Football Game Notes. Valpo Valparaiso (1-2, 0-0 PFL) at Drake (1-2, 0-0 PFL) 2017 Schedule and Results

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1 2017 Crusader Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 2 at Montana L Sept. 9 Duquesne L Sept. 16 at Trinity International W Sept. 23 at Drake* 1 p.m. Sept. 30 Stetson* 1 p.m. Oct. 7 at Campbell* 1 p.m. Oct. 14 Marist* 1 p.m. Oct. 28 Morehead State* 1 p.m. Nov. 4 at Jacksonville* 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at Butler* noon Nov. 18 Dayton* 1 p.m. * - Pioneer Football League game All home games at Brown Field All Times Central Pioneer Football League Standings PFL Overall Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Marist Butler Davidson Jacksonville Valparaiso Campbell Morehead State San Diego Dayton Drake Stetson Valpo Football Valparaiso (1-2, 0-0 PFL) at Drake (1-2, 0-0 PFL) Game #4: Saturday, Sept. 23, 1 p.m. CT Drake Stadium (14,557 FieldTurf) Des Moines, Iowa This Week in Crusader Football: Pioneer Football League play will get underway on Saturday as the Valparaiso University football team begins the league slate with a trip to Drake. The Crusaders enter this week with a chance to do something no Valpo football team has done before earn a win at Drake. They ll also attempt to spoil Drake s homecoming game. Last Time Out: The Crusaders scored on each of their first seven drives and totaled 511 yards of offense in a victory over Trinity International. Jarrett Morgan set a career high with 127 rushing yards, while Cody Boxrucker had three touchdown runs and Frank Catrine scored a pair of touchdowns, one through the air and one on the ground. Quarterback Jimmy Seewald added two touchdowns and 238 passing yards to his impressive start to the season. Following the Crusaders: For the 12th straight season, WVUR (95.1 FM, Valparaiso) is home to all 11 Crusader football games in Todd Ickow is back for his 27th season as Valpo s play-by-play broadcaster, while sports information director Brandon Vickrey will add color commentary this week. Links to live audio, video and stats will be available on ValpoAthletics.com. Head Coach Dave Cecchini: Cecchini is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Crusaders. He enters this game with a record, both overall and in three years at Valpo. In his first season as head coach of the Crusaders, Cecchini led the program to a four-win season, its highest win total since His team matched the four win total in 2016, Cecchini s third year. Prior to arriving at Valpo, Cecchini served as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Lehigh for four years. PFL Openers: The Crusaders will attempt to gain a win in their first Pioneer Football League game of the season for the second straight year. They lifted the lid on PFL play with a Brown Field win over Davidson a year ago. A win on Saturday would allow Valpo to start the league slate on a high note for the third time in the last five years. Series Notes: The Bulldogs hold a commanding 21-3 edge in the all-time series with the Crusaders, a matchup that dates back to Valpo has dropped 13 consecutive head-to-head meetings. Valpo lost last year s contest despite converting on fourth down five times. Josmar Diaz-Martinez had an interception return for a touchdown in that game. The last win over the Bulldogs came on Oct. 25, 2003, a thriller that saw the eventual PFL champion Crusaders prevail in overtime. Valpo is seeking its first ever win at Drake, as it holds an 0-11 all-time record when visiting the Bulldogs. The only two places in the PFL Valpo has never won are Drake and Marist, and the Crusaders have made just three visits to Marist. Scouting Drake: The Bulldogs were picked to finish fourth in the PFL preseason poll. They finished third in the league a year ago with their only two defeats coming

