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Aug. 29 at Central Florida CBSSN 7:30 p.m.Spectrum Stadium |Orlando, Fla. | Series History: Florida A&M leads, 1-0

Sept. 14 FORT VALLEY STATE TBA 6 p.m.Bragg Memorial Stadium | Tallahassee, Fla. | Series History: Florida A&M leads, 10-1

Oct. 19 NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE* ESPN3 6 p.m.Bragg Memorial Stadium |Tallahassee, Fla. | Series History: Florida A&M leads, 45-19-3

Oct. 12 at South Carolina State* ESPN3 2 p.m.Oliver C. Dawson Bulldog Stadium|Orangeburg, S.C.| Series History: Florida A&M leads, 31-25-2

Oct. 5 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL* ESPN3 2 p.m.Bragg Memorial Stadium |Tallahassee, Fla. | Series History: Florida A&M leads, 7-4-1

Sept. 21 SOUTHERN ESPN3 6 p.m.Bragg Memorial Stadium |Tallahassee, Fla. | Series History: Florida A&M leads, 33-26-1

Sept. 29 at Norfolk State* ESPN3 1 p.m.William “Dick” Price Stadium| Norfolk, Va. | Series History: Florida A&M leads, 14-3

Nov. 16 HOWARD* ESPN3 4 p.m.Bragg Memorial Stadium |Tallahassee, Fla. | Series History: Florida A&M leads, 28-11

Nov. 2 DELAWARE STATE* ESPN3 4 p.m.Bragg Memorial Stadium |Tallahassee, Fla. | Series History: Florida A&M leads, 25-9

Oct. 26 at Morgan State* ESPN3 3 p.m.Earl Banks Field at Hughes Stadium| Baltimore, Md. | Series History: Florida A&M leads, 22-7

Nov. 23 vs. Bethune-Cookman* ESPN3 2 p.m.Camping World Stadium |Orlando, Fla. | Florida Blue Florida Classic | Series History: Florida A&M leads, 49-22-1

2019 Schedule and Results

1978 FCS National Champions | 13 Black College Football National Champions | 1982 & 1998 MEAC Champions

DETAILSDate: Thursday, August 29, 2019Time: 7:30 p.m. (Eastern)/6:30 p.m. (Central)Location: Orlando, Florida Venue: Spectrum Stadium (44,206)Series Record: Florida A&M leads, 1-0 First Meeting: Florida A&M, 19-14 (11/14/1987) Last Meeting: Florida A&M, 19-14 (11/14/1987)TV: CBS Sports Network Talent: Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor & John SchriffenRadio: N/A Talent: N/A

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2019 Record: 0-0 (MEAC: 0-0)Rankings: NRHead Coach: Willie Simmons (Clemson, 2003) Florida A&M Record: 6-5 (2nd season) Career Record: 27-16 (5th season)Statistical Leaders: Rushing: First Game Passing: First Game Receiving: First Game Defensively: First Game

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2019 Record: 0-0 (AAC: 0-0)Rankings: 17th Head Coach: Josh Heupel (Oklahoma, 2001) UCF Record: 12-1 (2nd season) Career Record: 12-1 (2nd season)Statistical Leaders: Rushing: First Game Passing: First Game Receiving: First Game Defensively: First Game

ABOUT THE GAME> This will be just the second meeting between Florida A&M and Central Florida> Florida A&M head coach Willie Simmons be-gins his second year at the helm> Central Florida head coach Josh Heupel is also entering his second season

RANKINGS> Florida A&M begins the 2019 season un-ranked in the STATS FCS Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Poll> The Rattlers are ranked No. 2 in the SBN Black College Football Poll> Florida A&M was picked to finish third in the MEAC Predicted Order of Finish behind North Carolina A&T State and South Carolina State> Central Florida enters the 2019 season ranked No. 17 in the Associated Poll (FBS) and is ranked 17th in the USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll

FLORIDA A&M> Rattler redshirt senior quarterback Ryan Stanley is chasing down the record books as he currently sits in fifth place on the all-time

school passing chart. He needs 600 yards to surpass Tony Ezell (6,620) to move into fourth place. Stanley enters the year just 1,300 yards from becoming the all-time passing leader> Florida A&M is celebrating to signature pro-gram victories this season. In 1969, the Rattlers defeated Tampa, 34-28, to give legendary head coach Jake Gaither a win in the first-ever game between integrate Southern schools. In addi-tion, the 1979 team defeated Miami, 16-13> Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Xavier Smith was named to the Black College Football Player of the Year Watch List> Former Florida A&M head coach Joe Taylor was inducted into the National Football Founda-tion’s College Football Hall of Fame> Junior punter Chris Faddoul led NCAA Divi-sion I FCS with a 46.8 yard average in 2018> Also returning as a specialist is placekicker Yahia Aly. Aly was second in the MEAC in overall scoring at 76 points and tops in the conference in kick scoring, booting 15 of 22 field goals and knocking through 31 of 33 point after attempts> Linebackers Elijah Richardson and Derrick Mayweather led the team in tackles last sea-son. Richardson paced the MEAC in tackles per

game (7.5), while Mayweather had 70 total tackles, including 12 against Fort Valley State in the season opener in 2018> Only Big Bill Bell, Herman Nielson, Rudy Hubbard, Billy Joe, Joe Taylor and Rubin Carter have posted winning records in their second year, a feat Willie Simmons hopes to achieve this season

CENTRAL FLORIDA> The Knights went 12-1 last season and won the American Athletic Conference> Central Florida’s lone loss in the past two years came on Jan. 1 in a New Year’s Six game (PlayStation Fiesta Bowl) in a 40-32 loss to No. 11 LSU> UCF head coach Josh Heupel was named to the Bobby Dodd Watch List> Richie Grant earned Nagurski Trophy and Jim Thorpe Award Watch List, while Jordan Johnson was selected to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

SERIES HISTORY> This will be just the second meeting between the two teams. Florida A&M won the only previ-ous meeting, 19-14, in 1987

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Florida A&M averaged 26.4 points per game during the 2018 season and held its opponents to 22.1 points per game

The Rattlers play a total of six games at Bragg Memorial Stadium this season, including four MEAC contests

2The Rattlers are looking for their second consecutive victory over UCF. Florida A&M defeated the Knights, 19-14, in 1987

2Florida A&M enters the season ranked No. 2 in the SBN Black College Football Poll behind Alcorn State

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7FAMU head coach Willie Simmons is seeking to become the seventh head coach in program history to have back-to-back winning seasons in their first two year’s at the helm

3Florida A&M was picked third in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Predicted Order of Finish

17Rattler quarterback Ryan Stanley threw 17 touchdown passes in 2018. In addition, he was 205 of 342 passing for 2,519 yards

145550Elijah Richardson and Derrick Mayweather combined for 145 total tackles

Ryan Stanley sits in fifth place on the all-time Florida A&M passing chart. He needs just 550 yards to surpass Tony Ezell for fourth place

Punter Chris Faddoul led NCAA Division I - FCS in punting last season at 46.8 yards per punt

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Brian Howard WEEK 1 [email protected]

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Thank you for your coverage of the Florida A&M University Rattlers and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (SWAC) football. Please let us know if we can assist your efforts at any time during the football season. The follow-ing is the list of policies and procedures of the Florida A&M University Sports Information Office. Please contact the FAMU Sports Information Office with any questions or concerns. Brian Howard ([email protected]), Director fo Sports Information, will serve as the contact for Florida A&M football. His contact information is listed below: Director for Sports Information: Brian Howard Email: [email protected] Phone: 850.599.3849 Location: LUA Bartley (Second Floor) Room: 204

TUESDAY MEDIA PRESS CONFERENCES Each game week during the football season, Florida A&M will hold a media press conference at Noon in the Media Rookm at the Al Lawson Gymnasium, located on the first floor. Head coach Willie Simmons will give an oppen-ing statement and will answer questions from the media. Select players will also be available to speak at the press conference at that time.

PLAYER INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY ALL interviews with Florida A&M student-athletes should be coordinated through the Sports Information Of-fice. During the season, FAMU players are available after the weekly Tuesday Press Conference and after practice.Telephone interviews may be arranged by contacting Brian Howard in the Sports Information Office. All interview re-quests should be made at least 24 hours in advance. GSU’s first-year players (true freshmen) are not available for in-terviews.

COACH INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY Interviews with head coach Willie Simmons should also be arranged through the Sports Information Office. Simmons is available at FAMU’s weekly media press con-ference on Tuesday’s during the season. Telephone inter-views with the head coach can be arranged by contacting the Sports Information Office. As with the student-athletes, interview requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance.

PRACTICE AVAILABILITY Florida A&M’s football practices are primarily closed to the public and media with limited exceptions. The first portion of the workouts (generally the first 15-20 minutes) is at times open to photographers. Again, media will be notified in advance of those opportunities. Members of the media planning to shoot practice should contact the FAMU’s Sports Information Office in ad-vance to confirm arrangements and practice times.

PRACTICE LOCATION The Rattlers practice inside Bragg Memorial Stadium and have a practice field adjacent to the stadium.

ACCESSING INFORMATION In addition to the Florida A&M Athletics website (www.famuathletics.com), the latest news, weekly releases, up-dated depth charts, rosters and season and single-game statistics can be sent on a daily or weekly basis via e-mail. Contact Brian Howard to request to be added to the foot-ball e-mail list.

WE ARE FLORIDA A&M When referring to Florida A&M University, please only use the terms FLORIDA A&M or FAMU. Please refrain from acronyms of the name FAM. In addition, Florida A&M plays in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

MEAC WEEKLY HONORS Each week during the regular season, the MEAC willname an offensive, defensive, newcomer and specialteams player of the week.

MEAC CONFERENCE CALL Head coach Willie Simmons is available via telecon-ference on Tuesday’s as part of the MEAC Conference call. Contact the MEAC communications staff for more informa-tion.

