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2014 JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME #6 JACKSONVILLE MOREHEAD STATE OCT. 11, 2014 4-1 2-3 JAYNE FIELD (10,000) 3-0 PIONEER 1-1 PIONEER MOREHEAD, KY. STREAK: W4 STREAK: L1 GAME TIME: 1 P.M. ‘FIN FACTS THIS WEEK PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE • The Dolphins begin a stretch of five • The Dolphins travel to Morehead State to 2014 STANDINGS consecutive weeks, about 5,258 miles, meet the Eagles who lost to Campbell, 31- PFL Overall on the road this week. The stretch ends 24, last week. JU has won eight straight 1. Jacksonville 3-0 4-1 on the final day of the season at home against MSU. 2. Campbell 2-0 2-3 against Campbell. • Morehead State gave up three scoring Dayton 1-0 3-1 • With last week’s win, JU now is on a four- plays of more than 60 yards, including 4. San Diego 1-1 3-1 game run, the longest since a six-game a 68-yard touchdown pass to break a tie Butler 1-1 3-2 Drake 1-1 2-3 win streak in 2012. late in the fourth quarter. It was the first Morehead St. 1-1 2-3 • The win over Drake gave coach Kerwin win ever for Campbell at MSU. 8. Marist 1-2 1-5 Bell his 40th Pioneer Football League • Morehead State was denied its first 2-0 9. Stetson 0-1 2-3 win at JU. start to a PFL season since 2007. Valparaiso 0-2 1-4 • JU leads the PFL in total offense at 424.8 • On offense, MSU is led by sophomore Davidson 0-2 1-5 yards per game. The Dolphins also lead quarterback Austin Gahafer who has thrown the league in fourth down conversions (six for 1,295 yards and nine touchdowns and THIS WEEK of eight, 75 percent). has only four interceptions in 212 pass SATURDAY • Quarterback Kade Bell (Fleming Island, attempts. MSU leads the PFL in passing Jacksonville at Morehead St, 1 p.m. Fla.) has 12 touchdown passes, ninth offense at 266 yards per game and it is Dayton at Marist, Noon best in the nation and first in the Pioneer second to JU in total offense (423.4 per Butler at Campbell, 1 p.m. Football League. He passed the 5,000- game). Davidson at Drake, 2 p.m. yard career passing mark Saturday. • On defense, junior linebacker Luke Keller Missouri Bapt. at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. • Linebacker DJ Howard (Daytona Beach, is tops in tackles with 38 which includes Stetson at San Diego, 5 p.m. Fla.) was named PFL co-Defensive Player 23 solos. of the Week after his 13-tackle game vs. LAST WEEK Drake. LAST WEEK Jacksonville 29, Drake 14 • For the second week, the Dolphins have • The win over Drake snapped a three-game Marist 35, Valparaiso 7 received votes in The Sports Network losing streak to the Bulldogs. Dayton 54, Davidson 48 (5 OT) FCS poll. • Sophomore running back Ulysses Campbell 31, Morehead St. 24 Bryant (Jacksonville, Fla.) had his fourth Butler 49, Stetson 41 ON THE AIR consecutive 100-yard plus rushing game • Radio: 92.5 FM (Scott Manze, Jim Nasella). (140 yards). The team record is six set by • Download the 92.5 app on your Emmitt Hunter in 2003. smartphone and listen anywhere in the • The JU defense had three interceptions nation. and now has 11 picks for the season. • The defense caused four turnovers on successive possessions in the third quarter to thwart Drake. 2014 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Series Notes Aug. 30 at No. 3 Southeastern L 44-3 SLU leads 5-0 Southeastern wins first meeting since 2006 Sept. 6 BYE Sept. 13 San Diego* W 35-18 SD leads, 5-4 JU starts PFL season with big win Sept. 20 Penn W 34-31 JU leads 1-0 Dolphns take first game ever against Ivy team Sept. 27 at Butler* W 35-7 JU leads 8-2 JU offense rolls up 611 total yards; Bell throws for 401 Oct. 4 Drake (Homecoming)* W 29-14 DU leads 11-3 Dolphins win 11th consecutive Homecoming; Bryant rushes for 140 Oct. 11 at Morehead St.