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2019 FOOTBALL NOTES

WEEK 5 SEPT. 28

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STANDINGS

Team MEAC Pct. PF PA Total Pct. PF PA H A N StreakHoward 1-0 1.000 24 9 1-3 .250 72 183 0-0 1-2 0-1 Won 1South Carolina State 0-0 .000 0 0 2-1 .667 78 68 2-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1North Carolina A&T State 0-0 .000 0 0 2-1 .667 64 87 1-0 1-1 0-0 Won 1 Bethune-Cookman 0-0 .000 0 0 2-1 .667 58 84 0-0 1-1 1-0 Won 1Delaware State 0-1 .000 9 24 1-2 .333 80 67 1-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 1Norfolk State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-3 .250 93 147 1-0 0-3 0-0 Lost 2N.C. Central 0-0 .000 0 0 1-3 .250 70 111 1-0 0-3 0-0 Won 1Morgan State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-3 .000 36 161 0-0 0-3 0-0 Lost 3*Florida A&M 0-0 .000 0 0 2-1 .667 84 103 2-0 0-1 0-0 Won 2* - Ineligible for MEAC Championship & Postseason

GAMES THIS WEEK

AUGUST 29Delaware State at Delaware L, 13-31Morgan State at Bowling Green L, 3-46 N.C. Central at Austin Peay L, 10-41Florida A&M at UCF L, 0-62

AUG. 31Howard at Maryland L, 0-79Elon at North Carolina A&T State W, 24-21Wofford at South Carolina State W, 28-13Norfolk State at Old Dominion L, 21-24

SEPT. 1Bethune-Cookman vs. Jackson State^ W, 36-15

SEPT. 7Howard at Youngstown State L, 28-54 SE Louisiana at Bethune-Cookman CANCELED Lane at South Carolina State W, 34-0Virginia State at Norfolk State W, 44-21North Carolina A&T State at Duke L, 13-45N.C. Central at Towson L, 3-42

SEPT. 14Norfolk State at Coastal Carolina L, 7-46Morgan State at James Madison L, 12-63Lincoln (Pa.) at Delaware State W, 58-12Bethune-Cookman at Miami (FL) L, 0-63Howard vs. Hampton^ L, 20-41Fort Valley State at Florida A&M W, 57-20North Carolina A&T State at Charleston Southern W, 27-21South Carolina State at USF L, 16-55N.C. Central at Gardner-Webb L, 12-21

SEPT. 21Morgan State at Army L, 21-52Howard at Delaware State* W, 24-9Norfolk State at Montana State L, 21-56 Elizabeth City State at N.C. Central W, 45-7Southern at Florida A&M W, 27-21Bethune-Cookman at Mississippi Valley St W, 22-6

SEPT. 26Delaware State at North Carolina A&T State* 7:30 p.m.

SEPT. 28Bethune-Cookman at Howard* 1 p.m.Florida A&M at Norfolk State* 4 p.m.N.C. Central at Morgan State* 6 p.m.

OCT. 5Howard at Harvard 1 p.m.N.C. Central at Florida A&M* 2 p.m.

North Carolina A&T State at Norfolk State* 2 p.m.Morgan State at Bethune-Cookman* 4 p.m.South Carolina State at Delaware State* 7 p.m.

OCT. 10Bethune-Cookman at N.C. Central* 6 p.m.

OCT. 12Delaware State at Morgan State* 1 p.m.Norfolk State at Howard* 1 p.m.Florida A&M at South Carolina State* 2 p.m.

OCT. 19Morgan State at South Carolina State* 1:30 p.m.Merrimack at Delaware State 2 p.m.Norfolk State at Bethune-Cookman* 4 p.m.North Carolina A&T State at Florida A&M* 6 p.m.

OCT. 26Howard at North Carolina A&T State* 1 p.m.Delaware State at N.C. Central* 2 p.m.South Carolina State at Bethune-Cookman* 4 p.m.Florida A&M at Morgan State* 3 p.m.

NOV. 2N.C. Central at Howard* 1 p.m.North Carolina A&T State at South Carolina State* 1:30 p.m.Morgan State at Norfolk State* 2 p.m.Delaware State at Florida A&M* 4 p.m.

NOV. 9North Carolina A&T State at Morgan State* 1 p.m.Howard at South Carolina State* 1:30 p.m.Bethune-Cookman at Delaware State* 2 p.m.Norfolk State at N.C. Central* 2 p.m.

NOV. 16Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina A&T State* 1 p.m.Virginia-Lynchburg at Morgan State 1 p.m.Norfolk State at Delaware State* 2 p.m.SC State at N.C. Central* 2 p.m.Howard at Florida A&M* 4 p.m.

NOV. 23Morgan State at Howard* 1 p.m.South Carolina State at Norfolk State* 1 p.m.N.C. Central at North Carolina A&T State* 1 p.m.Saint Francis (Pa.) at Delaware State 2 p.m.Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M^* 3:30 p.m.

DEC. 21Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl 12:00 p.m.

MEAC COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

Maurice Williams, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Email: [email protected] Phone: 757-951-2055

MEAC MEDIA CONTACT

THURSDAY (SEPT. 26)Delaware State at NC A&T State* 7:30 p.m.

Television: ESPNUSeries: North Carolina A&T leads 24-22-1Last Meeting: Oct. 6, 2018 • NCAT won 34-6

SATURDAY (SEPT. 28)Bethune-Cookman at Howard* 1 p.m.

Television: MEAC Digital Network/ESPN3Series: Bethune-Cookman leads 19-15-2Last Meeting: Sept. 22, 2018 • HOW won 41-35

Florida A&M at Norfolk State* 4 p.m.Television: MEAC Digital Network/ESPN3Series: Florida A&M leads 14-3Last Meeting: Oct. 6, 2018 • FAMU won 17-0

NC Central at Morgan State* 6 p.m.Television: MEAC Digital Network/ESPN3Series: Morgan State leads 24-15-2Last Meeting: Oct. 22, 2016 • NCCU won 21-17

* Denotes conference game

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MEDIA INFORMATION

ABOUT THE MEACSTAFFCommissioner: Dr. Dennis E. ThomasSenior Associate Commissioner: Sonja O. StillsAssistant Commissioner for Championships: Raynoid Dedeaux Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations: Maurice WilliamsDirector of Video & Digital Production: Darian McCaskillDirector of Multimedia/Coord. of Marketing: Marquis Bryant Director of Corporate Partnerships: Patricia Easley Business Manager: Joshua CelestinAssistant Director of Media Relations: Jeff Cunningham Assistant Director of Championships & Compliance: Wyatt Sutton Media Relations/Research Consultant: Lonza Hardy, Jr. Administrative Assistant: Nikki Johnson Special Assistant to the Commissioner: Karley BerryCoordinator of Football Officials: Andre Lowe

CONTACT INFO2730 Ellsmere Ave.Norfolk, Virginia 23513Main: (757) 951-2055 Fax: (757) 951-2067

MEAC QUICK FACTSThe Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its 49th year of intercollegiate competition heading into the 2019-20 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.

The MEAC sponsors 15 Division I (FCS) sports with automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason competition in baseball, bowling, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, softball, volleyball and men’s golf.

SOCIAL MEDIAFans and media members are invited to follow the latest Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football news through social media. The MEAC Twitter feed may be accessed @MEACSports and the conference’s official Facebook page is available @MEACSports. The MEAC’s Instagram handle is @MEACSports.

WEEKLY RELEASE & STATISTICSMedia members may access PDF versions of the complete weekly release, including conference and team-by-team statistics, on www.MEACsports.com. Regular updates of the weekly release will be distributed via e-mail from the conference office. To be included on the distribution list, send an e-mail request to Maurice Williams at [email protected].

WEEKLY AWARDSThe MEAC names offensive, defensive, offensive lineman, rookie and special teams Players of the Week each Monday morning during the season. The information will be available from the conference office via release as well as on theleague website.

WEEKLY TELECONFERENCEThe MEAC will host the first weekly football teleconference on Tuesday, Aug. 27 and conclude on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Beginning at 10 a.m., the call will feature all MEAC head football coaches for a 10-minute session that includes a brief statement about the previous and upcoming opponent and game. Each session concludes with a question and answer session with members of the media.

Credible media outlets may access the teleconference by contacting Maurice Williams at [email protected]. The entire call will be available online each Wednesday morning on www.MEACsports.com.

DATES FOR 2019 TELECONFERENCES: August 27 • September 3 • September 10 • September 17 • September 24 • October 1 • October 8 • October 15 • October 22 • October 29 • November 5 • November 12 • November 19

2019 TELECONFERENCE SCHEDULE: (All times Eastern)10:05 MEAC Notes10:13 Willie Simmons, Florida A&M10:23 Terry Sims, Bethune-Cookman10:13 Rod Milstead, Delaware State10:43 Ron Prince, Howard10:53 Latrell Scott, Norfolk State11:03 Buddy Pough, South Carolina State11:13 Sam Washington, NC A&T State 11:23 Trei Oliver, North Carolina Central 11:33 Tyrone Wheatley, Morgan State

ANNUAL AWARDSThe MEAC will name first, second and third all-conference teams, players of the year on offense, defense and special teams, rookie of the year, offensive lineman of the year and coach of the year.

The awards will be announced Nov. 25, 2019 with the league’s offensive and defensive players of the year named on Dec. 10 as part of the festivities surrounding the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Hilton Midtown in New York City.

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference All-Academic Team is comprised of players who have an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or better over the previous academic year. The team will be announced on Nov. 14.

MEAC FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS

BETHUNE-COOKMAN TBA (386) 481-2206Radio: WELE 1380, WSOS 103.9, 1170 AM, WSIR 1490 AMVideo: Cat Eye Network

DELAWARE STATE Dennis Jones [email protected] (302) 857-6068Radio & Video: WDSU-TV

FLORIDA A&MBrian [email protected] (850) 599-3736Radio: WHBX-FM 96.1 JAMZVideo: Rattlervision

HOWARD Derek Bryant [email protected] (202) 806-7184Radio: WHBC 96.3HD3Video: HUBison.com

MORGAN STATE Leonard Haynes IV [email protected] (443) 885-3831Radio: WEAA 88.9 FMVideo: MorganStateBears.com

NORFOLK STATE Matt Michalec [email protected] (757) 823-2628Radio: WGH Star 1310 AMVideo: Spartan Showcase

NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE Brian Holloway [email protected] (336) 334-7141Radio: WEAL 1510 AMVideo: NCATAGGIES.com

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL Kyle Serba [email protected] (919) 530-7054Radio & Video: NCCUEaglePride.com

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE Kendrick Lewis [email protected] (803) 536-7060Radio: ESPN 1230 AM


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COLLEGE FOOTBALL TURNS 150The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference begins its 49th season of college football in 2019. College football is one of the most popular sports in the USA. Four college football stadiums, Penn State’s Beaver Stadium, Michigan’s Michigan Stadium, Ohio State’s Ohio Stadium and Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium hold more than 100,000 fans and their games are almost always sell outs. Even high school football games in some areas draw more than 10,000 fans.

The birth of football in the United States goes back to Nov. 6, 1869, when teams from Princeton and Rutgers universities met in New Brunswick, New Jersey, for the first intercollegiate football game. In the early games, each team was allowed 25 players. By 1873, this number had been reduced to 20, in 1876 it was reduced again to 15, and in 1880 to the present day number of 11.

