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Bulldog Road Tour Ends At Quincy On Saturday

 
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Riding a three-game winning streak, the Truman Bulldogs will wrap up the 2015 Road Tour with a nationally-televised game on Saturday against the Quincy University Hawks. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:07 a.m. from QU Stadium.

The game was selected as part of the NCAA Division II Showcase for the American Sports Network (ASN) and NCAA.com. It will be available locally on KTVO CBS 3.2.

Truman never trailed but did face some tense moments in their 40-28 victory over William Jewell last Saturday. Andy Satulla rushed for 125 yards on 32 attempts and scored four touchdowns for the Bulldogs as they won for the third straight time and fourth time out of the last five games.

Quincy dropped their third straight when they hosted non-conference opponent Ohio Dominican on Saturday by a score of 72-28. The Hawks are 2-3 in conference play with wins over Lincoln (42-37) and Saint Joseph (18-16) and losses against Indianapolis (26-20), William Jewell (24-21) and Southwest Baptist (56-33).

Rivalry At-A-Glance:
Coke/Pepsi, Public/Private, Fur/Feathers, Paws/Claws, East/West, Missouri/Illinois, while the rivalry between Quincy and Truman on the gridiron is in its infancy, the history between these two neighboring schools has been rich especially on the basketball court. The Quincy men's basketball team holds a slim 59-57 series advantage over the Bulldogs but Truman won three games against the Hawks last year including ending Quincy's season in the GLVC Postseason Tournament.

The two schools are travel partners in the remaining team sports and are separated by 78 miles.

Truman/Quincy the Numbers:
Quincy Offense vs. Truman Defense:
Quincy is fifth in the league in total offense (377.7/game) and features one of the top quarterback/wide receiver combos in the GLVC in Nick Lonergan and Eric Poindexter. The two have connected for 37 passes, 635 yards and eight touchdowns. The Hawks are averaging 135.9 yards per game rushing and 241.1 yards per game passing.
 
The Bulldogs are 19th in all of Division II and first in the conference in total defense (307.4/game). That average is the lowest allowed by a Bulldog unit since the 1994 season (304.2/game). Truman is first in the conference and 24th nationally against the run at 114.6 yards per game and has the 17th ranked redzone defense in the country at 64%. Four of Truman's eight previously played opponents are currently averaging at or near 400 yards of total offense.
 
Truman Offense vs. Quincy Defense:
Season averages for Truman's offense has them ninth in the league in total offensive yards (315.4/game), however in the last three games, Truman has averaged 412.3 yards per game with 182 coming on the ground and 230 in the air. Randy Schroeder has completed 60% of his passes since taking over as starter and Andy Satulla has a pair of 100-yard plus games under his belt.
 
Quincy is last in the league in total defense giving up 482 yards per game this season. They are last against the run at 212.4 yards per game and eighth against the pass at 269.9 yards per game. Opponents have converted on third downs against the Hawks 56% of the time and have averaged over 31 minutes of possession time.
 
Special Teams:
Truman features the number two kick return defense in Division II at 13.1 yards allowed per return and Quincy is near the bottom of the list nationally in yards on return at 16.7.
 
The Bulldogs have converted on all 10 field goal attempts this season with a long of 42 yards. Quincy has attempted two field goals this season and has missed both from 29 and 43 yards.

Truman/William Jewell Follow-Ups:
  • The Bulldogs raced out to a 17-0 lead behind a 38-yard field goal by Nick Dolezal, a four-yard TD run from Andy Satulla and a 15-yard reception from Joey Schenck.
  • The Cardinals scored 21 points in the second quarter on touchdown passes of 64, 50 and 14 yards to close the gap to 24-21 at half.
  • Truman took the second half opening kickoff and went 15-plays and 84-yards before Satulla scored his third of the day on fourth and goal from the one.
  • Dolezal added a career-long 42-yard field goal with 5:08 left in the quarter to put Truman up by 13.
  • William Jewell closed to within six on a 19-yard pass late in the third quarter, then tried to convert on fourth down at the Bulldog 28 in the fourth quarter but failed.
  • Following that turnover on downs, Truman had a 12-play, 73-yard drive that took 5:47 off the clock and was capped by Satulla's 36-yard TD run on a third and six play.
  • Randy Schroeder set season highs with 24 completions on 38 attempts for and threw for 258 yards. He had one interception and one touchdown pass (Joey Schenck).
  • Nick West threw for 393 yards and had four touchdown passes going 32-of-52 on the day.
  • Anthony Mullins caught nine passes for 188 yards and touchdown receptions of 64 and 50 yards in the second quarter.
  • The Bulldogs topped 400 yards of total offense for the second time in three games. Prior to this, they had over 400 yards twice in the last 12 games.
  • Truman's rushing defense numbers will continue to move up the national rankings. The 'Dogs held the Cardinals to 35 total rushing yards on 14 carries.  Truman was 39th in Division II entering the week allowing 126 per game.
  • Justin Mikeworth had the fumble recovery on special teams for the Bulldogs and Austin Zoda had his second interception of the season and fifth for his career.
  • The Bulldog place kickers remained perfect in field goal attempts this season with Nick Dolezal hitting from 38 and 42 yards. Both were collegiate longs. Truman is now 10-for-10 on field goals this season.
  • The 42-yard field goal broke an 0-for-5 Truman streak on field goals outside of 40 yards. The last one was by Derek Koon in 2013 against Grand Valley (Mich.) State (43-yards).
  • Derek Hammann had a season-long 21 yard punt return and Felix Neboh had his best kick return of the year at 29 yards.
  • Neboh added five catches for 54 yards and finished with 114 all-purpose yards on the day.
  • The Bulldogs never trailed and have won three straight games to even their overall record to 4-4 on the season and 3-2 in the GLVC.
 