2 2017 Crusader Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN against the top two teams in the league. However, they lost four First-Team All-PFL selections to graduation tight end Eric Saubert, running back Conley Wilkins, offensive lineman Aaron Melton and kicker Josh Lee. Quarterback Grant Kraemer is back after ranking third in the PFL with 23 touchdown tosses in 2016, three of which came against Valpo. He has already completed seven TD passes this season and gone 48-of-82 for 649 yards. Head coach Rick Fox is in his fourth season in charge of the program after previously serving as the assistant head coach, offensive line coach and special teams coordinator. Drake lost its top six receivers to graduation, but Mitch McFarlane is leading the receiving corps this year with 10 catches for 185 yards and three scores. Drake has yet to play a close game, as the Bulldogs suffered lopsided losses to South Dakota (77-7) and No. 4 South Dakota State (51-10) sandwiched around a win over Southwestern College (Kan.). Goal Line Greatness: Sophomore running back Cody Boxrucker continues to thrive in short yardage situations. He notched three rushing touchdowns against Trinity International, boosting his season total to five in just three games and his career total to 12 as only a sophomore. Boxrucker is one of 15 players in the FCS nation who has three rushing TDs in a single game this year and he s tied for second nationally as one of seven players with five or more rushing scores this season. He became the first Valpo player to rush for three touchdowns in a game since Jake Hutson on Sept. 28, 2013 against Campbell. From See(wald) to Shining See(wald): Sophomore quarterback Jimmy Seewald leads the PFL and ranks 10th nationally with 839 passing yards this season. He s averaging yards per game, which also leads the league. Seewald has passed for six touchdowns this season and 19 in his career. As only a sophomore, Seewald already has the most career TD passes by a Crusader since Eric Hoffman ( ). With his next TD toss, Seewald will become just the second Crusader since 2007 with 20 career TD passes. Motoring Morgan: Senior Jarrett Morgan shattered a career high with 127 rushing yards on Saturday against Trinity International. He nearly notched a 98-yard TD run, which would have broken a school record that is nearly 60 years old, but was tackled from behind and settled for an 86-yard rush, Valpo s longest in over a decade. It was also the fourth-longest rushing play in the nation this season. The Valpo senior rushed for the most yards of any PFL player in Week 3. Morgan enters this week s game at Drake needing 35 rushing yards to hit 1,000 for his career. He would become just the fifth Crusader since 2005 to reach 1,000 career rushing yards and the first since Brandon Hall ( ). Offensive Outbursts: The Crusaders have surpassed 450 yards of offense in three straight games, the first time they ve done that in the last decade. Valpo ranks first in the PFL and ninth nationally in total offense, averaging 493 yards per game. They ve played a Montana team that led the Big Sky in total defense last year and a Duquesne squad that ranked 10th nationally and led the Northeast Conference in total defense in Around the PFL Saturday, Sept. 16 Valparaiso 44, Trinity International 10 Marist 14, Georgetown 12 Butler 27, Taylor 21 Davidson 42, Guilford 21 Jacksonville 56, Walsh 41 Presbyterian 28, Campbell 16 Duquesne 28, Dayton 23 South Dakota State 51, Drake 10 Austin Peay 69, Morehead State 13 Princeton 27, San Diego 17 Dartmouth 38, Stetson 7 Saturday, Sept. 23 Dayton at Morehead State, noon Valparaiso at Drake, 1 p.m. Butler at San Diego, 3 p.m. Campbell at Stetson, 3 p.m. Jacksonville at Marist, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 San Diego at Dayton, 11 a.m. Drake at Butler, noon Guilford at Jacksonville, noon Marist at Davidson, 1 p.m. Morehead State at Campbell, 1 p.m. Stetson at Valparaiso, 1 p.m. (all times Central) * - Pioneer Football League game Media Relations Information Requests to cover home football games should be made through Brandon Vickrey, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations, by contacting brandon.vickrey@valpo.edu or Press box seating is available at Brown Field for working media. Updated statistics and notes from both schools will be available to working media. During the week, all player and coach interview requests should be directed to Brandon Vickrey. Game-day interviews prior to the contest are not permitted. Coach Cecchini and requested players will be available following the game in the ARC interview room.

