Key City Clash Game Notes
Oct 31, 2014
DUBUQUE, Iowa – The cross-town rivalry is back for another Key City Clash with both teams on the ropes after 1-3 starts in Iowa Conference play. Both University of Dubuque and Loras’ offenses have been hit-or-miss, but are capable of filling up the scoreboard after averaging 34.7 and 31.7 in their three highest scoring games, respectively. UD boasts a balanced attack between QB Zach Fry (1600 yards, 14 TDs) and freshman RB Alec Arvanitakis (118 car, 612 yards) while Loras relies on the arm of Loras’ QB Robert Kelly (1015 yards, 7 TDs).
Both defenses combined boast half of the top-10 IIAC tacklers yet still field a vulnerable pass defense (Loras) and rush defense (UD). Both will be tested against two of the best WRs in the IIAC in UD senior Tyler Rutenbeck (55.6% of team offensive TDs) and Loras senior Nate Even (43.1% of team offensive yardage).
The Spartans are proud owners of a three-game winning streak against Loras by the combined score of 142-16. Loras will be up to the challenge as they look to capitalize on their momentum from last week’s win over Simpson. UD will do just the opposite in their quest to bounce back from two straight losses to no. 6 Wartburg and Buena Vista.
Game Info
at Loras College Duhawks
Rock Bowl– 1:00 PM
Dubuque, Iowa
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Twitter-sphere
Spartans - @UDubuqueSports
Duhawks - @LorasAthletics
UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE
Record: (2-5, 1-3 IIAC)
Head Coach: Stan Zweifel (6th year, 30-28, .517)
Rankings: nr/nr (D3football.com/AFCA)
Common opponents
L vs Buena Vista, 39-44
W vs Simpson, 44-10
LORAS
Record: (2-5, 1-3 IIAC)
Head Coach: Steve Helminiak (22nd year, 1st at Loras)
Rankings: nr/nr (D3football.com/AFCA)
Common opponents
L vs Buena Vista, 29-48
W at Simpson, 27-24
Summary
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STAT |
LORAS |
UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE |
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Home Record |
1-1 |
2-2 |
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Road Record |
1-4 |
0-3 |
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Avg. Points |
21.9 |
21.6 |
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Avg. Points Allowed |
31.6 |
26.3 |
|
Pass O (IIAC rank) |
286.0 (2) |
229.6 (6) |
|
Pass D |
283.4 (8) |
189.0 (3) |
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Rush O |
77.0 (8) |
127.9 (6) |
|
Rush D |
135.4 (3) |
218.0 (8) |
Last game
Loras | W at Simpson, 27-24
-Senior WR Nate Even’s 20-yd TD catch gave Loras their first TD and extended their lead to 20-10 after the 3rd Q
-Simpson countered with an 8-yd TD run of their own but DB Maurice Young put the game away with a 53-yd interception return TD to make it 27-17 with 9:20 remaining
-Duhawks gave up 6-yd run with 1:37 left but hung on from there
-Even finished with 11 grabs for 169 yds and 1 TD
-Loras held Simpson to 3-15 on 3rd down conversions and intercepted 4 SC passes
University of Dubuque | L vs Buena Vista, 39-44
-QB Zach Fry tossed 3 TDs to WR Tyler Rutenbeck as they trailed by just two points at half to the offensive-minded Beavers, 23-21
-The lead changed hands twice more with K Curtis Prull’s 34-yd FG giving UD their final lead with 1:40 to go
-A RB Barrett 2-yd TD run with 36 sec. left sealed the win after BVU covers 77 yds in 4 plays during GW drive
-Both teams go 7-7 combined in Red Zone chances
-BVU wins yardage battle 539-460
-Fry with career-high 358 yds and 5 TDs
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Season Stat Leaders |
LORAS |
UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE |
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Passing |
QB Kelly |
QB Fry |
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Rushing |
RB Carrier |
RB Arvanitakis |
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Receiving |
WR Even |
WR Rutenbeck |
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Defense |
LB Harridge |
LB Stauner |
|
Kicking |
K Quigley |
K Prull |
Last Meeting
FINAL SCORE: 56-0, University of Dubuque
UD QB Bryan Bradshaw: 18-27, 296 yds, 6 TDs
UD WR Tyler Rutenbeck: 8 rec, 134 yds, 5 TDs
UD RB Kyle Acker: 19 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
-UD clicked on all cylinders after two quick TD strikes from QB Bryan Bradshaw, less than 10 minutes into the game, gave UD 14-0, 1st Q lead
-The Bradshaw to WR Rutenbeck connection heated up as they pulled away thanks to five total TD pass-catches between the two
