Bullets to Face Hampden-Sydney in Home Opener
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Football to Face Hampden-Sydney in Home Opener
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
Home Opener
Gettysburg plays its 2008 home opener on Saturday as it hosts the Hampden-Sydney College Tigers in a non-conference affair. The Bullets have won their last three home openers, topping Lebanon Valley (49-25) last season, Hampden-Sydney (28-20) in 2006 and Lebanon Valley (34-27) in 2005. The Bullets have not lost their home opener since their 59-16 loss to the Tigers in 2004.
Game Coverage
A live audio/video webcast of Saturday’s game is available at http://www.gettysburgsports.com/member/bridge.asp?url=/member/aa_signup.aspx on a pair-per view basis. Josh Scheinblum ’10 will call the action. Livestats will also be available at http://sidearmstats.com/gettysburg/football/xlive.htm.
Series Notes
Hampden-Sydney holds a 13-7 lead in the all-time series that dates back to 1982 and has won nine of the last 10 meetings. Gettysburg’s only win over Hampden-Sydney since 1998 was a 28-20 victory in 2006, the last time the two teams met in Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium. Prior to that game, the Tigers had won the previous eight meetings. The home team won the first seven games of the series before the Bullets won 25-7 at Hampden-Sydney in 1995.
Home, Sweet Home
Gettysburg has enjoyed incredible success at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium in recent history, winning 11 of their last 13 games at home. The Bullets were 3-2 on their home turf last season after going 5-0 in 2006 and 4-1 in 2005.
Last Time Out
Despite a stirring second-half comeback, the Bullets were unable to overcome a 19-0 deficit and dropped its season-opener at Lebanon Valley, falling 19-13 last Saturday in a non-conference showdown. Gettysburg moved 70 yards on a pair of long passing plays in the final minute to move to the LVC-25, but the Bullets next four passes into the end zone were incomplete. Gettysburg scored its first points of the season on a 3-yard touchdown run from junior wing Ricky Manigat with 7:28 left in the third quarter, and a 26-yard touchdown pass from junior Matt Flynn to sophomore Brian Betley pulled the Bullets to within six. Flynn threw for 170 yards on 13-of-29 passing while Betley caught three passes for 77 yards. Senior Nick McConnell came off the bench to rush for a career-high 73 yards on 14 carries, and sophomore defensive tackle Sebastian Sullivan led the defense with a career-high nine tackles.
On the strength of a phenomal day from senior tailback Josh Simpson, Hampden-Sydney opened its season with a 33-23 victory at North Carolina Wesleyan on Sunday in a non-conference outing in a game that was pushed back one day due to Tropical Strom Hanna. Simpson, who piled up 338 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns, gave the Tigers the lead for good when his 4-yard touchdown run made it 19-16 with 8:14 left in the opening half. Simpson hauled in a 65-yard touchdown pass 2:20 before the end of the half to give the Tigers a 26-16 lead at the break, and after his team yielded a third-quarter touchdown, he set the final score with a 17-yard touchdown run 21 seconds into the final quarter. Simpson finished the day with 185 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries and caught 10 passes for 153 yards and an additional TD. Senior quarterback Corey Sedlar threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns on 25-of-39 passing but was also intercepted five times. Junior linebacker Andrew Sellers led the Tiger defense with seven tackles as Hampden-Sydney limited the Battling Bishops to 57 yards rushing.
Last Season’s Game
Hampden-Sydney jumped out to a 33-0 halftime lead, capped by a 39-yard Hail-Mary touchdown pass on the final play of the half, and the Tigers defeated Gettysburg 54-7 in Hampden-Sydney. Corey Sedlar led the Tigers with 258 yards and four touchdowns on 23-of-34 passing while Drew Smith caught eight passes for 126 yards and a touchdown. Matt Flynn threw for 198 yards on 20-of-40 passing for Gettysburg while Tom Sturges ’08 rushed for 74 yards. The Tigers led just 7-0 at the end of the first quarter before breaking out with 40 points over the second and third quarters. Turnovers proved to be costly for the Bullets, as four of their five giveaways led to Hampden-Sydney touchdowns. The Tigers did not commit a turnover. Gettysburg defensive end Conor Quinn led all players with 11 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and one sack, while William Riggenbach made eight stops for Hampden-Sydney.
