Winston-Salem State University 2010 WSSU FOOTBALL

Winston-Salem State University Football Game #10 • Oct. 30, 2010

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vs. Livingstone1000 HORN$ Game Bowman Gray StadiumWinston-Salem, N.C.WSSU leads series 34-11-1

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at North Carolina CentralO’Kelly-Riddick StadiumDurham, N.C.NCCU leads series 22-21

vs. ChowanHall of Fame GameBowman Gray StadiumWinston-Salem, N.C.WSSU leads 1-0

at ShawDurham County Memorial StadiumDurham, N.C.WSSU leads series 8-6-2

at CIAA ChampionshipDurham County StadiumDurham, N.C.

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at Johnson C. SmithAmerican Legion Memorial StadiumCharlotte, N.C.WSSU leads series 38-21-4

at Fayetteville StateLuther Geralds StadiumFayetteville, N.C.WSSU leads series 43-13-3

vs. Saint Augustine’sWilbur Ross Memorial GameBowman Gray StadiumWinston-Salem, N.C.WSSU leads series 11-11-2

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vs. UNC PembrokeHomecomingBowman Gray StadiumWinston-Salem, N.C.Series tied 0-0

vs. Virginia UnionFurniture City Gridiron ClassicA.J. Simeon StadiumHigh Point, N.C.VUU leads series 20-19-1

at North Carolina A&TI-40 ShowdownAggie StadiumGreensboro, N.C.N.C. A&T leads series 37-11 W, 21-14

Winston-Salem State UniversityOffice of Athletic Media RelationsTrevin Goodwin336.750.2909 office336.416.7220 [email protected]

2010 WSSU FOOTBALL2010 Schedule

Aug. 28

Sept. 04

Sept. 11

Sept. 18

Sept. 25

Oct. 02

Oct. 09

Oct. 16

Oct. 30

Week 10The Rams will hit the road to take on the Shaw Bears in a showdown that will go a long way in determining who plays in the 2010 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Championship game. A win by the Rams keeps the team’s chances alive, but a loss will place the Rams’ chances for playing in the game.

Game DetailsThe contest is the tenth game of the season for the Rams and ninth game of the season for the Bears. The Rams will head into the game after a huge 21-7 non-conference homecoming win last weekend. The Bears will head into the game with a lot of momentum after five straight wins, including a 35-14 win over the Chowan Hawks. The game will take place at the Durham County Memorial Stadium in Durham, North Carolina with a 1:05 p.m. kickoff. The Rams head into the game with a conference loss while the Bears are a perfect 5-0 in CIAA play.

The EventSaturday’s game will mark the 17th meeting between the Rams and the Bears, who have not met since the 1978 season when WSSU current Director of Athletics William “Bill” Hayes led the Rams to a dominating 72-0 win over the Bears in Raleigh, North Carolina. Not only will Saturday’s game be one of the biggest games of the season for both teams, the game will be televised on WAUG in the Raleigh, N.C. area and on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network.

A Quick LookThe Rams sport an entirely new look. Under the leadership of first-year head coach Connell Maynor the Rams look nothing like the 2009 team that posted a disappointing 1-10 record. The Rams welcome the services of 14 first-class freshman recruits and an entirely new coaching staff with the exception of defensive line coach Mike Ketchum who is the only holdover from last season’s staff.

With a stable of four exceptional quarterbacks, junior UMass transfer Octavious Hawkins’ and U.S. Naval Acad-emy transfer Kameron Smith have both seen considerable time at quarterback for WSSU. Hawkins, a big, strong pocket passer who can make all the throws, turned in a stellar performance versus Virginia Union as he com-pleted 18 of 23 passes for 207 yards and a pair of touchdowns and Kameron Smith performed superbly in come-from-behind victories over both North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central in which he passed for totals of 356 yards and six touchdowns and has rushed for 120 net yards and one score. He continued the

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Game Information

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BearsWinston-Salem State

RamsTeam Information2010 Record: 7-1 CIAA Record: 5-1Ranking (D2/AFCA): NR/21Last Game: Oct. 23, 2010Result: Defeated UNC-Pembroke at Bowman-Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, NC)Coach: Connell MaynorCareer Record: 8-1Years at WSSU: 1stvs. Shaw: 0-0vs. Darrell Asberry: 0-0

2010 Statistical LeadersRushing: Nicholas Cooper

154-960, 13 TDsPassing: Kameron Smith

106-169-8-1,458-20Receiving: Tehvyn Brantley

37-597-5Tackles: Alton Keaton

54 total tackles (32 solo)3.0 sacks, 1 fumble recovery

Team Information2010 Record: 6-22010 CIAA Record: 5-0Ranking (D2/AFCA): NRLast Game: Defeated Chowan 35-14 at John H. Baker Stadium (Raleigh, NC)Coach: Darrell AsberryCareer Record: 32-18Record at Shaw: Samevs. WSSU: 0-0vs. Connell Maynor: 0-0

2010 Statistical LeadersRushing: Williams

140-748, Six touchdownsPassing: Kevin Atkins

99-184-6-1,531-17Receiving: Julius Gregory

24-543-8Tackles: Fred Sparkman

71 total tackles (39 solo)2.0 sacks, 1 fumble recovery

WSSU at ShawGame Information Date: Saturday - Oct. 30, 2010 Kickoff Time: 1:05 p.m. ETLocation: Durham, N.C.Stadium: Durham County Memorial StadiumCapacity: 8,000Surface: Natural GrassWeather Forecast: 64 degrees Precipitation 0% Mostly SunnySeries: WSSU leads 8-6-2Last Meeting: 1978Result: WSSU 72, Shaw 0 Last WSSU Win: SameLocation of Win: Raleigh, N.C. Last Shaw Win: 1974Result: Shaw 16, WSSU 12Location of Win: Raleigh, NC

Broadast Information Television: WAUG-TV (Live) Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (Tape Delay)

WSSU Radio: None

WSSU Live Video Stream: WSSURams.com Play-by-Play: Alan Chavous Shaw Radio: None


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efforts in leading the Rams to a 48-7 win over the Chowan Hawks. He connected on 10-of-18 passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns in the win. Smith had another solid day with 15-of-21 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Rams to a 31-14 win over the Fayetteville State Broncos.

A bevy of talented wideouts led by freshman Tehvyn Brantley and junior Dominique Fitzgerald. The duo has done it all this season as they have combined for nearly 700 receiving yards this season. Fitzgerald add-ed a bit more to his reputation as he threw a 28-yard touchdown pass in the Rams’s win at Fayetteville State.

Television CoverageSaturday’s game will be televised live on WAUG TV 68 in Raleigh, North Carolina and on a tape delay on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network.

The Rams On TVOver the past seven seasons the WSSU football team has appeared on television 11 times and the Rams have posted a 6-5 mark while doing so. The Rams’ were featured on television twice last season as WSSU dropped a 19-10 decision to North Carolina A&T on Sept. 5 in a contest shown on Time Warner Cable and WSSU dropped a 34-10 decision to Florida A&M on Sept. 10 on ESPNU. This season the Rams will close the regular season with a televised contest at Shaw on Oct. 30 at 1:05 p.m.

WSSU RadioThere is no WSSU radio for the contest between the Rams and the Bears.

Shaw RadioThere will be no Shaw radio for the contest between the Rams and the Bears.

WSSU Live StreamSaturday’s game will feature a live video stream that is free and available on www.WSSURams.com. Video will be shot by students of WSSU Mass Communications department and audio will be by Alan Chavous.

Weather ForecastSaturday’s game is scheduled to be played under sunny skies at a cool 64 degrees in Durham, North Carolina. There is 0% chance of precipitation at the event.

The SeriesThe Rams and Bears will meet for the 17th time and the first time in over 30 years. The Rams and Bears last met in Raleigh, North Carolina when the Rams dominated the Bears in a 72-0 win under the guidance of then head coach and current WSSU Director of Athletics William “Bill” Hayes.

The CoachesThe Rams are coached by first-year man Connell Maynor, a veteran of more than 20 years of football experience both as a player and coach - and most recently as the offensive architect of the 2009 CIAA Champion Fayetteville State University Broncos of-

fense, serving as both Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach - who was named the eighth head football coach at Winston-Salem State University on Dec. 15, 2009. Maynor won his six of his first seven games as a college head coach, but took a 40-35 home loss to the Saint Augustine’s Falcons last weekend. Cur-rently, Maynor is 6-1 as a head coach.

The Bears are led by head coach Darrell Asberry, who is in his fifth season with the program. Under his guid-ance, the Bears have won a pair of CIAA championships and earned a spot in the NCAA Division II playoffs in 2007. For his career, Asberry is 32-18 in five seasons at Shaw.

Maynor and Asberry will square off for the first time, Saturday.

National RankingsThe Rams will enter Saturday’s game ranked 18th by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) after ranking 21st last week. The Rams returned to the D2Football.com top 25, ranking 23rd. The team remains ranked eighth in the Sheridan Broadcasting Network (SBN) poll.

The Bears will enter Saturday’s game outside of the AFCA and D2Football.com polls.

Program HistoryThe 2010 season was the 68th in Winston-Salem State University history. Through 68-plus years of play, WSSU owns a 362-287-25 (.532) record.

Injury InformationWinston-Salem State University’s Department of Ath-letics abides by HIPAA, a federal privacy act with regard to the release of injury information. WSSU athletes are required to sign a waiver before injury information is released to the media. If the athlete chooses to with-hold that information, WSSU officials will be restricted to informing media members of their playing status (playing, probable, doubtful or out). For detailed injury information, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Me-dia Relations at (336) 750-2143.

A Quick Look At The Rams• The Rams will head into Saturday’s game with one of the most prolific offenses in the CIAA as the team leads the conference in scoring offense at 38.2 points per game and averaging 412.6 yards per game.

• The WSSU defense should not be overlooked, how-ever, leading the conference in scoring defense, allowing just 13.9 points per game and leading the conference in yards allowed per game at 234.0 yards per game.

• Through the first nine games of the season, the Rams have scored 344 points, 61 more points than the next team...the Shaw Bears.

The Turnover BugThe Rams couldn’t quite hold on the football against the Saint Augustine’s Falcons as the team turned the

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 22 COOPER,Nicholas vs Saint Augustine’sYards Rushing 175 COOPER,Nicholas vs LivingstoneTD Rushes 4 COOPER,Nicholas vs Chowan Long Rush 74 COOPER,Nicholas vs ChowanPass attempts 35 SMITH,Kameron vs Saint Augustine’sPass completions 22 SMITH,Kameron vs Saint Augustine’sYards Passing 294 SMITH,Kameron at N.C. CentralTD Passes 5 SMITH,Kameron at N.C. Central Long Pass 62 SMITH,Kameron at N.C. CentralReceptions 8 BRANTLEY,Tehvyn at Johnson C. Smith BRANTLEY,Tehvyn vs Saint Augustine’s Yards Receiving 166 BRANTLEY,Tehvyn at N.C. Central TD Receptions 2 BRANTLEY,Tehvyn at N.C. Central GOLDSTON,Tyrone at N.C. Central BUTLER,Jahuann vs Livingstone BUTLER,Jahuann vs UNC-Pembroke Long Reception 62 BRANTLEY,Tehvyn at N.C. CentralField Goals 2 THAYER,Landon vs Virginia Union THAYER,Landon at North Carolina A&T Long Field Goal 45 THAYER,Landon vs Livingstone Punts 7 THAYER,Landon vs UNC-Pembroke Punting Avg 47.7 THAYER,Landon vs Livingstone Long Punt 56 THAYER,Landon vs Livingstone Long Punt Return 52 FITZGERALD,D vs Livingstone Long Kickoff Return 55 BRANTLEY,Tehvyn at Johnson C. Smith Tackles 11 KEATON,Alton at N.C. Central CORDERS,Juan at Johnson C. Smith Sacks 3.0 CORDERS,Juan vs Chowan Tackles For Loss 4.0 WARD,Akeem at Fayetteville State Interceptions 1 JONES,Rashaun at N.C. Central MITCHELL,Jared at N.C. Central ROWE,Malcolm at Fayetteville State JONES,Rashaun at Johnson C. Smith KEE,Justin at Johnson C. Smith DEMPS,Cameron vs Livingstone ROWE,Malcolm vs UNC-Pembroke BOHANNON,Marvin vs UNC-Pembroke

TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 53 vs Virginia Union Yards Rushing 325 vs Chowan Yards Per Rush 8.6 vs Chowan TD Rushes 5 vs Chowan at Johnson C. SmithPass attempts 35 vs Saint Augustine’sPass completions 22 vs Saint Augustine’s Yards Passing 294 at North Carolina Central Yards Per Pass 11.4 vs Livingstone TD Passes 5 at N.C. Central Total Plays 79 vs Virginia Union Total Offense 499 vs Chowan Yards Per Play 8.0 vs Chowan Points 58 vs LivingstoneSacks By 7 vs LivingstoneFirst Downs 28 vs Saint Augustine’s Penalties 14 at Johnson C. Smith Penalty Yards 117 at Johnson C. Smith Turnovers 6 vs Saint Augustine’sInterceptions By 2 at N.C. Central at Johnson C. Smith vs UNC-Pembroke

Rams’ SuperlativesMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Practice 3:15-5:15 p.m.

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WSSU WeeklyMedia Luncheon11:00 a.m.


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Game 9 WSSU at Shaw1:05 p.m.Durham County Memorial StadiumDurham N.C.

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 34 SANDERS,Walter, vs Saint Augustine’s

Yards Rushing 141 SANDERS,Walter, vs Saint Augustine’s

TD Rushes 2 SANDERS,Walter, vs Saint Augustine’s

Long Rush 93 McCORD,Tony, at N.C. Central

Pass attempts 39 JOHNSON,Michael, at N.C. Central

Pass completions 22 JOHNSON,Michael, at N.C. Central

Yards Passing 193 JOHNSON,Michael, at N.C. Central

TD Passes 2 GREEN,Joaquin, vs Saint Augustine’s

Long Pass 68 GREEN,Joaquin, vs Saint Augustine’s

Receptions 8 IRVINE,Geovonie, at N.C. Central

Lloyd, vs UNC-Pembroke

Yards Receiving 118 WASHINGTON,Benj, at Fayetteville State

TD Receptions 2 JONES,Jermaine, vs Saint Augustine’s

Long Reception 68 JONES,Jermaine, vs Saint Augustine’s

Field Goals 2 CARDELLE,Franki, at N.C. Central

TUCKER,Alexande, vs Saint Augustine’s

Long Field Goal 46 TUCKER,Alexande, vs Saint Augustine’s

Punts 9 HAYNES,Logan, vs Livingstone

Punting Avg 47.5 CARDELLE,Franki, at N.C. Central

Long Punt 56 Stanley, vs UNC-Pembroke

Long Punt Return 43 Hann, vs UNC-Pembroke

Long Kickoff Return 97 GOFORTH,Arthur, at N.C. Central

Tackles 10 FERRELL,Justin, at North Carolina A&T

MONK,Alexander, at Fayetteville State

TOOMER,Quinton, at Johnson C. Smith

STANBACK,Steven, vs Saint Augustine’s

Sacks 3.0 WHITE, K, vs Virginia Union

Tackles For Loss 4.0 WHITE, K, vs Virginia Union

Interceptions 2 STANBACK,Steven vs Saint Augustine’s

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 42 vs Chowan

Yards Rushing 172 at N.C. Central

Yards Per Rush 5.7 at N.C. Central

TD Rushes 2 at N.C. Central

vs Saint Augustine’s

Pass attempts 43 vs UNC-Pembroke

Pass completions 22 at N.C. Central

Yards Passing 222 vs Virginia Union

Yards Per Pass 9.2 vs Saint Augustine’s

TD Passes 3 vs Saint Augustine’s

Total Plays 74 vs UNC-Pembroke

Total Offense 365 at N.C. Central

Yards Per Play 5.5 vs Saint Augustine’s

Points 40 vs Saint Augustine’s

Sacks By 5 vs Virginia Union

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First Downs 18 vs UNC-Pembroke

Penalties 14 vs Chowan

Penalty Yards 119 vs Chowan

Turnovers 4 vs Virginia Union

Interceptions By 5 vs Saint Augustine’s

Opponent’s Superalativesfootball over six times in the tough loss.

The effort set a season-high for the team total turnovers in a game. The Rams committed five pass interceptions with a fumble lost in the game.

The Butler Did ItWSSU sophomore wide receiver has hit a great stride for the Rams with four touchdowns in the last two games for the Rams. After earning a start with an injury to freshman Tehvyn Brantley, Butler stepped up his ef-forts with two receptions for 86 yards and two touch-downs against the Livingstone Blue Bears and followed the effort with three receptions for 85 yards and two touchdowns against the UNC-Pembroke Braves.

Super CooperRunning back Nicholas Cooper has picked up right where he left off at the end of the 2008 season. Follow-ing a season off in 2009 to concentrate on academics, Cooper has returned to form.

He dominated the Chowan Hawks with 149 yards and four touchdowns on just 11 carries. Cooper carried the ball 20 times for 73 yards and two touchdowns versus the Panthers of Virginia Union and carried the ball 15 times for 57 yards against Division I-FCS North Caro-lina A&T. He continued last weekend with 14 carries for 88 yards versus Division I opponent North Carolina Central. He added 124 yards on 15 carries at Johnson C. Smith last Saturday.

Cooper recorded a season-high 175 yards and three touchdowns in a dominating 58-0 win over the Living-stone Blue Bears.

1,000 in SightWSSU redshirt-junior running back Nicholas Cooper will have a chance to become the Rams’ first 1,000-yd rusher since Martin Hicks and Jed Bines did it during the 2004 season.

Cooper currently has 960 yards rushing this season and needs just 40 yards to reach the 1,000-yd mark.

Brantley Making NoiseTrue freshman wide receiver Tehvyn Brantley is leading the team in receiving with 35 catches for 553 yards and four touchdowns. Brantley is averaging an astounding 15.8 yards per catch and 79.0 yards receiving per game.

Brantley sat out Saturday’s game with a concussion, but is very likely to return to action this weekend.

Air Force SixSophomore quarterback Kameron Smith may have at-tended the U.S. Naval Academy before joining Winston-Salem State, but the quarterback seems more suited for the Air Force as he has completed 106-of-169 passes for 1,458 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Five Touchdown PassesQuarterback Kameron Smith threw for five touchdown passes last weekend in the Rams’ victory over North Carolina Central. Smith completed 18 of his 29 passes for 294 yards and five scores. Through his first two games, Smith threw for six touchdowns and has yet to

throw an interception.

Thayer Nearly PerfectWSSU sophomore kicker Landen Thayer has yet to miss a field goal this season. Thayer is five-for-six on field goal attempts and has connected on 37-of-41 PAT kicks.

Mr. VersatilityWinston-Salem State defensive lineman Juan Corders has done a little of everything for the Rams through the first four games of the season. In addition to total-ing 19 tackles this season, Corders leads the team with 4.0 sacks and has picked up five fumble recoveries and returned them for 115 yards.

The Durham, N.C. native added to his resume Saturday when he rushed for 56 yards on a fake punt against Chowan. He was tackled just four yards shy of the en-dzone on the play.

Division I Transition DecisionWinston-Salem State University (WSSU) announced on Sept. 11 that it would inform the National Colle-giate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Mid-East-ern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) that the university intends to remain a Division II institution for intercol-legiate athletics. The process to remain in Division II will begin immediately, but the school will continue to compete in the MEAC at the Division I level through the 2009-2010 season.

At a special called meeting, the university’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to support the recom-mendation of Chancellor Donald J. Reaves to bring to a close the reclassification to Division I process that was begun in 2004. Reaves praised the vision of for-mer WSSU chancellors who had supported the move to Division I, but stated that “in the final analysis the resources to complete the reclassification simply were not available, currently nor prospectively, in sufficient amounts”.

“This decision is probably the hardest one I have ever had to make because I believe that WSSU belongs in Division I,” said Chancellor Reaves. “If there were any reasonable way to complete this transition without di-verting resources from competing academic priorities, I would have recommended that we stay the course.

“Over the past two years, we have continued to be concerned that budgetary constraints would not al-low us to successfully complete the transition,” Reaves added. “As the athletics deficits continued to mount, there appeared to be no rational way we could con-tinue the process. I believe that this is the right decision for WSSU at this point in time given our resources.

