FOOTBALL 2016 GAME NOTES Frostburg State vs. St. John Fisher #24 #22 Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Game ● #ECACD3FBFEST GAME 11 Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016 ● 5:00 pm Franklin Field ● Philadelphia, Pa. Live Stats/Video: www.ECACSports.com Setting the Scene Frostburg State (9-1, 8-1 NJAC) Frostburg Stat Leaders Frostburg State travels to historic Franklin Field on the campus of the University Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Sept. 3 Geneva W/31-10 of Pennsylvania this Saturday for the Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Game as part of the Jamaal Morant 9 167 744 4 82.7 Sept. 10 at Wesley * L/7-43 2016 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Football Fest. The Connor Cox 10 99 306 5 30.6 Sept. 17 Southern Virginia * W/24-7 Bobcats will face the Cardinals of St. John Fisher on Saturday at 5:00 pm in the second bowl game of the day. Oct. 1 at Kean * W/25-18 Passing G C-A-I Pct. Yds TD Oct. 8 William Paterson * W/23-0 FSU carries a 9-1 overall record and an eight-game winning streak into the Connor Cox 10 122-228-7 53.5 1,597 14 Oct. 15 at TCNJ * W/34-7 matchup with SJFC. Last Saturday, the Bobcats defeated in-state rival Salisbury Oct. 22 Christopher Newport * # W/17-6 for the first time in 12 years and earned a share of the ‘16 New JerseyAthletic Receiving G Rec Yds TD YPG Oct. 29 Rowan * W/24-14 Conference (NJAC) Championship. Russell Neverdon 10 45 752 9 75.2 Nov. 5 at Montclair State * W/24-6 Joe Beckford 9 21 200 1 22.2 Following the win over the Sea Gulls, Frostburg moved into the top 25 according Nov. 14 Salisbury * ! W/21-17 Austin Bonsall 10 20 264 0 26.4 to the week 11 edition of the D3football.com poll and the Bobcats are ranked * New Jersey Athletic Conference Opponent 24th. According to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) week nine Defense G TT SKS TFL Int. ! 18th Annual Regents Cup # Homecoming poll, FSU is the third team receiving votes with 43. William Sewell 10 73 4.5-38 20.0-87 - Location: ......................Frostburg, Md. Dre’Quan Reed 10 59 1.5-5 2.0-6 2-17 Frostburg is playing for its first 10-win season since 1993 and just the second 10- Enrollment: ............................5,500 Niles Scott 10 51 7.5-50 16.0-71 - win season in the 56-year history of the football program. The Bobcats are also Nickname:...........................Bobcats looking for the program’s second-ever nine-game winning streak (1990). St. John Fisher Stat Leaders Colors: ........................Red and Black Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Stadium: ................Bobcat Stadium (2,500) St. John Fisher earned its 14th-straight postseason appearance when the ECAC Tony Fusco 7 112 445 7 63.6 Head Coach:.................DeLane Fitzgerald announced it would face Frostburg in the bowl game. The Cardinals enter the James Chambers 5 61 385 2 77.0 Record at FSU ...................10-10 / 2 yrs. contest with an 8-2 overall record following a loss in the Empire 8 Championship game last Saturday at Alfred (38-17). Career Record: ..................34-40 / 5 yrs. Passing G C-A-I Pct. Yds TD Matt Naton 8 164-269-7 60.9 2369 23 Sports Information Dir. .............Noah Becker SJFC opened the 2016 season with six-consecutive wins and worked its way to Contact: ..301-687-4371 / [email protected] 14th in the D3football.com. The Cardinals finished their regular season with a 2-2 record over their final four games. Receiving G Rec Yds TD YPG William Coon 10 43 946 9 94.6 St. John Fisher (8-2, 6-2 E8) Saturday’s bowl will be the sixth meeting between the Bobcats and Cardinals and Mike Collichio 10 63 819 7 81.9 Sept. 3 Olivet W/52-10 SJFC leads the all-time series at 5-0. Will Blake 10 19 309 2 30.9 Sept. 10 at Springfield W/35-21 Sept. 17 at SUNY Cortland W/31-24 The two schools met in consecutive years from 2010-14. For four years from Defense G TT SKS TFL Int. Sept. 24 at Coll. of Brockport * W/42-38 ‘11-14, the two met as members of the Empire 8 Athletic Conference. Frostburg DJ Logory 9 106 - 4.5-11 1-11 joined the NJAC prior to the 2015 campaign. Oct. 1 Buffalo State * W/28-24 David Carroll 10 89 4.0-19 10.0-30 - Anthony Lee 10 79 - 1.5-4 - Oct. 8 Morrisville State * W/49-31 The Series Oct. 15 at Utica * L/6-23 Saturday’s matchup between Frostburg and St. John Fisher is the sixth meeting Team Comparisons Oct. 29 Ithaca * W/34-17 and the schools met five-straight times from 2010-14. SJFC leads the series at FSU Category SJFC Nov. 5 Hartwick * W/68-40 5-0. 