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Rattlers, TigersSet To Tangle InTampa Classic

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ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

THE COACHING MATCHUP

Director/Football SID ......Vaughn [email protected]; (850) 599-3200

(ofc); (850) 694-0277 (cell)

Assistant Director ........... Alvin Hollins, Jr. [email protected]; (850) 599-3736

(ofc); (850) 591-7690 (cell)

Official Website ... www.famuathletics.comFacebook ............. facebook.com/famuathTwitter .................. @famuathletics

TALE OF THE TAPE

THE SERIES HISTORY

2016 FAMU SCORECARD: 4-7,4-409-03 @Miami^ L,3-7009-10 @Coastal Carolina L,10-4909-17 Tuskegee** L, 17-20

(5th Quarter Classic - Mobile, AL)09-24 S.C. STATE* L, 14-4810-01 SAVANNAH STATE* W,19-1410-08 @ N.C. Central * L,13-1710-15 @ Delaware State* W, 41-2710-22 HAMPTON* W, 31-14

(Homecoming Game)10-29 @North Carolina A&T* L,17-4211-12 MORGAN STATE* W,22-2111-19 Bethune-Cookman*% L,19-39

(Florida Blue Florida Classic)@-Away Games; ^-ESPN3.com; #-ESPNU; *-Conference Games; %-Florida Blue Florida Classic,ESPNClassic/ESPN3/ESPNU

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The 2017 season is the111th year of varsityFootball at FAMU,continuing a richlegacy of successes:

FAMU vs Tennessee StateSaturday, Sept. 16 * 6:00 p.m. CTRaymond James Stadium (65,000) * Tampa, FL

Record...2-0, 0-0 in OVCRank....#22FCS/#2 HBCUPts/Game .........17.0Pts Allowed/PG ...12.5Rush Yds/Gm .199.0Pass Yds/Gm ..111.5Total Off/Gm ..310.5Total Def/Gm .288.0

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* 12 National Championships.* The first NCAA Division I FCSNational title (1978).* 36 ConferenceChampionships.* Top 15 in FCS in all-timevictoriesand winning percentage.* 1 NFL Hall of Famer and 4College Football Hall of Famers.* 100 All-Americans.* 135 Professional Alumni.

RATTLERS ON THE AIR

RRRRRUSHINGUSHINGUSHINGUSHINGUSHINGTreon Harris, QB, Jr.22c/182y, 2 TDs

PPPPPASSINGASSINGASSINGASSINGASSINGTreon Harris, QB, Jr.17c/42a, 223 yards, 0 TD, INT

RECEIVINGRECEIVINGRECEIVINGRECEIVINGRECEIVINGPatrick Smith, WR, Sr.9 rec, 116 yds, 0 TDs

DEFENSEDEFENSEDEFENSEDEFENSEDEFENSEChris Collins, MLB,Sr.22 tack (15 solo), 4 TFL, 2 Sks

PLAYERS TO WATCH

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* FAMU’s Alex Wood (Iowa, 1978) isin his 3rd season at FAMU... He has a31-42 career record as a head coach atJames Madison (23-22), Buffalo (2-2)and FAMU (6-18). *Tennessee State’s Rod Reed(Tennessee State, 1989) is in his 8thseason at his alma mater, where he hasfashioned a 45-37 record.

2017 FAMU SCORECARD: 1-1, 0-0

RADIO:RADIO:RADIO:RADIO:RADIO: WHBX-FM 96.1 JAMZ, is the

RRRRRUSHINGUSHINGUSHINGUSHINGUSHINGRicky Henrilus, RB, RFr.25c/111y, 0TD,55.5ypg

PPPPPASSINGASSINGASSINGASSINGASSINGRyan Stanley, QB, R-So.19c/32a, 0 INT, 217y, 1 TD

RECEIVINGRECEIVINGRECEIVINGRECEIVINGRECEIVINGBrandon Norwood, WR, Sr.11c/117 yds, 2 TD

DEFENSEDEFENSEDEFENSEDEFENSEDEFENSEJalene Douse, DB, Jr.15 Tackles, 9 Solos

Record...1-1, 0-0 MEACNtl Rank ..............NonePts/Game ........... 18.0Pts Allowed/PG .. 28..0Rush Yds/Gm ....136.5Pass Yds/Gm .... 158.5Total Off/Gm .... 295.0Total Def/Gm ....308.5

8-26 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 29-7Jake Gaither Classic / Hall of Fame Game

8- 31 at Arkansas L, 7-499-16 Tennessee State (6:00)++9-23 at Savannah State* (6:00)9-28 N. C. CENTRAL* (7:30/ESPNU)10-7 at Norfolk State* (2:00) ‘10-14 NORTH CAROLINA A&T* (3:00)

2017 Homecoming Game

10-21 at Hampton University* (2:00)10-28 at Morgan State* (1:00)11-4 HOWARD UNIVERSITY* (4:00)11-18 Bethune-Cookman*# (2:00)*MEAC Games. ^Little Rock, AR ++-Tampa, Fla.#Florida Blue Florida Classic/Orlando, Fla.

action, with Jerome Swaine(Engineer) and Vaughn Wilson(Producer)...

COCOCOCOCOAAAAACHES’CHES’CHES’CHES’CHES’ TV TV TV TV TV SHOSHOSHOSHOSHOWWWWW::::: The Alex WoodShow, a 30-minute recap of the week’saction, hosted by Elton Gumbel, willair statewide in Florida on FOXSPORTS ONE (Thurs. at 4:30 p.m.),and on FOX49 in Tallahassee (Thur.),at 11 p.m.

flagship station for theRattler Radio Network.The Alex Wood PregameShow will air 30 minutesprior to kickoff. JoshuaJackson (By-Play),Michael Thomas (ExpertAnalyst) will describe the

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THE SERIESFAMU trails Tennessee State, 24-30-0all-time, dating back to 1944... TSUwon the meeting, 30-14 in Tallahasseein 2015.... FAMU last won in 2009, 31-12 in Atlanta, GA

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12:30 p.m.Coach’s PressBriefing

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A LINEMAN’SA LINEMAN’SA LINEMAN’SA LINEMAN’SA LINEMAN’SDREAM:DREAM:DREAM:DREAM:DREAM: Left tackleLoubensLoubensLoubensLoubensLoubensPPPPPolinice (61)olinice (61)olinice (61)olinice (61)olinice (61)heads toward the endzone for FAMU’s firsttouchdown in theHomecoming winover Hampton onOctober 22.

GENERAL INFORMATIONSCHOOL NAME: Florida Agricultural andMechanical UniversityLOCATION: Tallahassee, FloridaFOUNDED: 1887ENROLLMENT: 9,550COLORS: Orange (PMS 151) and Green(PMS 347)NICKNAMES: Rattlers, FAMU (FAM-You)CONFERENCE: Mid-Eastern Athletic(MEAC)

AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I FCS (Foot-ball); Division I (all other sports)STADIUM: Bragg Memorial Stadium(1957)CAPACITY/SURFACE: 25,000 / NaturalGrassPRESIDENT: Dr. Larry Robinson (Interim)ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Milton OvertonFACULTY ATHLETIC REP: Dr. EbenezerOriakuATHLETIC PHONE: (850) 599-3868/3878



9:00 a.m.Depart via busfor Tampa

TBAWalk-Thru atRaymond JamesStadium


MEDIA NOTICEMedia needing interviews withFAMU coaches or student-athletes can arrange themthrough the Sports Informa-tion Office by calling (850)599-3200 or 599-3736 throughThursday afternoons…

MEAC TELECONFERENCE In addition to arrangedinterviews, Coach Alex Woodcan be reached on the weeklyMEAC Coaches Teleconfer-ence at 10:13 a.m. eachweek…Credible media outletsmay access the teleconferencevia telephone by calling (800)920-0677. Dial confirmationcode 7264532 to reach theoperator and join the confer-ence….

TUESDTUESDTUESDTUESDTUESDAAAAAY GRID PRESSERY GRID PRESSERY GRID PRESSERY GRID PRESSERY GRID PRESSER On Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m.,FAMU will host a WeeklyPress Conference inGalimore-Powell Fieldhouse,featuring Coach Alex Wood.

For the latest informationon Rattler Sports, contactVaughn Wilson, director(850) 599-3200 or (850-694-0277, cell), or AlvinHollins, asst. director(850) 599-3736 (850-591-7690, cell), or log on to theofficial athletic website,www.FAMUAthletics.com....

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Rattler Football Quick FactsAAAAATHLETICTHLETICTHLETICTHLETICTHLETICCOMMUNICCOMMUNICCOMMUNICCOMMUNICCOMMUNICAAAAATIONSTIONSTIONSTIONSTIONSATHLETIC WEBSITE:www.famuathletics.comFOOTBALL SID: Vaughn R.WilsonSID OFFICE PHONE: (850) 599-3200SID MOBILE: (850) 694-0277SID EMAIL:[email protected] SID: Alvin Hollins,Jr.ASID OFFICE PHONE: (850)599-3736ASID MOBILE: (850) 591-7690ASID EMAIL:[email protected]

COCOCOCOCOAAAAACHING STCHING STCHING STCHING STCHING STAFFAFFAFFAFFAFFHEAD COACH: Alexander“Alex” WoodALMA MATER: Iowa, 1978YEARS AT FAMU: 2016, 2ndYearRECORD AT FAMU: 5-17-0, 2YearsCAREER RECORD: 30-41-0, 6Years++James Madison, 1995-98; U. ofBuffalo, 2014 (5 games)FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE:(850) 599-3723BEST TIME TO REACHCOACH: Thru SID Office (850)599-3200/3736

ASSISTASSISTASSISTASSISTASSISTANT COANT COANT COANT COANT COAAAAACHESCHESCHESCHESCHES@ Martin Spieler, OffensiveCoordinator/QBs Coach, 3rdSeason@ Theo Lemon, DefensiveCoordinator/Defensive LineCoach, 3rd Season

@ Richard Solomon,Defensive BacksCoach, 3rd Season@ William ToddMiddleton, DefensiveLine, 2nd Season@ Michael Vite, Line-backers Coach, 3rdSeason.@ Steven Jerry, Receiv-ers Coach, 3rd Season.@ Edwin Pata, Offen-sive Line Coach , 4thSeason@ Rod Plummer, Run-ning Backs/SpecialTeams, 1st Season@ John Tice, TightEnds, 1st Season@ Parker Brooks,Strength and Condition-ing Coach, 3rd Season@ Mateo Kambui,Offensive Grad. Asst.@ Todd Middleton,Defensive Grad. Asst.

TEAMTEAMTEAMTEAMTEAMINFORMAINFORMAINFORMAINFORMAINFORMATIONTIONTIONTIONTION2016 RECORDS@ Overall Record: 4-7-0@ Conference Record/Finish: 4-4/ Tied 4th

BASIC OFFENSE:Spread FormationBASIC DEFENSE: Pro43 Formation

LETTERWINNERS@ Number Returning(48): Offense (25)/De-fense (22)/SpecialTeams (1)


Rattler Football Quick Facts@ Number Lost (20): Offense (8)/Defense(10)/Specialists (2)

STSTSTSTSTARARARARARTERSTERSTERSTERSTERS@ Number Returning (14): Offense (7)/Defense (6)/Special Teams (1)@ Number Lost (11): Offense (4)/Defense(5)/Special Teams (2)

KEY RETURNING STKEY RETURNING STKEY RETURNING STKEY RETURNING STKEY RETURNING STARARARARARTERSTERSTERSTERSTERSOffOffOffOffOffense (8)ense (8)ense (8)ense (8)ense (8)QB 14- Stanley, Ryan R-SO 6-3 190Pembroke Pines, FL/Flanagan HS@ 128 of 227, 1,358 yards, 8 TDs, 5 INTs;Rushed for 351 yards, 3 TDs on 73 carries.

