FOOTBALL CONTACT: GREG VISCOMI | (732) 571-4447 | GVISCOMI @MONMOUTH.EDU | 400 CEDAR AVENUE | WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ | 07764-1898 SEPT. 30 • MONMOUTH AT BUCKNELL • GAME 5 // TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. STAT COMPARISON/MU CONFERENCES 2 OPPONENT INFO/LAST MATCHUP 3 O/D/ST NOTES | FCS POLLS 4 MONMOUTH STAT NOTES 5 VS TRENDS/START CHART 6 CHRISTY MATHEWSON STADIUM LAST TIME OUT/BIG SOUTH SCHEDULE 7 SEPT 30, 2017 | 6:00 PM TODAY’S 2 DEEP/2 DEEP NOTES 8-9 LEWISBURG, PA 2017 MONMOUTH ROSTER 10 BISON HAWKS INDIVIDUAL SEASON/CAREER HIGHS 11 PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 2-2 | 0-1 PATRIOT 3-1 | 0-0 BIG SOUTH HAWKS IN THE NFL 12 SHORESPORTSNETWORK.COM HEAD COACH KEVIN CALLAHAN 13 KESSLER STADIUM/MEDIA INFORMATION 14 // COACHING MATCHUP BUCKNELL MONMOUTH 2017 OPPONENT SCHEDULE/RESULTS 15 HEAD COACH Joe Susan (Delaware ‘78) Kevin Callahan (Rochester 1977) 2016 MU/OPPONENT SCORING PLAYS 16 RECORD AT SCHOOL 34-47 138-116 2016 MU/OPPONENT EXPLOSIVE PLAYS 17 2016 FINAL MONMOUTH STATS 18-22 OVERALL RECORD 44-47 138-116 INDIVIDUAL/TEAM SUPERLATIVES 23 NOTES PL Coach of the Year in ‘14 Only coach in MU’s history RECYCLED NOTES 24 TODAY’S GAME BUCKNELL - MONMOUTH SERIES HISTORY u Monmouth looks for its fourth win of the season and its second First Overall Meeting Series History road win of the year against Bucknell. The Hawks are in the midst Overall Record: First Meeting Date Location Score 9.30.17 Bucknell 1st Meeting of a four-game road swing, which will end next week at Holy Cross West Long Branch: --- u It is the first matchup between the Bison and Hawks, Bucknell is Bucknell: --- the last Patriot League team that the Hawks have not played First Meeting: Sept. 30, 2017 u Monmouth earned its third win of the season at Hampton, de- feating the Pirates in overtime 30-23 Last Meeting: --- u Bucknell is coming off a thrilling 34-31 win over Sacred Heart, Longest MU Win Streak: --- when kicker John Burdick converted a 46 yard kick as time expired Longest BU Win Streak: --- u The Bison are playing their fourth home contest in five total Largest MU W Margin: --- games so far in 2017 and then will wrap up the season with four of Largest BU W Margin: --- the final six games away from Christy Mathewson Stadium Smallest MU W Margin: --- u Monmouth has received votes in the STATS FCS Media poll for three consecutive weeks and the Coaches poll for the first time Smallest BU W Margin: --- u Today’s game can be heard on the Shore Sports Network, with Shutouts: --- Eddy Occhipinti (pxp) and Emory Hunt (analyst) on the call Overtime Games: --- 2017 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result TV Series Notes Sept. 2 Lafayette W, 31-12 ESPN3 Tied 1-1 FR Guerriero scores twice, defense holds LC to -1 yds rushing Sept. 9 Lehigh W, 47-26 ESPN3 LU leads 5-3 Offense racks up 555 yards in third straight series victory Sept. 16 at Albany 7:00 PM ESPN3 UA leads 11-4 Basile has 15 tckls | Hawks allow just six points in 2nd half Sept. 23 at Hampton 2:00 PM Pirate.TV First Meeting FR Eric Zokouri’s 25 yard overtime run earns MU’s third win Sept. 30 at Bucknell 6:00 PM PL Network First Meeting Bison chosen fifth in 2017 Patriot League preseason poll Oct. 7 at Holy Cross 1:05 PM PL Network Tied 1-1 Hawks dropped 2015 season opener against Crusaders Oct.14 BYE WEEK Oct. 21 Liberty* 1:00 PM ESPN3 LU leads 3-1 Hawks beat No. 22 Flames in ‘15 for 1st win over ranked opp Oc. 28 at Charleston So.* 6:00 PM ESPN3 CSU leads 3-0 MU looks for first win vs two-time defending BSC champions Nov. 4 Presbyterian* 1:00 PM ESPN3 PC leads 2-1 The home team has won each game in the series Nov. 11 Gardner-Webb* 12:00 PM Stadium MU leads 2-1 In ‘16 2 pt conversion in OT no good, Hawks lose by 1 to GWU No. 18 at Kennesaw St.* TBA TBA KSU leads 2-0 Hawks looking for first win against preseason BSC favorites BOLD - Home games played at Kessler Stadium *Big South Conference Game (Liberty unable to win BSC Title) GAME 5 - MONMOUTH AT BUCKNELL 2017 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MONMOUTH PARTICIPATES IN COACH TO CURE MD TALE OF THE TAPE College football coaches around the country, including Monmouth’s Kevin Callahan and Bucknell’s Joe Susan, will join to fight one opponent today – MU Category BU Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. By wearing a patch with the Coach to Cure MD 188.2 Rush Offense 70.0 insignia, coaches will show their support for Coach to Cure MD, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) charitable project. Duchenne Muscular 178.0 Pass Offense 184.8 Dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during child- 121.1 Pass Efficiency 116.4 hood. Because the Duchenne gene is found on the X-chromosome, it primar- 366.2 Total Offense 254.8 ily affects boys and occurs across all races and cultures. Visit parentproject- 30.2 Scoring Offense 22.0 md.org for more inforation. 