GAME # 5 NOTRE DAME (2-2) Vs CENTRAL STATE (0-4) Oct
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GAME # 5 NOTRE DAME (2-2) vs CENTRAL STATE (0-4) Oct. 1, 2011 (1:00 p.m. ET) - Korb Field (Lyndhurst, Ohio) F O O T B A L L Radio: ESPN 1540 KNR2 | Internet: ESPNCleveland.com FALCONS FLOCK TO LYNDHURST FOR 2011 HOMECOMING FAST FACTS When Notre Dame alums return to College Road for Homecoming, they’ll be joining current students, members of the NDC community and fans alike in rooting the Falcons on to new heights for the fledgling program. Heading into Saturday’s afternoon tilt against Central State, Notre Dame has a chance to go over .500 and top its year-one victory total with a third win in 2011. Falcon Fever ------ Catch it! Falcons Nickname Marauders The Falcons have that opportunity courtesy a strong performance in week four which netted a South Euclid, Ohio Location Wilberforce, Ohio record-setting 30-6 victory over Siena Heights. In the Sept. 24 win over SHU, Notre Dame set a program record for points in a game and numerous new marks for team and individual yardage 1,500 Enrollment 2,171 gained. On Saturday -- in the program’s second Homecoming Game -- NDC will look to vault NCAA-II Affiliation NCAA-II skyward from that effort, reaching even loftier goals. And they’ll look to do so in front of a home Independent Conference Independent crowd which they hope has caught an incurable case … of Falcon Fever . 2-2 Record 0-4 W1 Streak L4 KORB UNCORKED -- BREAKING DOWN NDC’S FIRST HOME WIN Dr. John P. Galovic ADADAD Kellen Winslow Adam Howard Head Coach E.J. Junior * The Falcons rolled up program records in points (30), rushing (243) and passing (229) yards and total yards (472) in their victory last Saturday night. RADIO * QB ROBERT PARTRIDGE became the first NDC player to throw two TD passes in a contest, Live: ESPN 1540 KNR2 (Cleveland) and RB PEDRO POWELL became the program’s first player to score two TDs in a game. Dave Skoczen and Jason Gibbs * Partridge connected with freshman WR KHALID WHITE on a 95-yard touchdown pass. That INTERNET marks the program’s longest play from scrimmage. Live audio stream: ESPNCleveland.com Live Stats: NotreDameFalcons.com * DT BRANDON BUCKNELL tied an NDC single-game mark for most tackles. He had 13. COACHING MATCH-UP NOTRE DAME ------ ADAM HOWARD FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY Alma Mater: Wilmington College (1997) Saturday’s tilt against Central State marks the second meeting between the Falcons and Second Season at NDC: 4-11 1 Marauders. Notre Dame picked up its second win last season when the team came out on Second Season Overall: 4-11 top in a 16-13 slugfest in Wilberforce, Ohio. CENTRAL STATE ------ EJ JUNIOR Notre Dame and Central State are two of 41 collegiate football programs in the state of Alma Mater: University of Alabama (1981) 2 Ohio. Only Pennsylvania (50) has more. The two rosters combined feature 137 student- Third Season at CSU athletes that hail from the Buckeye State. Third Season Overall RB Pedro Powell has eight 100-yard games in his career, the most recent of which (145 2011 NDC SCHEDULE/RESULTS 3 yards) came last week against SHU. Powell, who rushed for an NDC-record 236 yards on 34 carries last year at CSU, needs just 84 yards to reach 1,500 for his career. Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 3 at #17 Mercyhurst L, 23-24 OT The Falcons-Marauders gridiron clash is one of many home athletic events for Notre Dame Sept. 10 at Walsh W, 20-17 OT 4 on Saturday. NDC will also host a volleyball tri-match at Murphy Gymnasium and two Sept. 17 at #4 Marian L, 0-38 soccer matches (men’s and women’s) at Korb Field (women’s 5 p.m., men’s 7). Sept. 24 SIENA HEIGHTS W, 30-6 Oct. 1 CENTRAL STATE [HC] 1:00 PM INSIDE … Oct. 8 ST. JOSEPH’S 1:00 PM NDC Quick Facts ................ 2 Scouting the Marauders ...4 Falcon Firsts .................... 11 Oct. 15 at Ave Maria 11:00 AM Athletic Communications . 2 2011 Scoring Drives .........5 Pronunciation Guide....... 11 Oct. 22 at Urbana 12:00 PM CSU Quick Facts.................5 NDC Roster ................ 12-13 Media Information............. 2 Oct. 29 MALONE TBA About Falcon Football ....... 2 NDC Last Week ..................6 NDC Depth Chart ............ 14 Nov. 5 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 1:00 PM Adam Howard..................... 3 NDC Players of the Week .7 Tracking the Opponents 15 Coaching Staff ................... 3 NDC Notes -- Offense ........8 NDC Game-by-Game. 16-17 Nov. 12 at North Greenville 1:00 PM Falcon Captains ................. 3 NDC Notes -- Defense .......9 Stats& Records ......... 18-26 Tale of the Tape ................. 