2017 southern connecticut state football
2017 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE FOOTBALL 2017 Southern Connecticut State University Football Schedule
Southern Connecticut State University Football Notes Game 1 Southern Connecticut vs. Gannon Sept. 2 • 12 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. A NEW SEASON BEGINS The 2017 season kicks off on Saturday as the Southern Connecticut State University football team hosts Gannon for its season opener. Game time is set for 12 p.m. at Jess Dow Field. ALL-TIME VS. GANNON Gannon leads the all-time series with the Owls, 3-2. SCSU won the first two games, with Gannon claiming the last three. This is the fourth straight year that the teams will face off. ALL-TIME VS. THE PSAC SCSU has recorded an 18-37-2 all-time mark against current PSAC schools. The last win for the Owls against a PSAC school came in the 2007 season opener, a 52-30 victory over Kutztown. IN SEASON OPENERS The Owls are 35-33-1 all-time in season openers. The 2017 season is the 70th in program history. IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLL SCSU was selected third in the Northeast-10 preseason poll, as voted on by the league’s coaches. GODEK HONORED AS COACH OF THE YEAR BY GRIDIRON CLUB OF GREATER BOSTON In leading the Owls to a 6-5 record in 2016, along with a third place finish in the NE10 Conference standings. head coach Tom Godek was named the Division II Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. FOUR EARN CONFERENCE HONORS Seniors Devante Jenkins and Dylan Vano were both named Second-Team All-Conference, while Joe Buissereth and Matthew Weiss were all named to the All-Rookie Team at the conclusion of the 2016 season.
Date Opponent . Time/Result SEPTEMBER Sept. 2 Gannon ......................12 p.m. Sept. 9 at Stonehill* ........................6 p.m. Sept. 15 Assumption* ........................7 p.m. Sept. 22 at AIC* ........................7 p.m. Sept. 29 New Haven* ........................7 p.m. OCTOBER Oct. 14 at LIU Post* ........................1 p.m. Oct. 21 Merrimack (Homecoming)........3 p.m. Oct. 28 at Bentley* ......................12 p.m. NOVEMBER Nov. 4 at St. Anselm* ........................1 p.m. Nov. 11 Pace* ......................12 p.m. Home Games in Bold played at Jess Dow Field * denotes NE10 Conference Game
GRIESENAUER COLLECTS COSIDA ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT LAURELS Tight end Ryne Griesenauer received Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America. Griesenauer played a pivotal role in the Owls’ offense last fall. He posted nine catches for 127 yards and three touchdowns, while also serving as a key blocker as a part of the SCSU rushing attack. GRIESENAUER REPEATS WITH NOD TO NE10 FOOTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM For the second year in a row, Ryne Griesenauer was also selected to the NE10 Football All-Academic Team. A WINNING SEASON SECURED The Southern Connecticut State University football team secured a winning 2016 campaign with a 28-25 victory over St. Anselm on Senior Day. 30 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER Southern Connecticut was 4-0 in games in 2016 when scoring 30 points. WELCOME TO THE CLUB The Owls have welcomed 42 newcomers to the roster for this fall through a combination of January, 2017 additions and incoming freshmen and transfers for this fall.
OWLS’ FOOTBALL • A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE NCAA PLAYOFFS: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 NE10 CHAMPIONS: 2006, 2009, 2010
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2017 Southern Connecticut State University Football Game 1 Southern Connecticut vs. Gannon Sept. 2, 2017 • 12 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6006 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
CERISANO LOOKING TO CLIMB THE CHARTS Linebacker Michael Cerisano enters his senior season with the Owls with 194 tackles. He currently stands 28 tackles behind Marcel Dumas (222) for seventh place on the all-time list. If Cerisano maintains his average annual tackle total in 2017, then he would likely close his career fourth in SCSU history in that department. CATAPANO MOVING UP THE RANKS Quarterback Raymond Catapano enters his senior season having amassed 2,805 passing yards on 218-of-398 attempts. He needs 51 completions to tie Tom Nolan and Jason Hawes for seventh place all-time in that department. Catapano is also 1,302 yards shy of Rob Burns for seventh place in career passing yards at SCSU. CONSISTENCY FROM CATAPANO Senior quarterback Ray Catapano is coming off a junior year in which he completed 53.7 percent of his passes (102-for190) with 13 touchdowns and only six interceptions. He also rushed for six touchdowns in the 2016 season. FAMILIAR FACES IN THE BACKFIELD In total, the Owls’ top five rushers are back from a season ago. Vochan Fowler led the Owls in rushing attempts (138) and yards (666) last year, while also totaling four rushing touchdowns. Eli Parks added 451 yards on 116 carries and four scores as well. THEY’VE BEEN THERE BEFORE The returning receiving corps is paced by Earl Myers (29 catches, 384 yards in 2016) and Shaquan Hall (23 catches, 313 yards in 2016). THAT’S A LOT OF TACKLES Southern Connecticut boasts the return of eight of its top 10 tacklers from a year ago, including Michael Cerisano, who had a team-best 88 in 2016. In addition, Southern’s sack leader from last year, Jhaaron Wallace (4.5) is also back this fall.
SCHOOL RECORD BOOK SEES SOME SHIFTING The 2016 campaign provided several notable team and individual efforts: Devante Jenkins • Tied for fourth place with former Cleveland Brown Travis Tucker on Southern’s career list with 24 touchdown receptions. He also finished eighth all-time in receptions (115) and ninth in receiving yards (1.720). Michael McNally • Registered the second-best single-season punting yard average (40.6) Raymond Catapano • Recorded the fourth-most pass attempts in a game with 46 at New Haven. Shaquan Hall • Now currently ranked second all-time in kickoff returns (41) and second in kickoff return yards (803). AMONG THE NE-10 LEADERS • Devante Jenkins was third in the league in touchdowns (9), fifth in total yards (850) and second in yards average (17.3). • Michael Cerisano finished sixth in total tackles with 88. • Mike McNally was third in punting average (40.6). •Raymond Catapano finished fifth in the league with 13 touchdown passes. CUNNINGHAM SUITING UP WITH TITANS Former Owl Jerome Cunningham is in his fourth season in the NFL and second with the Tennessee Titans in 2017. He previously spent two years with the New York Giants. ON DECK The Owls travel to Stonehill on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. in the NE10 opener.
OWLS’ FOOTBALL • A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE NCAA PLAYOFFS: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 NE10 CHAMPIONS: 2006, 2009, 2010
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2017 Southern Connecticut State University Football Game 1 Southern Connecticut vs. Gannon Sept. 2, 2017 • 12 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
Pronunciation Guide 4 Vochan Fowler VO-Shon 7 Jhaaron Wallace Jaron 18 Zhyaire Fernandes Zy-Air-E 23 Kwadir Delgado-Macintyre Quad-Ear 33 Vasilios Grigorakos Vas sil e os Gri gor ock os 45 Dan Stecher Stetch-er 47 Vance Upham Up-um 59 Osaro Eromosele Air-om-o-sell-e 62 Nasir Williams Nah-seer 63 Joe Buissereth Buse-ser-eth 66 Travis Shasok Shay-shock 80 Andrew Wille Will-E 81 Hunter Fluegel Flu-gul 83 Ayorinde (Ayo) Idowu E-doe-woo 86 Ayinde Briggs I-yin-day 87 Ryne Griesenauer Grease-en-hour Head Coach: Tom Godek Goad-eck
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6006 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
Southern Connecticut State University Quick Facts Location .New Haven, Conn. Enrollment ........................10,300 President ..... Dr. Joe Bertolino Colors Reflex Blue and White Nickname ......................... Owls Home Facility .........Jess Dow Field Capacity ..........................6,000 Conference ......................... NE10 Department of Athletics Vice President for Student Affairs.... Dr. Tracy Tyree Director of Athletics ................ Jay Moran Associate A.D./Communications Michael Kobylanski Associate A.D./Coord. of Ath. Facilities......Joe Hines Associate A.D./Compliance Matt Letkowski Interim Assistant A.D./Fiscal Affairs... Giovanni D’Onofrio Assistant A.D./Equipment ...............Chris Lynn SWA .... Kelley Frassinelli Head Athletic Trainer ........... Carol Nelson Assistant Coordinator of Facilities.......... Jay Turiano Faculty Athletics Rep. .Dr. Jim MacGregor Football Quick Facts Head Coach ...........Tom Godek Record at SCSU/Years 12-21/ three seasons Career Record/Years ........................ same Office Phone ............ 203-392-6010 Email [email protected] NCAA Playoff Appearances .................................4 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) Last NCAA Appearance ...........................2008 Athletic Communications Associate A.D./Communications Michael Kobylanski Email [email protected] Office/Cell Phone 203-392-6005/203-623-2115 Assistant ..... Colleen Murphy Email [email protected] Assistant .......... Tyler Costello Email [email protected]
OWLS’ FOOTBALL • A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE NCAA PLAYOFFS: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 NE10 CHAMPIONS: 2006, 2009, 2010
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Southern Connecticut Depth Chart (as of August 24, 2017)
OFFENSE QB 15 17 RB 4 20 WR 1 81 WR 9 83 WR 2 5 TE 87 88 LT 59 66 LG 69 60 C 73 65 RG 77 78 RT 75 61
Ray Catapano Sr. Matt Sanzaro R-So. Vochan Fowler R-Jr. Eli Parks Jr. Shaquan Hall Sr. Hunter Fluegel Jr. Isaiah Dockett R-Sr. Ayorinde Idowu Fr. Earl Myers Jr. Paris Crawford So. Ryne Griesenauer Sr. John Wells R-Fr. Osaro Eromosele R-So. Travis Shashok Fr. Justin Hanna R-Jr. James Maher R-Fr. Joe Buissereth R-So. Bobby Valeri Fr. Dan Carbonaro R-Jr. Elishah Willock R-Fr. Terrence Brown R-Sr. Samuel Aristide Gr.
6-0 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-4 5-11 5-7 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-7 6-4
195 185 190 195 180 195 195 215 185 170 260 255 330 270 290 310 315 260 285 320 285 315
Franklin Square, N.Y. Wethersfield, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn. Bristol, Conn. Newark, N.J. New Bedford, Mass. Bloomfield, N.J. Brooklyn, N.Y. Uniondale, N.Y. Bayonne, N.J. Naugatuck, Conn. West Hartford, Conn. Hillside, N.J. Willimantic, Conn. Oxford, Conn. South Windsor, Conn. Brooklyn, N.Y. Shelton, Conn. Oxford, Conn. Roosevelt, N.Y. Corona, N.Y. Brooklyn, N.Y.