3 2017 Crusader Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Player-by-Player Quick Hits projected starters and other notables QB Jimmy Seewald ranks 10th nationally with 837 passing yards QB Chris Duncan v. Montana became the first Valpo QB to rush for 50 yards since 09 RB Jarrett Morgan Had a career-high 127 rushing yards at TIU RB Cody Boxrucker Has 12 career TD runs on just 59 career carries TE Mason Sutter One of six Crusaders with at least one touchdown catch this season WR Frank Catrine Team-high 12 receptions for 187 yards this season WR Jean Rene Has over 1,000 career receiving yards and 10 TDs WR Griffin Norberg Leads the team with 211 receiving yards this year WR Donny Navarro One of two PFL freshman with multiple TD receptions this season WR Parker Fox 80-yard TD reception vs. Duquesne was Valpo s longest since 2013 C Jack Jarnigan Has made 14 straight starts RG Tom Schofield Has made 14 straight starts LG Eric Rentschler Appeared in every game last season, but in his first year as a starter LT Terrance Roberts Made his first appearance since Week 1 of 2016 against TIU RT Alex Cotton Has started each of the last two weeks RT Andrew Lundberg Expected to start after missing last week s game NT Tristan De La Rosa Made season debut against Trinity International CB Dilan Scargle Made an interception in his first collegiate start against Duquesne SS J.J. Nunes Needs 15 more tackles to reach 200 for his career FS Josmar Diaz-Martinez Has eight career interceptions, the most of any Crusader since 2010 OLB Mike Wheeler One of six Crusaders with at least one TFL OLB Laddie Skarecky Made his first career start at TIU ILB Nick Turner Ranks second on the team in tackles with 24 ILB Drew Snouffer Leads the team with 29 tackles CB Jalin LeAndre Has started every game this season DE Jay Slone One of two fifth-year seniors on Valpo s roster DT Jake Trumpower Has started all three games this season P Alex Ng Had his first career rush vs. Duquesne, a gain of four for a first down on a fake punt K Dimitrios Latsonas In Week 1, was first Valpo kicker with three FGs in a game since 08 RS Bailey Gessinger Made his first career TD reception last week at TIU Preseason Accolades: The Crusaders placed three on the 2017 Preseason All-Pioneer Football League Team senior running back Jarrett Morgan, junior linebacker Drew Snouffer and sophomore return specialist Bailey Gessinger. This marked the most players Valpo has had on the team since 2011, when four Crusaders received the honor. Morgan ranked seventh in the PFL in all-purpose yards last year at 94.0 per game. He enjoyed three straight 100-yard rushing performances from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, becoming the first Crusader to do so since Jeff Horton in Snouffer racked up 102 tackles as a sophomore after finishing his freshman season with just 16. He ranked fourth in the PFL at 9.3 tackles per game and was one of only four players in the league to reach the 100-tackle mark. Gessinger was second in the PFL with 24.4 yards per kickoff return and led the league in total return yards with 757. He had two kickoff returns for touchdowns, one of three players in the FCS nation to achieve that feat. Gessinger also became the first player in Crusader history with two kickoff returns for touchdowns in a single season. Team Players of the Week Montana (Awarded only after team win) Scout Offense: Brent Brimmage Scout Defense: John Regan Scout Special Teams: Cody Boxrucker Duquesne Scout Offense: Alex Kluck Scout Defense: Bryce Leach Scout Special Teams: TJ Weinzimmer Trinity International Offensive: Jarrett Morgan Defensive: Jay Slone Special Teams: Bailey Gessinger Scout Offense: Ryan Markoff Scout Defense: Gavin Twigg Scout Special Teams: Brent Brimmage Drake Offensive: Defensive: Special Teams: Scout Offense: Scout Defense: Scout Special Teams: Stetson Offensive: Defensive: Special Teams: Scout Offense: Scout Defense: Scout Special Teams: Campbell Offensive: Defensive: Special Teams: Scout Offense: Scout Defense: Scout Special Teams: Marist Offensive: Defensive: Special Teams: Scout Offense: Scout Defense: Scout Special Teams: Morehead State Offensive: Defensive: Special Teams: Scout Offense: Scout Defense: Scout Special Teams:

4 2017 Crusader Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN On the Uptick: The 2016 season marked a significant improvement for the Crusaders, who finished with their highest Pioneer Football League win total since 2003 and equaled their highest overall win total since The 2016 season concluded in style, as Valpo knocked off Jacksonville 42-39, a team the Crusaders lost to by 45 points the year prior. Oh Captain My Captain: Valparaiso enters the 2017 season with four captains: fifth-year senior defensive back J.J. Nunes, senior wide receiver Frank Catrine, junior linebacker Drew Snouffer and fifth-year senior linebacker Jay Slone. Looking Ahead: Next week, it s the first PFL home contest of the season as Stetson makes its way to Brown Field for Valpo homecoming. The Crusaders will look to top the Hatters for the second straight season Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result Sep. 3 at #8/10 Illinois State L Sep. 10 at Sacred Heart L Sept. 17 Trinity International W Sept. 24 Davidson (Homecoming) * W Oct. 1 at Morehead State * L Oct. 8 Drake * L Oct. 15 at Stetson * W Oct. 22 at San Diego * L Oct. 29 Butler * L Nov. 5 at Dayton * L Nov. 12 Jacksonville * W * - Pioneer Football League game Final 2016 Pioneer Football League Standings Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. xsan Diego Dayton Drake Marist Jacksonville Campbell Morehead State Valparaiso Butler Stetson Davidson x PFL champion

