Frostburg State Athletics @FrostburgSports FROSTBURG @FrostburgSports 2019 FOOTBALL FROSTBURGSPORTS.COM 2019 Schedule/Results Game Seven /// Charleston Date Opponent Time/Results Date: Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 Sept. 5 West Virginia State * L/17-20 Location: Bobcat Stadium - Frostburg, Md. Sept. 14 at Concord * W/52-14 Kickoff: 7:00 pm Sept. 19 West Liberty * W/27-24 Sept. 26 at Fairmont State * W/41-34 (2OT) Charleston Watch: MASN & AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh Frostburg State Oct. 5 Urbana (Ohio) * W/24-16 Golden Eagles (4-2, 3-2 MEC) Bobcats (5-1, 5-1 MEC) Listen: 995wdzn.com Oct. 12 at W.Va. Wesleyan * W/35-13 Oct. 17 Charleston (W.Va.) * 7:00 pm PRIOR TO KICKOFF WATCH ONLINE Oct. 26 at Wheeling * 1:00 pm The Frostburg State Bobcats host Charleston this Thursday at Bobcat Fans can watch all six home games online in high Stadium in the fourth home game of the season at 7:00 p.m. The matchup is definition on the Bobcat Sports Network at Nov. 2 Notre Dame (Ohio) * 1:00 pm being broadcast live on MASN and will be re-broadcast on AT&T SportsNet www.FrostburgSports.com/Live. Nov. 9 Kentucky Wesleyan 1:00 pm Pittsburgh at 9:00 pm. Nov. 16 at Glenville State * 1:00 pm BOBCATS ON THE RADIO Frostburg enters the matchup with UC on a five-game winning streak after All 11 Frostburg football games can be heard on the dropping its season opener to W.Va. State. This season marks the fifth-straight radio this fall on 99.5 WDZN, Frostburg/Cumberland. Home games in Bold year that the Bobcats have collected at least a five-game winning streak. Fans can also listen through the station’s website at www.995wdzn.com. WDZN is owned and operated by * Mountain East Conference Opponent Frostburg started the five-game run with a 52-14 win over Concord, and since West Virginia Radio Corporation. then, have earned victories over West Liberty (27-24), Fairmont (41-34 2OT), Urbana (24-16) and W.Va. Wesleyan (35-13). FSU Athletic Communications Dir. of Athletic Communications .........Noah Becker Charleston comes to Bobcat Stadium with a 4-2 overall and a 3-2 slate in the MEC. The Golden Eagles opened the season with a 42-39 win over Fairmont, Email ............................... [email protected] earned a 19-13 win over Division I Valparaiso and lost to No. 5 Notre Dame last Office Phone .................................... 301-687-4371 week 63-53. Website .................................FrostburgSports.com BY THE NUMBERS LIVE STATS 1 - First season (2019) at the NCAA Division II level for Frostburg State Fans can also track all of the action of Frostburg’s six 2 - FSU has appeared in the NCAA Playoffs in each of the last two seasons home games through live stats that provide a unique 2 - Frostburg is tied for first in DII with just two sacks allowed (166 DII teams) up-to-the-minute statistcal view of both teams and the 3 - The Bobcats have made three-consecutive trips to the postseason between players. Visit FrostburgSports/Live to follow the action. the NCAA Playoffs and ECAC Bowl Game (2016, 2017 & 2018) 5 - The current winning streak for Frostburg TEAM COMPARISONS 5 - The Bobcats have five All-Americans in the last five seasons 9 - FSU has won nine-straight games in the month of Oct. 9 - The Bobcats have scored nine TDs this fall outside the redzone 9 - Frostburg’s preseason ranking in the MEC Coaches’ Poll Frostburg Facts 10 - FSU has won 10 or more games in the last three seasons FSU Category UC 151.7 Rushing Offense 107.5 Location: ........................................ Frostburg, Md. 11 - FSU has 11 scoring drives (TD or FG) over 60 yards this season 12 - Seniors on this year’s team 224.2 Passing Offense 351.83 Founded: ........................................................1898 16 - Number of wins for Frostburg in the last 18 home games 375.8 Total Offense 459.3 Enrollment: ....................................................5,500 19 - Number of wins for Frostburg in the last 21 games away from home 32.7 Scoring Offense 36.5 25 – Of Frostburg’s 25 TDs this season; 24 have come from the offense Nickname: ..................................................Bobcats 26 - The numbers of wins over a 10-year stretch before Fitzgerald took over 129.2 Rushing Defense 138.3 Colors: ............................................ Red and Black 26.5 - Tackles for loss for junior DE Zach Strand during his career 228.0 Passing Defense 225.17 Conference: .....................................Mountain East 28 – Number of combined TFLs for Zach Strand, Carl Igweh and Wayne Palmer 357.2 Total Defense 363.5 36 - Number of wins for the Bobcats since the start of the 2016 season Stadium: ...........................Bobcat Stadium (4,000) 20.2 Scoring Defense 30.7 46 - Wins in five-plus seasons under the direction of DeLane Fitzgerald Head Coach: ............................. DeLane Fitzgerald 48 - Frostburg has collected 48 all-conference honorees in the last five years 31 / 76 (41%) 3rd Down Conv. 31 / 79 (39%) 61 - FSU has 61 tackles for loss this fall Record at FSU ...................................46-15 / 5 yrs. 3 / 10 (30%) 4th Down Conv. 3 / 9 (33%) Career Record: .............................701-44 / 10 yrs. BOBCATS ON TV First Year of Football: ......................................1961 The Mountain East Conference has announced that Frostburg’s football game 48 - 381 Penalties - Yards 54 - 477 against Charleston has been moved to Thursday, Oct., 17 at 7:00 pm and will 31:59 Avg. Time of Poss. 29:04 All-Time Program Record: ..................... 281-283-8 now be televised live on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) and at 9 p.m. on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, reaching nearly 10 million homes. For more 2019 FROSTBURG FOOTBALL #BOBCATPRIDE BOBCAT FOOTBALL 2019 details, visit www.FrostburgSports.com/TV or find a watch party near you at Standings https://www.frostburg.edu/alumni/reunions.php. The are six locations through- FITZGERALD out the state of Maryland that will feature a watch party. Overall MEC MEC% Notre Dame 6-0 6-0 1.000 WELCOME TO BOBCAT STADIUM West Virginia State 5-1 5-0 1.000 The Frostburg football program has been impressive over the last three sea- Frostburg 5-1 5-1 0.833 sons at home at Bobcat Stadium. During that span, FSU has won 18 games against just three losses. Urbana 4-2 4-2 0.667 Charleston 4-2 3-2 0.600 In 2016, the Bobcats were a perfect 6-0, while a year ago, Frostburg was 4-0 at West Liberty 3-3 3-3 0.500 home during the regular season and defeated Western New England, 42-24, in Glenville State 3-3 2-3 0.400 the opening round of the NCAA Playoffs at Bobcat Stadium. W. VA. Wesleyan 1-5 1-4 0.250 After dropping the 2019 season opener to W.Va. State (20-17), FSU has won Fairmont State 1-5 1-4 0.200 DeLane Fitzgerald ... at Frostburg its last two home contests; West Liberty (27-24) and Urbana (24-16). Concord 0-6 0-5 0.000 - Sixth Season Wheeling 0-6 0-5 0.000 FSU SUCCESS IN OCTOBER - Program’s 13th head coach While the month of September has been a great month for Frostburg football, - 46-15 Overall - Frostburg’s all-time wins leader MOUNTAIN EAST UPDATE October has been even better as FSU boasts a 19-5 mark in the month over - 4-2 Postseason Record (Three NCAA Playoff wins) Week 5 the last five seasons. - 10 or more wins in three-straight seasons (2016-18) 10/3 - Fairmont State 15, at Glenville State 22 In fact, since the 2015 season, Frostburg is 18-2 and has won it’s last nine - Six wins against ranked opponents 10/5 - W.Va. Wesleyan 6, at Notre Dame 52 games in the month of October. 10/5 - West Liberty 29, at W.Va. State 39 - Two-time NJAC Coach of the Year 10/5 - Concord 14, at Hillsdale 38 Frostburg Month-By-Month Over The Last Five Seasons - Two NJAC Titles 10/5 - Urbana 16, at Frostburg State 24 Month W-L September 14-5 - Two NCAA Playoff appearances 10/5 - Charleston 51, at Wheeling 12 October 19-5 - Five All-Americans in five seasons November 11-4 - 48 all-conference selections Week 6 10/12 - Glenville State 24, at Urbana 31 SCOUTING FROSTBURG 10/12 - Notre Dame 63, at Charleston 53 - 5-1 Overall in 2019 and 5-1 in the MEC 10/12 - McKendree 28, at Wheeling 14 - After dropping its season opener, FSU has won its last five games Under Fitzgerald .... - The Bobcats are averaging 35.8 ppg during the five-game winning streak 10/12 - Frostburg 35, at W.Va. Wesleyan 13 When Scoring First: 37-3 - Bobcats are 2-1 on Thursday nights this fall 10/12 - W.Va. State 42, at Fairmont State 38 - Fifth in MEC in scoring (32.7), leads league in scoring defense (20.2) When Leading At Halftime : 40-5 10/12 - Concord 6, at West Liberty 47 - Seventh in total offense (375.8), third in total defense (357.2) When Leading After Three Quarters: 39-2 - Fourth in rushing (151.7), fifth in rushing defense (129.2) In Conference Play: 35-13 Week 7 - Seventh in passing offense (224.2), fifth in passing defense (228.0) In the month of October: 19-5 (18-2 - 2015-19) 10/17 - Charleston, at Frostburg State - 7:00 pm - Lead MEC in sacks (26); lead MEC in fewest sacks allowed (2) - Second in time of possession in MEC (31:59) 10/19 - Urbana, at W.Va.