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1 #11 SLIPPERY ROCK FOOTBALL ROCK GAME NOTES Jon Holtz, Director of Athletic Communication Office: Cell: TALE OF THE TAPE 2015 Final Statistics THE ROCK STAT CATEGORY NEW HAVEN Scoring (Total Points) Points per Game First Downs (Total) ,608...Rushing Yards (Total)... 2, Rushing Yards per Game Rushing TD , Passing Yards (Total)... 2, Passing Yards per Game Passing TD ,864...Total Yards Offense... 4, Yards Offense per Game Total TD Scored Opp. Scoring (Total Points) Opp. Points per Game ,004...Opp. Rushing Yards (Total)... 1, Opp. Rushing per Game Opp. Rushing TD ,067...Opp. Passing Yards (Total)... 1, Opp. Passing per Game Opp. Passing TD , Opp. Total Offense... 3, Opp. Offense per Game Sacks (Total) INT (Total) (39.3)... Punts (Avg. per Punt)...49 (37.4) 55 (19.8)... Kick Returns (Avg. Yards)...32 (21.3) 34 (10.1)...Punt Returns (Avg. Yards)...15 (2.5) 103-of-243 (42%)... 3rd-Down Conv of-160 (41%) 21-of-39 (54%)... 4th-Down Conv of-26 (46%) 139 (92.2)... Penalties (Avg. Yards)...76 (62.6) 11...INT Thrown (13)...Fumbles (lost)...20 (13) Avg. Plays per Game ROCK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 9/3 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN... 1 p.m. 9/10 at West Chester University...Noon 9/17 at Lock Haven University...Noon 9/24 [1, 2] GANNON UNIVERSITY *... 6 p.m. 10/1 at California University (Pa.) *... 1 p.m. 10/8 [3] MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY *... 6.m. 10/15 at 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 (0-0) GAME 1 - NEW HAVEN at THE ROCK Date...Saturday, Sept. 3 Time...1 p.m. Location... Slippery Rock, Pa. Venue...Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Capacity...10,000 Series Record...New Haven leads 3-1 Last Meeting at New Haven... Slippery Rock 39, New Haven 13 NEW HAVEN CHARGERS (0-0) LIVE COVERAGE Live Stats...sidearmstats.com/sru/football Live Stats for Media...sidearmstats.com/sru/football/media Live Audio FM (Butler County, Pa.) / 977rocks.com Live Streaming Video...rockathletics.com/watch Play-by-Play... Bob Cupp Commentary... Glenn Thompson/Tyler Friel ALL-TIME SERIES Slippery Rock and New Haven have met just four times in a series that dates back to Last year s meeting marked the first game in the series since the 1997 NCAA playoffs. The Rock were 0-3 against New Haven before picking up their first win in the series last fall, on the road in West Haven, Connecticut. First Meeting: 1986 (UNH won 10-0) Most Points Scored (UNH): 49 (1997) Last Meeting: 2015 (SRU won 39-13) Biggest Win Margin (UNH): (1997) Current Streak: Slippery Rock +1 Most Points Scored (SRU): 39 (2015) at New Haven: UNH leads 2-1 Biggest Win Margin (SRU): (2015) at Slippery Rock: UNH leads 1-0 Last SRU Win: 9/5/15 at UNH (39-13) COACHING MATCHUP Slippery Rock head coach Shawn Lutz will be making his head coaching debut. Lutz replaced former SRU head coach George Mihalik, who retired after 28 seasons last December. Lutz is in his 20th overall 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. Chris Pincince is in his third season as the head coach at New Haven, where he has improved the program in each of his first two years. After posting a 6-5 record in 2014 in his first year, he took the team to a 7-4 finish and an appearance in the NE-10 title game in Prior to taking over as the head coach at New Haven, Pincince spent two separate stints as an assistant coach on the Chargers staff. LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK Slippery Rock enters the 2016 season with the nation s longest home winning streak among Division II programs at 17 straight wins. 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 finished the 2015 season ranked No. 7 in the American Football Coaches Association poll, regarded by most as the official Division II rankings. The Rock dropped four spots to No. 11 in the AFCA preseason poll (on page 11) for the 2016 season. SRU was also ranked No. 9 by both Sporting News and Lindy s Sports in their preseason polls and was ranked 17th in the D2football.com preseason poll for 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... 8,626 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 (.590) Record at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium (.702) 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 Playoff Appearances (6) , 2014, 2013, 1999, 1998, 1997 NCAA Playoff Record Last NCAA Game L, at #5 Shepherd (NCAA quarterfinals) HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE Rock football teams have compiled a (.702) record the last 41 seasons in games played at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium (formerly known as N. Kerr Thompson Stadium). The Rock own a (.732) home record since artificial turf was installed in the summer of 2003 and are (.800) in home games since The numbers get even better in recent years, as The Rock are 17-0 since the beginning of 2013 and have not lost at home since Nov. 10, SRU is 30-4 (.882) at home since the beginning of 2010 and has gone undefeated at home in four separate seasons during that stretch. ROCK REPEATS AS PSAC CHAMPIONS Slippery Rock became the first team since the PSAC title game was reinstated in 2008 to repeat as league champion when The Rock defeated West Chester last November. It also marked the first time since the title game was reinstated that the visiting team won and the 49-point margin of victory was the largest in PSAC title game history. THREE-PEAT IN THE WEST Slippery Rock won its third straight PSAC West title last fall and its fourth in the last five years. RETURNING ALL-PSAC PLAYERS Slippery Rock returns a total of five players that earned first team All- PSAC honors in The Rock also welcome second team All-PSAC wide receiver Darren Massey, who transferred in from Edinboro. 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. 2nd Team Darren Massey WR R-Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 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

