MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan Football team welcomes Winston-Salem State for the first time since 2014 to Garrison Stadium as the Hawks look to move to 5-0 for the first time since 1980.  The contest will be a "Black Out" game sponsored by Chowan SGA.

WHEN                  Saturday, October 2 | 6pm

WHERE                 Murfreesboro, N.C. (Garrison Stadium)

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LAST WEEK'S GAME

The Hawks started slow with a 14-12 lead at the end of the first quarter before posting 45 unanswered points to cruise to a 59-12 victory over St. Augustine's to start CIAA play.

The Chowan defense posted nine sacks and limited the Falcons to 169 yards of total offense.  Half of the yardage came on one 92-yd touchdown pass.  Isaac Anderson notched two sacks.  Gilberto Ortiz and Jamae Blank posted 1.5 sacks.  J'Vin Farmer had an interception and a fumble recovery.

Bryce Witt accounted for 56 points with an eight touchdown performance, four rushing and four passing.  Witt found Laurence King for three touchdown passes.  Tyrek McNeil rushed for a career-high 179 yards on 19 carries.

HAWK HIGHLIGHTS

Chowan returns home with a 4-0 overall record and a 1-0 CIAA record.  The Hawks posted a 4-0 record for the first time since 1984.  The Hawks continue to lead the CIAA with 46.0 points per game while allowing 23.3.

The defense leads the CIAA with 19.0 sacks led by Isaac Anderson and Rafiq Abdul-Wahid with 4.5 sacks each.  Gilberto Ortiz has 3.5 sacks this season.

Bryce Witt leads the CIAA in yards per game at 287.5 passing yards and 15 touchdowns to go with 1150 passing yards.  Witt was named CIAA Quarterback of the Week for the second straight week.  Laurence King, second in the CIAA in receiving yards per game (111.3) and Imeek Watkins, fourth in the CIAA (70.0), both lead the CIAA in touchdown receptions with six.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NUMBERS

Bryce Witt continues to shred the Chowan record book with his 105 total touchdowns.  Witt has 22 rushing touchdowns in his career and is two shy of tying former running back Tyree Lee (24) of the all-time mark.  Witt is closing in on 8000 career passing yards

Rafiq Abdul-Wahid will look to put his name at the top of the all-time sack list, currently with 17.0 sacks.  Abdul-Wahid needs 2.5 more sacks to tie Nate Wyche for the lead.

The Hawks have 19.0 sacks on the season through four games, which is more than Chowan had in 2019.  The Hawks are eight sacks shy of the single-season record of 27.0 posted in 2012 and 2017.

AVOIDING THE UPSET MINDED RAMS

Winston-Salem State enters with a 0-3 overall record and a 0-1 record in the CIAA.  The Rams are coming off a 19-14 loss to Elizabeth City State last weekend at home.

The Rams rank 10th in the CIAA at 11.0 points per game, but fourth in the league at allowing 22.3 points.  WSSU's defense is the strong point so far this season posting the third best defense (one spot in front of the Hawks) allowing 281.3 yards per game.  Offensively, the Rams muster 254.3 yards of offense.

Cameron Lewis and Dominique Graves have split time at the quarterback position.  Both seem to locate Antjuan Collins for 15 receptions for 142 yards.