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2017 GATOR FOOTBALL GAME #10 ♦ ALLEGHENY at OBERLIN ♦ NOVEMBER 11, 2017 ♦ DICK BAILEY FIELD ALLEGHENY (3-6, 2-6) GATORS TRAVEL TO OBERLIN FOR SEASON FINALE The Allegheny football team closes out its 2017 season The Oberlin Yeomen (3-6, 2-6 NCAC) snapped a six-game AT this Saturday, with a 1 p.m. road tilt at North Coast Ath- losing streak with last week’s 27-14 win over Hiram. The letic Conference foe Oberlin. The Gators are coming off Yeomen gained 248 of their 382 yards of total offense on OBERLIN (3-6, 2-6) of a heartbreaking 48-41 home loss to Wabash last Sat- the ground, as Melvin Briggs ran for 113 yards and two urday, a game in which the Ga- touchdowns, and quarterback Zach Taylor Saturday, November 11 - 1:00 p.m. tors amassed 534 yards of total 104 yards and one score. Defensively, offense, only to see the Little Oberlin yielded 369 yards to Hiram, but the Dick Bailey Field - Oberlin, Ohio Giants score the game-winning Yeomen defense forced three turnovers, led touchdown with 32 seconds left by Von Wooding, who recorded 15 tackles in the fourth quarter, two plays and an interception. The Yeomen will be ON THE AIR after a controversial call negated looking for revenge this week, as the Ga- Radio a potential Allegheny interception. Logan Lee threw for tors earned a 26-21 victory over Oberlin on Oct. 1 of last 374 yards, the second most in a game in program histo- season on Homecoming at Frank B. Fuhrer Field, a game COOL 101.7 FM WMVL ry, while completing three touchdown passes, while Alex in which Allegheny jumped out to a 20-0 lead just 12 min- http://www.cool1017online.com Victor caught three catches for 157 yards and a touch- utes into the first quarter, before holding off a second half down, the 13th of his season and 21st of his career, both Oberlin rally. Play-by-Play: Chuck Stopp new program standards. Color: Steven G. Folmar A GLIMPSE AT THE GATORS Live Video/Stats http://www.alleghenygators.com/GatorsTV 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS STATISTICAL LEADERS Overall: 3-6 - Home: 2-3 - Road: 1-3 Rushing Tyler Balla ................189 att/856 yds/4.5 avg/8 TD DATE OPPONENT TIME/RES Alex Victor ..................22 att/216 yds/9.8 avg/1 TD 8/31 at Thiel W, 38-6 9/9 WOOSTER* L, 49-35 Receiving ALLEGHENY COACHING STAFF 9/16 DENISON* L, 62-26 Alex Victor .............39 rec/858 yds/22.0 avg/13 TD Tristan Rhoades ......37 rec/681 yds/18.4 avg/4 TD 9/23 at Ohio Wesleyan* L, 37-21 B.J. Hammer ....................................Head Coach Austin French ............24 rec/223 yds/9.3 avg/4 TD Braden Layer ............Offensive Coordinator/QB’s 9/30 HIRAM* W, 57-40 10/14 at Wittenberg* L, 49-15 Passing Vann Hunt ...................... Safeties/Special Teams 10/21 KENYON* W, 44-35 Logan Lee ............ 181-298/6 INT/29 TD/2602 yds Matt Cochran ...............................Offensive Line 10/28 at DePauw* L, 42-26 Tackles Curtis Bailey ....................................Cornerbacks 11/4 WABASH* L, 48-41 Chase Balla ....................... 44 sol/19 ast/63 tot/2.0 TFL Joe Laukaitis ...............................Running Backs 11/11 at Oberlin* 1 p.m. Colten Buzard ................. 33 sol/23 ast/56 tot/16.5 TFL Jeff Fell ......................................Wide Receivers * NCAC Opponent Travis Thomas .................. 22 sol/31 ast/53 tot/8.5 TFL Andrew Fragale ........................... Defensive Line OBERLIN COACHING STAFF A LOOK AT THE YEOMEN Jay Anderson ...................................Head Coach 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS STATISTICAL LEADERS Robert Matey ...........Offensive Coordinator/QB’s Overall: 3-6 - Home: 3-1 - Road: 0-5 Rushing Ben Gysin .....................................Offensive Line DATE OPPONENT TIME/RES Khalil Rivers ...............78 att/338 yds/4.3 avg/2 TD Melvin Briggs .............80 att/314 yds/3.9 avg/3 TD Robbie Brown ...........................Defensive Backs 9/2 KALAMAZOO W, 24-6 James Flowers ............................ Defensive Line 9/9 KENYON* W, 31-10 Receiving Ryan Gleeson ..........52 rec/616 yds/11.8 avg/4 TD Garrett Mack ................................... Linebackers 9/16 at Wittenberg* L, 34-0 9/23 at Denison* L, 45-17 Corey Fussinger ......34 rec/525 yds/15.4 avg/4 TD Kyle Perkins ...............................Wide Receivers Robby Reinheimer ..27 rec/392 yds/14.5 avg/2 TD 10/7 at DePauw* L, 26-10 Alec Torgerson ............................Running Backs 10/14 at Wooster* L, 38-28 Passing Mike Hayes ............................... Kickers/Punters 10/21 WABASH* L, 35-21 Zach Taylor ....................138-243/8 INT/11 TD/1755 yds 10/28 at Ohio Wesleyan* L, 34-26 Tackles 11/4 HIRAM* W, 27-14 Von Woodring ............57 sol/36 ast/93 tot/6.0 TFL 11/11 ALLEGHENY* 1:00 p.m. Bennett Jackson .........47 sol/27 ast/74 tot/5.0 