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1 #19/24 SLIPPERY ROCK FOOTBALL ROCK GAME NOTES Jon Holtz, Director of Athletic Communication Office: Cell: TALE OF THE TAPE THE ROCK STAT CATEGORY MERCYHURST Scoring (Total Points) Points per Game First Downs (Total) Rushing Yards (Total) Rushing Yards per Game Rushing TD , Passing Yards (Total)... 1, Passing Yards per Game Passing TD ,175...Total Yards Offense... 1, Yards Offense per Game Total TD Scored Opp. Scoring (Total Points) Opp. Points per Game Opp. Rushing Yards (Total)... 1, Opp. Rushing per Game Opp. Rushing TD ,394...Opp. Passing Yards (Total)... 1, Opp. Passing per Game Opp. Passing TD , Opp. Total Offense... 2, Opp. Offense per Game Sacks (Total) INT (Total) (35.0)... Punts (Avg. per Punt)...32 (40.0) 18 (21.9)... Kick Returns (Avg. Yards)...27 (25.3) 10 (8.8)...Punt Returns (Avg. Yards)...10 (13.1) 27-of-86 (31%)... 3rd-Down Conv of-74 (30%) 11-of-16 (69%)... 4th-Down Conv... 7-of-10 (70%) 53 (90.0)... Penalties (Avg. Yards)...34 (63.2) 5...INT Thrown (4)...Fumbles (lost)...0 (0) Avg. Plays per Game ROCK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 9/3 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN... W, /10 at West Chester University... W, /17 at Lock Haven University... W, /24 [1, 2] GANNON UNIVERSITY *... W, /1 at #24 California University (Pa.) *...L, /8 [3] MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY *... 6.m. 10/15 at #6 Indiana University (Pa.) *... 2 p.m. 10/22 [4] EDINBORO UNIVERSITY *... 2 p.m. 10/29 at Clarion University *...Noon 11/5 SETON HILL UNIVERSITY *... 3 p.m. 11/12 [5] KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY (or PSAC title game)... 1 p.m. Home Games in BOLD CAPS * PSAC West Games [1] Family Day/Village Fest [4] Homecoming [2] Hall of Fame Game [5] Senior Day [3] Salute to Veterans SLIPPERY ROCK THE ROCK (4-1, 1-1 PSAC) GAME 6 - MERCYHURST at THE ROCK Date... Saturday, Oct. 8 Time... 6:06 p.m. Location... Slippery Rock, Pa. Venue...Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Capacity...10,000 Series Record...Tied 4-4 Last Meeting... Oct. 17, 2015 at MU... Slippery Rock 35, Mercyhurst 24 MERCYHURST LAKERS (2-3, 1-1 PSAC) LIVE COVERAGE Live Stats... sidearmstats.com/sru/football Live Stats for Media...sidearmstats.com/sru/football/media Live Audio FM (Butler County) / 977rocks.com Play-by-Play... Bob Cupp Color Commentary...Tyler Friel, Glenn Thompson Live Streaming Video or - ESPN 3 Live TV... WPNT-22 (Pitt.) / Complete listings at RockAthletics.com ALL-TIME SERIES This will mark just the ninth game in a series that dates back to 2008 when Mercyhurst joined the PSAC. Both teams are an even 4-4 in the series and no team has ever won in back-to-back years as the victories have alternated each year. The Rock are 3-0 at home in the series and are coming off a win on the road in Erie last season. First Meeting: 2008 (MU won 34-10) Most Points Scored by MU: 45 (2014) Last Meeting: 2015 (SRU won 35-24) Biggest Win Margin by MU: 24 (2008) Current Streak: SRU +1 Most Points Scored by SRU: 58 (2013) at Mercyhurst: MU leads 3-1 Biggest Win Margin by SRU: 24 (2013) at SRU: SRU leads 3-0 Last SRU Win: 2015 at MU (35-24) COACHING MATCHUP Slippery Rock head coach Shawn Lutz is off to a 4-1 start in his first season at the helm of the program. Lutz is in his 20th season at The Rock, having spent the last four as the associate head coach and the last eight as the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. Lutz has been a member of the coaching staff for eight of SRU s PSAC West titles. Marty Schaetzle is in his 15th season as the head coach at Mercyhurst, where he has posted a overall record. He has led the program to winning seasons in five of the eight years since the Lakers joined the PSAC, including a 10-3 mark in 2010 when the program won its only PSAC title. A 1983 graduate of Bucknell University, Schaetzle s 76 wins are the third most among all active PSAC head coaches. LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK Slippery Rock enters tonight s game with the longest active home winning streak in Division II at 19 straight games. The Rock were flawless at home in each of the last three seasons, including a 7-0 record last fall with a pair of NCAA playoff victories. SRU s last home loss came in the final game of the 2012 season. NATIONALLY RANKED Slippery Rock has been ranked in the AFCA Division II poll for 13 straight weeks dating back to midway through last season. The Rock have been ranked or listed as receiving votes in 21 straight polls dating back to week 10 of the 2014 season. This week, SRU slipped 10 spots to No. 19 in the poll after falling on the road at California. Complete Division II polls are on page 10 of these notes. Rock Football Game Notes - 1

2 SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY FACTS Name of School...Slippery Rock University City/Zip Code...Slippery Rock, Pa./16057 Founded Enrollment... 8,881 (new SRU record) Nickname... The Rock School Colors... Green (PMS 342) and White Affiliation...NCAA Division II Conference... Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference President... Dr. Cheryl Norton Director of Athletics... Paul Lueken Home Field... Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Surface... Astroturf GameDay Grass 3D Capacity... 10,000 Opening Date Last Renovation (new video board) MEDIA INFORMATION Director of Athletic Communication...Jon Holtz ... Office Phone Cell Phone (press box calls) Fax Machine Address Old Main, Slippery Rock University Maltby Ave, Slippery Rock, PA University Website... Athletics Website... COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Shawn Lutz Alma Mater... West Virginia, 1996 Year at SRU... 20th (1st as head coach) Record at SRU (Overall is same) Defensive Coordinator...Domenick Razzano Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Slippery Rock, 2009 (3) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks... Justin Roper Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Montana, 2011 (1) Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator... Chris Conrad Alma Mater (year at SRU)... Fresno State, 1998 (5) Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator... Marc Hull Alma Mater (year at SRU)... San Diego State, 2008 (2) Wide Receivers... Frank Bongivengo, Jr. Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Slippery Rock, 2001 (5) Secondary...Quindell Dean Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Slippery Rock, 2013 (2) Defensive Line...Mike Grata Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Slippery Rock, 2016 (1) Tight Ends/Strength Coach... Josh Bermann Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Grove City, 2012 (2) Offensive Quality Control/Running Backs...Clyde Conti Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Clarion, 1973 (2) Assistant Linebackers Coach...Teven Williams Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Slippery Rock, 2016 (1) Director of Football Operations... Steve Moose Saylor Equipment Manager...Ron Steele Athletic Trainer... Scott Morrison ROCK FOOTBALL HISTORY First Season All-Time Record (.591) Record at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium (.705) PSAC West Titles (15) , 2014, 2013, 2011, 2000, 1999, 1998, , 1976, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1963, 1962, 1961 PSAC Overall Titles (11) , 2014, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1974, , 1972, 1962, 1939 NCAA DII Playoff Appearances (6) , 2014, 2013, 1999, 1998, 1997 NCAA DII Playoff Record Last NCAA Game L, at #5 Shepherd (NCAA quarterfinals) HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE Rock football teams have compiled a (.705) record the last 41 seasons in games played at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium (formerly known as N. Kerr Thompson Stadium). The Rock own a (.740) home record since artificial turf was installed in the summer of 2003 and are (.806) in home games since The numbers get even better in recent years, as The Rock are 19-0 since the beginning of 2013 and have not lost at home since Nov. 10, SRU is 32-4 (.889) at home since the beginning of 2010 and has gone undefeated at home in four separate seasons during that stretch. The Rock have won 16 of their last 17 home night games and are 27-9 (.750) under the lights all-time at home. LAST MEETING WITH MERCYHURST - 10/17/15 No. 20 Slippery Rock ran for 252 yards and held Mercyhurst to -11 yards on the ground in a win last year in Erie. The Lakers threw the ball an incredible 65 times in the game when they couldn t get anything going on the ground with standout back Brandon Brown-Dukes, who is now a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad. Brown-Dukes finished with game with nine carries for -16 yards. Shamar Greene had no issues running the ball for The Rock, racking up 167 yards and one touchdown in the game. Julian Durden added 65 yards and two scores on the ground. Dante Nania completed 16-of-26 passes for 154 yards with one touchdown and one interception in a game that featured spurts of rain, snow and hail. Leroy McClain caught a highlight reel 38-yard TD to lead the receivers. Zach Emerick completed 39-of-65 passes for 412 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions for the Lakers. Jaquan Williams caught eight balls for 137 yards and one score and FJ Williams added 10 catches for 97 yards and one TD. The Rock defense was led by Marcus Martin with 10 total tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks for a loss of 15 yards and five additional QB hurries. Teven Williams added 11 tackles, one sack and one interception and Alfon Cook and Derrick Fulmore each recorded one interception as well. LAST WEEK FOR SLIPPERY ROCK Slippery Rock turned the ball over on three straight series in the second quarter, including two interceptions that went for 14 points the other way, in suffering its first loss of the year, at No. 24 California. In addition to the turnover issues, The Rock also struggled with injuries, losing four starters either before or during the game, including All- American running back Shamar Greene. Marcus Martin was one of the lone bright spots for SRU and was the most dominant defensive player on the field all day. He finished with a career-high 13 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. The 52 points allowed was the first time a Rock team allowed 50 or more points to an opponent since September of LAST WEEK FOR MERCYHURST Mercyhurst used a trick play with running back Richie Sanders going out wide and throwing a 69-yard TD pass to Brad Novak to take a lead at Gannon with 2:37 to play last week, but the Golden Knights answered back just over two minutes later to force overtime. Neither team would find the end zone in the extra session. Dylan Kondis kicked a 39-yard field goal for Mercyhurst and Gannon missed its attempt to end the game with the Lakers coming out on top 38-35, despite being outgained in total offense.

