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FAMU Career Passing Leaders7,378 – Quinn Gray (1998-2001)6,954 – Damien Fleming (2011-14)6,838 – Oteman Sampson-Delancy (1996-97)6,620 – Tony Ezell (1988-91)6,071 – Ryan Stanley (2016-Present)5,198 – Ben Doughtery (2003-04)4,148 – Patrick Bonner (1998)3,707 – Nathaniel Koonce (1980-82)2,981 – Stephen Scruggs (1967-70)

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2019’s Lead Story

FAMU senior quarterback Ryan Stanleyhas two main goals in mind in 2019: (1) tolead FAMU to back-to-back winning seasonsfor the first time in nearly a decade; (2) tomake a run at FAMU’s all-time career pass-ing record. The Pembroke Pines native became thefifth player in FAMU Football history to passfor over 6,000 yards in 2018. A two-time All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Con-ference selection, Stanley needs 1,308 yardsto move past Quinn Gray, who passed for7,378 yards during the height of the GulfCoast Offensive Era from 1998 to 2001.


Rattler Football* 12 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS * 130 ALL-AMERICANS * 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS *

LB ELIJAH RICHARDSONLB ELIJAH RICHARDSON

GAME ONE

FAMU at UCFThursday, August 29, 2019Spectrum Stadium (44,206)Orlando, FL * 7:30 p.m * CBS Sports Network

FAMU TALE OF THE TAPE

FAMU FOOTBALLCOMMEMORATESMILESTONE WINSIN 2019 SEASON

Florida A&M’s glorious football legacyfeatures two signature program victoriesthat will have anniversaries this year:

@ 1969 - 50th Anniversary: FAMU 34,Tampa 28 - Legendary coach JakeGaither led FAMU to victory in the first-ever game integrated college gamebetween Southern schools.

@ 1979 - 40th Anniversary: FAMU 16,Miami (Fla.) 13 - The Rattlers used its’option run game and a hard-hittingdefense to stiffle the Hurricanes in thisintrastate shocker.

2019 FAMU SCHEDULE

2018 RESULTS (6-5, 5-2 MEAC)

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSAssoc. AD/Media RelationsBrian [email protected](850) 599-3200(ofc)(850) 694-0277 (cell)

Asst Director/Hall of Fame ChairAlvin Hollins, [email protected](850) 599-3736 (ofc)(850) 591-7690 (cell)

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

Aug. 29 @ UCF (7:30)SEPT. 14 FORT VALLEY STATE (6:00)

#Jake Gaither Classic / Sports Hall of Fame Game

SEPT. 21 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (6:00)Sept. 28 @ Norfolk State (4:00)*OCT. 5 N.C. CENTRAL (2:00)*Oct. 12 @ S.C. STATE (1:30)*OCT. 19 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (6:00)*Oct. 26 @ MORGAN STATE (3:00)*NOV. 2 DELAWARE STATE (4:00)*NOV. 16 HOWARD UNIVERSITY (4:00)*Nov. 23 Bethune-Cookman (2:00)*

39th Florida Blue Florida Classic*MEAC Games

FORT VALLEY STATE W, 41-7 20,262@ Troy (Ala.) University L, 7-59 25,767JACKSON (Miss.) STATE L, 16-18 17,643SAVANNAH (Ga.) STATE* W, 31-13 16,644@ N.C. Central* W, 55-14 8,451NORFOLK STATE*+ W, 17-0 26,045@ North Carolina A&T* W, 22-21 15,418MORGAN STATE* W, 38-3 14,037@Howard University* L, 23-31 6,858S.C. STATE L, 21-44 12,608 Bethune-Cookman*# L, 19-33 52,142*MEAC Games; +Homecoming; #Florida Blue Florida Classic 38

TEAM STATISTICS 2018FAMU OPPS

Scoring ...................... 26.4 22.1Rushing Per Game ...... 158.3 151.9Passing Per Game ...... 232.9 202.9Total Offense .............. 391.2 354.8

TOP RETURNEES FROM 2018RUSHING LEADERSPlayer TCB NYG TD

Deshawn Smith 98 640 4Bishop Bonnett 74 533 3Ricky Henrilus 70 239 2

PASSING LEADERSPlayer Cmp-Att-Int Yards TD

Ryan Stanley 205-342-12 2519 17

RECEIVING LEADERSPlayer Rec Yards TD

Xavier Smith 52 727 4Chad Hunter 43 555 6Marcus Williams 31 434 4Azende Rey 31 256 1

DEFENSIVE LEADERSPlayer Solo-Asst-TOT TFL/Sack INT

Elijah Richardson 35-40-75 9.5/1.0 0Derrick Mayweather 39-31-70 5.5/1.0 1Terry Jefferson 31-26-57 3.5/2.0 0Joshua Crutchfield 19-16-35 10.0/2.0 0Herman Jackson 26- 5-31 0.0 0

SPECIAL TEAMSPunter No Yards Avg. Long

Chris Faddoul 41 1920 46.8+ 57Placekicker FG PAT PTS

Yahia Aly 15-22 31-33 70


Rattler Training Camp ScheduleMonday, July 29 ……………….. Players ReportTuesday, July 30 ………………. Conditioning TestsWednesday, July 31 …………. Acclimatization Session #1Thursday, August 1 …………. Acclimatization Session #2Friday, August 2 …………..…. Acclimatization Session #3Saturday, August 3………….. Acclimatization Session #4

Sunday, August 4……………. Walk Thru #1Monday, August 5 …………. Acclimatization Session #5Tuesday, August 6 .………. Practice #6Wednesday, August 7 .…. Practice #7Thursday, August 8 ………. Practice #8Friday, August 9 …..………. Practice #9/Gadsden Co. FundraiserSaturday, August 10.……. Scrimmage #1/Corry Field (Quincy, Fla)

Sunday, August 11 .………. Bethel Baptist Church/Walk Thru 3Monday, August 12 .………. Practice #11Tuesday, August 13 .………. Practice #12Wednesday, August 14 .…. Kicking ScrimmageThursday, August 15 .………. Practice #14Friday, August 16 ……………. Practice #15Saturday, August 17 .………. Scrimmage #2

Sunday, August 18 .………. Bethel Baptist AME/Walk Thru #2Monday, August 19 .………. Practice #17Tuesday. August 20 ………… Kicking Scrimmage #2Wednesday, August 21 ….. Practice #19/ 220 QB Club MeetingThursday, August 22 ……… Beanie BowlFriday. August 23 ………….. Practice #21Saturday, August 24 …….. PLAYERS DAY OFF

Sunday, August 25 ………. Practice #22Monday, August 26 ………. Practice #23 / Bragg Stadium – 7:00 pmTuesday, August 27 ………. MEAC Teleconference/Weekly Press Briefing

Practice #24Wednesday, August 28 … Walk Thru #4Thursday, August 29 …….. FAMU at UCF (7:30)Friday, August 30 …………. PLAYERS DAY OFFSaturday, August 31 …….. PLAYERS DAY OFF


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

MEAC TELECONFERENCE In addition to arranged inter-views, Coach Willie Simmonscan be reached on the weeklyMEAC Coaches Teleconfer-ence at 10:13 a.m. eachweek…Credible media outletsmay access the teleconferencevia telephone by calling (800)931-6361. Dial confirmationcode 7264532 to reach theoperator and join the confer-ence….

TUESDTUESDTUESDTUESDTUESDAAAAAY GRID PRESSERY GRID PRESSERY GRID PRESSERY GRID PRESSERY GRID PRESSER On Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m.,FAMU will host a Weekly PressConference in Room 123 of theAl Lawson Center, featuringCoach Willie Simmons andselected players.

For the latest information onRattler Sports, contactBrian Howard, Assoc. AD(850) 599-3200 or (850-694-0277, cell), or Alvin Hollins,Asst. Director (850) 599-3736 (850-591-7690, cell), orlog on to the official athleticwebsite,www.FAMUAthletics.com....

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Rattler Football Quick FactsGENERAL INFORMATIONSCHOOL NAME: FloridaAgricultural and MechanicalUniversityLOCATION: Tallahassee,FloridaFOUNDED: 1887ENROLLMENT: 9,550COLORS: Orange (PMS 151)and Green (PMS 347)NICKNAMES: Rattlers, FAMU(FAM-You)CONFERENCE: Mid-EasternAthletic (MEAC)AFFILIATION: NCAA Division IFCS (Football); Division I (allother sports)STADIUM: Bragg MemorialStadium (1957)CAPACITY/SURFACE: 25,000 /Natural GrassPRESIDENT: Dr. LarryRobinsonATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. JohnEasonFACULTY ATHLETIC REP: Dr.Ebenezer OriakuATHLETIC PHONE: (850) 599-3868/3878

ATHLETICCOMMUNICATIONSATHLETIC WEBSITE:www.famuathletics.comFOOTBALL SID: Brian HowardSID OFFICE PHONE: (850)599-3200SID MOBILE: TBASID EMAIL:[email protected] SID: Alvin Hollins,Jr.ASID OFFICE PHONE: (850)599-3736

ASID MOBILE: (850) 591-7690ASID EMAIL:[email protected]

COACHING STAFFHEAD COACH: WillieSimmonsALMA MATER: Clemson, 2002YEARS AT FAMU: 2 Years(2018-Present)RECORD AT FAMU: 6-5-0, 1YearCAREER RECORD: 27-16-0, 4Years++At Prairie View (Tex.) A&M,2014-16.

FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE:(850) 599-3723BEST TIME TO REACHCOACH: Thru SID Office (850)599-3200/3736

ASSISTANT COACHESJames Spady, Associate HeadCoach/ Tight Ends / SpecialTeams CoordinatorBilly Rolle, Assistant HeadCoach / SafetiesRalph Street, Defensive Coor-dinator / Defensive LineAlex Jackson, Offensive Coor-dinator / Offensive LineJelani Berassa, Wide ReceiversJoe Henry, Running BacksRyan Smith, Recruiting Coor-dinator / LinebackersBrandon Sharp, Outside Line-backers

TEAMINFORMATION2018 RECORDS@ Overall Record: 6-5-0@ Conference Record/Finish:


Rattler Football Quick Facts5-2/ Tied 2nd

BASIC OFFENSE: Read Option OffenseBASIC DEFENSE: Pro 43 Formation

LETTERWINNERS@ Number Returning (49): Offense (25)/Defense (21)/Special Teams (3)@ Number Lost (23): Offense (10)/Defense(10)/Specialists (3)

STARTERS@ Number Returning (15): Offense (7)/De-fense (6)/Special Teams (2)@ Number Lost (13): Offense (5)/Defense (6)/Special Teams (2)

2019 KEY RETURNEESOffense (8)14-Ryan StanleyQB 6-3 210 Sr. Pembroke Pines, FL@ A two-time All-MEAC performer in theregular season (2017, 2018) and two-timePreseason (2017, 2018), Stanley became justthe fifth FAMU player to pass for 6,000 careeryards in 2018, positioning him for a finalassault on numerous school career records….In 2018, Stanley led the Rattlers to their firstwinning season (6-5, 5-2 MEAC) since 2011,passing for 2,519 yards and 17 TDs on 205completions (342 attempts, 59.9 completionpercentage), against 12 interceptions…. Heposted a trio (3) of 300-yard passing games,throwing for career-high 340 yards againstJackson State (9-15-18); finished with 313yards in the huge victory over North CarolinaA&T (10-13-18), and 305 yards in the seasonfinale over Bethune-Cookman (11-17-18)… Hepassed for a season high four (4) scores in awin at North Carolina Central (9-29-18), whiletossing three (3) scoring passes against Mor-gan State (10-27-18)…. Stanley ranked No. 3 inthe MEAC in total offense (227.5 ypg), andPassing Yards Per Game (229.0 ypg), and No.4 in Passing Efficiency (131.2).

32 - Desha32 - Desha32 - Desha32 - Desha32 - Deshawn Smithwn Smithwn Smithwn Smithwn SmithRB 5-9 195 Sr. Brooksville, FL@ Smith’s blend of both power and speed was

a blessing for the Rattlers, which saw injuriesravage their running backs group all seasonin 2018… Smith finished as the club’s rushingleader with 640 yards on 94 carries, with four(4) rushing TDs…. His breakout game cameagainst North Carolina Central (9-29-18),when he rumbled for 152 yards on 20 carries,highlighted by a 61-yard run…. Three weekslater against Morgan State (10-27-18), he hitthe century mark again, finishing with 116yards on 14 carries and one score.

13 - Bishop Bonnett13 - Bishop Bonnett13 - Bishop Bonnett13 - Bishop Bonnett13 - Bishop BonnettRB 5-7 175 Jr. Jacksonville, FL@ This multi-faceted athlete came into hisown in 2018, demonstrating his game-break-ing skills as both a runner and receiver….Bonnett finished as the club’s number tworusher, netting 533 yards on 74 carries, scor-ing three TDs on the ground, with a longgallop of 69 yards, while recording five (5)runs of 30 or more yards… He also made ninecatches for 177 yards and one score, that onetally a 69-yarder against Savannah State thatbroke open a tight game early in the secondhalf… He also ran back three (3) punts for 33yards.

84 - Chad Hunter 84 - Chad Hunter 84 - Chad Hunter 84 - Chad Hunter 84 - Chad Hunter WR 6-0 180 Jr. Tallahassee, FL@ One of the league’s most gifted receivers,who not only has great hands, plus the get-away burst needed for the first down andbeyond, he also has the uncanny knack foradjusting routes and making plays on difficultthrows…. Hunter finished with 555 yards on ateam-high 43 catches and six (6) TDs, rankingNo. 7 in the MEAC in receiving yards pergame (50.5), and No. 8 in receptions pergame (3.9)….. Hunter laso ran back seven (7)punts for 34 yards (long of 22) and one kick-off for 15 yards…. He posted three (3) 100-plus yard receiving games, making sevencatches for 135 yards and three (3) TDsagainst NCCU, then racking up 105 yards andone score on five (5) receptions at NorthCarolina A&T, with 117 yards coming on eightgrabs against Jackson State.


Rattler Football Quick Facts19 - Xa19 - Xa19 - Xa19 - Xa19 - Xavier Smith vier Smith vier Smith vier Smith vier Smith WR 5-10 165 So. Haines City, FL@ FAMU’s “X-Man” proved to be of nearlysuperhero ability as a freshman in 2018…. TheCentral Florida native was No. 2 in the MEAC inreceiving yards per game (66.1 ypg), No. 4 inreceptions per game (4.7 per game), andfinished No. 9 in All-Purpose Yards (87.0 ypg),racking up 957 total yards…. He had 727 yardson 52 catches and four (4) TDs; he rushed for59 yards on 13 carries, while compiling 171yards on eight (8) kickoff returns…. He had aseason high 127 yards receiving on eightcatches against Bethune-Cookman, the weekafter getting 108 yards on eight grabs againstSouth Carolina State.

80 - Marcus 80 - Marcus 80 - Marcus 80 - Marcus 80 - Marcus WWWWWilliams illiams illiams illiams illiams WR 5-11 185 Sr. Miami. FL@ Another one of the talented performers thatemerged in 2018, Williams was an all-purposeathlete, finishing No. 4 in the MEAC in kickoffreturns (24.1 average, with 554 yards on 23returns), while ranking No. 8 in the MEAC in allpurpose yards (90.3 ypg), totaling 993 yards(434 receiving, 550 on returns and five yardsrushing)…

56- Br56- Br56- Br56- Br56- Bryyyyyan Craan Craan Craan Craan CrawfordwfordwfordwfordwfordC 6-2 300 So. Pahokee, FL@ This hard-nosed youngster barged his wayinto the starting center spot as a freshman ayear ago, and proved he could hold his ownwith his veteran teammates during a transitionyear on offense… Crawford started ninegames (but played in all 11 games) helpinganchor a group that fronted one of the league’smost improved units, as the Rattlers went fromfourth to second in total offense (391.2), andfrom fifth to second in passing offense (232.9).

77 - K77 - K77 - K77 - K77 - Keenan Feenan Feenan Feenan Feenan Forbes orbes orbes orbes orbes G 6-3 325 Jr. Hollywood, FL@ This South Florida native emerged duringthe 2018 season as an all-star caliber per-former at left guard, stepping in due to injuriesin other areas of the front five, and keeping alock on that left side spot all season for theleague’s number two-rated offense…. Playedall 11 games starting the final eight games atguard.

Defense (6)91-Joshua CrutchfieldDE 6-2 220 Jr. Lake Worth, FL@ Crutchfield became a fearsome performeropposite the Rattlers’ opposite end, AntonioMoore…. Crutchfield finished the season with10 tackles (26 yards lost) and two sacks (10yards) to complement his 35 total tackles (19solos) on the year…. Crutchfield’s 10 tacklesfor loss ranked him 11th in the MEAC…. Hehad season highs of four tackles and two forloss and one sacks against both Jackson Stateand Morgan State, finishing the year with fivegames of at least four tackles.

93-Demontre Moore93-Demontre Moore93-Demontre Moore93-Demontre Moore93-Demontre MooreDE 6-3 295 Sr. Tampa, FL@ Moore played all 11 games a year agorecording 28 tackles (14 solos), with 4.5tackles for loss (15 yards) and 2.0 QB Sacks(8 yards)… He had five tackles in back-to-back games against Morgan State andHoward University.

15-Elijah Richardson15-Elijah Richardson15-Elijah Richardson15-Elijah Richardson15-Elijah RichardsonLB 6-1 220 Sr. Port St. Lucie, FLDespite missing two games due to injury, hestill finished the 2018 campaign as theleague’s top tackler with 75 total takedowns(35 solos, 40 assisted), averaging 8.3 stopsper game…. He was an All-MEAC selection ayear ago, ranking 14th in tackles for loss with9.5, good for an 0.79 per game average….Richardson had four (4) games with at least10 tackles, including back to back doubledigittakedown games against Jackson State(10 tackles, 2.5 for 11 yards lost) and Savan-nah State (11 tackles, 2.0 for four yards lostand a quarterback hurry…. Against MorganState, he finished with 10 tackles, 1.45 for lossalong with two quarterback hurries.

52-Der52-Der52-Der52-Der52-Derrrrrrick Maick Maick Maick Maick MaywywywywyweathereathereathereathereatherLB 6-0 240 Jr. Ft. Worth, TX@ The team’s number two tackler (70 stops,39 solos), Mayweather finished 14th in theMEAC in total tackles through 11 games… Heopened the season with a monster 12-tackle,one sack performance against Fort ValleyState, and he scored nine (9) knockdowns in


Rattler Football Quick Factsthe win at North Carolina A&T… Six times hefinished with six or more tackles..

2-Her2-Her2-Her2-Her2-Herman Jman Jman Jman Jman Jackson,ackson,ackson,ackson,ackson, Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr.....DB 5-11 175 So. Miami, FL@ One of the heroes of the Rattlers’ upsetvictory at North Carolina A&T last October,Jackson’s 55-yard scoring dash with an Aggiefumble was critical in the 22-21 victory…..Jackson became a starting corner by the thirdgame of the 2018 season, finishing with 31tackles (26 solos), to got with seven (7) passbreakups, one (1) interception, one forcedfumble and the one TD fumble return…He hada season-high six tackles against Morgan State,along with two pass breakups, and had fivesolo tackles against FBS Troy in Week Two.

