Anderson University (3-0) at DePauw University (2-1)
Blackstock Stadium,
Greencastle, Indiana, 1:30 p.m.
SERIES RECORD
With its 45-13 win in Anderson last year, DePauw increased its lead in the all-time series to 6-4. Prior to that, Anderson has won three straight meetings. The Tigers last win in the series in Greencastle was in 1990 by a 48-20 score.
COACHES
Nick Mourouzis is in his 16th season with an overall record of 88 -60-4. The 1959 Miami University graduate has won more games than any football coach in DePauw history and was the ICAC Coach of the Year in 1990 after leading the Tigers to the conference championship and an 8-2 record. Anderson's Mike Manley is in his 15th season with a record of 62-75-3. Manley led the Ravens to the ICAC title in 1993 and a spot in the NCAA Division III playoffs.
LAST WEEK
The Tigers lost at Albion, 51-9, while Anderson was idle.
RADIO COVERAGE
Saturday's game will be broadcast live on WGRE (91.5 FM) to west central Indiana and to the world via Teamline. By dialing 1-800-846-8700 and keying in DePauw's code of 4613, listeners will be connected to the broadcast for a charge.
NEXT WEEK
The Tigers travel to Franklin and Anderson goes to Rose -Hulman.
The DePauw football team is looking to regroup from last week's 51-9 loss at Albion as they open Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday with Anderson. The Tigers, 2-1, host the 3-0 Ravens in a 1:30 p.m. contest at Blackstock Stadium in Greencastle.
SCOUTING ANDERSON
The Ravens returned 14 starters from last year's team which finished 6-4. This season Anderson has won all three games with wins over Walsh (13-12), Taylor (37-27) and Olivet (27-14). They aver age 328 yards of offense to their opponent's 290.7 and more than two-thirds of that offense comes on the ground. Jacob Crowe averages over 87 rushing yards per outing, while Brian Schenberg totals over 74 per game. Quarterback Michael Mosser has completed 44 percent of his passes with two touchdowns and six interceptions. Mosser missed much of last season with an injury, but has played a big part in the Ravens' success in recent years. The top receiver is Troy Cossel with five catches for 79 yards. The Ravens' offensive line returned starting tackles Ryan Martin and Jason Trebley.
The Anderson defense returns seven starters including three lineman, two linebackers and two defensive backs. The Ravens lead the ICAC in pass efficiency defense and are allowing opponents just a 40.4 completion percentage. Meanwhile they have picked off the opposition 11 times. The Ravens ranked second in the nation, behind DePauw, last week in pass efficiency defense. Aaron Patterson leads the team with 27 tackles followed by Steve Pyle with 22. Matt Anderson has four interceptions, while Pyle leads the way with three tackles for loss.
REVIEWING LAST YEAR'S GAME
Everything went the Tigers' way in last year's game as the Old Gold won by a 45-13 score. The Tigers' offense was seemingly unstoppable, compiling 417 total yards, 290 of which came on the ground. The Tigers' defense was equally impressive, allowing Anderson a mere 26 yards rushing on 28 attempts.
Johnathon Stigall and Andy Roberts accounted for 116 and 71 yards, respectively, out of the tailback position. Mark Melchiorre added 85 yards from his fullback spot and quarterback Bernie Haskins tossed three touchdown passes. On defense, Matt McLure, Tim Cooper, Grant Hale, and Kevin Condict each had one sack. Chris Rowe had his first interception of the season to go along with seven tackles. Matt MacPherson had seven tackles, all of which came in the fourth quarter. Anderson's two quar terbacks combined to total 279 yards through the air.
REVIEWING LAST WEEK'S TIGERS GAME
Despite the fact that the Tigers lost at Albion by a 51-9 count, the game was tight through the first quarter. The teams exchanged field goals on their first possession with Jason Gardner booting a 37 -yarder for the Tigers.
Early in the second the Britons scored to take a 10-3 lead. Twice on their next series, the Tigers were forced to punt but an Albion penalty and then a fumble on a punt return gave the Tigers the ball on the Albion 33. The Old Gold failed to pick up a first down, but punted to the Albion seven yard line. The Britons wasted no time in responding as quarterback Kyle Klein connected with Chris Barnett for a 93-yard score.
The Tigers then drove into Albion territory on their next series, but Bernie Haskins' (Jr., Elkhart/Central) second down pass was picked off and returned for a touchdown. In a six-minute span, Albion scored 21 points to take a 24-3 lead. DePauw then scored with 3:12 left as David Schubert (So., Coatesville/North Putnam) ran in from two yards out. Albion, however, scored twice in the final 2:23 to take a 37-9 halftime lead.
