BENEDICT VS. SAVANNAH STATE

� Benedict plays its first SIAC game of the season against an old conference foe, as Savannah State will play in its first SIAC game as a returning member since leaving the conference and going Division I in 2000. Benedict and Savannah State played regularly as SIAC members in the 50s and 60s. Benedict won four games in a row from 1958-61, with Savannah State taking its only win in the series in 1962. After Benedict resumed football, the two schools met in 2005 and 2006, with the BC Tigers winning both contests.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BENEDICT

� TIGERS PICKED SECOND IN SIAC: In the preseason poll by SIAC coaches and Sports Information Directors, the Benedict College Tigers were picked to finish second in the SIAC East Division. Benedict received two first-place votes. Albany State was picked to finish first in the East, receiving three first-place votes. Morehouse received one first-place vote and finished third in the poll, followed by Fort Valley State, Clark Atlanta, and new SIAC member Savannah State.

� PRESEASON HONORS: Benedict had three current players named to the SIAC Preseason All-SIAC team: Traviontae Brown, cornerback, and Robert Cummings, safety, were named to the first team. Rashaad Miller, defensive line, and Amari Andrews, linebacker, were named to the second team.

� MORE HONORS FOR SNOOP: Traviontae Brown, known by his nickname Snoop, was named to the AFCA All-American second team last year, becoming the first BC football player in school history named to the AFCA All-American team. This year, Brown was named a preseason All-American by College Football America Yearbook and was named to the watch list for the Black College Hall of Fame Player of the Year Award.

� SLOW START: The Tigers are off to an 0-2 start for the first time since Mike White's first season with Benedict in 2015, when the Tigers went 0-10. Mistakes, especially on special teams, have cost the Tigers in both losses.

� RETURN TO AUGUSTA: Benedict returns to compete in the Augusta Classic for the first time since 2016. Games in Augusta have not been kind to the Tigers. Benedict has lost six straight games in the Augusta Classic from 2011-2016. In the last visit, Albany State defeated Benedict, 34-7.

� BIG RUN GAINS FOR JCSU: Benedict finished the 2018 season as the fourth best rushing defense and third best total defense in Division II, and returned seven starters from that unit. So far in 2019, the Benedict defense has struggled, especially against the run. In last week's loss to Johnson C. Smith, the Golden Bulls rushed for 278 yards, as Emmanuel Wilson scored three touchdowns on runs of 83, 73 and 64 yards.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SAVANNAH STATE

� SCOUTING THE TIGERS: The Savannah State Tigers come into the contest with a 1-1 record. SSU dropped its season opener 23-22 to Florida Tech. The Tigers scored a touchdown with 14 seconds remaining, but opted to go for the two-point conversion for the win, but the run was stopped short of the end zone. Last week, the Tigers roughed up Virginia Lynchburg 60-21. D'angelo Durham rushed for 125 yards, and Miles Broadnax rushed for 100 yards on four car-ries. SSU is averaging 340.5 yards rushing per game, and allowing just 66.5 yards rushing per game.

BENEDICT (0-2) VS. SAVANNAH STATE (1-1)

SEPT. 21 | 6 P.M. (ET) | AUGUSTA, GA. | LUCY LANEY STADIUM

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SAVANNAH STATE TigersHead Coach: Shawn QuinnRecord at SSU: 1-1 (1st year) Overall: 1-1 (1st year)

BENEDICT TigersHead Coach: Mike WhiteRecord at BC: 18-23 (5th year)Overall: 130-74 (20th year)

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2019 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time

Sept. 7 at Fayetteville State L, 21-35Sept. 14 Johnson C. Smith L, 31-34Sept. 21 vs. Savannah State * 6 p.m.Sept. 28 vs. Fort Valley State * 3 p.m.Oct. 12 Miles 2 p.m.Oct. 19 at Albany State * 2 p.m.Oct. 26 at Morehouse * 2 p.m.Nov. 2 Clark Atlanta * 2 p.m.Nov. 9 at Lane * 2 p.m.

* SIAC East Division

Sports Information Contact: Dennis Switzer | Office: 803-705-4346 | Cell: 803-493-3406 | E-mail: Dennis.Switzer@Benedict.edu

Live Stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NoneActive Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benedict: L2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savannah State: W1Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Benedict leads 6-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (since 1996, BC leads 2-0)Last Meeting . . . 2006, BC won 21-7 in Savannah

TALE OF THE TAPE

BC SSU

Offensive Line Avg. 6-2 / 288 6-3.75 / 293

Defensive Line Avg. 6-4 / 302 6-3 / 253.75

Scoring 26 41

Points allowed 34.5 21.5

Total offense 200 411.5

Total defense 246.5 344.5

BENEDICT COLLEGE football

SIAC Standings

School Conf OverallEastSavannah State 0-0 1-1Morehouse 0-0 1-2Albany State 0-0 0-2Benedict 0-0 0-2Clark Atlanta 0-0 0-2Fort Valley St. 0-1 0-2

WestMiles 1-0 1-2Tuskegee 1-0 1-1Lane 0-0 1-1Central State 0-0 0-2Kentucky State 0-1 1-1

This Week’s GamesSaturday, Sept. 21 (all times ET)Shorter at Fort Valley State, 1 p.m.Winston-Salem State at Tuskegee, 1 p.m.Edward Waters at Lane, 2 p.m.Central State at Clark Atlanta, 6 p.m.Savannah State vs. Benedict, 6 p.m. (Augusta, Ga.)Miles at Missouri S&T, 7 p.m.Albany State at West Georgia, 7 p.m.

GENERAL INFORMATIONSchool: ....................................................................................... Benedict CollegeLocation: ....................................................................................... Columbia, S.C.Founded: ...................................................................................................... 1870Enrollment: .................................................................................................. 2,247Nickname: ................................................................................................... TigersSchool Colors .................................... Purple (PMS 2627C) and Gold (PMS 109)Stadium: ..................................................................Charlie W. Johnson StadiumCapacity: .................................................................................................... 11,026Surface: ............................................................................................ Artificial TurfConference: ........................ Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)President: ........................................................................... Dr. Roslyn Clark ArtisDirector of Athletics: .................................................................Willie WashingtonAthletic Department Phone: ..........................................................(803) 705-4734Ticket Office Phone: .....................................................................(803) 705-4784

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONFirst Year of Football: .................................................................................... 1911Benedict College dropped football from 1967-1994Overall All-Time Record: .................................................................................. NAOverall Record Since 1995: ....................................................................... 97-151Postseason Appearances (since 1995): ............................................................. 02017 Record: ...................................................................................................6-3Offense: ....................................................................................................MultipleDefense: ..........................................................................................................3-4Starters Returning (Off/Def/Special Teams): ................................................ 5/7/1Lettermen Returning: ........................................................................................ 35Leading returning passer ................................................................................. Phillip Brown.....................................................................................................22-43-261 yds, 4 int, 2 TDLeading returning rusher ................................................................................. Phillip Brown ...................................................................................................76 carries, 323 yards, 4 TDLeading returning receiver ......................................................................Danye Washington.............................................................................................24 receptions, 380 yards, 6 TDLeading returning kicker .........................................................................Danye Washington.........................................................................................................................................5-1Leading returning tackler ..............................................................................Amari Andrews...................................................................51 total tackles (1st on team), 6 TFL, 0.5 Sacks

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director ........................................................... Dennis SwitzerEmail: ..................................................................... dennis.switzer@benedict.eduOffice phone: ................................................................................(803) 705-4346Cell phone: ...................................................................................(803) 493-3406Graduate Assistant ....................................................................... Garrett Begore

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: ..........................................................................James “Mike” WhiteAlma Mater (year): ............................................................................Albany StateRecord at Benedict: .....................................................................18-23 (5th year)Career Record: ........................................................................130-74 (20th year)Office Phone: ................................................................................(803) 705-4355Best Time to Reach: .............................................................................. MorningsEmail: ......................................................................... james.white@benedict.eduAssitant Coaches, PositionKenyan Conner ...........Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator/ ReceiversRonnie Baker .............................................. Defensive Coordinator / LinebackersDarrell Suber ................................................................................ Defensive LineDemetrius McCray ......................................................................Defensive BacksDonald Pittman .............................................................................. Offensive LineTory Mimbs ......................................................Student Assistant, Special Teams

SPORTS MEDICINEDirector of Sports Medicine: .......................................................................... TBAEmail: ....................................................................................................................Office phone: ........................................................................................................Cell phone: ...........................................................................................................