/// 2019 OPPONENT CONTACTS /// University of Central Florida Orlando, Fla.Assistant AD/Strategic Communications Daniel ForcellaEmail [email protected] Number: 407.823.2729Football Pressbox 407.342.1406

Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, Ga.Sports Information Director Chris MyersEmail [email protected] 478.825.6437Football Pressbox 478.825.6961

Southern University Baton Rouge, La.Assistant AD for Media Relations Herman SheltonEmail [email protected] 225.771.2955Football Pressbox 225,771.2522/2933

Norfolk State University Norfolk, Va.Assistant AD/Communications Matt MichalecEmail [email protected] Number: 757.823.9547Football Pressbox 757.823.2628

North Carolina Central University Durham, N.C.Senior Associate AD for Strategic Communications Kyle SerbaEmail [email protected] 919.530.7054Football Pressbox 919.796.1696

South Carolina State University Orangeburg, S.C.Director of Athletic Media Relations/Marketing Kendrick LewisEmail [email protected] 803.536.8227Football Pressbox 803.536.8623

North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, N.C.Associate AD/Communications Brian HollowayEmail [email protected] 336.285.3608Football Pressbox 336.334.7917

Morgan State University Baltimore, Md.Director of Athletic Communications Leonard Haynes IVEmail [email protected] 443.885.3831Football Pressbox 443.885.4018

Delaware State University Dover, Del.Sports Information Director Dennis JonesEmail [email protected] 302.857.6068Football Pressbox 302.857.7651

Howard University Washington, D.C.Associate AD of Media Relations Derek BryantEmail [email protected] 292.806.7184Football Pressbox 202.806.5488/5489/5491

Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, Fla.Director of New Media/Branding Jasmine AlstonEmail [email protected] 386.481.2278Football Pressbox 386.671.8968/8973

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Location Tallahassee, Fla.Founded 1887Enrollment 9,550Mascot RattlersSchool Colors Orange and GreenAffiliation NCAA Division I FCSConference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)Stadium Bragg Memorial StadiumCapacity 25,000Surface Artificial TurfPresident Dr. Larry RobinsonAlma Mater Memphis, 1979Director of Athletics Dr. John EasonAlma Mater Florida A&M, 1967Deputy Athletics Director Dr. Genyne BostonAssistant Athletics Director /Budget Erica WilcoxAssociate Director of Athletics Kelvin RosierFaculty Athletics Representative Dr. Ebenezer OriakuDirector For Sports Information Brian HowardAlma Mater Ashland, 2000Assistant Sports Information Director Alvin HollinsAssociate Athletic Director for Academics Anthony WilliamsAssociate Athletic Director for Compliance Kentrell KearneyAthletics Phone 850.599.3868Athletics Fax 850.599.3810Ticket Office 850.599.3141Press Box 850.599.3631/3632School Website famuathletics.com

Head Coach Willie SimmonsAlma Mater Clemson, 2002Record at FAMU (Years) 6-5 (2 seasons)Overall Record (Years) 27-16 (4 years)Office Phone 850.599.3723Office Fax 850.599.3141Best Time/Day to Reach Coach Contact Sports Information Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator James SpadyAssistant Head Coach/Safeties Billy RolleDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Ralph StreetOffensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Alex JacksonWide Receivers Jelani BerassaRecruiting Coordinator/Linebackers Ryan SmithOutside Linebackers Daniel LemkeGraduate Assistant Mateo KambuiGraduate Assistant Todd MiddletonGraduate Assistant Colin DiazGraduate Assistant Myron DillardStrength and Conditioning Parker BrooksAssistant Strength and Conditioning Haylie McClenneyHead Athletic Trainer Kyle GainesAssistant Athletic Trainer Kim McCartneyHead Cheerleading Coach Brandi TatumAssistant Cheerleading Coach Felicia Barnes

Record 6-5 (.545) SWAC Record /Finish 5-2 (.714)/T-2ndPostseason N/AFinal Ranking FCS Coaches Poll NRSTATS FCS Top 25 NR

Director For Sports Information/Football Contact Brian HowardPhone 850.599.3849Cell 302.258.7461Email [email protected] @Brianhoward33Assistant Sports Information Director Alvin HollinsPhone 850.599.3736Email [email protected] Website famuathletics.comFacebook FAMUAthTwitter FAMUAthleticsInstagram FAMUAthletics

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STATS FCS PRESEASON POLL(Updated Aug. 5, 2019)

RANK SCHOOL RECORD VOTES PV 1 North Dakota State (142) 0-0 3,971 2 James Madison (14) 0-0 3,635 3 South Dakota State (1) 0-0 3,631 4 Eastern Washington (3) 0-0 3,594 5 UC Davis 0-0 3,210 6 Jacksonville State 0-0 3,004 7 Maine 0-0 2,891 8 Weber State 0-0 2,827 9 Wofford 0-0 2,522 10 Kennesaw State 0-0 2,361 11 Towson 0-0 2,330 12 Nicholls 0-0 2,156 13 Colgate 0-0 1,892 14 Montana State 0-0 1,866 15 Illinois State 0-0 1,432 16 Indiana State 0-0 1,192 17 Southeast Missouri State 0-0 1,166 18 Northern Iowa 0-0 1,136 19 Furman 0-0 1,074 20 North Carolina A&T 0-0 885 21 Elon 0-0 870 22 Delaware 0-0 798 23 Sam Houston State 0-0 564 24 Princeton 0-0 432 25 Montana 0-0 413

Others receiving votes: ETSU (323), Stony Brook (257), Duquesne (235), San Diego (209), Eastern Kentucky (175), Dartmouth (149), Central Arkansas (125), McNeese (110), Monmouth (110), UIW (108), Alcorn State (85), Yale (52), New Hampshire (42), Chattanooga (38), South Dakota (27), Northern Arizona (16), Villanova (14), Lamar (14), Richmond (8), Citadel (7), Rhode Island (7), Mercer (7), Abilene Christian (6), Southeastern Louisiana (6), Idaho State (5), Youngstown State (4), Southern University (3), Samford (2), Western Illinois (1), Wagner (1), Sacred Heart (1), North Dakota (1)

FCS COACHES POLL(Updated Aug. 19, 2019)

RANK SCHOOL POINTS PV 2018 1 North Dakota State (23) 15-0 644 1 2 James Madison (1) 9-4 597 10 3 Eastern Washington (2) 12-3 588 2 4 South Dakota State 10-3 579 3 5 UC Davis 10-3 537 8 6 Jacksonville State 9-4 500 13 7 Maine 10-4 473 5 8 Wofford 9-4 437 12 9 Weber State 10-3 432 6 10 Kennesaw State 11-2 404 4 11 Nicholls 9-4 385 14 12 Towson 7-5 349 22 13 Illinois State 6-5 290 NR 14 Colgate 10-2 272 7 15 Montana State 8-5 271 17 16 Indiana State 7-4 192 25 17 Furman 6-4 183 NR 18 Southeast Missouri State 9-4 178 16 19 North Carolina A&T 10-2 158 11 20 Northern Iowa 7-6 157 NR 21 Elon 6-5 155 19 22 Sam Houston State 6-5 117 NR 23 Delaware 7-5 87 23 24 Princeton 10-0 85 9 25 Central Arkansas 6-5 66 NR

Others receiving votes: Montana, 52; Yale, 41; Incarnate Word, 31; East Tennessee St., 23; Tennessee-Chattanooga, 23; Northern Arizona, 20; Idaho, 18; North Dakota, 17; Alcorn St., 16; Monmouth (N.J.), 13; Eastern Kentucky, 12; Dartmouth, 11; South Dakota, 9; Duquesne, 7; Stony Brook, 7; McNeese, 4; San Diego, 3; New Hampshire, 2; Southern, 2; The Citadel, 2; Lamar, 1.

BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL(Updated Aug. 20, 2019)

No. Team Pts. #1 Votes Record1. Alcorn State 247 15 9-4 2. Florida A&M 223 7 6-5 3. North Carolina A&T State 194 6 10-2 4. Southern 176 2 7-4 5. South Carolina State 129 5-6 6. Bethune-Cookman 93 7-5 7. Albany State 71 7-4 8 Alabama A&M 58 6-5 9. Grambling State 43 6-5 10. Virginia Union 36 8-2

Others receiving votes: Tennessee State (31), Jackson State (28), Howard (23), Miles (19), North Carolina Central (15)



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Team MEAC Overall Bethune-Cookman 0-0 0-0 Delaware State 0-0 0-0 Florida A&M 0-0 0-0 Howard 0-0 0-0 Morgan State 0-0 0-0 Norfolk State 0-0 0-0 North Carolina A&T State 0-0 0-0 North Carolina Central 0-0 0-0 South Carolina State 0-0 0-0

August 29Morgan State at Bowling Green 7 p.m.Delaware State at Delaware 7 p.m.Florida A&M at Central Florida 7:30 p.m.North Carolina Central at Austin Peay 8 p.m.

August 31Howard at Maryland 12 p.m.Elon at North Carolina A&T State 6 p.m.Wofford at South Carolina State 6 p.m.Norfolk State at Old Dominion 7 p.m.

September 1Bethune-Cookman vs. Jackson State 3 p.m.

September 7Howard at Youngstown State 2 p.m.Lane at South Carolina State 4 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana at Bethune-Cookman 4 p.m.North Carolina Central at Towson 6 p.m.Virginia State at Norfolk State 6 p.m.North Carolina A&T State at Duke 6 p.m.

The MEAC football coaches will be available on a weekly telecon-ference Tuesday from August 27 - November 19 from 10:00 am until noon eastern time. Each coach will be available for 8-10 minutes each week for questions and reviews. Media representatives who wish to participate should consult the conference weekly release or the MEAC Communications Office for details. A replay of each teleconference will be availableeach Tuesday on the conference’s website: www.meacsports.com

10:00 a.m. MEAC Notes 10:13 a.m. Willie Simmons Florida A&M 10:23 a.m. Terry Sims Bethune-Cookman 10:33 a.m. Rod Milstead Delaware State 10:43 a.m. Ron Prince Howard 10:53 a.m. Latrell Scott Norfolk State 11:03 a.m. Buddy Pough South Carolina State11:13 a.m. Sam Washington North Carolina A&T St.11:23 a.m. Trei Oliver North Carolina Central11:33 a.m. Tyrone Wheatley Morgan State

All 11 member institutions have established websites to allow fans indepth information on their respective programs:

Bethune-Cookman bcuathletics.comCoppin State coppinstatesports.comDelaware State dsuhornets.comFlorida A&M famuathletics.comHoward hubison.comMaryland Eastern Shore easternshorehawks.comMorgan State morganstatebears.comNorfolk State nsuspartans.comNorth Carolina A&T State ncataggies.comNorth Carolina Central nccueaglepride.comSouth Carolina State scsuathletics.com

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ABOUT THE MEAC: The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its 49th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2019-20 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University. The MEAC sponsors 15 Division I (FCS) sports with automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason competition in baseball, bowling, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track & field, softball, volleyball and men’s golf. The MEAC’s football champion is pitted against the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in the Celebration Bowl, which debuted in December 2015. MEAC student-athletes excel on and off the field, and several have been recognized on ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and All-Dis-trict teams. The conference sponsors All-Academic teams in each of its sports and awards two post-graduate scholarships of $5,000 each annually to one male and one female student-athlete who have excelled academically and athletically and are in their final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility and competition under MEAC and NCAA regulations.

