GETTYSBURG, Pa.  – Fresh of their first Centennial Conference victories of the season, Gettysburg College and Juniata College meet this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Knox Stadium.
 
OPENING KICKOFF
After four close losses to start the year, Gettysburg (1-4, 1-3 CC) turned the corner last Saturday with a strong 28-14 victory over Moravian College. The Bullets meet Juniata (2-3, 1-3 CC) which rebounded from three-straight Centennial setbacks to upset McDaniel College 42-41 in overtime last weekend. Each of the last two meetings between these two teams has been decided by six points or less.
 
GAME COVERAGE
Saturday's game will feature live video and live stats courtesy Juniata. A full recap of the game will be posted on GettysburgSports.com with additional in-game updates sent out via Twitter.
 
THE SERIES
Gettysburg holds a 21-10 lead in a series that goes all the way back to 1923. The Bullets and Eagles have split each of the last four meetings. Gettysburg won the last match up at Knox Stadium 30-25 on a late touchdown pass, while Juniata stole a 41-35 decision at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium last fall.
 
LAST MEETING
The lead changed hands six times with Juniata holding on for a 41-35 victory over Gettysburg last September. The Eagles scored three-straight touchdowns to start the second quarter and went into halftime holding a 27-21 lead. The Bullets came back to take the lead at the beginning of the third quarter, but a 42-yard touchdown catch by Kirby Breault put Juniata back in lead for good just a few minutes later. Gettysburg turned in its best day on the ground for the season with 335 yards on 49 carries (6.8 ypc) and the squad finished with 536 yards of total offense. Quarterbacks Danny Thompson '17 and Justin Davidov '18 (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining) combined for 201 yards passing and a pair of touchdowns, while also rushing for a combined 93 yards on 18 carries. Chase Fee '19 (Spotswood, N.J./Spotswood) hauled in three catches for 58 yards and a touchdown. Jake Skinner '19 (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) led the defense with 11 tackles. Hank Coyne recorded 282 yards and a pair of touchdown passes for Juniata, while David Vidovic ran for 172 yards and three scores. Breault and Aaron O'Brien each posted over 120 receiving yards for the Eagles.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Gettysburg scored the final two touchdowns to take down Moravian 28-14 last Saturday. The Greyhounds kept pace with the Bullets through the opening 25 minutes until an 11-yard pass from senior Justin Davidov to freshman Cole Menas (Keedysville, Md./Saint James) gave the hosts a 21-14 advantage heading into halftime. Junior Nick Rella (Denville, N.J./Morristown-Beard) added a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter to set the final margin. Gettysburg's defense came up big as senior Glenn Benson (North Plainfield, N.J./North Plainfield) recorded two fumble recoveries and 2.5 tackles for a loss, while junior Mike McKnight (West Chester, Pa./Bayard Rustin) logged five pass break-ups and five tackles. Freshman Thomeir Richardson (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central) also recovered a fumble and junior Jake Skinner posted 13 tackles. Davidov completed a season-high 20 passes to 10 different receivers and totaled 201 yards and a pair of scores. He also rushed for a team-high 95 yards on 18 carries.
 
SCOUTING JUNIATA
Sophomore quarterback Austin Montgomery hauled in a short pass for a two-point conversion to propel Juniata past McDaniel 42-41 in overtime last Saturday. Both offenses caught fire in the final period, combining for 31 points as the lead changed hands four times. The Green Terror struck first with a touchdown in overtime, but Montgomery came right back with a 25-yard completion to senior running back Matt Lehr. On the ensuing extra-point try, Lehr fielded a direct snap and handed it off to wide receiver senior Jake Notestine who found Montgomery in the end zone for the winning conversion. Montgomery finished 18-of-31 for 219 and three touchdowns while also rushing in for a score. Lehr gained 141 yards on 22 attempts and Notestine hauled in six catches for 87 yards and a score. Junior Joel Reighard posted 14 tackles to lead the defensive unit, while senior Mitchell Shober turned in 11 stops and one interception.
 
Juniata leans heavily on its passing attack with 277.4 yards per game through the air, which ranks second in the Centennial Conference. Montgomery has accounted for all of that total along with 14 touchdowns and a 62.8 percent completion rate. Six players have hauled in a touchdown including four each by sophomore Justin Heisel and senior AJ Brocato. The Eagles feature a strong return game with Heisel averaging 25.9 yards per kickoff return and Reighard averaging 30.5 yards on four punt returns.
 
