2012 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME 3 DELAWARE STATE

2012 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL — GAME 3

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY ―HORNETS‖ (1-0; 0-0 MEAC)

VS.

CINCINNATI ―BEARCATS‖ (1-0; 1-0 BIG EAST)

SAT., SEP. 15, 2012 (7:00 P.M)

NIPPERT STADIUM (35,000) - CINCINNATI, OH

NATIONAL BROADCAST — ESPN3; WatchESPN.com

INTERNET RADIO—SFMSPORTS.NET

DSU Athletic Media Relations: Dennis Jones (football contact) - (302) 857-6068/office; (302) 270-6088/cell; email: [email protected]

Delaware State: 1-1; 0-0 MEAC; UC: 1-0; 1-0 Big East

Location: Nippert Stadium (35,000) - Cincinnati, Oh.;

(Surface— FieldTurf)

National Rankings: Delaware State is not ranked in any

FCS or Black College national poll. Cincinnati is not ranked in the top 25 of the major FBS polls (AP, Coaches), although the Bearcats have received votes in the Coaches poll.

Nippert Stadium Pressbox Phone: 513-556-1010

The Series: First meeting

Delaware State Head Coach Kermit Blount: Blount

(Winston-Salem State, ‗80) is in his second season as head coach of the Hornets. He has a 4-9 overall (1-7 MEAC) at DSU. Now in his 19th year as a collegiate head coach, he has a career record of 95-96-3 (.490). Prior to accepting the DSU post, he was 91-87-3 in 17 years as head coach at Winston-Salem State University. Blount led WSSU to two CIAA champi-onships and three league title game appearances. He was named CIAA Coach-of-the-Year in 1999 & 2000. This is his first meeting against Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Head Coach Butch Jones (Ferris State

‗90): Jones is in his third season as head coach of the Bear-cats. He has a 15-11 record at Cincinnati. Now in his sixth season as a collegiate head coach, Jones has a 42-24 career record. In 2011, he was named Big East Coach-of-the-Year after leading the Bearcats to their third league championship in the last four years. Prior to joining the Bearcats, Jones posted a 27-13 overall record and two Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships in three seasons as head coach at Central Michigan University. This is his first meeting against Delaware State.

DSU Radio: Audio streaming of the contest is available

online at SFMSports.Net and DSUHornets.com. Also availa-ble on Android, Blackberry, iPhone/iPad and Windows Phone (download app.) . Also available On-Demand at www.sfmsports.com. Veteran broadcast Stu Paul is the Hor-nets‘ play-by-play announcer, while DSU Director of Athletics Media Relations Dennis Jones will provide color commentary.

Cincinnati Media Contact:

Ryan Koslen ([email protected]) Assoc. SID

Office Phone: (513) 497-3132

National Broadcast: ESPN3; WatchESPN.com

Live Stats: www.UCGameday.com

Live Streaming: SFMSports.Net;

Date Opponent Time/Result Series

Sep. 1 VMI W, 17-10 DSU 2-0

Elko runs for game-winning touchdown with 45 seconds left to play

Sep. 8 at Delaware L, 14-38 UD 4-0

Hornets outgain Hens 353-282, but fall to 0-4 vs. First State rival

Sep. 15 at Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. First mtg.

Hornets‘ first meeting vs. FBS opponent since 2009 (Michigan).

Sep. 22 FLORIDA A&M* 6:00 p.m. FAMU 21-8

Rattlers have won last three meetings. DSU‘s last win in 2008

Oct. 6 at Norfolk St.* 4:00 p.m. DSU 13-7

Hornets passed for 339 yards in 2011 loss to reigning MEAC champs

Oct. 13 SO. CAROLINA STATE* 1:30 p.m. DSU 13-6

Hornets seeking first win against Bulldogs since 2007

Oct. 20 NO. CAROLINA A&T* 1:30 p.m. TIED 20-20-1

Elko has 319 pass yards, Tarpley 121 receiving yards in 2011 loss to Aggies

Oct. 25 at Morgan State* 7:30 p.m. MSU 32-23

Hornets suffer third shutout of 2011 vs. Bears

Nov. 3 at NC CENTRAL* 1:00 p.m. NCCU 14-6

DSU‘s last minute drive falls short in 14-7 loss to Eagles in 2011

Nov. 10 HAMPTON* 1:00 p.m. HAM 24-13

Hampton takes advantage of six DSU interceptions in 2011 meeting

Nov. 17 at Howard* 1:00 p.m. DSU 37-30-1

Hornets score late, Tarpley has team record 13 catches in 2011 DSU win

* - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game HOME GAMES (AT ALUMNI STADIUM ON DSU CAMPUS) IN ALL CAPS All times Eastern and subject to change

DELAWARE STATE VS CINCINNATI 2012 DELAWARE STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS

www.DSUHornets.com

Sep. 1 VMI W, 24-21 Sep. 8 at Delaware (1) L, 14-38 Sep. 15 at Cincinnati (2) 7:00 p.m. Sep. 22 FLORIDA A&M* 6:00 p.m. Oct. 6 at Norfolk State* 4:00 p.m. Oct. 13 SO. CAROLINA STATE* 1:30 p.m. Oct. 20 NO. CAROLINA A&T* (HC) 1:00 p.m. Oct. 25 at Morgan State* (3) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at N.C. Central* 2:00 p.m. Nov. 12 HAMPTON* 1:00 p.m. Nov. 20 at Howard* 1:00 p.m. *-MEAC game 1 - NBC SportsNet; 2- ESPN3; 3–ESPNU

DELAWARE STATE 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

(1-1; 0-0 MEAC)

Sep. 6 PITTSBURGH* W, 34-10 Sep. 15 DELAWARE STATE 7:00 p.m. Sep. 29 vs. Virginia Tech TBA Oct. 6 MIAMI 7:00 p.m. Oct. 13 FORDHAM _ 7:00 p.m. Oct. 20 at Toledo TBA____ Oct. 26 at Louisville* 8:00 p.m. Nov. 3 SYRACUSE* TBA____ Nov. 10 at Temple* TBA____ Nov. 17 RUTGERS* Noon___ Nov. 23 SOUTH FLORIDA* TBA____ Dec. 1 at Connecticut* TBA

* - Big East game

CINCINNATI 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

(1-0; 1-0 BIG EAST)

2012 DSU/UD STATISTICAL COMPARISON

(NCAA Rankings*)/DSU-FCS; UC-FBS

Category DSU (2 gms.) UC (1 gm.) Rushing off. 69.0 (99) 259.0 (18)____ Passing off. 227.0 (36) 205.0 (83) ____ Total off. 296.0 (81) 464.0 (40)____ Scoring off. 15.5 (82) 34.0 (T-44) ___ Rushing def. 142.5 (50) 137.0 (64)____ Pass Eff. Defense 122.7 (65) 131.3 (72)____ Total def.. 332.5 (53) 415.0 (78) ___ Scoring def. 24.0 (49) 10.0 (12)_____ Net punting 33.8 (56) 32.6 (106 ____ Punt returns .00 (T-83) 13.8 (30) ____ Kick off returns 24.4 (31) 23.0 (40)_____ Turnover margin .05 (T-35) 2.0 (8) _____ Pass def.. 190.0 (60) 278.0 (94)____ Passing Eff. 113.0 (64) 137.1 (68) ___ Sacks .05 (90) 6.0 (2)_ ____ Tackles for loss 3.5 (100) 10.0 (T-6)_____ Sacks allowed 2.5 (66) 1.0 (23)______ *121 teams ranked in Football Championship Subdivision in 2012 *120 teams ranked in Football Bowl Subdivision in 2012

THE GAME

Delaware State sticks into toe into the major college waters with a visit to reign-ing Big East champ Cincinnati at historic Nippert Field. The Hornets are 1-1 on the season. DSU is coming off a 38-14 loss to FCS #15 Delaware in the ―First State Rivalry‖ last Saturday. The Hornets outgained the Blue Hens by 71 yards and won the time of possession battle by nearly 11 minutes, but was undone by key mistakes in the contest. Delaware State was plagued by two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown, a blocked field goal attempt and several costly penalties. The Hornets racked up 353 total yards in the contest, its best show-ing in four meetings against the Hens. DSU had 298 yards passing, but was held to 55 yards on the ground. Delaware recorded 282 total yards, its fewest in the four-game series against the Hornets. The Hens posted 155 yards passing and 127 rushing. DSU quarterback Nick Elko completed 35-of-50 passes for 298 yards and touchdown. Delaware State opened the year with a 17-10 last minute win over VMI on Sep. 1. Cincinnati opened its season with a 34-10 win over Big East rival Pittsburgh at Nippert Stadium on Sep. 6. The Bearcats scored a touchdown on their first play from scrimmage on a 58-yard run by George Winn and never looked back. UC led 14-0 after a touchdown with 10:04 left in the first quarter. Junior quarterback Munchie Legaux rushed for 117 yards and passed for 205 and two touchdowns in the contest. Winn added 95 yards on the ground.

DSU VS. UC, FBS OPPONENTS

This will be Delaware State‘s first contest against Cincinnati, although the Hor-nets have competed against a current member of the Big East conference. DSU played Connecticut in 1985 & ‗86 when the Huskies were a Division I-AA pro-gram. The Hornets won the first contest 24-14 in Storrs, Conn., and posted a 32-31 victory in Dover, Del., the following year. Delaware State is 1-1 vs. current Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams. The Hornets defeated Akron 52-26 in 1987. The Zips were coached by former Notre Dame head man and Ohio high school coaching legend Gerry Faust. It would be 22 years before DSU would face another FBS opponent. The Hornets‘ last contest against a major college team was a 63-6 loss to Michigan before 106,000 fans at Michigan Stadium in 2009. Current DSU starting quarterback Nick Elko made his first career start as a redshirt freshman in the Michigan con-test. He completed 18-of-34 passes for 151 yards against the Wolverines.

HORNETS ON NATIONAL TV

The Cincinnati contest will mark the second straight week that the Hornets have appeared on a national TV/Internet broadcast. Saturday‘s contest will air live on

ESPN3. Jim Barber will call the play-by-play, while John Gregory will provide color commentary. Rontina McCann will report from the sideline. Last week‘s 38-14 loss to Delaware was nationally televised on the NBC Sports Network as part of the network‘s Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) television pack-

age. Delaware State‘s Thursday, Oct. 25 contest at Morgan State University in Baltimore will air live on ESPNU at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) television agree-ment with the network. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 27. It will be Delaware State's first ESPNU appear-

ance since 2010, and fourth overall. The Hornets' three previous ESPNU Thursday night contests were home games at Alumni Stadi-um. DSU defeated Bethune-Cookman 24-10 in its first ESPNU Thurs-day night game in 2007. The Hornets won a 35-28 overtime thriller

against Florida A&M on ESPNU in 2008. Delaware State fell to Hampton 20-14 in its last ESPNU appearance in 2010.

DSU QUICK FACTS

General Information Location Dover, Del. 19901 Founded 1891 Enrollment 3,750 President Dr. Harry L. Williams Faculty Representative Dr. Jan Blade Director of Athletics Derek Carter Nickname Hornets Colors Columbia Blue & Red National Affiliation NCAA Div. I FCS Conference MEAC Stadium Alumni Stadium Capacity 7,000 Surface Artificial (A-Turf) Press Box Phone (302) 857-7651

History First Year of Football 1924 All-Time Record 335-372-11 All-Time MEAC Record 118-134-1 Conference Titles Six (‘85, ‗87‘, ‗88‘, ‘89, ‘91, 2007) All-Time Playoff Record 0-1 (2007 vs. Delaware)

Coaching Staff Head Coach Kermit Blount Alma Mater Winston-Salem State/1980 Record at DSU 0-0 (.000)/ first season Career Record 91-87-3 (.511) Football Office Phone (302) 857-7447 Football Office Fax (302) 857-7555 Assistant Coaches Mike Ketchum Def. Coordinator/OLBs Arrington Jones III Offensive Coordinator/QBs Tory Woodbury Running Backs Bryant Foster Cornerbacks Curtis Thomas WRs/Special Teams Jeff Braxton Defensive Line Will King Safties Nick Calcutta Offensive Line Lonnie Teasley Grad. Asst. Tyrone Johnson Undergraduate Asst. TBA Video Coordinator Equipment Manager Mark Springs Dir. Sports Medicine Lori Leary Administrative Assistant Edna Piper Captains Game day captains

Team Information 2010 Overall Record 3-8 (2-3 home, 1-5 away) 2010 MEAC Record 2-6 (1-3 home, 1-3 away) Conference Finish 7th Final National Rankings N/A Offense Multiple Defense 3-4 Lettermen Returning (41) Offense 18 Defense 21 Specialists 2 Lettermen Lost (17) Offense 9 Defense 7 Specialists 0 Starters Returning/Lost (17/7) Offense 8/3 Defense 7/4 Specialists 2/0

SCOUTING CINCINNATI

The Bearcats have won three of the last four Big East championships, and competed in a bowl game in five of the past six years. UC returned 43 starters, including 13 letterwinners from its 2011 squad. Cincinnati racked up 464 total yards in its 34-10 win over Pittsburgh in its opener on Sep. 6. The Bearcats showed good balance in the contest, rush-ing for 259 yards on 29 carries, while passing for 205 yards on 28 attempts. UC quarterback Munchie Legaux rushed for a game-high 117 yards on just six carries. Legaux also completed 14-of-28 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns. He was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll for his per-formance in the contest. Running back George Winn added 95 yards rushing, including a 58-yard touchdown run on the Bearcats‘ first play from scrimmage. Ralph David Abernathy led Cincy with four receptions for 71 yards, includ-ing touchdown catches of 15 and 12 yards. Cincinnati was five-for-five in the red zone (3 TDs; 2 FGs) in the opening day win. Despite giving up 415 total yards, the Bearcat defense had a number of bright spots in the season-opening win over Pittsburgh. The Bearcats recorded six sacks for –42 yards. Lineman Walter Stewart was named Big East Defensive Player-of-the-Week after recording nine tackles, including 3.5 backfield stops (-21) and two sacks (-13). Linebacker Greg Blair led the Bearcats with 10 tackles, including four solo hits, an interception and a pass break-up. Cincy placekicker Toni Miliano was two-for-two on field goal tries (39, 46), While punter Pat O‘Donnell averaged 43.2 yards on five kicks. O‘Donnell also recorded four touch-backs on seven kick-offs in the opener. The Bearcats have won 21 straight at home against non-conference foes, dating back to the 2003 season.

