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WEEK 6 AT HUMBOLDT STATE | OCTOBER 2, 2010 CCWUWU AATHLETICTHLETIC MMEDIAEDIA RRELATIONSELATIONPPAGESAGE 1 Jonathan Gordon (Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations) 400 E University Way • Nicholson Pavilion 101J Ellensburg, Washington 98926-7570 Work: 509-963-1485 • Cell: 509-859-4968 • Fax: 509-963-2390 E-mail: [email protected] • Web: www.wildcatsports.com • Twitter: @CWU_Athletics CCENTRALENTRAL WASHINGTONWASHINGTON UUNIVERSITYNIVERSITY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES WWEEKEEK 6 AATT HHUMBOLDTUMBOLDT SSTATETATE | OOCTOBERCTOBER 22,, 22010010 2010 SCHEDULE THIS WEEK’S GAME REGULAR SEASON GAME DATE VISITOR HOME TIME/ATT OVERALL GNAC 1 Aug. 28 #4 Minnesota Duluth 35 #5 Central Washington 10 3,973 0-1 2 Sept. 4 #13 Central Washington 24 Dixie State 14 3,312 1-1 1-0 3 Sept. 11 #12 Central Washington 32 Eastern Washington 35 6,142 1-2 (Showdown on the Sound at Qwest Field) 4 Sept. 18 Dixie State 21 #25 Central Washington 43 4,567 2-2 2-0 5 Sept. 25 #22 Central Washington 44 Simon Fraser 30 1,426 3-2 3-0 6 Oct. 2 #21 Central Washington Humboldt State 6 p.m. 7 Oct. 9 Southern Oregon Central Washington 1 p.m. #21/12 CENTRAL WASHINGTON (3-2, 3-0 GNAC) 8 Oct. 16 Central Washington Western Oregon 6 p.m. at HUMBOLDT STATE (3-1, 2-0 GNAC) (Battle in Seattle VIII at Qwest Field) 9 Oct. 23 Humboldt State Central Washington 1 p.m. Kickoff: 6 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (Homecoming) Stadium: Redwood Bowl 10 Nov. 6 Simon Fraser Central Washington 12:05 p.m. (FieldTurf/7,000) 11 Nov. 13 Western Oregon Central Washington Noon Radio: CWU — KXLE-AM 1240 (Senior Day) (Robert Lowery & Dave Heaverlo) HSU — KATA-AM 1340 NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS (J.B. Mathers & Burt Nordstrom) GAME DATE VISITOR HOME TIME/ATT OVERALL GNAC TV: None Nov. 20 First Round TBD Video Stream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/humboldt-state-athletics Nov. 27 Second Round TBD Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/humboldt/football Dec. 4 Quarterfinal TBD Series Record: CWU leads 16-5-1 (CWU won 16) Dec. 11 Semifinal TBD Weather.com High: 58oF / Low: 50oF Dec. 18 Championship TBD Gameday Forecast: Mostly sunny Sunset: 6:57 p.m. PDT All listed times are local to game site. Elevation: 23 feet 2010 GNAC STANDINGS UPCOMING GNAC GAMES | -------------- GNAC -------------- | | ---------- OVERALL -----------| WEEK 6 VISITOR HOME TIME TEAM GP W L PCT GB PF PA W L PCT STRK PF PA Oct. 2 Western Ore. Southern Ore. 1:00p Central Washington 3 3 0 1.000 — 111 65 3 2 .600 W2 153 135 Oct. 2* Dixie St. Simon Fraser 3:00p Humboldt State 2 2 0 1.000 ½ 63 21 3 1 .750 W3 112 57 Oct. 2* Central Wash. Humboldt St. 6:00p Western Oregon 3 2 1 .667 1 93 39 2 2 .500 L1 110 70 WEEK 7 VISITOR HOME TIME Dixie State 3 0 3 .000 3 49 116 0 4 .000 L7 63 150 Oct. 8 Simon Fraser British Columbia 7:00p Simon Fraser 3 0 3 .000 3 55 130 0 4 .000 L5 73 161 Oct. 9* Western Ore. Dixie St. 12:00n Week 5 Results: *Central Wash. 44, Simon Fraser 30 ... *Humboldt St. 14, Western Ore. 7 Oct. 9 Southern Ore. Central Wash. 1:00p Oct. 9 Humboldt St. Azusa Pacific 6:00p GAME OVERVIEW * GNAC game / All times Pacific • Central Washington will play the first of two versus D-II teams in the regular season. TABLE OF CONTENTS games this season against Humboldt State. • The Wildcats have an all-time record of Game Facts/Schedule/Standings/Overview 1 • After going winless in the first six series 10-12-1 in the state of California, facing Quick Facts 2 meetings, the Wildcats have won the last 16 six different schools from the Golden State Overview: Expanded 2-3 games over the Lumberjacks. since 1958. Notes: Offense/Defense/Special Teams 4 Division II Polls/Results When Ranked 5 • The Wildcats climbed one spot in this • The Wildcats are looking to extend their 2010 Rosters 6-7 week’s AFCA Division II national poll, but fell win streak against current or former Great Two-Deep 8 one place in the D2football.com ranking. Northwest Athletic Conference members to Historically Speaking ... 9 • Central plays its final game outside the 35 games. Season Schedule & Scores (in depth) 10 Game-by-Game Statistical Leaders 11 state of Washington this Saturday as it • Saturday’s game will pit two teams who, Record Breakdown 12 visits Humboldt State. combined, have the most combined Team & Individual Statistics 13-14 • The Wildcats are playing consecutive games conference wins without a loss in GNAC Statistical Rankings 14 out of state for the seventh time since history. Game-by-Game Statistics (various reports) 15-28 2001, but just the fourth time since 2002. • Central has a 6-4-1 all-time record on Oct. 2010 Box Scores 29-33 The Last Time It Happened 34-35 • CWU has won its last eight road games, and 2, including a 45-0 win over Humboldt