“Our goal now is to complete the move to NCAA Division II and find a conference home for our athletic program before the 2010-2011 season begins. We have been reviewing all of the options in our region and our preference would be to return to the Central Intercol-legiate Athletic Association (CIAA). We will, however, have to complete the reclassification process with the NCAA and file a letter of interest with Commissioner Leon Kerry at the CIAA.”

The spending side of the budget for the WSSU athlet-ics program has grown during the three-year period of 2005-2006 through 2008-2009 from approximately $2.88 million to $5.58 million while total revenue grew from $2.07 million to $3.77 million. Just for the fiscal year that ended June 30, the athletic program generat-


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University Quick Facts Location Winston-Salem, N.C.Founded 1892Enrollment 6,442Colors Red & WhiteNickname RamsMascot Amon the Ram (III)Stadium Bowman Gray StadiumCapacity 18,000Surface Natural Grass (Bermuda)Lights YesBowman Gray Record 43-34-1(Since 1993)All-Time Record 355-286-25 (67 years)CIAA Titles EightAll-Time Bowl/Playoff Record 2-6Years in Postseason Play EightLast Bowl Game 2000 Pioneer BowlResult WSSU 9, Tuskegee 12

Administration Chancellor Dr. Donald Julian ReavesDirector of Athletics William “Bill” HayesAssociate A.D./SWA Tonia WalkerAssociate A.D./Marketing & Fundraising Valerie DinkinsAssociate A.D./Compliance Anthony BennettSpecial Assistant to the Athletic Director Kermit BlountInterim Athletic Media Relations Director Trevin GoodwinAssistant A.D./Facilities Lavern “J.R.” PringleNCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Cynthia WilliamsAthletics Phone (336) 750-2141Athletics Fax (336) 750-8895

Athletic Media Relations Interim Athletic Media Relations Director Trevin GoodwinGoodwin Office Phone (336) 750-2909Goodwin Cell Phone (336) 416-7220Goodwin Office Fax (336) 750-2144Goodwin E-mail [email protected] Alternate E-mail [email protected] Athletic Media Relations Director Moriah JonesJones Office Phone (336) 750-2143

Football Coaching Staff Connell Maynor First Season (N.C. A&T, 1995)Coaching Record at WSSU 6-1 (1st Season)Coaching Record Overall 6-1 (1st Season)Football Office Phone (336) 750-2960Football Office Fax (336) 750-8880John Eder Assistant Head Coach (Guilford, 1976)Kienus Boulware Defensive Coordinator (UNC-CH, 1997)Richard Hayes Cornerbacks (N.C. A&T, 1999)Mike Ketchum Defensive Line (Guilford, 1978)Duane Taylor Wide Receivers (Fayetteville State, 2005)Daren Hart Defensive Backs (East Carolina, 1996)Michael Ramseur Running Backs (Mars Hill, 1998)Eric Estes Director of Football Operations (WSSU, 2007)Football Equipment Manager Kentaus ‘K.C.” CarterFootball Video Coordinator/Pro Scout Liaison Duane Taylor

Physical Information Mailing Address WSSU Department of Athletics 200 C.E. Gaines Center Winston-Salem, N.C. 27110

Fieldhouse Mailing Address Bowman Gray Fieldhouse 1260 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Winston-Salem, N.C. 27110Media Relations Mailing Address Bowman Gray Fieldhouse 1260 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Office Suite 210 D Winston-Salem, N.C. 27110

WSSU At A Glance ed a deficit of approximately $1.8 million. The increase in expenses was directly connected to the transition to Division I which requires that an institution field a minimum of 14 teams and add substantially more resources such as scholarships, coaches and facilities.

“While our expenses have increased as one would reasonably expect, the budget problem that we have encountered is a revenue-side problem” Reaves added. “Currently, nearly 80% of total revenue comes from a single source, student fees. While the university has the second highest athletic fee in the UNC system, our fee is among the lowest in the MEAC where we are competing. With the size of our student body, it became evident that we were always going to be at a financial disadvantage.”

UNC President Erskine Bowles also expressed sup-port for Chancellor Reaves’ recommendation. “I know that Chancellor Reaves explored every viable option before reaching this difficult decision, but in the end WSSU - like every other UNC campus - must operate its athletic department on a fiscally responsible basis. And it cannot put the burden of doing so all on the backs of its students. Particularly in light of current economic conditions, Chancellor Reaves made the hard - but right - choice to put academic priorities ahead of athletic aspirations.” “Even though the decision has been made to remain at Division II, we will continue to develop options for increasing revenue for our athletic program,” said Reaves. “We have increased our marketing efforts for the 2009 football season and we hope that will sup-port our efforts to increase ticket sales, sponsorships and other fund-raising activities.”

The process of reclassifying the WSSU athletic pro-gram to Division II will begin with a letter of intent to the NCAA Division II Membership Services Sub-Committee. The university will also have to reduce the size of its athletic program from the Division I to the Division II level, which includes reducing the number of athletic scholarships. There also may need to be re-ductions in the size of the athletic staff in order to generate the savings needed to run the program with-in the parameters of the resources that are available. “With regard to our students-athletes, some of whom will be affected by this decision, we will be work-ing with each affected-student to ensure that to the extent possible they are held harmless. Those who may be affected by this move, either through loss of scholarship or the move from Division I athletics, will be given as much guidance and assistance as pos-sible,” Reaves explained. “While our athletic program is very important to the university, our number one short-term priority is the well-being of our student-athletes.”

2010 WSSU Football Season PreviewWith a rich tradition of success and a storied his-tory in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the Winston-Salem State Rams will make a return to the conference this fall. The Rams will have an almost entirely new look when the team makes its return to the CIAA with a new head coach, a re-vamped coaching staff and a host of newcomers, the 2010 Rams will look to make their return to the scene of former glory a triumphant one. For the first time in over 17 years, the Rams will open the season under the guidance of a new head football coach as Connell Maynor steps in to lead the team in 2010. Maynor succeeds Kermit Blount, the winningest head coach in WSSU football history who concluded a 17-year head coaching career by becoming the Spe-cial Assistant to WSSU Director of Athletics, William

“Bill” Hayes.

Maynor, a veteran of more than 20 years of football expe-rience both as a player and coach - and most recently as the offensive architect of the 2009 CIAA Champion Fay-etteville State University Broncos offense, serving as both Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach - was named the eighth head football coach at Winston-Salem State University on Dec. 15, 2009.

Maynor brings more than two decades of football experi-ence both as a coach and as a player in the intercolle-giate and professional ranks and is the proud owner of 10 championships, six as a player and four as a coach.

Maynor comes to WSSU by way of Fayetteville State Uni-versity where he spent the last 10 seasons as a member of the Broncos’ award-winning football staff, most recent-ly serving as both the Quarterbacks Coach and Offensive Coordinator where he helped to lead FSU to four CIAA title game appearances and three CIAA Championships (2002, 2003 and 2009).

Maynor’s offensive unit produced two All-CIAA quarter-back selections (2002 and 2003) and ranked first in the CIAA in rushing offense, total offense and scoring in 2008 en route to a 13th-place national ranking in scoring of-fense and a 39th-place national ranking in total offense in Division II in 2008. He and his coaching staff will look to immediately make an impact at WSSU as he attempts to guide the Rams to their ninth conference championship.

OffenseThere will be little time for offensive growth as the 2010 Rams offense will return just six offensive starters from last season’s team. The team will expect production from their newcomers almost immediately as questions will need to be answered in both the passing attack and along the offensive line. Connell Maynor and the Rams will rely heavily upon a talented crop of newcomers, nine of which will join the WSSU offense.

QuarterbacksThe quarterback position will be a key piece of the Rams’ puzzle in 2010. However, with the departure of last sea-son’s leading top two passers, the Rams will need some immediate help at quarterback this fall. The Rams will be without the services of former Ram quarterback Jarrett Dunston. For the past two seasons, Dunston has been the team’s top signal caller and leading passer. During that time, Dunston amassed 1,597 passing yards and 10 touchdowns.

This season, the Rams will look to a cast of newcomers at the quarterback position. Redshirt-sophomore Kameron Smith had an impressive spring and is the likely candi-date to earn starting duties this fall. He was especially impressive at the Rams Spring Game where he completed four-of-eight passes for 35 yards and led the Red Team with 49 rushing yards on six carries. Joining Smith will Octavious Hawkins, a talented athlete who transferred to WSSU after spending two seasons at the University of Massachussetts.

Wide Receivers/Tight EndsLast season, the Rams struggled in the passing game, totaling only 1,061 passing yards in 2009. As a team the WSSU receivers averaged 10.9 yards per catch and the team managed just 11 passing touchdowns for the season. The tables are likely to turn this season with a talented and experienced group of receivers returning in the fall. The Rams will return with a solid wide receiving corps as three starters return from last season. The trio of senior Omar Kizzie, junior Dominique Fitzgerald, and redshirt-senior Johnathan Kinzer will return to lead the Rams re-


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Fitzgerald will join Kinzer as a key performer for the Rams this season as Fitzgerald led the team in touch-downs last season with four. At 6’0”, 180 pounds and with solid speed, Fitzgerald will look to stretch the field for the Rams and give the team a scoring threat on every play.

The Rams will also break in a trio of tight ends with fresh-man Jamal Haizlip, junior Stephen McMillan, and redshirt-sophomore Lamarcius Jenkins combining to shore up the WSSU receiving efforts. None of the three players have ever caught a pass for the Rams, but will look to make an immediate impact this season.

Running BacksA powerful rushing attack has always been a trademark of Rams football. The tradition is likely to continue this season when the Rams welcome back the tandem of redshirt-senior Cedric Hickman and red-shirt junior Nicholas Cooper.

As a team, the Rams totaled 1,274 rushing yards with four touchdowns in 2009. Leading the way for the Rams this season will be Hickman a physical, bruising running back who was a key performer for the Rams. Last season, Hickman led the Rams with 263 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a game-winning TD at Bethune-Cookman.

Cooper sat out the 2009 season to focus on academics after a great redshirt-freshman campaign. However, he is poised to return to the Rams this season after an impres-sive 2008 that he finished with 488 yards and four touch-downs on 92 carries. He looks to be no worse off fol-lowing his year away from the game as he had a breakout effort in the Rams’ spring game where he finished with 13 carries for 37 yards and three touchdowns.

The Rams will also look for a contribution from WSSU newcomer Daryl Thomas, Jr. from Safford, Arizona. After a solid career at Safford High School, Thomas had a strong spring game effort with five carries for 35 yards.

Offensive LineIn order for the Rams to succeed in the passing game or in the running game, the team will need a solid effort out of its offensive line. The unit is likely to be a strong one, but will have some holes to fill with only two returnees from last season’s squad.

Redshirt-sophomore Travis Taylor and sophomore John Crawley will look to lead the way on a WSSU offensive line that will need three players to step and contribute for the Rams right away. Maynor has bolstered the offensive front a pair of high school standouts as both Kaleb Carter (6-4, 280) and Thomas Warren (6-2, 280) join the Rams’ roster in 2010 after stellar senior seasons.

DefenseThe Rams will have their work cut out for them on the defensive side of the football with only three starters returning. Last season, the Rams allowed 3,304 yards of total offense and 31 touchdowns to opponents. However, the team will look to bounce back under the guidance of Coach Maynor and defensive coordinator Kienus Boul-ware.

Defensive LineThere will be an entirely new look on the Rams’ defensive line as the team will need to replace the entire front line. Though the defensive line will be short on experience, there is no shortage of talent along the WSSU defensive front line as a talented group of newcomers will look to step in and contribute for the Rams.

The tandem of redshirt-junior Corei Plummer and redshirt-sophomore David Harris will look to lead the way for the Rams on the defensive front. Plum-mer played in the 2007 and 2008 seasons, but sat out the 2009 season. In his career, Plummer has totaled four total tackles, including three solo tack-les. He had a solid performance at the 2010 WSSU Spring Game with three total tackles (two solo).

Harris has also played a pair of seasons for the Rams with three total tackles, all during the 2008 season when he recorded a solo tackle and a pair of tackle assists. He also recovered a fumble last season.

The duo will need to provide some quality lead-ership on the Rams’ defensive line as Maynor and the Rams welcome four defensive lineman and a linebacker as part of WSSU’s 14-player high school recruiting class.

LinebackersThe Rams’ linebacking corps will feature a number of young, talented players, but will also benefit from some strong leadership as senior linebacker Juan Corders will look to lead a young linebacking unit for the Rams in 2010.

Corders has been a staple for the Rams over the last four seasons. However, he will be recover-ing from a season-ending injury suffered at South Carolina State last fall. The redshirt-senior has to-taled 146 career tackles for the Rams with a pair of forced fumbles. He has also added 6.5 total sacks for his career. The senior will line-up with three newcomers in the starting lineup at the linebacker position this season.

SecondaryThe Rams’ secondary will be one of the more experienced units on the team as redshirt-senior defensive backs Jaquin Sessoms and Marvin Bohan-non will both suit up for the Rams this fall.

In three seasons of play, Bohannon and Sessoms have been quality players and solid contributors to the Rams’ squad. Between the two of them they have totaled 57 total appearances in uniform for WSSU. Bohannon has been one of the top defen-sive backs on the Rams’ squad, playing in 32 games with a pair of interceptions and 90 total tackles. He has also added three forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries. Sessoms has also been strong, playing in 25 games during his career and totaling 33 tackles with a fumble recovery.

Rk. School W-L Pts Prv.1. Grambling (20) 6-1 290 1 2. Bethune-Cookman (10) 7-0 276 2 3. Albany State (Ga.) 8-0 221 3 4. South Carolina State 5-2 216 4 5. Winston-Salem State 8-1 183 7 6. Tuskegee 6-2 154 9 7. Jackson State 5-2 119 5 8. Hampton 5-2 97 6 9. Morehouse 6-2 68 8 10. Saint Augustine’s 7-1 41 10

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Texas Southern 34, Florida A&M 26, Fort Valley State 21, Shaw 17, Morgan State 13.

D2Football.com Poll Rk. Team Rec. Pts. Prev. 1. Minnesota Duluth 8-0 25 1 2. Grand Valley State 8-0 24 23. Abilene Christian 8-0 23 3 4. Northwest Mo. St. 6-1 22 5 5. Tex. A&M-Kingsville 7-1 21 6 6. Valdosta St. 6-1 20 8 7. Albany St. (Ga.) 8-0 19 11 8. Neb.-Kearney 7-1 18 10 9. Central Mo. 8-1 17 12 10. Augustana (S.D.) 8-0 16 14 11. West Tex. A&M 6-2 15 15 12. Shepherd 8-0 14 16 13. California (Pa.) 7-1 13 4 14. Bloomsburg 7-1 12 17 15. Delta St. 6-2 11 18 16. St. Cloud St. 7-1 10 19 17. Colorado Mines 7-1 9 20 18. Kutztown 8-0 8 21 19. Hillsdale 6-2 7 7 20. North Ala. 6-2 6 9 21. West Ala. 6-2 5 22 22. Midwestern State 6-2 4 13 23. Winston-Salem State 8-1 3 NR 24. Mercyhurst 6-2 2 NR 25. Saint Augustine’s 7-1 1 NR

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: None.

DROPPED OUT: No. 23 Missouri Western, No. 24 Mars Hill, No. 25 Morehouse.

AFCA Coaches Poll Rk. Team (First Place Votes) Rec. Pts. Prev.1. Grand Valley State (24) 8-0 648 12. Minnesota Duluth (1) 8-0 623 23. Abilene Christian (1) 8-0 575 44. Northwest Missouri State 6-1 508 55. Tex. A&M-Kingsville 7-1 519 76. Albany State (Ga.) 8-0 518 87. Central Missouri 8-1 494 98. Augustana (S.D.) 8-0 456 119. Nebraska-Kearney 7-1 418 1210. Valdosta St. 6-1 402 1411. Shepherd 8-0 377 1512. California (Pa.) 7-1 353 313. Bloomsburg 7-1 338 1614. West Texas A&M 6-2 312 1715. Kutztown 8-0 286 1816. Colorado Mines 7-1 218 2017. Hillsdale 6-2 202 618. Winston-Salem State 8-1 195 2119. Delta State 6-2 171 2220. Saint Cloud State 7-1 161 2321. North Alabama 6-2 159 1022. Midwestern State 6-2 103 1323. Saint Augustine’s 7-1 101 2424. Mercyhurst 6-2 44 NR25. Fort Valley State 7-1 39 NR

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Morehouse (Ga.), 37; West Alabama, 34; Wayne St. (Mich.), 32; New Haven (Conn.), 21; Ouachita Baptist

(Ark.), 18; Central Washington, 10; Tuskegee (Ala.), 7; Wingate (N.C.), 3; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 2; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 2; Washburn (Kan.), 2;

Humboldt St. (Calif.), 1; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 1.

DROPPED OUT: No. 19 Morehouse, No. 25 West Virginia Wesleyan.ED OUT: No. 16 Tuskegee, No. 17 Missouri Western State


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With the two players returning, the Rams’ second-ary is likely to be a strong point for the team this fall as they return to the CIAA, a conference that is not short on accurate quarterbacks and speedy wideouts.

Special TeamsKickers/PuntersThe Rams will return with a solid kicking game when sophomore Landen Thayer returns to handle kick-ing duties for the team this season. He contributed greatly in 2010 and gave the team an immediate quality scoring option as well as some quality field position in the kicking game. Last season, he was 9-of-16 on field goals and missed just one PAT kick. He also averaged 40.5 yards per punt. This season, the Rams will count on Thayer to provide a quality performance and shore up the team’s kicking efforts.

Return SpecialistsThe Rams will also benefit from returning a pair of experienced return specialists as punt returners Dominique Fitzgerald and Alton Keaton will return to the team this fall. Fitzgerald led the team in punt returns, averaging 13.4 yard per return with a long return of 46-yards. Keaton returned a pair of punts for 22 total yards and an 11.0 yard-per-return aver-age. Keaton returns as the team’s top kick returner with 214 yards in returns. He averaged 21.4 yards per return with his longest effort being a 35-yard re-turn against the Delaware State Hornets last season.

With the talented and experienced trio returning, the Rams’ special teams unit will have a chance to be one of the best in recent history.

OverviewFor the fifth straight season the Rams will take on the rival North Carolina A&T Aggies and the North Carolina Central Eagles, this time with both games on the road. WSSU will boast a quintet of home games with three of those contests coming in three consecutive weeks in the month of October. The Rams will open the season at A.J. Simeon Stadium in High Point, N.C. in the first-ever Furniture City Clas-sic as WSSU plays host to the Panthers of Virginia Union University.

Though the Rams will have a number of questions, there will be no doubt that the team will play hard and compete, making their return to the CIAA a successful and triumphant one. Under the guidance of new head coach Connell Maynor and a revamped coaching staff, a quality cast of returnees and talented cast of newcomers the Rams look to be geared up and ready for a return to glory this fall.

About Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem State University (WSSU), a constitu-ent institution of the University of North Carolina, is a public university founded in 1892 in Winston-Salem, NC. WSSU is a historically black university that today is a recognized regional institution offer-ing baccalaureate and graduate programs to a diverse student population. U.S. News and World Report has ranked the university among Top Public Comprehen-sive Colleges in the South -- Bachelor’s Category for the last nine years (2001-2009). WSSU currently offers more than 40 baccalaureate and 10 master’s degree programs to a student population of more than 6,400.

Working CredentialsAll requests for working credentials, scouting passes, and photographer passes should be made at least

two days (48 hours) in advance of any scheduled game. The WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations reserves the right to deny requests made past that time con-straint. All requests, made in writing (via email or fax) on company letterhead should be directed to:

Trevin Q. GoodwinInterim Director of Athletic Media RelationsWSSU Department of Athletics200 CE Gaines CenterWinston-Salem, NC 27110Office: (336) 750-2909Mobile : (336) 416-7220Fax: (336) 750-2144E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]

Should requests be made in advance, passes will be mailed, with time permitting. A will-call window is lo-cated at the South entrance of Bowman Gray Stadium. Priority is given to daily newspapers, radio/TV sports directors, and other media members who cover WSSU Athletics and their opponents on a regular basis, in ad-dition to national print and electronic media. Spouses, dates, non-workers, and anyone 16 years-of-age and younger are not permitted in any working media area. Guests are not permitted in any working media area. If you wish to bring a guest to any game, contact Trevin Goodwin regarding the availability of reserved seat tick-ets.

