Week 4 • W&L (1-2, 0-0) vs. Randolph-Macon (2-2, 1-0) • October 2, 2004 • 1:30 pm

LAST WEEK'S ODAC SCORES:
Christopher Newport 21, Bridgewater 16
Randolph-Macon 16, Catholic 13
Hampden-Sydney 62, Guilford 21
Washington & Jefferson 76, Emory & Henry 24

SERIES INFO:
Time: 1:30 pm
Site: Wilson Field (7,000)
Series: R-MC Leads, 26-22-3
Last Meeting: 10/4/04 at R-MC (R-MC won 15-9 (OT))
First Meeting: 10/17/1903 at R-MC (W&L won 39-0)
Last W&L Win: 10/5/02 at W&L (7-3)
Last R-MC Win: 10/4/04 at R-MC (15-9 (OT))
Current Series Streak: R-MC +1
W&L vs. R-MC at W&L: 13-11-3
W&L vs. R-MC at R-MC: 8-15-0

THE SERIES:
Washington and Lee and Randolph-Macon will be meeting for the 52nd time, with the Yellow Jackets holding a 26-22-3 advantage in the all-time series which began during the 1903 season. The teams have split the last four meetings, with Macon pulling out a 15-9 overtime win last season in Ashland, Va.  During the four-game split, each team has won at home twice.  The past two meetings have been characterized by defensive play with a total of just 34 points scored between the two teams for the two games.

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 42-49-1 (.462) 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 2-7 all-time against Randolph-Macon. The Yellow Jackets are led by first-year Head Coach Pedro Arruza (Wheaton, Ill. '95), who is 2-2 overall. Arruza came to Macon from Washington University in St. Louis where he was the defensive coordinator. Arruza replaced Scott Boone, who had coached the Yellow Jackets for seven seasons.

ALL-TIME RECORD:
W&L has compiled a 424-475-39 (.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:
(Centre 28, W&L 23; September 25, 2004 - Danville, Ky.)
Senior quarterback Brian Behrendt completed 28-of-40 passes for a school-record 377 yards and three touchdowns and senior wide receiver David Crowley caught eight passes for a school-record 206 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the Centre College football team to a 28-23 win over Washington and Lee on Saturday afternoon in Danville, Ky. The Generals took a 7-0 lead with 7:12 remaining in the first quarter on a 2-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Greg Tweardy to senior wide receiver Taylor Callaham. Centre evened the score at 7-7 just one minute into the second quarter on a 97-yard strike from Behrendt to Crowley. W&L scored the next 10 points on a 3-yard touchdown run by junior running back Michael Lackett and a 36-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Ben Long with 6:08 left in the first half for a 17-7 lead. However, the Colonels retaliated with 14 points in the final three minutes of the half, including a 17-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Nick Warren with 32 seconds left, to take a 21-17 lead into the locker room. Centre extended its lead to 28-17 with 14:42 remaining in the fourth quarter on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Behrendt to Warren, but W&L closed to within 28-23 with 5:45 left on a 17-yard strike from Tweardy to Callaham. The ensuing two-point conversion failed producing the final score. Tweardy finished the game 18-of-34 for 234 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions, while Callaham had eight receptions for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Lackett rushed 22 times for 81 yards and a touchdown. Defensively, the Generals were led by junior defensive back Stuart Swann, who notched a team-high 11 tackles. Junior defensive end Liam Murray recorded 10 tackles, while freshman defensive back Kyle Luby had five tackles and two of the Generals' four sacks. For Centre, Warren rushed 20 times for 90 yards and a touchdown while catching eight balls for 81 yards and a touchdown. Junior Taylor Holland made a team-high 10 tackles while seniors Jarrod Zywien and Nathan Fell chipped in with nine tackles apiece.

WHEN LAST WE MET:
(R-MC 15, W&L 9 in 2 OT; October 4, 2003 - Ashland, Va.)
Randolph-Macon running back Jimmy Stevens scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in double-overtime to lift the Yellow Jackets to a 15-9 win over Washington and Lee. Randolph-Macon knotted the game at 9-9 as placekicker Reggie Moore booted a 25-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining in regulation, sending the game into overtime. In the first overtime, W&L had the ball first, but could not score as placekicker Ben Long’s 42-yard field goal attempt was wide-left. The Yellow Jackets countered by driving inside the W&L 1-yard line, but the Generals’ defense held and Moore’s 18-yard field goal attempt was wide-left setting up the second overtime period. R-MC got the ball first in the second overtime, setting up Stevens’ game-winning touchdown. However, the snap was low on the PAT attempt, opening the door for W&L. On W&L’s ensuing possession, the Generals faced a fourth-and-goal on the R-MC 12-yard line, but senior quarterback Peter Dean’s fade pass for wide receiver Taylor Callaham in the corner of the end zone fell to the turf and the Yellow Jackets walked away with the win. Long booted three field goals on the day, including a 42-yarder early in the fourth quarter. Running back Richard Garland rushed for 62 yards on 18 carries, while running back Michael Lackett gained 57 yards on 15 carries.  Dean completed 11-of-26 passes for 124 yards. Senior linebacker Ben Krasnoff paced the W&L defense with nine tackles and a sack. Stevens led the Macon offense with 71 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries.  Quarterback Mike Jenkins completed 13-of-34 passes for 159 yards, while wide receiver Victor Wise snared six passes for 81 yards. Senior defensive end Tiko Williams led the Macon defense with nine tackles and a sack.

