RMU Football Notes at Liberty, 10.1.16

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GAME FIVE

AT LIBERTY 9.24.16 | 7:00 P.M. Lynchburg, Va. | Williams Stadium (19,200) WATCH: LFSN / ESPN3 RADIO: ESPN 970 AM / WBGG 106.3 FM 4Chris Shovlin, Play by Play STREAMING: WatchESPN.com; ESPNPgh.iHeart.com (audio only) LIVE STATS: Liberty.edu/Flames TWITTER: @RMUFootball #ColonialPride #FL1GH7SCHOOL

CAPSULE

MUSKET SHOTS

The Robert Morris University football team goes on the road for the third time in four weeks as they travel to Lynchburg, Va., for a 7:00 p.m. game at Liberty on Saturday, Oct. 1. The Colonials are coming off their first win of the season, 21-19, over Malone. The Flames have lost their last two games, at SMU and home against #3 Jacksonville State, and are 1-3 on the year.

4WR Warren Robinson set a school record with 123 punt return yards vs. Malone 4He had an 81-yard punt return for a TD, the second longest in team history 4WR Tim Vecchio had eight receptions, third most in team history, vs. Malone 4RB Dante Satcher leads the nation in kickoff return average (43.0) 4RB Sam Woods’ 52-yard TD pass to WR Eldin Anu vs. Youngstown State was first passing TD by a non-quarterback in team history 4Freshman LB Gee Stanley is 4th in FCS averaging 1.38 sacks/game (5.5 sacks) 4RMU is 18th in FCS with five interceptions 4The Colonials 32.56 yard kickoff return average is second in the nation 4Dante Satcher opened the season with a schoolrecord 99-yard kickoff return 4RMU is 17th in the nation in red zone defense at 64.7% (allowed 11 scores on 17 trips) 4Defense is 12th nationally with 3.25 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 4Special teams accounted for three touchdowns in 2015 (kick return, punt return, blocked punt return) 4Head coach John Banaszak boasts a 43-29 carrer record in six seasons, 5-20 in his third season at RMU

VS. LIBERTY 4The Colonials and Flames split their previous two meetings, each winning at home 4Last time they met was in 2011, a 38-7 RMU loss at Williams Stadium 4RMU won the first meeting, 30-23, in 2010 4The Colonials are 11-11 against members of the Big South (Monmouth, 10-10)

ABOUT THE FLAMES 4Liberty is 1-3 on the season 4They beat Jacksonville, 55-7, in week two of the season 4Offensively, average 137.5 yards rushing, 160.0 passing and 25.2 points 4Defensively, allowing 251.0 yards rushing, 202.8 yards passing and 30.0 points 4A trio of backs - Carrington Mosley (56.2 ypg), Frankie Hickson (49.8 ypg) and Todd Macon (47.8 ypg) - share carries 4Stephon Masha (34-69, 327, 3/7) and Stephen Calvert (25-56, 313, 2/3) split time at QB 4B.J. Farrow and Dante’ Shells are the top targets with 13 and 11 catches each 4Juwan Wells leads the team in tackles (36) and sacks (2.5) 4Tyrin Holloway has three of the team’s five interceptions

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: 1-3 NEC:0-0

Home: 1-1 Away 0-2

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 L, 6-38 Youngstown, Ohio | Stambaugh Stadium MALONE W, 21-19 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


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