GAME 22009009 MMorganorgan SStatetate FFootballootball 4 llet’set’s ggetet ddownown toto businessbusiness SPORTS INFORMATION • 1700 EAST COLD SPRING LANE • BALTIMORE, MD • OFFICE (443) 885-3831 • FAX (443) 885-8307 • MORGANSTATEBEARS.COM 198 MSU Schedule/Results BETHUNE-COOKMAN “WILDCATS” (0-3, 0-2 MEAC) MORGAN STATE “BEARS” (2-1, 0-0 MEAC) 9/12 @Akron 10/24 @Delaware St.* GAME #4 L, 0-41 1 p.m. Saturday, October 3, 2009 • 4:00 p.m. Municipal Stadium (Capacity 10,000) • Daytona Beach, Fla. 9/19 vs. WSSU 10/31 FLORIDA A&M* W, 16-10 OT 4 p.m. Setting the Scene The Morgan State football team continues its 112th season of football on Saturday, 9/26 TOWSON 11/7 NORFOLK ST.* Oct. 3 when they travel to play Bethune-Cookman in their Mid-Eastern Athletic W, 12-9 4 p.m. Conference opener at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida. The contest will be broadcast live on WEAA, 88.9FM. 10/3 @BCU* 11/14 @SCSU* The Bears (2-1) will enter the game coming off their second win of the season 4 p.m. 1:30 p.m. when they outlasted cross-town rival Towson 12-9 at Hughes Stadium. Bethune- 10/10 N.C. A&T* 11/21 @Hampton* Cookman was drummed 40-14 at Norfolk State, dropping their record to 0-3 overall and 0-2 in the MEAC. MSU’s win last Saturday improved head coach 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Donald Hill-Eley’s all-time record to 38-44 three games into his eighth season 10/15 HOWARD* at the helm. Hill’s 38 wins since 2002, is good enough for third-best all-time 7:30 p.m. record behind legendary coaches Edward P. Hurt and Earl. C. Banks. Kick-off is slated for 4:00 p.m. (EST). The game will be streamed LIVE on the internet at Interviews: MorganStateBears.com. Contact Leonard Haynes at (443) 885-3831 to request player interviews. Head Coach Donald Hill-Eley and players will be available on the field Quick Hits • SR LB recorded a career-high 18 tackles (9 solo) during the Bears after each practice. George Howard first win against Towson since 2003. • Against Towson, All-MEAC CB Darren McKhan recorded his 8th career interception Practice: • SR RB Devan James started against Towson...it was his first start of the season as Players and coaches are available for brief interviews after practice. a result of an abdominal pull suffered in the preseason....James needs 891 yards to Contact Sports Information for practice times. The first 20 minutes will be become the school’s all-time rushing leader...he currently has 1,836 rushing yards available for video and still photography. on 418 carries. Weekly Teleconferences Morgan State vs. Bethune-Cookman: The Facts The MEAC Head Football Coaches will be featuredatured on Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 3 at 4:00 p.m. EST a weekly teleconference each Tuesday from Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. (Municipal Stadium - 10,000) 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., beginning August 29229.9. Radio: MSU Sports Radio Network - WEAA 88.9 FM in Baltimore; Media members wishing to participate on thtthehe Ryan Marshall (play-by-play) & Kelvin Bridgers (color analyst) teleconference should contact the MEAC The Series: Bethune-Cookman leads the series 16-7 media relations office for instructions. Internet: www.MorganStateBears.com; www.BCUAthletics.com Live Stream: The game will be carried by WEAA 88.9FM and streamed LIVE at The schedule is listed below. www.morganstatebears.com Series Notes: MSU and Bethune-Cookman meet for the 24th time ... The two Schedule: schools are 850 miles apart from each other... B-CU leads the series 16-7 and won the last game 31-27 on October 4, 2008 in Hughes Stadium ... The last time the 10:00 MEAC Notes Bears defeated B-CU was on September 27, 2007 at Municipal Stadium (33-9) 10:04 Donald Hill-Eley (Morgan State) ... During the 2008 matchup, QB Carlton Jackson completed 12-of-23 passes 10:14 Alonzo Lee (N.C. A&T) for 187 yards, including a 28 yard TD pass and an interception, while RB Devan 10:24 Carey Bailey (Howard) James had 22 carries for a game-high 110 yards and a 2-yard TD ... The Wildcats 10:34 Al Lavan (Delaware State) are in search of its first victory and have been outscored in three games by a 84-23 10:44 Buddy Pough (S.C. State) margin ... The Wildcats recorded a 52-9 win against Morgan State in 1986 in 10:54 Don Rose (Hampton) the first meeting between the teams ... MSU’s first win against B-CU was a 12-6 11:04 Pete Adrian (Norfolk State) victory in 1986 ... Donald Hill-Eley has a 3-4 record against B-CU since he was 11:14 Alvin Wyatt (Bethune-Cookman) named MSU’s head coach in 2002 ... B-CU’s last win was on Nov. 15, 2008 ... 11:24 Joe Taylor (Florida A&M) MSU BETHUNE-COOKMAN 11:34 Kermit Blount (Winston-Salem State) Record 2-1 (0-0 MEAC) Record 0-3 (0-2 MEAC) 2008 Record 6-6 (4-4 MEAC) 2008 Record 8-3 (5-3 MEAC) Last Game Sept. 26 in Baltimore, Md. Last Game Sept. 26, Norfolk, Va. Patricia Porter win vs. Towson, 12-9 at Norfolk State (L, 14-40) Director of Media Relations (MEAC) Coach Donald Hill-Eley (8th yr) Coach Alvin Wyatt (13th yr) 222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 1150 Career Record 38-44/8th year Career Record 85-51/13th year Virginia Beach, VA 23462 MSU Record Same B-CU Record same (757) 416-7116 Hill vs. B-CU 3-4 Wyatt vs. MSU 8-4 Morgan State Football • Game 4 ONE TO WATCH Tracking the Bears Senior LB George Howard has been one of the standouts on the defensive side of the ball. The 6-1, 230-pound Virginia native 2009 FINAL STANDINGS MORGAN STATE BEARS BETHUNE-COOKMAN and 2009 Preseason All-MEAC second Football MEAC Pct Overall Pct 2-1, 0-0 MEAC 0-3, 0-2 MEAC team selection ranks No. 3 in the Football Florida A&M 2-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS Championship Subdivision in total tackles and *South Carolina St. 1-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 Sports Network - N/A Sports Network - N/A is currently the MEAC’sEACA ’s’s Norfolk St. 1-1 .500 2-2 .500 SBN - N/A SBN - N/A leading tackler withitth 43 Hampton 1-1 .500 2-2 .500 LEADERS (2009) LEADERS (2009) stops. “The Hitman”ann” Rushing was named the North Carolina A&T 1-1 .500 2-2 .500 Rushing James, 25/53 Francois, 45/98 MEAC Defensive Delaware St. 1-1 .500 1-2 .333 Singletary, 15/45 Sumlar, 20/85 Player of the Morgan St. 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Passing Passing Week following Howard 0-1 .000 1-2 .333 Jackson, 39-60-2 Francois, 15-31-169 yds/4INT a 18 tackle Bethune-Cookman 0-2 .000 0-3 .000 357 yds/3 TDs Receiving performance *2008 MEAC Champs Receiving Reams, 10/106 against Towson. Diggs, 11/78 Kirkland, 7/45 It marks the Baptiste, 7/71, 1TD Defense second week Defense Smith, 22 TT, .5 TFL, .5 SK in a row he has Howard, 43 TT, 4 TFL, .5 SK, 1 FF Jackson, 21 TT, 3.5 TFL, 1.5 SKS been selected Leftwich 21 TT, 1.5 TFL, 2 QBH Lewis, 20 TT, 2.5 TFL, 1 SK, 2 INT D-POTW. ● BETHUNE-COOKMAN’S LAST GAME OUT - NORFOLK, Va. - Bethune-Cookmanune-Cookman closedclosed to Sports Network Top 25 within 23-14 at halftime but could not get any closer as the Norfolk State Spartans picked Team (First-place votes) Rec Points Pre off five passes and Norfolk State’s wide out Chris Bell had over 200 yards receiving in the 1. Richmond (117) 4-0 3,385 1 dominating 40-14 home win in the MEAC. 2. Villanova (13) 4-0 3,242 2 3. Northern Iowa (6) 3-1 3,138 3 ● Alvin Wyatt enters his 13th as head coach of the Wildcats. He was named the school’s 4. Montana 4-0 2,950 4 ninth head football coach on November 27, 1996 following the retirement of legendary 5. William & Mary (2) 4-0 2,869 5 head coach and now Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Jack “Cy” McClairen. He became 6. New Hampshire (1) 3-0 2,627 6 the sixth B-CU alumnus to take over the Wildcats football program - and he has risen to 7. James Madison 2-1 2,564 7 become among the top winners in the FCS coaches ranks with a top 20 standing in winning 8. Southern Illinois 2-1 2,386 9 percentage .632 (85-51). The Wildcats are currently 0-3 for the first time in Wyatt’s coaching 9. McNeese State 3-1 2,241 8 career at Bethune-Cookman. 10. Appalachian State 1-2 2,065 10 11. Weber State 2-2 1,868 11 ● MSU’s defense will attempt to slow down the “Wyattbone” offense currently averaging 12. Elon 3-1 1,820 13 196.7 total yards in its first three outings. B-CU is averaging 111.7 passing yards and 85 yards 13. Central Arkansas 2-1 1,806 12 on the ground. It will be a battle between the No. 8 ranked total offense (184.3/g) versus 14.