WAYNESBURG YELLOW UNIVERSITY JACKET FOOTBALL 3-TIME PAC CHAMPIONS 1966 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 6 ECAC BOWL APPEARANCES THIS WEEK: Waynesburg is in action for GETTING BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS: the first time in two weeks following its The week after a bye has resulted in a annual bye. The Yellow Jackets were last mixed bag of success for Waynesburg on the field on Saturday, Oct. 20, when over the past few seasons. The Yellow they pulled out a 12-10 victory over Saint Jackets are 1-2 over the past three years, Vincent. Junior quarterback Tyler Perone with a 34-7 win coming against Thiel this threw the eventual game-winning past fall. However, one of the biggest When: Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 touchdown pass to Nick Moretti victories in recent program history Where: Case Western Reserve University late in the fourth quarter. Case occured after a two-week hiatus from Stadium: DiSanto Field experienced a much less competition in 2014. Following a hard- dramatic victory this past fought 21-14 defeat against Thomas Kickoff: 2 p.m. Saturday when it rolled vs. More on Nov. 1, the Jackets bounced SERIES RECORD: Case Western leads 3-1-0 past Bethany, 34-3. The Spartans held just back with a 31-28 overtime win over 11th- RADIO: WCYJ - FM 99.5 The Hive a 10-3 lead at halftime, but pulled away ranked Washington & Jefferson that has Announcers: Bruce Davidson, Brandon with 24 second-quarter points. become the stuff of program lore. Rossi and Josh Woodman Coaches: WAYNESBURG NOTES Chris Smithley 2018 SCHEDULE 2018 STATISTICAL LEADERS Alma Mater .... Waynesburg University, ‘08 Overall: 3-4; PAC: 3-3; Home: 2-2 Away: 1-2 Rushing Waynesburg Record .....6-12, 2nd Year Date Opponent Time/Score Chad Walker: 146 att., 599 yds., 2 TD, 74.9 avg. Overall Record ............................ 6-12 9/1 Muskingum L 31-24 Receiving vs. Case Western ........................... 0-1 9/8 Westminster* L 27-12 Nick Moretti: 36 rec., 413 yds., 2 TD, 51.6 avg. 9/15 @ Bethany* L 22-13 Passing 9/22 Geneva* W 10-7 Tyler Perone: 101-186, 1153 yds., 5 TD, 5 Int., 144.1 avg. Greg Debeljak 9/29 @ Thiel* W 24-21 Scoring Alma Mater ................ John Carroll, ‘88 10/6 Carnegie Mellon*# W 24-21 Garrett Horne: 4 FG, 7 PAT, 19 Points CWR Record ............. 109-44, 14th Year 10/13 @ Grove City* L 28-3 Punting Overall Record ........................ 109-44 10/20 @ Saint Vincent* W 12-10 Nik Gibson: 42 punts, 34.3 avg. 11/3 @ Case Western* 2 p.m. vs. Waynesburg ............................. 3-1 Tackles 11/10 Wash. & Jeff.*% 1:30 p.m. Tyler Smith: 39 (s), 24 (a), 63 (t), 12.0 TFL * - PAC Game, # - Homecoming, % - Senior John-Glen Davis: 30 (s), 27 (a), 57 (t), 7.0 TFL Day Garrett Hepner: 29 (s), 22 (a), 51 (t), 8.0 TFL THE SERIES: After winning a 35-15 contest in its first meeting against CASE WESTERN NOTES Case Western Reserve in 2014, the Spartans’ first year in the PAC, 2018 SCHEDULE 2018 STATISTICAL LEADERS Waynesburg has dropped three- Overall: 7-1; PAC: 6-1; Home: 3-0; Away: 4-1 Rushing Sam Jenkins: 96 att., 385 yds., 2 TD, 48.0 avg. straight games to the Cleveland- Date Opponent Time/Score based school. The three losses have 9/1 Rochester W 38-10 Receiving Colt Morgan: 63 rec., 888 yds., 16 TD, 111.0 avg. come by an average of 31.3 points 9/15 @ Grove City* W 49-23 9/22 Thiel* W 63-20 Passing per contestDuring the 2017 season, Drew Saxton: 173-268, 2375 yds., 28 TD, 6 Int., 296.9 avg. 9/29 @ Westminster* W 35-14 the Yellow Jackets fell 56-21 to a Scoring 10/6 @ Wash. & Jeff.* L 44-36 Case team that ended up making Colt Morgan: 16 TD, 96 Points 10/13 Saint Vincent*# W 37-7 it to the second round of the NCAA Punting 10/20 @ Geneva* W 27-7 Chase Witte: 24 punts, 35.9 avg. Tournament, where it fell to eventual 10/27 @ Bethany* W 34-3 national champion Mount Union. Tackles 11/3 Waynesburg* 2 p.m. Isaac Withrow: 26 (s), 42 (a), 68 (t), 3.0 TFL Tyler Perone threw three touchdown 11/10 Carnegie Mellon*% 2 p.m. Joshua Smith: 26 (s), 36 (a), 62 (t), 3.5 TFL passes in 2017, including two to * - PAC Game, # - Homecoming, % - Senior Patrick Crossey: 23 (s), 35 (a), 58 (t), 0.5 TFL current sophomore JaWuan Jones. Day Page 1 3-TIME PAC CHAMPIONS 1966 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 6 ECAC BOWL APPEARANCES WAYNESBURG GAME NOTES Case Western Reserve Head Coach: Greg Debeljak has become the most ac- UNIVERSITY complished coach in the history of the Case Western Reserve University football Location .............Waynesburg, Pa. 15370 program since being named to the position on March 24, 2004. In his 14 seasons Enrollment ......................................... 