Bullets to Visit F&M in Regular Season Finale
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Football to Visit F&M in Regular Season Finale
The Game
After clinching its first winning season since 1995, the Bullets close out their regular season as they travel to Franklin & Marshall College in another Centennial Conference tilt. The game wil mark the 93rd meeting between the two teams in what is the second-longest running series in the conference. The Diplomats hold a slight 43-42-7 lead in the series.
Game Coverage
Saturday’s game can be viewed live via pay-per-view at https://www.b2livetv.com/liveevents/Football/NCAA/CC/FranklinMarshall/billnow.asp.
It can also be followed through Livestats at http://server1.fandm.edu/athletics/stat2/xlive.htm.
A Gettysburg Win Would...
• Give the Bullets their best final regular season record since the 1994 squad finished 8-2
• Tie the school record for most Centennial Conference victories in a season, held by the 1984 (6-1), 1985 (6-0-1), and 1994 (6-1) teams
• Give Gettysburg its first win at F&M since 2001
• Improve the team’s chances of receiving its first-ever ECAC bowl game
Last Time Out
Senior tailback Tom Sturges ran for 210 yards on a career-high 38 carries and became the second player in school history to reach 4,000 career rushing yards while freshman wing Charles Curcio scored on touchdown runs of 4 and 8 yards and on a 38-yard pass as the Gettysburg College football team pulled away late to defeat McDaniel College 38-14 on Senior Day at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium. Gettysburg, which entered the game ranked 20th in Division III in rushing (246.5 yards per game), ran for a season-high 379 yards, the most by the Bullets since Sept. 6, 2003, when they posted 398 yards in a 52-7 win over Lebanon Valley. Gettysburg held a 17-14 lead heading into the fourth quarter before scoring 21 unaswered points to win going away.
Franklin & Marshall earned its second-straight win last week, topping Johns Hopkins 19-11 in Baltimore. The Dips built a 12-0 halftime lead and extended their advantage to 19-3 on a Kyle Turner 5-yard touchdown pass to Jay Ridlinger with 7:50 left. Turner also hit Ridlinger with a 12-yard scoring strike in the first quarter, giving F&M a lead (7-0) it would not relinquish. Turner threw for 198 yards on 22-of-33 passing while Ridlinger finished with 70 yards on nine catches. George Eager hauled in seven passes for 94 yards while Ryan Murray rushed 23 times for 116 yards.
Last Gettysburg-F&M Meeting
Gettysburg scored 23 second-quarter points and held on for a 38-30 win against Franklin & Marshall in the season finale for both teams a year ago. The win snapped a four-game losing streak to the Diplomats and moved the Bullets to 5-0 at home on the year, marking the first time a Gettysburg team has been perfect at home since the 1985 NCAA semifinal team was 7-0. Matt Flynn was 17-of-25 for 241 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Both scoring passes went to Matt Welsh, who hauled in three passes for 104 yards. Gettysburg led 38-20 heading into the fourth quarter before the Dips scored on a pair of touchdowns to make it close.
Moving the Chains
The Bullets are leading the Centennial Conference in numerous offensive categories, including rushing offense (261.2 ypg), total offense (413.8 ypg), and first downs (200). Gettysburg is also ranked 15th in Division III in rushing offense.
Climbing the Charts
Senior tailback Tom Sturges reached yet another milestone a week ago, becoming just the second player in school history to top 4,000 career rushing yards. A 1,000-yard rusher in each of the past three seasons, Sturges has racked up a career-high 1,419 yards this season, 127 shy of the regular season school record held by Paul Smith ’00. Sturges is currently the sixth-leading rusher in Division III with 157.7 yards per game.
Player Years Att. Yds.
Paul Smith 1996-99 881 5,205
Tom Sturges 2004-07 905 4,161
Dwayne Marcus 1991-94 690 3,852
Scott Dudak 1978-81 736 3,774
Ray Condren 1981-84 667 3,312
Shannon Forsythe 1992-95 497 2,747
Paul Martin 1982-85 398 2,053
First-Quarter Success
Gettysburg has outscored its opponents 59-21 in the first quarter this season. The Bullets went five games from Sept. 14 through Oct. 13 without allowing a first-quarter point, outscoring its opponents 35-0 over that stretch before Dickinson scored a first-quarter touchdown against the Bullets on Oct. 20.
