JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of Fort Lauderdale falls in a midweek matchup to Edward Waters, 78-73, on Tuesday evening inside the James Weldon Johnson Auxiliary Gym.

Kemari Brown paced the Eagles with 20 points, while Benez Woodard scored 16, Jongkor Unguec had 10 and Andre Anderson, Keysean Smith and Trandon Smith scored six points.

Smith grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, Riley grabbed six and Brown, T. Smith, Unguec pulled down five rebounds.

Andre Anderson would have a team-high six assists, with Carl Bigord, Riley and Unguec had one.

Smith blocked three Tiger shots. Delgado collected three steals and Anderson, Brown and Unguec stole one.

The game would start off back-and-forth as both teams were scoring at will early and often. Edward Waters would get ahead by as much as five over the first 10 minutes of play. UFTL would climb back and tie the game at 19-19 with 10:08 to play.

The teams would lockdown each other for the next five minutes, at the 5:31 mark, the teams were tied again at 26-26.

The Eagles would close the half on an 11-2 run, to take a 37-28 lead into the intermission.

EWU came out of the break on a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to 39-37 at the 16:24 mark.

Over the next 6:24, both teams scored 11 points, with the Maroon-and-Gold held a 52-48 lead as the game turn to the final 10 minutes.

The Tigers would take over with a 19-3 run to take a 67-58 lead with five minutes left to play.

UFTL would close out the game with an 12-11 scoring advantage, but fell short as the final buzzer sounded in favor of EWU, 78-83

The Eagles will travel to Temple Terrace, Fla. on Saturday, Feb. 19 to face Florida College at 4 p.m. inside the Conn Gymnasium.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Chancellor Henry Fernandez and Vice President Brian Hankerson announced on Tuesday that the next head coach for the Eagles Football team would be Quincy Wilson.

“I’m very pleased and excited about the hiring of Quincy,” said Fernandez. “He brings experience at the NCAA level and has been successful there, as well as experience in the NFL. He is very energetic, a strong recruiter and a talented football coach. Wilson brings great passion to the UFTL family, and we are excited to see what he can do as he gets on campus.”

Wilson takes over the helm of the UFTL football program after spending the last four seasons as the Associate Head Coach, Running Backs Coach and the Director of Football Operations at West Virginia State University.

Before WVSU, Wilson spent 2016 at Glenville State College as the Running Backs Coach.

He got his start in the college ranks at his Alma mater, West Virginia University, where he was the Assistant Director of Football Operations from 2012-15.

“I’m excited about the opportunity,” Wilson said. “I’m inspired by the challenge, and I’m grateful to be the leader of this program. My role as the head coach at the University of Fort Lauderdale is to cast the vision for t our future and drive a strong, healthy culture.”

“My family and I would like to thank the committee,” Wilson said. “I’m very humbled by the selection, and I’m excited to join the UFTL family.”

Wilson attended Weir High School in Weirton, W.V.; he would become the first football player in West Virginia history to rush for more than 3,000 yards in a single season. He finished with 3,262 yards on 351 carries (a 9.4 avg.), averaging 233 yards per game. This performance gave him third ranking amongst prep football players. Wilson set several records and led Weir High School to a 14-0 record and a Class AA State Championship where he rushed for 250 yards. He managed 47 touchdowns and 290 points that year, a state record. Over his high school career, Wilson rushed for 6,161 yards and scored 90 touchdowns.

Wilson earned Third-team AP All-American honors and was an All-Big East First team pick by ESPN, his senior year at WVU, in 2003. He amassed 1,380 yards with a 4.9 average and 12 touchdowns. His senior year, he was also named the WVU offensive MVP and he won the team’s Ira Rodgers Award for all-around excellence. His rushing yardage total was the 12th most in the NCAA on the year.

During his career, he played in 44 games at West Virginia; on 474 rushing attempts, he turned in a total of 2,608 yards and 20 touchdowns, to go with 25 receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown. His rushing attempts and yards both ranked fifth in school history at the close of his career.

Wilson is known for one of, if not the greatest play in WVU football history, “The Run,” against the No. 2 Miami Hurricanes in the 2003 season. He would catch a screen pass on third and 13, and he would go on to break three tackles, trucking and leaping over a player, to score the go-ahead score late in the game.

Wilson was selected in the seventh round (219th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. He would go on to play for the Cincinnati Bengals from 2004-07.

Wilson has a son, Trenton Xavier Wilson, who is currently a sophomore at Ohio Dominican University pursuing a degree in Pre-Med. His mother, Kyle Wilson, resided in Weirton, WV. He is the son of former All-Pro, Super Bowl Champion with the Chicago Bears Otis Wilson. He has two sisters, Danielle and Chlyla Wilson and a niece Lyla Wilson.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The University of Fort Lauderdale and Head Football Coach Chris Chambers reveals the 2021 schedule announced on Friday.
  
Chambers, heading into his first season at the helm of the Eagles, brings years of experience to the table, including a 10-year NFL career as a wide receiver. 
 
“I am excited about my first season as the head coach of the University of Fort Lauderdale,” stated Chambers. “This is a great opportunity to impact the community and play a huge role in the development of our student-athletes.”  
 
UFTL kicks off the first full season as a non-club football team with a 10-game schedule with eight road games and two home games. 
 
The Eagles will hit the road for the first seven games of the season before wrapping up with two of the final three games at home. 
 
“Our 2021 Football schedule will present some challenges,” Chambers said. “It gives us the opportunity to compete at the high level against some great competition and well-established football programs.”
 
UFTL opens the first season as a member of the NCCAA with a game on the road at Southeastern University on Aug. 28.
  
The Eagles will then travel to Odessa, Texas, to face off with the University of Texas Permian-Basin on Sept. 3 with a 7 pm kickoff.
 
A week later, UFTL will travel to Presbyterian College for a week three match-up on Sept. 11. Next, the Eagles will head back west to Mississippi to face Mississippi College on Sept. 18.
 
Week five starts back-to-back weeks when UFTL travels to a recent NCAA DII National Champion. The University of West Florida, the defending champions, will host the Eagles on Sept. 25, then on Oct. 2, UFTL will travel to the 2017 champions, the University of Texas A&M-Commerce.
 
The Eagles will play its last road game before coming home on Oct. 9 at Bluefield State University.
 
On Oct. 16, UFTL will host Saint Sebastian Elite College at Central Broward Regional Park.
 
The Eagles will wrap up the season with a home and home series with Virginia University-Lynchburg. The two teams will face off in Lynchburg on Oct. 30 before wrapping up the season at home on Nov. 13. 
 
 
2021 UFTL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE              OPPONENT                                                                          LOCATION
Aug. 28              at Southeastern                                                               Lakeland, Fla.
Sept. 3               at Texas Permian-Basin                                                  Odessa, Texas
Sept. 11             at Presbyterian                                                                Clinton, S.C.
Sept. 18             at Mississippi College                                                     Clinton, Miss.
Sept. 25             at West Florida                                                                Pensacola, Fla.
Oct. 2                 at Texas A&M-Commerce                                              Commerce, Texas
Oct. 9                 at Bluefield State                                                             Bluefield, W.V.
OCT. 16             SAINT SEBASTIAN ELITE                                               LAUDERHILL, FLA.
Oct. 30               at Virginia University-Lynchburg                                  Lynchburg, W.V.
NOV. 13            VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG                             LAUDERHILL, FLA.

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