FOOTBALL 2015 GAME NOTES Frostburg State vs. Wesley GAME 2 Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 ● 12:00 pm Bobcat Stadium ● Frostburg, Md. Live Stats/Video: www.FrostburgSports.com/Live Setting the Scene Frostburg State Stat Leaders Frostburg State (1-0, 0-0 NJAC) Frostburg State hosts fifth-ranked Wesley this Saturday at Bobcat Stadium in Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Sept. 5 at Geneva W/52-21 week two of the season for the Bobcats. Saturday’s contest marks the season Connor Cox 1 11 87 1 87.0 Sept. 12 Wesley * 12:00 pm opener for the Wolverines after having a bye on opening weekend. Jordan Brown 1 11 57 0 57.0 Sept. 19 at Southern Virginia * 1:00 pm Frostburg opened the 2015 campaign last Saturday night with a 52-21 defeat of Oct. 3 Kean * 1:00 pm Geneva College in Beavers Falls, Pa. The Bobcats jumped out to a 35-0 lead at Passing G C-A-I Pct. Yds TD Oct. 10 at William Paterson * 1:00 pm halftime before cruising to the second-most points in a season opener in program Connor Cox 1 7-12-1 58.3 101 2 Oct. 17 TCNJ * (Homecoming) 1:00 pm history. Oct. 24 at Christopher Newport * 7:00 pm Receiving G Rec Yds TD YPG FSU scored two touchdowns via the pass, run and punt return and added a pair Oct. 31 at Rowan * 1:00 pm Myles Burgess 1 2 50 0 50.0 of safeties in the first quarter. Freshman Connor Cox accounted for almost 200 Mike Ambrose 1 2 38 0 38.0 Nov. 7 Montclair State * 1:00 pm yards in offense and three touchdowns. Nov. 14 at Salisbury * ! 1:00 pm Defense G TT SKS TFL Int. * New Jersey Athletic Conference Opponent Second-year head coach Delane Fitzgerald won his season opener for the second year in a row after guiding the Bobcats to a 4-6 overall record in 2014. Rowan Pinkett 1 7 - 0.5-5 - ! 17th Annual Regents Cup He is the only coach in program history to win his first game as the head coach Wayne Palmer 1 5 - 1.5-7 - Location: ......................Frostburg, Md. of the Bobcats. Jordan Procter 1 4 - 2.0-4 - Enrollment: ............................5,500 Wesley finished 12-2 a year ago and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Nickname:...........................Bobcats semifinals. The Wolverines were picked to win the NJAC this year after receiving Wesley Stat Leaders (2014) Colors: ........................Red and Black 9-of-10 first-place votes. Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Stadium: ................Bobcat Stadium (2,500) Jamar Baynard 14 210 892 11 63.7 Frostburg and Wesley meet again on the field as members of the NJAC and this Head Coach:.................DeLane Fitzgerald Ben Martin 13 70 616 5 47.4 Saturday’s showdown will be the 20th meeting between the two. The Bobcats Record at FSU .......................4-6/1 yr. and Wolverines used to face one another as members of the Atlantic Central Career Record: ...................28-36/5 yrs. Football Conference (ACFC) from 1999-2010. Passing G C-A-I Pct. Yds TD Sports Information Dir. .............Noah Becker Joe Callahan 14 300-463-10 64.8 4,190 46 Contact: ..301-687-4371 / [email protected] The Series Saturday’s matchup between the Bobcats and Wolverines will be the 20th meet- Receiving G Rec Yds TD YPG ing between the schools, while Wesley holds a slim 10-9 edge in the series. Steve Koudossou 14 80 1,551 17 110.8 Wesley (0-0, 0-0 NJAC) Bryce Shade 14 45 470 5 33.6 Frostburg won the first seven meetings in the series, while Wesley has won the Sept. 12 at Frostburg State * 12:00 pm last eight contests. Frostburg holds a 5-4 lead when the contest is at Bobcat Defense G TT SKS TFL Int. Sept. 19 Christopher Newport * 1:00 pm Stadium. Sept. 26 at North Central (Ill.) * 2:00 pm S. Kapepula 14 102 2.0-20 12.0-52 3 Oct. 3 Southern Virginia * 1:00 pm Scouting Wesley Jordan Wescott 14 76 2.5-19 10.5-36 1 Oct. 10 at TCNJ * 1:00 pm Wesley finished with a 12-2 overall record in 2014 and advanced to the NCAA Payton Rose 14 68 4.0-21 14.5-39 - Tournament semifinals for the sixth time in program history. Oct. 17 Kean * 1:00 pm Oct. 24 Rowan * 1:00 pm The Wolverines have established themselves as one of the top teams in NCAA Team Comparisons Oct. 31 at Montclair State * 1:00 pm Division III over the last 10 seasons, winning 10 or more games in nine of those FSU Category WC (2014) Nov. 7 Salisbury * 12:00 pm 10 seasons. Since 2005, Wesley has posted 25 wins in the NCAA Playoffs. 