CINCINNATI QUICK FACTS

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Founded: 1819 Enrollment: 42,421 Nickname: Bearcats School Colors: Red & Black Stadium: Nippert Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Surface: Artificial (FieldTurf) Affiliation: NCAA Division I FBS Conference: Big East Interim President: Dr. Santa Jeremy Ono Athletic Director: Whit Babcock Athletic Website: www.GoBearcats.com 2011 Record: 10-3 Big East Record/Finish 5-2/First HISTORY 1st Year of Football: 1885 All-Time Record: 562-553-51 Last post-season appearance: 2011 (defeated Vanderbilt in

AutoZone Liberty Bowl) HEAD COACH: Butch Jones Alma Mater: Ferris State, ‗90 Record at School: 15-11/third year Career Record: 42-24/sixth year Jones vs. DSU: 0-0

DSU QUICK FACTS

General Information Location Dover, Del. 19901 Founded 1891 Enrollment 4,000 President Dr. Harry L. Williams Faculty Representative Dr. Jan Blade Director of Athletics Candy Young Nickname Hornets Colors Columbia Blue & Red National Affiliation NCAA Div. I FCS Conference MEAC Stadium Alumni Stadium Capacity 7,000 Surface Artificial (A-Turf) Press Box Phone (302) 857-7651

History First Year of Football 1924 All-Time Record 339-377-11 All-Time MEAC Record 119-141-1 Conference Titles Six (‘85, ‗87‘, ‗88‘, ‘89, ‘91, 2007) All-Time Playoff Record 0-1 (2007 vs. Delaware)

Coaching Staff Head Coach Kermit Blount Alma Mater Winston-Salem State/1980 Record at DSU 4-9 (.308)/ second season Career Record 95-96-3 (.490)/18th season Football Office Phone (302) 857-7447 Football Office Fax (302) 857-7555 Assistant Coaches Mike Ketchum Def. Coordinator/OLBs Arrington Jones III Offensive Coordinator/QBs Tory Woodbury Running Backs Bryant Foster Cornerbacks Curtis Thomas WRs/Special Teams Jeff Braxton Defensive Line Carlos Woods Safeties Nick Calcutta Offensive Line Lonnie Teasley Grad. Asst. Shekima Yarbrey Video Coordinator Equipment Manager Mark Springs Dir. Sports Medicine Lori Leary Administrative Assistant Edna Piper Captains Game day captains

Team Information 2011 Overall Record 3-8 (2-3 home, 1-5 away) 2011 MEAC Record 1-7 (1-3 home, 0-4 away) Conference Finish 10th Final National Rankings N/A Offense Multiple Defense 3-4 Lettermen Returning (39) Offense 21 Defense 15 Specialists 2 Lettermen Lost (16) Offense 8 Defense 8 Specialists 0 Starters Returning/Lost (16/8) Offense 7/4 Defense 7/4 Specialists 2/0

Schedule subject to change. Please contact Dennis Jones (302-857-6068) for more information Monday (Sep. 10) Labor Day— Practice from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesday (Sep. 11) MEAC Weekly Teleconference (10:00 a.m—12:00 p.m.); Coach Blount on call at 10:33 a.m. Practice—3:30 p.m. (Alumni Stadium) Coach Blount and players available before or after practice Game notes available on www.DSUHornets.com Wednesday (Sep. 12) Practice—3:30 p.m. Coach Blount and players available before or after practice Thursday (Sep. 13) Practice—3:30 p.m. Coach Blount and players available before and after practice Friday (Sep. 14) Team departs by charter flight to Cincinnati. Practice—3:30 p.m. at Alumni Stadium Coach Blount and players available before and after practice Saturday (Sep. 15) Hornets vs. Cincinnati — 7:00 p.m. Nippert Stadium — Cincinnati, Ohio

HORNET MEDIA AVAILABILITY

The MEAC holds a weekly conference call featur-ing league head football coaches each Tuesday during the season. The schedule is as follows: 10:00 a.m. MEAC Notes 10:03 a.m. Donald Hill-Eley (Morgan St.) 10:13 a.m. Joe Taylor (Florida A&M) 10:23 a.m. Brian Jenkins (Beth-Cookman) 10:33 a.m. Kermit Blount (DSU) 10:43 a.m. Gary Harrell (Howard) 10:53 a.m. Pete Adrian (Norfolk State) 11:03 a.m. Donovan Rose (Hampton) 11:13 a.m. Steve Davenport (Savannah St.)

11:23 a.m. Buddy Pough (SC State) 11:33 a.m. Rod Broadway (NCA&T) 11:43 a.m. Henry Frazier (NC Central) Contact Patricia Porter, MEAC Media Relations ( 757-951-2055), or Dennis Jones, DSU Athletic Media (302-857-6068) for teleconference confer-ence. Information.

MEAC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE

MR. ―ALL PURPOSE‖

Delaware State wide receiver/kick returner Travis Tarpley (r-sr.; 5-7, 175) had seven catches last week to move into seventh place on the Hornets‘ all-time receptions list. He enters the Cincinnati contest with 105 re-ceptions for 1169 yards. Among the players he passed on the DSU receptions list last week was John Taylor (1982-85), who went on to earn three Super Bowl rings with the San Francisco 49ers fol-lowing his Hornet career. Taylor had 100 catches at DSU. One of the MEAC‘s top all-purpose performers, Tarpley has been named to the 2012 College Football Performance Awards Special Teams/Kick Returner ―Watch List.‖ He is also DSU‘s lone 2012 Preseason All-MEAC First Team selection. This season, Tarpley

has four kickoff returns for 112 yards (28.0 ypr), but has yet to collect any punt return yardage. Last season, Tarpley was the MEAC leader in all-purpose yards (1586) and all-purpose yards per-game (144.1). He was the first Hornet to lead the MEAC in all-purpose yards since Gene Lake (172.2) in 1984. He has held to just 218 all-purpose yards (109.0) in the first two games this season. In addition, Tarpley set a DSU single-season record with 66 receptions during the 2011 season. He ranked second in the MEAC in receiving yards (66.8 pg) and tied for second in receptions (6.0 pg) a year ago. His 736 receiving yards last season rank 10th in team history. Also, he set a DSU single-game record with 13 catches i(150 yards) in the Hornets‘ 39-36 win over Howard in the 2011 finale. Travis Tarpley career receiving stats Receiving GP Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/g Avg/c Avg/g 2009 10 5 49 0 30 0.5 9.8 4.9 2010 11 24 278 1 31 2.2 11.5 25.3 2011 11 66 736 4 42 6.0 11.2 66.9 2012 2 10 106 1 26 5.0 10.6 53.0 Totals 33 105 1,169 6 42 3.2 11.1 35.4

Tarpley’s Career Superlatives Most receptions: 13 (150 yds.), vs. Howard (11/19/11) Most receiving yards: 162 (11 rec.), vs. NC Central (11/5/11) Longest reception: 42 yards, vs. NCA&T (10/15/11) Most TD receptions: 2, vs. Howard (11/19/11) Longest TD reception: 42 yards (from Nick Elko), vs. NCA&T (10/15/11) Most rushing yards: 44, vs. Howard (11/19/11) Most rushing attempts: 9, at Hampton (11/12/11) Longest run: 45 yds., vs. Howard (11/19/11) Most kickoff return yards: 85 (1 ret.), vs. Bethune-Cookman (10/10/09) Longest kickoff return: 85 yds., vs. Bethune-Cookman (10/10/09) Longest punt return: 39 yds., vs. Shaw (9/10/11) Most punt return yards: 41, vs. Shaw (9/10/11) Most all-purpose yards: 239, vs. Howard (150 rec. yds./45 rush yds./29 KOR/16 PR); 11/19/11

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY CAREER RECEPTIONS LEADERS 1. 201 Shaheer McBride 3007 yds. 2004-07 2. 160 Albert Horsey 2491 1997-00 3. 138 Darius Jackson 1181 2008-11 4. 131 Justin Wilson 1693 2009-pres. 5. 126 Thomas Bolden 1700 2001-04 6. 122 Tommie Mims 1958 1997-00 7. 105 Travis Tarpley 1169 2009-pres. DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY CAREER RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS 1. 3,007 Shaheer McBride 201 rec. 2004-07 2. 2,491 Albert Horsey 160 1996-00 3. 2,426 John Taylor 100 1982-85 4. 1,958 Tommie Mims 122 1997-00 5. 1,825 David Jones 101 1989-90 6. 1,700 Thomas Bolden 126 2001-04 8 1,693 Justin Wilson 131 2009-pres. 7. 1,622 Darnerian McCants 83 1997-00 9. 1,489 Damon Daniels 73 1995-96 10. 1,441 DeCasto Brown 97 1975-77 1,169 Travis Tarpley 105 2009-pres.

1-0 at home 0-1 in road games 0-0 in neutral site games 1-1 in day games 0-0 in night games 0-0 in MEAC games 1-1 in non-conference games 0-0 on natural grass 1-1 on artificial surfaces 0-1 vs. Top 25 FCS teams 1-0 vs. unranked FCS teams 1-0 when scoring first 0-1 when opponent scores first 1-0 in games decided by seven points or less 0-0 in games decided by 10 or more points 0-1 in games decided by 20 or more points 0-0 when leading after the first qtr. 0-1 when trailing after the first qtr. 1-0 when tied after the first qtr. 1-0 when leading at halftime 0-1 when trailing at the half 0-0 when tied at the half 1-0 when leading after three qtrs. 0-1 when trailing after three qtrs. 0-0 when tied after three qtrs. 0-1 when gaining more total yards 1-0 when opponent gains more yards 0-0 when gaining more rushing yards 1-1 when opponent has more rush yards 0-1 when gaining more passing yards 1-0 when opponent has more pass yards 0-1 when committing more turnovers 1-0 when opponent has more turnovers 0-1 when posting more first downs 1-0 when opponent has more first downs 0-1 when committing more penalties 1-0 when opponent has more penalties 0-0 when penalties are even 0-1 with more possession time 1-0 when opponent has the ball longer

THE 2012 HORNETS ARE ...

Delaware State University Athletics has announced a new partnership with SFMSports.Net for DSU sports broadcasts during the 2012-13 academic year. SFMSports.net, a sports production and broadcast network specializing in new media technologies, will produce and broadcast all DSU football and men‘s basketball games, along with selected women‘s bas-ketball contests, using its digital broadcast system this year. All broadcasts will be available on the network‘s online and mobile streaming channels. ―SFMSports.Net has a greatly improved mobile streaming platform, offering unlimited world-wide reach for smartphone users,‖ said Steve Clendenin, President of SFMSports.Net. ―Studies indicate a huge increase in smartphone users listening to sports play-by-play on their phones in recent years, which will allow greater exposure to Delaware State University athletics through this platform.‖ All Delaware State University broadcasts can be ac-

cessed, free of charge, on the DSU

(www.DSUHornets.com) and SFM

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mobile applications.

HORNET RADIO NETWORK

ELKO IS MEAC’S TOP PASSER

Through two weeks, Delaware State University quarterback Nick Elko (r-sr.; 6-2, 215) is the Mid-Eastern Athletic Confer-ence (MEAC) is passing average at 227.0 yards per game. Elko is also second in the MEAC in total offense at 219.5 yards per game (T-38th FCS). He completed a career-high 35 passes (50 attempts) for 299 yards in last week‘s loss to Del-aware. Elko currently ranks fourth on the Hornets‘ all-time list for completions (334) and passing yards (3,384); fifth in touch-down passes (24); in total offense (3,299 yards). A career 57.4% passer, Elko has completed 53 of 83 throws

this season (63.9%) for 454 yards. He also rushed for his first career touchdown with 45 seconds left to play in DSU‘s 17-10 season-opening win over VMI (Sep.1). Competing in 10 games, Elko completed 207-of-362 passes (57.2%) for 2,064 and 15 touchdowns as a junior last season. He ranked second in the MEAC in passing average (206.0 ypg) and completions (207), and No. 6 in total offense (193.5 ypg). His 207 completions in 2011 set a new team record. In addition, Elko became the first quarterback in team history to pass for at least 300 yards in back-to-back contests last season. He recorded the fourth-best single-season passing yardage total in team history (2,064) last season. Elko threw three touchdown passes in four games in 2011. He is in his second season as the Hornets‘ starting quarterback. He made his first career start as a redshirt freshman before 106,000 fans at Michigan Stadium, com-pleting 18-of-34 passes for 151 yards. Elko signed with the Hornets in 2008 after a celebrated career at Arundel (Md.) High School. He set Maryland single-season records for touchdown passes (43), passing yards (3,091), completions (260) and pass attempts (431) as a senior in 2007.

