MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY HAWKS FOOTBALL facebook.com/MUFootball @MUHAWKSFB YouTube.com/MonmouthHawks FOOTBALL CONTACT: Greg Viscomi (732) 571-4447 • 400 Cedar Avenue • West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898 OCT. 8 • MONMOUTH AT HOWARD • GAME 6 MONMOUTH HAWKS (3-2, 0-1 BIG SOUTH) AT HOWARD BISON (1-4, 1-2 MEAC) AT Date: Oct. 8, 2016 Kickoff: 1:00 PM Field: William H. Greene Stadium (7,086) | Washington DC Series: First Meeting Last Meeting: N/A Coaching Matchup: Kevin Callahan (134-110) vs.Gary Harrell (18-31) TODAY’S GAME: Both Monmouth and Howard come into today’s game looking to extend winning streaks after getting victories last weekend. The Hawks used a calculated two-point conversion on Saturday to edge Fordham in an overtime shootout, 42-41. MU rallied from a 13-0 deficit to tie it up only to watch the Rams capitalize on a pair of costly mistakes in the final 90 seconds of the second frame and take a 27-13 lead into the break. MU outscored the visitors 21-7 in the second half to send the game into OT. After Fordham took the lead 41-34 in overtime, Monmouth Head Coach Kevin Callahan elected to go for two instead of the tie after Ed Royds cut the deficit to one on his second TD of the day. Redshirt sophomore Cody Williams found Reggie White Jr. all alone in the back of the endzone and the Hawks secured their third win of the 2016 season. White Jr. had a career-day against the Rams, catching 10 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns. The redshirt sophomore from Randallstown, MD was named Big South Offensive Player of the Week while junior kicker Matt White was named conference special teams player of the week after scoring 10 points and averaging almost 49 yards per punt. The Monmouth passing attack, led by Wil- liams, leads the Big South with 211 yards per game while the Hawks continue to dominate time of possession this year, clocking in at 34:57 per game. Monmouth’s defense, led by senior Darnell Leslie and junior Mike Basile, has been stout against the pass in 2016. Basile, the Big South’s leading tackler, was recently named to the STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Year watch list. Howard, who returns home for the first time this season after opening with five straight road games, is coming off of a 33-28 win over Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foe Norfolk State last Saturday. The Bison also had to rally in their victory, falling behind 21-12 at halftime, then allowing just seven points while scoring 21. Receiver Kyle Anthony scored two of those touchdowns while quarterback Da’Vaun Johnson threw two and ran another in. The win moved the Bison to 1-4 and 1-2 in league play, having also faced Hampton and rival Morgan State earlier this season. Howard opened the season with back to back games against B1G opponents Maryland and Rutgers, having played Rutgers to a 14-14 tie at halftime. GLANCE AT THE SERIES HISTORY 2016 MU SCHEDULE Today is the first game between the Hawks and the Bison. Date Opponent Result/Time 09.03 at Lehigh W, 23-21 TODAY’S MEDIA INFORMATION 09.10 at Delaware State W, 34-20 RADIO: Shore Sports Network: 1160 AM, 1310 AM 09.17 at Kent State L, 27-7 Play by Play: Matt Harmon ‘96 ‘04 Color: Eddy Occhipinti ‘06 ‘09 09.24 CHARLESTON SO.* L, 35-7 Sideline: Gary Kowal 10.01 FORDHAM W, 42-41 OT 10.08 at Howard 1:00 PM STREAMING AUDIO: www.shoresportsnetwork.com 10.13 at Presbyterian* 7:00 PM MOBILE PHONE AUDIO: Download Free radioPup App 10.22 at Liberty* 3:30 PM STREAMING VIDEO: Not Available 10.29 KENNESAW STATE* 1:00 PM 11.05 at Coastal Carolina 2:00 PM LIVE STATISTICS: Not Available 11.19 at Gardner-Webb* 1:30 p.m. TODAY’S Monmouth will need to limit the explosive plays it allows against the Bison. MU 2-2 Overall 0-1 Home 2-1 Away has allowed 11 plays of 20+ yards that resulted in opponent touchdowns in 2016. *Denotes Big South Conference Game The Hawks have allowed 11 pass plays of 20+ yards and 15 rushing plays of 20+ STAT yards through five games this season. GAME 6 - MONMOUTH AT HOWARD 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES INSIDE THE MONMOUTH-HOWARD SERIES TALE OF THE TAPE Monmouth and Howard have never faced each other on the football field. The Bison are the second team from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference that MONMOUTH HOWARD the Hawks will face this year (Delaware State). 