Football Game Notes @ No. 6/7 South Dakota State (9/26/15)

Top Story - The Robert Morris University football team makes its longest trip of the year this Saturday, Sept. 26, as it travels to South Dakota State for a 6:00 p.m. (ET) kickoff at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. The Colonials are coming off their first victory of the year, a come-from-behind effort, after dropping tight decisions in each of the first two weeks. In fact, the team leading at the half in each of RMU’s first three games has ended up on the losing end. South Dakota State has won a game in the FCS Playoffs in each of the past three years and currently has tied its best ever FCS national ranking. True freshman Warren Robinson was selected Northeast Conference Special Teams Player of the Week Monday, giving the Colonials at least one honoree in each of the season’s first three weeks for the first time since 1997. True freshman Mathew Barr ran for two TD’s last week to become the first Colonial freshman QB to rush for multiple TD in a game. This will be RMU’s final tune-up before commencing Northeast Conference play as the Colonials will remain on the road next Saturday, Oct. 3, to take on defending NEC co-champion Wagner.

Quick Stat of the Afternoon - Robert Morris got points from a variety of sources in its victory last week. In addition to three conventional touchdowns, RMU also scored on a punt return and an interception return. Producing non-offensive touchdowns has been a recipe for success throughout Colonial history as RMU improved to 31-11 (.738) all-time when finding the end zone via its defense or special teams. When Warren Robinson brought back a punt 66 yards to the end zone in last week’s win, Robert Morris scored its 50th non-offensive touchdown in program his-tory. However, last week’s contest was even more notable since it was only the third time ever, and the first since 2002, in which a Colonial team scored TD's via its offense, defense and special teams in the same game. Robert Morris' single-season record for non-offensive TD’s is six, and this year’s version of the Colonials is already halfway to that mark through three games.

Saturday's Opponent - Saturday’s game between Robert Morris and South Dakota State marks the inaugural meeting between the two programs. Robert Morris owns a record of 20-14-1 (.586) when facing off with an opponent for the first time. South Dakota State is one of four new pro-grams on RMU’s schedule this year, the most new foes the Colonials have faced since their inau-gural season. This is the sixth consecutive season in which RMU has played at least one new opponent. It is also the third straight game against a first-time foe. Of RMU’s previous 35 games against a first-time opponent, 18 have come on the road. In those games, RMU is 7-10-1 (.417).

On This Date (Sept. 26) in Robert Morris Football History - Robert Morris has played twice before on September 26, tallying a win and a loss. However, this Saturday’s game will mark the first road game and first non-conference tilt RMU has ever played on this date. The first time the Colonials took the field on 9/26 came in 1998 when they played Central Connecticut in their home opener after a bye. RMU jumped out early and never looked back as Fred Parker (1996-98) caught two touchdowns in the first 11 minutes of the game. The Colonials took a 21-3 lead into the locker room before Archie Wannamaker (1996-98) had a quarter to remember as he tallied three touchdown runs in the third period to blow open the game. A pair of Blue Devil TD's in the fourth only made the final margin a little closer as the game finished 42-17 in favor of the hosts. The Colonials dominated thanks to a +4 turnover margin, generated by four different Colonials recovering fumbles. Reggie Chambers (1998-2001) led RMU with nine stops.

Colonials At A Glance

2015 ScheduleSept. 5 DAYTON L, 24-27Sept. 12 @ #17 Youngstown St. L, 14-21 (OT)Sept. 19 NOTRE DAME (Ohio) # W, 35-24Sept. 26 @ #6 South Dakota State 6 p.m.Oct. 3 @ Wagner * NoonOct. 10 SACRED HEART * NoonOct. 24 DUQUESNE * 6 p.m.Oct. 31 @ Central Conn. State * NoonNov. 7 EAST TENNESSEE STATE NoonNov. 14 @ Saint Francis * NoonNov. 21 BRYANT * $ Noon

* NEC game; # Homecoming; $ Senior Day

Robert Morris (1-2) @ No. 6/7 South Dakota State (2-0)Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. (ET)

Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (16,700) - Brookings, S.D.Radio: ESPN 970 AM (Chris Shovlin - play-by-play & Spencer Kowitz - color)

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Starters Returning / Lost ........................... 15 / 9Offensive Starters Returning / Lost ........... 8 / 3Defensive Starters Returning / Lost ........... 7 / 4Specialist Starters Returning / Lost ........... 0 / 2Letterwinners Returning / Lost ............. 38 / 16

Offensive Starters Returning / Lost ........... 8 / 3LT - Blake Chambliss ................. (6-5, 300, R-So.)LG - Max Robertson ....................... (6-4, 325, Sr.)C - Nick Faraci ............................ (6-3, 290, R-Sr.)RG - Josh Thiel ............................. (6-3, 300, R-Jr.)QB - Derik Abbott .......................... (5-11, 195, Sr.)RB - Rameses Owens .................... (6-2, 230, So.)WR - Sean Gavin .......................... (6-0, 175, R-Jr.)WR - Nic Lamica ........................ (6-4, 220, R-So.)

Defensive Starters Returning / Lost .......... 7 / 4DE - Forrest Mason .................... (6-3, 280, R-Sr.)DE - Austin Trgovcich ................. (6-2, 260, R-Jr.)OLB - Jimmy Masson ...................... (6-0, 200, Jr.)ILB - Mike Stojkovic ................... (6-3, 240, R-Sr.)ILB - Jake Tkach .......................... (6-0, 235, R-Sr.)SS - Sam Woods .......................... (6-0, 190, R-So.)WS - Andy Smigiera ........................ (6-1, 205, Jr.)

Specialist Starters Returning / Lost ........... 0 / 2

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Northeast Conference 2015 Standings(as of Sept. 25, 2015)

Team NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Bryant 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 W2 1-0 1-0 0-0 Duquesne 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 L1 1-0 1-1 0-0 Sacred Heart 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 L1 1-0 1-1 0-0 Central Conn. 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 W1 1-1 0-1 0-0 Robert Morris 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 W1 1-1 0-1 0-0 Saint Francis 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 L2 1-0 0-2 0-0 Wagner 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 L2 0-1 0-1 0-0

Friday, September 4Lehigh 20, CCSU 14

Saturday, September 5Dayton 27, Robert Morris 24Saint Francis 48, Georgetown 20Duquesne 47, Kentucky Christian 7Bryant 27, American International 3Rice 56, Wagner 16Sacred Heart 43, Saint Anselm 19

Saturday, September 12Sacred Heart 56, Valparaiso 3Stony Brook 38, CCSU 9Duquesne 26, Bucknell 7Towson 35, Saint Francis 20# 17 Youngstown State 21, Robert Morris 14 (OT)

Saturday, September 19Bryant 20, Brown 16Dayton 24, Duquesne 13Robert Morris 35, Notre Dame (Ohio) 24#16 Youngstown State 48, Saint Francis 3Monmouth 31, Wagner 16Marist 34, Sacred Heart 27CCSU 21, Bowie St. 14

Saturday, September 26University of Faith @ Saint Francis 1 p.m.Duquesne @ Albany 3:30 p.m.Bryant @ Coastal Carolina 6 p.m.CCSU @ New Hampshire 6 p.m.Lafayette @ Wagner 6 p.m.Robert Morris @ South Dakota St. 6 p.m.Sacred Heart @ Dartmouth 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 3CCSU @ Duquesne * NoonRobert Morris @ Wagner * NoonBryant @ Monmouth 1 p.m.Saint Francis @ East Tennessee State 1 p.m.

NEC 2015 Composite ScheduleSaturday, October 10Sacred Heart @ Robert Morris * NoonAlderson Broaddus @ Duquesne 1 p.m.Bryant @ CCSU * 1 p.m.Wagner @ Columbia 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 17Dartmouth @ CCSU NoonDuquesne @ Bryant * NoonCornell @ Sacred Heart 1 p.m.Wagner @ Saint Francis * 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 24CCSU @ Sacred Heart * 1 p.m.Saint Francis @ Bryant * 1 p.m.Wagner @ BYU 3 p.m.Duquesne @ Robert Morris * 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 31Robert Morris @ CCSU * NoonSacred Heart @ Saint Francis * NoonWagner @ Duquesne * NoonBryant @ Holy Cross 1:05 p.m.

Saturday, November 7Bryant @ Wagner * NoonDuquesne @ Sacred Heart * NoonEast Tennessee St. @ Robert Morris NoonSaint Francis @ CCSU * Noon

Saturday, November 14CCSU @ Wagner * NoonRobert Morris @ Saint Francis * NoonSacred Heart @ Bryant * Noon

Saturday, November 21Bryant @ Robert Morris * NoonSaint Francis @ Duquesne * NoonWagner @ Sacred Heart * Noon

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKSept. 7: Khairi Dickson (Saint Francis)Sept. 14: Ose Imeokparia (Sacred Heart)Sept. 21: Chad Ward (Bryant)Sept. 28:Oct. 5:Oct. 12:Oct. 19:Oct. 26:Nov. 2:Nov. 9:Nov. 16:Nov. 23:

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKSept. 7: Ryan Richards Jr. (Robert Morris)Sept. 14: Mike Stojkovic (Robert Morris)Sept. 21: Brandon Dagnesses (Bryant)Sept. 28:Oct. 5:Oct. 12:Oct. 19:Oct. 26:Nov. 2:Nov. 9:Nov. 16:Nov. 23:

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEKSept. 7: Lance Geesey (Saint Francis)Sept. 14: Lorenzo Jerome (Saint Francis)Sept. 21: Warren Robinson (Robert Morris)Sept. 28:Oct. 5:Oct. 12:Oct. 19:Oct. 26:Nov. 2:Nov. 9:Nov. 16:Nov. 23:

ROOKIE OF THE WEEKSept. 7: Tavion Pauldo (Central Connecticut State)Sept. 14: P.J. Fulmore (Duquesne)Sept. 21: Jacob Dolegala (Central Connecticut State)Sept. 28:Oct. 5:Oct. 12:Oct. 19:Oct. 26:Nov. 2:Nov. 9:Nov. 16:Nov. 23:

NEC 2015 Players of the Week

2015 Robert Morris Football Game Notes @ #6/7 South Dakota State (9/26/15) -

Head Coach John BanaszakSecond Season - Eastern Michigan ’75

John Banaszak became the second head football coach in Robert Morris University history in December 2013. He served as an assistant coach and assistant head coach for the Colonials for 11 consecutive years prior to taking over the top spot. Banaszak was selected as Coach-In-Waiting in January 2012, allowing for a simple transition following the 2013 campaign. At the end of the 2013 season, he was named as the Assistant Coach of the Year at the FCS level as selected by the American Football Coaches Association. He was one of five coaches selected for dedication to their teams and communities. He was the first RMU coach, as well as the first from the NEC, to claim this honor. The 2013 season was Banaszak's sixth and final as assistant head coach for Robert Morris. Among his

numerous duties with the program before becoming head coach, he was responsi-ble for tutoring the defensive line and the special teams unit. Under Banaszak's guidance in 2013, Robert Morris led the NEC in net punting, punt return defense and punt return average. Banaszak was also a key component in instructing a RMU defense that finished second in the NEC in total defense within league play in 2013. Robert Morris finished its regular season ranked among the top 25 nationally in at least seven defensive categories including total defense. With Banaszak's assistance, RMU has led the NEC in total defense four times in the past 11 years and ranked among the top four nine times in the past 12 seasons. Banaszak was a key component to a 2010 defense that led the NEC in total defense as the Colonials claimed the NEC's inaugural berth in the FCS Playoffs. In 2006, he helped tutor an RMU defense that led I-AA in total defense, allowing an average of just 228.36 yards per game. 10 of the 13 players in school history to earn All-NEC recognition on the defensive line have come under the tutelage of Banaszak, including Nolan Nearhoof (2009-12), who was named the 2012 NEC Defensive Player of the Year after breaking both the school and league records for career sacks. Nearhoof would go on to earn All-America honors, becoming the third Colonial defensive lineman to claim an All-America nod under Banaszak in a seven-year span. As much as Banaszak's presence has been felt on the defensive side of the ball, the same can be said on special teams. He helped five distinct Colonials win an award at return specialist within the span of one decade. A graduate of Eastern Michigan, Banaszak signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to the 1975 season and was one of only three rookies to make the defending Super Bowl champion team out of training camp. Primarily a special teams player on Pittsburgh's Super Bowl X championship team, Banaszak started five games the following season and then started at both right end and inside tackle in 1977 before suffering a knee injury that forced him to the injured reserve list. Between 1978 and 1980, Banaszak started 45 regular-season games at defensive end as the Steelers won back-to-back Super Bowls. In Super Bowl XIII, Banaszak recorded six tackles, including a pair of sacks, and a fumble recovery in a 35-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys, which garnered him Defensive Player of the Game honors. The following year, Banaszak helped the Steelers to a 31-19 victory over the Rams.

