DSUDSU QBQB VashonVashon WintonWinton HamptonHampton WRWR JeremyJeremy GilchristGilchrist SCSUSCSU RBRB WillWill FordFord NSUNSU FootballFootball 20082008 OpponentsOpponents NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #1 Virginia State August 30, 6 p.m. William “Dick” Price Stadium Virginia Lottery Labor Day Classic Head Coach LB LaQuentin Milo RB Nick Fleming Andrew Faison GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Petersburg, Va. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1882 Nick Fleming 159 803 5.1 4 Enrollment: 5,000 Nickname: Trojans Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Orange and Blue Davian Richards 2 2 100.0 127 2/0 Stadium: Rogers Stadium Capacity: 7,909 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Grass Davian Richards 34 469 13.8 8 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks President: Eddie N. Moore, Jr. LaQuentin Milo 34 28 62 5.0 0.0 Athletics Director: Peggy Davis SERIES INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Record: VSU leads 26-18-1 SID: Jim Junot First Meeting: Virginia State 13, NSU 7 (1963) Phone: (804) 524-5028 Last Meeting: NSU 33, VSU 7 (2007) Fax: (804) 524-5763 Pete Adrian vs. VSU: 2-1 Email: [email protected] Andrew Faison vs. NSU: 3-3 Press Box Phone: (804) 524-5030 Largest NSU Win: 39 (1969, 39–0) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 9058 Largest VSU Win: 48 (1994, 54–6) Petersburg, VA 23806 Web Site: www.vsu.edu/pages/102.asp 2008 SCHEDULE Date Opponent COACHING STAFF Aug. 30 at Norfolk State Head Coach: Andrew Faison Sept. 9 Johnson C. Smith Alma Mater: Virginia State ’81 Sept. 13 St. Joseph’s College Record at VSU: 30-30 (6 years) Sept. 20 St. Augustine’s Career Record: Same Sept. 27 Fayetteville State Phone: (804) 524-5600 Oct. 4 at Elizabeth City State Assistant Coaches: Oct. 11 at St. Paul’s Michael Morand — Offensive Coord./Receivers/ Oct. 18 at Virginia Union RB Nick Fleming Quarterbacks Oct. 25 Lincoln (Pa.) Eric Hargrove — Defensive Coord./Defensive Backs Nov. 1 at Bowie State Emanuel McNeil — Defensive Line Mike Arthur — Off. Line/Strength & Conditioning 2007 RESULTS Patrick Respers — Linebackers Date Opponent Result Aug. 23 at Carson-Newman L 21–52 TEAM INFORMATION Sept. 1 at Norfolk State L 7–33 2007 Overall Record: 4-6 Sept. 8 George Mason (Club) W 48–0 2007 CIAA Record/Finish: 3-4/4th CIAA East Sept. 22 at Livingstone W 30–7 Basic Offense: Multiple I Sept. 29 Elizabeth City State L 9–12 Basic Defense: 3-4 Oct. 6 at St. Augustine’s L 14–23 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 33/19 Oct. 13 Bowie State W 39–33 Starters Returning: 15 (7 off., 6 def., 2 ST) Oct. 20 at Johnson C. Smith W 35–17 Starters Lost: 9 (4 off., 5 def.) Oct. 27 Virginia Union L 27–42 Nov. 3 St. Paul’s L 7–17 80 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #2 Kentucky September 6, time TBA Commonwealth Stadium Head Coach DL Jeremy Jarmon WR Dicky Lyons Rich Brooks GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Lexington, Ky. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1865 Derrick Locke 94 521 5.5 5 Enrollment: 27,000 Nickname: Wildcats Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Blue and White Mike Hartline 4 6 66.7 0 34/66.7 Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Capacity: 67,606 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Grass Dicky Lyons 56 655 11.7 7 Affiliation: NCAA Division I BCS Conference: Southeastern (Eastern Division) Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks President: Dr. Lee T. Todd, Jr. Trevard Lindley 50 16 66 3 0 Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart SERIES INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Record: First meeting SID: Tony Neely Phone: (859) 257-3838 2008 SCHEDULE Fax: (859) 323-4310 Date Opponent Email: [email protected] Aug. 31 at Louisville Press Box Phone: (859) 323-2888 Sept. 6 Norfolk State SID Mailing Address: University of Kentucky Athletics Sept. 13 Middle Tennessee Joe Craft Center, 338 Lexington Ave. Sept. 27 Western Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 Oct. 4 at Alabama Web Site: www.ukathletics.com Oct. 11 South Carolina COACHING STAFF Oct. 18 Arkansas Head Coach: Rich Brooks Oct. 25 at Florida Alma Mater: Oregon State ’63 Nov. 1 at Mississippi State Record at Kentucky: 25-35 (5 years) Nov. 8 Georgia Career Record: 116-144-4 (23 years) Nov. 15 Vanderbilt Phone: (859) 257-3611 Nov. 29 at Tennessee Assistant Coaches: WR Dicky Lyons Larry Brinson — Running Backs 2007 RESULTS Steve Brown — Defensive Coordinator Date Opponent Result Jimmy Heggins — Offensive Line Sept. 1 Eastern Kentucky W 50–10 Steve Ortmayer — Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams Sept. 8 Kent State W 56–20 Coord./Tight Ends Sept. 15 Louisville W 40–34 