DEFENSE DE 50 13 DT 95 92 DE 70 52 OLB 31 16 OLB 33 44 ILB 7 10 ILB 11 28 CB 30 8 CB 3 27 S 22 41 S 6 21
John Strezo R-Jr. Jarred Moorer Jr. Sidney Jones Jr. Donnery Evans Jr. Matt Weiss So. Dylan Ingber So. David Spears Jr. Teno Simpson Sr. Vasilios Grigorakos Sr. Kobe Wiggins So. Jhaaron Wallace Jr. Rasheed Pierre Jr. Michael Cerisano R-Sr. Brandon Pelzer Jr. Miles Thomas R-So. Darren Jackson Sr. Isiah Roberts R-Jr. David Campbell Jr. Rashad Edwards R-Jr. Josh Hanna R-So. Gavin Harley R-Sr. Kyle Armour R-So.
6-6 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-3
265 250 295 290 285 260 225 235 210 185 235 210 235 225 195 190 185 185 205 180 185 220
Burlington, Mass. Waterbury, Conn. Hartford, Conn. New Haven, Conn. Ridge, N.Y. Bayport, N.Y. Springfield, Mass. New Haven, Conn. Port Washington, N.Y. Meriden, Conn. Hartford, Conn. Bronx, N.Y. Newburgh, N.Y. Cambria Heights, N.Y. Manchester, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn. Jersey City, N.J. Bloomfield, Conn. Teaneck, N.J. Selden, N.Y. New Rochelle, N.Y. Newington, Conn.
SPECIAL TEAMS PK 96 Jose Conde Fr. P 38 Mike McNally Sr. KO 38 Mike McNally Sr. LS 87 Ryne Griesenauer Sr. HO 17 Matt Sanzaro R-So. PR 1 Shaquan Hall Sr. KR 1 Shaquan Hall Sr. 5 Paris Crawford So.
5-10 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-7
165 195 195 260 185 180 180 170
West Haven, Conn. Cromwell, Conn. Cromwell, Conn. Naugatuck, Conn. Wethersfield, Conn. Newark, N.J. Newark, N.J. Bayonne, N.J.
Southern Connecticut Coaching Staff Head Coach:/OL .....................Tom Godek Off. Coord./QB......................Chris Bergeski Def. Coord./Secondary: .........Chris Lorenti Spec. Teams Coord./RB’s: .......Lenny Bonn Tight Ends: .............................Walter Gibbs Offensive Line:.......................Derrick Lewis H-Backs:.......................................Jay Carter Ass’t WR/Quality Control...Casey Trasacco Defensive Line......................Sean Marinan Inside Linebackers: ................Nathan Tyler Outside Linebackers: .........Kayjuan Bynum Secondary:...........................Rocky Gagliardi Cornerbacks:.......................Martin Manson Cornerbacks:....................Rachiem Monroe Offensive Manager..................Mark Zoppi Defensive Student Asst........Beau Bartone
2017 Southern Connecticut State University Football Game 1 Southern Connecticut vs. Gannon Sept. 2, 2017 • 12 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications The Automated ScoreBook 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Southern Conn. State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2016) Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6006 • All games Website: www.southernctowls.com
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Date Sep 3, 2016 09/09/16 Sep 16, 2016 09/23/2016 10/01/2016 Oct 08, 2016 10/15/2016 10/22/16 10/29/2016 11/5/2016 11/12/2016
Opponent at Gannon University STONEHILL at #17 Assumption AIC at New Haven at Pace #14 LIU-POST at Merrimack BENTLEY ST. ANSELM at New Haven
Rushing
Vochan Fowler Eli Parks R. Catapano Paris Crawford Devon Davis Robert Nittolo Kendall Thomas Shaquan Hall Total Opponents Passing
R. Catapano Robert Nittolo Total Opponents Receiving
Devante Jenkins Earl Myers Shaquan Hall Mark Thomas Kendall Thomas Isaiah Dockett R. Griesenauer Eli Parks Vochan Fowler Hunter Fluegel Devon Davis Total Opponents Field Goals
Mike McNally Joe Rice Scoring
Devante Jenkins R. Catapano Vochan Fowler Eli Parks Joe Rice R. Griesenauer Mark Thomas Robert Nittolo Kendall Thomas Shaquan Hall Mike McNally Earl Myers Devon Davis Total Opponents Score by Quarters Southern Conn. State Opponents
gp
11 10 11 6 8 5 11 11 11 11 gp
11 5 11 11 gp
att
L W L W L W L W W W L
gain loss
net avg
Att. 1191 1405 1523 1188 3482 1615 1547 3562 2977 1133 2133
td
effic comp-att-int
pct
135.82 102-190-6 116.76 61-119-6 128.48 163-309-12 116.62 160-295-14 no.
yds
fg
avg
fg
9 6 5 4 - 2-2 3 3 3 2 2 - 1-4 1 1 39 3-6 36 9-11 1st
55 61
17-18 8-14 25-32 27-30 91 73
9 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 19 18
1-3 2-2
kick
2nd
td
20-29
1-4 25.0 0-0 2-2 100.0 0-0
3rd
48 57
td
lg avg/g
55 75 75 73
lg avg/g
0-1 0-0
40-49
0-0 0-0
Interceptions
4th
80 85
2 1 3 2
OT
0 0
no.
Corey Chaffee Justin Potts Brandon Martin Gavin Harley Vochan Fowler Isaiah Roberts Kayjuan Bynum V. Grigorakos
3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Punting lg blk
50-99
0-0 0-0
27 25
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
0-1 0-2 -
135.5 167.0 211.4 165.2
55 77.3 48 34.9 75 28.5 23 20.9 34 10.4 41 15.8 43 12.7 23 5.9 12 2.7 30 3.7 19 2.4 75 211.4 73 165.2
30-39
Overall 6-5 6-3 0-2
3-3 0-2 3-5 2-6
Total 274 276
-
pts
- 54 - 36 - 30 - 24 - 23 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 12 - 12 - 11 6 6 - 274 1 276
Home 4-1 4-1 0-0
Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-AVG TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 4TH-DOWN Conversions
32 60.5 23 45.1 14 14.9 23 16.5 10 7.8 24 10.2 17 2.5 5 0.5 32 137.5 57 159.0
53.7 1490 13 51.3 835 6 52.8 2325 19 54.2 1817 18
17.3 13.2 13.6 12.1 9.5 14.4 14.1 11.8 10.0 20.5 19.0 14.3 11.4
pct. 01-19
yds
Record: All games Conference Non-Conference
lg avg/g
138 706 40 666 4.8 4 116 473 22 451 3.9 4 80 303 139 164 2.0 6 22 105 6 99 4.5 0 26 65 3 62 2.4 1 47 178 127 51 1.1 3 7 37 9 28 4.0 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 444 1872 360 1512 3.4 18 409 1978 229 1749 4.3 14
11 49 850 11 29 384 11 23 313 11 19 230 11 12 114 10 11 158 10 9 127 10 5 59 11 3 30 11 2 41 8 1 19 11 163 2325 11 160 1817
td
Score 9-31 31-27 13-35 21-20 20-38 35-16 23-30 35-15 35-13 28-25 24-26
1 0
SCS 209 88 102 19 1512 444 3.4 137.5 18 2325 163-309-12 7.5 14.3 211.4 19 3837 5.1 348.8 39-847 11-76 14-182 17-7 66-591 50-39.8 32:37 58/153 17/33 yds avg
57 21 18 45 26 0 0 15
19.0 7.0 9.0 22.5 26.0 0.0 0.0 15.0
no. yds avg
Mike McNally TEAM
Away 2-4 2-2 0-2
lg
49 1991 40.6 64 1 0 0.0 0
td
yds avg
17 42 2 15 76 132
td
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg
td
All Purpose
Devante Jenkins Kendall Thomas Vochan Fowler Eli Parks Shaquan Hall Total Opponents Total Offense
R. Catapano Robert Nittolo Vochan Fowler Eli Parks
22 637 7 134 4 24 2 24 1 9 1 1 1 7 1 11 39 847 46 1063
g
rush
rcv
29.0 19.1 6.0 12.0 9.0 1.0 7.0 11.0 21.7 23.1 pr
11 0 850 0 11 28 114 42 11 666 30 0 10 451 59 0 11 5 313 17 11 1512 2325 76 11 1749 1817 132 g plays
11 5 11 10
270 166 138 116
fc i20 50+ blk
4 15 13 0 0 0
6 3 1 1 11 14
Kendall Thomas Shaquan Hall T. Lasaracina Paris Crawford David Spears Jr Kobe Wiggins Brandon Pelzer Jhaaron Wallace Total Opponents
57 21 13 45 26 0 0 15
tb
no.