RMU vs. All-Time Foes

The Banaszak FileWho: John Arthur BanaszakBorn: Aug. 24, 1950 (Cleveland, Ohio)Residence: McMurray, Pa.Wife: Mary (44 years)Son: JayDaughters: Carrie, AmyeGrandchildren: Emma, Jack, Abby, John, Mia, TessAlma Mater (Year): Eastern Michigan (1975)Degree: Health, Physical Education & RecreationHigh School: Holy NamePlaying Experience:Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)- Defensive Line (1975-81)- Three-time Super Bowl Champion (X, XIII, XIV)- Defensive Player of the Game (Super Bowl XIII)Michigan Panthers (USFL)- Defensive Line (1983-84)Memphis Showboats (USFL)- Defensive Line (1985)

Banaszak's College Football Coaching RecordYear Team Record Pct. Postseason1999 Washington & Jefferson 9-3 .750 NCAA Second Round2000 Washington & Jefferson 9-2 .818 NCAA First Round2001 Washington & Jefferson 11-1 .917 NCAA Second Round2002 Washington & Jefferson 9-3 .750 NCAA Second Round2014 Robert Morris 1-10 .091 N/A 2015 Robert Morris 1-2 .333Six-Year Career Totals 40-21 .656

Team Record Last MeetingAlbany 6-8 L, 10-35 (9/8/12)Bethany 2-0 W, 32-7 (11/4/95)Bryant 1-6 L, 9-42 (10/25/14)Bucknell 0-2 L, 23-26 (9/12/09)Buffalo State 5-3 W, 47-10 (9/4/04)Butler 4-0 W, 35-14 (9/16/06)C.W. Post 1-0 W, 35-6 (11/16/96)C. Conn. State 16-5 W, 27-24 (10/18/14)Dayton 2-16 L, 24-27 (9/5/15)Duquesne 7-9 L, 0-22 (11/22/14)East Tennessee St. 0-0 N/AEastern Kentucky 0-2 L, 10-29 (8/28/14)Gannon 3-2 L, 21-49 (10/26/02)Georgetown 1-0 W, 35-13 (11/22/97)Lafayette 1-1 L, 3-50 (9/13/14)Liberty 1-1 L, 7-38 (9/10/11)Mercyhurst 2-2 L, 10-17 (11/1/97)Monmouth 10-10 L, 20-51 (10/4/14)Morehead State 2-0 W, 27-13 (9/6/08)Morgan State 1-1 W, 31-14 (9/7/13)New Haven 0-1 L, 24-26 (11/14/98)North Dakota 0-1 L, 13-16 (9/6/14)North Dakota State 0-2 L, 0-52 (9/1/12)Notre Dame (Ohio) 1-0 W, 35-24 (9/19/15)Rowan 1-1 W, 21-0 (9/23/06)Sacred Heart 8-9 L, 13-52 (10/11/14)Saint Francis 15-5-1 L, 7-40 (11/15/14)St. John’s 2-0 W, 28-0 (10/7/01)Saint Peter’s 2-0 W, 23-12 (10/30/04)South Dakota State 0-0 N/AStony Brook 6-2 W, 21-6 (10/28/06)Towson 1-2 L, 30-33 (10/18/97)Valparaiso 0-2 L, 13-17 (9/18/99)VMI 1-2 W, 37-31 (2 OT) (9/28/13)Wagner 13-8 L, 0-20 (11/8/14)Waynesburg 2-0 W, 41-6 (9/2/95)Youngstown State 0-1 L, 14-21 (OT) (9/12/15)Total 117-104-1 .529 Winning Pct.Note: Teams in bold 2015 opponents


THE UNIVERSITYLocation: Moon Township, Pa.Founded: 1921Enrollment: 5,359Interim President: David L. JamisonAffiliation: NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)Conference: Northeast (NEC)Home Field (capacity): Joe Walton Stadium (3,000)Playing Surface: Field TurfSchool Colors: Blue (282) and White with Red (187)Nickname: ColonialsUniversity Website: www.rmu.eduAthletics Website: www.rmucolonials.com INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICSDirector of Athletics: Craig Coleman, M.D.Senior Associate Athletic Director: Marty GalosiAssociate Athletic Director / SWA: Addie MutiAssociate Athletic Director: Sean SimmonsAssociate Athletic Director: Don SmithAssociate Athletic Director: Ryan FleischerFaculty Representative: Scott Branvold, Ed.D.Division I Programs: 16 (six men, 10 women)Athletics Phone: (412) 397-4913

THE TEAMHead Coach: John Banaszak (Eastern Michigan, 1975)Banaszak's Record at RMU: 2-12 (.143 - second season)Banaszak's Career Record: 40-21 (.656 -sixth season)Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 38 / 16Starters Returning / Lost: 15 / 9Basic Offense: Multiple SpreadBasic Defense: 3-4

PROGRAM HISTORYFirst Season of Football: 1994All-Time Football Record: 117-104-1 (.529)All-Time NEC Record (1996 - present): 75-52 (.591)Northeast Conference Championships: 6All-Northeast Conference Selections: 135NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances / Last: 1 / 2010Last Postseason Opponent: North Dakota StateResult: L, 17-43 All-Time Joe Walton Stadium Record (2005 - ): 25-28 (.472)All-Time Moon Stadium Record (1994-2004): 41-13 (.759)All-Time Road Record: 51-63-1 (.448)

MEDIA RELATIONSFootball Contact: Spencer KowitzKowitz’s Phone: (412) 397-4950Kowitz’s E-mail Address: [email protected] Relations Fax: (412) 397-4992Football Press Box: (412) 397-4955Media Relations Director: Jim DuzykAssistant Media Relations Director: Ken BakerMedia Relations Graduate Assistant: Rachel LaboskyMedia Relations & Video Assistant: Ashley Chase

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Robert Morris Quick FactsLast Time Out - Robert Morris jumped out to a 21-0 lead but had to rally in the fourth quarter to claim a 35-24 win over Notre Dame ... True freshman Mathew Barr finished 14-for-18 passing. His 77.8 completion percentage was the third-highest in RMU single game history … Redshirt sophomore Sam Woods recovered the first fumble of his career on kickoff coverage … Redshirt junior Austin Trgovcich finished with a team-high 11 tackles and tipped a pass that led to a Colonial interception … Redshirt senior captain Forrest Mason contributed nine tackles, tying his career high, while adding 2.0 tackles for loss … RMU carried the ball a single-game school record 63 times.

Special Special Teams - True freshman Warren Robinson was named the NEC’s Special Teams Player of the Week Monday. The rookie returned three punts for 89 yards last Saturday, including a 66-yard return for a touchdown. It marked only the fourth punt return for a touchdown in RMU history, but it was the first ever by a freshman. In fact, he is one of only two freshmen among the 123 FCS programs to return a punt for a TD in 2015. Robinson’s 66-yard scamper was the second longest punt return in RMU history.

Rookie Records - Redshirt freshman Kyle Buss caught nine passes for 108 yards and a touchdown in just his third collegiate game last Saturday. Buss, who also added 24 rushing yards, broke the RMU freshman single-game record for receptions as his nine catches are tied for the third most by a Colonial in a contest. Buss caught a 26-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter to find the end zone for the first time as a collegian. His nine catches also are tied for the most by a NEC athlete this season.

Third Degree - Robert Morris finished the 2013 campaign ranked among the top 25 in the FCS in third down defense, allowing opponents to convert at a .349 clip. The Colonials managed to improve that figure to .331 in 2014 although that placed them one spot outside the top 25 nationally. If the first three weeks are any indication, RMU will perform well in that area again in 2015 as its opponents are 17-for-51 on third down.

Turning It Around - A main point of emphasis for Robert Morris in 2015 was to improve its turnover differential after last year’s poor display in that category. Three weeks into 2015, RMU stands at +3 in turnovers. The Colonials have turned the ball over five times, but they have forced eight turnovers—four INT, four fumbles—to make up for that.

Just For Kicks - RMU has done well at covering its kickoffs thus far in 2015. Junior Connor Shennan has tallied seven touchbacks on 14 attempts, the highest percentage in the NEC. However, even when his kicks have not resulted in touchbacks, RMU is hold-ing its opponents to just 15.5 yards per return, one of the top 15 marks in the FCS.

Stock Watch - Mike Stojkovic was named Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 14, marking the second straight week a Colonial won that honor. Stojkovic helped limit nationally ranked Youngstown State’s offense as he posted 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble against the Penguins. He has hit double digits in tackles in all three games this season and forced two fumbles. Stojkovic currently ranks 15th in FCS in tackles per game and is tops in the Northeast Conference.

Homegrown - One week after Rameses Owens ran for 152 yards, Cole Blake showcased RMU’s depth at running back with his effort last week. The hometown product rushed 25 times for a career-best 136 yards, averaging 5.4 yards per carry. Blake actually saw little action in the first half and registered 132 of his 136 yards in the second half.

Break It Up - The median completion percentage across the FCS in 2014 was 57.6%. Robert Morris has allowed only two of its past 21 opponents to reach that mark. In fact, seven times in this stretch, the Colonials have held their opponent under a 45% rate. In each of the past two seasons, RMU had a stretch where it held its opponent under a 50% completion mark in three straight games.

Start Me Up - Nick Faraci enters Saturday's game with the most consecutive starting assignments of all active Colonials as he has served as the center for 36 straight games. On defense, Marcelis Branch has the most total starts among active Colonials with 23, but Andy Smigiera and Mike Stojkovic are tied for the longest active streak (14).


Game #3 • Robert Morris 35, Notre Dame (Ohio) 24September 19, 2015 • Moon Township, Pa.

Joe Walton Stadium (Attendance: 2,164) - Robert Morris jumped out of the gates with a fury and then used a late rally to take down Notre Dame, 35-24, on Homecoming. RMU received the opening kickoff and marched down the field. After a 17-yard pass opened the drive, the Colonials ran the ball 12 straight times, the last of which was a 1-yard TD by Mathew Barr. RMU forced a three-and-out and would advance into Falcon terri-tory before punting. The Colonials forced a second straight three-and-out. Warren Robinson caught the ensuing punt and weaved his way through traffic for a 66-yard touchdown. Sam Woods then recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff to keep momentum with the hosts. Three plays later, Barr found Kyle Buss for a 26-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter. Notre Dame then began to find its footing as the Falcons took over for the rest of the quarter. The guests drove 75 yards to find the end zone, as their next drive was capped with a nine-yard pass. RMU then drove into Falcon territory but would commit its lone turnover as an interception set Notre Dame up at the RMU 26-yard line. The Colonials would force a field goal attempt from the red zone as the Falcons pulled within 21-10. Robert Morris was backed up on its next drive and would punt after three plays, giving the Falcons the ball near midfield. Notre Dame would use a 45-yard TD pass and a 51-yard TD pass, sandwiched around a Colonial three-and-out, to take the lead right before the half. A trio of punts began the second half before RMU drove 63 yards on nine plays into Falcon territory. However, the Colonials' subsequent field goal try was wide. After a Notre Dame punt, each team was stopped on fourth down while in the opposing teams' territory. Robert Morris then drove 65 yards on 12 plays to take the lead. A two-yard rush by Barr put the Colonials back on top with 11:17 to play. After a pair of punts, Notre Dame drove into Colonial territory, but Mike Stojkovic broke up a pass on third down to force a punt. RMU took over on its own 1-yard line and would face third down from the five, but Cole Blake made three consecutive rushes of over 10 yards to help get the team some breathing room. His rushes helped the Colonials flip field position before they were forced to punt. On Notre Dame's next drive, Austin Trgovcich tipped a pass. The ball popped up in the air, and Forrest Mason corralled it and rumbled the other direction for a touchdown, helping put the game away. Ryan Richards Jr. intercepted the Falcons on their final drive.

Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalNotre Dame (Ohio) 0 24 0 0 24Robert Morris 14 7 0 14 35

2015 Records to DateNotre Dame (Ohio) (1-2) / Robert Morris (1-2)Weather at Kickoff:82 degrees; Overcast, humid; winds SW @ 14 mph

Key Statistics: Rushing … Grove (ND) 13-47-0 TD; Blake (RMU) 25-136-0 TD; Passing … Grove (ND) 17-for-36, 248, 3 TD, 2 INT; Barr (RMU) 14-for-18, 134, 1 TD, 1 INT; Receiving … Shegos (ND) 5-91-1 TD; Buss (RMU) 9-108-1 TD; Defense … Chatlain (ND) 17 tackles, 1.0 TFL; Mason (RMU) 9 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1 INT, 1 TD, 1 QBH

Last RMU GameRank and File - RMU’s game at South Dakota State will mark the second time in three weeks that the Colonials have faced a nationally ranked foe. That will make 2015 just the second season ever in which RMU has faced multiple foes who were ranked at the time. Saturday’s contest will also mark the second ever for RMU in which it faces a team ranked among the nation’s top 10.

D-Fence - One week after Youngstown State scored 37 points and accumu-lated over 400 yards of total offense against Atlantic Coast Conference mem-ber Pittsburgh, the Robert Morris defense held the Penguins to 14 points and 304 total yards in regulation. RMU held the Penguins to an 11-for-27 passing mark, which is the lowest completion percentage by a Penguin team in their past 19 games. YSU’s total yards mark is its second smallest in its past 14 games. RMU also held YSU to a 5-for-17 figure on third down.

Block Party - The Robert Morris special teams units rushed opposing kickers with ferocity in the 2015 opener. Junior Andy Smigiera blocked a field goal try in the first quarter while redshirt sophomore T-J Waters blocked a punt in the fourth quarter. In doing so, Robert Morris blocked two kicks in a game for just the second time in program history and the first time since 2002.

Back-to-Back - Sophomore strong safety Ryan Richards Jr. was named Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Week in the first release of the season. It marked the second straight weekly release in which he was hon-ored as he claimed rookie accolades to close the 2014 season. Richards grabbed a pair of interceptions in the season opener, his fourth career start, while adding six tackles and a pass breakup. Richards owns three intercep-tions in 2015, and four in his career, along with 18 tackles.