WSSU Football PracticesThe WSSU football team practices at the dual-field prac-tice facility located adjacent to the Bowman Gray Sta-dium Fieldhouse (at the former Civitan Park site). The new state-of-the-art practice facility officially opened in the spring of 2009. Practices are open to the media and are the opportune time for lengthy print or television interviews. Practice times vary according to academic schedules, so please contact the Office of Athletic Media Relations and Assistant Director of Athletics, Chris Zona for the specifics.

Weekly Football Press ConferencesThe Winston-Salem State University football team will hold a weekly press conference/media day every Wednesday during the season at 11:00 a.m. in the Me-dia and Hospitality Lounge of the WSSU Athletic Field-house, located on the upper level of the WSSU Athletic Fieldhouse. The weekly press conference is open to any member of the working media. The first press confer-ence of the season will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 25 with the remainder of the weekly press conferences to be held every Wednesday prior to a Saturday game. The remaining press conferences will occur on September 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, October 6, 13, 20 and 27. At all weekly press conferences head coach Connell Maynor and select players will be on hand to give general com-ments and field questions. Requests for the attendance of specific players must be made no later than Monday at 11:00 am prior to the upcoming press conference. Fol-lowing the press conference, a complimentary lunch will be served to all members of the working media.

Mid-Week InterviewsAll interviews with Winston-Salem State University football student-athletes and coaches should be ar-ranged through Chris Zona in the Office of Athletic Media Relations. Please make interview arrangements at least 24 hours in advance. Most interviews will be arranged to start prior to practice or, with time permit-ting, will be scheduled to take place on the Rams’ weekly media day (Wednesday). Players will not do interviews on game day, except for postgame interviews. Telephone interviews may also be arranged through the Office of

Connell Maynor, a veteran of more than 20 years of football experience both as a player and coach - and most recently as the offensive architect of the 2009 CIAA Champion Fayetteville State University Broncos of-fense, serving as both Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach - was named the eighth head football coach at Winston-Salem State Uni-versity on Dec. 15, 2009.

Maynor, a former standout football student-athlete at both Winston-Salem State University and North Carolina A&T State University was selected from a talented pool of more than 75 applicants representing 17 states in the Rams’ national search to find a head coach to lead WSSU’s historic football program.

Maynor brings more than two decades of football experience both as a coach and as a player in the intercollegiate and professional ranks and is the proud owner of 10 championships, six as a player and four as a coach.

Maynor comes to WSSU by way of Fayetteville State University where he spent the last 10 seasons as a member of the Broncos’ award-winning football staff, most recently serving as both the Quarterbacks Coach and Offensive Coordinator where he helped to lead FSU to four CIAA title game appearances and three CIAA Championships (2002, 2003 and 2009).

In addition to his collegiate coaching responsibilities, Maynor served as the Offensive Coordinator for the Arena Football League’s Philadelphia Soul from 2006-2008 where he helped to lead the Soul to the Arena Bowl XXII World Championship in 2008.

Under his leadership the Soul ranked first in scoring offense (62 ppg), touchdowns (132), touchdown passes (102) and red zone efficiency (85 percent) in 2008 en route to an Arena Bowl title.

Maynor’s successes come not only as a coach but as a player as he has earned six championships as an athlete.

The starting quarterback for the Rams’ 1987 CIAA championship foot-ball team under then-head coach and current-WSSU Director of Athlet-ics William “Bill” Hayes, Maynor was named to the All-CIAA team as a freshman after passing for 1,071 yards.

After following Hayes to North Carolina A&T State University, Maynor was named First-Team All-MEAC in both 1990 and 1991. In addition to All-MEAC honors Maynor was named the MEAC Offensive Player of the Year and was honored as the 100% Wrong Club Player of the Year in both 1990 and 1991 en route to leading the Aggies to the 1991 MEAC Championship.

A veteran of 12 years in the Arena Football League (AFL) Maynor is a four-time AFL World Champion having led the Tampa Bay Storm to the 1993 and 1994 World Championships in addition to quarterbacking the Orlando Predators to the 1998 and 2000 World Championship titles. For his effort, Maynor was named the Arena Bowl Most Valuable Player in 2000.

A veteran of both the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Maynor has extensive experience at the both the Division I and Division II levels and has demonstrated ex-tensive recruiting acumen which will immediately help him at Winston-Salem State University as he prepares to lead the Rams’ back to glory.

Connell MaynorWSSU Head Football Coach


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Athletic Media Relations.

Student-Athlete ContactHome and cellular telephone numbers for student-athletes will not be provided and players have been instructed not to accept calls from media members without prior notice from the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations. Please do not attempt to make contact with WSSU student-ath-letes or coaches without scheduling the interview through the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations.

Injury InformationWinston-Salem State University’s Department of Athletics abides by HIPAA, a federal privacy act with regard to the release of injury information. WSSU athletes are required to sign a waiver before injury information is released to the media. If the athlete chooses to withhold that informa-tion, WSSU officials will be restricted to informing media members of their playing status (playing, probable, doubtful or out).

Postgame ProceduresThe WSSU locker room is closed to the media. At all home games, the post-game interview format will be as follows: After a 10 minute, NCAA mandated cooling off period the visiting coach will be escorted to the media room/area. After all visiting interviews are completed, WSSU Head Coach Connell Maynor and all requested WSSU players will report to the media room/area. The media room is located on the upper level of the WSSU Athletic Fieldhouse which is located in the north end zone of Bowman Gray Stadium (contact a WSSU Office of Athletic Media Rela-tions staff member for additional information). If the visit-ing team’s locker room is closed to the media, interviews with opposing-team players are generally held outside the locker room in the hallway (contact the opposing team’s SID for additional information).

Media ServicesA media packet including, but not limited to, a game pro-gram, game notes, lineups, roster cards and statistics will be available for each media member before the game. During the game, quickie statistics will be distributed after each quarter of play. Complete play-by-play, scoring summaries, individual, and team statistics will be distributed following each half and at the conclusion of the game in the postgame package. A media meal is provided and is usually served 60 minutes prior to kick-off. Only credentialed media will be allowed in the media dining room. A fax machine will be provided for media use on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is no charge for this service. Statistical monitors will be provided for live TV, both radio stations, the Winston-Sa-lem Journal, and the Associated Press. High-speed Internet access is available in the media room and in all press areas.

Media/Press ParkingSpecial parking arrangements are made for the benefit of all media covering WSSU football. A media-only parking area will be located near the West gate of Bowman Gray Stadium with ample parking for television production/satellite trucks. Parking passes for this lot will be issued with the media credentials for each contest. Requests for credentials and parking passes must be made at least two days prior to all home football contests. Overflow media parking (by credential only) will be located in the west lot of Bowman Gray Stadium (directly behind the press box across the street).

Radio StringersIndividuals representing radio outlets, whether local, re-gional, or national, will be provided credentials on a space-available basis. Those credentials must be requested by the media outlet, not the individual.

Non-Originating Radio StationsIndividuals representing radio stations which are not origi-nating the broadcast of the game will be considered on a space-available basis. Consideration will be given to in-dividuals representing radio stations from CIAA-member

Bill Hayes, whose career in college sports spans 36 years, has been serv-ing as the Director of Athletics at Winstnon-Salem State University since January 1, 2010.

Hayes comes to WSSU from Florida A&M University where he served as the Director of Athletics for two years. In a two-year period that spanned from Dec. 4, 2007 until Jan. 1, 2010, Hayes was instrumental in reviving the Rattlers’ storied athletic program.

“We are absolutely delighted that Bill has agreed to come home to Win-ston-Salem State,” said Chancellor Donald J. Reaves. “We conducted an extensive search to find the right person with the right credentials who would be able to immediately make a difference in our athletic program. Bill Hayes certainly fits that description. I am truly delighted that he has accepted our offer, and I want to thank the search committee and its chair, Dr. Dennis Felder.”

“Over the years, Bill has maintained ties with the university and with our community,” Reaves added. “Having him in this key position will certainly support our efforts to build our athletic program to the championship level.”

“As a former athlete and coach, I have an abiding passion for athletics and the betterment of our young people through sports,” Hayes said. “Also, having worked at WSSU under the legendary Clarence ‘Big House’ Gaines years ago, I have a true appreciation for the great tradition of Rams’ sports.”

Hayes joined Florida A&M in January 2008 after serving as athletic direc-tor at North Carolina Central University for nearly five years. He also served as head football coach at N.C. A&T State University for 15 years after leaving WSSU in 1987. In addition to posting the most wins of any football coach at both WSSU and N.C. A&T, he led major fundraising efforts during his tenure as athletic director at both Florida A&M and N.C. Central.

Hayes also served as an assistant football coach at Wake Forest Uni-versity for three seasons, becoming the first African American assistant coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

A member of the Sports Halls of Fame for both WSSU and N.C. Central, he was also inducted in the CIAA Hall of Fame. Hayes has been active in the Boy Scouts of America and received its highest regional award for a volunteer in 2001. He was selected as MEAC Football Coach of the Year in 1991 and 1999 and was CIAA Athletic Director of the Year in 2006 and 2007.

“Based on Bill Hayes’ track record, I feel confident that he will make a major contribution to our athletic program immediately,” said Felder. “I was, however, extremely impressed with the number and the quality of the applicants for the athletic director position. We had applicants from all levels of athletic programs, from large and small schools, and from public and private institutions. To me, that illustrates the reputation and tradition that WSSU has in academics and athletics.”

The selection committee, which included faculty, students, staff and four alumni members, worked over the last six months to fill this position from among more than 175 expressions of interests, nominations and applications.

William “Bill” HayesWSSU Director of Athletics

institutions.

TelephonesThe Winston-Salem State University Office of Ath-letic Media Relations has telephone lines installed in the media workroom for use by credentialed media affiliates. Telephone lines for home and visiting ra-dio will be provided. Any secondary radio affiliate needs to make arrangements for the installation of additional phone lines by calling the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at least 30 days in advance of any scheduled home contest. All costs associated with the installation of this telephone line(s) will be paid by the visiting media affiliate. All personal tele-phone lines will be installed by Bell South and each media affiliate should contact Bell South directly (336-780-2800 or 1-800-919-2800) to facilitate the installation of that phone line.

ISDN/Dedicated Fiber Optic LineAny radio affiliate requiring ISDN or dedicated fiber optic lines for radio or television broadcasts must contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Rela-tions at least 60 days in advance of any scheduled home contest in order to facilitate the installation of needed technology. All costs associated with the installation of this technology will be paid by the vis-iting media affiliate.

Photographer RegulationsPhoto passes are available for accredited news me-dia. Photographers may work from the sidelines in accordance with NCAA rules. All photographers must have a credential to be allowed sideline access. Tripods are allowed on the field but must be at least five yards away from the sideline or end line. No photographers or media personnel are permitted within the team areas (midfield between the 25-yard lines) at any time. Photographers must work from either side of the team area and move quickly be-hind the benches when changing ends of the field.

On The Internet (Live Statistical Broadcast)Rams’ football fans can catch all the up-to-the-second stats and play-by-play of WSSU football on the web at WSSURAMS.com. Click on the live Gametracker broadcast.

Official WebsiteParents, fans, and alumni from around the world can tune into Winston-Salem State University football on the official Internet site of Winston-Salem State University athletics, WSSURAMS.com. In addition to having all the up-to-date information on WSSU ath-letics, all games broadcast on WSNC 90.5 FM radio will air live on the web with a real-time statistical broadcast being available as well.

Athletic Information Email Distribution ListFollowing all WSSU athletic contests, the WSSU Of-fice of Athletic Media Relations releases post-game stories, notes, statistics, and weekly releases to a large contingent of media all over the country. If you would like to be added to that distribution list, please contact WSSU Interim Director of Athletic Media Relations, Trevin Q. Goodwin ([email protected]) and ask to be added to the post-game email list. If you wish to receive football-specific information, please specify that you desire football-only information. (This is a media service only)

WSSU Athletics On TwitterFollow all of the latest, breaking news on WSSU athletics on Twitter at twitter.com/WSSUAthletics. Scoring updates, game analysis and post game wrap-ups will be posted live on the Rams’ and Lady Rams’ Twitter account. Create an account of your own and follow the WSSU action.


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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex. Hometown Previous School

01 Dominique Fitzgerald WR 6-0 180 Sophomore Danville, Va. Geo. Wash. Danville HS

02 Brian Wynn TE 6-4 200 Junior (rs) Greensboro, N.C. Ben L. Smith HS

03 Patrick Terry WR 5-11 190 Sophomore South Boston, Va. Virginia Tech

04 Vernon Brandon QB 5-11 185 Freshman Raeford, N.C. Hoke County HS

05 Tehvyn Brantley WR 5-8 175 Freshman Durham, N.C. Durham Mt. Zion HS

06 Kameron Smith QB 6-0 187 Sophomore (rs) Garner, N.C. U.S. Naval Academy

07 Landen Thayer K/P 6-0 200 Sophomore Clemmons, N.C. West Forsyth HS

08 Alton Keaton DB 5-8 180 Junior (rs) Fayetteville, N.C. Douglas Byrd HS

09 Nicholas Cooper RB 6-0 230 Junior (rs) Clinton, N.C. Clinton HS

10 Octavious Hawkins QB 6-2 210 Junior Hollywood, Fla. Massachusetts

11 Anthony Crews QB 6-2 185 Junior Reidsville, N.C. Reidsville HS

12 Eric Wolff WR 6-2 180 Freshman Raeford, N.C. Hoke County HS

13 Malcome Rowe DB 6-2 200 Sophomore Fayetteville, N.C. Douglas Byrd HS

14 Timothy Shepard RB 5-8 170 Freshman Winston-Salem, N.C. Parkland HS

15 Jamie DeGeare QB 5-11 190 Junior Kernersville, N.C. Appalachian State

16 Charles Selman K/P 5-11 175 Junior Winston-Salem, N.C. UNC-Pembroke

17 Cameron Demps DB 5-11 180 Sophomore (rs) Suwanee, Ga. Peachtree Ridge HS

18 Marvin Bohannon, Jr. DB 6-2 190 Senior (rs) Winston-Salem, N.C. North Forsyth HS

19 Keith Ferguson DB 6-1 200 Sophomore Jacksonville, N.C. Northside HS

20 Kayvone Spriggs RB 5-9 190 Junior Washington, D.C. H.D. Woodson HS

21 Rashaun Jones DB 6-0 195 Junior Miami, Fla. Miami

22 Darryl Thomas, Jr. RB 5-9 190 Junior Safford, Ariz. Eastern Arizona

23 Cedric Hickman RB 6-1 220 Junior (rs) Winston-Salem, N.C. N.C. State

24 Jaquin Sessoms SS 5-10 205 Junior (rs) Harrellsville, N.C. Hertford County HS

25 Jared Mitchell LB 6-3 190 Junior (rs) Durham, N.C. Hillside HS

26 Jarrell Jackson DB 5-11 200 Freshman Charlotte, N.C. Olympic HS

27 Curtis McGill DB 5-7 160 Freshman Lincolnton, N.C. Lincolnton HS

28 Johnathon Setzer DB 6-0 200 Junior (rs) Lenoir, N.C. West Caldwell HS

29 Donavon General DB 6-1 185 Freshman Angier, N.C. Harnett Central HS

30 Rodney Taylor DB 5-10 175 Sophomore (rs) Durham, N.C. Riverside HS

31 Maurice Lewis RB 5-11 190 Freshman Lumberton, N.C. Lumberton HS

32 Dequann Leak RB 6-0 215 Freshman Charlotte, N.C. Independence HS

33 George Horton DB 6-2 215 Freshman Siler City, N.C. Jordan Matthews HS

34 Darryl Pulliam DB 5-10 170 Freshman Wilmington, N.C. New Hanover HS

35 D’Andre Harris RB 5-11 185 Freshman Salisbury, N.C. South Rowan HS

36 Brian Williams DB 6-2 205 Sophomore Clinton, N.C. Clinton HS

37 Randy Fobbs DB 5-9 185 Freshman Roanoke Rapids, N.C. Halifax Academy

38 Danny Mendoza FB 6-1 235 Junior Orlando, Fla. Hudson Valley CC

39 Larry Hearne DB 5-10 165 Freshman Lumberton, Va. Lumberton HS

40 Tyrone Goldston FB 5-11 250 Freshman (rs) Asheboro, N.C. Asheboro HS

41 Khendra Reid LB 6-1 205 Sophomore Pikeville, N.C. C.B. Aycock HS

42 Daniel DeGraffenreid DB 5-11 180 Junior (rs) Greensboro, N.C. Lucy Ragsdale HS

43 Devease Simpson FB 5-11 240 Senior (rs) Greensboro, N.C. Western Guilford HS

44 Carlos Fields, Jr. LB 6-2 215 Freshman Henderson, N.C. Northern Vance HS

45 Brandon Knox RB 6-0 210 Freshman Sherrills Ford, N.C. Newton Conover HS

46 Rashad Shaw DB 5-11 190 Freshman (rs) Greensboro, N.C. Western Guilford HS

47 Shawn Kearney LB 6-2 210 Junior (rs) Henderson, N.C. Southern Vance HS

48 Carl Vincent DB 6-0 195 Junior Miramar, Fla. Miramar HS

49 Andrew Holoman DL 6-2 235 Senior Durham, N.C. Duke

50 Juan Corders DL 6-2 250 Senior Durham, N.C. Hillside HS

No. Name Pos.

86 Brandon Akinyibi WR

73 Chris Bearden OL

78 Darryl Billiot OL

18 Marvin Bohannon, Jr. DB

04 Vernon Brandon QB

05 Tehvyn Brantley WR

80 Jahuann Butler WR

61 Ricky Burns LB

95 Jerry Chandler DL

09 Nicholas Cooper RB

50 Juan Corders DL

77 Duvontae Covington DL

11 Anthony Crews QB

15 Jamie DeGeare QB

42 Daniel DeGraffenreid DB

17 Cameron Demps DB

64 Duvontae Dula DL

56 Donald Evans DL

51 Johnny Evans LB

9 Keith Ferguson DB

44 Carlos Fields, Jr. LB

01 Dominique Fitzgerald WR

37 Randy Fobbs DB

83 Marquese Frye DL

55 Antonio Gates LB

29 Donavon General DB

40 Tyrone Goldston FB

75 Davin Gray DL

76 Isiah Harper OL

35 D’Andre Harris RB

93 David Harris DL

10 Octavious Hawkins QB

89 Jamal Hazlip TE

39 Larry Hearne DB

23 Cedric Hickman RB

58 James Hickman LB

68 Winston Hill, Jr. OL

49 Andrew Holoman DL

33 George Horton DB

92 Vince Iventosch DE

26 Jarrell Jackson DB

85 Nicholas James WR

60 DeAngelo Johnson DL

21 Rashaun Jones DB

47 Shawn Kearney LB

08 Alton Keaton DB

94 Justin Kee DL

96 Jermaine Kesler DL

88 Jonathan Kinzer WR

79 Jermaine Kittrell OL

45 Brandon Knox RB

52 Markus Lawrence OL

32 Dequann Leak RB

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No. Name Pos.

