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Fairmont State2012 Fighting Falcon Football
2012 Schedule/ResultsDate Opponent Time*/ScoreAug. 30 at Clarion
L, 0-7Sep. 6 at Glenville State L, 21-41Sep. 15 at Bowie State 1
p.m.Sep. 22 WEST LIBERTY 1 p.m.Sept. 29 at Charleston NoonOct. 13
WV WESLEYAN 1 p.m.Oct. 20 SETON HILL 2 p.m.Oct. 27 at Concord 1
p.m.Nov. 3 WV STATE 1 p.m.Nov. 10 at Shepherd Noon
Fairmont State (0-2) vs. Bowie State (2-0)Sept. 15, 2012 |
Bulldogs Stadium | Bowie, Md. | 1 p.m.Audio: 93.1 WFGM, 920 AM
WMMN, fightingfalcons.com
Fairmont StateRecord: 0-2Head Coach: Mike Lopez, 6th Season at
FSU (26-31)
Falcon Stat LeadersRushing: Daniel Monroe - 32 att., 86 yds, 0
TDsPassing: Bobby Vega - 40-74, 408 yards, 2 TDs/2 INTsReceiving:
Chris St. Hilaire - 12 rec., 151 yds, 1 TDsDefensive: Ronnie
Lockart - 13 tckls (6 solo), 1 BrUp
Bowie StateRecord: 2-0Head Coach: Damon Wilson, 4th Season at
BSU (18-15)
Bulldog Stat LeadersRushing: Keith Brown - 21 carries, 153 yds,
3TDsPassing: Jared Johnston - 16-33, 274 yds, 3 TDsReceiving:
Douglas McNeil - 9 rec, 165 yds, 2TDsDefensive: Bekwele Amadi - 14
total tckls, 2 TFL, 1 FF
2012
Rec
ord Overall Record 0-2WVIAC 0-1
Non-Conference 0-1Home 0-0Away 0-2
Head Coach (Year) ....Mike Lopez (6th)Record at FSU
................................. 26-31Off. Coord./Off. Line
..........Bryan FisherRBs/Special Teams ........ Ryan DumontWide
Receivers ....................Josh BrownTight
Ends.........................Gary LanhamQuarterbacks
............... Jeremy HarmerDef. Coordinator ......... Shahram
ShafiiDefensive Line .................... Josh GorrellLinebackers
.......................John MaranoSpecial Teams ............Richard
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Director of Athletics ......... Rusty ElliottAthletic Trainer
..................... Bob CableVideo Coordinator ......Roger
HayhurstDir. of Ath. Comm. .........Adam ZundellOffice Phone
................... 304-367-4264Cell Phone
........................304-657-0388E-mail
[email protected]
.................................... @azundell
Bowie State ........................ Statistical Category (NCAA
Rank) ................. Fairmont State26.00 (T-73rd)
........................................ Scoring Offense
....................................... 10.50 (140th)182.00
(54th).......................................... Rushing Offense
...................................... 71.50 (T-131st)192.00 (91st)
...........................................Passing Offense
..................................... 204.00 (79th)374.00 (63rd)
............................................ Total
Offense.........................................275.50 (124th)94.00
(38th) ..........................................Rushing Defense
................................... 204.50 (120th)114.74 (57th)
...........................................Pass Effic. Defense
......................................175.17 (147th)219.50 (12th)
..............................................Total Defense
...................................... 409.00 (114th)17.00 (T-32nd)
........................................ Scoring Defense
....................................... 24.00 (69th)35.63 (48th)
................................................ Net Punting
............................................ 29.18 (110th)8.00
(76th) ................................................ Punt
Returns ............................................... 8.33
(73rd)18.83 (103rd) ............................................
Kickoff Returns ..........................................22.56
(48th)-1.50 (T-126th)
........................................Turnover Margin
....................................-1.00 (T-103rd)125.50 (15th)
.............................................. Pass Defense
......................................... 204.50 (77th)130.44
(69th) ........................................... Pass Efficiency
......................................... 103.93 (111th)1.50
(T-92nd) .....................................................Sacks
...................................................0.00 (143rd)7.50
(65th) ............................................. Tackles For A
Loss ........................................ 2.50 (150th)0.50
(T-18th) ............................................. Sacks
Allowed ...........................................3.00 (108th)
The Game Fairmont State will wrap up its three-game road swing
on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Bowie State. Fans can listen to the game
on 93.1 WFGM, 920 AM WMMN, or online at fightingfalcons.com. Live
stats will be provided by the Bowie State athletic website
(bsubulldogs.com). Fairmont State is coming off a 41-21 loss at
Glenville State. The Pioneers scored 34 first half points and
rolled up over 500 yards of total offense in the win over the
Falcons. Bowie State improved to 2-0 on the young season with a
28-14 win over Benedict College in front of a nationally televised
audience. The two teams have met just twice before in school
history with Fairmont State winning both matchups, including a
49-20 win last year in Fairmont. Daniel Monroe had 144 yards
rushing and two touchdowns last year against the Bulldogs, and Matt
Wilmer had four catches for 86 yards and a score. FSU out-scored
BSU 28-0 in the second quarter to take com-mand of the game. This
will be Fairmont States first trip to Bowie State. Fairmont State
is looking to avoid an 0-3 start for the first time since 2009.
Bowie State is looking to start the year 3-0 for the second
consecutive season. Head coach Mike Lopez is 10-6 in non-conference
games in his career. He is 1-0 against Bowie State. Fairmont State
will play its home opener next week, Saturday, Sept. 22, against
West Liberty at 1 p.m.
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2012 Schedule / Results
Aug. 30 Clarion Golden Eagles (1-1)
Clarion, Pa. L, 0-7
Date Opponent Site Series/Result Notes
Sept. 6 Glenville StatePioneers (1-1)
Glenville, W.Va. L, 21-41
Sept. 15 Bowie StateBulldogs (2-0)
Bowie, Md. FSU 2-0
Sept. 22 West LibertyHilltoppers (1-1)
Fairmont, W.Va. FSU 38-36-5
Sept. 29 Charleston Golden Eagles (2-0)
Charleston, W.Va. UC 7-5-1
Oct. 13 West Virginia WesleyanBobcats (0-2)
Fairmont, W.Va. FSU 40-20-1
Oct. 20 Seton Hill Griffins (0-2)
Fairmont, W.Va. FSU 4-1
Oct. 27 ConcordMountain Lions (1-1)
Athens, W.Va. FSU 43-31-2
Nov. 3 West Virginia State (1-1)
Fairmont, W.Va. FSU 30-13-1
Nov. 10 ShepherdRams (1-1)
Shepherdstown, W.Va. FSU 32-30-7
Schedule Notes Fairmont State will play just four games at
Duvall-Rosier Stadium in 2012. The Falcons take on two
non-conference opponents in Clarion and Bowie State. FSU will play
three games on television this season. The Falcons and Clarion
played live on ROOT Sports to open the season on Aug. 30, and then
had a live broadcast of its game against Glenville State game on
Sept. 6 on WDTV. The Fairmont State-Seton Hill game will be
broadcast (delay) on ROOT Sports. Homecoming is slated for Oct. 20
against Seton Hill. Fairmont States opponents posted a record of
52-67 in 2011. FSUs combined opponent record in 2012 is 10-10. The
Falcons hold a series edge against all but two opponents this
season (Charleston and Clarion). However, FSU has just slim series
leads (two games) against West Liberty and Shepherd. FSU will take
on two CUs this season in Clarion and Concord, and will play two
Golden Eagles in Clarion and Charleston.
Game shown live on ROOT Sports Pittsburgh FSU shutout for first
time since 2010 Falcons limited to 34 yards rushing in the
game
Game broadcast live on WDTV 500+ yards of total offense for GSC
100-yard KO return for Matt Wilmer for first
points of 2012 season
First trip to Bowie State for the Falcons FSU won 49-20 last
year in Fairmont RB Daniel Monroe with 144 yds rushing and
2 TDs
FSU snapped 6-game losing streak last year WL has won last four
at Duvall-Rosier Field LB Garrett Davis with sack, INT, fumble
recov-
ery last year vs. Hilltoppers
FSU snapped 4-game losing streak last year WR/PR Matt Wilmer
returned 3 punts for 96
yards and set up FSU scores UC won 35-27 last time the two met
in
Charleston WVWC snapped 6-game losing streak to FSU
last year Bobcats ranked 21st in last years game RB Daniel
Monroe with 151 yds & 2 TDs last
year Fairmont State Homecoming Game shown on delay on ROOT
Sports Pitts Falcons have scored 30+ vs. Seton Hill in all 5
meetings FSU won 38-20 in 2011
CU has won 3-straight against the Falcons Mountain Lions held
FSU to under 10 points in
each of last 2 trips to Athens
Senior Day for FSU Football FSU has won 2-straight over WV State
Falcons scored 63 points at home vs. WVSU
in 2010
Shepherd has won 10 of last 11 matchups FSU has two wins at
Shepherd since 1996 Rams only team to have a player with over
100 yards rushing vs. FSU last year
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Glenville State Postgame Notes Matt Wilmers 100-yard kick return
for a touchdown was the first of his career. It was tech-nically a
102-yard kick return, but NCAA statisical guidelines mandate the
maximum yardage on any play is 100 yards. Jerome Hoes had a
101-kickoff return for Fairmont State in 1978, but the NAIA
guidelines allowed for plays to be longer than 100 yards at that
time. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown for Fairmont
State since Zack Page accom-plished it in 2009 against WV State.
