Fairmont State (3-8 in '09)
at
Clarion (8-3 in '09)
Thursday, September 2---6:00 p.m.
Clarion, Pennsylvania
Memorial Stadium (5000, artificial turf)
FAIRMONT STATE "Falcons"
Head Coach: Mike Lopez (14-19, 4th season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: 3-3 Stack
Returning Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Doug Brazill (140 for 664 yds, 7 TD)
Passing: Vick Bradford (6-20-2, 65 yds, 0 TD)
Receptions: Perry Baker (16 for 233 yds)
Tackles: Greg Underwood/David Pack (68 TT)
Schedule/Results: 9/2 at Clarion; 9/11 Notre Dame (OH); 9/18 at Shepherd; 9/25 at Glenville State; 9/30 West Liberty; 10/9 at Charleston; 10/16 at UNC Pembroke; 10/23 WV Wesleyan; 10/30 Seton Hill; 11/6 at Concord; 11/13 WV State.
CLARION "Golden Eagles"
Head Coach: Jay Foster (12-32, 5th season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: Multiple
Returning Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Alfonso Hoggard (224 for 1046 yds, 17 TD)
Passing: Eric Coxon (4-8-2, 5 yds, 1 TD)
Receptions: Jaques Robinson (70 for 819 yds, 5 TD)
Tackles: Nick Sipes (112 TT, 12 TFL)
Schedule/Results: 9/2 Fairmont State; 9/11 at Bloomsburg; 9/18 Shippensburg; 9/25 California (PA); 10/2 Slippery Rock; 10/9 at Lock Haven; 10/16 at Indiana (PA); 10/23 Edinboro; 10/30 at Gannon; 11/6 at Mercyhurst; 11/13 Millersville.
THE SERIES:
Clarion leads 10-5.
Last Season's Meeting: Fairmont State had a 238-93 edge in rush yards, but a pair of interception returns for touchdowns proved to be fatal for the Falcons in a 33-21 loss to visiting Clarion...Kicker Robert Mamula booted field goals of 21, 30, 46, and 22 as the Golden Eagles picked up the road win...Tyler Huether completed 20 of 41 passes for 253 yards to lead the Clarion offense...Doug Brazill (56 yds), Omoniyi Bakare (53 yds), Scott Victorio (53 yds), and Perry Baker (51 yds) each went over the 50-yard mark on the ground for a balanced Falcon ground attack.
The Last Ten Meetings: 2009: CU 33-21, 2008: FSU 23-20, 2007: FSU 21-14, 1995: CU 48-13, 1994: CU 29-19, 1991: CU 24-21, 1990: CU 31-14, 1989: FSU 51-38, 1988 FSU 26-25, 1987: FSU 14-8.
GAME NOTES:
Fairmont State opens their 2010 season with a road trip to Clarion...The Falcons welcome back seven starters on each side of the ball this season...FSU also adds a new offensive coordinator as Bryan Fisher joins the Falcon staff...RB Doug Brazill and WR Perry Baker are the top offensive playmakers for FSU...Brazill is a two-time honorable mention All-WVIAC selection, while Baker earned first team All-WVIAC honors in 2008...Brazill has gained 322 yards in three prior meetings with Clarion, including a career-high 219 yard effort as a freshman in 2007...KR Zack Page needs only three yards to set a new NCAA Division II career kick return yardage record...The senior has 105 returns for 2628 yards in his prior three years at FSU...DE Luke Black is the third brother in his family to have earned All-WVIAC honors as an FSU defender...Freshman Logan Moore and senior Vick Bradford are among the contenders to take snaps at quarterback...Fairmont State was picked to finish seventh in the WVIAC in the league's coaches poll...Clarion returns 19 starters from an 8-3 club that was the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference's surprise in 2009...RB Alfronso Hoggard rushed for 1046 yards in 2009 and led the PSAC in rushing, scoring, and all-purpose yardage...WR Jacques Robinson has caught 70 passes in each of the past two seasons...DB Nick Sipes racked up 112 stops in 2009...Clarion finished last season eighth in the final NCAA Division II Super Region I rankings...The Golden Eagles are tabbed for third in this season's PSAC Western Division race.