1-T1-T1-T1-T1-Terererererrrrrry Jy Jy Jy Jy JeffeffeffeffeffersonersonersonersonersonDB 5-9 180 GR Miami, FL@ Captain of the FAMU Defense for the pasttwo seasons, Jefferson is an ace in the second-ary and in the classroom…. A three-time All-MEAC pick in football and on the MEAC All-Academic Team, Jefferson will get his master’sdegree in December, one of three grad stu-dents on the Rattler 2019 roster, and one ofnine players to have their undergrad degreeswhen the season kicks off…. Jefferson had 57total tackles in 2018 (31 solos), to go with 3.5tackles for loss (17 yards) and 2.0 quarterbacksacks (14 yards), plus six (6) pass break ups….He had a season-high nine (9) tackles againstSouth Carolina State (11-10-18) and eight (8)tackles against both Savannah State (9-22-18)and Bethune-Cookman (11-17-18).

Specialists (4)Specialists (4)Specialists (4)Specialists (4)Specialists (4)99-Y99-Y99-Y99-Y99-Yahia Alahia Alahia Alahia Alahia AlyyyyyPK 6-0 205 Sr. Whittier, CA@ Granted a fifth year of eligibility, the WestCoast kicker will be out to improve on his 2018All-MEAC performance…. Aly finished No. 2overall in the MEAC in scoring (76 points) andPAT percentage (93.9)… Was No. 1 in kickscoring (31 of 33 PATs; 15 of 22 FGs for 76points) and field goals made (15)…. Aly set asingle game school record, booting six (6)

field goals in the season opener against FortValley State (9-1-18).

43-Chr43-Chr43-Chr43-Chr43-Chris Fis Fis Fis Fis FadadadadaddouldouldouldouldoulP 5-11 205 Jr. Wesley Chapel, FL@ Faddoul had the best of both worlds in 2018,capturing NCAA Division I FCS honors as thenation’s top punter, averaging 46.8 per kick….He not only captured virtually every NCAA andBlack College Football All-America honor, buthe turned in a perfect 4.0 GPA in both the Falland Spring semesters… A first-team All-MEACselection, Faddoul posted seven games of 45yards per kick or better, and three over 50yards per kick… Late in the season, his strongleg was utilized on kickoffs and over the finalthree games, his 12 kickoffs averaged 56.7yards, highlighted by a robust 63.0 average onfive kickoffs against Howard University.

3-Azende Re3-Azende Re3-Azende Re3-Azende Re3-Azende ReyyyyyPR 5-10 195 Jr. DeFuniak Springs, FL@ Injuries slowed down this talented fireball,who still managed to rack up 364 all purposeyards in 10 games…. His blazing speed coupledwith his capacity to change direction on a dimein traffic or the open field will make him adangerous return ace in 2019… He had 31catches for 256 yards a one score; rushed 20times for 83 yards and five(5) TDs, while makingon kickoff return for 17 yards, and one puntreturn for eight (8) yards.

80 - Marcus 80 - Marcus 80 - Marcus 80 - Marcus 80 - Marcus WWWWWilliams illiams illiams illiams illiams KOR 5-11 185 Sr. Miami. FL@ Another one of the talented performers thatemerged in 2018, Williams was an all-purposeathlete, finishing No. 4 in the MEAC in kickoffreturns (24.1 average, with 554 yards on 23returns), while ranking No. 8 in the MEAC in allpurpose yards (90.3 ypg), totaling 993 yards(434 receiving, 550 on returns and five yardsrushing)…


Rattler Football Preseason RosterNo. Name Pos. ‘Exp. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School1 JEFFERSON,Terry(23) DB R-SR 5’9” 175 Miami, FL/B.T.Washington HS1B GILLIAM, Sydney QB R-FR 5-11 195 Novi, MI/Novi HS2 JACKSON, Herman CB SO 5’11” 175 Miami, FL/Southridge HS2B SAPP, Cameron QB FR 6-3 190 Jacksonville, FL/Lee HS3 REY, Azende WR R-JR 5’10” 195 Defuniak Springs, FL/Walton HS4 SMITH, Deshawn RB SR 5’9” 195 Brooksville, FL/Jones Co. CC5 BELL, Markquese DB R-SO 6-3 210 Bridgeton, NJ/Coffeyville CC6 WILLIAMS, Timothy SAF R-FR 6’1” 185 Miami, FL/Dr. Krop HS7 WEBB, George WR SO 5’10” 165 Jacksonville, FL/Raines HS8 SMITH, Eric (8) CB R-FR 5’9” 170 Miami, FL/Norland HS9 GONZALES, Angelo WR R-JR 6-3 175 Miami, FL/Coffeyville CC9B BONNER, JR., Patrick DB FR 6-0 175 Miami, FL/Norland HS

10 RILEY, Marcus WR SO 5-11 175 Tallahassee, FL/U. of Louisville11 PHILLIPS, D.J. (15) QB R-SO 6’2” 195 Tallahassee, FL / Rickards HS12 COX, Kortney CB R-FR 6’0” 170 Decatur, GA/Cedar Grove HS13 BONNETT, Bishop RB R-JR 5’7” 165 Jacksonville, FL/Raines HS14 STANLEY, Ryan QB R-SR 6’3” 210 Pembroke Pines, FL/Flanagan HS14B THEOPHILE, Wadlence DB R-FR 5’10” 170 Lake Worth, FL/Lake Worth HS15 RICHARDSON, Elijah LB R-SR 6’1” 215 Port St. Lucie, FL/ASA JC15B CLARK, Kwame SAF R-SO 5’11” 190 Orange Park, FL/Oakleaf HS16 SULLIVAN, Isaac QB R-FR 6-2 180 New Orleans, LA/McDonough 35 HS16B SANDERS, Chris WR FR 5-10 175 Jacksonville, FL/Bolles School17 McKAY, Resean QB R-FR 6’2” 195 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS18 COWART, Ferante WR R-FR 5’10” 160 Tallahassee, FL/Rickards HS19 SMITH, Xavier WR R-SO 5’10” 165 Haines City, FL/Haines City HS

20 MORGAN, Javan DB FR 5-11 180 Tallahassee, FL/Florida HS23 JENNINGS, Terrell RB FR 6-0 225 Jacksonville, FL/Mandarin HS23B HERRING, Christian CB R-FR 6-2 17524 CORTEZ, Reid DB FR 6-1 175 Viera, FL/Viera HS25 SIMPSON, Blake WR R-FR 5’11” 175 Alpharetta, GA/Kell HS26 CAMPBLIN, Jahsimeon DB FR 6-1 175 Orlando, FL/Edgewater HS27 FAGAN, Nadarius LB R-SO 6-1 215 Goulds, FL/Syracuse Univ.28 HENRILUS, Ricky RB R-JR 5’11” 205 Miami, FL/Lincoln HS29 MURRAY, Ricky DB R-FR 5-9 180 Monticello, FL/Jefferson Co. HS

30 HILTON,Troy CB R-JR 6’3” 190 Palm Bay, FL/Bayside HS31 LAND, Isaiah LB R-FR 6’4” 195 Loganville, GA/Grayson HS32 FIFFER, Omari LB FR 5-11 225 Jacksonville, FL/Ed White HS33 TILLMAN, Eddie III RB R-FR 5’10” 185 New Orleans, LA/McDonough HS34 KENDRICK,Davonne RB R-FR 5-9 205 Miami, FL/Northwestern HS35 METAYER, Chris SAF R-FR 6’3” 205 Miami, FL /Central HS36 GREEN, Mack SAF R-JR 6’2” 200 College Park, GA/Hapeville Charter 36B JERRY, Johnathan PK FR 5-8 165 Tallahassee, FL/N. Fla. Christian37 JERRY, Chris CB R-SO 5’9” 175 Tallahassee, FL/N. Fla. Christian HS38 MASTRAMICO, Christian LS JR 5’10” 175 Orlando, FL/Hagerty HS38 RANDOLPH, Jalen LB FR 6-1 205 Tallahassee, FL/FAMU DRS39 TELFORT, Moezies DE R-SO 6-2 236 Ft. Lauderdale, FL/University School39 ADDISON, Isaac DE R-SO 6’2” 230 Miami, FL/Central HS


Rattler Football Preseason Roster40 ALLEN, Ellrie LB R-SO 5-11 215 Wesley Chapel, FL/Wesley Chapel HS41 GRIMES, Doyle LB R-SR 6’1 220 Miami, FL/Marshall University42 WADE, Zoron LB R-SO 5’11” 200 Monticello, FL/Jefferson Co. HS43 FADDOUL, Chris P/K JR 5’11” 210 Wesley Chapel, FL/Wiregrass Ranch HS44 BLAND, Jelani DE SO 6’3” 225 Port Orange, FL/Spruce Creek HS45 POWELL, Demetrius LB R-SO 6-0 235 Tampa, FL/ASA College NY46 JONES, Elijah SAF R-JR 6’0” 185 Boynton Beach, FL/Boca Raton HS47 CHRISTIAN, Taymel TE R-JR 6’1” 245 Orlando, FL/Olympia HS48 JACKSON, Kyle LB R-FR 6’0” 190 New Orleans, LA/St. Augustine HS49 BURTON, Cameron DE SR 6’3” 230 Ocala, FL/Vanguard HS

51 THOMPSON, Khamari OL FR 6-4 260 McDonough, GA/Dutchtown HS52 MAYWEATHER, Derrick LB JR 6’0” 224 Fort Worth, TX/Jireh Prep (NC)53 BARFIELD, Rufus LB R-SO 5-11 225 Wesley Chapel, FL/Wesley Chapel HS54 REGIS, Andre OL JR 6’5” 265 Miami, FL/B.T. Washington HS56 CRAWFORD, Bryan OL R-SO 6’2” 285 Pahokee, FL/Pahokee HS57 COOKS, Justin DE SO 6’5” 245 Tampa, FL/Durant HS58 OCHIE, Ikenine DE SO 6’4” 235 Albany, GA/Westover HS59 SPADY, Jalen OL R-SO 6-3 310 El Paso, TX/Glendale (AZ) College59B RHYMES, Elgin LB FR 5-10 215 Tallahassee, FL/Maclay School