Rule Changes
The NCAA has instituted two clock rule changes this year. The play clock will now start at 40 seconds from the moment the previous play is blown dead; however, a 25-second clock will be used if play is stopped for an administrative purpose, such as after a timeout or at the start of a quarter. Also changing is the start of the game clock after out-of-bounds plays - the game clock will now start when the ball is marked ready for play, not when it’s snapped (except in the final two minutes of play). Other rule changes this season include banning horsecollar tackles, the elimination of the five-yard facemask penalty, and the elimination of the sideline warning (it’s now a five-yard penalty with no warning). Finally, the penalty for a kick-off out of bounds has been changed to give the receiving team the ball 30 yards from the spot of the kick-off.
With Honors
Gettysburg returns four players who were named to the All-Centennial Conference Team last year. Senior kicker Josh Huson and senior defensive end Josh Jerrold were named to the second team while senior guard Lou Mastrini and senior defensive end Conor Quinn were honorable mention selections.
Head of the Class
With his 27-20 win over Moravian last season, 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 won 77 games from 1983-2002. Streeter has gone 80-81-3 in Centennial play since the inception of the conference in 1983.
More on Streeter
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 30th season as head coach, he has a 147-143-5 (.507) career record.
Movin’ On Up
Junior quarterback Matt Flynn moved into second on Gettysburg’s career passing yardage list against Lebanon Valley last week. He now has 3,251 yards and trails only Dennis Flaherty ’01, who racked up 5,136 yards from 1997-2000. The top-five are listed at right.
Player Years C-A-I Yds TDs
Dennis Flaherty 1997-2000 368-808-47 5136 33
Matt Flynn 2006- 237-489-19 3251 25
Jim Ward 1963-65 230-466-16 3174 32
Herb Ruby 1967-69 253-557-37 3002 24
Brett Gipe 1981-83 174-375-28 2680 26
Scouting Hampden-Sydney
Hampden-Sydney is coming off an 8-3 season in which it also won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), going 5-1 in conference play. The Tigers, who lost 45-17 to Wesley in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs, have now won their last five regular season games, dating back to last season. The team returns 22 starters from last year including Simpson, who owns a plethora of school and ODAC records. He is the conference’s all-time leader in points (342), total touchdowns (56), and rushing touchdowns (46) and last year he set school and ODAC records for points (164) and rushing touchdowns (21) in a season. The Tigers placed 10 players on the the All-ODAC team in 2007.
Hampden-Sydney is coached by Marty Favret, the 2007 ODAC Coach of the Year who is 55-27 in his ninth season with the Tigers. His teams have won eight or more games in five of the last six seasons, and his 2003 squad led the nation in scoring (47.2 ppg). In addition, his 2005 team was the Division III leader in total offense (525.2 ypg).
From the Hampden-Sydney Website:
Gettysburg Welcomes Tigers to Musselman Stadium on Saturday(September 10, 2008)
GETTYSBURG, PA--Hampden-Sydney and Gettysburg College will do battle for the 21st time on Saturday when the Tigers invade Musselman Stadium in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Hampden-Sydney is coming off of a 33-23 victory over defending USA South champion North Carolina Wesleyan while Gettysburg will look to rebound from a tough 19-13 loss at Lebanon Valley in week one. The Tigers lead the all-time series 13-7 and downed the Bullets 54-7 last season at Lewis C. Everett Stadium. Hampden-Sydney's last visit to Pennsylvania was not as fruitful, however, as Gettysburg dealt the Tigers a 28-20 defeat in 2006, the Bullets' first victory in the series since 1997. Expect this year's duel to be tight once again, as the Tigers and Bullets have a history of close contests; in the season opener of the 1996 season, Hampden-Sydney outlasted Gettysburg 17-10 in the first-ever regular season overtime game in the history of DIII football. Tiger fans have several ways to catch the gridiron action on Saturday. Starting at 12:45 pm, fans can tune into 95.7 WFLO-FM or access the Windows Media live webcast provided on the H-SC Football website. Gettysburg is offering video webcasting through their athletics site and live stats to allow fans to follow the action play-by-play. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 pm.
