Pennsylvania A&T (NCAA 14 Teambuilder Dynasty)

[Bigsheen]

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Dutchmen have record setting victory over Western Michigan, 51-34

Summary
Penn A&T set a school record for rushing yards with 443 in their season-ending victory over Western Michigan on Saturday. Three players rushed for over 85 yards and they scored six times on the ground.

RB Marcus Williams led the way with 196 yards on 15 carries with three TD's, while Derek Stone added 92 yards and two touchdowns in his final game. QB Ritchy Teague also rushed for 86 yards and a score, also in his final collegiate game.

From the get-go, the offense set the tone with big, bulk run plays, including runs of 55 and 50 yards from Williams and Stone. The defense also did their part today, forcing two punts and an interception in the fourth quarter.

With the 28-27 lead late in the third quarter, Penn A&T was stuffed at the WMU 1-yard line on fourth down. However, on the very first play of the Bronco drive, Darrien Howard tackled Fabian Johnson in the endzone for a safety. From that moment on, Penn A&T shut it down on offense, scoring three time throughout the fourth quarter.

Penn A&T finishes the season just shy of being bowl eligible with a 5-7 record. It's a big turnaround after starting the season 0-4, then they went onto win three of their final four games.

Western Michigan Broncos at Pennsylvania A&T Fightin Dutchmen
Nov 26, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Western Michigan Broncos (4-8)	7	17	3	7	34
Pennsylvania A&T Fightin Dutchmen (5-7)	14	7	9	21	51

Team Stats Comparison
	WMU	PAT
Total Offense	367	554
Rushing Yards	47	443*
Passing Yards	320	111
First Downs	19	17
Punt Return Yards	13	23
Kick Return Yards	248	143
Total Yards	629	720
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Conversion	6-15(40)	6-10(60)
4th Down Conversion	2-3	0-1
2-Point Conversion	--	--
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4/1	3/0
Penalties	0-0	2-10
Possession Time	13:34	22:26

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WMU	PAT
7:09	(WMU) 1yd pass, Brandon Ernst to Ray Oliver	7	0
4:00	(PAT) 16yd pass, Ritchy Teague to Seth Soler	7	7
2:44	(PAT) 55yd run, Marcus Williams	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WMU	PAT
6:25	(WMU) 1yd run, Brandon Ernst	14	14
5:27	(PAT) 50yd run, Derek Stone	14	21
3:04	(WMU) 26yd field goal, Antonio Williams	17	21
:38	(WMU) 5yd pass, Ernst to Wright	24	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WMU	PAT
7:51	(PAT) 30yd run, Ritchy Teague	24	28
6:09	(WMU) 42yd field goal, Williams	27	28
1:23	(PAT) Safety	27	30
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WMU	PAT
7:16	(PAT) 3yd run, Williams	27	37
4:52	(PAT) 4yd run, Stone	27	44
4:13	(WMU) 9yd pass, Erntz to Corey Davis	34	44
3:58	(PAT) 67yd run, Williams	34	51

Player of the Game: Penn A&T RB Marcus Williams - 15att, 192yds, 3TD

Stats
Passing
WMU
Brandon Ernst: 31/47, 320yds, 3TD/1INT
Penn A&T
Ritchy Teague: 9/13, 111yds, TD

Rushing
WMU
RB Fabian Johnson: 13att, 40yds
Penn A&T
RB Marcus Williams: 15att, 196yds, 3TD
RB Derek Stone: 12att, 92yds, 2TD
QB Ritchy Teague: 11att, 86yds, TD
FB Danny Nwosu: 5att, 10yds

Receiving
WMU
WR Darius Phillips: 8rec, 93yds
WR Corey Davis: 7rec, 102yds, TD
WR Ray Oliver: 5rec, 30yds, TD
Penn A&T
WR Seth Soler: 3rec, 42yds, TD
FB Danny Nwosu: 2rec, 13yds

Defense
WMU
FS Isaiah Gourdine: 10tck
ROLB Austin Lewis: 10tck, 1TFL
MLB Booker Leaonard: 4tck, 1TFL
Penn A&T
ROLB Lamont Singletary: 10tck, 1TFL
MLB Darrien Howard: 6tck, 2TFL
LOLB Hodari Christian: 5tck, 2TFL
CB Jordan Smith: 4tck, 2defl
SS Xavier Pippen: 2tck, 1INT

Special Teams
WMU
K Antonio Williams: 2/2FG (26, 42), 5/5PAT
Penn A&T
K Robert Guidry: 7/7PAT

[SilverBullet19]

Re: Pennsylvania A&T (NCAA 14 Teambuilder Dynasty)

I like the fact you pointed out who all the seniors were, it adds to the immersion on this. I intend to steal the idea lol.

Great win to end the year on a high note. 5-3 on the back end of the year is something to be proud of. Williams, Stone and Strong were a flat out three headed monster.

