Black Bear Football 2018 Game Notes / Weekly Release @BlackBearsFB | #BearWitness Associate Athletic Director Communications/Football Contact: Tyson McHatten Email: [email protected] Phone: (207) 581-3596 Address: 5747 Memorial Gymnasium, Orono, ME 04469 Website: www.GoBlackBears.com Game #10 Richmond Game Storylines 3 16/21 Maine (6-3, 5-1 CAA) at The University of Maine (6-3, 5-1) will look for its second CAA road win in as many weeks when it travels to Richmond (3-6, 1-5) in the first meeting Richmond (3-6, 1-5 CAA) between the two teams since 2015. 3 4GAME INFORMATION The two teams, who have met on 26 previous occassions, are currently When ______________________Saturday, Nov. 10 deadlocked at 13-13 in the all-time head-to-head series. Maine has won Where _______________________Richmond, VA three of the last four contests in the series but dropped a 48-17 decision in Stadium (Capacity) ______Robins Stadium (8,700) Surface ___________________________ FieldTurf the most recent meeting back in 2015. The Black Bears are 6-7 on the road Kickoff ___________________________3:00 p.m. in the series, with their last win in Richmond coming back in 2013, a 28- Series Record _____________________Tied 13-13 21 decision. The two teams first met in 1984, a 30-13 Richmond victory. Current Series Winning Streak ______Richmond +1 Maine has won in two of its last three trips to Richmond. 4TOP 25 RANKINGS 3A key to the matchup will be Maine’s pass rush against Richmond pass (STATS INC./FCS COACHES) attack. The Black Bears enter the weekend ranking second in all of FCS and Maine _______________________________16/21 first in the CAA in sacks (37) while Richmond features the league’s top pass- Richmond _______________________________ ing attack, averaging 279.8 yards per game. 4HEAD COACHES 3Last weekend, reigning CAA Co-Rookie of the Week Ramon Jefferson Maine ___ Joe Harasymiak (Springfield Col. ‘08) rushed for 121-yards and three scorers and the Black Bears shut Towson Career Record (Seasons) _____ 16-14 (Third season) vs. Richmond ___________________________0-0 down on fourth and goal from the four to seal a 35-28 road win over the Ti- Richmond_____ Russ Huesman (Chattanooga ‘81) gers. The win moved Maine to 4-1 in games decided by seven points or less. Career Record at Richmond (Seasons) _____8-9 (2nd) 3Richmond has lost two in a row and five of their last six after a most recent vs. Maine ______________________________0-0 45-21 setback to Villanova. The Spiders, who are just 1-3 at home this sea- 4TELEVISION/WEB STREAM son, turned the ball over seven times and surrendered 24-unanswered points TV: NBC Sports Washington Plus in their loss to the Wildcats. Richmond enters play with a -11 turnover WEB: CAA.tv margin (24 total turnovers). 4RADIO The game will be broadcast throughout the state Tale Of The Tape of Maine on the Black Bear Sports Network. Rich Team Statistics Individual Leaders Kimball (play-by-play) and Bob Lucy (color) will Maine (CAA Rank) _____Category __ Richmond (CAA Rank) Maine _____________ Category __________ Richmond handle the call of the game. Kimball and Lucy are 24.3 (8) ______________ Points _____________ 24.9 (7) C. Ferguson (1,438) _____ Passing Yards _____ K. Johnson (1,274) in their 22nd season of calling Black Bear football, 348.4 (9) ___________ Total Offense ___________400.2 (2) C. Ferguson (10) ________Passing TDs _______ J. Mancuso (6) and Thursday’s game will be the 250th Black Bear 126.4 (6) ___________Rushing Yards ___________120.4 (8) R. Jefferson (515) ______ Rushing Yards ______ J. Mancuso (332) football game for the duo. 222.0 (6) ___________Passing Yards ___________279.8 (1) R. Jefferson (5) ________Rushing TDs _______ J. Mancuso (3) City ______________________________ Affiliate 11/14 _________ Rushing TDs / Passing TDs _________11/14 E. Edwards (35) ________ Receptions _______C. Simpson (36) Augusta __________________ WVQM-FM 101.3 31:45 (2) ______ Offensive Time of Possession ______ 28:18 (10) E. Edwards (568) ______Receiving Yards _____ C. Simpson (651) Bangor ___________________ WVOM-FM 103.9 21.9 (5) ___________ Points Allowed ___________36.1 (12) E. Edwards (5) ________ Receiving TDs _______ C. Simpson (5) Portland ___________________ WLOB-AM 1310 261.6 (1) ___________Total Defense __________ 398.9 (12) D. Stevens (73) _________ Tackles __________ D. Jones (71) Rockland __________________ WVOM-FM 95.1 71.0 (1) _________ Rushing Yards Allowed _______ 170.2 (11) S. Sheffield (8.5) _________Sacks ________ M. Jackson (6.5) Rockland _________________ WVOM-AM 1450 190.6 (5) ________ Passing Yards Allowed ________ 228.7 (10) S. Sheffield (12.0) _________ TFL _________ M. Jackson (9.0) 8/15 _________Rushing / Passing TDs Allowed ________18/18 R. Carr, (3) ___________ Interceptions ________ D. Jones (2) 4INTERNET 28:15 ________ Defensive Time of