Football Preview: Week 1 vs. Guilford

Last Season's Meeting: Quarterback Seth Adams ran for two touchdowns and threw for 186 yards as Greensboro defeated Guilford 17-15 in the 14th annual Gate City Soup Bowl.  The Pride defense held the Quakers to 210 yards while racking up 335 yards of offense.  Greensboro dominated time of possession by holding the ball for 38:46 compared to 21:14 for Guilford.  Allen Stallings had seven tackles to lead The Pride defense.  Adams scored Greensboro's final touchdown of the day on a seven-yard run just six seconds into the fourth quarter and Antwan Thorpe added the two point conversion to make the score 17-8.  Thorpe finished the game with five receptions and 177 all purpose yards.  Nick Bryant led the Greensboro rushing attack with 72 yards on 16 carries while Robert Byrd added 47 yards on 11 attempts.

Game Notes: Greensboro returns six starters on offense and seven on defense while Guilford welcomes back three on offense and eight on defense...Saturday will mark the debut of four new assistant coaches for The Pride, including Offensive Coordinator Kevin McKeethan...The Quakers will kick off their first season under new Head Coach Chris Rusiewicz...Rusiewicz is the 22nd Head Coach in school history...Greensboro kicker and punter Donnie Leopold returns after suffering a season ending injury in last year's Soup Bowl...The Pride will hand the keys of the offense to newcomer Ryan Throndset after losing their top two quarterbacks from 2010...Greensboro will look to improve its performance in the redzone as the offense converted only 55% of its chances while opponents capitalized on 84%...Guilford's leading tackler Chris Jessup has moved from linebacker to defensive end...The Pride has won the last two games in the series.