2005 Colonial Football Game Notes - Game #5 ROBERT MORRIS www.rmu.edu NEC Champions: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 ECAC Bowl Champions: 1996, 1997 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Mid-Major National Champions: 1999, 2000 2005 Overall Record: 1-3 NEC Record: 0-1 National Ranking: 10th #9 Wagner (4-1 / 1-0) @ #10 Robert Morris (1-3 / 0-1) 2005 Schedule Saturday, Oct. 8 at 1:00 p.m. 9/3 @ Duquesne L, 12-23 Joe Walton Stadium (3,000) - Moon Township, Pa. 9/17 BUTLER # W, 49-13 Radio: WPIT-AM 730 (Chris Shovlin - play-by-play & Jim Frederick - color) 9/24 @ Rowan (ot) L, 28-35 On the internet (live and archived) at: www.sports.yahoo.com 10/1 ST. FRANCIS * # L, 28-35 10/8 WAGNER * 1:00 p.m. Rankings listed according to I-AA Mid-Major Poll by The Sports Network 10/15 @ Central Conn. State * 1:00 p.m. Top Story - The Robert Morris University football team closes out a short two-game 10/22 @ Monmouth * 1:00 p.m. homestand Saturday afternoon when it hosts No. 9 Wagner at Joe Walton Stadium for a 10/29 STONY BROOK * 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Northeast Conference game. The Colonials are coming off a 35-28 loss to in- 11/5 @ Albany * 4:00 p.m. state rival St. Francis (10/1) in its 2005 NEC opener to fall to 0-1 in league play for the 11/12 SACRED HEART * 1:00 p.m. third straight year and will look to avoid falling to 0-2 in conference action for the first # Broadcast live on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh time in school history. RMU remained at No. 10 in the latest I-AA mid-major poll * Northeast Conference game according to The Sports Network, while the Seahawks remained at No. 9 after downing Sacred Heart (10/1), 26-21, in their 2005 NEC opener. Robert Morris Quick Facts Quick Stat of the Afternoon - Senior halfback Devin Wilson has quickly gotten accus- Location: Moon Township, Pa. tomed to the new football digs at Joe Walton Stadium, as in just two games he has scored Founded: 1921 five touchdowns and a two-point conversion for 32 points. Wilson enters Saturday’s Enrollment: 5,000 game leading the Northeast Conference in scoring (38 points) and tied for the lead in Affiliation: NCAA I-AA Mid-Major touchdowns with six, having scored five rushing touchdowns and one receiving. He is Conference: Northeast tied in touchdowns with Sacred Heart running back Ed Pricolo and Monmouth wide Nickname: Colonials receiver Miles Austin. President: Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. Home Field: Joe Walton Stadium Saturday’s Opponent - Saturday’s game marks the 12th matchup between Robert Morris Capacity: 3,000 and Wagner, with the Colonials holding a 7-4 edge in the all-time series. Wagner is one Surface: Field Turf Athletic Director: Craig Coleman, M.D. of just three opponents RMU has played in each of its first Asst. Athletic Director: Marty Galosi All-Time Series 11 years as an intercollegiate program, joining fellow NEC Asst. Athletic Director: Meghan Sweeney foes Central Connecticut State and St. Francis. The vs. Wagner Asst. Athletic Director: Sean Simmons Seahawks have claimed two of the last three meetings, but RMU Leads, 7-4 Senior Woman Administrator: Addie Muti Wagner has never won in five tries in Moon Township, los- 1994 (L, 21-38), Away Sports Information Director: Jim Duzyk ing three of those games by three points or less. In last year’s 1995 (W, 18-16), Home Office: (412) 262-8314 meeting on Staten Island, N.Y. (10/23), Wagner jumped 1996 (L, 35-38), Away Fax: (412) 262-8557 out to a 17-0 lead and held on for a 20-17 victory. 1997 (W, 21-9), Home Press Box: (412) 262-8280 1998 (W, 42-17), Away E-mail: [email protected] Wagner Series Quick Outs - Senior quarterback Drew Asst. Sports Info Director: Ken Baker 1999 (W, 23-21), Home Geyer completed 18 of his 38 passing attempts for 274 Asst. Sports Info Director: Morgan Hawley 2000 (W, 38-31), Away * yards in last year’s loss on Staten Island (10/23) and in three Basic Offense: Pro Style 2001 (W, 49-30), Home games against the Seahawks has completed 39 of his 84 Basic Defense: Multiple 2002 (L, 0-29), Away passes for 620 yards ... Geyer’s first career start came @ 2003 (W, 31-28), Home Wagner (10/12/02), a game the Seahawks won, 29-0 ... Media Services 2004 (L, 17-20), Away RMU’s lone overtime victory in school history came in a @ Moon Township: 5-0 For information on 38-31 win @ Wagner (10/28) during the program’s 10-0 @ Loretto: 2-4 Northeast Conference football undefeated campaign in 2000 ... The 79 points the * Overtime and all NEC sponsored sports, visit: Colonials and Seahawks combined for in RMU’s 49-30 www.northeastconference.org victory (10/27/01) marks the most combined points by Robert Morris and an opponent. 