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Gannon attempts to win its sixth consecutive season opener Saturday at Southern Connecticut State.

Football Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Football Team Kicks Off 2017 Campaign Saturday Afternoon at Southern Connecticut State (Game Notes)

GAME DAY CENTRAL
Gannon University (0-0, 0-0 PSAC West) at Southern Connecticut State University (0-0, 0-0 Northeast-10)

When: Saturday, September 2, 2017
Where: New Haven, Conn.
Stadium: Jess Dow Field (6,000)
Kickoff: 12 noon
Live Radio: Jet Radio (1400)
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GAME INFORMATION
  • General Admission Tickets: $10 adults | $7 Children over 12 and Senior Citizens | Children under 12 are free
  • Tickets for all SCSU football games can be purchased online by clicking here, or can be purchased in person at the Box Office in front of Moore Field House starting 60 minutes before kickoff. The SCSU ticket office accepts credit/debit cards and cash.
  • Parking: Available in the parking garage (Lot 7) on Wintergreen Avenue, just past the main entrance to Moore Field House.
  • Directions: To Jess Dow Field I GPS Address: 501 Crescent St. New Haven, Conn. 06515

GAME COVERAGE
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
  • All-Time Series: Gannon leads 3-1
  • First Meeting: September 11, 1999 - at Southern Connecticut State 27, Gannon 0
  • Last Meeting: September 3, 2016 - at Gannon 31, Southern Connecticut State 9
  • Series Notes: Gannon and Southern Connecticut State meet in the season opener for the fourth consecutive year. The Golden Knights have been victorious during the previous three, including a 26-22 victory during their last trip to New Haven, Connecticut in 2015. Gannon is 3-1 all-time against the Owls. SCSU posted a 27-0 home victory during the first-ever match-up in 1999.

OTHER LINKS
SATURDAY STORYLINES
  • Gannon kicks off the 2017 campaign Saturday afternoon at Southern Connecticut State. The two programs will open the season against each other for the fourth consecutive year. The Golden Knights have won the last three season openers, including a 26-22 decision during their last trip to New Haven in 2015.
  • Overall, Gannon has won its last five season openers. The Golden Knights had defeated Lake Erie the previous two years.
  • Southern Connecticut State was picked to finish third in the Northeast-10 Conference according to the league's preseason coaches poll.
  • Gannon was predicted to finish fifth in the PSAC Western Division according to its preseason coaches poll.
  • Karch Holland (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington) ranks fourth all-time at Gannon with 197 career points. The senior can move past Darmel Whitfield (2001-04) and Brock Jones (2012-15) and into second place with 14 points. He has converted 45 consecutive extra points dating back to last season.
  • Zach Phillips (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) sits eighth all-time at Gannon with 1,965 career passing yards. The redshirt junior can move past Bob Bartley (2007-10) and into seventh place with 383 yards. His 1,724 passing yards in 2016 represented the eighth-highest single-season total in program history.
  • Holland ranks third all-time at Gannon in career field goals (26) through 32 career games. He needs two field goals to move past Brendan McNicholas (2003-06) and into second place all-time at Gannon. Holland's 84.6 field goal percentage (11-13) as a freshman in 2014 represents the best single-season mark in school history. He also holds the school record for PATs with 119.
  • Phillips enters Saturday's game 11th all-time at Gannon with 2,711 yards of total offense. He has rushed for 746 yards and passed for 1,965 yards. Phillips can move past Brock Jones (2012-15) and into Gannon's all-time top 10 with 55 yards. He can also jump Jon Richardson (2006-09) and Jansen Jones (2009-13) into eighth place with 113 yards.
  • Dorian Jones (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard) didn't receive his first career start until week nine last year, but his four interceptions as a true freshman leaves him only two picks shy of Gannon's all-time top 15. Tashawn Sneed (2011-13) and John Yurisnec (1998-02) are tied for 13th place with six.
  • Geremy Paige (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) has 7.5 quarterback sacks on his two-year collegiate resume. The redshirt junior needs five more sacks to move past Matt Jones (2009-12) and into Gannon's all-time top 15.
  • Junior Jarod Morrison (Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton) enters Saturday's contest with a 38.9 punting average on 43 career points. It currently ranks second all-time in program history behind Adam Schaffer's 39.4 average on 122 career punts from 2011-13.
  • Gannon has recorded three winning seasons during the last four years with a 6-5 mark in 2015, 9-2 record in 2013 and 6-5 mark in 2013. The program's streak of three straight winning seasons represented its longest 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
  • Local football fans will get their first look at the Golden Knights Saturday, September 9 when Shippensburg arrives at McConnell Family Stadium.
  • The home opener is scheduled for 12 noon.
  • The Raiders were predicted to finish third in the PSAC Eastern Division according to the league's preseason coaches poll.
  • Gannon posted a 24-20 victory at Shippensburg last season.
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Players Mentioned

Christian Carpenter

#1 Christian Carpenter

DB
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
Matthew Gawlik

#95 Matthew Gawlik

DE
6' 3"
Senior
Finance
Tyler Johnson

#28 Tyler Johnson

RB
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science/Physical Therapy
Quad Law

#8 Quad Law

WR
5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
Nico Mendieta

#51 Nico Mendieta

LB
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Criminal Justice
Nick Pipitone

#97 Nick Pipitone

DE
6' 6"
Redshirt Senior
Business Entrepreneurship
Mike Zanders II

#31 Mike Zanders II

DB
5' 9"
Senior
Risk Management
Nathan Adams

#36 Nathan Adams

LB
6' 2"
Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
Karch Holland

#46 Karch Holland

K
5' 9"
Senior
Biology
Anthony Howard

#25 Anthony Howard

LB
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Christian Carpenter

#1 Christian Carpenter

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
DB
Matthew Gawlik

#95 Matthew Gawlik

6' 3"
Senior
Finance
DE
Tyler Johnson

#28 Tyler Johnson

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science/Physical Therapy
RB
Quad Law

#8 Quad Law

5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
WR
Nico Mendieta

#51 Nico Mendieta

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Criminal Justice
LB
Nick Pipitone

#97 Nick Pipitone

6' 6"
Redshirt Senior
Business Entrepreneurship
DE
Mike Zanders II

#31 Mike Zanders II

5' 9"
Senior
Risk Management
DB
Nathan Adams

#36 Nathan Adams

6' 2"
Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
LB
Karch Holland

#46 Karch Holland

5' 9"
Senior
Biology
K
Anthony Howard

#25 Anthony Howard

6' 0"
Junior
LB