[Sly Fox]

Robert Morris University
Moon Township (Suburban Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania


Founded in 1921
Private Institution
Named after Declaration of Independence Signer & Financier of Revolutionary War
No Religious Affiliation
Enrollment: 5100
Conference: Northeast Conference (NEC)
Nickname: Colonials
School Colors: Blue & White


RMU Football Official Site



Joe Walton
18th Season as RMU Head Coach


2011 Schedule/Results

• Sep 03 - DAYTON ............................... L 19-13
  Sep 10 - @ Liberty ............................. 7:00 p.m.
  Sep 17 - @ Morgan State
  Oct 01 - @ Monmouth *
  Oct 08 - SAINT FRANCIS *
  Oct 15 - @ Albany *
  Oct 22 - BRYANT *
  Oct 29 - SACRED HEART *
  Nov 05 - @ Central Connecticut State *
  Nov 12 - WAGNER *
  Nov 19 - @ Duquesne *

Dayton Clips RMU, 19-13, in Season Lidlifter
Courtesy: Robert Morris Athletics
Release: 09/03/2011



Boxscore

Moon Township, Pa. - The Robert Morris University football team dropped a 19-13 decision to Dayton Saturday afternoon at Joe Walton Stadium in the 2011 season opener for both programs.

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Coach Walton after Saturday's Loss to Dayton:
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Key Players


#14 Jeff Sinclair
6' 3" 190 lbs Junior Quarterback
In 1 Game in 2011: 13-of-29 for 156 Yards with 0 TDs & 1 INT + Sacked 8 Times with 5-Yard TD Run



#27 Duane Mitchell
6' 1" 205 lbs Freshman Running Back
In 1 Game in 2011: 14 carries for 71 Yards



#7 Shadrae King
6' 3" 225 lbs Senior Tight End
In 1 Game in 2011: 5 catches for 35 Yards



#34 D.J. Myers
6' 0" 190 lbs Defensive Back
In 1 Game in 2011: 9 Tackles Including 1 For Loss



#44 Kyle Cooper
5' 11" 215 lbs Sophomore Linebacker
In 1 Game in 2011: 7 Tackles

[aredd33]

I'm pretty excited about this. Williams Stadium should be rockin.

[ToTheLeft]

Absolutely, positively, NO excuse to lose.

They lost to Dayton. We competed with NC State. Accept no excuses, let's get revenge.

[PAmedic]

Last year's debacle was a result of a classic trap game. It will not happen again. Print it.

[BJWilliams]

I think Robert Morris will finally get their pounding...a year late...but it will happen

[phoenix]

I thought I was going to get to see this game in person. Unfortunately, my wife's high school reunion is happening DURING the game

So rather than watching Liberty stomp Robert Morris, I'll be hanging out with the Class of '86 from E. C. Glass.

[jcmanson]

Absolutely, positively, NO excuse to lose.

They lost to Dayton. We competed with NC State. Accept no excuses, let's get revenge.

Agreed completely. Take no prisoners. No excuses.

[jbock13]

Agree we will win, but wasn't Dayton was a Top 25 team at one point last year?

[BJWilliams]

Heck no! they whined all the live long day about being a top 25 team on every message board imaginable. theirs was the emptiest 10-1 record I ever saw. They didnt even play Jacksonville (the OTHER team from the PFL who whined all the live long day about being ranked and a playoff team...they got served 31-9 by the Citadel yesterday as a point of order)

[01LUGrad]

I thought I was going to get to see this game in person. Unfortunately, my wife's high school reunion is happening DURING the game

So rather than watching Liberty stomp Robert Morris, I'll be hanging out with the Class of '86 from E. C. Glass.

This is not good.

[jbock13]

I thought Dayton were in a few polls ranked last year. Anyways regardless....

Yeah, getting beat by The Citadel is pretty embarassing.

[Chippy]

RMU's junior quarterback, Jeff Sinclair, was sacked 8 times by Dayton Dayton won 19-13. RMU held Dayton to 26 yards ruching in 22 attempts.

[Sly Fox]

First off, Dayton beat RMU last year two weeks before the Colonials beat us. So take that with a grain of salt.

A year ago, the RMU QB was apparently fairly obnoxious on the field. I have a feeling that 8 sack total will be eclipsed Saturday by a defense with a long memory and confidence brimming a surprisingly strong effort vs. NC State.

Hopefully we'll have some RMU posters rejoin us again this week like we had a year ago. Their posters were classy and they added to the conversation.

[Original_RMC]

First off, Dayton beat RMU last year two weeks before the Colonials beat us. So take that with a grain of salt.

A year ago, the RMU QB was apparently fairly obnoxious on the field. I have a feeling that 8 sack total will be eclipsed Saturday by a defense with a long memory and confidence brimming a surprisingly strong effort vs. NC State.

Hopefully we'll have some RMU posters rejoin us again this week like we had a year ago. Their posters were classy and they added to the conversation.

