Frostburg (5-1, 5-1)	vs.	Charleston (4-2, 3-2)

Game Information
Date / Time: Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 - 7:00 pm
Where: Bobcat Stadium
Watch: (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network) - Live on MASN - Check your local listings for channel availability I Programming Schedule
- The Frostburg/Charleston game will be rebroadcast on AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh starting at 9:00 pm.

Red Out! - Wear your red Bobcat gear to Bobcat Stadium or to a watch party to show your school spirit!!

Listen: All 11 games will be broadcast on 99.5 WDZN Cumberland/Frostburg



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Frostburg Game Notes (PDF)
 

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PRIOR TO KICKOFF      
The Frostburg State Bobcats host Charleston this Thursday at Bobcat Stadium in the fourth home game of the season at 7:00 p.m. The matchup is being broadcast live on MASN and will be re-broadcast on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh at 9:00 pm.

Frostburg enters the matchup with UC on a five-game winning streak after dropping its season opener to W.Va. State. This season marks the fifth-straight year that the Bobcats have collected at least a five-game winning streak.

Frostburg started the five-game run with a 52-14 win over Concord, and since then, have earned victories over West Liberty (27-24), Fairmont (41-34 2OT), Urbana (24-16) and W.Va. Wesleyan (35-13).

Charleston comes to Bobcat Stadium with a 4-2 overall and a 3-2 slate in the MEC. The Golden Eagles opened the season with a 42-39 win over Fairmont, earned a 19-13 win over Division I Valparaiso and lost to No. 5 Notre Dame last week 63-53.

BY THE NUMBERS      
1 - First season (2019) at the NCAA Division II level for Frostburg State
2 - FSU has appeared in the NCAA Playoffs in each of the last two seasons
2 - Frostburg is tied for first in DII with just two sacks allowed (166 DII teams)
3 - The Bobcats have made three-consecutive trips to the postseason between the NCAA Playoffs and ECAC Bowl Game (2016, 2017 & 2018)
5 - The current winning streak for Frostburg
5 - The Bobcats have five All-Americans in the last five seasons
9 - FSU has won nine-straight games in the month of Oct.
9 - The Bobcats have scored nine TDs this fall outside the redzone
9 - Frostburg's preseason ranking in the MEC Coaches' Poll
10 - FSU has won 10 or more games in the last three seasons
11 - FSU has 11 scoring drives (TD or FG) over 60 yards this season
12 - Seniors on this year's team
16 - Number of wins for Frostburg in the last 18 home games
19 - Number of wins for Frostburg in the last 21 games away from home
25 – Of Frostburg's 25 TDs this season; 24 have come from the offense
26 - The numbers of wins over a 10-year stretch before Fitzgerald took over
26.5 - Tackles for loss for junior DE Zach Strand during his career
28 – Number of combined TFLs for Zach Strand, Carl Igweh and Wayne Palmer
36 - Number of wins for the Bobcats since the start of the 2016 season
46 - Wins in five-plus seasons under the direction of DeLane Fitzgerald
48 - Frostburg has collected 48 all-conference honorees in the last five years 61 - FSU has 61 tackles for loss this fall

BOBCATS ON TV      
The Mountain East Conference has announced that Frostburg's football game against Charleston has been moved to Thursday, Oct., 17 at 7:00 pm and will now be televised live on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) and at 9 p.m. on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, reaching nearly 10 million homes. For more details, visit www.FrostburgSports.com/TV or find a watch party near you at https://www.frostburg.edu/alumni/reunions.php. The are six locations throughout the state of Maryland that will feature a watch party.

WELCOME TO BOBCAT STADIUM      
The Frostburg football program has been impressive over the last three seasons at home at Bobcat Stadium. During that span, FSU has won 18 games against just three losses.

In 2016, the Bobcats were a perfect 6-0, while a year ago, Frostburg was 4-0 at home during the regular season and defeated Western New England, 42-24, in the opening round of the NCAA Playoffs at Bobcat Stadium.

