Athletics Communications Football Contact: Paul Marboe Email: [email protected] SAINT FRANCIS Office Phone: 814-472-3916 Cell Phone: 814-777-7604 Secondary Contact: Barry Beal Email: [email protected] RED FLASH Office Phone: 814-472-3128 Cell Phone: 757-344-9249 GAME TOWSON Sept. 12, 2015 • 6 p.m. • CAASports.TV • 1400wwge.com 2 Towson, Md. • Johnny Unitas Stadium SCHEDULE & RESULTS sainT Francis vs. Towson 9.5.15 Saint Francis travels to Towson for their first road test of the 2015 season. The Red Flash are coming off a GEOrgETOWN STARTING STRONG: With 48 points on Saturday, season-opening win over Georgetown. the Red Flash had their most points in a season- W, 48-20 opening game. The 48 points topped Saint Francis’ 9.12.15 SFU is 0-3 all-time against Towson. The teams last 38-point performance on Sept. 2, 2006 against Saint 6 P.M.(CAASPORTS.TV) met in 2012, when the Tigers won 46-17. Dan Conley Peter’s. AT TOWSON and Keion Wade both scored rushing touchdowns for the Red Flash. MOVING UP: Khairi Dickson moved into third 9.19.15 place on the all-time career rushing yards list at Saint 4 P.M. (ESPN3) LAST WEEK: Saint Francis defeated the Hoyas, Francis on Saturday. In the first quarter, he passed AT YYOUNGSSTTOWNOWN S STT.. 48-20 to open the 2015 campaign. Khairi Dickson Michael Hall (2000-03) for third place. Dickson now and Marcus Bagley each rushed for over 100 yards has 2,398 career yards. 9.26.15 and Zack Drayer threw for 239 yards and two touch- 1 P.M.(NECFRONTROW) downs. The Red Flash totaled 520 yards. SOLE POSSESSION: With his first field goal UNIV. OF FAITH of the game, Lance Geesey took over sole posses- GOING FOR 2-0: The Red Flash won their sion of the career field goals record at Saint Francis. 10.3.15 season opener for the first time since 2006. SFU has Geesey now has 31 career makes to move past Josh 1 P.M. not started a season 2-0 since 1975. Thiel(2009-12). AT ETSU PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Khairi Dickson and TAKING THE NEXT STEP: After three straight 10.17.15 Lance Geesey earned NEC Player of the Week honors. five-win campaigns, the Red Flash are looking to take 3:30 P.M. (ESPN3) Dickson was named Offensive Player of the Week for the next step and earn a winning record. SFU is look- WAGNER the first time in his career after rushing for 129 yards ing to be a contender in the NEC after going 3-3 with 10.24.15 and three touchdowns. Geesey hit 24 and 44-yard a win at No. 22 Sacred Heart. A winning record would be Saint Francis’ first since 1992. 1 P.M.(NECFRONTROW) field goals to earn Special Teams Player of the Week. AT BRYANT 10.31.15 Today’s MaTchup NOON(NECFRONTROW) SACRED HEART Saint Francis Towson 11.7.15 Red Flash Tigers NOON(NECFRONTROW) 2015 Record ......................... 1-0 2015 Record ......................... 0-1 AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT Ranking ...................... Unranked Ranking ............................. RV Last Game ..... W, 48-20 vs. Georgetown Last Game ....... L, 28-20 at East Carolina 11.14.15 Head Coach ................ Chris Villarrial Head Coach ................ Rob Ambrose NOON(NECFRONTROW) Saint Francis Record .... 18-37 (Fifth Year) Georgetown Record 36-38 (Seventh Year) ROBERT MORRIS Career Record ...................... Same Career Record ........ 39-46 (Eighth Year) 11.21.15 vs. Towson ........................... 0-1 vs. Saint Francis ...................... 1-0 NOON (ESPN3) Saint Francis-Towson: Towson 3-0 ... Streak: TU W3 ... Last Meeting: TU 46-17 (2012) AT DUQUESNE GAME 2 - TOWSON SEPT. 12, 2015 - 6 P.M. @SFU_FOOTBALL SFUATHLETICS.COM 1 head coach chris villarrial This week’s schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday No Media Practice Practice Practice No Media vs. Towson No Media Noon Former National Football League All-Pro Offensive Lineman Chris Villarrial was named the 25th head coach of the Saint Francis University football program on December 20, 2009. After serving one year as the offensive coordinator under predecessor Dave Opfar, Villarrial will enter his fifth season at the helm of the Saint Francis football program. Media inForMaTion The football program continued its renais- Interview Procedures Media Credentials sance in 2014, again matching its highest Saint Francis players and coaches are available for Credentials are issued for all third-party press box win total in the FCS era with five victories. interview requests Tuesday through Thursday during personnel (media, scouts, officials’ observers, etc.). That marks the third consecutive season with game weeks. Coach Villarrial and selected players Requests for credentials are on a per-game basis. five wins for the Red Flash and the Flash’s will also be available postgame following an NCAA Credential requests should be made at least a week third straight season with a .500-record in NEC play. That’s a first for the program since mandated cooling-off period. in