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Contact: Sean King, Sports Information Director 60 South Lincoln St. • Washington, PA 15301 • Phone 724-223-6080 • Email [email protected]
W&J Quick Facts Location........................................... Washington, Pa. Founded............................................................ 1781 Website.................................................. washjeff.edu Affiliation.........................................NCAA Division III Conference.................................. Presidents’ Athletic Enrollment........................................................ 1,400 Colors.....................................................Red & Black Nickname................................................. Presidents Home Field.......................Cameron Stadium (3,500) President.................................John C. Knapp, Ph.D. Director of Athletics...................... Scott McGuinness Assoc. Director of Athletics....................Mark Lesako Senior Woman Administrator...............Jina DeRubbo Head Coach..........................................Mike Sirianni Athletics Phone.................................(724) 223-6054 Athletics Fax......................................(724) 250-3329 Sports Info. Director..................................Sean King Sports Info. Phone...............................724-223-6080 Athletic Dept. Website................... gopresidents.com
2017 Schedule/Results
Overall Record: 8-0 PAC Record: 6-0 Home: 4-0
Away: 4-0
Week 10: at Geneva (3-5, 2-4 PAC)
Time: 1:00 p.m. Site: Beaver Falls, Pa. -- Reeves Field Series: W&J leads, 43-19-2 Series Streak: W12 Last Meeting: Nov. 5, 2016 -- W&J 17, Geneva 7 First Meeting: Oct. 21, 1891 -- W&J 26, Geneva 0
Last W&J Win: Nov. 5, 2016 -- W&J 17, Geneva 7 Last Geneva Win: Sept. 10, 1983 -- Geneva 19, W&J 0 Last W&J Win at Geneva: Oct. 31, 2015 -- W&J 34, Geneva 13 Last Geneva Win at Home: Sept. 10, 1983 -- Geneva 19, W&J 0
THE SERIES: Washington & Jefferson holds victories in 43 of the 64 all-time meetings between the two schools for a winning percentage against Geneva of .688. A season ago, the Presidents extended their winning streak to 12-straight against the Golden Tornadoes by securing a 17-7 win at Cameron Stadium. The last time Geneva defeated W&J was in 1983 -- the last year W&J posted a non-winning record -- and came in Beaver Falls.
DATE OPPONENT.......... TIME/RESULT SEPT. 2 Sept. 9 SEPT. 16 OCT. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 OCT. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 NOV. 11
NO. 23 ST. JOHN FISHER....W, 37-27 at Grove City............................W, 47-7 THOMAS MORE*..................W, 37-29 THIEL*.....................................W, 55-3 at Carnegie Mellon*................W, 27-20 at Bethany*.............................W, 49-14 WESTMINSTER*.......... W, 34-33 (OT) (Homecoming) at Saint Vincent*.......................W, 21-3 at Geneva*.............................. 1:00 pm WAYNESBURG*.................... 1:00 PM (Senior Day/PAC Backyard Brawl)
* - Presidents’ Athletic Conference game NOTE: Sept. 9 at Grove City does not count toward the PAC standings
THE COACHES: Mike Sirianni (Mount Union, ’94) owns a 136-30 (.819) record at W&J in his 15th season as head coach. The six-time PAC Coach of the Year and two-time South Region Coach of the Year (2004, 2012) is seventh among all active NCAA coaches in winning percentage (minimum of 10 years). The Presidents have made 12 postseason appearances under Sirianni, highlighted by NCAA quarterfinal finishes in 2004 and 2008. Geno DeMarco (Geneva, ’83) is in his 25th season as the winningest head coach at his alma mater. His career record sits at 144-114 entering this week, good for a winning percentage of .558.
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8-0
6-0
#16/16 Case Western Reserve 8-0
6-0
Westminster
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5-1
12 pm - Thiel at Thomas More*
1:30 pm - Bethany at Grove City*
Carnegie Mellon
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5-2
1 pm - Westminster at Case Western Reserve*
1:30 pm - Saint Vincent at Waynesburg*
Thomas More
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Grove City
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Geneva
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Saint Vincent
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1-5
Thiel
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1-5
Waynesburg
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Bethany
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THIS WEEK IN W&J FOOTBALL HISTORY 100 YEARS AGO - 1917
After winning five in a row, including a 7-0 win over Penn State, W&J had now lost three straight (Pitt, WVU, Notre Dame). Another strong team lied ahead in a Thanksgiving Day tilt in Richmond, Va., against Washington & Lee, who was in its 13th winning season in a row. Scrubby McCreight scored two fourthquarter touchdowns and Pete Henry starred on defense and blocked a punt to give the Red & Black a 14-0 win. The most important thing to come out of that win, however, was, when referring to the W&J team, a Richmond writer dubbed the visitors, ‘The Presidents,’ a nickname which has stuck around for a century.
25 YEARS AGO - 1992
W&J was dealt its first loss of the season in its ninth game of 1992, a 47-28 defeat at Ithaca to close out the regular season. The 47 points allowed by the Red & Black nearly tripled the offensive output of any other opponent that season, as the Presidents rebounded in the postseason to make their first of two Stagg Bowl appearances in three years.
10 YEARS AGO - 2007
After defeating Waynesburg by a tight 22-21 margin the week before, No. 7 W&J traveled to Crestview Hills, Ky. to take on Thomas More for the third alltime meeting between the two squads. The Saints were no match for the Presidents that day as W&J rolled to a 42-0 win, clinching the 2007 PAC title. Curt Jones rushed for 153 yards and two TDs and John Fahey returned an interception 35 yards 19 seconds after Jones’ final plunge to cap the scoring with 1:05 left in the third quarter. Bobby Swallow completed 20-of-28 passes for 204 yards and two TDs, including one each to Ryan Church and Craig Besong in the win. David Gitlitz again led the defense with eight tackles and 3.0 TFLs as part of W&J’s 10 TFLs on the day. The Presidents also picked off three passes.
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GIVE THANKS: The Presidents boast an overall record of 35-10 (.778) in November under Mike Sirianni. CHASING A RECORD: Sirianni enters play on Saturday with 136 career victories, one shy of tying former W&J head coach John Luckhardt (1982-98) atop the career wins list for the Presidents. BALL SECURITY: Since Sirianni took over as head coach in 2003, W&J holds a 29-3 record when not committing a turnover, a winning percentage of .906. #ZOOMINZUBIK: Senior WR Jesse Zubik is number two in all NCAA divisions in career receiving yards and receiving touchdowns (behind Jake Wieneke of FCS South Dakota State in both). He currently sits at 251 receptions, 4,193 yards and 49 TDs in 40 career games. His touchdown total is a PAC record and tied for 12th in Division III history. Against Bethany earlier this season, he became just the 22nd wide receiver in the level’s history to top 4,000 yards. He needs 69 yards to become the PAC’s all-time yardage leader and 19 receptions to move atop the W&J career catches list. MURGO THE MACHINE: Senior LB Nick Murgo ranks third among active Division III players and 11th among all divisions with 376 career total tackles. His 212 solo tackles are second in D-III and ninth across the four levels of NCAA football. Murgo has reached double digits in stops five times this season (23 overall), with each one in 2017 netting 11 tackles.
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HANG ON: W&J won the time of possession battle on Saturday for a third consecutive game, marking the first time that has happened since 2013 (Thomas More - Westminster - Saint Vincent). HISTORY LESSON: Washington & Jefferson has won 732 games in its 125-year history (732-389-40), third behind Mount Union (777) and Wittenberg (762) among NCAA Division III schools. Widener (698) and Wabash (678) round out the top five. Among all NCAA divisions, the Presidents’ win total places them 22nd all-time, with Michigan ranking first at 940 wins. RANKINGS: W&J currently sits at No. 10 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 poll and is No. 15 in the D3football.com Top 25 poll. The AFCA ranking is the first time W&J has entered the top 10 since 2009. W&J also shows up at fourth on the initial NCAA Regional Rankings of the season. 34 AND COUNTING: W&J now boasts 34 consecutive winning seasons as a football program. The Presidents’ 34 winning seasons rank fourth among all divisions of NCAA football behind Linfield (62), Florida State (40) and Mount Union (39). The last time W&J did not post a winning record was 1983 (3-5-1). **Graphic depicts entering season**
USE THE FORCE, LUKE: Senior safety Luke Merhaut led the Presidents with 10 tackles on Saturday at Saint Vincent, marking the fifth time in his career he reached double figures. The senior, who began his career as a wide receiver, also went over 200 tackles for his career as well and now sits at 202. O’SHEA CAN YOU SEE: Senior CB O’Shea Anderson is second in the PAC with four interceptions on the season, while his 0.6 INTs per game ranks 33rd in Division III. The senior, who tops the league with 14 passes defended, now has an interception in three-straight games and has doubled his career picks total entering the season (4; two each in 2015 and 2016). GIVE ME THAT: W&J’s 16 interceptions through eight games top the PAC by six and are tied for the 10th-most in Division III this season. The 16picks have already surpassed last season’s total of 11 in 11 games. 16 INTs are the most in a regular season since 2009 when the Presidents snagged 17 passes. W&J picked off 21 passes in 2014, but eight of those were in the first round of the NCAA playoffs at Wittenberg. W&J has an interception in seven games this season and multiple picks in five of eight contests. The Presidents +8 turnover margin is tied at the front of the PAC. POUND THE ROCK: W&J outgained its opponent on the ground for the seventh time in eight games this season last week. Sophomore RB Jordan West, in his first extended action since Week Three vs Thomas More, led all players with 26 carries and 90 net yards, while freshman RB EJ Thompson posted 75 yards, his fourth time over 60 this season.
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W&J VS. THE PAC: W&J holds a 341-13910 (.706) winning percentage against current football-playing members of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Washington & Jefferson has claimed a record 24 PAC Championships throughout the history of the league. Since Mike Sirianni took over as head coach in 2003, W&J is 78-15 (.839) in conference games. School W L T Pct. Bethany 73 21 0 .777 Carnegie Mellon 30 32 5 .485 Case Western Reserve 18 17 1 .514 Geneva 43 19 2 .688 Grove City 40 13 0 .755 Saint Vincent 8 1 0 .888 Thiel 47 22 2 .676 Thomas More 6 7 0 .462 Waynesburg 40 4 0 .909 Westminster 36 3 0 .923 Totals 341 139 10 .706
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O’Shea Anderson 10-plus tackles (1) Year Opponent 2015 Thomas More
Nick Getz 10-plus tackles (1)
Year Opponent 2016 Brockport (N.Y.)
