(RV) SLIPPERY ROCK FOOTBALL ROCK GAME NOTES Jon Holtz, Director of Athletic Communication | [email protected] | Office: 724.738.4925 | Cell: 585.734.2185 GAME 9 - CLARION at THE ROCK Date .............................. Saturday, Oct. 28 TALE OF THE TAPE Time ................................................1 p.m. Location ....................... Slippery Rock, Pa. Venue ...........Mihalik-Thompson Stadium THE ROCK STAT CATEGORY CLARION Capacity .........................................10,000 307............................... Scoring (Total Points) ................................117 SLIPPERY ROCK Surface ....... AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D CLARION 38.4..................................Points per Game ................................... 14.6 “THE ROCK” Last Meeting .......Oct. 29, 2016 at Clarion “GOLDEN EAGLES” 197................................. First Downs (Total) ..................................136 (6-2, 3-2 PSAC) .................................... Clarion won 27-23 (1-7, 1-4 PSAC) 813................................Rushing Yards (Total) .............................1,119 101.6..........................Rushing Yards per Game...........................114.9 LIVE COVERAGE 12......................................... Rushing TD ............................................ 5 Live Stats ................................................. sidearmstats.com/sru/football 2,845.............................Passing Yards (Total) ..............................1,386 Live Stats for Media .....................sidearmstats.com/sru/football/media 355.6.......................... Passing Yards per Game ...........................173.3 Live Audio ................................97.7 FM (Butler County) / 977rocks.com 26..........................................Passing TD ............................................ 8 Live Streaming Video ...................................... RockAthletics.com/watch 3,658..............................Total Yards Offense ...............................2,305 Watch on Your TV ....................................Rock Athletics Digital Network 457.2..........................Yards Offense per Game ...........................288.1 Available for Free on ...........Amazon FireTV , Apple TV, Roku, Android TV 41......................................Total TD Scored ....................................... 14 Announcers ...............................Bob Cupp, Glenn Thompson, Ty Friel 270............................Opp. Scoring (Total Points) ............................234 33.8............................. Opp. Points per Game ..............................29.3 ALL-TIME SERIES 1,682.........................Opp. Rushing Yards (Total) ..........................1,426 Slippery Rock and Clarion are meeting for the 80th time in a series that 210.2.......................... Opp. Rushing per Game ...........................161.5 dates back to 1910. The Rock own a distinct edge in the series at 52- 20.....................................Opp. Rushing TD ...................................... 13 24-3 all-time and have won 17 of the last 20 meetings. Clarion snapped 1,862.........................Opp. Passing Yards (Total) .........................1,910 a six-game skid last year to win the Milk Jug for the first time. Slippery 232.8.......................... Opp. Passing per Game ...........................238.8 Rock is 6-1 in the series since the “trophy” was introduced in 2010. 15..................................... Opp. Passing TD ...................................... 15 3,544.............................. Opp. Total Offense ...............................3,202 First Meeting: 1910 (SRU won 39-0) Most Points Scored (CU): 54 (1996) 443.0.......................... Opp. Offense per Game ...........................400.3 Last Meeting: 2016 (CU won 27-23) Biggest Win Margin (CU): 43-0 (1985) 18........................................ Sacks (Total) ........................................... 7 Current Streak: Clarion +1 Most Points Scored (SRU): 65 (2015) 5............................................INT (Total) ............................................. 8 at Clarion (since ‘59): SRU leads 16-9-2 Biggest Win Margin (SRU): 65-13 (2015) at SRU (since ‘59): SRU leads 21-9-1 Milk Jug Trophy Wins: SRU leads 6-1 32 (40.1) ...................... Punts (Avg. per Punt) ........................59 (32.8) 42 (21.1) ................... Kick Returns (Avg. Yards) .....................37 (15.9) COACHING MATCHUP 17 (15.7) ...................Punt Returns (Avg. Yards) .......................18 (9.3) Slippery Rock head coach Shawn Lutz is in his 22nd overall season at 60-of-117 (51%) ............... 3rd-Down Conv. ............. 29-of-124 (23.4%) The Rock and his second as head coach, where he owns a 13-6 record 9-of-12 (75%) ................... 4th-Down Conv. ................. 