[thesportsguru11]

Re: Pennsylvania A&T (NCAA 14 Teambuilder Dynasty)

Awesome to see this back rolling. Great win to close out a successful year - I can't imagine the positive vibes surrounding the program entering a new year. Obviously you're losing a bunch of seniors, but hopefully you can ride the success of the season's final games all the way to a bowl next year. Do you think that is a possibility or am I being too optimistic?

[Bigsheen]

Re: Pennsylvania A&T (NCAA 14 Teambuilder Dynasty)

Awesome to see this back rolling. Great win to close out a successful year - I can't imagine the positive vibes surrounding the program entering a new year. Obviously you're losing a bunch of seniors, but hopefully you can ride the success of the season's final games all the way to a bowl next year. Do you think that is a possibility or am I being too optimistic?

Guru, thanks for checking in dude! I’m in the process of getting caught up with UConn myself as I make up for lost time with all the dynasties I followed before.

Morale is definitely high after the solid ending to the year. However, any possible repercussions surrounding the Tyler Warren situation put a small cloud over the program. The staff has had some issues with discipline in the first four years; however, they were typically older players and that will happen with a new program. We seem to be bringing in some good recruits that have been staying out of trouble.

On the field, as you’ll see here soon, we will be losing a lot more than what the box scores show. Both sides of the ball are losing a good amount of depth and our recruiting classes in the first two years weren’t great. The class we have coming in next year is by far the best one we’ve had. So depending on how the offseason goes, we could be starting a lot of young guys next year.

Also, I really need to make some changes on defense whether it be scheme or slider based, I just can’t take the constant back and forth scoring anymore. Our defense isn’t as bad as the amount of points we gave up this season and at times the CPU is just unstoppable. I believe this has something to do with the amount of teams that run the broken Spread No Huddle. I do coach adjustments for realism but also feel weird changing the dynamic of a team...guess I’ll have to do some reading into what others do.

So to finally answer your question, I do think a bowl is possible next year; however, with a change at QB, losing our top two WR and some key defenders, it will not be easy. I’d say before a bowl, my first goal is 6-6. (I guess to clarify, at 6-6 in the MAC there isn’t a guarantee that I’d get a bowl. I read over that statement and was like wait, I can make a bowl at 6–6 )

[Bigsheen]

2016 Year End

--I finished out the rest of the year. Ready for the offseason to begin!--

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National Champions: USC Trojans | 14-0 (def. Virginia Tech 52-35)

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 10, 2017
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	USC (61)	14	0	1598
2	1	Virginia Tech	13	1	1493
3	3	Michigan	12	2	1246
4	4	Georgia	10	3	1184
5	5	Alabama	13	1	1154
6	7	UCLA	11	2	1036
7	8	Penn State	11	2	1036
8	9	Ohio State	10	3	998
9	11	Vanderbilt	9	4	916
10	18	UCF	12	2	899
11	6	Tulsa	11	3	865
12	13	Miami	10	3	840
13	12	West Virginia	9	4	840
14	15	Kansas State	9	4	762
15	16	UL Lafayette	12	1	736
16	10	Clemson	10	4	712
17	17	Louisville	10	3	691
18	19	Georgia Tech	8	5	599
19	20	Miami (OH)	13	1	547
20	21	Purdue	9	4	486
21	23	Arizona	9	4	439
22	25	Temple	10	3	406
23	14	Nebraska	10	4	367
24	--	Texas	9	4	317
25	--	Texas Tech	8	5	277

Heisman
Clemson QB Darrell Johnson (so-rs)

Heisman Watch - Updated: Jan 10, 2016
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Darrell Johnson	QB	Clemson		191/351, 2746yds, 30TD; 1230yds, 16TD
Craig Lee	RB	UCLA		1346yds, 19TD; 36rec, 534yds, 5TD
Wendell Smallwood	RB	WVU		1921yds, 22TD; 15rec, 154yds, 2TD
Trey Edmunds	RB	Virginia Tech		1527yds, 15TD; 40rec, 535yds, 7TD
Max Browne	QB	USC		339/482, 4862yds, 46TD; 157yds, 4TD

Conference Winners

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ACC: Virginia Tech (13-1, 10-0)
Atlantic: Clemson (10-4, 8-2)
Coastal: Virginia Tech

Big Ten: Michigan (12-2, 9-1)
East: Michigan
West: Nebraska (10-4, 7-3)

Big 12: Baylor (10-3, 6-3)

Pac 12: USC (14-0, 10-0)
North: Oregon (9-5, 5-5)
South USC

SEC: Alabama (13-1, 8-1)
East: Vanderbilt (9-4, 6-2)
West: Alabama

American: UCF (12-2, 8-2)
East: UCF
West: Tulsa (11-3, 8-2)

C-USA: Marshall (11-3, 8-1)
East: Marshall
West: Rice (9-4, 6-2)

MAC: Miami University (13-1, 9-0)
East: Toledo (9-5, 7-2)
West: Miami (OH)

Mountain West: Nevada (9-5, 8-1)
Mountain: Air Force (10-4, 7-2)
West: Nevada

Sun Belt: UL-Lafayette (12-1, 7-0)