After dropping the 2019 season opener to W.Va. State (20-17), FSU has won its last two home contests; West Liberty (27-24) and Urbana (24-16).

FSU SUCCESS IN OCTOBER      
While the month of September has been a great month for Frostburg football, October has been even better as FSU boasts a 19-5 mark in the month over the last five seasons.

In fact, since the 2015 season, Frostburg is 18-2 and has won it's last nine games in the month of October.  

Frostburg Month-By-Month Over The Last Five Seasons
Month    W-L
September    14-5
October    19-5
November    11-4

SCOUTING FROSTBURG      
- 5-1 Overall in 2019 and 5-1 in the MEC
- After dropping its season opener, FSU has won its last five games
- The Bobcats are averaging 35.8 ppg during the five-game winning streak
- Bobcats are 2-1 on Thursday nights this fall
- Fifth in MEC in scoring (32.7), leads league in scoring defense (20.2)
- Seventh in total offense (375.8), third in total defense (357.2)
- Fourth in rushing (151.7), fifth in rushing defense (129.2)
- Seventh in passing offense (224.2), fifth in passing defense (228.0)
- Lead MEC in sacks (26); lead MEC in fewest sacks allowed (2)
- Second in time of possession in MEC (31:59)
- Junior RB Gavin Lavat third in MEC in rushing (96.3)
- Graduate QB Will Brunson sixth in passing (220.0)
- Brunson tied for fourth in MEC in TDs (13)
- Juniors Carl Igweh and Zach Strand rank first and third respectively in the league in tackles for loss per game at 12 and 9.5
- Senior Michael Bell is third in MEC interceptions (3)

SCOUTING CHARLESTON     
- 4-2 Overall, 3-2 MEC
- Posted a three-game winning streak before last Saturday's 63-53 loss to No. 5 Notre Dame
- Wins over Fairmont State (42-39), W.Va. Wesleyan (34-29), Valparaiso (19-13) and Wheeling (51-12)
- Head coach Pat Kirkland (9th season) - Led UC to 55 wins and 2015 NCAA Playoffs
-  Football program that restarted in 2003 - Kirkland is program's third head coach
- UC ranks third in MEC in scoring (36.5), sixth in scoring defense (30.7)
- Second in MEC in total offense (459.3), fourth in total defense (357.2)
- MEC's top passing attack at 351.8 yards per game - 17 passing TDs
- QB Brant Grisel leads the league in yards (2,049), comps. (136) and TDs (16)
- WR Mike Strachan leads MEC in receptions (55), yards (838) and TDS (10)
- LB Kal-El Williams leads the defense with 42 tackles
- DL Kenny Randall leads team with 8.5 TFLs and four sacks

ADDITIONAL CHARLESTON NOTES     
- First year of football - 1904 (Morris Harvey College)
- All-time record 103-77
- Program's best single season came in 2015 at 10-2 overall
- Pat Kirkland is 55-39 in nine seasons at UC
- Charleston is 39-30 since the MEC's formation in 2013
- 11 All-Americans since 2006

SECOND, FIFTH, SIXTH, EIGHTH & TENTH       
Frostburg was picked to finish ninth in its first season as a member of the Mountain East Conference and four of FSU's five wins have come against teams picked ahead of them in the poll.

Frostburg took down Fairmont in 2OT and the Falcons were picked to finish second in the league. The Bobcats have also defeated Urbana (fifth), West Liberty (sixth) and Concord (eighth). Last Saturday, the Bobcats defeated West Virginia Wesleyan, 35-13, which was picked to finish in 10th.

Charleston was picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll.

UNDER THE LIGHTS      
Under Fitzgerald, Frostburg is nearly perfect at 10-1 in night games both home and away from Bobcat Stadium. In fact, prior to the Bobcats' home opening loss at night to West Virginia State, Frostburg was a perfect 5-0 in season openers under Fitzgerald and all five wins had come under the lights.

This season, FSU is 2-1 in night games, losing to W.Va. State (20-17) and beating West Liberty (27-24) and Fairmont State (41-34 2OT).