Nick Elko’s career passing statistics Nick Elko career statistics G A-C-I Yds Pct TD Long Avg Effic 2008 Did not compete (freshman redshirt) 2009 5 69-35-3 326 50.7 0 42 65.2 81.7 2010 10 68-39-3 540 57.4 7 60 54.0 149.2 2011 10 362-207-16 2064 57.2 15 47 206.4 109.9 2012 2 83-53-2 454 63.9 2 26 227.0 112.9 Total 27 582-334-24 3384 57.4 24 60 125.3 111.6

Elko Career Superlatives Most completions: 30, vs. Norfolk State (10/8/11); at NCA&T (10/15/11) Most pass attempts: 50, at NCA&T (10/15/11); Most passing yards: 339, vs. Norfolk State (10/8/11); 324, vs. Howard (11/19/11) Longest completion: 60 yards (to Larrone Moore vs. Bethune-Cookman; 10/9/10) Most touchdown passes: 3 (four games); last vs. Howard (11/19/11) Longest TD pass: 60 yards (to Larrone Moore vs. Bethune-Cookman; 10/9/10) Best completion pct. (10 or more completions): 68..0%; (17-for-25) at Delaware (9/10/11) Most rushing yards: 10, vs.SC State (10/30/10) Most rushing attempts: 13, at SC State (9/24/11) Longest run: 18 yds., vs. Howard (11/19/11) Most rushing touchdowns: n/a DSU Career Passing Yardage Leaders Yards Name Com-Att. Years 8,073 Rahsaan Matthews 563-1,178 1996-00 5,595 Vashon Winton 520-918 2005-08 3,992 Anthony Glaud 344-591 2008-10 3,384 Nick Elko 299-532 2009-pres.

DSU Career Pass Completion Leaders No. Name Yards Years 563 Rahsaan Matthews 8,073 1996-00 520 Vashon Winston 6,916 2005-08 344 Anthony Glaud 3,992 2008-10 334 Nick Elko 3,086 2009-pres.

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WILSON AMONG DSU’S ALL-TIME GREAT RECEIVERS

With his team-high nine catches against Dela-ware, Delaware State‘s Justin Wilson (r-sr.; 6-1, 185) has moved into a tie for third place on the team‘s list for career receptions. He now has 138 catches for 1755 yards (sixth in team histo-ry). Wilson currently leads the MEAC, and is tied for ninth among all FCS players, in receptions at 8.0 per game. He‘s also third in the MEAC (36th FCS) in receiving yards at 77.50 per game. Despite missing three games with an ankle inju-ry last season, Wilson tallied 54 receptions for 563 yards and a team-high six touchdowns. He was tied for second in the MEAC in receptions per-game (6.0) in 2011. Wilson and teammate Travis Tarpley combined for 120 catches and 1,299 yards last season, tops among all MEAC receiving duos. Before suffering his ankle injury in week two last season, Wilson opened the 2011 campaign with six catches for 110 yards (long 47) and two touchdowns (47 and 7 yards) in the Hornets‘ 24-21 win over VMI (Sep. 3). He returned from the injury with a career-high 10 receptions for 118 yards and a touch-down vs. Norfolk State (Oct. 8). He had at least five catches in seven of the eight games in which he ap-peared last season, and six-or-more receptions in six contests. In the three games Wilson missed last season, the Hornets scored just seven points and passed for 316 yards. DSU was shutout in two of those contests, including the loss to Delaware. A 2012 All-MEAC Second Team selection, Wilson was the 2011 Preseason MEAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year. He earned All-MEAC First Team honors following the 2010 season. That year, he became the first player in MEAC history to lead the league in receptions (59), receiving yards (937) and touch-down catches (11) in the same season.

Wilson and Tarpley lead all MEAC duos with 26 receptions this season.

Justin Wilson (at DSU) Receiving GP Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/g Avg/c Avg/g

2009 9 9 100 0 42 1.0 11.1 11.9 2010 11 59 937 11 44 5.4 15.9 85.2 2011 8 54 563 6 47 6.8 10.4 70.4 2012 2 16 155 1 23 8.0 9.7 77.5 Totals 30 138 1755 18 47 4.6 12.7 58.5

Career Superlatives Most receptions: 10 (118 yds.), vs. Norfolk State (10/8/11) 9 (217 yds.), vs. Howard (11/20/10) 9 (131 yds.), vs. SC State (10/30/10) Most receiving yards: 217 (9 rec.), vs. Howard (11/20/10) Longest reception: 47 yards, vs. VMI (9/3/11)

44 yards, vs. Howard (11/20/10) Longest touchdown catch: 47 yards (from Nick Elko), vs. VMI (9/3/11)

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY CAREER RECEPTIONS LEADERS 1. 201 Shaheer McBride 3007 yds. 2004-07 2. 160 Albert Horsey 2491 1997-00 3. 138 Darius Jackson 1181 2008-11 3. 138 Justin Wilson 1755 2009-pres. 5. 126 Thomas Bolden 1700 2001-04 6. 122 Tommie Mims 1958 1997-00 7. 105 Travis Tarpley 1,169 2009-pres.

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY CAREER RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS 1. 3,007 Shaheer McBride 201 rec. 2004-07 2. 2,491 Albert Horsey 160 1996-00 3. 2,426 John Taylor 100 1982-85 4. 1,958 Tommie Mims 122 1997-00 5. 1,825 David Jones 101 1989-90 6. 1,755 Justin Wilson 138 2009-pres.

HORNETS IN MEAC

Delaware State, a charter member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), is in its 42nd season of league play. The Hornets have an all-time record of 119-141-1 in MEAC contests. Delaware State has won or shared six MEAC championships. The Hornets claimed outright MEAC titles in 1985, 1989 and 2007, while sharing the crown in 1987, 1988 and 1991. Since winning the MEAC title with an 8-0 record in 2007, Delaware State is 11-26 in league contests, in-cluding a 7-12 mark at home .

CAPTAINS UP FOR GRABS

Rather than select captains for the season, the Dela-ware State coaching staff plans to appoint captains for each game this year. LB Quintin Fortes, OL Nail Mu-radymov, DB Terrick Colston and DB Davon Moore served as captains at Delaware last week ―We will name captains for each contest, based on game and practice performance, attitude, classroom and off-the-field activities,‖ said second-year head coach Kermit Blount. ―This has been my philosophy since I became a head coach.‖

HORNETS LOOKING TO WILLIAMS,

OTHER YOUNGSTERS TO

BOLSTER RUNNING GAME Delaware State has made slight progress in the effort to bolster its running game this season. After rushing for

just 55 yards in last week‘s loss to Delaware, the Hornets currently rank 99th among FCS teams at 69.0 rush-ing yards per game. The Hornets are hoping the emergence of Williams and other young runners will put its 2011 rushing woes in the past. The Hornets were 119th out of 120 Foot-ball Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams in rushing at 49.8 yards per

game, 119th in total offense (249.3 ypg) and 117th in scoring (14.5 ppg) last season. The Hornets are looking to Malcolm Williams (so.; jr. 5-10, 175) and a few youngsters to bolster the run game this year. Williams leads the team with 116 yards rushing through two games. He rushed for a team-high 72 yards on 13 car-ries (5.5 ypc), including a long of 32 yards in the opener against VMI. Williams also had a 38-yard kickoff return to jumpstart the Hornets‘ game-winning drive in the fourth quarter vs VMI. Williams, a former Temple Uni-versity signee, emerged as the Hornets‘ No. 1 runner after an impressive 2012 spring camp. Williams saw limited action for the Hornets last season, recording just seven rushing attempts for 18 yards, four kickoffs for 36 yards and a 19-yard punt return. A former football and track standout at Reading Senior High School, Williams was clocked at 4.37 seconds in the 40-yard dash during a Pennsylvania high school challenge. True freshmen Nagee Jackson (fr.; 6-1, 215) and Dae-Hon Cheung (fr.; 5-10, 180), along with second-year back Lamar Shaw (so.; 5-9, 230) have also carried the ball this season. Jackson is second on the Hornets with 25 yards rush-ing. He also scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard run at Delaware last week.

Two mainstays on the defensive line the past three years have been moved to linebacker for the 2012 season. Former defensive ends Olusegun Ayanbiola (sr.; 6-2, 250) and Quintin Fortes (sr.; 6-3, 255) each started at outside linebacker in last week‘s opener against VMI. Fortes had five tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, while Ayanbiola recorded three tackles and recovered a fumble in the opener. Ayanbiola had 28 tackles, including 19 solo stops, primarily at the end position in 2011. He was fourth on the team with 6 tackles-for-loss and tied for third with 1.5 sacks last season. In 2010,

Ayanbiola was the team leader with five sacks and second on the Hornets with 10 tackles for loss. Fortes was eighth on the team with 32 tackles (16 solo) last season. He was also credited with 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in 2011. Inside linebacker Ernest Adjei (sr.; 6-0, 235) is the Hornets‘ top returning tackler. Adjei had six tackles, including 2.5 tackles-for-loss (-4 yards) last week. Last season, he was third on the team with 59 tackles (48 solo), including seven in the opponents‘ backfield. Along the Hornets‘ defensive front this season, Rodney Gunter (so; 6-5, 300) is rising star at right end. As a true freshman in 2011, Gunter was fifth on the team with 39 tackles (24 unassisted). He also recorded 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack last year.

Veteran George Bansah (sr.; 6-1, 270) is the likely starter at nose guard. Bansah had 23 tack-les, including four backfield stops, a pass deflec-tion and fumble recovery last season. In the secondary, former running back Nick Wil-liams (sr.; 5-9, 170) begins the season at corner-back. He was moved to the secondary midway through the 2011 season.

COLSTON, MOORE LEAD HORNETS ―D‖

Defensive back Terrick Colston (so.; 6-1, 185) has made quite an impression in his first season on the active roster. Colston, a native of Lakeland, Fla., is tied for the team lead with 19 tackles through two games. He collected 12 tackles (7 solo) in the Hornets‘ 17-10 win over VMI on Sep. 1. Free safety Davon Moore (jr.; 5-11, 190) is tied with Colston for the team high with 19 tackles. He also collected 12 tackles (5 unassisted) in the VMI contest. ―Colston and Moore have been extremely active for us in the early going,‖ said Delaware State head coach Kermit Blount. ―They have helped prevent a number of big plays with good reads and solid tackling.‖

HOLD THOSE FLAGS

The Hornets are off to a good start in their bid to com-mit the fewest penalties in the MEAC for the third straight year. DSU was penalized just six times for 39 yards in last week‘s opener. Delaware State was the most disciplined team in the MEAC during the 2011 season. The Hornets committed the fewest penalties (67) and assessed the fewest penalty yards among all league teams last season (570). DSU tied a team rec-ord with two penalties for just 10 yards vs. North Caroli-na A&T on Oct. 15, 2011. The Hornets also had two penalties for 10 yards vs. Morgan State in 2010. Dela-ware State was No. 1 in the MEAC for fewest penalties in 2010. The Hornets were flagged a total of 73 times (6.6 pg) for 551 yards, averaging a league-low 50.1 penalty yards per game two seasons ago.

SEASON OPENING SUCCESS

Delaware State‘s win over VMI on Sep. 1 marked its second straight season-opening victory (each vs. VMI) and sixth opening day triumph in the last eight years.

TOUGH SLATE

Saturday‘s trip to Cincinnati is the second of back-to-back brutal contests for the Hornets. DSU is coming off a 38-14 loss to FCS #15 Delaware last week. The Hor-nets are 0-4 all-time vs. UD, including a loss to the Joe Flacco-led Hens in the first-ever meeting between the state‘s lone Division I programs in the 2007 NCAA play-ers. This week‘s contest at Cincinnati will be DSU‘s first meeting against a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) op-ponent since Michigan in 2009.

MATTHEWS HEADS 2012 H-O-F CLASS

Rahsaan Matthews, Delaware State University‘s career passing leader; heads the list of the University‘s 2011 Athletics Hall-of-Fame class. A total of 11 former ath-letes will be inducted during a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 12 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Dover. In addition, Delaware State will honor former football stars Calvin Stephens and Greg Wright. Matthews was the MEAC Football Offensive Player-of-the-Year and a Black College All-America selection in 2000. He ranks second on the MEAC‘s career list for passing yards (8,073) and touchdown passes (74), and is fourth in completions (563).

HORNETS UNVEIL REVAMPED DEFENSE FOR 2012

NINE HORNETS NAMED TO 2012

BLACK COLLEGE ALL-STAR WATCH

LIST

Nine members of the 2012 Hornets are being con-

sidered to compete in the 2012 Black College Football All-Star Game on Dec. 1 (2:00 p.m.) at Hughes Stadium on the campus of Morgan State Uni-versity in Baltimore, Md. Delaware State QB Nick Elko, WR/KR Travis Tarpley, WR Justin Wilson, LB Herman Hinton, DB Nick Williams, DB Matt Spicer, TE Ryan Langdon, OL Nail Muradymov and LB Olusegun Ayanbiola have been named to the 2012 BCF ―Watch List.‖ The contest was created for senior players at Historically Black Colleges & Universities as a reward for their hard work, and provide an opportunity to display their talents before professional scouts. More than 150 pro football scouts and personnel from NFL, CFL, UFL and Arena League teams are expected to attend the practices and/or the All-Star contest. The contest pits the North squad, consisting primarily of players from the MEAC and CIAA, against the South, whose rosters consists mostly of play-ers from the SWAC and SIAC. For more information, visit www.bcfallstargame.com

Ayanbiola

Gunter

Williams

HORNETS 10TH IN MEAC PRESEASON POLL

Delaware State has been picked to finish 10th in the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Con-ference football race, according to a poll of league head coaches and sports infor-

mation representatives. The Hornets received 78 total votes in the poll. Norfolk State has been picked to repeat as conference champions. The Spartans received 454 total points and 11 of 22 first place votes. South Carolina State is a close second in the poll. The Bulldogs collected four first place votes and 432 points.