Behind Enemy Lines:
The Hawks need wins in their final three games to finish .500 for the second straight season…they enter 2-5 on the year and 2-3 in the GLVC…last year, Quincy finished 6-5 for their first winning season since 2008…quarterback Nick Lonergan is in his third season as the starter and has thrown 49 career touchdown passes and over 6,500 career yards…Eric Poindexter has made 84 receptions the past two years for 1,431 yards and 14 touchdowns…The Hawks average 14.8 yards per catch and 3.8 yards per run in 2015…freshman T.J. Daniels leads the team in tackles with 64…Daniels has three tackles for loss and an interception…Coach Tom Pajic is in his fourth season at the helm and has a 13-27 overall record.

Last Year vs. Quincy:
  • Truman led 14-0 after two big plays. Garrett White broke off a 75-yard run then on the next Truman possession in the second quarter Jared Haferbier caught a 63-yard pass from Zach Tobin.
  • Quincy cut the lead in half with 23 seconds left in the quarter with a 14-yard pass from Nick Lonergan to Owen Schoenenberger and tied it on a 1-yard run with 8:17 left in the third quarter by Chris Harris.
  • Roger Howard connected on a 23-yard field goal with 5:04 remaining that stood up as the winning score, 17-14.
  • Both offenses struggled for yards as neither topped 300 on the day. QU had 287 with 191 through the air and the Bulldogs finished with 299 with 103 rushing by Garrett White.
  • The Hawks' controlled the clock from over 36 minutes.
  • Zach Tobin made the start at QB and completed 15-of-19 for 160 yards and a score. For Quincy, Nick Lonergan was 19-of-25 for 191 and was sacked seven times.
  • Seniors Matthew Bell and Nic Abbate had two sacks apiece for Truman and Luke Lamar and Austin Zoda each had 12 total tackles.
  • It was Truman's fourth straight win over QU but closest margin of victory in that stretch by far. The three previous meetings were decided by 44, 55 and 33 points respectively.
Winning Seasons
After dropping their first three games and four of their five, Truman has won their last three and four of their last five to even their record at 4-4.  Truman is looking for their third straight winning season which would match the 2000-2002 teams in that regards.  The Bulldogs have had 71 winning seasons in 108 years of football at the university.

A win would also secure their third straight winning season in conference play, a feat last accomplished from 1990-1998. The Bulldogs have won 26 conference titles, all in the Missouri (now Mid-America) Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The last conference title was 1988.

Home Sweet Home:
Saturday's game will mark a homecoming for several players that are from the Northeast Missouri, West Central Illinois area. The Bulldogs have 11 players from the area with defensive end Nick Reichert and Brad Wellman both from the Quincy area.

Winning Streak Trends:
  • In the four wins this year, Truman has averaged 389 yards of total offense and nearly 35 minutes of possession time while the defense has held opponents to 295 yards of offense and just 70 on the ground.
  • Andy Satulla, in the wins, has averaged 4.2 yards per carry and 102 per game with six touchdowns. Joey Schenck has caught 30 passes for 319 yards and two more scores and Randy Schroeder has completed 58% of his passes for 705 yards.
  • The Bulldog defense is a +1 in turnover margin in wins as they have forced and recovered six fumbles and picked off three passes.
Drive Trends:
  • Truman has had two possessions of 10 plays or more in six consecutive games, dating back to week three against Missouri S&T. Last year, they had six total games in which they had two possessions of 10 plays or more and 20 total drives for the season.
  • Opponents have had two possessions of 10 plays or more in four games this year and 10 total drives this season.
  • The Bulldogs have had 32 "three and outs" this year but 17 of them came in the first two weeks. They have averaged just over two per game over the last five weeks.
  • The Truman defense has forced 42 "three and outs" with six each in the last two games.
  • They have started 15 drives on the opponent's side of the field and have scored on eight of those possessions.
  • Truman has had 11 drives last longer than five minutes this season while opponents have had five. Truman's longest drive was 7:52 against Southwest Baptist and has had four drives of 80 yards or more.
The Bulldogs In The GLVC:
  • Truman is in a tie for third place in the GLVC standings at 3-2 with McKendree, those two teams will meet in the regular season finale on November 14 in Kirksville. 
  • Missouri S&T is in second place with a 4-1 league mark with victories over Truman (10-7) and McKendree (34-27). S&T hosts Southwest Baptist on Saturday.
  • The University of Indianapolis leads the league with a 5-0 record and they travel to William Jewell this week.
  • Truman is 13-7 as they play their third season of GLVC football. The previous two years the Bulldogs have tied for second in the league race behind champion UIndy.
  • In those games, the offense has averaged 25.0 points per game with an average of 356.4 total offensive yards (175.3 rushing/181.1 passing).
  • The defense has allowed 16.7 points per GLVC game with an average of 305.4 yards of total offense (96.2 rushing/209.2 passing).
  • The defense has posted 52 sacks in 20 GLVC games while the offense has allowed 27 sacks.
  • Truman has outscored GLVC foes 500 to 334 (+166) with 64 Touchdowns to 39 Touchdowns allowed.
  • Most of the scoring damage has come in the first half with Truman outscoring GLVC opponents 328-121 (+207 points) but in the fourth quarter of conference games, opponents have a 133-87 margin (-41).
  • Truman defense has allowed three 100-yard rushers, two in the same game (vs. Indianapolis on October 18, 2014) and most recently by Bubba Jenkins of SBU on October 10 this season in 19 GLVC games.
Road Warriors:
Seven of the first nine games will be played away from Kirksville and the Truman campus. It ties the 2005 season with the most road games on a single season schedule.