MAC Standings

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MAC East Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 10, 2016
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Toledo	9-5	.640	7-2	434	366
Ohio	6-6	.500	5-3	311	315
Pennsylvania A&T	5-7	.410	5-3	434	410
Akron	5-7	.410	4-4	322	354
Buffalo	1-11	.080	1-7	245	345
Kent State	1-11	.080	1-7	242	388

MAC West Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 10, 2016
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Miami (OH)	13-1	.920	9-0	473	305
Bowling Green	9-4	.690	6-2	406	330
Central Michigan	9-4	.690	5-3	363	344
Eastern Michigan	7-6	.530	5-3	311	344
Western Michigan	4-8	.330	3-5	299	371
Northern Illinois	2-10	.160	1-7	290	429
Ball State	2-10	.160	1-7	272	401

Bowl Games:

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New Mexico Bowl: SDSU def. Washington, 38-35
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Bowling Green def. UNLV, 40-7
Poinsettia Bowl: BYU def. Air Force, 32-20
Beef O'Brady's Bowl: Oklahoma def. North Texas, 49-7
New Orleans Bowl: UL Lafayette def. UTEP, 42-16
Las Vegas Bowl: Cal def. Nevada, 24-21
Hawai'i Bowl: Rice def. Fresno 41-3
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl: Wisconsin def. Toledo, 37-34
Military Bowl: Central Michigan def. NC State, 38-35
Holiday Bowl: Oregon def. Texas Tech, 34-27
Belk Bowl: Miami def. UConn, 35-21
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Pitt def. USF, 24-21
Russell Athletic Bowl: Texas A&M def. Louisville, 27-24
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Texas def. Iowa, 34-31
Armed Forces Bowl: FAU def. Boise State, 32-27
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Temple def. Arizona State, 19-16
Alamo Bowl: Arizona def. WVU, 27-13
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Rutgers def. TCU 63-14
Music City Bowl: Ole Miss def. Florida State, 33-31
Sun Bowl: Stanford def. Georgia Tech, 21-14
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Marshal def. Miss. St., 28-24
Chick-fil-A Bowl: LSU def. Clemson, 34-20
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Illinois def. Navy, 28-11
Gator Bowl: Auburn def. Purdue, 34-13
Capital One Bowl: Penn State def. Vanderbilt, 43-37
Outback Bowl: Nebraska def. South Carolina, 33-28
Rose Bowl: UCLA def. Michigan, 31-24
Fiesta Bowl: Baylor def. Tulsa, 38-21
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Alabama def. Ohio State, 35-16
Orange Bowl: UCF def. Georgia, 34-28
AT&T Cotton Bowl: Tennessee def. Kansas State, 35-31
BBVA Compass Bowl: Florida def. E. Michigan, 30-13
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Miami (OH) def South Alabama, 31-27

Award Winners

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Maxwell Award: Cal QB Zach Kline (96ovr)
Walter Camp Award: UCLA RB Craig Lee (90ovr)
Bednarik Award: Penn A&T MLB Darrien Howard (85ovr)
Nagurski Award: Va Tech CB Brandon Facyson (93ovr)
O'Brien Award: USC QB Max Browne (94ovr)
Doak Walker Award: UCLA RB Craig Lee (90ovr)
Biletnikoff Award: Kansas State WR Deante Burton (92ovr)
Mackey Award: SMU TE Jeremiah Gaines (89ovr)
Outland Award: USC RG Jordan Simmons (95ovr)
Rimington Award: UCF C Colby Watson (98ovr)
Lombardi Award: Auburn LE Keymiya Harrell (88ovr)
Best LB Award: Temple LB Hasson Reddick (89ovr)
Thorpe Award: Va Tech CB Brandon Facyson (93ovr)
Groza Award: Arizona K Casey Skowron (91ovr)
Ray Guy Award: Michigan P William Washington (92ovr)
Best RET Award: Ohio State RB Kendall Carrington (89ovr)

Stat Leaders:

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Passing Yards
Max Browne (USC) - 4862
Zach Kline (Cal) - 4367
Brooks Haack (UL-L) - 4353

Passing Touchdowns
Max Browne (USC) - 46
Johnathan Wallace (Auburn) - 44
Zach Kline (Cal) - 42

Rushing Yards
Keyante Green (Purdue) - 1949
Wendell Smallwood (WVU) - 1921
Shaq Pittman (LSU) - 1747

Rushing Touchdowns
Wendell Smallwood (WVU) - 22
James Flanders (Tulsa) - 20
Craig Lee (UCLA) - 19

Receiving Yard
Scott Austin (UL-L) - 1651
Robert Lewis (Wash St.) - 1406
Derrick Willies (Iowa) - 1372
Deante Burton (Kansas St.) - 1350

Receiving Touchdowns
Steven Mitchell (USC) - 16
Scott Austin (UL-L) - 16
Deante Burton (Kansas St.) - 16
Kenny Lawler (Cal) - 15

