Complete Game Notes

OPENING KICK
The Bullets (6-3, 5-3 CC) play their season finale as they take on the Franklin & Marshall College Diplomats (7-2, 6-2 CC) in a Centennial Conference affair Saturday at 1 p.m. at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.

GAME COVERAGE
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SENIOR DAY
Saturday's game will mark the final collegiate appearance for 16 Gettysburg seniors, who will be recognized with a brief ceremony prior to the start of the game.

QUICK HITS
1. The Bullets are looking to close out the season undefeated at home for the fifth time under head coach Barry Streeter. The 1983, 1984, 1985, and 2006 teams were also perfect in Musselman Stadium.
2. A win would also give Gettysburg a final record of 7-3, which would be the best mark in team history since the 1994 squad finished 8-2.
3. Saturday's game will feature the second- and third-ranked offenses in the Centennial Conference. Gettysburg enters the afternoon ranked second in total offense at 446.3 yards per game while F&M is third with 406.3 yards per outing.

SERIES HISTORY
Gettysburg and Franklin & Marshall are dead even at 45-45-7 in their all-time series that started in the Bullets inaugural season in 1890. However, Gettysburg has won the last two meetings and four of the last six.

LAST TIME OUT
Dickinson scored all three of its touchdowns off turnovers and the Red Devils retained the Little Brown Bucket, topping Gettysburg 23-13 under the lights at Biddle Field last Friday night. Gettysburg made it a 23-13 game when senior quarterback Kody Smith ran for a 4-yard touchdown run with 7:22 left. However, Dickinson salted the game away on the next possession, holding the ball for nearly five minutes before turning it over on downs deep in Gettysburg territory. Smith threw for 130 yards and one touchdown while also rushing for 55 yards and a TD. Junior linebacker Cody DiAmore led all players with a career-high 15 tackles to go with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Franklin & Marshall took a 14-point lead into the third quarter and held off a Johns Hopkins rally to defeat the ninth-ranked Blue Jays 14-12 last Saturday. The win snapped Hopkins' 22-game regular season winning streak, including 20-straight in Centennial Conference play. The Diplomats took a 7-0 lead on a 30-yard touchdown pass from E.J. Schneider to Paul McGann late in the first half, then made it 14-0 on a Schneider TD pass to Jordan Zackery late in the third quarter. Special teams would hurt the Blue Jays, who missed the extra point on their first touchdown and failed to convert a two-point conversion after scoring with 27 seconds left. Schneider completed 20-of-28 passes for 189 yards while rushing for 86 yards on 14 carries. Sam Massaro led the defense with 10 tackles, a forced fumble, and an interception.

LAST YEAR'S MATCHUP
Gettysburg rushed for a season-high 385 yards and the Bullets won their season finale, defeating F&M 28-14 in Lancaster. Ted Delia rushed for 156 yards and one touchdown as Gettysburg outgained the Diplomats 498-358 while putting together a pair of 90-plus yard drives, including a 98-yarder. Larry DelViscio led the defensive effort, making 12 tackles - including 2.0 sacks - while recovering a fumble. John Harrison passed for 241 yards and a touchdown for F&M while Lamont Jackson rushed for 98 yards and a TD.

AMONG THE NCAA LEADERS
The Bullets rank among the NCAA Division III leaders in numerous categories, led by its No. 11 rushing offense (270.6 ypg). Gettysburg is also 13th in kickoff returns (23.9 ypr), tied for 24th in scoring offense (37.4 ppg), tied for 26th in sacks (3.00 spg), 27th in pass defense (160.6 ypg), 36th in total offense (446.3 ypg), 45th in tackles for loss (7.44 tflpg), 46th in total defense (302.8 ypg), and 48th in scoring defense (18.7 ppg), Individually, senior linebacker Larry DelViscio is tied for ninth in tackles (12.3 tpg), senior tailback Ted Delia is tied for 26th in points per game (9.33), junior Tommy LeNoir is 36th in punt return average (10.14), and senior Chris Nolan is tied for 43rd in sacks (0.78 spg).