* 1:00 pm JU leads 9-4 Dolphins scored 69 points in the win last year Oct. 18 at Stetson* 6:00 pm JU leads 1-0 JU scored 21 unanswered 2nd half points to win first meeting last year Oct. 25 at Limestone College 1:00 pm First Meeting Inaugural season for NCAA Division II Limestone Nov. 1 at Marist* 12:00 pm JU leads 3-2 93 and 80 yard TD passes from Kade Bell not enough in last year’s loss Nov. 8 at Davidson* 1:00 pm JU leads 10-6 JU in search of a sixth straight win in the series Nov. 15 Campbell (Senior Day)* 1:00 pm JU leads 6-0 JU in search of a seventh straight win in the series * Pioneer Football League game JACKSONVILLE Todd Vatter, Director, Athletic Media Relations [email protected] Office: 904-256-7402 • Cell: 330-329-5248 MEDIA RELATIONS Jim Nasella, Football SID [email protected] Office: 904-256-7444 • Cell: 904-382-3651 Game 6 - vs. Morehead State page 1 www.judolphins.com • SHOT OFFENSIVE NOTES DEFENSIVE NOTES BYE-BYE BRYANT PICKING THEIR SPOTS • Sophomore running back Ulysses Bryant (Jacksonville, Fla.) • Through five games, the Dolphins have 11 interceptions and are has four consecutive games of 100-yard plus rushing. Here is ranked third nationally. For the second time this season, JU had his 2014 game by game: three picks against Drake after getting the same number against Date Opp. Rush/TD Yds. Avg. San Diego. Freshman Brandon Roe (Douglas, Ga.) is the leading Aug. 30, 2014 SE La. 9/0 26 2.9 picker with three. Linebacker Mike Klein (Edgewater, Fla.) has Sept. 13, 2014 San Diego 28/2 168 6.0 two while Jordan Dewhirst (Fort White, Fla.), Dallas Jackson (Palmetto, Fla.), Armani Sampson (Brandon, Fla.), Jareeq Sept. 20, 2014 Penn 26/0 127 4.9 Crenshaw (Loganville, Ga.), Grady Redding (Cocoa, Fla.) and Sept. 27, 2014 Butler 15/0 134 8.9 Schon Thomas (Dunbar, Fla.) each have one. Oct. 4, 2014 Drake 17/2 140 8.2 • The Dolphins are +5 in turnovers for the season which is 15th best Total 95 (4) 595 6.3 in the country and first in the PFL. The Dolphins have created at Bryant also has 160 yards receiving and a pair of touchdown least one turnover in six consecutive games going back to 2013. catches including a 90-yarder against Butler. He is 18th in the nation and second in the PFL in rushing and his all-purpose yardage total is 2014 LEADING TACKLERS 17th in the country and second in the PFL. Player Pos. Yr. Solo Asst Total Grady Redding LB So. 21 18 39 KNOWING THE SCORE ... DJ Howard LB Jr. 15 14 29 Bryant leads the team in scoring with 38 points while place kicker Terrance Bryant DB Jr. 15 12 27 Jordan Dewhirst LB R-Sr. 13 13 26 Brandon Behr (Fleming Island, Fla.) follows with 26. Wide re- Montaque Mack DL Sr. 8 17 25 ceiver Andrew Robustelli (Sarasota, Fla.) is third at 24 points. Dallas Jackson DB Jr. 15 8 23 Maroa White DL Jr. 9 10 19 AND IN THE AIR ... Mike Klein LB Sr. 6 12 18 • Robustelli leads all receivers with 296 yards on 15 catches and four touchdowns. Andy Jones (Clermont, Fla.) is next with 223 yards on 20 catches and he ahs two touchdowns. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES • Redshirt sophomore Brandon Behr (Fleming Island, Fla.) and BIG PLAY OFFENSE sophomore Ryan Giaratano (Coral Springs, Fla.) have taken The Dolphins sit on top of the PFL in total offense with 418 yards over kicking duties in 2014. per game. Here are the top five pass and run plays (yardage • Behr kicked a career long 50-yard field goal against Drake last based) this season: week. The field goal is the longest since week 3 of the 2012 season (Dylan Lynch, Sept. 15, 2012). It is tied for the second PASSES longest in school history. • Kade Bell to Ulysses Bryant, 90 yards vs. Butler (TD) • Through five games, Giaratano is averaging 41.4 yards per punt. • Kade Bell to Andrew Robustelli, 44 yards vs Butler (TD) He has a long kick of 67 yards, has put 10 inside the 20 and has • Kade Bell to Andrew Robustelli, 44 yards vs. Butler six of 50 yards or more. He also ran 22 yards on a fake punt • Kade Bell to Dorian Guy, 44 yards vs. San Diego against Penn. • Kade Bell to D’Andre Randle, 43 yards vs. Drake (TD) • Giaratano is second in the PFL in punting and the team is second RUNS in the league in net punting at 35.7 yards. • Ulysses Bryant, 59 yards vs. Drake (TD) • The kickoff coverage team also is second in the league at a 39.3 • Ulysses Bryant, 49 yards vs. Butler net. San Diego leads the pack at 39.9. The Dolphins have given • Ulysses Bryant, 38 yards vs. Butler up a league low 209 kickoff return yards. • Orlando Thomas, 26 yards vs. Butler • Ulysses Bryant, 23 yards vs. San Diego (TD) 5,000 YARD CLUB Quarterback Kade Bell passed the 5,000-yard passing mark against Drake. Here is a look at his career numbers: Year Comp-Att-Int Yds. TD 2012 106-177-5 1401 12 2013 158-287-13 2397 25 2014 96-187-4 1214 12 Total 360-651-22 5012 49 page 2 Game 6- vs.