WR 7-Brandon Norwood SR 6-1180 Atlanta, GA@ Third Team All-MEAC in 2016…. 51receptions, 458 yards, 4 TDs, 9.0 per catch,35 yards long play.

RB 38-Devin Bowers JR 5-9 205 St. Petersburg, FL@ 398 yards, 107 carries, 4 TDs;3.7 avg/carry; 12 catches, 111 yards, 2 TDs.

LT 61-Polinice, Loubens R-SO 6-3275 Palm Coast, FL/Matanzas HS@ Moved to left tackle at midyear, started11 games… Caught TD pass vs. Hampton

C 67-Harris,Khalil R-SO 6-2240 Gulfport, MS / Boca Ciega HS@ Started all 11 games at guard and centerin 2016.

RG 63-Aguilera, Osman SR 6-4295 Miami, FL/N. Miami Bch HS@ Three-year starter at guard and center.

RT 70-Nwankwo, Obinna SO 6-3280 Miramar, FL/Miramar HS@ Started 10 games as a true freshman at

tackle.

TE 81-Desmond Noird SR 6-3230, Sr., Atlanta, GA@ 8 catches, 185 yards, 2 TD; 23.1 average;Long play 43 yards.

DefDefDefDefDefense (6)ense (6)ense (6)ense (6)ense (6)LE 90-Price, Elijah SR 6’3225 Jacksonville, FL/Sandalwood HS@ Led team with 15.5 TFL (55 yards); 34tackles (23 solo); 2.5 QB Sacks

RE 57-Darville, Calvin R-SR6’5 255 Belle Glade, FL/Glades Day HS@ 46 tackles (28 solos), 6.0 TFL (40 yards),4.0 QB Sacks (29 yards)

OLB 27-Wilson,Jakaris SR 6’3”220 Orlando, FL/N.Mexico Military@ 44 tackles (24 solos), 1.0 TFL, 1.0 Sacks,1 Fumble Recovered.

OLB 44-Gallon, Quenteze JR 5’10205 Tallahassee, FL/Lincoln HS@ 47 tackles (31 solos), 9.0 TFL (33 yards),2.0 Sacks (15 yards)

LCB 10-McKinley, Orlando JR 5’8175 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS@ 38 tackles (26 solos), 4 INTs, 108 yards,1 TD, 4 PBU, 1 fumble recovered.

SS 28-Jefferson,Terry R-SO 5’9175 Miami, FL / B.T.Washington HS@ Third Team All-MEAC in 2016… 47tackles (26 solos), 3.5 TFL, 4 INTs, 99yards.

SpecialistsSpecialistsSpecialistsSpecialistsSpecialistsPR 19-Smith, Kareem SR 5’11185 Haines City, FL/Ridge HS@ Averaged 14.8 on 12 returns, longrunback of 53 yards.


KOR 19-Smith, Kareem SR 5’11185 Haines City, FL/Ridge HS@ Averaged 20.7 on 22 returns, longrunback 49 yards.

KOR 7-Brandon Norwood SR 6-1180 Atlanta, GA@ Averaged 21.5 on 17 returns, longrunback 72 yards.

2017 ALL-ST2017 ALL-ST2017 ALL-ST2017 ALL-ST2017 ALL-STAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CANDIDANDIDANDIDANDIDANDIDAAAAATESTESTESTESTESOffOffOffOffOffenseenseenseenseenseQB 14- Stanley, Ryan R-SO 6-3 190Pembroke Pines, FL/Flanagan HS@ 128 of 227, 1,358 yards, 8 TDs, 5 INTs;Rushed for 351 yards, 3 TDs on 73 carries.

WR 7-Brandon Norwood SR 6-1180 Atlanta, GA@ Third Team All-MEAC in 2016…. 51receptions, 458 yards, 4 TDs, 9.0 per catch,35 yards long play.

RB 38-Devin Bowers JR 5-9 205 St. Petersburg, FL@ 398 yards, 107 carries, 4 TDs;3.7 avg/carry; 12 catches, 111 yards, 2 TDs.

LT 61-Polinice, Loubens R-SO 6-3275 Palm Coast, FL/Matanzas HS@ Moved to left tackle at midyear, started11 games… Caught TD pass vs. Hampton

RG 63-Aguilera, Osman SR 6-4295 Miami, FL/N. Miami Bch HS@ Three-year starter at guard and center.

RT 70-Nwankwo, Obinna SO 6-3280 Miramar, FL/Miramar HS@ Started 10 games as a true freshman attackle.

DefDefDefDefDefenseenseenseenseenseLE 90-Price, Elijah SR 6’3225 Jacksonville, FL/Sandalwood HS

@ Led team with 15.5 TFL (55 yards); 34tackles (23 solo); 2.5 QB Sacks

RE 57-Darville, Calvin R-SR6’5 255 Belle Glade, FL/Glades Day HS@ 46 tackles (28 solos), 6.0 TFL (40 yards),4.0 QB Sacks (29 yards)

OLB 44-Gallon, Quenteze JR 5’10205 Tallahassee, FL/Lincoln HS@ 47 tackles (31 solos), 9.0 TFL (33 yards),2.0 Sacks (15 yards)

LCB 10-McKinley, Orlando JR 5’8175 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS@ 38 tackles (26 solos), 4 INTs, 108 yards,1 TD, 4 PBU, 1 fumble recovered.

SS 28-Jefferson,Terry R-SO 5’9175 Miami, FL / B.T.Washington HS@ Third Team All-MEAC in 2016… 47tackles (26 solos), 3.5 TFL, 4 INTs, 99yards.

KEY LOSSESKEY LOSSESKEY LOSSESKEY LOSSESKEY LOSSESLG 62 CASH, Keonte 6’1290 Miami, FL/Belen Jesuit HS

ZWR 15 WILLIAMS, Montavious 5’10”175 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS

RT 6 ALEXAN DER, Curtis SR6’2 245 Quincy, FL / East Gadsden HS

MLB 43 BENNETT, Justin 6’2 225Miami, FL/Flanagan

RCB 3 BROWN, Braxton 5’11” 185Houston, TX/Citrus

P/PK 36 BLANTON, Colby 6’0 205Jacksonville, FL/Atlantic Coast HS

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Rattler Football Game Notes

A Clash Of Gridiron Titans Is SetTwo legendary college football rivals renew

their long rivalry in Tampa Bay Saturday

Florida A&M and Tennessee State Football evoke memories amongst theirfans akin to the heavyweight boxing title bouts of yesteryear. These two storied gridiron programs fashioned a tightly-contested ri-valry, whose games became among the most anticipated each year, andhad a great impact on whom the eventual Black College Football cham-pion would be in a given season. Between FAMU and TSU, 22 Black College National Championships werewon, and the programsspawned numerous star players and Hall of Fame coaches, who contrib-uted their own special flavor to a rivalry which spans some eight decadesfrom 1944 to the present. Add the fabled marching bands from both schools, and you have theingredients for a singular sports and entertainment spectacle.


Florida A&M versusTennessee State is a trueclash of the titans, featur-ing two of college football’sstoried programs.

@ Both programs rank inthe NCAA Division I FCS

@ The College FootballHall of Fame has honoredcoaches such as FAMU’sJake Gaither and Billy Joeand TSU’s John Merritt…

@ The Pro Football Hall ofFame has former FAMU(Bob Hayes) and TSU

FAMU Tampa Football Classic

Top Ten in all-time winning percent-age – TSU (6th, .657) and FAMU (8th,.645).

@ TSU holds a narrow 30-24 edge overthe Rattlers in a hard-fought serieswhich dates back to 1944.

@ Perhaps the greatest game in theseries took place in 1956, when thetwo schools came into the Orange Blos-som Classic unbeaten and untied, withthe Tigers escaping with a 41-39victory and the 1956 Black CollegeNational title.

@ The two schools have combined towin 22 Black College NationalChampionships – FAMU 12, TSU 10

@ These two schools have producedscores of outstanding NFL athletes,such as Bob Hayes, Willie Galimore,Ken Riley, Henry Lawrence and NateNewton of FAMU, and ClaudeHumphrey, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Ri-chard Dent, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie of TSU.

(Claude Humphrey, Richard Dent, aSuper Bowl XX MVP) players in its’ranks.

@ The school’s marching bands areamong the nation’s best and most en-tertaining, the world famous FAMU“Marching 100” and TennesseeState’s “Aristocrat of Bands.”

FAMU AND TAMPARattler Football and the Tampa Bayarea have a long sports history datingback to the 1930s, when FAMU playedalmost annually as part of a virtualbarnstorming tour of the SunshineState. From fabled old Phillips Field, toanother fabled venue, the formerTampa Stadium, affectionately knownas “The Old Sombrero,” to several rela-tively recent encounters against theUSF Bulls in Raymond James Stadium,FAMU has had a presence in the BayArea.


@ The Orange Blossom Classic, thegrand daddy of the modern footballclassics played by America’s Histori-cally Black Colleges and Universities(HBCUs), was staged at Tampa’sPhillips Field between 1943 and1946, before moving to Miami.

@ FAMU continued with a TampaClassic at Phillips Field and later inTampa Stadium.

@ FAMU made history in TampaStadium in 1969, when they defeatedthe University of Tampa, 34-28 in thefirst integrated college football gamebetween two Southern schools.

@ The Florida Classic, betweenFAMU and Bethune-Cookman was

FAMU Tampa Football Classic

HEAD COACHES’ WEIGH-IN: In May, FAMU head football coach Alex Wood (Left) and TSU head coach RodReed (right) pose for the media during the press conference announcing the 2017 FAMU Tampa Classic atRaymond James Stadium.

born in Tampa in 1978, with the Rat-tlers storming back from a 17-0 halftimedeficit to win, 27-17 en route to the first-ever NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS)national championship.

@ The Bay Area and surroundingcounties have produced a bumper cropof Rattler football players, including All-American quarter Big Jim Williams inthe 1940s; star quarterback and NFLdefensive great Ken Riley (Bartow);All-American offensive tackle and NFLstar Henry “Killer” Lawrence (Pal-metto); fullback Michael “King”Solomon, who rushed for a then-record207 yards in the 1978 NCAA title winover UMass; and current two-time FAMUrushing leader RB Devin Bowers fromSt. Petersburg’s Northeast High School.


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TENNESSEE STATE UNBEATEN: The Big BlueTigers of TSU check into Saturday’s Tampa Bay show-down a perfect 2-0, thanks to a pair close shaves overGeorgia State (17-10, Aug. 31), and old rival Jackson(Miss.) State, 17-15 last weekend in Memphis... TheTigers are ranked #22 in the STATS/FCS Top 25 thisweek, while checking in at #2 in the various BlackCollege Football polls behind North Carolina A&T.

TIGERS FEATURE16 FLORIDA KIDS: The BigBlue feature 16 Sunshine State natives on the 2017roster, 12 of whom are listed on their depth chart...Headlining the Florida Boys is junior QB Treon Harris, atransfer from the University of Florida, who is theTigers’ rushing and passing leader.

