WWW. ALLEGHENYSPORTS.COM GATORS CLOSE OUT 2010 SEASON AT OBERLIN RADIO The Gators, who locked up another winning season and are guaranteed to finish at least .500 for the 25th For the 44th season, WMGW radio (1490 time in 28 years as a member of the NCAC, close out the 2010 campaign on Saturday at Oberlin College. AM) in Meadville will broadcast every Al- Last week, senior quarterback T.J. Salopek tossed three touchdowns and the Gators’ ground unit added legheny football game. Broadcast cover- three more scores as Allegheny dominated Hiram, 43-21, at Henry Field. Allegheny scored 19 unanswered age is available on WMGW 1490AM as points in the third quarter and led 36-7 before lifting its starters and cruising to the conference win. well as WTIV 1230AM (Titusville), and WFRA 1450AM (Franklin). The Gators led 10-7 at the break, but a commanding performance by Salopek and company in the third quarter quickly quelled any thought of a Hiram upset. Salopek, who finished 18-of-27 for 209 yards, orchestrated a touchdown drive on Allegheny’s first possession of the second half. Senior David Straw- Fans can also listen to every Gator game ser had two catches for 24 yards on the drive and drew a pass interference call, while junior back Brian free via the internet, thanks to TEAMLINE Tamburlin capped the drive with a 14-yard touchdown run to the left side. The rush resulted in Tamburlin’s and WMGW. second career 100-yard game, and the first 100-yard day by an Allegheny player this season. The Gators’ starting tail back closed with a game-high 112 yards on 22 carries. On their next touchdown drive, Salo- pek hooked up with Sean Griffin for his 49th career touchdown pass while moving ahead of Kyle Adamson Play-By-Play: Ray Riesdorph, Jr. ’97 and into second place on Allegheny’s all-time charts. Color/Analyst: Vic Kress Senior running back Matt Deivert shouldered the work load in the final frame while enjoying his best game LIVE STATS donning the Blue and Gold. Deivert rushed nine times for 97 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown to the Follow Saturday’s action through Live right side two minutes into the fourth quarter that extended Allegheny’s lead to 29. Following the Terrier’s third botched punt snap of the day, Allegheny took over deep in Hiram territory. With first-and-goal from stats, available on the Oberlin website the five, junior Taylor O’Brien authored his first career touchdown to cap the Allegheny scoring. at: http://sidearmstats.com/oberlin/foot- ball/index.htm The Gators’ defense delivered another smothering effort against the opposition’s ground game. Hiram gained just 20 yards on 26 carries, while Allegh- LIVE VIDEO TALE OF THE TAPE eny held its third opponent of the season under Saturday’s game will feature live video at: Allegheny CATEGORY OBE 37 yards. http://register.webcastgroup.com/ 26.0....................... Scoring .......................23.4 l3/?wid=0791113105367 17.0 ................Scoring Defense ................26.4 On the other side of the ball, Allegheny had a 123.9 ....................Rushing.....................124.6 season-high 481 yards of total offense. The bal- COACHING MATCH UP 66.3............... Rushing Defense .............106.8 anced attack proved tough for the Terriers to con- ALLEGHENY COACH MARK MATLACK 3.5 ....................... Avg./Rush ....................... 3.3 tain especially with the Gators boasting a whopping 265 yards rushing – their highest total in a game 9th season at Allegheny: 50-40 (.556) 10 ......................... RushTDs ............................8 since rushing for 287 yards against Kenyon on Oct. 9th season overall: 50-40 (.556) 183-273-9 .......Comp.-Att.-Int. .....172-287-13 14, 2006. Record vs. Oberlin: 3-1 226.1 .................... Passing .....................224.3 CAREER SPOTLIGHT 218.4 .............Passing Defense .............254.1 OBERLIN COACH JEFF RAMSEY 18 .........................Pass TDs ......................... 21 * In addition to his ranking as the school’s all- 12th season at Oberlin: 30-79 (.275) 350.0 ................Total Offense ................348.9 time leading passer, T.J. Salopek has already 12th season overall: 30-79 (.275) 284.8 ............... Total Defense ................360.9 established a new career mark for total offense (6,258). Record vs. Allegheny: 1-3 5.3 .....................Tot. Off./Play .................... 5.0 17.5 .............. Kickoff Return Avg ..............19.9 * Terry Hartford is tied for third all-time (Andy ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 7.6 ..................Punt Return Avg. ................. 6.9 McKenzie ‘94) with 16 touchdown receptions. Senior tight end Rob Carlisle and junior 10 ................... Interceptions By ................... 11 punter Andrew DeJong were named to the * Ryan Zipf ranks second all-time with 27 31:23 ...........Time of Possession ...........33:57 2010 ESPN Academic All-District Team 42-117 (36%) .3rd-Down Conv. 58-134 (43%) career field goals. Chris Merski ‘94 holds the school record with 30. as announced by the College Sports In- 3-6 (50%) ........4th-Down Conv. ..... 