Game Information John Carroll University (2-2, 2-1) at Marietta College (2-2, 1-2) Opponent: John Carroll University Saturday, Oct. 7 • 1:30 p.m. Site: Don Drumm Stadium • Marietta Series: John Carroll leads series 28-0-1 Don Drumm Stadium • Marietta, Ohio Tickets: Purchased at Gate Live Video: http://pioneers.marietta.edu/sports/2017/8/31/ live-video.aspx THE RECORDS: Saturday marks the fourth week of Ohio Athletic Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/marietta/football/ Up Next: Wilmington College Conference play. Marietta is currently 2-2 overall and 1-2 in the OAC after Oct. 14 • Williams Stadium falling at Baldwin Wallace 52-24 in George Finnie Stadium. John Carroll comes in with a 2-2 overall record and 2-1 record in the OAC after demol- ishing Wilmington 72-14 at home last week. Marietta College Pioneers (2-2, 1-2 OAC) THE COACHES: Marietta’s Andy Waddle is in his fourth season at the 9/2 at Geneva (Pa.) W / 26-25 helm of the Pioneer program. He is the 29th head coach in program his- 9/16 MOUNT UNION * L / 3-69 9/23 MUSKINGUM * W / 49-25 tory. Waddle, a 2003 graduate of Wittenberg University, spent eight sea- 9/30 at Baldwin Wallace * L / 24-52 sons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, including the last seven as 10/7 JOHN CARROLL * 1:30 p.m. 10/14 at Wilmington * 2:00 p.m. the defensive coordinator prior to coming to Marietta. The Tigers won four 10/21 HEIDELBERG * (Homecoming) 1:30 p.m. North Coast Athletic Conference championships and made trips to the 10/28 at Ohio Northern * 1:30 p.m. 11/4 at Capital * 1:30 p.m. NCAA tournament during Waddle’s time at Wittenberg. 11/11 OTTERBEIN * 1:30 p.m. John Carroll’s Rick Finotti is in his 1st season as the head coach of the John Carroll University Blue Streak football program. Finotti, a 1995 graduate of Cleveland State Blue Streaks (2-2, 2-1 OAC) University, compiled a 62-15 record as the head coach at Lakewood St. Edward High School. He led St. Edward to Ohio Division I state titles in 9/2 WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH L / 17-23 9/16 at Baldwin Wallace * W / 24-21 2010 and 2014. He comes to John Carroll after spending the last two years 9/23 at Heidelberg * L / 21-47 on Jim Harbaugh’s defensive staff at the University of Michigan. 9/30 WILMINGTON * W / 72-14 10/7 at Marietta * 1:30 p.m. 10/14 OHIO NORTHERN * 1:30 p.m. ALL-TIME SERIES: Saturday marks the 30th time that the two teams 10/21 at Capital * 1:30 p.m. 10/28 MUSKINGUM * 1:30 p.m. will meet on the gridiron. John Carroll holds a 28-0-1 lead in the series. 11/4 at Otterbein * 1:30 p.m. The series began in 1929 with John Carroll winning 25-6. The lone tie in 11/11 MOUNT UNION * 1:30 p.m. the series came in 1995 when the Pioneers and Blue Streaks played to a * OAC Game 21-21 deadlock in Don Drumm Stadium. JCU is the only OAC school that the Pioneers have never defeated. LAST MEETING: John Carroll jumped out to an early 14-0 lead and car- ried it to a 42-7 victory in University Heights last year. After holding Marietta to a three-and-out on the first series of the game, JCU’s Ro Golphin car- ried the ball three straight times, including a 31-yard touchdown run, to put the Blue Streaks on top 7-0 just minutes into the game. Marietta was forced Http://pioneers.marietta.edu Marietta College to punt on its next possession and JCU took over at its own 14 yard line. Pioneers After moving into Pioneer territory, Sam Kukura broke a 45-yard TD run Location: Marietta, Ohio making it 14-0. The Blue Streaks took a 21-0 lead into halftime and then Enrollment: 1,200 pushed it to 35-0 at the end of the third quarter. Roger Walker scored on President: Dr. William N. Ruud a 7 yard run late in the game to finally get Marietta on the board. Walker Athletic Director: Larry Hiser rushed for 108 yards on 19 carries. Golphin gained 132 yards and 3 Conference: Ohio Athletic TDs on 15 carries, while Kukura had 117 yards and 2 TDs on 13 carries. Colors: Navy Blue and White Stadium: Don Drumm Stadium Darrien Fields completed 18-of-25 passes for 131 yards for the Pioneers. Surface/Capacity: FieldTurf / 5,000 JCU’s Anthony Moeglin completed 14-of-16 passes for 136 yards. 