Freshman Shad Alexander led FSU in rushing with 10 carries for 53
yards. Daniel Monroe was held to under 100 yards rushing for the
second-straight game. Chris St. Hilaires touchdown reception was
his first of the season and the seventh of his career. Bobby Vegas
two touchdown passes were the first of his career at Fairmont
State. Mark Sampsons touchdown catch was his first this season and
fifth of his career. GSC running back Rahmann Lee became just the
second player in 13 games (dating back to last season) to rush for
over 100 yards against Fairmont State. The Pioneers had seven
offensive plays go for 20 yards or more, including four of its
touch-downs. Freshman linebacker Trevor Malnick turned in a good
performance for FSU with nine tack-les, including two for a
loss.
Notable FSU is without a rushing touchdown after two games this
season. Daniel Monroe, who was among the league leaders with 13
rushing touchdowns, has not scored this season. The Falcons has
forced just one turnover on the season (an interception against
Clarion). Fairmont State has just seven first half points so far
this year and has not scored a point in the second quarter. Nine
different players have recorded catches for Fairmont State this
year. The Falcons are 16-2 when scoring 30 points or more under
head coach Mike Lopez. The losses came last year against Glenville
State and in 2008, a 41-38 loss at home to Seton Hill. FSU scored
49 points in a win over Bowie State last season. FSU is 0-1 this
year when it has more turnovers than its opponent. The FSU defense
has allowed only two individuals to rush for over 100 yards against
them in the last 13 games dating back to last season (Tommy
Addison, Shepherd, 114 yards in 2011 and Rahmann Lee, Glenville
State, 146 yards in 2012).
Scouting Bowie State Bowie States rushing attack is led by Keith
Brown with 21 carries for 156 yards and three touchdowns. Corwin
Acker also has 124 yards and a score through the first two weeks of
the season. Brown and Acker tallied over 120 yards each in last
weeks victory over Benedict. Quarterback Jared Johnston (16-for-33
with 274 yards and three touchdowns in week one against Assumption)
was injured early in the game last week and was replaced by Tyrae
Reid. Reid went 11-for-20 with 110 yards against Benedict. Douglas
McNeil has been the main target at receiver with nine catches for
165 yards and a pair of touchdowns through the first two weeks of
the season. Douglas accounted for 144 yards on seven catches and
both of his touchdowns in the week one victory over Assump-tion.
Linebackers Bekwele Amadi (14) and Antoine Young (13) have led the
Bowie State defense in tackles this season. The Bowie State defense
has just three sacks and has only forced one turnover this sea-son.
Bowie State is ranked in the top 15 in the country in both total
defense (12th) and pass de-fense (15th). The Bulldogs are allowing
just 222 yards per game and only 125.5 through the air this season.
Head coach Damon Wilson is in his fourth season at Bowie State, he
has a record of 18-15 with the Bulldogs.
Overall WVIAC1. Glenville State 1-1 1-02. Charleston 2-0 0-03.
Concord 1-1 0-04. Shepherd 1-1 0-05. West Liberty 1-1 0-06. WV
State 1-1 0-07. Seton Hill 0-2 0-08. WV Wesleyan 0-2 0-09. Fairmont
State 0-2 0-1
Week 2 Schedule/ResultsSeptember 6Glenville State 41, Fairmont
State 21Charleston 33, St. Josephs 14September 8Urbana 34, Seton
Hill 31Shepherd 34, American Intl 7Winston-Salem State 30, Concord
22West Liberty 14, Virginia State 13Bentley 27, WV Wesleyan 16North
Carolina A&T 77, WV State 0
Week 3 ScheduleSeptember 13Glenville St at UT Chattanooga (7
p.m.)September 15Shepherd at Seton Hill (Noon)Charleston at Concord
(1 p.m.)WV Wesleyan at West Liberty (1 p.m.)Fairmont State at Bowie
State (1 p.m.)WV State at Elon (3 p.m.)
WVIAC Schedule/Standings
Garrett Davis* BSCN Preseason All-America (3rd Team)
Matt Wilmer* BSCN Preseason All-America (3rd Team)
* WVIAC Special Teams Player of the Week (9/10)
*BSCN Special Teams Player of the Week (9/10)
Chris Barfield* BSCN Preseason All-America (Hon. Men)
Dewey McDonald* BSCN Preseason All-America (Hon. Men)
FSU 2012 Honor Roll
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Something Special Matt Wilmer put together a remarkable junior
season as a return specialist for the Falcons. Wilmer led the
country in yards per punt return with 23.0. He was named Super
Re-gion 1 Special Teams Player of the Year and second team
All-America by Don Hansens Football Gazette. He was a first team
All-WVIAC selection and second team Daktron-ics All-Atlantic Region
honoree. In the opener against Clarion, Wilmer clear-ly had the
attention of the Golden Eagles. Clarions five punts were angled
away from Wilmer and went out of bounds. The electricity showed up
last week against Glenville State as Wilmer notched a 100-yard
kickoff return for a touchdown, the first of his career. For his
play, he was named WVIAC Special Teams Player of the Week. Wilmer
has accounted for four of Fairmont States 10 plays of 20 yards or
more this sea-son.
GamePunt Returns ... 6 vs. West Liberty (9/24/11)Punt Ret. Yds
.... 130 vs. WVU Tech (9/10/11)Punt Ret.
TDs............................. 1 (two times)Kick Returns
..............................2 (two times)Kick Ret. Yards .......
112 vs. Glenville (9/6/12)Receptions
..............................4 (three times)Receiving Yards ... 86
vs. Bowie St (10/6/11)Receiving
TDs................................. 1 (6 times)Single PlaysLong
Punt Return.......93 vs. Clarion (9/1/11)Long Kick Return .........
100 vs. GSC (9/6/12)Long Rush ............ 27 vs. WV State
(11/13/10)Long Reception ... 45 vs. Bowie St. (10/6/11)
Wilmers Career Bests
Receiving Saint FSU junior wide receiver Chris St. Hilaire, who
had a strong sophomore season, is FSUs top receiver so far this
sason. St. Hilaire had a game-high eight catches and 108 yards
against the Golden Eagles. The game against Clarion marked the
third game of 100+ receiving yards for St. Hilaire in his career.
Six of his 12 catches this season have been for either a first down
or a touchdown. St. Hilaire now has 1,094 career receiving yards
and is approaching the top 15 at FSU in career receiving yards
(Khalid Dover is 15th with 1,466 yards).
Injury Report Fairmont States defense has been hit hard by
several key injuries. FSU suffered a big blow by losing Dewey
McDonald to injury during a preseason scrimmage. McDonald, an
All-America can-didate and NFL prospect, will likely redshirt the
season and return to the Falcon lineup in 2013. During the game
against Clarion, McDon-alds replacement at the free safety position
,Leatis Jones, was shaken up and his status for Bowie State is
doubtful. Leading up to the Clarion game, star middle linebacker
Garrett Davis suffered an injury to his pinkie finger and is
questionable for the game against Bowie State. Davis was a first
team All-WVIAC selection last year and led the team with 101 total
tackles a season ago.
Stew Fairmont State will be sporting Stew stickers on the helmet
this year in honor of alum Bill Stewart who passed away earlier
this year. Stewart will also be inducted into the Fair-mont State
Athletic Association Hall of Fame later this fall. Stewart played
for head coach Deacon Duvall in the early 1970s and was captain of
the 1974 WVIAC championship team. He also got his coaching start as
an assistant at Fair-mont State.
Preseason Notebook Fairmont State will open the season with-out
a player who has started a game at quar-terback at the NCAA
Division II level. How-ever, the Falcons will rely on Bobby Vega, a
junior college transfer who threw for nearly 2,000 yards and 23
touchdowns last season at College of Dupage. FSU lost its starting
punter, place kicker, long snapper and holder from last year.
