? Dan Radakovich served as interim head coach in the absence of Joe Walton and notched his first career victory with the win ... The Colonials snapped a four-game losing streak against the Hawks and improved to 7-6 all-time against Monmouth ... RMU won its Northeast Conference opener for the second year in a row and improved to 8-4 all-time in such contests.

? Since snapping an eight-game losing streak in road games with a 35-14 win @ Butler (9/16/06), the Colonials have now reeled off six straight victories away from Joe Walton Stadium.

? Robert Morris recorded four sacks on the afternoon, as sophomore Mark Szymanski (Cadogan, Pa. / Ford City) recorded a pair and senior defensive lineman Kelvern Grant (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. / Hallendale) and sophomore safety Nathan Argenta (Greensburg, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic) each recorded one ... Szymanski has three sacks through the first two games.

? Senior wide receiver Julian Ellison (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Carrick) recorded his first career touchdown reception and finished with two catches for 51 yards ... Freshman Myles Russ (Boca Raton, Fla. / West Boca) and sophomore Raphael Johnson (Clinton, Md. / Charles H. Flowers) combined for 137 yards rushing on 32 carries, an average of 4.3 yards per rush.

? Robert Morris tied a school record for largest deficit overcome to win, charging back from 14 down to garner the 20-17 victory ... It marks the third time the Colonials have come back from two touchdowns down to win.

? Monmouth finished with 314 total yards (158 passing, 156 rushing) compared to 307 for Robert Morris (153 rushing, 154 passing) ... The Colonials converted 46.7 percent (7-for-15) of their third-down conversions and held the Hawks to 3-for-12 (25 percent) in the same category ... The Colonials were a perfect 3-for-3 in red-zone opportunities, scoring a touchdown and a pair of field goals, and are a perfect 4-for-4 so far this season.