Haskins completed 20 of 43 passes for 213 yards with two interceptions. His top targets were Brian Jennings (So., Tell City/Tell City) with five catches for 74 yards and Joe Cheshire (So., Indianapolis/North Central). The Tigers totaled 342 yards of offense including 308 through the air. Klein completed 20 of 32 passes for Albion for 370 yards and three touchdowns. Barnett, an all-American receiver caught 11 passes for 282 yards. Tackle Tim Capper (Sr., Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South) led the Tiger defense with nine tackles including one for loss.
ALBION GAME MVPs
The coaching staff selected three individuals as most valuable players in the Tigers' 51-9 loss at Albion. On offense, Brian Jennings got the nod with five catches for 75 yards. Those catches were the first of his career. On defense, tackle Tim Capper totaled nine tackles including seven solos or first hits and one for a four-yard loss. Jon Holloway (Sr., Fishers/Cathedral) was the special teams selection after re turning three kickoffs a total of 69 yards and downed a punt at the Albion seven yard line.
ONE STREAK CONTINUES; ANOTHER ENDS
Jay Pettigrew (Sr., Indianapolis/North Central) caught four passes on Saturday to extend his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 32 straight. Jamie Cunha (Sr., Westford, Mass. /Westford Academy) entered the Albion game with a streak of 23 straight games, but failed to catch a pass in his less than one half of play.
YOU CAN CALL HIM SLASH
Senior corner Jon Holloway is a standout defensive back and kick returner, but he has the distinction in his career of having scored touchdowns via kickoff, punt and interception returns as well as rush ing and receiving.
MOVING UP THE CHARTS
Several Tigers continue their move up the all-time leaders lists. Jay
Pettigrew with 121 career receptions ranks fifth in DePauw history and needs just seven more to move into fourth and ahead of current Tiger defensive line coach Kevin Perkins. Pettigrew topped the DePauw tight end record of 119 catches held by Greg Werner (1985-88), a former NFL player with the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles Pettigrew's 1,258 career receiving yards ranks eighth all -time. He needs nine more yards to pass former Canadian Football Leaguer Terry Dickey's (1988-91) 1,266 Jamie Cunha's 96 receptions is the eighth most in DePauw history and his 1,659 career receiv ing yards is the fifth highest Jon Holloway 's 964 kickoff return yards ranks third and his 476 punt return yards is second behind Tim Weaver's 1,018 from 1982-86. Cunha's 108 points is ninth at DePauw Jon Holloway's 12 career interceptions ranks in a tie for sixth in DePauw history, while Scott Farnham's 10 is tied for 10th Through last Saturday's game, Farnham ranked in a tie for third with 1.33 interceptions per game (four in three games) Haskins ranks 29th in the nation in passing efficiency with 142.9 points.
TIGER TEAM NOTES
DePauw's 2-1 start matches that of last year The last DePauw win in an ICAC-opening game came over Hanover in 1993 The Tigers' 51 points allowed last week was the most since Wittenberg totaled 55 in 1988 The 42-point loss was the largest margin of defeat since a 45-0 loss to Millsaps in 1993.
OFFENSE
TE 84 Jay Pettigrew*** 6-4 235 Sr. Indianapolis Northwest
86 Tom Henshaw* 6-5 210 Jr. Chillicothe, Ohio Chillicothe
LT 64 Nathan Dilley** 6-2 240 Sr. Martinsville Martinsville
67 Ray Albin 6-1 260 So. Park Ridge, Ill. Maine South
LG 71 Chris Condict** 6-1 240 Sr. Evansville Evansville Central
50 Charlie Noltemeyer 6-4 225 Sr. Lebanon Jct. , Ky. Maconaquah
C 52 Todd Carter** 6-2 230 Jr. Reelsville South Putnam
54 Bernie Bernhardt 5-9 225 So. Waterville, Maine Waterville
RG 68 Chris Gilchrist 6-1 240 Jr. Michigan City Elston