Over the years, many changes have been made to the game. The playing field itself has been reduced in length from 120 yards, exclusive of end zones, to the present 100 yards, and in width from 100 yards, to the current 53-1/3 yards.

The first ball used was round, then became an oval shape 23 inches around the middle, and now is 20 3/4 -21 1/4 inches around the middle. Originally a touchdown was counted as two points and a field goal was five points. In the present day game, a touchdown is worth six points and a field goal three points. Changes in the rules have been made to maintain a balance between the offense and defense and to foster the safety of the players.

By 1906, the game was extremely rough and many injuries and some deaths had occurred. Educators considered dropping the sport despite its popularity on campuses. President Theodore Roosevelt, an ardent advocate of strenuous sports, declared that it must be made safer. As a result, football leaders revamped the game and many of the rougher tactics were outlawed.

One of the major changes to the rules was the legalizing of the forward pass. It was hoped, and this hope was proven correct, that by opening up the game fewer players would be injured in the mass rushing plays that were so popular and effective at the turn of the century. The rules committee also changed the downs system, requiring a team to make 10 yards, not five, in three tries for a first down. In 1912, the rule was changed to four tries, or downs, to make a first down.

After World War II, college football players began to receive athletics scholarships in such increasing numbers that today nearly every major college football player is paid room, board, tuition and other expenses, usually from donations from alumni and game profits. At the same time, the quality of the game has improved. Nearly all major college football teams are members of either the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which implement the rules and oversee competition between teams.

MEAC OVERVIEWThe 2019 MEAC football schedule is comprised of 69 total games, including 36 conference contests, 33 non-conference games and a minimum of one postseason contest (Celebration Bowl).

The 2019 schedule will play out over 13 weeks with the conference schedule concluding on Nov. 23. The 2019 MEAC champion is scheduled to play on national television in the Celebration Bowl on Dec. 21 in Atlanta, Ga.

Five teams on the 2019 MEAC schedule participated in 2018-19 postseason bowl games. Six of the MEAC’s 18 games scheduled against Football Championship Subdivision teams were 2018 FCS Playoff participants.

The MEAC schedule also features nine games versus Football Bowl Subdivision teams with the first occurring on Aug. 29 and the finale’ on Sept. 21.

The breakdown of the MEAC’s 2019 non-conference opponents:ACC (2): Duke, MiamiAmerican (2): Central Florida, South FloridaBig 10 (1): MarylandC-USA (1): Old DominionMAC (1): Bowling GreenSun Belt (1): Coastal CarolinaIndependent (1): ArmyFCS (18): Austin Peay, Charleston Southern, Delaware, Elon, Gardner-Webb, Hampton, Harvard, Jackson State, James Madison, Merrimack, Montana State, Mississippi Valley State, St. Francis (Pa.), Southeastern Louisiana, Southern, Towson, Wofford, Youngstown State Division II (5): Elizabeth City State, Fort Valley State, Lane, Lincoln (Pa.) Virginia StateIndependent (1): Virginia University of Lynchburg

NEW HEAD COACHES IN THE MEACAfter welcoming five new head coaches to the MEAC last year, there are three new faces walking the sideline this year as the 2019 season gets continues.

Ron Prince is the new man at Howard following the departure of Mike London to The College of William & Mary. Prince is the only one of the new coaches with head coaching experience, after serving as head coach at Kansas State from 2006-08. Prince joins the Bison after being at Michigan last season.

Former Michigan standout athlete and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Tyrone Wheatley is leading the Morgan State Bears in his first time as a college



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head coach. Wheatley comes to the Bears after coaching running backs with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Trei Oliver became the third football coach in the MEAC to become head coach at his alma mater, joining Rod Milstead (Delaware State) and Buddy Pough (South Carolina State) when he was hired by North Carolina Central on Dec. 13, 2018. This is Oliver’s first head coaching position and he comes back home after spending the last three seasons as defensive coordinator at Southern University.

MEAC DIGITAL NETWORK ON ESPNAs part of a multi-year agreement reached last year, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and ESPN will stream all of the conference’s football contests on ESPN3 and ESPN+, the multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company Direct-to-Consumer & International segment and ESPN. There will be 34 MEAC football contests available on ESPN3 and ESPN+ this season, in addition to 10 televised contests on either ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, which gives the conference

44 total linear and digital broadcasts across the ESPN family of networks.

MEAC TO IMPLEMENT INSTANT REPLAYThis season, the MEAC will implement instant replay for all football games, starting with the first conference game of the 2019 season, which will be Saturday, Sept. 21, when Howard visits Delaware State. The following Saturday, Sept. 28, will be the first full weekend of conference play.

Each institution has the option to utilize the instant replay during non-conference games as well.

THE CELEBRATION BOWLFor the fifth consecutive season, the MEAC champion will participate in the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl against the champion from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Last year, North Carolina A&T State defeated Alcorn State 24-22.

The 2019 Celebration Bowl will be televised live on ABC to open up the college football bowl season and played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The all-time bowl series is at 3-1, as North Carolina A&T State leads the MEAC with three appearances.

FCS PLAYOFFSWith the participation of the MEAC champion in the Celebration Bowl, the conference does not have an automatic bid to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs. However, the league still has an opportunity to earn an at-large bid.

North Carolina A&T State earned an at-large bid in 2016 as it marked the first time since South Carolina State earned a bid in 2013, as both them and Bethune-Cookman participated in the playoffs that season.

The last FCS playoff win for the MEAC occurred in 1999 as Florida A&M defeated Appalachian State (44-29) and Troy State (17-10) en route to a semifinal appearance against Youngstown State (L, 41-3), who lost to Georgia Southern in the Championship game. North Carolina A&T State won its opening round contest against Tennessee State, 27-24 in the same year.

NORTH CAROLINA\FLORIDA PRIDEThe states of North Carolina and Florida have had a firm grip on the MEAC trophy recently as at least one of the schools from those states have claimed a MEAC

MEAC PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS

Inductee Institution YearElvin Bethea North Carolina A&T 2003Roosevelt Brown* Morgan State 1975Harry Carson South Carolina State 2006Bob Hayes* Florida A&M 2009Len Ford* Morgan State 1976Leroy Kelly Morgan State 1994Willie Lanier Morgan State 1986David “Deacon” Jones* South Carolina State 1980Larry Little Bethune-Cookman 1993Marion Motley* South Carolina State 1968Art Shell Maryland Eastern Shore 1989*Deceased

2019 KEY DATES

INSTITUTION HOMECOMINGSBethune-Cookman vs. South Carolina State (Oct. 26)Delaware State vs. Howard (Sept. 21)Florida A&M vs. North Carolina Central (Oct. 5)Howard vs. Norfolk State (Oct. 12)Morgan State vs. Delaware State (Oct. 12)Norfolk State vs. Morgan State (Nov. 2)North Carolina A&T State vs. Howard (Oct. 26)North Carolina Central vs. Norfolk State (Nov. 9)South Carolina State vs. Morgan State (Oct. 19)

CLASSICSAug. 29 - Battle of 1st State - Delaware State vs. Delaware Sept. 1 - MEAC/SWAC Challenge - BCU vs. Jackson StateSept. 7 - Battle of the States - Norfolk State vs. Virgina State Sept. 14 - Chicago Football Classic - Howard vs. Hampton Nov. 23 - Aggies-Eagle Classic - NC Central vs. NC A&T StateNov. 23 - Florida Classic - Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M


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Championship since 2012. Bethune-Cookman (Florida) has won an outright or a share of the title in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, while North Carolina A&T State and North Carolina Central has have won outright or a share of the title in 2014, 2015, 2016. 2017 and 2018.

If the predicted order of finish is any indication then the trend will remain the same as North Carolina A&T State was picked to finish first, while Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M were selected to finish second and third with North Carolina Central not far behind, selected to finish fifth.

MEAC IN THE RANKINGS Following the week off, North Carolina A&T State is now ranked 18th in the country in the AFCA Coaches Poll and 17th in the STATS FCS Poll.

South Carolina State (97) received votes in the STATS FCS Poll. South Carolina State (12) received votes in the AFCA Coaches Poll.

NEWTON NAMED TO PAYTON WATCH LIST Howard junior quarterback Caylin Newton was one of 25 FCS players to be named to the 2019 STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Watch List.

Newton was named the 2017 MEAC Rookie of the Year and followed that up by being named the 2018 MEAC Offensive Player of the Year after being ranked among the nation’s leaders in several categories, including passing yards per completion (1st/16.85) and total offense (7th/313.3) en route to earning the MEAC Player of the Year. He was then named the 2019 MEAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.

Newton was also a finalist for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award a year ago.

MCCAIN NAMED TO BUCHANAN WATCH LISTNorth Carolina A&T State’s defensive back Franklin “Mac” McCain was also one of 25 FCS players named to the 2019 STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Watch List.

McCain has been named First Team All-MEAC in each of his first two seasons with the Aggies. He earned preseason First Team All-MEAC honors headed into the 2019 season and he returns after missing a portion of last season due to injury.

MEAC IN THE NFL • Darius Leonard (SC State) was named the 2018 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year• Darryl Johnson (NC A&T State, 2019 MEAC DPOY) was a 7th round selection of the Bills• Joshua Miles (Morgan State) was a 7th round selection of the Cardinals

BLACK COLLEGE POTY WATCH LISTThe Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced the 2019 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding football player from a Historically Black College and University.

Bethune-Cookman and Howard each led the way with four players apiece. Defending MEAC champion North Carolina A&T State and Morgan State each had two players make the list.

Here is a list of MEAC players on the Watch List, by school:

Bethune-CookmanMarques Ford, DLMarquis Hendrix, LBTrevor Merritt, DBJimmie Robinson, WR/KR

Delaware StateBrian Cavicante, LB

Florida A&MXavier Smith, WR

HowardKyle Anthony, WRJequez Ezzard, WRCaylin Newton, QBDedrick Parson, RB

Morgan StateRico Kennedy, LBIan McBurrough, LB

North Carolina A&T StateElijah Bell, WRMac McCain III, DB

North Carolina CentralIsaiah Totten, RB

The winner of the 2019 Black College Football Player of the Year Award will be honored with the Deacon Jones Trophy during the Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which takes place on Feb. 15, 2020 in Atlanta.

Four finalists will be unveiled on Dec. 3, 2019.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offensive Player of the Week: Ryan Stanley, QB, Florida A&M• Redshirt senior quarterback Ryan Stanley was named MEAC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Rattlers’ 27-21 win over Southern. Stanley completed 24 of his 39 passes and threw for a career-high 355 yards. He became the Rattlers’ new career record holder for completions.

Defensive Player of the Week: Marquis Hendrix, LB, Bethune-Cookman• Senior defensive lineman Marquis Hendrix was named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Wildcats’ 22-6 win over Mississippi Valley State. Hendrix helped the Wildcats’ defense limit MVSU to just six points. He logged 12 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, a half sack, and assisted on a safety.

Offensive Lineman of the Week: Jesse Urbina, OL, NC Central• Redshirt freshman lineman Marcus Pettiford was named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performance in the Eagles’ 45-7 win over Elizabeth City State. He graded out at 93 percent and helped the Eagles put 391 yards of total offense. He didn’t give up a sack and had three pancake blocks with no penalties. Urbina helped



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quarterback Davius Richard throw for over 200 yards and three scores.

