Week 3 • W&L at Centre • September 28, 2002• 1:30 pm

LAST WEEK'S SCORES:
Bridgewater 42, Maryville 0
Emory & Henry 25, Sewanee 24
Randolph-Macon 17, Carnegie Mellon 14

THE SERIES:
W&L and Centre will be meeting for the 55th time with the Colonels holding a 32-20-2 advantage in the all-time series which began during the 1897 season. The Generals have won three of the last four meetings; however, Centre won last season in Lexington, Va., by a 42-10 score en route to a 9-1 record. In the last meeting between the two teams in Danville, Ky., the Generals won 45-7. The W&L-Centre rivalry is among the oldest in school history. The Generals and Colonels have met every year since 1955 and W&L's 32 losses to Centre are the most to any opponent.

SERIES INFO:
Time: 1:30 pm
Site: Farris Stadium (2,500)
Series: CC Leads, 32-20-2
Last Meeting: 9/22/01 at W&L (CC won 42-10)
First Meeting: 10/30/1897 at CC (W&L won 22-0)
Last W&L Win: 9/23/00 at CC (45-7)
Last CC Win: 9/22/01 at W&L (42-10)
Current Series Streak: CC +1
W&L vs. CC at W&L: 11-11-2
W&L vs. CC at CC: 8-19-0

THE HEAD COACHES:
Frank Miriello (East Stroudsburg '67) is in his eighth season as the head coach at W&L and his 35th year of coaching. He claims a 34-36-1 (.486) overall record. Miriello is third all-time in victories at W&L and needs 15 more wins to overtake Lee McLaughlin for second place. He is 4-2-1 all-time against Centre. The Colonels are led by fifth-year head coach Andy Frye (Muskingum '81). He is 25-18 (.581) at Centre and in his career. Frye is 1-3 all-time against W&L.

ALL-TIME RECORD:
W&L has compiled a 416-462-39 (.475) all-time record. The Generals have been linked to the first intercollegiate football game played in the south, an 1873 matchup with VMI.

LAST TIME OUT:
Washington and Lee junior quarterback Peter Dean faked a spike and then connected with sophomore wide receiver Taylor Callaham on a 17-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds remaining to give the Generals a 31-30 victory over Guilford on Saturday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C. W&L stopped the Quakers on a fourth-and-three play from the W&L 20-yard line with 1:30 remaining in the game as junior linebacker Ben Krasnoff corralled Guilford running back Brandon Lockhart for a two-yard loss. The Generals then drove 78 yards in seven plays for the game-winning score. Guilford assumed a 30-18 lead with 11:18 remaining in the fourth quarter as defensive back Sherod Long intercepted Dean and rumbled 58 yards for a touchdown. The Generals began their comeback as senior running back Chris Sullivan scored on a 7-yard touchdown run to cut the GC lead to 30-25 with 7:26 remaining. The Washington and Lee offense was led by Sullivan, who rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries. He also tallied two catches for 33 yards and a touchdown, returned two kickoffs for 59 yards and returned two punts for 21 yards in amassing 294 all-purpose yards. Dean completed 10-of-23 attempts for 144 yards and two touchdowns, while Callaham caught four passes for 48 yards and one score. Krasnoff led the W&L defense with 13 tackles.

THE LAST MEETING WITH CENTRE:
(CC 42, W&L 10; September 22, 2001 - Lexington, Va.)
Centre College scored 21 first quarter points en route to a 42-10 win over Washington and Lee at Wilson Field. The Colonels opened the scoring with 13:53 remaining in the opening quarter as running back Jeremy Britt scored on a 44-yard touchdown run. Washington and Lee responded on its next possession as senior placekicker Brad Wiginton booted a 33-yard field goal with 10:50 left in the quarter. Centre answered right back as senior cornerback Brian Britt returned a punt 57 yards for a touchdown to give the Colonels a 14-3 lead. Senior wide receiver Joe Guthrie rounded out the first quarter scoring as he scored on a 16-yard reception with 3:57 remaining in the quarter. Jeremy Britt scored his second touchdown of the day on a 6-yard run with 6:24 left in the third quarter and senior running back Travis Bell extended the Centre lead to 35-3 with a 15-yard touchdown run with 1:40 remaining in the quarter. Washington and Lee capped the scoring as tight end Jay Thomas hauled in a 34-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Sean McGarvey with 12:12 remaining in the game. Jeremy Britt led the Centre attack with 150 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Senior quarterback Drew Mildren completed 15-of-23 attempts for 190 yards and two touchdowns, while Guthrie caught five passes for 109 yards and two scores. Defensive back John Ortega led the Colonel defense with nine tackles. Washington and Lee was led by running back Chris Sullivan, who collected 74 yards on 15 carries, while Thomas caught two passes for 43 yards and one touchdown. Quarterback Peter Dean completed just 5-of-20 attempts for 52 yards. He was picked off once. Senior linebacker Jeff Bahl led the defense with 11 tackles.

