WESTERN DIVISION 2017 PSAC West Capsules #1 IUP Crimson Hawks Quick Hits Quick Facts - The Crimson Hawks return 13 starters from last year’s PSAC Championship and NCAA semifinalist team; 11 returners earned All-PSAC West honors last year Overall Record (‘17) ...........................................................13-1 Home ........................................................................................8-1 - Paul Tortorella enters his second year as the IUP head coach after going 13-1 in 2017; it Away ..........................................................................................5-0 was the best debut season by a first year coach in program history, tying the record for wins in a season Conference Record/Finish ......................................... 7-0/1st Starters Returning/Lost ................................................... 13/9 - One of the best programs in Division II history with 560 all-time victories, IUP has 18 all-time NCAA playoff appearances, including four times in the last six seasons (2012, 2015-17) History - R-Sr. QB Lenny Williams, Jr. returns for his fourth year as taking snaps as the IUP starter; PSAC Titles................................................................................ 18 He has a 30-4 record as a starter, has led the Crimson Hawks to three NCAA playoff ap- pearances, and owns 16 IUP records (four game, six season, six career) NCAA Playoff Appearance (Record) ................. 18 (22-18) Last NCAA Appearance ........................... 2017- Semifinals - IUP returns four All-Americans from a year ago: Williams, Colin McAllister (OL), Damon Overall All-Time Record ......................... 560-267-23 (.672) Lloyd (LB), and JR Stevens (CB) - RB Chris Temple returns to the IUP backfield after missing 2017 with an injury; he’s Head Coach eighth on the program’s all-time rushing list with 2,539 rushing yards and second with 35 Paul Tortorella (2nd season) rushing touchdowns Career Record: 13-1 (2nd season) - The IUP backfield includes four 1,000-yard rushers: Williams (1,229 in 2015), Temple Record at IUP: same (1,212 in 2015), RB Samir Bullock (1,252 in 2017) and RB Justice Evans (1,011 in 2017). - Returning LBs Lloyd and Nick Amendola each tallied 100-plus tackles, combining for 2017 Team Statistics/League Rank 225 in their first years as starters; Edge players Deandre Easterling and Dondrea Tillman Offense Defense combined for 27.5 TFLs and 17 sacks last year Scoring: 35.5/5th Scoring: 15.7/2nd Returning Starters Rushing: 256.5/2nd Rushing: 89.9/2nd Offense (7) Defense (6) Passing: 199.2/10th Passing: 197.6/3rd WR Jojo Gause R-Jr. DL Deandre Easterling Sr. OL Jeff Arnold R-Jr. DE Dondrea Tillman Jr. Overall: 455.7/3rd Overall: 287.5/3rd OL Joe Peterson Sr. DB Damon Lloyd Jr. QB Lenny Williams R-Sr. LB Nick Amendola Jr. RB Samir Bullock Jr. CB JR Stevens R-Jr. OL Rocco Esposito R-Sr. CB Anthony Davis R-Sr. OL Colin McAllister R-Jr. 2017 PSAC West Capsules #2 California Vulcans Quick Facts Quick Hits Overall Record (‘17) .............................................................9-3 - The Vulcans have made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Playoffs for the Home ........................................................................................5-0 first time since making five-consecutive appearances from 2007-11.’ Away ..........................................................................................4-3 Conference Record/Finish .........................................5-2/3rd - Head coach Gary Dunn has posted the most victories ever by a Cal U head Starters Returning/Lost .................................................10/14 coach in his initial two seasons (20-4). - Cal U has featured double-digit All-PSAC West selections in 13-consecutive History seasons with senior DL Malik Akins and junior DB Lamont McPhatter II being PSAC Titles...................................................................................9 the only returning All-PSAC West selections in 2018. NCAA Playoff Appearance (Record) .........................7 (7-7) Last NCAA Appearance ...........................2017 - 1st Round - The Vulcans are the only PSAC program to win at least seven games every year Overall All-Time Record ......................... 