31 Maurice Lewis RB

81 Graham Love WR

57 Landis Martin DB

74 Thurman McDonald OL

27 Curtis McGill DB

87 Stephen McMillan TE

38 Danny Mendoza FB

54 Jalaquon McNeill LB

25 Jared Mitchell LB

53 Colby Morris DL

34 Darryl Pulliam DB

41 Khendra Reid LB

13 Malcome Rowe DB

59 Ricky Rozier LB

63 Durrell Russell DL

72 Michael Sabb OL

82 Nathaniel Scott FB

87 Sean Scott WR

16 Charles Selman K/P

24 Jaquin Sessoms SS

28 Johnathon Setzer DB

46 Rashad Shaw DB

14 Timothy Shepard RB

43 Devease Simpson FB

84 Daniel Smith TE

06 Kameron Smith QB

20 Kayvone Spriggs RB

30 Rodney Taylor DB

70 Travis Taylor OL

03 Patrick Terry WR

07 Landen Thayer K/P

22 Darryl Thomas, Jr. RB

66 Terrance Thomas OL

98 Barry Tripp DL

48 Carl Vincent DB

99 Akeem Ward DL

36 Brian Williams DB

12 Eric Wolff WR

02 Brian Wynn TE

Pronunciation Guide

86 Brandon Akinbiyi AH-ken-BEE

83 Lerenzo Barr LUH-ren-zo

14 Jahvann Butler JUH-vonn

15 Jamie DeGeare DUH-gear

35 Bendhie Eliassaint bend-ee E-lie-S-ont

27 Dymann Flores DIE-munn

39 Larry Hearne her-N

92 Vince Iventosch IVAN-tosh

54 Jaloquon McNeil jail-O-qwan

41 Khendra Reid KEN-dray

57 Devease Simpson duh-VEECE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex. Hometown Previous School

51 Johnny Evans LB 6-1 215 Freshman Durham, N.C. Massachussetts

52 Markus Lawrence OL 6-4 290 Freshman Charlotte, N.C. Harding University HS

53 Colby Morris DL 6-1 235 Sophomore (rs) Elizabeth City, N.C. Northeastern HS

54 Jalaquon McNeill LB 6-0 185 Freshman Lumberton, N.C. Lumberton HS

55 Antonio Gates LB 6-1 215 Junior Atlanta, Ga. Louisburg College

56 Donald Evans DL 6-4 325 Freshman Raleigh, N.C. Hampton

57 Landis Martin DB 6-1 195 Sophomore Charlotte, N.C. West Charlotte HS

58 James Hickman LB 5-10 195 Freshman Winston-Salem, N.C. North Forsyth HS

59 Ricky Rozier LB 6-2 230 Sophomore Milford, Conn. Jonathan Law HS

60 DeAngelo Johnson DL 6-1 280 Freshman Charlotte, N.C. Mallard Creek HS

61 Ricky Burns LB 5-11 225 Sophomore Greensboro, N.C. North Carolina A&T

63 Durrell Russell DL 6-4 300 Freshman Kernersville, N.C. Glenn HS

64 Duvontae Dula DL 6-2 290 Freshman Newton Conover, N.C. West Caldwell HS

66 Terrance Thomas OL 6-3 270 Freshman (rs) Charlotte, N.C. Harding University HS

68 Winston Hill, Jr. OL 6-3 305 Freshman Brooklyn, N.Y. Hargrave Academy

70 Travis Taylor OL 6-0 325 Sophomore (rs) Newberry, S.C. Newberry HS

72 Michael Sabb OL 6-4 295 Freshman Raleigh, N.C. Wakefield HS

73 Chris Bearden OL 6-6 310 Senior (rs) Decatur, Ga. Towers HS

74 Thurman McDonald OL 6-5 335 Junior (rs) Fayetteville, N.C. E.E. Smith HS

75 Davin Gray DL 6-3 310 Freshman Kernersville, N.C. Robert Glenn HS

76 Isiah Harper OL 6-3 290 Junior Asheville, N.C. Louisburg College

77 Duvontae Covington DL 6-2 285 Freshman Greensboro, N.C. James Dudley HS

78 Darryl Billiot OL 6-3 340 Junior Texas City, Tex. Texas City HS

79 Jermaine Kittrell OL 6-5 355 Junior Hyattsville, Md. Northwestern HS

80 Jahuann Butler WR 6-0 190 Sophomore Charlotte, N.C. Myers Park HS

81 Graham Love WR 6-2 195 Freshman Cary, N.C. Panther Creek HS

82 Nathaniel Scott FB 6-1 220 Junior Raleigh, N.C. Greensboro College

83 Marquese Frye DL 6-2 235 Freshman Charlotte, N.C. Vance HS

84 Daniel Smith TE 6-6 235 Freshman Boone, N.C. Watauga HS

85 Nicholas James WR 5-11 175 Freshman Winston-Salem, N.C. Parkland HS

86 Brandon Akinbiyi WR 5-8 165 Sophomore (rs) Miramar, Fla. Miramar HS

87 Sean Scott WR 6-1 180 Frshman Beverly, N.J. Palmyra HS

88 Jonathan Kinzer WR 6-2 220 Senior Winston-Salem, N.C. Parkland HS

89 Jamal Hazlip TE 6-1 220 Junior High Point, N.C. High Pt. Andrews HS

92 Vince Iventosch DE 6-2 235 Freshman Wilmington, N.C. New Hanover HS

93 David Harris DL 6-3 245 Freshman (rs) Charlotte, N.C. West Mecklenburg HS

94 Justin Kee DL 6-2 320 Freshman Suffolk, Va. Hargrave Military Institute

95 Jerry Chandler DL 6-5 285 Sophomore High Point, N.C. High Point Central HS

96 Jermaine Kesler DL 6-2 303 Freshman Lumberton, N.C. Lumberton HS

98 Barry Tripp DL 6-0 290 Freshman Snow Hill, N.C. Greene Central HS

99 Akeem Ward DL 6-4 260 Junior Holly Springs, N.C. Middle Creek HS

Head Coach: Connell Maynor (North Carolina A&T, 1995)

Assistant Coaches: Kienus Boulware (Defensive Coordinator) John Eder (Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting)

Richard Hayes (Cornerbacks) Mike Ketchum (Defensive Line)

Duane Taylor (Wide Receivers) Daren Hart (Defensive Backs)

Michael Ramseur (Running Backs) Dwaine Jackson (Assistant Defensive Line)

Kerry Harbor (Strength & Conditioning) Eric Estes (Football Operations)

Kentaus “KC” Carter (Equipment Manager)

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Offense 2010 2009 2008 Streak Career

Kameron Smith (QB) 7 DNP DNP 7 7

Tyrone Goldston (FB) 6 DNP DNP 1 6

Nic Cooper (RB) 8 DNP 0 8 8

Daryl Billiot (ST) 7 DNP DNP 7 7

Winston Hill, Jr. (SG) 9 DNP DNP 9 9

Markus Lawrence (C) 8 6 DNP 8 14

Travis Taylor (QG) 9 8 0 8 17

Michael Sabb (QT) 7 DNP DNP 7 7

Patrick Terry (WR) 7 DNP DNP 7 7

Tehvyn Brantley (WR) 8 DNP DNP 8 8

Dominique Fitzgerald (WR) 9 11 7 27 27

Octavious Hawkins (QB) 2 DNP DNP 2 2

Brian Wynn (TE) 4 6 5 4 15

Jahuann Butler 1 DNP DNP 1 1

Johnny Evans 1 DNP DNP 1 1

Defense 2010 2009 2008 Streak Career

Juan Corders (ANCHOR) 9 4 10 9 33

Barry Tripp (NT) 9 2 DNP 8 11

David Harris (WE) 4 0 0 4 4

Khendra Reid (LB) 7 0 DNP 7 7

Carlos Fields, Jr. (MIKE) 7 DNP DNP 7 7

Shawn Kearney (WILL) 9 6 0 10 15

Alton Keaton (ROVER) 9 4 DNP 12 13

Marvin Bohannon, Jr. (CB) 9 11 9 20 39

Jared Mitchell (FS) 9 2 7 9 18

Rashaun Jones (CB) 8 DNP DNP 8 8

Jaquin Sessoms (SS) 1 9 - 9 10

Colby Morris (NT) 9 0 DNP 9 9

Specialists 2010 2009 2008 Streak Career

Landen Thayer (P/K) 9 11 DNP 20 20

Streaks:

Longest Start Streaks (Active) No.

Dominique Fitzgerald (WR, 2008-Present) 27

Longest Start Streaks (Non-Active) No.

Michael Helton (OL, 2005-2008) 44

Most Career Starts (Active/Non-Active) No.

Michael Helton (OL, 2005-2008 ) 44

Offense Pos. No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt.QB 06 Kameron Smith So. (rs) 6-1 187 10 Octavius Hawkins Jr. 6-2 210FB 40 Tyrone Goldston Fr. (rs) 6-1 250 23 Cedric Hickman Jr. (rs) 6-3 240TB 09 Nicholas Cooper Jr. (rs) 6-0 230 22 Daryl Thomas, Jr. Jr. 5-9 195TE 02 Brian Wynn Sr. (rs) 6-3 210 89 Jamal Hazlip Jr. 6-1 220ST 74 Thurman McDonald Sr. (rs) 6-4 335 78 Darryl Billiott Jr. 6-3 340SG 68 Winston Hill, Jr. Fr. 6-2 210 75 Davin Gray Fr. 6-3 310C 51 Markus Lawrence So. 6-4 290 66 Terrance Thomas Fr. (rs) 6-3 270QG 70 Travis Taylor Jr. (rs) 6-0 325 74 Thurman McDonald Sr. (rs) 6-4 335QT 72 Michael Sabb Fr. 6-6 295 79 Jermaine Kittrell Jr. 6-5 355XWR* 03 Patrick Terry So. 5-11 190 81 Graham Love Fr. 6-2 195YWR 05 Tehvyn Brantley Fr. 5-7 175 80 Jahuann Butler So. 6-0 190ZWR 01 Dominique Fitzgerald Jr. 6-0 180 80 Jahuann Butler So. 6-0 190* - In three-wide receiver set

DefensePos. No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt.ANCHOR 50 Juan Corders Sr. 6-2 250 49 Andrew Holoman Sr. 6-2 235DT 98 Barry Tripp So. 6-0 290 95 Jerry Chandler So. 6-5 285NT 53 Colby Morris Jr. (rs) 6-1 235 96 Jermaine Kesler Fr. 6-2 303WE 99 Akeem Ward Jr. 6-4 260 93 David Harris Jr. 6-3 245SAM 41 Khendra Reid So. 6-1 205 49 Andrew Holoman Sr. 6-2 235MIKE 55 Antonio Gates Jr. 6-1 215 43 Devease Simpson Sr. (rs) 5-10 240WILL 47 Shawn Kearney Sr. (rs) 6-2 210 51 Johnny Evans Fr. 6-1 215ROV 08 Alton Keaton Jr. 5-8 180 36 Brian Williams So. 6-2 205CB 18 Marvin Bohannon, Jr. Sr. (rs) 6-2 190 17 Cameron Demps So. (rs) 5-10 180FS 25 Jared Mitchell Sr. (rs) 6-3 190 13 Malcolm Rowe So. 6-2 200CB 28 Jonathan Setzer Sr. (rs) 6-0 200 21 Rashaun Jones Jr. 6-2 195

SpecialistsPos. No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt.PK/P 07 Landen Thayer So. 6-0 200 39 Larry Hearne Fr. 5-10 165 16 Charles Selman Jr. 5-11 175PK 07 Landen Thayer So. 5-10 185LS 30 Rodney Taylor Jr. (rs) 5-10 175HOLD 03 Brian Wynn Sr. (rs) 6-4 200

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No. Name GP/GS VUU NCAT NCCU CU FSU JCSU SAC LC UNCP SHAW CIAA86 AKINBIYI,Brando 4/- XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... 73 BEARDEN,Chris 1/1 ... ... ... START ... ... ... ... ... 78 BILLIOT,Daryl 8/7 START START START XXX START ... START START START 18 BOHANNON,Marvin 9/8 START START START START START XXX START START START 04 BRANDON,Vernon 4/- ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX 05 BRANTLEY,Tehvyn 8/6 START START START START START XXX XXX ... START 61 BURNS,Ricky 5/- ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 80 BUTLER,Jahuann 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 95 CHANDLER,Jerry 7/- XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 09 COOPER,Nicholas 9/8 START START START START START XXX START START START 50 CORDERS,Juan 9/8 START START START START START XXX START START START 97 COVINGTON,Duvon 3/- ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... ... 11 CREWS,Anthony 2/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX 15 DEGEARE,Jamie 4/- ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... 42 DEGRAFFENREID,D 3/- XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 17 DEMPS,Cameron 7/- XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 56 EVANS,Donald 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... 51 EVANS,Johnny 4/2 ... ... ... ... ... XXX START XXX START 19 FERGUSON,Keith 7/- ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 44 FIELDS,Jr., Car 8/7 START START START START START ... XXX START START 01 FITZGERALD,D 9/7 START START START START XXX XXX START START START 37 FOBBS,Randy 3/- ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX 83 FRYE,Marquese 2/- ... XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... 55 GATES,Antonio 8/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 40 GOLDSTON,Tyrone 9/6 START XXX START START XXX XXX START START START 75 GRAY,Davin 7/- ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 89 HAIZLIP, Jamal 7/- XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 35 HARRIS,D’Andre 1/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... 93 HARRIS,David 9/4 START START START XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX 10 HAWKINS,Octavio 8/3 START START XXX XXX START XXX ... XXX XXX 23 HICKMAN,Cedric 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 58 HICKMAN,James 2/- ... XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... 68 HILL,Jr.,Winsto 9/8 START START START START START XXX START START START 52 HOLOMAN,Andrew 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 33 HORTON,George 4/- ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX 92 IVENTOSCH,Vince 2/- XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... 26 JACKSON,Jarrell 4/- XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... 60 JOHNSON,Deangel 1/- ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... 21 JONES,Rashaun 8/7 START START START START START XXX START ... START 47 KEARNEY,Shawn 9/8 START START START START START XXX START START START 08 KEATON,Alton 9/8 START START START START START XXX START START START 94 KEE,Justin 5/- XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... 96 KESLER,Jermain 8/5 ... START START START START XXX START XXX XXX 88 KINZER,Jonathan 2/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 79 KITTRELL,Jermai 2/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... XXX 45 KNOX,Brandon 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 51 LAWRENCE,Markus 8/6 START START START START START XXX XXX START ... 32 LEAK,Daquan 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... ... 31 LEWIS,Maurice 1/- ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... 81 LOVE,Graham 6/- ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 57 MARTIN,Landis 3/- ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... ... 74 MCDONALD,Thurma 9/1 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 87 MCMILLEN,Stephe 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 54 MCNEILL,Jalaquo 6/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... 38 MENDOZA,Danny 4/1 XXX XXX ... XXX START ... ... ... ... 25 MITCHELL,Jared 9/8 START START START START START XXX START START START 53 MORRIS,Colby 9/4 START XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX START START 34 PULLIAM,Darryl 5/- XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX 41 REID,Khendra 9/5 XXX XXX START START XXX XXX START START START 13 ROWE,Malcolm 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 59 ROZIER,Ricky 7/- XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 72 SABB,Michael 9/7 START START START XXX START XXX START START START 82 SCOTT,Nathaniel 1/- ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 87 SCOTT,Sean 1/1 ... ... ... ... START ... ... ... ... 16 SELMAN,Charles 1/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... 24 SESSOMS,Jaquin 7/2 START ... ... XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX 28 SETZER,Johnatha 7/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX START XXX 46 SHAW,Rashad 3/- ... XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... 14 SHEPARD,Timothy 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 43 SIMPSON,Devease 4/1 ... ... XXX ... ... XXX START XXX ... 84 SMITH,Daniel 3/- XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... 06 SMITH,Kameron 9/5 XXX XXX START START XXX XXX START START START 20 SPRIGGS,Kayvon 6/- XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... 30 TAYLOR,Rodney 5/- ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... 70 TAYLOR,Travis 9/8 START START START START START XXX START START START 03 TERRY,Patrick 9/6 START START START XXX XXX XXX START START START 07 THAYER,Landon 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 22 THOMAS,Daryl 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 66 THOMAS,Terrance 2/- ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ... 98 TRIPP,Barry 9/8 START START START START START XXX START START START 48 VINCENT,Carl 2/- ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... 99 WARD,Akeem 6/3 ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX START START START 36 WILLIAMS,Brian 6/- XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX 12 WOLFF,Eric 3/1 XXX ... ... XXX START ... ... ... ... 02 WYNN,Brian 9/4 XXX START XXX START XXX XXX START START XXX

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Schedule & Results (8-1 Overall, 5-1 CIAA) Date Opponent Score Result TV AttendAug. 28 vs. Virginia Union * 47-13 W None 8,210Sept. 04 at North Carolina A&T 21-14 W None 21,500Sept. 11 at North Carolina Central 34-27 W None 9,711Sept. 18 Chowan * 48-7 W None 7,247Sept. 25 at Fayetteville State * 31-14 W None 4,178Oct. 02 at Johnson C. Smith * 49-3 W None 8,625Oct. 09 Saint Augustine’s * 40-35 L None 5,545Oct. 16 Livingstone * 58-0 W None 7,210Oct. 23 UNC Pembroke 21-7 W None 18,214Oct. 30 at Shaw * - - - -Nov. 13 at CIAA Championship - - - -* Indicates CIAA Opponent

TEAM STATISTICS WSSU OPPSCORING 344 125Points Per Game 38.2 13.9FIRST DOWNS 187 114Rushing 90 43Passing 79 63Penalty 18 8RUSHING YARDAGE 1778 790Yards gained rushing 2081 1154Yards lost rushing 303 364Rushing Attempts 373 296Average Per Rush 4.8 2.7Average Per Game 197.6 87.8TDs Rushing 22 8PASSING YARDAGE 1935 1336Comp-Att-Int 145-227-10 120-244-8Average Per Pass 8.5 5.5Average Per Catch 13.3 11.1Average Per Game 215.0 148.4TDs Passing 24 6TOTAL OFFENSE 3713 2126Total Plays 600 540Average Per Play 6.2 3.9Average Per Game 412.6 236.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 26-533 48-855PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 33-393 15-215INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-54 10-155KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.5 17.8PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.9 14.3INT RETURN AVERAGE 6.8 15.5FUMBLES-LOST 13-6 14-9PENALTIES-Yards 59-467 87-784Average Per Game 51.9 87.1PUNTS-Yards 36-1338 60-2235Average Per Punt 37.2 37.2Net punt average 29.5 30.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:40 29:493RD-DOWN Conversions 45/119 37/1293rd-Down Pct 38% 29%4TH-DOWN Conversions 17/21 6/184th-Down Pct 81% 33%SACKS BY-Yards 31-194 22-154MISC YARDS 1 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 47 16FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-9 5-10ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (32-40) 80% (10-19) 53%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (28-40) 70% (7-19) 37%PAT-ATTEMPTS (40-44) 91% (14-15) 93%ATTENDANCE 38,218 44014Games/Avg Per Game 4/9,554 4/11004Neutral Site Games -- 1/8210

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalWinston-Salem State 80 99 91 74 344Opponents 28 33 27 37 125

RushingPlayer GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GCOOPER,N ..........9 154 1003 43 960 6.2 13 74 106.7SMITH,Kameron..9 78 408 121 287 3.7 2 39 31.9THOMAS,Daryl ...9 32 263 20 243 7.6 2 55 27.0SPRIGGS,Kayvon .6 39 169 16 153 3.9 3 15 25.5CORDERS,Juan ....9 1 56 0 56 56.0 0 56 6.2LEAK,Daquan .......5 18 63 10 53 2.9 1 17 10.6HICKMAN,C .......9 10 41 2 39 3.9 0 17 4.3GOLDSTON,T ....9 4 13 0 13 3.2 1 6 1.4SHEPARD,T ..........1 4 12 1 11 2.8 0 7 11.0KNOX,Brandon ...9 4 9 1 8 2.0 0 5 0.9DEGEARE,Jamie ..4 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 7 1.8FITZGERALD,D ..9 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.8MENDOZA,D ......4 2 1 0 1 0.5 0 1 0.2BRANTLEY,T .......8 3 1 2 -1 -0.3 0 1 -0.1TEAM .....................5 4 0 1 -1 -0.2 0 0 -0.2BRANDON,V ......4 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 0 -2.5THAYER,Landon ..9 1 0 13 -13 -13.0 0 0 -1.4HAWKINS,O .......8 14 28 45 -17 -1.2 0 11 -2.1BUTLER,Jahuann ..9 1 0 18 -18 -18.0 0 0 -2.0Total........................9 373 2,081 303 1,778 4.8 22 74 197.6Opponents ............9 296 1,154 364 790 2.7 8 93 87.8

