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OFFICIAL GAME NOTES • 2016 McKendree University Bearcat Football • Game #3 McKendree University Drake University vs. BEARCATS BULLDOGS Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 • Drake Stadium, Des Moines, Iowa • 1 p.m. CT McKendree Schedule/Results Drake Schedule/Results Time/ Time/ Date Opponent Score Rec. Date Opponent Score Rec. Sept. 1 ANGELO STATE (Texas) W 33-19 1-0 Sept. 3 QUINCY (Ill.) L 35-38 0-1 Sept. 10 WEST LIBERTY (W.Va.) W 16-15 (2 OT) 2-0 Sept. 10 @ South Dakota State L 28-56 0-2 Sept. 17 @ Drake (Iowa) 1 p.m. Sept. 17 McKENDREE (Ill.) 1 p.m. Sept. 24 WILLIAM JEWELL (Mo.)* 1 p.m. Sept. 24 MOREHEAD STATE (Ky.)* 1 p.m. Oct. 1 @ Southwest Baptist (Mo.)* 2 p.m. Oct. 1 @ Dayton (Ohio)* Noon Oct. 8 @ Indianapolis (Ind.)* 5 p.m. Oct. 8 @ Valparaiso (Ind.)* 1 p.m. Oct. 15 SAINT JOSEPH’S (Ind.)* -- # 1 p.m. Oct. 15 SAN DIEGO (Calif.)* 12:30 p.m. Oct. 22 MISSOURI S&T* 1 p.m. Oct. 29 CAMPBELL (N.C.)* 1 p.m. Oct. 29 @ Lincoln (Mo.)* 2 p.m. Nov. 5 @ Jacksonville (Fla.)* Noon Nov. 5 @ Quincy (Ill.)* 1 p.m. Nov. 12 TRUMAN STATE (Mo.)* 1 p.m. Nov. 12 BUTLER (Ind.)* 1 p.m. Nov. 19 @ Stetson (Fla.)* Noon Home games in CAPS All times are Central * -- Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) game Home games in CAPS All times are local # -- Homecoming * -- Pioneer Football League (PFL) game Bearcats At A Glance Bulldogs At A Glance 2016 Record -- 2016 Record -- The McKendree University Bearcats are 2-0 overall and 0-0 in the Great The Drake University Bulldogs have an 0-2 overall record and a 0-0 Lakes Valley Conference. mark in the Pioneer Football League. The Head Coach -- The Head Coach -- Mike Babcock is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Rick Fox is in his third season as the head coach of the Drake Bulldogs McKendree Bearcats (19-14 at McKendree and overall). (12-12 at Drake and overall). McKendree Quick Facts -- Drake Quick Facts -- Location: Lebanon, Ill. President: Dr. James Dennis Location: Des Moines, Iowa President: Earl F. “Marty” Martin Founded: 1828 A.D.: Chuck Brueggemann Founded: 1881 A.D.: Sandy Hatfield Clubb Enrollment: 3,500 Trainer: Lance Ringhausen Enrollment: 5,500 S.I.D.: Justin Bohn (Football) Colors: Purple and White S.I.D.: Scott Cummings Colors: Blue and White 2015 Record: 5-6 Stadium: Leemon Field (2,000) 2015 Record: 8-2 Stadium: Drake Stadium (14,557) 2015 Conf. Record: 4-4 Affiliation: NCAA Division II 2015 Conf. Record: 6-2 Conference: Pioneer Football League (PFL) Conference: Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) Lettermen Returning: 41 Starters Returning: 20 Bearcat Broadcast -- Today’s McKendree University football game can be heard live on the Bearcat Sports Network (http://www.glvcsn.com/mckendree) with the pre-game show beginning 15 minutes prior to kickoff. Joe Zydlo is in his eighth season of providing the call for all McKendree home contests. Scott Cummings is in his 14th season of handling the play-by-play duties on the road. Proud Members of NCAA Division II and the Great Lakes Valley Conference OFFICIAL GAME NOTES • 2016 McKendree University Bearcat Football • Game #3 McKendree vs. Drake • Sept. 17, 2016 • 1 p.m. CT • Drake Stadium, Des Moines, Iowa The Series (since 1996) -- Today’s Matchup -- Drake won the only other meeting on the gridiron between the two programs, McKENDREE OFFENSE which came in the 2000 season opener played in Des Moines, Iowa: DRAKE 2000 -- Drake 28, McKENDREE 11 (at Des Moines, Iowa) 49 Points Scored 63 24.5 Points/Game 31.5 National Rankings -- AFCA D2FB 30 First Downs 44 McKendree R/V N/R 110 Rushing Attempts 61 Drake N/R -- 347 Rushing Net Yards 228 Legend: AFCA -- American Football Coaches Association poll 3.2 Yards/Rush 3.7 D2FB -- d2football.com poll 173.5 Rushing Yards/Game 114.0 2 Rushing TDs 3 McKendree -- Last Time Out... 53 Pass Attempts 71 The Bearcats outlasted West Liberty University in double overtime last Sat- 27 Pass Completions 43 urday at Leemon Field, 16-15. Playing in its first overtime game in 12 years, 285 Passing Yards 457 McKendree took a 16-9 lead on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Elcee Burke to Sean Dowling in the second extra period, and Steven O’Block’s added the .509 Passing Percentage .606 point after. The Hilltoppers answered with a touchdown to pull within a point, 10.6 Yards/Completion 10.6 but elected to go for the two-point coversion and the win. West Liberty fumbled 142.5 Passing Yards/Game 228.5 the snap, and Tobias Cook recovered the loose ball to give McKendree the win. 2 Passing TDs 5 A.J. Wentland led a strong defensive effort with a game-high 16 