82.2 Rush Defense 107.2 ERIC ZOKOURI EARNS BIG SOUTH OFFENSIVE HONOR 254.0 Pass Yds Allowed 164.2 Monmouth freshman Eric Zokouri has been named Big South Conference Of- 131.0 Pass Eff. Defense 96.3 fensive Player of the Week, league officials announced on Monday afternoon. 336.2 Total Defense 271.5 Zokouri, a running back, had not carried the ball for 14 consecutive quarters 22.5 Scoring Defense 21.8 to start the 2017 season but when he finally did he helped lead the Hawks past Hampton in last Saturday’s game. The Silver Spring, MD native carried 33.2 Net Punting 38.4 the ball nine times for 77 yards- none bigger than the first play of overtime. 10.6 Punt Returns 2.2 With Monmouth losing the OT coin toss, the Pirates elected to go on defense 13.1 Punt Return Def 8.9 first. Zokouri’s number was called on the first play, with the true freshman 24.8 Kickoff Returns 20.5 darting up the middle of the field, breaking a tackle, before bouncing it to the 25.2 Kickoff Return Def 24.1 right corner of the endzone to put the Hawks up 30-23. Zokouri is the second Monmouth running back to earn Offensive Player of the +4 Turnover Margin +0 Week honors, with Pete Guerriero earning the award after the Lehigh win. 8 Turnovers Gained 7 outh owns an 11-10 record against current Patriot League members. 4 Turnovers Lost 7 MONMOUTH AGAINST THE PATRIOT LEAGUE 9 Sacks By 4 n Monmouth owns an 11-10 record against current Patriot League members. 9 Sacks Allowed 11 n MU evened its record against Lafayette during week 1 with a 31-12 win 22 TFL 21 at home. The following week Monmouth won its third straight win against 30 TFL Allowed 30 Lehigh in convincing fashion, 46-27. 6.2 Penalties/GM 5.5 n Last season MU opened up with a 23-21 win over Lehigh at Goodman Sta- 54.0 Penalty Yds/GM 40.0 dium then defeated Fordham in overtime in the fifth game of the season. n Monmouth has won three straight against Lehigh with the Hawks owning 66 1st Downs 58 a winning a record against Georgetown (2-0) and is 2-1 against Fordham. 70 1st Downs Allowed 57 n The Hawks will play four of the seven Patriot League teams this season. 41% 3rd DN Conv Off 36% n Colgate (3-1) and Lehigh (5-3) own winning records against Monmouth. 38% 3rd DN Conv Def 29% INSIDE THE MONMOUTH BUCKNELL SERIES 88% Red Zone Offense 83% n Today is the first meeting between the Biscon and the Hawks 79% Red Zone Defense 92% n Bucknell is scheduled to return to Monmouth in 2018 n The Hawks will play four of the seven teams in the Patriot League this sea- 2017 MONMOUTH LEADERS son, missing only Fordham, Georgetown and Colgate Rushing Att Yds Avg Td Lg Guerriero 59 394 5.6 4 71 RECORD SETTING COUNTDOWN FOR BASILE IS ON n Passing Cmp Att Yds Td Int Safety Mike Basile is poised to set the Monmouth record for career tackles, Bahar 76 117 712 3 2 following his eight tackle effort last weekend against Hampton n Basile moved into second all-time in Monmouth history in tackles with his Receiving Rec Yds Avg Td Lg second tackle in the Albany contest. He passed former All-American lineback- White Jr. 26 256 9.8 1 50 er Joe Sentipal and now has 349 career stops n Basile is now 5 away from topping Aaron Edwards’ record of 353 career Defensive Tac Solo TFL Sck Int tackles. Edwards, who also played safety, starred for the Hawks from 1997 Basile 42 30 2.5 0.0 1 to 2001 n Mike Basile’s 6.19 solo tackles per game leads all-active players in the 2017 BUCKNELL LEADERS NCAA. He had five against Albany and second place all-time in Big South his- Rushing Att Yds Avg Td Lg tory for solo stops with 224. He needs 20 more to set the Big South record. DeFloria 75 183 2.4 2 19 n With his 11.3 tackles per game in 2017, he is on pace to become just the fourth Big South player with 400 career tackles Passing Cmp Att Yds Td Int Muh 54 84 504 3 2 DID YOU KNOW? Receiving Rec Yds Avg Td Lg Through four games, Monmouth has outscored its opponents in every Horan 18 175 9.7 1 38 quarter except the first quarter.