2013 Hartwick College Football Game Notes
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2013 HARTWICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2013 ’WICK SCHEDULE #17 St. John Fisher (4-0) at Hartwick (4-0) SEPTEMBER 7 HUSSON W, 33-7 Wright Stadium | 2 p.m. 8 Morrisville St. W, 51-34 21 Becker W, 45-19 Stats/Video: www.hartwickhawks.com OCTOBER 5 ITHACA* W, 21-9 SERIES HISTORY: Hartwick and St. John Fisher have met 18 times before today 12 #17 ST. JOHN FISHER *^ 2 p.m. with the Cardinals leading the series 11-7. Fisher has won the last four meetings 19 Alfred * 1 p.m. including last year’s 43-13 victory at Growney Stadium. The last Hartwick victory 26 SALISBURY * 2 p.m. occured on October 14, 2008 which was a 31-28 win at Growney. NOVEMBER LAST TIME: The Hawks came into Growney Stadium with a 3-0 record but the host 2 BUFFALO ST. * 1 p.m. Cardinals, who were ranked #9 in the AFCA national poll and 10th in the D3football. 9 Frostburg St. * 1 p.m. com poll, outscored Hartwick 30-0 in the opening half en route to a 43-13 victory to 16 Utica* 1 p.m. move to 4-0 on the year. ’Wick entered the day averaging 44 points per game and ran into a very solid Fisher defense which recorded 10 tackles for a loss, six sacks, and * Denotes Empire 8 Conference Game four interceptions in the game. The Cardinals defense limited the Hawks to 41 yards ^ True Blue Weekend rushing. Tanner Williams and Chris Hoose combined for 15 catches for 188 yards for Hartwick. Hartwick Quick Facts SCOUTING FISHER: The Cardinals come into today’s game with a record of 4-0 and are ranked #20 in the latest D3football.com poll and #17 in the AFCA poll. Last Location Oneonta, NY week, Fisher rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Frostburg 38-35 at Growney Sta- Founded 1797 dium. The Cardinals had a 31-20 lead in the final quarter of play but the Bobcats Enrollment 1,558 came back and scored a touchdown with 12:32 showing on the clock. 1:16 later after Nickname Hawks a Cardinals fumble, Frostburg would score again to lead 31-31. On the ensuing kick- Athletic Colors Royal Blue and White off, Fisher’s Ryan Kramer returned it to the Frostburg 41. After second consecutive Home Field (Capacity) Wright Stadium (1,200) rushes, Cody Miller scored his third touchdown of the day on a nine-yard run with Surface FieldTurf 7:48 left. Frostburg had two more possessions to take the lead or tie the game, but the Affliation NCAA Division III Fisher defense hung tough and didn’t allow the Bobcats into Fisher territory. The Car- Conference Empire 8 dinals opened their season with a 28-0 shutout victory over Otterbein. The following President Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich week they outlasted Washington and Jefferson 42-21. Against Cortland in the third Athletic Director Dr. Kim Fierke week, St. John Fisher orchestrated three consecutive touchdown drives in the fourth First Season 1928 and 1992 quarter to erase a 17-14 deficit en route to a 33-25 victory. Empire 8 Championships 1 (2007) NCAA Div. III Playoffs 1 (2007) LAST GAME: The Hartwick defense had five takeaways and four sacks while hold- ECAC Bowl Appearances 6 (98, 00, 01, 02, 08, 09) ing Ithaca to just 46 yards rushing on the day as the Hawks defeated the Bombers ECAC North Atlantic Titles 1 (2002) for the first time since 2007 with a 21-9 victory. The win was Hartwick’s first in the 2012 Overall Record 3-7 Empire 8 since 2010. Hartwick led 21-0 in the third quarter after defensive tackle Jason Brown picked up a fumble by Bomber quarterback Phil Neumann and rumbled 16 yards to the endzone. The defense had three interceptions in the game with Dante Athletic Communications Crump picking off two IC passes and Jared Morrow getting one. Offensively, the Asst. Ath. Dir.- Ath Comm: Chris Gondek Hawks rushed for 142 yards on the afternoon led by Nick Knauer’s 97 yards on Phone: 607-431-4703 18 carries. Kurtis Ahart added 35 yards on eight carries. John Garcia completed 19 Email: [email protected] passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns. Frankie Molina caught six balls for 90 Asst. Dir. of Ath. Comm: David Heberger yards and a score. Travis Samuels had five receptions for 35 yards while Williams had Phone: 607-431-4549 four catches for 41 yards. Morrow led the defense with seven tackles. He also had five Email: [email protected] punts totaling 190 yards with two downed inside the 20. Bryan Schweitzer finished Website: www.hartwickhawks.com with six tackles and two sacks. Joe Seney had four tackles, two