SCOUTING CENTRE:
Centre enters its game with W&L sporting a 3-0 overall record. Most recently, the Colonels defeated Rhodes College, 28-7, on Saturday afternoon in Memphis, Tenn. Centre broke open a 7-7 game after one quarter with two scoring strikes from sophomore quarterback Brian Behrendt to senior wide receiver Bryan Walker for a 21-7 lead at the half. Behrendt found Walker again in the fourth quarter for a 15-yard touchdown to provide the final margin. The Colonels managed just 28 yards rushing on the afternoon, but passed for 302 yards and held Rhodes to just 3-of-9 on fourth down conversions. Behrendt completed 24-of-39 attempts for 302 yards and the three touchdowns. Walker caught five passes for 138 yards and three scores, while junior defensive back Kevin Tytus led the defense with 11 tackles and four pass breakups. On the season, Behrendt has completed 60.5 percent of his passes for 889 yards and eight touchdowns. He's been intercepted just four times. Junior wide receiver Adam Schneider has grabbed 13 passes for 205 yards and two scores and Walker has hauled in nine passes for 182 yards and four touchdowns. Sophomore linebacker Brian Downs has led the defense with 32 tackles and three pass breakups.

W&L vs. THE SOUTHERN COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE:
W&L sports a 56-64-3 (.468) all-time record against the current members of the SCAC. However, the Generals have taken seven of the last eight games against the SCAC. Here is a breakdown:

Centre (20-32-2)
DePauw (0-0)
Millsaps (0-0)
Rhodes (6-11-1)
Rose-Hulman (0-0)
Sewanee (30-21)
Trinity (0-0)

ALL-EVERYTHING:
Senior running back Chris Sullivan is not only an all-purpose back, he's an all-everything back. A First Team All-ODAC, First Team All-State, Third Team All-Region and Third Team AP Little All-America selection last season, Sullivan was the 2001 Division III all-purpose yards champion. Sullivan has picked up where he left off the 2001 campaign by posting his sixth and seventh consecutive 100-yard rushing efforts in the Generals' first two games this season. Sullivan needs 763 rushing yards and 505 all-purpose yards to become the W&L career leader in both categories. He is a First Team Preseason All-America selection as an all-purpose runner by Lindy's College Football Preview Magazine.

DOUBLE-TROUBLE:
Junior quarterback Peter Dean spells double-trouble for opponents of Washington and Lee athletics. Not only is Dean the starting quarterback for the football team, but he is also the top pitcher for the Generals' baseball team. For his career, Dean has completed 48.6 percent of his passes for 1,714 yards and 11 touchdowns. On the mound, Dean earned First Team All-ODAC honors last season after posting a 6-3 overall record and a 2.12 ERA. Through two seasons, Dean is 12-3 with a 2.45 ERA. His career ERA is the lowest in W&L history.

STERLING STAVISH:
Senior linebacker Matt Stavish, a native of Sterling, Va., has been putting forth a sterling effort in the first two weeks of the 2002 season. Thus far, Stavish leads the ODAC in scaks (3.5) and leads the team with 18 tackles. He also claims two interceptions and four pass breakups on the season. A starter for the third straight season, Stavish has posted 179 tackles (25 for a loss), five sacks and six interceptions for his career.

ON THE SUBJECT:
On the subject of defensive prowess, junior defensive back Ted Maffitt is also having an outstanding start to the 2002 campaign. Maffitt totaled nine tackles and two interceptions in the season-opener against Hopkins and tallied four tackles and an interception against Guilford. In just nine games as a starter at defensive back, Maffitt claims eight career interceptions. He earned Honorable Mention All-ODAC honors last season after snagging five picks and making 59 stops.

TURNOVER TALLY:
One of W&L's strengths over the last five years has been turnover margin. During that span, the Generals have forced 114 turnovers (2.7 per game) while committing just 69 turnovers (1.6 per game) themselves. W&L surrendered only 16 turnovers in 2001, forcing 26 miscues by its opponents, including 18 interceptions. W&L has forced eight turnovers already in just two games this season.

TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE ALREADY:
Though the Generals claim 114 turnovers since the beginning of the 1998 season, they have only scored one defensive touchown during that span. In fact, W&L has gone 33 straight games without scoring a defensive touchdown.

OH SO CLOSE:
The Generals have had numerous heart-breaking defeats in recent memory, including a 21-14 overtime loss to Johns Hopkins in week one. All told, W&L has lost 10 games by seven points or less since the beginning of the 1998 season.

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