Week 2 • W&L (1-0) at Sewanee (0-2) • September 17, 2005 • 1:30 pm CST

LAST WEEK'S ODAC SCORES:
Bridgewater 49, Shenandoah 20
Augustana 56, Catholic 22
Ferrum 29, Emory & Henry 13
Johns Hopkins 24, Randolph-Macon 0
Methodist 42, Guilford 25
Hampden-Sydney 56, Gettysburg 40

SERIES INFO:
Time: 1:30 pm CST
Site: McGee Field (3,500)
Series: W&L leads 32-22
Last Meeting: 9/18/04 at W&L (W&L won 12-0)
First Meeting: 1892 (UOS won 22-16)
Last W&L Win: 9/18/04 at W&L (12-0)
Last UOS Win: 9/20/03 at UOS (37-13)
Current Series Streak: W&L +1
W&L vs. UOS at W&L: 23-5
W&L vs. UOS at AU: 9-17

THE SERIES:
W&L and Sewanee will be meeting for the 55th time, with the Generals holding a 32-22 advantage in the all-time series which began during the 1892 season. W&L has won six of the last seven games, including a 12-0 victory last season in Lexington, Va. However, Sewanee won the last meeting on McGee Field, a 37-13 victory on Sept. 20, 2003. W&L and Sewanee have met every season since 1955 and the Generals' 32 wins against the Tigers are the most against any single opponent.

THE HEAD COACHES:
Frank Miriello (East Stroudsburg '67) is in his 11th season as the head coach at W&L and his 37th year of coaching. He claims a 48-51-1 (.485) overall record. Miriello is tied for second all-time at W&L in career victories and can overtake Lee McLaughlin for second place with a win over the Tigers. The win over Alfred last week marked the 100th game for Miriello as W&L's head coach. Sewanee is led by 10th-year Head Coach John Windham (Vanderbilt '86), who carries a 38-50 (.432) career record.

ALL-TIME RECORD:
W&L has compiled a 432-478-39 (.475) all-time record. The Generals have been linked to the first intercollegiate football game played in the south, an 1873 matchup with VMI though the University officially recognized football as a varsity sport beginning in 1890.

LAST TIME OUT:
(W&L 36, AU 22; September 10, 2005 - Lexington, Va.)
Washington and Lee forced seven turnovers and senior quarterback Greg Tweardy tossed a school-record five touchdown passes as the Generals opened the season with a 36-22 win over Alfred University. The Generals opened the scoring with 13:08 remaining in the second quarter as junior placekicker Ben Long booted a 25-yard field goal. The Saxons responded with a 5-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Paul Keeley to senior wide receiver Craig Zarzycki on the following possession. However, W&L would make the score 10-7 at the half when Tweardy found junior tight end Ryan Neff with an 11-yard touchdown pass as time expired in the second quarter. W&L extended to a 23-7 lead midway through the third period as Tweardy tossed an 8-yard strike to sophomore wide receiver Jack Martin and followed with a 5-yard strike to junior wide receiver Colton Ward exactly one minute later. Alfred climbed to within 23-15 on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Keeley to Zarzycki with 4:30 left in the third quarter, but Tweardy found Martin with scoring strikes of 31 and 33 yards early in the fourth quarter for a 36-15 lead. In addition to forcing seven turnovers (five interceptions), the Generals’ defense limited the Saxons to just eight rushing yards and 236 yards of total offense. Tweardy completed 27-of-40 passes for 244 yards and the five touchdowns, while Martin caught 10 passes for 159 yards and three touchdowns. Neff snared eight balls for 59 yards and one score. Senior defensive end Liam Murray totaled a team-high nine tackles and one sack, while sophomore defensive back Mark Snoddy posted six tackles and two interceptions.

WHEN LAST WE MET:
(W&L 12, UOS 0; September 18, 2005 - Lexington, Va.)
The Washington and Lee football team posted nine quarterback sacks and held Sewanee to just 132 yards of total offense in producing a 12-0 shutout victory over the Tigers at Wilson Field. 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 quarterback Greg Tweardy found 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 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. 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. Defensive end Bryant Fulk had five tackles and a game-high three sacks, while defensive end Liam Murray recorded a team-high 10 tackles and one sack. Sewanee was led by 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 linebacker Kyle Joyce led the defense with 11 tackles and a forced fumble.

