Week 9 • W&L (4-4, 3-2) vs. Emory & Henry (3-5, 2-2) • November 6, 2004 • 1:00 pm

LAST WEEK'S ODAC SCORES:
Emory & Henry 42, Catholic 13
Randolph-Macon 25, Guilford 22
Hampden-Sydney 18, Dickinson 14

SERIES INFO:
Time: 1:00 pm
Site: Wilson Field (7,000)
Series: E&H leads 26-7
Last Meeting: 11/8/03 at E&H (E&H won 34-16)
First Meeting: 10/8/21 at W&L (W&L won 27-0)
Last W&L Win: 11/9/02 at W&L (22-9)
Last E&H Win: 11/8/03 at E&H (34-16)
Current Series Streak: E&H +1
W&L vs. E&H at W&L: 6-12
W&L vs. E&H at E&H: 1-14

THE SERIES:
W&L and Emory & Henry will be meeting for the 34th time, with the Wasps holding a 26-7 advantage in the all-time series which began during the 1921 season.  E&H won 19 straight games in the series before the string was snapped with a 22-9 W&L win during the 2002 season. The Wasps responded with a 34-16 win last season in Emory, Va.

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 45-51-1 (.469) overall record. Miriello is third all-time in victories at W&L and needs four more wins to overtake Lee McLaughlin for second place. He is 1-8 all-time against Emory & Henry. The Wasps are led by 23rd-year Head Coach Lou Wacker (Richmond '58), who is 163-75 (.685) overall. Wacker is 20-2 all-time against the Generals and had led E&H to 11 ODAC titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances in his tenure.

ALL-TIME RECORD:
W&L has compiled a 427-477-39 (.474) 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:
(BC 34, W&L 7; October 30, 2004 - Bridgewater, Va.)
Sophomore tailback Winston Young rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries to lead Bridgewater past Washington and Lee, 34-7, in ODAC football action on Saturday afternoon at Jopson Field. A pair of Young touchdown runs sandwiched around a 60-yard scoring strike from senior quarterback Brandon Wakefield to sophomore wide receiver Blake Warring gave the Eagles a 21-0 lead that they carried into the half. The Eagles extended their lead to 34-0 on a pair of Wakefield touchdown passes, before the Generals got on the board with a 14-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Hunter Dawkins to freshman wide receiver Jack Martin with 1:56 remaining in the game. W&L racked up 322 yards of total offense in the game, but could not offset three turnovers and four failed fourth down conversions in Bridgewater territory. Junior quarterback Greg Tweardy completed 26-of-39 passes for 219 yards for W&L, but was picked off three times. Dawkins completed 6-of-9 passes for 55 yards and one score, while sophomore wide receiver Colton Ward caught 11 passes for 85 yards and rushed five times for 13 yards. Martin hauled in seven passes for 83 yards and a touchdown. Senior defensive lineman Chris Caramore led the W&L defense with eight tackles. Bridgewater was led by Young's rushing effort. Wakefield completed 14-of-28 passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns, while junior defensive back Adrian Herndon and senior linebacker Cameron Garvin each posted seven tackles.

WHEN LAST WE MET:
(E&H 34, W&L 16; November 8, 2003 - Emory, Va.)
Emory & Henry scored 34 unanswered points to down Washington and Lee, 34-16. The Generals opened the scoring at 8:23 of the first quarter on a 37-yard field goal by placekicker Ben Long. Emory & Henry responded with 3:47 remaining in the first quarter as quarterback Todd Woods connected with wide receiver Jerad Jackson for a 44-yard touchdown pass. Running back Chris Miller pushed the home team’s lead to 20-3 by halftime with a pair of touchdown runs in the second quarter, and returned after the break for his third touchdown at 4:26 of the third quarter. Woods capped off the Wasps scoring at 2:47 in the third when he connected with wide receiver Brennan Stewart for a 16-yard touchdown pass. The Generals narrowed the Emory & Henry lead to 34-10 in the fourth quarter as senior quarterback Peter Dean threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to running back Michael Lackett with 11:42 remaining. Quarterback Greg Tweardy finished the game’s scoring with W&L’s final touchdown, an 11-yard pass to wide receiver John Barnwell with 4:18 left in the contest. Tweardy led the Generals’ offense, completing 11-of-21 passes for 142 yards and one touchdown. Linebacker Lloyd Wilson led the W&L defense with 13 tackles. Woods completed 15-of-22 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns for Emory & Henry, while Miller carried 37 times for 135 yards and three touchdowns. Linebacker Anthony Boyd paced the Wasps’ defense with 10 tackles.

