News from the FCS
November 7th, 2013, 04:50 PM
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Big South football continues this Saturday, Nov. 9, with three Conference games on the slate – including No. 3/5 Coastal Carolina at No. 16/18 Charleston Southern available for FREE on the Big South Network. A printable version of this preview – as well as this week’s national FCS round-up -- is available to the right.
#3/5 COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS (9-0, 3-0 Big South) at #16/18 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN BUCCANEERS (9-1, 2-0 Big South) • Buccaneer Field • 1:00pm • Big South Network
THE SERIES: This is the 11th meeting between the schools. Coastal Carolina leads the series, 7-3.
CHANTICLEER CROWS: Coastal Carolina can clinch at least a share of the Big South title with a win Saturday ... CCU is looking to become the first Big South team to start 10-0 ... The Chanticleers have won the last three meetings with CSU ... Coastal has scored 40 points in seven-straight games, which matches the Big South record ... CCU has won four consecutive road games as well as its last seven regular-season games away from home ... LORENZO TALIAFERRO (22) needs one touchdown to tie the Big South single-season record of 23.
BUCCANEER BULLETS: Charleston Southern last defeated Coastal in 2009, a 30-23 home win ... CSU is looking for its first 10-win season in school history ... The Bucs, which have won seven consecutive home games, last started 3-0 in Big South play in 2006 ... Charleston Southern leads the Big South and ranks sixth nationally in 3rd down defense at 29.2 percent allowed ... RB CHRISTIAN REYES is second in the Big South with 1,067 rushing yards this season ... The Bucs are 7-0 this year when rushing for at least 200 yards.
GARDNER-WEBB RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS (5-4, 0-2 Big South) at VMI KEYDETS (1-8, 0-4 Big South) • Foster Stadium • 1:00pm • ESPN3
THE SERIES: This is the 11th meeting between the schools. Gardner-Webb leads the series, 9-1.
BULLDOG BITES: Gardner-Webb is looking for its first six-win season since 2009 ... The Runnin’ Bulldogs have never started 0-3 in Big South action ... GWU has not won a road Conference game since 2011 ... Gardner-Webb has three 50-point games this season, second-most in the Big South ... DL SHAQUILLE RIDDICK leads the Big South with 13.0 TFL and is tied for the lead with 5.5 sacks ... QB LUCAS BEATTY has passed for 200 yards in seven of nine games ... RB JUANNE BLOUNT needs 70 rushing yards for 2,000 in his career.
KEYDET KICKS: VMI is playing its final Big South game on Saturday ... The Keydets lone win in the Gardner-Webb series was in 2011, a 31-24 home win on Nov. 19 ... VMI is looking to avoid its first winless Big South season 2007 ... VMI quarterbacks and receivers have teamed up for 17 passing touchdowns, compared to nine all of last year ... WR SAM PATTERSON has caught 20 passes for 408 yards and five touchdowns in four League games ... RB DERRICK ZIGLAR is averaging 96.2 rushing yards against Conference foes.
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE BLUE HOSE (3-5, 1-1 Big South) at LIBERTY FLAMES (5-4, 2-1 Big South) • Williams Stadium • 3:30pm • Big South Network, LFSN
THE SERIES: This is the 11th meeting between the schools. Liberty leads the series, 6-4.
BLUE HOSE BANTER: PC last defeated the Flames in 2008, a 31-28 home victory on Nov. 1 ... The Blue Hose are looking to start 2-1 in the Big South for the first time as League members ... Presbyterian will attempt to end a six-game road losing streak, as its last road victory was Sept. 29, 2012 at Davidson ... QB HEYS McMATH has thrown two touchdowns in each of his three games and is averaging 260.0 passing yards per contest ... WR JEREMIAH McKIE has 15 receptions for 310 yards and two scores in his last three appearances.
FLAMES FACTS: Liberty has won the last four meetings with PC ... The Flames have not lost two Big South games in a season since 2006 ... LU’s average margin of victory in its last three home wins over Presbyterian is 25.6 points ... Liberty has allowed just eight rushing touchdowns this season ... DL CHIMA UZOWIHE is tied for the Big South lead with 5.5 sacks ... QB JOSH WOODRUM needs 52 passing yards for 2,000 this year ... Liberty is 12,993 fans away from reaching 100,000 spectators for the season..
