2013 FLORIDA TECH FootBALL GAME NotES INAUGURAL SEASON #TraditionStartsNow FloridaTechSports.com GAME INFORMATION Date / Time: Sept. 14, 2013 / 1 p.m. ET FLORIDA TECH PANTHERS (1-0, 0-0 Gulf South Conference) Site: Newberry, S.C. / Setzler Field (4,000) Head Coach: Steve Englehart (First Season) Video, Stats: FloridaTechSports.com, courtesy of Newberry Sept. 14, 2013 l 1 p.m. ET l Newberry, S.C. l Setzler Field (4,000) Audio (FIT): FloridaTechSports.com/live Broadcasters (FIT): Jerry Durney (pxp), Eric Gallo (color) Website: FloridaTechSports.com NEWBERRY WOLVES (1-0, 0-0 South Atlantic Conference) Facebook: /PetethePanther Head Coach: Will Hall (Third Season) Twitter: @FTPanthers Instagram: FTPanthers THE GAME Series: First Meeting Florida Tech will play its first NCAA Division II opponent on its first-ever road trip Saturday to Newberry College. The game will mark Newberry’s home opener for its 100th season of football. The game will mark the Wolves’ 970th game in school history as they have an all-time record of 396-537-36 (.397). THE Captains FLORIDA TECH PANTHERS 1-0, 0-0 GSC Ranking NR Florida Tech will be represented by its three season-long captains: Justin Arcune, Collin Last Game W, 20-13 vs. Stetson on Sept. 7 O’Neal and Ramsey Sellers. Earning captaincy based on his performance during practice this Head Coach Steve Englehart week is Sean Ashley. Career Rec. 27-14 (Fifth Season) School Rec. 1-0 (First Season) vs. Newberry 0-0 RECAP OF NEWBERRY GAME Newberry is coming off a 35-32 win in its season-opener last Saturday at Elizabeth City State. The Wolves scored all five of their touchdowns on the ground as they rushed for 256 yards NEWBERRY WOLVES 1-0, 0-0 SAC Ranking NR on 47 carries for an average of 5.4 yards per carry. Six different running backs ran the ball with Last Game W, 35-32 at Elizabeth City State on Sept. 7 five scoring one touchdown each. Head Coach Todd Knight Quarterback W.T. Murden led the team with 95 rushing yards. He also went 16-of-29 pass- Career Rec. 20-22 (Fifth Season) ing for 208 yards and two interceptions. His primary target was Corey Washington, who reeled in School Rec. Same as Career six catches for a team-leading 96 yards. Two of Murden’s passes went for 40-plus yards. Washing- vs. FIT 0-0 ton snagged a pass for 45 yards and Byron Dickerson’s lone catch was 44 yards. Inside linebacker Taylor McDonnell paced the team with nine tackles. Outside linebacker Edmond Robinson recorded seven tackles, three were for a loss. Newberry held Elizabeth City State to 77 rushing yards, but it surrendered 374 yards in the FLORIDA TECH COACHING STAFF air. Steve Englehart Head Coach Jayson Martin Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Willie Tillman Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers 2013 SCHEDULE / RESULTS All times ET Ray Herring Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator Dan Sabock Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Linebackers DATE OPP O NENT TIME /RESULT Chad Raymond Offensive Line/Tight Ends/Run Game Sept. 7 Stetson W, 20-13 Mike Nahl Offensive Line Sept. 14 at Newberry 1 p.m. Austin Silvoy Wide Receivers/Tight Ends/Video Coordinator Rod Hardy Defensive Line Sept. 19 #12 West Alabama*! 8 p.m. Russ Patten Outside Linebackers Sept. 28 at #25 Delta State* 7 p.m. Kerron Greaves Offensive Assistant/Running Backs Oct. 5 at #1 Valdosta State* 3 p.m. Lyle Naber Offensive Assistant/Tight Ends Oct. 12 at Ave Maria 1 p.m. Michael Daneshgar Quality Control OCT . 19 Shorter* 2 p.m. Dan Carney Equipment Manager Ethan Tyler Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Oct. 26 Warner 1 p.m. Oct. 31 at West Georgia*# 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 #22 North Alabama* 2 p.m. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Nov. 16 Webber International 2 p.m. Ryan Jones *FB Contact* Assistant AD/Athletic Communications 321-674-8250 (office) l 321-298-7968 (cell) l [email protected] Home games in bold and are played at Palm Bay High School’s Pirate Stadium Eric Gallo Assistant Athletic Communications Director ! CBS Sports Network nationally televised contest 321-674-7484 (office) l 321-412-7934 (cell) l [email protected] # Regionally televised on GSC-TV Live package Kelvin Queliz Assistant Athletic Communications Director 321-674-7484 (office) l 321-212-9163 (cell) l [email protected] /PetethePanther @FTPanthers FLORIDA TECH FootBall 2013 PagE 2 American Football Coaches Association The game between Newberry and Elizabeth City State was a shootout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll (Sept. 9) with the two teams remaining close in every quarter. The point difference School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Next Game in the third and fourth quarter was only one point. Only six points were scored the entire second quarter as Newberry led 13-10 entering the locker 1. Valdosta St. (Ga.) (29)* 1-0 795 1 Sept. 21 vs. Shorter (Ga.) room. 2. Minnesota St.-Mankato (2) 1-0 762 2 Sept. 14 vs. Minnesota-Crookston 3. Northwest Missouri St. 1-0 705 4 Sept. 14 vs. Central Missouri GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT’S DUE 4. West Texas A&M 1-0 699 3 Sept. 12 vs. No. 18 Chadron St. (Neb.) Edmond Robinson, a junior outside linebacker, was named South At- 5. Colorado St.