Shaw 2010 Football Preseason Media Guide

“More Than Just Winning”

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Table of Contents

Media Information/Bears Quick Facts ............ 1

Shaw University Information .......................... 2

Interim President Dr. Dorothy Yancy .............. 3

Interim Athletic Director Marcus Clarke ......... 4

Head Coach Darrell Asberry ............................ 5

The Bears Coaching Staff ................................ 6

2009 Shaw Football Honor Roll ...................... 9

2009 Season Preview .................................... 10

Alphabetical Roster....................................... 12

Numerical Roster .......................................... 14

Returning Players .......................................... 14

2010 Opponents ........................................... 17

2009 Season in Review ................................. 22

2009 Statistics ............................................... 33

National and Conference Rankings .............. 27

Shaw University Record Book ....................... 38

Season-by-Season Results ........................... 40

Media Information

Credentials: Requests for media credentials should be made at least 24 hours in advance of the game date/kickoff. They will be left at the main gate, or can be picked up in advance at 125 East South Street. NO CREDENTIALS WILL BE ISSUED ON GAME DAY.

Press Area: The press box is restricted to working media and others whose duties entail the use of the press area. No one will be seated without proper credentials. Pre-game notes, depth charts, game programs, and halftime statistics will be provided in the press area. (Post-game protocols are still being developed -- further information will be dissemi-nated on game day.)

Photography and Video: Working photo and video credentials are available to accredited media if re-quested in advance. Photographers and videogra-phers may shoot along the sidelines and endlines. Photo/video credentials will ONLY be issued to working media or those contracted by Shaw Univer-sity or the opponent.

Bears Quick Facts

Location: Raleigh, NC 27601 Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 2,440 Nickname: Bears School Colors: Maroon and White Affiliation: NCAA – Division II Conference: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc. Interim President: Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy Alma Mater: Atlanta University Home Facility: Southeast Raleigh High School Athletic Website: www.shawbears.com

Interim Athletic Director: Marcus Clarke Athletic Trainer: Roger Pfister Assistant Trainer: Sean Burton Training Room Phone: (919) 546-8222

Head Coach: Darrell Asberry Alma Mater (Year): Jackson State University (1994) Record at School (Years): 27-16 (Three Seasons) Career Record (Years): Same Football Office Phone: (919) 743-5703 Best Time to Reach Coach: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Coordinator of Sports Information: Sherri Fillingham Office Phone: (919) 546-8250 Fax: (919) 546-8444 E-mail: [email protected] Cell Phone: (919) 623-9494 Mailing Address: 118 East South Street Raleigh, NC 27612

First Year of NCAA Football: 1912 (NOTE: Stopped playing football in 1979, foot-ball reinstated in 2003)

All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record: 1 – 1 Years in Post Season Play: 2 Last Post Season Appearance: 2007 vs. Delta State Result: Lost 45 - 7 Record Since 2003: 49 – 24

Credits: The Shaw University 2010 Football Media Guide was produced by Shaw’s Office of Sports Infor-mation. Cover design by Progressive Business Solutions

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Shaw University, founded in 1865, is the oldest Histori-cally Black College or University in the South. Shaw is a private co-educational liberal arts institution affiliated with the Baptist Church.

Shaw University is an institution of firsts. Estey Hall was the first building erected to house and educate African American women.

Its former Leonard School of Medicine was the first four-year medical school to train black doctors and pharma-cists in the South.

Today, the primary mission of Shaw University is teach-ing with a commitment to maintaining excellence in research and academic programs that foster intellectual enhancement and technological skills.

Two colleges, one school, and ten departments employ 120 faculty members to serve approximately 2,500 stu-dents by providing a variety of academic offerings that are geared toward today’s employment market.

The University offers 30 undergraduate majors and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the South-ern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate, Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

Four of its academic programs also have national ac-creditation. The Shaw Divinity School is one of only a handful of divinity schools in the state of North Carolina to earn full accreditation from the Association of Theo-logical Schools (ATS) in the United States.

The kinesiotherapy program is accredited by the Ameri-can Kinesiotherapy Association and the athletic training program is accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.

The teacher education program is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Educa-tion. The latter program is also approved by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

The University’s science program attracts funding from major donors interested in increasing the number of minority students in scientific research.

In addition to its emphasis on teaching, Shaw University stresses character development, which includes reli-gious, cultural, social, and ethical values.

Shaw University also reaches out to non-traditional college students through its College of Adult and Pro-fessional Education. These centers, located throughout North Carolina, offer evening and weekend classes to adults and working professionals. Sites are located across the state from Asheville to Rocky Mount/Ahoskie.

In 1960, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commit-tee was founded at a conference held at Shaw by Ella Baker. This year, Shaw celebrates 50 years of the SNCC by continuing its role of producing young men and women who understand and can therefore take an ac-tive role in the wide variety of issues facing the world today.

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Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy, a native of Ala-bama, has joined the Shaw University fam-ily as interim presi-dent. Dr. Yancy served as the twelfth president of Johnson C. Smith University and was the first fe-male elected to hold that post. In keeping with this standard, Dr. Yancy will now

become the first woman to serve as President of the prestigious Shaw University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and social science from Johnson C. Smith University, a Master of Arts degree in history from the Univer-sity of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Ph.D. in political science from Atlanta University (Georgia), with further study at the University of Singapore, Hampton University, Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago), Northwestern Univer-sity, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Uni-versity of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Yancy earned certificates in management de-velopment from Harvard University and she is listed as an arbitrator with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services and the American Arbi-tration Association. She also is a Special Magis-trate with the Florida Public Employee Relations Commission. During her tenure as president of Johnson C. Smith University, Dr. Yancy completed two signifi-cant capital campaigns which garnered a total of $145.3 million. Under her leadership the Univer-sity endowment more than tripled from $14 mil-lion to $53 million. For these achievements, she has been heralded as one of the best fundraisers nationally.

In 2000, Johnson C. Smith University became the first HBCU “Laptop” university, issuing IBM Think-pads to all of its students. Prior to this historic feat, she led the University during a three-year period of strategic planning in technology and faculty/staff development, resulting in an inte-grated approach to a liberal arts higher educa-tion. As a result of her leadership, the University was ranked in 2001 by Yahoo Internet Life Maga-zine as one of the Top 50 most wired small col-leges in the nation. In 2007 JCSU was ranked in the top ten of HBCUs by U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Yancy has earned the respect of the higher education community throughout her career. She served as a professor of history, technology and society and in the School of Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta) from 1972-1994. At Georgia Tech, she was the first Af-rican American to be promoted and tenured as a full professor. She also served as associate direc-tor of the School of Social Sciences. Previously she taught at several institutions including Albany State University, Hampton University, Evanston Township High School, and Barat College, where she was the director of the Afro-American Studies Program. Dr. Yancy was the first American to lec-ture at the Academy of Public Administration and Social Studies of the Small Hural in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, in 1991. In scholarship, as well as leadership, Dr. Yancy has excelled. She has published over 40 articles and labor arbitration cases in academic journals as “Dorothy Bolden, Organizer of Domestic Workers; She was Born Poor and She Would Not Bow Down,” Sage, “Public Sector Bargaining in the South: A Case Study of Atlanta and Memphis,” Industrial Relations Association Proceedings, “William Edward Burghardt Dubois – Atlanta Years: The Human Side – A Study Based upon Oral Sources,” The Journal of Negro History, and sev-eral articles in Black Women in America: A Histori-cal Encyclopedia.

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As the 2009-10 aca-demic year ap-proached, Marcus Clarke was preparing to begin his second year as Assistant Ath-letic Director for Com-pliance at Shaw Uni-versity. But things change, and his title and duties changed drastically as he was

named Interim Athletic Director.

“It certainly was a bit of a surprise, and it was definitely a challenge, but everyone came to-gether and, all in all, this first year was a suc-cess,” said Clarke.

In his first year, the Bears brought home both the men’s and women’s CIAA Tennis trophies, and dozens of Bears were named all conference in their various sports.

Even more satisfying to Clarke, though, was the performance of numerous Bears in the class-room. Thirty-five Bears earned spots on the 2009-2010 All-Academic Team. The men’s ten-nis team captured the trophy for the highest GPA among tennis teams in the CIAA.

And the academic year ended with the an-nouncement of the CIAA Commissioner’s Team which recognizes the highest performers in the classroom and on the playing field. Nominees had to have a 3.5 GPA and been a star on their teams. Three Shaw athletes - Lolia Kienka, Milos Stankovic, and Kalada Kienka - were named to the Commissioner’s first team.

“We took three of ten spots on the Commis-sioner’s first team, and those athletes were se-lected from 11 conference schools and 16 sports,” Clarke said. “I think that says a great deal about our programs.”

Clarke started at Shaw as the Director of Compli-

ance in 2002, and has overseen that area since. He will continue those duties as he as-sumes the additional responsibilities of the head of the Department of Athletics.

But wearing multiple hats is nothing new for Clarke.

A 1990 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth Uni-versity, Clarke began his career in athletics in 1992 as Head Athletic Trainer at Virginia Union.

While still serving as Head Athletic Trainer, Clarke was named Head Track and Field and Cross Country coach at Virginia Union in 1996.

And in 2001, while still holding those titles, he was named Virginia Union’s Compliance Coordi-nator.

The many hats have led to a number of high points. In 2001, he was recognized as the CIAA Women’s Track Coach of the Year.

In 1996, he served as the athletic trainer for the British Virgin Islands Olympic team. The team had only a handful of athletes in two sports - track and field and sailing. Clarke dealt only with the track athletes.

As a compliance director and athletic trainer, he has been part of 20 CIAA championship teams.

“I’ve been fortunate,” Clarke said. “I’ve had the chance to do a number of things, and I’ve been fortunate enough to be part of a lot of success-ful teams and programs.”

Clarke also currently serves as the President of the CIAA Compliance Director's Association.

Prior to going to college, Clarke served three years in the U.S. Army.

When not working, Clarke enjoys researching his family’s genealogy, hiking, and spending time with his family: wife Sabrina, daughter Marissa (age 13), and son Maurice (age 9).

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Darrell Asberry enters his fifth year at the helm of the Shaw Uni-versity Football pro-gram. Under his lead-ership, the Bears won both the 2007 and 2008 CIAA Champion-ships and earned a spot in the 2007 NCAA Division II playoffs.

Asberry was named CIAA Coach of the Year in 2007.

Asberry assumed the helm of the Shaw program in 2006. In 2007, Shaw University led Division II in total defense. In 2008, Shaw led Division II in rushing defense, total defense, sacks, and tack-les for a loss. The team finished third in the na-tion in pass efficiency defense and third down defense.

In 2008, the Bears led the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association in scoring offense, touch-downs scored, total offense, total defense, rush-ing defense, passing offense, field goals made, kick return touchdowns, third down conver-sions, and sacks.

In 2008, the Bears continued their tradition of strong defense, leading the nation in both pass-ing efficiency defense and tackles for a loss. Offensively, they finished third in the nation in scoring offense.

Asberry joined the Bears after serving two years as the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at North Carolina Central University. In his second year at NCCU, he also served as Assis-tant Head Coach. In 2004, Asberry engineered the top-ranked offense in the CIAA as the Eagles led the conference in total offense, passing of-fense, and scoring offense. They finished sec-ond in rushing offense.

Prior to joining the staff at NCCU, Asberry served

as Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers and Quarterbacks Coach at Albany State (1997-98).

He returned to his alma mater, Jackson State University, in 1999 as the Running Backs coach before being promoted to Offensive Coordinator in 2000. In 2001, JSU led NCAA D-1AA in passing yards, and in 2002 they led the nation in total offensive yards.

In 2003, he took the position as Offensive Coor-dinator for Coahoma Community College (Clarksdale, Miss.).

The Baton Rouge, LA, native is a 1994 graduate of Jackson State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in Criminal Justice. He lettered two seasons as quarterback, earning the team’s Most Valuable Player award as a senior.

After his collegiate career, he played profession-ally as a wide receiver and quarterback with the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League (1994-95) and as a wide receiver with the Amsterdam Admirals of the World League of American Football (1995-96).

Asberry is the proud father of two daughters, Arabria and Armarni, and one son, Armariyan.

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David Geralds returns for his third year at Shaw University as the Linebackers Coach.

A native of New Orleans, LA, Geralds brings a wide range of football experi-ence to Shaw. He not only played at both the professional and collegiate ranks, but has also worked in a variety of coaching positions at universities across the country.

Geralds played professionally for the National Football League’s Houston Oilers and Detroit Lions, the Saskatche-wan Roughrighers of the Canadian Football League, and the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League.

After his playing days, Geralds turned to the world of colle-giate coaching, holding a variety of positions for a number of winning programs.

Prior to joining the Shaw coaching staff last year, Geralds served as Defensive Line Coach at Southern University in Baton Rouge.

He held a similar position at Norfolk State and was both

David Geralds Linebackers Coach Defensive Line Coach and Special Teams Coordinator at Savannah State University.

He also has coached Special Teams and Linebackers at Jackson State — a tenure that included Southwest Athletic Conference championships in 1995, 1996, and 1998.

