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Monte Purvis enters his first year as the defensive backs coach at Winston-Salem State University. He will join the Rams following a stint as a coach at Parkland High School and following a great career as a quarterback at Winston-Salem State.
Playing Career:
2007: Returned to the Rams' lineup for his senior season as the team's starting quarterback...Ranked second on the team in rushing yardage with 733 net yards on 189 carries for an average of 3.9 yards per rush...Scored 10 rushing touchdowns, the most by any player on the WSSU roster...Led the team in passing with 1,033 yards on 166 attempts with 84 completions...Passed for eight touchdowns while completing 50.6 percent of his throws...Turned in a passer rating of 112.75 as he threw only five interceptions...Accounted for 160.5 yards of total offense per game and 67.9 yards of total offense per contest...Rushed 15 times for 63 yards and a touchdown versus North Carolina A&T (Sept. 1)...Completed nine of 15 passes for 96 yards and a pair of touchdowns versus the Aggies...Rushed 19 times for 165 yards and three touchdowns, including a season-high 80 yard score at Coastal Carolina (Sept. 8)...Complete two of his 10 passes for 11 yards versus the Chanticleers...Completed 12 of 19 passes at South Carolina State (Sept. 22) for 87 yards and a touchdown...Rushed 13 times at Howard (Sept. 29) and completed 14 of 24 passes for 261 yards and a pair of touchdowns versus the Bison...Rushed 23 times for 89 yards and a score in the Rams' win over Florida A&M in the 2007 Circle City Classic (Oct. 6)...Completed four of 10 pass attempts for 17 yards versus the Rattlers...Rushed 21 times for 72 yards and completed six of 12 pass attempts for 96 yards and a score at Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 20)...Ran 15 times for 104 yards and a pair of scores versus Hampton (Oct. 27)...Completed six of his 15 passes for 36 yards versus the Pirates...Rushed 15 times for 53 yards and one score and turned in a six-of-14 passing performance versus Delaware State (Nov. 2)...Rushed 21 times for 134 yards and a score and completed eight of his 13 passes for 134 yards an a touchdown in the Rams' victory over North Carolina Central (Nov. 10)...Rushed 16 times for 71 yards and a score and completed six of his 15 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown in WSSU's season-finale at Norfolk State University...Finishes his WSSU career ranked fifth on the all-time passing attempts chart with 504 attempts...Finished his WSSU career ranked fourth on the all-time passing completions chart with 222 completed passes...Finishes WSSU career seventh in passing yardage with 2,821 yards passing...Finishes WSSU career tied for 10th in touchdown passes with 17...Finishes WSSU career ninth in completion percentage as he completed 44.0 percent of his career passes.
2006: Played in all 11 games with 10 starts...Started every game except the game against Hampton...Finished the 2006 season as the team leader in total offense with 1,033 yards for an average of 93.9 yards per game...Was the team's top passer with 865 yards through the air...Completed 60-of-144 passes with nine interceptions...Had an efficiency rating of 91.08 with five touchdown passes...Averaged 78.6 yards per game passing...Was also a solid rusher for the Rams with 92 carries for 168 yards and a pair of touchdowns...Gained 392 yards rushing...Had his best individual game at Savannah State where he completed six passes for 119 yards and a touchdown...Was also great against South Carolina State where he completed 10 passes for 116 yards...Rushed for a season-high 25 yards in the team's season finale at Norfolk State.
2005: The questions about who would fill the WSSU quarterback position after the departure of all-time passing leader Joshua McGee following the 2004 season were numerous, but following a stellar spring campaign, Monte Purvis emerged as the Rams' opening-day starter for 2005...Purvis appeared in ten games for the Rams, starting eight...Missed two starts due to injury, but appeared in both games in a reserve capacity...Led the team in passing with 821 yards, completing 66 of his 116 pass attempts for a CIAA-best 56.9% completion percentage...Turned in an efficiency rating of 114.54...Recorded three touchdown passes and threw six interceptions...Averaged 82.1 yards per game passing...Placed third on the Rams' roster in rushing with a net gain of 113 yards (419 gross yards) on 102 carries for an average of 1.1 yards per carry...Scored a pair of rushing touchdowns...Placed fourth on the Rams' roster in scoring with 12 points, tying him with receiver Bradford Herring.
2004: Appeared in five games for the Rams, starting all five, in relief of the injured Joshua McGee...Completed 12 of 28 passes on the season for 102 yards and one touchdown accumulating an average of 20.4 yards passing per game...Turned in a passer rating of 78.10...Threw his lone touchdown pass of the season, a 17-yard strike to Brandon Free versus Tusculum on September 11, 2004...Recorded 70 yards rushing on 18 carries versus Tusculum on September 11, 2004...Threw for a season-high 55 yards on September 18, 2004 versus Virginia Union...Gained valuable experience in 2004 where he appeared at not only the quarterback position but lined up as a wide receiver as well, pulling in his lone catch of the season versus the Pioneers of Tusculum (six yards).
Personal: Purvis returned to the Rams' lineup in 2007 for his senior season on the field after successful 2004, 2005, and 2006 campaigns and a redshirt year in 2003...He came to WSSU as one of the most highly touted recruits in history...He and running back Jerrick "Jed" Bines were the one-two punch that led Parkland High School to a North Carolina state championship in 2003...A native of Winston-Salem, N.C. he is a 2003 graduate of Parkland High School where he was a Piedmont Triad 3A All-Conference selection for four consecutive years...He led the Mustangs to a 15-1 record and a North Carolina state title in 2003...The son of Randolph and Darlene Purvis...A physical education major...Born in Winston-Salem, N.C. on December 1, 1984.
Purvis' Statistics:
Year G/GS Com Att Yds TD Int Long R/Att Yds TD 2007 11/10 84 166 1033 8 5 63 189 733 10 2006 11/10 60 144 865 5 9 48 92 168 2 2005 10/8 66 166 821 3 6 37 102 113 2 2004 5/5 12 28 102 1 1 21 39 167 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37/33 222 504 2,821 17 21 111 422 1181 14