Total Tackles
LB Beau Hershberger (Nevada) - 121
LB Jermaine Carter (Old Dominion) - 111
LB Luke Thomas (Boise) - 110

Tackles for Loss
LE Arthur Goldberg (Wisc) - 31
LB Andy Garcia (Purdue) - 31
RE Daniel Davis (Toledo) - 31
LB Jeff Jackson (UL-M) - 30

Sacks
RE Alex Barrett (SDSU) - 10.5
RE Daniel Davis (Toledo) - 10.5
RE James Diamanti (Wyoming) - 10.5
LB Andy Garcia (Purdue) - 10.5

Interceptions
William Williams (Nebraska) - 9
Jalen Ramsey (FSU) - 9
Jake Ziolkowski (Iowa St.) - 8
Brendan Langley (Georgia) - 8

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Penn A&T(5-7, 5-3)

Pennsylvania A&T 2016 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 26	vs BYE
Sep 3	at Wisconsin	Lost, 31-28
Sep 10	vs Marshall	Lost, 55-36
Sep 17	at West Virginia	Lost, 37-30
Sep 24	at Temple	Lost, 26-21
Oct 1	vs BYE
Oct 8	vs Buffalo	Won, 38-23
Oct 15	at Eastern Michigan	Lost, 28-26
Oct 20	vs Northern Illinois	Won, 56-34
Oct 29	at Ohio	Lost, 35-30
Nov 5	vs Ball State	Won, 42-28
Nov 12	at Central Michigan	Lost, 41-35
Nov 19	at Akron	Won, 41-38
Nov 26	vs Western Michigan	Won, 51-34

Head Coach: Tim Keyser (Fourth Season) | Record: 15-33
Points Scored: 434
Points Allowed: 410

Final Stats

Pennsylvania A&T Fightin Dutchmen Stats - 2016
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Ritchy Teague (sr)	191/283	2081	10.8	173.4	59	19	12	142.9
Adrian Foster (fr)	8/13	82	10.2	7.5	20	1	2	109.1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Marcus Williams (so-rs)	174	1214	6.9	67	13	9	110.4	0
Ritchy Teague (sr)	90	598	6.6	30	10	8	49.8	1
Derek Stone (sr)	110	523	4.8	50	2	7	43.6	1
De'Mario Almanza (so-rs)	81	428	5.3	37	4	6	35.7	1
Danny Nwosu (sr)	26	107	4.1	18	0	3	8.9	0
Adrian Foster (fr)	6	44	7.3	19	0	1	4.0	0
Maurice Williams (fr-rs)	4	43	10.7	30	1	0	3.6	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
Spencer Gaston (sr)	42	462	11.0	4	24	3	38.5	122
Seth Soler (so)	37	422	11.4	4	24	2	35.2	135
Clifton Moss (sr)	31	431	13.9	4	59	9	35.9	124
Floyd Wilson (sr)	29	334	11.5	4	26	5	27.8	74
Derek Stone (sr)	19	81	4.3	0	12	1	6.8	116
Maurice Williams (fr-rs)	11	157	14.3	1	40	6	13.1	24
Jordan Langston (fr)	9	79	8.8	0	13	0	6.6	27
Marcus Williams (so-rs)	9	84	9.3	1	27	0	7.6	94
Danny Nwosu (sr)	9	57	6.3	0	12	0	4.8	46
Tyler Warren (fr)	3	56	18.7	2	20	1	8.0	3
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
Mike McKinley (jr)					6		1
Hunter Knighton (jr-rs)					3		0
Johnathan Carey (so)					2		6
Danny Nwosu (sr)					2		0
Andre Franklin (so)					1		1
Rob Volker (sr)					1		0
Teddy Eckert (jr)					1		1
Bud Southard (sr)					0		1
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	FF
MLB Darrien Howard (jr-rs)	91	6	97	3	24	2	2	1
MLB Brett Haskell (jr-rs)	54	3	57	0	5	0	0	0
LOLB Hodari Christian (jr-rs)	52	3	55	4	14	0	0	0
SS Fellonte Misher (sr)	53	2	55	0	1	2	1	0
CB Jordan Smith (jr-rs)	53	1	54	0	1	7	0	3
CB Dane Dorsey (sr)	46	2	48	0	8	6	2	0
ROLB Lamont Singletary (sr)	41	4	45	0	8	0	1	0
SS Xavier Pippen (sr)	41	4	45	0	2	0	3	0
FS Christian Flowers (sr)	27	2	29	0	1	1	0	0
MLB Reid Winn (sr)	24	0	24	1	3	0	0	0
FS Adan Miles (so-rs)	15	1	16	0	0	0	0	0
CB Korey Skinner (so-rs)	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
ROLB Brandon Beadle (fr)	15	0	15	0	2	0	0	0
CB Derrick Golden (fr-rs)	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LE Jonah Glover (so-rs)	14	0	14	3	7	0	0	1
RE Damon Williams (sr)	11	1	12	0	7	0	0	0
DT Thomas Dillon (jr)	9	0	9	2	4	0	0	0
RE Markell King (fr)	9	0	9	1	3	0	0	0
LE Sheldon Mintz (sr)	6	0	6	4	5	0	0	0
LOLB Chris Hernandez (sr)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DT Landon Vickers (sr)	4	0	4	2	2	0	0	0
SS Terrence Proctor (so-rs)	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
DT Cordell Coston (fr)	3	0	3	1	1	0	0	0
LE Dee Cromer (fr-rs)	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
Jewel Tillman (fr-rs)	41	1019	24.8	97	1	14	183	0
Lonnie Weldon (sr)	22	516	23.4	0	0	0	0	0
Korey Skinner (so-rs)	11	217	19.7	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Smith (jr-rs)	-	-	-	-	-	1	14	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Robert Guidry (sr)	7	8	87	36	55	56	98	76
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
Richard Rowe (sr)	25	922	46	36.8	758	0	6	0