Possession ________ 31:42 M. Wright (4.8) ______ Punt Return Avg. ______ T. Wilkins (6.9) The game can be heard live over the internet at www. +3 (6) ___________Turnover Margin __________ -11 (12) E. Edwards (20.6) ______ Kick Return Avg ______ A. Dykes (25.3) GoBlackBears.com and on the TuneIn app. Click on the “Listen” link on the Football schedule to hear 2018 Black Bear Schedule the call of the game! Live, in-game stats will also be provided at www.GoBlackBears.com (.) Overall: 6-3 CAA: 5-1 Home: 3-0 Road: 3-3 Neutral: 0-0 4INSIDE THIS ISSUE Date Opponent (Rank) Sco./Time Attend. TV/Web Game Note(s) Richmond Game Quick Facts _______________ 1 8/30 New Hampshire* (7/9) W, 35-7 6,597 Fox Sports Go/FCS Atlantic Black Bears outgain UNH, 454-108 Media Information ________________________ 2 9/8 at Western Kentucky W, 31-28 15,718 ESPN+ Maine erases 21-point deficit to win third-ever FBS game Broadcaster’s Guide _______________________ 3 Maine Rosters __________________________4-5 9/22 at Central Michigan L, 5-17 16,474 ESPN+ Maine holds CMU to 177-yards of offense Maine/Richmond Depth Charts ____________6-7 9/29 at Yale (rv/--) L, 14-35 7,889 ESPN+ Blair, Edwards each with TDs of 50+ yards Coach Harasymiak ________________________ 8 10/6 Villanova* (19/19) W, 13-10 6,894 WVII/WPME/FCS Doak GW 52-yd FG as time expired Series/Notes ___________________________9-12 10/13 at Rhode Island* (16/15) W, 38-36 7,301 CAA.tv Doak GW 39-yd FG as time expired Career Stats/Game Highs ________________13-18 10/20 at William & Mary* L, 20-27 10,462 Yurview on Cox Communications Edwards w/ 9 catches for 196 yds Season Standing/Record When ______________ 19 CAA/Opponents ________________________ 20 10/27 UAlbany* W, 28-9 9,248 WVII/WPME/Fox College Sports Def. holds UAlbany to 113-yards Last Time it Happened ____________________ 21 11/3 at Towson* (15/15) W, 35-28 7,356 CollegeSportsLive/CBSi Jefferson rushes for 121 yds, 3 TDs NCAA Statistical Rankings_______________22-23 11/10 at Richmond* 3:00 p.m. NBC Sports Washington/Plus Statistics _____________________________24-36 11/17 Elon* (7/5) 12:00 p.m. WVII/WPME/Fox College Sports Military Appreciation/Senior Day Box Scores ___________________________37-41 All Times ET // *-CAA Contest // Stats Inc. / FCS Coaches Top 25 Polls) #BearWitness 1 Media Information Interview Policies Listen to Maine Football 4INTERVIEWS 4COACH HARASYMIAK RADIO SHOW All requests for player interviews, either in person or via phone, must be requested through the The Coach Harasymiak Show made its season debut on Aug. 23. , and will continue every Maine Athletic Media Relations Office and Associate AD for Media Relations Tyson McHatten at Thursday all season long. Hosted by Brian Sullivan, the show covers an array of topics related to (207) 581-3596 or by email at [email protected] Maine football, and can be heard on the Black Bear Sports Network, on GoBlackBears.com and streamed on Facebook Live. Typical Weekly Interview Availability Schedule: 4HARASYMIAK ON THE RADIO IN BANGOR, PORTLAND, AND AUGUSTA Monday ________________________________________________ Off Day Throughout the regular season (beginning with the UConn week and running through the Tuesday __________________________________After practice (approx. 10 a.m.) New Hampshire game and playoffs), Maine head coach Joe Harasymiak can be heard on radio Wednesday _______________________________After practice (approx. 10 a.m.) stations throughout the state of Maine via the Black Bear Sports Network. Coach Harasymiak Thursday _________________________________After practice (approx. 10 a.m.) can be heard throughout the Bangor area all during game week via “Inside Black Bear Sports” Friday ______________________________Travel Day or Alfond Stadium walk-thru segments on WVOM 103.9 FM. Those same “Inside Black Bear Sports” segments can also be Practices end approximately around 10 a.m. Media members wishing to do interviews after heard in the Augusta and Rockland areas on WVQM 101.3 FM, WSYY 1240 AM and WRKD 1450 practice are advised to arrive on campus by 9:30 a.m., to ensure interviews will be conducted. AM. Harasymiak will also do a segment with Javier Gorriti on WJAB-AM (1440) and WJAB-FM (96.3) in Portland on Thursday afternoons (show airs 3-7 p.m.) and every Monday at 4:15 on ‘Downtown with Rich Kimball’ on 620-AM in Bangor. 4PRACTICE All practices are open for the media to attend. Interviews can be conducted with players and 4WEEKLY CAA FOOTBALL COACHES TELECONFERENCE coaches immediately following practice. The CAA Football coaches will hold a weekly teleconference for the media beginning Monday, Aug. 29. The call will take place each Monday throughout the entire 2016 season. The scheduled Weekly Release/Game Notes calls will come to an end when the final CAA Football squad completes the 2016 NCAA Division I playoffs.