FALCONS FOOTBALL 2019 – GAME #2 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S UNIVERSITY “FALCONS” (0-1 Overall) vs. MARS HILL UNIVERSITY “LIONS” (0-1 Overall) Saturday, Sept. 14 – Kickoff at 1 p.m. Meares Stadium – Mars Hill, N.C. THE MATCHUP 2019 SAU Football Schedule Saint Augustine’s University visits Mars Hill University in its second straight road game. Date Opponent Time/Result THE SITE Sept. 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne.....................7-68 L Meares Stadium (5,000 capacity/Synthetic Turf) - Mars Hill, N.C. Sept. 14 at Mars Hill.............................1 p.m. Sept. 21 Virginia State..........................1 p.m. TICKET PRICES Sept. 28 at Bowie State*.......................3 p.m. Ticket prices are $13 for general admission. Oct. 5 Elizabeth City State*...............1 p.m. LIVE VIDEO AND LIVE STATS FOR THE SAU-MARS HILL CONTEST Oct. 12 Livingstone*............................1 p.m. Follow the Saint Augustine’s University-Mars Hill University football game on live Oct. 19 at Winston-Salem State*.........6 p.m. video and live stats at marshilllions.com and saintaugfalcons.com. Oct. 26 at Fayetteville State*...............1 p.m. Nov. 2 Johnson C. Smith*#%.............1 p.m. 2019 RECORDS Nov. 9 at Shaw*$ ...............................1 p.m. SAU 0-1 overall; Mars Hill 0-1 overall. * - CIAA Games SEASON SERIES # - Homecoming SAU is 1-7 against Mars Hill, including 1-3 at Meares Stadium. The last time both % - Senior Day teams faced each other was 2010 in Raleigh, N.C. The Falcons lost the game 41-12. $ - Raleigh Classic LAST GAME Website: saintaugfalcons.com (Lenoir-Rhyne 68, SAU 7 - Moretz Stadium, Hickory, NC - Sept. 7, 2019) - Listen to Falcons’ home games Quarterback Jalen Jones (Sr./Baltimore, MD) and wide receiver Kyle Levere (Jr./Anne on WAUG 750 AM Arundel Co., MD) provided the biggest highlight for the Falcons in the fi rst quarter of the non-conference loss. Levere made a spectacular diving catch of a Jones’ pass in the corner of the end zone for a 23-yard score. Andre Labat (Fr./Miami, FL) kicked the extra point. The Falcons scored four plays after Jaelen Parker (Fr./Norristown, PA) recovered a fumble on a punt return at the Lenoir-Rhyne 43-yard line. The touchdown HEAD COACHES pulled SAU within 14-7 but the Bears, ranked eighth in the AFCA Coaches Top 25 Poll, Saint Augustine’s University: pulled away from the Falcons. Head Coach .....................................Tim Chavous Alma Mater .................. Bethune-Cookman (2002) (VMI 63, Mars Hill 21 - Foster Stadium, Lexington, VA - Sept. 7, 2019) - Javon Record at SAU........................10-26 (5th Season) Harbison caught two touchdown passes for the Lions in the loss to VMI. Jimmy Urzua Career Record ........................10-26 (5th Season) connected with Harbison for his fi rst touchdown of the game just 1:05 into the second quarter. Cody Boynton threw his fi rst collegiate touchdown as he connected with Mars Hill University: Harbison on a 65-yard play-action pass in the fourth quarter. Head Coach..........................................Tim Clifton Alma Mater .....................................Mercer (1976) Record at Mars Hill ...........136-135 (27th Season) SAU FOOTBALL PREVIEW Career Record ..................136-135 (27th Season) Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) brings back 23 returners from last season’s 2-7 squad. The Falcons also recruited a slew of newcomers to help improve on last year’s MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS overall mark. The Falcons are picked fourth in the Southern Division and ninth in the CIAA. Saint Augustine’s University: Sports Information Director ...........Anthony Jeffries SAU HEAD COACH TIM CHAVOUS Offi ce Phone .................................(919) 516-4517 Tim Chavous enters his fourth full season and fi fth overall as Saint Augustine’s E-Mail ............................ [email protected] Website .................. ..............saintaugfalcons.com University (SAU) head football coach. A veteran in the coaching ranks, Chavous has roamed the sidelines for 17 years in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Mars Hill University: (CIAA). Since Chavous became head coach, the Falcons have garnered six All-CIAA Director of Athletic Communications. ....Adam Williams and 10 All-CIAA rookie honors. Eight student-athletes have been Honorable Mention Phone............................................(828) 689-1363 All-CIAA selections. On a national and regional level, two Falcons have made the Don E-Mail ................................... [email protected] Hanson All-Super Region squad and two Falcons have earned CoSIDA Academic All- Website ...................................... marshilllions.com District honors during Chavous’ tenure. In 2017, the Falcons tied for the best record in the CIAA Southern Division, the fi rst time that has happened in recent memory. STATS COMPARISON That year, the Falcons captured their fi rst-ever Raleigh Classic Trophy after defeating crosstown rival Shaw University 31-14. SAU MHU 7.0.....................Points Per Game. ................. 