3 MARTIN INCREASES SRU/PSAC SACK RECORD Just five games into his junior season, Marcus Martin has recorded more career sacks than any player in PSAC football history. His 2.0 sacks last week at California bring his career total to 37.5, the eighth most in Division II history. In five games this year, despite seeing double teams and facing two All-American offensive tackles so far, he has recorded 39 total tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks. MARTIN AMONG NATION S BEST Marcus Martin s 37.5 career sacks are the third most of all active football players in the country and are 10.5 better than any other junior at any level of college football. His 1.21 sack per game average ranks second among all players in the nation and first among players that have appeared in at least 20 games. 1. Dylan Donahue, West Georgia...D MARCUS MARTIN, SLIPPERY ROCK...D Lucky Baar, McKendree...D Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh...FBS Damon Fuller, Adrian...D MARTIN MOVING UP NATIONAL RECORD BOOK Marcus Martin currently ranks tied for eighth all-time in NCAA history in terms of total sacks by a Division II player after just two years and five games. He has his sights set on becoming the all-time Division II record holder (46.0). He has averaged nearly 16.0 sacks per season over his first two years, a number that could make him the record holder this year if he is able to repeat. He has a realistic chance with two years left to play of becoming the all-time sack leader in NCAA history, regardless of division. The career record holder for each NCAA Division can be found below. D1 (FBS): Terrell Suggs, Arizona State (44.0) D1 (FCS): Chris Gocong, Cal Poly (42.0) D2: Marc Schiechl, Colorado Mines (46.0) D3: Mike Czerwien, Waynesburg (53.5)* *All-time NCAA career sack record DIVISION II CAREER SACK RECORD BOOK Rank Player, School... Sacks 1 Marc Schiechl, Colorado Mines Joshua Gordon, Minnesota State Michael Eubanks, Delta St Jonas Celian, West Va. Wesleyan Andre Bernardi, North Greenville David Bass, Mo. Western St Lucky Baar, McKendree ^ MARCUS MARTIN, SLIPPERY ROCK ^* Casey Larson, St. Anselm Morgan Fox, Colorado State-Pueblo Matt Judon, Grand Valley State Tony Johnson, Merrimack Tim Green, Lincoln (PA) Darius Allen, Colorado St.-Pueblo Howard Jones, Shepherd * PSAC Record ^ Only two active players on list (Lucky Baar currently in SR year) WHO WILL GET THERE FIRST? This season in Division II football brings an interesting race as both Lucky Baar from McKendree and Marcus Martin are rapidly moving up the all-time career sack list in Division II. They are the only two active players with more than 30 career sacks. Martin has the edge in the race for the top spot, however, as Baar is a senior this season and Martin has another year of eligibility. CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS Marcus Martin is also on pace to become the all-time leader in NCAA history in career tackles for loss. He has 59.0 through two years and five games (on pace for at least 88.5) and the Division II record is 77.0, set by Andre Bernardi from North Greenville. With one more TFL Martin will tie the all-time SRU program record of 60.0 set by Hall of Famer Matt Kinsinger. ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN TOO As if his excellence on the football field isn t enough, Marcus Martin also excels in the classroom. He was named to CoSIDA Academic All- America honors last season in his first year of eligibility for the award. Martin carries above a 3.6 GPA in the safety management program at Slippery Rock. He is a three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete. MARCUS MARTIN BY THE NUMBERS Below is a look at the game-by-game numbers that have led Marcus Martin to No. 1 on the SRU career sack ledger 31 games into his career Opponent... Tackles...TFL...Sacks KUTZTOWN at East Stroudsburg at Millersville SETON HILL GANNON at California (Pa.) vs. Mercyhurst at Indiana (Pa.) EDINBORO at Clarion BLOOMSBURG at West Chester TOTALS Opponent... Tackles...TFL...Sacks at New Haven EAST STROUDSBURG MILLERSVILLE at Seton Hill at Gannon CALIFORNIA (PA) at Mercyhurst INDIANA (PA) at Edinboro CLARION at West Chester VIRGINIA UNION ASSUMPTION at Shepherd TOTALS Opponent... Tackles...TFL...Sacks NEW HAVEN at West Chester at Lock Haven GANNON at California (Pa.) TOTALS CAREER TOTALS Rock Football Game Notes - 3

4 GREENE INCREASES SRU RECORD, CLIMBS PSAC LIST Shamar Greene rushed for 74 yards last week before leaving with an injury in the second quarter, increasing his SRU program record to 4,275 yards. He also moved up to No. 10 on the all-time PSAC ledger with that total. Greene is one of only two running backs in the country with more than 4,000 career rushing yards at the Division II level. GREENE SECOND IN D2 IN RUSHING Shamar Greene ranks second in career rushing yards among all active rushers in Division II with 4,275 yards. He is one of only five active running backs in the nation with more than 3,000 career yards and is one of only two with more than 4,000 yards. The top five active rushers in Division II can be found below. 1. Austin Ekeler... Western State... 5, SHAMAR GREENE... SLIPPERY ROCK... 4, Brandon Jones... Alderson Broaddus... 3, Robert Healy... East Stroudsburg... 3, Ja Quan Gardner... Humboldt St... 3,463 GREENE TOP 5 IN ALL OF NCAA Shamar Greene currently ranks fifth among all active rushers at any level of NCAA football. He is second on the Division II list, but would rank in the top three on both the FBS and FCS lists as well. The top eight active rushers in all of college football are listed below. 1. Austin Ekeler...Western State...D2...5, Donnel Pumphrey...San Diego State...FBS...5, Tarik Cohen...North Carolina A&T...FCS...4, Marcus Cox...Appalachian State...FBS...4, SHAMAR GREENE... SLIPPERY ROCK... D2...4, Dan Andrews...Brockport...D3...4, D Angelo Henderson...Coastal Carolina...FBS...4, Kade Harrington...Lamar...FCS...4,161 ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE Shamar Greene also ranks third among all active Division II players in career all-purpose yardage with 4,736 yards. He is one of only four active players in the country with at least 4,500 all-purpose yards. The top five active players in Division II (three from PSAC) are listed below. 1. Austin Ekeler... Western State...6, Robert Healy... East Stroudsburg...5, SHAMAR GREENE...SLIPPERY ROCK... 4, Brandon Jones... Alderson Broaddus...4, Lawrence Elliott, Jr... Bloomsburg...4,456 PSAC CAREER RUSHING LEDGER The following list is the top 16 career rushing totals in PSAC history. 1. Franklyn Quiteh... Bloomsburg ( )...7, Jamar Brittingham... Bloomsburg ( )...5, Wesley Cates... California ( )...5, Irv Sigler... Bloomsburg ( )...5, Michael Mann... Indiana ( )...4, John Kuhn... Shippensburg ( )...4, Gerald Thompson... Edinboro ( )...4, Rondell White... West Chester ( )...4, Harvie Tuck... Indiana ( )...4, SHAMAR GREENE...SLIPPERY ROCK ( )... 4, Larry Jackson... Edinboro ( )...4, Poohbear McNeal... Mansfield/Indiana ( )...4, Ricke Stonewall... Millersville ( )...4, Derrick Price... West Chester ( )...4, Joe Iacone... West Chester ( )...3, Stan Kennedy...Slippery Rock ( )... 3, Rock Football Game Notes SHAMAR GREENE BY THE NUMBERS 2013 Opponent... Att...Yards...TDs...Long at Northwood SHIPPENSBURG at Gannon MERCYHURST at Kutztown INDIANA (PA) CLARION at Edinboro CALIFORNIA (PA) at Bloomsburg at Winston-Salem Totals Opponent... Att...Yards...TDs...Long KUTZTOWN at East Stroudsburg at Millersville SETON HILL GANNON at California (Pa.) vs. Mercyhurst at Indiana (Pa.) EDINBORO at Clarion BLOOMSBURG at West Chester Totals , Opponent... Att...Yards...TDs...Long at New Haven EAST STROUDSBURG at Gannon CALIFORNIA (PA) at Mercyhurst INDIANA (PA) at Edinboro CLARION at West Chester VIRGINIA UNION ASSUMPTION at Shepherd Totals , Opponent... Att...Yards...TDs...Long NEW HAVEN at West Chester at Lock Haven GANNON at California (Pa.) Totals CAREER TOTALS , Career 100-Yard Games Career 150+ Yard Games...10 Career 175+ Yard Games...5 Career 200-Yard Games...1 Career Runs of 10+ Yards Multiple Touchdown Games...9 Consecutive Games with a TD...1 Most Carries in a Game...40 Longest Career Rush...71 Yards Note: Greene left last week s game in the 2nd quarter with an injury.