MEDIA INFORMATIONLive Stream ............................................................................ benedicttigers.comPlay-by-play: .................................................................................................. TBAColor commentary: ............................................................................. Brian CurryTelevision OutletsWIS (NBC) .....................................................................................803) 799-1010WOLO (ABC) .................................................................................803) 754-7525WLTX (CBS) ..................................................................................803) 776-3600WACH (FOX) .................................................................................803) 252-5757Print MediaThe State .......................................................................................803) 771-6161

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Benedict College Football2019 CoSIDA Information

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Mike White Year-by-Year

2000 Albany St. (GA) 4-6 .400 2001 Albany St. (GA) 4-6 .400 2002 Albany St. (GA) 7-4 .636 2003 Albany St. (GA) 10-2 .833 2004 Albany St. (GA) 11-1 * .9172005 Albany St. (GA) 8-2 * .8002006 Albany St. (GA) 7-4 .636 2007 Albany St. (GA) 8-3 * .7272008 Albany St. (GA) 7-4 * .6362009 Albany St. (GA) 8-3 * .7272010 Albany St. (GA) 11-1 * .9172011 Albany St. (GA) 8-4 * .6672012 Albany St. (GA) 6-4 .600 2013 Albany St. (GA) 6-4 .600 2014 Albany St. (GA) 7-3 .7002015 Benedict 0-10 .0002016 Benedict 5-6 .4552017 Benedict 7-2 .7782018 Benedict 6-3 .667TOTAL 130-72 .644* NCAA DII Playoffs

2019 BENEDICT COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Mike White begins his fifth year as head coach of the Benedict Tigers. He was named head football coach on Dec. 19, 2014. Last season, the Tigers finished 6-3, marking the first time Bededict had a win-ning record in back-to-back seasons since resuming football in 1995. White coach five All-Conference selections. Several Tigers earned various All-Region recogni-tion, while junior defensive back Travion-tae Brown was named AFCA All-American second team, the first Benedict football player to be named to that prestigious All-American team. Senior defensive end Rickym Holmes was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent, the first Tiger signed by an NFL team in the modern era. Coach White has made defense a cornerstone of his successful teams, and the 2018 team was no exception. Benedict ranked third in the nation in total defense, allowing opponents just 232.3 yards per game. The Tigers also ranked nationally in first down defense (1st), red zone defense (2nd), rushing defense (4th), and team passing defense efficiency (7th). In his third season, White led the Tigers to one of their best seasons in mod-ern history, going 7-2 and finishing in a tie for first place in the SIAC East Division. Both losses came in overtime, including a tough 31-28 game in double overtime to SIAC East Division rival Fort Valley State, which went on to play in the SIAC Champi-onship Game. The Tigers had five players earn All-SIAC honors, while two players were named All-Region. In his second season at the helm of the Tigers, he guided Benedict to a 5-6 record. He coached the SIAC MVP in running back George Myers Jr. and placed five members on the All- SIAC team. White came to Benedict after serv-ing as the head coach at Albany State University for 15 years, winning six SIAC championships and advancing to the NCAA Division II playoffs seven times. His

record at ASU was 112-51, a 68.7 winning percentage. White has been named the SIAC Coach of the Year five times in his career. He has also been named the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) National Di-vision II Football Coach of the Year as the most outstanding Division II coach in 2010. He was named the Sheridan Broadcasting Network (SBN) / Eddie Robinson National Black College Coach of the Year as well as the Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Division II National Coach of the Year in 2004. He also won the Charles B. Fisher Award from the Pigskin Club of Washing-ton, D.C., in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010 and 2013. His Albany State team captured the SBN National Black College Football Championship in 2010, as well as the Washington, D.C., Pigskin Club’s National Black College Championship. White has established himself as one of the best defensive masterminds in the game. Under his leadership, the Albany State defense consistently is ranked among the best in the NCAA statistics. His 2010 Rams finished second in the nation in rushing defense and scoring defense, and third in total defense and pass ef-ficiency. White was a two-time All-American player at Albany State and the SIAC Player of the Year in 1978. A three-time All-SIAC, he led the team in tackles for three of his four years. He was drafted by Cincinnati in the fourth round in the 1979 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the Bengals. He later played two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks from 1981-1983. He returned to his alma mater and joined Albany State as a defensive line coach in 1984 and was on the ASU staff for 30 years. During his time as an as-sistant coach, White was instrumental in helping to lead the Rams to nine SIAC championships, including five consecutive SIAC championships and NCAA playoff appearances from 1993-1997. White took over as head coach of the Rams in 2000. After back-to-back 4-6 seasons in his first

HEAD COACH MIKE WHITE

two seasons, he then guided the Rams to 13 consecutive winning seasons. An Augusta, Ga., native, Coach White earned a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology and a Master’s degree in Health and Physical Education from Albany State in 1990 and 1999, respectively. Coach White is a member of the American Foot-ball Coaches Association, Black Coaches Association and the National Football League Alumni. Coach White and his wife, Phyllis, at-tend Second Nazareth Church in Colum-bia.

Benedict FootballBenedict FootballAlphabetical

68 Simon Aleman

17 Timothy Allen

52 Jakorey Allen

40 Amari Andrews

38 Matthew Anthony

43 Dominique Arrington

54 Dontrell Benjamin

50 Wendell Bing

24 Dyquan Bloodsaw

1 Traviontae Brown

4 Phillip Brown

80 Wayne Brown

77 Matthew Carter

14 Trini Charlton

7 Robert Cummings

34 Gary Davis

84 Moses Davis

66 Dajwuan Duncan

8 Raylon Elzy

31 Jared Eubanks

3 Drelon Freeman

9 Keivonte Gallmon

95 Casey Gamble

35 Xavier George

92 Jeremiah Graham

55 Chase Hall

89 Jadakiss Harvey

98 Marquese Haywood

5 Joshua Heyward

46 Jeremiah Hicks

37 Localzo Hook

85 Cleatus Hopkins

23 Dontavis Hunt

74 DJ Jenkins

20 Raheem Jennings

48 Jeremy Johnson

15 Jaylen Joyner

28 Jonathan Knox

90 Micah Levine

47 Elroy Maloyd

2 Jayden McCloud

83 Myquerrios McGrier

57 Brian McNeil

94 Rashaad Miller

32 Surgyaunte MIzzell

No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School1 Traviontae Brown Sr. DB 6-0 180 Albany, Ga. / Westover HS2 Jayden McCloud Fr. RB 6-1 195 Jacksonville, Fla. / Bolles HS3 Drelon Freeman Sr. WR 6-0 180 Columbus, Ga. / Carver HS4 Phillip Brown Sr. QB 6-1 210 Rincon, Ga. / Effingham County HS5 Joshua Heyward Fr. CB 6-2 185 Johns Island, SC / West Ashley HS6 Eric Phoenix Fr. QB 6-2 200 Savannah, Ga. Windsor Forest HS7 Robert Cummings Sr. DB 6-0 185 Macon, Ga. / Central HS8 Raylen Elzy Jr. WR 6-4 220 Stone Mountain, Ga. / Stephenson HS / Marshall9 Keivonte Gallman Sr. TE 6-2 260 Chicksaw, Ala. / Milford Academy12 Danye Washington Sr. WR 5-10 170 Hephzibah, Ga. / Lucy Laney HS14 Trini Charlton Sr. RB 5-10 170 Havana, Fla. / Gadsden HS15 Jaylen Joyner Fr. QB 5-10 162 Midland, Ga. / Carver HS16 Savion Watson Fr. QB 5-11 170 Chesterfield, SC / Chesterfield HS / Newberry17 Timothy Allen So. LB 6-1 245 Albany, Ga. / Westover HS18 Christopher Reed Fr. LB 6-1 215 Columbia, SC / WJ Keenan HS20 Raheem Jennings Sr. RB 6-1 190 Hephzibah, Ga. / Hephzibah Comprehensive HS21 Reginald Temple Fr. CB 5-11 168 Atlanta, Ga.23 Dontavis Hunt Jr. DB 6-1 190 Louisville, Ga. / Jefferson Co. HS24 Dyquan Bloodsaw Fr. RB 5-10 170 Sandersville, Ga. / Washington Co. HS25 Derun Williams So. DB 5-11 165 Austell, Ga. / Pebblebrook HS26 Micah White II Fr. CB 6-1 180 Griffin, Ga. / Griffin HS27 Tyrone Turner Jr. Fr. RB 5-11 200 Dickinson, Texas / Hitchcock HS28 Jonathan Knox Fr. RB 6-0 185 Mooresville, NC / Mooresville HS30 Mario Trejo So. P 5-9 165 Columbia, SC / Eau Clair HS31 Jared Eubanks Jr. LB 6-2 210 Columbia, SC / Millenium HS (Ariz.)32 Surgyaunte Mizell Fr. DB 6-3 195 Douglas, Ga. / Coffee HS33 Rigoberto Tinoco So. K/P 5-9 190 Lyons, Ga. / Toombs County HS34 Gary Davis Fr. DB 6-2 210 Atlanta, Ga. / Frederick Douglass HS36 Tabyron Willis Fr. CB 5-10 155 Bartow, Fla. / Fort Meade HS37 Localzo Hook Jr. So. DB 5-10 170 Wagner, SC / Hunter-Kinard-Tyler HS38 Matthew Anthony Sr. DB 6-0 180 Louisville, Ga. / Burke Co. HS40 Amari Andrews Sr. LB 6-0 210 Stone Mountain, Ga. / Stephenson HS41 Freddie Walker II So. FB 5-10 215 Hephzibah, Ga. / Cross Creek HS42 Kenneth Robinson Jr. So. FB 6-0 245 Johns Island, SC / Saint Johns HS43 Dominique Arrington So. FB 6-0 260 Thomasville, Ga. / Thomas Co. Central HS / Valdosta State44 Collins Tensley Sr. DL 6-0 220 Leesburg, Ga. / Lee County HS45 Oscar Wyatt Fr. LB 5-10 170 Atlanta, Ga. / Frederick Douglass HS46 Jeremiah Hicks Fr LB 5-10 190 Milledgeville, Ga. / Baldwin HS47 Elroy Maloyd Jr. LB 5-11 220 Augusta, Ga. / Glenn Hills HS50 Wendell Bing Jr. DL 6-4 300 Columbia, SC / C.A. Johnson HS51 Dorsey Wansley Fr. LB 6-1 215 Sandersville, Ga. / Washington Co. HS52 Jakorey Allen Fr. DL 6-2 260 Montezuma, Ga. / Macon Co. HS53 Zaccheaus Spain Fr. OL 6-3 300 Columbia, SC / A.C. Flora HS54 Dontrell Benjamin So. LB 6-2 225 Augusta, Ga. / Lucy Laney HS / Clinton College55 Chase Hall Fr. OL 6-4 285 Lawrenceville, Ga. / Brookwood HS57 Brian McNeil Jr. OL 5-11 265 Chicago, Ill. / Paul Robeson HS65 Aaron Witherspoon So. OL 6-2 265 Summerville, SC / Cane Bay HS66 Dajwuan Duncan Jr. OL 6-2 300 Kingsland, Ga. / Camden County HS / Eastern Arizona68 Simon Aleman Fr. OL 6-1 280 Corpus Christi, Texas / Flour Bluff HS74 DJ Jenkins Fr. OL 6-4 310 Kennesaw, Ga. / Kennesaw Mountain HS77 Matthew Carter Fr OL 6-3 310 Stone Mountain, Ga / Miller Grove HS

