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The Bobcats led the NJAC in rushing defense (82.2), scoring offense (36.0), punt returns (10.92), fumbles recovered (17.0), teams tackles for loss (8.3), first down offense (276), third down conversion percentage (46.6), third down conversion percentage defense (25.3) and time of possession (33:57).
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Frostburg also finished its season ranked second in the NJAC in total offense (418.4), total defense (265.6), passing offense (237.4) and team sacks (3.08). FSU ranked sixth nationally in third-down conversion defense (.253), eighth in time of possession (33:57), 10th in first downs (276) and 13th in rushing defense (82.2).
1,808 rushing yards and 16 TDs in two seasons
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Frostburg Notes 2017 Season 11-2 Overall - School Record 11 Wins
8-1 NJAC
19th Annual Regents Cup Champs
468 Points Scored - School Record
NCAA Playoff Quarterfinalists
Second NCAA Playoff Appearance
Ranked 9th In Final AFCA Poll
Ranked 9th In Final D3football.com Poll
Ranked Inside Top 20 All Season
Three Wins Over Ranked Teams
Tied A Program Record - 13 straight wins
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For the second-straight year, Frostburg head coach DeLane Fitzgerald took the program to new heights. The Bobcats won a school record 11 games (11-2), scored a programbest 468 points, earned the program’s second-ever trip to the NCAA Playoffs and adthe first time since the tournament expanded to 32 teams. The Bobcats capped the season by earning a No. 9 ranking in both the D3football.com and AFCA finals polls, their highest-ever rankings. Frostburg, which posted four and seven-game winning streaks during the season, captured the 19th Annual Regents Cup trophy after defeating in-state rival Salisbury in double overtime (14-7) and the Bobcats carried that momentum into the NCAA Playoffs where they defeated both No. 9 Wittenberg (35-7) and No. 10 Washington & Jefferson (46-23). In its three wins over ranked opponents, Frostburg held a 114-37 scoring advantage.
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First Team Connor Cox - Junior, QB Christian DiPaola - Junior, TE Jake Townsend - Senior, LT Christian Walsh - Senior, LG Niles Scott - Senior, DT Aaron Gibson - Senior, LB Josh Washington - Senior, CB
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2017 All-NJAC Teams
Dante Chinnery - Senior, S Second Team
Raheem Ramsey - Senior, RB Joe Beckford - Senior, WR Riley Hartman - Junior, RT Josh Scales - Junior, S Hassan Mostafa - Senior, K Honorable Mention Team Sergio Andino - Junior, WR O’Shane McCall - Junior, C Monte Jones - Sophomore, LB
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Jamaal Morant - Junior, RB
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Niles Scott Senior - Defensive Tackle
Christian Walsh
2017 D3football.com All-East Region Defensive Player of the Year
2017 AP Little All-America First Team 2017 D3Football.com Second Team All-America
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Senior - Left Guard
2017 D3Football.com First Team All-America
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D3football.com 2017 All-East Region First Team Niles Scott - Senior, DT Christian Walsh - Senior, LG Second Team Jake Townsend - Senior, LT Christian DiPaola - Junior, TE Third Team Connor Cox - Junior, QB
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Frostburg’s all-time leader in TD passes (58)
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2017 AFCA Top 25 - Final -
No. Team
Record Pts. Prev.
