EAGLES FOOTBALL 2013 – GAME #10 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY “EAGLES” VS. HAMPTON UNIVERSITY “PIRATES” Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 – Kickoff at 1:00 p.m. Armstrong Stadium – Hampton, Va. THE GAME 2013 NCCU Football Schedule North Carolina Central University “Eagles” vs. Hampton University “Pirates” Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 31 at Duke .................... (ESPN3) 0-45 L THE KICKOFF “Bull City Gridiron Classic” ...Wallace Wade Stadium Saturday, November 9, 2013 – Kickoff at 1:00 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 Armstrong Stadium (12,000 capacity/Natural Grass) - Hampton, Va. Sept. 21 #4 Towson ......................... 17-35 L. ................................ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium THE RECORDS Oct. 5 at Howard .........................37-28 W N.C. Central (4-5 overall, 2-3 MEAC); Hampton (3-6 overall, 3-2 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 12:30 p.m. (Chris Hooks, play-by-play; Joe Simmons, color analyst). Nov. 2 #13/#12 Bethune-Cookman ... 14-38 L (ESPNews) .............. O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium QUICK HITS Nov. 9 at Hampton ........................1:00 pm • NCCU needs a win against Hampton to keep the opportunity for a winning season Nov. 16 Norfolk State ......................2:00 pm alive. “Senior Day” ............ O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium • After opening the season with five straight losses, Hampton has won three of its last Nov. 23 at North Carolina A&T ........1:00 pm four games. • Game features MEAC’s top two all-purpose players (Adrian Wilkins, NCCU / Jorrian NCCU Ticket Office: (919) 530-5170 Washington, Hampton) and top two tacklers (Tazmon Foster, NCCU / Delbert Tyler, NCCU Athletics Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com Hampton). • NCCU is the only team in the nation (FCS) with three kickoff return touchdowns. HEAD COACHES • NCCU’s 11 special teams touchdowns in the past two seasons (7 PR, 4 KOR) equal North Carolina Central: the amount by the Eagles in the previous nine seasons combined (11 from 2003-11). Interim Head Coach ..................Dwayne Foster • NCCU has been out-scored 69-19 in the first quarter this season. The Eagles are Alma Mater ....................Delaware State (1993) 3-0 when they have scored in the first quarter. Record at NCCU .....................4-5 (1st season) • NCCU sophomore Adrian Wilkins (Forest City, N.C.) tops the MEAC in both kickoff Career Record .........................4-5 (1st season) returns (29.1 yards per return) and all-purpose yards (139.1 yards per game), and has scored touchdowns on two kickoff returns (100, 91 yards), two punt returns (89, Hampton: 73 yards) and two receptions. He is the only Eagle in the NCCU record books with a Head Coach ..............................Donovan Rose kickoff return touchdown, a punt return touchdown and a receiving touchdown in the Alma Mater ..............................Hampton (1979) Record at HU .......................24-28 (5th season) same season. Wilkins is the only student-athlete in the NCAA Division I-FCS with four Career Record .....................24-28 (5th season) special teams return touchdowns. • NCCU senior linebacker Tazmon Foster (Henderson, N.C.), who amassed 80 MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS tackles in eight games last season, is the leading tackler in the MEAC with 110 takedowns, which ranks second in the nation (FCS). North Carolina Central: • Hampton junior Jorrian Washington leads the Pirates in rushing (468 yards, 7.1 SID .................................................. Kyle Serba yards per carry) and kickoff returns (24.4 yard avg.), and is second on the squad in Office Phone ............................. (919) 530-7054 receiving (25 receptions, 186 yards, 2 TDs) for an average of 118.8 all-purpose yards E-Mail [email protected] Web Site ........................NCCUEaglePride.com per game. Hampton: THE SERIES SID .........................................Maurice Williams This will be the 24th football meeting between North Carolina Central University and Office Phone ............................. (757) 727-5757 Hampton University since the teams first met in 1924. Hampton leads the series 17- E-Mail [email protected] 6. The Pirates have won seven of the past eight meetings, with NCCU ending the Web Site .......................... HamptonPirates.com drought against Hampton last year in Durham, N.C., by a score of 37-20. Twitter Talk: #NCCUfootball 10/18/2012 - NCCU 37, Hampton 20 (Durham, N.C.) QUICK FACTS 10/22/2011 - Hampton 30, NCCU 27 OT (Hampton, Va.) School: North Carolina Central University 10/9/2010 - Hampton 27, NCCU 13 (Durham, N.C.) Location: Durham, NC 27707 9/5/2009 - Hampton 31, NCCU 24 (Hampton, Va.) 11/14/1992 - Hampton 31, NCCU 19 (Hampton, Va.) Founded: 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard 11/16/1991 - Hampton 44, NCCU 28 (Durham, N.C.) Enrollment: 8,645 9/29/1990 - Hampton 33, NCCU 21 (Hampton, Va.) Nickname: Eagles 9/30/1989 - Hampton 27, NCCU 7 (Durham, N.C.) School Colors: Maroon & Gray 9/22/1984 - Hampton 17, NCCU 13 (Hampton, Va.) 9/24/1983 - NCCU 24, Hampton 20 (Durham, N.C.) Stadium: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium 10/2/1954 - NCCU 28, Hampton 0 (Hampton, Va.) Capacity (Surface): 10,000 (Mondoturf) 10/3/1953 - NCCU 25, Hampton 0 (Hampton, Va.) National Affiliation: NCAA Division I-FCS 10/4/1952 - NCCU 21, Hampton 12 (Hampton, Va.) Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 9/29/1951 - NCCU 28, Hampton 6 (Durham, N.C.) 10/5/1935 - Hampton 31, NCCU 0 (Durham, N.C.) Chancellor: Dr. Debra Saunders-White 10/20/1934 - Hampton 20, NCCU 0 (Hampton, Va.) Alma Mater: Virginia 9/29/1933 - Hampton 7, NCCU 0 (Durham, N.C.) Athletics Director: Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. 10/1/1932 - Hampton 19, NCCU 0 (Hampton, Va.) Alma Mater: George Washington 10/3/1931 - Hampton 24, NCCU 0 (Durham, N.C.) 10/26/1929 - Hampton 25, NCCU 0 (Hampton, Va.) Athletics Dept. Phone: (919) 530-7057 11/3/1928 - Hampton 38, NCCU 7 (Durham, N.C.) Athletics Dept. Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com 10/16/1926 - Hampton 20, NCCU 0 (Durham, N.C.) Twitter: @NCCUAthletics 1924 - Hampton 31, NCCU 0 Facebook: Facebook.com/NCCUAthletics Ticket Office Phone: (919) 530-5170 THE LAST MEETING (Oct. 18, 2012 - NCCU 37, Hampton 20) A near capacity crowd inside O’Kelly-Riddick FOOTBALL HISTORY Stadium and an ESPNU national television audience watched North Carolina Central First Year of Football: 1923 University win its fourth game in a row with a 37-20 victory over Hampton University Overall All-Time Record: 438-367-30 on Thursday night Oct. 18, 2012. NCCU scored touchdowns in all three phases of NCAA Tourn. Record (Yrs): 1-3 (3 years - 1988, the game – offense, defense and special teams. And the Eagles chipped in a field 2005, 2006 - NCAA Div. II) goal for good measure. An overpowering NCCU defense forced four turnovers (two Last Post-Season Opponent: Delta State interceptions and two fumble recoveries) and tackled 12 Hampton ball-carriers behind Result (Date): L.ost, 17-24 (Nov. 25, 2006) the line of scrimmage, including eight quarterback sacks. The defensive play of the night, which was featured on ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10, was turned in by linebacker Tazmon Foster, who intercepted a pass and broke three tackles on the way to the end SPORTS INFORMATION zone for an 80-yard touchdown. Foster added a fumble recovery and tied for the team Sports Information Director: Kyle Serba lead with eight takedowns. NCCU quarterback Jordan Reid threw for 193 yards and SID Office Phone: (919) 530-7054 two touchdowns on 11-for-22 passing. He found senior receiver Geovonie Irvine four (919) 530-5426 SID Office Fax: times for 99 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown connection that provided the Eagles SID E-Mail: [email protected] with a 20-3 halftime advantage. A 20-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Oleg Parent SID Mailing Address: 116 McDougald- increased the lead to 23-3 midway through the third quarter. However, Hampton made McL.endon Gym, Durham, NC 27707 the game interesting with 17 unanswered points to trim the deficit to 23-20 on a 38- Radio Play-by-Play: Chris Hooks yard touchdown scamper by Pirates’ running back Jeremiah Schwartz, who finished Phone/Email: (919) 530-6017/[email protected] the contest with 129 ground yards and a pair of scores. On the ensuing kickoff, NCCU senior play-maker Arthur Goforth electrified the crowd of 9,648 with a 90-yard kickoff COACHING STAFF return for a touchdown to slam the momentum back into the Eagles’ favor with 9:09 Interim Head Coach: Dwayne Foster remaining in the contest. A 20-yard touchdown pass from Reid to senior running back Alma Mater (Year): Delaware State (1993) Gary Douglas sealed the victory. Record at NCCU (Years): 4-5 (1st season) Career Record (Years): 4-5 (1st season) LAST WEEK Football Office Phone: (919) 530-5315 (#13 Bethune-Cookman 38, NCCU 14) The No. 13 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Assistant Coaches: pounded out 436 rushing yards, powered by senior running back Isidore Jackson’s Michael Bryant ............ Offensive Coordinator/QB 182 ground yards to become the program’s all-time leading rusher, during a convincing John Morgan, Jr. ........ Defensive Coordinator/IL.B 38-14 win over North Carolina Central University on Saturday inside O’Kelly-Riddick Mike Mendenhall ..Special Teams Coordinator/OL.B Stadium in Durham, N.C. Bethune-Cookman (8-1, 5-0 MEAC) overcame 24 Roy Jones....................... Operations Director/RB penalties for 232 yards by amassing 594 yards of total offense to remain unbeaten Antoine Rivens .............................Defensive Line in conference play.