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GAME 4: NOTRE DAME (1-2) vs. WALSH (2-0) Sept. 18, 2010 (1 p.m. ET) - Korb Field (Lyndhurst, Ohio) Radio: ESPN 1540 WKNR | Internet: ESPNCleveland.com - The Inaugural Season of NDC Football -
NEW MATCH-UP, FAMILIAR FOE FAST FACTS Notre Dame returns to Korb Field for its second home game after being on NOTRE DAME WALSH the road the last two weeks. For the fourth game of its inaugural season, NDC will host a familiar opponent, the Cavaliers of Walsh University. In football, Walsh is a member of the Mid-States Football Association and Notre Dame is an independent, but the two schools have locked horns for years in other sports as members of the 12-school American Mideast Conference. In the AMC, which includes institutions located in the East Falcons Nickname Cavaliers Great Lakes region, NDC and WU have competed against one another in South Euclid, Ohio Location North Canton, Ohio men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and track & field 1,375 Enrollment 3,000 as well as in baseball, softball, men’s tennis and women’s volleyball. Since NAIA Affiliation NAIA 2006, Notre Dame (five AMC titles) and Walsh (11) have combined to win Independent Conference Mid-States 16 conference championships in nine different sports. 1-2 Record 2-0 NA Ranking 16 Saturday on the gridiron, the Falcons may well be facing their toughest foe L1 Streak W2 of their inaugural-season schedule. Walsh came into the season ranked No. Susan Hlavacek ADADAD Dale Howard 16 in the NAIA Preseason Coaches’ Poll. With two wins by a combined score Adam Howard Head Coach Jim Dennison P Cayle ChapmanChapman----BrownBrown of 101-7 in tow, the Cavaliers come to town this week as the No. 10 team in the nation. WU has racked up 578 rushing yards in their two lopsided victories (63-7 over Kentucky RADIO Wesleyan, 38-0 over Quincy-Ill.). The Cavaliers have averaged 6.1 yards per carry. On defense, they Live: ESPN 1540 KNR2 (Cleveland) have yielded just 364 total yards and have held opponents to a 23 percent (7-of-31) success rate on Tape-delay: WELW 1330 (Willoughby, Ohio) third downs. Andy Barch and Chris Condit
NDC returns home after the program’s first win -- a 14-10 victory over Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) on Sept. 4 - INTERNET - and on the heels of a 38-0 loss to Fairmont State (W. Va.) a week ago. Saturday’s game marks the Live audio stream: ESPNCleveland.com second of five home games for Notre Dame this season. The 1 p.m. tilt also represents the Falcons’ only home game in a six-week period -- NDC will play five road games between Sept. 4 and Oct. 9. FALCON FOOTBALL WEEKLY
Weekly NDC Football show featuring Head Coach The Falcons-Cavaliers match-up is the first of three intra-Ohio meetings for Notre Dame this season. Adam Howard. FFW can be heard on ESPN 1540 The Blue & White will also face Central State (Oct. 2 in Wilberforce) and Urbana (Nov. 13 at home). KNR2 Thursdays at 1 p.m. ET. The show is also
streamed and archived on ESPNCleveland.com. FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY 1 3,126 fans attended Notre Dame’s 2010 opener (Aug. 28), which marked the inaugural game of COACHING MATCH-UP NDC Football. That’s the largest home crowd to see a Notre Dame athletic event in the school’s NOTRE DAME HEAD COACH ADAM HOWARD history. Alma Mater: Wilmington College (1997) First Season at NDC: 1-2 2 Notre Dame and Walsh currently compete as members of the NAIA, along with 91 other football First Season Overall: 1-2 programs throughout the nation. Changes are on the horizon for both, however -- NDC and WU are both in the membership candidate stage for NCAA Division II status. WALSH HEAD COACH JIM DENNISON Alma Mater: College of Wooster (1960) 3 The 2010 Walsh Cavaliers return 20 starters from their 2009 squad which went 8-3 and placed 16th Season at WU: 106-59 second in the Mid-States Football Association. The Cavaliers are currently ranked No. 10 on the 29th Season Overall: 186-121-2 NAIA Coaches’ Poll (Sept. 13). 2010 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Dating back to last season, Walsh has won four consecutive games and six of their last seven. 4 Date Opponent Time/Result On their four-game win streak, the Cavaliers have outscored opponents, 180-21. Since Sept. 26 Aug. 28 MERCYHURST L, 0-23 of last season (a 10-game span), the WU offense has averaged 39.5 points per game. Sept. 4 at Lindsey Wilson W, 14-10 Sept. 11 at Fairmont State L, 0-38 Sept. 18 WALSH 1:00 PM Sept. 25 at Taylor 1:00 PM INSIDE … Oct. 2 at Central State 1:30 PM NDC Quick Facts...... 2 NDC Game Notes...... 5-9 WU Roster/Notes ...... 14-15 Oct. 9 at St. Joseph’s 1:00 PM Athletic Communications ....2 Falcon Captains ...... 6 WU Depth Chart ...... 16 Oct. 23 MARIAN [HC] 1:00 PM Media Information ...... 2 NAIA/DII Rankings ...... 8 NDC Game-by-Game ... 17-18 Oct. 30 NORTH GREENVILLE 1:00 PM About Falcon Football ...... 2 NDC Players of the Week ... 9 NDC Stats ...... 19-21 Nov. 6 at Kentucky Wesleyan 2:00 PM Adam Howard ...... 3 NDC Pronunciations ...... 22 About NDC Athletics ...... 22 Nov. 13 URBANA 1:00 PM Coaching Staff ...... 3 NDC Roster ...... 10-11 Tale of the Tape...... 4 NDC Depth Chart ...... 12 HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Scouting Walsh ...... 4 Tracking the Opponents ... 13 [HC] - Homecoming Game
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NOTRE DAME QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION
School ...... Notre Dame College Location...... South Euclid, Ohio GAME COVERAGE: Press and photo credentials for Notre Dame home games can be obtained by Founded ...... 1922 contacting the Athletic Communications Office. Seating in the Korb Field press box and press row is Enrollment ...... 1,375 limited to working media only. President ...... Andrew P. Roth, Ph.D. Athletic Affiliation ...... NAIA INTERVIEWS: NDC coaches and players are available for interviews during the week. Arrangements Conference ...... Independent for Football through the Athletic Communications Office will be made for telephone and in-person interviews at a Nickname ...... Falcons mutually-agreeable time. Coaches and players are available for on-field post-game interviews 15 Colors ...... Blue & White minutes after the completion of an athletic event. Please contact the on-site Athletic Communications Director of Athletics ...... Susan Hlavacek staff to make a request for individuals. Home Field ...... Korb Field Surface/Capacity ...... AstroPlay Turf/3,000 PHOTOS/VIDEO FOOTAGE: Both are available for media distribution and available upon request. Both Head Athletic Trainer ...... Jay Garfield, MS, ATC action and portrait head shots are available. Assistant Trainers ...... Heather Archbold, MA, ATC ...... Michael Heichel, MA, ATC RADIO: ESPN Cleveland broadcasts all Notre Dame Football games. The Aug. 28 season opener will be carried live on ESPN 850 WKNR and the balance of games will be carried live on ESPN 1540 KNR2. Except for the opener, all games will also be broadcast tape-delay on WELW 1330 (see ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS NotreDameFalcons.com for scheduled broadcast times). All games are audio-streamed at ESPNCleveland.com. … Falcon Football Weekly can be heard weekly on ESPN 1540 KNR2 on Director/Football Contact ...... Skip Snow Thursdays at 1 p.m. ET. The recap-and-preview show, hosted by ESPN Cleveland’s Will Burge and Email ...... [email protected] featuring Head Coach Adam Howard and select NDC players, is also streamed and archived on Office Phone...... 216-373-5319 ESPNCleveland.com. Office Fax ...... 216-916-4306 Website ...... NotreDameFalcons.com WEEKLY GAME NOTES: The Notre Dame Athletic Communications Office publishes game notes on Twitter ...... NDC_Falcons game-week Wednesdays by 6 p.m. ET. The comprehensive notes are sent to media outlets and also Assistant Director ...... Andy Barch available in pdf format on NotreDameFalcons.com. Game notes are included in Falcon Gameday Email ...... [email protected] programs and are available to working media at both home and away games. Office Phone...... 216-373-6342 Graduate Assistant ...... Rudy Roediger NDF.COM COVERAGE: Athletic Communications covers each game with a full recap and box score Email ...... [email protected] published postgame on NotreDameFalcons.com. Postgame notes are published later in the day; those Student Assistant...... Matt Schickler notes, as well as the recap and box score are sent to media outlets. … Live Stats for Falcon Football Email ...... [email protected] games can be accessed at http://www.sidearmstats.com/ndc/football/ (link on NDC Football page on Athletic Colors ...... Blue & White w/ Gold Accents website). Blue ...... PMS 293 Gold...... PMS 123 TWITTER: The official Twitter page for Notre Dame Athletic Communications is NDC_Falcons. All NDC Football-related scores and stories are posted and linked to NDF.com content. ABOUT FALCON FOOTBALL * Notre Dame Football was launched in November, 2008, with plans to play a developmental season in 2009 and then an intercollegiate varsity season in 2010.
* In their 2009 developmental season, the
program went 8-0 against a schedule that
included collegiate prep programs, junior varsity teams and one club squad. The BROADCAST SCHEDULE Falcons outscored their opponents, 332- 116, over the course of those eight contests, Date Opponent Time (ET) Live Radio Tape-Delay Stream as NDC exhibited a fast-paced, high-powered offense that averaged 41.5 points per game. 8/28 vs. MERCYHURST 7:00 PM ESPN 850 ESPNCleveland.com
* The Falcons tallied 46 touchdowns in 2009 - 9/ 4 at LINDSEY WILSON 2:30 PM ESPN 1540 WELW 1330 ESPNCleveland.com 20 passing, 18 rushing, three via special teams and three by the defense. … The Blue 9/11 at FAIRMONT ST. 1:00 PM ESPN 1540 WELW 1330 ESPNCleveland.com & White featured big-play ability as 9/18 vs. WALSH 1:00 PM ESPN 1540 WELW 1330 ESPNCleveland.com evidenced by their scoring 25 touchdowns on plays 25 yards or longer. 9/25 at TAYLOR 1:00 PM ESPN 1540 WELW 1330 ESPNCleveland.com
2009 RESULTS 10/2 at CENTRAL ST. 1:00 PM ESPN 1540 WELW 1330 ESPNCleveland.com Date Opponent Result Sept. 6 HIRAM W, 49-0 10/9 at ST. JOSEPH'S 1:00 PM ESPN 1540 WELW 1330 ESPNCleveland.com Sept. 14 at Waynesburg W, 41-17 Sept. 27 CASE W.RESERVE W, 53-24 10/23 vs. MARIAN 1:00 PM ESPN 1540 WELW 1330 ESPNCleveland.com Oct. 1 UNION CHRISTIAN W, 20-6 Oct. 11 at Wooster W, 41-18 10/30 vs. N. GREENVILLE 1:00 PM ESPN 1540 WELW 1330 ESPNCleveland.com Oct. 19 at Ashland W, 34-17 Oct. 25 CENTRAL CAROLINA SA W, 34-20 11/6 at KY. WESLEYAN 2:00 PM ESPN 1540 WELW 1330 ESPNCleveland.com Nov. 14 at Xavier W, 40-14 11/13 vs. URBANA 1:00 PM ESPN 1540 WELW 1330 ESPNCleveland.com
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COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH ADAM HOWARD
OFFENSE Adam Howard was named NDC’s first head coach in January 2009. Howard came to College Road from across PRESS BOX town, where he served as assistant head coach/ defensive coordinator for Baldwin-Wallace. He was the Yellow Jackets’ defensive coordinator from 2003 Bill Rychel Ron Cosby -08 and the defensive backs coach in 2002. At B Offensive Coordinator Wide Receivers -W, the former Wilmington College player (1993- Assistant Head Coach 97) developed one of the finest defensive corps in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
Howard was named the OAC’s Assistant Coach of the Year in 2003, and his Yellow Jacket SIDELINE SIDELINE defenses consistently performed at a high level. B-W ranked in the OAC’s top-four in fewest points allowed in five of his six seasons as defensive coordinator. In 2004, the Yellow Jackets ranked Mickey Mental Scott Niedzwiecki Tony Neymeier Carter Welo second in the league and 10th in the nation, GA-Tight Ends Quarterbacks GA-Offensive Line Running Backs yielding just 13.5 points per game. Howard’s B- Football Operations W defenses allowed fewer than 20.0 points per game in five of his six seasons in Berea.