60 RAYFORD, Tevin OL FR 6-5 250 Thomasville, GA/Thomasville HS62 WHITE, Veryl OT R-FR 6’2” 255 Sneads, FL/Sneads HS64 LYNES, Khalil DL R-SO 5’11” 230 Hialeah, FL/American HS66 WEATHERINGTON, Brad OL FR 6-2 290 Ocala, FL/Vanguard HS67 SAILOR, Marquise OL R-FR 6-3 255 Quincy, FL/E. Gadsden Co. HS69 ADDISON, Isaac DL R-FR 6-1 235 Miami, FL/Miami Central HS

70 HAYES, Jay OL FR 6-3 260 Sneads, FL/Sneads HS71 REED, Tyrell OL R-SR 6-5 325 Mount Dora, FL/Arkansas State72 DANIELS, Anthony DT FR 6-1 290 Quitman, GA/Brooks Co. HS74 SAFFOLD, Zach OL R-JR 6’4” 265 Lynn Haven, FL/Mosely HS75 ANDERSON, Keenan OL R-SR 6’3” 385 Atlanta, GA/Mays HS76 COVIN, Cameron OL R-FR 6-4 280 Leesburg, GA/Lee County HS77 FORBES, Keenan OL R-JR 6’3” 315 Hollywood, FL/Washington State78 BRAYBOY, Jalen OL R-SO 6’2” 295 Jacksonville, FL/Raines HS79 AKBAR, Tarique OL R-JR 6’2” 250 Lake Worth, FL/Lake Worth HS

80 WILLIAMS, Marcus WR R-SR 5’11” 185 Miami, FL/Northwestern HS81 YOUNG, Kamari TE FR 6-3 230 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS82 PARKER, Kaloeb TE FR 6-5 215 Jacksonville, FL/Sandalwood HS83 GOODRICH, Kieran TE R-JR 6’5” 245 Rockledge, FL/Rockledge HS84 HUNTER, Chad WR R-JR 6’0” 180 Tallahassee, FL/Rickards HS85 MANIGO, David WR R-FR 6’3” 185 Decatur, GA/Towers HS86 LUCKIE, Dock WR R-JR 6’1” 175 Gainesville, FL/Gainesville HS 87 DAVIS, Andrew WR R-JR 6’2” 180 Mount Dora, FL/Mount Dora HS 88 SWEET, Willie WR R-SO 6-3 175 Gretna, FL/West Gadsden HS89 CROMARTIE, Marquan TE GR 6-3 230 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS


90 SUMMERS, Richard DL R-FR 6’2” 350 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS90B SHORES, James PK FR 5-11 165 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS91 CRUTCHFIELD, Josh DE R-JR 6’2” 220 Lake Worth, FL/Park Vista HS 92 CURRY, Joshua DL SR 6’3” 295 Columbus, GA/Carver HS/Arkansas St.93 MOORE, De’Montre DL R-SR 6’3” 300 Tampa, FL/Robinson HS/Hutchinson CC94 GILLEY, John DT FR 6-1 270 Tallahassee, FL/FSU High95 BANGURA, Abu DL R-FR 6-3 265 Stockbridge, GA/Stockbridge HS96 FLOWERS Jr., Renaldo DL R-SO 5’10” 235 Miami, FL/Jackson HS97 PENNEY, Jacques DT R-SR 6’1” 295 Tulsa, OK/B.T. Washington HS/ NE Okla A&M98 NEWTON, Elgin DE R-FR 6-6 215 Gulfport, FL/Boca Ciega HS99 ALY, Yahia K/P R-SR 6’0 200 Whittier, CA/Graceland (Iowa)99B STEPHENS, Kamari DT FR 6-3 310 Jacksonville, FL/Sandalwood HS

Rattler Football Preseason Roster

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Head Coach Willie Simmons

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

The weeks and months that followed werenothing short of scintillating, not unlike ablockbuster Hollywood movie script, asSimmons stoked the fires of revival in thepassionate Rattler Nation.

Simmons, with the help of FAMU PresidentLarry Robinson, Athletic Director Dr. JohnEason, a former Rattler gridiron great and

veteran colleguiate coach and administrator,and Board of Trustees chair Kelvin Lawson,quickly assembled a top-flight coaching staffby January.

Then in February, Simmons unveiled his firstrecruiting class, an eye-catching group oftalented youngsters who showed signs ofbeing able to make an immediate impact onthe Rattlers’ gridiron fortunes.

With Simmons’ advent, his charisma, hisreputation and the numerous contacts of bothhe and his seasoned coaching staff, havemade FAMU a program of interest on a state,regional and national scale again.


FLORIDA A&M HEAD COACH WILLIE SIMMONS

No greater evidence of that fact was the July28, 2018 campus visit made by the nation’sNumber One overall high school prospect,California native Kayvon Thibodeaux, a strap-ping 6-5, 225-pound defensive end, whopurposely travelled to Tallahassee to meetwith Simmons and his staff, and tour the FAMUcampus.

The praise from Thibodeaux via his socialmedia accounts before, during and after hisvisit, gave an even greater boost to the imageof the Rattler Football program, especiallywith him encouraging potential student-athletes to seriously consider HistoricallyBlack Colleges and University (HBCU) in theirrecruiting process.

Then the 2018 season opened with a blister-ing 41-7 romp over Fort Valley State in front of20,262 fans in Bragg Stadium, helping spur theRattlers to their first winning season (6-5, 5-2MEAC) since 2011.

At one stretch, the Rattlers reeled off fivestraight wins, and battled into first place in theMEAC, remaining in contention for the leaguetitle until season’s end - the first time theprogram had title hopes late in the seasonsince 2010.

Simmons, who was a phenomenal prep athleteat nearby Quincy (Fla.) Shanks High School,before embarking on a stellar collegiatefootball playing career that featured stints atClemson University and The Citadel (S.C.),comes to Florida A&M from Prairie View A&M(Tex.) University of the Southwestern AthleticConference (SWAC), where he spent the lastthree seasons (2015-17) as head footballcoach.

The energetic and personable young coachespouses ahigh octane offensive philosophy,which he said should compare favorably to the

Gulf Coast Offensive days under College Hallof Fame Coach Billy Joe at FAMU (1994-2004),when the Rattlers scored on average 35-40points per game, often in lightning fashion.

And based on the early returns from bothspring training and fall training camp, thoselofty offensive aspirations, as well as someaggressive new wrinkles on defense couldtickle the fancy of many in Rattler Nation thisfall.

SIMMONS’ COACHING RESUMEDuring his tenure at Prairie View A&M,Simmons revived the flagging fortunes of thePanthers, elevating them to prime contenderstatus in the rugged SWAC Western Division,which featured perennial Black Collegeheavyweights, Grambling State and SouthernUniversity.

Simmons fashioned a 21-11 overall worksheet,and a 19-6 league record, highlighted by an 8-2 debut campaign in 2015, which included an8-1 runnerup finish in the Division to eventualdivision champion Grambling State, afterdropping a sizzling 70-54 wild west shootoutin the State Fair Classic in Dallas, Texas.

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

PVAMU also led the SWAC total offense (487.5ypg/6th NCAA), passing offense (278.0 ypg/15th NCAA), passing efficiency (152.0/10thNCAA), and ranked second in rushing offense(206.5 ypg/21st NCAA).Considered one of the most creative andinnovative offensive minds in the collegiategame today, Simmons took the Prairie Viewjob in December of 2015, after a scintillatingrun as offensive coordinator at Alcorn (Miss.)



State University.

Simmons worked three seasons at AlcornState (2012-14) under Jay Hopson (now headcoach at Southern Miss), and immediatelyhelped initiate a meteoric revival of a proudBraves gridiron program, which had won justtwo (2) games the previous season.

Starting a true freshman quarterback andwithout spring practice, the Braves finishedwith a 4–7 record, highlighted by wins overprevious Southwestern Athletic Conference(SWAC) champion Grambling State and #1ranked Alabama A&M.

The 2013 season saw the Braves andSimmons’ offense finish 9–3 overall (7–2 in theSWAC) and ranked #5 in the final SBN BlackCollege Football Poll (its highest rankingsince 1984).

Alcorn running back Arnold Walker had acareer year in 2013, leading the conferencein rushing (1,191 yards) and touchdowns (16),becoming the school’s all-time leadingrusher, and earning SWAC Co-OffensivePlayer of the Year honors. Simmons’ offensefinished 2013 ranked in the Top 25 nationallyin Total Offense, Rushing Offense, and Scor-ing Offense.

The 2014 campaign was an even better yearfor Simmons and the Braves, as they won theSouthwestern Athletic Conference Champi-onship over Southern University, as well asbeing named Black College National Cham-pions.

The Braves offense set many records thatseason, finishing second nationally in ScoringOffense, 8th in Total Offense, and 4th in Rush-ing Offense.

Quarterback John Gibbs, Jr, was selected as

SWAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year andBlack College Player of the Year, givingSimmons two consecutive Player of the Yearselections.

Prior to his successful run at Alcorn, Simmons’first full-time work as an assistant coach onthe college level came at Middle TennesseeState University in Murfreesboro (2007-11),under head coach Rick Stockstill, who re-cruited Simmons to Clemson.

After three seasons as the running backscoach at MTSU, Simmons was promoted toPass Game Coordinator. The following sea-son, he was promoted to Offensive Coordina-tor. By the age of 30, he was one of the young-est coordinators at the FBS level.

During his time as Offensive Coordinator(2011), the Blue Raiders were ranked 20thnationally in Total Offense, while leading theSun Belt Conference in Total Offense, RushingOffense, and Third Down Conversion Percent-age, and ranking second in Passing Offense.

Simmons began his coaching career in 2005at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, FL,where he coached the quarterbacks and wasalso the Passing Game Coordinator.