5 2017 Crusader Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. WR 30 Frank Catrine Sr. 2 Griffin Norberg Jr. Valparaiso University 2017 Two-Deep Week 4 - Drake Offense Defense Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 34 Jay Slone R-Sr. 91 Jordan Goebel R-Fr. LT 77 Terrance Roberts R-So. 76 Alex Cotton R-So. LG 67 Eric Rentschler Jr. 66 Sam Vas Fr. C 65 Jack Jarnigan R-So. 70 Brady Sullivan R-So. RG 73 Tom Schofield Jr. 72 Solomon Kamara R-Fr. RT 60 Andrew Lundberg R-So. 75 Shannon Taliaferro So. TE 84 Mason Sutter Jr. 16 Ryan Clarke Sr. WR 1 Jean Rene Jr. 26 Donny Navarro Fr. WR 3 Parker Fox R-So. 12 JD Koehler R-So. QB 9 Jimmy Seewald So. 14 Chris Duncan R-Fr. RB 10 Jarrett Morgan Sr. 44 Kyle Cartales So. NT 56 Tristan De La Rosa Sr. 92 Drew Gedrys Fr. DT 99 Jake Trumpower R-So. 97 Jeremiah Olojo Fr. OLB 18 Mike Wheeler Jr. 35 Gavin Twigg Fr. OLB 37 Laddie Skarecky Fr. 38 Joey Poloskey Fr. ILB 49 Nick Turner Jr. 6 Logan Pfizenmayer Fr. ILB 24 Drew Snouffer Jr. 47 Matt Messler R-So. CB 25 Dilan Scargle Fr. 14 Cam Kelly Fr. SS 4 J.J. Nunes R-Sr. 20 Jamari Booker So. FS 28 Josmar Diaz-Martinez Jr. 7 Brent Brimmage Fr. CB 5 Jalin LeAndre Jr. 41 Henry Hebda Fr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 1 Dimitrios Latsonas So. P 88 Alex Ng Jr. KO 1 Dimitrios Latsonas So. Special Teams Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. HDR 88 Alex Ng Jr. LS 16 Ryan Clarke Sr. KR 23 Bailey Gessinger So. PR 23 Bailey Gessinger So.

