NSU Spartans Host Bethune-Cookman in MEAC Opener

NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University hosts Bethune-Cookman University at 4 p.m. Saturday at Dick Price Stadium in the 60th annual Fish Bowl Classic. The game represents the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for the Spartans.

NSU (1-1) returns home after suffering a 59-0 defeat at the hands of Rutgers (Division I FBS No. 11 AP/Coaches Poll) last Saturday. The Wildcats are 2-1 overall, 0-1 in the MEAC after a 45-13 win at Savannah State last week. B-CU also boasts a 31-17 non-conference win over Jacksonville on Sept. 1, but lost 24-13 to South Carolina State in its MEAC opener on Sept. 8.

The Porte Towne Magic! Singers will perform the National Anthem as part of the "Portsmouth Shows its Spartan Spirit" promotion. The Porte Towne Magic! Singers are the signature music performing ensemble for Portsmouth Public Schools. They are composed of three different groups: singers, jazz band and orchestra.

The game can be heard live in the Hampton Roads area on WNSB Hot 91.1 FM.

Bethune-Cookman is 2-1 overall after a 45-13 win at Savannah State on Saturday.
Quarterback Jimmie Russell had his second three-touchdown performance of the season,
scoring three times on the ground. Russell accounted for 177 total yards (65 rushing, 112 passing). B-CU scored on its first three possessions and led 24-0 at halftime.

FOLLOWING THE GAME
Radio: Ross Gordon (play-by-play) and Terence Green (color) will have the call for
NSU on Hot 91, WNSB 91.1 FM.

Internet: Log onto www.nsu.edu/athletics and click the ‘Listen Live’ link to hear the
audio stream of the game.

Live Stats: Live play-by-play statistics are available on Bethune-Cookman’s athletic
web site, www.bccathletics.com.

THE SERIES
• Bethune-Cookman holds a 12-5 edge in the all-time series with Norfolk State.
• The Wildcats have won the last nine meetings between the teams, but the last two games have been decided by a total of three points. B-CU claimed a 22-21 win last year in Daytona Beach, and squeezed past the Spartans 63-61 in four overtimes in the last meeting at Dick Price Stadium in 2005.
• NSU’s last win over B-CU was a 21-7 decision in 1997, NSU’s fi rst year in Division I. Thatwas NSU head coach Pete Adrian’s fi rst year as defensive coordinator at B-CU.