Tom Marra 10-plus tackles (1)
Year Opponent 2016 Carnegie Mellon
Luke Merhaut 10-plus tackles (5)
Year Opponent 2015 Case 2017 Saint Vincent 2017 Carnegie Mellon 2016 Westminster 2016 Thomas More
Tackles 11
Tackles 11
Tackles 10
Tackles 11 10 10 10 10
Nick Murgo 10-plus tackles (23)
Date Year Opponent Tackles Sep. 12 2015 Wooster* 19 Oct. 08 2016 Carnegie Mellon 15 Sept 26 2015 Kenyon* 15 Nov. 01 2014 Kenyon* 15 Oct. 11 2014 Wooster* 15 Sep. 17 2016 Thomas More 14 Nov. 05 2016 Geneva 12 Oct. 24 2015 Denison* 12 Oct. 04 2014 Ohio Wesleyan* 12 Oct. 18 2014 Oberlin* 12 Oct. 21 2017 Westminster 11 Oct. 14 2017 Bethany 11 Oct. 07 2017 Carnegie Mellon 11 Sep. 16 2017 Thomas More 11 Sep. 02 2017 St. John Fisher 11 Oct. 25 2014 DePauw* 11 Sep. 20 2014 Hiram* 11 Sep. 06 2014 Thiel* 11 Nov. 12 2016 Waynesburg 10 Nov. 07 2015 Ohio Wesleyan* 10 Oct. 17 2015 DePauw* 10 Oct. 03 2015 Oberlin* 10 Sep. 05 2015 Thiel* 10 * - accomplished while at Allegheny
Date Nov. 12 Nov. 05 Sep. 17 Sep. 12
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Year Opponent 2016 Waynesburg 2016 Geneva 2016 Thomas More 2015 Westminster
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Alex Rowse 300-plus yards passing (3)
Date Sep. 16 Sep. 09 Oct. 14
Year Opponent 2017 Thomas More 2017 Grove City 2017 Bethany
Jesse Zubik 100-plus yards receiving (20)
Date Sep. 16 Oct. 15 Oct. 08 Oct. 01 Oct. 24 Nov. 08 Nov. 14 Sep. 09 Nov. 07 Sep. 10 Oct. 25 Nov. 05 Sep. 03 Sep. 19 Oct. 03 Oct. 11 Nov. 22 Oct. 14 Oct. 28 Nov. 01
Year Opponent 2017 Thomas More 2016 Bethany 2016 Carnegie Mellon 2016 Thiel 2015 Case 2014 Thiel 2015 Waynesburg 2017 Grove City 2015 Thiel 2016 Grove City 2014 Case 2016 Geneva 2016 Wooster 2015 Carnegie Mellon 2015 Thomas More 2014 Grove City 2014 Wittenberg 2017 Bethany 2017 Saint Vincent 2014 Geneva
Cody Hearst 100-plus yards receiving (1)
Date Nov. 18
Year Opponent 2016 Brockport (N.Y.)
Austin Kemp 100-plus yards rushing (2)
Date Oct. 07 Oct. 29
Year Opponent 2016 Carnegie Mellon 2016 Saint Vincent
Justin Vickless 100-plus yards rushing (2)
Date Oct. 07 Oct. 02
Jordan West 100-plus yards rushing (1)
Date Sep. 02
Tackles 10 10 10 10
Year Opponent 2017 Carnegie Mellon 2017 Thiel
Year Opponent 2017 St. John Fisher
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Yards 322 235 201 199 196 190 184 183 167 164 130 129 124 122 115 115 113 111 104 101
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2017 W&J RECORD WHEN... Overall ................................................ 8-0
At Home.................................. 4-0
On the Road............................ 4-0
Neutral..................................... 0-0
By Month:
September.............................. 3-0
October................................... 5-0
November................................ 0-0
December................................ 0-0
By Time of Day:
Day.......................................... 6-0
Night........................................ 2-0 When Winning Coin Toss....................... 4-0 When Losing Coin Toss......................... 4-0 When Kicking Off to Open Game.......... 4-0
Yards 125
When Receiving Opening Kickoff.......... 4-0 When Scoring First................................ 4-0 When Opponent Scores First................ 4-0 When Scoring Less Than 20 Points...... 0-0
Yards 159 113
When Scoring 20-Plus Points................ 8-0 When Scoring More Than 30 Points...... 6-0 When Scoring More Than 40 Points...... 3-0 When Scoring More Than 50 Points...... 1-0
Yards 158 130
When Leading at the Half...................... 6-0 When Trailing at the Half....................... 2-0 When Tied at the Half............................ 0-0 When Leading after Three Quarters...... 6-0
Yards 154
When Trailing after Three Quarters....... 2-0 When Tied after Three Quarters............ 0-0 When Outrushing the Opponent............ 7-0 With 25 or More Rushing Attempts........ 7-0 When Leading in Time of Possession... 3-0 When Trailing in Time of Possession..... 5-0 When Leading in Turnover Ratio........... 5-0 When Even in Turnover Ratio................ 2-0 When Trailing in Turnover Ratio............ 1-0 With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher...... 3-0 With an Individual 300-Yard Passer....... 3-0 With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver.... 4-0
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Phillip Bobich Forrest Thompson Austin Curnes Alexander Albright Matt Babbit Connor Walsh Andrew Reo Steven Randazzo Keaton Turney Josh Vasko Jacob Adams Matt Heslin Amos Luptak Justin Vickless Jordan West EJ Thompson Jake Cullen Trevor Morrow Jesse Zubik Kyle Petersen Cody Hearst Tim Swoope Brandon Barnes Braydon Toy
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DE -OR- NT DT RUSH SAM MIKE WILL CB FS SS CB
No. 42 93 92 52 99 39 80 8 50 19 43 44 32 24 43 2 13 11 49 21 36 23 4
Player
Tom Marra John Loper Luke Ratkus Matt Girting Jarrod Webb Jeffrey Oxner Brad Villa Freddie McKissick Sal DeCario Zac Quattrone Brendan Reddy Nick Murgo Dalton Day Ricky Zuk Brendan Reddy O’Shea Anderson Zachary Taylor Zach Royba Damon Lovis Luke Merhaut Will Bowser Zack Queen Marlon Brown
SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. K P -OR- KR PR LS H
No. 48 33 18 96 21 86 21 6 57 41 12
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Mauricio Garibay Liam Casey Ty Mitchell Brandon Burnett Luke Merhaut Omar Whiting Luke Merhaut Braydon Toy Kraig King Noah Clemente Matt Heslin
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Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa Hellertown, Pa./Notre Dame Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park Patton, Pa./Cambria Heights Export, Pa./Franklin Regional Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch Canton, Ohio/Canton McKinley Scotrun, Pa./Canterbury Salem, Ohio/Salem Freedom, Pa./Ambridge Louisville, Ohio/Louisville McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley Pittsburgh, Pa./Brentwood Washington, Pa./Washington La Plata, Md./Thomas Stone Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair Sewickley, Pa./Avonworth Falconer, N.Y./Falconer Central Clarion, Pa./Clarion Venetia, Pa./Peters Township Hagerstown, Md./St. Johns Kittanning, Pa./Kittanning
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Wt. 225 260 225 260 240 270 225 225 225 190 205 235 210 210 205 180 180 190 155 200 190 195 180
Moon Twp., Pa./Our Lady of Sacred Heart Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair Blairsville, Pa./Blairsville Midland, Pa./Western Beaver Alliance, Ohio/Marlington Silver Spring, Md./Bullis School South Park, Pa./South Park Carnegie, Pa./Carlynton New Derry, Pa./Derry White Oak, Pa./Serra Catholic Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford Warren, R.I./Mount Hope Sewickley, Pa./Avonworth Monaca, Pa./Central Valley Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford Rochester, Pa./Rochester Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park Beaver, Pa./Beaver Perryopolis, Pa./Frazier Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland Burgettstown, Pa./Madonna (W.Va.) Level Green, Pa./Penn-Trafford Pittsburgh, Pa./Steel Valley
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Hickory Hills, Ill./Saint Lawrence Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park Scenery Hill, Pa./Bentworth Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland Pikesville, Md./Loyola Blakefield Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland Kittanning, Pa./Kittanning Butler, Pa./Knoch Great Falls, Va./James Madison McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry
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Opponent St. John Fisher Grove City Thomas More Thiel Carnegie Mellon Bethany Westminster Saint Vincent Geneva Waynesburg
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GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Receiving Yards
Passing Rushing Carries Receptions Rowse (259) West (154) West (27) Barnes (6) Rowse (316) West (51) West (12) Zubik (9) Rowse (482) West (29) West (9) Zubik (11) Rowse (229) Vickless (130) Thompson (13) Hearst (4) Rowse (164) Vickless (158) Vickless (27) Barnes (5) Rowse (300) EJ Thompson (65) EJ Thompson (14) Zubik (7) Rowse (231) EJ Thompson (76) EJ Thompson (16) Barnes (8) Adams (172) West (90) West (26) Zubik (8) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
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Barnes (67) Zubik (183) Zubik (322) Hearst (69) Hearst (87) Zubik (111) Hearst (86) Zubik (104) --- ---
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Touchdowns Tackles West (2) Murgo (11) West (3) Murgo/Quattrone (6) Zubik (6) Murgo (11) Heslin (3) Day/Marra (7) Four tied (1) Murgo (11) Barnes (2) Murgo (11) Five tied (1) Murgo (11) Three tied (1) Merhaut (10) --- ----- ---
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
Opp. SJFC GRO TMC THI CMU BET WES SVC GEN WAY LT Bobich Bobich Bobich Bobich Bobich Bobich Bobich Bobich --- --LG Curnes Curnes Curnes Curnes Curnes Curnes Curnes Curnes --- --C Babbit Babbit Babbit Babbit Babbit Babbit Babbit Babbit --- --RG Reo Reo Reo Reo Reo Reo Reo Reo --- --RT Turney Turney Turney Turney Turney Turney Turney Turney --- --QB Rowse Rowse Rowse Rowse Rowse Rowse Rowse Adams --- --RB West West West Vickless Vickless Vickless Vickless Vickless --- --TE Cullen Cullen Cullen Cullen Barnes* Barnes* Cullen Cullen --- --WR Zubik Zubik Zubik Zubik Zubik Zubik Zubik Zubik --- --WR Hearst Hearst Hearst Hearst Hearst Hearst Hearst Hearst --- --WR Toy Toy Toy Toy Toy Toy Barnes Barnes --- ---
DEFENSE
Opp. SJFC GRO TMC THI CMU BET WES SVC GEN WAY DE Loper Loper Loper Loper Marra Marra Marra Marra --- --NT Oxner Oxner Oxner Girting Girting Girting Girting Girting --- --DT Marra Marra Marra Oxner Oxner Oxner Oxner Oxner --- --RUSH McKissick McKissick McKissick Marra McKissick McKissick McKissick McKissick --- --SAM Reddy Reddy Reddy Reddy Quattrone Quattrone Quattrone Quattrone --- --MIKE Murgo Murgo Murgo Murgo Murgo Murgo Murgo Murgo --- --WILL Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker --- --CB Anderson Quattrone Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson --- --FS Royba Royba Royba Royba Royba Royba Royba Royba --- --SS Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut --- --CB Queen Queen Queen Queen Queen Queen Queen Queen --- ---
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
Name SJFC GRO TMC Will Bowser 1 1 0 Marlon Brown 1 0 0 Dalton Day 0 1 0 Sal DeCario 1 0 0 Billy Drear 0 1 2 Mauricio Garibay 1 0 0 Brennan Geiger 2 1 1 Kraig King 0 0 0 Conor Manning 0 1 0 Luke Merhaut 0 0 0 Cody Milsom 1 1 3 Trevor Morrow 0 1 1 Zac Quattrone 0 0 0 Brendan Reddy 1 1 1 Benjamin Waugh 0 0 1 Omar Whiting 0 0 0 Dalton Wildman 0 1 0 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- @wjathletics
THI 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
CMU BET WES SVC 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- gopresidents.com
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OFFENSIVE SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes..................... 27.......Jordan West vs SJFC ............................................Justin Vickless at CMU Yards Rushing........ 158......Justin Vickless at CMU TD Rushes................ 3........Matt Heslin vs THI Long Rush............... 71.......Justin Vickless vs THI Pass attempts.......... 46.......Alex Rowse vs TMC Pass completions..... 32.......Alex Rowse vs TMC Yards Passing......... 482......Alex Rowse vs TMC TD Passes................ 6........Alex Rowse vs TMC Long Pass................ 77.......Alex Rowse vs TMC Receptions............... 11.......Jesse Zubik vs TMC Yards Receiving...... 322......Jesse Zubik vs TMC TD Receptions.......... 6........Jesse Zubik vs TMC Long Reception........ 77.......Jesse Zubik vs TMC Field Goals................ 1........Mauricio Garibay vs SJFC Long Field Goal....... 28.......Mauricio Garibay vs SJFC Punts......................... 6........Ty Mitchell at CMU Punting Avg.............45.0.....Ty Mitchell vs THI Long Punt................ 59.......Ty Mitchell at CMU Punts inside 20......... 3........Ty Mitchell at SVC Long Punt Return..... 42.......Luke Merhaut at SVC Long Kickoff Return.51.......Luke Merhaut vs THI Tackles..................... 11.......Nick Murgo vs SJFC ............................................Nick Murgo vs TMC ............................................Nick Murgo at CMU ............................................Nick Murgo at BET ............................................Nick Murgo vs WES Sacks.......................1.5......Tom Marra vs SJFC ............................................John Loper vs SJFC Tackles For Loss......3.0......Tom Marra vs SJFC Interceptions............. 1........16 times
