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2014 CRIMSON HAWKS FOOTBALL IUP GAME 5 Edinboro IUP Crimson Hawks Crimson Hawks Date: Sat., Oct. 5 Fighting Scots (3-1, 2-1 PSAC) (3-1, 2-1 PSAC) Time: 2:00 PM (0-4, 0-3 PSAC) Location: Edinboro, PA 9.7 Saint Augustine’s W, 41-19 9.13 at Kutztown * L 44-7 Venue: Sox Harrison Stadium 9.20 at Lock Haven * W 21-16 Capacity: 6,000 9.27 Mercyhurst * W 41-7 Series: 82nd meeting 10.4 at Edinboro * 2 PM IUP leads 55-22-4 10.11 Seton Hill * 2 PM Last Meeting: Edinboro 36, IUP 30 10.18 at California (PA) * 1 PM (Oct. 19, 2013, Indiana, Pa.) 10.25 Slippery Rock * 1 PM 11.1 Clarion * 1 PM 11.8 at Gannon * 12 PM 11.15 West Chester 1 PM THE GAME * PSAC Game The Crimson Hawks look for some revenge on Saturday when they travel up to Edinboro to **Rankings reflect the current week’s AFCA/ D2football.com polls take on the Fighting Scots in a 2 p.m. kickoff at Sox Harrison Stadium. IUP hopes to spoil Homecoming for the Fighting Scots, who upset the Crimson Hawks 36-30 at Miller Stadium a HOW TO FOLLOW year ago. IUP is on a two-game winning streak, coming off a huge 41-7 win over Mercyhurst TELEVISION last week. Edinboro is winless, falling last week to California (PA) 34-16. Innova TV Network will broadcast only IUP’s home football games. Webstreaming will be The game will be broadcast on WQMU 92.5 FM with the provided. Below is the two-man team for the year. TABLE OF CONTENTS voice of IUP Athletics, Jack Benedict, calling the action. Game Information 1 Play-by-Play: Josh Hill PSAC Standings 2 Color Analyst: Erik Kormos RANKINGS IUP Quick Facts 2 The Crimson Hawks dropped out of both the AFCA National Polls 3 INTERNET STREAMING Coaches Poll and the D2Football.com Media Poll after their The entire game will be video broadcast will be IUP Stat Leaders 3 loss at Kutztown. Edinboro is also unranked. streamed on InnovaTVnetworks.com. Statistical Comparison 4 PSAC/NCAA Leaders 4 THE SERIES RADIO Historical By the Numbers 5 WQMU (92.5 FM) This will be 82nd meeting in the series, with IUP holding Record Breakdown 6 30-min pregame show begins at 1:30 PM. a big 55-22-4 advantage. Prior to last year’s loss, the Weekly Awards 7 Play-by-Play: Jack Benedict Crimson Hawks had won three straight, including wins of Sideline: Greg Drahuschak Game-by-Game Starters 8 18-0 (2010) and 26-10 (2012) at Edinboro. IUP Two-Deep 9 INTERNET STREAMING Pronunciation Guide 9 MERCYHURST LEFTOVERS The entire WQMU 92.5 FM audio broadcast of the Head Coach Curt Cignetti 10 game will be streamed live on U92Radio.com. • Dating back to last year, the Crimson Hawks have scored Last Time it Happened 11 41 or more points in five of their last seven games. IUP IUP Records 12-13 TWITTER ended 2013 with point totals of 42, 55 and 42, and @IUPCrimsonHawk | @IUPfootball IUP Numerical Roster 14-15 started the year with a 41-point output. For live updates, photos, and links to stats and • IUP allowed just 21 rushing yards to All-PSAC West RB webstreaming, follow the Official Twitter Accounts Brandon Brown-Dukes, which was his lowest game total since gaining 4 yards in a win over of IUP Athletics and IUP Football. Cheyney on Oct. 5, 2013. LIVE STATS • The 27 first quarter points on Saturday were the most points in an opening quarter for the Live stat links can be found on the football Crimson Hawks since netting 28 against Cheyney on Sept. 14, 2013 and the second highest schedule at GoFightingScots.com. Brought to you total for a first quarter under HC Curt Cignetti. by SIDEARM Sports. 2014 IUP FOOTBALL PAGE 1 | at EDINBORO @IUPCRIMSONHAWK IUP FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS LOOKING AHEAD ABOUT EDINBORO The Crimson Hawks return to Miller The Fighting Scots are off to an Location Indiana, PA Stadium on Oct. 11 to host Seton Hill on uncharacteristically poor start, although Enrollment 14,728 Homecoming. IUP won the first ever meeting Founded 1875 their 0-4 record has come as the result of Athletics Affiliation NCAA Division II between the two teams last year, 26-0 in playing #18 Carson Newman, Shippensburg, Conference PSAC (West) Greensburg. East Stroudsburg and Cal, teams that are a Colors Crimson & Gray combined 11-5 on the year. Nickname Crimson Hawks AGAINST THE PSAC WEST President Dr. Michael Driscoll IUP has perennially been the best team in Athletic Director Dr. Frank Condino The Edinboro offense is once again led