Thiel Tomcats [2-4, 1-3 PAC] at Carnegie Mellon Tartans [3-3, 3-2 PAC] Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 w 1 p.m. w Gesling Stadium w Pittsburgh, Pa. Week 8: Thiel at Series in Brief 2016 Schedule/Results Carnegie Mellon Series. CMU leads, 27-13-2 September Current Streak ....CMU, 1-game winning streak Sat. 3 + at Allegheny W 44-21 he Thiel Tomcats (2-4, 1-3 PAC) will travel Last Meeting ..........2015 (CMU won, 73-19) Sat. 10 + SAINT VINCENT L 32-30 to Pittsburgh Saturday to face the Carnegie Thiel’s Last Win ................2014 (40-27) Sat. 17 * BETHANY W 57-47 Mellon Tartans (3-3, 3-2 PAC) at Gesling Sat. 24 * at Geneva L 35-27 T Stadium. On the Air October After winning two of their first three games of Radio ............... News Talk 790 AM WPIC Sat. 1 *^ W&J L 62-14 the season, Thiel has suffered losses in each of its Online .....................ThielAthletics.com Sat. 15 * at Case Western Reserve L 48-21 last three games. ..............................790WPIC.com Sat. 22 * at Carnegie Mellon 1:00 PM Sat. 29 *+ WAYNESBURG 7:00 PM While the Tartans are 3-3 on the season, two of 790 AM WPIC APP ....Smart Phone Download their losses came in overtime and the third loss Broadcasters ....................Hugh Ringer November was against the now No.13-ranked Thomas More ..........................Don Achenbach ’77 Sat. 5 *! THOMAS MORE 1:00 PM Saints (20-16). Sat. 12 *# at Grove City 1:30 PM CMU’s Sam Benger is, statistically speaking, the Statistical Comparison best running back in the PAC. He leads the league * PAC game 2016 Statistics THI CMU ^ Homecoming 2016 with 951 rushing yards, and his 80 points are the Points per game 32.2 35.8 ! Senior Parent Recognition second most in the conference. First downs 109 123 + Under the Lights On defense, the Tartans lead the PAC with 23 Rushing yards per game 196.5 182.7 # 33rd Mercer County Cup sacks on the year. Kicker Gabe Renna leads the Passing yards per game 194.8 240.3 PAC with 10 field goals on the year while punter Total yards per game 391.3 423.0 Tyler Kohman owns the best average in the con- ference (43.1). 3rd-Down conversions/attempts 29/87 38/98 3rd-Down defense/attempts 28/76 39/99 Thiel Coaching Staff Thiel quarterback Ryan Radke owns multiple 4th-Down conversions/attempts 12/25 5/8 career records and is climbing other career lists. Head Coach Dan Blume His top target has been freshman DeShawon 4th-Down defense/attempts 13/21 8/11 Bracy, who leads the Tomcats with 20 catches, Fumbles-Lost 10-5 4-3 Penalties/Avg. Yds. per game 42-62.2 35-52.7 Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks 389 yards and four touchdown grabs. Darrell Satterfield ’06 Offensive Line & Run Game / Recruiting Coordinator Tim Heffernan Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Backs Matt Arshinkoff Wide Receivers Ryan Matviko Defensive Line Jeff Stephens Running Backs Brian Radakovich Cornerbacks Devante Sims Three-Time Champions 1967 1972 2005 thiel college game notes Ryan Tomcats fall to Spartans recorded nine tackles against Allegheny, 2.5 of which were behind the line of scrimmage. He The Thiel Tomcats suffered a 48-21 PAC loss Rowland also notched two sacks, forced a fumble and Saturday to the Case Western Reserve Spartans recovered a fumble. at DiSanto Field. Hicks, a freshman wide receiver, was honored gave the Tomcats their first Chris Rosales for his special teams play in a loss to Geneva. points of the game with 1:43 left in the first quar- Hicks scored a touchdown on a 15-yard return ter when he converted a 31-yard field goal. after a muffed punt by Geneva. He forced a After Case Western Reserve quarterback Rob fumble, recovered a fumble and made a pair Cuda tossed two touchdown passes to Brendan of special teams tackles. He also returned two Lynch in the second quarter, Thiel quarterback kickoffs for a total of 46 yards. One of his kickoff Ryan Radke connected with DeShawon Bracy, returns was a 36-yarder. who scampered past two safeties for a 48-yard touchdown with 1:42 left in the first half. The Tomcats drove the field on the opening Scouting CMU possession of the second half to cut the Spartan Carnegie Mellon is 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the lead. The 12-play, 75-yard drive was capped off PAC on the season. Two of the Tartans’ losses when Radke threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to came in overtime (Washington, Mo., 41-34 and Jaquan Hicks on fourth down. Washington & Jefferson, 55-52). CMU’s other loss was to now 13th-ranked Thomas More, A play after Joe Serratore intercepted the 20-16. CMU defeated Waynesburg (35-23), 2016 GAME HIGHS Spartan quarterback and returned the ball to Bethany (49-26) and Geneva (29-10). Yds rushing ....151 .............. Ryan Radke v. BETH the Spartan 38-yard line, Radke ran 38 yards Yds passing ....263 .............. Ryan Radke v. BETH down the sideline for a touchdown. However, Running back Sam Benger is the straw that stirs Long pass .......72 .............. Ryan Radke v. BETH the Spartans ran the clock out to seal the victory. the drink for the Tartans. He leads the PAC with Receptions ......6 ..............Eugene Bailey v. SVC 951 rushing yards and has accounted for 80 Radke went 18-for-33 with 169 passing yards Yds receiving. 