Gannon Golden Knights
Mike Gallagher
A large crowd is expected for Saturday's Homecoming Game between two PSAC preseason favorites.

Football Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Football Team Hosts Slippery Rock Saturday Afternoon In Match-Up of Preseason Favorites (Video/Game Notes)



GAME DAY CENTRAL
Slippery Rock University (3-1, 0-1 PSAC West) at Gannon University (3-1, 0-1 PSAC West)
  • When: Saturday, October 3, 2015
  • Where: Erie, Pa.
  • Stadium: McConnell Family Stadium (2,500)
  • Kickoff: 12 noon
  • Live Radio: Jet Radio (1400)
  • Live Audio via 90.5 WERG Stream: Click Here
  • Live Video (FREE): Click Here
  • Live Stats: Click Here

GAME INFORMATION
  • General Admission Tickets: $5 adults / $3 Non-Gannon students / $3 Senior Citizens
  • All Gannon students, staff and faculty are admitted free of charge by showing their school ID
  • Parking: Free on-street parking
  • Directions: To Gannon University Field I GPS Address: 430 Sassafras Street, Erie, Pa. 16507

GAME COVERAGE
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
  • All-Time Series: Gannon leads 6-4
  • First Meeting: October 29, 1949 - Gannon 15, at Slippery Rock 0
  • Last Meeting: October 4, 2014 - at Slippery Rock 31, Gannon 28
  • Series Notes: Gannon forced four critical turnovers in conditions that included standing water during a constant heavy downpour and posted a 38-27 victory against Slippery Rock during the last encounter at McConnell Family Stadium in 2013. The Golden Knights have won three of the last five encounters and lead the all-time series 6-4. Gannon is 3-0 against Slippery Rock at home since joining the PSAC.

OTHER LINKS
SATURDAY STORYLINES
  • Saturday presents a unique match-up as many preseason polls had both programs entering this game with 4-0 records. However, both teams were upset in their Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division opener last week.
  • Redshirt senior quarterback Liam Nadler set an NCAA Division II record last week for most consecutive passes without an interception. His streak of 308 passes without an interception has spanned nine games. Nadler's last interception came on the third play of the fourth quarter October 4, 2014 at Slippery Rock. The previous NCAA Division II record was 280 set by New Haven's Jesse Showerda during a 10-game stretch from September 7, 1996 to November 16, 1996.
  • Gannon hopes to buck a trend of four consecutive Homecoming Weekend losses to Bloomsburg, California (Pa.), Edinboro and Mercyhurst. The program's last Homecoming victory was a 45-17 decision against Indiana (Pa.) in 2010. 
  • Nadler is expected to break Gannon's all-time record for total offense Saturday afternoon. He enters the Slippery Rock game with 10,345 yards of total offense and needs 68 more to break Darmel Whitfield's (2001-04) school record (10,412). Whitfield and Nadler have put up total offense numbers like no other players in program history as the third-highest total in school history is 5,771 career yards.
  • Redshirt senior Jesstin Hamm continues to lead NCAA Division II in receiving touchdowns with nine. He has caught a touchdown pass in 10 consecutive games dating back to last season.
  • Gannon leads the PSAC in eight individual categories - Total Tackles Per Game (Joshua Wiechelt - 13.8), Receiving Touchdowns (Hamm - 9), Fumbles Recovered (Trenton Donald - 2), Kickoff Return Average (Brandon Mansell - 33.2), Points Per Game (Hamm - 14.0), Points Responsible For Per Game (Nadler - 23.5), Passing Touchdowns (Nadler - 14) and Rushing Yards Per Carry (Brock Jones - 7.66).
  • Slippery Rock has been nationally-ranked all season until being listed among others receiving votes in this week's poll.
  • Since Gannon and Mercyhurst joined the PSAC, Slippery Rock has not won a road game at either facility. The only road win Slippery Rock has at Gannon came in 2002 before the Golden Knights joined the PSAC.
  • After suffering an injury three weeks ago during a victory against East Stroudsburg, Slippery Rock running back Shamar Greene sat out the last two games. Greene, who rushed for 246 yards through the first two games of the year, is listed as probable to return to the lineup this week.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon returns to the road Saturday, October 10 but it will be a short trek across the City of Erie to Mercyhurst.
  • Game time is scheduled for 12 noon.
  • It represents Gannon's first road contest since September 19.
  • The rivalry game will be played in front of a national television audience and can be seen live locally on the CW.
  • Following the contest at Mercyhurst, Gannon returns home to host another rival in Edinboro on Thursday, October 15.
  • Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m.
  • The Gannon-Edinboro match-up is the only night game of the season.
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Players Mentioned

Trenton Donald

#50 Trenton Donald

DL
6' 4"
Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
Jesstin Hamm

#7 Jesstin Hamm

WR
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Communication Arts
Brock Jones

#25 Brock Jones

RB
5' 10"
Senior
Business Entrepreneurship
Brandon Mansell

#21 Brandon Mansell

RB
5' 8"
Sophomore
Sport and Exercise Science
Liam Nadler

#10 Liam Nadler

QB
6' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Political Science
Joshua Wiechelt

#3 Joshua Wiechelt

LB
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Accounting

Players Mentioned

Trenton Donald

#50 Trenton Donald

6' 4"
Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
DL
Jesstin Hamm

#7 Jesstin Hamm

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Communication Arts
WR
Brock Jones

#25 Brock Jones

5' 10"
Senior
Business Entrepreneurship
RB
Brandon Mansell

#21 Brandon Mansell

5' 8"
Sophomore
Sport and Exercise Science
RB
Liam Nadler

#10 Liam Nadler

6' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Political Science
QB
Joshua Wiechelt

#3 Joshua Wiechelt

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Accounting
LB