PRESIDENTS FOOTBALL 2017 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: 8-0 PAC Record: 6-0 Home: 4-0 Away: 4-0 Location .......................................... Washington, Pa. Founded ........................................................... 1781 Week 10: at Geneva (3-5, 2-4 PAC) Website ................................................. washjeff.edu Time: 1:00 p.m. Last W&J Win: Affiliation ........................................NCAA Division III Site: Beaver Falls, Pa. -- Reeves Field Nov. 5, 2016 -- W&J 17, Geneva 7 Conference ................................. Presidents’ Athletic Series: W&J leads, 43-19-2 Last Geneva Win: Enrollment ....................................................... 1,400 Series Streak: W12 Sept. 10, 1983 -- Geneva 19, W&J 0 Colors ....................................................Red & Black Last Meeting: Last W&J Win at Geneva: Nickname................................................. Presidents Nov. 5, 2016 -- W&J 17, Geneva 7 Oct. 31, 2015 -- W&J 34, Geneva 13 Home Field ......................Cameron Stadium (3,500) First Meeting: Last Geneva Win at Home: President ................................John C. Knapp, Ph.D. Oct. 21, 1891 -- W&J 26, Geneva 0 Sept. 10, 1983 -- Geneva 19, W&J 0 Director of Athletics...................... Scott McGuinness THE SERIES: Washington & Jefferson holds victories in 43 Assoc. Director of Athletics ...................Mark Lesako of the 64 all-time meetings between the two schools for a Senior Woman Administrator ..............Jina DeRubbo Head Coach..........................................Mike Sirianni winning percentage against Geneva of .688. A season ago, Athletics Phone.................................(724) 223-6054 the Presidents extended their winning streak to 12-straight Athletics Fax .....................................(724) 250-3329 against the Golden Tornadoes by securing a 17-7 win at Sports Info. Director..................................Sean King Cameron Stadium. The last time Geneva defeated W&J Sports Info. Phone ..............................724-223-6080 was in 1983 -- the last year W&J posted a non-winning Athletic Dept. Website ..................gopresidents.com record -- and came in Beaver Falls. 2017 Schedule/Results DATE OPPONENT ......... TIME/RESULT SEPT. 2 NO. 23 ST. JOHN FISHER ...W, 37-27 Sept. 9 at Grove City ...........................W, 47-7 SEPT. 16 THOMAS MORE*..................W, 37-29 THE COACHES: Mike Sirianni (Mount Union, ’94) owns OCT. 2 THIEL*.....................................W, 55-3 a 136-30 (.819) record at W&J in his 15th season as head Oct. 7 at Carnegie Mellon* ...............W, 27-20 coach. The six-time PAC Coach of the Year and two-time Oct. 14 at Bethany* ............................W, 49-14 South Region Coach of the Year (2004, 2012) is seventh OCT. 21 WESTMINSTER* ......... W, 34-33 (OT) among all active NCAA coaches in winning percentage (Homecoming) Oct. 28 at Saint Vincent* ......................W, 21-3 (minimum of 10 years). The Presidents have made 12 Nov. 4 at Geneva* .............................1:00 pm postseason appearances under Sirianni, highlighted NOV. 11 WAYNESBURG* ................... 1:00 PM by NCAA quarterfinal finishes in 2004 and 2008. Geno (Senior Day/PAC Backyard Brawl) DeMarco (Geneva, ’83) is in his 25th season as the winningest head coach at his alma mater. His career record * - Presidents’ Athletic Conference game NOTE: Sept. 9 at Grove City does not count toward the sits at 144-114 entering this week, good for a winning PAC standings percentage of .558. 2017 PAC Standings Watch Live Listen Live School Overall PAC http://athletics.geneva.edu/watch/ WJPA Radio 1450 AM http://www.wjpa.com/sports.htm #15/10 W&J 8-0 6-0 #16/16 Case Western Reserve 8-0 6-0 Saturday’s Other PAC Games Westminster 6-2 5-1 12 pm - Thiel at Thomas More* 1:30 pm - Bethany at Grove City* Carnegie Mellon 7-2 5-2 1 pm - Westminster at Case Western Reserve* 1:30 pm - Saint Vincent at Waynesburg* Thomas More 5-4 4-3 Grove City 3-5 3-3 * - PAC Game Geneva 3-5 2-4 Saint Vincent 2-6 1-5 Thiel 1-7 1-5 Waynesburg 1-7 1-5 Bethany 0-8 0-6 @wjathletics gopresidents.com facebook.com/wjathletics PRESIDENTS FOOTBALL 2017 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 GIVE THANKS: The Presidents boast an overall HANG ON: W&J won the time of possession battle THIS WEEK IN W&J record of 35-10 (.778) in November under Mike on Saturday for a third consecutive game, marking Sirianni. the first time that has happened since 2013 (Thomas More - Westminster - Saint Vincent). FOOTBALL HISTORY CHASING A RECORD: Sirianni enters play on Saturday