Fairmont State averaged 30 points per game last season -- the fifth
highest season average in school history. The Falcons return their
leading rusher and scorer (Daniel Monroe), leading receiver (Chris
St. Hilaire), leading tackler/TFL/sacks (Garrett Davis) and leading
return man (Matt Wilmer). However, FSU lost several players in the
trenches. The Falcons graduated two of its three starting defensive
linemen, and two players on the offensive line. Twelve different
players recorded intercep-tions for the Falcons last season. Seven
of those players return to the team this year. Fairmont State has
announced that it will join a new league, the Mountain East
Con-ference, starting in 2013-14. The new twelve team leagues
charter membership will in-clude: Concord University (W.Va.),
Fairmont State University (W.Va.), Glenville State Col-lege
(W.Va.), Notre Dame College (Ohio), Shepherd University (W.Va.),
The University of Charleston (W.Va.), The University of Vir-ginias
College at Wise (Va.), Urbana Univer-sity (Ohio), West Liberty
University (W.Va.), West Virginia State University (W.Va.),
Wheeling Jesuit University (W.Va.), and West Virginia Wesleyan
College (W.Va.). Former defensive end standout Luke Black was
picked up as a free agent by the Cincin-nati Bengals and is
competing for a spot on their roster.
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2011 Season Review/Notes Fairmont State posted a 7-4 overall
record and went 4-4 in the WVIAC. The Falcons sev-en wins were the
most in over a decade. Two of FSUs four losses came by seven points
or less. Fairmont State boasted two first team Academic All-America
selections in Dewey McDonald and Frank Keenan. It was the first
time in program history that FSU had two players earn first team
honors in the same season. Daniel Monroe became the second Falcon
player to be named WVIAC Freshman of the Year after ranking among
the league lead-ers in rushing and scoring. Fairmont States average
of 30 points per game was the fifth-highest average in school
history. The Falcons scored over 30 points seven times last year
and went 6-1 in those games. (The lone loss was a 36-30 setback vs.
Glenville State in overtime.) Eighteen players earned All-WVIAC
honors including first team selections Chris Barfield (OL), Garrett
Davis (LB) and Matt Wilmer (KR). Fairmont State posted a 4-1 record
away from Duvall-Rosier Field in 2011. The Falcons were also 3-0
against non-conference oppo-nents. The stingy Falcon defense gave
up just 97.3 yards per game and only allowed one individual to rush
for over 100 yards against them in a game (Tommy Addison, Shepherd,
114 yards). Fairmont State had one of the stingiest red zone
defenses in 2011 allowing teams points on 67 percent of their trips
inside the 20. Op-ponents scored touchdowns on 51 percent of their
red zone opportunities.
FSU Picked Fifth Fairmont State has been picked to finish fifth
in the WVIAC in a vote of the leagues coaches. Shepherd, which
totaled six first-place nods and 76 points from the votes, was
picked to win the league. Defending WVIAC champion Concord, un-der
the direction of WVIAC Coach of the Year Garin Justice, received
the other three first place votes and 71 points, which was good
enough for second place in the poll.
WVIAC Preseason Poll1. Shepherd (6)
...........................................792. Concord (3)
...............................................713. West Virginia
Wesleyan ....................... 554. Charleston
...............................................505. Fairmont State
........................................466. Glenville State
........................................457. West Liberty
.............................................318. Seton Hill
................................................. 169. West
Virginia State ................................15
Under Coach Lopez, When Fairmont State...Plays at home
...............................................13-15Plays on the
road ........................................ 13-16
Scores first
...................................................... 18-7Scores
0-9 points ........................................... 1-11Scores
10-19 points .......................................2-10Scores
20-29 points....................................... 7-8Scores 30-39
points ........................................7-2Scores 40 points
or more.............................9-0Gives up 0-9 points
........................................ 7-1Gives up 10-19 points
....................................9-4 Gives up 20-29 points
................................. 6-11Gives up 30-39
points...................................3-11Gives up 40 points or
more ......................... 1-4
Lead at the half .............................................
18-5 Trail at the
half.............................................6-24Tied at the
half ................................................2-2Lead at
start of 4th Q .................................20-2Trail at start
of 4th Q .................................. 6-27Tied at start of
4th Q .................................... 0-2Forces more turnovers
than opp ..............18-4Turns the ball over more than opp
..........5-18Turnovers are equal
...................................... 3-9
Rushes for more yards than opp ............. 22-8Rushes for less
yards than opp ................ 4-23Rushes for less than 100 yards
...................1-14Rushes for 100-199 yards
........................... 11-13Rushes for 200 yards or more
...................14-4Opp. rushes for less than 100 yards
......... 13-4Opp. rushes for 100-199 yards
...................8-17Opp. rushes for 200 yards or more
..........5-10
Throws for more yards than opp. .............9-13Throws for less
yards than opp. ...............17-18Throws for less than 100 yards
...................8-7Throws for 100-199 yards
.......................... 9-18Throws for 200-299 yards
........................... 8-5Throws for 300 yards or more
......................1-1 Opp. throws for less than 100 yards
......... 4-2Opp. throws for 100-199 yards
..................8-14Opp. throws for 200-299 yards
................. 9-11Opp. throws for 300 yards or more
............5-4
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Rare First For WilmerMatt Wilmer has done some amazing things on
the football field during his four-year ten-ure at Fairmont State.
Thursday evening in the Falcons 41-21 West Virginia Intercollegiate
Athletic Con-ference opening loss to Glenville State at Morris
Stadium Wilmer added another highlight reel play to his already
impressive resume when he tied an NCAA Division II record by
returning a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Wilmer, a 6-foot,
190-pound senior receiv-er from Keyser, actually fielded the
football two yards deep in the end zone and brought it out, but
NCAA statistical rules mandate that all returns are measured from
the goal line. If Wilmer had been credited with the full yardage of
the actual return he would have broken the 34-year-old FSU school
re-cord of Jerome Hoes, who returned a kickoff 101 yards for a TD
against Bluefield State in 1978. At that time, however, Fairmont
State was competing in the NAIA ranks. The kickoff return for a
touchdown was the first of Wilmers career. He, however, has
returned a pair of punts for scores, including a school-record
93-yard return against Clari-on in 2011 and a 77-yard return
against West Virginia State in 2010. Ive been waiting on that one,
said Wilmer with a laugh. I was just talking about that last week.
I said Man, I need to get one. In that situation we were down 17-0
and I was just trying to give us a spark. It was a big moment for
me. Give the blockers credit. They opened the hole and I just ran.
Wilmer, a first-team All-WVIAC selection and the Don Hansen
Football Gazettes Su-per Region I Special Teams Player of the Year,
led the nation last season in punt returns with an average of 23.0
yards per attempt. He also has six touchdown receptions to his
credit during his career.
Fresh Faces Make ImpactTwo bright spots in Fairmont States
setback against Glenville State Thursday evening were the play of
true freshmen Trevor Mal-nick and Shad Alexander. Malnick, a
6-foot, 215-pound linebacker from Barrackville who starred at
Fairmont Senior High School, was expected to play in a reserve role
this season, but has been pressed into much more action early on
due to an injury to standout junior mike line-backer Garrett Davis,
who has missed the Falcons first two games of the season with a
broken pinky finger. Malnick, a backup sam linebacker behind junior
Ryan Watts, has seen a lot of action in the first two contests when
Watts moves in-side to help fill the void left by Davis. Against
Glenville, Malnick led the Falcons in tackles with nine, including
three solo stops and six assists. He had 1.5 tackles for seven
yards in losses. Im just stepping in and trying to do what the
coaches are asking me to do to try to help our team be successful,
said Mal-nick. Its been a real learning experience for me. The game
at this level is totally dif-ferent than high school. Ive had guys
ask me what the difference is between this and high school and its
really hard to explain. The speed of the game is so much faster and
the players are all bigger, stronger and faster. Until you
experience it first-hand you cant explain it. This week I felt a
lot more comfortable out there than I did the first week against
Clarion. I watched more film this week than I did last week and
that helped me. Also, all of the veteran guys we have here at
lineback-er have been a big help to me. They tell me what Im doing
wrong, what Im doing right and theyre always encouraging me to get
better. Alexander, on the other hand, got his first significant
playing time on offense for the Falcons and produced when the
football was
in his hands. The 5-10, 180-pound tailback from Port St. Lucie,
Fla. was a prep standout at Treasure Coast High School. Against
Glenville, Alexander carried the football 10 times for a team-high
53 yards an average of 5.3 yards per attempt. Alexander showed he
could be a nice complement in the FSU backfield to sopho-mores
Daniel Monroe and Collin Alford. Im just one part of our backfield
and when I got the opportunity I just tried to do my best to
produce, said Alexander. We struggled some in the first half, but
in the second half we settled down and started ex-ecuting better.
We just have to stay humble and keep working hard and I think well
pro-duce as an offense. Im new to the team and both Daniel and
Collin have done a great job of helping me out with things I need
to know like pro-tections, routes and things like that. Theres
definitely no bad vibes between any of us. Were all just trying to
do our best to help the team. Its going to get better for us. I
honestly believe that.
