ATAWBA 2014 CATAWBA INDIANS FOOTBALL Catawba Schedule Date Opponent Time/Res. GAME DAY #2 S/6 at Davidson W, 35-7 CATAWBA INDIANS at WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS S/13 at Western Carolina 3:30 Saturday, September 13, 2014 S/20 at Newberry* 6:00 S/27 Carson-Newman* 1:30 3:30 p.m. O/4 Tusculum* 1:30 Whitmire Stadium & Waters Field (13,742) O/11 at Wingate* 1:30 O/18 at UNC Pembroke 1:00 Field Turf O/25 Brevard* 1:30 N/2 at Mars Hill* 1:00 Catawba __________________________ Western Carolina O/9 North Greenville 1:30 N/16 Lenoir-Rhyne* 2:00 1-0 .........................................2014 Records ................................ 1-1 NR .............................2014 Rankings (AFCA/d2fb.com) .................... NR Home Game in Bold Catawba Indians ........................ Nickname ....................... Catamounts All Times Eastern * South Atlantic Conference Games Navy Blue & White .........................Colors ....................... Purple & Gold gocatawbaindians.com ....................Website ........... catamountsports.com Broadcast Information The Coaches Television: None. Curtis Walker ............................ Head Coach ........................ Mark Speir Video: Western Carolina will provide a free Catawba ‘92 ............................. Alma Mater ...................... Clemson ‘90 video webcast through the SoCon Digital 7-5 (.583) ............................. Overall Record ..................... 4-21 (.160) Network at http://www.socondigitalnetwork. 7-5 (.583) ............................Record at School ................... 4-21 (.160) com/ 0-0 ......................................... vs. Opponent ................................. 0-0 Radio: All Catawba games are heard on WSAT Radio (1280 AM). Buddy Poole will handle play-by-play duties with Brooks Nash adding The Series - Catawba vs. Western Carolina color commentary. Audio of the WSAT Radio Catawba leads 19-7-2 broadcast can be accessed over the internet at http://www.1280wsat.com/ListenLive.asp Live Stats: Live game stats of the game will be provided by Western Carolina and can be Catawba’s Record viewed at http://www.catamountsports.com/ Since 1950 multimedia/wcar-gametracker.html In SAC Games .......................................................... 130-142 (.478) Weekly: The Curtis Walker Show will be In SAC Games Under Walker ............................................. 3-4 (.429) broadcast live from DJ’s Restaurant each At Shuford Stadium ............................................... 173-135-5 (.561) Thursday from 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm on WSAT Radio (1280 AM). Audio can be accessed over At Shuford Stadium Under Walker ...................................... 2-4 (.333) the internet at 1280wsat.com. On the Road ......................................................... 157-178-4 (.469) On the Road Under Walker ................................................ 5-1 (.833) Media Relations Contacts Catawba: ......................... Jim Lewis The Last Time Out Phone ........................(704) 637-4720 e-mail ................ [email protected] Catawba .................................................. Beat Davidson 35-7 on S/6 FAX ...........................(704) 645-4887 Western Carolina ...................................... Beat Brevard 45-21 on S/6 Western Carolina: ..... Daniel Hooker Phone ........................(828) 227-2339 e-mail ............ [email protected] WEEK 2 vs. WESTERN CAROLINA Monday 8 Tuesday 9 Wednesday 10 Thursday 11 Friday 12 Saturday 13 Sunday 14 Interviews FB Press Luncheon Interviews Interviews Travel Game 1 No media availability Coaches and players 11:00 am - Hayes Fieldhouse Coaches and players Coaches and players Team departs Salisbury Catawba at W. Carolina available before practice. Coach Walker and available after practice. available after practice. at 11:45. 3:30 p.m. Practice: 7 pm selected players. Practice: 4 pm Practice: 4 pm Practice: Walk through Postgame Interviews on arrival in Cullowhee Players and coaches Coaches and players Curtis Walker Show around 3 pm. available approximately available after practice. 