Hampden-Sydney Football Game Notes
95.7 WFLO-FM Live Webcast
Video Webcast courtesy of Gettysburg College
Live Stats courtesy of Gettysburg College
Football to Face Hampden-Sydney in Home Opener
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
Home Opener
Gettysburg plays its 2008 home opener on Saturday as it hosts the Hampden-Sydney College Tigers in a non-conference affair. The Bullets have won their last three home openers, topping Lebanon Valley (49-25) last season, Hampden-Sydney (28-20) in 2006 and Lebanon Valley (34-27) in 2005. The Bullets have not lost their home opener since their 59-16 loss to the Tigers in 2004.
Game Coverage
A live audio/video webcast of Saturday’s game is available at http://www.gettysburgsports.com/member/bridge.asp?url=/member/aa_signup.aspx on a pair-per view basis. Josh Scheinblum ’10 will call the action. Livestats will also be available at http://sidearmstats.com/gettysburg/football/xlive.htm.
Series Notes
Hampden-Sydney holds a 13-7 lead in the all-time series that dates back to 1982 and has won nine of the last 10 meetings. Gettysburg’s only win over Hampden-Sydney since 1998 was a 28-20 victory in 2006, the last time the two teams met in Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium. Prior to that game, the Tigers had won the previous eight meetings. The home team won the first seven games of the series before the Bullets won 25-7 at Hampden-Sydney in 1995.
Home, Sweet Home
Gettysburg has enjoyed incredible success at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium in recent history, winning 11 of their last 13 games at home. The Bullets were 3-2 on their home turf last season after going 5-0 in 2006 and 4-1 in 2005.
Last Time Out
Despite a stirring second-half comeback, the Bullets were unable to overcome a 19-0 deficit and dropped its season-opener at Lebanon Valley, falling 19-13 last Saturday in a non-conference showdown. Gettysburg moved 70 yards on a pair of long passing plays in the final minute to move to the LVC-25, but the Bullets next four passes into the end zone were incomplete. Gettysburg scored its first points of the season on a 3-yard touchdown run from junior wing Ricky Manigat with 7:28 left in the third quarter, and a 26-yard touchdown pass from junior Matt Flynn to sophomore Brian Betley pulled the Bullets to within six. Flynn threw for 170 yards on 13-of-29 passing while Betley caught three passes for 77 yards. Senior Nick McConnell came off the bench to rush for a career-high 73 yards on 14 carries, and sophomore defensive tackle Sebastian Sullivan led the defense with a career-high nine tackles.
On the strength of a phenomal day from senior tailback Josh Simpson, Hampden-Sydney opened its season with a 33-23 victory at North Carolina Wesleyan on Sunday in a non-conference outing in a game that was pushed back one day due to Tropical Strom Hanna. Simpson, who piled up 338 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns, gave the Tigers the lead for good when his 4-yard touchdown run made it 19-16 with 8:14 left in the opening half. Simpson hauled in a 65-yard touchdown pass 2:20 before the end of the half to give the Tigers a 26-16 lead at the break, and after his team yielded a third-quarter touchdown, he set the final score with a 17-yard touchdown run 21 seconds into the final quarter. Simpson finished the day with 185 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries and caught 10 passes for 153 yards and an additional TD. Senior quarterback Corey Sedlar threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns on 25-of-39 passing but was also intercepted five times. Junior linebacker Andrew Sellers led the Tiger defense with seven tackles as Hampden-Sydney limited the Battling Bishops to 57 yards rushing.
Last Season’s Game
Hampden-Sydney jumped out to a 33-0 halftime lead, capped by a 39-yard Hail-Mary touchdown pass on the final play of the half, and the Tigers defeated Gettysburg 54-7 in Hampden-Sydney. Corey Sedlar led the Tigers with 258 yards and four touchdowns on 23-of-34 passing while Drew Smith caught eight passes for 126 yards and a touchdown. Matt Flynn threw for 198 yards on 20-of-40 passing for Gettysburg while Tom Sturges ’08 rushed for 74 yards. The Tigers led just 7-0 at the end of the first quarter before breaking out with 40 points over the second and third quarters. Turnovers proved to be costly for the Bullets, as four of their five giveaways led to Hampden-Sydney touchdowns. The Tigers did not commit a turnover. Gettysburg defensive end Conor Quinn led all players with 11 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and one sack, while William Riggenbach made eight stops for Hampden-Sydney.
