Black Bear Football 2015 Game Notes / Weekly Release @BlackBearsFB Assistant Athletic Director Community Engagement/Football Contact: Tyson McHatten Email: [email protected] Phone: (207) 581-3596 Address: 5747 Memorial Gymnasium, Orono, ME 04469 Website: www.GoBlackBears.com Game #8 Villanova Game Storylines 3 Maine (3-4, 3-1 CAA) at Maine (3-4, 3-1 CAA) looks for its third-straight CAA victory when it travels to take on Villanova (3-4, 2-2 CAA) on Saturday evening at 7:30 Villanova (3-4, 2-2 CAA) p.m. live on NBCSN. 3 4GAME INFORMATION Maine and Villanova are deadlocked at nine wins each in the all-time When ______________________Saturday, Oct. 31 series and have traded wins each of the past five years, with the visiting team Where ________________________Villanova, PA winning five-straight. Last season, Villanova defeated Maine 41-20 in Oro- Stadium (Capacity) ___Villanova Stadium (12,500) Surface __________________________ Astro Play no. The Black Bears are 4-5 all-time at Villanova and defeated the Wildcats Kickoff ___________________________ 7:30 PM 37-35 in their last visit in 2013. Offense has been easy to find in the past five Series Record __________________ Series tied 9-9 meetings as the winning team has scored at least 35 points in each of the last Current Series Winning Streak _______ Villanova 1 five meetings. 4TOP 25 RANKINGS 3Last weekend, the Black Bears hit three field goals, rushed for a score and (STATS INC./FCS COACHES) Maine ________________________________ --/-- added a defensive touchdown in a 23-10 victory over Stony Brook. In the Villanova ____________________________ rv/rv win, Maine limited Stony Brook to just 10-yards rushing. In its three wins, 4HEAD COACHES Maine has held opponents to seven total rush yards (-8, 5, 10). Maine _____________Jack Cosgrove (Maine ‘78) 3Villanova enters the weekend 1-3 in its last four after most recently falling Career Record (Seasons) ____ 129-131 (23rd season) by a score of 28-21 at Towson. Towson returned two interceptions for scores, vs. Villanova ____________________________7-6 Villanova _______________________Andy Talley including one with 4:44 left, to secure the win. Matt Gudzak ran for a Career Record (Seasons) __246-150-2 (35th overall); career-high 96-yards and a score to lead the offense, which totaled 412-yards 218-132-1 (30-Villanova) in the loss. vs. Maine ______________________________9-9 3Maine ranks second in the league in rush defense (108.3 ypg) and will 4TELEVISION/WEB STREAM meet Villanova’s sixth ranked rush offense (161.4). The Wildcats currently TV: NBCSN WEB: NBCSN Live Extra rank second in the CAA in total defense (298.4 ypg). Maine ranks third in Talent: Mike Corey (PxP), Ross Tucker (Color) the league in sacks (20) while Villanova is last in sacks against (22). 4RADIO The game will be broadcast throughout the state Tale Of The Tape of Maine on the Black Bear Sports Network. Rich Kimball (play-by-play) and Bob Lucy (color) will Team Statistics Individual Leaders handle the call of the game. Kimball and Lucy are Maine (CAA Rank) _____Category ___ Villanova (CAA Rank) Maine _____________ Category ___________ Villanova in their 19th season of calling Black Bear football, 18.0 (8th) ____________ Points ____________ 20.6 (6th) D. Collins (1,005) ______ Passing Yards ____ Z. Bednarczyk (803) and Saturday’s game will be the 216th Black Bear 314.3 (8th) __________ Total Offense _________ 355.9 (4th) D. Belcher (3) _________Passing TDs ______Z. Bednarczyk (6) football game for the duo. 118.7 (9th) __________Rushing Yards _________ 161.4 (6th) N. Beckford (365) ______ Rushing Yards ________ J. White (395) City ______________________________ Affiliate 195.6 (4th) __________Passing Yards _________ 194.4 (5th) N. Beckford (4) ________Rushing TDs _______J. Robertson (3) Augusta __________________ WVQM-FM 101.3 8/5 __________ Rushing TDs / Passing TDs _________ 11/9 M. Wright (38) _________ Receptions ________ K. Gulyas (26) Bangor ___________________ WVOM-FM 103.9 30:27 (6th) _____ Offensive Time of Possession _____ 29:10 (7th) M. Wright (498) _______Receiving Yards ______ K. Gulyas (432) Millinocket__________________ WSYY-AM 1240 23.6 (5th) _________ Points Allowed __________ 19.7 (3rd) M. Wright (3) ________ Receiving TDs _________K. Gulyas (4) Portland _____________________ WJJB-FM 96.3 325.3 (5th) __________Total Defense _________ 298.4 (2nd) R. Samuels (49) _________ Tackles __________ D. Cherry (60) Portland ___________________ WLOB-AM 1310 108.3 (2nd) ______ Rushing Yards Allowed ______ 137.0 (5th) T. Bates (5.0) ____________Sacks ______ T. Kpassagnon (4.5) Portland ___________________ WRED-AM 1440 217.0 (9th) _______ Passing Yards Allowed _______ 161.4 (3rd) P. Ricard (10.0) __________ TFL ___________D. Cherry (9.0) Rockland _________________ WVOM-AM 1450 13/8 _________Rushing / Passing TDs Allowed _________ 7/7 Baltimore/Samuels (2) ____ Interceptions ____ McCurry, Smith (2) 29:33 ________ Defensive Time of Possession ________ 30:50 J. Flores (2.8) _______ Punt Return Avg. ____ J. McClenton (6.7) 4INTERNET +1 (T-5th) _________Turnover Margin ___________-2 (8th) J. DeVaughn (21.5) _____ Kick Return Avg _____ M. Gudzak (20.7) The game can be heard live over the internet at www. GoBlackBears.com(.) Click on the “audio” link on 2015 Black Bear Schedule the Football schedule to hear the call of the game! Live, in-game stats will also be provided at www. Overall: 3-4 CAA: 3-1 Home: 2-1 Road: 1-3 Neutral: 0-0 GoBlackBears.com (.) 