West Virginia Tech (1-0)
at
Glenville State (7-4 in '09)
Thursday, September 2---7:00 p.m.
Glenville, West Virginia
Morris Stadium (5000, artificial turf)
WEST VIRGINIA TECH "Golden Bears"
Head Coach: Scott Tinsley (13-40 overall, 6th season; 4-19 at Tech, 3rd season)
Formations: Offense: Spread; Defense: 3-5
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Josh Culbertson (24 for 149 yds, 1 TD)
Passing: A.J. Schmidt (4-7-0, 114 yds, 1 TD)
Receptions: Kashif Walls (4 for 169 yds, 2 TD)
Tackles: Jerome Blyden (13 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 Olivet Nazarene W, 31-9; 9/2 at Glenville State; 9/11 at Johnson C. Smith; 9/18 Bethel (TN); 9/25 at Cumberland (TN); 10/2 at Virginia-Wise; 10/16 Kentucky Christian; 10/23 Georgetown (KY); 10/30 at Lindsey Wilson; 11/6 at Pikeville; 11/13 Campbellsville.
GLENVILLE STATE "Pioneers"
Head Coach: Alan Fiddler (40-26, 7th season)
Formations: Offense: Spread; Defense: 4-3
Returning Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Brian Harden (164 for 923 yds, 5 TD)
Passing: Darold Hughes (26-52-3, 356 yds, 3 TD)
Receptions: Antwan Stewart (22 for 246 yds, 3 TD)
Tackles: Darren Moore (61 TT)
Schedule/Results: 9/2 WV Tech; 9/11 North Alabama; 9/18 Seton Hill; 9/25 Fairmont State; 10/2 UNC Pembroke; 10/9 at West Liberty; 10/16 at Concord; 10/23 WV State; 10/30 at WV Wesleyan; 11/6 Charleston; 11/13 at Shepherd.
THE SERIES:
Glenville State leads 31-19-3.
The Last Meeting: Joey Conrad threw for 372 yards and four touchdowns as Glenville State established a school record for points in an 82-7 win at West Virginia Tech on September 24, 2005...Four different Pioneers scored rushing touchdowns as GSC rolled up 323 rush yards and 732 yards of total offense...Tech was limited to minus-30 rush yards and ended with 168 yards of offense...A 10-yard Casey Justice to Leo Thomas second quarter pass accounted for the Golden Bear points...GSC led 38-7 at the break and 59-7 following three quarters.
The Last Ten Meetings: 2005: GSC 82-7, 2004: GSC 42-16, 2003: GSC 44-15, 2002: Tech 42-28, 2001: Tech 62-0, 2000: GSC 43-35, 1999: GSC 46-17, 1998: GSC 52-0, 1997: GSC 49-10, 1996: GSC 48-0.
GAME NOTES:
Glenville State opens their season as former league rival West Virginia Tech pays a visit to Morris Stadium...The Pioneers only return five starters from last season's 7-4 club and are picked to finish fourth in the WVIAC race...Florida International transfer Darold Hughes takes over at quarterback for GSC after seeing action in eight contests last season...Brian Harden rambled for over five yards per rush in 2009 and should lead the Pioneer ground attack...Defensive back Darren Moore is the lone returning starter on defense...GSC has posted winning records in each of the past three seasons...Thursday's opener marks the first of five straight home games to open the season for the Pioneers...#3 North Alabama and #23 UNC Pembroke are among the foes in the season opening homestand...Tech opened their season last week with a 31-9 win over Olivet Nazarene...The Golden Bears are forecast to finish fifth among seven teams in the NAIA's Mid-South Conference Eastern Division...A pair of transfers from WVIAC schools played key roles in Tech's opening day win...Former Charleston running back Josh Culbertson gained 149 yards on 24 rushes...Ex-West Liberty star wide receiver Kashif Walls had four catches for 169 yards, including scores of 48 and 59 yards...QB Michael Scott, who threw for 2188 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2009, is expected back for Tech after missing the season opener...Thursday's contest is Tech's first game versus a WVIAC gridiron foe since the school left the conference following the 2005 season.
