2006 Overall Record: 3-2 NEC Record: 1-0 National Ranking: 7th #7 Robert Morris (3-2 / 1-0) @ #9 Wagner (4-1 / 0-1) 2006 Schedule Saturday, Oct. 7 at 1:00 p.m. 9/2 @ Dayton L, 14-21 9/9 DUQUESNE % L, 7-27 Wagner College Stadium (3,000) - Staten Island, N.Y. 9/16 @ Butler W, 35-14 Radio: WPIT-AM 730 (Chris Shovlin - play-by-play & Jim Frederick - color) 9/23 ROWAN W, 21-0 On the internet (live and archived) at: www.sports.yahoo.com 9/30 @ Saint Francis * % W, 45-13 Rankings listed according to I-AA Mid-Major Poll by The Sports Network 10/7 @ Wagner * 1 p.m. 10/14 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * 1 p.m. Top Story - The Robert Morris University football team closes out a two-game road swing 10/21 MONMOUTH * 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon when it travels to Staten Island, N.Y., for a 1:00 p.m. Northeast 10/28 @ Stony Brook * 1 p.m. Conference game against Wagner. The Colonials are coming off a 45-13 victory in their 11/4 ALBANY * 1 p.m. 2006 league opener @ Saint Francis (9/30) and against the Seahawks will be searching for 11/11 @ Sacred Heart * 12:30 p.m. their fourth straight win Saturday. The victory over the Red Flash bumped RMU up two spots to No. 7 in the latest I-AA Mid-Major rankings according to The Sports Network, % Broadcast live on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh while the Seahawks dropped two spots to No. 9 after a 25-17 loss @ Sacred Heart (9/30). * Northeast Conference game Robert Morris returns home to Joe Walton Stadium after Saturday’s game with Wagner for a two-game homestand, starting with a 1:00 p.m. contest against Central Connecticut State Robert Morris Quick Facts Saturday, Oct. 14, which is part of Homecoming festivities at the University. Location: Moon Township, Pa. Founded: 1921 Quick Stat of the Afternoon - One can look at RMU’s efficiency in the red zone as a key rea- Enrollment: 5,000 son why the Colonials enter Saturday’s game @ Wagner riding a three-game winning Affiliation: NCAA I-AA Mid-Major streak. In victories over Butler (9/16), Rowan (9/23) and Saint Francis (9/30), Robert Conference: Northeast Morris has entered the red zone 13 times and has come away with points in 11 of those vis- Nickname: Colonials its, a success rate of 84.6 percent. Even more important for a club when entering the red President: Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. zone is being able to score touchdowns instead of field goals. Of RMU’s 11 scores in the red Home Field: Joe Walton Stadium zone during its three-game winning streak, 10 have been touchdowns. Capacity: 3,000 Surface: Field Turf All-Time Series Saturday’s Opponent - Wagner is one of just three oppo- Athletic Director: Craig Coleman, M.D. vs. Wagner nents Robert Morris has faced in each of the first 12 years the Associate Athletic Director: Marty Galosi Colonials have fielded an intercollegiate program, joining Asst. Athletic Director / SWA: Addie Muti RMU Leads, 8-4 fellow Northeast Conference foes Central Connecticut State Asst. Athletic Director: Meghan Sweeney 1994 (L, 21-38), Away and Saint Francis. The Colonials own a 8-4 advantage in the Asst. Athletic Director: Sean Simmons 1995 (W, 18-16), Home all-time series but have dropped each of their last two games Sports Information Director: Jim Duzyk 1996 (L, 35-38), Away at Wagner College Stadium, including a 20-17 decision in Office: (412) 262-8314 1997 (W, 21-9), Home 2004. Fax: (412) 262-8557 1998 (W, 42-17), Away Press Box: (412) 262-8280 E-mail: [email protected] 1999 (W, 23-21), Home Wagner Series Quick Outs - Robert Morris moved to a per- Asst. Sports Info Director: Ken Baker 2000 (W, 38-31), Away * fect 6-0 against Wagner at home with its 38-30 victory in 2001 (W, 49-30), Home Asst. Sports Info Director: Jeff McCafferty last year’s meeting (10/8/05) at Joe Walton Stadium ... In Asst. Sports Info Director: Erik Kaminski 2002 (L, 0-29), Away that contest outside linebacker Jeff Rommes posted 12 tack- 2003 (W, 31-28), Home Basic Offense: Pro Style les and an interception to take home Northeast Conference Basic Defense: Multiple 2004 (L, 17-20), Away Defensive Player of the Week honors ... Seven of RMU and 2005 (W, 38-30), Home Wagner’s 12 meetings thus far have been decided by eight For information on @ Moon Township: 6-0 points or less, including five by three points or less ... RMU’s Northeast Conference football @ Staten Island: 2-4 last win @ Wagner came in a 38-31 overtime victory (10/28) and all NEC sponsored sports, visit: * Overtime during the club’s perfect 10-0 season in 2000. www.northeastconference.org 2006 Colonial Football Game Notes - (10/7/06 @ Wagner) - Page 2 Colonials at a Glance 2006 Northeast Conference Standings Starters Returning / Lost ....................................... 