Co-Rookie of the Week: Davius Richard, QB, NC Central• Freshman quarterback Davius Richard was named MEAC Co-Rookie of the Week for his performance in the Eagles’ 45-7 win over Elizabeth City State. Richard completed 17 of 24 passes for 208 yards and three touchdowns.

Kevin Johnson, RB, Norfolk State• Freshman running back Kevin Johnson was named MEAC Co-Rookie of the Week for his performance in the Spartans’ game against eighth ranked Montana State. Johnson had eight carries for a career-high 112 yards. He also had three catches for 26 yards. Johnson had two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving). His 84-yard touchdown run was the longest in school history.

Specialist of the Week: Chris Faddoul, P, Florida A&M• Junior punter Chris Faddoul was named MEAC Specialist of the Week for his performance in the Rattlers’ 27-21 win over Southern. He had four punts for 174 yards, averaging 43.5 yards per punt. He landed two punts inside the 20-yard line and a converted a two-point conversion.

CHASING A LEGEND South Carolina State head coach Buddy Pough is in pursuit of history. He needs two wins to become the all-time winningest coach in SC State history. He is currently 127-71 in 18 seasons at his alma mater. His overall record trails his own head coach at South Carolina State, the Hall of Famer Willie Jeffries, who finished his career at SC State with an overall record of 128-77-4 in 19 years as head coach for the Bulldogs.

MILESTONES• Florida A&M quarterback Ryan Stanley threw for a career-high 355 yards and set the program record for completions (562) this past Saturday night against Southern. • With the 355 yards, Stanley how has

6,753 career passing yards. He is now 85 yards shy of third place (Oteman Sampson-Delancy) and 201 behind second place (Damien Fleming). Stanley is just 625 yards from record-holder Quinn Gray (7,378 yards)• Florida A&M receiver Xavier Smith had nine catches for a career high 201 yards and a touchdown. • North Carolina Central coach Trei Oliver earned his first win at his alma mater, as the Eagles defeated Elizabeth City State, 45-7. • Norfolk State running back Kevin Johnson’s 84-yard touchdown run was the longest in school history. • With their 22-6 win over Mississippi Valley State, Bethune-Cookman won its eighth straight victory over a SWAC opponent dating back to 2006.

TURNOVER CENTRAL• No team in NCAA Division I football has more takeaways than North Carolina Central.• NCCU tops both the FCS and FBS ranks with 13 turnovers gained, including MEAC highs of seven interceptions (3rd in FCS) and six fumble recoveries (4th in FCS).• The Eagles’ seven interceptions through four games are already more than the six they recorded last season. With linebacker Jerome Foster returning an interception for a touchdown during a 45-7 win over Elizabeth City State on Saturday, NCCU has now tallied at least one pick-six for 16 consecutive seasons.

MEAC/SWAC BRAGGING RIGHTSThe MEAC remained undefeated against the SWAC in three games this season. Bethune-Cookman picked up its second win against the SWAC this season, with a 22-6 win over Mississippi Valley State. Florida A&M earned the conference’s third victory, with a 27-21 win over Southern.

MEAC FOOTBALL ON THURSDAY NIGHTS• The MEAC will play it’s 39th Thursday night football game when Delaware State travels to North Carolina A&T State on Thursday, September 26. The home team holds a 25-13 (.658) overall record on Thursday night

football games played on ESPNU.

MEAC PLAY IN FULL SWINGDelaware State and Howard got conference play going last weekend but now everyone gets in on the action starting with North Carolina A&T State.

The Aggies open conference play at home on Thursday night when they face off against Delaware State at 7:30 p.m.

Next up on Saturday, Howard will host Bethune-Cookman at Greene Stadium at 1 p.m.

Norfolk State will host the Rattlers of Florida A&M for both teams’ MEAC opener at Dick Price Stadium for a 4 p.m. kick.

The Morgan State Bears will close out the afternoon when they host the North Carolina Central Eagles, who lead the nation in takeaways. That game will be played at Hughes Stadium and kickoff is at 6 p.m. All the games can be seen on the MEAC Digital Network through ESPN3.

CURRENT MEAC PLAYERS IN THE NFLName NFL Team SchoolRodney Gunter Arizona Cardinals DSUAntoine Bethea New York Giants HOWJoshua Miles Arizona Cardinals MSUDarryl Johnson Buffalo Bills NCATTarik Cohen Chicago Bears NCATTony McRae Cincinnati Bengals NCATBrandon Parker Oakland Raiders NCATJoe Thomas Dallas Cowboys SCSUDarius Leonard Indianapolis Colts SCSUAntonio Hamilton New York Giants SCSUJavon Hargrave Pittsburgh Steelers SCSU


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BETHUNE-COOKMAN WILDCATS Record: 2-1, 0-0 MEACHome Stadium: Larry Kelly Field at Municipal Stadium (9,601)Head Coach: Terry Sims (5th Season)

Date Opponent W/L TV Attend.Sept. 1 vs. Jackson State (Atlanta)! W, 36-15 ESPN2 23,333Sept. 7 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA CANCELED ESPN3Sept. 14 at Miami (FL) L, 0-63 ACCNetwork 53,036Sept. 21 at Mississippi Valley State W, 22-6 6,487Sept. 28 at Howard* ESPN3Oct. 5 MORGAN STATE* ESPN3Oct. 10 at North Carolina Central* ESPNUOct. 19 NORFOLK STATE* ESPN3Oct. 26 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE* (HC) ESPN3Nov. 9 at Delaware State* ESPN3Nov. 16 at North Carolina A&T State* ESPN3Nov. 23 vs. Florida A&M*& (Orlando) ESPNEWS * - MEAC Game | ! - MEAC/SWAC Challenge | & - Florida Classic | HC - Homecoming

FLORIDA A&M RATTLERS Record: 2-1, 0-0 MEACHome Stadium: Bragg Memorial Stadium (25,000)Head Coach: Willie Simmons (2nd Season)

Date Opponent W/L TV Attend.Aug. 29 at #17 UCF L, 0-62 CBSSN 44,073Sept. 14 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 57-20 17,911Sept. 21 SOUTHERN W, 27-21 ESPN3 27,191Sept. 28 at Norfolk State* ESPN3Oct. 5 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL* (HC) ESPN3Oct. 12 at South Carolina State* ESPN3Oct. 19 NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE* ESPN3Oct. 26 at Morgan State* ESPN3Nov. 2 DELAWARE STATE* ESPN3Nov. 16 HOWARD* ESPN3Nov. 23 vs. Bethune-Cookman*! (Orlando) ESPNEWS * - MEAC Game | ! - Florida Classic | HC - Homecoming

MORGAN STATE BEARS Record: 0-3, 0-0 MEACHome Stadium: Earl Banks Field at Hughes Stadium (10,000)Head Coach: Tyrone Wheatley (1st Season)

Date Opponent W/L TV Attend.Aug. 29 at Bowling Green L, 3-46 ESPN3 17,620Sept. 14 at James Madison L, 12-63 FloSports 19,777Sept. 21 at Army L,21-52 CBSSN 28,018Sept. 28 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL* ESPN3Oct. 5 at Bethune-Cookman* ESPNUOct. 12 DELAWARE STATE* (HC) ESPN3Oct. 19 at South Carolina State* ESPN3 Oct. 26 FLORIDA A&M* ESPN3 Nov. 2 at Norfolk State* ESPN3Nov. 9 NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE* ESPN3Nov. 16 VIRGINIA LYNCHBURGNov. 23 at Howard* ESPN3* - MEAC Game | HC - Homecoming

DELAWARE STATE HORNETS Record: 1-2, 0-1 MEACHome Stadium: Alumni Stadium (7,000)Head Coach: Rod Milstead (2nd Season)

Date Opponent W/L TV Attend.Aug. 29 at #22 Delaware L, 13-31 FloSports 15,894Sept. 14 LINCOLN (PA) W, 58-12 2,078Sept. 21 HOWARD* (HC) L, 9-24 ESPN3 4,142Sept. 28 at North Carolina A&T State* ESPNU Oct. 5 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE* ESPN3Oct. 12 at Morgan State* ESPN3Oct. 19 MERRIMACK ESPN3Oct. 26 at North Carolina Central* ESPN3Nov. 2 at Florida A&M* ESPN3Nov. 9 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* ESPN3Nov. 16 NORFOLK STATE* ESPN3Nov. 23 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) ESPN3* - MEAC Game | HC - Homecoming

HOWARD BISON Record: 1-3, 1-0 MEACHome Stadium: William H. Greene Stadium (7,086)Head Coach: Ron Prince (1st Season)

Date Opponent W/L TV Attend.Aug. 31 at Maryland L, 0-79 BTN 32,761Sept. 7 at Youngstown State L, 28-54 ESPN+ 12,390Sept. 14 vs. Hampton! L, 20-41 19,425Sept. 21 at Delaware State* W, 24-9 ESPN3 4,142Sept. 28 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* ESPN3Oct. 5 at Harvard Oct. 12 NORFOLK STATE* (HC) ESPN3Oct. 26 at North Carolina A&T State* ESPN3Nov. 2 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL* ESPNUNov. 9 at South Carolina State* ESPN3Nov. 16 at Florida A&M* ESPN3Nov. 23 MORGAN STATE* ESPN3* - MEAC game | ! - Chicago Football Classic | HC - Homecoming

NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS Record: 1-3, 0-0 MEACHome Stadium: William “Dick” Price Stadium (30,000)Head Coach: Latrell Scott (5th Season)

Date Opponent W/L TV Attend.Aug. 31 at Old Dominion L, 21-24 ESPN3 21,944Sept. 7 VIRGINIA STATE W, 44-21 15,338Sept. 14 at Coastal Carolina L, 7-46 ESPN3 13,659Sept. 21 at Montana State L, 21-56 17,647Sept. 28 FLORIDA A&M* ESPN3Oct. 5 NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE* ESPN3Oct. 12 at Howard* ESPN3Oct. 19 at Bethune-Cookman* ESPN3Nov. 2 MORGAN STATE* (HC) ESPN3Nov. 9 at North Carolina Central* ESPN3Nov. 16 at Delaware State* ESPN3Nov. 23 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE* ESPN3* - MEAC Game | HC - Homecoming



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2019 TEAM RESULTS

NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE AGGIES Record: 2-1, 0-0 MEACHome Stadium: BB&T Stadium (21,500)Head Coach: Sam Washington (2nd Season)

Date Opponent W/L TV Attend.Aug. 31 #21 ELON W, 24-21 ESPN3 16,358Sept. 7 at Duke L, 13-45 ACC Network 38,313Sept. 14 at Charleston Southern W, 27-21 ESPN+ 5,112Sept. 26 DELAWARE STATE* ESPNUOct. 5 at Norfolk State* ESPN3Oct. 19 at Florida A&M* ESPN3Oct. 26 HOWARD* (HC) ESPN3Nov. 2 at South Carolina State* ESPN3Nov. 9 at Morgan State* ESPN3Nov. 16 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* ESPN3Nov. 23 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL* ESPNU* - MEAC Game | HC - Homecoming

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BULLDOGS Record: 2-1, 0-0 MEACHome Stadium: Bulldog Stadium (22,000)Head Coach: Buddy Pough (18th Season)