5 SCALES AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS Drew Scales ranks sixth among all active players in Division II in career kick return average at 28.7 yards per return. He is just shy of CJ Davis of Shepherd s national lead at 30.3 yards per return. Scales ranks third in total career kick return yards in SRU history with 1,433 and his 28.7 yard per return average is the third best in school history. The top six active return men in Division II can be found below, based on average yards per kickoff return. 1. CJ Davis... Shepherd Ke Vontae Pope... Ouachita Baptist Buck Wilson... Texas A&M Commerce D Maujeric Tucker... Eastern New Mexico Miguel Hudson... Oklahoma Panhandle DREW SCALES...SLIPPERY ROCK OFFENSE GETTING BACK UP TO SPEED Slippery Rock led the nation by a wide margin in total offensive plays in 2015 and averaged 86.8 plays per game. With a new offensive coordinator, new starting QB and four new offensive linemen, the offense averaged just 72.5 plays per game and failed to reach 400 yards of total offense in each of the first two games of this season. Those numbers have improved since, with the team averaging 97.7 plays per game and yards per game over the last three weeks. On the season, The Rock now average 84.0 plays and yards of offense per game through five weeks. TOUGH TO RUN ON Slippery Rock had the second best run defense in the country last year and The Rock are right back up there again, currently sitting at No. 5 in the nation and allowing just 71.4 rushing yards per game. That equals out to just 2.1 yards per carry through five games. YOUTH MOVEMENT Slippery Rock has a balanced roster with many upperclassmen starting on both sides of the ball, but this year is also notable for how young The Rock are on the field. This week s depth chart features 23 players (including special teams) listed as projected starters or backups that are sophomores or freshmen in eligibility. ZAPPONE LEADING THE DEFENSE Linebacker Anthony Zappone transferred to SRU for his senior year from Eastern Michigan and like Teven Williams last year, has made an immediate impact and looked like he s been here all along. Last season, Williams came in from Youngstown State and ended up leading SRU in tackles and earning All-America honors. This fall, Zappone is the leading tackler for SRU through five weeks with 46 total tackles, including 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. He also has two interceptions and a team-high 20 solo tackles on the year. EARLY SEASON STUMBLES HAVEN T BEEN ALL BAD The loss last week at California marked the third straight year in which Slippery Rock has dropped its first game of the season in either week four or week five. In each of the last two years, the team has rebounded and gone on to win the PSAC West title and the overall PSAC Championship. Last week, it was a week four upset loss to Seton Hill that sparked a run of nine straight wins and an appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals. ROCK TO HONOR GOLD STAR FAMILIES AT HALFTIME During halftime of tonight s game, Slippery Rock University will honor the memory of two former SRU ROTC graduates that lost their lives in Iraq by welcoming their Gold Star Families. SRU President Cheryl Norton will present SRU pins and flowers to the families of the late Army Capt. Jason West and Army 2nd Lt. Christopher Loudon during the ceremony. The tribute marks the 10th anniversary of the soldiers combat deaths in West, formerly of Crafton, enlisted in the Army after graduating from high school, serving as an attack helicopter repairman. He later enrolled at SRU and served in the ROTC program. He graduated from SRU in 2002 with a degree in human resource management. A tank commander of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armor Division based in Friedberg, Germany, West took part in Operation Iraqi Freedom in He died July 24, 2006, in Ramadi, Iraq, during a firefight with enemy combatants. Medals and commendations posthumously awarded to West include: Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Combat Action Badge, Aviation Badge and the Parachutist Badge. Members of West s family that will participate in the ceremony include: his mother, Dee West; widow, Juli West; and brother, Doug West. Loudon, formerly of Brockport, graduated from SRU in 2005 with a degree in environmental health. He served as captain of the Ranger Challenge Team. The Army assigned Loudon to the 2nd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, Texas. After deployment to Iraq, Loudon died Oct. 17, 2006, in Baghdad of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Medals and commendations posthumously awarded to Loudon include: Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge and Parachutist Badge. Member s of Loudon s family that will participate in the ceremony include: his widow, Jacey Kennedy; parents, Randy and Susan Loudon; and brothers, retired Army Maj. Nicholas Loudon and Jonathan Loudon. It is important to remember and honor their sacrifice, said Army Capt. Joseph Barrow, SRU assistant professor of military science. Their lives were cut short for what our country asked them to do. Our country asked them to go and fight. In doing so, they made the ultimate sacrifice. SRU s embrace of former soldiers has been noted by several veterans groups. Victory Media, a veteran-owned company that helps veterans transition back into civilian life, named the University a 2016 Military Friendly School. The halftime ceremony will be just one part of a day filled with events to celebrate veterans and military personnel as part of SRU s annual Salute to Military game. Rock Football Game Notes - 5

6 TOP TARGETS IN THE PASSING GAME Quarterback Don King III is finding chemistry with two targets in particular in outside receiver Marcus Johnson and slot man Milly Raye. Raye leads the team with 27 catches for 316 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 63.2 yards per game. Johnson has 22 catches for 318 yards with three scores and is averaging 63.6 yards per game. Drew Scales ( ) adds 39.8 yards per game and Carnel Harley ( ) adds 21.0 yards per game. 13 SRU players have at least two catches. CONWAY NEARING TOP 10 Defensive end Cody Conway is closing in on cracking the all-time top 10 list at SRU in career sacks. He currently has 16.5 career sacks, needing just 1.0 to move into a tie for 10th on the all-time ledger with Mike Welhorsky ( ). TAKEAWAYS One area that Slippery Rock would like to see improve this year is takeaways. The Rock led the nation in total takeaways in 2015 with 47 turnovers gained, but are off to a slower pace than that this year with nine takeaways through five games. Seven of those were interceptions and two were fumble recoveries, both of which came last week at California. The Rock are currently ranked eighth in the PSAC and 81st in the country in total takeaways. TV GAME SUCCESS This week s game will mark the first live television home game of the year for Slippery Rock, which is scheduled for at least three live TV games through the SportsFever Game of the Week package in The Rock are 6-0 in their last six TV games, including a win over West Chester earlier this fall and a perfect 5-0 showing last year. The next scheduled TV game this season is the Oct. 22 Homecoming game against Edinboro. WINNING SEASON STREAK With a 12-2 record last fall, Slippery Rock has now put together seven straight winning seasons, has been above.500 in nine of the last 10 years and has finished in winning fashion in 23 of the last 28 seasons. Only three teams in the PSAC have at least seven winning seasons in a row entering the 2016 season. CURRENT WINNING SEASONS STREAK IN PSAC 1. Bloomsburg California Slippery Rock - 7 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Three Slippery Rock players have earned at least one Preseason All- America honor heading into the 2016 season. - MARCUS MARTIN DE R-Jr. West Mifflin, Pa. - Sporting News - 1st Team - Lindy s Sports - 1st Team - Football Gameplan - 1st Team - Instant Scouting - 1st Team - HERO Sports - 1st Team - D2football.com - 1st Team - JOE LoSCHIAVO OL R-Sr. Lakewood, Ohio - Sporting News - 1st Team - Football Gameplan - 2nd Team - D2football.com - 2nd Team - HERO Sports - 2nd Team - SHAMAR GREENE RB R-Sr. Duquesne, Pa. - Football Gameplan - 2nd Team PSAC / NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS SLIPPERY ROCK IN THE RANKINGS Category...PSAC Rank... D2 Rank...Statistics (Avg.) Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Total Offense Total Defense Rushing Offense Rushing Defense Passing Offense Passing Defense Passing Efficiency Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Punting (Net) Sacks Turnovers Gained (tot.) MERCYHURST IN THE RANKINGS Category...PSAC Rank... D2 Rank...Statistics (Avg.) Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Total Offense Total Defense Rushing Offense Rushing Defense Passing Offense Passing Defense Passing Efficiency Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Punting (Net) Sacks Turnovers Gained (tot.) Ranked in PSAC 172 Ranked in D2 SLIPPERY ROCK S 2016 RECORD WHEN... Overall PSAC-West At Home On The Road On Natural Grass On Artifical Surface Day Games Night Games Scoring First Opponent Scores First Leading at Halftime Trailing at Halftime Tied at Halftime Leading After Third Trailing After Third Tied After Third Overtime Games Scoring Less Than 20 Points Scoring Points Scoring Points Scoring Points Scoring 50+ Points Allowing < 20 Points Allowing Points Allowing Points Allowing Points Allowing Points Rushing For < 100 Yards Rushing For 100+ Yards Rushing For 200+ Yards Passing For 200+ Yards Passing For 300+ Yards Totaling < 300 Yards Yards Offense Yards Offense Yards Offense Yards Offense Allow < 100 Yards Rushing Allow < 300 Yards Offense Allow 300+ Yards Offense Having 100-Yard Rusher Opp. Has 100-Yard Rusher No Turnovers Less Than 3 Turnovers Or More Turnovers No Takeaways Or More Takeaways More Time Of Possession Less Time of Possession Running More Plays Rock Football Game Notes

7 SLIPPERY ROCK vs. MERCYHURST - SERIES HISTORY Below is a look at all eight games in the series between these two teams that only began back in 2008 when Mercyhurst joined the PSAC and was placed in the Western Division. No team has ever won back-toback games in the series. Slippery Rock is 3-0 at home and also has the only road win in the series thanks to last year s win in Erie. The Lakers have a neutral site victory thanks to the Big House Battle win at Michigan Stadium in Year Location SRU Result Score MU... W... Slippery Rock 35, Mercyhurst Michigan...L... Mercyhurst 45, Slippery Rock SRU... W... Slippery Rock 58, Mercyhurst MU...L... Mercyhurst 38, Slippery Rock SRU... W... Slippery Rock 28, Mercyhurst MU...L... Mercyhurst 21, Slippery Rock SRU... W... Slippery Rock 17, Mercyhurst MU...L... Mercyhurst 34, Slippery Rock 10 Notes: Only three of the eight games played so far have been onepossession (8 points or less) games, and the last one of those came in In each of the last four meetings, the winning team has scored at least 35 points and the losing team has scored at least 23 points. The fewest points scored by any team in the series was the 10 scored by SRU in the first game of the series back in 2008, while the most points scored were the 58 scored by The Rock in CAPTAINS NAMED The team votes each year to select the annual captains. This year s captains are Shamar Greene, Joe LoSchiavo, Bob Vernick, Derrick Fulmore and Joe Phillips. BROTHERS ON THE ROSTER Slippery Rock has a pair of full-blood brothers on the roster this year. All-Region senior linebacker Bob Vernick is joined by freshman brother Tim Vernick and freshman defensive lineman Josh Bader is joined by his brother Zach Bader, who transferred in from Youngstown State. STARTERS AND STARS FROM WEST MIFFLIN Slippery Rock starts four players that all graduated from West Mifflin High School, three of which have earned at least All-Region honors during their careers at SRU in Shamar Greene, Marcus Martin and Derrick Fulmore. Jim Popa also moved into a starting role on the offensive line to begin the 2016 season. Greene and Martin have been teammates for most of their football playing careers and are rewriting record books together each week on opposite sides of the ball. NEW COORDINATORS In addition to a new head coach, Slippery Rock opened 2016 with a pair of new coordinators. Domenick Razzano was promoted from codefensive coordinator and secondary coach in 2015 and will serve as the defensive coordinator in The Rock also hired a new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in Justin Roper, a former Division I quarterback that played at Oregon and Montana. Roper comes to SRU after spending two years as the QB coach at Valdosta State. TUCKER GETS NFL SHOT Former Slippery Rock offensive lineman Cory Tucker, who finished his Rock career in 2015 by earning All-America honors and being a finalist for the Upshaw Lineman of the Year Award, earned an NFL shot and spent the 2016 NFL preseason in camp with the Cleveland Browns, appearing in three preseason games. He was the second SRU alum to be on an NFL roster this year, joining Minnesota Vikings starting guard Brandon Fusco, who had his SRU number (74) retired last year. AROUND THE PSAC WESTERN DIVISION Rank Team PSAC Overall This Week (Time) t-1 California vs. Indiana (7 p.m.) t-1 Indiana at California (7 p.m.) t-3 SLIPPERY ROCK vs. Mercyhurst (6 p.m.) t-3 Edinboro vs. Gannon (2 p.m.) t-3 Clarion at Seton Hill (Noon) t-3 MERCYHURST at Slippery Rock (6 p.m.) t-7 Seton Hill vs. Clarion (Noon) t-7 Gannon at Edinboro (2 p.m.) EASTERN DIVISION Rank Team PSAC Overall This Week (Time) t-1 Shippensburg at West Chester (Noon) t-1 Bloomsburg at Kutztown (1 p.m.) t-1 Kutztown vs. Bloomsburg (1 p.m.) t-4 East Stroudsburg at Millersville (4 p.m.) t-4 West Chester vs. Shippensburg (Noon) t-6 Millersville vs. E. Stroudsburg (4 p.m.) t-6 Cheyney vs. Lock Haven (1 p.m.) t-6 Lock Haven at Cheyney (1 p.m.) LAST WEEK S SCORES SLIPPERY ROCK (26) at California (52) Shippensburg (38) at Lock Haven (16) Mercyhurst (38) at Gannon (35) - OT Edinboro (62) at Clarion (14) Millersville (15) at Bloomsburg (29) Seton Hill (39) at Indiana (47) West Chester (14) at Kutztown (20) Cheyney (12) at East Stroudsburg (54) Most Points: Edinboro (62) at Clarion Least Points: Cheyney (12) at East Stroudsburg Biggest Margin: +48 (Edinboro over Clarion 62-14) Smallest Margin: +3 (Mercyhurst over Gannon in OT) Away Teams: 3-5 Home Teams: 5-3 CHAPLA HITS FROM 45 True freshman kicker Jake Chapla has hit field goals of 44 and 45 yards this year. His 45-yarder against Gannon two weeks ago was the longest for an SRU kicker since CJ Bahr hit a 47-yarder on Sept. 18, OPPONENTS WITH WINNING RECORDS Slippery Rock opened the year with back-to-back games against teams that finished the 2015 season with 7-4 records and played in their conference title games (New Haven and West Chester). The Rock also played back-to-back games the last two weeks against teams that entered the game unbeaten (Gannon and California were both 3-0). RETURNING ALL-PSAC PLAYERS Slippery Rock returns a total of five players that earned first team All- PSAC honors in Team Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 1st Team Shamar Greene RB R-Sr. Duquesne, Pa. 1st Team Joe LoSchiavo OL R-Sr. Lakewood, Ohio 1st Team Marcus Martin DE R-Jr. West Mifflin, Pa. 1st Team Joe Phillips DL Sr. Washington, Pa. 1st Team Bob Vernick LB Sr. Butler, Pa. Rock Football Game Notes - 7