2.8 14.0 2.0 15.0 6.9 9.4
OPP 186 91 80 15 1749 409 4.3 159.0 14 1817 160-295-14 6.2 11.4 165.2 18 3566 5.1 324.2 46-1063 14-132 12-186 18-10 72-655 45-39.2 27:22 59/151 12/27 lg
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Punt Returns
Shaquan Hall Kendall Thomas R. Catapano Brandon Pelzer Total Opponents
Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 1
7 0
1 0
lg
12 16 0 15 16 56 lg
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
98 33 15 17 9 1 7 11 98 85
kr
ir
total avg/g
0 0 850 77.3 637 0 821 74.6 0 26 722 65.6 0 0 510 51.0 134 0 469 42.6 847 182 4942 449.3 1063 186 4947 449.7
rush
pass
total avg/g
164 1490 1654 150.4 51 835 886 177.2 666 0 666 60.5 451 0 451 45.1
2017 Southern Connecticut State University Football Game 1 Southern Connecticut vs. Gannon Sept. 2, 2017 • 12 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6006 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
The Automated ScoreBook Southern Conn. State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2016) All games # 52 11 53 50 33 7 28 22 13 12 94 6 27 2 70 8 90 23 95 51 30 92 44 38 41 77 55 31 99 TM 45 19 81 74 20 4 87 24 21 25 69 10 58 1 35
Defensive Leaders
gp
ua
M. Cerisano Kayjuan Bynum Jhaaron Wallace John Strezo V. Grigorakos Brandon Martin Brandon Pelzer Rashad Edwards Jarred Moorer Isaiah Roberts Ahmed Hourani Gavin Harley Wjhante Holden Justin Potts Matthew Weiss Corey Chaffee Edgar Boahene G. O'Gilvie Sidney Jones Rasheed Pierre Miles Thomas O. Bamishile Kobe Wiggins Mike McNally Josh Hanna D. Carbonaro Brandon Burdge David Spears Jr Dylan Ingber TEAM Tyler Wilson Shaquan Hall Hunter Fluegel Tyler Loring Eli Parks Vochan Fowler R. Griesenauer Devon Davis Kyle Armour Darren Jackson Justin Hanna Jahmal Mitchell Mike Howell Robert Nittolo D. Fitzpatrick Total Opponents
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 6 11 11 11 11 11 9 10 10 7 10 7 11 11 11 7 7 9 8 7 3 11 11 10 10 11 10 8 1 11 3 2 1 5 5 11 11
43 29 27 20 26 21 18 27 14 21 8 15 14 14 12 13 5 12 10 7 7 2 4 8 4 2 2 4 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 407 418
Tackles a tot
45 27 23 29 22 15 18 8 12 5 15 6 6 5 7 6 11 1 3 4 3 7 4 . 2 4 3 . 2 . 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . 296 312
88 56 50 49 48 36 36 35 26 26 23 21 20 19 19 19 16 13 13 11 10 9 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 703 730
tfl/yds
Sacks no-yds
Pass defense int-yds brup qbh
4.0-8 4.5-6 6.0-42 5.5-18 7.0-22 0.5-1 1.5-14 . 2.0-10 . 2.5-15 . 1.0-1 2.0-5 3.5-6 0.5-1 2.0-9 1.0-3 1.5-1 0.5-3 2.5-8 0.5-5 . . 0.5-6 1.0-3 1.0-4 2.0-17 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-209 76-319
0.5-1 1.0-3 4.5-38 1.0-8 2.5-5 . 1.0-12 . 1.0-8 . 2.0-14 . . . . . 1.5-8 . . . . 0.5-5 . . 0.5-6 . 1.0-4 2.0-17 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-130 35-227
. 1-0 . . 1-15 2-18 . . . 1-0 . 2-45 . 3-21 . 3-57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 . . . . . . . . . 14-182 12-186
1 2 3 1 3 . 2 . 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 3 . 2 . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 35 43
1 5 1 2 2 . . . 1 . 1 . . . 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 13
Fumbles blkd rcv-yds ff kick
. 1-0 . 1-0 . . . . . . . 1-0 1-0 1-0 . . . 1-0 . . . . . 1-0 1-0 . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 10-0 7-5
. . . 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
saf
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2017 Southern Connecticut State University Football Game 1 Southern Connecticut vs. Gannon Sept. 2, 2017 • 12 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6006 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
2017 Southern Connecticut State Football Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
Name Shaquan Hall Earl Myers Isaiah Roberts Vochan Fowler Paris Crawford Gavin Harley Jhaaron Wallace Darren Jackson Isaiah Dockett Rasheed Pierre Michael Cerisano Brian McNeil Jarred Moorer Juwon Grant Raymond Catapano Teno Simpson Matt Sanzaro Zhyaire Fernandes Matthew Sapere Eli Parks Kyle Armour Rashad Edwards
Kwadir Delgado-Macintyre
Devon Davis Jaron Cogdell Sa’id Boykin David Campbell Brandon Pelzer JayChar Howell Miles Thomas David Spears, Jr. Justin Carter Vasilios Grigorakos Thomas Lasaracina Nasir Williams Brett Bogdwicz Jordan Knight Mike McNally Austin Jones Joe Romagna Josh Hanna A.J. Pearl John Sullivan Kobe Wiggins Dan Stecher Mike Howell Vance Upham Jason Atterberry Sharayda Letellier
Pos. Cl. WR Sr. WR Jr. DB R-Jr. RB R-Jr. RB/WR So. DB R-Sr. ILB Jr. DB Sr. WR R-Sr. OLB Jr. ILB R-Sr. QB Jr. DL So. OLB Fr. QB Sr. OLB Sr. QB R-So. WR Fr. QB Fr. RB Jr. DB R-So. DB R-Sr. DB Fr. RB Sr. RB Fr. RB R-Fr. DB Jr. ILB Jr. DB R-Fr. DB R-Fr. OLB So. DB Fr. OLB Sr. TE Jr. DB Jr. DB Fr. RB Fr. P/K Sr. WR Jr. ILB Fr. DB R-So. TE Fr. OLB Jr. OLB So. OLB Fr. TE R-Fr. ILB Fr. DB Fr. DB Fr.
Ht. 5-9 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-7 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-0 5-7 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-0
Wt. 180 185 185 190 170 185 235 190 195 210 235 240 250 210 195 235 185 200 185 195 220 205 165 200 200 205 185 225 180 195 225 180 210 250 195 180 190 195 175 210 180 255 185 185 170 270 200 165 185
Hometown/High School/Previous School Newark, N.J. / Newark Uniondale, N.Y. /Holy Trinity Jersey City, N.J. /Lincoln/Towson Bridgeport, Conn. / Bassick Bayonne, N.J. / Bayonne New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle Hartford, Conn. / Glastonbury Bridgeport, Conn. / St. Joseph Bloomfield, N.J. / Bloomfield Bronx, N.Y. / Kennedy Newburgh, N.Y. / Newburgh Free Academy Brewster, N.Y./Brewster Waterbury, Conn. / Fordham Prep Windsor, Conn./St. Thomas More Franklin Square, N.Y. / Carey New Haven, Conn. / Hillhouse Wethersfield, Conn. / Wethersfield Stratford, Conn./Bunnell Wethersfield, Conn. / Wethersfield Bristol, Conn. / St. Paul’s Newington, Conn. / Newington Teaneck, N.J. / Teaneck Hamden, Conn./Hamden Irvington, N.J. / Bloomfield Tech Meriden, Conn./Maloney/St. Thomas More Bloomfield, N.J. / St. Peters Prep Bloomfield, Conn./Bloomfield/Central Connecticut St. Cambria Heights, N.Y. / Holy Cross Yonkers, N.Y. / Archbishop Stepinac Manchester, Conn. / Manchester Springfield, Mass. / Putnam Vocational Ledyard, Conn./Ledyard Port Washington, N.Y. / Oceanside/Maine Colchester, Conn. / Bacon Academy Windsor, Conn./Capital Prep/ Central Connecticut St. Stratford, Conn./Bunnell Windsor, Conn./Windsor/Hyde Prep Cromwell, Conn. / Cromwell/Sacred Heart Univ. Hartsdale, N.Y./Iona Prep Oxford, Conn./Oxford Selden, N.Y. / Sachem East New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield Wethersfield, Conn./Xavier/U. of Rhode Island Meriden, Conn./ Notre Dame–West Haven Deep River, Conn./Valley Regional Milford, Conn. / Foran Southington, Conn./Southington Hamden, Conn./Wilbur Cross New York, N.Y./Glen Cove/American International
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No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School 50 John Strezo DL R-Jr. 6-6 265 Burlington, Mass. / Arlington Catholic 51 Dylan Tanner DL Fr. 5-11 250 Leominster, Mass./Leominster 52 Dylan Ingber DL So. 6-3 275 Bayport, N.Y. / Bayport Blue Point 53 Charles Ritchel ILB Fr. 6-3 205 Seymour, Conn./Seymour 55 Kevin Vaughan OLB Fr. 6-1 220 Columbia, S.C./Hammond School 56 Mekhi Barnett ILB Fr. 5-11 215 Stamford, Conn./Westhill 57 Alijah St. Vil ILB Fr. 5-10 240 Orange, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep 58 Brian Harner OLB Fr. 5-11 220 Milford, Conn./St. Joseph’s 59 Osaro Eromosele OL R-So. 6-4 330 Hillside, N.J. / DePaul Catholic 60 James Maher OL R-Fr. 6-4 310 South Windsor, Conn. / South Windsor 61 Samuel Aristide OL Gr. 6-4 315 Brooklyn, N.Y./New Utrecht/Nassau CC 63 Eric Lindstrom OL Fr. 6-3 310 Glenwood, N.J./West Milford 65 Bobby Valeri OL Fr. 6-1 260 Shelton, Conn./Shelton 66 Travis Shashok OL Fr. 6-4 270 Willimantic, Conn./Windham 67 Clayton Stewart DB Fr. 6-0 195 Windsor, Conn./Northwest Catholic 69 Justin Hanna OL R-Jr. 6-3 290 Oxford, Conn. / Oxford 70 Matthew Weiss DL So. 6-2 285 Ridge, N.Y. / Longwood 71 Sean Pichette OL Fr. 6-2 270 Windham, Conn./E.O. Smith 72 Kyle Daly OL Fr. 6-4 300 Sea Cliff, N.Y./North Shore 73 Joe Buissereth OL R-So. 6-2 315 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Lincoln 75 Terrence Brown OL Gr. 6-7 285 Corona, N.Y. / Christ The King 77 Daniel Carbonaro OL R-Jr. 6-5 285 Oxford, Conn. / Oxford/UConn 78 Elishah Willock OL R-Fr. 6-3 320 Roosevelt, N.Y. / Roosevelt 80 Andrew Wille WR Fr. 6-2 185 Parlin, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial 81 Hunter Fluegel WR Jr. 6-0 195 New Bedford, Mass. / New Bedford 82 Cameron Easton WR Fr. 6-0 185 Wilmington, Del./The Tatnall School 83 Ayorinde Idowu WR Fr. 6-4 215 Brooklyn, N.Y./Fort Hamilton 84 Dylan Brady TE Fr. 6-6 230 Scituate, Mass./Scituate 85 Izaiah Sanders WR Fr. 6-2 205 Stamford, Conn./Trinity Catholic 86 Ayinde Briggs WR So. 5-10 180 Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park/Malone Univ. 87 Ryne Griesenauer TE Sr. 6-5 260 Naugatuck, Conn. / Naugatuck 88 John Wells TE R-Fr. 6-4 255 West Hartford, Conn. / Hall 89 A.J. Ray WR Fr. 6-0 180 Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd 90 Matt Robertson DL Fr. 5-11 235 Old Lyme, Conn./Valley Regional 91 Jared Labades DL R-So. 6-0 265 Flushing, N.Y. / Holy Cross/Hyde School 92 Donnery Evans DL Sr. 6-2 290 New Haven, Conn./Hyde 94 Juwan Rollins DL Jr. 6-1 300 West Haven, Conn. / West Haven / Limestone 95 Sidney Jones DL R-So. 6-1 295 Hartford, Conn. / Capital Prep 96 Jose Conde K/P Fr. 5-10 165 West Haven, Conn./West Haven 99 Dior Alston DL Jr. 6-2 235 New Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross/Dean College Head Coach: Tom Godek (Southern Connecticut ’88), Fourth Season Assistant Coaches: Chris Bergeski (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Chris Lorenti (Defensive Coordinator/ Secondary), Len Bonn (Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs), Walter Gibbs (Tight Ends), Rocky Gagliardi (Secondary), Derrick Lewis (Offensive Line), Nathan Tyler (Inside Linebackers), Jay Carter (H-Backs), Sean Marinan (Defensive Line), Kayjuan Bynum (Outside Linebackers), Martin Manson (Cornerbacks), Rachiem Monroe (Cornerbacks), Casey Trasacco (Asst. WR Coach/Offensive Quality Control), Mark Zoppi (Offensive Manager), Beau Bartone (Defensive Student Assistant)
