WHEELING UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL Wheeling Cardinals (0-1, 0-1 Mountain East Conference) at Fairmont State Falcons (0-1, 0-1 Mountain East Conference) GAME 2: Thursday, September 12 7:00 p.m. Duval-Rosier Field (5,000) Fairmont, West Virginia Video: Mountain East Network mountaineast.tv/fairmont/ Live Stats: fightingfalcons.com/sidearmstats/football/ HEAD COACHES WHEELING SCHEDULE / PROJECTED STARTERS Zac Bruney Years at Wheeling ...................... 3rd Year Overall: 0-1; MEC: 0-1; Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0 OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Rushing: Alma Mater .............. Mount Union, 2004 Date Opponent Time/Result S. Alli .....................15 att., 16 yds., 1 TDs, 1.1 avg. Sep. 7 WEST LIBERTY* L 33-30 Record at Wheeling ............................. 0-1 Receiving: Sep. 12 at Fairmont State* 7 PM (THU) R. LaFollette ....7 rec., 135 yds., 0 TD, 19.3 avg. Career Record .....................................Same Sep. 19 URBANA* 7 PM (THU) T. Ballard .............7 rec., 97 yds., 0 TD, 13.9 avg. Sep. 28 at West Virginia Wesleyan* 1 PM J. Davidson .......... 7 rec., 77 yds., 1 TD, 11.0 avg. Oct. 5 CHARLESTON* 1 PM Jason Woodman Passing: Oct. 12 MCKENDREE 1 PM Years at Fairmont State ............7th Year Oct. 19 at Notre Dame (Ohio)* 1 PM T. Strachan .........26 of 47, 401 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT Alma Mater ........... Fairmont State, 2002 Oct. 26 FROSTBURG STATE* 1 PM DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Record at Fairmont State ............39-26 Nov. 2 at Glenville State* 12 PM Tackles: J. Reese ......................... 11 (s), 2 (a), 13 (t), 5.0 TFL Career Record .....................................Same Nov. 9 WEST VIRGINIA STATE* 12 PM Nov. 16 at Concord* 12 PM R. White ......................10 (s), 0 (a), 10 (t), 1.0 TFL Sacks: HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS J. Reese ................................................3.0 - 21 yds. * Denotes MEC Game Interceptions: None ................................................................None FAIRMONT State SCHEDULE / stat Leaders Overall: 0-1; MEC: 0-1: Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1 OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Rushing: Date Opponent Time/Result K. Hamlin ..........20 att., 132 yds., 1 TD, 6.6 avg. Sep. 5 at Charleston* L 42-39 Receiving: Sep. 12 WHEELING* 7 PM (THU) FOLLOW the WHEELING cardinals ON... A. Hall ..................6 rec., 111 yds., 1 TD, 18.5 avg. Sep. 21 at Notre Dame (Ohio)* 12 PM J. Hayes ............. 6 rec., 98 yds., 0 TD, 16.3 avg. Sep. 26 FROSTBURG STATE* 7 PM (THU) Passing: @WUCARDINALS Oct. 3 at Glenville State* 7 PM (THU) Oct. 12 WEST VIRGINIA STATE* 1 PM T. Crews-Naylor .27 of 42, 369 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT Oct. 19 at Concord* 1 PM RETURNING DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Oct. 26 at West Liberty* 2 PM Tackles: Nov. 2 BYE T. Shorts ....................... 9 (s), 4 (a), 13 (t), 3.5 TFL .COM/WUCARDINALS Nov. 7 at Urbana* 7 PM (THU) S. Kanneh ........................3 (s), 4 (a), 7 (t), 1.0 TFL Nov. 14 W.VA. WESLEYAN* 7 PM (THU) Sacks: R. Robinson ......................................... 1.0 - 7 yds. @WUCARDINALS HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Interceptions: None ................................................................None @WHEELINGU_FB * Denotes MEC Game 2019 WHEELING UNIversIty footBALL GAME NOTES GENeraL INforMatION GaME NOTES Location .......................Wheeling, W.Va. 26003 Founded...........................................................1954 WHEELING WEEK IN REVIEW: A score with 31 seconds left in the game allowed Athletic Director ........................... Rudy Yovich West Liberty to escape with a 33-30 win over the Cardinals in the first-ever varsity Asst. Athletic Director ...............Carrie Hanna game in Wheeling University program history. Wheeling drove all the way to the West Liberty 39-yard line, but a deflected ball was intercepted at the Hilltopper Colors .................................................Red & White 28-yard line in the final seconds to send the Cardinals to a heartbreaking loss. Nickname ............................................... Cardinals Stadium .............................Bishop Schmitt Field FAIRMONT STATE WEEK IN REVIEW: The Falcons out-scored Charleston 36-7 Stadium Capacity ..................................... 