THE SEASON: Moravian finished the 2004 season with a 7-4 overall record and a 7-2 slate in Middle Atlantic Conference action. The Greyhounds started the year with a school record 7-0 record, before dropping their final four games. Moravian placed second in the MAC and played in the 2004 Eastern College Athletic Conference Southwest Championship game at Franklin & Marshall College, falling to the Diplomats, 37-20

THE COACH: Scot Dapp (West Chester ’73) is in his 18th season at Moravian, with a career record of 110-74-1 (.597). He entered the season 50th in winning percentage among NCAA Division III active coaches. Dapp has earned Coach-of-the-Year honors from the MAC three times including Co-Coach of the Year in 1997 and has led the ’Hounds to two appearances in the NCAA playoffs, the ECAC Southeast Championship game in 2002 and the ECAC Southwest Championship game this season. Dapp is 1-2 in NCAA action and 0-2 in ECAC games.

YOUNG, BALANCED & EXPERIENCED ‘HOUNDS: Of the 84 players on the Moravian roster, 25 are freshmen, 25 are sophomores and 21 are juniors. There are 13 seniors on this season’s squad, and the Greyhounds return 58 letterwinners and 17 starters.

POSTSEASON HISTORY: Moravian played in the postseason for the second time in three seasons this year and the fourth time in the 18-year tenure of head coach Scot Dapp. The Greyhounds played in the ECAC Southeast Championship game at McDaniel College on November 23, 2002, falling to the Green Terror, 21-7. Moravian made the NCAA Division III Playoffs in 1993, falling to Washington & Jefferson College, 27-7, and in 1988, defeating Widener University, 17-7, before losing to Ferrum (VA) College, 49-28, a team that featured former NFL standout Chris Warren.

GREYHOUNDS IN THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE: Beginning three seasons ago, the Middle Atlantic Conference became an 11-team conference instead of two separate leagues. Moravian was selected to finish seventh in the MAC Preseason Coaches Poll this season, and the Greyhounds have locked up second place in the conference this fall while Delaware Valley College has won the championship. Lycoming College was selected as the top team in the MAC just one point ahead of Wilkes University.

THE MAC STATISTICAL RANKINGS: The Greyhounds are fifth in the MAC in total defense, allowing 354.5 yards per game. The squad is sixth in passing defense at 211.6 yards per game, and the defense is sixth in rushing yards allowed at 142.8. The Greyhounds are sixth in points allowed at 24.0 per game, and the squad is fourth in points scored per game at 29.3. Offensively, Moravian is third in the MAC at 407.2 yards per game. The Greyhounds are ranked second in rushing offense at 231.0 yards per game and eighth in passing offense at 176.2 yards per game. Moravian is first in turnover margin with a +0.82 per game average as the Greyhounds have committed 22 turnovers while forcing 31 turnovers. The Greyhounds are also first in the MAC in net punting, 34.6 net yards per punt, and time of possession, 32:26. Individually, sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) is second in the MAC in rushing yards per game at 162.6, and he is second in all-purpose yards at 176.5, third in scoring and touchdown scoring at 10.4 points per game and eighth in total offense at 162.6 yards per game. Junior quarterback Jerry Venturino (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong HS) is third in the MAC with a 129.2 pass efficiency rating, and he is fifth in passing yards per game at 161.3. Venturino is also sixth in total offense at 172.1 yards per game. Senior wide receiver Jed Warsager (Andover, NJ/Newton HS) leads the MAC in kickoff returns with an average of 29.7 yards per return while sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins (Belmar, NJ/Manasquan HS) is tenth in the conference in receiving yards per game at 64.1. Senior punter/kicker John McLain (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) is first in the MAC in punting with an average of 38.7 yards per punt, and he is eighth in field goals per game at 0.09. McLain is first in field goal percentage at 100 percent (one for one) and tenth in kick scoring at 0.8 points per game. Senior kicker Ken Macaulay (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) is ninth in kick scoring at 1.7 points per game. Junior defensive back Tyler Chomik (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) is sixth in the MAC with 1.27 pass break-ups per game and he is third in the conference in interceptions at 0.55 per game. Chomik is sixth in punt returns with an average of 6.7 yards and tied for 43rd in the MAC with 5.0 tackles per contest. Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) is third in the MAC with 8.8 tackles per game and fifth in fumbles recovered at 0.27 per game. Senior linebacker Bill Carasia (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) is second in the MAC in forced fumbles with 0.33 per contest, and he is tied for ninth in tackles with 8.0 per game while junior linebacker Chad DiFelice (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl HS) is 39th in the MAC with 5.2 tackles per game. Junior defensive back Gerald Weiss (Gilbertsville, PA/St. Pius X HS) is tied for 30th in tackles at 5.6 per game, and Weiss sophomore defensive end Matt Lieberwirth (Chester, NJ/Mendham HS) are tied for seventh in the MAC in forced fumbles with 0.20 per game.

