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William Penn University Football Game Notes #14 WILLIAM PENN vs. Luther Saturday, September 8 - 3 p.m. Lacey Complex Stadium - Oskaloosa, Iowa ALL Games - KBOE 740 AM or 104.9 FM HOME Games - MCG TV Internet HOME Games - http://origin.peg.tv/pegtv_player?s=wpenn Internet AWAY Games - http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/kboe.portal WILLIAM PENN (2-0, 0-0 MWL) LUTHER (0-1) 2012 SCHEDULE 2012 SCHEDULE 8/25 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 39-14 9/1 ST. OLAF L, 23-28 9/1 at Bethel (Kan.) W, 54-0 9/8 at William Penn 3 p.m. 9/8 LUTHER 3 P.M. 9/15 WHEATON 1 P.M. 9/15 *at Waldorf 6:30 p.m. 9/29 *at Loras 1 p.m. 9/29 *OLIVET NAZARENE (HC) 1:30 P.M. 10/6 *DUBUQUE 1 P.M. 10/6 *ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) 1 P.M. 10/13 *at Wartburg 1 p.m. 10/13 at St. Mary (Kan.) 1 p.m. 10/20 *CENTRAL 1 P.M. 10/20 %ST. FRANCIS (IND.) 1 P.M. 10/27 *at Buena Vista 1 p.m. 10/27 *at Trinity International 1 p.m. 11/3 *COE 1 P.M. 11/3 *ST. AMBROSE 1 P.M. 11/10 *at Simpson 1 p.m. 11/10 *GRAND VIEW 1 P.M. *Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference %MSFA Crossover All times Central Time *Midwest League All times Central Time QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS City Oskaloosa, Iowa City Decorah, Iowa Founded 1873 Founded 1861 Enrollment 1,800 Enrollment 2,500 Nickname Statesmen Nickname Norse School Colors Navy and Gold School Colors Blue and White Stadium Lacey Complex Stadium Stadium Carlson Stadium Capacity/Surface 2,800/FieldTurf Capacity/Surface 5,000/Grass Affi liation NAIA Affi liation NCAA Division III Conference MSFA-Midwest League Conference Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic President Dr. Ann M. Fields President Richard L. Torgerson Athletic Director Greg Hafner Athletic Director Joe Thompson Head Coach Todd Hafner Head Coach (Interim) Mike Durnin Record (years) 52-37 (8 years) Record (years) 18-23 (4 years) STATESMEN BROADCASTING: Every William Penn football MIDWEST LEAGUE STANDINGS game can be followed through several different mediums. LEAGUE OVERALL W L W L Radio (all games): Heard live on KBOE 740 AM or 104.9 FM William Penn 0 0 2 0 Internet (home games): Viewed and heard live at http://origin. St. Ambrose 1 0 1 0 peg.tv/pegtv_player?s=wpenn Waldorf 0 0 1 0 TV (home games): Viewed and heard live on Mahaska Commu- Grand View 0 0 1 1 nication Group’s local channel St. Francis (Ill.) 0 0 1 1 Internet (away games): Heard live at http://client.stretchinternet. com/client/kboe.portal Trinity Int’l 0 0 1 1 Olivet Nazarene 0 0 0 2 SERIES HISTORY: William Penn is 13-26-1 all-time in its series SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 against Luther. St. Ambrose @ St. Francis (Ind.) William Penn has, however, won two of the past three meetings, Presentation @ Waldorf including taking last year’s contest 24-13. Trinity International @ Concordia (Mich.) Grand View @ Olivet Nazarene Taylor Parsons (Jr., The Woodlands, Texas, College Park HS) St. Francis (Ill.) @ Saint Xavier left the game early with an injury, but the Statesmen stepped up LAST WEEK’S OTHER MWL SCORES under the direction of backup signal-caller Jacob Ballanger. He Drake 28, Grand View 8 rushed for 83 yards and passed for a touchdown en route to a Midwest League Offensive Player of the Week award. Ferris State 35, St. Francis (Ill.) 24 St. Ambrose 43, Trinity International 6 Chris Crawford (Sr., Muskegon, Mich., Grand Valley State) also Waldorf 43, Dordt 7 returned a punt 49 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown to gain Saint Xavier 41, Olivet Nazarene 12 MWL Special Teams POW honors. Joseph Frye (So., Detroit, Mich., Highland Park HS) posted two NAIA TOP 25 POLL--PRESEASON second-half interceptions to highlight the defense. The past ten games in this series: (1ST PLACE VOTES) RECORD 1. Saint Xavier (Ill.) (11) 14-1 1992--Luther, 42-7 2. Carroll (Mont.) 13-2 1993--Luther, 14-0 3. Marian (Ind.) 12-1 1994--Luther, 21-0 4. Georgetown (Ky.) 12-1 1995--Luther, 28-7 5. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 10-2 1996--Luther, 41-0 6. St. Francis (Ind.) 9-3 1997--Luther, 24-13 7. St. Francis (Ill.) 11-3 1998--Luther, 31-24 8. Morningside 9-3 1999--William Penn, 28-22 9. Missouri Valley 9-2 2000--Luther, 42-7 10. Northwestern 9-2 2011--William Penn, 24-13 11. Ottawa (Kan.) 9-3 WILLIAM PENN PROFILE: Todd Hafner is in his ninth year as 11. Bethel (Tenn.) 8-3 head football coach at William Penn, entering the campaign with 13. Benedictine (Kan.) 9-3 a 52-37 career record. 