2011 Bobcat Football Frostburg State (0-0) Geneva (0-0) Game 1 -- Frostburg State vs. Geneva -- 7:00 pm - Saturday, September 3, 2011 Quick Facts Setting the Scene The Frostburg State Bobcats open the 2011 season against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes for the third-consecutive season. Date: Saturday, September 3, 2011 Last season, Geneva won a tight contest at Frostburg, 32-27. Bobcat quarterback Josh Volpe (Germantown, Md./Northwest) Time: 7:00 pm EST threw for 147 yards and a touchdown while running for another score in the defeat. Stadium: Reeves Field The Series Capacity: 6,300 The Bobcats trail in the series, 8-11-1, and have lost the two most recent meetings with the Golden Tornadoes. Geneva defeat- Site: Beaver Falls, Pa. ed Frostburg, 41-28, in 2009 before winning, 32-27, last season. Series History: GC leads 11-8-1 This Week in the Empire 8 Last Meeting: 2010 - GC 32-27 Sept. 3 Live Stats: www.geneva.edu/athletics Brockport at Ithaca 1:00 pm Apprentice School at Salisbury 1:00 pm Sports Information Utica at St. Lawrence 1:00 pm Frostburg State at Geneva 7:00 pm Frostburg State Hartwick at Morrisville 7:00 pm Football Contact: Noah Becker Coaching the Cats Phone: 301-687-4371 Tom Rogish is in his fourth season as head coach of the Bobcats. Last season, Rogish guided FSU to a 2-8 overall record. E-Mail: [email protected] Secondary Contact: Barry Beal Rogish brought over 30 years of coaching experience to Frostburg State including 29 years in the collegiate ranks. He spent the last 22 years at the Division II level at perennial powers Indiana (Pa.) and Shepherd (W.Va.). E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.FrostburgSports.com Prior to his arrival in Frostburg, Rogish spent two years on the defensive staff at Shepherd College. The Rams made back-to- back trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2007 including a run to the NCAA Division II Northeast Region championship. Geneva Frostburg State Football History Football Contact: Van Zanic The Bobcats kick off their 51st season of action with an overall record of 227-246-8. The Bobcats have reached the postsea- Phone: 724-847-6886 son eight times, including a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 1993. The school's most recent postseason appearance occurred in 2005 when FSU lost the ECAC Southwest Championship to Moravian, 14-7. E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.geneva.edu/athletics Returning Starters Frostburg welcomes back five starters on offense and six on defense. Quarterback Josh Volpe, wide receiver Anthony Young (Hyattsville, Md./Northwestern) and three offensive lineman highlight the offensive returners. On the defensive side of the football, senior defensive backs Marcus Wilson (Woodstock, Md./Randallstown) and Jim Lohr (Bowie, Md./Archbishop Spalding) are the team's leading returning tacklers with 71 and 62 total tackles, respectively. They each also had an intercep- tion apiece.Junior defensive back Brendon Blanchette (Westminster, Md./Francis Scott Key) was fourth on the team in tackles with 58. Senior linebacker Drew Rudisill (York, Pa./Red Lion) came in just behind with 56 tackles. 2011 Frostburg State Football Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Series Sept. 3 at Geneva 7:00 pm GC leads the all-time series 11-8-1 Sept. 10 at Springfield * 1:00 pm First-ever meeting Sept. 17 Utica * 1:00 pm First-ever meeting Sept. 24 Randolph-Macon 1:00 pm RMC leads the all-time series 6-3 Oct. 8 at Wesley 1:00 pm Series tied 9-9 Oct. 15 at St. John Fisher * Noon St. John Fisher won first meeting last season, 38-6 Oct. 22 Alfred * (Homecoming) 1:00 pm Series tied, 1-1, with Alfred winning last season, 49-24 Oct. 29 at Ithaca * 1:00 pm Ithaca leads the all-time series 2-0 Nov. 5 Hartwick * 1:00 pm First-ever meeting Nov. 12 at Salisbury * 1:00 pm SU leads the all-time series 21-16 * Empire 8 Opponents Game 1 -- Frostburg State vs. Geneva -- 7:00 pm - Saturday, September 3, 2011 Number Eight With a Bullet Frostburg Coaching Staff Quarterback Josh Volpe is climbing the charts in career passing yards. He should move into eighth place against Geneva, as he trails Keith Shelly by only 20 yards heading into Saturday's contest. Head Coach: ......................Tom Rogish Currently, Volpe is only 814 yards away from jumping into fifth place on the all-time list. Alma Mater:................. Indiana (Pa.)/1971 Young and the Catches Career Record/Years:...............6-23/Fourth Senior wideout Anthony Young came on strong at the end of last season. His 248 yards receiving Record at FSU/Years:...............6-23/Fourth against Apprentice on Nov. 6 is a school record, while his 15 receptions in that game are just one behind the record in that category. On the whole, Young finished tied for fourth in receptions in a single Football Office Phone:...........