Initial Impressions - A number of RMU players have accrued a ‘first’ during the 2015 season. Five Colonials have made their first collegiate start through three games. Each of those five is part of a group of 15 Colonials that have made their collegiate deubt in 2015. A total of 27 Colonials made their first career start a year ago while 35 Colonials made their collegiate debut in 2014.

Checkmate - True freshman Adam Check’s punting was one factor that helped RMU to a victory last Saturday. Of Check’s seven punts, four forced Notre Dame to start drives inside its own 15-yard line. In doing so, Check tied the RMU single-game record of punts downed inside the 20. On his last 16 punts, Colonial opponents have totaled only 27 return yards.

Thou Shall Not Rush - The Robert Morris defense put forth a strong effort against the nation's fifth-leading rusher from a year ago in its 2015 season opener. Dayton's Connor Kacsor averaged over 140 yards per game on the ground in 2014, but the Colonials held him to nearly half that mark Sept. 5. RMU held Kacsor to 2.2 yards per carry on 33 attempts after he averaged 6.1 yards per carry during the 2014 season. In Kacsor's next game, which also came against a NEC opponent, he totaled 244 rushing yards and three TD's.

Halfway There - In each of its first three games this season, the Robert Morris defense has held its opponent scoreless in either the first or second half. It marks just the second time in program history that the Colonials have achieved this feat in the first three games of a season with the other occasion being 1996 when RMU pitched three straight shutouts to open the campaign.

No Passing Zone - The Robert Morris defense did well in keeping opposing offenses from moving the ball through the air near the end zone last year. The Colonials grabbed eight interceptions in 2014 within 20 yards of the end zone they were defending. Ryan Richards Jr. has tallied two such picks this season, giving RMU 10 grabs inside its own 20 in its past 14 games. Six different Colonials have contributed to that mark.

1996 ................................................... Robert Morris, Monmouth1997 ....................................................................... Robert Morris1998 .................................................. Robert Morris, Monmouth1999 ....................................................................... Robert Morris2000 ...................................................................... Robert Morris2001 ......................................................................... Sacred Heart2002 .................................................................................... Albany2003 .............................................................. Monmouth, Albany2004 ............................. Monmouth, Central Connecticut State2005 ............................ Central Connecticut State, Stony Brook2006 ............................................................................ Monmouth2007 .................................................................................... Albany2008 ................................................................................... Albany2009 .................................................. Central Connecticut State2010 ........................ Robert Morris, Central Connecticut State 2011 .................................................................. Albany, Duquesne2012 ..................................................................... Albany, Wagner2013 ....................................................... Duquesne, Sacred Heart2014 .......................................................... Sacred Heart, Wagner

Team (First-Place Votes) 1. Bryant (4) 2. Duquesne (1) 3. Sacred Heart (2) 4. Wagner 5. Saint Francis 6. Central Connecticut State 7. Robert Morris

2015 NEC Preseason Pollas voted by league head coaches

Team (First-Place Votes) 2015 Record Pts.1. Jacksonville State (93) 2-1 3,8342. Coastal Carolina (36) 3-0 3,6763. North Dakota State (17) 2-1 3,5554. Illinois State (2) 2-1 3,3535. Villanova (4) 2-1 3,3466. South Dakota State (6) 2-0 3,0497. Northern Iowa 2-1 3,0298. Chattanooga 2-1 2,585 9. James Madison 3-0 2,52210. Liberty 2-1 2,46011. Eastern Washington 1-2 2,35812. Sam Houston State 0-2 1,90513. Youngstown State 2-1 1,86114. Montana 1-2 1,67515. Montana State 1-1 1,61216. Fordham 2-1 1,60117. Portland State 2-0 1,44618. Eastern Kentucky 1-1 1,01319. Richmond 2-1 99320. Cal Poly 1-2 75821. New Hampshire 1-2 75322. Indiana State 2-1 72323. Southeastern Louisiana 2-1 70224. Harvard 1-0 54925. McNeese State 2-0 502

Others Receiving Votes: Stony Brook (335), William & Mary (263), Lamar (257), Northern Arizona (171), North Dakota (79), Samford (73), South Dakota (64), North Carolina A&T (42), Alcorn State (41), Western Illinois (36), Furman (35)

as of Sept. 21, 2015


STATS FCS Top 25

NEC Champions since 1996

For Starters - When Robert Morris took the field in its 2014 season finale at Duquesne, it sported its 11th distinct offensive starting lineup in the 11th and final game. RMU, which has sported different lineups on offense in its past 17 games overall, saw 23 distinct players start on offense in 2014 alone. Through three games in 2015, 15 Colonials have started on offense.

Making the Grade - Current redshirt senior offensive lineman Nick Faraci and recently graduated wide receiver Duane Mitchell were both named Capital One Academic All-District First Team last November. It was the second straight year Faraci earned this honor and the first such award for Mitchell, as they continued the trend of academic successes in the football program. These two accolades gave the Colonial program at least one Academic All-District honoree in each of the past 12 seasons, a span in which Robert Morris has taken home 23 overall selections. To put that in perspective, no other NEC school has an active streak of football Academic All-District selections lon-ger than three years. Mitchell, a finance major, became the first RMU wide receiver to ever claim this honor.

Ramming Defenses - Sophomore Rameses Owens carried the RMU offense in its road opener at nationally ranked Youngstown State. He rushed for 152 yards and two touch-downs, the first multi-TD effort of his career. It marked the third time he surpassed 150 rushing yards in his eighth collegiate start. In his first career start, Owens rushed for 199 yards at North Dakota. In doing so, he broke the RMU freshman single-game rush-ing mark and was also named National Freshman of the Week by The Sports Network. He also rushed for 154 yards in his first home start against Monmouth (10/4/14).

Seventh Heaven - Robert Morris was selected to finish seventh in the annual preseason Northeast Conference coaches poll. That fact may actually bode well for the Colonials on multiple fronts. In two of the past three seasons, the team picked seventh in the league has gone on to claim the NEC's automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs. Furthermore, the only other time in the past decade that Robert Morris was placed in the seventh position in the preseason poll came in 2006. RMU finished 7-4 that season and was a game out of first place at 5-2 in the league. In fact, the Colonials led the nation in total defense that season, allowing an average of 228.4 yards per game.

Hurry Up – Robert Morris has run at least 80 offensive plays in a game 14 times in program history. After doing it eight times in its first 20 seasons, RMU has run 80+ plays six times since new offensive coordinator Darrin Hicks took over in 2014. The Colonials hit that figure four times in 2014 and twice in their first three games of 2015.

They'll Be Back - One interesting way to examine the state of the Colonial roster is to look at the number of players that started the season opener who will be finished with their careers after this season. Of RMU’s 22 offensive and defensive starters from its opener, only five Colonials—two on offense, three on defense—will have used all of their NCAA eligibility when the 2015 campaign is completed.

Times Two - One of the mainstays returning to the RMU defense in 2015 is redshirt senior Forrest Mason. Mason earned his second straight All-NEC honor in 2014, making him just one of five Colonials ever to claim multiple all-league honors as a defensive lineman. What made his accolade even more impressive a year ago is that the league’s coaches voted him to the team despite the fact that he was only able to appear in seven games. Mason currently leads the league in tackles per game among defensive linemen (6.3). He returned his first career interception for a touchdown in last week’s win.

The Nurse Will See You - RMU's starting center, redshirt senior Nick Faraci, became the fifth Colonial in school history, and the first on the offensive side of the ball, to earn a prestigious Academic All-America award this past December. However, that may not even be his most impressive feat. Faraci graduated from RMU in May with the highest grade point average in his nursing class. He subsequently passed his nursing board exams in the summer to earn his registered nurse (RN) license. Faraci, who owns a 3.94 cumulative GPA, worked in four area hospitals as part of his clinical rotations over the past few years.


2015 NCAA Rankings

Blocked Kicks ................. T-5 ................................. 2Fumbles Recovered ....... T-7 ................................. 4Turnovers Gained .......... T-8 ................................. 8Punt Returns .................. 11 ............................ 20.71Kick Return Defense ..... T-12 ........................ 15.50Passes Intercepted ....... T-17 ................................ 4Turnover Margin ........... T-21 .......................... 1.00Total Defense .................. 23 ........................... 317.3Fumbles Lost ................. T-25 ................................. 1Passing Defense ............. 26 ............................ 177.33rd Down Defense ......... T-26 .......................... .333Red Zone Defense ......... T-27 ........................... .727Passing Efficiency Def. ... 30 ......................... 111.92Time of Possession ......... 34 .......................... 32:22Rushing Defense ............. 36 .......................... 140.04th Down Defense ......... T-37 .......................... .500

Team

Interceptions ................. T-1 ....... Richards Jr. (1.0)Punt Return TDs ............ T-1 ..................... Blake (1)Punt Return TDs ............ T-1 ........ Robinson, W. (1)Punt Returns ................... 5 ... Robinson, W. (19.8)Forced Fumbles .............. T-7 ........ Stojkovic (0.67)Fumbles Recovered ....... T-14 ............ Ferguson (1)Fumbles Recovered ....... T-14 ................. Woods (1)Fumbles Recovered ....... T-14 ............. Zamiska (1)

Individual

Stat FactsMost Rushing Yards, Consecutive GamesTim Hall - 477 (1994) - 278 yards @ Bethany (11/5) - 199 yards vs. Mercyhurst (11/12)Most Passing Yards, Consecutive GamesTim Levcik - 640 (2001) - 277 vs. Wagner (10/27) - 363 vs. Stony Brook (11/3)Most Receiving Yards, Consecutive GamesTyjuan Massey - 299 (2005) - 27 @ Albany (11/5) - 272 vs. Sacred Heart (11/12)

Career 100-yard rushing gamesSam Dorsett - 19 (1999-2003)Active 100-yard rushing gamesRameses Owens - 3 (2014 - )Career 100-yard receiving gamesTyjuan Massey - 7 (2002-05)Active 100-yard receiving gamesBuss, Gavin, Lamica - 1 eachCareer 200-yard passing gamesDrew Geyer - 17 (2002-05)Erik Cwalinski - 17 (2005-08)Active 200-yard passing gamesDerik Abbott - 2 (2012 - )Career 10+ tackle gamesJames Noel - 24 (2002-05)Active 10+ tackle gamesMike Stojkovic - 5 (2013 - )

Robert Morris Assistant Coaches

Scott Farison (assistant head coach, defensive coordinator; Mercyhurst ’01) Farison, in his 14th season at RMU, is currently the longest-tenured active member on staff. He was promoted to assistant head coach last year and is in his ninth season as defensive coor-dinator. In Farison’s 12 seasons coaching the defensive side of the ball at RMU, the Colonials have finished among the top 25 nationally in total defense on six occasions, including finishing among the top 11 on four of those occurrences. Farison has been directly responsible for help-ing four different Colonials to NEC Defensive Player of the Year honors since 2004.Darrin Hicks (offensive coordinator; Washington & Jefferson ’96) Hicks is in his second season as offensive coordinator after brining 17 years of collegiate coaching experience to RMU. Hicks’ numerous accomplishments include helping Delta State win games in the Division II Tournament in back-to-back years, including reaching the nation-al quarterfinals in 2008. Hicks was an all-conference offensive lineman who helped Washington & Jefferson reach the national championship game as a player.Andrew Richardson (offensive line; Penn State ’05) Richardson is in his ninth season at Robert Morris and was promoted to recruiting coordina-tor prior to the 2014 season. In Richardson’s time on staff, RMU offensive linemen have claimed seven All-NEC honors, and two Colonials have earned All-America awards. Richardson helped A.J. Dalton improve his craft and earn a free agent contract with the Detroit Lions in 2014.Bill Hurley (secondary; Syracuse ’80) Hurley is in his seventh season on staff at RMU. He has seen Colonial defensive backs take home eight All-NEC honors, five by corners and three by safeties, in addition to a major post-season award. Drafted as a safety in the fourth round of the 1980 draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Hurley played two seasons in the NFL with New Orleans and Buffalo.Patrick Shepard (receivers and tight ends; Miami University ’09) Shepard is in his seventh season on staff at RMU. He has coached each of the top two Colonials in the school’s all-time receptions category. In his first five years when he coached exclusively tight ends, Shepard helped RMU earn four league awards at that position.Myles Russ (running backs; Robert Morris ’11) Russ is in his fourth season on staff at RMU. He helped two Colonials to multiple 100-yard rushing efforts in 2014. The RMU alum was named the 2010 Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Year after averaging 5.8 yards per carry.Cornelius Coleman (defensive line; Waynesburg ’99) Coleman is in his second season on staff at RMU. Before helping Forrest Mason to All-NEC honors in 2014, Coleman was the assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator at Averett University. He has participated in the NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy on two occasions.Nick McVay (receivers; Otterbein ’13) McVay is in his second season on staff at RMU. After coaching tight ends last year, he will assist with receivers in 2015. He earned three letters at Ohio Wesleyan and Otterbein.Mike Brown (outside linebackers; Mercyhurst ’13) Brown is in his first season on staff at RMU although he was an intern with the program in 2014, assisting the defensive staff. He also previously worked as an intern at James Madison.Codi Casper (safeties; Robert Morris ’15) Casper is in his first season on staff at RMU. He was a defensive back in the Colonial program for the past four years.