80 Wayne Brown Sr. WR 6-2 210 Leesville, SC / Columbia HS82 Cardrez Slocumb Jr. TE 6-3 265 Warrenton, Ga. / Warren County HS83 Myquerris McGrier Jr. WR 5-9 165 Greenwood, SC / Greenwood HS84 Moses Davis Fr. WR 5-11 180 Columbus, Ohio / Harvest Prep85 Cleatus Hopkins Jr. WR 6-2 190 Albany, Ga. / Westover HS / Eastern Arizona86 Elijah Watson Jr. WR 6-2 190 Warner Robins, Ga. / Houston County HS87 Rafael Robinson Fr. WR 6-0 170 Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Harvest Prep88 Robert Phillips Jr. WR 6-2 175 Columbia, SC / Spring Valley HS89 Jadakiss Harvey Fr. WR 6-0 160 Camilla, Ga. / Mitchell County HS90 Micah Levine Fr. DL 6-2 252 Charleston, SC / West Ashley HS91 Gerald Smith So. DL 6-2 255 Starke, Fla. / Bradford HS92 Jeremiah Graham Fr. DL 6-1 264 Fayetteville, N.C. / Fayetteville Christian93 Myles Pinckney Fr. DL 6-3 250 Ridgeland, SC / Ridgeland Hardeville HS94 Rashaad Miller Sr. DL 6-2 323 Spartanburg, SC / Spartanburg HS / North Greenville95 Casey Gamble So. DL 6-1 295 Portal, Ga. / Emanuel Co. Institute / Lincoln (Mo.)97 Cameron Wilson So. DL 6-2 295 Yemassee. SC / Whale Branch98 Marquese Haywood Fr. DL 6-5 310 Louisville, Ga. / Jefferson Co. HS99 Joshua Siaosi Sr. DL 6-6 283 Columbia, SC / Richland Northeast H

Benedict FootballBenedict Football58 Amari Pettis

88 Robert Phillips

6 Eric Phoenix

93 Myles Pinckney

18 Christopher Reed

33 Tinoco Rigoberto

42 Kenneth Robinson

87 Rafael Robinson

99 Joshua Siaosi

82 Cardrez Slocumb

91 Gerald Smith

53 Zaccheaus Spain

21 Reginald Temple

44 Collins Tensley

30 Mario Trejo

27 Tyrone Turner

41 Freddie Walker

51 Dorsey Wansley

12 Danye Washington

86 Elijah Watson

16 Savion Watson

26 Micah White

25 Derun Williams

36 Tabryon Willis

97 Cameron Wilson

65 Aaron Witherspoon

45 Oscar Wyatt

Pronunciation Guide

1 - Traviontae Brown ... Tra-von-Tay33 - Tinoco Rigoberto ... Ti-no-ko83 - Myquerris McGrier ... My-Kwee-ree-us99 - Joshua Siaosi ... See-oh-zee

Football Staff

Mike White Head Football CoachKenyan Conner Assistant Head Coach / Off. CoordinatorRonnie Baker Assistant Coach / Def. Coordinator / LinebackersDemetrie McCray Assistant Coach / Defensive BacksDarrell Suber Assistant Coach / Defensive LineDonald Pittman Assistant Coach / Offensive LineTory Mimbs Student Assistant / Special Teams

8 Raylen Elzy Jr. 6-4 2203 Drelon Freeman Sr 6-0 180

65 Aaron Witherspoon So 6-2 26555 Chase Hall Fr 6-4 285

74 DJ Jenkins Fr 6-4 31055 Chase Hall Fr 6-4 285

57 Brian McNeil Jr 5-11 26568 Simon Aleman Fr 6-1 280

53 Zaccheaus Spain Fr 6-3 30068 Simon Aleman Fr 6-1 280

66 DaJwuan Duncan Jr 6-2 30055 Chase Hall Fr 6-4 285

9 Keivonte Gallman Sr 6-2 26082 Cardrez Slocumb Jr 6-3 265

12 Danye Washington Sr 5-10 17080 Wayne Brown Sr 6-2 210

4 Phillip Brown Jr 6-1 2106 Eric Phoenix Fr 6-2 200

43 Dominique Arrington So 6-0 26042 Kenneth Robinson So 6-0 245

20 Raheem Jennings Sr 6-1 19014 Trini Charlton Sr 5-10 170

2019 Benedict Depth Chart

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Offense Defense

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Specialists30 Mario Trejo So 5-8 17533 Tinoco Rigoberto So 5-9 221

33 Tinoco Rigoberto So 5-9 22130 Mario Trejo So 5-8 175

7 Robert Cummings Sr 6-0 175

PPKH

91 Gerald Smith So 6-1 23546 Jeremiah Hicks Fr 5-9 177

83 Myquerris McGrier Jr 5-9 165

12 Danye Washington Sr. 5-10 17024 Dyquan Bloodsaw Fr 5-10 170

LSPRKR

50 Windell Bing Jr 6-4 30095 Casey Gamble So 6-1 295

99 Joshua Siaosi Sr 6-6 28398 Marquesse Haywood Fr 6-5 310

94 Rashaad Miller Sr 6-2 32390 Micah Levine Fr 6-2 252

47 Elroy Maloyd Sr 6-0 22945 Oscar Wyatt Fr 5-11 182

18 Christopher Reed Fr 6-0 19354 Dontrell Benjamin So 6-2 218

40 Amari Andrews Sr 6-0 20517 Tim Allen So 6-2 227

44 Collins Tensley Sr 6-0 21791 Gerald Smith So 6-1 235

5 Joshua Heyward Fr 6-2 18325 DeRun Williams So 6-0 170

23 Dontavis Hunt Jr 6-1 18832 Surgyaunte Mizell Fr 6-0 180

7 Robert Cummings Sr 6-0 17538 Matthew Anthony Sr 6-0 190

1 Traviontae Brown Sr 6-0 18326 Micah White Fr 6-1 181

2019 Benedict FootballBenedict Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 19, 2019)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.9/7/2019 at Fayetteville State L 21-35 2971Sep 14, 2019 JCSU L 31-34 3682