Protecting the Quarterback
Thanks in part to the offensive line of James Russell, Lou Mastrini, Matt DeFranco, Alex Bonder, and Sam Walthall, Matt Flynn has been sacked only nine times over the Bullets’ nine games this season. Gettysburg leads the Centennial Conference and is tied for 15th in Division III in sacks against.
Sack Attack
Gettysburg has reached opposing quarterbacks for a sack 25 times this year, a mark that ranks second in the Centennial Conference. Junior defensive end Josh Jerrold is tied for the conference lead and is tied for 46th nationally with 7.0 sacks while senior linebacker Harold Barton and junior defensive end Conor Quinn have added 6.5 and 5.0 sacks, respectively. Quinn is also third in the conference with 1.56 tackles for loss per game (14.0 total).
Heavy Hitter
Senior linebacker Harold Barton leads the Bullets and ranks third in the Centennial Conference with 9.2 tackles per game. He is currently tied for fifth on the school’s top-10 list, which is as follows:
Player Years Tackles
Ryan Moore 1998-2001 430
Hayes Reilly 1978-81 374
Grant Acker 2001-04 333
Miguel Yanes 1982-85 306
Harold Barton 2003-07 303
Kevin Schmidt 1991-94 303
Kevin Gurski 1994-97 293
Jeff DeLisi 1992-95 264
Richard Swartz 1978-79 262
Cliff Mason 1999-2002 259
Special Teams Specialist
Freshman wing Charles Curcio is averaging 11.1 yards per punt return, 38th in Division III. He has also averaged an impressive 23.7 yards per kick return average at 24.8 yards per return. Curcio has exceeded 100 all-purpose yards in each of the past four games and has scored six touchdowns for the season.
Tough Against the Run
Gettysburg has yet to allow a 100-yard rusher this season. Dating back to last year, the Bullets have gone 11 games without yielding 100 yards rushing to one player.
Giving it the Boot
Junior kicker Josh Huson has enjoyed a solid season at kicker for the Bullets. He has drilled 31 of 32 extra-point attempts and is 9-for-16 on field goals with a season-long 42-yarder. Huson ranks second in the Centennial Conference in kick scoring with 58 points.
Head of the Class
With the Bullets’ 27-20 win over Moravian on Oct. 6, Gettysburg head coach Barry Streeter picked up his 78th Centennial Conference victory, making him the all-time winningest coach in conference history. He passed former Franklin & Marshall coach Tom Gilburg, who went 77-60-1 from 1983-2002. Streeter has gone 80-80-3 in Centennial play since the inception of the conference in 1983. Streeter is also the longest-tenured and winningest football coach in Gettysburg history. He surpassed Hen Bream (1927-51), who coached for 22 seasons, in 2000. Streeter won his 105th career game against Muhlenberg in 1995 to take over the career wins lead. Now in his 29th season as head coach, he has a 147-140-5 (.512) career record.
With Honors
Gettysburg has received numerous player of the week awards this season. A complete list is as follows, with the date of the game in which the player was honored in parentheses:
CC Offensive Player of the Week
Tom Sturges (Sept. 1)*
Tom Sturges (Oct. 6)*
Tom Sturges (Oct. 13)
CC Defensive Player of the Week
Harold Barton (Sept. 14)
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)*
Jason Taylor (Nov. 3)
CC Special Teams Player of the Week
Charles Curio (Oct. 13)
ECAC Southwest Def. POW
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)
D3football.com Team of the Week
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)
* Co-Player of the Week
Scouting Franklin & Marshall
The Diplomats enter Saturday’s game riding a two-game winning streak following their 19-11 win over Johns Hopkins last Saturday. F&M ranks second in the conference in passing offense at 215.6 yards per game, with Kyle Turner passing for 1,913 yards and 16 touchdowns. He has completed 55.3% of his passes and thrown only nine interceptions. His favorite target has been George Eager, who has caught 60 passes for 629 yards and seven touchdowns. Jay Ridinger has made 37 receptions for 409 yards and four touchdowns while Phil Sousa has caught 26 balls for 362 yards. The Dips rank last in the conference in rushing, however, and are averaging 97.8 yards per game on the ground. Ryan Murray is the team’s top ball carrier, rushing for 554 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Defensively, F&M ranks third in the Centennial in total defense, allowing 313.3 yards per game. Linebacker James Gregory leads the the Diplomat defense with 80 tackles (9.5 for loss) and six pass breakups. Linebacker Zach Romash has added 74 tackles while safety Jeff Kellar has made a pair of interceptions and seven pass breakups.