SCOUTING EMORY & HENRY:
Emory & Henry is 3-5 overall, 2-2 in the ODAC following a 42-13 win over Catholic on Saturday afternoon in Emory, Va. The Wasps led just 21-7 late in the third quarter, but a pair of touchdown runs (21 yds., 4 yds.) by senior running back Chris Miller and a 31-yard touchdown reception by sophomore wide receiver Jared Jackson stretched the E&H lead to 42-7 with 6:54 remaining in the game. Miller ran for a third touchdown (30 yds.) early in the game and freshman wide receiver Brennan Stewart hauled in two touchdown passes over the second and third quarters. Sophomore quarterback Todd Woods completed 25-of-40 passes for 363 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Miller rushed for 126 yards and three scores on 20 carries. Jackson hauled in nine passes for 123 yards and one touchdown, while freshman wide-out CJ Johnson caught seven balls for 124 yards. Stewart had four catches for 83 yards and the two touchdowns, while sophomore linebacker Marshall Doss led the defense with 10 tackles. All told, the Wasps racked up 547 yards of total offense against the Cardinals. For the season, Emory & Henry averages 414.1 yards of total offense, but is allowing 402.6 yards per game. The offense is led by Woods, last season's ODAC Rookie of the Year. He has completed 61.1 percent of his passes for 2,405 yards and 20 touchdowns with just nine interceptions. Miller has rushed for 612 yards and 10 touchdowns on 129 carries, while Jackson has caught a league-best 52 passes for 759 yards and seven touchdowns. Stewart has snared 39 passes for 565 yards and 10 touchdowns and senior tight end Brett Kickliter has 36 catches for 459 yards and four scores. Defensively, E&H is led by Doss, who claims 63 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Senior defensive tackle Jeremy Hagee has 41 stops and ranks among the league leaders in sacks (5.0).

WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT -- ZERO:
The Generals defense has plenty to say about the word zero. More importantly, the number 0. With a 22-0 victory over Catholic on Oct. 9, the Generals produced their second straight shutout and third of the season. It marked the first time that a W&L team had recorded back-to-back shutouts since the 1982 season and also was the first time that W&L had produced three shutouts in a season since the 1967 campaign. W&L is allowing just 16.2 points per game and is outscoring ODAC opposition, 115-79, this season.

SACK PARTY:
W&L has posted 34 sacks this season, a total which has already doubled that of last season. W&L has twice set a school record for sacks in a game with nine against Sewanee and 10 against Randolph-Macon. The W&L record for sacks in a season is 35 set during the 1995 season. All told, 10 different players have gotten to the quarterback this season, led by sophomore linebacker Robert Foster's eight sacks.

ODD STAT OF THE YEAR:
The W&L defense has recovered 10 fumbles this season which have been scooped up by 10 different players. Junior safety Stuart Swann returned his recovery 49 yards for a touchdown in the Generals' 17-0 win over Randolph-Macon on Oct. 2.

ON THE BANKS:
Junior punter Donny Banks has had a fine season for the Generals after walking on to the team prior to the season. Banks is averaging 36.6 yards per punt and has pinned the opponent inside its 20-yardline on 19 occasions with just two touchbacks. Banks' ability to hit the coffin corner and keep the ball away from the opposing returner has W&L ranked third in the ODAC in net punting (32.8 ypp.).

WILSON LEADS THE ODAC:
A three-year starter, senior linebacker Lloyd Wilson has tallied 264 career tackles and nine sacks during his career. Wilson is capping his career with another fine season as he leads the ODAC in tackles (67) and tackles per game (8.4) this season.

ON THE OFFENSIVE:
Sophomore wide receiver Colton Ward has been carrying the Generals offense the past four weeks. Over that span, he has totaled 35 receptions for 342 yards and three touchdowns, 21 rushes for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and returned eight kickoffs for 295 yards (36.9 avg.) and two more scores. Ward's two kickoff returns for touchdown tied the W&L season (2) and career records (2). Ward missed two games early in the season after suffering an injury in the season-opener. With the game against Bridgewater, Ward now qualifies for minimum games played and ranks first in the ODAC in kick return average (29.6 ypr.) and second in receptions per game (6.17 rpg.) and all-purpose yards (138.7 ypg.).

CLIMBING THE LADDER:
Senior wide receiver Taylor Callaham is capping a stellar career with an outstanding senior season. Callaham is currently fourth in the ODAC in receptions per game (5.00 rpg.) and ranks seventh in receiving yards per game (58.5 ypg.). For his career, Callaham ranks sixth all-time in receptions (113), seventh in receiving yards (1,421) and sixth in receiving touchdowns (10).

SCORE FOR FOUR:
A win over Emory & Henry would give W&L its first four-win season in ODAC play since the 1985 campaign, the last time that the Generals claimed an ODAC Championship. Wins over Emory & Henry and Greensboro would give the Generals their first winning season since 1995 (5-3-1) and the first six-win season since 1985.

SHARING THE PIGSKIN:
Junior quarterback Greg Tweardy has been spreading the pigskin around this season as 14 different players have recorded at least one catch. Additionally, six different players have caught 10 or more passes led by senior wide receiver Taylor Callaham (40) and sophomore wide receiver Colton Ward (37). The latest General to enter the receiving column was sophomore running back Will Hatfield, who snared a 1-yard pass against Bridgewater.

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