Date Opponent W/L TV Attend.Aug. 31 #8 WOFFORD W, 28-13 ESPN3 8,187Sept. 7 LANE W, 34-0 6,237Sept. 14 at USF L, 16-55 ESPN3 31,368Oct. 5 at Delaware State* ESPN3Oct. 12 FLORIDA A&M* ESPN3Oct. 19 MORGAN STATE* (HC) ESPN3Oct. 26 at Bethune-Cookman* ESPN3Nov. 2 NORTH CAROLINA A&T* ESPN3Nov. 9 HOWARD* ESPN3Nov. 16 at North Carolina Central* ESPN3Nov. 23 at Norfolk State* ESPN3* - MEAC Game | HC - Homecoming

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL EAGLES Record: 1-3, 0-0 MEACHome Stadium: O’Kelly Riddick Stadium (10,000)Head Coach: Trei Oliver (1st Season)

Date Opponent W/L TV Attend.Aug. 29 at Austin Peay L, 10-41 ESPN+ 7,512Sept. 7 at #8 Towson L, 3-42 FloSports 8,322Sept. 14 at Gardner-Webb L, 12-21 ESPN+ 4,315 Sept. 21 ELIZABETH CITY STATE W, 45-7 6,025Sept. 28 at Morgan State* ESPN3Oct. 5 at Florida A&M* ESPN3Oct. 12 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* ESPNUOct. 26 DELAWARE STATE* ESPN3Nov. 2 at Howard* ESPNUNov. 9 NORFOLK STATE* (HC) ESPN3Nov. 16 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE* ESPN3Nov. 23 at North Carolina A&T State* ESPNU* - MEAC Game | HC - Homecoming

MEAC TV SCHEDULE

Date Game TV Time ResultsSept. 1 Bethune-Cookman vs. Jackson State ESPN2 3 p.m. W, 36-15Sept. 26 Delaware State at North Carolina A&T ESPNU 7:30 p.m.Oct. 5 Morgan State at Bethune-Cookman ESPNU 4 p.m.Oct. 10 Bethune-Cookman at NC Central ESPNU 6 p.m.Oct. 12 MEAC Wildcard #1 ESPNU TBANov. 2 NC Central at Howard ESPNU 1 p.m.Nov. 16 MEAC Wildcard #2 ESPNU TBANov. 23 NC Central at North Carolina A&T ESPNU 1 p.m.Nov. 23 Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman ESPNEWS 3:30 p.m.Dec. 21 Celebration Bowl ABC 12 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS

Inductee Institution Category YearBilly Joe Florida A&M Coach 2007Jake Gaither Florida A&M Coach 1975Tyrone McGriff Florida A&M Athlete 1996Willie Gailmore Florida A&M Athlete 1999Joe Taylor Hampton, Florida A&M Coach 2019Emerson Boozer Maryland Eastern Shore Athlete 2010Roger Brown Maryland Eastern Shore Athlete 2009Art Shell Maryland Eastern Shore Athlete 2013Vernon “Skip” McCain Maryland Eastern Shore Coach 2006Earl Banks Morgan State Coach 1992Willie Lanier Morgan State Athlete 2000Harry Carson South Carolina State Athlete 2002Donnie Shell South Carolina State Athlete 1998Willie Jeffries South Carolina State Coach 2010

MEAC/SWAC CHALLENGE

Date Results Attendance Sept. 3, 2005 SC State 27, Alabama State 14 18,452Sept. 2, 2006 Hampton, 27, Grambling 26 (OT) 19,175Sept. 1, 2007 Southern 33, Florida A&M 27 30,106Aug. 31, 2008 Hampton 17, Jackson State 13 10,723Sept. 6, 2009 SC State 34, Grambling 31 21,367Sept. 5, 2010 Southern 37, Delaware State 27 16,327Sept. 4, 2011 Bethune-Cookman 63, Prairie View A&M 14 17,337Sept. 2, 2012 Bethune-Cookman, 38, Alabama State 28 17,410Sept. 1, 2013 Florida A&M 27, Mississippi Valley State 10 24,376Aug. 31, 2014 North Carolina A&T State 47, Alabama A&M 13 8,210Sept. 6, 2015 South Carolina State 35, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 7 7,257Sept. 4, 2016 Bethune-Cookman 0, Alcorn State 0** 6,000Sept. 3, 2017 Southern 14, South Carolina State 8 10,006Sept. 2, 2018 Prairie View A&M 40, North Carolina Central 24 10,274Sept. 1, 2019 Bethune-Cookman 36, Jackson State 15 23,333** Resulted in a “no contest” due to inclement weather


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RANKINGS & HONORS

WEEKLY NATIONAL RANKINGSSTATS/AFCA/BOX2ROW MEDIA POLLDATE BCU DSU FAMU HOW MSU NSU NCAT NCCU SCSUPreseason -/-/4 -/-/- -/-/6 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- 20/19/1 -/-/- -/-/- Week 1 -/-/2 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- 15/14/1 -/-/- -/-/4 Week 2 -/-/2 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- 15/17/1 -/-/- -/-/4 Week 3 -/-/2 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- 16/17/1 -/-/- -/-/4 Week 4 -/-/2 -/-/- -/-/6 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- 17/18/1 -/-/- -/-/4 Week 5 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- Week 6 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- Week 7 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- Week 8 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- Week 9 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- Week 10 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- Week 11 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- Week 12 -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/-

FCS TOP 25 POLLS

STATS FCS TOP 25 WEEK 41. North Dakota State (153) 4-02. James Madison (4) 3-13. South Dakota State 3-14. UC Davis 2-25. Weber State 1-26. Kennesaw State 3-17. Montana State 3-18. Villanova 4-09. UNI 2-110. Towson 3-111. Jacksonville State 3-112. Nicholls 2-112. Maine 2-214. Illinois State 3-115. Central Arkansas 3-116. Furman 2-217. North Carolina A&T State 2-118. Montana 3-119. Southeastern Louisiana 2-120. Delaware 3-121. Eastern Washington 1-322. Youngstown State 3-023. Southeast Missouri State 2-224. Elon 2-225. Citadel 2-2

AFCA COACHES POLL WEEK 41. North Dakota State (26) 4-02. James Madison 3-13. South Dakota State 3-14. Kennesaw State 3-15. UC Davis 2-26. Weber State 1-27. Northern Iowa 2-18. Illinois State 3-19. Nicholls 2-110. Towson 3-111. Montana State 3-112. Jacksonville State 3-113. Villanova 4-014. Central Arkansas 3-115. Furman 2-216. Maine 2-217. Montana 3-118. North Carolina A&T State 2-119. Delaware 3-120. Youngstown State 3-021. Eastern Washington 1-322. Southeastern Louisiana 2-123. Princeton 1-024. Elon 2-225. North Dakota 2-1

MEAC WEEKLY HONORSDATE OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSIVE LINESept. 2 Akevious Williams, BCU Jermaine McDaniel, NCAT State Alex Taylor, SC StateSept. 9 Juwan Carter, Norfolk State Roderick Perry, SC State Alex Taylor, SC State Sept. 16 Jah-Maine Martin, NCAT State Jermaine Williams, NCAT State Marcus Pettiford, NCAT StateSept. 23 Ryan Stanley, FAMU Marquis Hendrix, Bethune-Cookman Jesse Urbina, NC Central Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18

DATE SPECIAL TEAMS ROOKIESept. 2 Noel Ruiz, NCAT State B.J. Davis, SC StateSept. 9 Dillon Bredesen, SC State Kevin Johnson, Norfolk StateSept. 16 Noel Ruiz, NCAT State Tylik Bethea, Delaware StateSept. 23 Chris Faddoul, FAMU Davius Richard, NC Central/ Kevin Johnson, Norfolk State Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18

HOME ATTENDANCETEAM (CAPACITY) G TOTAL AVG HIGHBethune-Cookman (9,601) 0 0,000 - -Delaware State (7,000) 2 6,220 3,110 4,142 vs. HowardFlorida A&M (25,000) 2 45,102 22,551 27,191 vs. SouthernHoward (7,086) 0 0,000 - -Morgan State (10,000) 0 0,000 - -Norfolk State (30,000) 1 15,538 15,538 15,538 vs. Virgina StateNorth Carolina A&T State (21,500) 1 16,358 16,358 16,358 vs. ElonNorth Carolina Central (10,000) 1 6,025 6,025 6,025 vs. Elizabeth City StateSouth Carolina State (22,000) 2 14,424 7,212 8,187 vs. Wofford



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PRESEASON ALL-MEAC TEAMS

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Caylin Newton, HowardDEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brian Cavicante, Delaware State

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSEQB Caylin Newton Jr. Howard Atlanta, Ga. RB Isaiah Totten r-Jr. North Carolina Central Apex, N.C. RB Dedrick Parson r-So. Howard Philadelphia, Pa. WR Jequez Ezzard Sr. Howard College Park, Ga. WR Kyle Anthony Sr. Howard Miramar, Fla. TE Xavier Gravette So. Morgan State Nottingham, Md. C L’Dre Barnes Jr. Bethune-Cookman St. Petersburg, Fla. OL Alex Taylor r-Sr. South Carolina State Moncks Corner, S.C. OL Marcus Pettiford r-Sr. North Carolina A&T State Durham, N.C. OL Kaiden Crawford Sr. Delaware State Philadelphia, Pa. OL Dontae Keys r-Jr. North Carolina A&T State Fayetteville, N.C.

SPECIAL TEAMSPK Yahia Aly Gr. Florida A&M Whittier, Calif. P Chris Faddoul Jr. Florida A&M Wesley Chapel, Fla. RS Jimmie Robinson r-Sr. Bethune-Cookman Palm Coast, Fla.

DEFENSEDL Marques Ford r-Sr. Bethune-Cookman Gibsonton, Fla. DL Justin Cates Gr. North Carolina A&T State Goldsboro, N.C. DL* Darius Royster r-Sr. North Carolina Central Chesapeake, Va. DL* Kawuan Cox Sr. North Carolina Central Summerville, S.C. LB Brian Cavicante Jr. Delaware State Portsmouth, Va. LB Marquis Hendrix r-Sr. Bethune-Cookman Ocala, Fla. LB Rico Kennedy r-Sr. Morgan State Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. DB Trevor Merritt Sr. Bethune-Cookman Rockledge, Fla. DB Tydarius Peters Sr. Bethune-Cookman Jayess, Miss. DB Franklin McCain III r-Jr. North Carolina A&T State Greensboro, N.C. DB Jahad Neibauer Sr. Delaware State Harrisburg, Pa.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSEQB Ryan Stanley r-Sr. Florida A&M Pembroke Pines, Fla. RB Jah-Maine Martin r-Jr. North Carolina A&T State Conway, S.C. RB Deshawn Smith Sr. Florida A&M Brooksville, Fla. WR Elijah Bell Sr. North Carolina A&T State Wheeling, W.Va. WR Xavier Smith So. Florida A&M Haines City, Fla. TE Malik Hyatt So. Howard Gastonia, N.C. C Mike Terry Jr. South Carolina State Atlanta, Ga. OL Kenneth Kirby Jr. Norfolk State Newport News, Va. OL* Andrew Dale r-Jr. North Carolina Central Morehead City, N.C. OL* Stefan Touani Jr. Morgan State Temple Hills, Md. OL Cedric Jackson r-So. Bethune-Cookman Miami, Fla.

SPECIAL TEAMSPK Jose Romo-Martinez r-Jr. Delaware State Banning, Calif. P Fidel Romo-Martinez Sr. Delaware State Banning, Calif. RS Marcus Williams Sr. Florida A&M Miami, Fla.