Category Rank Avg.Scoring Offense 3rd 24.3Scoring Defense T-4th 24.0Pass Offense 7th 102.0Pass Defense 2nd 177.3Kickoff Coverage 1st 43.1Time of Possession 1st 32:22Turnover Margin 3rd 1.00Rushing Offense 3rd 156.3Rushing Defense 3rd 140.0Total Offense 6th 258.3Total Defense 1st 317.3Punt Returns 1st 20.7Pass Efficiency 7th 84.8Pass Efficiency Defense 3rd 111.9First Downs 4th 44Opponent First Downs 5th 56Sacks By T-4th 5Penalties 6th 84.0Opponent Penalties 6th 55.04th Down 6th .250Opponent 4th Down T-3rd .500Red Zone Offense T-6th .667Red Zone Defense T-4th .7273rd Down 2nd .414Opponent 3rd Down T-2nd .333

Robert Morris in the 2015 NEC StatsThe Founding Father - The one constant in the first two decades of Colonial football was former head coach Joe Walton. Walton, the former NFL tight end and head coach of the New York Jets, started the program from scratch, com-pleting everything from hiring assistants to purchasing equipment. He was named NEC Coach of the Year four times in 18 seasons and guided RMU to a pair of NCAA I-AA mid-major national crowns during his time on the side-lines. Walton, currently a special assistant to the athletic director at Robert Morris, was inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame in November 2013.

Get To The Chopper - A quick glance at RMU’s record when broken down proves how important it is the Colonials get off to a good start in contests. When Robert Morris is leading at halftime, the program owns an all-time record of 89-15 (.856). When trailing at the break, Robert Morris owns a mark of 14-80-1 (.153). Even going into halftime tied is beneficial, as the Colonials own an overall record of 14-9 (.609) in such games.

The Magic Mark - Since the Colonials began play in 1994, there have been 77 games in which Robert Morris has scored 30 or more points. In those contests RMU boasts a record of 72-5 (.935), including a record of 43-5 (.896) in games in which the team scores between 30 and 39 points. In games in which the Colonials score 40 or more points, RMU is a perfect 29-0.

RMU Football Historical Tidbits - The inaugural running back at Robert Morris, the late Tim Hall (1994-95), rushed for 2,908 yards in his two seasons as a Colonial. Hall still owns the FCS season and career records for yards per carry, with his season record of 8.7 yards per carry set in 1994 and his two-year career record of 7.4 established in 1994 and 1995 ... Hall also ranks fourth all-time in the FCS in both rushing yards per game (153.1) and all-purpose yards per game (194.8) ... Former Colonial linebacker James Noel (2002-05) ranks sixth in the FCS record book for career tackles per game (10.7), while his career tackle total of 437 takedowns ranks 15th all-time ... Former linebacker and assistant coach Alex DiMichele (2008-10) averaged 10 tackles per game over his three years in a Robert Morris uniform, which ranks 13th all-time in the FCS record book ... Robert Morris has topped the nation in passing defense twice in the past 16 years, based on passing effi-ciency defense rating. The Colonials topped the charts in 1999 (with a 80.80 rating) as well as in 2006 (with a 88.70 rating).

Did You Know? - Robert Morris owns the all-time FCS record for the most consecutive quarters while holding an opponent scoreless. During the 1996 season, the Colonials went 15 straight quarters without allowing a single point. In fact, the record-setting streak occurred at the beginning of the sea-son. RMU posted three straight shutouts -- 20-0 against Mercyhurst (9/7), 38-0 against Butler (9/14) and 7-0 against Towson State (9/21) -- to open the campaign and then held Central Connecticut State (9/28) scoreless for the first three quarters before finally allowing a point for the first time all sea-son. In all, Robert Morris went 234:04 before allowing a point in 1996. RMU went 9-2 (.818) in 1996, claiming a share of the NEC championship, and con-ceded just 12.9 points per game.

The Last Time a Colonial ... Rushed for 200 or more yards in a game: Myles Russ, 246 (10/11/08 vs. Duquesne - span of 74 games) ... Passed for 300 or more yards in a game: Paul Jones, 321 (9/28/13 @ VMI - span of 21 games) ... Passed for 400 or more yards in a game: Rich Demaio, 444 (11/15/03 @ Duquesne - span of 122 games) ... Scored three or more touchdowns in a game: Duane Mitchell, 3 (11/2/13 vs. Bryant - span of 17 games) ... Made 15 or more tackles in a game: Mike Cook, 19 (9/14/13 vs. Dayton - span of 22 games) ... Had three or more interceptions in a game: Brian Dunn, 3 (10/8/94 vs. Duquesne - span of 217 games) ... Had three or more sacks in a game: Nolan Nearhoof, 3 (10/13/12 @ Bryant - span of 30 games).

CAREER STARTS AT ROBERT MORRISNAME Con. 12 13 14 15 TOTAL Faraci, N. 36 11 11 11 3 36Robertson, M. 0 9 11 11 2 33Branch, M. 3 9 11 -- 3 23Mason, F. 10 0 10 7 3 20Stojkovic, M. 14 -- 4 11 3 18Smigiera, A. 14 -- 1 11 3 15Smith, K. 1 0 11 -- 2 13Lamica, N. 1 -- 0 11 1 12Chambliss, B. 3 -- 0 8 3 11Masson, J. 10 -- 0 8 3 11Thiel, J. 3 0 0 8 3 11Tkach, J. 3 0 0 8 3 11Lewis, R. 0 -- 0 8 2 10Shennan, C. 3 -- 7 0 3 10Owens, R. 3 -- -- 6 3 9Zamiska, Z. 4 -- 0 6 3 9Gavin, S. 0 0 5 3 0 8Line, B. 2 -- -- 6 2 8Trgovcich, A. 1 -- -- 7 1 8Woods, S. 0 -- 0 8 0 8Allen, D. 6 -- -- 3 3 6Richards Jr., R. 6 -- -- 3 3 6Abbott, D. 0 0 0 5 0 5Brumbaugh, L. 0 -- 0 5 0 5Centofanti, L. 0 0 0 4 1 5Ferguson, G. 0 -- -- 4 1 5Lucian, A. 1 0 0 3 1 4Barr, M. 3 -- -- -- 3 3Blackmon, J. 0 -- 0 1 2 3Buss, K. 3 -- -- 0 3 3Check, A. 3 -- -- -- 3 3Lamb, M. 3 -- -- 0 3 3Williams, J. 0 -- -- 2 1 3Prather, M. 0 -- 1 1 0 2Walker, Z. 2 -- -- 0 2 2Barnes, F. 0 -- -- 1 0 1Garry, C. 0 0 1 0 0 1Maine, E. 0 -- 0 1 0 1

The Start Chart

RMU’s All-Time Record When ...Scores fewer than 10 points: 3-25 (.107)Scores 10-19 points: 11-43-1 (.209)Scores 20-29 points: 31-31 (.500)Scores 30-39 points: 43-5 (.896)Scores 40-49 points: 26-0 (1.000)Scores 50+ points: 3-0 (1.000)Scores a special teams touchdown: 8-4 (.667)Has a 100-yard rusher: 65-27-1 (.704)Has a 200-yard rusher: 9-1 (.900)Has a 100-yard receiver: 40-20 (.667)Has a 300-yard passer: 6-3 (.667)Has three interceptions in a game: 20-5 (.800)Has four + interceptions in a game: 8-0 (1.000)Has 1-4 sacks in a game: 80-70 (.533)Has five + sacks in a game: 22-7 (.759)All-Time Record: 117-104-1 (.527)All-Time Home Record: 66-41 (.617)All-Time Road Record: 51-63-1 (.448)Playing on Grass: 57-30-1 (.653)Playing on Turf: 9-7 (.563)Playing on Field Turf: 51-67 (.432)Playing After a Loss (within season): 40-53-1 (.431)In Overtime: 3-3 (.500)Playing at Night: 3-12 (.200)Playing after a Bye Week: 16-9-1 (.635)When Leading at Halftime: 89-15 (.856)When Trailing at Halftime: 14-80-1 (.153)When Tied at Halftime: 14-9 (.609)Record in August: 0-2 (.000)Record in September: 45-38 (.542)Record in October: 41-38-1 (.519)Record in November: 31-26 (.544)

The Last Time Robert Morris ...Scored 50 or more points in a game:54 @ Central Connecticut State (W, 54-21; 11/9/13) ... a span of 16 gamesScored fewer than 10 points in a game:0 @ Duquesne (L, 0-22; 11/22/14) ... a span of 3 gamesTallied five or more sacks in a game:5 vs. Bryant (W, 24-3; 11/2/13) ... a span of 17 gamesTallied four + interceptions in a game:4 @ Central Connecticut State (W, 54-21; 11/9/13) ... a span of 16 gamesHad 25 or more first downs in a game:27 vs. Bryant (L, 27-34; 10/22/11) ... a span of 40 gamesHad over 400 yards total offense:448 @ VMI (W, 37-31 (2 OT); 9/28/13) ... a span of 21 gamesHad fewer than 200 yards total offense:168 @ No. 17 Youngstown State (L, 14-21 (OT); 9/12/15) ... a span of 1 gameHad two 100-yard rushers:@ Monmouth (W, 41-20; 10/25/97) ... a span of 185 gamesRalph Clark (15 attempts, 127 yards, 1 TD)Archie Wannamaker (19 attempts, 106 yards, 1 TD)Had two 100-yard receivers:vs. Stony Brook (W, 45-19; 11/3/01) ... a span of 143 gamesStephen McNair (5 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD)Brent Hockenberry (6 catches, 106 yards, 1 TD)Scored a special teams touchdown:vs. Notre Dame (Ohio) (W, 35-24; 9/19/15) ... a span of 0 gamesWarren Robinson 66-yard punt returnPlayed in overtime:@ No. 17 Youngstown State (L, 14-21; 9/12/15) (1 OT) ... a span of 1 game

Robert Morris CaptainsHead coach John Banaszak announced after the team's final scrimmage that four Colonials will serve as captains in the 2015 season.

OFFENSERedshirt senior Nick Faraci and senior Max Robertson are the team’s captains on offense. Faraci has started each of RMU’s past 36 games at center and was selected as an Academic All-American in 2014. Robertson started 31 games at left guard over the past three seasons, but he was shifted down a spot to left tackle prior to the 2015 season.

DEFENSERedshirt seniors Forrest Mason and Mike Stojkovic are the team’s captains on defense. Mason is a two-time All-Northeast Conference honoree and is one of just five defensive lineman in RMU history to earn multiple all-league honors. He owns 106 tackles and 11.0 sacks in his career. He became the first Colonial defensive lineman to be named NEC Defensive Player of the Week in over 15 years last October. Stojkovic, who served as a captain in the latter half of the 2014 season, was ranked among the top five in the league in tackles per game last year and totaled 82 stops. He owns 134 tackles and 14.0 tackles for loss in a Colonial uniform. The Texas native began his col-legiate career at FBS institution North Texas.

Gameday Colonial football games are heard live on ESPN Radio AM-970 Pittsburgh, the flagship station of Robert Morris University athletics. ESPN 970 and RMU reached a three-year agreement in the summer of 2013 to broadcast foot-ball, men’s basketball and men’s hockey games. The Voice of the Colonials, Chris Shovlin, and color analyst Brian Cleary call the football action. RMU Assistant Media Relations Director Spencer Kowitz joins Shovlin as color analyst for select Colonial road games. "The John Banaszak Show" is on 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Games can also be heard on the station’s website, www.970espn.com, as well as on iHeartRadio. RMU home and league games can generally be seen live for free on NEC Front Row, the conference’s online digital network. The league has added multiple upgrades in recent years, including the ability to transmit live events in HD as well as providing the ability for the viewer to use a DVR-style, in-game real-time rewind feature. Robert Morris will also have at least four games that will air on ESPN3 in 2015: 9/12 @ Youngstown State, 9/26 @ South Dakota State, 10/10 vs. Sacred Heart and 10/31 @ Central Connecticut State.Weekly Segments Coach Banaszak sits down for a weekly chat with play-by-play voice Chris Shovlin most Mondays at the All Star Sports Bar & Grill in either Robinson or Canonsburg. Their discussion is aired live on ESPN 970 from 8-9 p.m. Coach Banaszak also has a weekly segment on TribLIVE Radio that generally can be heard on Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. A Colonial student-athlete is also usually featured on ESPN 970 during a weekday afternoon.

