EDINBORO UNIVERSITY 2017 Fighting Scots Football Bob Shreve, Director of Sports Information l [email protected] l Office: 814.732.1834 l Cell: 814.882.6049 GAME INFORMATION GAME 7 HOMECOMING l Edinboro, Pa. (Sox Harrison Stadium, 6,000) Date: Saturday, October 14, 2017 EDINBORO FIGHTING SCOTS (3-3, 1-2 PSAC West) Site: Edinboro, Pa. Head Coach: Wayne Bradford (Salisbury State ‘90) Stadium: Sox Harrison Stadium (6,000) Record at Edinboro: 3‐2, 1st year Kickoff: 2:00 p.m. Career Record: 3‐2, 1st year Next: Saturday, October 21 vs. Slippery Rock vs. Live Stats: portal.stretchinternet.com/edinboro MERCYHURST LAKERS (3-3, 2-1 PSAC West) EDINBORO FAST FACTS Head Coach: Marty Schaetzle (Bucknell ‘83) Record at Mercyhurst: 80‐91, 16th year GENERAL Career Record: 80‐91, 16th year Founded ..............................................................1857 October 14, 2017 l 2:00 p.m. l Radio: WFSE 88.9 FM Enrollment ........................................................5,500 Sox Harrison Stadium (6,000) l Edinboro, Pa. Nickname ..........................................Fighting Scots School Colors ........................................Red & White Stadium ................................Sox Harrison Stadium EDINBORO FIGHTING SCOTS Capacity............................................................6,000 Surface......................................Sportexe (artificial) 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2017 STATISTICAL LEADERS Affiliation......................................................NCAA II Overall: 3-3 PSAC West: 1-2 Home: 3-0 Away: 0-3 Rushing Conference ..................Pennsylvania State Athletic Date Opponent Time/Result Walter Fletcher ..........................120 att.‐826 yds.‐6 TD ..................Conference (PSAC) Western Division Sept. 2 LAKE ERIE W, 30‐3 Passing President ....................................Dr. H. Fred Walker Sept. 9 LOCK HAVEN W, 20‐3 Jake Sisson ..............128 of 230‐1345 yds.‐12 TD‐14 INT Athletic Director........................Bruce Baumgartner Sept. 16 at West Chester L, 28‐62 Receiving Athletic Dept. Phone ..........................(814) 732‐1822 Sept. 23 at Indiana(Pa.)* L, 7‐35 James Clark..................................50 rec.‐635 yds.‐7 TD COACHING STAFF Sept. 30 CLARION* W, 45‐10 Ta’Nauz Gregory ........................29 rec.‐350 yds.‐2 TD Oct. 7 at Gannon* L, 25‐47 Walter Fletcher ............................23 rec.‐130 yds.‐3 TD Head Coach: ..................................Wayne Bradford Oct. 14 MERCYHURST* 2:00 p.m. Blake Reddick ........................................13 rec.‐132 yds. Alma Mater/Year ....................Salisbury State/1990 Kicking Homecoming Record at Edinboro (yrs.) ........................3‐3, 1st year Mike Cushma..........................2 of 3 FGs; 17 of 22 PATs Oct. 21 SLIPPERY ROCK* 12 noon Career Record (yrs.) ................................3‐3, 1st year Punting Oct. 28 at Seton Hill* 3:00 p.m. Football Office Phone ........................(814) 732‐1842 Mike Cushma ..................................10 punts‐44.0 avg. Nov. 4 CALIFORNIA(PA)* 12 noon Best Time to Reach ....................................Mornings Jake Sisson ......................................10 punts‐38.9 avg. Nov. 11 at Cheyney 12 noon Tackles Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Yr./Responsibility): * PSAC West contest Brandon Anderson ......................63 tax‐3.5 TFL‐1 INT Asst. Head Coach/ Devon Groves..................................45 tax.‐3 TFL‐1 INT Offensive Coordinator Aaron Rogers ............................41 tax‐1.5 sacks‐5 PBU ........................Chris Limbach Zuril Hendrick....................................33 tax‐1 TFL‐7 INT Alma Mater (yrs. at EU) ............Eastern Illinois ‘08 (2) A.J. Hulton ....................................33 tax‐2.5 TFL‐1 sack Defensive Coordinator ............................Colin Neely Ethan Upperco............................28 tax‐5.5 TFL‐2 sack Alma Mater (yrs. at EU) ..................Michigan St. ‘12 (2) Receivers ..............................................Joe Wanson MERCYHURST LAKERS Alma Mater (yrs. at EU) ......................Edinboro ‘09 (3) Offensive Line ..........................................Jack Corey 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2017 STATISTICAL LEADERS Alma Mater (yrs. at EU) ......................Edinboro ‘13 (3) Overall: 3-3 PSAC West: 2-1 Home: 1-3 Away: 2-0 Rushing Tight Ends..........................................Seth Hembree Date Opponent Time/Result Garrett Owens ............................71 att.‐414 yds.‐5 TDs Alma Mater (yrs. at EU)........................Edinboro ‘13 (2) Sept. 2 HILLSDALE L, 11‐19 E’Andre Smith ..............................62 att.‐253 yds.