I'm back...it was not a pretty game against Dayton on Saturday. The Colonials OL had a very tough time handling the stunting of the Flyers front 4. Dayton does not typically bring a lot of pressure, dropping 7 and allowing their very talented front 4 work stunts to get free.
Mental mistakes were also huge for the Colonials. As they were driving, they would get a dumb penalty setting them up against 2nd/3rd & longs and you can't do that at any level and expect to win.
I know Liberty is ready to make an example of the Colonials. I just hope the Liberty players and coaches show class if the game is out of reach early and not try to make run up the score late into the 4th quarter.
I know the Colonials will be ready to show that last year was not a fluke but I believe Liberty is ready to take that extra step forward and show the rest of the FCS that they are a team in 2011 to be afraid of.

[Kolzilla41]

First off, Dayton beat RMU last year two weeks before the Colonials beat us. So take that with a grain of salt.

A year ago, the RMU QB was apparently fairly obnoxious on the field. I have a feeling that 8 sack total will be eclipsed Saturday by a defense with a long memory and confidence brimming a surprisingly strong effort vs. NC State.

Hopefully we'll have some RMU posters rejoin us again this week like we had a year ago. Their posters were classy and they added to the conversation.

I'm back...it was not a pretty game against Dayton on Saturday. The Colonials OL had a very tough time handling the stunting of the Flyers front 4. Dayton does not typically bring a lot of pressure, dropping 7 and allowing their very talented front 4 work stunts to get free.
Mental mistakes were also huge for the Colonials. As they were driving, they would get a dumb penalty setting them up against 2nd/3rd & longs and you can't do that at any level and expect to win.
I know Liberty is ready to make an example of the Colonials. I just hope the Liberty players and coaches show class if the game is out of reach early and not try to make run up the score late into the 4th quarter.
I know the Colonials will be ready to show that last year was not a fluke but I believe Liberty is ready to take that extra step forward and show the rest of the FCS that they are a team in 2011 to be afraid of.

Running up the score? You do realize this is football, right?

[Original_RMC]

Running up the score? You do realize this is football, right?

I do understand this is football and I actually did play the sport...I know...I know...weird to find someone who posts that actually knows the sport...LOL

I expect a very physical game on both sides of the ball. Last year all I heard was how the Liberty players laughed at the Colonials stadium and facilities when they arrived there. They did not take the game serious at all and expected the just show up and win. I know Liberty is going to make it a point to make an example out of RMU and best of luck to Liberty.
I just hope that Liberty does not sleep on the Colonials again. I'm not calling for the upset but I know the Colonials will continue to hit and play football until the end of the game no matter the score.

[Kolzilla41]

I'm just saying do not expect any mercy as far as the score goes. Apparently losing to a pre-season hyped ACC team makes you move down in polls. Maybe a thumping of RMU will move us up.

[01LUGrad]

Nah. Rocco won't run the score up unless you are down 21 with less than a minute to go and you decide to call a timeout on defense. In that case, history has shown (twice, I think) that a 50+ yard TD pass from MB to Chris Summers is in your immediate future.

[Sly Fox]

Great to have you back, Original_RMC.

I hate to speak for the players but I admit as a fan it was hard not to snicker at the facilities compared to what we are more accustomed to playing (with the obvious exception of Chuck South who facilities you guys blow away). So that was probably a valid point. There is no question that we didn't take the Colonials as seriously as we should have a year ago. I know for a fact that we must have underestimated Myles Russ. That kid was nails against us.

As for running up the score, I wouldn't expect that to be a concern. We have had a slew of 50+ games in recent years with our offense near the top of FCS on a regular basis. But once we get big leads, we substitute freely. Unfortunately the backups who rarely play want to make plays too. And as 01LUgrad referenced, you don't want to tick our staff off with late shenanigans or we call off all bets.

Frankly I am not sure what to expect from our guys. They will clearly be keyed up looking for revenge in front of what will likely be a huge crowd weather-permitting.

[R i]

A year ago, the RMU QB was apparently fairly obnoxious on the field.

Care to share?

I am not sure the student section does quite the extensive research they use to.

[TH Spangler]

If you don't like Joe Walton ..... you don't like football. Flames need to be ready to play a well coached team on Saturday!

[Chris Lang]

http://www2.newsadvance.com/sports/2011 ... r-1289528/

[LCA&LU Mom]

http://www2.newsadvance.com/sports/2011 ... r-1289528/

VERY funny:

Fun quote of the day, courtesy of guard Aaron Lundy, in regards to improving pass protection: "We kind of feel as if Mike Brown is our president and we are the Secret Service. We protect him in all matters."

[jcmanson]

www.libertychannel.com is your only option I think BYD

[righthash]

38-14 LU. Our defense proved against State that they are LEGIT. And our fast paced, high octance offense is going to be difficult for any of the rest of our opponents to deal with. Especially RM.