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2013 OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CARDINAL FOOTBALL THIS WEEK: O erbein hits the road for JOHN CARROLL BRIEFLY: the fi rst me this season, traveling to The Blue Streaks, under fi rst-year head University Heights to take on the Blue coach Tom Arth, proved that they could Streaks of John Carroll. Both teams sit in a be a team to challenge for the OAC fi ve-way e for fi rst place in the OAC. tle. John Carroll defeated 23rd-ranked Baldwin Wallace, 27-7, on the road last O erbein (1-1, 1-0 OAC) Saturday to remain unbeaten at 2-0. at Junior quarterback Mark Myers threw John Carroll (2-0, 1-0 OAC) vs. for 258 yards and one TD. Senior running back DaQuan Grobsmith rushed for 115 When: Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 yards and a touchdown. Where: University Heights, Ohio Stadium: Don Shula Stadium (5,416) Kickoff : 7 p.m. GAME NOTES Series Record: John Carroll leads 20-6-0 The Series: O erbein has won four of the last fi ve mee ngs with the Blue Streaks, O erbein Captains: including a 21-7 decision last season in Westerville. Three of the last six mee ngs be- No. 9 Ben Sizemore, Sr., QB tween the two schools were decided in over me. No. 45 Pat Seesholtz, Sr., DE No. 94 Zack Grieves, Sr., DE John Carroll Players to Watch: Quarterback Mark Myers, who did not play against No. 8 Eric Mitchell, Sr., ILB O erbein last season due to injury, has thrown for 784 yards and fi ve touchdowns No. 2 Brice Frentzel, Sr., WR over two games this season. Senior linebacker Mitch Krotz, the reigning OAC defensive player of the week, leads the team with 22 tackles, including four for a loss of 15 yards. COACHES: Krotz made 15 stops at Baldwin Wallace. Tim Doup Alma Mater ....................O erbein, 1992 Pat is Back: D3football All-American Pat Seesholtz, who missed the season opener Career Record .................................... 9-3 against St. John Fisher, came off the bench in the Wilmington win. The defensive end vs. John Carroll ................................... 1-0 tallied three tackles, including 2.5 for loss. Although Pat is back, star ng off ensive line- man Dakota Crawford, le tackle, and Lance Langel, right guard, will miss the game Tom Arth against John Carroll due to injury. Alma Mater ................ John Carroll, 2003 Career Record ...................... First Season vs. O erbein ...................................... 0-0 2013 SCHEDULE / 2013 STAT LEADERS Overall: 1-1; OAC: 1-0: Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0 OFFENSIVE LEADERS: THE SERIES: First mee ng between the Rushing: two coaches. Date Opponent Time/Result D. Rudolph........... ..24 a ., 46 yds., 0 TD, 1.9 avg. 9/7 ST. JOHN FISHER L 28-0 Drew Ervin .............10 a ., 45 yds., 1 TD, 4.5 avg. 9/21 WILMINGTON * W 30-14 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Receiving: @ John Carroll * 7 p.m. J. McCoy ............13 rec., 160 yds., 1 TD, 12.3 avg. Tim DOUP ......................................DOWP 10/5 BALDWIN WALLACE * 7 p.m. S. Carpenter ...........6 rec., 70 yds., 2 TD, 11.7 avg. ALANA Gaither ....................... ah-LON-ah 10/12 @ Muskingum * 1:30 p.m. Passing: Nick GANUS................................GAY-ness 10/19 HEIDELBERG * 7 p.m. B. Sizemore ...........25 of 47, 262 yds., 3 TD, 0 Int. Josh GEBELLE .................................JA-bell 10/26 @ Mount Union 1:30 p.m. DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Tackles: Zachary GUILLOZET ................ Gee-O-zee 11/2 CAPITAL * 1:30 p.m. 11/9 MARIETTA * 1:30 p.m. A. Jones .................... 9 (s), 5 (a), 14 (t), 2.5 TFL Lance LENGEL ............................. len-gull 11/16 @ Ohio Northern * 1 p.m. J Bonifas ........................5 (s), 5 (a), 10 (t), 2.0 TFL Pat SEESHOLTZ.........................SEE-shultz HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Sacks: P. Coleman ...........................................1.0 - 4 yds. * Denotes OAC Game W. McKeever .......................................1.0 - 2 yds. 2013 OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES OTTERBEIN GAME NOTES UNIVERSITY Loca on .............................Westerville, Ohio 43081 PASS ATTACK: Senior quarterback Ben Sizemore threw for 131 yards and three touch- Founded ...........................................................1847 downs against Wilmington. Senior wide receiver Steven Carpenter caught touchdown Denomina on .................United Methodist Church passes of seven and 16 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Jeremy McCoy, though, led the Enrollment ......................................................3,100 Cards with nine catches for 95 yards, including a 19-yard TD. Nickname ..................................................Cardinals Colors ............................................... Tan & Cardinal SIGN OF LIFE: The O erbein running game showed signs of life in the Wilmington game. President ........................................Dr. Kathy Krendl V.P./Student Aff airs .............................. Robert Ga The Cards gained 172 yards on the ground. Sophomore Drew Ervin rushed for 47 yards, Athle c Director ................................ Dawn Stewart including a 19-yard run for a touchdown. Junior Derik Rudolph rushed for 42 yards. Faculty Athle c Rep ........................Dr. Jim Gorman Head Athle c Trainer ................... Charles Goodwin DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Freshman inside linebacker Aus n Jones leads his team with 14 Team Physician ...............................Dr. Darrin Bright tackles, including 2.5 for a loss of eight yards. Defensive backs junior Jordan Bonifas, Sports Informa on Director ................... Ed Syguda senior Jaylin Kennedy and senior Alex Cameron have 10 tackles each. Senior inside Facili es Supervisor ..................................Skip Ford Stadium ......................................Memorial Stadium linebacker Eric Mitchell has 10 stops as well. Capacity...........................................................3,000 Stadium Surface ................................. Natural Grass COOKING UP A WIN: Coach Doup cites three key ingredients for O erbein success at Affl ia ons ......................................NCAA Division III John Carroll: create turnovers, pressure the John Carroll quarterback, and establish an Ohio Athle c Conference (OAC) eff ec ve running game. “We have to get some turnovers that put us in good fi eld posi- Athle cs Fax .................................... (614) 823-1966 on,” Doup said. “We can’t turn the ball over. We do have to get some pressure on the Website ..................... www.o erbeincardinals.com quarterback to where, maybe, he does make some bad decisions.” HISTORY First Year of Football ........................................1890 NEXT UP: O erbein returns home for the Hall of Fame game Oct. 5, facing the Yellow All-Time Record..................................... 404-560-42 Years in NCAA Playoff s ...........................................1 Jackets of Baldwin Wallace, beginning at 7 p.m. All-Time NCAA Playoff s Record ..........................0-1 2013 HALL OF FAME CLASS: Among the honorees in the sixth class, with sport in ASSISTANT COACHES parentheses, are Karen Beers Horvath (soccer), from Beavercreek, class of 2007; Todd Defensive Coordinator/LBs ...................Allan Moore Callicoat (track and fi eld), from Coshocton, class of 1990; Dick Ruh (mul ple sports), Alma Mater ............................... O erbein, 1998 from Delaware, class of 1955; Ron Severance (football), from Westerville, class of 1992; Quarterbacks ........................................ Dan Damico Lauren Thompson Brown (soccer), from Blacklick, class of 2007; Ed Williams (basket- Alma Mater .....................Baldwin Wallace, 2009 ball), from Westerville, class of 1978; and the 1994 men’s cross country team. Secondary / Special Teams .....................Pete Davila Alma Mater ...................Youngstown State, 1998 Charles Campbell (mul ple sports), class of 1915, and Rudy Owen (athle c trainer) will Wide Receivers .................................Romie Graham be honored posthumously. Alma Mater ............................Muskingum, 2011 Wide Receivers ................................Aaron Kingcade STATISTICAL COMPARISON Alma Mater ............................... O erbein, 2013 Outside Linebackers .....................Anthony Korpieski OFFENSE DEFENSE Alma Mater ............................... O erbein, 2012 O erbein ..............................John Carroll O erbein ..............................John Carroll Off ensive Line ........................................ Ma Pierce 15.0..............Scoring/Game ...............34.0 21.5..............Scoring/Game ............... 3.5 69.0........ Rushing Yards/Game ..........98.5 98.5........ Rushing Yards/Game .........90.0 Alma Mater ..................... Ohio Dominican, 2008 138/69 Rushing Yards/A . ..... ...... 197/66 197/62 ..... Rushing Yards/A . ...... 180/68 Quality Control......................................Joshua Price 29-53-0 .....Passing (C-A-I) ..... ...... 49-81-1 43-68-2 ........Passing (C-A-I) ........ 14-39-3 Alma Mater ....................................Toledo, 1999 156.5.......Passing Yards/Game ........417.5 230.5.......Passing Yards/Game ..........58.5 Running Backs ....................................... David Smith 225.5 ......Total Off ense/Game ........516.0 329.0.......Total Off ense/Game ........148.5 Alma Mater ......................... Mount Union, 1977 15.7............ Kick Return Avg. .............18.7 14.4............ Kick Return Avg. .............19.5 Defensive Line ........................................John Staten 6.8..............Punt Return Avg. ............. 9.0 4.5..............Punt Return Avg. ............18.0 31.0 % ..3rd Down Conversion % ....48.3% 32.0 % ..3rd