THE GETTYSBURG OFFENSE
The Bullets, who lead the Centennial Conference in scoring, rushed for their 34th touchdown of the season against Dickinson to set a single-season school record. Senior quarterback Kody Smith has recorded an outstanding all-around season and has run for more touchdowns (11) this year than any QB in school history. He has averaged 74.4 rushing yards per outing for the top-ranked running game in the Centennial Conference. Senior tailback Ted Delia has added 14 rushing touchdowns - one shy of the school record - to go with 68.4 yards per game. Sophomore tailback Eddie Hutchins has contributed five touchdowns and 52.4 yards per game on the ground. Smith has also passed for 12 touchdowns and 174.9 yards per game while leading the Bullets to a conference-best 90.5 red-zone scoring percentage, including touchdowns on the team's last 10 trips inside the red zone. Junior receiver Aden Twer leads the team in receptions (20), touchdown receptions (four), and receiving yards (41.8 ypg) while senior receiver Kyle Davis and freshman wing Kevin McCarthy have added 19 and 13 receptions, respectively. Senior tight end Matt Brophy has grabbed three touchdowns receptions.

THE GETTYSBURG DEFENSE
The Bullets have risen to the top of the Centennial Conference rankings in pass defense (160.6 ypg) and have allowed just seven touchdown passes for the season. Senior linebacker Larry DelViscio has paced the defense with a conference-leading 111 tackles - the most by a Bullet since Grant Acker '05 finished with 112 in 2004. Junior linebacker Cody DiAmore has added 77 tackles while freshman backer Kodie McNamara has dealt 73 hits. Senior defensive end Chris Nolan leads the team with 7.0 sacks, a mark that is tied for third in the conference, and 10.0 tackles for loss. Senior defensive ends Joe Ventresca (5.5 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss) and Mark Covington (3.0 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss) have also contributed to the Bullets pass-rushing attack, which has posted Gettysburg's highest sack total since the 2007 team had 23 over 11 games. Senior safety Drew Olsen leads the team and is tied for the conference lead in interceptions (four).

THE GETTYSBURG SPECIAL TEAMS
Gettysburg has received strong special teams play this season. The kick return unit leads the Centennial Conference with 23.9 yards per return, and junior Aden Twer has averaged just under 20 yards per attempt. Junior Tommy LeNoir has taken all but three of the team's punt returns and ranks second in the conference with 10.1 yards per return. Freshman Robby Fay has performed well in multiple capacities, making 42-of-45 extra points (including his last 30) and his only field-goal attempt while averaging 33.8 yards per punt and 57.3 yards per kickoff.

SCOUTING FRANKLIN & MARSHALL
With their win over Johns Hopkins, the Diplomats kept themselves in the race for the Centennial Conference title. F&M needs help, but can still claim a share of the conference crown or even the conference's automatic-qualifying (AQ) berth in the NCAA Division III tournament. To gain the AQ, the Diplomats would not only need a win today, but would also need McDaniel to beat Johns Hopkins and Moravian to beat Muhlenberg. The team has been powered by its passing game, which has averaged over 250 yards per game. Junior quarterback E.J. Schneider has thrown for 17 touchdowns and 243.7 yards per game while completing 66.5 percent of his passes. His primary targets have been sophomore Jordan Zackery (62 rec, 5 TD, 64.2 ypg), junior Tim Muller (54 rec, 4 TD, 68.3 ypg), and sophomore Paul McGann (37 rec, 4 TD, 71.2 ypg). Junior tailback Frank Strumolo has fronted the rushing game with eight touchdowns and 57.8 yards per outing while senior linebacker Sam Massaro has led the defense with 65 tackles, including 10.0 for loss. Senior defensive end C.T. Marsh has made 6.5 sacks, the last of which gave him the Centennial Conference career record (31.5).

MOVIN' ON UP
Bullet seniors Kody Smith, Ted Delia, and Larry DelViscio will finish their careers ranked highly on several career top-10 lists at Gettysburg. Smith enters today's game tied for second in touchdown passes (33), third in both passing yards (3,601) and pass completions (260), and fourth in total offense (4,603 yards).  Delia is eighth in rushing touchdowns (24) and 10th in total touchdowns (28) while DelViscio is tied for fifth in school history in career tackles (312), third in solo tackles (205), and tied for third in tackles for loss (33.0). In addition, senior defensive end Joe Ventresca is tied for sixth in tackles for loss (31.0) and eighth in sacks (17.0) while senior defensive end Mark Covington is ninth in tackles for loss (30.5).

THE COACHES
Gettysburg is coached by Barry Streeter, now in his 34th year at the helm of the Bullets. With 173 career victories, Streeter is 11th among active Division III coaches in wins. He is also 22nd on the all-time Division III coaches win list. Streeter, who owns a career record of 173-165-5, is Gettysburg's all-time winningest and longest-tenured football coach in program history. In addition, his 104 Centennial Conference football wins are second in conference history.

John Troxell is in his seventh year at the helm of the Diplomats. He has guided F&M to a 36-35 record and ECAC bowl appearances in 2009 and 2010.