Week 1 • W&L (0-0) at Franklin & Marshall (0-0) • Sept. 9, 2006 • 1:00 pm

SERIES INFO:
Time: 1:00 pm
Site: Sponaugle-Williamson Field (4,000)
Series: W&L leads 4-2
Last Meeting: 11/2/63 at F&M (W&L won 28-6)
First Meeting: 10/11/58 at W&L (F&M won 14-12)
Last W&L Win: 11/2/63 at F&M (28-6)
Last F&M Win: 10/10/59 at F&M (28-14)
Current Series Streak: W&L +4
W&L vs. F&M at W&L: 2-1
W&L vs. F&M at F&M: 2-1

THE SERIES:
W&L and Franklin & Marshall will be meeting for the seventh time, with the Generals holding a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series which began during the 1958 season. The two teams are battling each other for the first time since Nov. 2, 1963, which was a 28-6 win by W&L. The Generals have taken all of the last four contests between the two schools by a combined score of 161-28.

THE HEAD COACHES:
Frank Miriello (East Stroudsburg '67) is in his 12th season as the head coach at W&L and his 38th year of coaching. He claims a 54-54-1 (.500) overall record and ranks second all-time at W&L in career victories. The Diplomats are led by first-year Head Coach John Troxell (Lafayette '94). Troxell came to F&M from Lafayette College, where he served as assistant coach from 2001-05.

ALL-TIME RECORD:
W&L has compiled a 438-481-39 (.478) 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 34, CWRU 10; November 12, 2005 - Lexington, Va.)
The Washington and Lee football team claimed its first seven-win season since 1985 by defeating Case Western Reserve, 34-10, to finish the 2005 season. The Spartans opened the scoring with 10:19 remaining in the first quarter as quarterback Stephen Johnson found wide receiver Joseph Brenner for a 65-yard touchdown pass to give CRWU a 7-0 lead. W&L knotted the score at 7-7 on a 1-yard touchdown run by running back Stuart Sitterson with 2:21 left in the first quarter. The Generals then took the lead with 13:14 left in the half on a 26-yard touchdown reception by wide receiver Colton Ward from quarterback Greg Tweardy. W&L then struck for another score just 3:59 later as Tweardy found wide receiver Jack Martin for a 23-yard touchdown and a 21-7 lead. The score remained unchanged until the Spartans closed to 21-10 on a 22-yard field goal by Brian Calderone with 7:40 left in the third period. Martin scored his second touchdown of the day, this time on a 9-yard reception with 13:05 remaining in the game for a 27-10 lead. The PAT attempt failed, but the Generals would score again just 3:01 later as defensive back Chris Prugar blocked a punt by Calderone which was recovered in the end zone by linebacker Chris Joseph for a touchdown. The extra point by placekicker Ben Long provided the final margin of 34-10. Tweardy completed 16-of-23 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns, while Martin caught four passes for 65 yards and two scores. Ward snared two passes for 29 yards and one score, and rushed for 42 yards on eight carries. Sitterson amassed 141 all-purpose yards and one touchdown. Defensive lineman Zach Wall led the W&L defense with 12 tackles and 2.5 sacks. Linebacker Bradley McAllister registered 11 stops, while linebacker Ryan Hoover totaled nine tackles and one interception.

SCOUTING FRANKLIN & MARSHALL:
Franklin & Marshall is coming off a 5-6 season which saw the Diplomats win three of their last four games. F&M featured a stingy defense in 2005 which allowed an average of just 317.6 yards and 17.6 points per game. Junior defensive lineman Mickey Rehring headlines the returnees after posting 78 tackles and a team-best 5.0 sacks en route to garnering Second Team All-CC honors last season. On offense, the Dips averaged 316.8 yards and 13.4 points per game in 2005. Four All-CC players return on offense, led by junior First Team All-CC lineman Brian Rice. Senior Honorable Mention All-CC lineman Randy Marquis also returns to head up a line that allowed just 15 sacks last year. F&M's top skill position threat is senior wide receiver Rob Donofrio, who hauled in 36 passes for 434 yards and two touchdowns in 2005. Donofrio is also a threat in the return game after totaling 620 combined punt and kick return yards. Sophomore Brandon Kline also returns after posting First Team All-CC accolades at placekicker during his freshman campaign. Kline nailed 12-of-14 field goals and 8-of-9 PAT's

