2010 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME 6: NOTRE DAME (1-4) vs. CENTRAL STATE (1-3) Oct. 2, 2010 (1:30 p.m. ET) - McPherson Stadium (Wilberforce, Ohio) Radio: ESPN 1540 WKNR | Internet: ESPNCleveland.com - The Inaugural Season of NDC Football - BUCKEYE BATTLE IN WILBERFORCE FAST FACTS The Notre Dame Falcons travel to Wilberforce, Ohio, to square off with an in- NOTRE DAME CENTRAL STATE state foe, as NDC meets the Marauders of Central State University on Saturday. The Falcons come into their game against CSU off a 40-13 loss at Taylor (Ind.) a week ago (Sept. 25) and on a three-game losing streak. Notre Dame was outscored in those three tilts (at Fairmont State-W. Va., vs. Walsh, at Taylor), 112-27, but the Falcon offense has shown some signs of improvement -- NDC averaged just 159.0 yards per game (total offense) over Falcons Nickname Marauders its first two games and has averaged 279.7 over the last three. South Euclid, Ohio Location Wilberforce, Ohio 1,375 Enrollment 2,171 Central State is on a two-game losing skid -- the Marauders come into NAIA Affiliation NCAA-II Saturday’s Buckeye-State battle off a 45-13 loss to NCAA-IAA Dayton a week Independent Conference Independent ago. The one-time NAIA juggernaut (CSU won three NAIA national 1-4 Record 1-3 championships from 1990-95) is now one of five NCAA-II programs in the state of Ohio. Notre Dame NA Ranking NA and its 23 varsity athletic squads look to join that group -- the Falcons are one of five Ohio colleges L3 Streak L2 (NDC, Cedarville, Malone, Walsh, Ursuline) currently going through the NCAA-II candidacy process. Susan Hlavacek ADADAD Kellen Winslow Notre Dame is currently competing as a Candidacy Year-Two institution in the NCAA Division II Adam Howard Head Coach E.J. Junior membership process. RADIO BACK-TO-BACK AT THE FRONT OF THE PACK Live: ESPN 1540 KNR2 (Cleveland) Tape-delay: WELW 1330 (Willoughby, Ohio) RB Pedro Powell and WR Derrick Paster have each notched back-to-back 100-yard performances for Andy Barch and Nick Seuberling Notre Dame -- Powell in the running game and Paster as a receiver. Pedro Powell ran for 106 yards in NDC’s game against Walsh (Sept. 18) and for 105 yards in last week’s loss at Taylor. The powerful freshman runner from Liberty, Ohio, is averaging 5.2 yards per carry over the Falcons’ last three INTERNET games. Paster notched 104 receiving yards in the Walsh game and another 124 against Taylor. The Live audio stream: ESPNCleveland.com Berea, Ohio, native is a two-year member of the Falcon program, having played on last year’s developmental squad. Paster comes into Saturday’s contest at Central State ranked eighth in the FALCON FOOTBALL WEEKLY NAIA in receptions, with 27; he has at least four grabs in each of Notre Dame’s five games. Powell Weekly NDC Football show featuring Head Coach (264 yards rushing) and Paster (381 yards receiving) are the Falcons’ respective leaders in yards Adam Howard. FFW can be heard on ESPN 1540 gained on the ground and through the air. KNR2 Thursdays at 1 p.m. ET. The show is also streamed and archived on ESPNCleveland.com. FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY COACHING MATCH-UP Saturday’s game at Central State marks the Falcons’ fourth road game of the season. Notre 1 NOTRE DAME HEAD COACH ADAM HOWARD Dame is 1-2 in its three previous tilts away from home. NDC’s first victory came in the team’s Alma Mater: Wilmington College (1997) first road game, when the Falcons downed Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 14-10, on Sept. 4. First Season at NDC: 1-4 First Season Overall: 1-4 NDC has gone toe-to-toe early on with each of its last two opponents. The Blue & White pulled 2 within one point (7-6) of Taylor with 38 seconds remaining in the opening half last Saturday. NDC CENTRAL STATE HEAD COACH E.J. JUNIOR was at one point tied (7-7, second quarter) with Walsh the week before (Sept. 18). Alma Mater: University of Alabama (1981) Second Season at CSU: 2-13 3 Central State boasts one of the top scoring threats in NCAA-II. RB Josh Anderson ranks fourth in Second Season Overall: 2-13 D-II in scoring, having produced 13.5 points per game on the strength of eight rushing touchdowns and one TD reception. Anderson has produced 404 all-purpose yards in four games. 2010 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 4 The Falcons- Marauders tilt on Saturday afternoon marks one of three games this season in Date Opponent Time/Result which Notre Dame meets a Buckeye-State opponent. NDC met Walsh on Sept. 18; they will host Aug. 28 MERCYHURST L, 0-23 Urbana on Nov. 13. Sept. 4 at Lindsey Wilson W, 14-10 Sept. 11 at Fairmont State L, 0-38 Sept. 18 WALSH L, 14-34 Sept. 25 at Taylor L, 13-40 INSIDE … Oct. 2 at Central State 1:30 PM NDC Quick Facts..................2 NDC Game Notes............. 5-9 CSU Roster/Notes ....... 14-15 Oct. 9 at St. Joseph’s 1:00 PM Athletic Communications ....2 Falcon Captains .................. 