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Florida A&M

By JAMAL THALJI

© St. Petersburg Times,
published August 31, 2001

WHERE: Tallahassee.

ENROLLMENT: 10,000.

CONFERENCE: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

COLORS: Orange and green.

STADIUM: Bragg Memorial Stadium, capacity 25,500 (natural grass).

COACH: Billy Joe (eighth season 63-23; 214-85-4 overall).

LAST YEAR: 8-3, 7-1 MEAC champions.

KEY RETURNEES: WR DeMar Bowe (29 rec, 349 yards, 4 TDs); WR Isaac Brown (41 rec, 426 yards, 4 TDs); DB Schedrick Copeland (46 tackles); LB Alex Fortson (45 tackles, 2 INTs, 2 sacks); QB Quinn Gray (239-of-464, 2,896 yards, 23 TDs, 9 INTs, 12 rushing TDs); DB Troy Hart (43 tackles, 5 INTs, 2 TDs); WR T.J. Hines (34 rec, 476 yards, 3 TDs); C Terrie Logan; RB O.J. Marchbanks (188 carries, 1,022 yards, 6 TDs; LB Carlos Moore (47 tackles); OT Shedrick Moten; P T.J. Smith (40.4-yard avg.); K Juan Vasquez (15-of-22 FGs, 45-of-50 PATs).

KEY LOSSES: DT Cedric Byrd; LB Pat Burrows; LB Anthony Cola; DE Jauron Dailey; G Derrick Gray; OT Freedie Moore; WR Jacquay Nunnally (101 rec, 1,097 yards, 9 TDs); DE Ebbie Parsons; DB Darnell Vickers.

ADDITIONS: QB Lemuel Adams (Washington State); DL Altarig Brown (Jupiter); SS Ricky Brown (Los Angeles Valley CC); OL Zeph E. Carter (LA Southwest CC); QB Jeremy Denson (New Mexico State); LB/DE Ricky Feunches (Hinds County CC); P Adam Gray (Madison); FB/TE Famalo Lutu (Grossmont College); OT Cadin Johnson (Mount San Jacinto CC); OL Dorsey Mitchell (Compton College); WR Billy Monroe (Wakulla); QB/P Matthew Perry (Willingboro, N.J.); OT Larry Ram (LA Valley College); QB Kenny Sanders (Ball State); OL Kendrick Scott (Osceola); DT John Tornes (Cisco Junior College); LB Joshua Williams (Miami Killian); DL Reginald Williams (Summerville, S.C.); OT Quinn Woods (San Bernardino Valley CC).

-- Compiled by Jamal Thalji.

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