Marian university Football 2009 Dr. Geoffre N. Sherman • Director of Sports Information • O: 317.955.6125 • F: 317.955.6121 • [email protected] KNIGHTS AT NO. 4 COUGARS MARIAN UNIVERSITY (2-1) AT #4 ST. FRANCIS (IND.) (2-0) The Marian University football team heads to Date: September 26, 2009 Bishop D’Arcy Stadium in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Kickoff: 12 p.m. (EDT) Saturday, September 26 at 12 p.m. Location: Bishop D’Arcy Stadium (3,000) - Fort Wayne, Ind. The game will be the NAIA College Fanz Game Radio: Knights Football Radio Network: Dr. David Pierce (pbp), Jeff Burris (color) of the Week and will be streamed LIVE at the Col- Television: Streamed online at www.collegefanz.com – Jason Dannelly (analyst) lege Fanz web site. NAIA guru Jason Dannelly will call the game for the College Fanz Network. The game will also air on the Knights Football Radio Network on the fl agship station Catholic Radio Indianapolis 89.1 FM and will be simulcast online at muknights.com. Dr. David Pierce (pbp) and former University of Notre Dame standout 09 Jeff Burris (color) will call all the action beginning at 11:45 a.m. Location: ................................................Fort Wayne, Ind. Location: .............................................. Indianapolis, Ind. SCOUTING THE COUGARS Enrollment: ...............................................................2,100 Enrollment: ...............................................................2,300 The perennial powerhouse University of St. Francis (Ind.) Nickname: ............................................................Cougars Nickname: ............................................................ Knights Cougars, currently ranked No. 4 in the NAIA, come into Colors: ...........................................Royal Blue and White Colors: ..........................................Marian Blue and Gold today’s game with a 2-0 overall record and are coming off a Conference: ........................................... MSFA (Mideast) Conference: ........................................... MSFA (Mideast) dominant win over then-No. 9-ranked St. Ambrose (Iowa), Head Coach: ..........................Kevin Donley (12th year) Head Coach: ............................Ted Karras, Jr. (3rd year) 30-10. The Cougars won their opener over Iowa Wesleyan, Overall Record: .....................229-109-1 (.677; 30 years) Overall Record: .............................................54-40 (.574) 55-0. USF has spent 119 straight weeks in the NAIA Top 25 Record at USF: ...........................114-23 (.832; 11 years) Record at MC: ...............................................10-14 (.417) Coaches’ Poll. 2008 Overall Record: .....................................12-1 (.923) 2008 Overall Record: .......................................7-4 (.636) Daniel Carter leads a potent running game with 169 yards 2008 MSFA Record: .......................................6-0 (1.000) 2008 MSFA Record: .........................................2-4 (.333) on 33 carries and two touchdowns. Frank Wolfe is the other prong of the attck and has notched 115 yards on 18 carries 2009 MARIAN UNIVERSITY SCHEDULE while quarterback Shaine Tierney has tallied 95 yards on 18 rushes and three touchdowns. Aug. 27 at Saint Francis (Ill.) W, 27-24 Joliet Memorial Stadium Tierney has also led a strong passing game with a 66 percent Sept. 5 BYE completion percentage and 484 yards through the air. The Sept. 12 at McKendree L, 17-21 Leemon Field Cougars’ four quarterbacks have combined for a 67.5 percent Sept. 19 GRAND VIEW W, 34-16 St.Vincent Health Field completion rate and a 147.64 passer rating this season. Sept. 26 at Saint Francis (Ind.) 12 noon Bishop D’Arcy Stadium Brian Schultz leads the receiving corps with 213 yards on 12 Oct. 3 at Trinity International 2 p.m. N/A receptions and a touchdown, while J. Clodfelter has 127 yards Oct. 10 SAINT XAVIER 12 noon St.Vincent Health Field on 11 catches. Oct. 17 at Olivet Nazarene 2:30 p.m. Defensively, the Cougars are as sound as ever. Stephen Whited leads the team with 12 total tackles and 2.5 for loss. Oct. 24 at Albion College 1 p.m. Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium Seven different players have combined for fi ve sacks while the Oct. 31 TAYLOR 1 p.m. St.Vincent Health Field Cougars have two interceptions and have blocked a kick. Nov. 7 MALONE 1 p.m. St.Vincent Health Field Head coach Kevin Donley is looking to lead the Cougars to Nov. 14 at Walsh 12 noon Fawcett Stadium their fi rst national championship. - All game times are Eastern Daylight Time KNIGHTS WIN TO OPEN STADIUM The Knights opened St.Vincent Health Field last MISSED CHANCES AT MCKENDREE RECAPPING THE SEASON OPENER weekend with a 34-16 win over Grand View in front The Knights dropped their last contest on the The third season of Marian University football got of more than 3,000 fans. road at McKendree, 21-17. The Knights had op- off to a bang as the Knights pulled out a season- Touchdown runs by junior William Stubbs and senior portunities early, but could not convert as they went opening win on the road at St. Francis (Ill.) on Matt Rogers as well as a 65-yard touchdown pass from into the half tied at seven. Senior Matt Rogers’ Thursday, August 27, in Joliet, Ill. Rogers to sophomore Ryan Ferguson gave the Knights one-yard touchdown run gave the Knights the lead True freshman Martin Waddick propelled the a 20-7 lead early in the third quarter. GVU notched before the Bearcats tied the game. Knights to the win with a school-record 50-yard a fi eld goal, but Stubbs responded with his second However, two third quarter scores put McKendree fi eld goal with 20.2 seconds remaining to give the touchdown run to give the Knights a 27-10 lead. A ahead 21-7 and the Knights could only get back Knights the 27-24 victory. GVU touchdown was answered by sophomore Nick 10 points. A two-yard plunge by sophomore Nick After falling behind 14-0 in the fi rst quarter, the Bradford to give the Knights the 34-16 win. Bradford and a 30-yard fi eld goal by freshman Mar- Knights responded with 17 points of their own on Marian set a school record with 295 yards rushing tin Waddick pulled the Knights to 21-17. But, an a one-yard plunge by Matt Rogers and a seven-yard and had the third-highest offensive output with 407 interception quelled a two-minute attempt to steal TD pass from Brandon Sherman to JaQuan Patilla. total yards. They improved to 2-1 on the season. the game from McKendree. Waddick put the Knights ahead with a 20-yard fi eld 2009 Marian university Football Marian university Football The st. francis (Ind.) game - sept. 26, 2009 - 2 goal to send the team into halftime with a 17-14 the Knights for a year after the defeat at Leemon lead. After a USF fi eld goal, freshman Nathan Field last season. Jones scored from 10 yards out on a Rogers pass The Knights then come home for the fi rst game to give the Knights a 24-17 lead. USF tied it with a at St.Vincent Health Field on September 19. They TD, but it set the scene for Waddick’s miracle fi eld will battle the Grand View University Vikings in goal on a rainy and windy evening. The Knights what should be a spectacular celebration. are 1-0. Back-to-back road games await the Knights when they head to the No. 4-ranked University of KNIGHTS GET RANKED IN POLL St. Francis (Ind.) on September 26 for a noon kick, and they head to Trinity International University 2009 NAIA National Top 25 Coaches’ Poll The Marian University Knights were ranked No. Week Two - September 21, 2009 20 in the nation according to the Victory Sports for the fi rst-ever meeting between the two schools Network/CollegeFanz.com NAIA Top 25 poll on October 3. Rk. Last School Votes Record Pts. The Knights look to exact some revenge on Oc- 1 1 Sioux Falls (S.D.) 18 3-0 444 before last weekend’s defeat. The Knights are one 2 2 Carroll (Mont.) 1 4-0 427 of six MSFA teams ranked in the VSN/Colleg- tober 10 when they host No. 17-ranked St. Xavier 3 3 Lindenwood (Mo.) 3-0 406 eFanz poll. University at noon before heading to Illinois one 4 4 St. Francis (Ind.) 2-0 397 The Victory Sports Network is part of the Col- more time for a matchup with Olivet Nazarene on 5 5 Morningside (Iowa) 3-0 376 6 6 Cumberlands (Ky.) 3-0 358 legeFanz Network and is the national media arm October 17 at 2:30 p.m. This will be the fi rst-ever 7 7 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 3-0 338 of the NAIA. meeting between Marian and ONU in football. 8 8 Langston (Okla.) 2-1 308 The Knights head out of conference for a 9 T10 Lambuth (Tenn.) 3-0 297 matchup at Albion College on October 24 before 10 T10 Union (Ky.) 2-1 287 WADDICK EARNS FIRST HONOR 11 12 Shorter (Ga.) 2-1 272 Freshman Martin Waddick was named MSFA coming back to St.Vincent Health Field for Home- 12 14 St. Xavier (Ill.) 4-0 263 Mideast League Special Teams Player of the Week coming on October 31 against Taylor. The Knights 13 15 Ottawa (Kan.) 3-0 234 are unbeaten against Taylor and on Homecoming. 14 9 St. Ambrose (Iowa) 2-1 232 after kicking a 50-yard fi eld goal to defeat St. Fran- 15 13 Missouri Valley 2-1 212 cis (Ill.) in the season opener. Number 25-ranked Malone University pays 16 T22 McKendree (Ill.) 3-1 161 The honor is the fourth all-time for the Knights SVHF a visit on November 7 at 1 p.m., before the 17 18 Friends (Kan.) 1-1 149 Knights head to Fawcett Stadium for the season- 18 T22 Northwestern (Iowa) 2-1 138 and second on special teams. In 2008, Bryan 19 19 Hastings (Neb.) 3-1 106 Quackenbush earned the same honor while Matt ending matchup against Walsh.