DEFENSE The Falcons’ first gridiron leader has a football background that is all-Ohio. He originally hails from New Carlisle, Ohio, and was a standout player at Springfield Northwestern High School. PRESS BOX Prior to heading to B-W, Howard was the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Wilmington College from 1999-2002. Before that, he served as the defensive ends coach at Matt Kostelnick Ty Stillman E.J. Whitlow the University of Dayton in 1998-1999. Linebackers Defensive Backs GA-Defensive Line Recruiting Coordinator Strength & Conditioning Howard is a Wilmington College graduate (1997). While at Wilmington, he played four years of football and earned four varsity letters as a defensive back. He was a two-time All- SIDELINE American Mideast Conference selection and earned Football Gazette All-North Region honors as a senior. Howard served as a team captain as a senior at WC.
Darren Cereshenko Gus Patouhas Dan Wondolowski Howard and his wife, Jeannette, have one child -- GA-Defensive Backs Defensive Line Defensive Backs Levi, who was born in 2009. They reside in JV Head Coach Strongsville, Ohio.
SPECIAL TEAMS “TRESS” IMPRESSED When Adam Howard came to NDC, he arrived with an impressive, all-Ohio coaching background with ties to Baldwin-Wallace College. And that has caught the eye of an Ohio coaching SIDELINE legend with similar ties:
“Adam Howard is a coach who is dedicated to his players and to making his [college] better on and Tom Sutton F O O T B A L L off the field,” said Ohio State Head Coach Jim Kickers/Punters Tressel. “His enthusiasm and energy make him a great fit for Notre Dame as they begin a football program there.”
Tressel lettered at B-W (playing for his father, Students Assistants—Mike Fleeman, Tim Rosenbaum, Neil Piskac Lee Tressel) as a quarterback from 1971-74, Volunteer Asst—Kris Pappas earning all-conference honors his senior season. He graduated cum laude with a degree in education in 1975.
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INAUGURAL SEASON GAME 4: WALSH (Sept. 18, 2010) TALE OF THE TAPE SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS Walsh is coming off an 8-3 season (2009) which marked a five-win improvement after the NOTRE DAME Category WALSH * program suffered through a 3-8 campaign in 2008. WU closed out the 2009 season with four 3 Games 2 straight wins. Two of its three losses came at the hands of Top-10 NAIA squads (St. Francis-Ind., 1-2 Record 2-0 St. Xavier-Ill.) 4.7 Scoring 50.5 23.7 Scoring Defense 3.5 * The Cavaliers have a high-octane offense -- WU averaged 32.5 points per game in 2009 and 86.3 Rushing 289.0 they’ve scored 101 points through their first two games in 2010. 134.0 Rushing Defense 94.5 2.4 Avg./Rush 6.1 * The Walsh offense starts with an exemplary running game. The Cavaliers have rolled up an 34-72-2 Comp.Comp.- ---Att.Att.Att.----Int.Int. 20-31-0 average of 289.0 yards per game over their first two contests, a 63-7 romp over Kentucky 0 Pass TDs 4 Wesleyan and a 38-0 win over Quincy (Ill.). Last season, WU 228.1 yards per game on the 97.3 Passing 180.5 ground on the strength of nearly five yards per attempt (4.9). … Last year’s ground game was 206.3 Passing Defense 87.5 paced by RB Clinton BlossomgameBlossomgame, who ran for 1,315 yards and 14 TDs. The Columbus, Ohio, 3 Interceptions By 4 native garnered seven 100-yard afternoons in 2009. But this year the Cavaliers will be without 7-13 Sacks ByBy----YardsYards 5-25 Blossomgame’s services for approximately four weeks as he rehabs from knee surgery. Stepping 183.7 Total Offense 469.5 in for Blossomgame thus far has been sophomore DominicDominic WilliamsWilliams, who has run for 348 yards 3.0 Off.Off.- ---YardsYards per Play 7.5 and three TDs over the team’s first two games. 340.3 Total Defense 182.0 5.3 Def.Def.- ---YardsYards per Play 2.8 * While not called on to be dominant with such a strong ground game, the Cavaliers aerial attack 15.8 Kickoff Return Avg. 28.3 has been more than adequate. Walsh has completed 20-of-31 passes (64.5 percent) and is 4.9 Punt Return Avg. 5.0 averaging 180.5 yards per game. Last season the Cavaliers completed 45.2 percent (104-for- 5 Total Takeaways 8 230) of their passes and relied on the forward pass for just 136.5 yards per game. QB Jim +2 Turnover +/+/---- +6 Shiplett returns in 2010 for his second year as the WU starter under center. He went 19-for-30 28:35 Time of Possession 32:02 (63.3 percent) for 361 yards and four TD (no interceptions) over Walsh’s two victories thus far. 10/43 (23%) 3rd3rd3rd- 3rd ---DownDown Conv. 8/21 (38%) 1/5 (20%) 4th4th4th- 4th ---DownDown Conv. 1/2 On defense the Cavaliers yielded 18.8 points and 310.3 yards per game a year ago. WU was a 0-1 Field GoalsGoals----Att.Att. 1-1 * 2-2 PATsPATs- ---AttemptsAttempts 14-14 plus-13 in turnovers and registered 31 sacks. This season, the Walsh defense has allowed just seven points and 364 total yards over its two contests. Cavalier defenders have racked up five sacks and have forced eight turnovers (four fumbles, four interceptions). SOAR SPOT * Korb Field is the home to several other * The Walsh defense pitched a shutout last week in the team’s 38-0 dismantling of Quincy. The Notre Dame teams, namely Men’s and Cavaliers allowed just 205 total yards in the home-field victory. The WU defense was especially Women’s Soccer and Women’s Lacrosse. effective against the run, allowing just 78 yards on 33 carries (2.4 yards per rush). Those three Falcon squad have turned the artificial AstroPlay surface into a * Saturday’s game at Notre Dame marks Walsh’s first road game of the season. The Cavaliers tremendous home-field advantage over the went 5-1 in a half-dozen road tilts last season. After losing its road opener at West Liberty (W. years. Since 2006, Men’s Soccer, Va.) on Sept. 5, 2009, Walsh went on to win its remaining five road tilts by a combined score of Women’s Soccer and Women’s Lacrosse 183-70. … Beginning with its game against the Falcons, Walsh will play three of its next four are a combined 70-14-3 (.822) at Korb games away from home. Field.
* In their developmental season, the Blue & LAST WEEK ... White went 3-0 at Korb Field, outscoring * Walsh downed Quincy, 38-0, on Saturday, Sept. 11. The Cavaliers outgained the Hawks, 438- foes, 136-44. (NDC played a fourth home 205, in total yardage and scored four of their five touchdowns in the first half of the home game game on campus.) at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
* After Saturday, the Tackle Football Falcons * A strong running game paced Walsh in the victory. The Cavaliers ran for 262 yards on 47 have three more games remaining at Korb attempts (5.6 yards per rush). RB Dominic Williams led the WU ground attack with 157 rushing Field this season. Notre Dame will host yards on 23 attempts (6.3). He was one of three different rushers to find paydirt in the game; he Marion (Ind.) on Oct. 23, North Greenville toted the pigskin the final three feet in an abbreviated three-play, 52-yard drive in the third (S.C.) on Oct. 30 and Urbana on Nov. 13. quarter. The Marion tilt on Oct. 23 will be Notre Dame’s Homecoming Game. * WU was a plus-2 in the turnover department, picking off four passes in the 38-point rout. Two of those interceptions came courtesy sophomore DB Pat Kane. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Kane BUCKEYE FOOTBALL added five tackles on the day and was selected as the Mid-States Football Association Mideast Division Defensive Player of the Week. * The Notre Dame and Walsh rosters are
stocked by what is a wellspring of football talent flowing from the state of Ohio. The * Also being tabbed for a weekly award was senior WR Joe Morgan, who scored once on a 29-yard two teams combined feature 184 players end-around run and later on the receiving end of a 42-yard touchdown pass. For the day, the from the Buckeye State. product of McKinley HS (Canton, Ohio) caught five passes for 116 yards and rushed for 38 yards on three carries.
* Ohio ranks fourth among all states in
producing NCAA-IA football players, with
741.
* The Buckeye State also ranks fourth when it comes to cranking out professional talent -- 116 players on NFL rosters come from Ohio colleges and universities.
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PIT STOP GRIDIRON GAINS * Notre Dame’s Saturday-afternoon tilt against Walsh marks the lone home game in a six-week List of schools that have started or plan to start stretch that has the Falcons playing five road games. new football programs during the five-year period beginning in 2009, according to the National Football Foundation: * Over the next three weeks, Notre Dame will travel to Indiana twice (Taylor and St. Joseph’s) and
to Wilberforce, Ohio, near Dayton. In their six road games overall, NDC Football will travel 3,876 2009 round-trip miles. Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.): D-I FCS
U. Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas): D-II * The Blue & White went 4-0 in four road tilts during their 2009 developmental season (NDC went U. of New Haven (West Haven, Conn.): D-II 8-0 overall). Anna Maria College (Paxton, Mass.): D-III Castleton State College (Castleton, Vt.): D-III NAIA FOOTBALL * In 2010 Notre Dame is competing as a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics program. 2010 There are 93 programs in NAIA Football; those 93 squads include 11 independents and 82 South Alabama (Mobile, Ala.): D-I FCS teams split among nine conferences. Georgia State (Atlanta): D-I FCS Lamar (Beaumont, Texas): D-I FCS Pacific University (Forest Grove, Ore.): D-III * National and conference (including independents) weekly and season awards are presented by Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, Ky.): NAIA the NAIA, beginning with player-of-the-week announcements on Monday, Sept. 6. Notre Dame College (South Euclid, Ohio): NAIA
* The NAIA holds a 16-team championship tournament at the end of the regular season. 2011 Conference champions and the top-rated independent program earn automatic berths in the Texas-San Antonio: D-I FCS bracket, which will be played out from Nov. 20-Dec. 18. Only teams rated in the NAIA Coaches’ LeMoyne-Owen College (Memphis, Tenn.): D-II Poll Top-20 are eligible for at-large tournament bids. Presentation College (Aberdeen, S.D.): D-III Stevenson University (Owings Mills, Md.): D-III NDC AND THE NCAA Ave Maria University (Ave Maria, Fla.): NAIA Concordia University (Ann Arbor, Mich.): NAIA * In the 2010-11 academic year, Notre Dame athletic teams are competing in Candidacy Year-Two Siena Heights University (Adrian, Mich): NAIA in the NCAA Division II membership process.
2012 * If approved for continuing its membership process next summer, Notre Dame would compete in Finlandia University (Hancock, Mich.): D-III 2011-12 as a provisional NCAA-II member and, upon further approval, as a full-fledged NCAA-II Wayland Baptist U. (Plainview, Texas): NAIA member in 2012-13. 2013 * In summer 2010, NDC Director of Athletics Susan Hlavacek announced the College is exploring a North Carolina-Charlotte: D-I FCS number of possibilities with regard to future conference affiliations. George Fox University (Newberg, Ore.): D-III
WHAT’S NEXT ... IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING * The Falcons will be back on the road next week, when NDC travels to Upland, Ind., to take on the * The collegiate tackle football squad of the Trojans of Taylor University. … Walsh will be hosting Urbana on Sept. 25. University of Notre Dame -- in South Bend, not South Euclid -- played its first game on Nov. 23, 1887. Notre Dame lost that game * The Trojans went 7-3 a year ago and are 1-1 thus far in 2010. to Michigan, 8-0.
FALCON FIRSTS * In its first multi-game season (1888), UND had a record of 1–3, with all three losses Game ...... Aug. 28, 2010 being at the hands of Michigan and by a Play ...... Kickoff at 7:06 PM ET combined score of 43–9. Play from Scrimmage ...... QB Yan Cyr rush for nine yards (8/28) First Down ...... 3-yard run by RB Tim Donald (8/28) FOOTBALL FIRSTS Complete Pass ...... Cyr to RB Tim Donald (6 yards, 8/28) Tackle ...... Bob Hansen (8/28) Inaugural seasons and results for Northeast Ohio Tackle for Loss ...... Gary Briggs (6-yard loss, 8/28) colleges and universities: Sack ...... Bob Hansen (7-yard loss, 8/28) Interception...... Sylvester Flowers (8/28) Akron ...... 1914, 4-4-1 Punt ...... Cayle Chapman (62 yards, 8/28) Ashland ...... 1920, 2-3 Touchdown...... RB Khalid Harrison (10-yard run, 9/4) Baldwin-Wallace ...... 1893, 0-1 Extra Point ...... Jeremy Geier (9/4) Case Western Reserve ...... 1970, 2-5-1 Victory ...... at Lindsey Wilson-Ky. (14-10, 9/4) Hiram ...... 1892, 1-1 John Carroll ...... 1920, 4-2 Kent State ...... 1920, 1-2 Lake Erie ...... 2008, 3-8. Malone ...... 1993, 2-6-1 Mount Union ...... 1893, 1-2 Oberlin ...... 1891, 2-2 Walsh ...... 1995, 7-3 Wooster ...... 1889, 2-0
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FALCON CAPTAINS SACK-MASTER #11 BOB HANSEN * Through Sept. 11, Bob Hansen leads in the NAIA in sacks, with five. The sophomore standout Defensive Lineman had two sacks in the NDC opener and three in the Falcons’ victory on Sept. 4. 6-2, 255 Sophomore * The dominant Berea, Ohio, native and veteran of last year’s developmental squad forced a Berea, Ohio (Midpark) “personal three-and-out” in one series against Lindsey Wilson on Sept. 4. With LWC starting their first drive of the second half at their own 26-yard line, Hansen sacked QB Ricky Bowling for a 9- yard loss on first down. On second down, Hansen batted down a pass at the line of scrimmage, and on third down he moved the Blue Raiders back six more yards with another sacks. The end #33 KHALID HARRISON result was Lindsey Wilson punting from its own goal line and the Falcons starting their next drive Fullback on the LWC 48. 5-10, 220 Junior * Hansen ranks third on the team in tackles, with 17 (11 solo, six assists). He was voted the South Euclid, Ohio (Brush) Falcons’ 2009 Team MVP by the Cleveland Touchdown Club.
