GAME 22008008 MMorganorgan StateState FFootballootball 9 uunitednited wewe standstand SPORTS INFORMATION • 1700 EAST COLD SPRING LANE • BALTIMORE, MD • OFFICE (443) 885-3831 • FAX (443) 885-8307 • MORGANSTATEBEARS.COM 198 MSU Schedule/Results FLORIDA A&M “RATTLERS” (3-3, 3-1 MEAC) MORGAN STATE “BEARS” (5-3, 3-1 MEAC) 9/6 @Towson 10/18 @HOWARD* GAME #9 - Rattlers Homecoming L, 21-16 W 31-30 2OT Saturday, November 1, 2008 • 3:00 p.m. Bragg Memorial Stadium (Capacity 25,500) • Tallahassee, Fla. 9/13 N.C. CENTRAL 10/25 DELAWARE ST.* W, 49-7 W 20-3 Setting the Scene Morgan State (5-3, 3-1 MEAC) enters this weekend’s Homecoming game against 9/20 @WSSU 11/1 @FAMU* Florida A&M (3-3, 3-1 MEAC) on a bit of a roll having won its last three ballgames. The W, 21-7 3:00 p.m. Bears are in third place in the conference, following an impressive win against Dela- ware State last Saturday. The Bears will try to extend their winning streak when they 9/27 @Rutgers 11/8 @NSU* match-up with Florida A&M, one of the hottest teams in the league. Kick-off is slated L, 38-0 1:00 p.m. for 3:00 p.m. (EST) at Bragg Memorial Stadium on Saturday (Nov. 1) and the game will be streamed LIVE on the internet at Morganstatebears.com. MSU and Florida A&M 10/4 B-COOKMAN* 11/15 SCSU* will be playing each other for the 23rd time in the history of the programs. L, 31-28 4:00 p.m. Quick Hits 10/11 @N.C. A&T* 11/22 HAMPTON* • JR RB Devan James had his sixth 100+ yard game when he carried the ball 26 times W, 41-3 1:00 p.m. for 103 yards and scored two TDs in the Bears win against Delaware State. • James has gained 973 yards in eight games and (122.2 avg) for the season, and Interviews: is ranked No. 11 in school history with 1,424 career rushing yards (tied with Andre Contact Leonard Haynes at (443) 885-3831 to request player interviews. Thomas – 1992-93). Head Coach Donald Hill-Eley and players will be available on the fi eld • SR LB Jarrell Guyton collected a team-high 7 tackles against Delaware State and after each practice. sits at 203 tackles for his Morgan career. • Hornet ballcarriers were tackled behind the line of scrimmage six times for a loss Practice: of 26 yards, including two sacks. Players and coaches are available for brief interviews after practice. • The Bears recorded three interceptions and lead the FCS with 16 picks. Contact Sports Information for practice times. The fi rst 20 minutes will • The Bears offense posted 200 yards, with 150 yards on the ground. be available for video and still photography. • FAMU’s Curtis Pulley is one of the hottest offensive talents in the league, averaging 204.1 total yards per game (79.4 rushing yards) Weekly Teleconferences Morgan State at Florida A&M: The Facts The MEAC Head Football Coaches will be featuredturedured Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 1st at 3:00 p.m. EST on a weekly teleconference each Tuesday fomom 10 Location: Tallahassee, Fla. (Bragg Memorial Stadium - 25,500) a.m. until 11:30 a.m., beginning August 29. MediaMedia Radio: MSU Sports Radio Network - WEAA 88.9 FM in Baltimore; members wishing to participate on the Lamont Germany (play-by-play) & Kelvin Bridgers (color analyst) teleconference should contact the MEAC The Series: Florida A&M leads 18-4 media relations offi ce for instructions. Internet: www.MorganStateBears.com; www.FAMURattlers.cstv.com The schedule is listed below. Series Notes: MSU and Florida A&M meet for the 23rd time ... The two schools are 870 miles apart from each other... The Rattlers lead the overall series with the Schedule: Bears, 18-4 ... Morgan State won the fi rst game of the series in 1965 with a 36-7 win 10:00 MEAC Notes ... The Bears enter the contest leading the FCS with 16 pass interceptions ... RB Devan 10:03 Donald Hill-Eley (Morgan State) James currently ranks as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s leading rusher by 10:13 Lee Fobbs (N.C. A&T) averaging 122.2 ypg ... The Bears defensive unit ranks No. 1 in the FCS by holding 10:23 Carrie Bailey (Howard) opponents to 216.8 yards per game ... MSU head coach Donald Hill-Eley owns a 1-4 10:33 Al Lavan (Delaware State) record versus Florida A&M and 1-5 against Coach Joseph Taylor since 2002 ... The 10:43 Buddy Pough (S.C. State) Bears dropped Florida A&M in Baltimore last season by a score of 14-12 ... Prior to 10:53 Jerry Holmes (Hampton) last season’s win against the Rattlers, Florida A&M had won 12 straight since 1995 ... 