GAME INFORMATION MONTCLAIR STATE vs. SOUTHERN VIRGINIA LIVE VDEO: athletics.svu.edu Saturday, September 7, 2019 w 1:00 pm LIVE STATS: athletics.svu.edu The Fields at SVU w Buena Vista, VA SERIES: This will be the sixth meeting between Montclair State and Southern Virginia but the first as non-conference foes, MSU has won all five previous contests, including MONTCLAIR STATE KICKS OFF 2019 SEASON three by by shutout. Last year, MSU regustered a 24-3 AGAINST SOUTHERN VIRGINIA victory at Sprague Field . The Red Hawks return to the field for their 89th season kicking off the 2019 campaign at Southern HEAD COACHES Virginia University on Saturday. RICK GIANCOLA Montclair State comes into the season with heightened expectations after last year’s 8-2 overall MONTCLAIR STATE RECORD: 247-123-2 (37th Season) mark, the Red Hawks first eight-win campaign since 2014. After being selected eighth in the NJAC GAME 1 OVERALL RECORD: Same VS. SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: 5-0 Preseason Poll in 2018, Montclair went out and finished 7-2 in league play with both losses coming by NOTABLE: Named the 12th head coach in program history in August a combined nine points. This year, the Red Hawks were selected third by the conference coaches and 1983... Entered 2019 as the active winningest coach in Division III & No. return a host of veterans including several named to the All-NJAC squad. 2 among all NCAA coaches... Has led team to 10 NJAC titles and nine NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. Southern Virginia also brings back plenty of veteran help as it begins a new era of football in Buena Vista. Leading that group is senior running back Avika Wedge, who rushed for 1,032 yards and six EDWIN MULITALO touchdowns a year ago. The Knights welcome back their top two pass catchers from 2018 in Josh SOUTHERN VIRGINIA RECORD: 3-7 (Second Season) Newman and Kevin Adams as well as its No. 1 and No. 2 tacklers in Albert Green and Neil Davis. OVERALL RECORD: Same VS. MONTCLAIR STATE: 0-1 NOTABLE: Named head coach in March 2018...Spent two years as an This will be the sixth meeting between the teams but the first as non-conference foes.After spending assistant coach including defensive coordinator in 2017... Played at the last five years as a member of the NJAC, Southern Virginia begins play in the Old Dominion University of Arizona and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 1999. Athletic Conference (ODAC) in 2019. Montclair State has won all five previous meetings including a Played on the Ravens Super Bowl XXXV championship team... Was 24-3 victory at Sprague FIeld last season. MSU has posted three shutouts in the series and won 24-0 featured in NFL Films A Football Life.. Also coach at Southern Utah and in its last trip to Buena Vista in 2017. was part of a Big Sky championship squad. Montclair State (0-0, 0-0 NJAC) RETURNING MSU LEADERS TEAM COMPARISONS (‘18) Rushing G Att Net TD YPG MSU Category SVU Sat., September 7 at Southern Virginia University .......................... 1:00 pm Craig Merkle 7 99 486 4 69.4 Sat., September 14 at Salve Regina University ...................... 12:00 pm Ralph McLean 8 32 142 1 17.7 119.4 Rushing Offense 157.7 Sat., September 28 at Hobart College ......................... 1:00 pm 185.8 Passing Offense 97.2 Passing G C-A-I Pct. YDS TD 305.3 Total Offense 254.9 Sat., October 5 SALISBURY UNIVERSITY * ................................ 1:00 pm Ja’Quill Burch 10 168-310-13 54.2 1835 18 22.7 Scoring Offense 11.8 Sat., October 12 at The College of New Jersey * .................... 12:00 pm Receiving G Att Net TD YPG Sat., October 19 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT * # ......................... 2:00 pm Brian Kowalczyk 10 21 286 3 28.6 85.4 Rushing Defense 154.1 Sat., October 26 at Wesley College * ....................... 1:00 pm Kason Campbell 9 19 318 3 35.3 148.7 Passing Defense 206.0 Sat., November 2 at Rowan University * ................................. 1:00 pm Scoring G TD EXP FG PTS 234.1 Total Defense 360.1 Sat., November 9 WILLIAM PATERSON * ....................... 1:00 pm Craig Merkle 7 6 0-0 0-0 36 9.5 Scoring Defense 27.0 Sat., November 16 KEAN UNIVERSITY * ................................ 1:00 pm Kason Campbell 9 5 0-0 0-0 30 Defense G TT SKS INT PD FF-FR 64/153 (42%) 3rd Down Conv 31/129 (24%) * NJAC Game; # Homecoming Jaier Garrett 10 65 0.0-0 0-0 4 2-1 3 / 10 (30%) 4th Down Conv. 2 / 10 (20%) ALL CAPS indicate Home game; all times Eastern Brennan Ray 10 61 1.0-2 0-0 3 2-1 26 - 167 Sacks By-Yards 21 - 115 Southern Virginia (0-0, 0-0 OAC) RETURNING SVU LEADERS 14 - 90 Sacks Allowed 21 - 132 Sat., September 7 MONTCLAIR STATE .................................... 