Sept. 3, 2008

 

JCSU vs. Virginia State Complete Game Notes

All-Time...This week’s game is the 40th meeting between Johnson C. Smith University and Virginia State University. JCSU has just 10 wins over the Trojans dating back to the first contest in 1921. The  series record is 25-10-4 in favor of the Trojans.

SERIES HISTORY

 

Overall: Virginia State leads series, 25-10-4

Current Streak: VSU has won the last 7 match-ups

First Meeting: 1921, it was a tie 0-0

Last Meeting: October 20, 2007, VSU won 35-17

Biggest JCSU Win: 15, 1974 (27-12)

Biggest VSU Win: 43, 1931 (43-0)

Games Decided by 7 points or less: 13

 

The Last Meeting…The Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith University hosted the Trojans on October 20, 2007 and lost by a score of 35-17. Johnson C. Smith recorded their best offensive outing of the 2007 season (441 yards) but the efforts were not good enough to secure a much needed victory. The Golden Bulls (2-6, 1-4 CIAA) fell to the visiting Trojans of Virginia State University (4-4, 3-2 CIAA), 35-17. Junior quarterback Carlton Richardson had his best outing of his career connecting on 23 of 36 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns. He crossed the 1,000 passing yard milestone increasing his yardage to 1,318 on the season.

 

MEAC No-No…JCSU and VSU opened their seasons against MEAC opponents. Neither team found the win column versus their Division I opponents. VSU lost to Norfolk State 47-7 and JCSU lost to NC A&T 44-12.

 

More Division I Games for Other CIAA Schools...The CIAA will have two more teams playing Division I competition. Fayetteville State University will take on Presbyterian College while Livingstone College will travel to Georgia to take on Savannah State University.

 

Golden Bull Football on the Internet…All Johnson C. Smith University home football games can be seen on the internet at www.goldenbullsports.com via Gametracker.  Gametracker provides a virtual play-by-play and statistical information as the game happens.

 

KEY INJURIES…Defensive back Steven Williams (knee) out for the season.

GAME CENTER

 

Johnson C. Smith

Record: 0-1, 0-0 CIAA

Ranking: n/a

Last game: Lost to NCA$T, 44-12

Head Coach: Daryl C. McNeill, Sr.

Overall record: 30-44-0 (5 years)

at JCSU: 20-32-0 (6th season,2nd tenure)

vs. VSU: 0-3 (4th  meeting)

 

Virginia State

Record: 0-1, 0-0 CIAA

Ranking: n/a

Last game: Lost to Norfolk State, 47-7

Head Coach: Andrew Faison

Overall record: 30-31 (6 years)

at VSU: 30-31 (7th season)

vs. JCSU 2-0 (3rd meeting)

 

A Look Ahead...Johnson C. Smith finished its non-conference schedule against Edward Waters on Sept. 13. The two schools have met each of the last two years with JCSU winning both contests..

 

Rebuilding the O-Line...Coach McNeill, who also serves as the offensive coordinator, has decided to rework the offensive line. Stephen Seard moves from RT to LT, Rashuan Curry moves from LT to C, freshman Geno Barnett will get his first start as a Golden Bull at LG, Michael Burroughs will shift to RG and junior transfer Tyreece Williams will play the RT position.

 

Home Sweet Home...Johnson C. Smith University has five games on the schedule this year.

 

Third Down Struggles…The Golden Bulls were 4-of-15 in third-down conversions against NCA&T.

 

Golden Bull Weekly Honors…Sophomore Lawyer Montgomery (Buffalo, N.Y.) was recently named CIAA Defensive Back of the Week after a registering a game and career high 12 tackles vs. Division I opponent North Carolina A&T State University.

 

Franklin Keeps on Catching...Jeremy Franklin enters having caught passes in 11 consecutive games.

 

A Golden Bull Win Will...

 

Give JCSU their first win of the 2008 season

Give Coach McNeill his first win against VSU

Give JCSU their first win against VSU since 1986

 

How They Stack Up...

 

                                    JCSU                VSU

Scoring Offense            12.0 ppg           7.0 ppg

Scoring Defense           44.0 ppg           47.0 ppg

Pass Offense                157.0 ypg         38.0 ypg

Pass Defense               157.0 ypg         181.0 ypg

Rushing Offense           95.0 ypg           65.0 ypg

Rushing Defense           291.0 ypg         201.0 ypg

Total Offense                252.0 ypg         103.0 ypg

Total Defense               448.0 ypg         382.0 ypg

Time of Possession      29.37                27.03

Red Zone Offense         100.0                0.0

Red Zone Defense        71.4                  83.3

 

Hurricane Watch...Weather experts are expecting Tropical Storm Hanna is to re-intensify and strengthen back into a Hurricane. CIAA officials and VSU/JCSU administrators will have a conference call between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning regarding this Saturday’s contest.