MARIAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2014 (naia: 11) (naia: NR) marian university vs. concordia (mich.) knights (6-2; 3-1) Cardinals (3-6; 0-4) SEPTEMBER 6 #11 KNIGHTS HOST CARDINALS ON TELEVISION IN INDY L, 65-38 The 11th-ranked Knights host Concordia University (Mich.) on Saturday afternoon at St.Vincent #16 Saint XAVIER (il) Health Field. Kickoff is slated for 12 p.m., which is a departure from the norm due to television. The game will be televised LIVE on WRTV Channel 6, an ABC affiliate, in Indianapolis beginning at 12:05 p.m. SEPTEMBER 13 Veteran broadcaster Scott McCauley (p-b-p) and former MU quarterback Clay Coomer (color) will at #25 wisconsin-osh kosh W, 24-20 call all the action. SEPTEMBER 20 SCOUTING CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY W, 31-18 The Cardinals come in with a 3-6 overall record and an 0-4 mark in the MSFA Mideast League. CUAA at #1 grand view (ia) is coming off a 30-14 defeat to Saint Francis (Ind.) last Saturday. The Cardinals come in with a rock- solid defense, but a questionable offense that has some holes. The defense is ranked second in the october 4 NAIA in total sacks (35) and CUAA boasts the nation’s leading tackler in Takari Johnson. Johnson has L, 20-7 amassed 157 total tackles and leads the NAIA with 35.5 tackles for loss and 13 sacks. CUAA boasts at #12 robert morris (il) the nation’s 11th-ranked rush defense and 16th-ranked total defense, but the offense has shown to be one-dimensional. The Cardinals have only rushed the ball 280 times in nine games and have tallied 558 rushing yards. october 11 Ashton Gray leads CUAA with 165 yards on the ground and has one score. The Cardinals have seven siena heights (mi) W, 26-7 rushing touchdowns on the year. Through the air, CUAA is accomplishing much more. Tyler Steele and Beau Perry have split snaps and have amassed 1604 of the team’s 1904 passing yards. Steele leads the team with nine TDs and 1082 yards, while Perry has a pair of scores and 522 yards. Corey Turner is october 18 CUAA’s top receiver with 53 catches for 544 yards and six TDs. The Cardinals have thrown 15 intercep- #6 william penn (ia) W, 37-14 tions this season. MU will have to be careful of the CUAA defense, particularly Johnson. But, MU is 3-0 all-time against CUAA and is looking for its fifth straight victory. A MU win could set up a potential matchup for the MSFA october 25 Mideast League championship next week versus Saint Francis (Ind.) at St.Vincent Health Field. at #25 st. francis (il) W, 22-19 SERIES HISTORY: MU LEADS 3-0 These two teams have a short and one-sided history as MU is 3-0 all-time and has out-scored november 1 W, 55-14 CUAA by a 187-17 margin in the three contests. MU earned a 77-3 win on Oct. 22, 2011 in CUAA’s at taylor (in) first season before a 59-7 win at home on Oct. 20, 2012. Last season, MU earned a 51-7 win in Michigan to move the series to 3-0. november 8 12:05 pm MU IN RANKINGS FOR SEVENTH STRAIGHT WEEK Concordia (Mi) For the seventh straight week and 47th time in program history, the Knights sit inside the NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. After a 55-14 win at Taylor, MU now sits at No. 11 in the latest edition WRTV Channel 6 MUKNIGHTS.com (Video) of the poll. The Knights entered the poll at No. 20 after defeated then-No. 1 Grand View and has Scott McCauley, Play-by-Play Scott McCauley, Play-by-Play Clay Coomer, Analyst Clay Coomer, Analyst moved to No. 19, No. 22, No. 21, No. 16 and No. 13 this season. MU went 13 weeks outside the poll before the road win at GVU. 42 UNANSWERED LEADS KNIGHTS TO 55-14 WIN november 15 After scoring the game’s first points on a blocked field goal, the Knights trailed the Trojans by a saint francis (IN) 1:00 pm 14-13 score midway through the second quarter. However, the MU defense kicked into high gear and the offense operated on all cylinders as the Knights scored 42 unanswered points to earn the most lopsided win in the series history. Senior Tevin Lake rushed for 113 yards for his third straight 100-yard game and the 25th of his career. Junior Hayden Northern earned MSFA Mideast League Offensive Player of the Week honors after finishing 15-of-19 for 253 yards passing and 2 TDs. He MEDIA RELATIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION had the eighth-most efficient day in program history. Contact: Dr. Geoffre Sherman MU HAS RATTLED OFF FOUR STRAIGHT WINS Email: [email protected] For the first time in the Mark Henninger era, the Knights have rattled off four straight victories. The Phone: 317.955.6125 Knights opened the streak with a 26-7 win over Siena Heights (Mich.) on Oct. 11 before a 37-14 win Mobile: 317.509.9613 over then-No. 6 William Penn (Iowa) on Oct. 18. The Knights earned a 22-19 win over then-No. 25 Fax: 317.955.6121 St. Francis (Ill.) on the road on Oct. 25 before last week’s 55-14 road win at Taylor (Ind.). Last week’s Twitter: @MUKnights win was the 60th in program history and the 12th under head coach Mark Henninger. Facebook: Marian University Knights MU’s last four-game win streak came at the end of the 2012 season when the Knights earned YouTube: youtube.com/MarianUAthletics three playoff wins before the 2012 national championship was secured with a 30-27 win in the first Instagram: @MUKnights overtime win in the NAIA national championship game’s illustrious history. 