2013 HARTWICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2013 ’WICK SCHEDULE Ithaca (3-0) at Hartwick (3-0) SEPTEMBER 7 HUSSON W, 33-7 Wright Stadium | 2 p.m. 8 Morrisville St. W, 51-34 21 Becker W, 45-19 Stats/Video: www.hartwickhawks.com OCTOBER 5 ITHACA* 2 p.m. SERIES HISTORY: Hartwick and Ithaca have met 19 times before today with the 12 ST. JOHN FISHER *^ 2 p.m. Bombers leading the series 15-4. IC has won the last five meetings including last 19 Alfred * 1 p.m. year’s 28-7 victory at Butterfield Stadium. The last Hartwick victory was a 32-30 26 SALISBURY * 2 p.m. win on September 15, 2007 at Wright Stadium. In the past 11 meetings, four games have been decided by five points or less. Hartwick’s four victories have been by a NOVEMBER touchdown or less. 2 BUFFALO ST. * 1 p.m. 9 Frostburg St. * 1 p.m. LAST TIME: The host Bombers outscored Hartwick by a 14-0 margin in the second 16 Utica* 1 p.m. half to pull away for a 28-7 victory in last year’s game. The Hawks did outgain the Bombers by a 212-192 margin but Ithaca picked off six Hartwick passes which it * Denotes Empire 8 Conference Game turned into 21 points. Wide receiver Tanner Williams registered 184 all-purpose yards ^ True Blue Weekend for Hartwick. He had four catches for 88 yards and scored ’Wick’s only touchdown in the second quarter. The Hartwick defense registered 14 tackles for a loss of 47 yards, four sacks, and two interceptions. Hartwick Quick Facts SCOUTING ITHACA: The Bombers enter this afternoon’s game with a 3-0 record Location Oneonta, NY after defeating Buffalo State 24-20 in the Empire 8 opener for both teams. Ithaca Founded 1797 scored on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Phil Neumann to Vito Boffoli with 22 Enrollment 1,558 seconds left in the game as the Bombers pulled out the victory. IC had a 17-7 lead Nickname Hawks disappear as the Bengals scored two late fourth-quarter touchdowns. The Bombers Athletic Colors Royal Blue and White had the ball on their own 28 with 1:05 remaining and moved 42 yards in three plays. Home Field (Capacity) Wright Stadium (1,200) Neumann then found Bofoli in the middle of the field and Bofoli broke two tackles Surface FieldTurf and raced through the Bengal secondary for the winning touchdown. The Bombers Affliation NCAA Division III opened their season with a 31-7 victory over Moravian and followed that with a 17-3 Conference Empire 8 win against Union. President Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich Athletic Director Dr. Kim Fierke LAST GAME: Kurtis Ahart ran for 128 yards and three touchdowns to lead Hartwick First Season 1928 and 1992 to a 45-19 win over Becker College back on September 21. Quarterback John Garcia Empire 8 Championships 1 (2007) completed 17 passes for 271 yards and threw for three touchdowns. Frankie Molina NCAA Div. III Playoffs 1 (2007) caught seven balls for 151 yards and a touchdown. Williams had four catches for 52 ECAC Bowl Appearances 6 (98, 00, 01, 02, 08, 09) yards and a score. The Hawks defense totaled six sacks, two forced fumbles, and also ECAC North Atlantic Titles 1 (2002) recorded a safety while limiting Becker to 94 yards passing and 56 yards rushing. De- 2012 Overall Record 3-7 fensive end Joe Seney had six tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble. After Becker led 6-0 early in the first quarter, the Hawks scored 35 unanswered points spanning the first, second, and third quarters to come away with the lopsided victory. Athletic Communications Asst. Ath. Dir.- Ath Comm: Chris Gondek HARTWICK IN NATIONAL RANKINGS: In the latest NCAA statistical rank- Phone: 607-431-4703 ings, the Hawks rank highly in several categories. Offensively, Hartwick is ranked Email: [email protected] fourth in the country in passing yards per completion (20.4). In scoring offense, ’Wick Asst. Dir. of Ath. Comm: David Heberger is 20th with an average of 43 points. Garcia ranks second in touchdown passes (12), Phone: 607-431-4549 eighth in points responsible for (74 points), third in points responsble for per game Email: [email protected] (24.7), 10th in passing effiency (176.6), 23rd in passing yards (797 yards), and 25th Website: www.hartwickhawks.com in passing yards per completion (20.4). Ahart is 10th in rushing yards (406), 21st in rushing yards per game (135.3) and 24th in rushing touchdowns (5). Molina is 11th in scoring with 12 points per game and second in receving touchdowns with six. Fel- low receiver Travis Samuels is 20th in receving touchdowns (4) and 20th in receiving 2013 Standings yards per game (343 yards). The ’Wick defense is ranked 22nd in Division III. It ranks E8 Overall sixth in third down conversion percentage (20%), 10th in fumble recoveries (6), 12th Ithaca 1-0 3-0 in tackles for loss (10), and 23rd in passing yards allowed (140.3 yards). Linebacker Bryan Schweitzer is 20th in forced fumbles while R.J. Roth is 20th in solo tackles and Hartwick 0-0 3-0 24th in tackles for a loss. On special teams, Hartwick is 20th in net punting. Punter #19 St. John Fisher 0-0 3-0 Jarred Morrow is 7th in average punting yards (43.1). Williams ranks 19th in punt Alfred 0-0 2-1 returns and Samuels is one of 19 players who has returned a kick for a touchdown. Utica 0-0 2-1 Frostburg State 0-0 1-2 3-0 STARTS: Hartwick’s 3-0 start this season marks the eighth time that it is hap- pened in its history and the second year in a row. Five of those years have ended in Salisbury 0-0 1-2 winning seasons (1947, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2001) with two seasons ending below Buffalo State 0-1 2-2 .500 (1995 and 2012). www.hartwickhawks.com • http://twitter.com/HawkTalk • www.facebook.com/hartwickhawks 2013 HARTWICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES FACT OF NOTE: The last time Hartwick was undefeated and faced Ithaca was October 3, 2009. The Hawks were 4-0 heading into their matchup with the #20 ranked Bombers. Hartwick trailed 24-13 late in the third quarter when quarter- back Brian Radley engineered an eight-play, 97-yard drive to get the Hawks back into the game. Tosh DeMulder and Nate Rockefeller both rushed for 20 yards on the drive while Radley was 5-of-5 and capped it off with a 40 yard touch- down pass to tight end Keith Geraldson to cut the IC lead to four points. ’Wick had the ball with 41 seconds left on the clock and Radley moved the Hawks down the field as he connected with DeMulder on a 28-yard reception. On third and 10, the Bombers Spence White picked off Radley’s throw down the field and Ithaca ran off the final 15 seconds to seal a 24-20 victory and hand Hartwick its first loss of the season. Hartwick would finish that season 5-5 and qualify for the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl. LAST WIN OVER ITHACA: The last Hartwick win over the Bombers on September 15, 2007 at Wright Stadium. Ja- son Boltus ran for 16 yards on a fake punt on 4th and 1 with 1:41 left in the fourth quarter and Lindy Crea had a 28 yard run to ice the game as Hartwick defeated Ithaca 32-30 for its first win over IC since the football program was reinstated in 1992. Boltus ran for 122 yards and three touchdowns while completing 17 out of 23 passes for 301 yards and a pair of touchdown passes. Crea had 66 yards on the ground and caught five balls for 112 yards and a score. Jack Phelan had four catches for 95 yards and a touchdown. Jamie Donovan had 22 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown for the Bomb- ers while Dan Juvan threw for 247 yards and a pair of scores. Ithaca led 17-7 following a 36 yard field goal from Dillon Dwyer. The Hawks narrowed the score to 23-20 after the third quarter following a 60 yard Boltus-to-Crea touchdown and and Boltus 10 yard dive. Boltus’ one yard run in third quarter gave Hartwick a 26-23 advantage. The Hawks then went ahead for good when Boltus passed to Phelan for a 17-yard touchdown just seven seconds into the fourth quarter. Neither quarterback threw an interception and the Hawks fumbled the ball once which they recovered. Hartwick would go on to finish the 2007 season with an 8-3 record and a 5-1 mark in the Empire 8 to share the conference title with St. John Fisher. The Hawks also qualfied for its first ever NCAA postseason berth. EMPIRE 8 OPPONENTS IN NATIONAL POLL: The Hawks face three conference opponents who are receiving recognition in the latest D3football rankings. Today’s opponent, Ithaca, is one of 15 teams receiving votes along with Salisbury. The St. John Fisher Cardinals, Hartwick’s opposition next week, is currently ranked 19th. Hartwick-Ithaca Game by Game History Date Place Winning Team/Score 11/03/12 Ithaca Ithaca, 28-7 10/01/11 Hartwick Ithaca, 27-13 10/02/10 Ithaca Ithaca, 29-17 10/03/09 Hartwick Ithaca, 24-20 09/20/08 Ithaca Ithaca, 69-42 09/15/07 Hartwick Hartwick, 32-30 09/16/06 Ithaca Ithaca, 44-14 09/17/05 Hartwick Ithaca, 59-41 09/18/04 Ithaca Ithaca, 47-8 09/20/03 Hartwick Ithaca, 19-18 09/21/02 Ithaca Ithaca, 19-18 11/21/98* Ithaca Ithaca, 40-6 11/05/48 Ithaca Hartwick, 19-13 1946 Hartwick Hartwick, 7-0 10/18/41 Hartwick Hartwick, 6-0 1934 Ithaca Ithaca, 45-0 11/11/33 Hartwick Ithaca, 25-0 11/02/32 Ithaca Ithaca, 19-0 10/31/31 Hartwick Ithaca, 6-0 11/01/30 Hartwick Ithaca, 25-0 *ECAC Northwest Championship www.hartwickhawks.com • http://twitter.com/HawkTalk • www.facebookcom/hartwickhawks 2013 HARTWICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES The Last Time It Happened.....