PRESIDENTS FOOTBALL 2015 NCAA PLAYOFFS: 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 99, 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 12, 13, 14 Contact: Sean King, Sports Information Director 60 South Lincoln St. • Washington, PA 15301 • Phone 724-223-6080 • Email [email protected] W&J Quick Facts Overall Record: 5-1 PAC Record: 3-1 Home: 3-0 Away: 2-1 Location ...................................... Washington, Pa. Founded ............................................................1781 Game Seven: vs. at Case Western Reserve (5-1, 5-0) Website ..............................................washjeff.edu Time: 6:00 p.m. Last W&J Win: Affiliation ...................................NCAA Division III Site: Cleveland, Ohio -- DiSanto Field Oct. 25, 2014 -- W&J 34, CWRU 24 Conference........................... Presidents’ Athletic Series: W&J leads, 10-7 Last Case Western Reserve Win Enrollment .......................................................1,362 Series Streak: W2 Oct. 6, 1984 - CWRU 34, W&J 16 Colors .................................................... Red & Black Last Meeting: Last W&J Win at Case Western Reserve: Nickname ...............................................Presidents Oct. 25, 2014 -- W&J 34, CWRU 24 Sept. 19, 1981 - W&J 21, CWRU 0 Home Field .............. Cameron Stadium (3,500) First Meeting: Last Case Western Reserve Win at Home: President ............................Dr. Tori Haring-Smith 1970 - W&J 20, Case Western Reserve 13 Oct. 1, 1983 - CWRU 21, W&J 17 Director of Athletics ............ Scott McGuinness THE SERIES: With the merger between Case Institute of Assoc. Director of Athletics ..........Mark Lesako Senior Woman Administrator ..... Jina DeRubbo Technology and Western Reserve occurring in 1967, Head Coach ......................................Mike Sirianni Washington & Jefferson has played Case Western Reserve Athletics Phone .......................... (724) 223-6054 University 17 times, holding a 10-7 record in those Athletics Fax ................................ (724) 250-3329 meetings. The two teams first took the field against one Sports Info. Director ........................... Sean King another in 1970 and, prior to 2014’s renewed rivalry, the Sports Info. Phone ........................724-223-6080 last meeting was in 1985, with both outcomes being a Athletic Dept. Website ....... gopresidents.com 20-13 W&J win. A season ago, W&J posted a 34-24 victory 2015 Schedule/Results over the Spartans on Homecoming, behind 28 second- DATE OPPONENT .......................TIME half points and four Ryan Ruffing touchdowns. Sept. 5 at Wooster .....................W, 56-10 SEPT. 12 WESTMINSTER ............W, 35-31 Mike Sirianni (Mount Union, ‘94) owns a 116-27 (.811) Sept. 20 at Carnegie Mellon* ......W, 38-14 record at W&J in his 13th season as head coach. The six- Oct. 3 at No. 14/12 Thomas More* ..L, 20-38 time PAC Coach of the Year and two-time South Region OCT. 10 GROVE CITY* .................W, 55-7 Coach of the Year (2004, 2012) is fourth among all (HOMECOMING) active NCAA coaches in winning percentage (minimum OCT. 17 BETHANY* ...................W, 66-42 of 10 years). The Presidents have made 11 postseason Oct. 24 at Case Western Reserve* .6:00 pm appearances under Sirianni. Greg Debeljak (John Oct. 31 at Geneva*......................7:00 pm Carroll, ‘88) is in his 12th season at the helm of Case NOV. 7 THIEL* .......................... 1:30 PM Western Reserve and holds an 80-39 (.672) record. He NOV. 14 WAYNESBURG* ........... 1:30 PM has led the Spartans to four UAA conference titles in the (SENIOR DAY/PAC BACKYARD BRAWL) last eight seasons, including three-straight undefeated * - Presidents’ Athletic Conference game NOTE: Sept. 12 at Westminster does not count regular seasons from 2007-09. Last season, CWRU’s toward the PAC standings first in the PAC, he led the team to a 3-7 season and 3-5 2015 PAC Standings mark in the league. School Overall PAC Watch Live Listen Live http://case.edu/livestream/athletics/ WJPA Radio 1450 AM Thomas More 7-0 5-0 http://www.wjpa.com/sports.htm Case Western Reserve 5-1 5-0 Saturday’s Other PAC Games Westminster 5-2 4-1 1 p.m., Geneva at Bethany* 1:30 p.m., Thiel at Waynesburg* W&J 5-1 3-1 1 p.m., Saint Vincent at Carnegie Mellon* Off – Westminster Carnegie Mellon 3-3 3-2 1:30 p.m., Thomas More at Grove City* * – PAC game Saint Vincent 3-3 2-2 Geneva 2-4 1-3 Bethany 2-5 1-4 Waynesburg 2-5 1-4 Thiel 1-5 0-4 Grove City 0-6 0-4 @wjathletics gopresidents.com facebook.com/wjathletics PRESIDENTS FOOTBALL 2015 PAC CHAMPIONS: 70, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 04, 06, 07, 12, 13, 14 RUFF RIDER: W&J running back Ryan Ruffing was named the PAC Offensive Player of the THIS WEEK IN W&J Week last week after accounting for 170 yards from scrimmage (116 rushing, 54 receiving) on just 19 touches and scoring three rushing touchdowns to give him a PAC-leading 13 on FOOTBALL HISTORY the year. Entering play this weekend, Ruffing has rushed for 2,683 yards on 514 carries in his career, with 43 touchdowns on the ground. His 47 total touchdowns rank fifth on the W&J 100 YEARS AGO - 1915 career total touchdowns list, while his 282 points are tied with Kyle Sidebotham and Jake The seventh game of the 1915 season Williams for fifth all-time. Ruffing is still the active D-III leader in points (282) and total TDs (47). saw W&J’s 14-game unbeaten streak TRICK OR TREAT: W&J boasts an .846 O-H...I HOPE: W&J is 9-3 against schools snapped with a 19-0 loss at Pittsburgh. winning percentage under Mike Sirianni in from Ohio since 2003, including an 8-0 mark In the previous 34 games, the red & black October, posting a 44-8 record in the month. in the regular season. All three losses have held a 31-1-2 record heading to the Steel Before the Presidents loss at Thomas More come against Mount Union in the NCAA City. Famed coach Glenn “Pop” Warner was at the beginning of the month, W&J had Division III playoffs. When playing in the state in his first season as head coach of the been on a seven-game winning streak in the of Ohio, W&J is 5-3 overall under Sirianni and Panthers and led them to an undefeated Halloween month, dating back to a 24-19 4-0 in the regular season. Once again those 8-0 record and national championship setback at Bethany on Oct. 5, 2013. three losses came in Alliance against the after outscoring their opponents, 247-19. Purple Raiders. Since the start of the 2013 TURNOVER DELIGHT: Since Mike Sirianni season, W&J has played an Ohio school seven 50 YEARS AGO - 1965 took over as head coach in 2003, W&J holds a times. The 1965 season began to wind down as 24-3 record when not committing a turnover, Date Opponent Score W&J defeated Frostburg State, 34-18, in the a winning percentage of .889. The Presidents 9/23/06 at Oberlin W, 33-13 penultimate game of the year to move the have not turned the ball over twice this 9/22/07 Oberlin W, 56-26 team’s record to 3-4 overall. The grand total season -- the season-opener at Wooster and 9/6/08 at Oberlin W, 49-35 of all four setbacks was 15 points. last week versus Bethany. 9/5/09 Oberlin W, 35-9 HALFTIME SHOW: Washington & Jefferson 11/20/09 at Mount Union* L, 0-55 25 YEARS AGO - 1990 has dominated games in which it has held 9/7/13 at Wooster W, 58-21 W&J ran its season-opening win streak to a lead at halftime since Mike Sirianni took 11/23/13 at Mount Union* L, 20-34 seven games with a 43-6 triumph against over in 2003. When going to the locker room 9/6/14 Wooster W, 51-17 Bethany. Running back Chris Babirad ahead, the Presidents hold a 92-3 overall 10/25/14 Case W, 34-24 registered four touchdowns and rushed record since 2003, a whopping .968 winning 11/22/14 at Wittenberg* W, 41-25 for a season-high 162 yards on 12 carries. percentage. 11/29/14 at Mount Union* L, 0-67 Once again, the Presidents’ defense was ARMS RACE: With his three touchdown 9/5/15 at Wooster W, 56-10 practically impenetrable, holding the Bison passes against Bethany, Pete Coughlin * - NCAA Playoffs to 15 yards rushing and 179 yards of total moved into fifth place on the W&J career list LIGHT UP THE SCOREBOARD: The 66 points offense. Stephan Swentkowsky recorded with 47. There is a sizeable gap for him to W&J scored against Bethany represent the three sacks and 11 tackles, earning PAC move up the list as Chris Edwards and Jason highest point total for the Presidents since Defensive Player of the Week honors as Baer are tied for third with 87 scoring tosses. Oct. 18, 2008 when W&J scored 72 against a W&J clinched the PAC title with the win. With 804 yards Coughlin will pass Matt Bliss second-year Saint Vincent program. (6,216) for fifth in the career passing yardage W&J VS. THE PAC: W&J holds a 324-136-10 10 YEARS AGO - 2005 list. Coughlin needs 94 completions to move (.700) winning percentage against current The 15th-ranked Presidents forced a three- past Bobby Swallow on the single-season football-playing members of the Presidents’ and-out on the opening drive against completions list and have two of the five Athletic Conference. Washington & Jefferson Grove City and Aaron Krepps took the single-season highs in program history.