Central Connecticut (6-4, 4-1 NEC) Vs. Duquesne University (7-3, 4-1 NEC) GAME 11 • SENIOR DAY at CCSU Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018
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Central Connecticut (6-4, 4-1 NEC) GAME 11 • SENIOR DAY AT CCSU vs. Duquesne University (7-3, 4-1 NEC) Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 • 12:05 PM Arute Field (5,500) • Loretto, PA Stream/TV: ESPN3 Tom Pincince • Assistant AD/Communication and Media Services • Ph: (860) 832-3089 • Fax: (860) 832-3084 Email: [email protected] Facebook/Twitter: CCSUBlueDevils 2018 NEC Football Standings School This Week Last Week NEC Overall Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Central Connecticut vs. Duquesne, 12 p.m. W, 30-14 at Saint Francis U 4-1 6-4 W2 2-2 4-2 0-0 Duquesne at CCSU, 12 p.m. W, 28-24 vs. Sacred Heart 4-1 7-3 W2 5-1 2-2 0-0 Sacred Heart vs. Saint Francis U, 12 p.m. L, 28-24 at Duquesne 4-1 6-4 L1 3-1 3-3 0-0 4. Saint Francis U at Sacred Heart, 12 p.m. L, 30-14 vs. CCSU 2-3 4-6 L1 3-3 1-3 0-0 Wagner at Robert Morris, 12 p.m. W, 52-36 at Bryant 2-3 3-7 W1 2-3 1-4 0-0 6. Bryant at Howard, 12 p.m. L, 52-36 vs. Wagner 2-4 5-5 L3 3-2 2-3 0-0 7. Robert Morris vs. Wagner, 12 p.m. L, 40-39 at Eastern Kentucky 0-5 2-8 L3 2-2 0-6 0-0 Five-Time Northeast Today’s Game • The Blue Devils return home for the final regular season game of Conference the season, hosting Duquesne this afternoon at 12 p.m. on ESPN3. The Blue Devils Champions are in a three-way tie for first place in the NEC with Sacred Heart and Duquesne. A win guarantees CCSU at least a share of the regular season title for the sixth 2018 CCSU Schedule time in school history. In order for the Blue Devils to make a second straight trip Date Opponent Time to the NCAA Playoffs, however, they'll need some help. In addition to a CCSU Aug. 30 at Ball St. L, 6-42 win, the Blue Devils need Saint Francis U to beat Sacred Heart. SEPT. 7 LINCOLN (PA) W, 55-0 SEPT. 15 COLUMBIA L, 24-41 Sept. 22 at Fordham W, 24-13 A Chance for 6 • The Blue Devils can secure at least a share of their sixth North- Sept. 29 at Lafayette L, 24-31 east Conference title with a win over Duquesne this afternoon. Central is 4-1 Oct. 6 at Rob. Morris* W, 56-35 in conference play and has won 10 of its last 11 NEC games dating back to last Oct. 13 at Bryant* W, 48-14 season. They were 6-0 last year and 4-1 this year. The Blue Devils also won OCT. 20 SACRED HEART* L, 28-25 conference titles in 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2017. The Blue Devils and Dukes OCT. 27 WAGNER* W, 49-24 Nov. 10 at St. Francis U* W, 30-14 also met in 2017, in Pittsburgh, with the NEC Title on the line. Central came away NOV. 17 DUQUESNE* 12 P.M. with a 28-27 victory in the second to last regular season game of the season. Home games in BOLD CAPS Exilhomme Honored by NEC • Sophomore defensive back DJ Exilhomme was * Northeast Conference game named the Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Exil- homme spearheaded a defensive effort that limited Saint Francis to 3.3 yards per SERIES HISTORY play and helped CCSU remain alive in the chase for the NEC crown. The strong CCSU leads 6-5 safety made a team-high nine tackles during the 30-14 road win. He also recorded SERIES NOTES two takeaways, including a major momentum shifter in the fourth quarter. Exil- This marks the 12th meeting between homme denied Saint Francis on what could have been the game-tying drive. With the two schools with CCSU leading CCSU protecting a 21-14 advantage, Exilhomme picked off a pass in the end zone 6-5. Last season CCSU snapped a on a 3rd-and-Goal play. He returned the interception to the CCSU 30-yard line and four-game Duke winning the Blue Devils proceeded to march to an insurance touchdown. Exilhomme also streak in the series. recovered a fumble on a running play in the second quarter. Broadcast Information Dawson on the National Stage • Sophomore Aaron Dawson made national head- Home games and road NEC games are lines three weeks ago, rushing for a school and NEC-record 361 yards on just available to watch live on NECFrontRow. com. Bruce Biel, play-by-play, and Marc 24 carries in a home win over Wagner. He also matched the school and league Robbins, analyst, will call the action for record with 5 touchdowns. Dawson rushed 15 times for an NCAA-record 308 CCSU Football this season. yards and four touchdowns in the second half alone two weeks ago. The 308 yards were the most in a single half in NCAA Division I history. For his efforts he earned a pair of National Player of the Week awards, as well as the co-Offensive Player of the Week award in the NEC. Dawson scored on touchdown runs of 23, 45, 57, 60 and 55 yards in the victory. His 361 yards were the sixth-highest single game total in NCAA FCS history. 