Game Information Marietta College (5-3, 4-3) at Capital University (1-7, 1-6) Opponent: Capital University Saturday, Nov. 4 • 1:30 p.m. Site: Bernlohr Stadium • Columbus Series: Capital leads series 55-29-2 Bernlohr Stadium • Columbus, Ohio Tickets: Purchased at Gate Radio: WMOA-AM 1490 Chris Wharff and Ty Moore THE RECORDS: Saturday marks the eighth week of Ohio Athletic Online Audio: http://wmoa1490.com/89 Live Video: http://www.athletics.capital.edu/sports/ Conference play. Marietta is currently 5-3 overall and 4-3 in the OAC after fball/fb-webcast knocking off Ohio Northern in Ada, 35-28, last week. Capital has lost six Live Stats: http://www.athletics.capital.edu/sports/ fball/live-stats straight after falling at Baldwin Wallace, 34-52, last week and comes in with Up Next: Otterbein University a 1-7 overall record and 1-6 record in the OAC. Nov. 11 • Don Drumm Stadium THE COACHES: Marietta’s Andy Waddle is in his fourth season at the Marietta College helm of the Pioneer program. He is the 29th head coach in program his- Pioneers (5-3, 4-3 OAC) tory. Waddle, a 2003 graduate of Wittenberg University, spent eight sea- 9/2 at Geneva (Pa.) W / 26-25 sons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, including the last seven as 9/16 #2 MOUNT UNION * L / 3-69 9/23 MUSKINGUM * W / 49-25 the defensive coordinator prior to coming to Marietta. The Tigers won four 9/30 at Baldwin Wallace * L / 24-52 North Coast Athletic Conference championships and made trips to the 10/7 JOHN CARROLL * L / 21-48 10/14 at Wilmington * W / 43-33 NCAA tournament during Waddle’s time at Wittenberg. 10/21 #24 HEIDELBERG * (Homecoming) W / 44-21 10/28 at Ohio Northern * W / 35-28 11/4 at Capital * 1:30 p.m. Capital’s Chad Rogosheske is in his second season as the head coach of 11/11 OTTERBEIN * 1:30 p.m. the Crusader football program. Rogosheske, a 1998 graduate of Hamline University, is currently 15-33 in his coaching career having gone 10-20 in Capital University three years at the helm of Hamline. Rogosheske spent time as an assistant Crusaders (1-7, 1-6 OAC) coach at Bucknell, Hamline, Wartburg and Ohio State. 9/2 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH L / 21-38 9/16 MUSKINGUM * W / 39-28 ALL-TIME SERIES: Saturday marks the 87th time that Marietta and 9/23 at Wilmington * L / 30-37 (ot) Capital will meet on the gridiron. Capital holds a 55-29-2 lead in the 9/30 OTTERBEIN * L / 42-49 10/7 at Ohio Northern * L / 21-51 series. The first meeting took place in 1927 with Marietta winning 14-0. 10/14 at Mount Union * L / 14-72 The two schools have faced each other annually since 1946. The Pioneers 10/21 JOHN CARROLL * L / 21-48 10/28 at Baldwin Wallace * L / 34-52 dominated the series early on winning seven of the first 10 meetings. In 11/4 MARIETTA * 1:30 p.m. recent years, Capital has controlled the series winning the 14 of the last 15 11/11 at Heidelberg * 1:30 p.m. meetings between the two schools. The Pioneers beat the Crusaders last * OAC Game year, 27-21, in Don Drumm Stadium. LAST MEETING: Marietta outscored Capital 13-0 in the fourth quarter to come from behind and defeat the Crusaders 27-21 in Don Drumm Stadium. Capital’s Nick Waters broke a 49-yard TD run late in the third quarter to put the Crusaders in front 21-14. The Pioneers responded with an 11-play Http://pioneers.marietta.edu Marietta College scoring drive capped by a 2-yard run by Nick O’Neal to tie the game. Pioneers Marietta scored the winning touchdown with 53 seconds left on the clock Location: Marietta, Ohio when Roger Walker ran it in from 16 yards out. Walker finished with 161 Enrollment: 1,200 rushing yards and 1 TD on 27 carries. O’Neal had 57 yards and 1 TD on President: Dr. William N. Ruud 8 carries, while quarterback Darrien Fields ran for 52 yards and 1 TD on Athletic Director: Larry Hiser 10 carries. Fields completed 21-of-32 passes for 231 yards and 1 TD. He Conference: Ohio Athletic was picked off twice. Evin Butler led Capital with 73 yards rushing on 12 Colors: Navy Blue and White Stadium: Don Drumm Stadium carries. Waters finished with 68 yards and 1 TD on 5 carries. Quarterback Surface/Capacity: FieldTurf / 5,000 Conner McCloud ran for 56 yards on 8 carries. He complete 6-of-19 passes for 118 yards. Linebacker Garrett Davis led the MC defense with 2016 Record: 3-7 / 3-6 OAC 11 tackles, while Derek Eibon had 12 tackles for Capital. Head Coach: Andy Waddle (Wittenberg, ‘03) Record at School: 13-35 / 5th Season Overall Record: 13-35 / 5th Season THE TEAMS: Base Offense: Multiple Marietta returns 30 letter winners and 17 starters from last season. The Base Defense: 4-3 Pioneers welcome back 9 starters on offense, 6 on defense and 2 on Letterwinner Returning/Lost: 30 / 14 special teams. The Pioneers are currently ranked 7th in the OAC in total Starters Returning: 17 (9 Off. / 6 Def. / 2 ST) offense (400.8 ypg) and is 6th in total defense (443.6 ypg). Senior running SID: Jeff Schaly back Roger Walker is Marietta’s leading rusher averaging 131.8 yards on Email: [email protected] 157 carries. He has 13 TDs. Junior Darrien Fields has completed 137-of- Office Phone: (740) 376-4891 200 passes for 1493 yards and 18 TDs. He has been picked off 7 times. Office Fax: (740) 376-4674 Sophomore wide receiver Ryan Van Meter has 35 receptions for 423 Pressbox Phone: (740) 376-4932 yards and 2 TDs, while classmate Andrew Barker has 26 receptions for Website: pioneers.marietta.edu 319 yards and 5 TDs. Linebackers Garrett Davis and Jake Tracewell are Marietta’s leading tacklers. Davis, a junior, has 70 tackles, while Tracewell, a senior, has 52. Capital University Crusaders Capital returns 53 lettermen and 15 starters off of last year’s roster. The Location: Columbus, Ohio Crusaders return 7 starters on offense, 7 on defense and 1 on special Enrollment: 3,500 President: Dr. Beth Anne Paul teams. Capital is ranked 8th in the OAC in total offense (393.4 ypg) and Athletic Director: Roger Ingles 10th in total defense (521.5 ypg). Capital’s ground game is led by junior Conference: Ohio Athletic running back Nateshawn Hargrove. Hargrove averages 41.1 ypg on 58 Colors: Purple and White carries. He has 4 touchdowns. Junior quarterback Thomas Wibbeler has Stadium: Bernlohr Stadium completed 170-of-295 passes for 2260 yards and 24 touchdowns. He has Surface/Capacity: AstroPlay / 3,000 been picked off 9 times. The Crusaders are led by a trio of wide receivers. 2016 Record: 4-6 / 4-5 OAC Junior Dartavious Stanford has 49 catches for 859 yards and 9 touch- Head Coach: Chad Rogosheske (Hamline, ‘98) downs. Sophomore David Barnett has 46 receptions for 645 yards and Record at School: 5-13 / 2nd Season 9 TDs, while senior Nick Waters has 25 catches for 284 yards and 1 TD. Overall Record: 15-33 / 5th Season Senior free safety Eric Stroski leads the Crusaders with 61 tackles, while Base Offense: Pro Set Base Defense: 4-2-5 junior linebacker Kane Murray is close behind with 59 stops. Letterwinner Returning/Lost: 53/19 Starters Returning: 15 (7 OFF, 7 DEF, 1 ST) OAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior running back Roger Walker was named the OAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in SID: Ryan Gasser a row after leading Marietta to a 35-28 win at Ohio Northern last week. Email: [email protected] Office Phone: (614) 236-6174 Office Fax: (614) 236-6178 Pressbox Phone: (330) 360-7166 Follow @MariettaPioneer on Website: athletics.capital.edu Twitter and Instagram MARIETTA COLLEGE 2017 Statistical Analysis Walker rushed for a career-high 274 yards and scored 4 touchdowns on 36 carries. He scored on runs of 17, 3, 5 and 66 yards. For the season, he MAR CAP is averaging 131.8 yards per game, good for second in the OAC. He also Points Avg. 30.6 27.8 Opponents 37.6 46.9 ranks first in the conference with 13 rushing touchdowns. First Downs 163 171 Opponents 182 199 Yards Rushing Avg. 206.2 104.6 SCORING MACHINE: Senior running back Roger Walker scored four Opponents 194.5 286.1 touchdowns last week against Ohio Northern giving him 47 for his career. Yards Passing Avg. 194.5 288.8 Opponents 249.1 234.1 He is currently second on Marietta’s all-time list. Dante Brown holds the Total Offense Avg. 400.8 393.4 Pioneer record with 54. Opponents 443.6 520.2 Kickoff Return Avg. 19.6 15.5 Opponents 14.6 21.4 WINNING STREAK: With the 35-28 victory at Ohio Northern last week, Punt Return Avg. 4.2 6.6 Opponents 13.2 9.7 the Pioneers have now won 3-straight games for the first time since 2006. Net Punting Avg. 24.3 30.3 Marietta’s 5 wins this season also secures the first .500 or better record Opponents 30.4 35.7 3rd-Down Conv. 37/99 50/113 since going 6-4 in 2006. Opponents 52/103 52/97 4th-Down Conv. 14/21 7/15 Opponents 10/23 7/13 NEXT GAME: The Pioneers return home to close out the season against Penalty Yards Avg.