Complete Game Notes

OPENING STATEMENTS
Gettysburg looks to bury a three-game losing streak as it hosts the Moravian College Greyhounds in a Centennial Conference tilt. The Bullets are also seeking their first home victory of the season.

GAME COVERAGE
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ALL-TIME SERIES
Gettysburg and Moravian have met just eight times, with the Bullets holding a 7-1 advantage. The Orange & Blue has captured the last seven meetings, including all three since the Greyhounds joined the Centennial Conference as an associate member for football in 2007.

LAST MEETING
Gettysburg rushed for 300 yards and the Bullets held an opponent to a field goal for the second time in three weeks, defeating Moravian 34-3 in Bethlehem last season. Tailback Jamel Mutunga ran for a then career-high 149 yards and two touchdowns, including a 60-yarder on the second play of the game, on 18 carries to lead Gettysburg while Anthony DeSalva scampered for 76 yards on 10 rushes. Quarterback Matt Flynn '10 added 57 yards rushing on 10 carries while throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on 17-of-26 passing. Linebacker Tim Widdoes '10 paced the defense, making 12 tackles. Tailback Ryan Rempe ran for 141 yards on 35 carries for Moravian while safety Thomas Dailey led all players with 14 tackles.

LAST TIME OUT
Senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro passed for 282 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for three additional TDs as Ursinus College stayed undefeated, topping host Gettysburg College 49-39 on homecoming last Saturday. Ursinus (5-0, 4-0 CC) trailed 27-21 at halftime before outscoring Gettysburg 28-12 in the second half. Junior quarterback Kyle Whitmoyer paced Gettysburg, rushing for 62 yards and two touchdowns while passing for 189 yards and two TDs.

Sophomore Matt Johnson, Moravian's starting strong safety, stepped in at quarterback due to the starter being sick and completed 10 of 23 passes for 174 yards and ran for 61 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries to lead Moravian to a 24-16 Centennial Conference win at Dickinson College last Saturday. With the Greyhounds trailing 16-7 midway through the third quarter, Johnson led scoring drives of 85, 49 and 55 yards to rally Moravian to the win. Sophomore linebacker Jake Hildebrand fronted the Greyhound defense with 11 tackles.

THE GETTYSBURG OFFENSE
The Bullets continue to rank among the Centennial Conference leaders in offense, and, coming off their 39-point showing against Ursinus, are third in scoring offense (32.3). Gettysburg also leads the conference and is 37th in Division III in rushing (204.5 ypg) and is second in total offense (389.8 ypg). The Bullets have scored 12 of their 16 offensive touchdowns on the ground, with senior tailback Jamel Mutunga and junior quarterback Kyle Whitmoyer accounting for all but two of the team's rushing TDs. Mutunga is the conference's fourth-leading rusher with 76.5 yards per game and has rushed for four touchdowns while Whitmoyer has scrambled for 55.8 yards per outing to go with a conference-best six rushing TDs. Senior tailback Anthony DeSalva has added 43.2 yards per game and a pair of scores. Whitmoyer has also passed for 184.8 yards per game and three touchdowns and has thrown 16 of his passes to senior wing Charles Curcio, who has averaged 47.5 yards per game. Sophomore tight end Matt Brophy has added 10 receptions for 44.8 yards per game while DeSalva has also caught nine balls for 20.5 yards per outing. Sophomore receiver Kyle Davis leads the team with two touchdown catches.

THE GETTYSBURG DEFENSE
Defensively, the Bullets have three different players averaging double digits in tackles in junior safety Joe Delaney, sophomore linebacker Larry DelViscio, and junior linebacker Peter Hak. Delaney leads the team, is tops in the Centennial Conference, and is tied for 20th in Division III with 11.5 tackles per game. DelViscio checks in at third in the conference and tied for 42nd nationally with 10.8 tackles per game while Hak is fourth among the CC leaders and tied for 48th in Division III with 10.5 hits per contest. DelViscio also leads the team with 4.0 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles to go with 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery. Freshman cornerback Hugo Nolasco (one interception, three pass breakups) and junior cornerback Rob Pennella (four pass breakups) lead the Bullets with four passes defended apiece. Gettysburg has yielded 34.8 points, 174.5 rushing yards, and 151.4 passing yards per game but has forced eight turnovers on the season and is tied for second in the Centennial Conference in turnover margin (+3).