113 ..............Jaquan Hicks v. BETH points, the second most in the conference, on 13 TDs rushing. 2 .................. Multiple Players and two touchdowns. On the ground, Radke ran touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversions. TDs passing ......3 .............. Ryan Radke v. BETH 24 times for 142 yards and a touchdown. TDs receiving ....2 .................. Multiple Players Quarterback Alex Cline has completed 60-of-109 Sam Fitzpatrick caught five of Radke’s passes Interceptions .....2 ...................Jake Elk v. ALL passes (55%) for 854 yards. He has thrown eight while Bracy and Alex Horvatits reeled in four .......................... Richard Proper v. BETH touchdown passes and six interceptions. Cline’s catches apiece. Tackles ........13 ..............Tyron Bynum v. SVC favorite target is John Prather, who averages 5.8 TFL ...........3.5 ..............Tyron Bynum v. W&J The linebacker tandem of Doak Walker Jr., receptions and 108 receiving yards per game, Sacks ..........2.0 .................Joe Krimm v. ALL Tyron Bynum and Jake Elk paced the Tomcat which ranks him in the top six in the conference defense. Walker Jr. had a team-high nine tack- in both categories. les while Bynum and Elk tallied eight and seven The Tartans lead the league with 23 sacks on stops, respectively. Bynum added a half-sack THIEL QUICK FACTS the year, led by senior defensive end Brian Location .................... and a tackle for loss. Randy Groves also con- Greenville, Pa. Khoury who leads the PAC with eight sacks and Founded ..............................1866 tributed seven tackles. ranks second with 11 tackles for a loss of yards. Colors. Navy Blue & Old Gold Also, junior inside linebacker Stanley Bikulege Enrollment ...........................1,000 Nickname .........................Tomcats Radke Records Watch ranks sixth in the conference with an average of Stadium ............ Alumni Stadium (1,400) Radke is the program’s career leader in total 8.5 tackles per contest. President. Susan Traverso, Ph.D. offense (7,843) and touchdown passes (46). The Tartans are also stout on special teams led Director of Athletics ............Amy Schafer Last weekend, Radke moved into second place by kicker Gabe Renna and punter Tyler Kohman. Director of Compliance ........Lori Schimmel on Thiel’s career passing yards list (5,382). Renna has made 10 field goals on the season, Athletic Trainers. Hannah Jasienski Willie Bova is the program’s career leader in the the most in the league, out of 11 tries. Kohman ......................... Cory Delaney category (5,682). Radke currently ranks fourth ..........................Connor Warren averages 43.1 yards per punt, the best average in career rushing yards (2,461), behind Ron in the PAC. Leuschen (2,519). Radke has scored 170 career SPORTS INFORMATION points, the fifth most in Thiel history. Radke ranks fourth in the PAC in total offense Turnover Margin Sports Information Director ......Ed Topoleski The Tomcats rank fourth in the PAC in turnover (289.2). He ranks fifth in the conference in pass- Office .......................724-589-2180 margin at plus-four. Thiel’s defense has forced Fax .................................724-589-2880 ing yards (194.8) and sixth in rushing yards (94.3). 14 turnovers on the season while the offense E-mail [email protected] has turned the ball over 10 times. Eight of Thiel’s Address ................75 College Avenue ..................Greenville, Pa. 16125 D3football.com takeaways have come on interceptions, the Ast. Sports Info Director. .Cyrill Parham Two Tomcats have been named to D3football. fourth-most in the PAC. Office .......................724-589-2241 com Teams of the Week this season. Fax .................................724-589-2880 Sophomore nose tackle Joe Krimm was E-mail [email protected] Last Time vs. CMU honored after the Tomcats opened the sea- Address ................75 College Avenue The Thiel Tomcats suffered a 73-19 PAC defeat to ..................Greenville, Pa. 16125 son with a 44-21 win over Allegheny. Krimm ThielAthletics.com Page 2 2016 Thiel College Football thiel college game notes the Carnegie Mellon Tartans at Alumni Stadium. 2016 Case Western 48, Radke figured in on three touchdowns for Game 6 Thiel 21 the Tomcats. Radke threw for 238 yards and 10/15/2016 two touchdowns. Radke connected with Cody Dinger in the first quarter for a 14-yard touch- DiSanto Field Cleveland, Ohio down.