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gPhillip Brown 2 30 175 75 100 3.3 1 30 50.0Dyquan Bloodsaw 2 6 35 0 35 5.8 1 10 17.5Jayden McCloud 2 12 33 2 31 2.6 0 8 15.5Jonathan Knox 2 6 18 2 16 2.7 0 7 8.0Raheem Jennings 2 9 32 17 15 1.7 0 24 7.5Danye Washington 2 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 11 6.5T. Turner 1 6 13 0 13 2.2 0 5 13.0Tyrone Turner Jr. 1 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 5 7.0Total 2 80 326 180 146 1.8 2 50 73.0Opponents 2 65 422 105 317 4.9 3 83 158.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gPhillip Brown 2 105.85 23-44-4 52.3 258 3 63 129.0Eric Phoenix 2 41.60 2-4-0 50.0 -4 0 0 -2.0Jayden McCloud 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 2 98.44 25-49-4 51.0 254 3 63 127.0Opponents 2 112.18 19-36-0 52.8 176 2 68 88.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gDyquan Bloodsaw 2 5 61 12.2 1 26 30.5Keivonte Gallmon 2 4 34 8.5 1 16 17.0Raylen Elzy 2 3 51 17.0 1 41 25.5Danye Washington 2 3 5 1.7 0 9 2.5Kenneth Robinson Jr. 2 2 24 12.0 0 16 12.0Cleatus Hopkins 1 2 14 7.0 0 9 14.0Raheem Jennings 2 2 6 3.0 0 6 3.0Jayden McCloud 2 2 0 0.0 0 4 0.0Elijah Watson 1 1 63 63.0 0 63 63.0Drelon Freeman 1 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 -4.0Total 2 25 254 10.2 3 63 127.0Opponents 2 19 176 9.3 2 68 88.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkMario Trejo 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsDyquan Bloodsaw 2 - - - - - - 1 14Keivonte Gallmon 1 - - - 1 - - - 8Trini Charlton 1 - - - - - - - 6Collins Tensley 1 - - - - - - - 6Rigoberto Tinoco - - 6-6 - - - - - 6Raylen Elzy 1 - - - - - - - 6Phillip Brown 1 - - - - 1-1 - - 6Total 7 0-1 6-6 - 1 1-1 - 1 52Opponents 9 1-1 8-9 - - - - 2 69

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalBenedict 14 7 16 15 0 52Opponents 24 23 16 6 0 69

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0

Team Statistics BC OPPFIRST DOWNS 28 19 R u s h i n g 17 10 P a s s i n g 8 4 P e n a l t y 3 5RUSHING YARDAGE 146 317 Rushing Attempts 80 65 Average Per Rush 1.8 4.9 Average Per Game 73.0 158.5 TDs Rushing 2 3PASSING YARDAGE 254 176 C o m p - A t t - I n t 25-49-4 19-36-0 Average Per Pass 5.2 4.9 Average Per Catch 10.2 9.3 Average Per Game 127.0 88.0 TDs Passing 3 2TOTAL OFFENSE 400 493 Average Per Play 3.1 4.9 Average Per Game 200.0 246.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 13-396 10-361PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-70 1-25INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 4-21FUMBLES-LOST 7-3 6-4PENALTIES-Yards 17-153 24-281PUNTS-AVG 11-29.8 16-36.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 3 3 2 5 : 4 43RD-DOWN Conversions 9/26 5/244TH-DOWN Conversions 1/6 0/1

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkJared Eubanks 7 203 29.0 47 0 0 3 0 0Mario Trejo 4 125 31.2 40 0 3 1 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgMyquerris McGrier 4 22 5.5 0 10Dyquan Bloodsaw 1 4 4.0 0 0Danye Washington 1 8 8.0 0 8Trini Charlton 1 36 36.0 0 0Total 7 70 10.0 0 10Opponents 1 25 25.0 0 25

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgDanye Washington 7 181 25.9 0 33Myquerris McGrier 4 168 42.0 0 76Dyquan Bloodsaw 2 47 23.5 0 26Total 13 396 30.5 0 76Opponents 10 361 36.1 2 90

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gDanye Washingt 2 13 5 8 181 0 207 103.5Myquerris McGri 2 0 0 22 168 0 190 95.0Dyquan Bloodsa 2 35 61 4 47 0 147 73.5Phillip Brown 2 100 0 0 0 0 100 50.0Elijah Watson 1 0 63 0 0 0 63 63.0Total 2 146 254 70 396 0 866 433.0Opponents 2 317 176 25 361 21 900 450.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gPhillip Brown 2 74 100 258 358 179.0Dyquan Bloodsaw 2 6 35 0 35 17.5Jayden McCloud 2 13 31 0 31 15.5Jonathan Knox 2 6 16 0 16 8.0Raheem Jennings 2 9 15 0 15 7.5Total 2 129 146 254 400 200.0Opponents 2 101 317 176 493 246.5

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf40 Amari Andrews 2 6 11 17 3.0-4 . . . . 1-0 . . .44 Collins Tensley 2 5 8 13 3.0-11 . . . . 2-52 . . .7 Robert Cummings 2 8 2 10 0.5-1 . . . . . 1 . .47 Elroy Maloyd 2 7 2 9 4.0-16 . . . . . 2 . .23 Dontavis Hunt 2 7 2 9 1.0-6 . . 1 . . 1 . .

Total 2 56 48 104 18-84 3-24 . 3 1 4-52 5 2 1Opponents 2 74 54 128 20-94 7-52 4-21 2 7 3-33 3 . 2

2019 Benedict FootballBenedict Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 20, 2019)

All games

Team Statistics BC OPPSCORING 52 69 Points Per Game 26.0 34.5 Points Off Turnovers 21 21FIRST DOWNS 28 19 R u s h i n g 17 10 P a s s i n g 8 4 P e n a l t y 3 5RUSHING YARDAGE 146 317 Yards gained rushing 326 422 Yards lost rushing 180 105 Rushing Attempts 80 65 Average Per Rush 1.8 4.9 Average Per Game 73.0 158.5 TDs Rushing 2 3PASSING YARDAGE 254 176 C o m p - A t t - I n t 25-49-4 19-36-0 Average Per Pass 5.2 4.9 Average Per Catch 10.2 9.3 Average Per Game 127.0 88.0 TDs Passing 3 2TOTAL OFFENSE 400 493 Total Plays 129 101 Average Per Play 3.1 4.9 Average Per Game 200.0 246.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 13-396 10-361PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-70 1-25INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 4-21KICK RETURN AVERAGE 30.5 36.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.0 25.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 5.2FUMBLES-LOST 7-3 6-4PENALTIES-Yards 17-153 24-281 Average Per Game 76.5 140.5PUNTS-Yards 11-328 16-588 Average Per Punt 29.8 36.8 Net punt average 27.5 31.1KICKOFFS-Yards 10-511 13-757 Average Per Kick 51.1 58.2 Net kick average 12.5 27.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 3 3 2 5 : 4 43RD-DOWN Conversions 9/26 5/24 3rd-Down Pct 35% 21%4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/6 0/1 4th-Down Pct 17% 0%SACKS BY-Yards 3-24 7-52MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 7 9FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-1 1-1ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (3-5) 60% (2-2) 100%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-5) 60% (1-2) 50%PAT-ATTEMPTS (6-6) 100% (8-9) 89%ATTENDANCE 3682 2971 Games/Avg Per Game 1/3682 1/2971 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalBenedict 14 7 16 15 0 52Opponents 24 23 16 6 0 69

2019 Benedict FootballBenedict Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 20, 2019)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf40 Amari Andrews 2 6 11 17 3.0-4 . . . . 1-0 . . .44 Collins Tensley 2 5 8 13 3.0-11 . . . . 2-52 . . .7 Robert Cummings 2 8 2 10 0.5-1 . . . . . 1 . .23 Dontavis Hunt 2 7 2 9 1.0-6 . . 1 . . 1 . .47 Elroy Maloyd 2 7 2 9 4.0-16 . . . . . 2 . .5 Joshua Heyward 2 6 1 7 . . . 1 . . . . .94 Rashaad Miller 2 1 5 6 1.5-14 1.0-7 . . . . . . .17 Timothy Allen 2 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .18 Christopher Reed 2 3 1 4 1.5-14 1.0-9 . . . . . . .1 Traviontae Brown 2 . 4 4 1.5-3 . . 1 . . . . .99 Joshua Siaosi 2 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .90 Micah Levine 1 1 2 3 1.5-9 1.0-8 . . . . 1 . .50 Wendell Bing 2 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .9 Keivonte Gallmon 2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .20 Raheem Jennings 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .27 Tyrone Turner Jr. 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .43 Dominique Arrington 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .95 Casey Gamble 1 . 1 1 0.5-6 . . . 1 . . . .38 Matthew Anthony 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .12 Danye Washington 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .25 Derun Williams 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .32 Surgyaunte Mizell 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .31 Jared Eubanks 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .24 Dyquan Bloodsaw 2 . . . . . . . . . . 1 114 Trini Charlton 2 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . 1 .