Edinboro (9-4 in '09)
at
#7 West Liberty (11-2 in '09)
Saturday, September 4, 2010---1:00 p.m.
West Liberty, West Virginia
Russek Field (4000, artificial turf)
EDINBORO "Fighting Scots"
Head Coach: Scott Browning (31-15, 5th season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: Multiple
Returning Stat Leaders:
Rushing: David Bostic (143 for 595 yds, 7 TD)
Passing: n/a
Receptions: Josh Brown (48 for 723 yds, 7 TD)
Tackles: Jake Wickline (78 TT)
Schedule/Results: 9/4 at West Liberty; 9/11 at West Chester; 9/18 at Cheyney; 9/25 Gannon; 10/2 Indiana (PA); 10/9 at Slippery Rock; 10/16 Mercyhurst; 10/23 at Clarion; 10/30 at Lock Haven; 11/6 California (PA); 11/13 East Stroudsburg.
WEST LIBERTY "Hilltoppers"
Head Coach: Roger Waialae (39-18, 6th season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple I; Defense: Multiple "4"
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Kevon Calhoun (218 for 1529 yds, 22 TD)
Passing: Zach Amedro (343-526-14, 4945 yds, 49 TD)
Receptions: Ryan Travis (104 for 1250 yds, 14 TD)
Tackles: Clay Beeler (113 TT, 13 TFL)
Schedule/Results: 9/4 Edinboro; 9/11 at Southern Connecticut; 9/25 WV Wesleyan; 9/30 at Fairmont State; 10/9 Glenville State; 10/16 at WV State; 10/23 Shepherd; 10/30 Charleston; 11/6 at Seton Hill; 11/13 at Concord.
THE SERIES:
The series is tied 4-4.
The Last Meeting: West Liberty rolled up 714 yards of total offense and established a WVIAC single-game scoring record to down Edinboro 84-63 in a wild NCAA Division II football playoff contest...Harlon Hill Award finalists Zach Amedro of West Liberty and Trevor Harris of Edinboro put on a stellar passing display for the packed house of over 4,000 at Russek Field...Amedro completed 27 of 32 passes for 540 yards and six touchdowns, while Harris threw for a NCAA Division II playoff record 630 yards on 50 of 76 passing. The Edinboro senior accounted for five touchdown passes and rushed for two more scores...WL's Kevon Calhoun rushed for 173 yards on 18 carries with four ground touchdowns. He also added a pair of receiving scores and 116 yards on three catches...Ryan Travis (8 rec., 110 yards), Kashif Walls (6 rec., 137 yards), and Eddie Hills (5 rec., 116 yards) also went over the 100-yard receiving mark for the Toppers...Additionally, Walls returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown...West Liberty led 28-7 after one quarter and 56-21 at intermission...The lead grew to as much as 70-28 on a four-yard Amedro-to-Walls pass midway through the third quarter.
Series History: 2009: WL 84-63 & EU 42-30; 2008: EU 35-10; 1984: EU 40-14; 1983: EU 41-3; 1947: WL 26-6; 1927: WL 1-0 (forfeit); 1926: WL 10-0.