3 LAST MEETING WITH NEW HAVEN - 9/5/15 Slippery Rock defeated New Haven on the road to open the 2015 season thanks to a dominant second half in which the offense put up 25 points and the defense allowed just three. SRU finished the game with a advantage in total offense and most of New Haven s yardage came on three big plays in the first half, including a 78-yard TD pass. Shamar Greene ran for 116 yards and one touchdown, Dante Nania completed 32 passes for 269 yards and three TD and seven different receivers caught at least three passes. Taishan Tucker pulled down two TD catches and Milly Raye added one. Teven Williams led the defensive effort with 12 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. Derrick Fulmore picked off one pass and Kris Williams recovered a fumble. New Haven was paced by Andre Anderson, who rushed for 80 yards on just nine carries and caught one pass for a 78-yard touchdown. Ajee Patterson was 6-of-16 passing for 83 yards in relief of Shazzon Mumphrey, who started the game and went 6-of-14 for 136 yards and one TD. The win marked the seventh straight season opening victory for the program, which has not lost the first game of the year since SEASON-OPENER STREAK Slippery Rock has won its last seven consecutive season-openers, including last year s victory on the road at New Haven. The last time The Rock failed to open their season with a victory was the 2008 season. POTENT OFFENSE Slippery Rock had the nation s most potent offense last year, averaging 45.2 points per game and putting up the most first downs of any team in the country. Those numbers helped SRU to lead all PSAC Western Division schools in scoring over the last five years. The Rock led all PSAC teams with a school record 633 points in 2015 and have averaged 38.2 points per game over the last five years. A look at the total scoring for SRU over the last five seasons can be found below 2011: : : : : 520 Totals: 2,294 points 38.2 points per game. FAST-PACED OFFENSE No offense in the nation ran more plays than Slippery Rock last season. The Rock were the only team in the country to top 1,200 plays on the year, running 1,215 plays for an average of 86.8 plays per game. Only Northwest Missouri State (1,142) and Emporia State (1,131) came close as just three programs ran more than 1,000 plays last year. SRU ran 100 or more plays in a game two times last season. TAKEAWAYS Slippery Rock led the nation in takeaways last year with 47 turnovers gained by the defense. The Rock were first in the nation in fumble recoveries with 23 and third in the nation in interceptions with 24. SRU also finished first in the nation in touchdowns scored by the defense with eight. The program broke single-season records for passes defended (112 with 88 breakups, 24 interceptions), fumbles forced (19) and fumbles recovered (23). RUN DEFENSE Slippery Rock had the second best rush defense in the country last year, allowing opponents just 71.7 yards per game on the ground. That number established a new program record for lowest yards per game allowed and a new school record for lowest average yards per rush at just The 1,004 opponent rushing yards allowed are the third lowest in school history, despite the team playing 14 games. SACKS Slippery Rock has led the PSAC in total sacks over the last five seasons with 158 total sacks. That number is helped by a league-high 48 sacks in 2015, which was eight higher than the next best program in the league. The Rock have recorded at least 24 sacks in each of the last five years and finished the 2015 season ranked seventh in the country in sacks per game at STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE The Rock face a balanced schedule this season on paper, as their opponents went a combined (.500) in However, seven of the 11 opponents posted winning records last year, headlined by California (Pa.) (8-3), Indiana (Pa.) (9-3), West Chester (7-4), New Haven (7-4), Clarion (7-4) and Kutztown (7-4). The overall strength of schedule is weighed down by Edinboro (0-11), Lock Haven (2-9) and Seton Hill (3-8), with those three programs combining to post a 5-28 record. Slippery Rock s six home opponents this season compiled an overall record of (.424) in The team should face a much tougher challenge on the road, as its away opponents compiled an overall record of (.589) last fall. SRU will have road trips to four teams that posted at least seven wins last year (California, Indiana, West Chester, Clarion). TOUGH STRETCH TO OPEN YEAR Slippery Rock has one of the toughest opening pair of games among all schools in the Atlantic Region. The Rock will open the year with back-toback games against teams that went 7-4 and played in their conference title games last year with New Haven and West Chester, the latter of which will be a rematch of the PSAC Championship from last fall. MIHALIK STEPS DOWN George Mihalik retired from Slippery Rock both as head coach and as a professor following the 2015 season after leading SRU to 197 wins in 28 years. In total, Mihalik spent 44 years of his life at SRU as a player, assistant coach and head coach. The Rock won eight PSAC West titles and made six NCAA playoff appearances under Mihalik, who owns the fourth most wins in PSAC history. YOUTH MOVEMENT Slippery Rock has a balanced roster with many upperclassmen penciled to start on both sides of the ball, but this year will also be notable for how young The Rock are on the field. The opening week depth chart features 18 players listed as projected starters or backups that are sophomores or freshmen in eligibility. 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. Rock Football Game Notes - 3

