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Complete game notes for the Lycoming-FDU-Florham football game are now available for download. The 35-page notes can be downloaded by clicking the link at the top of this page.

Included in the notes are game information, head-to-head stats, national and conference rankings, rosters, depth charts, game info, school info, Lycoming records and year-by-year results, Lycoming coach Mike Clark and Lycoming captains bios and complete 2008 statistics and ranking summaries for both teams.

Saturday’s game is being broadcast by ESPN Radio (WLYC). The game can be heard on 104.1 FM and 1050 AM in Lycoming County and can be heard online via a free Web stream at: www.espnwilliamsport.com.

The Coaches

Warrior first-year head coach Mike Clark (Lycoming ’93) has opened his head coaching career with a 5-2 record. Clark, who also handles the offensive coordinator duties, has the Warriors averaging 331.3 yards of total offense per game. The team has equaled or outgained its opponents in all seven games this season.

FDU-Florham is coached by Rich Mosca (Concord ’71), who is seven games into his seventh year at the helm of the program. He boasts a career record of 18-49. Prior to FDU, he spent five seasons as an assistant at Monmouth, working with running backs. His first college job was with Florham, servining five years (85-89) as the offensive coordinator.

The Series

Saturday’s game will be the 23rd meeting between these two teams in a series that dates back to 1975. The Warriors hold an all-time edge of 17-5 in the series, including an 8-2 mark in the last 10 meetings. Lycoming has won each of the last two meetings, with the last Florham win coming in 2005.

2007 - Lycoming 26, Florham 14         2002 - Florham 34, Lycoming 28
2006 - Lycoming 26, Florham 14         2001 - Lycoming 47, Florham 0
2005 - Florham 49, Lycoming 14         2000 - Lycoming 34, Florham 12
2004 - Lycoming 31, Florham 7           1999 - Lycoming 27, Florham 13
2003 - Lycoming 24, Florham 7           1998 - Lycoming 42, Florham 6

The Last Time They Met

The last meeting between these two teams came on Oct. 27, 2007, in Williamsport. The Warriors came away with a 26-14 victory after compiling 435 total yards of offense, including 301 rushing yards. Mark Rosa, starting for an injured Josh Kleinfelter, rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns in the game.

                           1    2    3    4          Score
FDU-Florham        0    0    0    14         14
Lycoming             12   0   8     6          26

Last Time Out

Heavy rain and wind made holding onto the football one of the keys to the Warriors 10-7 upset win over No. 22 Delaware Valley on Saturday, Oct. 25.

The Aggies scored on their first possession, but the Warrior defense, mixed with difficulty with the center exchange, kept them off the board for the remainder of the game.

Colin Dwyer capped the tying drive with a plunge into the end zone and Scott Erikson put the Warriors up with an 18-yard field goal in the third quarter.

There were 11 total fumbles in the game, with Delaware Valley responsible for seven of those.

Lycoming equaled Delaware Valley’s offensive yardage at 233.

Josh Kleinfelter contributed nearly half of the yardage, rushing 21 times for 75 yards and catching three passes for 41 yards.

Dwyer completed 12-of-20 attempts with one interception. Brad Shellenberger caught three passes for 43 yards.

The defense was led by Nick Reese, who finished the game with 13 total tackles, including 3.0 tackles for a loss. Ben Rosa recorded seven total tackles, including 1.0 sack and 1.5 tackles for a loss. Ted Geurds and Jared Strayer each recovered a fumble.

                                  1      2    3    4      Final
Delaware Valley           7     0      0    0     7
Lycoming                    7     0      3     0    10

Scouting the Warriors

Lycoming enters today’s game averaging 331.3 yards of total offense (2nd in the MAC) per game while giving up 253.4 (1st).

The Warriors average 130.4 rushing yards per game and 200.9 yards through the air. Lycoming is the only team in the league holding opponents to under 100 rushing yards per game (90.7).

Colin Dwyer has completed 57 percent of his passes (100-174) for 1,177 yards and seven touchdowns, but has been intercepted 12 times.

Josh Kleinfelter averages 99.6 rushing yards per game and has carried the ball 150 times for 697 yards and seven touchdowns.

Brad Shellenberger leads the receiving corps with 31 catches for 555 yards and three touchdowns. He averages 17.9 yards per catch and 79.3 yards per game (1st in the MAC).

The Warriors defense is the top ranked defensive unit in the league and also leads the league in sacks, with 24 total sacks for a loss of 151 yards.

Chuck Bellitto leads the defense with 57 total tackles, including 34 solo stops. He also has one interception. Ben Rosa has 51 total tackles and one fumble recovery while all four starters on the defensive line rank among the league leaders in sacks. Ted Geurds has 6.0, followed by Chris Tribanas (5.5), Matt Licci (4.5) and Kyle Murren (3.5).

Second Half Issues Continue

The Warriors’ offense failed to score a touchdown in the second half against Delaware Valley, continuing a season-long trend.