HISTORY OF THE MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE In 1969, a bold ad hoc group of innovators long associated with intercollegiate athletics met in Durham, N.C. to discuss the feasibility of organizing a new conference. From these discussions, they formed a steering and planning committee to fully investigate the idea, presented a detailed report with recommendations to interested collegiate institutions, and constructed a workshop to outline proposals. After selecting a proposal and adopting a program, seven institutions (Delaware State College, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State College) agreed to become the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Their major objective was to establish, organize and supervise an intercollegiate athletic program among a compact group of education institutions of high academic standards with a sound philosophy of co-curricular activities. The conference agreed to seek Division I status for its sports. The conference was confirmed in 1970, kicking off its first season of competition in football in 1971. In 1978, the MEAC reached a milestone when it selected Kenneth A. Free to be its first full-time commissioner. Free served the conference for 18 years before stepping down in May 1996. In July 1996, Charles S. Harris was named commissioner, and he served in that capacity until April 2002. On Sept. 1, 2002, Dr. Dennis E. Thomas was named commissioner and has served in the position for 17 years. The conference’s first expansion occurred in October 1979, when Bethune-Cookman College and Florida A&M University were voted into the MEAC as new members. Original members Morgan State, North Carolina Central and Maryland Eastern Shore withdrew from the conference at the end of the 1979-80 fiscal year; Maryland Eastern Shore was readmitted in 1981 and Morgan State returned in 1984. Florida A&M opted to resign in 1984, but rejoined the conference in 1986. Coppin State College was granted admittance in 1985, becoming the ninth member institution. The MEAC expanded again in the 1990s with the inclusion of Hampton University (1995) and Norfolk State University (1997). The conference grew once again in 2007, adding Winston-Salem State University. Winston-Salem State, a MEAC provisional member, did not meet the qualifications for Division I and withdrew from the conference following the 2009-10 academic and athletic season. On July 1, 2010, the MEAC made its most recent expansion with the admittance of North Carolina Central and Savannah State University. On Sept. 10, 2014, the MEAC admitted Augusta University (formerly Georgia Regents University) as an associate member for men’s golf. In June 2018, the MEAC added Alabama Birmingham (UAB) and Monmouth as associate members for women’s bowling, effective for the 2018-19 academic year. As of July 1, 2018, Hampton was no longer a member of the MEAC. Savannah State followed suit one year later, opting to return to the Div. II ranks. On June 8, 1980, the MEAC was classified as a Division I conference by the NCAA; prior to that year, the conference had operated on the Division II level. The month after achieving Division I status, the MEAC received automatic qualification to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Currently, the conference has automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason play in baseball (since 1994), men’s basketball (since 1981), women’s basketball (since 1982), men’s golf (since 2014), softball (since 1995), men’s and women’s tennis (since 1998) and volleyball (since 1994). The MEAC declares champions in eight men’s sports – baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field and tennis – and eight women’s sports – basketball, bowling, cross country, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, softball, tennis and volleyball. The MEAC initiated cross country in 1980, and North Carolina A&T State earned the inaugural men’s crown. The first women’s cross country champi-onship took place a year later, with Howard winning the first of its seven titles. Indoor track & field was also added in 1981, with South Carolina State winning the men’s title and Howard taking the women’s crown. Tennis and golf returned as MEAC-sponsored sports in 1981 after a five-year hiatus. South Carolina State won all seven of the conference’s golf championships from 1972-83 before the sport was discontinued following the 1983 championship. In wrestling, Morgan State won 13 of 24 conference championships before the sport was discontinued in 1995. Baseball, which began in 1972, was discontinued following the 1977 season. It was brought back as a MEAC-governed sport, along with women’s volleyball, in 1983. Women’s softball became a MEAC-sanctioned sport in 1992. Bowling was officially sanctioned as a MEAC sport in 1999. The MEAC was the first conference to secure NCAA sanctioning for women’s bowling by adopting the club sport prior to the 1996-97 school year. Men’s golf returned as a MEAC-sponsored sport in 2014, with six teams participating in the conference championship. Bethune-Cookman was crowned the 2014 champion; the Wildcats also won the 2014 PGA Minority Collegiate Championship. Associate member Augusta University earned its first MEAC golf title in 2015, the institution’s first year of conference competition, before repeating in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

FORMED: 1970Charter members: Delaware State, Howard, Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State, North Carolina A&T State, North Carolina Central

Commissioner: Dr. Dennis E. Thomas Located: Norfolk, Virginia

MEAC MEMBER INSTITUTIONSBethune-Cookman (Daytona Beach, Fla.) | Coppin State University (Baltimore, Md.) | Delaware State University (Dover, Del.)

Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, Fla.) | Howard University (Washington, D.C.) | University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, Md.)Morgan State University (Baltimore, Md.) | Norfolk State University (Norfolk, Va.) | North Carolina A&T State University (Greensboro, N.C.)

North Carolina Central University (Durham, N.C.) | South Carolina State University (Orangeburg, S.C.)

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/// 2019 FLORIDA A&M NUMERICAL ROSTER ///

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Terry Jefferson SS 5-9 180 R-Sr. Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington HS 1 Sydney Gilliam QB 5-11 195 R-Fr. Novi, Mich./Novi HS 2 Herman Jackson DB 5-11 175 So. Miami, Fla./Southridge HS 2 Cameron Sapp QB 6-3 190 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Lee HS 3 Azende Rey WR 5-10 195 R-Jr. Defuniak Springs, Fla./Ft. Walton HS 3 Kaylin Timmons DB 5-11 170 R-So. Lake City, Fla./Fort White HS 4 Deshawn Smith RB 5-9 195 Sr. Brooksville, Fla./Jones County CC 4 Christian Herring DB 6-1 175 R-Fr. Ponte Verdra, Fla./Ponte Verdra HS 5 Marquese Bell DB 6-3 210 R-So. Bridgeton, N.J./Coffeyville CC 5 Tyrone Smith QB 6-4 190 R-So. Pahokee, Fla./Florida Atlantic 6 Chris Sanders WR 5-10 175 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School 7 George Webb WR 5-10 165 So. Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS 8 Eric Smith DB 5-9 170 R-Fr. Miami, Fla./Norland HS 9 Andrew Hines DB 6-1 205 Sr. Hallandale, Fla./Hallandale HS 9 Patrick Bonner, Jr. DB 6-0 175 Fr. Miami, Fla./Norland HS 10 Monroe Watson DB 6-2 190 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif./Los Angeles Southwest College 11 DJ Phillips QB 6-2 195 R-So. Tallahassee, Fla./Richards HS 12 Derrick Hall WR 5-10 175 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral HS 12 Korney Cox DB 6-0 170 R-Fr. Decatur, Ga./Cedar Grove HS 13 Bishop Bonnett RB 5-7 165 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS 14 Ryan Stanley QB 6-3 210 R-Sr. Pembroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan HS 14 Trequan Butler DB 5-8 175 R-Fr. Miami, Fla./Southridge HS 15 Elijah Richardson LB 6-1 215 R-Sr. Port St. Lucie, Fla./ASA JC 16 LeJohn Howard QB 6-2 185 R-Fr. New Orleans, La./ McDonough 35 HS 16 Wadlence Theophile DB 5-10 170 R-Fr. Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth HS 17 Rasean McKay QB 6-2 195 R-Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Amos P. Godby HS 18 Kwame Clark DB 5-11 190 R-So. Orange Park, Fla./Oakleaf HS 19 Xavier Smith WR 5-10 165 R-So. Haines City, Fla./Ridge HS 20 Javan Morgan DB 5-11 180 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS 21 Timothy Williams DB 6-1 185 R-Fr. Miami, Fla./Dr. Krop HS 23 Terrell Jennings RB 6-0 225 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Mandarin HS 24 Reid Cortez DB 6-1 175 Fr. Viera, Fla./Viera HS 25 Blake Simpson WR 5-11 175 R-Fr. Alpharetta, Ga./Kell HS 26 Ricky Murray DB 5-9 180 R-Fr. Monticello, Fla./Jefferson County HS 27 Nadarius Fagan LB 6-1 215 R-So. Goulds, Fla./Syracuse 28 Ricky Henrilus RB 5-11 205 R-Jr. Miami, Fla./Lincoln HS 29 Devin Hardy DB 5-10 185 Fr. Homestead, Fla./South Dade HS 30 Troy Hilton DB 6-3 190 R-Jr. Palm Bay, Fla./Bayside HS 31 Isaiah Land LB 6-4 195 R-Fr. Loganville, Ga./Grayson HS 32 Christian Mastramico LS 5-10 175 Jr. Orlando, Fla./Hagerty HS 33 Eddie Tillman III RB 5-10 185 R-Fr. New Orleans, La./McDonough 35 HS 34 Davonne Kendrick RB 5-9 205 R-Fr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS 35 Chris Metayer DB 6-3 205 R-Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS 36 Mack Green DB 6-2 200 R-Jr. College Park, Ga./Hapeville Charter 37 Chris Jerry DB 5-9 175 R-So. Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian HS 38 Jalen Randolph LB 6-1 205 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./FAMU DRS 39 Moezies Telfort DE 6-2 236 R-So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./University HS 40 Ellrie Allen LB 5-11 215 R-So. Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wesley Chapel HS 41 Doyle Grimes LB 6-1 220 R-Sr. Miami, Fla./Marshall 42 Zoron Wade LB 5-11 200 R-So. Monticello, Fla./Jefferson County HS 43 Chris Faddoul K 5-11 210 Jr. Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wiregrass Ranch HS 44 Jelani Bland DE 6-3 225 So. Port Orange, Fla./Spruce Creek HS 45 Demetrius Powell LB 6-0 235 R-So. Tampa, Fla./ASA JC 46 Elijah Jones DB 6-0 185 R-Jr. Boynton Beach, Fla./Boca Raton HS 47 Keon James LB 6-3 195 Fr. St. Cloud, Fla./Harmony HS 48 Kyle Jackson LB 6-0 190 R-Fr. New Orleans, La./St. Augustine HS 49 Cameron Burton DE 6-3 230 Sr. Ocala, Fla./Vanguard HS 51 Khamari Thompson OL 6-4 260 Fr. McDonough, Ga./Dutchtown HS 52 Derrick Mayweather LB 6-0 224 Jr. Ft. Worth, Texas/Jireh Prep 53 Rufus Barfield LB 5-11 225 R-So. Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wesley Chapel HS 54 Andre Regis OL 6-5 265 Jr. Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington HS 56 Bryan Crawford OL 6-2 285 R-So. Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee HS 57 Justin Cooks DE 6-5 245 So. Tampa, Fla./Durant HS 58 John Gilley DL 6-1 270 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida State HS 59 Jalen Spady OL 6-3 310 R-So. El Paso, Texas/Glendale College 60 Elgin Rhymes LB 5-10 215 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Maclay School 62 Veryl White OL 6-2 255 R-Fr. Sneads, Fla./Sneads HS 63 Jay Hayes OL 6-3 245 Fr. Sneads, Fla./Sneads HS 64 Khalil Lynes DL 5-11 230 R-So. Hialeah, Fla./American HS 65 Joshua Francis OL 6-5 285 Fr. St. Croix, V.I./St. Croix Educational Complex HS

