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NEWBERRY WOLVES FOOTBALL NOTES Newberry College Athletic Communications • Randall Stewart • [email protected] • o - 803.321.5667 • m - 864.415.6560 Newberry (0-2, 0-0 SAC) at No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne (2-0, 0-0 SAC) Saturday, September 21, 2019 • 6:00 p.m. Hickory, N.C. • Moretz Stadium Video: lrbears.com • PxP: JuJu Phillips • Color: Jack Huss • Live Stats: lrbears.com Radio: WKDK-AM 1240, newberrywolves.tv, wkdk.com, WKDK app, TuneIn Radio • PxP: Jimmie Coggins • Color: Al de la Chica South Atlantic Conference Champions TODAY’S TOP STORYLINES 2006 • 2008 • 2016 Newberry and Lenoir-Rhyne have played for the Bishops’ Trophy annually since its creation in NCAA Division II Football 1 1987 by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to present to the winner of the football Championship Appearances game between the Carolinas’ two Lutheran colleges. Lenoir-Rhyne has a 17-15 series edge 2006 • 2013 • 2015 • 2016 since the first Battle for the Bishops’ Trophy. ALL-TIME VS. LENOIR-RHYNE 2019 is the 74th consecutive season that Newberry and Lenoir-Rhyne have met, a streak that Series History ...........................LR leads 45-33-7 2 began in 1946 and represents Newberry’s longest active uninterrupted series. Saturday is the In Newberry ..............................LR leads 24-17-3 86th total meeting with the Bears, second only to Newberry’s 91 games against Presbyterian. In Hickory ..................................LR leads 20-16-4 Shea Rodgers moved into the top 10 in Newberry history in career scoring with four PAT’s First Meeting....................at Nby 26, LR 0 - 1923 3 against Florida Tech, giving him sole possession of ninth place with 163 points. He moved Last Meeting .................. LR 34, at Nby 21 - 2018 from fourth to second in PAT’s made with 100. Last at L-R........................ Nby 34, at LR 7 - 2017 Keito Jordon jumped from 11th to ninth in school history in tackles for loss with a career-high NEWBERRY SCHEDULE 4 four against the Panthers. He now has 26 career stops behind the line of scrimmage. His only Sept. 5 at North Greenville L 17-7 non-TFL last Saturday was a stop for no gain on 3rd and 1. Sept. 14 FLORIDA TECH L 30-28 Sept. 21 at No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne* 6 p.m. Newberry is 12-24 against ranked opponents since the AFCA began its Division II poll in 2000, Sept. 28 TUSCULUM* 1 p.m. 5 including a 2-11 mark against top-10 competition. Newberry’s last win over a top-10 team came in 2013 as the Wolves defeated No. 8 UNC Pembroke 24-21 at Setzler Field. Oct. 5 MARS HILL* 4 p.m. Oct. 12 UVa-WISE* 4 p.m. Florida Tech quarterback Trent Chmelik passed for 210 yards last week, the first 200-yard Oct. 19 at Catawba* 12 p.m. 6 passer against the Newberry defense since Chmelik threw for 211 yards in the teams’ 2018 Oct. 26 at Carson-Newman* 3 p.m. meeting. After halftime, Chmelik was just 1-for-3 for 28 yards. Nov. 2 UNC PEMBROKE 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at No. 19 Wingate* 6 p.m. Newberry had never had a final score of 30-28 in its 106-year football history spanning 1,039 games before the loss to Florida Tech. The 40-10 win over Catawba four games ago on Nov. 3, Nov. 16 LIMESTONE* 1 p.m. 7 2018, was also a unique final score. SAC STANDINGS Lenoir-Rhyne has allowed 36 rushing yards on 65 carries in 2019, including -3 yards on 35 Rk Team SAC All 8 attempts in the opener against St. Augustine’s. The Bears’ 184 yards per game given up is the 1 Lenoir-Rhyne 0-0 2-0 second-best total in Division II this season. Wingate 0-0 2-0 Carson-Newman 0-0 1-0 STAT COMPARISON Catawba 0-0 1-1 NEWBERRY LENOIR-RHYNE Mars Hill 0-0 1-1 Value ........... SAC ............NCAA .......................Category .............................. Value .........SAC ....... NCAA UVa-Wise 0-0 1-1 OFFENSE 186.0 ..............4 ................105 ..........................Passing ................................141.5 ............ 7 ..............136 Limestone 0-0 0-2 147.5 ...............6 .................83 ...........................Rushing ............................... 239.5 ........... 2 ................26 Newberry 0-0 0-2 333.5 ..............6 ................102 ............................ Total ................................. 381.0 ........... 3 ................ 71 Tusculum 0-0 0-2 17.5 .................6 ................ 118 ..........................Scoring ................................ 48.0 .............1 ..................6 DEFENSE LR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 186.5 ..............5 .................54 ...........................Passing ............................... 166.0 ........... 2 ................36 Primary Contact ........................Jeremy Zalacca 217.0 ..............8 ................134 ..........................Rushing .................................18.0 .............1 ..................3 Email .............................. [email protected] 403.5 ..............8 ................102 ............................ Total ................................. 184.0 ............1 ..................2 23.5 ................4 .................65 ...........................Scoring ................................. 9.0 ..............1 ..................6 Phone .........................................(828) 328-7946 SPECIALTY .433 ................3 .................42 ............3rd Down Conversion Pct. ................. .533 .............1 ................ 14 Secondary Contact .......................Adekale Ande .375 ................5 ................. 71 .....3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense .......... .273 ............ 2 ................25 Email ........................... [email protected] .833 ................4 .................68 ...................Red Zone Offense ........................ .900 ............ 3 ................43 2 .....................2 .................30 .....................Turnovers Lost .............................2 ............... 2 ............... 30 Phone ......................................... (828) 328-7174 1 NEWBERRY WOLVES FOOTBALL NOTES HEAD COACH TODD KNIGHT NEWBERRY HIGHLIGHTS KNIGHT’S CAREER PATH • 11th season as Newberry’s head coach; 17th overall at Newberry 1989 Graduate Assistant Gardner-Webb 1990 Linebackers Lees-McRae • 2016 South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year 1991 Defensive Coordinator Lees-McRae • 56-52 coaching record (second-most wins in school history) 1992 Defensive Coordinator Lees-McRae • Coached Newberry to playoff appearances in 2013, 2015, and 2016 1993 Defensive Backs Gardner-Webb • Head Coach for 2016 SAC championship team; Defensive Coordinator on 2006 1994 Defensive Backs Gardner-Webb 1995 Defensive Backs Gardner-Webb and 2008 championship teams; OLB on Gardner-Webb’s 1987 championship team 1996 Defensive Backs Gardner-Webb • Coached a Harlon Hill Trophy finalist, 3 SAC Players of the Year, 18 All- 1997 Inside LB Charleston Southern Americans, 41 All-Region selections, 78 All-SAC performers, 4 National Players of 1998 Def. Coord. Charleston Southern the Week, 36 SAC Players of the Week, 3 Academic All-American selections, and 1999 Def. Coord. Charleston Southern 2000 Def. Coord. Charleston Southern 22 Academic All-District honorees 2001 Def. Coord. Charleston Southern 2002 Def. Coord. Charleston Southern CAREER SUMMARY 2003 Defensive Coordinator Newberry KNIGHT YEAR-BY-YEAR 2004 Defensive Coordinator Newberry Todd Knight has established himself as one of the premier coaches in Newberry Year Overall SAC 2005 Defensive Coordinator Newberry history. In his 11th season at the helm, Knight’s 56 wins are second only to the 72 2006 Defensive Coordinator Newberry 2009 .............. 6-4 ................... 4-3 accumulated by Harvey Kirkland from 1952-67. 2010 ............... 4-6 ................... 3-4 2007 Defensive Coordinator Newberry 2008 Defensive Coordinator Newberry 2011 ................ 4-6 ................... 4-3 He is the only 40-game winner in school history with a winning record, holds the 2009 Head Coach/Def. Coord. Newberry all-time record for conference wins with 35, and has the second-highest winning 2012 ............... 5-6 ................... 3-4 2010 Head Coach Newberry percentage (.519) among Newberry coaches with 10 or more games at the helm. 2013 ............... 9-3 ................... 5-2 2011 Head Coach Newberry 2014 ............... 5-6 ................... 3-4 Four former players have spent time in the NFL: Ron Parker (FS) spent five seasons 2012 Head Coach Newberry 2015 ................7-5 ................... 4-3 in Kansas City and is currently a free agent along with Edmond Robinson (WLB ), 2013 Head Coach Newberry 2016 ...............10-2 .................. 7-0 Brandon Bostick (TE), and Corey Washington (WR). 2014 Head Coach Newberry 2017 ............... 5-6 ................... 3-4 2015 Head Coach Newberry 2016 Head Coach Newberry 2018 ............... 5-6 ................... 3-4 Knight played outside linebacker at Gardner-Webb, helping the Runnin’ Bulldogs to the 1987 SAC title, and was a defensive assistant for 20 seasons before being hired 2017 Head Coach Newberry 2019 ............... 0-2 ...................0-0 as Newberry’s 18th head coach in 2009. 2018 Head Coach Newberry Total ............ 56-52 .............. 35-31 2019 Head Coach Newberry NEWBERRY COACHING STAFF IN THE BOX ON THE FIELD Stephen Flynn Todd Knight Drew Watson Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coordinator/OLB Head Coach Def. Backs Coach/Special Teams Coord. • 17th season at Newberry, 10th as DC • 17th season at Newberry, 11th as HC • 9th season at Newberry (incl. 1989-90) • Coached 5 different positions (QB, RB, • 2016 SAC Coach of the Year • Wofford AC 1991-2002, Coastal Caroli-