EAGLES FOOTBALL 2018 – GAME #3 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY “EAGLES” VS. DUKE UNIVERSITY “BLUE DEVILS” Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 – Kickoff at 3:30 p.m. Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium - Durham, N.C. “Bull City Gridiron Classic” THE GAME 2018 NCCU Football Schedule North Carolina Central University “Eagles” vs. Duke University “Blue Devils” Date Opponent Time/Result THE KICKOFF Sept. 2 vs. Prairie View A&M .(ESPN2) 24-40 L Saturday, September 22, 2018 – Kickoff at 3:30 p.m. (Sun.) “MEAC/SWAC Challenge” ..........Atlanta Sept. 8 Saint Augustine’s ..............51-14 W THE SITE Sept. 15 at S.C. State ..... (ESPN3/ESPNU TD) PPND Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium (40,004 capacity/natural grass) - Durham, N.C. Sept. 22 at Duke ............................3:30 p.m. THE RECORDS Sept. 29 Florida A&M ..........................4 p.m. N.C. Central (1-1 overall, 0-0 MEAC); Duke (3-0 overall, 0-0 ACC) Oct. 6 Howard .................................2 p.m. Oct. 20 at Norfolk State .....................2 p.m. MEDIA COVERAGE Oct. 27 at Delaware State .................2 p.m. Audio: NCCU Sports Network “GameCentral” at NCCUEaglePride.com (internet stream). Broadcast starts at 3:10 p.m. (Jonathan Duren, play-by-play; Joe Nov. 3 Edward Waters (HC) ..............2 p.m. Simmons, analyst). Nov. 8 (T) at Bethune-Cookman...(ESPNU) 7 p.m. Video: ACC Network Extra. Nov. 17 N.C. A&T ...............................2 p.m. Nov. 24 at S.C. State ............................TBA QUICK HITS MEAC Champion at “Celebration Bowl” • Saturday will be the seventh meeting between Durham foes NCCU and Duke (2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017). Dec. 15 vs. SWAC Champion. .. (ABC) 12 p.m. • NCCU’s 21 points against Western Michigan (Sept. 10, 2016) are the most scored .................Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta by the Eagles in 10 contests against FBS competition. NCCU Ticket Office: (919) 530-6530 • Of the 22 college football players around the country selected to the distinguished NCCU Athletics Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, two will be on Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday: NCCU offensive lineman Nick Leverett and Duke wide receiver HEAD COACHES Johnathan Lloyd. North Carolina Central: • In just two games, NCCU senior defensive lineman Darius Royster already has Head Coach (Interim) .......... Granville Eastman more tackles for loss than last season’s team leaders (Roderick Harris and Antonio Alma Mater ........Saint Mary’s University (1992) Brown with 8.5). Royster’s 9.0 takedowns behind the line of scrimmage tops the FCS. Record at NCCU .....................1-1 (1st season) • North Carolina Central University is under the direction of first-year head coach Career Record .........................1-1 (1st season) Granville Eastman, who accepted the interim role after Jerry Mack left to be the offensive coordinator at Rice. Duke: • NCCU senior safety Davanta Reynolds is the Preseason MEAC Defensive Player Head Coach ...............................David Cutcliffe of the Year and a member of the STATS FCS Preseason All-America Team (Second Alma Mater .............................. Alabama (1976) Record at Duke .................62-67 (11th season) Team) after recording six interceptions last year. Career Record .................106-96 (17th season) • In 2017, NCCU’s defense ranked second in NCAA Division I-FCS and topped the MEAC in third-down conversion percentage defense (24.5%). The Eagles are MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS currently second in that category again (14.3%), behind Dartmouth. • Since the start of the 2012 season, NCCU has scored 37 touchdowns on defense North Carolina Central: and special teams, including three defensive scores last year and one this season. SID .................................................. Kyle Serba • NCCU received votes in the STATS FCS Top 25 preseason poll, after finishing last Office Phone ............................. (919) 530-7054 season with a 7-4 overall record. E-Mail [email protected] Web Site ........................NCCUEaglePride.com • NCCU returns just nine starters (6 offense, 3 defense), but boasts nine members of the Preseason All-MEAC Team: First Team - DB Davanta Reynolds, RB Isaiah Totten, Duke: OL Nick Leverett, DL Kawuan Cox; Second Team - TE Josh McCoy, OL Andrew Dale, SID ....................................................Art Chase DL Randy Anyanwu; Third Team - WR Xavier McKoy, and DB De’Mario Evans. Office Phone ............................. (919) 684-2633 E-Mail [email protected] ABOUT NCCU FOOTBALL Web Site .......................................GoDuke.com NCCU won three consecutive MEAC championships from 2014-16, and represented Twitter Talk: #NCCUfootball the MEAC in the 2016 Celebration Bowl versus Grambling in