Robert Morris (0-1) @ #24 Liberty (0-1) Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Williams Stadium (19,200) - Lynchburg, Va. Radio: WPIT-AM 730 (Chris Shovlin - play-by-play & Jim Duzyk - color) Audio on the internet (live and archived) at: www.rmucolonials.com Top Story - The Robert Morris University football team opens a three-game road trip Saturday afternoon by traveling to Lynchburg, Va., for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff against No. 24 Liberty at Williams Stadium. The Colonials are coming off a 19-13 setback to Dayton (9/3) at Joe Walton Stadium in their 2011 season opener, which dropped RMU to 9-9 (.500) all-time to open the season. Senior tight end Shadrae King led the Robert Morris receiving corps with five catches for 35 yards against the Flyers, extending his streak of consecutive games with at least one reception to 20 dating back to the 2009 campaign, the second longest streak in school history. Junior quarterback Jeff Sinclair finished 12-for-28 passing for 154 yards and also rushed for a fiveyard touchdown but was sacked eight times on the afternoon. Robert Morris continues its three-game road swing after taking on the Flames by closing out the non-conference portion of its 2011 schedule with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff against Morgan State Saturday, Sept. 17, at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore, Md. Quick Stat of the Afternoon - A Robert Morris defense that featured eight new starters got off to a solid start in its 2011 season opener against Dayton (9/3), holding the Flyers to just 21 yards rushing on 26 attempts, an average of 0.8 yards per carry. Overall Dayton finished with just 233 yards of total offense as a total of 23 of RMU’s 56 tackles on the afternoon against the Flyers came from Colonials making their first collegiate start. Included in that group were sophomore safety D.J. Myers, who produced a game-high nine tackles, while junior linebacker Kyle Cooper contributed seven takedowns. Junior defensive lineman Nolan Nearhoof, RMU’s active leader in career tackles with 81, finished with four tackles, including one and-a-half takedowns for a loss, and a fumble recovery against the Flyers. Saturday’s Opponent - Robert Morris and Liberty will meet for just the second time on the football field Saturday, with the Colonials having earned a 30-23 victory over the Flames in the inaugural meeting between the two programs last season at Joe Walton Stadium (9/18/10). In that contest former running back Myles Russ (2007-10) scored on a 12-yard run with 22 seconds to play to help lift RMU to the victory. Quarterback Jeff Sinclair finished 13-for-21 passing for a career-high 271 yards and two touchdowns and completed all four of his pass attempts for 68 yards during the game-winning drive. For more information on the all-time series against Liberty, including last year’s game recap, please see page four of today’s game notes. On This Date (Sept. 10) in Robert Morris Football History - Just a week after playing the first game in program history, Robert Morris played its first home game at Moon Stadium by posting a 26-19 victory over Monmouth Sept. 10, 1994. Just as defense helped the Colonials secure a 2419 win @ Waynesburg (9/3/94) a week prior, the unit came up big again in the victory over the Hawks. Monmouth had drove to the RMU two-yard line, but the Hawks were turned away from securing a game-tying touchdown as time ran out. The Colonials had taken the final lead of the afternoon with 4:31 to play when former quarterback Jake Newman (1994-97) hit inaugural running back Tim Hall (1994-95) with a short pass, with Hall bursting 70 yards for the eventual game-winning touchdown. Newman finished 22-for-29 passing on the afternoon for 298 yards and three touchdowns, with Hall catching seven of those passes for 114 yards and a score despite being held to 32 yards rushing on the afternoon.
2011 Schedule Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19
DAYTON @ Liberty @ Morgan State @ Monmouth * SAINT FRANCIS * # @ Albany * BRYANT * ^ SACRED HEART * @ Central Conn. State * WAGNER * $ @ Duquesne *
L, 13-19 7 p.m. 1 p.m. Noon 7 p.m. 1 p.m. Noon Noon Noon Noon Noon
* NEC game; # Homecoming; ^ Hall of Fame Day; $ Senior Day
Colonials At A Glance Starters Returning / Lost ............................ 9 / 15 Offensive Starters Returning / Lost ............ 6 / 5 Defensive Starters Returning / Lost ............ 3 / 8 Specialist Starters Returning / Lost ............ 0 / 2 Letterwinners Returning / Lost .............. 36 / 22 Offensive Starters Returning / Lost .......... 6 / 5 LT - A.J. Dalton .................................. 6-5, 285, So. C - Logan Miles .................................. 6-2, 290, Sr. RG - Brad Rodgers ............................ 6-2, 305, Sr. TE - Shadrae King ............................. 6-3, 225, Sr. QB - Jeff Sinclair ............................ 6-3, 190, Jr. FL - Anthony Coleman ................... 5-11, 200, Sr. Defensive Starters Returning / Lost ........... 3 / 8 LE - Nolan Nearhoof ......................... 6-2, 280, Jr. RE - Steve Mitchell ............................ 6-2, 250, Jr. OLB - Brad Banas ............................... 6-1, 220, Jr. Specialist Starters Returning / Lost ........... 0 / 2
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