Friday, January 23, 2015

Here is #49 on the TAJT-10 HBCU 2014 Poll : Lincoln University (PA)



# 49
Lincoln University (PA)
CIAA
1 win 9 losses     overall
0 wins  7 Losses  CIAA

Head Coach Ramon Flanigan and his Lions started their 2014 the same way they started 2013 ( 33-28 over Cheyney) campaign with a bang! LU roared past the Wolves 30-18 putting an end to a  9 game losing streak. But just like a season ago the Orange and Blue would not win another game. Coach Flanigans  Lions put an end to one streak to start another !

Head Coach Ramon Flanigan
2 Wins  18 losses  2 years at Lincoln 
Despite the 9 game losing streak the  Lions capped their season with a bang against Chowan in Murfreesboro, North Carolina as a young cub running back Stephen Scott carried the ball 30 times gaining  176 yards and scoring a TD. 

#5  Stephen Scott
5'8"  205 Junior  Running Back
10 games  216 carries  1059 Yards  Net  956  3 TDs
Despite the heroics of Scott the Lions lost to the Hawks 50-20! But the "Great" Scott broke two LU single game rushing marks with his 30 carry 176 yard performance(most carries & most yards). 

RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg  TD Long Avg/G 
Stephen Scott   10-9  216 1059 103 956 4.4 56 95.6 
Edward McKenzie 10-3  65 228 160 68 1.0 29 6.8 
Mark Price   10-0  15 57 14 43 2.9 12 4.3

The Lions offense racked up a seasons best 416 yards of total offense in their season finale  as QB  Edward McKenzie handled the air attack completing 20 of 43 pass attempts for 201 yards and 2 Tds.


Standouts on the defensive side of the ball for the Orange and Blue were 6-2 320 pound  defensive lineman Hosea Croom  who competed in the 2014 FCS Bowl  and All CIAA  first team defensive back  Brion  Robinson !

# 1  Brion Robinson
5'9"   200lb
Junior  DB
74 tackles (65 Solo)  3 Interceptions in 2014 

Speaking of  defense congrats to the Lions coaching staff : Associate Head Football Coach  Herb Pickens has been selected to participate in the 2015 NFL-NCAA coaches academy !
Herb Pickens 
 7 years at Lincoln  University (Pa)
Coaches linebackers and serves as the recruiting coordinator
. He is a graduate of Lane College.

 The Lions may be a bit stronger in 2015  as a couple of  2014  Freshman Brett  Arkelian and Kyle Jones  will help! Arkelian on  special teams with his leg taking on the kicking duties and Jones will help anchor the offensive line both made the 2014 CIAA All-Rookie team 


2015 Schedule All times are LOCAL and subject to change
DateHomeVisitorScore LocationStatus2-2
9/5/15
Cheyney
22
The Lincoln U
29
Cheyney, PA 
Loss 
Battle of the First 
9/12/15
NC Wesleyan
17
The Lincoln U
28
Rocky Mount, NC 
Win  
9/19/15
The Lincoln U
24.
Alderson Broaddus
28
Lincoln University, PA
LU Football Stadium
Loss 
Hall of Fame Game 
9/26/15
The Lincoln U
20.
Shaw
10
Lincoln University, PA
LU Football Stadium
Win 
10/3/15
Fayetteville State
vs.
The Lincoln U

Fayetteville, NC
Nick Jeralds Stadium
1:00pm ET 
10/10/15
The Lincoln U
vs.
Virginia Union

Lincoln University, PA
LU Football Stadium
1:00pm ET 
Homecoming 
10/17/15
Elizabeth City State
vs.
The Lincoln U

Elizabeth City, NC  
1:30pm ET 
Homecoming 
10/24/15
The Lincoln U
vs.
Virginia State

Lincoln University, PA
LU Football Stadium
1:00pm ET 
10/31/15
Bowie State
vs.
The Lincoln U

Bowie, MD 
1:00pm ET 
11/7/15
The Lincoln U
vs.
Chowan

Lincoln University, PA
LU Football Stadium
1:00pm ET 
Senior Day 



Make sure to Check out who comes in at #48 in the TAJT-10 HBCU Final Football Poll and review of 2014 ! 