‐1 TD Defensive Backs ..................................Lorenzo Hoff Sept. 9 KUTZTOWN L, 16‐21 Passing Alma Mater (yrs. at EU)............................Liberty ‘14 (1) Sept. 16 at East Stroudsburg W, 25‐20 Doug Altavilla..............118 of 199‐1536 yds.‐7 TD‐4 INT Asst. Defensive Backs..............................Matt Cragg Sept. 23 at Clarion W, 21‐18 Receiving Alma Mater (yrs. at EU)............................Hobart ‘17 (1) Sept. 30 GANNON W, 24‐22 Brad Novak..................................27 rec.‐456 yds.‐4 TD Oct. 7 SLIPPERY ROCK L, 28‐31 Zach Smith ............................................27 rec.‐437 yds. SPORTS INFORMATION Theo Blackston..............................18 rec.‐132 yds.‐1 TD Oct. 14 at Edinboro 2:00 p.m. 455 Scotland Road Garrett Owens ..............................13 rec.‐141 yds.‐1 TD Edinboro, Pa. 16444 Oct. 21 SETON HILL 12 noon Kicking Oct. 28 at California(Pa.) 1:00 p.m. Mark Shafer ............................3 of 4 FGs; 9 of 12 PATs Sports Information Director: Bob Shreve Nov. 4 INDIANA(PA) 12 noon Punting SID Office Phone: (814) 732‐1834 Nov. 11 at Lock Haven 12 noon Brendan Cole ..................................30 punts‐42.2 avg. SID Cell Phone: (814) 882‐6049 * PSAC West contest Tackles SID Fax: (814) 732‐2596 Alex Zacharyasz ........................53 tax‐4 TFL‐1.5 sacks Graduate Assistants: Thomas Wehner, Chris Slack Jake Tarasovitch........................................46 tax‐2 TFL Tarique Ellis ........................................41 tax‐2 TFL‐4 PB Chris Peluso ..................................32 tax‐3 TFL‐2 sacks Game 7 -- Mercyhurst at Edinboro 2017 EDINBORO FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Wayne GAME STORIES BORO’S RECORD WHEN ... during Wayne Bradford Era Bradford } Edinboro faces its second straight local rival Scoring 0‐9 Points ..........................................0‐1 HEAD COACH as Mercyhurst visits Sox Harrison Stadium. This is the third of four straight games the Fighting Scoring 10‐19 Points ......................................0‐0 FIRST SEASON Scoring 20‐29 Points ........................................1‐1 Scots will play in Erie County. The stretch wraps Scoring 30‐39 Points ......................................1‐0 up with a home game against ninth‐ranked Slip‐ Scoring 40+ Points ..........................................1‐0 pery Rock on Saturday, October 21. A year ago, Allowing 0‐9 Points ........................................2‐0 Edinboro swept local rivals Gannon and Mercy‐ Allowing 10‐19 Points ......................................1‐0 The Bradford File hurst. The Fighting Scots are hoping to gain a Allowing 20‐29 Points ....................................0‐0 split after suffering a 47‐25 loss at Gannon on Allowing 30‐39 Points ....................................0‐1 Education Saturday. Allowing 40+ Points........................................0‐1 Salisbury State University, B.S. in Business, 1990 } Edinboro will celebrate Homecoming 2017 on Games Decided by 3 Points or Less ..............0‐0 (undergraduate), M.S. in Business Administra‐ Saturday, with a special kickoff time of 2 p.m. On Games Decided by 7 Points or Less ..............0‐0 tion, 1992 (graduate) Leads at Halftime ..........................................3‐0 Friday night, nine individuals will be inducted into Trails at Halftime ............................................0‐2 the Edinboro Athletic Hall of Fame, including four Tied at Halftime..............................................0‐0 Assistant Coaching Experience former football players ‐‐ Justin Bouch, Greg Leads after Three Quarters............................3‐0 1990‐93 Salisbury St., defensive linemen/ Bzorek, Jerry Cass, and Seth Fragale. This will Trails after Three Quarters ............................0‐2 linebackers mark the first time Edinboro hosts Mercyhurst on Tied after Three Quarters ..............................0‐0 1994‐98 Salisbury St., defensive coordinator Homecoming. The Fighting Scots snapped a two‐ In Overtime Games ........................................0‐0 1999 Edinboro, defensive coordinator game Homecoming losing streak last year with a 2000‐04 Edinboro, defensive line 41‐17 win over Gannon. Edinboro has a 38‐34‐2 all‐ head coach responsibilities. 2005‐15 Edinboro, defensive coordinator time record in Homecoming games. } Bradford took over for Justin Lustig, who 2016 Edinboro, inside linebackers } Following Saturday’s loss at Gannon, Edin‐ was Edinboro’s head coach for just a year. 2017 Edinboro, head coach boro has now lost three of its last four games Lustig moved on to an assistant coaching posi‐ and has a 3‐3 overall record and is 1‐2 in the tion at Syracuse. He enjoyed a monumental Coaching Record PSAC West. The Fighting Scots, picked to finish one season as head coach, as Edinboro Year School Record Other fourth in the PSAC West, snapped a two‐game recorded the largest turnaround in NCAA Divi‐ Assistant Coach losing streak with