RATTLERS OPENED SEASON 111 AT HOME:The FAMU Rattlers opened their quest for their firstwinning season since going 7-4 in 2011, on August 26,with a rousing 29-7 win against the Texas SouthernTigers…. That marked FAMU’s first season-opening winat home since that 2011 campaign, when FAMU nudgedpast Fort Valley State, 28-22 on a last gasp deflectedpass… Hopefully, the fact that FAMU is opening 2017 athome will be a good omen as it was for the 2011Rattlers…

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PERFECT 77ERS: The2017 season marks the 40th anniversary of the 1977squad, which was the school’s last undefeated team at11-0… Members of that squad were recognized duringpregame ceremonies before the Texas Southern game(See Pages 8-9 for a profile on the 1977 team).

41ST FAMU SPORTS HALL OF FAME WEEK-END: Two members of that fabled 1977 squad, defen-sive tackle Algie Hendrieth, and linebacker Joe Yates(Football, 1976-79), were inducted into the FAMU

Sports Hall of Fame this weekend… Their inductionmakes 10 players from that 1977 team enshrined in theHall of Fame… Also being inducted are Ajac Triplett(Men’s Basketball Coach, 1973-79); Leonard “Que Dog”King (Men’s Basketball, 1984-89); Dr. Ebenezer T. Oriaku(Track and Field, 1975-78); Bonita McCray Williams(Track and Field, 1971-74); Dr. Valerie Stoudemire Leath(Softball, 1996-99); and Perycell “Doc” Pratt (HeadAthletic Trainer, 1973-84).

FAMU PICKED SIXTH IN 2017 MEAC CHASE:The Rattlers were picked to finish sixth in the upcomingMid-Eastern Athletic Conference football title chase,something which means a lot more in 2017, as the FAMUprogram is free and clear of any lingering NCAA Aca-demic penalties resulting from subpar APR (AcademicProgress Rate) scores…. The FAMU administration andthe coaching staff implemented strict guidelines begin-ning in 2013, before taking them up several notches in2015, resulting in vastly improved academic perfor-mances by the football team…. So the Rattlers can notonly take their first MEAC title shot since 2012, but canchase postseason chances as well.

2017 RATTLERS BOAST NINE ALL-MEACERS:Nine FAMU gridders were named to the Preseason All-MEAC squad announced in July…. Senior WR BrandonNorwood was named a First Team selection; seniorcenter Osman Aguilera, and sophomore guard LoubensPolinice were second team selections along with juniorcornerback Orlando McKinley and junior safety TerryJefferson; Junior QB Ryan Stanley, sophomore tackleObinna Nwankwo, senior defensive end Elijah Price andsenior tight end Desmond Noird.


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The 1977 FAMU RattlerFootball Team was truly ateam of distinction. Not only were they the lastundefeated football team in theillustrious history of the FAMUFootball Program, but they holdthe singular distinction of beingAmerica’s ONLY UNDEFEATEDTEAM of any level of collegefootball in 1977.

Forty years later, that perfectseason still resonates with theplayers, the coaches and fanswho experienced that scintillat-ing run, and that campaignwould provide a virtually un-stoppable momentum whichcarried over into the next twoyears. The seeds of that undefeatedseason and the two years afterwere sown in the soaking wetturf of the Tangerine Bowl inOrlando in 1976, the site ofFAMU’s bitter 34-0 loss toarchrival Bethune-Cookman. Needless to say, FAMU put theangst from that setback to gooduse over the next three years,following up that perfect 1977season to become the first NCAADivision I-AA (now FootballChampionship Subdivision, orFCS) in 1978, in another historic,odds defying campaign (12-1),winding up with a sizzling 5-0start to the 1979 season (7-4finish), which featured the epic16-13 October upset of theUniversity of Miami in DoakCampbell Stadium. Between 1977 and 1979, FAMUwent a sizzling 30-5 – a threeyear run of success which sawFAMU compile 17-game and 12-game winning streaks, captureback-to-back Black CollegeNational Championships (1977,1978), along with the NCAA title

T H E U N D E F E AT H E U N D E F E AT H E U N D E F E AT H E U N D E F E AT H E U N D E F E A T E DT E DT E DT E DT E DForty years ago, Florida A&M’s Football team fashioned the

only perfect season in all of college football, starting aglorious run which featured an NCAA Championship and the

1979 upset of the University of Miami

(1978).

THE MEN:THE MEN:THE MEN:THE MEN:THE MEN: The CoachesThe CoachesThe CoachesThe CoachesThe Coachesand Plaand Plaand Plaand Plaand Playyyyyers OF 1977ers OF 1977ers OF 1977ers OF 1977ers OF 1977Leading this club was a youngfirebrand head coach, RudyHubbard, a former Ohio StateBuckeye tailback and later assis-tant coach under legendary coach,Woody Hayes. Hubbard took thereins of the program in 1974 at theage of 28, making him the young-est head coach in the country atthe time. The Ohio native was possessedof an unshakeable air of confi-dence, often saying: “I believe wecan line up against anybody andexpect to win.” But underlying thatconfidence was a relentless workethic which carried over into hisstaff and players. His staff was a rare blend ofyoung, up and comers, includingfellow Ohioan Allen Bogan, whoserved as offensive line coach andoffensive coordinator; defensivecoordinator Fred Goldsmith andnoseguard tutor Amos Hill; andgrizzled veterans of numerousFAMU gridiron wars, defensiveline coach Bobby Lang; quarter-backs and receivers coach Costa“Pop” Kittles; and defensive backscoach Robert “Bob” Mungen,’ allthree playing legends in their ownrights under Hall of Fame coachA.S. “Jake” Gaither. These inspired men came to-gether as a staff, and their influ-ence on their young charges ledthem to embark on one of the greatruns of success which wouldbecome an indelible part of therich legacy that is FAMU RattlerFootball. The 1977 team featured a power-ful ground game, which poundedopposing defenses into submissionwith their superb offensive front,often finishing teams off with asprint draw or a lightning dash to

the end zone off the option. That Rattler offense featured aquartet of All-Americans infuture College Hall of Fameguard, the late Tyrone McGriff,Sr; three-time MVP quarterbackAlbert Chester, Sr., center KiserLewis, and scintillating tailbackIsaiah “Ike” Williams. Other key contributors in-cluded kicker Herb Reinhard, III;wingbacks Clarence Hawkins,who scored a team high 60 pointson 10 touchdowns, and ChrisDouglas, the club receivingleader; punter and punt returnace Sammy Knight, and kickoffreturn maven MelvinMcFayden.] That 1977 team saw the emer-gence a future juggernaut on thedefensive side of the ball, trulyepitomizing the old saw thatstates: “Defense wins champion-ships.” The performers on that side ofthe ball would come of ageduring that perfect season, agroup of mostly sophomores andjuniors, going on to become oneof the school’s greatest defensiveunits of all time, actually leadingthe nation in scoring, rushingand total defense in 1978. Nicknamed the “GanGreenDefense” by then sports informa-tion director Roosevelt Wilson,the 1977 FAMU defenders al-lowed just 12.4 points per game,holding six of their opponents tojust a touchdown. Leading the way for the RattlerDefenders were All-AmericansJeff Grady, a senior end who hada team-high eight quarterbacksacks, and nose guard HarrellOliver, along with team tacklesleader, linebacker and captain,Joe Yates (100 tackles), who tiedfellow Jacksonville, Floridanative, cornerback Daryle Tysonfor the team lead in pass inter-


Rattler Football Game Notesceptions with four apiece. Also on that stellar defensiveunit were future FAMU Hall ofFamers Algie Hendrieth (tackle)and the late Gifford “Spanky”Ramsey, a hard-hitting fresh-man safety. All told, the FAMU Sports Hallof Fame has enshrined eightplayers – Chester, Grady, Lewis,McGriff, Oliver, Reinhard andWilliams, with two more, AlgieHendrieth and Joe Yates, slatedfor induction this year (August25 in Gaither Gymnasium),along with the team’s headtrainer, Percyell “Doc” Pratt. Tyrone McGriff, theRattlers’talented super rightguard, who also played goal line

defense for FAMU, was one of themost decorated players in FAMUhistory. A three-time All-American (1977,1978, 1979), McGriff was accordedthe ultimate honor in 1996, whenhe was inducted into the NationalFootball Foundation’s CollegeFootball Hall of Fame. He was alsonamed by the NCAA to its’ 25-YearDivision Two All-Star team in 1990.

DODODODODOWN MEMORWN MEMORWN MEMORWN MEMORWN MEMORY LANEY LANEY LANEY LANEY LANEAs we conclude this look at one ofthe greatest teams in FAMU Foot-ball History, you couldn’t sign offwithout mentioning one of thegreat games in school history, the1977 Rattlers’ 31-28 victory overhated rival Tennessee State.

The Big Blue Tigers had beenone of the few thorns in the sideof the Rattler Football power-house over the years, layingclaim to a number of signaturewins over the Orange andGreen. But in 1977, the Rattlers endeda long, and frustrating stretch offutility at the hands of TSU,jumping out to a big 28-0 lead inthe opening half, then usingtheir defense and clutch plays inthe run game, to escape theMusic City with a memorable31-28 triumph.

The 1977 Rattlers – FAMU’s lastundefeated football team – ateam never to be forgotten.

FFFFFAMU FOOAMU FOOAMU FOOAMU FOOAMU FOOTBTBTBTBTBALLALLALLALLALL’S UNDEFEA’S UNDEFEA’S UNDEFEA’S UNDEFEA’S UNDEFEATED - 1938 TED - 1938 TED - 1938 TED - 1938 TED - 1938 TTTTTO 1977O 1977O 1977O 1977O 1977In the storied history of Florida A&M University Football, there have been only six (6)undefeated teams dating back to the 1930s. All six teams finished the season as BlackCollege National Champions, many of them scoring decisive victories in the fabledOrange Blossom Classic (OBC) – the season-ending game, that became the de facto

HBCU title game.

1938 * 8-0-01938 * 8-0-01938 * 8-0-01938 * 8-0-01938 * 8-0-0Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach: WWWWWilliam illiam illiam illiam illiam “Big Bill”“Big Bill”“Big Bill”“Big Bill”“Big Bill” Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell

@ The 1938 team brought home FAMU’s firstnational championship, with a climactic 9-7 winover Kentucky State in the Orange BlossomClassic. Those seven points were the first given upall season, as the Rattlers scored seven straightshutouts in the regular season.

1942 * 9-0-01942 * 9-0-01942 * 9-0-01942 * 9-0-01942 * 9-0-0Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach: WWWWWilliam illiam illiam illiam illiam “Big Bill”“Big Bill”“Big Bill”“Big Bill”“Big Bill” Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell

@ The 1942 season was Coach Bell’s last at FAMU,as he departed the school to join the U.S. militaryin World War Two. FAMU captured its’ third na-tional title in six years with a 12-6 win over TexasCollege in the OBC… The Rattlers allowed just 41points, with four (4) shutouts.

1957 * 9-0-01957 * 9-0-01957 * 9-0-01957 * 9-0-01957 * 9-0-0Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach: A.S A.S A.S A.S A.S..... “J“J“J“J“Jakakakakake”e”e”e”e” Gaither Gaither Gaither Gaither Gaither

@ The 1957 Rattlers won the third national titleunder legendary Jake Gaither as head coach(1945-69),, who as an assistant to Bill Bell, waspart of the 1938 and 1942 perfect championshipteams. This club recorded four shutouts, allowed41 points and clinched the title with a 27-21 OBCwin over Maryland State (now Maryland EasternShore).

