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OFFICIAL GAME NOTES • 2014 McKendree University Bearcat Football • Game #2 McKendree University University of Findlay vs. BEARCATS OILERS Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 • Donnell Stadium, Findlay, Ohio • 11 a.m. CT McKendree Schedule/Results Findlay Schedule/Results Time/ Time/ Date Opponent Score Rec. Date Opponent Score Rec. Sept. 4 FERRIS STATE (Mich.) L 14-75 Sept. 6 HILLSDALE (Mich.)* W 46-38 1-0 (1-0) Sept. 13 @ Findlay (Ohio) Noon ET Sept. 13 McKENDREE (Ill.) 11 a.m. Sept. 20 @ Northwood (Mich.) 1 p.m. ET Sept. 20 @ Tiffin (Ohio)* 12:30 p.m. Sept. 27 SAINT JOSEPH’S (Ind.)* 6 p.m. Sept. 27 ASHLAND (Ohio)* 2 p.m. Oct. 4 TRUMAN STATE (Mo.)* 1 p.m. Oct. 4 @ Ferris State (Mich.)* 1 p.m. Oct. 11 @ Indianapolis (Ind.)* 6 p.m. ET Oct. 11 WALSH (Ohio)* 11 a.m. Oct. 18 @ Southwest Baptist (Mo.)* 1 p.m. Oct. 18 @ Northwood (Mich.)* Noon Oct. 25 MISSOURI S & T* # 1 p.m. Oct. 25 GRAND VALLEY STATE (Mich.)* 11 a.m. Nov. 1 WILLIAM JEWELL (Mo.)* 1 p.m. Nov. 1 WAYNE STATE (Mich.)* 11 a.m. Nov. 8 @ Lincoln (Mo.)* 1 p.m. Nov. 8 @ Malone (Ohio)* 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15 @ Quincy (Ill.)* 1 p.m. Nov. 15 @ Northern Michigan* Noon Home games in CAPS All times are Central * -- Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) game Home games in CAPS All times are Central # -- Homecoming * -- Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) game Bearcats At A Glance Oilers At A Glance 2014 Record -- 2014 Record -- The McKendree University Bearcats are 0-1 overall and 0-0 in the Great The University of Findlay Oilers are 1-0 overall and 1-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Head Coach -- The Head Coach -- Mike Babcock is in his second season as the head coach of the Rob Keys is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Findlay Oil- McKendree Bearcats (4-7 at McKendree and overall). Babcock came ers (21-11 at Findlay and overall). to McKendree from Colorado State University-Pueblo, where he spet the five years as an offensive assistant coach. From 2009-12, Babcock Findlay Quick Facts -- served as the ThunderWolves’ quarterbacks coach and pasisng game Location: Findlay, Ohio President: Dr. Katherine Fell coordinator. Babcock helped CSU-Pueblo to consecutive undefeated Founded: 1882 A.D.: Steven Rackley regular seasons in 2011 and 2012 along with a pair of Rocky Mountain Enrollment: 3,700 S.I.D.: David Buck Athletic Conference championships. Colors: Orange and Black 2013 Record: 8-3 McKendree Quick Facts -- Stadium: Donnell Stadium (7,500) 2013 Conf. Record: 6-3 Location: Lebanon, Ill. President: Dr. James Dennis Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Founded: 1828 A.D.: Chuck Brueggemann Bearcat Broadcast -- Enrollment: 3,500 Trainer: Lance Ringhausen Today’s McKendree University football game can be heard live on the Colors: Purple and White S.I.D.: Scott Cummings Bearcat Sports Network (www.mckbearcats.com) with the pre-game Stadium: Leemon Field (2,000) 2013 Record: 4-6 show beginning 20 minutes prior to kickoff. Joe Zydlo is back for his Affiliation: NCAA Division II 2013 Conf. Record: 3-4 sixth year of providing all the home action of McKendree football, while Conference: Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) Lettermen Returning: 41 Scott Cummings is in his 12th season of handling the play-by-play du- Starters Returning: 14 ties on the road. Proud Members of NCAA Division II and the Great Lakes Valley Conference OFFICIAL GAME NOTES • 2014 McKendree University Bearcat Football • Game #2 McKendree vs. Findlay • Sept. 13, 2014 • 11 a.m. CT • Donnell Stadium, Findlay, Ohio The Series (since 1996) -- Today’s Matchup -- Findlay won the only meeting between the two schools last season, McKENDREE OFFENSE FINDLAY taking a 38-21 decision at Leemon Field: 14 Points Scored 46 2013 -- Findlay 38, McKENDREE 21 (at Leemon Field) 14.0 Points/Game 46.0 National Rankings -- AFCA D2FB 12 First Downs 28 28 Rushing Attempts McKendree N/R N/R 52 Findlay R/V N/R 129 Rushing Net Yards 302 Legend: 4.6 Yards/Rush 5.8 AFCA -- American Football Coaches Association poll 129.0 Rushing Yards/Game 302.0 D2FB -- d2football.com poll 1 Rushing TDs 4 34 Pass Attempts 28 McKendree -- Last Time Out... 23 Pass Completions The Bearcats opened their 2014 season with a 75-14 loss last Thurs- 17 day (Sept. 4) to Ferris State University at Leemon Field. The contest 207 Passing Yards 293 marked the first Thursday game in the history of the McKendree football .621 Passing Percentage .607 