4 NDC Notes -- Sp. Teams 10 HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS [HC] - Homecoming Game FALCON FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NotreDameFalcons.com 1 FALCONS vs. MARAUDERS GAME 5: CENTRAL STATE (Oct. 1, 2011) NOTRE DAME QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION School .................................. Notre Dame College GAME COVERAGE: Press and photo credentials for Notre Dame home games can be obtained by Location .................................. South Euclid, Ohio contacting the Athletic Communications Office. Seating in the Korb Field press box and press Founded.........................................................1922 row is limited to working media only. Enrollment ....................................................1,500 President ..........................Andrew P. Roth, Ph.D. INTERVIEWS: NDC coaches and players are available for interviews during the week. Athletic Affiliation ......................................NCAA-II Arrangements through the Athletic Communications Office will be made for telephone and in- Conference ....................................... Independent person interviews at a mutually-agreeable time. Coaches and players are available for on-field Nickname .................................................. Falcons post-game interviews 15 minutes after the completion of an athletic event. Please contact the Colors ............................................... Blue & White on-site Athletic Communications staff to make a request for individuals. Director of Athletics ............. Dr. John P. Galovic Home Field ........................................... Korb Field PHOTOS/VIDEO FOOTAGE: Both are available for media distribution and available upon request. Surface/Capacity ............. AstroPlay Turf/3,000 Both action and portrait head shots are available. Head Athletic Trainer ....... Jay Garfield, MS, ATC Assistant Trainers ..Heather Archbold, MA, ATC RADIO: ESPN Cleveland broadcasts all Notre Dame Football games. The games will be carried .................................... Michael Heichel, MA, ATC live on ESPN 1540 KNR2. All games will also be broadcast tape-delay on WELW 1330 (see WELW.com for scheduled broadcast times). All games are audio-streamed at ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS ESPNCleveland.com. … Falcon Football Weekly can be heard weekly on ESPN 1540 KNR2 on Thursdays at 1 p.m. ET. The recap-and-preview show, hosted by ESPN Cleveland’s DAVE Director/Football Contact .................. Skip Snow DENATALE and featuring Head Coach Adam Howard and select NDC players, is also streamed Email [email protected] and archived on ESPNCleveland.com. Office Phone.................................216-373-5319 Office Fax......................................216-916-4306 WEEKLY GAME NOTES: The Notre Dame Athletic Communications Office publishes game notes Website ........................ NotreDameFalcons.com on game-week Wednesdays. The comprehensive notes are sent to media outlets and also Twitter ..............................................NDC_Falcons available in pdf format on NotreDameFalcons.com. Game notes are available to working media Facebook ... facebook.com/NotreDameFalcons at both home and away games. YouTube ...... YouTube.com/NotreDameFalcons Assistant Director.............................. Andy Barch NDF.COM COVERAGE: Athletic Communications covers each game with a full recap and box Email [email protected] score published postgame on NotreDameFalcons.com. Postgame notes are published later in Office Phone.................................216-373-6342 the day; those notes, as well as the recap and box score are sent to media outlets. … Live Stats Athletic Colors ... Blue & White w/ Gold Accents Blue ...................................................... PMS 293 Gold..................................................... PMS 123 ABOUT FALCON FOOTBALL * Notre Dame Football was launched in November, 2008, with plans to play a developmental season in 2009 and then an intercollegiate varsity season in 2010. * On March 14, 2009, NDC announced the WEEKLY COVERAGE SCHEDULE program’s first recruits. Among them were current roster members Kam Abed, WEDNESDAY: Game notes sent to media distribution list and made available as part of a game Paul Brown, Brad Dumas, John Hamilton, preview on NotreDameFalcons.com. Trevor Smith and Logan Wright. THURSDAY: Falcon Football Weekly broadcast live from the Falcon Café on NDC’s campus (1- 1:30 p.m. on ESPN 1540 KNR2/ESPNCleveland.com). * In their 2009 developmental season, the program went 8-0 against a schedule SATURDAY: Radio coverage on 1540 KNR2/ESPNCleveland.com begins approximately five that included collegiate prep programs, minutes before kickoff. Home games will be preceded by ESPN Cleveland College Gameday junior varsity teams and one club squad. presented by Notre Dame College , a 60-minute show with a focus on local and Ohio college games and with two preview segments on NDC’s game. * NDC played its first varsity game on Aug. 28, 2010, and won its first game the Live Stats for all home and most road games