8 2016 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - SLIPPERY ROCK OFFENSE Opponent QB RB WR SLOT SLOT WR TE/RB2 LT LG C RG RT New Haven King III Greene Johnson Raye - Harley Dingle Ketterer Fields LoSchiavo Popa Gaviglia West Chester King III Greene Johnson Raye - Harley Cirillo Ketterer Fields LoSchiavo Popa Gaviglia Lock Haven King III Greene Johnson Raye Scales Harley - Larsen Fields LoSchiavo Popa Gaviglia Gannon King III Greene Johnson Raye Scales Harley - Larsen Fields LoSchiavo Popa Gaviglia California (Pa.) King III Greene Johnson Raye Scales Harley - Larsen Fields LoSchiavo Popa Gaviglia Mercyhurst Indiana (Pa.) Edinboro Clarion Seton Hill Kutztown 2016 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - SLIPPERY ROCK DEFENSE Opponent DE DT NG DE LB LB LB CB SS FS CB New Haven Conway Phillips Kope Martin Zappone Vernick Allen Henderson Green Fulmore Cook West Chester Conway Twillie II Kope Martin Zappone Vernick Conglose Howard Green Fulmore Cook Lock Haven Conway Phillips Kope Martin Zappone Vernick Conglose Howard Green Fulmore Cook Gannon Conway Phillips Kope Martin Zappone Vernick Conglose Howard Green Fulmore Cook California (Pa.) Conway Phillips Kope Martin Allen Zappone Conglose Howard Green Fulmore Cook Mercyhurst Indiana (Pa.) Edinboro Clarion Seton Hill Kuztown PROJECTED STARTERS SRU CAREER STARTS Consecutive starts in parenthesis SLIPPERY ROCK DEFENSE Pos. # Player RE 17 Cody Conway DT 45 Joe Phillips NG 73 Mike Kope DE 44 Marcus Martin OLB 40 Cody Allen MLB 52 Bob Vernick OLB 58 Anthony Zappone LCB 21 Titus Howard SS 6 Kevin Green FS 8 Derrick Fulmore RCB 7 Alfon Cook SLIPPERY ROCK OFFENSE Pos. # Player QB 2 Don King III RB 14 Dominic Dingle WR 9 Marcus Johnson Slot 10 Milly Raye LT 79 Chris Larsen LG 51 Austin Fields C 71 Joe LoSchiavo RG 50 Jim Popa RT 64 Steve Gaviglia Slot 5 Drew Scales WR 28 Carnel Harley TE 35 Brian McNally SLIPPERY ROCK SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. # Player P 96 Josiah Davis PK 89 Jake Chapla Hold 13 Mike Merhaut LS 42 Garret MacFarland KR/PR 5 Drew Scales 8 -Rock Football Game Notes SLIPPERY ROCK LINEUP LEADERS Passing - #2 Don King III Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Avg/G , Rushing - #23 Shamar Greene Att Net Avg TD Avg/G Rushing - #14 Dominic Dingle Att Net Avg TD Avg/G Receiving - #10 Milly Raye No Yds Avg TD Avg/G Receiving - #9 Marcus Johnson No Yds Avg TD Avg/G Receiving - #5 Drew Scales No Yds Avg TD Avg/G Tackles Player Tot TFL Sack #58 A. Zappone #44 Marcus Martin #52 Bob Vernick #8 Derrick Fulmore #6 Kevin Green #73 Mike Kope #17 Cody Conway #40 Cody Allen OFFENSE QB Don King III...5 (5) RB Shamar Greene...36 (5) RB Isiah Neely...1 (0) RB Dominic Dingle...1 (0) WR Taishan Tucker...16 (0) WR Drew Scales...16 (3) WR Leroy McClain...12 (0) WR Milly Raye...12 (5) WR Marcus Johnson...6 (5) WR Carnel Harley...5 (5) LT Dean Ketterer...5 (0) LT Chris Larsen...3 (3) LT Michael Williams...2 (0) LG Austin Fields...5 (5) C Joe LoSchiavo...33 (31) RG Jim Popa...5 (5) RT Steve Gaviglia...5 (5) DEFENSE DE Cody Conway...30 (10) DT Joe Phillips...26 (3) NG Mike Kope...7 (5) DE Marcus Martin...31 (31) LB Bob Vernick...29 (0) LB Anthony Zappone...5 (5) LB Cody Allen...2 (1) LB John Conglose...7 (4) CB Kris Williams...12 (0) CB Titus Howard...14 (4) CB Alfon Cook...19 (19) CB Kyle Hall...2 (0) FS Derrick Fulmore...24 (5) CB Delmar Henderson...2 (0) SS Kevin Green...6 (5) STARTERS NOTES Shamar Greene has started more games than anyone on the team with 36 career starts but is not expected to play this week. Joe LoSchiavo is a close second with 33 starts, including a team-high 31 straight for the offense. Don King III, Dominic Dingle, Carnel Harley, Austin Fields, Jim Popa and Steve Gaviglia all made their first career starts in week one against New Haven. Chris Larsen made his first career start at Lock Haven. Marcus Martin leads the defense with 31 straight starts, having never missed a start in his career. Bob Vernick had started 29 career games, including 21 straight before missing last week s game. Cody Conway has started 30 career games and Alfon Cook has started 19 straight games. Joe Phillips has 26 career starts. Anthony Zappone started 18 games at Eastern Michigan before transferring. Cody Allen is expected to make his third career start this week.

9 ROCK VS OPPONENTS Slippery Rock has an overall combined record of (.615) alltime against its 2016 scheduled opponents. The Rock entered the year with at least a win in the most recent meeting against every scheduled opponent but Seton Hill. The largest win streak in a series belongs to SRU over Lock Haven at 25 games dating back to a tie in Opponent Games Record First Game Last Game Streak New Haven W-2 West Chester W-2 Lock Haven W-25 Gannon W-3 California (Pa.) L-1 Mercyhurst W-1 Indiana (Pa.) W-3 Edinboro W-6 Clarion W-6 Seton Hill L-1 Kutztown W-2 Overall (.615 Winning Percentage) TRANSFER INFUSION The 2016 Rock roster includes 14 student-athletes that did not start their collegiate careers at Slippery Rock, including nine players that began their careers at a Division I institution. Pos. Student Athlete Previous School Transfer Year WR Landon Yeartie Akron 2016 OL Michael Williams Assumption 2015 DL Joe Phillips Citadel 2014 LB Anthony Zappone Eastern Michigan 2016 DB Kevin Green Edinboro 2014 DB Titus Howard Pittsburgh 2015 QB Don King III Sam Houston State 2016 TE Brian McNally St. Francis (Pa.) 2014 WR Marcus Johnson Thiel 2015 DB Delmar Henderson Tiffin 2014 DL Austin Fields West Virginia 2015 DL Tony Twillie II Youngstown State 2014 DL Zach Bader Youngstown State 2016 QB Tanner Garry Youngstown State 2016 PIPELINE TO THE ROCK Rock players that graduated from the same high school include: Brookfield (Ohio)...Augustus Necastro, Aaron Gillis Butler... Bob Vernick, Tim Vernick Central Dauphin... Drew Scales, David Payton III Charleroi... Trey Douyon, Mike Kope Conneaut... Chris Richardson, Henry Litwin Hickory...Mike Grata, Louie Derloni, Zach Cirillo Penn Hills...Cody Allen, Austin Freeman, Malik Mathis Pine-Richland...James Willard, Mike Merhaut Plum...Dylan Whiteman, Jake Tecak, Chris Erfort... Ashton Teeter, Jake Chapla Poland Seminary (Ohio)... Josh Bader, Zach Bader Ringgold... Alfon Cook, Chacar Berry Seneca Valley... Steven Gaviglia, Dean Ketterer South Fayette... Roman Denson, Zack Radinick Strong Vincent... Tony Twillie II, Kevin Green Taylor Allderdice... Bishop Gethers, Cornelius Raye Thomas Jefferson... Mike Wainauskis, TJ Matrascia West Mifflin...Shamar Greene, Derrick Fulmore, Marcus Martin,... Jim Popa, Brandon Sacco Woodland Hills...Wilford Clark, Da ron Cooper TRACKING THE ROCK S 2016 OPPONENTS WEEK #1 - vs. UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (9/3)... W, Overall Record: 3-2 NE-10 Record: 3-1 Last Week: W, vs. S. Connecticut State This Week: at Merrimack - Saturday, 1 p.m. WEEK #2 - at WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY (9/10)... W, Overall Record: 2-3 PSAC East Record: 1-1 Last Week: L, at Kutztown This Week: vs. Shippensburg - Saturday, Noon WEEK #3 - at LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY (9/17)... W, Overall Record: 0-5 PSAC East Record: 0-2 Last Week: L, vs. Shippensburg This Week: at Cheyney - Saturday, 1 p.m. WEEK #4 - vs. GANNON UNIVERSITY... W, Overall Record: 3-2 PSAC West Record: 0-2 Last Week: L-OT, vs. Mercyhurst This Week: at Edinboro - Saturday, 2 p.m. WEEK #5 - at #24 CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY (PA)...L, Overall Record: 4-0 PSAC West Record: 2-0 Last Week: W, vs. No. 9 Slippery Rock This Week: vs. No. 6 Indiana - Saturday, 7 p.m. WEEK #6 - vs. MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY...6 p.m. Overall Record: 2-3 PSAC West Record: 1-1 Last Week: W-OT, at Gannon This Week: at No. 19 Slippery Rock - Saturday, 6 p.m. WEEK #7 - at #6 INDIANA UNIVERSITY (PA)...2 p.m. Overall Record: 4-0 PSAC West Record: 2-0 Last Week: W, vs. Seton Hill This Week: at No. 15 California - Saturday, 7 p.m. WEEK #8 - vs. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY...2 p.m. Overall Record: 4-1 PSAC West Record: 1-1 Last Week: W, at Clarion This Week: vs. Gannon - Saturday, 2 p.m. WEEK #9 - at CLARION UNIVERSITY... Noon Overall Record: 2-3 PSAC West Record: 1-1 Last Week: L, vs. Edinboro This Week: at Seton Hill - Saturday, Noon WEEK #10 - vs. SETON HILL UNIVERSITY...3 p.m. Overall Record: 3-2 PSAC West Record: 0-2 Last Week: L, at No. 8 Indiana This Week: vs. Clarion - Saturday, Noon WEEK #11 - vs. KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY...1 p.m. Overall Record: 2-3 PSAC East Record: 2-0 Last Week: W, vs. West Chester This Week: vs. Bloomsburg - Saturday, 1 p.m. Rock Football Game Notes - 9

