Malone-Huff (Sr., 5-10, 160) - Second on the team in tackles last season (57). Led team in INTs and fumble recoveries. #7 - TE - Aaron Linen (Sr., 6-4, 210) - Named to Preseason All-CIAA Team. Caught 13 passes and two touchdowns last season. #10 - LB - Tray King (Sr., 6-2, 210) - Team’s third-leading returning tackler (48). #12 - DE - Darius Goodman (R-Sr., 6-0, 230) - Led Falcons in tackles for loss and sacks last season. #14 - QB - D.J. Johnson (Jr., 5-11, 190) – Ranked among top CIAA QBs by HBCU Gameday. Led team in passing and rushing in 2016. #41 - DE - Chasz Cosby (Sr., 6-3, 280) - Preseason All-CIAA pick. Led Falcons in total tackles last season (64). Catawba College: #1 - WR - Sam Mobley (Sr., 5-10, 170) - Preseason First-Team All-SAC. Caught 31 passes and 4 TDs last season. #10 - ILB - Trey Evans (Sr., 5-11, 195) - Preseason First-Team All-SAC. Tied for most tackles on team in 2016 (73). #15 - QB - Reid Carlton (Jr., 6-3, 230) - Preseason Second-Team All-SAC. Threw for 1,007 yards, 6 TDs and 7 INTs last season. #45 - OLB - Kyle Kitchens (Sr., 6-2, 205) - On two preseason All-America teams. Had 8.5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss last season. The Automated ScoreBook Saint Augustine's Combined Team Statistics (as of Jun 23, 2017) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 03, 2016 at #25 North Carolina A&T L 0-62 11381 All games 2-8 1-3 1-5 0-0 Sep 10, 2016 CARSON-NEWMAN L 14-48 1001 Conference 2-5 1-2 1-3 0-0 Sep 17, 2016 at N.C.