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Gannon needs to win its final two regular-season games to record its fourth consecutive winning season.

Football Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Football Team Wraps Up Road Schedule Saturday at Clarion (Video/Game Notes)



GAME DAY CENTRAL
Gannon University (4-5, 1-5 PSAC West) at Clarion University (3-6, 2-4 PSAC West)
  • When: Saturday, November 5, 2016
  • Where: Clarion, Pa.
  • Stadium: Memorial Stadium (5,000)
  • Kickoff: 12 noon
  • Live Radio: Jet Radio (1400)
  • Live Audio via 90.5 WERG Stream: Click Here
  • Live Video: None
  • Live Stats: Click Here

GAME INFORMATION
  • General Admission Tickets: $10 Reserved | $5 General Admission Adult | $2 General Admission (Youth) (12-18 years old) | $2 Non-Clarion Student with College ID
  • Parking: Click Here
  • Directions: To Memorial Stadium I GPS Address: 23 West Main Street, Clarion, Pa. 16214

GAME COVERAGE
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
  • All-Time Series: Clarion leads 5-3
  • First Meeting: September 27, 2008 - at Gannon 31, Clarion 24
  • Last Meeting: September 26, 2015 - Clarion 47, at Gannon 31
  • Series Notes: Clarion leads the all-time series 5-3. Gannon has won the last two games played on the Golden Eagles' home turf in 2013 and 2014. The Golden Knights rolled to victories during both of those road trips, winning 33-7 in 2014 and 45-25 in 2013. Clarion snapped a two-game losing streak in the all-time series with a 47-31 victory last season at McConnell Family Stadium.

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SATURDAY STORYLINES
  • Gannon concludes the road portion of its regular season Saturday at Clarion. It will also bring the curtain down on Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division play as the Golden Knights wrap up the regular season November 12 with a home crossover game against Millersville.
  • Head coach Brad Rzyczycki's club has played the third-toughest schedule in the country. The Golden Knights' first nine opponents have a combined 46-24 record, winning 65.7 percent of their games. Only North Greenville (67.8) and Virginia Union (67.2) are higher.
  • Senior Mike Zanders II (Charlotte, N.C./Hopewell) needs four tackles to break K.J. Heider's (1989-92) program record of 341 career tackles.
  • Clarion received one first-place vote and was picked to finish fourth in the eight-team PSAC Western Division according to the league's preseason coaches poll.
  • Gannon was predicted to finish fifth in the PSAC Western Division.
  • Junior Karch Holland (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington) broke a school record last Saturday with a 51-yard field goal during the first quarter against No. 12 Indiana (Pa.), eclipsing the previous mark of 50 yards set by Jeremy Ditzler against Clarion in 2010 and Adam Foust against Thomas More in 1998.
  • Redshirt senior Christian Carpenter (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) was named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Defensive Player of the Week after leading both sides with a career-high 17 tackles, shattering his previous career-high by five. His previous career-high of 12 was duplicated in back-to-back weeks against Mercyhurst and Edinboro.
  • Sophomore Anthony Howard (Temple Hills, Md./Bishop O'Connell) set a new season-high in tackles last week with 15, surpassing his previous mark of 12 at Slippery Rock in week four.
  • Redshirt senior Quad Law (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) moved past Jesstin Hamm (Harwood, Md./DeMatha Catholic) (2011-15) and into third place all-time at Gannon with his 154th career reception last week. He also jumped past Sam Culberth (2002-06) into eighth place all-time at Gannon with 3,187 career all-purpose yards.
  • Ranked fifth all-time at Gannon with 185 career points, Holland can move past Brendan McNicholas (2003-16) and into fourth place with three points. He has converted 36 consecutive extra points dating back to last season.
  • Quad Law (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) can move past Lee Castana (1995-98) and into fourth place all-time at Gannon in receiving yards with 101 more.
  • Senior Matthew Gawlik (Strongsville, Ohio/St. Ignatius) ranks seventh all-time at Gannon with 15.5 sacks and can move into the all-time top five with one more.
  • Carpenter received national coverage before playing a down as a Golden Knight. The redshirt senior defensive back was named to the D2Football.com All-America second team released in August. He transferred to Gannon prior to the 2015-16 academic year and redshirted last year. Carpenter was an all-conference first-team selection as a sophomore free safety at NCAA Division I Towson State before transferring after his junior campaign.
  • Gannon has recorded three consecutive winning seasons with a 6-5 mark last year, 6-5 record in 2013 and 9-2 mark in 2014. It represents the program's longest streak since producing a program-record four consecutive winning seasons from 1992-95. Gannon has recorded 13 winning campaigns in school history, including a stretch of five in six seasons from 1990-95.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon concludes the regular season Saturday, November 12 against Millersville at McConnell Family Stadium.
  • Game time is scheduled for 12 noon.
  • The Golden Knights will honor 10 seniors as part of pre-game Senior Day festivities.
  • All veterans and their families will also be admitted free of charge as part of Military Appreciation Day.
  • Gannon's season concludes with its contest against Millersville on November 12.
  • The Golden Knights are tentatively scheduled to open the 2017 campaign Saturday, September 2 at Southern Connecticut State.
  • Game time is tentatively set for 12 noon.
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Players Mentioned

Jesstin Hamm

#7 Jesstin Hamm

WR
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Communication Arts
Christian Carpenter

#1 Christian Carpenter

DB
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
Matthew Gawlik

#95 Matthew Gawlik

DE
6' 3"
Senior
Finance
Karch Holland

#46 Karch Holland

K
5' 9"
Junior
Biology
Anthony Howard

#25 Anthony Howard

LB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Quad Law

#8 Quad Law

WR
5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
Zach Phillips

#6 Zach Phillips

QB
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Healthcare Management
Mike Zanders II

#31 Mike Zanders II

DB
5' 9"
Senior
Risk Management

Players Mentioned

Jesstin Hamm

#7 Jesstin Hamm

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Communication Arts
WR
Christian Carpenter

#1 Christian Carpenter

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
DB
Matthew Gawlik

#95 Matthew Gawlik

6' 3"
Senior
Finance
DE
Karch Holland

#46 Karch Holland

5' 9"
Junior
Biology
K
Anthony Howard

#25 Anthony Howard

6' 0"
Sophomore
LB
Quad Law

#8 Quad Law

5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
WR
Zach Phillips

#6 Zach Phillips

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Healthcare Management
QB
Mike Zanders II

#31 Mike Zanders II

5' 9"
Senior
Risk Management
DB