2012 MEAC Predicted Order of Finish

1. Norfolk State (11) 454 2. So. Carolina State (4) 432 3. Bethune-Cookman (3) 417 4. Florida A&M (2) 354 5. Hampton (1) 268 6. No. Carolina A&T 216 7. Morgan State 198 8. Howard 188 9. North Carolina Central 116 10. Delaware State 78 11. Savannah State (1) 73

FORMER HORNET JOINS DSU COACHING STAFF

The Delaware State coaching staff has remained pretty much intact in the second year of the Kermit Blount era. The only change from last season is the addition of safeties coach Carlos Woods, a Delaware State grad and former Hornet lineback-er. Woods competed for three seasons with the Hornets. His best season was in 2000 when he was eighth on the team with 35 tackles to help lead the team to a 7-4 record, its first winning mark in five years. Following his graduation from DSU, Woods served as a graduate assistant under the late Joe Paterno at Penn State University. Woods also served on on the coaching staff of the NFL‘s Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals. The Delaware State University product was in the press box conducting slide presentations for the coaching staff when the Colts de-feated the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007 in Miami, Fla. He was presented with a championship ring by the team.

Also during the off-season, Blount appointed offensive line coach Nick Calcutta as assistant head coach. Coordinators Arrington Jones (offense) and Mike Ketchum (defense) have re-turned to the staff for their second seasons at DSU. Each worked with Blount during his tenure as head coach at Winston-Salem State. Jones, a former member of the NFL‘s San Francisco 49ers, also served as head coach at Virginia Union University. Ketchum was a head coach at his alma mater, Guilford University. Tory Woodbury (running back) and Bryant Foster (cornerbacks) also return from last season. Woodbury was a star quarterback at Winston-Salem State before playing in the NFL for the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills. Foster was a standout defensive back at his alma mater Garner-Webb before serving as an assistant there. Veteran coaches Curtis Thomas (wide receivers/special teams) and Jeff Braxton (defensive line) also remain on the staff Thomas, a former star receiver for the Hornets, is in his 13th year on the staff. He has served each of the last three DSU head coaches.

Braxton is in his third stint at Delaware State. He returned to the Hornets in 2011 after serving the previous three years as head coach at Cheyney University (Pa.).

2012 Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25

Team (First-place votes) 2011 Record 1. North Dakota State (94) 2-0 2. Sam Houston State (61) 1-0 3. Montana State (1) 2-0 4. James Madison (1) 2-0 5. Youngstown State 2-0 6. Old Dominion 2-0 7. Northern Iowa 1-1 8. Appalachian State 1-1 9 Wofford 2-0 10. Eastern Washington 1-1 11. Georgia Southern 1-1 12. Towson 2-0 13. Delaware 2-0 14. Montana 1-1 15. Illinois State 2-0 16. Lehigh 2-0 17. Stony Brook 2-0 18. New Hampshire 1-1 19. McNeese State 2-0 20. Eastern Kentucky 1-1 21. The Citadel 2-0 22. Indiana State 1-1 23. Stephen F. Austin 1-1 24. Jacksonville State 1-1 25. Maine 0-1

Heritage Sports Radio Network Black College Football FCS Poll Team (First-place votes) 2012 Record 1. Norfolk State (9) 2-0 2. Bethune-Cookman (3) 2-0

3. Alabama A&M 2-0

4. Tennessee State 2-0

5. So. Carolina State 1-1

6. Alabama State 1-1

7. Jackson State 0-2

8. Florida A&M 0-2

9. North Carolina A&T 1-1

10. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-1

Sheridan Broadcast Network HBCU Poll Team (First-place votes) 2012 Record 1. Norfolk State (18) 2-0 2. Bethune-Cookman (11) 2-0 3. Winston-Salem State (1) 2-0 4. Tennessee State 2-0 5. Alabama A&M 2-0 6. South Carolina State 1-1 7. Alabama State 1-1 8. Jackson State 0-2 9. Grambling State 0-2 10. Fort Valley State 1-1

NATIONAL POLLS

This Week in the MEAC

Saturday, Sep. 8 Delaware St. at Cincinnati 7:00 ESPN3 Bethune-Cookman at Miami 12::00 Hampton at Florida A&M 6:00 Howard at Norfolk State 4:00 Morgan State at Akron 3:30 Virginia-Lynchburg at NCA&T 6:00 NC Central at Duke 7:00 So. Carolina State at Arizona 5:30 All Times Eastern LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Delaware 38 Delaware State 14 Bethune-Cookman 27 SC State 14 NCA&T 77 West Virginia State 0 Rutgers 26 Howard 0 Oklahoma 69 Florida A&M 13 Florida State 55 Savannah State 0 Buffalo 56 Morgan State 34 Elon 34 NC Central 14 Old Dominion 45 Hampton 7 Norfolk State 31 Liberty 24 MEAC Players-of-the-Week (Sep. 10) Offense—Brendon Riddick, RB (Norfolk State) Defense—Dion Hanks Joe Rankin, CB (Bethune-Cookman) Rookie-Elandon Roberts, LB (Morgan State) Offensive Lineman-Cameron Williams (Norfolk State) Special Teams-Keith Johnson, KR (Norfolk State)

2012 Preseason All-MEAC First Team

Offense QB Greg McGhee Howard RB Mike Mayhew NCA&T RB Isidore Jackson Bethune-Cookman TE Joseph Hawkins Norfolk State WR Xavier Boyce Norfolk State WR Travis Tarpley DSU OL Steven Robinson Florida A&M OL Blake Matthews Norfolk State OL Terrance Hackney Bethune-Cookman OL Cory Gwinner Howard C Michael Kay Norfolk State Defense DL Tony Mashburn NCA&T DL Padric Scott Florida A&M DL Richard Ndubueze Morgan State DL Matthew Davis Hampton LB Jarkevis Fields Bethune-Cookman LB Keith Pough Howard LB D‘Vonte Grant NCA&T DB John Ojo Florida A&M DB DeVontae Johnson Florida A&M DB Travis Crosby NCA&T DB D.J. Howard Bethune-Cookman P Brandon Holdren Florida A&M PK Everett Goldberg Norfolk State Ret. Geovonie Irvine NC Central Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Mike Mayhew (RB) - North Carolina A&T Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Keith Pough (LB) - Howard

2012 DSU Preseason All-MEAC Second Team selections

WR Justin Wilson

Final 2011 Standings

MEAC Overall Norfolk State 7-1 9-3 Bethune-Cookman 6-2 8-3 South Carolina State 6-2 7-4 Hampton 5-3 7-4 Florida A&M 5-3 7-4 NCA&T 4-4 5-6 Morgan State 4-4 5-6 Howard 4-4 5-6

NC Central 1-7 2-9 Delaware State 1-7 3-8 Savannah State 1-7 1-10

2012 Standings

MEAC Overall Bethune-Cookman 1-0 2-0 Norfolk State 0-0 2-0 Delaware State 0-0 1-1 Morgan State 0-0 1-1 Howard 0-0 1-1 North Carolina Central 0-0 1-1 North Carolina A&T 0-0 1-1 Florida A&M 0-0 0-2 Hampton 0-0 0-2 Savannah State 0-0 0-2 So. Carolina State 0-1 1-1

MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

DELAWARE STATE HEAD COACH KERMIT BLOUNT

Blount is in his second year at Dela-ware State University. He was intro-duced by DSU President Harry L. Williams as head coach of the Hor-nets on Feb. 4, 2011. Despite a 3-8 record in Blount's first season with the Hornets, the team showed noticeable improvement on the field and in the classroom. DSU closed out the 2011 season with a 39-36 win over Howard, which featured one of the nation's stingiest defenses entering the contest. The Hornets racked up 412 total yards, including 324 by the pass during the game. The

Bison were third among all FCS schools in pass defense (141.3 ypg) and fourth in total defense (288.5 ypg) prior to the contest. Blount's 2011 Delaware State team was also the most disciplined in the MEAC. The Hornets were No. 1 in the league in fewest pen-alties (67) and penalty yards (570) last season. In the classroom, 13 members of the 2011 Hornets earned MEAC Comissioner's All-Academic recognition. The team's combined grade point average also improved by 0.75 percentage points during the season. Blount has more than 28 years of collegiate coaching experi-ence, including 16 as the head football coach for Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. It didn't take long for Blount to earn the respect of the Hornet play-ers and the Delaware State University family. He quickly became an ambassador for the University and the football program throughout the region, in addition to establishing new academic, training, practice and accountability policies for the team. Along the way, he found time to attract a top-notch staff of assistant coaches and support personnel to DSU. Despite just a few weeks to prepare, Blount also directed the Hor-nets to a successful 2011 spring camp, during which time, new offensive and defensive formations were installed. During his tenure at Winston-Salem, Coach Blount had a career record 91-87-3. He guided the Rams to two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Championships and a total of three CIAA Championship game appearances. He also led Winston-Salem to two Pioneer Bowl appearances, one of which the team emerged as the victor (1999). Blount is the winningest coach in the history of the Winston-Salem State football program. In fact, he reached the top of the list with a 28-27 come-from-behind win against Delaware State in Dover, Del., in 2008. He has also led the Rams to 25 percent of their con-ference championships, directing WSSU to two of its eight con-ference titles as a head coach and to two more conference titles as a quarterback on the team's 1977 and 1978 squads. Blount was honored as the CIAA Coach of the Year and as the Washington D.C. Pigskin Coach of the Year, as well as the 100% Wrong Club Coach of the Year - each award in both 1999 and 2000. Throughout his coaching career, Blount has been associated with programs that have experienced phenomenal success.

In all, he has been in a leadership role with teams that have won a total of six conference titles at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels. Blount began his coaching career in his home state of Virginia at Armstrong Kennedy High School in Richmond as a quarterbacks coach and assistant offensive coordinator. Following two sea-sons at the high school level Blount moved on to the collegiate ranks in 1983. In 1983 he became a graduate assistant and assistant quarter-backs coach at East Carolina University where he would begin his collegiate coaching career. Following his stint with the Pi-rates, Blount joined the staff at Howard University, where he assumed the responsibilities of offensive coordinator from 1984-89 under Bison head coach Willie Jeffries. Soon after his arrival in the nation's capital, Blount's presence was felt as he directed a potent Bison offense to the 1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship. Following his time at Howard, he spent four more years as part of Jeffries' staff at South Carolina State University (MEAC) in Orangeburg, South Carolina before returning to his alma mater, Winston-Salem State University, as the head football coach in 1993. During his coaching career, Blount and his coaching staffs have been responsible for recruiting and coaching student-athletes that have earned a total of 106 all-conference selections. In ad-dition, Blount has guided a pair of conference player-of-the-year recipients, one All-America selection and a two-time Academic All-America honoree. His priority on academics resulted in more than 20 percent of Winston-Salem State University football scholarship student-athletes earning above a 3.0 GPA during the 2007-08 academic year and 22 football players have been named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Commissioner's All-Academic team over the span of the last two seasons. During Blount's tenure, the Rams' football team GPA was the highest since the data has been tracked by the WSSU Office of Athletic-Academic Support and Blount and his coaching staff have graduated 79 percent of football student-athletes over the most recent five-year reporting period. Blount helped increase the Winston-Salem players' graduation rate from 42% in 1993 to 80% by 2009. Throughout Blount's career, a number of his players have risen to play professionally in the NFL, CFL and the Arena Football League, including William Hayes, a third round draft pick and starting defensive end for the NFL's Tennessee Titans.

DELAWARE STATE HEAD COACH KERMIT BLOUNT, cont.

Not only has Blount helped to shape the futures of former student-athletes at WSSU, he has also helped to guide the careers of countless assistant coaches and coordinators. Blount has helped four of his former assistant coaches move on to successful head coaching careers at the collegiate level. A 1980 graduate of Winston-Salem State University, Blount en-joyed a fruitful playing career as a Ram. As a four-year starter at quarterback at WSSU, Blount guided the Rams to back-to-back CIAA titles in 1977 and 1978 earning all-conference and All-America honors along the way. The 1978 All-American sat atop the WSSU record books for more than 25 years before his 3,330 career passing yards were surpassed in 2004. A native of Richmond, Va., Blount has a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education from Winston-Salem State Univer-sity. Kermit and wife Ava have two grown children, April and Bryan.