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes..................... 53.......at Saint Vincent Yards Rushing........ 243......vs Thiel Yards Per Rush........6.1......vs Thiel TD Rushes................ 6........vs Thiel Pass attempts.......... 46.......vs Thomas More Pass completions..... 33.......at Grove City Yards Passing......... 482......vs Thomas More Yards Per Pass.......12.4.....vs Thiel TD Passes................ 6........vs Thomas More Total Plays............... 87.......at Bethany (WV) Total Offense........... 605......at Grove City Yards Per Play.........8.6......vs Thiel Points....................... 55.......vs Thiel Sacks By................... 5........vs St. John Fisher First Downs.............. 34.......at Grove City Penalties................... 7........vs St. John Fisher ............................................vs Westminster Penalty Yards........... 68.......vs St. John Fisher Turnovers.................. 4........vs Thomas More Interceptions By........ 4........at Bethany (WV) Punts......................... 6........at Carnegie Mellon ............................................vs Westminster Punting Avg.............45.0.....vs Thiel Long Punt................ 59.......at Carnegie Mellon Punts inside 20......... 3........at Saint Vincent Long Punt Return..... 42.......at Saint Vincent
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Scoring Play Garibay 28yd field goal Barnes 19yd pass from Rowse Zubik 11yd pass from Rowse West 52yd run West 7yd run Heslin 1yd run
Conversion Plays-Yards --- 7-30 Garibay kick 8-77 Garibay kick failed 7-28 Garibay kick 2-65 Garibay kick 12-80 Garibay kick 7-69
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Zubik 18yd pass from Rowse Zubik 47yd pass from Rowse West 14yd run West 11yd pass from Rowse West 1yd run Petersen 11yd pass from Rowse Waugh 9yd pass from Adams
Garibay kick 8-62 Garibay kick 1-47 Garibay kick 7-78 Garibay kick 10-80 Garibay kick 11-80 Garibay kick blkd 10-80 Garibay kick blkd 3-47
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Thomas More 2 Thomas More 2 Thomas More 3 Thomas More 3 Thomas More 3 Thomas More 4
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Zubik 29yd pass from Rowse Zubik 77yd pass from Rowse Zubik 16yd pass from Rowse Zubik 57yd pass from Rowse Zubik 69yd pass from Rowse Zubik 37yd pass from Rowse
Garibay kick failed 5-52 Casey kick failed 2-79 Rowse pass failed 11-68 Garibay kick blkd 2-68 Garibay kick 2-80 Garibay rush failed 3-33
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Thiel Thiel Thiel Thiel Thiel Thiel Thiel Thiel
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Heslin 1yd run Vickless 71yd run Zubik 3yd pass from Rowse Hearst 11yd pass from Rowse Heslin 3yd run Vickless 2yd run Heslin 2yd run Tuck 1yd run
Garibay kick Garibay kick failed Waugh rush Rowse rush failed Garibay kick Garibay kick Garibay kick Casey kick
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Carnegie Mellon 1 Carnegie Mellon 2 Carnegie Mellon 3 Carnegie Mellon 4
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Hearst 55yd pass from Rowse Murgo 51yd interception Thompson 19yd run Vickless 2yd run
Garibay kick 3-66 Garibay kick --- Garibay kick failed 4-61 Garibay kick 9-57
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Barnes 3yd pass from Rowse Barnes 4yd pass from Rowse Zubik 52yd pass from Rowse Toy 15yd pass from Rowse Vickless 4yd run EJ Thompson 9yd run West 5yd run
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Westminster 2 Westminster 2 Westminster 3 Westminster 4 Westminster OT
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Anderson 72yd interception Cullen 4yd pass from Rowse EJ Thompson 2yd run Vickless 3yd pass from Rowse Hearst 12yd pass from Adams
Garibay kick --- Garibay kick failed 8-83 Rowse pass failed 14-78 EJ Thompson rush 12-83 Hnat kick ---
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Date Opp. Score Times in Scores Total Pts Sept. 2 St. John Fisher W, 37-27 4 2 14 Sept. 9 at Grove City W, 47-7 2 1 7 Sept. 16 Thomas More W, 37-29 5 5 22 Oct. 2 Thiel W, 55-3 1 1 3 Oct. 7 at Carnegie Mellon W, 27-20 3 2 14 Oct. 14 at Bethany W, 49-14 3 2 14 Oct. 21 Westminster W, 34-33 4 4 24 Oct. 28 at Saint Vincent W, 21-3 2 1 3 Nov. 4 at Geneva Nov. 11 Waynesburg TOTALS 24 18 101 18 of 24 (75.0%)
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Date Opp. Overall 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Overtime Sept. 2 St. John Fisher 4-12 (33.3) 0-2 (0.0) 2-5 (40.0) 0-1 (0.0) 2-4 (50.0) --Sept. 9 at Grove City 6-10 (60.0) 1-1 (100.0) 3-3 (100.0) 1-4 (25.0) 1-2 (50.0) --Sept. 16 Thomas More 9-14 (64.3) 3-6 (50.0) 0-1 (0.0) 3-3 (100.0) 3-4 (75.0) --Oct. 2 Thiel 6-11 (54.5) 3-3 (100.0) 1-1 (100.0) 2-4 (50.0) 0-3 (0.0) --Oct. 7 at Carnegie Mellon 4-12 (33.3) 1-3 (33.3) 1-3 (33.3) 1-2 (50.0) 1-4 (25.0) --Oct. 14 at Bethany 10-15 (66.7) 3-5 (60.0) 1-2 (50.0) 5-5 (100.0) 1-3 (33.3) --Oct. 21 Westminster 7-17 (41.2) 0-4 (0.0) 1-2 (50.0) 1-3 (33.3) 3-6 (50.0) 2-2 (100.0) Oct. 28 at Saint Vincent 8-16 (50.0) 2-3 (66.7) 2-5 (40.0) 3-4 (75.0) 1-4 (25.0) --Nov. 4 at Geneva Nov. 11 Waynesburg Wash. & Jeff. 54-107 (50.5) 13-27 (48.1) 11-22 (50.0) 16-26 (61.5) 12-30 (40.0) 2-2 (100.0) Opponents 40-123 (32.5) 10-28 (35.7) 9-35 (25.7) 11-33 (33.3) 10-25 (40.0) 0-2 (0.0)
Fourth-Down Conversions
Date Opp. Overall 1st Q 2nd Q Sept. 2 St. John Fisher 1-2 (50.0) 0-0 (0.0) 1-1 (100.0) Sept. 9 at Grove City 1-1 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) Sept. 16 Thomas More 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) Oct. 2 Thiel 2-3 (66.7) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) Oct. 7 at Carnegie Mellon 0-2 (0.0) 0-1 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) Oct. 14 at Bethany 2-5 (40.0) 1-2 (50.0) 0-1 (0.0) Oct. 21 Westminster 2-2 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) Oct. 28 at Saint Vincent 0-2 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-1 (0.0) Nov. 4 at Geneva Nov. 11 Waynesburg Wash. & Jeff. 8-17 (47.1) 1-3 (33.3) 1-3 (33.3) Opponents 12-18 (66.7) 2-2 (100.0) 3-6 (50.0)
Time of Possession
Date Opp. Overall 1st Q 2nd Q Sept. 2 St. John Fisher 26:28 3:43 7:21 Sept. 9 at Grove City 27:34 4:35 7:08 Sept. 16 Thomas More 23:16 8:47 3:33 Oct. 2 Thiel 26:11 6:59 4:07 Oct. 7 at Carnegie Mellon 29:14 6:15 7:06 Oct. 14 at Bethany 30:34 8:34 3:54 Oct. 21 Westminster 31:47 8:03 6:48 Oct. 28 at Saint Vincent 33:37 7:04 7:39 Nov. 4 at Geneva Nov. 11 Waynesburg Wash. & Jeff. (avg.) 28:35 6:45 5:57 Opponents (avg.) 31:24 8:15 9:03 @wjathletics
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Date Opp. Score Times in Scores Total Pts Sept. 2 St. John Fisher W, 37-27 6 5 30 Sept. 9 at Grove City W, 47-7 8 6 40 Sept. 16 Thomas More W, 37-29 1 1 6 Oct. 2 Thiel W, 55-3 9 7 49 Oct. 7 at Carnegie Mellon W, 27-20 3 2 13 Oct. 14 at Bethany W, 49-14 8 6 42 Oct. 21 Westminster W, 34-33 4 3 20 Oct. 28 at Saint Vincent W, 21-3 4 2 14 Nov. 4 at Geneva Nov. 11 Waynesburg TOTALS 43 32 214 32 of 43 (74.4%)
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3rd Q 4th Q Overtime 0-1 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) --1-1 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) --0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) --2-2 (100.0) 0-1 (0.0) --0-0 (0.0) 0-1 (0.0) --0-0 (0.0) 1-2 (50.0) --1-1 (100.0) 1-1 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-1 (0.0) --4-5 (80.0) 4-6 (66.7) 3rd Q 4:06 7:59 4:06 10:44 4:50 10:29 7:19 8:50
2-6 (33.3) 0-0 (0.0) 1-2 (50.0) 2-2 (100.0) 4th Q 11:18 7:52 6:50 4:21 11:03 7:37 9:37 10:04
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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes..................... 27.......Hjavier Pitts vs TMC Yards Rushing........ 145......Hjavier Pitts vs TMC TD Rushes................ 2........Hjavier Pitts vs TMC ............................................Kimu Kim vs WES Long Rush............... 26.......Brenan Kuntz vs TMC Pass attempts.......... 57.......Joshua Michels vs SJFC Pass completions..... 26.......Joshua Michels vs SJFC Yards Passing......... 354......Joshua Michels vs SJFC TD Passes................ 3........Joshua Michels vs SJFC Long Pass................ 88.......Paul Columbo vs WES Receptions................ 8........Damon Black Jr. at SVC Yards Receiving...... 116......John Prather at CMU TD Receptions.......... 2........John Prather at CMU Long Reception........ 88.......J. Bentley vs WES Field Goals................ 3........Cole Mathias vs TMC Long Field Goal....... 47.......John Cybak vs WES Punts......................... 8........C Witchey at SVC Punting Avg.............46.6.....Tyler Kohman at CMU Long Punt................ 67.......C Witchey at SVC Punts inside 20......... 2........Joseph Salmen vs WES Long Punt Return..... 28.......B. Paulinellie vs WES Long Kickoff Return.54.......Raekwon Wright at BET Tackles..................... 14.......Adam Indof at SVC Sacks.......................3.0......CJ Armstrong vs WES Tackles For Loss......5.0......CJ Armstrong vs WES Interceptions............. 2........Thomas Williams vs TMC
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes..................... 53.......vs Thomas More Yards Rushing........ 287......vs Thomas More Yards Per Rush........5.4......vs Thomas More TD Rushes................ 2........vs Thomas More ............................................vs Westminster Pass attempts.......... 57.......vs St. John Fisher Pass completions..... 26.......vs St. John Fisher Yards Passing......... 354......vs St. John Fisher Yards Per Pass........8.9......vs Westminster TD Passes................ 3........vs St. John Fisher Total Plays............... 92.......vs St. John Fisher Total Offense........... 469......vs Thomas More Yards Per Play.........5.6......vs Westminster Points....................... 33.......vs Westminster Sacks By................... 6........vs Westminster First Downs.............. 28.......vs St. John Fisher Penalties................... 9........vs Thomas More Penalty Yards........... 91.......vs Thomas More Turnovers.................. 4........at Grove City ............................................at Bethany Interceptions By........ 3........vs Thomas More Punts......................... 9........vs Thiel Punting Avg.............46.6.....at Carnegie Mellon Long Punt................ 67.......at Saint Vincent Punts inside 20......... 2........vs Westminster Long Punt Return..... 28.......vs Westminster
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Player Rushed for 100 yards 158, Justin Vickless, at Carnegie Mellon, 10/07/17 Two Players Rushed for 100 yards Pete Coughlin (126), Austin Kemp (113), vs Saint Vincent, 10/29/16 Player Rushed for 200 yards 231, Ryan Ruffing, at Carnegie Mellon, 9/19/15 Player Rushed for 300 yards 307, Roger Snyder, at Allegheny, 9/09/00 Player Rushed 30 times 34, Austin Kemp, vs Saint Vincent, 10/29/16 Player Rushed for 4+ Touchdowns 4, Ryan Ruffing, vs Thiel, 11/07/15 Player Rushed for 3+ Touchdowns 3, Matt Heslin, vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Two players Rushed for 2+ Touchdowns Matt Heslin (3), Justin Vickless (2), vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Player scored on 50-Yard Run or Longer 71, Justin Vickless, vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Player had a 60-Yard run or Longer 71, Justin Vickless, vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Player had a 70-Yard run or Longer 71, Justin Vickless, vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Player had an 80-Yard run or Longer 90, Roger Snyder, at Allegheny, 9/09/00