has won 13 straight road games overall State on the same date six years ago. PPAGEAGE 2 CCENTRALENTRAL WWASHINGTONASHINGTON UUNIVERSITYNIVERSITY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES QUICK FACTS GAME OVERVIEW: EXPANDED School Name Central Washington University • Central Washington is playing the first of two games against Humboldt State this weekend. The Wildcats travel Location Ellensburg, WA 98926 to the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, CA, for a 6 p.m. kickoff on Saturday. As a part of the five-team, eight-game Great Founded 1891 Enrollment 9,610 Northwest Athletic Conference schedule, the Wildcats will later host the Lumberjacks on Oct. 23 for Central’s Colors Crimson (PMS 7427) and Black Homecoming game. Nickname Wildcats Mascot Wellington the Wildcat • After going winless in the first six series meetings between 1958 and 1997, the Wildcats have won the last 16 Affiliation NCAA Division II games over the Lumberjacks. Central and Humboldt State have been affiliated with the same football conference Conference Great Northwest Athletic Conference President Dr. James L. Gaudino for all but two years since 1997—first with the Columbia Football Association (through 2000) and then with Alma Mater Air Force, 1972 the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (2001-05, 2008-present). Even in the years in which the GNAC did not Director of Athletics Jack Bishop sponsor football (due to affiliate membership by CWU and Western Washington in the North Central Conference in Alma Mater Southern Utah, 1970 2006 and 2007), CWU and HSU played each other once in football. All-time, Central has a 16-5-1 record against Assistant A.D. for Media Relations Jonathan Gordon Alma Mater Western Oregon, 2001 Humboldt, including an 8-3-1 mark at the Redwood Bowl (with eight consecutive wins). The Wildcats’ last loss Home Stadium Tomlinson Stadium in Arcata came in 1968. Please see the “historically speaking” section on page 9 of this week’s game notes for Playing Surface/Capacity Natural Grass/4,000 complete series results. COACHING STAFF • The Wildcats moved up one more spot in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II poll Head Coach/Off. Coord./QB Blaine Bennett to 21st this week following their win over Simon Fraser last Saturday. That ranking extended Central’s streak of Alma Mater Whitworth, 1987 consecutive top-25 rankings in the AFCA poll to 38 straight. However, in the D2football.com poll, the Wildcats Record at CWU 25-5 (.833)/third year Overall Record 52-37 (.584)/ninth year dropped one spot from 11th to 12th despite their victory in Burnaby. Please see page 5 of this week’s game Assistant Coaches notes for both Division II football polls this week. Assistant H.C./Def. Coord./DB Joe Lorig (third year) Offensive Line John Picha (22nd year) • Central plays its final regular-season game outside the state of Washington this Saturday as it visits Humboldt Special Teams/Linebackers Stacy Collins (third year) State. Following this week’s game, the Wildcats have four home games at Tomlinson Stadium plus the Oct. 16 Wide Receivers Charles Chandler (10th year) Assistant Defensive Line Brian Avery (third year) Battle in Seattle VIII at Qwest Field in Seattle against Western Oregon. The Oct. 2 date for an out-of-state finale is Tight Ends Ty Gregorak (first year) the earliest for a Wildcat team in 19 years (Sept. 28, 1991). Running Backs Damaro Wheeler (first year) Defensive Line John Gariano (second year) • The Wildcats are playing consecutive games outside the state of Washington for the third time in the past two Assistant Defensive Backs Taylor Breitzman (first year) Strength & Conditioning Andy Roof (first year) years, but it will mark just the seventh such occurrence since the 2001 season. In 2009, Central opened at Mesa State and Minnesota Duluth on consecutive weeks, and then finished the regular season at Dixie State and TEAM INFORMATION Western Oregon, going 4-0 in the process. Before splitting on back-to-back weeks in the 2007 NCAA Division First Year of Football 1901 II playoffs (win at Nebraska-Omaha, loss at Grand Valley State), Central had road trips of 3-0 and 2-0 records All-Time Record 459-303-24 (.599) during the 2002 campaign. Postseason Record 13-12-1 (.519) Last Postseason Appearance 2009 • Dating back to the end of the 2008 season, Central has won its last eight road games, with its last road loss Result Lost in NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 2009 Overall Record 12-1 (.923) coming at West Texas A&M in the 2008 NCAA Division II playoffs. Overall, the Wildcats have won 10 straight 2009 GNAC Record/Finish 6-0 (1.000)/first road contests in the regular season, with their last regular-season road loss coming at Division I-Football Basic Offense Multiple/Spread Championship Subdivision (FCS) member Montana on Sept.