/// ALPHABETICAL ROSTER /// No. Name Pos. 69 Isaac Addison DL 79 Tarique Akbar OL 40 Ellrie Allen LB 99 Yahia Aly K 75 Keenen Anderson OL 70 Calvin Ashley OL 95 Abu Bangura DL 53 Rufus Barfield LB 5 Marquese Bell DB 44 Jelani Bland DE 9 Patrick Bonner, Jr. DB 13 Bishop Bonnett RB 78 Jalen Brayboy OL 88 Keto Burke WR 49 Cameron Burton DE 14 Trequan Butler DB 76 Cameron Calvin OL 18 Kwame Clark DB 257 Justin Cooks DE 4 Reid Cortez DB 12 Korney Cox DB 56 Bryan Crawford OL 89 Marquan Cromartie TE 92 Joshua Curry DL 94 Anthony Daniels DL 87 Andrew Davis WR 43 Chris Faddoul K 27 Nadarius Fagan LB 96 Renaldo Flowers Jr. DL 77 Keenan Forbes OL 65 Joshua Francis OL 58 John Gilley DL 1 Sydney Gilliam QB 83 Kieran Goodrich TE 36 Mack Green DB 41 Doyle Grimes LB 12 Derrick Hall WR 29 Devin Hardy DB 63 Jay Hayes OL 28 Ricky Henrilus RB 4 Christian Herring DB 30 Troy Hilton DB 9 Andrew Hines DB 16 LeJohn Howard QB 84 Chad Hunter WR 2 Herman Jackson DB 48 Kyle Jackson LB 47 Keon James LB 1 Terry Jefferson SS 23 Terrell Jennings RB 37 Chris Jerry DB 46 Elijah Jones DB 34 Davonne Kendrick RB 31 Isaiah Land LB 64 Khalil Lynes DL 85 David Manigo WR 32 Christian Mastramico LS 52 Derrick Mayweather LB 17 Rasean McKay QB 35 Chris Metayer DB 86 Donovan Mobley WR 93 De’montre Moore DL 20 Javan Morgan DB 26 Ricky Murray DB 97 Elgin Newton DE 82 Kaloeb Parker TE 98 Jacques Penny DL 11 DJ Phillips QB 45 Demetrius Powell LB 38 Jalen Randolph LB



/// 2019 FLORIDA A&M NUMERICAL ROSTER ///

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 67 Marquise Sailor OL 6-3 255 R-Fr. Quincy, Fla./East Gadsden HS 69 Isaac Addison DL 6-1 235 R-Fr. Miami, Fla./Central HS 70 Calvin Ashley OL 6-7 330 R-So. Orlando, Fla./Auburn 71 Tyrell Reed OL 6-5 325 R-Sr. Mount Dora, Fla./Arkansas State 74 Zach Saffold OL 6-4 265 R-Jr. Lynn Haven, Fla./Mosely HS 75 Keenen Anderson OL 6-3 385 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Mays HS 76 Cameron Calvin OL 6-4 280 R-Fr. Leesburg, Ga./Lee County HS 77 Keenan Forbes OL 6-3 315 R-Jr. Hollywood, Fla./Washington State 78 Jalen Brayboy OL 6-2 295 R-So. Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS 79 Tarique Akbar OL 6-2 250 R-Jr. Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth HS 80 Marcus Williams WR 5-11 185 R-Sr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS 81 Kamari Young TE 6-3 230 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby HS 82 Kaloeb Parker TE 6-5 215 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood HS 83 Kieran Goodrich TE 6-5 245 R-Jr. Rockledge, Fla./Rockledge HS 84 Chad Hunter WR 6-0 180 R-Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./Rickards HS 85 David Manigo WR 6-3 185 R-Fr. Decatur, Ga./Towers HS 86 Donovan Mobley WR 6-1 175 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Leon HS 87 Andrew Davis WR 6-2 180 R-Jr. Mount Dora, Fla./Mount Dora HS 88 Keto Burke WR 6-2 175 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS 89 Marquan Cromartie TE 6-3 230 Gr. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby HS 90 Richard Summers DL 6-2 350 R-Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby HS 91 Kameron Smith DE 6-5 265 Jr. Decatur, Ala./Coffeyville CC 92 Joshua Curry DL 6-3 295 Sr. Columbus, Ga./Arkansas State 93 De’montre Moore DL 6-3 300 R-Sr. Tampa, Fla./Hutchinson CC 94 Anthony Daniels DL 6-2 290 Fr. Quitman, Ga./Brooks County HS 95 Abu Bangura DL 6-3 265 R-Fr. Stockbridge, Ga./Stockbridge HS 96 Renaldo Flowers Jr. DL 5-10 235 R-So. Miami, Fla./Jackson HS 97 Elgin Newton DE 6-6 215 R-Fr. Gulf Port, Miss./Boca Ciega HS 98 Jacques Penny DL 6-1 295 R-Sr. Tulsa, Okla./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 99 Yahia Aly K 6-0 200 R-Sr. Whittier, Calif./Graceland HS 99 Kamari Stephens DL 6-3 310 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood HS

No. Name Pos. 71 Tyrell Reed OL 54 Andre Regis OL 3 Azende Rey WR 60 Elgin Rhymes LB 15 Elijah Richardson LB 74 Zach Saffold OL 67 Marquise Sailor OL 6 Chris Sanders WR 2 Cameron Sapp QB 25 Blake Simpson WR 4 Deshawn Smith RB 8 Eric Smith DB 91 Kameron Smith DE 5 Tyrone Smith QB 19 Xavier Smith WR 59 Jalen Spady OL 14 Ryan Stanley QB 99 Kamari Stephens DL 90 Richard Summers DL 39 Moezies Telfort DE 16 Wadlence Theophile DB 51 Khamari Thompson OL 33 Eddie Tillman III RB 3 Kaylin Timmons DB 42 Zoron Wade LB 10 Monroe Watson DB 7 George Webb WR 62 Veryl White OL 21 Timothy Williams DB 80 Marcus Williams WR 81 Kamari Young TE

/// ALPHABETICAL ROSTER ///

/// PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ///

3 A-ZEN-DAY Rey 14 Trey-Kwan Butler 16 LA-John Howard 16 Wah-Lencee Theo-File 27 Nah-Darius Fagan 28 Ricky Hen-Ree-lus 32 Christian Mas-tra-Mee-Co

39 Moses Telfort 40 Ell - Ree Allen 79 Ta-Reek Ak-Bar 83 Key-Ran Goodrich 95 Ah-Boo Ban-Gur-Ra 99 Yah-EE Al-EE

FreshmenIsaac Addison, Abu Bangura, Patrick Bonner, Jr., Keto Burke, Trequan Butler, Cameron Calvin, Reid Cortez, Kortney Cox, Anthony Daniels, Joshua Francis, Sydney Gilliam, Jolan Gilley, Derrick Hall, Devin Hardy, Jay Hayes, Christian Herring, LeJohn Howard, Keon James, Kyle Jackson, Terrell Jennings, Davonne Kendrick, Isaiah Land, David Manigo, Rasean McKay, Chris Metayer, Donovan Mobley, Javan Morgan, Ricky Murray, Kaloeb Parker, Chris Sanders, Cameron Sapp, Jalen Randolph, Elgin Rhymes, Marquise Sailor, Blake Simpson, Eric Smith, Kamari Stephens, Richard Summers, Wadlence Theophile, Eddie Tillman III, Khamari Thompson, Veryl White, Timothy Williams, Kamari Young

SophomoresEllrie Allen, Calvin Ashley, Rufus Barfield, Marquese Bell, Jelani Bland, Jalen Brayboy, Kwame Clark, Bryan Crawford, Justin Crooks, Nadarius Fagan, Renaldo Flowers, Jr., Herman Jackson, Chris Jerry, Khalil Lynes, DJ Phillips, Demetrius Powell, Tyrone Smith, Xavier Smith, Jalen Spady, Moezies Telfort, Kaylin Timmons, Zoron Wadem George Webb,

JuniorsTarique Akbar, Bishop Bonnett, Andrew Davis, Chris Faddoul, Keenan Forbes, Kieran Goodrich, Mack Green, Ricky Henrilius, Troy Hilton, Chad Hunter, Elijah Jones, Christian Mastramico, Derrick Mayweather, Andre Regis, Azende Rey, Zach Saffold, Kameron Smith, Monroe Watson,

SeniorsYahia Aly, Keenen Anderson, Cameron Burton, Joshua Curry, Doyle Grimes, Andrew Hines, Terry Jefferson, De’Montre Moore, Elgin Newton, Jacques Penny, Tyrell Reed, Elijah Richardson, Deshawn Smith, Ryan Stanley, Marcus Williams