PASSING
Player Passed for 400 Yards 482, Alex Rowse, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Passed for 300 Yards 300, Alex Rowse, at Bethany, 10/14/17 Player Completed 25+ Passes 32, Alex Rowse, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Completed 30+ Passes 32, Alex Rowse, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Attempted 40+ Passes 46, Alex Rowse, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Attempted 50+ Passes 73, Pete Coughlin, vs Brockport (N.Y.), 11/18/16 Player Passed for 4+ Touchdowns 4, Alex Rowse, at Bethany, 10/14/17 Player Passed for 6+ Touchdowns 6, Alex Rowse, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17
RECEIVING
Player Caught 10+ Passes 11, Jesse Zubik, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Two Players Caught 10+ Passes 3, vs Brockport (N.Y.), 11/18/16 (Zubik 13, Hearst 12, Cullen 10) Three Players Caught 10+ Passes 3, vs Brockport (N.Y.), 11/18/16 (Zubik 13, Hearst 12, Cullen 10) Player Gained 150 Yards Receiving 322, Jesse Zubik, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Gained 200 Yards Receiving 322, Jesse Zubik, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Two Players Gained 100 Yards Receiving Jesse Zubik (164), Dante Luther (124), vs Grove City, 9/10/16 Player Made 2 Touchdown Receptions 2, Brandon Barnes, at Bethany, 10/14/17 Player Made 3 Touchdown Receptions 6, Jesse Zubik, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Made 4+ Touchdown Receptions 6, Jesse Zubik, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Two Players Scored Two Receiving Touchdowns Jesse Zubik (4), Braydon Toy (2), vs Carnegie Mellon, 10/08/16 Three Players Scored Two Receiving Touchdowns Jesse Zubik (3), Anthony Keriotis, Dante Luther (2), vs Grove City, 9/10/16 Player Scored on 50-Yard Pass or Longer 52, Jesse Zubik, at Bethany, 10/14/17 Player Scored on an 80-Yard Pass or Longer 80, Jesse Zubik, at Thiel, 11/08/14 @wjathletics
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Player Kicked 2+ Field Goals Ted Ford (22, 25), at Geneva, 10/31/15 Player Kicked a 40-Yard Field Goal or Longer 40, Ted Ford, vs Bethany, 10/15/16 Player Made 8+ Point After Touchdowns 8, Ted Ford, at Thiel, 10/01/16
TEAM
Surpassed 800 Yards of Offense 863, at Saint Vincent, 9/29/07 Surpassed 700 Yards of Offense 756, vs Thiel, 11/07/15 Surpassed 600 Yards of Offense 605, at Grove City, 9/09/17 Surpassed 500 Yards of Offense 579, vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Rushed for 400 Yards 424, at Saint Vincent, 9/29/07 Rushed for 300 Yards 303, at Thiel, 11/07/15 Passed for 400 Yards 482, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Recorded a Shutout 17-0, at Thiel, 9/22/12 Scored 70 Points 72, vs Saint Vincent, 10/18/08 Scored 60 Points 62, at Thiel, 10/01/16 Scored 50 Points 55, vs Thiel, 10/02/17
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School (First votes) Record Points Prev. Mary Hardin-Baylor (46) 8-0 1292 1 Mount Union (5) 8-0 1250 2 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 7-0 1198 3 St. Thomas (Minn.) (1) 7-1 1114 4 Delaware Valley 8-0 1042 5 Hardin-Simmons 7-1 1024 6 St. John’s 7-1 981 7 Linfield 6-1 903 8 Wittenberg 8-0 870 9 Washington & Jefferson 8-0 789 10 Illinois Wesleyan 8-1 745 11 Brockport 8-0 711 13 Wesley 7-1 679 14 North Central 7-1 669 15 Wartburg 8-0 565 16 Case Western Reserve 8-0 500 17 Frostburg St. 7-1 463 18 Concordia-Moorhead 7-1 397 19 Berry 9-0 372 20 Johns Hopkins 7-1 293 21 Springfield 8-0 245 22 Wheaton 6-2 189 23 George Fox 6-2 123 24 Wisconsin-Platteville 6-2 107 12 Trine 8-0 103 NR
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D3football.com Top 25 School (No. 1 votes) Mary Hardin-Baylor (21) Mount Union (4) UW-Oshkosh St. Thomas Hardin-Simmons St. John’s Delaware Valley Linfield North Central (Ill.) Brockport Illinois Wesleyan Wittenberg Wesley Frostburg State Washington & Jefferson Case Western Reserve Berry Wartburg Concordia-Moorhead UW-Platteville George Fox Springfield Johns Hopkins Wheaton (Ill.) Salisbury
W-L 8-0 8-0 7-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 8-0 6-1 7-1 8-0 8-1 8-0 7-1 7-1 8-0 8-0 9-0 8-0 7-1 6-2 6-2 8-0 7-1 6-2 7-1
Points Prev. 621 1 600 2 578 3 529 4 501 5 478 7 458 8 444 6 399 10 378 11 374 12 363 13 324 14 294 15 271 16 242 17 200 18 185 19 154 21 145 9 123 20 109 22 91 24 70 23 66 25
Dropped Out: Wabash (25).
Dropped out: None.
Others Receiving Votes: Salisbury, 73; Huntingdon, 44; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 37; Trinity, 30; Wisconsin-Stout, 16; Wisconsin-Whitewater, 11; Plymouth St., 9; Chapman, 7; Framingham St., 7; Wabash, 7; Carthage, 6; Westminster, 6; Amherst, 5; Franklin & Marshall, 5; Husson, 5; Monmouth, 2; Western Connecticut St., 2; Carnegie Mellon, 1; DePauw, 1; East Texas Baptist, 1; Union, 1.
Others receiving votes: Trine 33; UW-La Crosse 27; UW-Whitewater 27; Trinity (Conn.) 10; Monmouth (Ill.) 9; Whitworth 5; Huntingdon 4; Carthage 3; Framingham State 3; Franklin 3; Heidelberg 2; Millikin 1; Wabash 1.
NCAA Regional Rankings
EAST Rank.................... School....................... In-Division Record........Overall Record 1.......................... Delaware Valley.......................8-0............................... 8-0 2.......................... Brockport.................................8-0............................... 8-0 3.......................... Springfield................................8-0............................... 8-0 4.......................... Wesley.....................................7-1............................... 7-1 5.......................... Frostburg St.............................7-1............................... 7-1 6.......................... Husson.....................................6-1............................... 7-1 7.......................... Union (NY)...............................7-1............................... 7-1 8.......................... Western Conn. St....................7-1............................... 7-1 9.......................... Plymouth St.............................8-1............................... 8-1 10........................ Curry........................................7-1............................... 7-1 NORTH Rank.................... School....................... In-Division Record........Overall Record 1.......................... Mount Union............................8-0............................... 8-0 2.......................... Wittenberg...............................8-0............................... 8-0 3.......................... Trine.........................................8-0............................... 8-0 4.......................... North Central (IL).....................6-1............................... 7-1 5.......................... DePauw...................................7-1............................... 7-1 6.......................... Illinois Wesleyan......................8-1............................... 8-1 7.......................... Franklin....................................6-1............................... 6-2 8.......................... Heidelberg...............................6-2............................... 6-2 9.......................... Wheaton (IL)............................6-2............................... 6-2 10........................ Millikin......................................6-2............................... 6-2
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SOUTH Rank.................... School....................... In-Division Record........Overall Record 1.......................... Mary Hardin-Baylor..................8-0............................... 8-0 2.......................... Hardin-Simmons......................6-1............................... 7-1 3.......................... Berry........................................9-0............................... 9-0 4.......................... Washington & Jefferson.......8-0............................... 8-0 5.......................... Johns Hopkins.........................7-1............................... 7-1 6.......................... Centre......................................7-1............................... 7-1 7.......................... Case Western Reserve............8-0............................... 8-0 8.......................... Franklin & Marshall..................7-1............................... 7-1 9.......................... Huntingdon..............................6-1............................... 7-1 10........................ Westminster (PA).....................6-2............................... 6-2 WEST Rank.................... School....................... In-Division Record........Overall Record 1.......................... Wis.-Oshkosh..........................6-0............................... 7-0 2.......................... Linfield.....................................6-1............................... 6-1 2.......................... Wartburg..................................8-0............................... 8-0 4.......................... St. Thomas (MN).....................7-1............................... 7-1 5.......................... Saint John’s (Minnesota).........6-1............................... 7-1 6.......................... Wis.-La Crosse........................6-2............................... 6-2 7.......................... Monmouth (IL).........................7-1............................... 7-1 8.......................... Concordia-Moorhead...............7-1............................... 7-1 9.......................... Wis.-Platteville.........................6-2............................... 6-2 10........................ George Fox..............................6-2............................... 6-2
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Contact: Sean King, Sports Information Director 60 South Lincoln St. • Washington, PA 15301 • Phone 724-223-6080 • Email [email protected]
W&J Quick Facts Location........................................... Washington, Pa. Founded............................................................ 1781 Website.................................................. washjeff.edu Affiliation.........................................NCAA Division III Conference.................................. Presidents’ Athletic Enrollment........................................................ 1,400 Colors.....................................................Red & Black Nickname................................................. Presidents Home Field.......................Cameron Stadium (3,500) President.................................John C. Knapp, Ph.D. Director of Athletics...................... Scott McGuinness Assoc. Director of Athletics....................Mark Lesako Senior Woman Administrator...............Jina DeRubbo Head Coach..........................................Mike Sirianni Athletics Phone.................................(724) 223-6054 Athletics Fax......................................(724) 250-3329 Sports Info. Director..................................Sean King Sports Info. Phone...............................724-223-6080 Athletic Dept. Website................... gopresidents.com
2017 Schedule/Results
Overall Record: 8-0 PAC Record: 6-0 Home: 4-0
Away: 4-0
Week 10: at Geneva (3-5, 2-4 PAC)
Time: 1:00 p.m. Site: Beaver Falls, Pa. -- Reeves Field Series: W&J leads, 43-19-2 Series Streak: W12 Last Meeting: Nov. 5, 2016 -- W&J 17, Geneva 7 First Meeting: Oct. 21, 1891 -- W&J 26, Geneva 0
Last W&J Win: Nov. 5, 2016 -- W&J 17, Geneva 7 Last Geneva Win: Sept. 10, 1983 -- Geneva 19, W&J 0 Last W&J Win at Geneva: Oct. 31, 2015 -- W&J 34, Geneva 13 Last Geneva Win at Home: Sept. 10, 1983 -- Geneva 19, W&J 0
THE SERIES: Washington & Jefferson holds victories in 43 of the 64 all-time meetings between the two schools for a winning percentage against Geneva of .688. A season ago, the Presidents extended their winning streak to 12-straight against the Golden Tornadoes by securing a 17-7 win at Cameron Stadium. The last time Geneva defeated W&J was in 1983 -- the last year W&J posted a non-winning record -- and came in Beaver Falls.
