EAGLES FOOTBALL 2013 – GAME #9 #13/#12 BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY “WILDCATS” VS. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY “EAGLES” Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 – Kickoff at 12:00 p.m. O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium – Durham, N.C. THE GAME 2013 NCCU Football Schedule Bethune-Cookman University “Wildcats” vs. North Carolina Central University “Eagles” Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 31 at Duke .................... (ESPN3) 0-45 L THE KICKOFF “Bull City Gridiron Classic” ...Wallace Wade Stadium Saturday, November 2, 2013 – Kickoff at 12:00 p.m. Sept. 7 Saint Augustine’s ........ OT2 23-20 W “Eagle Club Day” ..... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium THE SITE Sept. 14 at Charlotte .......................40-13 W O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium (10,000 capacity/Mondoturf) - Durham, N.C. Sept. 21 #4 Towson ......................... 17-35 L ................................ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium THE RECORDS Oct. 5 at Howard .........................37-28 W Bethune-Cookman (7-1 overall, 4-0 MEAC); N.C. Central (4-4 overall, 2-2 MEAC) Oct. 10 (T) South Carolina St. ... (ESPNU) 3-44 L ................................ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium MEDIA COVERAGE Oct. 19 Morgan State ..................... 22-34 L Audio: NCCU Sports Network mobile app (iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android, Kindle Fire “Homecoming” ......... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium HD); “GameCentral” at NCCUEaglePride.com (audio internet stream). Broadcast Oct. 26 at Savannah State ............24-10 W starts at 11:30 a.m. (Chris Hooks, play-by-play; Joe Simmons, color analyst). Nov. 2 #13/#12 Bethune-Cookman .12:00 pm Television: Live television broadcast on ESPNews. Broadcast starts at 12:00 p.m. (ESPNews) .............. O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Nov. 9 at Hampton ........................1:00 pm QUICK HITS Nov. 16 Norfolk State ......................2:00 pm • Bethune-Cookman, the defending MEAC champion, is the second nationally-ranked “Senior Day” ............ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium team to visit O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium this season. The Wildcats are ranked No. 13 in Nov. 23 at North Carolina A&T ........1:00 pm The Sports Network FCS Top-25 poll and No. 12 in the FCS Coaches poll. • Game televised live on ESPNews. NCCU Ticket Office: (919) 530-5170 • Bethune-Cookman has the second-best defense in the nation (Division I-FCS), NCCU Athletics Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com holding opponents to just 263.4 yards of total offense per game. The Wildcats rank third in the FCS in scoring defense, allowing only 15.0 points per contest. HEAD COACHES • NCCU has been out-scored 62-19 in the first quarter this season, while Bethune- North Carolina Central: Cookman has out-scored its opponents 72-17 in the opening 15 minutes of play. Interim Head Coach ..................Dwayne Foster • NCCU redshirt freshman quarterback Malcolm Bell (Richmond, Va.) threw for a Alma Mater ....................Delaware State (1993) touchdown and rushed for another score to help lead the Eagles to a road win over Record at NCCU .....................4-4 (1st season) Savannah State last week in his first career start. Career Record .........................4-4 (1st season) • NCCU sophomore Adrian Wilkins (Forest City, N.C.) tops the MEAC in both kickoff returns (29.1 yards per return) and all-purpose yards (139.1 yards per game), and Bethune-Cookman: has scored touchdowns on two kickoff returns (100, 91 yards), two punt returns (89, Head Coach ................................ Brian Jenkins 73 yards) and two receptions. He is the only Eagle in the NCCU record books with a Alma Mater .............................Cincinnati (1993) Record at B-CU .....................34-9 (4th season) kickoff return touchdown, a punt return touchdown and a receiving touchdown in the Career Record .......................34-9 (4th season) same season. Wilkins is the only student-athlete in the NCAA Division I-FCS with four special teams return touchdowns. MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS • NCCU senior linebacker Tazmon Foster (Henderson, N.C.), who amassed 80 tackles in eight games last season, is the second-leading tackler in the MEAC with 92 North Carolina Central: takedowns (5th in FCS). SID .................................................. Kyle Serba Office Phone ............................. (919) 530-7054 THE SERIES E-Mail [email protected] Web Site ........................NCCUEaglePride.com This will be the fifth football meeting between NCCU and Bethune-Cookman since the teams first met in 1994. Bethune-Cookman leads the series 3-1, including three Bethune-Cookman: straight victories. In that first match-up on Sept. 24, 1994, the Eagles captured a 24-5 SID .......................................... Bryan J. Harvey road victory in Daytona Beach, Fla. Three years ago on Oct. 23, 2010, B-CU, as the Office Phone ............................. (386) 481-2206 14th ranked team in the nation, earned a 23-10 win in Durham, N.C. Two years ago, E-Mail [email protected] the Wildcats amassed 525 yards during a 34-6 victory to spoil NCCU’s homecoming Web Site .................................bcuathletics.com on Oct. 29, 2011. Last season, B-CU scored 28 unanswered points to overcome a Twitter Talk: #NCCUfootball three-point second-half deficit en route to a 42-17 win on Oct. 27, 2012. 