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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - With two games remaining in the Middle Atlantic Conference regular season, the Lycoming College football team finds itself in second place in the league standings as it hosts FDU-Florham for Senior Day at David Person Field.

The Warriors (5-3 overall, 5-2 MAC) are looking to rebound from a 28-24 loss to King's on Nov. 2. Junior Tyler Jenny threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns in the contest and junior Craig Needhammer posted 144 all-purpose yards and scored two touchdowns - one rushing and one receiving.

The Devils (1-7 overall, 0-7 MAC) are coming off a 38-16 loss to Wilkes on Nov. 1. Senior Michael Santos passed for 405 yards and  a touchdown while completing 36-of-53 passing in the loss.

Warrior Notes

• Junior Craig Needhammer needs 126 more yards to become the ninth player in school history to post 1,000 in a season.

• Senior Kabongo Bukasa is one tackle shy of becoming the 25th player in school history to record 200 in a career.

• Senior Matt Atkinson needs one more reception to become the 12th player in school history to post 50 in a season.

• Senior Zack Czap became the third player in school history to make 25 field goals in a career with his 23-yarder at King's.

• Junior Tyler Jenny has passed for 200 yards in each of the last three games, the first time a Warrior quarterback has done that since Colin Dwyer in 2008.

• Needhammer and sophomore Ryan Umpleby are the first pair of Lycoming players to post 1,000 all-purpose yards in the same season since 1998.

Scouting Lycoming
Offense: Multiple/Pro-Style
Lycoming enters today's game ranked seventh in the MAC in scoring (21.8), eighth in rushing (123.5), sixth in passing (211.9) and ninth in total offense (335.4).

The team does have one of the most accurate passing attacks in the MAC, though, as junior quarterback Tyler Jenny is second in completion percentage (64.4) and fourth in passing efficiency (142.3). His two favorite targets are among the top 10 receivers in the league, as senior Matt Atkinson is sixth in yards (603) and tied for second in receptions (49) and sophomore Ryan Umpleby is ninth in receiving yards (482).

The running game is led by junior Craig Needhammer, who has rushed for more than 100 yards five times this year. He is third in the MAC with 874 rushing yards. His seven touchdowns are sixth in the league.

Defense: 4-3
The Warriors are ranked third in scoring defense (18.9) and second in total defense (315.4) and rushing defense (104.6). The team is also sixth in passing defense (210.8), fifth in sacks (18) and second in interceptions (11).

Two Warriors are in the top 25 in the league in tackles, with senior Tyler Denike tied for 13th with 7.0 stops per game and junior Tanner Troutman 25th with 6.5 tackles per game. Troutman is also second in the league with four picks.

Senior Dwight Hentz is a force inside, sitting fourth in the league with 10.0 tackles for loss and junior Braden Zeiner is 14th with 7.0 tackles for loss. Hentz is seventh in the league with 5.0 sacks.

Scouting FDU-Florham
Offense: Spread
FDU-Florham enters the game ranked 10th in the MAC in scoring (18.6), sixth in total offense (346.0), 10th in rushing (115.4) and third in passing (230.6).

The team is led by senior Michael Santos, who is third in the MAC with 1,792 yards passing. He has completed 161-of-279 attempts, tossing for 12 touchdowns while being intercepted nine times. The receiving corps is led by senior Anthony Fruncillo, who is eighth in the league with 553 yards on 37 catches. Senior tight end Doug Van Orden has caught 25 passes for 377 yards, the 12th-best mark in the MAC.

The rushing attack is led by sophomore Craig Kimbrough, who is 10th in the league with 104 attempts for 542 yards. He has scored four touchdowns.

Defense: 3-4
The Devils are ranked 10th in scoring defense (47.3) and total defense (464.6). The team is also ninth in rushing defense (254.4) and fifth in passing defense (210.3).

The defense is paced by senior linebacker Mike Mancino, who is second in the MAC with 88 tackles. He has posted more than 10 tackles in each of the team's first seven MAC games, including a season-high 15 stops against Wilkes.

Junior defensive back Anthony Alecci is seventh in the MAC with 61 tackles and has also forced a fumble. He has four games with double-digit tackles.

Senior Joe Mancini has posted a team-leading two interceptions, which is tied for sixth in the league.

The hammer report
Junior Craig Needhammer needs 57 more yards to move into the top 10 in the school's single-season record book in all-purpose yards, where Cory Sheridan sits with 1,204 set in 1992. The 5-7 running back has more than 100 all-purpose yards in seven games this year and his five 100-yard rushing games leaves him tied for fourth in school history, behind Brian Thompson (8, 1997), Troy Erdman (6, 1989) and Jared Morris (2002).

Going over 1,000
Junior running back Craig Needhammer and sophomore Ryan Umpleby each went over 1,000 all-purpose yards on the season during the win over Albright on Oct. 26. The pair, who have combined for 2,199 yards this season, are the first set of Warriors to post 1,000 all-purpose yards in the same season since Tim Dumas (1,258) and Brian Thompson (1,123) did it in 1998.

Race for 100
Three Lycoming defensive players reached 100 career tackles against King's. Senior linebacker Tyler Denike had a team-high eight stops to finish the game with 107. Junior safety Tanner Troutman and junior linebacker Kyle Sullivan each notched seven to finish with 106 and 102, respectively.

A tough road
FDU-Florham is the first MAC opponent for the Warriors that has not been either tied for first in the MAC (Wilkes, 0-0; Widener, 2-0; Delaware Valley, 3-0) or one game behind (Misericordia, 0-1; Lebanon Valley, 3-1; Albright, 3-2; King's, 4-2) in the conference standings.

About the race for 15
The loss to King's on Nov. 2 has dropped the Warriors into a three-way tie for second place in the MAC with Widener and King's heading into week nine. With two weeks left, in order for the Warriors to tie for a piece of their 15th conference title in school history, the Warriors will need some help - namely Lebanon Valley, who is in first with a 6-1 league record, to lose.

300!
Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Steve Wiser '74 won the 300th game of his 44-year Lycoming career on Saturday, Oct. 26, against Albright. As a player, the team won nine games from 1970-73 and since 1974, he has helped win 291 as an assistant coach.

Perfect at Person
The Warriors are 4-0 at David Person Field this season and are looking for their first perfect home slate since 2008 and the 11th in school history.