Game:           Quincy (IL) University    3-4   
                       at Malone University    4-5
Date:              Saturday November 5, 2011
Kickoff:         11:00 a.m. EDT at Fawcett Stadium
Broadcasts: WNPQ 95.9 FM, www.thelight959.com
                       10:45 a.m. EDT pre-game (Clint Scroggs – play-by-play; Larry Ridgeway - Color)
Live Stats:    http://www.sidearmstats.com/malone/football/index.htm
Live Video:   http://www.malonepioneers.com/streaming
Tickets:         $5.00 adults; $2.00 students/senior citizens; children 12 and under are free

Series:    
Quincy holds a 2-1 edge in the all-time series between the two schools.  The Pioneers and Hawks met each year from 2003-2005 with Quincy winning the most recent match-up by a final score of 48-9.

Coaches: 
Malone – Eric Hehman is in his second season as the Pioneers' head coach, having led Malone to a 7-12 overall mark since taking over the reins of the program in 2010.  Prior to arriving at Malone, Hehman had spent the previous five years as the head coach at NCAA Division III Greenville (IL) College where he led the Panthers to a 28-22 record and a berth in the 2009 NCCAA Victory Bowl.
Quincy – Bill Terlisner, a 1991 Quincy graduate, has served as the head coach at his alma mater since 2000, leading the Hawks to a 46-80 overall record.  Terlisner had served in numerous roles (offensive line coach, offensive coordinator) with the Quincy program prior to becoming head coach.

Last Season's Records: Malone 3-7 (2-5 MSFA Mideast), Quincy 0-11 (0-7 MSFA Midwest)

Malone Notes – The Pioneers snapped a three-game slide last Saturday by fighting back for a 31-23 road victory over Notre Dame College…Malone trailed by a 20-17 margin midway through the third quarter but then used a blocked punt return for a touchdown and 67-yard TD pass to secure the come-from-behind victory… The Pioneers threw for 279 yards against the Falcons and currently rank tenth out of the MSFA's 19 teams in passing offense with an average of 161.4 yards per game….Malone also ranks third in the MSFA in punt returns, now averaging 13.1 yards on 20 attempts.

Malone players to watch:  As he has done all season, WR Justin McLean provided several big plays for the Pioneers in Saturday's win against NDC, racking up 228 all-purpose yards…McLean continues to lead the MSFA in all-purpose yardage, now with an average of 163.0 yards per game… So far this season, McLean has provided six scoring plays of 60 yards or more, including TD receptions of 94, 81, 67 and 61 yards and kickoff returns for touchdowns of 99 and 90 yards…In all, McLean has posted 28 catches on the year for 584 yards (21.9 average), ran back 27 kickoffs for 743 yards (27.5 average) and returned 12 punts for 126 yards (10.5 average)…After being limited the past few weeks due to injury, QB Will Szpor threw for a season-high 279 yards and three touchdowns in his return to the starting lineup against the Falcons…On the season, Szpor has completed 120 of 205 passes (58.5%) for 1274 yards and 10 TD's…RB Emil Chambliss picked up 55 rushing yards and caught a TD pass on Saturday…In seven games played, Chambliss has now registered 264 rushing yards and five TD's (three rushing, two receiving)… LB Antonio Scassa has tallied a team-high 65 total tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks… LB Matt Vick follows with 62 tackles and an interception…In addition to his 58 total tackles, DB Demarco Donaldson has also recovered two fumbles, blocked a field goal and snagged three of the Pioneers' 12 interceptions…LB Apollo Pegues recovered a fumble and also scooped up the blocked punt and returned it 42 yards for a score in Saturday's victory.

Quincy Notes – Like Malone, Quincy has departed the NAIA and is currently transitioning to NCAA Division II membership…After struggling through an 0-11 season in 2010, the Hawks won three of their first five contests this year…Quincy has since dropped its last two games to nationally-ranked opponents Saint Xavier (IL) University and the University of Saint Francis (IN)…The Hawks had tied up last week's game against USF 7-7 before the Cougars responded with 27 unanswered points to pull away for a 34-7 victory… The Hawks rank seventh in the MSFA in passing offense with an average of 207.7 yards per game…Quincy is also seventh in rushing defense, surrendering just over 100 yards on the ground each week (104.3).

Quincy players to watch: After missing the previous two games due to an injury, QB Bobby Brenneisen returned to action last week against USF, completing 22 of 38 passes for 200 yards including a  73-yard TD pass to WR Jarrod Sergent …In five games played this year, Brenneisen has completed 78 of 132 passes (59.1%) for 956 yards with eight touchdowns and just one interception…Brenneisen, a senior, currently ranks among the top 5 in several of Quincy's career passing categories, including completions (266), yards (2784) and touchdown passes (25)…WR Justin Dickens has been Brenneisen's favorite target so far this year as he has pulled in 28 catches for 325 yards and four TD's…Sergent has also been a threat in the passing game as he has recorded nine catches for 230 yards (25.6 average) and three TD's…RB Neil Sammons has posted a team-high 199 rushing yards on 63 carries to go with six receptions for 51 yards and three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing)…LB Dan Camp paces the Hawk defense with 52 total tackles, including 11.5 tackles for loss and two sacks…Camp has also intercepted a pass, forced a fumble and blocked a kick…DB Ohene Akouko follows with 32 total tackles, three forced fumbles and two interceptions, one of which he returned 48 yards for a touchdown in Quincy's 55-7 win over Concordia (MI) University…The Hawks will be without DL Cory Connolly, who has tallied four of the Hawks' 17 total sacks…Connolly had also returned two fumble recoveries for TD's this season – a nine-yard return in the win over Concorida and a 17-yard return in the Hawks' 34-3 triumph against Haskell Indian (KS) Nations.

2011 Rosters
Malone  |  Quincy

2011 Statistics
Malone  |  Quincy