Friday, July 17, 2015

Here is #44 on the TAJT-10 HBCU 2014 Poll : Paine College



# 44
Paine College
2 wins  8 Loses Overall
1 win  6 Loses  SIAC




 
The Lions restarted  their football program with the help of then Athletic Director  Tim Duncan fielding a club team in 2013  after 52 years of not having a team.  This past season was the Colleges' first full season at the division II level and  as members of the SIAC. 

The Lions 2014 Campaign started with a 6 game losing streak ! Despite coming up on the short end of those games the Purple and White Cats came out growling and taking the fight to their opposition! losing to Shorter by 4,Livingstone by 3 , Lane by 2 . The Lions continued to make their opponents aware that to beat PC a battle was very neccesary as they lost to Morehouse by 10 ,Albany State and Limestone By 17.

Then it happened  and on Homecoming weekend !  Coach Ruffin and his Lions pounced on Edward Waters  38-14  and carrying that momentum into a battle with Fort Valley State !


Loranzo Hammond & Coach Ruffin 


The Purple and White went on to Lose to Fort Valley State by 13 (23-10). The Lion attack was lead by Qb Loranzo Hammonds  on the ground and in the air !



PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards  TD Long Avg/G 
Loranzo Hammonds 10 109.1 142-248-17 57.3 1465 12 51 146.5 
Trevous Reynolds 58.8 14-35-1 40.0 102 21 12.8 
Reginald Green  72.1 11-33-3 33.3 145 34 29.0 
Kyle Isaacs-Dinkins 77.5 14-33-2 42.4 146 31 73.0




Loranzo Hammonds

454 yds Rushing 1465 yds Passing







RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg  TD Long Avg/G 
Loranzo Hammonds 10 141 738 284 454 3.2 25 45.4 
Isiah Jenkins  10 64 245 19 226 3.5 31 22.6 
Jeff Menefee  21 166 165 7.9 33 20.6 
Jarius Richardson 10 45 161 34 127 2.8 35 12.7 


RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg  TD Long Avg/G 
Ausin Beamus  10 51 553 10.8 34 55.3 
Danny Wohlgemuth 10 33 410 12.4 51 41.0 
Antonio White  10 29 277 9.6 37 27.7 
Don Quarles Jr. 20 166 8.3 25 18.4 
Isiah Jenkins  10 19 148 7.8 20 14.8 
Jabari Menafee  15 190 12.7 49 21.1 



Greg Ruffin who was brought in as the man to get this program on its feet can take some satisfaction that his LIons closed out the 2014 campaign on a winning note, beating Benedict 45-34!
Greg Ruffin
Paine College Head Coach
2-8  in 2014 
2014  Schedule  final results 



9/4/2014ShorterL 28-24

9/13/2014Livingstone 
L 48-45


9/20/2014*Lane L 18-16

9/27/2014*Morehouse L 20-10 

10/4/2014*Albany State L 17-0

10/11/2014*Limestone L 47-30

10/18/2014Edward WatersW 38-14

10/25/2014*Fort Valley State L 23-10 

11/1/2014*Clark Atlanta  L 34-0

11/8/2014*Benedict W 45-34
Unfortunately for Purple and White fans there will  be no football for the next two years!
Paine has suspended its football program  in order to  " Firmly establish the financial health of the college"

It has been reported the the financial probation of the college played a major role in this decision !  Please support our HBCUs' and Student Athletes who use their experience to make a difference as they take  steps off the playing field into leadership  roles in our community. 


Make sure to check out who comes in at #43 in the TAJT-10 HBCU Final Football Poll of  2014 and 2015 Preview ! 

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