DATE OPPONENT.......... TIME/RESULT SEPT. 2 Sept. 9 SEPT. 16 OCT. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 OCT. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 NOV. 11
NO. 23 ST. JOHN FISHER....W, 37-27 at Grove City............................W, 47-7 THOMAS MORE*..................W, 37-29 THIEL*.....................................W, 55-3 at Carnegie Mellon*................W, 27-20 at Bethany*.............................W, 49-14 WESTMINSTER*.......... W, 34-33 (OT) (Homecoming) at Saint Vincent*.......................W, 21-3 at Geneva*.............................. 1:00 pm WAYNESBURG*.................... 1:00 PM (Senior Day/PAC Backyard Brawl)
* - Presidents’ Athletic Conference game NOTE: Sept. 9 at Grove City does not count toward the PAC standings
THE COACHES: Mike Sirianni (Mount Union, ’94) owns a 136-30 (.819) record at W&J in his 15th season as head coach. The six-time PAC Coach of the Year and two-time South Region Coach of the Year (2004, 2012) is seventh among all active NCAA coaches in winning percentage (minimum of 10 years). The Presidents have made 12 postseason appearances under Sirianni, highlighted by NCAA quarterfinal finishes in 2004 and 2008. Geno DeMarco (Geneva, ’83) is in his 25th season as the winningest head coach at his alma mater. His career record sits at 144-114 entering this week, good for a winning percentage of .558.
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8-0
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#16/16 Case Western Reserve 8-0
6-0
Westminster
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5-1
12 pm - Thiel at Thomas More*
1:30 pm - Bethany at Grove City*
Carnegie Mellon
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1 pm - Westminster at Case Western Reserve*
1:30 pm - Saint Vincent at Waynesburg*
Thomas More
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Grove City
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Geneva
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Saint Vincent
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1-5
Thiel
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1-5
Waynesburg
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Bethany
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THIS WEEK IN W&J FOOTBALL HISTORY 100 YEARS AGO - 1917
After winning five in a row, including a 7-0 win over Penn State, W&J had now lost three straight (Pitt, WVU, Notre Dame). Another strong team lied ahead in a Thanksgiving Day tilt in Richmond, Va., against Washington & Lee, who was in its 13th winning season in a row. Scrubby McCreight scored two fourthquarter touchdowns and Pete Henry starred on defense and blocked a punt to give the Red & Black a 14-0 win. The most important thing to come out of that win, however, was, when referring to the W&J team, a Richmond writer dubbed the visitors, ‘The Presidents,’ a nickname which has stuck around for a century.
25 YEARS AGO - 1992
W&J was dealt its first loss of the season in its ninth game of 1992, a 47-28 defeat at Ithaca to close out the regular season. The 47 points allowed by the Red & Black nearly tripled the offensive output of any other opponent that season, as the Presidents rebounded in the postseason to make their first of two Stagg Bowl appearances in three years.
10 YEARS AGO - 2007
After defeating Waynesburg by a tight 22-21 margin the week before, No. 7 W&J traveled to Crestview Hills, Ky. to take on Thomas More for the third alltime meeting between the two squads. The Saints were no match for the Presidents that day as W&J rolled to a 42-0 win, clinching the 2007 PAC title. Curt Jones rushed for 153 yards and two TDs and John Fahey returned an interception 35 yards 19 seconds after Jones’ final plunge to cap the scoring with 1:05 left in the third quarter. Bobby Swallow completed 20-of-28 passes for 204 yards and two TDs, including one each to Ryan Church and Craig Besong in the win. David Gitlitz again led the defense with eight tackles and 3.0 TFLs as part of W&J’s 10 TFLs on the day. The Presidents also picked off three passes.
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GIVE THANKS: The Presidents boast an overall record of 35-10 (.778) in November under Mike Sirianni. CHASING A RECORD: Sirianni enters play on Saturday with 136 career victories, one shy of tying former W&J head coach John Luckhardt (1982-98) atop the career wins list for the Presidents. BALL SECURITY: Since Sirianni took over as head coach in 2003, W&J holds a 29-3 record when not committing a turnover, a winning percentage of .906. #ZOOMINZUBIK: Senior WR Jesse Zubik is number two in all NCAA divisions in career receiving yards and receiving touchdowns (behind Jake Wieneke of FCS South Dakota State in both). He currently sits at 251 receptions, 4,193 yards and 49 TDs in 40 career games. His touchdown total is a PAC record and tied for 12th in Division III history. Against Bethany earlier this season, he became just the 22nd wide receiver in the level’s history to top 4,000 yards. He needs 69 yards to become the PAC’s all-time yardage leader and 19 receptions to move atop the W&J career catches list. MURGO THE MACHINE: Senior LB Nick Murgo ranks third among active Division III players and 11th among all divisions with 376 career total tackles. His 212 solo tackles are second in D-III and ninth across the four levels of NCAA football. Murgo has reached double digits in stops five times this season (23 overall), with each one in 2017 netting 11 tackles.
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HANG ON: W&J won the time of possession battle on Saturday for a third consecutive game, marking the first time that has happened since 2013 (Thomas More - Westminster - Saint Vincent). HISTORY LESSON: Washington & Jefferson has won 732 games in its 125-year history (732-389-40), third behind Mount Union (777) and Wittenberg (762) among NCAA Division III schools. Widener (698) and Wabash (678) round out the top five. Among all NCAA divisions, the Presidents’ win total places them 22nd all-time, with Michigan ranking first at 940 wins. RANKINGS: W&J currently sits at No. 10 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 poll and is No. 15 in the D3football.com Top 25 poll. The AFCA ranking is the first time W&J has entered the top 10 since 2009. W&J also shows up at fourth on the initial NCAA Regional Rankings of the season. 34 AND COUNTING: W&J now boasts 34 consecutive winning seasons as a football program. The Presidents’ 34 winning seasons rank fourth among all divisions of NCAA football behind Linfield (62), Florida State (40) and Mount Union (39). The last time W&J did not post a winning record was 1983 (3-5-1). **Graphic depicts entering season**
USE THE FORCE, LUKE: Senior safety Luke Merhaut led the Presidents with 10 tackles on Saturday at Saint Vincent, marking the fifth time in his career he reached double figures. The senior, who began his career as a wide receiver, also went over 200 tackles for his career as well and now sits at 202. O’SHEA CAN YOU SEE: Senior CB O’Shea Anderson is second in the PAC with four interceptions on the season, while his 0.6 INTs per game ranks 33rd in Division III. The senior, who tops the league with 14 passes defended, now has an interception in three-straight games and has doubled his career picks total entering the season (4; two each in 2015 and 2016). GIVE ME THAT: W&J’s 16 interceptions through eight games top the PAC by six and are tied for the 10th-most in Division III this season. The 16picks have already surpassed last season’s total of 11 in 11 games. 16 INTs are the most in a regular season since 2009 when the Presidents snagged 17 passes. W&J picked off 21 passes in 2014, but eight of those were in the first round of the NCAA playoffs at Wittenberg. W&J has an interception in seven games this season and multiple picks in five of eight contests. The Presidents +8 turnover margin is tied at the front of the PAC. POUND THE ROCK: W&J outgained its opponent on the ground for the seventh time in eight games this season last week. Sophomore RB Jordan West, in his first extended action since Week Three vs Thomas More, led all players with 26 carries and 90 net yards, while freshman RB EJ Thompson posted 75 yards, his fourth time over 60 this season.
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W&J VS. THE PAC: W&J holds a 341-13910 (.706) winning percentage against current football-playing members of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Washington & Jefferson has claimed a record 24 PAC Championships throughout the history of the league. Since Mike Sirianni took over as head coach in 2003, W&J is 78-15 (.839) in conference games. School W L T Pct. Bethany 73 21 0 .777 Carnegie Mellon 30 32 5 .485 Case Western Reserve 18 17 1 .514 Geneva 43 19 2 .688 Grove City 40 13 0 .755 Saint Vincent 8 1 0 .888 Thiel 47 22 2 .676 Thomas More 6 7 0 .462 Waynesburg 40 4 0 .909 Westminster 36 3 0 .923 Totals 341 139 10 .706
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O’Shea Anderson 10-plus tackles (1) Year Opponent 2015 Thomas More
Nick Getz 10-plus tackles (1)
Year Opponent 2016 Brockport (N.Y.)