1959 * 10-0-01959 * 10-0-01959 * 10-0-01959 * 10-0-01959 * 10-0-0Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach: A.S A.S A.S A.S A.S..... “J“J“J“J“Jakakakakake”Gaithere”Gaithere”Gaithere”Gaithere”Gaither

@ This 1959 Rattler squad won the second of threenational titles in a five-year span (1957 to 1961),allowing just 71 points, with three shutouts. FAMUdefeated powerful SWAC champion Prairie View(Tex.) A&M, 28-7 in the Orange Blossom Classic toseal another championship.

1961 * 10-0-01961 * 10-0-01961 * 10-0-01961 * 10-0-01961 * 10-0-0Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach: A.S A.S A.S A.S A.S..... “J“J“J“J“Jakakakakake”e”e”e”e” Gaither Gaither Gaither Gaither Gaither

@ Coach Gaither’s last undefeated team was ajuggernaut, scoring 508 points, while allowing just33 points, recording six (6) shutouts. The Rattlerswould secure the national title with a nail-biting 14-8 victory over SWAC champion Jackson (Miss.)State. Jackson would win a rematch for its first titlethe following year.

1977 * 11-0-01977 * 11-0-01977 * 11-0-01977 * 11-0-01977 * 11-0-0Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach:Head Coach: Rud Rud Rud Rud Rudy Huby Huby Huby Huby Hubbardbardbardbardbard

@ FAMU finished the 1977 season as the onlyundefeated team in America, regardless of divi-sion, with the pivotal win coming near midseason,when the Rattlers invaded Nashville, and escapedwith a razor-thin 31-28 victory over longtimenemesis Tennessee State.


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FAMU TO FACE THE CAMERAS FOUR TIMES:FAMU will be one of the most televised FCS programs in2017, with four (4) games lined up for the tube… Afterlast week’s season opener against Texas Southern(ESPNU), the Rattlers will appear on the SEC Networkagainst Arkansas (Aug. 31) in the first of two ThursdayNight Lights specials…. Sept. 28, FAMU will host defend-ing MEAC champion North Carolina Central in a 7:30p.m. Thursday tilt at Bragg Stadium on ESPNU…. FAMUcloses the regular season on Nov. 18 in Orlando in theFlorida Blue Florida Classic against archrival Bethune-Cookman (2:00 p.m. ET) on ESPN Classic.

QB BATTLE HEADLINED TEAM NEWS: Enteringhis third season at the helm of the Orange and GreenMachine, coach Alex Wood may finally feel comfortablewith his quarterback situation… Redshirt sophomoreRyan Stanley, senior Vincent Jeffries, rifle-armed redshirtfreshman Tahj Tolbert, and incoming freshman lefty D.J.Phillips, make up a four-man talent pool that puts theFAMU Program in fine shape for a while… Stanley, whotook over the starting job against Savannah State lastseason, finished 4-3 as a starter, and despite beingpushed hard by Jeffries and Tolbert in both the springand in training camp, has been relentless in his efforts toremain atop the depth chart… Those efforts paid offSaturday in the win over Texas Southern, as he led FAMUto a comfortable win, throwing for 217 yards on 19 of 32passing, tossing one scoring pass, while rushing foranother TD.... Jeffries did get some playing time in too,

rushing for a score, while hitting one of six aerials for fiveyards against Texas Southern... He got the start againstArkansas, when FAMU held out Stanley as a precaution(ankle), tossing a TD pass to Brandon Norwood in thethird period, before giving way late in the fourth toTolbert, who went 0-for-2 in his only drive...

SKILL PLAYERS READY TO ROLL: With the im-proved performances from the Rattler quarterbacks andoffensive line, will come more chances for the FAMU skillplayers to showcase their talents… First-team PreseasonAll-MEAC senior WR Brandon Norwood heads a talentedcadre of sticky fingered pass catchers ready to make theFAMU passing game great again… Senior ChavissMurphy will start opposite Norwood, and senior KareemSmith, who will also return kicks, will see time in the slot,with a talented list of players such as Kevin Troutman,redshirts Dock Luckie, Marcus Williams and Chad Hunterslated to be in the mix too… The FAMU ground game willfeature junior tailback Devin Bowers, the club rushingleader the past two seasons, with redshirts Ricky Henrilusand Azende Rey, senior Tevin Spells, junior Hans Supreand sophomore Kevin Newman, all vying for prime time.

OFFENSIVE LINE OPTIMISM: In addition to replen-ishing the talent pool at quarterback, the FAMU staffworked hard on a rebuild of the offensive line, an areathat had declined badly for several seasons…. That unitshowed flashes of resurgence down the stretch in 2016,and the fact that three players: senior Osman Aguilera,and sophomores Obinna Nkwanko and Loubens Polinice– were named Preseason All-League means that the hard


work of building up the front line is beginning to payoff… The front line will be a sophomore-junior mix, whichmeans that their best days are ahead which is good newsfor FAMU.

TALENT UPGRADES SHOULD SHOW UP IN 2017:Coach Alex Wood and his staff spent the last two-and-halfyears scouring Florida and all points beyond the stateline to bolster the talent pool at FAMU… Last season’s 4-7finish, featuring four wins in the final seven games,followed by the Preseason All-MEAC teams which sawnine FAMU players selected may be the best indicationsthat their recruiting efforts are being recognized…. Addin the first Spring Practice in two years, with last year’s27-person freshman class which was redshirted, whilesprinkling in a few new faces from this year’s talentchase, and one can understand the feeling of guardedoptimism floating around the FAMU Program…. Also aplus for FAMU was the hiring of strength and conditioningmaven Parker Brooks, who brought a work ethic that wasequal parts pumping iron, stretching for flexibility, and aZen Master approach to bolster the mental part of theRattlers’ game…. Hopefully this fusion of talent andpreparation will allow the Rattlers to take the final step toreturning to contention in the MEAC: being able to closeout games.

THE CASE FOR THE DEFENSE: FAMU’s GanGreenDefense had become a bend but don’t break group inrecent years with the coaching changes, and loss of talenton that side of the ball… But thw past two seasons ofrecruiting has witnessed improved performances…Senior ends Calvin Darville and Elijah Price may well bethe 1-2 punch off the edges FAMU hasn’t seen in years,while veterans like Emilio Gibbs, Addarius Smith andDavid Richardson should bring staying power to thedown line corps…. Linebackers will feature plenty offresh faces, who will play the role of the meanesthombres in the middle of the defense… Returning vetsJakaris Wilson and Raashed Kennion will be in the mixwith a smattering of transfers and redshirts like JabreelHartly and Doyle Grimes, slated for middle duty, withredshirt Elijah Richardson expected to contend withWilson and Kennion for outside duty…. All-MEACreturnees, cornerback Orlando McKinley and safetyTerry Jefferson will be the anchors for a deep quartet thatpromises to be as talented as any in the league….

THE YEAR SEVEN IN FAMU SPORTS HISTORY:FAMU’s rich sports history has witnessed several mile-stones in years ending in the number seven (7)… 1937:Coach William “Big Bill” Bell, leads FAMU to a 6-1-1record, and its’ first SIAC title… 1947: Jake Gaither winsthe first of his six Black College National titles, leadingFAMU to a 9-1-0 record…. 1957: FAMU finished 9-0-0,capturing the first of three Black College National titles inthe five-year span…. Althea Gibson becomes the firstAfrican American winner at Wimbledon and the U.S.Open tennis tournaments… 1977: FAMU Football (11-0-0)finishes the season as the only undefeated team inAmerica…. Former Rattler baseball great Andre Dawsonwas voted National League Rookie of the Year withMontreal…. 1987: Rattler Baseball team wins their firstMEAC championship…. Andre Dawson wins the NationalLeague MVP for the last place Chicago Cubs…

THE THIRD YEAR FOR RATTLER COACHES:FAMU head coach Alex Wood is in his third season atFAMU, so let’s glance at how his predecessors did in theirrespective third seasons:

Coach (Year) RecordJ.B. Bragg (1908) 0-1-0Franz “Jazz” Byrd (1928) 0-4-0William “Big Bill” Bell (1938) 8-0-0A.S. “Jake” Gaither (1947) 9-1-0Rudy Hubbard (1976) 6-3-2Kenneth “Ken” Riley (1988) 7-2-1William “Billy” Joe (1996) 9-3-0Rubin Carter (2007) 3-8-0Joseph “Joe” Taylor (2010) 8-3-0Alex Wood (2017) 1-1-0

BRAGG STADIUM AT 60: The venerable home ofFAMU Football, Bragg Memorial Stadium, celebrates its60th year of operation in 2017… Completed in 1957, justin time for a perfect 9-0 National Championship cam-paign under Jake Gaither, the stadium has seen manyhighs and a few lows…. Has had a number of facelifts andan expansion/addition or two since those early years… Inall, seven National title winners (1957, 1959, 1961, 1964,1977, 1978, 1998), including the first-ever NCAA DivisionI FCS champions (1978) have played in the fabled venue,which has also had two Olympic track performers (BobHayes, 1964; Rey Robinson, 1972), one Pro Football Hall ofFamer (Bob Hayes), three College Football Hall of Famers(coaches Gaither and Billy Joe; guard Tyrone McGriff,Sr.), and four Black College Football Hall of Famers(Gaither, Joe, Hayes and Ken Riley) perform there for theOrange and Green.


Rattler Football Game NotesRATTLERS ROUT TEXAS SOUTHERN, 29-7

Season opening winwas a dominant effortTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Aug. 26) – The Florida A&M RattlerFootball team rode a stalwart defensive effort, and a balancedoffensive attack to a breezy 29-7 nationally-televised season-opening victory over the visiting Texas Southern Tigers in BraggMemorial Stadium. Saturday’s contest, which aired live on ESPNU, was all FAMUthroughout, as the Rattlers forged a 29-0 lead through threequarters in a totally dominant performance. The Rattlers’ GanGreen Defense set the tone, not allowing theTigers (0-1) to cross midfield until the fourth quarter, when FAMUhad a four score lead, limiting the Houston crew to just 62 yardsrushing (on 18 tries), and 140 yards through the air.TSU quarterback Jay Christophe was sacked three times, andmanaged to complete just 12 of 39 pass attempts, with oneinterception, and a 30-yard touchdown pass to Darvin Kirby with14:16 left in the game. He was the Tigers’ top rusher with 29 yardson 10 carries. Meanwhile, transfer Jalene Douse led the Rattler defenders withseven solo tackles Saturday, followed by senior linebacker JakarisWilson and senior tackle Emilio Gibbs with four tackles each,and senior cornerback Jules Dornevil, who finished with threesolo stops and a driving-killing interception the end zone. TackleDavid Richardson also had three tackles and one-and-a-halfquarterback sacks. FAMU’s Offense rolled up 415 total yards, rushing for 193 yardson 42 attempts, while two quarterbacks – starter Ryan Stanley,and the number two man, Vincent Jeffries – combined for 222yards through the air. Redshirt freshnman Ricky Henrilus led the FAMU ground gamewith 81 yards on 14 carries, while junior Devin Bowers ran for 41yards on 15 tries, with one TD. Stanley got most of the time under center at quarterbackSaturday, rushing for 21 yards on three carries and a touchdown,while passing for 217 yards (hitting 19 of 32 aerials) for onescore. Jeffries rushed for 12 yards and a TD, plus went one-for-sixpassing for five yards. Senior Brandon Norwood led the Rattlers with five catches for63 yards, and a 35-yard touchdown catch from Stanley. MarcusWilliams added 51 yards on three catches, followed by KareemSmith (3 for 38 yards), Elijah Jones (3 for 24 yards) and ChadHunter (2 for 11 yards).