GAME NOTES:
West Liberty and Edinboro battle for the third time in just over a year...The Fighting Scots took a 42-30 win in the 2009 opener for both teams, but West Liberty gained revenge with an 84-63 playoff victory...The Toppers enter this season's contest with the school's highest Division II ranking as WL moved to #7 in this week's AFCA Top 25...TE Ryan Travis is a first team D2Football.com pre-season All-American, while C Nick Madia, QB Zack Amedro, and LB Clay Beeler were second team picks...Amedro, the 2009 runner-up for the Harlon Hill Award, shattered WVIAC single-season records in 2009 by throwing for 4945 yards and 49 touchdowns...The senior needs only 1210 yards to eclipse the WVIAC career passing record...Travis pulled down 104 catches last season as WL smashed the league standard by averaging 47.3 points per game...RB Kevon Calhoun sprinted for 1529 rush yards in 2009 and tallied six touchdowns in the playoff win over Edinboro...Beeler is one of nine returning starters on defense...The Toppers have scored 20 or more points in 23 straight contests dating back to a 35-10 loss to Edinboro in the 2008 season opener...Edinboro returns eight starters on each side of the ball from last season's playoff squad...The Fighting Scots are forecast to finish in a tie for fourth in the PSAC's Western Division...No quarterback on the EU roster has ever taken a collegiate snap...Cody Harris, the younger brother of former Fighting Scot standout Trevor Harris, is the favorite to win the quarterback battle...The elder Harris threw for over 3300 yards last season...WR Josh Brown, who led EU with 48 receptions in 2009, was a high school star at Jefferson in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle...DB Branden Williams is a pre-season D2Football.com second team All-American selection.
Urbana (6-5 in '09)
at
West Virginia Wesleyan (1-0)
Saturday, September 4---1:00 p.m.
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Cebe Ross Field (2500, natural turf)
URBANA "Blue Knights"
Head Coach: David Taynor (7-15, 3rd season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: Multiple
Returning Stat Leaders:
Passing: Evan Gehlert (120-238-7, 1284 yds, 12 TD)
Rushing: Boise Moon (33 for 319 yds, 2 TD)
Receptions: Jerrell Leak (58 for 637 yds, 3 TD)
Tackles: Travis Brisco (110 TT, 27 TFL, 13 sacks)
Schedule/Results: 9/4 at WV Wesleyan; 9/11 Seton Hill; 9/18 at Tusculum; 9/25 at Walsh; 10/2 Southwest Baptist; 10/9 Kentucky Wesleyan; 10/16 at Saint Joseph's (IN); 10/23 Charleston; 10/30 at Missouri S&T; 11/6 Central State; 11/13 at Notre Dame (OH).
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN "Bobcats"
Head Coach: Dennis Creehan (74-62-1 overall, 14th season; 3-8 at WVWC, 2nd season)
Formations: Offense: Spread; Defense: 4-3
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Trey Massey (16 for 117 yds, 3 TD)
Passing: Adam Neugebauer (25-32-2, 222 yds, 2 TD)
Receptions: Jon Meadows (8 for 41 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Jonas Celian (7 TT, 3 TFL)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 Saint Paul's W, 35-28; 9/4 Urbana; 9/18 Concord; 9/25 at West Liberty; 10/2 Seton Hill; 10/9 at Livingstone; 10/16 at Shepherd; 10/23 at Fairmont State; 10/30 Glenville State; 11/6 at WV State; 11/13 Charleston.
THE SERIES:
Urbana leads 1-0.
Last Season's Meeting: Matt Hausheer booted a 33-yard field goal as time expired to lift Urbana to a dramatic 20-19 win over visiting West Virginia Wesleyan...Wesleyan had taken a 19-17 lead with 32 seconds remaining on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Zane Zebrasky to Lavaughn Hughes...However, Derek Moore's point after attempt was blocked to leave the Bobcat lead at only two points...Urbana quarterback Evan Gehlert had just enough time to move his squad downfield to the Wesleyan 16-yard line with three seconds remaining to set up Hausheer's heroics...Gehlert completed 23 of 39 passes for 245 yards and a score. Ian Iler caught ten of those passes for 92 yards...Wesleyan's Reggie Taylor led all ground gainers with 192 yards on 34 carries...Zebrasky completed 14 of 27 passes for 173 yards.
Series History: 2009: UU 20-19.
