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Week 3 preview capsules

By Staff Reports
Published: September 26, 2009

James Madison

at Liberty
Where: Williams Stadium (cap. 12,000), Lynchburg
When: 7 p.m.
Radio: Midlothian (106.9), WREJ (1540)
Tickets: $25 premium, $20 reserved, $15 general admission
Records: James Madison 1-1, Liberty 2-1
Players to watch: JMU - QB Drew Dudzik, 18-28, 355 yards, 5 TDs; QB Justin Thorpe, 8-13, 135 yards, TD; TE Mike Caussin, 6 catches, 197 yards, 4 TDs; LU - QB/WR Mike Brown, 39-48, 313 yards, 2 TDs passing, 139.3 all-purpose yards; QB Tommy Beecher, 25-39, 228 yards, TD; WR Chris Summers, 17-182 yards, TD.
Notable: First of a four-year agreement and renewal of a series that James Madison, ranked seventh in FCS, leads 9-5. Teams last met in 2003, with the Dukes winning 48-6. . . . Both JMU coach Mickey Matthews and Liberty coach Danny Rocco said they expect to play two quarterbacks: Drew Dudzik and Justin Thorpe (Varina High) for the Dukes; Tommy Beecher and Mike Brown for the 25th-ranked Flames. Beecher missed last week's game with a mild concussion. Brown moved from his receiver spot and combined for 344 yards passing and rushing. . . . Liberty is 17-3 at home under Rocco, but it hasn't beaten a team ranked in the top 10 in 12 tries.

Delaware at

William and Mary
Where: Zable Stadium (cap. 12,259),
Williamsburg
When: 7 p.m.

Tickets: Sold out

Radio: WTOX (1480), 6:30 p.m.
Records: Delaware 0-1 CAA, 2-1; William and Mary 0-0, 3-0
Players to watch: UD - RB David Hayes, 39 rushes, 147 yards, TD, QB Pat Devlin, 46-75, 621 yards, 3 TD, WR Mark Mackey, 13 catches, 192 yards. W&M - WR D.J. McAulay, 15-game streak of at least one reception, DE Adrian Tracy, 6 tackles per game, OLB Evan Francks, 17 tackles, sack, 2 recovered fumbles, C C.J. Muse, started the past 27 games.
Notable: The Tribe, ranked fifth in FCS, last started 4-0 in 1994. . . . Delaware lost this game 27-3 last season at home . . . The Blue Hens' loss was by one point to Richmond on a blocked field goal. . . . William and Mary has started the same 11 players on defense in each of its three games. . . . Delaware has won its past two games at Zable Stadium . . . Both teams are ranked in the top 20 nationally in scoring defense.

Monmouth at Old Dominion

Where: Foreman Field (cap. 19,782),
Norfolk
When: 6 p.m.

Tickets: $20 adult (limited)

Records: Monmouth 1-2, Old Dominion 3-0
Facts: Old Dominion has blocked four extra-point attempts and one field goal try. Edmon McClam has blocked all four extra-points attempts, the last of which helped the Monarchs beat Jacksonville 28-27. Monmouth RB David Sinisi, averaging 102.7 yards, has 55 career rushing TDs. That's tops among active runners in Football Championship Subdivision.

Delaware State at Hampton

Where: Armstrong Stadium (cap. 17,000), Hampton
When: 6 p.m.

Tickets: $20, $7 youth

Radio: WHOV (88.1), Hampton
Records: Delaware State 0-1 MEAC, 0-2; Hampton 1-0, 2-1
Facts: Hampton senior LB Brandon Roundtree was the MEAC co-defensive player of the week following his six-tackle, two-interception effort in last week's 24-14 victory over North Carolina A&T. Red-zone defense has been a problem for Delaware State. Opponents have penetrated the Hornets' 20-yard-line on nine occasions. Those forays have produced six TDs.

Bethune-Cookman

at Norfolk State
Where: Dick Price Stadium (cap. 30,000), Norfolk
When: 4 p.m.
Tickets: $25 reserved; $20 GA,
$15 military/seniors, $5 youth.
Internet: ESPN360.
Records: Bethune-Cookman 0-1 MEAC, 0-2; Norfolk State 0-1, 1-2.
Facts: This is the 62nd Fish Bowl Classic. . . . each team is on a two-game losing streak. . . . NSU fell at home 27-15 to William and Mary last Saturday. . . . NSU QB Dennis Brown averages 195 yards of offense. . . . The Wildcats were off last weekend. . . . This is 20th meeting, with Bethune-Cookman holding a 13-6 advantage.

Chowan at Virginia Union

Where: Hovey Field (cap. 10,000)
When: 1 p.m.
Tickets: $10 adults, $7 students/semiors
Records: Chowan 0-1 CIAA, 0-4; Virginia Union 1-0, 2-2
Facts: VUU sophomore Cheston Hickman has taken over as starting QB. Alexander Stevens, a freshman from Thomas Dale, will replace Tarian Donaldson (season-ending ankle injury) at RB. Chowan has no trouble scoring (24 ppg), but it has considerable trouble holding on to the ball: 17 turnovers in four games.

Virginia State at

Fayetteville State
Where: Jeralds Stadium (cap. 7,500),
Fayetteville, N.C.
When: 6 p.m.
Tickets: $15, $6 military/seniors
Radio: WVST (91.3), Petersburg
Records: Virginia State 0-1 CIAA, 2-2; Fayetteville State 1-0, 2-2
Facts: Between them, DL Brandon Fortune and LB Pierre Clement, both seniors, have produced 12 tackles for loss in VSU's four games. The harvest includes four sacks. Fayetteville State's defense allowed only 38 rushing yards, nearly 170 beneath the Broncos' average for the season, in last Saturday's 24-0 conquest of CIAA opponent Saint Paul's.

Hampden-Sydney

at Guilford
Where: Armfield Athletic Center
(cap. 2,200), Greensboro, N.C.
When: 7 p.m.

Tickets: $5

Internet: Audio and video streamed live at http://www.guilford.edu/athletics; radio: WFLO 95.7, streamed live at http://www.hsc.edu/athletics
Records: Hampden-Sydney 3-0,
Guilford 0-3
Facts: First ODAC game for both schools. . . . Hampden-Sydney has won the past nine meetings. Guilford's Justin Parker leads the team in rushing (219 yards) and receiving (10 receptions, 113 yards). H-SC's offense is average 50.7 points per game and 594.3 yards per game.

Randolph-Macon at Catholic

Where: Cardinal Stadium (cap. 3,500), Washington, D.C.
When: 1 p.m.

Tickets: $5

Internet: video streamed live at
http://live.cua.edu/
Records: Randolph-Macon 1-2;
Catholic 0-3
Facts: ODAC opener for both teams. . . . Catholic has lost three games this season by a combined score of 84-41. . . . R-MC blocked a field goal attempt and made two interceptions in the fourth quarter to manage a 17-14 win over Shenandoah, its first victory of the season.