THE GETTYSBURG SPECIAL TEAMS
The Bullets have performed extremely well on special teams as of late. In the team's last time out, senior kicker Mike Barrett has a perfect day, knocking through field goals of 36 and 27 yards while going 3-for-3 on extra points. For the season, he has converted 13-of-14 PATs and 4-of-5 field goals, with a season-long of 44 yards. Senior Brian Betley is also coming off an outstanding game, averaging 43.8 yards on six punts, of which only one was returned. He has averaged 36.9 yards per punt on the season. Senior Anthony DeSalva has averaged 24.2 yards per kick return, including a career-long 71-yard return last week. Classmate Charles Curcio has taken all of the team's punt returns, averaging 4.1 yards per attempt.

THE MORAVIAN OFFENSE
Moravian has averaged just 11.0 points per game this year but is coming off a season-best 24-point output in its win over Dickinson. Sophomore Joe Tegan has been the team's top rusher, averaging 41.4 yards per game and scoring one touchdown on 59 attempts. Sophomore Rocco Del Priore leads the team with 72 rushes, averaging 30.4 yards per game while adding at TD. Prior to Johnson's appearance under center last week, freshman Phil Gardner had started every game at quarterback, throwing for 144.8 yards per game while tossing two touchdowns and seven interceptions. The team's top receivers are seniors Shawn Sylvainus, who leads the team with 21 catches for 71.6 yards per game, and Alex Hersch, who has hauled in 16 passes for 46.4 yards per outing along with two touchdowns.

THE MORAVIAN DEFENSE
The Greyhounds have performed well defensively and rank among the top-four in the Centennial Conference in pass defense (second, 160.8 ypg), rushing defense (third, 100.0 ypg), total defense (260.8 ypg), and scoring defense (fourth, 19.4 ppg). Moravian, which has forced 10 turnovers and made eight interceptions, has been led by sophomore linebacker Jake Hildebrand, who has made 39 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, and two interceptions. Senior linebacker Philip Bortz has added 31 tackles while senior defensive end Allen Petros leads the team with 5.5 tackles for loss, including the Greyhounds lone sack of the year. Senior cornerback Daniel Burley has also made two interceptions and leads the squad with five pass breakups.

THE MORAVIAN SPECIAL TEAMS
Junior kicker Ian Heck is 5-for-6 on extra points and 4-for-7 on field goals this season. He is 4-for-4 on field goals less than 40 yards and has a season-long of 41 yards. Senior punter Eric Dziengelski has averaged 34.0 yards per punt, and Hersch has made all but one of the team's punt returns, averaging 7.3 yards per return. Junior Langston Ross has made nine of the squad's 18 kickoff returns, averaging 17.7 yards.

BETLEY LANDS TEAM OF THE WEEK HONORS
Senior punter Brian Betley captured a spot on the D3football.com Team of the Week following his performance against Ursinus last Saturday. Betley punted for a career-high 263 yards, averaging 43.8 yards per attempt. He allowed only one of his six punts to be returned, which was fumbled and recovered by Gettysburg at the Ursinus-1, leading to a touchdown. Two of Betley's kicks landed inside the 20, and he had a long punt of 54 yards. Betley is the third Bullet to earn D3football.com Team of the Week honors this season, following junior safety Joe Delaney after Week 1 and sophomore tight end Matt Brophy after Week 3.

HOLDING ONTO THE PIGSKIN
Through their first four games, the Bullets have committed only four fumbles and have lost just one, which ties for the conference lead. Gettysburg did not lose a fumble before Whitmoyer lost the ball on a sack in the third quarter against Ursinus on Saturday.

START ME UP
The Bullets have been outstanding in the first quarter this season, outscoring their opponents 42-14 over the first 15 minutes of play. The team has yet to trail in the opening quarter this year.

THE COACHES
Gettysburg is coached by Barry Streeter, who is in his 32nd year at the helm of the Bullets. With 156 career victories, Streeter ranks 11th among active Division III coaches in wins. He is also tied for 30th on the all-time Division III coaches wins list. Streeter is Gettysburg's longest tenured and all-time winningest football coach.

Moravian is coached by Scot Dapp, now in his 24th season. The winningest coach in program history, he has guided the Greyhounds to a record of 139-102, two NCAA playoff berths, and four ECAC bowl game appearances.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS
A number of Bullets find themselves ranked among Gettysburg's all-time top-10 lists in several categories. Senior tailback Jamel Mutunga ranks seventh in both rushing yards (2,237) and rushing touchdowns (27) and is tied for eighth in points (186) while senior wing Charles Curcio is fourth in receptions (98), fifth in receiving yards (1,265), third in kick return yards (1,583), sixth in punt return yards (484), and fifth in all-purpose yards (3,984). Senior receiver Brian Betley ranks sixth in receiving yards (1,202), eighth in receptions (75), and ninth in punting yards (2,329).