Princeton 14 - Pennsylvania 27 - Princeton University Athletics

Nov. 7, 1998

Game Notes

Game Notes

PENNSYLVANIA (5-2, 3-1)
at
PRINCETON (4-3, 3-1)

	The Date	Nov. 7, 1998
	The Kickoff	1:07 p.m.
	The Site	Princeton Stadium, Princeton, N.J.
	The Series	Princeton leads 61-27-1
	Last Year	Pennsylvania defeated Princeton 20-17 (Princeton
was awarded win by forfeit)
	Last Week	Princeton defeated Columbia 20-0
			Pennsylvania defeated Yale 34-20
	The Coaches	Princeton: Steve Tosches (12th season, 74-41-2)
			Pennsylvania: Al Bagnoli (16th season, 129-32)
	TV/Radio	The game can be heard live on the Princeton Radio
Network, which includes flagship station WHWH AM 1350 in Princeton and
WHTG AM 1410 in Eatontown. The game can also be heard live on WPRB FM
103.3. The game can be seen on CN8, which will televise the game live, and
RCN, which will televise the game Tuesday at 8 p.m.
	The Storyline	Princeton plays its biggest football game since 1995

PENNSYLVANIA at PRINCETON
The 90th meeting

This Week's Note of the Week

Yard work - Princeton has allowed a total of 156 rushing yards in four Ivy League games, Penn's Jim Finn is averaging 157 rushing yards in four Ivy League games.

Five more notes no media person should be without

No rush - Princeton ranks first in Division I-AA in rushing defense (54.1 yards per game).
Seems like old times - For the third time in five years, Princeton and Penn are tied for first as they play in Week 8. Penn won in 1994 and won the title, and Princeton won in 1995 and won the title.
History lesson - Princeton or Penn has won at least a share of the Ivy League title in 11 of the last 16 years.
D-plus - Princeton has three shutouts in a season for the first time since 1965.
Commonality - Princeton and Penn each defeated Columbia 20-0.

Capiche?

Spreading it around - Princeton's four tailbacks (Damien Taylor, Derek Theisen, Nathan McGlothlin, Kyle Brandt) have combined for 967 yards are on pace for 1,381 yards for the year.
Spreading it around II - All four Princeton tailbacks had at least three carries against Columbia.
Spreading it around III - Each of Princeton's four tailbacks has been the team's leading rusher in a game at least once this year.
Burnham, baby, Burnham - John Burnham is averaging 209 yards of total offense per game, the most by any Princeton player since Jason Garrett in 1988.
Burnham, baby, Burnham II - John Burnham has back-to-back 200-yard passing games. He is the first Princeton quarterback to accomplish this since Joel Foote did so in three straight games (against Brown, Lehigh and Harvard) in 1993.
Burnham, baby, Burnham III - John Burnham has thrown six touchdowns and five interceptions. No Princeton quarterback has thrown more touchdowns than interceptions while starting every game in a season since Chad Roghair in 1991.
Sack attack - David Ferrara has 11 sacks on the season. The school single-season record is 14.5, set by Brian Kazan in 1991.
Sack attack II - Princeton has 33 sacks in seven games after having 29 in 10 games last year.
It's fan-tastic - Princeton drew 61,439 fans for six dates in the final season at Palmer Stadium (1996). Princeton drew 71,810 fans for its first three dates in Princeton Stadium.
It's fantastic II - Princeton averaged 10,240 fans per game in the final season at Palmer Stadium. Princeton has averaged 23,937 fans for the first three games in Princeton Stadium.
Yo Adrian - Rocky Fittizzi blocked a punt for a touchdown against Columbia. It was his seventh blocked punt in the last 14 games.
Getting his kicks - Alex Sierk is in second place all-time in field goals made among Ivy League kickers with 36. The record is 38, set last year by Dartmouth's Dave Regula.
Getting his kicks II - Alex Sierk has 36 field goals in 37 games in his career. Princeton kickers kicked 26 field goals in the 40 games in the four years prior to his arrival.
OK, smart guy - Alex Sierk has already won an $18,000 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame postgraduate scholarship. This week he is being honored as a Burger King national scholar-athlete winner, with $10,000 being donated to the Princeton general scholarship fund prior to the Penn game. Sierk has a 3.97 grade-point average in molecular biology.
OK, smart guy II - Leading tackler Jim Salters has the second-highest grade-point average among Princeton regulars with a 3.6 in electrical engineering.
Back to the kicks - Matt Evans ranks second in Division I-AA in average yards per punt (45.6).
More kicks - Matt Evans is averaging 47.2 yards per punt in league games.
Still more kicks - Taylor Northrup has kicked off 11 times and had six reach the end zone, including three for touchbacks.
Last kick - Alex Sierk has missed one field goal inside 40 yards since opening day, and that kick was blocked.
By Djordje - Djordje Citovic has averaged 26.0 yards per catch on his six receptions.
Everybody loves Raymond - Ray Canole has caught at least one pass in 17 straight games.
Conference call - Princeton has not allowed a rushing touchdown in four Ivy League games. Princeton has allowed five passing touchdowns in four Ivy League games.
Conference call II - A win over Penn would give Princeton four Ivy League wins, matching the Tigers total of the last two years combined (not including the forfeit).
Young gun - Freshman Andrew Babinecz had five tackles and one sack against Columbia to earn Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this year.
Young gun II - Brian Beem has started three straight games at cornerback. He is the second Princeton freshman to start at cornerback, along with Damani Leech, Princeton's only three-time unanimous first-team All-Ivy pick.
Depth chart - Princeton has used a rotation of six different defensive tackles this year.
The dirty dozen - Princeton has 12 different players with at least one sack.
The baker's dozen - Princeton has 13 different players with at least one reception.
Possessive case - Princeton has an average edge in time of possession of 8:38 in its four Ivy League games.
Back in the day - After playing 31 times in 28 years between 1876 and 1894, Princeton and Penn did not play for 41 years after that due to ill-feeling between the schools.
Rushin' roulette -Princeton has not had a 100-yard rusher since opening day (Kyle Brandt), but the Tigers have had a running back gain at least 70 yards seven times since.
Quarterly report - Princeton has outscored its opponents 50-43 in the first and third quarters and 98-38 in the second and fourth quarter.

