2012 DEPAUW FOOTBALL NOTES Game 7: Depauw Tigers (1-5, 0-3) Vs
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SERIES RECORD COACHES Robby Long, a 2002 University of Illinois graduate, is 7-3 in his second season as DePauw’s head coach. An assistant coach for the Tigers for five seasons, Long directed DePauw to a 7-3 overall mark last year including an SCAC co-title and the program’s first NCAA postseason appearance. Jayson Martin, a 2000 Kentucky State graduate, became Rose-Hulman’s interim head coach in early August, taking over for Steve Englehart who moved across town to Indiana State as its offensive coordinator. Martin is in his third year on the Engineers’ staff and served as the offensive coordinator in 2009. DEPAUW UPDATE Athletics Communications Contact: Bill Wagner • [email protected] 765-658-4630 (office) • 765-720-0213 (mobile) • 765-658-4708 (fax) www.depauw.edu/athletics • @DePauwAthletics • facebook.com/DePau- wAthletics 2012 DEPAUW FOOTBALL NOTES Game 7: DePauw Tigers (1-5, 0-3) vs. Kenyon Lords (3-3, 2-1) Saturday, October 20 • Blackstock Stadium • Greencastle, Ind. • 1 p.m. LIVE COVERAGE Coming off a second straight loss of four Robby Schuler with 45. Quinn and Crook have DePauw Audio: WGRE (91.5 FM), the DePauw or fewer points, DePauw returns home to face each been in on a team-high 6.5 tackles for loss campus station, will broadcast the game live to West Kenyon in a North Coast Athletic Conference as the Tigers rank 14th in the nation in that Central Indiana and online at: <www.wgre.org>. game. Kickoff from Blackstock Stadium is set category. Michael McManis and Patrick Keller Ryan Foutty and Caleb Lehman call the action from the press box. iPhone and iPad users can also for 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 20. have recorded 4.5 sacks apiece. listen to the game live by downloading the DePauw The 1-5 Tigers are coming off a 22-20 loss at Paul Simon leads the Tigers with 40.5 yards University App. Allegheny in which they had a chance to tie with per punt which ranks 14th in Division III, but Stats: Live stats of all DePauw home football games less than a minute remaining. DePauw is 0-3 in DePauw ranks 160th in net punting at 30.5 are available at <www.depauw.edu/ath/live/football/ NCAC play. yards. Wagner paces the squad with 25.7 yards xlive.htm> Kenyon is 3-3 overall and 2-1 in conference per kickoff return and 8.1 on each punt return. play after Saturday’s 33-14 loss at Ohio Wes- THE COACHES leyan. COMPARING THE TEAMS (2012 NCAA rank) Per-Game Category DPU KC SCOUTING KENYON Scoring offense 18.5 (176) 20.3 (164) Rushing offense 89.3 (209) 170.3 (t90) After opening the season with a loss at Bluff- Passing offense 200.0 (110) 126.0 (210) ton, the Lords came home to defeat Earlham Team Pass Efficiency 95.16 (211) 109.0 (172) and snap the program’s 24-game losing streak. Total offense 289.3 (186) 296.3 (181) Kenyon is going for a fourth win which it hasn’t Scoring defense 32.7 (194) 19.2 (60) accomplished since the 2006 season. Rushing defense 129.7 (77) 99.5 (33) Brett Williams paces the offense with 105.2 Passing defense 256.3 (221) 197.3 (121) Scott Srnka ................Coach ...... Chris Monfiletto rushing yards per game including a 194-yard Pass eff. defense 140.02 (182) 111.82 (65) DePauw .................... School ....................Kenyon effort against Earlham. He topped the 100-yard Total defense 386.0 (156) 296.83 (41) Rhodes ’87 ............Alma Mater ........Davidson ’04 plateau in each of the first three contests but has Turnover margin -1.00 (196) -0.17 (131) 1-3 (1st) ............Record at School ...........3-3 (1st) K.O. return average 20.43 (91) 18.00 (169) averaged just over 66 in each of the last three. 1-3 (1st) ..............Career Record .............3-3 (1st) Punt return average 8.45 (93) 6.25 (157) Dan Shannon has completed over 55 percent Net punting 30.48 (160) 31.26 (142) SERIES INFORMATION of his passes for 746 yards, eight touchdowns and Team Tackles for Loss 8.83 (14) 8.33 (t22) Overall .................................... DePauw leads, 4-1 six interceptions and a 109.1 efficiency rating. His at DePauw .............................. DePauw leads, 2-0 Team Pass Sacks 2.50 (t-60) 1.50 (t162) at Kenyon ............................... DePauw leads, 2-1 top target is Carlo Gagliardo who has caught Pass Sacks Allowed 2.67 (184) 2.33 (150) 34 for 367 yards and four scores. Nick Gasbarro Date W/L Score Site follows with 15 catches for 120 yards. REVIEWING LAST WEEK 11/4/1922 W 34-7 D 9/6/1980 W 23-0 K Defensively, the Lords rank 33rd in Divi- Justin Murray’s 12-yard touchdown run with 10/15/1983 L 13-30 K sion III in rushing defense and tied for 22nd 37 seconds left brought DePauw to within two 10/27/1984 W 37-12 D in tackles for loss. Kolin Sullivan leads the way points of host Allegheny, but the freshman’s two- 10/12/1985 W 