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PRESIDENTS FOOTBALL 20-21 NCAA PLAYOFFS: 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 99, 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 Contact: Aaron Thompson, Sports Information Director 60 South Lincoln St. • Washington, PA 15301 • Phone 724-223-6080 • Email [email protected] W&J Quick Facts Overall: 2-0 PAC South: 1-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 1-0 Location .......................................... Washington, Pa. Game 3: at Saint Vincent (1-1) (1-0 PAC South) Founded ........................................................... 1781 Website ................................................. washjeff.edu Time: 1:00 p.m. Last W&J win vs. Saint Vincent: Affiliation ........................................NCAA Division III Site: Latrobe, Pa. Nov. 9, 2019 -- W&J 42, Saint Vincent 10 Conference ................................. Presidents’ Athletic Series: W&J leads 10-1 Last Saint Vincent win vs. W&J: Enrollment ....................................................... 1,400 Series Streak: W6 Oct. 8, 2011 -- Saint Vincent 35, W&J 27 Colors ....................................................Red & Black Last Meeting: Last W&J win at Saint Vincent: Nickname................................................. Presidents Nov. 9, 2019 -- W&J 42, Saint Vincent 10 Nov. 3, 2018 - #19 W&J 33, Saint Vincent 9 Home Field ......................Cameron Stadium (3,500) First Meeting: Last Saint Vincent win at home vs. W&J: President ................................John C. Knapp, Ph.D. Sept. 29, 2007 -- W&J 64, Saint Vincent 6 Oct. 8, 2011 -- Saint Vincent 35, W&J 27 Director of Athletics...................... Scott McGuinness Assoc. Director of Athletics ...................Mark Lesako THE SERIES: W&J has won 10 of the 11 all-time meetings with Saint Vincent in a Senior Woman Administrator ..............Jina DeRubbo series that dates back to the modern era of football for the Bearcats, 2007. The two Head Coach..........................................Mike Sirianni Athletics Phone.................................(724) 223-6054 schools did not play in 2014 and 2015 due to the PAC’s unbalanced schedule following Athletics Fax .....................................(724) 250-3329 the additions of CMU and Case Western. The lone SVC win came in Latrobe in 2011, a Sports Info. Director.......................Aaron Thompson Sports Info. Phone ..............................724-223-6080 35-27 victory at Chuck Noll Field. W&J registered a 42-10 win over Saint Vincent on Nov. Athletic Dept. Website ..................gopresidents.com 9, 2019 at Cameron Stadium. Then junior linebacker Sean Doran recorded a career-high 2021 Spring Schedule/Results 12 tackles and returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown. DATE OPPONENT .......TIME/RESULT THE COACHES: Mike Sirianni (Mount Union, ’94) owns a 158-36 (.814) record at W&J in his 18th season as the winningest head coach MAR. 19 BYE ..............................................N/A in program history. The seven-time PAC Coach of the Year, two-time Mar. 26 at WAYNESBURG* ................. W 66-0 D3football.com South Region Coach of the Year (2004, 2012) and APRIL 1 GENEVA ................................. W 20-6 2017 AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year is fifth among all active NCAA coaches in winning percentage (minimum of 10 years). The Presidents April 10 at Saint Vincent* .................................1:00 PM have made 15 postseason appearances under Sirianni, highlighted APRIL 16 BETHANY*............................ 7:00 PM by NCAA quarterfinal finishes in 2004 and 2008. Aaron Smetanka APRIL 23 PAC CROSSOVER* .................. TBA (Saint Vincent) is in his second season leading his alma mater. He has compiled a 4-8 overall record. A two-year starter at quarterback * - PAC South Division Game for the Bearcats (2010-11), Smetanka remains the program’s modern- day career record-holder in passing yards (4,117), attempts (536), 2020-21 PAC Standings completions (331), and touchdown passes (31). Watch Live Listen Live School Overall PAC Streak Saint Vincent Sports Information WCNS Radio 1480 AM https://team1sports.com/stvincent/ https://thisisgold.net/station-happenings/555666 North Division Grove City 2-0 1-0 W2 Upcoming Schedule April 16-17, 2021 Westminster 2-0 1-0 W2 April 9-10, 2021 Bethany at W&J (Friday) Carnegie Mellon 1-1 0-1 W1 Westminster at Grove City (Friday) Carnegie Mellon at Westminster (Friday) Geneva 0-2 0-1 L2 Waynesburg at Bethany (Friday) Grove City at Geneva (Friday) Geneva at Carnegie Mellon (Friday) South Division Waynesburg at Saint Vincent (Saturday) W&J 2-0 1-0 W2 W&J at Saint Vincent (Saturday) Saint Vincent 1-1 1-0 W1 Waynesburg 0-2 0-1 L2 Bethany 0-2 0-1 L2 @wjathletics