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St. Ambrose at St. Francis (Ill.) -- Oct. 8, 2016 St. Ambrose Football St. Ambrose (2-2, 1-0) at St. Francis (Ill.) (1-4, 0-2) ATI Field at Joliet Memorial Stadium - Joliet, Ill. Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 Fighting Bees News & Notes COACHING STAFF Kickoff: 4 p.m. CT Mike Magistrelli -------------------------- Head Coach Coe ‘97 ----------------------------- 10th year at SAU Stadium: ATI Field at Joliet Memorial Stadium Radio: KALA 88.5 HD-2 and 106.1 FM (also on www.saubees.com) Nick Schroder ------------- Defensive Coordinator None Illinois State ‘09 --------------------- 4th year at SAU TV: Rankings: St. Ambrose and St. Francis (Ill.) are both unranked in the latest John Cannova ------------------------ Offensive Line NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 poll released on Oct. 3. North Central ‘14 ------------------ 3rd year at SAU Series: SAU leads the all-time series 13-8 Crick Sant Amour ----------------------- Linebackers Coaches - St. Ambrose ‘90 ------------------- 2nd year at SAU SAU: Mike Magistrelli, 65-34 at SAU (10th year) Mark Schlichting -------------------- Defensive Line USF: Joe Curry, 26-23 at USF (5th year) St. Ambrose ‘92 ------------------ 12th year at SAU Casey Schwartzlose --------------------Tight Ends SAU LOOKS TO MOVE TO 2-0 IN MSFA MIDWEST LEAGUE PLAY Greenville --------------------------- 2nd year at SAU In a matchup of teams who started the year ranked in the NAIA top-25 preseason Brian Krier ------------------------- Defensive Backs poll, St. Ambrose will visit St. Francis (Ill.) this afternoon. Monmouth ‘05 ---------------------- 1st year at SAU Both teams are off to relatively slow starts. SAU, ranked No. 24 entering the year, Eric Watts ------------------------- Defensive Backs started 0-2 but has bounced back with two straight wins, including a 38-28 confer- Wilmington (Ohio) ----------------- 1st year at SAU ence win over Trinity International last Saturday. Zach Schultz ------------------------ Defensive Line Illinois College ‘14 ------------------ 1st year at SAU USF, which was ranked No. 14 in the preseason, is just 1-4, but three of the four losses have been by a combined 13 points. The Fighting Saints have started 0-2 in Brody Pogue ------------------------- Running Backs Illinois College ---------------------- 1st year at SAU MSFA Midwest League play. St. Francis finished 8-3 overall and tied for the conference title with a 4-1 MSFA Ryan Glover ------------------------ Wide Receivers Angelo State ------------------------ 1st year at SAU mark, including a 25-10 win over St. Ambrose, last year. It was the second league title for the Saints since 2011. Liam Sears ---------------------------- Offensive Line St. Ambrose ------------------------- 1st year at SAU The Bees hold a 13-8 edge in the all-time series with the Saints. 2016 FIGHTING BEES SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date SAU Rank Opponent Time/Result Series Standing Last Meeting (prior to 2016) Sept. 3 24 Concordia (Mich.) L, 16-35 SAU leads 3-1 SAU 25, Concordia 21 (‘15) Sept. 10 24 at Dakota State L, 48-62 series tied 1-1 SAU 39, DSU 35 (‘15) Sept. 17 - at Lindenwood-Belleville W, 24-19 SAU leads 3-0 SAU 48, LU-B 26 (‘15) Oct. 1 - Trinity International* W, 38-28 SAU leads 20-1 SAU 41, TIU 13 (‘15) Oct. 8 - at St. Francis (Ill.)* 1 p.m. SAU leads 13-8 USF 25, SAU 10 (‘15) Oct. 15 - Saint Xavier* 1 p.m. SAU trails 7-8 SXU 27, SAU 10 (‘15) Oct. 22 - at Missouri Baptist 1 p.m. SAU leads 1-0 SAU 30, MBU 6 (‘15) Oct. 29 - Siena Heights 1 p.m. SAU leads 1-0 SAU 20, SHU 19 (‘15) Nov. 5 - Olivet Nazarene* 1 p.m. SAU leads 16-6 SAU 33, ONU 17 (‘15) Nov. 12 - at Robert Morris Illinois* 1 p.m. SAU leads 1-0 SAU 27, RMU 7 (‘15) * MSFA Midwest League game rankings are listed as rankings at time of each game 2016 Fighting Bees Football St. Ambrose at St. Francis (Ill.) -- Oct. 8, 2016 Game Notes Series record: This is the 22nd meeting between St. Ambrose at St. Francis (Ill.). 2016 Schedules/Results The Bees hold a 13-8 edge in the all-time series. After SAU ran off 10 wins in a row in the series (2000-09), USF has won four of the last six matchups. Over the last St. Ambrose eight games between the schools, SAU has outscored USF a combined 173-167. Sept. 3 Concordia (Mich.) L, 16-35 Last meeting: St. Francis (Ill.) 25, St. Ambrose 10 (Oct. 10, 2015) - No. 22 St. Sept. 10 at Dakota State L, 48-62 Francis forced six turnovers and sacked SAU quarterback Patrick Smith eight times Sept. 17 at Lindenwood-Belleville W, 24-19 in a 25-10 win. Trailing 25-10 in the third quater, the No. 23-ranked Bees marched Oct. 1 Trinity International* W, 38-28 into USF territory on four of their next five possessions but came away empty each time. St. Ambrose finished with 403 yards of offense, ran 37 more plays than USF Oct. 8 at St. Francis (Ill.)