FB vs. Duquesne Game Notes, 10.14.17

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GAME SIX

vs. DUQUESNE

10.14.17 // 6:05 PM Moon Township, Pa. // Joe Walton Stadium (3,000) RADIO: ESPN 970 AM // WBGG 106.3 FM 4Chris Shovlin, Play by Play; Brian Cleary, Color Analyst STREAMING: ESPN3; ESPNPgh.iHeart.com (audio only) LIVE STATS: RMUColonials.com TWITTER: @RMUFootball #ColonialPride #RMURevolut18n INSTAGRAM: RMU_Football SNAPCHAT: RMUAthletics

CAPSULE Robert Morris University returns to Joe Walton Stadium for the first time in nearly a month when it hosts crosstown rival Duquesne in a 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 contest Saturday, Oct. 14. Saturday’s game will be the Northeast Conference opener for the Colonials while the Dukes are 1-0 in league play following a victory against Wagner last week.

ALL-TIME VS. DUQUESNE 4The Colonials are 7-11 against Duquesne 4RMU is 5-3 against the Dukes at home 4This season marks the 15th consecutive that these teams have met 4RMU last beat Duquesne in 2012, 17-13, at home

MUSKET SHOTS 4DT Zack Zamiska is the NEC Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking two field goals against East Tennessee State 4Its the first weekly honor for Zamiska 4LB Gerald Ferguson tallied a career-best 13 tackles at ETSU 4Ferguson is 7th in nation for sacks (1.0) and tackles for loss (1.8) 4LB Adam Wollet tied his career-high with 12 tackles at YSU, his fourth game with 12 stops 4Zack Zamiska is third all-time at RMU with 31 starts at defensive tackle 4RMU is 11th in the nation allowing just 162.0 pass yards per game 4Punter Adam Check was named to the 2017 Preseason All-NEC team 4Check set team records for punts (85) and punt yardage (3,150) in 2016 4Ryan Richards Jr. is the only All-NEC pick returning to the team in 2017 4He was a second team selection last year with 51 tackles, 2.0 sacks and one interception 4WR Tim Vecchio was the Colonials offensive MVP in 2016 with 35 receptions (308 yds.) 4The Colonials return 15 starters - 7 on offense, 7 on defense and 1 special teams

TEAM COMPARISON RMU DUQ Record 2-3 4-1 Points/Gm 7.8 / 22.4 32.4 / 25.4 Rush Yds/Gm 59.4 / 152.6 157.6 / 155.0 Pass Yds/Gm 154.8 / 162.0 245.6 / 208.4 Total Off/Gm 214.2 / 314.6 403.2 / 363.4 Possession Time 27:42 / 32:18 28:43 / 31:17

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS COLONIALS DUKES Passing Jimmy Walker Tommy Stuart 56-114-1, 755 yds 99-143-3, 1,184 yds 49.1 %, 4 TD 69.2%, 15 TD Rushing Harrison Dreher 60-171, 2.8 avg.

P.J. Fulmore 52-243, 4.7 avg.

Receiving Warren Robinson 11-144, 13.1 avg.

Nehari Crawford 31-511, 16.5 avg, 8 TD

Defense Adam Wollet 18-27-45, 1.5 TFL 1 PBU

Brett Zanotto 21-14-35, 1 FR, 1 FF 3.5 TFL, 3 QBH

2017 SCHEDULE Overall: 2-3 NEC:0-0

Home: 2-0 Away 0-3

09/02 DAYTON W, 13-10 Moon Township, Pa. / Joe Walton Stadium 09/09 at #6 Youngstown State L, 0-30 Youngstown, Ohio / Stambaugh Stadium 09/16 VMI W, 23-0 Moon Township, Pa. / Joe Walton Stadium 09/23 at #2 North Dakota State L, 0-56 Fargo, N.D. / Fargodome 10/07 at East Tennessee State L, 3-16 Johnson City, Tenn. / Greene Stadium 10/14 DUQUESNE * 6:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. / Joe Walton Stadium 10/21 SACRED HEART * Noon Moon Township, Pa. / Joe Walton Stadium 10/28 at Saint Francis U * Noon Loretto, Pa. / DeGol Field 11/04 at Wagner * Noon Staten Island, N.Y. / Hameline Field 11/11 BRYANT * Noon Moon Township, Pa. / Joe Walton Stadium 11/18 at Central Connecticut * Noon New Britain, Conn. / Arute Field * Northeast Conference game

COACHING STAFF ABOUT THE DUKES 4Duquesne is 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the NEC 4The Dukes are receiving votes in the STATS FCS Top 25 rankings 4QB Tommy Stuart ranks 7th in completion percentage (69.2), 6th in efficiency (169.2) and 6th in passing TDs (15) nationally 4Stuart is 99-143 for 1,184 yards, 15 TD and 3 INT 4RBs PJ Fulmore and AJ Hines lead the team with 243 and 211 yards rushing, respectively 4WR Nehari Crawford is second nationally with 8 receiving TDs 4Crawford leads the Dukes with 31 receptions for 511 yds. (16.5/reception) 4LB Brett Zanotto tops the team with 35 tackles 4LB Nathan Stone has 2.5 sacks and 4.5 TFL

2017 ROBERT MORRIS FOOTBALL

Head Coach John Banszak (E. Michigan ’75) Fourth season as HC; 15th season at RMU Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator Scott Farison (Mercyhurst ’01) 15th season at RMU Offensive Coordinator Mike Miller (Clarion ’92) Second season at OC; Fifth season at RMU Offensive Line: Drew Richardson Secondary: Mike Brown Tight Ends: Kevin Sonnie Running Backs: LaRod Stephens-Howling Defensive Line: Cornelius Coleman Receivers: Nick McVay Linebackers: Alex DiMichele Operations: Ryan Matviko Data Analyst: Steven Fiadewornu Video Coordinator: Matthew Ferko Asst. Video Coordinator: Morgan Torchia


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