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2017 RIPON RED HAWKS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME #9 Saturday, November 4, 2017 Ripon Red Hawks (3-5, 2-2 MWC) at Lawrence Vikings (2-6, 1-3 MWC) KICKOFF: 1 p.m. CDT COACHES: SITE: Appleton, Wis. (The Banta Bowl) Ripon – Ron Ernst, Nebraska Wesleyan ‘80 (165-98, 27th year) TV: None Lawrence - Rob McCarthy, Concordia-Moorhead ‘89 (6-22, 3rd year) RADIO: None WEBCAST & LIVESTATS: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/ripon/ THE STAKES: A Ripon win, coupled with a Macalester loss SERIES RECORD: Ripon leads, 63-46-7 would move the Red Hawks into a second-place tie in the MWC North Division standings. Saturday’s winner will earn bragging rights for an entire year and will take home the Doehling-Heselton TRENDS: Ripon has gained more rushing yards than their trophy, which has been given to the winner of this game since opponent in their last 13 games, dating back to last season. 1988. It is named for former legendary RC and LU coaches, Carl The Red Hawks have also recorded at least one sack in each Doehling and Bernie Heselton, respectively. of their last 11 games, dating back to last year. Lawrence has registered at least one sack in four consecutive games, includ- THE SERIES: The Ripon-Lawrence series is the oldest college football ing five last week at Beloit. Lawrence has gained at least 375 rivalry in the state of Wisconsin. They have met 116 times, with their first meeting coming in 1893. The Red Hawks have won 21 of the total yards twice this season, both resulting in wins. last 22 meetings, including each of the last 17. Ripon head coach Ron Ernst has won 22 of the 26 games he has coached against Lawrence. MEDIA CONTACTS: Lawrence Vikings: Joe Vanden Acker WITH A RIPON VICTORY, IT WOULD: P: 920.832.6878 • E-Mail: [email protected] • Give them a winning conference record this season Ripon Red Hawks: Michael Westemeier • Give them their 18th consecutive win against Lawrence P: 920.748.8770 • C: 920.279.1945 • E-Mail: [email protected] • Give Head Coach Ron Ernst his 166th career victory 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT SERIES RECORD QUICK FACTS Sept. 2 Concordia-Chicago L 28-20 CU-C leads 2-1 RC outgained CU-C in total offense 396-311, but lost turnover battle 4-0 Sept. 9 UW-La Crosse L 45-14 UW-L leads 2-1 UW-L gained 475 yards of total offense (334 passing) Sept. 23 @ Knox L 13-6 RC leads 41-6 Knox snapped 18-game losing streak vs. Ripon (dating back to 1987) Sept. 30 Grinnell W 55-0 RC leads 41-6-1 RC held GC to just eight fi rst downs and 139 total yards of offense Oct. 7 St. Norbert * (HC) L 17-0 SNC leads 30-11 SNC held RC to 125 yards of total offense Oct. 14 @ Beloit * W 52-28 RC leads 70-29-4 RC quarterback Julian Patton rushed for 200 yards and 3 TDs Oct. 21 @ Macalester * L 47-31 RC leads 4-3 MC scored 21 points off 4 Ripon turnovers, including 3 fumbles Oct. 28 Univ. of Chicago * W 36-29 RC leads 8-6 RC overcame 15-point 4th qtr defi cit with 22 unanswered points Nov. 4 @ Lawrence * 1 p.m. RC leads 63-46-7 RC has won last 17 meetings in this oldest college FB rivalry in Wis. Nov. 11 @ TBD (MWC South) 1 p.m. N/A RC will play at MWC South team with corresponding division fi nish * Indicates conference game Ripon at Lawrence • Page 1 www.riponredhawks.com CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE SCOUTING THE OPPONENT 1. Eric Rich 7,182 1994-97 2. Paul Brandenburg 6,773 1984-87 HEAD COACH Rob McCarthy is in his third season with Lawrence, 3. Brock Bauer 5,936 1997-01 after serving as the defensive line coach at Carleton and long-time defensive 4. Bob Faulds 5,751 2003-06 coordinator at St. Olaf. The 28th head coach in Lawrence football history. 5. Jeff Johnson 5,413 1974-77 McCarthy brings 25 years of coaching experience to the Vikings. The fall of 2014 was McCarthy’s first at Carleton after spending the previous 12 seasons CAREER PASSING YARDS at St. Olaf. While at St. Olaf, McCarthy was part of a coaching staff that put together the best 12-year record in school history with a 73-47 mark. Mc- 1. Eric Rich 7,450 1994-97 Carthy began his coaching career at Concordia (Minn.), where he earned a 2. Paul Brandenburg 7,320 1984-87 bachelor’s degree with a double major in English and speech, communica- 3. Brock Bauer 6,054 1997-01 tions and theater arts in 1989. A standout defensive lineman for the Cob- 4. Kevin King 5,029 1978-81 bers, McCarthy earned All-MIAC honors and helped his team to conference 5. Bob Faulds 4,092 2003-06 championships in 1986 and 1988. After serving as an assistant coach at Concordia for the 1989 season, McCarthy moved to St. Thomas (Minn.) in CAREER PASS ATTEMPTS 1990. He served with the Tommies for five seasons and helped them win 1. Paul Brandenburg 1,181 1984-87 the MIAC championship in 1990. McCarthy then coached at Northwestern 2. Eric Rich 1,092 1994-97 (Minn.) and UW-Eau Claire over the next five seasons. 