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GSMITH,K ................9 164.78 106-169-8 62.7 1,458 20 62 162.0HAWKINS,O .......8 148.39 38-55-2 69.1 449 3 47 56.1TEAM .....................5 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0BRANDON,V ......4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0FITZGERALD,D ..9 665.20 1-1-0 100.0 28 1 28 3.1Total.......... ..............9 161.56 145-227-10 63.9 1935 24 62 215.0Opponents...... ......9 96.73 120-244-8 49.2 1336 6 68 148.4

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GBRANTLEY,T ......................................8 37 597 16.1 5 62 74.6FITZGERALD,D .................................9 35 535 15.3 5 51 59.4GOLDSTON,T ...................................9 15 120 8.0 2 19 13.3TERRY,Patrick......................................9 11 174 15.8 2 38 19.3BUTLER,Jahuann .................................9 10 238 23.8 4 53 26.4COOPER,N .........................................9 10 57 5.7 0 14 6.3WYNN,Brian ......................................9 8 51 6.4 2 21 5.7LOVE,Graham .....................................6 7 59 8.4 0 26 9.8HICKMAN,C ......................................9 6 39 6.5 3 18 4.3AKINBIYI,B ..........................................4 4 40 10.0 0 23 10.0KINZER,Jonathan ...............................2 1 20 20.0 1 20 10.0LEAK,Daquan ......................................5 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.0Total.......... .............................................9 145 1935 13.3 24 62 215.0Opponents...... .....................................9 120 1336 11.1 6 68 148.4

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongFITZGERALD,D ................................................................. 23 282 12.3 1 52KEATON,Alton ................................................................... 10 111 11.1 0 33Total.......... ............................................................................. 33 393 11.9 1 52Opponents...... ..................................................................... 15 215 14.3 0 43

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongROWE,Malcolm ................................................................... 2 27 13.5 0 26JONES,Rashaun ................................................................... 2 0 0.0 0 0MITCHELL,Jared ................................................................. 1 0 0.0 0 0KEE,Justin .............................................................................. 1 7 7.0 0 7BOHANNON,Marvin ........................................................ 1 0 0.0 0 0DEMPS,Cameron................................................................. 1 20 20.0 0 20Total.......... .............................................................................. 8 54 6.8 0 26Opponents ........................................................................... 10 155 15.5 0 51

KICK RETURNS No. Yds. Avg. TD LongFITZGERALD,Dominique ................................................ 13 281 21.6 0 30BRANTLEY,Tehvyn ............................................................. 4 90 22.5 0 55GOLDSTON,Tyrone .......................................................... 2 33 16.5 0 24BRANDON,Vernon............................................................ 2 54 27.0 0 30HOLOMAN,Andrew .......................................................... 1 1 1.0 0 1WYNN,Brian ....................................................................... 1 6 6.0 0 6COOPER,Nicholas ............................................................. 1 50 50.0 0 50BURNS,Ricky ....................................................................... 1 4 4.0 0 4SPRIGGS,Kayvon ................................................................. 1 14 14.0 0 14Total.......... ............................................................................. 26 533 20.5 0 55Opponents...... ..................................................................... 48 855 17.8 2 97

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FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongCORDERS,Juan .................................................................... 2 115 57.5 0 60Total.......... .............................................................................. 2 115 57.5 0 60Opponents ............................................................................ 1 20 20.0 0 20

|------ PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsCOOPER,N .........13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78THAYER,Landon ..0 6-9 40-44 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 58FITZGERALD,D ..6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36BRANTLEY,T .......5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30BUTLER,Jahuann ..4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24GOLDSTON,T ....3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0 0 22SPRIGGS,Kayvon .3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18HICKMAN,Cedric 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18TERRY,Patrick.......2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12SMITH,Kameron..2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-3 0 0 12THOMAS,Daryl ...2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12WYNN,Brian .......2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12LEAK,Daquan .......1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6KINZER,Jonathan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......................47 6-9 40-44 0-0 2 2-3 0 0 344Opponents ...........16 5-10 14-15 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 125

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GSMITH,Kameron.................................9 247 287 1458 1745 193.9COOPER,Nicholas ............................9 154 960 0 960 106.7HAWKINS,Octavious .......................8 69 -17 449 432 54.0THOMAS,Daryl ..................................9 32 243 0 243 27.0SPRIGGS,Kayvon ................................6 39 153 0 153 25.5CORDERS,Juan ...................................9 1 56 0 56 6.2LEAK,Daquan ......................................5 18 53 0 53 10.6HICKMAN,Cedric .............................9 10 39 0 39 4.3FITZGERALD,D .................................9 2 7 28 35 3.9GOLDSTON,Tyrone .........................9 4 13 0 13 1.4SHEPARD,Timothy .............................1 4 11 0 11 11.0KNOX,Brandon ..................................9 4 8 0 8 0.9DEGEARE,Jamie .................................4 2 7 0 7 1.8MENDOZA,Danny ............................4 2 1 0 1 0.2TEAM ....................................................5 5 -1 0 -1 -0.2BRANTLEY,Tehvyn ............................8 3 -1 0 -1 -0.1BRANDON,Vernon...........................4 2 -10 0 -10 -2.5THAYER,Landon .................................9 1 -13 0 -13 -1.4BUTLER,Jahuann .................................9 1 -18 0 -18 -2.0Total. ......................................................9 600 1778 1935 3713 412.6Opponents. ..........................................9 540 790 1336 2126 236.2

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkTHAYER,Landon ......... 6-9 66.7 0-0 2-3 2-3 2-3 0-0 45 0

FG SEQUENCE Winston-Salem State OPPONENTSVirginia Union ................................................................................ (34),(36) -North Carolina A&T .................................................................... (22),(41) 43,31North Carolina Central ...................................................................... - 28,(20),(34)Chowan .................................................................................................. - 35Fayetteville State ................................................................................ (27) 54Johnson C. Smith .................................................................................40 (22)Saint Augustine’s ................................................................................... - (46),(42)Livingstone ....................................................................................... (45),26 -UNC-Pembroke ..................................................................................39 -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdTHAYER,Landon ................35 1,338 38.2 56 3 9 9 1TEAM ....................................1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Total. .....................................36 1,338 37.2 56 3 9 9 1Opponents. .........................60 2,235 37.2 56 2 5 15 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnTHAYER,Landon ................59 2,983 50.6 0 5 - - -Total......................................59 2,983 50.6 0 5 855 36.1 33Opponents ..........................30 1,630 54.3 1 3 533 35.9 34

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GFITZGERALD,D .................9 7 535 282 281 0 1105 122.8COOPER,Nicholas ............9 960 57 0 50 0 1067 118.6BRANTLEY,Tehvyn ............8 -1 597 0 90 0 686 85.8SMITH,Kameron.................9 287 0 0 0 0 287 31.9THOMAS,Daryl ..................9 243 0 0 0 0 243 27.0BUTLER,Jahuann .................9 -18 238 0 0 0 220 24.4TERRY,Patrick......................9 0 174 0 0 0 174 19.3SPRIGGS,Kayvon ................6 153 0 0 14 0 167 27.8GOLDSTON,Tyrone .........9 13 120 0 33 0 166 18.4KEATON,Alton ...................9 0 0 111 0 0 111 12.3HICKMAN,Cedric .............9 39 39 0 0 0 78 8.7LOVE,Graham .....................6 0 59 0 0 0 59 9.8LEAK,Daquan ......................5 53 5 0 0 0 58 11.6WYNN,Brian ......................9 0 51 0 6 0 57 6.3CORDERS,Juan ...................9 56 0 0 0 0 56 6.2BRANDON,Vernon...........4 -10 0 0 54 0 44 11.0AKINBIYI,Brandon.............4 0 40 0 0 0 40 10.0ROWE,Malcolm ..................9 0 0 0 0 27 27 3.0KINZER,Jonathan ...............2 0 20 0 0 0 20 10.0DEMPS,Cameron................7 0 0 0 0 20 20 2.9SHEPARD,Timothy .............1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0KNOX,Brandon ..................9 8 0 0 0 0 8 0.9DEGEARE,Jamie .................4 7 0 0 0 0 7 1.8KEE,Justin .............................5 0 0 0 0 7 7 1.4BURNS,Ricky ......................5 0 0 0 4 0 4 0.8HOLOMAN,Andrew .........9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1MENDOZA,Danny ............4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.2TEAM ....................................5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2THAYER,Landon .................9 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -1.4HAWKINS,Octavious .......8 -17 0 0 0 0 -17 -2.1Total.......... .............................9 1778 1935 393 533 54 4693 521.4Opponents...... .....................9 790 1336 215 855 155 3351 372.3


Overall: 8-1 (Home: 4-1, Road: 3-0, Neutral: 1-0) │ CIAA Record: 5-1 (Home: 3-1, Road: 1-0, Neutral: 1-0)


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Defensive Statistics |-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd No. Player GP Solo Assisted Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf08 KEATON,Alton .................... 9 32 22 54 8.5-33 3.0-18 . 2 . 1-0 1 . .

50 CORDERS,Juan .................... 9 35 14 49 8.5-23 5.0-17 . 3 1 5-115 1 1 .

47 KEARNEY,Shawn ................. 9 27 15 42 5.0-11 1.0-0 . 1 . . . . .

41 REID,Khendra ....................... 9 22 18 40 5.0-5 1.0-1 . 2 . . . 1 .

25 MITCHELL,Jared .................. 9 18 21 39 0.5-1 . 1-0 2 . . . . .

98 TRIPP,Barry ........................... 9 16 21 37 8.0-27 1.5-3 . 1 3 1-0 . . .

44 FIELDS,Jr., Carlos ................. 8 21 6 27 5.0-38 2.0-31 . 1 3 . 2 . .

99 WARD,Akeem ...................... 6 17 7 24 11.5-50 4.5-33 . 1 2 . 1 . .

53 MORRIS,Colby ..................... 9 9 13 22 4.5-21 2.0-9 . . 1 . . . .

18 BOHANNON,Marvin ........ 9 18 2 20 . . 1-0 5 . . . . .

55 GATES,Antonio .................... 8 9 7 16 3.0-12 . . 1 . . . . .

93 HARRIS,David ....................... 9 6 9 15 3.5-34 2.5-32 . . 2 . . . .

28 SETZER,Johnathan .... 7 ........ 5 8 13 . . . 1 . . . . .

90 HOLOMAN,Andrew 9 ........ 9 2 11 1.5-12 1.0-9 . . . . . . .

24 SESSOMS,Jaquin ................... 7 9 1 10 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . . .

21 JONES,Rashaun .................... 8 6 4 10 0.5-1 . 2-0 6 . . . . .

13 ROWE,Malcolm .................... 9 9 . 9 . . 2-27 1 . . . . .

96 KESLER,Jermain .................... 8 4 4 8 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .

95 CHANDLER,Jerry ............... 7 6 2 8 2.5-19 2.5-19 . 1 . . . . .

51 EVANS,Johnny ....................... 4 7 1 8 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .

17 DEMPS,Cameron ................. 7 6 1 7 . . 1-20 7 . . . 1 .

59 ROZIER,Ricky ....................... 7 7 . 7 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . .

52 LAWRENCE,Markus 8 ........ 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .

22 THOMAS,Daryl ................... 9 6 . 6 . . . . . . 1 . .

45 KNOX,Brandon ................... 9 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .

94 KEE,Justin ............................... 5 2 2 4 . . 1-7 . . . . . .

61 BURNS,Ricky ........................ 5 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .

42 DEGRAFFENREID,D 3 ........ 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .

01 FITZGERALD,D ................... 9 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .

56 EVANS,Donald ..................... 4 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .

19 FERGUSON,Keith .... 7 ........ 2 1 3 . . . . . 1-0 1 . .

30 TAYLOR,Rodney .................. 5 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .

34 PULLIAM,Darryl .................. 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

54 MCNEILL,Jalaquo ................. 6 1 1 2 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . . . . . .

02 WYNN,Brian ........................ 9 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

43 SIMPSON,Devease ... 4 ........ . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .

58 HICKMAN,James ................. 2 1 1 2 1.5-5 1.0-4 . . . . . . .

03 TERRY,Patrick ....................... 9 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

33 HORTON,George ............... 4 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

57 MARTIN,Landis .................... 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

07 THAYER,Landon .................. 9 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

68 HILL,Jr.,Winsto ..................... 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

04 BRANDON,Vernon .4 ........ . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

48 VINCENT,Carl ...................... 2 1 . 1 1.0-2 1.0-2 . . . . . . .

11 CREWS,Anthony ................. 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

40 GOLDSTON,Tyrone 9 ........ 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

26 JACKSON,Jarrell .................. 4 1 . 1 1.0-8 1.0-8 . 1 . . . . .

92 IVENTOSCH,Vince .. 2 ........ 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

09 COOPER,Nicholas ... 9 ........ 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

05 BRANTLEY,Tehvyn ... 8 ........ . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

06 SMITH,Kameron .................. 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

36 WILLIAMS,Brian .................. 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

74 MCDONALD,Thurman...... 9 . . . . . . 1 . . . . .

TM TEAM ...................................... 5 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total ........................................ 9 344 202 546 76-317 31-194 8-54 40 12 9-115 7 3 .

Opponents ............................ 9 398 222 620 64.0-265 22-154 10-155 19 13 6-20 7 3 .


Overall: 8-1 (Home: 3-1, Road: 4-0, Neutral: 1-0) │ CIAA Record: 5-1 (Home: 2-1, Road: 2-0, Neutral: 1-0)


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WSSU Red Zone Analysis

WSSU In Their Opponent’s Red Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ----Date Opponent Res Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game

*A28 vs Virginia Union W 47-13 7 6 33 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0

S 04 at North Carolina A&T W 21-14 3 3 18 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 11 at N.C. Central W 34-27 2 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*S 18 Chowan W 48-7 3 3 20 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*S 25 at Fayetteville State W 31-14 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

*O 02 at Johnson C. Smith W 49-3 8 7 49 7 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

*O 09 Saint Augustine’s L 35-40 5 4 27 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

*O 16 Livingstone W 58-0 6 3 20 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0

O 23 UNC-Pembroke W 21-7 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Totals 40 32 205 28 17 11 4 2 2 2 0 2 0

32 of 40 (80.0%)

Opponents Inside Winston-Salem State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ----

Date Opponent Res Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game

*A 28 vs Virginia Union W 47-13 3 2 13 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

S 04 at North Carolina A&T W 21-14 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

S 11 at N.C. Central. W 34-27 4 3 13 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

*S 18 Chowan. W 48-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

*S 25 at Fayetteville State W 31-14 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*O 02 at Johnson C. Smith W 49-3 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0

*O 09 Saint Augustine’s. L 35-40 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*O 16 Livingstone W 58-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*O 23 UNC-Pembroke. W 21-7 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

Totals 19 10 56 7 4 3 3 3 4 0 2 0 0

10 of 19 (52.6%)

2010 Game-By-Game Starters Offensive QB FB/TE TB ST SG C QG QT XWR YWR ZWRvs. Virginia Union Hawkins Goldston (FB) Cooper Billiot Hill, Jr. Lawrence T. Taylor Sabb Terry Brantley Fitzgeraldat North Carolina A&T Hawkins Wynn (TE) Cooper Billiot Hill, Jr. Lawrence T. Taylor Sabb Terry Brantley Fitzgeraldat N. Carolina Central Smith Goldston (FB) Cooper Billiot Hill, Jr. Lawrence T. Taylor Sabb Terry Brantley FitzgeraldChowan Smith Goldston (FB) Cooper Bearden Hill, Jr. Lawrence T. Taylor McDonald Wynn Brantley Fitzgeraldat Fayetteville State Smith Goldston (FB) Cooper Bearden Hill, Jr. Lawrence T. Taylor McDonald Wynn Terry Fitzgeraldat Johnson C. Smith Smith Hickman (FB) Cooper Bearden Hill, Jr. Lawrence T.Taylor McDonald Wynn Terry FitzgeraldSaint Augustine’s Smith Hickman (FB) Cooper Bearden Hill, Jr. Lawrence T. Taylor McDonald Wynn Terry Fitzgerald Livingstone Smith Goldston (FB) Cooper Bearden Hill, Jr. Lawrence T. Taylor McDonald Wynn Terry FitzgeraldUNC Pembroke Smith Goldston (FB) Cooper Billiot Hill, Jr. Evans T. Taylor McDonald Terry Brantley Fitzgeraldat Shawat CIAA Championship Defensive Anchor DT NT WE SAM MIKE WILL Rover CB FS CBvs. Virginia Union Corders Tripp Morris D. Harris Sessoms Fields, Jr. Kearney Keaton Bohannon, Jr. Mitchell R. Jonesat North Carolina A&T Corders Tripp Morris D. Harris K. Reid Fields, Jr. Kearney Keaton Bohannon, Jr. Mitchell R. Jonesat N. Carolina Central Corders Tripp Morris D. Harris K. Reid Fields, Jr. Kearney Keaton Bohannon, Jr. Mitchell R. JonesChowan Corders Tripp Morris C. Morris K. Reid Fields, Jr. Kearney Keaton Bohannon, Jr. Mitchell R. Jonesat Fayetteville State Corders Tripp Morris C. Morris K. Reid Fields, Jr. Kearney Keaton Bohannon, Jr. Mitchell R. Jonesat Johnson C. Smith Corders Tripp Morris A. Ward K. Reid Simpson Kearney Keaton Bohannon, Jr. Mitchell R. JonesSaint Augustine’s Corders Tripp Morris A. Ward K. Reid Gates Kearney Keaton Bohannon, Jr. Mitchell R. JonesLivingstone Corders Tripp Morris A. Ward K. Reid Gates Kearney Keaton Bohannon, Jr. Mitchell SetzerUNC Pembroke Corders Tripp Morris A. Ward K. Reid Fields, Jr. Kearney Keaton Bohannon, Jr. Mitchell Setzerat Shawat CIAA Championship

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Northern Division

Conference Overall

Record Win % Record Win %

Bowie State 5-1 0.833 5-4 0.556

Virginia State 4-1 0.800 6-2 0.750

Elizabeth City State 3-2 0.600 4-4 0.500

Chowan 3-2 0.600 3-5 0.375

Virginia Union 3-3 0.500 3-5 0.375

Saint Paul’s 1-4 0.200 1-7 0.125

Lincoln (Pa.) 0-5 0.000 1-7 0.125

Games Through: October 24, 2010

YARDS No. of TD No. of TD Drives POSS. TIME TD Drives Plays on TD Drive 1-10 24 0 0:01-0:30 10 1: 411-20 3 2 0:31-1:00 3 2: 321-30 3 1 1:01-1:30 5 3: 531-40 5 1 1:31-2:00 5 4: 341-50 3 5 2:01-3:00 7 5: 351-60 4 7 3:01-4:00 6 6: 461-70 1 4 4:01-5:00 4 7: 571-80 1 6 5:01-6:00 6 8: 681-90 0 1 6:01-7:00 0 9: 191-99 0 0 7:01+ 1 10: 1 OT 0 11+: 4

Total TD Drive Time: 37:11 / 2,231 secondsTotal Offensive TD: 36Average TD Time: 2:51:06Shortest TD Drive Time: 00:08 (vs. Fayetteville State on Sept. 18) Longest TD Drive Time: 07:40 (vs. VUU on Aug. 28)

WSSU Opponent Off. Plays Drives Avg.vs. Virginia Union 79 11 7.2at North Carolina A&T 69 14 4.9at North Carolina Central 63 16 3.9Chowan 56 15 3.7at Fayetteville State 64 13 4.9at Johnson C. Smith 67 11 6.1Saint Augustine’s 74 14 5.3Livingstone 65 14 4.6UNC-Pembroke 57 14 4.1at Shaw 0 0 0at CIAA Championship 0 0 0Totals 594 122 4.9

Opponents Opponent Off. Plays Drives Avg.vs. Virginia Union 56 12 4.7at North Carolina A&T 62 14 4.4at North Carolina Central 71 15 4.7Chowan 62 15 4.1at Fayetteville State 48 12 4.0at Johnson C. Smith 62 12 5.2Saint Augustine’s 58 13 4.5Livingstone 53 14 3.8UNC-Pembroke 74 13 5.7at Shaw 0 0 0at CIAA Championship 0 0 0Totals 546 120 4.6

100-Yard Rushing Games Player ‘10 ‘09 ‘08 ‘07 TotalNic Cooper 5 DNP 2 DNP 6Kayvonne Spriggs 0 DNP DNP DNP 0Daryl Thomas 1 DNP DNP DNP 1Total 1 0 2 0 3

100-Yard Passing Games Player ‘10 ‘09 ‘08 ‘07 TotalOctavious Hawkins 1 DNP DNP DNP 1Kameron Smith 7 DNP DNP DNP 7Total 8 0 0 0 8

100-Yard Receiving Games Player ‘10 ‘09 ‘08 ‘07 TotalD. Fitzgerald 0 0 0 DNP 0Tehvyn Brantley 2 DNP DNP DNP 2Jahuann Butler 0 DNP DNP DNP 0Brian Wynn 0 0 0 0 0Total 1 0 0 0 1

CIAA Standings

WSSU Offensive Touchdown Analysis WSSU Plays Per Drive

WSSU 100-Yard Games

Overall Record 8-1CIAA Record 5-1Non-Conference Record 2-0Home 3-1Away 4-0Neutral 1-0Current Streak Won 2Current Home Streak Won 2Current Road Streak Won 4Last Win 21-7 vs. UNC-Pembroke (10/23/2010)Last Loss 40-35 vs. Saint Augustine’s (10/9/2010)Day Games (before 6:00 p.m.) 1-0Night Games (after 6:00 p.m.) 7-1

TV Games 0-0On ABC 0-0On ESPN (ESPN2, ESPNU) 0-0On Fox Sports Net 0-0On FSN PPV 0-0On NFL Network 0-0On Versus 0-0On Time Warner Cable 0-0

In August 1-0In September 4-0In October 3-1In November 0-0

vs. Top-25 Teams 0-0vs. Non-Ranked Teams 7-1vs. FCS (Division I-AA) 2-0vs. Division II 6-1On Natural Grass 6-1On Artificial Turf 2-0

WSSU’s Record When...

