PRESIDENTS FOOTBALL 2015 NCAA PLAYOFFS: 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 99, 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 12, 13, 14 Contact: Sean King, Sports Information Director 60 South Lincoln St. • Washington, PA 15301 • Phone 724-223-6080 • Email [email protected] W&J Quick Facts Overall Record: 5-2 PAC Record: 3-2 Home: 3-0 Away: 2-2 Location ...................................... Washington, Pa. Founded ............................................................1781 Game Eight: at Geneva (2-5, 1-4) Website ..............................................washjeff.edu Time: 7:00 p.m. Last W&J Win: Affiliation ...................................NCAA Division III Site: Beaver Falls, Pa. -- Reeves Field Nov. 1, 2014 - W&J 51, Geneva 12 Conference........................... Presidents’ Athletic Series: W&J leads, 41-19-2 Last Geneva Win Enrollment .......................................................1,362 Series Streak: W10 Sept. 10, 1983 - Geneva 19, W&J 0 Colors .................................................... Red & Black Last Meeting: Last W&J Win at Geneva: Nickname ...............................................Presidents Nov. 1, 2014 - W&J 51, Geneva 12 Nov. 3, 2012 - W&J 27, Geneva 17 Home Field .............. Cameron Stadium (3,500) First Meeting: Last Geneva Win at Home: President ............................Dr. Tori Haring-Smith Oct. 21, 1891 - W&J 26, Geneva 0 Sept. 10, 1983 - Geneva 19, W&J 0 Director of Athletics ............ Scott McGuinness THE SERIES: Washington & Jefferson and Geneva have met on Assoc. Director of Athletics ..........Mark Lesako Senior Woman Administrator ..... Jina DeRubbo the gridiron 62 times in the history of both programs, with Head Coach ......................................Mike Sirianni W&J holding a 41-19-2 advantage in the series, including Athletics Phone .......................... (724) 223-6054 Athletics Fax ................................ (724) 250-3329 10 straight wins. Last season, the Presidents scored a Sports Info. Director ........................... Sean King 51-12 win over the GTs in Washington. The last win Sports Info. Phone ........................724-223-6080 Athletic Dept. Website ....... gopresidents.com for Geneva came in 1983, when the GTs downed the Presidents, 19-0, in Beaver Falls, which was part of the 2015 Schedule/Results DATE OPPONENT .......................TIME last season that W&J hasn’t posted a winning record. Sept. 5 at Wooster .....................W, 56-10 SEPT. 12 WESTMINSTER ............W, 35-31 Mike Sirianni (Mount Union, ‘94) owns a 116-28 (.806) Sept. 20 at Carnegie Mellon* ......W, 38-14 record at W&J in his 13th season as head coach. The six- Oct. 3 at No. 14/12 Thomas More* ..L, 20-38 time PAC Coach of the Year and two-time South Region OCT. 10 GROVE CITY* .................W, 55-7 Coach of the Year (2004, 2012) is fourth among all (HOMECOMING) OCT. 17 BETHANY* ...................W, 66-42 active NCAA coaches in winning percentage (minimum Oct. 24 at Case Western Reserve* . L, 28-35 of 10 years). The Presidents have made 11 postseason Oct. 31 at Geneva*......................7:00 pm appearances under Sirianni. Geno DeMarco (Geneva, NOV. 7 THIEL* .......................... 1:30 PM ‘83) is in his 23rd season as the head coach of the NOV. 14 WAYNESBURG* ........... 1:30 PM Golden Tornadoes. He has amassed a record of 138-99 (SENIOR DAY/PAC BACKYARD BRAWL) * - Presidents’ Athletic Conference game (.582), the most wins in the history of football at the NOTE: Sept. 12 at Westminster does not count school, while his 23 seasons also rank atop the career toward the PAC standings coaching list at Geneva. 2015 PAC Standings School Overall PAC Watch Live Listen Live http://www.meridix.com/everywhere.php? WJPA Radio 1450 AM Thomas More 8-0 6-0 liveid=GenevaCollege http://www.wjpa.com/sports.htm Case Western Reserve 6-1 6-0 Saturday’s Other PAC Games Westminster 5-2 4-1 12 p.m., Washington (Mo.) at Case Western Reserve 1:30 p.m., Grove City at Bethany* Carnegie Mellon 4-3 4-2 1 p.m., Saint Vincent at Westminster* 7 p.m., Carnegie Mellon at Thiel* W&J 5-2 3-2 1 p.m., Waynesburg at Thomas More* 7 p.m., W&J at Geneva* Saint Vincent 3-4 2-3 * – PAC game Bethany 3-5 2-4 Waynesburg 3-5 2-4 Geneva 2-5 1-4 Thiel 1-6 0-5 Grove City 0-7 0-5 @wjathletics gopresidents.com facebook.com/wjathletics PRESIDENTS FOOTBALL 2015 PAC CHAMPIONS: 70, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 04, 06, 07, 12, 13, 14 RUFF RIDER: W&J running back Ryan Ruffing went over 100 yards rushing for the fifth time THIS WEEK IN W&J this season, including the third-straight