3. Brock Bauer 805 1997-01 4. Kevin King 635 1978-81 PLAYER TO WATCH: Defensive Back Terrell Myers has been one 5. Chris Hare 608 1990-93 of the best defensive playmakers in the MWC this season. He currently ranks second in the league for passes defended (11), while also ranking sixth in interceptions (3), returning one for a touchdown. Myers also CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS leads the MWC in kick return average (28.4), including a long of 64. 1. Paul Brandenburg 607 1984-87 2. Eric Rich 603 1994-97 QUICK FACTS 3. Brock Bauer 386 1997-01 Location: Appleton, Wis. 4. Kevin King 348 1978-81 Founded: 1847 5. Chris Hare 315 1990-93 Enrollment: 1,555 Colors: Blue and White CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES Affiliation: NCAA Division-III 1. Eric Rich 67 1994-97 Conference: Midwest Conference 2. Brock Bauer 61 1997-01 President: Mark Burstein 3. Chris Hare 41 1990-93 Athletic Director: Christyn Abaray t-4. Paul Brandenburg 39 1984-87 Athletic Phone: 920.832.6888 t-4. Kevin King 39 1978-81 Assistant coaches: Yon Boone (DC/Secondary), Chris Cunningham (ST Coordinator/DL), Phil Grams (OC/RB), Brett Banfield (QB), SINGLE SEASON PASSING YARDS Nick Ulloa (WR), Nick Stromeyer (TE) 1. Brock Bauer 2,544 2001 2. Paul Brandenburg 2,449 1985 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 3. Kevin King 2,418 1981 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 4. Eric Rich 2,413 1996 Sept. 2 Presentation College L 40-10 5. Griffi n Prochnow 2,343 1998 Sept. 9 @ Finlandia University W 27-22 Sept. 23 Lake Forest College L 42-26 Sept. 30 @ Monmouth College L 34-0 SINGLE SEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES Oct. 7 @ University of Chicago * L 28-8 1. Brock Bauer 30 2001 Oct. 14 Macalester College * L 21-18 2. Eric Rich 26 1996 Oct. 21 @ St. Norbert College * L 38-6 3. Matt Trickey 23 2002 Oct. 28 @ Beloit College * W 49-13 4. Griffi n Prochnow 21 1998 Nov. 4 Ripon College * 1 p.m. Nov. 11 @ TBD (MWC Championship Weekend) 1 p.m. 5. Jim Cahoon 19 1964 * MWC game Ripon at Lawrence • Page 2 www.riponredhawks.com CAREER RECEPTIONS NEWS AND NOTES FROM 1. Steve Feyrer 196 1983-86 2. Joe Rettler 189 1996-99 AROUND CAMP 3. Bill Schultz 186 1993-96 4. Jeff Szymczak 181 1980-83 LAST MEETING VS. LAWRENCE: Ripon defeated Lawrence 5. Art Peters 152 1976-79 34-6 in their 2016 season finale at Ingalls Field in Ripon. The Red Hawks built a 27-6 halftime lead, behind rushing touch- CAREER RECEIVING YARDS downs by Austin Bunders, Brent Anderson, and Cody Chase, 1. Joe Rettler 3,100 1996-99 and an intereption for a touchdown by Lane Barnes with less 2. Bill Schultz 2,970 1993-96 than a minute left in the first half. Cameron Gruenwald added 3. Steve Feyrer 2,852 1983-86 a rushing touchdown for the Red Hawks for the only points of 4. Jeff Szymczak 2,828 1980-83 the second half. Ripon rushed for 382 yards, while recording 5. Art Peters 2,473 1976-79 25 first downs. They held Lawrence to just 10 first downs and 197 yards of total offense, including 102 rushing yards. Gruen- CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS wald led all players with 121 yards on 26 carries (4.7 ypc), while 1. Bill Schultz 43 1993-96 Chase finished with 113 yards on 16 carries (7.1 ypc). 2. Dan Henken 30 2000-01 3. Joe Rettler 27 1996-99 LAST TIME OUT: Ripon capped one of the biggest come- 4. Art Peters 26 1976-79 backs in program history last week when they erased a 15-point 5. Mike Diedrich 24 1993-96 fourth quarter deficit by scoring 22 unanswered points in the final 13 minutes. A big reason for the comeback was the Red CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION Hawks defense, which recorded four interceptions, all of which 1. Bill Schultz 33 1993-96 came in the fourth quarter, including one that was returned 60 2. Jason Beck 30 1997-00 yards for a touchdown by Lane Barnes. Julian Patton led the Ri- 3.