Newberry Plays At Winless Brevard

NEWBERRY (NC SID) — The Newberry College Wolves‘ football team plays the second of two consecutive road contests this weekend, traveling to the mountains of Western North Carolina to face off with the Brevard College Tornados. WHO: Newberry College at Brevard College WHERE: Memorial Stadium on the campus of Brevard High School WHEN: 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 1 RECORDS: Newberry is 3-5 overall and 1-4 in South Atlantic Conference action. Brevard is 0-8 overall and 0-5 in SAC play. LIVE AUDIO: http://www.NewberryWolves.tv, WKDK-AM 1240 in Newberry County IN-STADIUM AUDIO: For the first time, Newberry‘s radio broadcast will be able to be heard in the stadium via FM radio for road games. The frequency will be determined on gameday and announced on the official Newberry College Athletics Twitter account – @NewberrySports. LIVE STATS: http://www.BCTornados.com WEATHER FORECAST: High of 46 degrees, with a low of 28 degrees. Partly cloudy, 20% chance of precipitation, very windy. Full Game Notes Package (PDF) THE GAME “¢ Newberry College is in its 101st season of intercollegiate football. “¢ Today‘s game marks the 989th game in school history, with Newberry carrying an all-time record of 408-544-36 (.431) “¢ Neither team is ranked or receiving votes in the AFCA Coaches Poll or the D2Football.com poll COMMON OPPONENTS “¢ The teams share their South Atlantic Conference schedule as well as North Greenville as common opponents. THE BREVARD SERIES “¢ This game is the ninth meeting between Newberry and the Tornados. “¢ Newberry has a 7-1 lead in the all-time series. “¢ The Tornados did not score a touchdown in the first five meetings between the two schools. “¢ Newberry trailed 21-20 in the fourth quarter of last year‘s game but won a 28-21 decision on the strength of three touchdown catches and a 2-point conversion by Corey Washington. THE COACHES NEWBERRY: Todd Knight (Gardner-Webb, 1989) is in his sixth season as Newberry‘s head coach. He has a 31-30 record and a record of 5-4 against teams ranked in the AFCA Divsion II Top 25. He has a 19-20 record against the South Atlantic Conference. In 2009, Knight led Newberry to a 6-4 record and became the first Newberry head coach to record a winning record in his inaugural season since Reed Charpia in 1978. In 2010, Knight led Newberry to a 4-6 record, as well as the 2011 season. The Wolves went 5-6 overall in the 2012 season and achieved a ranking as high as No. 25 nationally. In 2013, he led the Wolves to a 9-3 overall record, making the school‘s second appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Newberry finished the season ranked No. 23 nationally. Knight is 4-1 all-time against Brevard. BREVARD: Paul Hamilton (Appalachian State, 1981) is in his 16th season as a collegiate head coach and eighth as the head coach of the Tornados. He has a 67-119 (.361) overall record. He has a 1-6 record against Newberry. UP NEXT: CARSON-NEWMAN “¢ Newberry returns home next weekend for its final home game of the 2014 campaign, hosting the nationally ranked Carson-Newman Eagles. “¢ Following last year‘s two meetings in 15 days, Carson-Newman leads the all-time series 30-19. This will be the 50th all-time meeting. “¢ The Wolves have won three of the last four meetings in the series at Setzler Field. “¢ The day will see the seniors of the football and cheerleading teams and the Scarlet Poms honored prior to the game, as it is Senior Day. “¢ With the game being the Wolves‘ closest home game to Veterans‘ Day, it is also Military Appreciation Day. “¢ The final promotion of this game is Church Day, with Rev. Ernie Worman distributing information on that promotion to nearby churches. IN-STADIUM BROADCAST “¢ For the first time, Newberry‘s radio broadcast will be able to be heard in the stadium via FM radio for road games. “¢ The frequency will be determined on gameday and announced on the official Newberry College Athletics Twitter account – @NewberrySports “¢ All games will still be broadcast in Newberry County on the long-time home of Newberry College Athletics – WKDK-AM 1240.