He was also an Assistant Coach at Winston-Salem State when they won the CIAA title in 1988, 1990, and 1991.

Geralds holds a strong belief in giving back to the commu-nity. He worked with the Big Brother programs in Winston-Salem and Louisiana and he participated in the United Way of Houston Campaign for Charity.

In high school, Geralds lettered in baseball, football, bas-ketball and track and field. His basketball and football teams each won three state championships.

He was a four-year letterman at Southern University, where he was named Outstanding Defensive Lineman his senior year.

Geralds received his academic degree from Winston Salem State University with a major in Sports Administration and Management. He received a Master’s Degree in Sports Science from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, AL.

Robert Massey Defensive Coordinator

Robert Massey begins his fourth season with the Bears, taking on the mantle of Defensive Coordinator after serving two years as the defensive backs coach. Massey brings the experience of working on two CIAA coaching staff and a 10-year NFL Pro Bowl career to the Shaw program. Last season, Massey’s defensive backs helped Shaw earn the top ranking in the nation in pass efficiency defense. Cornerback Quintez Smith was named an All-American and the CIAA Defensive Player of the year under Massey’s tutelage.

Prior to joining the Bears, Massey was part of the Livingstone football coaching staff.

In 2003, he returned to his alma mater, NC Central as their Receivers Coach. The next year, the Eagles named him to the post of Defensive Backs Coach.

As a player, he had a successful collegiate career at NC Central and finished third on the Eagles career interceptions list. He served as team captain and

earned All-CIAA honors as both a junior and a senior. He received All-America honors as a senior.

In 1989, Massey was drafted by the New Orleans Saints, and was named to the 1989 All-Rookie Team. Massey was later selected to the 1992 Pro Bowl as a member of the Phoenix Cardinals.

In 1998, after 10 seasons in the NFL, Massey retired as a member of the New York Giants. He continued on with the team as an assistant defensive backs coach.

He returned to Durham in 2001 to take over the foot-ball program at Hillside High School. In his second year as head coach, he guided the team to its first state playoff appearance in nine years.

Massey and his wife Adrienne have three children: sons Aaron ( age 19) and Brandon (10), and daughter Bria (13).

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Richard McGeorge Offensive Line Coach

Richard McGeorge is entering his fifth year with the Bears, bringing more than 20 years of collegiate and profes-sional football coaching experience to the SU program.

Prior to joining the Bears staff, he spent two years at NC Central as their offensive line coach, leading a unit that protected the CIAA’s top-rated

quarterback and allowed an 1,100 rusher. NCAA Division II All-American Ricardo Phillips was one of McGeorge’s top players.

McGeorge get his start by coaching tight ends at Duke University for two years, then moved to the USFL’s Bir-mingham Stallions .

He was then named the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Bandits, also of the USFL, whose head coach was Steve Spurrier.

When the USFL folded, McGeorge moved with Spurrier to Duke to coach the offensive line, and helped lead the Blue Devils to the 1989 ACC Championship.

He then spent three seasons as the offensive line coach at Florida (1990-92), helping the Gators to an SEC Cham-

pionship (1991) and two bowl game appearances (1991 Sugar and 1992 Gator).

He returned to the professional ranks in 1993 and spent seven years with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, coaching tight ends and offensive line. During his tenure in Miami, the Dolphins won one AFC Eastern Division title (1994) and made five trips to the playoffs.

After coaching stops with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League and the Green Bay Packers in 2000, he spent 2001 as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator of the Memphis franchise of the XFL, helping the Maniax lead the league in total offense.

A native of Roanoke, VA, McGeorge was a two-time first team All-America pick at Elon College in 1968 and 1969. He was a first round draft pick by the Green Bay Packers in 1970 and played nine seasons with them (1970-78). His career numbers include 175 pass receptions for 2,370 yards and 13 touchdowns. He was the Packers’ 1973 Offensive Player of the Year and was inducted into the Elon University (1979) and NAIA (1980) Halls of Fame.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in health and physi-cal education from Elon in 1971. He is married to the former Bonnie Moore and they have two sons, Randy and Jason.

Shermon Simmons Defensive Line Coach Sherman Simmons joins the Shaw coaching staff this year as the squad’s Defensive Line Coach.

Simmons is a native of Winston-Salem and a gradu-ate of Winston-Salem State University with a bache-lor’s degree in Communications. In 1995, he earned a Masters degree in Student Personnel Services from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA.

Simmons has thirty years of coaching collegiate foot-ball. His coaching career began in 1977 at Winston-Salem State University as a student assistant coach.

After he graduated, Simmons coached defensive line-men and defensive backs throughout the south, in-cluding Alabama A & M University in Normal, AL; Albany State University, (GA); Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA; Northwestern State University of Natchitoches, LA.

He has coached within the CIAA pre-viously, working at both Johnson C. Smith University and his alma ma-ter, Winston-Salem State University, NC.

Simmons has also served as a Head Coach at Allen University in Colum-bia, SC.

Simmons is a member of the Kappa Alpha Si Frater-nity, Inc. and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

He has been married twenty one years to Dr. Pamela Strong Simmons, a native of Moultrie, GA, who is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Writing Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) at Winston-Salem State University.

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Jermonty Kimbrough begins his third year as Quarterbacks Coach at Shaw University with an interesting mis-sion: bring along a quarterback that can break all of the records that Kimbrough now holds.

Kimbrough currently holds all of the passing records in Shaw history.

Single game: pass attempts (54), pass completions (35), passing yards (433), and TD passes (5 - and shared with Travis Robin son).

Single season: pass attempts (349), pass comple-tions (160), passing yards (7,255), and TD passes (50).

Career: pass attempts (1,166), pass completions (522), passing yards (7,255), and TD passes (50)

Kimbrough was starting quarterback for the 2004 CIAA Championship team which went on to win the Pioneer Bowl.

Kimbrough is a native of Mobile, AL , and has a de-gree in Liberal Studies from Shaw.

Torey Ross Wide Receivers Coach Torey Ross enters his second season as the Wide Receivers Coach at Shaw.

An outstanding player at Jackson State University, Ross was the South-west Athletic Conference (SWAC) Freshman of the Year while playing under his mentor, Darrell Asberry.

When Asberry left Jackson State to go to North Caro-lina Central University in 2004, Ross made the move as well, transferring to the Eagles.

As a player at NC Central, Ross was named to the CIAA All-Conference Team and was a Pigskin Club of

Washington Player of the Year.

Ross made a commitment to his mother, who passed the day before Mother’s Day 2008, to complete his degree. Thus, he joined Asberry’s staff at Shaw not only to coach, but to finish the requirements for his bachelor’s degree.

Ross has worked steadily toward that goal, taking classes in his major of Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice.

This past year, he fulfilled that promise to his mother, graduating from Jackson State with his bachelor’s degree.

Felton Page Running Backs Coach

Felton Page is entering his third season on the Bears coaching staff, serving as Shaw’s Running Backs Coach. He began his career as a volunteer coach for the 2008 CIAA champions.

A football star at Chapel Hill High School, Page went into the U.S. Army where he served active duty for four years as a telecommunications specialist. He continued to serve the nation in the reserves for an additional two years.

Page began work on a Computer Information Sys-tems degree at North Carolina Central and is working to complete that course of study at Wake Tech while also pursuing a career as a coach at Shaw University.

In addition to his coaching work at Shaw, Page has served as an offen-sive coordinator at both Chapel Hill and Knightdale High Schools.

When not on a football field or in the classroom, Page takes to an-other playing arena -- a basketball court, where he serves as a referee at the high school, Division I, Division II, and Division III levels.

He is married to Lori Page, and has two daughters, Jada Gaston and Miracle Page.

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2009 All-CIAA

Shaw All-CIAA performers at the 2009 CIAA Football Banquet - (l to r) James Duplessis, Fred Sparkman, Raymond Williams, DeMarcus Roberson, Quintez Smith, Edawn Coughman, Vincent Pacifico, and Isaiah Thomas.

First Team Edawn Coughman Vincent Pacifico Quintez Smith Fred Sparkman Raymond Williams

Second Team James Duplessis Markus McElveen DeMarcus Roberson Isaiah Thomas

All Rookie Team Callahan Bright

CIAA Defensive Player of the Year Quintez Smith

Robert Baldwin III (Political Science) Ednick Belizaire (Marketing) Carlos Bentley (Athletic Training) Edawn Coughman (Recreation / Education) Julius Gregory (Recreation / Psychology)

Markus McElveen (Recreation) Caleb Reid (Adapted PE and Kinesiotherapy) - 4.0 GPA Gregory Shotwell (Psychology / Music) Quintez Smith (Recreation) Jared Washington (Business)

CIAA All-Academic Team

Quintez Smith - All-American Quintez Smith not only broke one NCAA record (interception return yards in one game) and tied two others (single game and season interceptions returned for touchdown), but earned a variety of other honors.

Daktronics First Team D-II All-American American Football Coaches Assoc. D-II All-American d2football.com D-II All-American Football Gazette D-II All-American Football Gazette Defensive Back of the Year Black Athlete Sports Network HBCU All-American SBN HBCU All-American First Team All-CIAA CIAA Defensive Player of the Year Three-time CIAA Defensive Back of the Week d2football.com National Defensive Player of the Week

Invited to Cactus Bowl East Coast Bowl HBCU Bowl Texas vs. the Nation Bowl

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Quintez Smith - d2football.com Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1)

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Aaron Ellison, Jr. - Finalist HSRN DII Player of the Week (Week 6)

DeMarcus Roberson - HSRN DII Player of the Week (Week 2)

Quintez Smith - Finalist HSRN DII Player of the Week (Weeks 1 and 8)

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Tyrone Bolden - Specialty Player (Week 8)

Edawn Coughman - Offensive Lineman (Week 10)

Caleb Reid - Speciality Player (Week 4)

DeMarcus Roberson - Defensive Lineman (Weeks 1 and 2)

Travis Robinson - Offensive Back (Week 10)

Quintez Smith - Defensive Back (Weeks 1, 4, and 8)

Frederick Sparkman - Linebacker (Weeks 1 and 2)

Head Coach Darrell Asberry - Coach (Weeks 1 and 2)

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Rather boldly, Shaw head coach Darrell Asberry pre-dicted his Bears would win the 2009 CIAA Champion-ship. While that didn’t happen, his prediction for this year is no less brash.

“We’re going to win two more games than last year,” he said.

Definitely brash - the Bears were 8-2 last season.

To take the 2010 version of the squad, Asberry and his staff will have to overcome not only the loss of some key components on the field, but also the memory of the game – and thus the slot in the championship game – that they let get away.

In 2009, the Bears came within a bad snap of taking the Western Division. Leading Fayetteville State 28-27 late in the fourth quarter, a snap sailed over the Shaw punter’s head for a Bronco safety. The Bears finished the season one game behind FSU for the division title and the slot in the title game.

“Fayetteville State is a thorn in my side,” Asberry said. “I haven’t won on their field. We handle them here, but I haven’t had the break through there.”

This year the Bears host the Broncos – one of only few bright spots on a tough – and road-based –

schedule.

The Bears play six of their ten games on the road – including a five-game road trip that comes after a lone home game at the beginning of the season. Those five away games include tests against a strong Catawba team, as well as NCAA Division I-FCS foe Elon.

“That’s a big game for us,” Asberry said of the match against Elon. “If we can keep that close and steal a win it would be huge and certainly let this team know how special they can be.”

Offense: In order to meet those goals, the Bears will rely on a powerful offense that returns all but three starters from a squad that led the CIAA in both scor-ing offense and total offense.

Leading the offense will be 2009 All-CIAA and 2010 Preseason All-American running back Raymond Wil-liams. Williams finished the 2009 campaign with 811 yards in nine games – second in the CIAA- and scored 78 points to lead the conference.

He will rush behind a staunch offensive line that re-turns all five starters, including All-CIAA tackle Edawn Coughman, and second team All-CIAA and 2010 Preseason All-American Markus McElveen.

With the return of the Bears second leading re-ceiver, and a strong corps of reserves, the only ques-tion on the Shaw offense is the man under center.

Asberry intends to hand the ball to Kevin Atkins, a transfer from Alabama A&M who accumulated over 3,000 passing yards over two seasons.

“He carries himself like a quarterback is supposed to carry himself. He should be able to do things in game one that others wouldn’t master until later in the season,” Asberry said.

Atkins will run an offense that is noted for throwing the ball downfield. Asberry’s offense – which has been dubbed the “Magnolia spread,” relies on the quarterback and receivers taking the ball vertically while Williams and the rushers are given the chance to break open long runs as a result.

“People want to see the ball go vertical. They don’t want to see the grinding ground game. We’re going back to our roots this season,” Asberry said. “Our Raymond Williams is expected to add to his already record-

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renewed dedication and a higher level of effort than the Bears have shown in the last two seasons.

“It starts with me,” Asberry said. “I could have been better prepared. I’m going back to the old me. We’re going to practice as though we’re in a game. You win a couple of championships, you think you don’t have to work as hard. No one is going to say we could have done more this season. And it starts with me.”