AT THE HELM
Barry Streeter enters his 39th season at the helm of Gettysburg's football program and his 42nd overall at the institution. Streeter is the longest-tenured active coach in Division III and ranks second in longevity among all current NCAA football coaches. He  ranks 10th among active Division III coaches with 194 wins. Streeter has led Gettysburg to three Centennial Conference championships (1983-85) and he has twice been named CC Coach of the Year. In 1985, he led the Bullets to the only undefeated regular season in school history (9-0-1) and an appearance in the national semifinals. Streeter is a 1971 graduate of Lebanon Valley and is a member of the Dutchmen's Hall of Fame.
 
GETTYSBURG OFFENSE
Gettysburg is averaging 165.2 yards rushing and 206.2 yards passing per game this season. For the second time this season, the offensive line did not allow a sack in a game last weekend. The unit led by senior right guard Ben Bauer (New Providence, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) has allowed just nine hits on the quarterback all year. Senior quarterback Justin Davidov has posted 302 rushing yards and has scored a team-high four rushing touchdowns. Davidov is just 30 passing yards shy of his second consecutive 1,000-yard season. Five receivers have posted 100 or more yards this season with senior Ty Abdul-Karim (Washington, D.C./Woodberry Forest (Va.)) leading the way with 192. Senior Ryan Thompson (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills) leads the team with three touchdown catches. Freshman Reggie JeanCharles tops all conference rookies and ranks sixth overall with 372 rushing yards.
 
GETTYSBURG DEFENSE
Gettysburg is tied atop the conference with 17 sacks this season. Junior Logan Aikey (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) leads the team with 3.5 sacks, while senior Dakota Brovero (Monroeville, N.J./Delsea) and junior Matt Graziano (Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley) each have three. Aikey ranks second in the CC with eight tackles for a loss. Junior Jake Skinner ranks third in the conference with 46 total tackles. Junior safety Mike McKnight leads the conference with 11 pass break-ups – four more than any other player – and he's tied for fifth in tackles with 43.
 
GETTYSBURG SPECIAL TEAMS
Sophomore Justin Geisel (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day School) has hit four field goals this season, three of which have gone for at least 38 yards. He is also averaging 58.4 yards on kickoffs. Sophomore Evan Tannenbaum (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) is averaging 34.9 yards per punt and has placed eight punts inside the opponent's 20-yardline. Junior Chase Fee leads the team with 12 punt/kickoff returns totaling 218 yards.
 
DUAL THREAT
Senior quarterback Justin Davidov joined an elite club at Gettysburg last weekend. Davidov became just the fourth Bullet signal caller to post 1,000 rushing yards in a career, joining Matt Flynn '10 (1,128), Kody Smith '13 (1,066), and Joe Gossweiler '05 (1,056). Davidov has also thrown for over 2,000 yards and joins the aforementioned trio as the only members of the 2,000-1,000 club.
 
BLOCKED KICKS
Gettysburg swatted a pair of kick attempts in the season opener. Senior Dakota Brovero blocked an extra point and classmate Andrew Major (St. Davids, Pa./Radnor) denied a 30-yard field goal. It was Major's third career blocked kick and first since his freshman season. It was also the first time Gettysburg managed two blocked kicks in the same game since beating Misericordia in 2013.
 
ROOKIE RUSHER
With 170 rushing yards against Ursinus, freshman Reggie JeanCharles posted the best rushing day by a first-year tailback since Tom Sturges '08 went for 180 against Ursinus on Oct. 23, 2004. The most rushing yards in a game by a Gettysburg freshman was 242 by Paul Smith '00 against Swarthmore in 1996. Smith also holds the program record for rushing yards by a freshman with 888 in 1996. Smith and JeanCharles are both graduates of the same high school – Holy Spirit – in Absecon, N.J. JeanCharles' 372 yards this season are the fifth-most by a freshman running back at Gettysburg.
 
RECOVERY MODE
Senior Glenn Benson picked up two fumbles last weekend against Moravian. It's the first time a Gettysburg player grabbed two loose balls since Conor Quinn '08 accomplished the feat against Carnegie Mellon University in the ECAC Southwest Bowl in 2007. Benson also has a forced fumble and an interception on his resume this fall.
 
BREAK IT UP
Junior Mike McKnight recorded a career-high five pass break-ups against Moravian. McKnight already has 11 pass break-ups this season, which is the most since Nathan Smith '05 had the same number in 2003. Andy Baribeau '96 holds the program record for pass break-ups in a season with 16 in 1995.
 
IN THE ARMY NOW
Six members of the Gettysburg community took the Oath of Enlistment into the Army prior to the game against Dickinson, including sophomore football player Tyrus Legenski (Glendora, N.J./Triton Regional). All of the cadets received full tuition and fee scholarships for college valued between $100,000-200,000.