HOW THEY SCOREDStanley’s nine-yard TD run with 2:53 left in the first period,

capped a nine-play, 74-yard drive, giving the Rattlers at 7-0 lead. Devin Bowers bolted into the end zone from six yards out with12:27 left in the half, extending FAMU’s lead to 13-0, beforeStanley and Norwood hooked up on a 35-yard TD pass play for a20-0 halftime lead. FAMU opened the second half by turning bitter to sweet, whena 10-yard delay of game penalty (band related), ended up in asafety, when TSU misplayed the kickoff, causing the ball to skitterinto the end zone. On the ensuing drive, Vince Jeffries capped off the 49-yard,eight play mar5ch with a 12-yard dash to paydirt for a 29-0 leadwith 10:22 left in the third period.

GAME NOTES: An announced crowd of 15,401 fanswitnessed the FAMU victory at Bragg Stadium, under cloudy topartly cloudy skies, with temperatures in the low 90s…. The 2017Sports Hall of Fame Class, consisting of gridiron greats AlgieHendrieth and Joe Yates; basketball star Leonard King; basketballcoach Ajac Triplett; softball star Valerie Stoudemire Leath; trackstars Ebenezer T. Oriaku and Bonita McCray Williams; plusathletic trainer Percyell “Doc” Pratt, were recognized duringpregame ceremonies, along wth head coach Rudy Hubbard, hisstaff and members of the 1977 Football Team – the school’s lastundefeated team.

WHAT’S NEXT: The Rattlers will travel to Little Rock,Arkansas to face the Arkansas Razorbacks in a guarantee game,slated for War Memorial Stadium next Thursday, August 31 at 7:00p.m. Central Time. The game will air live nationally on the SECNetwork.

QB RyanStanley (14)scramblesfor TD


Rattler Football Game NotesLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug. 31) - The Florida A&MRattler Football team put on a valiant effort inThursday's 49-7 road loss at SEC foe Arkansas atWar Memorial Stadium. FAMU held the Razorback to seven first quarterpoints and only 21 in the opening half, as thedefense did its part to keep the Rattlers in conten-tion. The offense didn't get going until the secondhalf, with senior Vincent Jeffries filling in for starterRyan Stanley, who was held out as a precautionarymeasure with a tender left ankle.

FIRST HALF: Arkansas 21, FAMU 0The Rattlers forced a punt and got the ball ondowns after stalling the first two Razorback drives,before giving up a five-yard TD run by DevwahWhaley, which capped an 11 play, 64 yard.march,giving the Hogs a 7-0 lead. The second quarter started with an exchange ofpunts, with Arkansas pinning the Rattlers one theirone-yard line. FAMU did get a first down out to the12-yard line, but punted back to UA, which startedtheir second drive from the FAMU 48. Four plays later, the Razorbacks made it 14-0 on a16-yard strike from Austin Allen to Deon Stewartwith 7:54 left in the first half. After another FAMU punt, Arkansas marched 63yards on eight plays, with David Williams scoringon a four-yard run with 1:21 left to give the Razor-backs a 21-0 halftime lead. At the half, the Hogs outgained the Rattlers, 210-49 in total yards, rushing for 135 yards to 32 forFAMU. Ricky Henrilus led the FAMU ground game in thefirst two quarters with 28 yards on nine carries,while senior quarterback Vincent Jeffries was fiveof seven passing for 17 yards.

SECOND HALF: Arkansas 28, FAMU 7The second half got off to a bad start for the Rat-tlers, after a second down sack of Jeffries, whenhalfback Hans Supre lost the handle on a swingpass after being hit by a trio of Arkansas defend-ers. scooped the loose ball and dashed 24 yardsfor a 28-0 lead with 13:57 left in the third. Chase Hayden powered in from five yards outwith 8:46 left in the quarter to push the Hogs' leadto 35-0, capping a 56-yard, seven-play drive.

ARKANSAS ROLLS PAST RATTLERS, 49-7

David Williams ran in from one yard out with 14:57left in the game, capping a 71-yard, 10-play drive,extending the Hogs' lead to 42-0. The Rattlers finally mounted a scoring march afterthe ensuing kickoff, going 76 yards on 15 plays,capped with Jeffries' seven-yard, third down strike toBrandon Norwood with 8:23 left in the game for a 42-7 count.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: QB Vincent Jeffriesfinished the game 14 of 27 for 95 yards and theseven-yard scoring toss to Brandon Norwood....Norwood finished atop the Rattler receiving chartswith six catches for 54 yards, followed by KareemSmith, who added three grabs for 20 yards... Redshirtfreshman Ricky Henrilus led the FAMU ground gamewith 30 yards on 11 carried, with punter ChrisFaddoul's 26-yard scamper after fielding a low snap.made his second leading ball carrier.... Redshirt freshman Azende Rey finished with 12yards on four carries, and Tevin Spells added 11yards on four tries... Redshirt freshman QB TahjTolbert got in on the last drive, going 0-for-2 inpasses.... Faddoul averaged 39.0 per punt in eighttries, with a long boot of 54 yards.... Sophomore safety Terry Jefferson and juniorcorner Orlando McKinley tied for the club tackleslead Thursday with eight (8) each... Jefferson addeda tackle for loss and a pass interception.... The Rattler Defense held Arkansas to 415 totalyards (236 rushing, 179 passing), with two sacks, andinterception, and two forced punts....

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Head Coach Alex Wood

At first glance, Florida A&M University headfootball coach Alex Wood looks more like an eruditecollege professor than a football coach.

But beyond the personable, mild-mannered,intellectual persona that Wood projects to thepublic, is a fiercely competitive firebrand, whostresses discipline and accountability from hisplayers both on and off the field.

A native of Massillon, Ohio, Wood was a productof the storied Ohio high school program that wasonce led by the legendary Paul Brown, who went onto coach the Cleveland Browns and later found theCincinnati Bengals.

“I wasn’t a supremely gifted athlete,” Wood re-calls. “But I worked hard, worked out hard, liftingweights. I was known as a tough guy, a try hardguy.” Wood, who was a walk-on running back andspecial teams performer at the University of Iowa,eventually earned a scholarship with the Hawkeyes.

It was in the crucible of his years as a dedicated anddetermined young athlete, that the idea of continu-

ing in the game of football was born.

“Many of my coaches in high school and collegeinspired me during my playing career,” Woodrecalls. “Denny (Dennis) Green was one of mycoaches at Iowa. He was an excellent coach, and hewas also the first African American coach I everhad.

“I knew I didn’t have the talent for the NFL,”Wood said, “but I wanted to get something back forwhat I had put into the game, so I moved intocoaching.

“Coaching keeps me in the game (football). Iinteract with other coaches, work clinics, growingand learning so I can pass along that knowledge.That in turn, allows me to teach the fundamentalsof football, instill discipline, to teach life lessons,and place emphasis on character and persever-ance,” said Wood.

“Seeing some of those former players years later,some who may not been great athletes, but whohave become great men is very rewarding, know-ing you helped make a difference, that you touched


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the lives of young men,” he concluded.

Wood, came to Florida A&M from the University ofBuffalo, where he was offensive coordinator the lastfour seasons (2011-14), and interim head coach forthe last half of the 2014 season.

During that four-year run, the Bulls averaged 35points and over 4,000 yards in offense, finding aperfect balance between the run and pass.

His offensive philosophy was no doubt influencedby his various work stops in college, which rangedfrom championship teams at Miami (Fla.), andtours in FCS at James Madison and Southern (La.),to the professional level, in Minnesota, Cincinnatiand Arizona.

In his first two seasons (2015, 2016) at FAMU, theRattlers compiled a 5-17 record, enduring thesometimes unrealistic expectations, adversity anddisappointment that come with the rebuild of aformer perennial gridiron power.

Still, the Rattlers played inspired football, oftenpushing opponents to the fourth quarter, showinggreat strides from the 1-10 inaugural season in2015, to a 4-7 worksheet in 2016, featuring a secondhalf surge to finish in the top half of the conferencestandings.

The big key to Wood’s revival effort has been re-cruiting, and the three classes signed (2015, 2016,2017) have infused the program with the talent anddepth needed to eventually return the Rattlers totheir accustomed lofty perch among the collegefootball elite.

WHAT FAMU FANS CAN EXPECT During his brief tenure at FAMU, Wood has notdeviated at all from the overall philosophy heespoused when he came on board in late 2014, onhow he would mold the program on both sides of theball.

Offensively, Rattler fans can expect to see a nohuddle, hurry up pro style attack, that will utilizemultiple personnel groupings and multiple forma-tions, seeking that critical balance between the runand the pass, while pressuring opposing defenseswith a relentless pace.

“We will snap the ball with 17 seconds on the playclock, seeking to average 95 plays or more everygame. This will allow us to keep opponents vanilla,and not allow them to substitute much,” promisesWood.

Rattler fans got a taste of an up tempo, fastbreakoffense during the Gulf Coast Offense days undercoach Billy Joe (1994-2004), and the possibilities of areturn of those high-flying days has many FAMUansbrimming with anticipation.

“The no-huddle is something we’ve always done,at first late in games, or when things were stagnant,to pump some life back into the offense.

“But now it is a full-time venture, with emphasison a balanced philosophy. We don’t want to be onedimensional, and being able to establish the runallows us to use play action more effectively aswell,” Wood added.

Defensively, stopping the run, which has been achallenge for the Rattlers in recent years, will be thetop priority of Wood’s GanGreen Defense.

“On offense, we want to be equally effective in therun game and through the air, while on defense, wewant to make teams one dimensional, and stoppingthe run will be the key to success on that side of theball.”

Wood will employ multiple fronts on defense, withan aggressive, pressure style, that will cover well inthe secondary, and seek to confuse the quarterback.

“We will play with pace on defense too, running tothe ball like scalded dogs, being sound in ourtackling and looking to create takeaways” Woodsays.

The 39-year coaching veteran appeared morerelaxed and confident following the 2017 SpringGame, as he and his staff put the dazzling array ofdynamic young talent on display to the delight ofover 5,000 fans in Bragg Stadium.

“I expect us to play hard, play smart, play and acomplete game with great excitement for fourquarters,” Wood said of his charges in June, whowere in the early stages of a summer trainingregime that will lead up to the 2017 season openerAugust 26 against Texas Southern.

Rattler fans and opponents can already see themark Alex Wood has put on the FAMU FootballProgram, such that it is reflecting the tenets of hardwork, discipline and character that he has espousedover his long and fruitful career.


FLORIDA A&M COACHING STAFF

MARMARMARMARMARTINTINTINTINTINSPIELERSPIELERSPIELERSPIELERSPIELERformer wide re-ceivers, tightends and specialteams coach atthe University ofBuffalo, is Offen-sive Coordinator

THEOTHEOTHEOTHEOTHEOLEMONLEMONLEMONLEMONLEMONformer headcoach at Savan-nah State, Cen-tral (Ohio) Stateand College ofDepage (Ill.), isserving as Defen-

and Quarterbacks Coach. Spielerhas served as assistant coach atCincinnati, Allegheny College andGeorgia Southern.

sive Coordinator and Defensive LineCoach. His extensive experiencealso includes staff appointments atWake Forest, Rutgers, East Carolina,Northeastern, Central State, Ken-tucky State and Ohio University.