Robert Morris On The Airwaves


Robert Morris in the Red Zone - 2015 Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ------ Failed to score inside 20 ------Date Opponent Score In 20 Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9/5 DAYTON L, 24-27 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 09/12 @ Youngstown State L, 14-21 (OT) 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09/19 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) W, 35-24 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 09/26 @ South Dakota St.10/3 @ Wagner *10/10 SACRED HEART *10/24 DUQUESNE *10/31 @ C. Conn. State *11/7 EAST TENNESSEE ST.11/14 @ Saint Francis *11/21 BRYANT *TOTALS (6-for-9 - 67%) 9 6 38 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0* Northeast Conference game

Robert Morris By the Numbers

1 - The first Northeast Conference program to claim an auto-matic berth in the NCAA FCS Playoffs in 2010

2 - Number of teams Robert Morris will face from the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2015, widely regarded as the best league at the FCS level

3 - Super Bowl championships won by RMU head coach John Banaszak as a defensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers

4 - Number of distinct Colonials who were named NEC Rookie of the Week in 2014, tying a league record

5 - Consecutive seasons in which Robert Morris has faced at least one nationally ranked opponent entering 2015

6 - Northeast Conference championships (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2010) for RMU in the 20-year history of the league

9 - Number of receptions Kyle Buss posted in his third colle-giate contest, breaking the RMU single-game rookie record

10 - This is the 10th consecutive year RMU played Dayton, the only non-conference foe on its 2015 slate it has faced previously

15 - All-time Northeast Conference Offensive, Defensive or Rookie of the Year selections by Colonials

23 - Number of CoSIDA Academic All-District selections earned by Colonial football student-athletes in the past 12 seasons

27 - Number of Colonials who earned their first-career start during the 2014 season

66 - Number of yards true freshman Warren Robinson returned a punt for a touchdown in RMU's Homecoing victory

135 - All-time All-Northeast Conference First or Second Team selections collected by Colonials

Colonials in the NFLSince Robert Morris played its first season in 1994, three former Colonials have appeared in a game in the National Football League (NFL), the most among current NEC members in this span as of August 2015. Many players have “rewritten” record books at various schools. At Robert Morris, however, Tim Hall wrote the record book. Hall rushed for 2,908 yards on 393 carries in his two seasons in a Colonial uniform and was named an All-American by the Associated Press in 1995. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round (183rd player overall) in the 1996 NFL Draft. In 1997, he led the Raiders in yards per carry average with 5.2 and was second in rushing yards to Napolean Kaufman. On Sept. 30, 1998, Hall was shot and killed in Kansas City at age 24. Hank Fraley, who played on the offensive line for Robert Morris from 1996-1999, carved out a niche for himself in the NFL for over a decade. Fraley was a three-time Mid-Major All-American during his years at RMU before he was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to a free-agent contract in April 2000. Fraley was later claimed by the Eagles and started at center for Philadelphia for the entire 2001 season, helping the team to the 2002 NFC Championship game. For four straight seasons with Fraley starting at center from 2002-05, the Eagles appeared in the NFC Championship game. In 2005, Fraley became the first RMU alum to appear in the Super Bowl when he started at center against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX. Former RMU defensive back Robb Butler played for the San Diego Chargers during the 2004 season and was featured in special teams situations, including returning kickoffs.


ROBERT MORRIS OFFENSE (Multiple Spread) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE DEFENSE (4-3)LT 77 MAX ROBERTSON 6-4 325 SR DE 43 JARED BLUM 6-4 240 JR 64 Gio De Loera 6-3 285 FR 69 Christian Banasiak 6-3 240 R-FRLG 76 BLAKE CHAMBLISS 6-5 300 R-SO DT 54 COLE LANGER 6-2 285 JR 52 Anthony Lucian 6-4 280 R-JR 99 Blake Whitsell 6-2 295 FRC 68 NICK FARACI 6-3 290 R-SR NT 94 KELLEN SOULEK 6-5 305 SO 52 Anthony Lucian 6-4 280 R-JR 98 Shayne Gottlob 6-5 260 JRRG 72 JOSH THIEL 6-3 300 R-JR DE 91 J.R. PLOTE 6-3 240 SR 52 Anthony Lucian 6-4 280 R-JR 93 Landon Schultz 6-2 245 SR RT 66 MIKE LAMB 6-6 345 R-FR WLB 7 JESSE BOBBIT 6-2 220 JR 73 Drew Garbenis 6-5 315 R-SO 12 Cody Hazelett 6-2 205 JRTE 8 NIC LAMICA 6-4 220 R-SO MLB 33 T.J. LALLY 6-0 225 SR 17 Luke Centofanti 6-0 195 R-JR 17 Patrick Schuster 6-1 230 SRQB 2 MATHEW BARR 6-4 210 FR SLB 26 DREW KREUTZFELDT 5-11 200 SR 13 Luke Brumbaugh 6-3 190 R-SO 15 Dallas Brown 5-11 195 JRRB 32 RAMESES OWENS 6-2 230 SO LCB 25 JIMMIE FORSYTHE 5-10 190 SR 36 Cole Blake 6-0 210 SO 9 Jordan Brown 6-1 180 R-FR WR 82 ZACH WALKER 6-0 200 R-FR SS 42 NICK MEARS 5-11 190 JR 14 Sean Gavin 6-0 175 R-JR 6 Makiah Slade 6-1 195 R-FRWR 23 KYLE BUSS 5-11 185 R-FR FS 24 NICK FARINA 5-11 185 SO 7 Warren Robinson 5-9 155 FR 28 Chris Balster 5-10 185 SO WR 87 JORDAN BLACKMON 6-0 170 R-SO RCB 22 JE RYAN BUTLER 5-11 180 SR 10 Craig Thompson 5-10 175 SO 14 Shakial Taylor 6-1 175 FR

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE OFFENSE ROBERT MORRIS DEFENSE (3-4)QB 16 ZACH LUJAN 6-2 190 JR DE 92 RYAN LEWIS 6-5 280 JR 1 Taryn Christion 6-2 200 FR 56 Austin Trgovcich 6-2 260 R-JRRB 44 BRADY MENGARELLI 5-10 190 SO DT 53 ZACK ZAMISKA 6-5 285 R-SO 35 Isaac Wallace 6-1 200 R-FR 99 Amir Fenwick 6-0 270 FRWR 80 TREVOR WESLEY 5-11 175 SR DE 90 FORREST MASON 6-3 280 R-SR 81 Matt Raymond 5-9 185 SR 51 Grant Lanza 6-4 240 SOWR 19 JAKE WIENEKE 6-4 205 SO OLB 31 JIMMY MASSON 6-0 200 JR 10 Alex Wilde 6-3 200 FR 6 Zach Cooper 5-10 190 JR WR 18 CONNOR LANDBERG 6-3 190 JR ILB 58 JAKE TKACH 6-0 235 R-SR 3 Brandon Andrews 6-0 190 SR 49 T-J Waters 6-3 235 R-SOTE 85 CAM JONES 6-5 250 SR ILB 11 MIKE STOJKOVIC 6-3 240 R-SR 86 Dallas Goedert 6-5 245 SO 46 Joseph Uhatafe 6-1 230 SOLT 68 CHARLIE HARMON 6-6 285 SO OLB 15 KIMANI SMITH 6-3 220 R-JR 76 Joe Carbis 6-6 275 R-FR 50 Gerald Ferguson 6-2 210 SO LG 61 DYLAN SEITER 6-3 285 SR CB 5 MARCELIS BRANCH 5-11 190 R-JR 55 Travis Zimmerman 6-4 280 SR 1 Cameron Sutherland 6-1 200 SO C 62 JACOB OHNESORGE 6-3 270 SO SS 21 RYAN RICHARDS JR. 6-1 200 SO 70 Tyler Weir 6-4 290 R-FR 27 Sam Woods 6-0 190 R-SORG 72 TAYLOR BLOOM 6-4 300 SR WS 18 ANDY SMIGIERA 6-1 205 JR 73 Matt Clark 6-5 325 FR 35 Shane McFarland 5-10 195 SORT 60 BRYCE SIVERLING 6-3 290 SR CB 16 DREW ALLEN 6-1 185 SO 64 Jeremiah Szafranski 6-5 290 JR 22 Roger Richardson IV 5-10 180 FR

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ROBERT MORRIS SPECIAL TEAMS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE SPECIAL TEAMSPK 47 CONNOR SHENNAN 6-1 205 JR PK 92 JAY CARLSON 6-1 210 SR 89 William Kirch 6-2 160 FR 96 Sam Koob 5-9 200 SOP 48 ADAM CHECK 6-1 185 FR P 49 BRADY HALE 6-3 200 FR HOLD 27 SAM WOODS 6-0 190 R-SO HOLD 11 TYLER FINNES 6-4 195 SRSNAP 55 TREY HARPER 6-5 225 FR SNAP 56 THAYER TRENHAILE 5-11 190 JRKR 26 DANTE SATCHER 6-0 170 FR KR 80 TREVOR WESLEY 5-11 175 SR 7 Warren Robinson 5-9 155 FR 35 ISAAC WALLACE 6-1 200 R-FRPR 7 WARREN ROBINSON 5-9 155 FR PR 22 JE RYAN BUTLER 5-11 180 SR 18 Andy Smigiera 6-1 205 JR 6 Makiah Slade 6-1 195 R-FR

2-Deep Depth Chart - Robert Morris @ No. 6/7 South Dakota State


Robert Morris Career Starts ...

RTLamb 3Garbenis 0

TELamica * 12Centofanti * 5

WRWalker 2Gavin 8

CBAllen 6Richardson IV 0

WRBuss 3Robinson, W. 0

RBOwens 9 Blake 0 5

0

WSSmigiera 15McFarland 0

QBBarr 3Brumbaugh 5

CFaraci 36Lucian * 4

LGChambliss * 11Lucian * 4

LTRobertson * 33De Loera 0

RGThiel 11Lucian * 4

WRBlackmon 3Thompson 0

Notes: Centofanti's career starts include four at wide receiver in 2014 ... Chambliss' career starts include eight at left tackle in 2014 ... Lamica's career starts include four at outside linebacker and seven at wide receiver in 2014 ... Lucian's career starts include four at left tackle in 2014 and 2015 ... Robertson's career starts include 31 at left guard from 2012-14 ... Stojkovic's career starts include four at outside linebacker in 2013.

2015 Offense Game-by-Game StartersGame WR TE RT RG C LG LT QB RB WR WRDAYTON Blackmon Centofanti Lamb Thiel Faraci Chambliss Robertson Barr Owens Buss Williams@ Youngstown State Blackmon Line Lamb Thiel Faraci Chambliss Robertson Barr Owens Buss WalkerNOTRE DAME (OHIO) Line Lamica Lamb Thiel Faraci Chambliss Lucian Barr Owens Buss Walker@ South Dakota State@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ Central Conn. StateEAST TENNESSEE STATE@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

2015 Defense Game-by-Game StartersGame CB SS DE DT DE OLB ILB ILB OLB WS CBDAYTON Branch Richards Jr. Lewis Zamiska Mason Masson Tkach Stojkovic Smith Smigiera Allen@ Youngstown State Branch Richards Jr. Lewis Zamiska Mason Masson Tkach Stojkovic Ferguson Smigiera AllenNOTRE DAME (OHIO) Branch Richards Jr. Trgovcich Zamiska Mason Masson Tkach Stojkovic Smith Smigiera Allen@ South Dakota State@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ Central Conn. StateEAST TENNESSEE STATE@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

CBBranch 23Sutherland 0

SSRichards Jr. 6Woods 8

ILBStojkovic * 18Uhatafe 0

ILBTkach 11Waters 0

OLBSmith 13Ferguson 5

OLBMasson 11Cooper 0

DTZamiska 9Fenwick 0

DEMason 20Lanza 0

DELewis 10Trgovcich 8

# Robert Morris started Ben Line in place of a tight end or wide receiver in Games 2 & 3.


2015 Individual Game-By-GameQuarterback

#2 - MATHEW BARR (Fr.) Comp-Att-Int Yds TD LongDAYTON 14-34-2 156 1 32@ Youngstown St. 2-11-1 16 0 13NOTRE DAME (OH) 14-18-1 134 1 26t@ South Dakota St.@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ C. Conn. StateE. TENNESSEE ST.@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

BARR'S CAREER HIGHSAttempts .................................................... 34 vs. Dayton (9/5/15)Completions ................................................. 14 on two occasionsYards ......................................................... 156 vs. Dayton (9/5/15)Touchdowns .................................................... 1 on two occasionsLong ............................................................ 32 vs. Dayton (9/5/15)

BARR'S CAREER HIGHS300+ Yard Games ......................................................................... 0200+ Yard Games ......................................................................... 0Multiple TD Pass Games .............................................................. 0Record as Starter ............................................................ 1-2 (.333)

BARR IN 2015300+ Yard Games ......................................................................... 0200+ Yard Games ......................................................................... 0Multiple TD Pass Games .............................................................. 0Record as Starter ............................................................ 1-2 (.333)

#87 - JORDAN BLACKMON (R-So.) Rec-Yds-TD LongDAYTON 1-15-0 15@ Youngstown St. 1-13-0 13NOTRE DAME (OH) 0-0-0 --@ South Dakota St.@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ C. Conn. StateE. TENNESSEE ST.@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

BLACKMON'S CAREER HIGHSReceptions .................... 4 @ Dayton (9/20/14)Yards ............... 18 vs. Saint Francis (11/15/14)Long .............................. 15 vs. Dayton (9/5/15)TD’s .................................................................. 0Career 100-Yard Games ................................ 0

#8 - NIC LAMICA (R-So.) Rec-Yds-TD LongDAYTON 2-7-1 6t@ Youngstown St. 0-0-0 --NOTRE DAME (OH) 3-25-0 11@ South Dakota St.@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ C. Conn. StateE. TENNESSEE ST.@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

LAMICA'S CAREER HIGHSReceptions ..... 8 vs. C. Conn. State (10/18/14)Yards ............ 112 vs. C. Conn. State (10/18/14)Long ........................... 33 vs. Wagner (11/8/14)TD’s ................................. 1 on three occasionsCareer 100-Yard Games ................................. 1

#23 - KYLE BUSS (R-Fr.) Rec-Yds-TD LongDAYTON 4-74-0 32@ Youngstown St. 0-0-0 --NOTRE DAME (OH) 9-108-1 26t@ South Dakota St.@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ C. Conn. StateE. TENNESSEE ST.@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

BUSS' CAREER HIGHSReceptions ........... 9 vs. Notre Dame (9/19/15)Yards ................. 108 vs. Notre Dame (9/19/15)Long .............................. 32 vs. Dayton (9/5/15)TD’s ........................ 1 vs. Notre Dame (9/19/15)Career 100-Yard Games ................................. 1

