2 CCONTENTS/QUICKONTENTS/QUICK FFACTSACTS Mercyhurst Facts Table Of Contents Location Erie, Pa. Sports Information/Media Information .............................................................................................3 President Quick Facts ......................................................................................................................................3 Dr. Thomas J. Gamble Head Coach Marty Schaetzle ...................................................................................................... 4-5 Director of Athletics Assistant Coaches ....................................................................................................................... 6-9 Joe Kimball 2014 Season Outlook ...............................................................................................................10-11 Founded 2014 Alphabetical Roster ......................................................................................................... 12-13 1926 Returning Player Profi les .........................................................................................................14-32 Enrollment 2014 Opponents ...................................................................................................................... 33-38 2,600 Opponent Records/All-Time PSAC Standings ..............................................................................38 Colors 2013 Game-By-Game ............................................................................................................. 39-44 Green and Blue 2013 Mercyhurst/Opponent Game Highs ......................................................................................44 Nickname 2013 Final Statistics ................................................................................................................ 45-47 Lakers All-Time Major Postseason Award Winners...................................................................................48 Affi liation All-Time All-Conference Winners ...................................................................................................49 NCAA Division II All-Time Team Award Winners .......................................................................................................50 Conference Memorable Games .................................................................................................................. 51-52 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Hall Of Fame Inductees ........................................................................................................... 53-54 Head Coach Year-By-Year Leaders ...................................................................................................................55 Marty Schaetzle Single-Season Leaders .................................................................................................................56 Bucknell ‘83 Record Book ............................................................................................................................ 57-72 Record at Mercyhurst All-Time Results ...................................................................................................................... 73-74 62-70 (12 seasons) Record Vs. All Opponents .............................................................................................................75 Career Record All-Time Roster ........................................................................................................................ 76-78 62-70 (12 seasons) Director of Athletics, Joe Kimball ...................................................................................................79 Assistant Coaches Staff Directory ................................................................................................................................79 Dan Blume (Linebackers) - 3rd Season Mount Union ‘06 Sports Information/Media Information Jeff Gutowski (Defensive Coordinator) - 10th Season Sports Information Director/Football Contact The Press Box • Members of the working media have prior- Indiana ‘02 David Leisering ity in the press box, which is located on the west side of the Tom Herman (Offensive Line) - 16th Season Offi ce Phone fi eld. The media are advised to notify the Mercyhurst sports Edinboro ‘72 814-824-2525 information department in advance of the contest to ensure space in the press box. If advance notice is not given, the Andrew Janocko (Quarterbacks) - 1st Season E-mail [email protected] Mercyhurst sports information department cannot guaran- Pittsburgh ‘ 10 tee space. Eugene Jones IV (Secondary) - 2nd Season Assistant SID Pittsburgh ‘10 Brian Vail Radio Stations • Radio stations seeking permission and Ryan Riemedio (Defensive Line) - 3rd Season Offi ce Phone space to broadcast a contest must inform the sports infor- Minot State ‘08 814-824-3338 mation department at least fi ve days prior to the contest. J.J. Eckels (GA - Wide Receivers) - 1st Season E-mail Mercyhurst University provides a courtesy line free of Clarion ‘12 [email protected] charge for one visiting radio station. Tim Heffernan (GA - Tight Ends) - 1st Season Available Services • Pre-game information, statistics, M MERCYHURST LAKER FOOTBALL John Carroll ‘10 Graduate Assistant game notes, media guides, and game programs will be Certifi ed Athletic Trainer Joshua Garrett E Offi ce Phone provided to the working media prior to kickoff. Complete R Mary Ann Love halftime statistics will also be compiled and distributed to 814-824-3338 C Home Facility all media and to both teams. Following the game, a com- Tullio Field (2,300) plete statistics package including fi nal team stats, individual Y SID Fax H Surface 814-824-2591 stats, and play-by-play can be picked up in the press box or FieldTurf sports information offi ce, which is located in the Mercyhurst U Athletic Center. R 2013 Total Home Away Mercyhurst Web Site Overall 7-4 4-1 3-3 www.hurstathletics.com S Photographers and TV Personnel • Anyone wishing to T Starters Returning (O/D/ST) take pictures or video at fi eld level must have permission Press Box Phone L 6/7/1 from the sports information department. Please notify the 814-440-9975 A Starters Lost (O/D/ST) offi ce before the game as soon as possible. 5/4/1 K Athletic Department Phone E Offense Player Interviews • Interviews will be granted before or af- 814-824-2228 R Multiple ter practice only if arrangements have been made with the Defense sports information department or head coach. Player inter- F Multiple views will not be granted before the contest on game day. O Credits O First Year of Sport Post Game Interviews • Interviews with Mercyhurst play- T 1981 Layout/Design/Editing ................................David Leisering Covers .......................................................David Leisering ers will be conducted on the fi eld following a 10-minute B Overall Record cooling off period. Coach Schaetzle can be interviewed on Photography ...........................Ed Mailliard, Jennifer White A 166-160-4 the fi eld following a brief post-game meeting with his team. ......................................................................... Jim Cooper L Opposing coach and player interviews will be granted in ac- L cordance with the policies of the visiting SID and/or coach. 3 2014 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE HHEADEAD CCOACHOACH THE SCHAETZLE FILE Education • Bucknell University, 1983 Bachelor’s degree • SUNY-Albany, 1984 Master’s degree (Business Education) Coaching Experience • SUNY-Albany, 1983-84 Assistant Coach Marty Schaetzle begins his 13th season at the helm of the Mercyhurst football • Arizona, 1984-86 program. Over his fi rst 12 seasons, Schaetzle has guided the Lakers to a 62- Graduate Assistant Coach 70 overall record and a 44-58 mark in conference play. Since Mercyhurst joined • Sonoma State, 1986-89 the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in 2008, which ended a 13- Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line year affi liation with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), • Northern Arizona, 1989-90 Schaetzle and the Lakers have gone 41-27 overall and 26-16 against western Offensive Line Coach division foes. • Shippensburg, 1990-97 After a slow start to the 2013 season, Mercyhurst won six of its fi nal seven games Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line to fi nish with a 7-4 overall record and a 4-3 mark in the PSAC West. After fi n- • Bucknell, 1997-02 ishing 9-2 in 2012, Schaetzle became the fi rst coach at Mercyhurst, since Jim Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends/Tackles Chapman in 1991 and 1992, to lead the Lakers to back-to-back winning seasons. • Mercyhurst, 2002-present Schaetzle’s two-year stretch of 16-6 is the best mark by a Laker coach since the Head Coach program’s inaugural boss, Tony DeMeo, led Mercyhurst to a 16-3 overall mark during the 1984 and 1985 campaigns. Year-By-Year At Mercyhurst Schaetzle, a career offensive coach, guided the Lakers to an average of 32.8 points per game in 2013, just shy of the program record of 33.5 set in 2012. The Year Overall Conference offense also fi nished second in the PSAC in rushing average (237.8), trailing only 2002 2-9 1-9 (GLIAC) Bloomsburg in that category. Against Gannon, the Lakers broke a 27-year-old 2003 5-6 4-6 (GLIAC) program record by racking up 628 yards of total offense, including 407 on the 2004 4-7 4-6 (GLIAC) ground, in a 51-21 win over the Golden Knights. The 407 rushing yards were the 2005 3-7 3-7 (GLIAC) third-highest total in school history, but the largest total since becoming a Division 2006 3-7 3-7 (GLIAC)