Looking AheadFairmont State (0-2) will look to avoid its first
0-3 start since 2009 when its visits Bowie State (Md.) University
(2-0) Saturday, Sept. 15 for a 1 p.m. game at Bulldogs Stadium.
Bowie State has opened the season with wins over Assumption (24-20)
and Benedict (28-14). Fairmont State leads the all-time series
between the two schools 2-0. The Falcons re-corded a 49-20 victory
over the Bulldogs last season in Fairmont. Bowie States offensive
coordinator is Jason Woodman, who is a 2002 graduate of Fairmont
State and played his high school ball at North Marion.
Glenville State NotebookBy Duane Cochran for
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Bryan Wilson: A Whirlwind (published Sept 13)
Fairmont States Bryan Wilson doesnt have to worry about ever
being mistaken for the Beach Boys co-founder of the same name but
nowadays he can certainly identify with the bands first number one
hit in the United States I Get Around. Wilson, you see, has played
a variety of roles for the Falcons since he first arrived on campus
in the fall of 2009. His first three seasons, including one in
which he was red-shirted, Wilson served as a backup to Dewey
McDonald at free safety. When Wilson hit the field for the first
time in the fall of 2010 he earned a job on special teams for FSU
in addition to seeing time as a backup to Mc-Donald. In two years
he recorded 26 total tackles, broke up five passes, intercepted one
and recovered one fumble. This past spring Fairmonts coaching staff
asked Wilson to move to spur or out-side linebacker behind senior
Daniel Stros-nider. Just as he was settling in there nicely in fall
camp, McDonald suffered a broken arm which forced him to take a
medical red-shirt for the season and prompted the FSU coaches to
ask Wilson to split time between both his new and old positions.
Then, in the second half of the season opener against Clarion (Pa.)
University Mc-Donalds replacement at free safety, Leatis Jones,
suffered a knee injury forcing Wilson into the starting role in his
old familiar spot. Its been a little bit of a whirlwind for me
going from free to spur and back to free again, said Wilson with a
laugh. The good thing is as a free safety you kind of have to know
what the job of every position on the defense is because youre
responsible for a lot of the calls and getting people in the right
spots. I was just starting to get a little comfortable with spur in
fall camp when Dewey went down and the coaches asked me to take
reps at both positions. Losing Dewey was huge for us. You just dont
re-place a player of his caliber. Then Leatis went down which was
even worse for us. Losing two guys at that spot is tough. The good
thing for me and our team is I at least had a few years of
experience playing the free safety spot for us. Im com-fortable
there and hopefully the guys on the team are comfortable with me
being there. They are. In fact McDonald, who was a two-time,
first-team All-West Virginia Inter-collegiate Athletic Conference
selection for the Falcons at free safety, says the position is in
good hands with Wilson.
Wilson is a guy we all know we can count on, said McDonald. You
never have to worry about him as a player. As my back-up he pushed
me to levels as a player that he doesnt even know he pushed me to.
He defi-nitely made me work hard and perform at a high level
because thats how he operates every day. He prides himself on being
a real student of the game. Hes always prepared and hes always
going to give you everything hes got when hes on the field. FSU
defensive coordinator Shahram Shafii agrees. Bryan Wilson is a
one-of-a-kind player, said Shafii. Hes been a role model for our
team both on and off of the field ever since he got here. He comes
into the film room ev-ery day with a notebook which is about the
size of an encyclopedia and is full of notes. When were watching
film and he makes a mistake and I correct him hes writing it down
so he can correct it the next time were on the field for practice.
He comes in every day with different goals of what he wants to
accomplish on that given day. Hes just a very driven kid. It doesnt
matter whether hes playing one snap or a thousand he brings the
same positive, hard-working attitude with him every single day. Hes
a great kid and a great player. Were very fortunate to have him,
especially now in the situation that were in. Wilson, who is from
Cary, N.C., is the second youngest of six boys in his family. He
has one brother, Andrew, who plays minor league baseball in the
Atlanta Braves orga-nization and another who is in the military
special forces. I was the brother who got picked on all of the
time, he said jokingly. I wasnt the baby so I couldnt get away with
anything. I think growing up with that many boys made me a little
tougher. In fact, I know it did and it definitely helped to prepare
me for college football. His father Berk is a minister and his
mother Barbara works for an insurance com-pany with former Falcon
wide receiver Scott Thistle, who helped get Wilson to Fairmont
State. I had never even heard of Fairmont State until Scott Thistle
told me about it, he said. I owe him a lot. He trained me from my
sophomore year until I was a freshman here and I still train with
him until this day when I go back home. He really helped me develop
in all areas, especially running with the prop-er form. I ran about
a 4.7 40-yard dash when
By Duane Cochran for FightingFalcons.com
I was a sophomore and thanks to Scott I was down to a legitimate
4.5 by the time I was a senior. Scott made a couple of calls for
me. We sent a tape up here and they offered me a scholarship.
Having five brothers my parents said I had to pay my own way for
school so I jumped at the opportunity and its been a good fit for
me being here. Wilson credits his parents for raising him with
good, solid values and ethics. He, along with fellow FSU football
players Dan-iel Strosnider and Matt Wilmer and former Falcon
basketball player Jamal Womble, are the leaders of a bible study
group on cam-pus. Above all God is first and foremost in my life.
Then parents, family and football, said Wilson. Spirituality always
been a very big part of my life and Im thankful for that. Believe
me Ive had plenty of opportunities to throw things away and do my
own thing, but I think thanks to my parents, God and the way I was
raised Ive been able to make some wise decisions and choices. I
really enjoy doing what I do with Stro, Wilmer and Jamal. I always
have them to lean on. When I came up here I knew no one. Jamal was
one of the first people I met and he always encouraged me and was
there for me to talk to. Believe me that first year I talked to him
a lot about a lot of things. He, and my parents, really helped me
make the adjustment to being on my own and being here away from
home my freshman year. In addition to football, Wilson is also a
standout in the classroom. He is majoring in sports management and
is an academic achievement award winner on the football team. He
also works part time at the schools Falcon Center and likes to
organize football-watching get togethers and game nights be it
electronic or board games with his team-mates. Ive always enjoyed
doing that and I re-ally try to include the freshmen on our team
because I remember what it was like being a freshman and adjusting
to college life, he said. Ive really never enjoyed going out. I
just try to give people other options or al-ternatives and let them
know theres other things to do and other ways to have fun. I love
watching games and I like playing games like NCAA Football or
simple board games. In fact, (FSU linebacker) Ryan Watts and I have
really been getting into board games lately. We have some good
battles. Whatever the game you can expect Bry-an Wilson to be on
top of it.
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Last Year vs. Bowie StateFairmont State 49, Bowie State
20October 6, 2011 | Fairmont, W.Va.FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont
State exploded for 28 points in the second quarter to lead it to a
49-20 victory over Bowie State on Thursday night at Duvall-Rosier
Field. The victory improved the Falcons record to 5-1, which is the
best start for the Falcons since 1981. The loss drops Bowie State
to 3-3 on the year. Fairmont State was led offensively by Daniel
Monroe who had 144 yards on 19 carries and a pair of touchdowns.
Monroe has now rushed for 100-yards in four of six games this
season. Quarterback Logan Moore was 10-of-21 for 185 yards, two
touchdowns and an interception. Matt Wilmer led the Falcons in
receiving with 86 yards on four catches and a touchdown. Wilmer
also added a 47 yard punt return. Bowie State was led on offense by
Andre Johnson who was 21-of-35 for 200 yards, one touchdown and a
pair of interceptions. James Proctor led the Bulldogs with seven
catches for 97 yards and Reginald McIntyre added eight catches for
73 yards and a touchdown. Keith Brown led the rushing attack with
52 yards on 10 carries and Clifton Budd added 37 yards on six
carries.
Defensively the Falcons were led once again by Garrett Davis who
had nine tackles and four sacks in the game. Raynell Hall added
nine tackles and three pass break-ups while Ryland Newman tallied
seven tackles and a break-up. The Falcon defense was able to sack
the Bulldogs five times and held them under 100 yards on the
ground. The Falcons had another strong performance on the ground
with 197 yards, while the Bulldogs were held to 75. The Falcons
also forced three Bulldog turnovers and committed two of their own.
Despite the loss, Bowie State was able to rack up 326 yards through
the air. The Bulldogs were also able to account for more first
downs than the Falcons by a margin of 22-to-18. After falling
behind 6-0, the Falcons rattled off the next 42 points in the game
in the win. Moore tossed a pair of first half touchdown passes, one
to Mark Sampson and the other to Wilmer, and then Monroe broke free
for a 25-yard touchdown. Brian Turner recovered a fumble for a
touchdown and Damon Waters added a score before halftime to make it
35-6 at the break. The Falcons continued to roll with another
Monroe touchdown in the third quarter, and Bowie State got on the
board again with a four-yard touchdown run from Andre Johnson. Matt
Griffin recorded his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter
and the Bulldogs added a late score to make the final 49-20.
