The Greyhound football squad posted a disappointing 2-8 record this season for the first back-to-back losing seasons since 1981-82. However, the losing record was not indicative of Moravian 's season. The Greyhounds, which finished the 1999 season with 47 freshmen and just 11 seniors among the 86 players on the squad, dropped one game by two points, a pair of games by three points and a fourth game in overtime. Both of Moravian 's wins the season came in overtime including a 38-37 thriller against Juniata College, the fourth straight year Moravian and Juniata have needed overtime to determine a winner.

Head coach Scot Dapp has an 82-50-1 record in 13 years at Moravian and has a lot to look forward to the possibility of 75 players returning for the first season in the new millennium. However, Dapp will need to find replacements for a three-year starter at quarterback and six starters on defense.

Senior quarterback Rob Petrosky (North Catasauqua/Catasauqua HS)completed his career at Moravian this fall as one of the top three quarterbacks in the school 's history. He tied the school record for touchdowns in a career with his 48^th in the season ending loss to Muhlenberg. During the year, Petrosky completed 119 of 263 passes for 1,530 yards with 16 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

His top target this fall was freshman wide receiver Jarod Rhinehart (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS), who caught 27 passes for 389 yards and five touchdowns. Sophomore wideout Michael Abbate (South Plainfield, NJ/Bishop Ahr HS) grabbed 21 passes for 298 yards and two touchdowns while sophomore wide receiver Mike Buscio (Philadelphia/Triton Regional HS) had 14 receptions for 152 yards and a score and senior tight end Kevin McHale (Dunmore/Dunmore HS) had 13 catches for 220 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Junior wide receiver Scott Farkas (Nazareth/Bethlehem Catholic HS) caught seven passes for 86 yards while freshman tight end Richard Kulp (Walnutport/Northampton HS) grabbed five aerials for 80 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Sophomore Keith Moore (Perkasie/Penridge HS) had four receptions for 88 yards and two scores.

Junior tailback P.J. Jankowicz (Belle Mead, NJ/Hillsborough HS) ran for 531 yards on a team leading 171 attempts to lead the Greyhound offense on the ground. Jankowicz reached the endzone twice during the season. Senior fullback Kirk Harryn (Bethlehem/Freedom HS), who was named to the MAC Commonwealth All-Star Second Team, also reached 500 yards for the season with 513 yards on 104 carries. Freshman tailback Josh Fick (Emmaus/Emmaus HS) gained 312 yards on 42 carries and led the Greyhounds with six rushing touchdowns. Three of Fick 's six touchdown runs were for over 50 yard.

Senior offensive lineman Eric McNeel (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) anchored the Greyhound offensive line this season and was named to the MAC Commonwealth All-Star First Team.

Moravian used three kickers this season with sophomore Jim McIntyre (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown HS) leading the trio with 21 points on 12 extra-points and three field goals. Junior Kevin Smith (Collegeville/Methacton HS) had three points this season, all on extra-points, while sophomore Marc Roesch (Egg Harbor City, NJ/St. Augustine HS) handled all the kickoffs for the Greyhounds this fall. Freshman Jason Navarro (Garwood, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson HS) was called on 60 times to punt this season and averaged 31.2 yards per kick. Navarro placed 11 kicks inside the 20-yard line and had just two touchbacks.

On the defensive side of the ball, senior free safety Steve DiRenzo (Netcong, NJ/Lenape Valley Regional HS) and senior strong safety Jason Goldan (Neshanic, NJ/Hillsborough HS) each surpassed the 100 tackles this season, the first time that has happened at Moravian since 1990. DiRenzo had 106 tackles and was tied for the team lead with three interceptions. DiRenzo also had ten pass break-ups for the Greyhounds. Goldan, who made the MAC Commonwealth All-Star First Team, made 102 stops this season with a team high 72 solo tackles. Goldan also had six tackles for loss.

Junior linebacker J.D. Rhinehart (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) made 91 tackles for Moravian and was second on the squad with 12 tackles for loss. Rhinehart, a member of the MAC Commonwealth All-Star Second Team, had three interceptions and added three and a half sacks. Senior linebacker Josh Wren (Milford, UT/Cyprus HS) made 81 tackles in just eight games for the Greyhounds. Freshman linebacker John Cupples (Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic HS) made 70 tackles in his debut season while starting half of the year after Wren missed two games with an injury. Junior linebacker Phil Black (Easton/Easton HS) made 62 stops with five tackles for loss and two sacks in six games before a knee injury sidelined him for the rest of the season.

Senior defensive tackle Chris Buzas (Sinking Spring/Wilson West Lawn HS) had 48 tackles this season with 11 for loss and three sacks. Junior defensive back Doug Joseph (Allentown/Parkland HS) made 44 stops with three interceptions and a team high 15 pass break-ups. Freshman Nate Pogue (Bethlehem/Liberty HS) had 39 tackles in his debut season and also had three interceptions. Senior defensive back Gordy Frack (Coopersburg/Southern Lehigh HS) has 31 tackles and two interceptions while missing three games with an ankle injury.

Senior defensive end Kyle Geiger (Easton/Easton HS) led Moravian with 13 tackles for loss among his 34 tackles while junior defensive end Dan Kowalchuk (Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg HS) had 28 tackles, five tackles for loss and three sacks. Sophomore defensive tackle John Kwiatkowski (Whitehall/Whitehall HS) tied Rhinehart for the team lead with three and a half sacks, all in the season opener, an overtime loss to Delaware Valley College. Kwiatkowski had 25 tackles while freshman safety Jarrod Pence (Livingston, NJ/Livingston HS) had 24 tackles.

Sophomore linebacker Jake Hallman (Pennsbury/Upper Perkiomen HS) and senior defensive tackle Corey Berger (Nazareth/Pen Argyl HS) each had 18 tackles this season. Hallman had one sack and one other tackle for loss while Berger had two sacks and one other tackle for loss. Sophomore defensive end Jason Venson (Middletown, NJ/Middletown North HS) had 14 tackles with two and a half sacks.

Nine Greyhound players were named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll led by Goldan and Petrosky. Also earning spots on the MAC Academic Honor Roll were Black, Farkas, Frack, Hallman, Harryn, McNeel, Moore, J.D. Rhinehart, Kowalchuk and sophomore Jerod Dobry (Pottstown/St. Pius X HS).