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1 BUFFALO STATE (4-1/2-1 Empire 8) Date Opponent Time Sept. 6 CORTLAND W (OT) Sept. 13 at Manchester W Sept. 20 ALFRED (Homecoming) L Sept. 27 SALISBURY W Oct. 4 at Frostburg W Oct. 11 at Ithaca 1 p.m. Oct. 25 UTICA 2 p.m. Nov. 1 at St. John Fisher Noon Nov. 8 HARTWICK Noon Nov. 15 at Brockport 1 p.m. ITHACA (4-0/3-0 Empire 8) Date Opponent Time Sept. 6 UNION W Sept. 20 HARTWICK W 42-7 Sept. 27 at Alfred W 17-6 Oct. 4 UTICA W Oct. 11 BUFFALO STATE 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at Frostburg 1 p.m. Oct. 25 SALISBURY Noon Nov. 1 at Brockport 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at St. John Fisher 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at Cortland Noon BUFFALO STATE BENGALS 2014 FOOTBALL Game #6 Buffalo St. Bengals (4-1/2-1) at Ithaca Bombers (4-0/3-0) Saturday, October 11, p.m. Butterfield Stadium (Ithaca, NY) The Matchup Buffalo State is 4-1 overall and 2-1 in Empire 8 play and will take on unbeaten Ithaca (4-0/3-0) who is ranked 13th in this week s D3Football.com. Saturday s game will feature Buffalo State s top-ranked scoring offense, leading the Empire 8, averaging 39.0 points-per-game, against the league s best defense, with Ithaca allowing just 9.8 points-per-contest. Last Week FROSTBURG, Md. Buffalo State (4-1/2-1) allowed just 288 yards of total offense, including 117 through the air and Rich Pete had his fifth-consecutive 100-yard rushing game to help the Bengals pull away from host Frostburg State (2-3/0-3) for a victory in an Empire 8 contest. Pete finished with 121 yards and a score on 18 carries. Kyle Hoppy was just 7 of 15 for 225 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, and Ryan Carney had two catches for 144 yards and a touchdown. The Bengals offense averaged 8.0 yardsper-play, compared to just 3.9 by the Bobcats. Shaq Frederick led Buffalo State s defense with 16 tackles, and John Alessandra finished with 12 stops. Frostburg quarterback Ken Emmons finished 8 of 23 for 117 yards with an interception. Marcus Smith was the Bobcats leading rusher with 79 yards on 16 carries. After Buffalo State went three-and-out to open the game, Frostburg jumped out to a 7-0 lead with a 3-yard touchdown run by Emmons, set up by a 64-yard scamper by Smith. The Bengals scored the next 17 points, however. Pete took a 48-yard run to the house just three plays after the Frostburg score. Then, on the first play after a Bobcats punt, Hoppy hit Carney for a 92-yard touchdown catch and run to give the Bengals the lead. After a blocked punt credited to Matt Brutus gave the Bengals the ball at the Bobcats 5-yardline, Buffalo State could only produce an 18-yard field goal by Marc Montana to push the score to The Bengals appeared poised to score again late in the first quarter when Andrew Cleveland forced a fumble that was recovered by Trezz Bailey setting Buffalo State up at the Frostburg 25. The Bengals could not move the ball, however, and turned it over on downs. Frostburg cut the deficit to at halftime, scoring the only points of the second quarter midway through the frame with a13-yard run by Ben Sasu. Buffalo State was marching on its first possession of the second half, but Josh Washington stepped in front of a wide receiver screen and made the interception, killing the drive at the Frostburg 16. The Bengals defense forced a quick punt that was shanked out of bounds, however, and Buffalo State found the end zone on the very next play, when Hoppy found Billy Joiner streaking wide open down the middle of the field for a 43-yard touchdown. After another Frostburg punt, the Bengals looked to put more points on the board late in the third quarter, but a 46-yard Montana field goal attempt was blocked. Frostburg threatened one more time after a poor punt out of the Bengals end zone gave the Bobcats a short field, starting on Buffalo State s 17. The Bengals defense held once again, and the offense responded with a four-play, 97-yard drive that ended with a 28-yard scoring run by Tre Jones to put the game out of reach. The drive began with a 52-yard pass to Carney from Hoppy out of his own end zone. Frostburg s final drive ended with Sherman Nelson s fourth interception in just three games played this season. Buffalo State SID: Jeff Ventura (venturjm@buffalostate.edu) Phone: (716) ; Fax: (716) Assistant SID: Becky Coleman (colemar@buffalostate.edu) Website:

2 Radio Coverage... All home games will be broadcast on WBNY 91.3 FM Live Stats... All home games will feature live stats at: All-Time Series: Ithaca leads : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Buffalo State def. Ithaca, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Buffalo State def. Ithaca, : Buffalo State def. Ithaca, : Buffalo State def. Ithaca, : Buffalo State def. Ithaca, : Buffalo State def. Ithaca, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, 10-7 (2OT) ^ 1994: Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Buffalo State def. Ithaca, : Buffalo State def. Ithaca, ^ 1992: Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, : Ithaca def. Buffalo State, 53-0 ^ Denotes NCAA Playoff game Empire 8 Standings... E8 Overall W-L W-L Ithaca Buffalo State St. John Fisher Utica Hartwick Salisbury Alfred Brockport Frostburg This Week in the Empire 8... Utica at Salisbury - Noon Buffalo State at Ithaca - 1 p.m. Frostburg at Brockport - 1 p.m. Hartwick at St. John Fisher - 1 p.m. Last Week in the Empire 8... Salisbury def. St. John Fisher, (OT) Buffalo State def. Frostburg, Hartwick def. Alfred, Ithaca def. Utica, About the Bengals Coach Jerry Boyes enters his sixth season of his second stint as the head football coach at Buffalo State in 2014 (21st overall), while maintaining his role as athletics director, a position he has held since The Bengals went 5-5 in 2013 and earned a winning record in 2012 under Boyes and upset the No. 1 team in the nation Wisconsin- Whitewater, snapping the three-time defending NCAA Champion s 46-game winning streak. Upon coming to Buffalo State in 1986, Boyes inherited a football program that was entering just its sixth season of varsity competition but transformed the Bengals into one of the premier Division III football programs in the Northeast. In 19 seasons at the helm of the program, he has compiled an overall record and qualifi ed for the NCAA postseason seven seasons. In addition to being a threetime Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Upstate Coach of the Year, Boyes claimed CNN Division III Coach of the Year honors in He also recruited and mentored 12 All-Americans and four Academic All-Americans during his illustrious coaching career. Boyes was a stellar player in his own right during his collegiate days at Ithaca. A two-time All-American quarterback, his success earned him a free agent tryout with the Cleveland Browns. He also played basketball and baseball for the Bombers before graduating in 1976 with a bachelor s degree in physical education. He earned his master s degree in physical education from Ithaca in Before coming to Buffalo State, Boyes was the offensive coordinator at Ithaca. The Bombers were during his tenure with three appearances in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, winning the NCAA Division III Championship in Oh captain, my captains...sophomore quarterback Kyle Hoppy and junior defensive end Dez Howard will serve as the Bengals 2014 captains. With honors...buffalo State returns seven players that earned All- Empire 8 honors last season. Seniors Rich Pete (running back), Mike Doherty (wide receiver) and Tawone Williams (defensive line) all earned fi rst team honors last season. Juniors Brandon Lathrop (offensive line), Anthony Sanders (defensive line), Shaq Frederick (linebacker) and senior Joe Going (punter) were all named honorable mention. We ve got our eye on you...wide receiver Mike Doherty was named to the North Offense second team on the preseason D3 Senior Classic Preseason Super Senior Watchlist. Defensive lineman Tawone Williams was named to the North Defense honorable mention. Run and jump...in addition to being a fi rst team All-Empire 8 running back, senior Rich Pete is three-time All-American triple jumper, including fi nishing fi fth at last year s NCAA Indoor Championships. In the swing of things...sophomore quarterback Kyle Hoppy was drafted in the 28th round of the 2009 MLB entry draft by the Baltimore Orioles and played four seasons in the Orioles organization from The Glory Days...Buffalo State has made seven NCAA playoff appearance and won three ECAC Bowl Championships, all from The Bengals advanced to the NCAA playoffs in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999, and won ECAC Bowl games in 1991, 1997 and During that 10-year span, the Bengals went a combined (.736).

