MEAC: Football Week 1 Recap
Football Recap: Week 1 Courtesy Associated Press Sun, September 06, 2015 Courtesy MEAC Media Relations NCCU Football Blanks Saint Augustine’s 72-0 in Season Opener N.C. Central 72 St. Augustine’s 0 DURHAM, N.C. – Victory was achieved in O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium as the North Carolina Central University football team earned its first home triumph against the Saint Augustine’s University Falcons, with a shutout score of 72-0. The Eagles meant business after the opening kickoff to the Falcons. NCCU’s 72 points on Saturday ranks second all-time in school history since the Eagles laced them up in 1923. The school record is 85 points, scored in a shutout over Fort Jackson on Sept. 21, 1946. NCCU junior corne rback Mike Jones broke the school record for punt return yards in a game with 145. The record was originally set on Sept. 27, 1969, by Moses Bryant against Livingstone College. Quarterback Malcolm Bell was proficient on the air attack f...