WESTERN DIVISION 2018 PSAC West Capsules #1 Slippery Rock The Rock Quick Facts Quick Hits - Slippery Rock returns 18 starters from last season’s NCAA quarterfinalist team that Overall Record (‘18) ...........................................................11-3 went 7-0 on the way to winning the PSAC West title. Of those 18 returning starters, Home ........................................................................................5-1 11 have seed significant time in the starting lineup on defense. The Rock return nine Away ..........................................................................................6-2 players with at least 12 starts. Conference Record/Finish ......................................... 7-0/1st Starters Returning/Lost ................................................... 18/9 - The Rock were ranked seventh in the final 2018 Division II national poll released by the American Football Coaches Association. Slippery Rock has now been nationally Stadium ..................Mihalik-Thompson Stadium (10,000) ranked at least one week in each of the last seven years. History - The Rock have put together 10 consecutive winning seasons entering the 2019 PSAC Titles................................................................................ 11 campaign. Slippery Rock has claimed four of the last six PSAC West titles and five of NCAA Playoff Appearance (Record) .........................7 (7-7) the last eight divisional crowns. The Rock have reached the NCAA Division II quarterfinals twice in the last four years and have made four NCAA playoff Last NCAA Appearance .....................2018 - Quarterfinals appearances in the last six years. Overall All-Time Record ......................... 597-400-42 (.595) - Slippery Rock returns first team All-PSAC West quarterback Roland Rivers III, who Head Coach accounted for 3,318 yards of total offense last year after throwing for 2,721 yards Shawn Lutz (4th season) and 28 touchdowns and rushing for 597 yards and seven touchdowns. Career Record: 26-10 (4th) - Rock placekicker Jake Chapla, who has been All-PSAC as both a kicker and punter Record at Slippery Rock: same in each of the last two years, enters his senior season with 275 career points. Returning Starters 2018 Team Statistics/League Rank Offense (6) Defense (11) Offense Defense OT Chris Larsen R-Sr. DL Zach Bader R-Sr. Scoring: 37.2/3rd Scoring: 21.2/4th WR Henry Litwin R-Jr. DL Trey Blandford R-Sr. OG Ryan Podrogski Sr. DB/KR Eric Glover-Williams Sr. Rushing: 202.7/2nd Rushing: 140.6/2nd QB Roland Rivers III Sr. DB Dalton Holt Jr. Passing: 255.6/5th Passing: 232.6/9th C Austin Wayt R-Jr. DE Chad Kuhn R-Jr. Overall: 458.4/2nd Overall: 337.1/5th WR/KR Jermaine Wynn Jr. R-Jr. DT Jeff Marx R-So. LB Trysten McDonald Jr. Special Teams (4) DB Khadir Roberts Jr. P/K Jake Chapla Sr. DB Tyree Sprearman Sr. LS Jacob George So. LB Tim Vernick R-Jr. LB Brad Zaffram Sr. 2018 PSAC West Capsules #2 Cal U Vulcans Quick Hits - Cal U has tied for second in the PSAC West standings in each of the last two years and Quick Facts enters the 2019 campaign as the only PSAC program to win at least seven games each Overall Record (‘18) .............................................................7-4 year since 2005. Home ........................................................................................3-2 Away ..........................................................................................4-2 - Senior DB Lamont McPhatter II anchors the defense after being a consensus First-Team Conference Record/Finish ......................................5-2/t2nd All-American in 2018. He led NCAA Division II last season with 198 interception return yards while scoring a pair of defensive touchdowns. Starters Returning/Lost ................................................... 19/7 Stadium .......................................Adamson Stadium (6,500) - Sophomore QB Noah Mitchell directs the offense after being selected the 2018 PSAC West Freshman of the Year. He was first Cal U freshman to start a season-opener since 2004 and became the first Cal U quarterback chosen PSAC West Freshman of the Year History since 1987. PSAC Titles...................................................................................9 - The Vulcans led the league and ranked among the top 10 in the country last year with NCAA Playoff Appearance (Record) .........................7 (7-7) both a .487 third-down conversion percentage and 0.64 sacks allowed per game. Cal U Last NCAA Appearance ...........................2017 - 1st Round only allowed seven sacks on over 400 pass attempts last season. Overall All-Time Record ......................... 