More Than Just Winning: As always, Asberry ex-pects more than wins from the young men on his squad - he also expects them to succeed in the class-room.

Asberry is particularly proud of the young men who have taken advantage of the second chance the pro-gram has given them. A number of players on the Bears squad came to Shaw after facing difficulties personally or academically.

“These are young men, and young people can be stupid - can make mistakes, but you have to give them a second chance,” Asberry said. “We’ve graduated our transfers - our ‘second-chance’ guys. We need to let people know what we’ve done here.”

big focus is going to be getting first downs when we need them. We didn’t do that in our two losses (last season) and that will change this year.”

Defense: The bigger challenge will likely come on defense, where the Bears have lost five starters, in-cluding All-American cornerback Quintez Smith and second team All-CIAA performers Isaiah Thomas and James Duplessis. Last season, the Bears led the na-tion in pass efficiency defense and tackles for a loss.

Leading the returning Bear defensive players is Fred Sparkman at linebacker. The All-CIAA selection led the Bears with 63 tackles last year. Second team All-CIAA selection DeMarcus Roberson is expected to anchor the defensive line. Roberson had 48 tackles last season, including a team leading 13.5 tackles for a loss and 5.5 sacks.

Special Teams: The Bears return two place kickers - one a long-distance specialist and another who han-dles shorter field goals and extra points.

Caleb Reid opened the 2009 season 33 for 33 in point after attempts, finally finishing 45 for 52 on the year. He was five for seven on field goal at-tempts. Lyncon Shepherd, who specializes in long-range field goals, also finished the season five for seven on three-point tries.

Meeting their goal of “winning two more than last year,” and taking the CIAA championship will call for

All-CIAA performer DeMarcus Roberson closes in on an op-posing running back. Roberson is expected to anchor a strong defensive line.

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4 Quinshon Odum Fr. 6’0 190 QB Lakeland, FL / Lake Gibson Undecided 5 Daniel Lee Jr. 6’0 185 WR Rosedale, MS / Coahoma CC Recreation 6 Rashard Coleman Jr. 5’11 205 DB Lakeland, FL / NCCU Business 7 Kevin Atkins, Jr. Sr. 6’1 195 QB Durham, NC / Alabama A&M Business 8 Alex Berry Jr. 6’2 220 LB Portland, OR / Galivan Business 9 Rico Brown Sr. 5’11 170 DB Florence, MS / Delta State Business Management 10 Jon Huddleston Sr. 6'1 174 DB Cleveland, OH / N. Carolina Central Criminal Justice 11 Philander Jackson, Jr So. 6'2 190 QB Charlotte, NC / Independence HS Computer Science 12 Lyncon Shepherd Jr. 5'10 160 PK Mobile, AL / Murphy HS Recreation 13 Marcus Skeen Jr. 5'11 184 DB Jamestown, NC / St. Aug Recreation 14 Frederick Holliday Jr. 5'10 170 TB Baton Rouge, LA / Capitol HS Computer Science 15 Julius Gregory Sr. 6'5 193 WR Portsmouth, VA / I.C. Norcom HS Recreation / Psychology 17 Michael Atobrah Fr. 5'8 155 P/PK Fayetteville, NC / Westover HS Undecided 20 Raymond Williams Sr. 6'0 190 TB Cleveland, OH / Toledo Recreation 22 Gerald Kennedy So. 5’10 165 DB Greensboro, NC / Dudley HS Business Administration 23 Van Jakes II Fr. 5’10 185 RB McDonough, GA / Milford Academy Undecided 24 Antonio Dunn So. 5'9 180 RB Baton Rough, LA / Central HS Computer Science 27 LaMichael Howell Sr. 5'10 174 DB Prichard, AL / B.C. Raines HS Business Administration 29 Marcus Baker Jr. 6'2 200 DB Gainesville, FL / Albany State Business 30 Fred Sparkman Sr. 6’2 220 LB Columbia, TN / UNC-Chapel Hill Recreation 31 Jerlando Kasey So. 6’1 240 FB Charlotte, NC / WSSU Criminal Justice 33 Chris Martin So. 6’1 240 LB Snellville, GA / Jackson State Criminal Justice 39 Caleb Reid So. 5'11 150 PK Virconia, NC / Blue Ridge CC Kinesiotherapy 40 Terrence Clark Sr. 5'11 219 ILB Thomasville, NC / Catawba Therapeutic Recreation 42 DeMarcus Roberson Jr. 6'4 260 ILB Chapel Hill, NC / Fork Union HS Recreation 43 Otis Powell Fr. 6’1 220 LS College Park, GA / Maynard Jackson HS Undecided 48 Robert Baldwin III Sr. 6'0 210 LB North Highlands, CA / American River Political Science 51 Darius Stewart Fr. 6’1 235 LB Fayetteville, NC / Westover HS Undecided 52 Benton Walker Sr. 6'1 230 ILB Savanna, GA / Brookwood HS Athletic Training 54 Kalen Smith Sr. 6'1 210 ILB Odessa, FL / Tuskegee Business Management 55 Ednick Belizaire Jr. 6’2 286 C Miami, FL / Dr. Krop HS Marketing 60 Markus McElveen Sr. 6'3 311 OL Norwalk, CT / Bridgeton Academy HS Therapeutic Recreation 63 Chavis McManus Jr. 6’1 270 OL Charlotte, NC / West Mecklenburg HS Elementary Education 66 Allen Buckner So. 6’5 310 OL Baton Rouge, LA / Southern Recreation 70 Ulysses Hall Jr. 6'0 300 DL Cleveland, OH / Bedford HS Mass Communications 72 George Gedin Jr. 6’3 270 DL Brooklyn, NY / Nassau CC Business 73 Edawn Coughman Sr. 6'6 300 OL Riverdale, GA / Dodge City CC Recreation / Education 75 Jarrett Spence Fr. 6'3 260 OL Durham, NC / Southern Durham HS Kinesiology 77 Carlos Bentley Sr. 6'4 320 OL Hampton, GA / Auburn University Athletic Training 78 Jared Washington Sr. 6'3 302 OT Winston-Salem, NC/Mt. Tabor HS Accounting / Business 80 Alberto Johnson Sr. 5’10 184 WR Richmond, CA / Contra Costa College Criminal Justice 81 Marcus Vereen Sr. 5'10 185 WR Winston-Salem, NC / W. Carolina Recreation 82 Jayson Royal Jr. 6'0 183 WR Baton Rouge, LA / Southern Lab HS Business Management 83 Marcus Hickson So. 6'6 195 WR Decatur, GA / Towers HS Political Science 85 Chad Hicks Fr. 6’0 180 WR Glen Burnie, MD / Undecided 86 Kyle Roberts Jr. 5’11 180 WR Starkeville, MS / Mississippi State Business 88 Tyrone Craig So. 6'0 185 WR Charlotte, NC / West Charlotte HS Mass Communications 89 Tyrone Bolden Jr. 5'11 189 TE Cleveland, OH / Youngstown St. Recreation 90 Sheku Bannister Jr. 6’3 320 DL Sacramento, CA / American River Business 91 Bryce McClain Jr. 6’3 240 DL Stewartsville, NJ / Phillipsburg HS Mass Communications

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Robert Baldwin III #48 Senior Linebacker 6-0 210 lbs

Hometown: Northhighlands, CA Last School: American River

Major: Political Science

Marcus Baker #29 Junior Defensive Back 6-2 200 lbs

Hometown: Gainesville, FL Last School: Albany State

Major: Business

Ednick Belizaire #55 Junior Center 6-2 286 lbs

Hometown: Miami, FL Last School: Dr. Krop HS

Major: Marketing

Carlos Bentley #77 Senior Offensive Lineman 6-4 320 lbs

Hometown: Hampton, GA Last School: Auburn

Major: Athletic Training

Edawn Coughman #73 Senior Offensive Lineman 6-6 300 lbs

Hometown: Riverdale, GA Last School: Dodge City CC

Major: Recreation / Education

Julius Gregory #15 Senior Wide Receiver 6-5 193 lbs

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA Last School: I.C. Norcom HS

Major: Recreation / Psychology

Ulysses Hall #70 Junior Defensive Lineman 6-0 300 lbs

Hometown: Cleveland, OH Last School: Bedford HS

Major: Mass Communications

Tyrone Bolden #89 Senior Tight End 5-11 189 lbs

Hometown: Cleveland, OH Last School: Youngstown State

Major: Recreation

Rico Brown #9 Senior Defensive Back 5-11 170 lbs

Hometown: Florence, MS Last School: Delta State

Major: Business Administration

Terrence Clark #40 Senior Inside Linebacker 5-11 219 lbs

Hometown: Thomasville, NC Last School: Catawba

Major: Therapeutic Recreation

Antonio Dunn #24 Sophomore Running Back 5-9 189 lbs

Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA Last School: Central HS

Major: Computer Science

Marcus Hickson #83 Sophomore Wide Receiver 6-6 195 lbs

Hometown: Decatur, GA Last School: Towers HS Major: Political Science

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LaMichael Howell #27 Senior Defensive Back 5-10 174 lbs

Hometown: Prichard, AL Last School: B. C. Raines HS


Markus McElveen #61 Junior Offensive Lineman 6-3 311 lbs

Hometown: Norwalk, CT Last School: Bridgeton Academy Major: Therapeutic Recreation

Caleb Reid #39 Junior Placekicker 5-11 150 lbs

Hometown: Zirconia, NC Last School: Blue Ridge CC

Major: Kinesiotherapy

Jayson Royal #82 Junior Wide Receiver 6-0 183 lbs

Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA Last School: Southern Lab HS Major: Business Management

Frederick Holliday #14 Junior Tailback 5-10 170 lbs

Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA Last School: Central HS


Phil Jackson, Jr. #11 Sophomore Quarterback 6-2 190 lbs

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Last School: Independence HS


Alberto Johnson #80 Senior Wide Receiver 5-10 184 lbs

Hometown: Richmond, CA Last School: Contra Costa

Major: Criminal Justice

Gerald Kennedy #22 Sophomore Defensive Back 5-10 165 lbs

Hometown: Greensboro, NC Last School: Dudley HS


Bryce McClain #91 Junior Defensive Lineman 6-3 240 lbs

Hometown: Stewartsville, NJ Last School: Phillipsburg HS

Major: Mass Communications

Chavis McManus #63 Junior Offensive Lineman 6-1 270 lbs

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Last School: West Mecklenburg HS

Major: Elementary Education

DeMarcus Roberson #42 Junior Inside Linebacker 6-4 260 lbs

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC Last School: Fork Union HS

Major: Recreation

Lyncon Shepherd #12 Junior Placekicker 5-10 160 lbs

Hometown: Mobile, AL Last School: Murphy HS

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Marcus Skeen #13 Junior Defensive Back 5-11 184 lbs

Hometown: Jamestown, NC Last School: St. Augustine’s

Major: Recreation

Kalen Smith #54 Senior Inside Linebacker 6-1 210 lbs

Hometown: Odessa, FL Last School: Tuskegee

Major: Business Management

Marcus Vereen #81 Senior Wide Receiver 5-10 185 lbs

Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC Last School: Western Carolina

Major: Recreation

Benton Walker #52 Senior Inside Linebacker 6’1” 230 lbs

Hometown: Savanna, GA Last School: Brookwood HS

Major: Athletic Training

Jared Washington #78 Senior Offensive Tackle 6’3” 302 lbs Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC Last School: Mount Tabor HS Major: Accounting / Business

Raymond Williams #20 Senior Tailback 6-0 190 lbs

Hometown: Cleveland, OH Last School: Toledo Major: Recreation

Fred Sparkman #30 Senior Linebacker 6-2 220 lbs

Hometown: Columbia, TN Last School: UNC-Chapel Hill

Major: Recreation

Jarrett Spence #75 Freshman Offensive Lineman 6-3 260 lbs

Hometown: Durham, NC Last School: Southern Durham HS

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Location: Richmond, VA Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 1,500 Nickname / Colors: Panthers / Maroon & Steel 2009 Record: 6-4 (5-2 CIAA)

Stadium: Hovey Field Capacity/Surface: 10,000 / Natural Grass Conference: CIAA Acting President: Dr. Claude G. Perkins Athletic Director: Michael Bailey Web Site: www. Vuusports.com Sports Information Director: Jim Junot Phone: (804) 342-1493 Fax: (804) 342-1485 E-Mail: [email protected] Head Coach: Michael Bailey Alma Mater/Year: Virginia Union/1986 Career Record: 6-4 (one season) Record at VUU: 6-4 (one season) Assistant Coaches: Calvin Randall (Asst. Head Coach/Wide Receivers), Edward Pointer (Defensive Coordinator), Jason Mai (Offensive Line), Jessie Chavis (Defensive Backs), Em-manuel McNeil (Defensive Line), Elihu Smith (Running Backs), Chris Lawrence (Asst. Defensive Line), Jaison George (Asst. Offensive Line)

Location: Elon, NC Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 5,666 Nickname / Colors: Phoenix /Maroon & Gold 2009 Record: 9-3 (2nd place in conference) Stadium: Rhodes Stadium