Rick Petri — Defensive Line Sept. 22 at Arkansas W 42–29 Joker Phillips — Offensive Coord./Wide Receivers Sept. 29 Florida Atlantic W 45–17 Randy Sanders — Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coord. Oct. 4 at South Carolina L 23–38 Chuck Smith — Linebackers Oct. 13 LSU W 43–37 (3 OT) Chris Thurmond — Defensive Backs Oct. 20 Florida L 37–45 Oct. 27 Mississippi State L 14–31 TEAM INFORMATION Nov. 10 at Vanderbilt W 27–20 2007 Overall Record: 8-5 Nov. 17 at Georgia L 13–24 2007 SEC Record/Finish: 3-5/4th Eastern Division Nov. 24 at Tennessee L 50–52 (4 OT) Basic Offense: Multiple Dec. 31 vs. Florida State W 35–28 Basic Defense: 4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 55/18 Starters Returning: 17 (5 off., 8 def., 4 ST) Starters Lost: 11 (6 off., 3 def., 2 ST) 81 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #3 North Carolina A&T September 13, 4 p.m. William “Dick” Price Stadium Youth Day Head Coach LB Brandon Colbert RB Michael Ferguson Lee Fobbs Jr. GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Greensboro, N.C. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1891 Michael Ferguson 182 1,169 6.4 4 Enrollment: 10,660 Nickname: Aggies Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Blue and Gold Herb Miller 48 91 52.7 588 5/6 Stadium: Aggie Stadium Capacity: 21,500 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Natural Grass Chaz Dawson 12 149 12.4 1 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: MEAC Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks Chancellor: Dr. Stanley F. Battle Andre Thornton 43 39 82 8.5 0 Interim Athletics Director: Wheeler Brown SPORTS INFORMATION SERIES INFORMATION SID: Brian Holloway Record: N.C. A&T leads 25-8 Phone: (336) 344-7141 First Meeting: NCAT 13, NSU 6 (1962) Fax: (336) 344-7181 Last Meeting: NSU 50, NCAT 20 (2007) Email: [email protected] Pete Adrian vs. NCAT: 2-1 Press Box Phone: (336) 344-7917 Lee Fobbs vs. NSU: 0-2 Mailing Address: 1601 E. Market Street Largest NSU Win: 30 (2007, 50–20) Moore Gymnasium, Suite 200 Largest NCAT Win: 36 (1991, 50–14) Greensboro, NC 27411 Web Site: www.ncataggies.com 2008 SCHEDULE Date Opponent COACHING STAFF Aug. 30 Johnson C. Smith Head Coach: Lee Fobbs Jr. Sept. 6 Winston-Salem State Alma Mater: Grambling ’73 Sept. 13 at Norfolk State Record at A&T: 0-22 (2 years) Sept. 20 at Hampton Career Record: Same Sept. 27 Coastal Carolina Phone: (336) 334-7566 Oct. 4 vs. N.C. Central Assistant Coaches: Oct. 11 Morgan State John McKenzie — Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks RB Michael Ferguson Oct. 18 at Delaware State Tyrone Odom — Defensive Coord./Linebackers Oct. 25 Howard Kenneth Ray — Offensive Linemen Nov. 1 at Bethune-Cookman George Ragsdale — Running Backs Nov. 8 Florida A&M Travis Oliver — Secondary Nov. 22 S.C. State Mack Vincent — Wide Receivers Myron Jackson — Defensive Linemen 2007 RESULTS Chris Robinson — Outside Linebackers Date Opponent Result Dexter Stroman — Tight Ends Sept. 1 at Winston-Salem State L 7–28 TEAM INFORMATION Sept. 8 vs. Prairie View A&M L 7–22 2007 Overall Record: 0-11 Sept. 15 Hampton L 14–59 2007 MEAC Record/Finish: 0-9/9th Sept. 22 North Carolina Central L 22–27 Basic Offense: Pro Set Sept. 27 Norfolk State L 20–50 Basic Defense: Multiple Oct. 6 at Morgan State L 17–22 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 59/13 Oct. 13 #17 Delaware State L 0–27 Starters Returning: 18 (6 off., 8 def., 4 ST) Oct. 20 at Howard L 27–35 Starters Lost: 8 (5 off., 3 def.) Oct. 27 Bethune-Cookman L 20–24 Nov. 3 at Florida A&M L 21–24 Nov. 17 at South Carolina State L 7–51 82 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS 2008 Football Media Guide Game #4 William & Mary September 20, 7 p.m. Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field Head Coach DB Derek Cox QB Jake Phillips Jimmye Laycock GENERAL INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Location: Williamsburg, Va. Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Founded: 1693 Courtland Marriner 115 518 4.5 1 Enrollment: 5,500 Nickname: Tribe Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT School Colors: Green, Gold and Silver Jake Phillips 190 396 56.5 2,801 19/7 Stadium: Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field Capacity: 12,259 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Surface: Field Turf Pro Elliott Mack 46 849 18.5 5 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sacks Interim President: W. Taylor Reveley III David Caldwell 61 46 107 5.5 0 Athletics Director: Edward “Terry” Driscoll SERIES INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Record: W&M leads 2-0 SID: Pete Clawson First Meeting: W&M 27, NSU 13 (1977) Phone: (757) 221-3369 Last Meeting: W&M 15, NSU 28 (1985) Fax: (757) 221-3412 Pete Adrian vs.