There he had the opportunity to coach formerNFL and USF quarterback B.J. Daniels. Afterone season, he was brought back to his almamater Clemson as a Graduate AssistantCoach working with the quarterbacks in2006.

SIMMONS AS AN ATHLETESimmons had a highly distinguished prepcareer at Quincy’s James Shanks High School,earning All-American honors as a quarter-back (ranked #10 quarterback nationally),after leading the Tigers to their first districtchampionship in 22 years, and being named



Big Bend Offensive Player of the Year afterthrowing for 2,505 yards and 32 touchdowns.

He received over 25 scholarship offers, sign-ing with Clemson, where he lettered threeyears (2000–2002), participating in four bowlgames (Peach, Gator, Humanitarian, andTangerine).

Simmons earned his Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Services (Sports) Marketing fromClemson in the spring of 2002, just 3 yearsafter he enrolled, which is the fastest anyfootball player has ever graduated from theuniversity.

He initially transferred to Florida A&M Univer-sity in Tallahassee, FL for his senior season,but after being deemed ineligible to competebecause FAMU was in provisional status as aDivision I-A (now FBS) program, he enrolledat The Citadel (S.C.), where he garnered AllSouthern Conference First Team honors afterleading the Bulldogs to a 6–6 record (the first

non-losing season in 10 years).

Under Simmons’ leadership, The Citadel alsoaccomplished a feat that had only been done byMarshall University, which was defeat toFurman, Appalachian State, and Georgia South-ern in the same season.

After Simmons’ college career, he played oneseason of Arena Football in the United IndoorFootball League for the Sioux City Bandits.

SIMMONS PERSONALWillie Simmons is married to the former ShaiaRené Beckwith (also a Quincy native), who is atwo time graduate of Florida A&M University .They have four children - two daughters, Raven,Shailoh, and two sons, Louis III, and Wraylon.

Willie Román Simmons was born in Tallahasseeon October 12, 1980 to Willie and PhyllisSimmons. He is the youngest of three childrenand the only son.


1959 Team Captain Clarence Childs (center) accepts the National Cham-pionship Trophy from Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens (left) andheavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis (right)


Preseason Notes, Briefs And ShortsPoints of interest concerning Rattler Footballheading into an intriguing 2019 campaign

2019 – Anniversary Year at FAMU: The2019 season will be one which FAMU willcelebrate several milestone events that oc-curred in the last half century….

@ 1959 – Sixty (60) years ago, FAMU (10-0)went unbeaten for the second time in threeyears, capturing the second of three BlackCollege national titles in a five-year span.

@ 1969 – FAMU 34, Tampa 28: The first-everintegrated college football games betweentwo Southern schools took place at TampaStadium in November 1969… The Rattlers wona back-and-forth classic battle, led by leftyquarterback Stephen Scruggs, and future prohalfback Hubert Ginn, against a stellar groupof Spartans led by coach Fran Curci…. It wasthe signature win that Jake Gaither needed tocement his reputation as of college football’sall-time coaching greats.

@ 1979 – FAMU 16, Miami 13: Ten yearsafter that milestone win in Tampa, and lessthan a year after an NCAA title victory overMassachusetts, the Rattlers were put to the testagainst the University of Miami at DoakCampbell Stadium in Tallahassee…. Armedwith a virtually intact championship defenseanchored by three FAMU Hall of Famers,which kept the ‘Canes off balance with hardhits and key turnovers, and complemented bya bone crunching ground attack which Miamicould not solve, the Rattlers held on for thewin after a scintillating goal line stand and amissed field goal.

@ 1989 – The Marching 100 Takes Paris:FAMU’s marching band reached the zenith of

its’ 100-plus years of operation in July of 1989,when they represented the United States atthe Bastille Day Parade, the climax of weeks ofcelebrating the Bicentennial of the FrenchRevolution. World renowned music directorJean Paul Goude, acting on behalf of theFrench Government, extended the invitationto the “100” in the Spring of 1989, and thegroup set about crafting a special perfor-mance to showcase the best of Americanculture. Dr. William P. Foster, the master vision-ary who took the “100” to untold heights in his50-plus years as director, saw his group marchdown the streets of Paris on internationaltelevision, truly becoming World Famous.

FAMU, UCF to reprise series: The sea-son opener against UCF will feature an instatematchup last played in 1987…. FAMU cameout on top in their first game, 19-14, when theKnights were Division Two and FAMU wasFCS… Thirty-two years later, the Knights havesoared into prominence in FBS, while theRattlers are in the process of rebuilding theirproud program.

Simmons Has High Hopes For 2019:FAMU head coach Willie Simmons is hopingthe his second season will bear fruit like it hasfor so many others in Rattler Football his-tory…. Big Bill Bell (1937), Herman Nielson(1944), Rudy Hubbard (1975), Billy Joe (1995),Joe Taylor (2009) and Rubin Carter (2006) allposted winning records in their second year.

Second Year Coaching Records:Coaches often say that teams show the mostimprovement between the first and secondgames, and often, coaching records show anuptick as well…


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Preseason Notes, Briefs And ShortsFAMU’s Coaching PerformancesCoach 1st Year 2nd YearJubie B. Bragg (1906, 1907) ... 0-2-0 0-1-0Franz Byrd (1926, 1927) ……… 1-2-0 2-3-0Ted Wright (1933) …………..….5-1-0 Did Not CoachEugene Bragg (1934, 1935) …. 4-2-0 3-5-1Big Bill Bell (1936, 1937) …..... 2-4-1 6-1-1Herman Nielson (1943, 1944). 1-4-2 7-3-0Jake Gaither (1945, 1946) …… 9-1-0 6-4-1Pete Griffin (1970) …………… 5-5-0 Did Not CoachClarence Montgomery (1971) 6-5-0 Did Not CoachJim Williams (1972, 1973) …. 5-6-0 5-6-0Rudy Hubbard (1974, 1975).. 6-5-0 9-2-0Ken Riley (1986. 1987) ……….. 5-6-0 5-5-1Billy Joe (1994, 1995) …………. 6-5-0 9-3-0Rubin Carter (2005, 2006) ……. 6-5-0 7-4-0Joe Taylor (2008, 2009) ……… 9-3-0 8-3-0Earl Holmes (2013, 2014) …… 3-9-0 2-6-0*(relieved with four games left)Alexander Wood (2015, 2016) . 1-10-0 4-7-0Willie Simmons (2018, 2019) .. 6-5-0 ??????

Former coach Joe Taylor makesHall of Fame: This summer, Black CollegeFootball coaching great Joseph “Joe” Taylorwas enshrined into the National FootballFoundation’s College Football Hall of Fame…The Washington, D.C. native, who prowled thesidelines at Howard, Virginia Union, Hamptonand FAMU, finished his illustrious career withover 230 victories…. He joins FAMU coachesA.S. “Jake” Gaither (1975) and William “Billy”Joe (2007) as Hall of Famers who led the Or-ange and Green…. Taylor posted a 36-18record at FAMU from 2008 to 2012, leading theRattlers to a share of the 2010 MEAC title.

Despite sanctions, Rattlers eyespoiler role: FAMU will be under an NCAApostseason ban for the 2019 season, meaningthey won’t have Monday practices during theseason, and will not be in the running for theMEAC title or the Celebration Bowl in At-lanta…. Recently imposed sanctions alsoinclude a 10 percent scholarship reductionover the next two years (2019, 2020) as well….Still, the Rattlers are out to improve on their 6-5 finish and take out the contenders in their

head-to-head matchups during the comingseason…. STAY TUNED

FAMU has scores to settle in 2019:The Rattler Resurgence of 2018 saw FAMUpost the program’s first winning season since2011, ending a six-year drought…. FAMU wasone win away from their first MEAC title since2010, but dropped their final three games tofinish 5-2 in league play…. FIGHT TO FINISHis the theme for the 2019 campaign, andavenging those three season-ending setbacksto Howard, South Carolina State and Bethune-Cookman will be among the major goals forthe Rattlers…. South Carolina State has domi-nated the series against FAMU, having won allbut one game against the Rattlers since2002…. Howard University has had its’ shareof good luck against FAMU in recent years,particularly in Tallahassee (three straightwins), and it was the 31-23 road loss thatstarted the frustrating tailspin in 2018…. Andof course, the Florida Blue Florida Classic 39between FAMU and Bethune-Cookman willfeature the Rattlers aiming to end the longestslide in the Sunshine State series – eight (8)games.

Rattlers riding high again in FCSattendance: For the third time in fouryears, FAMU finished ranked in the top five inNCAA Division I FCS in home attendance….With two additional games in venerableBragg Stadium in 2018, FAMU drew an all-time season home record 107,239 fans, goodfor a per-game average of 17,873…. TheRattlers drew 20,262 fans for their September1 home opener against Fort Valley State, andattracted 26,045 fans for their homecomingbout against Norfolk State (10-6-18)….

The Brothers Jerry: Tallahassee brothersChris and Johnathan Jerry are members of the2019 Rattler Football team…. Elder brotherChris, is a redshirt sophomore defensive


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Preseason Notes, Briefs And Shortsback, who also played outfield for the MEACchampion Rattler Baseball team…. Johnathan,a freshman kicker, will join a talented group ofRattler kickers in 2019, with an eye on becom-ing the heir apparent to five-year senior YahiaAly.

Stanley eyes career mark, win pla-teau: Senior quarterback Ryan Stanley is justthe fifth FAMU quarterback to pass for 6,000yards, and he needs just a little over 1,300more to become the school’s all-time passingleader (see Page 2)…. But more than thecareer record, Stanley is gunning to be thefirst Rattler quarterback lead to FAMU toback-to-back winning seasons for the firsttime since Curtis Pulley sparked the Rattlersto winning finishes in 2008 (9-3) and 2009 (8-3).