GAME NOTES:
Wesleyan looks to start the season with back-to-back victories when Urbana comes to Cebe Ross Field...WVWC downed Saint Paul's 35-28 last week as Adam Neugebauer's eight-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Benners snapped a 28-28 tie midway through the fourth quarter...The Bobcats limited St. Paul's to minus-12 rush yards as six different defenders recorded sacks...Reigning WVIAC Defensive Player of the Week Jonas Celian notched three tackles for loss...RB Trey Massey scored a career-high three touchdowns and added 117 rush yards...Neugebauer hit on 25 of 32 passes as Wesleyan unveiled their new spread attack...A victory would give WVWC their first wins in succession since a four-game win streak midway through the 2004 campaign...Urbana is in their first season as a full NCAA Division II member...The Blue Knights are led by LB Travis Brisco, the 2009 D-II Independent Defensive Player of the Year...Brisco led Division II with 27 tackles for loss and racked up a school record 13 sacks...RB Boise Moon rushed for an Urbana single-game record 268 yards in a win over Central State late last season...QB Evan Gehlert has thrown for 2100 yards in eleven career starts...Urbana faces WVIAC members Seton Hill and Charleston later this season.
Mars Hill (1-0)
at
Charleston (0-1)
Saturday, September 4---1:00 p.m.
Charleston, West Virginia
UC Stadium/Laidley Field (18000, artificial turf)
MARS HILL "Lions"
Head Coach: Tim Clifton (94-85, 18th season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: 8-Man Front
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Jonas Randolph (20 for 45 yds, 1 TD)
Passing: Jon Richt (10-22-0, 184 yds, 2 TD)
Receptions: P.J. Gore (3 for 118 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Rudy Cabral (14 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 North Greenville W, 36-30; 9/4 at Charleston; 9/11 Saint Augustine's; 9/18 at Charleston Southern; 10/2 Tusculum; 10/9 at Lenoir-Rhyne; 10/16 Newberry; 10/21 at Carson-Newman; 10/30 Catawba; 11/6 at Wingate; 11/13 Brevard.
CHARLESTON "Golden Eagles"
Head Coach: Tony DeMeo (37-18 at UC, 6th season; 114-97-2, 22th season NCAA; 131-103-2 overall)
Formations: Offense: Triple Gun; Defense: Multiple
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Blaine Wilson (19 for 68 yds, 0 TD)
Passing: Blaine Wilson (13-31-1, 142 yds, 0 TD)
Receptions: Andre Higgins (8 for 84 yds, 1 TD)
Tackles: Ricky Strother/Danny Thomas (9 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 at Tusculum L, 12-24; 9/4 Mars Hill; 9/18 WV State; 9/25 at Concord; 10/2 Shepherd; 10/9 Fairmont State; 10/16 Seton Hill; 10/23 at Urbana; 10/30 at West Liberty; 11/6 at Glenville State; 11/13 at WV Wesleyan.
THE SERIES:
The schools have never met.
GAME NOTES:
Charleston will face a South Atlantic Conference foe for a second straight week...Mars Hill provides the opposition this week after UC fell 24-12 at Tusculum last weekend...UC was held under 200 yards on the ground for only the fifth time in their last 20 contests as the Golden Eagles only mustered 156 rush yards on 37 carries in the defeat...WR Andre Higgins has ten touchdown receptions in his last dozen contests...QB Blaine Wilson rushed for a team-high 68 yards on 19 carries and completed 13 of 31 passes in his starting debut...RB Brian Lee provided the Golden Eagles' longest play from scrimmage at Tusculum with a 55-yard first quarter burst and ended with 57 yards on four rushes...Tusculum only managed 73 rush yards on 26 attempts against the UC defense last week, but Pioneer quarterback Bo Cordell completed 31 of 43 passes for 318 yards and three scores...Mars Hill survived North Greenville's upset bid last week in a 36-30 Lion victory...RB Jonas Randolph, who earned All-American honors in 2009 after rushing for 1804 yards and 19 scores, was limited to 45 yards on 20 carries in the season-opening win...QB Jon Richt, the son of Georgia head coach Mark Richt, passed for 184 yards and two scores versus North Greenville...The Lions utilized the big play last week to offset a 405-258 disadvantage in total offense...Joshua Young scored on a 90-yard kickoff return and Michael Robinson added a 58-yard fumble return for a score...Defensive linemen Maurice Harris and Marzarius Samon, along with linebacker Josh Baker, were pre-season All-SAC picks...Each team was picked to finish third in their respective league's coaches' polls...Mars Hill is 11-7-1 all-time versus WVIAC schools, including an exciting 38-35 win over West Liberty during the 2008 season in their last meeting with a West Virginia Conference member.
