2012 SOUTHWESTERN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Southwestern College Sports Information - 100 College St. - Winfield, KS 67156 - 620-229-6299 Website: www.buildersports.com - Facebook: www.facebook.com/buildersports - Twitter: @buildersports 2012 SCHEDULE (1-2, 1-1 KCAC) Aug. 30 at #10 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 49-0 STERLING at SOUTHWESTERN Red Raiders roll up 649 yards, shut-out Moundbuilders GAME INFORMATION SEPT. 8 BETHEL W, 27-13 Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012 Freshman Anthony Sims runs for 147 yards in win. Kick-Off: 6:00 p.m. Location: Winfield, Kan. Sept. 15 at (RV) McPherson L, 21-40 Bulldogs hold Moundbuilders to 93 yds. rushing in loss Stadium: Richard L. Jantz (3,600) Series: Southwestern leads, 52-22-2 SEPT. 22 STERLING 6 p.m. SOUTHWESTERN STERLING Richard L. Jantz Stadium (5,000) - Winfield, Kan. MOUNDBUILDERS WARRIORS In Winfield: In Sterling: Sept. 29 at Haskell Indian Nations 7 p.m. 2012 Record: 1-2, 1-1 KCAC 2012 Record: 0-3, 0-2 KCAC Haskell Memorial Stadium (11,000) - Lawrence, Kan. Ranking: NR Ranking: NR First Meeting: Last Game: Sept. 15, 2012 Last Game: Sept. 15, 2012 Last Meeting: STER 31, SC 3 (9/24/11) Oct. 6 at Ottawa 7 p.m. lost at McPherson, 40-21 lost to (RV) KWU, 14-10 Radio: KSWC, 100.3 FM Peoples Bank Field (3,000) - Ottawa, Kan. Coach: Ken Crandall Coach: Andy Lambert Live Stats: www.buildersports.com Career Record: 38-111 Career Record: 76-80 OCT. 13 FRIENDS 1:30 p.m. vs. Sterling: 1-5 vs. Southwestern: 7-1 Live Video: Richard L. Jantz Stadium (5,000) - Winfield, Kan. www.ihigh.com/scmoundbuilders Oct. 20 at Saint Mary 1:30 p.m. 2012 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2012 STATISTICAL LEADERS Live Audio: USM Football/Soccer Field (1,000) - Leavenworth, Kan. Rushing: Anthony Sims Rushing: John Cardona www.moundbuilder.com 40 carries, 215 yds, 1 TD 44 carries, 221 yards, 1 TD OCT. 27 KANSAS WESLEYAN 1:30 p.m. Passing: Jordan Barrett Passing: John Cardona Twitter Updates: Richard L. Jantz Stadium (5,000) - Winfield, Kan. 26-57 (.460), 214 yds, 3 TD, 4 Int. 41-82 (.500), 438 yds, 1 TD, 3 Int. twitter.com/buildersports Receiving: Ceth Bannister Receiving: Jordan Coleman NOV. 3 TABOR 1:30 p.m. 8 receptions, 91 yds 15 receptions, 200 yds, 1 TD Richard L. Jantz Stadium (5,000) - Winfield, Kan. SOUTHWESTERN QUICK HITS Nov. 10 at Bethany 1:30 p.m. Anderson Stadium (2,500) - Lindsborg, Kan. -Southwestern is looking for back-to-back wins for the first time since the 2009 season Saturday when the Moundbuilders host the Sterling College Warriors. 2012 SOUTHWESTERN COACHING STAFF On the Field... -A win Saturday would mark the first time Southwestern has posted back-to-back home wins in the three-year -Ken Crandall (Head Coach) history of Richard L. Jantz Stadium. It would also be the first time since 2009 that Southwestern has won back-to- -Jimmie Tagg (Offensive Coordinator) back home games. -Logan Wyrick (Running Backs/Tight Ends) -Andrew Krause (Defensive Coordinator) -Southwestern features multiple options at both of its key skill positions. Anthony Sims and Jacobi Johnson have -Eric McCormick (Defensive Line Coach) split time at halfback, while Jordan Barrett and Brady May have shared time at quarterback. May engineered two -Kenard Calhoun (Linebackers) touchdown drives in the fourth quarter of last week’s loss at McPherson. In the Press Box... -Sterling has not been kind to Southwestern Head Coach Ken Crandall. His only win against Sterling came last -Joe Pirillo (Offensive Line) season when Sterling was forced to forfeit the game late in the season due to the use of an illegal player. Crandall -Cody Melby (Offensive Assistant is now 1-5 against the Warriors -Kevin Griffin (Inside Linebackers) -Southwestern owns a 52-22-2 all-time record against the Warriors, but Sterling has dominated the series as of late. Last season’s forfeit was the first Soutwestern win since 2003. -One of Southwestern’s own student-athletes will find themselves with a torn allegiance in Saturday’s game. Sterling-native Hannah Dierksen plays volleyball for Southwestern. Her brother, Gabe Dierksen, is an outside linebacker for Sterling. SOUTHWESTERN vs. STERLING - TEAM COMPARISONS SOUTHWESTERN (1-2/1-1 KCAC) STERLING (0-3/0-2 KCAC) 2012 Team Statistics SWC Opp. 2012 Team Statistics STER Opp. Points/Game 16.0 34.0 Points/Game 8.0 28.3 First Downs 51 74 First Downs 50 62 Rushing/Game 141.0 231.7 Rushing/Game 137.7 175.7 Passing/Game 135.7 251.3 Passing/Game 146.0 172.0 Total Offense/Game 277.3 483.0 Total Offense/Game 283.7 347.7 2011 NAIA TEAM RANKINGS Fumbles-Lost 3-1 14-6 Fumbles-Lost 11-8 5-3 Category SWC STER GENERAL INFORMATION Pen.-Yds/Game 15-40.7 23-61.3 Pen.-Yds/Game 10-31.0 9-26.3 Time of Possession 26:52 31:34 Time of Possession -- -- Rushing Offense 45 50 Location: ....................................................... Winfield, Kan. Passing Offense 56 54 Founded: ..................................................................... 