Redlands Bulldogs vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags

Homecoming Game

Oct. 18, 2014, 7:05 p.m. kick-off in Ted Runner Stadium

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The University of Redlands football team takes on Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges during the institution's annual Homecoming celebration.  In addition to welcoming back alumni, Redlands also looks forward to current students' families joining in the fun, which includes an historic announcement just a few hours prior to the 7:05 p.m. kick-off against the Stags.

LAST WEEK

The University of Redlands and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges both rattled off impressive Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) victories last week.

CMS scored at least a touchdown in every quarter en route to defeating the University of La Verne by a score of 40-24 during its Homecoming contest.  After amassing 544 yards on offense, the Stag O-line was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week.  In addition, CMS recorded season-highs of rushing yardage (312) and total touchdowns (6).

The Redlands football team captured the third-annual Smudge Pot Trophy with an emphatic 59-27 win over the visiting Kingsmen of Cal Lutheran University in Ted Runner Stadium.  Playing for the recently-established honor that celebrates the heritage and history of the citrus industries in Ventura and San Bernardino counties, the Bulldogs jumped out to a 14-0 lead and proceeded to shut out the visitors in two quarters for their second straight victory.  The Bulldogs gained a pair of special-teams touchdowns, with freshman Alex Andrighetto stepping into the kick-return role by taking a 98-yard return to the house at the end of the second quarter, before senior James Ramirez powered his way 71 yards downfield to the end zone on punt return in the early goings of the third quarter.

View the Redlands-CLU box score.

As announced by the coaching staff, the Bulldog Players of the Game:

• Offense:  Curtis Tanquary (Earned a career-best 209 rushing yards on 30 carries for two touchdowns)

• Defense: Jack Rulon (Shut down the inside and helped to hold CLU to less than 100 yards rushing)

• Kicking: Alex Andrighetto (Provided a kick-off return for TD to recapture Bulldogs' momentum)

• Practice:  Noah Whitney (Quarterback who best prepared the defense for CLU's QB)

THE BULLDOGS

By the Numbers:  View all of Redlands' season statistics and the national report.

Redlands currently leads all football programs in NCAA Division III in turnover margin (3.50), meaning the Bulldogs are forcing many more turnovers than they are giving up.  In addition, the Maroon and Gray is ranked third in the nation for punt returns (24.25), 10th in net punting (36.75), and 10th in red-zone offense (0.938).

Team Captains:  Senior linebacker Michael Tootle and junior quarterback Kevin Russell were elected to the leadership role at the completion of last season, and now are joined by senior offensive lineman Aaron Hinkle and senior defensive lineman Jordan Bixler after their preseason selection by the team and staff.  All four are taking on this responsibility for the first time during their tenure at Redlands.

At the Helm: Now in his 27th year of guiding the Bulldog football program, Mike Maynard consistently establishes himself as one of the top, small-college coaches in the West Region, if not the entire nation.  Maynard's teams have posted an overall winning percentage of .685 (as of 2013), which includes an impressive .793 mark in SCIAC play while winning 11 conference championships. Maynard continues to build on the pride and tradition of Bulldog football, including seven NCAA play-off appearances. During his tenure, he has coached multiple All-Americans, All-SCIAC honorees, and academic stand-outs. 

Bulldog Football in Action – View the online schedule

Sept. 13: Season-opening loss (0-36) to the No. 2 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX)

Sept. 20: Home-opening loss (3-36) to No. 5 Linfield College

Sept. 27: BYE

Oct. 4: SCIAC-opening win (47-7) at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges

Oct. 11: Smudge Pot victory (59-27) over Cal Lutheran University

Oct. 18: HOMECOMING! vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at 7 p.m. in Ted Runner Stadium

Oct. 25: SCIAC contest at the University of La Verne at 1 p.m.

Nov. 1: SCIAC contest at Whittier College at 1 p.m.

Nov. 8: Home game against Chapman University at 7 p.m. in Ted Runner Stadium

Nov. 15: SENIOR DAY vs. Occidental College at 1 p.m. in Ted Runner Stadium

THE CLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS STAGS

The Stags possess a fairly balanced attack with seven touchdowns through the air and eight on the ground.  Trey Reynolds serves as the team's play-caller and boasts a completion percentage of 54.7 but has six picks against him.  He is averaging more than 220 passing yards per game.  Tyler Stanek serves as his top target, with more than double the number of receptions than the next player, resulting in 375 yards on 24 catches for three touchdowns.  Shane Pico leads the team in rushing yards with 339, but Nick Gott and Andrew Segre have provided the tough yardage in the red zone, accounting for seven of the Stags' eight rushing scores.  Max Winsberg and AJ Herrera spearhead the defensive unit, contributing 82 tackles and three interceptions.  Victor Bunce and Will Shannon help to solidify the Stags' pass protection with eight break-ups between them.

At the Helm:  Kyle Sweeney graduated from Occidental College as a four-year letter-winner in both football and baseball.  Prior to taking over at CMS, he gained a variety of Division III experiences from the University of Chicago, MacMurray College, Endicott College, and Illinois Wesleyan University.   He entered the start of this fourth season in 2014 with a 7-20 record.

Team Captains:  CMS looks to senior linebacker #44 Max Winsberg, senior offensive lineman #71 Peter Clancy, senior defensive lineman #42 Alex Chang, and junior offensive lineman #55 Austin Crist for its veteran leadership as captains of the squad.

Stags in Action

Sept. 6: Season-opening loss (10-13) at the University of Puget Sound           

Sept. 13: Home-opening victory (36-14) against Lewis & Clark College

Sept. 20: BYE

Sept. 27: BYE

Oct. 4: SCIAC-opening defeat (23-33) to the Chapman University Panthers

Oct. 11: Homecoming victory (40-24) over the University of La Verne Leopards

Oct. 18: SCIAC Road-game at the University of Redlands at 7 p.m. in Ted Runner Stadium

LAST MEETING

With the offense firing on all cylinders and the defense continuing to impress, the Redlands Bulldogs cruised to a 34-6 victory over CMS to earn the Bulldogs' fifth conference win of the 2013 season.  The Maroon and Gray held the Stags scoreless until the final play of the game.  The Bulldog secondary stepped up with a pair of interceptions, including one on the goal-line to halt CMS' early-game scoring effort.

SERIES HISTORY

Redlands owns a 46-11 record over CMS, including the last 10 in a row.  Head Coach Mike Maynard is nearly flawless against the Stags with his 24-2 mark.