MARIAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2012 #MUKNIGHTS #MUVSUSF Dr. Geoffre N. Sherman • Director of Sports Information • O: 317.955.6125 • F: 317.955.6121 • [email protected] muknights.com • twitter.com/MUKnights • facebook.com/marianuniversityknights • youtube.com/marianuathletics TOP 10 MSFA BATTLE IS NAIA GAME OF THE WEEK #7 SaInt FranCIS (4-1; 2-0) VS. #1 MarIan UnIVerSIty (5-0; 2-0) The No. 1-ranked Knights play host to No. 7-ranked Saint Francis (Ind.) in a potential battle for the MSFA Date: October 13, 2012 Kickoff: 1 p.m. (EDT) Mideast League title. The Knights are 1-4 all-time against Location: St.Vincent Health Field (3,000) - Indianapolis, Ind. USF, but are coming off a 40-13 win at USF last season. Radio: Knights Football Radio Network (89.1 FM): Dr. David Pierce (p-b-p) & Isaac Jean (color) Thanks to nearly 400 fans, the game was voted as the NAIA Internet Audio & Video: MUKNIGHTS.com Game of the Week on a Facebook poll conducted by the NAIA. The game will air LIVE on the Knights Football Radio Network beginning at 12:45 p.m. and it will also be video-streamed LIVE at MUKNIGHTS.com. SCOUTING THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IND.) The No. 7-ranked Cougars are coming in off a bye week and are riding high after a win over then-No. 1 Saint Xavier University two weeks ago. USF’s only defeat came at the hands of No. 16-ranked Saint Ambrose (Iowa) earlier in the season. Location: ...................................................Fort Wayne, Ind. Location: ...................................................Indianapolis, Ind. Antoin Campbell leads the way for USF in the rushing Enrollment: ...................................................................2,300 Enrollment: ...................................................................2,550 game. Campbell has amassed 573 yards on 99 car- Nickname: ................................................................ Cougars Nickname: ..................................................................Knights ries and has scored eight touchdowns for USF. USF Colors: .............................. Royal Blue, Black and White Colors: ............................................Marian Blue and Gold has 20 rushing touchdowns this season as a team. Conference:.............................................MSFA (Mideast) Conference:.............................................MSFA (Mideast) Josh Miller and David Yoder have split snaps under Head Coach: .................................................. Kevin Donley Head Coach: ........................Ted Karras, Jr. (6th year) center for the Cougars in 2012. Wesley Hunsucker Overall Record: ..................................258-117-1 (.688) Overall Record: ............................................55-38 (.591) has also seen action for USF this season. Miller is Record at USF: .........................................144-32 (.818) Record at MU: .............................................41-22 (.651) 49-of-89 for 554 yards and four touchdowns this 2011 Overall Record: ....................................9-3 (.750) 2011 Overall Record: .................................12-1 (.923) season, while Yoder is 29-of-45 for 380 yards and 2011 MSFA Record: ......................................3-2 (.600) 2011 MSFA Mideast Record: ................5-0 (1.000) a touchdowns. The majority of action for Hunsucker came in USF’s 76-14 win over Concordia. 2012 MARIAN UNIVERSITY SCHEDULE Austin Coleman leads the receiving corps with 21 Aug 25 at Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) W, 35-0 Ward Field - Bourbonnais, Ill. catches for 300 yards and four touchdowns. Clay- Sept 1 vs. #11 Bethel University (Tenn.)# W, 31-7 Sawyers Stadium - Dyersburg, Tenn. ton Smith is the only other Cougar with a receiving Sept 8 at Siena Heights University (Mich.)* W, 31-3 O’Laughlin Stadium - Adrian, Mich. touchdown in 2012. Coleman has also returned a Sept 15 BYE WEEK kickoff for a touchdown in 2012. Sept 22 #15 Grand View University (Iowa) W, 31-20 St.Vincent Health Field Defensively, Justin Juarez leads USF with 42 tack- Sept 29 BYE WEEK les and has four tackles for loss. Brody Kalbaugh Oct 6 at Taylor University (Ind.)* W, 49-21 Trojan Stadium - Upland, Ind. has 36 tackles in just three games and has a sack Oct 13 #7 University of Saint Francis (Ind.)* 1 p.m. St.Vincent Health Field - Indianapolis as well as a tackle for loss. Oct 20 Concordia University (Mich.)* 1 p.m. St.Vincent Health Field - Indianapolis With the win over Concordia, Kevin Donley became Oct 27 #22 Menlo College (Calif.) 1 p.m. St.Vincent Health Field - Indianapolis the all-time winningest coach in NAIA history with Nov 3 at #6 Saint Xavier University (Ill.)