(301) 687-3139 season (56) and eighth in yards (739). Young should find himself on some career top-ten lists as the Football Office Fax: .............(301) 687-4780 2011 season progresses. E-mail: [email protected] Feel the Rush Assistant Coaches: Despite the fact that the Bobcats lost their top two rushers from a year ago, and that the top two return- Billy Jackson - Associate Head Coach/Quarterbacks ers combined for 83 yards last season, Frostburg is very optimistic about that group getting the chance to carry the load. Senior Garfield Lampkin (Clinton, Md./Surratsville) and sophomore Chuky Iweh Gabe Luvara - Offensive Coordinator (Baltimore, Md./Eastern Tech) are those top two returners, but they're both chasing the new kid on Bill Minard - Defensive Coordinator the block. Freshman Mike King (Bryans Road, Md./Lackey) has impressed in camp and enters the Geneva game as the probable starter. Brian Basile - Cornerbacks Jim Crawley - Kickers/Punters Jeff Rogish - Wide Receivers A Win for Frostburg State Would ... Andrew Rebello - Defensive Backs - Lift FSU to 229-246-8 - Give the Bobcats their first win over the Golden Tornadoes since 1989 and just their second win over Jamie Schumacher - Running Backs GC in the last eight meetings Aaron Hirtzel - Defensive Line - Hand Frostburg State its first season opening win since FSU defeated Apprentice, 14-0, in 2004 - Give the Bobcats their 22nd season opening win Ben Crowder - Tight Ends - Give FSU its first win over a team from Pennsylvania since 2006, a string of seven consecutive losses - Hand the Bobcats their first win over a PAC school since FSU downed Westminster, 14-6, in 2006 Last Time Against the Golden Tornadoes FROSTBURG, Md. - Gerard Muschette ran for 180 yards and three touchdowns to power Geneva to a 32-27 victory over Frostburg State in the season opener for both schools, Saturday evening at a chilly Bobcat Stadium. The Golden Tornadoes (1-0) overcame five turnovers, including three fumbles, with 398 yards of total offense behind 234 on the ground. Muschette scored on runs of two, seven and 12 yards to account for three of Geneva's four touchdowns. Meanwhile, the Bobcats (0-1) capitalized on two of the five turnovers, but just ran out of time in the end. FSU narrowed the score to 32-27 with 1:50 left in the fourth quarter but an onside kick was recovered by Geneva. Senior Anthony King (Germantown, Md./Northwest) ran for 60 yards and two touchdowns and caught four passes for 65 yards for the Bobcats. Junior signal caller Josh Volpe (Germantown, Md./Northwest) completed 13-of-24 passes for 147 yards and one touchdown through the air and one on the ground. Muschette scored from 12 yards out with 2:58 left in the first quarter for the game's first touchdown as Geneva led 7-0 after the first. The Bobcats got on the board on their first drive of the second quarter. 2011 EMPIRE 8 STANDINGS Team Conf. CPct. Overall Pct. Streak Alfred 0 0 0 0 0 Frostburg State 0 0 0 0 0 Hartwick 0 0 0 0 0 Ithaca 0 0 0 0 0 Salisbury 0 0 0 0 0 Springfield 0 0 0 0 0 St. John Fisher 0 0 0 0 0 Utica 0 0 0 0 0 Game 1 -- Frostburg State vs. Geneva -- 7:00 pm - Saturday, September 3, 2011 FSU recovered a fumbled punt return at Geneva's 18-yard line and five plays later, Volpe tossed a Against the States five-yard touchdown to sophomore Anthony Young (Hyattsville, Md./Northwestern) to tie the game at 7-7. Connecticut Teams ...............................3-2-0 Delaware Teams .................................9-9-0 The Golden Tornadoes scored on their next two possessions. Nick DiPietro knocked home a 28-yard District of Columbia Teams........................21-4-0 field goal midway through the second and Muschette found the back of the endzone with 3:22 left in Kentucky Teams .................................5-2-0 the half as Geneva extended its lead to 17-7. Maine Teams....................................1-1-0 However, Frostburg State wasn't done for the half as it marched 58 yards on six plays in a little over Maryland Teams ...............................23-37-0 two minutes and King found the endzone from six yards out as FSU trailed by just three, 17-14, at the Massachusetts Teams . .11-3-1 break. New Jersey Teams .............................10-14-1 New York Teams...............................10-20-1 Geneva's Pat Matty added a one-yard touchdown at 8:52 in the third quarter as the visitors surged North Carolina Teams............................19-7-0 ahead 24-14. The big play of the drive came on a 59-yard pass from David Girardi to Corey O'Patchen Ohio Teams.....................................5-6-0 that set up GC at the Bobcat five-yard line.