RICHARDRICHARDRICHARDRICHARDRICHARDSOLOMONSOLOMONSOLOMONSOLOMONSOLOMONformer assistanthead coach anddefensive coordi-nator at Mesa(Ariz.) Commu-nity College, isserving as De-

lengthy resume which includes pro-fessional (Arizona, Minnesota), NewYork Giants) and collegiate (WesternIllinois, Illinois, Syracuse, Iowa,Southern Illinois and the Universityof Dubuque).

EDEDEDEDEDWINWINWINWINWINPPPPPAAAAATTTTTAAAAAOffensive LineCoach, is a Mi-ami native, whoserved the lastfour seasons(2013, 2014,2015, 2016) atFAMU, afterworking two years (2011, 2012) as anassistant offensive line coach atFlorida International (FIU).

MICHAELMICHAELMICHAELMICHAELMICHAELVITEVITEVITEVITEVITEformer defensivecoordinator atTexas Southern(2013), is servingas LinebackersCoach at FAMU.Vite was headcoach with TheApprentice School (2008-12) in New-port News, Va., and has been a de-fensive coordinator at Southern Illi-nois, Southern (Baton Rouge),Murray State (Ky.), Morgan State,Guiford (N.C.) College, where hewas assistant head coach, andBacone (Okla.) College, where hewas associate head coach. His re-sume also includes turns as defen-

Ratttler Coaching Staff

fensive Backs Coach. Solomon has a


sive assistant at Wake Forest, Michi-gan State, Illinois State, East Tennes-see State, Newberry (S.C.) andHillsdale College (Mich.).

STEVENSTEVENSTEVENSTEVENSTEVENJERRJERRJERRJERRJERRYYYYYreturned to FAMUin 2015, where hehad served as thequarterbacks andreceivers coach(2008-13).

WILLIAMMIDDLETONwill oversee theRattler DefensiveEnds, and work atdeveloping the defen-sive line group. A graduate of WakeForest, Middleton’s

Ratttler Coaching Staff

Jerry will be the Receivers coachbeginning this season, after servingthe last two years as Running BacksCoach under head coach Alex Wood. Jerry was running backs coach atWilliam and Mary ( 2000-01; 2004-08), and was an offensive assistant atVirginia State (2002-04), East Tennes-see State (2001-02) and UCF (1997-2000), where he also was an assistanttrack coach.

professional resume includes stints at four-year colleges, junior college, high school andprofessional football. He comes to FAMU fromHutchinson (Kan.) Community College,where he worked the past two seasons asdefensive line coach.

RRRRRODERICKODERICKODERICKODERICKODERICKPLUMMERPLUMMERPLUMMERPLUMMERPLUMMERRoderickPlummer returnsto FAMUafter serving in2008 under JoeTaylor. He is bestknown for intro-

books.Plummer will serve as runningbacks coach and special teams coordi-nator.Over his career, he has t garnered positiveoutcomes at FAMU,Holy Cross, Yale, Idaho, Cornell,and UMass, while at Michigan State,Plummer worked under Nick Sabanfrom 1999-2001.

ducing punt returns toFAMU record holder Leroy Vann, whorewrote FAMU and NCAA record

JOHNJOHNJOHNJOHNJOHNTICETICETICETICETICEJohn Tice is thenew Tight Endscoach, who isknown as havingbeen a tight endfor the New Or-leans Saints.He played 10 sea-sons in the Bayou, before starting hiscoaching career.He worked five years as tightends coach at Minnesota, forming arelationship with AlexWood and defen-sive backs coach RichardSolomon, who were also coaching for theVikings at the time under Dennis Green.He was offensive line coach for Army in2007-2008.


FAMU Rattler Depth ChartO F F E N S E

X 7 Brandon Norwood SR 6’1 190 Atlanta, GA/Cedar Grove HS21 Kevin Troutman JR 6’2 195 Cocoa, FL/Cocoa HS86 Dock Luckie R-FR 6’1” 175 Gainesville, FL/Gainesville HS

LT 59 Rashad Williams SR 6’5” 290 Chicago, IL/Col. of Dupage51 Algeria Williams R-SO 6’5” 285 Miami, FL/Tuskegee

LG 70 Obinna Nwankwo SO 6’3” 280 Miramar, FL/Miramar HS 62 Khalil Harris R-JR 6’2 240 Gulfport, MS / Boca Ciega HS

C 63 Osman Aguilera SR 6’4 295 Miami, FL/N. Miami Beach HS74 Zach Saffold R-FR 6’4 300 Lynn Haven, FL /Mosely HS

RG 76 Andre Regis FR 6’5” 295 Miami, FL/BT. Washington HS65 Dave Montas R-SO 6’1” 274 Miami, FL/Hialeah HS

RT 61 Loubens Polinice R-JR 6’3 275 Daytona Beach, FL/Matanzas HS71 Myles Rouse R-JR 6’3 285 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS

TE 85 Desmond Noird R-SR 6’3 230 Atlanta, GA/Chamblee HS8 Anthony Jones JR 6’6” 260 New Orleans, LA/Pearl River

W 19 Kareem Smith SR 5’11 185 Haines City, FL/Ridge HS80 Marcus Williams R-SO 5’11 185 Miami, FL/Northwestern HS

Z 5 Chaviss Murphy SR 6’6” 210 Miami, FL/ASA JC84 Chad Hunter R-FR 6’0” 175 Tallahassee, FL/Rickards HS82 Andrew Davis R-FR 6’2” 180 Mount Dora, FL/Mount Dora HS

QB 14 Ryan Stanley R-SO 6’3 190 Pembroke Pines, FL/Flanagan HS1 Vincent Jefferies SR 6’2” 191 Garner, NC/Santa Rosa JC11 Tahj Tolbert R-FR 6’5” 220 Sugar Hill, GA/Lanier

FB 26 Kevin Newman R-SO 5’11 195 Tampa, FL/ Tampa Jesuit HS20 Tevin Spells SR 5-10 200 Delray Beach, FL/Atlantic HS

TB 25 Devin Bowers JR 6’0 180 St. Petersburg, FL/Northeast HS28 Ricky Henrilus R-FR 5’11” 185 Miami, FL/Lincoln HS

D E F E N S ELE 90 Elijah Price SR 6’3 225 Jacksonville, FL/Sandalwood HS

56 Josh Crutchfield R-FR 6’2” 220 Lake Worth, FL/Park Vista HS LT 98 David Richardson R-SO 6’4 285 Washington, DC/Anacostia HS

55 Elijah Watkins SR 6-4 255 Brooklyn. NY / Fresno City JC97 Jacques Penney R-SO 6’1” 320 Tulsa,OK/NE Oklahoma A&M

RT 58 Emilio Gibbs JR 6’1 315 Miami, FL/Coral Gables HS54 Adarius Smith SR 6’2 235 Fleming Island, FL/Fleming Island HS93 De’Montre Moore FR 6-3 275 Tampa, FL / Robinson HS/Hutchinson CC

RE 57 Calvin Darville R-SR 6’5 255 Belle Glade, FL/Glades Day HS31 Antonio Miller JR 6’1 205 Lakeland, FL/Kathleen HS

LOLB 15 Elijah Richardson R-JR 6’1” 215 Port St. Lucie, FL/ASA JC37 Raashed Kennion SR 6’6’ 240 Jacksonvillle, FL/ Auburn

MLB 2 Jibreel Hazly JR 6’2” 227 Akron, Ohio/Feather River CC41 Doyle Grimes R-JR 6’1” 220 Miami, FL/Marshall


FAMU Rattler Depth ChartROLB 21 Elijah Jones FR 5’11” 190 Boynton, FL/Boca Raton HS

6 Quenteze Gallon JR 5’10 205 Tallahassee, FL/Lincoln HSLCB 13 Jules Dornevil R-SR 5’11 185 Naples, FL/Naples HS

5B Michael Perceval SR 5’11 180 Ft. Pierce, FL/ Central HSRCB 10 Orlando McKinley JR 5’8 175 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS

30 Troy Hilton R-FR 6’3 205 Palm Bay, FL/Bayside HSFS 9 Andrew Hines R-FR 6’0” 190 Hallandale, FL/Hallandale HS

4 Jalene Douse JR 6’2” 185 Jackson, SC/ASA MiamiSS 1B Terry Jefferson R-SO 5’9 175 Miami, FL / B.T.Washington HS

38 Mack Green R-FR 6’2” 200 College Park, GA/Hapeville Charter

S P E C I A L T E A M SP 43 Chris Faddoul FR 6-1 182 Wesley Chapel, FL/Wiregrass Ranch HS

19B Khalil Clark R-FR 5’11” 170 Tallahassee, FL/Lincoln HS K 19B Khalil Clark R-FR 5’11” 170 Tallahassee, FL/Lincoln HS

43 Chris Faddoul FR 6-1 182 Wesley Chapel, FL/Wiregrass Ranch HSLS 31 Antonio Miller JR 6’1 205 Lakeland, FL/Kathleen HSKR 10 Orlando McKinley JR 5’8 175 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS

