2011 Robert Morris Football Game Notes @ Duquesne (11/19/11) - Page 6 A New No. 1 - Senior tight end Shadrae King tied a career high with nine receptions in a 23-20 victory @ Monmouth (10/1), compiling 104 yards receiving and a pair of touchdowns. In addition to recording his third career 100yard receiving game, King became the program’s all-time leading receiver. He enters Saturday’s game @ Duquesne with 143 career catches, a total that eclipsed the record of 112 that was held by former wide receiver Tyjuan Massey (2002-05). King also owns 1,683 career receiving yards, which ranks second all-time at Robert Morris, and 21 touchdown catches, tied for the career school record. King enters Saturday’s game against the Dukes ranked fourth in the Northeast Conference in receptions per game (4.90) and ninth in receiving yards (50.9) per contest. Dr. Dre - Senior tight end Shadrae King led the Robert Morris receiving corps against Wagner (11/12), hauling in eight receptions for 76 yards. It marked the 29th straight game dating back to the 2009 campaign that King has recorded at least one reception, extending a school record. King eclipsed the old mark of former wide receiver Opio Gary (1998-2000), who closed out his Robert Morris career by posting at least one reception in each of his final 22 games. Many Happy Returns - Senior Anthony Coleman has been a rock for Robert Morris on special teams throughout his career, as the wide receiver enters Saturday’s game @ Duquesne owning Robert Morris career records for kickoff returns (105) and kickoff return yards (2,304). Thanks to a career-high 175 all-purpose yards against Bryant (10/22), Coleman became the sixth player in school history to eclipse 3,000 career all-purpose yards. He enters Saturday’s game @ Duquesne with 3,562, which ranks fifth at Robert Morris. Based on his career average of 82.8 all-purpose yards per game, Coleman is on pace to finish his career with 3,645 career yards. Start Me Up - Seniors Anthony Coleman and Brad Rodgers each enter Saturday’s game @ Duquesne as RMU’s active leader in career starting assignments with 32. Coleman has started 32 straight at wide receiver, the longest active streak for consecutive starts, while Rodgers owns 29 straight starts on the offensive line and 32 overall. Two Pair - Quarterback Jeff Sinclair tossed three touchdown passes in a 45-14 victory over Saint Francis (10/8), including a pair to senior tight end Shadrae King. Thanks to the three scores through the air from Sinclair against the Red Flash, Robert Morris improved to 10-3 (.769) when he tosses two or more touchdown passes in a game. Dynamic Duo - Senior tight end Shadrae King hauled in a 12-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Jeff Sinclair in the second quarter against Bryant (10/22), helping him tie the school record for career touchdown receptions of 21 that is also held by former wide receiver Tyjuan Massey (2002-05). Over the last three seasons, Sinclair has connected with King for 15 touchdowns, the second highest total between a quarterback-receiver combo in school history. The only total higher comes from former quarterback Drew Geyer (2002-05) and Massey, who hooked up for 17 touchdowns over their four years together on the roster.
Top RMU Quarterback-Receiver TD Duos Quarterback Drew Geyer Jeff Sinclair Jake Newman Tim Levcik Jake Newman
Receiver Tyjuan Massey Shadrae King (TE) DeLonte Perkins Brent Hockenberry (TE) Fred Parker
TD 17 15 14 14 13
Years 2002-05 2009-11 1995-97 2000-01 1995-97
Last RMU Game Game #10 • Wagner 38, Robert Morris 17 November 12, 2011 • Moon Township, Pa. Joe Walton Stadium (Attendance: 2,237) - Dominique Williams ran for 216 yards and four touchdowns as Wagner sent Robert Morris University to its fifth straight, 38-17. Williams produced touchdown runs of one, two, five and 56 yards in the victory for the Seahawks and averaged 6.8 yards per rush. His twoyard touchdown plunge at the 6:41 mark of the first quarter capped a 16-play, 80-yard drive to open the game and give Wagner an early 7-0 lead. The Seahawks expanded their advantage to 14-0 when Williams hit paydirt from five yards out to cap a six-play, 36-yard drive. Junior kicker Greg Langer helped RMU get on the board with a 37yard field goal at the 3:38 mark of the second quarter, but Williams' third touchdown run of the first half, this time for 56 yards, helped Wagner take a 21-3 lead. Mark Mangion would give the Seahawks a comfortable 24-3 lead at halftime by connecting for a 29-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter. After a scoreless third quarter, sophomore quarterback Tyler Forbes connected with senior wide receiver Jamie Cobb for a 38-yard touchdown pass to trim RMU's deficit to 24-10 with 14:05 to play. Wagner went three-and-out on its next possession, but the Colonials couldn’t take advantage, as Jeremiah Brown intercepted Forbes at the Wagner 35-yard drive to stall a Robert Morris drive. The Seahawks again went three-and-out, but on the next RMU possession Forbes was sacked by C.O. Prime and fumbled. The loose ball was picked up by defensive lineman Quintin Anderson, who scampered 48 yards to the end zone for the touchdown and a 31-10 Wagner lead. Two touchdowns were scored in the last six minues, as redshirt freshman Deontae Howard scored from a yard out with 5:49 remaining to trim RMU's deficit to 31-17, and Williams added his fourth touchdown run of the day, this time from a yard out, to settle the score at 3817. Wagner finished the day with nine tackles for losses that totaled 34 yards, including four sacks, and also forced three RMU turnovers. Freshman quarterback Matt Layman, making his first collegiate start, finished 6-for-16 passing for 70 yards before being knocked out in the third quarter. Forbes finished the day under center for the Colonials, completing 10 of his 21 passing attempts for 140 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Score By Quarters Wagner Robert Morris
1 7 0
2 17 3
3 0 0
4 14 14
Final 38 17
2011 Records to Date Wagner (3-7, 3-4 NEC) / Robert Morris (2-8, 2-5 NEC) Weather at Kickoff: 54 degrees; clear, sunny, mild; Winds WSW @ 15 mph Key Statistics: Rushing … Williams (WAG) 32-216- 4 TD; Howard (RMU) 13-34- 1 TD; Passing … Doscher (WAG) 5-for-13, 57, 0 TD, 0 INT; Layman (RMU) 6-for-16, 70, 0 TD, 0 INT; Forbes (RMU) 10-for-21, 140, 1 TD, 1 INT; Receiving … Sidaras (WAG) 2-27- 0 TD, King (RMU) 8-76- 0 TD, Cobb (RMU) 2-49- 1 TD; Defense … Phillips, Lombard (WAG) nine tackles each; Krepps (RMU) 13 tackles