Football to Visit F&M in Regular Season Finale
The Game
After clinching its first winning season since 1995, the Bullets close out their regular season as they travel to Franklin & Marshall College in another Centennial Conference tilt. The game wil mark the 93rd meeting between the two teams in what is the second-longest running series in the conference. The Diplomats hold a slight 43-42-7 lead in the series.
Game Coverage
Saturday’s game can be viewed live via pay-per-view at https://www.b2livetv.com/liveevents/Football/NCAA/CC/FranklinMarshall/billnow.asp.
It can also be followed through Livestats at http://server1.fandm.edu/athletics/stat2/xlive.htm.
A Gettysburg Win Would...
• Give the Bullets their best final regular season record since the 1994 squad finished 8-2
• Tie the school record for most Centennial Conference victories in a season, held by the 1984 (6-1), 1985 (6-0-1), and 1994 (6-1) teams
• Give Gettysburg its first win at F&M since 2001
• Improve the team’s chances of receiving its first-ever ECAC bowl game
Last Time Out
Senior tailback Tom Sturges ran for 210 yards on a career-high 38 carries and became the second player in school history to reach 4,000 career rushing yards while freshman wing Charles Curcio scored on touchdown runs of 4 and 8 yards and on a 38-yard pass as the Gettysburg College football team pulled away late to defeat McDaniel College 38-14 on Senior Day at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium. Gettysburg, which entered the game ranked 20th in Division III in rushing (246.5 yards per game), ran for a season-high 379 yards, the most by the Bullets since Sept. 6, 2003, when they posted 398 yards in a 52-7 win over Lebanon Valley. Gettysburg held a 17-14 lead heading into the fourth quarter before scoring 21 unaswered points to win going away.
Franklin & Marshall earned its second-straight win last week, topping Johns Hopkins 19-11 in Baltimore. The Dips built a 12-0 halftime lead and extended their advantage to 19-3 on a Kyle Turner 5-yard touchdown pass to Jay Ridlinger with 7:50 left. Turner also hit Ridlinger with a 12-yard scoring strike in the first quarter, giving F&M a lead (7-0) it would not relinquish. Turner threw for 198 yards on 22-of-33 passing while Ridlinger finished with 70 yards on nine catches. George Eager hauled in seven passes for 94 yards while Ryan Murray rushed 23 times for 116 yards.
Last Gettysburg-F&M Meeting
Gettysburg scored 23 second-quarter points and held on for a 38-30 win against Franklin & Marshall in the season finale for both teams a year ago. The win snapped a four-game losing streak to the Diplomats and moved the Bullets to 5-0 at home on the year, marking the first time a Gettysburg team has been perfect at home since the 1985 NCAA semifinal team was 7-0. Matt Flynn was 17-of-25 for 241 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Both scoring passes went to Matt Welsh, who hauled in three passes for 104 yards. Gettysburg led 38-20 heading into the fourth quarter before the Dips scored on a pair of touchdowns to make it close.
Moving the Chains
The Bullets are leading the Centennial Conference in numerous offensive categories, including rushing offense (261.2 ypg), total offense (413.8 ypg), and first downs (200). Gettysburg is also ranked 15th in Division III in rushing offense.
Climbing the Charts
Senior tailback Tom Sturges reached yet another milestone a week ago, becoming just the second player in school history to top 4,000 career rushing yards. A 1,000-yard rusher in each of the past three seasons, Sturges has racked up a career-high 1,419 yards this season, 127 shy of the regular season school record held by Paul Smith ’00. Sturges is currently the sixth-leading rusher in Division III with 157.7 yards per game.
Player Years Att. Yds.
Paul Smith 1996-99 881 5,205
Tom Sturges 2004-07 905 4,161
Dwayne Marcus 1991-94 690 3,852
Scott Dudak 1978-81 736 3,774
Ray Condren 1981-84 667 3,312
Shannon Forsythe 1992-95 497 2,747
Paul Martin 1982-85 398 2,053
First-Quarter Success
Gettysburg has outscored its opponents 59-21 in the first quarter this season. The Bullets went five games from Sept. 14 through Oct. 13 without allowing a first-quarter point, outscoring its opponents 35-0 over that stretch before Dickinson scored a first-quarter touchdown against the Bullets on Oct. 20.