KERMIT BLOUNT YEAR-BY-YEAR

1993 WSSU 6-4-1 .545

1994 WSSU 6-5 .545

1995 WSSU 4-4-2 .400

1996 WSSU 4-7 .364

1997 WSSU 6-4 .600

1998 WSSU 5-5 .500

1999 WSSU 8-3* .727

2000 WSSU 9-3* .750

2001 WSSU 8-3 .727

2002 WSSU 4-6 .400

2003 WSSU 7-3 .700

2004 WSSU 4-6 .400

2005 WSSU 6-4 .600

2006 WSSU 4-7 .364

2007 WSSU 6-5 .545 2008 WSSU 3-8 .273

2009 WSSU 1-10 .091

2011 DSU 3-8 .273

2012 DSU 1-10 .500

TOTAL 95-96-3 .470

* Denotes CIAA Champions

Blount vs. All-Opponents Bethune-Cookman 2-2 Bowie State 5-3 Carson-Newman 1-3 Catawba 0-4 Cincinnati 0-0 Coastal Carolina 0-2 Delaware 0-2 Delaware State 1-2 Elizabeth City State 7-3 Fayetteville State 8-5-1 Florida A&M 1-4 Fort Valley State 2-0 Grambling State 0-2 Hampton 2-4 Howard 3-4 Johnson C. Smith 12-1 Livingstone 9-3-1 Morgan State 1-3 North Carolina A&T 2-10 North Carolina Central 9-8 Norfolk State 1-6-1 Savannah State 2-1 Shaw 1-0 South Carolina State 1-7 Southern Ill.-Carbondale 0-1 St. Augustine‘s 4-0 Tuskegee 1-3 UC Davis 0-1 Virginia Military Institute 2-0 Virginia State 5-6 Virginia Union 11-4 West Virginia Tech. 1-0 Wofford 1-0 TOTAL 95-96-3 WINNING % (.470) Bold indicates 2012 opponent

1996 (4-7) at Ft. Valley State 15-10 W

at North Carolina A&T 31-7 L

at Elizabeth City 14-11 L

at Southern Illinois 48-18 L

Fayetteville State 6-0 W

Livingstone 39-6 L

at North Carolina Central 28-0 L

at Virginia State 17-15 L

at Johnson C. Smith 14-6 L

Virginia Union 21-14 W

Norfolk State 13-7 W

1997 (6-4) North Carolina A&T 27-7 L

Savannah State 27-24 W

at Virginia Union 13-6 W

at Fayetteville State 18-16 L

at Livingstone 41-7 L

North Carolina Central 30-29 L

Virginia State 21-12 W

Johnson C. Smith 40-7 W

Elizabeth City 48-0 W

at Bowie State 21-0 W

1998 (5-5) at Catawba 10-7 L




Livingstone 38-33 L

at North Carolina Central 43-8 W


at Johnson C. Smith 29-19 W

at Elizabeth City 28-6 W vs. Grambling State 35-28

1999 CIAA Champs (8-3) Catawba 17-14 L

North Carolina A&T 20-7 L


at Fayetteville State 44-0 W

vs. Livingstone 34-0 W

North Carolina Central 20-7 W



Elizabeth City State* 21-6 W

vs. Grambling State 25-23 L

vs. Tuskegee$ 23-7 W

* CIAA Championship

$ Pioneer Bowl


1993 to 2009 at Winston-Salem State 1993 (6-4-1) at Elizabeth City 47-6 W


at Howard 31-10 L

at Livingstone 35-20 W


Norfolk State 54-54 T


at Bowie State 24-13 L




1994 (6-5) vs. S. Carolina State 48-27 L



Livingstone 17-12 W

Fayetteville State 39-28 L

at Norfolk State 50-48 L

Bowie State 40-14 W


Wofford 23-10 W


vs. Virginia State 38-35 L

1995 (4-4-2) Ft. Valley State 33-6 W


Elizabeth City 21-19 L

at Livingstone 17-17 T

at Fayetteville State 17-17 T






Bill Collick (1985-96) 81 Edward Jackson (1933-45; 53-55) 47 Al Lavan (2004 — present) 41 Arnold Jeter (1967-74) 25 Joe Purzycki (1981-84) 21 Edmond Wyche (1975-80) 18 Bennie J. George (1956-59) 17 Ben Blacknall (2000-2003) 16 Thomas Conrad (1946-49) 15 Roy D. Moore (1961-64) 15

DSU ALL-TIME COACHING WINS

KERMIT BLOUNT’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2000 CIAA Champs (9-3) at South Carolina State 39-28 W

Bowie State 40-6 W

at Hampton 40-6 L



Livingstone 28-7 W




at Elizabeth City State 44-0 W

vs. Virginia Union* 31-28 W

vs. Tuskegee** 12-9 L

* CIAA Championship

** Pioneer Bowl

2001 (8-3) Carson-Newman 27-16 W

at Tuskegee 30-23 L


at Virginia Union 24-22 L






Elizabeth City State 45-6 W

Virginia Union* 31-24 L

CIAA Championship

2002 (4-6) at Carson-Newman 47-35 L

Tuskegee 36-15 L


Virginia Union 18-15 L


Livingstone 23-6 W




at Elizabeth City State 15-14 L

2003 (7-3) Carson-Newman 21-14 L

vs. Ft. Valley State 27-21 W


at West Virginia Tech. 35-33 W

at Virginia Union 29-17 L

at Fayetteville State 22-14 L




St. Augustine‘s 54-19 W


2004 (4-6) at Carson-Newman 48-32 L

Ft. Valley State 21-19 L

Tusculum 37-20 L




Livingstone 31-21 W


at Johnson C. Smith 31-20 W at St. Augustine‘s 31-13 W

2005 (6-4) Catawba College 20-10 L

at Howard 20-6 L

at South Carolina State 52-12 L

Elizabeth City State 24-23 W






Saint Augustine‘s 35-33 W

2006 (4-7) at Catawba College 21-7 L

at North Carolina A& T 41-14 W

South Carolina State 35-6 L

at Florida A&M 25-21 L

Coastal Carolina 31-12 L

Howard 12-0 W

at Bethune-Cookman 10-6 L

at Savannah State 38-6 W

at #17 Hampton 13-3 L

Saint Augustine‘s 26-6 W

at Norfolk State 31-14 L

2007 (6-5) North Carolina A&T 28-7 W

at Coastal Carolina 28-21 L

at Morgan State 19-17 W


at Howard 24-21 (ot) L

vs. Florida A&M 27-23 W

at Bethune-Cookman 14-9 W

Hampton 20-19 W

#13 Delaware State 23-20 L


Norfolk State 23-20 L

KERMIT BLOUNT’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2008 (3-8) at North Carolina A&T 14-8 L

Savannah State 16-13 L

Morgan State 21-7 L

South Carolina State 43-17 L

Howard 34-10 W


Bethune-Cookman 27-6 L

at Hampton 35-30 W

at Delaware State 27-26 W


Norfolk State 17-14 L

2009 (1-10) North Carolina A&T 19-10 L

Florida A&M 34-10 L

Morgan State* 16-10 L


at Howard 7-3 L

at UC Davis 45-14 L

at Bethune-Cookman 16-10 W

Hampton 16-13 L

Delaware State 24-21 L


at Norfolk State 28-21 L *Giants Stadium - E. Rutherford, N.J.

at Delaware State 2011 (2-0) at VMI 24-21 W SHAW 31-27 W

at Delaware 0-45 L

at SC State 0-69 L


NORFOLK STATE 21-38 L

at NCA&T 24-42 L

MORGAN STATE 0-12, L

NC CENTRAL 7-14, L

at Hampton 6-42, L

HOWARD 39-36,W

2012 (1-0) VMI 17-10, W

at Delaware 38-14, L

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY 2012 FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (as of Sep. 11, 2012)

OFFENSE DEFENSE X 7–Justin Wilson (r-Sr., 6-0/195/Windsor, Conn.) RE 95–Rodney Gunter (So., 6-5/300/Ft. Hamilton, Fla.) 80–Morris Frasier (r-Fr., 6-2/190/Felton, Del.) 96–Chikeze Ukeje (Sr., 6-4/285/Staten Island, N.Y.) LT 78–Nail Muradymov (Sr., 6-7/310/Burtonsville, Md.) NT 93–George Bansah (Sr., 6-1/270/Woodbridge, Va.) 74-Clark McCready (Fr., 6-4/275/Hollidaysburg, Pa.) 99–Shabasz Gordon (Jr., 6-3/305/Bloomfield, Conn.) LG 71–Keon Williams (Fr., 6-2/275/Jersey City, N.J..) LE 94–Keith Hunter (Jr., 6-1/220/Windsor, Conn.) 71-Keon Williams (Fr., 6-2/275/Jersey City, N.J.) 97–Tarique Anderson Fr., 6-5/250/Toronto, Ont.) C 63– Brandon Cunningham (r-Sr., 6-2/275/Lumberton, N.J.) SPUR 29-Terrick Colston (So., 6-1/185/Lakeland, Fla.) 70–Tyler Loomis (So., 6-3/280 Felton, Del.) 17– Rashawn Barrett (Fr., 6-2/200/Montclair, N.J.) RG 65–Jadira Green (Sr., 6-4/300/Washington, D.C.) ROVER 21–Joe Boyd (So., 6-0/195/Ft. Washington, Md.) 70-Tyler Loomis (So., 6-3/280/Felton, Del.) 38–Thomas Best (Sr., 5-11/205/Washington, D.C.) RT 62–Tywan Lee (Sr., 6-3/330/Miami, Fla.) TED 58–Quintin Fortes (Sr., 6-3/255/Reston, Va.) 79-Dimitri Hill (Fr., 6-3/300/Waldorf, Md. ) 52–Aaron Richardson (Sr., 6-1/240/Wash., D.C.) TE 81 – Ryan Langdon (Sr., 6-4/250/Phila., Pa.) MIKE 53-Ernest Adjei Sr., 6-0/235/Woodbridge, Va.) 89 – Jahmel Bashir (Sr., 6-3, 250/Phila., Pa.) 33–Herman Hinton (r-Sr., 6-2/220/Phila., Pa.) H 5–Travis Tarpley (r-Sr., 5-10/175/Danville, Va.) BOB 91-Olusegun Ayanbiola (Sr., 6-2/250/Greenbelt, Md.) 8–Josh Bailey (Sr., 5-11/200/Richmond, Va.) 31-Legrant Williams (Fr., 6-1/195/Norfolk, Va.) Z 14–Justin Brewton (r-Jr.; 6-4/230/Fairless Hill, Fla.) CB 27–Nick Williams (Sr., 5-9/170/San Diego, 8- Josh Bailey (Sr., 5-11/200/Richmond, Va) 32-Cameren Judge (Jr., 5-11/175/New Britain, Conn.) RB 25– Malcolm Williams (Jr. 5-10/175/Reading, Pa.) CB 24–Jermond Colston (Jr., 5-11/170/Norfolk, Va.) 49– Lamar Shaw (r-So., 5-9/230/Mt. Vernon, N.Y.) 19–Ronald Robinson (Sr., 5-11/180/Jersey City, N.J.) QB 12–Nick Elko (r-Sr. 6-2/220/Odenton, Md.) FS 44-Davon Moore (Jr., 5-11/190/Mt. Vernon, N.Y.) 6- Cory Murphy (r-Jr., 6-2/205/Sunnyvale, Cal.) 36–Cory Scott (r-Fr./6-0/170/Mt. Vernon, N.Y.)

SPECIALISTS

PK 35–Mitchell Ward (So., 6-1/180/San Ramon, Cal.) LS 58–Quintin Fortes (Sr., 6-3/255/Reston, Va.) 83–Marco Kano (Jr., 6-6, 220/Cottbus, Ger.) 63–Brandon Cunningham (Jr., 6-2/275/Lumberton, N.J.) P 83 – Marko Kano (Jr., 6-6/220/Cottbus, Germany) KR 5 –Travis Tarpley (r-Jr., 5-7/170/Danville, Va.) 12 – Nick Elko (r-Sr.; 6-2/20/Odenton, Md.) 25-Malclom Williams (Jr., 5-10/175/Reading, Pa.) 27-Nick Williams (Sr., 5-9/170/San Diego, Cal.) 24-Jermond Colston (Jr., 5-11/170/Norfolk, Va.) HLD 5 – Travis Tarpley (r-Sr. , 5-7/175/Danville, Fla.) PR 5-Travis Tarpley (r-Sr./5-7/180/Danville, Va.) 12 – Nick Elko (r-Sr., 6-2/215/Odenton, Md.) 25-Malcolm Williams (Jr.,, 5-10/175/Reading, Pa.) 8-Josh Bailey (Sr., 5-11/200/Richmond, Va.)

