GAME INFORMATION MONTCLAIR STATE vs. SALISBURY UNIVERSITY LIVE VDEO: www.suseagulls.com Saturday, September 17, 2016 12:00 pm RADIO: www.suseagulls.com LIVE STATS: www.suseagulls.com Sea Gull StadiumSalisbury, MD SERIES: This will be the 11th meeting between the Red Hawks and Sea Gulls with Montclair State winning eight of RED HAWKS HEAD TO MARYLAND FOR the previous 10. Salisbury won the first meeting 13-7 in 1986 before MSU won the next eight contests. NJAC OPENER WITH SALISBURY Salisbury snapped that streak last season with a 46- 16 win at Sprague Field in the first meeting since With a season-opening victory under its belt, Montclair State heads back out on the road for its New 2006. Jersey Athletic Conference opener. MSU travels to Maryland to face 16th-ranked and defending NJAC HEAD COACHES: champion Salisbury University in Noon kickoff at Sea Gull Stadium. GAME 2 The Red Hawks were winners at FDU-Florham last week holding the host Devils to 27 yards of RICK GIANCOLA offense and zero points in a 25-15 victory. Running back John DiStefano had an outstanding day MONTCLAIR STATE RECORD: 231-110-2 (34th Season) amassing 305 all-purpose yards and scoring three touchdowns. DiStefano rushed for 184 yards, OVERALL RECORD: Same pulled in a 70-yard touchdown pass and recorded 51 yards on two kickoff returns. His 74-yard VS. SALISBURY: 8-2 touchdown run in the third quarter put MSU in the lead. Meanwhile the defense racked up five sacks - NOTABLE: Named the 12th head coach in program history in two apiece by linebacker Nick Catalano and lineman Joe Falato. August 1983... Entered 2016 as the active winningest coach in Division III... Has led team to 10 NJAC titles and nine NCAA Division Salisbury had the week off after a 34-18 win over Albright College at the newly resigned Sea Gull III Tournament appearances. Stadium on September 3. Sean Rowland set the tone with a 92-yard kickoff return for a score just 12 SHERMAN WOOD seconds into the game. Seniors Ryan Jones and Connor Canonico paced the offense with two SALISBURY RECORD: 123-60 (18th Season) touchdowns apiece. OVERALL RECORD: Same VS. MONTCLAIR STATE: 1-2 This will be the 11th meeting between the teams and the Red Hawks first trip to Salisbury since 2005 NOTABLE: Named head coach in 1999... Has won five conference when it shocked the Top 10 Sea Gulls 31-27. After Salisbury won the first meeting in 1986 (13-7), titles, including the NJAC crown in 2015...Has led the Sea Gulls to Montclair reeled off the next eight games before the series was put on hold in 1992. They would meet seven NCAA tournament berths and three ECAC Championships... again in 2005 and 2006 before renewing their rivlary as conference foes last season. Played defensive back for the Sea Gulls from 1980-83. RED HAWK STAT LEADERS TEAM COMPARISONS Montclair State (1-0, 0-0 NJAC) Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Fri., September 9 at FDU-Florham .................................... W, 25-15 John DiStefano 1 26 184 2 184.0 MSU Category SAL Sat., September 17 at Salisbury University * ......................... 1:00 pm Anthony Travisano 1 13 50 0 50.0 227.0 ...................... Rushing Offense .................... 277.0 135.0 ...................... Passing Offense ...................... 74.0 Sat., September 24 ROWAN UNIVERSITY * ...................... 12:00 pm Passing G C-A-I Pct. YD TD 362.0 ......................... Total Offense ....................... 351.0 Ryan Adzima 1 7-18-1 38.9 135 1 Sat., October 1 at William Paterson * .............................. 1:00 pm 25.0 ........................ Scoring Offense ....................... 34.0 Sat., October 8 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA * ....................... 1:00 pm Receiving G Rec. Yds. TD YPG Sat., October 15 at Christopher Newport * ........................ 1:00 pm Julanee Prince 1 2 25 0 25.0 -21.0 ...................... Rushing Defense .................... 149.0 Sat., October 22 THE COLLEGE OF NJ *# ..................... 3:00 pm Vinny LoVerde 1 2 14 0 14.0 223.0 ...................... Passing Defense .................... 241.0 Sat., October 29 at Wesley College * ................................ 1:00 pm 202.0 ........................ Total Defense ...................... 390.0 Scoring G TD EXP FG PTS 15.0 ........................ Scoring Defense ...................... 18.0 Sat., November 5 FROSTBURG STATE * ......................... 1:00 pm John DiStefano 1 3 0-0 0-0 18 Sat., November 12 at Kean University * ................................ 1:00 pm F. Schneeberger 1 0 2-2 1-1 5 5 - 14 (36%) ............ 3rd Down Conv. ........... 4 / 10 (40%) Defense G TT SKS INT PD FF-FR 1 / 1 (100%) ............ 4th Down Conv. ........... 1 / 1 (100%) * NJAC Game; # Homecoming Nick Catalano 1 7 2.0-16 0-0 0 0-0 ALL CAPS indicate Home game; all times Eastern Rahmein Herron 1 5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 5 - 27 ....................... Sacks By-Yards ....................... 