ALL-CONFERENCE HOUNDS: Eight members of Moravian football team were named the 2004 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Teams announced by the MAC. The Greyhounds had five First Team selections including sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs, junior offensive lineman Salvatore DeWalt (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS), senior return specialist Jed Warsager, junior defensive back Tyler Chomik and senior punter John McLain while senior defensive linemen Richie Cline (Union Beach, NJ/Keypot HS) and Kevin McLaughlin (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic HS) and sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr were named to the Second Team. Jacoubs was the MAC Rookie of the Year last season while McLaughlin was also on the All-MAC Second Team a year ago.

DON HANSEN'S FOOTBALL GAZETTE ALL-REGION HONORS: Four members of the Moravian College football team have been named the 2004 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-East Region Teams . The Greyhounds had one First Team selection in junior center Salvatore DeWalt while sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs, senior return specialist Jed Warsager and senior punter John McLain were named to the Second Team. A total of 21 players from the Middle Atlantic Conference were named to the three teams with Albright College’s Nick Cushman being named the East Region Offensive Player of the Year and Delaware Valley College coach GA Mangus being named the East Region Coach of the Year.

DON HANSEN'S FOOTBALL GAZETTE ALL-AMERICAN: Senior return specialist Jed Warsager of the Moravian College football team has been named the 2004 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-American Third Team.

ECAC SOUTHEAST ALL-STARS: Five members of the Moravian College football team has been named the 2004 Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Southeast All-Stars announced by the ECAC. The Greyhounds have five First Team selections including sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs, junior offensive lineman Salvatore DeWalt, senior return specialist Jed Warsager, junior defensive back Tyler Chomik and senior punter John McLain.

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: Sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) and junior offensive lineman Brenten Runne (Stanhope, NJ/Hopatcong HS)of the Moravian College football team have been named to the 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District II College Division Football Second Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. To be eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America® accolades, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 grade-point average, be a sophomore, junior or senior and be a starter or significant reserve. The College Division is made up of all the NCAA Division II and III schools in the nation as well as all NAIA schools. Student-athletes from NCAA Division I schools are named to the University Division Teams. District II is made up of schools from Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

MASCAC FALL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL: The Moravian College fall athletic teams had 53 members named to the 2004 Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Fall Academic Honor Roll with at least one member from all eight of Moravian’s fall sports. The MASCAC Fall Academic Honor Roll, which notes academic excellence by student-athletes, contains 672 performers as announced by Executive Director Ken Andrews. The Honor Roll comprises those student-athletes of sophomore class standing or higher who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 (4.00 scale) or higher and completed the playing season in good standing. Susquehanna led in total selections with 67, while Elizabethtown was second with 54 student-athletes on the list. Moravian was third with 53 student-athletes. Student-athletes are selected from men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, volleyball, women’s tennis and men’s and women’s soccer. The football team had 13 honorees. Leading the selections from the football team, which posted a 7-3 record, were sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell and junior quarterback Jerry Venturino. Martell scored five touchdowns this season, with 427 receiving yards while Venturnio completed 107 of 222 pass attempts for 1,774 yards and 16 touchdowns, and Venturino also scored five rushing touchdowns. Sophomore running back Marc Panepinto (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS) had 186 rushing yards while junior wide receiver Russell Demko (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) had four touchdowns and 256 receiving yards. Also earning spots on the MASCAC Fall Academic Honor Roll from the football squad were seniors quarterback Rick Muschlitz (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) and linebacker John Murgitroyde (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan HS), juniors running back Kevin Lukich (Ogdensburg, NJ/Wallkill Valley HS), wide receiver Andrew Mazurek (West Orange, NJ/West Orange HS), and offensive lineman Brenten Runne (Stanhope, NJ/Hopatcong HS), and sophomores defensive linemen Nick Feo (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS), Mike Hurden (Spring Lake, NJ/Wall HS), linebacker Ryan Moore (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS), and offensive lineman Andy Remsing (Bath, PA/Northampton HS).

