21 SLIPPERY ROCK FOOTBALL ROCK GAME NOTES Jon Holtz, Director of Athletic Communication | [email protected] | Office: 724.738.4925 | Cell: 585.734.2185
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#21 SLIPPERY ROCK FOOTBALL ROCK GAME NOTES Jon Holtz, Director of Athletic Communication | [email protected] | Office: 724.738.4925 | Cell: 585.734.2185 GAME 2 - EAST STROUDSBURG at #21 THE ROCK Date .............................Saturday, Sept. 12 TALE OF THE TAPE Time ................................................7 p.m. Location ....................... Slippery Rock, Pa. Venue ...........Mihalik-Thompson Stadium THE ROCK STAT CATEGORY WARRIORS Capacity .........................................10,000 Series Record .....Slippery Rock leads 12-3 39................................. Scoring (Total Points) .................................. 40 SLIPPERY ROCK EAST STROUDSBURG 39.0..................................Points per Game ................................... 40.0 “THE ROCK” Last Meeting .......... Sept. 13, 2014 at ESU “WARRIORS” 28................................... First Downs (Total) .................................... 25 (1-0) ..... Slippery Rock 56, East Stroudsburg 24 (0-1) 177................................Rushing Yards (Total) ................................199 177.0..........................Rushing Yards per Game...........................199.0 LIVE COVERAGE 2........................................... Rushing TD ............................................ 4 Live Stats ......................................www.sidearmstats.com/sru/football 269................................Passing Yards (Total) .................................347 Live Stats for Media ....................sidearmstats.com/sru/football/media 269.0.......................... Passing Yards per Game ...........................347.0 SRU Live Audio .................97.7 FM (Butler County, Pa.) / 977rocks.com 3............................................Passing TD ............................................ 0 Play-by-Play ......................................................................... Bob Cupp 446.................................Total Yards Offense ..................................546 Commentary ....................................................................... Tyler Friel 446.0..........................Yards Offense per Game ...........................546.0 Live Streaming Video ................ RockAthletics.com/watch OR ncaa.com 5........................................Total TD Scored ......................................... 4 Live TV ..................................................... WPNT-22 in Pittsburgh market 13..............................Opp. Scoring (Total Points) ..............................41 13.0............................. Opp. Points per Game ..............................41.0 ALL-TIME SERIES 195............................Opp. Rushing Yards (Total) .............................237 Slippery Rock owns a 12-3 all-time record against East Stroudsburg in a 195.0.......................... Opp. Rushing per Game ...........................237.0 series that dates back to 1928. The Rock own the most recent win in the 0.......................................Opp. Rushing TD ........................................ 2 series after posting a 56-24 victory on the road last season. The Warriors 219............................Opp. Passing Yards (Total) ............................392 had won the previous two meetings between the two teams. Last year’s 219.0.......................... Opp. Passing per Game ...........................392.0 meeting was the first between the teams since 2009. 1....................................... Opp. Passing TD ........................................ 4 414................................. Opp. Total Offense ..................................629 First Meeting: 1928 (W, 13-0 at SRU) Most Points (ESU): 54 (2009) 414.0.......................... Opp. Offense per Game ...........................629.0 Last Meeting: 2014 (W, 56-24 at ESU) Biggest Win (ESU): +26 (2009) Current Streak: SRU +1 Most Points (SRU): 56 (2014) 0.......................................... Sacks (Total) ........................................... 2 at ESU: SRU leads 7-1 Biggest Win (SRU): +37 (1999) 1............................................INT (Total) ............................................. 0 at SRU: SRU leads 5-2 Last SRU Win: 2014 at ESU (56-24) 8 (38.0) ........................ Punts (Avg. per Punt) ..........................3 (34.7) 5 (29.6) ..................... Kick Returns (Avg. Yards) .......................7 (13.9) COACHING MATCHUP 3 (10.7) .....................Punt Returns (Avg. Yards) .......................2 (14.0) The game will highlight two of Slippery Rock’s most successful football 9-of-19 (47%) ................... 3rd-Down Conv. .................... 9-of-18 (50%) alums in Rock head coach George Mihalik and ESU head coach Denny 0-of-0 (0%) ....................... 4th-Down Conv. ........................ 