HOFSTRA-NORTHEASTERN SERIES: Saturday’s game is the 15th meeting between Hofstra and Northeastern in a series that started in 1954. Northeastern leads the series, 9-5, and has captured the last two games and three of the last four meetings. The Pride is 4-3 against the Huskies in Hempstead and 1-6 in Boston. Northeastern captured the last two meetings, 34-24, in Hempstead in 2006, and 35-31 in Boston last year. Hofstra’s last victory over the Huskies came in 2005 in Boston, 20-17. The series history is as follows: 2008 Year Winner (Loc.) Score 1954 Northeastern (A) 13-39 HOFSTRA FOOTBALL 1955 Northeastern (H) 12-21 GAME 11: 1956 Northeastern (A) 12-32 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (3-7, 1-5) 1957 Hofstra (H) 12-6 vs. 1958 Northeastern (A) 14-24 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (2-8, 1-5) 1972 Northeastern (A) 6-28 Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 1 p.m. 1973 Hofstra (H) 17-14 James M. Shuart Stadium (13,000) - Hempstead, NY 2001 Hofstra (H) 45-21 2002 Northeastern (A) 17-28 Television: None 2003 Hofstra (H) 24-14 Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7), Pre-game show at 12:30 p.m. 2004 Northeastern (H) 34-37 (2 OT) Internet: Audio - www.WRHU.org 2005 Hofstra (A) 20-17 2006 Northeastern (H) 24-34 2007 Northeastern (A) 31-35 2008 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time/Res. THE LAST TIME - Aug. 28 at Connecticut (SNY) 3-35 L HOFSTRA-NORTHEASTERN Sept. 13 ALBANY 16-22 L OT - NOVEMBER 10 IN Sept. 20 RHODE ISLAND*+ 23-20 W BOSTON: Running back Alex Sept. 26 at Stony Brook (MSG) 43-3 W Broomfield threw a 9-yard scoring pass to tight end Brian Oct. 4 at #1 James Madison* 0-56 L Mandeville with 17 seconds to Oct. 11 at Bucknell 45-31 W play to give Northeastern a 35-31 Oct. 18 at Maine* (WABI) 40-41 L CAA victory over the 18th ranked Hofstra Pride at Parsons Field. The Oct. 25 DELAWARE* 0-17 L Huskies marched 92 yards in 12 plays in just 1:51 to regain the lead Nov. 1 at #9 New Hampshire* 25-45 L on the halfback pass play. Hofstra had taken its first lead of the game Nov. 8 #7 RICHMOND* 14-34 L at 31-28 on a 1-yard scoring run by Bryan Savage with 2:17 to play Nov.15 NORTHEASTERN* 1:00 p.m. in the fourth quarter. Nov. 22 at Massachusetts *(CN8) 2:30 p.m. Hofstra, which gave up a season-high 446 yards to the Huskies, was led by receiver Anthony Nelson, who hauled in six passes for 105 * - CAA Game + - Homecoming • All times ET yards and added a key 67-yard punt return. Savage completed 20-of- 33 passes for 222 yards and one touchdown pass, and also rushed 18 times for 27 yards with scoring runs of 9 yards and 1 yard. Everette INFORMATION CONTACTS: Benjamin, filling in for the injured Kareem Huggins, rushed 20 times Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Senior Sports Information Director; for a career-high 93 yards and one touchdown. Senior receiver (516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - Cell; (516) 463-5033 - Charles Sullivan inched closer to the school career receiving yards Fax record with seven catches for 45 yards and a touchdown. He is now Northeastern – Thomas Chen, Assistant Director of Sports 56 yards from breaking Marques Colston’s receiving yards mark of Information; (617) 373-4154- O; (617) 373-3152- Fax 2,834. Linebacker Luke Bonus led the Pride’s defensive charge with 12 solo tackles. Shuart Stadium Press Box - (516) 463-5274 The Huskies were led by quarterback Anthony Orio, who completed 2008 HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND TRENDS: 19-of-23 passes for 249 yards and one touchdown, while rushing nine times for 25 yards. Running back Maurice Murray carried the ball 31 - Hofstra, which has dropped its last four games and five of its last times for 147 yards and scored three times. Receiver Tony Lott had six games, is coming off a 34-14 loss to #7 Richmond last Saturday. six catches for 102 yards. Phil Higgins posted 10 tackles, while linebacker Joe Mele added nine tackles, two sacks and one pass - The Pride is 67-55 (.549) in regular season play since the start of the deflection. 