Capacity / Surface: 11,250 / Natural Grass Conference: Southern Conference NCAA Affiliation: NCAA Division I - Championship Subdivision President: Dr. Leo M. Lambert Athletic Director: Dave Blank Web Site: www.elonphoenix.com Asst. Director of Media Relations (FB): Chris Rash Phone: (336) 278-6712 E-Mail: [email protected] Head Coach: Pete Lembo Alma Mater / Year: Georgetown / 1992 Career Record: 73-41 (9 seasons) Record at Elon: 29-17 (4 seasons) Assistant Coaches: Jay Bateman (Asst. HC/Defensive Coord./LB), Rich Skrosky (Offensive Coord./QB), Scott Browne (Running Backs/Recruiting Coord.), Jerrick Hall (Defensive Line), Brian Newberry (Defensive Backs), Keith Gaither (Wide Receivers), John Strollo (Offensive Line), Charles Porterfield (Tight Ends)

VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY

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ELON UNIVERSITY

SEPTEMBER 11 - 7:00 P.M. RHODES STADIUM ELON, NC

Virginia Union University 2010 Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Time 8/28 Winston-Salem St. Winston-Salem, NC 6:30pm 9/4 Shaw Raleigh, NC 6:00pm 9/18 Lincoln (PA) Richmond, VA 7:00pm 9/25 Bowie State Bowie, MD 1:00pm 10/2 Chowan Murfreesboro, NC 6:00pm 10/9 Elizabeth City State Elizabeth City, NC 1:00pm 10/16 Johnson C. Smith Richmond, VA 1:00pm

HOMECOMING 10/23 Saint Paul’s Richmond, VA 1:00pm 10/30 Virginia State Richmond, VA 1:00pm 11/6 Fayetteville State Fayetteville, NC 1:00 pm Virginia Union University 2009 Football Results 8/27 East Stroudsburg Richmond, VA L, 6-19 9/6 Central State Wilberforce, OH W, 45-0 9/12 Old Dominion Norfolk, VA L, 17-49 9/19 Johnson C. Smith Charlotte, NC W, 34-14 9/26 Chowan Richmond, VA W, 45-27 10/3 Saint Paul’s Lawrenceville, VA L, 9-13 10/10 Lincoln (PA) Lincoln, PA W, 35-6 10/15 Virginia State Petersburg, VA W, 31-3 10/24 Bowie State Richmond, VA W, 17-16 10/31 Elizabeth City Elizabeth City, NC L, 13-21

Elon University 2010 Football Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time 9/4 Duke Durham, NC 7:00 pm 9/11 Shaw Elon, NC 7:00 pm 9/18 Richmond Richmond, VA 1:00 pm 9/25 Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA 6:00 pm 10/2 Samford Elon, NC 1:30 pm 10/9 Appalachian State Boone, NC 3:00 pm 10/23 Wofford Elon, NC 1:30 pm HOMECOMING 10/30 Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN 2:00 pm 11/6 The Citadel Charleston, SC 2:00 pm 11/13 Furman Elon, NC 1:30 pm 11/20 Western Carolina Elon, NC 3:00 pm Elon University 2009 Football Results

9/5 Davidson Elon, NC W, 56-0 9/12 Presbyterian Clinson, SC W, 41-7 9/19 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC L, 7-35 9/26 Georgia Southern Elon, NC W, 28-14 10/3 Furman Greenville, SC W, 19-12 10/10 The Citadel Elon, NC W, 43-7 10/24 Chattanooga Elon, NC W, 45-10 10/31 Wofford Spartanburg, SC W, 34-6 11/7 Western Carolina Cullowhee, NC W, 42-17 11/14 #7 Appalachian State Elon, NC L, 10-27 11/21 Samford Birmingham, AL W, 27-7 11/28 #4 Richmond (FCS) Richmond, VA L, 13-16

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Location: Salisbury, NC Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 1,000 Nickname / Colors: Indian / Navy Blue & White 2009 Record: 4-6 Stadium: Shuford Stadium

Surface: Bermuda Grass Conference: South Atlantic Interim President: Dr. W. Craig Turner Athletic Director: Dennis Davidson Athletics Web Site: www.gocatawbaindians.com Sports Information Director: Jim Lewis Phone: (704) 637-4720 Fax: (704) 637-5705 E-Mail: [email protected] Head Coach: Chip Hester Alma Mater: Guilford / 1992 Career Record: 57-30 (8 seasons) Record at Catawba: 57-30 (8 seasons) Assistant Coaches: John Fitz (Asst. Head Coach, Strength Coord.), D. J. Summers (Running Backs, Recruiting Coord), Brain Hinson (Off. Line), Khanis Hubbard (Def. Line), Todd McComb (Linebackers), Bob Lancaster (Def. Coord., Def. Backs), Radell Lockhart (Def. Ends), Lyle Naber (Tight Ends)

CATAWBA COLLEGE

SEPTEMBER 18 - 7:00 P.M. SHUFORD STADIUM SALISBURY, NC Catawba College 2010 Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Time 9/4 Saint Augustine’s Salisbury, NC 7:00 pm 9/11 Livingstone Salisbury, NC (away) 6:00 pm 9/18 Shaw Salisbury, NC 7:00 pm 10/2 Wingate Wingate, NC 1:30 pm 10/9 Brevard Salisbury, NC 1:30 pm 10/16 Carson-Newman Salisbury, NC 1:30 pm 10/23 Newberry Newberry, SC 4:00 pm 10/30 Mars Hill Mars Hill, NC 1:30 pm 11/6 Tusculum Salisbury, NC 1:30 pm 11/13 Lenoir-Rhyne Hickory, NC 2:00 pm Catawba College 2009 Football Results 8/29 Saint Augustine’s Raleigh, NC W, 25-7 9/5 Fayetteville State Fayetteville, NC W, 21-20 9/12 Livingstone Salisbury, NC W, 51-0 9/26 Mars Hill Salisbury, NC L, 12-14 10/3 Newberry Salisbury, NC L, 21-40 10/10 Carson-Newman Jefferson City, TN L, 31-41 10/17 Tusculum Tusculum, TN W, 41-27 10/24 Wingate Salisbury, NC L, 17-42 10/31 Brevard Brevard, NC L, 6-7 11/7 Lenoir-Rhyne Salisbury, NC L, 13-16

Location: Elizabeth City, NC Founded: 1891 Enrollment: 3,042 Nickname / Colors: Vikings / Royal & White 2009 Record: 7-4 (5-2 CIAA) Stadium: Roebuck Capacity/Surface: 5,000 / Natural Grass Conference: CIAA

Chancellor: Dr. Willie J. Gilchrist Athletic Director: Thurlis J. Little Web Site: www.ecsuvikings.com Sports Information Director: April J. Emory Phone: (252) 335-3278 Fax: (252) 335-3627 E-Mail: [email protected] Head Coach: Waverly Tillar Alma Mater/Year: Virginia Union/1975 Career Record: 35-39 (7 seasons) Record at ECSU: 35-39 (7 seasons) Assistant Coaches: Willie Gillus (Asst. Head Coach/Quarterbacks), Marcus Hilliard (Co-Defensive Coordinator), Alvin Parker (Offensive Coordinator), Monterio Hand (Wide Receivers), Bill Holt (Offensive Line), Steve Rankin (Linbackers), DeCarlos Mitchell (Video Coordinator), Dan Her-lihy (Tight Ends)

ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY

SEPTEMBER 25 - 1:00 P.M. ROEBUCK STADIUM ELIZABETH CITY, NC Elizabeth City State University 2010 Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Time 8/28 Johnson C. Smith Elizabeth City 6:00pm 9/2 Central Arkansas Conway, AR 7:00pm 9/18 Fayetteville St. Rocky Mount, NC 4:00pm

12th Annual Down East Viking Football Classic 9/25 Shaw Elizabeth City 1:00pm 10/2 Saint Paul’s Elizabeth City 1:00pm 10/9 Virginia Union Elizabeth City 1:00pm 10/14 Virginia State Petersburg, VA 8:00pm 10/23 Bowie State Bowie, MD 1:00pm 10/30 Chowan Elizabeth City 1:30pm

HOMECOMING 11/6 Lincoln (Pa.) Lincoln, PA 1:00pm Elizabeth City State University 2009 Football Results 8/29 Shaw Raleigh, NC L, 30-54 9/5 Johnson C. Smith Charlotte, NC W, 51-10 9/12 Tusculum Elizabeth City W, 49-29 9/26 Chowan Rocky Mount, NC W, 35-30

12th Annual Down East Viking Football Classic 10/3 Virginia State Petersburg, VA W, 29-27 10/10 Bowie State Elizabeth City L, 10-23 10/17 Lincoln (Pa.) Elizabeth City W, 54-18

HOMECOMING 10/24 Saint Paul’s Lawrenceville, VA W, 38-12 10/31 Virginia Union Richmond, VA W, 21-13 12/5 Tuskegee Columbia, SC L, 7-21

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Location: Salisbury, NC Founded: 1879 Enrollment: 1,100 Nickname: Blue Bears Colors: Columbia Blue and Black 2009 Record: 0-10 (0-7 CIAA) Stadium: Alumni Memorial Stadium

Capacity/Surface: 6,000 / Natural Grass Conference: CIAA President: Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr. Athletic Director: Dr. Darren Hamilton Web Site: www.bluebearathletics.com Sports Information Director: Rick Rogers Phone: (704) 216-6179 Fax: (704) 216-6278 Head Coach: Elvin James Alma Mater: Elizabeth City State Career Record: 0-0 (first season) Record at LC: 0-0 (first season) Assistant Coaches: John Thomas (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), William Orr (Defensive Coordinator / Line-backers), Jonathan Brewer (Wide Receivers and Special Teams)

LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE

OCTOBER 2 - 1:30 P.M. ALUMNI MEMORIAL STADIUM SALISBURY, NC Livingstone College 2009 Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Time 8/28 Virginia State Petersburg, VA 6:00 pm 9/4 Newberry Newberry, SC 6:30 pm 9/11 Catawba Salisbury, NC 6:00 pm 9/18 Bowie State Salisbury, NC 6:00 pm 9/25 Saint Paul’s Lawrenceville, VA 1:00 pm 10/2 Shaw Salisbury, NC 1:30 pm

HOMECOMING 10/9 West Virginia Weslyan Salisbury, NC 1:00 pm 10/16 Winston-Salem State Winston-Salem, NC TBA 10/23 Fayetteville State Fayetteville, NC 2:00 pm 10/30 Saint Augustine’s Salisbury, NC 1:00 pm Livingstone 2009 Football Results 8/29 Virginia State Salisbury, NC L, 7-37 9/5 Savannah State Greenville, SC L, 12-34 9/12 Catawba Salisbury, NC L, 0-51 9/19 Bowie State Bowie, MD L, 0-51 9/26 Lincoln Salisbury, NC L, 0-10 10/3 Johnson C. Smith Charlotte, NC L, 15-30 10/10 Chowan Salisbury, NC L, 33-42 10/17 Saint Augustine’s Raleigh, NC L, 7-31 10/24 Shaw Raleigh, NC L, 3-54 10/31 Fayetteville State Salisbury, NC L, 8-31

Location: Charlotte, NC Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 1,630 Nickname: Golden Bulls Colors: Navy and Gold 2009 Record: 3-7 (2-5 CIAA) Stadium: Irwin Belk Complex

Capacity/Surface: 4,500 / Natural Grass Conference: CIAA President: Dr. Ronald L. Carter Athletic Director: Stephen Joyner, Sr. Web Site: www.goldenbullsports.com Sports Information Director: Lamont Hinson Phone: (704) 378-1118 Fax: (704) 330-1426 E-mail: [email protected] Head Coach: Steven B. Aycock Alma Mater / Year: Savannah State / 1994 JCSU / Career Record: 3-7 (One season) Assistant Coaches: Greg Richardson (Asst. Head Coach & Defensive Coordinator), Craig Cox (Defensive Line, Recruiting Coord.), Kevin Thompson (Offensive Line), Donta Jones (Defensive Backs/Special Teams), Mike Craft (Offensive Line Asst.), Marshall Banks (Student Assistant)

JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY

OCTOBER 9 - 1:30 P.M. IRWIN BELK COMPLEX CHARLOTTE, NC Johnson C. Smith University 2009 Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Time 8/28 Elizabeth City State Elizabeth City, NC 6:00 pm 9/2 NC Central Durham, NC 7:00 pm 9/11 West Virginia Tech Charlotte, NC 2:00 pm 9/18 Brevard Charlotte, NC 2:00 pm 10/2 Winston-Salem St. Charlotte, NC 2:00 pm 10/9 Shaw Charlotte, NC 1:30 pm 10/16 Virginia Union Richmond, VA 1:00 pm 10/23 Saint Augustine’s Charlotte, NC 1:00 pm