The offense has not scored a touchdown in the second half since a third quarter score against Susquehanna in the second game of the season.

For the season, the team has posted 112 first half points and 33 second half points.

Weekly Honors for Erikson and Warriors

Scott Erikson and the Warrior football team earned weekly recognition after an upset victory against No. 22 Delaware Valley.

Erikson, a senior from New Providence, N.J., was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.

With constant rain, winds over 20 miles-per-hour and messy field conditions that contributed to 11 total fumbles, Erikson was able to connect on a game-winning 18-yard field goal midway through the third-quarter to propel the Warriors past the Aggies, 10-7.

Lycoming, which hasn’t been nationally ranked since the preseason poll in 2004, earned eight points in the latest D3Football.com top-25 poll. The Warriors are the only MAC team in the poll after Delaware Valley dropped out of the rankings this week.

Post-Game Notes from the Delaware Valley Game

Saturday marked the first time all season that the Warriors did not outgain their opponent (233-233 after three kneel downs for minus five yards to end the game) … one turnover against the Aggies was the fewest in a game this season … the win was the first over Delaware Valley since 2002 … it was the first game of the season that the Warrior offense did not gain 300 yards … the defense held the opposition under 300 yards for the sixth time in seven games … Lycoming has now won seven-straight games at David Person field, dating back to last season … the College held a “Tackle Breast Cancer” event at the game, with the American Cancer Society handing out information and selling shirts to raise money for the fight against cancer … breast cancer survivors from Lycoming County were honored on the field at halftime … both schools wore pink ribbon stickers on their helmets.

A Warrior Win Today Would...

- Keep Lycoming in a two-way tie for first-place in the MAC
- Be the third-straight over FDU-Florham
- Be the sixth win of head coach Mike Clark’s career
- Be the 319th win in the history of the program
- Double the wins from last season (3-7 overall record)
- Improve the Warriors to 18-5 in the series against FDU-Florham

In the Driver’s Seat

Lycoming is the lone team in the conference that controls its destiny. If the Warriors win out, they will win the MAC and advance to the NCAA Playoffs. Lebanon Valley and Albright are tied with the Warriors right now. The Dutchmen and the Lions play on Saturday. Lycoming already holds the tie-break over Albright and will host Lebanon Valley in the final game of the season.

Lycoming has not been in the NCAA playoffs since 2003, when the Warriors defeated East Texas Baptist in the opening round before dropping a 13-9 decision to Bridgewater in the quarterfinal round.

Florham's Last Time Out

After an upset win over Delaware Valley, the Devils could not carry momentum into their game at Widener last week, suffering a 27-7 defeat.

After a scoreless first quarter, Widener got on the board early in the second quarter when Andre Payton rushed two yards into the end zone.

The Pride added another score in the second quarter when Marcus Payton caught a 24-yard touchdown pass from Al Humes.

Humes and Payton connected again in the third quarter and Humes hit Marc Bandola in the fourth quarter.

FDU-Florham scored its only points of the game with 9:47 to play in the fourth when quarterback Bill Winters rushed five yards into the end zone.

Widener compiled 368 yards of total offense for Florham’s 286, but the Devils had almost four more minutes of posession time than the Pride.

Winters completed 22-of-37 attempts for 195 yards and rushed the ball 24 times for 73 yards and one score. He gained 111 yards on the ground but lost 38 yards in tackles behind scrimmage.

Rob Eck led the receivers with 10 catches for 93 yards. Lou Pietrangelo caught seven passes for 53 yards.

Widener quarterback Al Humes completed 14-of-19 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns.

The Devils’ defense was led by Vinny Russo, with 10 total tackles and 1.0 tackle for a loss.

                         1    2     3    4     Final
FDU-Florham      0    0     0    7     7
Widener             0    14   7    6     27

Scouting the Devils

The Devils average 298.9 yards of total offense per game while giving up 306.7.

Much of the offensive load lies heavily on the shoulders of Winters, who leads the conference in passing, completing 119-of-209 attempts for 1,407 yards and seven touchdowns. He has been intercepted nine times.

Winters also leads the team in rushing, carrying the ball 146 times for 433 yards and nine touchdowns. He has gained 660 yards but has lost 227.

Dale Arena is second in rushing, carrying the ball 65 times for 119 yards and one score.

Rob Eck leads the receivers with 37 catches for 483 yards and three touchdowns. Kyle Bukowiec is a close second, with 35 receptions for 415 yards and three scores.

Bayshawn Wells averages 22.8 yards per kickoff return.

Michael Barnard has connected on 4-of-6 field goals, including a season-long of 47 yards.

Vinny Russo leads the defense with 63 total tackles, including 31 solo stops and 13.0 tackles for a loss. He has 4.0 sacks, seven pass breakups and one forced fumble. Kevin Hatcher-Puryear has 49 total tackles, including 10.0 tackles for a loss.

Matt Porricelli leads the secondary with two of the team’s six interceptions.

The team has lost nine fumbles and had nine passes intercepted for 18 turnovers on the season.

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