69 Chris Busa 6-1 225 Fr. Zionsville Zionsville
RT 70 Andy Wise** 6-2 250 Jr. Speedway Speedway
75 Jim Zimmer* 6-6 230 Jr. Midland, Mich. H.H. Dow
SE 1 Jamie Cunha*** 5-7 155 Sr. Westford, Mass. Westford Academy
81 Brian Jennings 5-9 160 So. Tell City Tell City
RB 32 David Schubert 6-0 185 So. Coatesville North Putnam
14 Jacob Simmons 5-7 170 So. Lanham, Md. Duvall
FB 33 Greg Cain 5-11 200 Jr. Wolcott Tri-County
40 Blair Clark 6-1 210 So. Cincinnati, Ohio Indpls. Park Tudor
FL 24 Joe Cheshire 5-11 182 So. Indianapolis North Central
87 Scott Eberle 6-0 170 So. Lock Haven, Pa. Lock Haven
QB 4 Bernie Haskins* 6-6 212 Jr. Elkhart Elkhart Central
18 Brett Schetzsle 6-0 185 So. Vincennes Vincennes Lincoln
PK 92 Jason Gardner** 6-2 220 Jr. Milan Rockville
4 Bernie Haskins* 6-6 212 Jr. Elkhart Elkhart Central
KO 4 Bernie Haskins* 6-6 212 Jr. Elkhart Elkhart Central
DEFENSE
DE 90 Kevin Condict** 6-2 217 Jr. Evansville Evansville Central
89 Brad Kulick* 6-1 220 Sr. Columbus, Ohio Northland
DT 74 Tim Capper*** 6-3 265 Sr. Park Ridge, Ill. Maine South
99 Nathan Werner** 6-2 220 Jr. Evansville Reitz Memorial
DT 78 Ayo George* 5-10 270 So. Boynton Beach, Fla. Atlantic
97 Kevin Hare 6-0 257 So. Oaktown North Knox
DE 83 Grant Hale* 6-2 215 So. Cincinnati, Ohio Indpls. North Central
66 Shane Stille 6-1 215 Jr. Greensburg Greensburg
OLB 26 Tim Cooper*** 6-0 215 Sr. Oxford, Ohio Talawanda
42 Jerry Pyle 5-10 185 Jr. Fowler Benton Central
OLB 27 Austin Johnson** 6-3 230 Jr. Oxford, Ohio Talawanda
58 Matt Cunningham** 6-0 200 Jr. Anderson Anderson
ILB 46 Michael Lewis** 6-3 225 Jr. Kokomo Northwestern
44 Mike Campbell 6-0 190 So. Elkhart Jimtown
ILB 51 Matt MacPherson* 6-1 210 So. Dayton, Ohio Northridge
22 Matt Hoenninger 6-1 225 Sr. ST. Louis, Mo. DeSmet Jesuit
CB 5 Cassel Truscott*** 6-0 185 Sr. Houston, Texas Madison Academy
25 Brandon Rolek 5-9 180 Sr. Lake Bluff, Ill. Lake Forest
S 8 Scott Farnham*** 6-3 205 Sr. Omaha, Neb. Westside
2 Jon Secrest* 5-10 175 So. Columbus, Ohio Upper Arlington
CB 7 Jon Holloway*** 6-2 190 Sr. Fishers Cathedral
9 Bryan Schaffrath 5-9 165 Jr. Evergreen Park, Ill. Evergreen Park
P 13 Matt Hollway 6-3 185 Jr. Lewis Center, Ohio Olentangy
3 Justin Scheidt 6-4 220 So. Temple Terrace, Fla. King
Anderson University Starting Lineup
OFFENSE
QB 12 Michael Mosser 6-2 175 Sr. Decatur (Adams Central)
RB 33 Brian Schenberg 5-10 170 Jr. Carmel (Westfield)
RB 30 Dan Young 5-9 210 Sr. Van Wert, Ohio (Van Wert)
TE 89 Chris Renn 6-4 255 Fr. Lake Station (Edison)
WR 15 Larry Johnson 5-10 150 Fr. Indianapolis (Warren Central)
WR 5 Troy Cossel 6-1 165 Jr. Connellsville, Pa. (Connellsville)
OL 76 Ryan Martin 6-4 290 Jr. Westport (South Decatur)
OL 53 Paul Zoellner 5-10 225 Jr. Nashville (Brown County)
OL 57 Jeremy Bula 5-11 245 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix Christian)
OL 60 Adam Shackleford 6-0 230 So. W. Chester, Ohio (Moeller)
OL 71 Jason Trebley 6-2 235 Sr. Glenwood (Rushville)
K 18 Michael Roberts 5-9 170 Sr. Opelika, Ala. (Opelika)
DEFENSE
DE 99 Jermaine Jones 6-2 240 Sr. Ft. Wayne (FW Northrop)
DL 77 Jason Davidson 6-5 280 Jr. Greensburg (Greensburg)
DL 72 Chris Gilbert 6-3 395 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Lexington Academy)
DL 58 Clint Blankenship 6-3 232 Sr. Elwood (Elwood)
LB 44 Matt Petterson 6-3 214 Sr. LaPorte (LaPorte)
LB 40 Steve Pyle 6-3 235 Sr. Marion (Utica)
LB 42 Matt Kettlebar 6-3 205 Jr. Goshen (Goshen)
DB 6 Matt Anderson 6-1 190 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Pelham)
S 23 Aaron Patterson 5-10 175 So. Anderson (Highland)
DB 16 Ray Placencia 6-0 170 Sr. Garrett (Garrett)
DB 1 Kevin Daniels 5-11 180 So. Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights)
P 27 Justin Shively 6-0 200 Jr. Churubusco (Churubusco)