Rule Changes
The NCAA has instituted two clock rule changes this year. The play clock will now start at 40 seconds from the moment the previous play is blown dead; however, a 25-second clock will be used if play is stopped for an administrative purpose, such as after a timeout or at the start of a quarter. Also changing is the start of the game clock after out-of-bounds plays - the game clock will now start when the ball is marked ready for play, not when it’s snapped (except in the final two minutes of play). Other rule changes this season include banning horsecollar tackles, the elimination of the five-yard facemask penalty, and the elimination of the sideline warning (it’s now a five-yard penalty with no warning). Finally, the penalty for a kick-off out of bounds has been changed to give the receiving team the ball 30 yards from the spot of the kick-off.
With Honors
Gettysburg returns four players who were named to the All-Centennial Conference Team last year. Senior kicker Josh Huson and senior defensive end Josh Jerrold were named to the second team while senior guard Lou Mastrini and senior defensive end Conor Quinn were honorable mention selections.
Head of the Class
With his 27-20 win over Moravian last season, 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 won 77 games from 1983-2002. Streeter has gone 80-81-3 in Centennial play since the inception of the conference in 1983.
More on Streeter
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 30th season as head coach, he has a 147-143-5 (.507) career record.
Movin’ On Up
Junior quarterback Matt Flynn moved into second on Gettysburg’s career passing yardage list against Lebanon Valley last week. He now has 3,251 yards and trails only Dennis Flaherty ’01, who racked up 5,136 yards from 1997-2000. The top-five are listed at right.
Player Years C-A-I Yds TDs
Dennis Flaherty 1997-2000 368-808-47 5136 33
Matt Flynn 2006- 237-489-19 3251 25
Jim Ward 1963-65 230-466-16 3174 32
Herb Ruby 1967-69 253-557-37 3002 24
Brett Gipe 1981-83 174-375-28 2680 26
Scouting Hampden-Sydney
Hampden-Sydney is coming off an 8-3 season in which it also won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), going 5-1 in conference play. The Tigers, who lost 45-17 to Wesley in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs, have now won their last five regular season games, dating back to last season. The team returns 22 starters from last year including Simpson, who owns a plethora of school and ODAC records. He is the conference’s all-time leader in points (342), total touchdowns (56), and rushing touchdowns (46) and last year he set school and ODAC records for points (164) and rushing touchdowns (21) in a season. The Tigers placed 10 players on the the All-ODAC team in 2007.
Hampden-Sydney is coached by Marty Favret, the 2007 ODAC Coach of the Year who is 55-27 in his ninth season with the Tigers. His teams have won eight or more games in five of the last six seasons, and his 2003 squad led the nation in scoring (47.2 ppg). In addition, his 2005 team was the Division III leader in total offense (525.2 ypg).
From the Hampden-Sydney Website:
Gettysburg Welcomes Tigers to Musselman Stadium on Saturday(September 10, 2008)
GETTYSBURG, PA--Hampden-Sydney and Gettysburg College will do battle for the 21st time on Saturday when the Tigers invade Musselman Stadium in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Hampden-Sydney is coming off of a 33-23 victory over defending USA South champion North Carolina Wesleyan while Gettysburg will look to rebound from a tough 19-13 loss at Lebanon Valley in week one. The Tigers lead the all-time series 13-7 and downed the Bullets 54-7 last season at Lewis C. Everett Stadium. Hampden-Sydney's last visit to Pennsylvania was not as fruitful, however, as Gettysburg dealt the Tigers a 28-20 defeat in 2006, the Bullets' first victory in the series since 1997. Expect this year's duel to be tight once again, as the Tigers and Bullets have a history of close contests; in the season opener of the 1996 season, Hampden-Sydney outlasted Gettysburg 17-10 in the first-ever regular season overtime game in the history of DIII football. Tiger fans have several ways to catch the gridiron action on Saturday. Starting at 12:45 pm, fans can tune into 95.7 WFLO-FM or access the Windows Media live webcast provided on the H-SC Football website. Gettysburg is offering video webcasting through their athletics site and live stats to allow fans to follow the action play-by-play. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 pm.
Hampden-Sydney Football Game Notes
95.7 WFLO-FM Live Webcast
Video Webcast courtesy of Gettysburg College
Live Stats courtesy of Gettysburg College
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