3 In the Rankings Several Buffalo State players are currently listed among the NCAA Division III Statistical Leaders, including: Mike Doherty 18th All-Purpose Yards-Per-Game (175.4); 15th Receiving Yards (510); 19th Combined Return Yards (367) Kyle Hoppy T24th Passing TDs (11); T17th Points Responsible For (90); 23rd Passing Yards (1224) Rich Pete 7th Rushing Yards (648); T11th Rushing TDs (8) Shaq Frederick - T14th Tackles-Per-Game (12.4) Team 25th Points-Per-Game (39.0); T20th Turnovers Gained (12); 8th Passing Yards-Per-Completion (17.9) Marc Montana - T3rd Longest Field Goal Made (49) Fast Start...Buffalo State is 4-1 to open the season for the fi rst time since The Bengals fi nished 7-3 that season and made their most recent trip to the NCAA playoffs. Buffalo State pushed its record to 6-1 in that season. In the End Zone...Senior running back Rich Pete is closing in on the Buffalo State record for career touchdowns of 40 held by Perez Dinkins. Pete has scored nine times this season, and now has 37 for his career. He has 33 rushing touchdowns and four receiving scores. Century Mark...Senior running back Rich Pete has run for at least 100 yards in each of his fi rst fi ve games this season, with a season-best of 168 yards in a Week 2 victory at Manchester University. Big Boot...Junior transfer kicker Marc Montana set a school record and the third longest in Division III this season in his Bengals debut against Cortland, nailing a 49-yard fi eld goal as time expired to force overtime. He also hit his third fi eld goal of the game to win it in overtime, which also set a school record. Thief...Senior corner back Sherman Nelson has made an extremely smooth transition to his new position. After spending three seasons as a wide receiver, Nelson tranisitioned to corner back this season. He missed the fi rst two games to injury, but now has three interceptions in two games played. He registered a pick in his fi rst game against Alfred, and then had two more against Salisbury, including one he returned 33 yards to set up the game-winning score. Racking Up the Yardage...Senior wide receiver Mike Doherty piled up 419 all-purpose yards, including nine receptions for 229 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening win over Cortland. Doherty already holds the school s all-time record for career kick return yards with 2,008, and leads the Bengals this season with 510 receiving yards Weekly Honors Marc Montana (K) Empire 8 Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Cortland); ECAC Northwest Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Cortland); D3Football.com National Team of the Week (vs. Cortland) Mike Doherty (WR) D3Football.com National Team of the Week (vs. Cortland) Rich Pete (RB) Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Salisbury) Shaq Frederick (LB) Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Frostburg)

4 BENGALS TO WATCH ON OFFENSE IN 2014 # 3 Kyle Hoppy (captain) Quarterback Sophomore Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park Major: Business *Drafted in the 28th round of the 2009 MLB entry draft by the Baltimore Orioles and played four seasons in the Orioles organization from Career Statistics Year GP Cmp-Att-Int Pct. Yds. TD Rushes-Yds-TD Totals # 5 Rich Pete Running Back Senior Utica, NY/T.R. Proctor Major: Business *Three-time NCAA All-American in Triple Jump Best fi nish: Fifth at 2014 Indoor NCAA Championships 2011: All-NJAC Honorable Mention 2013: All-Empire 8 First Team 2014: Empire 8 Offensive POW vs. Salisbury Career Rushing Statistics Year GP Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Totals Career Receiving Statistics Year GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Totals # 7 Mike Doherty Wide Receiver Senior Tonawanda, NY/Kenmore East Major: Individualized Studies 2010: All-NJAC Second Team/D3Football.com All- Region Third Team 2013: All-Empire 8 First Team/D3Football.com All- Region Third Team Career Statistics Year GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Did not play injury Totals Career Kick Returns/Yards/Avg: 85/2008/23.6 # 10 Ryan Carney Wide Receiver Senior Olean, NY/Olean Major: Business *Played basketball for two seasons at Jamestown CC from Also played basketball for Bengals in Career Statistics Year GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Totals

