GAME NINE
at Sacred Heart Pioneers
Saturday, Nov. 3 // Noon
Fairfield, Conn. // Campus Field

Capsule
Robert Morris University returns to the road for its next two games, traveling to Sacred Heart for a Noon game on Saturday, Nov. 3, against the Northeast Conference leading Pioneers. The Colonials are looking for their first win in NEC play.
 
All-Time vs. Sacred Heart
> Robert Morris is 8-12 against Sacred Heart
> The Pioneers have won the last five meetings
> RMU is 4-5 at Campus Field in Fairfield
> The Colonials last win, and last win on the road, came in 2012 (21-17)
 
Musket Shots
> TE Matthew Gonzalez set the RMU single-season record with 11 receiving touchdowns
> The record-setting catch was a three-yard score against Saint Francis
> He leads the NEC and is third nationally
> RMU put up 539 yards of offense vs. Central State, the second most in team history (545 vs. Stony Brook, 11.3.01)
> Alijah Jackson (153) and Terence Stephens Jr. (135) became the first RMU rushing duo since 1997 to eclipse 100 yards in the same game vs. Central State
> RMU has had five 100-yard rushers in the last five games
> Stephens Jr. had 112 yards rushing and 110 yards receiving at Duquesne, the first 100-100 game at RMU since 1994
> Stephens Jr. is second nationally averaging 175.14 all-purpose yards
> 1999 was the last time RMU had three consecutive 400-yard performances
> Jimmy Walker is second all-time at RMU averaging 191.5 yards passing for his career
> Tim Vecchio is tied for 6th at RMU with 88 career receptions
> The Colonials current average of 375.5 yards per game is fourth in team annals
> Bernard Clark Jr. makes his head coaching debut in 2018
> Senior LB Adam Wollet was named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy which is awarded to the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation
> He tallied 15 tackles against Saint Francis
> Wollet was named to the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America team
> Sophomore C Eric McAllister was a Hero Sports Freshmen All-America pick in 2017
> 2018 marks the 25th season of football at Robert Morris
> RMU has won six NEC Championships — 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2010
 
About the Pioneers
> Sacred Heart is 5-3 overall and leads the NEC with a perfect 3-0 record
> SHU boasts the top passing defense and second-best rushing offense in the NEC
> The Pioneers average 29.2 points per game on 226.4 yards rushing and 201.0 passing
> They allow 25.1 points, 210.8 on the ground and 162.0 through the air
> RB Jordan Meachum leads the team in rushing (119.8) and receptions (16)
> He has carried 152 times for 958 yards and seven scores
> He averages 13.2 yards per reception
> WR Andrew O'Neill also has 16 catches
> QB Kevin Duke is 99-170 for 1,491 yards, 13 touchdowns and five interceptions
> DL Chris Agyemang and LB Mike Wilen are tied for the team lead with 40 tackles
> Agyemang is fourth in the NEC with 11.0 tackles for loss and has 5.5 sacks