1,300 in the second half, but were unable to overcome a 32-point halftime deficit in their 42-39 loss. Both teams finished with north of 500 yards of total offense and 49 Surface ....................................................AstroTurf combined first downs. Affiliation ..................................NCAA Division II Conference ..................................Mountain East FAIRMONT STATE HEAD COACH: Head Coach Jason Woodman has recorded at First Year of Football .................................2019 least eight wins in each of the last three seasons at Fairmont State. He is the first All-Time Record ...............................................0-1 head coach since Wally Hood in 1988 to lead the Falcons to a winning campaign in four-straight seasons. AssIstaNT Coaches LOW EXPECTATIONS: The Cardinals were picked to finish last in the MEC Offensive Coordinator ..Brandon Robinson Preseason Coaches Poll in August, but gave West Liberty all it could handle in the Alma Mater/Year ..Ohio Dominican, 2012 season-opener last week. Despite trailing 14-0 in the first half, Wheeling rallied for 17-straight points to take its first-ever lead with 6:26 in the third quarter. Defensive Coordinator .......... Mott Gaymon SPREADING IT AROUND: Sophomore quarterback Tucker Strachan finished Alma Mater/Year ..W.Va. Wesleyan, 2007 with 26 completions, including seven to three different targets. Strachan’s 401 yards passing was the second-highest total among NCAA Division II quarterbacks Special Teams/Linebackers ........Dom Clegg last week. Alma Mater/Year ..Ohio Dominican, 2014 ON NOTICE: Sophomore linebacker James Reese III turned a few heads against West Liberty. The Columbus, Ohio native finished with 13 tackles and an NCAA- Offensive Line / Tight Ends .... Steve Daley best 3.0 sacks to go with five tackles for loss. Alma Mater/Year ............Franciscan, 1996 COMMANDING THE TRENCHES: One of the biggest concerns for the Cardinals Outside Linebackers ...........Thomas Corbett heading into the season was the play of its offensive and defensive lines. However, Wheeling got to the quarterback five times and kept Strachan upright Alma Mater/Year ............... Lake Erie, 2018 throughout the entire game versus West Liberty. Despite the passing games’ success, the Cardinals struggled on the ground and rushed for only 29 yards. Running Backs ................................... Dirk Fitch Alma Mater/Year . Bowling Green State, 1983 GETTING OFF OF THE FIELD: Wheeling will need to be better defensively on third down against Fairmont State. West Liberty converted 10 of 17 third down attempts, including multiple third downs on scoring drives. Defensive Line ......................Raphael Johnson Alma Mater/Year .........West Liberty, 2011 HALFTIME ADJUSTMENTS: The Cardinals were limited to three points in the first half, but came out of the locker room with their best drive of the afternoon. Wide Receivers ................................... Gary Krol Wheeling converted a third down and a fourth down before a three-yard rush by Cam’Ron McClain capped off a 14-play, 81-yard drive that got the offense going Alma Mater/Year .................. Dayton, 1989 in the second half. Safeties .......................................... Justin Kropka NEXT UP: The Cardinals will play the first home night game in program history Alma Mater/Year ....................... Ohio, 2001 when they welcome Urbana to Bishop Schmitt Field on Thursday, September 19 for a kick-off at 7 p.m. Wide Receivers ............................James Moore Alma Mater/Year ............... Lake Erie, 2018 statIstICAL coMparISON sports INforMatION OFFENSE DEFENSE SID .............................................Andrew Woodley Wheeling ................................... Fairmont State Wheeling ................................... Fairmont State E-Mail ................................. [email protected] 30.0 .................. Scoring/Game ..................... 39.0 33.0 .................. Scoring/Game .....................42.0 29.0 ........... Rushing Yards/Game .............211.0 128.0 ......... Rushing Yards/Game ............. 113.0 Office Phone .............................. 304-243-2012 29/24 .......... Rushing Yards/Att............... 211/41 128/48 ........ Rushing Yards/Att............... 113/31 Fax .................................................. 304-243-2265 26-48-1 ...........Passing (C-A-I) ..............27-42-0 20-31-0 ...........Passing (C-A-I) ..............21-29-0 Website ....................................wucardinals.com 401.0 ..........Passing Yards/Game ............ 369.0 382.0 ..........Passing Yards/Game ............ 429.0 Twitter ......................................... @WUCardinals 430.0 ......... Total Offense/Game ............ 580.0 510.0 .......... Total Offense/Game .............542.0 19.2 .................Kick Return Avg. ...................26.0 19.2 .................Kick Return Avg. ....................14.2 Instagram ................................... @WUCardinals 2.0 ................. Punt Return Avg. ...................21.0 0.0 ................. Punt Return Avg. ................... -1.0 Football Twitter...................@WheelingU_FB 47% ........3rd Down Conversion % ...........63% 59% ........3rd Down Conversion % ...........58% Football Instagram ............@WheelingU_FB 27:30 ........... Time of Poss./Game...............31:10 32:30 ........... Time of Poss./Game..............28:50 + 1 ....................Turnover