GAME SEVEN
AT DUQUESNE 10.15.16 | 7:00 P.M. Pittsburgh, Pa. | Arthur J. Rooney Field (2,200) WATCH: ESPN3 RADIO: ESPN 970 AM / WBGG 106.3 FM 4Adam Gusky, Play by Play; Brian Cleary, Color Analyst STREAMING: WatchESPN.com; ESPNPgh.iHeart.com (audio only) LIVE STATS: DuqStats.com TWITTER: @RMUFootball #ColonialPride #FL1GH7SCHOOL
CAPSULE
MUSKET SHOTS
The Robert Morris University football team goes back on the road by traveling to Duquesne University for a 7:00 p.m. game at Arthur J. Rooney Field this Saturday, Oct. 15. The Colonials lost their NEC opener to Saint Francis at home last Saturday, 24-10. The Dukes were off last weekend following a 54-35 win at Jacksonville that improved the team’s record to 3-2.
4Dante Satcher is the NEC Special Teams Player of the Week after setting team records with a 100-yd kickoff return and 173 KO return yards 4RB Dante Satcher leads the nation in kickoff return average (43.1) and kickoff return TDs (2) 4Satcher’s 126.6 all-purpose ypg (45.0 rush, 4.0 rec., 77.6 kick) put him 35th in nation 4WR Warren Robinson is second in the nation in punt return TDs (1) and 21st in punt returns (11.3) 4LB Gee Stanley is seventh nationally with 1.08 sacks/game (6.5 total) 4The Colonials 33.47 yard kickoff return average leads the nation 4RMU is 10th in the nation in red zone defense at 66.7% (allowed 16 scores on 24 trips) 4Defense is 18th nationally with 2.7 sacks/game 4RMU is 29th nationally in punt return def. (4.64) 4Colonials defense is 29th allowing 345.5 ypg 4Satcher and Robinson are the only players in team history with multiple kick return TDs 4DB Andy Smigiera was named a semifinalist for the 2016 NFF William V. Campbell Trophy 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 Sam Woods’ 52-yard TD pass to WR Eldin Anu vs. Youngstown State was first passing TD by a non-quarterback in team history 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 4Seniors Marcelis Branch (DB) and Andy Smigiera (DB) were Preseason All-NEC picks on defense
VS. DUQUESNE 4The Colonials trails the all-time series, 7-10 4RMU is 2-7 at Rooney Field 4Duquesne has won the last three meetings 4Robert Morris last won on The Bluff in 1996, a 28-26 victory in the ECAC Bowl
ABOUT THE DUKES 4Duquesne enters Saturday’s game with a 3-2 record 4They have wins against Bucknell (30-19), Dayton (34-20) and Jacksonville (54-35) 4Dukes losses came vs. YSU and Kennesaw State 4Offensively, average 439.8 yards - 150.6 on the ground and 289.2 in the air 4Defensively, allow 363.2 yards - 166.2 rushing and 197.0 passing 4QB Dillon Buechel is 105-188 for 1446 yards and 11 TDs. He has six INTs 4RB A.J. Hines is the leading rusher at 101.4 yards per game, second in the NEC 4WR Wayne Capers is the leading receiver at 105.2 yards/game and has six TDs 4Kicker Austin Crimmins is 9-11 on FGs 4LB Carter Henderson is leading tackler with 43 4LB Christian Kuntz has 13.0 TFL and 5.5 sacks
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: 1-5 NEC:0-0
Home: 1-2 Away 0-3
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 L, 7-41 Lynchburg, Va. | Williams Stadium SAINT FRANCIS U * L, 10-24 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