More... (http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/big-south-football-preview---week-11-nov-9)
Big South football continues this Saturday, Nov. 9, with three Conference games on the slate – including No. 3/5 Coastal Carolina at No. 16/18 Charleston Southern available for FREE on the Big South Network. A printable version of this preview – as well as this week’s national FCS round-up -- is available to the right.
#3/5 COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS (9-0, 3-0 Big South) at #16/18 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN BUCCANEERS (9-1, 2-0 Big South) • Buccaneer Field • 1:00pm • Big South Network
THE SERIES: This is the 11th meeting between the schools. Coastal Carolina leads the series, 7-3.
CHANTICLEER CROWS: Coastal Carolina can clinch at least a share of the Big South title with a win Saturday ... CCU is looking to become the first Big South team to start 10-0 ... The Chanticleers have won the last three meetings with CSU ... Coastal has scored 40 points in seven-straight games, which matches the Big South record ... CCU has won four consecutive road games as well as its last seven regular-season games away from home ... LORENZO TALIAFERRO (22) needs one touchdown to tie the Big South single-season record of 23.
BUCCANEER BULLETS: Charleston Southern last defeated Coastal in 2009, a 30-23 home win ... CSU is looking for its first 10-win season in school history ... The Bucs, which have won seven consecutive home games, last started 3-0 in Big South play in 2006 ... Charleston Southern leads the Big South and ranks sixth nationally in 3rd down defense at 29.2 percent allowed ... RB CHRISTIAN REYES is second in the Big South with 1,067 rushing yards this season ... The Bucs are 7-0 this year when rushing for at least 200 yards.
GARDNER-WEBB RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS (5-4, 0-2 Big South) at VMI KEYDETS (1-8, 0-4 Big South) • Foster Stadium • 1:00pm • ESPN3
THE SERIES: This is the 11th meeting between the schools. Gardner-Webb leads the series, 9-1.
BULLDOG BITES: Gardner-Webb is looking for its first six-win season since 2009 ... The Runnin’ Bulldogs have never started 0-3 in Big South action ... GWU has not won a road Conference game since 2011 ... Gardner-Webb has three 50-point games this season, second-most in the Big South ... DL SHAQUILLE RIDDICK leads the Big South with 13.0 TFL and is tied for the lead with 5.5 sacks ... QB LUCAS BEATTY has passed for 200 yards in seven of nine games ... RB JUANNE BLOUNT needs 70 rushing yards for 2,000 in his career.
KEYDET KICKS: VMI is playing its final Big South game on Saturday ... The Keydets lone win in the Gardner-Webb series was in 2011, a 31-24 home win on Nov. 19 ... VMI is looking to avoid its first winless Big South season 2007 ... VMI quarterbacks and receivers have teamed up for 17 passing touchdowns, compared to nine all of last year ... WR SAM PATTERSON has caught 20 passes for 408 yards and five touchdowns in four League games ... RB DERRICK ZIGLAR is averaging 96.2 rushing yards against Conference foes.
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE BLUE HOSE (3-5, 1-1 Big South) at LIBERTY FLAMES (5-4, 2-1 Big South) • Williams Stadium • 3:30pm • Big South Network, LFSN
THE SERIES: This is the 11th meeting between the schools. Liberty leads the series, 6-4.
BLUE HOSE BANTER: PC last defeated the Flames in 2008, a 31-28 home victory on Nov. 1 ... The Blue Hose are looking to start 2-1 in the Big South for the first time as League members ... Presbyterian will attempt to end a six-game road losing streak, as its last road victory was Sept. 29, 2012 at Davidson ... QB HEYS McMATH has thrown two touchdowns in each of his three games and is averaging 260.0 passing yards per contest ... WR JEREMIAH McKIE has 15 receptions for 310 yards and two scores in his last three appearances.
FLAMES FACTS: Liberty has won the last four meetings with PC ... The Flames have not lost two Big South games in a season since 2006 ... LU’s average margin of victory in its last three home wins over Presbyterian is 25.6 points ... Liberty has allowed just eight rushing touchdowns this season ... DL CHIMA UZOWIHE is tied for the Big South lead with 5.5 sacks ... QB JOSH WOODRUM needs 52 passing yards for 2,000 this year ... Liberty is 12,993 fans away from reaching 100,000 spectators for the season..
More... (http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/big-south-football-preview---week-11-nov-9)