[moose141]

Re: Pennsylvania A&T (NCAA 14 Teambuilder Dynasty)

Sheen, just checking in! Loved following your Dutchmen and I will have to catch up. Glad I'm catching you right at the end of the season so I am all in for the support on the next season!

[Bigsheen]

Re: Pennsylvania A&T (NCAA 14 Teambuilder Dynasty)

Sheen, just checking in! Loved following your Dutchmen and I will have to catch up. Glad I'm catching you right at the end of the season so I am all in for the support on the next season!

My man Moose, glad to see you back as well! I'll have to catch up with Pitt myself! Although, Fight On on Sept. 8!

Appreciate you riding along!

[Bigsheen]

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Senior Spotlight

Here, we will discuss all of the seniors who have now ended their careers at Pennsylvania A&T. This group is special though, they were freshman when Penn A&T was in their inaugural season as a football program. They weren't good but they were decent. They never saw a winning team, and no one really expected them to.

They built the foundation of a program who was expected to fail. Lets see how their careers ended up!

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** = School Record (Career)
Offense

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QB Ritchy Teague (5'11 188lbs)
2013: 162/250, 1,529yds, 11TD/14INT; 107att, 558yds, 4TD
2014: 172/283, 1,914yds, 12TD/18INT; 92att, 522yds, 5TD
2015: 200/322, 2,180yds, 14TD/18INT; 106att, 514yds, 5TD
2016: 191/283, 2,081yds, 19TD/12INT; 90att, 598yds, 8TD
TOTAL: 725/1,138, 7,704yds, 56TD/62INT; 395att, **2,192yds, 22TD
Summary: Ritchy Teague was hands down the most impressive player that Penn A&T has seen in their four short years. He came in as a short, scrambling quarterback that many programs would have moved to running back or receiver. Penn A&T needed playmakers and after splitting half of his first year with Tyler Ruberio, Teague took over and polarized the Lancaster community. He never really developed as a passer, but man could he run. He ended up finishing second among active QB's in rushing yards behind Jameis Winston (2,646). The program and fans are going to miss Teague as he never got in trouble off the field and gave defense trouble on the field.

RB Derek Stone (5'9 197lbs)
2013: 62att, 238yds, 2TD; 13rec, 64yds
2014: 101att, 507yds, 4TD; 19rec, 109yds
2015: 135att, 756yds, 9TD; 29rec, 176yds
2016: 110att, 523yds, 7TD; 19rec, 81yds
TOTAL: 408att, 2,024yds, 22TD; 80rec, 430yds
Summary: Derek Stone was expected to maybe see playing time by his junior year. His size does not make him a very typical running back; however, again, the team was low on depth. He served as Clarence Jones' primary backup his freshman year before carving out quite a roll the rest of his career. Unfortunately, his size kept him from being the featured back. Overall, a solid piece to have in the program that left a real mark in the box scores.

RB Lonnie Weldon (5'6 169lbs)
2013: 4att, 17yds; 8rec, 12yds; 2KR, 46yds
2014: 22att, 86yds; 2rec, 1yd; 13KR, 273yds; 1PR, 6yds,
2015: 10att, 156yds, TD; 8rec, 34yds; 25KR, 511yds; 20PR, 255yds
2016: 22KR, 516yds, missed half of season due to injury
TOTAL: 36att, 259yds, TD; 18rec, 47yds; 62KR, 1,346yds; 21PR, 261yds
Summary: Unfortunately, Lonnie's size was even a bigger factor than Stone's was. He was never able to maintain a real role in the backfield because he would get clobbered. He did prove valuable in the return game until his senior season was cut short due to injury. One of those guys who worked hard but his genetics held him back.

FB Danny Nwosu (6'2 255lbs)
2013: Played at Colorado St. (Redshirt) - Transfer
2014: Sat out year (transfer) - Moved from MLB to FB
2015: 21att, 117yds, TD; 12rec, 71yds
2016: 26att, 107yds, 3TD; 9rec, 57yds
TOTAL: 47at, 224yds, 4TD; 21rec, 128yds
Summary: Danny Nwosu moved closer to home after transferring from Colorado St. The coaching staff moved him from offense to defense to help fill out the team and Danny welcomed it with open arms. He made the transition easily and helped Penn A&T form one of the top running games in the country over the past two seasons.

