FOOTBALL CAMP UPDATE - Wildcats Peer into 2019 Schedule Ahead

8/30/2019 8:58:00 AM

By: Chris Myers

FORT VALLEY, Ga. – As the 2019 season is so close you can taste it, the Wildcats are set for another stiff 10-game schedule. Fort Valley State kicks off its season in just over a week against Miles College, but the entire docket will be a tough one.

Let's look at a brief preview of the 2019 FVSU football schedule ahead:

Of the 10 Wildcats foes, there are six, which posted non-losing seasons and then Miles (5-6) claimed the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title as one of the other four opponents. Overall, the 2019 FVSU opponents compiled a 48-55 record (.466).

The 2019 season marks head coach Kevin Porter's fourth at the helm. He has recorded 10 of his 11 Wildcats wins against the 10 upcoming opponents and has a 10-9 mark (.526) against them.

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Game 1 – vs. Miles College – Sept. 7 – 6 p.m. – Wildcat Stadium, Fort Valley, Ga.
Series First Meeting: 1946
Overall Series: FVSU leads 35-15-2
Coach Porter vs. Miles: 1-2
Last Meeting: Sept. 15, 2018 – FVSU win 21-19 at Miles
Game Summary: Bears led 19-14 when the Wildcats took over on its 35-yardline with 5:07 left. After driving down the field, Slade Jarman found Jaylen Lowder from 6 yards with 21 seconds on the ninth play of the drive for the 21-19 victory.

Game 2 – at Florida A&M – Sept. 14 – 6 p.m. – Bragg Memorial Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla.
Series First Meeting: 1949
Overall Series: FAMU leads 11-1
Coach Porter vs. FAMU: 0-1
Last Meeting: Sept. 1, 2018 – FAMU win 41-7 at FAMU
Game Summary: Rattlers led 13-0 before a lightning delay. The Wildcats came out of the delay when Slade Jarman completed a 92-yard TD pass to pull his team to within 13-7 with 4:40 in the 2Q. FAMU, though, answered right away and scored the final 28 points of the game.

Game 3 – vs. Shorter University – Sept. 21 – 1 p.m. – Wildcat Stadium, Fort Valley, Ga.
Series First Meeting: 2019
Overall Series: First meeting
Coach Porter vs. Shorter: 0-0
Last Meeting: N/A
Game Summary: The Hawks posted a 0-11 campaign in 2018, but the record is deceiving. Shorter lost four games to nationally-ranked teams and five overall NCAA DII playoff teams. A final loss came to FCS Samford in the season opener.

Game 4 – vs. Benedict College – Sept. 28 – 3 p.m. – Sirrine Stadium, Greenville, S.C.
Upstate HBCU Classic
Series First Meeting: 1946
Overall Series: FVSU leads 17-6
Coach Porter vs. Benedict: 1-2
Last Meeting: Sept. 23, 2018 – Benedict win 28-20 at Benedict
Game Summary: After an 11-yard fumble return for a touchdown, FVSU held a 20-14 advantage after three quarters. The Tigers rallied and found the endzone twice in the final frame for the 28-20 win.

Game 5 – at Florida Tech – Oct. 5 – 1 p.m. – Fla. Panther Stadium, Melbourne, Fla.
Series First Meeting: 2015
Overall Series: FIT leads 2-0
Coach Porter vs. FIT: 0-1
Last Meeting: Oct. 15, 2016 – FIT win 48-14 at FIT
Game Summary: Panthers scored the first 34 points of the game over the first 19:35 on their way to the 48-14 win. FIT went on to finish 8-3 that year before it lost in the NCAA DII First Round.

Game 6 – at Central State – Oct. 12 – 1 p.m. – McPherson Stadium, Wilberforce, Ohio
Series First Meeting: 1972
Overall Series: CSU leads 6-4
Coach Porter vs. Central State: 2-0
Last Meeting: Oct. 21, 2017 – FVSU win 24-19 at Central State
Game Summary: Down 13-10 at half, Slade Jarman completed an 18-yard TD pass with 3:35 in the 3Q to take a 17-13 lead. Jarman added a 23-yard scoring strike in the early 4Q (12:13) to make it 24-13, before the Wildcats won 24-19.

Game 7 – vs. Morehouse College – Oct. 19 – 2 p.m. – Wildcat Stadium, Fort Valley, Ga.
Homecoming
Series First Meeting: 1974
Overall Series: FVSU leads 32-11
Coach Porter vs. Morehouse: 3-0
Last Meeting: Oct. 27, 2018 – FVSU win 27-22 at Morehouse
Game Summary: Demontay Jones rushed for one first-quarter score and passed for two second-quarter scores, including the second one from 27 yards to Jeffery Mack, for a 21-2 halftime lead. The Maroon Tigers came back with three second-half scores for a 22-21 lead with 3:32 left. Lorenzo Smothers raced back the ensuing kick-off of the third score 96 yards to put FVSU back on top for good 27-22.

Game 8 – at Clark Atlanta – Oct. 26 – 1 p.m. – Panther Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.
Series First Meeting: 1950
Overall Series: FVSU leads 49-16-4
Coach Porter vs. Clark Atlanta: 2-1
Last Meeting: Oct. 6, 2018 – CAU win 21-19 at Fort Valley
Game Summary: The Wildcats' Jeremy McCants plunged in from five yards out with 5:16 in the 2Q to pull within 14-13. The Panthers increased its slim lead with a game-deciding 45-yard scoring jaunt in the early 4Q (13:38) to make it 21-13. Garrel Quainton completed a 38-yard TD pass brought the score to 21-19 with 5:34 left. The FVSU two-point conversion failed in the attempt to tie the contest. CAU took over with 5:27 left and was able to run out the clock.

Game 9 – at Savannah State – Nov. 2 – 2 p.m. – Wright Stadium, Savannah, Ga.
Series First Meeting: 1949
Overall Series: FVSU leads 35-12-3
Coach Porter vs. Savannah State: 0-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 13, 2014 – FVSU win 42-28 at Savannah State
Game Summary: Tied at 21-21 after two quarters, the Wildcats found the endzone two times in the third frame and went on for the 42-28 win.

Game 10 – vs. Albany State – Nov. 9 – 2 p.m. – McClung Memorial Stadium, Columbus, Ga.
30^th Annual Fountain City Classic
Series First Meeting: 1945
Overall Series: ASU leads 35-33-3
Coach Porter vs. ASU: 1-2
Last Meeting: Nov. 3, 2018 – ASU win 40-6 at Columbus
Game Summary: The Rams scored 13 first-quarter points to begin the 29^th Fountain City Classic. Garrel Quainton found Mekall Yancie from 15 yards out to cut the margin to 13-6 with 7:40 before halftime. It was all ASU in the final 22:40 with the final 27 points for the 40-6 win.

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FOOTBALL CAMP UPDATE - Wildcats Peer into 2019 Schedule Ahead