DEFENSEDL Marcellos Allison Sr. Howard Durham, N.C. DL Zamon Robinson So. Howard Silver Spring, Md. DL* Christian Johnson Sr. Delaware State Stone Mountain, Ga. DL* Tyrell Goodwin r-Sr. South Carolina State Columbia, S.C. DL* Paul Mckeiver r-Sr. South Carolina State Batesburg, S.C. LB Nigel Chavis Sr. Norfolk State Richmond, Va. LB Ian McBorrough Sr. Morgan State Baltimore, Md. LB Antoine Wilder r-Sr. North Carolina A&T State Atlanta, Ga. DB* Terry Jefferson Gr. Florida A&M Miami, Fla. DB* Donte Small Jr. Morgan State Union, N.J. DB Tye Freeland Jr. Howard Petersburg, Va. DB Bobby Price Sr. Norfolk State Virginia Beach, Va. DB Nhyre’ Quinerly Sr. Norfolk State Norfolk, Va.

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSEQB* Tyrece Nick Jr. South Carolina State Johnston, S.C. QB* Akevious Williams Gr. Bethune-Cookman Madison, Fla. RB Bishop Bonnette Jr. Florida A&M Jacksonville, Fla. RB* Josh Chase Sr. Morgan State Upper Marlboro, Md. RB* Aaron Savage Sr. Norfolk State Baltimore, Md.WR Chad Hunter Jr. Florida A&M Tallahassee, Fla. WR Zachary Leslie r-Jr. North Carolina A&T State Lawndale, N.C. TE* Isiah Williams Sr. Delaware State Bronx, N.Y.TE* Anthony Williams Jr. Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. C Somadina Okezie-Okeke r-So. North Carolina Central Woodstock, Ga. OL* Ricky Lee So. North Carolina Central Jacksonville, Fla. OL* Bruce Trigg r-Jr. Morgan State Loganville, Ga. OL Nicholas Roos r-Sr. Bethune-Cookman Ormond Beach, Fla. OL Jamal Savage r-Jr. Bethune-Cookman Plant City, Fla. *Denotes tie SPECIAL TEAMS

PK Nicholas O’Shea So. Morgan State Detroit, Mich. P Michael Rivers So. North Carolina A&T State Wilmington, N.C. RS Dedrick Parson r-So. Howard Philadelphia, Pa.

DEFENSEDL Bruce Johnson Gr. South Carolina State Greenwood, S.C. DL Gerome Howard Jr. Bethune-Cookman Sarasota, Fla. DL Jermaine Williams r-Sr. North Carolina A&T State Lumberton, N.C. DL* Demontre Moore Sr. Florida A&M Tampa, Fla. DL* Devan Hebron r-So. Morgan State Lanham, Md. LB Richie Kittles r-Sr. North Carolina A&T State Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. LB Elijah Richardson Sr. Florida A&M Port St. Lucie, Fla. LB Branden Bailey Jr. North Carolina Central Deerfield Beach, Fla. DB* Aaron Walker So. Howard Washington, D.C. DB* Devin Smith Sr. Delaware State Washington, D.C. DB Decobe Durant r-So. South Carolina State Lamar, S.C. DB* Dominick Trigg r-Sr. Morgan State Tampa, Fla. DB* Herman Jackson, Jr. So. Florida A&M Miami, Fla.

2019 MEAC FootballTeam Statistics Through games of Sep 22, 2019

SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G

1. Florida A&M 3 10 2 8 2 0 3 84 28.0

2. Delaware State 3 9 4 8 0 2 1 80 26.7

3. South Carolina Sta 3 10 3 9 0 0 0 78 26.0

4. Norfolk State 4 13 1 10 1 0 0 93 23.2

5. North Carolina A& 3 6 7 5 1 0 0 64 21.3

6. Bethune-Cookman 3 8 0 6 1 0 1 58 19.3

7. Howard 4 10 2 6 0 0 0 72 18.0

8. NC Central 4 7 7 7 0 0 0 70 17.5

9. Morgan State 3 4 3 3 0 0 0 36 12.0

SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G

1. Delaware State 3 10 2 1 0 0 0 67 22.3

2. South Carolina Sta 3 8 4 8 0 0 0 68 22.7

3. NC Central 4 15 2 15 0 0 0 111 27.8

4. Bethune-Cookman 3 12 1 9 0 0 0 84 28.0

5. North Carolina A& 3 12 1 12 0 0 0 87 29.0

6. Florida A&M 3 14 2 13 0 0 0 103 34.3

7. Norfolk State 4 20 3 18 0 0 0 147 36.8

8. Howard 4 26 0 23 0 1 1 183 45.8

9. Morgan State 3 22 2 21 0 0 1 161 53.7

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G

1. Florida A&M 3 244 868 224 1112 5.0 10 370.7

2. South Carolina Sta 3 376 668 214 1044 4.9 9 348.0

3. North Carolina A& 3 563 479 194 1042 5.4 6 347.3

4. Delaware State 3 421 563 206 984 4.8 8 328.0

5. NC Central 4 521 759 283 1280 4.5 6 320.0

6. Howard 4 319 899 297 1218 4.1 10 304.5

7. Norfolk State 4 374 792 226 1166 5.2 13 291.5

8. Bethune-Cookman 3 475 296 161 771 4.8 6 257.0

9. Morgan State 3 203 512 158 715 4.5 4 238.3

TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G

1. Delaware State 3 229 644 197 873 4.4 9 291.0

2. South Carolina Sta 3 447 499 197 946 4.8 8 315.3

3. NC Central 4 642 714 267 1356 5.1 14 339.0

4. North Carolina A& 3 277 799 216 1076 5.0 12 358.7

5. Florida A&M 3 392 727 203 1119 5.5 13 373.0

6. Bethune-Cookman 3 593 747 228 1340 5.9 12 446.7

7. Howard 4 1002 832 248 1834 7.4 25 458.5

8. Norfolk State 4 1189 796 308 1985 6.4 20 496.2

9. Morgan State 3 938 622 249 1560 6.3 21 520.0

RUSHING OFFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G

1. North Carolina A& 3 113 563 5.0 84 4 187.7

2. Bethune-Cookman 3 86 475 5.5 57 5 158.3

3. Delaware State 3 113 421 3.7 40 3 140.3

4. NC Central 4 134 521 3.9 43 2 130.2

5. South Carolina Sta 3 123 376 3.1 43 7 125.3

6. Norfolk State 4 119 374 3.1 84 3 93.5

7. Florida A&M 3 102 244 2.4 54 3 81.3

8. Howard 4 157 319 2.0 37 3 79.8

9. Morgan State 3 97 203 2.1 25 1 67.7

RUSHING DEFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G

1. Delaware State 3 91 229 2.5 61 3 76.3

2. North Carolina A& 3 104 277 2.7 23 5 92.3

3. Florida A&M 3 104 392 3.8 31 4 130.7


5. NC Central 4 156 642 4.1 65 6 160.5

6. Bethune-Cookman 3 129 593 4.6 51 6 197.7

7. Howard 4 147 1002 6.8 78 13 250.5

8. Norfolk State 4 192 1189 6.2 58 12 297.2

9. Morgan State 3 171 938 5.5 34 10 312.7

PASS OFFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G

1. Florida A&M 3 71-122-2 58.2 868 7.1 7 289.3

2. Howard 4 75-140-3 53.6 899 6.4 7 224.8

3. South Carolina Sta 3 41-91-4 45.1 668 7.3 2 222.7

4. Norfolk State 4 65-107-4 60.7 792 7.4 10 198.0

5. NC Central 4 75-149-5 50.3 759 5.1 4 189.8

6. Delaware State 3 43-93-2 46.2 563 6.1 5 187.7

7. Morgan State 3 30-61-5 49.2 512 8.4 3 170.7

8. North Carolina A& 3 38-81-0 46.9 479 5.9 2 159.7

9. Bethune-Cookman 3 37-75-1 49.3 296 3.9 1 98.7

PASS DEFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G


2. NC Central 4 63-111-7 56.8 714 6.4 8 178.5

3. Norfolk State 4 77-116-4 66.4 796 6.9 8 199.0

4. Morgan State 3 51-78-1 65.4 622 8.0 11 207.3

5. Howard 4 48-101-3 47.5 832 8.2 12 208.0

6. Delaware State 3 68-106-1 64.2 644 6.1 6 214.7

7. Florida A&M 3 58-99-3 58.6 727 7.3 9 242.3

8. Bethune-Cookman 3 60-99-3 60.6 747 7.5 6 249.0

9. North Carolina A& 3 73-112-3 65.2 799 7.1 7 266.3

PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic.

1. Norfolk State 4 65-107-4 60.7 792 198.0 10 146.3

2. Florida A&M 3 71-122-2 58.2 868 289.3 7 133.6

3. Howard 4 75-140-3 53.6 899 224.8 7 119.7

4. Morgan State 3 30-61-5 49.2 512 170.7 3 119.5

5. Delaware State 3 43-93-2 46.2 563 187.7 5 110.5


7. North Carolina A& 3 38-81-0 46.9 479 159.7 2 104.7

8. NC Central 4 75-149-5 50.3 759 189.8 4 95.3

9. Bethune-Cookman 3 37-75-1 49.3 296 98.7 1 84.2

PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic.


2. NC Central 4 63-111-7 56.8 714 178.5 8 122.0

3. Delaware State 3 68-106-1 64.2 644 214.7 6 132.0

4. Bethune-Cookman 3 60-99-3 60.6 747 249.0 6 137.9

5. Norfolk State 4 77-116-4 66.4 796 199.0 8 139.9

6. North Carolina A& 3 73-112-3 65.2 799 266.3 7 140.4

7. Florida A&M 3 58-99-3 58.6 727 242.3 9 144.2

8. Howard 4 48-101-3 47.5 832 208.0 12 150.0

9. Morgan State 3 51-78-1 65.4 622 207.3 11 176.3

2019 MEAC Football

Team Statistics Through games of Sep 22, 2019

KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Long Avg.

1. Delaware State 3 12 274 0 61 22.8

2. Florida A&M 3 11 234 0 39 21.3

3. Bethune-Cookman 3 12 249 0 43 20.8

4. North Carolina A& 3 11 219 0 31 19.9

5. Howard 4 21 401 0 35 19.1

6. NC Central 4 13 236 0 35 18.2

7. Morgan State 3 14 220 0 24 15.7

8. Norfolk State 4 10 157 0 32 15.7

9. South Carolina Sta 3 5 74 0 23 14.8

PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yards TD Long Avg.

1. Delaware State 3 7 131 1 57 18.7

2. Bethune-Cookman 3 3 50 0 25 16.7

3. North Carolina A& 3 7 90 0 32 12.9

4. Howard 4 7 88 0 35 12.6

5. NC Central 4 6 69 0 33 11.5


7. Florida A&M 3 6 60 0 17 10.0

8. Norfolk State 4 1 0 0 0 0.0

Morgan State 3 0 0 0 0 0.0

INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Long Avg.