WR Spencer Gaston (6'1 206lbs)
2013: 34rec, 368yds
2014: 42rec, 519yds, 6TD
2015: 39rec, 496yds, 5TD
2016: 42rec, 462, 4TD
TOTAL: 157rec, 1,845; 15TD
Summary: Gaston was one of the best player's that started at Penn A&T and made the most of his time. He started every single game in school history and left as the schools career reception leader with 157 catches. On a team that was run first, he never got the opportunities he could have elsewhere. He also was forced to play on the outside as Penn A&T played a lot of two-receiver sets but the team simply idn''t have anyone better. Even as the years go on, he will be one of the best wide receiver's to go through this program.

WR Clifton Moss (6'1 199lbs)
2013: 2rec, 26yds, TD; 52KR, 1,647yds, 3TD (Best RET Award, FR AA)
2014: 12rec, 136yds, TD; 37KR, 936yds, TD
2015: 32rec, 277yds, TD; 53rec, 1,1,76yds
2016: 31rec, 431yds, 4TD
TOTAL: 77rec, 870yds, 7TD; 142KR, 3,759yds, 4TD
Summary: Moss will go down as one of the best return men in NCAA history and he didn't even return a punt or kick in 2016. His insane ability to hit the gaps on returns was uncanny. He finishes his career as the NCAA Record holder in career kick return yards. When he became the No. 2 wide receiver in 2015, the passing game mysteriously started becoming more productive.

TE Floyd Wilson (6'2 225lbs)
2013: 29rec, 299yds, 2TD
2014: 38rec, 466yds, 3TD
2015: 25rec, 332yds, TD
2016: 29rec, 334yds, 4TD
TOTAL: 121rec, 1,431yds, 10TD
Summary: Wilson was very undersized for a tight end, but he made the most of his opportunities. As steady as steady got on offense.

LT Bobby Deal (6'0 275lbs)
C Ethan Hills (6'2 309lbs)
LT Rob Volker (6'1 287lbs)
RT Bud Southard (6'0 334lbs)
Summary: This group of offensive lineman left a lot to be desired. After just one year of competition, all but Rob Volker lost their starting job. This is still a major area of need for Penn A&T.

Defense

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LE Sheldon Mintz (6'2 255lbs)
2013: 7tck, 4TFL, 1 sack
2014: 9tck, 4TFL, 3 sacks
2015: 4tck, 2TFL, 1 sack
2016: 6tck, 5TFL, 4 sacks
TOTAL: 26tck, 15TFL, 9 sacks
Summary: One of the few guys on the defense who was able to consistently get in the backfield and make plays happen. Unfortunately for him, there were always better players in front of him, relegating him to a package role.

RE Damon Williams (6'2 261lbs)
2015: 7tck, 2TFL, 1 sack
2016: 11tck, 7TFL
TOTAL: 18tck, 9TFL, 1 sack
Summary: Williams is an insane athlete. He transferred from a JuCo where he played basketball. He missed football so he found his way to Penn A&T, where he established himself as a solid defensive lineman in the MAC.

DT Landon Vickers (6'1 290lbs)
2013: 5tck, 1TFL, 1 sack
2014: 3tck, 1TFL
2016: 4tck, 2TFL, 2 sacks
TOTAL: 12tcl, 4TFL, 3 sacks
Summary: Didn't play much but probably played ore than he should have. Overall, a depth piece for Keyser and staff.

LOLB Chris Hernandez (6'2 215lbs)
2013: 1tck
2014: 3tck
2015: 11tck, 1TFL
2106: 6tck
TOTAL: 21tck, 1TFL
Summary: He was on the fast track to start his junior yer but then Hodari Christian came along and that ended all hopes of Hernandez having a bigger role.

MLB Reid Winn (6'4 218lbs)
2013: 3tck, 1TFL
2014: 4tck, 1TFL
2015: 15tck, 1TFL
2016: 24tck, 3TFL, 1 sack
TOTAL: 46tck, 6TFL, 1 sack
Summary: Winn was a player who had promise but never developed and only was relied on as a role player. It did not help that Darrien Howard transferred in and took over the middle linebacker spot. We can't forget Brett Haskell making a big leap after his redshirt freshman year. Winn was another person who never materialized because of a crowded position group.

ROLB Lamont Singletary (6'4 215lbs)
2013: 47tck, 5TFL, 1 sack, 1INT, 1defl
2014: 59tck, 63tck, 11TFL, 2 sacks
2015: 40tck, 9TFL, 2 sacks, 1INT
2016: 45tck, 8TFL, 1INT
TOTAL: 194tck, 33TFL, 5 sacks, 3 sacks, 1 defl
Summary: Singletary was the most feared player on this defense...for two years, until Darrien Howard showed up. Then this linebacking corps honestly became one of the best in the country. Singletary was an incredible tackler who had a nose for the football. However, his downfall was coverage. Regardless, he finished as the schools all-time leading tackler.