YARD-WORK * Despite being kept off the scoreboard for a second time in three games last week, Notre Dame’s #5#5#5 JOHN HYDE offense cranked out season-high 233 total yards. Defensive Back 5-10, 195 * NDC had 119 yards rushing, besting the 106 the team had in week two at Lindsey Wilson. In the Sophomore passing game, the Falcons threw for 114 yards, an improvement over the 93 they garnered in Massillon, Ohio (Perry) their week-one 23-0 loss to Mercyhurst.
* In their three games, Notre Dame has posted total-offense figures of 127, 191 and 233 yards. #91 ORANE McDONALD Defensive Lineman POWER TOOL_ 6-1, 270 * RB Pedro Powell had his best day as a collegiate player last week in Fairmont. Powell came into Junior the Sept. 11 game with four yards on eight carries. On Saturday, the freshman from Liberty, Ohio, East Cleveland, Ohio (Shaw) rolled up 49 yards on 11 carries. In the fourth quarter Powell rattled off a 15-yard gain on an inside run in FSU territory. That gain marked his longest of the afternoon.
#8#8#8 DERRICK PASTER DRIVE TIME Wide Receiver * Notre Dame showed improvement in producing sustained drives last Saturday. The Falcons 5-11, 170 garnered 15 first downs in the game, a season high. Sophomore Berea, Ohio (Berea) * On three drives in particular, the Falcon offense was in sync, moving the chains and eating up time on the game clock: In the first quarter, NDC produced a 10-play drive lasting 4:57. In the second, the Falcons had a nine-play drive that ate up 4:51. And in the final frame, the Falcons
had an 11-play drive to finish out the game. VETERAN PRESENCE DE Bob Hansen—a starter and team captain—is a * Notre Dame had the ball for 9:07 in the fourth quarter. In their previous two games combined, sophomore who played in all eight of Notre the Falcons managed just 9:02 in fourth-quarter possession time. Dame’s developmental tilts in 2009. So, in that sense he is a veteran. But Hansen is also a veteran in the best sense of the word: the Berea, FAVORITE TARGET Ohio, native served his country in the United * WR Derrick Paster led the NDC receiving corps last week, with four receptions totaling 51 yards. States Army and served three tours of duty in The sophomore co-captain has led NDC in catches in each of the team’s first three games. Iraq. * Paster has started all three games for Notre Dame. He has 14 catches on the season, and is STATING THEIR CASE averaging 10.9 yards per reception.
Players on the Notre Dame inaugural-season roster hail from six different states. The CONVERSION AVERSION Buckeye State is the top producer of Falcons, * The NDC offense struggled on third down last Saturday, converting just twice in 13 attempts. For with 92 players on the overall program roster the season, the Falcons are now 10-of-43 (23 percent) in converting on third down. being Ohio natives. Other states represented on the NDC roster: QUICK START * * Florida (7) * After missing Notre Dame’s Sept. 4 game with an injury sustained in the opener, QB Yan Cyr was * * Michigan (4) sharp in the early going last Saturday at Fairmont State. The junior from Laval, Que., completed his first five passes and seven of his first eight. From that point on, the FSU clamped down on the * * Arizona (1) NDC passing game; the Falcons went 5-of-18 the rest of the way. * * Nevada (1) * * Virginia (1) * Cyr had 30 rushing yards last week. That marks a single-game high for an NDC quarterback this season. The Falcons inaugural-season schedule includes opponents in six states: Ohio (3), Indiana (3), Kentucky (2), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (1) and West Virginia (1).
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AT A LOSS GRIDIRON GAINS * The Falcon defense recorded just four tackles for loss last Saturday against the power running List of schools that have started or plan to start game of Fairmont State. NDC had 10 such tackles in each of its first two games. new football programs during the five-year period beginning in 2009, according to the National Football Foundation: RANK AND FILE * DE Bob Hansen leads the NAIA in quarterback sacks, with five. As a team, NDC ranks sixth in the 2009 nation in sacks, with eight. Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.): D-I FCS U. Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas): D-II * P Cayle Chapman-Brown ranks 20th in the NAIA, with a punting average of 40.6 yards. U. of New Haven (West Haven, Conn.): D-II Anna Maria College (Paxton, Mass.): D-III * WR Derrick Paster ranks No. 14 on the NAIA list for most pass receptions this season; he has 14. Castleton State College (Castleton, Vt.): D-III
2010 AUSTRALIA FIVE-O South Alabama (Mobile, Ala.): D-I FCS * Freshman P Cayle Chapman-Brown, an import from Sydney, Australia, booted a pair of 50-yard Georgia State (Atlanta): D-I FCS punts in Notre Dame’s loss at Fairmont State last week. The “Thunder from Down Under” hit a Lamar (Beaumont, Texas): D-I FCS 54-yarder and a 64-yarder in the game as part of an afternoon in which he averaged 42.5 yards Pacific University (Forest Grove, Ore.): D-III per kick. Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, Ky.): NAIA Notre Dame College (South Euclid, Ohio): NAIA * Chapman-Brown averaged over 42 yards per punt last Saturday despite misfiring on his first two attempts. The lefty punter hit his first two a combined 41 yards; after that Chapman-Brown 2011 averaged 49.8 yards per kick. Texas-San Antonio: D-I FCS LeMoyne-Owen College (Memphis, Tenn.): D-II Presentation College (Aberdeen, S.D.): D-III * The 25-year old Chapman-Brown has registered three punts this season of 60 yards or more and Stevenson University (Owings Mills, Md.): D-III seven of 50-plus. Ave Maria University (Ave Maria, Fla.): NAIA
Concordia University (Ann Arbor, Mich.): NAIA * The newcomer to NDC and the States had an auspicious start to his collegiate tackle football Siena Heights University (Adrian, Mich): NAIA career: in Notre Dame’s opener on Aug. 28, Chapman-Brown booted a 62-yarder in his first attempt. He later belted a 69-yarder and then a 50-yarder in that first game. 2012 Finlandia University (Hancock, Mich.): D-III * The 6-foot-5, 235-pound Chapman-Brown pinned Lindsey Wilson inside its own 20-yard line three Wayland Baptist U. (Plainview, Texas): NAIA times in NDC’s 14-10 win on Sept. 4. Through three contests, he is averaging 40.6 yards per punt on 8.0 punts per game. 2013 North Carolina-Charlotte: D-I FCS FOES FARE WELL George Fox University (Newberg, Ore.): D-III
* All 11 of Notre Dame’s inaugural-season opponents were in action a week ago. The 11 Falcon foes went a combined 7-4 last Saturday. NDC’s 2010 opponents come into this week with an IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING aggregate season record of 12-11 (.522). * The collegiate tackle football squad of the University of Notre Dame -- in South Bend, * Notre Dame and Walsh have three common opponents on their 2010 schedules. Both teams will not South Euclid -- played its first game on play Marian (Ind.), Taylor (Ind.) and Urbana. Marian and Taylor are MSFA Mideast conference Nov. 23, 1887. Notre Dame lost that game foes for Walsh. to Michigan, 8-0.
HASH MARKS * In its first multi-game season (1888), UND had a record of 1–3, with all three losses * NDC has attempted just one field goal in three games. The Falcons had that attempt -- a 29- being at the hands of Michigan and by a yarder at Lindsey Wilson -- blocked. … Falcon foes are 5-for-5 in field goals. combined score of 43–9.
* The Falcons have scored points on 2-of-6 trips (33 percent) to the red zone in their three games. FOOTBALL FIRSTS Opponents have put points on the board in 8-of-11 (73 percent). Inaugural seasons and results for Northeast Ohio
colleges and universities: * Interceptions have been eventful over NDC’s three games: Notre Dame is averaging 13.3 yards per Akron ...... 1914, 4-4-1 interception return. It’s opponents are averaging 22.5. Ashland ...... 1920, 2-3 * Nine different players have caught passes in the Baldwin-Wallace...... 1893, 0-1 Falcons’ first three weeks. Derrick Paster’s 14 Case Western Reserve ...... 1970, 2-5-1 receptions lead the team. TE Matt Preston and WR Hiram ...... 1892, 1-1 Trevor Smith have each caught four balls. John Carroll ...... 1920, 4-2
Kent State ...... 1920, 1-2 * Seventeen NDC players have started all three games this season. Lake Erie ...... 2008, 3-8. Malone ...... 1993, 2-6-1 * Notre Dame is 1-2 on their three pregame coin flips. Mount Union ...... 1893, 1-2 The Falcons have thus far kicked off twice at the start of Oberlin ...... 1891, 2-2 a game; they have received one opening kickoff. Walsh...... 1995, 7-3
Wooster ...... 1889, 2-0
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INAUGURAL SEASON GAME 4: WALSH (Sept. 18, 2010) NAIA TOP-25 DEUCES WILD * With the addition of Football, Notre Dame College now sponsors 22 intercollegiate scholarship (As selected by NAIA coaches, Sept. 13) athletic teams. Among 53 colleges and universities in the state of Ohio, only Ohio State (33 programs) fields more varsity athletic teams. Rank School ‘10 Rec Points 1. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 2-0 412 * Also new to the NDC stable of athletic squads in 2010-11 are Men’s and Women’s Water Polo. 2. Lindenwood (Mo.) 2-0 405 Men’s Water Polo is a fall sport; the NDC men started their 2010 season last Saturday (Sept. 11), 3. Carroll (Mont.) 2-0 386 with a 3-0 performance at the Ohio College Cup in Worthington, Ohio. The Falcon women will take 4. St. Xavier (Ill.) 3-0 372 to the water in spring 2011. 5. Morningside (Tenn.) 2-0 353 6. MidAmerica (Kan.) 2-0 336 PULLING RANK 7. Ottawa (Kan.) 2-0 315 * In its history Notre Dame has had six athletic teams ranked: Men’s and Women’s Basketball, 8. Missouri Valley 2-0 303 Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Softball, Wrestling.
9. McPherson (Kan.) 2-0 282 * In Wrestling, Notre Dame went wire-to-wire in 2009-10, being ranked No. 1 (NAIA Coaches’ Poll) 10. Walsh 222- 2---0000 259 each week of the regular season en route to winning an NAIA national championship. 11. St. Francis (Ind.) 1-0 241 Lambuth (Tenn.) 1-1 241 * Men’s Soccer squad has the highest current ranking of any NDC programs -- the Falcons are 13. Dickinson State (N.D.) 2-0 237 ranked No. 4 (Sept. 14 NAIA Coaches’ Poll). 14. McKendree (Ill.) 2-1 176 15. Marian (Ind.) 2-0 173 FACULTY APPRECIATION DAY 16. Cumberlands (Ky.) 1-1 148 * Saturday’s game marks Faculty Appreciation Day for Notre Dame Athletics and Falcon Football. 17. St. Ambrose (Iowa) 2-0 122 Benedictine (Kan.) 2-0 122 THE NOTRE DAME FACULTY … 19. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 2-0 120 Allen, Yvonne L. Morris, Rachel C. 20. William Penn (Iowa) 2-0 113 Archer, Robert J. Oliverio, L. William 21. Northwestern (Iowa) 1-1 107 Baird, Nancy Orosz, David 22. Langston (Okla.) 1-1 9 Balchak, Sharon K. Palko, Kenneth 23. Hastings (Neb.) 1-1 73 Baran, Sr. Mary Ann Palombo, Vincent J. 24. Southern Oregon 2-0 51 Bloom, Michael Pearlstein, Robin J. 25. Montana Tech 2-1 31 Burdenski, Sr. Helen Penler, Karen A.
