GAME 2 vs. Lehigh University 2014 UNH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CONTACT: Mike Murphy, Associate Athletic Director of Communications O: (603) 862-3906 | C: (603) 969-0774 | Email: [email protected] vs SECONDARY: Doug Poole, Associate Director of Athletic Communications O: (603) 862-2585 | C: (603) 969-5433 | Email: [email protected] Game 2 | Home Game 1 | No. 7/9 UNH (0-1, 0-0 CAA) vs Lehigh (0-1, 0-0 Patriot) UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS FOOTBALL Saturday, September 13, 2014 • 3:30 p.m. Cowell Stadium (6,500) • Surface: Field Turf • Durham, N.H. Live Stats: http://tinyurl.com/mfcwjzk Live Video: NESN.com Quick Hitters 2014 UNH Schedule and Results New Hampshire returns to game action Saturday, Sept. 13 with its home AUG. 30 Sat. at Toledo / ESPN3 20-54 L opener against Lehigh University. The game will be televised live on the SEPT. 13 Sat. LEHIGH / American Sports Network 3:30 pm American Sports Network and streamed online at NESN.com. 20 Sat. at Richmond * / Comcast Sports Network 4 pm 27 Sat. DARTMOUTH 6 pm UNH went unbeaten in six home games at Cowell Stadium, a.k.a. The OCT. 4 Sat. at Elon * 1:30 pm Dungeon, last season. The Wildcats outscored the opposition 243-97 11 Sat. WILLIAM & MARY * / NBCSN 3:30 pm and scored more than 50 points in a game twice – season-high 59 vs. 25 Sat. STONY BROOK * 3 pm Rhode Island (Oct. 12) and 53 vs. Colgate (Sept. 14) – and defeated La- NOV. 1 Sat. ALBANY * 6 pm fayette, 45-7, in an NCAA first round game. 8 Sat. at Rhode Island * 12:30 pm Since the start of the 2007 season, the Wildcats are 34-4 at Cowell Sta- 15 Sat. DELAWARE * 1 pm dium. The ‘Cats have recorded wins in 15 of their last 16 home games 22 Sat. at Maine * / NBCSN 3:30 pm and are 25-2 in their last 27 matchups in the Dungeon – that includes Home games in BOLD CAPS perfect marks in 2009 (6-0), 2011 (5-0) and 2013 (6-0). * conference game In the last 10 years (2004-13), UNH has a 15-2 home record against non- # Indicates ranking at date of game conference teams and that includes 2-1 in NCAA tournament games. The last time a non-conference team left Cowell Stadium as the victor 2014 Lehigh Schedule and Results was Dec. 3, 2005, when Northern Iowa escaped with a 24-21 win in an SEPT. 6 Sat. JAMES MADISON 28-31 L NCAA quarterfinal game. 13 Sat. at UNH 3:30 pm The last time UNH lost a regular-season non-conference home game was 20 Sat. at Yale 12 pm Nov. 11, 2000, when the Wildcats were upended 38-35 by Gardner-Webb. 27 Sat. MONMOUth 12:30 pm OCT. 11 Sat. BUCKNELL * 12:30 pm New Hampshire has won nine consecutive home openers, including 18 Sat. at Cornell 3 pm last year’s 53-23 victory against Patriot League representative Colgate 25 Sat. FORDHAM * 12:30 pm University. The last time the ‘Cats lost a home opener was Sept. 18, 2004 NOV. 1 Sat. at Georgetown * 12 pm against William & Mary (9-7). During the win streak, UNH has topped 30 8 Sat. at Holy Cross * 12:30 pm points eight times, including 40-49 twice, 50-59 twice and 60+ once. 15 Sat. COLGate * 12:30 pm Saturday will mark the first time UNH kicks off against Lehigh in a home 22 Sat. Lafayette * 3:30 pm opener. In the past decade (2004-13), New Hampshire has a 4-7 record, includ- ing 1-4 at home, following an open week; those numbers include a 1-2 TELEVISION: American Sports Network mark when the ‘Cats had an open week between their regular-season and VIDEO Broadcast: NESN.com finale and first playoff game. Play-by-Play: Mike Gleason Color Analyst: Andy Gresh UNH has lost four consecutive times following an open week (span- ning the 2011-13 seasons) – 09/28/13 at Lehigh (34-27); 12/01/12 at RADIO Wofford (23-7); 11/17/12 vs. Towson (64-35); 12/03/11 at Montana State Wildcat Sports Radio Network (26-25). The last time the Wildcats won after having an open week was Flagship: WGIR-610 AM Sept. 24, 2011 at Richmond (45-43). Affiliates: WQSO 96.7 FM, WPKX- 930 AM Play-by-Play: Bob Lipman Sean McDonnell, in his 16th year as UNH’s head coach, has compiled a Color Analyst: Tim O’Sullivan 114-72 overall record for a .616 winning percentage. He received the Eddie Robinson Award (FCS Coach of the Year) in 2005. 