Tom Marra 10-plus tackles (1)
Year Opponent 2016 Carnegie Mellon
Luke Merhaut 10-plus tackles (5)
Year Opponent 2015 Case 2017 Saint Vincent 2017 Carnegie Mellon 2016 Westminster 2016 Thomas More
Tackles 11
Tackles 11
Tackles 10
Tackles 11 10 10 10 10
Nick Murgo 10-plus tackles (23)
Date Year Opponent Tackles Sep. 12 2015 Wooster* 19 Oct. 08 2016 Carnegie Mellon 15 Sept 26 2015 Kenyon* 15 Nov. 01 2014 Kenyon* 15 Oct. 11 2014 Wooster* 15 Sep. 17 2016 Thomas More 14 Nov. 05 2016 Geneva 12 Oct. 24 2015 Denison* 12 Oct. 04 2014 Ohio Wesleyan* 12 Oct. 18 2014 Oberlin* 12 Oct. 21 2017 Westminster 11 Oct. 14 2017 Bethany 11 Oct. 07 2017 Carnegie Mellon 11 Sep. 16 2017 Thomas More 11 Sep. 02 2017 St. John Fisher 11 Oct. 25 2014 DePauw* 11 Sep. 20 2014 Hiram* 11 Sep. 06 2014 Thiel* 11 Nov. 12 2016 Waynesburg 10 Nov. 07 2015 Ohio Wesleyan* 10 Oct. 17 2015 DePauw* 10 Oct. 03 2015 Oberlin* 10 Sep. 05 2015 Thiel* 10 * - accomplished while at Allegheny
Date Nov. 12 Nov. 05 Sep. 17 Sep. 12
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Date Sep. 16 Sep. 09 Oct. 14
Year Opponent 2017 Thomas More 2017 Grove City 2017 Bethany
Jesse Zubik 100-plus yards receiving (20)
Date Sep. 16 Oct. 15 Oct. 08 Oct. 01 Oct. 24 Nov. 08 Nov. 14 Sep. 09 Nov. 07 Sep. 10 Oct. 25 Nov. 05 Sep. 03 Sep. 19 Oct. 03 Oct. 11 Nov. 22 Oct. 14 Oct. 28 Nov. 01
Year Opponent 2017 Thomas More 2016 Bethany 2016 Carnegie Mellon 2016 Thiel 2015 Case 2014 Thiel 2015 Waynesburg 2017 Grove City 2015 Thiel 2016 Grove City 2014 Case 2016 Geneva 2016 Wooster 2015 Carnegie Mellon 2015 Thomas More 2014 Grove City 2014 Wittenberg 2017 Bethany 2017 Saint Vincent 2014 Geneva
Cody Hearst 100-plus yards receiving (1)
Date Nov. 18
Year Opponent 2016 Brockport (N.Y.)
Austin Kemp 100-plus yards rushing (2)
Date Oct. 07 Oct. 29
Year Opponent 2016 Carnegie Mellon 2016 Saint Vincent
Justin Vickless 100-plus yards rushing (2)
Date Oct. 07 Oct. 02
Jordan West 100-plus yards rushing (1)
Date Sep. 02
Tackles 10 10 10 10
Year Opponent 2017 Carnegie Mellon 2017 Thiel
Year Opponent 2017 St. John Fisher
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Yards 322 235 201 199 196 190 184 183 167 164 130 129 124 122 115 115 113 111 104 101
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2017 W&J RECORD WHEN... Overall ................................................ 8-0
At Home.................................. 4-0
On the Road............................ 4-0
Neutral..................................... 0-0
By Month:
September.............................. 3-0
October................................... 5-0
November................................ 0-0
December................................ 0-0
By Time of Day:
Day.......................................... 6-0
Night........................................ 2-0 When Winning Coin Toss....................... 4-0 When Losing Coin Toss......................... 4-0 When Kicking Off to Open Game.......... 4-0
Yards 125
When Receiving Opening Kickoff.......... 4-0 When Scoring First................................ 4-0 When Opponent Scores First................ 4-0 When Scoring Less Than 20 Points...... 0-0
Yards 159 113
When Scoring 20-Plus Points................ 8-0 When Scoring More Than 30 Points...... 6-0 When Scoring More Than 40 Points...... 3-0 When Scoring More Than 50 Points...... 1-0
Yards 158 130
When Leading at the Half...................... 6-0 When Trailing at the Half....................... 2-0 When Tied at the Half............................ 0-0 When Leading after Three Quarters...... 6-0
Yards 154
When Trailing after Three Quarters....... 2-0 When Tied after Three Quarters............ 0-0 When Outrushing the Opponent............ 7-0 With 25 or More Rushing Attempts........ 7-0 When Leading in Time of Possession... 3-0 When Trailing in Time of Possession..... 5-0 When Leading in Turnover Ratio........... 5-0 When Even in Turnover Ratio................ 2-0 When Trailing in Turnover Ratio............ 1-0 With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher...... 3-0 With an Individual 300-Yard Passer....... 3-0 With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver.... 4-0
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Phillip Bobich Forrest Thompson Austin Curnes Alexander Albright Matt Babbit Connor Walsh Andrew Reo Steven Randazzo Keaton Turney Josh Vasko Jacob Adams Matt Heslin Amos Luptak Justin Vickless Jordan West EJ Thompson Jake Cullen Trevor Morrow Jesse Zubik Kyle Petersen Cody Hearst Tim Swoope Brandon Barnes Braydon Toy
DEFENSE Pos.
DE -OR- NT DT RUSH SAM MIKE WILL CB FS SS CB
No. 42 93 92 52 99 39 80 8 50 19 43 44 32 24 43 2 13 11 49 21 36 23 4
Player
Tom Marra John Loper Luke Ratkus Matt Girting Jarrod Webb Jeffrey Oxner Brad Villa Freddie McKissick Sal DeCario Zac Quattrone Brendan Reddy Nick Murgo Dalton Day Ricky Zuk Brendan Reddy O’Shea Anderson Zachary Taylor Zach Royba Damon Lovis Luke Merhaut Will Bowser Zack Queen Marlon Brown
SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. K P -OR- KR PR LS H
No. 48 33 18 96 21 86 21 6 57 41 12
Player
Mauricio Garibay Liam Casey Ty Mitchell Brandon Burnett Luke Merhaut Omar Whiting Luke Merhaut Braydon Toy Kraig King Noah Clemente Matt Heslin
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6-1 5-11 6-0 6-4 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-8 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-4 5-9 5-7
Wt. 265 260 270 290 260 245 300 240 255 250 195 185 175 190 190 210 215 215 180 185 185 210 170 160
Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa Hellertown, Pa./Notre Dame Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park Patton, Pa./Cambria Heights Export, Pa./Franklin Regional Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch Canton, Ohio/Canton McKinley Scotrun, Pa./Canterbury Salem, Ohio/Salem Freedom, Pa./Ambridge Louisville, Ohio/Louisville McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley Pittsburgh, Pa./Brentwood Washington, Pa./Washington La Plata, Md./Thomas Stone Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair Sewickley, Pa./Avonworth Falconer, N.Y./Falconer Central Clarion, Pa./Clarion Venetia, Pa./Peters Township Hagerstown, Md./St. Johns Kittanning, Pa./Kittanning
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Wt. 225 260 225 260 240 270 225 225 225 190 205 235 210 210 205 180 180 190 155 200 190 195 180
Moon Twp., Pa./Our Lady of Sacred Heart Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair Blairsville, Pa./Blairsville Midland, Pa./Western Beaver Alliance, Ohio/Marlington Silver Spring, Md./Bullis School South Park, Pa./South Park Carnegie, Pa./Carlynton New Derry, Pa./Derry White Oak, Pa./Serra Catholic Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford Warren, R.I./Mount Hope Sewickley, Pa./Avonworth Monaca, Pa./Central Valley Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford Rochester, Pa./Rochester Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park Beaver, Pa./Beaver Perryopolis, Pa./Frazier Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland Burgettstown, Pa./Madonna (W.Va.) Level Green, Pa./Penn-Trafford Pittsburgh, Pa./Steel Valley
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Hickory Hills, Ill./Saint Lawrence Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park Scenery Hill, Pa./Bentworth Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland Pikesville, Md./Loyola Blakefield Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland Kittanning, Pa./Kittanning Butler, Pa./Knoch Great Falls, Va./James Madison McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry
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Opponent St. John Fisher Grove City Thomas More Thiel Carnegie Mellon Bethany Westminster Saint Vincent Geneva Waynesburg
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Passing Rushing Carries Receptions Rowse (259) West (154) West (27) Barnes (6) Rowse (316) West (51) West (12) Zubik (9) Rowse (482) West (29) West (9) Zubik (11) Rowse (229) Vickless (130) Thompson (13) Hearst (4) Rowse (164) Vickless (158) Vickless (27) Barnes (5) Rowse (300) EJ Thompson (65) EJ Thompson (14) Zubik (7) Rowse (231) EJ Thompson (76) EJ Thompson (16) Barnes (8) Adams (172) West (90) West (26) Zubik (8) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
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Barnes (67) Zubik (183) Zubik (322) Hearst (69) Hearst (87) Zubik (111) Hearst (86) Zubik (104) --- ---
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GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
Opp. SJFC GRO TMC THI CMU BET WES SVC GEN WAY LT Bobich Bobich Bobich Bobich Bobich Bobich Bobich Bobich --- --LG Curnes Curnes Curnes Curnes Curnes Curnes Curnes Curnes --- --C Babbit Babbit Babbit Babbit Babbit Babbit Babbit Babbit --- --RG Reo Reo Reo Reo Reo Reo Reo Reo --- --RT Turney Turney Turney Turney Turney Turney Turney Turney --- --QB Rowse Rowse Rowse Rowse Rowse Rowse Rowse Adams --- --RB West West West Vickless Vickless Vickless Vickless Vickless --- --TE Cullen Cullen Cullen Cullen Barnes* Barnes* Cullen Cullen --- --WR Zubik Zubik Zubik Zubik Zubik Zubik Zubik Zubik --- --WR Hearst Hearst Hearst Hearst Hearst Hearst Hearst Hearst --- --WR Toy Toy Toy Toy Toy Toy Barnes Barnes --- ---
DEFENSE
Opp. SJFC GRO TMC THI CMU BET WES SVC GEN WAY DE Loper Loper Loper Loper Marra Marra Marra Marra --- --NT Oxner Oxner Oxner Girting Girting Girting Girting Girting --- --DT Marra Marra Marra Oxner Oxner Oxner Oxner Oxner --- --RUSH McKissick McKissick McKissick Marra McKissick McKissick McKissick McKissick --- --SAM Reddy Reddy Reddy Reddy Quattrone Quattrone Quattrone Quattrone --- --MIKE Murgo Murgo Murgo Murgo Murgo Murgo Murgo Murgo --- --WILL Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker --- --CB Anderson Quattrone Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson --- --FS Royba Royba Royba Royba Royba Royba Royba Royba --- --SS Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut Merhaut --- --CB Queen Queen Queen Queen Queen Queen Queen Queen --- ---
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
Name SJFC GRO TMC Will Bowser 1 1 0 Marlon Brown 1 0 0 Dalton Day 0 1 0 Sal DeCario 1 0 0 Billy Drear 0 1 2 Mauricio Garibay 1 0 0 Brennan Geiger 2 1 1 Kraig King 0 0 0 Conor Manning 0 1 0 Luke Merhaut 0 0 0 Cody Milsom 1 1 3 Trevor Morrow 0 1 1 Zac Quattrone 0 0 0 Brendan Reddy 1 1 1 Benjamin Waugh 0 0 1 Omar Whiting 0 0 0 Dalton Wildman 0 1 0 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- @wjathletics
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CMU BET WES SVC 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- gopresidents.com
