CCRIMSONRIMSON HHAWKSAWKS FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 20132013 58 AP All-Americans • 15 NCAA DII Playoff Appearances • 10 Wins 10 Times 521 Wins - 16th Most in DII • .665 Winning Percentage - 6th Best in DII IUP GAME ELEVEN (8-2, 5-2 PSAC WEST) Date ....................Saturday, Nov. 16 Sept. 7 at Southern Connecticut W 30-20 Time ..........................1:00 p.m. ET Sept. 14 Cheyney W 49-0 Location ............. Shipensburg, Pa. Venue ...........Seth Grove Stadium Sept. 21 * at Seton Hill W 26-0 Capacity ...............................7,700 Sept. 28 * California W 20-7 Last Meeting .............Nov. 10, 2012 Oct. 5 Millersville W 62-3 IUP CRIMSON HAWKS ............... IUP 41, Shippensburg 10 SHIPPENSBURG RED RAIDERS Oct. 12 * at Slippery Rock L 42-16 (8-2, 5-2 PSAC West) Series Record ..IUP leads 45-17-4 (7-3, 6-1 PSAC EAST) Oct. 19 * Edinboro L 36-30 Oct. 26 * at Mercyhurst W 28-6 HAWK TALK Nov. 2 * at Clarion W 42-14 Nov. 9 * Gannon W 55-20 THE GAME: The Crimson Hawks hit the road for their final game of the Nov. 16 at Shippensburg 1 PM regular season as they travel to Shippensburg to take on the Red Raiders *PSAC West Game on Saturday. After a two-game slide, IUP is back on a hot streak, winning its last three games, including a 55-20 romp over Gannon on Senior Day. Shippensburg rebounded after a tough loss to then-No. 13 West Ches- SHIPPENSBURG ter with an upset win over then-No. 5 Bloomsburg and a shutout over (7-3, 6-1 PSAC EAST) Cheyney. IUP is 8-2 overall and 5-2 in the PSAC West while the Red Raid- Sept. 7 at #25 Shepherd L 33-0 ers are 7-3 overall and 6-1 in the PSAC East. Sept. 14 at Slippery Rock L 58-38 Sept. 21 * East Stroudsburg W 41-31 ON THE AIR: The game will air live on WQMU-FM 92.5 with Jack Sept. 28 * at Millersville W 48-10 Benedict serving as the play-by-play announcer and John Flickinger at Oct. 5 Seton Hill W 73-27 his side as the color analyst. The two will be joined by sideline reporter Oct. 12 * at Lock Haven W 30-24 Greg Drahuschak. The pregame show begins at 12:30 p.m. You can also Oct. 19 * Kutztown W 55-30 listen to the action on the internet at u92radio.com. IUP-TV will have the Oct. 26 * #13 West Chester L 32-29 live broadcoast on Comcast Ch. 6 and NMTVSports.com. Nov. 2 * at #5 Bloomsburg W 34-18 HEAD COACH CURT CIGNETTI: IUP head coach Curt Cignetti (West Nov. 9 * at Cheyney W 42-0 Virginia, ‘82) enters his third season at the helm after leading the Nov. 16 IUP 1 PM Crimson Hawks to a PSAC championship, a 12-2 record and a berth in *PSAC East Game the NCAA playoffs in 2012. Through his two-plus seasons, Cignetti has a ^Rankings reflect current AFCA/D2Football.com polls record of 27-7, going 16-5 in PSAC West play and 2-1 in the NCAA playoffs. He has a record of 14-3 at home and 13-4 on the road. This is ON THE AIR Cignetti’s 31st year of coaching, with previous stops at Alabama (07-10), NC State (00-06), Pittsburgh (83-84, 93-99) Temple (89-92), Rice (86-88) and Davidson (85). RADIO WQMU-FM 92.5 & THE SERIES: IUP holds a 45-17-4 lead in a series that dates back to u92Radio.com 1930. Shippensburg has not tasted victory since 1988, a streak of 21 con- Play-by-Play: Jack Benedict secutive wins by IUP. The latest one coming at George P. Miller Stadium a Color Analyst: John Flickinger season ago as the Crimson Hawks defeated Shippensburg 41-10 to earn Sideline: Greg Drahuschak their third PSAC “State Game” Championship in program history. NEXT GAME: This will most likely be the end of the 2013 season for the WIUP-FM 90.1 Crimson Hawks, who are currently 10th in the Division II Super Region 1 Play-by-Play: Mike Gosnell rankings. The top six teams in each region advance to the NCAA playoffs. Color Analyst: Demetri George TELEVISION AROUND THE PSAC IUP-TV (Comcast Ch. 6) Saturday, November 16 Seton Hill at Cheyney, 12:00 pm Play-by-Play: Anthony Scherer Slippery Rock at Bloomsburg, 1:00 pm Clarion at West Chester, 1:00 pm Color Analyst: Josh Hill (PSAC Championship Game) IUP at Shippensburg, 1:00 pm California at Millersville, 1:00 pm Gannon at Lock Haven, 1:00 pm WEB STREAMING Mercyhurst at East Stroudsburg, 1:05 pm NMTVSports.com Edinboro at Kutztown, 1:05 pm TWITTER: @IUPCRIMSONHAWK FACEBOOK.COM/IUPCRIMSONHAWKS WWW.IUPATHLETICS.COM 2013 CRIMSON HAWKS GAME NOTES IUP FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH Location Indiana, PA Head Coach Curt Cignetti (West Virginia, 1982) Enrollment 14,728 IUP Record 27-7 (third season) Founded 1875 Football Office 724-357-2780 Athletics Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference PSAC (West) TEAM INFORMATION Colors Crimson & Gray Offensive Starters Returning/Lost 8/4 Nickname Crimson Hawks Defensive Starters Returning/Lost 7/5 President Dr. Michael Driscoll Specialists Starters Returning/Lost 1/1 Athletic Director Dr. Frank Condino Stadium/Capacity George P. Miller Stadium/6,000 FOOTBALL HISTORY First Year of Football (Modern Year) 1927 SPORTS INFORMATION Last Playoff Appearance 2012 Sports Information Director Ryan Rebholz All-Time Record (Percentage) 521-256-23 (.666) Office Phone 724-357-2747 Division II Playoff Appearances 15 Email [email protected] Division II National Semifinal Apperances 6 Asst. Sports Information Director Kelly Dumrauf Division II Championship Appearances 2 Email [email protected] All-Time Division II Playoff Record 18-15 Shippensburg head coach Mark Maciejewski, the 2012 AFCA Super Region 1 Coach of the Year and PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year, has guided the team to a 25-9 record since the start of the 2011 season. HAWK TALK WINNING THE 800TH... Last week was the 800th game ONE OF THE BEST...Among those with only three in program history as IUP improved its all-time record to playing seasons at IUP, Barnes is 2nd in career 521-256-23, a .666 winning pct. The victories are the 16th receptions (Lewis Hicks, 1996-98, 139), 2nd in yards most in Division II. (Hicks, 2,060) and tied 1st in TDs. THE NATIONAL POLLS... IUP remains on the outside GOOD COMPANY... R-Sr. RB De’Antwan Williams has looking in on both of this week’s Top 25 Polls. The 2,357 career rushing yards in two seasons, 8th all-time Crimson Hawks received 32 points in the AFCA in IUP history. He’s 121 yards behind Larry Monsilovich’s Coaches’ Poll, two spots back and 26 points behind West (1969-71) total of 2,478. Michael Mann (1990-93) is IUP’s Texas A&M, which is ranked 25th. all-time leading rusher with 4,805 yards. IN THE REGIONAL POLLS... The Crimson Hawks RUNING AGAINST THE RAIDERS... The Crimson debuted in the NCAA Division II Super Region 1 rank- Hawks totaled 287 rushing yards in last year’s PSAC ings, showing up at No. 10 when they were released on championship win over Shippensburg, including 129 Monday. Six teams in each region advance to the NCAA yards from Williams. playoffs and six of the top eight teams in the rankings will play each other this weekend. BACK IN BUSINESS... After giving up 1,086 yards to Slippery Rock and Edinboro, the IUP defense has given PSAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK... R-Sr. QB Mike Box was up an average of 294 yards in its last three contests. The named PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Week after Crimson Hawks have forced 7 turnovers during that time setting career-highs with 21 completions (25 attempts), and have giving up just 40 points (13.3 per game). 387 passing yards and 4 TDs in the 55-20 win over Gan- non. It’s the 5th most passing yards in program history AIR CONTROL... Heading into this week’s game and most since Brian Eyerman threw for 407 against against a high-powered passing offense, IUP has lim- Saginaw Valley State in 2001. It was also the first 300-yard ited opponent QBs over the past three weeks, allowing passing day by an IUP QB since Andrew Krewatch threw 124.0 yards and 2 TDs. Opponents have completed just for 311 against Gannon in 2008. 43.7 pct. of their passes with 6 INTs. IUP gave up just 205 yards to Zulli last year, picking him off twice. ENTERING THE TOP 10... Sr. WR Terrill Barnes caught 8 passes for 151 yards last week, the exact totals he PICK CITY... The Crimson Hawks lead the PSAC and needed to enter IUP’s season top 10 in both categories. are tied for 6th in DII with 19 interceptions this season. His season totals now stand at 57 catches (t-9th) for 928 Seven times the IUP defense has picked off at least 2 yards (t-10th) and 7 TDs. He’s on pace for 63 catches for passes, including 5 against Cal. R-Jr. SS Eric Williams has 1,021 yards and 8 TDs. 6 picks, 1st in the PSAC and tied for 8th in the nation. NICE CATCH(ES)... With his 8 catches last week, ACCESS BLOCKED... The Crimson Hawks have Barnes moved into 8th place all-time with 120 career blocked 5 kicks this season, including 3 against receptions.