4 RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School Notes RB Shamar Greene R-Jr. Duquesne, Pa./West Mifflin All-American, No. 4 in rushing yards in D2 in 2015 (1,545) OL Joe LoSchiavo R-Sr. Lakewood, Ohio/St. Edward All-Region, Three-year starter at center WR Drew Scales Sr. Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin Injured for portion of 2015 WR Cornelius Milly Raye R-Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice Leading receiver from slot in 2015 (770 yds, 8 TD) WR Taishan Tucker R-Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic Started last 5 games of 2015, 440 yards, 4 TD RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School Notes DE Cody Conway R-Sr. Monroeville, Pa./Gateway 12.5 TFL, 8.0 sacks in 2015 DT Joe Phillips Sr. Washington, Pa./Washington All-Region, 12.0 TFL, 5.5 sacks in 2015 DE Marcus Martin R-Jr. West Mifflin, Pa./West Mifflin Region Player of the Year, All-American, 15.5 sacks in 2015 LB Bob Vernick Sr. Butler, Pa./Butler All-Region, 2nd on team in tackles (90) in 2015, 14.5 TFL CB Titus Howard Jr. Clairton, Pa./Clairton 21 passes defended, 4 INT, 71 tackles in 2015 CB Alfon Cook Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Ringgold 13 passes defended, 3 INT, 50 tackles, 3 fumble recoveries S Derrick Fulmore Sr. West Mifflin, Pa./West Mifflin All-Region in 2014, 4 INT in 7 games in 2015 before injury KEY OFFENSIVE RETURNERS * RB Shamar Greene (5-9, 185, R-Sr., Duquesne, Pa. / West Mifflin) First Team All-PSAC West honors. Selected as an All-Region performer by the Don Hansen Football Gazette and Conference Commissioner s Association. Rushed for the second most yards in SRU program history at 1,545 while also compiling the second most attempts in program history with 273 carries (5.7 yards per carry) in just 11.5 games. Averaged rushing yards per game while collecting 14 rushing touchdowns. Finished fourth in rushing yards in Division II. * C Joe LoSchiavo (6-3, 305, R-Sr., Lakewood, Ohio / St. Edward) Earned First Team All-PSAC West honors. Also selected as an All-Region performer by the Don Hansen Football Gazette and the Conference Commissioners Association. Blocked for the top scoring offense in the nation, fifth ranked total offense, and 11th ranked rushing attack. * WR Leroy McClain (5-9, 170, Sr., Harrisburg, Pa. / Susquehanna Twp.) Had 28 receptions for 328 yards (11.7 yards per catch) and four touchdowns. Also returned 13 kicks for 251 yards (19.3 yards per return). Recorded totals of eight catches for 139 yards and two touchdowns in The Rock s three playoff games. * RB Isiah Neely (5-8, 185, R-Jr., Coraopolis, Pa./Lady of the Sacred Heart) Rushed for 654 yards on 119 attempts (5.3 yards per rush). Also recorded five rushing touchdowns. Had a breakout game against ESU with 152 yards and a touchdown on just 12 attempts. * WR Milly Raye (5-8, 170, R-Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) Recorded 57 receptions for 770 yards and eight touchdowns, all of which were team highs. Tallied at least four receptions in 10 games. Ranked ninth in the PSAC in receptions and 13th in receiving yards. * WR Drew Scales (5-10, 180, Sr., Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin) Season was cut to six games due to injury. Finished with 17 receptions for 182 yards (10.7 yards per reception). Returned 14 kicks for 350 yards (25 yards per return). * WR Taishan Tucker (5-10, 175, R-Sr., Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) Caught 35 passes for 440 yards (12.6 yards per catch) and four touchdowns. Had nine multi-reception games. Scored one touchdown in the PSAC Championship game at West Chester. KEY DEFENSIVE RETURNERS * DE Marcus Martin (6-3, 245, R-Jr., West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin) All-America honors from D2football.com and the Conference Commissioners Association. Consensus All-Region selection. Named the Don Hansen Football Gazette and the Conference Commissioner s Association Super Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year. Voted the PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year. First Team All-PSAC West selection. Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American. Finished the season with 88 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, four fumble recoveries, and three forced fumbles. Ranked second in the nation in fumbles recovered, seventh in sacks, and 18th in tackles for loss. Needs just one sack to become the leader in SRU program history. * DT Joe Phillips (6-3, 260, Sr., Washington, Pa. / Washington) First Team All-PSAC West honors. First Team All-Region performer by the Don Hansen Football Gazette. Collected 36 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one touchdown. Had at least one tackle for loss in eight games. * DE Cody Conway (6-5, 240, R-Sr., Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway) Ranked second on team in sacks with eight, third in tackles for loss with 12.5 and fifth in total tackles with 64. Also forced three fumbles and recovered two fumbles. Had five or more tackles in a game eight times. * LB Bob Vernick (6-1, 230, Sr., Butler, Pa. / Butler) First Team All-PSAC West honors. Second Team All-Region selection by the Don Hansen Football Gazette and the Conference Commissioner s Association. Finished season with 90 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery. Ranked sixth in the PSAC in tackles for loss and ninth in tackles. * CB Alfon Cook (5-9, 165, Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa. / Ringgold) Recorded 50 tackles, 10 pass breakups, three interceptions, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two tackles for loss. Recorded 11 tackles in The Rock s three playoff games. * CB Titus Howard (6-2, 175, Jr., Clairton, Pa. / Clairton) Finished the season with 71 tackles, 17 pass breakups, four interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one tackle for loss. Led Slippery Rock in both interceptions and pass breakups and was fourth on the team in tackles. * FS Derrick Fulmore (6-0, 200, Sr., West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin) Started the first seven games of the season before being sidelined with an injury. Was on pace for a career year before the injury with 31 tackles, four interceptions, four pass breakups and two tackles for loss. 4 -Rock Football Game Notes

5 KEY TRANSFER ADDITIONS * QB Don King III (6-2, 215, Sr., Dallas, Texas / Waxahachie) Spent three years at Sam Houston State, lettering in one. Compiled 315 passing yards and one touchdown. Also rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns. * LB Anthony Zappone (6-2, 240, R-Sr., Westlake, Ohio / Westlake) Played three seasons (30 overall games) at Eastern Michigan. Compiled 148 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. * WR - Darren Massey (5-11, 190, R-Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa. / Montour) Played three seasons at Edinboro University, collecting 193 receptions, 2,083 receiving yards and 22 touchdowns. Career receiving leader in Edinboro history. * WR Landon Yeartie (5-7, 170, R-So., Jacksonville, Fla. / Marion Franklin) Spent two seasons at the University of Akron. Before Akron, lettered three years in football at Marion-Franklin High School, where he earned First Team All-City and Second Team All-District honors. SPECIAL TEAMS QUESTIONS One of the biggest questions entering the season revolves around the special teams game, as Slippery Rock must replace specialists Mike Wainauskis and Andrew Huska. Freshman Jake Chapla is expected to handle the placekicking duties. * K/P Jake Chapla (6-0, 190, Fr., Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum) All-State selection in 2015 as a kicker and punter. Played in PSFCA East- West All-Star game. Two-time first team All-Conference kicker and first team All-Conference punter in 2015 in Foothills Conference. MARCUS MARTIN ON TORRID PACE Marcus Martin enters his junior season just 0.5 sacks shy of tying the all-time Slippery Rock program record of He has recorded 31.5 sacks over the first two years of his career, a pace of 1.21 sacks per game. That average is the highest among all active NCAA football players at any level. No other player in the country at any level averages 1.00 sacks per game entering the 2016 season. MARTIN MOVING UP NATIONAL RECORD BOOK Marcus Martin enters his junior season ranked 21st all-time in NCAA history in terms of total sacks by a Division II player after just two years. 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 would 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 PRESEASON NATIONAL POLLS SPORTING NEWS 1. Northwest Missouri State 2. Grand Valley State 3. West Georgia 4. Indiana (Pa.) * 5. Shepherd * 6. Colorado School of Mines 7. Humboldt State 8. Ashland 9. SLIPPERY ROCK * 10. Indianapolis 11. Colorado State Pueblo 12. Henderson State 13. Tuskegee 14. North Alabama 15. Catawba 16. Minnesota State 17. Ferris State 18. California (Pa.) * 19. Bemidji State 20. Midwestern State 21. Florida Tech 22. Colorado Mesa 23. Augustana 24. Emporia State 25. Assumption * * Super Region 1 Teams DIVISION II CAREER SACK RECORD BOOK LINDY S SPORTS 1. Northwest Missouri State 2. Shepherd * 3. Ashland 4. Grand Valley State 5. West Georgia 6. Midwestern State 7. Minnesota-Duluth 8. Colorado State Pueblo 9. SLIPPERY ROCK * 10. Tuskegee 11. North Alabama 12. Emporia State 13. Valdosta State 14. Assumption * 15. Indiana (Pa.) * 16. Sioux Falls 17. Minnesota State 18. Colorado School of Mines 19. Augustana 20. Ferris State 21. Henderson State 22. Central Missouri 23. Humboldt State 24. Texas A&M Commerce 25. Pittsburg State 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 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 Andrew Cohen, West Chester * Chris Schaudt, Minn. St. Mankato Julian Howsare, Clarion Dan Skuta, Grand Valley St Adam McGurk, Adams St Buddy Bosseire, N.M. Highlands Zach Moore, Concordia-St. Paul MARCUS MARTIN, SLIPPERY ROCK ^ * PSAC Record ^ Only active player on this list Rock Football Game Notes - 5