6 CSU Depth Chart ............... 16 Oct. 23 MARIAN [HC] 1:00 PM Media Information ...............2 NAIA/DII Rankings .............. 8 NDC Game-by-Game ... 17-18 Oct. 30 NORTH GREENVILLE 1:00 PM About Falcon Football .........2 NDC Players of the Week ... 9 NDC Stats .................... 19-21 Nov. 6 at Kentucky Wesleyan 2:00 PM Adam Howard ......................3 NDC Pronunciations ........... 9 About NDC Athletics .......... 22 Nov. 13 URBANA 1:00 PM Coaching Staff .....................3 NDC Roster ................. 10-11 Tale of the Tape...................4 NDC Depth Chart .............. 12 HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Scouting Central State ........4 Tracking the Opponents ... 13 [HC] - Homecoming Game FALCON FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NotreDameFalcons.com 1 INAUGURAL SEASON GAME 6: CENTRAL STATE (Oct. 2, 2010) NOTRE DAME QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION School ....................................Notre Dame College Location.................................... South Euclid, Ohio GAME COVERAGE: Press and photo credentials for Notre Dame home games can be obtained by Founded ........................................................ 1922 contacting the Athletic Communications Office. Seating in the Korb Field press box and press row is Enrollment .................................................... 1,375 limited to working media only. President ............................. Andrew P. Roth, Ph.D. Athletic Affiliation ............................................ NAIA INTERVIEWS: NDC coaches and players are available for interviews during the week. Arrangements Conference ..................... Independent for Football through the Athletic Communications Office will be made for telephone and in-person interviews at a Nickname ................................................... Falcons mutually-agreeable time. Coaches and players are available for on-field post-game interviews 15 Colors ................................................ Blue & White minutes after the completion of an athletic event. Please contact the on-site Athletic Communications Director of Athletics ..................... Susan Hlavacek staff to make a request for individuals. Home Field ............................................. Korb Field Surface/Capacity ................. AstroPlay Turf/3,000 PHOTOS/VIDEO FOOTAGE: Both are available for media distribution and available upon request. Both Head Athletic Trainer ........... Jay Garfield, MS, ATC action and portrait head shots are available. Assistant Trainers ...... Heather Archbold, MA, ATC ....................................... Michael Heichel, MA, ATC RADIO: ESPN Cleveland broadcasts all Notre Dame Football games. The Aug. 28 season opener will be carried live on ESPN 850 WKNR and the balance of games will be carried live on ESPN 1540 KNR2. Except for the opener, all games will also be broadcast tape-delay on WELW 1330 (see ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS NotreDameFalcons.com for scheduled broadcast times). All games are audio-streamed at ESPNCleveland.com. … Falcon Football Weekly can be heard weekly on ESPN 1540 KNR2 on Director/Football Contact ..................... Skip Snow Thursdays at 1 p.m. ET. The recap-and-preview show, hosted by ESPN Cleveland’s Will Burge and Email ............................................ [email protected] featuring Head Coach Adam Howard and select NDC players, is also streamed and archived on Office Phone................................... 216-373-5319 ESPNCleveland.com. Office Fax ....................................... 216-916-4306 Website ........................... NotreDameFalcons.com WEEKLY GAME NOTES: The Notre Dame Athletic Communications Office publishes game notes on Twitter .............................................. NDC_Falcons game-week Wednesdays by 6 p.m. ET. The comprehensive notes are sent to media outlets and also Assistant Director ................................ Andy Barch available in pdf format on NotreDameFalcons.com. Game notes are included in Falcon Gameday Email ........................................... [email protected] programs and are available to working media at both home and away games. Office Phone................................... 216-373-6342 Graduate Assistant ......................... Rudy Roediger NDF.COM COVERAGE: Athletic Communications covers each game with a full recap and box score Email ....................................... [email protected] published postgame on NotreDameFalcons.com. Postgame notes are published later in the day; those Student Assistant............................ Matt Schickler notes, as well as the recap and box score are sent to media outlets. … Live Stats for Falcon Football Email ................ [email protected] games can be accessed at http://www.sidearmstats.com/ndc/football/