10 AFCA DIVISION II POLL # Team (1st Place Votes) W-L Pts. Prv. 1. Northwest Mo. St. (30) Grand Valley St. (Mich.) Shepherd (W.Va.) * Texas A&M-Commerce Henderson St. (Ark.) Indiana (Pa.) * Midwestern St. (Texas) Tuskegee (Ala.) Sioux Falls (S.D.) Azusa Pacific (Calif.) North Alabama West Georgia Colorado Mesa Ferris St. (Mich.) California (Pa.) * Harding (Ark.) Ashland (Ohio) Emporia St. (Kan.) SLIPPERY ROCK * Southwest Baptist (Mo.) NR 21. LIU-Post (N.Y.) * NR 22. Assumption (Mass.) * Florida Tech N. Carolina-Pembroke Bemidji St. (Minn.) NR 25. Valdosta St. (Ga.) NR Others Receiving Votes: Wayne St. (Mich.), 64; Minnesota-Duluth, 55; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 39; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 8; Central Missouri, 5; Notre Dame (Ohio), 5*; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 4*; Newberry (S.C.), 4; Southern Arkansas, 2; Colorado School of Mines, 1. D2FOOTBALL.COM POLL # Team W-L Prv. 1 Northwest Missouri Grand Valley North Alabama Shepherd * Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce Sioux Falls Henderson State Indiana (Pa.) * West Georgia Emporia State Azusa Pacific Tuskegee Ashland Ferris State California (Pa.) * 4-0 NR 17 Harding Colorado Mesa Minnesota Duluth Central Missouri Valdosta State LIU-Post * 5-0 NR 23 Bemidji State 4-1 NR 24 SLIPPERY ROCK * Pittsburg State 4-1 NR * Super Region 1 Teams SLIPPERY ROCK RECORD BOOK SNAPSHOT SINGLE-PLAY RECORDS Category...Record... Record Holder... Opponent (Year) Longest Rush yards... Bob Weller... Westminster 1995) Longest Pass yards... Nate Crookshank...Mansfield (2006) Longest Reception yards... Pul Favers...Mansfield (2006) Longest Punt yards... Andrew Huska...at Gannon (Oct. 3, 2015) Longest Field Goal yards... John Katsaouni...Shippensburg (2003) yards... Keith Johnson... Edinboro (1980) TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Category...Record... Opponent (Year) Pass Attempts at California, Pa. (Oct. 11, 2014), vs. Clarion (1992) Pass Completions at Lock Haven (Sept. 17, 2016) Passing Yards Clarion (1992) Rushing Attempts California, Pa. (1969) Rushing Yards at East Stroudsburg (Sept. 13, 2014) Total Offense Kutztown (1999) Rushing First Downs at East Stroudsburg (Sept. 13, 2014) Passing First Downs at Lock Haven (Sept. 17, 2016) Points Scored St. Francis (1923) Tackles For Loss Seton Hill (2013) Sacks California, Pa. (1991) Seton Hill (2013) Interceptions Shippensburg (1990), Lock Haven (1992), Kutztown (2013) INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Category...Record... Record Holder (Opponent, Year) Pass Attempts John Linhart (Clarion, 1992) Pass Completions John Linhart (Clarion, 1992) Passing Yards John Linhart (Clarion, 1992) Passing Touchdowns Nigel Barksdale (Northwood, 2013) Rushing Attempts Scott Opalsky (Buffalo, 1989), Jay Wagner (Clarion, 1968) Rushing Yards Dorrian Glenn (California, Pa., 2001) Rushing Touchdowns Mike Kish (Waynesburg, 1971) Receptions Greg Hopkins (Clarion, 1992) Receiving Yards John Schademan (Mercyhurst, 2013) Receiving Touchdowns Devin Goda (Lock Haven, 2011) Total Offense Nigel Barksdale (Indiana, Pa., 2013) Extra Points Mike Wainauskis (Millersville, 2015), Ed Kelly (LHU, 1973) Field Goals Times - Most Recent: Mike Wainauskis (Kutztown, 2014) Points Scored Mike Kish (Waynesburg, 1971) Solo Tackles Shawn Rohrer (Edinboro, 1998) Total Tackles Shawn Rohrer (Edinboro, 1998) Tackles For Loss Marcus Martin (Shepherd, 2015), Jeremy George (Cal U, 1998) Sacks Cory Lacek (Millersville, 2006) Interceptions Three Times Punting Average Jeff Williams (Shippensburg, 1982) TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS Category... Record...Year Totals (5 games) Rushing Yards... 3,608 (14 games) Rushing Attempts (14 games) Rushing TDs (14 games) Rushing Yards per Game (10 games) Passing Attempts (12 games) Passing Completions (12 games) Passing Yards... 4,251 (12 games) ,303 Passing TDs (12 games) Passing Yards per Game (12 games) Total Offense (Yards)... 6,864 (14 games) ,175 All Purpose Yards... 8,599 (14 games) ,721 Scoring (Total Points) (14 games) Touchdowns Scored (14 games) Extra Points Made (14 games) Field Goals Made (11 games) Interceptions (11 games) Sacks (13 games) Tackles for Loss (14 games) Passes Defended (14 games) Fumbles Recovered (14 games)