6 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 47.5 through two years (on pace for 95) and the Division II record is 77.0 (Andre Bernardi, North Greenville). ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN TOO As if his excellence on the football field wasn 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. 2 on the SRU career sack ledger 26 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 CAREER TOTALS BREAKOUT YEAR FOR MILLY RAYE Slot receiver Cornelius Milly Raye had a breakout year last fall. He led the team in receptions with 57, receiving yardage with 770 and receiving TDs with eight. Those numbers rank eighth in receptions, seventh in TDs and ninth in yardage in SRU single-season history. Raye was one of two receivers with at least 50 catches last season and will team with Drew Scales this year to form one of the top slot receiving tandems in the PSAC. LEAGUE/NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS (2015 FINALS) 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.) NEW HAVEN IN THE RANKINGS Category... NE-10 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 10 Ranked in NE Ranked in D2 SLIPPERY ROCK S 2015 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 Running More Plays Running More Than 80 Plays Rock Football Game Notes

7 SHAMAR GREENE MOVING UP RECORD BOOKS After recording the second highest single-season rushing yards (1,482) in program history in 2014, Shamar Greene managed to surpass that mark with 1,545 yards in just 11.5 games last season. Now entering his senior season, Greene currently ranks second in SRU history in career rushing yards (3,754), third in all-purpose yards (4,215), sixth in rushing attempts (645), and seventh in rushing touchdowns (28). He needs just 974 all-purpose yards, 179 rushing yards and 112 rushing attempts to become the program leader in those categories. GREENE WINS PSAC RUSHING TITLE Shamar Greene s 1,545 rushing yards last season were the most in the league, despite him missing 2.5 games with an injury. The yardage ranked fourth among all backs in Division II last season. He had his best career year to date, averaging yards per game and 5.7 yards per carry. 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 , CAREER TOTALS , AROUND THE PSAC WESTERN DIVISION Rank Team PSAC Overall This Week (Time) 1 SLIPPERY ROCK vs. New Haven (1 p.m.) 2 Indiana No Game 3 California No Game 4 Clarion vs. Lock Haven (Thursday) 5 Gannon vs. S. Conn. State (Noon) 6 Mercyhurst at Ashland (Thursday) 7 Seton Hill at Bowie State (1 p.m.) 8 Edinboro at St. Joseph s (Noon) EASTERN DIVISION Rank Team PSAC Overall This Week (Time) 1 West Chester at Bentley (Noon) 2 Shippensburg at American Intl. (Noon) 3 Bloomsburg at Stonehill (Friday) 4 Kutztown at Assumption (1 p.m.) 5 East Stroudsburg at Brevard (Thursday) 6 Lock Haven at Clarion (Thursday) 7 Millersville vs. Pace (Thursday) 8 Cheyney at Lincoln (Thursday) PSAC PRESEASON POLL WESTERN DIVISION 2015 Record Rank Team (first-place votes) Overall PSAC Place 1 Indiana (5) SLIPPERY ROCK (2) * California Clarion (1) Gannon Mercyhurst t-6 7 Seton Hill t-6 8 Edinboro EASTERN DIVISION 2015 Record Rank Team (first-place votes) Overall PSAC Place 1 West Chester (6) * Shippensburg (1) t-2 3 Bloomsburg t-2 4 Kutztown t-2 5 East Stroudsburg (1) Lock Haven Millersville Cheyney * PSAC Divisional Champions in 2015 BREAKDOWN CHAMPS NOT FIRST AGAIN: For the fourth time in the last five years Slippery Rock won the PSAC West title... and for the fourth time in the last five years The Rock have not garnered enough votes from the coaches to be picked atop the preseason poll. SEVEN WINS: Eight teams in the PSAC posted at least seven wins last year, led by Slippery Rock with 12. Four teams in each division reached the seven-win milestone and five in each division had winning records. TITLE GAME BACK TO THE WEST: The PSAC Western Division champion will host the league championship game Nov. 12. Rock Football Game Notes - 7