140.5 Rushing Offense 128.9 Nov. 12 at Alfred * L/17-38 161.8 Passing Offense 288.9 Scouting St. John Frisher * Empire 8 Athletic Conference Opponent 302.3 Total Offense 417.8 St. John Fisher is under the direction of Paul Vosburgh and he is in his 26th 23.0 Scoring Offense 36.2 Location: .......................Pittsford, N.Y. season as head coach. Heading into the ‘16 season, Vosburgh has guided the Enrollment: ............................2,700 Cardinals to a 154-111 overall record with 14-straight postseason appearances. Over the last 10 years, Vosburgh has led the Cardinals to 91 wins. 101.4 Rushing Defense 149.3 Nickname:..........................Cardinals 130.3 Passing Defense 231.6 Colors: ....................... Maroon & Gold This fall, SJFC is 8-2 overall and finished runner-up in the Empire 8 standings 231.7 Total Defense 380.9 Stadium: ....................Growney Stadium with a 6-2 league record. The Cards opened the season with six-straight wins and Head Coach:....................Paul Vosburgh climbed to 14th in the D3football.com top 25 poll. 39 / 136 (29%) 3rd Down Conv. 51 / 120 (42.5%) Record at SJFC:......................154-111 5 / 14 (36%) 4th Down Conv. 10 / 20 (50%) Career Record: ..........................N/A St. John Fisher boasts a high-powered passing attack and it ranks 76th in the country in total offense, averaging 417.8 yards per contest behind the nation’s Sports Information Dir. ............. Norm Kieffer 33rd ranked passing game (288.9). The Cardinals also average 36.2 points per 85 - 854 Penalties - Yards 74 - 662 Contact: ........585-385-8421 / [email protected] game. 29:29 Avg. Time of Poss. 24:53 /FrostburgStateAthletics @FrostburgSports /FrostburgSports FrostburgSports.com/Live FOOTBALL 2016 GAME NOTES 2016 NJAC Standings SJFC finished sixth in the Empire 8 in total defense (380.9) and fifth in both passing yards allowed (231.6) and scoring defense (26.6). Conference Overall W L W L Quarterback Matt Naton capped his regular season ranked second in the Empire 8 in total offense at 315.1 yards per contest. He is third Frostburg 8 1 9 1 in the league in passing yards (2,369) and second in passing touchdowns (23). His favorite target is William Coon who has hauled in 43 receptions for 946 yards and nine touchdowns. Tony Fusco leads the way on the ground with 445 yards and seven TDs. Wesley 8 1 8 2 Salisbury 6 3 7 3 On defense, DJ Logory leads the charge with 106 total tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss. David Carroll is second on the roster with 89 stops Christopher Newport 6 3 7 3 but has 10.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks. Kean 5 4 6 4 Rowan 5 4 6 4 Scouting Frostburg Montclair State 3 6 4 6 Frostburg is in its third season under DeLane Fitzgerald and he has his program headed in the right direction. He has increased Frost- burg’s win total in each of his first two years and his squad enters this weekend’s bowl game with a 9-1 overall record after capturing a TCNJ 2 7 2 8 share of the ‘16 NJAC Championship last Saturday. Southern Virginia 1 8 2 8 William Paterson 1 8 2 8 The Bobcats enter the bowl with the nation’s seventh-best defensive unit as they led the NJAC by allowing just 231.7 yards per contest. FSU is also fourth in the nation in team passing efficiency defense (87.94), fourth in team tackles for loss (10.1), fourth in passing yards 2016 D3football.com Top 25 allowed (130.3) and 11th in scoring defense (12.8). - Week 11 - On offense, Frostburg finished the regular season ranked fifth in the NJAC at 302.3 yards per game behind the league’s fifth-best passing No. Team Record Pts. Prev. attack (161.8 ypg) and fifth-best rushing attack (140.5). 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (18) 10-0 618 2 Senior preseason All-American defensive end William Sewell leads the NJAC and is 10th in the country in tackles for loss per game (2.0) 2 UW-Whitewater (5) 10-0 597 3 and he currently leads the Bobcats with 73 total tackles. Junior linebacker Dre’Quan Reed is second on the roster with 59 stops. Junior 3 St. Thomas (2) 10-0 580 4 nose tackle Niles Scott leads the Bobcats with 7.5 sacks and is second with 16.0 tackles for loss. 4 UW-Oshkosh 9-1 538 5 5 North Central (Ill.) 10-0 515 6 On offense, sophomore quarterback Connor Cox paces the team in total offense with 190.3 yards per game and he has accounted for 19 touchdowns.