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OPENING KICKOFF: Today's Centennial Conference (CC) game marks the 71st meeting between McDaniel (1-5, 1-4 CC) and Dickinson (0-6, 0-5 CC) in a series that dates back to 1904. The Green Terror leads the all-time series 36-34-1 but the Red Devils have won 10 of the last 11 meetings, including by a 53-20 margin last season in Carlisle. The lone McDaniel win during the stretch was by a 20-13 margin in 2008.
WHEN LAST WE MET: Dickinson jumped out to a 15-0 lead en route to a 53-20 victory over McDaniel last season. Tayahd Campbell led the Green Terror with a career-best 176 yards rushing, including a 62-yard touchdown run. Billy Burger completed 13 of 19 passes for the Red Devils, throwing for 187 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for 43 yards and a touchdown.
LAST TIME OUT: Franklin & Marshall took an 18-0 lead in to the locker room en route to a 25-7 victory over McDaniel last Saturday. Drew Scott (Brick, N.J./Brick Twp.) led the Green Terror with a season-best eight tackles to go with a pair of pass breakups. Taalib Gerald paced the Diplomats with 119 yards on 21 carries. He also caught three passes for 41 yards and two touchdowns out of the backfield.
WITH HONORS: Drew Scott and Doug MacArthur (Roebling, N.J./Florence Twp. Memorial) were named to their respective CC Weekly Honor Rolls last week. Scott was tabbed to the defensive list after leading the defense with a season-high eight tackles. He had seven solo stops and one tackle for loss. He also added two pass breakups. MacArthur earned a spot on the special teams list after punting eight times on Saturday for 310 yards, averaging 38.8 yards per kick. He dropped two punts inside the 20 without a touchback.
LEADING THE WAY: Tyler DeMent (Olney, Md./Northwest), Vince Gorgone (Clarksville, Md./Good Counsel) and Matt Quattrone (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle Area) will captain the squad in 2016. This is the second straight year Quattrone has served as a captain while DeMent and Gorgone are first-time captains.
HELLO, ALUMS: Today is Homecoming on the Hill for McDaniel. The Green Terror is 54-27-1 on Homecoming, including winning 13 of the last 23. This is the second straight trip that Dickinson has made to Westminster for Homecoming. The Red Devils won 33-28 in 2014 but were also the Homecoming opponent in 2006 when the Red Devils were 24-17 victors. Dickinson was also the Family Weekend foe for McDaniel in both 2008 and 2010 with split results. The Green Terror won 20-13 in a driving rainstorm in 2008 while the Red Devils were 41-16 winners in 2010.
NO SACK ZONE: For the third time this season, the McDaniel offensive line did not allow a sack. On Saturday, that offensive line of Jared Staub (Union Bridge, Md./Francis Scott Key), Paul Flagg (Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown), John Linnehan (Camp Hill, Pa./East Pennsboro), Michael Martucci (Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown), Vince Gorgone and Hunter Metcalf (Blain, Pa./West Perry) was facing the conference's top defense. Franklin & Marshall had recorded 21 sacks in its first five games – eight more than any other conference defense. The Green Terror unit ranks second in the CC, allowing just seven sacks through six games.
SECOND-HALF TEAM: McDaniel finds itself in a halftime hole in four of the six games this season. In the opener, the Green Terror held a slim 7-6 edge at the break and led Ursinus 17-14 at halftime in the team's last home game – a 30-27 victory. However in the last two games, McDaniel has found itself trailing by multiple scores before playing even in the second half. At Gettysburg on Oct. 1, the Bullets led 24-6 at halftime before McDaniel outscored their hosts 17-14 in the final 30 minutes. The Green Terror also outgained Gettysburg 202-165 in the second half. Last week at Franklin & Marshall, the Diplomats led 18-0 at halftime before the teams played even in the second half. Each team scored seven points after the break and McDaniel had a slim 116-114 edge in total yards.
KEEP MARCHING ALONG: Of the Green Terror's 18 scoring drives, 12 have been methodical marches down the field that have last 10 or more plays. McDaniel has also had three more drives of 10 or more plays that failed to result in points, including a fumble inside the five-yard line at Moravian. Seven of those 12 long drives have also consumed clock, eating up five or minutes. The Green Terror is third in the conference in time of possession, averaging 31 minutes, 35 seconds per game.