Cook, Pamela Presley, Elizabeth C. NCAA-II TOP-25 Crandall, Stephen A. Prochaska, Louise E.
(As selected by the AFCA, Sept. 13) Cronin, Kelley A. Przybys, John Fairchild, Estamarie Quinlan, Sr. Eileen Rank School ‘10 Rec Points Feltch, Stephen Revay, Linda A. 1. Grand Valley St. (21) 2-0 646 Forhan, J. Kathleen Risko, Judy L. 2. Minnesota-Duluth (1) 2-0 615 Galovic, John Santmire, Judith A. 3. North Alabama (2) 2-0 602 Grassman, Sandra Scheer-McLeod, Roslyn 4. California (Pa.) 2-0 569 Groth, Karen Schoenecker, Kevin J. 5. Abilene Christian 2-0 544 Groves, Angela Simon, Reed 6. Texas A&M-Kingsville 2-0 513 Hatzadony, John Stratman, Sandra L. 7. Northwest Missouri St. 0-1 472 Hotchkiss, Stephen M. Strouse, Natalie 8. West Alabama 2-0 465 Ivancic, Sr. Karita Sweeney, Colleen A. 9. West Texas A&M 1-1 413 Jedlicka, Diane Ulrich, Frances Elliott 10. Tuskegee (Ala.) 2-0 393 Johnson, M. Logan White, Erica Stovall 11. Missouri Western St. 2-0 359 12. Midwestern St. (Texas) 2-0 356 Jondle, Mary Ann Ziegler, Sr. Carol 13. Hillsdale (Mich.) 1-1 276 Jones, Bruce W. Zimmerman, Lynn D. 14. North Carolina-Pembroke 2-0 269 Kerschner, Sharon Zupancic, Anthony 15. Washburn (Kan.) 1-1 237 Kesegich, Amy 16. Minnesota St.-Mankato 2-0 222 La Verde, Anthony V. 17. Winona St. (Minn.) 2-0 199 Loewy, Jacqi 18. Wayne State (Neb.) 2-0 169 Marchi, Nadine 19. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 1-1 165 Masci, Anthony J. 20. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 2-0 153 Moenk, Sr. Jeanne 21. West Liberty (W.Va.) 1-1 136 Molnar, Kathleen 22. Edinboro (Pa.) 2-0 117 Moore, A. Gregory 23. Nebraska-Kearney 1-1 113 Moran, John 24. Tusculum (Tenn.) 3-0 89 25. Central Washington 1-2 83
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NOTRE DAME PLAYERS OF THE WEEK THE PIGSKIN STATE Top weekly Falcon performers -- on offense, defense and special teams -- as selected by the NDC With Notre Dame instituting its program in 2010, coaching staff: there are now 41 collegiate football programs in the state of Ohio: Wk. Date Opponent O / D / ST Note Akron Miami 1 8/28 Mercyhurst WR Derrick Paster 6 receptions-63 yards, 3 first downs Ashland Mount St. Joseph LB Gary Briggs 13 tackles, 3.5 TFL Baldwin-Wallace Mount Union Bluffton Muskingum P Cayle Chapman-Brown 42.5-yard avg. on 8 punts, 3 punts of 50+ Bowling Green Notre Dame Capital Oberlin 2 9/4 Lindsey Wilson WR Trevor Smith Two FD catches, multiple key downfield blocks Case Western Reserve Ohio Central State Ohio Dominican Bob Hansen/John Hyde BH: 5 tackles, 3 sacks; JH: 5 tackles, 2 INT Cincinnati Ohio Northern Derrick Smith blocked punt to set up TD Dayton Ohio State Defiance Ohio Wesleyan Denison Otterbein 3 9/11 Fairmont State RB Pedro Powell rushed for 49 yards on 11 carries Findlay Tiffin [None awarded] Heidelberg Toledo Hiram Urbana P Cayle Chapman-Brown 42.5-yard avg. on 8 punts, 2 punts of 50+ John Carroll Walsh Kent State Wilmington 4 9/18 Walsh Kenyon Wittenberg Lake Erie Wooster
Malone Youngstown State Marietta
5 9/25 Taylor NDC PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS
Kam Abed uh-BED
Alejandro Alicea AL-uh-hon-dro al-ih-SAY-uh
Cayle Chapman-Brown (rhymes with sail) 6 10/2 Central State Yan Cyr YAHN SEAR Zackary Dearinger DEAR-in-jer Brad Dumas DOO-miss Nick Falcone fal-CONE 7 10/9 St. Joseph’s Anthony Farrinacci fair-ih-NOTCH-ee Levi Fennell (rhymes with kennel) Alek Geho GEE-ho Jeremy Geier GUY-uhr 8 10/23 Marian Dominic Gianoni jee-uh-NOH-nee Justin Giar GUY-uhr
Khalid Harrison kah-LEE (silent D)
Nick Koshiol KOH-shul
Orane McDonald oh-RAIN 9 10/30 N. Greenville Rob Mougey MOO-gee Derrick Paster PASS-tuhr Pedro Powell PEE-dro DeJohn Randle (like dijon mustard) 10 11/6 Ky. Wesleyan Josh Remark REE-mark Justin Schafrath SHAFF-rath Don Stocum STOKE-um
11 11/13 Urbana COACHES Darren Cereshko sir-ESH-koh
Tony Neymeiyer NEE-my-uhr
Scott Niedzwiecki nid-ZWICK-ee
Gus Patouhas puh-TOO-hahs Bill Rychel RYE-kuhl Carter Welo WEE-loh Dan Wondowlowski wahn-duh-LAU-skee
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NUMERICAL NOTRE DAME ROSTER No. Player. No. Player. Pos. Ht.Ht.Ht. Wt. Cl.Cl.Cl. Hometown / Previous School
111 WHITE, Phillip 77 ABED, Kam OL 6-2 275 So. Westlake, Ohio (Westlake) 222 ALICEA, Alejandro 34 ADKINS, Jake LB 5-9 215 Fr. Louisville, Ohio (Louisville) 222 FRIEND, Shane 7 ALICEA, Alejandro RB 5-6 150 Fr. Lorain, Ohio (Elyria Catholic) 333 SMITH, Trevor 89 ARNOLD, Matt WR 5-11 165 Fr. Goshen 444 CYR, Yan 64 BALKO, Cody OL 6-5 275 Fr. Amherst, Ohio (Amherst Steele) 444 MAY, Mo 32 BERRY, Anthony DB 5-9 205 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow) 555 BLANNER, Evan 48 BLACKWELL, Brian DL 5-10 215 Fr. Boca Raton, Fla. (Olympia Heights) 555 HYDE, John 5 BLANNER, Evan DB 5-7 155 Fr. North Las Vegas, Nev. (Legacy) 666 DONALD, Tim 29 BOARD, Drew DB 5-9 175 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio (Collinwood) 666 WILLIAMS, Brandon 21 BOWLING, James DB 6-0 170 So. Painesville, Ohio (Harvey) 222 ALICEA, Alejandro 95 BOYER, Kreig DL 6-0 235 Fr. Medina, Ohio (Medina) 777 BRITT, Dak 42 BRIGGS, Gary LB 6-0 215 So. Cleveland, Ohio (John F. Kennedy) 777 GRUNDER, Bo 7 BRITT, Dak QB 5-9 210 So. Battle Creek, Mich. (Battle Creek Central) 888 GEHO, Alek 75 BROWN, Paul OL 6-1 345 So. Amherst, Ohio (Amherst Steele) 888 PASTER, Derrick 92 BUCKNELL, Brandon DL 5-9 290 Fr. Twinsburg, Ohio (Twinsburg) 999 DAVIS, John 94 CHAPMAN-BROWN, Cayle P 6-5 235 Fr. Sydney, Australia 999 FLOWERS, Sylvester 62 CLARK, Matt DL 5-11 265 Fr. Solon, Ohio (Solon) 101010 TITUS, Keifer 24 CONROY, Bob LB 5-10 205 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio (Benedictine) 111111 HANSEN, Bob 4 CYR, Yan QB 6-1 185 Jr. Laval, Que. (Hartnell College) 111111 HAWTHORNE, Carlos 9 DAVIS, John DB 5-9 180 Fr. Warren, Ohio (Newton Falls) 121212 SMITH, Derrick 74 DAWSON, Ian OL 6-4 280 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio (John F. Kennedy) 131313 LUNDY, John 38 DEARINGER, Zackary PK 6-1 160 Fr. Dresden, Ohio (Tri-Valley) 131313 MALONE, King 6 DONALD, Tim RB 5-8 165 So. Coral Springs, Fla. (Coral Glades) 141414 FLOWERS, James 17 DUMAS, Brad DB 5-9 185 So. Bellevue, Ohio (Bellevue) 151515 SCHUSTER, Cody 53 FALCONE, Nick OL 5-9 290 So. St. Clairsville, Ohio (St. John Central) 151515 SHAFFER, Kyle 68 FARINACCI, Anthony OL 6-2 320 So. Chesterland, Ohio (West Geauga) 161616 MOUGEY, Rob 90 FENNELL, Levi PK 5-8 165 Fr. Findlay, Ohio (Arlington) 171717 DUMAS, Brad 46 FIELDS, Mike DB 6-0 160 So. Spring Hill, Fla. (Nature Coast Technical) 171717 GREENWOOD, Aramis 9 FLOWERS, Sylvester DB 5-10 190 So. Coral Springs, Fla. (Coral Springs) 181818 GEIER, Jeremy 14 FLOWERS, James QB 6-2 245 Fr. Strongsville, Ohio (Padua Franciscan) 191919 PRESTON, Matt 66 FORNARO, Jake OL 6-0 335 Fr. Chesterland, Ohio (West Geauga) 202020 SANNING, Kyle 33 FOSTER, Tre DB 5-5 175 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Hughes) 212121 BOWLING, James 22 FOY, Jack RB 5-7 165 Fr. Sidney, Ohio (Sidney) 222222 FOY, Jack 2 FRIEND, Shane LB 6-1 210 So. LaGrange, Ohio North (Ridgeville) 232323 STEVENS, Ricky 8 GEHO, Alek DL 6-1 210 Fr. Bellefontaine, Ohio (Bellefontaine) 242424 CONROY, Bob 18 GEIER, Jeremy PK 5-10 170 Fr. Massillon, Ohio (Washington) 252525 RILEY, Shawn 97 GIANONI, Dom DL 6-2 220 Fr. Erie, Ohio (Cathedral Prep) 262626 PITTS, Chris 51 GIAR, Justin LB 5-10 200 Fr. Warren, Ohio (Harding) 272727 KREBS, Spencer 42 GIBBS, Mo DB 5-11 170 So. Detriot, Ohio (Tiffin U.) 272727 MYERS, Chase 93 GLENN, L'Mont DL 5-10 285 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 282828 HAMILTON, John 45 GORDON, Stanley DL 6-2 195 So. Cleveland, Ohio (John F. Kennedy) 292929 BOARD, Drew 43 GREEN, Christian DB 5-10 170 Fr. 303030 TISCHLER, Larry 17 GREENWOOD, Aramis WR 5-10 185 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) 313131 LANIGAN, Michael 7 GRUNDER, Bo WR 5-9 175 Fr. Massillon, Ohio (Washington) 323232 BERRY, Anthony 28 HAMILTON, John DB 5-10 185 So. Macedonia, Ohio (Nordonia) 333333 FOSTER, Tre 11 HANSEN, Bob DL 6-2 255 So. Berea, Ohio (Midpark) 333333 HARRISON, Khalid 83 HARP, Brian TE 6-2 240 Fr. Minerva, Ohio (Minerva) 343434 ADKINS, Jake 33 HARRISON, Khalid RB 5-10 220 Jr. South Euclid, Ohio (Brush) 353535 POWELL, Pedro 71 HAWKINS, Jesse OL 6-1 335 So. Ravenna, Ohio (Crestwood) 363636 JOHNSON, Demetrus 11 HAWTHORNE, Carlos DB 6-0 175 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio (John F. Kennedy) 373737 REMARK, Josh 56 HAYNES, Carter DL 6-1 235 So. Rocky River, Ohio (Rocky River) 383838 DEARINGER, Zackary 44 HEAD, Eric DL 5-9 235 So. Mantua, Ohio (Crestwood) 393939 JEAN, Karl 393939 WILLIAMS, Jesse
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NOTRE DAME ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Player. Ht.Ht.Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl.Cl.Cl. Hometown (Previous School) No. Player.