Score 1 2 3 4 FBowie State 6 0 7 7 20
Fairmont State 7 28 7 7 49
Team Qtr Time Scoring playBSU 1st 05:59 Brow 5 yd pass from
Johnson (Gagne kick blockd)FSU 1st 03:27 Sampson 33 yd pass from
Moore (Keenan kick)FSU 2nd 10:05 Wilmer 45 yd pass from Moore
(Keenan kick)FSU 2nd 06:41 Daniel Monroe 25 yd run (Keenan kick)FSU
2nd 05:55 Turner 3 yd fumble recovery (Keenan kick)FSU 2nd 02:09
Damon Waters 9 yd run (Keenan kick)FSU 3rd 13:08 Daniel Monroe 7 yd
run (Keenan kick)BSU 3rd 11:59 Andre Johnson 4 yd run (Gagne )FSU
4th 06:18 Matt Griffin 3 yd run (Keenan kick)BSU 4th 01:13 McIntyre
9 yd pass from Budd (Koepping kick)
Team Statistics Bowie State Fairmont StateScore 20 49FIRST DOWNS
22 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-75 39-197PASSING YDS (NET) 326 215Passes
Att-Comp-Int 50-31-2 27-15-1TOTAL OFF PLAYS-YARDS 88-401
66-412Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3Punt Returns-Yards 2-23
3-84Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-179 3-51Interception Returns-Yards 1-22
2-31Punts (Number-Avg) 4-28.0 2-39.5Fumbles-Lost 2-1
4-1Penalties-Yards 7-50 4-40Possession Time 29:03 30:57Third-Down
Conversions 8 of 18 6 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 6 0 of
1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-4
Individual Statistic LeadersRushing: FS-Daniel Monroe (19-144),
Damon Waters (7-29); BSU-Keith Brown (10-52), Clifton Budd
(6-37)Passing: FS-Logan Moore (10-21--185), Nevin Honeycutt
(5-6--30); BSU-Andre Johnson (21-35--200), Clifton Budd
(10-15--126)Receiving: FS-Matt Wilmer (4-86), Tim Orange (4-43),
Gary Lodge (4-32); BSU-Reginald McIntyre (8-73), James Proctor
(7-97), Clifton Budd (5-43)Tackles: FS-Raynell Hall (8-1--9),
Garrett Davis (5-4--9), Ryland Newman (7-0--7); BSU-Marcelus Manear
(5-1--6), Delante White (5-0--5), Quentin Walker (5-0--5)
Notebook* With the win, Fairmont State improved to 2-0 all-time
against Bowie State.* The victory also ensured an unbeaten
non-conference record for Fairmont State. * Mark Sampsons touchdown
reception was his third this season.* Matt Wilmers caught a
touchdown pass for the third-straight game. It was his third this
season and fifth of his career. * Ryland Newmans interception was
the first this season and seventh of his career.* Brian Turners
fumble return for a touchdown was the first of his career.* Matt
Griffins touchdown run was the first of his career.* Garrett Davis
recorded a career-high four sacks. It was the most sacks in a game
since Luke Black had three against WV Wesleyan in 2008.* Scott
Davidsons interception was the second of his career.
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CLARION, Pa. -- Clarions Ben Fiscus connected with Mark Nicholas
on a 27-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and the Golden
Eagle defense pitched a shutout to defeat Fairmont State, 7-0, in
the season-opener at Me-morial Stadium. Fiscus had an efficient
night going 14-of-21 for 136 yards and a touchdown passing and
added 77 yards on the ground to pace the Golden Eagle offense.
Bobby Thomas added 80 yards on the ground for Clarion. Fairmont
State quarterback Bobby Vega had a solid first outing in a Fal-con
uniform connecting on 27-of-47 passes for 321 yards. He was
intercepted twice. His favorite targets were Chris St. Hilaire who
had eight catches for 108 yards and C.J. Goodwin who added six
grabs for 55 yards. Clarions defense was led by Andrew Paronish who
had six tackles, a fum-ble recovery, and a fourth quarter
interception he returned for 27 yards. Fairmont States defense was
paced by Scott Davidson who had eight to-tal tackles and Daniel
Strosnider who had four tackles and interception. The Falcons held
the edge in total offense, 355-291, but were penalized 11 times for
120 yards in the game. Clarion was flagged seven times for 95
yards. The Golden Eagles stifled the Fairmont State running game
holding the Fal-cons to just 34 yards on 30 carries in the game.
Neither team made it into the red zone until the third quarter when
FSU got to the Clarion 17 on its initial drive of the half.
However, a penalty and a sack stalled the drive and the Falcons had
to settle for a punt. The Golden Eagles countered on the ensuing
drive marching 84 yards down for the score as Fiscus found Nicholas
in tight coverage on a 27-yard score. Clarion looked to put the
game away late in the fourth quarter as it lined up for a field
goal, but Scott Davidson came off the edge and blocked the at-tempt
to give FSU one last chance on offense. The Falcons worked the way
down to the Clarion 8-yard line, but were moved back on a holding
play to the 15. Facing third-and-goal, Vegas pass to St. Hilaire
was low and incomplete. With just 22 seconds left, Vega heaved an
attempt in the back of the end zone where the pass was batted down
by Clarions Jason Peterson to preserve the victory for the Golden
Eagles.
Score 1 2 3 4 F Fairmont State 0 0 0 0 0Clarion University 0 0 7
0 7
Team Qtr Time Scoring playCLAR 3rd 07:27 Nicholas 27 yd pass
from Fiscus (Conway kick)
Game 1 | Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 | Clarion, Pa.Clarion 7,
Fairmont State 0
Team Statistics Fairmont State ClarionScore 0 7FIRST DOWNS 24
16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-34 36-155PASSING YDS (NET) 321 136Passes
Att-Comp-Int 47-27-2 21-14-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-355
57-291Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff
Returns-Yards 2-54 1-17Interception Returns-Yards 1-13 2-32Punts
(Number-Avg) 4-31.8 5-29.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Penalties-Yards
11-120 7-95Possession Time 32:49 27:11Third-Down Conversions 5 of
17 4 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 1Red-Zone
Scores-Chances 0-2 0-1
Individual Statistic LeadersRushing: FS-Daniel Monroe (19-37),
CU-Bobby Thomas (20-80), Ben Fiscus (15-77)Passing: FS-Bobby Vega
(27-47--321), CU-Ben Fiscus (14-21--136)Receiving: FS-Chris St.
Hilaire (8-108), C.J. Goodwin (6-55), Mark Sampson (5-49); CU-Jon
Reid (5-58), Mark Ncholas (3-34)Tackles: FS-Scott Davidson
(6-2--8), Matt Larrubia (1-7--8), Leatis Jones (6-1--7); CU-Anthony
Stimac (6-5--11), Brian Palmiere (6-4--10), Nate Sipes (1-7--8)
Notes Quarterback Bobby Vegas 321 yards passing vs. Clarion were
the most by a quarterback in Lopezs tenure as head coach. In fact,
the 321 yards passing were the most by a Falcon quarterback since
Oct. 27, 2001, when Bryan Harman threw for 354 yards against
Concord. Fairmont State was shutout for just the second time under
offensive coordina-tor Bryan Fisher last week against Clarion. The
last time the Falcons were held scoreless under Fisher was a 24-0
loss to UNC Pembroke in 2010. FSUs 7-0 loss to Clarion marked the
first time that Fairmont State has lost when holding a team to
under nine points under head coach Mike Lopez. Clarion snapped a
two-game losing streak to Fairmont State with its win over the
Falcons. For the third-straight year, the team with the most total
offense lost the game. The Fairmont State defense held Clarion to
just 291 yards and did so with just one tackle for a loss of yards
and no sacks. Daniel Strosniders interception was the second of his
career. The first inter-ception of his career came two seasons ago
against Glenville State. Fairmont States Johnny Dearstine handled
the kicking duties for the Falcons against Clarion. His kickoff
went to the end zone where it was returned, and his 42-yard field
goal attempt had plenty of distance but missed wide right.
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GLENVILLE, W.Va. -- Glenville State scored 34 first half points
which proved to be more than enough in a 41-21 win over Fairmont
State on Thursday night at Morris Stadium. The Pioneers racked up
over 500 yards of total offense with 273 yards pass-ing and another
254 on the ground. Darold Hughes completed 13-of-20 passes for 258
yards and three touchdowns. Robert Jiles hauled in five passes for
142 yards, including touchdown receptions of 59 and 41 yards.