1 National POLLS 143 WEEKS IN A ROW: UNH owns the nation’s longest streak of Top 25 appearances with 143 in a row, a stretch that dates FCS TOP 25 COACHES POLL Rank Team Record LW back to Sept. 13, 2004, and is an amazing 83 weeks longer than 1. North Dakota State (25) 1-0 1 Montana State, which has the country’s second-longest ranked 2. Eastern Washington 2-0 2 streak. Towson held the second-longest CAA streak until this week, 3. Southeastern Louisiana (1) 1-0 3 when the Tigers exited the poll after 41 consecutive weeks being 4. Montana 0-1 5 nationally ranked. 5. Coastal Carolina 1-0 4 The Wildcats were unanimously selected No. 4 in three pre- 6. McNeese State 0-0 6 season polls. 7. Villanova 0-1 7 School Consecutive Weeks Ranked 8. Jacksonville State 0-1 9 UNH 143 9. UNH 0-1 8 Montana State (2nd in FCS) 60 10. South Dakota State 0-1 11 11. Northern Iowa 0-1 12 UNH WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS: Week TSN Coaches Bennett 12. Furman 1-0 17 Preseason 4 4 4 13. Bethune-Cookman 1-0 18 Sept. 1 6 8 5 14. Southern Illinois 1-0 25 Sept. 8 7 9 6 15. Sam Houston State 1-1 13 16. Youngstown State 0-1 21 17. Chattanooga 1-0 15 18. Montana State 0-1 23 19. William & Mary 0-1 24 20. Maine 1-0 22 21. Richmond 1-0 20 22. Tennessee State 1-0 16 23. Fordham 1-0 10 24. Eastern Illinois 0-1 14 25. Eastern Kentucky 2-0 – THE SPORTS NETWORK TOP 25 Rank Team Record LW 1. North Dakota State (137) 2-0 1 2. Eastern Washington (21) 2-1 2 3. Southeastern Louisiana 2-0 3 4. Montana 1-1 4 5. Coastal Carolina 2-0 5 6. McNeese State 0-1 7 7. UNH 0-1 6 8. Villanova 1-1 10 9. Jacksonville State 1-1 8 10. Northern Iowa 0-1 8 11. South Dakota State 1-1 12 12. Furman 2-0 19 13. Bethune-Cookman 1-0 18 14. Chattanooga 0-2 13 15. Sam Houston State 1-2 15 16. William & Mary 1-1 21 17. Montana State 1-1 20 18. Richmond 1-1 17 19. Fordham 1-1 11 20. Southern Illinois 2-0 – 21. Youngstown State 1-1 23 22. Tennessee State 1-1 14 23. Maine 1-0 24 24. Northern Arizona 1-1 25 25. Eastern Illinois 0-2 16 2 University of New Hampshire Football DEPTH charts New Hampshire Lehigh WILDCATS OFFENSE MOUNTAIN HAWKS LT 78 ROB BOWMAN (C) (Sr., 6-5, 320) LT 70 NED DaryouSH (Sr., 6-4, 295) 75 Andrew Lauderdale (So., 6-6, 267) 69 Evan Sweeney (So., 6-5, 275) LG 69 ALExANDER MORRiLL (So., 6-2, 303) LG 63 Matt FORD (Jr., 6-4, 280) 62 George Kallas (Jr., 6-2, 297) 78 Micah Tennant (So., 6-6, 300) C 70 MikE COCCiA (Sr., 6-3, 301) C 74 BRANDON Short (So., 6-3, 280) 65 Tim Johnson (Sr., 6-2, 286) 61 Steven Camasta (Jr., 6-2, 300) RG 53 TAD McNEELY (So., 6-2, 290) RG 79 SHANE RuGG (Sr., 6-3, 275) 67 Curtis Nealer (So., 6-3, 297) 60 Ryan James (Jr., 6-3, 310) RT 79 AuSTiN HETER (Jr. 6-4, 282) RT 77 WENNER NuNES (Sr., 6-4, 275) 76 Alex Blane (Sr., 6-4, 285) 72 Zach Duffy (So., 6-5, 310) TE 89 HAROLD SPEARS (Sr., 6-4, 255) TE 44 TYLER COYLE (Sr., 6-3, 255) 86 Ekene Nwokoye (Jr., 6-5, 229) 88 Chris Ruhl (Jr., 6-4, 240) QB 5 SEAN GOLDRiCH (Jr., 6-3, 212) QB 9 NiCk SHAFNiSkY (So., 6-1, 200) 14 Andy Vailas (Sr., 6-2, 195) 18 Matt McHale (Sr., 6-3, 220) RB 22 NiCO STERiTi (Sr., 5-11, 229) WR 3 JOSH PARRiS (Sr., 6-2, 190) 32 Jimmy Owens (Sr., 5-9, 219) 81 Mike Anderson (So., 6-2, 205) WR 15 R.J. HARRiS (Sr., 6-0, 201) WR 6 Stefan SANSONE (Jr., 6-0, 180) 6 Kyon Taylor (So., 5-11, 179) 12 Derek Gaul (Sr., 6-2, 195) WR 7 JARED ALLiSON (Jr., 5-8, 183) TB 2 BRANDON YOSHA (So., 6-0, 190) 24 Mike Kelly (Jr., 5-9, 187) 5 Rich Sodeke (Sr., 5-11, 190) WR 82 JiMMY GiANSANTE (Sr., 6-2, 210) FB 49 Evan kAuFFMAN (So., 6-1, 220) 17 Mike DeTroia (Jr., 6-3, 207) 41 Mackenzie Crawford (Sr., 6-2, 230) WILDCATS DEFENSE MOUNTAIN HAWKS DEFENSE DE 96 CODY MuLLER (C) (Sr., 6-4, 260) DE 40 Matt LAuB (Jr., 6-3, 240) 80 Cam Shorey (So., 6-5, 252) 52 Greg Palma (Jr., 6-3, 255) DT 90 RASHiD ARMAND (Jr., 6-1, 287) NG 57 ArtuRO GYLES (Sr., 6-4, 255) 92 Jullian Turner (Jr., 6-1, 291) 50 Reed Remington (Sr., 6-4, 260) DT 60 MATT kAPLAN (Sr., 6-1, 298) DT 10 TiM Newton (Sr., 6-5, 245) 44 Dab Ukwuani (Jr., 6-3, 251) 91 T.J.