85 HERNANDEZ, Travis WR 5-11 165 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Douglas) 414141 POLLOCK, Bryan 80 HOWELL, Tyrone WR 5-5 165 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow) 424242 BRIGGS, Gary 58 HOWELLS, John DL 6-0 225 So. North Ridgeville, Ohio (North Ridgeville) 424242 GIBBS, Mo 40 HUMMER, Brandon LB 5-9 195 Fr. Napoleon, Ohio (Napoleon) 434343 GREEN, Christian 5 HYDE, John DB 5-10 195 So. Massillon, Ohio (Perry) 444444 HEAD, Eric ISABELLA, Stephen WR 5-7 170 Fr. Madison, Ohio (Madison) 454545 GORDON, Stanley 82 JACKSON, Cornelius TE 5-11 210 So. Cleveland, Ohio (Hazel Green) 454545 JACOBY, Justin 45 JACOBY, Justin DB 5-11 170 Fr. Carey, Ohio (Carey) 464646 FIELDS, Mike 73 JAMES, Cordell OL 6-3 260 So. Rochester, N.Y. (Gates-Chili) 474747 KOSHIOL, Nick 39 JEAN, Karl FB 5-6 200 So. Orlando, Fla. (Jones) 484848 BLACKWELL, Brian 36 JOHNSON, Demetrus LB 5-11 210 Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Brookhaven) 505050 TRUMBLE, Zach 86 JOHNSON, Herman TE 5-10 245 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio (Collinwood) 515151 GIAR, Justin 84 KOLLIE, Justin WR 5-8 165 So. East Cleveland, Ohio (Benedictine) 515151 SCHUSTER, Jared 47 KOSHIOL, Nick LB 5-10 225 So. Mentor, Ohio (Mentor) 525252 SCHAFRATH, Justin 27 KREBS, Spencer DB 5-11 180 Fr. Huron, Ohio (Norwalk) 535353 FALCONE, Nick 31 LANIGAN, Michael LB 5-11 200 Fr. Broadview Heights, Ohio (Ohio Dominican) 555555 STUDER, Joe 76 LIAS, Robbie OL 6-1 250 So. Hubbard, Ohio (Hubbard) 565656 HAYNES, Carter 13 LUNDY, John WR 6-2 185 So. Cleveland, Ohio (Central Catholic) 585858 HOWELLS, John 13 MALONE, King DL 6-0 225 So. Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) 626262 CLARK, Matt 4 MAY, Mo DB 5-11 180 Fr. Toledo, Ohio (Sylvania Southview) 636363 STOCUM, Don 91 McDONALD, Orane DL 6-1 270 So. East Cleveland, Ohio (Shaw) 16 MOUGEY, Rob WR 5-11 175 Fr. Tempe, Ariz. (Chaparral) 646464 BALKO, Cody 27 MYERS, Chase DB 5-11 175 Fr. Hubbard, Ohio (Hubbard) 666666 FORNARO, Jake 78 NEFF, Joe OL 6-1 255 Fr. Louisville, Ohio (Louisville) 686868 FARINACCI, Anthony 70 NELLI, Brandon OL 6-3 245 Fr. Solon, Ohio (Solon) 707070 NELLI, Brandon 8 PASTER, Derrick WR 5-11 170 So. Berea, Ohio (Berea) 717171 HAWKINS, Jesse 26 PITTS, Chris DB 5-8 150 Fr. East Cleveland, Ohio (Shaw) 727272 WRIGHT, Logan 41 POLLOCK, Bryan DB 5-11 180 Fr. Broadview Heights, Ohio (U. Dayton) 737373 JAMES, Cordell 35 POWELL, Pedro RB 5-7 190 Fr. Liberty, Ohio (Lakota East) 747474 DAWSON, Ian 19 PRESTON, Matt TE 6-0 210 Fr. Warren, Ohio (Howland) 757575 BROWN, Paul 85 RANDLE, DeJohn WR 5-6 145 Fr. River Rouge, Mich. (Melvindale) 767676 LIAS, Robbie 37 REMARK, Josh DB 5-11 170 Fr. Massillon, Ohio (Washington) 777777 ABED, Kam 25 RILEY, Shawn RB 5-10 180 So. Wooster, Ohio (U. of Akron) 787878 NEFF, Joe 20 SANNING, Kyle LB 5-10 215 Fr. New Carlisle, Ohio (Tecumseh) 797979 SMITH, William 87 SAUNDERS, Devin TE 6-4 260 Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Lincoln) 808080 HOWELL, Tyrone 52 SCHAFRATH, Justin DL 6-0 270 Fr. 818181 WINKLEMAN, Zeb 51 SCHUSTER, Jared OL 6-2 235 Fr. Elyria, Ohio (Elyria Catholic) 828282 JACKSON, Cornelius 15 SCHUSTER, Cody QB 6-0 195 So. Elyria, Ohio (Otterbein College) 838383 HARP, Brian 15 SHAFFER, Kyle QB 5-7 180 So. Painesville, Ohio (Riverside) 848484 KOLLIE, Justin 3 SMITH, Trevor WR 5-11 185 So. Bellevue, Ohio (Bellevue) 858585 HERNANDEZ, Travis 12 SMITH, Derrick DB 5-11 195 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio (U. of Iowa) 858585 RANDLE, DeJohn 79 SMITH, William OL 6-4 310 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Melvindale) 868686 JOHNSON, Herman 23 STEVENS, Ricky DB 5-7 170 So. Rochester, N.Y. (Gates-Chili) 878787 SAUNDERS, Devin 63 STOCUM, Don OL 6-2 290 Jr. Kirtland, Ohio (Kirtland) 898989 ARNOLD, Matt 55 STUDER, Joe DL 5-10 230 Fr. Massillon, Ohio (Washington) 909090 FENNELL, Levi 30 TISCHLER, Larry LB 5-11 175 So. Berea, Ohio (Berea) 91 McDONALD, Orane 10 TITUS, Keifer WR 6-3 195 Fr. Blacksburg, Va. (Floyd County) 9191 McDONALD, Orane 50 TRUMBLE, Zach DL 6-0 280 So. Rochester Hills, Mich. (Adams) 929292 BUCKNELL, Brandon TWEEDY, William WR 5-11 170 Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Brookhaven) 939393 GLENN, L'Mont 1 WHITE, Phillip DB 5-8 170 So. East Cleveland, Ohio (Shaw) 949494 CHAPMANCHAPMAN- ---BROWN,BROWN, Cayle 39 WILLIAMS, Jesse DB 5-7 165 Fr. Maple Heights, Ohio (Maple Heights) 959595 BOYER, Kreig 6 WILLIAMS, Brandon DB 5-9 170 Fr. Willoughby, Ohio (Willoughby South) 979797 GIANONI, Dominic 81 WINKLEMAN, Zeb WR 6-1 175 Fr. Newark, Ohio (Newark) ISABELLA, Stephen 72 WRIGHT, Logan OL 6-1 285 So. Vermilion, Ohio (Vermilion) TWEEDY, William
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NOTRE DAME DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE WR 888 DERRICK PASTER So. 555- 5---11111111 170 DE 565656 CARTER HAYNES So. 666- 6---1111 235 3 Trevor Smith Fr. 5-11 185 55 Joe Studer Fr. 5-10 230
LT 737373 CORDELL JAMES So. 666- 6---3333 260 DT 131313 KING MALONE So. 666- 6---0000 225 64 Cody Balko Fr. 6-5 275 92 Brandon Bucknell Fr. 5-9 290
LG 515151 JARED SCHUSTER Fr.Fr.Fr. 666- 6---2222 235 DT 919191 ORANE McDONALD So. 666- 6---1111 270 72 Logan Wright So. 6-1 285 50 Zach Trumble So. 6-0 280
C 777777 KAM ABED So. 666- 6---2222 275 DE 111111 BOB HANSEN So. 666- 6---2222 255 71 Jesse Hawkins So. 6-1 335 97 Dom Gianoni Fr. 6-2 225
RG 757575 PAUL BROWN So. 666- 6---1111 345 222 SHANE FRIEND So. 666- 6---2222 210 72 Logan Wright So. 6-1 285 LB 20 Kyle Sanning Fr. 5-10 215
RT 707070 BRANDON NELLI Fr.Fr.Fr. 666- 6---3333 245 LB 313131 MICHAEL LANIGAN Fr.Fr.Fr. 555- 5---11111111 200 78 Joe Neff Fr. 6-1 255 34 Jake Adkins Fr. 5-9 215
TE 191919 MATT PRESTON Fr.Fr.Fr. 666- 6---0000 210 CB 272727 SPENCER KREBS Fr.Fr.Fr. 555- 5---11111111 180 80 Tyrone Howell Fr. 5-5 165 1 Phillip White So. 5-8 170
QB 444 YAN CYR Jr.Jr.Jr. 666- 6---1111 185 FS 555 JOHN HYDE So. 555- 5---10101010 195 7 Dak Britt So. 5-9 210 21 James Bowling So. 6-0 170
353535 PEDRO POWELL Fr.Fr.Fr. 555- 5---7777 190 121212 DERRICK SMITH Jr.Jr.Jr. 555- 5---11111111 195 RB 25 Shawn Riley So. 5-10 180 SS 28 John Hamilton So. 5-10 185
RB 666 TIM DONALD So. 555- 5---8888 165 S 777 BO GRUNDER Fr.Fr.Fr. 555- 5---9999 175 33 Khalid Harrison So. 5-10 220 37 Josh Remark Fr. 5-11 170
333 TREVOR SMITH Fr.Fr.Fr. 555- 5---11111111 185 999 SYLVESTER FLOWERS Fr.Fr.Fr. 555- 5---10101010 190 WR 10 Keifer Titus Fr. 6-3 195 CB 26 Chris Pitts Fr. 5-8 150
SPECIALISTS 7 BO GRUNDER Fr. 5- 5-99 175 PK 181818 JEREMY GEIER Fr.Fr.Fr. 555- 5---10101010 170 77 BO GRUNDER Fr.Fr. 55--99 175 KR 666 TIM DONALD So. 555- 5---8888 165 KO 383838 ZACK DEARINGER Fr.Fr.Fr. 666- 6---1111 160 PR 777 BO GRUNDER Fr.Fr.Fr. 555- 5---9999 175 P 949494 CAYLE CHAPMANCHAPMAN----BROWNBROWN Fr.Fr.Fr. 666- 6---5555 235 888 DERRICK PASTER So. 555- 5---11111111 170
LS 171717 BRAD DUMAS So. 555- 5---9999 185 Depth chart as of Sept. 15
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TRACKING THE OPPONENTS A week-by-week look at the schedules and results for Notre Dame’s 2010 foes ...