NCAA STATISTICS: Five different players from Moravian football team are ranked in seven categories in the tenth NCAA III Division football statistical ranking released Tuesday. The Greyhounds are also listed in three team categories in the statistics through games of November 13th. Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs is fifth in the nation in rushing with an average of 161.9 yards per game, 13th in scoring at 10.8 points per game and seventh in all purpose yards per game at 177.6. Jacoubs also has the 14th highest (257 yards at Lebanon Valley College) single game rushing yardage and 11th best (295 yards versus Albright College) all-purpose single game yardage this season among all NCAA Division III players. Senior linebacker Bill Carasia is tied for 27th in the country in forced fumbles with 0.33 per contest while junior defensive back Tyler Chomik is tied for 21st in interceptions at 0.6 per game. Senior wide receiver Jed Warsager is fifth in the nation in kickoff returns with an average of 30.7 yards per kickoff return while senior punter John McLain is currently 25th in the nation with an average of 38.7 yards per punt. As a team, Moravian is 27th in rushing offense at 239.8 yards per game and tied for 29th in turnover margin with a +0.90 per game.

THE QUARTERBACKS: Junior Jerry Venturino has completed 107 of 222 passes for 1,774 yards this season with 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Venturino has been sacked 13 times while scoring five touchdowns and a two-point conversion and adding 119 yards on 68 carries. Venturino threw for a career-high 340 yards in Moravian's 35-31 loss to Widener University, the seventh best single game in Moravian history. Senior quarterback Rick Muschlitz has completed eight of 16 passes for 131 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Muschlitz has gained 29 yards on nine carries. Freshman signal caller Sean Hill (West Reading, PA/Wyomissing HS) did not attempt a pass, and he carried the ball once for no gain in the season opener at Juniata College. Sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins has completed one pass for 33 yards and a touchdown.

IN THE BACKFIELD: In the backfield, sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs leads the Greyhounds with a school record 1,789 yards and 16 touchdowns on a school record 342 carries. Jacoubs has 2,840 yards (first all-time at Moravian) in just 21 career games with 12 100-plus yard games in 17 starts, including four games over 200 yards with three this season. Jacoubs, who became the eighth player in school history to reach 2,000 rushing yards in a career and the only player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons against FDU-Florham, has broken the Moravian single season school record with 114 points this fall on a school record 19 touchdowns. He is third all-time with 156 points. Junior fullback Kevin Lukich added 170 yards on 25 carries while sophomore tailback Marc Panepinto added 186 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries. Sophomore running back Joe Costanzo (Barnstead, NH/Bow HS & Tilton School) has 108 yards on 24 carries while sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins has contributed 47 yards on nine carries. Freshman running back Kyle Heffron (Stanhope, NJ/Hopatcong HS) has run for 51 yards on nine carries. Senior tailback Cody Hendershot (Bangor, PA/Bangor HS) has added 34 yards on eight carries while sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell has 23 yards and a score on six attempts.

THE WIDE RECEIVERS: The Greyhounds have had eight different players catch passes this season led by sophomore wideout Ben Hawkins, who has 38 catches for 705 yards (tied for the fifth best single season at Moravian) and six touchdowns including a 127-yard performance at Widener University that ranks as the eighth highest single game total in school history. Hawkins has become the 13th player in Moravian history to have 1,000 career receiving yards with a total of 1,094 (12th all-time). Sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell has 25 receptions for 427 yards and four scores while senior wide receiver Jed Warsager has 20 catches for 289 yards and three touchdowns. Freshman tight end Kris Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS) has seven receptions for 71 yards and a pair of two-point conversion catches while sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs has grabbed eight aerials for 152 yards and three touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Russ Demko has 13 catches for 256 yards and three touchdowns while sophomore running back Joe Costanzo has two receptions for 23 yards. Senior tight end Chad Opdyke (Bath, PA/Northampton HS) also has three catches for 15 yards and has also grabbed a two-point conversion versus FDU-Florham.

