EDINBORO Fighting Scots (8-2, 5-2 PSAC West) vs CHEYNEY Wolves (1-9, 0-8 PSAC East) 
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2016
Site: Edinboro, Pa.
Stadium: Sox Harrison Stadium (6,000)
Kickoff: 12:00 noon
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/edinboro/football/
Radio: WFSE 88.9 (Streamed on www.edinboronow.com)

Edinboro Game Notes
 
The Game Story
Edinboro wraps up the regular season in search of a record-tying ninth win. Nine times previously an Edinboro team won nine games, the last coming in 2009. What makes this year's 8-2 record even more remarkable is that the Fighting Scots were 0-11 a year ago and picked to finish eighth in the PSAC West this year. Edinboro will recognize 16 seniors prior to the game. The Fighting Scots enter the game ranked seventh in the latest Super Region One poll. Cheyney comes in with a 1-9 record, losing their last nine games after a 21-20 overtime win over Lincoln in the season opener.

The Justin Lustig Era wraps up year one with an incredible start. The Fighting Scots are 8-2, with both losses to nationally-ranked teams, after the 2015 squad went 0-11.  Edinboro opened the season with road wins at Saint Joseph's(In.) (31-30) and at Lock Haven (44-38), followed by a classic 54-51 double overtime win over West Chester in the home opener. The Fighting Scots opened PSAC West action with a 56-28 loss to then ninth-ranked Indiana(Pa.), but righted themselves nicely with an impressive 62-14 win at Clarion.  That was followed by back- to-back wins over local rivals Gannon and Mercyhurst, a 41-17 Homecoming win over the Golden Knights, and a 45-16 win at Mercyhurst. Edinboro then won a 37-35 decision at Slippery Rock, snapping a six-game losing streak to The Rock. Two weeks ago, the Fighting Scots ran their winning streak to five straight with a come-from-behind 42-34 win over Seton Hill.  That streak ended last week, as sixth-ranked California(Pa.) handed Edinboro a 52-7 defeat.

} Edinboro debuted in the AFCA Division II Coaches' Poll last week in 24th place. The loss to California(Pa.) dropped the Fighting Scots out of the poll, but they are still among "Others Receiving Votes" this week.  The ranking was the first for Edinboro since October 3, 2011.

} A total of 16 seniors will be recognized on Senior Day in pre-game ceremonies -- 14 players and two managers. The players include:  OG Tavious Bridges, C Zack Hartin, TE Nick Helmick, WR Connor Hollenbeck, DE?Victor Hudson, NG Josh Kibbie, DB?Jake Leber, LB Austin Mietz, DB?Rontrell Peyton, PK/P Austin Reese, WR Sean Rolick, LB Mike Shansky, LB?Gabe Tillman, WR?Jordan Williams. 
} In addition to Senior Day, Edinboro is holding Military Appreciation Day on Saturday. All members of the military and veterans will receive free admission to the Edinboro-Cheyney game. The offer also holds for Edinboro's volleyball match with Gannon and the men's basketball game with Thiel on Saturday.

} Edinboro saw its five-game road winning streak come to an end at Cal.  The streak marked the longest since the 2003 season.  They began the year losers of eight straight road games dating back to October 2014. The Fighting Scots' win at Saint Joseph's in the season opener snapped an 11-game losing streak after Edinboro had suffered its first winless season since 1951 and the seventh in school history. 
} The Fighting Scots are ranked seventh in the NCAA's Super Region One poll for the third straight week. California(Pa.) is first and Shepherd second. The top seven teams receive NCAA playoff bids, but Edinboro could be bumped by the NCCA's "earned access" policy.

} This is a battle of the two teams picked to finish last at the beginning of the year in the PSAC?Coaches' Preseason Poll. Edinboro was picked to finish eighth in the PSAC West, while Cheyney was picked to finish eighth in the Eastern Division.

} Cheyney opened the year with a 21-20 overtime victory over Lincoln, snapping a 43-game losing streak. The Wolves have since gone on to lose their last nine games. They have not scored more than two touchdowns in any of those games.

} Jake Sisson continues to rank among the NCAA leaders in passing and total offense.  The junior quarterback has been named the PSAC?West Offensive Player of the Week three times, and has been named the D2Football.com Offensive Player of the Week twice. He was responsible for a school-record seven touchdowns at Clarion. Sisson currently ranks second in NCAA Division II in passing touchdowns (37) and third in points responsible for (252). He ranks first in the PSAC and second nationally in yards passing (3,338) and passing yards per game (333.8), while ranking first and fourth, respectively, in total offense (345.4 ypg.).   
 
On Radio and TV
} The Edinboro-Cheyney game can be heard live on WFSE FM?88.9, with Drew Patrick providing the play-by-play and George Schmidt the commentary. The WFSE stream can be heard at www.edinboronow.com.  In addition, all Edinboro radio broadcasts will be aired by the Keystone Sports Network. The games will be broadcast on WWCB 1370 AM in Corry, Pa. and WLOA 1470 AM in Greenville, Pa. The Keystone Sports Network streams live at www.keystonesports.net. ETV will stream the contest.
 