MERCYHURST LINDSEY WILSON FAIRMONT STATE (1-1, 0-0 PSAC) (1-1, 0-0 MSC) (2-0, 0-0 WVIAC)
Aug. 28 at Notre Dame W, 23-0 Sept. 4 NOTRE DAME L, 10-14 Sept. 2 at Clarion W, 27-16 Sept. 11 at Kutztown L, 14-35 Sept. 11 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA W, 44-3 Sept. 11 NOTRE DAME W, 38-0 Sept. 18 at C.W. Post 1:00 PM Sept. 18 at Bellhaven 1:30 PM Sept. 18 at Shepherd 1:00 PM Sept. 25 LOCKHAVEN 1:00 PM Sept. 25 at Campbellsville 12:30 PM Sept. 2 at Glenville State 1:00 PM Oct. 2 GANNON 12:00 PM Oct. 2 at Cumberland 1:30 PM Sept. 30 WEST LIBERTY 8:00 PM Oct. 9 at Indiana (Pa.) 2:00 PM Oct. 9 PIKEVILLE 1:30 PM Oct. 9 at Charleston (W.Va.) 1:00 PM Oct. 16 at Edinboro 1:00 PM Oct. 16 UNION 6:30 PM Oct. 16 at UNC-Pembroke 1:00 PM Oct. 23 CALIFORNIA (Pa.) 12:00 PM Oct. 23 at Kentucky Christian 12:30 PM Oct. 23 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN 1:00 PM Oct. 30 SLIPPERY ROCK 12:00 PM Oct. 30 WEST VIRGINIA TECH 1:30 PM Oct. 30 SETON HILL 3:00 PM Nov. 6 CLARION 12:00 PM Nov. 6 GEORGETOWN 1:30 PM Nov. 6 at Concord 1:00 PM Nov. 13 SHIPPENSBURG 12:00 PM Nov. 13 at UVA-Wise 12:30 PM Nov. 13 WEST VIRGINIA STATE 1:00 PM
WALSH TAYLOR CENTRAL STATE (2-0, 0-0 MSFA) (1-1, 0-0 MSFA) (1-1)
Sept. 4 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN W, 63-7 Sept. 2 at Anderson W, 42-20 Sept. 4 WEST VIRGINIA STATE W, 34-14 Sept. 11 QUINCY W, 38-0 Sept. 11 WILLIAM PENN L, 19-44 Sept. 11 at Alabama A&M L, 0-45 Sept. 18 at Notre Dame 1:00 PM Sept. 18 at Butler 1:00 PM Sept. 18 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 1:30 PM Sept. 25 URBANA 12:00 PM Sept. 25 NOTRE DAME 1:00 PM Sept. 25 at Dayton 7:00 PM Oct. 2 at Olivet Nazarene 1:00 PM Oct. 2 at Saint Xavier 6:00 PM Oct. 2 NOTRE DAME 1:30 PM Oct. 9 at Saint Francis 12:00 PM Oct. 9 MALONE 1:00 PM Oct. 9 KENTUCKY STATE 1:30 PM Oct. 16 TAYLOR 11:00 AM Oct. 16 at Walsh 11:00 AM Oct. 16 SAINT AUGUSTINE 1:30 PM Oct. 23 MALONE 12:00 PM Oct. 2 at Trinity International 1:00 PM Oct. 23 at Southwest Baptist 2:00 PM Oct. 30 at Saint Xavier 2:00 PM Oct. 30 MARIAN 1:00 PM Oct. 30 at Lambuth 12:00 PM Nov. 6 TRINITY INTERNATIONAL 11:00 AM Nov. 6 OLIVET NAZARENE 1:00 PM Nov. 6 at Urbana 12:00 PM Nov. 13 at Marian 1:00 PM Nov. 13 at Saint Francis 12:00 PM Nov. 13 at Stillman 1:30 PM
ST. JOSEPH’S MARIAN NORTH GREENVILLE (0-3, 0-0 GLFC) (2-0, 0-0 MSFA) (1-2)
Aug. 28 TRUMAN STATE L, 13-23 Aug. 28 SAINT FRANCIS (Ill.) W, 37-17 Aug. 28 at Mars Hill L, 30-36 Sept. 4 at Indiana State L, 7-57 Sept. 11 at McKendree W, 45-12 Sept. 4 at Charleston Southern L, 31-41 Sept. 11 at Shepherd L, 0-55 Sept. 18 at Grand View 2:00 PM Sept. 11 at Edward Waters W, 44-14 Sept. 18 at Valparaiso 7:00 PM Sept. 25 at Saint Francis (Ind.) 1:00 PM Sept. 18 LENOIR-RHYNE 7:00 PM Oct. 2 at Lincoln (Mo.) 2:00 PM Oct. 2 TRINITY INTERNATIONAL 1:00 PM Sept. 25 at Presbyterian 1:30 PM Oct. 9 NOTRE DAME 12:00 PM Oct. 9 at Saint Xavier 7:00 PM Oct. 2 OHIO STATE-NEWARK 2:00 PM Oct. 23 at Kentucky Wesleyan 1:00 PM Oct. 16 at Olivet Nazarene 1:00 PM Oct. 7 WRIGHT STATE 7:00 PM Oct. 30 at Southwest Baptist 1:30 PM Oct. 23 at Notre Dame 1:00 PM Oct. 16 at La Grange 3:00 PM Nov. 6 MISSOURI S&T 12:00 PM Oct. 30 at Taylor 1:00 PM Oct. 23 EDWARD WATERS 4:00 PM Nov. 6 at Malone 3:00 PM Oct. 30 at Notre Dame 1:00 PM Nov. 13 WALSH 1:00 PM Nov. 6 at UNC-Pembroke 2:00 PM
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN URBANA OPPONENT W/L, WeekWeek----bybybyby----WeekWeek (1-1, 0-0 GLFC) (1-1) Week 1 ...... 2-2 Sept. 2 INDIANAPOLIS L, 10-38 Sept. 4 at W. Va. Wesleyan L, 14-17 Week 2 ...... 3-5 Sept. 11 PIKEVILLE W, 34-28 Sept. 11 SETON HILL W, 44-13 Week 3 ...... 7-4 Sept. 18 at Central State 1:30 PM Sept. 18 at Tusculum 1:00 PM Week 4 ...... Sept. 25 ALMA 2:00 PM Sept. 25 at Walsh 12:00 PM Week 5 ...... Oct. 2 at South Alabama 5:00 PM Oct. 2 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 12:00 PM Week 6 ...... Oct. 9 at Urbana 1:00 PM Oct. 9 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 12:00 PM Week 7 ...... Oct. 16 at Missouri S&T 1:00 PM Oct. 16 at Saint Joseph’s 2:00 PM Week 8 ...... Oct. 23 SAINT JOSEPH’S 2:00 PM Oct. 23 CHARLESTON (W.Va.) 12:00 PM Week 9 ...... Oct. 30 MILES 2:00 PM Oct. 30 at Missouri S&T 2:00 PM Week 10 ...... Nov. 6 NOTRE DAME 2:00 PM Nov. 6 CENTRAL STATE 12:00 PM Week 11 ...... Nov. 13 at Concordia 2:00 PM Nov. 13 at Notre Dame 1:00 PM Week 12 ......
TOTAL ...... 12-11
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INAUGURAL SEASON GAME 4: WALSH (Sept. 18, 2010)
ABOUT WALSH Walsh was founded in 1958. The WALSH NUMERICAL ROSTER University is located on a 136-acre campus in North Canton, Ohio, and the No. Player. Pos. Ht.Ht.Ht. Wt. Cl.Cl.Cl. Hometown / Previous School University operates satellite campuses in 1 Robert Wigfall WR 5-10 179 So.. Youngtown, OH/Hubbard Akron, Medina, and Canfield. Walsh currently enrolls nearly 3,000 students 2 Brad Ziegler WR 6-0 188 So Stow, OH/HS from 15 states and 24 countries. 3 Joe Morgan WR 6-1 184 Sr. Canton, OH/McKinley/Illinois 4 A.J. Bunton WR 5-10 154 Sr. West Deptford, NJ/HS/U of Delaware In athletics, the Cavaliers compete in 17 5 Alex Racius DB 5-9 160 Sr. Lehigh Acers, FL/Lee varsity sports. In all sports except 6 Dominic Williams DB 5-11 202 So. Akron, OH/Archbishop Hoban football, Walsh competes as a member of 7 Reggie Garner WR 5-9 182 So Buffalo, NY/Kiski Prep the American Mideast Conference. In 8 Tyler Erb QB 6-1 184 Fr. Geneva, OH/HS Football, the Cavaliers are a member of 9 DeWayne Richardson. DB 6-1 180 Sr. Akron, OH/SVSM the 16-team Mid-States Football Association. 10 Jack Dawson QB 6-2 185 R-Fr Columbiana, OH/South Range 11 Mike Welce OLB 5-8 182 Sr. Columbiana, OH/HS THE FOOTBALL CAVALIERS 12 Brett Wycinski DB 6-0 196 So. New Lexington, OH/HS The 2010 season marks the 16th in the 13 Brandon Mingo DB 5-9 161 So. Canton, OH/McKinley/Ashland history of the Walsh football 14 Tyler Pierce WR 6-4 184 Sr. Salem, OH/HS program. Head Coach Jim Dennison has 15 Kade Wagner WR 6-2 219 Jr. Green, OH/HS been with the program since its inception 16 Michael Jefferson DB 5-11 162 So. Stow, OH/HS in 1995. Over its first 15 years, the 17 Matt Shelton QB 6-3 168 Fr. Hubbard, OH/HS Cavaliers have compiled 13 winning 18 Jim Shiplett QB 6-3 188 Jr. Canal Fulton, OH/Northwest seasons. 19 Cody Welker QB 6-1 184 Fr. Sandy Valley 20 C. Blossomgame TB 5-11 208 Sr. Columbus, OH/Beechcroft WU competes in the 16-member Mid- 21 Andrew Oracev DB 6-0 189 Fr. Uniontown, OH/Lake States Football Association, a league split into two divisions (Mideast, Midwest). 22 Ryan Christiansen WR 6-2 195 Fr. Hartville, OH/Lake The MSFA has member schools in Ohio, 23 Pat Kane DB 6-1 192 So. Bolivar, OH/Tusky Valley Indiana, Illinois, Iowa. Walsh won a 24 Kevin Beichler TB 5-10 175 Sr. Orrville, OH/Smithville Mideast division championship in 2001. 25 Rashid Sharif OLB 5-9 209 Sr. Cleveland, OH/Collinwood 26 Mike Kohler FB 6-1 213 R-Fr. Uniontown, OH/North Canton The Cavaliers made their first and only 27 Toba Olarewaju TB 5-10 191 So. Youngstown, OH/Christian NAIA postseason appearance in 2006. 28 Devin Richardson TB 5-9 186 Fr. Akron, OH/Ellet The program has an all-time record of 29 Steve Smith TB 5-10 206 Fr. Norton, OH/HS 106-59 (.642). 30 Ryan Christmann WR 6-2 182 Fr. New Carlisle, OH/Tecumseh MID-STATES MEMBERS 31 Kyle Vaclav DB 5-11 180 Fr. Canfield, OH/HS 32 Chris Bivins DB 6-0 194 Jr. Alliance, OH/HS
33 Alfred Roberts DB 6-1 181 R-Fr. Pickerington, OH/North MIDEAST 34 Nathan Filut LB 6-3 219 Fr. Strongsville, OH/HS Malone MIDWEST 35 Justin Gidcumb FB 6-1 227 So. Cambridge, OH/John Glenn Marion (Ind.) Grand View (Iowa) 36 Ethan Oliver FB 6-2 222 So. Versailles, OH/HS Olivet Naz. (Ill.) Iowa Wesleyan 37 Adam Harris FB 5-10 219 So. Medina, OH/HS St. Xavier (Ill.) McKendree (Ill.) 38 Tyler Crowl DB 5-9 208 Fr. Uniontown, OH/Lake Taylor (Ind.) Quincy (Ill.) 39 R.J. Jones LB 5-10 218 So. Youngstown, OH/Ursuline Trinity (Ill.) St. Ambrose (Iowa) St. Francis (Ind.) St. Francis (Ill.) 40 Judd Ellinger TE 6-3 238 Jr. Lancaster, OH/Amanda Clearcreek Walsh Waldorf (Iowa) 41 Mat Schaefer PK 5-10 210 Jr. West Salem, OH/Northwestern 42 Donte Bryant TB 5-9 208 R-Fr. Akron, OH/North 43 John Schweinfurth DB 5-8 156 So Medina, OH/HS 44 Bo Beegle PK 5-9 185 Fr. Beloit, OH/West Branch 45 Rodd Story OLB 6-2 208 Jr. Cape Coral, FL/Mariner 46 Bart Randolph FB 5-11 180 Fr. Wadsworth, OH/HS 47 Marcus Baker LB 6-2 207 Jr. Newark, OH/Catholic 48 Corey Wortinger LB 6-1 196 Fr. Cape Coral, FL/Mariner 49 Cory Farcas OLB 6-2 208 R-Fr. Hubbard, OH/HS 50 Ryan Hardie OL 6-1 247 R-Fr. Canton, OH/GlenOak 51 Victor Ledezma LB 6-2 245 Jr. Immokalee, FL/HS 52 Brandon Sayles LB 6-0 215 Jr. Canal Fulton, OH/Northwest 53 Cody Kilar LB 6-2 206 R-Fr. West Middlesex, PA/Hubbard 54 Dan Baco INT 6-1 280 R-Fr. Youngstown, OH/Ursuline 55 Cameron Trudell LB 5-10 211 Fr. Columbus, OH/Walnut Ridge 56 Jason Stiel LB 6-2 225 Sr. Reynoldsburg, OH/HS 57 Mike Garcar DB 5-9 180 Fr. Sagamore Hills, OH/Trinity 58 Michael Jenkins OL 6-3 279 Jr. Youngstown, OH/Ursuline
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WALSH NUMERICAL ROSTER WALSH QUICK FACTS School ...... Walsh University Location ...... North Canton, Ohio No. Player. Pos. Ht.Ht.Ht. Wt. Cl.Cl.Cl. Hometown / Previous School 59 Jason Lee OL 6-2 242 So Immokalee, FL/HS Founded ...... 1958 60 Joey Walker OL 6-3 256 Fr. Perry, OH/Perry Enrollment ...... 3,000 61 Anthony Skrabak OL 6-3 255 So St. Clairsville, OH/HS President ...... Dr. Richard Jusseaume 62 Lewis Dunn LB 5-9 200 R-Fr. Bethesda, OH/Union Local Athletic Affiliation ...... NAIA 63 Anthony Rodriguez OL 6-2 286 Fr. Ravenna, OH/Crestwood Conference ...... Mid-States 64 Matt Laubert OL 6-0 233 R-Fr. Olmsted Falls, OH/Lakewood St. Ed. Nickname ...... Cavaliers 65 Brandon Thomas OL 6-1 270 So Cincinnati, OH/Winton Woods Colors ...... Maroon & Gold 66 Tymicheal Powell INT 6-2 303 Fr. Lehigh Acers, FL/Riverdale Director of Athletics...... Dale Howard 67 Nick Kohuth INT 6-3 258 R-Fr. Lakeview/KSU Trumbull Home Field ...... Fawcett Stadium 68 Dan Robinson OL 6-1 291 So Wadsworth, OH/HS 69 Garrett Patterson OL 6-4 308 Fr. New Philadelphia, OH/Tusky Valley Surface ...... FieldTurf 70 Andrew Bauer OL 6-2 315 Sr. Canton, OH/St. Thomas Aquinas Capacity ...... 22,365 71 Clay Cooper OL 6-3 296 So. Warren, OH/Howland Head Trainer ...... Ric Hover 72 Zach Durant OL 6-5 276 Fr. Walsh Jesuit Lettermen Returning ...... 50 73 Michael Seibert OL 6-4 289 Sr. Poland, OH/Seminary Lettermen Lost ...... 6 74 Derrick Showell OL 6-5 264 Jr. Columbus, OH/Briggs Starters Returning/Lost ...... 20/4 75 Ben Buzzelli OL 6-5 313 Fr. Wadsworth, OH/HS
