California University Vulcan Football
8 PSAC Championships 5 NCAA Playoff Appearances 3 Regional Championships 3 Semifinal Appearances
GAME #2 Bloomsburg (0-1) @ California (1-0) When: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 Where: California, Pa. Stadium: Adamson Stadium (6,500) Kickoff: 1 p.m. Gameday Forecast: Mainly Cloudy w/TS High: 72; Low: 55; Rain: 80% Cal U Captains: No. 5 James Harris, Sr., QB No. 9 Garry Brown, Jr., WR No. 10 Jordan Bowman, Jr., DB No. 53 Jawan Turner, Jr., DL Series Record: Bloomsburg leads 14-8-2
COACHES: Mike Kellar Alma Mater............. Fairmont State, 1996 Cal U Record.......................24-9, 4th Year Overall Record.................................38-17 vs. Bloomsburg...................................0-1 Paul Darragh Alma Mater..........................Temple, 1985 Bloomsburg Record...........21-5, 3rd Year Overall Record...................................21-5 vs. Cal U...............................................1-0
THE SERIES: The Vulcans and Huskies are meeting for the eighth time since 2006 and 25th time overall. Bloomsburg has won eight of the last 10 meetings against Cal U.
2015 Cal U Football Game Notes
THIS WEEK: Cal U returns to action on Saturday when it hosts preseason PSAC East-favorite Bloomsburg. The Vulcans opened the year with a 35-16 victory last week at defending-CIAA Champion Virginia State. Meanwhile, Bloomsburg suffered a 27-10 home loss to Stonehill of the NE-10.
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VULCANS CRUISE IN SEASON-OPENER: Quarterback James Harris passed for nearly 400 yards and four touchdowns and wide receiver Garry Brown totaled almost 250 all-purpose yards and two scores, as the Vulcans posted a 35-16 victory at Virginia State. Harris finished with 387 passing yards and four touchdowns on 12-of-14 attempts. He helped the Vulcans jump out to a 28-9 lead after passing for 299 yards and three scores in the first half. Brown posted 203 receiving yards and two touchdowns on just four catches. Defensive lineman Tyler Haddock finished with five tackles, 3.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks.
CAL U NOTES 2015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Overall: 1-0; PSAC: 0-0; Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0
Date Opponent 9/5 at Virginia State 9/12 BLOOMSBURG 9/19 SHIPPENSBURG 9/26 at Edinboro * 10/3 SETON HILL * 10/10 at Slippery Rock * 10/17 at IUP * 10/24 CLARION * 10/31 at Gannon * 11/7 MERCYHURST * 11/14 at Lock Haven
Time/Score W 35-16 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing John Franklin III....... 12 att., 53 yds., 1 TD, 4.4 avg Nate Goldsmith........ 12 att., 45 yds., 0 TD, 3.8 avg Receiving Garry Brown.......... 4 rec., 203 yds., 2 TD, 50.8 avg Kowan Scott.......... 4 rec., 128 yds., 1 TD, 32.0 avg Passing James Harris.......... 12 of 14, 387 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT Scoring Garry Brown.......................................2 TD - 12 pts Punting Ian Patterson..............................5 punts, 35.4 avg Tackles Tyler Haddock.................. 5 (s), 0 (a), 5 (t), 3.0 TFL Jawan Turner................... 5 (s), 0 (a), 5 (t), 2.0 TFL Vondel Bell............................... 4 (s), 0 (a), 0.0 TFL
VIRGINIA STATE NOTES 2015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Overall: 0-1; PSAC: 0-0; Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0
Date Opponent Time/Score 9/5 STONEHILL L 10-27 9/12 at California (PA) 1 p.m. 9/19 MERCYHURST 2 p.m. 9/26 at Shippensburg * 1 p.m. 10/3 CHEYNEY * 2 p.m. 10/10 at Millersville * 4 p.m. 10/17 KUTZTOWN * 2 p.m. 10/24 at West Chester * 2 p.m. 10/31 at East Stroudsburg * 1 p.m. 11/7 LOCK HAVEN * 2 p.m. 11/14 SETON HILL * 12 p.m.
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STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing Lawrence Elliott, Jr. ... 8 att., 28 yds., 0 TD, 3.5 avg Alex Gooden............... 6 att., 23 yds., 0 TD, 3.8 avg Receiving Chad Hoffman......... 6 rec., 81 yds., 0 TD, 13.5 avg Doug Strang............ 3 rec., 38 yds., 0 TD, 12.7 avg Passing Tim Kelly.................18 of 35, 178 yds., 1 TD, 2 INT Scoring Nate Hoenl.......................................... 1 TD - 6 pts Punting Will Wagner................................6 punts, 37.8 avg. Tackles Jerrin Toomey.................. 5 (s), 4 (a), 9 (t), 0.0 TFL Jeremiah Lowery............. 0 (s), 8 (a), 8 (t), 1.0 TFL Ezra Ranco....................... 3 (s), 4 (a), 7 (t), 1.0 TFL
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