1885 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Passing Efficiency 70 59 Enrollment: ............................................................... 1,700 RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD YPG RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD YPG Total Offense/Gm. 62 59 President: .................................................... Dick Merriman Sims 40 215 5.3 1 106.5 Cardona 44 221 4.0 1 58.0 Johnson 49 189 3.4 0 55.0 Hudsperth 21 136 6.0 0 42.0 Scoring Offense 61 75 Faculty Athletic Representative: ...................Dr. Ed Loeb Rushing Defense/Gm. 69 49 Director of Athletics: ........................................Dave Denly PASSING A-C-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING A-C-I Pct. TD YPG Pass Efficiencty Def. 72 69 Athletic Dept. Phone: .................................620-229-6218 Barrett 57-26-4 46.0 2 71.3 Cardona 82-41-3 50.0 1 146.0 Pass Defense/Gm. 68 34 Sports Information Director: ...........................Scott Nuss Total Defense/Gm. 75 36 Conference: ..............Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference RECEIVING Rec. Yds Avg. TD YPG RECEIVING Rec. Yds Avg. TD YPG Bannister 8 91 11.4 0 30.3 Coleman 15 200 13.3 1 66.7 Scoring Defense/Gm. 65 52 Nickname: ................................................... Moundbuilders Trembley 7 80 11.4 0 26.7 Hudsperth 16 107 6.7 0 35.7 Punt Yards/Gm. 43 80 Mascot: ....................................................................The Jinx Punt Returns 32 70 DEFENSE S-A-T TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE S-A-T TFL Int. FF-FR Colors:...........................................................Purple & White Kickoff Returns 40 48 First Year of Football: ................................................ 1903 Priest 10-21-31 0.0 0 1-0 Noller 14-17-31 4.5 0 1-1 Mata 8-23-31 0.0 0 0-1 Rice 15-10-25 3.5 0 0-0 Turnover Margin 44 80 All-Time Record:...............................................495-432-56 STADIUM INFORMATION Name: ............................................Richard L. Jantz Stadium SCOUTING STERLING Opened:....................................................................... 2010 -The Sterling Warriors bring a deceiving 0-3 overall record, and an 0-2 mark in KCAC play into tonight’s contest Capacity: .................................................................... 5,000 after dropping a 14-10 decision to Kansas Wesleyan a week ago in Sterling. The Warriors opened a season with a Playing Surface:....................................................FieldTurf 59-6 loss at No. 13 Benedictine, then gave up four field goals in a 12-7 loss at Tabor leading up to last week’s loss. All-Time Record:............................................................3-8 COACHING STAFF -Head coach Andy Lambert is in his ninth season with the Warriors, and is the second-winningest head coach in Head Coach: .....................................................Ken Crandall the history of the Sterling football program. He joined Sterling after a seven-year stint as Head Coach at Trinity Career Collegiate Record: ......................................37-109 International University in Deerfield, Ill. Record at SC: ..............................................................15-36 -Sterling struggled to a 1-10 overall record last season, a mark that broke a streak of seven-straight years finishing Assistant Coaches at or above the .500 mark. The Warriors were forced to forfeit three games due to their use of an ineligible player. Offensive Coordinator: ...................................Jimmie Tagg Offensive Line: .................................................... Joe Pirillo -Long-regarded as a rush-heavy offense, the Warriors have decided to spread things out a bit this season. Sterling Running Backs/Tight Ends: ......................... Logan Wyrick has racked up 438 yards through the air this season, while rushing for 413 yards. Offensive Assistant: ........................................Cody Melby Defensive Coordinator: ..............................Andrew Krause -The first item of business for any opposing defense is to figure out how to stop quarterback John Cardona. The Defensive Line: ...........................................Eric McCormick sophomore is not-only the Warriors’ starting quarterback, but also leads the team in rushing yards as well. Linebackers: ...............................................Kenard Calhoun Cardona completes right at 50 percent of his passes, and has rushed for 221 yards on 44 attempts through three Inside Linebackers: ........................................Kevin Griffin games this season. TEAM INFORMATION Basic Offense: ........................................................Multiple -The Warriors have struggled to find the end zone this season. Sterling has not scored more than one touchdown