Bulldogs, Colonials meet on ESPN3 Saturday

The Particulars
Opponent: Robert Morris
Location: Beirne Stadium (Smithfield, R.I.)
Kickoff: 1:00 p.m.
Tickets: BryantBulldogs.com/Tickets
Watch Live: ESPN3
Listen Live: WOON 1240 AM/99.3 FM or onworldwide.com
Live Stats: Sidearm
Game Notes: Bryant | Robert Morris

Series History

• Saturday will be the 11th meeting between Bryant and Robert Morris. The Bulldogs lead the series, 8-2. 
• The Bulldogs are 5-0 at home against Robert Morris, including a victory over the nationally-ranked Colonials in 2010. 
• Bryant used a 20-point fourth quarter to win last year's meeting, 42-17.  

20^th Season of Bryant Football

• Bryant Athletics is celebrating the "20^th Season of Bryant Football" in 2018-19.
• The Bulldogs began the program in 1998 and played their first varsity season in 1999.

Bulldogs Notes and Notables

• The Bulldogs enter Saturday with a 2-1 record on the season. Bryant improved to 2-0 at home with a 37-27 victory over Marist last Saturday.
• Bryant is now 18-4 at home since the 2014 season and 70-34 (.673) at home in program history.   
• The Black and Gold ran 99 plays and put up 568 yards of total offense against Marist. Both are the third-highest totals in a single game in program history.   
• Redshirt senior Price Wilson (Marietta, Ga.) completed 32-of-50 for 375 yards and three touchdowns vs. Marist. He's thrown for 889 yards and nine touchdowns, and is ranked second nationally with nearly 30 completions per game. 
• Wilson became the fifth player in program history to throw for 4,000 yards in a career. He has 4,200 passing yards in 14 career games. 
• Redshirt junior Jean Constant (Delray Beach, Fla.) caught six passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns vs. Marist and is now second nationally with six total touchdowns on the year. 
• Constant also became the ninth player in program history with 1,000 career receiving yards. 
• Senior Brenden Femiano (Northport, N.Y.) became the seventh player in DI program history to rush for 1,000 career yards last week vs. Marist. 
• Classmate Thomas Costigan (Stamford, Conn.) leads the team with 26 tackles and became the 11th player in school history to reach the 200-tackle plateau. 
• Redshirt freshman Shelton McNeal (Lakeland, Fla.) hauled in his first-career TD and totaled 106 all-purpose yards on his way to NEC Rookie of the Week honors.  

A bit about the Colonials

• Robert Morris enters the weekend at 1-2 on the year. This is the first season for head coach Bernard Clark. 
• The Colonials have lost to Dayton and No. 2 James Madison, while earning their lone win over Virginia State.
• Adam Wollet was the NECs leading tackler a season ago and was an Academic All-American. 
• Matthew Gonzalez is one of the best pass-catching tight ends in the country and enters the game with nine catches for 208 yards and two TDs.  

Gameday at Beirne Stadium

• Fans can visit the Bryant Football Gameday page for all their gameday information.
• Tailgating opens five (5) hours prior to kickoff and is allowed in Lots A and B adjacent to the Bulldog Strength and Conditioning Center.
• The Bryant Athletics Student Tailgate opens at 10:00 a.m. and is in the front of Lot A.
• Gates open at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. 

Tickets

• Tickets for Saturday's opener can be purchased by visiting BryantBulldogs.com/Tickets.
• Single-game and season tickets for 2018 are still available.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs will have their only bye week of the season on Sept. 29. 
• Bryant is back on the field on Oct. 6 when it travels to Pittsburgh to take on Duquesne. 

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