X-Man, Hunter top receivinggroup: The dynamic duo of Xavier Smith,a.k.a. The X-Man, and veteran Chad Hunter,emerged last season as a 1-2 punch thatopened up the passing lanes for Ryan Stanley,while lighting up the scoreboard and cuttingopposing defenses to ribbons…. Smith fin-ished with 727 yards on 52 catches and fourscores, but his breakaway speed led to a trioof 100-yard receiving games, making him theperfect wingman for the mercurial Hunter,whose daring exploits as the Stanley’s toptarget, saw him increasingly draw doublecoverages…. The Rattlers are no two-manshow, with senior Marcus Williams, and a trioof dangerous performers in Bishop Bonnett,Ricky Henrilus and Azende Rey coming out ofthe backfield.

The Return of the ground game:Known for many years prior to the advent ofHall of Fame coach Billy Joe’s Gulf Coast Of-fense (1994-2004), as a running back factory,the Rattlers showed signs of returning to someof those scorched earth tendencies, as coach

Willie Simmons and his staff unleashed a bevyof talented runners that seemed to have noend…. JUCO transfer Deshawn Smithemerged from the war of attrition that besetthe Rattler running backs to rush for a seasonhigh 676 yards and four scores, averaging 6.7yards per carry… He edged out BishopBonnett, a human flash of a runner and re-ceiver, who ran for 567 yards and three scores,averaging a team-best 7.2 yards per carry…That pair eased the load on the 2017 rushingking, Ricky Henrilus, who battled injuries butstill ran for 260 yards and a pair of scores….Look for the incredible depth the Rattlershave in the backfield to show itself this fall, asa number of ace runners are spoiling to getinto the fight.

O-Line key to offensive resurgence:The first year of a new offensive scheme canbe an up-and-down affair at times, but coachWillie Simmons’ read option attack showedgreat signs of its’ explosive potential in2018…. With all the skill players getting thescheme down, it was up to the front men – theoffensive line to keep Stanley protected andopen holes for the fleet running backs…. Thisyear’s line group will be a mix of young and asprinkling of veterans, led by a pair All-MEACcandidates, sophomore center BryanCrawford, a 6-2, 300-pounder, and juniorguard Keenan Forbes, a 6-3, 325 meanhombre…. Ten of the 16 offensive line pros-pects are underclassmen, which actuallybodes well for FAMU, as quite a few sawcrucial playing time last year.

Faddoul tops in nation, in class-room: Chris Faddoul became well-knownnationally as an extraordinary punter….. TheWesley Chapel native led Division I FCS witha scintillating 46.8 yards average, holdingdown the nation’s top spot from mid Septem-ber through season’s end…. He even tookover kickoff chores with four games left,


Rattler Football Community ServiceAIDING THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE MICHAEL

Coach Willie Simmons, his staff and the FAMU Footballteam headlined the community service outreach by Rat-tler Athletics and the Florida A&M University Family, toassist those affected bythe catastrophic HurricaneMichael, which devasted the Florida Panhandle, October10-11, 2018.


Preseason Notes, Briefs And Shortsaveraging 63 yards per kickoff…. But thepersonable performer was an ace in the class-room, turning in a perfect 4.0 grade pointaverage in both the Fall and Spring semes-ters… Rattler fans can’t wait to see what hedoes for an encore – and he’s got two yearsleft!!!

Aly granted additional year: Record-settingplacekicker Yahia Aly was granted anotheryear of eligibility by the NCAA after an ap-peal, which is great news for the Rattlers, whoare hopeful the California native will continuehis upward trend from last year…. Aly wassecond in the MEAC in overall scoring with 76points, and tops in the MEAC in kick scoring,booting 15 of 22 field goals, and knockingthrough 31 of 33 points after…. He set a single-game school record with six field goals in sixtries against Fort Valley State in the 2018 sea-son opener.

Linebacker combo could key de-fense: FAMU returns their top two tacklers –linebackers Elijah Richardson and DerrickMayweather – and this duo is one of theleague’s most lethal performers…. SeniorRichardson actually led the MEAC in tackles(7.5 per game), finishing with 75 total stops innine games, recording four games with 10 ormore tackles, while junior Mayweather, theTexas Terror, had 70 total stops (39 solos),getting off to a rousing start in the seasonopener with 12 tackles against Fort ValleyState.

Crutchfield and Moore to anchorfront: The Rattler Defense was much im-proved over previous seasons as evidencedby their 17-0 homecoming shutout of NorfolkState; a stifling performance in a 55-14 crushjob at NCCU, and their holding Morgan Stateto a mere three points in a 38-3 runaway late inOctober….FAMU lost a key lineman in AntonioMiller, who was a fine an edge rusher as the

Rattlers have had in years, but two key linereturnees should provide major spark for theOrange and Green… Junior end JoshuaCrutchfield (6-2, 220) recorded 10 tackles forloss and a pair of QB sacks to go with his 35total tackles, while senior end DemontreMoore (6-3, 295) had 25 tackles, 4.5 for lossand 2.0 sacks…. The line group is an interest-ing mix of underclassmen and veterans whichshould make for interesting camp battlesleading up to the season.

Rattler secondary will be tough:The Rattler Secondary will likely continue its’penchant for ball hawking and teeth rattlinghits in 2019, as Associate Head Coach BillyRolle, a FAMU Hall of Fame safety in the 1980s,will take more of a leading role in overseeingthe deep four group…. Blessed with a bevy ofunderclassmen and veterans, the Rattler aceswill be led by graduate safety Terry Jefferson,who finished with 57 tackles 3.5 tackles forloss and 2.0 sacks, and sophomore cornerHerman Jackson, whose play elevated as theyear went on, with 31 total tackles, one inter-ception, and a 55-yard fumble return for a TDwhich proved crucial in the Rattlers’ 22-21upset of North Carolina A&T last year.

The MEAC At 48 Notes: The Mid-EasternAthletic Conference kicks off its’ 48th year ofoperation this fall, and the feature of thefootball competition will be a return to aneight-game format in which all teams playone another for the first time since the early2000s…. When Savannah State and NorthCarolina Central joined the conference, theleague went to a rotating schedule, wheresome teams would roll off schedules for twoyears or more…. The benefit of the nine-teamfootball league means no co-champions….The league will live stream its’ home gamesthrough ESPN3.com for the second straightyear, and will become one of the first NCAADivision I FCS conferences to institute instant


Preseason Notes, Briefs And Shortsreplay for all games.

Florida Classic hits 39: TheFlorida Blue Florida Classic turns 39this November, as the Sunshine Staterivalry is reprised in Camping WorldStadium in Orlando…. FAMU still holdsa huge lead in the overall series whichbegan in 1925, with 48 wins, to 23 for B-CU, and one (1) tie (48-23-1)…. TheWildcats have held the upper hand inrecent years, having won the last eight(8) games starting in 2011…. Still, theRattlers are clinging to a 21-17 edge inthe Classic, which began in Tampa in1978.

43rd FAMU Sports Hall of FameClass Set: The FAMU Sports Hall ofFame will enshrine its’ 43rd class thisSeptember 13, inducting six (6) ath-letes and two (2) supporter/contribu-tors…. The athletes joining the foldinclude Anthony “Tony” Bell (Baseball,1969-73), Dr. Irvin R. Clark (Football,1987-90), Douglas Cook (Men’s Basket-ball, 1982-88), Jasmine Grice (Women’sBasketball, 2010-14), Donald “Donnie”Johnson, Jr. (Baseball, 1967-70) and SalifKante (Men’s Tennis, 2011-13)…. Thetwo contributors include Army ColonelGregory L. Clark, a former baseballplayer, who is President of the FAMUNational Alumni Association, and thelate Ann O’Neal…. Induction ceremo-nies will be held Friday, September 13at the Al Lawson Center at 7:00 p.m.

FAMU, Southern to renew ri-valry: Two of Black College Football’slegendary programs – Florida A&M andSouthern University at Baton Rouge – willrenew a long rivalry on September 21 atBragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee,Florida…. The series began in 1941, andat one stretch, the two teams met annu-ally from 1946 to 2001…. FAMU owns aslim 33-26-1 edge in the series…. South-ern won the last meeting in the series,21-14, in Atlanta in 2012.


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2018 Rattler Football StatisticsSEASON SCORECARD / ATTENDANCERECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES (6-5) (4-2) (2-2) (0-1)CONFERENCE (5-2) (3-0) (2-1) (0-1)NON-CONFERENCE (1-3) (1-2) (0-1) (0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------------ ------------------------ --- ----- ------ Sep 01, 2018 FORT VALLEY STATE W 41-7 20262 Sep 08, 2018 at Troy L 7-59 25767 Sep 15, 2018 JACKSON STATE L 16-18 17643*Sep 22, 2018 SAVANNAH STATE W 31-13 16644*Sep 29, 2018 at N.C. Central W 55-14 8451*Oct 06, 2018 NORFOLK STATE W 17-0 26045*Oct 13, 2018 at #10 North Carolina A&T W 22-21 15418*Oct 27, 2018 MORGAN STATE W 38-3 14037*Nov 03, 2018 at Howard L 23-31 6858 Nov 10, 2018 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE L 21-44 12608*Nov 17, 2018 vs Bethune-Cookman L 19-33 52142

FINAL TEAM SUMMARYTEAM STATISTICS FAMU OPPSCORING 290 243 Points Per Game 26.4 22.1FIRST DOWNS 232 188 Rushing 95 82 Passing 110 88 Penalty 27 18RUSHING YARDAGE 1741 1671 Yards gained rushing 2066 1927 Yards lost rushing 325 256 Rushing Attempts 375 381 Average Per Rush 4.6 4.4 Average Per Game 158.3 151.9 TDs Rushing 15 15PASSING YARDAGE 2562 2232 Comp-Att-Int 214-358-12 185-335-10 Average Per Pass 7.2 6.7 Average Per Catch 12.0 12.1 Average Per Game 232.9 202.9 TDs Passing 17 12TOTAL OFFENSE 4303 3903 Total Plays 733 716 Average Per Play 5.9 5.5 Average Per Game 391.2 354.8KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 39-841 44-918PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-118 10-114