CB Dane Dorsey (5'11 197lbs)
2013: 49tck, 1TFL, 4INT
2014: 40tck, 5TFL, 1INT, 3defl
2015: 47tck, 8TFL, 1INT, 2defl
2016: 48tck, 8TFL, 2INT, 6defl
TOTAL: 184tck, 22TFL, 8INT, 11defl
Summary: Dorsey was one of the steadiest players on both sides of the ball. He started every game for Penn A&T in his four years and showed his worth in more than just coverage. He was in the backfield more than some of the defensive lineman. A hard nosed kid who loves to hit. If he was any bigger, he would have been a linebacker. He is going to be tough to replace.

FS Christian Flowers (6'1, 215lbs)
2013: 17tck
2014: 16tck, 1TFL, 1defl, 1FF
2015: 17tck, 1TFL
2016: 29tck, 1TFL, 1defl
TOTAL: 79tck, 3TFL, 2defl
Summary: Flowers is yet another guy that got snubbed by transfers. Fellonte Misher joined Penn A&T after 2013 and John Delassantos graduated in 2014, leaving Flowers to a backup/special teams role, with which he excelled in! He was a great backup plan.

SS Xavier Pippen (6'2 188lbs)
2013: 29tck, 1TFL, 2defl
2014: 53tck, 15TFL, 1 sack, 1defl
2015: 17tck, 1TFL, 1INT, 1defl, 1TD
2016: 45tck, 2TFL, 3INT
TOTAL: 144tck, 19TFL, 1 sack, 4INT, 3defl, 1TD
Summary: Pippen was a bad man. When Penn A&T started in 4-2-5, he was dangerous coming off the edge, almost acting as a third linebacker. 15TFL in 2014 was not expected and even when Fellonte Misher transferred in, the staff had to find a way to make sure both players were on the field.

S Fellonte Misher (6'2 192lbs)
2013: 7tck, 1defl (Old Dominion) - Transfers to Penn A&T
2014: DNP (Transfer)
2015: 61tck, 4TFL, 1 sack, 1INT, 3defl
2016: 55tck, 1TFL, 1INT, 1FF, 2defl, 1FR, 2TD
TOTAL: 130tck, 5TFL, 1 sack, 2INT, 6defl, 1FF, 1FR, 2TD
Summary: When he transferred in, he almost didn't have a spot but Tim Keyser realized that he could shift some things and make it work. Good thing he did, as Misher was a human missile on the gridiron.

Special Teams

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K Robert Guidry (6'1 207)
2015: 14/16, long of 41
2016: 7/8, long of 36
TOTAL: 21/24, 93/94 PAT
Summary: Penn A&T has gotten very lucky with kickers in their first four years. While Guidry was only around for two seasons, he was a true kicker unlike Hugo Daubert. Guidry didn't have the strongest leg but he sure was accurate.

P Richard Rowe (6'1 195lbs)
2013: 45, 1,688yds, long of 44, 8 punts inside 20
2014: 32, 1,227yds, long of 51, 2 punts inside 20
2015: 36, 1,518yds, long of 63, 4 punts inside 20
2016: 25, 922yds, long of 46, 6 punts inside 20
TOTAL: 138, 5,355, 20 punts inside 20
Summary: He was a punter on a bad team. He got a lot of work and did pretty well. But he's a punter so, so what?

[SilverBullet19]

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Geez, that was a bit group to lose. Next year could be pretty tough without all those guys. I like the little shout outs for them though, to give a recap of their impact. It's a really cool touch.

[Bigsheen]

Re: Pennsylvania A&T (NCAA 14 Teambuilder Dynasty)

Geez, that was a bit group to lose. Next year could be pretty tough without all those guys. I like the little shout outs for them though, to give a recap of their impact. It's a really cool touch.

Thanks SB! I appreciate the kind words. Unfortuantely, I wasn't able to do them the justice they deserve. I was going to try and makeup some nice graphics for each player but just didn't have the time.

I recently started writing fantasy football for Rotoballer so that has been keeping me pretty busy. Can't wait to get through the offseason though and into 2017!

[Bigsheen]

Recruiting Scandal Summary

BREAKING: Tim Keyser cleared of any wrong doing in recruiting scandal

The NCAA released a report on Tuesday regarding the recruiting violations involving Pennsylvania A&T freshman wide receiver Tyler Warren. They also announced that head coach Tim Keyser had no part in the violations.

Warren had been suspended since November 3, missing the Fightin Dutchmen's final four games of the year. It was alleged that Warren accepted money during his recruitment to attend Penn A&T.

The report confirmed that Warren accepted $5,000 for his attendance at Penn A&T.

Similar to Keyser, no member of the coaching staff was named in the investigation report.

The individual who provided the funds to Warren was identified as Jeff Morrison, a member of the board of trustees at Penn A&T. Morrison was one of the founding members of the institution that opened its doors in 2011.