WHAT'S GONE?:
On offense, the Generals graduated Second Team All-ODAC offensive lineman Trey Allen, Honorable Mention All-State quarterback Greg Tweardy and leading rusher Michael Lackett. Allen helped anchor an offensive line that surrendered just 10 sacks, while Tweardy set records for completion percentage (.656), passing yards (2,570) and passing touchdowns (22). Lackett rushed for 359 yards and four touchdowns. On defense, W&L must replace a pair of First Team All-ODAC selections in lineman Liam Murray and linebacker Brian Gallagher. Also gone is Second Team All-ODAC lineman Zach Wall and 2004 First Team All-ODAC safety Stuart Swann. Linebacker Ryan Hoover, the team's leading tackler (57 TT), and safety Adam Turer also graduated. Murray (55 TT) and Wall (55 TT) concluded the 2005 season tied for second on the team in tackles as a part of the Generals' defense which led the ODAC in scoring defense (19.1 ppg).

WHAT'S BACK:
W&L welcomes back 14 players who started last season, including eight on offense, five on defense and one specialist. The offense is highlighted by junior wide receiver Jack Martin, senior V-Back Colton Ward and sophomore running back Stuart Sitterson. All three are preseason All-Americans after combining to produce 3,801 all-purpose yards and 32 touchdowns last season (380.1 ypg and 19.2 ppg). The line returns four starters, anchored by senior First Team All-ODAC lineman Hunter Whitfield. Senior Honorable Mention All-ODAC center Chas Collins and juniors Bob Hetherington and Dan Felezzola round out the returing lineman. Senior Ryan Neff also returns at tight end after catching 28 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns. The defense is highlighted by junior cornerback Mark Snoddy. Snoddy garnered First Team All-ODAC laurels in 2005 after posting a team-high five interceptions. He is joined in the secondary by two-time All-ODAC selection Kyle Luby. A junior, Luby moves to safety after posting 94 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions at cornerback his first two seasons. Senior Robert Foster and junior Bryant Fulk both return at outside linebacker. Together, the duo has combined for 25 sacks during their careers. Junior Ryan MacPhee also returns at inside linebacker after totaling 38 tackles a season ago. Senior Walker Williams returns to anchor the defensive line after notching 53 tackles, including a team-best 8.5 for a loss. His 3.5 sacks were also second on the team. Senior Ben Long will again handle the placekicking duties after already tying the school record for career field goals (24). Last season, he hit 9-of-15 field goals and 29-of-36 PAT's.

FOR OPENERS:
Since 1900, W&L is 56-49-1 (.533) in its season opening games. The Generals ended a streak of four straight season-opening losses with a 36-22 win over Alfred last season.

JACK BE NIMBLE, JACK BE QUICK:
Junior wide receiver Jack Martin will be looking to replicate the success he found last season when he caught 70 passes for a school-record 1,353 yards and a school-record 15 touchdowns. Martin had four 200-yard receiving efforts and caught 22 passes for 20 or more yards en route to finishing third in Division III in receiving yards per game (135.3 ypg). Martin has received Preseason All-America recognition by Street & Smith's, Lindy's, D3Football.com and Don Hansen's Football Gazette. One more touchdown reception will give Martin the W&L career record. He currently has 16 career TD receptions.

ALL-PURPOSE BACKS:
Senior V-Back Colton Ward and sophomore running back Stuart Sitterson provide the Generals with an effective 1-2 punch on offense and in the return game. Ward is a Don Hansen Preseason Third Team All-America selection at wide receiver, while Sitterson earned various Preseason All-America team honors from Lindy's, D3Football.com and Don Hansen as a kick returner. Together, Ward and Sitterson helped W&L lead Division III in kick return average last season (29.4 ypr). They also accounted for 1,255 yards of total offense and 1,191 total return yards in 2005.

WHAT ABOUT THE DEFENSE??:
W&L has received plenty of attention following a season in which the offense averaged 381.5 yards and 29.9 points per game. However, the Generals defense has ranked among the best in the ODAC each of the past two seasons. W&L led the league in scoring defense (19.1 ppg), total defense (334.7 ypg) and rushing defense (99.2 ypg) last season and was ranked among the nation's best defenses in 2004.

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