Week 6 • W&L (2-3, 2-1) vs. Hampden-Sydney (4-1, 2-1) • October 19, 2002 • 1:00 pm

LAST WEEK'S SCORES:
Hampden-Sydney 24, Emory & Henry 13
Guilford 24, Ferrum 14

THE SERIES:
Washington and Lee and Hampden-Sydney will be meeting for the 61st time, with the series tied at 29-29-2. The home team has not won a game in the series since the Generals defeated the Tigers, 17-13, at Wilson Field during the 1996 season. W&L defeated H-SC, 39-12, last season in Hampden-Sydney, Va.

SERIES INFO:
Time: 1:00 pm
Site: Wilson Field (7,000)
Series: H-SC Leads, 29-29-2
Last Meeting: 10/13/01 at H-SC (W&L won 39-12)
First Meeting: 11/1899 at Unknown (W&L won 6-5)
Last W&L Win: 10/13/01 at H-SC (39-12)
Last H-SC Win: 10/14/00 at W&L (45-28)
Current Series Streak: W&L +1
W&L vs. H-SC at W&L: 14-14-2
W&L vs. H-SC at H-SC: 10-12

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 35-38-1 (.480) overall record. Miriello is third all-time in victories at W&L. He is 5-3 all-time against Hampden-Sydney. The Tigers are led by third-year head coach Marty Favret (Catholic '84). He is 13-12 (.520) at Hampden-Sydney and in his career.

ALL-TIME RECORD:
W&L has compiled a 417-464-39 (.475) all-time record. The Generals have been linked to the first intercollegiate football game played in the south, an 1873 matchup with VMI.

W&L vs. THE OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE:
W&L sports a 52-77-1 (.404) all-time record in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and is 92-100-5 (.480) all-time against the current members of the ODAC. The following is a breakdown of the Generals vs. members of the ODAC:

Bridgewater (22-10)
Catholic (5-2)
Emory & Henry (6-25)
Guilford (8-8)
Hampden-Sydney (29-29-2)
Randolph-Macon (22-25-3)

LAST TIME OUT:
The Washington and Lee football team held a 7-0 lead after one quarter then saw Catholic University score 33 unanswered points in a 39-20 loss to the Cardinals on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C. The Catholic run included three touchdown passes from senior quarterback Bill Sutton to sophomore wide receiver Nick Bublavi, the last of which was a 67-yarder to make the score 26-7 just 5:54 into the second half. Senior running back Tokollo Moffat added a 50-yard touchdown run and sophomore linebacker Dave Beety scored on a 37-yard interception return during the run. W&L sophomore wide receiver Taylor Callaham scored two fourth quarter touchdowns for the Generals. He paced the W&L offense with six catches for 86 yards and the two scores. Senior running back Chris Sullivan rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. Freshman quarterback Greg Tweardy completed 11-of-23 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions. Junior safety Ted Maffitt led the defense with 14 tackles. Bublavi led the Catholic offense with seven catches for 126 yards and three touchdowns, while Moffat rushed for 113 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries.

THE LAST MEETING WITH HAMPDEN-SYDNEY:
(W&L 39, H-SC 12; October 13, 2002 - Hampden-Sydney, Va.)
Washington and Lee quarterback Peter Dean completed 16-of-31 passes for 236 yards and a career-high three touchdowns to lead Washington and Lee to a 39-12 victory at Hampden-Sydney. The Generals went ahead early as Dean tossed a pair of touchdown passes to junior wide receiver Jay Thomas to open the scoring. The first came with with 8:12 left in the first quarter. The duo hooked up again with 13:21 left in the second quarter to give the Generals a 14-0 lead. Hampden-Sydney scored two second quarter touchdowns, the first on an 86-yard punt return by Jonathan Meeks and the second on a 33-yard pass by Mac Russell to Conrad Singh. However, the Tigers were unsuccessful at two-point attempts both times. W&L senior placekicker Brad Wiginton converted a 43-yard field goal with 35 seconds to play in the first half to give W&L a 17-12 lead at halftime. The Generals came out and put the game away at the start of the third quarter as Dean again hooked up with Thomas on a 74 yard touchdown pass. Thomas’ third touchdown catch tied a W&L single-game record. Senior running back Marc Watson scored on a 10-yard scamper with 21 seconds to play in the third quarter. Wiginton added three second half field goals. W&L was led by running back Chris Sullivan, who collected 187 yards on 26 carries and caught five passes for 53 yards. Thomas caught six passes for 135 yards and three touchdowns. Cornerback Brian Meehan led the defense with 10 tackles and a sack. He also forced a fumble. Russell finished 20-of-38 for 165 yards and one touchdown. He was intercepted three times. Singh caught nine passes for 93 yards. Running back CW Clemmons toted the ball 12 times for 54 yards. Daniel Park led the Tiger defense with 11 tackles.