SCOUTING RANDOLPH-MACON:
Randolph-Macon is 2-2 overall, 1-0 in the ODAC following a 16-13 win over Catholic on Saturday in Ashland, Va. The Yellow Jackets trailed 13-6 until 7:03 remained in the fourth quarter when junior quarterback Jake Warren scored on a 15-yard run to tie the game at 13-13. The Yellow Jackets then took the lead on an 18-yard field goal by senior kicker David Ping with 1:28 remaining. The Cardinals drove to the Macon 35-yard line in the waning moments, but an interception sealed the win for the Yellow Jackets. R-MC was led by Warren, who completed 20-of-36 passes for 195 yards and rushed for a touchdown. Sophomore running back Sam Robinson rushed for 43 yards on 13 carries, and junior wide receiver Daryl Kimball caught seven passes for 55 yards. Sophomore defensive end Chris Marshburn paced the defense with 11 tackles and two sacks. On the season, Macon has struggled offensively, averaging just 208.8 yards per game. Warren has taken most of the snaps under center, completing 51.4 percent of his passes for 315 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. Sophomore running back Khalil Shareef has carried 56 times for 161 yards and two touchdowns and has caught 15 passes for 105 yards. Defensively, junior DB Jonathan Farmer leads the way with 36 tackles, two interceptions and one sack.

DEFENSIVE DOLDRUMS -- NO LONGER:
In the Generals' 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.

MORE GREAT DEFENSE:
Even with surrendering 460 yards of total offense in a loss to Centre on Saturday, the Generals' defense still ranks second among ODAC schools in total defense and first in rushing defense. W&L is allowing just 288.7 yards per game and just 59.0 rushing yards per game. Additionally, the Generals rank first in the ODAC in scoring defense, allowing only 17.0 points per game.

SACK PARTY:
The Generals might as well have held a sack party in a win over Sewanee as they recorded a school-record nine sacks against the Tigers. Through three games, the Generals lead the ODAC with 15 sacks for a loss of 100 yards. Freshman defensive end Bryant Fulk leads the way with four sacks, while junior defensive end Liam Murray, sophomore linebacker Robert Foster and freshman defensive back Kyle Luby have three each. The W&L record for sacks in a season is 35 set during the 1995 season.

EAT, DRINK AND BE MURRAY:
Junior defensive end Liam Murray is having a stellar junior season playing the defensive end position. Murray currently leads the ODAC in tackles per game (9.3) and tackles for loss per game (2.33). Additionally, he is tied for third in the ODAC in sacks per game (1.00).

ON THE OFFENSIVE:
Senior wide receiver Taylor Callaham caught eight passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns last weekend at Centre. Callaham's two touchdown grabs give him 10 career touchdown receptions, a total which ties for sixth all-time at W&L. Callaham can move into a tie for third all-time with two more touchdown receptions and is just seven touchdown catches from taking over the top spot. For his career, Callaham has caught 92 passes for 1,173 yards and 10 TD's. For the record, Callaham leads the ODAC in receiving, averaging 6.33 catches per game.

ANYTHING BUT THREE:
The Generals' offense would like to see any number but three on the sideline down marker this season. Through three games, W&L has converted just 16.7 percent of its third down conversions (4-of-48). However, on fourth down, the Generals have converted at an 80 percent clip (4-of-5).

SHOW ME THAT FOUR:
Related to the previous note is the fact that the W&L defense loves to see a four on that sideline marker. The Generals have stopped their opponents on fourth down all six times it has been attempted.

PLEASANT SURPRISE:
Junior punter Donny Banks has been a pleasant surprise for the Generals thus far. A first-year player, Banks is averaging 37.9 yards over 27 punts this season. He has also pinned the opponent inside their 20-yard line 12 times, something that was done by Generals' punters just 14 times all of last season. Banks also claims punts of 66 and 65 yards this season.

STREAKIN':
The Washington and Lee defense has recorded five interceptions through three games this season. Dating back to a 31-27 win over Catholic last Oct. 11, W&L has recorded at least one interception in nine straight games.

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