8 RUNNING BACK DEPTH Shamar Greene, Isiah Neely and Dominic Dingle all return to The Rock this season after helping to lead the program to multiple singleseason rushing records last fall. The Rock rushed for 3,608 yards as a team, scored 46 rushing touchdowns and averaged rushing yards per game. In addition to Green s 1,545 yards and 14 touchdowns, Neely added 119 carries for 630 yards (5.3 yards per carry) and five touchdowns and Dingle chipped in 42 carries for 295 yards (7.0 yards per carry) and three touchdowns. Dingle also had the longest rush of the year at 67 yards. The Rock also added All-Ohio running back Dontez Rash as a freshman this fall. Rash has impressed in preseason camp and will be played as a true freshman this fall. QB BATTLE DECIDED IN CAMP Slippery Rock entered preseason camp with two senior quarterbacks battling for the starting role. The team has named transfer Don King III from Sam Houston State as its starter for week one against New Haven. King edged out returner Zack Newsock, who will begin week one as the backup. The number three QB on the depth chart is true freshmen Nathaniel Musselman. King played sparingly at Sam Houston and graduated early with one year of eligibility remaining. Newsock is a redshirt senior that has appeared in games in each of the last three years. He s made eight career starts and has completed 59 percent of his passes for 2,357 yards with 20 TDs and 13 INTs. PASS CATCHERS GALORE Slippery Rock will likely play at least eight receivers on a rotating basis throughout the season and could play as many as wide receivers each game, not counting the three rotating tight ends expected to see time. Slot receivers Milly Raye and Drew Scales, along with outside targets Marcus Johnson and Carnel Harley will get the starts in week one. SLOT RECEIVERS Milly Raye had a breakout year last fall, leading the team in catches with 57 for 770 yards and eight touchdowns. Drew Scales suffered an injury that forced him to miss much of the season, but before the injury he caught 17 passes for 182 yards. Behind the starters, Leroy McClain and Dakota Clanagan are expected to be the next two slot receivers to see the field. McClain caught 28 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns last year and Clanagan will be looking for his first career catch. WIDE OUTS Marcus Johnson and Carnel Harley both learned the system in their first year with SRU last season but emerged from camp as the starters for week one. Johnson caught seven passes for 126 yards and one TD in 2015 and Harley caught three passes for 37 yards as a true freshman. Behind them, Taishan Tucker, Darren Massey and Tavarus Sample are expected to be the next three receivers to see the field. Tucker was fourth on the team in receptions last year with 35 catches for 440 yards and four touchdowns. Massey was an All-PSAC selection at Edinboro before transferring to SRU for his senior season. INTERCEPTIONS Slippery Rock picked off a total of 24 passes last season and returns most of the primary threats to keep that trend going in Titus Howard and Derrick Fulmore both picked off four passes last year and Alfon Cook snagged three interceptions. Fulmore ranks eighth all-time at SRU with 11 career interceptions. The career record belongs to Brian Polk ( ) at 17 picks. RETURN GAME THREAT With Drew Scales back in the lineup this season, The Rock gains an explosive playmaker in the return game. Scales was ranked in the top 10 players in the country before his injury last year in active career kick return average. He has returned 42 total kickoffs for 1,214 yards with two touchdowns and has an average career return number of 28.9 yards per kick. He s also got one punt return TD for a total of three return TDs in his career. Newcomers Dontez Rash and Landon Yeartie will also add explosiveness to the return game. NEW SPECIAL TEAMS FACES One of the biggest questions marks entering the season will be the special teams units after the graduation of All-Conference kickers Andrew Huska and Mike Wainauskis. The Rock will look to a pair of true freshmen to fill those roles this year, with Jake Chapla handling the placekicking and Josiah Davis set to be the punter. DEFENSIVE LINE One of the most formidable units for The Rock on paper entering the season is the defensive line, anchored by All-American and Regional Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Martin. Joining Martin are All- Region tackle Joe Phillips, end Cody Conway and nose guard Mike Kope as the starters. Phillips finished the 2015 season with 12.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. Conway added 12.5 tackles for loss and 8.0 sacks and Kope chipped in 3.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. Those numbers combined with Martin s 25.0 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks give SRU one of the top returning front fours in the PSAC. 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 enters his senior season with 15.0 career sacks, needing just 2.5 to move into a tie for 10th on the all-time ledger with Mike Welhorsky ( ). 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 FROM WEST MIFFLIN Slippery Rock is projected to start four players that all graduated from West Mifflin high school in week one, 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 will also move into a starting role on the offensive line. NEW COORDINATORS In addition to a new head coach, Slippery Rock will open 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 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. 8 -Rock Football Game Notes

9 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - SLIPPERY ROCK OFFENSE Opponent QB RB WR SLOT SLOT WR TE LT LG C RG RT New Haven Nania Greene T. Tucker Scales Dutrieuille Carter - Ketterer Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker E. Stroudsburg Nania Greene T. Tucker Scales Dutrieuille Carter - Ketterer Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker Millersville Nania Durden T. Tucker Raye Dutrieuille Carter - M. Williams Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker Seton Hill Nania Durden T. Tucker - Dutrieuille Carter Crenshaw M. Williams Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker Gannon Nania Greene T. Tucker Scales Dutrieuille Carter - Gallagher Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker California (Pa.) Nania Greene McClain Scales Dutrieuille Carter - Gallagher Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker Mercyhurst Nania Greene T. Tucker - Dutrieuille Carter Crenshaw Gallagher Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker Indiana (Pa.) Nania Greene T. Tucker Raye Dutrieuille Carter - Ketterer Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker Edinboro Nania Greene Johnson - Dutrieuille Carter Crenshaw Gallagher Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker Clarion Nania Greene T. Tucker Raye Dutrieuille Carter - Gallagher Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker West Chester Nania Greene T. Tucker Raye Dutrieuille Carter - Gallagher Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker Virginia Union Nania Greene T. Tucker Raye Dutrieuille Carter - Gallagher Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker Assumption Nania Greene T. Tucker Raye Dutrieuille Carter - Gallagher Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker Shepeherd Nania Neely T. Tucker - Dutrieuille Carter Crenshaw Gallagher Henderson LoSchiavo Ehrlich C. Tucker 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - SLIPPERY ROCK DEFENSE Opponent DE DT NG DE LB LB LB CB SS FS CB New Haven Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Howard Morgan Fulmore Cook E. Stroudsburg Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Howard Morgan Fulmore Cook Millersville Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Howard Morgan Fulmore Cook Seton Hill Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Howard Morgan Fulmore Cook Gannon Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Howard Morgan Fulmore Cook California (Pa.) Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Howard Conglose Fulmore Cook Mercyhurst Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Flemings Conglose Fulmore Cook Indiana (Pa.) Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Flemings Conglose Henderson Cook Edinboro Matrascia Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Howard Morgan Flemings Cook Clarion Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Davis Howard Morgan Flemings Cook West Chester Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Hall Morgan Flemings Cook Virginia Union Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Hall Morgan Flemings Cook Assumption Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Howard Morgan Flemings Cook Shepherd Conway Phillips A. Anderson Martin Teven Williams Vernick Grata Howard Morgan Flemings Cook PROJECTED STARTERS SLIPPERY ROCK DEFENSE Pos. # Player RE 17 Cody Conway DT 45 Joe Phillips NG 73 Mike Kope DE 44 Marcus Martin OLB 43 John Conglose 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 23 Shamar Greene WR 9 Marcus Johnson Slot 10 Milly Raye LT 77 Dean Ketterer LG 51 Austin Fields C 71 Joe LoSchiavo RG 50 Jim Popa RT 64 Steve Gaviglia Slot 10 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 18 Zack Newsock LS 42 Garret MacFarland KR/PR 5 Drew Scales SLIPPERY ROCK TOP RETURNERS Rushing - #23 Shamar Greene Att Net Avg TD Avg/G 273 1, Rushing - #25 Isiah Neely 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 - #11 Taishan Tucker No Yds Avg TD Avg/G Receiving - #3 Leroy McClain No Yds Avg TD Avg/G Tackles Player Tot TFL Int #52 Bob Vernick #44 Marcus Martin #21 Titus Howard #96 Cody Conway #7 Alfon Cook #43 John Conglose #45 Joe Phillips #8 Derrick Fumore SRU CAREER STARTS OFFENSE QB Zack Newsock...8 (0) RB Shamar Greene...31 (0) RB Isiah Neely...1 (1) WR Taishan Tucker...16 (5) WR Drew Scales...13 (0) WR Leroy McClain...12 (0) WR Cornelius Raye...7 (0) WR Marcus Johnson...1 (0) LT Dean Ketterer...3 (0) LT Michael Williams...2 (0) C Joe LoSchiavo...28 (26) DEFENSE DE Cody Conway...25 (5) DT Joe Phillips...22 (14) NG Mike Kope...2 (0) DE Marcus Martin...26 (26) LB Bob Vernick...25 (17) CB Kris Williams...12 (0) CB Titus Howard...10 (2) CB Alfon Cook...14 (14) CB Kyle Hall...2 (0) SS John Conglose...3 (0) FS Derrick Fulmore...19 (0) FS Delmar Henderson...1 (0) DB Kevin Greene...1 (0) Consecutive starts in parenthesis STARTERS NOTES Shamar Greene has started more games than anyone on the team with 31 career starts. Joe LoSchiavo is a close second with 28 starts for the offense. Marcus Martin leads the defense with 26 straight starts, having never missed a start in his career. Bob Vernick has started 25 career games, including 17 straight. Joe Phillips and Alfon Cook both started all 14 games last year and Cody Conway has started 25 career games for the defense. A total of seven players have started at least 10 games on the defensive side of the ball. Rock Football Game Notes - 9