SCOUTING SEWANEE:
Sewanee is 0-2 following a 23-6 loss to Huntingdon College on Saturday in Sewanee, Tenn. The Tigers produced just 165 yards of total offense (16 yds. rushing) and turned the ball over five times in the loss. Sophomore wide receiver Patrick Scott scored the Tigers lone touchdown on a 30-yard reception with 15 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Scott led the Sewanee offense with six catches for 68 yards, while senior wide receiver Patrick Strong caught four balls for 47 yards. Freshman Chris Murphy completed 10-of-18 passes for 69 yards, but was picked off twice. Senior Patrick Meighan also played under center, completing 6-of-11 passes for 50 yards. For the season, the Tigers have been outgained 469.0-196.5 and been outscored 75-13. Sophomore Blake Mears leads the rushing attack with 28 carries for 82 yards, while Murphy has completed 17-of-27 passes for 100 yards and two interceptions. Scott has been the favorite target, catching nine passes for 95 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, junior linebacker Harlin Hickerson has led the way with 15 tackles, one sack, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

OFF TO A GOOD START:
Washington and Lee has typically not gotten off to great starts as the Generals had not won an opener since the 2000 season and had lost 19 of their last 20 season-openers heading into the 2005 opener with Alfred. The Generals rectified the situation with a 36-22 win over the Saxons. Additionally, the 36 points scored on Saturday marked the highest scoring output in a season-opening contest since a 45-8 win over Centre to begin the 1959 campaign.

RECORD-BREAKING DAY:
A major reason behind the Generals high scoring output was the play of senior quarterback Greg Tweardy who completed 27-of-40 passes for 244 yards and a school-record five touchdowns. Tweardy's five TD's broke the record of four which was accomplished eight times by six different players since 1971. With his career day, Tweardy now ranks fifth all-time at W&L with 24 touchdown passes, while his 27 completions also moved him into fifth place all-time for career completions (306). For his efforts, Tweardy was named the ODAC Offensive Player of the Week.

JACK BE NIMBLE, JACK BE QUICK:
Tweardy wasn't the only General experiencing a career day against Alfred. Sophomore wide receiver Jack Martin was on the receiving end of three Tweardy TD strikes, tieing the school record for touchdown receptions in a game held by two others. His 159 receiving yards also tied for the ninth-highest total in school history. Martin eclipsed his entire totals from a season ago when he caught nine passes for 124 yards and one touchdown.

TAKEAWAY TIDBITS:
W&L forced seven turnovers from Alfred on Saturday afternoon, including five interceptions. The seven turnovers were the most forced by a W&L team since 1991 when the Generals forced eight turnovers, including seven interceptions in a 27-12 win. Sophomore cornerback Mark Snoddy led the way against Alfred with a pair of interceptions. He now claims five interceptions in just 11 games as a part-time starter.

INCH-BY-INCH:
The W&L defense picked up right where it left off the 2004 season by proving stingy against the run. The Generals ranked second nationally a season ago by allowing an average of just 67.5 rushing yards per game. In Saturday's win over Alfred, W&L allowed the Saxons just eight yards rushing on 21 attempts, an average of 13.7 inches per rushing attempt.

RETURN TO SENDER:
The Generals also excelled in the return game against Alfred. W&L compiled 215 return yards in the contest which helped set the Generals up for great field position all day. Junior wide receiver Colton Ward returned the opening kickoff 66 yards, picking right back up where he left off last season when he ranked 10th nationally with a 28.0 yard per return average. He returned two kickoffs for touchdowns last season and will set a W&L career record with one more TD return. Freshman cornerback Stuart Sitterson also excelled on punt returns, totaling 68 yards on three returns for a 22.7 yard average. Sitterson had a long return of 34 yards.

DRIVE FOR TWO:
W&L enters its game with Sewanee looking to go 2-0 for the first time since starting 4-0 during the 2000 season. In 115 seasons of play, W&L has started out with a 2-0 mark on only 29 occasions and just two times since 1963.

W&L vs. THE SOUTHERN COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE:
W&L sports a 59-67-3 (.473) all-time record against the current members of the SCAC. However, the Generals have taken 10 of the last 14 games against the SCAC, including a 12-0 win over Sewanee last season. Below is a breakdown:

Centre (21-34-2)
DePauw (0-0)
Millsaps (0-0)
Rhodes (6-11-1)
Rose-Hulman (0-0)
Sewanee (32-22)
Trinity (0-0)

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