10/27/2012 - B-CU 42, NCCU 17 (Daytona Beach, Fla.) QUICK FACTS 10/29/2011 - B-CU 34, NCCU 6 (Durham, N.C.) North Carolina Central University School: 10/23/2010 - B-CU 23, NCCU 10 (Durham, N.C.) Location: Durham, NC 27707 9/24/1994 - NCCU 24, B-CU 5 (Daytona Beach, Fla.) Founded: 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard Enrollment: 8,645 THE LAST MEETING Nickname: Eagles (Oct. 27, 2012 - B-CU 42, NCCU 17) North Carolina Central University held a slim School Colors: Maroon & Gray three-point lead midway through the third quarter, but Bethune-Cookman University Stadium: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium scored 28 unanswered points to end the Eagles’ four-game win streak with a 42- Capacity (Surface): 10,000 (Mondoturf) 17 victory inside Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Fla. NCCU quarterback National Affiliation: NCAA Division I-FCS Jordan Reid threw touchdown passes to Detwan Robinson and Decona Roberts Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in the first half to go into the locker room with the score tied at 14-14. On the first Chancellor: Dr. Debra Saunders-White drive of the second half, the Eagles moved the ball inside the B-CU 1-yard line, but Alma Mater: Virginia committed a false start penalty on third down and had to settle for a 26-yard field goal Athletics Director: Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. by sophomore Oleg Parent to give NCCU a 17-14 edge at 7:23 of the third quarter. Alma Mater: George Washington Bethune-Cookman responded by moving the pigskin 63 yards on five consecutive run Athletics Dept. Phone: (919) 530-7057 plays, capped by a 8-yard scamper by Rodney Scott, to take a 21-17 advantage at Athletics Dept. Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com 5:28 of the third quarter. After the Wildcats forced an NCCU punt, B-CU running back Twitter: @NCCUAthletics Isidore Jackson took the first play 93 yards to the end zone to put the home team up Facebook: Facebook.com/NCCUAthletics 28-17. NCCU posted a 12-play, 52-yard drive in an attempt to answer the challenge, Ticket Office Phone: (919) 530-5170 but Parent’s 36-yard field goal try was blocked to keep the gap at 11 points. With less than six minutes remaining in the game and needing two scores, NCCU had to FOOTBALL HISTORY force the action, which resulted in two interceptions and a fumble by the Eagles in their final three possessions. Jackson scored his second touchdown of the game with First Year of Football: 1923 4:14 remaining to put the Wildcats up 35-17, then B-CU opted to post more points Overall All-Time Record: 438-366-30 on the scoreboard with a 1-yard touchdown run by Angelo Cabrera with 58 seconds NCAA Tourn. Record (Yrs): 1-3 (3 years - 1988, remaining. Jackson finished the evening with 158 rushing yards to help the Wildcats 2005, 2006 - NCAA Div. II) amass 443 yards of total offense, including 274 yards on the ground. NCCU recorded Last Post-Season Opponent: Delta State 234 total yards, including 154 yards through the air by Reid on 15-of-28 passing with Result (Date): Lost, 17-24 (Nov. 25, 2006) two touchdowns and two interceptions. Running back Arthur Goforth collected 142 all- purpose yards, including a team-high 43 rushing yards, 28 receiving yards on a team- SPORTS INFORMATION best four catches, and 71 kickoff return yards. Redshirt freshman safety Ryan Smith Sports Information Director: Kyle Serba tallied at game-high 12 tackles (8 solo) and a fumble recovery to lead the Eagles. SID Office Phone: (919) 530-7054 SID Office Fax: (919) 530-5426 LAST WEEK SID E-Mail: [email protected] (NCCU 24, Savannah State 10) North Carolina Central University sophomore Adrian SID Mailing Address: 116 McDougald- Wilkins amassed 241 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, including a 73-yard punt McLendon Gym, Durham, NC 27707 return touchdown late in the second quarter to put the Eagles on top and sap the Radio Play-by-Play: Chris Hooks energy from the Savannah State Tigers and their homecoming crowd. NCCU held the Phone/Email: (919) 530-6017/[email protected] Tigers scoreless the rest of the way to snap a two-game losing skid with a 24-10 road victory inside Ted Wright Stadium in Savannah, Ga. A sophomore out of Forest City, COACHING STAFF N.C., Wilkins caught nine passes for 105 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown from Interim Head Coach: Dwayne Foster redshirt-freshman quarterback Malcolm Bell in the third quarter, while also tallying 82 Alma Mater (Year): Delaware State (1993) punt return yards and 54 kickoff return yards. Wilkins is the first 100-yard receiver for Record at NCCU (Years): 4-4 (1st season) NCCU since Demario Lackey tallied 100 yards receiving against Hampton in 2011.