Week 1 • W&L vs. Johns Hopkins • September 14, 2002• 1:00 pm

LAST WEEK'S SCORES:
Bridgewater 23, McDaniel 20
John Carroll 56, Catholic 7
Methodist 25, Emory & Henry 15
Carson Newman 44, Guilford 0
Hampden-Sydney 51, Sewanee 17
Randolph-Macon 17, Chowan 14 (OT)

THE SERIES:
W&L and Johns Hopkins will be meeting for the 13th time with the Generals holding a 6-5-1 advantage in the all-time series which began during the 1913 season. However, the Blue Jays have taken four of the last five meetings, including a 34-3 win last season in Baltimore, Md. The Generals took the last game between the two teams at Wilson Field by a 32-19 count during the 2000 season.

SERIES INFO:
Time: 1:00 pm
Site: Wilson Field (7,000)
Series: W&L Leads 6-5-1
Last Meeting: 9/8/01 at JHU (JHU won 34-3)
First Meeting: 10/18/13 at JHU (W&L won 34-3)
Last W&L Win: 9/9/00 at W&L (32-19)
Last JHU Win: 9/8/01 at JHU (34-3)
Current Series Streak: JHU +1
W&L vs. JHU at W&L: 2-1-1
W&L vs. JHU at JHU: 4-4-0

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 33-35-1 (.486) overall record. Miriello is third all-time in victories at W&L and needs 16 more wins to overtake Lee McLaughlin for second place. He is 1-4 all-time against Johns Hopkins. The Blue Jays are led by 13th-year head coach Jim Margraff (Johns Hopkins '82). He is 66-50-3 (.567) at Hopkins and in his career. Margraff is 4-1 against W&L and is the all-time winningest coach in JHU history.

ALL-TIME RECORD:
W&L has compiled a 415-461-39 (.475) all-time record. The Generals have been linked to the first intercollegiate football game played in the south, an 1873 matchup with VMI.

FOR OPENERS:
Since 1900, W&L is 53-45-1 (.540) in its season opening games. The Generals ended a streak of 15 straight season-opening losses with a 32-19 win over Hopkins during the 2000 season.

THE LAST MEETING:
(JHU 34, W&L 3; September 8, 2001 - Baltimore, Md.) The Johns Hopkins defense held Washington and Lee to 164 yards of total offense en route to a 34-3 victory at Homewood Field. The Blue Jays jumped out to a 10-0 halftime lead behind a 28-yard field goal by Matthew Andrade and a 3-yard touchdown run by Adam Cook. W&L then cut into the deficit with 9:40 left in the third quarter as senior placekicker Brad Wiginton booted a 35-yard field goal. However, following a costly W&L turnover, Johns Hopkins extended its lead to 13-3 on a 27-yard field goal by Andrade with 5:49 to play in the third quarter. Hopkins put the game away by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Peter Dean, who was playing his first game as the General’s quarterback, completed 14-of-26 passes for 137 yards and two interceptions. Senior tailback Marc Watson was held to just 19 yards rushing on 12 carries. Chris Sullivan rushed for 22 yards on eight carries and also caught two passes for a team-high 44 yards. Junior defensive back Davis White led the defense with eight tackles, while senior linebacker Jeff Bahl had seven stops.

SCOUTING JOHNS HOPKINS:
Hopkins takes the field for the 2002 season after posting a 6-3 overall record last season, 4-2 in the Centennial Conference. The Blue Jays, ranked third in the preseason Centennial Conference poll, must replace eight players who earned All-Centennial Conference honors last season, including signal caller Rob Heleniak, running back Scott Mortorana, wide receiver Zach Baylin and placekicker Matt Andrade. Baylin and Andrade earned first team all-conference honors, while Heleniak and Mortorana garnered second team honors. The 2002 offense will likely be led by senior center Kevin Kostibos, a First Team All-Centennial selection in 2001. Senior Kevin Johnson and sophomore Adam Cook will carry the majority of the load from the tailback position. Johnson rushed for 164 yards and one touchdown in an injury-riddled season, while Cook produced 460 yards and two touchdowns. Junior George Merrell will assume the quarterbacking duties after completing 2-of-5 passes for 31 yards last season. Cook also returns as the team's leading receiver with 18 catches for 142 yards. Defensively, senior linebacker Mike Little returns following a season in which he tied for the team lead in tackles (59). Senior defensive lineman Pat Doyle, a second team all-league selection in 2001, also returns after recording 32 tackles and two sacks. The JHU defense had a banner year last season, leading the nation in passing efficiency defense. The Blue Jays did not allow a touchdown pass all season.