Glenville States defense recorded four sacks and seven tackles for
a loss in limiting Fairmont State to 196 yards of total offense.
Shad Alexander led the way on the ground with 10 carries for 53
yards. Bobby Vega was 13-of-27 for 87 yards and two touchdown
passes. Matt Wilmer provided a spark for the Falcons with a
100-yard kickoff return at the end of the first quarter for FSU. It
was the first kickoff return for a touchdown in his career.
Freshman linebacker Trevor Malnick led the Falcons defensively with
six total tackles, including two for a loss. The Pioneers raced out
to a quick 17-0 lead in the first quarter lead before the Falcons
got on the board with Wilmers 100-yard kick return for a touch-down
as the quarter expired. Wilmer took the kick two yards deep in the
end zone and went to his left and darted through traffic for the
score. The Falcons could not capitalize on the momentum, though, as
the Pio-neers responded with a five-yard TD run from Quin Thornton.
GSC added a field goal and a touchdown late in the quarter to give
the Pioneers the big 34-7 cushion at the break. Glenville State got
its only points of the second half on a 59-yard touchdown reception
by Jiles from Hughes. On the play, the pass was deflected by two
FSU defenders before finally being hauled in by Jiles to extend
GSCs lead to 41-7. Vega found Sampson in the back of the end zone
on a short five-yard pass to start the fourth quarter to make it
41-14, and Vega later found Chris St. Hilaire for a seven-yard TD
reception for the final points of the game and the 41-21 final.
Score 1 2 3 4 F Fairmont State 7 0 0 14 21Glenville State 17 17
7 0 41
Team Qtr Time Scoring playGSC 1st 11:20 Colston Bayless 37 yd
field goal GSC 1st 08:58 Rahmann Lee 84 yd run (Bayless kick)GSC
1st 00:10 Jiles 41 yd pass from Hughes (Bayless kick)FSU 1st 00:00
Matt Wilmer 100 yd KO return (J.Dearstine kick)GSC 2nd 11:29 Quin
Thornton 5 yd run (Bayless kick)GSC 2nd 03:34 Colston Bayless 34 yd
field goalGSC 2nd 00:59 Harris 46 yd pass from Hughes (Bayless
kick)GSC 3rd 04:47 Jiles 59 yd pass from Hughes (Bayless kick)FSU
4th 14:14 Sampson 5 yd pass from Vega (J. Dearstine kick)FSU 4th
02:50 C. St. Hilaire 7 yd pass from Vega (Dearstine kick)
Game 2 | Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 | Glenville, W.Va.Glenville
State 41, Fairmont State 21
Team Statistics Fairmont State Glenville StateScore 21 41FIRST
DOWNS 12 22RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-109 38-254PASSING YDS (NET) 87
273Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-13-0 21-14-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
57-196 59-527Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-25
0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-149 4-90Interception Returns-Yards 0-0
0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-33.4 3-34.3Fumbles-Lost 0-0
0-0Penalties-Yards 7-49 9-87Possession Time 29:29 30:21Third-Down
Conversions 3 of 14 5 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of
0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-3
Individual Statistic LeadersRushing: FS-Shad Alexander (10-53),
Daniel Monroe (13-49); GSC-Rahmann Lee (10-146), Derek McRae
(7-22)Passing: FS-Bobby Vega (13-27--87), GSC-Darold Hughes
(13-20--258)Receiving: FS-Chris St. Hilaire (4-43), Mark Sampson
(4-28); GSC-Robert Giles (5-142), Orlandus Harris (5-92)Tackles:
FS-Trevor Malnick (3-6--9), Ronnie Lockhart (4-4--8), Lance
Full-wood (3-5--8); GSC-Gary Henderson (4-4--8), James Johnson
(4-4--8)
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Defense Offense
Left Tackle Left G
uard C
enter R
ight Guard
Right Tackle
Halfback
77 Glen White
60 Dajuan Smith
65 Anthony Gartell
73 Stanley Savoy
75 OgheneMaro Erhie
5 Keith Brown
6-1, 277, Sr.
5-11, 310, Sr.
6-0, 304, R-Fr.
6-2, 318, Jr.
6-6, 296, Sr.
5-9, 205, R-So.
69 Brandon McDowell 62
DaCari Abraham 67
Austin Hochman 63
Steven Marks 67
Austin Hochman 3
Corwin Acker
6-4, 300, Fr.
6-2, 262, R-Fr.
6-5, 295, R-So.
6-2, 295, Jr.
6-5, 295, R-So.
5-10, 205, Jr.
WR
X W
R Y
Quarterback
Fullback W
R Z
8 Douglas McNeil
86 Khari Lee
10 Jared Johnston
49 Rodney Ferguson
16 Reginald McIntyre
6-3, 205, Sr.
6-4, 235, So.
6-1, 195, R-So.
6-1, 240, So.
6-3, 195, Sr.
11 Maxie Stevens
83 Prince Onuoha
12 Tyrae Redi
25 Paul Barnes
13 Garry Cropper
6-5, 203, Fr.
6-3, 235, Jr.
6-4, 192, Sr.
5-8, 210, Sr.
5-10, 165, Fr.
Cornerback
Defensive End
Defensive Tackle
Nose
Defensive End
Cornerback
24 Darius Clair 55
Sean Garland 92
Keith Harris 41
Olademeji Layeni 51
Julius George 7
Curtis Pumphrey
5-9, 150, R-So.
6-3, 235, Jr.
6-2, 295, Sr.
5-11, 240, So.
6-0, 235, Sr.
5-8, 155, R-Fr.21 Quentin W
alker 47
Tope Olosoga 52
Quintin Deadrick 96
Calvin Murray 93
Denzel Prince 20
Anthony Gary
5-10, 175, Jr.
6-4, 245, R-Fr.
6-0, 250, Jr.
6-3, 240, R-Fr.
6-1, 256, Fr.
5-11, 178, Jr.SLB
M
LB
WLB
Free Safety Strong Safety
56 Kenyon Kinard 1
Antoine Young 9
Bekwele Amadi 26
Delante White
36 Eric W
alters
6-0, 225, Sr.
5-11, 225, R-Fr.
5-10, 215, Sr.
6-0, 192, R-Jr.
6-1, 170, So.
32 Anthony Kees 33
Paxton Queen 28
Jerry Clinton 43
Reggie Uwandi 31
Marquise Anderson
6-2, 220, R-So.
5-11, 215, R-Fr.
6-1, 203, R-Fr.
5-11, 193, So.
5-10, 205, Fr.
Defense Offense
Left Tackle Left G
uard C
enter R
ight Guard
Right Tackle
Tight End71ChrisBarfield
75JovonW
ooten64
GaronBelser
62JoeAngotti
79ChrisFurbee
89SeanM
arion
6-3, 290, So.
6-2, 300, Fr.
6-3, 275, So.
6-2, 270, Sr.
6-5, 310, So.
6-2, 225, Sr.74 Tyler Thompson
74 Tyler Thompson
72 Tyler Burch
75 Jovon W
ooten 76
Garrett Stanley 47
C.J. Sanders
6-2, 290, So.
6-2, 290, So.
6-2, 270, RFr.
6-2, 300, Fr.
6-3, 255, Fr.
6-2, 245, Fr. W
R X
Slot Q
uarterback Tailback
Fullback W
R Z
27 Matt Wilmer
18 Chris St. Hilaire
1 Bobby Vega
28 Daniel Monroe
89 Sean Marion
13 Mark Sampson
6-0, 195, Sr.
5-9, 180, Jr.
6-2, 210, Jr.
5-10, 205, So.
6-2, 225, Sr.
5-10, 190, Jr.
4 C.J. Goodwin
7 Kenny W
ashington 12
Tyler Pate 21
Collin Alford 34
Brad Callan 8
Erem Ntui
6-3, 190, Jr.
5-7, 150, R-Fr.
5-11, 175, Fr.
5-9, 210, So.
5-11, 230, So.
6-4, 180, So.
Left Cornerback
Left End N
ose R
ight End R
ight Cornerback
23 Ryland Newman 97
Andre Revere 92
Anthony Domico 55
Jephte Leveille 33
Scott Davidson
5-11, 185, Sr.
6-0, 285, So.
6-0, 280, Jr.
6-1, 255, So.
5-9, 175, Sr.32M
attGriffin
53JakeKelly
66JarickG
ee53
JakeKelly26
SteveMarriott
5-8, 180, Sr.
6-2, 230, Jr.
6-1, 310, RFr.
6-2, 230, Jr.
5-10, 190, Fr.
Bandit
Sam LB
Mike LB
Will LB
Spur
Free Safety 3
Ronnie Lockhart 16
Trevor Malnick 58
Ryan Watts
49 Lance Fullwood
37 Daniel Strosnider
29 Bryan W
ilson
5-10, 185, Jr.