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THE LAST TIME.... Individual Rushed for 100 Yards Vochan Fowler, 114, vs. Bentley, 10/29/16 Rushed for 200 Yards Vaughn Magee, 297, vs. St. Anselm, 9/29/12 Rushed for 300 Yards Jarom Freeman, 418, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07 Rushed for 400 Yards Jarom Freeman, 418, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07 Two Players with 100 Rushing Yards John Moscatel, 139 and Dequane June, 120, at Saint Anselm, 9/27/13 Rushed for 2 TD’s Vochan Fowler, 2 vs. Bentley, 10/29/16 Rushed for 3 TD’s Robert Thomas, 3, at LIU-Post, 10/31/15 Rushed for 4 TD’s John Moscatel, 4, vs. Pace, 10/4/13 Rushed for 5 TD’s Rashaad Slowley, 6, at St. Anselm, 9/17/11 Rushed for 6 TD’s Rashaad Slowley, 6, at St. Anselm, 9/17/11 Threw for 200 Yards Ray Catapano, 235, vs. St. Anselm, 11/5/16 Threw for 300 Yards Ray Catapano, 318, vs. LIU-Post, 10/15/16 Threw for 400 Yards Kevin Lynch, 430, at AIC, 10/22/11 Threw 2 TD’s Ray Catapano, 4, vs. St. Anselm, 11/5/16 Threw 3 TD’s Ray Catapano, 4, vs. St. Anselm, 11/5/16 Ray Catapano, 4, vs. St. Anselm, Threw 4 TD’s 11/5/16 Threw 5 TD’s Kevin Lynch, 6, at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Threw 6 TD’s Kevin Lynch, 6, at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Caught 8 passes Earl Myers, 8, vs. LIU-Post, 10/15/16 Caught 10 passes Seimou Smith, 10, vs. Assumption, 10/17/15 Caught 12 passes Marcus Ganthier, 12, vs. Bryant, 2005 Caught 2 TD’s Ryne Griesenauer, 2, vs. St. Anselm, 11/5/16 Caught 3 TD’s Devante Jenkins, 3, vs. Gannon, 9/5/15 Caught 4 TD’s Jim Lukowiak, 4, vs. Stonehill, 10/11/03
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Had 100 receiving yards Devante Jenkins, 137, vs. LIU-Post, 10/15/16 Had 200 receiving yards Willie Epps, 254, at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Two players with 100+ receiving yards Andre Privott, 169 and Willie Epps, 118, at AIC, 10/22/11 Had 12 tackles Michael Cerisano, 14, at Assumption, 9/16/16 Had 15 tackles Michael Cerisano, 16, at Pace, 9/20/14 Had 17 tackles Jaliem Cuttino, 18, at California, Pa., 11/24/07 Had 2 INT’s Had 3 INT’s
Justin Potts, 3, vs. AIC, 9/23/16 Justin Potts, 3, vs. AIC, 9/23/16
INT returned for TD Vochan Fowler, at Pace, 10/8/16 (26 yards) Fumble returned for TD Sebron Woodley, at Merrimack, 9/22/12 (90 yards) Punt returned for a TD Jonathan Balcacer (80 yards), at Pace, 9/20/14 Kickoff returned for a TD Kendall Thomas (98 yards), vs. Stonehill, 9/9/16 PAT returned for 2 points Sam-uel Johnson, vs. Stonehill, 10/29/11 Punt block returned for TD Dion O’Joe (21 yards), vs. AIC, 9/27/14 Had 2 sacks Vasilios Grigorakos, 2, vs. Bentley, 10/29/16 Had 3 sacks Kayjuan Bynum, 3.5, at Stonehill, 10/3/15 Blocked punt Justin Potts, vs. Bentley, 10/29/16 Blocked PAT Ahmed Hourani, vs. Gannon, 9/5/15 Blocked FG Jamie Holbrook, vs. Assumption, 10/17/15 Forced 2 fumbles Recovered 2 fumbles
Kayjuan Bynum, 3, at Stonehill, 10/3/15 Jack Cooper, 2, vs. Bentley, 11/3/12
Recorded a Defensive Safety
vs. St. Anselm, 9/29/12 (bad snap out of end zone)
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THE RECORD BOOK Team Single Game Most Yards Rushing: 477 vs. C.W. Post, 1984 Most Yards Passing: 443 vs. Merrimack, 2010 Most Total Offense Yards: 732 vs. Merrimack, 2003 Most Passes Attempted: 50, vs. Stony Brook, 2000 Most Passes Completed: 30, vs. West Liberty, 9/11/10 Most Touchdown Passes: 6, three times, most recently 11/6/10 at Merrimack Most Passes SCSU Intercepted: 8, vs. Brooklyn, 1951; vs. Fordham, 1980 Most Points: 78 vs. AIC, 1958 Most Punts: 12 vs. Hofstra, 1967; vs. AIC, 1976; vs. North Dakota, 1993 Team Season Best Record: 9-0-0, 1956 Most Wins: 9, 1956 (9-0), 1982 (9-1), 2003 (9-2), 2007 (9-3) Most Points: 507, 2005 Most Touchdowns: 71, 2005 Most Total Offense Yards: 6,393, 2007 Most Rushing Yardage: 3,113, 2007 Most Passing Yardage: 3,280, 2007 Most Passing Attempts: 361, 2002 Most Passes Completed: 230, 2007 Most Touchdown Passes: 31, 2007 Most Pass Interceptions: 32, 1956 Most Punts: 75, 1993 Best Punting Average: 40.8, 1996 Individual Scoring Most Points Scored, Game: 36, Rashaad Slowley, at Saint Anselm, 2011 Most Points Scored, Season: 162, Rashaad Slowley, 2011 Most Points Scored, Career: 432, Rashaan Dumas, 1996-99 Most Touchdowns Scored, Game: 6, Rashaad Slowley, at Saint Anselm, 2011 Most Touchdowns Scored, Season: 27, Rashaad Slowley, 2011 Most Touchdowns Scored, Career: 72, Rashaan Dumas, 1996-99
Most PATK, Game: 11, Edmundo Arias vs. Bryant, 2005 Most PATK, Season: 64, Edmundo Arias, 2005 (64-68) Most PATK, Career: 131, Christopher Hazelton (2008-11; 131/149) Most Field Goals Made, Season: 11, Dale Goodknight, 1984 (11-21) Most Field Goals Made, Career: 31, Dale Goodknight, 1981-84 (31-58) Most Punt Returns for TD, Season: 2, Jim Lukowiak, 2004 and 2005 Most Punt Returns for TD, Career: 4, Jim Lukowiak, 2002-2005 Total Offense/All-Purpose Most Total Offense Plays, Game: 65, Rob Nittolo, vs. Assumption, 2015 Most Total Offense Plays, Season: 402, Jason Hawes, 1989 Most Total Offense Plays, Career: 1,237 Kevin Dickinson, 1997-2000 Most Total Offense Yards, Game: 442, Rob Nittolo, vs. Assumption, 2015 Most Total Offense Yards, Season: 3,151, Steve Armstrong, 2007 Most Total Offense Yards, Career: 7,509, Kevin Dickinson, 1997-2000 Most All-Purpose Yards, Game: 428, Jarom Freeman, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07 Punting Most Punts, Game: 12, Jim Guercia vs. Hofstra, 1967: Gary Hurley vs. AIC, 1976 Most Punts: Season: 70, Tony Santilli, 1979 Best Punting Average, Game: 47.7, Frank Biancamano vs. East Stroudsburg, 1994 (5 punts) Best Punting Average, Season: 40.8, Frank Biancamano, 1996 (60/2448) Individual Rushing Most Rushes Attempted, Game: 51, Rashaan Dumas vs. Buffalo State, 1996 Most Rushes Attempted, Season: 327, Darrin Davis, 2002 Most Rushes Attempted, Career: 977, Rashaan Dumas, 1996-99
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Most Rushing Yards, Game: 418, Jarom Freeman, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07 Most Rushing Yards, Season: 1,906, Jarom Freeman, 2007 Most Rushing Yards, Career: 5,396, Rashaan Dumas, 1996-99 Best Average Per Rush, Game: 20.5, Tom Sacramone vs. Brockport, 11/5/1955 Best Average Per Rush, Season: 8.2, Tom Sacramone, 1955 Longest Plays in SCSU History: Longest Touchdown Rush: 91, Tom Sacramone vs. Brockport, 1955 Longest Touchdown Pass: 97, Kevin Lynch to Willie Epps, at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Longest Kick Return: 100, John Henry vs. Brandeis, 1958 Longest Punt Return: 91, Jim Lukowiak vs. Bryant, 2005 Longest Punt: 75, Martin Gerety vs. Assumption, 2005 Longest TD Pass Interception: 100, Rich Falcigno vs. Geneva, 1961 Longest Field Goal: 48, Dale Goodknight vs. Lowell, 1981; Paul Boulanger vs. Central, 1990 Passing Most Passes Attempted, Game: 51, Rob Nittolo, at LIU-Post, 10/31/15 Most Passes Attempted, Season: 350, Steve Armstrong, 2007 Most Passes Attempted, Career: 1,063, Kevin Dickinson, 1997-2000 Most Passes Completed, Game: 30, Kevin Lynch, vs. West Liberty, 9/11/10 Most Passes Completed, Season: 230, Steve Armstrong, 2007 Most Passes Completed, Career: 600, Steve Armstrong, 2005-08 Most Passing Yards, Game: 443, Kevin Lynch at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Most Passing Yards, Season: 3,280, Steve Armstrong, 2007 Most Passing Yards, Career: 8,592, Steve Armstrong, 2005-08
Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game: 5, Bob Blake vs. Montclair, 1963 Best Passing Percentage, Game: .917 (11/12), Carl Giffin vs. Champlain, 1951; Jim McIntyre vs. Brockport, 1967 Best Passing Pct., Season: .620 (44/71), Carl Giffin, 1951 (no minimum) Best Passing Pct., Season: .617 (148/240), Chris Roberts, 2008 (200 att.) Most Touchdown Passes, Game: 6, Steve Armstrong, at St. Anselm, 11/10/07; Mike Abate vs. Stonehill, 10/11/03; Kevin Lynch at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Most Touchdown Passes, Season: 31, Steve Armstrong, 2007 Most Touchdown Passes, Career: 72, Steve Armstrong, 2005-08 Most Passes Intercepted, Game: 4, Steve Bush vs. Fordham, 1980 Receiving Most Passes Caught, Game: 12. Chris Ortiz vs. Central Conn., 1996; Tom Dyer vs. Stony Brook, 2000; Marcus Ganthier, vs. Bryant, 2005 Most Passes Caught, Season: 68, Raheem Duncan, 1999 Most Passes Caught, Career: 180, Chris Ortiz, 1993-96 Most Yards Gained Receiving, Game: 254, Willie Epps, at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Most Yards Gained, Season: 1,311, Jim Lukowiak, 2005 Most Yards Gained Receiving, Career: 3,369, Chris Ortiz, 1993-96 Most Touchdown Passes Caught, Season: 17, Jim Lukowiak, 2005 Most Touchdown Passes, Career: 40, Jim Lukowiak, 2002-05
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Southern Connecticut State University Football Notes Game 1 Southern Connecticut vs. Gannon Sept. 2 • 12 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. A NEW SEASON BEGINS The 2017 season kicks off on Saturday as the Southern Connecticut State University football team hosts Gannon for its season opener. Game time is set for 12 p.m. at Jess Dow Field. ALL-TIME VS. GANNON Gannon leads the all-time series with the Owls, 3-2. SCSU won the first two games, with Gannon claiming the last three. This is the fourth straight year that the teams will face off. ALL-TIME VS. THE PSAC SCSU has recorded an 18-37-2 all-time mark against current PSAC schools. The last win for the Owls against a PSAC school came in the 2007 season opener, a 52-30 victory over Kutztown. IN SEASON OPENERS The Owls are 35-33-1 all-time in season openers. The 2017 season is the 70th in program history. IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLL SCSU was selected third in the Northeast-10 preseason poll, as voted on by the league’s coaches. GODEK HONORED AS COACH OF THE YEAR BY GRIDIRON CLUB OF GREATER BOSTON In leading the Owls to a 6-5 record in 2016, along with a third place finish in the NE10 Conference standings. head coach Tom Godek was named the Division II Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. FOUR EARN CONFERENCE HONORS Seniors Devante Jenkins and Dylan Vano were both named Second-Team All-Conference, while Joe Buissereth and Matthew Weiss were all named to the All-Rookie Team at the conclusion of the 2016 season.