HOMECOMING 10/30 Fayetteville State Fayetteville, NC 1:00 pm 11/6 Livingstone Charlotte, NC 1:00 pm Johnson C. Smith University 2009 Football Results 8/29 West Virginia Tech Montgomery, WV L, 39-49 9/5 Elizabeth City State Charlotte, NC L 10-51 9/12 Edward Waters Brunswick, GA W, 27-14 9/19 Virginia Union Charlotte, NC L, 14-34 9/26 St. Paul’s Charlotte, NC W, 24-20 10/3 Livingstone Charlotte, NC W, 30-15 10/10 St. Augustine’s Raleigh, NC L, 9-27 10/17 Fayetteville State Charlotte, NC L, 12-30 HOMECOMING 10/24 Chowan Murfreesboro, NC L, 20-33 10/31 Shaw Raleigh, NC L, 0-50

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Location: Murfreesboro, NC Founded: 1848 Enrollment: 1,050 Nickname: Hawks Colors: Blue and White

2009 Record: 2-8 (2-5 CIAA) Stadium: Garrison Stadium Capacity/Surface: 5,000 / Natural Grass Conference: CIAA President: Dr. M. Christopher White Athletic Director: Dennis Helsel Web Site: www.gocuhawks.com Sports Information Director: Meredith Long Phone: (252) 398-6468 Fax: (252) 398-1390 E-mail: [email protected] Head Coach: Tim Place Alma Mater / Year: Washington & Lee / 1990 Record at Chowan: 4-16 (2 seasons) Career Record: 15-27 (4 seasons) Assistant Coaches: Brian Matesic (Asst Head Coach, De-fensive Coord.), Mark Hall (Offensive Coord., Quarter-backs), Luther Henderson (Running Backs), Omar Nesbit (Offensive Line), Ryan Kluever (Defensive Line)

FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY

OCTOBER 16 - 6:00 P.M. SOUTHEAST RALEIGH HIGH SCHOOL RALEIGH, NC

CHOWAN UNIVERSITY - HOMECOMING

OCTOBER 23 - 4:00 P.M. SOUTHEAST RALEIGH HIGH SCHOOL RALEIGH, NC

Location: Fayetteville, NC Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 6,632 Nickname: Broncos Colors: Royal Blue and Lily White 2009 Record: 8-4, (6-1 CIAA Cham-

pions) Stadium: Luther Nicks Jeralds Stadium Capacity/Surface: 6,000 / Astro Turf Conference: CIAA Chancellor: Dr. James A. Anderson Athletic Director: Dr. Edward McLean Web Site: www.fsubroncos.com Sports Information Director: Adrian Ferguson Phone: (910) 672-1254 Fax: (910) 391-4847 E-mail: [email protected] Head Coach: Kenny Phillips Alma Mater / Year: East Carolina / 1985 FSU / Career Record: 66-44 (10 seasons) Assistant Coaches: Richard Portee (Offensive Coord.), David V. Bowser (Defensive Backs, Recruiting Coord.), Gary Lowery (Offensive Line, Strength and Conditioning), Tim Heath (Running Backs), Wayman Westbrook (Wide Receivers), James Williams (Defensive Backs), Damien Adams (Defensive Line)

Fayetteville State University 2010 Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Time 9/4 UNC-Pembroke Pembroke, NC 6:00 pm 9/11 Bowie State Fayetteville, NC 6:00 pm 9/18 Elizabeth City State Elizabeth City, NC 4:00 pm 9/25 Winston-Salem St. Fayetteville, NC 6:00 pm 10/2 Saint Augustine’s Raleigh, NC 2:00 pm 10/9 Virginia State Petersburg, VA 6:00 pm 10/16 Shaw Raleigh, NC 6:00 pm 10/23 Livingstone Fayetteville, NC 2:00 pm 10/30 Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville, NC 1:00 pm 11/6 Virginia Union Fayetteville, NC 1:00 pm Fayetteville State University 2009 Football Results 8/29 UNC Pembroke Fayetteville, NC L, 34-41 2OT 9/5 Catawba Fayetteville, NC L 20-21 9/12 Bowie State Bowie, MD W, 30-20 9/19 St. Paul's Salem, VA W, 24-0 9/26 Virginia State Fayetteville, NC L, 20-25 10/3 Chowan Murfreesboro, NC W, 37-17 10/10 Shaw Fayetteville, NC W, 29-28 10/17 Johnson C. Smith Charlotte, NC W, 30-12 10/24 Saint Augustine's Fayetteville, NC W 56-6 10/31 Livingstone Salisbury, NC W, 31-8 11/7 Bowie State (CIAA) Durham, NC W, 21-10 11/14 California (PA) NCAA Playoffs L, 13-42

Chowan University 2009 Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Time 8/28 Lenoir-Rhyne Hickory, NC 7:00 pm 9/4 The Citadel Charleston, SC 1:30 pm 9/18 Winston-Salem State Winston-Salem, NC TBA 9/25 Virginia State Murfreesboro, NC 6:00 pm 10/2 Virginia Union Murfreesboro, NC 6:00 pm 10/9 Lincoln (PA) Murfreesboro, NC 6:00 pm

HOMECOMING 10/16 Saint Paul’s Lawrenceville, PA 1:00 pm 10/23 Shaw Raleigh, NC 4:00 pm 10/30 Elizabeth City State Elizabeth City, NC 1:30 pm 11/6 Bowie State Murfreesboro, NC Noon Chowan University 2008 Football Results 8/27 Albany State Murfreesboro, NC L, 21-36 9/5 Old Dominion Norfolk, VA L, 21, 36 9/12 Brevard College Brevard, NC L, 24-27 9/19 Elizabeth City State Rocky Mount, NC L, 30-35 9/26 Virginia Union Richmond, VA L, 27-45 10/3 Fayetteville State Murfreesboro, NC L, 17-37 10/10 Livingstone College Salisbury, NC W, 42-33 10/17 Shaw Murfreesboro, NC L, 20-53 10/24 Johnson C. Smith Murfreesboro, NC W, 33-22 HOMECOMING 10/31 Saint Augustine’s Murfreesboro, NC L, 18-28

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC Founded: 1892 Enrollment: 6,442 Nickname: Rams Colors: Red and White 2008 Record: 1-10 Stadium: Bowman Gray Stadium

Capacity/Surface: 18,000 / Natural Grass Conference: CIAA Chancelor: Dr. Ronald J. Reaves Athletic Director: William “Bill” Hayes Web Site: www.wssurams.com Sports Information Director: Chris Zona Phone: (336) 750-2143 Fax: (336) 750-2144 Head Coach: Connell Maynor Alma Mater / Year: North Carolina A&T / 1991 Career Record / Record at WSSU: 0-0 (First Season) Assistant Coaches: John Eder (Assistant Head Coach), Kienus Boulware (Defensive Coordinator), Mike Ketchum (Defensive Line), Richard Hayes (Defensive Backs), Duane Taylor (Wide Receivers)

WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY

OCTOBER 30 - 1:00 P.M. DURHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL STADIUM DURHAM, NC Winston-Salem State University 2010 Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Time 8/28 Virginia Union Winston-Salem, NC 7:30 pm 9/4 North Carolina A&T Greensboro, NC TBA 9/11 North Carolina Central Durham, NC 6:00 pm 9/18 Chowan Winston-Salem, NC 6:00 pm 9/25 Fayetteville State Fayetteville, NC 6:00 pm 10/2 Johnson C. Smith Charlotte, NC 2:00 pm 10/9 Saint Augustine’s Winston-Salem, NC 6:00 pm 10/16 Livingstone Winston-Salem, NC 6:00 pm 10/23 UNC-Pembroke Winston-Salem, NC 1:00 pm

HOMECOMING 10/30 Shaw Durham, NC 1:00 pm Winston-Salem State 2009 Football Results 9/5 North Carolina A&T Winston-Salem, NC L, 10-19 9/10 Florida A&M Winston-Salem, NC L, 10-34 9/19 Morgan State East Rutherford, NJ L, 10-16 OT 9/26 South Carolina State Orangeburg, SC L, 10-27 10/3 Howard Washington, DC L, 3-7 10/17 UC Davis Davis, CA L, 14-45 10/24 Bethune-Cookman Daytona Beach, FL W, 10-16 10/31 Hampton Winston-Salem, NC L, 13-16 11/7 Delaware State Winston-Salem, NC L, 21-24 11/14 NC Central Winston-Salem, NC L, 10-18 11/21 Norfolk State Norfolk, VA L, 21-28

Location: Raleigh, NC Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 1,400 Nickname: Mighty Falcons Colors: Blue and White 2008 Record: 4-6 (4-3 CIAA) Stadium: Broughton H.S. Stadium

Capacity/Surface: 3,800 / Natural Grass Conference: CIAA President: Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber Athletic Director: George Williams Web Site: www.st-aug.edu/sports-page Sports Information Director: Anthony Jeffries Phone: (919) 516-4141 Fax: (919) 516-5810 E-mail: [email protected] Head Coach: Michael Costa Alma Mater: Norfolk State Career Record: 41-88 (13 seasons) SAC Record: 31-47 (8 seasons) Assistant Coaches: Tremayne Henry (Co-Def. Coord./Recruiting), Willie Bennett (Co-Defensive Coord.), Jermaine Gales (Offensive Coord.), Matthew Mongomery (Quarterbacks), Anthony Scott (Offensive Line), Kevin Dial (Wide Receivers), Demius Frazier (Linebackers), William Frizzelle (Secondary)

SAINT AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE

NOVEMBER 6 - 4:00 P.M. BROUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL RALEIGH, NC Saint Augustine’s College 2010 Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Time 9/4 Catawba Salisbury, NC 7:00 pm 9/11 Mars Hill Raleigh, NC 4:00 pm 9/18 Saint Paul’s Raleigh, NC 1:30 pm 9/25 Lincoln (PA) Lincoln University, PA 1:00 pm 10/2 Fayetteville State Raleigh, NC 2:00 pm

HOMECOMING 10/9 Winston-Salem State Winston-Salem, NC 6:00 pm 10/16 Central State Wilberforce, OH 1:30 pm 10/23 Johnson C. Smith Charlotte, NC 1:00 pm 10/30 Livingstone Salisbury, NC 1:00 pm 11/6 Shaw Raleigh, NC 4:00 pm Saint Augustine’s College 2009 Football Results 8/29 Catawba Raleigh, NC L, 7-25 9/5 Charleston (WV) Raleigh, NC L, 41-43 3OT 9/12 Mars Hill Mars Hill, NC L, 14-20 9/19 Virginia State Raleigh, NC W, 27-14 9/26 Elizabeth City State Raleigh, NC L, 27-29 10/3 Shaw Raleigh, NC L, 32-42 10/10 Johnson C. Smith Raleigh, NC W, 27-9 10/17 Livingstone Raleigh, NC W, 31-7 10/24 Fayetteville State Fayetteville, NC L, 6-56 10/31 Chowan Murfreesboro, NC W, 28-18

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The season got off to a strong start with a record-breaking performance against ECSU. Quintez Smith tied the Divi-sion II single game record with three interceptions re-turned for touchdowns, and broke the record for intercep-tion return yards in a single game. The team tied the re-cord with a fourth pick-six in the game as well.

With the 68-6 trouncing of Lincoln (PA) in week four, the Bears had not only tied the school record for most points in a game, but had upped their average margin of victory to that point at a staggering 27 points per game.

After four games, no one would have doubted the Bears’ ability to three-peat as CIAA Champions. After all, they led the nation in interceptions, turnover margin and had both the punter and place kicker that were sitting atop the Division II rankings.

The Bears had not allowed a team to score on them in the third quarter all season (and wouldn’t until game six against Saint Augustine’s), and led the CIAA in most offen-sive and defensive categories.

Entering week five and the Prince Georges’ Classic against Bowie State, the Bears rightly felt that 2009 could be the season for another run at the CIAA title and a chance for the NCAA playoffs.

In Bowie, the Bears were met by a determined Bulldog squad, ready to challenge the Bears and show their own dominance in the CIAA.

In a torrential rain that gave the playing field the consis-tency of chocolate pudding, the Shaw kicking game - all but perfect until that point in 2009 - missed three field goals in the fourth quarter, sending the game into over-time and the Bears to a heartbreaking double overtime defeat.

But even that loss did not dampen the mood greatly. The Bears still led Division II in many categories, Vincent Pacifico still topped the punting lists, and Caleb Reid had yet to miss a point after attempt. Plus, the shot at the CIAA Championship game still rested in their hands.

While cross-town rival Saint Augustine’s jumped to a quick 17-3 lead in their week six meeting, the Bears fought back in the second half.

While the Falcons became the first team to score on the Bears in the third quarter all season (with a touchdown pass with less than two minutes remaining in the period), the Bears scored 19 of their own in the quarter and sailed to a 42-32 win.

The Fayetteville State game had been circled on the calen-dar since the beginning of the season and was the last true test on the Bears’ calendar. Unfortunately for Shaw’s title hopes, the squad that played in Fayetteville did not resem-ble the team that had built a 5-1 record to that point.

The team that led the nation in turnover margin coughed up the ball five times, while failing to take the ball away once from the Broncos. And the punting team which had been near the top of D-II all season long, managed only 23 yards per attempt, and muffed two snaps, leading to a safety in the closing minutes of the game that gave FSU the 29-28 win.

The road to the playoff no longer was in Shaw’s control. Because of the head-to-head tiebreaker, FSU would have to lose two games for Shaw to have a chance.