48 or More • The Blue Devils scored seven touchdowns Blocked Punts • Sophomore DJ Exilhomme blocked a key and 49 points in the home win over Wagner on Oct. 27, punt just before halftime in the road win at Fordham, lead- marking the fourth time this season they have scored 48 ing to a CCSU touchdown with under a minute to play or more points in a single game. Central has scored 341 before halftime. The blocked punt was the third of the year points on the season including 211 points in the last five for the Blue Devils. Exilhomme was named the NEC Special games. Teams Player of the Week. Offensive Minded • The Blue Devils lead the league in scor- Bagley to the House • Junior defensive back Tajik Bagley ing offense averaging 34.1 points per game through the became the first Blue Devil since 2003 to return a punt for first 10 games of the year. Central's 47 touchdowns are a touchdown when he returned a Columbia punt 82 yards a league-high. They also lead the league in total offense for a score in the first quarter on Sept. 15. The last Blue (440.4 yards per game) are second in rushing offense Devil to return a punt for a touchdown, prior to Bagley, (232.8 yards per game) and are fourth in passing offense was former defensive back Donnie Rose, who returned a (207.6 yard per game). punt 90 yards vs. Monmouth on Nov. 1, 2003. Dolegala's 90 Yards From 8,000 • In the last five games Mushaw WAS the Match! • For the past four years, head senior quarterback Jacob Dolegala is 66-of-105 for 1,044 football coach Pete Rossmando and the Blue Devil football yards and seven touchdowns, while also rushing for 195 program have teamed up with the Be The Match Program yards and four scores. He has five rushing touchdowns to add more than 750 CCSU students, faculty and staff to on the season, and has thrown for 13 scores, while posting the national bone marrow registry. This past year they got just four interceptions. Dolegala set a new school-record word that one of the people they had signed up had been for total offense with 408 yards in the win over Robert chosen as a match. Junior linebacker Mike Mushaw was Morris on Oct. 6. With his 153 passing yards against Saint recently selected as a match, and this summer he donated Francis, Dolegala moved to 5th all-time in NEC history with his marrow to help save the life of someone he has never 7,910 career passing yards. Anthony Foria (SFU) is 4th met. CCSU football has joined the efforts of Villanova with 8,544 career yards. football head coach Andy Talley to raise awareness of the need for marrow donors and helping patients receive life- Two for 100 • Jean-Guillaume (157 yards) and sophomore saving transplants. Talley and others have helped recruit classmate Aaron Dawson (102) yards became the first thousands of potential donors to the registry by encourag- CCSU teammates to rush for 100 yards in the same game ing their football players, other students and their peers since 2011 (Chris Tolbert and Brian Fowler vs. Bryant, on other teams to sign up, along with friends, family and 11/19/11) in the win at Robert Morris on Oct. 7. They almost teachers. Last year alone, close to 10,000 people joined did it again at Bryant, when Jean-Guillaume rushed for 203 the Be The Match Registry through Get in the Game. Save A and Dawson posted 99. Life. donor registry drives. A Record Day for the Offense • The Blue Devils set a new Eight Straight Wins • Prior to last season's loss to New school and NEC record with 699 yards of total offense in Hampshire in the FCS playoffs, the Blue Devils won eight the 56-35 win over Robert Morris earlier this season. Cen- straight games in a single season for the first time in tral rushed for 358 yards and passed for another 341 in the school history.