advance. Seating in the press box will be deter- joining the NEC in 1996. mined by the Athletics Communications office. Football Practices There were several marquee wins among Saint Francis football practices are open to the me- Media Will Call & Parking those victories in 2014. The Flash defeated its first-ever ranked opponent when it won at dia Tuesday through Thursday during game weeks. Credentials will be mailed in advance of the game, No. 22 Sacred Heart, 30-27, in October. The Requests to attend practice should be made as far in but a Will Call can be established under special cir- following week, Villarrial led the Red Flash advance as possible. cumstances. Parking is available on campus within to its first win over Duquesne in five years walking distance of DeGol Field. and just the program’s seventh win against the Dukes in 41 tries. A week after defeating Duquesne, the Flash went to Robert Morris and won, 40-7, to give the program its first three-game winning streak since moving to Div. I FCS in 1993. pronunciaTion Guide Villarrial coached several individuals to Anthony Abeid. .a-BIDE Wesley Nagaseu .......nug-a-SAY-eww impressive honors and awards. Junior Junior Ajayi ....................ah-JYE Angelo Perucci ............ pa-RUE-chee running back Khairi Dickson was the NCAA Eric Bofenkamp ..........BAW-fin-camp Semo Sila ...............SEH-mo SIH-la Statistical Champion for rushing yards per game, averaging 155.3 yards per game. He Freddy Bopst ..................BOE-pst Ryan Siwy ....................SEE-wee was named Third Team All-America by The Ben Bruni .................. BREW-nee Alex Woicehovich ........WOYK-oh-vich Sports Network and was also a Walter Payton Anthony Damiano .......DAM-ee-aw-no Award watch list member. That award goes to Khairi Dickson .............KAH-harr-ee Coaching Staff: the Most Outstanding Player at the FCS level. Dickson was also named the NEC Offensive Thomas Dougherty .........DOCK-er-tee Chris Villarrial ...........vih-LARRY-uhl Player of the Year, joining backfield mate Tate Duarte .................DWAR-tay Matt Gueguen .................GEE-gin Marcus Bagley on the awards roll. Bagley was Frank Failace .................fuh-LACE named the NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year. Abu Fofanah .............. fuh-FAN-uh That marked the first time in the history of the Northeast Conference that those awards Sam Freireich .................FREE-rick came from the same position on the same Lance Geesey .................GEESE-ee radio inForMaTion team. Tyler Heisey ...................HYE-see Station: WWGE-AM 1400 Abijah Howell ..............ah-BEE-jah Villarrial coached 10 players to All-NEC Online: www.1400wwge.com recognition, including six All-NEC First Team Andrew Koester ...............COAST-er selections. Solomon Leaeno .............luh-AY-no Play-by-Play: Pat Farabaugh Max Ma’afala-Maiava .........MY-aw-va Color: Jay Roberts Villarrial’s 18 wins rank fourth all-time at Saint Francis. Tyler Magaha .............muh-GAH-ha DaQuan Minter ..............DAY-quan 2 GAME 2 - TOWSON SEPT. 12, 2015 - 6 P.M. @SFU_FOOTBALL SFUATHLETICS.COM CLEVELAND ROCKS: Khairi Dickson and Marcus Bagley each ran for preseason awards over 100 yards in Saint Francis’ win over Georgetown. Dickson posted the 11th 100-yard game of his career with 129 yards and three touchdowns on 29 Zack Drayer carries. Bagley led the team with 147 yards on 19 carries for his first 100-yard #7 - Quarterback/Punter game of his career. The Cleveland duo is the first SFU pair to each hit the USA Football First Team Preseason All-American (Punter) century mark in the same game since Dickson and John Kelly on Sept. 8, 2012 Preseason All-NEC against Bryant. SAINT FRANCIS DEBUTS: Thirteen players made their first career starts Khairi Dickson for the Red Flash against Georgetown. Twenty-one players made their first #1 - Running Back appearance in a game for Saint Francis. USA Football First Team Preseason All-American STATS FCS Second Team Preseason All-American THREE-YEAR STRETCH: Head Coach Chris Villarrial has led the Red Flash HERO Sports Preseason All-American to three straight five win seasons. That is the best three-year stretch since College Sports Madness Preseason All-American Frank Pergolizzi led SFU to 18 wins from 1990-92. STATS Offensive Player of the Year Watch List WATCH ME: Senior running back Khairi Dickson was named to two differ- CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List ent preseason watch lists. He was selected for the CFPA National Performer Preseason All-NEC of the Year Trophy watch list as well as the STATS Offensive Player of the Year watch list. Anthony Abeid #3 - Wide Receiver/Returner PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: Six Red Flash were named Preseason USA Football Second Team Preseason All-American All-Americans by USA College Football.
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