TFL FOLLOW THE GATORS! * NCAC Opponent Jubreel Hason ...........................61 sol/9 ast/70 tot ACGatorSports @GatorSports 2017 GATOR FOOTBALL GAME #10 ♦ ALLEGHENY at OBERLIN ♦ NOVEMBER 11, 2017 ♦ DICK BAILEY FIELD ALLEGHENY COLLEGE QUICK FACTS ANOTHER RECORD DAY FOR VICTOR BUZARD IN THE BACKFIELD Location .....................................Meadville, Pa. Last week against Wabash, sophomore Alex Victor In the Wabash contest, junior defensive end Colten Bu- Founded ...................................................1815 hauled in three catches for 157 yards, including a zard recorded six tackles, including 1.0 sack and 3.5 Enrollment ..............................................2,100 65-yard touchdown. It marked his 13th touchdown tackles for loss. He upped his total to an NCAC-leading 11.0 sacks on the season, which is tied for third in pro- Nickname .............................................. Gators reception of the season, eclipsing the team’s previous record of 12 set by Jay Lewis in 1969. After just 18 gram history, while he has recorded at least one sack Colors ........................................Blue and Gold career games, Victor now owns 21 career touchdown in six straight games. His 3.5 tackles for loss last week Classification .........................NCAA Division III receptions, breaking the team’s previous record of 20 tied a career high, and pushed his conference-leading Conference ...............................North Coast AC set by Jon Turner, who wore the blue and gold from total to 16.5 on the year, the fifth most for a Gator de- President .............................. Dr. James Mullen 2000-03. Victor enters the season finale with 858 fender in team history. Home Stadiium ............... Frank B. Fuhrer Field receiving yards on the year, already the third most in Single Season Allegheny Sack Leaders team history, behind only Lewis’ 909 yards in 1969, Capacity ..................................................3,700 Sacks Player Year and Andy McKenzie’s 906 in 1994. Victor has 1,412 Surface ............................................. Field Turf 12.0.....................Joe Rossi ................................2000 career receiving yards, already good for seventh all- Stadium Address ........................204 Park Ave. 11.5.....................David Pisanick .........................2002 time in team history. .......................................Meadville, Pa. 16336 11.5.....................Bob Tatsch ..............................1995 Single-Season Receiving Yards in Allegheny History 11.0 ...............Colten Buzard ................... 2017 Yards Player Year 11.0.....................Mike Parker .............................1987 ALLEGHENY COLLEGE ATHLETIC STAFF 909......................Jay Lewis ................................1969 11.0.....................Jay Clayton .............................1982 906......................Andy McKenzie .......................1994 Director of Athletics ...................... Portia Hoeg 858 ................Alex Victor ...................... 2017 Associate Athletic Director .................Bill Ross 802......................Jon Turner ...............................2001 A BIG YEAR FOR BALLA Associate Athletic Director ......... Mandy Prusia Junior Tyler Balla rushed 24 times for 157 yards and Mgr. of Athletic Operations .............Sam Avery two touchdowns in the Wabash contest, and now ranks third in the NCAC with 856 rushing yards on the sea- Head Athletic Trainer ...............Robin Scheimer LEE SETS ANOTHER STANDARD son. It’s the highest single-season total for a Gator In the week nine loss to Wabash, junior quarterback Asst. Athletic Trainer ............ Hannah Jasienski running back since Mario Tarqunio ran for 1,202 yards Logan Lee completed 20 passes for 374 yards and two Dir. of Equipment/Facilities.........Ron Clements in 2006. Last week marked Balla’s fourth 100-plus yard touchdowns. The 374 yards are the second-most in performance of the season, also the most since 2006, a game in team history, behind only Jimmy Savage’s when Tarquinio tallied four. 400-yard effort in an Oct. 2006 meeting with Wabash, FOOTBALL HISTORY while it upped Lee’s season passing total to 2,602 First Season of Football ............................1893 yards, shattering Savage’s previous team record of SPREADING THE WEALTH 2,472 in 2006. Lee’s 29 touchdown passes this sea- For the first time in program history, the Allegheny All-Time Record ............................ 506-469-43 son are also a new team record, while through just 28 receiving corps has four players with at least 20 re- All-Time NCAC Record ......................... 143-98 career games, he has now thrown for 5,006 yards, and ceptions on the season, including Victor (39), Tristan NCAA Playoff Appearances/Last ............8/2003 is one of just