14. William Penn 9-2 15. Grand View 8-4 Hafner guided William Penn to a 9-2 record last year and the 16. Eastern Oregon 8-3 team again led the NAIA in rushing with 3,634 yards. He was 17. Valley City State (N.D.) 9-2 also at the helm in 2010 when the navy and gold won their fi fth 18. Baker (Kan.) 7-3 league crown (fi rst since 1976). The team fi nished 10-1, tying the 19. Cumberlands (Ky.) 7-3 school record for wins, and also broke NAIA single-season marks 20. St. Ambrose 7-3 for total rushing yards and yards per attempt. Numerous other 21. Doane (Neb.) 8-2 school marks were set in 2010. 22. Cumberland (Tenn.) 7-3 The 2008 and 2010 Midwest League Coach of the Year, Hafner 22. Langston (Okla.) 7-3 was also the recipient of the VSN NAIA Coach of the Year and 24. Bethany (Kan.) 8-3 the NFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year honors. As skipper, he 25. Campbellsville (Ky.) 7-5 has produced 119 all-conference players and 14 All-Americans. Prior to his career at William Penn, Hafner had coaching stops at Carl Junction HS, Southwest Baptist University, Emporia State University, and Pittsburg State University (student coach). HEAD-TO-HEAD WPU LC Hafner graduated from Pittsburg State in 1994 with a degree in mathematics. 93 (46.5) POINTS 23 (23.0) 831 (415.5) YARDS 396 (396.0) William Penn had very little trouble with Bethel (Kan.) last week, claiming a 54-0 non-conference win. 722 (361.0) RUSHING 186 (186.0) 109 (54.5) PASSING 210 (210.0) The offense (474 yards) and defense (49 yards allowed) 14 (7.0) OPP. POINTS 28 (28.0) both clicked at high levels. 307 (153.5) OPP. YARDS 311 (311.0) Tye Sparks (Jr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) was named 73 (36.5) OPP. RUSHING 70 (70.0) MWL Offensive POW for his 22-carry, 139-yard, 2-TD per- formance. It was his fi rst-ever action at the varsity level. 234 (117.0) OPP. PASSING 241 (241.0) 11-123 (61.5) PENALTIES 6-46 (46.0) Parsons also passed for 109 yards and a score that went to Crawford. 5-48 (9.6) PUNT RETURNS 5-30 (6.0) 7-125 (17.9) KICK RETURNS 0-0 (0.0) The defense forced four turnovers, including Jacob Bat- terson (Jr., Eddyville, Eddyville-Blakesburg HS) taking a 1.5 (5-2) TO MARGIN (GAIN-LOST) 0.0 (2-2) fumble back 24 yards for a fi rst-quarter touchdown. 6-184 (30.7) PUNTING 6-191 (31.8) 34:53 TIME OF POSSESSION 33:20 The win was bittersweet as Crawford suffered a leg injury that will end his collegiate playing career. For the year, William Penn is averaging 46.5 points and TRENDS 415.5 yards per game, including 361.0 rushing and 54.5 passing. Home 0-0 Away 2-0 The squad leads the NAIA in total rushing yards and rush- Leading at halftime 1-0 ing yards per game. The Statesmen also rank third in Tied at halftime 1-0 scoring. Trailing at halftime 0-0 Scoring fi rst 2-0 Evan Ressler (So., Cascade, Cascade HS) leads the Opponent scoring fi rst 0-0 Statesmen offense with 189 rushing yards and two touch- Games decided by three points or less 0-0 downs. Three other players, including Sparks with 139 Games decided by 4-10 points 0-0 yards and two scores, are also over the century mark. Games decided by 11-20 points 0-0 Games decided by 21 points or more 2-0 Parsons ranks in the top ten nationally in total scoring Rushing for 200 yards or more 2-0 (sixth, 18 points), while Ressler is tenth in rushing yards. Passing for 200 yards or more 0-0 Parsons is 6-of-17 for 109 yards and one TD, while Aaron Total 400 yards or more 1-0 Broyles (Jr., Escondido, Calif., Escondido Charter HS) Opponent rushing for 200 yards or less 2-0 leads the receivers with two catches, while Dalton Phelps Opponent passing for 200 yards or less 2-0 (Sr., Tipton, Tipton HS) has 43 yards through the air. Opponent totals less than 400 total yards 2-0 Committing fewer turnovers than opponent 2-0 Defensively, the Statesmen are giving up an average of Committing more turnovers than opponent 0-0 7.0 points and 153.5 yards, including 117.0 passing and Turnovers equal 0-0 36.5 rushing. Fewer penalty yards than opponent 1-0 More penalty yards than opponent 1-0 William Penn is strong nationally in rushing yards allowed Leading in time of possession 1-0 per game (3rd), total yards allowed per game (4th), and points allowed per game (5th).