Out of 172 NCAA Division II programs, Truman is one of three schools with seven true road games. The Bulldogs join Minnesota State Moorehead and Chowan (N.C.) with seven road games. Lane (Tenn.) and Central State (Ohio) also has seven games away from campus but each has one with a neutral site designation.

Truman will travel nearly 5,000 miles roundtrip this season but will also play three of the four closest NCAA Division II schools on the road. Those three are Quincy, Lincoln and William Jewell that will account for a total of 483 of those roundtrip miles.

Where To Catch The 'Dogs:
All Truman home games will be available on the GLVC Sports Network. The free webcasts which can be found on TrumanBulldogs.com/watch, will feature a simulcast of the radio broadcast provided by 104.7 FM KRES. The "Voice of the Bulldogs" Brad Boyer and "Mr. Bulldog" Hank Janssen return for their 21st season in brining Bulldog action to fans. In addition, all games will have a free audio webcast at CentralMoInfo.com/KRES.

Kings of Missouri
With a .580 all-time winning percentage, Truman is the "Top Dog" of all NCAA Football playing schools in the state of Missouri. The Bulldogs are second in terms of overall wins with 555 and trail the flagship institution of the state, the University of Missouri in that regard. Northwest Missouri (.578), Missouri Western (.549), Mizzou (.546) and Westminster College (.528) round out the top five of the 15 public and private schools in the state that play football under the NCAA banner.

Up Next:
There is no place like home and that's where the Bulldogs will finish the season with two straight games on the Stokes Stadium turf.

The Bulldogs will host Saint Joseph's (Ind.) next Saturday at 1 p.m. The Pumas downed Truman in last year's regular season finale 35-9. That was and still is the worst loss by a Truman team in three seasons as a GLVC member.

Saint Joseph's will play an exhibition game against the University of God's Chosen and will enter the match-up with Truman with a 4-4 record and 3-3 conference mark.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Nic Abbate

#92 Nic Abbate

DE
6' 2"
Senior
Matthew Bell

#43 Matthew Bell

LB
6' 1"
Senior
Jared Haferbier

#88 Jared Haferbier

WR
6' 0"
Senior
Garrett White

#28 Garrett White

RB
6' 0"
Senior
Nick Dolezal

#42 Nick Dolezal

K
5' 10"
Sophomore
Derek Hammann

#5 Derek Hammann

WR
5' 8"
Junior
Luke Lamar

#24 Luke Lamar

DB
6' 1"
Senior
Justin Mikeworth

#33 Justin Mikeworth

LB
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Felix Neboh

#11 Felix Neboh

WR
5' 7"
Senior
Nick Reichert

#93 Nick Reichert

DL
5' 10"
Senior
Joey Schenck

#15 Joey Schenck

WR
6' 4"
Junior
Randy Schroeder

#8 Randy Schroeder

QB
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nic Abbate

#92 Nic Abbate

6' 2"
Senior
DE
Matthew Bell

#43 Matthew Bell

6' 1"
Senior
LB
Jared Haferbier

#88 Jared Haferbier

6' 0"
Senior
WR
Garrett White

#28 Garrett White

6' 0"
Senior
RB
Nick Dolezal

#42 Nick Dolezal

5' 10"
Sophomore
K
Derek Hammann

#5 Derek Hammann

5' 8"
Junior
WR
Luke Lamar

#24 Luke Lamar

6' 1"
Senior
DB
Justin Mikeworth

#33 Justin Mikeworth

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
LB
Felix Neboh

#11 Felix Neboh

5' 7"
Senior
WR
Nick Reichert

#93 Nick Reichert

5' 10"
Senior
DL
Joey Schenck

#15 Joey Schenck

6' 4"
Junior
WR
Randy Schroeder

#8 Randy Schroeder

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
QB