New Haven (5-5 in '09)
at
Seton Hill (1-0)
Saturday, September 4---3:00 p.m.
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Offutt Field (5000, artificial turf)
NEW HAVEN "Chargers"
Head Coach: Peter Rossomando (5-5, 2nd season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple Single-Back; Defense: Multiple
Returning Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Josh Smart (69 for 278 yds, 2 TD)
Passing: Ryan Osieski (254-411-9, 2825 yds, 23 TD)
Receptions: Sharieff Hall (73 for 809 yds, 8 TD)
Tackles: Desmond Anderson (64 TT, 6 PBU)
Schedule/Results: 9/4 at Seton Hill; 9/11 Lincoln (PA); 9/18 Assumption; 9/24 at Bentley; 10/2 at Stonehill; 10/9 Southern Connecticut State; 10/16 at American International; 10/23 Merrimack; 10/30 at Pace; 11/6 Saint Anselm.
SETON HILL "Griffins"
Head Coach: Joel Dolinski (12-13, 2nd season)
Formations: Offense: Pro; Defense: 4-3
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Daniel Butler (17 for 54 yds, 0 TD)
Passing: D.J. Lenehan (12-20-1, 163 yds, 2 TD)
Receptions: Tyler McIntosh (3 for 53 yds, 1 TD)
Tackles: Danilo Bautista (11 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 Bowie State W, 20-14; 9/4 New Haven; 9/11 at Urbana; 9/18 at Glenville State; 9/25 Shepherd; 10/2 at WV Wesleyan; 10/9 WV State; 10/16 at Charleston; 10/23 Concord; 10/30 at Fairmont State; 11/6 West Liberty.
THE SERIES:
The teams have never met.
GAME NOTES:
Seton Hill looks for back-to-back victories when New Haven rolls into Offutt Field...SHU edged Bowie State 20-14 last week to snap a ten-game losing skid...New Haven, which is in its second season after reinstating football, is playing their season opener...Griffin QB D.J. Lenehan hit on 12 of 20 passes for 163 yards and two scores...SHU, which allowed over 40 points per game in 2009, held Bowie State scoreless for the first 38 minutes last week...The Griffins stiffened on defense at opportune occasions as they held Bowie State to one score in six trips inside the red-zone...Seton Hill's only other meeting versus a Northeast-10 Conference program was a 14-7 NCAA Division II playoff win over American International in 2008...Grevin Fields, Nick McGahagan, Robert Jordan, and Calvin Mason each notched mutliple tackles for loss last week...Louisville transfer Ryan Osiecki threw for 2825 yards and 23 touchdowns to lead New Haven last season...The Chargers return 21 of 22 starters from last season's 5-5 club...Five UNH players caught 29 or passes in 2009, including Sharieff Hall's 73-reception effort...New Haven has been pegged for a sixth-place finish in the Northeast-10's pre-season coaches' poll.