SCORING FIRST      
Frostburg is currently riding a five-game winning streak and FSU has scored first in four of those wins. Under Fitzgerald, FSU is 37-3 when scoring first.

FIVE STAR      
Frostburg is currently riding a five-game winning streak after opening the season with a loss. The Bobcats have collected at least five-straight wins in each of the last five seasons dating back to 2015.

A VICTORY WOULD      
- Lift the Bobcats to 282-283-8 overall in 59 seasons
- Land Fitzgerald his 47th victory at the helm of Frostburg
- Hand the Bobcats their 10th-straight win in October
- Ensure Frostburg of a winning record in its first season at DII
- Be FSU's third home win this season
- Be Frostburg's fourth-straight season with a six-game winning streak

TOUGH TO COME BY      
In his five-plus seasons at the helm, Fitzgerald has led the Bobcats to a 29-1 record when holding opponents to less than 100 yards rushing.

WHO DOESN'T LIKE EXTRA FOOTBALL      
During Fitzgerald's tenure in Western Maryland, Frostburg is 4-1 when a game needs to be decided in overtime. The Bobcats are 3-0 during that span in games that need two overtimes just as FSU's thrilling 41-34 win over Fairmont couldn't be settled in just one extra frame.

The win over Fairmont marks the third-consecutive season that FSU has collected a win in OT.

Since Frostburg's first overtime game in 1999, the Bobcats are 7-5 all-time when a game needs more than the normal 60 minutes.

IN WILL WE TRUST      
Frostburg graduate QB Will Brunson is in rare territory despite the recent success under center for the Bobcats. Brunson has thrown for 13 touchdowns through the first six games, including three in last Saturday's 35-13 win over W.Va. Wesleyan.

Brunson is currently averaging 2.16 TDs per game and if that pace continues, he will finish fourth in the single-season record books with just under 24 touchdowns.

OPPONENT BACKFIELDS      
A pair of Frostburg juniors have been introducing themselves to MEC opponents by spending quality time in their opponent's backfield.

Carl Igweh and Zach Strand are currently first and third in the league's statistical standings in tackles for loss. Igweh paces the league with 12.0 tackles for loss (2.00), while Strand is third at 9.5 (1.58).

In his two years with Frostburg, Igweh has made 18 stops behind the line, while Strand has 26.5 TFLs through 2.5 years on the roster.

Igweh is currently 13th among NCAA Division II players in TFLs per game, while the Bobcats would rank third in DII in TFLs (10.3) and fifth in sacks (4.33).

LEANING ON LAVAT      
Junior RB Gavin Lavat is third in the MEC statistics in rushing this season, averaging 96.3 yards per game over FSU's first six games in Division II.

Lavat ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Concord and rumbled for 124 yards on 24 carries with one touchdown in a win over Urbana.

BOBCATS IN THE MEC      
Through six MEC games this fall, Frostburg is ranked fifth in the MEC in scoring (32.7) and leads the league in scoring defense (20.2). FSU also leads the league with 26 sacks and has allowed just two sacks this season, the best mark in the conference and a mark that has them tied for national lead.

FINDING THE END ZONE      
The Bobcats have scored 61 offensive touchdowns in each of the last two seasons. In 2017, Frostburg's 61 TDs broke the program record of 53 touchdowns that was set in 1990.

So far this fall, Frostburg is averaging four TDs per game and if that pace continues, the Bobcats will find the end zone nearly 44 times in their first season at DII.

LAST TIME OUT      
Frostburg quarterback Will Brunson threw for three touchdowns and FSU scored 21 points in the second half to outpace West Virginia Wesleyan 35-13.
 
Frostburg found the endzone in the first and second quarter for a 14-6 lead at halftime. However, FSU scored three-straight touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to secure its fifth-straight win.
 
The defense also played a vital role in the win for Frostburg as the unit produced nine sacks, 13 tackles for loss and forced Wesleyan to punt eight times. Juniors Trevor Booker ad Carl Igweh led the defensive effort with 3.0 TFLs and 3.0 sacks each.