YSU at Northeastern Preview

Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 1 PM
Youngstown State (1-1) at Northeastern (0-2)

All-Time Series
10th Meeting
YSU leads, 6-3
First Meeting: YSU, 23-18 (10/5/1985)
Last Meeting: YSU, 35-16 (9/10/2005)

Getting To Know The Opponent
Northeastern Huskies
2009 Record: 0-2
Last Week: Loss to Maine, 17-7

Head Coach: Rocky Hager, 16^th year (108-66-1)
2008 Record: 2-10
Program's 1st Year: 1933

Returning Starters (12)
Offense: 5
Defense: 7

Basic Defense: 3-4
Basic Offense: Spread

Huskies Drafted By NFL
1997 – Jerome Daniels, T by Miami Dolphins (4^th round, 121 pick)
1989 – Mike Williams, WR by LA Rams (10^th round, 269 pick)
1988 – Darin Jordan, LB by Pittsburgh Steelers (5^th round, 121 pick)
1985 – Eric Stokes, C by Cincinnati Bengals (6^th round, 148 pick)
1984 – Sean Jones, DE by LA Raiders (2^nd round, 51 pick)
1979 – Dan Ross, TE by Cincinnati Bengals  (2^nd round, 30 pick)
1965 – Bob Cappadona, RB by Boston Patriots

Notes: The Huskies have not had a winning season since 2003 (8-4)…Northeastern is 2-7 against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. Their wins came against Connecticut in 2000 and Ohio in 2002…The Bengals tight end Dan Ross (Northeastern alum) set Super Bowl records for most catches (11) by a tight end and most receiving yards (104) by a tight end in a single Super Bowl. Ross played in Super Bowl 16 against San Francisco. The Bengals lost 26-21…Former Husky Sean Jones (Raiders/Oilers/Packers defensive end) finished his NFL career with 113 quarterback sacks. Jones also won an NFL championship as a member of the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl 31.