11:03 Pete Adrian (Norfolk State) Joseph Taylor is in his fi rst season as Florida A&M’s head coach ... 11:13 Alvin Wyatt (Bethune-Cookman) MSU Florida A&M 11:23 Joe Taylor (Florida A&M) Record 5-3 (3-1 MEAC) Record 6-2 (2-2 MEAC) 11:33 Kermit Blount (Winston-Salem St.) 2007 Record 5-6 (4-4 MEAC) 2007 Record 4-7 (2-6 MEAC) Last Game Oct. 25 in Baltimore, MD. Last Game Oct. 25 in Dover, DE won vs. Delaware St., 20-3 vs. Norfolk State (W, 31-28) Patricia Porter Coach Donald Hill-Eley (7th yr) Coach Joseph Taylor (27th yr) Director of Media Relations (MEAC) Career Record 35-40/7th year Career Record 203-78-4/5th year 222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 1150 MSU Record Same Florida A&M Record 6-2/1st year Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Hill vs. Florida A&M 1-4 Taylor (HU) vs. Hill 5-1 Morgan State Football • Game 9 ONE TO WATCH Tracking the Bears Sophomore cornerback Darren McKhan has been one of the standouts on the defensive side of the ball . The 6-0, 180-pound Miami Football MEAC Pct Overall Pct MORGAN STATE BEARS FLORIDA A&M RATTLERS native has 12 tackles, 9 solo and ranks tied South Carolina St. 4-0 1.00 6-2 .750 5-3, 3-1 MEAC 6-2, 2-2 MEAC for 1st in the MEAC with Hampton 4-1 .800 5-2 .714 IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS four interceptionsioons and Morgan St. 3-1 .750 5-3 .625 Sports Network Sports Network ranks 1st with 9 ppassass SBN #7 Delaware St. 3-2 .600 3-4 .429 SBN #8 breakups throughugh LEADERS (2008) Florida A&M 2-2 .500 6-2 .750 LEADERS (2008) 8 games. Rushing Rushing Bethune-Cookman 2-2 .500 5-2 .714 McKhan had James, 200/978/7 TD (#1 MEAC) Pulley, 74/556/2 TD a busy day North Carolina A&T 1-4 .200 3-6 .333 Lee, 59/263/3 TD Sylvester, 109/500/4 TDs last Saturday Norfolk St. 1-4 .200 2-6 .250 Passing Passing Howard 0-4 .000 1-6 .143 Jackson, 56-108-6 Battle, 70-111-3 against THIS WEEK IN THE MEAC (Nov. 1) 732 yds/5 TD 870 yds/4 TD DSU where he contributed Soutth Carolina State at Delaware St. ..1:00 p.m. Receiving Receiving Elliott, 40/535/6 TD an interception. Norfolk State at Howard.............................1:00 p.m. Surratt, 28/318/2 TD Baptiste, 15/252/2 TD Smith, 26/406 Winston-Salem State at Hampton..........2:00 p.m. Defense Defense Morgan State at Florida A&M...................3:00 p.m. Leftwich, 47 TT, 3.5 SK, INT TD Parker, 47 TT, 8.5 TFL, 5 SKS N.C. A&T at Bethune-Cookman.............. 4:00 p.m. Guyton, 48 TT, 9 TFL, 3 SKS Beach, 43 TT, 1.5 TFL, 1 INT ● LAST GAME OUT - NORFOLK, Va. - Trevor Scott kicked a 26-yard field goaloal with 4.4 seconds left to lift Sports Network Top 25 Florida A&M to a 31-28 win over Norfolk State on Saturday afternoon at Dickk Price P i Stadium. S di NSU (2(2-6, 6 1-4 MEAC) tied the game at 28-all when Dennis Brown hit Dario Walker on a 37-yard touchdown pass on 4th- Team (First-place votes) Rec Points Pre and-7 with 35 seconds left. But as he had all game, quarterback Curtis Pulley drove the Rattlers (6-2, 2-2) 1. James Madison (98) 7-1 2,594 1 down the field in quick fashion, hitting Adrian Smith for 24 yards before scrambling for 29 yards down to 2. Appalachian State (3) 6-2 2,457 2 the NSU 23. After two short running plays and two timeouts, Scott’s field goal split the uprights, and NSU 3. Wofford (2) 6-1 2,324 4 didn’t have a chance to run another play from scrimmage. The loss was the fifth straight for the Spartans 4. Cal Poly (1) 5-1 2,210 6 and came in front of a rain-soaked homecoming crowd of 13,889. 5. Northern Iowa 6-2 2,033 5 6. Montana 7-1 1,959 8 ● New FAMU Coach Joseph “Joe” Taylor brings 26 years of experience as a collegiate head football coach 7. Villanova 5-2 1,823 7 to the Rattler Program. He spent the past 16 seasons at the helm of the Hampton (Va.) University football program, guiding the Pirates to four Black College Championships, eight conference titles, a Heritage Bowl 8.