Scoring First 8-0Coming-from-behind 1-0Leading after 1st quarter 6-0Behind after 1st quarter 1-1Tied after 1st quarter 1-0Leading at halftime 7-0Behind at halftime 1-1Tied at halftime 0-0Leading after 3rd quarter 8-0Behind after 3rd quarter 0-1Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0Overtime 0-0

Scoring 20 points or less 0-0Scoring 20+ points 3-0Scoring 30+ points 5-1Allowing 21 points or less 3-0Allowing 10 points or less 0-0

With a 100-yard rusher 5-1Allowing a 100-yard rusher 0-0With 300-yard passer 0-0Allowing a 300-yard passer 0-0Outgaining opponent 7-0Total offense + 300 yards 6-0Allow 300 + total offense 1-0

Fewer turnovers than opponent 7-0More turnovers than opponent 1-1Turnovers equal 0-0Control possession time 7-0Opponent controls possession time 1-1Less penalties than opponent 7-0More penalties than opponent 1-1

Southern Division

Conference Overall

Record Win % Record Win %

Saint Augustine’s 5-0 1.000 7-1 0.875

Shaw 5-0 1.000 6-2 0.750

Winston-Salem State 5-1 0.833 8-1 0.889

Fayetteville State 2-3 0.400 3-5 0.375

Johnson C. Smith 0-5 0.000 1-7 0.125

Livingstone 0-5 0.000 0-9 0.000

Games Through: October 24, 2010


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Scoring Drives - WSSU (53 total) No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive Scoring Opponent Plays Yards Time Score Time/Qtr Start Play Virginia Union 12 45 5:39 Kick 1st/09:21 W38 Thayer 34-yd. field goal Virginia Union 07 70 2:32 Pass 1st/03:12 W30 Fitzgerald 26-yd. catch Virginia Union 02 20 0:31 Run 1st/01:24 V20 Spriggs 6-yd. run Virginia Union 16 79 7:40 Run 2nd/02:23 W21 Cooper 2-yd. run Virginia Union 05 18 0:47 Kick 2nd/00:00 V35 Thayer 36-yd. field goal Virginia Union 03 44 1:34 Pass 3rd/11:48 V44 Brantley 47-yd. catch Virginia Union 12 75 4:50 Run 3rd/03:29 W25 Cooper 4-yd. run Virginia Union 03 17 1:10 Run 4th/09:31 V17 Leak 11-yd. run N.C. A&T 11 50 4:46 Kick 2nd/08:43 W45 Thayer 22-yd. field goal N.C. A&T 04 44 1:17 Pass 3rd/08:07 N44 Terry 20-yd. catch N.C. A&T 10 62 4:03 Kick 4th/10:40 W13 Thayer 41-yd. field goal N.C. A&T 08 78 2:31 Run 4th/00:41 W22 K. Smith 7-yd. run N.C. Central 08 55 3:03 Pass 2nd/13:18 W45 Goldston 8-yd. catch N.C. Central 03 58 1:27 Pass 2nd/07:03 W42 Brantley 62-yd. catch N.C. Central 06 63 2:39 Pass 3rd/04:15 W37 Fitzgerald 50-yd. catch N.C. Central 08 58 3:37 Pass 4th/08:22 W37 Goldston 2-yd. catch N.C. Central 03 80 0:25 Pass 4th/01:34 W20 Brantley 31-yd. catch Chowan 04 65 1:09 Pass 1st/13:51 W35 Brantley 35-yd. catch Chowan 05 28 2:06 Run 1st/10:10 C28 Cooper 9-yd. run Chowan 07 69 3:27 Run 2nd/11:33 W31 Cooper 56-yd. run Chowan 07 80 1:27 Run 2nd/00:14 W20 Hickman 5-yd. catch Chowan 01 74 0:13 Run 3rd/12:05 W26 Cooper 74-yd. run Chowan 06 88 2:30 Run 3rd/07:43 W12 Thomas 38-yd. run Fayetteville St. 04 64 0:09 Pass 1st/13:02 W36 Fitzgerald 46-yd. catch Fayetteville St. 05 63 1:40 Run 1st/09:15 W37 Cooper 2-yd. run Fayetteville St. 01 28 0:08 Pass 3rd/00:08 F28 Terry 28-yd. catch Fayetteville St. 14 64 7:19 Kick 3rd/07:19 W36 Thayer 27-yd. field goal Fayetteville St. 06 85 3:38 Pass 4th/13:13 W15 Hickman 4-yd. catch J. C. Smith 08 90 2:59 Run 1st/03:31 W10 Cooper 1-yd run J. C. Smith 08 80 3:15 Pass 2nd/07:42 W20 Fitzgerald 6-yd catchJ.C. Smith 08 74 1:44 Run 2nd/1:44 W26 Cooper 2-yd run J.C. Smith 07 79 1:20 Pass 2nd/044 W21 Wynn 2-yd catchJ.C. Smith 04 37 1:35 Run 3rd/13:11 J37 Goldston 1-yd run J.C. Smith 10 67 5:25 Run 3rd/05:25 W33 Spriggs 1-yd run J.C. Smith 05 38 2:14 Run 4th/1:44 J38 Thomas 6-yd run St. Augustine’s 09 68 4:06 Pass 1st/4:06 W32 Hickman 5-yd catch St. Augustine’s 12 62 3:37 Pass 3rd/5:44 W38 Wynn 5-yd catch St. Augustine’s 19 87 5:07 Run 4th/11:57 W13 Cooper 9-yd run St. Augustine’s 02 77 0:25 Pass 4th/6:45 W23 Fitzgerald 51-yd catch St. Augustine’s 05 25 0:53 Pass 4th/0:36 S25 Brantley 14-yd catch Livingstone 01 33 0:08 Pass 1st/07:44 L33 Butler 33-yd catch Livingstone 05 58 01:42 Run 1st/02:47 W42 Cooper 23-yd run Livingstone 03 49 01:52 Pass 2nd/13:53 L49 Butler 53-yd catch Livingstone 01 54 00:12 Run 2nd/2:30 W46 Cooper 54-yd run Livingstone 06 27 01:35 Kick 2nd/00:00 W45 Thayer 45-yd field goal Livingstone 11 50 05:29 Run 3rd/09:22 W50 Cooper 5-yd run Livingstone 06 54 02:27 Run 3rd/00:16 W46 Spriggs 6-yd run Livingstone 07 48 03:39 Pass 4th/04:31 L48 Kinzer 20-yd catch UNCP 01 47 00:09 Pass 1st/07:02 U47 Butler 47-yd pass UNCP 06 59 03:02 Pass 2nd/13:22 W41 Butler 30-yd pass UNCP 09 79 03:25 Run 3rd/05:16 W21 Smith 6-yd run

Scoring Drive Analysis

Scoring Drives - Opponents (19 total) No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive Scoring Opponent Plays Yards Time Score Time/Qtr Start Play Virginia Union 07 60 2:20 Pass 3rd/01:02 V40 Gadiaga 18-yd. catch Virginia Union 04 40 1:48 Pass 4th/07:34 W40 Jean-Pierre 9-yd. catch N.C. A&T 12 56 6:23 Run 1st/06:23 N44 Mayhew 1-yd. run N.C. Central 11 48 2:14 Kick 2nd/00:23 N49 Cardelle 20-yd. FG N.C. Central 09 35 4:42 Kick 3rd/04:42 N48 Cardelle 34-yd. FG N.C. Central 05 66 1:40 Run 4th/14:56 N34 Shankle 1-yd. run N.C. Central 01 93 0:13 Run 4th/12:09 N07 McCord 93-yd. run Chowan 04 44 1:38 Run 2nd/03:53 W44 Smalls 33-yd. run Fayetteville St. 09 89 4:24 Run 1st/4:46 F11 Medlin 2-yd. run Fayetteville St. 01 36 0:08 Pass 4th/04:54 W36 Washington 36-yd. catch J.C. Smith 12 69 5:06 Field Goal 3rd/7:58 J27 Rabb 22-yd field goal St. Augustine’s 06 50 2:56 Run 1st/2:56 S50 Sanders 34-yd run St. Augustine’s 03 70 1:31 Pass 1st/6:05 S30 Jones 68-yd catch St. Augustine’s 04 63 1:57 Pass 2nd/11:45 S37 Laughionghouse 33-yd pass St. Augustine’s 04 -08 1:05 Kick 2nd/6:09 W19 Tucker 46-yd field goal St. Augustine’s 03 24 1:49 Pass 2nd/0:08 W24 Jones 19-yd catch St. Augustine’s 11 70 0:34 Run 3rd/6:15 S30 Sanders 25-yd run St. Augustine’s 09 35 0:00 Kick 4th/1:40 S27 Tucker 42-yd field goal UNCP 04 13 01:51 Run 2nd/08:20 W13 Gore 3-yd run


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Longest Plays (20+ Yards) (24 total)WSSU Yards Opponent Play/Situation/Result74* Chowan Cooper 74-yd. rush/Touchdown at CU0062* N.C. Central K. Smith pass to Brantley/3-14/Touchdown at NCCU 0060 Virginia Union Corders 60-yd. fumble return/3-4/1st down at VUU 1756 Chowan Corders 56-yd rush/4-1/1st down at CU 0455 Virginia Union Corders 55-yd. fumble return/1-G/1st down at VUU 3555 Fayetteville State Thomas, Jr. rush for 55-yd./3-2/ 1st down at FSU1754* Livingstone Cooper rush for 54-yd/1-10/Touchdown at LC0053* Livingstone K. Smith pass to Butler/1-10/Touchdown at LC0051 Saint Augustine’s Fitzgerald 51-yd. pass from Smith/1-10/Touchdown at SAC0050* N.C. Central K. Smith pass to Fitzgerald/3-12/Touchdown at NCCU 0049 N.C. Central Cooper rush for 49-yd./2-10/1st down at NCCU 3147 Virginia Union Fitzgerald 47-yd. punt return/4-12/1st down at VUU 2047* Virginia Union Hawkins pass to Brantley/3-13/Touchdown at VUU 0046* Fayetteville State Smith pass to Fitzgerald/1-10/Touchdown at FSU 0041 Johnson C, Smith Cooper 41-yd rush/1-10 at JCSU38 39 N.C. A&T K. Smith rush for 39-yd./3-15/1st down at NCAT 3939 UNC-Pembroke Cooper rush for 39-yd/3-6/1st down at UNCP4838* Chowan Thomas rush for 38-yd./1-20/Touchdown at CU0038 N.C. A&T K. Smith rush for 38-yd./1-10/1st down at NCAT 0438 Fayetteville State Smith pass to Terry for 38-yd./2-5/1st down on FSU 35* Chowan K. Smith pass to Brantley/1-10/Touchdown at C0034 N.C. Central Fitzgerald 34-yd. punt return/4-6/1st down at WSSU 4533 Virginia Union Keaton punt return/4-11/1st down at VUU 4433* Livingstone Butler 33-yd. pass from Smith/1-10/Touchdown at LC00 31* N.C. Central K. Smith pass to Brantley/1-10/Touchdown at NCCU 0030 N.C. Central Fitzgerald 30-yd. kickoff return/1-10/1st down at WSSU 3730 UNC-Pembroke K. Smith 30-yd pass to Butler/3-11/Touchdown at UNCP0029 N.C. A&T Fitzgerald 29-yd. kickoff return/1-10/1st down at WSSU 4028* Fayetteville State Fitzgerald 28-yd. pass from Fitzgerald/1-10/Touchdown at FSU0028 Johnson C. Smith Brantley 28-yd pass from Smith/1-10/1st down at JCSU05 27 Fayetteville State Thomas, Jr. 27-yd. rush for 37-yd./3-6/1st down at FSU1326* Virginia Union Hawkins pass to Fitzgerald/1-10/Touchdown at VUU 0026 Fayetteville State Rowe interception returned for 26 yd./2-7 at FSU 2826 N.C. Central Fitzgerald 26-yd. kickoff return/1-10/1st down at WSSU 4126 Chowan K. Smith pass to Love/1-10/1st down at CU 0526 Saint Augustine’s Cooper 26-yd. rush/1-10/1st down at WSSU4925 Chowan K. Smith pass to Fitzgerald/2-18/1-10 at WSSU 4923 N.C. Central Fitzgerald 23-yd. kickoff return/1-10/1st down at WSSU 2523* Livingstone Cooper 23-yd rush/1-10/Touchdown at LC0022 Johnson C. Smith Cooper 22-yd rush/1-10/ 1st down at J3721 Virginia Union Hawkins pass to Wynn/1-10/1st down at VUU 4921 Virginia Union Spriggs rush for 21-yd./1-10/1st down at VUU 4521 N.C. Central Fitzgerald 21-yd. kickoff return/1-10/1st down at WSSU 3021 N.C. Central K. Smith pass to Brantley/1-10/1st down at NCCU 2721 Livingstone Cooper 21-yd rush/1-10/1st down at WSSU4220* N.C. A&T K. Smith pass to Brantley/3-10/Touchdown at NCAT 0020 N.C. Central K. Smith rush for 20-yd./1-10/1st down at NCCU 2420 N.C. Central Fitzgerald 20-yd. kickoff return/1-10/1st down at WSSU 4220 Chowan K. Smith rush for 20 yd./3-10/1st down at CU 3520 Chowan K. Smith rush for 20 yd./1-10/1st down at CU 3120 Livingstone Thomas, Jr. rush for 20 yd./1-10/1st down at LC2020 UNC-Pembroke K. Smith 20-yd pass to Fitzgerald/2-11/1st down at UNCP49 * Indicates scoring plays

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Longest Plays (20+ Yards) (15 total)Opponents Yards Opponent Play/Situation/Result97* N.C. Central Goforth 97-yd. kickoff return/1-10/Touchdown at WSSU 0093* N.C. Central McCord rush for 93-yd./1-10/Touchdown at WSSU 0076* N.C. A&T Ferrell 76-yd. kickoff return/1-10/Touchdown at WSSU 0051 Virginia Union McGlone pass to Hassell/3-19/1st down at WSSU 1851 N.C. A&T Hamlet 51-yd. interception return/2-9/1st down at WSSU 1440 Virginia Union Parker 40-yd. kickoff return/1-10/1st down at VUU 4037 N.C. Central Johnson pass to Irvine/1-10/1st down at WSSU 0236 Virginia Union Parker 36-yd. kickoff return/1-10/1st down at WSSU 4035 N.C. A&T Webb pass to Gould/3-5/1st down at WSSU 0735 N.C. A&T Ferrell 35-yd. kickoff return/1-10/1st down at WSSU 5034* Saint Augustine’s Sanders rush for 34-yd./1-10/Touchdown at WSSU0033 Chowan Smalls 33-yd. rush/1-10/Touchdown at WSSU0033* Saint Augustine’s Green 33-yd. pass to Laughinghouse/1-10/Touchdown at WSSU0031 N.C. Central Johnson pass to Irvine/1-10/1st down at WSSU 0929 N.C. A&T Ferrell 29-yd. kickoff return/4-4/1st down at NCAT 4629 Chowan Goodman 29-yd. kickoff return/1st down at CU4426 N.C. Central Goforth 26-yd. kickoff return/1-10/1st down at NCCU 3625 Saint Augustine’s Green 25-yd. pass to Smith/1-10/1st down at WSSU3625 Saint Augustine’s Stanback 25-yd. int. return/1-10/1st down at WSSU2425 Saint Augustine’s Sanders 25-yd. run/1-10/Touchdown at WSSU0020 Virginia Union Paker 20-yd. kickoff return/1-10/1st down at VUU 2620 Virginia Union McGlone pass to Gadiaga/3-11/1st down at WSSU 50

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Game #1August 28, 2010WSSU 47, Virginia Union 13High Point, N.C.A.J. Simeon Stadium (8,210)

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Connell Maynor head coaching era at Winston-Salem State University opened with a bang on Saturday evening at A.J. Simeon Stadium as the Rams offense turned in their largest scoring output since 2003 en route to a 47-13 victory over visiting Virginia Union University.

With a sea of red over 8,000 fans strong, the Rams returned to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) with a convincing performance that saw them easily defeat a Virginia Union University team that finished tied for first in 2009 and missed a conference title game berth by virtue of a coin-flip tiebreaker.

The Rams mounted an early offensive onslaught that saw the Rams score on five of their six first-half possessions as WSSU posted three touchdowns and a pair of field goals en route to tallying 27 points, more first-half points than Winston-Salem State scored in any game in 2009.

Landen Thayer’s pair of field goals and three Rams’ touchdowns earned WSSU a lead that would never be in jeopardy as Winston-Salem State opened their season with a victory for the first time since the 2007 season.

The Rams’ offensive attack continued in the third quarter as Tevin Brantley pulled in a pass from quarterback Octavious Hawkins for a 47-yard score and Nic Cooper rushed for his second touchdown of the game on WSSU’s first two possessions of the second half, pushing WSSU’s lead to an insurmountable 40-0.

“I’m just happy for the guys. They’ve been working hard for the last month,” WSSU head coach Connell Maynor said. “This is how that hard work pays off. I’ve won titles, I’ve won championships. This is for the fellas and for my coaches and most importantly for the people who support us,” Maynor added.

Maynor, the Rams’ first-year head coach looked anything like a rookie as he orchestrated a nearly even mix of running and passing plays that led to six touchdowns (four rushing, two passing) and two field goals as WSSU recorded 393 yards of total offense.

The Rams defense, not to be outdone by their offensive counterparts held VUU to 278 yards of total offense, forced four fumbles, all of which the Rams recovered and did not allow the Panthers to score until late in the third quarter.

“I told our guys that we had to take care of the football and we did,” Maynor said. “We didn’t have a turnover and our defense had four takeaways and put us in position to score all night long. That was the difference for us,” he added.