Date Opponent . Time/Result SEPTEMBER Sept. 2 Gannon ......................12 p.m. Sept. 9 at Stonehill* ........................6 p.m. Sept. 15 Assumption* ........................7 p.m. Sept. 22 at AIC* ........................7 p.m. Sept. 29 New Haven* ........................7 p.m. OCTOBER Oct. 14 at LIU Post* ........................1 p.m. Oct. 21 Merrimack (Homecoming)........3 p.m. Oct. 28 at Bentley* ......................12 p.m. NOVEMBER Nov. 4 at St. Anselm* ........................1 p.m. Nov. 11 Pace* ......................12 p.m. Home Games in Bold played at Jess Dow Field * denotes NE10 Conference Game
GRIESENAUER COLLECTS COSIDA ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT LAURELS Tight end Ryne Griesenauer received Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America. Griesenauer played a pivotal role in the Owls’ offense last fall. He posted nine catches for 127 yards and three touchdowns, while also serving as a key blocker as a part of the SCSU rushing attack. GRIESENAUER REPEATS WITH NOD TO NE10 FOOTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM For the second year in a row, Ryne Griesenauer was also selected to the NE10 Football All-Academic Team. A WINNING SEASON SECURED The Southern Connecticut State University football team secured a winning 2016 campaign with a 28-25 victory over St. Anselm on Senior Day. 30 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER Southern Connecticut was 4-0 in games in 2016 when scoring 30 points. WELCOME TO THE CLUB The Owls have welcomed 42 newcomers to the roster for this fall through a combination of January, 2017 additions and incoming freshmen and transfers for this fall.
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CERISANO LOOKING TO CLIMB THE CHARTS Linebacker Michael Cerisano enters his senior season with the Owls with 194 tackles. He currently stands 28 tackles behind Marcel Dumas (222) for seventh place on the all-time list. If Cerisano maintains his average annual tackle total in 2017, then he would likely close his career fourth in SCSU history in that department. CATAPANO MOVING UP THE RANKS Quarterback Raymond Catapano enters his senior season having amassed 2,805 passing yards on 218-of-398 attempts. He needs 51 completions to tie Tom Nolan and Jason Hawes for seventh place all-time in that department. Catapano is also 1,302 yards shy of Rob Burns for seventh place in career passing yards at SCSU. CONSISTENCY FROM CATAPANO Senior quarterback Ray Catapano is coming off a junior year in which he completed 53.7 percent of his passes (102-for190) with 13 touchdowns and only six interceptions. He also rushed for six touchdowns in the 2016 season. FAMILIAR FACES IN THE BACKFIELD In total, the Owls’ top five rushers are back from a season ago. Vochan Fowler led the Owls in rushing attempts (138) and yards (666) last year, while also totaling four rushing touchdowns. Eli Parks added 451 yards on 116 carries and four scores as well. THEY’VE BEEN THERE BEFORE The returning receiving corps is paced by Earl Myers (29 catches, 384 yards in 2016) and Shaquan Hall (23 catches, 313 yards in 2016). THAT’S A LOT OF TACKLES Southern Connecticut boasts the return of eight of its top 10 tacklers from a year ago, including Michael Cerisano, who had a team-best 88 in 2016. In addition, Southern’s sack leader from last year, Jhaaron Wallace (4.5) is also back this fall.
SCHOOL RECORD BOOK SEES SOME SHIFTING The 2016 campaign provided several notable team and individual efforts: Devante Jenkins • Tied for fourth place with former Cleveland Brown Travis Tucker on Southern’s career list with 24 touchdown receptions. He also finished eighth all-time in receptions (115) and ninth in receiving yards (1.720). Michael McNally • Registered the second-best single-season punting yard average (40.6) Raymond Catapano • Recorded the fourth-most pass attempts in a game with 46 at New Haven. Shaquan Hall • Now currently ranked second all-time in kickoff returns (41) and second in kickoff return yards (803). AMONG THE NE-10 LEADERS • Devante Jenkins was third in the league in touchdowns (9), fifth in total yards (850) and second in yards average (17.3). • Michael Cerisano finished sixth in total tackles with 88. • Mike McNally was third in punting average (40.6). •Raymond Catapano finished fifth in the league with 13 touchdown passes. CUNNINGHAM SUITING UP WITH TITANS Former Owl Jerome Cunningham is in his fourth season in the NFL and second with the Tennessee Titans in 2017. He previously spent two years with the New York Giants. ON DECK The Owls travel to Stonehill on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. in the NE10 opener.
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Pronunciation Guide 4 Vochan Fowler VO-Shon 7 Jhaaron Wallace Jaron 18 Zhyaire Fernandes Zy-Air-E 23 Kwadir Delgado-Macintyre Quad-Ear 33 Vasilios Grigorakos Vas sil e os Gri gor ock os 45 Dan Stecher Stetch-er 47 Vance Upham Up-um 59 Osaro Eromosele Air-om-o-sell-e 62 Nasir Williams Nah-seer 63 Joe Buissereth Buse-ser-eth 66 Travis Shasok Shay-shock 80 Andrew Wille Will-E 81 Hunter Fluegel Flu-gul 83 Ayorinde (Ayo) Idowu E-doe-woo 86 Ayinde Briggs I-yin-day 87 Ryne Griesenauer Grease-en-hour Head Coach: Tom Godek Goad-eck
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Southern Connecticut State University Quick Facts Location .New Haven, Conn. Enrollment ........................10,300 President ..... Dr. Joe Bertolino Colors Reflex Blue and White Nickname ......................... Owls Home Facility .........Jess Dow Field Capacity ..........................6,000 Conference ......................... NE10 Department of Athletics Vice President for Student Affairs.... Dr. Tracy Tyree Director of Athletics ................ Jay Moran Associate A.D./Communications Michael Kobylanski Associate A.D./Coord. of Ath. Facilities......Joe Hines Associate A.D./Compliance Matt Letkowski Interim Assistant A.D./Fiscal Affairs... Giovanni D’Onofrio Assistant A.D./Equipment ...............Chris Lynn SWA .... Kelley Frassinelli Head Athletic Trainer ........... Carol Nelson Assistant Coordinator of Facilities.......... Jay Turiano Faculty Athletics Rep. .Dr. Jim MacGregor Football Quick Facts Head Coach ...........Tom Godek Record at SCSU/Years 12-21/ three seasons Career Record/Years ........................ same Office Phone ............ 203-392-6010 Email [email protected] NCAA Playoff Appearances .................................4 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) Last NCAA Appearance ...........................2008 Athletic Communications Associate A.D./Communications Michael Kobylanski Email [email protected] Office/Cell Phone 203-392-6005/203-623-2115 Assistant ..... Colleen Murphy Email [email protected] Assistant .......... Tyler Costello Email [email protected]
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Southern Connecticut Depth Chart (as of August 24, 2017)
OFFENSE QB 15 17 RB 4 20 WR 1 81 WR 9 83 WR 2 5 TE 87 88 LT 59 66 LG 69 60 C 73 65 RG 77 78 RT 75 61
Ray Catapano Sr. Matt Sanzaro R-So. Vochan Fowler R-Jr. Eli Parks Jr. Shaquan Hall Sr. Hunter Fluegel Jr. Isaiah Dockett R-Sr. Ayorinde Idowu Fr. Earl Myers Jr. Paris Crawford So. Ryne Griesenauer Sr. John Wells R-Fr. Osaro Eromosele R-So. Travis Shashok Fr. Justin Hanna R-Jr. James Maher R-Fr. Joe Buissereth R-So. Bobby Valeri Fr. Dan Carbonaro R-Jr. Elishah Willock R-Fr. Terrence Brown R-Sr. Samuel Aristide Gr.
6-0 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-4 5-11 5-7 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-7 6-4
195 185 190 195 180 195 195 215 185 170 260 255 330 270 290 310 315 260 285 320 285 315
Franklin Square, N.Y. Wethersfield, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn. Bristol, Conn. Newark, N.J. New Bedford, Mass. Bloomfield, N.J. Brooklyn, N.Y. Uniondale, N.Y. Bayonne, N.J. Naugatuck, Conn. West Hartford, Conn. Hillside, N.J. Willimantic, Conn. Oxford, Conn. South Windsor, Conn. Brooklyn, N.Y. Shelton, Conn. Oxford, Conn. Roosevelt, N.Y. Corona, N.Y. Brooklyn, N.Y.
