FOOTBALL POSTGAME NOTES ....
October 24, 2009
BRYANT VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT POSTGAME NOTES ...
Blue Devils 24, Bryant 23 - Final
- Bryant has now dropped three-straight for the first time under coach Marty Fine. The three-game skid is the first since the final three games of the 2003 season.
- Bryant is now 22-8 at home under coach Marty Fine (since 2004) and 13-7 in the month of October under coach Fine.
- The combined record of Bryant’s last three opponents – 15-7 (Albany 6-2, Cent. Conn 6-1, Fordham 3-4). The combined record of Bryant’s final four opponents are 8-22.
- Bryant is 10 for 26 on fourth-down this year. Last year, Bryant was 6 of 18 for the entire season.
- Bryant has missed four extra-point attempts this year (9-13). The Bulldogs missed six all of last year (21-27).
- The three sacks by Bryant was the fifth game this year with three sacks in a game.
- Mike Canfora (Verona, N.J.) equaled a career-high with 6 receptions. The junior running back had six against Robert Morris.
- Jordan Brown’s (Glastonbury, Conn.) 59-yard punt return in the first quarter to the CCSU 6-yard line was not only the longest of the season but helped set up a 6-yard TD pass from Mike Croce to Canfora that gave Bryant a 10-7 lead. The school record for longest punt return is 84 yards by Larry Bynum that went for a touchdown against Bentley in 1999. The longest non-scoring punt return is 67 yards by Chris Wohlheter against Pace in 2007
- The 58 rushing attempts by Central Connecticut were the most by an opponent this season.
- Jerell Smith’s (Brooklyn, N.Y.) touchdown was the 14th of his career, tying him for fifth all-time in school history for rushing touchdowns. It was also the fourth rushing touchdown of the year for Bryant – all by Smith. Smith now has 2,542 career rushing yards.
- Mike Croce (Waterbury, Conn.) went over the 1,000-yard passing mark for the season. He came into Saturday’s game needing just one yard to reach the mark. He has now completed 102 of 202 passes for 1,139 yards and 9 touchdowns. He has thrown just one interception in 203 attempts.
- Sophomore Samad Wagstaff (New Rochelle, N.Y.) recorded his seventh career interception, tying him with Che Perez for fifth all-time. Jesse Lewis has the school record with 11.
- Paul Polomski (Franklin, Mass.) moved into second all-time Saturday with 209 career tackles. He is currently just 18 behind all-time leader Greg Wolyniec with 227.
- Aaron Bryant’s (New London, Conn.) 13 tackles marked the second-straight game the senior transfer from UConn registered 13 tackles in a game. Against Central Connecticut, Bryant had a sack, nine solo tackles (4 assisted), three tackles for a loss, one blocked punt and two quarterback hurries.
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