SCOUTING HAMPDEN-SYDNEY:
Hampden-Sydney is 4-1 overall, 2-1 in the ODAC following a 24-13 win over Emory & Henry on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers trailed 13-3 at the half, but exploded for three second half touchdowns to produce its first win over the Wasps since the 1987 season. The Tigers were led by sophomore running back CW Clemmons, who ran for a career-high 153 yards and one touchdown. Senior quarterback Mac Russell completed 19-of-27 passes for 156 yards and one touchdown to junior wide receiver Conrad Singh. Singh grabbed six passes for 79 yards on the day. Senior safety Chris Scott recorded the 17th interception of his career, setting a new Tiger record. He is just two picks away from the ODAC record of 19. On the season, Russell leads the Tiger offense with 1,062 yards passing and eight touchdowns. He's completed 60.8 percent of his tosses, but has been intercepted 10 times. Singh is Russell's favorite target with 49 catches for 485 yards and three touchdowns, while Clemmons has rushed for 412 yards and two touchdowns on 77 carries. Sophomore Daniel Park leads the defense with 31 tackles and a sack.

SOPHOMORE SENSATION:
Sophomore wide receiver Taylor Callaham has been a pleasant surprise this season. Callaham leads the team in touchdowns (6), receptions (20) and receiving yards (282). His six touchdowns receiving are just two shy of the W&L single-season record held by Bruce Green since the 1969 season. Callaham caught nine passes for 73 yards last season.

MOVIN' ON UP:
Senior running back Chris Sullivan continues to move up the W&L career record charts. Sullivan needs just 47 yards to set a new W&L record for career all-purpose yards and break the record of 5,184 yards set by Marc Watson (1997-01) last season. Sullivan is also 504 yards away from breaking Watson's school career rushing record (3,112). Sullivan is averaging 118.4 yards rushing and 192.0 all-purpose yards per game this season. He is a First Team Preseason All-America selection as an all-purpose runner by Lindy's College Football Preview Magazine.

TOUCHDOWN TWEARDY:
Freshman quarterback Greg Tweardy saw his first action at Catholic last Saturday, filling in for the injured Peter Dean. Tweardy completed 11-of-23 passes for 177 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. The two touchdowns tied for the season-high for the Generals. Tweardy is likely to receive the starting nod over junior Sean McGarvey on Saturday against Hampden-Sydney.

STERLING STAVISH:
Senior linebacker Matt Stavish, a native of Sterling, Va., has been putting forth a sterling effort for the 2002 season. Thus far, Stavish leads the ODAC in sacks (1.00 spg.) and is fourth in tackles (9.6 tpg.). A starter for the third-straight season, Stavish has posted 209 tackles (27.5 for a loss), 5.5 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 2002 campaign. Maffitt leads the ODAC with an average of 0.8 interceptions per game and is third in the conference in tackles (9.8 tpg.). In just 12 games as a starter at defensive back, Maffitt claims nine career interceptions.

FURTHERMORE:
In addition, junior linebacker Ben Krasnoff leads the ODAC in tackles (11.8 tpg.). Krasnoff missed the Generals' opener due to an injury but already claims 47 total stops.

KEEP AN EYE ON THIS:
The Generals have had tremendous success offensively against Hampden-Sydney over the past three years. During that span, W&L has averaged 453.0 yards per game, including a whopping 225.7 yards per game on the ground. Last season, the Generals accumulated 461 yards of total offense and 39 points against the Tigers.

FEAST OR FAMINE:
W&L's point production this season has come mostly from two players, senior running back Chris Sullivan and sophomore wide receiver Taylor Callaham. The two have combined to score 66 of the Generals' 85 points this season. Junior wide receiver Jonathan Brimer is the only General other than Sullivan or Callaham to have scored a touchdown this season.

SECOND QUARTER WOES:
W&L has had its share of problems in the second quarter this season. Through five games, the Generals are being outscored 33-9 in the second quarter. On the flip side, W&L has allowed just three first quarter points all season.

TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE:
The Generals' defense has forced 121 turnovers since the beginning of the 1998 season, but has scored just one defensive touchdown during that span. In fact, W&L has gone 36 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 11 games by seven points or less since the beginning of the 1998 season.

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