#82 - ZACH WALKER (R-Fr.) Rec-Yds-TD LongDAYTON 2-23-0 18@ Youngstown St. 1-3-0 3NOTRE DAME (OH) 0-0-0 --@ South Dakota St.@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ C. Conn. StateE. TENNESSEE ST.@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

WALKER'S CAREER HIGHSReceptions ..................... 2 vs. Dayton (9/5/15)Yards ............................. 23 vs. Dayton (9/5/15)Long .............................. 18 vs. Dayton (9/5/15)TD’s .................................................................. 0Career 100-Yard Games ................................ 0

Receivers

#47 - CONNOR SHENNAN (Jr.) FG-FGA PAT Pts LongDAYTON 1-1 3-3 6 30@ Youngstown St. 0-0 2-2 2 --NOTRE DAME (OH) 0-1 5-5 5 --@ South Dakota St.@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ C. Conn. StateE. TENNESSEE ST.@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

Career-Long Field Goal ............................................. 41 vs. Sacred Heart (11/16/13)Career-High Field Goals ............................................................. 2 on two occasions

Kicker#48 - ADAM CHECK (Fr.) No. Yards Avg. Long I20DAYTON 9 356 39.6 57 2@ Youngstown St. 9 336 37.3 48 2NOTRE DAME (OH) 7 262 37.4 52 4@ South Dakota St.@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ C. Conn. StateE. TENNESSEE ST.@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

Career-Long Punt ................................................................... 57 vs. Dayton (9/5/15)Career-High Game Average (min. 3 attempts) ................ 39.6 vs. Dayton (9/5/15)

Punter


2015 Individual Game-By-GameRunning Backs

#36 - COLE BLAKE (So.) RUSHING RECEIVING Att-Yds-TD Long Rec-Yds-TD Long DAYTON 1-3-0 3 1-7-0 7@ Youngstown St. 3-16-0 11 0-0-0 --NOTRE DAME (OH) 25-136-0 21 0-0-0 --@ South Dakota St.@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ C. Conn. StateE. TENNESSEE ST.@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

BLAKE'S CAREER HIGHSRush / Receptions ... 25 vs. Notre Dame (9/19/15) ......... 5 @ Lafayette (9/13/14)Yards ....................... 136 vs. Notre Dame (9/19/15) ....... 10 @ Lafayette (9/13/14)Long ......................... 21 vs. Notre Dame (9/19/15) ............... 7 vs. Dayton (9/5/15)TD’s ............................ 0 ........................................................................................... 0Career 100-Yard Games ......... 1 ............................................................................. 0

#32 - RAMESES OWENS (So.) RUSHING RECEIVING Att-Yds-TD Long Rec-Yds-TD Long DAYTON 25-72-0 15 2-14-0 10@ Youngstown St. 33-152-2 41t 0-0-0 --NOTRE DAME (OH) 14-54-0 14 1-0-0 --@ South Dakota St.@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ C. Conn. StateE. TENNESSEE ST.@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

OWENS' CAREER HIGHSRush / Receptions ... 39* @ North Dakota (9/6/14) .............. 2 on two occasionsYards .................... 199 @ North Dakota (9/6/14) ... 38 @ North Dakota (9/6/14)Long ... 41t @ No. 17 Youngstown State (9/12/15) ... 38 @ North Dakota (9/6/14)TD’s ...... 2 @ No. 17 Youngstown State (9/12/15) ................................................. 0Career 100-Yard Games ......... 3 ............................................................................ 0

#42 - BEN LINE (So.) RUSHING RECEIVING Att-Yds-TD Long Rec-Yds-TD Long DAYTON -- DNP --@ Youngstown St. 0-0-0 -- 0-0-0 --NOTRE DAME (OH) 0-0-0 -- 0-0-0 --@ South Dakota St.@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ C. Conn. StateE. TENNESSEE ST.@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

LINE'S CAREER HIGHSRush / Receptions ... 3 vs. Central Connecticut State (10/18/14) ..................... 0Yards ......................... 1 vs. Central Connecticut State (10/18/14) ...................... 0Long .......................... 1 vs. Central Connecticut State (10/18/14) ...................... 0TD’s ............................ 1 vs. Monmouth (10/4/14) ................................................. 0Career 100-Yard Games ......... 0 ............................................................................ 0

#26 - DANTE SATCHER (Fr.) RUSHING RECEIVING Att-Yds-TD Long Rec-Yds-TD Long DAYTON 0-0-0 -- 0-0-0 --@ Youngstown St. 0-0-0 -- 0-0-0 --NOTRE DAME (OH) 5-17-0 6 0-0-0 --@ South Dakota St.@ WagnerSACRED HEARTDUQUESNE@ C. Conn. StateE. TENNESSEE ST.@ Saint FrancisBRYANT

SATCHER'S CAREER HIGHSRush / Receptions ... 5 vs. Notre Dame (9/19/15) ................................................ 0Yards ........................ 17 vs. Notre Dame (9/19/15) ................................................ 0Long .......................... 6 vs. Notre Dame (9/19/15) ................................................ 0TD’s ............................ 0 ........................................................................................... 0Career 100-Yard Games ......... 0 ............................................................................ 0

2015 Scoring DrivesROBERT MORRIS 90+ 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29 10-19 0-9 Total (Long)Touchdowns 3 1 1 1 1 7 (77)Field Goals 1 1 (42)

OPPONENT 90+ 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29 10-19 <9 Total (Long)Touchdowns 2 2 3 1 8 (75)Field Goals 1 1 1 3 (60)

Robert Morris 2015 Century Club100-Yard Rusher 100-Yard Receiver 300-Yard PasserOwens (152 @ No. 17 Youngstown State - 9/12/15) Buss (108 vs. Notre Dame (Ohio) - 9/19/15) NoneBlake (136 vs. Notre Dame (Ohio) - 9/19/15)

* single-game school record


The Robert Morris Record Book

Rushing Yards (Season)Name Yards Avg. Year1. Tim Hall 1,572 6.6 19952. Myles Russ 1,363 5.8 20103. Tim Hall 1,336 8.7 1994 4. Myles Russ 1,255 5.8 20085. Sam Dorsett 1,219 5.6 2000

Rushing Yards (Career)Name Yards Att. Avg. 1. Myles Russ (2007-10) 4,271 818 5.22. Sam Dorsett (1999-2003) 3,847 724 5.33. Tim Hall (1994-95) 2,908 393 7.44. Archie Wannamaker (1996-98) 2,462 427 5.8 5. Devin Wilson (2002-05) 1,762 429 4.1

Passing Yards (Season)Name Yards PC-PA TD Year1. Drew Geyer 2,601 187-361 20 20042. Erik Cwalinski 2,206 144-291 18 20083. Tim Levcik 2,110 152-267 22 20014. Erik Cwalinski 2,066 157-270 19 2006 5. Tim Levcik 1,925 142-267 21 2000

Passing Yards (Career)Name Yards PC-PA Avg./G 1. Tim Levcik (1998-2001) 7,222 537-970 195.2 2. Erik Cwalinski (2005-08) 6,839 478-913 180.03. Drew Geyer (2002-05) 6,134 448-857 180.44. Jeff Sinclair (2009-12) 5,831 444-876 162.05. Jake Newman (1994-97) 5,771 426-833 151.9

Pass Completions (Career)Name Comp. TD 1. Tim Levcik (1998-2001) 537 762. Erik Cwalinski (2005-08) 478 53 3. Drew Geyer (2002-05) 448 474. Jeff Sinclair (2009-12) 444 575. Jake Newman (1994-97) 426 64

NEC Passing Yards (Career)Name Yards 1. Dale Fink (SHU; 2007-10) 8,8032. Anthony Doria (SFU; 2003-06) 8,5443. Brian Boland (MON; 2003-06) 7,8124. Tim Levcik (RMU; 1998-2001) 7,222

Receiving Yards (Season)Name Yards Avg./G Year1. Tyjuan Massey 899 89.9 20052. Duane Mitchell 867 78.8 20133. Tyjuan Massey 763 69.4 20044. Sherrod Evers 668 60.7 20095. Brent Hockenberry 661 73.4 2001

Receptions (Season)Name No. TD Year 1. Duane Mitchell 54 4 20142. Duane Mitchell 52 7 20133. Shadrae King 51 5 20114. Sherrod Evers 47 6 2009 5. Tyjuan Massey 43 7 2004 Shadrae King 43 7 2010

Receiving Yards (Career)Name Yards Rec.1. Tyjuan Massey (2002-05) 2,119 1122. Duane Mitchell (2011-14) 1,848 1333. Shadrae King (2008-11) 1,698 1454. Fred Parker (1996-98) 1,495 865. Rupert Rickards (2002-05) 1,435 107

Tackles (Season)Name # Solo Year1. Mike Cook 117 34 20132. Alex DiMichele 116 45 20083. James Noel 115 51 20044. Chad Wengert 112 43 20075. Alex DiMichele 109 50 2009

Interceptions (Career)Name # 1. Brian Dunn (1994-97) 192. Mike Niklos (2003-07) 163. Nick Downs (1997-2000) 144. Michael Landers (2006-10) 125. Nate List (1994-97) 11

Receptions (Career)Name Rec. TD1. Shadrae King (2008 - 2011) 145 212. Duane Mitchell (2011-14) 133 173. Tyjuan Massey (2002-05) 112 214. Rupert Rickards (2002-05) 107 10 5. Sherrod Evers (2006-09) 94 11

Tackles (Career)Name # Solo1. James Noel (2002-05) 437 1792. Alex DiMichele (2006-10) 330 1403. Nate List (1994-97) 309 1304. Reggie Chambers (1998-2001) 299 1515. Michael Landers (2006-10) 277 1336. John O’Connell (1995-98) 272 1357. Brian Dunn (1994-97) 267 1498. Chad Wengert (2004-07) 260 969. Jonathan LeDonne (2001-04) 256 11810. Ray Thomas (1996-2000) 240 128

Note: Players bold in school records active for 2015 season

Robert Morris 2015 Football

Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 23, 2015)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.

09/05/15 DAYTON L 24-27 1329

09/12/15 at #17 Youngstown State L 14-21 16622

09/19/15 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) W 35-24 2164

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

OWENS, Rameses 3 72 285 7 278 3.9 2 41 92.7

BLAKE, Cole 3 29 156 1 155 5.3 0 21 51.7

BUSS, Kyle 3 13 44 9 35 2.7 0 11 11.7

SATCHER, Dante 3 5 17 0 17 3.4 0 6 5.7

ROBINSON,Warren 3 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.3

UHATAFE, Joseph 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Total 3 157 566 97 469 3.0 5 41 156.3

Opponents 3 132 507 87 420 3.2 2 29 140.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

BARR, Mathew 3 86.20 30-63-4 47.6 306 2 32 102.0

TEAM 3 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 3 84.85 30-64-4 46.9 306 2 32 102.0

Opponents 3 111.92 42-88-4 47.7 532 6 51 177.3

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

BUSS, Kyle 3 13 182 14.0 1 32 60.7

LAMICA, Nic 3 5 32 6.4 1 11 10.7

WALKER, Zach 3 3 26 8.7 0 18 8.7

OWENS, Rameses 3 3 14 4.7 0 10 4.7

BLACKMON,Jordan 3 2 28 14.0 0 15 9.3

CENTOFANTI,Luke 3 1 11 11.0 0 11 3.7

BLAKE, Cole 3 1 7 7.0 0 7 2.3

WILLIAMS, Jamison 3 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.7

GAVIN, Sean 3 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.3

Total 3 30 306 10.2 2 32 102.0

Opponents 3 42 532 12.7 6 51 177.3

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

SHENNAN, Connor 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 30 0

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

BARR, Mathew 3 - - - - - - - 18

SHENNAN, Connor - 1-2 10-10 - - - - - 13

OWENS, Rameses 2 - - - - - - - 12

MASON, Forrest 1 - - - - - - - 6

BLAKE, Cole 1 - - - - - - - 6

ROBINSON,Warren 1 - - - - - - - 6

LAMICA, Nic 1 - - - - - - - 6

BUSS, Kyle 1 - - - - - - - 6

Total 10 1-2 10-10 - - - - - 73

Opponents 9 3-6 9-9 - - - - - 72

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Robert Morris 21 17 0 35 0 73

Opponents 0 24 24 17 7 72

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral

All games 1-2 1-1 0-1 0-0

Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Non-Conference 1-2 1-1 0-1 0-0

Team Statistics RMU OPP

FIRST DOWNS 44 56

R u s h i n g 26 23

P a s s i n g 14 24

P e n a l t y 4 9

RUSHING YARDAGE 469 420

Rushing Attempts 157 132

Average Per Rush 3.0 3.2

Average Per Game 156.3 140.0

TDs Rushing 5 2

PASSING YARDAGE 306 532

C o m p - A t t - I n t 30-64-4 42-88-4

Average Per Pass 4.8 6.0

Average Per Catch 10.2 12.7


TDs Passing 2 6

TOTAL OFFENSE 775 952

Average Per Play 3.5 4.3


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 9-179 6-93

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-145 13-91

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-36 4-133

FUMBLES-LOST 5-1 7-4

PENALTIES-Yards 23-252 17-165

PUNTS-AVG 26-36.7 19-37.9

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 2 2 2 7 : 3 8

3RD-DOWN Conversions 24/58 17/51

4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/4 3/6

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

RICHARDS Jr., Ryan 3 27 9.0 0 15

MASON, Forrest 1 9 9.0 1 9

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

CHECK, Adam 25 954 38.2 57 1 4 8 2 1

TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

ROBINSON,Warren 6 119 19.8 1 66

BLAKE, Cole 1 26 26.0 1 26

Total 7 145 20.7 2 66

Opponents 13 91 7.0 0 24

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

SATCHER, Dante 8 164 20.5 0 36

CENTOFANTI,Luke 1 15 15.0 0 15

Total 9 179 19.9 0 36

Opponents 6 93 15.5 0 28

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

OWENS, Rames 3 278 14 0 0 0 292 97.3

BUSS, Kyle 3 35 182 0 0 0 217 72.3

BLAKE, Cole 3 155 7 26 0 0 188 62.7

SATCHER, Dant 3 17 0 0 164 0 181 60.3

ROBINSON,Warr 3 1 0 119 0 0 120 40.0

Total 3 469 306 145 179 36 1135 378.3

Opponents 3 420 532 91 93 133 1269 423.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

BARR, Mathew 3 97 -16 306 290 96.7

OWENS, Rameses 3 72 278 0 278 92.7

BLAKE, Cole 3 29 155 0 155 51.7

BUSS, Kyle 3 13 35 0 35 11.7

SATCHER, Dante 3 5 17 0 17 5.7

Total 3 221 469 306 775 258.3

Opponents 3 220 420 532 952 317.3

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

11 STOJKOVIC, Mike 3 16 18 34 2.5-12 0.5-3 . 3 1 . 2 . .

90 MASON, Forrest 3 6 13 19 3.5-11 1.5-6 1-9 2 2 . . . .

5 BRANCH,Marcelis 3 11 7 18 . . . . . . . . .

56 TRGOVCICH, Austin 3 2 16 18 1.0-1 . . . 2 . . . .

15 SMITH, Kimani 3 6 12 18 3.5-13 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . .

Total 3 100 142 242 19-71 5-29 4-36 14 12 4-0 2 2 .