6-0, 215, Fr.
6-0, 210, Jr.
5-11, 205, Fr.
5-11, 200, Sr.
5-11, 185, Jr.6
Quincy Casimir 58
Ryan Watts
45 Chris Stanton
52 Matt Larrubia
40 W
olf Shaw 3
Ronnie Lockhart
6-0, 190, R-Fr.
6-0, 210, Jr.
6-0, 225, Sr.
6-0, 205, R-Fr.
6-0, 190, Fr.
5-10, 185, Jr.
Bow
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2012 B
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Placekicker Punter
Kick R
eturner S1
ASSUMPTION W, 24-20
89 Mario Diaz-Aviles
45 Gregory Koepping
3 Corwin Acker
S6 at Benedict
W, 28-14
5-9, 240, R-So.
6-0, 160, Jr.
5-10, 205, Jr.
S15 FAIRMONT ST
1 p.m.57
Christopher Palmer 57
Christopher Palmer 4
Kendall Jefferson S22
at St. Augustines 1:30 p.m. 6-2, 245, Fr.
6-2, 245, Fr.
5-7, 150, R-So.
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IN-SALEM ST. 1 p.m.
Longsnapper H
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at Chowan 6 p.m.
60 Dajuan Smith
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48 Chris Kish
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Bobby Vega: Ready For The Chance (published Aug. 20)
When Bobby Vega wrapped up his junior college football career at
the College of Du-Page in Glen Ellyn, Ill., all he wanted was the
opportunity to go to a four-year school and compete for a starting
job. Vega, a 6-2, 210 junior quarterback, got his wish when
Fairmont State University came calling. The Falcons already had
two-year starter Logan Moore in the fold when Vega enrolled at FSU
in January, but Fairmonts coaching staff was adamant about adding
quality depth to a crucial position on their roster. Vega was
coming off his sophomore and fi-nal season at the College of DuPage
where he completed 157 of 264 passes (59.4 per-cent) for 1,987
yards and 23 touchdowns. He was intercepted 10 times. You go back
to our season last year when Logan got hurt against Bowie State
here, it changed the whole course of our season, said FSU head
coach Mike Lopez. I promised the staff that Id never let that
happen again. Vega wasted little time turning heads in spring
drills with his live arm and leader-ship qualities. Moore and Vega
engaged in a friendly, but competitive battle for the top spot in
FSUs offense which culminated in the annual FSU Maroon-White Spring
Game.
In that contest Vega connected on 12-of-24 passes for 196 yards
and one TD. The stage appeared to be set for a good battle for the
starting job between the two in August, but Moore opted to enroll
at West Virginia University, leaving the job to Vega. Despite
losing Moore, the Falcons still solved their issue with depth at
the position adding Tyler Pate from Hurricane, W.Va., and Bran-don
Ashenfelter from Martinsburg, W.Va. First and foremost I think Ive
been blessed with the opportunity that Ive been given here at
Fairmont State, said Vega. Unfortunately Logan left here and I have
nothing but best wishes for him. He was definitely a big part of
this program and this offense. I believe we both could have been
used in the right way here to help this team. I came here just
wanting to compete for a job. I didnt ask for anything but a chance
and I got that chance and now its up to me to make the most of it.
Im in the so-called drivers seat to run this offense and its up to
me to get the job done. The good news for Vega, who starred in high
school in Florida at Miamis Felix Varela Senior High, is that hell
be surrounded this fall by a plethora of returning starters
includ-ing WVIAC Offensive Freshman of the Year running back Daniel
Monroe, receivers Chris
By Duane Cochran for FightingFalcons.com
St. Hilaire, Mark Sampson and Matt Wilmer, tight end Sean Marion
and first-team all-league tackle Chris Barfield to name a few. I
feel like were going to be solid on of-fense, said Vega. We have
some depth now on the offensive line. The coaches recruited very
well in that area. I also think we have great wide receivers in St.
Hilaire, Wilmer, Sampson and some young guys who are talented. Then
we have Monroe, who before he got hurt last year was having a great
sea-son. We have talent. It just has to all come together. Right
now we really need to work on building team chemistry. Thats a big
part of success. Vega returned to Fairmont from Miami in mid-summer
and began preparing him-self to run the offense. As soon as I got
back I called some of the guys who were here to get together and
throw some to keep my arm loose and in shape, he said. I also
wanted to work on timing with them. I also watched film a lot. I
didnt have a lot on myself. I watched the spring game quite a few
times and Ive tried to correct my mistakes. Im a player who
be-lieves you can always learn and you can al-ways improve. I feel
like Ive put my work in. Now lets see if it pays off. Lopez is one
individual who believes it will. Bobbys a great kid who has been
very mature from day one here, said Lopez. Bob-by is our guy. Im
comfortable saying that. He has a great work ethic and very good
lead-ership skills. Hes cool and calm and he pos-sesses a big arm
and good feet. I think hes a good fit for our offense and Ill say
this I sleep very well at night knowing hes going to be the guy
running our offense.
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Scott Davidson: Finding The Phantom (published Aug. 23)
Like an onion, theres a lot of layers to Fair-mont State
University senior football player Scott Davidson. Theres Scott
Davidson the double major in communications and graphic technology
who is a member of the Deans List. Theres Scott Davidson the
two-month intern at Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Fairmont who has been
No. 1 in home city sales in each of the two months hes been there.
Theres Scott Davidson the student of the game, master technician
and a leader of the FSU secondary from his cornerback posi-tion.
And theres Scott Davidson the Phan-tom, a self-proclaimed moniker
he gave himself in high school to best describe his on-field
persona. The guy is sneaky good, said FSU re-ceiver Chris St.
Hilaire. Hes very good at disguising what hes going to do. You may
think hes going to do one thing and hell do the complete opposite.
Hes also great at reading receivers and routes. Hell recognize if a
receiver is going to break down and cut off the route or if hes
going to make a move and go deep. Hes a very intelligent player who
has good feet and his technique is the best. If Im running an out
hes right on my hip. If I run a comeback hes right behind me. If I
go deep hes still right on my hip. The guy is always where hes
supposed to be. I think hes one of the best corners in our league.
Since he first arrived on Fairmont States campus three years ago
Davidson, who did not redshirt out of Columbus, Ohios East-moor
Academy, has taken a very mature and business-like approach to the
way he does pretty much everything in his life. My dad wasnt in my
life growing up, he said. My mother, Deborah, raised my sis-ter
Donna and I. Shes the strongest person I know. She can handle
pretty much anything. I think Ive seen her cry maybe once in my
life. I draw a lot of my strength as a person from her. I respect
her so much and know I can always turn to her if I need anything. I
think because of my situation I had to mature a lot faster than
maybe most males do. The closest thing I had to a father fig-ure
growing up was one of my high school coaches, James Miranda, who is
a great guy that I still talk to from time to time. He had a real
positive influence on me. Once he was in Fairmonts camp in the fall
of 2009, it didnt take the Falcon coaches long to recognize
Davidsons potential.
The one thing I know for certain about Scotty Davidson is from
the first day he ar-rived here at Fairmont hes always separated
himself both on and off the field as a leader and as a mature
adult, said FSU defensive coordinator Shahram Shafii. Hes always
as-pired to be great. Athletically theres times he may not have the
same skill set as people who line up beside him or across from him,
but technique-wise hes phenomenal. Hes one of the hardest workers
we have. You tell me he had success working at Enterprise, well, it
wouldnt surprise me at the end of the day if he owned Enterprise,
Shafii continued. Thats the type of kid he is. I love him. Hes
great at teaching and work-ing with our young guys and having him
on the field makes me, as a coach, a lot more comfortable. Davidson
heads into his senior season with 60 total tackles, 43 of which are
solo stops. He also has three career interceptions and eight pass
breakups. I can hardly believe its my senior sea-son already, said
Davidson. Im looking for good things from both myself and our team
this year.
