FALCONS FOOTBALL 2019 – GAME #3 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S UNIVERSITY “FALCONS” (0-2 Overall) vs. VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY “TROJANS” (1-1 Overall) Saturday, Sept. 21 – Kickoff at 1 p.m. George Williams Athletic Complex – Raleigh, N.C. THE MATCHUP 2019 SAU Football Schedule Saint Augustine’s University hosts Virginia State University in its home opener. Date Opponent Time/Result THE SITE Sept. 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne.....................7-68 L George Williams Athletic Complex (2,500 capacity/FieldTurf) - Raleigh, N.C. Sept. 14 at Mars Hill...........................14-46 L Sept. 21 Virginia State..........................1 p.m. TICKET PRICES Sept. 28 at Bowie State*.......................3 p.m. Ticket prices are $16 for general admission. Oct. 5 Elizabeth City State*...............1 p.m. LIVE VIDEO AND LIVE STATS FOR THE SAU-VSU CONTEST Oct. 12 Livingstone*............................1 p.m. Follow the Saint Augustine’s University-Virginia State University football game on live Oct. 19 at Winston-Salem State*.........6 p.m. video at theciaasn.com and saintaugfalcons.com. Follow the action via live stats on Oct. 26 at Fayetteville State*...............1 p.m. saintaugfalcons.com Nov. 2 Johnson C. Smith*#%.............1 p.m. Nov. 9 at Shaw*$ ...............................1 p.m. 2019 RECORDS SAU 0-2 overall; Virginia State 1-1 overall. * - CIAA Games # - Homecoming SEASON SERIES % - Senior Day SAU is 4-12 against Virginia State, but is 3-1 at home against the Trojans. The Falcons have lost the last two contests in the season series. $ - Raleigh Classic Website: saintaugfalcons.com LAST GAME Listen to Falcons’ home games (Mars Hill 46, SAU 14 - Meares Stadium, Mars Hill, NC - Sept. 14, 2019) - Jalen on WAUG 750 AM Jones (Sr./Baltimore, MD) threw a touchdown pass to Joe Baker (So./Goldsboro, NC) and Jeremiah Miller (Sr./Miami, FL) scored on the ground for Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) in a 46-14 non-conference football loss to Mars Hill University on Saturday. Both touchdowns pulled the Falcons even at 14-14 in the second quarter after trailing 14-0. The Lions scored the remaining points for the fi nal score. HEAD COACHES Saint Augustine’s University: (Virginia State 35, UNC Pembroke 16 - Rogers Stadium, Ettrick, VA - Sept. 14, Head Coach .....................................Tim Chavous 2019) - Virginia State outscored UNC Pembroke 21-7 in the second half to pull away Alma Mater .................. Bethune-Cookman (2002) for the win. Darius Hagans rushed for 135 yards and one touchdown, and Demetrius Record at SAU........................10-27 (5th Season) Strickland gained 120 yards and added a score for the Trojans, who tallied 394 yards Career Record ........................10-27 (5th Season) on the ground. The Trojans led 21-16 in the fourth quarter before Hagans scored on a 55-yard run and Toure Wallace scored on a 1-yard run. Virginia State University: Head Coach................................... Reggie Barlow Alma Mater .........................Alabama State (1996) PREVIOUS MEETING Record at VSU..........................24-9 (4th Season) (Virginia State 24, SAU 0 - Rogers Stadium, Ettrick, VA - Oct. 3, 2015) - Saint Career Record ......................73-51 (12th Season) Augustine’s University played Virginia State University close through three quarters on a rainy day, but the Falcons ultimately were defeated in a CIAA football contest. MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Trailing 14-0 at halftime, the Falcons only allowed a fi eld goal in the third quarter. The Trojans put the game away with a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Saint Augustine’s University: Sports Information Director ...........Anthony Jeffries LAST YEAR’S GAME CANCELED DUE TO HURRICANE FLORENCE Offi ce Phone .................................(919) 516-4517 The Saint Augustine’s University-Virginia State University football contest scheduled E-Mail ............................ [email protected] Website .................. ..............saintaugfalcons.com for Sept. 15, 2018 at the George Williams Athletic Complex in Raleigh, N.C., was canceled due to Hurricane Florence. Virginia State University: Asst. AD For Sports Comm..Cassandra Artis-Williams SAU FOOTBALL PREVIEW Phone............................................(804) 524-6831 Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) brings back 23 returnees from last season’s 2-7 E-Mail ............................. [email protected] squad. The Falcons also recruited a slew of newcomers to help improve on last year’s Website ......................................govsutrojans.com overall mark. The Falcons are picked fourth in the Southern Division and ninth in the CIAA. STATS COMPARISON SAU HEAD COACH TIM CHAVOUS SAU VSU Tim Chavous enters his fourth full season and fi fth overall as Saint Augustine’s 10.5.....................Points Per Game ................ 