83 Marco Kano Kay-noh 84 Malik Golson Muh-leek 89 Jahmel Bashir Juh-mel Bah-sheer 91 Olusegun Ayanbiola Oo-loo-she-gun I-an-bee-oo-lah 92 Kimani Robinson Kuh-mah-nee 93 George Bansah Ban-suh

96 Chikeze Ukeje Chuh-kee-zee Ooh-kee-jee

97 Tarique Anderson Tah-reek 99 Shabasz Gordon Shu-bazz

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

15 Bo Ceravolo Sare-ah-vo-lo 16 Esayah Obado Ee-sy-uh O-bah-doe 20 Quadir Bryant Kwah-deer 29 Terrick Colston Tare-ick 34 Nagee Jackson Nah-jee 42 Dae-Hon Cheung Day-hon Chung 53 Ernest Adjei Ah-jay 58 Quintin Fortes Forts 65 Jadira Green Juh-dy-ruh 72 Keevon Prather Kee-vahn Prath-ur 79 Dimitri Hill Duh-mee-tree

2012 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER Numerical NO NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 3 Josh Alexander FS 6-3 195 JR Waldorf, Md./Connecticut/Westlake HS 5 Travis Tarpley WR 5-7 175 r-SR Danville, Va. / Geo. Washington HS 6 Cory Murphy QB 6-2 205 r-JR Sunnyvale, Cal./Santa Clara HS 7 Justin Wilson WR 6-1 175 r-SR Windsor, Conn. / Windsor HS 8 Josh Bailey RB 5-11 200 SR Richmond, Va./Lackawanna JC 9 Matt Spicer DB 5-11 195 r-JR Lanham, Md./ Eleanor Roosevelt HS 10 Willie Bolden IV DB 6-1 195 FR Brunswick, Ga./Brunswick HS 11 Milton Williams WR 6-3 195 SO Upper Marlboro, Md./Frederick Douglas HS 12 Nick Elko QB 6-2 220 r-SR Odenton, Md. / Arundel HS 13 Jaevon Stokes WR 6-2 175 FR Wilmington, Del./Delcastle HS 14 Justin Brewton TE 6-4 230 r-JR Fairless Hills, Pa./ Pennsbury HS 15 Joseph ―Bo‖ Ceravolo WR 6-1 185 r-SO Venice, Fla./ Venice HS 16 Esayah Obado QB 6-2 200 FR Hamilton, N.J./Nottingham HS 17 Rashawn Barrett SS 6-2 200 FR Montclair, N.J./Montclair HS 18 Marlon Kelly WR 6-2 195 SO Miami, Fla./Dr. Krop HS 19 Ronald ―JR‖ Robinson DB 5-11 180 FR Jersey City, N.J./St. Pete Prep 20 Quadir Bryant RB 5-11 185 FR Felton, Del./Lake Forest HS 21 Joe Boyd DB 6-0 195 SO Ft. Washington, Md./ Friendly HS 23 Trey Allen Hall RB 5-11 190 FR Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls HS 24 Jermond Colston DB 5-11 170 JR Norfolk, Va./ Booker T. Washington HS 25 Malcolm Williams RB 5-10 175 JR Reading, Pa./Reading Senior HS 27 Nick Williams DB 5-9 170 SR San Diego, Calf./Monte Vista HS 28 Isaiah Simpson DB 5-10 180 JR New Brunswick, N.J./New Brunswick HS 29 Terrick Colston Ath 6-1 185 SO Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen HS 30 Rueben Hale DB 5-8 170 SR Norfolk, Va./Maury HS 31 Legrant Williams LB 6-1 195 FR Norfolk, Va./Fork Union M.A./Norview HS 32 Cameren Judge DB 5-11 175 JR New Britain Conn./Lackawanna JC 33 Herman Hinton LB 6-2 220 r-SR Philadelphia, Pa. / West Catholic HS 34 Nagee Jackson RB 6-1 215 FR Gainesville, Ga./Fork Union M.A./Battlefield HS 35 Mitchell Ward P/PK 6-1 180 SO San Ramone, Cal./Dougherty HS 36 Cory Scott DB 6-0 170 r-FR Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon HS 37 Devon Stanley DB 5-10 150 FR Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodlawn HS 38 Thomas Best LB 5-11 205 SR Washington, D.C./Seneca Valley HS 39 Shawn Billups DB 5-9 155 JR Brooklyn, N.Y./Boys & Girls HS 40 Justin Peterson FB 5-11 230 FR Atlanta, Ga./Martin Luther King HS 41 Anthony Washington DB 5-9 170 FR Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville HS 42 Dae-Hon Cheung RB 5-9 170 FR Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area Sr. HS 43 Anthony Frye DB 5-10 170 SR Landover, Md./Thomas Stone 44 Davon Moore LB 5-11 190 JR Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon HS 46 Bruce Ruffin WR 6-1 190 JR Philadelphia, Pa./GED 47 Troye Cornwall DB 6-0 205 SO Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon HS 49 Lamar Shaw FB 5-9 230 r-SO Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon HS 52 Aaron Richardson LB 6-1 240 SR Washington D.C. / St. John‘s HS 53 Ernest Adjei LB 6-0 235 SR Woodbridge, Va./Gar-field HS 54 Stewart Carey LB 6-0 240 SO Newark, Del/Newark HS 56 Mike Davis LB 5-11 205 r-FR Indian Head, Md./Lackey HS 57 Jeff Gay DL 6-1 265 FR Jacksonville, Fla./Atlantic Coast HS 58 Quintin Fortes DE 6-3 255 SR Reston, Va/.South Lakes HS 59 Nick Nelson DL 6-3 220 FR Dumfries, Va./Potomac HS 62 Tywan Lee OL 6-3 330 SR Miami, Fla./Deane JC/Northwestern HS

Numerical NO NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 63 Brandon Cunningham OL 6-2 275 JR Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley HS 64 Xavier Jones OL 6-3 300 FR Burlington, N.J./Burlington Twp. HS 65 Jadira Green OG 6-4 300 JR Washington, D.C./Oxon Hill HS 70 Tyler Loomis OL 6-3 280 SO Felton, Del./Lake Forest HS 71 Keon Williams OL 6-2 275 FR Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter‘s Prep 72 Keevon Prather OL 6-3 275 FR Temple Hills, Md./Crossland HS 73 Jerron Searles OT 6-5 265 FR Atlantic City, N.J./Atlantic City HS 74 Clark McCready OL 6-4 275 FR Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg Area Sr. HS 75 Frankie Glenn, Jr. DL 6-3 320 FR Titusville, Fla./Astronaut HS 76 Thomas Threadgill OL 6-5 295 SR Frederick, Md. / Frederick HS 78 Nail Muradymov OL 6-7 310 r-SR Burtonsville, Md./Paint Branch HS 79 Dimitri Hill OL 6-3 300 FR Waldorf, Md./Westlake HS 80 Morris Frasier WR 6-2 190 r-FR Felton, Del/Lake Forest HS 81 Ryan Langdon TE 6-4 250 JR Philadelphia, Pa./ Father Judge HS 83 Marco Kano P 6-6 220 JR Cottbus, Germany 84 Malik Golson WR 5-10 175 FR Smyrna, Del./Smyrna HS 85 Nate Ortiz TE 6-4 235 r-FR Jersey City, N.J./St. Anthony‘s HS 86 Otis Best WR 5-10 155 r-FR Jersey City, N.J./Marist HS 87 Robert King WR 6-0 175 FR Randallstown, Md./Lansdowne HS 88 Gabe Sherrod Ath 6-3 210 FR Perryville, Md./Perryville HS

89 Jahmel Bashir TE 6-3 250 SR Philadelphia, Pa./So. Phila. HS 90 Corey Barnes DT 6-3 270 FR Norfolk, Va./Nansemond HS 91 Olusegun Ayanbiola LB 6-2 250 SR Greenbelt, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt HS 92 Kimani Robinson DE 6-2 210 SO Brooklyn, N.Y./Ft. Hamilton HS 93 George Bansah DL 6-1 270 SR Woodbridge, Va. / Potomac HS 94 Keith Hunter DE 6-1 220 SO Windsor, Conn./Windsor HS 95 Rodney Gunter DL 6-5 300 SO Haines, Fla./Haines City HS 96 Chikeze Ukeje DL 6-4 285 SR Staten Island, N.Y.Amer. Int./Port Richmond HS 97 Tarique Anderson DE 6-5 250 FR Toronto, Ont./Fork Union M.A./Pickering HS 98 Jamal Douglass DL 6-1 290 SO Bartow, Fla./Bartow Senior HS 99 Shabasz Gordon DL 6-3 305 JR Bloomfield, Conn./Lackawanna JC

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Kermit Blount (Winston-Salem State, ‘80) – Second year Assistants: Nick Calcutta (Millersville, ‘82) – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Fifth year Arrington Jones (Winston-Salem State, ‘81) – Offensive Coordinator/QBs – Second year Michael Ketchum (Guilford, ‘78) – Defensive Coordinator/LBs – Second year Curtis Thomas (Delaware State, ‘96) – Wide Receivers/Special Teams – 13th year Jeff Braxton (Salisbury State, ‘87) – Defensive Line – Seventh year Tory Woodbury (Winston-Salem State, ‘00) – Running Backs – Second year Bryant Foster (Gardner-Webb, ‘99) – Cornerbacks – Second year Carlos Woods (Delaware State, ‘93) – Safeties – First year Graduate Assistant: Lonnie Teasley (Winston-Salem State, ‘08)

2011 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER Alphabetical NO NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 53 Ernest Adjei LB 6-0 235 SR Woodbridge, Va./Gar-field HS 3 Josh Alexander FS 6-3 195 JR Waldorf, Md./Connecticut/Westlake HS 97 Tarique Anderson DE 6-5 250 FR Toronto, Ont./Fork Union M.A./Pickering HS 91 Olusegun Ayanbiola DE 6-2 250 SR Greenbelt, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt HS 8 Josh Bailey RB 5-11 200 SR Richmond, Va./Lackawanna JC 93 George Bansah DL 6-1 270 SR Woodbridge, Va. / Potomac HS 90 Corey Barnes DT 6-3 270 FR Norfolk, Va./Nansemond HS 17 Rashawn Barrett SS 6-2 200 FR Montclair, N.J./Montclair HS 89 Jahmel Bashir TE 6-3 250 SR Philadelphia, Pa./So. Phila. HS 86 Otis Best WR 5-10 175 FR Jersey City, N.J./Marist HS 38 Thomas Best LB 5-11 205 SR Washington, D.C./Seneca Valley HS 39 Shawn Billups DB 5-9 155 JR Brooklyn, N.Y./Boys & Girls HS 10 Willie Bolden IV DB 6-1 195 FR Brunswick, Ga./Brunswick HS 21 Joe Boyd DB 6-0 195 SO Ft. Washington, Md./ Friendly HS 14 Justin Brewton TE 6-4 230 r-JR Fairless Hills, Pa./ Pennsbury HS 20 Quadir Bryant RB 5-11 185 FR Felton, Del./Lake Forest HS 54 Stewart Carey LB 6-0 240 SO Newark, Del/Newark HS 15 Joseph ―Bo‖ Ceravolo WR 6-1 185 r-SO Venice, Fla./ Venice HS 42 Dae-Hon Cheung RB 5-10 170 FR Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area Sr. HS 24 Jermond Colston DB 5-11 170 JR Norfolk, Va./ Booker T. Washington HS 29 Terrick Colston Ath 6-1 185 SO Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen HS 47 Troye Cornwall DB 6-0 205 SO Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon HS 63 Brandon Cunningham OL 6-2 275 JR Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley HS 56 Mike Davis LB 5-11 205 r-FR Indian Head, Md./Lackey HS 98 Jamal Douglass DL 6-1 290 SO Bartow, Fla./Bartow Senior HS 12 Nick Elko QB 6-2 220 r-SR Odenton, Md. / Arundel HS 58 Quintin Fortes DE 6-3 255 SR Reston, Va/.South Lakes HS 80 Morris Frasier WR 6-2 190 r-FR Felton, Del/Lake Forest HS 43 Anthony Frye DB 5-10 170 SR Landover, Md./Thomas Stone 57 Jeff Gay DL 6-1 265 FR Jacksonville, Fla./Atlantic Coast HS 75 Frankie Glenn, Jr. DL 6-3 320 FR Titusville, Fla./Astronaut HS 84 Malik Golson DB 5-10 175 FR Smyrna, Del./Smyrna HS 99 Shabasz Gordon DL 6-3 305 JR Bloomfield, Conn./Lackawanna JC 65 Jadira Green OG 6-4 300 JR Washington, D.C./Oxon Hill HS 95 Rodney Gunter DL 6-5 300 SO Haines, Fla./Haines City HS 30 Rueben Hale DB 5-8 170 SR Norfolk, Va./Maury HS 23 Trey Allen Hall RB 5-11 190 FR Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls HS 37 Alan Hart DB 6-1 180 SO Greensboro, N.C./N. Guilford HS 79 Dimitri Hill OL 6-3 300 FR Waldorf, Md./Westlake HS 33 Herman Hinton LB 6-2 220 r-SR Philadelphia, Pa. / West Catholic HS 94 Keith Hunter DE 6-1 220 SO Windsor, Conn./Windsor HS 34 Nagee Jackson RB 6-1 215 FR Gainesville, Ga./Fork Union M.A./Battlefield HS 64 Xavier Jones OL 6-3 300 FR Burlington, N.J./Burlington Twp. HS 32 Cameren Judge DB 5-11 175 JR New Britain Conn./Lackawanna JC 83 Marco Kano P 6-6 220 JR Cottbus, Germany 18 Marlon Kelly WR 6-2 195 SO Miami, Fla./Dr. Krop HS 87 Robert King WR 6-0 175 FR Randallstown, Md./Lansdowne HS 81 Ryan Langdon TE 6-4 250 JR Philadelphia, Pa./ Father Judge HS 62 Tywan Lee OL 6-3 330 SR Miami, Fla./Deane JC/Northwestern HS

Alphabetical NO NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 70 Tyler Loomis OL 6-3 280 SO Felton, Del./Lake Forest HS 74 Clark McCready OL 6-4 275 FR Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg Area Sr. HS 44 Davon Moore LB 5-11 190 JR Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon HS