DEFENSE DE 50 13 DT 95 92 DE 70 52 OLB 31 16 OLB 33 44 ILB 7 10 ILB 11 28 CB 30 8 CB 3 27 S 22 41 S 6 21
John Strezo R-Jr. Jarred Moorer Jr. Sidney Jones Jr. Donnery Evans Jr. Matt Weiss So. Dylan Ingber So. David Spears Jr. Teno Simpson Sr. Vasilios Grigorakos Sr. Kobe Wiggins So. Jhaaron Wallace Jr. Rasheed Pierre Jr. Michael Cerisano R-Sr. Brandon Pelzer Jr. Miles Thomas R-So. Darren Jackson Sr. Isiah Roberts R-Jr. David Campbell Jr. Rashad Edwards R-Jr. Josh Hanna R-So. Gavin Harley R-Sr. Kyle Armour R-So.
6-6 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-3
265 250 295 290 285 260 225 235 210 185 235 210 235 225 195 190 185 185 205 180 185 220
Burlington, Mass. Waterbury, Conn. Hartford, Conn. New Haven, Conn. Ridge, N.Y. Bayport, N.Y. Springfield, Mass. New Haven, Conn. Port Washington, N.Y. Meriden, Conn. Hartford, Conn. Bronx, N.Y. Newburgh, N.Y. Cambria Heights, N.Y. Manchester, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn. Jersey City, N.J. Bloomfield, Conn. Teaneck, N.J. Selden, N.Y. New Rochelle, N.Y. Newington, Conn.
SPECIAL TEAMS PK 96 Jose Conde Fr. P 38 Mike McNally Sr. KO 38 Mike McNally Sr. LS 87 Ryne Griesenauer Sr. HO 17 Matt Sanzaro R-So. PR 1 Shaquan Hall Sr. KR 1 Shaquan Hall Sr. 5 Paris Crawford So.
5-10 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-7
165 195 195 260 185 180 180 170
West Haven, Conn. Cromwell, Conn. Cromwell, Conn. Naugatuck, Conn. Wethersfield, Conn. Newark, N.J. Newark, N.J. Bayonne, N.J.
Southern Connecticut Coaching Staff Head Coach:/OL .....................Tom Godek Off. Coord./QB......................Chris Bergeski Def. Coord./Secondary: .........Chris Lorenti Spec. Teams Coord./RB’s: .......Lenny Bonn Tight Ends: .............................Walter Gibbs Offensive Line:.......................Derrick Lewis H-Backs:.......................................Jay Carter Ass’t WR/Quality Control...Casey Trasacco Defensive Line......................Sean Marinan Inside Linebackers: ................Nathan Tyler Outside Linebackers: .........Kayjuan Bynum Secondary:...........................Rocky Gagliardi Cornerbacks:.......................Martin Manson Cornerbacks:....................Rachiem Monroe Offensive Manager..................Mark Zoppi Defensive Student Asst........Beau Bartone
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Date Sep 3, 2016 09/09/16 Sep 16, 2016 09/23/2016 10/01/2016 Oct 08, 2016 10/15/2016 10/22/16 10/29/2016 11/5/2016 11/12/2016
Opponent at Gannon University STONEHILL at #17 Assumption AIC at New Haven at Pace #14 LIU-POST at Merrimack BENTLEY ST. ANSELM at New Haven
Rushing
Vochan Fowler Eli Parks R. Catapano Paris Crawford Devon Davis Robert Nittolo Kendall Thomas Shaquan Hall Total Opponents Passing
R. Catapano Robert Nittolo Total Opponents Receiving
Devante Jenkins Earl Myers Shaquan Hall Mark Thomas Kendall Thomas Isaiah Dockett R. Griesenauer Eli Parks Vochan Fowler Hunter Fluegel Devon Davis Total Opponents Field Goals
Mike McNally Joe Rice Scoring
Devante Jenkins R. Catapano Vochan Fowler Eli Parks Joe Rice R. Griesenauer Mark Thomas Robert Nittolo Kendall Thomas Shaquan Hall Mike McNally Earl Myers Devon Davis Total Opponents Score by Quarters Southern Conn. State Opponents
gp
11 10 11 6 8 5 11 11 11 11 gp
11 5 11 11 gp
att
L W L W L W L W W W L
gain loss
net avg
Att. 1191 1405 1523 1188 3482 1615 1547 3562 2977 1133 2133
td
effic comp-att-int
pct
135.82 102-190-6 116.76 61-119-6 128.48 163-309-12 116.62 160-295-14 no.
yds
fg
avg
fg
9 6 5 4 - 2-2 3 3 3 2 2 - 1-4 1 1 39 3-6 36 9-11 1st
55 61
17-18 8-14 25-32 27-30 91 73
9 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 19 18
1-3 2-2
kick
2nd
td
20-29
1-4 25.0 0-0 2-2 100.0 0-0
3rd
48 57
td
lg avg/g
55 75 75 73
lg avg/g
0-1 0-0
40-49
0-0 0-0
Interceptions
4th
80 85
2 1 3 2
OT
0 0
no.
Corey Chaffee Justin Potts Brandon Martin Gavin Harley Vochan Fowler Isaiah Roberts Kayjuan Bynum V. Grigorakos
3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Punting lg blk
50-99
0-0 0-0
27 25
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
0-1 0-2 -
135.5 167.0 211.4 165.2
55 77.3 48 34.9 75 28.5 23 20.9 34 10.4 41 15.8 43 12.7 23 5.9 12 2.7 30 3.7 19 2.4 75 211.4 73 165.2
30-39
Overall 6-5 6-3 0-2
3-3 0-2 3-5 2-6
Total 274 276
-
pts
- 54 - 36 - 30 - 24 - 23 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 12 - 12 - 11 6 6 - 274 1 276
Home 4-1 4-1 0-0
Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-AVG TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 4TH-DOWN Conversions
32 60.5 23 45.1 14 14.9 23 16.5 10 7.8 24 10.2 17 2.5 5 0.5 32 137.5 57 159.0
53.7 1490 13 51.3 835 6 52.8 2325 19 54.2 1817 18
17.3 13.2 13.6 12.1 9.5 14.4 14.1 11.8 10.0 20.5 19.0 14.3 11.4
pct. 01-19
yds
Record: All games Conference Non-Conference
lg avg/g
138 706 40 666 4.8 4 116 473 22 451 3.9 4 80 303 139 164 2.0 6 22 105 6 99 4.5 0 26 65 3 62 2.4 1 47 178 127 51 1.1 3 7 37 9 28 4.0 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 444 1872 360 1512 3.4 18 409 1978 229 1749 4.3 14
11 49 850 11 29 384 11 23 313 11 19 230 11 12 114 10 11 158 10 9 127 10 5 59 11 3 30 11 2 41 8 1 19 11 163 2325 11 160 1817
td
Score 9-31 31-27 13-35 21-20 20-38 35-16 23-30 35-15 35-13 28-25 24-26
1 0
SCS 209 88 102 19 1512 444 3.4 137.5 18 2325 163-309-12 7.5 14.3 211.4 19 3837 5.1 348.8 39-847 11-76 14-182 17-7 66-591 50-39.8 32:37 58/153 17/33 yds avg
57 21 18 45 26 0 0 15
19.0 7.0 9.0 22.5 26.0 0.0 0.0 15.0
no. yds avg
Mike McNally TEAM
Away 2-4 2-2 0-2
lg
49 1991 40.6 64 1 0 0.0 0
td
yds avg
17 42 2 15 76 132
td
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg
td
All Purpose
Devante Jenkins Kendall Thomas Vochan Fowler Eli Parks Shaquan Hall Total Opponents Total Offense
R. Catapano Robert Nittolo Vochan Fowler Eli Parks
22 637 7 134 4 24 2 24 1 9 1 1 1 7 1 11 39 847 46 1063
g
rush
rcv
29.0 19.1 6.0 12.0 9.0 1.0 7.0 11.0 21.7 23.1 pr
11 0 850 0 11 28 114 42 11 666 30 0 10 451 59 0 11 5 313 17 11 1512 2325 76 11 1749 1817 132 g plays
11 5 11 10
270 166 138 116
fc i20 50+ blk
4 15 13 0 0 0
6 3 1 1 11 14
Kendall Thomas Shaquan Hall T. Lasaracina Paris Crawford David Spears Jr Kobe Wiggins Brandon Pelzer Jhaaron Wallace Total Opponents
57 21 13 45 26 0 0 15
tb
no.