11 PASSING #2 DON KING III (Sr.) Comp /24/16 vs. Gannon Att x (9/24/16 vs. Gannon) Yards /17/16 at Lock Haven TD x (9/24/16 vs. Gannon) Long /10/16 at West Chester INT x (10/1/16 at California) #16 NATHANIEL MUSSELMAN (Fr.) Comp /1/16 at California Att /1/16 at California Yards /1/16 at California TD /1/16 at California Long /1/16 at California INT...- RUSHING #2 DON KING III (Sr.) Carries /24/16 vs. Gannon Yards /17/16 at Lock Haven TD Long /17/16 at Lock Haven #14 DOMINIC DINGLE (R-Sr.) Carries /19/15 vs. Millersville Yards /19/15 vs. Millersville TD /19/15 vs. Millersville Long /19/15 vs. Millersville #23 SHAMAR GREENE (R-Sr.) Carries /24/15 vs. Indiana Yards /20/14 at Millersville TD x (10/3/15 at Gannon) Long /3/16 vs. New Haven #25 ISIAH NEELY (R-Jr.) Carries x (11/28/15 vs. Assum.) Yards /12/15 vs. ESU TD x (9/17/16 at LHU) Long /12/15 vs. ESU #34 DONTEZ RASH (Fr.) Carries /17/16 at Lock Haven Yards /1/16 at California TD x (10/1/16 at California) Long /1/16 at California SLIPPERY ROCK INDIVIDUAL GAME CAREER HIGHS #10 CORNELIUS RAYE (R-Jr.) Rec /17/16 at Lock Haven Yards /17/16 at Lock Haven TD x (9/17/16 at LHU) Long x (9/17/16 at LHU) #11 TAISHAN TUCKER (R-Jr.) Rec /26/15 at Seton Hill Yards /26/15 at Seton Hill TD /5/15 at New Haven Long /26/15 at Seton Hill #23 SHAMAR GREENE (R-Jr.) Rec /11/14 at California Yards /11/14 at California TD x (11/14/15 at WCU) Long /25/14 at Indiana #28 CARNEL HARLEY (Fr.) Rec /17/16 at Lock Haven Yards /1/16 at California TD /1/16 at California Long /14/15 at West Chester #35 BRIAN MCNALLY (Jr.) Rec x (9/24/16 vs. Gannon) Yards /28/15 vs. Assumption TD /24/16 vs. Gannon Long /28/15 vs. Assumption #81 ANDREW BRIDGEFORTH (Jr.) Rec /10/12 vs. Bloomsburg Yards /10/12 vs. Bloomsburg TD x (11/10/12 vs. Bloom) Long /13/12 at Clarion #83 DAKOTA CLANAGAN (R-So.) Rec /17/16 at Lock Haven Yards /17/16 at Lock Haven TD...- Long /17/16 at Lock Haven #88 TAVARUS SAMPLE (Fr.) Rec x (9/17/16 at LHU) Yards /19/15 vs. Millersville TD...- Long /19/15 vs. Millersville #19 KYLE HALL (So. / LB) Tackles /14/15 at West Chester Sacks /14/15 at West Chester #21 TITUS HOWARD (Jr. / CB) Tackles x (11/21/15 vs. Va. Union) Int /10/15 vs. California #24 KRIS WILLIAMS (R-Sr. / DB) Tackles /11/14 at California #32 ALEXANDER BEARDS (R-So. / LB) Tackles /1/16 at California TFL /1/16 at California #38 PATRICK MINENOK (Fr. / LB) Tackles x (10/1/16 at California) TFL #40 CODY ALLEN (So. / LB) Tackles x (10/1/16 at California) TFL x (10/1/16 at California) #41 ROMAN DENSON (R-Fr. / DB) Tackles /17/16 at Lock Haven TFL #43 JOHN CONGLOSE (R-Sr. / S) Tackles /10/15 vs. California Breakups /10/15 vs. California #44 MARCUS MARTIN (R-Jr. / DL) Tackles /1/16 at California Sacks x (10/25/14 at Indiana) TFL /5/15 at Shepherd #45 JOE PHILLIPS (Sr. / DT) Tackles /24/14 vs. Seton Hill Sacks /25/14 at Indiana (Pa.) Int /25/14 at Indiana (Pa.) #52 BOB VERNICK (Sr. / LB) Tackles /20/14 at Millersville Sacks /3/15 at Gannon #54 WILFORD CLARK (Fr. / DL) Tackles /10/16 at West Chester TFL RECEIVING #3 LEROY MCCLAIN (R-Sr.) Rec x (10/17/15 at Mercyhurst) Yards /8/14 at Clarion TD x (9/10/16 at WCU) Long /18/14 vs. Mercyhurst #5 DREW SCALES (R-Sr.) Rec /27/14 vs. Seton Hill Yards /6/14 vs. Kutztown TD Five Times Long /5/15 at New Haven #9 MARCUS JOHNSON (Jr.) Rec /24/16 vs. Gannon Yards /24/16 vs. Gannon TD x (9/24/16 vs. Gannon) Long /10/16 at West Chester DEFENSE #4 DELMAR HENDERSON (Sr. / DB) Tackles /24/15 vs. Indiana TFL /17/15 at Mercyhust INT #6 KEVIN GREEN (R-Sr. / DB) Tackles x (9/10/16 at WCU) PBU x (9/10/16 at WCU) #7 ALFON COOK (R-Sr. / CB) Tackles /31/15 at Edinboro Int /10/16 at West Chester #8 DERRICK FULMORE (Sr. / S) Tackles /25/14 at Indiana (Pa.) Int /13/14 at E. Stroudsburg #17 CODY CONWAY (R-Sr. / DL) Tackles /20/14 at Millersville Sacks /9/13 at Seton Hill #56 TONY TWILLIE (Sr. / DL) Tackles /10/16 at West Chester TFL /19/15 vs. Millersville #58 ANTHONY ZAPPONE (R-Sr. / LB) Tackles x (9/24/16 vs. Gannon) Sacks /3/16 vs. New Haven #66 JAKE ECONOMOU (R-Fr. / DE) Tackles /3/16 vs. New Haven Sacks /3/16 vs. New Haven #73 MIKE KOPE (R-Sr. / DL) Tackles /28/13 vs. Mercyhurst Sacks /24/16 vs. Gannon #92 LEVAR WARE (Fr. / DL) Tackles /17/16 at Lock Haven Sacks /17/16 at Lock Haven Rock Football Game Notes - 11

12 NUMERICAL # Name Pos. 1 Landon Yeartie WR 2 Don King III QB 3 Leroy McClain WR 4 Delmar Henderson DB 5 Drew Scales WR 6 Kevin Green DB 7 Alfon Cook DB 8 Derrick Fulmore DB 9 Marcus Johnson WR 10 Milly Raye WR 11 Taishan Tucker WR 12 Henry Litwin WR 13 Mike Merhaut WR 14 Dominic Dingle RB 15 Augustus Necastro QB 16 Nathaniel Musselman QB 17 Cody Conway DE 18 Tanner Garry QB 19 Kyle Hall DB 20 Brandon Sacco DB 21 Titus Howard DB 22 Anthony Williams DB 23 Shamar Greene RB 24 Kris Williams DB 25 Isiah Neely RB 26 Nassir Weaver RB 27 Chacar Berry RB 28 Carnel Harley WR 29 Braden Fochtman RB 30 Cameron Brookins DB 32 Alexander Beards LB 33 Santino Birty LB 34 Dontez Rash RB 35 Brian McNally TE 36 David Payton III WR 37 Da ron Cooper DB 38 Patrick Minenok LB 39 Elijah Jackson DB 40 Cody Allen LB 41 Roman Denson DB 42 Garret MacFarland DE 43 John Conglose DB 44 Marcus Martin DE 45 Joe Phillips DL 46 Chad Kuhn LB 47 Trey Douyon WR 48 Tim Vernick LB 49 Malik Mathis DB 50 Jim Popa OL 51 Austin Fields OL 52 Bob Vernick LB 53 Zach Koegler DL 54 Wilford Clark DL 55 Chris Richardson OL 56 Tony Twillie II DL 57 Adam Ottaviano LB 58 Anthony Zappone LB 59 Austin Wayt OL 60 Brandon Zilavy OL 61 James Willard OL 62 Aaron Gillis OL 63 Dylan Whiteman LB 64 Steve Gaviglia OL 2016 SLIPPERY ROCK ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School 40 Cody Allen LB So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Penn Hills 65 Mike Arnold OL Fr. McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour 90 Josh Bader DL Fr. Poland, Ohio / Poland Seminary 94 Zach Bader DL R-Fr. Poland, Ohio / Poland Seminary 32 Alexander Beards LB R-So. Paramus, N.J. / Paramus Catholic 27 Chacar Berry RB Fr. Monongahela, Pa. / Ringgold 69 Dalton Beyer OL Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. / Mariner 33 Santino Birty LB Fr. Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional 81 Andrew Bridgeforth WR Jr. Nazareth, Pa. / Nazareth 30 Cameron Brookins DB Fr. Munhall, Pa. / Steel Valley 89 Jake Chapla P/K Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum 84 Zach Cirillo TE R-Fr. Hermitage, Pa. / Hickory 83 Dakota Clanagan WR R-So. Collegeville, Pa. / Perkiomen Valley 54 Wilford Clark DL Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Woodland Hills 43 John Conglose DB R-Sr. New Castle, Pa. / Neshannock 17 Cody Conway DE R-Sr. Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway 7 Alfon Cook DB Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Ringgold 37 Da ron Cooper DB Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Woodland Hills 96 Josiah Davis P/K Fr. Framington, Pa. / Uniontown 41 Roman Denson DB R-Fr. McDonald, Pa. / South Fayette 14 Dominic Dingle RB R-Sr. Fort Knox, Ky. / Fort Knox 47 Trey Douyon WR Fr. Charleroi, Pa. / Charleroi 66 Jake Economou DL R-Fr. Howell, Mich. / Hartland 70 Chris Erfort DL Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum 51 Austin Fields OL R-So. Belle Vernon, Pa. / Belle Vernon 29 Braden Fochtman RB Fr. Berlin, Pa. / Berlin Brothersvalley 8 Derrick Fulmore DB Sr. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin 18 Tanner Garry QB R-Jr. McDonald, Pa. / Fort Cherry 64 Steve Gaviglia OL R-So. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley 80 Bishop Gethers TE R-Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Taylor Allderdice 62 Aaron Gillis OL Sr. Fowler, Ohio / Brookfield 6 Kevin Green DB R-Sr. Erie, Pa. / Strong Vincent 23 Shamar Greene RB R-Sr. Duquesne, Pa. / West Mifflin 19 Kyle Hall DB So. Canton, Ohio / Canton GlenOak 28 Carnel Harley WR So. Philadelphia, Pa. / Academy of New Church 4 Delmar Henderson DB Sr. Cleveland, Ohio / Shaker Heights 98 Rahdezz Henderson DE R-Fr. Blairsville, Pa. / Blairsville 21 Titus Howard DB Jr. Clairton, Pa. / Clairton 39 Elijah Jackson DB Fr. Canton, Ohio / Canton McKinley 99 Erik Johnson LB R-Sr. Toledo, Ohio / Central Catholic 9 Marcus Johnson WR Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / University Prep 77 Dean Ketterer OL Sr. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley 2 Don King III QB Sr. Dallas, Texas / Waxahachie 53 Zach Koegler DL Fr. Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny 73 Mike Kope DT R-Sr. Charleroi, Pa. / Charleroi 46 Chad Kuhn LB Fr. Vandergrift, Pa. / Kiski Area 79 Chris Larsen OL R-Fr. Erie, Pa. / Erie McDowell 12 Henry Litwin WR Fr. Linesville, Pa. / Conneaut Area 71 Joe LoSchiavo OL R-Sr. Lakewood, Ohio / St. Edward 42 Garret MacFarland DE Jr. Norwalk, Ohio / Norwalk 44 Marcus Martin DE R-Jr. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin 49 Malik Mathis DB Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Penn Hills 3 Leroy McClain WR Sr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Susquehanna Township 35 Brian McNally TE Jr. Girard, Pa. / Girard 13 Mike Merhaut WR R-Fr. Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland 38 Patrick Minenok LB Fr. New Castle, Pa. / New Castle 16 Nathaniel Musselman QB Fr. Frederick, Md. / Linganore 15 Augustus Necastro QB Fr. Brookfield, Ohio / Brookfield 25 Isiah Neely RB R-Jr. Coraopolis, Pa. / Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 57 Adam Ottaviano LB R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton La Salle 36 David Payton III WR Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin 45 Joe Phillips DL Sr. Washington, Pa. / Washington 72 Ryan Podgorski OL R-So. South Park, Pa. / South Park 12 -Rock Football Game Notes