Probable Two-Deeps

Princeton Offense
WR	15	RAY CANOLE (Sr., 6-1, 195, Minooka, Ill.)
	19	Phil Wendler (Sr., 6-3, 195, Kent. Wash.)
LT	72	JUSTIN BENNETT (Sr., 6-3, 295, Tulare, Calif.)
	66	John Raveche (So., 6-4, 285, Hoboken, N.J.)
LG	57	HAMIN ABDULLAH (Jr., 6-3, 280, Jacksonville, Fla.)
	68	Brian Herdman (Sr., 6-4, 285, Canonsburg, Pa.)
C	61	BERNARD MARCYK (Jr., 6-2, 270, Absecon, N.J.)
	62	Brian Wilson (So., 6-2, 275, Springfield, Pa.)
RG	52	JOHN AMBURGY (So., 6-4, 270, Clearwater, Fla.)
	65	Ross Tucker (So., 6-5, 280, Wyomissing, Pa.)
RT	76	DENNIS NORMAN (So., 6-3, 270, Marlton, N.J.)
	74	Steve Lamberton (Sr., 6-4, 280, Wynnmoor, Pa.)
TE	82	TOM STANLEY (Sr., 6-4, 250, Delray Beach, Fla.)
	84	Djordje Citovic (So., 6-5, 230, Middleburg Heights, Ohio)
WR	5	RYAN CROWLEY (Sr., 6-0, 185, Norfolk, Neb.) 
 	3	Danny Brian (Jr., 5-9, 170, Escondido, Calif.)
H-B	89	JASON GLOTZBACH (Sr., 6-3, 245, Redlands, Calif.)
	24	Bruce Erb (Jr., 6-0, 220, Pequannock, N.J.)
QB	4	JOHN BURNHAM (Sr., 6-3, 205, Washington, D.C.)
	16	Jon Blevins (So., 6-3, 200, Westlake, Ohio)
or	18	Pat Minnihan (Sr., 6-1, 185, Sycamore, Ill.)
TB	34	KYLE BRANDT (So., 6-0, 200, Lincolnshire, Ill.)
and	40	Nathan McGlothlin (Sr., 6-2, 230, Lebanon, Va.)
and	29	Derek Theisen (Jr., 5-11, 200, Avon Lake, Ohio)
and	32	DAMIEN TAYLOR (Jr., 5-11, 200, Virginia Beach, Va.)

Princeton Defense
DE	95	DAVID FERRARA (Jr., 6-3, 250, Ramsey, N.J.)
	90	David Atchison (So., 6-2, 235, Sunnyvale, Calif.)
DT	58	Douglas Silverman (Jr., 6-2, 245, Potomac, Md.)
	60	Preston Tims  (Jr., 5-11, 245, Boardman, Ohio)
DT 	63	TUMOANA WEBSTER (So., 6-0, 340, Aukland, N.Z.)
	99 	Brian Latzke (Sr., 6-3, 270, Brookfield, Ill.)
DE	56	DAN SWINGOS (Sr., 6-4, 240, Brecksville, Ohio)
	96	Jason Rotman (So., 6-4, 240, Deerfield, Ill.)
LB	54	JIM SALTERS (Sr., 5-11, 205, Pullman, Wash.)
	51	Mike Higgins (So., 5-11, 205, Ho Ho Kus, N.J.)
LB 	7	MIKE VERONESI (Sr., 6-0, 195, Dyer, Ind.)
	36	Craig Foote (Jr., 6-2, 220, Aurora, N.Y.)
LB	50	CHUCK HASTINGS (Jr., 6-2, 210, Trenton, Mich.)
	41	Drew Babinecz (Fr., 6-2, 220, West Chester, Pa.)
CB	8	GERRY GIURATO (Jr., 5-10, 175, Jacksonville, Fla.)
	39	Garrett Fittizzi (Jr., 5-9, 165, Voorheesville, N.Y.)
SS	30 	Rocky Fittizzi (Sr., 5-9, 185, Voorheesville, N.Y.)
	33	Dave Richie (Jr., 5-10, 180, Coal Township, Pa.)
FS	 22	RYAN DEMLER (Jr., 6-2, 185, Escondido, Calif.)
	28	Andrew Frank (So., 5-10, 175, Sterling Heights, Mich.)
CB	43	Brian Beem (Fr., 5-9, 175, Atlanta, Ga.)
	39	Garrett Fittizzi (Jr., 5-9, 165, Voorheesville, N.Y.)

Princeton Specialists
PK	2	ALEX SIERK (Sr., 6-1, 180, Bettendorf, Iowa)
KO	6 	TAYLOR NORTHRUP (Fr., 5-11, 175, Jupiter, Fla.)
P	20	MATT EVANS (Sr., 6-1, 185, Bellaire, Texas)
LS	91	TODD HELFRICH (Jr., 6-3, 225, Northbrook, Ill.)
H	86	CHUCK MINERVINO (Sr., 6-0, 190, Roseland, N.J.)
PR	15	RAY CANOLE (Sr., 6-1, 195, Minooka, Ill.)
KR	34	KYLE BRANDT (So., 6-0, 200, Lincolnshire, Ill.)

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