GAME SEVEN
AT SACRED HEART 10.22.16 | 1:00 P.M. Fairfield, Conn. | Campus Field (2,200) RADIO: ESPN 970 AM / WBGG 106.3 FM 4Chris Shovlin, Play by Play STREAMING: NECFrontRow.com; ESPNPgh.iHeart.com (audio only) LIVE STATS: SacredHeartPioneers.com TWITTER: @RMUFootball #ColonialPride #FL1GH7SCHOOL
CAPSULE
MUSKET SHOTS
The Robert Morris University football team plays its second consecutive Northeast Conference road game when it travels to Sacred Heart for a 1:00 p.m. game Saturday, Oct. 22. The Colonials are coming off their highest scoring game of the season, a 24-31 loss at Duquesne. The Pioneers are 5-1 with their only loss coming at Wagner, 45-20. They won last week, 31-24, at Cornell.
4QB Joe Carroll made his first career start at Duquesne, going 7-18 for 122 yards and 2 TD 4DB Marcelis Branch is the NEC Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a blocked FG 63 yards for a touchdown 4Dante Satcher set team records with a 100-yd kickoff return and 173 KO return yards vs. SFU 4Satcher leads the nation in kickoff return average (43.1) and kickoff return TDs (2) 4Warren Robinson is second in the nation in punt return TDs (1) and 17th in punt returns (12.1) 4LB Gee Stanley is seventh nationally with 1.07 sacks/game (7.5 total) 4Stanley tied the RMU freshman record for sacks (Matt Grayson, 1998) 4The Colonials 27.52 yard kickoff return average leads the nation 4RMU is 9th in the nation in red zone defense at 67.7% (allowed 21 scores on 31 trips) 4Defense is 15th nationally with 2.86 sacks/game 4RMU is 15th nationally in punt return def. (3.69) 4Satcher and Robinson are the only players in team history with multiple kick return TDs 4Robinson 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 4DB Andy Smigiera was named a semifinalist for the 2016 NFF William V. Campbell Trophy 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 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. SACRED HEART 4The Colonials trail the all-time series, 8-10 4RMU is 4-4 at Campus Field 4Sacred Heart has won the last three meetings 4Robert Morris last won in Fairfield on Nov. 10, 2012
ABOUT THE PIONEERS 4Sacred Heart enters the game with a 5-1 record, 0-1 in NEC play 4The Pioneers only loss was at Wagner, 45-20 4They have wins vs. Stetson, Valparaiso, Marist, Stony Brook and Cornell 4Offensively, they average 436.0 yards, 231.7 on the ground and 204.3 through the air 4Defensively, allow 317.0 yards, 127.8 rushing and 189.2 passing 4QB RJ Noel is 99-188 for 1,224 yards with 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions 4RBs Nate Chavious and Ose Imeokparia average 77.7 and 76.3 yards, respectively 4WR Moses Webb tops the receiving corps with 36 catches for 401 yards and three TDs 4K Alec Finney is 3-5 on field goals 4LB CJ Parvelus leads the team with 54 tackles, 11.5 TFL and is second with 3.5 sacks 4LB Kevin Barry tops the team with 4.0 sacks 4CB Khaamal Whitaker has two interceptions and seven 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: 1-6 NEC:0-0
Home: 1-2 Away 0-4
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 * 1:00 p.m. 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 *
L, 24-31
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