4INSIDE THIS ISSUE Date Opponent (Rank) Sco./Time Attend. TV/Web Game Note(s) Villanova Game Quick Facts ________________ 1 9/5 at Boston College L, 24-3 29,262 ESPN3 Defense limits BC to 155 pass yards; 10 TFLs, 2 sacks Media Information ________________________ 2 9/19 at Tulane L, 38-7 21,114 ESPN3 Wright 8 catches, 107 yards; Collins 1st TD of 2015 for Maine Broadcaster’s Guide _______________________ 3 9/26 Rhode Island* W, 27-17 7,535 ASN Baltimore w/ 2 INTs, Beckford w/ 2 TDs, URI -8 rush yards Maine/Villanova Depth Charts _____________4-5 Villanova Notes __________________________ 6 10/3 at Richmond* (6/8) L, 48-17 7,228 WVII-ABC 7 Collins first TD pass of his season, 9 tkls Samuels Notes _________________________________7-9 10/10 at UAlbany* W, 39-7 8,500 TWC First road win, 469-yards total offense Career/Game Highs ____________________10-12 10/17 Yale! L, 21-10 7,351 WVII-ABC 7 Maine leads 7-3 at half, Samuels totals 15 tkls Season Standing/Record When ______________ 13 CAA/Opponents ________________________ 14 10/24 Stony Brook* W, 23-10 4,144 WVII-ABC 7 Bates fumble rtn TD, Def. holds SBU to 10 yds rushing Last Time it Happened ____________________ 15 10/31 at Villanova* (rv/rv) 7:30 PM -- NBCSN NCAA Statistical Rankings_______________16-17 11/7 Towson* 7:00 PM -- American Sports Network Statistics _____________________________18-25 2015 Box Scores _______________________26-29 11/14 Elon* 12:30 PM -- WVII-ABC 7 | WPME | Fox College Sports Rosters ______________________________30-31 11/21 at New Hampshire* (rv/rv) 1:00 PM -- 50th Anniversary Tangerine Bowl ____________ 32 All Times ET // *-CAA Contest // !-Homecoming // (Stats Inc. / FCS Coaches Top 25 Polls) #WorkinToWin 1 Media Information Interview Policies Listen to Maine Football 4INTERVIEWS 4COACH COSGROVE RADIO SHOW All requests for player interviews, either in person or via phone, must be requested through the The Coach Cosgrove Show made its season debut on Sept. , and will continue every Thursday all Maine Athletic Media Relations Office and Assistant AD for Community Engagement - Media season long. Hosted by Brian Sullivan at Seasons Sports Lounge in Bangor, the show covers an Tyson McHatten at (207) 581-3596. array of topics related to Maine football, and can be heard on the Black Bear Sports Network and Typical Weekly Interview Availability Schedule: on GoBlackBears.com . Monday ________________________________________________ Off Day 4COSGROVE ON THE RADIO IN BANGOR, PORTLAND, AND AUGUSTA Tuesday _______________ 1-2:15 p.m. (before meetings); after practice (approx. 6 p.m.) Throughout the regular season (beginning with the Norfolk State week and running through Wednesday ____________ 1-2:15 p.m. (before meetings); after practice (approx. 6 p.m.) the New Hampshire game and playoffs), Maine head coach Jack Cosgrove can be heard on radio Thursday ______________ 1-2:15 p.m. (before meetings); after practice (approx. 6 p.m.) stations throughout the state of Maine via the Black Bear Sports Network. Coach Cosgrove can Friday ______________________________Travel Day or Alfond Stadium walk-thru be heard throughout the Bangor area all during game week via “Inside Black Bear Sports” seg- Practices end approximately around 6 p.m. Media members wishing to do interviews after ments on WVOM 103.9 FM. Those same “Inside Black Bear Sports” segments can also be heard practice are advised to arrive on campus by 5:30 p.m., to ensure interviews will be conducted. in the Augusta and Rockland areas on WVQM 101.3 FM, WSYY 1240 AM and WRKD 1450 AM. Cosgrove will also do a segment with Chris Sedenka on WJAB-AM (1440) and WJAB-FM (96.3) 4PRACTICE in Portland on Thursday afternoons (show airs 3-7 p.m.). All practices are open for the media to attend. Interviews can be conducted with players and 4WEEKLY CAA FOOTBALL COACHES TELECONFERENCE coaches immediately following practice. The CAA Football coaches will hold a weekly teleconference for the media beginning Monday, Aug. 25. The call will take place each Monday throughout the entire 2014 season. The scheduled calls will come to an end when the final CAA Football squad completes the 2014 NCAA Division Weekly Release/Game Notes I playoffs. Coaches will only participate in the postseason calls if their teams are still alive in 4MAINE FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE / GAME NOTES championship play.