BRYANT FOOTBALL 2005

Bryant University Bulldogs (4-2, 4-2 NE-10) at Saint Anselm Hawks (1-5, 0-5 NE-10)
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Date: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005
Time: 1:00 p.m. kickoff
Location: Manchester, NH
Stadium: Grappone Stadium (4,500)
Series:  Saint Anselm leads 3-2
Last Meeting: Bryant 28-21 (2 overtimes), 2004 at Bryant
Coaches: Bryant - Marty Fine, 2nd year (8-7)
Ken Knapczyk, 1st year (1-5)

THE GAME: The Bryant University football team takes its 4-2 record on the road this Saturday when the Bulldogs travel to Manchester, NH to take on Saint Anselm (1-5, 0-5 NE-10) in a Northeast-10 Conference game. The Bulldogs are coming off a 24-12 come-from-behind win over Stonehill at home on Saturday while the Hawks are looking to rebound from a 19-0 loss at Merrimack Saturday night. This will be the sixth meeting between Bryant and Saint Anselm since Bryant's first varsity season in 1999. The Bulldogs can tie the school record for wins in a season with a victory Saturday.

PERRY RUNS WILD LAST WEEKEND: Several new records were etched into the Bryant record book Saturday as the Bulldogs rallied from a 12-0 deficit in the third quarter to defeat Stonehill, 24-12 on a soggy afternoon at Bulldog Stadium. Highlighting the afternoon was the play of junior Lorenzo Perry. Perry rushed for a school record 313 yards and had two touchdowns on the day. His rushing yards were the fourth-best single-game total in Northeast-10 Conference history. Charles Granatell had 196 yards passing (12 of 32 with 3 interceptions) on the wet afternoon. Shane Cheltenham had four catches for 70 yards while Justin Kix had 62 yards receiving. Greg Daniel had nine tackles.

Other notables:
* Perry broke Austin Martin's 1999 record of 251 yards rushing with 313
* Perry's 340 total yards were also a school record
* His 42 offensive plays were fourth-most in school history
* Perry's eight rushing TDs are a new single season school record
* Bryant set a school record with 524 total yards of offense
* Bryant had the ball for 10 minutes, 40 seconds in the fourth quarter
* Bryant has outscored opponents 65-32 in the fourth quarter this season
* The Bulldogs have also allowed the fewest sacks in conference this year (3).

THE HAWKS OF SAINT ANSELM: Saint Anselm, under the direction of interim head coach Ken Knapczyk, comes into Saturday's game 1-5 on the season with the lone win coming against Plymouth State. Knapczyk took over for Geoff Harlan who resigned over the summer. Quarterback Shane Dinagen of Harrisville, RI (Burriville) has 724 yards passing this season and nine passing touchdowns. Saturday against Merrimack, Dinagen had just six yards passing off the bench. Mike Donoghue leads the team with 41.2 yards rushing. As a team, the Hawks are averaging just 43.5 yards rushing per game and 187.5 yards passing. In their last three games, the Hawks have been outscored 133 to 24 including a 73-17 loss to C.W. Post and 41-7 loss to Stonehill.

Bryant - Saint Anselm Series at a glance:
1999 27-7 Bryant at Manchester, NH
2000 20-28 STA at Smithfield, RI
2001 16-31 STA at Manchester, NH
2002 25-13 Bryant at Smithfield, RI
2003 3-10 STA at Manchester, NH
2004 28-21ot Bryant at Smithfield, RI
Bryant vs. St. Anselm at Manchester, NH: 1-2

LAST YEAR VS. SAINT ANSELM: Chris Peaks' 17-yard touchdown run in the second overtime gave Bryant a thrilling 28-21 win over the Hawks at Bulldog Stadium. Charles Granatell had 179 yards passing for the Bulldogs while Michael Garcarz had 16 receptions for 122 yards. Garcarz, who also handles the kicking duties for the Hawks, forced overtime with a 32-yard field goal at the end of regulation, but missed a 26-yarder in the first overtime.

HAND IT TO THE BIG GUYS UP FRONT: Bryant has allowed the fewest number of sacks this season in the conference. The Bulldogs have surrendered just three for 15 yards while the Bulldog defense is fifth in the conference with 16 sacks for a loss of 103 yards. Saint Anselm is first with 25 sacks.

CONFERENCE NUMBERS WATCH:
- Lorenzo Perry leads the NE-10 with 156.2 yards rushing per game and 192.2 all-purpose yards per game
- Perry is second in the conference in scoring with 10.8 points per game.
- Charles Granatell is fourth in passing yards per game with 197.7 and third in total offense with 208.0 yards per game
- Mike Lajterman is second in the conference with a 39.1 yards per punt average

RECORDS WATCH: Bryant has set or equaled several school records and on pace for a few more to fall before the end of the 2005 season. Here's a look so far:
- Pass completions (29 by Charles Granatell vs. Merrimack)
- Pass attempts (57 by Charles Granatell vs. Merrimack)
- Receptions (11 by Justin Kix vs. Merrimack)
- Receiving yards (127 by Justin Kix vs. Merrimack)
- Rushing TDs in a game (Lorenzo Perry tied record with 3 vs. Assumption)
- Passing TDs in a game (Charles Granatell tied the record with 4 vs.Assumption)
- Total plays in a game (57 by Charles Granatell vs. Merrimack)
- Tackles in a game (16 by Greg Daniel tying a school record)
- Yards rushing in a game (313 by Lorenzo Perry vs. Stonehill)
- Total yards in a game (340 by Lorenzo Perry vs. Stonehill)
- Team total yards in a game (524 vs. Stonehill)
- Rushing touchdowns in a season (8 by Lorenzo Perry)

BULLDOG BITS:
* Charles Granatell has 2,502 career passing yards. The Bryant record is 2,952 by Tony Granieri.
* Justin Kix is second with 810 career receiving yards (Brandon Dillingham 1,000).
* Greg Daniel is third 177 career tackles (Greg Wolniec 227, Scott Murphy 184)
* Bryant is averaging 3,272 fans after three games - including a rain-soaked 686 vs. Stonehill. Bryant had 4,310 vs. AIC and 4820 vs. Pace.
* Bryant¹s record for wins in a season is five. The 1999 squad posted a 5-4 record while the 2002 team went 5-6.
* Five is also the most conference wins Bryant has had since joining the league in 2001. The 2002 team went 5-5 in NE-10 play.
* Last year, Bryant was 4-5 overall (4-5 NE-10).