GAME THREE
AT #20 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 9.17.16 | 4:00 P.M. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO | STAMBAUGH STADIUM (20,630) TV: ESPN3 / WatchESPN App RADIO: ESPN 970 AM / WBGG 106.3 FM 4Chris Shovlin, Play by Play, & Brian Cleary, Analyst STREAMING: WatchESPN; ESPNPgh.iHeart.com (audio only) LIVE STATS: YSUSports.com TWITTER: @RMUFootball #ColonialPride #FL1GH7SCHOOL
CAPSULE
MUSKET SHOTS
The Colonials remain on the road for the second consecutive week making the 60-mile trip to #20 Youngstown State for a 4:00 p.m. kick-off Saturday, Sept. 17, at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio. RMU is coming off a 13-0 loss at Dayton. The Penguins sit 1-1, upending NEC preseason favorite to Duquesne to open the season before losing at West Virginia last week.
4Freshman LB Gee Stanley is 2nd in FCS with four sacks (2.0/g) 4Senior DB Marcelis Branch is third in FCS averaging 2.0 passes defensed per game 4The Colonials 41.0 yard kickoff return average is second in the nation (Missouri St., 41.6) 4Dante Satcher opened the season with a schoolrecord 99 yard kickoff return 4Satcher is contributing 111.0 all-purpose yards 4RMU is seventh in the nation in red zone defense at 45.5% (allowed five scores on 11 trips) 4Defense is sixth nationally with 3.50 sacks/game 4On offense in week one, nine players, including six freshman, made their first career start 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 4Special teams accounted for three touchdowns in 2015 (kick return, punt return, blocked punt return) 4Head coach John Banaszak boasts a 43-28 carrer record in six seasons, 5-19 in his third season at RMU
VS. YOUNGSTOWN STATE 4Youngstown State leads the all-time series, 1-0 4Last season was the first meeting between the two teams 4The Penguins won, 21-17, in overtime
ABOUT THE PENGUINS 4Youngstown State comes into the game with a 1-1 record 4They beat Duquesne, 45-10, to open the season and lost at WVU, 38-21, last week 4YSU is averaging 507.5 ypg of offense, 289.5 on the ground and 218.0 by air 4Ricky Davis is 23-42 for 376 yards and four TDs passing 4Four RBs are averaging over 68.0 yards rushing - Jody Webb (96.0), Tevin McCaster (74.0), Martin Ruiz (68.5) and Ricky Davis (68.0) 4Alvin Bailey is the leading receiver with six catches 4Jameel Smith is the leading tackler with 14 and has two pass break-ups
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: 0-2 NEC:0-0
Home: 0-1 Away 0-1
09/01 09/10 09/17 09/24 10/01 10/08
ALDERSON BROADDUS L, 7-14 Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium @ Dayton L, 0-13 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
10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12
Pittsburgh, Pa. | Rooney Field @ Sacred Heart * Noon Fairfield, Conn. | Campus Field CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * Noon Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium @ Bryant * Noon Smithfield, R.I. | Bulldog Stadium WAGNER * Noon Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium
10/15 @ Duquesne *
7:00 p.m.
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