OFFENSIVE LINE: The Greyhounds front of juniors Scott Burke (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel HS), Brenten Runne and Salvatore DeWalt, sophomores Michael Abruzzo (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional HS) and Andrew Remsing and freshman John Wagner (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley HS) have helped the Greyhounds average 231.0 yards per game on the ground while allowing just 15 sacks.

DEFENSIVE FRONT: Junior defensive tackle Mike Hurden has 42 tackles with five for loss, two sacks, a pass break-up and a forced fumble while senior defensive end Shawn Nelson (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) has 34 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two and a half sacks and three pass break-ups. Junior defensive tackle Bryan Kohlbecker (Middletown, NJ/Middletown South HS) has added 19 tackles with four for loss while senior defensive end Steve Cline (Union Beach, NJ/Keyport HS) has 21 tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack, a pass break-up, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and has caught a two-point conversion pass at Juniata College. Senior defensive end Richie Cline has added 32 tackles with three and a half for loss, one and a half sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up while senior defensive tackle Kevin McLaughlin has 26 tackles with one tackle for loss, a half a sack and a pass break-up. Sophomore defensive end Matt Lieberwirth has added 13 tackles, four and a half tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up. Junior defensive end Robert Stockley (Red Bank, NJ/Middletown South HS) has 11 tackles with one and a half for loss and two fumble recoveries. Sophomore defensive lineman Nick Feo has contributed 11 tackles with three for loss, two sacks, a pass break-up and two blocked kicks on special teams.

THE LINEBACKER CORPS: Sophomore Cliff Garr leads the Greyhound defense with 97 tackles, eight and a half tackles for loss, three and a half sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and three fumble recoveries while senior Bill Carasia has 72 tackles to go along with eight tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, one interception and a pass break-up. Junior Chad DiFelice has contributed 57 tackles with eight and a half for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries including one returned 40 yards for a touchdown versus FDU-Florham, two interceptions and two pass break-ups while sophomore Arturo Duran (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood HS) has 28 tackles, one tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and two interceptions. Freshman linebacker Mike Prata (Little Ferry, NJ/Paramas Catholic HS) has added 23 tackles with two for loss.

THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD: Junior cornerback Tyler Chomik leads the Greyhound defensive backs with 55 tackles, six interceptions, eight pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery while sophomore cornerback Israel Aguila (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS) has 47 tackles, two interceptions and four pass break-ups. Junior safety Gerald Weiss has contributed 56 tackles, two and a half tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and four pass break-ups while senior safety Bill Skriletz (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) has added 39 stops, a half tackle for loss, an interception and three pass-break-ups. Senior defensive back Mario Bevilaqua (Scranton, PA/West Scranton HS) has added 20 tackles, a half tackle for loss, four pass break-ups and a fumble recovery while sophomore defenisve back Tom Carroll (Blackwood, NJ/Paul VI HS) had 14 tackles on the year.

KICKING GAME: Senior John McLain is six-for-ten on extra-point attempts and has made his only field goal attempt of 26 yards. McLain also has 41 punts for an average of 38.7 yards with a long of 64 yards and 13 that have landed inside the 20-yard line. Junior punter Corey Czerniak (Randolph, NJ/Randolph HS) has averaged 39.5 yards on two punts with a long of 43 yards and one inside the 20 yard line. Sophomore Michael Liccketto (Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights HS) and senior Ken Macaulay also have been kicking for the Greyhounds. Macaulay is 17-for-26 on extra-points and has missed field goal attempts of 40 yards and 28 yards while Liccketto has missed his only field goal attempt this fall, a 26 yard attempt.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Junior Tyler Chomik has 19 punt returns for 128 yards with a long of 29 yards and ten kickoff returns for 197 yards with a long of 32 yards. Senior Jed Warsager has returned 23 kickoffs this season for a single season school record of 684 yards including touchdowns of 85 yards and 79 yards. Warsager also has the longest kickoff return for a touchdown in school history with a 98-yard return at Lebanon Valley College in 2002 and now owns the career kickoff return record with 1,240 yards. Freshman running back Mark Peters (Mendham, NJ/Mendham HS) has returned five kickoffs for 73 yards while sophomore running back Marc Panepinto has two kickoff returns for 24 yards. Sophomore running back Aaron Barnes (Media, PA/Penncrest HS) also has two kickoff returns for 45 yards while senior running back Cody Hendershot has two returns for 18 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell has contributed 12 tackles and a forced fumble on special teams this season

