WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME TWO: Wayne State (0-1, 0-1 GLIAC) vs. Truman State (0-1) | Detroit, Mich. (Tom Adams Field/6,439) | Sept. 12, 2015 | Noon | WDTK (1400 AM/92.7 FM) | Comcast TV ALL-TIME SERIES: Tied 2-2 | LAST MEETING: Oct. 11, 1975 in Kirskville, Mo. (WSU 41, TSU 7) Athletic Media Relations - Jeff Weiss, Senior Assoc. Athletics Director/Media Relations | [email protected] | Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Sports Information Director | [email protected] | Mary Walsh, Graduate Intern | [email protected] COACHING STAFF Head Coach ....................................................................... Paul Winters (Akron, 1980) 2015 SCHEDULE Overall Record/Year ................................................................................... 63-61/ 12th DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Wide Receivers Coach ............................................................................ E.J. Henderson 9/3 at #28-Michigan Tech* Houghton, Mich. L, 15-20 Defensive Line Coach / Recruiting Coordinator ................................... Scott Kazmierski ^ Linebackers Coach ................................................................................ Keith McKenzie 9/12 TRUMAN STATE DETROIT NOON Quarterbacks Coach.................................................................................. Jeff Reardon 9/19 MALONE*^ DETROIT 6 PM Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs Coach ..........................................Brad Wilson 9/26 at Northwood* Midland, Mich. 1 PM Offensive Line Coach .............................................................................. Scott Wooster * Tight Ends Coach ...................................................................................... Jason Kluzak 10/3 at Tiffin Tiffin, Ohio 3 PM Graduate Assistant Coach (Offensive Line) ............................................... Jeff Fantuzzi 10/10 GRAND VALLEY STATE*#^ DETROIT 6 PM Graduate Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) ................................................ Mike Kaiser *^ Graduate Assistant Coach (Defensive Backs) ......................................... Jordan Belfiori 10/17 NORTHERN MICHIGAN DETROIT NOON Graduate Assistant Coach (QBs & WRs) ..................................................... Rob Feeman 10/24 at Walsh* North Canton, Ohio 6 PM Assistant Linebackers Coach ................................................................. Matt Johnston 10/31 FINDLAY*^ DETROIT NOON Football Equipment Manager .............................................................. Terrance Woods *^ Head Athletic Trainer ............................................................................... Michael Chan 11/7 LAKE ERIE DETROIT NOON Head Strength & Conditioning Coach ................................................. Ruben Mendoza 11/14 at Hillsdale* Hillsdale, Mich. Noon GENERAL INFORMATION All Times Eastern | ^ Comcast | # Homecoming | * GLIAC Contest | Location ..................................................................................................Detroit, Mich. Founded ...............................................................................................................1868 HOME GAMES PLAYED AT TOM ADAMS FIELD Enrollment ................................................................ 25,619 (16,602 Undergraduate) Nickname ........................................................................................................Warriors TEAM COMPARISON Colors .................................................................................................. Green and Gold (LEAGUE RANK IN PARENTHESES) President ...........................................................................................Dr. M. Roy Wilson 15.0 (9th) POINTS/GAME Athletics Phone ..................................................................................... 313-577-4280 3.0 (5th) Director of Athletics .................................................................................Rob Fournier Affiliation ........................................................................................... NCAA Division II 20.0 (3rd) POINTS ALLOWED/GAME 31.0 (3rd) Conference ..........................................................................................................GLIAC First Year ..............................................................................................................1918 219.0 (10th) YARDS/GAME 171.0 (5th) All-Time Record ...................................................................359-473-29 (98th Season) Stadium ............................................................................................ Tom Adams Field 321.0 (3rd) Capacity/Surface ............................................................................... 