4-of-14 (28.6%) after posting a 7-4 mark in his first season. Prior to that, he served 69 (78.5) ...................... Penalties (Avg. Yards) ........................58 (73.8) four years as the associate head coach and eight as the defensive 7...........................................INT Thrown ............................................ 9 coordinator and defensive line coach. Lutz has been a member of the 9 (3) ...................................Fumbles (lost) .....................................5 (3) coaching staff for eight of SRU’s PSAC West titles. He played tight end 73.1...............................Avg. Plays per Game ................................66.9 at West Virginia University, graduating in 1996, and earned a master’s degree in sport management from SRU in 2003. 2017 ROCK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Chris Weibel is in his third season as the head coach at Clarion and 9/2 at Kentucky State University ....................................... W, 42-21 his 14th overall season as a member of the staff at his Alma Mater. 9/9 [1] #24 WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY ......................... W, 49-42 Weibel spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach before being promoted 9/16 [2] LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY..................................... W, 33-7 to head coach. He led Clarion from a 2-9 record in 2014 to a 7-4 mark 9/23 at Gannon University * ............................................... W, 49-45 in 2015 in his first season at the helm of the program and is 5-14 since 9/30 [3] #5 CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY (PA) * ................ W-OT, 47-44 for an overall record of 12-18. Weibel played quarterback for Clarion, 10/7 at Mercyhurst University * .......................................... W, 31-28 graduating in 1998. 10/14 [4] #3 INDIANA UNIVERSITY (PA) * ............................L, 17-34 REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RANKINGS 10/21 at Edinboro University * ................................................L, 39-49 The NCAA released its first set of official Super Region rankings this 10/28 [5] CLARION UNIVERSITY * .......................................... 1 p.m. week. The rankings are used to determine which seven teams from 11/4 at Seton Hill University * ...................................................Noon each of the four Super Regions will make the NCAA playoffs after the 11/11 at Kutztown University (or PSAC title game) .....................Noon final week of the regular season (Nov. 11). Slippery Rock finds itself in a prime position in Super Region One at No. 5 in the first set of rankings. Home Games in BOLD CAPS Indiana (Pa.) sits atop the rankings, followed by Assumption, Shepherd, Findlay, SRU, West Chester and Kutztown rounding out the top seven. * PSAC West Games [3] Military, First Responders Day The Rock are receiving votes in the AFCA Division II national poll, two [1] Hall of Fame Game [4] Homecoming spots outside the top 25 this week after dropping from a season-high [2] Family Day/Village Fest [5] Senior Day ranking of No. 9 two weeks ago. Complete national polls are on page 10. Rock Football Game Notes - 1 SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY FACTS HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE Name of School ..................................................Slippery Rock University Rock football teams have compiled a 159-66 (.707) record the last 42 City/Zip Code ....................................................Slippery Rock, Pa./16057 seasons in games played at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium (formerly known Founded ........................................................................................... 1889 as N. Kerr Thompson Stadium). The Rock own a 60-21 (.741) home Enrollment ...................................................................................... 8,895 record since artificial turf was installed in the summer of 2003 and are Nickname ...................................................................................The Rock 56-14 (.800) in home games since 2005. School Colors .............................................. Green (PMS 342) and White Affiliation ........................................................................NCAA Division II The numbers get even better in recent years, as The Rock are 25-2 Conference ................................. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (.926) since the beginning of 2013 and have posted a 38-6 (.864) record Interim President ............................................................... Dr. Philip Way at home since the beginning of the 2010 season. SRU has posted four Director of Athletics .............................................................. Paul Lueken flawless home seasons since 2010, including a 7-0 mark in 2015 that Home Field ................................................... Mihalik-Thompson Stadium included a pair