Frostburg (8-2, 7-2)	vs.	Glenville State (6-4, 5-4)

Game Information
Date / Time: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 - 1:00 pm
Where: Morris Stadium
Watch: MountainEast.tv/Glenville
Live Stats: GSCPioneers.com

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


Frostburg Game Notes (PDF)
 

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PRIOR TO KICKOFF      
Frostburg State wraps up its inaugural Division II season on Saturday when it travels to Glenville for a 1:00 pm kickoff. The game will be the fifth road game for the Bobcats this fall.

Frostburg is trying to reach nine wins against the Pioneers and the Bobcats have won at least nine contests in each of the last three seasons. The last time Frostburg won a game to close its season came in 2016 when FSU defeated St. John Fisher in an ECAC Bowl Game.

Frostburg has lost just twice this season, posted a seven-game winning streak between the two losses and collected a 35-25 win over Kentucky Wesleyan in FSU's only non-conference game this fall.

Meanwhile, Glenville State enters the matchup at 6-4 overall with an impressive 23-20 upset victory over No. 6 Notre Dame last Saturday.

BY THE NUMBERS      
0 - Frostburg hasn't lost a non-conference regular season game under Fitzgerald
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
3 - The Bobcats have made three-consecutive trips to the postseason between the NCAA Playoffs and ECAC Bowl Game (2016, 2017 & 2018)
5 - The Bobcats have five All-Americans in the last five seasons
9 - Frostburg's preseason ranking in the MEC Coaches' Poll
10 - FSU has won 10 or more games in the last three seasons
11 - Seniors on this year's team
11 - Frostburg has won 11 of its last 13 games in the month of November
13 - FSU has allowed just 13 sacks; tied for 34th in fewest allowed (166 DII teams)
14 - The Bobcats have scored 14 TDs this fall outside the redzone
16 - FSU has 16 scoring drives (TD or FG) over 60 yards this season
18 - Number of wins for Frostburg in the last 21 home games
20 - Number of wins for Frostburg in the last 21 games away from home
26 - The numbers of wins over a 10-year stretch before Fitzgerald took over
32.5 - Tackles for loss for junior DE Zach Strand during his career
37 – Of Frostburg's 42 TDs this season; 37 have come from the offense
38.5 – Number of combined TFLs for Zach Strand, Carl Igweh and Wayne Palmer
39 - Number of wins for the Bobcats since the start of the 2016 season
49 - Wins in five-plus seasons under the direction of DeLane Fitzgerald
48 - Frostburg has collected 48 all-conference honorees in the last five years 90.5 - FSU has 90.5 tackles for loss this fall

AWAY FROM  BOBCAT STADIUM      
The Frostburg football program has been highly successful away from Bobcat Stadium over the last five seasons, boasting 24 wins to just four losses. In fact, the Bobcats were 5-0 outside Frostburg last fall, while in 2017, FSU was 7-1 in road games falling to eventual-national champion Mount Union in the NCAA Playoff quarterfinals in November.

This season, Frostburg is 4-0 on the road after defeating Concord (52-14), Fairmont State (41-34, 2OT), W.Va. Wesleyan (35-13) and Wheeling (42-12).

Frostburg has won its last nine road games counting games in 2018 and 2019.

FSU SUCCESS IN NOVEMBER      
The month of November means that the Division II regular season is coming to a close and playoffs are just around the corner. Frostburg has made trips to the postseason in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and while the Bobcats don't qualify for the postseason for three seasons, the final month of the season is still big for FSU.

Over the last three seasons, Frostburg is 11-2 in games in November and the Bobcats are 4-1 in postseason play in November.

Frostburg Month-By-Month Over The Last Five Seasons
Month    W-L
September    14-5
October    21-5
November    12-5

SCOUTING FROSTBURG      
- 8-2 Overall
- Defeated non-conference foe Kentucky Wesleyan 35-25 last week
- Frostburg has won seven of its last eight contests
- FSU is 4-2 at home this season
- Frostburg is a perfect 4-0 on the road this fall
- The Bobcats are averaging 32.8 ppg
- Fourth in MEC in scoring (32.8), leads league in scoring defense (20.0)
- Seventh in total offense (349.2), fifth in total defense (351.6)
- Fourth in rushing (147.9), eighth in rushing defense (142.3)
- Tenth in passing offense (201.3), third in passing defense (209.3)
- Led MEC in sacks (35); third in fewest sacks allowed (13)
- Third in time of possession in MEC (31:42)
- Junior RB Gavin Lavat second in MEC in rushing (102.1)
- Graduate QB Will Brunson eighth in passing (185.4)
- Brunson tied for fourth in MEC in TDs (18)
- Juniors Zach Strand and Carl Igweh are first and second in the league in tackles for loss; 16.0 and 15.5
- Senior Michael Bell is fifth in MEC interceptions (4)

SCOUTING GLENVILLE STATE     
- 6-4 Overall 5-4 in the MEC... Sixth in the Mountain Conference
- The Pioneers are coming off a road win over No.6 Notre Dame (Ohio) 23-20
- GSC is averaging 24.2 points per game this season; eight in the league
- Teams average nearly 5.1 yards per play against the Pioneers
- Allow 358.0 yards in offense per game; fifth in total defense in MEC
- Fourth in the MEC in scoring defense (24.6)
- Led the MEC with 20 interceptions in ten games
- Eighth in passing offense (206.6); seventh in pass defense (242.7)
- 10th in league in sacks (14)
- Mario Pender has rushed for 637 yds on 142 attempts with 4TDs
- Tim Heltzel is 10th in MEC in passing (155.7)
- Dom Cizauskas is second in MEC in tackles (108)

BOBCATS ON TV      
Frostburg's dominating 42-7 win over Charleston on Thursday, Oct. 17 was broadcast live to 10 million homes on MASN and was rebroadcast on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh at 9:00 pm later that evening. It was Frostburg's first live TV game in program history and fans joined watch parties throughout Maryland and in Charlotte to catch all of the action.