GraduatesMarquan Cromartie

/// PLAYERS BY STATE/HOMETOWN ///

Alabama (1) Decatur: Kameron SmithCalifornia (2) Los Angeles: Monroe Watson Whittier: Yahia AlyFlorida (76) Boynton Beach: Elijah Jones Brooksville: Deshawn Smith Defuniak Springs: Azende Rey Fort Lauderdale: Moezies Telfort Goulds: Nadarius Fagan Haines City: Xavier Smith Hallandale: Andrew Hines Hialeah: Khalil Lynes Hollywood: Keenan Forbes Homestead: Devin Hardy Jacksonville: Bishop Bonnett, Jalen Brayboy, Keto Burke, Terrell Jennings, Kaloeb Parker, Chris Sanders, Cameron Sapp, Kamari Stephens, George Webb, Lake City: Kaylin Timmons Lake Worth: Tarique Akbar, Wadlence The-ophile Lynn Haven: Zach Saffold Miami: Isaac Addison, Patrick Bonner, Jr., Trequan Butler, Renaldo Flowers, Jr., Doyle Grimes, Ricky Henrilus, Herman Jackson, Terry Jefferson, Davonne Kendrick, Chris Metayer, Andre Regis, Eric Smith, Marcus Williams, Timo-

thy Williams Monticello: Ricky Murray, Zoron Wade Mount Dora: Andrew Davis, Tyrell Reed Ocala: Cameron Burton Orange Park: Kwame Clark Orlando: Calvin Ashley, Christian Mastra-mico Pahokee: Bryan Crawford, Tyrone Smith Palm Bay: Troy Hilton Pembroke Pines: Ryan Stanley Ponte Verdra: Christian Herring Port Orange: Jelani Bland Port St. Lucie: Elijah Richardson Quincy: Marquise Sailor Rockledge: Kieran Goodrich Sneads: Jay Hayes, Veryl White St. Cloud: Keon James Tallahassee: Marquan Cromartie, Jolan Gilley, Chad Hunter, Chris Jerry, Rasean McKay, Donovan Mobley, Javan Morgan, DJ Phillips, Ja-len Randolph, Elgin Rhymes, Richard Summers, Kamari Young Tampa: Justin Crooks, De’Montre Moore, Demetrius Powell Viera: Reid Cortez Wesley Chapel: Ellrie Allen, Rufus Bar-field, Chris FaddoulGeorgia (11) Alpharetta: Blake Simpson

Atlanta: Keenen Anderson College Park: Mack Green Columbus: Joshua Curry Decatur: Kortney Cox, David Manigo Leesburg: Cameron Calvin Loganville: Isaiah Land McDonough: Khamari Thompson Quitman: Anthony Daniels Stockbridge: Abu BanguraIndiana (1) Indianapolis: Derrick HallLouisiana (3) New Orleans: LeJohn Howard, Kyle Jack-son, Eddie Tillman IIIMichigan (1) Novi: Sydney GilliamMississippi (1) Gulf Port: Elgin NewtonNew Jersey (1) Bridgeton: Marquese BellOklahoma (1) Tulsa: Jacques PennyTexas (2) El Paso: Jalen Spady Fort Worth: Derrick MayweatherVirgin Islands (1) St. Croix: Joshua Francis

/// PLAYERS BY CLASS ///



/// HEAD COACH WILLIE SIMMONS ///

WILLIE SIMMONS is entering his second season as the head football coach at Florida A&M University.

In December 2017, Florida A&M University took bold action to restore the luster to its’ proud football program by luring local native Willie Simmons from Prairie View (Tex.) A&Mto be the 18th head coach in the school’s history.

The weeks and months that followed were nothing short of scintillating, not unlike a blockbuster Hollywood movie script, as Simmons stoked the fires of revival in the passion-ate Rattler Nation.

Simmons, with the help of FAMU President Larry Robinson, Athletic Director Dr. John Ea-son, a former Rattler gridiron great and veteran colleguiate coach and administrator, and Board of Trustees chair Kelvin Lawson, quickly assembled a top-flight coaching staff by January.

Then in February, Simmons unveiled his first recruiting class, an eye-catching group of talented youngsters who showed signs of being able to make an immediate impact on the Rattlers’ gridiron fortunes.

With Simmons’ advent, his charisma, his reputa-tion and the numerous contacts of both he and his seasoned coaching staff, have made FAMU a pro-gram of interest on a state, regional and national scale again.

No greater evidence of that fact was the July 28, 2018 campus visit made by the na-tion’s Number One overall high school pros-pect, California native Kayvon Thibodeaux, a strapping 6-foot-5, 225-pound defensive end, who purposely travelled to Talla-hassee to meet with Simmons and his staff, and tour the FAMU campus. The praise from Thibodeaux via his social media accounts before, during and after his visit, gave an even greater boost to the image of the Rattler Football program, especially with him encouraging po-tential studentathletes to seriously consider His-torically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) in their recruiting process.

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LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLQuarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator

2005

CLEMSONGraduate Assistant

2006

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATERunning Backs/Passing Game Coordinator

Offensive Coordinator2007-2011

ALCORN STATERunning Backs/Offensive Coordinator

2012-2014

PRAIRIE VIEW A&MHead Coach2015-2017

FLORIDA A&MHead Coach

2018-Present



PERSONAL Born: October 12, 1980Hometown: Quincy, Fla.Family: Wife, Shaia; Daughters, Raven and Shailoh; Sons, Louis III and Wraylon

EDUCATION James Shanks HS |Quincy, Fla.Clemson University | Clemson, S.C.(2002 Bachelor’s Degree - Sports Marketing)

COLLEGIATE PLAYING EXPERIENCE Clemson University (2000-2002)The Citadel (2003)

PROFESSIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE Sioux City Bandits (Arena Football - 2005)

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE AS A PLAYER 1999 Clemson vs. Mississippi State

Peach Bowl (L, 7-17)2000 Clemson vs. Virginia Tech

Gator Bowl (L, 20-41)2001 Clemson vs. Louisiana Tech

Humanitarian Bowl (W, 49-24)2002 Clemson vs. Texas Tech

Tangerine Bowl (L, 15-55)

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE AS A COACH 2015 Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T State

Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl (L, 34-41)

ACCOLADES AS A PLAYER 1998 High School All-American Big Bend Offensive Player of the Year2004 All-Southern Conference (First Team)

ACCOLADES AS A COACH 2013 Ranked No. 5 in Final SBN Football Poll2014 Black College Football National Champion SWAC Champions SWAC East Division Champions2015 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl Runner-Up

Ranked No. 2 in SBN Football PollSWAC Champions

SWAC East Division Champions

THE WILLIE SIMMONS WORKSHEETYear School Overall Record Record Finish 2015 Prairie View A&M 8-2 8-1 (SWAC) 2nd West2016 Prairie View A&M 7-4 7-2 (SWAC) 3rd West2017 Prairie View A&M 6-5 4-3 (SWAC) 3rd West2018 Florida A&M 6-5 5-2 (MEAC) T-2ndTotal 27-16 24-8

2015Name Pos. TeamJohnta’ Hebert RB 1stJordan Johnson OL 2ndDeVohn Reed DL 2ndMarquice O’Leary DB 2nd

2016Newcomer of the Year - Joshua SimmonsName Pos. TeamDonovan Wheaton OL 2ndGustavo Lopez OL 2ndDeVohn Reed DL 2ndTerrence Singleton DB 2ndOwen Hoolihan P 2nd

2017Freshman of the Year - Zach ElderName Pos. TeamKhadarel Hodge WR 1stJalyn Williams LB 1stJu’Anthony Parker DB 1stDarius Floyd RS 1stSta’Fon McCray RB 2ndCorbin Finlayson OL 2ndShawn Pierce OL 2ndDeVohn Reed DL 2nd

ALL-SWAC HONORS

Then the 2018 season opened with a blistering 41-7 romp over Fort Valley State in front of 20,262 fans in Bragg Stadium, helping spur the Rattlers to their first winning season (6-5, 5-2 MEAC) since 2011.

At one stretch, the Rattlers reeled off five straight wins, and battled into first place in the MEAC, remain-ing in contention for the league title until season’s end - the first time the program had title hopes late in the season since 2010.

Simmons, who was a phenomenal prep athlete at a nearby Quincy (Fla.) Shanks High School, before embarking on a stellar collegiate football playing ca-reer that featured stints at Clemson University and The Citadel (S.C.), comes to Florida A&M University from Prairie View A&M (Tex.) University of the South-western Athletic Conference (SWAC), where he spent the last three seasons (2015-2017) as head football coach.

During his tenure at Prairie View A&M, Simmons revived the flagging fortunes of the Panthers, ele-vating them to prime contender status in the rugged SWAC Western Division, which featured perennial Black College heavyweights, Grambling State and Southern University.

Simmons fashioned a 21-11 overall worksheet, and a 19-6 league record, highlighted by an 8-2 debut campaign in 2015, which included an 8-1 runner up finish in the divison to eventual division champion Grambing State, after dropping a sizzling 70-54 wild west shootout in the State Fair Classic in Dallas, Tex-as.

In 2015, the Panthers were the highests scoring Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team in the nation in 2015, averaging 44.9 points per game. The Panthers scored at 38 points or more nine times, including three 40-point games, and four 50-point games.

PVAMU also led the SWAC total offense (487.5 ypg / 6th NCAA), passing offense (278.0 ypg / 15th NCAA), passing efficiency (152.0 / 10th NCAA), and ranked

ALL-MEAC HONORS2018Name Pos. TeamObinna Nwaknwo OL 1stAntonio Miller DL 1stChris Faddoul P 1stDeshawn Smith RB 2ndXavier Smith WR 2ndLoubens Polinice OL 2ndYahia Aly PK 2ndRyan Stanley QB 3rdChad Hunter WR 3rdElijah Richardson LB 3rdTerry Jefferson DB 3rd



SIMMONS VS. ALL-TIME OPPONENTS

Alabama A&M University 2-0Alabama State University 3-0Alcorn State University 2-1Arkansas-Pine Bluff, University of 3-0Bacone College 1-0Bethune-Cookman University 0-1Fort Valley State 1-0Grambling State University 0-3Howard University 0-1Incarnate Word, University of 1-0Jackson State University 3-1Mississippi Valley State University 2-0Morgan State University 1-0Norfolk State University 1-0North Carolina A&T State University 1-0North Carolina Central University 1-0Nicholls State University 0-1Rice University 0-1Sam Houston State University 0-1Savannah State University 1-0South Carolina State University 0-1Southern University 1-2Texas A&M University 0-1Texas Southern University 3-0Texas State University 0-1Troy University 0-1

CLASSIC OR CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

Florida Blue Florida Classic 0-1Jake Gaither Classic 1-0Labor Day Classic 3-0Texas State Fair Classic 0-3

All-TIME RECORDHome 18-4Away 13-8Neutral 0-4Overall Record 33-21Overtime Games 1-0

All-TIME RECORD VS. CONFERENCESConference USA 0-1MEAC Record 5-2NAIA 1-0SIAC 1-0Southeastern Conference (SEC) 0-1Southland Conference 1-2Sun Belt Conference 0-2SWAC Record 19-7

BY DAY OF THE WEEKSunday 1-0Thursday 1-1Saturday 31-20

BY TIME OF DAY11 a.m. 0-11 p.m. 4-22 p.m. 6-22:30 p.m. 1-14 p.m. 7-65 p.m. 2-06 p.m. 4-26:30 p.m. 0-17 p.m. 1-18 p.m. 1-0

BY MONTH OF THE YEARAugust 0-0September 8-3October 6-4November 8-2December 0-0

BY STATEAlabama 3-1Arkansas 1-0District of Columbia 0-1Florida 4-3Louisiana 2-2Mississippi 3-1North Carolina 2-0Texas 13-8

second in rushing offense (26.5 ypg / 21st NCAA).