Concord (1-0)
at
Lenoir-Rhyne (1-0)
Saturday, September 4
Hickory, North Carolina
Moretz Stadium (8500, natural turf)
CONCORD "Mountain Lions"
Head Coach: Mike Kellar (7-5, 2nd season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: 4-3
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Brian Kennedy (12 for 111 yds, 1 TD)
Passing: Zack Grossi (17-24-0, 299 yds, 5 TD)
Receptions: Keith Huff (6 for 83 yds, 2 TD)
Tackles: Delque Chalk/Zach Gibbins/Jimmy Keating (6 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/26 Southern Virginia W, 72-21; 9/4 at Lenoir-Rhyne; 9/18 at WV Wesleyan; 9/25 Charleston; 10/2 at WV State; 10/9 at Shepherd; 10/16 Glenville State; 10/23 at Seton Hill; 10/30 at UNC Pembroke; 11/6 Fairmont State (@ Princeton, WV); 11/13 West Liberty.
LENOIR-RHYNE "Bears"
Head Coach: Fred Goldsmith (53-100-1, 15th season overall; 11-23 at L-R, 4th season)
Formations: Offense: Bear Bone; Defense: 3-4
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Anthony Silvers (11 for 101 yds, 1 TD)/Major Herron (14 for 101 yds, 3 TD)
Passing: Major Herron (4-6-1, 69 yds, 0 TD)
Receptions: Nick Stutts (2 for 50 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Demetrius Green (6 TT, 2 TFL)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 Chowan W, 59-10; 9/4 Concord; 9/11 Davidson; 9/18 at North Greenville; 10/2 at Newberry; 10/9 Mars Hill; 10/16 vs. Brevard (@ Asheville, NC); 10/23 Tusculum; 10/30 at Wingate; 11/6 at Carson-Newman; 11/13 Catawba.
THE SERIES:
Lenoir-Rhyne leads 6-2.
Last Season's Meeting: Zack Grossi's six-yard overtime pass to Thomas Mayo was the game-winner as Concord improved to 2-0 for the first time since 1991 with a 52-45 win over visiting Lenoir-Rhyne...The teams combined for 1104 yards of total offense in the shootout...Concord's balanced attack garnered 371 yards through the air and 246 rush yards...Lenoir-Rhyne gained 406 of their 441 yards on the ground...Mayo established school records with 16 receptions for 253 yards. He also tallied three touchdowns...Brian Kennedy led CU on the ground with 131 yards on 18 carries...L-R quarterback Justin Sanders paced his squad with 163 yards on 14 carries...He also completed 4 of 9 passes for 79 yards...The teams scored 17 points each in a wild fourth quarter...L-R grabbed a 45-42 lead with 4:06 to play on Colin Carpe's 33-yard field goal, but Concord responded with Brandon Strupp's 35-yard field goal in the final minute to force overtime...Mayo's third touchdown reception of the game CU the 52-45 lead...The Mountain Lions forced a Sanders incompletion on 4th and 8 to clinch the victory.
Series History: 2009: CU 52-45 (ot); 2008: L-R 28-10; 2003: L-R 27-21; 2002: L-R 30-20; 2001: CU 14-40 (Concord awarded forfeit after L-R used ineligible player); 2000: L-R 54-17; 1999: L-R 21-12; 1998: L-R 16-6.
GAME NOTES:
A pair of squads that enjoyed opening week blowouts square off at historic Moretz Stadium...Concord thrashed Southern Virginia 72-21, while Lenoir-Rhyne trampled Chowan 59-10...CU led 27-0 after a quarter and 48-14 at the half as the Mountain Lions eventually posted the fourth-highest point total in school history...Concord piled up 39 first downs and owned a staggering 786-186 total offense edge in last week's victory...QB Zack Grossi hit on 17 of 24 passes for 299 yards and five scores...RB Brian Kennedy gained 111 yards in just over a quarter of action...Kennedy topped the WVIAC with 136.8 rush yards per game in 2009...WR Thomas Mayo, who led D-II with 124.4 receiving yards per game last year, caught three passes good for 94 yards...FB Gary Roach accounted for three touchdowns...DB Nate Pollard picked off a pair of Southern Virginia passes...The Mountain Lions are picked to finish fifth in this season's WVIAC race...Lenoir-Rhyne is predicted to place sixth in the South Atlantic Conference, but the Bears received one first place vote...L-R has won seven of their past eight home non-league games and is seeking their first three-game win streak in six years...Lenoir-Rhyne's 59-point outburst versus Chowan was the program's most in nearly 16 seasons...Bear head coach Fred Goldsmith was a head coach at Division I Duke and Rice...He also served as an assistant at Arkansas and Air Force...QB Major Herron rushed for a career-high 101 yards last week and led an attack that piled up 631 yards of total offense...The Lenoir-Rhyne defense only allowed 164 yards of total offense to Chowan...L-R held the visitors to a lone third down conversion in 13 attempts.
