2012 CAL U FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Vulcan Football 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 PSAC West Champions • 2008 PSAC Champions 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 NCAA Playoffs • 2007, 2008, 2009 NCAA Regional Champions 2007, 2008, 2009 NCAA Semifinalist 2007, 2008, 2009 ECAC Lambert Trophy Champions - “Beast of the East” THIS WEEK: Cal U continues divisional play this VULCANS CRUISE PAST GANNON, 41-0: GAME #9 weekend with sole possession of first place in Cal U posted its second-straight shutout and Slippery Rock (4-4, 3-2) the PSAC West standings following a 41-0 win rushed for four touchdowns last Saturday, at Gannon last Saturday. Meanwhile, Slippery registering a 41-0 victory at Gannon. The at Rock posted a 38-31 Homecoming victory in Vulcans rushed for 200 yards for the second- #13/11 Cal U (7-1, 5-0) overtime against Edinboro last week. straight game, finishing with a season-high 226 yards. Senior Lamont Smith led the team with 96 rushing yards and sophomore Cody When: Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 Cook added 74 yards and a touchdown. The Where: California, Pa. Cal U defense allowed just 164 yards of total Stadium: Adamson Stadium (6,500) offense at Gannon. The Vulcans yielded only 11 rushing yards after registering six sacks and Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. vs. forced four turnovers. Senior B.J. Stevens led Series Record: Slippery Rock leads 43-28-3 the defense with a career-high nine tackles Cal U Team Representatives: (two solo), including 3.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks. No. 7 Peter Lalich, Sr., QB No. 9 Rontez Miles, Sr., DB CAL U NOTES No. 53 Brett Diamond, Sr., LB No. 64 Eric Kush, Sr., OL 2012 SCHEDULE & RESULTS STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Overall: 7-1; PSAC West: 5-0; Home: 3-1; Away: 4-0 Lamont Smith ..............135 att., 638 yds., 4 TD, 4.7 avg COACHES: Date Opponent Time/Score Cody Cook .........................69 att, 343 yds., 2 TD, 5.0 avg Mike Kellar 8/30 #24/19 HILLSDALE (Mich.) W 30-22 Receiving Alma Mater ......................Fairmont State, 1996 9/8 at Kutztown W 48-45 Mike Williams ...............53 rec., 762 yds., 6 TD, 14.4 avg Trey Johnson ................39 rec., 522 yds., 5 TD, 13.4 avg Cal U Record ..................................... 7-1, 1st Year 9/15 at Edinboro* W 24-14 9/22 #16/16 INDIANA (Pa.)* W 26-24 Passing Overall Record ............................................... 21-9 9/29 WEST CHESTER L 34-37 Peter Lalich ............154 of 244, 2143 yds., 17 TD, 9 INT vs. Slippery Rock .............................................0-0 10/6 at Clarion* W 41-22 Cody Schroeder...............35 of 65, 371 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT Scoring 10/13 LOCK HAVEN* W 30-0 Cody Nuzzo........................................9 FG, 27 PAT - 54 pts Dr. George Mihalik 10/20 at Gannon* W 41-0 Punting Alma Mater ........................Slippery Rock, 1976 10/27 SLIPPERY ROCK* 3:30 p.m. Andrew Cerett .....................................29 punts, 42.3 avg Slippery Rock Record .165-102-4, 25th Year 11/3 at Mercyhurst* 12 p.m. Tackles 11/10 MILLERSVILLE OR 3:30 p.m. Rontez Miles ..........................30 (s), 30 (a), 60 (t), 2.0 TFL Overall Record ....................................165-102-4 PSAC CHAMPIONSHIP Brett Diamond ......................22 (s), 30 (a), 52 (t), 2.0 TFL vs. Cal U ............................................................. 16-8 Greg Cochrane......................16 (s), 29 (a), 45 (t), 1.5 TFL THE SERIES: The Rock leads the all-time SLIPPERY ROCK NOTES series that started in 1919 by a 43-28-3 margin. Cal U has won seven of the last nine 2012 SCHEDULE & RESULTS STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing meetings against Slipery Rock. Overall: 4-4; PSAC West: 3-2; Home: 3-1; Away: 1-3 Akeem Satterfield .......107 att., 587 yds., 4 TD, 5.5 avg Date Opponent Time/Score Nigel Barksdale ...............97 att., 343 yds., 5 TD, 3.5 avg 8/30 SETON HILL W 52-6 Receiving 9/8 at #10/13 Shippensburg L 35-55 LaQuinn Stephens-Howling ..28 rec., 363 yds., 5 TD, 13.0 avg 9/15 GANNON* W 38-18 Ken Amos ......................24 rec., 414 yds., 1 TD, 17.2 avg 9/22 at Mercyhurst* L 23-38 Passing 9/29 KUTZTOWN L 49-56 Nigel Barksdale .............66 of 118, 954 yds., 9 TD, 7 INT 10/6 at #16/16 Indiana (Pa.)* L 16-33 Scoring Kurt Brackman ..................................4 FG, 33 PAT - 45 pts 10/13 at Clarion* W 28-20 Punting 10/20 EDINBORO* W 38-31 OT James McCombie ...............................39 punts, 41.2 avg 10/27 at #13/11 California (Pa.)* 3:30 p.m. Tackles 11/3 LOCK HAVEN* 1 p.m. Gary Allen ...............................25 (s), 40 (a), 65 (t), 4.0 TFL Announcers: 11/10 #4/5 BLOOMSBURG OR 12 p.m. Marquis Knight .....................39 (s), 18 (a), 57 (t), 2.0 TFL Stan Savran (play-by-play) PSAC CHAMPIONSHIP Quindell Dean .......................29 (s), 27 (a), 56 (t), 5.5 TFL John Sanders (color) 2012 Cal U Football Game Notes www.calvulcans.com 2012 Cal U Football Game Notes 1 www.calvulcans.com CALIFORNIA GAME NOTES UNIVERSITY OF PA SLIPPERY ROCK HEAD COACH: One of the winningest active coaches in NCAA Division II, Dr. George Mihalik is in his 25th year as head coach of The Rock. A 2011 inductee into the Location ........................ California, Pa. 15419 Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Western Chapter, he has posted a 165-102-4 record as a head Enrollment .................................................9,017 coach. Mihalik was selected the PSAC West Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career last Nickname ..............................................Vulcans season after leading Slippery Rock to an appearance in the PSAC Championship game. Colors .............................................. Red & Black Stadium ............................Adamson Stadium SCOUTING THE ROCK: Slippery Rock returns 14 starters (six offense, six defense) from last year’s team that made its first berth in the PSAC Championship since 1974. The Rock enters the Capacity ......................................................6,500 weekend with the fifth-ranked scoring offense in the league, averaging 34.4 points per game. Stadium Surface ..............................ProGrass Junior quarterback Nigel Barksdale has passed for over 250 yards in three of the last four games Conference ................................................PSAC and also ranks second on the team with 343 rushing yards. He has accounted for 14 touchdowns Acting President ...... Mrs. Geraldine Jones this season after transferring from Mt. San Jacinto (Calif.). Senior running back Akeem Satterfield Interim Athletic Director .. Dr. Karen Hjerpe leads the team with 587 rushing yards this year and ranks eighth in school history with over 2,800 career rushing yards. Junior LaQuinn Stephens-Howling, a former running back, leads the team with 28 receptions and five receiving touchdowns. Slippery Rock currently features the 10th- History ranked scoring and total defenses in the PSAC. Junior linebacker John Allen leads the team with First Year of Football ..............................1898 65 tackles (25 solo), while fellow linebacker Quindell Dean has posted 56 stops (29 solo), 5.5 TFL and 3.0 sacks. Senior defensive lineman Jeff Thompson, the reigning PSAC West Defensive All-Time Record (since 1916) ........405-391-27 Player of the Week, leads the team with 9.0 TFL and 6.5 sacks this season. On special teams, junior All-Time NCAA Playoff Record ..8-5 (.615) James McCombie ranks third in the PSAC with an average of 41.2 yards per punt with eight Years in NCAA Playoffs ................................5 punts of 50-plus yards. Assistant Coaches READING THE NATIONAL POLLS: Cal U moved up one spot to Nos. 13 and 11 in the AFCA and D2Football.com Top 25 polls, respectively. The Vulcans have been ranked in the AFCA poll for Mike Conway (Olivet Nazarene ‘83) - 11th season 13-consecutive weeks and the D2Football.com poll every week since October 2009. Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coord. D’Monn Baker (Bowling Green ‘03) - 6th season WITHIN THE REGION: The Vulcans were ranked fourth in the initial Super Region One rankings Tight Ends released on Monday. In the first edition of the regional rankings, Cal U was behind three undefeated teams and two of those teams are facing each other on Saturday. The two top teams Dave Cole (California ‘04) - 9th season in the regional rankings receive first-round byes in the NCAA Playoffs, while the third and fourth Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator seeds host opening-round games on Nov. 17. Mike Evans (Saginaw Valley ‘00) - 10th season MOVE TO THE OUTSIDE: This weekend’s contest will feature two junior wide receivers in Trey Offensive Line Johnson (Cal U) and LaQuinn Stephens-Howling (Slippery Rock) that started their collegiate Mike R. Jacobs (Ohio State ‘01) - 5th season careers as reserve running backs. Johnson ranks second on the team this year in all three major Defensive Line receiving categories, including five touchdown receptions. In his first two years, he posted 485 Thomas Rebholz, Jr. (IUP ‘03) - 3rd season rushing yards and made only 10 catches. Stephens-Howling leads The Rock with 28 receptions and five touchdowns this year after rushing for 522 yards over the last two seasons. Safeties Chad Salisbury (Buffalo ‘99) - 4th season LOOKING FOR SIX: Last season, the Vulcans became the fourth school in PSAC history, and the Quarterbacks first since West Chester (2004-08), to reach the NCAA Playoffs in five-straight years. No program in the league has made six-consecutive berths in the NCAA Playoffs and IUP is the only school to David Storino (California ‘09) - 1st season have reached the postseason five-straight years on multiple separate occasions. Running Backs Larry Wilson (Slippery Rock ‘99) - 8th season TOUGH YARDS: Over the last two weeks, the Vulcans have yielded just 280 yards of total offense while posting back-to-back shutouts.