the Georgia Dome. NCCU Recent Records: QUICK FACTS 2017: 7-4 overall, 5-3 MEAC North Carolina Central University School: 2016: 9-3 overall, 8-0 MEAC – MEAC champions Location: Durham, NC 27707 2015: 8-3 overall, 7-1 MEAC – MEAC co-champions Founded: 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard 2014: 7-5 overall, 6-2 MEAC – MEAC co-champions Enrollment: 8,097 Nickname: Eagles THE SERIES School Colors: Maroon & Gray This will be the seventh meeting between the Eagles of NCCU and the Blue Devils of Stadium: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium Duke University. Duke leads the series 6-0 after a 49-14 win on Sept. 26, 2009, a 54- Capacity (Surface): 10,000 (Mondoturf) 17 victory on Sept. 15, 2012, a 45-0 shutout on Aug. 31, 2013, a 55-0 win on Sept. 12, National Affiliation: NCAA Division I-FCS 2015, a 49-6 victory on Sept. 3, 2016, and a 60-7 triumph on Sept. 2, 2017, all played Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference inside Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue Devils have out-scored the Eagles 312-44 Chancellor: Dr. Johnson O. Akinleye in the six match-ups. Alma Mater: Alabama A&M Athletics Director: Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. THE LAST MEETING Alma Mater: George Washington Duke 60, NCCU 7 (Sept. 2, 2017): An 81-yard touchdown run by Isaiah Totten Athletics Dept. Phone: (919) 530-7057 highlighted NCCU’s performance in a 60-7 setback against ACC opponent Duke Athletics Dept. Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com University during the sixth “Bull City Gridiron Classic” at Wallace Wade Stadium. Twitter: @NCCUAthletics / @NCCU_Football Facebook: Facebook.com/NCCUAthletics LAST WEEK Athletics Ticket Office Phone: (919) 530-6530 NCCU’s scheduled road contest against conference foe South Carolina State was postponed due to inclement weather. The contest is rescheduled for Nov. 24. FOOTBALL HISTORY Duke 40, Baylor 27 (Waco, Texas) - Quentin Harris threw for 174 yards and three First Year of Football: 1923 touchdowns in his first career start for Duke, and the Blue Devils won 40-27 at Baylor. Overall All-Time Record: 471-385-30 NCAA Playoff Record (Yrs): 1-3 (3 years - 1988, THE COACHES 2005, 2006 - NCAA Div. II) NCCU: Granville Eastman (Saint Mary’s, 1992) is in his first season as a college Last Playoff Opponent: Delta State (Div. II) head coach. With 20 years of collegiate coaching experience to his credit, Eastman Result (Date): Lost, 17-24 (Nov. 25, 2006) joined the NCCU staff in January 2014, serving as assistant head coach, defensive Conference Championships: MEAC (1972, coordinator and safeties coach until his promotion to interim head coach on Dec. 8, 1973, 2014, 2015, 2016); CIAA (1953, 1954, 2017. Prior to joining NCCU, Eastman spent nine seasons (2005-13) as the defensive 1956, 1961, 1963, 1980, 2005, 2006) coordinator at Austin Peay State University in Clarkesville, Tennessee. During his 11 total seasons at APSU, he coached defensive backs and linebackers, and also SPORTS INFORMATION served as special teams coordinator (2003-04) and interim head coach (winter 2013). Sports Information Director: Kyle Serba Eastman coached four seasons (1999-2002) at Tiffin University in Ohio, including the SID Office Phone: (919) 530-7054 last three seasons as defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator, while working SID E-Mail: [email protected] with defensive backs and defensive line during his tenure. A native of Toronto, Canada, Radio Play-by-Play: Jonathan Duren Eastman secured his first coaching position at York University in his hometown, where Phone/Email: (919) 530-6892/[email protected] he spent two seasons (1994-95) working with defensive backs. He then served as a defensive graduate assistant for three seasons (1996-98) at Arkansas State COACHING STAFF University, earning a master’s degree in sociology in 1999. Eastman was a two-time Head Coach (Interim): Granville Eastman all-city defensive back at Stephen Leacock High School in Toronto before attending Alma Mater (Year): Saint Mary’s Univ. (1992) Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, where he was a three-year Record at NCCU (Years): 1-1 (1st year) letterman as a defensive back. Twice Saint Mary’s played in national title games while Career Record (Years): 1-1 (1st year) he was there. Eastman earned his bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s University in Coaching Responsibilities: 1992. Granville Eastman ...... Def. Coordinator/Safeties Duke: David Cutcliffe (Alabama, 1976) was named Duke University’s 21st head T.C. Taylor .........................Offensive Coordinator football coach on December 15, 2007. Cutcliffe came to Duke after serving the Jason Onyebuagu . co-Offensive Coordinator/OL previous two seasons as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at the Chris Schultz ..Special Teams Coordinator/Def. Asst. University of Tennessee.