Total 2 56 48 104 18-84 3-24 . 3 1 4-52 5 2 1Opponents 2 74 54 128 20-94 7-52 4-21 2 7 3-33 3 . 2

Box Score (Final)2019 Benedict Football

Benedict vs Fayetteville State (9/7/2019 at Fayetteville, NC)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalBenedict 0 0 14 7 21Fayetteville State 17 9 9 0 35

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 03:27 FSU - Andrew,Shawn 34 yd field goal, 11-79 5:25

02:09 FSU - Springs,Chrisho 21 yd fumble recovery (Andrew,Shawn kick)00:39 FSU - Smith,Brandon 12 yd fumble recovery (Andrew,Shawn kick)

2nd 04:14 FSU - Maynor,Jayden 68 yd pass from Anderson,Collyn (Andrew,Shawn kick), 6-80 2:2002:17 FSU - TEAM safety

3rd 12:07 FSU - Sharpe,Tyeous 8 yd pass from Anderson,Collyn (Young,Jacob kick), 3-7 0:3811:22 BC - Raylen Elzy 11 yd pass from Phillip Brown (Rigoberto Tinoco kick), 2-0 2:0309:53 BC - Collins Tensley 52 yd fumble recovery (Rigoberto Tinoco kick)04:11 FSU - TEAM safety

4th 11:22 BC - Trini Charlton 0 yd fumble recovery (Rigoberto Tinoco kick)

BC FSUFIRST DOWNS 12 10RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-3 32-39PASSING YDS (NET) 66 149Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-11-2 29-16-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-69 61-188Fumble Returns-Yards 1-52 2-33Punt Returns-Yards 2-36 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-198 6-169Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-31.2 9-36.3Fumbles-Lost 6-3 3-2Penalties-Yards 11-64 11-93Possession Time 30:13 29:47Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 4 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 5 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 5-28

RUSHING: Benedict-Phillip Brown 14-22; Dyquan Bloodsaw 3-21; Raheem Jennings 8-15; Danye Washington2-13; Tyrone Turner Jr. 2-7; Jonathan Knox 2-5; Jayden McCloud 3-4; Eric Phoenix 2-minus 3; TEAM5-minus 81. Fayetteville State-Green,Stevie 18-69; Henry,Elijah 6-16; Walker,Darnell 1-12;Glaspie,Johnnie 2-minus 10; Anderson,Collyn 4-minus 20; TEAM 1-minus 28.

PASSING: Benedict-Phillip Brown 9-19-2-70; Eric Phoenix 2-4-0-minus 4. FayettevilleState-Anderson,Collyn 15-27-0-142; Latimer,Richard 1-2-0-7.

RECEIVING: Benedict-Danye Washington 3-5; Dyquan Bloodsaw 2-35; Raylen Elzy 2-10; Keivonte Gallmon1-16; Jayden McCloud 1-4; Raheem Jennings 1-0; Drelon Freeman 1-minus 4. FayettevilleState-Sharpe,Tyeous 5-30; Person-Boyd,Br. 3-19; Glaspie,Johnnie 3-4; Green,Stevie 2-9; Maynor,Jayden1-68; Wade,Antoine 1-13; Aikens,Kerrson 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Benedict-None. Fayetteville State-Barnes-Brown,B. 1-0; Williams,Joshua 1-0.

FUMBLES: Benedict-TEAM 2-2; Phillip Brown 2-0; Raheem Jennings 1-1; Danye Washington 1-0.Fayetteville State-Glaspie,Johnnie 1-0; TEAM 1-1; Anderson,Collyn 1-1.

Benedict (0-1) vs. Fayetteville State (1-0)Date: 9/7/2019 • Site: Fayetteville, NC • Stadium: Luther Nick JeraldsAttendance: 2971

Kickoff time: 7:00 pm • End of Game: 10:21 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:21Officials: Referee: John Holmes; Umpire: Jeff Hibbert; Linesman: Kevin Gholston;Line judge: Rodney Beatty; Back judge: George Aiken; Field judge: Frank Trevino;Side judge: DerrickSoellner; Center judge: Jonathan Forte;Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:

Box Score (Final)2019 Benedict Football

JCSU vs Benedict (Sep 14, 2019 at Columbia, SC)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalJCSU 7 14 7 6 34Benedict 14 7 2 8 31

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 14:47 JCSU - RICE,Damon 90 yd kickoff return (BENITEZ,Cristian kick)

07:19 BC - Dyquan Bloodsaw 5 yd run (Rigoberto Tinoco kick), 5-78 0:0000:15 BC - Keivonte Gallmon 6 yd pass from Phillip Brown (Rigoberto Tinoco kick), 9-64 3:14

2nd 14:47 JCSU - WILSON,Emanuel 83 yd run (BENITEZ,Cristian kick), 3-83 0:2311:15 BC - Phillip Brown 30 yd run (Rigoberto Tinoco kick), 7-70 3:2411:03 JCSU - RICE,Damon 85 yd kickoff return (BENITEZ,Cristian kick)

3rd 04:53 BC - Dyquan Bloodsaw safety01:49 JCSU - WILSON,Emanuel 73 yd run (BENITEZ,Cristian kick), 2-82 0:53

4th 14:49 JCSU - WILSON,Emanuel 64 yd run (WALLACE,Antonio kick failed), 2-38 0:0008:37 BC - Dyquan Bloodsaw 6 yd pass from Phillip Brown (Keivonte Gallmon pass from P. Brown), 3-42 1:30

JCSU BCFIRST DOWNS 9 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-278 39-143PASSING YDS (NET) 27 188Passes Att-Comp-Int 7-3-0 26-14-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 40-305 65-331Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-25 5-34Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-192 7-198Interception Returns-Yards 2-21 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-37.3 7-29.0Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0Penalties-Yards 13-188 6-89Possession Time 21:41 30:53Third-Down Conversions 1 of 8 6 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-24 1-9

RUSHING: JCSU-WILSON,Emanuel 12-265; EVANS,Malik 6-20; CROUCH,Samuel 3-9; ROBINSON,Dedric 3-3;THOMPSON,Donnell 1-0; GAMBRELL,Braxton 1-minus 1; HUITT,Kahj 2-minus 2; ALEXANDER-RAYNOR,B 1-minus4; WALLACE,Antonio 4-minus 12. Benedict-Phillip Brown 16-78; Jayden McCloud 9-27; Dyquan Bloodsaw3-14; T. Turner 6-13; Jonathan Knox 4-11; Raheem Jennings 1-0.

PASSING: JCSU-WALLACE,Antonio 3-7-0-27. Benedict-Phillip Brown 14-25-2-188; Jayden McCloud 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: JCSU-ROBINSON,Dedric 1-13; HOOD,Janarius 1-8; FREEMAN,Markel 1-6. Benedict-DyquanBloodsaw 3-26; Keivonte Gallmon 3-18; Kenneth Robinson Jr. 2-24; Cleatus Hopkins 2-14; Elijah Watson1-63; Raylen Elzy 1-41; Raheem Jennings 1-6; Jayden McCloud 1-minus 4.

INTERCEPTIONS: JCSU-ELLIS,Camerron 2-21. Benedict-None.

FUMBLES: JCSU-WALLACE,Antonio 2-1; CROUCH,Samuel 1-1. Benedict-Phillip Brown 1-0.

JCSU (1-1) vs. Benedict (0-2)Date: Sep 14, 2019 • Site: Columbia, SC • Stadium: Charlie JohnsonAttendance: 3682

Kickoff time: 6:00 pm • End of Game: 9:04pm • Total elapsed time: 3:00Officials: Referee: L. Satryan; Umpire: J. Hefney; Linesman: J. Crowell;Line judge: T. Rittman; Back judge: L. Goss; Field judge: C. Roberson;Side judge: J. Dodson; Center judge: W. Edwards;Temperature: 88 • Wind: 2 • Weather: Sunny and Clear

NCAA Statistics

Benedict - 2019-20 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/14/2019

StatisticNational

Rank

Conference

RankValue National Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

3rd Down Conversion Pct (166 ranked) 97 6 0.346 Missouri S&T 0.667 Tuskegee 0.417

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (166 ranked) 5 1 0.208 Bowie St. 0.111 Benedict 0.208

4th Down Conversion Pct (125 ranked) 118 10 0.167 12 teams tied 1.000 Morehouse 0.800

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (147 ranked) 1 1 0.000 43 teams tied 0.000 5 teams tied 0.000

Blocked Kicks (19 ranked) 5 1 2 West Ala. 4 Central St. (OH)

Benedict

2

2

Blocked Kicks Allowed (166 ranked) 1 1 0 109 teams tied 0 8 teams tied 0

Blocked Punts (8 ranked) 1 1 2 7 teams tied 2 Benedict 2

Blocked Punts Allowed (166 ranked) 1 1 0 143 teams tied 0 10 teams tied 0

Completion Percentage (166 ranked) 120 7 0.510 Ouachita Baptist 0.800 Morehouse 0.657

Defensive TDs (4 ranked) 4 1 2 Fayetteville St.