2018 Rattler Football StatisticsINT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-102 12-199KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.6 20.9PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.9 11.4INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.2 16.6FUMBLES-LOST 15-5 13-4PENALTIES-Yards 101-964 122-1145 Average Per Game 87.6 104.1PUNTS-Yards 48-2065 65-2382 Average Per Punt 43.0 36.6 Net punt average 37.7 33.6KICKOFFS-Yards 61-3677 51-2834 Average Per Kick 60.3 55.6 Net kick average 41.1 33.7TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:31 29:293RD-DOWN Conversions 53/147 49/155 3rd-Down Pct 36% 32%4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/19 8/17 4th-Down Pct 58% 47%SACKS BY-Yards 19-97 18-109MISC YARDS 10 19TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 35 31FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-22 9-12ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (35-44) 80% (29-35) 83%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (22-44) 50% (23-35) 66%PAT-ATTEMPTS (31-33) 94% (26-28) 93%ATTENDANCE 107239 56494 Games/Avg Per Game 6/17873 4/14124 Neutral Site Games 1/52142

Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalFlorida A&M 65 97 70 58 290Opponents 80 58 55 50 243


2018 Rattler Football StatisticsINDIVUDAL STATISTICS SUMMARYRUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GSMITH,Deshawn 11 96 676 36 640 6.7 4 61 58.2BONNETT,Bishop 11 74 567 34 533 7.2 3 69 48.5HENRILUS,Ricky 11 70 260 21 239 3.4 2 18 21.7BOWERS,Devin 5 23 104 10 94 4.1 0 24 18.8REY,Azende 10 20 102 19 83 4.2 5 40 8.3SMITH,Xavier 11 13 67 8 59 4.5 0 19 5.4CLARK,Kwame 3 3 52 0 52 17.3 0 35 17.3PHILLIPS,D.J. 9 19 64 20 44 2.3 1 17 4.9TILLMAN,Eddie 3 5 34 2 32 6.4 0 14 10.7WEBB,George 5 4 28 0 28 7.0 0 10 5.6DIXON,Nick 3 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 3.3ALY,Yahia 11 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.6WILLIAMS,Marcs 11 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.5RICHARDSON, E. 9 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2McKAY,Rasean 1 2 0 8 -8 -4.0 0 0 -8.0TEAM 8 6 0 19 -19 -3.2 0 0 -2.4STANLEY,Ryan 11 36 88 148 -60 -1.7 0 18 -5.5Total.......... 11 375 2066 325 1741 4.6 15 69 158.3Opponents...... 11 381 1927 256 1671 4.4 15 99 151.9

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/GSTANLEY,Ryan 11 131.2 205-342-12 59.9 2519 17 69 229.0PHILLIPS,D.J. 9 96.9 7-10-0 70.0 32 0 11 3.6McKAY,Rasean 1 73.1 2-4-0 50.0 11 0 7 11.0TEAM 8 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0FADDOUL,Chris 11 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total..........11 128.9 214-358-12 59.8 2562 17 69 232.9Opponents......11 117.0 185-335-10 55.2 2232 12 92 202.9

RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg TD Long Avg/GSMITH,Xavier 11 52 727 14.0 4 39 66.1HUNTER,Chad 11 43 555 12.9 6 38 50.5WILLIAMS,Marcus 11 31 434 14.0 4 53 39.5REY,Azende 10 31 256 8.3 1 35 25.6BONNETT,Bishop 11 9 177 19.7 1 69 16.1HENRILUS,Ricky 11 8 87 10.9 0 16 7.9WEBB,George 5 6 14 2.3 1 9 2.8CHRISTIAN,Tayme 7 5 79 15.8 0 25 11.3MANIGO,David 4 5 43 8.6 0 13 10.8SMITH,Deshawn 11 5 20 4.0 0 8 1.8WHITE,Veryl 4 4 41 10.2 0 18 10.2DAVIS,Andrew 2 3 22 7.3 0 9 11.0JONES,Anthony 5 3 21 7.0 0 13 4.2COWART,Ferante 6 2 23 11.5 0 15 3.8LUCKIE,Dock 5 2 13 6.5 0 12 2.6


2018 Rattler Football StatisticsSMITH,Eric 8 2 12 6.0 0 8 1.5NEWMAN,Kevin 9 1 18 18.0 0 18 2.0DIXON,Nick 3 1 16 16.0 0 16 5.3STANLEY,Ryan 11 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.4Total.......... 11 214 2562 12.0 17 69 232.9Opponents...... 11 185 2232 12.1 12 92 202.9

PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD LongHUNTER,Chad 7 34 4.9 0 22McKINLEY,Orland 6 41 6.8 0 13BONNETT,Bishop 3 33 11.0 0 8REY,Azende 1 8 8.0 0 8DOUSE,Jalene 0 2 0.0 1 2Total.......... 17 118 6.9 1 22Opponents...... 10 114 11.4 0 14

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Avg TD LongHINES,Andrew 3 -1 -0.3 0 0McKINLEY,Orland 2 26 13.0 0 14MAYWEATHER,Derr 1 0 0.0 0 0WATKINS,Elijah 1 3 3.0 0 3DANIELS,Elijah 1 39 39.0 0 39JACKSON,Herman 1 35 35.0 0 35MILLER,Antonio 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 10 102 10.2 0 39Opponents...... 12 199 16.6 2 90

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

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD LongJACKSON,Herman 1 55 55.0 1 55GRIMES,Doyle 1 20 20.0 0 20MOORE,Demontre 0 0 0.0 1 0Total.......... 2 75 37.5 2 55Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0


2018 Rattler Football StatisticsSCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsALY,Yahia 0 15-22 31-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 76REY,Azende 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36HUNTER,Chad 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36SMITH,Deshawn 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24BONNETT,Bishop 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24SMITH,Xavier 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24WILLIAMS,Mar. 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 24HENRILUS,Ricky 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12MOORE,Demontre 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6PHILLIPS,D.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6DOUSE,Jalene 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6JACKSON,Herman 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6WEBB,George 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6JEFFERSON,Ter 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 2SIMPSON,Blake 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2STANLEY,Ryan 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0Total..........35 15-22 31-33 0-1 0 0-1 1 1 290Opponents......31 9-12 26-28 2-1 0 0-2 0 0 243

TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GSTANLEY,Ryan 11 378 -60 2519 2459 223.5SMITH,Deshawn 11 96 640 0 640 58.2BONNETT,Bishop 11 74 533 0 533 48.5HENRILUS,Ricky 11 70 239 0 239 21.7BOWERS,Devin 5 23 94 0 94 18.8REY,Azende 10 20 83 0 83 8.3PHILLIPS,D.J. 9 29 44 32 76 8.4SMITH,Xavier 11 13 59 0 59 5.4CLARK,Kwame 3 3 52 0 52 17.3TILLMAN,Eddie 3 5 32 0 32 10.7WEBB,George 5 4 28 0 28 5.6DIXON,Nick 3 1 10 0 10 3.3ALY,Yahia 11 1 7 0 7 0.6WILLIAMS,Marcus 11 1 5 0 5 0.5McKAY,Rasean 1 6 -8 11 3 3.0RICHARDSON, E. 9 1 2 0 2 0.2TEAM 8 7 -19 0 -19 -2.4Total.......... 11 733 1741 2562 4303 391.2Opponents...... 11 716 1671 2232 3903 354.8

FIELD GOALS Made-Att Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long BlkdALY,Yahia 15 22 68.2 0-0 10-12 3-4 2-6 0-0 47 2

FG SEQUENCE Florida A&M OpponentsFort Valley State (38),(43),(24),(29),(26),(29) 27Troy 25,48 (20)Jackson State 27 (42),(26),(43),(44)Savannah State (27) -


2018 Rattler Football StatisticsN.C. Central (21),(33) -Norfolk State 45,(22) 42North Carolina A&T 44,(26) 44Morgan State (47) (29)Howard (34),35 (24)South Carolina State 45 (33)Bethune-Cookman (20),(24) (44)Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING No. Yards Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ BlkdFADDOUL,Chris 41 1920 46.8 67 7 9 17 16 4TEAM 4 42 10.5 28 0 0 0 0 0STANLEY,Ryan 2 66 33.0 35 0 0 2 0 0SMITH,Alfred 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 1 0 0Total.......... 48 2065 43.0 67 7 9 20 16 4Opponents...... 65 2382 3 6.6 66 4 12 11 6 4

KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnALY,Yahia 49 2997 61.2 5 5FADDOUL,Chris 12 680 56.7 5 1Total.......... 61 3677 60.3 10 6 20.9 41.1 23Opponents...... 51 2834 55.6 11 0 21.6 33.7 31

ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rcv PR KR IR Total Avg/GWILLIAMS,Marc 11 5 434 0 554 0 993 90.3SMITH,Xavier 11 59 727 0 171 0 957 87.0BONNETT,Bishop 11 533 177 33 0 0 743 67.5SMITH,Deshawn 11 640 20 0 0 0 660 60.0HUNTER,Chad 11 0 555 34 15 0 604 54.9REY,Azende 10 83 256 8 17 0 364 36.4HENRILUS,Ricky 11 239 87 0 0 0 326 29.6BOWERS,Devin 5 94 0 0 0 0 94 18.8McKINLEY,Orland 11 0 0 41 15 26 82 7.5CHRISTIAN,Tayme 7 0 79 0 0 0 79 11.3CLARK,Kwame 3 52 0 0 0 0 52 17.3PHILLIPS,D.J. 9 44 0 0 0 0 44 4.9MANIGO,David 4 0 43 0 0 0 43 10.8WEBB,George 5 28 14 0 0 0 42 8.4WHITE,Veryl 4 0 41 0 0 0 41 10.2DANIELS,Elijah 6 0 0 0 0 39 39 6.5GRIMES,Doyle 6 0 0 0 38 0 38 6.3JACKSON,Herman 11 0 0 0 0 35 35 3.2TILLMAN,Eddie 3 32 0 0 0 0 32 10.7NEWMAN,Kevin 9 0 18 0 13 0 31 3.4DIXON,Nick 3 10 16 0 0 0 26 8.7COWART,Ferante 6 0 23 0 0 0 23 3.8DAVIS,Andrew 2 0 22 0 0 0 22 11.0JONES,Anthony 5 0 21 0 0 0 21 4.2JERRY,Chris 3 0 0 0 18 0 18 6.0