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Here is number 50 on the TAJT-10th HBCU 2014 Poll ! CCA-Selma


# 50
Concordia College of Alabama 
Selma
1 win  9 Losses 


The Hornets of Concordia-Selma are the only HBCU in the Concordia College system , The green and yellow are members of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). That being mentioned not one player made the All USCAA team this season.


Head Coach  Stanley Connor
First year at CCA-Selma
(Alabama St,Alabama A&M,Benedict)  

Coach Stanley Connor is the  4th  First year head coach in our TAJT-10 Poll. Coach Connor comes to the Hornets after serving as the head coach of Benedict. This season CCA-Selma kicked off  with a 31-0 loss to the Golden Lions of Arkansas Pine-bluff  followed up with a 27-14 win over Point University! Unfortunately the Hornets winning feeling did not last long as they buzzed their way on an 8 game losing streak. 


# 5  Horatio Keller  (Frosh) QB
8  games 115 attempts  47 completions 474 yards 1 TD 9 Ints

Coach Connors has bright spots going into 2015 despite the rough first season ! Freshman QB Horatio Keller ran the offense for 8 games and  Junior QB  Andre Millet helped keep the Hornets close in contest.

Keller  was 18-34 passing for 106 yards  and ran the ball 12 times for 27 yards and a TD in the loss to Warner (17-12). While Millet Passed for a TD in the loss to Ave Maria (16-12). 


Andre' Millet (Junior) QB
7 games  82 attempts  27 completions 413 yards 1 TD  8 Ints 

The Hornets lost their final game of the season 73-6  at the hands of Delta State! The Statesmen demolished the Hornets with an Air raid of 408 yards while compiling 536 total offensive yards. Despite that outcome  coach Connor still had a bright spot in Freshman wide out Chris Lee (  7 games 142 yards ) who garnered 95 yards on 4 catches and a TD  as Kellers main target ! 

The Hornets  2014  Recieving corp:
USCAANAMEGPRECREC/GYDSY/GAVGTDLG











10J EmbryConcordia College Alabama10161.621621.613.5148
11K EasleyConcordia College Alabama8162.013617.08.5059
12D ParkerConcordia College Alabama9101.112513.912.5171











Defensively  Linebacker  Anthony McGilberry  is the Sting in the Hornets Strike ! The 6'3" 205 pound outside linebacker  lead the USCAA with 100 tackles and 60 of those were solo, not to mention his 6.5 tackles for loss and his 10 tackle per game average.
USCAA Defensive top 50  defensive rankings (CCA-Selma Players) :                             

  Rank                      








                  Tackles                                                                                                                                                           Games     solo     Asst      Total       AVG       SACks                     





1A McGilberry
10604010010.01.5









20C Hughes
92624505.67









25C Hightower
10327393.9-









26D Fairley
102414383.8-








35D Franklin
9239323.62








40D Hathorn
10244282.83









41J Rockett
9207273.02









41C Williams
6207274.52









45A Taylor Jr
8215263.2-














































Coach Connors and his Hornets will buzz into 2015 looking for a little more sting when they strike!  
Hornets 2015 Schedule 
DateOpponentScore   W/L  LocationStatus0-5 
8/29/15
 @ Warner University

34-3     Loss 
Lake Wells, FL 
12:00pm ET 
9/5/15
VS Lane 


17-14   Loss 
Selma, AL 
2:00pm CT 
9/12/15
 @ Stillman


18-15   Loss 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Stillman Stadium
3:00pm CT 
9/19/15
@ Southeastern Univ.

37-7    Loss 
Lakeland, FL 
7:00pm ET 
9/26/15
@Alcorn State
47-0     Loss 
Lorman, MS
Spinks-Casem Stadium
2:00pm CT 
High School Day 
10/3/15
 @ Ave Maria



Naples, FL 
12:00pm ET 
10/17/15
Vs Tiffin 



Selma, AL 
1:00pm CT 
Homecoming 
10/24/15
@ Edward Waters


Jacksonville, FL
Stanton High School
2:00pm ET 
Homecoming 
10/31/15
Vs Clark-Atlanta 



Selma, AL 
2:00pm CT 
11/7/15
@ Central State



Wilberforce, OH 
1:00pm CT 
Senior Day 
11/14/15
 @ Point Univ.


Valley, AL 
12:00pm ET 


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