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GAME TWO AT DAYTON 9.10.16 | 1:00 P.M. DAYTON, OHIO | WELCOME STADIUM (11,000) TV: TWC Sports Channel RADIO: ESPN 970 AM / WBGG 106.3 FM 4Chris Shovlin, Play by Play, & Brian Cleary, Analyst STREAMING: TWC Sports Ohio; ESPNPgh.iHeart.com (audio only) LIVE STATS: DaytonFlyers.com TWITTER: @RMUFootball #ColonialPride #FL1GH7SCHOOL CAPSULE MUSKET SHOTS 2016 SCHEDULE Robert Morris takes to the road for the first time 4Dante Satcher opened the season with a school- Overall: 0-1 Home: 0-1 and will attempt to ground the Dayton Flyers in a record 99 yard kickoff return NEC:0-0 Away 0-0 1:00 p.m. game at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, 4Satcher also had his first career start at RB and Ohio, on Sept. 10, 2016. The Colonials opened finished with 161 all-purpose yards 09/01 ALDERSON BROADDUS L, 7-14 the season with a 14-7 setback to Alderson 4The RMU defense produced four sacks last week, Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium Broaddus. Dayton, picked to finish second in the the third time in four games with at least that 09/10 @ Dayton 1:00 p.m. Pioneer Football League, defeated Central State, many Dayton, Ohio | Welcome Stadium 31-19, last week. 4Senior DL Steve Fiadewornu and freshman LB 09/17 @ Youngstown State 4:00 p.m. Gee Stanley tied with a game-high nine tackles Youngstown, Ohio | Stambaugh Stadium VS. DAYTON 4RMU blocked a FG attempt, the second 09/24 MALONE 7:00 p.m. 4Dayton leads the all-time series, 16-2 consecutive game with a blocked kick Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium 4RMU is 1-8 in games at Welcome Stadium 4On offense last week, nine players, including six 10/01 @ Liberty 7:00 p.m. 4The Colonials last win in the series was in 2000, freshman, made their first career start Lynchburg, Va. | Williams Stadium 17-13, on the road 4Sixteen starters (7 O, 7 D, 2 S) and 35 10/08 SAINT FRANCIS U 3:00 p.m. 4It was the second of back-to-back victories letterwinners return from last season’s 4-7 team Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium 4The Flyers scored 10 points in the final 6:15 of 4RMU was picked sixth in the 2016 NEC Football 10/15 @ Duquesne 7:00 p.m. last season’s game to beat RMU, 27-24 Coaches Preseason Poll Pittsburgh, Pa. | Rooney Field 4Eight of the games have been decided by one 4Sophomore WR Kyle Buss was a Preseason All- 10/22 @ Sacred Heart Noon score or less NEC First Team selection Fairfield, Conn. | Campus Field 4Seniors Marcelis Branch (DB) and Andy Smigiera 10/29 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT Noon ABOUT THE FLYERS (DB) were Preseason All-NEC picks on defense Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium 4Dayton opened the season with a 31-19 win while sophomore Kyle Buss (WR) was the lone 11/5 @ Bryant Noon over Central State RMU player on the offensive Preseason All-NEC Smithfield, R.I. | Bulldog Stadium 4The Flyers forced six turnovers in the game team 11/12 WAGNER Noon 4They produced 408 yards of offense, 152 on 4Buss was a finalist for FCS Freshman of the Year Moon Township, Pa. | Joe Walton Stadium the ground and 256 by air and was the NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year 4QB Alex Jeske went 18-27 with 256 yards 4The defense ranked in FCS top 25 in 3rd down COACHING STAFF 4The Flyers were picked second in the Pioneer defense, 4th down defense, passing yards Football League Preseason Coaches’ Poll allowed, passing efficiency defense, sacks, Head Coach 4Dayton returns 18 starters (9 O, 7 D, 2 S) from tackles for loss and total defense John Banszak (E. Michigan ’75) a team that went 10-2 last season 4Six players who earned NEC weekly honors in 3rd season as HC; 14th season at RMU 4UD has the fourth-best win pct. (.758) in FCS 2015 return this season Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator since 2000 4Special teams accounted for three touchdowns Scott Farison (Mercyhurst ’01) in 2015 (kick return, punt return, blocked punt 14th season at RMU return) Offensive Coordinator 4Head coach John Banaszak boasts a 43-27 Mike Miller (Clarion ’92) carrer record in six seasons, 5-18 in his third First season at OC; 4th season at RMU season at RMU Offensive Line: Drew Richardson Secondary: Bill Hurley Tight Ends: Pat Shepard WHO WAS ROBERT MORRIS? Running Backs: Myles Russ The “Financier of the American Revolution,” he isn’t as famous as his friend George Defensive Line: Cornelius Coleman Washington, but without Robert Morris, the American colonies’ bold attempt to throw Receivers: Nick McVay off British rule never could have succeeded. Safeties: Mike Brown Born in 1734 in Liverpool, England, Robert Morris sailed to the United States Linebackers: Alex DiMichele with his father when he was 14 years old. Morris became a partner at the import- export firm of Willing & Morris where he made his millions. After, he became the spokesman for opposition to the Stamp Act, smuggled arms for the new American army and navy, signed the Declaration of Independence, secured financing — often using his personal credit — to fight the Revolutionary War and served as a Pennsylvania state senator. He died in Philadelphia on May 8, 1806. 