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 GAME 1 SAVANNAH STATE Tigers Head Coach: Shawn Quinn Record at SSU: 1-1 (1st year) Overall: 1-1 (1st year) BENEDICT Tigers Head Coach: Mike White Record at BC: 18-23 (5th year) Overall: 130-74 (20th year) FOLLOW BC ATHLETICS: u WEBSITE: www.BenedictTigers.com u TWITTER: @benedict_tigers u IG: @benedict_college u FACEBOOK: /Benedict-College-Tigers u YOUTUBE: BenedictTigers 2019 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Sept. 7 at Fayeeville State L, 21-35 Sept. 14 Johnson C. Smith L, 31-34 Sept. 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 Informaon Contact: Dennis Switzer | Office: 803-705-4346 | Cell: 803-493-3406 | E-mail: [email protected]Live Stream............................ None Active Streak ................... Benedict: L2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savannah State: W1 Series ..................... 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 Overall East Savannah State 0-0 1-1 Morehouse 0-0 1-2 Albany State 0-0 0-2 Benedict 0-0 0-2 Clark Atlanta 0-0 0-2 Fort Valley St. 0-1 0-2 West Miles 1-0 1-2 Tuskegee 1-0 1-1 Lane 0-0 1-1 Central State 0-0 0-2 Kentucky State 0-1 1-1 This Week’s Games Saturday, 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.
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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.
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)
FOLLOW BC ATHLETICS: u WEBSITE: www.BenedictTigers.com u TWITTER: @benedict_tigers u IG: @benedict_college u FACEBOOK: /Benedict-College-Tigers u YOUTUBE: BenedictTigers
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: [email protected]
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: ..................................................................... [email protected] 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: ......................................................................... [email protected] 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
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
SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook: ........................................................................benedict_college_tigersTwitter ....................................................................................... @benedict_tigers............................................................................................................. #BCTigersInstagram ................................................................................. benedict_athleticsYoutube......................................................................................... BenedictTigers
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
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
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
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:
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
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
NOTEABLE ALUMS
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.