2016 Record: 3-7 / 3-6 OAC THE TEAMS: Head Coach: Andy Waddle (Wittenberg, ‘03) Marietta returns 30 letter winners and 17 starters from last season. The Record at School: 10-34 / 5th Season Overall Record: 10-34 / 5th Season Pioneers welcome back 9 starters on offense, 6 on defense and 2 on Base Offense: Multiple special teams. The Pioneers are currently ranked 9th in the OAC in total Base Defense: 4-3 offense (371.8 ypg) and is 10th in total defense (441.8 ypg). Senior run- Letterwinner Returning/Lost: 30 / 14 ning back Roger Walker is Marietta’s leading rusher averaging 101.5 Starters Returning: 17 (9 Off. / 6 Def. / 2 ST) yards on 64 carries. He has 3 TDs. Junior Darrien Fields has completed SID: Jeff Schaly 71-of-102 passes for 738 yards and 8 TDs. He has been picked off 4 Email: [email protected] times. Sophomore wide receiver Ryan Van Meter has 18 receptions for Office Phone: (740) 376-4891 157 yards, while classmate Andrew Barker has 17 receptions for 240 Office Fax: (740) 376-4674 yards and 4 TDs. Linebacker Garrett Davis and defensive back Eric Pressbox Phone: (740) 376-4932 Klopfenstein are Marietta’s leading tacklers. Davis, a junior outside back- Website: pioneers.marietta.edu er, has 40 tackles, while Klopfenstein, a sophomore, has 27. John Carroll returns 42 lettermen and 13 starters off of last year’s roster. John Carroll University The Blue Streaks welcome back 5 starters on offense, 5 on defense and Blue Streaks 3 on special teams. John Carroll is ranked 5th in the OAC in total offense Location: University, Ohio (417.5 ypg) and 2nd in total defense (347.5 ypg). JCU features a pair of Enrollment: 3,137 Interim President: Dr. Jeanne M. Colleran running backs. Junior Sam Kukura is averaging 45.5 yards per game with Athletic Director: Laurie Massa 1 TD on 31 carries, while senior Ro Golphin averages 43.5 ypg with 3 TDs Conference: Ohio Athletic on 38 carries. Sophomore quarterback Anthony Moeglin has completed Colors: Blue and Gold 62-of-106 passes for 765 yards and 4 TDs. He has been picked off 2 times. Stadium: Don Shula Stadium Senior wide receivers Brian Kornowski and William Woods are JCU’s top Surface/Capacity: Shaw Sportexe / 5,416 receivers. Kornowski has 25 catches for 306 yards, while Woods has 14 2016 Record: 12-2 / 9-0 OAC catches for 185 yards and 2 TDs. Senior linebacker Mason McKenrick has Head Coach: Rick Finotti (Cleveland St., ‘95) a team-high 31 tackles and senior defensive lineman Conner Bogard has Record at School: 2-2 / 1st Season 21 tackles, including 6 for a loss and 3 sacks. Overall Record: 2-2 / 1st Season Base Offense: TBA Base Defense: TBA CHASING 3000: On his final carry of the game at Baldwin Wallace, a Letterwinner Returning/Lost: 42 / 19 60-yard gain, senior running back Roger Walker went over the 3000-yard Starters Returning: 13 (5 OFF, 5 DEF, 3 ST) mark for his career. He currently stands at 3001 yards entering today’s game. Walker ran for 551 yards as a freshman in 2013; 752 yards in 2015 SID: Chris Wenzler Email: [email protected] Office Phone: (216) 397-4676 Office Fax: (216) 397-3043 Pressbox Phone: (216) 397-4998 Follow @MariettaPioneer on Website: www.jcusports.com Twitter and Instagram MARIETTA COLLEGE 2017 Statistical Analysis and 1292 yards last season. MAR JCU SCORING MACHINE: Senior running back Roger Walker scored a pair of Points Avg. 25.5 33.5 Opponents 42.8 26.2 touchdowns two weeks ago against Muskingum giving him 35 for his career First Downs 72 89 and moving him past Dallas Garber (1958-60) into third place on Marietta’s Opponents 91 62 Yards Rushing Avg. 171.5 167.0 all-time list. Dante Brown holds the Pioneer record with 54 and Kenneth Opponents 233.5 174.8 Sasu is second with 43. Yards Passing Avg. 200.2 250.5 Opponents 208.2 172.8 Total Offense Avg. 371.8 417.5 92ND SEASON OF OAC PLAY: 2017 marks Marietta College’s 92nd Opponents 441.8 347.5 Kickoff Return Avg. 20.5 19.5 season of Ohio Athletic Conference football. The Pioneers, who joined the Opponents 17.1 14.7 league in 1926, are 182-369-11 (.334) all-time in OAC play. Marietta’s lone Punt Return Avg. 1.0 12.1 Opponents 1.0 10.0 OAC championship came in 1936 when the Pioneers went 4-0 in league Net Punting Avg. 26.7 33.9 play. Opponents 32.9 34.1 3rd-Down Conv. 14/49 20/51 Opponents 26/51 9/45 NEXT GAME: The Pioneers travel to Wilmington College for a 2 p.m. 4th-Down Conv. 7/9 4/9 Opponents 4/10 5/8 Homecoming kickoff.