1 - 9 1 - 5 .......................... Sacks Allowed ........................ 0 - 0 SEA GULLS STAT LEADERS 11 - 122 .................. Penalties - Yards .................... 9 - 75 Salisbury University (1-0, 0-0 NJAC) Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Fri., September 2 ALBRIGHT ........................................... W, 34-18 Ryan Jones 1 18 118 2 118.0 Connor Canonico 1 19 70 2 70.0 3 - 1 .......................... Fumbles-Lost ......................... 0 - 0 Sat., September 17 MONTCLAIR STATE * .............................. Noon Sat., September 24 at Southern Virginia * .................................. Noon Passing G C-A-I Pct. YD TD 35:05 .................... Avg. Time of Poss. .................. 32:26 Sat., October 1 TCNJ * ................................................... 1:00 PM Ryan Jones 1 5-8-0 62.5 74 0 Sat., October 8 at Rowan * ............................................. 2:00 PM Receiving G Rec. Yds. TD YPG Sat., October 15 at William Paterson * ............................. 1:00 PM Josh McClain 1 2 35 0 35.0 NEXT UP: Sat., October 22 KEAN * .................................................. 1:00 PM Sean Rowland 1 2 16 0 16.0 GAME 3 - Sept. 24 vs. Rowan Sat., October 29 at Christopher Newport * ....................... 4:00 PM TIME: 12:00 pm Sat., November 5 WESLEY * ................................................. Noon Scoring G TD EXP FG PTS Ryan Jones 1 2 0-0 0-0 12 VENUE: Sprague Field Sat., November 12 at Frostburg State .................................. 1:00 PM Connor Caonico 1 2 0-0 0-0 12 VIDEO: montclairathletics.com LIVE STATS: montclairathletics.com * NJAC Game Defense G TT SKS INT PD FF-FR RADIO: WMSC 90.3 FM DJ Davis 1 9 0.0-0 1-15 1 1-0 ALL CAPS indicate Home game; all times Eastern Mark Davis, Jr. 1 9 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 SERIES: MSU Leads, 31-24 SALISBURY HEAD COACH in the INSIDE THE SERIES SHERMAN WOOD Sherman Wood is in his 18th season as the head coach of the TRENCHES Salisbury football program in 2016. Wood is the all-time winningest SERIES HISTORY: Montclair State Leads, 8-2 coach in program history with a record of 123-60 . SERIES MEETINGS: 11th Meeting Below is a comparison - based on the average size of FIRST MEETING: 1986 - Salisbury 13, MSU 6 In 17 years at his alma mater, Wood has won five conference each team’s starters - of Montclair State and FDU- Florham offensive and defensive lines: SERIES NOTES titles, one in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (2015), two in This will be the 11th meeting between the Red Hawks and Sea the Empire 8 Athletic Conference (2011-13) and two in the Atlan- 6-3, 264 lbs. 6-1, 256 lbs. Gulls with Montclair State winning eight of the previous 10. tic Central Football Conference (2004-05), and has led the Sea Salisbury won the first meeting 13-7 in 1986 before MSU won Gulls to seven NCAA tournament berths (2002, 2004, 2007, 2010- MSU O-Line MSU D-Line the next eight contests. Salisbury snapped that streak last 12, 2015), the ECAC Southeast Bowl Championship (2005), the vs. season with a 46-16 win at Sprague Field in the first meeting vs. ECAC South Atlantic Bowl Championship three times (2006, 2013, SAL D-Line SAL O-Line since 2006. 2014) and the ECAC Southwest Bowl Championship (2008). 10/25/1986 at Salisbury L 6-13 6-1, 248 lbs. 6-1, 271 lbs. 10/24/1987 SALISBURY W 30-22 In their first season in the NJAC, the Sea Gulls claimed their first 10/22/1988 at Salisbury W 22-15 NJAC championship, advancing to their seventh NCAA tourna- 10/21/1989 SALISBURY W 47-20 ment appearance. The team had 11 players named to the All- cation Award presented at the Wicomico County Teacher of 10/20/1990 at Salisbury W 30-15 NJAC teams, while freshman Shane Gaines was named the the Year Banquet. Coach Wood has been a recipient of the 10/26/1991 SALISBURY W 41-17 league's Defensive Rookie of the Year. Wood also garnered the Fritz Pollard Award in 2011, 12, and 13. 10/24/1992 at Salisbury W 21-12 NJAC Coach of the Year award. 9/24/2005 at Salisbury W 31-27 Wood is a speaker at numerous sports clinics and has in- 9/23/2006 SALISBURY W 27-3 Under Wood’s leadership, Salisbury has placed 84 players on volved himself with a variety of local organizations. Wood cur- 9/19/2016 SALISBURY L 16-46 the All-ACFC and All-Empire 8 first teams since 1999 and has rently is involved with Sunrise Rotary and has served on these garnered 23 conference Player or Coach of the Year awards. For LAST MEETING community service committees: the Wicomico Youth Mentor three straight seasons, a Sea Gull won the ACFC Rookie of the September 19, 2016 - Montclair, NJ (Sprague Field) Program, Horizons Program of the Salisbury School, Kids of Year (2000-02). The Sea Gulls have produced 215 all-confer- Honor, the Salisbury Promise Program, SU Football Youth Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ence performers in the Coach Wood era.