449-406-27 (.524) since the 2005 campaign. Head Coach Returning Starters Gary Dunn (3rd season) Offense (6) Defense (4) Career Record: 20-4 (3rd season) OL Craig McCorkle Jr. DE Malik Akins Sr. Record at California: same RB Jalen Bell Sr. CB Aaron Brown Jr. OL Eric Hudanick So. CB Brendan Edwards Sr. 2017 Team Statistics/League Rank WR Chad Livingston Jr. S Lamont McPhatter II Jr. Offense Defense OL Brenden Badsibner So. Scoring: 33.3/7th Scoring: 26.4/8th TE Dylan Stallings So. Rushing: 102.3/15th Rushing: 118.3/4th Passing: 283.8/2nd Passing: 248.8/12th Overall: 386.1/9th Overall: 367.0/7th 1 WESTERN DIVISION 2017 PSAC West Capsules #3 Slippery Rock The Rock Quick Hits Quick Facts - SRU returns 10 players that started multiple games on defense last year and loses Overall Record (‘17) .............................................................8-3 just two players, but one of those was the consensus National Defensive Player of Home ........................................................................................4-1 the Year and the all-time NCAA career record holder in sacks and Away ..........................................................................................4-2 tackles for loss, Marcus Martin. Conference Record/Finish ....................................... 5-2/2nd - All-PSAC placekicker and punter Jake Chapla returns for his junior season Starters Returning/Lost .................................................15/12 having already made 22 career field goals. He has his sights set on the SRU career record of 35 field goals set by CJ Bahr and Morgan Anderson. Chapla scored 86 points for SRU last season and has hit from a career-long 51 yards already just two History years into his college career. PSAC Titles................................................................................ 11 - SRU returns three seasoned players on the offensive line, including two-time All- NCAA Playoff Appearance (Record) .........................6 (5-6) PSAC tackle Steve Gaviglia, and adding a powerful Division I transfer running back Last NCAA Appearance .....................2015 - Quarterfinals in Wes Hills (Delaware), that the running game will be more prevalent in the offense Overall All-Time Record ......................... 586-397-42 (.592) this year. Head Coach - SRU has one of the toughest schedules in the region on paper as it will play three NCAA playoff qualifying teams from last fall (Indiana, California, Shawn Lutz (3rd season) Shippensburg) with all three of those games coming on the road. Career Record: 15-7 (3rd) Record at Slippery Rock: same Returning Starters Offense (3) Defense (10) 2017 Team Statistics/League Rank OL Steve Gaviglia R-Sr. DL Zach Bader R-Jr. Offense Defense OL Chris Larsen R-Jr. DL Trey Blandford R-Jr. Scoring: 40.2/1st Scoring: 32.6/13th WR Mike Merhaut R-Jr. DB Kyle Hall Sr. Rushing: 121.2/11th Rushing: 206.8/13th DE Chad Kuhn R-So. Passing: 335.4/1st Passing: 250.5/13th Special Teams (2) LB Trysten McDonald So. Overall: 456.5/2nd Overall: 457.3/14th P/K Jake Chapla Jr. DB Khadir Roberts So. Hold Mike Merhaut R-Jr. DB Tavarus Sample Sr. DL Tim Soave Sr. LB Tim Vernick R-So. 2017 PSAC West Capsules #4 Edinboro Fighting Scots Quick Hits Quick Facts - Edinboro enters the 2018 campaign nationally ranked in a pair of preseason polls. The Overall Record (‘17) .............................................................7-4 Fighting Scots are picked to finish 18th in Lindy’s Division II Preseason Top 25, and are Home ........................................................................................5-1 ranked 24th in Street & Smith’s preseason rankings. Away ..........................................................................................2-3 Conference Record/Finish .........................................4-3/4th - The Fighting Scots feature a pair of preseason All-Americans and three Starters Returning/Lost ................................................... 19/5 returning All-Americans. Redshirt junior running back Walter Fletcher was named to the Street & Smith’s preseason All-American squad, while Fletcher and senior corner- back Zuril Hendrick earned spots on the second team of History Lindy’s preseason All-American team. Hendrick has also been named to the PSAC Titles...................................................................................6 College Football America 2018 Yearbook Division II Preseason All-American Team. NCAA Playoff Appearances (Record) .......................8 (3-8) Last NCAA Appearance ..................2009 - Second Round - Hendrick led Division II in interceptions a year ago with nine. He returned the Overall All-Time Record ......................... 380-393-24 (.499) interceptions for a school-record 201 yards, bringing back two for touchdowns. He ranked fifth on the team in tackles with 59, and had a team-high 10 passes broken up. Hendrick was accorded first team Don Hansen NCAA II All-American honors and was a Head Coach second team All-PSAC West choice. Wayne Bradford (2nd season) Career Record: 7-4 (2nd season) Returning Starters Record at Edinboro: same Offense (8) Defense (10) WR James Clark Sr. SS Brandon Anderson R-Jr. 2017 Team Statistics/League Rank RB Walter Fletcher R-Jr. DT Derek Dorr Sr. Offense Defense WR Ta’Nauz Greogry