sacks, and forced two fumbles. Patrick Steves added four tackles and a forced fumble. MOLINA NAMED EMPIRE 8 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: On 2013 Standings Monday, Molina was named the Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week for his per- E8 Overall formance against Ithaca. Three of his six catches came on third down and were con- Hartwick 1-0 4-0 verted to either first downs or a touchdown. For the season, Molina has 19 catches for 370 yards and seven touchdowns. He leads the Hawks in both touchdowns and #17 St. John Fisher 1-0 4-0 receptions. He leads the Empire 8 in touchdowns, is second in scoring, and fourth Alfred 1-0 3-1 in yards per game (92.5). Nationally, Molina is second in receiving touchdowns and Salisbury 1-0 2-2 19th in scoring. Ithaca 1-1 3-1 Utica 0-1 2-2 SENEY NAMED TO D3FOOTBALL.COM TEAM OF THE WEEK: Earlier this week, Seney was named to the D3Football.com Team of the Week for his efforts Frostburg 0-1 1-3 against the Bombers. Both of his sacks forced fumbles, including one on Ithaca’s first Buffalo State 0-2 2-3 offensive play of the second half which was picked up and returned for a Hartwick www.hartwickhawks.com • http://twitter.com/HawkTalk • www.facebook.com/hartwickhawks 2013 HARTWICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES touchdown to give the Hawks a 21-0 lead. On the play, Seney not only sacked the quarterback and forced a fumble which would lead to the score, but also threw a crucial block which allowed teammate Jason Brown to score. On the season, Seney has 22 tackles, six tackles for losses, five sacks, and three forced fumbles. He leads the Empire 8 in both sacks and forced fumbles. FOOTBALL RECEIVES VOTES IN TWO POLLS: The Hawks are receiving votes in the latest D3Football.com and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll. Hartwick is one of 20 teams receiving votes in the D3Football. com poll and one of 25 teams receiving votes in the AFCA poll. ‘Wick joins fellow Empire 8 rival Salisbury in teams receiving votes in the D3Football.com poll. The Seagulls (2-2, 1-0 E8) shutout Utica 34-0 on Saturday. HARTWICK IN NATIONAL RANKINGS: The Hawks continue to rank high nationally in several categories. Of- fensively, Hartwick is ranked sixth in the country in passing yards per completion (17.3). In scoring offense, ’Wick is 33rd with an average of 37.5 points. Its team passing efficiency of 155.71 is 26th. Garcia ranks fourth in touchdown passes (14), 17th in points responsible for (86 points), 11th in points responsble for per game (21.5), and 27th in passing efficiency (157.1). Molina is 19th in scoring with just over 10 points per game and second in receiving touchdowns with seven. The ’Wick defense is ranked 23rd in Division III. It ranks 15th in third down conversion percentage (24.6%), 4th in fumble recoveries (8), and 23rd in tackles for loss (35). Seney is third in forced fumbles while Bryan Schweitzer is 24th. Seney is 15th in sacks (5). On special teams, Hartwick is 25th in net punting. Jared Morrow is 13th in average punt- ing yards (41.5). Travis Samuels is one of 30 players who has returned a kick for a touchdown. EMPIRE 8 RANKINGS: The Hawks and the Cardinals enter today’s game with the two highest scoring offenses in the conference. The Hawks are first with an average of 37.5 points per game while the Cardinals are just a hair behind at 35.3 points per game. Fisher is averaging 294 passing yards which is best in the E8 while the Hawks are third with 251.3. The Cardinals’ Tyler Fenti is the conference’s top passer in terms of yardage with 1,141 yards and Hartwick’s Garcia has 1,005 (third). On the ground, the Cardinals have rushed for 187 yards (third) and the Hawks have gained 162 yards (fourth). Ahart leads the conference in rushing as he is averaging 110 yards a game and Fisher’s Miller is right behind him with 104 yards per game. Defensively, ’Wick is only giving up 17.3 points (3rd) while Fisher is surrendering 20.3. The Hawks are first in sacks (18) and the Cardinals are sixth (9). Opponents are averaging 164 passing yards against ’Wick which is second best while Fisher’s opponents are averaging nearly 268 yards which is last. The Cardinals are giving up just under 100 yards rushing (second) to Hartwick’s 100.3 (fourth). 4-0 STARTS: Hartwick’s 4-0 start this season marks the fifth time that it has happened in its history and the first since 2009. Four of those years have ended in winning seasons (1947, 1997, 1998, and 2001) with one season ending at .500 (2009).