-Pueblo (1) 1-0 644 8 Sept. 14 vs. Angelo St. (Texas) lantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week last Monday after totaling 6. Missouri Western St. 1-0 622 6 Sept. 14 vs. Missouri S&T seven tackles, three were for a loss, and a pass breakup. 7. Minnesota-Duluth 1-0 589 11 Sept. 14 at Upper Iowa During the preseason, the South Atlantic Conference recognized 8. Indiana (Pa.) 1-0 549 10 Sept. 14 vs. Cheyney (Pa.) eight Newberry players for being named preseason all-conference. They 9. Henderson St. (Ark.) 1-0 516 13 Sept. 14 vs. McKendree (Ill.) included first teamers wide receiver Corey Washington, defensive lineman Letavious Williams and long snapper Austin Crook. Second-team honorees 10. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 1-0 503 14 Sept. 14 vs. Truman St. (Mo.) were quarterback W.T. Murden, wide receiver Jason Livingston, offensive 11. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 1-0 429 17 Sept. 14 at Colorado School of Mines lineman Jamal Ellis, linebacker B.J. Mazyck and defensive back David Da- 12. West Alabama* 1-0 427 16 Sept. 14 at McNeese St. (La.) vis. 13. Midwestern St. (Texas) 0-0 392 15 Sept. 14 vs. Tarleton St. (Texas) Also, Washington and Williams were named USA Football Network 14. Indianapolis (Ind.) 1-0 354 19 Sept. 14 vs. St. Xavier (Ill.) Preseason All-Americans. Washington was a third-team honoree at wide 15. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 1-0 347 18 Sept. 14 at Edinboro (Pa.) receiver and Williams earned honorable mention on the defensive line. Washington was a first team all-South Atlantic Conference selection in 16. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 1-0 290 21 Sept. 14 at Central Oklahoma 2012, totaling 51 receptions for 776 yards and nine touchdowns. Williams 17. Shepherd (W.Va.) 1-0 259 25 Sept. 14 at Fairmont St. (W.Va.) was named second team All-SAC last year. He had 24 tackles, 7.5 tackles for 18. Chadron St. (Neb.) 1-0 244 20 Sept. 12 vs. No. 4 West Texas A&M a loss and three sacks. 19. Tuskegee (Ala.) 1-0 197 24 Sept. 14 at Albany St. (Ga.) 20. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 0-1 172 5 Sept. 14 vs. Virginia-Lynchburg X MarKS THE spot 21. Ashland (Ohio) 0-1 152 9 Sept. 14 at Wayne St. (Mich.) Wide receiver Xavier Milton shined in Florida Tech’s inaugural contest 22. North Alabama* 1-0 126 NR Sept. 14 at Jacksonville St. (Ala.) versus Stetson last Saturday, leading all players with 10 catches and 151 re- 23t. North Carolina-Pembroke 1-0 92 NR Sept. 14 at Fayetteville St. (N.C.) ceiving yards. The redshirt junior also hauled in FIT’s first-ever touchdown, tying the game at 13 with 6:25 left in the fourth quarter. 23t. West Chester (Pa.) 1-0 92 NR Sept. 14 at Gannon (Pa.) 25. Delta St. (Miss.)* 1-0 69 NR Sept. 13 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce WATCH: JarVis gilES * Gulf South Conference member and future opponent Jarvis Giles has a history of playing football in South Carolina as he QUICK FACts was a Gamecock in 2009 and 2010. Between his freshman and sophomore seasons, he played in 15 games and ran the ball 54 times for 289 yards and GENERAL INFORMATION one touchdown. Location .........................................................................................Melbourne, Fla. His biggest game up to this point of his collegiate career was in a 38- Founded .............................................................................................................1958 16 win over Florida Atlantic on Sept. 19, 2009 in Columbia, S.C. He racked Enrollment ......................................................................................................14,000 up 113 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries. President .............................................................................. Anthony J. Catanese Alma Mater .................................... University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1969 EDGE: FLORIDA TECH Athletics Director ..............................................................William K. Jurgens Jr. Stetson led 10-3 at halftime of Saturday’s sold out inaugural game at Alma Mater ......................................................... Jacksonville University, 1968 Nickname ................................................................................................... Panthers Palm Bay High School’s Pirate Stadium, however, the Panthers dominated Colors ......................................................................................... Crimson and Gray the second half to outscore the Hatters 17-3. They controlled the time of Affiliation ......................................................................................NCAA Division II possession, 19:35 to 10:25. Conference...............................Gulf South (Football Only), Sunshine State The Panthers finished the game holding the upper-hand in first downs, 25-10, net yards rushing 206-71, net yards passing 235-117 and to- STADIUM INFORMATION tal offense 441-188.