game, and 15th time in the last two seasons with 118 yards on the ground at Case Western Reserve. With his three touchdowns against the FOOTBALL HISTORY Spartans (two rushing, one receiving), he moved to 50 total scores, passing Aaron Krepps (49) for fourth-place on the W&J career total TD list in the process. In Ruffing’s career, he has scored 100 YEARS AGO - 1915 45 TDs on the ground and 300 points, making him the active leader in Division III in total TDs, In game eight of the 1915 season, W&J rushing TDs and points. The 45 TDs on the ground are tied for sixth most in PAC history. rebounded from a 19-0 loss to Pittsburgh TRICK OR TREAT: W&J boasts an .830 SHAKE IT OFF: In Mike Sirianni’s tenure in with a 7-3 win at West Virginia Wesleyan in winning percentage under Mike Sirianni in Washington, the Presidents have never lost Clarksburg, W.Va. The lone W&J score came October, posting a 44-9 record in the month. back-to-back games in the same season and in the second quarter on a touchdown Before the Presidents loss at Thomas More W&J is 18-0 following a loss since 2003. Only pass from Bill Stobbs to Fred Heyman. at the beginning of the month, W&J had twice have the Presidents lost two games been on a seven-game winning streak in the in a row, but they were the last game of the 50 YEARS AGO - 1965 Halloween month, dating back to a 24-19 previous season and first game of the next. W&J closed out the 1965 season 4-4 thanks setback at Bethany on Oct. 5, 2013. In 2005, W&J dropped a 30-21 decision in to a 21-14 win at Carnegie Tech. The season the NCAA playoffs against Bridgewater to very well could have ended 8-0 as all four TURNOVER DELIGHT: Since Mike Sirianni end the season and suffered a 32-14 setback losses came by a combined 15 points. took over as head coach in 2003, W&J holds a in the 2006 opener to Salisbury. Also, the Three Presidents made All-PAC - Jim Stasik, 24-3 record when not committing a turnover, 2009 season ended with an NCAA loss at end; Dennis Ivan, linebacker; Jim Herring, a winning percentage of .889. The Presidents Mount Union and 2010 started with a loss tackle. have not turned the ball over twice this at Delaware Valley. W&J is 1-0 this season season -- the season-opener at Wooster and coming off a loss, rebounding from a defeat 25 YEARS AGO - 1990 versus Bethany. at Thomas More to post a 55-7 win against The eighth game of the 1990 season saw HALFTIME SHOW: Washington & Jefferson Grove City. W&J head for the bright lights of New York has dominated games in which it has held RETURN TO SENDER: Despite only having City to take on Fordham on Oct. 27. The a lead at halftime since Mike Sirianni took one return for 0 yards against Case Western last time W&J had played in the Big Apple over in 2003. When going to the locker room Reserve last weekend, Daniel Lis maintained was 62 years prior, in 1928, also versus ahead, the Presidents hold a 92-3 overall his lead in Division III punt return yards, as he Fordham. W&J scored on its opening drive record since 2003, a whopping .968 winning averages 24.1 per return. against its Division I-AA foe, culminating percentage. in a 52-yard pass from Bob Strope to Gabe ARMS RACE: Pete Coughlin’s 377 yards W&J VS. THE PAC: W&J holds a 324-137-10 Catalina, 7-0. At halftime, W&J lead 10-7 through the air against Case Western Reserve (.699) winning percentage against current and 13-10 through three quarters. A Chris were six yards shy of his career high of 383 football-playing members of the Presidents’ Babirad TD run put the Presidents ahead, from last season’s win over Thomas More Athletic Conference. Washington & Jefferson 20-10, as the team held on for a 20-18 win and mark the highest single-game total has claimed 24 PAC Championships and moved to 8-0 on the season. by a PAC passer this year. With 66 more throughout the history of the league. Since completions, Coughlin will move into fifth Mike Sirianni took over as head coach in 2003, 10 YEARS AGO - 2005 place on the single-season completions list, W&J is 64-13 (.831) in conference games. W&J moved to 7-1 with a 63-0 win against passing Bobby Swallow who had 229 in 2007. Bethany at Cameron Stadium in the eighth Coughlin already holds the second-highest School W L T Pct. game of 2005. RJ Zitzelsberger scored four total when he connected on 273 passes last Bethany 71 21 0 .772 TDs on the ground (three from one yard season. Among all active NCAA Division Carnegie Mellon 28 32 5 .469 out) and Jon Miller caught two scoring III passers, Coughlin’s 65.6 completion Case Western Reserve 18 17 1 .514 passes from Chris Edwards as W&J out- percentage ranks fifth.