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Rushes..................... 27.......Jordan West vs SJFC ............................................Justin Vickless at CMU Yards Rushing........ 158......Justin Vickless at CMU TD Rushes................ 3........Matt Heslin vs THI Long Rush............... 71.......Justin Vickless vs THI Pass attempts.......... 46.......Alex Rowse vs TMC Pass completions..... 32.......Alex Rowse vs TMC Yards Passing......... 482......Alex Rowse vs TMC TD Passes................ 6........Alex Rowse vs TMC Long Pass................ 77.......Alex Rowse vs TMC Receptions............... 11.......Jesse Zubik vs TMC Yards Receiving...... 322......Jesse Zubik vs TMC TD Receptions.......... 6........Jesse Zubik vs TMC Long Reception........ 77.......Jesse Zubik vs TMC Field Goals................ 1........Mauricio Garibay vs SJFC Long Field Goal....... 28.......Mauricio Garibay vs SJFC Punts......................... 6........Ty Mitchell at CMU Punting Avg.............45.0.....Ty Mitchell vs THI Long Punt................ 59.......Ty Mitchell at CMU Punts inside 20......... 3........Ty Mitchell at SVC Long Punt Return..... 42.......Luke Merhaut at SVC Long Kickoff Return.51.......Luke Merhaut vs THI Tackles..................... 11.......Nick Murgo vs SJFC ............................................Nick Murgo vs TMC ............................................Nick Murgo at CMU ............................................Nick Murgo at BET ............................................Nick Murgo vs WES Sacks.......................1.5......Tom Marra vs SJFC ............................................John Loper vs SJFC Tackles For Loss......3.0......Tom Marra vs SJFC Interceptions............. 1........16 times
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes..................... 53.......at Saint Vincent Yards Rushing........ 243......vs Thiel Yards Per Rush........6.1......vs Thiel TD Rushes................ 6........vs Thiel Pass attempts.......... 46.......vs Thomas More Pass completions..... 33.......at Grove City Yards Passing......... 482......vs Thomas More Yards Per Pass.......12.4.....vs Thiel TD Passes................ 6........vs Thomas More Total Plays............... 87.......at Bethany (WV) Total Offense........... 605......at Grove City Yards Per Play.........8.6......vs Thiel Points....................... 55.......vs Thiel Sacks By................... 5........vs St. John Fisher First Downs.............. 34.......at Grove City Penalties................... 7........vs St. John Fisher ............................................vs Westminster Penalty Yards........... 68.......vs St. John Fisher Turnovers.................. 4........vs Thomas More Interceptions By........ 4........at Bethany (WV) Punts......................... 6........at Carnegie Mellon ............................................vs Westminster Punting Avg.............45.0.....vs Thiel Long Punt................ 59.......at Carnegie Mellon Punts inside 20......... 3........at Saint Vincent Long Punt Return..... 42.......at Saint Vincent
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Scoring Play Garibay 28yd field goal Barnes 19yd pass from Rowse Zubik 11yd pass from Rowse West 52yd run West 7yd run Heslin 1yd run
Conversion Plays-Yards --- 7-30 Garibay kick 8-77 Garibay kick failed 7-28 Garibay kick 2-65 Garibay kick 12-80 Garibay kick 7-69
TOP 1:34 2:06 2:28 0:28 3:53 2:46
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Zubik 18yd pass from Rowse Zubik 47yd pass from Rowse West 14yd run West 11yd pass from Rowse West 1yd run Petersen 11yd pass from Rowse Waugh 9yd pass from Adams
Garibay kick 8-62 Garibay kick 1-47 Garibay kick 7-78 Garibay kick 10-80 Garibay kick 11-80 Garibay kick blkd 10-80 Garibay kick blkd 3-47
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Thomas More 2 Thomas More 2 Thomas More 3 Thomas More 3 Thomas More 3 Thomas More 4
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Zubik 29yd pass from Rowse Zubik 77yd pass from Rowse Zubik 16yd pass from Rowse Zubik 57yd pass from Rowse Zubik 69yd pass from Rowse Zubik 37yd pass from Rowse
Garibay kick failed 5-52 Casey kick failed 2-79 Rowse pass failed 11-68 Garibay kick blkd 2-68 Garibay kick 2-80 Garibay rush failed 3-33
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Thiel Thiel Thiel Thiel Thiel Thiel Thiel Thiel
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Heslin 1yd run Vickless 71yd run Zubik 3yd pass from Rowse Hearst 11yd pass from Rowse Heslin 3yd run Vickless 2yd run Heslin 2yd run Tuck 1yd run
Garibay kick Garibay kick failed Waugh rush Rowse rush failed Garibay kick Garibay kick Garibay kick Casey kick
6-38 2-77 12-67 3-45 6-77 2-38 7-45 9-69
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Carnegie Mellon 1 Carnegie Mellon 2 Carnegie Mellon 3 Carnegie Mellon 4
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Hearst 55yd pass from Rowse Murgo 51yd interception Thompson 19yd run Vickless 2yd run
Garibay kick 3-66 Garibay kick --- Garibay kick failed 4-61 Garibay kick 9-57
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Barnes 3yd pass from Rowse Barnes 4yd pass from Rowse Zubik 52yd pass from Rowse Toy 15yd pass from Rowse Vickless 4yd run EJ Thompson 9yd run West 5yd run
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Westminster 2 Westminster 2 Westminster 3 Westminster 4 Westminster OT
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Anderson 72yd interception Cullen 4yd pass from Rowse EJ Thompson 2yd run Vickless 3yd pass from Rowse Hearst 12yd pass from Adams
Garibay kick --- Garibay kick failed 8-83 Rowse pass failed 14-78 EJ Thompson rush 12-83 Hnat kick ---
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Date Opp. Score Times in Scores Total Pts Sept. 2 St. John Fisher W, 37-27 4 2 14 Sept. 9 at Grove City W, 47-7 2 1 7 Sept. 16 Thomas More W, 37-29 5 5 22 Oct. 2 Thiel W, 55-3 1 1 3 Oct. 7 at Carnegie Mellon W, 27-20 3 2 14 Oct. 14 at Bethany W, 49-14 3 2 14 Oct. 21 Westminster W, 34-33 4 4 24 Oct. 28 at Saint Vincent W, 21-3 2 1 3 Nov. 4 at Geneva Nov. 11 Waynesburg TOTALS 24 18 101 18 of 24 (75.0%)
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Date Opp. Overall 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Overtime Sept. 2 St. John Fisher 4-12 (33.3) 0-2 (0.0) 2-5 (40.0) 0-1 (0.0) 2-4 (50.0) --Sept. 9 at Grove City 6-10 (60.0) 1-1 (100.0) 3-3 (100.0) 1-4 (25.0) 1-2 (50.0) --Sept. 16 Thomas More 9-14 (64.3) 3-6 (50.0) 0-1 (0.0) 3-3 (100.0) 3-4 (75.0) --Oct. 2 Thiel 6-11 (54.5) 3-3 (100.0) 1-1 (100.0) 2-4 (50.0) 0-3 (0.0) --Oct. 7 at Carnegie Mellon 4-12 (33.3) 1-3 (33.3) 1-3 (33.3) 1-2 (50.0) 1-4 (25.0) --Oct. 14 at Bethany 10-15 (66.7) 3-5 (60.0) 1-2 (50.0) 5-5 (100.0) 1-3 (33.3) --Oct. 21 Westminster 7-17 (41.2) 0-4 (0.0) 1-2 (50.0) 1-3 (33.3) 3-6 (50.0) 2-2 (100.0) Oct. 28 at Saint Vincent 8-16 (50.0) 2-3 (66.7) 2-5 (40.0) 3-4 (75.0) 1-4 (25.0) --Nov. 4 at Geneva Nov. 11 Waynesburg Wash. & Jeff. 54-107 (50.5) 13-27 (48.1) 11-22 (50.0) 16-26 (61.5) 12-30 (40.0) 2-2 (100.0) Opponents 40-123 (32.5) 10-28 (35.7) 9-35 (25.7) 11-33 (33.3) 10-25 (40.0) 0-2 (0.0)
Fourth-Down Conversions
Date Opp. Overall 1st Q 2nd Q Sept. 2 St. John Fisher 1-2 (50.0) 0-0 (0.0) 1-1 (100.0) Sept. 9 at Grove City 1-1 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) Sept. 16 Thomas More 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) Oct. 2 Thiel 2-3 (66.7) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) Oct. 7 at Carnegie Mellon 0-2 (0.0) 0-1 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) Oct. 14 at Bethany 2-5 (40.0) 1-2 (50.0) 0-1 (0.0) Oct. 21 Westminster 2-2 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) Oct. 28 at Saint Vincent 0-2 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-1 (0.0) Nov. 4 at Geneva Nov. 11 Waynesburg Wash. & Jeff. 8-17 (47.1) 1-3 (33.3) 1-3 (33.3) Opponents 12-18 (66.7) 2-2 (100.0) 3-6 (50.0)
Time of Possession
Date Opp. Overall 1st Q 2nd Q Sept. 2 St. John Fisher 26:28 3:43 7:21 Sept. 9 at Grove City 27:34 4:35 7:08 Sept. 16 Thomas More 23:16 8:47 3:33 Oct. 2 Thiel 26:11 6:59 4:07 Oct. 7 at Carnegie Mellon 29:14 6:15 7:06 Oct. 14 at Bethany 30:34 8:34 3:54 Oct. 21 Westminster 31:47 8:03 6:48 Oct. 28 at Saint Vincent 33:37 7:04 7:39 Nov. 4 at Geneva Nov. 11 Waynesburg Wash. & Jeff. (avg.) 28:35 6:45 5:57 Opponents (avg.) 31:24 8:15 9:03 @wjathletics
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Date Opp. Score Times in Scores Total Pts Sept. 2 St. John Fisher W, 37-27 6 5 30 Sept. 9 at Grove City W, 47-7 8 6 40 Sept. 16 Thomas More W, 37-29 1 1 6 Oct. 2 Thiel W, 55-3 9 7 49 Oct. 7 at Carnegie Mellon W, 27-20 3 2 13 Oct. 14 at Bethany W, 49-14 8 6 42 Oct. 21 Westminster W, 34-33 4 3 20 Oct. 28 at Saint Vincent W, 21-3 4 2 14 Nov. 4 at Geneva Nov. 11 Waynesburg TOTALS 43 32 214 32 of 43 (74.4%)
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3rd Q 4th Q Overtime 0-1 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) --1-1 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) --0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) --2-2 (100.0) 0-1 (0.0) --0-0 (0.0) 0-1 (0.0) --0-0 (0.0) 1-2 (50.0) --1-1 (100.0) 1-1 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-1 (0.0) --4-5 (80.0) 4-6 (66.7) 3rd Q 4:06 7:59 4:06 10:44 4:50 10:29 7:19 8:50
2-6 (33.3) 0-0 (0.0) 1-2 (50.0) 2-2 (100.0) 4th Q 11:18 7:52 6:50 4:21 11:03 7:37 9:37 10:04
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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes..................... 27.......Hjavier Pitts vs TMC Yards Rushing........ 145......Hjavier Pitts vs TMC TD Rushes................ 2........Hjavier Pitts vs TMC ............................................Kimu Kim vs WES Long Rush............... 26.......Brenan Kuntz vs TMC Pass attempts.......... 57.......Joshua Michels vs SJFC Pass completions..... 26.......Joshua Michels vs SJFC Yards Passing......... 354......Joshua Michels vs SJFC TD Passes................ 3........Joshua Michels vs SJFC Long Pass................ 88.......Paul Columbo vs WES Receptions................ 8........Damon Black Jr. at SVC Yards Receiving...... 116......John Prather at CMU TD Receptions.......... 2........John Prather at CMU Long Reception........ 88.......J. Bentley vs WES Field Goals................ 3........Cole Mathias vs TMC Long Field Goal....... 47.......John Cybak vs WES Punts......................... 8........C Witchey at SVC Punting Avg.............46.6.....Tyler Kohman at CMU Long Punt................ 67.......C Witchey at SVC Punts inside 20......... 2........Joseph Salmen vs WES Long Punt Return..... 28.......B. Paulinellie vs WES Long Kickoff Return.54.......Raekwon Wright at BET Tackles..................... 14.......Adam Indof at SVC Sacks.......................3.0......CJ Armstrong vs WES Tackles For Loss......5.0......CJ Armstrong vs WES Interceptions............. 2........Thomas Williams vs TMC
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes..................... 53.......vs Thomas More Yards Rushing........ 287......vs Thomas More Yards Per Rush........5.4......vs Thomas More TD Rushes................ 2........vs Thomas More ............................................vs Westminster Pass attempts.......... 57.......vs St. John Fisher Pass completions..... 26.......vs St. John Fisher Yards Passing......... 354......vs St. John Fisher Yards Per Pass........8.9......vs Westminster TD Passes................ 3........vs St. John Fisher Total Plays............... 92.......vs St. John Fisher Total Offense........... 469......vs Thomas More Yards Per Play.........5.6......vs Westminster Points....................... 33.......vs Westminster Sacks By................... 6........vs Westminster First Downs.............. 28.......vs St. John Fisher Penalties................... 9........vs Thomas More Penalty Yards........... 91.......vs Thomas More Turnovers.................. 4........at Grove City ............................................at Bethany Interceptions By........ 3........vs Thomas More Punts......................... 9........vs Thiel Punting Avg.............46.6.....at Carnegie Mellon Long Punt................ 67.......at Saint Vincent Punts inside 20......... 2........vs Westminster Long Punt Return..... 28.......vs Westminster