South Dakota Mines

Cal U (PA)

3

3

3

Benedict 2

Fewest Penalties (166 ranked) 115 6 17 Minot St. 4 Lane 9

Fewest Penalties Per Game (166 ranked) 110 6 8.50 Minot St. 2.00 Lane 4.50

Fewest Penalty Yards (166 ranked) 113 4 153 Minot St. 29 Lane 83

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (166 ranked) 109 4 76.50 Minot St. 14.50 Lane 41.50

First Downs Defense (166 ranked) 5 1 19 Tex. A&M-Commerce 13 Benedict 19

First Downs Offense (166 ranked) 130 9 28 Lindenwood (MO) 57 Morehouse 52

Fumbles Lost (160 ranked) 133 8 3 42 teams tied 0 Albany St. (GA) 0

Fumbles Recovered (68 ranked) 5 2 4 Morehouse 7 Morehouse 7

Kickoff Return Defense (166 ranked) 164 11 36.10 Assumption 5.00 Clark Atlanta 11.83

Kickoff Returns (165 ranked) 9 1 30.46 Truman 45.50 Benedict 30.46

Net Punting (166 ranked) 150 10 27.55 Valdosta St. 44.50 Clark Atlanta 40.08

Passes Had Intercepted (166 ranked) 142 9 4 31 teams tied 0 Tuskegee

Lane

0

0

Passes Intercepted (95 ranked) Cal U (PA) 7 Morehouse 5

Passing Offense (166 ranked) 144 8 127.0 Slippery Rock 409.0 Morehouse 255.3

Passing Yards Allowed (166 ranked) 3 1 88.0 Stonehill 54.0 Benedict 88.0

Passing Yards per Completion (166 ranked) 131 10 10.16 Harding 48.00 Savannah St. 17.75

Punt Return Defense (166 ranked) 163 11 25.00 Wheeling -4.50 Clark Atlanta

Kentucky St.

0.00

0.00

Punt Returns (166 ranked) 50 5 10.00 Bloomsburg 65.00 Albany St. (GA) 25.00

Red Zone Defense (123 ranked) 123 9 1.000 Bemidji St. 0.000 Kentucky St. 0.400

Red Zone Offense (166 ranked) 129 7 0.600 41 teams tied 1.000 Fort Valley St. 1.000

Rushing Defense (166 ranked) 87 6 158.5 Colo. Sch. of Mines -0.5 Miles 2.5

Rushing Offense (166 ranked) 137 9 73.0 Eastern N.M. 453.0 Savannah St. 340.5

Sacks Allowed (166 ranked) 145 10 3.50 14 teams tied 0.00 Albany St. (GA)

Kentucky St.

0.00

0.00

Scoring Defense (166 ranked) 128 9 34.5 St. Cloud St. 6.0 Kentucky St. 10.0

Scoring Offense (166 ranked) 77 3 26.0 Slippery Rock 58.0 Miles 41.5

Tackles for Loss Allowed (166 ranked) 150 9 10.00 Henderson St.

Findlay

2.00

2.00

Albany St. (GA) 2.50

Team Passing Efficiency (166 ranked) 140 10 98.44 Slippery Rock 231.36 Savannah St. 185.52

Team Passing Efficiency Defense (166 ranked) 53 3 112.18 Ark.-Monticello 66.70 Kentucky St. 80.38

Team Sacks (124 ranked) 74 5 1.50 Angelo St.

St. Cloud St.

Indiana (PA)

5.50

5.50

5.50

Miles 4.50

Team Tackles for Loss (166 ranked) 16 2 9.0 Bowie St. 13.5 Lane 9.5

Time of Possession (166 ranked) 47 3 31:46 Michigan Tech 38:35 Kentucky St. 36:56

Total Defense (166 ranked) 20 2 246.5 Lenoir-Rhyne 184.0 Lane 240.0

Total Offense (166 ranked) 157 11 200.0 Tarleton St. 641.0 Savannah St. 411.5

Turnover Margin (166 ranked) 133 8 -1.50 Southwestern Okla. 3.50 Morehouse 2.00

Turnovers Gained (136 ranked) 47 4 4 Morehouse 12 Morehouse 12

Turnovers Lost (166 ranked) 156 10 7 8 teams tied 0 4 teams tied 2

Winning Percentage (114 ranked) 114 7 0.000 48 teams tied 1.000 Miles 1.000

Statistic PlayerNational

Rank

Conference

RankValue National Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

All Purpose (199 ranked) Danye Washington

Myquerris McGrier

116

165

9

10

103.50

95.00

Logan Wiland, Seton Hill 241.00 Terraris Saffold, Central St. (OH) 199.50

Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) 5 players tied 2

Combined Kick Returns (198 ranked) Myquerris McGrier

Danye Washington

Dyquan Bloodsaw

12

13

192

2

3

17

190

189

51

Tobias Harris, West Tex. A&M 327 Michael Green, Albany St. (GA) 213

Completion Percentage (156 ranked) Phillip Brown 108 7 0.523 Brayden Brazeal, Ouachita Baptist 0.800 Jalen Brown, Morehouse 0.673

Completions Per Game (147 ranked) Phillip Brown 117 6 11.50 Phillip Tran, St. Anselm 36.00 Slade Jarman, Fort Valley St. 18.50

Field Goal Percentage (87 ranked) 27 players tied 1.000 Jackson Spradlin, Miles 1.000

Field Goals Per Game (69 ranked) Jared Vincent, Pittsburg St. 3.50 4 players tied 1.00

Forced Fumbles (14 ranked) Elroy Maloyd

Robert Cummings

Dontavis Hunt

1

14

14

1

3

3

1.00

0.50

0.50

12 players tied 1.00 Elroy Maloyd, Benedict 1.00

Fumbles Recovered (12 ranked) Collins Tensley

Amari Andrews

Trini Charlton

1

12

12

1

4

4

2

1

1

11 players tied 2 William Callaway, Morehouse

Jonathan Mathis, Morehouse

Collins Tensley, Benedict

2

2

2

Interceptions Per Game (47 ranked) Armand Childs, Ky. Wesleyan

S N, Seton Hill

Deion Powers, Davenport

2.0

2.0

2.0

Macaiah Paige, Morehouse

Dedrick Vanover, Morehouse

0.7

0.7

Kickoff Return TDs (2 ranked) Damon RICE, Johnson C. Smith 2 Devaren Valcin, Tuskegee 1

Kickoff Returns (125 ranked) Myquerris McGrier

Danye Washington

3

33

2

4

42.0

25.9

Trey Vaval, Missouri Western 45.8 Devaren Valcin, Tuskegee 43.7

Passes Defended (53 ranked) Derek Parnell, Western Ore. 3.5 Dedrick Vanover, Morehouse 1.7

Passing Efficiency (150 ranked) Phillip Brown 112 6 105.8 Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock 228.2 Jalen Brown, Morehouse 155.8

Passing TDs (28 ranked) Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock 10 Jalen Brown, Morehouse 5

Passing Yards (200 ranked) Phillip Brown 123 7 258 Tyson Bagent, Shepherd 796 Jalen Brown, Morehouse 431

Passing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Phillip Brown 124 6 129.0 Tyson Bagent, Shepherd 398.0 Charles Stafford, V, Clark Atlanta 208.0

Passing Yards per Completion (150 ranked) Phillip Brown 102 4 11.22 H. Bollinger, Colorado Mesa 21.80 Charles Stafford, V, Clark Atlanta 12.24

Points Responsible For (111 ranked) Phillip Brown 48 3 26 Collin DiGalbo, Kutztown

Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock

66

66

D'Vonn Gibbons, Savannah St. 32

Points Responsible For Per Game (113 ranked) Phillip Brown 48 2 13.0 Collin DiGalbo, Kutztown

Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock

33.0

33.0

D'Vonn Gibbons, Savannah St. 16.0

Punt Return TDs (1 ranked) 9 players tied 1 Wade Streeter, Miles 1

Punt Returns (68 ranked) Myquerris McGrier 43 3 5.5 Demetrius Mann, UVa-Wise 47.7 Dorian Metts, Savannah St. 13.0

Punting (114 ranked) Zach Gaines, West Ala. 48.4 Ty Woods, Clark Atlanta 40.1

Receiving TDs (26 ranked) L'Liott Curry, Henderson St.

