CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson football team will look to build upon an "up-and-down" 2022 campaign on Saturday afternoon when they welcome nationally-recognized Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to Biddle Field for the 2023 Season and Home Opener.

Game Information
Location: Carlisle, Pa. | Biddle Field
Kickoff: 1 pm
Records: Red Devils (3-7, 3-6 Centennial) | RPI (8-3, 5-1 Liberty League)
Head Coaches: Dickinson - Brad Fordyce (7th season, 19-31) | RPI - Ralph Isernia (9th season, 69-32)
Last Meeting: RPI edged the Red and White in New York last season 14-7 on September 3, 2022
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Inside the Devils Den
Schedule Overview
Dickinson will start their season with a two-game homestand hosting RPI today, before welcoming William Patterson University to Biddle Field on September 9th (1pm). After a quick trip to Kean University in New Jersey on 9/16, the Red and White will be back under the "Friday Night Lights" September 29th hosting the rival Franklin and Marshall College for the Conestoga Wagon at 7pm. Christopher Newport then comes calling to Carlisle on October 7th (1pm) and Muhlenberg visits two weeks later (10/21 - 1pm), while sandwiched in between those two contests is a conference showdown on the road at McDaniel College (10/14 - 1pm). The final three games of the year see the Devils trying to hold onto the coveted "Bucket" on the road versus Gettysburg (10/28 - 1pm), hosting Johns Hopkins on Senior Day/Homecoming seven days later (11/4 - 1pm), prior to closing out the campaign at Ursinus College on November 11th at 1pm. 

New Men Under Center
Randolph-Macon College transfer Presley Egbers is expected to once again take the helm of the DC ship beginning on Saturday. Last season he played in only the first-half of the season opener against RPI going 7-of-14 for 107 yards and one touchdown, before suffering a season-ending injury. After he went down the tandem of Rocco DiRico and Matt Maiona took over under center completing 121 of 230 passes for 1412 yards and eight touchdowns. The trio of Giovanni Del Re, Peter Graham and Luke Martini are also on the roster hoping to contribute. 

Rushing Attack
Diante Ball is back to lead the DC ground game after posting 1105 yards on 204 touches with 11 touchdowns and averaging 5.4 yards per carry. Princeton Douglass was the only other Devil to amass over 100 yards on the season with 166 thanks to 34 rushes. Noah Boyd, Alex Merrifield and Adam Smith will look to add onto decent years last season. 

Pass Catchers
A quartet of receivers will look to serve as the top targets for Egbers and the rest of the quarterback room as Douglass racked up 35 grabs for 457 yards and three TDs, while Bryce Peterson chipped in 19 receptions totaling 269 yards with a pair of scores. The duo of Bobby Markey and Ball recorded 329 yards thanks to 31 catches. 

Defense Helps as Well
Dickinson brings back two defenders that tallied more than 50 tackles during the 2022 season led by Alex Sulin with 57 stops (34 solo, 23 assists), while Bram Leys posted 52 hits. James Basilii and Justin Rocha both recorded 40 tackles, with Basilii notching two interceptions. The trio of Lewis Baer, Fabian Egger and Neville Krueger all tallied 30 or more stops combining for ten quarterback hits and six pass breakups. 

Inside the Factory
RPI arrives in downtown Carlisle after going 8-3 in 2022, including a 5-1 mark inside the Liberty League. The last time the Engineers took the field they knocked off Morrisville State College in the ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl in a 10-6 defensive slugfest. 

Jake Kazanowsky will lead the RPI offense under center after appearing in 11 games last season tossing ten touchdowns on 130 of 225 passing racking up 1323 yards. His top targets that he will be looking for will be Gil Goldsmith after hauling in 28 catches for 304 yards and a pair of TDs, followed by Sterling Walker-Sutton who added another 19 grabs totaling 226 yards. The duo of Shane Allison and Deen Ninche were responsible for five scores and 366 yards on 36 receptions. On the ground leading rusher Dylan Burnett is gone after posting 1075 yards thanks to 213 touches. Both Christian Buckley and Dameon Ming tallied over 100 yards each on a combined 86 rushes. 

RPI was led last season defensively by Joe Deptula with 101 tackles (51 solo, 50 assisted), while Conner Noyes added 92 stops on his own and the pair combined for 26 tackles for loss accounting for 75 yards. Seven different Engineers also posted 30 or more hits in 2022. If Carlos Davis is still roaming the secondary the Devils QBs will have to be on the lookout as he recorded five interceptions last year, followed by Jimmy Leblo with four. 

Stat Pack
Points per game - DC (19.1) | RPI (18.2)
Points Allowed per game - DC (23.8) | RPI (8.0)
Rushing Yards per game - DC (146.5) | RPI (150.0)
Passing Yards per game - DC (151.7) | RPI (158.0)
Total Offense per game - DC (298.2) | RPI (308.0)
Total Defense per game - DC (310.7) | RPI (206.9)
Penalty Yards per game - DC (79.9) | RPI (43.2)
Time of Possession - DC (30:20) | RPI (30:59)