West Virginia State (3-7 in '09)
vs.
Central State (1-10 in '09)
Saturday, September 4---7:00 p.m.
Dayton, Ohio
Welcome Stadium (11000, artificial turf)
CENTRAL STATE "Marauders"
Head Coach: E.J. Junior (1-10, 2nd season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: Multiple
Returning Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Josh Anderson (130 for 423 yds, 10 TD)
Passing: Jeff Brooks (119-266-13, 1521 yds, 7 TD)
Receptions: Roosevelt Williams (23 for 247 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Tevlin Petit-Frere (43 TT, 4 TFL)
Schedule/Results: 9/4 vs. WV State (@ Dayton, OH); 9/11 at Alabama A&M; 9/18 Kentucky Wesleyan; 9/25 at Dayton; 10/2 Notre Dame (OH); 10/9 Kentucky State; 10/16 Saint Augustine's; 10/23 at Southwest Baptist; 10/30 at Lambuth; 11/6 at Urbana; 11/13 at Stillman.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE "Yellow Jackets"
Head Coach: Earl Monroe (22-19, 5th season)
Formations: Offense: 2-Back Set; Defense: 4-3
Returning Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Fabian Payne (85 for 338 yds, 3 TD)
Passing: Robert Jackson (12-18-0, 92 yds, 1 TD)
Receptions: Jermain King (53 for 692 yds, 7 TD)
Tackles: Ryan Smoot (65 TT)
Schedule/Results: 9/4 vs. Central State (@ Dayton, OH); 9/11 at Virginia State; 9/18 at Charleston; 10/2 Concord; 10/9 at Seton Hill; 10/16 West Liberty; 10/23 at Glenville State; 10/30 Shepherd; 11/6 WV Wesleyan; 11/13 at Fairmont State.
THE SERIES:
Complete series records are not available.
Last Season's Meeting: Kevin O'Brien's 21-yard second quarter touchdown pass to Landon Johnson proved to be the lone score of the contest as West Virginia State slipped past Central State 6-0...The Jacket defense limited the visitors to only seven first downs and 134 yards of total offense...O'Brien led the WVSU offense by completing 17 of 31 passes for 192 yards...Jermain King had seven grabs for 95 yards.
Recent Series History: 2009: WVSU 6-0, 2008: WVSU 47-13, 1992: CSU 42-12, 1991: CSU 43-20, 1990: CSU 64-14.
GAME NOTES:
West Virginia State looks to top Central State for a third consecutive season when the teams meet in the Dayton Football Classic...The Jackets return only three starters on each side of the ball and are picked to finish in a tie for eighth in the WVIAC...WVSU is led on offense by the receiving duo of Jermain King and Landon Johnson...King caught 53 passes for 692 yards and seven scores last year, while Johnson had 30 receptions for 464 yards and six touchdowns...Sophomores Robert Jackson and Ricky Phillips, along with freshman Joe Thornton, are battling for the starting nod at quarterback...Ryan Smoot, who notched 65 tackles last season as a defensive back, could also see time at linebacker...Central State finished 1-10 last season in the first season under former Alabama star E.J. Junior...The Marauders allowed over 35 points per game last season...Their lone victory came 22-0 against Lincoln (MO)...CSU is a Division II independent...The Marauders are 0-3 against WVIAC foes since resuming their football program in 2005.