IUP Game Notes # 11 November 15, 2007

IUP (8-2, 5-1 PSAC West) at West Chester (9-2, 5-0 PSAC East) NCAA Northeast Region First Round Game November 17, 2007 ** 12:00 p.m. ** Farrell Stadium ** West Chester, Pa.

The Game: IUP returns to the NCAA playoffs for the first time since 2002 with a first round game at West Chester. The Crimson Hawks were able to hold on to the sixth seed in the Northeast Region despite losing at Bloomsburg in their regular season finale to earn their 14th trip to the postseason. The winner of Saturday’s game will play at Shepherd in the second round. On the other side of the bracket, Southern Connecticut State faces Bryant with the winner traveling to California.

National Rankings: IUP is ranked 23rd in the American Football Coaches Association poll and 25th in the D2Football.com poll. West Chester is ranked 16th in both polls.

IUP SID: Mike Hoffman (Office: 724-357-2747; Cell: 724-422-0113; e-mail: [email protected]) West Chester SID: Jim Zuhlke (Office: 610-436-3316; e-mail: [email protected])

IUP Website: www.iup.edu/athletics West Chester Website: www.wcupagoldenrams.com Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Website: www.psacsports.org

The Series: IUP leads the series 9-6 but West Chester won the last meeting by a score of 30-20 early in the 2005 regular season. Prior to that defeat, IUP had won five in a row over the Golden Rams between 1987 and 1999. The teams have never met in the NCAA playoffs. Since 1983, IUP has a record of 3-3 at Farrell Stadium. Lou Tepper has a record of 1-1 vs. West Chester while at Edinboro and Bill Zwaan is 1-0 vs. IUP.

Year Score Year Score 1931 IUP 12, West Chester 7 1987 at West Chester 31, IUP 7 1932 West Chester 6, IUP 0 1987 IUP 21, at West Chester 9* 1941 West Chester 26, IUP 0 1993 IUP 37, at West Chester 26 1942 West Chester 20, IUP 0 1995 at IUP 50, West Chester 7 1983 at West Chester 40, IUP 32 1998 IUP 19, at West Chester 10 1984 at IUP 24, West Chester 18 1999 at IUP 12, West Chester 9 1985 at IUP 7, West Chester 3 2005 at West Chester 30, IUP 20 1986 at IUP 20, West Chester 6*

* PSAC Championship Game

On the Air: The IUP-West Chester game can be heard on WQMU 92.5 FM beginning at 11:30. Jack Benedict is in his 39th season calling IUP football, and he will be joined by John Flickinger (color) and Doug Steve (sideline). The game will also be televised live by the SPORTSFever Television Network (locally on WIUP-TV Comcast Channel 20) and a free webcast will be available via Penn Atlantic (see the IUP football website for the link to the game). Finally, the game can be heard live and archived on the Internet via Red Zone Media at www.redzonemedia.com. The Coaches: Lou Tepper (Rutgers, 1967) is 16-4 in his second season at IUP and 81-61-2 in 14 years overall. He has led the Crimson Hawks to consecutive 8-2 regular season records and a share of the PSAC West title in 2006 when Tepper was named the PSAC West Coach of the Year for the third time in the past four years. He also earned the honor in 2003 and 2005 while at Edinboro.

Tepper led the Fighting Scots for six seasons and had an overall record of 40-26. His last three Edinboro teams won 26 of 33 games, tied for the PSAC West championship each season and made trips to the NCAA playoffs in 2003 and 2004. Edinboro defeated Bentley in the opening round in 2004, the team’s first postseason victory since 1990.

Tepper was the head coach at Illinois from December 13, 1991 through the end of the 1996 season. He had a mark of 25-31-2 with the Fighting Illini. His background also includes 28 seasons as an assistant coach on the Division I level, with 19 of those as defensive coordinator at New Hampshire, William & Mary, Colorado, Illinois and LSU.

Bill Zwaan (Delaware, 1979) has a record of 45-17 in his fifth season at West Chester and 99-40 in 11 seasons overall. He posted a record of 54-23 in six seasons at Division III power Widener. Zwaan has led the Golden Rams into the NCAA playoffs in each of the past four years and is 9-5 overall in the postseason (4-3 at West Chester, 5-2 at Widener). He has led both schools to the national semifinals.

IUP-West Chester Schedule and Results

IUP (8-2, 5-1 PSAC West) West Chester (9-2, 5-0 PSAC East) Sept. 8 IUP 80, Cheyney 14 Sept. 1 West Chester 32, Edinboro 16 Sept. 15 IUP 38, East Stroudsburg 23 Sept. 8 Delaware 41, West Chester 14 Sept. 22 IUP 45, Millersville 0 Sept. 15 West Chester 49, Clarion 21 Sept. 29 IUP 34, Slippery Rock 31 Sept. 22 West Chester 34, Shippensburg 29 Oct. 6 California 38, IUP 12 Sept. 29 West Chester 44, Bloomsburg 28 Oct. 13 IUP 27, Edinboro 7 Oct. 6 West Chester 42, Millersville 14 Oct. 20 IUP 44, Lock Haven 13 Oct. 13 West Chester 21, Kutztown 0 Oct. 27 IUP 38, Clarion 31 Oct. 20 West Chester 30, East Stroudsburg 15 Nov. 3 IUP 30, Shippensburg 0 Oct. 27 West Chester 34, St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 20 Nov. 10 Bloomsburg 41, IUP 35 Nov. 3 California 30, West Chester 14 Nov. 10 West Chester 35, Cheyney 13

IUP in the NCAA Playoffs

IUP Playoff History: IUP is making its 14th appearance in the Division II playoffs and Saturday’s game will be the 29th playoff game in school history dating back to the 1987 season. IUP has a record of 15-13 in the playoffs, reached the national semifinals six times (1989-91, 1993-94 and 1999) and played in the national championship game in 1990 and 1993. IUP is 4-1 vs. the PSAC East in the playoffs, defeating Edinboro (1990), Shippensburg (1991) and Slippery Rock and Millersville (1999) while losing to Millersville (1988).

Year Scores 1987 Central Florida 12, IUP10 1988 Millersville 27, IUP 24 1989 IUP 34, Grand Valley State 24; IUP 17, Portland State 0; Mississippi College 26, IUP 14 1990 IUP 48, Winston-Salem 0; IUP 14, Edinboro 7; IUP 27, Mississippi College 8; North Dakota State 51, IUP 11 1991 IUP 56, Virginia Union 7; IUP 52, Shippensburg 7; Jacksonville State 27, IUP 20 1993 IUP 28, Ferris State 21; IUP 38, New Haven 35, IUP 21, North Dakota 6, North Alabama 41, IUP 34 1994 IUP 35, Grand Valley State 27; IUP 21, Ferris State 17; Texas A&M Kingsville 46, IUP 20 1996 Ferris State 24, IUP 23 1998 Shepherd 9, IUP 6 1999 IUP 27, Slippery Rock 20 (OT); IUP 26, Millersville 21; Northwest Missouri State 20, IUP 12 2000 Northwood 28, IUP 0 2001 Saginaw Valley State 33, IUP 32 2002 IUP 27, Saginaw Valley State 23; Grand Valley State 62, IUP 23

Among current Division II schools, only Pittsburg State has been in the postseason more often and only six have more wins than IUP. Following is a list of current Division II schools with the most playoff appearances and wins.

School Appearances School Wins Pittsburg State 15 North Alabama 23 IUP 14 Grand Valley State 21 North Dakota 14 Northwest Missouri State 19 Texas A&M Kingsville 13 Pittsburg State 19 North Alabama 13 North Dakota 17 Grand Valley State 12 Texas A&M Kingsville 17 Northwest Missouri State 12 IUP 15 Carson-Newman 15