* 4 p.m. and had a nearly 12-minute advantage in time of possession in the loss. Oct. 15 Saint Xavier* 1 p.m. Oct. 22 at Missouri Baptist 2 p.m. Last week: St. Ambrose 38, Trinity International 28 - Joey Zito rushed for 92 yards Oct. 29 Siena Heights 1 p.m. and scored three touchdowns in SAU’s Homecoming win. The Bees allowed just 128 yards combined over the second and third quarters and scored 28 straight Nov. 5 Olivet Nazarene* 1 p.m. points to erase an early 14-7 deficit. After picking off a pass in the end zone on USF’s Nov. 12 at Robert Morris* 1 p.m. first possession in overtime, Concordia (Mich.) booted a 35-yard field goal on its * MSFA Midwest League game first possession to defeat the Saints 24-21. St. Francis led 21-7 early in the third quarter before the Cardinals roared back to force overtime. St. Francis (Ill.) About St. Francis (Ill.): Ranked No. 14 in the 2016 preseason poll, St. Francis Sept. 3 at Saint Xavier* L, 35-42 has started the year just 1-4... three of the Fighting Saints’ four losses have been Sept. 10 at Wis.-Platteville L, 7-26 decided by seven points or less... USF held leads in the fourth quarter of two of Sept. 17 at Missouri Baptist W, 38-14 those losses... quarterback Don Butkus leads the team in rushing at 27.6 yards per Sept. 24 Robert Morris* L, 35-38 game... he is one of three players to average better than 25 yards on the ground... as a team, USF averages nearly 120 rushing yards per contest... this is the third of four Oct. 1 Concordia (Mich.) L, 21-24 (OT) straight home games for St. Francis. Oct. 8 St. Ambrose* 4 p.m. Oct. 15 Davenport 1 p.m. Players of the Week: Harrison Hale was named the MSFA Midwest League Oct. 22 at Lindenwood-Belleville 1 p.m. Defensive Player of the Week last week after recording 10 tackles, including a sack, and blocking a field goal in SAU’s 38-28 win over Trinity International. He is the third Oct. 29 at Trinity International* 1 p.m. Bee to earn a player of the week award this year, joining Brad Connor (offensive on Nov. 5 Marian 1 p.m. Sept. 19) and Mitch Negangard (defensive on Sept. 19). Nov. 12 at Olivet Nazarene* 1 p.m. Reaching 2,000: Congratulations to Joey Zito, who became just the eighth Bee * MSFA Midwest League game to rush for 2,000 yards in a career. Zito rushed for 92 yards last week, giving him 2,020 yards at SAU, moving past Vernon Reed (2,010 yards) into seventh place on the school’s all-time rushing list. Willie Barney is sixth on the list with 2,511 yards. Lionel Porter is SAU’s all-time leading rusher with 5,437 yards. Closing in: Brad Connor is closing in on a pair of SAU career receiving records. With 3,103 receiving yards, he needs 130 yards to match Michael Hayward’s school record of 3,233 receiving yards. His 31 touchdown receptions are just two short of Hayward’s record of 33. Connor has more work to do in receptions. His 189 career catches are still 50 behind Hayward’s mark of 239. Misc. notes: At 10.5 tackles per game, Mitch Negangard is one of just three players in the conference averaging double-digit tackles... USF’s Brandon Ruffin (99.4 yards) and SAU’s Brad Connor (96.8 yards) are second and third, respectively, in the MSFA in receiving... Connor has caught at least one touchdown pass in three straight games, and has at least one touchdown catch in seven of his last eight games dating back to last year... the Bees have won their last five games decided by seven points or less... SAU has not scored on its opening drive in any of the four games this season... St. Ambrose has allowed a touchdown to three of their four opponents on their initial drives of the game Mike Magistrelli Show: Watch the Mike Magistrelli Show every Thursday on SAUtv on Mediacom cable digital channel 81 in the Quad Cities. Links to the show can also be found on www.saubees.com. Follow the Bees: Visit www.saubees.com on the Web, like St. Ambrose University Athletics and St. Ambrose University Football on Facebook, and follow @SAUBEES and @FootballSAU on Twitter to get the latest information on SAU Athletics and the football team. Next week: Due to a scheduling conflict, St. Ambrose will host MSFA Midwest League rival Saint Xavier at 1 p.m.