Week 3 • W&L (1-1) at Centre (1-2) • September 25, 2004 • 1:30 pm

LAST WEEK'S ODAC SCORES:
Bridgewater 72, Hanover 24
McDaniel 34, Catholic 0
Shenandoah 24, Randolph-Macon 20
Averett 25, Guilford 20
Emory & Henry 24, Millsaps 20

SERIES INFO:
Time: 1:30 pm
Site: Farris Stadium (2,500)
Series: CC Leads, 33-21-2
Last Meeting: 9/27/03 at W&L (W&L won 23-17)
First Meeting: 10/30/1897 at CC (W&L won 22-0)
Last W&L Win: 9/27/03 at W&L (23-17)
Last CC Win: 9/28/02 at CC (19-13)
Current Series Streak: W&L +1
W&L vs. CC at W&L: 12-11-2
W&L vs. CC at CC: 8-20-0

THE SERIES:
W&L and Centre will be meeting for the 57th time, with the Colonels holding a 33-21-2 advantage in the all-time series which began during the 1897 season.  The two teams have met every season since 1955, tieing for the oldest continuous series in W&L history (Sewanee, Hampden-Sydney). W&L won last season's meeting by a 23-17 count, handing the Colonels one of their two losses on the season.  The Generals last beat Centre in Danville, Ky., during the 2000 season (45-7).

THE HEAD COACHES:
Frank Miriello (East Stroudsburg '67) is in his 10th season as the head coach at W&L and his 36th year of coaching. He claims a 42-48-1 (.467) overall record. Miriello is third all-time in victories at W&L and needs seven more wins to overtake Lee McLaughlin for second place. He is 5-3-1 all-time against Centre. The Colonels are led by led by seventh-year Head Coach Andy Frye (Muskingum '81). Frye is 36-26 overall at Centre, 2-4 against Washington and Lee.

ALL-TIME RECORD:
W&L has compiled a 424-474-39 (.473) 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:
(W&L 12, Sewanee 0; September 18, 2004 - Lexington, Va.)
The Washington and Lee football team set a school record with nine quarterback sacks and held Sewanee to just 132 yards of total offense in producing a 12-0 shutout victory over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Wilson Field. The shutout was W&L's first since a 6-0 win over Greensboro during the 2002 season. In addition to sacking the quarterback nine times, the Generals also limited the Tigers to just five yards rushing on 44 carries. The Generals won the field position battle early and got on the scoreboard first when junior quarterback Greg Tweardy found sophomore fullback Ryan Sullivan on a 1-yard scoring strike with 7:43 remaining in the second quarter. The extra point was blocked and W&L entered the half leading 6-0. W&L's defense protected the lead until it provided the clincher when freshman defensive back Kyle Harvey picked off a pass and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown with 6:59 remaining in the game. The touchdown was W&L's first defensive score since the 1998 season and the first interception return for a touchdown since the 1992 campaign. The subsequent two-point conversion failed giving the Generals a 12-0 lead which they would not relinquish. Offensively, W&L was led by Tweardy, who completed 21-of-32 passes for 107 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Junior running back Michael Lackett rushed for 53 yards on 19 carries, while senior wide receiver Taylor Callaham caught five passes for 51 yards. Defensively, the Generals were paced by Harvey, who notched five tackles, two sacks, and the interception return for a touchdown. Freshman defensive end Bryant Fulk had five tackles and a game-high three sacks, while junior defensive end Liam Murray recorded a team-high 10 tackles and one sack. Sewanee was led by sophomore quarterback Wes Satterfield, who completed 11-of-23 passes for 127 yards and two interceptions. Senior wide receiver John Kelly posted six catches for 96 yards, while junior linebacker Kyle Joyce led the defense with 11 tackles and a forced fumble.

WHEN LAST WE MET:
(W&L 23, CC 17; September 27, 2003 - Lexington, Va.)
Washington and Lee running back Michael Lackett scored a pair of touchdowns in the second half to lift the Generals to a 23-17 win over Centre at Wilson Field. Lackett scored his first touchdown on a 12-yard pass from senior quarterback Peter Dean with 3:11 remaining in the third quarter for a 17-10 W&L lead. Lackett then found the end zone on an 18-yard run with 3:26 remaining in the game to give the Generals a 23-10 advantage. The ensuing PAT attempt was wide. Centre cut the W&L lead to 23-17 on a 4-yard scoring pass from quarterback Brian Behrendt to senior running back Lorenzo Engleman with 1:40 remaining. However, the Generals recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock for their first win of the season. Lackett totaled 60 yards on eight carries and caught two passes for 21 yards. Dean and quarterback Greg Tweardy combined to complete 13-of-26 passes for 153 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while running back Richard Garland carried 29 times for 100 yards. Wide receiver Taylor Callaham added four receptions for 56 yards and a first-quarter touchdown. Senior safety Ted Maffitt led the W&L defense with 11 tackles and a forced fumble. Behrendt led the Centre offense, completing 33-of-50 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns. Engleman rushed 16 times for 79 yards and caught 11 passes for 78 yards. He also recorded 40 return yards for 197 all-purpose yards on the day. Senior wide receiver Adam Schneider hauled in 10 passes for 104 yards and one touchdown. Senior safety John Ortega led the Colonel defense with 14 tackles.