6 2017 Crusader Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Numerical Roster Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) 1-O Jean Rene WR Jr. Delray Beach, Fla./Wellington Community 1-S Dimitrios Latsonas K So. Westmont, Ill./Westmont 2-O Griffin Norberg WR Jr. Sunrise, Fla./Western 2-D Stacey Jones DB Fr. Wadsworth, Ill./Warren Township 3 Parker Fox WR R-So. Winamac, Ind./Winamac 4-O Joe Mullen QB R-So. Elgin, Ill./St. Edward s (Tiffin) 4-D J.J. Nunes DB R-Sr. Baltimore, Md./Baltimore Lutheran 5 Jalin LeAndre DB Jr. West Park, Fla./Hallandale 6 Logan Pfizenmayer LB Fr. Mansfield, Ohio/Lexington 7 Brent Brimmage DB Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Park Tudor 9-O Jimmy Seewald QB So. Livonia, Mich./Divine Child 9-D Tyler Newkirk LB So. Chicago, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor 10 Jarrett Morgan RB Sr. Cooper City, Fla./Cooper City 11 Trey Bilinski QB Fr. Napanee, Ind./Northwood 12 JD Koehler WR R-So. St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell 13-O Ryan Markoff QB Fr. Centerville, Ohio / Archbishop Alter 13-S Kyle Ulbrich P/K Fr. Mentor, Ohio/Mentor 14-O Chris Duncan QB R-Fr. Woodland Hills, Calif./Woodland Hills-Taft 14-D Cam Kelly DB Fr. Stamford, Conn./The Brunswick School 15 Doug Haugh RB Fr. Redlands, Calif./Redlands Senior 16 Ryan Clarke TE Sr. Hopatcong, N.J./Hopatcong 17 Brandon Riley DB Sr. Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park 18 Mike Wheeler LB Jr. Fullerton, Calif./La Habra 19-O Trey Stablein WR Fr. Delaware, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty 19-D Bryce Leach DB Fr. Sacremento, Calif./Capital Christian 20 Jamari Booker DB So. Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood 21 Elias Earley RB R-So. Land O Lakes, Fla./Carrollwood Day 22 Tramone Duncan DB Fr. Gastonia, N.C./Forestview 23 Bailey Gessinger WR So. Napanee, Ind./Northwood 24 Drew Snouffer LB Jr. Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington 25 Dilan Scargle DB Fr. Dunedin, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic 26 Donny Navarro WR Fr. Naperville, Ill./Neaqua Valley 28 Josmar Diaz-Martinez DB Jr. Miramar, Fla./Miramar 29 Julian Benavides DB Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich./Saint Mary s 30-O Frank Catrine WR Sr. Springboro, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick 30-D Cole VanSetters LB Fr. Rockford, Mich./Rockford 31 Alex Kluck TE Fr. Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg 32 Cody Boxrucker RB So. West Chester, Ohio/Badin 33-O Conor Beer WR Fr. Sidney, Ohio/Sidney 33-D Gowan Baldwin LB Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich./Hackett Catholic Central 34 Jay Slone DL R-Sr. Kankakee, Ill./Bishop McNamara 35 Gavin Twigg LB Fr. Acworth, Ga./Alltoona 36 Austin Petrie LB So. Livonia, Mich./Stevenson 37 Laddie Skarecky LB Fr. Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central 38 Joey Poloskey LB Fr. Boca Raton, Fla./Olympic Heights 39 Jack Buckey LB So. Granger, Ind./Saint Joseph 40 Brannen Martin FB R-Fr. Reading, Ohio/Elder 41 Henry Hebda DB Fr. Brighton, Mich./Gabriel Richard 42 Jake Iery DL Jr. Zionsville, Ind./Brebeuf Jesuit 43 John Regan LB Jr. Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Rita 44-O Kyle Cartales RB So. Loxahatchee, Fla./Cardinal Newman 44-D Connor Sperling DL R-Fr. Dixon, Ill./Dixon 45 David Hebda DB Fr. Brighton, Mich./Gabriel Richard 46 Josh Baker LB Fr. Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township 47 Matthew Messler LB R-So. Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell 49 Nick Turner LB Jr. Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township 50 John Horan OL R-So. Oak Forest, Ill./ Oak Forest 51 Nick Antonacci OL Fr. Cooper City, Fla./Saint Thomas Aquinas 54 Jesse Studyvin DL Jr. Barnhart, Mo./St. Pius X Pronunciation Guide Nick Antonacci: An-toe-nah-chi Julian Benevides: Ben-uh-vee-dis Kyle Cartales: car-tahl-es Frank Catrine: Cuh-TREEN Josmar Diaz-Martinez: DEE-as Bailey Gessinger: GUESS-ing-er Alex Helander: Hee-lun-der Jake Iery: Eye-ree JD Koehler: Kay-lerr Dimitrios Latsonas: Lat-SO-nis Alex Ng: ING J.J. Nunes: NOON-is Jeremiah Olojo: Oh-LO-HO Logan Pfizenmayer: Fits-in-meijer (like the grocery store) Jean Rene: Jeen Ruh-NAY Eric Rentschler: Wrench-ler Tom Schofield: SKO-field Drew Snouffer: Rhymes with cougher Trey Stablein: Stabe-line Jesse Studyvin: Stoo-duh-vin Shannon Taliaferro: Tuh-lee-uh-fair-oh Kyle Ulbrich: All-brick Sam Vas: Rhymes with class Jimmy Zajac: ZAY-jack Coaching Staff: Dave Cecchini: Chuh-KEE-NEE Jason Miran: MEER-in Vinny Giacalone: JOCK-a-lohn Crusaders by Class: Freshmen: 47 (9 redshirt) Sophomores: 26 (13 redshirt) Juniors: 16 (0 redshirt) Seniors: 8 (2 redshirt) Crusaders by State: Illinois: 27 Florida: 16 Michigan: 12 Indiana: 11 Ohio: 11 California: 6 Missouri: 3 Wisconsin: 3 North Carolina: 2 Maryland: 1 New Jersey: 1 Pennsylvania: 1 South Carolina: 1 Connecticut: 1 Georgia: 1