The All-Time Series
} Edinboro leads 7-1
Cheyney won the first-ever meeting between the two schools in 1967 by a 13-12 score. Since then, Edinboro has run off seven straight wins in the series. The two teams last met in 2011, with the Fighting Scots posting a 41-13 victory at Sox Harrison Stadium.
 
The Last Meeting
} Edinboro 41, Cheyney 13
Brian Davis came off the bench to score on three short touchdown runs (1, 2 and 4 yards) and rush for a career-high 101 yards.  Alex Romanias remained perfect on the season as he converted all five extra point attempts and made field goals of 35 and 37 yards.  Edinboro featured a very balanced attack as the Fighting Scots passed for 175 yards and rushed for 174. Cody Harris completed 21 of 26 passes for 163 yards with a TD and an INT, with Nick Marino catching 8 passes for 62 yards. The defense limited Cheyney to just 116 total yards. 
 
Last Week
} California(Pa.) 52, Edinboro 7
Penalties and a turnovers proved too much to overcome against a Califiornia(Pa.) team which came in ranked sixth in Division II. Edinboro debuted in the AFCA rankings in 24th place, and for nearly a half the Scots battled the Vulcans with a potential spot in the PSAC Championship game on the line. Cal took a quick 7-0 lead, but Edinboro answered with a four-play, 44-yard drive following Aaron Rodgers' interception. Jake Sisson's four-yard TD run tied the score at 7-7 with 11:59 left in the second quarter. A Cal interception on a tipped ball was returned to the Boro 2, and with just over nine minutes in the half, the Vulcans took a 14-7 lead. That would begin a stretch of 45 straight points for Cal. The Vulcans would take a 21-7 lead with 17 seconds left in the half to cap a 63-yard drive that was aided by two Edinboro penalties that resulted in first downs. Cal would score two more touchdowns in the third quarter, and add 17 fourth-quarter points. Edinboro was limited to a season-low 231 yards, while the Vulcans finished with 415 yards. Edinboro entered as one of the least-penalized teams in the PSAC, but the Scots were guilty of 10 penalties for 90 yards.Cal picked up six first downs due to penalties. Sisson was held without a touchdown passing for the first time this season. The junior completed 18 of 46 passes for 145 yards with 2 INTs.          
} Kutztown 32, Cheyney 6
The Wolves held PSAC?East champion Kutztown to 335 yards, but they managed just one touchdown and 280 yards themselves. Cheyney was guilty of three turnovers and allowed seven sacks. Kutztown jumped out to a 19-0 halftime lead, but Cheyney cut the deficit to 19-6 on Brandon French's three-yard TD run midway through the third quarter. The touchdown was set up by a 28-yard interception return by Quindon Stinson.  Devin Miller ran for 64 yards on 13 carries, with French adding 47 yards in 13 rushes. Dominick Trautz completed 14 of 31 passes for 136 yards with 2 INTs. 
       
The Coaches
} Justin Lustig (Bucknell '00) took over as Edinboro's 14th head coach on January 11, 2016. This marks Lustig's first head coaching position after serving as an assistant coach at Ball State since 2011. A native of western Pennsylvania who played his high school football at nearby Cathedral Prep, Lustig also has served as an assistant coach at Louisiana-Lafayette, Eastern Illinois,
Christopher Newport, and Villanova.  Lustig has been a part of four teams that earned bowl eligibility in eight years at the FBS level. He was an assistant on five teams that won conference championships in 14 years in the profession, including six NCAA playoff appearances and two bowl games. Five of the teams he has been associated with have been ranked in the top 25. Finally, he has helped develop 37 all-conference performers, including 12 at Ball State. Most recently, Lustig was the special teams coordinator/ running backs coach at Ball State since 2011, along with earning the title of assistant head coach prior to the 2015 season. The Cardinals played in two bowl games during Lustig's tenure. They faced UCF in the Beef O'Brady's Bowl in 2012, then earned a spot in the 2013 GoDaddy Bowl against Arkansas State. Ball State finished with a 10-3 record in 2013 and 9-4 in 2012. In addition, Ball State posted wins over four BCS conference teams -- Indiana twice, South Florida, and Virginia.
 
} Chris Roulhac (Albany State '70) is in his second go-around as the head coach at Cheyney. After serving as the head coach of the Wolves from 1992-94, he returned a year ago as the head coach.  He has an overall record of 4-50 as he completes his fifth season as Cheyney's head coach. Under his leadership, the Wolves snapped a 43-game losing streak this year, and snapped a 36-game losing streak in 1993, winning three games in 1993. Roulhac was named PSAC?East Coach of the Year. Roulhac has more than 30 years of experience, began his coaching career as a high school coach at several schools in Philadelphia. He has served as an assistant coach at West Chester. He also spent four seasons on the sidelines at Temple, after stints at Colgate, Drexel, Dartmouth, and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League.
 
Lustig Comments ... on the Fighting Scots
"There were three or four significant plays late in the first quarter and early in second quarter that didn't go our way that totally changed the complexion of the game against Cal. Unfortunately, we did not play our best game. When you are playing a team as good as they are you must be firing on all cylinders, and I don't think we put our best effort on the field on Saturday. "
 
Lustig Comments ... on the Wolves
"Cheyney has several explosive athletes that can make a difference in a football game. We must control their best players by executing our schemes in all three phases. There is still a lot to play for, so there is no doubt that our team will be motivated."