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FROSTBURG STATE (3-0) @ CONCORD (1-1)
-When: Saturday, Sept. 25. 2021
-Where: Athens, W.Va.
-Stadium: Callaghan Stadium (3,700)
-Kickoff: 1 p.m.
-Live Video: (Concord Broadcast)
-Live Radio: ( 99.5 WDZN Cumberland)
-Live Stats: (Concord Live Stats)

SERIES BREAKDOWN
-All-Times Series: FSU leads 1-0
-First/Last Meeting: 2019 - FSU 52-14
-Streak: FSU +1

NOTES:

PRIOR TO KICKOFF      
The Frostburg State Bobcats will travel to Concord University to play the Mountain Lions this Saturday afternoon in the fourth game of the 2021 season at 1:00 p.m.

Frostburg enters the matchup vs CU this week after a 30-24 victory over the Charleston (WV) Golden Eagles in week 3 on Thursday night.This season marks the first time the Bobcats have gone 3-0 to open the season since 2018, with wins over Stevenson 34-7, TCNJ 47-7 and Rowan 34-7 and the first undefeated season start in the DII era.

Concord enters the matchup after winning their home opener contest against West Virginia Wesleyan, 28-25.

LAST TIME OUT ON EACH SIDE     
Frostburg State captured a 30-24 victory on September 16th over Charleston (WV) in conference play. The Bobcats would would trail 7-3 at the half in a defensive heavy beginning to the contest. Later into the second half, Frostburg would take the lead 17-14 with senior Christian Thornton's second TD of the evening and all looked great. UC would get the ball back with 23 second left in the contest and manufactured a game tying drive capped off by a 53 yard field goal locking the game up at 17-17.

Heading into overtime, FSU would score first with a TD and UC would also convert a TD as well, pushing the game into double OT. The Bobcat defense held the Golden Eagles to a field goal attempt which would be blocked by senior Carl Igweh, setting up a winning opportunity for FSU. Senior Gavin Lavat would make good on the opportunity rushing in from three yards out to claim the victory in double OT.

Concord claimed victory on September 18th with a gritty victory over West Virginia Wesleyan at home 28-25. The Mountain Lions would build a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, however WVW would storm back to within two points in the 2nd.

WVW would once again close the gap in the fourth, rallying back from a 28-12 deficit to make the scoreline 28-25. The Bobcats had an opportunity to tie the contest with a 21 yard field goal with 1:40 left to play, but came up with a miss giving Concord the ball back to win.

THE RUSH IS ON      
The Bobcats feature one player in the top five of the Mountain East Conference after three weeks in rushing yards. Senior Gavin Lavat checks in at number four on the list with 238 yards total and 79.3 yards avg/g.

CLEAR SKIES      
-Frostburg State has the top player in the MEC in passes defended after three weeks of the season. Senior Akyian Loney has tallied six pass breakups and one interception totaling seven on the year to date.

GETTING NOTICED      
-Frostburg State was mentioned in the weekly AFCA Coaches Poll receiving 26 votes this week. This is the most amount of votes that FSU has received in the poll since the October 28th, 2019 edition where the Bobcats received 9 votes.
 
PUSHING THEM BACK      
-Senior Hauns White ranks first in the MEC in the tackles for loss department after three weeks with a stat line that reads: six solo, two assisted for a seven total and 48 yards.

GREAT HANDS      
-Senior Malik Morris sits right outside the top five in receiving leaders for the conference at 6th place with 10 receptions for 222 yards, 2 TDs, with a 74 avg/g.

BRING THE PRESSURE      
-Frostburg State currently has three players within the top 10 for sacks amongst the MEC. Seniors Hauns White (2nd, four solo, 1 assisted), Carl Igweh (three assisted) and Freshman Payton Payne (one solo, one assisted) continue to cause issues for opposing offenses.

SCOUTING FROSTBURG STATE    
- 3-0 Overall in 2021.
- Third in MEC in scoring offense (28.0 avg/g), third in scoring defense (19.3 avg/g).
-  Sixth in total offense (309.7 avg/g), fourth in total defense (350.0 avg/g).
- Third in rushing offense (137.3 yds/g), second in rushing defense (87.3 yds/g).
- Tenth in passing offense (172.3 avg/g), eleventh in passing defense (262.7 avg/g).
- Leads MEC in sacks (14); fifth in MEC in sacks allowed (8).
-Second in MEC in interceptions for (5).
- Sixth in time of possession in MEC (29:09 avg).
-First in MEC in opponent 3rd down conversion percentage 12-45 (26.7%).
-Tenth in MEC in 3rd down conversion, (12-42/ 28.6%)
-Second in red zone offense in MEC, (10-13, 76.9% / 7 TDs / 3-3 FGs)
-Second highest penalized team in the MEC, 28 for 251 yards.

SCOUTING CONCORD     
- 1-1 overall in 2021.
- CU ranks eighth in MEC in scoring offense (19.0 avg/g), fifth in scoring defense (21.0 avg/g).
- Second in total offense (424.5 avg/g), sixth in total defense (369.0 avg/g).
- Seventh in rushing offense (89.5 yds/g), seventh in rushing defense (130.5.0 yds/g).
- First in passing offense (335.0 yds/g), seventh in passing defense (238.5 avg/g).
- Tenth in MEC in sacks (3); sixth in MEC in sacks allowed (8).
- Seventh in time of possession in MEC (29:02 avg).
- Third in 3rd down conversion percentage in MEC 9-26 (34.6%).
- Least penalized team in MEC, 18 penalties for 191 yds.
- Averaging most 1st downs in MEC, 22.0 per game.

ADDITIONAL CONCORD NOTES     
- First year of football - 1921
- All-time program record: 427 - 457 - 29
- Program's best recent single season was 2014 at 13-1 overall (lost in semifinals of NCAA Playoffs to Minnesota-Mankato 47-13).
- Dave Walker is 2-1 in the midst of season two as Head Coach at CU.

A VICTORY WOULD      
- Lift the Bobcats to 296-287-8 overall in 60 seasons.
- DeLane Fitzgerald his 56th victory at the helm of Frostburg State.
- Be a 4-0 start for Frostburg State for the first time since 2018.

FSU SUCCESS MONTH BY MONTH     
The month of September has been a great month for Frostburg football, netting a winning percentage of 77% (0.769).

In fact, since the 2015 season, Frostburg is 20-6 and has won its last three games straight in September.  

Follow along monthly as month-by-month winning percentage is tallied here.

Frostburg Month-By-Month Over The Last Five Seasons
Month    W-L
September    20-6
October    23-5
November    12-6

TEAM GAME STREAKS    

HOME WINS: 4
last loss: vs Notre Dame (OH) (13-35) 11/2/19

ROAD WINS: 3
last loss: at Notre Dame (OH) (19-25) 3/20/20

CONFERENCE WINS: 4
last loss: at Notre Dame (OH) (19-25) 3/20/20

SCORING: 68
last shutout: at SUNY Brockport (0-46) 10/11/14

SCORING A TD: 61
last contest without a TD: vs Wesley (3-44) 9/12/15