Considered one of the most creative and innova-tive offensive minds in the collegiate game, today Simmons took the Prairie View job in December of 2015, after a scintillating run as offensive coordina-tor at Alcorn (Miss.) State University.

Simmons worked three seasons at Alcorn State (2012-14)under Jay Hopson (now head coach at South-ern Miss), and immediately helped initiate a meteoric revival of a proud Braves gridiron program, which had won just (2) games the previous semester.

Starting a true freshman quarterback and without spring practice, the Braves finished with a 4-7 record, highlighted by wins over a previous Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) champion Grambling State and #1 ranked Alabama A&M.

The 2013 season saw the Braves and Simmons’ of-fense finish 9-3 overall (7-2 in the SWAC) and ranked #5 in the final SBN Black College Football Poll (its highest ranking since 1984).

Alcorn running back Arnold Walker had a career year in 2013, leading the conference in rushing (1,191 yards)and touchdowns (16), becoming the school’s all-time leading rusher, and earning SWAC Co-Offensve Player of the Year honors. Simmons’ offense finished 2013 ranked in the Top 25 nationally in Total Offense, Rushing Offense,and Scoring Offense.

The 2014 campaign was an even better year for Sim-mons and the Braves, as they won the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship over Southern Uni-versity, as well as being names Black College National Champions.

The Braves offense set many records that season, finishing second nationally in Scoring Offense , 8th in Total Offense, and 4th in Rushing Offense.

Quarterback John Gibbs, Jr., was selected as SWAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year and Black College Player of the Year, giving Simmons two consecutive Player of the Year selections.

Prior to his successful run at Alcorn, Simmons’ first full-time work as an assistant coach on the college level came at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro (2007-11), under head coach Rick Stick-still, who recruited Simmons to Clemson.

After three seasons as the running backs coach at MTSU, Simmons was promoted to Pass Game Coor-dinator. The following season, he was promoted to Offensive Coordinator. By the age of 30, he was one of the youngest coordinators at the FBS level.

During his time as the Offensive Coordinator (2011), the Blue Raiders were ranked 20th nationally in To-

tal Offense, while leading the Sun Belt Conference in Total Offense, Rushing Offense, and Third Down Con-version Percentage, in addition to ranking second in Passing Offense.

Simmons began his coaching career in 2005 at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, FL where he coached the quarterbacks and was also the Passing Game Coor-dinator.

There he had the opportunity to coach former NFL and USF quarterback B.J. Daniels. After one season , he was brought back to his alma mater Clemson as a Graduate Assistant Coach working with the quater-backs in 2006.

Simmons had a highly distinguished prep career at Quincy’s James Shanks High School, earning All-American honors as a quarterback (ranked #10 quarterback nationally), after leading the Tigers to their first district championship in 22 years, and being names Big Bend Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 2,505 yards and 32 touchdowns.

He received over 25 scholarship offers, signing with Clemson, where he lettered three years (2000-2002), participating in four bowl games (Peach, Gator, Hu-manitarian, and Tangerine.)

Simmons earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Services (Sports) Marketing form Clemson in the spring of 2002, just 3 years after he enrolled, which is the fastest any football player has ever graduated from the university.

He initially transferred to Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL for his senior season, but after being deemed ineligible to compete because FAMU was in provisional status as a Divison I-A (now FBS) program, he enrolled at The Citadel (S.C.), where he garnered All Southern Conferense First Team honors after lead-ing the Bulldogs to a 6-6 record (the first non-losing season in 10 years.)

Under Simmons’ leadership, The Citadel also accom-plished a feat that had only been done by Marshall University, which was defeat to Furman, Appalachian State, and Georgia Southern in the same season.

After Simmons’ college career, he played one sea-son of Arena Football in the United Indoor Football League for the Sioux City Bandits.

Willie Roman Simmons was born in Tallahassee on Oc-tober 12th, 1980 to Willie and Phyllis Simmons. He is the youngest of three children and the only son. Sim-mons is married to the former Shaia Rene Beckwith (also a Quincy native)., who is a two time graduate of Florida A&M University. They have four children, two daughters, Raven and Shailoh, and two sons, Louis III, and Wraylon.



DE 49 Cameron Burton 6-3 235 Gr. Ocala, Fla./Vanguard HS 57 Justin Crooks 6-5 245 R-Fr. Tampa, Fla./Durant HS NG 90 Richard Summers 6-2 330 R-Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby HS 92 Joshua Curry 6-2 315 R-Sr. Columbus, Ga./Arkansas State DT 92 Demontre Moore 6-3 310 R-Sr. Tampa, Fla./Hutchinson CC 98 Jacques Penny 6-1 300 R-Sr. Tulsa, Okla./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M LB (WOLF) 45 Demetrius Powell 6-0 235 R-So. Tampa, Fla./ASA JC 31 Isaiah Land 6-4 205 R-Fr. Loganville, Ga./Grayson HS MLB 15 Elijah Richardson 6-1 225 Gr. Port St. Lucie, Fla./ASA JC 41 Doyle Grimes 6-1 225 R-Sr. Miami, Fla./Marshall SLB 52 Derrick Mayweather 6-0 245 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas/Jireh Prep 27 Nadarius Fagan 6-1 215 R-So. Goulds, Fla./Syracuse NICKEL 1 Terry Jefferson 5-9 190 Gr. Miami, Fla./B.T. Washington HS 37 Chris Jerry 5-10 175 R-So. Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian HS LCB 30 Troy Hilton 6-3 190 R-Jr. Palm Bay, Fla./Bayside HS 12 Kortney Cox 6-0 175 So. Decatur Ga./Cedar Grove HS ROV 21 Tim Williams, Jr. 6-2 195 R-Fr. Miami, Fla./Dr. Krop HS 20 Javan Morgan 5-11 186 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS FS 5 Markquese Bell 6-3 215 R-So. Bridgeton, N.J./Coffeyville CC 18 Kwame Clark 5-10 185 R-So. Orange Park, Fla./Oakleaf HS RCB 8 Eric Smith 5-9 175 So. Miami, Fla./Norland HS 14 Trequan Butler 5-8 170 R-Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Killian HS

LT 78 Tarique Akbar 6-3 250 R-Jr. Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth HS 76 Cameron Calvin 6-4 290 R-Fr. Leesburg, Ga./Lee County HS LG 78 Jalen Brayboy 6-2 295 R-So. Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS 65 Tyrell Reed 6-5 335 R-Sr. Mount Dora, Fla./Arkansas State C 74 Zach Saffold 6-4 270 R-Fr. Lynn Haven, Fla./Mosely HS 62 Veryl White 6-2 255 So. Sneads, Fla./Sneads HS RG 77 Keenan Forbes 6-3 325 R-Jr. Hollywood, Fla./Washington State 59 Jalen Spady 6-3 320 Jr. El Paso, Texas/Glendale College RT 54 Andre Regis 6-5 275 R-Jr. Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington HS 61 Khamari Thompson 6-4 255 Fr. McDonough, Ga./Dutchtown HS TE 81 Kamari Young 6-3 230 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby HS 83 Keiran Goodrich 6-5 245 R-Jr. Rockledge, Fla./Rockledge HS WR-X 84 Chad Hunter 6-0 185 R-Jr. Tallhassee, Fla./Rickards HS 87 Andrew Davis 6-2 175 R-Jr. Mount Dora, Fla./Mount Dora HS QB 14 Ryan Stanley 6-3 210 R-Sr. Penbroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan HS 17 Rasean McKay 6-2 200 R-Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby HS WR-Y 19 Xavier Smith 5-10 165 R-So. Haines City, Fla./Ridge HS 3 Azende Raey 5-10 205 R-Jr. Defuniak Springs, Fla./Fort Walton HS WR-Z 80 Marcus Williams 5-11 185 R-Sr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS 7 George Webb 5-10 165 So. Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS RB 28 Ricky Henrilus 5-11 205 R-Jr. Miami, Fla./Lincoln HS 4 Deshawn Smith 5-9 195 R-Sr. Brooksville, Fla./Jones County CC

LS 32 Christian Mastramico 5-11 180 Jr. Orlando, Fla./Hagerty HS 66 Julius Duarte 5-10 210 R-So. Ocala, Fla./Forest HS KO 43 Chris Faddoul 5-11 205 Jr. Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wiregrass Ranch HS 99 Yahia Aly 6-0 205 Gr. Whittier, Calif./Graceland HS PK 99 Yahia Aly 6-0 205 Gr. Whittier, Calif./Graceland HS 66 Julius Duarte 5-10 210 R-So. Ocala, Fla./Forest HS P 43 Chris Faddoul 5-11 205 Jr. Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wiregrass Ranch HS 66 Julius Duarte 5-10 210 R-So. Ocala, Fla./Forest HS H 43 Chris Faddoul 5-11 205 Jr. Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wiregrass Ranch HS 17 Rasean McKay 6-2 200 R-Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby HS PR 3 Azende Rey 5-10 205 R-Jr. Defuniak Springs, Fla./Fort Walton HS 84 Chad Hunter 6-0 185 R-Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./Rickards HS KR 80 Marcus Williams 5-11 185 R-Sr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS 19 Xavier Smith 5-10 165 R-So. Haines City, Fla./Ridge HS

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2017 RESULTS 6-5 (5-2 MEAC)DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT Sep 1, 2018 FORT VALLEY STATE W 41-7 20262 Sep 8, 2018 at Troy L 7-59 25767 Sep 15, 2018 JACKSON STATE L 16-18 17643 Sep 22, 2018 SAVANNAH STATE* W 31-13 16644 Sep 29, 2018 at N.C. Central* W 55-14 8451 Oct 6, 2018 NORFOLK STATE* W 17-0 26045 Oct 13, 2018 at #10 North Carolina A&T* W 22-21 15418 Oct 27, 2018 MORGAN STATE* W 38-3 14037 Nov 03, 2018 at Howard* L 23-31 6858 Nov 10, 2018 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE L 21-44 12608 Nov 17, 2018 vs Bethune-Cookman* L 19-33 52142

