2011 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL - GAME 4

        DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY HORNETS (2-1; 0-0 MEAC)                                                                 VS.

             SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BULLDOGS (1-2; 1-0 MEAC)

                               SAT., SEP. 24, 2011 (2:00 P.M)

            DAWSON BULLDOG STADIUM/ (22,000) - ORANGEBURG, S.C.

THE GAME
Delaware State kicks off its 2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) schedule with a visit to perennial league power South Carolina State. The Hornets, 2-1 overall, are trying to bounce back from a 45-0 loss to FCS No. 7 Delaware in the third meeting between the state's two Division I teams. DSU was held to just 112 total yards, while being shutout for the first time since 2004, a string of 72 games. South Carolina State, ranked 25th in the latest FCS Top 25 poll, is 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the MEAC. The Bulldogs are coming off a 38-21 loss to FBS Indiana last week. SC State kicked off its MEAC schedule with a 26-18 win over Bethune-Cookman on Sep. 10. South Carolina State has won or shared each of the last three MEAC titles.  

THE SERIES 
This will be the 41st contest between the teams, who first met when the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference was established in 1971. South Carolina State has won the last three meetings to open a 25-15 lead in the series. The Bulldogs won last year's contest 38-21 at Delaware State's Alumni Stadium. South Carolina State scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams in the win. SC State racked up 464 total yards, including 253 on the ground. Redshirt sophomore Chris Merrill rushed for a career-high 160 yards and two touchdowns in his first start. Quarterback Malcolm Long completed 18-of-33 passes for 200 yards. He threw one touchdown and one interception. Delaware State had 325 total yards, including 282 through the air. Quarterback Anthony Glaud connected on 19-of-30 passes for 169 yards. He had one touchdown pass, but was intercepted twice. Linebacker David Erby returned a Glaud interception for a touchdown to give the Bulldogs a second quarter lead. Nick Elko came off the bench to complete 7-of-12 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown for the Hornets. Justin Wilson had nine catches for 131 yards, each a career high and tops for a DSU receiver in a game at the time last season. Delaware State's last win in the series was in 2007 (17-16 at SC State). The Bulldogs won the last meeting between the teams at Dawson Stadium, 52-10, in 2009.