Wildcats Open PFL Play at Home Against Campbell

Davidson Wildcats (0-2, 0-0 PFL) vs. Campbell Camels (1-1, 0-0 PFL)
Sept. 19, 2009 - Davidson, N.C.
Smith Field at Richardson Stadium (4,500) - 6 p.m. - Natural Grass

Today's Game
• Davidson opens Pioneer Football League play at home as Campbell visits Richardson Stadium for the first time.
• Davidson is 9-5 in Richardson Stadium in its last 14, and 9-5 against PFL competition in its last 14 league games at home.
• The 'Cats are 12-10 in their last 22 PFL contests overall.
• The 'Cats own an 11-7 all-time mark in conference games at Richardson Stadium.
• Davidson has won its PFL opener in five of the eight seasons the 'Cats have been members of the league.
• The Wildcats are coming off a 42-0 home loss to Lenoir-Rhyne Saturday in their home opener and Homecoming contest.
• The 'Cats have lost eight of their last 10 overall, dating back to last season.
• Campbell enters the game with a 1-1 record and is coming off a 35-28 overtime loss at Birmingham Southern last Saturday.

Series Record
• The Wildcats and Camels met for the first time in 2008 at Barker-Lane Stadium in Buies Creek, N.C., and Davidson earned a 49-0 victory.
• Davidson quarterback Ryan Alexander threw for 254 yards, and the Wildcats rushed for 262 yards and six touchdowns in the win.
• Alexander completed 19-of-25 passes, including a 26-yard TD pass to Andrew Aldrich.
• Kenny Mantuo led the ground attack with 105 yards and two scores on 14 carries, while Justin Williams rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. Chad Barnes had 79 yards and a TD on 16 carries.
• The Davidson defense pitched its first shutout since a 31-0 victory over Wesley at Richardson Stadium Oct. 26, 2002. The 'Cats gave up 143 yards of total offense (75 rushing, 68 passing) and forced four turnovers. Davidson combined for 12 tackles for loss and six sacks.

Scouting the Camels
• The Camels are averaging 38 points and 511 yards of total offense through their first two games.
• Campbell is allowing 31.5 points and 368 yards a contest. The Camels are allowing 209 rushing yards a game.
• C.J. Oates leads the Campbell rushing attack with 210 yards and averages seven yards a carry.
• Quarterbacks Daniel Polk and Matt Vollono have combined to throw for 467 yards and five scores.
• The Camel defense has combined for 12 tackles for loss and four interceptions.
• Lee Stanley leads the way with 21 tackles, and Milton Brown has 20 stops.

Last Time Out
• Andrew Courman led Lenoir-Rhyne with 140 rushing yards, and the Bears ran for 370 as a team to post a 42-0 football victory over Davidson last Saturday.
• The Wildcats committed five turnovers in the game, and the Bears took advantage, scoring 21 points off of the miscues. One fumble was returned for a touchdown, and Lenoir-Rhyne also blocked a punt, which led to another touchdown.
• Hard running by the Bears and some missed tackles by Davidson also led two long touchdown runs in the third quarter. Byron Darby broke free for a 77-yard run on the first play from scrimmage of the second half. Two possessions later after Wildcat punter Andrew Wohler pinned the Bears on their own 5-yard line, Courman broke off a 95-yard touchdown run that made the score 28-0 and put the game away.
• Kenny Mantuo led the Wildcats with 83 yards on 13 carries, and quarterback Michael Blanchard threw for 190 yards.
• Andrew Aldrich finished the day with 70 yards on four receptions, and Jonathan Adams had three catches for 48 yards.

Claw Marks
• The Wildcats opened the 2009 home schedule with new red jerseys. The new look was a surprise to the team as they found them laid out by their lockers when they reported to the Richardson Stadium locker room on game day.
• Junior quarterback Michael Blanchard is making his third career start.
• The Wildcats, who are playing their 111th season of football, are scheduled to play the 1,000th game in school history Nov. 7 at San Diego.
• Head coach Tripp Merritt is climbing the all-time victory list at Davidson. With 20 wins, he needs five to move into the top-5.
• The 'Cats need three victories to make 2000-09 the winningest decade in school history.
• Davidson's 56-0 loss at Elon was its worst since a 56-0 setback at San Diego in 2004. It was the first time the 'Cats were shut out since a 33-0 loss at VMI in the 2005 season opener.
• Davidson has been shut out in its first two games of the 2009 campaign. It's the first time Davidson has not scored in consecutive games since the 1985 season, when the 'Cats lost 28-0 at James Madison and 15-0 to Penn the previous week. The 'Cats failed to score in three straight games that season as they lost 31-0 at The Citadel.

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