TEAM STATISTICS FLORIDA A&M OPPONENTS SCORING 290 243 Points Per Game 26.4 22.1 FIRST DOWNS 232 188 Rushing 95 82 Passing 110 88 Penalty 27 18 RUSHING YARDAGE 1741 1671 Yards gained rushing 2066 1927 Yards lost rushing 325 256 Rushing Attempts 375 381 Average Per Rush 4.6 4.4 Average Per Game 158.3 151.9 TDs Rushing 15 15 PASSING YARDAGE 2562 2232 Comp-Att-Int 214-358-12 185-335-10 Average Per Pass 7.2 6.7 Average Per Catch 12.0 12.1 Average Per Game 232.9 202.9 TDs Passing 17 12 TOTAL OFFENSE 4303 3903 Total Plays 733 716 Average Per Play 5.9 5.5 Average Per Game 391.2 354.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 39-841 44-918 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-118 10-114 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-102 12-199 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.6 20.9 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.9 11.4 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.2 16.6 FUMBLES-LOST 15-5 13-4 PENALTIES-Yards 101-964 122-1145 Average Per Game 87.6 104.1 PUNTS-Yards 48-2065 65-2382 Average Per Punt 43.0 36.6 Net punt average 37.7 33.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 61-3677 51-2834 Average Per Kick 60.3 55.6 Net kick average 41.1 33.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:31 29:29 3RD-DOWN Conversions 53/147 49/155 3rd-Down Pct 36% 32% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/19 8/17 4th-Down Pct 58% 47% SACKS BY-Yards 19-97 18-109 MISC YARDS 10 19 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 35 31 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-22 9-12 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (35-44) 80% (29-35) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (22-44) 50% (23-35) 66% PAT-ATTEMPTS (31-33) 94% (26-28) 93% ATTENDANCE 107239 56494 Games/Avg Per Game 6/17873 4/14124 Neutral Site Games 1/52142

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL Florida A&M 65 97 70 58 290 Opponents 80 58 55 50 243

RUSHING gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g SMITH,Deshawn 11 96 676 36 640 6.7 4 61 58.2 BONNETT,Bishop 11 74 567 34 533 7.2 3 69 48.5 HENRILUS,Ricky 11 70 260 21 239 3.4 2 18 21.7 BOWERS,Devin 5 23 104 10 94 4.1 0 24 18.8 REY,Azende 10 20 102 19 83 4.2 5 40 8.3 SMITH,Xavier 11 13 67 8 59 4.5 0 19 5.4 CLARK,Kwame 3 3 52 0 52 17.3 0 35 17.3 PHILLIPS,D.J. 9 19 64 20 44 2.3 1 17 4.9 TILLMAN,Eddie 3 5 34 2 32 6.4 0 14 10.7 WEBB,George 5 4 28 0 28 7.0 0 10 5.6 DIXON,Nick 3 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 3.3 ALY,Yahia 11 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.6 WILLIAMS,Marcus 11 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 RICHARDSON, E. 9 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 McKAY,Rasean 1 2 0 8 -8 -4.0 0 0 -8.0 TEAM 8 6 0 19 -19 -3.2 0 0 -2.4 STANLEY,Ryan 11 36 88 148 -60 -1.7 0 18 -5.5 Total 11 375 2066 325 1741 4.6 15 69 158.3 Opponents 11 381 1927 256 1671 4.4 15 99 151.9

PASSING gp-gseffic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gSTANLEY,Ryan 11 131.2 205-342-12 59.9 2519 17 69 229.0 PHILLIPS,D.J. 9 96.9 7-10-0 70.0 32 0 11 3.6 McKAY,Rasean 1 73.1 2-4-0 50.0 11 0 7 11.0 TEAM 8 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 FADDOUL,Chris 11 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 11 128.9 214-358-12 59.8 2562 17 69 232.9 Opponents 11 117.0 185-335-10 55.2 2232 12 92 202.9

RECEIVING gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g SMITH,Xavier 11 52 727 14.0 4 39 66.1 HUNTER,Chad 11 43 555 12.9 6 38 50.5 WILLIAMS,Marcus 11 31 434 14.0 4 53 39.5 REY,Azende 10 31 256 8.3 1 35 25.6 BONNETT,Bishop 11 9 177 19.7 1 69 16.1 HENRILUS,Ricky 11 8 87 10.9 0 16 7.9 WEBB,George 5 6 14 2.3 1 9 2.8 CHRISTIAN,Tayme 7 5 79 15.8 0 25 11.3 MANIGO,David 4 5 43 8.6 0 13 10.8 SMITH,Deshawn 11 5 20 4.0 0 8 1.8 WHITE,Veryl 4 4 41 10.2 0 18 10.2 DAVIS,Andrew 2 3 22 7.3 0 9 11.0 JONES,Anthony 5 3 21 7.0 0 13 4.2 COWART,Ferante 6 2 23 11.5 0 15 3.8 LUCKIE,Dock 5 2 13 6.5 0 12 2.6 SMITH,Eric 8 2 12 6.0 0 8 1.5 NEWMAN,Kevin 9 1 18 18.0 0 18 2.0 DIXON,Nick 3 1 16 16.0 0 16 5.3 STANLEY,Ryan 11 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.4 Total 11 214 2562 12.0 17 69 232.9 Opponents 11 185 2232 12.1 12 92 202.9

PUNT RETURNS no. yds avg td lg HUNTER,Chad 7 34 4.9 0 22 McKINLEY,Orland 6 41 6.8 0 13 BONNETT,Bishop 3 33 11.0 0 8 REY,Azende 1 8 8.0 0 8 DOUSE,Jalene 0 2 0.0 1 2 Total 17 118 6.9 1 22 Opponents 10 114 11.4 0 14

INTERCEPTIONS no. yds avg td lg HINES,Andrew 3 -1 -0.3 0 0 McKINLEY,Orland 2 26 13.0 0 14 MAYWEATHER,Derr 1 0 0.0 0 0 WATKINS,Elijah 1 3 3.0 0 3 DANIELS,Elijah 1 39 39.0 0 39 JACKSON,Herman 1 35 35.0 0 35 MILLER,Antonio 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 10 102 10.2 0 39 Opponents 12 199 16.6 2 90

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KICK RETURNS no. yds avg td lg WILLIAMS,Marcus 23 554 24.1 0 63 SMITH,Xavier 8 171 21.4 0 36 GRIMES,Doyle 3 38 12.7 0 22 McKINLEY,Orland 1 15 15.0 0 15 JERRY,Chris 1 18 18.0 0 18 HUNTER,Chad 1 15 15.0 0 15 NEWMAN,Kevin 1 13 13.0 0 13 REY,Azende 1 17 17.0 0 17 Total 39 841 21.6 0 63 Opponents 44 918 20.9 2 100

FUMBLE RETURNS no. yds avg td lg JACKSON,Herman 1 55 55.0 1 55 GRIMES,Doyle 1 20 20.0 0 20 MOORE,Demontre 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total 2 75 37.5 2 55 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

SCORING PAT td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts ALY,Yahia 0 15-22 31-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 76 REY,Azende 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 HUNTER,Chad 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 SMITH,Deshawn 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 BONNETT,Bishop 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 SMITH,Xavier 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 WILLIAMS,Marcus 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 24 HENRILUS,Ricky 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 MOORE,Demontre 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PHILLIPS,D.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 DOUSE,Jalene 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 JACKSON,Herman 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 WEBB,George 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 JEFFERSON,Terry 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 2 SIMPSON,Blake 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 STANLEY,Ryan 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0 Total 35 15-22 31-33 0-1 0 0-1 1 1 290 Opponents 31 9-12 26-28 2-1 0 0-2 0 0 243

FIELD GOALS fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk ALY,Yahia 15-22 68.2 0-0 10-12 3-4 2-6 0-0 47 2

FG Sequence Florida A&M Opponents Fort Valley State (38),(43),(24),(29),(26),(29) 27 Troy 25,48 (20) Jackson State 27 (42),(26),(43),(44) Savannah State (27) --- N.C. Central (21),(33) --- Norfolk State 45,(22) 42 North Carolina A&T 44,(26) 44 Morgan State (47) (29) Howard (34),35 (24) South Carolina State 45 (33) Bethune-Cookman (20),(24) (44)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

TOTAL OFFENSE g plays rush pass total avg/g STANLEY,Ryan 11 378 -60 2519 2459 223.5 SMITH,Deshawn 11 96 640 0 640 58.2 BONNETT,Bishop 11 74 533 0 533 48.5 HENRILUS,Ricky 11 70 239 0 239 21.7 BOWERS,Devin 5 23 94 0 94 18.8 REY,Azende 10 20 83 0 83 8.3

PHILLIPS,D.J. 9 29 44 32 76 8.4 SMITH,Xavier 11 13 59 0 59 5.4 CLARK,Kwame 3 3 52 0 52 17.3 TILLMAN,Eddie 3 5 32 0 32 10.7 WEBB,George 5 4 28 0 28 5.6 DIXON,Nick 3 1 10 0 10 3.3 ALY,Yahia 11 1 7 0 7 0.6 WILLIAMS,Marcus 11 1 5 0 5 0.5 McKAY,Rasean 1 6 -8 11 3 3.0 RICHARDSON, E. 9 1 2 0 2 0.2 TEAM 8 7 -19 0 -19 -2.4 Total 11 733 1741 2562 4303 391.2 Opponents 11 716 1671 2232 3903 354.8

PUNTING no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk FADDOUL,Chris 41 1920 46.8 67 7 9 17 16 4 TEAM 4 42 10.5 28 0 0 0 0 0 STANLEY,Ryan 2 66 33.0 35 0 0 2 0 0 SMITH,Alfred 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 1 0 0 Total 48 2065 43.0 67 7 9 20 16 4 Opponents 65 2382 36.6 66 4 12 11 6 4

KICKOFFS no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln ALY,Yahia 49 2997 61.2 5 5 FADDOUL,Chris 12 680 56.7 5 1 Total.......... 61 3677 60.3 10 6 20.9 41.1 23 Opponents...... 51 2834 55.6 11 0 21.6 33.7 31