SCOUTING CENTRE:
Centre is 1-2 overall and coming off a 42-19 loss at Rhodes on Saturday afternoon. The Colonels jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, only to see the Lynx score 35 unanswered points for a 35-10 lead with 12:50 remaining in the game. Centre added nine points on a field goal and touchdown, but the Lynx scored again with 55 seconds remaining to seal the game. The Colonels surrendered 402 yards of total offense and could not stop Rhodes on third down, allowing the Lynx to convert 9-of-13 third down conversions. Offensively, senior quarterback Brian Behrendt led the way, completing 26-of-47 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns. Behrendt spread the ball to eight different receivers led by senior running back Jeremy Britt, who caught six passes for 56 yards and one touchdown. Senior linebacker Nathan Fell paced the defense with eight stops. On the season, Behrendt has completed 52.8 percent of his passes for 780 yards and eight touchdowns with only two interceptions. Junior running back Adam Blandford has rushed 30 times for 191 yards and one touchdown and caught 13 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns, while senior wide receiver David Crowley has caught 16 passes for a team-leading 231 yards and three scores. Fell leads the defense with 21 tackles.

DEFENSIVE DOLDRUMS -- NO LONGER:
In Saturday's win over Sewanee, the Generals ended perhaps one of the most frustrating streaks in school history by scoring their first defensive touchdown since the 1998 season. Freshman defensive back Kyle Harvey effectively ended the mark when he intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter and returned it 50 yards to paydirt in giving the Generals a 12-0 lead. Naturally, the enjoyment was uncontainable and the Generals were flagged 15 yards for excessive celebration in the end zone. Harvey's interception return for a TD was the Generals' first since Jon Wagner returned one for a TD against Davidson in 1992. Entering the Sewanee game, the Generals' defense had forced 158 straight turnovers without a defensive touchdown.

HARVEY NAMED ODAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Freshman defensive back Kyle Harvey has been named the ODAC Defensive Player of the Week following his performance against Sewanee on Saturday. In addition to his interception return for a touchdown, Harvey totaled five tackles, four solo, and a pair of sacks.

SACK PARTY:
The Generals might as well have held a sack party on Saturday against Sewanee as they recorded a school-record nine sacks against the Tigers. W&L crushed the former record of seven sacks set against Georgetown in 1991 and Centre in 1999. All told, six different Generals recorded a sack led by freshman defensive end Bryant Fulk with three.

BEHIND THE LINE:
In addition to the sack totals, W&L also notched 15 tackles for a loss of 70 yards against Sewanee. This helped the Generals allow just five yards rushing on 44 carries.

THIS GENERAL OUTRANKS A COLONEL:
Senior wide receiver Taylor Callaham has had a successful career against the Colonels, catching three of his eight career touchdown passes against Centre. All told, he has snagged nine passes for 122 yards and three scores against the Colonels, including a two touchdown performance in 2002. Callaham has caught 84 passes for 1,079 yards and eight touchdowns during his career.

PLEASANT SURPRISE:
Junior punter Donny Banks has been a pleasant surprise for the Generals thus far. A first-year player, Banks is averaging 37.7 yards per punt this season. Out of 20 punts through two games, Banks has pinned the opponents inside their 20-yard line 10 times.

STREAKIN':
The Washington and Lee defense has record four interceptions this season, two in each of its first two games. Dating back to a 31-27 win over Catholic last Oct. 11, W&L has recorded at least one interception in eight straight games.

W&L vs. THE SOUTHERN COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE:
W&L sports a 59-66-3 (.473) all-time record against the current members of the SCAC. However, the Generals have taken 10 of the last 13 games against the SCAC, including a 12-0 win over Sewanee last week. Below is a breakdown:

Centre (21-33-2)
DePauw (0-0)
Millsaps (0-0)
Rhodes (6-11-1)
Rose-Hulman (0-0)
Sewanee (32-22)
Trinity (0-0)

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