12 / 12 Offensive Starters Returning / Lost ......................... 4 / 7 Team NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Albany 1-0 1.000 3-2 .600 L1 1-1 2-1 0-0 Defensive Starters Returning / Lost ......................... 6 / 5 Robert Morris 1-0 1.000 3-2 .600 W3 1-1 2-1 0-0 Specialist Starters Returning / Lost ......................... 2 / 0 Sacred Heart 1-0 1.000 2-3 .400 W1 2-1 0-2 0-0 Letterwinners Returning / Lost ........................... 30 / 23 Stony Brook 1-0 1.000 1-4 .250 W1 0-1 1-3 0-0 2. C. Conn. State 0-1 .000 4-1 .800 W1 1-0 3-1 0-0 Offensive Starters Returning / Lost ........................ 4 / 7 Monmouth 0-1 .000 4-1 .800 L1 2-1 2-0 0-0 OL - Gus Alonso ............................................. 6-2, 270, Sr. Wagner 0-1 .000 4-1 .800 L1 2-0 2-1 0-0 SE - Michael Rogers ...................................... 5-11, 185, Sr. Saint Francis 0-1 .000 1-4 .250 L4 1-2 0-2 0-0 QB - Erik Cwalinski ....................................... 6-3, 210, So. FB - Vince Magnone ....................................... 5-8, 225, Sr. 2006 Northeast Conference Composite Schedule Defensive Starters Returning / Lost ....................... 6 / 5 August 31 October 7 LT - Matt Brunck ........................................... 6-2, 255, Sr. Wagner 38, La Salle 15 Saint Francis @ C. Conn. State *1:00 p.m. LE - Ray Gensler ........................................... 6-0, 220, Sr. Hofstra 17, Stony Brook 8 Sacred Heart @ Monmouth * 1:00 p.m. OLB - Jeff Rommes ....................................... 6-0, 200, Sr. Robert Morris @ Wagner * 1:00 p.m. OLB - Chad Wengert ..................................... 6-0, 240, Jr. September 2 Albany @ Stony Brook * 2:00 p.m. SS - Brian Pruitt ............................................. 6-1, 185, Sr. Saint Francis 38, St. Peter’s 3 Dayton 21, Robert Morris 14 October 14 WS - James Kazil .......................................... 5-10, 180, Jr. Albany 17, Lehigh 16 C. Conn. State @ Robert Morris * 1:00 p.m. Lafayette 25, Sacred Heart 14 Monmouth @ Wagner * 1:00 p.m. Specialist Starters Returning / Lost ....................... 2 / 0 C. Conn. State 34, Marist 6 Albany @ Sacred Heart * 1:00 p.m. Placekicker - Nathan DiLorenzo ................ 5-11, 185, Sr. Monmouth 23, Fordham 9 Stony Brook @ Saint Francis * 1:00 p.m. Punter - Michael Walser ............................. 5-10, 175, So. September 9 October 21 Wagner 7, Iona 3 Wagner @ C. Conn. State * Noon RMU By the Numbers Georgetown 7, Stony Brook 0 Monmouth @ Robert Morris * 1:00 p.m. .623 ... Winning percentage of Colonial football in the Monmouth 26, Morgan State 9 Sacred Heart @ Stony Brook * 1:00 p.m. program’s first 13 years under head coach Joe Walton, Duquesne 27, Robert Morris 7 Saint Francis @ Albany * 4:00 p.m. the fourth best winning percentage among I-AA mid- Fordham 9, Albany 7 major programs all-time. Delaware State 63, Saint Francis 28 October 28 C. Conn. State 17, #13 Ga. Southern 13 C. Conn. State @ Monmouth * 1:00 p.m. 2 ... ECAC Classic wins by Robert Morris ... Number of Marist 28, Sacred Heart 19 Sacred Heart @ Saint Francis * 1:00 p.m. Mid-Major National Championships claimed by Robert Robert Morris @ Stony Brook * 1:00 p.m. September 15 Wagner @ Albany * 4:00 p.m. Morris (1999, 2000) according to Don Hansen’s C. Conn. State 29, Southern Conn. 26 National Weekly Football Gazette. November 4 September 16 C. Conn. State @ Sacred Heart *12:30 p.m. 5 ... Number of players who have made their first colle- New Hampshire 62, Stony Brook 7 Albany @Robert Morris * 1:00 p.m. giate start on the offensive line for the Colonials in Robert Morris 35, Butler 14 Saint Francis @ Monmouth * 1:00 p.m. 2006. Sacred Heart 27, Iona 16 Stony Brook @ Wagner * 1:00 p.m. Duquesne 41, Saint Francis 10 5 ... Northeast Conference Championships claimed by Monmouth 36, St. Peters’ 12 November 11 Robert Morris since the inception of the league in Wagner 38, Marist 7 Stony Brook @ C. Conn. State * 12:00 p.m. 1996, the most by any team in the conference. Albany 17, #11 Delaware 10 Robert Morris @ Sacred Heart * 12:30 p.m. Wagner @ Saint Francis * 1:00 p.m. 11 ... Number of seasons RMU played in its first home, September 23 Monmouth @ Albany* 4:00 p.m. Moon Stadium. The Colonials opened Joe Walton La Salle 24, Saint Francis 21 Stadium in 2005 and will play their second season in Duquesne 24, Sacred Heart 21 November 18 the new stadium in 2006. Wagner 34, St. Peter’s 0 Gridiron Classic (Pioneer at NEC) TBA Robert Morris 21, Rowan 0 258 ..