tackles along 1 Interceptions 5 with a sack, pass break-up and fumble recovery. Wentland also became the 163 Total Plays 132 Bearcats’ career leader in tackles with a first-quarter stop. Lucky Baar matched a career-high with 12 tackles and added three more sacks, giving him six on 632 Total Offense 685 the young season. Austin Weltha finished the day with 10 tackles and a pair 316.0 Total Yards/Game 342.5 of interceptions for McKendree. Shayeen Edwards rushed for a game-high 98 5-83 Kick Returns-Yards 15-349 yards on 32 attempts to pace the rushing attack for McKendree. Burke threw 8-37 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 for 129 yards on the day, with Dustin Walls catching six passes for 51 yards. 3-2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 Dowling added four receptions for 55 yards. O’Block booted three field goals in 13-97 Penalties-Yards 13-128 the contest, while Monte Wolke set a new team record with a 78-yard punt in the fourth quarter. 28:10 Possession Time/Game 27:42 14/41 (34.1%) Third Down Efficiency 7/23 (30.4%) Drake -- Last Time Out... 0/4 (0%) Fourth Down Efficiency 2/2 (100%) The Bulldogs dropped a 56-28 decision last Saturday on the road at South Dakota State University. Quarterbacks Grant Kraemer and Cody Thibault DEFENSE combined to throw for 224 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Jackrab- 34 Points Allowed 94 bits. Eric Saubert and Keegan Gallery each had six receptions in the effort, with Saubert hauling in a touchdown pass. Conley Wilkins led the ground attack 17.0 Points Allowed/Game 47.0 with 67 yards on 18 carries. Drew Lauer registered an 87-yard kickoff return 36 First Downs Allowed 45 for a touchdown in the fourth quarter for Drake. On defense, Jabari Butler had 97 Rushing Attempts Against 75 a team-leading 11 tackles at SDSU, including seven solos. Taylor Coleman 305 Rushing Yards Allowed 447 chipped in with eight stops, while Mike Maize had the Bulldogs’ lone quarter- 3.1 Yards Allowed/Rush 6.0 back sack in the outing. 152.5 Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 223.5 LAST MEETING -- McKendree vs. Drake... 3 Rushing TDs Allowed 4 On Sept. 2, 2000 in Des Moines, Iowa, McKendree kicked off its 2000 season 69 Pass Attempts Against 56 with a 28-11 loss to Drake. The Bearcats grabbed an early 7-0 lead thanks to a 37 Pass Completions Against 45 28-yard touchdown strike from Billy Gray to Kolin Peterson. After the Bulldogs 317 Passing Yards Allowed 566 knotted the contest at 7-7, McKendree took its final lead of the day on the first .536 Opponents’ Pass Percentage .804 of two safeties against Drake. Just five seconds into the second quarter, a high 8.6 Opponents’ Yards/Completion 12.6 snap on a punt saw the football sail through the back of the end zone, giving the Bearcats a 9-7 cushion. Oku Satcher and Ricardo Harris combined for a sack of 158.5 Passing Yards Allowed/Game 283.0 the Bulldogs’ quarterback in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter to 0 Passing TDs Allowed 7 give McKendree its final points of the day. Allen Walter led a balanced rushing 5 Interceptions 0 attack for the Bearcats with 52 yards on 10 carries. Kyle Roach added 42 yards 166 Total Plays Allowed 131 on 10 rushes. Gray threw for 70 yards, hitting Clyde Brown, Jr., twice for 16 622 Total Offense 1013 yards. Defensively, Darius Green paced McKendree with eight tackles, while 311.0 Total Yards Allowed/Game 506.5 Harris and Chucky Davis each had seven stops. Playing in his first game for the Bearcats. Cory Wilson came up with six tackles in the contest. 7-136 Kick Returns-Yards Allowed 10-174 5-(-19) Punt Returns-Yards Allowed 5-64 6-5 Fumbles-Lost 5-2 14-109 Penalties-Yards 16-136 11/40 (27.5%) Third Down Efficiency 7/20 (35%) 3/7 (42.9%) Fourth Down Efficiency 3/4 (75%) Proud Members of NCAA Division II and the Great Lakes Valley Conference OFFICIAL GAME NOTES • 2016 McKendree University Bearcat Football • Game #3 McKendree vs. Drake • Sept. 17, 2016 • 1 p.m. CT • Drake Stadium, Des Moines, Iowa 2016 McKendree Opponents’ Schedules ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY DRAKE UNIVERSITY WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE (1-1, 0-0 LSC) (0-2, 0-1 MEC) (0-2, 0-0 PFL) (0-2, 0-0 GLVC) Date Opponent Result/Time Date Opponent Result/Time Date Opponent Result/Time Date Opponent Result/Time 9/1 @ McKendree (Ill.) L 19-33 9/3 @ Concord (W.Va.)* L 25-32 9/3 Quincy (Ill.) L 35-38 9/3 @ South Dakota Mines L 41-64 9/10 @ Northern Michigan W 47-41 (3OT) 9/10 @ McKendree (Ill.) L 15-16 (2OT) 9/10 @ South Dakota State L 28-56 9/10 Doane (Neb.) L 12-13 9/17 @ Tarleton State (Texas)* 7 p.m.