WHAT A BOOT: Doug MacArthur, in his first season as the starting punter, is averaging 38.0 yards per punt. His average ranks third in the conference over his 33 punts. He has dropped nine of those kicks inside the 20-yard line and forced 12 fair catches. The senior has just one touchback. He unfurled eight punts last week for a total of 310 yards.
FOURTH AND GO: The Green Terror is 10-for-15 on fourth-down conversions this season. The 66.7-percent conversion rate is tied for second in the conference while the 10 first downs is tied for the most of any team in the league. John Chamberlin (Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown) has been the favorite target on fourth downs, getting the call five times. He has converted four of those touches into first downs.
TERROR TIDBITS: Today is McDaniel's third of three straight games playing in a Homecoming game. The Green Terror was the Homecoming opponent for both Gettysburg and Franklin & Marshall… McDaniel has had 16 different players catch a pass this season… Drew Scott recorded a season-best eight tackles on Saturday at Franklin & Marshall, including seven solo stops. He now ranks second on the team in tackles with 36 stops… The 177 yards of total offense and seven points last week were both season lows for the Green Terror… McDaniel has been outscored 132-44 in the first halves of games, including 65-7 in the first quarters. In the third and fourth quarters, the Green Terror holds a 77-76 edge.
COACHES' CORNER: Mike Dailey is in his first season at the helm of the Green Terror after seven seasons as an assistant on the staff. He enters today's game with an overall record of 1-5 after registering his first win on Sept. 24 with a 30-27 victory over Ursinus. Dailey joined the Green Terror staff in 2009 with a pedigree of success at all levels of football that included compiling a record of 115-83 and two championships in 12 years as a head coach in the Arena Football League (AFL), leading the Albany Firebirds and Colorado Crush that included winning league titles in 1999 and 2005. For his first six seasons on the McDaniel sidelines, he served as defensive coordinator. His scheme put pressure on opposing quarterbacks game-in and game-out, recording 101 sacks and 55 interceptions. He helped produce 12 All-Centennial Conference selections, including four first-team nods. In 2015, Dailey shifted responsibilities to the offensive side of the ball – something he is renowned for from his days in the AFL. He spent last season coordinating the pass game and working specifically with the wide receivers… Darwin Breaux is in his 24th season guiding the Red Devils. He has compiled a 130-110-1 record and guided Dickinson to the five post-season appearances, including a 2006 NCAA appearance after winning the CC championship and an ECAC appearance in 2008. The 129 wins are the most by any Red Devil mentor.
THE WORD ON DICKINSON: The Red Devils enter today's game off a 45-10 loss to Johns Hopkins last Friday. Dickinson made it a 7-3 game on a Stephen Walker 43-yard field goal with 8:57 to play in the second quarter before the ninth-ranked Blue Jays scored the next 35 points to take control of the game… Billy Burger led the Red Devil offense last week with 153 yards passing on 17 of 30. He also ran the ball 23 times for a team-best 76 yards. His rushing total was more than twice as much as the rest of the team (30 yards)… Jake Walbert was Burger's top target on the night, catching six passes for 72 yards. However, 10 different receivers caught at least one pass… Burger is connecting on 51.9 percent of his pass attempts this season, throwing for 1,044 yards on 97 of 187. He has just four touchdowns against 12 interceptions, however. Burger is the second leading rusher among CC quarterbacks, however, with a team-best 324 yards on 106 carries. He has run for three scores… Pat Irwin leads the defense with 53 stops this season. Seven different Red Devils have 30 or more tackles this season. However, those seven players have combined for just three sacks… Dickinson has the worst scoring offense in the conference, averaging just 12.5 points per game. The Red Devils have not scored more than 10 points in a game since dropping a 31-24 contest to Susquehanna on Sept. 17… Dickinson is also averaging just a scant 277.7 yards per game…Walker is perfect on the year in the kicking game. He is 4-for-4 in field-goal attempts and 9-for-9 on PATs… The Red Devils are the least penalized team in the league, averaging just 3.5 flags per game and 30.8 penalty yards per game.
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