5 BENGALS TO WATCH ON DEFENSE IN 2014 #4 Mitch Thomas Defensive Back Junior Buffalo, NY/Sweet Home Major: Criminal Justice Year GP UT AT Total Int Totals # 21 Marquis Artis Defensive Back Junior Amherst, NY/Amherst Major: Criminal Justice Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks Int. FF Totals # 24 Shaq Frederick Linebacker Junior Brooklyn, NY/Holy Cross Major: Sociology 2013: All-Empire 8 Honorable Mention 2014: Empire 8 Defensive POW vs. Frostburg Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks Int Totals # 53 Dez Howard (captain) Defensive End Junior Buffalo, NY/St. Francis Major: Social Work Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks Totals # 55 Anthony Sanders Defensive Line Junior Buffalo, NY/McKinley Major: Business 2013: All-Empire 8 Honorable Mention Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks Totals # 97 Tawone Williams Defensive Line Senior Cicero, NY/Cicero-N. Syracuse Major: Psychology 2012: All-Empire 8 Second Team 2013: All-Empire 8 First Team Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks Totals

6 The Last Time... Punt Returned for a touchdown Bengals: Caesarae Lewis 72 yards AND Jaleel Harris 83 yards vs. West Conn State - 9/17/11 Opponent: Josh Oliver (Ithaca) 63 yards - 9/28/13 Kickoff returned for a touchdown Bengals: Caesarae Lewis 83 yards at Kean - 10/8/11 Opponent: Josh Powell (Morrisville) 84 yards - 11/5/11 Interception returned for a touchdown Bengals: Jeff McDuffi e 70 yards vs. Hartwick - 11/2/13 Opponent: Zack Bacon (Alfred) 13 yards - 9/20/14 Fumble returned for a touchdown (by the defense) Bengals: Eddie Weiser 16 yards vs. Utica - 10/26/13 Opponent: Bryan Schweitzer (Hartwick) 9 yards - 11/2/13 Blocked punt returned for a touchdown Bengals: Brian Lavis 30 yards at Cortland - 9/22/07 Opponent: Joey Buckley (Salisbury) 3 yards - 9/29/12 Blocked field goal returned for a touchdown Bengals: never Opponent: Ed Johnakin (Frostburg State) 41 yards - 10/21/85 Safety Bengals: Team safety vs. Manchester 9/13/14 Opponent: Team safety at William Paterson - 10/30/10 Shutout Bengals: Buffalo State 27, Apprentice 0-10/22/05 Opponent: Kean 37, Buffalo State 0 (away) - 10/10/ yards rushing or better Bengals: Rich Pete 121 yards at Frostburg 10/4/14 Opponent: J.D. Hook (Salisbury) 140 yards - 9/27/ yards passing or better Bengals: Kyle Hoppy 335 yards vs. Cortland 9/6/14 Opponent: John Grassi (Cortland) 487 yards 9/6/ yards passing or better Bengals: Casey Kacz 579 yards vs. Cortland - 9/1/12 Opponent: John Grassi (Cortland) 487 yards 9/6/ yards receiving or better Bengals: Ryan Carney 144 yards at Frostburg - 10/4/14 Opponent: Ryan Sweet (St. John Fisher) 144 yards - 11/9/ yards receiving or better Bengals: Mike Doherty 229 yards vs. Cortland - 9/6/14 Defensive extra point Bengals: Dan Appel returned blocked kick at Cortland - 9/23/95 Opponent: Victor Dei (Mansfi eld) returned blocked kick - 9/9/00

7 BUFFALO STATE BENGALS FOOTBALL TWO-DEEP OFFENSE (Multiple) # Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School TE 85 Eric Schiffman Jr Wantagh/MacArthur 88 Edwin Young Jr Buffalo/Williamsville North LT 79 John Knudsen Jr Ridge/Longwood 62 Kristofer Meyers Jr Lewiston/Lewiston-Porter LG 76 Jeremiah Luderman Jr Lancaster/Lancaster 75 Mike Workley Sr Derby/Lake Shore C 71 Jake Lipowski Jr Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery 61 Ryan Bauer Fr N. Massapequa/Plainedge RG 77 Chad Vickers So Bronx/DeWitt Clinton 73 Steve Smaldone Fr Wantagh/St. Anthony's RT 70 Brandon Lathrop Jr Kenmore/Kenmore West 65 John Navarro Fr Williamsville/Sweet Home WR 7 Mike Doherty Sr Tonawanda/Kenmore East 80 Isaiah Clarke Sr Brooklyn/Grand Street Campus FL 10 Ryan Carney Sr Olean/Olean 11 Billy Joiner Jr Rochester/John Marshall QB 3 Kyle Hoppy So Orchard Park/Orchard Park 15 Dan Serignese Jr Port Jefferson/Vandermuelen FB 40 Jesse Williams Jr Lockport/Newfane 37 Andrew Kimmel Fr Harpursville/Harpursville RB 5 Rich Pete Sr Utica/TR