with 136 career victories, one shy of tying HISTORY LESSON: Washington & Jefferson has 100 YEARS AGO - 1917 former W&J head coach John Luckhardt (1982-98) won 732 games in its 125-year history (732-389-40), After winning five in a row, including a atop the career wins list for the Presidents. third behind Mount Union (777) and Wittenberg (762) among NCAA Division III schools. Widener (698) 7-0 win over Penn State, W&J had now BALL SECURITY: Since Sirianni took over as head and Wabash (678) round out the top five. Among all lost three straight (Pitt, WVU, Notre coach in 2003, W&J holds a 29-3 record when not NCAA divisions, the Presidents’ win total places them Dame). Another strong team lied ahead committing a turnover, a winning percentage of .906. 22nd all-time, with Michigan ranking first at 940 wins. in a Thanksgiving Day tilt in Richmond, Va., against Washington & Lee, who #ZOOMINZUBIK: Senior WR Jesse Zubik is number RANKINGS: W&J currently sits at No. 10 in the two in all NCAA divisions in career receiving yards American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) was in its 13th winning season in a row. and receiving touchdowns (behind Jake Wieneke of Top 25 poll and is No. 15 in the D3football.com Top Scrubby McCreight scored two fourth- FCS South Dakota State in both). He currently sits at 25 poll. The AFCA ranking is the first time W&J has quarter touchdowns and Pete Henry 251 receptions, 4,193 yards and 49 TDs in 40 career entered the top 10 since 2009. W&J also shows up starred on defense and blocked a punt games. His touchdown total is a PAC record and tied at fourth on the initial NCAA Regional Rankings of to give the Red & Black a 14-0 win. The for 12th in Division III history. Against Bethany earlier the season. this season, he became just the 22nd wide receiver 34 AND COUNTING: W&J now boasts 34 most important thing to come out of in the level’s history to top 4,000 yards. He needs 69 that win, however, was, when referring consecutive winning seasons as a football program. yards to become the PAC’s all-time yardage leader The Presidents’ 34 winning seasons rank fourth to the W&J team, a Richmond writer and 19 receptions to move atop the W&J career among all divisions of NCAA football behind Linfield dubbed the visitors, ‘The Presidents,’ a catches list. (62), Florida State (40) and Mount Union (39). The nickname which has stuck around for a last time W&J did not post a winning record was 1983 MURGO THE MACHINE: Senior LB Nick Murgo (3-5-1). **Graphic depicts entering season** century. ranks third among active Division III players and 11th among all divisions with 376 career total tackles. 25 YEARS AGO - 1992 His 212 solo tackles are second in D-III and ninth W&J was dealt its first loss of the season across the four levels of NCAA football. Murgo has reached double digits in stops five times this season in its ninth game of 1992, a 47-28 defeat (23 overall), with each one in 2017 netting 11 tackles. at Ithaca to close out the regular season. The 47 points allowed by the Red & USE THE FORCE, LUKE: Senior safety Luke Black nearly tripled the offensive output Merhaut led the Presidents with 10 tackles on of any other opponent that season, Saturday at Saint Vincent, marking the fifth time in his career he reached double figures. The senior, who as the Presidents rebounded in the began his career as a wide receiver, also went over postseason to make their first of two 200 tackles for his career as well and now sits at 202. Stagg Bowl appearances in three years. O’SHEA CAN YOU SEE: Senior CB O’Shea Anderson is second in the PAC with four interceptions 10 YEARS AGO - 2007 on the season, while his 0.6 INTs per game ranks After defeating Waynesburg by a tight 33rd in Division III. The senior, who tops the league 22-21 margin the week before, No. 7 with 14 passes defended, now has an interception W&J traveled to Crestview Hills, Ky. to in three-straight games and has doubled his career W&J VS. THE PAC: W&J holds a 341-139- take on Thomas More for the third all- picks total entering the season (4; two each in 2015 10 (.706) winning percentage against current and 2016). time meeting between the two squads. football-playing members of the Presidents’ The Saints were no match for the Athletic Conference. Washington & Jefferson GIVE ME THAT: W&J’s 16 interceptions through has claimed a record 24 PAC Championships Presidents that day as W&J rolled to a eight games top the PAC by six and are tied for the throughout the history of the league. Since 10th-most in Division III this season. The 16picks 42-0 win, clinching the 2007 PAC title.