13 2016 SLIPPERY ROCK ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School 50 Jim Popa OL R-Jr. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin 68 Colten Raabe OL R-Fr. Butler, Pa. / Slippery Rock 91 Zack Radinick DL Fr. McDonald, Pa. / South Fayette 34 Dontez Rash RB Fr. Cleveland, Ohio / Benedictine 10 Milly Raye WR R-Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Taylor Allderdice 55 Chris Richardson OL R-Fr. Conneaut Lake, Pa. / Conneaut 20 Brandon Sacco DB Sr. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin 88 Tavarus Sample WR So. Dover, Del. / Dover 5 Drew Scales WR Sr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin 85 Austin Scott WR Fr. Greencastle, Pa. / Greencastle Antrim 78 Brad Shaeffer OL Fr. Rural Valley, Pa. / West Shamokin 97 Cameron Spadacene WR Fr. Erie, Pa. / McDowell 87 Dylan Stapleton TE Fr. Indiana, Pa. / Indiana 67 Jake Tecak OL Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum 86 Ashton Teeter WR Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum 11 Taishan Tucker WR R-Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Roman Catholic 93 Kasper Tuomala DL Fr. Washington, D.C. / Wilson 56 Tony Twillie II DL Sr. Erie, Pa. / Strong Vincent 52 Bob Vernick LB Sr. Butler, Pa. / Butler 48 Tim Vernick LB Fr. Butler, Pa. / Butler 92 Levar Ware DL Fr. New Castle, Pa. / New Castle 59 Austin Wayt OL Fr. Canton, Ohio / Glenoak 26 Nassir Weaver RB R-Fr. Lancaster, Pa. / Lancaster Catholic 75 Jake Whitehurst OL R-Fr. Tallmadge, Ohio / Tallmadge 63 Dylan Whiteman LB Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum 61 James Willard OL Fr. Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine Richland 22 Anthony Williams DB R-So. Monaca, Pa. / Central Valley 24 Kris Williams DB R-Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Carlynton 76 Michael Williams OL R-So. Belvidere, N.J. / Notre Dame 1 Landon Yeartie WR R-So. Jacksonville, Fla. / Marion Franklin 58 Anthony Zappone LB R-Sr. Westlake, Ohio / Westlake 60 Brandon Zilavy OL Fr. Cheswick, Pa. / Deer Lakes # Name Pos. 65 Mike Arnold OL 66 Jake Economou DL 67 Jake Tecak OL 68 Colten Raabe OL 69 Dalton Beyer OL 70 Chris Erfort DL 71 Joe LoSchiavo OL 72 Ryan Podgorski OL 73 Mike Kope DT 75 Jake Whitehurst OL 76 Michael Williams OL 77 Dean Ketterer OL 78 Brad Shaeffer OL 79 Chris Larsen OL 80 Bishop Gethers TE 81 Andrew Bridgeforth WR 83 Dakota Clanagan WR 84 Zach Cirillo TE 85 Austin Scott WR 86 Ashton Teeter WR 87 Dylan Stapleton TE 88 Tavarus Sample WR 89 Jake Chapla P/K 90 Josh Bader DL 91 Zack Radinick DL 92 Levar Ware DL 93 Kasper Tuomala DL 94 Zach Bader DL 96 Josiah Davis P/K 97 Cameron Spadacene WR 98 Rahdezz Henderson DE 99 Erik Johnson LB COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Shawn Lutz Alma Mater... West Virginia, 1996 Year at SRU... 20th (1st as head coach) Record at SRU (Overall is same) Defensive Coordinator...Domenick Razzano Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Slippery Rock, 2009 (3) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks... Justin Roper Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Montana, 2011 (1) Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator... Chris Conrad Alma Mater (year at SRU)... Fresno State, 1998 (5) Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator... Marc Hull Alma Mater (year at SRU)... San Diego State, 2008 (2) Wide Receivers... Frank Bongivengo, Jr. Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Slippery Rock, 2001 (5) Secondary...Quindell Dean Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Slippery Rock, 2013 (2) Defensive Line...Mike Grata Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Slippery Rock, 2016 (1) Tight Ends/Strength Coach... Josh Bermann Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Grove City, 2012 (2) Offensive Quality Control/Running Backs...Clyde Conti Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Clarion, 1973 (2) Assistant Linebackers Coach...Teven Williams Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Slippery Rock, 2016 (1) Director of Football Operations... Steve Moose Saylor Equipment Manager...Ron Steele Athletic Trainer... Scott Morrison PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 Landon Yeartie... Yer-TEE 10 Cornelius Raye... Goes by Milly for first name 11 Taishan Tucker... TAY-Shon 13 Mike Merhaut... Mer-HOT 36 Trey Douyon... Doo-YAHN 37 Da ron Cooper... DAY-Ron 38 Patrick Minenok... Min-in-OCK 50 Jim Popa... Poh-Puh 53 Zach Koegler... Keg-LER 57 Adam Ottaviano... Uh-Tah-Vee-ah-no 58 Anthony Zappone... Zuh-PONE 60 Brandon Zilavy... Zill-ah-VEE 64 Steve Gaviglia... Guh-Vig-LEE-uh 66 Jake Economou... E-CON-uh-MOO 67 Jake Tecak... TESS-ick 68 Colten Raabe... ROB 71 Joe LoSchiavo... Luh-SHA-voh 84 Zach Cirillo... Suh-RILL-oh 89 Jake Chapla... CHAP-Luh 91 Zack Radinick... RAD-in-ICK 93 Kasper Tuomala... TOO-oh-MAH-Luh Rock Football Game Notes - 13

14 THE ROCK TWO-DEEP CHART DEFENSE DE 17 Cody Conway R-Sr. 98 Rahdezz Henderson R-Fr. DT 45 Joe Phillips Sr. 54 Wilford Clark Fr. NG 73 Mike Kope R-Sr. 56 Tony Twillie II Sr. DE 44 Marcus Martin R-Jr. 92 Levar Ware Fr. OLB 40 Cody Allen So. 38 Patrick Minenok Fr. MLB 52 Bob Vernick Sr. 99 Erik Johnson R-Sr. OLB 58 Anthony Zappone R-Sr. 32 Alexander Beards R-So. CB 21 Titus Howard Jr. 4 Delmar Henderson Jr. FS 8 Derrick Fulmore Sr. 41 Roman Denson R-Fr. SS 6 Kevin Green R-Sr. 19 Kyle Hall So. CB 7 Alfon Cook R-Jr. 24 Kris Williams R-Sr. COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Shawn Lutz Alma Mater...West Virginia, 1996 Year at SRU...20th (1st as head coach) Record at SRU (Overall is same) Defensive Coordinator... Domenick Razzano Alma Mater (year at SRU)... Slippery Rock, 2009 (3) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks... Justin Roper Alma Mater (year at SRU)... Montana, 2011 (1) Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator...Chris Conrad Alma Mater (year at SRU)...Fresno State, 1998 (5) Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator... Marc Hull Alma Mater (year at SRU)...San Diego State, 2008 (2) Wide Receivers...Frank Bongivengo, Jr. Alma Mater (year at SRU)... Slippery Rock, 2001 (5) Secondary... Quindell Dean Alma Mater (year at SRU)... Slippery Rock, 2013 (2) Tight Ends/Strength Coach... Josh Bermann Alma Mater (year at SRU)... Grove City, 2012 (2) Offensive Quality Control/Running Backs...Clyde Conti Alma Mater (year at SRU)... Clarion, 1973 (2) Defensive Line... Mike Grata Alma Mater (year at SRU)... Slippery Rock, 2016 (1) Linebackers...Teven Williams Alma Mater (year at SRU)... Slippery Rock, 2016 (1) Director of Football Operations...Steve Moose Saylor Equipment Manager...Ron Steele Athletic Trainer... Scott Morrison OFFENSE QB 2 Don King III Sr. 16 Nathaniel Musselman Fr. RB 14 Dominic Dingle R-Sr. 34 Dontez Rash Fr. WR 9 Marcus Johnson Jr. 81 Andrew Bridgeforth Jr. Slot 5 Drew Scales Sr. 3 Leroy McClain R-Sr. LT 79 Chris Larsen R-Fr. 72 Ryan Podgorski R-So. LG 51 Austin Fields R-So. 68 Colten Raabe R-Fr. C 71 Joe LoSchiavo R-Sr. 77 Dean Ketterer Sr. RG 50 Jim Popa R-Jr. 55 Chris Richardson R-Fr. RT 64 Steve Gaviglia R-So. 62 Aaron Gillis Sr. Slot 10 Cornelius Raye R-Jr. 83 Dakota Clanagan R-So. WR 28 Carnel Harley So. 11 Taishan Tucker R-Sr. TE 35 Brian McNally Jr. 84 Zach Cirillo R-Fr. SPECIAL TEAMS P 96 Josiah Davis Fr. 89 Jake Chapla Fr. PK 89 Jake Chapla Fr. 96 Josiah Davis Fr. LS 42 Garret MacFarland Jr. 52 Bob Vernick Sr. HOLD 13 Mike Merhaut R-Fr. 96 Josiah Davis Fr. PR 5 Drew Scales Sr. 1 Landon Yeartie R-So. KR 5 Drew Scales Sr. 3 Leroy McClain R-Sr. KO 89 Jake Chapla Fr. 96 Josiah Davis Fr SLIPPERY ROCK FOOTBALL (4-1) - WEEK 6 - vs. MERCYHURST