2016 ROBERT MORRIS FOOTBALL TALE OF THE TAPE RMU Opponents Dayton Opponents 7.0 14.0 Scoring Offense 31.0 19.0 11 16 First Downs 18 19 16.0 163.0 Rushing Offense 152.0 138.0 133.0 193.0 Passing Offense 256.0 227.0 149.0 356.0 Total Offense 408.0 365.0 COLONIALS & THE NFL 41.0 26.0 Kick Return Average 8.0 14.3 - 0.3 2.0 Punt Return Average 0.0 32.3 Coaches 3 - 5.7 2 - 7.5 INT-Return Average 3 - 1.7 1 - 1.0 Rob Brakel Video, Steelers 1998-2007 0-0 2-1 Fumbles/Lost 3-2 3-3 Video, Cardinals 2007-present 14-120 13-106 Penalties/Yards 4-45 10-60 Mike Miller Off. Asst., Steelers 1999-03 36.1 39.0 Net Punting Avg 17.5 33.5 Off. Asst., Bills 2004-05 0-3 0-1 Field Goal/Attempts 1-1 0-0 WR, Cardinals 2007-08 28:21 31:39 Time of Possession 31:42 28:18 Passing, Cardinals 2009-10 2-15 (13%) 6-19 (32%) 3rd Down Conversion 7-14 (50%) 5-14 (.357) OC, Cardinals 2011-12 0-2 (0%) 2-5 (50%) 4th Down Conversion 0-1 (0%) 0-3 (0%) Tom Myslinksi Strength, Browns 2007-09 4-29 7-52 Sacks By/Yards 2-10 1-5 Jaguars, 2012-present 0-3 (0%) 2-6 (33%) Red Zone Scoring 5-5 (100%) 2-4 (50%) Dan Radakovich Asst., Bengals 1970 0-3 (0%) 2-6 (33%) Red Zone TD 4-5 (80%) 2-4 (50%) DL, Steelers 1971, 1974-77 LB, 49ers 1978 WEEKLY WINNERS 4It was the sixth time in the last six seasons a LB, Rams (LA) 1979-81 4The Colonials had eight different players earn Colonial earned Academic All-America honors LB, Broncos 1983 NEC weekly awards in 2015, a school record LB, Vikings 1984 for distinct players BROTHER ACT LB, Jets 1985-88 4Six of those eight players return to the roster 4Tyler Lamica joins brother Nic Lamica on the LB/DC, Browns 1989-90 this season RMU roster in 2016 Matt Raich Off. Asst., Steelers 2004-06 4RMU had a player earn a special teams award 4The elder Lamica, Nic, is a redshirt-junior who Def. Asst., Cardinals, 2007-09 in a league-record four straight weeks started seven games at tight end last season LB, Cardinals, 2010-12 4Mathew Barr won Rookie of the Week in two 4The younger Lamica, Tyler, is a freshman DE, Lions 2014-Present of the final three weeks of 2015 linebacker currently seated in the two deep at Jason Vrable Off. Asst., Bills 2013-14 outside linebacker QB, Bills 2015-16 COMEBACK KIDS 4Nic was orginally a LB at RMU before moving to Joe Walton Scout/WR, Giants 1965-73 RB, Redskins 1974-77 4The Colonials won three games last season that the other side of the ball OC, Redskins 1978-80 they trailed in the second half 4They attended different high schools - Nic went OC, Jets 1981-82 4RMU trailed Notre Dame (Ohio), 24-21, and to Forest Hills Central and Tyler went to Grand HC, Jets 1983-89 (53-57-1) won 35-24 Rapids Christian OC, Steelers 1990-91 4Trailed Wagner, 6-3, and won 9-6 LB, Rams (STL) 1995 4Trailed East Tennessee State, 9-7, and won NOT HALFWAY HOME Players 21-9 4In 2015, the team trailing at the half posted an Joe Walton TE Redskins 1957-60 4Colonials trailed Bryant, 7-0, in first quarter impressive 5-4 (.556) record TE Giants 1961-63 before winning, 21-20 4In the first 21 seasons of RMU football, the team trailing at the half won only 13.5% of the time Tim Hall 96 Draft, 6th Rd., Raiders RB Raiders, 1996-97 NFL EXPERIENCE FOR MILLER Hank Fraley Undrafted 4 SCORE 30 OR MORE Offensive coordinator Mike Miller has spent 12 OL Eagles, 2001-05 4Since the inception of RMU football in 1994, seasons in the National Football League OL Browns, 2006-09 4 RMU is 72-5 (.935) when scoring 30 or more Most recently, he was the offensive coordinator OL Rams, 2010 points for the Arizona Cardinals in 2011 and 2012 Robb Butler Undrafted 4 4The Colonials are 29-0 when tallying 40 or He spent six seasons with the Cardinals DB Chargers, 2004 4 more points Miller was also an assistant with the Buffalo DB Ravens, 2005 Bills (2004-05) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1999-2003) THE FOUNDING FATHER 4He has also spent time in the press box as a 4RMU had only one coach in its first 20 seasons of public relations assistant with the Steelers, existence, Joe Walton Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4Walton was a former NFL tight end and head of the National Hockey League coach (see sidebar, right) 4During his tenure as receivers coach with 4He was a four-time NEC Coach of the Year Arizona, he mentored Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan 4Under his guidance, RMU won two NCAA I-AA Boldin and Steve Breaston mid-major national titles 4Walton was inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall ACADEMIC ACCOLADES of Fame in 2013 4Senior Andy Smigiera and 2016 graduate Nick Faraci were both named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academica All-District