* 2 p.m. Deaton Field - Chicago, Ill. 257 career victories and now has 258 for his career. Nov 17 NAIA Football Championship Series TBD Campus Sites Nov 24 NAIA Football Championship Series TBD Campus Sites #1 MU MAKES IT 20 STRAIGHT, 49-21 Dec 1 NAIA Football Championship Series TBD Campus Sites The No. 1-ranked Knights made it 20 straight regular season Dec 15 NAIA National Championship Game TBD Barron Stadium - Rome, Ga. wins with a 49-21 victory at Taylor on Saturday. The Knights used the running game and balanced that with an efficient day ^ - denotes game televised on Hometown Sports Indiana from senior Adam Wiese for the four-touchdown win. * - denotes MSFA Mideast League games Sophomore Tevin Lake rushed for a school record - All game times are Eastern Standard Time 229 yards on 34 carries and scored four touchdowns to tie the school record he set last season. He also KNIGHTS SWEEP MSFA WEEKLY AWARDS KnIGHtS In tHe 2012 naIa tOp 25 pOll caught three balls for 64 yards, including a key 28-yard The Knights swept all three MSFA Mideast League SPRING (04.18)....................................... 3 (313 points) reception. Wiese finished 22-of-31 for 262 yards and Player of the Week awards on Monday after the 49- PReSeASON (08.06) ............................. 3 (217 points) had two TD passes for MU. He hit 11 different receiv- 21 win on Saturday. WEEK 1 (09.10)...................................... 2 (301 points) ers with Lake notching the most yards and freshman Sophomore Tevin Lake earned his third offensive hon- WEEK 2 (09.17)...................................... 2 (301 points) Anthony Jones Jr. notching a team-high five catches. or of the season, while junior Robert Palmer earned WEEK 3 (09.24)...................................... 2 (301 points) WEEK 4 (10.01)...................................... 1 (312 points) his second defensive award of the campaign. Junior The defense was led by junior Taylor Howenstine, who WEEK 5 (10.08)...................................... 1 (313 points) had nine total tackles. Junior Robert Palmer had six Clifford Brown earned the special teams award after WEEK 6 (10.15)..................................................................... tackles and one interception to go with two pass break- leading the Knights to great field position throughout WEEK 7 (10.22)..................................................................... ups. Senior Garrett Pritt and junior Taylor Maxey each the contest. WEEK 8 (10.29)..................................................................... added an interception for the Knights. The Knights have had eight players honored in 2012 WEEK 9 (11.05)..................................................................... The Trojans amassed 381 yards of total offense, but and have had 35 players earn the MSFA honors since FINAL (11.11) .......................................................................... were held to just 57 yards on the ground. the program’s inception in 2007. POSTSeASON (12.18) ......................................................... 2011 MSFA Mideast leAgue chAMpionS • 2011 nAiA SeMiFinAliStS #MUKnIGHtS #MUVSUSF • 2011 MSFa MIdeaSt CHaMpIOnS tHe SaInt FranCIS (Ind.) GaMe - OCtOber 13, 2012 - 2 MU deFeatS GVU, 31-20, In naIa GaMe OF tHe WeeK WeatHer SHOrtenS 31-7 rOMp The Knights opened the 2012 home season in After opening the season with a 35-0 win, the style with a 31-20 victory over No. 15 Grand View Knights kept rolling at the NAIA Big River Bowl. MU in the NAIA Game of the Week on Homecoming at earned a convincing 31-7 win over No. 11 Bethel St.Vincent Health Field. A crowd of 4,450 saw MU University (Tenn.) in a lightning-shortened, three- live up to their No. 2 ranking and earn another top quarter game. The Knights jumped on the Wildcats 25 victory. with a first-drive touchdown and never looked back. Sophomore Tevin Lake amassed 126 yards on a Tevin Lake led the way with 19 rushes for 137 career-high 30 carries and had two touchdowns in yards and Adam Wiese went 12-for-16 for 161 leading MU to the victory. He also earned his second yards passing and three passing scores. MSFA MeL Offensive Player of the Week honor for The defense played stellar, once again. The 2012 naIa FOOtball COaCHeS’ tOp 25 pOll - WeeK #5 the effort. Knights limited Bethel to just 117 yards of total OCTOBER 8, 2012 Senior Adam Wiese finished 23-for-33 for 294 offense and just 37 of those yards through the air. 1st place rk. LW School Votes Record Pts. passing yards and two touchdowns and hit nine dif- Redshirt freshman Ryan Hartnett led the defense with 1 1 MarIan (Ind.)* 12 5-0 313 ferent receivers in the win. eight tackles (four solo), two tackles-for-loss, a sack and 2 2 Georgetown (Ky.) 2 6-0 303 The defense held when it needed to as MU al- an interception. He earned MSFA Mideast League De- 3 3 Missouri Valley 5-0 287 lowed 272 yards of total offense, but just 34 yards fensive