7:30 pm - DJ’s Restaurant Interviews 10 minutes after the game. Practice: 4 pm Coaches and players available after practice. MEDIA INFORMATION ROAD WARRIORS Catawba has only four home games at Shuford Stadium this season and play its first three GOCATAWBAINDIANS.COM games away from home before the home opener on September 27. The Indians last played a For updated statistics, rosters, game notes season with only four home games in 2004 and were able to advance to the NCAA II Playoffs and all Catawba Indian news on the internet after a 7-3 regular season. The last time Catawba started the season with three straight road go to the official Catawba Athletics website games was in 1990. The Indians lost to VMI, beat Wingate then fell to Mars Hill. at GoCatawbaIndians.com. For those out of range for WSAT Radio broadcasts, live audio of every game and live streaming of all home SERIES REVIVALS games is available through the website links. Catawba renews football matchups with a pair of teams in 2014. Catawba is facing Davidson Live stats will also be available on the website. for the first time since 1987. The Indians first played the Wildcats in their very first season of gridiron competition in 1907. Catawba and Western Carolina have not met since the 1969 WEEKLY CATAWBA PRESS RELEASE Each Tuesday on game weeks, a complete campaign which was the last of 28 meetings between the schools. release previewing the upcoming game and reviewing the season will be available on SIXTH IN PRESEASON GoCatawbaIndians.com. A pdf of the release Coming off of its 6-5 season a year ago, Catawba was picked sixth in the 2014 South Atlantic will also be available upon request. Conference Coaches’ Preseason Poll. The Indians garnered 21 WEEKLY CATAWBA PRESS LUNCHEON points in the poll. Catawba finished in a tie for fourth in the SAC POLL Catawba head football coach Curtis Walker will standings last year with Wingate at 3-4 in the SAC. conduct a weekly press luncheon each Tuesday Carson-Newman, who Catawba hosts in its home opener, was Pl. Team (1st Place), Points during the season. The luncheon will begin the top team in the poll. The Eagles edged out defending 1. Carson Newman (4), 46 at 11 a.m. in the Hayes Fieldhouse. Selected champion Lenoir-Rhyne by a single point. Newberry, Wingate 2. Lenoir-Rhyne (4), 45 players will also be available at the luncheon. and Mars Hill fill in the middle part of the poll, while Catawba3. Newberry, 36 Contact the Catawba Athletic Media Relations is picked ahead of Tusculum and Brevard. 4. Wingate, 31 Office for more information. 5. Mars Hill, 25 6. Catawba, 21 INTERVIEWS Contact the media relations office for all player 7. Tusculum, 13 and coach interview requests. In person 8. Brevard, 7 interviews with players and coaches can be conducted most days before or after practice. FOUR NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-SAC TEAMS Phone interviews can be set up at a convenient Catawba put four players on the All-South Atlantic Conference Preseason Football Teams. time for both parties. Three of those, Taylor Fender, Jonathan Jean and Jason Taylor, were first team picks. Cary Littlejohn earned second team honors. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Players and coaches will be available for Fender, an offensive lineman, has started 33 games entering his senior season. He played interviews approximately 10 minutes at the two years at right guard before starting the season last year at left guard. He was the center conclusion of the game. Alert the media for the second half of the 2013 year. relations staff for those persons you wish to Jean, a junior nose guard, had 39 tackles last year. Of those tackles, five went for losses, interview. including a pair of sacks. Jean was a Hansen third-team all-region pick. Taylor, a senior linebacker, posted a team-high 105 tackles a year ago. He was also a third- CREDENTIALS AND PARKING team all-region Hansen selection. Taylor had 10 stops for losses, with two sacks, and forced All credential requests should be directed to a fumble. Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations Jim Lewis ([email protected]). Media Littlejohn, a junior running back, led the Indians with 574 yards rushing last year. He carried Parking is located in the main lot adjacent to the ball for a high of 146 yards against Brevard. the home side of Shuford Stadium. Space is limited, but every effort to honor requests will be made. PRESEASON ALL-SAC TEAMS PRESSBOX AND GAMEDAY SERVICES First Team Offense First Team Defense Second Team Offense Second Team Defense Pregame information with notes, rosters and QB - W.T. Murden, NC DL - Blake Baker, L-R QB - De’Andre Thomas, C-N DL - William Alderman, C-N depth charts will be available prior to kickoff RB - Shaikel Davis, MH DL - Javaris Neal, C-N RB - Kelvin Jeter, BC DL - Johnny Maxey, MH the day of the game. Play-by-play, quarter, RB - Jarrod Spears, L-R DL - Nick Napolitano, WU RB - Andy Hibbett, C-N DL - Alstevis Squirewell, NC halftime and final statistics will by distributed. RB - Isaiah Whitaker, L-R DL - Jonathan Jean, CAT RB - Cary Littlejohn, CAT DL - Steven Jacobs, WU Live, updated statistics can be accessed on the WR - Dimitri Holmes, MHl LB - Tanner Botts, L-R WR - Jordan Berry, WU LB - Rodney Singleton, L-R LB - Edmond Robinson, NC WR - Anthony Eubanks, C-N LB - Jasper Mason, MH internet at GoCatawbaIndians.com WR - Justin Houston, TC WR - Deon Hicks, TC LB - Michael Gruber, BC WR - Byron Dickerson, NC LB - Taylor McDonnell, NC OL - Denzell Goode, MH LB