The connection between Morrison and Warren stems from Morrison attending college with Warren's uncle, Michael Warren, at Duke University. Morrison and Tyler Warren had met several times before and Morrison made several trips to Warren's home over his senior year in high school.

Warren is native of Bel Air North, Maryland. He committed to Penn A&T in 2015 and this past season was his freshman year. He appeared in eight games and caught three passes for 57 yards and two touchdowns.

One interesting note is that Penn A&T will not be penalized for the violation. Since the money came from outside of the program and no one within the program knew of the payment, the NCAA saw it fit to not penalize the program.

However, Warren is barred from participating in any NCAA sanctioned football games for a calendar year.

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Coach Keyser / AD Van Horne's Reaction to Report

Tim Keyser (Head Coach):
I just want to say that I'm glad that this whole situation is over and resolved. For such a young program to endure the turmoil and investigations that we have over the pat few months, is unheard of. I am beyond proud of our team, for how they pushed through the final four games of the season. I am forever indebted to their hard work in keeping things together.

Tyler and I have spoken in the past few days, and I just want to say that I appreciate the hard work that he put in while a member of our football team. It is unfortunate that someone he trusted would put him in a position such as this. Tyler is a good person and his family is strong. I believe they we make the right decision for his future.

Daniel Van Horne (Athletic Director)
I am disappointed in the light this investigation has brought on our football program; however, I am pleased with our departments cooperation and determination to push through the last few months. Despite this untimely investigation, Coach Keyser has created an opportunity for Penn A&T to remain competitive well into the future. I am confident that this program will continue to be better, both on and off the field. I have no further comment at this time.

[Bigsheen]

Re: Pennsylvania A&T (NCAA 14 Teambuilder Dynasty)

Bump bump bump bump.

[Bigsheen]

Re: Pennsylvania A&T (NCAA 14 Teambuilder Dynasty)

A letter from Tim Keyser

-Jan 16, 2017
I would like to announce my resignation as the head football coach at Pennsylvania A&T University. I have accepted to become the offensive coordinator at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.

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To the fans

First off, I just want to say that this decision has no part in anything pertaining to the results of the investigation regarding our program. I stand by the innocence of my staff, team, and program.

Secondly, when I accepted the job to be the head coach a Pennsylvania A&T, it was the biggest risk I have ever taken in my entire life. I left a job at West Chester that allowed my family and I stability for years to come. I wanted more and my wife saw that, and when I told her about this opportunity, she knew that I needed to take it.

Building a program from literally day one is obviously not an easy task, but any coach would be a mad man to turn down such a chance at building their legacy.

Dan (Van Horne) has given me everything I ever needed to make this program more than just a bunch of kids in football pads. He understood creating this program could get ugly, but he embraced the fact that it would be a process. For his willingness to give me a chance, I am forever grateful.

I don't want to say I ran this program perfectly. We had our fair share of issues, on and off the field, over just four years. However, for the most part, I am beyond proud of what this program looks like today. This most recent group of seniors, I consider them to be my sons as they were the first group of players to spend all four years in this program. They will tell you it was probably the most difficult thing they have ever done in their lives. But they fought each and every day, and I wish them the best of luck in the future.

I also want to thank my staff. Those men also saw an opportunity to change the landscape of college football and their willingness to grind it out every single week is commendable. I have no doubts in their ability to land on their feet elsewhere.

That's it for now. I hope you all understand that this opportunity was yet another one that I could not pass up to provide for my family.

I wish this program and the community nothing but the best of luck.

Fight on Dutchmen!

Sincerely,
Tim Keyser

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Tim Keyser Leaving Pennsylvania A&T University

--Lancaster, PA (Jan. 16)

Pennsylvania A&T head football coach Tim Keyser has announced that he is resigning as coach of the program. He will become the offensive coordinator at Syracuse University.

Keyser joins Doc Holliday's staff at Syracuse after Holliday just accepted the head coach position seven days ago.

Holliday replaces Dino Babers after a six year stint at Marshall University. Baber's was relieved of his duties following an 0-12 season in 2016.

Over Holliday's six seasons at Marshall, he accumulated a 48-40 record, including an 11-3 record last year that was highlighted by an AutoZone Liberty Bowl victory over Mississippi State.

This will be the first time that Keyser will have playcalling duties since 2010, when he was the offensive coordinator at Division 2 West Chester University. He left there to become the first ever head coach at Pennsylvania A&T.

Athletic Director Daniel Van Horne announced that a national search will begin immediately.

[moose141]

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Unreal recap of the seniors, even though I've missed a couple seasons it was great to catch up on the state of the program like that. That said WOW, new coaching search??????

[Knickerbocker91]

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I'm a fan of Keyser's response after the investigation came to an end. Didn't throw his kid under the bus for making a decision a lot of people would have made in his shoes. Surprised to see him leave, but it would make for a good storyline down the road if he ends up doing well at Syracuse and getting a chance to head coach somewhere else and end up on the visitor's sideline.