Proctor 23 Tre Jones So Rochester/Greece-Athena DEFENSE (4-3) # Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School DE 49 Trezz Bailey Sr Buffalo/Performing Arts 53 Dez Howard Jr Buffalo/St. Francis DT 55 Anthony Sanders Jr Buffalo/McKinley 96 Kendel Levy Jr Valley Stream/Valley Stream North DT 97 Tawone Williams Sr Cicero/Cicero N. Syracuse 95 Mike Holley Fr Rochester/Aquinas DE 92 Andrew Cleveland Sr Rensselaer/Columbia 98 Ryan Kowal Jr Buffalo/John F. Kennedy LB 21 Marquis Artis Jr Amherst/Amherst 13 Sekret Kukaj So Bronx/Archbishop Stepinac LB 24 Shaq Frederick Jr Brooklyn/Holy Cross 42 Jon Dillon Jr Massapequa/Massapequa LB 44 John Alessandra Jr Tonawanda/Kenmore East 48 John Carnegie So Syracuse/Fowler SS 8 Scott Koen Sr Oxnard, CA/Santa Clara 12 Will Cheshire So Wantagh/MacArthur FS 4 Mitch Thomas Jr Buffalo/Sweet Home 1 Ron Dupree Jr Brooklyn/Sheepshead Bay CB 25 Ish Height Jr Brooklyn/Grand Street Campus 27 Doug Yancey Jr Buffalo/Highland Springs (VA) CB 2 Sherman Nelson Sr Buffalo/Cardinal O'Hara 28 Nick Anderson So Sloan/John F. Kennedy SPECIALISTS # Name Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School K 41 Marc Montana Jr East Amherst/St. Joe's P 9 Joe Going Sr Kings Park/Kings Park PR 7 Mike Doherty Sr Tonawanda/Kenmore East KR 7 Mike Doherty Sr Tonawanda/Kenmore East HO 89 Justin Ragusa Sr Westbury/W.T. Clarke SNAP 98 Ryan Kowal Jr Buffalo/John F. Kennedy

8 Buffalo State Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2014) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Sep 06, 2014 CORTLAND W Sep 13, 2014 at Manchester Universit W * Sep 20, 2014 ALFRED UNIVERSITY L * Sep 27, 2014 SALISBURY W * Oct 04, 2014 at Frostburg State W Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Rich Pete Kyle Hoppy Joe Oca Tre Jones Dan Serignese Team Total Opponents Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kyle Hoppy Dan Serignese Justin Ragusa Total Opponents Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Mike Doherty Billy Joiner Ryan Carney Rich Pete Isaac Clarke Dave Jacobs Tre Jones D.J. Spencer Eric Schiffman Stephen Johnson Edwin Young Total Opponents Field Goals fg pct lg blk Marc Montana PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Rich Pete Marc Montana Kyle Hoppy Ryan Carney Mike Doherty Tre Jones Billy Joiner TM John Alessandra Total Opponents Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Buffalo State Opponents Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All games Conference Non-Conference Team Statistics BUFFST OPP FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing P e n a l t y 7 10 RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 14 9 PASSING YARDAGE C o m p -At t -I n t Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-AVG TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:45 32:15 3RD-DOWN Conversions 26/64 34/81 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/12 7/13 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Sherman Nelson Mitch Thomas Will Cheshire Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i blk Joe Going Team Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Mike Doherty Matt Brutus Scott Koen Total Opponents Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Mike Doherty Stephen Johnson Scott Koen Trezz Bailey Total Opponents All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Mike Doherty Rich Pete Ryan Carney Kyle Hoppy Billy Joiner Total Opponents Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Kyle Hoppy Rich Pete Joe Oca Tre Jones Dan Serignese Total Opponents

9 Buffalo State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2014) 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 24 Shaq Frederick Marquis Artis John Alessandra Mitch Thomas A. Cleveland Scott Koen Trezz Bailey Tawone Williams Will Cheshire Anthony Sanders Dez Howard Ryan Kowal Sekret Kukaj Ish Height Nick Anderson Doug Yancey Sherman Nelson Matt Brutus Ron Dupree Bart Mazzara Nas Walker Jon Dillon CLiff Brown Ty Pawlowski Nic Bacon Isaac Clarke Mike Doherty Jesse Williams Andrew Kimmel Justin Pender Elias Lozada Tiquan Simpkins Kyle Hoppy John Carnegie TM TM Total Opponents