10 ROCK VS OPPONENTS Slippery Rock has an overall combined record of (.613) all-time against its 2016 scheduled opponents. The Rock enter 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 24 games dating back to a tie in Opponent Games Record First Game Last Game Streak New Haven W-1 West Chester W-1 Lock Haven W-24 Gannon W-2 California (Pa.) W-1 Mercyhurst W-1 Indiana (Pa.) W-3 Edinboro W-6 Clarion W-6 Seton Hill L-1 Kutztown W-2 Overall (.613 Winning Percentage) TRANSFER INFUSION The 2016 Rock roster includes 14 student-athletes that did not start their collegiate careers at Slippery Rock, including eight 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 WR Darren Massey Edinboro 2016 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 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 Montour...Darren Massey, Mike Arnold 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 10 -Rock Football Game Notes TRACKING THE ROCK S 2016 OPPONENTS WEEK #1 - vs. UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (9/3)...1 p.m Overall Record: 7-4 NE-10 Record: 7-2 Last Meeting: W, at UNH (9/5/15) Week 1 Opponent: at Slippery Rock University WEEK #2 - at WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY (9/10)... Noon 2015 Overall Record: 7-4 PSAC Record: 6-1 Last Meeting: W, at WCU (11/14/15) Week 1 Opponent: at Bentley University WEEK #3 - at LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY (9/17)... Noon 2015 Overall Record: 2-9 PSAC Record: 2-5 Last Meeting: W, 35-7 at SRU (11/3/12) Week 1 Opponent: at Clarion University WEEK #4 - vs. GANNON UNIVERSITY...6 p.m Overall Record: 6-5 PSAC Record: 3-4 Last Meeting: W, at GU (10/3/15) Week 1 Opponent: vs. Southern Conn. State WEEK #5 - at CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY (PA)...1 p.m Overall Record: 8-3 PSAC Record: 5-2 Last Meeting: W, at SRU (10/10/15) Week 1 Opponent: No Game (10 game schedule) WEEK #6 - vs. MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY...6 p.m Overall Record: 5-6 PSAC Record: 2-5 Last Meeting: W, at MU (10/17/15) Week 1 Opponent: at Ashland University WEEK #7 - at INDIANA UNIVERSITY (PA)...2 p.m Overall Record: 9-3 PSAC Record: 6-1 Last Meeting: W, at SRU (10/24/15) Week 1 Opponent: No Game (10 game schedule) WEEK #8 - vs. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY...2 p.m Overall Record: 0-11 PSAC Record: 0-7 Last Meeting: W, at EU (10/31/15) Week 1 Opponent: at St. Joseph s College WEEK #9 - at CLARION UNIVERSITY... Noon 2015 Overall Record: 7-4 PSAC Record: 4-3 Last Meeting: W, at SRU (11/7/15) Week 1 Opponent: vs. Lock Haven University WEEK #10 - vs. SETON HILL UNIVERSITY...3 p.m Overall Record: 3-8 PSAC Record: 2-5 Last Meeting: L, at SHU (9/26/15) Week 1 Opponent: at Bowie State University WEEK #11 - vs. KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY...1 p.m Overall Record: 7-4 PSAC Record: 5-2 Last Meeting: W, at SRU (9/6/14) Week 1 Opponent: at Assumption College

11 AFCA DIVISION II PRESEASON POLL # Team (1st Place Votes) W-L Pts. Prv. 1. Northwest Mo. St. (29) West Georgia (1) Grand Valley St. (Mich.) Shepherd (W.Va.) * Colorado St.-Pueblo Ashland (Ohio) Minnesota St Indiana (Pa.) * t. Henderson St. (Ark.) t. Texas A&M-Commerce SLIPPERY ROCK * Ferris St. (Mich.) Humboldt St. (Calif.) Midwestern St. (Texas) North Alabama Indianapolis (Ind.) Tuskegee (Ala.) Colorado School of Mines NR 19. Minnesota-Duluth NR 20. Central Missouri NR 21. Assumption (Mass.) * Catawba (N.C.) Sioux Falls (S.D.) t 24. Emporia St. (Kan.) Augustana (S.D.) Others Receiving Votes: Florida Tech, 107; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 99; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 88; West Chester (Pa.), 82*; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 74*; Charleston (W.Va.), 60*; Carson- Newman (Tenn.), 53; Colorado Mesa, 50; Harding (Ark.), 40; Albany St. (Ga.), 34; Virginia Union, 29*; California (Pa.), 25*; Angelo St. (Texas), 19; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 13; Miles (Ala.), 11; Delta St. (Miss.), 9; Michigan Tech, 9; Western Oregon, 9; West Texas A&M, 8; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 6; Bowie St. (Md.), 4*; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 4; Central Oklahoma, 3; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 3; Ohio Dominican, 2; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 1; McKendree (Ill.), 1; Newberry (S.C.), 1. * Super Region 1 Teams SUPER REGION 1 IN THE POLL Slippery Rock is one of four teams from Super Region 1 to be listed in the AFCA poll to begin the year. National runner-up Shepherd tops the list at No. 4, followed by Indiana (Pa.) at No. 8, Slippery Rock at No. 11 and Assumption at No. 21. The Rock played all three of those teams last season, posting a 2-1 record with wins over Indiana and Assumption and a loss at Shepherd in the NCAA quarterfinals. Super Region 1 teams listed in the others receiving votes section include The Rock s week two opponent West Chester, as well as Winston-Salem State, Charleston, Virginia Union, California (Pa.) and Bowie State, giving the region a total of 10 teams that are at least mentioned in the AFCA preseason poll. 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 Clarion (1992) 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 Clarion (1982), Mercyhurst (2013) 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 Rushing Yards... 3, ,608 Rushing Attempts Rushing TDs Rushing Yards per Game (10 games) Passing Attempts (12 games) Passing Completions (12 games) Passing Yards... 4,251 (12 games) ,256 Passing TDs (12 games) Passing Yards per Game (12 games) Total Offense (Yards)... 6, ,864 All Purpose Yards... 8, ,599 Scoring (Total Points) Touchdowns Scored Extra Points Made Field Goals Made (11 games) Interceptions (11 games) Sacks (13 games) Tackles for Loss Passes Defended Fumbles Recovered

