CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson football team will make program history on Saturday afternoon when they take part in their first-ever Centennial-MAC Bowl Game when they head to Madison, New Jersey to battle the FDU-Florham Devils at high noon.
Game Information
Location: Madison, N.J.. | Robert T. Shields Field
Kickoff: 12 pm
Records: Red Devils (5-5, 2-4 Centennial) | FDU-Florham (6-4, 5-4 MAC)
Head Coaches: Dickinson -Â
Brad Fordyce (8th season, 30-40) | FDU-Florham - Anthony Van Curen (3rd season, 17-14)
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ADMISSION - Will only be sold at the gate
Adults - $10
Students - $3 (Elementary through High School)
College Students (w/ valid ID) - FREE
Special Olympics Athletes - FREE
Children 5 Years Old and Under - FREE
Inside the Devils Den
The Offensive General
- Presley Egbers the fifth-year quarterback has gone 160-of-250 for 1755 yards and 15 touchdowns with six picks
- Ben Klassen has played in five games as a first-year completing 42 of 71 passes securing five TDs on just under 500 yards.
Pass Catchers
- Bobby Markey has hauled in a team-high 70 passes for a tick over 800 yards (807) averaging just under a dozen yards per catch and picking up eight TDs.
- Senior quarterback turned receiver Rocco DiRico has 32 grabs racking up 534yds (16.7 per catch) and four scores.
- The duo of Diante Ball and Kellen Boyer combined for 44 catches and 384yds to go along with five TDs.Â
Rushing Attack
- Ball leads the squad with 105 touches and 425 yards with two TDs.
- Cedric Benning III has toted the rock 56 times for 231yds racking up two scores.
- Dane Sorensen completes the DC trio rushing 46Â times totaling 233yds and a pair of TDs.
Defense Helps as Well
Special Teams
- Kieran O'Neill has done both the place-kicking and punting for the Devils this season. He has converted 5-of-7 field goals with a long of 43 yards. Out of his 39 kickoffs he has eight touchbacks, while posting five punts of 50-plus yards out of 44 attempts.
Scouting the Opponent
FDU-Florham enters this weekend's matchup with a mark of 6-4 overall (5-4 MAC). The Devils welcome Dickinson trying to end their season with a win after dropping their last two matchups both at home to Widener (10-7) and Eastern (37-33).Â
Ryan Thomas is the main man under center for FDU completing 206-of-289 passes (71.3% completion) for 2400 yards and 18 touchdowns to go along with five picks. His top two weapons are Aidan Clowry and Anthony Bilotta as each of them has recorded 50-plus catches totaling 1426 yards and 11 touchdowns. Adrian Reese and Alexander Galarza both have two scores and over 200 yards. On the ground, Kwanir Edwards had a great season with 935 yards on 171 carries picking up a dozen scores. Thomas helped his own cause as a dual-threat adding 555 yards thanks to 131 rushes finding the endzone 13 times.
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Aaron Smith is the top tackler for the Devils collecting 60, including 35 solo hits and four for a loss in addition to four pass breakups and an interception. Christian Puntolillo and Nathan Saccal have racked up 53 and 52 stops respectively, combining for two pass breakups, a pick and quarterback hit. The Red and White will be tasked with keeping Ginika Ozurumba out of the backfield as he picked up a team-high 13 tackles for a loss accounting for 52 yards.
Stat Pack
Points per game - DC (20.2) | FDU (30.9)
Points Allowed per game - DC (22.9) | FDU (22.9)
Rushing Yards per game - DC (122.2) | FDU (161.7)
Passing Yards per game - DC (230.6) | FDU (242.2)
Total Offense per game - DC (361.0) | FDU (403.9)
Total Defense per game - DC (317.6) | FDU (295.6)
Penalty Yards per game - DC (50.9)Â | FDU (63.3)
Time of Possession - DC (31:06) | FDU (34:04)
ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL-MAC BOWL SERIES
The Centennial Conference and the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) announced on Nov. 5, 2015 their partnership to hold two postseason football games between member institutions known as the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series. In the spring of 2018, the two conferences voted and approved an additional bowl game to increase the series to three games beginning in the fall of 2018. The Centennial-MAC Bowl Series is comprised of the top-three teams from each conference that are not selected to the NCAA Division III Championship.