GAME TEN
at Eastern Kentucky
November 7, 2018 // 1:00 p.m.
Richmond, Ky. // Roy Kidd Stadium

Capsule
The Robert Morris University football team wraps up the non-conference portion of its 2018 schedule by traveling to Richmond, Ky., for a 1:00 p.m. game against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels Saturday, Nov. 10 at Roy Kidd Stadium. The Colonials are looking to snap a two-game skid and finish with a winning non-league record in 2018.
 
All-Time vs. Eastern Kentucky
> Robert Morris is 0-2 all-time against Eastern Kentucky
> The Colonials lost in Richmond, 38-6, in 2013
> RMU dropped a 29-10 contest at home in 2014
 
Musket Shots
> TE Matthew Gonzalez set the RMU single-season record with 11 receiving touchdowns
> He leads the NEC and is fourth nationally in TD receptions
> TE Mathew Barr's sister, Ashley, is a sprinter on the EKU Track and Field team
> LB Adam Wollet is fifth all-time at RMU with 285 tackles
> Reggie Chambers (98-01) is fourth with 299
> DB Eli Avivi had two interceptions and four tackles in his first career start
> 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
> Stephens Jr. had 112 yards rushing and 110 yards receiving at Duquesne, the first 100-100 game at RMU since 1994
> Stephens Jr. is 10th nationally averaging 143.67 all-purpose yards
> 1999 was the last time RMU had three straight 400-yard performances on offense
> Jimmy Walker is fourth all-time at RMU averaging 178.0 yards passing for his career
> Tim Vecchio is tied for 6th at RMU with 88 career receptions
> Bernard Clark Jr. makes his head coaching debut in 2018
> Wollet was named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy which is awarded to the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation
> 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 Colonels
> Eastern Kentucky is 5-4 overall and 4-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference
> EKU has won two straight and three of four
> The Colonels average 24.3 points on 224.8 yards rushing and 123.4 yards passing
> They allow 30.1 points, 156.8 yards on the ground and 223.9 through the air
> Three QBs - Austin Scott, Dakota Allen and Parker McKinney - have attempted over 50 passes
> Allen has started six games and is 37-73 for 376 yards, a TD and an interception
> RBs LJ Scott and Daryl McCleskey share the rushing load with 120 and 127 carries
> Scott averages 74.6 yards per game and 5 TDs
> McCleskey averages 70.4 yards and 5 scores
> WR Jaelin Carter has 16 receptions for 206 yards
> TE Dan Paul tops the receiving corps with four TDs and has 15 catches
> LB Gavin Bryant tops a trio of players with over 50 tackles
> Bryant has 59 stops, 6.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks
> DL Aaron Patrick has 6.5 sacks, 13 hurries and 10.0 tackles for loss