1. NC Central 4 7 124 1 41 17.7

2. Norfolk State 4 4 55 0 24 13.8


4. Florida A&M 3 3 40 0 28 13.3

5. Howard 4 3 70 0 47 23.3

6. North Carolina A& 3 3 6 0 6 2.0

7. Bethune-Cookman 3 3 116 1 50 38.7

8. Morgan State 3 1 7 0 7 7.0

9. Delaware State 3 1 0 0 0 0.0

PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P Ret. Avg/ TB Net/P

1. Florida A&M 3 19 876 46.1 97 5.1 0 41.0

2. Norfolk State 4 24 960 40.0 28 1.2 2 37.2

3. NC Central 4 26 1023 39.3 20 0.8 2 37.0

4. South Carolina Sta 3 14 547 39.1 31 2.2 1 35.4

5. Morgan State 3 18 672 37.3 24 1.3 1 34.9

6. North Carolina A& 3 22 855 38.9 36 1.6 3 34.5

7. Bethune-Cookman 3 26 875 33.7 9 0.3 0 33.3

8. Howard 4 29 1021 35.2 109 3.8 3 29.4

9. Delaware State 3 17 577 33.9 160 9.4 0 24.5

KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg. Ret. TB NetAvg

1. Florida A&M 3 15 926 61.7 235 1 44.4

2. Norfolk State 4 18 1009 56.1 276 0 40.7

3. North Carolina A& 3 14 819 58.5 161 4 39.9


5. Delaware State 3 16 897 56.1 266 1 37.9

6. Bethune-Cookman 3 11 617 56.1 188 1 36.7

7. NC Central 4 17 853 50.2 258 0 35.0

8. Howard 4 18 944 52.4 348 2 30.3

9. Morgan State 3 10 527 52.7 206 1 29.6

FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct.

1. Norfolk State 4 1 1 1.000

2. NC Central 4 7 8 . 8 7 5

3. Delaware State 3 4 5 . 8 0 0

4. North Carolina A& 3 7 9 . 7 7 8

5. South Carolina Sta 3 3 4 . 7 5 0

Morgan State 3 3 4 . 7 5 0

7. Howard 4 2 4 . 5 0 0

8. Florida A&M 3 2 6 . 3 3 3

9. Bethune-Cookman 3 0 0 . 0 0 0

PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct.

1. Florida A&M 3 8 8 1.000

NC Central 4 7 7 1.000

North Carolina A& 3 5 5 1.000

4. Norfolk State 4 10 11 . 9 0 9

5. South Carolina Sta 3 9 10 . 9 0 0

6. Delaware State 3 8 9 . 8 8 9

7. Bethune-Cookman 3 6 7 . 8 5 7

8. Howard 4 6 8 . 7 5 0

Morgan State 3 3 4 . 7 5 0

SACKS BY G No. Yards Avg/G

1. Florida A&M 3 10 54 3.33

NC Central 4 10 77 2.50

3. Bethune-Cookman 3 9 44 3.00

4. Delaware State 3 7 52 2.33


6. Howard 4 5 36 1.25

South Carolina Sta 3 5 33 1.67


Morgan State 3 3 11 1.00

SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards Avg/G

1. Florida A&M 3 3 25 1.00



4. Morgan State 3 7 50 2.33


6. NC Central 4 8 55 2.00

Bethune-Cookman 3 8 41 2.67

Norfolk State 4 8 58 2.00

9. Howard 4 21 148 5.25

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G

1. Howard 4 24 35 19 78 19.5

2. NC Central 4 27 29 8 64 16.0

3. Florida A&M 3 19 34 7 60 20.0


5. Norfolk State 4 21 28 6 55 13.8

6. Delaware State 3 20 27 3 50 16.7

7. North Carolina A& 3 20 24 5 49 16.3

8. Bethune-Cookman 3 18 12 3 33 11.0

9. Morgan State 3 8 16 4 28 9.3

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OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G

1. Delaware State 3 10 27 12 49 16.3


3. North Carolina A& 3 19 37 10 66 22.0

4. Bethune-Cookman 3 29 31 9 69 23.0

5. Howard 4 40 27 4 71 17.8

6. Florida A&M 3 29 32 11 72 24.0

7. NC Central 4 32 33 12 77 19.2

8. Morgan State 3 61 27 5 93 31.0

9. Norfolk State 4 70 40 5 115 28.8

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONSG Conv. Att. Pct.

1. Florida A&M 3 24 53 45.3

2. South Carolina Sta 3 19 47 40.4



5. Howard 4 21 67 31.3

6. NC Central 4 20 67 29.9

7. Morgan State 3 10 41 24.4

8. North Carolina A& 3 10 43 23.3


OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct.



3. NC Central 4 17 50 34.0


5. Howard 4 17 45 37.8


7. Florida A&M 3 18 41 43.9

8. Morgan State 3 23 43 53.5


4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONSG Conv. Att. Pct.






6. Florida A&M 3 1 3 33.3

7. Howard 4 3 11 27.3


9. NC Central 4 3 13 23.1

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct.

1. NC Central 4 0 2 0.0

2. Howard 4 1 6 16.7




6. Florida A&M 3 3 5 60.0




PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G



3. Howard 4 31 251 62.8

4. Morgan State 3 28 197 65.7



7. NC Central 4 48 412 103.0

8. Florida A&M 3 38 346 115.3


OPPONENT PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G

1. Howard 4 47 510 127.5

2. NC Central 4 32 293 73.2


4. Florida A&M 3 21 186 62.0



7. Morgan State 3 18 160 53.3



TIME OF POSSESSION G Total possession Avg/G

1. Florida A&M 3 100:22 33:27

2. Howard 4 129:56 32:29

3. NC Central 4 120:28 30:07

4. South Carolina Sta 3 90:11 30:03

5. North Carolina A& 3 89:33 29:51

6. Delaware State 3 87:32 29:10

7. Norfolk State 4 105:26 26:21

8. Morgan State 3 75:37 25:12

9. Bethune-Cookman 3 73:23 24:27

TURNOVER MARGIN

Gained Lost

Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Margi Per/G

1. NC Central 4 6 7 13 2 5 7 +6 1.50

2. Bethune-Cookma 3 2 3 5 1 1 2 +3 1.00

Florida A&M 3 3 3 6 1 2 3 +3 1.00

4. Norfolk State 4 5 4 9 2 4 6 +3 0.75

5. North Carolina A& 3 2 3 5 3 0 3 +2 0.67

6. Delaware State 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 +0 0.00

7. South Carolina St 3 3 4 7 5 4 9 -2 -0.67

8. Howard 4 0 3 3 3 3 6 -3 -0.75

9. Morgan State 3 2 1 3 3 5 8 -5 -1.67

RED ZONE OFFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO

1. Norfolk State 4 10-10 100.0 9 2-7 1-1 0

North Carolina A& 3 6-6 100.0 3 1-2 3-3 0

3. Delaware State 3 10-11 90.9 7 3-4 3-3 0

4. South Carolina Sta 3 11-13 84.6 8 7-1 3-3 2

5. Florida A&M 3 8-10 80.0 7 3-4 1-2 1

6. Bethune-Cookman 3 3-4 75.0 3 2-1 0-0 0

Morgan State 3 3-4 75.0 0 0-0 3-3 0

8. NC Central 4 8-13 61.5 2 0-2 6-7 0

9. Howard 4 11-19 57.9 9 3-6 2-3 2

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RED ZONE DEFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO

1. Delaware State 3 9-14 64.3 7 2-5 2-3 0

2. Bethune-Cookman 3 9-13 69.2 8 5-3 1-3 1

3. South Carolina Sta 3 10-13 76.9 6 3-3 4-6 0

NC Central 4 10-13 76.9 9 5-4 1-2 1

5. North Carolina A& 3 7-9 77.8 7 5-2 0-0 2

6. Norfolk State 4 19-23 82.6 17 11-6 2-3 2

Morgan State 3 19-23 82.6 17 10-7 2-3 1

8. Howard 4 13-14 92.9 13 7-6 0-0 0

9. Florida A&M 3 7-7 100.0 6 3-3 1-1 0

ON-SIDE KICKS BY G Recovered Attempts Success%







Howard 4 0 0 0.0

Florida A&M 3 0 0 0.0

Delaware State 3 0 0 0.0

ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST G Recovered Attempts Success%






Howard 4 0 0 0.0

Florida A&M 3 0 0 0.0

Delaware State 3 0 0 0.0

Morgan State 3 0 0 0.0

ATTENDANCE Home Away Neutral Total

Bethune-Cookm 0-0 2-29262 1-23333 3-27285

Delaware State 2-3110 1-15894 0-0 3-7371

Florida A&M 2-22551 1-44073 0-0 3-29725

Howard 0-0 3-16431 1-19425 4-17180

Morgan State 0-0 3-21805 0-0 3-21805

NC Central 1-6025 3-6716 0-0 4-6544

Norfolk State 1-15538 3-17750 0-0 4-17197

North Carolina A 1-16358 2-21712 0-0 3-19928

South Carolina S 2-7212 1-31368 0-0 3-15264

Totals 9-11519 19-20073 2-21379 30-17594

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Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 22, 2019

RUSHING Cl G Att. Yds Avg. TD Lg Avg/G

1. MARTIN,Jah-Maine-NCA Jr 3 56 435 7.8 4 84 145.0

2. WASHINGTON,Isaac-BC S 3 30 226 7.5 2 57 75.3

3. TOTTEN,Isaiah-NCCU Jr 4 53 235 4.4 1 43 58.8

4. WILLIAMS,Akevious-BCU Jr 3 26 161 6.2 2 39 53.7

5. PARSON,Dedrick-HOW S 4 60 186 3.1 1 37 46.5

6. JOHNSON,Kevin-NSU Fr 4 18 175 9.7 1 84 43.8

7. DALLAS,Byant-DSU Fr 3 39 126 3.2 1 19 42.0

8. JAMES,Datron-SCSU Jr 3 22 111 5.0 3 43 37.0

9. MORRIS,Labron-SCSU Sr 3 29 108 3.7 2 10 36.0

10 WATERS,Mik-DSU Fr 3 17 106 6.2 1 40 35.3

PASSING AVG/GAME Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Avg/G

1. STANLEY,Ryan-FAMU Sr 3 51-94-1 682 5 227.3

2. NEWTON,Caylin-HOW Jr 4 65-127-3 815 6 203.8

3. RICHARD,Davius-NCCU Fr 3 50-93-4 559 3 186.3

4. CARTER,Juwan-NSU Jr 4 61-99-4 701 9 175.2

5. CARTER,Kylil-NCAT Sr 3 38-78-0 479 2 159.7

6. BETHEA,Tylik-DSU Fr 3 37-78-2 441 4 147.0

7. FIELDS,Corey-SCSU Fr 3 19-40-2 317 1 105.7

8. WILLIAMS,Akevious-BCU Jr 3 35-68-1 262 1 8 7 . 3

9. MCKAY,Rasean-FAMU Fr 3 17-23-1 153 2 5 1 . 0

10 THOMAS,D'Andre-NSU S 4 4-8-0 91 1 2 2 . 8

PASS EFFICIENCY Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Eff.