35-0 K with 65 tackles including 13.5 for losses totaling point conversion pass was incomplete and host DEPAUW QUICK FACTS 44 yards. His 2.25 tackles for loss per game rank Allegheny ran out the clock for a 22-20 North Location ............................... Greencastle, Indiana seventh in Division III. Reed Franklin follows Coast Athletic Conference win. Enrollment ...................................................2,336 with 58 stops, while Luke Bissinger leads with Allegheny scored on its second possession Founded.........................................................1837 four interceptions. of the game as Ryan Mong connected on a 22- Nickname ....................................................Tigers Colors ................................... Old Gold and Black yard field goal. The series was set up by Derrrick Stadium ................................... Blackstock (3,800) DEPAUW UPDATE Emigh’s 30-yard punt return which gave the Surface ..........................................................Grass The Tigers are 1-5 on the season after drop- Gators the ball on the DePauw 37. Affiliation ..............................NCAA Division III ping the last two contests by a combined six Conference .......North Coast Athletic Conference President .................................Dr. Brian W. Casey points. Director of Athletics ............ Stevie Baker-Watson Quarterback Justin Murray has completed 54 percent of his passes for 945 yards with seven 2012 DEPAUW SCHEDULE touchdowns, nine interceptions and a 98.67 ef- ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Sept. 8 ST. OLAF (5-2)............................L, 10-31 Sept. 15 *at Wittenberg (5-1) ........................L, 14-52 ficiency rating. Director of Sports Information ......................Bill Wagner Sept. 22 at Carnegie Mellon (5-1) .................L, 28-51 His top receivers are Nikko Sansone (23 rec.- [email protected] Sept. 29 WASH.-ST. LOUIS (1-5) ............W, 17-14 270 yds), Taylor Wagner (23-198) and Jackson 765-658-4630 (o) • 765-720-0213 (c) Oct. 6 *OHIO WESLEYAN (6-0) ..........L, 22-26 Oct. 13 *at Allegheny (4-2) ...........................L, 20-22 Kirtley (21-125). Bobby Coburn leads the Tigers with three touchdown receptions, while Kevin Asst., Athletics Marketing/New Media ... Aaron Horvath Oct. 20 *KENYON (3-3) ............................. 1 p.m. Ude has hauled in two. [email protected] Oct. 27 *at Wooster (2-4) .................................2 p.m. Amen Galley, Armani Cato and Andrew Nov. 3 *DENISON (2-4) ............................ 1 p.m. Intern ...........................................Amanda Bernardin Nov. 10 *at Wabash (5-1) .............................1:07 p.m. Cusumano combine to average nearly 80 rushing yards per contest. Web site ..........................www.depauw.edu/athletics *North Coast Athletic Conference game Jack Quinn leads the defense with 47 total Twitter ......................................@DePauwAthletics tackles followed by Cody Crook with 46 and Facebook................facebook.com/DePauwAthletics 1 —— depauw.edu/athletics • twitter.com/DePauwAthletics • facebook.com/DePauwAthletics —— 1 DePauw fumbled a punt return late in the first Rudy DeStefano at the Allegheny 20. DeStefano become the first DePauw player since 1981 to quarter and the hosts recovered at the DePauw returned the pick to the DePauw 8. DePauw’s average at least 40 yards per punt. Former NFL 13. Three plays later, Mike Person teamed with defense again stopped the Gators and Mong punter Dave Finzer averaged 40.6 yards that Emigh for an 8-yard scoring pass. The point-after nailed a 25-yard field goal to make it 22-14 with season. Jim Pociak holds the school record as he made it 10-0 with 1:01 left in the first. 8:06 left. averaged 43.5 yards per kick in 1970. Simon’s 75- Allegheny expanded the lead to 13-0 early in DePauw again drove into Allegheny territory yard punt against Washington University broke the second when Mong booted a 23-yard field on its next possession but couldn’t convert on the school record of 70 held by Dick Mace against goal. fourth down. Another defensive stand gave the Valparasio on October 10, 1959. The Tigers didn’t pick up their initial first Tigers the ball on their own 34 with just 3:48 down until less than five minutes remained in left. TIGER NOTES the first half as Murray rushed for 19 yards into The Tigers drove deep into Gators territory The Tigers are 58-27 dating back to the beginning Allegheny territory. Murray completed an 11- as Murray complete four of five passes. Mur- of the 2004 season and are 37-19 over the last six yard scoring pass to Bobby Coburn with 1:20 ray capped the drive with the 12-yard run and seasons ... DePauw is tied for 19th among Divi- left in the half to close the gap to 13-7 and cap score. sion III schools with 545 wins in 125 seasons … a 10-play, 71-yard drive.