Easy wins over Chowan, Livingstone, and Johnson C. Smith added to the stat sheets and gave the Bears their best record under Coach Darrell Asberry, but the 29-28 loss to FSU meant the Bears were home for the CIAA Champion-ship, the NCAA Playoffs and even the Pioneer Bowl.

For a team that had all the right moves for all but a few minutes all season, the highlights were bittersweet, but were many. Pacifico finished the season sixth in the nation in punting, and Smith tied the D-II record with four pick sixes on the season and led the nation in interceptions. The team ranked among the top in the CIAA in almost every statistical category.

The Bears played a strong season with what they felt were disappointing results in the end, but the groundwork - both on the field and emotionally - have been laid for a strong 2010 campaign.

Opposing teams saw cornerback Quintez Smith with the ball a great deal in 2009. Against JCSU, he gets a lead blocker in Gerald Kennedy.

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(Raleigh, NC) –Quintez Smith (Sr., Dublin, GA) tied an NCAA record by pulling in three interceptions, and return-ing them all for interceptions to help lead the Bears to a 54-30 win over Elizabeth City State University. The team also tied an NCAA with four interceptions returned for a touchdown when Micquel Johnson added an-other pick six late in the fourth quarter.

“Given the variables you’ve got going into a first game, I thought everyone did extremely well,” said Shaw Head Coach Darrell Asberry. “We still have some work to do, though. Offensively, we have to move more quickly.”

The Shaw offense got off to a slow start – failing to get a single first down in the first quarter. But Smith’s first interception return for a touchdown tied the game at seven, countering Reggie Smith’s 68-yard punt return for ECSU.

The two teams exchanged field goals, then the Vikings’ Cedric Blacknall topped off a 71-yard drive with a six-yard touchdown rush to give Elizabeth City State a 17-10 lead. On the following kickoff, Raymond Williams (So., Cleveland, OH) returned the ball 88 yards for a touchdown, tying the game at 17.

With 30 seconds left in the first half, the Shaw offense got on the scoreboard with Julius Gregory (Jr., Ports-mouth, VA) pulling in a Brandon Landers’ (Sr., Monroe, LA) pass for a 53-yard touchdown to tie the game at 24.

Landers, a transfer from Grambling, came into the game in the second quarter, replacing starter Travis Robin-son (Jr., Rockingham, NC). Robinson returned in the third quarter, with Landers back in the fourth.

“We’ve done this in the past,” Asberry said of the rotating quarterbacks. “It worked then, so I see no reason to change. This is what you’re going to see the entire year.”

After a high scoring first half, both teams fell silent in the third, with no points scored.

The two teams exchanged scores to begin the fourth quarter. With 8:05 left in the game, Smith pulled in his second inter-ception of the evening; returning it for 70 yards, and giving Shaw a 37-30 lead.

The rest of the game belonged to Shaw. A 48-yard Lyncon Shepherd (So., Mobile, AL) field goal, followed by inter-ception returns by both Smith and John-son led to the 54-30 final.

Williams led the Bears with 57 yards rush-ing. Robinson finished the game one for nine for nine yards, while Landers was five for 11 for 161 yards. De’Andre Ok-onji (Sr., Upland, CA) had four receptions for 94 yards, leaving him four receptions short of tying the Shaw career receptions record.

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(Daytona Beach, FL) – On a sloppy field that slowed both offenses, Shaw University’s defense took over the game, recovering six fumbles and helping the NCAA Division II Bears beat home standing Bethune-Cookman of the Division I-FCS, 20-6.

“It was a big test for us, and the weather certainly played to their strength with their running game,” said Shaw Head Coach Darrell Asberry. He continued, “I’m really proud of the way the defense went after them, and of how the of-fense kept its head and managed the ball.”

The game started 25 minutes late because of a powerful storm that ripped through the area just before game time, leaving the field a quagmire, and making playing conditions difficult for both teams. Neither team managed to reach 300 yards on offense.

The Wildcats, though, seemed to find their legs with their rushing game, with 248 yards, but six of their drives ended with lost fumbles, which directly led to 13 of the Bears’ 20 points.

The very first drive had a hint of what was to come when a long snap sailed over quarterback Travis Robinson’s head. He managed to fall on the ball, keeping possession for the Bears. But it was only the first of many balls to wind up loose in the muddy field.

Only three plays later, BCU suffered their first fumble when James Duplessis knocked the ball out of Antonio Cox’s hands after a successful pass. On the very next play, Robinson hit Jayson Royal for a 60-yard touchdown pass.

From there, it became a ground-control game, as well as a challenge to see which team could hold onto the ball bet-ter.

The beginning of the third quarter epitomized the game. BCU started their opening drive on the Shaw 43. After seven plays, the Wildcats had only gone nine yards and were facing fourth and 13. They went for it, and Matthew John-son’s pass was intercepted by Gerald Ken-nedy.

Two plays and three yards later, Robinson was picked off by Joe Morris. Two plays later, Brian Sumlar’s fumble was recovered by Isaiah Thomas.

The Bears then managed a six-play 49-yard drive that ended with a 49-yard Vinny Pacifico punt. One play later, Callahan Bright recovered an Androse Bell fumble.

Nearly ten minutes gone in the quarter and four of five drives ended with turnovers. The only score in the third was a 23-yard Caleb Reid field goal with just under three minutes to go in the quarter.

Shaw’s only other touchdown came on a Raymond Williams 16-yard rush in the sec-ond quarter. Lyncon Shepherd’s 46-yard field goal rounded out the Shaw scor-ing. The Shaw defense held the Wildcats scoreless until the fourth quarter, when Sumlar rushed for 12 yards; the extra point failed.

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(Raleigh, NC) –Raymond Williams scored two rushing touchdowns, tying the Shaw career record, and the Shaw de-fense made a critical stop on the Shaw seven yard line to hold on to a 28-20 win over Concordia College of Selma, AL.

Shaw (3-0) suffered four fumbles and one interception while otherwise finding their legs on offense, breaking the 400-yard mark for the first time this season. The Shaw defense held Concordia (1-2) to 251 yards on offense, but allowed the Hornets to score twice in the fourth, making the game much closer that most had expected.

“We underestimated them,” said Darrell Asberry. “Concordia’s a good team. They deserved to win the game. You don’t win with five turnovers. We have a lot of work to do before we think about winning championships.”

The five turnovers - three in Concordia territory - consisted of four fumbles and an interception.

Asberry continued, “We found a way to win despite the turnovers. That’s the only good thing you can say. We go back to work on Sunday. This wasn’t the Shaw Bears.”

Shaw got an early wakeup call less than three minutes into the game when T’Chelpio Woods connected with Morris Benton for a 32-yard touchdown strike.

The Bears then mounted a sustained drive, ending in an eight-yard touchdown pass from Travis Robinson to Alberto Johnson. Caleb Reid’s PAT tied the game.

Shaw built the lead to 21-7 by the beginning of the fourth quarter, on the back of a 57-yard Williams rush and an Aaron Ellison, Jr. five-yard touchdown run – putting each of them one off the Shaw career record.

Concordia opened the fourth quarter quickly, scoring only six seconds into the period when Woods and Morris con-nected for a 19-yard touchdown strike.

Shaw stretched the lead back to 14 on a 24-yard Williams rush, but saw that lead cut back to eight when Woods completed a 24-yard pass to Jeffrey Ward, but the extra point was blocked.

The Bears then went three-and-out, but still managed to kill over two minutes on the clock. Vincent Pacifico’s punt of 55 yards was downed at the two, leaving the Hor-nets a 98-yard drive and two-point conver-sion away from the tie, with over three minutes to go.

The drive went to the Shaw ten-yard line, but two of the three first downs came as a result of penalties against the Bears rather than the strength of the Hornet offense.

On the last drive, Woods went two for ten, including three incomplete passes with the team at the Shaw seven-yard line.

Williams was not the only tying career marks on the night. De’Andre Okonji tied the Shaw career record for receptions with a 25-yard pass from Robinson in the third quarter. Ellison is only one rushing touch-down from tying Williams for the career record.

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(West Grove, PA) – Aaron Ellison, Jr. and Raymond Williams each tied the Shaw single-game record by rushing for three touchdowns to help lead Shaw easily past Lincoln (PA) 68-6. Shaw also scored a safety, a fumble recovery in the end zone, an interception returned for a touchdown, a field goal, and a passing touchdown.

The game was truly a tale of two halves. In the first, Shaw (4-0, 1-0 CIAA) outscored Lincoln (2-2, 0-1 CIAA) only 19-6, was penalized for 100 yards and committed two turnovers. In the second, Shaw held the Lions scoreless, scored 49 points, committed no turnovers and had only 56 yards in penalties.

Coach Darrell Asberry said the message at half time was pretty basic. “I told them if they didn’t pull it together, we would have a practice when we got off the bus in Raleigh. We just have to keep focusing on this. We cannot continue to turn the ball over and commit penalties like that and expect to be a championship team.”

Even with their two fumbles, the Bears continued to dominate in turnover margin. The Shaw defense picked off three passes and forced five fumbles to give the Bears a +6 turnover margin. Coming into the game, Shaw ranked third in Divi-sion II with a +8 turnover margin.

After a safety and a field goal, Williams broke the Shaw career rushing touchdown record with a two-yard run late in the first quarter to make the score 12-0.

With the score 12-6 Shaw, Ellison then scored his first TD of the night, a two-yard rush that left him one behind Williams for the career TD record. Williams opened the third quarter for the Bears with his second touchdown with a five-yard dash. Micquel Johnson then picked off a pass and returned it for a touchdown. Ellison finished out the third quarter scor-ing with a one-yard dive into the end zone to give him a second touchdown and give the Bears a 40-6 lead.

Ellison grabbed the tie for the record with another one-yard dive into the end zone to begin the fourth quarter. That touchdown also tied him with Shaw’s single game rush-ing touchdown record.

Williams retook the career record with an eight-yard run less than two minutes later, and tied the single game record as well.

Combined, Williams and Ellison rushed for 132 yards and their six combined touch-downs broke the Shaw single game team record for rushing touchdowns.

To round out the scoring – and give more versatility to their game resume – the Bears scored on a 25-yard Tyrone Craig catch from Brandon Landers, and on Quintez Smith’s recovery of a fumble in the endzone.

The 68 points ties the University’s record for points in a game (set in 2008 vs Chowan).

In addition, with his first catch in the game, De’Andre Okonji broke the tie for career receptions. He was the leading receiver for the Bears with four receptions for 117 yards.

Rico Brown led the Bear defense with six solo tackles. Smith had four solo tackles, the fumble recovery for a touchdown and broke up two passes.

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(Bowie, MD) - Despite two rushing touchdowns from Raymond Williams and a defense that forced four turnovers, Shaw (4-1, 1-1 CIAA) lost in two overtimes to Bowie State, 31-24 (3-2, 2-0 CIAA) in the Prince Georges Classic.

On a sloppy field besieged by constant rain, both teams went scoreless in the third and fourth quarters, but the Bears had their chances. The Shaw kickers, who had missed only one field goal in the first four games this season, missed three in the fourth quarter, including one as time ran out on the game.

Shaw Head Coach Darrell Asberry discounted a muddy field as the cause of the kicking woes. “We just missed them,” he said. “The kicking game has been a strength all season. If I had to do it all over again, I would still make the decision to try those field goals.”

The three missed field goal attempts came in a fourth quarter where neither team could mount a sustained offen-sive drive. Bowie State had two first downs, while Shaw had only one until their final drive in the last 38 seconds of the game.

Asberry continued, “Bowie is a very good team. They are going to be a presence in the Eastern Division, and we knew that coming in. Watching from the sidelines, I felt we made mistakes, but we need to go back and evaluate the film. First of all, I need to go back and make sure I put them in the correct positions to win this game.”

Shaw held a 17-3 lead with nine minutes left in the first half, but allowed the Bulldogs to score two unanswered touchdowns, making the score 17-17 at halftime.

The deteriorating field conditions, perhaps more than the defenses, held the two teams scoreless in the second half. Shaw had no first downs in the third quarter, and only three in the fourth quarter – two on the final 38-second drive.

In the first overtime, both teams scored: Shaw on a Raymond Williams 24-yard run, and Bowie State on a two-yard Rodney Webb rush.

In the second overtime, Shaw stopped the BSU offense for the first three plays, driv-ing them back five yards. On fourth down, Bulldog quarterback Emmanuel Yeager hit Larry Dixon for a 30-yard com-pletion for the touchdown.

On their possession, the Bears managed only three yards, giving Bowie the 31-24 win.

The defense was the story for the Bears, as it has been most of the season. Going into the game, Shaw was first in all of Division II in turnover margin with a plus-14 mark. Against BSU, Shaw collected four turnovers (two fumbles, two inter-ceptions) and gave up only one (a Travis Robinson interception), giving them a plus-17 turnover margin on the season.

Quintez Smith, who was second in Divi-sion II in interceptions going into the game, collected two more. He also had seven solo tackles and one assist, includ-ing three tackles for a loss.

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(Raleigh, NC) –Travis Robinson threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another, becoming one of eight Bears to score as Shaw University defeated cross-town rival Saint Augustine’s.