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g WILLIAMS,Marcus 11 5 434 0 554 0 993 90.3 SMITH,Xavier 11 59 727 0 171 0 957 87.0 BONNETT,Bishop 11 533 177 33 0 0 743 67.5 SMITH,Deshawn 11 640 20 0 0 0 660 60.0 HUNTER,Chad 11 0 555 34 15 0 604 54.9 REY,Azende 10 83 256 8 17 0 364 36.4 HENRILUS,Ricky 11 239 87 0 0 0 326 29.6 BOWERS,Devin 5 94 0 0 0 0 94 18.8 McKINLEY,Orland 11 0 0 41 15 26 82 7.5 CHRISTIAN,Tayme 7 0 79 0 0 0 79 11.3 CLARK,Kwame 3 52 0 0 0 0 52 17.3 PHILLIPS,D.J. 9 44 0 0 0 0 44 4.9 MANIGO,David 4 0 43 0 0 0 43 10.8 WEBB,George 5 28 14 0 0 0 42 8.4 WHITE,Veryl 4 0 41 0 0 0 41 10.2 DANIELS,Elijah 6 0 0 0 0 39 39 6.5 GRIMES,Doyle 6 0 0 0 38 0 38 6.3 JACKSON,Herman 11 0 0 0 0 35 35 3.2 TILLMAN,Eddie 3 32 0 0 0 0 32 10.7 NEWMAN,Kevin 9 0 18 0 13 0 31 3.4 DIXON,Nick 3 10 16 0 0 0 26 8.7 COWART,Ferante 6 0 23 0 0 0 23 3.8 DAVIS,Andrew 2 0 22 0 0 0 22 11.0 JONES,Anthony 5 0 21 0 0 0 21 4.2 JERRY,Chris 3 0 0 0 18 0 18 6.0 LUCKIE,Dock 5 0 13 0 0 0 13 2.6 SMITH,Eric 8 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.5 ALY,Yahia 11 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.6 WATKINS,Elijah 11 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.3 DOUSE,Jalene 11 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.2 RICHARDSON, E. 9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 HINES,Andrew 11 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 McKAY,Rasean 1 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -8.0 TEAM 8 -19 0 0 0 0 -19 -2.4 STANLEY,Ryan 11 -60 4 0 0 0 -56 -5.1 Total 11 1741 2562 118 841 102 5364 487.6 Opponents 11 1671 2232 114 918 199 5134 466.7

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds BU PD qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf15 RICHARDSON, E. 9 35 40 75 9.5- 24 1.0- 6 ---- 3 3 3 ---- 1 ---- ---- 52 MAYWEATHER,Derr 11 39 31 70 5.5- 11 1.0- 3 1- 0 1 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 31 MILLER,Antonio 11 33 29 62 13.0- 58 4.5- 29 1- 0 2 3 2 ---- ---- 1 ---- 23 JEFFERSON,Terry 11 31 26 57 3.5- 17 2.0- 14 ---- 6 6 ---- ---- 1 ---- ---- 29 HINES,Andrew 11 27 27 54 1.0- 3 ---- 3- -1 3 6 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 91 CRUTCHFIELD,Jos 11 19 16 35 10.0- 26 2.0- 10 ---- ---- ---- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 24 JACKSON,Herman 11 26 5 31 ---- ---- 1- 35 7 8 ---- 1- 55 1 ---- ---- 10 McKINLEY,Orland 11 21 10 31 2.0- 4 ---- 2- 26 6 8 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 5 DOUSE,Jalene 11 19 11 30 0.5- 1 ---- ---- 3 3 ---- ---- ---- 1 ---- 93 MOORE,Demontre 11 14 14 28 4.5- 15 2.0- 8 ---- ---- ---- 1 1- 0 ---- ---- ---- 2D DANIELS,Elijah 6 15 7 22 1.5- 4 ---- 1- 39 2 3 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 55 WATKINS,Elijah 11 9 11 20 1.0- 3 0.5- 2 1- 3 ---- 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 8 SMITH,Eric 8 12 7 19 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 6 GALLON,Quentez 8 6 8 14 ---- ---- ---- 1 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 96 FLOWERS,Renaldo 8 7 7 14 1.5- 5 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2 HAZLY,Jibreel 10 3 10 13 1.5- 2 1.0- 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 21 SIMPSON,Blake 5 6 5 11 1.0- 2 ---- ---- 2 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 36 GREEN,Mack 5 7 3 10 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 58 GIBBS,Emilio 7 4 4 8 1.0- 3 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 42 WADE,Zoron 8 4 4 8 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 41 GRIMES,Doyle 6 3 4 7 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1- 20 ---- ---- ---- 12 COX,Kortney 4 4 2 6 1.0- 1 ---- ---- 4 4 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 92 CURRY,Joshua 6 2 4 6 3.5- 16 2.0- 9 ---- ---- ---- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2B THEOPHILE,Wadle 1 2 4 6 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 90 SUMMERS,Richard 4 4 2 6 0.5- 0 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 30 HILTON,Troy 5 5 1 6 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 97 PENNEY,Jacques 5 4 1 5 1.5- 5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- 18 COWART,Ferante 6 1 3 4 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 46 JONES,Elijah 4 3 1 4 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 13 BONNETT,Bishop 11 4 ---- 4 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1- 0 ---- 2 ---- 44 LAND,Isaiah 2 2 1 3 1.0- 1 1.0- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 95 BANQURA,Abu 1 1 2 3 0.5- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 49 BURTON,Cameron 4 2 1 3 0.5- 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- TM TEAM 8 3 ---- 3 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 80 WILLIAMS,Marcus 11 1 1 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 99 ALY,Yahia 11 2 ---- 2 1.0- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 75 ANDERSON,Keenan 5 1 1 2 0.5- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----25 CLARK,Kwame 3 2 ---- 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 51 BLAND,Jelani 3 1 1 2 1.0- 11 1.0- 11 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 28 HENRILUS,Ricky 11 ---- 2 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 11 SMTIH,Eric 1 1 ---- 1 ---- ---- ---- 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 33 TILLMAN,Eddie 3 1 ---- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 59 OCHE,Ishmael 1 1 ---- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 32 SMITH,Deshawn 11 1 ---- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 38 WHITE,Veryl 4 . 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 61 POLINICE,Louben 4 1 ---- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 19 SMITH,Xavier 11 1 ---- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 59 OCHIE,Ikenine 1 1 ---- 1 1.0- 2 1.0- 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 56 CRAWFORD,Bryan 10 ---- 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 84 HUNTER,Chad 11 1 ---- 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 37 JERRY,Chris 3 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 ---- Total 11 392 308 700 69- 219 19- 97 10- 102 41 51 12 4- 75 3 5 1 Opponents 11 408 296 704 81- 265 18- 109 12- 199 39 51 14 5- 0 8 7 ----

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## Player gp/gs FVSU Troy JSU SSU NCCU NSU NCAT MSU HOW SCSU BCU 72 ADDISON,Joshua 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX 79 AKBAR,Tarique 1/- ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 99 ALY,Yahia 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 75 ANDERSON,Keenan 5/- ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... XXX 95 BANGURA,Abu 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX 95 BANQURA,Abu 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... 51 BLAND,Jelani 3/- ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX 13 BONNETT,Bishop 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 25 BOWERS,Devin 5/1 XXX XXX XXX START ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... 4D BURTON,Cameron 4/- XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX 62 CAMBRIDGE,Terre 3/2 ... ... ... ... ... START START ... ... ... XXX 47 CHRISTIAN,Tayme 7/- ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... 25 CLARK,Kwame 3/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... 18 COWART,Ferante 6/- ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 12 COX,Kortney 4/- ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... XXX 56 CRAWFORD,Bryan 10/9 ... START XXX START START START START START START START START 82 CROMATRIE,Marqu 2/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX 91 CRUTCHFIELD,Jos 11/9 XXX START XXX START START START START START START START START 92 CURRY,Joshua 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX 69 DALTON,Patrick 6/5 ... START ... ... XXX ... ... START START START START 2D DANIELS,Elijah 6/- ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... 87 DAVIS,Andrew 2/- ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 88 DIXON,Nick 3/- ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 DOUSE,Jalene 11/7 XXX START XXX XXX START START START START START XXX START 66 DUARTE,Julius 1/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... 43 FADDOUL,Chris 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 96 FLOWERS,Renaldo 8/1 ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... START XXX XXX XXX 77 FORBES,Keenan 4/- ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... XXX 6 GALLON,Quentez 8/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX 58 GIBBS,Emilio 7/- XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 36 GREEN,Mack 5/- XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... ... 41 GRIMES,Doyle 6/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX ... 2A HAZLY,Jibreel 10/5 XXX START ... START START XXX START XXX START XXX XXX 28 HENRILUS,Ricky 11/7 XXX START XXX XXX START START START XXX START START START 30 HILTON,Troy 5/- ... XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX 9 HINES,Andrew 11/5 XXX START XXX START XXX START XXX XXX XXX START START 84 HUNTER,Chad 11/9 XXX START XXX START START START START START START START START 24 JACKSON,Herman 11/9 XXX START XXX START START START START START START START START 1A JEFFERSON,Terry 11/6 XXX START XXX XXX START START XXX START XXX START START 37 JERRY,Chris 3/- ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 89 JONES,Anthony 5/- ... ... ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX 46 JONES,Elijah 4/- XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... 4A LAND,Isaiah 2/- XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 86 LUCKIE,Dock 5/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 85 MANIGO,David 4/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX 81 MASTRAMICO,Chri 4/- ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... XXX 52 MAYWEATHER,Derr 11/4 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START XXX START START 17 McKAY,Rasean 1/- ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 McKINLEY,Orland 11/9 XXX START XXX START START START START START START START START 31 MILLER,Antonio 11/7 XXX START XXX START XXX START XXX START START START START 40 MITCHELL,Garry 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 65 MONTAS,Dave 2/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX 93 MOORE,Demontre 11/8 XXX START XXX START START START START XXX START START START 26 NEWMAN,Kevin 9/8 XXX START ... START START START START START START START ... 70 NWANKWO,Obinna 10/9 ... START XXX START START START START START START START START 59 OCHE,Ishmael 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 59 OCHIE,Ikenine 1/- ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 97 PENNEY,Jacques 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... 63 PERKINS,Courtne 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX 23 PEYTON,Anthony 1/1 ... ... ... START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5C PHILLIPS,D.J. 9/5 XXX ... ... ... START START START START XXX START ... 61 POLINICE,Louben 4/- ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... XXX 54 REGIS,Andre 10/9 ... START XXX START START START START START START START START 3 REY,Azende 10/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START XXX XXX ... XXX 15 RICHARDSON, E. 9/6 ... START XXX START START XXX START START START ... XXX 71 ROUSE,Myles 9/9 ... START ... START START START START START START START START 74 SAFFOLD,Zach 3/- ... ... XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX 21 SIMPSON,Blake 5/- XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... 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