IUP Playoff Record Book

Rushing Attempts: 41 by Aamir Dew vs. Northwood (2000) Rushing Yards: 195 by Dennis Robinson vs. Grand Valley State (1994), Terrance Wilson vs. Millersville (1999) Rushing Touchdowns: 4 by Dennis Robinson vs. Grand Valley State (1994) Pass Attempts: 41 by Paul Failla vs. Shepherd (1998) Pass Completions: 23 by Brian Eyerman vs. Saginaw Valley State (2001 and 2002) Passing Yards: 407 by Brian Eyerman vs. Saginaw Valley State (2001) Passing Touchdowns: 3 by Scott Woods vs. North Alabama (1993), Terry Throm vs. Ferris State (1996), Brian Eyerman vs. Saginaw Valley State (2001) Receptions: 10 by JeMone Smith vs. New Haven (1993), Carmelo Ocasio vs. Saginaw Valley State (2001) Receiving Yards: 207 by Carmelo Ocasio vs. Saginaw Valley State (2001) Receiving Touchdowns: 3 by Mario Hardison vs. Ferris State (1996) Points Scored: 24 by Dennis Robinson vs. Grand Valley State (1994) Touchdowns Scored: 4 by Dennis Robinson vs. Grand Valley State (1994) Field Goals Made: 2, four times (last by Josh Telenko vs. Saginaw Valley State, 2002) Extra Points Made: 6 by John Jaworski vs. Winston-Salem State (1990), Jaworski vs. Virginia Union (1991) Points Scored by Kicking: 10 (4 PAT, 2 FG) by Mike Geary vs. North Alabama (1993) Tackles: 18 by Nick Pascarella vs. North Dakota State (1990) Sacks: 2, 12 times (last by Jeff Jackson vs. Saginaw Valley State, 2001) Interceptions: 3 by Reece Brown vs. Virginia Union (1991)

IUP Team Notes

Captains: IUP captains for Saturday’s game are Rory Thomas (offense), Corey Sample (defense) and Akwasi Owusu- Ansah (special teams).

All-PSAC West Selections: A total of 11 IUP players were named to the All-PSAC West team, including seven who were chosen to the first team.

First Team Offense First Team Defense Senior tight end Dan Pickens Junior tackle Anthony Guerra Junior wide receiver Ken Witter Junior linebacker Terrence Jackson Senior center Rory Thomas Senior free safety Corey Sample Sophomore guard Jim O’Rourke

Second Team Offense Second Team Defense Junior tailback Kareem Dutrieuille Senior nose tackle Matt Scott Senior fullback Garrett Lestochi Junior linebacker Rob Plowman

IUP vs. the PSAC East: IUP went 3-1 against the PSAC East this season with wins over Cheyney (80-14), East Stroudsburg (38-23) and Millersville (45-0) while losing 41-35 to Bloomsburg in the regular season finale. IUP has a record of 38-14 against the opposite division since 1984.

PSAC East Opponent Record Since 1984 Last Meeting Postseason Bloomsburg 9-5 Loss, 41-35 (2007) 0-1 in PSAC Championship Game Cheyney 4-0 Win, 80-14 (2007) East Stroudsburg 4-2 Win, 38-23 (2007) Kutztown 3-0 Win, 54-9 (1993) Mansfield 1-0 Win, 42-6 (2006) Millersville 9-5 Win, 45-0 (2007) 1-1 in NCAA Playoffs West Chester 8-2 Loss, 30-20 (2005) 2-0 in PSAC Championship Game Total: 38-14

IUP Shutouts: IUP has posted two shutouts this season, blanking Millersville 45-0 on September 22 and Shippensburg 30-0 on November 3. IUP has at least one shutout in 19 of the past 25 seasons with a total of 35 shutouts over that span.

IUP Breaks Game Scoring Record: IUP broke a 39-year record for most points in a game in its 80-14 drubbing of Cheyney in the season opener at Miller Stadium. The previous record was 75 in a 75-13 win against Northwood in 1968. The 66-point margin also broke the previous mark of 62 set in that contest against Northwood.

Eight-Win Seasons: IUP has won eight or more games in 20 of the past 23 seasons. During that span, IUP has won at least 10 games nine times, has had two seasons with 11 victories, two with 12 wins and the 1993 team won its first 13 games before losing to North Alabama in the national championship game. IUP has not had a losing season since going 4-6 in 1982, finishing with a winning record in 22 of the past 25 seasons (including this year) and breaking even at 5-5 in 1983, 1997 and 2005.

Andrew Krewatch Climbing Record Book: Sophomore quarterback Andrew Krewatch is enjoying an outstanding statistical season in 2007 and is ranked high in every season passing category. Krewatch has completed 187 of 311 passes (60.1 percent) for 2,481 yards and 23 touchdowns entering the playoffs. He has three touchdown passes in each of the past four games and six times overall this season. Krewatch is also starting to climb the list in the career record book.

