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Saturday's Game: Maine Maritime Academy (3-4, NEFC 2-3) vs. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (7-0, 5-0).
Series History: The Engineers and Mariners have only met two times before Saturday's game. The first meeting came in 2008 when the Engineers defeated the Mariners 42-39. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology holds a 2-0 all-time record against Maine Maritime Academy.
Last Meeting: Last season the two teams met on November 9th. The Mariners totaled 497 yards of offense but dropped a 56-36 decision to MIT.
Bill Wetherbee rushed for 217 yards on 27 carries for Maine Maritime. Michael Fahey (Union, Conn.) carried 31 times for 170 yards and scored a career-high five touchdowns.
Peter Williams led the Engineers offense with 264 yards passing and five touchdowns. He was 15 of 18 and found five different receivers. Justin Wallace rushed for 150 yards on 26 carries, Brad Goldsberry caught five passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns and Eric Gan hauled in three catches for 71 yards and a pair of scores.
Maine Maritime Last Week: Maine Maritime Academy combined for 343 rushing yards in a 21-19 NEFC loss to Salve Regina University in week nine.
Maine Maritime had converted a 4th-and-one play for a would-be go-ahead eight-yard touchdown run by freshman Jacob Doolan (Fairfield, Maine), but the Mariners were flagged for holding to move the ball back 10 yards to the Salve Regina 18. The Seahawks then got a sack from senior defensive lineman Luke Gambale on 4th and 11 for the Mariners with 59 seconds left in the game.
Michael Fahey led the Mariners with 164 yards on 37 carries and two touchdowns, while James Ferrar (Cumberland, Maine) picked up 99 yards on 26 carries. Michael Burgess (North Yarmouth, Maine) recorded seven tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss, and picked up a fumble recovery and two blocks in the loss for the Mariners.
MIT Last Week: A 15-yard touchdown pass from senior Peter Williams to junior Chris McPherson with 7:53 left proved to be the winning score as MIT overcame a second half comeback by Endicott College to take a 34-29 win. The victory kept MIT's school record and season long win streak alive at seven game and was the Engineers' first-ever win over the Gulls in 12 tries.
With the Gulls threatening late, junior Alex Noakes thwarted Endicott's final chance to come away with the win when he intercepted Drew Frenette with four and a half minutes remaining, returning it 19 yards to preserve the victory for MIT and move the Engineers into sole possession of first place in the New England Football Conference standings.
The Mariners: Jacob Doolan leads the Mariners on the ground with 933 yards on 92 carries, averaging 10.1 yards per carry, and 133.3 yards per game. The freshman running back has seven touchdowns. Doolan also leads the team in receiving yards with 209 yards on six catches, for an average of 34.8 yards per catch, adding four touchdown receptions.
Michael Fahey leads the team with eight rushing touchdowns, totaling 860 yards on 189 carries. The junior quarterback has 376 passing yards on 14 completions and six touchdowns.
Teagan Candage (Bar Harbor, Maine) continues to lead the Mariners on returns, with 320 yards on 16 returns, averaging 20 yards per runback.
John Doyon (Hampden, Maine) leads the Mariner defense with 61 total tackles, including 39 solo tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, a forced fumble and two broken up passes. Thomas Kinton (York, Maine) ranks second with 52 total tackles, four interceptions and five broken up passes. Michael Burgess has 43 tackles, including 14.5 tackles for a loss, 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.
The Mariners are averaging 28.6 points per game, while allowing opponents to score an average of 33.4 points per game.
The Engineers: Quarterback Peter Williams leads the Engineers with 1384 receiving yards on 112 completions and 15 touchdowns. Running back Justin Wallace leads the ground attack with 1024 yards with 150 carries, and 10 touchdowns.
Wide receiver Seve Esparrago leads the team with 357 receiving yards, on 28 receptions and five touchdowns. Wide receiver Brad Goldsberry has the most catches for the Engineers with 29, and leads team in returns with 406 yards on 19 kick returns and in all-purpose yards with 1157.
Cameron Wagar leads the defense with 53 total tackles, while teammate Anthony Emberley has 52 tackles, four sacks, 8.5 tackles for a loss, one forced fumble and two broken up passes.
The Engineers are averaging 40.6 points per game, while only allowing opponents to score an average of 23 points per game.
Johnny Field Goal: Johnny Weymouth's (Windham, Maine) 41-yard field goal against Salve Regina in week nine is the second longest field goal in school history, and the first 41-yard field goal since 1996 when David McQuilkin booted a 41-yarder against Westfield State. Weymouth also added five solo tackles and a fumble recovery on the day.
NEFC Honors: Michael Fahey, Michael Burgess, and Johnny Weymouth were all named in this week's New England Football Conference Honor Roll.
NEFC Leaders: The Engineers enter the game as the top ranked offense with 474.3 yards per game; the Mariners sit right behind them in second place in the NEFC with 455.6 yards per game.
Maine Maritime leads the conference with 401.9 rushing yards per game, while MIT ranks second with 270.4 rushing yards per game.
MIT ranks at the top of the conference with an average of 13.5 yards per punt return, while the Mariners are ranked second with an average of eight yards per return.
NCAA DIII Leaders: The Mariners continue to lead the NCAA Division III with 401.9 rushing yards per game.
Jacob Doolan ranks 24th in the nation with 933 rushing yards, while Michael Fahey ranks just below at 42nd with 860 yards. Doolan ranks 13th I the country with 133.3 rushing yards per game, while Fahey ranks 20th with 122.9 rushing yards per game.
Michael Burgess ranks 28th in the nation with 6.5 total sacks, and ranks eighth for tackles for a loss with 2.1 tackles for a loss per game.
Seniors: Prior to Saturday's game the Mariners will honor their 11 seniors; John Ashman (Marine Engineering Technology), Jonathan Fader (Power Engineering Technology), Christopher Hale (Power Engineering Technology), Joshua Hall (Marine Engineering Operations), Andrew Hammond (Power Engineering Operations), Jordan Hevey (Marine Transportation Operations), Cody MacCabe (International Business and Logistics), John MacDonald (Marine Engineering Operations), Alex Morrison (Power Engineering Technology), Keith Nelson (Marine Engineering Technology), and Bradley Reed (Power Engineering Technology).