WINNING STREAKS: Moravian's seven-game winning streak to open the season was the second longest in school history and the first time The Greyhounds had won seven consecutive games in the same season. Prior to this fall, the Greyhounds had won six straight contests in a season five times with the last time being in 2002 (10/5 to 11/9). Other six game season winning streaks have occurred in 1940 (9/27 to 11/1), 1955 (10/15 to 11/19), 1988 (10/15 to 11/19) and 1993 (10/9 to 11/13). The longest winning streak in school history spanning more than one season was in 1939 and 1940 when Moravian won eight consecutive games (11/11/1939 to 11/1/1940) and put together a ten game unbeaten streak that included four games in 1939 (10/28 to 11/25) and six wins in the first six contests of 1940 (9/27 to 11/1). The Greyhounds have had three other seven-game winning streaks that span several seasons (10/20/1900 to 10/19/1901; 11/15/1955 to 9/29/1956; & 11/1/1975 to 10/6/1976). The longest unbeaten streak in school history is from the final game of the 1899 season until October 19th, 1901, a span of 13 games without a loss.

OVERTIME ‘HOUNDS: Moravian has played a total of seven overtime games since the NCAA instituted the rule for the 1996 season and is 5-2 all-time in the extra-session. This year was the fourth time since 1996 that the Greyhounds did not play at least one overtime game.

WINNING WAYS: Moravian had 11 consecutive winning seasons—all under Coach Scot Dapp, from 1987 to 1997 and has now had 14 winning seasons in Dapp’s 18 years. The 11-straight winning seasons is the longest in school history. Dapp ranks third among Greyhound coaches in winning percentage.

ON THE AIRWAVES: For the eighth straight year, the Greyhounds football game were on the radio. This fall Moravian's games were aired on WKAP Oldies 1470 AM.

WKAP TOP HOUNDS OF THE YEAR: During the final PenTeleData Halftime Show of the Year, the announcers and staff of Oldies 1470 AM WKAP announced their 2004 Top Hounds of the Year sponsored by Potts Doggie Shop. The group selected sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs as the Most Valuable Player and the Offensive Player of the Year, sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr as the Defensive Player of the Year, senior punter John McLain as the Special Teams Player of the Year, junior quarterback Jerry Venturino as the Most Improved Player of the Year, senior wide receiver/return specialist Jed Warsager as the Playmaker of the Year, sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins as the Pleasant Surprise of the Year, senior linebacker Bill Carasia as the Fearless Leader of the Year, the offensive line as the Unsung Hero of the Year, junior running back Kevin Lukich as the Hard Luck Player of the Year and the final scoring drive of the King's College game in which Moravian scored the winning touchdown with a 69-yard drive in the last 1:44 of the game for a 21-18 win as the Drive of the Year.

STARTERS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: As part of Moravian's new radio contract with Oldies 1470 WKAP, the announcers selected the Starters Players of the Game for Moravian during the final St. Luke's Hospital Post-Game Show. The group selected sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs as the Offensive Player of the Year, senior linebacker Bill Carasia as the Defensive Player of the Year, senior wide receiver/return specialist Jed Warsager as the Special Teams Player of the Year and junior quarterback Jerry Venturino the Most Improved Player of the Year. Starters is a sponsor of Moravian College Athletics and is located on Route 378 south of Bethlehem.

The Greyhounds will have a lot of players returning next season with game experience and the squad looks to challenge for the MAC's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III playoffs.