0-of-2 (0%) Douds. The pair are the top two active wins leaders in the PSAC and 8 (79.0) ........................ Penalties (Avg. Yards) ..........................8 (53.0) two of the top four active wins leaders in all of Division II. They have 2...........................................INT Thrown ............................................ 1 combined for 68 years of head coaching experience in the league, while 0 (0) ...................................Fumbles (lost) .....................................0 (0) the other 14 head coaches in the PSAC have 63 years combined. 6,211.............................2014 Avg. Home Att. .............................2,611 Mihalik, a 1974 Slippery Rock graduate, enters his 28th season as the 2015 ROCK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE head coach at The Rock and his 40th overall season as a member of the 9/5 at University of New Haven (Conn.) ............................ W, 39-13 coaching staff. In total, Mihalik has been involved in Rock football for 9/12 [1] EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY ......................... 7 p.m. 43 of the last 44 years. He was the starting quarterback for the PSAC 9/19 [2] MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY .................................... 6 p.m. championship teams in 1972 and 1973 and became a graduate assistant 9/26 at Seton Hill University * ................................................. 3 p.m. at SRU immediately following graduation. He went on to earn his 10/3 at Gannon University * .....................................................Noon master’s degree from Slippery Rock in 1976. The head coach since 1988, 10/10 [3] CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY (PA) * .............................. 2 p.m. Mihalik ranks fourth on the all-time wins list in the PSAC and ranks 10/17 at Mercyhurst University * ................................................Noon fourth among all active Division II head coaches with 186 wins. This 10/24 [4] INDIANA UNIVERSITY (PA) * ................................... 6 p.m. game will also be a milestone game for Mihalik, as it will mark his 300th 10/31 at Edinboro University * ....................................................Noon career game as the leader of The Rock program. 11/7 [5] CLARION UNIVERSITY * .......................................... 1 p.m. 11/14 CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY ................................................. 1 p.m. Douds, a 1963 Slippery Rock graduate, enters his 42nd season as head (or at PSAC Championship Game) coach at ESU and 50th year at ESU overall, including eight seasons as an assistant coach. He holds the PSAC career record with 250 wins, ranking Home Games in BOLD CAPS third among active NCAA coaches, third in NCAA Division II history and * PSAC West Games [3] Homecoming 20th in NCAA history. As a player, Douds was a standout lineman for [1] Family Day/Village Fest [4] Salute to Veterans Slippery Rock as a right guard on offense and nose tackle on defense. [2] Hall of Fame Game [5] Senior Day He was named All-Conference, All-State and NAIA All-America and was Slippery Rock’s outstanding senior athlete in 1962-63. SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY FACTS HARLON HILL MATCHUP Name of School ..................................................Slippery Rock University This game will also feature the first meeting of 2014 Harlon Hill City/Zip Code ....................................................Slippery Rock, Pa./16057 candidates during the 2015 season in East Stroudsburg redshirt senior Founded ........................................................................................... 1889 quarterback Matt Soltes and Slippery Rock redshirt junior running back Enrollment (2014-15) ...................................................................... 8,495 Shamar Greene. It will be one of only five scheduled Division II games Nickname ...................................................................................The Rock in 2015 to feature a head-to-head matchup of returning Harlon Hill School Colors .............................................. Green (PMS 342) and White candidates. Affiliation ........................................................................NCAA Division II Conference ................................. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Greene entered the 2015 season after rushing for the second most President ...................................................................... Dr. Cheryl Norton yards in a single-season in Slippery Rock program history last fall with Director of Athletics .............................................................. Paul Lueken 1,482 yards. He became the first SRU running back since 2010 to eclipse Home Field ................................................... Mihalik-Thompson Stadium 1,000 yards in a single-season. Greene averaged 123.5 yards per game Surface