12 PASSING #18 ZACK NEWSOCK (R-Jr.) Comp /11/14 at California Att /11/14 at California Yards /11/14 at California TD /27/14 vs. Seton Hill Long /9/13 at Seton Hill INT /11/14 at California SLIPPERY ROCK INDIVIDUAL GAME CAREER HIGHS #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 RUSHING #14 DOMINIC DINGLE (R-Jr.) Carries /19/15 vs. Millersville Yards /19/15 vs. Millersville TD /19/15 vs. Millersville Long /19/15 vs. Millersville #23 SHAMAR GREENE (R-Jr.) Carries /24/15 vs. Indiana Yards /20/14 at Millersville TD x (10/3/15 at Gannon) Long /25/14 at Indiana #25 ISIAH NEELY (R-So.) Carries x (11/28/15 vs. Assum.) Yards /12/15 vs. ESU TD /3/15 at Gannon Long /12/15 vs. ESU RECEIVING #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 /31/15 at Edinboro Yards /31/15 at Edinboro TD...- Long /14/15 at West Chester #84 MARCUS JOHNSON (So.) Rec /31/15 at Edinboro Yards /31/15 at Edinboro TD /31/15 at Edinboro Long X (12/5/15 at Shepherd) #3 LEROY MCCLAIN (R-Jr.) Rec x (10/17/15 at Mercyhurst) Yards /8/14 at Clarion TD x (11/28/15 vs. Assum.) Long /18/14 vs. Mercyhurst #10 CORNELIUS RAYE (R-So.) Rec x (11/21/15 vs. Va. Union) Yards /21/15 vs. Va. Union TD /7/15 vs. Clarion Long /19/15 vs. Millersville DEFENSE #20 ALFON COOK (R-Jr. / CB) Tackles /31/15 at Edinboro Int x (11/7/15 vs. Clarion) #43 JOHN CONGLOSE (R-Jr. / S) Tackles /10/15 vs. California Breakups /10/15 vs. California #96 CODY CONWAY (R-Jr. / DL) Tackles /20/14 at Millersville Sacks /9/13 at Seton Hill #8 DERRICK FULMORE (Jr. / S) Tackles /25/14 at Indiana (Pa.) Int /13/14 at E. Stroudsburg #97 STEVE GAVIGLIA (R-Fr. / DL) Tackles /19/15 vs. Millersville Sacks /19/15 vs. Millersville #9 TITUS HOWARD (So. / CB) Tackles x (11/21/15 vs. Va. Union) Int /10/15 vs. California #73 MIKE KOPE (R-Jr. / DL) Tackles /28/13 vs. Mercyhurst Sacks /10/15 vs. California #44 MARCUS MARTIN (R-So. / DL) Tackles /21/15 vs. Va. Union Sacks x (10/25/14 at Indiana) TFL /5/15 at Shepherd #91 JOE PHILLIPS (Jr. / DT) Tackles /24/14 vs. Seton Hill Sacks /25/14 at Indiana (Pa.) Int /25/14 at Indiana (Pa.) #52 BOB VERNICK (Jr. / LB) Tackles /20/14 at Millersville Sacks /3/15 at Gannon #24 KRIS WILLIAMS (R-Jr. / DB) Tackles /11/14 at California #88 TAVARUS SAMPLE (Fr.) Rec /19/15 vs. Millersville Yards /19/15 vs. Millersville TD...- Long /19/15 vs. Millersville #5 DREW SCALES (R-Jr.) Rec /27/14 vs. Seton Hill Yards /6/14 vs. Kutztown TD Four Times Long /5/15 at New Haven 12 -Rock Football Game Notes

13 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 Cornelius Raye WR 11 Taishan Tucker WR 12 Darren Massey WR 13 Mike Merhaut WR 14 Dominic Dingle RB 15 Augustus Necastro QB 16 Nathaniel Musselman QB 17 Cody Conway DE 17 Tanner Garry QB 18 Zack Newsock 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 37 Henry Litwin WR 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 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 17 Tanner Garry QB 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 37 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 12 Darren Massey WR R-Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Montour 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 18 Zack Newsock QB R-Sr. Xenia, Ohio / Xenia 57 Adam Ottaviano LB R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton La Salle 36 David Payton III WR Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin Rock Football Game Notes - 13

14 2016 SLIPPERY ROCK ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School 45 Joe Phillips DL Sr. Washington, Pa. / Washington 72 Ryan Podgorski OL R-So. South Park, Pa. / South Park 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 Cornelius 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. 63 Dylan Whiteman LB 64 Steve Gaviglia OL 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 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 Landon Yeartie... Yer-TEE 10 Cornelius Raye... Goes by Milly for first name 11 Taishan Tucker... TAY-Shon (rhymes with on) 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 14 -Rock Football Game Notes