1
Mount Union (51)
15-0
1275
2
2
Mary Hardin-Baylor
14-1
1219
1
3 Wisc.-Oshkosh 4
St. Thomas
12-1 1174 3 11-2
1088
4
5 Brockport
13-1 1077 11
6
12-1
Delaware Valley
969
5
7 Linfield
9-2 917 8
8 Wartburg
12-1 870 15
9
Frostburg State
11-2
782
17
10
North Central
10-2
774
14
11 Hardin-Simmons 12
9-2 714 6
Washington & Jefferson 11-1
13 Wesley
684
10
10-2 670 13
14
St. John’s
9-2
607
7
15
Case Western Reserve
11-1
588
16
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16 Berry
11-1 527 18
17 Wittenberg
10-1 446 9
18
Illinois Wesleyan
9-2
418
12
19 Trine
11-1 327 22
20
9-2
Johns Hopkins
21 Husson 22
Concordia-Moorhead
313
19
10-2 186 NR 8-2
179
23
23 Springfield
10-1 161 20
24 Wheaton
8-2 143 21
25
8-2
Wisc.-La Crosse
102
25
Dropped Out: Huntingdon (24) Others receiving votes: Huntingdon (Ala.), 96; Wisc.Whitewater, 77; Franklin (Ind.), 44; Washington & Lee (Va.), 31; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 19; Framingham St. (Mass.), 17; Wisc.-Platteville, 16; Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), 15; Monmouth (Ill.), 10; Plymouth St. (N.H.), 9; Wabash (Ind.), 9; Trinity (Conn.), 7; George Fox (Ore.), 6; Centre (Ky.), 3; Eureka (Ill.), 2; John Carroll (Ohio), 2; Alfred (N.Y.), 1; Chapman (Calif.), 1.
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No. Team
Record Pts. Prev.
1
Mount Union (25)
15-0
625
2
2
Mary Hardin-Baylor
14-1
597
1
3
Wisc.-Oshkosh
12-1
577
3
4
St. Thomas
11-2
537
4
5
Brockport
13-1
513
10
6
Linfield
9-2
469
8
7
Delaware Valley
12-1
454
7
8
North Central (Ill.)
10-2
409
9
9
Frostburg State
11-2
405
15
10
Wartburg
12-1
404
17
11
Hardin-Simmons
9-2
388
5
12
Wesley
10-2
351
13
13
Case Western Reserve 11-1
312
16
14
St. John’s
9-2
295
6
15
Berry
11-1
275
18
16
Washington and Jefferson 11-1
264
14
17
Illinois Wesleyan
9-2
208
11
18
Wittenberg
10-1
165
12
19
Trine
11-1
129
25
20
Johns Hopkins
9-2
120
21
21
Concordia-Moorhead
8-2
94
20
22
Wheaton (Ill.)
8-2
87
22
23
Wisc.-Whitewater
7-3
85
23
24
Wisc.-La Crosse
8-2
84
24
25
Franklin
8-3
66
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Husson
10-2
66
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Dropped out: No. 19 Springfield. Others receiving votes: Springfield 54; Washington & Lee 29; Huntingdon 17; Franklin & Marshall 13;
2017 Team Captains - (L to R) Niles Scott, Dante Chinnery, Jake Townsend & Christian Walsh
Centre 3; Framingham State 2; John Carroll 2
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Wisc.-Platteville 10; RPI 6; Whitworth 6; Monmouth 4;
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2017 D3football.com Top 25
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Head Coach
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21 wins in last two years
13-straight wins
11 wins in 2017 - school record
2016 NJAC Champs
2016 & 2017 Regents Cup Champs
Record at Frostburg - 31-13 / 4 yrs.
Tye Hiatt
Offensive Coordinator (QB)
John Kelling
Defensive Coordinator (LB)
Peter Mayer
Special Teams Coordinatior (DB)
John Candelas Angelo Luvara Josh Wade Kenny Emmons J.R. Lowery Tim Arnold Dassin Blackwell Alex Baldwin
Tackles/Tight Ends Offensive Line Defensive Ends Wide Receivers Defensive Tackles Running Backs Safeties Offensive Assistant
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2017 Bobcat Senior Class Joe Beckford - Wide Receiver Aaron Gibson - Linebacker Josh Washington - Defensive Back Maurice Fisher - Wide Receiver
Jordan Brown - Running Back Shawn Magginson - Linebacker Niles Scott - Defensive Line Raheem Ramsey - Fullback Pacom Tsague - Defensive Line Graham Broschart - Linebacker Hassan Mostafa - Kicker Jordan Procter - Defensive Line Jovan Alexander - Linebacker Jordan Lyles - Offensive Line Jake Townsend - Offensive Line Christian Walsh - Offensive Line Dylan Novak - Defensive Line
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Dante Chinnery - Defensive Back