2016 BETHUNE-COOKMAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Bethune-Cookman Athletic Communications • 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd. • Daytona Beach, FL 32114 BCUathletics.com • Facebook: Facebook.com/BCUathletics • Twitter: @BCUGridIron • Instagram: @BCUathletics Home to Eight MEAC Championships (1984, 1988, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) GAME INFORMATION GAME 6 NORFOLK, VA. (WILLIAM “DICK” PRICE STADIUM) Date / Time: Sat., Oct. 22, 2016 / 2 p.m. EST Site: Norfolk, Va. / William “Dick” Price Stadium (30,000) NR/NR BETHUNE-COOKMAN WILDCATS (0-5, 0-3) National TV: ESPN3 Head Coach: Terry Sims (Knoxville, 1994) Play-by-Play: Eric Clemons; Analyst: Jay Walker Career Record: 9-7 (2nd season), Record at B-CU: 9-7 (2nd season), Record vs. NSU: 1-0 Regional Radio: WELE 1380 AM / WSIR 1490 AM / at WSOS 99.5 FM & 1170 AM NR/NR NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS (1-5, 0-3) Play-by-Play: Nick Rice; Color: Larry Wesley; Head Coach: Latrell Scott (Hampton, 1996) Analyst: Steve Allen Career Record: 30-21 (5th season), Record at NSU: 5-12 (2nd season), Record vs. B-CU: 0-1 Satellite Radio: None Live Video Stream: WatchESPN Twitter Updates: @BCUGridIron / @BCUathletics Series: Bethune-Cookman leads, 18-8 2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS Daytona Beach: Bethune-Cookman leads, 10-1 RUSHING Norfolk: Bethune-Cookman leads, 7-5 G ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LG YPG Neutral: Norfolk State leads, 2-1 Tupac Isme 5 29 162 7 155 5.3 1 21 31.0 First Meeting: 1976 — L, 14-23 Jamaruz Thompkins 5 31 164 12 152 4.9 2 23 30.4 Akevious Williams 5 35 178 77 101 2.9 2 83 20.2 Last Meeting: 2015 — W, 59-49 Streak: Bethune-Cookman, 2 wins PASSING G EFF C-A-I PCT YDS TD LG AVG/G Larry Brihm, Jr. 4 132.91 41-78-2 52.6 558 6 67 139.5 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 0-5, 0-3 MEAC Akevious Williams 5 66.81 21-48-4 43.8 227 0 40 45.4 2016: 0-5, 0-3 MEAC RECEIVING G NO YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Ranking: NR — STATS, NR — Coaches Frank Brown 5 17 319 18.8 5 67 63.8 Last Game: Oct. 15, 2016 (Daytona Beach, Fla.) Jawill Davis 5 17 236 13.9 0 38 47.2 lost to North Carolina A&T, 52-35 Jaime Wilson 5 12 68 5.7 0 12 13.6 Head Coach: Terry Sims (Knoxville, 1994) Career: 9-7 (2nd season) STORY LINES at B-CU: 9-7 (2nd season) • Bethune-Cookman enters the weekend having lost its last fi ve games on the spin – the longest losing streak for the Wildcats vs. NSU: 1-0 since dropping seven consecutive in 1996. Twitter: @BCUGridIron / @CoachTSims • Since 2000, Bethune-Cookman owns a record of 44-17 in the month of October. • Bethune-Cookman is 0-5 to start the year for the fi rst time since 1993, when the Wildcats began the year with nine NORFOLK STATE 1-5, 0-3 MEAC consecutive defeats under head coach Sylvester Collins. • This marks the second consecutive game on television for the Wildcats, having played on ESPN3/ESPNU last weekend at 2016: 4-1, 2-0 MEAC home against North Carolina A&T. It is also the third consecutive television game against the Spartans in Norfolk, Virginia. Ranking: NR — STATS, NR — Coaches • Bethune-Cookman has won the last two games against the Spartans, as well as back-to-back in Norfolk. Last Game: Oct. 6, 2016 (Greensboro, N.C.) • Though holding a record of 0-5, this weekend’s game was originally slated to be the eighth game of the year. B-CU’s game lost to #18 North Carolina A&T, 35-0 against Alcorn was canceled due to weather, while the S.C. State game was postponed for the same reason. Head Coach: Latrell Scott (Hampton, 1996) Career: 30-21 (5th season) 2016 SCHEDULE / RESULTS at NSU: 5-12 (2nd season) vs. B-CU: 0-1 Sept. 4 ALCORN STATE (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) ESPN SUSPENDED Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) / Game cancelled in second quarter due to inclement weather Twitter: @NSU_FB / @NSUSpartans Sept. 10 at North Texas L, 20-41 Denton, Texas / Apogee Stadium (30,850) / Diquan Richardson: 9 tackles, 1 interception, 1 touchdown B-CU COMMUNICATIONS Sept. 17 TENNESSEE STATE CATEYE L, 24-31 Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) / Jamaruz Thompkins: 7 rushes, 57 yards, 1 TD Bryan J. Harvey (Primary Contact) Asst. AD for Communications O: 386-481-2206 C: 757-268-4561 E: [email protected] Sept. 24 at Savannah State* L, 10-16 (OT) Andrea Wheeler Assoc. Communications Director Savannah, Ga. / Ted Wright Stadium (8,500) / DiShawn Ray: 6 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery O: 386-481-2278 C: 919-806-6689 E: [email protected] Oct. 1 N.C. CENTRAL* (Think Pink) CATEYE L, 14-31 Dan Ryan Asst. Director/Historian Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) / Akevious Williams: 10-of-21 passing; 144 yards O: 386-481-2240 C: 801-376-6883 E: [email protected] Oct. 15 NORTH CAROLINA A&T* (BCUnited) ESPNU/ESPN3 L, 35-52 Jasmine Alston Graphics Coordinator Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) / Larry Brihm, Jr.: 23-of-41 passing, 376 yards, 4 TDs O: 386-481-2278 C: 336-457-7808 E: [email protected] Oct. 22 at Norfolk State* ESPN3 2 p.m. Norfolk, Va. / William “Dick” Price Stadium (30,000) / Bethune-Cookman leads, 18-8 (1-0 under Sims) GAMEDAY HASHTAGS Oct. 29 DELAWARE STATE* (Homecoming) CATEYE 4 p.m. Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) / Delaware State leads, 20-18 (1-0 under Sims) #NSUvsBCU Nov. 5 at Morgan State* 1 p.m. #BeatNSU Daytona Beach, Fla. / Municipal Stadium (9,601) / Bethune-Cookman leads, 21-7 (1-0 under Sims) #PreyTogether Nov. 19 vs. Florida A&M* (Florida Blue Florida Classic) ESPNU/ESPN3 2:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. / Camping World Stadium (70,000) / Florida A&M leads, 49-20-1 (1-0 under Sims) Fans and media are encouraged to use the hashtags #BeatNSU and #PreyTogether when posting or following social media Nov. 26 at South Carolina State* ESPNU/ESPN3 1:30 p.m. content related to Saturday’s game between the Wildcats and Orangeburg, S.C. / Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (22,000) / S.C. State leads, 31-21-1 (1-0 under Sims) Spartans. @BCUGridIron BCUathletics BCUathletics BCUathletics The CatEye Network @BCUathletics 2016 BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES #5THINGS 2016 TEAM COMPARISON 1. Bethune-Cookman will be seeking its fi rst win of the CIRCLE THIS GUY... season – looking to snap a fi ve-game losing skid which is the longest of its kind since 1996. 2. This is just the second game in the last four meetings that neither team is ranked in the FCS polls. 3. Bethune-Cookman sits seventh nationally in punt returns, Record ..........0-5, 0-3 MEAC Record ..........1-5, 0-3 MEAC averaging 19.30 yards per return on the year. 4. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Larry Brihm, Jr. tossed Scoring Offense........... 20.6 Scoring Offense........... 14.8 a career-best four touchdown passes last weekend Rushing Offense ...........122.2 Rushing Offense ...........110.3 against North Carolina A&T. Passing Offense ............167.8 Passing Offense ............164.2 5. Bethune-Cookman had fi ve receivers pull in multiple Pass Effi ciency .......... 100.89 Pass Effi ciency .......... 109.13 receptions last weekend against the Aggies of North Total Offense................290.0 Total Offense................274.5 Carolina A&T. Time/Possession ...........27:44 Time/Possession ...........29:28 Sacks Allowed ..................3.4 Sacks Allowed ..................3.2 Scoring Defense .......... 34.2 Scoring Defense .......... 30.5 • Wide receiver Frank Brown leads all Bethune- Rushing Defense ...........218.0 Rushing Defense ...........183.7 Cookman wide-outs with a team-matching 17 Passing Defense ...........213.0 Passing Defense ...........187.2 receptions for 319 yards and fi ve touchdowns. Pass Eff. Defense ...... 127.58 Pass Eff. Defense ...... 121.44 • Brown, a native of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Total Defense ...............431.0 Total Defense ...............370.8 has fi ve of the six touxhdown receptions on the Sacks .............................0.80 Sacks ...............................6.8 year for the Maroon and Gold. Tackles for Loss ...............6.6 Tackles for Loss ...............5.3 • Against N.C. A&T, Brown hauled in a career-high Turnover Margin ......... 0.00 Turnover Margin ...... +0.75 three touchdown passes from redshirt junior Net Punting ....................34.4 Net Punting ....................29.1 #LightningStrike quarterback Larry Brihm, Jr. • Bethune-Cookman head coach Terry Sims and Punt Returns...................19.3 Punt Returns...................11.4 Kickoff Returns ..............17.6 Kickoff Returns ..............22.6 Offensive Coordinator Jim Pry have continued the upbeat pace of the Wildcats offense. • Drives that consist of three minutes (3:00) or less are called “Lightning Strikes”, with the quick pace THE SERIES of the offense striking fast like lightning. BETHUNE-COOKMAN LEADS, 18-8 • This season, Bethune-Cookman scoring drives have YEAR BC OPP SITE W/L SCORE averaged just 2:12 off the clock, while touchdown 1976 – – Bronx, N.Y. L 14-23 drives are averaging just 1:21 overall. 1979 – – Daytona Beach W 21-14 1980 – – Norfolk L 7-20 1992 – – Daytona Beach W 31-26 1993 – – Norfolk W 33-31 #OCTOBERFEST FUN FACT I 1995 – – Norfolk L 33-35 • Prior to taking the head coach job at Norfolk State in 1996 – – Jacksonville, Fla. L 29-41 • The month of October has been a scary month for 2005, former head coach Pete Adrian of the Spartans 1997 – – Norfolk L 7-21 the opposition throughout the last 16 years of B-CU 1998 24 – Daytona Beach W 59-38 spent almost a decade as the defensive coordinator of Football.