29.6 First Downs Avg. 16.4 147.6 Rushing Offense Avg 146.8 211.2 Passing Offense Avg. 145.3 GAME BY GAME SERIES HISTORY 358.8 Total Offense Avg 292.0 MONMOUTH vs HOWARD 214.4 Rushing Defense Avg. 217.8 142.4 Passing Defense Avg. 218.6 Date Winner Location 356.8 Total Defense Avg. 436.4 10/08/16 First Meeting Washington, DC 33.0 Net Punting Avg. 29.6 5.3 Punt Return Avg. 5.0 18.9 Kickoff Return Avg. 17.4 MONMOUTH AGAINST THE MEAC 71.2 Penalty Yard Avg. 61.0 § Monmouth owns a 2-2 record against Mid Eastern Athletic Conference 22.6 Scoring Avg. 18.2 members, playing Morgan State twice and Delaware State twice 28.8 Opp. Scoring Avg 38.8 § Morgan State defeated Monmouth 35-20 in the 2002 season, scoring in all three phases of the game § The Hawks would have revenge four years later at Kessler Field, defeating 2016 MONMOUTH LEADERS the Bears 26-9. Mike McLelland and Dave Sinisi scored first-half touch- Rushing Att Yds Avg Td Lg downs for the Blue & White while the defense allowed just six second half Royds 58 141 4.0 4 21 points and a total of 151 yards in the victory Chaney 52 219 4.2 2 18 § This year the Hawks defeated Delaware State at Alumni Stadium 34-20 Welch 61 219 3.6 3 17 § The Hawks shot out to a 27-0 lead in the first 41 minutes of the game but the Hornets used a three TD spurt over a four minute span in the third Passing Cmp Att Yds Td Int quarter to cut the lead to a touchdown. The Hawks rallied and controlled Williams 75 125 846 4 1 the ball for a total of 41 minutes to get their second win of the season Bahar 19 30 195 0 1 § MU is 2-2 on the road against MEAC teams all-time Receiving Rec Yds Avg Td Lg MIKE BASILE ADDED TO STATS DEFENSIVE POW WATCH LIST White Jr. 35 442 12.6 3 72 Junior safety Mike Basile was recently added to the Defensive Player of the Ambush 23 259 11.3 0 33 Year watch list after leading Monmouth and the Big South in tackles (51) Chaney 3 74 24.7 0 52 through five weeks. The junior has recorded double digit tackles in four of five games, highlighted by his 16 tackle performance against FBS foe Kent Defensive Tac Solo TFL Sck Int State on Sept. 17. The Brick, NJ native has recorded a sack, a pair of turn- Basile 51 32 3.5 1.0 1 overs and 3.5 tackles for a loss. He has recorded double-digit tackles in 12 Minnich 30 15 2.0 1.0 0 of his last 17 games. Basile has also blocked three kicks this year on special D. Leslie 25 13 6.0 2.0 0 teams. Basile was named Big South Defensive Player of the Week and Spe- cial Teams Player of the Week in back to back weeks earlier in 2016. 2016 HOWARD LEADERS HAWKS TO HONOR JULES PLANGERE Rushing Att Yds Avg Td Lg Beginning with the Fordham game, Monmouth will wear circular helmet stick- Philyaw 82 363 4.4 2 47 ers with the letters “JP” in the middle to honor Jules Plangere, former Chair- Parker 28 120 4.3 1 26 man of the Board at Monmouth. Plangere passed away peacefully on Sunday, Johnson 33 100 3.0 1 20 September 18, 2016 at the age of 95. His steadfast belief and support for the promise and possibility of all Monmouth University could achieve endures Passing Cmp Att Yds Td Int in endowed student scholarships, the endowed Jules L. Plangere, Jr. Chair Johnson 54 109 595 4 1 in American Social History, support for young journalists at the student-run Collins 12 26 131 1 1 newspaper, The Outlook, lighting for the soccer facilities at Hesse Field on the Great Lawn, and the first leadership gift to the Monmouth Stadium cur- Receiving Rec Yds Avg Td Lg rently under construction.For more information on the impact Mr. Plangere Lemonier 18 200 11.1 0 30 made on Monmouth University visit http://www.monmouth.edu/president/ Anthony 15 176 11.7 4 33 Passing-of-Jules-Plangere/ Avery 13 100 7.7 0 14 Defensive Tac Solo TFL Sck Int Johnson, C. 37 26 2.5 0.0 0 Mabin 29 17 1.0 0.0 0 Roberts 27 17 4.5 1.0 1 DID YOU KNOW? Monmouth averages 34:57 per game in time of possession which is third among FCS teams. Last game against Fordham the Hawks held the ball for 35:00. MU has led in time of possession in all four games against FCS opponents this season.