5-16 (31%) formation Directors of America (CoSIDA). 15-93 .............. Sacks By-Yards ...............14-77 * Terry Hartford ranks second in team history Carlisle was the only tight end selected 11-17............... Field Goals-Att. ................... 4-8 with 49 punt returns. Chuck Lazar holds the on the first team, and will now advance 25-28 ...............PATs-Attempts................23-26 record with 61 career returns. to the national ballot with the chance of becoming the program’s first Academic Location ................ Meadville, Pa. Stadium .....Frank B. Fuhrer Field All-America recipient in seven years. Founded ..................... April, 1815 Capacity ............................. 3,900 Carlisle, is maintaining a 3.95 grade point Enrollment ......................... 2,132 2009 Overall Record ..............8-2 average while majoring in Biochemistry Nickname...........................Gators 2009 NCAC Record ................5-2 with a minor in Economics. DeJong, who Mascot ........Chompers (Alligator) President ..............Dr. Jim Mullen was picked as the Academic All-District Colors ....................Blue and Gold AD .......................... Betsy Mitchell Second Team punter, is a Math and QUICK FACTS Conference ......................... NCAC Economics double major with a 3.73 GPA. WWW.ALLEGHENYSPORTS.COM ALLEGHENY VS. OBERLIN w NOV. 13, 2010 SCOUTING THE YEOMEN SERIES HISTORY The Oberlin College football team will close out its 2010 campaign as it welcomes the Al- Allegheny Leads, 25-18-1 legheny College Gators to Savage Stadium on Saturday. The Yeomen are in search of their first 1907 Allegheny at Oberlin 25-0 L five-win season since 2007. 1932 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 6-7 L 1933 Allegheny at Oberlin 0-7 L 1934 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 0-6 L Last week at Savage Stadium, Oberlin was able to outlast the visiting Ohio Wesleyan Univer- 1936 Allegheny at Oberlin 0-6 L sity Battling Bishops, 16-12. The Yeomen ground game continued to impress with their fifth 1939 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 0-27 L straight 100-yard plus performance. Junior Drew Mixter spearheaded the attack with 94 yards 1940 Allegheny at Oberlin 0-43 L on 18 carries, while rookie Moses Richardson added 53 yards on a career-high 18 carries. 1942 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 0-46 L 1946 Allegheny at Oberlin 0-62 L After coming in on Oberlin’s third series, senior Joey Zebelian threw for 153 yards on 11-of-20 1947 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 9-25 L passing to go along with two touchdowns and two interceptions. For the second straight game 1949 Allegheny at Oberlin 21-20 W it was the Yeomen defense that really came up big to preserve the win. Dane Stritt led the way 1950 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 0-14 L with eight tackles – including one for a loss – and a forced fumble. The win gives the Yeomen 1951 Allegheny at Oberlin 0-20 L their first set of back-to-back victories since 2007. 1952 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 40-33 W 1953 Allegheny at Oberlin 31-13 L 1954 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 19-12 W Junior punter/wide receiver Cory Kidd’s punting average currently sits at 40.7 yards per 1955 Allegheny at Oberlin 33-25 W punt this season. The current school record for punting average in a single season is held by 1956 Allegheny at Oberlin 26-19 W Dave Bruno when his punts covered an average of 40.4 yards in 1982. Kidd, who has been 1957 Allegheny at Oberlin 14-14 T a weapon on special teams, has also had a productive season at wide receiver hauling in 22 1962 Allegheny at Oberlin 20-24 L 1965 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 26-15 W balls for 243 yards and one touchdown this season. Last week he placed two balls inside the 1966 Allegheny at Oberlin 12-0 W 10 yard-line, one of which setup a Yeomen safety. 1967 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 33-14 W 1970 Allegheny at Oberlin 21-20 L Oberlin currently sits at second in the NCAC in third down conversion percentage, converting 1971 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 21-0 W just over 43% (58-of-134) of their tries. Allegheny, on the other hand, sits at second in the 1984 Allegheny at Oberlin 13-14 L 1985 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 3-12 L NCAC in stopping their opponents on third down, giving up a first down only 31% of the time. 1986 Allegheny at Oberlin 10-0 W The Yeomen lead the league in time of possession at 33:57. 1987 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 17-6 W 1988 Allegheny at Oberlin 31-8 W 1989 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 38-13 W D3Football.com NCAC Conference Overall 1990 Allegheny at Oberlin 29-18 W Week #10 National Poll Team W L T W L T 1991 Allegheny vs. Oberlin 37-2 W 1 UW-Whitewater (23) 9-0 Wittenberg........... 5 0 0 9 0 0 1992 Allegheny at Oberlin 56-0 W 1993 Allegheny vs.