Krewatch in the IUP Single Season Record Book

Attempts Completions Completion Percentage Rich Ingold (1985) 375 Rich Ingold (1985) 219 Tony Aliucci (1991) .645 (151 of 234) Scott Woods (1993) 336 Scott Woods (1993) 194 Rich Ingold (1984) .632 (91 of 144) Rich Ingold (1983) 333 Rich Ingold (1983) 189 Jim Pehanick (1988) .604 (171 of 283) Andrew Krewatch (2007) 311 Andrew Krewatch (2007) 187 Andrew Krewatch (2007) .601 (187 of 311)

Yards Yards Per Game Touchdowns Scott Woods (1993) 2856 Rich Ingold (1984) 261.2 Brian Eyerman (2002) 36 Rich Ingold (1985) 2760 Scott Woods (1992) 258.0 Tony Aliucci (1990) 27 Brian Eyerman (2002) 2724 Rich Ingold (1985) 250.9 Rich Ingold (1985) 23 Scott Woods (1992) 2580 Andrew Krewatch (2007) 248.1 Scott Woods (1993) 23 Terry Throm (1996) 2519 Andrew Krewatch (2007) 23 Andrew Krewatch (2007) 2481

Krewatch in the IUP Career Record Book

Attempts: 11th with 583. Scott McGuigan and Terry Throm are tied for ninth (585) and Jim Pehanick is eighth (615) Completions: 10th with 310. Terry Throm is ninth (340) and Bob McFarland is eighth (344) Completion Percentage: 8th at .532 Yards: 10th with 4195. Bob McFarland is ninth (4534) Touchdowns: Tied for 6th with 35. Scott Woods is fifth (47)

Anthony Cellitti in Career Receiving Lists: Senior wide receiver Anthony Cellitti is 19th in school history with 1,190 receiving yards and needs eight more receptions to become the 12th IUP player to reach the 100 plateau in that category.

Player (Years) Receiving Yards Ahead of Cellitti 18. J.R. Thomas (2001-02) 1200 10 17. Darel Patrick (1984-86) 1201 11 16. Bill Thompson (1982-84) 1222 32 15. Terry Skelley (1978-79) 1310 120 14. Gary Milanovich (1965-67) 1335 145

Kareem Dutrieuille on Career Rushing Chart: Junior tailback Kareem Dutrieuille has rushed for a team-leading 752 yards this season and has a career total of 1,194 to rank 21st in school history. He had a career-high 192 yards against Clarion for his second 100-yard game of the season. He had 100 yards on a career-best 28 carries and scored two touchdowns against Edinboro.

Player (Years) Rushing Yards Ahead of Dutrieuille 20. Rick Johnson (1973-75) 1237 43 19. Ed Gonzales (1977-79) 1271 77 18. Doug Adamrovich (1988-91) 1331 137 17. Bill Fegley (1989-90) 1379 185

Poohbear McNeal High on PSAC Rushing List: Senior tailback Poohbear McNeal has rushed for 467 yards at IUP after transferring from Mansfield and is one of only 10 players in PSAC history to rush for 4,000 career yards. He enters the playoffs with 4,068 career rushing yards, including 3,601 during his three years with the Mounties.

IUP Splits Kicking Duties: Matt McNelis and Craig Burgess have split the kicking duties almost right down the middle this season and have been nearly perfect.

McNelis, who played at Lehigh in 2004, has not missed a kick this year. He is 22 for 22 in extra points and 8 for 8 in field goals. His field goal total is tied for the ninth highest single season total in school history and no IUP kicker has ever made as many as eight field goals in a season without a miss. Included in his field goal total was a 28-yarder on the final play of the game against Slippery Rock that produced a 34-31 win on September 29.

Burgess is 25 for 26 in extra points, with his lone miss being a blocked attempt against Lock Haven, and has converted 6 of 7 field goals.

Combined, McNelis and Burgess are 14 for 15 in field goals this year and, including Nick Wallace’s 11 for 13 last year, IUP kickers are 25 for 28 over the past two seasons.