2014 SIENA HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL
Siena Heights Saints (5-3, 4-1 MSFA Mideast) vs
#17 Robert Morris Eagles (7-2, 2-2 MSFA Mideast)
Saturday, Nov. 8 - 12 p.m. - Adrian, Mich.
Live Coverage: Eric Iden (play-by-play), Doug Goodnough (color commentary), Siena Heights Sports Network (SHUSAINTS.COM); WLEN 103.9 FM, WLEN.COM, BCSN
For a complete version of game notes, click HERE.
THE GAME
The Siena Heights football team will play its 2014 regular-season home finale when Robert Morris (Ill.) visits on on Nov. 8 for a noon kickoff. The contest is a Mid-States Football Association Mideast League game -- the Saints' final league game of the season.
THE SERIES
This is the second varsity meeting between SHU and Robert Morris -- and fourth overall, including Siena Heights' 2011 club season. All meetings have been won by the Saints.
The Saints claimed a 22-21 decision at RMU on Nov. 9, 2013, and a 26-19 double-overtime victory at home on Aug. 25, 2012, in the programs' only two varsity matchups.
During SHU's club year of 2011, the Saints won their first-ever game -- a 30-7 final -- at RMU on Sept. 10. Then, SHU won a 14-3 home contest later that season on Nov. 12.
THE COACHES
Jim Lyall (Michigan '74) is in his fourth season as head coach for Siena Heights, where he now has a 14-14 varsity record. He is 118-106-1 all-time as a collegiate varsity football coach. During SHU's 2011 club season, Lyall went 8-1. He was previously the head coach at Adrian, where he compiled a 103-92-1 varsity slate.
Jared Williamson (Mayville State, N.D., '06) is in his fourth season as head coach for Robert Morris (Ill.), where he now has a 26-13 record. Prior to joining the Eagles, he was the offensive coordinator for Illinois Wesleyan.
FOLLOW THE MARCH
All Siena Heights football games will be webcast on the Siena Heights Sports Network, which can be accessed via the Stretch Internet link on WWW.SHUSAINTS.COM. Live stats can be followed online at WWW.SHUSAINTS.COM.
SHSN will provide live video for each Saint home game. Play-by-play will be called by Eric Iden while Doug Goodnough will provide color commentary. Games will be archived in Stretch's on-demand feature.
SHSN and WLEN 103.9 FM have also enjoyed a four-year partnership. All games will be audio-streamed online at WLEN.COM while select games will be broadcasted live on the radio.
The Buckeye Cable Sports Network will also be on hand for three SHU home games in 2014 -- an agreement which began with the Saints' matchup against Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) on Sept. 27. BCSN returned to O'Laughlin for the Siena Heights game against Taylor, Ind. (Oct. 25) and will return again for the contest with Robert Morris, Ill. (Nov. 8).
NEXT UP
The Saints will play their final road game of the regular season when they visit defending national champ Grand View on Saturday, Nov. 15 for a 1 p.m. start (12 p.m. CST). The contest will be an MSFA crossover matchup and will not affect league records.
Grand View, out of Des Moines, Iowa, is currently 7-1 overall and 4-0 in MSFA Midwest play, with its only loss being a 31-18 defeat at the hands of then-unranked Marian (Ind.).
Coming off a bye week, the third-ranked Vikings will wrap up their MSFA Midwest schedule on Saturday with a visit to 16th-ranked William Penn (Iowa).
