FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont State will travel to Buckhannon for a noon kickoff against West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon. The teams have split the last four games in the series, including a 40-37 Wesleyan victory last season in Fairmont. The Falcons have not won at Cebe Ross Field since the 2009 season.
The Matchup
• Fairmont State will travel to Buckhannon for a MEC match-up with West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon at Cebe Ross Field. Kickoff is set for noon.
• The game will be broadcasted live on 93.1 WFGM with the voice of the Fighting Falcons Travis Jones and Tim Brady. Fans can also follow live stats courtesy of WV Wesleyan Sports Information (link on fightingfalcons.com).
• The Falcons are coming off a 35-31 victory at home against Urbana. The Blue Knights jumped out to a 28-7 halftime lead before the Falcons scored 28 of the 31 points scored in the second half to rally to victory.
• WV Wesleyan has scored just 15 points in its last two outings, including being held to just a field goal last Thursday against West Liberty.
• The Falcons hold a 41-21-1 series lead over WV Wesleyan in a series that started back in 1908. The programs have split the last four meetings. The Bobcats downed the Falcons, 40-37, last season in an overtime game in Fairmont.
• The Falcons are 9-5 at Duvall-Rosier Field and 1-12 on the road during the last three seasons.
Notables
• Fabian Guerra has hauled in 48 catches for 644 yards and four touchdown receptions this season. Guerra has tallied at least 12 catches in three games this season and has went over the 100-yard mark in each of those games. Twenty-eight of Guerra's 48 receptions have gone for either a touchdown or first down this season.
Guerra also has 12 plays of 20-yards or more this season (first on the team).
• The Falcons are converting on just 33 percent of their third-down conversions this season, compared to their opponents converting on 43 percent.
• The road victory against WV State five week's ago was the first since the 2011 season for the Falcons.
• The Falcons have 52 plays of 20-yards or more, including nine that have gone for a touchdown.
• Four different running backs have carried the ball at least 30 times this season and and all four have reached the end zone for the Falcons.
• Austin White recorded the first 100-yard rushing performance of the season for the Falcons with 108 yards on 24 carries against Concord. Daniel Monroe has rushed for 90 yards twice this season.
• Fourteen different players have recorded a reception and eight different players have caught a touchdown pass this season for the Falcons.
• Daniel Marc-Sears has five touchdown passes of 40-yards or more this season. Five of the eight longest plays of the season for the Falcons are passes to Marc-Sears.
Urbana Postgame Notes
• Urbana quarterback Cale Burdyshaw threw three first-half touchdown passes to help Urbana grab a 28-7 halftime lead on Saturday afternoon.
• The Falcons were pentalized 17 times for 160 yards in the opening half of the game against Urbana. The teams combined for 41 accepted penalties for 410 yards in the game. The national record for combined penalties in a game is 42.
• Despite all the penalties, Urbana racked up 449 yards of total offense while Fairmont State totaled 392 yards.
• Cooper Hibbs led the FSU offense by completing 23-of-37 passes for 332 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the come-from-behind victory. Freshman Devon Garnett hauled in eight passes for 78 yards to lead all FSU receivers. Daniel Marc-Sears had 121 yards receiving on four receptions in the game, including a 55-yard touchdown.
• Defensive back Emanuel Ivey tallied seven tackles and broke up five passes out of his safety position against Urbana. Two of his pass break-ups were on the final possession of the game to help the Falcons close out the Blue Knights.
• Marcus Porter had his third-consecutive game with 10-or-more tackles against Urbana. Porter switched to Mike Linebacker against Concord and has recorded double-digit tackles in every game since.
Scouting The Bobcats
• West Virginia Wesleyan comes into Saturday's game with an overall record of 3-5 (3-5 MEC).
• The Bobcats are currently on a two-game losing streak after dropping a 24-3 decision on the road at West Liberty last Thursday.
• The WVWC offense is led by Jeremy Musselman with 1,409 yards on 114-of-197 pass attempts this season. Musselman has thrown 11 touchdowns and five interceptions.
• Michael Anderson leads the Bobcat ground game with 498 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
• Zach Schademan leads all Wesleyan receivers with 36 receptions for 528 yards and 7 touchdowns.
• Mike Savage anchors the Bobcat defense with 69 total tackles (37 solo) and 3.5 tackles for loss.
• Denzel Butler has three interceptions this season.
• Wesleyan's Kasper Bernild is second in the league in punting, averaging 39.3 yards per punt.