1. THOMAS,D'Andre-NSU S 4 4-8-0 91 1 186.8

2. MCKAY,Rasean-FAMU Fr 3 17-23-1 153 2 149.8

3. CARTER,Juwan-NSU Jr 4 61-99-4 701 9 143.0

4. STANLEY,Ryan-FAMU Sr 3 51-94-1 682 5 130.6

5. NEWTON,Caylin-HOW Jr 4 65-127-3 815 6 116.0

6. FIELDS,Corey-SCSU Fr 3 19-40-2 317 1 112.3

7. CARTER,Kylil-NCAT Sr 3 38-78-0 479 2 108.8

8. BETHEA,Tylik-DSU Fr 3 37-78-2 441 4 106.7

9. RICHARD,Davius-NCCU Fr 3 50-93-4 559 3 106.3

10 WILLIAMS,Akevious-BCU Jr 3 35-68-1 262 1 8 5 . 7

RECEPTIONS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Yds/G Rec/

1. ANTHONY,Kyle-HOW Sr 4 29 305 3 50 76.2 7.2

2. KOLLIE,Kwannah-DSU Fr 3 16 227 3 35 75.7 5.3

BELL,Elijah-NCAT Sr 3 16 222 1 42 74.0 5.3

4. SMITH,Xavier-FAMU S 3 15 231 1 43 77.0 5.0

5. MANIGO,David-FAMU Fr 3 14 181 1 35 60.3 4.7

6. REY,Azende-FAMU Jr 3 13 98 2 31 32.7 4.3

7. BURROUGHS, De'Montre Sr 3 12 241 2 49 80.3 4.0

8. BAILEY,Manasseh-MSU Sr 3 11 297 3 72 99.0 3.7

9. JAMES,Da'Kendall-NSU Fr 4 14 231 1 57 57.8 3.5

MARTIN,Nique-NCCU Jr 4 14 191 1 43 47.8 3.5

RECEIVE YDS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/C Yds/

1. BAILEY,Manasseh-MSU Sr 3 11 297 3 72 27.0 99.0

2. BURROUGHS, De'Montre Sr 3 12 241 2 49 20.1 80.3

3. SMITH,Xavier-FAMU S 3 15 231 1 43 15.4 77.0

4. ANTHONY,Kyle-HOW Sr 4 29 305 3 50 10.5 76.2

5. KOLLIE,Kwannah-DSU Fr 3 16 227 3 35 14.2 75.7

6. BELL,Elijah-NCAT Sr 3 16 222 1 42 13.9 74.0

7. DAVIS.Shaqaun-SCSU Fr 3 9 193 0 38 21.4 64.3

8. MANIGO,David-FAMU Fr 3 14 181 1 35 12.9 60.3

9. JAMES,Da'Kendall-NSU Fr 4 14 231 1 57 16.5 57.8

10 WEBB,George-FAMU S 3 9 168 1 45 18.7 56.0

TOTAL OFFENSE Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G

1. STANLEY,Ryan-FAMU Sr 3 -18 682 98 664 221.3

2. NEWTON,Caylin-HOW Jr 4 61 815 185 876 219.0

3. RICHARD,Davius-NCCU Fr 3 76 559 108 635 211.7

4. CARTER,Juwan-NSU Jr 4 69 701 131 770 192.5

5. CARTER,Kylil-NCAT Sr 3 75 479 109 554 184.7

6. MARTIN,Jah-Maine-NCA Jr 3 435 0 56 435 145.0

7. BETHEA,Tylik-DSU Fr 3 -14 441 87 427 142.3

8. WILLIAMS,Akevious-BCU Jr 3 161 262 94 423 141.0

9. FIELDS,Corey-SCSU Fr 3 -15 317 49 302 100.7

10 WASHINGTON,Isaac-BC S 3 226 0 30 226 75.3

SCORING Cl G TD FG XPT 2XP Pts Pts/G

1. RUIZ,Noel-NCAT Jr 3 0 7 5 0 26 8.7

2. MARTIN,Jah-Maine-NCA Jr 3 4 0 0 0 24 8.0

3. OLIVO,Adrian-NCCU Fr 4 0 7 7 0 28 7.0

4. ROMO-MARTINEZ,Jose- Fr 3 0 4 6 0 18 6.0

KOLLIE,Kwannah-DSU Fr 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0

JAMES,Datron-SCSU Jr 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0

REY,Azende-FAMU Jr 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0

BAILEY,Manasseh-MSU Sr 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0

9. Aly,Yahia-FAMU Sr 3 0 2 8 0 14 4.7

10 ANTHONY,Kyle-HOW Sr 4 3 0 0 0 18 4.5

SCORING (TDs) Cl G TDRun Pas Ret Pat Pts Avg/

1. MARTIN,Jah-Maine-NCA Jr 3 4 4 0 0 0 24 8.0

2. REY,Azende-FAMU Jr 3 3 1 2 0 0 18 6.0

JAMES,Datron-SCSU Jr 3 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0

KOLLIE,Kwannah-DSU Fr 3 3 0 3 0 0 18 6.0

BAILEY,Manasseh-MSU Sr 3 3 0 3 0 0 18 6.0

6. JOHNSON,Kevin-NSU Fr 4 3 1 2 0 0 18 4.5

ANTHONY,Kyle-HOW Sr 4 3 0 3 0 0 18 4.5

8. WILLIAMS,Akevious-BCU Jr 3 2 2 0 0 0 12 4.0

MORRIS,Labron-SCSU Sr 3 2 2 0 0 0 12 4.0

BURROUGHS, De'Montre Sr 3 2 0 2 0 0 12 4.0

SCORING (KICK) Cl G PAT FG Pts Avg/G

1. RUIZ,Noel-NCAT Jr 3 5-5 7-9 26 8.7

2. OLIVO,Adrian-NCCU Fr 4 7-7 7-8 28 7.0

3. ROMO-MARTINEZ,Jose- Fr 3 6-7 4-5 18 6.0

4. Aly,Yahia-FAMU Sr 3 8-8 2-6 14 4.7

5. O'SHEA,Nicholas-MSU S 3 3-4 3-4 12 4.0

6. NARDONE,Josh-NSU Jr 4 10-11 1-1 13 3.2

7. FARISS,Nick-HOW Fr 4 6-8 2-4 12 3.0

8. McDONALD,Xavier-BCU Fr 3 6-7 0-0 6 2.0

PUNT RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G

1. BANKS,Korey-NCAT Jr 3 7 90 0 32 12.9

KICK RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G

1. ROBINSON,Jimmie-BCU Sr 3 12 249 0 43 20.8

2. BANKS,Korey-NCAT Jr 3 10 204 0 31 20.4

3. REY,Azende-FAMU Jr 3 6 121 0 24 20.2

4. KOLLIE,Kwannah-DSU Fr 3 9 167 0 32 18.6

5. MARTIN,Nique-NCCU Jr 4 9 158 0 31 17.6

6. LOGAN-NEALY,Dom-HO Fr 4 10 175 0 30 17.5

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ALL PURPOSE Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G

1. MARTIN,Jah-Maine-NCA Jr 3 435 21 0 0 456 152.0

2. KOLLIE,Kwannah-DSU Fr 3 0 227 0 16 394 131.3

3. BANKS,Korey-NCAT Jr 3 3 73 90 20 370 123.3

4. ROBINSON,Jimmie-BCU Sr 3 14 83 0 24 346 115.3

5. PARSON,Dedrick-HOW S 4 186 123 82 61 452 113.0

6. MARTIN,Nique-NCCU Jr 4 7 191 52 15 408 102.0

7. BAILEY,Manasseh-MSU Sr 3 0 297 0 0 297 99.0

8. SMITH,Xavier-FAMU S 3 19 231 0 20 270 90.0

9. JOHNSON,Kevin-NSU Fr 4 175 69 0 10 348 87.0

10 REY,Azende-FAMU Jr 3 -2 98 41 12 258 86.0

PUNTING Cl G No. Yds Lg I20 50+ TB Avg.

1. FADDOUL,Chris-FAMU Jr 3 15 707 63 6 7 0 47.1

2. RIVERS,Michael-NCAT S 3 20 833 47 6 0 3 41.7

3. RICHTER,Ryan-NSU S 4 23 942 55 5 3 2 41.0

4. PECARO,John-NCCU Sr 4 25 983 52 10 1 1 39.3

5. BENJAMIN,Cliff-SCSU S 3 13 511 50 2 1 1 39.3

6. ROMO-MARTINEZ,Fidel- Fr 3 15 577 52 2 1 0 38.5

7. O'SHEA,Nicholas-MSU S 3 18 672 56 2 2 1 37.3

8. MOORE,Isaiah-HOW Jr 4 28 102 72 8 3 3 36.5

9. COWARD,Bryce-BCU Jr 3 25 835 47 7 0 0 33.4

FIELD GOALS Cl G Made Att. Long Pct. FG/G

1. RUIZ,Noel-NCAT Jr 3 7 9 52 77.8 2.33

2. OLIVO,Adrian-NCCU Fr 4 7 8 40 87.5 1.75

3. ROMO-MARTINEZ,Jose- Fr 3 4 5 38 80.0 1.33

4. O'SHEA,Nicholas-MSU S 3 3 4 39 75.0 1.00

5. Aly,Yahia-FAMU Sr 3 2 6 40 33.3 0.67

6. FARISS,Nick-HOW Fr 4 2 4 39 50.0 0.50

7. NARDONE,Josh-NSU Jr 4 1 1 29 100.0 0.25

FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G Made Att. Long Pct.

1. OLIVO,Adrian-NCCU Fr 4 7 8 40 87.5

2. ROMO-MARTINEZ,Jose- Fr 3 4 5 38 80.0

3. RUIZ,Noel-NCAT Jr 3 7 9 52 77.8

4. O'SHEA,Nicholas-MSU S 3 3 4 39 75.0

5. FARISS,Nick-HOW Fr 4 2 4 39 50.0

6. Aly,Yahia-FAMU Sr 3 2 6 40 33.3

PAT KICKING PCT Cl G Made Att. Pct.

1. Aly,Yahia-FAMU Sr 3 8 8 100.0

2. NARDONE,Josh-NSU Jr 4 10 11 90.9

3. McDONALD,Xavier-BCU Fr 3 6 7 85.7

ROMO-MARTINEZ,Jose- Fr 3 6 7 85.7

5. FARISS,Nick-HOW Fr 4 6 8 75.0

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TACKLES (All positions) Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G