1998 season. Hofstra has posted a 99-65-1 (.603) record since becoming a member of the Football Championship Subdivision A seesaw first half ended with the two teams tied at 21. The Huskies (FCS), formerly I-AA, in 1994. got on the board first midway through the first quarter following a Hofstra punt. Murray led Northeastern on an eight-play, 53-yard drive and rushed for a 1-yard touchdown to cap the 3:13 drive. Matt NU - Murray 31-yard run (Johnson kick) Johnson’s extra-point gave the Huskies a 7-0 lead with 7:08 to play in HU - Zarrilli 47-yard field goal the period. Murray carried the ball six times for 22 yards, but the big HU - Savage 1-yard run (Zarrilli kick) play was a 20-yard completion from Orio to Mandeville on a third- NU - Mandeville 9-yard pass from Broomfield (Johnson kick) and-seven play from midfield. HOFSTRA NE The Pride came right back on the ensuing possession as Benjamin First Downs (R-P-Pe) 11-11-1 8-14-2 rushed 2 yards for the touchdown to cap a 14-play, 67-yard drive. Rushes-Yards (Net) 40-133 44-188 The Pride picked up six first downs in the drive. Rob Zarrilli’s point- Passing Yards (Net) 222 258 after tied the score at 7-7 with 1:54 to play. But the Huskies came Passes Comp-Att-Int 20-33-0 20-24-0 right back and went on an 11-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 14-yard Total Offense/Plays-Yards 73-355 68-446 pass from Orio to Mandeville. Johnson boosted the lead to 14-7 with Punt Returns-Yards 1-67 2- (-4) the extra-point 2:41 into the second quarter. Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-72 6-70 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Once again the Pride came back on its possession as Savage directed Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-36.3 4-39.8 a seven-play, 67-yard drive and called his own number on a 9-yard Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 scoring run. Zarrilli tied the game at 14 with the extra-point. The see- Penalties-Yards 6-31 3-26 saw continued as Northeastern immediately went on a 10-play, 78- Possession Time 33:00 27:00 yard drive, behind Murray’s 21 yards on six carries culminating with Third Down Conversions 4-12 10-14 a 6-yard run to give the Huskies the lead again. Johnson gave Fourth Down Conversions 2-2 0-0 Northeastern a seven-point lead with the extra-point with 6:25 to play Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 4-4 in the half. Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 7-47 After both the Northeastern and Hofstra defenses made stops, Nelson RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Benjamin (20-93-1), Savage (18-27-2), gave the Pride the lift they needed before halftime. The freshman Watts (1-12-0); NU-Murray (31-147-3), Orio (9-25-0), Broomfield took a Huskies punt at his own 26-yard line and returned it 67 yards (4-16-0) to the Huskies 7-yard line. Two plays later, Savage found Charles PASSING: HOFSTRA-Savage (20-33-0, 222, 1 TD); NU-Orio (19- Sullivan alone for a 7-yard touchdown pass. It was Sullivan’s seventh 23-0, 249, 1 TD), Broomfield (1-1-0, 9, 1 TD) TD grab of the season. Zarrilli’s point-after tied the game at 21 with RECEIVING: HOFSTRA-Sullivan (7-45-1), Nelson (6-105-0), 2:14 to play in the half. The Pride, who lead the CAA in total Carpenter (3-19-0); NU-Lott (6-102-0), Mandeville (6-69-2), defense allowing just 281.7 yards per game, gave up 258 in the first Broomfield (4-25-0) half to the Huskies. TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Bonus (12-0-12), Gutierrez (5-3-8), Villante (4-1-5); NU-Higgins (7-3-10), Mele (7-2-9), Lillie (7-1-8) The Huskies took the lead 6:21 into the second half as Murray ripped off a 31-yard touchdown run to cap an eight-play, 71-yard drive on Stadium: Parsons Field the Huskies opening possession. Johnson’s point-after gave Attendance: 2,300 Northeastern a 28-21 lead. The Pride, after missing two field goals in Weather: 41 degrees and sunny the third quarter, cut the deficit to 28-24 as Zarrilli connected on a 47-yard field goal 3:38 into the fourth quarter. HOFSTRA'S 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS – 10 GAMES The Pride took their only lead of the game late in the period as RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD YPG Savage directed a 15-play, 69-yard drive and scored on a 1-yard TD Everette Benjamin 95 428 4.5 3 42.8 run with 2:16 to play in the game. Zarrilli’s point-after gave Hofstra a Brock Jackolski 66 415 6.3 6 46.1 31-28 lead. There were two key plays in the drive as Benjamin Cory Christopher (inj.) 106 272 2.6 5 38.9 picked up 2 yards on a fourth-and-one play at the Northeastern 24, and Savage hit Nelson for 22 yards to the Huskies 8-yard line on a PASSING (Eff.) Comp-Att-Int Yds.