by the PSAC West, boasting a 142-32-1 (.814) Stadium Frank Cignetti Field at QB Cody Harris, who’s completing a PSAC- record against division foes since 1986. George P. Miller Stadium best 72.8 pct. of his passes for 264.3 ypg Capacity 6,000 The Crimson Hawks are 17-5 in the West in and 9 TDs. His favorite target has been WR three-plus years under HC Curt Cignetti, Darren Massey, who is 2nd in the PSAC SPORTS INFORMATION including a 6-1 season in 2012. Sports Information Director Ryan Rebholz with 35 catches, adding 391 yards and 5 Office Phone 724-357-2747 TDs. Sacks have doomed the Fighting Scots, HOT STARTS Email [email protected] however, as they’re 165th in Division II with Assistant SID Katie Trenney IUP has gotten off to fast starts in its two big Email [email protected] wins this year - 41-19 over St. Augustine’s 23 sacks allowed in 4 games. Edinboro is and 41-7 over Mercyhurst. In the 1st averaging 345.5 ypg (9th in PSAC) and just FOOTBALL HISTORY quarter against the Falcons, the Crimson 23.8 ppg (11th). First Year of Football (Modern Year) 1927 Last Playoff Appearance 2012 Hawks scored 3 TDs to take a 20-0 lead. All-Time Record (Pct) 522-256-23 (.666) Last week against the Lakers they scored 4 The defense has struggled this year, giving Division II Playoff Appearances 15 TDs to go into the 2nd quarter on top 27-0. up 41.5 ppg and 491.5 ypg. Edinboro has Division II National Semifinal Apperances 6 given up a league-worst 13 TDs thru the Division II Championship Appearances 2 ON THE REBOUND air and another 9 TDs on the ground. The All-Time Division II Playoff Record 18-15 Following losses, the Crimson Hawks are Fighting Scots have been able to cause COACHING STAFF 6-2 since 2011 under HC Curt Cignetti. IUP turnovers, recovering 6 fumbles so far this Head Coach Curt Cignetti was still reeling after its loss at Kutztown, year. The bright spots for the Fighting Scots Alma Mater West Virginia, 1982 pulling off a 21-16 win at winless Lock on that side of the ball have been LB Mike IUP Record (Years) 28-7 (three) Haven. However, the Crimson Hawks Shansky with a team-leading 38 tackles and Offensive Coordinator Tyler Haines Alma Mater Defiance, 2006 bounced back with a big 34-point win over DE Domenic Principale, who has 4 sacks. Defensive Coordinator Paul Tortorella Mercyhurst to put together their first Alma Mater Slippery Rock, 1985 winning streak of the season. O’Sha Jackson has been the main KOR Football Office 724-357-2780 returner this year, averaging 23.1 yards DIVISION OPENERS TEAM INFORMATION on 15 returns with a long of 62. Paul Ortiz IUP is now 30-2 in its last 32 PSAC West 2013 Overall Record 9-2 handles the kicking chores, going 12-13 on 2013 PSAC West Record/Finish 5-2/2nd openers, dating back to 1983. The only two XPs and 1-2 on FGs. Ortiz and C. Hollenback losses during that time were to Slippery Final Ranking No. 24 (AFCA) each have punted 13 times, averaging 34.7 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost 2/9 Rock (20-6 in 2011) and Mercyhurst and 35.2 yards, respectively. Defensive Starters Returning/Lost 6/6 (20-16 in 2009). Specialists Starters Returning/Lost 2/0 COACHING ASSIGNMENTS Curt Cignetti - Head Coach Sideline Paul Tortorella - Def. Coord./Safties Sideline PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS Jim Smith - Linebackers Sideline Mike Campolo - Offensive Line Sideline Western Division Eastern Division Jim Chapin - Running Backs Sideline School PSAC Overall School PSAC Overall Rod Rutherford - Wide Receivers Sideline Gannon 3-0 4-0 Bloomsburg 3-0 4-0 Bernie McQuown - Spec. Teams/DEs Sideline Slippery Rock 3-0 4-0 West Chester 3-0 4-0 IUP 2-1 3-1 East Stroudsburg 2-1 3-1 Tyler Haines - Off. Coord./QBs Booth California 2-1 3-1 Kutztown 2-1 2-2 Bryant Haines - Defensive Line Booth Johnny Franco - Cornerbacks Booth Clarion 2-1 2-2 Shippensburg 1-2 2-2 Jason Warning - Volunteer Asst. Booth Seton Hill 1-2 1-3 Cheyney 0-3 0-4 Edinboro 0-3 0-4 Lock Haven 0-3 0-4 Mercyhurst 0-3 0-4 Millersville 0-3 0-4 2014 IUP FOOTBALL PAGE 2 | at EDINBORO @IUPCRIMSONHAWK YAY FOR ME, LUIGI! PSAC Freshman Leaders NATIONAL POLLS IUP’s Fr. RB Luigi Lista-Brinza had yet # Player, School YPG another 100-yard game on Saturday, 1. Luigi Lista-Brinza, IUP 89.0 AFCA COACHES TOP 25 - Week 4 2. Delrece Williams, Clarion 63.5 making it his 3rd in 4 games so far this # School (1st votes) Record Last year.