7 2017 Crusader Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Valpo When... Leading after 1st Quarter: 1-0 Trailing after 1st Quarter: 0-2 Tied after 1st Quarter: 0-0 Leading at Halftime: 1-0 Trailing at Halftime: 0-2 Tied at Halftime: 0-0 Playing Overtime: 0-0 Leading after 3rd Quarter: 1-0 Trailing after 3rd Quarter: 0-2 Tied after 3rd Quarter: 0-0 Scoring First: 1-0 Opponents Score First: 0-2 Outrushing Opponents: 1-0 Outrushed By Opponents: 0-2 Outpassing Opponents: 1-0 Outpassed By Opponents: 0-2 More Total Yards Than Opponents: 1-0 Fewer Total Yards Than Opponents: 0-2 Winning the Turnover Battle: 0-2 Losing the Turnover Battle: 0-0 Even in Turnovers: 1-0 More Penalties than Opponents: 1-1 Fewer Penalties than Opponents: 0-1 Same Penalties as Opponents: Numerical Roster (cont.) 56 Tristan De La Rosa DL Sr. La Habra, Calif./La Habra 58 David Mason III DL Fr. Canton, Mich./Salem 60 Andrew Lundberg OL R-So. Lisle, Ill./Naperville North 61 Sean Pearce OL So. Lindenhurst, Ill./Grayslake North 62 Nathan Orlandini DL Fr. Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington 64 Sean Stephens OL R-Fr. Trenton, Mich./Allen Park 65 Jack Jarnigan OL R-So. Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos 66 Sam Vas OL Fr. Olmstead Township, Ohio/Olmstead Falls 67 Eric Rentschler OL Jr. Highland, Ind./Highland 69 Alex Helander OL R-So. Dixon, Ill./Dixon 70 Brady Sullivan OL R-So. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead 71 Bryce Biggs OL R-Fr. Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay 72 Solomon Kamara OL R-Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill./Plainfield East 73 Tom Schofield OL Jr. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita 74 Jimmy Zajac DL R-Fr. Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew 75 Shannon Taliaferro OL Jr. Chicago, Ill./St. Patrick 76 Alex Cotton OL R-So. Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 77 Terrance Roberts OL R-So. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita 78 Ron Williams OL R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Edward H. White 79 Thomas Walsh OL Fr. Plainfield, Ill./Benet Academy 80 Brett Bittner TE Fr. Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence 82 Deuce Larose WR Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons 84 Mason Sutter TE Jr. Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock 86 Kevin Wright WR Fr. Wellington, Fla./Wayne 87 Martin Petruf TE So. Hammond, Ind./Whiting 88 Alex Ng P Jr. Royal Palm Beach, Fla./Wellington Community 89 Cade Bishop LB Fr. Lafayette, Ind./ William Henry Harrison 90 Isaac Velasco DL Fr. Naperville, Ill./Naperville North 91 Jordan Goebel DL R-Fr. Lansing, Mich./ Grand Ledge 92 Drew Gedrys DL Fr. McDonald, Penn./South Fayette 93 James Reed DL So. De Soto, Mo./Saint Pius X 95 Murphy Osmond DL So. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North 96 Cameron Germain DL Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer 97 Jeremiah Olojo DL Fr. Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech 98 Jake Simpson K Sr. Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt 99-D Jake Trumpower DL R-So. Fort Mill, S.C./Charlotte Catholic 99-S Carter Puckett LS Fr. LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte 2017 Captains in Bold. Head Coach: Dave Cecchini 4th season Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach: Jason Miran 4th season Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach: Ernest Moore 4th season Running Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator: John Snyder 5th season Offensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Vinny Giacalone 4th season Defensive Line Coach/Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Tony Rouse 4th season Linebackers Coach: Rob Tulcin 1st season Tight Ends Coach: Matt Ford 1st season Outside Linebackers Coach: Zach Greiner 3rd season

8 2017 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2017) All games Team Statistics VALPO OPP SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers 13 7 FIRST DOWNS R u s h in g P a s s in g P e n a lt y 6 6 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 6 5 PASSING YARDAGE C o m p - A t t - I n t Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 8 8 TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:09 29:49 3RD-DOWN Conversions 24/46 19/38 3rd-Down Pct 52% 50% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/6 2/4 4th-Down Pct 67% 50% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (11-11) 100% (10-12) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (8-11) 73% (8-12) 67% PAT-ATTEMPTS (11-13) 85% (13-13) 100% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 1/2932 2/11730 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Valparaiso Opponents

9 2017 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2017) All games Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g MORGAN, Jarrett EARLEY, Elias CATRINE, Frank CARTALES, Kyle DUNCAN, Chris NORBERG, Griffin BOXRUCKER, Cody NAVARRO, Donny SEEWALD, Jimmy GESSINGER, Bailey NG, Alex Total Opponents Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g SEEWALD, Jimmy DUNCAN, Chris MULLEN, Joe Total Opponents Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g CATRINE, Frank NORBERG, Griffin NAVARRO, Donny RENE, Jean SUTTER, Mason CARTALES, Kyle FOX, Parker GESSINGER, Bailey CLARKE, Ryan MORGAN, Jarrett KOEHLER, JD PETRUF, Martin MARTIN, Brannen EARLEY, Elias LAROSE, Deuce Total Opponents Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg GESSINGER, Bailey Total Opponents Interceptions no. yds avg td lg SCARGLE, Dilan NUNES, J.J Total Opponents Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg GESSINGER, Bailey FOX, Parker PETRUF, Martin CARTALES, Kyle Total Opponents Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Total Opponents