Shaw (5-1, 2-1 in the CIAA) came back from a 17-3 deficit late in the first half – reeling off 26 unanswered points on their way to the victory over Saint Augustine’s (1-5, 1-2 in the CIAA).

Shaw Head Coach Darrell Asberry said his team’s sluggish first half performance might have been a “leftover” from last week’s double overtime loss to Bowie State. “We just weren’t as focused or disciplined as I want.” He continued, “I give this staff great credit for going in at halftime and making great adjustments.”

Robinson connected with both Tyrone Bolden and Robert Brown III and scored on a one-yard quarterback keeper to lead the scoring. Robinson was seven for 14 for 83 yards, with one interception, while sharing time at quarterback.

The only other Bear to score more than once was placekicker Caleb Reid who moved to 28 for 28 in point after at-tempts on the season with four tallies. He also scored on a 23-yard field goal.

Saint Augustine’s jumped to a 17-3 lead with 3:10 left in the first half on a field goal from Adison Daniels, an 11-yard run from Arnold Mullins, and a LaBranzo Rish interception of Robinson that he returned 57 yards for a touchdown.

With 1:04 left in the first half, Shaw started its comeback with Bolden’s TD grab. Brown started the third quarter with his touchdown.

DeMarcus Roberson sacked Falcon quarterback Joaquin Green in the end zone for a safety, giving the Bears their first lead at 19-17.

Robinson’s rushing touchdown, and Lyncon Shepherd’s 35-yard field goal brought the score to 29-17 for the Bears.

The Falcons got back onto the scoreboard with 1:51 left in the third when Tyron Laughinghouse hauled in a five-yard pass from Kris Brownlee to pull the Falcons within five, 29-24.

Gerald Kennedy returned a punt blocked by Antonio Dunn five yards to open the fourth quarter, and Raymond Williams closed out the Bears scoring with a three-yard run with 5:26 left in the game.

Brownlee closed out the Falcon scoring with a six-yard run, with a two-point con-version on a Green rush.

Aaron Ellison, Jr., led the Bears in rushing with 107 yards, including a key 28-yard dash to the Falcon one-yard line, setting up Robinson’s quarterback keeper. Williams ran for 79 yards, plus had 44 yards on kick-off returns.

On defense, Rico Brown and Herbert Tan-ner each had four solo tackles and three assists. Kennedy had four tackles and two assists and forced a fumble in addition to his touchdown. Quintez Smith, who led Division II in interceptions coming into the game, picked off a pass while also tallying four solo tackles and one assist.


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(Fayetteville, NC) – Shaw held the statistical edge throughout the game – 488 total yards versus 120 for Fayetteville State – but the Broncos forced five Bear turnovers and blocked two Shaw punts for a 29-28 win that all but ensures the Broncos the CIAA Western Division title.

All but three of Fayetteville’s points came either off a turnover, or on a drive that began with a turnover. Shaw fum-bled twice and the two Shaw quarterbacks threw three interceptions.

The punting team also struggled. In addition to giving up a blocked punt that was returned for a touchdown, a snap sailed over the punter’s head and into the end zone for a Bronco safety, giving FSU the final 29-28 tally.

“They capitalized off our mistakes,” said Shaw Head Coach Darrell Asberry. “That’s what a good team does. They beat us today. In spite of this loss, I must say that I am still proud of my team and proud of our coaches.”

The tone for the game was set in the opening minutes. Less than a minute into the game, Jeffery Gowdy intercepted a Brandon Landers pass and returned it to the Shaw three. Two plays later, the Broncos held a 7-0 lead.

Three minutes later, Gerard Atkinson picked off a Travis Robinson pass and returned it 72 yards for the touchdown and a 14-0 Bronco lead.

Shaw fought back quickly, scoring on a 58-yard Landers pass to De’Andre Okonji and then on a 13-yard Aaron Ellison, Jr. rush, to tie the game before the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter was all Fayetteville State’s. Austin Turner kicked a 28-yard field goal – the only Bronco points that did not result from a Shaw turnover, then Adrian Horton returned a blocked punt 13 yards, giving the Broncos the ten-point lead they carried into halftime.

As it has most of the season, the third quarter belonged to Shaw. Through six games, the Bears had outscored their op-ponents 50-7 in the third.

Against the Broncos, Shaw scored on a 32-yard pass from Landers to Jayson Royal and a 66-yard rush from Raymond Wil-liams. The Bear defense held the Broncos scoreless, giving Shaw a four-point lead going into the fourth quarter.

With less than a minute and a half gone in the fourth, Turner hit a 40-yard field goal to cut the Shaw lead to one point.

That set the stage for the bad snap and safety, giving the Broncos a lead with 4:08 left in the game.

The Broncos burned two minutes off the clock while going four and out, giving the Bears only two minutes to score. Shaw could only move the ball three yards in four plays and watched as FSU took a knee to end the game.

Placekicker Caleb Reid was a perfect four for four on PATs. He now is 33 for 33 on the season, leading the nation.

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(Murfreesboro, NC) – Brandon Landers threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a third on the way to Shaw University’s win over Chowan University 53-20. Defensive back Quintez Smith returned both a fum-ble recovery and an interception for touchdowns. The fourth interception for a TD ties Smith for the NCAA record.

The Bears rolled up 453 yards of total offense, but only had 20:29 in time of possession on the game and had 11 fewer first downs on the evening.

Despite 165 yards of offense in the first half, the Bears appeared to sputter, struggling to mount a sustained offen-sive drive. It wasn’t until the second half that they started firing on all cylinders.

“I’m proud of how they responded,” said Head Coach Darrell Asberry. “Coming off of a tough loss (29-28 against Fayetteville State) last week, and off of a rough first half, they refocused in the second half and finally got all three phases working well. We’re still struggling to find a rhythm in the first half.”

With 4:06 left in the half, Chowan quarterback C. J. Westler fumbled, and Smith scooped it up, returning it for 37 yards and a Shaw touchdown. But, for the first time all year (34 attempts), Caleb Reid missed the PAT, leaving the score at 13-6 Shaw.

With time running out in the first half, Landers connected with Jayson Royal for 41 yards, which put the Bears deep in Hawk territory. Three plays later, Landers completed the scoring drive with a one-yard rush into the end zone, allowing Shaw to take a 20-6 lead into the locker room.

The Bears actually had the ball for even less time in the second half (10:40 in the first, 9:49 in the second), but still man-aged to score 33 points, with major con-tributions in all three phases of the game.

With just over 10 minutes left in the game, Smith tied the NCAA Division II record by intercepting a Westler pass and returning it 74 yards for a touch-down. The score gave the Bears a 40-13 lead.

In addition to his two touchdowns, Smith had six solo tackles, four assists and broke up a pass. The interception against Chowan brings Smith’s total to eight on the season. He has scored six touch-downs on the year.

“He’s been unbelievable for us,” said Asberry. “He does things you just can’t coach. We’re lucky to have him.”

Williams finished the night with 95 yards rushing, 28 yards on kick returns and the two touchdowns. Gregory had 126 yards in receptions on the night.

Landers was nine for 11 for 230 yards and two touchdowns passing. Robinson finished the night with 101 yards on a nine for 16 night.


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(Raleigh, NC) – Marcus Brooks and Travis Robinson each threw for two touchdowns, Julius Gregory caught two touch-downs and Aaron Ellison rushed for two touchdowns as Shaw easily handled visiting Livingstone College 54-3 for a Homecoming win.

Shaw (7-2, 4-2 in the CIAA) held the Blue Bears (0-9, 0-6 in the CIAA) to only 99 yards of offense, while amassing 358 yards of their own.

Despite the lopsided win, the Bears drive to a third straight CIAA championship was dealt a major blow as Fayetteville State defeated Saint Augustine’s 56-5. Shaw can only win the Western Division if Fayetteville loses to Livingstone next week, while the Bears beat Johnson C. Smith.

Shaw got off to an early start when De’Andre Okonji returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. Less than four minutes later, Robinson connected with Jayson Royal for an 18-yard strike and a 14-0 lead.

After DeMarcus Roberson recovered a Livingstone fumble, the Bears scored on a 17-yard Ellison touchdown. The extra point was no good, leaving the score at 20-0 in favor of the Bears less than eight minutes into the game.

The weather wrested control of the game from both teams midway through the first quarter. A driving rain made it difficult for either team to find a rhythm.

Neither team mounted a drive of over six plays throughout the rest of the first half. The only scoring – a Jordan Beckham 26-yard field goal for Livingstone – came as a result of a bad snap on a Shaw punt.

At the end of the first half, each team had only five first downs, and Livingstone had a single yard rushing. Livingstone had a total of 47 offensive yards and the Bears had only 91 yards of offense.

Livingstone’s offensive woes did not im-prove in the third quarter. Just over a min-ute into the period, Okonji blocked a Beckham punt into the end zone, giving the Bears a safety and a 22-3 lead.

Ellison added a four-yard rushing touch-down, and Antonio Dunn scored on a two-yard run to bring the Bear lead to 34-3.

Gregory then caught two seven-yard touch-down passes -- one from Robinson and one from Brooks. Brooks connected with Ty-rone Craig for the two-point conversion to give Shaw a 48-3 lead.

Brooks closed off the scoring with just over a minute left in the game when he con-nected with Tyrone Bolden for a 35-yard touchdown strike. The two-point conver-sion failed, leaving the final score 54-3.

Shaw leading rusher Raymond Williams was injured early in the game, so Ellison shoul-dered most of the running load, with 16 carries for 86 yards.

Quintez Smith, who leads NCAA Division II in interceptions, picked off another pass, bringing his season total to nine.

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(Raleigh, NC) –The schedule read “Senior Day,” but instead of simply accepting the accolades, the Bear seniors took the game in hand and easily defeated Johnson C. Smith 50-0.

Senior receiver De’Andre Okonji caught one touchdown, had 125 yards on six receptions, and recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a second touchdown.

Senior running back Aaron Ellison, Jr. rushed for 163 yards with one touchdown on 16 attempts – giving him a healthy 10.2 yards per rush average on the night.

Senior James Duplessis had seven tackles, including two tackles for a loss, while his classmates Quintez Smith and Dwayne Moss had six and five tackles, respectively.

But senior Travis Robinson may have outdone them all with 313 yards and four touchdowns on an 18 for 30 passing performance.

“Robinson is just such a great kid,” said Shaw Head Coach Darrell Asberry. “And this game was super and is four years overdue for him. He’s going to make it in life just fine – he’s endured four years of Coach Asberry.”

The Bears were dominant in all three aspects of the game, rolling up 596 yards of offense while holding the Golden Bulls to 217 yards. The Bears also blocked two punts – one recovered by Okonji in the end zone for a touchdown, and the other recovered in the end zone by JCSU for a Shaw safety.

Okonji’s recovery of the punt blocked by Tyrone Bolden opened the scoring for Shaw, then Robinson connected with four different receivers for touchdowns: Okonji, Julius Gregory, Jayson Royal, and Tyrone Craig.

Aaron Ellison broke a 34-yard run early in the third quarter to give Shaw a 34-0 lead. A few minutes later, Smith blocked a punt that was recovered by JCSU in the end zone for a safety.

Craig caught a second touchdown, this one from Marcus Brooks, to close out the Shaw scoring, giving the Bears a 50-0 final tally, and giving the seniors – and the rest of the team – an evening to enjoy.

Smith finishes the year tied with the NCAA Division II single season record for inter-ceptions returned for touchdowns with four. In his final college game, Smith had six solo tackles, blocked the punt for the safety, and broke up a pass.

The Bears finish the season with mixed emotions, however. At 8-2, Shaw has its best record since Asberry arrived at Shaw four years ago, but for the first time in three years, will not be returning to the CIAA Championship game. With a 5-2 con-ference record, they finished one game behind Fayetteville State, who beat Shaw 29-28 three weeks ago.

“These guys deserve something better. It is just unacceptable,” Asberry said. “We let those two games (Fayetteville State and Bowie State) get away from us. It cost us. But this was still a special year.”