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Player Rushed for 100 yards 158, Justin Vickless, at Carnegie Mellon, 10/07/17 Two Players Rushed for 100 yards Pete Coughlin (126), Austin Kemp (113), vs Saint Vincent, 10/29/16 Player Rushed for 200 yards 231, Ryan Ruffing, at Carnegie Mellon, 9/19/15 Player Rushed for 300 yards 307, Roger Snyder, at Allegheny, 9/09/00 Player Rushed 30 times 34, Austin Kemp, vs Saint Vincent, 10/29/16 Player Rushed for 4+ Touchdowns 4, Ryan Ruffing, vs Thiel, 11/07/15 Player Rushed for 3+ Touchdowns 3, Matt Heslin, vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Two players Rushed for 2+ Touchdowns Matt Heslin (3), Justin Vickless (2), vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Player scored on 50-Yard Run or Longer 71, Justin Vickless, vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Player had a 60-Yard run or Longer 71, Justin Vickless, vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Player had a 70-Yard run or Longer 71, Justin Vickless, vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Player had an 80-Yard run or Longer 90, Roger Snyder, at Allegheny, 9/09/00
PASSING
Player Passed for 400 Yards 482, Alex Rowse, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Passed for 300 Yards 300, Alex Rowse, at Bethany, 10/14/17 Player Completed 25+ Passes 32, Alex Rowse, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Completed 30+ Passes 32, Alex Rowse, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Attempted 40+ Passes 46, Alex Rowse, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Attempted 50+ Passes 73, Pete Coughlin, vs Brockport (N.Y.), 11/18/16 Player Passed for 4+ Touchdowns 4, Alex Rowse, at Bethany, 10/14/17 Player Passed for 6+ Touchdowns 6, Alex Rowse, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17
RECEIVING
Player Caught 10+ Passes 11, Jesse Zubik, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Two Players Caught 10+ Passes 3, vs Brockport (N.Y.), 11/18/16 (Zubik 13, Hearst 12, Cullen 10) Three Players Caught 10+ Passes 3, vs Brockport (N.Y.), 11/18/16 (Zubik 13, Hearst 12, Cullen 10) Player Gained 150 Yards Receiving 322, Jesse Zubik, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Gained 200 Yards Receiving 322, Jesse Zubik, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Two Players Gained 100 Yards Receiving Jesse Zubik (164), Dante Luther (124), vs Grove City, 9/10/16 Player Made 2 Touchdown Receptions 2, Brandon Barnes, at Bethany, 10/14/17 Player Made 3 Touchdown Receptions 6, Jesse Zubik, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Player Made 4+ Touchdown Receptions 6, Jesse Zubik, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Two Players Scored Two Receiving Touchdowns Jesse Zubik (4), Braydon Toy (2), vs Carnegie Mellon, 10/08/16 Three Players Scored Two Receiving Touchdowns Jesse Zubik (3), Anthony Keriotis, Dante Luther (2), vs Grove City, 9/10/16 Player Scored on 50-Yard Pass or Longer 52, Jesse Zubik, at Bethany, 10/14/17 Player Scored on an 80-Yard Pass or Longer 80, Jesse Zubik, at Thiel, 11/08/14 @wjathletics
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Player Kicked 2+ Field Goals Ted Ford (22, 25), at Geneva, 10/31/15 Player Kicked a 40-Yard Field Goal or Longer 40, Ted Ford, vs Bethany, 10/15/16 Player Made 8+ Point After Touchdowns 8, Ted Ford, at Thiel, 10/01/16
TEAM
Surpassed 800 Yards of Offense 863, at Saint Vincent, 9/29/07 Surpassed 700 Yards of Offense 756, vs Thiel, 11/07/15 Surpassed 600 Yards of Offense 605, at Grove City, 9/09/17 Surpassed 500 Yards of Offense 579, vs Thiel, 10/02/17 Rushed for 400 Yards 424, at Saint Vincent, 9/29/07 Rushed for 300 Yards 303, at Thiel, 11/07/15 Passed for 400 Yards 482, vs Thomas More, 9/16/17 Recorded a Shutout 17-0, at Thiel, 9/22/12 Scored 70 Points 72, vs Saint Vincent, 10/18/08 Scored 60 Points 62, at Thiel, 10/01/16 Scored 50 Points 55, vs Thiel, 10/02/17
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School (First votes) Record Points Prev. Mary Hardin-Baylor (46) 8-0 1292 1 Mount Union (5) 8-0 1250 2 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 7-0 1198 3 St. Thomas (Minn.) (1) 7-1 1114 4 Delaware Valley 8-0 1042 5 Hardin-Simmons 7-1 1024 6 St. John’s 7-1 981 7 Linfield 6-1 903 8 Wittenberg 8-0 870 9 Washington & Jefferson 8-0 789 10 Illinois Wesleyan 8-1 745 11 Brockport 8-0 711 13 Wesley 7-1 679 14 North Central 7-1 669 15 Wartburg 8-0 565 16 Case Western Reserve 8-0 500 17 Frostburg St. 7-1 463 18 Concordia-Moorhead 7-1 397 19 Berry 9-0 372 20 Johns Hopkins 7-1 293 21 Springfield 8-0 245 22 Wheaton 6-2 189 23 George Fox 6-2 123 24 Wisconsin-Platteville 6-2 107 12 Trine 8-0 103 NR
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D3football.com Top 25 School (No. 1 votes) Mary Hardin-Baylor (21) Mount Union (4) UW-Oshkosh St. Thomas Hardin-Simmons St. John’s Delaware Valley Linfield North Central (Ill.) Brockport Illinois Wesleyan Wittenberg Wesley Frostburg State Washington & Jefferson Case Western Reserve Berry Wartburg Concordia-Moorhead UW-Platteville George Fox Springfield Johns Hopkins Wheaton (Ill.) Salisbury
W-L 8-0 8-0 7-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 8-0 6-1 7-1 8-0 8-1 8-0 7-1 7-1 8-0 8-0 9-0 8-0 7-1 6-2 6-2 8-0 7-1 6-2 7-1
Points Prev. 621 1 600 2 578 3 529 4 501 5 478 7 458 8 444 6 399 10 378 11 374 12 363 13 324 14 294 15 271 16 242 17 200 18 185 19 154 21 145 9 123 20 109 22 91 24 70 23 66 25
Dropped Out: Wabash (25).
Dropped out: None.
Others Receiving Votes: Salisbury, 73; Huntingdon, 44; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 37; Trinity, 30; Wisconsin-Stout, 16; Wisconsin-Whitewater, 11; Plymouth St., 9; Chapman, 7; Framingham St., 7; Wabash, 7; Carthage, 6; Westminster, 6; Amherst, 5; Franklin & Marshall, 5; Husson, 5; Monmouth, 2; Western Connecticut St., 2; Carnegie Mellon, 1; DePauw, 1; East Texas Baptist, 1; Union, 1.
Others receiving votes: Trine 33; UW-La Crosse 27; UW-Whitewater 27; Trinity (Conn.) 10; Monmouth (Ill.) 9; Whitworth 5; Huntingdon 4; Carthage 3; Framingham State 3; Franklin 3; Heidelberg 2; Millikin 1; Wabash 1.
NCAA Regional Rankings
EAST Rank.................... School....................... In-Division Record........Overall Record 1.......................... Delaware Valley.......................8-0............................... 8-0 2.......................... Brockport.................................8-0............................... 8-0 3.......................... Springfield................................8-0............................... 8-0 4.......................... Wesley.....................................7-1............................... 7-1 5.......................... Frostburg St.............................7-1............................... 7-1 6.......................... Husson.....................................6-1............................... 7-1 7.......................... Union (NY)...............................7-1............................... 7-1 8.......................... Western Conn. St....................7-1............................... 7-1 9.......................... Plymouth St.............................8-1............................... 8-1 10........................ Curry........................................7-1............................... 7-1 NORTH Rank.................... School....................... In-Division Record........Overall Record 1.......................... Mount Union............................8-0............................... 8-0 2.......................... Wittenberg...............................8-0............................... 8-0 3.......................... Trine.........................................8-0............................... 8-0 4.......................... North Central (IL).....................6-1............................... 7-1 5.......................... DePauw...................................7-1............................... 7-1 6.......................... Illinois Wesleyan......................8-1............................... 8-1 7.......................... Franklin....................................6-1............................... 6-2 8.......................... Heidelberg...............................6-2............................... 6-2 9.......................... Wheaton (IL)............................6-2............................... 6-2 10........................ Millikin......................................6-2............................... 6-2
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SOUTH Rank.................... School....................... In-Division Record........Overall Record 1.......................... Mary Hardin-Baylor..................8-0............................... 8-0 2.......................... Hardin-Simmons......................6-1............................... 7-1 3.......................... Berry........................................9-0............................... 9-0 4.......................... Washington & Jefferson.......8-0............................... 8-0 5.......................... Johns Hopkins.........................7-1............................... 7-1 6.......................... Centre......................................7-1............................... 7-1 7.......................... Case Western Reserve............8-0............................... 8-0 8.......................... Franklin & Marshall..................7-1............................... 7-1 9.......................... Huntingdon..............................6-1............................... 7-1 10........................ Westminster (PA).....................6-2............................... 6-2 WEST Rank.................... School....................... In-Division Record........Overall Record 1.......................... Wis.-Oshkosh..........................6-0............................... 7-0 2.......................... Linfield.....................................6-1............................... 6-1 2.......................... Wartburg..................................8-0............................... 8-0 4.......................... St. Thomas (MN).....................7-1............................... 7-1 5.......................... Saint John’s (Minnesota).........6-1............................... 7-1 6.......................... Wis.-La Crosse........................6-2............................... 6-2 7.......................... Monmouth (IL).........................7-1............................... 7-1 8.......................... Concordia-Moorhead...............7-1............................... 7-1 9.......................... Wis.-Platteville.........................6-2............................... 6-2 10........................ George Fox..............................6-2............................... 6-2
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