10 2017 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2017) All games PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts BOXRUCKER, Cody LATSONAS, Dimitrios NORBERG, Griffin CATRINE, Frank NAVARRO, Donny GESSINGER, Bailey FOX, Parker SUTTER, Mason SEEWALD, Jimmy Total Opponents Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g SEEWALD, Jimmy DUNCAN, Chris MORGAN, Jarrett EARLEY, Elias CATRINE, Frank CARTALES, Kyle NORBERG, Griffin BOXRUCKER, Cody NAVARRO, Donny MULLEN, Joe GESSINGER, Bailey NG, Alex Total Opponents Field Goals fg pct lg blk LATSONAS, Dimitrios FG Sequence Valparaiso Opponents Montana (23),(29),(44) (24) Duquesne - (35),34 Trinity Internat'l (38) (48) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i blk NG, Alex Total Opponents Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln LATSONAS, Dimitrios Total Opponents

11 2017 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2017) All games All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g GESSINGER, B NORBERG, Griff CATRINE, Frank NAVARRO, Don MORGAN, Jarre FOX, Parker RENE, Jean CARTALES, Kyl EARLEY, Elias SUTTER, Maso DUNCAN, Chris CLARKE, Ryan B O X R U C K E R, NUNES, J.J PETRUF, Martin KOEHLER, JD SCARGLE, Dila SEEWALD, Jim MARTIN, Brann NG, Alex LAROSE, Deuce Total Opponents

12 2017 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2017) All games Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 24 SNOUFFER, Drew TURNER, Nick DIAZ-MARTINEZ, J NUNES, J.J LEANDRE, Jalin SLONE, Jay SKARECKY, Laddie PETRIE, Austin GOEBEL, Jordan WHEELER, Mike BALDWIN, Gowan TRUMPOWER, Jake RILEY, Brandon SCARGLE, Dilan BOOKER, Jamari REED, James STUDYVIN, Jesse MESSLER, Matthew POLOSKEY, Joey D NEWKIRK, Tyler PFIZENMAYER, Logan FOX, Parker ORLANDINI, Nathan EARLEY, Elias HEBDA, Henry D KELLY, Cam LAROSE, Deuce KOEHLER, JD BOXRUCKER, Cody DE LA ROSA, Tristan OLOJO, Jeremiah CARTALES, Kyle RENE, Jean NAVARRO, Donny CATRINE, Frank GESSINGER, Bailey BRIMMAGE, Brent Total Opponents

13 2017 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2017) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Sep 02, 2017 at Montana L Sep 09, 2017 DUQUESNE L Sep 16, 2017 at Trinity Internat'l W Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g MORGAN, Jarrett EARLEY, Elias CATRINE, Frank CARTALES, Kyle DUNCAN, Chris NORBERG, Griffin BOXRUCKER, Cody NAVARRO, Donny SEEWALD, Jimmy GESSINGER, Bailey NG, Alex Total Opponents Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g SEEWALD, Jimmy DUNCAN, Chris MULLEN, Joe Total Opponents Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g CATRINE, Frank NORBERG, Griffin NAVARRO, Donny RENE, Jean SUTTER, Mason CARTALES, Kyle FOX, Parker GESSINGER, Bailey CLARKE, Ryan MORGAN, Jarrett KOEHLER, JD PETRUF, Martin MARTIN, Brannen EARLEY, Elias LAROSE, Deuce Total Opponents Field Goals fg pct lg blk LATSONAS, Dimitrios PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts BOXRUCKER, Cody LATSONAS, Dimitrios NAVARRO, Donny NORBERG, Griffin CATRINE, Frank FOX, Parker SUTTER, Mason GESSINGER, Bailey Total Opponents Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Valparaiso Opponents Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All games Conference Non-Conference Team Statistics VALPO OPP FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 6 6 RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 6 5 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 8 8 TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-AVG TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:09 29:49 3RD-DOWN Conversions 24/46 19/38 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/6 2/4 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg SCARGLE, Dilan NUNES, J.J Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i blk NG, Alex Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg GESSINGER, Bailey Total Opponents Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg GESSINGER, Bailey FOX, Parker PETRUF, Martin CARTALES, Kyle Total Opponents All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g GESSINGER, Ba NORBERG, Griffi CATRINE, Frank NAVARRO, Don MORGAN, Jarret FOX, Parker RENE, Jean CARTALES, Kyle EARLEY, Elias SUTTER, Mason Total Opponents Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g SEEWALD, Jimmy DUNCAN, Chris MORGAN, Jarrett EARLEY, Elias CATRINE, Frank CARTALES, Kyle NORBERG, Griffin BOXRUCKER, Cody NAVARRO, Donny MULLEN, Joe Total Opponents Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 24 SNOUFFER, Drew TURNER, Nick DIAZ-MARTINEZ, J NUNES, J.J LEANDRE, Jalin