The win improves the Rams to 1-0 on the season and drops Virginia Union to 0-1 on the year. WSSU will look to move to 2-0 overall when they return to action on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 6:00 p.m. as they travel to Greensboro, N.C. to face the Aggies of North Carolina A&T State University in the I-40 Showdown.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreVirginia Union 0 0 7 6 13 Record: (0-1)Winston-Salem State 17 10 13 7 47 Record: (1-0)

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 09:21 WSSU - THAYER 34-yd field goal, 12-45 5:39, VUU 0 - WSSU 31st 03:12 WSSU - FITZGERALD 26-yd catch (THAYER kick), 7-70 2:32 VUU 0 - WSSU 101st 01:24 WSSU - SPRIGGS 6-yd run (THAYER kick), 2-20 0:31, VUU 0 - WSSU 172nd 02:23 WSSU - COOPER 2-yd run (THAYER kick), 16-79 7:40, VUU 0 - WSSU 242nd 00:00 WSSU - THAYER 36-yd field goal, 5-18 0:47 VUU 0 - WSSU 273rd 11:48 WSSU - BRANTLEY 47-yd catch (THAYER kick), 3-44 1:34 VUU 0 - WSSU 343rd 03:29 WSSU - COOPER 4-yd run (THAYER kick blocked), 12-75 4:50 VUU 0 - WSSU 403rd 01:02 VUU - GADIAGA 18-yd catch (VELASQUEZ kick), 7-60 2:20 VUU 7 - WSSU 404th 09:31 WSSU - LEAK 11-yd run (THAYER kick), 3-17 1:10, VUU 7 - WSSU 474th 07:34 VUU - JEAN-PIERRE 9-yd catch (QUEEN rush failed), 4-40 1:48 VUU 13 - WSSU 47

VUU WSSUFIRST DOWNS 16 24RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-56 53-186PASSING YDS (NET) 222 207Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-16-0 26-18-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-278 79-393Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 2-115Punt Returns-Yards 1-28 4-103Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-144 2-19Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-39.6 3-26.7Fumbles-Lost 4-4 0-0Penalties-Yards 10-75 8-41Possession Time 24:21 33:15Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 4 of 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 6-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-28 6-60

TOP INDIVIDUALS:Rushing VUU: Hassell 4-25 WSSU: Cooper 20-73-2Passing VUU: McGlone-English 11-21-182-1-0 WSSU: Hawkins 18-23-207-2-0Receiving VUU: Jean-Pierre 5-56-1 WSSU: Brantley 6-84-1

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Game #2September 4, 2010WSSU 21, North Carolina A&T 14Greensboro, N.C.Aggie Stadium (21,500)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The fifth-annual I-40 Showdown between the Rams of Winston-Salem State University and the Aggies of North Carolina A&T State University would come down to a drive dominated by a player with virtually no knowledge of the long-standing rivalry. Redshirt sophomore Kameron Smith, a transfer from the U.S. Naval Academy, accounted for 65 yards and the game-winning touchdown on the Rams final drive en route to propelling WSSU to a 21-14 victory over

the rival Aggies on Saturday evening in Greensboro, N.C.

The contest would prove to be a matchup of two staunch defenses as both the Rams and Aggies used a physical style that generated a total of eight fumbles and two interceptions and held the two powerful offenses to a combined 464 total yards.

The Aggies struck first as Mike Mayhew capped a 12-play, 56-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run with 3:22 remaining in the first quarter of play to give the Aggies a 7-0 advantage. Mayhew, the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, powered his way into the endzone for his first score of the season to put the Rams behind for the first time all year.

WSSU answered back less than nine minutes later as Landen Thayer connected on a 22-yard field goal that cut the Aggies’ lead back to four points as the sophomore kicker moved to a perfect three-for-three on field goal attempts in 2010.

The Rams would take their first lead of the game with 8:07 remaining in the third quarter of play when Kameron Smith connected with Virginia Tech transfer Patrick Terry on a 20-yard touchdown strike following an Aggie turnover.

The score was set up by Alton Keaton’s sack and strip of Shelton Morgan that the Rams’ Juan Corders recovered at the Aggies’ 46-yard line. The fumble recovery, Corders’ fifth of the season, gave the Rams positive field position en route to taking the lead.

The Rams added to their advantage less than five minutes into the fourth quarter of play as Thayer’s second field goal of the game, this time from 41-yards out, pushed the WSSU lead to 13-7.

Playing at home in front of a packed house of more than 21,500 fans, the Aggies would need only 12 seconds to retake the advantage at 14-13 when Justin Ferrell took the ensuing kickoff 76-yards to pay dirt with 10:28 remaining in the contest as the Aggie faithful erupted in excitement.

After back-to-back drives that ended in futility, the Rams would get one final chance, a chance that Kameron Smith, who checked into the contest after replacing starter Octavious Hawkins, did not squander.

Smith accounted for 65 of the Rams 78 yards on the game-winning drive as he rushed for 52 yards, including a 38-yard breakout and completed a 13-yard pass before powering his way into the endzone from seven yards out to give WSSU the lead for good with only 41 seconds remaining.

Not content with his touchdown, Smith found fullback Tyrone Goldston on a screen pass to complete the two-point conversion and push WSSU’s advantage to the final margin at 21-14.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreWinston-Salem State 0 3 7 11 21 Record: (2-0)North Carolina A&T 7 0 0 7 14 Record: (0-1)

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 03:22 NCAT - MAYHEW 1-yd run (SHIDLER kick), 12-56 6:23 WSSU 0 - NCAT 72nd 08:43 WSSU - THAYER 22-yd field goal, 11-50 4:46 WSSU 3 - NCAT 73rd 08:07 WSSU - TERRY 20-yd catch (THAYER kick), 4-44 1:17, WSSU 10 - NCAT 74th 10:40 WSSU - THAYER 41-yd field goal, 10-62 4:03, WSSU 13 - NCAT 74th 10:28 NCAT - FERRELL 76-yd kickoff return (SHIDLER kick) WSSU 13 - NCAT 144th 00:41 WSSU - SMITH 7-yd run (GOLDSTON catch), 8-78 2:31 WSSU 21 - NCAT 14

WSSU NCATFIRST DOWNS 19 11RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-146 38-85PASSING YDS (NET) 134 99Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-13-2 24-10-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-280 62-184Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-4 2-8Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-58 5-154-1Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-51Punts (Number-Avg) 5-39.4 7-32.6Fumbles-Lost 5-2 3-1Penalties-Yards 2-15 10-98Possession Time 30:22 29:38Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 4 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-10 5-33

TOP INDIVIDUALS:Rushing WSSU: Kameron Smith 14-85 NCAT: Mayhew 26-71-1Passing WSSU: Octavious Hawkins 8-15-72-2-0 NCAT: Morgan 6-16-51-0-0Receiving WSSU: Fitzgerald 3-34-0 NCAT: Gould 3-61-0


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Game #3Sept. 11, 2010WSSU 34, North Carolina Central 27Durham, N.C.O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium (9,711)

DURHAM, N.C. – The Winston-Salem State University football team is 3-0 for the first time since the 1991 season following their heart-stopping 34-27 victory over the Eagles of North Carolina Central on Saturday evening in Durham, N.C.

The WSSU defense held the Eagles to 365 yards of total offense and Rams’ quarterback Kameron Smith threw for five touchdowns as Winston-Salem State stayed unblemished in 2010 and improved to 2-0 versus Division I opponents.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Rams drew first blood as Kameron Smith found redshirt freshman fullback Tyrone Goldston in the endzone from eight yards out to cap an eight-play, 55-yard drive that gave WSSU an early 7-0 lead.

The Goldston touchdown snapped North Carolina Central University’s 80-minute, 42-second streak of holding their opponents scoreless as the Rams pulled out ahead of the Division I-FCS Eagles.

WSSU would strike again only 6:05 later as Smith found freshman Tehvyn Brantley on a screen pass which Brantley took 62 yards for a touchdown. Landen Thayer’s point after touchdown would give the Rams a 14-0 lead with little more than seven minutes left in the opening half of play.

To the Eagles’ credit they would drive 48 yards in the final 2:18 of the half yet would settle for only a 20-yard Frankie Cardelle field goal as the experience-laden Rams’ defense held NCCU out of the endzone.

Following the halftime intermission the opening moments of third quarter action would prove to be eventful as the two teams combined for 17 points in less than 10 minutes as the Eagles opened the half with another Cardelle field goal, this time from 34 yards out, to cut WSSU’s lead to eight points at 14-6.

The Rams responded less than three minutes later as Dominique Fitzgerald turned a simple screen pass on third down and five into a 50-yard touchdown to cap a six-play, 63-yard drive to move the Rams’ advantage to 20-6.

In front of a home crowd of 9,711 the Eagles wasted no time in responding as Arthur Goforth took the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown for NCCU’s first kickoff return for a score in over five years, tying for the third longest play in school history in the process.

The score would mark the first of three Eagles’ touchdowns as North Carolina Central turned a 14-point deficit into a seven-point advantage over the span of only seven minutes and six seconds.

NCCU continued their turnaround with a Tim Shankle one-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 20-20 little more than four minutes later. The Eagles were not done as Tony McCord would follow it up with the longest run in NCCU history as he scored from 93 yards out to give the Eagles their first lead of the game at 27-20 with 12:09 remaining in the contest.

Like a pair of prizefighters trading blows, the Rams would respond as Kameron Smith found fullback Tyrone Goldston for his second score of the day to tie the game at 27-27 capping an eight-play, 58-yard drive that spanned 3:37.

Driving downfield with a chance to win the game with only a field goal, the Eagles were well within field goal range when they took a chance by challenging University of Miami transfer Rashaun Jones on a deep shot at the endzone.

Jones responded by picking off the Eagles’ attempt at the game-winner in the endzone, setting up what would be the Rams’ game winning drive.

Building on the momentum of Jones’ interception, the Rams responded with a three-play, 80-yard drive that took only 25 seconds. Following a stalled first down, Nic Cooper ripped off a 49-yard run on second down and Tehvyn Brantley caught his second TD of the game, this one proving to be the game winner as he hauled in a Kameron Smith 31-yard scoring pass.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreWinston-Salem State 0 14 6 14 34 Record: (3-0)North Carolina Central 0 3 10 14 27 Record: (1-1)

SCORING SUMMARY:2nd 13:18 WSSU - GOLDSTON 8-yd catch (THAYER kick), 8-55 3:03, WSSU 7 - NCCU 02nd 07:03 WSSU - BRANTLEY 62-yd catch (THAYER kick), 3-58 1:27. WSSU 14 - NCCU 02nd 00:23 NCCU - CARDELLE 20-yd field goal, 11-48 2:14, WSSU 14 - NCCU 33rd 07:01 NCCU - CARDELLE 34-yd field goal, 9-35 4:42, WSSU 14 - NCCU 63rd 04:15 WSSU - FITZGERALD 50-yd catch (THAYER kick) 6-63 2:39, WSSU 20 - NCCU 63rd 03:58 NCCU - GOFORTH 97-yd kickoff return (CARDELLE kick) WSSU 20 - NCCU 134th 14:56 NCCU - SHANKLE 1-yd run (CARDELLE kick), 5-66 1:40, WSSU 20 - NCCU 204th 12:09 NCCU - MCCORD 93-yd run (CARDELLE kick), 1-93 0:13, WSSU 20 - NCCU 274th 08:22 WSSU - GOLDSTON 2-yd catch (THAYER kick), 8-58 3:37, WSSU 27 - NCCU 274th 01:34 WSSU - BRANTLEY 31-yd catch (THAYER kick), 3-80 0:25, WSSU 34 - NCCU 27

WSSU NCCUFIRST DOWNS 15 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-125 30-172PASSING YDS (NET) 294 193Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-29-0 22-41-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-419 71-365Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 6-38 2-6Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-126 6-154Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.3 6-47.5Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 8-51 6-50Possession Time 28:01 31:59Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 5 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-16

TOP INDIVIDUALS:Rushing WSSU: Cooper 14-88 NCCU: McCord 3-99-1Passing WSSU: K. Smith 18-29-294-0-5 NCCU: Johnson 22-39-193-2-0Receiving WSSU: Brantley 6-166-2 NCCU: Irvine 8-95-0


Game #4Sept. 25, 2010WSSU 48, Chowan 7Winston-Salem, N.C.Bowman-Gray Stadium (7,247)

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Nothing went right for the Hawks of Chowan University on Saturday evening at Bowman Gray Stadium as the Rams of Winston-Salem State rolled up 499 yards of total offense and put 48 points on the scoreboard to defeat Chowan 48-7 at Bowman Gray Stadium as WSSU improved to 4-0 in 2010.

The Hawks started the game with a five-yard delay of game penalty before the opening kickoff and it would only get worse for visiting Chowan as WSSU would need less than five minutes to jump out to a 14-0 advantage.

Tehvyn Brantley got the Rams on the board only 1:09 into the contest as he reeled in a 35-yard touchdown pass from Kameron Smith to give WSSU a 7-0 lead as the true freshman wide receiver scored his fourth touchdown of the year.

Only three minutes and 41 seconds later Nic Cooper scored the first of his four touchdowns on the day as he powered his way in from nine yards out to push the Rams’ advantage to 14 points.

Cooper would score again with 11:33 remaining in the second quarter and again with 8:33 remaining in the opening half of play as he found the end zone from one yard and 52 yards out respectively as the Rams powered ahead to a 28-0 advantage.

Following the Hawks’ lone first-half touchdown, Cedrick Hickman caught a five-yard Kameron Smith scoring pass as WSSU closed the first 30 minutes of play with a 34-7 advantage.

Cooper, not satisfied with his three touchdown performance during the game’s first 30 minutes, would wait only 2:55 to score again as he broke out for a 74-yard scoring run on the Rams’ first offensive play of the second half as WSSU pushed their advantage to 41-7.

With his fourth score in the books, Cooper would be finished for the day as he tallied 149 yards on 11 carries with a career-high four touchdowns. Cooper would close the day with more rushing yards (149) than the Hawks would tally in total offense (146).

“That is the Nic Cooper that we have all been waiting to see. He really broke some tackles and made some long runs tonight” WSSU head coach Connell Maynor said. “That’s the Nic Cooper we hope to see the rest of the year.”

The win improves the Rams to 4-0 on the season (2-0 CIAA) while Chowan drops to 0-3 overall (0-2 CIAA) with the loss.

Winston-Salem State University returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 25 as they travel to Fayetteville, N.C. to face two-time defending CIAA champion Fayetteville State University at 6:00 p.m.

For additional information on WSSU football, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2909 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at WSSURams.com.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreWinston-Salem State 14 20 14 0 48 Record: (4-0)Chowan 0 7 0 0 7 Record: (0-3)

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 13:51 WSSU - BRANTLEY 35-yd catch (THAYER kick), 4-65 1:09 WSSU 7 - Chowan 01st 10:10 WSSU - COOPER 9-yd run (THAYER kick) 5-28 2:06 WSSU 14 - Chowan 0 2nd 11:33 WSSU - COOPER 1-yd run (THAYER kick) 7-69 3:27 WSSU 21 - Chowan 02nd 08:33 WSSU - COOPER 52-yd run (THAYER kick) 2-56 00:42 WSSU 28 - Chowan 02nd 03:53 CU - SMALLS, Elliot 33-yd run (GARGIULO kick) 4-44 1:38 WSSU 28 - Chowan 72nd 00:14 WSSU - HICKMAN, Cedrick 5-yd catch (THAYER kick failed) WSSU 34 - Chowan 73rd 12:05 WSSU - COOPER 74-yd run (THAYER kick) 1-74 00:13 WSSU 41 - Chowan 73rd 07:43 WSSU - THOMAS, Daryl 38-yd run (THAYER kick) 6-88 2:30 WSSU 48 - Chowan 7

WSSU ChowanFIRST DOWNS 18 8RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-325 42-83PASSING YDS (NET) 174 63Passes Att-Comp-Int 14-24-0 6-14-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-499 56-146Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-20Punt Returns-Yards 4-(-4) 4-72Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-433 2-86Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-153 10-318Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0Penalties-Yards 4-74 14-119Possession Time 25:12 34:48Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 3 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-25 3-22

TOP INDIVIDUALS:Rushing WSSU: Cooper 11-149 Chowan: Smalls 18-82Passing WSSU: K. Smith 10-18-112-0-2 Chowan: Simpson 6-14-63-0-0Receiving WSSU: Brantley 3-51-1 Chowan: 3-51-1


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Game #5Oct. 2, 2010WSSU 31, Fayetteville State 14Fayetteville, N.C.Luther “Nick” Jeralds Stadium (4,178)

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – FAYETTEVILLE, NC - Winston-Salem State head coach made his return to Luther “Nick” Jeralds Stadium a memorable one as he led the Winston-Salem State Rams (5-0, 3-0 CIAA) to a 31-14 victory over the Fayetteville State Broncos (1-3, 0-1 CIAA), Saturday evening. The Rams dominated every aspect of the game in the 17-point win over the pre-season Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association favorite Broncos. With the win, the Rams place themselves in the driver’s seat atop the

CIAA Southern Division and sent a message to both the team and opponents. “Fayetteville State is the defending champion and they were picked to win it again so we had to come on the road and play them and we came on the road and got it done,” WSSU head football coach Connell Maynor said following the victory. “I don’t know if it’s a statement game, but the rest of the CIAA knows that we beat Fayetteville State and they were picked to win.”

The Rams utilized a punishing offensive effort to take their fifth straight victory as the team totaled 397 yards of total offense while holding the defending CIAA champion Broncos to just 217 yards.

Leading the way for the Rams was sophomore quarterback Kameron Smith who completed 15-of-21 passes for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Also impressive was freshman running back Daryl Thomas who rushed for 114 yards on 10 carries. Redshirt-junior running back Nicholas Cooper carried the majority of the workload for the Rams with 42 yards on 19 carries while carrying a host of Bronco defenders along the way. It was junior wide receiver Dominique Fitzgerald who had the busiest day for the Rams, however, as he caught four passes for a team-high 81 yards and recorded a receiving touchdown and passed for a touchdown in the win.

As to be expected, Saturday’s game began with a bang as the Rams and Broncos combined for 21 first quarter points with the Rams taking the early 14-7 lead. WSSU wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as both of the team’s first quarter scores came in the first six minutes of play. The team opened the game with a bang as Smith connected with junior wide receiver Dominique Fitzgerald for a 46-yard touchdown pass at the 13:02 mark. The play nearly didn’t happen as the drive was kept alive when the Broncos were called for roughing the punter on a WSSU fourth down. With momentum on their side, the Rams forced an FSU punt on the ensuing Bronco drive and drove the ball 63 yards for their second score of the game. It was Cooper who would cap the drive with a two-yard touchdown run. The ensuing PAT kick put the Rams ahead 14-0 with 9:15 left in the first quarter. The momentum would swing back to the home team, however, as the Broncos mounted an 89-yard drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown run of their own to cut the WSSU lead down to seven points, 14-7 with 4:46 left in the first quarter.

With the offenses dominating the first quarter, the two defensive units stepped up their efforts as neither squad allowed a second quarter score. Though the Bronco defense would force a pair of WSSU interceptions, the Rams never allowed the Broncos to capitalize as they held them out of the endzone to take the 14-7 lead into the locker room at the half.

The intense battle between the teams continued into after halftime with the Rams fighting their way to a 21-7 lead when Fitzgerald threw a 28-yard wide receiver option pass to sophomore wide receiver Patrick Terry to put the Rams ahead by two touchdowns with 13:55 in the third quarter. The Rams would go on to pad their lead when sophomore kicker Landon Thayer connected on a 27-yard field goal at the 5:28 mark in the third quarter. The field goal put the Rams in a comfortable position as the team took a 24-7 lead in the game and never looked back. Redshirt-junior running back Cedrick Hickman would cap the Rams’ lead when he caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Smith that put the game out of reach. 31-7. The Broncos wouldn’t give in just yet, however, as the team blocked a WSSU punt to set up a one-play 36-yard touchdown pass that left the Rams leading 31-14 with 4:54 left in the game. With the victory well in hand, the Rams ran out the clock and sealed their third road win of the season.

Though the Rams are on a likely path to a showdown with the Shaw Bears, Maynor is quick to note where the Rams’ focus lies. “We’ve got to get ready for Johnson C. Smith right now,” Maynor said. “We take them one game at a time. We can’t overlook anybody. We respect all, but fear none.”