76 Ryan Enlow OL 6-1 301 Fr. Hartville, OH/Lake 77 Tim Goodman OL 6-6 265 Jr. Norton, OH/Copley COACHING STAFF 78 William Patrick OL 6-3 307 Fr. Canton, OH/McKinley Head Coach ...... Jim Dennison 79 Adam Ferback OL 6-5 314 Fr. Sandusky, OH/Perkins Offensive Coordinator ...... Chris Albrecht 80 Andrew Roy INT 6-4 269 R-Fr. Tallmadge, OH/HS Defensive Coordinator ...... Fred Thomas 81 Jeff Farrell WR 6-1 165 Fr. FL/Bishop Verot Defensive Backs ...... Mark Johnston 82 Brad Schrecengost TE 6-7 258 Sr. Cortland, OH/Lakeview Special Teams ...... John Fankhauser 83 Alvin Howard TE 6-2 215 So. Warren, OH/JFK 84 Nathan Elliott INT 6-1 245 R-Fr. Southington, OH/Labrae Linebackers ...... Warren Miller 85 Jerrod Combs TE 6-1 220 Fr. Dalton, OH/Tuslaw 86 Jake Kruegel WR 5-5 155 R-Fr. Leetonia/KSU 2010 STAT RANKINGS 87 Matt Fahey TE 6-3 232 Fr. Shadyside, OH/The Linsly School * Walsh comes into Saturday ranked 88 David McLaughlin INT 6-1 225 Fr. Poland, OH/Seminary in the Top-10 in the nation in dozen 89 Eddie Morrison WR 6-2 203 R-Fr. Canton, OH/Perry statistical categories. Among them: 90 Aaron Forte INT 6-4 257 Sr. Canton, OH/South Defense/PA (3.5 PPG) 1st 91 Justin Brown INT 6-4 240 So. Youngstown, OH/Urusline/Iowa CC Rushing (289.0 YPG) 4th 92 Ryan Fehrenbach INT 6-4 219 So.. Cincinnati, OH/Turpin Scoring (50.5 PPG) 6th 93 Josh Patten INT 6-3 240 R-Fr. Baden, PA/North Allegheny Defense/Yds. Allowed (182.0) 6th 94 Chris Harvey INT 6-1 259 Fr. Cleveland, OH/Glenville Total Offense (469.5 YPG) 7th 95 Tony Reed INT 6-1 300 Jr. Warren, OH/Harding/Southern MD Kick Returns (28.3 Avg.) 7th 96 Kirk Richardson INT 6-5 219 So. Cape Coral, FL/Mariner/Edison CC Pass Defense (87.5 YPG) 8th 97 Jamaal McClain INT 6-1 280 Fr. Canton, OH/McKinley 3rd-Down Defense (22.6%) 9th 98 Kyle Kelly INT 6-0 268 Fr. Akron, OH/Manchester 99 Eric Buchanan PK 6-3 190 Sr. Green Cove Springs, FL/Clay * In 2009, the Cavaliers ranked first Noah Baldwin TE/P 6-1 202 Fr. Zanesville, OH/HS in the nation in preventing quarterback sacks (seven allowed), Glen Harvey DB 6-0 156 Fr. Cleveland, OH/Glenville fifth in the nation, fifth in kickoff Mike Simonetti DB 5-10 187 Fr. Akron, OH/Mogadore returns (23.4 avg.), sixth in sacks Zach Thomas DB 5-9 168 Fr. Ravenna, OH/HS (38) and eighth in rushing offense Robert Thompson LB 6-0 180 Fr. Masury, OH/Hubbard (228.1 YPG). Thaddeus Tyson WR 6-1 190 Fr. Canton, OH/McKinley Carlton Wilson DB 5-11 182 Fr. Warren, OH/Harding * RB Dominic Williams leads the NAIA Adam Zahner DB 6-1 179 Fr. Tiffin, OH/Calvert in rushing, averaging 174.0 yards per game. Williams is averaging 8.5 yards per carry.
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WALSH DEPTH CHART
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NDC GAME-BY-GAME
AUG. 28 MERCYHURST at NOTRE DAME SEPT. 4 NOTRE DAME at LINDSEY WILSON
LAKERS 333 101010 101010 000 232323 FALCONS 000 777 777 000 141414 FALCONS 000 000 000 000 000 BLUE RAIDERS 333 000 777 000 101010
Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: 1st 01:36 MC S Wakefield 30 yd field goal, 10-66 5:04 1st 10:06 LWC M CORBETT 43 yd field goal, 5-52 0:48 2nd 09:15 MC Andrew Bailey 1 yd run (S Wakefield kick), 5-75 2:30 2nd 11:42 NDC K HARRISON 10 yd run (J GEIER kick), 12-55 6:45 05:53 MC S Wakefield 27 yd field goal, 5-0 1:50 3rd 05:00 NDC P POWELL 10 yd run (J GEIER kick), 3-3 1:17 3rd 11:16 MC S Wakefield 32 yd field goal, 9-56 3:30 3rd 04:46 LWC R KENNEDY 94 yd KO return, 0-0 0:00 01:18 MC Andrew Bailey 3 yd run (S Wakefield kick), 8-31 3:15 NDC LWC MCMCMC NDC FIRST DOWNS 13 14 FIRST DOWNS 18 12 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-106 33-32 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-92 36-34 PASSING YDS (NET) 85 162 PASSING YDS (NET) 201 93 Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-11-0 30-16-2 Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-17-1 23-11-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-191 63-194 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-293 59-127 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-27 5-25 Punt Returns-Yards 2-42 3--2 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-33 3-128 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-21 4-57 Interception Returns-Yards 2-26 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-42 1-14 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-36.8 5-33.4 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-34.4 8-42.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 10-78 7-60 Penalties-Yards 8-85 11-117 Possession Time 30:35 29:25 Possession Time 34:18 25:42 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 5 of 14 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 2 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 3 of 4 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 0-2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 0-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-0 1-13 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-30 2-8 RUSHING: NOTRE DAME-DONALD 8-47; HARRISON 10-40; FLOWERS J RUSHING: MERCYHURST-Gerald Anderson 21-47; Andrew Bailey 9-31; 8-8; POWELL 4-6; PRESTON 1-3; BRITT 6-2. LINDSEY WILSON- Terrance Coon1-13; Blake Morrison 2-11; Ricky Mathews 2-1; Garrett WALLACE 15-54; KENNEDY 1-15; YOUNG 7-6; SMITH 1-1; Kensy 3-minus 11. NOTREDAME-DONALD 17-30; BRITT 12-11; ZUEHLSDORF 1-minus 1; POWERS 1-minus 2; BOWLING 7-minus 41. POWELL 4-minus 2; CYR 3-minus 5. PASSING: NOTRE DAME-FLOWERS J 7-19-0-61; BRITT 4-4-0-24. PASSING: MERCYHURST-Garrett Kensy 16-27-1-205; Travis Rearick 1- LINDSEY WILSON-BOWLING 11-24-1-88; YOUNG 5-6-1-74. 1-0-minus 4.NOTRE DAME-BRITT 11-21-1-93; CYR 0-2-0-0. RECEIVING: NOTRE DAME-PASTER 4-39; SMITH T 2-27; DONALD 2- RECEIVING: MERCYHURST-Matt Mohr 3-35; Paris Bruner 2-46; R.J. minus 1; TITUS 1-13; HOWELL 1-5; PRESTON 1-2. LINDSEY WILSON- Miller 2-37;Gerald Anderson 2-25; Trevor Kennedy 2-14; Terrance ZUEHLSDORF 3-57; JONES 3-56; MOULDEN 3-28; WALLACE 2-9; Coon 1-22; Ryan Bartizal1-18; Blake Morrison 1-6; Jeff Groene 1-2; DOBBINS 2-5; DENEEN 1-8; JONES 1-1; POWERS 1-minus 2. Andrew Bailey 1-0; Ricky Mathews1-minus 4. NOTRE DAME-PASTER 6- 63; HARRISON 2-8; POWELL 1-15; HOWELL 1-7; DONALD1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: NOTRE DAME-HYDE 2-26. LINDSEY WILSON-None.
INTERCEPTIONS: MERCYHURST-J McCormick 1-42. NOTRE DAME- FUMBLES: NOTRE DAME-None. LINDSEY WILSON-None. FLOWERS S 1-14. Stadium: Blue Raider Stadium Attendance: 2255 FUMBLES: MERCYHURST-Andrew Bailey 1-0; Garrett Kensy 1-1. NOTRE Kickoff time: 1:31 PM End of Game: 4:27 PM Total elapsed time: DAME-None. 2:56
Stadium: Korb Field Attendance: 3126 Officials: Kickoff time: 7:06 PM End of Game: 9:43 PM Total elapsed time: 2:37 Temperature: 77 Wind: WNW-10 Weather: Sunny
Officials: Referee: Danny Kleckner; Umpire: Kevin Jackson; Linesman: Inaugural game of LWC Football Steve Gfell; Line judge: Dave Seffens; Back judge: Fred Mamarella; Field judge: Tony Moldovan; Side judge: Kevin Pierce; Scorer: Skip Snow; Temperature: 81 Wind: NE 7 MPH Weather: Clear
Inaugural game of Notre Dame Football Largest crowd to see an NDC home event
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NDC GAME-BY-GAME
SEPT. 11 NOTRE DAME at FAIRMONT STATE SEPT. 18 WALSH at NOTRE DADAMEME
NOTRE DAME 000 000 000 000 000 CAVALIERS 000 000 000 000 000 FAIRMONT ST. 141414 777 777 101010 383838 FALCONS 000 000 000 000 000
Scoring Summary: 1st 14:04 FSU Perry Baker 62 yd pass from Logan Moore (Frank Keenan kick), 2-68 0:56 07:43 FSU P. Pinchinat 5 yd run (Frank Keenan kick), 8-52 4:06 2nd 08:18 FSU P. Pinchinat 11 yd run (Frank Keenan kick), 5-32 2:29 3rd 06:46 FSU Logan Moore 38 yd run (Frank Keenan kick), 6-67 2:59 4th 14:52 FSU Frank Keenan 19 yd field goal, 11-78 4:38 12:27 FSU Perry Baker 54 yd pass from Brandon Hyler (Frank Keenan kick), 1-59 0:32
NDC FSU FIRST DOWNS 15 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-119 41-278 PASSING YDS (NET) 114 256 Passes Att-Comp-Int. 26-12-1 24-17-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-233 65-534 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-9 2-48 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-115 1-18 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3 Punts (Number-Avg). 8-42.5 3-35.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-64 6-75 Possession Time 29:27 30:33 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 3 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 3-3 F O O T B A L L Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-5 5-12
RUSHING: NOTRE DAME-POWELL 11-49; RILEY 12-36; CYR 12-30; PRESTON 2-4. Fairmont State-P. Pinchinat 16-84; Logan Moore 5-56; Scott Victorio 5-38; Doug Brazill 6-36; Matt Wilmer 2-22; Vick Bradford 5-20; Perry Baker 1-12; Cody Reed 1-10.
PASSING: NOTRE DAME-CYR 12-26-1-114. Fairmont State-Logan Moore 16-23-0-202; Brandon Hyler 1-1-0-54; Vick Bradford 0-0-0-0.
RECEIVING: NOTRE DAME-PASTER 4-51; PRESTON 3-19; SMITH T 2-9; RILEY 1-13; POWELL 1-12; HOWELL 1-10. Fairmont State-Perry Baker 6-158; Eric Eitson 3-33; Matt Wilmer 3-32; Sean Marion 2-18; Zack Page 2-7; Mark Sampson 1-8.
INTERCEPTIONS: NOTRE DAME-None. Fairmont State-Greg Underwood 1-3.
FUMBLES: NOTRE DAME-DONALD 1-0; POWELL 1-1. Fairmont State- None.