Imeek Watkins, Chowan

5

5

Tremell Gooden, Morehouse 4

Receiving Yards (199 ranked) Tariq Bitson, Adams St. 396 Tremell Gooden, Morehouse 227

Receiving Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Tariq Bitson, Adams St. 198.0 Dalane Brown, Central St. (OH) 76.5

Receptions Per Game (196 ranked) Mike Strachan, Charleston (WV) 11.0 Santo Dunn, Morehouse 5.7

Rush Yards Per Carry (30 ranked) Deshaun Wethington, Chowan 12.19 Taurean Taylor, Tuskegee 9.92

Rushing TDs (11 ranked) Khaleed Exum-Strong, Assumption 5 Taurean Taylor, Tuskegee 3

Rushing Yards (199 ranked) Phillip Brown 171 14 100 Jaleel McLaughlin, Notre Dame (OH) 424 Taurean Taylor, Tuskegee 238

Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Phillip Brown 171 14 50.0 Logan Wiland, Seton Hill 236.0 Taurean Taylor, Tuskegee 119.0

Sacks (111 ranked) Rashaad Miller

Christopher Reed

111

111

12

12

0.50

0.50

Melik Owens, Midwestern St. 2.00 Demetrice Lofton, Morehouse 1.83

Scoring (133 ranked) Dyquan Bloodsaw 133 7 6.0 E.J. Thompson, Tex. A&M-Commerce 18.0 Wade Streeter, Miles

Taurean Taylor, Tuskegee

9.0

9.0

Solo Tackles (199 ranked) Robert Cummings 199 16 4.0 John Merica, West Va. Wesleyan 10.0 4 players tied 6.5

Tackles For Loss (134 ranked) Elroy Maloyd

Collins Tensley

Amari Andrews

21

68

68

5

9

9

2.0

1.5

1.5

Abe Thompson, Davenport

Rondrow Peebles, Carson-Newman

3.5

3.5

Ricky Norris, Tuskegee 3.0

Total Offense (199 ranked) Phillip Brown 106 3 179.0 Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock 429.5 Charles Stafford, V, Clark Atlanta 216.0

Total Points Scored (127 ranked) Dyquan Bloodsaw 127 7 12 5 players tied 30 Tremell Gooden, Morehouse 24

Total Tackles (169 ranked) Amari Andrews 102 9 8.5 John Merica, West Va. Wesleyan 16.0 Majeste' Hansberry, Fort Valley St. 12.0

Total Touchdowns (76 ranked) Dyquan Bloodsaw 76 5 2 4 players tied 5 Tremell Gooden, Morehouse 4

Yards per Pass Attempt (30 ranked) Trent Chmelik, Florida Tech 12.88

Yards per Reception (30 ranked) Kentrez Bell, Northwestern Okla. 42.50

HISTORY OF BENEDICT COLLEGE ATHLETICS The intercollegiate athletic history at Benedict College is a story brim-ming with colorful episodes by athletes who not only excelled on the play-ing fields and the courts, but also in the classroom, validating the school’s goals of quality achievements on playing fields and courts as well as in the classrooms. Founded in 1870, Benedict was without any organized sports program during the first 37 years of the school’s existence. However, the students enjoyed some forms of recreation. Although founded to train teachers and preachers among the newly freed slaves, The Benedicts ~ founders of the school ~ were non-the-less in sympathy with a play program that had recreation and physical well being as its end results. The intercollegiate history of sports at Benedict began officially in 1907 when Professor Ralph Fleming Bates, a Colgate University graduate, orga-nized the first baseball team. Baseball reigned as the most popular sport on campus and in the nation at that time. It was also during this time that football was becoming in vogue among the nation’s colleges, the results were the introduction of the sport at Benedict. Bates, who had played football Colgate, formed the first team in 1911. Under his guidance the fundamentals of the sports were learned and the seeds were planted for the perpetuation of the sport at Benedict were planted. The college chose purple and gold as its colors and the Deacon as the team’s mascot. For the first two years Bates was the team’s quarterback or signal-caller. Standouts for the Deacons during the 1911 and 1912 campaigns were Richard Howard and John Dowell. In 1913 Benedict joined the Georgia-South Carolina Athletic Confer-ence and finished with a 2-1 record and had seven players, Daniel Hooper, Cruel Montgomery, Charlie Perrin, Swan Rhodes, Blane Rowe, Robert Smith and Carter Starnacker were named to the All-Conference team. The College dropped baseball and football in 1914 because of World War I and sports at the college didn’t resume until 1918 when W.D. Prince became the Deacons’ coach and guided them to a 3-1 season behind the heroics of Thomas Cherry, Tracy Walton and Thomas Woodson. Prince left after one season and the college named Dana Arborough to direct the fortunes of the Deacons. He guided his team to a 6-1 record in 1919 and the next year saw his Deacons knock off South Carolina State, Johnson C. Smith and Livingstone to go unbeaten. For the next three years, the Deacons closed the end-zone to their opponents. The team was led by Heyward Chappelle, who later became a medical doctor and practiced in Columbia, as well as Wade Denley, Ed Graham, Theodore Johnson, Tom Jones, John McCracken, Jack Williams and Cammillus Woodson. Williams, who would later coach the Deacons, was later president of the Victory Savings Bank, the first Black-owned bank in the state after his coaching days. For the next seven years the Deacons fell on hard times becoming the league’s cellar-dweller. William Gunn was named coach in 1930. This was also the year that Benedict joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). The league at that time was made up of Benedict, South Carolina State, Alabama State, Clark (now Clark-Atlanta), Florida A&M, Morris Brown and Knoxville College. Gunn’s teams were mediocre. However there were two outstanding running backs in Walter Dean and David Woodson. Red Smith took the post in 1933. He had so-so seasons during his two-year tenure. J. E. Briggs succeeded Smith who lasted two years. Briggs came on board in 1936 and guided the Deacons to their first winning season in almost a decade. Wes Brown, Zack Embry, Edmund McDonald, Ralph Pughley, Wilson Simpkins and Alex “Pete” Walker were the stalwarts on Briggs’ team. Former player Walter Dean became the coach in 1938 and guided Benedict to a 5-2-1 season. This was also the year the student body voted to change the mascot name from Deacon to Tiger. Coach Dean transformed the Tigers from a SIAC doormat into one the leading teams in the SIAC. The Tigers were sparked by the play of John Anderson, ends Charles Brooks and Leroy Fair. Backs James Moultrie and George Sheats led the surface attack behind heady play calling of quarter-back LeRoy “Po-Belly” Walker. Louis Yancey and David Young were also key contributors. Walker, who went out for football on dare and weighing only

155-pounds, took over the job when the starting quarterback was injured and led the Tigers to the SIAC title and was named an All-American by the Pittsburgh Courier, the first such honor bestowed on a Benedict player. Walker would later coach a U.S. Olympic track and field team. In 1996 he was named the President of the U.S. Olympic Com-mittee (USOC) and was instrumental in bring-ing the ‘96 games to his hometown, Atlanta. 1938 was also the year Benedict fielded its first basketball team. Thelman “Dad” Crawford was the first coach. Walker and George Elliott were the players who made the most noise. The school added track and field in the late 30s and produced two top sprinters in Eddie Green-wich and Walker. Leslie Stallworth took the reins of the Tigers’ football program in 1940 and remained until 1943 when World War II interrupted the program. During his tenure Benedict was still competitive in the SIAC and produced its second All-American in Raymond Hill. Hill was also named the league’s Most Valuable Player. Moultrie was also a standout running back during this period. After the War, Benedict cranked up its football program again with Reuben Turner at the helm. For the next eight years the Tigers were among the top contenders for the SIAC crown, but were never able to reach the pinnacle. Some of the outstanding players for Turner were center Willis “Hoss” Bracy, blocking back Robert “boogie chillun” Donald, tackle Nathaniel Drisker, running back Evans Gilmore, tackle Nathaniel “Slick” Hartman. Also running back and punter Fletcher Jones, who held the NCAA Small College punting record of 46.6 yards per punt from 1950 until 1956. Joseph Richie and Leslie Stallworth also contributed. It was during the late 50s and early 60s that Tiger basketball teams be-came the scourges of the SIAC under the tutelage of John Brown. Brown also coached football after Turner departed. But his tenure in football was short-lived. He was succeeded by Ted Brown in ‘57-‘58. Ted Brown teams had poor records and in 1959 the college hired Bracy to bring respectability to the Tigers. Bracy’s teams finished in the middle of the pack in the SIAC each year, but the Tigers did their fans proud, breaking even against S.C. State and Al-len in four meeting. The “Hoss” died in January of 1963 and was succeeded by Penrose Parks. Bracy’s top products were backs Robert “Jet” Johnson, James Chandler, Charles “CB” Benson and Herbert Pratt along with guard Bobby Treadwell, tackle Charles Watson and tailback Jimmy Greene Parks lasted one year. William “Red” Jackson came on board in 1964 and never has a losing season. However his teams could never consistently humble the Tigers’ chief rivals S.C. State and Allen. It was during the sixties that the Tiger basketball teams rose to national

