GAME TWO
AT DAYTON 9.10.16 | 1:00 P.M. DAYTON, OHIO | WELCOME STADIUM (11,000) TV: TWC Sports Channel RADIO: ESPN 970 AM / WBGG 106.3 FM 4Chris Shovlin, Play by Play, & Brian Cleary, Analyst STREAMING: TWC Sports Ohio; ESPNPgh.iHeart.com (audio only) LIVE STATS: DaytonFlyers.com TWITTER: @RMUFootball #ColonialPride #FL1GH7SCHOOL
CAPSULE
MUSKET SHOTS
Robert Morris takes to the road for the first time and will attempt to ground the Dayton Flyers in a 1:00 p.m. game at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio, on Sept. 10, 2016. The Colonials opened the season with a 14-7 setback to Alderson Broaddus. Dayton, picked to finish second in the Pioneer Football League, defeated Central State, 31-19, last week.
4Dante Satcher opened the season with a schoolrecord 99 yard kickoff return 4Satcher also had his first career start at RB and finished with 161 all-purpose yards 4The RMU defense produced four sacks last week, the third time in four games with at least that many 4Senior DL Steve Fiadewornu and freshman LB Gee Stanley tied with a game-high nine tackles 4RMU blocked a FG attempt, the second consecutive game with a blocked kick 4On offense last week, nine players, including six freshman, made their first career start 4Sixteen starters (7 O, 7 D, 2 S) and 35 letterwinners return from last season’s 4-7 team 4RMU was picked sixth in the 2016 NEC Football Coaches Preseason Poll 4Sophomore WR Kyle Buss was a Preseason AllNEC First Team selection 4Seniors Marcelis Branch (DB) and Andy Smigiera (DB) were Preseason All-NEC picks on defense while sophomore Kyle Buss (WR) was the lone RMU player on the offensive Preseason All-NEC team 4Buss was a finalist for FCS Freshman of the Year and was the NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year 4The defense ranked in FCS top 25 in 3rd down defense, 4th down defense, passing yards allowed, passing efficiency defense, sacks, tackles for loss and total defense 4Six players who earned NEC weekly honors in 2015 return this season 4Special teams accounted for three touchdowns in 2015 (kick return, punt return, blocked punt return) 4Head coach John Banaszak boasts a 43-27 carrer record in six seasons, 5-18 in his third season at RMU
VS. DAYTON 4Dayton leads the all-time series, 16-2 4RMU is 1-8 in games at Welcome Stadium 4The Colonials last win in the series was in 2000, 17-13, on the road 4It was the second of back-to-back victories 4The Flyers scored 10 points in the final 6:15 of last season’s game to beat RMU, 27-24 4Eight of the games have been decided by one score or less
ABOUT THE FLYERS 4Dayton opened the season with a 31-19 win over Central State 4The Flyers forced six turnovers in the game 4They produced 408 yards of offense, 152 on the ground and 256 by air 4QB Alex Jeske went 18-27 with 256 yards 4The Flyers were picked second in the Pioneer Football League Preseason Coaches’ Poll 4Dayton returns 18 starters (9 O, 7 D, 2 S) from a team that went 10-2 last season 4UD has the fourth-best win pct. (.758) in FCS since 2000
WHO WAS ROBERT MORRIS? The “Financier of the American Revolution,” he isn’t as famous as his friend George Washington, but without Robert Morris, the American colonies’ bold attempt to throw off British rule never could have succeeded. Born in 1734 in Liverpool, England, Robert Morris sailed to the United States with his father when he was 14 years old. Morris became a partner at the importexport firm of Willing & Morris where he made his millions. After, he became the spokesman for opposition to the Stamp Act, smuggled arms for the new American army and navy, signed the Declaration of Independence, secured financing — often using his personal credit — to fight the Revolutionary War and served as a Pennsylvania state senator. He died in Philadelphia on May 8, 1806. 2016 R O B ER T M O R R I S FO O T B A LL
2016 SCHEDULE Overall: 0-1 NEC:0-0 09/01 09/10 09/17 09/24 10/01 10/08
Home: 0-1 Away 0-0
ALDERSON BROADDUS L, 7-14 Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium @ Dayton 1:00 p.m. Dayton, Ohio | Welcome Stadium @ Youngstown State 4:00 p.m. Youngstown, Ohio | Stambaugh Stadium MALONE 7:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium @ Liberty 7:00 p.m. Lynchburg, Va. | Williams Stadium SAINT FRANCIS U 3:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium
10/15 @ Duquesne
7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh, Pa. | Rooney Field 10/22 @ Sacred Heart Noon Fairfield, Conn. | Campus Field 10/29 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT Noon Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium 11/5 @ Bryant Noon Smithfield, R.I. | Bulldog Stadium 11/12 WAGNER Noon Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium
COACHING STAFF Head Coach John Banszak (E. Michigan ’75) 3rd season as HC; 14th season at RMU Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator Scott Farison (Mercyhurst ’01) 14th season at RMU Offensive Coordinator Mike Miller (Clarion ’92) First season at OC; 4th season at RMU Offensive Line: Drew Richardson Secondary: Bill Hurley Tight Ends: Pat Shepard Running Backs: Myles Russ Defensive Line: Cornelius Coleman Receivers: Nick McVay Safeties: Mike Brown Linebackers: Alex DiMichele