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreWinston-Salem State 14 0 10 7 31 Record: (5-0, 3-0 CIAA)Fayetteville State 7 0 0 7 14 Record: (1-3, 0-1 CIAA)

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 13:02 WSSU - FITZGERALD,D 46-yd catch (THAYER kick), 6-64 0:09 WSSU 7 - FSU 01st 09:15 WSSU - COOPER, Nicholas 2-yd run (THAYER kick), 5-63 1:40 WSSU 14 - FSU 01st 04:46 FSU - MEDLIN,Richard 2-yd run (TURNER kick), 9-89 4:24 WSSU 14- FSU 73rd 13:55 WSSU-TERRY 28-yd catch (THAYER kick), 1-28 0:08 WSSU 21- FSU 73rd 05:28 WSSU - THAYER 27-yd field goal, 14-64 7:19 WSSU 24 - FSU 74th 13:13 WSSU - HICKMAN 4-yd catch (THAYER kick), 6-85 3:38 WSSU 31 - FSU 74th 04:54 WSSU - WASHINGTON 36-yd catch (TURNER kick), 1-36 0:08 WSSU 31 - 14 WSSU Fayetteville StateFIRST DOWNS 19 7RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-158 29-44PASSING YDS (NET) 239 173Passes Att-Comp-Int 16-22-2 10-19-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-397 48-217Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-7 1-(-1)Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-44 5-66Interception Returns-Yards 1-26 2-4Punts (Number-Avg) 4-97 7-247Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 5-22 9-81Possession Time 31:07 27:04Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 3 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-10 2-20

TOP INDIVIDUALS:Rushing WSSU: Thomas 10-114 Fayetteville State: Benjamin 11-23Passing WSSU: K. Smith 15-21-2-211-2 Fayetteville State: 10-19-1-173-1Receiving WSSU: Goldston 5-48 Fayetteville State: Washington 4-118-1

Game #6October 9, 2010WSSU 49, Johnson C. Smith 3Charlotte, N.C.American Legion Memorial Stadium (8,625)

CHARLOTTE, NC – The Winston-Salem State Rams (6-0, 4-0 CIAA) dominated nearly every aspect of the game when the team took a 42-3 win over the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (1-4, 0-2 CIAA), Saturday evening. In front of a most red & white crowd, the Winston-Salem State Rams rolled up 491 yards of total offense and held the Golden Bulls to just three points in the dominating victory.

“The guys came out and executed very well. We didn’t give up a lot of points, but we gave up a bit much in terms of yards,” WSSU head football coach Connell Maynor said. “Overall, we came out pleased. We came out here and we did what we had to do, but we’ve got to get back. We’ve got a lot of work to do.”

The potent WSSU offense was on full display in the game with the Rams putting up at least 40 points for the third time this season. The combination of WSSU sophomore quarterback Kameron Smith, freshman wide receiver Tehvyn Brantley, and redshirt-junior running back Nic Cooper powered the Rams to the big victory. Smith connected on 15-of-22 passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns in the game with Brantley as his favorite target with eight catches for 143 yards. Cooper added 124 yards on 15 carries for the Rams.

The Rams defense played a strong “bend-but-don’t break” effort in the game, allowing 224 yards and 16 first downs to the Golden Bulls. But ultimately, the efforts led to just three points. “We gave up a lot of yards,” Maynor added. “They got a lot of first downs on us so we’ve got to keep working on that. WE’ve to keep getting better.”

The Rams found themselves in a battle early with Johnson C. Smith pushing a pair of drives inside the WSSU five-yard line in the first quarter, but the WSSU defense held strong and forced turnovers on downs on both of the drives. With the WSSU defense holding serve early, the WSSU offense began to click late in the first quarter when Cooper pushed his way to his first score of the evening, a one-yard touchdown dive at the 3:31 mark in the first quarter. The score gave the Rams the boost that they needed as the team scored three second quarter touchdowns. The first came on a six-yard pass from Smith to junior wide receiver Dominique Fitzgerald at the 7:42 mark, followed by a Cooper two-yard TD run at the 1:44 mark.

In the final seconds of the half, the Rams capped their stellar quarter with a 2-yd TD pass from Smith to senior tight end Brian Wynn at the 00:13 mark. The Rams were able to hold off the Golden Bulls and take the 28-0 lead into the locker room at the half.

The second half turned out to be more of the same as WSSU redshirt-freshman fullback Tyrone Goldston powered his way to a one-yard touchdown run, carrying a host of Golden Bulls into the endzone with him. The score came at the 13:11 mark in the third quarter and put the Rams ahead 35-0. Though the Rams defense continued their push, the Golden Bulls were able to get onto the scoreboard with a 22-yd field goal at the 7:58 mark.

The score was all that the Rams would allow as the team capped the night with a six-yard touchdown run by junior running back Daryl Thomas, Jr. with 1:44 left in the game. With the score, the Rams ended the night with the 49-3 victory.

With the win, the Rams improve to 6-0 and remain a perfect 4-0 in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). The Rams will head into one of their biggest games of the season next Saturday when the team hosts the Saint Augustine’s Falcons, who are also undefeated in CIAA play. The game is scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. start at Bowman-Gray Stadium. For more information on Rams football, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2909 or log on to www.WSSURams.com.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreWinston-Salem State 7 21 14 7 49 Record: (6-0, 4-0 CIAA)Johnson C. Smith 0 0 3 0 3 Record: (1-4, 0-2 CIAA)

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 03:31 WSSU-COOPER 1-yd run (THAYER kick), 8-90 2:59 WSSU 7 - JCSU 0 2nd 07:42 WSSU-FITZGERALD 6-yd pass from SMITH (THAYER kick), 8-80 3:15 WSSU 14 - JCSU 02nd 01:44 WSSU-COOPER 2-yd run (THAYER kick)., 8-74 2:49 WSSU 21- JCSU 02nd 00:14 WSSU-WYNN 6-yd pass from SMITH (THAYER kick) 7-79 1:20 WSSU 28 - JCSU 03rd 13:11 WSSU - GOLDSTON 1-yd run (THAYER kick) 4-37 1:35 WSSU 35- JCSU 03rd 07:58 JCSU- RABB 22-yd field goal, 12-69, 5:06 WSSU 35, - JCSU 33rd 02:26 WSSU - SPRIGGS 1-yd run (THAYER kick) 10-67 5:25 WSSU 42, JCSU 34th 01:44 WSSU -THOMAS, Jr. 6-yd run (THAYER kick) 5-38 2:14 WSSU 49, JCSU 3 WSSU JCSUFIRST DOWNS 27 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-202 30-69PASSING YDS (NET) 289 155Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-28-0 18-32-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-491 2-224Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-24 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-78 6-99Interception Returns-Yards 2-7 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 3-25.7 5-43.2Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 14-117 11-97Possession Time 30:25 29:35Third-Down Conversions 5 of 10 3 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 7-8 1-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-12 0-0

TOP INDIVIDUALS:Rushing WSSU: Nicholas Cooper 15-124 JCSU: Carter 21-50Passing WSSU: 15-22-0-221-2 JCSU: 18-32-2-155-0Receiving WSSU: Fitzgerald 3-34-0 NCAT: Gould 3-61-0


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Game #7Oct. 9, 2010Saint Augustine’s 40, WSSU 35Winston-Salem, N.C.Bowman-Gray Stadium (5,547)

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Winston-Salem State Rams (6-1, 4-1 CIAA) simply ran out of time when the team took a 40-35 home loss to the Saint Augustine’s Falcons (5-1, 4-0 CIAA). After falling behind 37-7 in the third quarter, the Rams mounted a furious comeback that the team nearly pulled out in their first loss of the season.

It was turnovers that plagued the Rams in the tough loss as the team gave the ball away six times in the loss, including five interceptions.

“We take our hats off to Saint Augustine’s. They were a good team,” WSSU head coach Connell Maynor said after the emotional loss. “You can’t expect to get a win when you turn the ball over that many times against a good team.”

The loss came in spite of some great individual performances, including 143 rushing yards by WSSU redshirt-junior running back Nicholas Cooper. Junior wide receiver Dominique Fitzgerald added 91 receiving yards on six catches.

The Rams picked up a bad omen early when the team committed its first turnover of the game after just six seconds when sophomore quarterback Kameron Smith threw an interception on the Ram’s first play. The turnover would lead to the first of three Falcons touchdowns on their first three drives, two of which came on WSSU interceptions and left the Rams trailing 14-7 after the first quarter. Things got no better for the Rams as the team allowed 16 unanswered second quarter points and fell behind, 24-7 heading into the locker room.

After allowing another Saint Augustine’s touchdown and falling behind 37-7, the Rams began their comeback with five-yard touchdown pass from Smith to senior tight end Brian Wynn. Cooper would keep things going with a nine-yard touchdown run in the early fourth quarter that would keep the effort going. Fitzgerald added a 51-yard touchdown pass from Smith with 6:45 left to play that cut the WSSU deficit down to 16 points 37-29.

The Falcons would end the WSSU threat, connecting on a 42-yard field goal with 1:40 left to play. A 14-yard pass from Smith to Brantley would give the Rams a bit of life, but the effort was not enough as the Rams ended the night with the loss.

The Rams won’t have long to rest, however, as the team will host the Livingstone Blue Bears next Saturday. For more information on Rams football, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2909 or log on to www.WSSURams.com.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreWinston-Salem State 7 0 7 21 35 Record: (6-1, 4-1 CIAA)Saint Augustine’s 14 16 7 3 40 Record: (5-1, 4-0 CIAA)

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 11:58 SAC - Sanders 34-yd run (Tucker kick), 6-50, 2:56 SAC 7 - WSSU 01st 07:42 WSSU - HICKMAN 5-yd catch (THAYER kick), 9-68, 4:06 SAC 7 - WSSU 71st 06:05 SAC - JONES 68-yd catch (TUCKER kick), 3-70, 1:31 SAC 14 - WSSU 72nd 11:45 SAC - LAUGHINGHOUSE 33-yd. catch (TUCKER kick), 4-63, 1:57 SAC 21- WSSU 72nd 06:09 SAC 28 - WSSU 72nd 2nd 13:18 WSSU - GOLDSTON 8-yd catch (THAYER kick), 8-55 3:03, WSSU 7 - NCCU 02nd 07:03 WSSU - BRANTLEY 62-yd catch (THAYER kick), 3-58 1:27. WSSU 14 - NCCU 02nd 00:23 NCCU - CARDELLE 20-yd field goal, 11-48 2:14, WSSU 14 - NCCU 33rd 07:01 NCCU - CARDELLE 34-yd field goal, 9-35 4:42, WSSU 14 - NCCU 63rd 04:15 WSSU - FITZGERALD 50-yd catch (THAYER kick) 6-63 2:39, WSSU 20 - NCCU 63rd 03:58 NCCU - GOFORTH 97-yd kickoff return (CARDELLE kick) WSSU 20 - NCCU 134th 14:56 NCCU - SHANKLE 1-yd run (CARDELLE kick), 5-66 1:40, WSSU 20 - NCCU 204th 12:09 NCCU - MCCORD 93-yd run (CARDELLE kick), 1-93 0:13, WSSU 20 - NCCU 274th 08:22 WSSU - GOLDSTON 2-yd catch (THAYER kick), 8-58 3:37, WSSU 27 - NCCU 274th 01:34 WSSU - BRANTLEY 31-yd catch (THAYER kick), 3-80 0:25, WSSU 34 - NCCU 27

WSSU Saint Augustine’sFIRST DOWNS 15 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-125 30-172PASSING YDS (NET) 294 193Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-29-0 22-41-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-419 71-365Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 6-38 2-6Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-126 6-154Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.3 6-47.5Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 8-51 6-50Possession Time 28:01 31:59Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 5 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-16

TOP INDIVIDUALS:Rushing WSSU: Cooper 14-88 NCCU: McCord 3-99-1Passing WSSU: K. Smith 18-29-294-0-5 NCCU: Johnson 22-39-193-2-0Receiving WSSU: Brantley 6-166-2 NCCU: Irvine 8-95-0

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Game #8Oct. 16, 2010WSSU 58, Livingstone 0Winston-Salem, N.C.Bowman-Gray Stadium (7,210)

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Winston-Salem State Rams (7-1, 5-1 CIAA) got back to their winning ways with a dominating 58-0 win over the Livingstone Blue Bears (0-8, 0-4 CIAA), Saturday. The Rams dominated every aspect of the game with 474 yards of total offense while holding the Blue Bears to just 109 yards of total offense in their biggest win since 1978 when former Rams head coach and current WSSU Director of Athletics William “Bill” Hayes led the team to a 72-0

win over the Shaw Bears.

Coming off of their first loss of the season, the Rams bounced back in a big way with WSSU ground game leading the way. WSSU redshirt-junior running back Nicholas Cooper led the way with 175 rushing yards and three touchdowns, including a 54-yard second quarter run. Four of the Rams’ eight touchdowns came on the ground. The Rams were also strong through the air with sophomore wide receiver Jahuann Butler, who got a start today in place of injured freshman Tehvyn Brantley, leading the way with two catches for 86 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Kameron Smith threw only 10 passes with seven receptions and a pair of touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Dominique Fitzgerald also had a great game with 175 yards in punt returns, including a 35-yard touchdown return in the second quarter.

The Rams got things going early with a pair of first quarter touchdowns. It was Butler who put the Rams on the scoreboard first with a 33-yard TD catch from Smith at the 7:44 mark. Cooper would add another score with a 23-yard TD run.

It was in the second quarter that the Rams did the majority of their damage with 24 points, beginning with Fitzgerald’s punt return touchdown at the 13:53 mark. The WSSU offense would kick into high gear in the final four minutes of the half with three WSSU scores before the half. Butler would get things started with a 53-yard touchdown reception from Smith, followed by Cooper’s 54-yard run. WSSU sophomore kicker would cap the effort with a 45-yard field goal at the half. With the score, the Rams took a 38-0 lead into the locker room at the half.

The Rams kept things going in the second half with Cooper powering his way into the endzone on a five-yard touchdown run at the 5:29 mark. Freshman running back Kayvonne Spriggs added a six-yard touchdown run at the 00:16 mark.

With the game well in hand, the Rams capped the game with a 20-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Octavious Hawkins to Jonathan Kinzer at the 4:31 mark. With the score, the Rams capped their scoring and sealed the 58-0 win.

The Rams will return to action next Saturday when the team hosts the UNC-Pembroke Braves in a homecoming match-up. The game is scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff. For more information on Rams football, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2909 or log on to www.WSSURams.com.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreWinston-Salem State 14 24 13 7 58 Record: (7-1, 5-1CIAA)Livingstone 0 0 0 0 0 Record: (0-8, 0-4 CIAA)

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 07:44 WSSU - BUTLER 33-yd catch (THAYER kick) 1-33 0:08 WSSU 7 - Livingstone 01st 02:47 WSSU - COOPER 23-yd run (THAYER kick) 5-58 WSSU 14 - Livingstone 0 2nd 13:53 WSSU - FITZGERALD 35-yd punt return (THAYER kick) WSSU 21 - Livingstone 0 2nd 04:02 WSSU - BUTLER 53-yd catch (THAYER kick) 3-49 WSSU 28, - Livingstone 0 2nd 02:30 WSSU - COOPER 54-yd run (THAYER kick) 1-54 WSSU 35 - Livingstone 0 2nd 00:00 WSSU - THAYER 45-yd field goal 6-27 WSSU 38 - Livingstone 0 3rd 09:22 WSSU - COOPER 5-yd run (THAYER kick) 11-50 WSSU 44 - Livingstone 03rd 00:16 WSSU - SPRIGGS 6-yd run (THAYER kick) 6-54 WSSU 51 - Livingstone 0 4th 04:31 WSSU - KINZER 30-yd catch (THAYER kick) WSSU 58 - Livingstone 0

Livingstone WSSUFIRST DOWNS 7 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29 292PASSING YDS (NET) 80 182 Passes Att-Comp-Int 8-20-1 10-16-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 53-109 65-474Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 7-175Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-39 1-24Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-20Punts (Number-Avg) 9-337 3-143Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0Penalties-Yards 8-70 5-48Possession Time 28:50 31:10Third-Down Conversions 4 of 16 4 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 3-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 7-57

TOP INDIVIDUALS:Rushing WSSU: Cooper 19-175-3 Livingstone: Stanley 12-20-0Passing WSSU: K. Smith 7-10-0-132-2 Livingstone: Stanley 8-20-1-80-0Receiving WSSU: Butler 2-86-2 Livingstone: McFadden 2-24-0


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Game #9Oct. 23, 2010WSSU 21, UNC-Pembroke 7Winston-Salem, N.C.Bowman-Gray Stadium (18,214)

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Winston-Salem State Rams (8-1, 5-1 CIAA) defense stole the show in a 21-7 homecoming win over the UNC-Pembroke Braves (5-3), Saturday afternoon. The Rams’ defense stepped into the forefront as the Rams held the Braves to just one score in the critical victory. Though the WSSU defense allowed 282 yards of total offense and 18 first downs, but unit held the Braves to just one score in the win.

With a tremendous crowd that nearly filled the entire Bowman-Gray Stadium, the Rams defense took center stage to key the homecoming victory. It was a total team effort by the Rams defense with five WSSU players totaling six tackles each in the game. Of the six was senior defensive back Marvin Bohannon, Jr. who added an interception as well. Offensively, the Rams played a solid game that saw the unit quietly record 346 total yards. Sophomore quarterback Kameron Smith was especially efficient in the game, connecting on 12-of-21 passes for two touchdowns and one interception. Smith also added 69 yards rushing in the win. WSSU sophomore receiver Jahuann Butler had his second straight big game with three catches for 85 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The effort marked his second two-touchdown game in a row. Redshirt-junior running back Nicholas Cooper quietly had a big game as well with 109 yards rushing.

In the early going, the game was a tight affair with both teams stalling on their opening drives, but the Rams were able to get into the scoring column first when Smith connected with Butler for their first touchdown of the day, a 47-yard strike at the 7:02 mark in the first quarter. Smith and Butler would connect for their second touchdown of the day early in the third quarter. This time, it was a 30-yard pass from Smith that put the Rams ahead 14-0.

The Braves would respond, however, with a four-play drive that ended with a touchdown by senior running back Keith Gore at the 8:20 mark in the second half. The score would be all that the WSSU defense would allow as the team took a 14-7 lead into the locker room at the half.

In the second half, the Rams would face an improved UNC-Pembroke defensive effort, but still managed to return to the endzone when Smith scampered for a six-yard touchdown run with 5:16 left in the game.

The two-touchdown advantage turned out to be all that the Rams needed as the team held the Braves scoreless for the rest of the game. One of the critical points of the game came when the WSSU senior defensive end Akeem Ward forced a UNCP fumble at the WSSU 21-yard line with 8:41 left in the third quarter. The turnover ended the Braves’ best scoring opportunity of the half as the WSSU defense held on for the victory.

With the win, the Rams managed their first homecoming win since the 2006 season when the team defeated the Howard Bison, 12-0.

The Rams will close out the 2010 regular season on the road when the team takes on the Shaw Bears in a crucial CIAA Southern Division matchup. For more information on Rams basketball, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2909 or log on to www.WSSURams.com.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreUNC-Pembroke 0 7 0 0 - 7 Record: (5-3) Winston-Salem State 7 7 7 0 - 21 Record: (8-1)

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 07:02 WSSU - Butler 47-yd catch (THAYER kick), 1-47 0:09 WSSU 7 - UNCP 02nd 13:22 WSSU - BUTLER 30-yd catch (THAYER kick), 6-59 03:02 WSSU 14 - UNCP 02nd 08:20 UNCP - GORE 3-yd run (BASKETT kick), 4-13 01:51 WSSU 14 - UNCP 03rd 05:16 WSSU - SMITH 6-yd run (THAYER kick), 9-79 03:25 WSSU 21 - UNCP 0 UNC-Pembroke WSSUFIRST DOWNS 18 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-106 36-141PASSING YDS (NET) 176 205Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-43-2 14-21-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-282 57-346Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 5-102 2-45Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-79 2-54Interception Returns-Yards 1-43 2-1Punts (Number-Avg) 6-42.7 7-40.7Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 8-87 4-32Possession Time 31:53 28:07Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 2-20

TOP INDIVIDUALS:Rushing WSSU: Cooper 19-109-0 UNC-Pembroke: Kennedy 9-55-0Passing WSSU: K. Smith 14-21-1-205-2 UNC-Pembroke: Smith 13-24-1-0Receiving WSSU: Cooper 5-39-0 UNC-Pembroke: Lloyd 8-59-0

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