15 THE ROCK TWO-DEEP CHART DEFENSE DE 17 Cody Conway R-Sr. 98 Rahdezz Henderson R-Fr. DT 45 Joe Phillips Sr. 66 Jake Economou R-Fr. NG 73 Mike Kope R-Sr. 56 Tony Twillie II Sr. DE 44 Marcus Martin R-Jr. 42 Garret MacFarland Jr. OLB 43 John Conglose R-Sr. 40 Cody Allen So. 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) 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) Director of Football Operations...Steve Moose Saylor Equipment Manager...Ron Steele Athletic Trainer... Scott Morrison OFFENSE QB 2 Don King III Sr. 18 Zack Newsock R-Sr. RB 23 Shamar Greene R-Sr. 14 Dominic Dingle R-Sr. WR 9 Marcus Johnson Jr. 12 Darren Massey R-Sr. Slot 5 Drew Scales Sr. 3 Leroy McClain R-Sr. LT 77 Dean Ketterer Sr. 67 Jake Tecak Fr. LG 51 Austin Fields R-So. 68 Colten Raabe R-Fr. C 71 Joe LoSchiavo R-Sr. 79 Chris Larsen R-Fr. 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. 88 Tavarus Sample So. 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 18 Zack Newsock R-Sr. 2 Don King III Sr. PR 5 Drew Scales Sr. 1 Landon Yeartie R-So. KR 5 Drew Scales Sr. 34 Dontez Rash Fr. KO 89 Jake Chapla Fr. 96 Josiah Davis Fr SLIPPERY ROCK FOOTBALL (0-0) - WEEK 1 - vs. NEW HAVEN

16 16 -Rock Football Game Notes NEW HAVEN TWO-DEEP AND INFORMATION NEW HAVEN OFFENSE QB 4 Ajee Patterson Sr. 7 Kellen Croce Jr. RB 23 Andre Anderson Sr. 21 Lemar Thomas Sr. WR 3 Ty Headen Sr. 17 Collin Hill Sr. WR 11 Henry Adegunle Sr. 18 Devin Martin Jr. WR 1 Rishawn Harris Sr. 5 Shazzon Mumphrey Sr. TE 87 Jonathan Badyna Sr. 86 Jesse Tate Sr. LT 75 Zach Voytek Sr. 69 Gordon Acha Sr. LG 78 Eliot Leubner Sr. 60 Melik Mavruk So. C 52 Steve Rossi Sr. 67 Avery Jackson Sr. RG 79 Shane Fisher Sr. 74 Dan Pomposello Sr. RT 66 Dan Iannone So. 69 Gordon Acha Sr. NEW HAVEN DEFENSE DE 88 Javon Rodd Sr. 55 Christian Sullivan So. DT 92 Ari Nwobi Sr. 99 Dan McCourt Sr. DT 51 Dean Tsopanides Sr. 54 Matt Rossi Sr. DE 91 Jalani Roman Sr. 19 Ralph Jonathas Sr. LB 44 Devon Porchia Sr. 26 Keiran Ryan So. LB 43 C.J. Fitzpatrick Jr. 25 Corey Mitchell Sr. LB 45 Tyler Condit Sr. 50 Kevin Robinson So. FS 6 Matt Olivo Jr. 9 Leo Lorenzo Sr. WS 15 Stefano Bicknese Jr. 48 Eddie Reaves Fr. CB 10 Mark Clements Jr. 22 Luis Mercer Sr. CB 37 Nigel Davis Jr. 14 Miles Pease Jr. NEW HAVEN SPECIAL TEAMS P 33 Danny Stock Jr. 7 Kellen Croce Jr. PK 33 Danny Stock Jr. 31 Brian Roberts Sr. LS 85 Tyler Hill So. 32 Chris Liggio So. HOLD 7 Kellen Croce Jr. 16 Logan Hill Sr. KR/PR 3 Ty Headen Sr. 23 Andre Anderson Sr. 9 Leo Lorenzo Sr. NEW HAVEN QUICK NOTES New Haven is coming off a 7-4 record in 2015 that included an appearance in the Ne-10 title game, where it suffered a narrow loss to Assumption, 17-14, on the road. The Chargers were picked to finish second in the NE-10 this season in the preseason coaches poll, behind Assumption. New Haven is loaded with experience, especially on offense, where 10 of the 11 projected starters are seniors. All-American linebacker Tyler Condit put up incredible numbers last season, recording 160 total tackles, an average of 14.5 stops per game. RB Andre Anderson is among the preseason All-America candidates and one of the premier rushers in the region. He averaged 7.1 yards per carry last year and went for 1,150 yards and 14 touchdowns. He s also a weapon as a pass catcher out of the backfield and finished fourth on the team in receptions last year with 24 catches for 287 yards and one TD. The New Haven defense finished the 2015 season ranked first in the NE-10 and 10th in the nation in scoring, allowing just 17.6 points per game. The Chargers were 14th in the country in total defense, allowing just yards per game. QB Ajee Patterson emerged as the starter last year and had an efficient season, completing 58.9 percent of his passes for 2,098 yards with 13 touchdowns and just six interceptions. He also rushed 64 times, the third most on the team, and scored four rushing TDs. WR Ty Headen was the top pass catcher last year with 41 grabs for 454 yards and three touchdowns. Henry Adegunle added 26 catches for 363 yards and three scores and Rishawn Harris went for 22 catches, 289 yards and one touchdown. NEW HAVEN QUICK FACTS Name of School...University of New Haven City... West Haven, Conn. Founded Enrollment... 6,786 Nickname... Chargers School Colors... Blue and Gold Affiliation...NCAA Division II Conference... Northeast-10 Conference President... Dr. Steven H. Kaplan Director of Athletics and Recreation... Deborah Chin Home Field... Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium Surface... Sprinturf Capacity... 3,500 First Year of Football All-Time Football Record (.589) Most Recent NCAA Appearance (Record in playoffs) (7-6) Head Coach... Chris Pincince (3rd Season, Boston, 1994) Record at New Haven Overall Head Coaching Record

17 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) Lou Tepper (Edinboro/IUP)...76 CURRENT PSAC COACHES Coach (School) Wins Dennis Douds (East Stroudburg) Bill Zwaan (West Chester) Marty Schaetzle (Mercyhurst)...74 Curt Cignetti (Indiana)...43 Mark Maciejewski (Shippensburg)...38 Paul Darragh, Bloomsburg...28 Brad Rzyczycki (Gannon)...23 Jim Clements (Kutztown)...13 Chris Weibel (Clarion)...7 Isaac Collins (Seton Hill)...7 Greg Breitbach (Millersville)...4 Chris Roulhac (Cheyney)...3 Dave Taynor (Lock Haven)...2 SHAWN LUTZ (Slippery Rock)... 0 Gary Dunn (California)...0 Justin Lustig (Edinboro)...0 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, 2012 Rock Football Game Notes - 17

18 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. 18 -Rock Football Game Notes