PRESEASON POLL       
Frostburg was picked to finish ninth in its first season as a member of the Mountain East Conference and five of FSU's seven 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. On Thursday Oct. 17, the Bobcats dominated Charleston to the tune of 42-7 at Bobcat Stadium and UC was slated to finish fourth in the league.

The Bobcats have also defeated Urbana (fifth), West Liberty (sixth), Concord (eighth), W.Va. Wesleyan (10th) and Wheeling (11th).

SCORING FIRST      
Frostburg is 5-1 this season when scoring first and is 38-4 under Fitzgerald when the Bobcats put the first points on the scoreboard.

REGULAR-SEASON FINALES      
Frostburg has won its last three regular-season finales and two have come in OT. Prior to 2016, FSU hadn't won a regular-season finale since 2003.

ENDING WITH A VICTORY      
With a win over Glenville State on Saturday, Frostburg will cap its season (regular and postseason) with a win for the second time in four seasons.

FSU won an ECAC Bowl Game over St. John Fisher, 38-14, in 2016 to finish 10-1 with a nine-game winning streak.

Frostburg has posted 18 wins in its season (regular and postseason) finales throughout its 59-year history.

A VICTORY WOULD      
- Lift the Bobcats to 285-284-8 overall in 59 seasons
- Land Fitzgerald his 50th victory at the helm of Frostburg
- Give the Bobcats their 12th win in their last 14 games in November
- Cap Frostburg's season at a perfect 5-0 in road games
- Be the 13th win in November since the 2016 season

TOUGH TO COME BY      
In his five-plus seasons at the helm, Fitzgerald has led the Bobcats to a 31-1 record when holding opponents to less than 100 yards rushing.

FSU has limited three opponents this fall, Urbana, Wesleyan, Charleston and Kentucky Wesleyan to less than 100 yards on the ground.

TURNOVER BATTLE      
Over the last four games, Frostburg has won the turnover battle by forcing 12 turnovers while giving the ball away just six times.

On the season, FSU has forced 20 turnovers, while committing just 15. The Bobcats are third in the league in turnover margin at +4.

On the flip side, Glenville leads the MEC with a +14 turnover margin as the Pioneers have caused 28 turnovers in 10 games.

IN WILL WE TRUST      
Frostburg graduate QB Will Brunson has thrown for 18 touchdowns in 10 games this season and is completing nearly 55 percent of his passes. He has thrown for two or more TDs in six contests and has passed for 1,916 yards. He is currently fifth in the MEC in TDs and seventh in yards.

Brunson, who averages 191.6 yards per game, needs just 84 yards to become the fifth different QB in program history to throw for 2,000 yards in a season.

LEANING ON LAVAT      
Junior RB Gavin Lavat is second in the MEC statistics in rushing this season, averaging 102.1 yards per game over FSU's first 10 games in Division II.

So far this fall, Lavat has carried the ball 234 times for 1,056 yards with 10 touchdowns.

He is the first Bobcat to eclipse 1,000 yards in a season since 2001 and he is one of just five players to hit that mark in a season in program history. His 1,056 yards are currently fifth in a single-season in the records books and next on the list is DeNelle Hale, who ran for 1,073 yards in '01.

Lavat has rushed for over 100 yards in five games this season, including a season-best 145 yards on 22 carries with two TDs last Saturday in a win over Kentucky Wesleyan.

TIME MANAGEMENT      
Frostburg enters the final week of the fall season ranked third in the MEC and 38th in the nation in time of possession at 31:41 per game.

The Bobcats have held the ball for 30 or more minutes in seven of 10 games this season. FSU has held onto the football for 34 or more minutes in three games.

The Bobcats' T.O.P. numbers are a direct result of Frostburg running the ball on 62.1 percent of its offensive plays.

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

Zach Strand and Carl Igweh are currently first and second in the league's statistical standings in tackles for loss. Strand has 16.0 tackles for loss (1.45), while Igweh has 15.5 (1.41).

In his two years with Frostburg, Igweh has made 21.5 stops behind the line, while Strand has 32.5 TFLs through 2.5 years on the roster.

The Bobcats are currently tied for eighth in the DII ranks in sacks per game (3.50) and tied for 10th in tackles for loss per game (9.1).

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 4.3 TDs per game and if that pace continues, the Bobcats will find the end zone nearly 43 times in their first season at DII.

LAST TIME OUT      
Frostburg State used four second-half touchdowns to eclipse a slow start for 35-25 win over Kentucky Wesleyan.

Junior Lincoln Ikwubuo caught two third-quarter touchdown passes, classmate Gavin Lavat rumbled for a pair of scores and senior Vincent Persichetti put an exclamation point on the afternoon as he returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth.

Lavat rushed for a season-best 145 yards and became Frostburg's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2001.