2,500 with the team, he has compiled an impressive overall record of 102-43 (.703) and led the Spartans to a 38-game regular season winning streak from 2006-10. Debel- Nickname ..........................Yellow Jackets jak guided the Spartans to three consecutive undefeated (10-0) regular seasons, Colors ...............................Orange & Black NCAA Playoff appearances and University Athletic Association titles from 2007-09. Debeljak served as CWRU’s head coach/offensive coordinator for three seasons Stadium (Capacity) ......... Wiley Stadium (4,000) before being named head coach. Prior to coming to Case Western Reserve, De- Stadium Surface .......................... FieldTurf beljak spent 12 years as an assistant (1988-00) at his alma mater, John Carroll Uni- versity. Debeljak earned both his bachelor’s (1988) and master’s (1995) degrees Conference .............. Presidents’ Athletic from John Carroll, and he played basketball and football for the Blue Streaks. President .................. Douglas G. Lee, J.D. Scouting the Spartans: Not surprisingly, the 19th-ranked team in the country has Director of Athletics ...........Larry Marshall enjoyed more than its share of accolades this year. The high-powered Case Head Football Coach .......Chris Smithley Western Reserve offense is led by freshman quarterback Drew Saxton, a native Football office Phone ..........(724) 852-3245 of Western Pennsylvania and a graduate of South Fayette High School. Saxton is a four-time PAC Rookie of the Week and a one-time PAC Offensive Player of the Week. His top target this year has been sophomore wide receiver Colt Morgan, HISTORY who has also been named PAC Offensive Player of the Week and has quickly developed into one of the most dangerous targets in Division III. While not as First Year of Football .......................... 1895 widely acclaimed as the offense, the Case defense has also been impressive. The unit is led by the three-time defending PAC Defensive Player of the Week, senior All-Time Record ............ 467-429-38 114 seasons defensive end Cameron Brown. He is also featured on the current D3Football. All-Time Post-Season Record ...............3-6 (.333) com Team of the Week. Freshman defensive back Colin Schuster is also the cur- Years in Post-Season Play ....................... 9 rent PAC Rookie of the Week. During its recent 34-3 win over Bethany, the Case defense held the Bison to 98 yards of total offens. ASSISTANT COACHES Spartans Air Raid: Behind the arm of Saxton, Case Western has fielded one of the top passing games not just in the PAC but also in all of NCAA DIII. The freshman Scott Venick - Asst. Head Coach, standout ranks 11th in the country in passing yards (2,375) with 28 touchdowns Defensive Coordinator and only six interceptions. Saxton is also 13th in the country in passing efficiency. Brian Radakovich - Wide Receivers Case Western ranks first in the PAC and 10th in NCAA DIII in passing offense av- / Pass Game Coordinator eraging nearly 323 yards per game. The Spartans complete 65.3 percent of their Zach Sterling - Offensive Line / Run passes which is good for 20th in the country. If not for Saxton drawing so much attention, sophomore wide receiver Colt Morgan would likely be the star of the Game Coordinator offense. Morgan ranks 13th in country in yards (888), second in touchdowns (16), Russ Moore - Offensive Tackles / 16th in yards per game (111) and is tied for 10th in receptions per game (7.9). Tight Ends / Equipment Manager Brent Blacharczyk - Graduate Assistant (Defense) Dalton Wildman - Graduate WAYNESBURG/CASE WESTERN ALL-TIME SERIES Assistant (Defense) OVERALL SERIES: Case Western leads 3-1-0 Andy Palko - Head Athletic Trainer LAST THREE WAYNESBURG - CASE WESTERN MEETINGS Year ......Score ............................................................. WAY’s Record ..........CWR’s Record 2017......56-21 Case Western ......................................... 2-8 ............................11-1 2016......35-7 Case Western ........................................... 2-8 .............................9-1 2015......45-14 Case Western ......................................... 3-7 .............................7-3 2018 GAME STATS OFFENSE DEFENSE Waynesburg ............... Case Western Waynesburg ............... Case Western 15.2................Scoring/Game ............39.9 20.9................Scoring/Game ............16.9 Waynesburg University 99.0.......... Rushing Yards/Game .....153.0 139.6........ Rushing Yards/Game .......96.8 4.0...............Rushing Yards/Att. ............2.9 2.9...............Rushing Yards/Att. ............4.2 Sports Information 91-173-5 ........ Passing (C-A-I) . 143-260-10 144-255-6 ...... Passing (C-A-I) ... 194-297-7 51 West College Street 164.2.........Passing Yards/Game .....183.1 Waynesburg, PA 15370 186.5.........Passing Yards/Game .....322.9 303.9.........Total Offense/Game .....279.9 Sports Info. Director: Bobby Fox 285.5.........Total Offense/Game .....475.9 21.8...........Kick Return Average ........21.7 Phone: 724-852-3334 Fax: 724-852-6286 18.4...........Kick Return Average ........19.7 7.0............ Punt Return Average .......10.1 E-Mail: [email protected] 9.8...........