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2011 CAL U FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Vulcan Football 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 PSAC West Champions • 2008 PSAC Champions 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 NCAA Playoffs • 2007, 2008, 2009 NCAA Regional Champions 2007, 2008, 2009 NCAA Semifinalist 2007, 2008, 2009 ECAC Lambert Trophy Champions - “Beast of the East” THIS WEEK: Cal U concludes the regular VULCANS CLAIM SHARE OF TITLE, 34-28: GAME #11 season this weekend when it travles to face The Vulcans secured a share of their seventh- #18/16 Cal U (8-2) Cheyney. The Vulcans scored 24 points in the straight PSAC West title last week with a second quarter to claim a 34-28 victory over 34-28 victory over Edinboro. Redshirt junior at Edinboro last week on Senior Day. Meanwhile, quarterback Peter Lalich finished with 289 Cheyney (1-9) the Wolves suffered a 42-27 loss at C.W. Post passing yards and three touchdowns on in the final week of divisional play. 21-of-34 attempts. The Cal U defense limited the Fighting Scots to a season-low 37 rushing When: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 yards on 25 attempts. In the victory, the Where: Cheyney, Pa. Vulcans registered five sacks with four coming Stadium: O’Shields Stevenson Stadium (5,000) in the second half. Senior defensive lineman Kickoff: 1 p.m. vs. Thomas Mulabah tied his career highs with Series Record: Cal U leads 14-1 nine tackles (seven solo), 3.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks against Edinboro. Mulabah now holds the Cal U Captains: all-time school record with 33.0 TFL. No. 6 Chedrick Cherry, Sr., WR No. 9 Rontez Miles, Jr., DB CAL U NOTES No. 53 Brett Diamond, Sr., LB No. 75 Rishaw Johnson, Sr., OL 2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS STATISTICAL LEADERS No. 89 Blake Williamson, Jr., TE Rushing Overall: 8-2; PSAC West: 6-1; Home: 5-1; Away: 3-1 No. 90 Marcus Cook, Sr., DL Lamont Smith ..............164 att., 962 yds., 2 TD, 5.9 avg Date Opponent Time/Score Edwin Gowins .................54 att., 273 yds., 3 TD, 5.1 avg 9/1 #15/13 ST. CLOUD STATE (Minn.) L 3-26 Receiving 9/10 C.W. POST W 41-13 Thomas Mayo .........63 rec., 1099 yds., 13 TD, 17.4 avg 9/17 at East Stroudsburg W 22-19 Chedrick Cherry ..........39 rec., 470 yds., 3 TD, 12.1 avg COACHES: 9/24 CLARION* W 40-13 Passing John Luckhardt 10/1 at Lock Haven* W 54-13 Peter Lalich .............212 of 344, 2735 yds, 21 TD, 9 INT Scoring Alma Mater .....................................Purdue, 1968 10/8 GANNON* W 33-9 # Thomas Mayo ............................14 TD, 1 PAT rcv - 86 pts Cal U Record .............................86-32, 10th Year 10/15 at 24/- Slippery Rock* L 3-17 Punting Overall Record ...................................... 223-69-2 10/22 MERCYHURST* W 32-26 OT Erik Harris ..............................................25 punts, 37.5 avg vs. Cheyney ........................................................7-0 10/29 at Indiana (Pa.)* W 28-10 Tackles 11/5 EDINBORO* W 34-28 Brian Justice........................32 (s), 48 (a), 80 (t), 11.5 TFL 11/12 at Cheyney 1 p.m. Spencer Lynn ........................29 (s), 47 (a), 76 (t), 4.5 TFL Rontez Miles ..........................40 (s), 16 (a), 56 (t), 6.0 TFL Ken Lockard (Interim) Alma Mater ..................................Bucknell, 2003 Cheyney Record ............................. 1-9, 1st Year CHEYNEY NOTES Overall Record ..................................................1-9 vs. Cal U ............................................First Meeting 2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Overall: 1-9; PSAC East: 0-7; Home: 1-4; Away: 0-5 Marcus Jones ................104 att., 572 yds., 3 TD, 5.5 avg Date Opponent Time/Score Cardoza Jones .................57 att., 208 yds., 1 TD, 3.6 avg 9/3 LINCOLN (Pa.) W 21-19 Receiving THE SERIES: Cal U leads the all-time series 9/10 at #24/- Slippery Rock L 0-54 Prince Stewart..............28 rec., 371 yds., 4 TD, 13.2 avg that started in 1972 by a 14-1 margin. After 9/17 at Edinboro L 13-41 Dominic Crowell .........26 rec., 306 yds., 0 TD, 11.8 avg # losing the initial meeting, the Vulcans have 9/24 at 8/11 Kutztown* L 0-49 Passing Chris Anderson ..........85 of 180, 884 yds., 6 TD, 10 INT won 14-straight games, including a 57-6 10/1 MILLERSVILLE* L 7-10 10/8 at #21/- Bloomsburg* L 10-45 Scoring victory against the Wolves last season. Prince Stewart..................................................4 TD - 24 pts 10/15 WEST CHESTER* L 7-23 Punting 10/22 SHIPPENSBURG* L 20-59 Tyler Wilkinson ....................................63 punts, 33.4 avg 10/29 EAST STROUDSBURG* L 6-10 Tackles 11/5 at C.W. Post* L 27-42 Isaiah Fleming .......................51 (s), 31 (a), 82 (t), 4.5 TFL 11/12 #18/16 CALIFORNIA (Pa.) 1 p.m. Cory Brown ............................35 (s), 33 (a), 68 (t), 6.0 TFL Tim Hume ............................39 (s), 17 (a), 56 (t), 19.5 TFL 2011 Cal U Football Game Notes www.calvulcans.com 2011 Cal U Football Game Notes 1 www.calvulcans.com CALIFORNIA GAME NOTES UNIVERSITY OF PA CHEYNEY HEAD COACH: After serving as the Wolves’ defensive coordinator for the last three years, Ken Lockard was named the interim head coach in May 2010. While with Cheyney, he has Location ........................ California, Pa. 15419 coached four All-PSAC East selections and two players that participated in the All-American Bowl. Enrollment .................................................9,017 He began his coaching carer at New Mexico Highlands and later spent time as the offensive line Nickname ..............................................Vulcans coach at Santa Barbara City College. Lockard also served two seasons as the outside linebackers Colors .............................................. Red & Black coach at Lehigh. Stadium ............................Adamson Stadium SCOUTING THE WOLVES: Featuring 31 returning lettermen and 12 returning starters, Cheyney Capacity ......................................................6,500 won its season-opener against Lincoln before losing nine-straight games. The Wolves feature Stadium Surface ..............................ProGrass one of the conference’s top defensive linemen in senior Tim Hume, who enters the weekend tied Conference ................................................PSAC for the league lead with 19.5 tackles for loss (TFL). Hume also has registered 56 tackles (39 solo) President ..................Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr. and 6.5 sacks this year. Freshman linebacker Isaiah Fleming leads the team and ranks seventh in Athletic Director ..............Dr. Thomas Pucci the PSAC with 82 tackles (51 solo), while junior defensive back Cory Brown has made 68 stops (35 solo). Freshman Adrese Hicks and senior Stan Banks are tied for the team lead with three interceptions this season. Offensively, sophomoreMarcus Jones leads the rushing attack with History 572 yards after rushing for nearly 1,000 yards last year. In his second year as the starter, senior First Year of Football ..............................1898 quarterback Chris Anderson has thrown for 884 yards and six touchdowns with 10 interceptions while completing only 47.2 percent of his passes (85-of-180). Senior Tyler Wilkinson is averaging All-Time Record (since 1916) ........396-389-27 33.4 yards on 63 punts and has placed 10 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. As a team, the All-Time NCAA Playoff Record ..7-4 (.636) Wolves have attempted only five field goals this season. Years in NCAA Playoffs ................................4 UNPRECEDENTED SEVEN-PEAT: Despite not playing in the PSAC Championship this weekend, Assistant Coaches Cal U accomplished an unprecedented feat during divisional play this season. The Vulcans became the first program in conference history to win at least a share of seven-consecutive Mike Conway (Olivet Nazarene ‘83) - 10th season divisional titles. Cal U was previously tied with West Chester (1969-74) for the league record with Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coord. a divisional crown in six-straight years. Mike Kellar - (Fairmont State ‘96) - 6th season Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coord. WHAT A DIFFERENCE: Two weeks ago, Cal U wasn’t featured in the initial NCAA Super Region One rankings. Following a 28-14 win on the road at IUP, the Vulcans moved up to eighth in the D’Monn Baker (Bowling Green ‘03) - 5th season regional rankings with an outside chance of earning a berth to the NCAA Playoffs. This week, Tight Ends Cal U catapulted up to fourth in the rankings with a win against Edinboro and several upsets Dave Cole (California ‘04) - 8th season around the region. The NCAA Selection Committee will select six teams from the region, which is comprised of the PSAC, WVIAC and CIAA, on Sunday night to participate in the NCAA Playoffs. Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator John Durham (Navy ‘60) - 9th season SWEET NOVEMBER: Cal U has won 13 of its last 15 games in November since the start of the Defensive Consultant 2007 season. In the previous decade from 1997-2006, the Vulcans struggled down the stretch of Mike Evans (Saginaw Valley ‘00) - 9th season the season by posting only a 6-14 record (.300). Offensive Line SENIORITY: The Vulcans feature a special group of 19 seniors in 2011. The class has collectively Mike R. Jacobs (Ohio State ‘01) - 4th season posted a 41-12 overall record (.774) over the last four years and an impressive 26-2 mark (.929) Defensive Line in PSAC West games. Combined, the 2011 seniors have started an astounding 301 career games. Thomas Rebholz, Jr. (IUP ‘03) - 2nd season CAMPBELL UP FOR THE PRO BOWL: Former Cal U cornerback and current Tennessee Titans Safeties special teams standout Tommie Campbell is listed on the 2012 Pro Bowl ballot. Last year, Chad Salisbury (Buffalo ‘99) - 3rd season Campbell played all 12 games with the Vulcans before being selected by the Titans in the seventh round of the NFL Draft. The Aliquippa native has played in all eight games this year for Quarterbacks Tennessee and recorded eight tackles (four solo) - all on special teams.