u LeRoy Walker• President, U.S. Olympic Committee

u Kris Bruton• Harlem Globetrot-ters

u Bob McCollough• Commissioner, Rucker Summer League

u Cecelia Lykes• Academic All-Ameri-can, softball

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prominence. Benedict captured the SIAC championship in 1961, led by Walt Simon, Tim Shine, Harold Johnson and Jimmy Greene. Rich Ringgold, Larry Peete, Fred Durr, Robert Ames, Billy Roach and Eddie Bowen spiced the attack. Simon, who went on the play for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA, was named in 2000 by the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame as one of the top 50 players to play in South Carolina between the years of 1950 and 2000. After winning the SIAC crown in 1961, the 1964 basketball team had a fever and burnt up the court averaging 103 points a game and captured the NCAA Division II scoring championship. Bob McCollough , Ben Trapp, who would later coach the Tigers, Johnny Robinson, Ernest Perry, Glenn Davis, Marvin Worsley, Nolan Brackett, Robert Finley, Ernest Perry and Alvester Pate were the gunners. McCollough averaged 36 points per game for the Tigers and scored 2,100 points over three seasons. His number 11 retired. He went on to serve as commissioner of the internationally-known Rucker Summer Professional Basketball League and as co-founder of the National Association of Each One Teach One, a youth developmental mentoring program in East Harlem. In the meantime from 1964 until the termination of the program, Jack-son’s football team had its stars in running backs Johnny Brunson, Herbert Shell, Paul Williams and Ben Wesley. Also tackles Claude Brownlee, Nat Singley, James Gray and guard James Carter, quarterback Bernard “Lumpy” Keels, tight end George Harrison. Brunson and Brownlee would later play in the NFL. Brunson with the Houston Oilers and Brownlee with the Baltimore Colts, James Gray with Washington Redskins and Williams with the Atlanta Falcons. After Benedict terminated its football season after the 1965 sea-son. Three of the players from that squad, Williams, Keels and Harrison transferred to the University of California at Berkley and was instrumental leading the Golden Bears to the PAC-10 championship. One of the greatest players the Tiger baseball teams ever produced was Chino Smith. He is considered to be one of the greatest hitters ever in baseball. He was listed in Sports Illustrated's Top 50 Athletes from South Carolina. Yet, the legacy of Chino Smith remains a mystery to many -- even those in his hometown. Smith's baseball career started when he played for Benedict College. Smith was born in Greenwood, South Carolina, in 1903. By the time he died in 1931, Smith was considered to be among the great-est players to ever take the field in the Negro Leagues. In just six seasons, Smith is credited with a career batting average of no less than .428. He was also the first Negro League player to hit a home run in Yankee Stadium. The Tigers also produced several good players in Willie Minor, Benson, Jackie Bossard. Benson moved up the class AAA in Chigaco Cubs’ chain and Bossard made it to the parent club and played with the Cincinnati Reds. Minor also made to class AAA and played with the St. Louis Cardinals. Athletics at Benedict reached its lowest level in the late 70s and early 80s. Basketball coach John Brown was elevated to Athletic Director and William Partlow became the head basketball coach. Partlow had so-so seasons before Mike Holmes took over Tiger basketball program. Holmes’ team won the 1974 SIAC title, but things went down hill for the Tigers from that point. Holmes departed for Florida A&M and Willie Washington was named basketball coach and Athletic Director. Washington breathed new life into the Tigers. His first move was to sever ties with the SIAC. Benedict joined the Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. A League was made up Allen, Claflin, Barber-Scotia, Morris, Edward Waters and Voorhees. The Tigers dominated the conference, won six consecutive champion-ships and the Commissioners Cup eight times, emblematic of the confer-ence’s best sports programs in all sports. Top players during this era were Fred Watson, who coached the Tigers for 17 years and won 320 games, and Bernard Elmore. Another star player was Kris Bruton, who was offered a scholarship after Coach Washington saw him playing in a pick-up game. He was an NAIA All-American in 1994 after averaging 20.3 points and shooting nearly 61 percent from the floor. He won the collegiate slam dunk contest, held in Charlotte, N.C., in April of 1994. He was drafted in the second round on the NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls, but injuries derailed his NBA dream. He played professionally over-seas and in the CBA before joining the World Famous Harlem Globetrot-ters in 2001. He continues to be one of the top stars for the Globetrotters, performing under the nickname Hi-Lite.

Watson has won 320 games as head coach of the Tigers, winning five SIAC Championships in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2015. He took the Ti-gers to the DII NCAA Tournament eight times, advancing to the third round in 2008. Benedict resurrected its football program in 1995 and named Harold Jackson, former NFL All-Pro receiver as the coach. The Tigers played club football in its first two seasons in which they experienced growing pains. Jackson left after the 1996 season to take an assistant coaching posi-tion with the New Orleans Saints. Julius Adams, Jackson’s defensive coordi-nator, succeeded him. Adams’ teams played one year of club football before moving to the collegiate level. Adams, whose team played one year of club football, won only three of eleven games on the collegiate level after moving to the intercollegiate level. In 1998 Benedict hired Tony Felder to handle the Tigers fortunes. Felder compiled a record of 14-23 in four years; His best season was 1999 when his squad went 5-5. Top players during his tenure were quarterback Royton Williams, fullback Cedric Richie, running back Anton Bennon, wide receiver Kenny Solomon, tight end Ron Shuler and defensive tackle Kevin Griffin. Felder departed after the 2001 season and John Hendrick took the reins and guided the Tigers to their first wining campaign since the program was revived. Benedict hired Mike White, a long-time successful coach at SIAC rival Albany State, to take over the program in 2015. He led the Tigers to a 7-2 record in his third season in 2017, their best winning percentage since resuming football, and finished tied for first place in the SIAC East. In the area of non-revenue sports the Tigers did very well. The volleyball teams under Coach Gwendolyn Rouse were respectable and in 2003 won the SIAC tournament and conference championships. In softball, Benedict had the first Academic All-American in school history in shortstop Cecelia Lykes in 2014. Lykes was a 30-year-old mother of three who graduated with a 4.0 GPA. Coach Gary Taylor has turned the Benedict men’s and women’s tennis teams into a conference power. The men’s team has won SIAC champion-ships in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. He has guided the women’s team to championships in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Taylor had an Academic All-American in men’s player Shane Latchman in 2015. Coach Mary Davis’ women’s basketball teams had nothing to be ashamed of during her tenure and Margaret English Jones, who succeeded Davis also, had respectable teams during the 80s and 90s. English Jones is the sister of NBA Hall of Famer Alex English. Felecia Jenkins was head for seven years and guided Benedict to its first NCAA Tournament bid in 2010. Jenkins is the mother of Kris Jenkins, who hit the game-winning shot for Villanova in 2016. James Rice, a former Benedict men’s player and assistant for the men’s team, and later the women’s team under Jenkins, was elevated to head coach after Jenkins left. In seven seasons, Rice has guided the Lady Tigers to the SIAC Championship game five times, winning the crown in 2014, 2016, and 2017 and earning NCAA bids in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017. Lucious “Scooter” Clark introduced golf as a sport in 1995. The Tigers did well on the links under Clark, who passed in 2000. Herman Belton, the Tigers’ No. 1 player under Clark, took over the team and guided the team the National Minority Golf tournament championship in 2003. After leaving for coaching jobs at S.C. State and Paine, Belton returned as golf coach at Benedict and guided the Tigers to the SIAC championship in 2015. Benedict dropped men's golf as a sport after the 2018 season. Frank Hyland, the current cross country and track & field coach has been very successful, winning multiple championships and coaching numer-ous All-Americans. Currently Benedict fields teams in 14 sports. They include men's and women's basketball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, baseball, softball, football and volleyball. Benedict will add men's volleyball for the 2020-21 school year. Benedict won the SIAC Commissioner’s Cup, presented to the school with the top overall athletic program, determined by team finishes in con-ference championships and tournaments, for men’s sports in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and for women’s sports in 2015, 2016 and 2017. From the start of the 2013 school year, Benedict has won 19 SIAC cham-pionships, more than any other school in the league.

HISTORY OF BENEDICT COLLEGE ATHLETICS