By Duane Cochran for FightingFalcons.com
Ive had a great three years here and am looking forward to a
fourth. Im going to miss a lot of things about here my team-mates
and the coaching staff. Ive learned so much. The coaches have been
great. They make you laugh and they make you cry, but at the end of
the day they teach you some-thing about football and life and Ive
tried to learn and apply as much of what Ive been taught as
possible. And as for his Phantom persona? In life you have to have
a couple of dif-ferent personas, said Davidson with a laugh. You
cant just be you all of the time. Off the field Im definitely Scott
Davidson. Im a fun guy who is easy to get along with. On the field
Im more business-like. When you play this game youve got to have a
certain confi-dence or swagger. Hence the phantom. At first in high
school the guys used to call me Master Lock. That was nice but I
couldnt get anywhere with that. I tried to play it in my head and
it just went no where. We had this thing in high school called
super hero day and I told everyone I was going to come as the
Phantom. They were like What, no way. I dressed up in all black
tights with black shoes, a cape and a mask and called myself the
Phantom. From that point on it stuck and I ran with it. I tried to
do different things on the field which would make me seem like a
phantom. I remember quarter-backs telling me a lot that it seemed
like I came out of no where. I liked that. Davidson will graduate
in May with two degrees from FSU. In the future he says he wouldnt
mind parlaying his internship at Enterprise into a full-time
position. Hopefully after I graduate and pass my skills and grills
test with Enterprise theyll hire me as a full-time management
assis-tant, said Davidson. After that I can pretty much go wherever
theres an opening. I kind of have a knack for public rela-tions,
marketing, sales and things like that. In sales you have to have a
strategy. Its just like football. Every game isnt the same and
every customer isnt the same. I like it there (at Enterprise)
because its not a scam. Every-thing is real, down to earth and
legit. You ex-plain everything up front and you dont have to worry
about people coming back and say-ing I didnt know this or that. Im
ready for life and ready to get things started. Ive pretty much had
my life planned out since I was about 15. I know where I want to be
and what steps I have to take to get there.
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Fairmont StateFairmont State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep
13, 2012)
All games
Team Statistics FSU OPPSCORING 21 48 Points Per Game 10.5
24.0FIRST DOWNS 36 38 R u s h i n g 13 19 P a s s i n g 16 16 P e n
a l t y 7 3RUSHING YARDAGE 143 409 Yards gained rushing 238 428
Yards lost rushing 95 19 Rushing Attempts 60 74 Average Per Rush
2.4 5.5 Average Per Game 71.5 204.5 TDs Rushing 0 2PASSING YARDAGE
408 409 C o m p - A t t - I n t 40-74-2 28-42-1 Average Per Pass
5.5 9.7 Average Per Catch 10.2 14.6 Average Per Game 204.0 204.5
TDs Passing 2 4TOTAL OFFENSE 551 818 Total Plays 134 116 Average
Per Play 4.1 7.1 Average Per Game 275.5 409.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards
9-203 5-107PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-25 0-0INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-13
2-32KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.6 21.4PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.3 0.0INT
RETURN AVERAGE 13.0 16.0FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 1-0PENALTIES-Yards 18-169
16-182 Average Per Game 84.5 91.0PUNTS-Yards 10-361 8-248 Average
Per Punt 36.1 31.0 Net punt average 32.1 27.9TIME OF
POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 0 9 2 8 : 4 63RD-DOWN Conversions 8/31 9/22
3rd-Down Pct 26% 41%4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/6 0/1 4th-Down Pct 67%
0%SACKS BY-Yards 0-0 6-52MISC YARDS 0 -8TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 3 6FIELD
GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-1 2-3ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (2-4)
50% (3-4) 75%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-4) 50% (1-4) 25%PAT-ATTEMPTS
(3-3) 100% (6-6) 100%ATTENDANCE 0 5227 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0
2/2614 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalFairmont State 7 0 0
14 0 21Opponents 17 17 14 0 0 48
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Fairmont StateFairmont State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep
13, 2012)
All games
Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 30, 2012 at Clarion University L 0-7
4227
* Sep 06, 2012 at Glenville State L 21-41 1000
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gDaniel Monroe 2 32
113 27 86 2.7 0 13 43.0Shad Alexander 2 10 56 3 53 5.3 0 12
26.5Collin Alford 2 8 52 7 45 5.6 0 38 22.5Matt Wilmer 2 2 11 0 11
5.5 0 8 5.5TEAM 2 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -3.0Bobby Vega 2 7 6 52 -46
-6.6 0 6 -23.0Total 2 60 238 95 143 2.4 0 38 71.5Opponents 2 74 428
19 409 5.5 2 84 204.5
Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gBobby Vega 2
103.88 40-74-2 54.1 408 2 36 204.0Total 2 103.88 40-74-2 54.1 408 2
36 204.0Opponents 2 175.13 28-42-1 66.7 409 4 59 204.5
Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gChris St. Hilaire 2 12 151
12.6 1 36 75.5Mark Sampson 2 9 77 8.6 1 16 38.5Charaun Goodwin 2 6
55 9.2 0 12 27.5Collin Alford 2 4 20 5.0 0 13 10.0Daniel Monroe 2 3
13 4.3 0 6 6.5Matt Wilmer 2 2 56 28.0 0 31 28.0Kenrick Washington 2
2 31 15.5 0 17 15.5Sean Marion 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0Shad Alexander 2 1
-1 -1.0 0 0 -0.5Total 2 40 408 10.2 2 36 204.0Opponents 2 28 409
14.6 4 59 204.5
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkJohnny
Dearstine 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0
PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsMatt Wilmer 1 - -
- - - - - 6Mark Sampson 1 - - - - - - - 6Chris St. Hilaire 1 - - -
- - - - 6Johnny Dearstine - 0-1 3-3 - - - - - 3Total 3 0-1 3-3 - -
- - - 21Opponents 6 2-3 6-6 - - - - - 48
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalFairmont State 7 0 0
14 0 21Opponents 17 17 14 0 0 48
Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 0-2 0-0 0-2
0-0Conference 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Non-Conference 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0
Team Statistics FSU OPPFIRST DOWNS 36 38 R u s h i n g 13 19 P a
s s i n g 16 16 P e n a l t y 7 3RUSHING YARDAGE 143 409 Rushing
Attempts 60 74 Average Per Rush 2.4 5.5 Average Per Game 71.5 204.5
TDs Rushing 0 2PASSING YARDAGE 408 409 C o m p - A t t - I n t
40-74-2 28-42-1 Average Per Pass 5.5 9.7 Average Per Catch 10.2
14.6 Average Per Game 204.0 204.5 TDs Passing 2 4TOTAL OFFENSE 551
818 Average Per Play 4.1 7.1 Average Per Game 275.5 409.0KICK
RETURNS: #-Yards 9-203 5-107PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-25 0-0INT
RETURNS: #-Yards 1-13 2-32FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 1-0PENALTIES-Yards
18-169 16-182PUNTS-AVG 10-36.1 8-31.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 :
0 9 2 8 : 4 63RD-DOWN Conversions 8/31 9/224TH-DOWN Conversions 4/6
0/1
Interceptions no. yds avg td lgDaniel Strosnider 1 13 13.0 0
13
Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkChris Kish 10 346 34.6
44 2 5 3 0 1TEAM 0 15 0.0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgMatt Wilmer 3 25 8.3 0 11Total 3
25 8.3 0 11Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgKenrick Washington 6 61 10.2 0
38Matt Wilmer 3 142 47.3 1 100Total 9 203 22.6 1 100Opponents 5 107
21.4 0 30
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gMatt Wilmer 2 11 56
25 142 0 234 117.0Chris St. Hilaire 2 0 151 0 0 0 151 75.5Daniel
Monroe 2 86 13 0 0 0 99 49.5Kenrick Washingt 2 0 31 0 61 0 92
46.0Mark Sampson 2 0 77 0 0 0 77 38.5Total 2 143 408 25 203 13 792
396.0Opponents 2 409 409 0 107 32 957 478.5
Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gBobby Vega 2 81 -46
408 362 181.0Daniel Monroe 2 32 86 0 86 43.0Shad Alexander 2 10 53
0 53 26.5Collin Alford 2 8 45 0 45 22.5Matt Wilmer 2 2 11 0 11
5.5Total 2 134 143 408 551 275.5Opponents 2 116 409 409 818
409.0
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp
ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf3
Ronnie Lockhart 2 9 4 13 1-1 . . 1 . . . . .16 Trevor Malnick 2 7 4
11 2-8 . . . . . . . .33 Scott Davidson 2 7 3 10 . . . . . . . .
.49 Lance Fullwood 2 6 4 10 . . . . . . . . .90 Jordan Greathouse 2
4 6 10 . . . . . . . . .
Total 2 81 56 137 5-13 0-0 1-13 5 . . . 1 .Opponents 2 83 55 138
17-93 6-52 2-32 18 . 1-0 1 1 .
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Fairmont StateFairmont State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 13,
2012)
All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot
Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg
no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off
Aug 30 at Clarion University 30 34 0 12 27 321 0 36 27-47-2 321
0 36 2 54 0 30 0 0 0 0 355Sep 06 at Glenville State 30 109 0 38 13
87 2 20 13-27-0 87 2 20 7 149 1 100 3 25 0 11 196Fairmont State 60
143 0 38 40 408 2 36 40-74-2 408 2 36 9 203 1 100 3 25 0 11
551Opponents 74 409 2 84 28 409 4 59 28-42-1 409 4 59 5 107 0 30 0
0 0 0 818
Games played: 2 Avg per rush: 2.4 Avg per catch: 10.2 Pass
efficiency: 103.88 Kick ret