14 Quickie Statistics (Final) Valparaiso vs Trinity Internat'l (Sep 16, 2017 at Deerfield) VALPO TIU Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:32 29:22 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 13 3 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Valparaiso Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg MORGAN, Jarrett CATRINE, Frank CARTALES, Kyle EARLEY, Elias Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack SEEWALD, Jimmy DUNCAN, Chris Receiving No. Yards TD Long NAVARRO, Donny CATRINE, Frank NORBERG, Griffin GESSINGER, Bailey Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB NG, Alex Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long GESSINGER, Baile Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long GESSINGER, Baile Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL SNOUFFER, Drew SLONE, Jay TURNER, Nick GOEBEL, Jordan Trinity Internat'l Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Chris Wolcott Der. Lockett Linell Gaston Isaac Branch Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Chris Wolcott Der. Lockett Receiving No. Yards TD Long Jabial White Mikale Hill Linell Gaston Brad Hargis Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Carter Andrade Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Jabial White Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Imeek Watkins Isaac Branch Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Maur. Portillo Brad Mowbray Leland Orrin Thomas Shepard Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 09:30 VALPO - BOXRUCKER, Cody 1 yd run (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick), : :41 TIU - Mikale Hill 30 yd pass from Chris Wolcott (Carter Andrade kick), : :00 VALPO - CATRINE, Frank 49 yd run (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick), : nd 10:59 VALPO - CATRINE, Frank 12 yd pass from SEEWALD, Jimmy (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick), : :18 VALPO - LATSONAS, Dimitrios 38 yd field goal, : :02 TIU - Carter Andrade 48 yd field goal, : rd 10:51 VALPO - BOXRUCKER, Cody 1 yd run (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick failed), : :21 VALPO - BOXRUCKER, Cody 2 yd run (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick), : th 09:41 VALPO - GESSINGER, Bailey 39 yd pass from SEEWALD, Jimmy (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick), :

15 BALDWIN, Gowan TOTAL BENAVIDES, Julian PARTICIPATION g No other statistics TOTAL 2 No other statistics BIGGS, Bryce PARTICIPATION g No other statistics No other statistics TOTAL 2 No other statistics BILINSKI, Trey PARTICIPATION g No other statistics TOTAL 0 No other statistics BOOKER, Jamari TOTAL

16 BOXRUCKER, Cody RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g TOTAL TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g TOTAL RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g TOTAL SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL BRIMMAGE, Brent TOTAL BUCKEY, Jack PARTICIPATION g No other statistics No other statistics TOTAL 5 No other statistics

17 CARTALES, Kyle RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g TOTAL TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g TOTAL RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g TOTAL SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g TOTAL KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL

18 CATRINE, Frank RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g TOTAL TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g TOTAL RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g TOTAL SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g TOTAL PUNT RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g TOTAL KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL

19 CLARKE, Ryan RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g TOTAL PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic TOTAL TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g TOTAL RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g TOTAL SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g TOTAL TOTAL PUNTING g no. yards long avg TOTAL TOTAL

20 COTTON, Alex PARTICIPATION g No other statistics No other statistics No other statistics TOTAL 6 No other statistics DIAZ-MARTINEZ, J. RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g TOTAL TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g TOTAL SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g TOTAL INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL

21 DUNCAN, Chris RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g TOTAL PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic TOTAL TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL DUNCAN, Tramone PARTICIPATION g No other statistics TOTAL 2 No other statistics

22 EARLEY, Elias RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g TOTAL TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g TOTAL RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL FOX, Parker RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g TOTAL SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g TOTAL KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL

23 GEDRYS, Drew PARTICIPATION g No other statistics TOTAL 3 No other statistics GERMAIN, Cameron PARTICIPATION g No other statistics TOTAL 1 No other statistics GESSINGER, Bailey RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g TOTAL TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g TOTAL RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g TOTAL SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g TOTAL PUNT RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g TOTAL KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL