BULLDOG SCOUTING REPORT Wingate JC Smith Game Information Bulldogs Golden Bulls 0-0 2016 Record 0-0 Game 1: Johnson C. Smith at Wingate N/A National Ranking N/A Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. Joe Reich Head Coach Kermit Blount Site: Wingate, N.C. 93-70 (16th year) Record at School 4-6 (2nd year) Stadium: Irwin Belk Stadium Multiple Offense Multiple Multiple Defense Multiple Series: Wingate leads 3-0 178.9 Rushing Yards Per Game (2015) 67.0 Video Broadcast: http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index 162.8 Passing Yards Per Game (2015) 143.6 Live Stats: www.wingatebulldogs.com 341.7 Total Offense Per Game (2015) 210.6 21.7 Points Per Game (2015) 20.7 Game Preview: Wingate opens the 2016 season 18.5 Scoring Defense (2015) 23.7 with back-to-back home games, starting Sept. 3 170.2 Rushing Defense (2015) 122.2 against JCSU in the opener.Wingate is 3-0 all-time 157.3 Passing Defense (2015) 187.2 against the Golden Bulls.The ‘Dogs opened the 2015 327.5 Total Defense (2015) 309.4 season with a 14-0 win in Charlotte, holding Johnson Lawrence Pittman (111.5 ypg)Rushing Leader (2015) Desean Binyard (44.5 ypg) C. Smith to 223 yards of offense while forcing three Kyle Johnson (158.7 ypg) Passing Leader (2015) Jordan Lane (114.8 ypg) Jordan Berry (49.1 ypg) Receiving Leader (2015) Fred Scott (67.0 ypg) turnovers. Kyle Johnson ran for a touchdown and 3,034 Enrollment 1,400 threw for a touchdown while Lawrence Pittman Irwin Belk Stadium Stadium Irwin Belk Complex added 92 rushing yards. It was the first of three Navy & Gold Colors Gold & Navy Wingate shutouts in 2015. Date Opponent Location Time Series Game Notes 9/3 Johnson C. Smith Wingate, N.C. 1:30 p.m. WU, 3-0 Kyle Johnson threw for a TD and ran for a TD, while the WU defense held JCSU Golden Bulls Irwin Belk Stadium to 223 yards of offense. Lawrence Pittman ran for 147 yards and 9/10 Shaw Wingate, N.C. 1:30 p.m. WU, 1-0 2 TDs while the defense shutout Shaw Bears Irwin Belk Stadium for the first 3 quarters. 9/17 Brevard Brevard, N.C. 1 p.m. WU, 9-0 The Wingate defense held Brevard to 66 total yards. Jordan Berry caught three Tornados Brevard Memorial Stadium TD passes. The Wingate defense notched its 3rd 9/24 Catawba Wingate, N.C. 1:30 p.m. CAT, 16-12 shutout while Lawrence Pittman ran for Indians Irwin Belk Stadium 193 yards and 2 touchdowns. 10/1 Limestone Gaffney, S.C. 1 p.m. WU, 2-0 The WU defnse held Limestone to 190 Saints The Reservation total yards, while Pittman ran for 149 yards and a touchdown. 10/8 Tusculum Wingate, N.C. 1:30 p.m. WU, 12-8 Tusculum compiled 511 yards of offense, Pioneers Irwin Belk Stadium getting 195 rushing yards from Isaac Robinson. 10/15 Lenoir-Rhyne Wingate, N.C. 1:30 p.m. LRU, 19-11 WU held LRU 173 yards below rushing Bears Irwin Belk Stadium average while Pittman ran for 205 yards. Johnson threw for 128 and ran for 98. 10/22 Carson-Newman Jefferson City,Tenn. 1 p.m. CN, 24-4 CN had 464 yards of offense, erasing a Eagles Burke-Tarr Stadium 7-point fourth quarter deficit and winning on an overtime field goal. 10/29 North Greenville Tigerville, S.C. 2:30 p.m. WU, 7-5 NGU outscored Wingate 13-0 in the Crusaders Younts Stadium second half. Johnson threw for 193 yards & a TD, running for 73 yards. 11/5 Mars Hill Wingate, N.C. 1:30 p.m. MH, 17-12 MHU piled up 528 yards of offense, rac- Lions Irwin Belk Stadium ing to a 40-16 halftime lead. Johnson threw for 296 yards. 11/12 Newberry Newberry, S.C. 2 p.m. 13-13 Newberry out-gained Wingate 426-161 Wolves Setzler Field in total offense in the 2015 season finale. www.wingatebulldogs.com PRESIDENT’S CORNER Welcome to Irwin Belk Dr. Rhett Brown Stadium and John R. Martin Field for today's game. We're Dr. Rhett Brown, a native of Pelion, glad you're here to cheer on South Carolina, was named Wingate your Wingate Bulldogs. University's 10th president in March 2015. Brown is a two-time Wingate Exciting things are alumnus, earning his bachelor's degree happening at Wingate from Wingate College in 1989 and his University. Our enrollment MBA from Wingate University in 2001. He also holds a doctorate has grown steadily over the from the University of Alabama. past few years and now exceeds 3,200 on our three Brown is married to Nicci Brown, who was a University employee campuses (Wingate, for 16 years, most recently as registrar. They have two children: Ballantyne and Wyatt, 15, and Isabelle, 12. Hendersonville). Brown has served Wingate University in a number of capacities. Those students are achieving great things, too. In the past Soon after graduation, he was hired to launch the student service two years, Wingate University has had three alumni win organization UCAN and to serve as a residence director for Fulbright awards. George Boyan completed his year in Bennett, Holbert and Hendricks (aka "the Slums"). Turkey earlier this year, and Grace Krauser is in northeastern Brazil right now. In January, Tyler Lee leaves Over the next decade, Brown led Wingate's summer orientation, to teach in Malaysia. In addition, 2016 graduate Nelly founded and coached the Wingate men's and women's cross Dimov recently received a scholarship to the Patterson country teams, was an academic adviser, served as director of School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, one of campus service programs, advised numerous clubs, served on a the most exclusive schools of diplomacy in the world. variety of task forces and was head of the office of career services. Two of those four students (Krauser and Lee) were student- In 1998, Brown was named Wingate's associate dean of students. athletes at Wingate. Krauser was one of Wingate's 86 He completed his MBA at Wingate in 2001. By 2004, he was dean Academic All-Americas since 2000. That's the most in of enrollment management. His next promotion came in 2009, NCAA Division II and the most of any institution in North when he was named vice president for student life and enrollment Carolina - Nos. 2 and 3 are Duke and UNC Chapel Hill, so services, the title he held until the spring of 2015, when he was we're in pretty good company. chosen as Wingate University's next president. We currently have 202 students receiving Porter B. Byrum As a member of the Naval Reserve's construction battalion, he was scholarships. In 2012, Byrum gave $21 million to the called to active duty in Mississippi and Saudi Arabia during the university, the largest one-time gift in school history. With a first Gulf War in 1990-91. portion of this money, we have established an endowment to provide academic achievers with need-based scholarships. Brown is a lifelong sports fan who, in addition to coaching cross country in the '90s, lettered in football at Wingate during his Alumni and others who are visiting campus for the first time undergraduate days. in several years continue to note how beautiful and different the campus looks. We've added several new residence halls in the past few years, as well as several new buildings: The Hinson Art Museum, the Cynthia LeGette Bullock Center for Music Studies and The Old Wellspring are our newest additions. And shortly after the new year, we'll be opening a state-of-the-art Health, Wellness and Recreation Center. Great things are happening here; we're glad you're a part of it. Thank you for believing in the Bulldog…enjoy today's game. Go Bulldogs! www.wingatebulldogs.com WINGATE FOOTBALL AboutAbout thisthis wweek’eek’ss CoCovverer This week's cover features redshirt senior defensive end Andre Foulks.A team captain in 2016, Foulks was fifth on the Bulldog charts with 58 tackles in the 2015 season. He shared the team lead in tackles for loss with eight (33 yards), while leading the team with seven quarterback hurries. Foulks finished second on the team with 2.5 sacks. He also had a forced fumble and a fumble recov- ery on the year.Foulks piled up 14 tackles against Carson-Newman last season, while collecting 11 stops in big victory at number 16 Lenoir-Rhyne. He had 10 tackles in a home triumph over Limestone, adding two tackles for loss and two QB hurries against the Saints.The former York High School Defensive Player of the Year ranked 10th in the SAC in tackles for loss in 2015. 2015 Program Covers 9/19/15 vs. Brevard 10/3/15 vs. Limestone 10/24/15 vs. C-N 10/31/15 vs. NGU 11/14/15 vs. Newberry Patriots’ Day Family Weekend Homecoming Make-A-Wish Day Senior Day/Hall of Fame www.wingatebulldogs.com WINGATE FOOTBALL Wingate University Alma Mater 20162016 WingateWingate CheerleadersCheerleaders In the land of Carolina ‘Neath the sky so blue Stands our noble Alma Mater Glorious to view. Lift the chorus, speed it onward, Loud the praise relate, Hail to thee our Alma Mater Hail, all Hail, Wingate. Far and wide her sons and daughters Bear the gold and blue, Proudly rally ‘round her banner, Hail! Wingate to you. Lift the chorus, speed it onward, Loud the praise relate, Hail to thee our Alma Mater WingateWingate PPepep BandBand Hail, all Hail, Wingate.