15 MERCYHURST TWO-DEEP AND INFORMATION MERCYHURST OFFENSE QB 15 Doug Altavilla R-Fr. 4 Logan Weaver Jr. RB 5 Richie Sanders R-Sr. 27 Drew Robinson Sr. WR 13 Danavian Clay Jr. 88 Clayton Waldron R-Fr. WR 80 Brad Novak Jr. 14 Zach Smith R-Jr. FB 36 Pierce Bauer Fr. 33 Jeremy Hanford R-Fr. TE 85 Bryce Mostoller So. 86 Joe Carbone Fr. LT 78 Steven Stauss R-So. 76 Eric Moran Fr. LG 66 Fred Pantaleon Fr. 63 Bishop Simmons Fr. C 67 Beau Bilinsky Jr. 62 Brandon Hagerdon Fr. RG 77 Ryan Michaels R-Jr. 75 Austin Brooks Jr. RT 63 Bishop Simmons Fr. 70 Andrew Bardusch R-So. MERCYHURST DEFENSE DE 92 Benji Abercrombie Sr. 95 Spencer Zernechel So. NG 60 Ryan Carroll Sr. 75 Austin Brooks Jr. DE 91 Theophilus Blackston III So. 65 Conall Ryan R-Jr. LB 31 Thomas Higgins III R-Jr. 42 Kazimer Struna R-So. LB 39 Nick Slonac R-Sr. 40 Chris Peluso So. LB 45 Austin Drew So. 48 Alex Zacharyasz Fr. CB 6 Ben Young R-So. 38 Quinn Lawless Fr. S 29 Dorian Stevens Sr. 3 Kyle Briggs Sr. S 37 Corbin Kessler Fr. 28 Justin Hawkins R-Fr. S 21 Akeel Marsh R-Jr. 9 Alex Smith R-Jr. CB 1 Dante Redwood So. 24 Emmanuel McDowell R-So. MERCYHURST SPECIAL TEAMS P 93 Dylan Kondis Sr. 99 Brendan Cole R-Fr. PK 93 Dylan Kondis Sr. 99 Brendan Cole R-Fr. LS 54 Stephen Klotz Fr. 98 Quinn Walsh R-Fr. HOLD 80 Brad Novak Jr. 99 Brendan Cole R-Fr. KR/PR 5 Richie Sanders R-Sr. 2 E Andre Smith So. 29 Dorian Stevens Sr. MERCYHURST QUICK HITS Mercyhurst is off to a 2-3 start, but one of those losses was to No. 6 Ashland and the other two came by a combined four points. The Lakers are one of only five teams in the country yet to fumble once this season. They have committed just four turnovers total in five games, which is the second lowest number in the nation so far this year. Mercyhurst is one of the youngest teams in the PSAC this year with multiple starters and backups on both sides of the ball that are just freshmen or sophomores. The Lakers have struggled against the run this year, ranking last in the PSAC with teams rushing for an average of 239 yards per game against them. They have faired better against the pass, ranking sixth in pass defense in the league and allowing yards per game. QB Doug Altavilla has completed 59 percent of his passes for 1,013 yards with nine touchdowns and four interceptions. He is averaging passing yards per game. RBs Richie Sanders, Drew Robinson and E Andre Smith split carries out of the backfield in committee rotation. Sanders averages 55.0 yards a game and is the lead back. Robinson adds 42.2 yards per game and Smith adds 17.0 yards per game. WR Brad Novak is the deep play threat, averaging 22.5 yards per catch this year. He has 17 catches for 382 yards with four touchdowns. Benji Abercrombie leads the team with 7.0 tackles for loss, while Akeel Marsh has a team-high 39 total tackles. Austin Drew has 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks and Dante Redwood and Dorian Stevens each have one interception. 9/1 at #6 Ashland University... L, /10 at Kutztown University... W, /17 EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY... L, /24 CLARION UNIVERSITY *... L, /1 at Gannon University *...W-OT, /8 at #19 Slippery Rock University *... 6 p.m. 10/15 EDINBORO UNIVERSITY *...Noon 10/22 at Seton Hill University *... 4 p.m. 10/29 CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY (PA) *...Noon 11/5 at Indiana University (Pa.) *... 1 p.m. 11/12 LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY...Noon Home Games in BOLD CAPS * PSAC West Games MERCYHURST QUICK FACTS City... Erie, Pa. Founded Enrollment... 4,005 Nickname... Lakers School Colors...Forest Green and Navy Blue President... Dr. Michael T. Victor Director of Athletics... Joe Kimball First Year of Football All-Time Football Record Most Recent NCAA Appearance (Record in playoffs) (1-1) Head Coach... Marty Schaetzle (15th season, Bucknell, 1983) Record at Mercyhurst Overall Head Coaching Record Rock Football Game Notes - 15

16 HEAD COACH SHAWN LUTZ Shawn Lutz was named the 16th head coach in Slippery Rock football history on Dec. 18, 2015 after finishing his fourth season as The Rock s associate head coach, eighth season as defensive coordinator and his 20th overall season as a member of The Rock s staff in Lutz has been an integral part of Slippery Rock climbing to the top of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in recent years, as he has guided the defense of the three-time defending PSAC Western Division champions. The Rock have won four of the last five PSAC West titles, have claimed back-to-back overall PSAC titles and have made three straight trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs, including a trip to the quarterfinals last fall. Slippery Rock is one of only six programs in Division II to appear in the last three playoff tournaments. Slippery Rock s defense has annually ranked among the best in the PSAC under Lutz, and that was true again in The Rock defense shattered multiple school records on the way to the NCAA quarterfinals, including putting up the best rushing numbers in program history. The Rock defense, led by the defensive line (also coached by Lutz), allowed just 2.2 rushing yards per carry and 71.7 rushing yards per game on the season. Those numbers gave Slippery Rock the second best rushing defense in the country. The Rock also led the nation in takeaways with 47, finished first in the nation in fumble recoveries with 23 and finished third in the country in interceptions with 24. In addition to those numbers, The Rock defense led the country in scoring with eight touchdowns of their own, ranked sixth in tackles for loss with an average of 9.4 per game and ranked seventh in sacks with an average of 3.43 sacks per game. Slippery Rock also shattered program records for most passes defended (112), fumbles recovered (23), fumbles forced (19), tackles for loss (132.0) and interceptions returned for touchdowns (4). Lutz has coached one of the best starts to any individual career in NCAA history in redshirt junior defensive end Marcus Martin, who has recorded 31.5 sacks in just two years and is the only active player at any level of NCAA football to average more than 1.00 sack per game. Martin, who averaged an incredible 1.21 sacks per game through the 2015 season, was named the PSAC West and Super Region One Defensive Player of the Year in He is on a pace that could see him shatter the all-time NCAA sack record. The success of the defense in 2015 was no surprise after what the 2014 unit was able to accomplish. Despite losing eight starters after the 2013 season, including all the linemen and linebackers, The Rock s defense helped lead the way to a PSAC Championship and an NCAA Tournament berth in SRU s defense ranked eighth in the nation in rushing yards per game allowed (92.3), 20th in passes intercepted (16) and 22nd in third down conversion defense (31.8 percent). The 2013 Rock defense ranked fourth nationally among NCAA Division II teams in pass defense efficiency (97.46), fifth in third-down conversion (.265) and 25th in rushing defense (121.8 yards per game). SRU ranked second among the PSAC teams in rushing defense. WINS CHARTS PSAC FOOTBALL ALL-TIME WIN LEADERS Coach (School) Wins Dennis Douds (East Stroudburg) Danny Hale (WCU/Bloomsburg) Gene Carpenter (Millersville) George Mihalik (Slippery Rock) Frank Cignetti (Indiana) Al Jacks (Clarion) Rocky Rees (Shippensburg) Bill Zwaan, West Chester Hubert Jack (Lock Haven) Rick Daniels (West Chester) Bob DiSpirito (Slippery Rock) Tom Hollman (Edinboro) Marty Schaetzle (Mercyhurst)...76 CURRENT PSAC COACHES Coach (School) Wins Dennis Douds (East Stroudburg) Bill Zwaan (West Chester) Marty Schaetzle (Mercyhurst)...76 Curt Cignetti (Indiana)...47 Mark Maciejewski (Shippensburg)...42 Paul Darragh, Bloomsburg...32 Brad Rzyczycki (Gannon)...26 Jim Clements (Kutztown)...15 Isaac Collins (Seton Hill)...10 Chris Weibel (Clarion)...9 Greg Breitbach (Millersville)...5 SHAWN LUTZ (Slippery Rock)... 4 Gary Dunn (California)...4 Justin Lustig (Edinboro)...4 Chris Roulhac (Cheyney)...4 Dave Taynor (Lock Haven)...2 NOTE: Win totals are for games coached at current institution. SRU HEAD COACHING WINS Below is a look at the top 10 winningest head coaches in Slippery Rock program history. Coach (Years Active) Wins 1. George Mihalik ( ) N. Kerr Thompson ( ) Bob DiSpirito ( , 1987) Charles Godlasky ( ) Pop Storer ( ) Harry Snyder ( , ) Don Ault ( ) Arthur Gaut ( ) Will Meise ( ) Jack Olcutt ( )...7 PSAC WEST FINISHES The following is a recap of topthree PSAC-Western Division finishes for SRU while Lutz has been on the staff. Division champions 1997, 1998, 1999, , 2013, 2014, 2015 Runner-up finishes 2002 Third-place finishes 1996, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, Rock Football Game Notes

17 HEAD COACH SHAWN LUTZ Those efforts resulted in seven Rock defenders earning All-PSAC Western Division honors, five garnering All-Region honors and senior linebacker Quindell Dean, now an assistant coach on Lutz s staff, being named to All-America honors. In 2012, The Rock ranked 10th nationally in third-down conversion and 25th in pass defense efficiency. SRU was third in the PSAC in interceptions (16) and fifth in rushing defense (138.7 yards per game). The 2011 Rock defense led the PSAC in both total defense (261.2 yards per game) and rush defense (80.0 yards per game), tied for second in interceptions with 20 and ranked third in scoring defense (16.5 points per game). Behind the efforts of all-star performers Brandon Watters, Jake Wickline and Zach Sheridan, The Rock defense ranked third nationally in rushing defense, fourth in total defense, sixth in scoring defense and ninth in pass efficiency defense ( In 2010, The Rock s defense ranked second in the PSAC and 17th nationally in pass defense. Lutz s defense also produced two All- Region selections, (Sheridan and Robert Doiley) and two All-PSAC choices (Doiley and Andre Freeman). Lutz served 10 seasons as defensive line coach and seven seasons as recruiting coordinator before assuming the reigns of the defense in He added the title of associate head coach in 2012 as Slippery Rock began a long-term plan to transition him into the head coaching role. He wasn t always a defensive guy, as he also tutored the tight ends and tackles in 1998 and served as graduate assistant in 1996 and 1997, working with the offensive linemen. Under Lutz s leadership, The Rock defensive line has carved out an impressive niche. He has coached nine linemen that earned All-America citations and 24 All-PSAC honorees. Lutz-coached defensive linemen have led the PSAC in quarterback sacks five of the last eight seasons and currently hold or share eight school records. As a player, Lutz was a three-year letterman as a tight end at West Virginia University. He was a member of two bowl teams. One of those teams finished the regular season unbeaten, won the Big East Conference championship, played in the Sugar Bowl and had a No. 6 final national ranking. Lutz received his bachelor s degree in secondary education/social studies from WVU in 1996 and received his master s degree in sport management from SRU in A native of Massillon, Ohio, Lutz and his wife, Julie, are the parents of three sons, Logan, Gavin and Easton, who was just born in August of The Lutz s reside in Grove City. Rock Football Game Notes - 17