6,439 / Field Turf 256.0 (2nd) YARDS ALLOWED/GAME Football Office Phone ............................................................................ 313-577-4288 TEAM INFORMATION 139.0 (9th) PASSING YARDS/GAME 51.0 (5th) 2014 Overall Record ............................................................................................... 7-4 2014 GLIAC Record ............................................................... 6-4 (T-3rd / GLIAC North) 80.0 (9th) RUSHING YARDS/GAME 120.0 (4th) Letterwinners Returning / Lost ........................................................................ 45 / 17 Offensive Letterwinners Returning / Lost .................................................... 21 / 10 47% (4th) 9.1% (5th) Defensive Letterwinners Returning / Lost .................................................... 22 / 7 THIRD DOWN % Special Teams Letterwinners Returning / Lost ................................................ 2 / 0 Starters Returning / Lost .................................................................................. 12 / 10 30:32 (4th) TIME OF POSSESSION 28:36 (3rd) Offensive Starters Returning / Lost ................................................................. 7 / 4 Defensive Starters Returning / Lost ................................................................. 5 / 6 TOP INDIVIDUALS Special Teams Returning / Lost ............................................................................. 1 / 0 Romello Brown Aaron Hartfield Newcomers / Transfers ....................................................................................... 30 / 1 44 RUSHING YARDS 60 WARRIOR TO WATCH: D.J. Zezula Devonte Black 128 PASSING YARDS 51 Anthony DeDamos (R-Jr., LB, Rockford, Mich. / Rockford Jamel Hicks Kyle Spratt Replacing 2014 All-American Nores Fradi might be a challenege for most programs. 67 RECEIVING YARDS 32 One game into the 2015 season, it looks like WSU has their guy. DeDamos led the Anthony DeDamos Austin Zoda Warrior defense with 15 total tackles in the season opener at Michigan Tech on Sept. 15 TACKLES 13 3 including eight solo stops. He recorded five tackles for loss (3 solo, 4 assisted), Anthony DeDamos adding up to 17 yards. The middle linebacker also assisted on a sack. In 2014, he TACKELS FOR LOSS Dominic Greenlee 5.0 1.5 was named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team and started all 11 games at middle linebacker. He tallied 70 total tackles (4.0 sacks, 12.0 TFL), picked off one pass and N/A INTERCEPTIONS N/A returned it 85 yards while also forcing and recovering two fumbles. @waynestwarriors WSUWarriors waynestateathletics on 2015 WAYNE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 1 SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS AFCA COACHES POLL (SEPTEMBER 7, 2015) Truman State was one of four teams to finish in a tie for second place Rank School (1st Votes) 2014 Rec. Pts. 2014 Rank last season in the GLVC – the second time in as many years – having 1. Minnesota State (24) 1-0 790 1 tallied a 5-3 conference record. The Bulldogs garnered 52 points in the 2. Colorado State-Pueblo (6) 1-0 773 2 3. West Georgia 1-0 722 4 GLVC preseason poll to finish second. As a first-year member in 2013, TSU 4. Northwest Missouri State 1-0 703 5 went 7-4 overall and 5-2 in the GLVC while nearly matching those marks 5. Pittsburg State 1-0 636 7 with a 6-4 overall and a 5-3 league mark just one year ago. Truman head 6. Ferris State 0-0 621 6 coach Gregg Nesbitt is in his sixth season in Kirksville, Missouri, fielding 7. Ohio Dominican 1-0 599 8 16 returning starters, led by a quartet of First Team All-GLVC honorees 8. Lenoir-Rhyne 1-0 546 10 in offensive lineman Brad Wellman, defensive lineman Nick Reichert, 9. Minnesota-Duluth 0-1 531 3 10. Delta State 1-0 480 14 defensive back Austin Zoda and kick returner Derek Hammann. The 11. Ouachita Baptist 1-0 475 12 Bulldogs dropped their season-opener, 31-3, at Midwestern State (Texas) 12. Angelo State 1-0 463 13 totaling just 171 total yards and turning the ball over on two occasions. 13. North Alabama 1-0 401 15 However, TSU did run for 120 yards in the loss. 14. Valdosta State 1-0 387 16 15. Sioux Falls 1-0 364 17 ALL-TIME SERIES 16. Colorado School of Mines 1-0 295 18 17. Azusa Pacific 1-0 286 19 The meeting between WSU and TSU will be the first since 1975 when 18. Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 231 22 Truman State was known as Northeast Missouri State. The series is split 19. Harding 1-0 204 21 at two wins for each side. WSU has taken the last two meetings. The two 20. Slippery Rock 1-0 143 24 programs have each won a home and road contest in the series. 21. Grand Valley State 1-0 107 25 22. Concord 0-1 94 9 LAST TIME OUT 23. Indianapolis 1-0 77 NR 24. Ashland 1-0 64 NR The Wayne State University football team (0-1 overall, 0-1 GLIAC) began 25. Shepard 1-0 60 NR its 2015 campaign with a 20-15 setback at Michigan Tech’s Sherman Field