2.8 14.0 2.0 15.0 6.9 9.4
OPP 186 91 80 15 1749 409 4.3 159.0 14 1817 160-295-14 6.2 11.4 165.2 18 3566 5.1 324.2 46-1063 14-132 12-186 18-10 72-655 45-39.2 27:22 59/151 12/27 lg
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Punt Returns
Shaquan Hall Kendall Thomas R. Catapano Brandon Pelzer Total Opponents
Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 1
7 0
1 0
lg
12 16 0 15 16 56 lg
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
98 33 15 17 9 1 7 11 98 85
kr
ir
total avg/g
0 0 850 77.3 637 0 821 74.6 0 26 722 65.6 0 0 510 51.0 134 0 469 42.6 847 182 4942 449.3 1063 186 4947 449.7
rush
pass
total avg/g
164 1490 1654 150.4 51 835 886 177.2 666 0 666 60.5 451 0 451 45.1
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The Automated ScoreBook Southern Conn. State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2016) All games # 52 11 53 50 33 7 28 22 13 12 94 6 27 2 70 8 90 23 95 51 30 92 44 38 41 77 55 31 99 TM 45 19 81 74 20 4 87 24 21 25 69 10 58 1 35
Defensive Leaders
gp
ua
M. Cerisano Kayjuan Bynum Jhaaron Wallace John Strezo V. Grigorakos Brandon Martin Brandon Pelzer Rashad Edwards Jarred Moorer Isaiah Roberts Ahmed Hourani Gavin Harley Wjhante Holden Justin Potts Matthew Weiss Corey Chaffee Edgar Boahene G. O'Gilvie Sidney Jones Rasheed Pierre Miles Thomas O. Bamishile Kobe Wiggins Mike McNally Josh Hanna D. Carbonaro Brandon Burdge David Spears Jr Dylan Ingber TEAM Tyler Wilson Shaquan Hall Hunter Fluegel Tyler Loring Eli Parks Vochan Fowler R. Griesenauer Devon Davis Kyle Armour Darren Jackson Justin Hanna Jahmal Mitchell Mike Howell Robert Nittolo D. Fitzpatrick Total Opponents
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 6 11 11 11 11 11 9 10 10 7 10 7 11 11 11 7 7 9 8 7 3 11 11 10 10 11 10 8 1 11 3 2 1 5 5 11 11
43 29 27 20 26 21 18 27 14 21 8 15 14 14 12 13 5 12 10 7 7 2 4 8 4 2 2 4 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 407 418
Tackles a tot
45 27 23 29 22 15 18 8 12 5 15 6 6 5 7 6 11 1 3 4 3 7 4 . 2 4 3 . 2 . 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . 296 312
88 56 50 49 48 36 36 35 26 26 23 21 20 19 19 19 16 13 13 11 10 9 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 703 730
tfl/yds
Sacks no-yds
Pass defense int-yds brup qbh
4.0-8 4.5-6 6.0-42 5.5-18 7.0-22 0.5-1 1.5-14 . 2.0-10 . 2.5-15 . 1.0-1 2.0-5 3.5-6 0.5-1 2.0-9 1.0-3 1.5-1 0.5-3 2.5-8 0.5-5 . . 0.5-6 1.0-3 1.0-4 2.0-17 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-209 76-319
0.5-1 1.0-3 4.5-38 1.0-8 2.5-5 . 1.0-12 . 1.0-8 . 2.0-14 . . . . . 1.5-8 . . . . 0.5-5 . . 0.5-6 . 1.0-4 2.0-17 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-130 35-227
. 1-0 . . 1-15 2-18 . . . 1-0 . 2-45 . 3-21 . 3-57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 . . . . . . . . . 14-182 12-186
1 2 3 1 3 . 2 . 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 3 . 2 . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 35 43
1 5 1 2 2 . . . 1 . 1 . . . 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 13
Fumbles blkd rcv-yds ff kick
. 1-0 . 1-0 . . . . . . . 1-0 1-0 1-0 . . . 1-0 . . . . . 1-0 1-0 . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 10-0 7-5
. . . 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
saf
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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2017 Southern Connecticut State Football Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
Name Shaquan Hall Earl Myers Isaiah Roberts Vochan Fowler Paris Crawford Gavin Harley Jhaaron Wallace Darren Jackson Isaiah Dockett Rasheed Pierre Michael Cerisano Brian McNeil Jarred Moorer Juwon Grant Raymond Catapano Teno Simpson Matt Sanzaro Zhyaire Fernandes Matthew Sapere Eli Parks Kyle Armour Rashad Edwards
Kwadir Delgado-Macintyre
Devon Davis Jaron Cogdell Sa’id Boykin David Campbell Brandon Pelzer JayChar Howell Miles Thomas David Spears, Jr. Justin Carter Vasilios Grigorakos Thomas Lasaracina Nasir Williams Brett Bogdwicz Jordan Knight Mike McNally Austin Jones Joe Romagna Josh Hanna A.J. Pearl John Sullivan Kobe Wiggins Dan Stecher Mike Howell Vance Upham Jason Atterberry Sharayda Letellier
Pos. Cl. WR Sr. WR Jr. DB R-Jr. RB R-Jr. RB/WR So. DB R-Sr. ILB Jr. DB Sr. WR R-Sr. OLB Jr. ILB R-Sr. QB Jr. DL So. OLB Fr. QB Sr. OLB Sr. QB R-So. WR Fr. QB Fr. RB Jr. DB R-So. DB R-Sr. DB Fr. RB Sr. RB Fr. RB R-Fr. DB Jr. ILB Jr. DB R-Fr. DB R-Fr. OLB So. DB Fr. OLB Sr. TE Jr. DB Jr. DB Fr. RB Fr. P/K Sr. WR Jr. ILB Fr. DB R-So. TE Fr. OLB Jr. OLB So. OLB Fr. TE R-Fr. ILB Fr. DB Fr. DB Fr.
Ht. 5-9 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-7 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-0 5-7 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-0
Wt. 180 185 185 190 170 185 235 190 195 210 235 240 250 210 195 235 185 200 185 195 220 205 165 200 200 205 185 225 180 195 225 180 210 250 195 180 190 195 175 210 180 255 185 185 170 270 200 165 185
Hometown/High School/Previous School Newark, N.J. / Newark Uniondale, N.Y. /Holy Trinity Jersey City, N.J. /Lincoln/Towson Bridgeport, Conn. / Bassick Bayonne, N.J. / Bayonne New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle Hartford, Conn. / Glastonbury Bridgeport, Conn. / St. Joseph Bloomfield, N.J. / Bloomfield Bronx, N.Y. / Kennedy Newburgh, N.Y. / Newburgh Free Academy Brewster, N.Y./Brewster Waterbury, Conn. / Fordham Prep Windsor, Conn./St. Thomas More Franklin Square, N.Y. / Carey New Haven, Conn. / Hillhouse Wethersfield, Conn. / Wethersfield Stratford, Conn./Bunnell Wethersfield, Conn. / Wethersfield Bristol, Conn. / St. Paul’s Newington, Conn. / Newington Teaneck, N.J. / Teaneck Hamden, Conn./Hamden Irvington, N.J. / Bloomfield Tech Meriden, Conn./Maloney/St. Thomas More Bloomfield, N.J. / St. Peters Prep Bloomfield, Conn./Bloomfield/Central Connecticut St. Cambria Heights, N.Y. / Holy Cross Yonkers, N.Y. / Archbishop Stepinac Manchester, Conn. / Manchester Springfield, Mass. / Putnam Vocational Ledyard, Conn./Ledyard Port Washington, N.Y. / Oceanside/Maine Colchester, Conn. / Bacon Academy Windsor, Conn./Capital Prep/ Central Connecticut St. Stratford, Conn./Bunnell Windsor, Conn./Windsor/Hyde Prep Cromwell, Conn. / Cromwell/Sacred Heart Univ. Hartsdale, N.Y./Iona Prep Oxford, Conn./Oxford Selden, N.Y. / Sachem East New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield Wethersfield, Conn./Xavier/U. of Rhode Island Meriden, Conn./ Notre Dame–West Haven Deep River, Conn./Valley Regional Milford, Conn. / Foran Southington, Conn./Southington Hamden, Conn./Wilbur Cross New York, N.Y./Glen Cove/American International
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No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School 50 John Strezo DL R-Jr. 6-6 265 Burlington, Mass. / Arlington Catholic 51 Dylan Tanner DL Fr. 5-11 250 Leominster, Mass./Leominster 52 Dylan Ingber DL So. 6-3 275 Bayport, N.Y. / Bayport Blue Point 53 Charles Ritchel ILB Fr. 6-3 205 Seymour, Conn./Seymour 55 Kevin Vaughan OLB Fr. 6-1 220 Columbia, S.C./Hammond School 56 Mekhi Barnett ILB Fr. 5-11 215 Stamford, Conn./Westhill 57 Alijah St. Vil ILB Fr. 5-10 240 Orange, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep 58 Brian Harner OLB Fr. 5-11 220 Milford, Conn./St. Joseph’s 59 Osaro Eromosele OL R-So. 6-4 330 Hillside, N.J. / DePaul Catholic 60 James Maher OL R-Fr. 6-4 310 South Windsor, Conn. / South Windsor 61 Samuel Aristide OL Gr. 6-4 315 Brooklyn, N.Y./New Utrecht/Nassau CC 63 Eric Lindstrom OL Fr. 6-3 310 Glenwood, N.J./West Milford 65 Bobby Valeri OL Fr. 6-1 260 Shelton, Conn./Shelton 66 Travis Shashok OL Fr. 6-4 270 Willimantic, Conn./Windham 67 Clayton Stewart DB Fr. 6-0 195 Windsor, Conn./Northwest Catholic 69 Justin Hanna OL R-Jr. 6-3 290 Oxford, Conn. / Oxford 70 Matthew Weiss DL So. 6-2 285 Ridge, N.Y. / Longwood 71 Sean Pichette OL Fr. 6-2 270 Windham, Conn./E.O. Smith 72 Kyle Daly OL Fr. 6-4 300 Sea Cliff, N.Y./North Shore 73 Joe Buissereth OL R-So. 6-2 315 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Lincoln 75 Terrence Brown OL Gr. 6-7 285 Corona, N.Y. / Christ The King 77 Daniel Carbonaro OL R-Jr. 6-5 285 Oxford, Conn. / Oxford/UConn 78 Elishah Willock OL R-Fr. 6-3 320 Roosevelt, N.Y. / Roosevelt 80 Andrew Wille WR Fr. 6-2 185 Parlin, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial 81 Hunter Fluegel WR Jr. 6-0 195 New Bedford, Mass. / New Bedford 82 Cameron Easton WR Fr. 6-0 185 Wilmington, Del./The Tatnall School 83 Ayorinde Idowu WR Fr. 6-4 215 Brooklyn, N.Y./Fort Hamilton 84 Dylan Brady TE Fr. 6-6 230 Scituate, Mass./Scituate 85 Izaiah Sanders WR Fr. 6-2 205 Stamford, Conn./Trinity Catholic 86 Ayinde Briggs WR So. 5-10 180 Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park/Malone Univ. 87 Ryne Griesenauer TE Sr. 6-5 260 Naugatuck, Conn. / Naugatuck 88 John Wells TE R-Fr. 6-4 255 West Hartford, Conn. / Hall 89 A.J. Ray WR Fr. 6-0 180 Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd 90 Matt Robertson DL Fr. 5-11 235 Old Lyme, Conn./Valley Regional 91 Jared Labades DL R-So. 6-0 265 Flushing, N.Y. / Holy Cross/Hyde School 92 Donnery Evans DL Sr. 6-2 290 New Haven, Conn./Hyde 94 Juwan Rollins DL Jr. 6-1 300 West Haven, Conn. / West Haven / Limestone 95 Sidney Jones DL R-So. 6-1 295 Hartford, Conn. / Capital Prep 96 Jose Conde K/P Fr. 5-10 165 West Haven, Conn./West Haven 99 Dior Alston DL Jr. 6-2 235 New Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross/Dean College Head Coach: Tom Godek (Southern Connecticut ’88), Fourth Season Assistant Coaches: Chris Bergeski (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Chris Lorenti (Defensive Coordinator/ Secondary), Len Bonn (Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs), Walter Gibbs (Tight Ends), Rocky Gagliardi (Secondary), Derrick Lewis (Offensive Line), Nathan Tyler (Inside Linebackers), Jay Carter (H-Backs), Sean Marinan (Defensive Line), Kayjuan Bynum (Outside Linebackers), Martin Manson (Cornerbacks), Rachiem Monroe (Cornerbacks), Casey Trasacco (Asst. WR Coach/Offensive Quality Control), Mark Zoppi (Offensive Manager), Beau Bartone (Defensive Student Assistant)