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2009 National and Conference Rankings

1st - Pass Efficiency Defense Tackles for a Loss

3rd - Scoring Offense

6th - Turnover Margin

8th - Total Defense

9th - Kickoff Returns

10th - Kickoff Return Yardage Defense

12th - First Down Defense

14th - Scoring Defense Pass Defense

28th - Sacks

Division II National Rankings - Team Division II National Rankings - Individual

Brandon Landers 1st – Passing Efficiency

Vincent Pacifico 1st – Punting

Caleb Reid 2nd – Scoring (Kicking)

Quintez Smith 1st – Interceptions 2nd - Passes Defended

Raymond Williams 1st - Scoring 1st - Scoring (Touchdowns) 2nd – Rushing 2nd – All Purpose Yards

CIAA Rankings - Team

CIAA Rankings - Individual

1st - Scoring Offense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Offense Fourth Down Conversions

2nd - Pass Offense Kickoff Returns Kickoff Coverage Pass Efficiency Sacks Against Turnover Margin

3rd - Scoring Defense Total Defense Rushing Offense Rushing Defense Interceptions Field Goals Sacks By First Downs

Vincent Pacifico 24th - Punting

DeMarcus Roberson 46th - Tackles for Loss (tie)

Quintez Smith 1st - Interceptions

Isaiah Thomas 46th - Tackles for Loss (tie)

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Rushes – 60 vs.St. Paul's (11/4/06) Yards Rushing – 426 vs Webber International

(11/8/03) Yards Per Rush – 8.7 vs. Webber Interntl (11/8/03) TD Rushes – 6 vs Lincoln (PA) (9/19/09) Pass Attempts – 54 vs. Carson-Newman (8/27/05) Pass Completions – 35 vs. Carson-Newman

(8/27/05) Yards Passing – 455 vs. Chowan (10/18/08) TD Passes – 6 vs. Chowan (10/18/08) Total Plays – 91 Fayetteville State (10/4/03) Total Offense – 653 vs. Chowan (10/18/08) Yards Per Play – 16.6 vs. Edward Waters (9/8/07) Points – 68 vs. Chowan (10/18/08) / vs Lincoln

(9/19/09) First Downs – 31 vs. Carson-Newman (8/27/05) Sacks – 14 vs Livingstone College (10/25/08) Interceptions By – 6 vs. Webber International

(11/8/03) Turnovers – 7 vs. St. Augustine’s (9/18/04) Penalties – 19 (twice in 2008) Penalty Yards – 207 (twice in 2008)

Single Game - Individual

Rushes – 34 by Reginald Price vs. Saint Paul’s (11/4/06)

Yards Rushing – 262 by Byron Cary vs Webber In-ternational (11/8/03)

TD Rushes – 3 – seven tied Long Rush – 79 by Byron Cary vs. Webber Intl

(11/8/03) Pass Attempts – 54 by Jermonty Kimbrough vs.

Carson- Newman (8/27/05) Pass Completions – 35 by Jermonty Kimbrough vs

Carson-Newman (8/27/05) Yards Passing – 433 by Jermonty Kimbrough vs.

Carson- Newman (8/27/05) TD Passes – 5 by Jermonty Kimbrough vs Kentucky

State University (10/30/04) Travis Robinson vs. Chowan

(10/18/08) Long Pass – 82 by Travis Robinson twice Receptions – 10 by Kenneth Robinson vs. Carson-

Newman (8/27/05) Yards Receiving – 166 by Mark Bransom vs. Eliza-

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TD Receptions – 2 multiple players Long Reception – 82 by Lenell King vs. Bowie State

(9/27/08) De’Andre Okonji vs. Chowan

(10/18/08) Field Goals – 3 by three players Long Field Goal – 56 yards by Lyncon Shepherd vs.

Johnson C. Smith (10/31/08) Punts – 9 by William Sanders vs. Fayetteville St.

(11/6/04) Calvin Grimes vs. Maine (9/23/06) Punting Average – 49 by William Sanders vs. John-

son C. Smith (9/4/04) Longest Punt – 65 yards by William Sanders vs.

Bowie State (10/11/03) Longest Punt Return – 69 yards by Robert Brown

vs. Bowie State (10/27/07) Longest Kickoff Return – 97 by Robert Brown vs. Johnson C. Smith (10/31/08) Tackles – 18 by Christopher Peavy vs. Kentucky

State University (10/30/04) Sacks – 3 by Louis Ellis vs. Livingstone (10/13/07) Tackles for Loss – 6 by Terrence Ford vs. Edward

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Single Game - Individual

Single Season - Team

Rushes – 509 (2004) Yards Rushing – 2,122 (2008) Yards Per Rush – 4.8 (2008) TD Rushes – 24 (2008) Pass Attempts – 361 (2008) Pass Completions – 163 (2005) Yards Passing – 2,596 (2008) TD Passes – 28 (2008) Total Plays – 783 (2004) Total Offense – 4,718 (2008) Yards Per Play – 6.1 (2008) Points – 447 (2008) First Downs – 232 (2008) Sacks – 47 (2008) Interceptions By – 23 (2003) Penalties – 118 (2008) Penalty Yards – 1,179 (2008)

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Rushes – 266 by Dion McIver (2004) Yards Rushing – 1,045 by Dion McIver (2004) TD Rushes – 12 by Raymond Williams (2009) Pass Attempts – 349 by Jermonty Kimbrough (2005) Pass Completions – 160 by Jermonty Kimbrough (2005) Yards Passing – 2,105 by Jermonty Kimbrough (2005) TD Passes – 20 by Travis Robinson (2008) Receptions – 47 by Mark Bransom (2003) Yards Receiving – 749 by Mark Bransom (2003) TD Receptions – 6 by Mark Bransom (2003) Lenell King (2008) De’Andre Okonji (2008) Julius Gregory (2009) PATs Attempted – 52 by Caleb Reid (2008 and 2009) PATs Made – 49 Caleb Reid (2008) Field Goals – 9 by Lyncon Shepherd (2008) Punts – 50 by William Sanders (2004) Punting Average – 39.6 by Vincent Pacifico (2009) Total Points – 82 by Byron Cary (2003) Punt Return Yards – 144 by Robert Brown (2008) Kickoff Return Yards – 502 by Raymond Williams (2008) Tackles – 114 by Christopher Peavy (2004) Sacks – 8 Louis Ellis (2008) Tackles for Loss – 21.5 by Louis Ellis (2008) Interceptions – 13 by Shawn Woodard (2003)

Career - Individual

Rushes – 402 by Dion McIver Yards Rushing – 2,139 by Raymond Williams TD Rushes – 23 by Raymond Williams Pass Attempts – 1,166 by Jermonty Kimbrough Pass Completions – 522 by Jermonty Kimbrough Yards Passing – 7,255 by Jermonty Kimbrough TD Passes – 50 by Jermonty Kimbrough Receptions – 92 by De’Andre Okanji Yards Receiving – 1,744 by De’Andre Okanji TD Receptions – 17 by De’Andre Okanji PATs Attempted – 97 by Caleb Reid PATs Made – 88 by Caleb Reid Field Goals – 14 by Ryne Powell and Lyncon Shepherd Punts – 90 by William Sanders Punting Average – 36.13 by William Sanders Total Points – 138 by Raymond Williams Punt Return Yards – 708 by Robert Brown Kickoff Return Yards – 933 by Robert Brown Tackles – 196 by Torrance Nunnelly Sacks – 16 by Louis Ellis Tackles for Loss – 44 by Louis Ellis Interceptions – 17 by Shawn Woodards

All-CIAA First Team Selections

Player Pos. Year Robert Brown PR 2007 Byron Cary RB 2003 Edawn Coughman OL 2009 Louis Ellis DL 2007, 2008 Dion McIver RB 2003 Torrance Nunally DB 2005 Vincent Pacifico P 2009 Oliver Pazdry OL 2008 Chris Peavy LB 2004 Robert Rhodes OL 2003, 2004 Quintez Smith DB 2009 Fred Sparkman LB 2009 Raymond Williams RB 2009 Shawn Woodard DB 2003, 2004

The Record Watch

Career Records That Could Be Broken in 2009

Rushing Attempts - Current Record 402 attempts Closing In - Raymond Williams with 382 Needs 20 to tie Highest Season to Date - 138(2009)

TD Receptions - Current Record 17 Closing In - Julius Gregory with 11 Needs 6 to tie Highest Season to Date - 6 (2009)

Field Goals - Current Record 14 Closing In - Lyncon Shepherd with 14 Needs 1 to break Highest Season to Date - 9 (2008) Caleb Reid with 11 Needs 3 to tie

Total Points - Current Record 138 Closing In - Caleb Reid with 121 Needs 17 to tie Highest Season to Date - 67 (2008) Note - Raymond Williams holds record and

could extend mark throughout season.

Kickoff Return Yards - Current Record 933 Closing In - Raymond Williams with 863 Needs 70 to break Highest Season to Date-502 (2008)

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8/30 Albany State University L 10-27 9/6 Edward Waters W 55-13 9/13 Texas Southern L 29-40 9/20 Lincoln (PA) W 56-7 9/27 Bowie State W 41-10 10/4 Saint Augustine’s L 16-27 10/12 Fayetteville State W 19-12 10/18 Chowan University W 68-13 10/25 Livingstone W 55-7 10/31 Johnson C. Smith W 62-35 11/8 Elizabeth City State W 36-7 (CIAA Championship Game)

The 2008 Season

Head Coach: Darrell Asberry 8-3 (7-1 in CIAA)


8/25 Miles W 24-7 9/8 Edward Waters W 7-0 9/15 Morehouse L 12-13 9/22 Elizabeth City State W (OT) 20-17 9/30 Johnson C. Smith W 45-21 10/6 Saint Paul’s W 26-9 10/13 Livingstone W 15-7 10/20 Fayetteville State L 16-24 10/27 Bowie State W 16-14 11/3 Saint Augustine’s W 17-3 11/10 Virginia Union W (OT) 31-24 (CIAA Championship Game)

The 2007 Season



9/3 North Carolina Central L 12-21 9/9 Carson-Newman L 7-41 9/16 Edward Waters W 26-20 9/23 Maine L 12-62 9/30 Livingstone W 18-14 10/7 Bowie State L 14-17 10/14 Virginia Union L 34-43 10/21 Elizabeth City State L 0-36 10/28 Virginia State L 22-28 11/4 Saint Paul’s W 14-7

The 2006 Season


8/27 Carson-Newman L 24-45 9/3 Saint Augustine’s L 0-33 9/10 Edward Waters W 24-6 9/17 North Carolina Central L 31-37 9/24 Livingstone W 49-27 10/1 Bowie State W 22-20 10/8 Virginia Union W (OT) 48-41 10/15 Elizabeth City State W 24-7 10/22 Virginia State L 10-43 10/29 Saint Paul’s L 14-21

The 2005 Season Head Coach: Deondri Clark 5-5 (4-3 in CIAA)

8/28 Livingstone W 17-7 9/4 Johnson C. Smith W 49-14 9/11 Edward Waters W 21-12 9/18 Saint Augustine’s L 6-34 9/25 Fayetteville State L 14-24 10/2 Bowie State W 24-17 10/9 Virginia Union W 10-9 10/16 Elizabeth City State W 21-0 10/23 Virginia State W 14-7 10/30 Kentucky State W 34-28 11/6 Fayetteville State W 10-7 (CIAA Championship Game) 12/4 Tuskegee University W 30-28 (Pioneer Bowl - Mobile, AL)

The 2004 Season Head Coach: Deondri Clark 9-2 (5-2 in CIAA)

8/30 Livingstone W 44-34 9/6 Johnson C. Smith W 34-0 9/20 Saint Augustine’s W 19-12 9/27 Edward Waters W 21-7 10/4 Fayetteville State L 21-28 10/11 Bowie State L 13-14 10/18 Virginia Union L 6-26 10/25 Elizabeth City State W 41-17 11/1 Virginia State W 28-17 11/8 Webber International W 50-15

The 2003 Season

Head Coach: Deondri Clark 7-3 (4-3 in CIAA)


8/29 Elizabeth City State W 54-30 9/5 Bethune-Cookman W 20-6 9/12 Concordia (AL) W 28-20 9/19 Lincoln (PA) W 68-6 9/26 Bowie State L 24-31 2OT 10/3 Saint Augustine’s W 42-32 10/10 Fayetteville State L 28-29 10/17 Chowan W 53-20 10/24 Livingstone W 54-3 10/31 Johnson C. Smith W 50-0

The 2009 Season


NATIONALRECOGNITIONOur student-athletes have received the NCAA’s highest individual honors including winning the Walter Byers Scholarship Award (the NCAA’s top student-athlete) and the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

COMMUNITYPARTNERSHIPSWe have initiated national community partnerships with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.

UNIQUEFISCAL MODELWe offer a unique fiscal model for intercollegiate athletics that redefine the institutional value for sponsoring sports and offering athletics scholarships.

2010 SHAW UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIMEAUGUST 28 FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY & SCRIMMAGE RALEIGH, NC 10:00 AMSEPTEMBER 4 VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY

“Shaw Pride Day”

RALEIGH, NC 6:00 PM

September 11 Elon University Elon, NC 7:00 PMSeptember 18 Catawba College Salisbury, NC 7:00 PMSeptember 25 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC 2:00 PMOctober 2 Livingstone College Salisbury, NC 1:30 PM October 9 Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC 2:00 PM

OCTOBER 16 FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH, NC 6:00 PM

OCTOBER 23 CHOWAN UNIVERSITY

“Homecoming”

RALEIGH, NC 4:00 PM

OCTOBER 30 WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY

“SU Open House& Senior Day”

(Nationally Televised Competition)

DURHAM, NC 1:00 PM

November 6 Saint Augustine’s College Raleigh, NC (away) TBANovember 13 CIAA Championship

HOME GAMES SHOWN IN BOLD - * Designates CIAA Conference GameHome Games Played at Southeastern Raleigh High School (2600 Rock Quarry Way, Raleigh, NC)

**October 30, 2010 Game will be played at Durham County Stadium (2700 Duke Street, Durham, NC 27704)**

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