Lincoln (1-6, 0-4) at Virginia State (4-2, 4-0)Weekly Game Notes Date: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014
Kickoff: 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Stadium: Rogers Stadium
Location: Ettrick, Virginia
Capacity: 5,500
Surface: Grass
Series: Virginia State leads, 10-0
Last Meeting: 34-14, L, Oct. 26, 2013
Radio: WVST Radio FM 91.3
Live Video Stream: http://www.mainstreamnetwork.com/watch/viewer.asp?station=vsu-tvLincoln continues their CIAA Northern Divisional action this weekend, playing Virginia State on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Rogers Stadium in Ettrick, Va… Action between the Lions (1-6, 0-4) and Trojans (5-2, 5-0) will get underway at 2 p.m. (ET)… Lincoln is coming off a heart-breaking loss to Elizabeth City State (3-4), missing a pair of PATs that came back to haunt them in a 27-26 defeat on Homecoming…Senior DB
Tyahir Mitchell (Wilmington, DE/Howard HS) was named the CIAA Defensive Back of the Week after recovering a fumble and returning it 68 yards for a touchdown, he also had 11 tackles including 8 solo stops against the Vikings… The Lions have scored 4 defensive TDs this season ranking first amongst the CIAA… Lincoln ranks fourth in 4
th-down conversions (8-21) and fifth in passing TDs (12)… Lincoln trails the series history with Virginia State, 0-10… The Lions last road victory was against Cheyney on Sept. 7, 2013 (33-28), their last CIAA road victory was against Livingstone on Sept. 26, 2009 (10-0), and their last CIAA victory was against Johnson C. Smith on Sept. 29, 2012 (55-53) at home… Virginia State is coming off a 24-14 road victory to Bowie State, while Lincoln loss to Elizabeth City State, 27-26.