program. Junior quarterback Isaac Fisher completed 20-of-29 pass at- 9.0 Yards/Completion 17.2 tempts for 196 yards with a 50-yard touchdown pass to freshman wide 207.0 Passing Yards/Game 293.0 receiver Dustin Walls in the first quarter. Junior wide receiver Cameron 1 Passing TDs 2 James had a team-high six pass receptions, while senior tight end 2 Interceptions 1 Reuben Bowlby grabbed five passes for 50 yards. Senior running back 62 Total Plays 80 Ryan Herring rushed for a team-leading 80 yards on just six carries, 336 Total Offense 595 including a 45-yard TD scamper in the second quarter. Sophomore 336.0 Total Yards/Game 595.0 linebacker A.J. Wentland registered a career-high 13 tackles against 10-147 Kick Returns-Yards 6-105 Ferris State, while junior linebacker George Hill, senior defensive back 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-32 David Thomas and junior linebacker Alec Gerdes each chipped in with 3-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 seven stops in the contest. 3-20 Penalties-Yards 6-57 29:55 Possession Time/Game 33:58 Findlay -- Last Time Out... 3/14 (21.4%) Third Down Efficiency 8-14 (57.1%) The Oilers held off a late charge from Hillsdale College last Saturday 0/1 (0%) Fourth Down Efficiency 2-3 (66.7%) to post a 46-38 home win in their season opener last Saturday (Sept. 6) at Donnell Stadium. Quarterback Verlon Reed proved to be a dual DEFENSE threat for Findlay, rusing for a game-high 176 yards on 18 carries, while 75 Points Allowed 38 completing 17-of-28 pass attempts for 293 yards. Reed accounted for 75.0 Points Allowed/Game six Oiler TD’s in the outing (four rushing and two passing). Lloyd Henry 38.0 caught nine passes from Reed for 129 yards, while Darnell Fields and 34 First Downs Allowed 22 Luke Hampton each had a TD reception for Findlay. Harold Jones- 50 Rushing Attempts Against 35 Quartey and Tory Clark shared team-high honors with 11 tackles each, 476 Rushing Yards Allowed 192 while Nathan Morris notched 10 tackles with nine solos. 9.5 Yards Allowed/Rush 5.5 476.0 Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 192.0 LAST MEETING -- McKendree vs. Findlay... 5 Rushing TDs Allowed 4 On Oct. 5, 2013 at Leemon Field, McKendree got off to a fast start 27 Pass Attempts Against 30 against Findlay, but the Oilers regrouped to post a 38-21 victory over 20 Pass Completions Against 16 the Bearcats. Ryan Herring gave McKendree a 7-0 lead on the second 285 Passing Yards Allowed 214 play of the game as he took a handoff and raced 76 yards for a score, .741 Opponents’ Pass Percentage .533 marking the longest run of Herring’s career with the Bearcats. The 14.2 Opponents’ Yards/Completion 13.4 Oilers scored 21 unanswered points before a four-yard scoring run by 285.0 Passing Yards Allowed/Game 214.0 Jeruel Taylor helped McKendree trim the deficit to 21-14 at the half. 4 Passing TDs Allowed 1 Findlay took control during the early stages of the second half before 0 Interceptions 0 Isaac Fisher connected with Dewayne Gatti on a four-yard TD pass in 77 Total Plays Allowed 65 the final minute to account for the Bearcats’ final points. Herring gained 761 Total Offense 406 a team-high 104 yards on the ground, while Fisher was 22-of-33 for 136 761.0 Total Yards Allowed/Game 406.0 yards. Gatti caught seven balls for 62 yards as seven different receivers 3-51 Kick Returns-Yards Allowed 8-175 had at least one catch for McKendree. Harrison Skokos led the defen- 6-83 Punt Returns-Yards Allowed 0-0 sive effort for the Bearcats with 11 tackles. For Findlay, Daiquone Ford 2-17 Fumbles-Lost rushed for a game-high 229 yards on 30 attempts, while Verlon Reed 0-0 threw for 335 yards and rushed for 52 more. Trevor Smith registered a 1-5 Penalties-Yards 2-20 team-leading nine tackles for the Oilers. 7/12 (58.3%) Third Down Efficiency 3/9 (33.3%) 1/3 (33.3%) Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0 (0%) Proud Members of NCAA Division II and the Great Lakes Valley Conference OFFICIAL GAME NOTES • 2014 McKendree University Bearcat Football • Game #2 McKendree vs. Findlay • Sept. 13, 2014 • 11 a.m. CT • Donnell Stadium, Findlay, Ohio 2014 McKendree Opponents’ Schedules FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (MICH.) SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (1-0, 0-0 GLIAC) (1-0, 1-0 GLIAC) (1-0, 1-0 GLIAC) (1-0, 0-0 GLVC) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result 9/4 @ McKendree W 75-14 9/6 Hillsdale* W 46-38 9/6 @ Northern Michigan* W 23-13 9/6 @ Valparaiso W 31-10 9/13 @ Northwood (Mich.)* Noon 9/13 McKendree 11 a.m.