19 Kareem Smith SR 5’11 185 Haines City, FL/Ridge HSPR 19 Kareem Smith SR 5’11 185 Haines City, FL/Ridge HS

10 Orlando McKinley JR 5’8 175 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS


2017 Rattler Numerical RosterNo. Name Pos. ‘Exp. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School

1 JEFFRIES, Vincent (17) QB SR 6’2” 191 Garner, NC/Santa Rosa JC1B JEFFERSON,Terry (11) DB R-SO 5’9 175 Miami, FL / B.T.Washington HS 2 HAZLY, Jibreel LB JR 6’0 227 Akron, OH/Buchtel HS/Feather River JC 3 REY, Azende RB R-FR 5’10 185 Defuniak Springs, FL /Walton Hh 3B JERRY, Chris DB FR 5-9 170 Tallahassee, FL / N. Fla. Christian HS 4 DOUSE, Jalene DB JR 6’2 185 Jackson, FL/Silver Bluff HS/ASA Miami JC 5 MURPHY, Chaviss WR SR 6’6” 210 Miami, FL/ASA JC 5B PERCEVAL, Michael DB SR 5’11 180 Ft. Pierce, FL/ Central HS 6 GALLON, Quenteze LB JR 5’10 205 Tallahassee, FL/Lincoln HS 7 NORWOOD, Brandon WR SR 6’1 190 Atlanta, GA/Cedar Grove HS 8 JONES, Anthony TE JR 6’6 260 New Orleans, LA/Karr HS/Pearl River JC 9 HINES, Andrew SAF R-FR 6’0” 190 Hallandale, FL/Hallandale HS10 McKINLEY, Orlando DB JR 5’8 175 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS11 TOLBERT, Tahj QB R-FR 6’5” 220 Sugar Hill, GA/Lanier HS11B WADE, Zoron LB FR 5’11 200 Monticello, FL/Jefferson C12 CANN, Dekovin QB FR 6-4 215 St. Petersburg, FL/Dixie Hollins HS13 DORNEVIL, Jules (1C) DB R-SR 5’11 185 Naples, FL/Naples HS 13B BONNETT, Bishop RB FR 5-9 160 Jacksonville, FL/Raines HS14 STANLEY, Ryan QB R-SO 6’3 190 Pembroke Pines, FL/Flanagan HS15 RICHARDSON, Elijah LB R-JR 6’1” 215 Port St. Lucie, FL/ASA JC15B PHILLIPS, D.J. QB FR 6-3 190 Tallahassee, FL / Rickards HS16 SUPRE,Hans RB R-SO 5’10 185 Coral Gables, FL/Coral Gables HS17 PALMER-HICKS, Alonzo TE R-SR 6’3 240 Sarasota, FL/Sarasota HS18 GRIMES, Doyle LB R-JR 6’1 220 Miami, FL/Marshall University19 SMITH, Kareem WR SR 5’11 185 Haines City, FL/Ridge HS19B CLARK, Khalil K/P R-FR 5’11” 170 Tallahassee, FL/Lincoln HS 20 SPELLS, Tevin RB SR 5-10 200 ‘Delray Beach, FL/Atlantic HS21 TROUTMAN, Kevin (2B) WR JR 6’2 195 Cocoa, FL/Cocoa HS21 JONES, Elijah DB FR 5’11” 190 Boynton, FL/Boca Raton HS23 WOODLEY, Tyler DB R-SO 5’10 175 Atlanta, GA/McEachren HS24B ALLEN, Ellrie SAF FR 5-11 200 Wesley Chapel, FL / Wesley Chapel HS25 BOWERS,Devin RB JR 6’0 180 St. Petersburg, FL/Northeast HS25B STOKES, Jason DB FR 5’11” 175 Tampa, FL/Jesuit HS26 NEWMAN,Kevin RB R-SO 5’11 195 Tampa, FL/ Tampa Jesuit HS27 WILSON,Jakaris LB SR 6’3” 220 Orlando, FL/New Mexico Military28 HENRILUS, Ricky RB R-FR 5’11” 185 Miami, FL/Lincoln HS29 PITTMAN,Shamari DB R-SO 5’11 180 Marianna, FL / Marianna HS30 HILTON,Troy DB R-FR 6’3 205 Palm Bay, FL/Bayside HS31 MILLER,Antonio RB/DE JR 6’1 205 Lakeland, FL/Kathleen HS32 WALKER, Dominique DB FR 5-11 183 Brooksville, FL / Central HS33 RICHARDSON, Torrey RB FR 5’10 180 Gainesville, FL/Gainesville HS34 CARSON, Desmond LB R-FR 6’1” 205 Citra, FL/North Marion HS 36 YISRAEL,Emmanuel LB FR 5-10 205 Riviera Beach, FL / Dwyer HS37 KENNION, Raashed LB SR 6’6’ 240 Jacksonvillle, FL/First Coast HS/Auburn38 GREEN, Mack DB R-FR 6’2” 200 College Park, GA/Hapeville Charter 39 CONNOR, Cameron DB FR 5’10 190 Orlando, FL/University HS40 MITCHELL, Garry LB FR 6’1 225 Newbury, FL/Newbury HS41 MASTRAMICO, Christian LS FR 5’10 175 Orlando, FL/Hagerty HS43 FADDOUL, Chris P/K FR 6-1 182 Wesley Chapel, FL/Wiregrass Ranch HS


2017 Rattler Numerical Roster 44 BARFIELD, Rufus LB R-SO 6’0 225 Orlando, FL/Lake Nona HS 46 DAVIS, Bruce LB FR 6’0 190 Miami, FL/ Killian HS 47 ENGRAM, Josh DB JR 5’9 185 Tampa, FL / Strawberry Crest HS 48 SCOTT, Kaijon DB FR 6-2 170 Gainesville, FL / Gainesville HS 49 BURTON, Cameron DE SO 6’3 230 Ocala, FL/Vanguard HS 51 WILLIAMS, Algeria OL R-SO 6’5 285 Miami, FL/Northwestern HS 52 MAYWEATHER, Derrick LB FR 6’0 224 Fort Worth, TX/Jireh Prep (NC) 54 SMITH, Adarius LB SR 6’2 235 Fleming Island, FL/Fleming Island HS 55 WATKINS, Elijah DE SR 6-4 255 Brooklyn. NY / Fresno City JC 56 CRUTCHFIELD, Josh DE R-FR 6’2” 220 Lake Worth, FL/Park Vista HS 57 DARVILLE, Calvin DL R-SR 6’5 255 Belle Glade, FL/Glades Day HS 58 GIBBS, Emilio LB JR 6’1 315 Miami, FL/Coral Gables HS 59 WILLIAMS, Rashad OL SR 6’5” 290 Chicago, IL/Col. of Dupage 60 HOVEY-FRANKLIN, Donovan OT FR 6-5 310 Daytona Beach, FL/Warner Christian Acad. 61 POLINICE, Loubens OL R-JR 6’3 275 Daytona Beach, FL/Matanzas HS 62 HARRIS,Khalil OL R-JR 6’2 240 Gulfport, MS / Boca Ciega HS 63 AGUILERA, Osman OL SR 6’4 295 Miami, FL/N. Miami Beach HS 64 CROMARTIE,Marquan DL R-FR 6’2 220 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS 65 MONTAS, Dave OL R-SO 6’1” 274 Miami, FL/Hialeah HS 66 CASEY, Elijah OL R-SO 6’5 250 Jacksonville, FL/Bartram Trail HS 70 NWANKWO, Obinna OL SO 6’3” 280 Miramar, FL/Miramar HS 71 ROUSE, Myles OL R-JR 6’3 285 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS 72 ADDISON, Joshua OL R-JR 6’4 320 Miami, FL/Central HS 74 SAFFOLD, Zach OL R-FR 6’4 300 Lynn Haven, FL /Mosely HS 76 REGIS, Andre OL FR 6’5” 295 Miami, FL/B.T. Washington HS 77 HARDRICK, Martravious DT FR 6-2 266 Panama City, FL / Mosley HS 78 BRAYBOY, Jalen OL FR 6’2 285 Jacksonville, FL/Raines HS 79 AKBAR, Tarique OL R-FR 6’2” 230 Lake Worth, FL/Lake Worth, HS 80 WILLIAMS, Marcus WR R-SO 5’11 185 Miami, FL/Northwestern HS 81 DIXON, Deric WR FR 6’0 180 Bushnell, FL/South Sumter HS 82 DAVIS, Andrew WR R-FR 6’2” 180 Mount Dora, FL/Mount Dora HS 83 GOODRICH, Kieran TE R-FR 6’5” 230 Rockledge, FL/Rockledge HS 84 HUNTER, Chad WR R-FR 6’0” 175 Tallahassee, FL/Rickards HS 85 NOIRD, Desmond TE R-SR 6’3 230 Atlanta, GA/Chamblee HS 86 LUCKIE, Dock WR R-FR 6’1” 175 Gainesville, FL/Gainesville HS 88 SMITH, Xavier WR FR 5’10 165 Haines City, FL/Haines City HS 89 ROA, Christian TE FR 6-2 250 Altamonte Springs, FL /Lake Brantley HS 90 PRICE, Elijah DL SR 6’3 225 Jacksonville, FL/Sandalwood HS 91 AKBAR, Malique DL R-FR 6’2” 230 Lake Worth, FL/Lake Worth, HS 92 MARTIN, Atreus DE FR 6’3 230 Bartow, FL/Bartow HS 93 MOORE, De’Montre DT FR 6-3 275 Tampa, FL / Robinson HS/Hutchinson CC 94 LYNES, Khalil DE FR 6’2 230 Miami, FL/American HS 95 CRAWFORD, Bryan DT FR 6-2 280 Pahokee, FL / Pahokee HS 96 ALY, Yahia K/P JR 6’0 200 Osceola, IA/Clark Comm. HS 97 PENNEY, Jacques DT R-SO 6-1 320 Tulsa, OK/B.T. Washington HS/ NE Okla A&M 98 RICHARDSON, David DL R-SO 6’4 285 Washington, D.C./ Anacostia HS 99 VERDIER,Vandrick DE R-FR 6’4” 230 Miami, FL/Dr. Krop HS

The Automated ScoreBook

Florida A&M Game Results (as of Sep 02, 2017)

All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend

Aug 26, 2017 TEXAS SOUTHERN W 29-7 1-0 0-0 3:39 15401

Aug 31, 2017 vs Arkansas L 7-49 1-1 0-0 3:1 36055


Florida A&M Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2017)

All games

Team Statistics FAMU OPP

SCORING 36 56

Points Per Game 18.0 28.0

FIRST DOWNS 33 36

R u s h i n g 18 21

P a s s i n g 13 14

P e n a l t y 2 1

RUSHING YARDAGE 273 298

Yards gained rushing 304 336

Yards lost rushing 31 38

Rushing Attempts 73 63

Average Per Rush 3.7 4.7

Average Per Game 136.5 149.0

TDs Rushing 3 4

PASSING YARDAGE 317 319

C o m p - A t t - I n t 34-67-0 28-61-2

Average Per Pass 4.7 5.2

Average Per Catch 9.3 11.4


TDs Passing 2 3

TOTAL OFFENSE 590 617

Total Plays 140 124

Average Per Play 4.2 5.0


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-91 7-100

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-22 0-0

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

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.2 14.3

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.4 0.0

INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0

FUMBLES-LOST 3-1 0-0

PENALTIES-Yards 20-151 10-93


PUNTS-Yards 12-456 11-426

Average Per Punt 38.0 38.7

Net punt average 38.0 36.7

KICKOFFS-Yards 7-439 11-644

Average Per Kick 62.7 58.5

Net kick average 48.4 41.2

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 1 2 2 7 : 4 7

3RD-DOWN Conversions 8/31 13/27

3rd-Down Pct 26% 48%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/9 1/1

4th-Down Pct 67% 100%

SACKS BY-Yards 5-24 3-20

MISC YARDS 0 0

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 5 8

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-1 0-0

ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0

RED-ZONE SCORES (4-5) 80% (6-7) 86%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (4-5) 80% (6-7) 86%

PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-5) 80% (8-8) 100%

ATTENDANCE 15401 0

Games/Avg Per Game 1/15401 0/0

Neutral Site Games 1/36055

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Florida A&M 7 13 9 7 0 36

Opponents 7 14 14 21 0 56


Florida A&M Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2017)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

HENRILUS,Ricky 2 25 114 3 111 4.4 0 19 55.5

BOWERS,Devin 2 16 47 3 44 2.8 1 11 22.0

REY,Azende 2 9 28 0 28 3.1 0 6 14.0

FADDOUL,Chris 2 1 26 0 26 26.0 0 26 13.0

BONNETT,Bishop 1 2 23 0 23 11.5 0 17 23.0

STANLEY,Ryan 1 3 21 0 21 7.0 1 9 21.0

SPELLS,Tevin 1 4 12 1 11 2.8 0 6 11.0

JEFFRIES,Vince 2 10 30 22 8 0.8 1 12 4.0

SMITH,Kareem 2 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 1.0

SUPRE,Hans 2 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.5

TEAM 2 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -1.0

Total 2 73 304 31 273 3.7 3 26 136.5

Opponents 2 63 336 38 298 4.7 4 17 149.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

JEFFRIES,Vince 2 80.91 15-33-0 45.5 100 1 23 50.0

STANLEY,Ryan 1 126.65 19-32-0 59.4 217 1 35 217.0

TOLBERT,Tahj 1 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 2 100.34 34-67-0 50.7 317 2 35 158.5