6 Cory Murphy QB 6-2 205 r-JR Santa Clara, Cal./Santa Clara 59 Nick Nelson DL 6-3 220 FR Dumfries, Va./Potomac HS 16 Esayah Obado QB 6-2 200 FR Hamilton, N.J./Nottingham HS 85 Nate Ortiz TE 6-4 235 r-FR Jersey City, N.J./St. Anthony‘s HS 45 Rahmik Perry LB 6-2 215 SO Hempstead, N.Y./Hempstead HS 40 Justin Peterson FB 5-11 230 FR Atlanta, Ga./Martin Luther King HS 72 Keevon Prather OL 6-3 275 FR Temple Hills, Md./Crossland HS 52 Aaron Richardson LB 6-1 240 SR Washington D.C. / St. John‘s HS 19 Ronald ―JR‖ Robinson DB 5-11 180 FR Jersey City, N.J./St. Pete Prep 92 Kimani Robinson DE 6-2 210 SO Brooklyn, N.Y./Ft. Hamilton HS 46 Bruce Ruffin WR 6-1 190 JR Philadelphia, Pa./GED 36 Cory Scott DB 6-0 170 r-FR Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon HS 73 Jerron Searles OT 6-5 265 FR Atlantic City, N.J./Atlantic City HS 49 Lamar Shaw FB 5-9 230 r-SO Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon HS 88 Gabe Sherrod Ath 6-3 210 FR Perryville, Md./Perryville HS 28 Isaiah Simpson DB 5-10 180 JR New Brunswick, NJ/New Brunswick HS 9 Matt Spicer DB 5-11 195 r-JR Lanham, Md./ Eleanor Roosevelt HS 37 Devon Stanley DB 5-10 150 FR Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodlawn HS 13 Jaevon Stokes WR 6-2 175 FR Wilmington, Del./Delcastle HS 5 Travis Tarpley WR 5-7 175 r-SR Danville, Va. / Geo. Washington HS 76 Thomas Threadgill OL 6-5 295 SR Frederick, Md. / Frederick HS 96 Chikeze Ukeje DL 6-4 285 SR Staten Island, N.Y./Port Richmond HS 35 Mitchell Ward P/PK 6-1 180 SO San Ramone, Cal./Dougherty HS 41 Anthony Washington DB 5-9 170 FR Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville HS 71 Keon Williams OL 6-2 275 FR Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter‘s Prep 31 Legrant Williams LB 6-1 195 FR Norfolk, Va./Fork Union M.A./Norview HS 25 Malcolm Williams RB 5-10 175 JR Reading, Pa./Reading Senior HS 11 Milton Williams WR 6-3 195 SO Upper Marlboro, Md./Frederick Douglas HS 27 Nick Williams DB 5-9 170 SR San Diego, Calf./Monte Vista HS 7 Justin Wilson WR 6-1 175 r-SR Windsor, Conn. / Windsor HS Head Coach: Kermit Blount (Winston-Salem State, ‘80) – Second year Assistants: Nick Calcutta (Millersville, ‘82) – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Fifth year Arrington Jones (Winston-Salem State, ‘81) – Offensive Coordinator/QBs – Second year Michael Ketchum (Guilford, ‘78) – Defensive Coordinator/LBs – Second year Curtis Thomas (Delaware State, ‘96) – Wide Receivers/Special Teams – 13th year Jeff Braxton (Salisbury State, ‘87) – Defensive Line – Seventh year Tory Woodbury (Winston-Salem State, ‘00) – Running Backs – Second year Bryant Foster (Gardner-Webb, ‘99) – Cornerbacks – Second year Carlos Woods (Delaware State, ‘93) – Safeties – First year Graduate Assistant: Lonnie Teasley (Winston-Salem State, ‘08)

2012 GAMES TO DATE

Score by quarters 1 2 3 4 T______ VMI 0 0 7 3 10 DSU 0 10 0 7 17 Scoring Summary 2nd Qtr. DSU 06:01 Ward 30 FG 4-3; 1:13 DSU 3 VMI 0 DSU 00:42 Tarpley 26 pass from Elko (Ward kick) 8-80; 1:44 DSU 10 VMI 0 3rd Qtr. VMI 02:24 Turner 1 run (Sexton kick) 9-46; 4:43 DSU 10 VMI 7 4th Qtr. VMI 02:35 Sexton 22 FG 17-75; 7:31 DSU 10 VMI 10 DSU 00:45 Elko 4 run (Ward kick) 9-55; 1:40 DSU 17 VMI 10 Team Statistics DSU VMI First Downs 15 20 Rushes-Yards (net) 22-83 36-158 Passing yards (net) 156 225 Passes (A-C-I) 18-33-0 22-38-1 Total Offense (plays-yards) 55-239 74-383 Fumble Returns-yds. 1-8 0-0 Punt Returns- yds. 1-0 2-31 Kickoff returns – yds. 3-80 4-59 Int. returns- yds. 1-0 0-0 Punts (No. – avg.) 5-43.4 8-40.6 Fumbles – lost 3-3 1-1 Penalties – yds. 6-39 10-84 Possession time 23:59 36:01 Third down conversions 2 of 12 8 of 18 Fourth down conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2 Red zone scores-chances 2 of 2 2 of 4 Sacks by: No. – yds. 0-0 3-13

GAME 1

DELAWARE STATE 17 VMI 10

ALUMNI STADIUM – DOVER, DEL.

SEP. 1, 2012

Nick Elko ran four yards for a touchdown with 45 seconds left to lift Delaware State to a 17-10 season opening win over VMI at Alumni Stadium. The touchdown capped off a nine-play, 55-yard drive that consumed a minute-45 seconds. VMI drove to the Dela-ware State 38-yard line on the game‘s final possession, but Erik Kordenbrock‘s despera-tion pass was intercepted by DSU‘s Ronald Robinson in the endzone as time expired. Delaware State led 10-0 at halftime, but VMI scored a touchdown in the third quarter and added a field goal with 2:35 left in the fourth quarter to tie the game. After VMI tied the game, DSU‘s Malcolm Williams returned the ensuing kickoff 38 yards to the Hornet 45-yard line to jumpstart the game-winning touchdown drive. The Hornets faced a fourth-and-one at the VMI 46 when Williams rushed two yards to sustain the drive. On the next play, Elko completed a five-yard pass to Justin Wilson to the VMI 39. A VMI per-sonal foul on the play gave the Hornets a first down at the Keydets‘ 26. Two plays later, Elko and Travis Tarpley connected on a 14-yard pass to the VMI 12. Delaware State faced a second-and-goal at the four when Elko faked a hand-off then scampered around the right end to the endzone to give put the Hornets ahead 16-10. Mitchell Ward tacked on the extra point to give DSU a seven point lead. Delaware State broke the scoreless tie thanks to a VMI miscue. Four plays after Olusegun Ayanbiola recovered a Keydet fumble at the VMI 16, Mitchell Ward kicked a 30-yard field goal to give the Hornets a 3-0 lead with 6:01 left on the second quarter clock. DSU added to its lead with a touchdown right before the half. Elko and Travis Tarpley connected on a 26-yard scoring pass to give the Hornets a 10-0 lead with 42 second left in the second quarter. Elko completed 6-of-7 passes for 79 yards during the eight-play, 80-yard drive. He connected twice with Wilson for 29 yards and Joe Ceravolo had three catches for 24 yards before the Tarpley touchdown. Ward‘s extra point gave the Hornets a 10-0 lead at the half. VMI began its comeback with a late third quarter touchdown on a fourth down play to cut the Hornets‘ lead to 10-7. David Turner capped off the nine-play, 46-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown plunge on fourth down with 2:24 left in the third quarter. The Keydets ap-peared headed for a go-ahead touchdown after consuming seven-minutes-41 seconds off the clock during a 17-play, 75-yard fourth quarter drive. VMI had a first down at the DSU four, but had to settle for a 22-yard field goal from Jeff Sexton to tie the score at 10-10 with 2:35 left to play. Delaware State was outgained 383 to 239 in the game. VMI had 158 yards rushing and 225 yards by the pass.

DELAWARE STATE

Rushing No. Yds. TD LG AVG Ma. Williams 13 72 0 32 5.5 Jackson 2 14 0 11 7.0 Passing A-C-I Yds. TD LG Elko 33-18-0 156 1 26 Receiving No. Yds. TD LG Wilson 7 62 0 17 Tarpley 3 43 1 26 Ceravolo 3 24 0 10 Punting No. Avg. LG I20 Kano 8 40.6 62 1 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD LG Tarpley 1 0 0 0 Kickoff Returns No. Yds. TD LG Ma. Williams 2 58 0 38 Tackles UA-A TT TL-Yds. SK FF T. Colston 7-5 12 0.5-1 Moore 4-8 12 0.5-0 Hinton 5-2 7 N. Williams 4-2 6

VMI Rushing No. Yds. TD LG AVG Turner, D 23 101 1 17 4.4 Turner, I 6 33 0 9 5.5 Passing A-C-I Yds. TD LG Kordenbrock 38-22-1 225 0 27 Receiving No. Yds. TD LG Turner, D. 7 83 0 21 Rogers 4 52 0 27 Punting No. Avg. LG I20 Eberhardt 5 43.4 54 2 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD LG

Fruehan 2 31 0 25 Kickoff Returns No. Yds. TD LG Fruehan 3 59 0 26 Tackles UA-A TT TL-Yds. SK Fruehan 7-1 8 0.5/2 0.5/2 Harper 5-2 7

2012 GAMES TO DATE

Score by quarters 1 2 3 4 T______ DSU 0 7 7 0 14 UD 7 21 3 7 38 Scoring Summary 1st Qtr. UD 03:39 Tunstall 91 INT return (Baner kick) UD 7 DSU 0 2nd Qtr. UD 12:17 Johnson 14 pass from Hurley (Baner kick) 9-70; 4:01 UD 14 DSU 0 UD 07:51 Hurley 1 run (Baner kick) 8-43; 2:56 UD 21 DSU 0 DSU 03:02 Wilson 18 pass from Elko (Ward kick) 9-66; 4:41 UD 21 DSU 7 UD 00:17 Harrison 6 pass from Donnelly (Baner kick) 11-69; 2:40 UD 28 DSU 7 3rd Qtr. UD 11:48 Baner 20 FG 7-37; 3:00 UD 31 DSU 7 DSU 05:04 Jackson 1 run (Ward kick) 13-61; 6:39 UD 31 DSU 14 4th Qtr. UD 03:00 Harrison 18 pass from Hurley (Baner kick) 6-47; 3:05 UD 38 DSU 14 Team Statistics DSU UD First Downs 22 18 Rushes-Yards (net) 28-55 35-127 Passing yards (net) 298 155 Passes (A-C-I) 50-35-2 23-13-0 Total Offense (plays-yards) 78-353 58-282 Fumble Returns-yds. 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns- yds. 0-0 2-9 Kickoff returns – yds. 5-115 2-70 Int. returns- yds. 0-0 2-100 Punts (No. – avg.) 4-40.2 4-48.0 Fumbles – lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties – yds. 9-81 6-55 Possession time 35:59 24:01 Third down conversions 7 of 17 7 of 13 Fourth down conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Red zone scores-chances 2 of 5 5 of 5 Sacks by: No. – yds. 1-7 2-12

GAME 2

DELAWARE 38 DELAWARE STATE 14

DELAWARE STADIUM – NEWARK, DEL.

SEP. 8, 2012

Delaware State outgained host Delaware by 71 yards and won the time of possession battle by nearly 11 minutes, but was undone by key mistakes in a 38-14 loss to the #15 Hens in the First State Rivalry Tubby Raymond Field today. The Hornets were plagued by two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown, a blocked field goal attempt and several costly penalties. Delaware State racked up 353 total yards in the contest, its best showing in four meetings against the Hens. The Hornets had 298 yards passing, but were held to 55 yards on the ground. Delaware recorded 282 total yards. The Hens posted 155 yards passing and 127 rushing. Delaware State appeared headed for a score on the opening drive of the game, but was denied due to a special teams mistake. The Hornets drove 63 yards on 12 plays to the UD 12-yard line, but Mitchell Ward‘s 29-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Delaware‘s Marcus Burley. The Hornets had four first downs on the opening drive, two on third down completions from Nick Elko to Justin Wilson (seven yards) and Justin Brewton (nine yards). After Delaware went three-and-out on its first possession, the Hornets em-barked on another long drive into Blue Hen territory. DSU marched 54 yards on 11 plays to the Dela-ware 26 when another miscue resulted in the game‘s first score. Elko‘s third down pass to Wilson was tipped into the hands of Delaware‘s Ricky Tunstall, who avoided several would-be tacklers on a 91-yard return for a touchdown on the interception with 3:39 left in the first quarter. Sean Baner‘s extra point kick gave the Hens a 7-0 lead. The Hornets outgained the Hens 135-to-37 and held a 12:19-to-2:41 time of possession advantage in the opening quarter. Delaware opened up a 14-0 lead on touchdown early in the second quarter. The 9-play, 70-yard drive was capped off by a 14-yard scoring pass from Trent Hurley to Michael Johnson with 12:17 left in the second quarter. After the Hornets failed to record a first down on their next possession, Delaware used a trick play to set up its third touchdown. The Hens lined up in punt formation on fourth-and-six at the DSU 39, but punter Rauley Zaragoza ran nine yards for a first down to the Hornet 30. Four plays later, Hurley scored on a one-yard plunge to give Delaware a three-touchdown lead. Baner‘s extra point kick put the Hens up 21-0 with 7:52 left in the second quarter. DSU took advantage of a rare Delaware mistake to score its first touchdown in more than five quarters against the Hens. Five plays after a roughing the punter call against Delaware kept a DSU drive going, Elko hit Justin Wilson for an 18-yard touch-down to cap off a nine-play, 66-yard scoring march. Ward‘s extra point cut Delaware‘s lead to 21-7 with 3:02 left in the second quarter. A key play in the drive was a 20-yard one-hand first down catch by Brewton to the UD 22. Elko completed each of his five pass attempts for 54 yards during the drive. Delaware scored a touchdown on a 6-yard pass from Hurley to Jerel Harrison just before halftime to take a 28-7 lead at the break. The scoring play capped off an 11-play, 69-yard drive that was aided by two 15-yard personal foul penalties on the Hornets. The Hens scored a field goal on the opening drive of the third quarter to open up a 31-7 lead. Delaware State answered with a 13-play drive for its second touchdown of the game. Freshman running back Nagee Jackson capped off the drive with a one-yard touchdown plunge on fourth down for his first career score. Ward‘s extra point kick pulled the Hornets to within 31-14 with 5:04 left in the third quarter.