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THE LAST TIME.... Individual Rushed for 100 Yards Vochan Fowler, 114, vs. Bentley, 10/29/16 Rushed for 200 Yards Vaughn Magee, 297, vs. St. Anselm, 9/29/12 Rushed for 300 Yards Jarom Freeman, 418, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07 Rushed for 400 Yards Jarom Freeman, 418, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07 Two Players with 100 Rushing Yards John Moscatel, 139 and Dequane June, 120, at Saint Anselm, 9/27/13 Rushed for 2 TD’s Vochan Fowler, 2 vs. Bentley, 10/29/16 Rushed for 3 TD’s Robert Thomas, 3, at LIU-Post, 10/31/15 Rushed for 4 TD’s John Moscatel, 4, vs. Pace, 10/4/13 Rushed for 5 TD’s Rashaad Slowley, 6, at St. Anselm, 9/17/11 Rushed for 6 TD’s Rashaad Slowley, 6, at St. Anselm, 9/17/11 Threw for 200 Yards Ray Catapano, 235, vs. St. Anselm, 11/5/16 Threw for 300 Yards Ray Catapano, 318, vs. LIU-Post, 10/15/16 Threw for 400 Yards Kevin Lynch, 430, at AIC, 10/22/11 Threw 2 TD’s Ray Catapano, 4, vs. St. Anselm, 11/5/16 Threw 3 TD’s Ray Catapano, 4, vs. St. Anselm, 11/5/16 Ray Catapano, 4, vs. St. Anselm, Threw 4 TD’s 11/5/16 Threw 5 TD’s Kevin Lynch, 6, at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Threw 6 TD’s Kevin Lynch, 6, at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Caught 8 passes Earl Myers, 8, vs. LIU-Post, 10/15/16 Caught 10 passes Seimou Smith, 10, vs. Assumption, 10/17/15 Caught 12 passes Marcus Ganthier, 12, vs. Bryant, 2005 Caught 2 TD’s Ryne Griesenauer, 2, vs. St. Anselm, 11/5/16 Caught 3 TD’s Devante Jenkins, 3, vs. Gannon, 9/5/15 Caught 4 TD’s Jim Lukowiak, 4, vs. Stonehill, 10/11/03
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Had 100 receiving yards Devante Jenkins, 137, vs. LIU-Post, 10/15/16 Had 200 receiving yards Willie Epps, 254, at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Two players with 100+ receiving yards Andre Privott, 169 and Willie Epps, 118, at AIC, 10/22/11 Had 12 tackles Michael Cerisano, 14, at Assumption, 9/16/16 Had 15 tackles Michael Cerisano, 16, at Pace, 9/20/14 Had 17 tackles Jaliem Cuttino, 18, at California, Pa., 11/24/07 Had 2 INT’s Had 3 INT’s
Justin Potts, 3, vs. AIC, 9/23/16 Justin Potts, 3, vs. AIC, 9/23/16
INT returned for TD Vochan Fowler, at Pace, 10/8/16 (26 yards) Fumble returned for TD Sebron Woodley, at Merrimack, 9/22/12 (90 yards) Punt returned for a TD Jonathan Balcacer (80 yards), at Pace, 9/20/14 Kickoff returned for a TD Kendall Thomas (98 yards), vs. Stonehill, 9/9/16 PAT returned for 2 points Sam-uel Johnson, vs. Stonehill, 10/29/11 Punt block returned for TD Dion O’Joe (21 yards), vs. AIC, 9/27/14 Had 2 sacks Vasilios Grigorakos, 2, vs. Bentley, 10/29/16 Had 3 sacks Kayjuan Bynum, 3.5, at Stonehill, 10/3/15 Blocked punt Justin Potts, vs. Bentley, 10/29/16 Blocked PAT Ahmed Hourani, vs. Gannon, 9/5/15 Blocked FG Jamie Holbrook, vs. Assumption, 10/17/15 Forced 2 fumbles Recovered 2 fumbles
Kayjuan Bynum, 3, at Stonehill, 10/3/15 Jack Cooper, 2, vs. Bentley, 11/3/12
Recorded a Defensive Safety
vs. St. Anselm, 9/29/12 (bad snap out of end zone)
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THE RECORD BOOK Team Single Game Most Yards Rushing: 477 vs. C.W. Post, 1984 Most Yards Passing: 443 vs. Merrimack, 2010 Most Total Offense Yards: 732 vs. Merrimack, 2003 Most Passes Attempted: 50, vs. Stony Brook, 2000 Most Passes Completed: 30, vs. West Liberty, 9/11/10 Most Touchdown Passes: 6, three times, most recently 11/6/10 at Merrimack Most Passes SCSU Intercepted: 8, vs. Brooklyn, 1951; vs. Fordham, 1980 Most Points: 78 vs. AIC, 1958 Most Punts: 12 vs. Hofstra, 1967; vs. AIC, 1976; vs. North Dakota, 1993 Team Season Best Record: 9-0-0, 1956 Most Wins: 9, 1956 (9-0), 1982 (9-1), 2003 (9-2), 2007 (9-3) Most Points: 507, 2005 Most Touchdowns: 71, 2005 Most Total Offense Yards: 6,393, 2007 Most Rushing Yardage: 3,113, 2007 Most Passing Yardage: 3,280, 2007 Most Passing Attempts: 361, 2002 Most Passes Completed: 230, 2007 Most Touchdown Passes: 31, 2007 Most Pass Interceptions: 32, 1956 Most Punts: 75, 1993 Best Punting Average: 40.8, 1996 Individual Scoring Most Points Scored, Game: 36, Rashaad Slowley, at Saint Anselm, 2011 Most Points Scored, Season: 162, Rashaad Slowley, 2011 Most Points Scored, Career: 432, Rashaan Dumas, 1996-99 Most Touchdowns Scored, Game: 6, Rashaad Slowley, at Saint Anselm, 2011 Most Touchdowns Scored, Season: 27, Rashaad Slowley, 2011 Most Touchdowns Scored, Career: 72, Rashaan Dumas, 1996-99
Most PATK, Game: 11, Edmundo Arias vs. Bryant, 2005 Most PATK, Season: 64, Edmundo Arias, 2005 (64-68) Most PATK, Career: 131, Christopher Hazelton (2008-11; 131/149) Most Field Goals Made, Season: 11, Dale Goodknight, 1984 (11-21) Most Field Goals Made, Career: 31, Dale Goodknight, 1981-84 (31-58) Most Punt Returns for TD, Season: 2, Jim Lukowiak, 2004 and 2005 Most Punt Returns for TD, Career: 4, Jim Lukowiak, 2002-2005 Total Offense/All-Purpose Most Total Offense Plays, Game: 65, Rob Nittolo, vs. Assumption, 2015 Most Total Offense Plays, Season: 402, Jason Hawes, 1989 Most Total Offense Plays, Career: 1,237 Kevin Dickinson, 1997-2000 Most Total Offense Yards, Game: 442, Rob Nittolo, vs. Assumption, 2015 Most Total Offense Yards, Season: 3,151, Steve Armstrong, 2007 Most Total Offense Yards, Career: 7,509, Kevin Dickinson, 1997-2000 Most All-Purpose Yards, Game: 428, Jarom Freeman, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07 Punting Most Punts, Game: 12, Jim Guercia vs. Hofstra, 1967: Gary Hurley vs. AIC, 1976 Most Punts: Season: 70, Tony Santilli, 1979 Best Punting Average, Game: 47.7, Frank Biancamano vs. East Stroudsburg, 1994 (5 punts) Best Punting Average, Season: 40.8, Frank Biancamano, 1996 (60/2448) Individual Rushing Most Rushes Attempted, Game: 51, Rashaan Dumas vs. Buffalo State, 1996 Most Rushes Attempted, Season: 327, Darrin Davis, 2002 Most Rushes Attempted, Career: 977, Rashaan Dumas, 1996-99
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Most Rushing Yards, Game: 418, Jarom Freeman, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07 Most Rushing Yards, Season: 1,906, Jarom Freeman, 2007 Most Rushing Yards, Career: 5,396, Rashaan Dumas, 1996-99 Best Average Per Rush, Game: 20.5, Tom Sacramone vs. Brockport, 11/5/1955 Best Average Per Rush, Season: 8.2, Tom Sacramone, 1955 Longest Plays in SCSU History: Longest Touchdown Rush: 91, Tom Sacramone vs. Brockport, 1955 Longest Touchdown Pass: 97, Kevin Lynch to Willie Epps, at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Longest Kick Return: 100, John Henry vs. Brandeis, 1958 Longest Punt Return: 91, Jim Lukowiak vs. Bryant, 2005 Longest Punt: 75, Martin Gerety vs. Assumption, 2005 Longest TD Pass Interception: 100, Rich Falcigno vs. Geneva, 1961 Longest Field Goal: 48, Dale Goodknight vs. Lowell, 1981; Paul Boulanger vs. Central, 1990 Passing Most Passes Attempted, Game: 51, Rob Nittolo, at LIU-Post, 10/31/15 Most Passes Attempted, Season: 350, Steve Armstrong, 2007 Most Passes Attempted, Career: 1,063, Kevin Dickinson, 1997-2000 Most Passes Completed, Game: 30, Kevin Lynch, vs. West Liberty, 9/11/10 Most Passes Completed, Season: 230, Steve Armstrong, 2007 Most Passes Completed, Career: 600, Steve Armstrong, 2005-08 Most Passing Yards, Game: 443, Kevin Lynch at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Most Passing Yards, Season: 3,280, Steve Armstrong, 2007 Most Passing Yards, Career: 8,592, Steve Armstrong, 2005-08
Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game: 5, Bob Blake vs. Montclair, 1963 Best Passing Percentage, Game: .917 (11/12), Carl Giffin vs. Champlain, 1951; Jim McIntyre vs. Brockport, 1967 Best Passing Pct., Season: .620 (44/71), Carl Giffin, 1951 (no minimum) Best Passing Pct., Season: .617 (148/240), Chris Roberts, 2008 (200 att.) Most Touchdown Passes, Game: 6, Steve Armstrong, at St. Anselm, 11/10/07; Mike Abate vs. Stonehill, 10/11/03; Kevin Lynch at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Most Touchdown Passes, Season: 31, Steve Armstrong, 2007 Most Touchdown Passes, Career: 72, Steve Armstrong, 2005-08 Most Passes Intercepted, Game: 4, Steve Bush vs. Fordham, 1980 Receiving Most Passes Caught, Game: 12. Chris Ortiz vs. Central Conn., 1996; Tom Dyer vs. Stony Brook, 2000; Marcus Ganthier, vs. Bryant, 2005 Most Passes Caught, Season: 68, Raheem Duncan, 1999 Most Passes Caught, Career: 180, Chris Ortiz, 1993-96 Most Yards Gained Receiving, Game: 254, Willie Epps, at Merrimack, 11/6/10 Most Yards Gained, Season: 1,311, Jim Lukowiak, 2005 Most Yards Gained Receiving, Career: 3,369, Chris Ortiz, 1993-96 Most Touchdown Passes Caught, Season: 17, Jim Lukowiak, 2005 Most Touchdown Passes, Career: 40, Jim Lukowiak, 2002-05
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