1:00 pm Rushing G Att Net TD YPG 95 - 924 Penalties - Yards 75 - 644 Akiva Wedge 10 195 1032 6 103.2 9 - 4 Fumbles-Lost 18 - 12 Sat., September 21 HAMPDEN - SYDNEY * ...................... 1:00 pm Ethan Workman 8 50 149 1 18.6 Sat., September 28 at Bridgewater * ......................... 2:00 pm 32:46 Avg. Time of Poss. 27:17 Passing G C-A-I Pct. YDS TD Sat., October 5 at Shenandoah * ................................ 7:00 pm Tyler Callens 5 8-15-0 53.3 113 1 Sat., October 12 EMORY & HENRY * # .................... 1:00 pm NEXT UP: Sat., October 19 RANDOLPH-MACON * ......................... 1:00 pm Receiving G Att Net TD YPG Joshua Newman 10 24 295 2 29.5 GAME 2 - Sept. 14 at Salve Regina Sat., October 26 at Ferrum College * ....................... 1:00 pm Kevin Adams 10 21 211 1 21.1 PLACE: Newport, RI Sat., November 2 GUILFORD * ................................. 1:00 pm Scoring G TD EXP FG PTS TIME: 12:00 pm Sat., November 9 at Washington & Lee University * ....................... 1:00 pm Akiva Wedge 10 6 0-0 0-0 36 VENUE: Toppa Field Sat., November 16 APPRENTICE ................................ 1:00 pm Jackson Hatch 10 0 9-11 7-14 30 VIDEO: salveathletics.com salveathletics.com * OAC Game; # Homecoming Defense G TT SKS INT PD FF-FR LIVE STATS: Albert Green 10 86 0.0-0 2-55 6 1-0 SERIES: MSU Leads, 4-2 ALL CAPS indicate Home game; all times Eastern Neil Davis 10 86 0.0-0 3-26 11 0-2 LAST MEETING: MSU 37, SR 14 (‘18) HEAD COACH INSIDE THE SERIES EDWARD MULITALO in the SERIES HISTORY: MSU Leads, 5-0 SERIES MEETINGS: Sixth Meeting Super Bowl champion Edwin Mulitalo was named head football TRENCHES FIRST MEETING: October 11, 2014 coach at Southern Virginia University in March 2018. Montclair State 35, Southern Virginia 15 (at SVU) Below is a comparison - based on the average size of at Montclair State: 2-0 Mulitalo joined the Knights’ staff in 2016 under Joe DuPaix. each team’s starters - of Montclair State and Southern at Southern Virginia: 3-0 During his first season, Ed coached the defensive line and Virginia offensive and defensive lines: was promoted to defensive coordinator the next season. After MSU 24, Southern Virginia 3 (at MSU) - 9/15/2018 allowing 478 yards and 50 points per game in 2015, Mulitalo 6-3, 293 lbs. 6-1, 248 lbs. Sophomore quarterback Ja’Quill Burch threw two in his first year helped the Knights’ defense limit opponents to MSU O-Line MSU D-Line touchdown passes and junior Kason Campbell returned less than 320 yards and 30 points per game in 2016. vs. vs. a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown as Montclair State SVU D-Line SVU O-Line improved to 2-0 on the season with a 24-3 victory. Senior Defensive improvements continued in 2017 as the Knights linebacker Mauro Altamura had a fine all-around game limited opponents’ rushing yards and forced more fumbles than 6-2, 259 lbs. 6-2, 304 lbs. with 14 tackles (12 solo), a sack, fumble recovery and the previous year. three tackles for loss. Willie Barr and Craig Merkle each ran for 36 yards to lead the MSU ground attack After playing college football at the University of Arizona, Over five years competing in the NJAC, the Knights that had 114 yards on the day. The Red Hawks finished Mulitalo was drafted in 1999 by the Baltimore Ravens. He garnered 22 All-NJAC selections, an NJAC Defensive with 361 yards of offense and held the ball for 28 of the went on to play ten years in the NFL, including a Super Bowl Rookie of the Year Award (Neil Davis, DB), and an NJAC final 45 minutes of the contest. Montclair totaled 31:42 in Championship with the Ravens in the 2000-01 season. Co-Offensive Rookie of the Year Award (Ty Jones, QB). possession time, including 11:56 in the fourth. After retiring from the NFL, and coaching the offensive line in This change in conference alignment will drastically MSU 24, Southern Virginia 0 (at SVU) - 9/16/2017 the inaugural season at Herriman High School, Mulitalo moved decrease travel time for Southern Virginia by roughly seven The Montclair State defense forced three turnoversand with his wife and three children to the Samoan Island of Upolu hours per trip. Currently, the Knights travel an average of limited Southern Virginia to just 200 yards of of-fense as the Red Hawks picked up their first victory of the season where he taught and coached the Church College of Samoa 10.6 hours per trip in the NJAC and will average only 3.6 with a 24-0 victory in their NJAC opener.