DELAWARE STATE

Rushing No. Yds. TD LG AVG Ma. Williams 16 44 0 8 2.8 Cheung 4 14 0 6 3.5 Jackson 4 11 1 7 2.8 Passing A-C-I Yds. TD LG Elko 50-35-2 298 1 25 Receiving No. Yds. TD LG Wilson 9 93 1 23 Tarpley 7 63 0 25 Ma. Williams 6 21 0 6 Brewton 5 58 0 20 Punting No. Avg. LG I20

Kano 4 40.2 51 1 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD LG None Kickoff Returns No. Yds. TD LG Tarpley 3 90 0 34 Ma. Williams 2 25 0 14 Tackles UA-A TT TL-Yds. SK FF T. Colston 5-2 7 Moore 4-3 7 Adjei 4-1 5 Ayanbiola 4-1 5 0.5-4 0.5-4

DELAWARE Rushing No. Yds. TD LG AVG Pierce 22 95 1 15 4.3 Hurley 6 13 0 8 2.2 Passing A-C-I Yds. TD LG Hurley 21-12-0 149 2 27 Receiving No. Yds. TD LG Boyle 4 45 0 27 Harrison 3 32 2 18 Jones 2 32 0 25 Johnson 2 25 1 14 Punting No. Avg. LG I20 Zaragoza 4 48.0 54 1 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD LG Jones 1 1 0 1 Tunstall 1 8 0 8 Kickoff Returns No. Yds. TD LG Hawkins 1 18 0 18 Johnson 1 52 0 52 Tackles UA-A TT TL-Yds. SK Worrilow 8-10 18 0.5/1 Jackson 3-5 8

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

CONFERENCE 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

NON-CONFERENCE 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND

Sep 01, 2012 VMI W 17-10 2952

Sep 08, 2012 at #15 Delaware L 14-38 16898

TEAM STATISTICS DSU OPP

FIRST DOWNS 37 38

Rushing 10 17

Passing 23 17

Penalty 4 4

RUSHING YARDAGE 138 285

Rushing Attempts 50 71

Average Per Rush 2.8 4.0

Average Per Game 69.0 142.5

TDs Rushing 2 2

PASSING YARDAGE 454 380

Comp-Att-Int 53-83-2 35-61-1

Average Per Pass 5.5 6.2

Average Per Catch 8.6 10.9


TDs Passing 2 3

TOTAL OFFENSE 592 665

Average Per Play 4.5 5.0


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 8-195 6-129

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 4-40

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 2-100

FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 3-3

PENALTIES-Yards 15-120 16-139

PUNTS-AVG 12-40.5 9-45.4

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:59 30:01

3RD-DOWN Conversions 9/30 15/31

4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/3 3/3

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G

WILLIAMS,Mal. 2 29 123 7 116 4.0 0 32 58.0

JACKSON,N. 2 6 25 0 25 4.2 1 11 12.5

CHEUNG,D. 2 6 18 1 17 2.8 0 6 8.5

TEAM 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0

SHAW,L. 2 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 -1.5

ELKO,N 2 6 6 21 -15 -2.5 1 4 -7.5

Total.......... 2 50 172 34 138 2.8 2 32 69.0

Opponents...... 2 71 303 18 285 4.0 2 17 142.5

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G

ELKO,N 2 112.93 53-83-2 63.9 454 2 26 227.0

Total.......... 2 112.93 53-83-2 63.9 454 2 26 227.0

Opponents...... 2 122.66 35-61-1 57.4 380 3 27 190.0

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G

WILSON,J. 2 16 155 9.7 1 23 77.5

TARPLEY,T. 2 10 106 10.6 1 26 53.0

WILLIAMS,Mal. 2 8 28 3.5 0 6 14.0

BREWTON,J 2 6 63 10.5 0 20 31.5

LANGDON,R. 2 4 28 7.0 0 11 14.0

BAILEY,J. 2 4 28 7.0 0 10 14.0

CERAVOLO,J 1 3 24 8.0 0 10 24.0

CHEUNG,D. 2 1 13 13.0 0 13 6.5

KING,R. 2 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5

Total.......... 2 53 454 8.6 2 26 227.0

Opponents...... 2 35 380 10.9 3 27 190.0

2012 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY COMBINED STATS

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk

WARD,M. 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 30 1

|------ PATs ------|

SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points

WARD,M. 0 1-2 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 7

JACKSON,N. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

ELKO,N 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

WILSON,J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

TARPLEY,T. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

Total.......... 4 1-2 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 31

Opponents...... 6 2-4 6-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Delaware State 0 17 7 7 31

Opponents 7 21 10 10 48

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long

ROBINSON,R 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total.......... 1 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents...... 2 100 50.0 1 91

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd

KANO,M. 12 486 40.5 62 2 3 2 0

Total.......... 12 486 40.5 62 2 3 2 0

Opponents...... 9 409 45.4 54 3 0 3 0

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long

TARPLEY,T. 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total.......... 1 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents...... 4 40 10.0 0 25

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long

WILLIAMS,Mal. 4 83 20.8 0 38

TARPLEY,T. 4 112 28.0 0 34

Total.......... 8 195 24.4 0 38

Opponents...... 6 129 21.5 0 52

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G

WILLIAMS,Mal. 2 116 28 0 83 0 227 113.5

TARPLEY,T. 2 0 106 0 112 0 218 109.0

WILSON,J. 2 0 155 0 0 0 155 77.5

BREWTON,J 2 0 63 0 0 0 63 31.5

CHEUNG,D. 2 17 13 0 0 0 30 15.0

Total.......... 2 138 454 0 195 0 787 393.5

Opponents...... 2 285 380 40 129 100 934 467.0

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G

ELKO,N 2 89 -15 454 439 219.5

WILLIAMS,Mal. 2 29 116 0 116 58.0

JACKSON,N. 2 6 25 0 25 12.5

CHEUNG,D. 2 6 17 0 17 8.5

Total.......... 2 133 138 454 592 296.0

Opponents...... 2 132 285 380 665 332.5

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2012 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY COMBINED STATS, CONT.

Delaware State Overall Defensive Statistics

All games

|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd

DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick

44 MOORE,D 2 8 11 19 0.5-0 . . . . . . .

29 COLSTON,T 2 12 7 19 0.5-1 . . 1 . . .

53 ADJEI,E. 2 8 3 11 2.5-4 . . . 1 . . .

27 WILLIAMS,N 2 6 3 9 . . . 1 . . .

21 BOYD,J 2 4 5 9 1.0-1 . . . . . . .

33 HINTON,H. 2 6 2 8 . . . . . . . .

95 GUNTER,R. 2 7 1 8 . . . . 2 1-0 1 .

91 AYANBIOLA,O 2 6 2 8 0.5-4 0.5-4 . . . 1-8 .

58 FORTES,Q. 2 4 4 8 . . . . 1 1-0 1 .

24 COLSTON,J 2 5 2 7 1.0-1 . . 3 . . .

96 UKEJE,C. 2 2 2 4 0.5-1 . . . . . . .

94 HUNTER,K. 2 . 4 4 . . . . . . . .

99 GORDON,S. 2 . 3 3 0.5-3 0.5-3 . . . . .

93 BANSAH,G. 2 1 2 3 . . . . . . . .

52 RICHARDSON,A. 2 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . . .

31 WILLIAMS,L. 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .

34 JACKSON,N. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

56 DAVIS,M. 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .

97 ANDERSON.T. 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .

98 DOUGLASS,J. 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .

36 SCOTT,C. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

28 SIMPSON,I 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

38 BEST,Thom. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

92 ROBINSON,R 2 1 . 1 . . 1-0 . . . .

35 WARD,M. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

17 BARRETT,R 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .

5 TARPLEY,T. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

Total.......... 2 78 58 136 7-15 1-7 1-0 5 5 3-8 2 .

Opponents...... 2 63 70 133 13.0-39 5-25 2-100 8 4 1-0 2 1

2012 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY DEFENSIVE STATS

Delaware State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

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

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

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Sep 01 VMI.................... W 17-10 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 08 at Delaware............ L 14-38 4 2 14 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

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Totals 6 4 24 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

4 of 6 (66.7%)

Opponents Inside Delaware State Red-Zone

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

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

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Sep 01 VMI.................... W 17-10 4 2 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

Sep 08 at Delaware............ L 14-38 5 5 31 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Totals 9 7 41 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0

7 of 9 (77.8%)

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr

Sep 01 VMI W 17-10 2-13 15.4% 1-4 25.0% 1-4 25.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-2 0.0%

Sep 08 at Delaware L 14-38 7-17 41.2% 3-6 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 3-5 60.0% 1-4 25.0%

Delaware State 9-30 30.0% 4-10 40.0% 1-6 16.7% 3-8 37.5% 1-6 16.7% 0-0%

Opponents 15-31 48.4% 3-6 50.0% 4-8 50.0% 3-8 37.5% 5-9 55.6% 0-0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr

Sep 01 VMI W 17-10 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0%

Sep 08 at Delaware L 14-38 1-2 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0%

Delaware State 2-3 66.7% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-2 50.0% 0-0

Opponents 3-3 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0

Time of Possession Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr

Sep 01 VMI W 17-10 23:59 6:00 8:23 5:38 3:58

Sep 08 at Delaware L 14-38 35:59 12:19 6:36 9:31 7:33

Delaware State Total 59:58 18:19 14:59 15:09 11:31 0:00

Avg. 29:59 9:09 7:29 7:34 5:45 0:00

Opponents Total 60:02 11:41 15:01 14:51 18:29 0:00

Avg. 30:01 5:50 7:30 7:25 9:14 0:00

2012 DELAWARE STATE/OPPONENT RED ZONE STATS_BY-QUARTER STATS

DELAWARE STATE INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 16 WILLIAMS,Mal. at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Yards Rushing 72 WILLIAMS,Mal. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

TD Rushes 1 ELKO,N vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

JACKSON,N. at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Long Rush 32 WILLIAMS,Mal. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Pass attempts 50 ELKO,N. at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Pass completions 35 ELKO,N. at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Yards Passing 298 ELKO,N. at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

TD Passes 1 ELKO,N vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

ELKO,N. at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Long Pass 26 ELKO,N vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Receptions 9 WILSON,J. at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Yards Receiving 93 WILSON,J. at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

TD Receptions 1 TARPLEY,T. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

WILSON,J. at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Long Reception 26 TARPLEY,T. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Field Goals 1 WARD,M. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Long Field Goal 30 WARD,M. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Punts 8 KANO,M. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Punting Avg 40.6 KANO,M. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Long Punt 62 KANO,M. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Punts inside 20 1 KANO,M. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

KANO,M. at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Long Punt Return 0

Long Kickoff Return 38 WILLIAMS,Mal. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Tackles 12 COLSTON,T vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

MOORE,D vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Sacks 0.5 AYANBIOLA,O at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

GORDON,S. at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Tackles For Loss 2.5 ADJEI,E. vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Interceptions 1 ROBINSON,R vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 28 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Yards Rushing 83 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Yards Per Rush 3.8 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

TD Rushes 1 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Pass attempts 50 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Pass completions 35 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Yards Passing 298 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Yards Per Pass 6.0 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

TD Passes 1 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)


Total Plays 78 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Total Offense 353 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Yards Per Play 4.5 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Points 17 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Sacks By 1 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

First Downs 22 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Penalties 9 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Penalty Yards 81 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Turnovers 2 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Interceptions By 1 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Punts 8 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Punting Avg 40.6 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Long Punt 62 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Punts inside 20 1 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)


Long Punt Return 0

2012 DELAWARE STATE INDIVIDUAL/TEAM HIGHS

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 23 TURNER, D., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Yards Rushing 101 TURNER, D., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

TD Rushes 1 TURNER, D., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Hurley, Trent, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Long Rush 17 TURNER, D., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Pass attempts 38 KORDENBROCK, E., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Pass completions 22 KORDENBROCK, E., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Yards Passing 225 KORDENBROCK, E., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

TD Passes 2 Hurley, Trent, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Long Pass 27 KORDENBROCK, E., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Hurley, Trent, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Receptions 7 TURNER, D., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Yards Receiving 83 TURNER, D., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

TD Receptions 2 Harrison, Jerel, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Long Reception 27 ROGERS, J., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Boyle, Nick, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Field Goals 1 SEXTON, J., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Baner, Sean, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Long Field Goal 22 SEXTON, J., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Punts 5 EBERHARDT, D., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Punting Avg 48.0 Zaragoza,Rauley, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Long Punt 54 EBERHARDT, D., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Zaragoza,Rauley, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Punts inside 20 2 EBERHARDT, D., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Long Punt Return 25 FRUEHAN, J., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Long Kickoff Return 52 Johnson,Michael, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Tackles 18 Worrilow, Paul, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Sacks 1.0 GARVIN, T., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Hollerman,Vince, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Tackles For Loss 1.5 GARVIN, T., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

STAIB, L., vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Williams, Jeff, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Interceptions 1 Breaker, Tim, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Tunstall, Ricky, at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 36 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Yards Rushing 158 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Yards Per Rush 4.4 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

TD Rushes 1 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)


Pass attempts 38 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Pass completions 22 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Yards Passing 225 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Yards Per Pass 6.7 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

TD Passes 3 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Total Plays 74 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Total Offense 383 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Yards Per Play 5.2 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Points 38 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Sacks By 3 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

First Downs 20 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Penalties 10 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Penalty Yards 84 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Turnovers 4 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Interceptions By 2 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Punts 5 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Punting Avg 48.0 at Delaware (Sep 08, 2012)

Long Punt 54 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)


Punts inside 20 2 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

Long Punt Return 25 vs VMI (Sep 01, 2012)

2011 DELAWARE STATE INDIVIDUAL/TEAM HIGHS

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