28.0 University (SAU) head football coach. A veteran in the coaching ranks, Chavous has 57.0................Pts. Allowed Per Game. ...........30.0 roamed the sidelines for 17 years in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 30.5.........................Rushing Avg. .................299.5 (CIAA). Since Chavous became head coach, the Falcons have garnered six All-CIAA 135.5.......................Passing Avg.... ............. 188.0 awards and 10 All-CIAA rookie honors. Eight student-athletes have been Honorable 165.5.....................Total Yards Avg. ............ 487.5 Mention All-CIAA selections. On a national and regional level, two Falcons have made 234.5...................Opp. Rushing Avg. ..............95.5 the Don Hanson All-Super Region squad and two Falcons have earned CoSIDA 179.5...................Opp. Passing Avg.............. 218.5 Academic All-District honors during Chavous’ tenure. In 2017, the Falcons tied for the 414.0................Opp. Total Yards Avg. .......... 314.0 best record in the CIAA Southern Division, the fi rst time that has happened in recent 6................................Turnovers............................6 memory. That year, the Falcons captured their fi rst-ever Raleigh Classic Trophy after 5..........................Forced Turnovers......................1 defeating crosstown rival Shaw University 31-14. 30:45.................Time of Possession. ............ 32:28 HARRIS ON BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL POY AWARD WATCH LIST Senior linebacker Joseph Harris, Jr. (So./Jacksonville, FL) was named to the 2019 Black College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List on Aug. 14. Forty-eight student-athletes, including 10 from the CIAA, are on the Watch List, which was released by The Black College Football Hall of Fame. The award is presented to the most outstanding college football player from an HBCU (Historically Black College and University). His past achievements and bright future earned him a spot on the Watch List, which is on blackcollegefootballhof.org. Four fi nalists will be named on Dec. 3, 2019 and the winner will be honored on Feb. 15, 2020. HARRIS NAMED TO THE PRESEASON ALL-CIAA TEAM Standout linebacker Joseph Harris, Jr. (So./Jacksonville, FL) of Saint Augustine’s CIAA STANDINGS University (SAU) was selected to the Preseason All-CIAA Football Team at the 2019 Northern Division Conf. Ovr. CIAA Football Media Day inside the Holiday Inn Roanoke-Valley View on July 18. Bowie State 0-0 2-0 Harris is one of 26 players on the preseason squad. He’s one of 18 returners from the Chowan 0-0 1-1 2018 All-CIAA Football Team. Last year, Harris was an All-CIAA First Team selection Virginia State 0-0 1-1 Virginia Union 0-0 1-1 as well as an All-CIAA Rookie Team member. He led the Falcons in tackles as a Elizabeth City State 0-0 0-2 freshman (58) and ranked ninth in the CIAA in tackles per game (6.4). Lincoln (Pa.) 0-0 0-2 ABOUT THE OPPONENT Southern Division Conf. Ovr. Virginia State returns 47 lettermen including 12 starters from last year’s 4-5 team. The Livingstone 0-0 2-0 Trojans are picked to fi nish fourth in the CIAA Northern Division. They are expected to Fayetteville State 0-0 1-1 be the fi fth-best team overall in the CIAA. Offensive lineman Frank Ball was selected Johnson C. Smith 0-0 1-1 to the Preseason All-CIAA Football Team. The Trojans are 3rd in the CIAA in points Saint Augustine’s 0-0 0-2 per game. Darius Hagans ranks 4th in the CIAA in yards per game (93.5). Head Shaw 0-0 0-2 Coach Reggie Barlow led VSU to an unbeaten regular season and CIAA Title in 2017. Winston-Salem State 0-0 0-2 STUDENT-ATHLETES TO WATCH Saint Augustine’s University: #1 - QB - Jalen Jones (Sr., 6-4, 220) - Tossed two TD passes in two games. #3 - RB - Jeremiah Miller (Sr., 5-9, 180) - Rushed for 87 yards and one TD vs. Mars Hill last week. #4 - WR - Kyle Levere (Jr., 6-4, 200) - Leads the team in receiving yards per game (21.8). #18 - WR - DeAndre Conley (So., 6-0, 170) - Leads the Falcons in catches (9) after two games. #22 - LB - Joseph Harris, Jr. (So, 6-0, 225) - Team leader in tackles (14) after two games. Virginia State University: #3 - QB - Cordelral Cook (Sr., 6-0, 205) - Combined for 162 yards and two touchdowns vs. UNC Pembroke last week. #9 - RB - Darius Hagans (So., 6-0, 210) - Led the Trojans with 135 yards on 13 carries vs. UNC Pembroke; Rushed for a score. #21 - DB - Na’Shawn Reid-Carlos (So., 6-2, 175) - Tallied a game-high 10 tackles vs. UNC Pembroke. #32 - RB - Demetrius Strickland (Jr., 5-8, 185) - Gained 120 yards on 21 rushes and scored one touchdown vs. UNC Pembroke. #52 - DL - Stephen Harris (Sr., 5-10, 280) - Totaled two tackles for loss including a sack against UNC Pembroke. The Automated ScoreBook Saint Augustine's Combined Team Statistics