Saturday, November 12
Davidson, N.C.
1:00 pm
Davidson College Athletics
vs
Morehead State
Quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff is 218 passing yards away from the school single-season record.
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Football Hosts Morehead State on Homecoming
11/11/2011 7:40:00 AM | Football
Davidson Wildcats (2-7, 0-6 PFL) vs. Morehead St. Eagles (2-7, 1-5 PFL)
Date: Nov. 12, 2011 - 1 p.m.Site: Richardson Stadium (4,500 capacity) - Davidson, N.C.
Audio: Mark Plemmons calls the action on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM, online at DavidsonWildcats.com and mobile with the TuneIn Radio App)
Video: Available on Davidson All-Access at DavidsonWildcats.com
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Morehead St. (MSUEagles.com)
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At The Tailgate Zone
The Rusty Knox Band will take the Coca-Cola Main Stage, and women's basketball will sign autographs from 10:45-11:45 a.m.
Today's Game
• Davidson finishes the campaign with a two-game homestand, beginning with a 1 p.m. contest against Morehead State today.
• The Wildcats will be wearing stickers on their helmets with the letters “RW” in support of Dr. Robert Whitton, a beloved Davidson professor who was seriously injured in a car accident last week.
• The 'Cats have lost six straight and are coming off a 17-7 decision at Butler.
• Wildcat quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff has set the school single-season completion record with 279 and is flirting with the school record for single-season passing yards. He needs 218 yards to break the record.
• Receiver Lanny Funsten needs 10 receptions to break the school single-season record. The junior is 154 receiving yards from becoming the third player in school history to record 1,000 in a season and 283 from breaking the school record.
• The Wildcats are 13-14 in Richardson Stadium in their last 27 contests. The 'Cats are 2-2 at home this season.
• The Wildcats own a 13-15 all-time mark in conference games at Richardson Stadium.
• Davidson is 18-26 in its last 44 PFL?contests and owns a 24-35 all-time PFL?record.
• Morehead State has lost four in a row and is coming off a 41-31 setback at Campbell last Saturday. The Eagles are 1-4 on the road.
• The 'Cats were picked ninth in the PFL preseason poll while Morehead State was picked sixth.
Series Record
• The Eagles lead the all-time series, which began in 1999, 7-5.
• Davidson has won the last two games in the series, each by a touchdown or less, and is 3-2 against Morehead State at home.
• Jonathan Carkhuff connected with Lanny Funsten for a 71-yard touchdown pass with 2:15 left in the game to lift Davidson to a 17-10 victory at Morehead State last season.
• On 3rd-and-9, Funsten caught the ball over the middle, cut left behind a block from Mark Hanabury and burst down the sideline. The Wildcats went for two, and Carkhuff connected with Funsten again for the conversion, making the score 17-10.
• Morehead State drove down to the Davidson 41-yard line, but a sack and forced fumble by Lewis McAlister set up a 4th-and-32 from the Eagle 37. Brandon Sykes broke up a long pass attempt to preserve the win.
• Funsten finished the day with seven catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns for the Wildcats, the 11th-highest receiving total in school history. Carkhuff completed 15-of-33 passes for 270 yards. McAlister finished the day with three solo tackles, all sacks, and a forced fumble.
• Zach Lewis led the Eagles with 171 passing yards, and Adam Slupski had four catches for 35 yards.
• The Wildcat defense forced five turnovers, and quarterback Michael Blanchard rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns to lead Davidson to a 16-10 win in the last game in Richardson Stadium.
• The 'Cats had 10 tackles for loss and three sacks and held Morehead State to 75 yards on the ground and 180 yards of total offense.
• Daniel Astrop and Tyler Lemons each led the way with nine tackles, and Astrop forced two fumbles. Patrick Hunt had a sack and two tackles for loss, while Alex Griswold had two tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble.
• Blanchard also completed four passes for 50 yards, and Kenny Mantuo rushed 12 times for 54 yards for the Wildcats.
Leftovers from Butler
• Funsten's 13 receptions are a career high.
• Gorman went over 100 rushing yards for the second straight week.
• Carkhuff threw for 300-plus yards for the fifth time in his career.
Claw Marks
• Jonathan Carkhuff and Lanny Funsten set a school record with a 99-yard TD pass and catch vs. Johnson C. Smith Sept. 24. The play got a mention in the Nov. 4 “Flem File,” an NFL column by David Fleming on ESPN.com. Fleming called it the best football play he's seen so far this season.
• Funsten's 195 receiving yards vs. JCSU was the most for a Wildcat since Alvin Atkinson had 220 vs. Furman in 1979.
• Toms Bernhards-Callahan's 94-yard punt return for touchdown against Marist Oct. 8, equaled the school record, set by George Hannen against Wofford in 1969.
• During head coach Tripp Merritt's tenure, the Wildcats are 20-6 when winning the turnover battle.
• Merritt has moved into fifth place on Davidson's all-time win chart (28). He is seven away from fourth place, his former mentor, Tim Landis.
• Davidson is 5-4 on the opening coin toss; the 'Cats received the opening kickoff five times.
• Davidson has now lost its last four overtime games after falling 26-20 in three sessions Oct. 29.
• Stetson and Mercer will join the PFL, beginning in the 2013 season.
Weekly Honors
• PFL Player of the Week: Jonathan Carkhuff, Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 24.
• CFPA Performer of the Week: Lanny Funsten (WR), Sept. 24; Toms Bernhards-Callahan (PR), Oct. 8.
• CFPA?Honorable Mention Performer of the Week: Brenton Goodman (P), Sept. 24; Jonathan Carkhuff (QB), Sept. 10; Peter Kidwell (DB), Sept. 10; John Behm (LB), Oct. 8.
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