-UD held Loras to 114 total yards, including -11 yards rushing
-Loras averaged 1.9 yards per play and punted for 442 yards
-2nd biggest rout in series (1998, Loras won 59-0)
Key City Clash
Series record: Loras, 28-10
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Last 5 Top Performers |
Passing |
Rushing |
Receiving |
|
2013 |
UD Bradshaw |
UD Acker |
UD Rutenbeck |
|
2012 |
UD Hanus |
UD Acker |
UD Anderson |
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2011 |
UD Hanus |
UD Spaulding |
UD Zweifel |
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2010 |
UD Hanus |
Loras Baez |
UD Teal |
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2009 |
Loras Gesing |
UD Spaulding |
Loras Ingersoll |
-38th meeting between the two dating back to 1909
-Series has been played every year from 1980-present
-Loras owns longest win streak at 20 between 1985-2004
-Coach Zweifel is the only UD coach with a winning record (3-2) against Loras
-Average margin of defeat last six years: 33.2 points
Penalty Box
-Loras and UD lead the IIAC in penalties through 4 Conference games
Loras: 26 pen - 321 yds, 80.2 yd avg
UD: 30 pen - 325 yds, 81.2 yd avg
Possessed
-Duhawks hold down the fort with a IIAC-low 22:45 average possession time
-Set a season-low with 18:43 of PT in 48-29 loss to Buena Vista on October 11
-Season-high 29:38 PT at Simpson in their last game on October 25
-Likewise, UD has lost the PT battle in 5 of their 7 games
Silver Linings Playbook
-Despite last week’s defeat against BVU, QB Zach Fry became the silver lining after a career day
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Fry’s stats |
Last Saturday |
Previous 4 L’s |
|
Comp. % |
23-36 (63.9%) |
75-132 (56.8) |
|
Yards per Attempt |
9.94 |
5.69 |
|
TDs |
5 |
4 |
|
INTs |
0 |
9 |
|
Pass Efficiency |
193.26 |
100.97 |
Keep On Prull-in
-UD Senior K Curtis Prull is perfect on field goals, 5-for-5, on the year
-Connected from 22, 33, 22, 37, and 34 yds with three of those coming against Pacific (Ore.)
-2nd in UD history in both FG made (11) and XP made (61)
-His streak of 55 XP made was snapped in the 4th Q against Simpson (October 11)
Zoning Issue
-Duhawks are last in the IIAC in red zone scoring during Conference play
-Currently 7-of-11 (63%)
-Converted: 4 pass TD, 1 rush TD, 2 FG
-Missed: 1 INT, 2 missed FGs (34, 25), 1 blocked FG (29)
Don’t Call it a Comeback
-The halftime leader has gone on to win every Loras game
|
Opponent |
Halftime Score |
Final Score |
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Elmhurst |
Loras up 18-14 |
Loras 39-17 |
|
UW-Stout |
UW-Stout up 13-7 |
UW-Stout 21-17 |
|
Augustana (Ill.) |
Augustana up 13-3 |
Augustana 34-17 |
|
Coe |
Coe up 17-10 |
Coe 36-10 |
|
Buena Vista |
Buena Vista up 28-13 |
Buena Vista 48-29 |
|
Central |
Central up 24-0 |
Central 41-14 |
|
Simpson |
Loras up 13-10 |
Loras 27-24 |
“If you ain’t first, you’re last”
-The Duhawks rank last in the IIAC in total first downs (16.2 per game) and first downs allowed (28.0) during Conference play
-Offensive Breakdown: 49 pass, 12 rush, 4 pen.
-The 12 rushing 1st downs are last in the IIAC, trailing Simpson by 18
-Defensive Breakdown: 64 pass, 39 rush, 9 pen.
-If not for Simpson, the next closest victim in passing 1st downs allowed is BVU with 46
And the Oscar goes to …
-IIAC Defensive Players of the Week CB Oscar White from UD and CB Maurice Young from Loras
-Mr. White won for his performance in the Spartans win over Pacific (Ore.) in week 3
-Resume: 2 INTs, 1 PB, and 8 TKLs (4 solo)
-Defining moment: One-handed pick in the end zone during final minute to stop possible GW Pacific drive
-Mr. Young won for his performance in the Duhawks win over Elmhurst (Ill.) in week 1
-Resume: 3 INTs, 2 TKLs
-Defining moment: The freshman tied a Loras single-game record for INTs as the Loras D forced seven turnovers
Legion of UDoom
-The UDefense is spearheaded by 3 of the top 6 tacklers in the IIAC and a pair of top-5 DBs as well:
LB Trevor Stauner – 83 TKLs | LB Blaine Snitker – 70 TKLs | S Vincent Whipple – 67 TKLs
Passes Defended (3rd and 5th in IIAC)
DB Durrell Mitchell – 9 PD | DB Oscar White – 8 PD and 2 INT
Rack ‘Em Up
WR Tyler Rutenbeck
-His 7 catch, 137 yd, 3 TD performance last weekend vs. Buena Vista continued to move him up in the UD record books
-3rd in career receiving TDs with 41 | 1 away from record held by Plummer ’99 and Zweifel ‘11
-4th in career scoring at 248 pts | 34 pts away from record held by QB Jermar Jackson ‘07
-4th in career receiving yards at 2,470
-8th in career receptions with 143