2005 Colonial Football Game Notes - (10/8/05 vs. Wagner) - Page 2 Colonials at a Glance 2005 Northeast Conference Standings Starters Returning / Lost ................................. 19 / 5 Team NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral Offensive Starters Returning / Lost ................. 10 / 2 1. Wagner 1-0 1.000 4-1 .800 W1 2-1 2-0 0-0 Defensive Starters Returning / Lost ................... 7 / 3 2. Monmouth 1-0 1.000 3-1 .750 W3 1-0 2-1 0-0 Specialist Starters Returning / Lost .................... 2 / 0 3. C. Conn. State 1-0 1.000 3-2 .600 W2 2-1 1-1 0-0 Letterwinners Returning / Lost ..................... 36 / 10 4. St. Francis 1-0 1.000 1-3 .333 W1 0-1 1-2 0-0 5. Robert Morris 0-1 .000 1-3 .250 L2 1-1 0-2 0-0 Offensive Starters Returning / Lost ................. 10 / 2 Sacred Heart 0-1 .000 1-3 .250 L1 0-1 1-2 0-0 OL - Clifton Jean-Jacques .................... 6-0, 275, Sr. Stony Brook 0-1 .000 1-3 .250 L3 1-2 0-1 0-0 OL - Vince Romo ................................. 6-2, 300, Sr. 8. Albany 0-1 .000 0-4 .000 L4 0-1 0-3 0-0 OL - Gus Alonso ................................. 6-2, 270, Jr. OL - Greg Harteis ................................ 6-2, 245, Sr. 2005 Northeast Conference Composite Schedule OL - Matt Williams ............................. 6-5, 315, Sr. TE - Rupert Rickards ........................... 6-2, 210, Sr. Sept. 3, 2005 Oct. 15, 2005 QB - Drew Geyer ................................. 6-4, 225, Sr. Holy Cross 56, Sacred Heart 21 St. Francis @ Stony Brook * 1 p.m. HB - Devin Wilson .............................. 6-0, 210, Sr. Lehigh 54, Monmouth 26 Robert Morris @ C. Conn. State * 1 p.m. C. Conn. State 24, Colgate 22 FB - Vince Magnone ............................ 5-8, 235, Sr. Wagner @ Monmouth * 1 p.m. Duquesne 23, Robert Morris 12 Sacred Heart @ Albany * 4 p.m. FL - Tyjuan Massey ............................ 5-11, 180, Sr. Morehead State 26, St. Francis 25 Wagner 41, La Salle 27 Oct. 22, 2005 Defensive Starters Returning / Lost .................. 7 / 5 Albany @ St. Francis * 1 p.m. RT - Jason Forrest ............................... 6-2, 295, Sr. Sept. 10, 2005 Stony Brook @ Sacred Heart * 1 p.m. LE - Ray Gensler ................................... 6-0, 220, Jr. St. Peter’s 25, St. Francis 22 C. Conn. State @ Wagner * 1 p.m. RE - Michael Crandle .......................... 6-4, 235, Sr. Wagner 14, Iona 0 Robert Morris @ Monmouth * 1 p.m. MLB - James Noel ............................... 6-0, 225, Sr. Monmouth 65, La Salle 27 RC - Mike Niklos .............................. 5-10, 175, Jr. Marist 22, Sacred Heart 20 Oct. 29, 2005 LC - Josh O’Bannon ............................. 6-0, 170, Jr. Rhode Island 56, C. Conn. State 10 St. Francis @ Sacred Heart * 12:30 p.m. Stony Brook 21, Bucknell 18 Monmouth @ C. Conn. State * 1 p.m. Hofstra 36, Albany 7 Stony Brook @ Robert Morris * 1 p.m Specialist Starters Returning / Lost ................... 2 / 0 . Albany @ Wagner * 1 p.m. Placekicker - Nathan DiLorenzo ........ 5-11, 185, So. Sept. 15, 2005 Punter - Mike Schlaepfer ................... 5-11, 195, Jr. Wagner 52, St. Peter’s 25 Nov. 5, 2005 C. Conn. State @ Sacred Heart * 12:30 p.m. Sept. 17, 2005 Monmouth @ St. Francis * 1 p.m. RMU By the Numbers Robert Morris 49, Butler 13 Wagner @ Stony Brook * 1 p.m. Monmouth 16, California (Pa.) 15 Robert Morris @ Albany * 4 p.m. .648 ... Winning percentage of Colonial football in Sacred Heart 38, Iona 14 the program’s first 12 years. Massachusetts 40, Albany 0 Nov. 12, 2005 Marist 31, Central Conn. State 22 Albany @ Monmouth * 1 p.m. 2 ... ECAC Classic wins by Robert Morris ... Number Hofstra 55, Stony Brook 0 St. Francis @ Wagner * 1 p.m. of Mid-Major National Championships claimed by C. Conn. State @ Stony Brook * 1 p.m. Robert Morris (1999, 2000) according to Don Sept. 24, 2005 Sacred Heart @ Robert Morris * 1 p.m. Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. Rowan 35, Robert Morris 28 (OT) Central Conn. State 14, Albany 13 * Nov. 19, 2005 5 ... Northeast Conference Championships claimed Marist 38, Wagner 21 St. Francis @ Duquesne 1 p.m. by Robert Morris, the most by any team in the La Salle 29, St. Francis 27 Albany @ Fordham 1 p.m. league. Georgetown 10, Stony Brook 7 Stony Brook @ Marist 1 p.m. 11 ... Number of seasons RMU played in its first Oct. 1, 2005 All times Eastern Standard Time home, Moon Stadium. The Colonials open Joe Monmouth 36, Stony Brook 7 * * Northeast Conference game Walton Stadium in 2005. St. Francis 35, Robert Morris 28 * Wagner 26, Sacred Heart 21 * 43 ..