243.0 Rushing Offense 176.8 Nov. 14 at William Paterson * 1:00 pm 161.0 Passing Offense 312.1 Wesley returns a wealth of talent this fall, including preseason All-American 404.0 Total Offense 488.9 * New Jersey Athletic Conference Opponent quarterback Joe Callahan after throwing for 4,190 yards and 46 touchdowns a 52.0 Scoring Offense 48.9 Location: .........................Dover, Del. year ago. Joining him on the offense will be Jamar Baynard who rushed for 892 yards and 11 touchdowns in ‘14 along with Bryce Shade who caught 45 passes Enrollment: ............................1,530 for 470 yards and five touchdowns. 22.0 Rushing Defense 79.4 Nickname:.........................Wolverines 168.0 Passing Defense 175.5 Colors: .......................Navy and White On defense, Roderick Caine is Wesley’s returning defensive leader after posting 190.0 Total Defense 254.9 Stadium: ................Scott D. Miller Stadium 51 tackles, 11 TFL’s and 8.5 sacks. Andre Connally registered 42 tackles a year ago with two TFL’s and one interception. Head Coach:...................... Mike Drass 6 / 14 (43%) 3rd Down Conv. 95 / 205 (46%) Record at WC................. 199-54-1/21 yrs. Frostburg Football History 1 / 2 (50%) 4th Down Conv. 13 / 29 (45%) Career Record: ............... 199-54-1/21 yrs. Frostburg is in its 55th year of collegiate football in 2015 and the Bobcats have an Sports Information Dir. ............... Brett Ford overall record of 240-274-8. The Bobcats appeared in the 1993 NCAA Playoffs 7 - 47 Penalties - Yards 120 - 1,035 Contact: ....302-736-2363 / [email protected] and have played in seven ECAC Bowl Games, the last coming at Bobcat Stadium against Moravian in 2005. 35:49 Avg. Time of Poss. 29:23 /FrostburgStateAthletics @FrostburgSports /FrostburgSports FrostburgSports.com/Live FOOTBALL 2015 GAME NOTES 2015 NJAC Standings The ‘15 season marks the first year for the Bobcats as a member of the New JerseyAthletic Conference (NJAC). It was announced in Overall Conference March 2014 that Frostburg, along with Christopher Newport, Salisbury and Wesley would become associate members of the NJAC begin- W L W L ning with the 2015 season. Southern Virginia joined the conference a year earlier in 2014. Christopher Newport 1 0 1 0 The NJAC also contains Rowan, Montclair State, The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), William Paterson and Kean. Frostburg State 1 0 0 0 Rowan 1 0 0 0 Prior to the NJAC, the Bobcats competed in the Empire 8 from 2011-14 and the Atlantic Central Football Conference for 12 seasons from William Paterson 1 0 0 0 1999-2010, capturing league titles in 1999, 2003 and 2004. Kean 0 0 0 0 A Win Would .... Wesley 0 0 0 0 - Lift the Bobcats to 241-274-8 overall Montclair State 0 1 0 0 - Mark the second-straight year the Bobcats have opened the season at 2-0 Salisbury 0 1 0 0 - Even the series with Wesley at 10-10 Southern Virginia 0 1 0 0 - Be the second year-in-a-row that Frostburg has upset a ranked team (AFCA Coaches Poll) - Mark the first time the Bobcats have defeated a ranked opponent according to the D3Football.com Poll TCNJ 0 1 0 1 - Be the first win over Wesley since 2003 2015 D3football.com Top 25 - Hand Fitzgerald his 30th victory as a head coach - Week 1 - - Mark the 14th time in school history that Frostburg will have opened the season at 2-0 Isaac Robinson No. Team Record Pts. Prev. Junior kicker Isaac Robinson booted his way to a pair of honors last week after a stellar effort to open the 2015 campaign. In Frostburg’s 52-21 win over Geneva, Robinson finished a perfect 6-for-6 in extra points, 2-for-2 on field goals and averaged 51.6 yards on eight 1 UW-Whitewater (19) 0-0 618 1 kickoffs. Robinson was named both the NJAC and ECAC South Region Special Teams Player of the Week. Following week one of the 2 Mount Union (4) 1-0 600 2 season, Robinson is tied for the NJAC lead with 12 points. 3 Linfield (2) 0-0 560 3 4 Mary Hardin-Baylor 1-0 543 4 Preseason All-Americans Frostburg has had several players named Preseason Division III All-Americans by USA College Football over the last few years and this 5 Wesley 0-0 517 5 summer Frostburg placed three players on the 26th annual All-American list. 6 Wartburg 1-0 495 6 7 Wheaton (Ill.) 1-0 456 7 Senior defensive back Salaman Riddell led the way after being named a Second Team All-American. Senior linebacker Rowan Pinkett and junior defensive end William Sewell were both placed on the third team. 8 St.