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NDC STATISTICS
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (1-2-0) (0-1-0) (1-1-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE...... (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (1-2-0) (0-1-0) (1-1-0) (0-0-0)
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS NDC OPP ------Aug 28, 2010 MERCYHURST L 0-23 3126 FIRST DOWNS...... 40 55 Sep 04, 2010 at LINDSEY WILSON W 14-10 2255 Rushing...... 15 21 Sep 11, 2010 at Fairmont State L 0-38 3159 Passing...... 17 23 Penalty...... 8 11 RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G RUSHING YARDAGE...... 259 402 ------Rushing Attempts...... 110 112 DONALD 3-2 25 98 21 77 3.1 0 32 25.7 Average Per Rush...... 2.4 3.6 POWELL 3-1 19 61 8 53 2.8 1 15 17.7 Average Per Game...... 86.3 134.0 HARRISON 3-0 10 40 0 40 4.0 1 10 13.3 TDs Rushing...... 2 5 RILEY 1-1 12 38 2 36 3.0 0 8 36.0 PASSING YARDAGE...... 292 619 CYR 2-2 15 51 26 25 1.7 0 9 12.5 Comp-Att-Int...... 34-72-2 50-82-3 BRITT 2-0 18 50 37 13 0.7 0 16 6.5 Average Per Pass...... 4.1 7.5 FLOWERS J 1-1 8 9 1 8 1.0 0 4 8.0 Average Per Catch...... 8.6 12.4 PRESTON 3-3 3 7 0 7 2.3 0 3 2.3 Average Per Game...... 97.3 206.3 Total...... 3 110 354 95 259 2.4 2 32 86.3 TDs Passing...... 0 2 Opponents...... 3 112 482 80 402 3.6 5 38 134.0 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 551 1021 Average Per Play...... 3.0 5.3 PASSING GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Average Per Game...... 183.7 340.3 ------KICK RETURNS: #-Yards.... 13-205 5-167 CYR 2-2 69.91 12-28-1 42.9 114 0 35 57.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards.... 7-34 9-115 BRITT 2-0 91.31 15-25-1 60.0 117 0 27 58.5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards..... 3-40 2-45 FLOWERS J 1-1 63.81 7-19-0 36.8 61 0 23 61.0 FUMBLES-LOST...... 2-1 4-2 Total...... 3 75.73 34-72-2 47.2 292 0 35 97.3 PENALTIES-Yards...... 29-259 21-220 Opponents...... 3 125.12 50-82-3 61.0 619 2 62 206.3 PUNTS-AVG...... 24-40.6 13-34.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game.. 28:35 31:25 RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 3RD-DOWN Conversions..... 10/43 14/40 ------4TH-DOWN Conversions..... 1/5 4/7 PASTER 3-3 14 153 10.9 0 35 51.0 SMITH T 3-3 4 36 9.0 0 15 12.0 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long PRESTON 3-3 4 21 5.2 0 11 7.0 ------HOWELL 3-2 3 22 7.3 0 10 7.3 HYDE 2 26 13.0 0 26 DONALD 3-2 3 -1 -0.3 0 2 -0.3 FLOWERS S 1 14 14.0 0 14 POWELL 3-1 2 27 13.5 0 15 9.0 Total...... 3 40 13.3 0 26 HARRISON 3-0 2 8 4.0 0 5 2.7 Opponents...... 2 45 22.5 0 42 TITUS 1-0 1 13 13.0 0 13 13.0 RILEY 1-1 1 13 13.0 0 13 13.0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Total...... 3 34 292 8.6 0 35 97.3 ------Opponents...... 3 50 619 12.4 2 62 206.3 CHAPMAN 24 974 40.6 69 5 2 3 0 Total...... 24 974 40.6 69 5 2 3 0 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Opponents...... 13 445 34.2 46 0 2 5 1 ------GEIER 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------|------PATs ------| GRUNDER 6 23 3.8 0 12 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points SMITH D 1 11 11.0 0 11 ------Total...... 7 34 4.9 0 12 POWELL 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 9 115 12.8 0 31 HARRISON 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 GEIER 0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 2 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 14 ------Opponents...... 8 5-5 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 71 DONALD 7 87 12.4 0 24 FOY 4 73 18.2 0 24 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total PASTER 1 14 14.0 0 14 ------HEAD 1 24 24.0 0 24 NOTRE DAME...... 0 7 7 0 - 14 GRUNDER 0 7 0.0 0 7 Opponents...... 20 17 24 10 - 71 Total...... 13 205 15.8 0 24 Opponents...... 5 167 33.4 1 94 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G CYR 2 43 25 114 139 69.5 ------BRITT 2 43 13 117 130 65.0 PASTER 3 0 153 0 14 0 167 55.7 DONALD 3 25 77 0 77 25.7 DONALD 3 77 -1 0 87 0 163 54.3 FLOWERS J 1 27 8 61 69 69.0 POWELL 3 53 27 0 0 0 80 26.7 POWELL 3 19 53 0 53 17.7 FOY 1 0 0 0 73 0 73 73.0 Total...... 3 182 259 292 551 183.7 RILEY 1 36 13 0 0 0 49 49.0 Opponents...... 3 194 402 619 1021 340.3 Total...... 3 259 292 34 205 40 830 276.7 Opponents...... 3 402 619 115 167 45 1348 449.3
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DEFENSE |------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------42 BRIGGS 3-3 13 10 23 5.0-18 1-1 . 1 . . 1 . . 5 HYDE 3-3 12 10 22 0.5-0 . 2-26 ...... 11 HANSEN 3-3 11 6 17 6.0-35 5-34 . 1 . . . . . 27 KREBS 3-3 10 6 16 ...... 7 GRUNDER 3-3 11 5 16 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 9 FLOWERS S 3-3 10 5 15 1.5-3 . 1-14 ...... 12 SMITH D 3-3 9 3 12 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . 1 . 31 LANIGAN 3-1 5 7 12 ...... 56 HAYNES 3-3 2 7 9 1.5-2 1-1 ...... 2 FRIEND 2-1 5 3 8 1.0-2 ...... 16 MOUGEY 2-0 2 4 6 ...... 20 SANNING 3-0 3 2 5 ...... 91 McDONALD 3-3 2 2 4 2.0-10 1-11 ...... 13 MALONE 3-0 2 2 4 1.0-3 ...... 97 GIANONI 3-0 1 2 3 1.0-1 ...... 37 REMARK 3-0 1 2 3 ...... 26 PITTS 1-0 1 2 3 ...... 23 STEVENS 2-0 2 . 2 ...... 21 BOWLING 2-0 1 1 2 ...... 50 TRUMBLE 3-3 1 1 2 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 28 HAMILTON 2-0 2 . 2 1.0-3 1-3 ...... 92 BUCKNELL 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 73 JAMES 3-3 1 . 1 ...... 55 STUDER 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 22 FOY 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 8 PASTER 3-3 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 1-0 1 . 1 1.0-4 . . . . 1-0 1 . . 17 DUMAS 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 39 JEAN 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 3C WILLIAMS J 1-0 . 1 1 ...... Total...... 3-0 112 83 195 23-83 9-50 3-40 5 . 2-0 2 1 . Opponents...... 3-0 97 96 193 23-93 11-55 2-45 9 . 1-0 1 1 .
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
NOTRE DAME -- INDIVIDUAL
Rushes...... 17 DONALD vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Yards Rushing...... 49 POWELL at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) TD Rushes...... 1 HARRISON at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) POWELL at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) Long Rush...... 32 DONALD at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) Pass attempts...... 26 CYR at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Pass completions.... 12 CYR at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Passing...... 114 CYR at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) TD Passes...... 0 Long Pass...... 35 CYR at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Receptions...... 6 PASTER vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Yards Receiving..... 63 PASTER vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) TD Receptions...... 0 Long Reception...... 35 PASTER at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Field Goals...... 0 Long Field Goal..... 0 Punts...... 8 CHAPMAN vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) CHAPMAN at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) CHAPMAN at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Punting Avg...... 42.5 CHAPMAN vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) CHAPMAN at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Long Punt...... 69 CHAPMAN vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Long Punt Return.... 12 GRUNDER at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) Long Kickoff Return. 24 DONALD at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) FOY at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) HEAD at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Tackles...... 13 BRIGGS vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Sacks...... 3.0 HANSEN at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) Tackles For Loss.... 3.5 BRIGGS vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Interceptions...... 2 HYDE at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010)
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NOTRE DAME -- TEAM
Rushes...... 37 at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Rushing...... 119 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Per Rush...... 3.2 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) TD Rushes...... 2 at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) Pass attempts...... 26 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Pass completions.... 12 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Passing...... 114 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Per Pass...... 4.4 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) TD Passes...... 0 Total Plays...... 63 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Total Offense...... 233 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Per Play...... 3.7 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Points...... 14 at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) Sacks By...... 3 at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) First Downs...... 15 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Penalties...... 11 vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Penalty Yards...... 117 vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Turnovers...... 2 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Interceptions By.... 2 at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010)
OPPONENT -- INDIVIDUAL
Rushes...... 21 Gerald Anderson, vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Yards Rushing...... 84 P. Pinchinat, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) TD Rushes...... 2 Andrew Bailey, vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) P. Pinchinat, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Long Rush...... 38 Logan Moore, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Pass attempts...... 27 Garrett Kensy, vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Pass completions.... 16 Garrett Kensy, vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Logan Moore, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Passing...... 205 Garrett Kensy, vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) TD Passes...... 1 Logan Moore, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Brandon Hyler, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Long Pass...... 62 Logan Moore, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Receptions...... 6 Perry Baker, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Receiving..... 158 Perry Baker, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) TD Receptions...... 2 Perry Baker, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Long Reception...... 62 Perry Baker, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Field Goals...... 3 S Wakefield, vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Long Field Goal..... 43 CORBETT, at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) Punting Avg...... 35.3 Ben Landis, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Long Punt...... 46 Garrett Stolz, vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Long Punt Return.... 31 Zack Page, at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Long Kickoff Return. 94 KENNEDY, at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) Tackles...... 9 Bryan Boyce, vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Ian Wild, vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Sacks...... 3.0 Bryan Boyce, vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Tackles For Loss.... 3.0 L.J. Stevens, vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010)
OPPONENT -- TEAM
Rushes...... 41 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Rushing...... 278 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Per Rush...... 6.8 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) TD Rushes...... 3 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Pass attempts...... 30 at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) Pass completions.... 17 vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Passing...... 256 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Per Pass...... 10.7 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) TD Passes...... 2 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Total Plays...... 66 vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Total Offense...... 534 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Per Play...... 8.2 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Points...... 38 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Sacks By...... 5 vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) First Downs...... 23 at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) Penalties...... 8 vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Penalty Yards...... 85 vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) Turnovers...... 3 at LINDSEY WILSON (Sep 04, 2010) Interceptions By.... 1 vs MERCYHURST (Aug 28, 2010) at Fairmont State (Sep 11, 2010) FALCON FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NotreDameFalcons.com 21
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ABOUT FALCON ATHLETICS NDC ATHLETIC PROGRAMS Notre Dame College sponsors 22 intercollegiate scholarship athletic teams. Among 53 colleges and universities in the state of Ohio, only Ohio State fields more varsity athletic teams. MEN’S SPORTS... BASEBALL Falcon men’s and women’s teams compete throughout the Great Lakes Region and the nation. Falcon BASKETBALL student-athletes come to College Road from all around Ohio, the Midwest, the nation, and the globe. BOWLING NDC competes against NAIA institutions as well as NCAA Division I, II, and III programs … and the CROSS COUNTRY Falcons are coming out on top: FOOTBALL GOLF In 2009-10: SOCCER SWIMMING & DIVING … the Notre Dame wrestling team won the NAIA National Championship, delivering Notre Dame its first TRACK & FIELD national championship in a team sport. WATER POLO WRESTLING … Falcon teams earned two AMC titles and one divisional crown. WOMEN’S SPORTS… … NDC student-athletes combined to earn four individual national championships, 13 NAIA All-America BASKETBALL awards and 47 All-AMC nods. BOWLING CROSS COUNTRY … a Men’s Basketball play was featured on ESPN’s Top-10 Plays. GOLF LACROSSE … Notre Dame athletic programs ranked in the nation’s Top-30 (26th), based on the NAIA Director’s SOCCER Cup all-sports ranking as published by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics SOFTBALL (NACDA). SWIMMING & DIVING TRACK & FIELD In most sports, Notre Dame competes in the American Mideast Conference (AMC), along with 11 other VOLLEYBALL institutions. The AMC is comprised of small-college programs in Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania. WATER POLO NDC is affiliated with the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), an association of nearly 300 colleges and universities throughout North America. The NAIA administers programs and championships in 23 sports. (In 2008, Notre Dame began a transition toward being affiliated as an NCAA institution. In 2010-11, the Falcons will compete as a Candidacy Year-Two institution in the NCAA Division II membership process. )
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