2011 & 2012 MSFA Mideast Champions // 2012 NAIA National Champions #ALLDAYALLKNIGHT THE CONCORDIA (MICH.) GAME | 11.08.14 NORTHERN NAMED MSFA PLAYER OF THE WEEK THEY FLOCK TO MU FOOTBALL IN INDY After having the eighth most-efficient game in program history, In 45 home contests, Marian has had 117,421 fans in attendance junior Hayden Northern was named the MSFA Mideast League between Pike and St.Vincent Health Field. That’s an average of Offensive Player of the Week after MU’s 55-14 win over Taylor on 2,609 fans per game. Saturday. Northern was 15-of-19 for 253 yards and 2 touchdowns St.Vincent Health Field saw a record 29,164 fans come in the victory. He is the first offensive player to earn the honor in through its gates in nine home games in 2011. The fans came 2014 and the fifth overall. He is also the 46th player to earn a weekly out in droves with an average of 3,240 total fans watching the honor in program history. Knights. In 2012, MU saw 21,179 fans come through the gates for six home games for an all-time high average of 3,530 per SHIELDS NAMED MSFA PLAYER OF THE WEEK game. The second and third-highest attended games came last season. Sophomore Beau Shields became the second player in the The single-game attendance record for Marian University 2014 season, and 43rd all-time, to earn MSFA Mideast League came in the No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown on November 5, 2011 2012 NAIA Defensive Player of the Week honors for the Knights. Shields when the Knights knocked off then-No. 1 Saint Xavier, 27-9, in earned the award after MU’s 26-7 win over Siena Heights two National Champions front of 5,175 fans. weeks ago. Shields finished the day with eight tackles, two sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and two quarter- 09.08.07 .............................................................................................. 3,750 09.22.07 .............................................................................................. 1,268 back hurries. 09.29.07 ................................................................................................. 963 10.20.07 ................................................................................................. 849 10.27.07 .............................................................................................. 1,375 AVERAGE (2007) ............................................................................... 1,641 WADDICK - MSFA POW BACK-TO-BACK 08.30.08 .............................................................................................. 1,250 Senior placekicker Martin Waddick earned his second 09.06.08 .............................................................................................. 1,352 straight MSFA Mideast Special Teams Player of the Week 10.11.08 ............................................................................................... 2,287 10.18.08 .............................................................................................. 2,168 award after earning the league and national honors last week. 11.08.08 ............................................................................................... 1,739 His 3-for-3 effort at St. Francis (Ill.) earned him the third honor 11.15.08 .................................................................................................. 547 AVERAGE (2008) ............................................................................... 1,557 of his career and the 45th for the program since its inception 09.19.09 .............................................................................................. 3,212 in 2007. 10.10.09 .............................................................................................. 2,210 10.31.09 .............................................................................................. 2,431 2014 NAIA FOOTBALL COACHES’ TOP 25 POLL - WEEK 8 11.07.09 ............................................................................................... 1,394 NOVEMBER 3, 2014 AVERAGE (2009) ............................................................................... 2,312 1st Place PRICE NAMED NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK 08.28.10 .............................................................................................. 3,025 Rk. LW School Votes 2014 Pts. Sophomore Eric Price