2018 Rattler Football StatisticsLUCKIE,Dock 5 0 13 0 0 0 13 2.6SMITH,Eric 8 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.5ALY,Yahia 11 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.6WATKINS,Elijah 11 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.3DOUSE,Jalene 11 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.2RICHARDSON, E. 9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2HINES,Andrew 11 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1McKAY,Rasean 1 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -8.0TEAM 8 -19 0 0 0 0 -19 -2.4STANLEY,Ryan 11 -60 4 0 0 0 -56 -5.1Total.......... 11 1741 2562 118 841 102 5364 487.6Opponents...... 11 1671 2232 114 918 199 5134 466.7

Defensive ChartTacklesSacks Pass Defense FumblesBlkd

DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL-YdsNo-Yds Int-YdsBU PD Qbh Rcv-YdsFF KickSaf15 RICHARDSON, E.9 35 40 75 9.5 - 24 1.0 - 6 . 3 3 3. 1 . .52 MAYWEATHER,Derr 11 39 31 70 5.5 - 11 1.0 - 3 1 - 0 1 2. . . . .31 MILLER,Antonio11 33 29 62 13.0 - 58 4.5 - 29 1 - 0 2 3 2. . 1 .23 JEFFERSON,Terry 11 31 26 57 3.5 - 17 2.0 - 14 . 6 6. . 1 . .29 HINES,Andrew 11 27 27 54 1.0 - 3 . 3 - -1 3 6 .. . . .91 CRUTCHFIELD,Jos 11 19 16 35 10.0 - 26 2.0 - 10 . . .1 . . . .24 JACKSON,Herman11 26 5 31 . . 1 - 35 7 8 .1 - 55 1 . .10 McKINLEY,Orland 11 21 10 31 2.0 - 4 . 2 - 26 6 8. . . . .5 DOUSE,Jalene 11 19 11 30 0.5 - 1 . . 3 3 .. . 1 .93 MOORE,Demontre11 14 14 28 4.5 - 15 2.0 - 8 . . . 11 - 0 . . .2D DANIELS,Elijah6 15 7 22 1.5 - 4 . 1 - 39 2 3 .. . . .55 WATKINS,Elijah11 9 11 20 1.0 - 3 0.5 - 2 1 - 3 . 1 1. . . .8 SMITH,Eric 8 12 7 19 . . . . . .. . . .6 GALLON,Quentez8 6 8 14 . . . 1 1 1. . . .96 FLOWERS,Renaldo 8 7 7 14 1.5 - 5 . . . .. . . . .2 HAZLY,Jibreel 10 3 10 13 1.5 - 2 1.0 - 2 . . . .. . . .21 SIMPSON,Blake 5 6 5 11 1.0 - 2 . . 2 2 .. . . 136 GREEN,Mack 5 7 3 10 . . . . . .. . . .58 GIBBS,Emilio 7 4 4 8 1.0 - 3 . . . . .. . . .42 WADE,Zoron 8 4 4 8 . . . . . .. . . .


41 GRIMES,Doyle 6 3 4 7 . . . . . .1 - 20 . . .12 COX,Kortney 4 4 2 6 1.0 - 1 . . 4 4 .

. . . .92 CURRY,Joshua 6 2 4 6 3.5 - 16 2.0 - 9 . . . 1

. . . .2B THEOPHILE,Wadle 1 2 4 6 . . . . .. . . . .90 SUMMERS,Richard 4 4 2 6 0.5 - 0 . . . .. . . . .30 HILTON,Troy 5 5 1 6 . . . . . .

. . . .97 PENNEY,Jacques5 4 1 5 1.5 - 5 . . . . 2

. . . .18 COWART,Ferante6 1 3 4 . . . . . .

. . . .46 JONES,Elijah 4 3 1 4 . . . . . .

. . . .13 BONNETT,Bishop11 4 . 4 . . . . . .1 - 0 . 2 .44 LAND,Isaiah 2 2 1 3 1.0 - 1 1.0 - 1 . . . .

. . . .95 BANQURA,Abu 1 1 2 3 0.5 - 1 . . . . .

. . . .49 BURTON,Cameron4 2 1 3 0.5 - 2 . . . . .

. . . .TM TEAM 8 3 . 3 . . . . . .. . . .80 WILLIAMS,Marcus 11 1 1 2 . . . . .. . . . .99 ALY,Yahia 11 2 . 2 1.0 - 1 . . . . .

. . . .75 ANDERSON,Keenan 5 1 1 2 0.5 - 1 . . . .. . . . .25 CLARK,Kwame 3 2 . 2 . . . . . .

. . . .51 BLAND,Jelani 3 1 1 2 1.0 - 11 1.0 - 11 . . . .

. . . .28 HENRILUS,Ricky11 . 2 2 . . . . . .

. . . .11 SMTIH,Eric 1 1 . 1 . . . 1 1 .

. . . .33 TILLMAN,Eddie 3 1 . 1 . . . . . .

. . . .59 OCHE,Ishmael 1 1 . 1 . . . . . .

. . . .32 SMITH,Deshawn 11 1 . 1 . . . . . .

. . . .38 WHITE,Veryl 4 . 1 1 . . . . . .

. . . .61 POLINICE,Louben 4 1 . 1 . . . . .. . . . .19 SMITH,Xavier 11 1 . 1 . . . . . .

. . . .59 OCHIE,Ikenine 1 1 . 1 1.0 - 2 1.0 - 2 . . . .

. . . .56 CRAWFORD,Bryan10 . 1 1 . . . . . .

. . . .84 HUNTER,Chad 11 1 . 1 . . . . . .

. . . .37 JERRY,Chris 3 . . . . . . . . .

. . 1 .Total.......... 11 392 308 700 69 - 219 19 - 97 10 - 102 41 51

12 4 - 75 3 5 1Opponents...... 11 408 296 704 81 - 265 18 - 109 12 - 199 39 51

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Bragg Memorial StadiumCompleted in 1957, Bragg MemorialStadium is the venerable home ofFlorida A&M University Football.

Located on the westrn edge of theFAMU campus, the current stadiumis the second incarnation of BraggStadium on campus, replacing theoriginal venue which was located onthe hill behind the current JakeGaither Athletic Center, which fea-tures the Pete Griffin Track.

Both facilities were named in honorof the First Family of Rattler Football,Jubie B. Bragg, the school’s first headcoach and athletic director, and hisson, Eugene Bragg, who served threeseasons as head coach in the mid1920s before passing away due toillness.

When the present facility was com-pleted in 1957, it seated 13,500 fanswith grandstands arrayed around adirt track and a natural grass field.

In the 1970’s, home attendance be-gan to outgrow the original design,even with end zone bleachers, forc-ing FAMU to play its’ bigger homegames at nearby Doak CampbellStadium at Florida State.

But in 1980, the stadium reached theend of its’ useful life and the stateengineers condemmed Bragg forcing

the Rattlers to play their entire 1980home schedule at Florida State, withseveral games being played on Fri-day nights.

The Florida Legislature movedquickly during the fall of 1980, ap-proving a $500,000 appropriationpackage to renovate and expandBragg Stadium.

By opening day 1981, the renovationof the original structure was com-plete, and the expansion phase toincrease the capacity to 25,500 wasfinished for the first game of the 1982season.

The reboot of Bragg Stadium wascomplete in 1983, when theGalimore-Powell Field House, com-plete with offices, conference room,lockerooms, training room, equip-ment and weight rooms opened dur-ing the summer.

Last summer (2018), the universityspent just over $700,000 to replacethe grass field in the stadium, withthe latest in artificial turf.

Couple that new front yard, withpending upgrades to the venuewithin the next two years, Bragg Me-morial Stadium should get a newlease on life good for another decadeor more at least.


2019 FAMU Football Schedule2019 FAMU Football ScheduleAug. 29 @ UCF (7:30) Orlando, FLSEPT. 14 FORT VALLEY STATE (6:00) HOME

#Jake Gaither Classic / Sports Hall of Fame GameSEPT. 21 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (6:00) HOMESept. 28 @ Norfolk State (4:00)* Norfolk, VAOCT. 5 N.C. CENTRAL (2:00)* HOMECOMINGOct. 12 @ S.C. State (1:30)* Orangeburg, SCOCT. 19 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (6:00)* HOMEOct. 26 @ Morgan State (3:00)* Baltimore, MDNOV. 2 DELAWARE STATE (4:00)* HOMENOV. 16 HOWARD UNIVERSITY (4:00)* HOMENov. 23 #Bethune-Cookman (2:00)* Orlando, FL

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Aug. 29 @ UCF (7:30) Orlando, FLSEPT. 14 FORT VALLEY STATE (6:00) HOME

#Jake Gaither Classic / Sports Hall of Fame GameSEPT. 21 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (6:00) HOMESept. 28 @ Norfolk State (4:00)* Norfolk, VAOCT. 5 N.C. CENTRAL (2:00)* HOMECOMINGOct. 12 @ S.C. State (1:30)* Orangeburg, SCOCT. 19 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (6:00)* HOMEOct. 26 @ Morgan State (3:00)* Baltimore, MDNOV. 2 DELAWARE STATE (4:00)* HOMENOV. 16 HOWARD UNIVERSITY (4:00)* HOMENov. 23 #Bethune-Cookman (2:00)* Orlando, FL

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