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 returns to the field for his senior season as the reigning Division III all-purpose yards champion. Sullivan accounted for a school-record 2,024 all-purpose yards in 2001 and rushed for a team-high 1,189 yards on a school-record 253 carries. He enters his final season needing 1,096 rushing yards and 1,007 all-purpose yards to become the W&L career leader in both categories. Sullivan is also fourth all-time in kick return yards (1,003) and tied for the top spot in career kickoff return touchdowns (2). He is a First Team Preseason All-America selection as an all-purpose runner by Lindy's College Football Preview Magazine.

WHAT ELSE IS BACK?:
Including Sullivan, the Generals return nine offensive starters and eight defensive starters, along with junior punter Whit Whitfield on the special teams unit. On offense, the entire line returns, including a 2001 First Team All-ODAC and First Team All-America (D3Football.com) lineman, senior Mat Rapoza. Junior Scott Kucinski also returns to the field after garnering First Team All-ODAC honors. On defense, the Generals welcome back two All-ODAC defensive linemen in juniors Brian Becker and Jess Lipsey. Junior linebacker Ben Krasnoff and junior defensive back Ted Maffitt are also back after earning Honorable Mention All-ODAC laurels last season.

WHAT'S GONE?:
W&L may have lost just six starters from last season, but several of them were key cogs for the Generals in recent years. On offense, the Generals graduated tailback Marc Watson who was the 2000 ODAC Player of the Year. Watson ended his career as the Generals' all-time leading rusher (3,112 yds.), all-time leading all-purpose yard gainer (5,184 yds.) and all-time leading scorer (220 pts.). On defense, W&L graduated linebacker Jeff Bahl who was a three-year starter and two-time First Team All-ODAC and All-State selection. Bahl collected 291 tackles, 33.5 tackles for a loss, 16.5 sacks, 15 fumble recoveries and two interceptions during his four years. W&L also graduated placekicker Brad Wiginton. Wiginton earned First Team All-ODAC and Third Team All-America (Hewlett Packard) honors last season after hitting 12-of-18 field goal attempts. Wiginton ended his career first in career PAT's (98), second in career field goals (23) and third all-time in scoring (167 pts.).

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. Under center last season, Dean completed 49.6 percent of his passes for 1,424 yards and eight 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.

TRIPLE THREAT:
If Peter Dean provides double-trouble, then junior Whit Whitfield is the Generals' triple threat. A member of the W&L soccer team as a freshman, Whitfield served as the football team's punter last season, placing 27th nationally with an average of 37.8 yards per punt. Following the season, he earned Second Team All-State honors from the Roanoke Times. With the loss of Wiginton, Whitfield will not only serve as the Generals' punter this season, but he will also assume the placekicking duties.

W&L VS. THE CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE:
W&L is 26-20-1 (.564) all-time against the current members of the Centennial Conference. The following is a breakdown of the Generals vs. the members of the Centennial Conference:

Dickinson (3-0)
Franklin & Marshall (4-2)
Gettysburg (1-3)
Johns Hopkins (6-5-1)
Swarthmore (6-2)
Ursinus (3-3)
Western Maryland (3-5)

TURNOVER TALLY:
One of W&L's strengths over the last four years has been turnover margin. During that span, the Generals have forced 106 turnovers (2.7 per game) while committing just 65 turnovers (1.6 per game) themselves. W&L surrendered only 16 turnovers in 2001, forcing 26 miscues by its opponents, including 18 interceptions.

OH SO CLOSE:
The Generals have had numerous heart-breaking defeats in recent memory, including two of its three ODAC losses last season. W&L fell to Randolph-Macon, 28-24, in the final seconds and fell to eventual national runner-up Bridgewater, 34-28, in overtime. The loss to Bridgewater marked W&L's ninth loss by seven points or less since the beginning of the 1998 season.

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