Opponents 2 99.50 28-61-2 45.9 319 3 44 159.5

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

NORWOOD,Brandon 2 11 117 10.6 2 35 58.5

SMITH,Kareem 2 6 58 9.7 0 22 29.0

WILLIAMS.Marcus 2 3 51 17.0 0 27 25.5

MURPHY,Chaviss 2 3 26 8.7 0 16 13.0

TROUTMAN,Kevin 2 3 24 8.0 0 15 12.0

HUNTER,Chad 2 3 14 4.7 0 6 7.0

NOIRD,Desmond 2 2 14 7.0 0 9 7.0

NEWMAN,Kevin 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 8.0

SUPRE,Hans 2 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.5

BOWERS,Devin 2 1 2 2.0 0 2 1.0

Total 2 34 317 9.3 2 35 158.5

Opponents 2 28 319 11.4 3 44 159.5

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

SMITH,Kareem 5 22 4.4 0 29

Total 5 22 4.4 0 29

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

JEFFERSON,Terry 1 0 0.0 0 0

BONNETT,Bishop 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 2 0 0.0 0 0


Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

McKINLEY,Orland 5 91 18.2 0 27

Total 5 91 18.2 0 27

Opponents 7 100 14.3 0 21

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Total 0 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents 1 18 18.0 1 18



All games

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

NORWOOD,Brandon 2 - - - - - - - 12

BOWERS,Devin 1 - - - - - - - 6

JEFFRIES,Vince 1 - - - - - - - 6

STANLEY,Ryan 1 - - - - - - - 6

ALY,Yahia - 0-1 4-5 - - - - - 4

TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2

Total 5 0-1 4-5 - - - - 1 36

Opponents 8 - 8-8 - - - - - 56

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

STANLEY,Ryan 1 35 21 217 238 238.0

HENRILUS,Ricky 2 25 111 0 111 55.5

JEFFRIES,Vince 2 43 8 100 108 54.0

BOWERS,Devin 2 16 44 0 44 22.0

REY,Azende 2 9 28 0 28 14.0

FADDOUL,Chris 2 1 26 0 26 13.0

BONNETT,Bishop 1 2 23 0 23 23.0

SPELLS,Tevin 1 4 11 0 11 11.0

SMITH,Kareem 2 1 2 0 2 1.0

SUPRE,Hans 2 1 1 0 1 0.5

TEAM 2 1 -2 0 -2 -1.0

Total 2 140 273 317 590 295.0

Opponents 2 124 298 319 617 308.5

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

ALY,Yahia 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0

FG Sequence Florida A&M Opponents

Texas Southern 31 -

Arkansas - -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

FADDOUL,Chris 12 456 38.0 54 0 5 3 1 0

Total 12 456 38.0 54 0 5 3 1 0

Opponents 11 426 38.7 61 0 2 2 1 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

ALY,Yahia 7 439 62.7 0 0

Total 7 439 62.7 0 0 14.3 48.4 16

Opponents 11 644 58.5 4 1 18.2 41.2 23



All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

NORWOOD,Bra 2 0 117 0 0 0 117 58.5

HENRILUS,Rick 2 111 0 0 0 0 111 55.5

McKINLEY,Orla 2 0 0 0 91 0 91 45.5

SMITH,Kareem 2 2 58 22 0 0 82 41.0

WILLIAMS.Marc 2 0 51 0 0 0 51 25.5

BOWERS,Devin 2 44 2 0 0 0 46 23.0

REY,Azende 2 28 0 0 0 0 28 14.0

MURPHY,Chavi 2 0 26 0 0 0 26 13.0

FADDOUL,Chris 2 26 0 0 0 0 26 13.0

TROUTMAN,Ke 2 0 24 0 0 0 24 12.0

BONNETT,Bisho 1 23 0 0 0 0 23 23.0

STANLEY,Ryan 1 21 0 0 0 0 21 21.0

NOIRD,Desmon 2 0 14 0 0 0 14 7.0

HUNTER,Chad 2 0 14 0 0 0 14 7.0

SPELLS,Tevin 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0

NEWMAN,Kevin 1 0 8 0 0 0 8 8.0

JEFFRIES,Vince 2 8 0 0 0 0 8 4.0

SUPRE,Hans 2 1 3 0 0 0 4 2.0

TEAM 2 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -1.0

Total 2 273 317 22 91 0 703 351.5

Opponents 2 298 319 0 100 0 717 358.5


Florida A&M Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2017)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

4 DOUSE.Jalene 2 9 6 15 . . . . . . . . .

10 McKINLEY,Orland 2 5 5 10 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . .

27 WILSON,Jakaris 2 7 2 9 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .

1B JEFFERSON,Terry 2 4 4 8 1.0-2 . 1-0 1 1 . . . .

9 HINES,Andrew 1 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .

93 MOORE,De'Montre 1 . 7 7 1.0-4 0.5-4 . . . . . . .

1C DORNEVIL,Jules 2 4 2 6 0.5-4 0.5-4 . 2 . . . . .

15 RICHARDSON,Elij 2 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .

58 GIBBS,Emilio 2 2 3 5 1.0-2 0.5-0 . . . . . . .

98 RICHARDSON,Davi 2 3 2 5 2.5-10 2.5-10 . . . . . . .

52 MAYWEATHER,Derr 2 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .

2D STOKES,Jason 2 3 2 5 0.5-1 0.5-1 . 2 . . . . .

90 PRICE,Elijah 2 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .

38 GREEN,Mack 2 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .

6 GALLON,Quenteze 1 1 1 2 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .

30 HILTON,Troy 1 1 1 2 . . . 2 . . . . .

37 KENNION,Raashed 2 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .

54 SMITH,Adarius 2 1 1 2 0.5-5 0.5-5 . . . . . . .

2 HARTLY,Jibreel 1 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .

18 GRIMES,Doyle 1 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

12 CANN,Dekovin 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

25 BOWERS,Devin 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

49 BURTON,Cameron 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

97 PENNEY,Jacques 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

7 NORWOOD,Brandon 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

57 DARVILLE,Calvin 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . .

36 BONNETT,Bishop 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . .

TM TEAM 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Total 2 53 58 111 9-32 5-24 2-0 11 1 . . . 1

Opponents 2 74 58 132 8-27 3-20 . 10 3 1-18 1 1 .


Florida A&M Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2017)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.

Aug 26, 2017 TEXAS SOUTHERN W 29-7 15401

Aug 31, 2017 vs Arkansas L 7-49 36055

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

HENRILUS,Ricky 2 25 114 3 111 4.4 0 19 55.5

BOWERS,Devin 2 16 47 3 44 2.8 1 11 22.0

REY,Azende 2 9 28 0 28 3.1 0 6 14.0

FADDOUL,Chris 2 1 26 0 26 26.0 0 26 13.0

BONNETT,Bishop 1 2 23 0 23 11.5 0 17 23.0

STANLEY,Ryan 1 3 21 0 21 7.0 1 9 21.0

SPELLS,Tevin 1 4 12 1 11 2.8 0 6 11.0

JEFFRIES,Vince 2 10 30 22 8 0.8 1 12 4.0

SMITH,Kareem 2 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 1.0

SUPRE,Hans 2 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.5

TEAM 2 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -1.0

Total 2 73 304 31 273 3.7 3 26 136.5

Opponents 2 63 336 38 298 4.7 4 17 149.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

JEFFRIES,Vince 2 80.91 15-33-0 45.5 100 1 23 50.0

STANLEY,Ryan 1 126.65 19-32-0 59.4 217 1 35 217.0

TOLBERT,Tahj 1 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 2 100.34 34-67-0 50.7 317 2 35 158.5

Opponents 2 99.50 28-61-2 45.9 319 3 44 159.5

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

NORWOOD,Brandon 2 11 117 10.6 2 35 58.5

SMITH,Kareem 2 6 58 9.7 0 22 29.0

WILLIAMS.Marcus 2 3 51 17.0 0 27 25.5

MURPHY,Chaviss 2 3 26 8.7 0 16 13.0

TROUTMAN,Kevin 2 3 24 8.0 0 15 12.0

HUNTER,Chad 2 3 14 4.7 0 6 7.0

NOIRD,Desmond 2 2 14 7.0 0 9 7.0

NEWMAN,Kevin 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 8.0

SUPRE,Hans 2 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.5

BOWERS,Devin 2 1 2 2.0 0 2 1.0

Total 2 34 317 9.3 2 35 158.5

Opponents 2 28 319 11.4 3 44 159.5

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

ALY,Yahia 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

NORWOOD,Brandon 2 - - - - - - - 12

STANLEY,Ryan 1 - - - - - - - 6

BOWERS,Devin 1 - - - - - - - 6

JEFFRIES,Vince 1 - - - - - - - 6

ALY,Yahia - 0-1 4-5 - - - - - 4

TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2

Total 5 0-1 4-5 - - - - 1 36

Opponents 8 - 8-8 - - - - - 56

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Florida A&M 7 13 9 7 0 36

Opponents 7 14 14 21 0 56

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral

All games 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-1

Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Non-Conference 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-1

Team Statistics FAMU OPP

FIRST DOWNS 33 36

R u s h i n g 18 21

P a s s i n g 13 14

P e n a l t y 2 1

RUSHING YARDAGE 273 298

Rushing Attempts 73 63

Average Per Rush 3.7 4.7


TDs Rushing 3 4

PASSING YARDAGE 317 319

C o m p - A t t - I n t 34-67-0 28-61-2

Average Per Pass 4.7 5.2

Average Per Catch 9.3 11.4


TDs Passing 2 3

TOTAL OFFENSE 590 617

Average Per Play 4.2 5.0


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-91 7-100

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-22 0-0

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

FUMBLES-LOST 3-1 0-0

PENALTIES-Yards 20-151 10-93

PUNTS-AVG 12-38.0 11-38.7

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 1 2 2 7 : 4 7

3RD-DOWN Conversions 8/31 13/27

4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/9 1/1

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

BONNETT,Bishop 1 0 0.0 0 0

JEFFERSON,Terry 1 0 0.0 0 0

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

FADDOUL,Chris 12 456 38.0 54 0 5 3 1 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

SMITH,Kareem 5 22 4.4 0 29

Total 5 22 4.4 0 29


Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

McKINLEY,Orland 5 91 18.2 0 27

Total 5 91 18.2 0 27

Opponents 7 100 14.3 0 21

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

NORWOOD,Bran 2 0 117 0 0 0 117 58.5

HENRILUS,Ricky 2 111 0 0 0 0 111 55.5

McKINLEY,Orlan 2 0 0 0 91 0 91 45.5

SMITH,Kareem 2 2 58 22 0 0 82 41.0

WILLIAMS.Marcu 2 0 51 0 0 0 51 25.5

Total 2 273 317 22 91 0 703 351.5

Opponents 2 298 319 0 100 0 717 358.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

STANLEY,Ryan 1 35 21 217 238 238.0

HENRILUS,Ricky 2 25 111 0 111 55.5

JEFFRIES,Vince 2 43 8 100 108 54.0

BOWERS,Devin 2 16 44 0 44 22.0

REY,Azende 2 9 28 0 28 14.0

Total 2 140 273 317 590 295.0

Opponents 2 124 298 319 617 308.5

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

4 DOUSE.Jalene 2 9 6 15 . . . . . . . . .

10 McKINLEY,Orland 2 5 5 10 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . .

27 WILSON,Jakaris 2 7 2 9 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .

1B JEFFERSON,Terry 2 4 4 8 1.0-2 . 1-0 1 1 . . . .

93 MOORE,De'Montre 1 . 7 7 1.0-4 0.5-4 . . . . . . .

Total 2 53 58 111 9-32 5-24 2-0 11 1 . . . 1

Opponents 2 74 58 132 8-27 3-20 . 10 3 1-18 1 1 .

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