21.0 HARRIS ON BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL POY AWARD WATCH LIST 68.0................Pts. Allowed Per Game. ...........23.2 Senior linebacker Joseph Harris, Jr. (So./Jacksonville, FL) was named to the 2019 -3.0.........................Rushing Avg. ................... 61.0 Black College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List on Aug. 14. Forty-eight 110.0.......................Passing Avg.... ............. 270.0 student-athletes, including 10 from the CIAA, are on the Watch List, which was 107.0.....................Total Yards Avg. ............ 331.0 released by The Black College Football Hall of Fame. The award is presented to the 256.0...................Opp. Rushing Avg. ............220.0 most outstanding college football player from an HBCU (Historically Black College 152.0...................Opp. Passing Avg.............. 351.0 and University). His past achievements and bright future earned him a spot on the 408.0................Opp. Total Yards Avg. .......... 571.0 Watch List, which is on blackcollegefootballhof.org. Four fi nalists will be named on 3................................Turnovers............................5 Dec. 3, 2019 and the winner will be honored on Feb. 15, 2020. 1..........................Forced Turnovers......................1 29:18.................Time of Possession. ........ ....34:07 HARRIS NAMED TO THE PRESEASON ALL-CIAA TEAM Standout linebacker Joseph Harris, Jr. (So./Jacksonville, FL) of Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) was selected to the Preseason All-CIAA Football Team at the 2019 CIAA Football Media Day inside the Holiday Inn Roanoke-Valley View on July 18. Harris is one of 26 players on the preseason squad. He’s one of 18 returners from the 2018 All-CIAA Football Team. Last year, Harris was an All-CIAA First Team selection as well as an All-CIAA Rookie Team member. He led the Falcons in tackles as a freshman (58) and ranked ninth in the CIAA in tackles per game (6.4). GARRIS AMONG AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEES Defensive back Roy Garris, Jr. (Sr./Raleigh, NC) of Saint Augustine’s University was named a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Football Team on July 16. Garris is one of 137 student-athletes nominated by their respective sports information CIAA STANDINGS directors. The Allstate Good Works Team will be announced in September, with 22 Northern Division Conf. Ovr. student-athletes and an honorary coach being selected by a voting panel of former Bowie State 0-0 1-0 Good Works Team members and well-known media personalities. To be nominated Virginia Union 0-0 1-0 for the AFCA Good Works Team, a student-athlete must be dedicated to community Chowan 0-0 0-1 Elizabeth City State 0-0 0-1 service and excel in the classroom. Lincoln (Pa.) 0-0 0-1 Virginia State 0-0 0-1 ABOUT THE OPPONENT Mars Hill is picked to fi nish seventh in the nine-team South Atlantic Conference. Mars Southern Division Conf. Ovr. Hill placed three players on the 2019 preseason All-SAC Team (Travis James and Fayetteville State 0-0 1-0 Craig Rucker were fi rst team selections). Tim Clifton is in his 27th season as Lions’ Livingstone 0-0 1-0 Head Coach. He has posted 16 winning seasons in 25 years as head coach at Mars Saint Augustine’s 0-0 0-1 Hill. Clifton holds the school record for most wins by a head coach and ranks second Johnson C. Smith 0-0 0-1 in all-time wins among all SAC head coaches. The Lions’ best player is Rucker, an Shaw 0-0 0-1 All-American wide receiver who named SAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2018. Winston-Salem State 0-0 0-1 STUDENT-ATHLETES TO WATCH Saint Augustine’s University: #1 - QB - Jalen Jones (Sr., 6-4, 220) - Completed 11 of 21 passes for 110 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs vs. Lenoir-Rhyne. #3 - RB - Jeremiah Miller (Sr., 5-9, 180) - Led the Falcons in rushing the last two seasons. #4 - WR - Kyle Levere (Jr., 6-4, 200) - Made spectacular diving grab for 23-yard TD vs. Lenoir-Rhyne. #18 - WR - DeAndre Conley (So., 6-0, 170) - Caught 4 passes for 38 yards vs. Lenoir-Rhyne. #22 - LB - Joseph Harris, Jr. (So, 6-0, 225) - Finished with 7 tackles against Lenoir-Rhyne; Preseason All-CIAA pick. Mars Hill University: #2 - WR - Craig Rucker (Sr., 5-7, 175) - Grabbed 10 passes for 94 yards and 1 TD vs. VMI; 2018 All-American #3 - WR - Javon Harbison (Sr., 6-0, 185) - Caught 7 passes for 131 yards and 2 TDs vs. VMI; #5 - QB - Collin Sneed (Jr., 6-0, 200) - Completed 6 of 11 passes for 36 yards and 2 interceptions vs. VMI. #7 - QB - Jimmy Urzua (So., 6-2, 190) - Completed 13 of 25 passes for 156 yards, two TDs and 2 interceptions vs. VMI. #9 - FS - Carl Robertgeau