Protecting the Quarterback
Thanks in part to the offensive line of James Russell, Lou Mastrini, Matt DeFranco, Alex Bonder, and Sam Walthall, Matt Flynn has been sacked only nine times over the Bullets’ nine games this season. Gettysburg leads the Centennial Conference and is tied for 15th in Division III in sacks against.
Sack Attack
Gettysburg has reached opposing quarterbacks for a sack 25 times this year, a mark that ranks second in the Centennial Conference. Junior defensive end Josh Jerrold is tied for the conference lead and is tied for 46th nationally with 7.0 sacks while senior linebacker Harold Barton and junior defensive end Conor Quinn have added 6.5 and 5.0 sacks, respectively. Quinn is also third in the conference with 1.56 tackles for loss per game (14.0 total).
Heavy Hitter
Senior linebacker Harold Barton leads the Bullets and ranks third in the Centennial Conference with 9.2 tackles per game. He is currently tied for fifth on the school’s top-10 list, which is as follows:
Player Years Tackles
Ryan Moore 1998-2001 430
Hayes Reilly 1978-81 374
Grant Acker 2001-04 333
Miguel Yanes 1982-85 306
Harold Barton 2003-07 303
Kevin Schmidt 1991-94 303
Kevin Gurski 1994-97 293
Jeff DeLisi 1992-95 264
Richard Swartz 1978-79 262
Cliff Mason 1999-2002 259
Special Teams Specialist
Freshman wing Charles Curcio is averaging 11.1 yards per punt return, 38th in Division III. He has also averaged an impressive 23.7 yards per kick return average at 24.8 yards per return. Curcio has exceeded 100 all-purpose yards in each of the past four games and has scored six touchdowns for the season.
Tough Against the Run
Gettysburg has yet to allow a 100-yard rusher this season. Dating back to last year, the Bullets have gone 11 games without yielding 100 yards rushing to one player.
Giving it the Boot
Junior kicker Josh Huson has enjoyed a solid season at kicker for the Bullets. He has drilled 31 of 32 extra-point attempts and is 9-for-16 on field goals with a season-long 42-yarder. Huson ranks second in the Centennial Conference in kick scoring with 58 points.
Head of the Class
With the Bullets’ 27-20 win over Moravian on Oct. 6, Gettysburg head coach Barry Streeter picked up his 78th Centennial Conference victory, making him the all-time winningest coach in conference history. He passed former Franklin & Marshall coach Tom Gilburg, who went 77-60-1 from 1983-2002. Streeter has gone 80-80-3 in Centennial play since the inception of the conference in 1983. Streeter is also the longest-tenured and winningest football coach in Gettysburg history. He surpassed Hen Bream (1927-51), who coached for 22 seasons, in 2000. Streeter won his 105th career game against Muhlenberg in 1995 to take over the career wins lead. Now in his 29th season as head coach, he has a 147-140-5 (.512) career record.
With Honors
Gettysburg has received numerous player of the week awards this season. A complete list is as follows, with the date of the game in which the player was honored in parentheses:
CC Offensive Player of the Week
Tom Sturges (Sept. 1)*
Tom Sturges (Oct. 6)*
Tom Sturges (Oct. 13)
CC Defensive Player of the Week
Harold Barton (Sept. 14)
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)*
Jason Taylor (Nov. 3)
CC Special Teams Player of the Week
Charles Curio (Oct. 13)
ECAC Southwest Def. POW
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)
D3football.com Team of the Week
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)
* Co-Player of the Week
Scouting Franklin & Marshall
The Diplomats enter Saturday’s game riding a two-game winning streak following their 19-11 win over Johns Hopkins last Saturday. F&M ranks second in the conference in passing offense at 215.6 yards per game, with Kyle Turner passing for 1,913 yards and 16 touchdowns. He has completed 55.3% of his passes and thrown only nine interceptions. His favorite target has been George Eager, who has caught 60 passes for 629 yards and seven touchdowns. Jay Ridinger has made 37 receptions for 409 yards and four touchdowns while Phil Sousa has caught 26 balls for 362 yards. The Dips rank last in the conference in rushing, however, and are averaging 97.8 yards per game on the ground. Ryan Murray is the team’s top ball carrier, rushing for 554 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Defensively, F&M ranks third in the Centennial in total defense, allowing 313.3 yards per game. Linebacker James Gregory leads the the Diplomat defense with 80 tackles (9.5 for loss) and six pass breakups. Linebacker Zach Romash has added 74 tackles while safety Jeff Kellar has made a pair of interceptions and seven pass breakups.
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