Opponents 3 114 142 256 28-105 11-59 4-133 12 10 1-0 3 1 .


Robert Morris Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 23, 2015)

All games

Team Statistics RMU OPP

SCORING 73 72

Points Per Game 24.3 24.0

Points Off Turnovers 35 10

FIRST DOWNS 44 56

R u s h i n g 26 23

P a s s i n g 14 24

P e n a l t y 4 9

RUSHING YARDAGE 469 420

Yards gained rushing 566 507

Yards lost rushing 97 87

Rushing Attempts 157 132

Average Per Rush 3.0 3.2


TDs Rushing 5 2

PASSING YARDAGE 306 532

C o m p - A t t - I n t 30-64-4 42-88-4

Average Per Pass 4.8 6.0

Average Per Catch 10.2 12.7


TDs Passing 2 6

TOTAL OFFENSE 775 952

Total Plays 221 220

Average Per Play 3.5 4.3


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 9-179 6-93

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-145 13-91

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-36 4-133

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.9 15.5

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 20.7 7.0

INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.0 33.2

FUMBLES-LOST 5-1 7-4

PENALTIES-Yards 23-252 17-165


PUNTS-Yards 26-954 19-720

Average Per Punt 36.7 37.9

Net punt average 32.4 29.2

KICKOFFS-Yards 14-837 14-849

Average Per Kick 59.8 60.6

Net kick average 40.6 38.9

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 2 2 2 7 : 3 8

3RD-DOWN Conversions 24/58 17/51

3rd-Down Pct 41% 33%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/4 3/6

4th-Down Pct 25% 50%

SACKS BY-Yards 5-29 11-59

MISC YARDS 13 0

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 9

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-2 3-6

ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0

RED-ZONE SCORES (6-9) 67% (8-11) 73%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (5-9) 56% (5-11) 45%

PAT-ATTEMPTS (10-10) 100% (9-9) 100%

ATTENDANCE 3493 16622

Games/Avg Per Game 2/1746 1/16622

Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Robert Morris 21 17 0 35 0 73

Opponents 0 24 24 17 7 72


Robert Morris Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 23, 2015)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

11 STOJKOVIC, Mike 3 16 18 34 2.5-12 0.5-3 . 3 1 . 2 . .

90 MASON, Forrest 3 6 13 19 3.5-11 1.5-6 1-9 2 2 . . . .

21 RICHARDS Jr., Ryan 3 10 8 18 0.5-1 . 3-27 1 . . . . .

15 SMITH, Kimani 3 6 12 18 3.5-13 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . .

5 BRANCH,Marcelis 3 11 7 18 . . . . . . . . .

56 TRGOVCICH, Austin 3 2 16 18 1.0-1 . . . 2 . . . .

58 TKACH, Jake 3 4 13 17 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .

18 SMIGIERA, Andy 3 6 11 17 0.5-1 . . 3 . . . 1 .

53 ZAMISKA, Zack 3 4 12 16 1.5-4 . . . 1 1-0 . . .

31 MASSON, Jimmy 3 9 7 16 2.5-15 2.0-14 . . 2 . . . .

16 ALLEN, Drew 3 9 4 13 2.5-11 . . 2 . . . . .

92 LEWIS, Ryan 2 2 11 13 . . . . . . . . .

46 UHATAFE, Joseph 3 3 2 5 0.5-2 . . 2 1 . . . .

50 FERGUSON,Gerald 3 3 1 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . .

49 WATERS, Todd-Jamal 3 1 2 3 . . . . . . . 1 .

44 STEELE, David 3 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .

6 COOPER, Zach 3 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

27 WOODS, Sam 3 . 1 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . .

55 HARPER, Trey 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

23 BUSS, Kyle 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

51 LANZA, Grant 3 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . .

36 BLAKE, Cole 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

32 OWENS, Rameses 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

35 McFARLAND,Shane 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

33 WOLLET, Adam 3 . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .

95 FIADEWORNU, Steve 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . . .

2D ROBINSON, Marquis 2 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 3 100 142 242 19-71 5-29 4-36 14 12 4-0 2 2 .

Opponents 3 114 142 256 28-105 11-59 4-133 12 10 1-0 3 1 .


Robert Morris Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 23, 2015)

All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

OWENS, Rameses 3 72 285 7 278 3.9 2 41 92.7 10 200 872 32 840 4.2 4 41 84.0

BLAKE, Cole 3 29 156 1 155 5.3 0 21 51.7 6 40 195 2 193 4.8 0 21 32.2

BUSS, Kyle 3 13 44 9 35 2.7 0 11 11.7 3 13 44 9 35 2.7 0 11 11.7

SATCHER, Dante 3 5 17 0 17 3.4 0 6 5.7 3 5 17 0 17 3.4 0 6 5.7

ROBINSON,Warren 3 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.3 3 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.3

UHATAFE, Joseph 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

TEAM 3 2 0 1 -1 -0.5 0 0 -0.3

BARR, Mathew 3 34 63 79 -16 -0.5 3 14 -5.3 3 34 63 79 -16 -0.5 3 14 -5.3

Total 3 157 566 97 469 3.0 5 41 156.3

Opponents 3 132 507 87 420 3.2 2 29 140.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

BARR, Mathew 3 86.20 30-63-4 47.6 306 2 32 102.0 3 86.20 30-63-4 47.6 306 2 32 102.0

TEAM 3 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 3 84.85 30-64-4 46.9 306 2 32 102.0

Opponents 3 111.92 42-88-4 47.7 532 6 51 177.3

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

BUSS, Kyle 3 13 182 14.0 1 32 60.7 3 13 182 14.0 1 32 60.7

LAMICA, Nic 3 5 32 6.4 1 11 10.7 14 35 394 11.3 3 33 28.1

WALKER, Zach 3 3 26 8.7 0 18 8.7 3 3 26 8.7 0 18 8.7

OWENS, Rameses 3 3 14 4.7 0 10 4.7 10 8 58 7.2 0 38 5.8

BLACKMON,Jordan 3 2 28 14.0 0 15 9.3 12 11 72 6.5 0 15 6.0

CENTOFANTI,Luke 3 1 11 11.0 0 11 3.7 13 20 249 12.4 0 28 19.2

BLAKE, Cole 3 1 7 7.0 0 7 2.3 6 6 17 2.8 0 7 2.8

WILLIAMS, Jamison 3 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.7 7 13 117 9.0 0 28 16.7

GAVIN, Sean 3 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.3 14 33 422 12.8 1 42 30.1

Total 3 30 306 10.2 2 32 102.0

Opponents 3 42 532 12.7 6 51 177.3

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g

BARR, Mathew 3 97 -16 306 290 96.7 3 97 -16 306 290 96.7

OWENS, Rameses 3 72 278 0 278 92.7 10 200 840 0 840 84.0

BLAKE, Cole 3 29 155 0 155 51.7 6 40 193 0 193 32.2

BUSS, Kyle 3 13 35 0 35 11.7 3 13 35 0 35 11.7

SATCHER, Dante 3 5 17 0 17 5.7 3 5 17 0 17 5.7

ROBINSON,Warren 3 1 1 0 1 0.3 3 1 1 0 1 0.3

TEAM 3 3 -1 0 -1 -0.3

Total 3 221 469 306 775 258.3

Opponents 3 220 420 532 952 317.3

PAT PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

BARR, Mathew 3 - - - - - - - 18 3 - - - - - - - 18

SHENNAN, Connor - 1-2 10-10 - - - - - 13 - 9-16 26-28 - - - - - 53

OWENS, Rameses 2 - - - - - - - 12 4 - - - - - - - 24

MASON, Forrest 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6

ROBINSON,Warren 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6

BUSS, Kyle 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6

BLAKE, Cole 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6

LAMICA, Nic 1 - - - - - - - 6 3 - - - - - - - 18

Total 10 1-2 10-10 - - - - - 73

Opponents 9 3-6 9-9 - - - - - 72

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg

ROBINSON,Warren 6 119 19.8 1 66 6 119 19.8 1 66

BLAKE, Cole 1 26 26.0 1 26 1 26 26.0 1 26

Total 7 145 20.7 2 66

Opponents 13 91 7.0 0 24



All games

SEASON CAREER

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg

SATCHER, Dante 8 164 20.5 0 36 8 164 20.5 0 36

CENTOFANTI,Luke 1 15 15.0 0 15 7 101 14.4 0 18

Total 9 179 19.9 0 36

Opponents 6 93 15.5 0 28

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg

RICHARDS Jr., Ryan 3 27 9.0 0 15 4 35 8.8 0 15

MASON, Forrest 1 9 9.0 1 9 1 9 9.0 1 9

Total 4 36 9.0 1 15

Opponents 4 133 33.2 1 93

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg

Total 0 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

OWENS, Rames 3 278 14 0 0 0 292 97.3 10 840 58 0 0 0 898 89.8

BUSS, Kyle 3 35 182 0 0 0 217 72.3 3 35 182 0 0 0 217 72.3

BLAKE, Cole 3 155 7 26 0 0 188 62.7 6 193 17 26 77 0 313 52.2

SATCHER, Dant 3 17 0 0 164 0 181 60.3 3 17 0 0 164 0 181 60.3

ROBINSON,Warr 3 1 0 119 0 0 120 40.0 3 1 0 119 0 0 120 40.0

LAMICA, Nic 3 0 32 0 0 0 32 10.7 14 -10 394 0 0 9 393 28.1

BLACKMON,Jord 3 0 28 0 0 0 28 9.3 12 8 72 0 0 0 80 6.7

RICHARDS Jr., 3 0 0 0 0 27 27 9.0 13 0 0 0 0 35 35 2.7

WALKER, Zach 3 0 26 0 0 0 26 8.7 3 0 26 0 0 0 26 8.7

CENTOFANTI,Lu 3 0 11 0 15 0 26 8.7 13 0 249 0 101 0 350 26.9

MASON, Forrest 3 0 0 0 0 9 9 3.0 31 0 0 0 0 9 9 0.3

WILLIAMS, Jami 3 0 5 0 0 0 5 1.7 7 -1 117 0 0 0 116 16.6

GAVIN, Sean 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.3 14 0 422 0 0 0 422 30.1

TEAM 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.3

BARR, Mathew 3 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -5.3 3 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -5.3

Total 3 469 306 145 179 36 1135 378.3

Opponents 3 420 532 91 93 133 1269 423.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd

SHENNAN, Connor 2 1 30 0 16 9 41 3

Total 2 1 30 0

Opponents 6 3 37 1

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk

CHECK, Adam 25 954 38.2 57 1 25 954 38.2 57 1

TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 26 954 36.7 57 1

Opponents 19 720 37.9 56 1

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob

SHENNAN, Connor 14 837 59.8 7 1 73 4457 61.1 23 2

Total 14 837 59.8 7 1

Opponents 14 849 60.6 5 0



All games

SEASON CAREER

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk

11 STOJKOVIC, Mike 3 1 6 1 8 3 4 2.5 0 . 5 . 3 . 2 . 18 7 1 6 3 1 3 4 14.0 2 . 0 . 5 4 2 .

90 MASON, Forrest 3 6 1 3 1 9 3.5 1 . 5 1 2 . . . 31 3 8 6 8 1 0 6 16.0 1 1 . 0 1 9 3 1 .

15 SMITH, Kimani 3 6 1 2 1 8 3.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 25 3 3 4 3 7 6 11.0 2 . 0 1 2 1 1 .

5 BRANCH,Marcelis 3 1 1 7 1 8 0.0 . . . . . . 24 8 3 5 2 1 3 5 0.0 . 4 1 3 3 3 1

21 RICHARDS Jr., Ryan 3 1 0 8 1 8 0.5 . 3 1 . . . 13 3 7 2 1 5 8 4.5 . 4 3 . 1 .

56 TRGOVCICH, Austin 3 2 1 6 1 8 1.0 . . . . . . 14 2 0 5 1 7 1 8.0 2 . 0 . . . 1 .

58 TKACH, Jake 3 4 1 3 1 7 0.5 . . . . . . 15 3 8 6 4 1 0 2 10.5 1 . 0 . . . . .

18 SMIGIERA, Andy 3 6 1 1 1 7 0.5 . . 3 . . 1 23 4 9 5 1 1 0 0 2.0 . 3 5 1 . 1

53 ZAMISKA, Zack 3 4 1 2 1 6 1.5 . . . 1 . . 14 1 1 4 6 5 7 4.0 0 . 5 . 1 1 . .

31 MASSON, Jimmy 3 9 7 1 6 2.5 2 . 0 . . . . . 25 3 6 3 6 7 2 10.5 3 . 0 1 1 . . 1

92 LEWIS, Ryan 2 2 1 1 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 17 1 7 4 7 6 4 7.5 3 . 0 . 2 . . .

16 ALLEN, Drew 3 9 4 1 3 2.5 . . 2 . . . 14 2 8 1 5 4 3 2.5 . 1 5 . . .

46 UHATAFE, Joseph 3 3 2 5 0.5 . . 2 . . . 14 8 9 1 7 0.5 . . 2 . . .

50 FERGUSON,Gerald 3 3 1 4 0.0 . . . 1 . . 14 1 9 1 7 3 6 4.5 . . . 1 . .

44 STEELE, David 3 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 3 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .

49 WATERS, Todd-Jamal 3 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . 1 12 4 6 1 0 0.0 . . . . . 1

6 COOPER, Zach 3 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 20 1 3 7 2 0 3.5 . . . . . .

35 McFARLAND,Shane 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 14 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .

27 WOODS, Sam 3 . 1 1 0.0 . . . 1 . . 14 1 9 1 6 3 5 3.0 . . . 1 . .

55 HARPER, Trey 3 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 3 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .

51 LANZA, Grant 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 8 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .

33 WOLLET, Adam 3 . 1 1 0.0 . . 1 . . . 3 . 1 1 0.0 . . 1 . . .

32 OWENS, Rameses 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 10 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .

23 BUSS, Kyle 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .

36 BLAKE, Cole 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 6 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .

95 FIADEWORNU, Steven 1 . . . 0.0 . . . . . . 6 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .

2D ROBINSON, Marquis 2 . . . 0.0 . . . 1 . . 2 . . . 0.0 . . . 1 . .

Total 3 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 4 2 19 5 4 1 4 4 2 2

Opponents 3 1 1 4 1 4 2 2 5 6 28 11 4 1 2 1 3 1


Robert Morris Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 23, 2015)

All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot

Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off

09/05/15 DAYTON 45 91 1 15 14 156 1 32 14-35-2 156 1 32 4 83 0 27 3 54 1 26 247

09/12/15 at Youngstown State 49 152 2 41 2 16 0 13 2-11-1 16 0 13 1 24 0 24 1 2 0 2 168

09/19/15 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) 63 226 2 21 14 134 1 26 14-18-1 134 1 26 4 72 0 36 3 89 1 66 360

Robert Morris 157 469 5 41 30 306 2 32 30-64-4 306 2 32 9 179 0 36 7 145 2 66 775

Opponents 132 420 2 29 42 532 6 51 42-88-4 532 6 51 6 93 0 28 13 91 0 24 952

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 3.0 • Avg/catch: 10.2 • Pass effic: 84.85 • KR avg: 19.9 • PR avg: 20.7 • All purpose avg/game: 378.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 258.3

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off

Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts

09/05/1 DAYTON 28 66 94 9.0-37 3.0-22 1 2-0 2-27 4 5 2 3-3 0 0 0 14 24

09/12/1 at Youngstown State 51 28 79 6.0-26 2.0-7 1 1-0 0-0 3 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14

09/19/1 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) 21 48 69 4.0-8 0.0-0 0 1-0 2-9 5 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 35

Robert Morris 100 142 242 19.0-71 5.0-29 2 4-0 4-36 12 14 2 10-10 0 0 0 35 73

Opponents 114 142 256 28.0-105 11.0-59 3 1-0 4-133 10 12 1 9-9 0 0 0 10 72

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob

09/05/1 DAYTON 10 356 35.6 57 1 0 2 1 2 1-1 30 0 5 309 61.8 3 0

09/12/1 at Youngstown State 9 336 37.3 48 0 1 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 185 61.7 1 0

09/19/1 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) 7 262 37.4 52 0 0 1 1 4 0-1 0 0 6 343 57.2 3 1

Robert Morris 26 954 36.7 57 1 1 4 2 8 1-2 30 0 14 837 59.8 7 1

Opponents 19 720 37.9 56 1 1 1 2 5 3-6 37 1 14 849 60.6 5 0


Robert Morris Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 23, 2015)

All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot

Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off

09/05/15 DAYTON 50 116 1 18 14 177 1 30 14-25-2 177 1 30 2 49 0 28 6 64 0 24 293

09/12/15 at Youngstown State 51 222 1 29 11 107 2 18 11-27-0 107 2 18 2 25 0 16 5 24 0 11 329

09/19/15 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) 31 82 0 12 17 248 3 51 17-36-2 248 3 51 2 19 0 14 2 3 0 3 330

Opponents 132 420 2 29 42 532 6 51 42-88-4 532 6 51 6 93 0 28 13 91 0 24 952

Robert Morris 157 469 5 41 30 306 2 32 30-64-4 306 2 32 9 179 0 36 7 145 2 66 775

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 3.2 • Avg/catch: 12.7 • Pass effic: 111.92 • KR avg: 15.5 • PR avg: 7.0 • All purpose avg/game: 423.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 317.3

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off

Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts

09/05/1 DAYTON 40 44 84 12.0-43 5.0-21 2 1-0 2-93 4 8 1 3-3 0 0 0 7 27

09/12/1 at Youngstown State 38 22 60 9.0-26 3.0-15 0 0-0 1-2 3 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21

09/19/1 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) 36 76 112 7.0-36 3.0-23 1 0-0 1-38 3 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 24

Opponents 114 142 256 28.0-105 11.0-59 3 1-0 4-133 10 12 1 9-9 0 0 0 10 72

Robert Morris 100 142 242 19.0-71 5.0-29 2 4-0 4-36 12 14 2 10-10 0 0 0 35 73

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob

09/05/1 DAYTON 6 187 31.2 48 1 0 0 0 2 2-3 37 1 6 371 61.8 2 0

09/12/1 at Youngstown State 6 213 35.5 50 0 0 0 1 1 0-2 0 0 3 192 64.0 2 0

09/19/1 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) 7 320 45.7 56 0 1 1 1 2 1-1 25 0 5 286 57.2 1 0

Opponents 19 720 37.9 56 1 1 1 2 5 3-6 37 1 14 849 60.6 5 0

Robert Morris 26 954 36.7 57 1 1 4 2 8 1-2 30 0 14 837 59.8 7 1


Robert Morris By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 23, 2015)

All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime

09/05/15 DAYTON L 24-27 10-22 45.5 1-5 20.0 5-8 62.5 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0

09/12/15 at Youngstown State L 14-21 5-17 29.4 0-3 0.0 1-5 20.0 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0

09/19/15 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) W 35-24 9-19 47.4 5-6 83.3 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 4-6 66.7

Robert Morris 24-58 41.4 6-14 42.9 6-17 35.3 5-13 38.5 7-12 58.3 0-2 0.0

Opponents 17-51 33.3 3-12 25.0 5-13 38.5 4-12 33.3 5-13 38.5 0-1 0.0

4th-Down Conversions


09/05/15 DAYTON L 24-27 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

09/12/15 at Youngstown State L 14-21 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0

09/19/15 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) W 35-24 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0

Robert Morris 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0

Opponents 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0

Time of Possession


09/05/15 DAYTON L 24-27 31:13 8:57 10:56 7:24 3:56

09/12/15 at Youngstown State L 14-21 26:47 5:42 7:04 8:15 5:46 0:00

09/19/15 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) W 35-24 39:06 11:53 7:08 9:20 10:45

Robert Morris Total 97:06 26:32 25:08 24:59 20:27 0:00

Avg. 32:22 8:50 8:22 8:19 6:49 0:00

Opponents Total 82:54 18:28 19:52 20:01 24:33 0:00

Avg. 27:38 6:09 6:37 6:40 8:11 0:00


Robert Morris Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 23, 2015)

All games

Robert Morris Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

09/05/15 DAYTON L 24-27 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

09/12/15 at Youngstown State L 14-21 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

09/19/15 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) W 35-24 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 9 6 38 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

6 of 9 (66.7%)

Opponents Inside Robert Morris Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

09/05/15 DAYTON L 24-27 4 3 13 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

09/12/15 at Youngstown State L 14-21 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

09/19/15 NOTRE DAME (OHIO) W 35-24 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Totals 11 8 44 5 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0

8 of 11 (72.7%)


Robert Morris - Long Plays

20-YARD PLUS PLAYS

Yds Type Player(s) Opponent

66* PR ROBINSON,Warren Notre Dame (Ohio)

41* Rush OWENS, Rameses Youngstown State

36 KR SATCHER, Dante Notre Dame (Ohio)

32 Pass BUSS, Kyle from BARR, Mathew Dayton

27 KR SATCHER, Dante Dayton

26* Pass BUSS, Kyle from BARR, Mathew Notre Dame (Ohio)

26 FGR STOJKOVIC, Mike+STOJKOVIC, Mike Dayton

26* PR BLAKE, Cole Dayton

26 KR SATCHER, Dante Dayton

25 Pass BUSS, Kyle from BARR, Mathew Notre Dame (Ohio)

24 PR ROBINSON,Warren Notre Dame (Ohio)

24 KR SATCHER, Dante Youngstown State

23 PR ROBINSON,Warren Dayton

21 KR SATCHER, Dante Notre Dame (Ohio)

21 Rush BLAKE, Cole Notre Dame (Ohio)

21 Pass BUSS, Kyle from BARR, Mathew Dayton

* touchdown scored on play

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS

Long Plays By Yards No. TD

100+ 0 0

90-99 0 0

80-89 0 0

70-79 0 0

60-69 1 1

50-59 0 0

40-49 1 1

30-39 2 0

20-29 12 2

Long Plays By Type No. TD

Rushing 2 1

Passing 4 1

Punt returns 4 2

Kick returns 5 0

Interceptions 0 0

Fumble returns 0 0

Other 1 0

TOTAL 16 4

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER

Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR

SATCHER, Dante 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

BUSS, Kyle 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 0

ROBINSON,Warren 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0

BLAKE, Cole 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

OWENS, Rameses 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

STOJKOVIC, Mike+STOJ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

TOTAL 16 4 2 4 5 4 0 1

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR

Rushing

41 OWENS, Rameses vs Youngstown State (9/12/2015)

Rushing Touchdown

41 OWENS, Rameses vs Youngstown State (9/12/2015)

Passing

32 BUSS, Kyle from BARR, Mathew

vs Dayton (9/5/2015)

Passing Touchdown

26 BUSS, Kyle from BARR, Mathew

vs Notre Dame (Ohio) (9/19/2015)

Punt Return

66 ROBINSON,Warren vs Notre Dame (Ohio) (9/19/2015)

Kick Return

36 SATCHER, Dante vs Notre Dame (Ohio) (9/19/2015)

Interception Return

15 RICHARDS Jr., Ryan vs Dayton (9/5/2015)

Fumble Return

None

Field Goal Return

26 STOJKOVIC, Mike+STOJKOVIC, Mike vs Dayton (9/5/2015)

Punt

57 CHECK, Adam vs Dayton (9/5/2015)

Field Goal

30 SHENNAN, Connor vs Dayton (9/5/2015)


Robert Morris - "Money" Plays

Money plays are defined as plays resulting in first down or a touchdown

MONEY RUSHERS 1st TD No. Att

OWENS, Rameses 14 2 14 72

BLAKE, Cole 9 0 9 29

BARR, Mathew 2 3 5 23

BUSS, Kyle 1 0 1 13

TOTALS 26 5 29 146

MONEY RECEPTIONS 1st TD No. Rec

BUSS, Kyle 8 1 8 13

BLACKMON,Jordan 2 0 2 2

LAMICA, Nic 1 1 2 5

WALKER, Zach 1 0 1 3

BLAKE, Cole 1 0 1 1

CENTOFANTI,Luke 1 0 1 1

TOTALS 14 2 15 30

1ST DOWN


BLAKE, Cole 4 0 4 15



TOTALS 7 1 7 71

1ST DOWN


BUSS, Kyle 3 0 3 5

TOTALS 3 0 3 7

2ND DOWN



BLAKE, Cole 2 0 2 9


TOTALS 7 1 7 49

2ND DOWN


BUSS, Kyle 2 1 2 4

TOTALS 2 1 2 10

3RD DOWN



BLAKE, Cole 3 0 3 4


BUSS, Kyle 1 0 1 2

TOTALS 12 3 15 24

3RD DOWN


BUSS, Kyle 3 0 3 4

LAMICA, Nic 1 1 2 2

BLAKE, Cole 1 0 1 1

CENTOFANTI,Luke 1 0 1 1

WALKER, Zach 1 0 1 2


TOTALS 8 1 9 12

4TH DOWN


TOTALS 0 0 0 2

4TH DOWN



TOTALS 1 0 1 1

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