1. KENNEDY,Rico-MSU Sr 3 LB 13 18 31 10.3

2. STUCKEY,Joseph-NCAT S 3 LB 14 15 29 9.7

MCBORROUGH,Ian-MSU Sr 3 LB 11 18 29 9.7

4. HOWARD,Kyin-NCAT S 3 LB 11 14 25 8.3

5. CHAVIS,Nigel-NSU Sr 4 LB 16 16 32 8.0

6. QUINERLY,Nhyre'-NSU Sr 4 DB 17 14 31 7.8

7. HENDRIX,Marquis-BCU Sr 3 LB 7 16 23 7.7

8. GATLING,Simeon-MSU S 3 DB 12 10 22 7.3

WILDER,Antoine-NCAT Sr 3 LB 14 8 22 7.3

10 JAMES,Devin-BCU Jr 3 LB 8 13 21 7.0

NIEBAUER,Jahad-DSU Fr 3 17 4 21 7.0

12 PRICE,Bobby-NSU Sr 4 DB 21 6 27 6.8

13 CAVICANTE,Brian-DSU Fr 3 LB 10 10 20 6.7

FUMBAH,Alex-NCAT Jr 3 LB 11 9 20 6.7

15 DIXON,De'Shaan-NSU Jr 4 DL 9 17 26 6.5

16 PARKER,Brooks-DSU Fr 3 LB 13 6 19 6.3

McNEIL,Rashon-BCU Jr 3 LB 11 8 19 6.3

18 GARNES,Carl-MSU Sr 3 DB 11 7 18 6.0

19 GIVERS-WILSON,Tyre-N Jr 4 LB 12 11 23 5.8

20 FAIR,Deonta-NCCU Sr 4 DB 16 6 22 5.5

21 JEFFERSON,Terry-FAMU Sr 3 DB 11 5 16 5.3

MCDANIEL,Jermaine-NC S 3 DE 10 6 16 5.3

23 SAVAGE,Brandon-NSU S 4 DB 15 6 21 5.2

ROYSTER,Darius-NCCU Sr 4 DE 14 7 21 5.2

WILLIAMS,Shaviaea-NSU S 4 DB 14 7 21 5.2

STOKES,Stephen-NCCU Sr 4 DB 18 3 21 5.2

27 HILL,Quinton-HOW Jr 4 LB 11 9 20 5.0

JOHNSON,Untareo-BCU Jr 3 LB 7 8 15 5.0

LEWIS JR.,Maurice-MSU Sr 3 LB 6 9 15 5.0

30 FOSTER,Jerome-NCCU S 4 LB 13 6 19 4.8

31 BROWN,Johnell-SCSU Jr 3 LB 10 4 14 4.7

GREEN,Mack-FAMU Jr 3 DB 11 3 14 4.7

33 MCNEIL,Amir-NCAT S 3 DB 11 2 13 4.3

SMITH,Devin-DSU Fr 3 DB 13 0 13 4.3

35 CRAIG,Dale-NSU Sr 4 LB 5 12 17 4.2

36 DENNARD,Rodney-HOW S 4 DB 10 6 16 4.0

PARKER,Austin-NCCU Jr 4 LB 9 7 16 4.0

GRIMES,Doyle-FAMU Sr 3 LB 9 3 12 4.0

JOHNSON,Christian-DSU Fr 3 DL 7 5 12 4.0

REAMS,Najee-NCAT Jr 3 DB 6 6 12 4.0

41 RAINBOW-DOUGLAS,No Jr 4 LB 7 8 15 3.8

42 MOORE,Demontre-FAMU Sr 3 DL 5 6 11 3.7

MERRITT,Trevor-BCU Jr 3 SAF 9 2 11 3.7

MAYWEATHER,Der.-FA Jr 3 LB 5 6 11 3.7

WALKER III,Vernon-BCU Sr 3 SAF 10 1 11 3.7

46 TOLER,Justin-NSU S 4 DB 11 3 14 3.5

47 GREEN,Jablonski-SCSU Fr 3 LB 6 4 10 3.3

LOZANO,Alex-DSU Fr 3 LB 7 3 10 3.3

MCKENZIE,Judas-BCU S 3 DL 5 5 10 3.3

HOWARD,Gerome-BCU Jr 3 DL 4 6 10 3.3

SACKS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G

1. MCDANIEL,Jermaine-NC S 3 DE 3 2 4.0 1.33

2. ROYSTER,Darius-NCCU Sr 4 DE 3 0 3.0 0.75

MYERS,Chris-NSU Jr 4 DL 3 0 3.0 0.75

4. CARSWELL,Brandon-DS Fr 3 DL 2 1 2.5 0.83

5. COX,Kawuan-NCCU Sr 3 DL 2 0 2.0 0.67

6. BROKENBURR,Darr-HO Fr 4 DL 2 0 2.0 0.50

7. HARRELL,Devin-NCAT S 3 DL 1 2 2.0 0.67

8. STANBACK,Cyrus-NCCU Sr 4 DT 2 0 2.0 0.50

9. JOHNSON,Christian-DSU Fr 3 DL 2 0 2.0 0.67

FLOWERS,Renaldo-FAM S 3 DL 1 2 2.0 0.67

BROWN,Johnell-SCSU Jr 3 LB 1 0 2.0 0.67

12 JOHNSON,Untareo-BCU Jr 3 LB 1 1 1.5 0.50

MOORE,Demontre-FAMU Sr 3 DL 1 1 1.5 0.50

KENNEDY,Rico-MSU Sr 3 LB 1 1 1.5 0.50

DENDOE,Merinio-MSU Jr 3 1 1 1.5 0.50

HOWARD,Gerome-BCU Jr 3 DL 1 1 1.5 0.50

17 HOLLOWAY,DaShaun-N Jr 3 DL 1 0 1.0 0.33

CAVICANTE,Brian-DSU Fr 3 LB 1 0 1.0 0.33

19 JACKSON,Jevin-HOW S 4 DL 1 0 1.0 0.25

20 PERRY,Roderick-SCSU Jr 3 DL 1 0 1.0 0.33

TACKLES FOR LOSS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G

1. CARSWELL,Brandon-DS Fr 3 DL 4 2 5.0 1.67

2. ROYSTER,Darius-NCCU Sr 4 DE 3 3 4.5 1.12

3. NIEBAUER,Jahad-DSU Fr 3 4 1 4.5 1.50

4. PERRY,Roderick-SCSU Jr 3 DL 4 0 4.0 1.33

5. MYERS,Chris-NSU Jr 4 DL 4 0 4.0 1.00

6. CAVICANTE,Brian-DSU Fr 3 LB 3 2 4.0 1.33

MCDANIEL,Jermaine-NC S 3 DE 3 2 4.0 1.33

GOODWIN,Tyrell-SCSU Jr 3 DL 4 0 4.0 1.33

9. WILLIAMS,Jermaine-NCA Sr 3 DL 3 1 3.5 1.17

KENNEDY,Rico-MSU Sr 3 LB 3 1 3.5 1.17

GRAY,Pontraille-DSU Fr 3 LB 3 1 3.5 1.17

12 COX,Kawuan-NCCU Sr 3 DL 3 0 3.0 1.00

13 STANBACK,Cyrus-NCCU Sr 4 DT 3 0 3.0 0.75

14 PARKER,Brooks-DSU Fr 3 LB 2 2 3.0 1.00

FLOWERS,Renaldo-FAM S 3 DL 2 2 3.0 1.00

JAMES,Devin-BCU Jr 3 LB 3 0 3.0 1.00

17 BLOUNT,Khalid-NCCU Jr 4 DT 3 0 3.0 0.75

18 HENDRIX,Marquis-BCU Sr 3 LB 1 3 2.5 0.83

19 GIVERS-WILSON,Tyre-N Jr 4 LB 2 1 2.5 0.62

20 McNEIL,Rashon-BCU Jr 3 LB 2 1 2.5 0.83

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PASSES DEFENDED Cl G BrUp Int. Total Avg/G

1. GRANGER,Juwain-DSU Fr 3 4 0 4 1.33

2. NICHOLSON,Justin-NCC S 4 4 1 5 1.25

STOKES,Stephen-NCCU Sr 4 3 2 5 1.25

QUINERLY,Nhyre'-NSU Sr 4 4 1 5 1.25

5. JAMES,Devin-BCU Jr 3 3 0 3 1.00

DURANT,Decobie-SCSU Jr 3 2 1 3 1.00

WILDER,Antoine-NCAT Sr 3 2 1 3 1.00

WILLIAMS,Derrek-NCAT Jr 3 3 0 3 1.00

9. MILLS,Bryan-NCCU Jr 4 3 0 3 0.75

SAVAGE,Brandon-NSU S 4 2 1 3 0.75

11 MERRITT,Trevor-BCU Jr 3 1 1 2 0.67

JEFFERSON,Terry-FAMU Sr 3 2 0 2 0.67

SMALL,Issiah-DSU Fr 3 2 0 2 0.67

BLUE-ELI,D'Andre-DSU Fr 3 1 1 2 0.67

BROWN,Johnell-SCSU Jr 3 1 1 2 0.67

PETERS,Tydarius-BCU Jr 3 2 0 2 0.67

SMITH,Devin-DSU Fr 3 2 0 2 0.67

MCNEIL,Amir-NCAT S 3 2 0 2 0.67

19 STANBACK,Cyrus-NCCU Sr 4 2 0 2 0.50

SMITH,Jalen-HOW S 4 2 0 2 0.50

INTERCEPTIONS Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G

1. STOKES,Stephen-NCCU Sr 4 2 47 0 41 0.50

2. MERRITT,Trevor-BCU Jr 3 1 50 1 50 0.33

McNEIL,Rashon-BCU Jr 3 1 29 0 29 0.33

EVANS,Jaylen-SCSU S 3 1 22 0 22 0.33

LEWIS JR.,Maurice-MSU Sr 3 1 7 0 7 0.33

STUCKEY,Joseph-NCAT S 3 1 6 0 6 0.33

BROWN,Johnell-SCSU Jr 3 1 3 0 3 0.33

DURANT,Decobie-SCSU Jr 3 1 0 0 0 0.33

MARTIN,Marcus-NCCU Jr 3 1 0 0 0 0.33

BLUE-ELI,D'Andre-DSU Fr 3 1 0 0 0 0.33

FUMBLES FORCED Cl G No. Avg/G

1. COX,Kawuan-NCCU Sr 3 1 0.33

GRAY,Pontraille-DSU Fr 3 1 0.33

KENNEDY,Rico-MSU Sr 3 1 0.33

HOWARD,Kyin-NCAT S 3 1 0.33

McNEIL,Rashon-BCU Jr 3 1 0.33

ANTHONY,Khaliq-SCSU Jr 3 1 0.33

JOHNSON,Untareo-BCU Jr 3 1 0.33

8. BLOUNT,Khalid-NCCU Jr 4 1 0.25

FOSTER,Jerome-NCCU S 4 1 0.25

ROYSTER,Darius-NCCU Sr 4 1 0.25

FUMBLES RECOVERED Cl G No. Avg/G

1. FOSTER,Jerome-NCCU S 4 2 0.50

PRICE,Bobby-NSU Sr 4 2 0.50

3. STUCKEY,Joseph-NCAT S 3 1 0.33

BROWN,Johnell-SCSU Jr 3 1 0.33

DURANT,Decobie-SCSU Jr 3 1 0.33

DAVIS,Stephen-NCAT Fr 3 1 0.33

WILLIAMS,Tim-FAMU Fr 3 1 0.33

JOHNSON,Untareo-BCU Jr 3 1 0.33

GATLING,Simeon-MSU S 3 1 0.33

WASHINGTON,Malachi- Sr 3 1 0.33

2019 MEAC Football

Conference Standings Through games of Sep 22, 2019

Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neut Streak

Howard 1-0 1.000 24 9 1-3 .250 72 183 0-0 1-2 0-1 Won 1

South Carolina State 0-0 .000 0 0 2-1 .667 78 68 2-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1

North Carolina A&T 0-0 .000 0 0 2-1 .667 64 87 1-0 1-1 0-0 Won 1

Bethune-Cookman 0-0 .000 0 0 2-1 .667 58 84 0-0 1-1 1-0 Won 1

Delaware State 0-1 .000 9 24 1-2 .333 80 67 1-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 1

Norfolk State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-3 .250 93 147 1-0 0-3 0-0 Lost 2

NC Central 0-0 .000 0 0 1-3 .250 70 111 1-0 0-3 0-0 Won 1

Morgan State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-3 .000 36 161 0-0 0-3 0-0 Lost 3

^Florida A&M 0-0 .000 0 0 2-1 .667 84 103 2-0 0-1 0-0 Won 2

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