456-410-27 (.525) - Senior RB Nelson Brown finished fourth in NCAA Division II last season with 22 total touchdowns after scoring multiple touchdowns in eight games. He is the only returning Head Coach 1,000-yard running back in the PSAC this year after ranking fourth in the league with Gary Dunn (4th season) 1,201 rushing yards in 2018. Career Record: 27-8 (4th season) Record at California: same Returning Starters Offense (8) Defense (8) 2018 Team Statistics/League Rank OL Brenden Badstibner Jr. DB Aaron Brown Sr. Offense Defense RB Nelson Brown Sr. DL Gerald Brown So. WR Jordan Dandridge Sr. DL Stephon Brown Jr. Scoring: 33.1/5th Scoring: 25.6/8th OL Christian DiGalbo Sr. LB Breon Coke Sr. Rushing: 146.7/10th Rushing: 166.5/10th WR Tyson Hill Jr. DB Darrell Jackson So. Passing: 267.2/4th Passing: 189.8/2nd OL Eric Hudanick Jr. DB Jermal Martin, Jr. So. Overall: 413.9/5th Overall: 356.4/8th QB Noah Mitchell So. LB Marquise Martin Jr. TE Dylan Stallings Jr. DB Lamont McPhatter II Sr. Special Teams (2) K/P Brian Alsobrooks Jr. 1 RS Derrick Caraway So. WESTERN DIVISION 2018 PSAC West Capsules #3 IUP Crimson Hawks Quick Facts Overall Record (‘18) .............................................................8-3 Quick Hits - IUP returns 16 starters from last year’s team that went 8-3 and tied for second in the Home ........................................................................................4-2 PSAC West standings with a 5-2 division record. Away ..........................................................................................4-1 Conference Record/Finish ......................................5-2/t2nd - 11 of those 16 starters are previous All-PSAC West selections while four have earned All-American honors: OC Jeff Arnold, OG Colin McAllister, LB Damon Lloyd and CB JR Starters Returning/Lost ....................................................16-8 Stevens. Stadium ...........................George P. Miller Stadium (6,000) - One of the best programs in Division II history, IUP ranks in the top five in all-time win percentage (.673) and top 15 in all-time wins (568). History - Head coach Paul Tortorella enters his third season at the helm and carries a 21-4 record, the best two-year start in IUP history. PSAC Titles................................................................................ 18 NCAA Playoff Appearance (Record) ................. 18 (22-18) - The Crimson Hawks will break in a new starter at quarterback with the graduation of Last NCAA Appearance ........................... 2017- Semifinals four-year starter and former All-American Lenny Williams, who is arguably the top signal caller in program history. Overall All-Time Record ......................... 568-270-23 (.673) - Four starters – All-PSAC selections – return along the offensive line. Seniors Jeff Arnold, Head Coach Colin McAllister and Ken Roman, and junior Josh Dauberman have combined for 108 games played and 90 starts. Paul Tortorella (3rd season) Career Record: 21-4 (3rd season) - Senior linebackers Damon Lloyd and Nick Amendola enter their third year as starters. Record at IUP: same They have combined for four All-PSAC West selections and 480 career tackles. Returning Starters 2018 Team Statistics/League Rank Offense (9) Defense (7) Offense Defense RB Samir Bullock Sr. DE Dondrea Tillman Sr. Scoring: 33.0/6th Scoring: 21.5/6th RB Justice Evans Jr. DL Ernest Shockley R-Jr. WR JoJo Gause R-Sr. LB Damon Lloyd Sr. Rushing: 185.8/6th Rushing: 144.6/8th WR Dom McNeil R-Sr. LB Nick Amendola Sr. Passing: 199.1/11th Passing: 201.5/6th OG Colin McAllister R-Sr. DB JR Stevens R-Sr. Overall: 384.9/7th Overall: 346.2/7th OC Jeff Arnold R-Sr. DB Shaq Jones Sr. TE Grant Smith So. DB Kyeer Geisinger R-Jr. OG Josh Dauberman Jr. OT Ken Roman R-Sr. Special Teams (1) PK Dillon Sarka R-Sr. 2018 PSAC West Capsules #4 Mercyhurst Lakers Quick Hits Quick Facts - The Lakers return 15 of 22 starters from a year ago with seven on offense and eight Overall Record (‘18) .............................................................5-6 on defense. Mercyhurst returns their top two tacklers in linebackers Jake Tarasovitch Home ........................................................................................4-2 and Corbin Kessler. The duo combined for 152 tackles a season ago including nine Away ..........................................................................................1-4 tackles for loss. Conference Record/Finish .......................................3-4/t4th - Junior Garrett Owens returns after a strong sophomore campaign that saw him Starters Returning/Lost ................................................... 17/7 rank fourth in the PSAC in rushing yards per game with 110.6. Among the top 25 Stadium ...................................................... Tullio Field (2,300) rushers in the league he ranked second averaging 6.5 yards