gopresidents.com facebook.com/wjpresidents PRESIDENTS FOOTBALL 20-21 PAC CHAMPIONS: 70, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 04, 06, 07, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 AMONG THE BEST: The Washington & Jefferson ON THE AIR WITH WJPA: The spring 2021 season GAME 3 football program has won 754 games in its 127- marks the 37th season that the broadcast tandem BY THE DECADE year history (754-394-40), third behind Mount Union of Bob Gregg and Mark Uriah will call W&J football (812) and Wittenberg (780) among NCAA Division games on WJPA radio in Washington. From the first III schools. Widener (710) and Wabash (696) round game of the 1984 season, Gregg and Uriah have 1890 out the top five. Among all NCAA divisions, the brought the fans in Washington all of the action as Presidents’ win total places them 24nd all-time. the Presidents have boasted more than 300 wins, a W&J 4, Wooster 0 (Forfeit) winning percentage over .800, 25 PAC titles and two 1900 SIRIANNI vs Saint Vincent: Head coach Mike Stagg Bowl appearances. All told, WJPA has carried Sirianni has a 10-1 record against Saint Vincent. The W&J football broadcasts since 1942. W&J 16, Westminster 0 Presidents have won six straight in the series dating back to their win in 2012. W&J won the first meeting GETTING DEFENSIVE : The Presidents’ defense 1910 by a 64-6 score back on Sept. 29, 2007. The smallest ranked among the best in Division III Football in Navy 15, W&J 0 margin of victory in the 10 W&J wins was 31-20 in 2019. The unit ranks tied for fourth in the nation in 2010. W&J is averaging 40.09 points per contest in turnovers gained (34) and tied for the second most 1920 the 11 meetings. fumbles recovered (16). The unit tied for second in W&J 67, Kalamazoo 0 sacks (47), sixth in third down defensive percentage HALFWAY HOME: One of the things that has (25.6 percent) and tied for seventh in tackles for loss 1930 allowed Sirianni to amass so many victories is that (9.1 per game). W&J 7, Wittenberg 7 (OT) his teams are extremely good at winning games in which they’re leading at halftime, boasting a 124-3 WOLF IS BACK: After missing most of the 2019 1940 record in those contests, a .976 winning percentage. season, W&J receives a major shot in the arm this spring with the return of Andrew Wolf. The junior Muskingum 14, W&J 7 PLAYING KEEP AWAY: Since Sirianni took over as wide receiver exploded in 2018 for 79 catches and a 1950 head coach in 2003, W&J holds a 33-3 record when NCAA Division III-best 1,339 receiving yards and 21 not committing a turnover, a winning percentage of receiving touchdowns. His 21 receiving touchdowns Bucknell 34, W&J 0 .916. set a new single-season record for both W&J and the 1960 Presidents’ Athletic Conference. In addition to pacing AROUND THE PAC: Westminster travels to Grove the country in both receiving yards and touchdowns, Wayne State 22, W&j 15 City this Friday for a critical PAC North Division Wolf’s name can be found on many other DIII 1970 game. The Titans and Wolverines enter the contest statistical leaderboards. The Ashland, Ohio, native with identical 2-0 overall records and 1-0 division completed the year seventh in total points scored W&J 20, Allegheny 19 records. Elsewhere, Geneva visits CMU in north (126) and total touchdowns (21), eighth in overall 1980 division action. Waynesburg travels to Bethany in scoring (11.5 ppg), 23rd in receptions per game (7.2) south division play in a matchup of winless squads. and 28th in all-purpose yards per game (150.5). W&J 16, Case Western 0 Wolf has a PAC leading four touchdown receptions 1990 THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: W&J has won through two games. The junior is tied with Luke 43 of its past 46 home games dating back to Oct. 22, Bikulege of CMU for the PAC lead in scoring with 12 W&J 38, Hampden-Sydney 0 2011. W&J finished unbeaten at home in 2018, 2016, points. 2015, 2014 and 2013. 2000 LAST TIME OUT: W&J used a strong defensive effort W&J 50, Hanover 32 LEADERS OF THE PAC: W&J has won 26 PAC titles to down Geneva by a 20-6 score last Thursday under in program history, far and away the most in league cold and snowy conditions at Cameron Stadium. 2010 history and more than the next three teams combined Joey Koroly rushed 22 tiimes for 138 yards and a Thomas More 29, W&J 21 (former members John Carroll and Thomas More third quarter touchdown in the win. Wolf hauled in five are tied for second at eight apiece, while Carnegie catches for 61 yards and two receiving touchdowns. Mellon has seven titles). W&J’s 26 titles are more Alex Bellinotti led the defense with 11 tackles and a RECORD than all active PAC members combined. fumble recovery. Will Paczkoskie finished with seven tackles and forced a pair of fumbles in the victory. 7-5-1 W&J limited Geneva to 205 total yards.